Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-12-01
The Bottle Trick before tho Quesn.-


Alexander. and we do not know but it
goes ahead of the old gentleman him
self
ON Monday, Prince Albert's birthday
during the festivities at Balmoral, the
Wizard Of the North, Professor Ander-
son, was present. and was asked If he
wonld pc rform the feat they had heard
90 much of his ha' my done successfully,
The Inexhaustible Bottle.
'On receivingt the royal command to
perform it, he called for champagne bot
Gle. and handed large number of glasses
round, and asked Lord Portman what he
would drink. His lordship replied whis-
key--whiskey was poured out. Mr.. An
son preferred brandy, which he got.
Several demanded wine, which passed
freely; and one of the proprietors of the
royal distillery, Mr.. Begg, thinking to
battle the professor, asked him if he
could give him glass of his best Loch-
nager whiskey. No sooner said than
done; and the the Locnager whiskey be-
came in great demand. A large number
of additional glasses were distributed, and
numbers call for Irish whiskey. num-
bers for brandy--the Highlanders pat
ronized Ar. Begg; when Lord John Rus
sell perhaps like Mr.. Begg, wished TO try
the wizards skill, asked for glass Of
rum, which was Immediately supplied,
and his lordship pronounced it excellent.
The London portion off The domestics and
police called for gin, which was freely
f,rnraI cf fhs-, owt.aa~f;no,,, 1ottlo.
md the Wizard was returning to his seat,
when his royal highness, anxious to test
the bottle, prcsuming as he was returning
that il was exhausted--asked if more
could be poured out. Glasses were
brought for her Majesty and Priuce Al
bert, and on being asked what they pre-
ferred. requested Begg's best Lochnager,
which Immediately ran forth, and the
Prince, tasting it, acknowledged its purity;
and the Wizard gave the bottle to the
Prince, and asked to look If it was emyty
it was. Mr. Anderson poured out
somc water. and in the Princes hand fill-
ed it, ordered glasses, and asked the
Prince what wine he prefened. Port
was selected. The Prince poured out
port. then sherry, then milk, then cham
payne, and then broke the bottles, and in
it was discovered beautiful turtle dove.
Count Louis Batthyany, uron whom
the crowning acts ef cowardly and treach-
erous Austrian vengeance has just been
performed, in addition to the hanging or
shooting of all the other distinguished
Hungarian Generals who surrendered
after Georgey's submission, was one of
the most distinguished men Of the eoun-
try, and also one of those who most ear
nestly soughtto give moderate tone to
the objects of the late struggle,
This nobleman, it will be recollected,
was Prime Minister of Hungary at the
outbreak Of the war, and even after the
open violation of the Emperor's pledge
he was one Of the members of the depu-
tation from Pesth that waited upon the
Imperial commander-in. chief, in the hope
OF still effecting, if possible, peaceable
solution of the contest. He is said to
have been entrapped into voluntary sur
render to Wil.dischgratz, in December
last, and since that time he had remained
u prisoner, and his name was scarcely ev-
er mentioned To the nstonishment OF
ell, however, he was suddenly condemned
by Haynau, without form of trial, to
death by the rope, and his sufierings have
now been concluded, under circumstances
which have added horror to tale that
seemed to admit of no aggrayation.
The sole ground upon which the execu-
eion took place, according TO the official
notifications of the monster of the mon.
ster by whom it was ordered, was that
the Count, in his former capacity as Prime
Minister Of Hungary, had adopted reso.
lutions contrary to the Imperial will, and
had subsequently entered tho insurgent
army, and had also formed one OF the
Hungarian Diet after it had been dis.
solved by his Majesty. He was, accor-
dinghy, after the lapse of ten months, du-
ring which he had besn harmless priso-
ner, and when every Hungarian had laid
down his arms, and all danger to the
Austrians was over condemned to be
hanged, his property at the same time
being confscated.
Tas AUTHOR OF THE RAILwAY SYs.
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