The native American., 1837-10-14

q. A swoULD-BE WoOER OF QUEEN VIC
TORIA.--For the last four or i've years her majesty
has been daily in the habit Of walking in kensington
Garden and Hyde Park, accompanied ny her us''iou'
mother the duchess Of Kent. On those occasions Sc
yera gentleman, laboring under the hallucInaon tns'
they were one day destined 10 possess her nave
been source Of continual annoyance 10 the Ioyai pa,
"; SO much so, indeed that IT was necessary a. 'e"g
10 anpoint policeman in private clothes TO De cohiih-
uallv in attendance upon them, during the time they
WERE promenadng. That duty has, Tor the last eighi
or nine months been performed by Mount, T. 30, and
Osborne r. ia, two very rusty othcers, whose pres
encc has been great annoyance 10 tne Woud'ne WOO
ers The most periinacios has been gentleman who
calls himself , but who is generally understood 10
be a Mr.. $1,000, possessed of large property IN the
neiphborhooa of Tunhridge Wells This gentleman
never accosts her majesty during her walks, but was
as regular in attendance the door OF the palace as
was The clock in indicating the time Of her departure
He would then salute her majesty in the most graceful
manner; an. instantly she was past HIM, he inVaiapiy
..fa an angle Of the garden or park, when ne would
run across at full speed un he got before her. -
aong So would auan salute her, and then watch he,
as before This strange conduct he would repeat du'
ring the whole of her walks always taking care TO De
precisely at minutes TO twelve at me Pond near
Kensngton palace for the purpose OF ieedng me ns
the roya promenaders generally passing the spot about
that time. On Sunday, Mr.. - always attended the
chapel royal in Kensngton palace, taking his seat near
the stove from whence he could obtain view OF the
royal new He also invariably remained I'LL the sacra-
and deposited nail sovereign III INC Plate. Ne
Gently owing her majesty having frequently drove
through the park far the statue OF Achilles Mr.
- has sporied baroche resembling the duchess oil
Kents and has been attended by servant dressed ST.
milar 10 the royal undress livery VIZ dark pepper
and salt Goa, and glazed hat, with broad purple velvet
band, for the purpose Of following her. Mr. who
is about 40 yeas of age, in speaking to the garden
keepers, &c., always styles her majesty as his :" stie
princess" and amented that she should he kept from
him. He complains much Of the police Watching him,
and says it is most degrading to him TO be followed
about by them yet he will at all times speak TO them
most Familiarity, and not long since ne showed them
letter which some wag had written to him 10 hoax him,
pnrporting 10 come from the princess, breathing the
most ardent VOWS of attachment towards him, and re-
oues,inq him to depose under certain tree.
as she vas prevented from conversing with him. o.
her n.aesty's recent birthday, Mr.. - splendidly il
Illuminated his residence, and DUNG the day he dis
trbuted eighteen gallons Of ale TO The passers by, and
to any person who would drink her health. In the
course Of the evening, however, the crowd became SO
intoxicated that the police were compelled to interfere,
and pu, stop to his liberality. On that day, also,
licensed cab named ;. Victoria was Handsomely de-
corated with rbands at his expense and at night he
wished the proprietor to allow it to:be illuminated with
lamps. W