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LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15.

Tire return of the Qataa to the public duties
of her exalted position will be heartily welcomed
by the whole nation. After a lengthened period
of retirement her MAJUTY has resolved to come
forth again amongst her people, and the occasion
selected for the realization of this patriotic resolve
was in many respect' peculiarly appropriate. By
first appearing at the Inauguration of a Memorial
Statue to the late PRINCE CONSORT, the Quzzw'e
resumption of the more ceremonial duties of state
is directly connected not only with the great be-
reavement that of necessity caused them to be laid
for a time aside, but with the deep and sponta-
neous sympathy of a loyal people that supported
her during the trial. Her Mz.reerr's first act on
returning to public life is to unite with her people
in a tribute of respect and affection to the mummy
of the Plums who so long divided with her the
cares of empire, and devoted himself with such
conscientious fidelity to every detail of duty con-
nected with his exalted and responsible position.
While the occasion was in all respects a pets&
one, the same and circumstances of the ceremonial

conspired to invest it with something of a private
and domestic thunder as well. The Statue just
inaugurated is erected not in any metropolitan
centre of royalty or seat of courtly life, but in a
remote city of the empire, where the Qunes and
Parson were indeed well known, but known in their
privates character and domestic habits, uneesen-
panied with the usual moremenies of state. It was
near the spot selected by the Pwcs as a summer
reeidenee,wlMh untie) favouritism's of his em'
recreations ; and where, as the QOM reminded
the local Committee in her reply to their loyal
and affectionate address, the Paws sod herself
had for so many years been in the habit of spend-
ing some of the happiest days of their lives. By
their periodical reeidenoe at Balmoral, their con-
tinual excursions in the neighbourhood, as well as
by innumerable unobtrusive acts of beneficence,
the Qyzax and PRINCI became personally knows
to numbers in the city and county of Aberdeen ;
and the Memorial just raised to the memory of the
Panics thus expresses, on the pert of many at
Last, a sense of private and local as well u of
public lea. Under these circumstances, it is not
surprising that the Quires should have made as
effort to be present at the ceremonial ; and her
reply to the address of the Committee rdennets to
the connexion of the Purim with the city and
county shows a noble sense of gratitude for the
*nag expressions of local sympathy, and breathes
the truest kindness of heart ;—" Your loyal and
" affectionate address has deeply touched me, and
" I thank yen far it from my heart. It is with
" feelings I should vainly seek words to empress
" that I determined to attend here to-day, to
witness the uncovering of the statue which
" will record to future times the love and
respect of the pee* in this county and city
" fee my great and beloved husband. But I could
" not reconcile it to myself to remain at Balmoral
" while sash a tribute was being paid to his me-
" may without making an exertion to aware you
" pereenelly of the deep and heartfelt sense I so-
" Certain of your kindness and *action.'
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In thas r;appeezing auseegst ber-Teople, mad
retureing ewe mere to the publics duties of hat
exalted station, the gram undoubtedly pays the
moat profound and appropriate homage to the me.
mory of the PILINCI. In sacrificing something of
private feeling to the strong mese of public duty,
mho is tonowing faithfully in his steps, and the
abut will bring its own reward. While under
such heavy bereavements the desolating sense of
less can never be wholly removed, the healing
induces, of time, of friendly interment', and
country duties will, according to a beastiesat es,
dimwits of mauve, do much towards alleviating its
bitterness. In renewing her usual interoosues
her people, the Qat= will =mimeo • fresh
seem of consolation end support ; and in
discharging the more public duties of the Bowe-
rman, howews difficult at first this may be, there
will gradually douse a strength, a calmness, sad a
refeeted feeling of inward satisfaction, that will
amore than compensate for the effort. Prom every
point of view, therefore, we may justly esograka-
Inn, not only the country, but the Quay basalt,
on the step she has taken, and gratefully waits
with every loyal subject in welcoming her return
to public lite. This is, indeed, all that is now re-
quired to crown the public demonstrations of respect
and affection, of loyal enthmisere and devotion, that
have during the present year followed in turn
almost every member of the Royal Family. The
whole country watches with unabated interest the
movements of the Prince and Primes of Waxes,
and is delighted to see them taking their place
in ceremonials of State, MI well as actively die-
charging the social duties of their polities. The
appearance of Prince ALraso, of the Prisms of
Paressi, and the Princess Lours; calls forth simi-
lar demonstrations°, interest, and the nation is pre-
pared to greet with equal enthusiasm the rising
fortunes of the younger members of the Royal
household. But of course the true source and
centre of thisatrong and universe' foaling of devoted
loyalty is the Queer herself. The eathmiestic