The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31
THE APPROACHING ROYAL MAR
RUA(sE

The happy subjects of the throne of
Great Britain have been wont to celebrate
with pomp and parade and an outward
show of rejoicing, the birth of every new
possible or probable heir to the throne
since Victoria became Queen, have her licgc
subjects united in these demonstrations of
joy. Undoubtedly the people enjoyed
their holiday, and contemplated with pleas
urc the fact that their beloved sovereign
was the happy mother of an innocent
babe, all unconscious of how they would
consider the fact in the thereafter Nine
seems to be rather a large number to Eng
lishmen at this day, and disrcgartling the
heartiness of their congratulations, and un-
mindful of the zcst with which they enter
ed into the pleasures of the days of jubilee,
they only wish they had not been called
upon to celebrate so often Their last
holiday, over the birth of one of the Queens
children was some sixteen years ago, and
was enjoyed with as much eclat as the
first object for Victoria Adelaide Maria
Louisa, Princess Royal, had not yet reach
ed sufficient age to cause her to be an un-
usual drain upon their pockets, and there
by cause uneasiness and Il constant detrac-
ton from the pleasures of the occasion.
What it was to have a Queen, and that
Queen to be the mother OF a royal family,
and that royal family to reach the mystic
number of nine, all strong and healthy and
as other children do without troubling
the government or country-grOwing older
from year to year, began to be experienced
the very next year, and when the youngest
was only some fifteen months old. Chill
dren of royal birth are something like chill
dren of plebian birth ~ certainly in some
respects. After they arrive at given age,
they desire to get married and settle down
in life, and this is the trouble with
Victoria's children. We common people
have to take care of ourselves, but it is ex-
pectei that the people or government will
take care of the children of royalty. A
slight growl was raised by the British peo-
pie when their parliament was called upon
to provide a marriage settlement or vote
an annual allowance, for the Princess
Royal at her marriage which has grown
louder and louder as the occasion for like
action REQUIRED, UNTIL finally, it has broken
out into an open roar of discomfort.
Early in the year, it seemed hardly pos
sblc that England could with honor,
avoida war with Russia, but way of escape
was found from the diplomatic compica-
ton and threatened trouble, and new
treaty or bond OF peace has now been ne
gotiated. In the British House of Com
mons, as also, in the House of Lords.
early in the session, Monday, a message
was received from the Queen announcing
the approaching marriage of her fourth
child and second son, Alfred Earnest AL
bert, Duke of Edinburgh, four sailor
prince, as the more gushing Briton de-
lights to call him, with the Grand Duchess
Maria Alexandrowna, the only daughter of |
the Gar OF Russia. But for the accompa-
nying reqnest-we might call II demand |
1t might have been a matter of gralula-
ton, but, as 1t is, 1t illustrates two of Brit
ians beauties. A marriage allowance was
requested, and Gladstone moved that il he |
twenty-five thousand pounds year during !
their joint lives, and that the Russian
Duchess, II she should be the survivor.
should thereafter, annually, receive six
thousand pounds. Gladstone well knew
how distasteful this would be to the peo-
pie, and consequently endeavors to put
sugar coating on the pill-tho Lords didn't
need any, as they promptly and unanimous
y voted the bill. He told the Commons
hat although royal marriages, in these
lays, rarely had any political or diplomatic
significance, yet ths-which was a "love