Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-11
[PROPRIETORS.

kingdom. The husband and the social
head Of the Queen. he is nevertheless on.
tlrely without regal or legal power or pre-
rogative in the kingdom. Thus circum-
stanced, few men would Gil hi, position
without uniting with factions in the gov
ernmcnt 10 subscrvc unworthy ends, or to
exert indirectly an influence which was
forbidden to him directly. Such has been
the wise prudence Of the husband of her
Majesty, however, as not even TO subject
him TO the suspicion Of an improper inter
tcrencein governmental affairs. He neth-
er meddles with church nor state, but il
an active and munificient patron of every
social scheme for the Advancement Of tie
public welfare. Although foreigner
and the British people do not hastily fra
ternlze with fnreigncrs-Princc Albert is
at this moment, believe. the most popu-
lar man in England, except the Duke Of
Wellington.
! have SAID the Queen often changes her
residence from one Of her palaces to an
other. The rroiasion Of wealth and lux.
unous accommodations that are lavishe1
upon the royal family of England, while
thousands Of their poor are literally suffer
ING lor the bread that susians life. Is a com.
ment upon aris'ocraic and kingy rule,
sufficiently strong to rc-aliirm republican.
ism IN its strong positions. and cause every
American heart TO indulge IN The livcllcst
gratitude to Our noble fathers whose re-
publican ehivaIry delivered us from mon.
archlul rule. aud indncied US into gov
crnment dispensing is favors and its los.
tering care alike 10 ALL
But this luxurious proviion for royalty
is incident 10 royalty; and while il is one
of the prominent evils that condemns the
system, ought not 10 be plead personally
against the present British sovereign. The
system was not made hy her nor for her
specially she found it as il is, and to de-
cline her pariicipancy in il would be to de-
cline being Queen.
The proiusion of luxury to which | re-
fer has provided no less than sercn Pal
aces for the residence oftLc EngIish SOW
ereisn, IN different parts Of tie kingdom-
all furnished at the expense of the nation,
and IN style Of the most luxurious mag
niiccnce. visited scrcrnl ofthese Pal.
aces, which are occasionally thrown open
Tor pubic inspection, particularly Wind
sor and Hampton Court. The beauty and
extent Of The buildings, the rich and costly
furniture ofihe apartments. tho vast col.
IcctIons of paintings and statuary, the
unique relics ofaniiqnity. the vast grounds
by which these Palaces are surrounded.
aud the splendid improvements Of these
grounds, the parks with their thousands
of deer, the gardens, the oraneeries. the
water spouts, and thousands If other beau
iics which 10 be known must be seen, all
inspire the beholdcr with lively views Of
the grandeur aud influence of concen;ra
ted wealth and power. 1t has been the
work ofagcs to rear aud adorn some Of
these temples Of royal pomp aud regal
magrIficcncc-and the treasures 10 nc.
compish it have been wrung from a con.
stnnlIy o,ertaxed and heavily burthcncd
people.
The seven Palaces Of the Queen are the
| following: Buckingham house, her spen.
did town residence IN London, where she
spends the best portion Of her time. St.
James Palace, London, " here she holds
her grand receptions and State balls
Windsor Castle, twenty miles from Lon
don, with very extensive gtounds and u
| park, with several thousand deer. A por.
ton of this c0tutc, which is very large, is
cultivated with great success. under the
direction of Prince Albert Windsor il
regarded as the fnvorite country rcsidcnc,
Of her Majesty. Hampton Court, per
haps the most distinguished Of the Enplisl
palaces, isnpon The Thames, / 3 miles from
London. 1t is remarkable for the cleCnnc,
and spnclousncss Of lis accommodations
lis splendid paintings and statuary. and
above all, for the extreme beauty Of II,
parks, lawns, gardens and groves Th,
Queen occasionally resides here for shorl
periods Osborn House. her Majesty,
residence on the Isle of Wight, is a new
palace. built and ftrcd up since her Mojrs.
~ came 10 the throne. Americans will
love 10 remember that it was liom hel
palace Of Osborn House, or near thereby
that Victoria saw The gallant yacht Amer
ca iairly outstrip her y hole feet Of roya
vaiclis.
} Hollywood Palace Edngb 'g,is the &, ncen,
royal residence when she visits Scotland
She has apartments sPlcndidly fitted up il
one end Of this ancient place, but has oc
cupied them but seldom and for short pc
RODS. | shall have much 10 say Of this re
nowned palace, rendered so ~ events il
the history Of Mary. Queen Of Scotland
when come 10 speak Of things about Ed
inburgh.
In addition TO the palaces fher Majes
ty yalready enumerated, she has favorit,
summer retreat, on one side ofthe Island
on the Scottish coast, fitted up in fine style
] understand, and where she generally
spends a few weeks Of every summer.