, 1870-09-04
QUEEN VICTORIA.



mist has sl.ays mNutainel that constitutional |
monarchy, tlat is in wits. the
il only permanent member OF the |
governing committee elected By Parliament
las some great advantages orer republic. |
II is better fitted to enry on tho traditions 4
might otheTwsc become too tferco. aud. above
I'll, by creating auo:g the uuetiucated teal |
ing OF awe. ses,se ttiat Law must 10 power
iuI because it is visible, d;sn;nishes the ne.
ceneity for the exhibition OF torce. We
- not need bayouets to dspcsso
Queen would Lave to treat evil
ct1r much mere cr1tly. anl cont. .ol roachs
IL much more uulrlssakabte display Of it's
lower, II necessary, to shoot them dow.,.
Evei. the etiquette Which surrounds mon
srcby, t,resome ard unreal A. it often il, acta
eorstantly as hssffsr to break the collisions
tetWeen political PARTIES whose violence might
Otherwise rhaxe the fabric y: society. These
re great advs:ts: e., tut i; ruues bs ackuowl-
,.tstd tl,at occasionally We seem to pure. Is.
s.t1n ratuer dearly, aid il - folly to denJ that
he Queen has OF lasa Yeats ouru t}r t~ics
,;cc. Tho bert OF constitu.loa2',sts. the
Inost forbcar.''G Of sovcteisus, Her Ma
;.rsy pre4sts etiquette until it be-
ONES an almost uncomfortable op.
.re:. ion, not indeed to her people, bl
IN l:cr Immediate advisers. The Sovereignis is
hc tint bt1cer III the SIatc; but it IL et'quctte
coatider th,t che is something mo.J-the
which everything depends; where she Is,
:here is the nominal seat OF constitutional
spacr. Her signature even to documents sle
ever dreams VI reading is iulispens .bIc;
:..sr consent oven to acts IN which e5c has no
.oiec mutt NO. oLly be- obtained, but ac.om-
,';an'ed bE CERTAIN forralitfcs; he1 adsi+e-a.
-E-rowerfu1, Ill theory derive their Bower
rom acting in her na1le. The presence Of
,se Sovereign saE'isses Their Ects, and TO.
.@rrs fa-t lnecn Victoria las ra!us scd
10 he present At the seat OF government.
For yslrs ehe has never slcp: ia London.
sd I'll Fuhl.c acts, eroa acts as important Is
lie sweating II OF new Cabinet ',ar+. been
performed at Windsor. plsce twice the dis
TAI ce Of Versailles from Parss. Aucie,,t ira
lion and good railway service maize Wind
ct ,ler7lle 10 politicians; but the Qaeeu
.,:>ttly ircfcrs places at the extremity OF tho
.,nelicni-her marine 1e.idence in the Isle of
Wight, hex .nouutaia home At the extremity
If sco:lsna-and ehe acts upon this prefer
ice hike any private Lcale. Whatever the
'fEescs Ct national affairs, wisstever tue ue-
te..ilr Of speed in on.ciat action. whatever
he desire Of any Cabinet to consult iss most
4rcltenced tember, tue Sovereign ]!e1,
"Eene~cr tl.e desires re.:ef, 10 Os-
:r 'sh' st 4'sr, e 70 al ea na@I5s iss l., nd sna
an1ittEer, all men to whom time is ..rc.;,,u..
~ H. IL :he 1a:cr ma .a-Ity Of life. l,.v. 10
Sa3te rrtclocx Louta aud still moe PRECIOUS
'2o 9Th In railway iol,neys which mos'd e4-
,'suss the Young. \ great war, perhaps ID,
;~lfasest VI talt ccutney. is 1avsgius Il: cJr-
.neh1. Gfeaa E4lsaln. for the int time since
.;ut- battle. Her cid is gouch: in necotia-
t'ons which NsA siftct tho whole tut u-e or lie
Eoi.d. business OF tile last in o.,I.-a;.
:t'.r IL tie two departments, the Foreign
once and the War oAce. IN which nothing
c-n 6e uone vii oout Her Maiesty'e siguature
and Her Aajesx'a consent. And tl.s 0aeon,
une extremity Of hcr kincdo.rs f,;es
suddenly to point still mo;e remote.
al liace actually fl: :hcr from LONDON thsn
Nice fiom PARIS, and there requires her Mn
s,crs attencance. Every despatch Is DELAYED
three dhEs, ana Tie Pien.ier, man OF ii
wecn out with tho latoss Of 4 most se,era
lesion. IL compelled to expeud fottv.eieht
hours at = time iu railway travelling to aud
rom Place 80 completely in the de1ef, th,t
~ t".nty --l-s 1~yosii railway commune
alton. TIE interruption 10 business ID e1-
treme. the lsarisbip to individuals excessive,
:Hu e-eept ,ua etiquette .: mu,a-.hy i, hs.
t.ra!ly no ju-tiE:asion. No hs.r OF State.
.et sheltered b that e,ique.'e. woa1d te u
-li'tsd 20 to Interrupt the progress Of affairs Il
Icy te sd that Her Maiesty leQuires rest,
- trat. though good argument, a. q sainst
~. &c the queen possesses spaces, sol:t11iea,
ar, ~aoEs, Wktcra. =. attractive ~ th.rse Of
a'iho1as. Nor indeed can ne admit ttat in
:as ca-e Ct snE great of.es. IT S;lte. Lcal:h
II tt Admits q AZ tihal argument 70: e.,oice
" sess'serec- 1t is .nls an argument Tor tai
>" !rasc. leave wish under cur system, she
s'v&rt ign Goes net take. II, - III FT1uce, de-
-Etu1e f-om tie es, iat imrlie :he c.tablisl-
SAINT OF a!lsHseacy, or il lie Premier We q
h.'ety enabled TO act on lis owu aa:hori.-.
u "ou,d neither be courteous nor ;,:eful -
:..e The; srnsllest objection, But III, e;:-
''se;'s Eich demands the sigr,su,e VI the
t-,:.-e.'. d.I:nis also the Attendance Of tic
-i'H's:er. ald thns. in moa.Ec;y useial
:na1Ely BECAUSE 1t enfo.ces efi-
':Hetiss, ono OF them il me-.
l-hie IS an ic1s ediuent to Fab;ic buAi-
'tS. 1ac telegraph is II :hia matter no help,
::ss II any 7cadicess in ca7espa p3eace. tbs
l'n'eter mus So i'll Lemon. and he cocld 20 to
"a; = in lalf the time and with not more than
',at IRE snner.tc- Ill etquctto which dis-
:'.ct!y dlm:tisaes the Efficiency. the co,afort.
"a the rest OF t'ls entire Cabinet. is IN eti
Eessa which socntr or l4le1 IL ce, ta1n to break
"~r; :" -s u do hot "aA, it 70 break
a"Na, it msy ce worth while 10 cots:der
e'ket 1t could not b nut Is Aaother et'-
GSesta - powerful rs itself. suppose We
! :"d arotte- :on-dtutiouat hc.ioa 10 tie
.ae Sovereign alwaye is either in Los
Con or Ninde or. su3 II h. is absent permit the
rr'n 's.r to assnre that he il present, and to
>iSu docurns nts in lis namc-the.e would be
10 hahn doi.e to tie county. wbi:h already
hold the Prer.ie- srt4 10: the Sovereign re-
! Il c1ssibe. I'D s;one III the MONARCHY, for the
scr OF tue cron a cxu always be present in
Lsrdon OF Ni1dt o. It lis pleasure It would
;tt bt even 80 Gpp-I.1t step tow3ra re2abli-
''a7isu. Will Q il wot'd secure the fi.s, r1;oci-
We OF po.u,,- s-%t' .1.io-,e. ,l'1 TIA ~e'f.-e
* i1e state j. TO ove.iide Ill Considerations OF
+;s4netse. o. individual coufe.t. or even of i, :
| ai<.tuAl ve':-t eing.