, 1869-06-16

pesor WIS attacked BY tho leading Engiiah Jour-
nails with the loudest and hlttc1e4t !nvecuve. II
Was well known by practical men that humiliation
aud dI1c5ul injury eoaId then hare been indicted
upon England BY France. Louis Napoleon had at
bis back Aoo,eo0 soldierx, al standing Ike grey
hounds IN the slips but tho ialinattons continued
10 peal through the alr. Ths explanation L,
tina. the English people have got 1t IN their heads
that America, as have shd Ii = previous letter,
wants 70 hutnlllate them, to make them do sone-
thing which would degrade them IN the eyes Of
The world, and am obliged TO say that while
TINT notion Is abroad, they would lose Canada md
Ireland and double their national debt E7tner
than kiss the rod. This write purely ~ matter
Of fact not as an Argument onsctttng in the lcast
the merits OF the dispute Nj. Motley, mean
while, preserves y guarded demeanor, and the
leaders Of opinion counsel the people TO take
warning by their readiness TO laud MI. Johnson
and the reault8-
COMMERCIAL FHACp5 AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
- GTr PICTURE
The mania which existed In England some
years ago for spccultting In the ahAtes Of limited
liability companies Led, IL t6t8, to q dreadful
amaah-up. Then, Il wns the pride Of an English
man to be Director; now, ha Is afraid to cousess
ho WE ever one The people are savage, and arc
pre,ext The oTe1rnd + Quincy Case viii be On
presently, md nothing aas occurred which haa 10
prevented Joint stock enterprise ~ thai Business
men aru ch1V Of accepting the periIous ONCE
OF Director Of = public company, anc
~ they onght 70 be, they
have not time to Attend TO ia operations. One
who has mingled In the speculxt.ous Of rho past
twenty Jeara, and who has had ~ many upa and
downs as most men, 4 Greek named Stephanoa
Xenos, has printed volume about htmsen and
few Others, which deals III scandalous revelations.
No publisher, believe, could be found for II, 10
the Willy Greek puhli3hea II himself thozt time
ago the Greek Government appointed hin Consul
In London, but tho English Government refused
his e1equatur. snd some one else had the post
Nj. Xenos has good many portraits from Life. I
think the following Is noveI; It gives = truthful
sketch OF class whose existence Is never noticed
IN the ordinary pr1ntA, and doubt Il thelr conn-
tespszt can be found IN any other country:
An EXTRAORDINARY TRADE
"Ar. John NJ graduated 1t Oxford, and was
Afterwards called % tho bar. He Is vel connect
Cd, Is member Of : PAU Aa1l club, and was 70 30
seen a the soirrss Of Lady P1lnerston He T. per-
bonallJ acquainted With the edltors Of newspapels
and wr1iefs on the presA He has the entfes Into
The different ministerial ohces; he Is acquainted
neia to to WON . be never tss 10 psy aees!y Ssls
But bis visit Ia dlunterested- He merely inquiries
after his friends health, repeata an amusing an
eeaee i he noase o ons e e dsn
Eulshed acquAtntauces He Is Of no politics, and
agrees IN opinion with al whom be v1slts, no mat-
s. though n1ns nt b s toa o eas =
Eisits, he ndiourns to his cluh where
ns ,nEcs snTrtuoasly, and There
pagne- And this gentleman co1ncs every day inlo
our city, bnt people DO not suspect HIN q doug
the labonous city toter Mr. John NJ BtTolls
rather shan walks through the city; he looks Ike
some Iair exotic among the Wild rowers around-
~Ff ham fFfFf RI f%e nt Al
parenshtA. In his casJ WAY he sannte1s into The
private ONCE Of some Tich capitalist, whose ao-
suan.snee he h. feR ~ pains t9 aks 4 aTluo
the topics Of the ly, Of tells some piece Of news
TINT he has learned at the Foreign or Colonial
once, and so he makes h!s round q CITY .ytst:s Y
different dty friends lunch, and It Il due TO bis dis
examination 10 cay thai he Is well aware which
Amongst them keeps The best vine IN the ofuee.
the bc51 cigars alter O'CLOCK
':But, Eea:es, Jon w1ll say MI John n =-leads
a e Te b.; ho ,s eos as
Tes. he trudta in hi aeqt.1fnt1nees- That y .
braneh Of business Of Ehsch you hare possibly
pe77Jtrta regularly during ten months Of tho Jeas
IN the city, It Is btcausc the city drawB him with
the game coits thai It dEawstts pEofessed hab'uks
/ really do not know how 10 designate Mr.. John
A-s actual occupations, unless cali him An
lHTRopECxR. That describes real business. lie
Introduces to eaeh other men who seek monetary
~
the promoter Of company want = lew additional
Directors for his boafl, he SPEAKS to Ml. john
~, WHO breaches The subject to soEe Of hl:
friends, sounds their feelings on The question. aud
ends IN Rcnernltlts Il he Bee no hope for saccesA
but comes to the point the prospect be fayotaolc
In the sane way he introduces stockotokes 70
merchant OF srecn'ator. The intpdocct make.
htA terms beforehand, which are ia proportion K
the value Of the services he renteFz- pAa Mr.
john NJ about fl,No when MAS bringing
out my second tteoM company.
.Thorgh the Introduce Is generally the tool o.
the ,ntrodneer It sometimes happens shat the lat
tTodueee. TT Wnas DO Scu say to this: is moi Lon
| don the great aYtra Of the world: soctA posi-
| tton, 1 kpoiless name, lonE.descended title, :
ihelc, You may, Ii l dare 10 express myself. sci
| without taFteIing these COMMODITIES A mao O.
tlgh family connections and Of anclent linezz'
gives bis counstnanee to = commercial concern
| and for The halo thus thrown around the n1lr b.
| reacB 4 respectable profit What thtu7 Th
r1ansacticn d all fair And above boa1d Ills nakn4
| E1ec8 q ccrtatn confidence TO the public, End nc
| paid for his time"
| The closing remark Of The extract explain
| tho prosecutions of Directors reported in tn
| rapefk I:tlSt4ee Ia no doubt dooe here Al
there, but The general eject Is sAlutarJ. n
ktctch Is true to the l1c- know the man well III.
Greek Is shrtwd observer, and us<s the Ensits
.anguase IS clcreriy Al the best Cnlyer1ltJ ma.
| OF them all
HpW scoTTrSH rKASAkfs LIVE
| The discovery Of goli on the Duke Of 6uthe1
| land estates tn Ecoti2nd has taken many Eng
| ukhmen, md even Americana. ththet. Som
bare gpnc from curiosity, or 70 Describe thc Nocnt
Ard ponc havc mayed 70 examine for themselvc
the eond,tlon Of The Scottish peasant Whist
hxrd lEe u Is People tu ENGLAND Know noshln
About II, and the Scottish laitus think Il Is as
cught to be; bot some da1 tha poor fellow VI
concentrate upon himself ; good deal more sitter
tten than he now enjoyA What Is bis home: n
dwelling, Il 1t contains "but md ben, " that
ruom on each zide Of tho lobby, Is supenc
4 fabric, AID the peon.e are rec&ontd "wt0 to do
Who have beth 1oene, small - they arc. In soc
house, the parents us7A1lJ tleeP tn one roou
while The children Of M ages szo huddled togethf
In the Kitchen or family rooua- Many OF the CO
ages hAvc coy rev taye7 Of ftone bound Wit
clay, IS the foundation Of the walls, the uppt
portions Of which Ee wholly Of sods, except II
chimney stalk In the E1hle- In some villages II
dwelling house, stable and ham arc contained |
epe long, low erection Of SOILS For the escape
I TIE emoke zap Is LEFT La the roof. Tue only l,sn
comes from a ec1tmp pane Of glass s1ucf here Al
Ihtre into holes In the sod walls Or roof, while tn
comforts Of the heas:h a:r commonly cooteSe
BY sonnS children, youag pigs and hasn FOWL
while Ill 1eenn equsly sensible Of the pleasures
| tie pesant1 rsc- TIE toll Of the Scotch peasant
| Enrcubttsng. In Iii seasons and wea1hers the
Is 1AboE lof him, Entl1 death makes Labor ueedlek
or disease and acctdens dizablrs him 8nd h.tns
want, worse than death, to bis door. AEoase
from bis bed At ) O'Clock, lhe Scotch rloat1s
proceeds to fed hts horses, and thereafter
| groom and harness them. From to II he host
The p2ou and guides hs teau. Thea he hous'
! acd iecda hls Beasts agan- TIL now he n1s got
| uulcd htmseif, unless IN haste be swallowed t
OF DIT bteat While throwing on his clothes,
more cfua1ly surped 4 fe " tpoonFu1s Of meal !
| midday he makes meal OF pur!dSe IN mix,
t4ead and ullk, and TIT he Ec.okea hts plox Il
| tabptx til & Then he has smother mt4l N
Afterwards Erporos and beds h.s horses and loo
TO thcr harness- When fever bcsets hi
tc sucermhs without power 70 ralty-9robAh
from his dtet From yexrs end to yca1S end
food Is meal Of oats or Of barley, prepared IN pc
, regr posstpes, few turu1ps Eow aad again, n
: nlk, stntntly supplied to him He rarely, dur:
his six WORKING days, washes hands CT faee u
2 | supper, time coues found, and his body nerc-
! pur:aet The story Is attcsesaet true which
| told of the old nan attacked BY IheoEoatt,
) | ubetyetn the shoQldeEk'' The lalr,1Y wife HI
fur reconneniel several applications Of &
water, he thanked God that !" calia waiter wa4
E | On his back for fo1:J year btE1nt-"
Yoq uuss uncerstsnd that four CT dFe uul21r71
{ paocsh,sen usually rse In IN oateousc-a3ne {
isched norton CT barn o. stable A deu tah
Z | TWO or three Wooden foftus. two or Easee Ia
. trowu dIsnes, and rrg a2iece for TIC caen, VI
5 bowl OF two ezra, complete the furniture 7
ucn sleep IN beta txrd tn two ttars along the ha
i wall In thts room The Etsi makes =
o tho beds Anu ministers to tho Il
b The swcetnea.ttng Is Gone out OF doosp, In I