The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-12
FACTS AND FANCIES.

In the review of book entitled THE Memo
rails of London and London Lite In the Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Centuries
being a series OF Extracts, Local, Social and Po-
litical, from the Early Archives of the City of
London A. D. l276-l4l9,' the London AttenGun1
has some remarks upon old London Lite, from
Taken as whole, the London clergy of this
period were OF that quality which may be
equally well described under two opposite terms.
They were often both fast and loose. They were
to be found in places where honest men should
not be found, and their gallantry was of sort
which did not disdain to pay homage TO muller
uR A vast deal of bad blood must have been
engendered by some of the doing5 OF these gen.
tlemen of the "good old times.n At the same
time, while some swallowed the camel, others
strained at the gnat; and it is almost laughable
TO see, when serious delinQuencles were almost
the rule then prevailing, remonstrance issued
by the ecclesiastical authorities, especially ad.
dressed TO the bar bers, who, it appears, were
wicked enough on Sundays to trim he boards,
and polls OF people who cared to look decent,
al holiday like on going TO mass
In the year l347, the first Co1mon Council of
London was elected. Among the names of
members that have since become famous are
those of Bacon and Walpole. Laurence de
Braghhynge is that OF man whose descend
ants are as numerous as the sand upon the sea-
shore. The Dragging family has its branches
all over the world. Some OF the members (tnere
are 1887 appear to have had no surnames, aud
are designated from the signs Of their houses
houses not being then numbered-or from some
equally explanatory distinction. Thus we have
Thomas atte tat the) Vyne, Nicholas atte Gate,
Godfrey atte Swan, stephen atte Holte, and so
on. One Common Councilman i5 set down as
Stephen atte Conduit but an Alderman of the
same locality has the nobler prefix, and is regis
tered as "Reynald de Conduit"
These Aldermen, in those old days, were
almost sacred personages. Heaven expressly
descended to take part in their proceedings.
When Mayor was to be elected, the Aldermen
shut themselves up, like Cardinals protesting to
wait for the viii of God in the election of q
Pope, and when they presented the city pOten-
tate to the citizens they protested that he had
been chosen in obedience 10 1.-The inspiration Of
the Holy Spirit" The hazy continental idea OF
the Lor Mare being sort of sacred and poten-
tial somebody is perhaps tradition OF the
Interest which Heaven once was supposed TO
take in him.
MILTON.
@r. Hepworth Dixon has been examining the
Milton manuscript, aud concludes that the auto
graph is Mllton's, and the signature j. III.
BOOKS EXPORTED.
il the merit of literature could be gagged by its
weight in books, the following figures, sho wing
the expectation OF English books from this
| country, would be very satisfactory; they, at
all events, testify that this species of literary
commerce is on the increase:-In 1853, there
were 32,7Sl cWt. of books exported; in 1864,
34,087 Cwt.; in 1865, $685. in 1866 4s, 5Sl; and
in 1867 49,9O6.
AUSTRALIA.
There are fifty newspapers big and little,
! published in the colony of VictOriP, which have
! their periodical appearance But now there is
actually paper mill at work near Melbourne,
| manufacturing what statiouers call an article
very suitable for newspapers. This is u COM
mencement OF mechanical enterprise which
doubtless will count for something in the
! history of our antipodes, and furnish to that
! New Zealander, who is some day to contemplate
the ruins of London, an additional topic OF
! seltgorihcatlon. Before many years are over
our paper makers will find the Australians
competing with them In all the markets where
paper is bought and sold. Another note.
worthy fact ls the opening of Woolen cloth
factory at GeeoDg, and first sale of its wooden
goods for more than $4,000. The inhabitants OF
the town were so elated at this success that 30
OF them ordered each a sult OF the native cloth.
Aud so The march of civilization goes on, and
factory hands" are 10 increase aud multiply
in Australia until Geelong shall become the
Leeds OF the South.
JOHN STUART MILL.
! The British Quarerly for July, says;--
! The admiration which Mr.. Mill has awakened
! for bimself both personally and as n thinker,
has found Tor itself a most honorable and WE'LL
deserved expression in his election for West
| minister, position which we trust he will be
| long spared 10 enjoy Men of his independent
vide, subtle cast of thought are absolutely
needed in the Senate Of our land-not merely