The New York herald., 1874-10-04
LONDON GOSSIP.
Financial Position Of the Heir hpparent-Ameri'
can Catholic and Other Visitors-Lit-
erary Affairs and Newspa-
per Press Property.

per Press Property.
LONDON, Sept. II, 1874.
There Is a rumor that the Prince OF Wales Is
not very comfortable just now. 1t Is re-
ported that he is largely In debt, and that
Dis creditors are pressing him for money.
ana, though l do not imagine that the sum In
vowed is anything like the enormous amount men
TONED by my esteemed friend Mr.. Smalley in the
columns OF your contemporary, there seems to be
some ground for beler that the debts are heavy,
ana that, as Is frequently said In the invoices,
"an early settlement Is desred.n Public
attention has been called to this matter within
the last week by a letter from Mr. Peter Taylor,
the radical member lor Leicester, In which, while
thanking some OF his constituents for their appro-
baton OF his conduct IN opposing the yearly allow
ance Tor Prince Leopold, he said:-'If grant ia
proposed to pay the debts OF the Prince OF Wales
then Will be the time to make fight inside the
House OF Commons" Some OF the press have
ignored this epstie; but others, more outspoken
have found IN 1t matter for comment. The new
journal the World. In an article called 'sThe
Prince of Wales Debts" seems to take the affair
as a matter or course. The writer's views are
tnat all young men run in debt, ana that there is
no reason for "our astonishment at conduct in q
prince such as every day brought under our
notice in Belgravian and Baker street youth.n
Another paragraph declares that the English peo.
pie ''would much pI eer that he should considerably
overstep the bounds or financial prudence rather
than he should exhibit the wretched parsimo.
NOUS spirit which characterized his father. and
by which his second brother, the Duke OF Edin-
burgh, is unenviably distinguished" This Is all
very well In Its way, but doubt II this would be
the spirit in which the House OF Commons would
receive proposal to vote a sum OF money for this
u nlaa al
the Prince has made great many friends, but the
economical party In the House IS not merely nu.
mericaiiy strong but very influential, and in sew.
eral OF the provincial papers warning note has
been issued which would lead one to prepare Tor
coming storm.
Tne Controversy as to whether
NoN-CoNFoRMISr DIVINE
Is entitled to be styled "keverendn IN which the
ridiculous part, still contnues but it Is gratifying
to know that The majority OF the clergy and nearly
all the lalty declined to indorse the Bishops mar.
is good deal too big Tor his diminutive body, In
his position as Dean OF Westminster, has been re-
.quested to allow medallion portrait OF Wesley to
be placed III Westminster Abbey The Dean has
given his consent and, as Wesley was an ordained
minister OF the church OF England, nothing could
be said. But It Is rumored mat an application is
about to be made for PERMISSION te erect statue
OF Richard Baxter the Wel-known non i., conform.
rocks ahead; for on the base OF the statue there
must occur the word reverend" and what Will
be SAID to that by those who are on the Bishop OF
Lincoin's side
4 LUCKY TUTOR AND MITRE.
AprOpos Oh this religious subject note the death
OF Charles Sumner, ex,Blshop OF winchester. .
courty, worldly man, who owed his success in the
Church not to classical or theological knowledge.
but to worldly acumen and sdroT Jatre. HIS very
first step In life showed keen Judgment and SOUND
sense. He was travelling abroad with the present
| Marquis OF Conyngham as his private tutor when
the young gentleman fell in love with beautiful
Swiss lady. who had neither wealth nor rank. Tl0
tutor was in duty bound 10 communicate the TACT to
Lord and Lady Conyngham, from whom he received
promise that If he would remove the lady out Of
the way by marrying her himself his 1uture inter-
nests should be cared for by them. The Rev. Charles
Sumner seized the opportunity and married tha
lady, and Lord Conyngham kept his word. MIR.
Sumner was introduced at court and was lmme-
appointed INN in succession to various lucrative
posts, and through whose influence he nnai1y
climbed to the episcopa aigni ns waoae aod me me
Spectator, which is very outspoken on theo0glcai
matters, has had scatnlng post-mortem article
founded nolnng,'' 1t says, "and ii there never Is
cner Bishop Ike him SO much the better Ior the
AMERICANS IN EUROPE.
The presence Oh the enormous number OF Amerl'
cans Europe at the present time Is being gener.
monia and Jete at Boulogne, IN honor OF Our
Lady OF Boulogne, IT was noticed that an extraor-
binary number oil Americans 'asslStedn at the SER
vice, and that they were far more dev0ut TAT least
SO ar as energy in crossing themselves Is con-
lies. Further note that the Duke OF Westminster.
tine coming Of age OF whose son, Earl GrosvenOr,
has been celebrated with splendid festivities, in
u speech TO the workpeople engaged IN extend.
.2g his magnificent seat, Eaton Hall, remarked
that one OF lis reasons for I:S..9g these altera-
tons and extensions In his already prlnoeiy resi-.
dence was to render II mere worthy oil the posi-
ton which II occupied as an English mansion OF
the highest class IN the eyes OF innumeraDc tourists
'chieny our American COUSINS" VINO came TO ln-
spectlt
LITERARY MATTERS.
DIT
acous Swinburne, and MS comates RoseOti,
Marston ana O'ohaughncssye were accepted as
there existed what was called "the spasmodic
school," the two shining lights OF which were
nsned under the name OF sydney Yendys, the sec
ond name Delug merely the first read backward.
now Mr.. DoDe.l, at the comparatively early
age oil fifty years, has followed ms friend into the
'oilcnt Land" HIS principal works were ''The
Romann aud "Balder;' poems containing many
admirable thoughts, ds1gured by occasional &c.
centrIcltles and eXtravagances. Mr.. Dobell had
no such poetic wealth OF imagery as his friend
Alexander smith, tut the school had much p0pu-
larty Ia its time though 1t was megcllessly r!di.
"Firmllan.n so close and SO clever an imitation
that or long time 1t was taken du serteuI by the
reading world.
TIE AMERICAN REGISTER.
Apropos OF literary matters l may record tue
fact that that JOURNAL so dear 10 all Americans IN
Europe who wish 10 know where other Amercans
il Europe may happen TO be, The American Req
dster nas been put up Tor sale ana bought 10
b. the proprietofs ior the sum OIL iil,ooo francs
Tbe american Register Is the most successful news.
paper which Is printed In the English language on
the European Continent, Tor GGttgndnpS Messea-
0e1' never had much attraction for American
readers, ana Is now but shadow OF what 1t was,
ana the Continental Herald cannot make any
beadway. Tue little English papers, formerly pub
nsned ia Frankfort. are, believe, both dead, and
the Roman Times and the Naples Tunes have only
a local circulation
POLICEMEN OFF DUTY.