Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-11-03
From the N. Y. World.
QUEEN VICTORIA AND LORD aENFREw
IEcrURE BY Mr.. j, II. s1DDoNs.

QUEEN VICTORIA AND LORD RENFREW.
LECTURE BY Mr.. J. Il. sIDDoNs.
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. DR.. Gorham
D. Abbott, commenced by a elogium on the fret
Of his royal subjects, in her several relations as
daughter, wife, and mother. After a glance at
her genealogy, an allusion 10 the general populari-
ty OF women as rulers in England, and to the dis
appointment of the British people on the death of
the Princess Charlotte, Mr.. Siddons stated that
Queen Victoria was expressly educated by her
mother, the Duchess of Kent. with a view TO her
future position. When very young, she was rick
ETY. and weak in the ankles, and some apprehen-
sion existed that she might inherit the mental in
trinity Of George the Third. Healthy training
prevented this. She was brought up at the sea-
side, at Ramsgate, her ankles pumped on, and sea
bathing resorted to. She rode on horseback, Wis
tied the poor, being supplied with money for the
purpose Of relieving them. She was a very benev-
client princess when she rode abroad, her purse,
however p~lethoric, always returned empty. She
had a good appetite, which she retains to this day.
Her intellectual and moral education was as sound
as her physical one. Her mother carefully incul-
Gated in her o love for the Protestant religion /;
German was almost her nursery language; she
learned French and Italian perfectly, aud knew a
little Spanish. She was also an accomplished
musician and vocalist. AT the oge Of 1S, on June
20, 1887, she became queen. in consequence of the
death Of her uncle, William ". The lecturer de-
scribed the assemhlage of the privy council, and
read her majesty's speech to them, in which she
declared her love for, and devotion to, the British
constitution. Twenty-three years have elapsed
since that time, and in no one instance he's che
swervod from it. She was fortunate in her minis
ters. The agreeability, tact; good taste and
worldly knowledge of Lord Melbourne were de-
setvedly eulogized. He and the Duke of yelling
ton proved excellent advisers to the young queen.
They dined with her every day and being old
gentlemen, 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 diplo-
matte language, she did not understand him and
replied "Let me have the Duke of Wellington ="
Explanations being offered, she objected severally
to her cousins of Cumberland and Cambridge and
suggested "poor Albert" 1t proved a happy
choice, as the young prince of Sake Coburg and
GOtha possessed all the qualifications necessary to
make an excellent husband. He had q good un-
Outstanding, and knew his wife's weak points. 1t
was said that the queen manifested q pendant for
Lord Elplinstone, hut objection being raised to
such a marriage, he received the government Of
Madris, to get him out OF the way. On the queens
union with Prince Albert, it was proposed to give
him an income of eco, 900, but on the motion of
Joseph Hume, it was reduced by one half. The
young couple started in life with q mutual income
Of $3.50 900. 1t was not too much they brought
up their family on it without calling for a separate
llowance for any OF them. Mr.. Siddons describ-
ed the coronation and enumerated the remarkable
men there assembled, telling an anecdote of Mar
shall Soult and John Hill, old foes, who met on
that occasion. He then depicted a day in tho
queens life. She rose at halfpAst elk in summer,
seven in winter, aud always walked abroad, re-
turning to morning prayers and breakfast, at
which SIZE ate heartily, and subsequently spent
half an hour in the nursery. She next received
the master Of the household, and decided what in
~vitations should be accorded for the day, and then
visited her aviary, menagerie, aquarium, or sta
Dioes Duo was paooiOuatOiJ AOlu Va OtoSo u
good rider. At eleven she accorded audience to
the secretary of war, the home and foreign score
t%aries, at II she received general visitors lunch
ed at one; when she drank Alsop's pale ale. AT
three she entered her carriage, or rode on horse
back either visiting or On some errand Of charity.
An anecdote was related of her kindness and lib
crafty toward Mrs. Warner, the actress. The
queen gave a medal to Florence Nightingale. Re.
turning from her drive or ride her majesty dined
in state, which was rather q dreary affair, no con-
~versation being allowed. But that over, etiquette
was dismissed in the drawing-room the queen
played Oh the piano, and INDUCED in German
games. At eleven she retired. The queen APP
peared fond of American ladies; the lecturer knew
the wife Of a New York editor who had danced in
the same q~uadrille with her, OF the Prince Of
Wales a very erroneous impression prevailed. He
was neither dull nor stupid, but a youth of the
no6lest disposition and splendidly educated. Like
his mother, he appeared rickety and delicate in
youth it WAS feared that he might not survive.
He carried his head a little on one side now. He
spoke French, German Italian and Spanish with
Auency, beside being a good Greek and Latin
scholar. He was we'll acquainted with law and
the fine arts, q good soldier theoretically, and a
good horseman no wall or brook ever stopped
him when on horseback; he is what is technically
termed "a bruising rider" He danced enormous
ly, like most of the English youths of the day, and
was always guided by personal appearance in. his
choice of partners,
The lecture terminated with an allusion to ths
friendly relations between England and the Uni
ted States, which he thought the Princes yisi
would still further establish.