WHAT THE WORLD SAYS. (By Atlas.)

Evening Post, Volume XV, Issue 211, 8 September 1877, Page 1 (Supplement)

WHAT THE WORLD SAYS. (By Atlas.)

In spite of the overtures of M. Thiers, tho Prince Imperial has decided upon the honest course of supporting Marshal Macmahon and the Imperialist Senators will vote in favor of a dissolution of the Chamber. Yet another obscene outrage on the part of the "unspeakable Turk' r ! The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily News assures us that "the Krupp guns at Erzeroum are without breeches." The scene is an Irish police-court recently. The case is a charge of exposing for sale unsound meat. The local inspector of provisions is giving his evidence. Crossexamined by Mr. Harper: "Do you swear the cow was killed, or that it died a natural death?" Witness: 1 swear she was killed to save her life." Lovely. Messrs. Bixio, Mousso, and Brooks, the members of the expedition to the Darien for the opening up of a c«nal through the Isthmus, have fallen victims to the fatigues of the journey and an unhealthy climate. The last named, Mr. Brooks, was an Englishman, and, although a man of about sixty years of age, would not follow the prudent suggestions of his friends, who strongly advised him to use Quinine as a preventive against fever, nstead of taking this anti-feverish medicine, Mr. Brooks consumed spirits in preference ; but he did not laugh long at the cowardice of his companions, who partook of the obnoxious quinine instead of comforting themselves and stimulating their strength by imprudent use of wine and spirits. The proposed revival of the Winchester and Harrow match has fallen through. After this year Eton and Harrow are not to play at Lord's during term-time, by order of the governing bodies. Thus the annual orgies will not have the countenance of the authorities. Is discouragement the prelude to disestablishment ? It would be a pity. Mais eufin I I have made inquiries at St. Petersburg with reference to the pretended captivity of the Hungarian poet Petapi, and have received the following information :—": — " In Siberia there were but nineteen Hungarian prisoners ; these were all students or workmen, and included only two military captives— viz., an old captain and a man named Keek, who had taken part in Garibaldi's expedition, and who afterwards became chef of the Bashi-Bazouks. The whole of the foreign political prisoners were sent back to their respective countries some years ago. Petapi is not in Siberia." Somewhat alarming rumors have been circulated on the mobilisation of the French army ; and if credit is to be given them, the Ministry has already issued orders to the railway officials to suspend certain traffic, aud to place themselves at the disposal of the military delegates who are to be appointed. Whilst mentioning these rumors, which have evidently a warlike meaning, I believe they are simply ventilated by interested parties with a view to raise an excitement against Marshal Macmahon's policy. Why do bo many wealthy and not otherwise offensive persons outrage the feelinga of the Lord Chamberlain by hoisting the cockade on their servants' hats ! They remiud me of the young New Yorker, who on his return from Paris wore a rosette of red ribbon in hi 3 buttonhole, because he had observed that it was " fashionable " in the latter city. None but those who "serve the Queen" are entitled to mount the black cockade, which, like the red coat, is part of the livery of the House of Hanover. Having been in Ireland, I have, of course, heard the time-honored joke of the Dublin waiters, who inform every newlyarrived cockney that the difference between an " outside car" and an "inside car" in Ireland i 3 that an outside car has its wheels inside, and an inside car has its wheels outside. But I did not know until I read the Globe's account of the carriage catastrophe which recently befell Lady Clancirty in Piccadilly that it was the custom of the aristocracy to have their horses inside their carriages. The Globe writer informs us that "the carriage was smashed, and one of the horses so badly hurt that it had to be killed immediately. Fortunately the other occupants of the carriage escaped unhurt." Journalists must "speak by the card" now-a-days, or take the consequences. In a recent article on the Claimant a*. Dartmoor in this journal, it was mentioned that the distinguished individual was "working away at the Little Wauzer, or by whatever other name the manufacture of Messrs. Singer and Co. may be called." It will scarcely be credited that these lines have called forth two letters to the Editor : one from the solicitor for the Singer Manufacturing Company, disclaiming the Little Wanzar ; the other from the manager of the Little Wanzer Sewing Machina CornCompany, disclaiming connection with Messrs. Singer. Both these persons have now got an excellent advertisement gratis, and ought to be satisfied.