The National tribune., 1882-04-29
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HOROSCOPES OF THE ROYAL FAMILI

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HOROSCOPES OF THE ROYAL FAMILY,
The horoscopes of all the royal family of
England are interesting and full OF charac-
ter, and in this respect they are notable,
for, however strange it may appear, 1t is
quite true that some nativities reveal very
little.
The nativities Of the Queens children all
show some individuality and character. The
second son, Prince Albert, as he was for
merly distinguished, was born at Windsor,
August 9th, 1874, at $50 a. m, with the
eighteenth degree of Virgo ascending The
most notable position at his birth was the
close conjunction of the Sun and Mars IN the
sign Leo. This denotes great liability to te-
vers and violent accidents, and the latter indl-
alton was borne by the fact of hisattempted
ssassination some years ago in Australia.
he curious circumstance connected with 1t
vas that theAsign Leo is held to rule
he heart and back, and he was shot
the back very near the heart. He is
IAN of impetuous and rather domi-
eering character, which this conjunction
IMPLY signifies. He is said to be unpopular
ith the English navy ON account OF GER
,ain unamiable traits, and in this he differs
from his brother the Prince of Wales, who
with many faults is yet remarkable for his
| bonhomie, and for the strong personal re-
gard in which he is held by his immediate
| friends and the people in his domestic estab-
lishments The favorite epithet applied to
the heir apparent is the word iOvial, and
| the foreign correspondents tell US much of
his affable hobnobbing with actors, literary
men and others, while about the Duke OF
Edinburgh we hear nothing of this. The
Prince of Wales was born with Jupiter
rising-hence jovial is very correct word.
All these words, descriptive briefly, sue
cinctly and graphically Of character, are
relics of the former general belief in astrolo-
ay. From this doctrine we have our words
saturine. mercurial. martial, tic. 1t Is
curious, indeed, to what extent we may
trace in this direction the old doctrine OF
planetary influence, even i'll most OF ou1
proverbs and common phrases lie may
thank his stars" his lucky star" ETC., are
examples in every day use, and Shakespeare
is notably fond of such expressions
He speaks of the star crossed lovers,
Romeo and Juliet; of the happy Christmas
time "when no planet Strikes" of the
moon coming nearer the earth than is he1
wont and making men mad" and In fifty
other places of the belief in occult intlu
ence The same is found in the other ole
poets.
The Duke of Edinburgh, in 1868, also ha(
q severe attack of fever from the solar con
junction of Mars at birth. His horoscope il
of too unpropitious nature to give hope for
long life. In addition to the Suns aflliction b.
Mars, the Moon was in square to them boil
and also to Saturn. This shows painful
death, attended most likely by violence.
The unfortunate Princess Alice had al
interesting horoscope She was born a
Venus was rising and possessed man.
! amiable and attractive qualities, and wa
one of the most popular members of tn
, family. The Sun was in con JUNCTION wit
Mercury and approximately in parallel t
Jupiter Her mental faculties were yer
bright and it was said that while yet in he
teens she was one of the most highly az
, complished young ladies of Great Britain
particularly fond of books and art, and wit
! q mind of wider sphere in many ways tha
| usual The Sun was the hyleg, or lfe-give
at her birth, and was afflicted by the sesqui
drate aspect of Mars, the same evil plane
| also affecting the Moon by square aspec
l The Sun was in the sign Taurus, which rule
2 the throat, and the unfortunate lady col
| tracted that terrible malady, diphtherii
and fell a victim to it. She caught the infet
S ton by kissing one of her children who wa
e suffering with the disease. This diphtherl
: is strictly martial disease and Ill tn
t horoscopes of those who are stricken with
G the planet Mars will invariably be seen t
e occupy some malignant position at birth an
also to exercise an influence in the direction
o at the time when the malady appears.
s those periods when he is traversing tn
4 signs Tarsus and Scorpio thousands
1 children may be observed TO he swept ava
:. by it. This was remarkably exhibited til
a last time Mars made his long stay in Tarsu
g Perhaps more interest centres just now
n Prince Leopold, on account of the announc