Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-13

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Jul huiOp1Gh httANas -
LONDON, Eng, Nov. %, '82
Marriages in high life are generally
said to be arranged" We may say with
Polonlus that ARRANGED is a vile phrase
where marriage is concerned, aud, there.
fore, record with pleasure a marriage In
the upper circles which took place at
Ipswich on Wednesday. Here the course of
true love not only run smoothly, but there
was an element Of romance such rs is
rarely met with in aristocratic circles.
Let me tell the story for the benefit of our
fair readers 1t is quite dramatic event.
During the present summer, shortly before
the outbreak of the Egyptian war, Mr..
and Mrs. Charters, with their charming
daughter, were sailing on the Nile, when
their boat was ups, and there appeared
to be everyprospcct Of the Charters family
finding watcry grave, when the gallant
Count Carl Esterhazy Of Presburg, Hun
gary, a descendant of the famous Esterha-
~ family, who was coming up in his
yacht, put on all sail and was happily in
time to rescue the party. The count and
Miss Mary Charters speedily improved
their acquaintance, and on Wednesday, in
the presence of large circle of friends,
the young lady became the Countess
Esterhazy. Tho count and his friends
wore the national costumes of Hungary.
and looked very great swells indeed, and
there was plentiful supply of noble lords
and fair ladies' at the wedding. It is the
intention of the happy couple to spend
half the year in England and the remain
der on tho counts estate.
A return. moved for by Mr.. Whitley,
has been issued showing the. number OF
accounts of depositors in post Office
savings banks in the United Kingdom
remaining open on Dec. 81, 1880 and 1881
respectively, together with the amount,
inclusive of interest, standing to The credit
of those accounts. From this il appears
that the number OF accounts remaining
open Dec. 81, 1881. was 2,6(7,6l2, as
against 2,184,972 on the corresponding
date of 1880; whilst the amount inclusive
of interest, standing to credit o all open
accounts, had in the same interval increas
ed from G93,744,637 to G3G, 194, 405. In
England and Wales there were at the END
of 1881 2,405,1 accounts, representing
f33. 6S7, 227; in Scotland 09,566 represen
ting G699, 6S8; In Ireland 81, 100 represcn
ting FL, 1928, 1906; and in islands of the
British seas 5779 representing G84,183
In every county in the three kingdoms, as
we'll as in each of the islands of the Brit
ish seas, the number of depositors on Dec.
81. 1881, exceed the number on Dec. 81
1880.
Perhaps the most terrible of all 1risl
murders Of the past year was that of the
Joyce family. 1t will be remembered
that after many months had elapsed
during which there had been no clue
whatever to the assassins II woman made
an admission respecting some details o
the horrible crime which enabled thu
police at last to get Oh the right track
and now there is every pros pect that these
sayages-nay, savages, us rule, are gen
tie compared with them-will meet th,
Just punishment they so righteously
deserve. The terrible depravity CT TIN
whole thing is shown in the reign o
terror exercised over these ignoran
people. They were told to 90 and they
went, although the object of their visit t.
their victims was we'll known. One of tn
subordnates in this dreadful crime was n
work when he was called away to delbor
ate assassination. He declared he ha,
never seen the victims. yet he quietl
drops his spade and plods off to take par
in the slaughter literally because h
knows his own miserable life will not b.
securd if he refu e., 1t makes one shudde
to think that sucn replies as these coul
be given 10 a counsel. "If you had known
it had hcen to kill Joyce would you hay,
given him warnings" Indeed, woul
mott" "Would you not have told tn
policeP" II would not. didnt lOant
interfere" 1t is with the deepest salts
: faction that we record Justice Barry
opinion, that he believed, that they hac
not got to the root Of the conspiracy.
There are various indications that tn
relations between Russia and Austria ar
by no means friendly. At a public meetin
at Pesth on Thursday night one speake
declared his conviction that war between
Austria and Russia was inevitable, ant
there was great enthusiasm respecting tn
/ Hungarian army. The plan of nations
army composed almost entirely Ct Hunga
rians gratiies the pride of the people, an
will be able, in the event of war, to coan
upon their devotion to the empire. Will
in braveryand intelligence, the Hungarian
soldiers will be second to none in Europe
They are also splendid race as regard
IphyStque and power Of endurance, Whe
; the daycomes they will pay off old grudge
with interest. AUGUST.