Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-05
MAX 0'RELL'S LETTER.

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 LONDON, Aug. g. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 After rambling about little among the villages and making acquaintance with Hodge and his belongings, I have come to the conclusion that out of the two millions of newly enfranchised subjects of Her Bri- tannic Majesty, there are plenty who scarce ly have proper sense of their promotion. One worthy fellow, who evidently knew moro about pigs and potatoes than political matters, when asked him what he was in politics answered, "Churchman, sir" A conversation with the wife of another of these sons of toll proved to me that under her roof the affairs of the nation had never disturbed anybody's sleep. Liberal and Con
 servative were meaningless terms as applied
 to her husband. She evidently knew not
 what these "mouthfuIs" meant All she
 knew was that her 'fman" was 1aborer. It is really almost doubtful whether in such cases as these it is not ''folly to be wise.'
 It may safely be asserted that the eldest
 daughter of the Prince of Wales has been
 successively bestowed upon every important
 disengaged prince on the continent by busy
 match-makers. The continental people will
 have it that there is great demand for Eng fish princesses. Never was greater mistake
 made. An alliance with the royal family of England brings no alliance from a political point of view, and what is worse, no money worth speaking of for future reigning cou- pie. The English princesses are only intend ed and good, it appears, for obscure and pen the royal family of Denmark. The eldest daughter will be Queen of England, and a charming one too. The second is Empress of Russia, the third is the wife of the veal thy Duke of Cumberland, and it is now an nounced that the sailor. Prince Waldemar, youngest son of King Christian, is betrothed to the Princess Marie of Orleans, eldest daughter of the Duke de Chartres. This lady, whose fortune will one day be immense, is to have dowry of twenty-five millions of francs Poor John Bulll how such an- nouncements must make him sigh, Will there never be such luck for hims
 I think have spoken to you before of the freaks of the merry King of Bavaria His last whim was to get Adelina Patti to sing Il Barbiere and La Traviata for his sole delec- tation Twenty-Five thousand francs was of fered for this singular performance. The whim is not going to be gratifed, however, for the diva has refused on the ground that it would be quite impossible for her to sing in an empty theater. That was 2 very good way of getting out of it.
 Thanks to the cholera scare on the oonti- nent, the English seashore is overcrowded
 We are having another hot and beautiful summer and on every beach the Britons throng. But what different thing it is from the sea bathing season in France. The French seem to set out for their holiday with thorough determination to- enjoy themselves. On French beaches everybody makes acquaintance, the children play to- gether under the eyes of happy. papas and mammas, and in the evening all meet at the Casino where there are ball rooms, reading rooms, smoking rooms. etc. No doubt many of the people you mix with there are scarcely such as you would care to invite to your house on a visit, but the season over, these friends of day are forgotten, and there remains the benefit to health and spir- it's from a thoroughly merry time. In the English seaside resort every bather looks askance at his fellow. "Who is he at home?' or tWhat was his grandfather" are ques- tions that he must get satisfactorily answered before he associates with him, and rather than run the risk of frequenting the compa- ny of persons of inferior blood he is often bored to death with the monotony of the