The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-15


sugar mako, less active while prices we're Gr n.
The sales eInbraced about hhds all t and los Boxes
closing Al sissoy prices Coffee was quiet Freight en-
gasems MS were moderate and without charge OF moment
ID rstee except Tor wheat IN bulk for Liverpool which
was taken, probably, 10 Ill up at lower rates.
Strange Yankees among the Enxlish-The
Beat Society In England CIosed 90 ali
americans.
Mrs. Camp, of the London Chronicle, has re-
Gently been giving John Bull a piece Of advice
as TO how he should treat the Yankees. Never
invite a strange Yankee to your house, or trust
him with your secrets or place confidence in
BIN, for be will publish the one and violate the
other Such is the point Of long article, re-
printed N another column, on the Chevalier
Wikoff's book Of adventures. 1t is seldom thai
the Chronicle can find an opportunity to lay this
charge against "strsnge Yankees" so it sezes
upon the first occasion that presents itself to
make an accusation which it must certainly
feel could be brought with perfect justice
against long list Of stray Eug lishmen, through
al classes, from titled snobs down. 4 guilty
conscience leads it to make the charge. Never
bas private confidence been moro generally and
outrageously violated than 1t has been By the
long hst Of English writer, on this country. A
few names. gathered a. intervals from the long
iist that has been accommodating for seventy
years, viii make this fact as evident as the sun
at nconoay.
Captain Basil Hall, Mrs Trollope, Dick
ems, Marryatt, the Earl of Carlisle (Lord
Morpeth), Thackeray, the two Murrays
and q host Of others who have been re-
ceiged, ftied, courted and ,ed her, in a
way that has always been condemned BY sensi
bic Americans, have returned 10 H.. land au-
books of travel lectures, novel; and hctions
Innumerable have travcst.d aod ridicuied
their entertainers in the mos. GiIepussol1 men
ner. Private faults and public Institutions
have been caricatured and exaggerated; per
NAL confidence has been violated; private
foiDles magpifed and published; dinner table
talk reported, and the secrets of the domestic
hearth laid bare, for the purpose of selling
novel, adjoining q lecture, or pointing a tale.
The Chronicle, no doubt. bad these things Ia
mind when IL penned the piece OF advice 10
John Bull which we have already quoted.
but the advice is wholly grAtuitous. John
Bulls houso has never been opelC1 TO the
strange Yankee = he has never placed conf
dence in him, nor invited him 70 Bis table
What is called society in England never al
mits an American-not even the highest in
social position Of home-to its hospitality. A
few official invitations are accorded 70 our pub
lie representative but even the American
Minister In London In tabooed In what Is called
good society. The aristocratic classes in Eng
land look upon him as something beneath
them, as they do upon every American, and
hold no social intercourse with him. An coca
sional exception-the acquaintance OF some
psuper noble-is all that any American ever
attains In England. But those who condescend
TO familiar acquaintance with the American
Minister, or few eminent or wealthy Ameri-
cans, are the nobodies of their own class, and
are held in no social regard among their peers.
lhis exclusiveness OF good society in England
ls OF confined TO Americaus--it extends to the
aree masses Of the subjects OF Queen Victoria
nersel. Bankers, lawyers, doctors, and all the
men Of action, are by il looked down upon as
being one remove or less above draymen and
bootblscks
n pcTuueht AANautt VI tnts ekCiuhlFlSm IL
found In the gathering which Mr.. Peabody got
togCthos recently Ut some hotel near London, TO
welcome M. Mason, an account Of which we
also pubhsh to-day. The best society which
could be gathered at the bankers table, 70 meet
the American Minister to France, was dowa.
ger Countess, with Scotch title of no account.
the Lord Mayor Of London, and baroDet OF
no great reputation. The dowsger Coun-
toss and the beronet are worse than nobodes;
the Lord Mayor of London, who should be
entitled TO some social consideration, be-
cause of his official position, Is looked
upon by good society in Epgland az belonging
to the class Of tallow chambers and fishmongers
He may be very worthy man, but the rule of
election to this Office obliges him TO by mers-
Der of one Of the city guilds, and this excludes
him from good society. Much has been boasted
in this country of Mr.. Peabody's aristocratic
dinners In London, drawing the two stations into
social contact with each other; but Mr.. Peabody
himself is not admitted into the best society in
England, and the titled English that for good
dinner cell themselves to adorn his table are D.
little repute at home John Bull loves lord,
era delights in toadying 10 these things: but
We are cory to see Mr.. Mason before q set OF
English snobs at hotel dinner 10 which good
society in England would deem Il TO be an In
suit to be invited, discussing questions Of high
pAii0Lel character.