The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-08

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LONDON, Sept. 2l, 1854.
Departure of the Queen for Balnoyui-7He Roysa
Funny in their Retirement The Prince of Epases
Dersoping the Hereditary Fatuay of his Family
| -1k Baltic Feet-Prssent Position of P,wssis
| and Austria-7ne Bonsbndmea of Grsytocn-
Popularity of Mr.. Buehanan in Engiand-Af
fairs Of Spain-Progress of Mo'monisn'- Mr..
| Coughs temperance Crusade in England, 8-e.
Fit were not for the expedition to the Crmea.
what with Westminster Hall being closed, Pariia-
ment lot sitting. every man with penny in his
pocket and leisure to spend it out Of town, Bel.
sraSa, that nucleus Of palaces deserted, and Back
| iHgham Palace transported to Balmoral London
would be fat as the pope which echoes the distant
foot falls of Pal Mall. Even east Of Temple Bar. n
that narrow gorge which fanks the troubled tide Of
The Thames, yclept the Strand cabs and omnibuses
take 1t comparatively easy; aad it is only when you
] have gazed upon the dome Of st. Pauls trotted
through old Cheapside, and planted yourself in the
new Roygl Exchange, that you become conscious Of
the fact Of London being its own dear self again
The excitement Of the great money mart was never
more thorough than at this moment and If the most
msndacous fabric atoms are not hourly originated.
it is surely from want Of temptations, for never
were the itching ears Of mon more greedy Of swee<
tonnds. "Hsvs you heard word from the Easts~
isthe never en6isg interrogation and before the in
terrogated can draw his breath for reply, dozen
pair OF eager eyes and listening ears have settled in
upon him, like wasps in a honey pot If he is an
honest man. his reply is-"Not word;r If he is o
lying vagabond, his peculiar vein is Immediately
forthcoming; and If he happen 70 be neither one nor
tie other, but of that genus honnUn of which two
thirds Of mankind ere malicous,y said to be com-
posed, he s, SUI ge,y.s loath to he conturaaciousy
deserted after exciting 30 much anxious attention
and so shelters himDef under some abominable on
dit, which he has ncs bad the wit or roguery to In
vent but which he endeavors to substaAtate by pre-
tending to know the anthory for; and even his stu.
pdites are listened TO- though one has faith. Bue
then there is just tho chance Of finding one little
kernel Of truth amid such load of chan
But let US for moment quit the much vexed East.
whether it be that OF London's great metropolis.
with her two millions and half of inhabitants, or
that portion of Europe whose treasured millions Of
gold are playing ducks and brakes across the in
hospitable Euxine ia order TO drive from the face
of the civilized earth the desperate Nicholas, who
as get sits his throne in grim and terrible defiance
and take a peep at The North, where Englands
Court in the Castle Of Balmoral has already es-
sconced itself. Some account of its chit chat and
daily life may not be unnteresng to our cousins on
your side of the Atlantic.
There is something so strangely unreal in tho
life Of prncestbe iucessant formalties which hedge
them in--the crowd Of gazers which dog their
steps-the curious throngs which play their hourly
game of eaves-dropping, that one readily UNDER
stand the exquisite throb Of uncaged liberty which
would accompany eyory step Of the royal progress
from London to Holyrooo, and from tho kingy pa
lace Of Scotland to the far Balmorsl, hidden among
the granite rocks Of aat land Of heather and romEz
tic legend. Precisely at seven o'clock, as the last
rays Of the sun shone upon the budding b0tlements
of the yet unnshe CASTLE which, greye and severe in
its baronical outre is rising up to take the place
Of the crumbling heap Of ancient Belmoral. tho
royal cortege, consisting of throe carriages and
four, arrived tis second day after its departure
from London. Prince Albert and the Queen, with
their seven child7cn stood and gaaed with delight
at their Highland home for several minutes before
they proceeded un6er cover, and Sir G. Grey, who
was tie only. minister who accompanied them.
seemed not IeS happy than the royal party at tho
prospect of e. little mountain air. In the morning
her Majesty is stirring before seven o'clock, tho
children are bounding on the green sward till thA
castle bell toHs for prayers, which it does at eight
O'Clock, whom all the household assemblies, down tn
mediately following the royal dceSaer, come the
keepers attended by sporting dogs and highland
ponies, deg carts, mea carving thc princes, guns.
underway FOR the heather, the mountains. or
the bush. Sometimes the royal lunch in
spread l1der mountain oak. or the party
returns n two O'Clock to the castle; and Prince Al
bert oite2 goes back to the sport alone. He is .
mcst devoted son Of ;he chase, and though not ca
pable Of enduring vary prolonged walks, brings
down has game with remarkable precision and
fnEn sr~~ sn L.
sired to shoot whatever comes to his sdc and If th0
Prince miss, Immediately to shoot after him.
Whether it be piece Of delicate Battery not am
to use sea sporting rhrasethef BInces % eve IS wiped
when such a circumstance has occurred. 1t is ge-
neTalls the work Of some ardent tyro, whose noun
tain sight is somewhat sharper than his courtier
sense. The Prince, however, though always re-
served, is the very pink O. aaablity The dinner
hour is seven o'clock, and by eight all are in the
drawing room. The party generally consists Of
twenty persons, and by eleven o'clock all have ro
tired. The young Prince Of Wales at present in
dicates no appearance Of talent whatever; he may
eventually. Prince Albeit lost in the beginning no
time in giving him every advantage, and is thought
that in this respect his xety carried him some
what too fer, SO that baory it has bean considered
| better to .eave the royal youth moro to himself
indeed, at one time .ne inaptitudc % requirement
! became So marked thaS very serious alarm was en-
tertaincd lest there might prove something like
natural deficiency -hese fears have entirely ceased,
but the Prince has been advised thai the brain should
pe allowed 10 devcope lt5clf more Argey, ere 10
forced, 0fcoursc. the poor Hgh,anders OF Scotland
only delighted to receive her Majesty aud her
household bs-0wn terms; tvt it il certain that
! the Qneen has not the art Of winning unSounded
popularity in any Of her haun8 Of royal relaxation
No doubt ths people expect .cc much; BIT in add
tioa TO extreme tightness Of expenditure, approach
| ing something Ike parsimc7y, all complain of the
| exceeding coldncss aud fGituer with. which her
| Majesty aondncts herself, as If she sickcned at
| sight of he people The conduct Of Prince Albert
Is more ndicious, who, ct times displays great tact;
but whether the old proverb, which says, I" the ncar
CIR the church the farther from God," applies SC far
to royalty that proprsui dissachants it Il its
pressrpfiye divinity It is certain that at 0a5orno
and at Balmoral mc1 do not seam so ready to falA
down and worship as might he anticipated. y
Lord Pamcrstsn is Iustioating at his heautifuk
| seat, Broadands in Hampshire. The noble lord.