Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02

sells, 8 of them efficient iseagoing ironclads
Holland possesses II ships, Austria IA, Spair
Z, Denmark 6, Sweden and Norway 8, Greece
8, and Portugal 1. This side the water Brazil
owns IL, Peru 4 monitors, having lost hel
seagoing ironclads; Chill 3 !; the Argentine
Republic 2; while in Asia, Japan musters 6
fleet of ironclads, and China has armed
gunboats. tat -lfss=z n
few days ago we gave some description
of the plan of selling Intoxicating liquor in
use in Brockton, Mass, where one of the Sc
lectmen takes charge of the traffic. In their
recent report the selectmen of the town
speak well of the plan. The Brockton Ga
sette gives it qualified commendation, as fol-
lows: It is not our ideal of plan. In its
workings the past year it has come short of
much that we have expected of it, as we have
heretofore frankly stated in these columns.
But with the possibilities 1t presents for ju-
dicious modification we regard it as the most
feasible means now at hand for uniting the
temperance voters on practicable basis for
defeating indiscriminate license, or what is
about the same thing, free rum. We are
aware that those who have heretofore stood
for absolute prohibition and nothing less,
viii find it difficult to accept of this position;
some will doubtless scorn the idea of yield
ing an iota but we very much mistake if
hundreds of thoughtful, earnest men in
Brockton, men who have always stood true
to the temperance cause, will not prefer to
take this system with the barriers it offers
against the free flow of liquors, rather than
adhere to theory which, though wise and
benefcent in its character, and which if it
all, is nevertheless likely under existing cir
cumstances to prove imperative.
The London society journal Truth is edited
by a member of Parliament who was at one
time in the diplomatic service of England,
yet the marriage of Lady Burdett- Coutts is
thus referred to in it's columns ---
/ regret to announce the suicide of Angela
Georgina Burdett-C Coutts, Baroness which
took place on the 18th inst, in the sixty
seventh year of her age. The Baroness Bur-
dett-Coutts, better known possibly as Miss
Coutts, was the youngest daughter of Sir
Francis Burdett, and granddaughter of Mr..
ceeded in 1887, through his widow, the Ouch
ess of St. Adams Miss Coutts acquired for
herself well-d deserved reputation for her
great iberality and the Judgment she exer-
cised in dispensing her charity. She re-
cefved her peerage in 1871, and was admitted
to the freedom of the city of London in 1872
and to that of Edinburgh in 1874. Although
nto another sphere, the name of Angela |
ieorgina Coutts will long be remem-
0ered as that of one of the most charitable
aides of the nineteenth century, and her loss |
will be deeply regretted by many thousands |
Who have profted by her bounties. r. I. p.
the secrecy maintained re-
pecting the date fixed for the marriage of
Lady Burdett- -Coutts, good many persons |
lad congregated at the church door in Down |
treet to see the fair bride and the happy |
vain, and not few Kisses greeted the latter |
N his appearance. Two children were the |
bridesmaids. The lady was attired in
he usual bridal paraphernalia of |
attn and orange flowers. royal |
aloon awaited the happy couple |
ouple at the Charing Gross station the plat
orm was covered with red cloth, and Sir
Edward Watkin, the chairman of the COM
,anY, was in attendance, as is his wont when 1
oyalty honors his railroad. Mr.. Bartlett
laving already condescended to adopt our
nationality has still further shown the kind
e61nR winch anlmaCeS MIN towards US by
ssuming the name of the kind and venerable |
ady whom he has led captive to the altar in
he event of issue the children will conse-
uently be known by the name of Coutts
Tow that this ill-assorted marriage is an ac-
omplished fact and that Lady Burdett- Coutts
nd her ex-American consort have received q
'lessing from clergyman in church and
cordial shake from the official hand of Sir
Edward Watkin, standing on red cloth, it is
o be hoped that they will have the good
race to cultivate love in a cottage and not to
hrust themselves in any way prominently
'efore the world.
We have pretty free press in this coun-
ry, but, as the New York World says, sup
ose an American member of Congress edit
ng paper in New York should deal with the
carriage of an elderly American lady as the
Iondon Truth deals with the marriage of
lady Burdett -Coutts.