Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-26

# ightened rublic sentiment the secrets of the pr
SON house even Of Royalty itself are being brought
to light and subjected to the touchstone of popular
discussion. The corrupt and Infamous courtly prao;
tees of the Queen of Spain have been spread before
the world and have doubtless aided materially in CIV
ing impulse and strength to the revolution now sue
cessfully proceeding there. In England too, there
| have been some recent developments involving Prince
Albert, which have produced much excitement. we
I refer to the singular case of quondam friend Of
Prince Albert Dr. Peithman who was lately releas
ed from the confinement of years in an insane asylum
| From the N. Y. Times we gather some interesting
facts. Prince Albert received his education at the
University at Bonn, at which he became a student
in 1887. There was at Bonn at this period as Pro
fessor, a Dr. Pethman, whose medical skill was fire.
quenty called to the relief of such of the Alumni
(to use the conventional term) had liyed too fast
Of this it is enough say that when the Prince left
Bonn he made such professions ogratitude to Perth
man that, on the marriage with Queen Victoria Feb
ruary, $780, the Doctor fondy ancied that his for
tune was good as made, and that his former friend
and patient would provide for him. Therefore he
went to London, taking with him a portfolio full of
testimonials, which showed his ability as physician
and his good character gentleman. Hesent these
documents Prince Albert, with letter, slightly
gancng at his particular claims, and requesting that
some appointment professional or otherwise should
be given to him. -.-t..-. -
ttIt appears that, at first, PrnceAlbert was so well
inclined to assist DR.. Peithman that he directed
ply to be SENT declaratory ofhis disposition to oblge
his old acquaintance and saying that, on an early
day, he would personally receive him. The inter-
view never took place. The Beliefs, that when the
Prince requested an appointment for DR.. Peithman,
the Queen was curious to account for the interest
taken by her cOnSort in an obscure stranger, and,
having read his letters fastened upon certain pas
sages in Them in such manner that, to avoid do
nestle feud the Prince had to resign all interest and
interference in the affairs ofh unfortunate compa
triot
Peithman, being thus repulsed, demanded back
his testimonials. Instead of returning them, the
Prince had the Doctor taken up and under the charge
of arrangement, confined for fourteen years in Lon
don Mad House-but his liberation came at last The
Times account thus proceeds:
ga medical man who accidentally saw and spoke
with this i'll used foreigner, ascertained that he was
feet active in the materand succeeded in obtain
ing his liberation few months ago.
Soon AFTER Dr. Peithman again wrote to Prince
Albert on the subject of his testimonials received
reply and went on Sunday, July 16, to attend divine
service in the private Chapel of Buckngh Palace
in which the Queen and Prince Albert are wont to
listen to the Christian precept. DO unto others
YOU would be done by The Queen knew him not of
course He was recognized by Prince Albert, and
as he was leaving the House ofGod Gin which his de-
pertinent had been grave and decorous,) the unforu
nate Peithman seized by policeman, and drag
ged off to dungeon, where he was not told what
offence he charged with, allowed to any
of his friends. After three weary days and nights
in feon's cell, he was taken to Bow street Police
office on Wednesday, Jnly 10. There, before Mr..
Jardaine, magistrate he was charged with being OF
The Counsel for Prince Albert endeavored to have
the proceedings private, but in this he did not sue
coed, Lwing to protest from Mr.. Otway and
Mr. Lewis the former member of the Parliament,
and the latter solicitor) However, notwithstand-
ing the proofs said to be positive, they offered
to submit that Peithman was not insane. The mag
istrate said that two medical (Dr. Davis and DIR.
Wood had certified that they thought the prisoner
was not Of sound mind and on this document he
again committed the prosecuted man to lunatic
asylum, and made out his warrant for his removal
to, and detention, in the Mad House at Coloney
Hatch. The Times adds:
"Thus ended the matter for the present Mr.. Lew
is had announced that he would apply to the Judges
for writ of habeus corpus, on which an argument
on his Imprisonment can take place. Mr. OtwaY
stated that he would bring the case before Parlia-
ment and also move for inquiry into the particulars
of DIR. Pethman's imprisonment withOut a trial,
for fourteen years in Mad House"
The following explanation of Peithman's confne-
ment, given by the New York National Democrat,
is even disgraceful to the Prince Consort:
eve have heard, indeed different version of |
the story, and that it was in clerical not medcil
nal capacity that the doctor assisted the amiabe
prince. This interesting youth, it seems having be-
come deeply enamored of pretty Scotch girl, then
pursuing her studies in Germany, in the neighbor !
hood of Bonn, had been unable to triumph over her |
innocence in any other manner than by persuading |
the doctor to read over to them the form of
riage ceremony, which the prince intended should |
be mock. Judge, however, Of the amorous Albert's
horror whcn his alliance with Queen Victoria af
ter the most approved formates Of Church and |
State in England, his cideUdnt friend arrived in that
happy land with full proof that he had been fol-
some years priest in full canonicals; that the first
marriage alone was valid, and the second with Vic
toria) null in short that her Most Gracious we'll
rs the poor girl, most "ill-used woman" as
the phrase is and that Prince Albert bigamist
This to be sure, whatever horror it might cause
to us, novel occurrence in the annals Of roy
atty in England even in Europe. The insane ty-
rant George I'LL, had VIGOROUSLY, in like circum-
stances, welded Quaker lady before espousing
Charlotte, of snuffy and sordid memory and his
gross vouptuary of son, George ", had just as
regularly married Mrs. Fitzherbert before going
through similar ceremony with Caroline of Bruins
wick, his deeply injured cousin. Two generations
Of royal families in England were thus VIGOROUSLY
Legitimate. go. .,..,..-.sz ~v~r
The Democrat adds: ... .5--.-e &
which adopted towards the unucky Peithman.
Could he have been removed by assassination, it
doubtless would have been done. But the English
government never adopts this mode of getting rid
If the troublesome at home, inasmuch as it would
hen be under the necessity of destroying the assas-
sins in turn, and consequently numbering al anJfpi-
am. The safer course is to treat them lunatics,
md this was the expedient which the Ministry now
escorted to. The Doctor was secretly conveyed to 1
he Home Office, before Lords Melbourne, John Rus
ell, and congenial tool of theirs named Hall and
without any farther ceremony consigned to mad
house, where he has languished fourteen years.
That serious attention called to this dscredita
lie case in England is manifest from debate in the
House of Commons thus sketched by the London