New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
ANALYSIS OF BRITISH ROYALTY.

ErpMON OF CHARLES KINGsIEY-THE REPCfLI-
CAN SENTIMENT OF GREAT BRITAlN-MEM0-
RIAL or AN AYOwED REPUBLICAN.
rTsoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE /
LONDON Jan. 5.-The phenomena of English
,Ty as Is said 70 have been manifested OF late must
hScurous and instructive study to those who stand
r from IT, and happen to be curious about it. The
opposition Of it, most remarkable for candOr aud credui-
tbs the one given by Canon Kingsley at the Chapel
Rysl ST. James last Sunday morning. He described
nt irvor Of inquiry about the Prince OF Wales as an
V8burst Of "loyaty spontaneous, oontagious-some
would say unreasOnng, but il must be all the deeper and
ter because for once 1t did not wait TO reason nut
vas content to be simply human and to feel If the en-
geec Canon meant tins to apply to the literary loyalty
yth which the English nation has been infested during
as past fortnight he may well describe II as uneasOn
d." but II he means IL to be understood that IL was
eminent of loyalty in its political signihcatlOn winch
snt out crowds 20 read the bullet from SaDdrngham,
De Canon is credulous ostrich The Daily Ae~S
Nich was the last OF London journals TO 90 mad
to its senses, argued this morning
t have asserted that the late interest in the
hBce indicates something divine IN the MOnarchical
pnciple which places II far above every other human
Institution" and adds itself: "Wlile the life of the
Prince Of Wales was trembling In the balance It would
lave been unseemly 10 cricise this foolish nonsense"
It's always "seemy" to critlcise foolish nonsense
and useful TO do the moment it has been uttered
Dcpy Ne.s was silent in leaders, but aftcrward it took
he disease Of courtiership though it bad been
G1aed by the Lord Chamberlain IL has not yet quite
recovered from the disease for IL eXclans this morning
us nothing could show moro cODclusivey the dsncl-
tOn Of the English people 10 exchange their present.
form OF government for Republic than the outburst Of
sctonae loyalty" which the illness of the Prince has
thd,ea. Nobody supposed that the majority OF the
Bth nation were Republican simply because their at.
entOn has never called, in any general way to
ne merits OF that form OF government. and do not un-
tand that OF which they for the most part ignO
rant Recent events have shown that there a larger
FoyortiOn of the English people than was imagined
vel affected toward Republican institutions, and Ii has
ken the aim the press TO represent all purely human
herest in the welfare OF the Prince being recanta
tor Of Republican principles and tendencies, and al
upathy shown for royal suffering has been paraded as
thbuke 10 ell persons who ventured 10 think Monarch
E hot divine. brief analysis Of the sources and char
Of British loyal emotions may throw some light
Gsulject.
Apeople long accustomed 70 MOnarclical Government
ha said to have sort Of mechanical loyalty, which
Operative in customs after they have attained TO
Political principles. Such people betray a mechanical
tOov when anything happens TO q Prince, in the
manner the English people engaged In max
hg mechanical congratulations the recovery of His
byal ghness. As the Corporation Of the City
" Lsndon began, rs is their immemorial custom, 10
uOtfesOlutiOns OF cOngratulatOn at the OF
ns Heir Apparent, every Corporation in the Empire
ows the rule Just as at some Royal Courts It is
Eeced when the King sneezes that every cOurtier ia
bpccted to sneeze too although his ofactOry nerves
ey be in state OF perfect quietude. In the same man
kr every Corporation and Common Council fl the king
Dom is engaged sneezing out its condolences The Brit
s people have an honorable feeling for suffering and
whether IL in high places low they have SYM
Iathy for II as soon they know Of it. Political fe
Although CaDalllg "A ofr fa los
brutal Canning, who though not so widely Informed ~
~ gladstone, nor 30 copiOus u speaker, was a more
Glhant orator and possessed finer wit than DsraeIi
Ne yentured TO speak In Parliament Of apOtcal adver
siy a. the reyered aud ruptured Ogden" The Tories
The day eheered ecstatcay but the decent sense ot
D haOn was outraged by it even then; and Canning
vas forgiven that phrase, which brought him an
oEer reputation than anything he said besides
Liter when Cobbett said OF Lord Castereagb On the
sornng Of his suicide "That Castlereagh had happily
Ns Tor himself what many desired TO do for him-cut
~thfoat"-eveH Liberals, who hated Castlereagh and
Heq CObbett, shocked at the ruffianism OF the
Stment The Prince Of Wales is not person who has
nled much popularity by any great thing he has said
0one; neither has he made any personal enemies
~nsnly hone of those who think that Royalty might
Taefuly superseded. would have any pleasure In the
rsohsl suerings Of the Prince, have any feeling
Hef Of regret that he should lose his life and many
rf'onswho have made public expression Of their
"pe' would ave done had they not found that 1t
0ae be Interpreted and represented by sycophantish
N4fhAirts abne cation of their Democratic Re
fsbhcsn convictions.
mere sre several reasons why sympathy would Dc
s e 70 be called forth by the Princes illness. The
ess Of Wales has always been popular by reason Of
"g stranger, beautiful, and OF personally amiaDe
Antis All London. which comprises now more than
F'' OF persons welcomed, not long ago, the Danish
.'i1eess by cordial and splendid hospitality which is
~ Of The hereditary gTaees Of London. Tho Qn,sn
N'en has always been genuine, woInanly, frank,
.a unconventional in her private manners, and has
,a taken part against the people In any public act
80 s'erSSSdy has o Tespeet for her. which would he
s''H 'til y tls were not Queen. This feeling IN