Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-23
Letter from Europe.
LONDON, Nov. 10th, 1S6

melite, VINO is now with you is not by any
means alone on the side he has espoused as I
an intelligent priest. Bishop Dupanloup
has just published pastoral letter to the
clergy of his diocese, which was given in
full in the Times of this morning. The
Bishop stigmatizes the ultimatum move
ment to recognize the infallibility of the
Pope as inconsiderate and indicate. He
says there is nothing to be gained by thus
anticipating the deliberations of the cOun-
Gil, and much may be lost.
Young Bennett of the Herald now in
London, has again refused to match his
yacht Dauntless against Ashbury's Cam
bria, except in a race from Cowes to New
York. This is very sensible, as there is no
trial better calculated to test the respective
excellencies of British and American
yachts than the transatlantic contest, for
which James G. Jr., has always declared
himself ready. The yachtmen here were
inclined at one time to call Benefits "spir-
it, in question, but at this present writing
blCy StIG III Vic ulOOu VI luGll WIN lldNIilp
caught a Tartar would like to get rid of
him before he bites. Our British brethren
have already learned that they can no more
brag down an American than they can out
brag him. They know now that there is
no holder seaman in the world than New !
York yachtman who spends $4,000 year
in regulating his various appetites, $4,000 /
on his horses, $4,000 in charity, S25 900 in |
travelling, and $50 900 in sailing and main |
tanning his taut little schooner, the most
rapid" thing afoat. To the Yankee |
yachtsman race of less than 1000 miles
is a piece of nonsense worthy the attention
/ only of beardless boys He wants sea
room, and little spice of danger With
out it g. life on the ocean wave" whether in
struggle for a prize or in testing all alone
the power Of the gale upon his flying craft
is to him the dullest of all possible lives.
The fact is, on this side of the big pond
there is lingering recollection of the yacht
America, and the sporting folks have not
forgotten the Henrietta. They can't bear
the thought of having victory once more
perch upon the maintopmast Of a Yankee
schooner; so they hold back when a good
race is proposed. BY keeping out of the
contest they are not defeated, you know.
1t is thought that the Sultan will not be
present at the opening of the Suez Canal;
but his absence can hardly interfere with a
grand celebration Of the completion of NJ
de Lesseps' gigantic work. The Empress
Of the French viii be present and Austria
will be represented probably by her empe-
rcr. Either the Prince Of Prussia or some
other member of the royal family will do
the honors for Prussia, and Prince Amade-
us viii represent the dignity or Italy. On
the 10Th inst. the potentates will flock to
Port Said, Eugene leading the way in her
/ steam yacht, the Agile On the following
2 daythey will dance at Ismalia Then they
viii have grand entertainment, a sort Of
2 ola podrida of amusements. among which
t viii be the wonderful Workmanship Of the
: Arabs On the 10Th the canal will be op-
t ened, and on the Goth the monument to
, Waghorn the Englishman who first propo-
| sed the opening of a water route from Port
Said to the Red Sea, will be erected. This
e. acknowledgment of an Englishman's ser
q vice to the world is made understand. by
r the countrymen Of de Lesseps, a French
a man, to whom England has never offered
# even word of encouragement while labor
+ ing to carry ont the design of him who first
# conceived the great project of transforming
!. Egypt into 4 commercial state and chan
5 ging the worlds trade by the perfection Of
+ a water highway, the dream and desire o.
l. ages.
t, It will interest those of your readers who
/, patronize the garrulous speculative, inquis
a tive and brainless people who shave 9th.
u; ers for a living to know that by a recent
e order the BARRIERS of London are no Longer
9 allowed to bore their customers with verba
n pufs Of hair dye and tooth paste and ma
s. CAESAR oil and Nsel-Fa the Chinese pow
/ der. The victims of the persecution in tn,
l. United States oughtto petition for the pas
sage of an act of Congress either from pro
b. hibiting the barber and his iourneymel
ID from opening their lips except to answe
- questions during working hours, or consign
.y ing the loquacious ones to dark cells unde
i'd ground where they can talk each other u
A death without endangering the sanity O
Of innocent citizens. 1t is pity that we 0
y the sterner sex are forced sometimes to risI
le our lives in the hands of tonsorial opera
$ tors; and every law that tends to lessen tn
ed peril should be ratified with reclamation
to of sincere delight.
Of There can be no doubt that great honor
ly will be paid to the remains of George Pea
$ body here, of whose death the cable has in
g. formed you. Her Majesty's steamer, tn
e. Monarch, it is said, will take the body I
in the United States, and vessels from tn
rs French feet, and one Austrian war vesse
IN and several American ships from the Med
u iterranean squadron will join in the pre-
We cession, the grandest funeral cortege eve
20 known since Death began his work in tn
d. world. These marks of respect are so ms
ny signs of affection and admiration for
es man always regarded here as a represents
IS, tive American, in his charity of heart, HI
al sympathy for the poor. and his sincere de
er sire to render the world happier and bette
tie than when he found it.
sc. BEN TRovATO
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