Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-29

:" TamtOozled if he would not try the mettle of ! any fellow in York" know said he " that | ye are all whole hog men here-yes. so am myself when am sOber-but am up tO my | chin m champaigne, and a glorious dinner l now, 50 that Pm just for Clay d--n you" In consequence of the disturbance created a. l -rOnd Mr. Mickey, or General Mickey as he | called himself, he was removed to the police l office. On being handed up to the bar, he 1 swOre most resOlutely that he would row the squire up Salt river if he medd!ed with him. The magistrate told him that he would merely place him in a situation where he could get sober, but to this Mir. Mickey ob- jected most violently, he d-d our good city of Gotham at the top of his voice, called on all friends of the American system to pro- tect hinn-at the same time whispering in an under tone to the officer who conducted him, that he was for Clay, only when he was drunk. The officer replied. by asking him whether he knew the "little Red," of Mis- souri. The [" general" was taken care of by the authorities until the afternoon, when he was permitted to go.-N. Y. Eng.
 Pickpockets.--Ou Thursday evening a young man, who came to this city from Hart ford on board the steamboat Macdonough, was robbed of Sl,7OO while he stood near Fulton slip. He gave information at the po- lice office. but as he could not give any cir ] cumstances to direct suspicion, it was feared ! the money was forever lost to him. On Fri day evening, however, Mr. Merit arrested a
 pickpOcket in Peale's Museum and found On
 him about $500; next morning Mr. Hays
 met notorious pickpocket in Beekman
 street, and arrested him on suspicion; on
 searching him $500 were found on him, and
 on minute examination, it was discovered that the two persons so fortunately seized had changed in brokers office the identical notes stolen from the gentleman's pocket.- They are Of course committed for trial.
 We do not recollect any individual in mod ern times, whose life has been attended with such singular circumstances, as that of the new King of Belgium. When young he was married to the then heir apparent of the Brit ish throne, in virtue of which relationship he would. if her life had been continued, have been in effect the King of that nation, Atlho' he must have reigned in the name of his queen, still his station would have rendered him sovereign, and he would have exercis- ed the influence, and borne the dignity of monarch of that great and powerful empire. The death of the Princess. of Wales put an end to these hopes and expectations; and though he was provided with splendid income by ] the nation, he had no reasonable grounds to | anticipate any future event, which would raise him above the condition of subject.
 When Greece. under the auspices of Great Britain, France, ,and Russia, was en1ancipased from Turkish thraldom, and placed in the at- tltude of an independent nation, it became ne- cessary to look up among civilized nations, suitable person to be placed at its head. In searching for a candidate for the throne of this regenerated people, the aforementioned pow CTS turned their attention to Prince Leopold, and offered hinn the Grccian crown. After due deliberation. he declined the preferred honor; manifesting, in our opinion, a good degree ofsound judgment, and practical com mon sense, in avoiding station which pre- scented more difficulties, and embarrassments, than qualifications, to hi,n who might be plac- ed in it. And subsequent events have iustifi- ed him in preferrDg the course which he pur- sued. To this day, no person has been found to fill the Grecian throne-a fact, which shcws very clearly. we think, that the place is not an enviable one.
 In the course of events, Belgium became separated from Holland, and it was necessa- ry for the peace of Europe, that that country should be formed into a distinct independent government, at the head of which it was con- sidered expedient to establish sovereign un- der the title of KIng. This was to he accom- plished under the supervision of the five great powers of Europe, Great Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. After due con- l sultatiOn. they fixed their attention upon Prince Leopold, and offered him the Belgian crown. He finally accepted it :; and by the consent, and with the appreciation of the pco- pie, he ascended the throne.
 l Thus, in the course Of few years, this 1 prince has been candidate for no less than three crowns. one of which he was providen- tialIy prevented from wearing; another he voluntarily declined; and the third he now possesses. But it was scarcely placed upon his head, before he was obliged to engage in a war for its security, and had he not been promptly assisted by those who aided him in mounting the throne, he probably would have been driven from that, and his kingdom, in a few days after he entered upon the duties of his government.
 We should not be surprised, if before this time. King Leopold I. wishes himself back to his quiet, respectable, and gratifying residence in England. He has left every thing that would make an NnambitiOus man comfortable and cOntented, for the empty title of King. and for position in Europe which exposes him to turbulent, and not improbably to sanguinary reign. Flanders is little else than an old battle field; and its local situation, rem ders it liable to repetition of its former ex- perience in this way, whenever the general politics of Europe call for general war; How soon that may be we do not pretend to