The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-16
GOSSIP ABOUT ROYALTY.
"A Royal strike-SVa1cs and his Boon
Companions--A Royal Household
The Abdication Of Queen Victoria.

The London correspondent OF the Boston
Post gives tho following lively and interesting
gossip about the promising "heir to the throne
of England:
1t is said that Wales projected his long con-
tinental and eastern tour as kind of strike
for increased wages. You know that had
the Tory Ministry remained In power, it was
as good as committed to vote him few hun
dred thousands Of pounds addition TO his in
como which. with Liberal government, headed
by the terribly arithmetica MIR. Gladstone, ,is out
Of the question. Also that he, Wales, and his
wife, had to do all the receptions, &C., at great
costto themselves; in consequence OF which
they are very considerably in debt. Hence no
end of talk that the Queen light, could, would
or should abdicate in her sons favor, leaving
the business to the young people and deVotlng
herself thenceforth to the literary apotheosis
of the late Prince Albert in innumerable vol
umes; an idea the former part Of which Wales
was supposed warmly to favor. And, now, it
is asserted that he withdraws, en- fanttHe, at
time when festivity is the order Of the day,
and when a1lament is about to begin new
season, as q hint that he thinks something
ought to be done for him. He intends, too. to
stay away till May-in all, upwards OF tive
months; leaving the aristocracy and the West
srders 10 get along as we'll as they can without
him and all the doings which his presence
naturally originates. No doubt, too, he likes
the prospect Of o good long holiday and
plenty Of free-and-easy junketing in for
eign capitals, where he can go TO the
and dance all night till the broad daylight
and-but it wouldn't be fair to complete the
quotation. He is what ''serlous" old ladies' are
accustomed to call "a very gay young man."
He has grown corpulent aud thick-necked, and
looks like the great-grandson OF George the
Third; though his beard hides the lack OF chin
tbo
he smokes consumedly and uses short pipe.
Ho goes most persistently to theatres and to
mn nc halls; and once had ;'the great Vance,
as he calls himself-a low comic singer-to
Marlborough House to amuse his guests; IN
consequence Of which the fellow has advertis-
the Prince of Wales" ever since. In short, in
stable-phrase, the young man 'feels his oats,
and has sown . large crop Of wild ones, the al
legged details of which don't, you may be sure,
diminish IN telling. But he is very good
natured and amiable; indeed, rather TOO much
of the former. They pillage him at the Marl-
borough House. Extraragaut himself, he is
also the cause of extravaganza in others; every
body lights the candle at both ends and burns
as many (metaphorically) as possible. Old
General Kuollys, his major-domo, is highly
respectable person who knows as much about
business. as most retired army officers, which
is to say nothing at all; and the resolution and
hardly avail to stop the profigate expenditure.
Wales tried it some years ago, attempting to
prevent collusion among the servants and
tradesfolks, but gave 1t up In despair; and has
since then allowed things to drift anyhow
with right royal faulty, He named one Of
his tyoEte horses III SSPickpScke probably 6s6I
he bought him. (Another he called
ssPunch"Nthough I am not aware of it's
being particularly slow and stupid. Like
proper Prince Royal, he has dis
counted his "great expectations" and borrow
ed prodigous amount Of money, particularly
from q fashionable tailor and e horse dealer,
whose names could mention, and who enjoy
8 privilege Of access to him q1ite remarkable.
So that lam inclined to think there may be
some foundation for the story whicS attributes
an under current of motive to his foreign ex-
cursion. But II he entertains an idea OF mann
mas abdication, he is certainly doomed to dis
appointment. Women in general, and espe-
cially middle-aged aud elderly ones, are deci-
dedIy fond of authority indeed C6aucer-no
mean Judge Of human nature-tells Us, via the
Wife Of Bath, they love it best Of all things
and any one who has observed her Majesty's
career il connection with her people must
have remarked that she entertains a
strong and even jealous regard for her
relations toward them. The taking them
into her confidence apropos of 'Our Life in
the Highlands" was o eliminating instance OF
it. Sheis altogether healthy, hearty woman,
with the prospect of a good many years of life
before her-in fact, sc many that Wales may
need one of those nutty brown wigs sported by
a former possessor of the title before he OBJ
tains either that Of Regent or Albert the First.
So that he must cen possess his soul in pa
tience-if he really desires q dignity pregnant
with 80 many responsibilities. I had almost
forgotten to state that he had, 80 to speak,
drawn bills on his constitution ss well as his
income. 1t Is said that Dr.. Fare has advised
him to moderate bis pace; hence he probably
goes to nurse hls health, as well as his purse,
besides the reasons before instanced. Fare
is friend OF the Princes. wish be had no
worse intimates-for instance an exceedingly
'tfast" young swell named Carringtcn, and
Schoolbred, the linen draper OF Tottenham
Gnnrt Road who NOW t,protects' Wales old