Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-25

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ibe Wbip Ministry The Radicals have taken 10 hold
inc poblic meetings against them. In Birmingham,
/ ceds Glasgow Edinburgh. and other places, such
/ meetings have been held, much TO the INJURY and
ANNOYANCE Of the Wings. Lord Brougham, reaps,
inc into ultra. radcalism, has joined ''he People,
and tbns places himself more than ever against his
aid colleagues. On Mofday great public meet
inp of Tie working classes was held III London ana
the sneeehes and resolutions against the Ministry
were very violent The People are thus damaging
minister's aud preparing for the return OF The Torres
10 office.
In Ireland the Catholic Association has been re
| yiycd by DConnell "a The ''Precursof Society, on
as the ways OF Dublin have It'll Pray curseher"
He calculates, al one shilling head from each
member To raise the annual sum oil 100000. lie
thinks suppose thai, his 'trbute' IS falling oil,
,he lions share OF tins new mt would be no bad
thing lie has excited much mrth by a recent
frcak-no less than retiring from the world for ten
days as an inmate of the Garthusian Monastery at
! Nount Nellary near Waterford. Here he went
through 4 deal Of penance prayers and flagellaion.
and accommodated himself 10 the system OF his resi-
dencc To him this must have been penance IN
deed
From the Continent there is little new except
itLa on the occasion of his coronation nj Milan, the
rmnoro, Of Austria has issued an Of amnesty for
all political offences up to that Tune. L IS com
pcte act OF oblivion, and restores all the accused ana
all the condemned to their political and personal
rights. II is aroyal act, right royalty done.
Whether the SWISS will give up Prince Louis Ma
polcon e. send him out OF the territory, is doubt
full liz, it is said, offered his services to Nicho
las of Russia in the army, and was coldy rejected.
The visit Of King Leopold, Of Belgium, and his
wife, the Queen oil England, Is generally expected
to have some conneXion with NlctoTias expected
marriage Whom she shall wed seems undecided.
Popular opinion Is III favor OF her union with her
cousin, Prince George Of Cambridge. King Leo
poIl is understood TO have strong desire that
OF tire SAKE obufgs, his nephews, shall be the hap
py An absurd idea got ailoat that the Duke
de Nemours was candidate for the hand ofthe little
Queen. He is Papst, and the law runs, that the
Sovereign of England cannot marry any but Prot
estant. But, dare say, the French prince would
not let religion be eny obstacle other matters
in right tralr.
The general opinion is, that King Leopold has
gicat deal much influence his niece our
Queen Two of the leading people at the English
Court are creatures Of his One is Baroness Leh-
zen, who exclusively acts as the Queens Private
Secretary, and the Baron Stockmar, who holds
| ostenslbe office, but appears 10 have veto upon
/ all subjects. These two--oue of whom was "A wait
ing mald and the Other valet de pacc-arc allow
ed TO see the Queen when her own mother is not
| admitted. They were formerly in the service Leo
pod, and 9s have SAID, are supposed be his tools
still
The belief prevails that Prince George Of Cam.
bridge will be the Queens husband. He is a nice
young fellow, but as wild and dlssIpated as George
" WAS at his age. Indeed, To get him out of the
way of temptation, it has been resolved that he shall
be sent his travels for years. and he starts
! iur Gibraltar Immediately. know not how TO re-
! conclle this with the fact that the Duke of Cam
bridge has bought Conlbe Wood twhere the late
Earl OF Liverpool uscdto reside) for Prince George
where he IS to have separate establishment OF his
own.
Queen Adcaldes health continues delicate, and
She sails for Malta next mouth, in the Hastings
| The Queen Of Portugal has invited her to winter at
Lisbon, aud has even had the castle OF Bclem flied
up for her residence. Bun doubt whether she will
do more than pay Portugal a flying visit. She now
resides almost wholly AT ousby Park, where she
lived $" ,onS as Duchess ofClarcncc.
Queen ' lctoria's popularity is waning. Various
causes may be assigned for this. In the first place.
she is wholly surrounded by the Wing nobility, and
therefore the Tories cannot visit her-the said To
ries being very numerous, wealthy and influential.
BESIDES, the London uadesmcn are highly indg
nant AT the Queens preference for all that is foreign.
Her dresses are chiefly French, and her last quar-
| tens bill to Madame Maradau was $4,000 pounds.
The example is so decidedly against British man
ulactures that general dissatisfaction has been cXc-
ed.
Besides the Serious portion OF society are much
annoyed At the manner IN which she has constantly
gone 10 the Opera. She tended every night of the
season except IRE. And to mend matters, the ''un-
co pious' remark that the Court Circular had fire.
quent notices OF tins kind .llcr Majesty attended
the opera Saturday. Her Majesty received the
like awoman's being NJ the opera until one O'Clock
on Sunday morning, and going to the Chapel Royal
to tnke the sacrament.
! While the Queen thus constantly attended the TIA
Ian Opera, she only paid two three visits To the
English theatres The papers have remarked on
tins, and very severely, too, without Justice
However, if she confer knighthood aud pension up
on our friend Sheridan Knowles, as she said She
means 10 do, she will be relieved of the odium incur
red by her mpolitc and unEnglish patronage OF TO-
reign singers and nee cct of native talent.
sermon preached before the Queen at the
Chapel Royal, on June II, has furnished a theme
ioi much discussion. The preacher is DR.. Hook,
nephew of the famous wit, Theodore Hook. He
ny, and the encouragement of Professionalism by high
people In fact, II was political sermon against
some OF the ministry who present Ii WAS
SAID (but dened) that for preaching this sermon Dr.
Hook was struck oil the list Of the Queens chap
lans aud told he should preach no more before
her lie denies this but has published his sermon
and sold 10000 copies Of II. Other reports are that
the Queen was moved to tears by the Sermon and
expressed her thanks to Hook for H. The affair IS
uiilmg, bat in the absence of more slirins matter
this has caused world of ink shed.
The Duke OF Sussex is about refining from the
Presidency ihe Royal Society. He will probably
be suerecdedby Sir John llerschel, competitor with
him, the death of Davy lor that honor
The rail way line from London 10 Liverpool is
now open, and the trip takes l0I hours about half
the time occupied by the old turnpike road route.
Nh. +. nolIord, barriser, aged % has died lea
wing 1000 000i worth of landed and other property
to his nephew The stamp on the probate OF his will
was l3,OOOL. and the stamp will be 80 OuOt more
| mink OF a duty 10 Government of $4,000. ON one
| million.