New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-09
TIE PRINCE OF WALES.

The Prince now lying on what it is believed
must prove Lis deahbcd df indeed he be not already
dead before these lines meet readers eyes
Is the second child Of Queen Victoria who com
menced her reign In 1897 aud was married three
years aferward with great soemnity, to her cousin,
Prince Albert Of saxeCnburg. In November 1910, she
gave birth TO Ler fret child the Princess Royal Victoria
now Crown Princess Of Prussia. Writing TO his father,
Prince Albert observed that lie "would have liked 1t
better II she 0he PrinccsA) had been o son, would
Victoria also; but at the same time we must be
equally satisfied and thankful as it is The
rejoicing in the public is universal" The
following year the. royal pair were agree
ably compensated fof tLoir previous disappoint-
r,ent by the birth Of son. the Prince OF Wales The
Prince was born in OF the very darkest periods OF
English history The condition Of the people had been
de- lining from the beginnhg OF the ycaL Large num-
Oerr OF working classes were unemployed and crime
was increasing with startling rapidly While this dark
cloud lowered England, a London Gazette cxtraor-
binary which appeared Tuesday evening. November
o. conveyed officially 10 the people the news Of the
Princes birth, in these terIns
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Nov. 9.-This morning. at II
minutes before II o'clock the Queen was happily drh>-
ered of Prince His Royal Hghness Prince Albert, Her
Roy Hghness the Duchess Of Kent several Lords or
Her MAJESTY Most Honorable Privy Council and the
LADIES Of Her MSjestys Bedchainber, being present
This news was Immediately made known to the city by
the firing of the Tower and Park gums and the Privy
Council promptly assembled. and ordered that general
Of thank giving should be used In all churches and
that the succession TO the crown was to fall
upon o son, and upon the announcement OF the
happy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, the nobility and gentry
crowded to the palace TO assure themselves Of the
soveregn's conyalescence Among Others came the
Lord Mayor and civic dignitares in grand state who
were all delighted that the Prince should have
been born on Lord Mayors Day. In memory Of tho
happy coincidence, tho Lord Mayor Of the year was
created baronct. The Royal Prince whose birth had
caused 10 much rejoicing, was scarcely a month old
when the Queen created him by Prince Of
Wales and Earl Uf Chester. The following announce
,nent considering II referred infant is
quaint:
"And him said and dear son. the Prince Of the
0ean accustomed, We do ennobIe and inves with the
.a,d Prncpality and Earldon by, erdns him with a
his finger, and also by delivering gold rod into his
hand that he may preside there. and direct and defend
BY the fact OF his birth Heir pparent the Prince in
efeasbly inherited without the necessity patent or
creation. these dnitics the titles OF Duke saxony
~ right of his father and by right Of bis mother Duke
SfCrnwa Duke Of ROthssy Earl Of Carriek, Baron Of
Rnfew, Lord Of the Isles and Great steward Of Scot
l>ud The christening Of the royal infant performed
Jan 10 1872 and was attended with magnificent display,
end succeeded by splendid banquet The
Prince received the name OF Albert Edward,
90 among his sponsors was the King Of
rTussix After the ceremony . silver embossed
vaSsei containing whole hokshead OF nled claret was
introduced aud served bueketfuls to the company
VINO drank the young Princes health The early gears
tse Young heir rendered pleasant as the NEST
care could make them Festivities were car
ma On With unusual splcndor for time after the
Sofooa"p but the s2u'en always found time for house
so'a concerns. She was never NO happy when among
n1f chreu AZ soot ss the young Prince could walk hs
accompanied the queen In most Of her Journeys, no mat
cor how far In her Journal our Life In the High
isnds there are numerous illusions the yang mother
:" her children Albert Edward the Prince OF Wales,
in efonr
sort and brilliant suite 1877 and .h observes that
the children enjoy everything extremely aud bear
excitement wonderfully" when at the Duke Of rvys
"AAsson she says We sent for our children who mr.
rived during lnGcleoD time" and refers 10 the Nl,uis
Of lDsne. who last year married the sister Of Al. taen
OlSy-feuow.
The Queen and her children, during To- tour Visited
fngaPs Fave, one Of the great natural crI,ti.s ,t
the Scotch cOast. When in the BaliOrb Blue sb, nell
ooDs how Bere, the household Of the Prince OF
"Aies. rode pong, led by ge. shownEthai, at that
ssTs sgf, the boys equestrian training ~ss ,.t