The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-21
LONDON GOSSIP.
Tho Queen-A Scene at the Departure OF
the Royal Train-UnPoPu1ar1ty OF the
Sovereign.

The London correspondent Of the New
York Herald writes under date OF July 29:
london has been excited BY that rare event,
a visit of her Majesty the Queen. She came
mn for the breakfast Yesterday, and she took
her depa rture again for Windsor at half-past
ten O'Clock this morning. A special train was
provided for her, and on the platform about
one hundred spectators wera gathered 70 Tee
her off The Queen was dressed IN deep black
"a black, dress, shawl and bonnet. sne mas
grown fat, and her face looks coarse and bloat-
ed TINS NAV seem an ungallant criticism, but
it is true. Her Maj tstys 'permanentsboarder !"
Prince CHRISTIAN with his pretty wife, looking
delicate and out Of spirits, we're in the royal
train, with the Processes Louise and Beatrice,
and the Princes arthur AMI II opold. bea-
irice and Leopold rode 10 the carriage with ths
Queen, the others gong IN separate compait.
ments. Beatrice ls very sweet child, with
light hair, worn crlmped and flowing, and Le-
onold bears about him the marks Of his in
disposition, but has mild aud cheering ex-
nressio1 OF countenance. There was no cheer.
ing when the royal party appeared. or when
they left the station, except solitary ZIP,
ID. urrahl" from fat, excited middle-aged
s,onally failed. and the last " 'urrah" came
forth with s1nothered sound, as II the loyal
biect of her Majesty had just suffered an
or Use from a feather bed. The fact is, the
Londoners do not like the Queen, however
much they may respect her. Hes unpopularlly
may be read iu every countenance anu gath
cred from many a side remark, and while her
death would be deeply mourped oy oil her
people, her abdcation IN favor OF the Prlnce OF
Wales would be hailed with enthusiastic JOY.
at least IN the metropolis. Very few persons
wou have believed twen y-hye years ago
that Oueen Victoria would ever live to be as
unpopulaf sovereign as she IS to-day.
A PICTURE OF ALBERT EDWARD.
Enter. n YOU please, with M. just tor once
,hs stalls Of tue Royal italian Opera, Covent
Garden. London. Let US suppose 1t nay b.
essential to our present purpose-that Mdlle:
Pauline Lucca is the principal sougs'r' Us OF
rlTbt-and. of couls., on the left Of tie stage.
III ,s fu.l of pt ople. In the front are two or
three youpp women in very, very low-Decked
dresses. In trout, also. is one young man.
He has q large fair, fat face. Hlth heavy
features. His fair ,ir Already thinning; there
Is even o suggestion o. badness about II.
He is very dHlI-looking young man. II he
he Sas a stupid. vulsar.iooking person. He
disp.avs al immense shirt trout, on which
presently land when Mdl.e. ;iurcl is not sing.
mol his heavy chain descends. Is he lost IN
revere ? Has the music borne away on lts
wings his enraptured soul NO Ihe heavy
young man ls asleep. One OF the yonuc Wo.
men B, his side gives him gentle, pleasant
push. and laughs and he opeps hls eyes.
raises his head off the vast SHIRT front: and.
beng like most tat persons, rather goud hum.
ored he also laughs. But if the principal
singer does not come on soon AGAIN, he pre-
sently falls into another doze. He is great
admiror Of some slngiug. however. He IS en-
thu-iastlo about Lucca, ciaps for her. waits TO
the very last to see her as she is called before
the c1rtain. and has evidently very high
appreciation OF her gifts and genius. The
lady with the bright eyes wIo sits near him
was very pretty once but long attach OF
illness nss, true to cay, made sad work With