Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-10
MARRIAGE INTENTION OF THE QUEEN.

On Saturday evening, Nov. 23d, an extra
ordinary Gazette was published, containing her
Majesty intention TO ally herself in marriage
with Prince Albert of SAKE Coburg and Gotha
The declaration is as follows:-
81 have caused you TO be summoned at the
present time 10 order that may acquaint you
with my resolution in matter which deeply
concerns the welfare of my people and the
happiness of my future life.
ut is my intention to ally myself in marri-
age with the Prince Albert of SAKE Coburg
and Gotha.
'Deepy impressed with the soemnity of
the engagement which am about TO contract.
have not come to this decision without ma
ture consideration, nor without feeling strong
assurance, that with the blessing of Almighty
God, it will at once secure my domestic felic-
ity, and serve the interests Of my country.
VI have thought fit to make this resolution
known TO you at the earliest period ia order
that you may be fully apprised of a matter so
highly important to me and my kingdom, and
which persuade myself will be most accepta-
bic to all my loving subjects"
Whereupon all the Privy Councillors pres
ent made their humble request to her Majesty.
that her Majesty's most gracious declaration to
them might be made public which her Ma
jesty was pleased TO order accordingly
Our neighber OF the N Y. Express occa-
sionally publishes some racy Letters written
IN the genuine Yankee style ofthe real Jack
Downing, and signed by Jonathan Slick.
Jonathan attends n party in New York, and
is much scandaized at the fashionable mode
ofwatzing, as will be seen by the following
extract from his letter
Jist then the music begun, and one Of
them tall hairy.lipped fellers got I'D with a
purity little gal that didn't look more than
eighteen years old, and he put his white
gloves on little tighter and then ifhe didn't
begin to hug her right there afore all on
us-he put one arm round her little waist list
above the bump on her back, and he took
one OF her hands in hsen, and then she look.
ed into his eyes and he looked down into
hersas loving astwo pussey cats, and then
they begunto make cheeses on the carpet
I'LL you couldn't have told which was
which. | never felt my blood bile so in all
my life; it rally didn't seem decent, and if he
had been relation Of mine would have
knocked that indecent yarmint into cooked
hat in less than no time. I'd made him glad
to eat himself up hair and all, nasty as il
looked to have got out Of my way Oh but
was wrathy with the coot for a mint and
then says to myself don't know as the
chaps SO much to blame, AFTER all, its the
gals own fault, if she likes to be Rugged and
whirl round so afore the folks, the feler
must be an ALFRED fool not 10 like il SO m,ch
as she does but, thinks |, if the gal means
to get married, her bread will be all dough
agin, arter this. for no decent honest man
would want to marry gal arter he'd seen
her tousled about afore fifty people, by such
shole as that chap is.
Weeping.-The talk abont person hay.
ing the power 10 weep on all occasions. il
the heightof moonshine, I'd like to see a
man undertaketo cry. with pretty girl be-
side him--pockeis full Of cash--no corns or
bis toes--and plenty Of ice cream. II
his reach II he can dot al such time, h,
had better make business Of il. and 90 abou
crying for people at sixpence crys--San
Slick IA 4 .lsst = '.a'