Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Though tue Prince of Wales has already trav-
eled into mnhoUd, aud has moreover, selected his
wife, ne has, doubtless, not ceased to be an OBJ
Ject Of interest to the people who gave him 80
uproarious welcome two years ago. At a recent
meeting held IN Cornwall for the purpose OF
composing an address uf congratulation to the
Prince on his attaining his majority, the Earl Of
~. Germans, well known to our readers, made
some remarks. With regard tu the American
tour of ii. X. H., he saiti he believed no young
man of 10 years were ever placed in more
difficult position; and yet hc won golden opinions
from all. In the United STATUS the Prince was
welcomed as tho SOU os the Quuen-whl, the
Ear would say, was almost as much yencrated
on this side the Atlantic as on the other--hut
when he quilted these shores. he carried with
him the respect and love Of all classes for his nwu
rake The Earl said also that during the whole
very tatlguing journey he never saw his Royal
ilphness betruy one single movement Of impati-
tience, or heard him give vent TO one impatient
pressiOn-wEieh statement, so gratifying to
the British mind, was received with cheers The
Princes marriage appears to he pleasing 10 the
mobility, gonry, clergy, and inhabitants OF
Cornwall. Their spokesman, the Earl of Mount
EdgecomLe, declared that if the young mun hal
hecu able 10 choose from The whole world, instead
ol the limited matrimonial circle open TO hiaI, he
could not have been more fortunate, while il the
country bad had the selection Of his wife, the
Princess Alexandra would have been just the QUO
the country would have chosen Thus the ar
rangement seems 10 he highly comfortable aud
sat- factory to all parties.
A lately deceased Member Of Parliament
who had been conspicuous for his advocacy of
the "ten hours" movement, is To have a statue
erected in the town Of TOdmorlOn. Thesculptor,
in submitting the mUlel, remarked that il repre.
sented the Member in characteristics attitude
when addressing ''ten hours meeting" For
the information Of those who desire to know
what was the posture Of the orator under such
circumstances, the reporter adds: "lle stands
with his left leg thrown slightly forward, his
right hand in the arm hole Of his waistcolt and
lis left on copy Of the Ten Hours bill"
The renl suffering now existing in the North
of England among the operatives is matter Of
which we know little, as far as the dismal details
are concerned. For single instance, take that
narrated by clergyman near Manchester lie
says that he found in one house nine persons
who had been without FIRE for seven dayg, anl
whose only food for that time had been six
pounds of oatmeal; in another, were ten per
sons who hal lived week on 81 cents &; in the
next house, were eight grown persons, the wife
having Just produced twins there was no food
in The house, one of the twins had died aud
thera was no means of huryug it. In fourth
dwelling, the children were trying to keep them
selves alive with potato skins ARRANGEMENTS
of charitable collections, 50 that n sure weekly
income shall be received. The LoAdon Jtiiy
NeWS hints that the wealth nobility of Lancashire
have not done as much AS they ought, and says
that while the mill-owncrs are the very persons
selected by many for special attack, some of them
have beeL giving month by month, to their
operatives, larger sums than the single subscrip-
ton which the greatest "territorial magnates'
think n sufficient contribution in aid of the dis
tress.
About Il years ago, according to THE Lon
don Times, an English country gentleman with
lively conscience took possession of n city parish,
and found he had a splendid church, Il noble body
OF officials, IL superior organ and all the appoint
ments Of grand establishment, but he had no
congregation. Looking around BIN, he found
within stones throw Of his own church and of
each other several more churches in like pre-
dicament The reason was simple the people
had all moved away, and business had usurped
the dwellings Of men but the churches remain
ed. This clergyman, instead Of closing his church
and living somewhere pleasantly on the salary.
inaugurated in effort to have tho churches fol-
low the people; and at last after an incredible
amount of labor favorable issue has been
reached and tho London churches are to be made
OF some service. Some Of them are 10 be cousol-
idated, and others to he moved and rebuilt
in other sections, thus giving their benefits to
three or four thousand instead of half dozen
people
"A deaf and dumb man recently walked from
Edinhurg TO London to visit the Great Exhibi-
ton he accomplished the distance, 535 miles,
in nine days. in one thirty-six hours walking one
hundred and thirty miles. lie put grease upon
his shoes and whisky on his feet, and preferred