Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-27

DAYS and SA TURDA Us, at Sir Do'Iarsyr"
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Hon. Mrs. CowPER. A case has Just been
tried before London Police court, which is
very illustrative of certain phases OF London
life. A rather prepossessing young lady was
out into the dock On the charges Of swindllnng
and imposture Representing herself as the
Hon. Mrs. Cowper, cousin of Lord Dundonald,
niece Of the Duke of Buccleuch and Sir Benja-
min Pine, and related more or less remotely to
many other limbs and branches Of the aristoc-
racv, this bright young person had, 1t was
averred, ,"obtained gold opal ring from MIR.
Joseph Cover, and "got the sum OF E2O
from Mr. Solomon Benjamin: The latter
gentleman with the Hebraic designation ap-
peared to prosecute at least his part OF the case
The sol distant Hon. Mrs Cowper had come
10 him to borrow EGO for few days, and offer
I'd him any interest for the accommodation
which he saw fit to charge--overwhelmlng HIM
with the roll of her great relations and declar-
ing that she wanted to pay Oft debt contract
ed without her husband $ knowledge She gave
The name Of grand street as that of her resi-
Ience, and had so perfectly the arstocratlc man
uer that Mr. Benjamin was tain to trust her at
the rate Of about ten per ct. perday. The lady
father came into court and told really very
strange story" about her. Heis manager to
a gardening nurseryman near Carlisle. his
daughter had for some time carried on the busl'
ness of dress maker and milliner at Brompton,
snd in truth appeared to have been mixed up a
yood deal with the aristocracy, though not IN
The most credible way. Lord Dundonald had
sent her to high class school, in BayswateT,
where she had goae by the name of the Hon.
Miss Gray The paternal witness was tam to
admit that she had been married at least three
times, once to Mr.. Bayliss, who had property
worth $4,000 year, after Bayliss,s death she
had in quick succession espoused herself to
presented to the Queen as "Hon. Mrs Bay
iiss" Evidently the title OF Honorable has
hud an overweening fascination for the pretty
prisoner al. the bar 1t came out that Bayiiss
had got divorce from her before he died, and
had her watched by detective. The evidence,
on the whole was unfavorable: and she was
committed for trial at the next Middlesex as
sizes; and the case has been prominent sub
iect of uptown scandal as it reflects rather sig
ni6cantly upon one or Two noble lords.
Miss NILSSON. The world has been instruct
ed in regard to the manner in which Miss Nils
son performs nearly every public and private
duty, but until Thursday New Yor had yet to
learn how that young lady ate. An evening.
paper, which obviously makes close study OF
the public taste, gave the yearned- for intoTma 2T
tion by republishing portion ofthe New ork
correspondence of the St. Louis Republican -
In this we are told that Miss Nilsson 'does not
eat like fine American lady, with her fingers
on the very tip of the fork" but handles
knife and fork with freedom and vigor, and
violates all the DEGREES Of fashion in holding
the fork at the lower end We confess to
some curiosity as to how, under the above specl-
hed conditions, the food upon fine American
iadys plate is conveyed to the fine American Ia
dy's mouth. But we will not keep the impatient
reader from fuller view of the charming song
stress gastatory habits Miss Nilsson, con.
tinues the correspondent, in beautiful
aud bird-like figure speech, does not hover
over her food On the contrary, she
eats it as if she was (sic) no lady Of fashion
at all, but only very hungry woman. in
short, with such alacrity, vigor and relish,
very dreadful, indeed, and the correspondent to
whom the appalling facts became known
should have had the lfcommand to keep
them to himself After reading them, the
reader is not surprised to learn that Miss Nils.
son lis very fond of champagne, drinks it ut all
her meals, and is, indeed, the gayest and hap
piest creature alive. We should think 50 IN; q;
deed. Excessive champagne drinking IS well
known to be the element of LASTING Joy. If q
man is consumptive or has the spleen con-
tinues this Cowperiau letterwriter, "let him
he dav in Miss Nilsson's company and he
viii be well again The remedy is cheap
and pleasant, provided the man with the con-
suuption or the spleen is held entirely IRE
sponsble for the wine bill Miss Nilsson may
run up during the process. Want OF space
alone prevents our quoting more from TINS deli
cate and high,toned correspondence, and we
can only hope that the writer oft will be an
eyewitness to many more of those little din
ner parties to which he refers and at which
he was evidently one of the walters or one Of
the guests.-N Y Standard
PRINCE NApoLEoN[ From the London
Echo. Prince Napoleou's pamphlet, La Yer
ite q mes Calomniateurs Is very curious
apology. 1t is, moreover, useful contribution
to the secret history Of the war between France
and Prussia. 1t shows Denmark to have been
the first and Italy the last hope of the Emperor
Napoleon We gather from it that so conf
dent at the outset were the Emperor and his
Ministers of securing the active aid of little
Denmark, that the Prince Napoleon was actu-
ally named Commander-n -Chicfof the French
and Danish land and sca-forces, and that on
the 23d July he submitted to the Emperor
plan of organization wherein Vice Admiral La
Ronciere dc Noury is styled Chef d'etat
major pour les forces de mer Franchises ct Da-
noises and General Schmi,h Chef d'etat
major pour les forces de terre Franchises ct
Danoises.'' On the morning Of the 9th Of
August We are told that the Emperor visited
his cousin in his tent at Chalous and frankly
said Things are going badly. You are of
no use here; a single chance, not hopeful but
still possible remains for us. 1t is that Italy
should pronounce for France, declare war
against Prussia, and end eavor to draw Austria
in with her. No one is better qualified than