Year: 1867

London is the center OF England.-
The Queen is the center Of London
Her presence is the light Of the aristoc-
racy-her absence their sorrow. Her
going out and coming in-her down-sit.
ting and uprising-when and where she
walks or ridcs-how she dresses-to
whom she speaks-who attends her-are
carefully noted and greedily read. After
thirty years Of model domestic fame
travelling round the globe, and herself
the idol of the British public, an Amer
lean is astonishcd to find the London at
mosphere full Of scandal; the name Of
the highest lady in the land connected
with one of her lowest snbjecls; the
names Of the Queen and Mr.. Brown"
on tie lips of all classes, from the rag
picker in the street to the peer in the
realmp. The Queen is seldom seen in
London, She fits back and forth from
Windsor Castle only to meet the duties
Of State. She seldom sleeps at Bucking-
ham Palace. her town residence. She
likes the retreat at Windsor, and lives
near the room where the Prince Consort
brcathed his last The solitude Of the
Isle Of Wight is favorite with her, for she
can ride twenty miles in her own domin-
ions without being seen. Among the
Highlands of BaImoral she lays off the
Queen and plays the woman Driving
around in low wheeled carriage TO
which is attached runt of a pony, she
visits the sick, tho infrm and poor. Her
carriage Is loaded with comforts which
she distributes with her own hand. Her
coming to any house is a benediction.-
All this the Londoners dislike. They
pay for the pomp and show Of royalty
and they want it. They give the Queen
a salary of $1,000 a day in gold. They
furnish the palace, her state carriages
and her hundred horses, the plate for
royal banquets. and also pay for the en-
terta7 7nment Of all royal guests. Her re-
fusal TO join in the gayeties Of life-thc
closing Of the palaces and her refusals TO
play The Queen deeply offend the London.
ers. 1t harms trade they say. and the
sufferings Of the poor for want Of en-
ployment arc laid at the Queens door
Ministers have plead with her to meet
the public demand. Punch has lampoon-
ed her with his most effective sarcasm
4 less worthy retirement is sooner attrib-
uted 10 the Queen than grief for the
Prince Consort. In print and in speech
shs is accused of being in love with Mr.
Brown. II Is openly said that she has
transferred her affection for the Prince
Consort TO this gentleman.


WHO Is sR BROWN?


Mr. Brown is the Queens confidential
servant. Her Majesty found him at Bal
moral On her first visit TO that castle
after ahe became widow. she found a
servant silent. sad and obscquious, very
attentive, very efficient, q man who sci
dom spoke o word. On inquiry she
found that this man had been a servant
long in the employ of Prince Albert
lie enjoyed the confidence of the Prince.
His mourning for his late master had
been the talk of the castle. The Queen
took him at once into her employ and il
is said into her affection. Being High.
lander he came into the presence of Her
Majesty in full costume, that is, with bare
legs, to the great scandal of the full dress.
ed lackeys of the palace. From step to
step Brown went up till he has become
the prime minister of the Queens house
hold. All her orders go through him.
His body guard are 'Highlanders also
And the old feud between the Scotch and
the English is revived in the Queen s
presence. All sorts of stories were start
ted and are still in circulation. At one
time it was reported that she would marry
Brown if she had to abdicate. The
Queen is known to be a spiritualist, upon
which it is said that she believes the spir.
it of Prince Albert to be in this man.
All possible influences have been brought
to bear to remove him from the Queens
service. She is we'll aware of the scan.
dal connecting her name with Browns 5
but she will not yield one jot. To the
impassioued expostulation of her minis
ters she replied by an imperious wave oi
her hand, which induced the ministers tc
back out and depart.


HOW BROWN LOOKS.


Wherever you find the Queen there
you will find Brown. He is shrewd
Scotchman, who knows there is no power
behind the throne that can touch him.
He is a course, common looking sort oi
fellow with iron-gray hair. He is about
fifty years of age, nervous and wiry, with
quite o. stoop in his gait, coarse hard fea.
lures, which make him look like q collier
or ditcher dressed up, and quite uncom
Portable in his nice clothes. He is about
as unattractive looking person as any
day laborer you viii find about oul
wharves. He is nervous, busy, meddle
some, but he attends strictly to his duties
He seems to know nothing, and certainly
seems to care nothing for the detestatior
in which he is held by the servants of the
Queen, and the nation at large.


THE QUEEN AND BROWN ON CANVAS
The opening of the Royal Academy Al
London for the season is great event
Tho aristocracy attend the opening. Ar
extra charge is made the first day, anc
all Lonaon goes because there is jam
At the opening in May last genuin,
sensation was produced. One picture ex
cited the attention of all visitors. Crowds
hung around it through the whole day
The picture occupied one side of al
apartment. It was called the 's.Widow
ed Queen It was superb life-siz'
likeness of Victoria. The scene is lait
at Osborn. She is represented in a clos,
fitting habit, and robed wholly in black
as usual, her widows cap being hidder
under her hat. She is mounted on an el
apart horse and ;s ranresenfad as read