Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-10-20
QUEEN VICTORIA AND LORD rem
EREW.

QUEEN VICTORIA AND LORD REM
FREW.
Last night, at the Spingler Institute, Mr.. Sid
dons delivered a lecture on the above topics to
an audience consisting principally of ladies'
The lecturer who was introduced by Rev. DIR.
Gorham, ID. Abbott, commenced by an eulo-
gum on the first of his royal subjects, in her
several relations as daughter wife, and mother.
After glance at her gencalogy, an alusion to
the general popularity of women as rulers in
England, and to the disappointment of the
British people on the death of the Princess
Charlotte, Mr. Siddons stated that Queen Vic
toria was expressly educated by her mother,
the Duchess of Kent, with view to her future
position.
When very young, she was rickety and weak
in her ankles, and some apprehension existed
that she might inherit the mental intirmty OF
George the Third. Healthy training preven-
ted this. She was brought up at the sea side,
at liamsgatc, her ankles pumped on aud sea
bathing resorted to. She rode on horseback,
visited the poor, being supplied with money
for the purpose of relieving them. She was
very benevolent princess when she rode abroad.
her purse however plethoric, always returned
empty. She had good appetite, which she
retains to this day. Her intellectual and moral
education was as sound as her physical one
Her mother carefully inculcated in her love
for the Protestant religion German was al
most her nursery language she learned French
and Italian perfectly, and knew little Spanish.
She was also an accomplished musician and vo-
calist.
At the age of Is, on June 20, 1887, she be-
came queen, in consequence of the death of her
uncle, William " The lecturer described the
assembage of the priyy council, and read her
majeSiy's speech to them, in which she declared
her love for, and devotion, 10 the British cou>i-
tuition. Twenty-thrce years have elapsed since
that time, and in no one instance has she swerv-
ed from it. She was fortunate in her ministers.
The agreeability, tact, good taste and worldly
knowledge of Lord Melbourne were deserved!y
eulogized. He and the Duke of Wellington
proved excellent advisers to the young queen.
/ They dined with her every day. and being old
men, would sometimes drop asleep over their
wine, when she would tickle their noses Very
soon Lord Melbourne thought it advisable that
she should be married, and on his stating it in
diplomatic language, she did not understand
him and replied "Let me have the Duke of
Wellington" Explanations being offered. she
objected scverally TO her cousins of Cumberland
and Cambridge, and suggested "poor Albert"
1t proved a happy choice, as the young prince
of SAKE Cobourg and Gotha possessed all the
/ qualifications necessary to make an excellent
/ husband.
| He had good understanding and knew his
Wiie $ weak points; II was Salu that the queen
MANIFESTED a penohaht Ior Lord Elphihstohe'
out ooJection oeihg raised TO suen a marriage
ne received inc government OF Madras TO get
nm out OF tne way: on the queens union
Wlth Prince Albert II was proposed to give nm
an income OF Sixty Thousand pounds out on
the motion OF Joseph Hume 1t was reduced by
one man; Inc young couple started IN me with
mutual income oil SIX hundred ana MY thous-
and dollars 1T was not too muchi they
brought up their family on 1t, without calling
Tor separate allowance for any OF them. Mr..
Slddons described the coronation, and emu
merated the remarkable men there assembled,
telling an anecdote OF Marshal Souit and Lord
mn, old Toes, who met on that occasion.
lie then depicted day in the queens lille
She rose at hali-past six in the summer, and
seven IN the winter, and always walked abroad,
returning to morning prayers and breakfast, at
which she ate heartily, and subsequently spent
nan an hour IN the nursery. She next received
the master OF the household, and decided what
invitations should be accorded for the day, and
then visited her avairy, menaSerie, aquarium
or stables. She was passlonately fond OF hor-
ses and good rider. At eleven she accorded
an audience to the secretary OF war, the home
and foreign secretaries; at twelve she received
general visitors; lunched at one, when she
drank Aslop's pale ale. At three she entered
her carriage or rode on horseback, either visit
ing or on some errand ofcharity. An anecdott
was related OF her Kindness and llberality tow
ards Mrs Warner, the actress. The queen gave