The Arkansas banner., 1849-08-21
Vol. VI.

his father did, who was more fit to be banke than monarch, for he was very able in the bus ness of money making, and, in fact, left at hi, death, private estate, worth sixty two millions O dollars! The present King of Holland bears the nane of William H. His Queen Is a sister of the Emperor Nicholas.
 | LEOPOLD, OF BELGIUh.-Few monarchs in Europe have gotten along better than Leopold. the King of Belgium He is plain, unPretending man, who has tho honor of being son-inlaw first to George W, aud then to Louis Philippe He Is of the Du- cal house of Saxe COburg, and on the 18th instant will be eight years of age. He is an amiable, we-infOrmed man, who takes great iatercst In the effars of his little kingdom. He has had the good sense to be ever ready for every amelOraton in tine condition of his people that the times seemed to de- lnand. His kingdom is tranquil, and in good de- gree prosperous.
 FREDERICK WILLIAM, OF PRussIA.-No monarch in Europe is In more trying position at this mo- ment than Frederick ". He Is well-disposed man, but rash, and wanting in true wisdom New CT had prince farer chance than he 10 immortal l ize himself when he came to tho throne in lS40.-A But he has lost it forever. He should have given
  but he did no such thing. He procrastinated, wa vered, and at last gave the people something, which in proper sense deserved the name or character. In fact he did not know what to do, and he had no men around him who were fit for the exigency.- His ministers and his brothers were all opposed to his giving his people a constitution. The state of things in his kingdom is deplOrabie. Some we'll informed persons of Berlin, of my acquaintance, begin to have fears for the issue. The king was fifty-three years old the 9th of October last He has the appearance of fine health. His religious friends around him think him pious man; whilst his political enemies represent him as drunkard It is likely that both are wrong. He is we'll dis posed as to reIigion-evangelical religion-of that have no doubt, But that he is truly a religious man is not so certain. On the other hand, such story NJ. Gallardet gave in the Courier des Etats Uns the other day, of the kings playing the part of another Silenus-is little too bad. The witty Frenchman knows how to make up spicy articles for his readers The queen is a Bavaran princess, and esteemed by all who know her. She was Roman Catholic at the time of marriage, but made profession of the Protestant faith a year or two afterwards. As the king has no children, his bro ther William is heir to the throne. He is no friend 1t is believed, 10 constitutional government, and detested by the liberal party. Neither he nor his oldest son, (who is also heir to the crown) is rec- oned to be talented.
 KING OF HANovER.-Ernest Augustus, Ga brother of George " and William " of EngIand) Is the Nestor of the Monarchs of Europe, being in his 18th year. He Is mau of ability, but is far from l.. l.. Al. IT ar very unpopular shortly after his accession to the thrOne account of his setting aside the constitu ton which his brother, the Duke of Cambridge had given to Hanover, whist he was VicerOy of the Kingdom. l am inclined to think the king was not wrong in that business as many at the time sup posed. He is aNprofane old man. He was a wicked prince; he is a wicked king. His son is said to be a good man, but perfectly blind.
 l FREDERICK, KING OF SAxoNY, now in his 5l st year, is of the best esteemed sovereigns of Eu- rope. He rules well his small, fertile, and populous kingdom He is Roman Catholic, though nine tenths of his people are Pro,estants. He has no children, and his brother, the Duke John, the air apparent is far from being popular He is. however, one of the most learned princes of the age.
 THE LATE EMPEROR FERDINAND, OF AUSTRIA, is in his Seth year. He is very weak minded man. He has been subject to epilepsy from his youth.- Against his private character, that of the Elm press, have never heard a word. The government of Austria is in the hands of the great lieutenants at this Windschgratz, Radessk ', and Ja lachich. The Palatine of Hungary, the Archduke Stephen, mays be added 10 the list, and is a better man than any of them.
 BAvARA.-Od King Louis has abdicated, and his son, Maxmian Joseph, has taken his sceptre and the throne. The new king is reputsd 10 be a man of talents though probably too much under the in- fuence of the papal hierarchy. It Is to be hoped that bis reign may be better than that of his father, whose silly conduct in regard to Dola Mon tes, has rendered him perfectly contempiible. Il was quite time he should abdcste. The ex-king fs in his 63d year, whilst the reigning prince is in his 3Sth year. | KING WILLIAM. OF WURTEMBuRG.-King Will liam is of the abest monarchs in Europe, and l is now in his 6sth year. He is Protestant, and l thought to be truly good man. His family is one Of the most Protestant of all the royal families in 1 existence. His oldest Is married to the Grand Duchess Olga, the second daughter of the Emperor of Russia.
 THE QUEEN OF STAIN, ISABELLA II, is in her 18th year. She is interesting woman, married to an insignificant husband, and greatly under the influence of most worthless mother. the infamous Christina. Poor Spain.
 l PORTUGAL is also under the reign of a woman 1 Queen Maria ll-who is in her Both year. Nothing particular be said of her. except that she is a very large woman, and the mother of many chil. dren' for person of her age. The Kingdom IS badly governed.
 sARpiNIA.-CharIes Albert is in his 5lst year, having been born on the 2d of October, lT95. In his recent contest with Austria, he showed himself more of man than he previously thought to be l fear that his ambition much surpssses his mental capacity He had no just reasons for ma klag that war. in which he and his Piedmontese i troops-thounh they fnuShs hA.vaiv-wsre moi s