The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-07-05
NUMBER 22.

roll. In his second Mayoralty the Prince OF
Wales came on visit to this country and, of
COURSE was entertained by the Lord Mayor
| and the Lady Mayoress. Numerous anecdotes
! are told, illustrative of Mr. CAROLS and his
wife's iucapacity for mixing with such high
people. Thus Mrs. Carroll is said-how truly
1 cannot, of course, tell-to have greeted the
Prince of Wales in the ball room Of the Man
sion House, not with graceful bow and
curtsey whatever the proper thing is, but
with q hearty shake of the Gst aud the follow
| ing salutation: How dye do, sir1 I hope
your mamma is quite WELL" However, some
time afterwards Mr.. Carroll was sqpamoaed to
Windsor Castle and knighted by the Queen,
becoming Sir William and his wife assuming
the title of Lady Carroll. 90 far for Sir William
His son, the other plaintiff, keeps a public
house and is the successor of Mr.. Hayes (ths
defendant) in the Office of City Marshal. 1t il
said that the fact of Mr. Carroll getting this
Office embittered Mr.. Hayes against him.
However this may be, some time since a series
of cartoons, entitled "Civic Celebrities" began
to be published in Dublin, in which tho first
two persons caricatured were Sir William and
his son and the artists name soon trauspired
to be Michael Angelo Hayes. They were no
ticed in one or two Of the Dublin papers, aud
then it appears. the persons satirized threat
enedrs TO appeal tn the lawA.- The Publisher
Immediately disowned them, bat the artist
was still at hand and ut him the CAROLS flew.
Sir William was represented ms suffering from
the govt, with his logs encased ia baadages
and most of his limbs exaggerated, and saying:
:" Is there anything can 60 for to fetoh, for to
carry, for to get-a Lord Mayor Collector
General, City Marshal. Apothecary-
General, City Treasury, n Town Councillor,
anything, every tbingf" This alludes to his
having sought all those offices in turn. IN de-
fence it was pleaded that it was ride Nous 4,
bring an action on such grounds, but the jury
gave Gao damages, besides costs, 10 the
plaintiff. Sir William paid dearly for it.
however, when he went into the witness box
He was oross-examined at much length by
defendants council, and not only lost his
temper, but made the most frightful mistakes
in grammar, and generally showed himself
amidst incessant laughter-a thoroughly un-
educated man. Al never seen the like" and
" never suffered such bodily pain of mind"
were some Of bis choice expressions. When he
was in London visit with the Lord
Mayor of that city, what show he must have
been ! and no doubt the Englshman kept him
with him, to exhibit him as he would any
otner curious oelug. Inc son was not equally
He got only farthing's damages
for caricature in which lie was ludicrously
in tho costume of bis public Office,
with the legend, "Oh Johnny, hardly knew
you )" and, like his father, he was subjected to
a cross.examination which drew down constant
laughter from n crowded Court. The carica-
lures were produced and great was the amuse-
nent Of tho publc-of every body indeed but
H. IL.
counsel for the CAROLS was continually
laughing at them and causing others to laugh
1t them and, on the whole. they would have
lone infinitely better had they taken the carl
,aturing as better men had taken such q thing
'ften before-n good part and with silence.
J. }. c..