Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-26
VOLUME 80. NUMBER "A.
+ % X + IGN NEW s
BY THE CALEDONIA.
QUEENS VISIT TO FRANCE

From the n. ESpr-s.
The King of the French hearing of IN. o.,
enion OF taking short excursion by sea con,m;,,
his sons the Prince do Ioinvie and the DIXIE A, A.
10 invite her to his chateau Eu in Normandy and ,,;
MISSION was successful She took her departure on No,
y' he @o'h ult from Southampton amidst great reoic
ngs, and her progress eong coast il recorded ;
nueh mInuieness by the daily journals The Ou.en's
Journey to France has excited no little interest," on h
sides OF the channel Some of the Paris pancrs IooL -
It with any thing but satisfaction This ia The r., !
M uP"aus OF tree centuries, that the sovereign. Of ,b
~, ,i nave nav met under similar circumstances The
iast meeting, OF like nature was thar be,,y..n H.
'ill and Francis l., the field of the CIoh =, Sn
winch was followed two years subsequently by , war he
tween the same monarchs. We give below, from IN. -
don papers, an account of the movements onJ r:,
consequent upon the occasion. iue'
!, ArrrrGt Of the Prince de Joinuiue and IN, Dbl.
TAnmde.-On Monday week, the circle NJ tho cns,a 80
loined by the Prince de Jonvllc and the Duke d,Ani
ihey arrived At Woolwch, At nine O'Clock ON No.
morning. ia ,ne French war-sieamer Pluton landed un
toya salute and were received by the authorizes
with the usual honours They proceeded 10 ,ov =, .s
residence OF the French Embassy where thew renamed
some uhe thence they went by a special train 10 Sogb
and reached Windsor Castle between fonr a,J. g.
Monday evening. The royal v-ers were rcc.ivoJ ~ =,
denry the Eighth's gateway with military bonon' -
Of tne Codstream Guards. On the same EVENING
the frince de Joinvie and the Duke d'Aumsle tool S
1'rihg WIN the Queen and Prince Albert through IN.
Long Walk to Virginia Water. The ROYAL na,,v 49,
vsit TO ST. Georges Chapel on Tuesday NeY, NJ
the Frinces took their departure for town The Pnc 10
Ion rrn ana the Duke dAumalo returned Padding
on ron windsor at eight O'Clock "Wednesday morn
ing nd repaired to the French Embassy In ,Lc ..
o e Gay they went to St. Paul's Cathedral: 10 vi
e' hc duchess OF Gloucester, and Prince Ceorgs ,nJ
hnally TO buckingham Palace where their Rov.1 HI
esses TOOK leave OF the Queen, and returned 10 the F
Embassy. In the evening they dined Win ,S 49,, '
Charge d'Atinrs. About nine o'cocN on ThrS @Ien
ing, the Princes down the river in n sr,aU ,
VeaHused on board the PIuon; landed and inspected
Woowich Dockyard and Arsenal the AUTHORIZES - =;
attendance and rendering honours due and 70
three o'clock, for Havre. Ut
we copy the following from the London Times T, il
lu's 10 sec renegade Sco'chmnn thus lifting up the
eudges Tor America and American honor:
To THE OF THE LONDON rr,rs
STK-On my return London after a tour Of ,b-so l
over Ireland and Scotland | embrace the FRS, .
OF asking permission reply TO very gros and ;,te
ole attack made upon the 9Th and sb ins,n, - NJ
OConnel IN the Corn Exchange Dubin yybio aS - :! W
TI was quietly pursuing my journey through that ci
~, ms attack appeared in your journal of the 9th and
loh instant IN the shape of correspondence from Db
ana mas been circulated very extensively in the nesn
! throughout the United Kingdom 'PaP''S
In visiting Ireland, which then did g., H. G..
~ ece,Seo number OF Introductory letters from bigbl,,
IelsPeeaole Irish gentleman in London TO a numbey
Of ms friends in Dublin. Among these letter. 80
! one TO Mr.. O'Connel. / reached Dublin on 6
gay, the sixth instant, and having only a verv
sol ue 10 devote TO that city, procured carriage or,
the same afternoon, and called in person unop ,ls W
10 "hom my letters addressed Anong o,hora
drove to Mr. OConners residence Merriop sou,re 81
eit my letter, together with my card writing on il .1;
i iio'e' where stopped During a course of nearly
twenty years a. an editor in the United States cigb, -,
u Ieh nave been the proprietor of the New York Her
N nave Always entertained and expressed hgh and 10;
eral opinion of Mr. OConnel and a warn s,,L ~,
Iat!ons TO make the Introduction TO him imnrona, ~ "
Next day MONDAY, Aug. y went rorrJ nLt :.
company with gentleman Of that CITY, for the purpose off
~lng tne puohe buildings institutions and other sights
About two O'Clock had finished our tour: bur ON os -
turn to the hotel, remarked, al must see the Cor ~
chane and possible hear OConnell; it will NOT do ~ -
~ oA Without having seen that sight" We
accordingly drove TO the Corn Exchange After paving
smiling adnltiancs fee the door, at,emp,ed 70 ge,
49,. vas 80 small and SO crowded that found inn
possible As last effort my residence were civ
en- at the private entrance Several persons cried So
wake way Tor the American gentleman" "Whv Inc A.
Il don't you make way2" and was handed il, ,S s",
attention 10 one Tom Steele if had been the bearer of
large amount of rent from New ork 10 swell The ,J
OF the association IN Dublin. AS soon as INV name ss
uohed 70 oConne, and while stand NO pear the q,
be and quietly looking over the singular scens -
sailed by Mr. OCOnne in those dscourteous inbosn;,abI
quo oal terms IN which he was reported III your Dublin
correspondence. The suddenness and abuptn.ss Of
rage seemed not only astonish his own auditors bt CIV
gu 70 aSIhsh himself for he hurried the scene and
proceeded IN his business once. After takin, -
around the assembly, retired very quietly
NeHt DAY Mr. OConne, being well aware Of the gr,s.
oeach OF ordinary decorum he had committed
'OJusuy himself by making additional attack un,r ms,
pubic and private character-an attnck eouav ,f,aaJ
untrue and maevOlent Having violated ali decor,rn an
ne SI'ueaVorea to justify that violation by deem
ehnS II into blrbariy, talsehood and outrage Mr. Oco
ne offered as passive apology statement made nv NJ
HA buekngham, 10 the effect that had endeavored TO
oH money from the latter when he visited the Ir,oJ
states lew years ago. This charge and all sucb cb,r
pronounce utterly untrue. Mr. Buckingham enmr 40 ,hc
"'SeS on money speculation, travelling through the
ana customs He his advertisements and self land.
tory houces pulls we call them TO the nevsponera ami
ana among Others 10 mine. The clerk who attends IN ,b
o my BUSINESS told his agent that his pufs were al
50 advertisements and must be paid for as usual nevo,
mad any intercourse with Buckingham-nevcr saw h;,
never heard hm lecture; these simple fr,s RL
nsham has manufactured the alsehoods he has pubshI
IN MS work. and Daniel OConne in the extremity of some
secret endorses his fasehood in tho Dublin O.
ENchauge and endeayors TO assai the cberacter 81 %
VINO iees himself 70 stand at least on as high eyel o hon
/ or morals, worth, and public spirit as he does
Inc real motives which ncuated Mr. O'ConneU II, m,
s uPIo'0ked an attack upon have hitherto been
COnCca'oa rom the public eye will now disclose them,
ana they Will be found sufficient 10 account for his corc,
contributed 10 stop the rent that yas expered f,,,
America This will be apparent in giving brief sketch of
Tue te progress and extinction Of the Irish Repea sga
uon IN the u s. aud OF the position the ~ Y Herald as
sumec m that business.
The Repeal agitation began IN ~ York several he
iorc ct That city, which the 26th of June last
lhey held Their meetings nightly for 10 DAYS or more nj
'age u"iuing IN Broadway called Washington Hall I'm
heu"tcy on the commencement Of the agitation yas cal
led upon by several Of leaders and promoters 10 ,,
my vows on TIE subject, and whether ould supp,, tho
movement lhey were anxious procure the mid of the
crad because from W extensive circulation and h, sumo
,O COPS o reporters would do the moro good
n'h any oher paper thanked them for their good opin
ions, replying that had for many years been friendly n,
'"o Hlsh people who were generous and high spirited
Ia's' mat mad always supported their rights in the e. S.
anu yPahsed with their distress ~ their land but
tat the repeal Of the Irish Union very 0uestonabl
and impracca Die measure; that u could not remove ,ho
social evils m Ireland: and that there was as much i'm
pFopucy m Americans endeavoring 10 promote the
announcement OF the British empire while we had
treaties vt auty existence as there was in re,,.i C
IN England and in Mr. OCounell himself e,Je.r
ing TO encourage an agitation against the southern states
"nch might lead 10 dismembermcnt Of our own ,pi,p
Ihcy acknowledged the justice OF the view but spolo
20, '. VConnes abuse Of the southern states by
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