The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-17

LOT 4UOOO tons oil shipping, 10 convey the troops
to China, $4,000 from Calcutta, and the rest
from Bombay and Madras,l that 10000 troops
will be first sent, that the British are TO take
Canton, and that Lord Auckland goes to China
in chief command of the expedition.
All this do not believe. The Governor Gen
eral of India has not the power of declaring war,
| of his own free WILL and the Government say
they have not authorized him, neither is he TO
| head the expedition.
| But Admiral Gordon, chief in command in the
Indian Seas, does go TO China with the squad
Ion-one "A gun ship and fTigateS, reinforced
by ships ofwar direct from England and should
his remonStrances not succeed in getting repara-
tion from the Emperor, then he is to declare war,
and make war. England, and not the East In
dia company, will pay the expense.
Meanwhile, in addition to the 5000 extra men
added TO the army in August $500 men are
now TO be added exclusive of those connected
with India, so that the peace establishment for
the United Kingdom and the Colonies will be
| 93,47l men, independent of commissioned
and commissioned officers, and an army of some
$4,000 police in Ireland
Ministers have announced that new taxes will
! be imposed. An impoSt upon salt, whether for
home use or eGPOi taSiOn, will probably be one of
! the new "wayS and means" loan of ID mil
lions sterling is spoken of, and will very proba-
bly, be made. As things are now, with decreaS-
ed revenue and increased expenditure, suspect
that Peel bleSseS his stars he is n0tsn office.
her man tied 10 her apron strings pretty closely
They are very often out togelher-have been to
Covent Garden Theatre several times privately
have been 10 concert or two-gone to church
10 hear prayers,-drive ont in the Park, and all
that sort of thing. She has had several leveeS
and drawing looms at which to show him Off
She has given him precedence next 10 herself
during her life time.) She has made him
Field Marshal over the head of Wellington,
whom she calls ''an old rebel,.' because he said
it was right the nation should know what the
Princes religion is. She has made him knight
of the Garter. She has ordered that the llth
Light Dragons shall be armed, clothed, and
equipped as HuSSars, and be styled the 18th Cor
Prince Albeu's OWN Hussars She wanted TO
get him 100000 year, and nearly boxed Lord
Melbourne's ears when she heard the Commons
would give him only 35,00Ol year, for life
And finally, she has made him Grand Cross of
the Bath.
The addresses to the Queen her husband and
her mother (congratulating the three, upon the
marriage of the two frst) were so numerous that
the mere list of the places and parties they come
| from fills whole columns of the Gazette.
| AS usual, there is much sycophancy in every
thing said or done about the Prince. He is, l
believe, young man much superior TO the usu-
| al run of Princes, but the adulatorS take ii for
granted that he has every virtue and accomplish
ment in the world. The people are said TO be
Albert-izing every thing. Braham's st. James
Theatre is now called 1.-THE Princes Theatre"
An iron monger in Pimlico has culinary nven-
ton 'yclept 'The Albert Gridiron." A tobacco
mist placards the town with bills of Real Albert
Cheroots" and snuff called "Prnce Albert's
mixture" A penny pieman announces his
''cheap Albert pies" A gin shop sports cal
bert cordial at I'd glass" Another spirit deal
er has run upon that species of gin called
'Prince Albert's cream of The valley, only four
pence the quarteen" A tailor in the Edgeware
! road placards his shop windows with Trousers
| thp Hahnrt stiIo thirfu ShilIinOc he ma
| 2 happrentices wonted. N. B. Loggins TO let"
| There has been a most awful row at the Royal
palaces, in consequence OF determination on the
part of Lord Uxbrdge (the Lord Chamberlain
| hat what is called '.the broken meat" shall in
uture be distributed among the poor, by ticket,
instead of going, as ii hitherto has, as perquisies
o some of the upper servants of the Royal House
hold. The Indignation displayed by these SER
vitors exceeds description, and has gone to eve
ry length-except their resigning their situations.
| Were Peter Pnder now TO arrive, the satiTic
spirit that wrote "The Lousiad" would doubtless
find scope fer its exercise on this battle royal of
the royal SkipS
An on-dit runs that Prince Albert's brother,
Ernest, is very sweet upon the Princess Angus
ia, eldest daughter of the Duke of Cambridge
This young lady is about Is, very pretty, and
cousin TO the Queen, who is said to be extremely
anxious that this marriage should take place,
and, it is said, has even gone the length of say
ing that if it does, the bride shall have portion
out OF the public money. Once upon time,
and such things were, but just now public mo-
ney is not to be wasted thus and if the bride be
portioned, il will be by her father, or the Queen.
The nation will not incur the expense.
As a proof that public money is not TO be
| thrown away upon Royalty, may mention the
fact that MIR. Hume gave notice, in the House of
Commons, that on 25ih inst. he should move that
the pension of 81 ,000l. TO the King of Hanover
be suspended while he remained the sovereign of
that State. do not think he will press the mo-
ton, but he would carry it if he did.
1t has long been believed that when the Ouch
ess of Kent was eneientc Of Queen Victoria, in
1919, her husband was most anxious that the
child should be born in England and that, detan-
ed by his debts on the Continent he owed TO AL
derman Wood the means of paying them, SO as
to be enabled to return to England The fact OF
Woods getting a baronetcy shortly after the
Queens accession appeared to confirm this tale
counter statement, however, was made at
Gainsborough, in Yorkshire, at the dinner in hon
or of the Queens nuptials. Mr.. Clark, most
respectable gentleman was in the chair, and SAID
it was owing to the iberaity of two YORKSHIRE
nobemen, and another, whose name he had for,
gotten, that the Duke of Kent had been enabled
TO return TO England. He then said that The late
Lord FitZwiiiams, the first Lord Dundas (the
father of him lately made Earl OF Letlandl and
the third nobeman, advanced the Royal Duke
6(00l zach With this $4,000. the Duke and