Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-16
The Fortune of ROYAL Hood.


ALLISON has the following in relation 10 the
King Of the Begians and his relations, Prince
Albert and others:
AT Paris, during the stay OF the allied Mon
archs, there was Lord g., who had filled with
acknowledged ability high diplomatic s'un-
tion at their headquarters during the latter
period Of the war. His lady, ofhigh rank, had
joncd him to partakc in the festivities of that
brilliant period, and with her young relative,
equally distinguished by her beauty and talents.
then appearing in all the freshness Of opening
youth frequent visitcr at this period in
LORDS family was young officer, then all
aide-de-camp to the Grand Duke Constantine,
u younger brother Of an ancient and ilustri.
Gus family in Germany, but who, like many o.
ther scions of nobility, had more blood in his
veins than money in his pocket. The young
oide-de-camp speedily was coptivated by the
graces Of the English lady ana when the So
vcreigns were about to set out for England,
whittier Lord - was to accompany them, he
bitterly lamented the scantness of his finances,
which prevented him from following in the
train of such attraction. ford - good hu.
moredly told him he should always find place
at his table when he was not otherwise enga-
ged, and that he would put him in the way of
seeing all the world in the British metropolis,
which he would probably never sec to such nd
vantage again.-Such an offer, especially when
seconded by such influences, proved irresistible,
and the young German gladly followed them TO
London. lie was there speedily introduced to,
and ere long distinguished by the Princess
Charlotte, whose projected alliance with the
Prince of Orange had recently before been bro.
ken off. Though the Princess remarked him,
however, it was nothing more, at that time
than passing regard, for her thoughts were
then more seriously occupied by another. Ha-
wing received, at the same time, what he dec
med encouragement the young soldier propo-
sed to the princess and was refused, and subse-
quently went to Vienna, during the sitting OF
heart was speedily engrossed in another tender
affair. Invncible obstacles, however, presen-
ted themselves to the realization o! the Princess
Charlotte's views, which had led to her first
rejection of the gallant German he received
friendly hint from London to make his at.
tention to the fair Austrian less remarkable
he returned to the English capital, again pro-
posed to the English Princess, and was accep.
ted. 1t was Prince Leopold of SAKE Cobourg
and his subsequent destiny, and that of his IA
mily, exceeds all that romance has figured Of
the marvellous. He married the heress o.
England after her lamented end he espou
sed daughter OF France he was offered the
throne of Greece, he accepted the crown o
Belgium. In consequence of his elevation
one ofhis nephews has married the heiress o
Portugal, another the Queen ofEngland; an,
the accidental fancy of a young German off
Ger for a beautiful English lady has, in its ul
innate results given three kingdoms to hi
family, placed on one the greatest empire tha
has existed in the world since the fall of Rome
and restored to England in hazardous time
the inestimabie blessing of a direct line 0
succession to the throne"