The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-11
The Royal Family Of England
Some Account Of the Life OF Albert
Edward-Speculat as to the
Probable Results OF His Death.

Some Account Of the Life OF Alber
Edward--Speculati rs to tn
Probable Results OF His Death.
The children of the Queen and of tn
Prince Consort are nine in number, al
Of whom, but one, are living. Thes
are, in the order Of their birth, lst, tn
Princess Royal, Victoria Adelaide, borl
November 81, 1910, and married on tn
25th OF January to the Crown Prince
Frederick William of Prussia 9TH
"Unzer Fritz" o; the late Franco-Prus
sian war of which marriage six chill
dren survive; ID, his Royal Highnes
Albert Edward Prince of Wales, borl
November 9, l84l; Sd, her Roya
Higbness Alice Maud Mary, born Apri
25, lS43, and married July |, 1862, Il
Prince Frederick William OF Hess'
Darmstadt, who have issue five chill
dreD; 4th, Prince Alfred, Duke Of Edin
burgh, Earl of Kent, and Earl Of vi
ster, born August 6, 1874, and now 6
captain in the Royal navy; 5th, hel
Royal Highness Helena, born May 25
1916, and married July 9Th, 1866, tc
Prince Frederick Christian OF Schleswig
Holstein Augustenborg, who have issue
two children; 9th, her Royal Highness
Louise, born March IS, lS4S, who was
married few months ago to the Mar
quis OF Lorne; 7th, Prince Arthur, (whc
visited this country several months
ago. born May l, 1850, and who i.
now lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade;
Sth, Prince Leopold, born April 7, 1853;
and, 9th, Princess Beatrice, born April
l4th. 1857. 1t will thus be seen that
the Royal family OF England is large
ono, sntailine vast eapSueUs upon ti,s
taxpayers Of the nation. But to come,
now, to the central figure in this sketch
the man about whose deathbed so
many solemn responsibilities of the
future gather, and who in his death at
this juncture may prove Of vastly more
importance than heever was during his
lifetime.
ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES,
was born at Buckingham Palace, Lon
don, on November 9th, l84l. 1t has
been alleged against him that he was
intellectually deficient; but if this were
20 the fault must have lain with bis
native mental weakness, for every op
portunity was provided in his youth to
prepare and fit him for the exalted
position which, as it seemed, ne was
destined to fill in the future. He re-
ceived 10 his early boyhood a careful
educational training under the care oI
competent masters. His instructor. al
this period were the Rev. Henry NJ
Birch, Rector of Prestwicb, Mr.. Gibbs
Barrister-at.law, and others. After
studying for a session at Edinburgh he
entered Christ Church, Oxford, where
be attended the public lectures for q
year. He afterwards went to Cam
bridge, where, still in pursuit Of thai
knowledge which was never to come to
him, he resided, following the usua
university lectures for three or foul
terms. In the summer ofthe year 1860
during the Presidency OF Mr.. Buchanan
THE PRINCE VISITED THE UNITED STATES
an event which was attended with ar
enthusiastic reception by the people
wherever he went. The occurrence
connected with that visit are not so fal
distant in the past but that the memory
Of most OF those who read these lines
will vividly recall the flattering recep
ton which met the beardless youth
who cane to Republican country with
the prestige upon him OF future SOW
ereignty over a great and friendly na
tion. But when the feastings anC
reyelries-the balls and junketungs-
the speeches and the servilities wer,
over, his Royal Highness, with th'
bloom Of boyhood upon his face, anC
reminding men somewhat Of his noble
father in his lineaments, returned tc
England to enter upon the-for him
serious business oflife.
SEEING LIFE.
The earliest assumption OF manhood
by the Heir-Apparent to the EnglIst
throne was Of that kind which nigh
have been expected in a man OF hi,
birth, OF his opportunities, and Of the
traditions OF his class. In 1858 he bac
gazetted to a coIonelcy in the army, anc
after his return from this country
namely, in June, 1861, he Joined hi
regiment in camp at the Curragh. The
tenn porary life at camp over, the expert
mental colonel Of Hussars doffed hii
gaudy uniform, and next-still undel
the inspiration OF his thoughtful motheI
turned his face to the East, and, &C
com panied by Dean Stanley, compe
tent guide and tutor, he visited Jerusa
lem in 1862. In the ensuing year
another important, but barren apC
| fruitless, step was taken in the Prince
lite. As Duke Of Cornwall be was en-
titled to the privilege Of
A SEAT AMONG THE PEERS
of the United Kingdom in Parliament
In February, 1863, therefore, he ranges
himself among the members Of tha
honorable body in the House Of Lords
To his lofty tide as Prince Of Wales-
full of meaning in its associations-h
added, besides that Of Duke Of Corn
wall in the peerage OF England, the IN
meaning ones Of Duke of Rotbesay
Baron OF ReDfrew, (under which desis
nation he travelled in his journeying
in various lands, and Lord Of the 1sle
| in Scotland, and Earl Of Dublin an