Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-16
Foreign Correspondence

LONDON, Nov. ., 1869
The feeling among the laboring classes
throughout the kingdom in reference to
the refusal Of Mr. Gladstone to enlarge the
Fenian prisoners is on the increase, and in
certain quarters threatens to assume a trou-
blesome shape. Ia Ireland, of course, the
government is most bitterly denounced for
its uncalled for cruelty to the patriots"
and in many of the English manufactur-
ing towns nightly meetings are held by the
disafiected. otis ever thus" in this IA
vored land. The mania for holding pub
lie meetings and making fiery speeches is
by no means confined to the United States,
as foreigners would have the world believe
Here every question debated in Parliament
is taken up by the workingmen in the ale
houses, the music halls, and other resorts.
and the sentiments Of the popular speak
ers echoed with ungrammatical emphasis.
But under all circumstances the common
ality must find fault. The poor rates are
never right-the measures of reform are
always wrong Nothing escapes the cen
sure Of the pot-house statesmen. Yet
when they emigrate to America how sud-
denly they change their tune. Then, ev-
erything done in Parliament is right and
We poor Yankees, but for our unconquera-
bic belief in ourselves, must periorce come
to the conclusion that we are a very dis
reputable, very impractical, a very short
sighted people-in other words, most I'M
mitigated humbugs. you know
1t has always appeared strange to me
that the great mass of the English, while
so loud mouthed on the subject of freedom
from oppression extend 50 little sympathy
to struggling people abroad. For the pat
riotic Cubans they seem to have no feeling
whatever, and have no doubt that if the
OF polloi of the British Islands would cal
upon their government to recognize the
young Republic there would be such en-
couragement given-as would put our tardy
administration to shame.
Baron Won der Beck, Dutch engineer
now and for long time n rcsidentof Soho
Square, is about to start for New York t,
lay before the councils of that city his plan
for facilitating travel between the two end
of Manhattan Island. Heproposes to cree
two piles Of masonry thirty feet high, on,
at the Battery, the other on or near tn
Harlem River, and two more of from t.
10 feet high, one at each of these points
and between these two inclined railroad
supported by heavy stone arches erected a
regular intervals between the termini.-
Passengers will be raised to the stations b.
means of steam elevators, and the car
will be run by gravity. The Baron Is a
eccentric old bachelor of about so year,
He is very learned, owns a splendid libra
ry, and has large and handsome residenc
filled with curiosities of mechanism. Am
ong other things he has a model of ever
so-called perpetual motion machine eve
made, and delights in starting them all {
once and timing them as in a horse race
His face is as smooth as a baby's and 0
his head no sign Of hair has ever appeared
He is + feet inches in height, and weigh
nearly $50 pounds. He will not eat brea'
never drinks water, refuses to wear a wi
or carry an umbrella, and allows none bl
men to enter his house on any pretense.-
1t is fortunate for the Baron that he
wealthy. Without liberal supply
worldly goods it would be very difficult fl
him to maintain his eccentricities.
Ben TROvATO.