The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-05 00:00:00

QUEEN ADELAIDE.

filer Majesty, the Queen consort of thrill realms, is the.
daughter of George Frederick Charles, Duke of Saxe Co-
burg Meinengen,,by Louisa Elenera, a daughter of Chris-
tiara Albert Lewis, Prince of Ilobetdoe-Laugenborg. Her
Majrstywas built on the 18th of August, 1794* awl'war
baptized by the name of Adelaide Louisa Theresa Caroline
Amelia. In 180/1, her Majesty lost her exeellent father,.
who. died at the early age of 42 ; Arui With her only brother,
the present Nike of Saxe Meinengen, and ber sister, Ida,
Puchess of Saie Weimer' Eisenach, was-left' under tl
gaai4lianthip 'of her mother, the `Duchess, *ho,' by her
husband's -last Will; was left Regent of the Duchy, and
guardian of his children. Under this able and amiable
woman, the children were educated in great retirement at

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dekengen, the capital oldie small prineipslity, and with
a care and, attention to their morals end improvement in
every biarich of Hite kerning, that does the highest ere-
dit to her virtues and character. , This excellent Prince**
is still alive, mid last year spent several weeks with her
daughter in Engieed. Prom earliest childhood the Queen
Was remarkable for .heraedate and rather relieved habits.
Fier whole time was devoted to her studies, and though:
naturally of a cheerful and lively disposition amongst her
more intimate aisnciates, she leek little or no pleasure' in
the gaieties or frivolities- of fashion ; - and even -when rtr:'
riVetUat snore mature years; showed an utter detestation
rfor that laxity of morals and contempt for.religitius feeliegs
which had *runt( out of the Revolution in Prance, end luta
found their way,into *Boost every petty 'Court in Germany.
The Court of Meineisgen was, happily, too insignifniint
to attract much of the notice of the Emperor or the vr„,o4.
It was not tinniest 'necessary either to Attempt its oor-
rnption by his profligate emissaries, or to quell its existence
by hie arm of power; consequently' the widowed Ite&ni
was kft in undisturbed possession of bar authority, anti
permitted to educate her children and regulate her Duchy
wording to her own views and wishes ; while al net
every othei State in Germany became a We* for lithe cm
and itrirnorality, in consequence of that laxity of:peinc ple
which: Vesswe had introduced amongst tliein. The hide
come at Aleinengen was, therefore,, remarkable for 14 Sin-
gular splendour, its strict morality, anti steady support of
the true Protestant fiiith ; 'Aild in" Princeises hecame il,le.
brated for their emiable and estimable conduct. . Their
sillier delight was in eatablishing and superintentling achools
for the education of the kwer awes of she community,
and in procuring and providiug food and raiment for ;the
feeble and destitute in the city and eithinha of the Ducat
"shimmy. Above all, the Princess Adelaide was the soul
and life of every institntien which had for its abject the
well being of her felleweereatures.
Our late excellent Queen Charlotte had long kept her, eye
upon this virtuous family,, which, flourishing like an galiS
to the great desert Of corrupted Germany, had attracted
pinch of her, regard. and attention ; and when her Majesty's
foresight judged it prudent to urge her third and Much
beloved son 'olds Duke of Clarence to inter hitiethit wedded
state,' ;he strongly prom& upon his attention the only re-
maining. daughter. of the Itouse of Meinengen. . The
younger sister,' Ida, hail already been married to her cousin'
Dernerd, the second Moll of the. Grand Duke of luxe
Weimair ' Accordingly, we believe, his Royal Ilighneiss
having made' the necessary inquiries, and finding the
Queen's rectoinnendetion amply confirmed, a regular tie-
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mend was [OWN of the Princess's hispd in marriage, and hi
due time It' favourable answer returned. At' it was inie
possible for him Royal Iliglinese to proceed to Germany,
the Princess, With her mother, was invited' over to Rug-
land, and on the I 1 th of July, 1818, the Prince and
Princess were ' married at Kew, in the presence of the
Queen and other Members of the Royal FaMily ; ' and at
the' same time the marriage of the fluke and Ditches* of
Kent, which had, previously taken place in Gertrutny, was
performed according to the rises of the Church of En*
land. After this ,ceremony. the Duke end Mateo of
Clarence spent a few
.days in retirement at St. James'sNam, and then. proceeded with a numerous suite to''Ha
never. In the capital of that' Kingdom they spent the
Winter of 1818 and Spring of 1819. lier ' Royal High-
naafi Wasiitnin 'declared pregnant; end the inestitainv en-
tieipatione'evere formed of her giving birth to sin heir to
the Crown of England. ' In the month of Mardi, how-
ever, her Royal Highness caught w severe cold, widish
ended. lit a violent pleuritic liana, and, 'in corneeptence
of the treatment' necessary to -preserve her valaable
life, prematui.e. labour was induced, and in the
.seventh month of ' her pregitaucy her Royal Highness
was delivered of is. Princes*. The child
, was Wall,
hint well formed, awl lively, end hopes were for some
tune entertained of its being able to Survive. It was
ehrietened on the. day :of its birth . 'by . the nausea of
tlizaboth-Adelaide, lint expired very soon afterwards, and
was interred in the. Ithyal,vault at Hanover, where lie the
remains 'of this: Great Meade, Ernest Augustus, and his
grandson; George 11. The Duelieser recovery was glow,
but perfect; end a change of air being thought requisite,-she
r Fprnerwthileeenelonensweetio, wee able to travel. toiler ;POW.
imile !killer' Gottingen,. Masse, and Philipittalb, sits the
Way,to Aleineneetts 'illetiey of the good: people of canons;
on; sop lukhowat Areir beloved Princossikriew no boanils.;
they knew hOw llangerously ill she 1101000: how almost
MirlUndups.imd bow her revoyery ; owl; froth the Moment
she entered the prnein'tihrOf the Dueliy, ?the was met and
welconted by the vessel* of her brother, said carrirel in
triumph for a distance of nearly thirty miles, to the capi-
tal, when fete truCeveded fete, and all the world kept hull- '
day for neatly a' Morale . The Royai Duke, tote, by his
kind and condeecending manners, and devoted attention to
his fair spouse., mem won the brittle of the unsophisticated '
niitiveli, and becatrie tor one of their own native-born Princes.
After a residence of six weeks in the Castle, the Ciunt
moved to tubenstein, a residence retired, and of singular
beauty, Where' there are Celebrated mineral springs, and
' sA,tir6, In the rainier of the amulet, the thioliess rem.
vered her health veiledly. Thu Doke, whoSe heart was
always in Elielned, determined on returning to his bee
loved bushy, aril the Doeliss, who had been charmed
With the Lein ties of that sweet retirement during her Omit
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stay its this eossotty, strongly urgetilsits doing so, maintaining •
that dray tnigist live as economically at boldly Park as at
atty Whet plat, in. tla,, Watiti, Towards theend of Oetnher,
IhlD the Hord PO. left illaittengen, on their return to
EagiAltii. Volt PaCIOSS was again pt•egnaitt, hut the hurry
and fatigue of so 104 a journey %V AN too molds for her de
licatio ft atm, and at Dunkirk he StliTSEfti 'a to isearriap.
This MOiss leiteetud her health; and .n residence on the sea
ess.itt being tookotied adrirahle, Lord Liverpool kindly
offered tile l)nlre tit of Dover Castle, and on lauslint,
trout the si?eyol Sucercipolaulit, Alto Dukts anti D0d0...
of Clareace,tunk: up ilieir. reildtarree in that ancient build-
'lug Whore they renutimid neatly weeks.. The I)uellem'
haing now 'patiently rerovered, they,retriovoil to tit, James's
(Uushy flout, heittg,utider repairs), anti-. they erient the.
winter that year in Loudon, Again tho Dinliersit wa'
declared in the family way, alai AS every 1111allitiaa Was
used, theta *vented a fair prospect of her giving birth to
'oll.lil at the full time; Conaidorahly before the enteral
tiowevtr, her Royal. WAS talitil in lahaar,
.6a, after 'earns suffering, was delivertl of a lino healthy
perfeid, anti well (ousted, though rather under the
ordinary atlas of Infants. The sail 1, however,. peer, anti
ineresuretisin strength daily, to the grelt joy. of its Ilht-
triOnS Parontsomti of the nation at .I.ty specie! de
sire.of &Isolate King she Wll3 ieteorod P.14'41444...4 'OOlO5
‘lell tee I.;:tigliiitalril ; hot Al* Otte 14p0.1111111.

it.-rikne.ciimucilwili,lvtii',;At in' 4'64 haw,
iltil I,,qi6titton of the liareiteed prents at that ittri.
"l,01( of Btvcto ttird; and thslt' ltutnitie stibmissiniti 00 the
lie irir Will, teas indeed one of those scene* that glees dig.
pity to rank, MA 4)10.41;6,1 deeply upon the tnitttl'the truth
444.1 tif tint, reith; liasnbeett informed
by an eye.witness, titat,-when'hisi Ilighness sew re-
terning,lifu in the eentritenanee of Ina- tonnettiug, partner,
wilt* amen slay hoot WWI pressed tohis bosom, he blehool
Clod for Ins nterey that alio Was spored to Mut, praY'flitt
%,trnottly that *he might be supported by the lioly Spirit
tt, 441,0,1 nt the grief which then tvierwind.rted licr —and
1011 v. 04,11161 well -,lellniat,‘,l 4 OliOtf 10 give way
ire She 61446 l i telel tlar rrl tit pp,tyer, SCA wai,
aitei 4 Clow, effinfortea Within months from 01;4
1004; le‘r Boy;d night*** had *nether miscarriage; and
nil Ave mt,4, that she hits NYIT been in the family WI
binge. 110 l,luedrt, honmver, IN only in her. Mid; year,
and may yet beconie the mother et many 000*41441
tior rilajcsty'r, health ira now bo;tor thim it has ever
bren, an& though we have no rettion to believe Ow report-
lairpronittliated by 4.100 Of our contomportnies, 114 144 W
414)0f ;i1400 it should not be too. Ilia 519esty tai to is
in the enjoyment irf
_good health, end i$ a somod eourti,
nition. 110 'IN yottllgel, At sixty-tire than 1114411 11141 are at
fifty. 'l'ha regular and **winded u Si., which he 144* 101 l for
many- year' (wily , intorropto 1 by his sitort reign et tile
MulinlitY)r and 11,0 an;igry and attention with ail
his ailments wort watch`ed anti counteraeted by hilt intelli-
gent and aettte ‘lolllotilO
have ;anima eutlrrii
I'elnovt4l the asthroaihr sttsidir to which his Itlajo4ty was
forme, ly subject ; And bleb ennstitntlon 1414 beetamt streng.,
thened and gleally invigorated, end 111 cannot help saying
that they were the worst anoint* of the Mitt; dust would
sirtfer' or advise hiitpartiog With the I Hifi% ithrai tchutw Wh011•
abut Anil toind deVotOd to tit# w,ll3te of hi,* patient,
and 'l*i-tow knnteleilgs of Ins hithits ounwkint,, uu
totheril'hyinetart ran twin' nispiird ; for no ;au, 14,,Nethl,
sothoi, gr.inting thelp 114 ba4e opts', if not
superior talents tier' elterrvaliou, olwhivii we believe, kw
wit_ 4 founti p0iv4..4401.

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