The Gazette of Tuesday contains a note adding the names
of Mr. Croker, Sir James Kempt, and Sir Charles Edward Grey, to those of the Privy Counsellors present at the Court held at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. Mr. Shell was unable to attend the Privy Council on Saturday, in consequence of gout, which detains hint in Dublin. Her Majesty wore a brilliant bracelet on Saturday at the Privy Cotm- cil, on which was the portrait of Prince Albert.—Morning Post.
His Serene Highness the Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg, accompa- nied by his brother the Hereditary Prince, bare arrived at Wiesbaden; where the reigning Duke, and the King of the Belgians are at present staying.
Most of the papers have copied from the Courier the following par- ticulars of Prince Albert's personal and family history ; which at the present time must be considered interesting. " The fortunate bridegroom elect is Albert Francis Augustus Charles Ems. mid, second son of Ernest, reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha ; who succeeded his father, Francis, in the small principality of Saxe Saalfeld Cobourg, on the 0th of December 1806; and, by the death of Frederic IV., with whom the male line of Saxe Gotha Altenbourg became extinct, came into possession, in right of descent from the female branch, of a considerable portion of that inheritance ; and took the title of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha on the 12th of November 1826. The Duke has been twice married—first to Dorothy Louisa Paulina Charlotte Frederica Augusta, daughter of Augustus, the last Duke but mut of Saxe Gotha Altenhourg; from whom he separated on the 31st of March 1830. On the 23d of December 1832, the Duke married Antoinette Frederica Augusta Maria Anne, Princess of Wurtemberg. By the first mar- riage the issue was Ernest Augustus Charles John Leopold Alexander Edward, Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, born the 21st of June 1818; and Albert, the young bridegroom-elect of Queen Victoria, born the 26th of August 1819, and therefore not of time legal age of twenty-one until August 1840. The Queen was born on the 24th of May 1819, and is therefore three months older than her intended husband."
One of the Duke's sisters, Prince Albert's aunt, married Count Emanuel of Mensdorf ; another the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, from whom she was separated in 1820—there having been " faults on both sides ;" and a third is Dutchess of Kent. One of his uncles is King Leopold of Belgium ; and another, Ferdinand, married a wealthy wife, daughter of Prince Joseph de Kohari, an Hungarian nobleman.
"Time singular fortunes of the family of Saxe Cubourg are the extraordinary and wonderful incidents of this age. The domain of Cobourg, the patrimonial estate of the present Duke, the eldest of the family, and brother of Leopold, was a very small principality—the net revenue did not exceed 7001. per annum. Of course, upon such an income, the family pride was difficult to support, and the means of education for the younger branches extremely restricted. On account of the smallness of means, none of the family could venture an appear- ance at Court, at Vienna, save the Duke, and Ile rarely. The portion of the inheritance of Gotha-Altenbourg which came to him, greatly improved his standing, and extended his possessions ; aim inheritance whiehrflotatilldiannoetemni per-
haps so readily have been conceded to him but front the powe
countenance of this country, through Leopold. The territory, of Coburg and Gotha may be estimated to contain together 160,000 souls. The revenue is stated at 100,000/. per annum ; from which has to be deducted the interest of the debt or mortgage upon the property, amounting to 464,0011., which taking the rate at six per cent. —not a high rate tar Germany—will be an annual charge of 27,b40/. The Dutchy is rated to furnish a contingent of 800 men to the Germanic Confederation.
" At the time of his selection by the Princess Charlotte, Leopold was a simple Major in the Austrian service, and his whole IlleallS and prospective expectations centered in his profession. His rise led to and was the prelude of that of the whole family. Ills sister becatne Dutehess of Kent, adopted, like himsell; into the Royal Family of England, and in course, if not
Queen-mot Leopold himself is King of Belgium; Queen-mother, mother of the Queen. um
one nephew, Ferdinand, King Consort of Portugal ; and a third about to be- come Prince Consort of the Sovereigm Queen of Great Britain. Never be- fore, perhaps, in so short a space of time did a tinnily attain fortunes so magni- ficeut, without deeds of arms or special services of any public nature."
The Globe is careful to remind its readers that Prince Albert "derives
his birth from a long line of Protestant ancestors ; to one of whom Luther was indebted for protection, and probably preservation front death, when after the Diet of Worms the Pope employed his powerful influence with the Princes of Continental Europe to effect his destruc- tion. Thus was the Reformatiou instrumentally indebted for the pro- tection and preservation of its great author to an illustrious memb r of the family about to become connected by marriage with the Queea of England—of all the other countries of Europe most benefited in its religion, laws, arts, and literature, by that great event."
The reigning Duke and Dutchess of Saxe Coburg are expected to arrive on a visit to her Majesty in the month of March.
A report that the Queen wishes to have a marine residence at Rams- gate, is revived.
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