New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-30
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
JoSDoS Dec. 10 1865
Our predominant and almost only topic OF
conversation tMs week is, os matter Of course, the
death of King Leopold of Belgium. Not that it pro
Grcod much of a sensation for il had been frequently
anticipated that people were anything hut surprised nt
its occurrence STILL the dead monarch occupied dis
net place in the minds OF Englishmoni he was link
between the past and present the chief survivor Of The
days OF the Regency. Now that both le nnd Lord
Palmerston are dead, there is public man Of first
rate eminence who was q prominent figure in ihe
stirring tines Of The great wars between England and
France. A foreign King sn English Duke. the
eon6dentia, friend AID uncle Of Qavrn Victoria.
moreover one v1,o had been the husband OF
her rs cousin the heiross apparent to the throne OF
Great Britain beoI~ bi:h Of the present sovereign.
he coud not fail 10 be an object oi interest In ts coun-
uy, where be was probably more az home and more
popuar than in the land over which be ruled 20 judi
ciousy fba, 10 tie mad hopeful revolutionary year OF
ls4s lie alone retained LIS position with scarcely any
difficulty insomuch that be told bis subjects that they
were tined Of bin he wouldn't put them 10 the trouble
Of erecting barricades bat would pack bis earpet5ag
and be of at once-so they preferred his stay. Under
bis rule indeed. the little Flemish kngdom bhs AZ
tained singular degree Of prosperity ana en}! ed an
though II did expel ~ Hogeard for his Props de La,
nus at the dicaton oi the auiocrai OF the Inieies
am going 10 write klng Leopolds Obituary, Enow
ing that that Will have already appeared IN lHE iLib
tE before the arrival Of this letter but may he per
mittcd me to observe how old people Lere
2 hs beer sa sy up the II f knes SSce
demise They talk Of him as tie young
handsome, dobonnair officer Of SAKE Cobonrg fhe sue
cesefa rival Of the Prince OF Orapge-whom Inc h'eY
Princess Charlotte compared to carrot because he
wore n red uniform, with immense green feather IN
his haof his marriage the short, heppy h9neymoon'
the premature death Of his young "iie me uarA ssI
cons Of lul pav mot against ter husbanC, The Sudden
death Of the midwife the suicide oi the accOuehenr ana
the open book found his table with the marked ana
undeIscored passage "oh wheres the y. a ~,
dlseputable father, who struck ms ioIehesd 'ioshy
with both hands and fell forward into me arms o. lhe
Dnke Of YORK; but revived 10 busy hmseh III az
ranging the pageantry Of his daue lies funera-nnd OF
much more OF al the incidents Of that strange unhappy
time which half fabulous TO us oi the present gen
Grafton though It's events occurred ohIy ha cenln!
ago know an old lady who possesses tand priIesl
formidable and drcaTy M6 poem ON the suOeot Oh to
death Of that beloved Princess Charlotte written py
Charles Phillip the great sun nor nge or
ruonia; indeed IL ia hard 70 realize, now now le
heart of all England WAS stirred ty her melancholy
fate--"h0 how thousands went into youihry mummy @
how cergymen wept in the pulpit when bey d,scoursec
on bcr virtues; how TN awful darkness and despair
seemed to overshadow the Ilgoyerned Iaha. s!
onotaiion Is from the pen OF the uhshvoiy oaia =" &
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il worth ting from the pages OF ms kolnu
The Clock" (publisLed half dozen years baek IN pop
ular rerodicaD especially as the papers here seem TO
VS. about his time tina. the then landlord Of the Beiy
dere Tavern Pen,onyo begsn 70 notice ta' az ao2n, 81
O'clock slnost every during the week. gentleman
e and on horseback would stop at the door OF
lie tssern his horse in charge OF ms groom es we
srge roo call pipe aud plat Of ae ana quietly ENJOY
tose eirehmen about the space Of one hour me room
wod BE- at that early hour amod deserted The one OF W.
sd cbeeee aud peep The Tmes would be bidden c,v
good morning lin slightly foreign accenl-oy .ne
he kep hisseit to i.se the waiter said BY
he was punciusl and so regular In h; Ga, ~ h
s, Of sabes and special pipe was lad special Dish
tobacco prepared and special cha. and sp,oom loon ast.
nm one acksss morning ju.t after the departure Of The
black boIseuan, customer o. ,,as,., ms H0'l Who
sd ps, returned journey in the we, of England ard
c enjoying bis pipe and PIN. In the society o. yos os
tna,y who that chap isr he asked Not biz answered
yC9r heS S1s nss sa osycon sys hs When %
NJ srrived found FOIL OF crimson bsizo aa
down the paes before the tavern 70 tns
freshly csrpced the strangers customary psce m ,ap'e a
covered with cTims9n Goth oaahed oy s h.rnad we're
M ~ soday attire and when the unknown rang the BEL tue
landlord hinseE in blue cont and pIss on'Ions su m
sa,yi.r.d brought him the beer III shvo1 ,snhso
as% nss esnd. a, witch his ripe Ths sach h1,s
man nothing drank hi. ae and SMOKED d "a "a.ion
s mr. and custses mounted his horse and-never came asaa
Tnere is someh ne touching 10 ,ne ht.sn, W.
inS himself In the simple German fashion, over Lis pipe
and beer" n,,T Too,old md also Of the
ogant ~ his decense politically. You know the quid
nnncs had settled that directly be was gone raaaco
w"s to absorb belgium bodily only ae,n.ats prHnce
IN the shape Napoleon m writes to ts atenaous
raDIaa' be- rash man who would invest much conn
deoee in this declarations but one may e. bs
that % mi allow ANYBODY else to do so. Prooa
r ,s cbief immediate danger the Beleiens have 70