The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-21
= European Correspondence.

'he heraio, whereby all the Interesting incidents oil
the old world shall be furnished TO the readers OF
the Herald in pleasing and instructive manner.
From the correspondent stationed by Mr.. Bennett
In London, who is gentleman OF distinguished
ability, and writer OF great experience, the fol-
lowing Introductory letters have been received, anC
we venture TO say that they contain a clearer view
| OF European affairs than can be met with IN any
communications published on this side the Allan
tic. Mr.. Benefits other arrangements will be
brought into working operation at a very early pc
nod; but in the mean time, we commend TO oul
| readers the letters of "ALPHA." The series which
we shall receive from the same source is destined
to attract the fixed attention of and excite the mos
intense interest throughout this entire continent
To the writer the best information is accessible
and II will be furnished to readers with free
dom and an ability which have ever characterized
| the authors contributions to the public:-
LONDON, Sept. %, lS43.
Where shall / beginl With Ireland in an up.
roar? With Wales in dsmayl With Scotland
sulking and dissatisfied With O'Connell showing
| already the white feather, as TO his threatened
| Dublin Parliament? With Sir Robert Peel nego-
| tiating with the wings! Orwith the latter seeking
TO make some arrangement with the Premier p
With Spain preparing for fresh announcements -
With Greece and her revolution, her approach
| ing national assembly, and her Marseilaise" and
"Parisenne Z" With the death of Sir Matthew
Wood, and the candidates for the honor of repre-
sening this city in Parliament With our charm
ing Queen returned to conjugal love and the slopes
at Windsor? With naval and military preparations
on the part Of the governments OF France and Eng
land denotng the unsettled state of some important
question of general interest! With large fall in
the French funds With the Lord Mayor of the
city of London's festival to Espartero? With the
unpopuarity of Nogueras, the assassin of the aged
mother of Cabrera? With Olozagas reported visit
to Paris, TO ask for an armed French Intervention
in the affairs of Spain? Or with the miscellaneous
on dts of the commercial, manufacturing and fnan-
cisl circles2 AS there is no lack OF news, so
neither s there any want of topics for discussion
and as the American public is uniformly alive 10 all
that interesting and important in questions of poll
teal principle, propose in the first instance to make
some general observations on our present attitude
as nation
And FIRST would say few words with regard to
the Queen, her court, and her constitutional advi
sers. The excitement of the last few weeks has
been wholly feature in the life of her majesty.
Hitherto accustomed to the monotony of an Eng.
lish court life, (and nothing can be imagined more
monotonous than that,) her Majesty has seen, for
the first time, foreign scenery manners and society
Her education was essentially English, She was
always taught to feel that, above and before all
things, she must be British in her tastes and
feelings AS helress apparent to the throne, during
the whole OF the reign of herpredecessor and uncle,
William w, she could not, during that period, visit
fore oh rs had late
her firm resolution to proceed to France and Bel
GUM, she would have still remained royal prison
er in her own domnons The Queen had very
great desire to see Louis Philippe With his cha
racter she was we'll acquainted With his extraordi-
nary lite, full of so many thrilling events she was
not ignorant; and his noble and handsome children
had one after the other, spoken insuch terms of de-
votedness of their father and king, that Queen Vic
toria could not but be DESTROYS OF seeing man and
monarch whose checkered career supplied so
many facts, as well many subjects, for rehec-
ton. Her Majesty's ministers are not entitled to
any praise with regard to that visit They protested
against, and opposed it. Considered it "a
dangerous precedent" and even limited at their in
cunning the risk OF al
untoward event arise But all this was useless. The
Queen pronounced the words, 81 am resolved" and
the Premier and Lord Aberdeen bowed acquies-
cence OF the visit ITSELF do not think it necessa
nv to say more than that it has taken by surprise all
the courts of Europe; that it has alarmed Some
of the old dplomasts of the west, well as OF the
north; and that, now the pageant is over, John Bull
is grumbling about the expense, and asks, "Why
was not this great outlay of geld and silver made at
home?" The Queen was much delighted with
King Louis Philippe, enchanted with the dejeuners
in the forests of Normandy, and highly gratfed
with the dgni6ed simplicity and unaffected homeli
ness Of the family OF the French monarch. In Bel
GUM, the festival of Bruges most charmed her; and
indeed she states that was of those surprises"
she can never forget. Brussels disappointed her,
Client gratifed her, while Antwerp contaminated
her pleasures, and gave noble conclusion to her
continental rambles, for after all, they were
but rambles. The inhabitants Of Bruges, Client,
and Antwerp, felt more respecting the regaLty OF
the visit than did the Queen herself
The Court is very much divided respecting the
whole of these measures, and If the wings had been
in office instead Of the conservatives, the latter
would have made many hearty protests /; but Sir
Robert must be supported, and the tories will there
fore most probably, on the meeting OF parliament,
preserve the most rigid silence. But have these ex-
cursions been really beneficial to British interests,
and to the attitude which this country should take
with regard to European affairs? confess think
not They must have had the effect OF pledging the
Queen and her government, more or less, to the al
iances of France and Of Belgium, and to the adop.
ton OF their policy; and this will be by no means a
popular course Of proceeding in this country Inc
Queen was so much excited during the whole o.
the period devoted to her foreign wanderings, thai
the calm dull life Of Windsor and its castle, appear
most inspid to youthful monarch, and 1t Is sale
that to divert her mind, as well as to render more
supportabe TO the Queen her tory advisers, serie
of visits to some OF the first noble houses Of the
| country are in contemplation, and that even Sl
| Robert Peel is to be honored bya royal residence
| of few hours There are four long months to be
got through before any thing approaching to gaiety
will return and these must he so paseed that the