Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-22

Queen Victoria Receiving Pay from =
Publisher-what. she Did with the
Money. sN
The results Of royal authorship In England
are thus told BY Tom Taylor in pleasant letter
to the Manchester Guardian; ~
at is not often that royalty nowadays en-
ters the lists Of literature. Horace Walpole's
catalogue of royal and noble authors would be
but little increased (under the former head at
least) since he compiled 1t, hundred years
ago, II posted up to July, 1884. True, the most
remarkable living monarch, Louis Napoleon,
was voluminous author in his green and
salad days; and he has for years past been re-
ported 70 be In travail of a history OF Julius
Cesar, Of which one volume at least is said to
be already In type. On Wednesday, Sd inst,
at the festival which inauguratod the laying OF
the foundation stone of the Albert Inarmary,
at Bishops Waltham, Mr.. Arthur Helps, the
clerk Of the Privy Council, revealed Queen
Victoria's personal share In the Introduction TO
the Collected Edition of Prince Albert's
Speeches, of which Mr.. Helps was selected by
Her Majesty as editor.
"I should think II Is the first time that q
crowned head has received a payment from q
publisher; for II royal books be few, of the few
how many have been proftablel Five hundred
of the thousand pounds paid over by Mr.. Muir.
ray as half-profts from the sale Of the volumes
| In question, were appropriated, by her Males.
ty's desire in aid OF the foundation Of the first
| infirmary yet opened In England for the benefit
of a scattered and mainly rural population,
| which includes, however, the three hundred
| worknen employed on the lately-established
Bishops Waltham Clay Company's works, and
their families.
"The clay-beds which this company has
been established to work were discovered on
the estate of Mr.. Helps, at Vernon Hill, and
the quality Of the clay is exceptional. II con
tains, l believe, q larger proportion OF iror
| than any, except some of the most valuable
Staffordshire clays, and produces, like them
the famous blue-bricks, the most durable used
10 building. Besides this, the Bishops Walt
ham clay is well suited to all artistic purposes
| and the twelve furnaces for terra.cotta already
in operation are likely to be fully employed ant
rapidly increased In number.
| The fcts given on Wednesday by those who
have been Instrumental in founding the new
Intirmary was one OF the prettiest and most
perfectly organized things Of the kind evel
saw. Its scene was a spot of singular histori
cal interest-thc precincts of the ruined palac,
of the Bishops of winchester. The pretty
little town OF Bishops Waltham, close at hand
was all aglow with the most fancifully ant
gracefully planned decorations In flowers ant
foliage. 1t was the first time little Prime,
Leopold had taken part In any public ceremo
nial; and there was something affecting In thu
association of the youngest Of the Prince Con
sorts fatherless boys with work of benevo
leuce after the Princes own heart, organizes
| in a great measure by man whose characte
and writings the Prince held In honor, ant
largely aided, in point of funds, out of the pro
ceeds of the collected edition of the Prime
Consort's speeches, edited by Mr.. Helps, IL
concert, so to speak, with the Queen herself.