The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-30 00:00:00

OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

Although it was understood that that. was likely
to be an incresse to the family of the Prune. of
Wales towards the end of November, his royal
consort has epee more taken the public by surprise
with regard to the exact period of the auspi Moue
event of the birth of another little princess ; and
although the occurrence took place before our
morning papers went to press on Friday morning.
they were so little prepared for the news that they
only published it in second editions. The Prince of.
Wale, is now getting quite • family man, having no.
fewer than five children. liar Majesty may now
count about a score of direct descendant., so that
we. at all event., can have no fear of that political
evil—a disputed sucoession to the throne through
lapse of the direct line ; while any of our i.N3locus
which may desire in the present or the next genera-
tion to start as independent monarchic' will have
ample choice of sovereigns.
The King of the Belgians has departed, after •
hearty, but quiet and family•like, reception at
Windsor by his certain Queen Victoria, and • some-
! what hyperbolic and overdone reoeptioo in London.
The greeting of the volunteers was very well, and
nobody could object to • civic banquet being got up
in honour of a royal visitor who la at once • near
relative of our Queen and the sovereign of • neighbour-
, ing and friendly State; but nobody appears to know
'el
Ecal:lilloylwhamha" t Palace,2:B6significance
andadi fitdhcartf:E:ttibiheeefartpo"cmrochpted ront:octialhste
corporations As for as regards the British people,
I it ham been harmless, because nobody bikes it as
binding us more strictly to support Belgium inds
pandemic, but such a manifestation casino* but
excite some national jealousy and suspicion in
France.

The Parliamentary topic of the hoar is the election
of
thotiiiglhhianotrivalluinktgorattefo matter in
ionouit.otv Tipperary,
if,iiid upon as
the sign of a deplorable feeling in the minds of at
least a portion of the Irish peasantry. Even if this
election be followed by that of Luby for Queen's
County, of course such occurrences will have he
lea practical effect than the election of Rochefort
by • Parisian anatituency. In troubloua times we
must expect the political stun to rise to the surface
Perhaps ; but it is simply ridiculous for Irish con-
stituencies to select representatives who cannot
possibly take their seats in Parliament, at a time
when the Government is pledged to do more, for the
Irish tanantry at least, than the fullest Pumas of
Espial] ISM could ever achieve for them. I can assure
you that O'Donovan's election has led many
moderato men in this metropolis, who have hitherto
acquiesced in a policy not only of justice, but of
generality to Ireland, to question the utility or
advisability of any concession whatever.
Mr. Gladatone's batch of new Peers, shrunken to
the number of eight through twt) of the gentlemen
originally nominated for the honour baring declined
it, were wetted on Friday evening. Mr- Caldstuue
is only following the precedent of former Premiere
in strengthening his party in the Upper HOUIIO.
Earl Grey made 34 new peers; Lord Melbourne,
39 ;Sir Robert Peel, II; Earl Russell, 24 ' • Lord
I,:almenkm, 23 • the Earl of Derby, 25 • and Mr.
"'midi, COnsidering the 1111011110 in the number
of creation, by Liberal Premiers since 1830, one
would naturally expect the balance of parties to he
redressed by now ; but it is a noteworthy fact that
the dignity of nobility has a curious effect in
developing Conservative views in the esoond, if not
in the first generation, and it would be interesting
to note how many titles conferred of late years by
Liberal Ministers may now be read on the Opposi-
tion side of the division list.
SPECTATOR.

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