New-York tribune., 1871-10-13
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
HEALTH OF QUEEN VICTORIA
TEXT OF TIE SPEECH OF MIR. DISRAELI Al


HEALTH Of QUEEN flClOhih'
TEXT OF TIE SPEECH OF MIR. DISRAELI AT
IIUGHENDEN.
On the 28th of September the Right Hon. b.
Diso presided at the harvest festival Of his tenanry'
In the Manor OF Hughenden in England, and the neigh
boring gentry and farmers with their families, and, In
short all who were disposed to mak0ilay, asscinDicd
before noon to oin In Harvest Thanksgiving service III
st. MchacIs CHURCH, where sermon was preached ny
the Bishop Of Oxford. After tho religious ceremony lun-
cheOn was served In marquee, and finally Mr. DiSrae
distributed the prizes awarded by the 1iughenGen ort-
cultural Society for tho encouragement Of cottage gar
dcnng to those exhibitors in the days show whose pet
window flowers and garden prod had been especially
commended by the Judges. Mr.. Disrac who was loudly
chccrrd, on rising after luncheon, said:
LADIES AND GENTLENEN: am now about to propose
to you the " Health OF Her Majesty the Queen" me
health Of the Qacrn has for several years been subJft
OF anxiety to those about her but it is only WITHIN ths
la9t year that the country generally has Dcronie become
acquainted with the gravity Of that condition belrVc
] may say that there il some improvement III Her
Mairstys health lhrar, hrarI. but fear long time
must claS" before IL will reach that average cOlitlon
which sh" has for some time enjoyed and do not thlhK
conceal from ourselves that sui longer tim"
must elHp,r before Her Majesty will De able to resume
the performance Of those public and active duties whic
IL WAS once zee hcf prnr aiI pi t'nrr TO iHn' nst S
her proplc Tine fart is, we cannot conceal from our,
selves that Her Majesty ply scay inclpa"iiat" from
performing those ddcs. but it is some consolation 10
Her Mestys slhocts to know that. in the performance
OF those mnch higher duties which Her Majesty is called
upon 10 perform, She H. still remarkable for pnnctltity
and precision which have never been surpassed and
rarely equacd by any monarch OF these realms lear,
A very erroneous impression is prevalent respecting
the duties Of the Sovereign Of this country. Those duties
mult,arouS they w,,htl, and they are uncraS
ing. Will venture To that no head OF any depart
mcn in The state performs more labnrous duties IMAM
fall TO The Sovereign of this country There is not dis
patch received from abroad sent from this c0un
try which IL not submitted to the Queen. The wnoic IN
tcrnal administration OF this country greatly depends
upon the sign manual and of or present sovereign u
may be said that her signature has never been placed To
any public document OF which she did not know me pnr
pose and of which she did not approve Those Cabinet
Councils Of which you all hear aui which are NJ tc'shriy
the scene OF anNoH and important drlDeratloE are re-
ported and communicated un their termination Dy thc
Ainist TO the Sovereign ana lny ollrh Cil ITon l
critical remarks. ,aIily requiring con'heabr att"-
ton. And will venture to add that no pson llktly TO
suggestions OF Her Majesty w adifercncc for at THIS
moment there Is, probably no person lVlng III tnS Ho
try who has such complete c0nnlrol over thn p2icai
traditions Of England as tho Sovereign herself. licar,
hear The last generation OF statesmen nave an or
almost all di9appcarr-h" air Robert reels tne i'oru
Debys the Lord PalmcrSOnS have gone ana thcre no
person who can advise Her MAlr,} or l. likely I" ad
wise Her Majesty III the tim ~ which We ave, "T who
can hayo such complete mastery 0 WAT ht~ occurred
fairs Of state foreign and "n N oi the iI ~ 5taIS'
the Queen herself. He tD' rCfOrc, WoGtl not nr
wise man VINO would not rInnt by iacl 'iV'hS.! ~!
felt it my duty to mai these rcparls in introducing
the duties Of the Sovereign which are now ,o9 com
mon. | would venture, IN conclusion 10 rcDlh tho'G
whom address that although Her Majesty may be, ana
often is OF great service and assistance 10 hr Ser'aS
there never was more conStitntionll sovercigm man nan
present queen. nrcfS.l All WHO HhNe scTN'u H'T
would admit that when Ministers have been selected by
her in Difference what she believed 10 he the highest
interests Of the Statc in the opinion Of the country she
gives to them complete confidence and underwriting
support liut although there never was sovereign VINO
would carefully avoid arrOgating 10 herself any
power prcrOGative which the Constitution does not
authorize, 10 would add there never was n sovereign
more Jealous wisely Jealous Of the prerogave
which Constitution allotted 10 her. bCcll5c she
believes for the welfare of her people there
fore propose You "Tho health of Her Majesty, ana
may long continue reign which has been dIH M
gurhrd b. public duty and private virtue lChrer'l
EXPLANATION OF A DISPUTED PASSAGE IN TIE
SPEECH OF MIR. DI>RAELl.
London Correpomdsrc, Of The Ediabargh Scotsman.
At the annual show of the llughcnden llorti-
cultural Surirty, profound sensation was caused when
Mr. Disarli said The fact is, cannot conceal from
ourselves that Her Majesty is physically ana morally IN
capacitatcd performing her public dntir- so great
indeed the CONSERVATION caused by this unexpected
and alarming announcement that at the conclusion OF
Right Honorable gentlemanS speech the reporter
present FOR the Press Association OF hlm whether
he really intended to the words " and morally
% certainly did" replied the cX Premier Il used
the word u,iyiscdly but consider the expression
too strong, may substitute the word virtually for
morally" Eventually the Reporter. acting. no doubt
uu,:cr instructions rom hcaiIIirrrs suppressed III"
words andmorally" without putting any others III their