Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-02

acter of a servant. The parties in this pen-tilting, which most amusingly illus lfates high life above stairs, are Lady Sey- incur, (,he Queen of Beauty at Eglinton Castle, grand daughter of Sheridan old Sherrv--and sister of the Hon. Mrs. Nor ton,) and Lady Shuckborough (daughter of Lord PomfreD:-
 (Copy 1.)-Lady Seymour presents her compliments to Lady Shuckb"rough, and would be obliged to her for her character or Mary Stedman, who states ll'at she has lived twelve months, and still is, in Lady ShucAborough's establishment. Can Ma ry Stedman cook plain dishes--make bread-and is she honest, good tempered, sober, willing, and clcanl v! Lady Sey- ,mour would also like to know the reason why she leaves Lady Sluckborough's ser- vice? Direct, under cover of Lady S"y- mour, Maiden Bradley.
 (Copy 2.)-Lady Shnckborough pre- sents her compliments to Lady 5. Her Ladyship's note, dated October 2S, only reached her yesterday, November 3. La 'dy Shuckborough was unacq"ainted with the name of the kitchen maid until mem tioned by Lady Seymour, as it is her cus- tom neither to apply for nor give charac- ters to any of the under servants. this be- ing done by the house-keeper, Mrs. Couch: and this was well known to the young woman i; therefore Lady Shuckbor- ouei, is surprised at her referring any ia- dy to her for character. Lady Shuck- borough having professed cook as well as l,Ousekeeper in her establishment, it is not very likely that she herself should know any thing nf the abilities or merits of the under servants therefore she is unable to answer Lady Seymour's note. Lady Shuckborough cannot imagine Mary Stcd- man to be capable of cooking for any ex- cent the servants hall table. November 4, Pavilion, Hans place.
 tCopy 3.)-Lady Seymour presents her compliments to Lady Shuckborough, and begs she will order her house-keeper, Mts. Pouch, to send the girls character without delay; otherwise another young woman will be sought for, as Lady Seymour's ch'l- dren cannot remain without their dinners because Lady Shuckborough, keeping professed cook and house-keeper, thinks knowledge of the details of her establish ment beneath her notice. Lady Seymour understood from Stedman, that, in addi- .ion to her other talents she was actually eapable of dressing food for the little Shuckborough's to partake of when hun- gry. ,- and ink vignette by the Queen of Beauty. representing the three little Shuckborou with large turnip- looking heads and cauli- a ak fah Aal ing and voraciously scrambling for nut ton-chops, dressed by Mary Stedman, who is seen looking on with supreme satisfac- lion, while Lady Shuckborough appears in the distance in evident dismay.
 (Copy 4)-MADAM-Lady Shuckbor- ough has directed me to acquaint you that she declines answering your note, the vul- gariiy of which is beneath contempt and although it may be characteristic of the Sheridans to be vulgar, coarse and witty, it is not that of '" a lady," unless she hap pens to have been born in a garret aud bred in kitchen. Mary Stedman informs me that your ladyship does no, keep either a cook or a house. keeper, and that you only require girl who can cook mutton chop--if so, I apprehend that Mary Sted-
 
 fully able to cook for or manage the estab- lishment of the Queen of Beauty. am your lady's, &c., Elizabeth Couch, (not Pouch.)
 STARTLING FACT !-Mr. Profit, of Indiana, offered to prove in Congress the other day, :that purchases had been made at New-Or- leans of articles for the Florida war to the amount of $5OO,O00 and that the same arti- .cles had been ,v-soId to those of ,okom they had been psi,chssed, Jor $5S,O00! Yet all had been paid for by the government! More outra- geous swindling seldom occurs among pi- rates, yet the loco loco majority of the House refused, by a party vote, to appoint con1- mittee to investigate the matter.
 Gerrit Smith, the great champion of aboli- aion in this state, has published long letter in the Boston Liberator. in which he advises, that since so many contentious and discords shave arisen among them they had better abandon their anti.slavery organization alto- -Cether, as the benefit it yields does not com pensate for the danger it brings upon their cause by perpetuating their mutual quarrels
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 II.cwis Toppan and others of the leaders, we understand, advise the same course.
 VrRGNrA.-The Richmond Whig says that the accounts from the north western section of Virginia--the former strong hold of loco- focoism-are so favorable that if the whigs do as we'll in other places. they will sweep the state by fen thousand mg1Orify ut the Pre- sidential election.
 At Q recent whig festival in Chester coun. 51. N-l .,T Gs.v.