The New York herald., 1845-02-21


readers, you have any one sufficiently Imaginative
10 be able to picture TO himself Yankee aristocrat?
Pray don't laugh-upon my word | am serious
can reader imagine what sort OF crltter" one Of
the American aristocracy can be? ! am aware
that no such animal is to be found in any menage-
re, nor is 1t mentioned in any work on natural
history; but 1t exists nevertheless, and specimens
OF the species may be found, occasionally, OF all
places in the world, in the Parisian salons my
se In tne course OF this present winter, have met
several, They might, on a hasy glance, be taken
lor ordinary men; but when one examines them
with attention, II is easy to perceive that their
LOOKS are wilder, their manners ruder, their voices
louder, their faces uglier, ard their dress more
gro,esque, than those of civilized beings who re-
oslty IN the salons dots of the French capital and
their sayings and pranks are much commented
upon: An anecdote OF one OF them, which is char
acterstic Of the whole species, may be worth re-
lating for the edifcation Of such Of your readers
as take pleasure in the study OF natural history.
This mani call him a man, though am not
sure ne isn't halt horse and half alligator
this man is continually Wanting himself as
belonging to one OF the most ancient, most wealthy,
and most distinguished families of the United States
of America He has admission TO the salon Of
who occupies distinguished position in the beau
monde, and who is the wife of Baron, holding an
eminent and important government office. II tseems
that ne neglected to pay this lady visit, Partisan
tdn On dining with the lady and her husbs nd the
other day, some reference was made to this breach
n
tured 10 the absence of etrcnnes. "Oh Madame 10
Bdronne," stammered out the New York arsto-
crat, " didn't know-ray-but if you will accept
that - and after fumbling in his pocket for
moment, he offered the lady-d Napoleon. "Mon-
sleurw she exclaimed in indignant astonishment.
.Oh, Madame, il is quite at your service-take itn'
Inc se;satlsfled smile ofthe Yankee arisocrat, and
guests into fit Of laughter but it was not until the
hostess with very stern and unmistakable manner,
cried, Take your money, Sir ~ that the Yankee
could comprehend that he had committed some
gross gaucherie, and even then he exclaimed in an
aside to friend, 81 wonder what on airth them
thar internal critters are arhng at =! In case any
increduious reader should be inclined to think that
member even OF the "aristocraey" of Yankee
land could have been SO ignorant of the commones,
nsages of society as to offer ladya piece OF money!
beg to assure him that have it on upquestiona-
ble authority that such was the undoubted fact.
and In proof that the man is what he represents
himself to be, person OF distinction in his own
country, may mention that the American Ambas-
saoor' Mr. hng, having, as Is usual on such occa-
.ions, received permission from Louis Philippe TO
invite certain number OF his countrymen 10 the
ball given by His Majesty last evening, selected
this very money-givlng man as one ofthe squad
have done, had he not really been one Of the ars-
'ocracy of The United States. Ciel, What a
queer aristocracy that same must be!
Ireland.
The Secretarys ship for Ireland is also vacant
Lord Eliot having ascended to the peerage, by the
death of his father, the Earl ST. German's Itls
generally understood that Sir Thomas Freemane
The present Secretary of War, will have that mpor-
tant post.
The London Standard says, that beyond Sir
Thomas Freemantle's appointment nothing is set
lied, though there is too much reason to fear that
Mr. Gladstone may retire from the administration,
out certainly not from the conservative party
Should he retire, the step will be altogether from
rs own choice, and 1t will be occasion of deep
regret to all his colleagues. We have seen in come
If the journals motives assignee for the rsh,
aon. gentleman's withdrawal from office, but no,
ane OF them, we believe, even approaches to the
truth. At the risk Of passing for uniformed, we
20 the hope that the able and eloquent President of
ihe Board of Trade may be prevailed upon to con-
inue to give his services to the country.
The repeal question in Ireland has been thrown
nto the shade by an agitation OF a very different
md unexpected character. The Bequests Act has
created difference OF opinion not only among the
Catholic latv but among the higher orders Of the
clergy Ihe excitement occasioned b. this mea-
nored that the Government had opened negotla-
ion with the Pope for the purpose of connecting
he Irish Catholic Church with the State, either by
making provision tor the clergy, or by obtaining
1 comcordat giving the crown the nomination Of the
,relales. This rumcr apparently took all parties by
surprise; but before there had been much time tor
the expression of public opinion on the subject,
Archbishop Croy, the Catholic Primate of Ireland
,ubshed letter addressed 10 him by the Propa-
yanda, at the command of the Pope, charging HIM
admonish all ecclesiastics, and especially those
'fepiscopal rank, to abstain from taking any part
N political meetings or dinners, and "studlously 10
void what may even lightly excite or agitate the
dock committed to them" O'Connell at once pro-
bounced this letter to be not 'scanonical docu-
nent," and the Prlmate consequently thought il
Necessary to publish letter to Mr.. O'Connel, ex-
.resslng his Surprise and sorrow that he should
nave ventured" to make such an assertion, and
stating that the document had been submitted to all
The prelates OF his Church, who had agreed to abide
by Its iDjuncuons. The Archblshlp In postscript
efeIred TO the concorddt ''insldious scheme
which he will join the prelacy OF Ireland in oppo-
sng as destructive oi the independence and purity
If their religion These facts will suffice to show
that the rumored negotiations with the Pope had
obtained very general credit The letter of Arch
bishop Crolly however has had the effect oproduc-
ing official communication from the Lord Lieu
enant, which sets the whole question at rest.
Lord Heytesbury addressed letter to Archbishop
Murray, informing him that he has been instruct
ID to give to him and 10 Archbishop Crolly the
strongest assurances, ,on the part Of the Government,
that there has existed the slightest intention
If entering into any negotiation with the Papal See
upon the subject OF a coHcordat." In the meag-
ime the letter received by the Primate from the
Propaganda is so obviously directed against the
epeal agitation, that il has reused general spirit
Il hostility 10 the Pope among all classes of Re-
,ealsrs. Mf o'Connell has apologlsed to Arch
,shop C.taly tor stating that the rescrirt Of the
Propagt =. was no, canonical document. In
leitsr W.. he has addressed to that Prelate he
retracis, ~at once and unequvocaly," any asser-
lion oi his that may apply TO the document
being unosnonical, and adds, that if his private
,pInlon were otherwise, he would at once bow TO
The authority with which the document is now
,lothed Al the Repeal Association, O'CoDnell
ienied that The rescrrt had any thing TO do aiih
he repeal agitation. He declared that lis object
vas not 10 Interfere with the aiy or with repeal,
,ut was simply intended TO keep up and promote
he spirit of benevolence and charity. He admit
ed, however, with expression OF regret, that there
was some truth in the statement that the discus
sion produced by the B, B,quesis Act had tended TO
damp lhe agitation tor repeal. He said that though
he concordat was denied, something more rIu-
rious was meditated and he proposed that Lord
French and his son, John O'Connell, should be
sent to Rome as delegates from the Association,
in order to lay their case before the Pope, and i'm
llore his Holiness not to thwart them in their
lions to obtain restoration OF their domestic legis
ature. No Protestant speakersin in the days OF The
ssNo Popery" agitation could have surpassed the
leading Catholic members of the Association in
the vehemence of their protestatons against the