Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25
fFrom our Regular Correspondent)
Our European Letter.
VUI EuTVPoaH
LONDON, Dec. 9, 1873.

Within the precincts of that royal pal
ace at which one hundred and sixty-three
years ago the first of the Hanoverian
kings proclaimed their predecessor the
50 Kings Own" the officers and men OF
the fourth regiment received yesterday
new colors from the hand of the queen.
The title of Kings Own" was well de-
served lat least from Protestant monarch,
raised in 1880, ostensibly-as Major Ar
thur Griffiths points out in his work on
" The English Army to reinforce the
garrison at Tangier. but really with the
intention of adding substantially to the
military strength of Charles. the Second
Tangier regiment. as it was first called,
became, when it returned TO England in
1854, the Duchess of York and Albany's
regiment, and as " The Queens Marines y
served King James at home and abroad,
until it gave in its adhesion to William OF
Orange. who is said to have granted it
the badge it bears-the lion of England,
for its devotion to Professionalism ard him.
self. Since its nomination rs the King
Own" by George l.. the old Tangier
regiment has written many famous names
upon its battle SCROLL On the old colors,
laid reverently aside yesterday. are in
scribed the stirring words, Salamanca,
Vittoria, Badajoz. Waterloo, Alma and
Inkermann; and those telling of world
wide service, Bladensburg and Abyssinia.
On the eve of its departure for Natal the
queen thought it we'll to renew her ac-
quaintance with a regiment famous for its
loyalty to her family, by the agreeable
ceremony of presenting it with new colors'
and Windsor. recognizing the importance
of the occasion. dressed itself in holiday
colors. and turned out en- naasse to well
come the five hundred men selected to be
present at the ceremony.
Taking advantage Of the financial en-
barrassments of the Commander of the
Faithful" it is stated that certain of the
richer Hebrews again contemplate making
a bid for the purchase of Palestine from
the Turk. The Idea is by no means new
one among the Jews, and it is not likely
that they will ever find the sultan more
hard up for cash than he is now; but. a,
the same time, doubt if any practical
issue is likely to come of the affair. A
the present time there is nothing but the
bad government of the Turk to prevent
the Jew returning to Zion. These, how
ever, are not the conditions under which
they hope to re-enter Palestine. Nothing
less than the purchase of the fee simple o
the country will satisfy the ambition o.
the Jewish people; but much rs the sui
tan may be inclined to take the large sun
of gold the Jews would willingly give, hi
knows he cannot accept it without giving
offence to the whole of Christendom. A
the present time it is simply the jealousy
of the Christian sects among themselve
which allows the continuance of the anar
chy of the infdel ruling in Jerusalem
The Ronlish and Greek aud Englisl
churches prefer to see the holy places helc
by the neutral Pagan, rather than tina
either particular sect of Christians shoult
have them. | am not sure, though whether
,Hhristendom would quietly acquiesce in
hel,"ansfer Of the birthplace of Christian
ity to the original proprletors, if the mod
ern Jew c..u We so called. Granting tina
the ewes of the Jewish people are fixed OF
Jerusalem as thaf possible home in thu
distant future. | stiIg think there is to-
strong sentiment am 2ns Christians will
reyard to Bethlehem and Calvary to allow
them to be bought up by . syndicate o
Jewish mllionaires, rs if they were al
universal out-ftting establishment ii
Westborne grove.
Every friend of Italy will be glad tt
learn that IN earnest effort is now being
made in the Italian chambars to improve
the sanitary condition of Rome. signo
Bacceli, who has taken the lead in TIL
necessary reform, has special claim II
be heard on the subject, both rs medlca
man and as one of the representatives OF
cty which has So long suffered from pre-
yentable diset 1t is true that som'
opposition is being offered by certain
number of landlords, who contend for tn
absolute right of the owners oil priVat
properly to do as they please with 'he'
own, even though the health OF Inc CON
nunity should suffer from their neg. ect
violation of natural laws. Hitherto 81 c
persons have been able. by sheer obstinacy
to offer effectual resistance to the order
of the government, but the Italian parllf
4 nent are not disposed to permit this stat
Of things to continue any longer. IN
n owners of property will. therefore, have
q submit to needful improvements. Ill
government are giving remarkable pro
Of their faith in the eucalyptus tree as
!. means of destroying the malaria whit
,r exists in the neighborhood of Rome.
n appears that they have made concessit
of five hundred hectares OF ana to u
monks of L, Trappe, who reside Il sho
! distance outside the walls of the city, {
condition that the monks undertake
plant Il certain number of the above tire
= every year. They arc growing at the l
VI Fontana no fewer than fifty sorts of
l' eucalyptus, but it seems that the vari'
VI known rs the blue gum tree of Austria
10 has thus far proved the best. specimt
10 only eight years old measuring yard
circumference at the stem. There is eve
Ill reason to believe that great benefits
tut result from the extensive planting of
IN. tree in and around Rome.
Nv ALPHA
The The Petersburg (Va.,) Inde1 App
says that the southern people speak OF t