The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-25

the petition quite seriously, but opposed its
prayer on the ground that there was no ne
cessity for bestowing the suggested recon-
pense.
People who have judged the French En-
press by those sugar-candy photographs which
are so common in the shops, will be surprised
to learn that tsfe~pretty woman has dash of
the tigress in her constitution. The public de-
monstration over the ashes OF NJ. Victor Noir,
while it moved the tender-hearted Emperor to
tears, filed the white bosom of his wife with
tempest Of rage of the true feminine vehe-
menoe. She could not understand why some
squadrons Of cavalry were not ordered out to
scatter poor N. Noir's funeral procession.
The bill Of fare for grand ball at the Tuil-
cries is somewhat imposing. Lately 1t in
cluded 1900 bottles Of champagne, 400 Of
clarct, so bottles of Madeira, 1900 litres of sy
rups, 200 of hot chocolate, 1000 ices, 1900 itres
of punch, 5000 cakes, 100 pasties, 1900 pounds
of cold meats, 100 pates de toie gras, 200 chick
ems, so pheasants, 100 partidges, IL hares, 5000
larks, "a entrees of fish, "a salads, 20 hllets Of
beef, 5000 rolls, besides the Coffee" &c. In
little more than an hour everything had disap-
peared. No wonder that on one occasion
set of false teeth were found on the floor after
the guests had departed.
-Rumors of two or three domestic and
social storms in the atmosphere of the British
pecragc have already reached our readers
One of the most interesting cases was that OF
q suit for divorce between Sir Charles and
Lady Mordaunt, the latter being charged with
conduct unbecomng scioness Of arlstocracy,
or any other woman. special dispatch from
London per cable, dated eighteenth instant,
brings news Of the further progress OF the suit.
Lady Mordaunt has, it seems. made full con-
fession OF her frailty, and duplicates the Prince
of Wales, Viscount Cole, and Sir Frederick
Johnson. The Queen ia said to be much dis
turbed by these revelations
Curious stories are told of the simple and
austere life led by many Of the prelates OF the
Council at Rome, who dlsdain to indulge them.
selves with any luxuries TO which they are not
accustomed at home. IA day spent In visit
ing them makes us acquainted with many 9
dark and steep staircase, many mean and
narrow chamber. Some who have palace
at home are here lodged In the cell Of some
monk, and bound to observe the hours of the
monastery. 1t is cold, and all have not fire; II
rains, and all have not carriage. One is nc
doubt edited, but sometimes one is also palned
and distressed to see aged bishops making
their way to the Vatican either in dilapidated
carriage, which hardly shelters them, or too
often on foot under shower Of rain"
"A correspondent OF the Gaulois, speaking
of delay in the first performance of "Frou
Frou" at Rome, tells us that in the Eternal
City, there is not one censor, but three GEN.
sors-a censor for politics, a censor for reli-
gion, and censor for costumes and morali-
ty. If each of these censors could have his
own way, very little Of any piece submitted to
them would be left. But, fortunately, the po-
litical censor thinks the religious censor alb
surdly strict; the religious censor has no pa-
tIence with the severity OF the political censor;
and both object to the excessive prudery man.
ifested by the censor for costume and morall-
ty. In short, each Of the three censors Is con-
trolled by the other two, and "Frou Frou''
would have passed without correction or pro-
test and would have been produced without
delay but for an accident which obviously
concerned the censor for costume; at the last
moment the theroine's dresses had not ar