The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-30
THE ENGLISH CROWN.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S ILLNESS-TH E
MUTTERINGS OF REVOLUTION

The Nature ofthe Queens DIsease-Her
Death may be Announced at any Mo-
ment.
Correspondence OF the New York world.l
LONDON, September IA.
The Times this morningls penetrated with
remorse. It abused the Queen during last
session of Parliament because she refused to
show In public; and now 1t beats its breast,
strews ashes on Its head, and scourges itself
without mercy because 1t has discovered that
the painful and dangerous disease which has
lately placed her MaJesty's life in danger, and
from which she has not yet recovered, was
even then preylng upon her. Here Is the
Times account of the Queen Illness:
The public will have observed with consider
able anxiety the recent statements IN the Court
Circular respecting the health OF the queen.
They are the more grave as coming from the
Highland home in which for 80 many years her
Majesty has been wont to find health and re-
reshment. She has sought, like numbers OF her
subjects, a renewal Of strength In the fresh
mountain air OF Scotland, and that she should
there be prostrated By weakness Is matter for
special regret and concern. We grieve to say,
however, 1t is true that her Majesty has suffer-
ed from severe and painful attack OF Illness.
1t commenced with grave general derange-
ment of health. This was followed by q violent
affection of the throat, which rendered swallow.
Ing or speaking above whisper very painful
and difficult; and the attack ended 10 very Sc.
we're abscess under the arm. The abscess was
opened by Professor Lister last Monday week,
and proved to be much larger than ne had an
ilcipated. Fearing lest 1t should fall to pro-
rrpss satisfactorily, or lest there should be any
opnoorapna 0f another he remained at the
castle the whole OF last week. Happily. there
has been no drawback to the process OF cure.
and the professor left Balmoral on Sunday.
We may trust, therefore, that there is no occa-
sion for further anxiety. The Queens health
has much Improved during the last few days,
and she appears 10 fair way to recovery. We
observe with pleasure that she Is able TO re-
sumo her drives, but such an illness is ex-
tremely weakening and distressing. Her
strength Is much reduced, and we fear 1t must
be some time before she RECEIVERS even her
usual state Of health.
I am sorry to say that this does not begin to
tell the whole truth. The Queen is still In I'M
minent danger. do not entirely credit all that
I hear about the state OF her mind; the truth
about that, If 1t were unfavorable, would be
almost impossible to ascertain until anairs nad
reached hopeless stage. But from authority
tina: can rely upon learn that the scroiulous
disease under which her Majesty s suffering Is
of very persistent, dangerous and malignant
nature, and that fatal results may eEsue at any
moment.
There is whisper that the military manoeu-
vres now going on at Aldershot have some
reference to possible outbreaks that may oc-
cur on the announcement OF her Majesty .
death, and that the presence Of the Prince OF
Walos with the army was considered expe-
dlent for the same reason. All these stories
must be taken for what they are worth; but
they are significant straws showing how the
wind blows. When the Queen Is more tnan
usually affected in her mind they always send
for Lady Churchill, and that lady sis now at
Bamoral.
DIsrneII,s Re rknble Speech.
[By Cable to the New York Herald
/ LONDON, September 26.
The Right Honorable Benjamin Disraell, ex-
premier of England, attended dinner to-day
at Hughenden, his country residence and
home. In proposing the toast OF the health ol
her Majesty the Queen, he took occasion to as
sure his friends and neighbors that the sover-
eiyn lady has become physically. and Is NOR
ally, incapacltated from performing her pubic
dulles longer. This assertion was accOmpan-
led with sentences Of fervent elilogy OF her Ma
jesty personally, concluding with the words
that 'her duties are excessive, and tnat no
Englishman is under such complete cOntrol ol
the political traditions of the country as Its SOW.
ereiga."
His words have been published. The utter
auce has produced the most tremendous ex.
element among the people. 1t Is canVasseo
| by the highest of the arlstocraey, and talked
| of among the most humble OF the Democracy.
Dlsraeh has overshadowed Gladstone almost
completely In the eyes Of the people, VINO nave
been accurately informed of every word OF his
| remarks, despite very vigorous effort which
| has been made By some Of the metropolitan
Journals to suppress them by nou-publlcation
The subject Of the propriety OF an aodica
tIon by the Queen Is spoken of In The CLUBS,
and very many of the most extreme loyalists
now regret that her Majesty did not hearken
TO the advice which was given to her by the
late Lord Palmerston years since, when lie
| counselled her to delegate part OF her mon
archial duty-such as signing the acts OF Par'
| liament-by royal warrant to member OF the
Privy Council, and thus begn OF her own lree
will TO accustom the public mind to her grad.
nal and graceful disappearance from tne
throne years before her death.
The Queen rejected Palmerston's advice,
and has since held on to rigid assertion
OF every essential of the royal prerogatlve Wltn
| that spirit of tenaclty or obstinacy Wnlcn mas
ever been characteristic Of the reigning mem
bers Of her family.
Dlsraell i3 likely to master the puohc crisls
notwithstanding. His bold diagnosis Of the
state of health Of the Queen Is accepted very
generally as being correct. The royal lady
has remained fevered and irritable during
very many months. She has been lately
| afflicted with inflammatory sore throat anc
most painful glandular tumors, and has only
inst shaken oil severe attack OF general Ill
ness. People speak OF the tendency 10 insanl
| ty which Is hereditary In her family, and there
remains, on the whole, not the slightest dou6
that Disraell has expressed sentiment which
| Is already national-Victoria's abdlcation
cheaper government, or complete change II
the form OF the ruling power OF Great Brltaln