Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-29
From Our Special Correspondent.
Letters from LOndon-No, 2,
LONDON, ENG, MAY l6. 1868.

HONDON; A1Nu'3 May lOs 1910.
The bill for the consolidation of the metro
poitan and city police having been withdrawn;
the murderer of the woman in St. Giles set
down as a "toad-in-the hole" who still re-
mains non est inrentus-thereby realizing the
theory Of De Quincy, who, had he lived in
the present time, would have no need to write
his art of murder, or Murder Considered as
one OF the Fine Arts )" all matters of interest
in connection with the royal marriage having
passed into history; and this small portion of
the world at the present moment being in a
most quiesccnt state, from the want Of some
commissions within, or danger from without
the Polish and American questions are the
only matters than can excite an interesting
discussion, either in parliament or pot-house
Whenever and wherever the American ques-
ton is introduced there is sure to be a heated
dispute; and if in pOt-house, bloody nose
is sometimes the result. l am informed by
an American recently arrived, that there is
more excitement here on the subject than in
America. America is, in fact, almost pushing
us on to the verge of civil war; and vet
Englishmen wonder why Americans can not
settle the matter without fighting. Recent
federal successes have given their allies here
much courage, while they have only height
ened the animosities and increased the vitu-
peratons of the confederate sympathizers
Mr.. William Cornell levitt has arrived again
in England, and has published an appeal to
the people, urging them to join France and
other powers, i'll soliciting north and south to
hold convention for the settlement of exist
ing differences. He has failed once in this
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ure. The Morning Star says of him tin
America his pretensfons haves excited the
greatest possible amusement. He is declared
to represent nobody and nothing, except the
power of unbounded assurance and unlimited
faith-in himself"
Intervention seems more likely in Polish
affairs than in American. 1t is reported that
RUSSIA is willing to consent to conference of
European powers for the settlement of her
difficulties with Poland, and that negotiations
are now being carried on between the French
and Russian governments, in relation to a
European congress to arrange the questions
in dispute. Russia, however, from all ac-
counts Is preparing for vigorous war while
the Poles are manitesting courage and de-
termination which is perfectly wonderful, even
when compared to what we have seen on your
side of the water, and which, if persisted in,
will ensure the independence of the Polish
nation. 1t must be borne in mind, however.
that although the Poles and other European
nations possess much pluck and spirit vet as
general thing they lack that determination
and perseverance so Characteristic of the
Americans. While the Americans can bear
century of defeats, and renew the contest
each time with increased courage and deter
mInation, the Europeans will fight like tigers
few battles, but are easily disheartened by
ii defeats This i
to apply to the lion-hearted glo-SaXon Eu.
ropeans, who undoubtedly possess the same
qualities as their kinsmen across the Atlantic.
recent bit of scandal, as singular as it is
romantic, has come out during the past two
weeks and will serve to indicate to certain
extent the status m0rUn1 in this locality. A
young lieutenant in her malestys navy, a
member Of a very good old English family,
became enamoured of very pleasing and
popular actress. said to be the natural daugh-
ter of naval officer of some repute in her
majesty'S service, and finally married her to
the great displeasure of his family. About a
year ago the father of the lieutenant died.
leaving large property to be divided among
his children; providing in his will that if his
son, the lieutenant, should die, no portion of
the property should go the widow, unless she
had Il child or children, who would then have
the fathers share. Sure enough the lieuten-
ant did die last October, leaving no issue TO
claim the fathers share of the properly. The
cunning young widow, however, was not to be
batfied by this stern decree of a relentless
father-in- law, who had wlled that her hus-
bands death should consign her to hopeless
poverty. She therefore had recourse . STRAIT
egy to supply that which nature had denied
her. Of a poor woman she purchased a Child
yet unborn, and IN its incipient infancy she
claimed it as her own. 70 insure something
more than plausibility upon which to found
her claim, she summoned her mother-in law
to behold her new grand-chld, while yet I'M
hedged. The dame however, was too much
az JnHlnail matters pertaining to such scenes
to permit herself to be deceived In fact her
wool would not yield sufficiently to be pulled
over her eyes, and her suspicious being
thoroughly aroused, she set to work at once
to find evidence conirmatory of them. Ey-
cry eXpedient was resorted without success.
until finally the real mother of the heir Sin
prospect was discovered by means of the fol- |
lowing advertisement
GQ0 REV Whereas it is be- |
Low leved that female child born on the 9Th
last has teen taken Ia house in Church path, Land
child Of person living there The above reward W ii
be paid 70 who will give such information
Will lead to the discovery OF the mother the proof
OF me enid having been 80 leit Information 10 he civ
mouth 10 II April, 1865.
Although the young woman's ingenious but
dishonest strategy failed in securing her the
fortune winch she sought, it is said that PEN
sion which her husbands death ensures her
from the government, will suffice to sustain
her comfortably during lie. 1t is probable
too, that such shrewdnesS and ingenuity as
she must possess, will not long leave her a
widow.
Innocent i. tants have often been and still
are made the medium Of ingenious and heart
less frauds upon guitless and unsuspectinp
persons The cases of such frauds which
have from time to time been brought to light
disclose such deeply laid and sklIfuly
planned plots as to leave no doubt that reG-
ular system of swindling has been long carried
on-especiay upon Americans, the fame of
whose gulliblity is world wide. As an illus
tration, will give you as nearas | can recol-
lect, which was reported here some
time since. The victim was an American
gentleman of nigh responsibility, with wife
and family, who spent some time in London,
being engaged in commercial enterprise
and afterwards returned to his family in Amer
lea, where he shortly afterwards died. Soon
afterwards a letter addressed to him from
London, marked immediate and important"
was received by the widow who naturally
opened it; when to her grief, rstonishment
and modification, she found it was written by
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