Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-02

Harper namely, that he probably had military science
than any Of the Generals Of Europe contemporary with him
The conversation proceeding, the Duke remarked in this
nexion that General might stand much the rules
science while engagement going there could
be too much attention them in all his arrangements before
hand he said but the battle begun, the main thing
think of was hard fighting" f t
| The following summary of the deductions to be
| made from the trial of the Queen Of George Nv
all which Mr.. Rush Witnessed is striking and wor-
| thy of attention, page BAT:
The trial exempes striking characteristics of the Eng
s nation majority of the Peers held on to il with firm
the pacans Of Rome could have exceeded
til they carried their point by conviction Their sense Of
Justice and pride satisfied they allowed the popular parts Of
the Constitution to have play. The people, inaamed BY
wrongs done woman they viewed her cause took it up
with the unconquerabe resolution Of Roman pebeians and
would probably have yielded But that which was per
haps remarkable throughout the fierce contest was the
boundless range of the press and liberty Of speech Every
day produced its thousand fey bels against the King and
his adheens and cacatures, under the worst forms were
hawked about all the streets. The Queens counsel Mr.
Denman addressing himself the assembled peerape Of the
realm denounced in laundering tones Of the brothers Of
the king, as sanderecome FORTH said he thou SIAN
deer, denuncation the severe ffom the sarcastic
strain in which uttered and the turn Of the speakers
eye towards the object of his ncensed eoquence Even after
the whole trial had ended Sir Francis Buren lust then ont
OF prison for one libel proclaimed aloud to his constituents
and had published in all the papers, that the Ministers all
deserved to be hanged This tempest Of abuse necessarily
directed against the King and all who stood by him. was borne
during several months, without the slightest attempt 10 punish
check it. may be said have ragged by the permission
Of the Government and it is too prominent fact to be e
unnoced that the advocate who so arlesy uttered the
above denuncaon against Prince of the blood was made
Attorney General when that Prince the blood succeeded to
the throne and was subsequently raised the still higher
dignity OF Lord Chief Justice, where he still rsmains-an ho
nor to thu kingdom"
AT diplomatic entertainment given by we for
get what ambassador, Mr.. Rush records the pro-
duction Of some old Hook, the worthiest that we
remember of that Christian name of what Sancho
calls Catholic liquor, old." II was of the vintage
OF l64S-of just the time when the English com
monwealth was arising. Charles /. might have
drunk it as King; and Cromwell and O'Conne
have hobnobbed in it, as private citizens The
date OF this uncorking being 1920, the wine had
reached the discreet age of just one hundred and
seventy-two years
The following account of Lord Erskine's vein of
familiar conversation will be found droll enough
and must terminate our extracts from the miscela-
neous parts of the book He goes to dine at a
Mr.. Irotter's accepting seat with Mr.. and Mrs.
Rush in their carriage-p. $50
On the way out, he full of sprghtlness Always
straightforward and powerful at the bar and in Parliament
this distinguished Peer INDUCES eccentrces in converse
uan England says he, SIS blackguard country "A
great country IrePied Yes said he great BLACKBOARD
country boxing fighting country and don't you call that
'lackguard said that he jumped his conclusions faster
han could follow Ay said he, lyon are accredited TO
he King but for all that, the King has been constantly
lighting with Providence Providence gave him high endow
nents with fine person. and has been trying make him
nc head OF great and glorious people but the King has
'een forever battling with him. and the end Of the
thirteenth round with the advantage of good bottle holders
lie has fairly beaten Providence off the ground" Here
abiding to the Of the Queen whose he
defended souty Continuing this lively strain, his ordshp
vent to say that he had received many letters from the
King in the of his life and that nothing would now
crafty him much audience of half hour with his
Majesty, provided he would suffer him talk to him he
omerly did-as friend otherwise be would make his bow
er the first sautaon but he humby thought he could
Ter him popular that he might dismiss his royal stud Of
,ores and trust to his people all parts Of the kingdom to
lraw his carriages wherever he wanted to go.
When we got Mr. Trottcrs, his lordshp kept up his
pnghy vein at table, He gave account of his coun
ny Hampstead, where Burke used to visit him.
,eieve said Mr. Toter the soil is the best in that
Of Hampstead where yom seatis.' No. very bad, he
Piled for, although my grandfather buried there an Earl
hundred ago. what has prouted up from
but Baron He alluded to his title"