The weekly union record., 1864-08-20
Waterloo and the Underground Tele.
graph.

A late number of the Edinburgh Review has
Selections from Diaries aud Commonplace
Books of a Deceased Lady of Quality" from
which we print the following extract:
This lady 10 question was the late Miss
Williams Wynn. first niece of the Marquis OF
Buckingham and Lord Greenvlle, and nearly
related by blood or marriage to successive
Dukes of Buckingham and large circle of
robility.
| did not know, till heard it from General
Alya, the exact circumstances Of The first arri-
val of the news of the battle of Waterloo in
London. 1t seems that one morning partner
of the house Of Rothchid came 10 Lord Liver
pool, informed him that be had, few hours
before, received the glorious news, or at least
the bare outline; that having made all the
advantage which this exclusive knowledge
could give him on the stock market, he now
came TO impart it to the Government. He
would not answer any inquiries as to the
means by which be had acquired the intell
gence; could not give any particulars, only re.
ported the assurances OF the truth OF the in
formation. Lord Liverpool thought it cruel,
on such vague foundations. TO raise hopes or
fears. To one OF his colleagues, Nansttart Il
lhiuk) who happened to come in, he told the
circumstances and they agreed to conceal it
from every human being till more was know1.
There was cabinet dinner on that day at
Lord Ilarrowly's; and not one word was said
respecting the news, and Lord Liverpool was
returning home full of anxiety. In the street
his carriage was stopped by an unknown, who,
with some apology, said be had just come
from Downing street that a carriage with six
horses dressed with laures, French eagles, and
colors hanging out of the widows, had arrived;
that the glorious news was instantly spread
and that the messenger was gone to Lord
Harrowiy's in pursuit of him through another
street from that in which he was met
This, think, heard at the time, but Ger
taiuly till now never heard the thing account
cd for. 1t seems that the Duke of Wellington
after writing his dispatch home, said to Pizzo
di Borge, "Will you write to Louis XVIII, at
Ghent? Tell him only that Napoleon is utterly
defeated; that in less than fortnight | shall
be in possession of Paris, ard hope very soon
after 10 see him reinstated. Say that exten-
siye fatigue prevents me from writingr A
messenger was sent of course Immediately to
Ghent. When he arrived Louis and bis little
court happened to be assembled at breakfast
in room whose windows down TO the ground
were wide open. The embraces, the ejacula-
tious OF course instantly apprised those under
the windows of the arrival OF good news
Among these was a spy from the house of
Rothschild, who had many days been upon
the watch He no sooner heard the news
than he rode post to Ostend; there just happen,
ing to find small vessel just sailing he EN-,
barked and got one tide before the English
messenger, who arrived shortly afterward.
There is passage in the leading article of
the Times OF Thursday, the 22d of June, 1915
announcing the victory which partially con-
firms the Rothschild agent story:
Those who attended to the operations of the
stock exchange yesterday 2lsl were pursua-
ded that the news of the day before would be
followed up by something still more brilliant
and decisive. Onlnirm rose in the course of
the day six per cent, premium, and some hous-
es, generally supposed to possess the intorma
tion best, were among the purchasers.