The New York herald., 1870-06-10
ENGLAND.

Pictures-LothuIr Once More-CRtholicism
in Britaia-A Noble Lord Prevented from
Turning sRnuaanist-- Ladies' Dresses -Emigra-
gou Of Fam Laborers.
LONDON. May 26, 1870.
Ia common with many other Englshmen, often
wish that some American newspaper would take up
la earnest the subject OF what Is one our great
national offences, namely, unmitlgated nunKeysm
Bear in mind that in This term do not include the
correct and proper respect which all sensible men,
ali over the world, pay to those who, as the
scriptures say, 'are placed In authority over u.s.
l hod-and l think l hold rghtly-that the
Individual who would swagger up TO the President
OF the United States and treat him with any attempt
at familiarity disrespect would be quite as great
snob as the man who would refuse TO take Off his
hat TO Queen Victoria. In all lands there are Gus
toms and o5seryances which ought to be respected
alike by those who lnhabit the land and those who
merely sojourners In the same. But 1t is very
different with the offence OF which we are In Eng
land getting every year more guilty. The man who
w0nid III Rome kneel to ask the Pope's blessing
would be merely doing in that city what the Romans
do. SO would lie who when presented to Queen
Victoria OF England would kiss her Majestys hand.
In America an Individual who asked President
Grant for his blessing attempted to kiss the hon.
cradle gentleman's hand would probably be shut up
a dangerous unatic What complain OF is sub.
serviency when and wnere none is due. ana pro.
cee1 20 give an example OF 1t which at present s
making great noise IN London.
ART AND THE EXHIBITION
You are, no doubt aware that we have every year
IN ths modern Babylon great exposition OF paint
hibtoh what every young artist is ambitious of;
10 have one rejected Is what he fears most That
great number are ana indeed, must be rejected
this season there was hanging room for about 5000
pictures, and not less than 1000 were sent in for ap-
proval Among the very many rejected were pair
OF porEras or tae Prince and Princess OF Wales by
certain Mr. Weigal, portrait painter who has be.
sister OF the Earl OF Westmoreland. These portraits
were justly regarded by the Committee or the Royal
Academy tie yerest daubs that we're ever sent in
be judged Of by the committee and the Prince and
Princess OF Wales had expressed themselves exceed
not mGrrs the sister OF an earl for A nothing
Mr.. Wegal found means OF making matters
pleasant somewhere or other. and, to the
astonishment OF every one. after his pictures had
been reje,t led, an order from the Queen as patron
OF the Royal Academy, came that they should be
hung, Her Majesty was certainly in her right when
she gave this order for 1t Is prerogative she DOS
sesses in the Royal Academy. But 1t is one she has
never exercised before, and which has never ere
this occas on been exercised in the same way. That
Majesty to be hung after its rejection although such
command has often been given before picture
as gee pcea oefose ba sries iae s se s
at what they deem the slight that the committee
has allowed 70 be put upon iseL They say that the
Committee OF Selection, having once rejected the
portraits ought never to have given In about them
and that they ought respectfully to have pointed out
tney had arrived at. However, the triumph is for
Mr. welga for there his two pictures to be
In the place Of most honor III the centre OF the
Royal Academy. Ii Is now said that when the
Queen gave the order that these portraits should
be hung she had no idea whatever that they
had already been rejected, and that she IS now not
little vexed when she has discovered the fact.
That they are both utterly worthless and daubs" al!
who have seen them say. But, as said before, an
ariist who has been fortunate enough to marry the
iand that se forbidden 70 6thet men.
LorHAIR.
or course by this time Mr.. Disraeli's novel,
iLothair,n will have been nearly as much read In
America as III England. Among fashionable people
On thls slde OF the Atanuc the sensatlonallsm
which surruunaed this work from the iirst has not
suDsid d. But, strange TO say, it has had exactly
The contrary effect among those IN high places
which tho author evidently calculated upon.
Tne upper ten thousand in London seem to have
taken 20 Catholicism with vengeance. or course
there among our Oldest anu best families many
who have never been Protestants, and whose ali
cestors have renamed faithful 10 Their own creed
since before tie Reformation. Thus the families OF
counr Gormanston, viscount Nettervile, WIS.,
count iaafre yiscount soutlwell, Lord Beau
mont Lord Camoys, Lord Houston, Lord vaux
or Hnrrowlen, Lord Petre, Lord Arundel OF War
CnudsIsh, LORD HerrIes Lord Lova Lord Tumbes
EoWa; Lord french. Lord Bcllew, Lord Howard Of
ossoa and Lord Acton are, and ever have been,
Roman Catholics. on the other hand, the Marquis
OF DuTe, the Earl OF Denbign, The Earl OF Bucnan,
the gGr OF Granard, the Ear OF Oxford the Earl OF
Dunravcn, tie Earl Of Gains borough and Lord
Iouth @ all converts to the Roman Church. II is
not oI these that speak, but OF tne noble families
late ain the publication OF "Lothcir,' the fashion
among them as been TO frequent the Roman Catho.
lie can; cies III London anu to attend all tne great
lunCJioIs OF That creed.
MoNAsrIc LIFE.
There Instance OF this on Tuesday last
The iuns Of tne convent in Great Ormond street ad-
vcit5ad that a young lady would take the white
vel Il helr church on mat day a few weeks
present AZ the ceremony except Roman Catholics
bur on ;e present occasion some OF the noblest Pro-
testant5 IN Drtain were present, and they actually
I.led the ciluich walcn II not very large one, to
oyercowlas. one Of ne reasons for this hooking TO
and near what tne Ioll, wes OF the Pope had TO
say themselves was, no doubt, that the preacher
on The OCCASION as to be Mvnsgnor Capel, a very
ceenateA preac ael who Is one OF the characters
''L0tha.fr where he goes by the name OF Monsignor
Cas- Shy. And very much ediisd think they all
were nIth what they heard ana saw. l wonder
whethe the junction Sill cause any OF them TO be-
come nuns2
Is Conscience FREE THE PROTESTANT COMES.
sIoNAL HELD IN RRRoREM.
This reminds me OF another strange story which
heard the Other day, ana wdich | am told IS true
has long Deen very promihen: man among the
highest oI The High Church men in the English
Unurcn. L4ttsry 1t seems that his lordshp became
convinced that he ought TO become a Roman Catho
lc. lie announced MS DECISION TO his friends, and
ali Anglican Church clergyman OF some note
VINO Is Incumbent or All SAINTS church,
Hotel whore SO many oi your countrymen iind their
way on ther first arrival in England. II seems that
Mr. Richards hai Tor several years been the noble
lords "direclOr' or coniessor AMI was very much
annoyed when he learned that has disciple about
70 'go over TO Rome. lie trted every argument,
possible and Impossible, with Lord Elliot, bat found
them all OF no ayaa. His lordsnp was bent upon the
Journey from OAf0d 10 Rome. and would not he con-
vinceu that ir would be wrong 60 undertake It, As
last resource, however, the Anglican clergyman de-
termined to play trump card We told his noble
ipepitentr that II he did become a Roman Catholic
he would reveal ali he t<ord EalO,l bad ever con-
fded TO him in confession THIS was what we should
call "a stopper.n Lord Eliiot is man OF forty and
at that are few would care 10 have male public
what they may have been induced to tell them icon.
fessor" II theJ Indulge ib such disciplinary luxury.
hath the = not 1 cannot
the tale as it was told - me- This mucn however,
may say that 1t Is universally believed In certain
religious circles IN London, and that Lord Elliot
who, as 1 am assured, had made arrangements to bI
received into the Roman Catnonc Church, has now
quite sgiven up the idea.r
CITY LIFxn AND DRESS FASHIONS.
The foregoing forms rather long account OF rel
giou8 matters In London but the TACT is tnat lasl
ionablesile IN this city has for the moment gonere
uaou5ly mad