New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-06
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polite Their adYerssries invariably retort 70 tbr
argument Of royal spiendor and magniheence: IL
our money making century, IA which, according u
,h.y a.,ertlon The M bic tradition Of money spend
nearly lost there must be- az least Kings and
Oue,ns. who may gise TO mankind he grand exam
pie Of Dnboun3ed hbersh!y. hOnarch- are 'ne
nfial protectors Of art and artists, me heh
minded dsI+r .ers of wealth the natural FOUNTAINS
Of b.pnr COmmOuers and democrats are ueualy
mean al shabby; crowned heads alone are capable
Of display true 'umpthMiJ, a.u ooufS enjoy
The privilege Of giving fresh life TO trade and COM
mefce.
theme developed IN steloquent sentences; and IN
thcory il looks plausible enough, for one would
think that individuals who have, as il were. the
riches of nation At their disposal might and should
be generous in the extreme; their bounty should be
a. Unlimited their income. But when we 10
at the practice the matter appears in some what
different light, and We find the most paltry mean.
ness where We expected dazzling nunifcence.
Thus, whatever nay be the private VII tues Of the
couple who ut on the throne of England, pOsterlty
will not bestOw upon them the title Of Victoria
and Albert "the magnificent" with which II hiss
hOnOred Medicis.
Mr. Rogers, one Of the actors who performed
lately at Windsor Castle before the Queen, hss been
bold AID manly enough 10 state in Police Court
that he received the petty Of - shilngs pence
ms gsirate for the poOrbox. The economical pro-
pen>ity Of the English sovereign was already well
known 10 Der subjects; but is there any no.
blfman, any merchant, any professional gentleman
IN the kingdom, who would not feel ashamed to pay
player almost on the same scale on which he re-
wards butler at respec able dinner party VIII
heBcefOrth any one a Court jenkins excepted
speak without a smile Of royal generosity The
Efforts ofMr. Wigan or of Mr. Charles Kean to wipe
OF this stain viii prove u-eless. Artists are well
aware Of the fact that they must not look TO Wind
sor or Buckingham Palace for an adequate remu-
DeTatiOn.
But We have to record still more painful III
stance Of princely palrlness are almost ncllned
to say INK ndness. Before another police mag
istra'e there was read the other day letter of n
poor woman, the granddaughter Of general,
daughter OF captain, widow OF al officer, and moth
er Of fire who died in The service of their cOun-
try, in India and the Crimea. Bereft of all who
were near and dear 10 her, unable 10 live on the
palry allowance which she received from the cork
house he unfortunate creature was driven tOexpOss
Ter deep DISTRESS to one who receives truly royal
salaries for many Offices which give him no other
trouble than iha, Of counting his money, mean to
Prince Albert. She thu ught her griet would now
soon be 1t an end that she would no longer have 10
suffer from dire poverty, for Field Marshal could
rot abandon to public charity the distressed mother
Of five gallant soldiers who had brayely fought the
battles Of Great Britain. In reply, she received
a letter from Colonel Phlpps, informing her that
there were already too mauy demands on the purse
Of lis Royal Iiehness. And now we Will call on
enthusiastic rOyasts to quote an instance OF
prominent Republican mean enough to be-
have so stability; but EDglish LOYALTY is like every
in, etetate superstition, inaccessible TO facts At
all events, the word royal, a synOnyme of grand
and mun6cent, must be corrected IN our dctona-
ries.
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de la Finance" there is no great distance, for, to
repeat an old pun, if Solomon was the King of the
Jews. Rothschld is the Jew of the Kings. Besides,
Ike real dynasty, the Rotbscilds marry only per
sons of their own rank and rs Rothschds alone be-
lonp 10 the rank of Rothschds, a Rotbscn!ld al
vays marres another Ro;hschld. The "fashiona-
bic world is just now much occupied with one OF
these marriages, which will soon take place. Leo
nora. the daughter of Baron Lionel Rothschlld, the
Member for the City of London, is the bride, not
of Baron james Rotbschld, as the No'd has 1t, nor
of Gustave, the eldest son OF Baron james, as
Golipnani aud The Times pretend, but OF his second
son. Alphonse. As Il faithful and trustworthy
clronicler, beg to verify that Important point OF
geneslogy, and now the annals of the house OF
Judah will reach the remotest posterity without It's
future historian being exposed to commit mot
dan ger,us mistake in taking the Baroness or
Princess Alphonse for Lady GustaNe. A hundred
and fifty guests are invited to the ceremony, which
Will be- celebrated AT the beautiful seat of Baron
Lionel at Gunnersbury, near Kew. The lovely
bride whose portrait has lately been gwen IN Inc
Ladies Newspaper, under the name OF Black Exs,
vii he surrounded by 81 bridesmaids, ~ Christians
and belonging to the Jewish persuasion. 30 much
for rogaL families, for, az my witty friend Aphonse
Tousscnel says, Jews and bankers are the true
Kings of our epoch.
have, however, one anecdote more to tell, IN
which reigning sovereign plays part though by
10 means reputable one, and you will readily De
lieye me when state that am speaking OF Fred
erich William w. OF Prussia. When only heir
pre sunptye, this prince was on intimate terms
With many artists, especially with the lamented
Kruger, whose death have lately recorded. This
amiable painter who died from the consequences
of hunting party, seems 10 have always been a
Jealous partisan of that exercise, aud thus
we find him assisting at comfortable
hunters breakfast in the castle OF Grune-
wald near POtsdam, about htleen years
ago The heir presumptiye was already reinarka-
BILE for the love Of champagne which characterlzes
the King whom Punch calls Clqu0t, and 10 d mo
mcpt If ropai enthusiasm, be proposed the toast,
Perfat the Republic - One glass remained un
toucht D. one guest silent it was krutg gers. AT this
demonstration the hopeful prince became so en-
ragged that he hurled bottle at the artist, aud II
the latter had not bent bis head before Fred
erck Williams missile reached him, Germany
might have been deprived of the Rerieo and the
oath IF Fidelity.
Hermann Ketts biblical tragedy, Saul, has lately
been represented at Berlin. and deserSeily met
with very moderate success. 1t Is, indeed, DIM
cult TO move the public with subject with which
every body is acquainted. and which rigIdly eX
cudes historical INA gination Herr kett has found
means, however, to introduce one innovation
King Saul speaks like monarch Of our days, dis
cur sing the royal prerosstive and wondering At the
opposition Of the people, at time when the PEG
pie bad not been inv eDted The friends OF Hermann
Eett are very sOIry, for he is good soul; but
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