The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-25 00:00:00

A SUITOR TO ROYALTY.

A good deal of talk and merriment have been created in
Kensington, in consequence of the eccentricities of a gen-
tleman said to hold a rank of some importance in the
army, who has fallen desperately in love with the youthful
charms of the Princess Victoria, and who for some months
past has taken every opportunity of manifesting the
ardour of his passion to her Royal Highness, and of ma-
king her a formal tender of his hand and heart. For some
time the proposals and the epistles of this aspiring lover
were treated as the effusions of a distempered intellect,
and no notice was taken of them ; but latterly his efforts
to obtain an interview became so persevering, and it be-
ing known tbat he generally stationed himself in Kensing-
ton-gardens, in those portions where her Royal Highness
most frequently indulged in the recreation of walking, it
was found expedient to give some directions to the gate-
keepers on the subject.
From what can be gathered of this eccentric gentle-
man's movements, it appears that about the beginning of
last spring, he made some very particular inquiries of
the keeper at the Mount-gate, Kensington-gardens, as to
the Princess, wishing in particular to know the best way
in which he could obtain an introduction, and whether it
was most likely an interview could be granted at Kensing-
ton-Palace. _

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The gate-keeper referred the gentleman to the proper
authorities at the Palace ; after which he received three
cards, containing, as the gentleman said, his titles and
dignity, with a request that they should be Immedi-
ately forwarded to her Royal Highness the Princess
Victoria, who, he added, would see that, by an alliance
with him, her Royal Highness would acquire an imperial
title of superior pretensions to the comparatively insignifi-
cant distinction of Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. On
the cards were written, the " King of Rome ;" " The Em-
peror of the Austrias ;" and " The Grand Lama of Thi-
bet." Several letters were forwarded to the Palace by this
tripartite potentate, who was constantly seen promenading
before the Palace, and in the gardens, waiting to obtain
the desired interview with the Princess. For five or six
days after this he disappeared, but one day, while the gate-
keepers were at dinner, he contrived to gain admission into
the gardens, when he took that opportunity, unobserved,
to jump over the palings into the shrubbery, and there plant
a laurel, to which' he affixed another letter to the Prince Fs
Victoria, which, of course, wlfeti discovered, was speedily-
removed. The next morning the aspirant to royalty came
to the gate and inquired for the Princess. On being in-
formed her Royal Highness was gone to Claremont, he
immediately jumped into a cab, and made a bargain with
the driver to take him there for a sovereign, which was
paid. In the evening the gentleman returned, and told
the gate-keeper he had been to Claremont, and had been
shown over the house, but lie had been unable to obtain a
view of the Princess. From that time this gentleman con-
tinued to pursue the same system of eccentricity, and, yes-
terday morning, having made some further inquiries of the
gate-keeper respecting her Royal Highness, who had just
taken an airing in a pony-chaise, the gate-keeper considered
it to be the most prudent course to inform Sir John Con-
roy of the persevering conduct of the persevering suitor.
The gate-keeper, having received his instructions, pro-
ceeded to the station-house, and returned to the gardens,
accompanied by Inspector M'Manus, of the T division.
The gate-keeper and the inspector then proceeded towards
a bench in the garden, where the individual in question had
taken a seat. As soon as he saw them, probably guessing
their mission, he rose up with the intention of walking
away ; but he was stopped by the inspector, who explained
to him the authority on which he acted, and told him he
must take him into custody, unless he would pledge his
honour to abstain in future from the ridiculous system of
annoyance he had practised. The individual, after some
demur, gave the required promises, and was allowed to
leave the gardens, after having given a card, which con-
tained, as was presumed, his real name and rank, the lat-
ter of which was stated to be Lieutenant-Colonel -.
He was a tall military-looking man, with an umbrella and
a bunch of lavender, and apparently about forty-five years
of age.

The number of persons who have sailed from the
port of Liverpool, as emigrants to the United States and the
British Colonies, during the quarter ending the 30th of June
last, is 11,625. _Liverpool Albion.

ME SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y, JULY 25, 1834.