Show AN A N ENGLISH ENGLIS 11 STATESMAN ON TIIE THE WAR A prominent english statesman probably john bright or rich kicer ard cobden has written a 11 letter to a friend in this country announcing noun cing the intention of goldwin smith to visit the united states tin writer of thi this letter setter remarks that four fifths if not hot nine tenths of if the ruling class in great britain have been for the south the following is an extract from the letter we c are all looking with great interest to the impending developments of your struggle they who tove love privilege and fear democracy ra wish for your disrud disruption tid they who are for popular sovereignty desire the triumph of the north but both parties and indeed all parties in old europe cannot but see that there is more involved in your contest conte st than the r mere geographical question of your ybur boundaries or e ven even than the freedom or bondage t of some millions of negroes nc groes great principles of human right and nd pi progress ogress all the world over are at attaie alt ake take with these mighty interests an fn 11 tile the 1 I confidently hope for the fhe triumph of the north orth I 1 trust you yoli will not dishonor the cause of humanity by compromising with s slavery ivery far better would it be for the federals to be beaten in afie field of battle than having won the victory to throw tile the at the feet of slavery c j the paris correspondent of a london journal states 1 I hinted sonic some weeks ago that ladi a biti were about to t 0 wear I 1 tail coats the time lias has arrived f for or that innovation and only last night I 1 beheld with aston astonishment ishm enop not unmixed with terror many ladi ladie ladies s is in silk and satin dress coats shirts collars and cravats they have assur assumed ned them all in turns what remains for them to wear and echo answers well I 1 never mind what echo answers but a highland chieftains wife would find it illy to assume I 1 do hope they wont get into tile the habit of stand standing ilIg with their ba backs acks fireplace and their hands in ill their pockets 1 I 1 fm SHARP an individual advertised in a morning paper f for a wife ife the other day and requested each applicant for the situation to enclose her carte carle de visite one of the correspondents alost closed d her rl reply ply in these terms 1 I do not enclose my carte cartel ly fo for r though there is is some soine authority au authority thorit for putting a cart before a horse I 1 know of none for putting one before au an ass 1 ithe the following oi order der verbatim et ct literatim litera tim is assaid said to have bec been reco received ived by an undertaker from an all afflicted wido sur sor sar my waif is ded and wants marits to be be berried aried to morro at kick U knows vair to dig tile hole bi tile alie side of my iny too uther waier lot it be deep |