The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-05-23
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.

queen lictOf1d'S Return from Itdfy. |
distinguished London Coachers.-
The Bulgarian Jdcancy fUcd.-
CRAM and Tilden ont ofthe Race
The sir Days Walking Match
Rowelrs Record Beaten.
~ V LONDON, May 8, 1870.
lam very sorry to see that her Maj
esty, who has now returned to hear the
loyal shouts of her adoring people
(who, not being allowed to approach
nearer than a quarter of a mile, have
all, ] am glad to say, provided them
selves with speaking trumpets and field
telescopes for the emergency, still con-
tinues the bad habit of encouraging the
over-increase of population by sending
check for three pounds to q lady who,
after having twins, has made matters
worse by bestowing triplets to find for
themselves in this well-stocked coun-
try. At time like this people cannot
be too often told that the remedy for all
this misery lies in their own hands. 1t
is really incredible that nation which
might be happy and contented with
twenty-five millions of population
should deliberately prefer TO be univer-
sally miserable and underpaid with thir-
ty millions. To double population in
| fifty years necessarily involves the
throwing out of gear of the whole pro-
ducing powers of the kingdom. But
how can we expect people who are not
well-to-do to look to the future when
the Queen sets the example of having
her culver full of them2 True, the re-
sponsibility for her children does not
fall upon herself. 1t is nice thing to
be a sovereign ruler when your subjects
love you and don't strew your flowery
path of life with bombs.
The season for the stage-coaching has
commenced under distinguished pat
ronage. Many amateur "whips" sup
ply the horses, purely for the love of
the road, and IIatchett's Hotel, Picca-
dilly, is the London starting point. A
crack TO Dorking and Boxhill is horsed
| by Lord Arthur Somerset and Sir Hen
! ry de Battle. The horses of the Cam
bridge, Oxford and London are found
and driven by Colonel Tyrwhitt and
Captain Blythe. Mr.. Shoolbred has put
the Guildford coach on the road, and
Mr.. John Peter Robinson, of Oxford
Street, has started a coach, magnificent
ly horsed, which flies from the "Swan"
at Thames Ditton to Hatchetts. This
is delightful drive through Richmond,
Kew, Twickenham, Bushby Park and
Moulsey. Mr.. Robinson is an expert
"whip," and during June, if the wealth
er is creditable to the almanac, the fa-
nous Oxford Street merchant will be
able to crafty hosts of his friends and
indulge his well-known love of horse
flesh. What sensible way of spending
a handsome income in healthful recrea-
ton, and how much superior it is to the
turf, with its feverish excitement and
questionable morality.
"And the people said, Nay, but we
will have king over us, that we also
may be like all the nations" Grant
and Tilden are no longer in the race,
for on Tuesday, at noon, Prince Batten-
berg was elected Alexander, first Prince
of Bulgaria. The interesting proceed
ings commenced as early as ten O'Clock
in the morning, when a lie Deun was
celebrated in the presence of all the
European deputies. After the names of
the candidates had been introduced by
the archbishop, Prince Battenberg was
elected unanimously, and the result was
communicated to the population amid
the greatest enthusiasm. A procession
of the deputies was then formed, and
with bands of music at their head. thew
marched with the official documents to
the residence of Prince Korsakoff, who.
on his appearance in front of his house
was greeted with storms of cheers. A
deputation of six deputies set out from
TirnOva without delay, to officially
communicate the fact of his election TO
Prince Alexander. Tirnsva was bril-
liantly illuminated in honor oftbe occa-
sion, and intense enthusiasm prevailed.
The newly-elected prince, upon whom
will devolve the responsible task of Or
ganizing the many discordant elements
/ at present existing in Bulgaria, IS only
twenty years of age, but is credited
with possessing intelligence far beyond
his years. He is the son of Prince AL
exander of Hesse, brother of the En-.
press of Russia. His mother was the
daughter of Polish Minister of War.
and was raised to the rank of princess
on her marriage with the Prince of
IIesse. The Young prince of Bulgaria
is second son of this union, the elder
brother being now in the British navy.
1t is rumored that the prince has made
IL condition of his acceptance of the
position that all Russians holding adj
ministrative offices in the principally
shall remain for five years with their
present salaries, after which they shall
receive gratuity in land or money, and
be naturalized Bulgarian citizens.
The finish of the six DAYS trot at the
Agricultural Hall was comparatively
tame after the amount of interest which
had been worked up during the week.
These contests as rule soon become
quite too awfully monotOnous, and ex-
cept for one or two peculiaritics the last
affair formed 10 exception TO the rules.
Prominent among these were the
wholesale upsetting of existing records,
and the unexpected gameness and de-
termination of Hazael. II is now gen.
orally admitted that at the go-as-you-
please game runners have lot the best
of the contract, and there is little doubt
that but for his illness in the early part
of the week the Whitechapeller would
have pushed the winner hard. Hazaeps
100 miles in Is h. 35 min. was won
derfnl performance, and had he but
kept well there is no telling what
might have happened. In the 40 hours
and odd minutes during which the con-
test lasted, Brown covered $40 Ia
miles, against Corkey's 52l miles sos
Yards in l39 hours. Thus we have the
long-distance championship of England
record some fOrty-two miles better than
that by which Rowell won the champi-
onship of the world at New York. a
few weeks ago. But some people are
never satisfied. Already "hope is con-
fidently expressed" that 600 miles will
yet be accomplished in week. Itmay
be, but there will probably be an in
quest to follow. ALPHA.
Death OF Ex-GOy. Peck.