The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-29
THE ENGLISH ROYAL FAMILY.
Victoria and Her Daughters
Proud Array Of Gifted Chill.
dren--lncOme Of the
Family.

From the London NeWA,
In arecently published London illus
trated paper Is u charmingly arranged
upOt the royal family Of England. In
the centre is the Queen, al her feet is the
younger Of her Children's many children,
and on her right and left her sons and
daughters with their wives and husbands
and the elders Of her grandchildren.
There are thirty.eight in all, but two
children Of the Russian mOther-the
DuChess Of Edinburgh-are not there
Moreover the Princess Royal Of Prussia
the eldesto OF the Queens Children-the
Princess OF Wales, and the Princess Alice
have,each lost one Of their children, and
the Princess Helena mourns for two. The
Princess Louise, the wife Of him who
will one day be the head Of the Campbclls,
alone OF her many sisters and sister.in.
law, is Childless vile. II is an array OF
bright and happy faces, the happy prog.
encJ Of woman proud and happy In
their number and in their health. Their
wars are conflicts OF easy settlement,
where battles are ended by a word,
wounds healed and treaties ratified by a
kiss. In after years the boys Of the pic.
ture, who now cling to one another, in
happy ignorance Of geographical distinc.
tions and dynastic traditions, may find
themselves the leaders Of armies or rulers
Of States, seeking the overthrow and
humiliation Of one anothers power.
The Princess Of Wales, who stands on
one side Of the Queen, sees on the other
the heirs Of Prussia which dealt 70
cruelty with her native Danish land.
The Duchess Of Elinburg appears at the
side Of him whose guns may at any mo.
ment be directed against her fathers
ships and the chief personages Of the
group wear swords which any change in
the kaleidoscope Of European politics
may compel them to draw and turn
against their companions. All these
things are contingencies, but there is a
dead certainty in the increased civil list
called for by all these sons and daughters
to the second and third generation.
Neither son nor daughter OF England's
crown must go forth empty handed. To
the Queens 1855, 900 sterling OF income
are added for each son another Gl5,OOO.
for each daughter $4,000. More than
these sums were provided for the two
eldest born. The girls must marry Pro.
testants and princes, and the field for
these ia Germany; where princes are
plentiful and purses not always heavy.
Already the annuities to the royal family
amount TO G50G,0O0, with Princess Beat.
rice yet 10 marry and grandchildren com,
ing forward whom Englishmen will not
sulIer to live on foreign charity. Per-
haps the grandchildren OF the throne
may find homes among their countrymen.
The experiment has not proved 20 sue.
ccssful us was hoped in the marriage Of
the Princess Louise TO The Marquis Of
Lorne, but the Children's children may
more easily merge into the sisterhood Of
English peeresses. One thing would ap-
pear to be pretty certain. George III
had fifteen children; two Of his sons, both
married, succeeded him in due order, and
yet granddaughter sits now on the
throne, but there is very little probability
now that the English crown will again be
worn by female in many years to come.