The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-15
THE WAY THE ROTHsCHILDS GOT
THE NEWS FROM WATERLOO.

The Edinburgh Reticto opens with an article
on the"Diaries of a Lady of Qualify" volume
N0t Yet published, we believe, but of which the
reviewer had the privilege of examining the
proof-sheeis. The Lady of Quality was a Miss
Williams Wynn, herself of titled family and
enjoying the intimacy of the many remarkable
persons of the period of the last half of the lass
century, ana the first period Of the present CEN
tury. Judging from the extracts given the
work is exceedingly readable, and deserving, we
should think, of reproduction on this side of the
water:-
81 did not know" says the Lady Of Quality
"til heard IL from Alava, the exact crcum-
stances of the first arrival Of the news of the
battle of Waterloo in London. II seems that
one morning O partner of the house of Roths-
child came to Lord Liverpool, 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 ex-
elusive knowledge would give him on the Stock
Exchange, he now came to imput 1t to Gov
erDment. He would not answer any inquiries
as TO the means by which he had acquired the
inFelligen nee, could give no particulars only
repeaied 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 CVaustittart,
tbink), who happened to come in, he told the
news, and they agreed to conceal 1t till more was
known. There was cabinet dinner at Lord
Harrowby's; not IA word was said about the news,
and Lord Liverpool was returning home full of
anxiety. In the street his carriage was stopped
by an unknown person. who, with some apology,
SAID that ne was luSE c0LAp from downing street,
that carriage with six horses dressed with
Iaurels, French Gag es, and colors hanging out
of the windows, had arrived that the glorious
news WAS instantly spread and that the messen-
ger was gone to Lord Harrowby's In pursuit Of
him through another street from that in which he
was met.
"This, think, heard at the time, but GER
tainly till now never heard the thing accounted
for. 1t seems that the Duke of Wellington, after
writing his despatch home, said to Pozzo di
b reo, will you write to Louis XVIII az Ghent
tell him that Maj oleon Is utterly defeated that
In less than a fortnight shall be in possession
Of Paris, and hope very soon after 20 see him
reinstated. Say that excessive fatigue prevents
me FROM wiring A messenger was Of course
immC diately sent off TO Gbent when he arrived
Louis anu his little court happened 20 be assem-
bled 81 br, ekfast in a room whose windows down
TO the ground were wide open. The embraces
the CALCULATIONS, of course instantly apprsed
those under the window of the good news
Among these was a spy from the house Of Roths-
child, who had many days been upon the watch
He no sooner heard the news than he rode post
to OsteDd there happening to ind small vessel
just sailing, he embarked and got one tide before
the English messenger, who arrived shortly
afterwards"
TO this The Reviop adds -
The difficulty of verifying this incident or ever
OF ascettainine the precise date of the arrival o.
the news, may be cited as an additional argumen
for oil Getting and collatiDg contemporary tesli
mOny touching memorable events before il de
generates iDio hearsay or tradition lt will b.
remembered that, not long since we were yainl,
endeayoring TO oecide on what day, or hour o
the day, the news Of the escape of Napoleon
from Elba reached the Congress OF Vienna m
whefher the first 10 receive and communicate
was Prince Mcttenici, the Dake Of Wellington
or TalIeyrand. We have found it commo
belief, that the crowning victory Of Waterlo
was knOwp 10 London on the 20 h. The ocil
intelligence did not arrive till late on the nigh
OF "Wednesday the 2lst; and until irs arrival th
Csbhet were still in complete ignorance Of tn
1cr. THIS may he collected from the narratY
Of The knight Of Kerry 1.-THE Rt Hon. Maurc
fit2gerad), who az the earnest request OF 81
Pul'eIey MalcoIn hurried over with the new
Of Ligne and QuHtre Bras he started Ou the Sc
and reached London the 20lh, at a p. NJ. tn
Cabinet met Immediately 10 receive and considt
the intelligence, and he saw the Foreign Seer,
tory (L0rd Castleresgh) again tDe next morning
when he was assured that nothing WAS yet know
OF the result Of the final struggle rhat sau
day (the 2lst) there was ministerial dinner
Lord Harrowbys, in GrOsvenor square; br
Lord Bathurst, who was the Colonial and w
Secretary, was not at the dinner; and the de
patches from the Duke, brought by Maj,
Percy, were addressed 10 him. His resident
was ia Mansfield street; and after dinner he IN
siroled out, restless and anxious, and the
missed the messenger, who drove first TO h
house. and, not finding him, went straight
Lord HarrOwby's. There some difficulty occurra
from the uDwillingness OF Major Percy TO deliy,
his dispatches to any one but Lord Bithurst. II
was al length persuaded 10 eutrast them to Lol
Liverpool, th e Prime Mini,ter.
TWAS felt instincdvely that the victory had co
deaf, and eager and passionate were the inguirl,
pressed upon every one who had been az Lon
hhttowpy q or had got speech of Major Perc.
Amongst these was gentleman, the son of
Cabinet Minister, who had gone from Lady Je
sey's 10 Berkeley square, at the earnest reque
OF distinguished party, assembled there in con
pany with Earl Grey, aud now hurried hack
sadden on gladden. as he could. "Bas the nm
escaped r. "Without a scratch "VylIiau, a.,
Frederic POnsonby 2" "Boih killed t,tra7at
Howard Z" Killed" Gordon Z" "KIied
eFitzroy Somerset y "Lost an arm" 60,
UxbrdPe - @Lost leg" "Have the Guar,
the rooms were deserted; aud the uterlocuto
had an stolen away 10 spread their scanty al
d JOINED II formation or TO mourn over it
The news Of the evening Of the l7th (ncludil
Ligne and Quare Bras was published In d
Tin Is of the 2lst, on the information Of Mr. 81
tOn, efOpfietor Of the passage vessels plying b
tween Ostend and Colchester. IL was t0lerab