The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-07-18
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est foe of Queendom and encircled the
girl, loaded thus young with such trust
with girdle Of a million of hearts as with
a wall Of fire. In the mass which su unq
and swayed around were Wellington and
Lyndhurst, and Palmerston and Hume
and above all the voices which swelled
the cry of "God save the Queen I" might
be heard the thrilling tones Of Ireland's
burlS champion, O'Connell, whose broad
shoulders aud coarse comic face made him
conspicuous amid the crowd!
AT the period of Vic:orias accession to
the throne, party spirit unfortunately ran
high in England, and the gloomy condi-
ton of trade, and the reaction consequent
on the disappointment of the exaggerated
popular hope which followed reform, al
most balanced the contending forces, and
thus lent TO the wars Of the rival whig
and tory factions a spirit of bitter rancor
and personal maiguity known even in its
tiery throes. Men looked darkly on each
other in the streets, and in the House he
who STEPPED his spear in the bitterest gall,
and planted his rapisr with the fercest
thrust, drew forth the loudest acclama
tons from the representative circles. Vic
toria, on her coming to the throne, found
the whig party in power, and there is lit.
tie wonder that, with her girls heart, she
gave to them confident trust, which,
perhaps, grew into affection. She was
alone--a girl-slmost an orphan. In
Lord Melborne, the then leader of the
whig party, she found gentleman of
most distinguished accomplishments, most
fascinating manner, and most kindly heart.
Whatever may have been Lord Melborne's
faults as an individual, or the mini, ter Of
nation, rs the minister, adviser and
friend Of the Queen, he had none. He
surrounded her person with the purest
and noblest Of Englands daughters. The
Duchess of Switzerland, as mistress Of the
robes, became her constant companion and
coaftaate, and her ladies in waiting were
selected from the elevated region of aris-
tocracy in which lady Gainsborough, the
Duchess Of Bedford and Lady Portland
dwell. lie himself first in conjunction
with Lord Palmerston, and when he wea.
ned, with Lord John Russell, and subse.
Iuentiy alone, undertook the offics OF pri-
vate secretary. To the wise administra-
ton, and almost parental instruction Of
Lord Melbourne, beston ed upon nature
rich and pure enough to receive the kind
ly dew, England is indebted for the order
ly and blameless life, that deep sense of
duty, and that ready Difference to public
opinion, which are not only the safest sen
tinels of Vctoria's crown, but will render
her reign. hereafter, il not marked by the
masculine brilliancy Of Elizabeth's, distin-
guisbed fer those purer, il less showy, a.
dornments which make her the model of
an Eaglish constitutional sovereign.
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On the second Of Jane, 1888, the old
Abbey Of Westminster wore one Of her
glorious looks, and unfoulded a new page
in her emblazoned story.
In King Edwards chair a young lady
sat- Four knights Of tie garter-the
Lords OF Rutland, and Bucsheuh, and
Exeter, and Anglesey--held above her
head cloth Of gold! The Dean Of
Westminster took the ampula from the
alter. With steady hand he poured ten
drops OF oil into the anuointing spoon !!
the Archbishop touched Herewith the
royal head and hand, and, making the
form OF the cross, he ffted up his voice
and said:--
BE thou anrointed with holy oil, as
kings, priests and pfePAets were annoint-
ed. And as Solosudh was apnointed king
by ,Zsdoc the priest and Nathan the pro-
phet, so be thu annointed, blessed and
consecrated Queen over this people, whom
the lord Jour God hath given you to rule
and govern, in. tie name oftbe Father,
and Of the Son, aud Of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.r
And tho Archbishop. taking the crown
from the Dean, placed !. with graceful
reyerence on the head Of the young lady.
Imsoediately there rese from floor to roof
one wild. enthusiastic shout---sGod savs
the Queen" Tie peen put on their coro,.
nets, the bishops sheis caps, the kings-as-
arms their crowns, the beef eaters their
pcriages hais, The trumpet soupded,
sbs drum beat, and the boom Of tho park
guns borne along the river called to the
old city, which answered from i.s sncien,