New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-04
THE PRINCE CONSORT.

EXTRACTS FROM HIS LIFE BY THEODORE MARTIN.
Immediately after the betrothal the Queen
wIo,e to Baron Sockmar As she mai recently strongly
expressed resolution not TO marry for some time she
approached the subject with naive embarrassment:
"WiNDsoR CASTLE, 15ta October, 1859
"I 90 feel so guilt, know not Low to begin INV let
ter think the news II Will contain will be sufficient
To insure your forgiveness Aoert has compeleN won
my heart all settled between Us TINS morning.
| feel certain he VIII make NE very happy. /
wish / could Say feel as certain Oh my making mn
happy, shall do my best. UAcle Leopold must tell
yOl ali about details wAich have not line TO do
Albert : much attached % yOu.'
The next day O6th October 1880 Prince Albert writes
10 give baron So[E po %IS, c vSo Re ois
rErl, Ye~rs" b. 22C), lis 30 good aud kud to me- hat
Az often puzLcl och " that sAOuu be the OBJECT
OF mu,n affection. know the interest you take III
my happncs, aud therefore pour ou my heart 70 you.
More or more seriously cannot write; am Il
this moment too mach tcw1h.ered 20 do So"
THE PRINCES MUSICAL SKILL
Both IN painting ana Ia musical composition he mad
acquired cousderebt technical sKli anu III 'e etcne
arr Queen and hmse,t iodhd dehgntful occupation
fo tnc tcduty leisure. To sln- and play together
also Of thcir constant recre1tionS 10 me Prince
BusIc AL lines source g1 supreme delight an
element which The binderances aud dlsappointmens
and shortcomings OF lie WI ~ forgotten III !. he IOdnd
went all that world Of deeper emotion FOR which II
n gwen few 70 md al adequate Expression III WORDS
Hls iaVore Instrument was tAe otSaa; ls naus wei
fn power, and LIE mad acquired sufficient mastery IN
execution enable hiu 70 make this nO0est Of insul-
meutS the eloquent exponent VI MS lnouEuts aHu ian
eIes 10 could speak out his heart with no fear VI
beng Misunderstood and with how much power he did
40 We see by effect he produced when he must have
been unconscious that nc was heard.
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from windsor Castle: Yesterday evening as Was SIT
ting comfortably the drive by caudlehgh reading
N Guzo suddenly there arose irom the room beneath
Prince Albert playing on the organ, and with such
winding through every kind Of bass ana chord. tai he
wound up the no.t perfect cadence, and then OF
again louder aud then softer. No tune. and too
distant perceive the execution or small touches, so
only heard the harmony, but never listened with much
pleasure to any music ventured at dinner to ask
him what had heard. on. my organ a new posses
SION Of mine. fond OF the orgau 1t Is the first
tue only Instrument for expressing ones
feelings thought are they not good feelings that the
organ xpressesO And 1t teaches TO play; for the
organ mstakel Oh, such misery and he quite shud-
bered at the thought Of the sostenuto diScord"
TIE QUEEN SHOT AT.
The day after the second attempt was made TO shoot
the Queen the Prince his father full account
of the affair, as follows:
Hasten 10 give you true report Of the dreadful
occurrence OF yesterday that may be possessed OF
tue actual facts and beg you 10 communicate the
contents this letter 10 ali relations and 10 send
copies OF 10 dear grandmana and those VINO are Al
distance as have no tune to-day TO write more
on Sunday the 99th, ne we returning from the
Chapel Royal St. Jamess Palace at two O'CLOCK as We
dr"yc along the Mall there was as usual a crowd OF
snrators Under the trees at left who bowed and
oheered When we're nearly ofpoaLe STAFFORD hSuse'
saw man step out from the crowd aud present
pist" full AT ma. He was some two PAGES from us.
heard the trigger snap, but 1t must nave missed ofe
tniDed 70 Victoria. who was seated on ny nRnt, mo
ssked her. Did you hear thatf bhe bad Deea oOwluR
10 the people the rght, and had observed n0thiag
SAID: may be mistaken. but am sure saw Nv. some
asked ID. the footnAs Who rsa beea q sse ssss
.i.p forWsrd and srst ns1 1Ss aSS toward
the carriage, as II ne wanted 70 throw q petition
IT They had noticed nothing We were imme-
datey impressed win to Importance OF keeping what
had occurred profound secret. ala not breathe 9
syllable about t to any one except Col Arbutbnot, 70
gnOm told what had happened, and directed him TO
make 1t known forth with 10 the Inspector Of Police
bir Robert Peel, and Sir James Graham.
man had not been se,zed' which would have led 20 a
a"0W0tion and 70 hundreds er0wdinE round him. But