Year: 1874

Bailey of the Danbury News is writing from London. We give the following ex- tracts from one of his latest letters:

 ENGLISH PAPERS.

 They are rather slow concerns, are these London daiiies. They crowd their adver- tisers into repulsive limits: they mix up their matter without any regard to classi- tication; they publish but O beggarly hand ful of American news; they report in full the most insignificant speeches; they don't seem to realize that there is such an at traction as condensed news paragraphs; they issue no Sunday paper, and but one or two have weekly; they ignore agriculture and science, personals and gossip; they carefully exclude all humor and head lines, and come to their readers every week day, sombre and mournful specta- cle that Is most exasperating to behold.

 STURGEON.

 The place directly in front was solid mass of people waiting for the doors to open. And there was another mass crowd ing in by a side entrance, which we joined on the payment of Q small fee for the sus- tenance and education of young candi- dates for the ministry. By this dodge that IS, plan-a good seat could besecured without discomfort, and the interests of the ministry were considerably advanced.

 There was no choir. A sallow gentleman in the scrupulously clean cloths which sallow people delight to adorn themselves with, lined out the words and started the tune.

 He mi ght have been a happy man with such an honor thrust upon him, but his liver seemed to be against it.

 P interest and study. If he had been the largest potato in boarding-h house dish he could not have been an object of great CT solicitude.

 l watched him most intently, although l am not particularly fond of potatoes. He IS large man, and a thorough Eng llshman in appearance. A broad redish face. light hair, and a square form-too large for the length. There was nothing paticularly attractive about his voice. He preached without notes, displaying no keenness of argument, no profundity of thought, nor ease of language, nor beau- ty of rhetoric

 THE ROYAL FAMILY,

 The house of the Prince of Wales and his happy family is on the Mall. At the upper end of the same square is that of the Duke of Edlnburg and his wife, the Grand Duchess of Russia. There have been newspaper reports to the effect that Louise-"the snub-nosed little girl" as prejudiced Englishmen inelegantly term her-was dissatisfied with this place of residence. don't see why she should be discontented. If she thinks this Q poor place, she ought to sec some of the warehouses along the Erie canal. The royal family is close together. Just above IS the Buckingham Palace, the residence of the Queen. With her live the princess Beatrice; Prince Arthur, who is Duke of Connaught, and Prince Leopold, who is too ill to be Duke. The royal family live happily, believe. Photographs of the Princess of Wales dancing her child ren on her back are for sale. This is not ''put on." She is an amiable lady, a de- voted wife and model mother. The Eng fish are very fond of her. The Duke of Edinburg wears a striped shirt, and is generally photographed with one leg over the back of chair, which imparts a grace and majesty to his person that is quite imposing. It was favorite attitude with General Washington when being photo graphed.