, 1875-11-14
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
The True and Original "Cham-
pagne CharIie."
ecotch Fishwives: Their Husbands,
Their Children, and
Their Homes.
i Decision by the French Government
that the Pope Cannot
Grant Titles,
fin Carlos Debancheries-" Tbs Phunix F."
a. Seen on Railroad Train.

I'm lhfl0S DeDaucueTle8- LIS TQHnlx
a Seen On 8 Railroad-Train.
CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE
II Cockney" writes to inform the st. Loui
g.p.sbhcan that the distinguished member 0
ths Ancient Order Of Ro1licking Bans" WIN
hre the above eobriquet *la not myth" 81
.ys: "The true and original Champagne Char
ns was fast man about London thirty-three o
thirtr-6ye years ago. His name Was supposes
n b. Charles Wright thas was the name IN
8e1Btood to be his sub;rosa in the Rlums ant
a,ebt-sssoons which be ffeaueoted in the vicinit,
ri tho Hsymarket, Coyont Garden, Drury Lane
Box eHest, and other theatres. He was gen
t,e.nsn, Is is understood in England, By educac
uoo nd the marked refinement and genlenesa
d bis manner, which there are supposed to de-
note good birth and the possession Of a grand
tthu. He w1s graduate Of Cambridge aud u
hvysr, and It the time xhon his faa. career Was
It iss Widest H&s about so yaArs old, blase in
look. snd breaking down. The pace wxs fast, and,
=, oscc will tell in tins on the strongest, it nas
falling on him Eho neEer x&s strong at auy
period Of bis life.
His command OF money Was liberal, which
fndica!ed IN independent source Of income he
xss inordinAtaly fond Of chanpague sud Of Civ
neit1xay to the cro@d Of cads and shaspe1s, aud
such Of the demimoude "a could be found in
the localities aboyo named. Hence his festive
title of Champagne Charlie" which appeared
to otiSk'e his vanity a. though he had been a
Doode saluted with new otdec. His hauns
gase yzrious, but Baron Reuteu Nicholeou;s.
the "G1rick's Head =" in Bow street, young
Dutch SANS IS Public House" in Bridges street.
paH door to DrurJ Lane Thoat1e Mother
H.s, IN an-nieht dancing room. On the came
street. near the Sl1aud, anI a wine-rocm, name
{nfgcttan, ia the Haymsrk8s, wara his chief te-
smtx, Hia appearance at amp one of these
places It or in the mo. ming was hailed With
q! Of "Here's Champagne Charlie !" the har-
pies would gather round. and for an hour tie
b&rksspers you'd be busy shooting OF stoet,"
thas belug the braud N ct III request at that day.
Baron hicholson's plsce deserves more than
paging notice Reuten Nicholson wns broken
dovn gentleman, Of Which class thousands are
10 be found prowliug br night ar1und the etewe
sueakmg lyipg ont Of the luexnereucs Of tho
young who are seeing Life in London" He
had beeD ba'nsler. 3 Bohemian On lLe presa,
md bad lnaugurated an entertainment called
"JudRe and Jury" These trials usre unap-
ERpschAble In thAt day. apd have remained 80
ruce or hare been succeeded by other amuss-
nents less iuteihgeot and viler. Trials we're
written and plsyet By br Jken-doNn comedians
the most 1ud,crous and impossible charac-
ta1, and sometlnes rot Of the moet
delicate nature. Is may be lu1ae1red,
Nicholson presided IS Judge, robed en- les]e. as
~ete the cou,'eel abo. in an sdmira bic manner,
initiated leading barlsteEs of the time Luro !
Bsoagham's double, for example, was admitted |
70 b lncom2arahle, aud there were very few Of I
the notAbiltles ind Of The Peera5e Ct thirts-fiye
yea.n ako Rho Old not either eell Ut the Gar
ficks Head not to ta coafcupded With the /
Gs1riek-to lear 81 Brongham" OF listen to him
On the sl} soGe where else. It was an lmmehse |
tang to see the hinge Nicholson roll into his
chssr on the bench with forensic d, gnity, look |
1o1nd the court. cali for IA glAs. OF brandy aud
Haser ua1n she A1r OF Falstan Yelling ut Francis
!os sack at the BoaE's Head, ana hen cry
NJ ptece Of Or I'D comedy never etcelled even
eJ Lassnn OF Jonn Reeve in their best Of Gays,
tuofd and Cambridge we're always well repre-
ttnt*d. for Nicholson, @Ao wrate most Of the
t7ts Tas scholarly fellow, and withaL IN hia
VIZ. N ext~aos dlnny conversationa11st, and he !
*ns universally fayorite with eol.ege men up
io*n o. = fsalic. His cha ges to the jurr were !
sometimes Earvels Of legal knowledge, u we'll
q u brlihanl Hl', aEI weIe on several occa- |
noRts Qnoteo in the Times. Poor Nicllolsoui He |
nth onty one tEieno IN the w.rld, ,-She woman
fao had shared his success, his rc rccE!essness.
md bi4 nu1y. Champagne Charlie. wpen
present, and this VAS often. kept the Court from
being thirsty during the trial. aud not only the
;oast Hos coonsel, Witnesses, and jury, gorged
;hsupsgne to their souls' content-
ri tue end Of Champagne Charles days and
n'chs of f1olic csme st last. It became xppar-
NJ 1of TWO Years before impaired health snuded |
M oct that his finances nad gone out before
m Ghampaene for tbe crowd Of "Tha
Aae and " The Garden became like angels
'aata. fe9 and far between. CouA1 1mption had
aAfked him fo1 its own. At Toung Dutch SANS {
D oc anger named Martin Box Used to tako the
lehtls ehal-. Box h2d teeu q magnificent bari ,
oos Ii ms day, aod sang The old-faahioned !
sSanng; ned: and sea stnSs with haAhes Of al
ice even then, eaten up as he WAS I
no eha!k-gout and poverty, struggling with | t
ae aaiay requirements OF q clesn shirt Box +
~ ~ 6no1n a1' the htage turf. and Eig cslehri~ i
% 1o9 hity yeats, aud III bis compahY CHAM "
s9De Charlie Honld Sit for hours listening to Il
ID songs and old sto les one OF which was the t
] !ufuef of Wire by Thurtell, Probart. and Hunt b
ae3 we're al gamblers except Hunt who was t
4oest,ainser. aud they euticea Ware down to @
1o5a1ts cottage 9hur,oll murdered him in \ g.
ass ,Sea hne, and tire" the BODY into pond, a
ascn elIea instances form the groundwork OF o
au9nd fstes' last novel Of 1.-The Silent Wit o
- =. ;" IL
1hs crowd ceased to follow Charlie when the q
!. ata CEASED 70 fr. but they paid hm respect to r
q test de lost his uecal neAtness in dress. ho II
.~s1oeo 70 bad sherry and gin. but tor what q
nad beeo, be could always commaud 4 "hfs b.
3oe 1xon the old c2bbies on tho rank One II
'end stood by him. 1t YVES woman cf course =,
mn he was 1t college She WAS Y1r1 OF l6, and Of
course Of time dnfted up to London, and Of
aoog the dema-monde that housed IN the ps
'ssac ateEs Of $50 court Long Acre. She vas D
'oao ~ "Camor1dge" Sue was with Cham ca
kne Charlie at hie best and STAYED with him ] bt
snslast> dArk-eyed, psle, haaeh1y peanty Ii
oesnc type, nhe was AZ cold as stone d.
sge 70 everybody but the man hu1zyine to his I'll
Ase. charlie became SO poor that he could ell
A@Ref furnieh her with money, and then. as Ia
TrppeaIs. they determined TO die together. ou
nsy nd hean Out together the nj ght before. al
ae1eSer = the money came from they had found tt
q nave chaml agne sup1ar by themselves. pit
~ aFank heavily, they made the rounds Of the lnl
slnms In cab, and paid tbs driver and then tu
y ss3en to her rooms- They alept late tho frt
oay. and one OF tho girls Of tbs honse Cd
ocked It the door to Ask " Cambridge " if she 10
neg any BREAKFAST As no arsxer came, the th
9 ~ hroken open aud Champagne Charlie te,
Csnbr'dge were found TO be dying from
.on- An empty champagne bottle and
soa nal lay together on the table They I1n-
sa Cut 4 fe" days. and that Was the last OF We
lnpagne Charlie aud the woman who bad pjt
= ans enough to him to destroy traditions Of f,jt
INNS in6de1sv. There have been scores OF
.apssns Charles snce then, but Charlie pa