Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-01-20
A Few ROYAL Statistics.

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We CLEAN from that courtly and aristo-
cratic annual, the "Almanach de Gotha,"
some interesting statistics about European
Royalty. Those soversigns that have ruled
for the longest period are the Pfince Of
Schaumburg;Lippe, since 1887; the Duke Of
Saxe-Meniagen, since 1903; the Prince of
Schwarzburg Rudolstadt since 1907; the
King of Wurtemberg; since 1916. The SOW
ersigns most recently arrived to the throne
are the King Of Saxony. who has ruled since
August 9, 1854; the Emperor of Russia,
since March I'd, 1856. and the Prince of
Nor aco, since the goth of June, 1885, The
Oldest monarchs are the Grand-Duke of
Mechlenburg-Streliiz, aged 70; the King Of
Wurtemberg; aged II; the Laudgrsvs Of
Hesse- Hamburg, aged IS; the Prince Of
Schaumburg Lipge. aged Che commenced
to reign when but four years old); Priace
OF Russ Schleiz, aged 69j the King Of Bel,
gium, aged So; and the Pope of Rome, aged
66. The King of Portugal, born in 1887.
and the Duke Of Parma, born in ls47, are
the youngest reigning monarchs.
Few of these princes, excepting Alsxsn-
der of Russia and Pedro of Portugal, who;
young as he is, showed himself, at the time
of the pestilence at Lisbon, to be "esety
inch king" is distinguished for remark
able virtues or talents. In fact, some Of
them are, so 10 speak, notable for their
very mediocrity. Ii may be that many OF
our readers have never heard Of that old
man, the Prince Of SchaumburgLippe who
for seventy-one years has been the undis-
Duted ruler of his little principality. What
panorama Of wonderful events the world
has presented in that period. The star of
Napoleon eliminated and fell, to sriss again
in the person OF his nephew. A race Of dis;
solute, immoral kings have passed away
from the throne OF England leaving Queen
whose domestic virtue is the most dist;n;
gushing jewel in her crown. From feeble
struggling country just entering upon It'd
career, the United States have become d
nation whose influence is fel, all ovef the
civilized world.
The colossal power of Russia has staken
off its long barbaric lethsrgy, and in the
emancipation of its serfs has proved its vast
CVvduiullco lOE SOOu- 1kCsOius.OHs h4sS
swept over Europe like sudden storms, be-
tween which men have set their subtle in
tellects at work to compass the victofies
of peace, more glorious than those Of wsr.
The steamboat, the railroad, the electric
telegraph, the Ise of ana stlretic agents, the
spread of general information. and the in.
creased influences of the public press, hate
caused a wonderful revolution in social life:
Yet during all this period, SO teeming with
mighty events. that obscure German, who
became prince in his fourth year, has been
quietly smoking his pipe, undisturbed and
undisturbing, in his sleepy little principal;
ity of Schaumburg Lippe, and the world
only hears of bis exis; ence in the annual
editions Of the Almanac de Go,ha.'
The Prince of Eonaco, who is willing to
sell his birthright for a mess of pottage; rs
attracting some attention Just now. To be
sure he is quite an insignificant monarch,
his little ten mile square kingdom not more
than paying the expenses Of mis- residence
at Paris. The Prince does not care much
for his country and Russia does--so, prob
ably, Russia will get it. Everybody that has
travelled along the Corn;ee road remembers
Monaco, because the driver tells you wketI
you arrive at the border, and assures you
that in an hour you will have passed the
territory of Monaco-and with his finger he
points towards the Mediterranean and
away down, separated from you by great
chasms, whose rough sides are adorned
with terraced olive groves you notice city
in the sea. Standing on marrow Peninsula.
its sharp, clearcut walls plunge far down
into the water-a quiet haze pervades the
lazy atmosphere. through which float up
wards, ,sfrom monasteries half hidden amid
:he olv es, the sweet tone of bells-a few
sails dot the survace of the blue Mediterra-
mean, and the whose view seems too Pictur-
esque to be reality. Yet it is a reality,
nd tha, little sea-washed city is Monaco-
the same that Russia wants to buy, and its
right ruler wants to sell.
The EmperUrs Of France and Russia, and
Queen of England, from the iliGience power
of their respective governments, and from
their individual character, and The Pope Of
Rome from his religious attributes are con-
stantly before the public e.e. But Ameri-
cans will have to hunt up the "Almananch
de Gotha" 10 hear anything of the existence
of at least lhree-fourths Of those little great
men-the sovereigns of EuroPs.-N. Y.
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