The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-26

the Royal Family, male and female, shall wed none
but members of some royal house, and Protestant.
so the German Princes supply husbands and wiye. ID
the royal stock Of Great Britain. High Krkueg
ould tell you that this breeding in-and-out deg,-.
rates the animals
The Z incess and her intended are about the SHINE
age, %. He has been on visit 10 the Queen
Windsor and is reportrd to be ga very nice ,...
man for small tea party, where ten are invited st
pine cannot Gomez The Duke Of Cambridge IA
10 make formal demand for the Queens consent %.
this marriage, which was Immediately given. On
dit--that they had words about the dowry.
Formerly, when daughter of England was mar
rled, the Parliament used, a matter Of eouf..
vote from 100000 TO 6l0O,000 a dowry for o.
lady IL is about thirty years since of the Ro,
ladies did so marry, and think she got a60 OOJ
This custom the Duke OF Cambridge consider
admirable one, and, when the Queen, his neice IA,
minated her pleasure that the Princess Angus
her cousin should be married, proposed, the b
asked what dowry she was 10 get The Queen
Piled 81 suppose whatever you please to give
This was by no what wanted and Z,
Duke learned on farther inquiry that her Maie.n.
decided opinion was, that Parliament would not ,c,
one penny dowry for hs daughter, "Alber
quoth she, ''though my husband, was refused d.
paltry $50, 600 year ! asked for him, and has Or
100000 for his annual pocket-money!.'
| AT length, the Queen referred the Duke 10 Sir K .
bert Pee, -withiw suppose, she had arrange
ID.
Premier ciyilly, but decidedly, told his Royal Hig.
ness that the thing impossible II were propose
it would raise such tempest IN the public mind d..
| he could not answer for the consequences.
| So the result is, that the Duke of Cambridge vii
have the pleasure of giving his daughter dowry OH,
| of his own pocket. And 50 he ought. He has go
900 year allowed him by the country, with row.
residences, &c, and is exempt from many of tr
taxes which the public have TO pay. He does mol
spend two-thirds of his income. Besides he vi,
Viceroy Of Hanover from 1880 to lS4l and has M,
| $50 900 year extra for that Indeed, he is SUI,
posed to be wort 200 900 in money I'm the fund.
| and therefore portion of his children
| The Princess Augusta, of Cambridge, who is yer,
much better looking than Queen Victoria, her cou,
Is very popular IN London, she IS very charitable
and is wholly devoid Of pride.
ROYAL vIsITERs.
The young Archduke Of Austria is on a visit III
England at present lie has been far Norta a.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, and paid hasty visit Il
Liverpool He appears active, quick-mlnde.
man, and much better looking than the Imperla
family of Austria are SAID to be. At any rate HI
has not the Austrian thick lip, which even Mar
Louisa had.
The Prince distinguished himself at the siege q
St. Jean d'Acre. There he did his duty a Lieut.
nant in the naval service of Austria. The EnglIs
Government offered him the Grand Cross of the Oh
der of the Bath, but he begged to decline it, saym
that he should feel better pleased if they would gy
him the same grade of that Order Of officers of h
own rank and standing professionally might te
ceiye.
We have a whisper that this young man is to b
the husband of the Queen of Spain Ii So all th
Northern Power will Immediately and fully reco-
Mise her Majesty, and club together to furnish Il,
means Of paying off the national debts and Of putin
the national finances in a solvent condition. ycr
turc 10 say that, under no circumstances, will III
Spanish Queen be allowed to have French hu,
band.
The King Of Hanover is expected in EngIan
about the 18th. He will probably be on visit
the Queen, his neice. | know Of no man more III
popular in this country than his Majesty, and Shout
not wonder if, when his person is recognised, he e.
mobbed in the streets. His son will be married il
the spring, but the Dukes of Sussex and Cambrdg
have formally protested against the match, as Ii,
Prince is blind, and (they say blind canno
succeed to the House Of Hanover. But bllnl mar
nay become the father of family, and the Prince
may die before his father, King Ernest, bel heir 10
the throne.
To be continued)