Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-17
STORIES ABOUT TIE QUEEN.

Some interesting stories are told of the
early days, when the Queen was obliged to
sign death-warrants, before she was re-
lieved from that odious duty, and sign
manual substituted by Act OF Parliament.
On several occasions the Queen may be
said to have begged off the life Of offenders.
And on one occasion, with hand trembling
from eagerness and emotion, she wrote
"pardoned across the fatal scroll. A
great degree of reticence is very properly
imposed on all connected with the court.
Her Majesty, on principle, has always
steadily discouraged anything in the way
of gossip or trivial conversation respecting
the affairs of the household. So many per-
sons are brought into passing, and some
what intimate, connection with royalty,
! that it is obvious that the sanctity of the
vie intime of the court could not be OBJ.
tanned unless such rule were carefully
observed. We remember knowing lady,
who was credited with being a private
correspondent of her Majesty for years,
| from her youth but the most distant al
| fusion to this interesting circumstance
never escaped her. Others, though not
quite so reticent, are always guarded and
careful.
A draft of treaty of amity and COM
merce was sent out from England to NADIA.
gascar, and on the margin these words
were written "Queen Victoria asks, as a
personal favor to herself, that the Queen
of Madagascar will allow no persecution of
the Christians" A month afterward the
treaty was signed in Madagascar, with the
insertion of the following words: Sin
accordance with the wish OF Queen Victo-
| rto yba Opaay Of lad fbara
shall be no persecution of the Christians in
Madagascar"
A pleasant little story went the round of
Cambridge University illustrative of won
derful old YVhewell, who raised himself
from the position OF a sizar to be the Mas
ter, and, subsequently,, the benefactor of
guest at Trinity Lodge, or rather took pos.
session of it in her own right, the morning
after her arrival Whewell saluted her with
friendly but uncourtly warmth. "Good
morning, your Majesty. How dye do?
Hope your Majesty slept well. Fine morn
ing" The Queen returned a gracious an
swer-it would not be in her Majesty's
nature to do otherwise-but the lords and
ladies in attendance were awe.stricken at
the frightful breach of etiquette that had
Deen COMMITTED, DuG OF WHICH, PROBABLY,
no one thought less than did the Queen
herself.
A similar breach of etiquette is related
by Lord Campbell of Lord Brougham.
Brougham had quarreled with all the
world, and, among the rest, he was wrath
full toward the blameless Prince. The
Prince thought to appease him by asking
him to dine with the Queen. He went and
dined, but widened his breach with the
Queen by leaving the palace Immediately
after dinner, instead of going with the rest
of the gentlemen into the gallery, into
which the Queen had retired with the
ladies, and where she is in the habit of con-
yersing with her guests. He afterwards
tried to make amends by attending the
Queens drawing-room, condensation he
had not before practiced since her access
sion ; but here, again, he was unfortunate
although l really believe he wished to be
civil and respectfully by speaking to the
Queen e1 nero naotu as he passed her, and
telling her that he was to cross to Paris
in few days, where he should see Louis
Philippe, and that if her Majesty had any
letters or messages for the King OF the
French it would give him pleasure to have
the honor of being the bearer of them"
Lord Brougham was certainly honored by
no commission from the Queen on that oc.
casion.-I London Society.