, 1877-12-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Queen Victoria and the Mother
=: of the Stauntons.
Paris Newspaper Wit---slidlng Down a
Glacier on Horseback.
How it Raias in Constantinople ple..-ineedotes Of q
Dead Dramatist.


The London Touc]tSt0ne, new tneatrlcAi
journal, is responsible for the following story
iu connection with the repricye OF the staunton
brothers. VINO mad been sentenced to death for
the Penge murder:
son tho Sunday preceding the Tuesday, the
day fixed for the execution OF the stauntons,
the mother of the two men Travelled alone to
Baln,oral in order to obtain an interview with
tic Queen, and bcseech clemency Tor her
wretchcd sons. On reaching Bal]ater, after
leaving Aberdeen, the last station, some
twr1yc miles from Balmoral, the poor woman
sought some conveyance to take hcr t1e r.
mairder Of the Journey. Nothing coula pe
obtained, and the people, On neatog mot. aite
cr showed their sympathy by obtaining 1oF
her seat on the mailbag IN the little CART
which contained only one scat 1or the ufl'el;
The mailbag was thrcwn into the cart, nv
the puor woman was allowed to seat herself
unop it. So she Travelled through the cold anu
dismal night the twelve drcary miles TO Ba!iilof
al. On reaching the castle the next anu lor-
mdablc difficulty that met her was obtaining
the object OF her journey to the attendants sue
at Inst obtained nh interview with Sir Inonlas
Hitldu1pl, WHO after patiently listening to what
she had to say, promised to let tue queen la-
ncliatcly know the object oi iler oeli's: al !lle
castle. With little DELAY the Queen, setting
aside all etiquette and foriNalty, entered inc
nnortneut in which Mrs. Staunton was seated,
and with 4 true soycreign's aud woillan6 heart
listened to the appeal and humble prayGro1 one
uf lrr subjects in her deep distress. The poor
ucttioucr prayed for mercy, and that the lives
Of her children might be spared. The '!uccn,
no doubt with aching heart, could onlF eS-
nain that she was entirely in the hands OF
her responsible Minister. The painful inter
view ended, the petitioner, grateful for the
condesccnsion and sympathy Of her sovereign,
soupht how to return to Bnlater, heart-hr oxen
that the last hope OF saving her wretci1ed sous
had failed her. The servants inquired how she
intended getting back the twelve miles to Balla-
ter, There was no conycyance, and they plan.
IL saw the poor woman Was quite ll!capabie o1
walking the distance. Again the Queen was
Informed of the circumstances, and, with that
consideration SO characteristic OF her nature,
she ordered that one Of her carriages should De
rot ready to take Mrs. Staunton back. Scarcely
lad this poor mother left tile castle, Wien
Inc uail-uag containing her Mljcsry's letters
and dispatches was opened, and, to the graelli-
cation and relief oi the Queen, the Home Secre-
tary's dispatch recommending the rcpricrc was
among the number The lonely mother went
On her way back, worn OUT and detected. With
that instinct OF Kindness and charitable feeling,
the Queen ut once instructed special mes
sy,,grr to proceed on horseback aud take Inc
Glad tilings to her sister in SORROW. Such
deeds require nu comment, but raise the non-
arch to the highest el1lilience. Mrs. stanu-
ton. on reaching I'allatcr, was instantly in
formed OF the glad tidi,t@s, and that tho mail
lgs on which SHE hail sat with bleeding heart
contained the rcprie.c which she lad travelled
~, many miles to obtain. Such is Il simple at
count Of an episode III the life of tho Queen,
well har,nonizing with alt that her subjects al
ready know OF hcr."