Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-02
THE FLUNKEYIsM OF ENGLAND.

In the popular novel, "Quts," the lady author,
who though German, must have known eonsid
cradle of English life, shows in the character Of
Gllber. Nixon type of numerous class in Eng
land-the rich, industrious merchant, practical in
almost every thing, but snob at heart, and one
who reads the fashionable intelligence" Of the
Sun and Post almost before the stock list or quo
tations. A few days ago l was in Liverpool, and
stopping at the Exchange, saw group Of portly
merchants crowding around the bulletins which
affixed to the pillars supporting the roof They
read the news with such absorbed interest that one
might naturally suppose the intelligence was of the
most important natuye-a battle in America, or
revolution in India. But no! it was simply tel
egraphic record of the ball a. the London Guild.
hall the night previous, and the list of dances, in
which the Prince and Princess of Wales had par
ticipated. 1.-THE Princess danced considerably and
the Prince still more" Yet the merchants, for
this twaddle stretched their necks with all the
eagerness Of the children of Israel gazing at the
golden calf
So the harmless paragraphs Of the Court Journal,
and the names of the guests at the banqusts given
by the nobility, find plenty of readers. or the
"drawing rooms" where royalty adds splendor to
fashion, the reports studied with still deeper in
terest and among the lists Of fashionable titles not
unfreQuently occurs . simple American name,
showing that the snobs are not confined to Eng
land but that the American Legation has been be-
set by some inquisitive tourist and that some fut-
tering American heart has expanded in the genial
smiles Of royalty.
The recent drawing rooms at which Wales and
wife represented the Queen was the first held since
the death of Prince Albert, and one of the most
brilliant known but there was fearful skeleton
at the least and the elegant ladies there have been
startled to find blood on their garments. Asewing
girl, employed by of the fashionable dress.
makers, was killed by overwork on dresses ordered
fnrk Iok v,ar kDosr
the matter, and the revelations in the Mary AuR
Walkley case-with which your readers are proba-
bly, famiar-have created wide spread excite
mcnt Tho whole London season of 1868 has been
overdone. 1t has been more awfully incongruous
than the splendors of Paris last winter Millions o!
pounds have been spent in brilliant gaety and court
ly banquets, and yet heard Lancashire operative
say this very week to a relieving officer: would
rather throw myself into the canal than see my
children starving slowly to death any longer; isn't
it hard to see child starved to death raising,
he spoke the sheet which covered the sharp peaked
features Of dead, starved little boy.
.GEoRGIA's PATRIOTIC REsPoNsE.-Wc have relia.
bic Information from the Adjt and ms. Gems. Dept
of this State that in response to the call made re
Gently by the President upon Gov. Brown for 500
troops to be mustered into Confederate service fcs
home defence. that up to this time 23S companies
have been rendered and accepted making an aggro-
gate OF about IL, $50 mel. This does not include
several informal tenders Of companies whose papers
have been sent back for correction.
These forces it will be borne in mind are made up
Of volunteers not subject to conscrptlou, and while
We have been somewhat Inundated to see draft
necessary in some counties to fill up the quota, the
volunteer reputation of the State fully redeemed
in the aggregate result-the drafted men in those
counties where It was necessary to draft not being
included in the aggregate above stated-Atlanta
Intelligcncer.