Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-16

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The Court promises 10 he very gay. AlteF lhe C".''''
mas holidays, the Queen is expected to launch out IN d
STYLE Of very great s~piendor and magnlhcence. ! he ~.
ronatiou will take place in June, and upon me Sme
era nd STYLE Ut is sa;d) rs that nj George ~. ~" -"
rnonn,inn rf william and Adelaide. in September, icI.u,
was rather shabby aifair-as lar Us The cost vent. NO
lbs. r;,7na That is, five miiIion Go'inrs-w was tx
pended. by the nation, IN The CoTniaIiiiil a George ~
and cniu :fl30. rGA upon that Of Qurfn Adelaide.
In f-3l, the Whics hnas,"d of their econnny IN dock
ipr The unrcant "f its garisll ~spIendor: wonder how
in l2JS. they will justify the heavy expense OF a S"f"'
natinn on The eSNnvngnnt sale Of iS:l. BUT Tue 9"rt"
wishes it. they must endravor 10 justify lt-proyid'''
ALWAYS. Ina the Wings are in Office in June, IoJ5'-
They will remain as long as they can--ioF the WhIss,
10 say The truth, stick to place, as the iiInpels sue" 10
llr rocks!
,,ueon,rv of q Coronation. il shonld I've borne in mind,
howcyrr. that trade and manufac:ur"s are very nlaIrrl-
ally benefited by the money thus thrown la'" ei,cea'
lion. through a thousand different channels u one
million he spent in this manner, directly, we may Ps.i'
MAZE Ina, fnv more will he spent by thu pe"ple-thail Is,
hr those who rarlake, officially, of the Gctunt OF the &C.
remonia! n, well rs by lhnsc who will 80 10 expense II,
order thai, Hey may see the SHOW.
Etiquette prevents The CORONATION, d! Inc s""i'S'; III
Iirr than usual,
Oncpn Victoria, have taken an oath which contains 10
the effect TINT the oal, is cnndltlnnai on there he'h8 no
heirs horn Ia his late marsiy.
when n menh"r of tie Royal family is born, The law
p,oy;dcs thai, if possible, certain officers OF Stale shall
be in the room al the lime. This, you VIII say, IS '"'
over dr!icalc-hut, in a country where the Crown goes
ia hereditary descent, il may be ntcrssHry 10 have such
pusiliye assurance that !be Successors, in esse "r 1" posse,
are The actual children Of the persons IN question:
There have hrrn casrs, il is said, where infants nave nech
introduced into the bed in n warming pan. lhe RE
tender. rs the son of James Stuart was called, was w.
lierrd TO have TINS made his DEBUT
When the Duke Of Sussex was moving The address,
in The Lords, in reply 10 the Queen sspeech al 'ie oPr"'
inr Of Parliament. lie alluded 10 tue iacl OF ms having
49, $500. ,,ion ,ha q uncp tyn horn llp SAIL mat
The Archbishop Of Canterbury was also a spectator Oh
that event.
There is n curious report abroad, by the way, in refer.
ence 10 Yictoria's having been born in England. the
Dukes of Kent, Cambridge, Clarence and Cumberland,
al! rot suddenly married Immediately after The laln"ntfd
death Of the Princess Charlotte. 1t was The misfortune
of the Duke of Kent 10 have very limited mcans-the
prrnter par, of his income being appropriated 10 pay OF
Ls debts When it was seen that the Duchess OF Kent
was in tina, situation, in which looming events cast
their shadows before, ;" The Duke was very ANXIOUS 'nat
the child should hp born in England. he being then resi-
dent on the Continent. But he had not the means 10
bring his establishment overi in proper state. Inc sum
required is said 10 have been somewhat ahnnt S7"uo -
Ills creditors, naturally enough, declined TO advance ~
and the then ministry would not oblIge HIM IN Inns
dilemma il is said that Alderman Wood literally tent
him The m~nney-which was not repaid for many years 'or
the Duke died before Victoria was two years OF age
The child was born in England,-th" to alderman
Wood. The Queen made a boIODet oi wood, ! lew Jays
since, and il is avprrcd that the dignity was conferred
on him in acknowledgment of his timely kindness IN Inc
above instance. Some of the papers deny lis NUN, nut
The on dit has obtained a great many believers, and Is not
improbable.
Sir Matthew Wood hasa very large fortune. and thus
ran support the dignity Of baronetcy. ''Thr Old King"
as Gcorre Ill. is called, made it a rule before lie grant
ed n baronclcy or peerage, that the person to br dIsnlh"d
or ennobled should endnw, in perpctuHy, the immediate
heirs male Of the title with enough 10 Keep up Inc o's'
nny. | believe tina, for a Baron this was E2DOO per an
nun and Eln0) per annum for a barnnet. From want
of wha, The King esteemed the requisite endowment;
many Of the Judges, who would have been considered
valuable acquisitions in the House Of Lords, were mt
cnnohled. Lord Tentrrdrn could have got his pcerage
ten years before he did get il, if lie had property enough.
To lransmi, to his heirs, for the proper maintenance OF
his rank. OF all things painfully lndicrnus IN the world,
where IIerucltus had us mnch to smile a., is a Pnuper
peer. He has PretensIon and a proud slalIoh-aho "cNs
the nPediul 10 maintain both.
when a Peer is poor, he is placed IN the pension list.
Lord Gitiprd was made a Peer in 1924. and died IN le2o.
His eldest son, the present Lord, has t:IO a year pen
sion, and his Younger children have tfI00 n year besides,
out Of The same fund. There are % nobleinen, (Eng-
li.h, Irish and Scr,ch) similarly situated. Their pen
sions run from 81 10 El9G5 per nnnum. They have
Ell 1913 between them, or an average Of S323 each
The wives, widows, SONS, daughters, grand children and
cousins of Peers, are also fed by public charity IN many
instances. md to a high amount sometimes. In fact
out OF El33 900 given away in pensions, nearly t3o,
600 is shared among the Aristocracy. But ! shall touch
on this head more infinitely by and bye.
am afraid you will think | am giving you too much
about Royalty and the Court. Pray, let me GO on in my
own way, and we shall manage very well. The Queen
is lhe lending topic now, in this country, and | only pro.
TESS to sketch of. for your readers, what floats uPpe1tnost
in life in this land.
The Queen, | am afraid, will be spoiled. The adula.
ton she receives would turn q wiser and older head Than
hers. Her commnnesl phrase is quoted as q hon moi. II
she rides out, the newspapers are in rapture as TO her
grace. If she laughs-it is a gracious smile ot conde.
scension. If she blush-it is an expression OF gratIted
delight, ,nging her maiden cheek with a hue like Una.
Of lie setting sun on a snow.capped hill. If she attend
the theatre, and acknowledges The plaudiis ct the people
s,raightway we hear that the elegance Of her bow was
the object OF universal admiration. If she goes IN Pri'
vate, las she did 10 The Opera Bnha9 we are tolo TO no'
mire the delicate lnndesly which shrinks from ndmira-
lion When the dear girl read Tie speech at the open.
ing Of Pariament-the reporters one and oil, declared
that nothing could be more perfect than her elocutLon.
lf her mother dimes with her natural enough, as they
live together-we are Informed that cher most gracious
Majesty, Queen Victoria, entertained al dinner, hcr au-
gusl mother, The Duchess of Kent" In fact, the poor
child runs a chance OF being spoiled, if rank faltery can
do it. The only hope is, that its very Tankness may
nanseate.
If your renders have any ideas about the Queen, !
dare say that they are wrong. If they form their no.
lions from The English newspapers, | Eno,o they are.
shall endeavor 10 sketch her, briefly but faithfully.
The Queen, as yon know, was Is in May. She is an
agreeable looking young woman, with a blonde com.
plexion, (no, clear blonde, but the sodden hue which
prople get who reside fnr some time in %London) Her
eyes and hair are light. She wears hcr hair IN inc
plainrst manner: usually drawn behind the ears. In
the back it is dressed Il la Grccq. tler forehead is good
The skin tight on it, but not so tight as TO give the
glossy appearance Of polished marble, which looks very
ugly. The lips rather full, pouling and red. Her teeth
are regular, and not particularly white, nor does she
show them much when she speaks. Her nose is almost
aquiine, and | would call it her best feature. She has
rather high cheek bones, and her face when looked at
in front appears too broad and fiat TO be handsome. In a
word, she is an agreeable, good humored looking, but
by no means a handsome young woman. She is appa.
ren,ly in good spirits, and laughs very frequently.
The Queens neck is longer than due proportion war.
rants. Her head sits well upon it. Her waist is small.
Her hands and feet are small the hands white and
plump, with taper fingers, loaded with many neat rings.
Were you 10 gee The, Queen on her throne, or on a
chnir, or GA horseback, you would think that she was
fully of the middle height. but when she rises you see
lLat she is of lhe ..dunpy" Genus. The fact is, she sits