The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-15

taken in the Princes life. AS Duke OF Corn.
wall he was entitled to the privilege Of
AsEAT AMONG THE PEERS
of the United Kingdom in Parliament. In
February. 1863, therefore. he ranged himself
among the members of that honorable body
In the House of Lords. To his lofty title as
Prince of Wales-full of meaning in lis asso.
Cornwall in the peerage OF England, the un-
meaning ones of Duke Of Rothesay. Baron Of
Renfrew, (under which designation he travel
led in his iourneyings in various lands.) and
Lord Of the Isle il Scotland, and Earl of Dub
lin and Carrick 10 Ireland. AS owner of the
Dnchy of Cornwall, which Is an appanage Of the
Prince OF Wales, he enjoyed the patronage OF
revenues from the Duchy, give him an income
of more than 100000 per annum. AS Prince
of Wales his annuity on the civil list amounted
to 5000, ,O00 AS colonel and chief OF the Rifle
Brigade, Ia position equivalent to genera, }
and as colonel of the Tenth Hussars, his In.
come was probably increased ELS, 900 addi-
tional. 1t will thus be seen that the total rev.
enues of the Prince were enormous, and were
In full keeping with his rank.
HIS MARRIAGE.
In 1868, on March 10th, the Prince was mar
rled to the Princess Alexandra, (born Decem-
ber l, lS41.) eldest daughter of the King of
Denmark. The marriage was attended with
feastngs and testimonials of popular Joy
which were almost without parallel. Tenny-
son celebrated the occasion In an epithalaml-
um: the bells of London were set to ringing.
and the JOYOUS populace strewed the way OF
the fair Danish bride with flowers. swell
come, Alexandra" was inscribed everywhere.
and this greeting TO the daughter OF the an
all that vast multitude, which on that auspi-
cious day filed the thoroughfares of the
British capital. From this marriage five child.
rem were born, whose names we give accord
Ing to the order of their births: Albert Victor,
born 9Th January. 1864; George Frederick,
born June Sd, 1865; Louise Victoria, born Goth
of February. 1867; Victoria Alexandra, born
July 9Th. 1868; and Maude Charlotte, born No.
vember 26!h. 1869.
AFTER MARRIAGE.
Since the time when, under the anspicious
circumstances detailed above, the Prince Of
Wales entered the marriage state, little of pub
lie Interest attaches to his name or works. In
1867 he became president OF st, Bartholomew's
Hospital, In London-a passive performance
which was but feeble imitation at best of The
polite course OF his excellent father. 0cca-
sIonally he was seen on State occasions, q dull, /,
ltstless Young man who bore his royalty aud
Its cares like q heavy burden. His form was
familiar on Regent street as he walked with 8
vacant expression upon his face, mildly puff
ing at his cigar. The old fatality of his ances-
tors sat heavily upon him-the curse Of mental
lmbecility. It Is related OF him that once he
drew from the London cdnaille a temporary
outbnrst of enthusiasm. At fire In The pub.
lie streets, spark OF his English birth and
breeding nerviDg him, he worked at the dre-
engines with the rest with true British pluck;
the noisy mob that to-day swears that he shall
never seat himself upon the throne OF his au-
III Sr-1,a Drill hut q
material fire was extfngu!shed, and the mental
spark of vigor died out with It,
ECHOES OF THE CLUBS.
In this sketch OF the Prince of Wales word
might be added upon the subject OF his char
acter as q man-not for the purpose Of retail
ing scandalous chronicles, but in considera-
iion OF the fact that much of the political ag.-
tatlon now prevalent in England Is due to the
popular idea that the heir to The throne of Ed
ward the Coufessor was not person who
could with entire confidence be admitted Into
a centeman's home circle. The echoes from
the clubs connect his name with many scan.
dalous episodes-episodes In which figure the
names OF Mabel Grey, Hortense Schneider and
Lady Mordaunt; escapades In the purlieus Of
London and Hasons on the continent; recltals
of hours spent in the questionable company OF
such dissoute mobiles as the Dukes OF Has.
tings and ST. Adams, In the Ahambra; and OF
nobody knows who, at Mabille and the Closerie
dps Lilas, iu Paris But whatever may be the
truth OF these dark Observation-Disclosures
which have more than once taken palpablo
shape in prnt-it must be morlifying to En-
gishmen of feeling to reflect that among O
vast element OF the British people the sentl-
ment was prevalent that upon the tombstone
of the son of good mother and of deco
rous father, who was perhaps one day to rule
over them, could not truthfully be Inscribed
the lines of their greatest poet:
And thus he bore without abuse
1he grand old name OF QQtleman;
DETAINED by every charktan,
And SOIL d with all ignoble use.