The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-12


There appears 10 Be considerable excitement
q this time among the footmsn Of London
upon the subject Of wearing liveriss, and one
OF The London journals takes mp the cudgels
aereely In their behaiL deaouncing the livery
as badge Of social degradation and declaring
that the footmen are in many instances better
than their maoters. Times must have changed
pfodieiously In London IL Yellowplush 70
becoming ashamed Of HE rcd breeches and
COOKED hat. The readers Of Piek,siek viii re.
msmssr that Mr.. JOIN SMAuKsR held It ont
% An inducemens TO Mr.. SAA. WnLLxs TO visit
the "mutton swarry " OF the footmen of Bath,
that he'd .4sss some very handsome uniforms"
among them. By the way, the description OF
his memorable entertainment gives very
lively picture of the character and capacities
OF an interesting class Of society. We should
cav. Judging from their own opinion Of them.
selves. that the footmen OF London ought at
once TO be relieved from any external symbol
Of inferiority to any one, or that self-respect
will render 1t necessary for them to resign In
body. A notable illustration Of the elevated
and independent spirit Of this illustrious body
OF entiemen was given on the occasion to
which we refer, when TO the universal aston
ishment Of the company 1t was announced
that Mr.. WnY1RRs had resigned, though not
on account OF the livery, as will be seen from
the following brief sketch of his remarks by
the reporter. Being called upon for an expla-
nation Of the causes of his resignation, Mr.
WaiYyxRs said that he certainly could
have wished to hold the appointment
which he had just resigned. The uni
form was extremely rich and expen-
sive, the females Of the family was most
nd "A nxiaa al rpou
not, he was bound to say, too heavy; the prin-
cipal service that was required Of him, being
that he should look out Of the hall window as
much as possible, in company with another
gentleman, who had also resigned. He could
have wished to have spared the company the
painful and disgusting detail on which he
was about to enter, but as the explanation had
| been demanded Of him, he had no alternative
but to state, boldly and distinctly, that he had
been required to eat cold meat. He added,
however, that he feared portion Of this out
| rage might be traced to his own forbearing
and accommodating disposition. He had a
distinct recollection Of having once consented
| to eat salt butter, and he had moreover, on an
occasion of sudden sickness in the house, so
far forgotten hims elf as to carry a coal scut-
tie up 10 the second floor. He trusted that he
OF his friends by this frank confession of his
faults and he hoped the promptness with
which he had resented the last unmanly out.
rage on his feelings, to which he referred,
would reinstate him in their good opinion if
he had.' We dare say that most Of the pub
| lie, after the latest specimen of the aspiring
spirit of these high minded gentlemen, will
agree with Mr.. SAMUEL WELLER, who OBJ
served, in reply to toast to his health, which
was proposed after the speech of WHIFFRRs:
" I've heerd a good deal on you as body, but
I will say, that l never thought you was SIGH
uncommon nice men as find you air. 1 only
hope you'll take care o. yourselves, and not
compromise nothin' O. your dignity, which is
q very charmin' thing to see, when ones out
a walkin', and has always made me very
happy to look at, ever since was boy about
half as high as the brass headed stick O. my
very respectable friend, BLAzEs, there. As to
the victim of oppression in the suit of brim-
stone, all can say OF him is, that hope he'll
get jist as good berth as he deserves; in yich
case it's very little colds wary, as ever he'll
be troubled with agin.''