Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, JANUARY Is, 1854.

! LONDON, JANUARY Is, 1854.
| We commence our weekly despatch with a very
unwelcome subject but which unfortunately, at
the present moment, engrosses more of public atten
ton than 4s other, throwing the Eastern question
the dearness Of Bread and the scarcity of coal
pletely in the shade We allude to the alleged un
constitutional interference of Prince ALBERT with
the political affairs of the country. Mr.. RoEBUcK,
it is confidently stated will as soon as Parliament
meets, call upon Ministers for categorical expla-
nation of the unpleasant rumors, widely diffused
and so generally credited, respecting the PRINCE
CoNsoRTs undue interference with the administra-
tive government of this country. A month or two
ago there was not a more popular character than
Prince ALBERT; all men were loud in their praise
of him. Since then suspicious have gone abroad that the
prudent abstention from meddling with politics which
his earlier has ceased to be the rule
of his conduct The daily press Of almost every party
and shade of politics. has taken up the subject the
charge under different shapes has been made in nearly
every paper whilst not one has attempted denial-a
defence could attempt The people at large give
full credit to Prince ALBERT for the Exhibition his
vices to art &c. but there is universal feeling that
it is much that man, and he not an Engishman
by BIRTH should attempt to influence the foreign affairs
of the country Two letters have been printed in the
newspapers from MS found lately the Sutans libra
~" purporting to be- letter from the Emperor
Aureian to Qseen Zenoba, and the other the reply from
the Queen to the Emperor In these letters the Emperor
Of RUSSIA, Queen VICTORIA, and Lords AEIRDEEN and
PALMERsros not very dimly Swallowed forth. The
Emperor presents the Queen :" nechaee Of diamonds
and ru5ies worn formerly by Cleopatra. In the reply
the Queen is made to say:
"If my favor hath raised any to such station,
and placed him in such proximity to me that ne is both
enabled and disposed beray the secrets and interests
&c I'm 7 will
people shall see him expiats his crime. Do not think
me forgeful ungraetul have deferred sol long my
thanks your munifcenee. commanded your present
to be brought before III presence OF my Whole court
The A6ydrae in low voice, which is often mors impress
sive than louder, told me what you demanded Of me-
voice within cries, BE bosnd Eh nssadeiss, U
Nnobid, rosher than with necklaces
Every dsy brings more proof that the national jealousy
has been completely aroused and cannot be aayed by
Diplomatic evasions The imputations that have gone
abroad mus. be satisfactorily disproved, sufficient
curty given and taken that the conduct which has given
snch inst ur,brage will not be repeated Ministers hold
their Offices by the tenure Of Parliamentary influence,
and the nation will not tolerate under ercumstan-
ccs the nterpositon of any irresponsible influence,
tive or foreign between those responsible Ministers and
their Sovereign.
King LEOPOLD Of Belgium is, at this tme very OBJ
served and rather suspected man. He has lately ad-
dressed letter and forwarded it by special and high
titled messenger the Prince DE CHhAY, to the Emperor
of the French. This letter although nobody knows
word of its conents regarded of the evidences
Of tendency in certain quarters to substitute personal
for constitutional and national pecy in the present
disturbed and embarrassed relations Of the Continent
No Sovereign less afford to play such game than the
King Of Belgium, whose only title to that sovereignty is
the free choice Of the Belgian people, They selected him
to be the chief magistrate Of the free monarchy they
founded England aud France recognised and supported
him. not to form royalty in Europe but to throw
up the barrier Of freedom in what thought impor
tant position the Continent King LEOPOLD is not
therefore, the Of the head OF any great
Ruropssn house ID not the mouthpses Of any ssPa