The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08
Queen Victoria,s Ninth Baby

The English people receive with resignation,
and even cheerfulness the ninth baby of Queen
Victoria The possession of q large family is con-
sdered In England mertorious and praiseworfhy'
It il proper the sovereign should lead the way in
well doing Accordingly the exemplary and prolific
matron who wears the British crown has given
her subjects an example the results of which are
showing themselves in the late extraordinary CEN
sus. The people of France look at the spectacle
with ilI-concealed establishment and envy. To
their Emperor belong the destructive victories OF
war; to Englands benignant Queen, the creative
victories of Peace. Eugene, agreeable piquant
and graceful, has but one baby 1t is true that In
France two children are regarded rs q limit with
In which moderate minds will be contented But
the Imperial family should have at least two
strands in that cord which sustans the fortunes Of
their DYNASTY No doubt there are extremes even
in virtues and = happy medium might be sup'
posed to lie between France and England. Bus
uopulation, as An element of power, is not to be
despised. and whilst England, under the quicken
Ing influences of Victoria, is increasing In numbers
st An unexampied rate, France, under the effete
NAPOLEON has come to . stand still. However,
It is most amiable, loyal and creditable In the
Britops to receive the new conner with such warm
ordinations. They know how to value pounds,
shillinRs and cents, and they are well aware thai
the new baby is . costly luxury. Nevertheless, q
rovsl bauble whether of flesh and blood, or pre-
cous stones is dear to Bull as the apple of his eye;
he loves royalty and delights to see 1t multiplied
and the more 1t costs, the prouder he is of his abi~
isy to pay for it. Hence, he does not receive the
news of An accession to the national hearth in the
spirit of the Frenchman who, when told that
Madame had presented him with pledge of their
mutual love- was Overjoye ed when another mes
senger approached and announced two, merely
smiled but when third came, bearing the tidings
of still another put on his hat and rushed furious.
ly from the room, swearing he must put stop to
that sort of thing On the contrary, Mr. Bull fires
hi. Park and Tower guns with undiminished en-.
thusiasm at each fresh arrival. Even the liberals
of England speak complacently of the baby, and
Douglas Jerrold SAYS with equal beauty and truth:
1--WE give especial honor and affection to the soy
ereign power when individualzed by domestic
goodness; when We behold upon . queen the triple
crown of the queen the wife, and the mother"
STILL it is clear that the British people are satis
fed with the present number of the royal family
They will not be discontinued If no further add
lions take place. Wejudge as much from pleasant
little hints, like the following, which, we suopose
belongs to the London Punch:
The elephant of the Geological Gardens in the
Park was ever the best tempered Of his most sas..
sious race With wisdom, which was not all Instinct
he liked children; fer he was domestic elephant
WE'LL it very pleasant to fathers and moth in
reality and no less pleasant to parents In obabiity
to see with what sf.ctionate gravity ths dear old
elephant would take chi dren, The little ones too
with e. OR nurse, upon bis back; and t. see him
walk about. a. though msjestcsiiy proud Of what he
carried.
Well, once upoa . time, fond, united couple with
all their little ones to the gardens thought
they would give he children de upon the ele phsn
Some OF The children of The s allie e. and
none Of the lishtest, but what Of that? The dear
good naturtd elephant would bear any weight and
sarry any number And 20 the elephant stood still
and iookt from those small, sagscious eyes with
wsgehh good temper, and moved his trunk and nod.
9eo els head And the children were gathered 10
nave nave Iids And in this way they got up and were
nftod up in order -
Victoria Adelaide Maria Louiss-
Albert Edwatd-
Alice hauds May
Albert est Alfred
Helen Augusta Viet.ra-
Losiss Cslhsrine Albert
Arthur William Patrick Albert
Leopold George Duncan Albert
and
TIE BAeY.
1he elephant q emed to nod plsas,d ys.o.,,.;or
uesay one Of the children a. eyeIv ons mosnssd
~ nshs we're seated on his bsak and n. ~
49,. 70 tarn round and take his pronenaSs vbsn
~ WopRse BY his keeper. There va yet-the
Tkoss,ws!, Baby was addsd to the ether sisht-
espnsnsw waited nomsnt,thsn waved III srunk