New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30
QUEEN VICTORIA AND PUBLIC OPINION

On Monday October 9, The London Times en-
treated the Queen to leave Scotland where she
was then finding amusement, and return to Lon
don. Somehow or other, it jars upon our feel
"iDgs to give in one column the list of the killed
land wounded in these bloody battles and in
"another the pithy announcement Of the Court
Circular to the effect that the Queen AMI her
"cOurtiers are amusing themselves in the heart
"of the Scottish highlands, as though the lives
"of her brsyest subjects were not in instant
jeopardy" The Times goes on to say that it
does not seek to offend, but to give " warming"
that which we have written in the most careful
land guarded manner, is uttered everywhere in
London in terms not so careful aud not so
guarded" Now mark the effect The news
flies instantaneously to Balmoral, and on Wednes-
day, the 18th, the Court leaves, en- route for the
south, prince Albert's stag-hunting appoint.
ments being abruptly broken Off and on the 18th
the Queen arrived in London. With such force
does middle class public opinien already act in
Britain. In the same month sixty-fve years ago
Partisan mob, composed chiefly of women,
rudely brought the French king and court from
Versailles to Paris in order to have them subject
to Partisan influence. This was one Of the earli-
est of that series of acts which soon resulted in
the overthrow of the French monarchy. Aud
now the middle class Of Britain, with the like
determination that Royalty shall not hold itself
aloOf from the national crisis, have compelled
their Royal Lady, (bymeans Enthusiastically
differing yet not the less effectual, to make
journey similar in aspect to that of the ll.omened
French monarch We know how bitterly Marie
Antoinette and her husband felt the hu-
initiation OF their forced residence Al the
Tuileries. Doubtless could we penetrate
into Court secrets we should find that
kindred sentiment of deep chagrin is cherished by
Victoria and Albert at their present involuntary
sojourn in Buckingham Palace. The London
Times is fond of drawing historical parallels, but
it would not suit its purpose to draw one which
would associate its own political action 80 cUse
ly v 18th that of the starving canaille of the 4th
October, 1859. Liberalism, like misfortune,
makes men acquainted with strange bedfelows,
and our highly respectable" aud at times en-
Enthusiastically loyal contemporary must not take
offense if we point out an analogy that cannot be
d NtACOHc Suc.
In the same article this powerful journal, not
content with leyelng its guns at the Queen, takes
to task the Queens Ministers. Why are the no.
blemen and Right Honorable gentlemen who are
so ambitious to rule the country absent from their
posts Why is Sir James Graham playing the
courtier at Balmorsll Why rs the Premier at
Aberdeen Why is Gladstone in Wales and Lord
John Russell at Scarborough Are there no
pleasant watering places at the south near the
center of Government Have not Lords Russell
and Aberdeen charming residences near the me
trOpolis Such are the questions that it puts
and they have not been put in vain. Lord Aber-
deem accompanied the Court to London aud the
others will soon follow This little episode we'll
illustrates the power of midde-class public opin-
ion in Britain that class seeks to have the Court
and the Cabinet settled in the metropolis that 1t
may operate upon them BY pervasve social inhu-
ense, and force them to catch the Infection Of the
national spirit and it has proved itself strong
enough to effect its object