The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-18
NEW HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER 49, lssa-TRPLH SHEET

realmss OF course the triumph OF the lady was great
u true sue nearly II not quite thirty years older
ton all the greater. In due time Madenoiseile left
London, but this did not break or the Intimacy Tor
whenever inc Prince could visit Paris or the actress
came to London, 1t was renewed. There was only
one drawback to the whole affair. For a man in his
position, the Prince OF Wales Is not only far from
he Is not parsimonious, ana although the Queen has
made him, as 1t were, do the honors or London for
snce b. i've pound no Now ems
like all women Of her peculiar tastes.
is cxtrayagant in the extreme. and would
States IN Jewels Alone II any one could be found fool
enough 10 give her the same Az it Is she mas da-
been given her by various and wealthy lovers the
Emperor OF Russia alone having gwen her In one
case necklace. earrings and bracelets worth
500, 600. But to return to my tale
The other day the Prince of Wales, by desire OF
the doctors took his wife to the springs OF Widoad
very Indifferent. He remained a short time with
her and then returned to London, leaving her with
her suite at WIidbad. OF course he passed through
Paris; OF course he remained some days that very
wicked but very pleasant CITY, and OF course he went
to SEQ Mademolselle. Somehow or other it happened
money-as actresses generally are at least actresses
vi her stamp-and requested his Royal Hfghness TO
''lend" her trne Of $50, ooof tsloo 900 or s6oooo
to sign note or bill for the amount payable
couple OF weeks after date. In London his Royal
nculJ indeed, not impossible, to discount but In
Paris there are still financial agents who put faith
aud @ ind is way IN due sAa Time to
It was presented Tor payment at C0utts' Bank. The
document not being signed by the Comptroller Of
the Princes Household had an aspect OF ifreguiarity
about 1t that the bankers did not Ike and they hest
tated before paving It. The Prince was abroad
again. and could not be referred to, and the story
somehow got to the ears OF hts royal mother And
then was there not what 10 vugary called o "row.n
The money was paid, In order to avoid scandal but
Ar knt n in raf prap mt knnu
wen AZ anybody In England what Is going on-gave
her eldest son what old women call "a bit OF her
pretty plainly what she thought about married men
with families OF their own, and very much In debt,
making presents OF $4,000 To women or whom the
"Let dogs delight 20 bark ana bite, for 1t Is their
nature to-" says Doctor Watts fine old hymn; and
really believe that the same excuse must be made
for any one born OF the house OF Hanover The men
at any rate OF that family have paDt0 du beau seq
70 s9sa degree .ass We can only say q them tnas
scandals In this respect that crop UP respecting the
Prince OF Wales. ON account Of his course OF life IN
London.
His brother, the Duke OF Edinburgh. is 1t ia gene
rally believed quite as bad, not worse but being
an unmarried man, the sin Is no! 30 great. And
the same said OF Prince Arthur the young Prince
now In Canada, though In Q very much less degree
The Prince, it u true Is not the brutal coarse
suaiist that George and George H. were, nor Is he the
Detrayer OF women that George Nv. was, but that
he Is much and even shameieSSiy given to the fol-
lowing OF light women there can be no doubt; and
tnat ali his companions are unmarried noblemen
leading the most openly shameless lives 10 patent
every one living IN London, or even tn England.
The effect or his Royal Hignness' example Is grad
ually but very surely telling upon the morals OF the
higher and the middle classes OF the land Haf q
dozen years ago SINS against the seventh command
ment even II the sinner was an unmarried man,
were forbidden topics IN Oil decent society, and
utterly tabooed wherever ladies were present. But
II IS, am sorry to say, lar otherwise now. We
fast getting as bad nay, even worse. than IN France
In that country young and unmarried women. az any
rate supposed to be ignorant OF much or the sin
that Is gong around them, at least OF
tain kind; but IN England you hear girls OF eighteen
OF twenty talking as cooLy about the anours or the
respecting perfectly lawful Irritation; and, what
Ia worse STILL the crime OF adultery is now very
begin to lose their horror OF the offence In snort,
as heard an American gentleman say not long ago
The had formerly resided several years In England,
but had been absent from the country for the last
eight or nine years., the morals OF England in 1860
aud In 1869 are about NJ different as it - possible to
imagine.
In my next letter hope to give you an outline OF
the Irish Land bill That will be brought forward next
session. 1t has been settled upon by Mr. Gladstone
MIR. Bright. Mr.. Goshen, Mr.. Lowe and Mr.. Chiches
ter Forescue 1t VIII, no doubt, be satisfactory 10
the Irish tenants, but not at all TO the Irish land
will be abandoned by the Marquis OF huntington,
Lord Granville, Lord Clarendon and all the old wing
party, ana thus become more radical and more lib
II has been hitherto.
More weakening of our colonies. The Cape OF
Good Hope Mounted Rines and the Royal Canadian
Rifles are both To be dlsDanded at the end VI the
present financial year. This news Will only be In
the papers OF next Monday, but have It from I'M
doubted authority. These are both fine old colonial
corps, ana have done great deal Of good serviceln
their day. The army is getting very discontinued.
indeed, at these reductions, ana the navy still
more So Our almost avowed policy now is to let
the 1rillsh colonies go whenever II may suit them TO
do SO. AS said before the VS. about dtsDandfng
the Canadian Rines Is from the very best authority
MIR. Cnrdwell ON the Ballot, Land Reform and
Free Trade.
Mr.. Cardwell. NJ. p, addressed meeting OF his
constituents in speech OF some length. Referring
to the election commissions no stated that taeY
might suggest the expedlency or Introducing he
ballot. lie admitted that the Irish land question
was one Of the greatest difficulty, II the duty
Of Parliament to endeayor 10 solve the oiicuy, not
by dong justice to one party TO the injury OF
another but to make equity justice the pole star
OF the course We shall pursue and endeavor recon-
Gle security or property with tne measures we shall
have to propose for the evils we think require to De
remedied In Ireland He spoke hopefully OF the
prospects OF trade In Lancashire, and referring to
the appearance OF the ghost Of our old friend pro-