The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-08-28
THE PRINCES AND PRINCELErs.
They, Too, Condescend to GO But
Seldom to ireland.
ENGLISH ROYAL PERs0NAGES
Are Always Kindly Received in
the Emerald Isle.

England maintains an immense mon
archical institution. The queen is the
fgure-head, and the princes and prince
lets form long retinue. Most of them
derive very large revenues from taxa
ton OF the people, and all of them do
nothing for their stipend. The people
groan under the weight of an unjust
burden while the princes rejoice in the
possession OF plethoric incomes. They
are frequent at English public func-
tions. They are always or nearly al
ways present on English race courses.
This does not, of course, apply to the
queen, who idgets between Balmoral
and Osborne and Windsor She has Wis
tted an essential" portion of her do
m1nlons--1reland. to-wit-thrice during
her long reign of sixty years. She vis-
It's Scotland every year. The influence
OF her presence is calculated to stimulate
trade. So the Scotch and English find,
and so Irish traders think; but the last
do not experience 1t. Therefore. they
regard the arrival of England's royal-
ties to our shores as an influence on
the commercial prosperity of the co,,n-
try. The heir apparent has scarcely
beaten her majesty's record in publicly
visiting our shores. The late Duke of
clarence was also in the running for
gracious manifestation, and now we
have his royal highness' brother, who
is the second heir apparent to the Brit
lsh throne, coming to our shores with
his wife. They come next month, SAYS
writer in the Dublin Freemans Jour-
nal. We should be thankful for British
mercies, great or small.
OF course they will be received with
respect. In Ireland the stranger is king.
and Ireland knows no greater strangers
than those who, by virtue of conquest,
rule over her people, Consequently let
us huzza them!
1t will be interesting here to recall
the several visits paid by members of
the present royal family in Ireland.
They are like angels visits in their long
intervals, and none will say that Eng
lands princes and princelets are the
less admired here because they are the
less seen. However, that may be as it
may; but, doubtless, they will consider
that they will have discharged some
OF the onerous duties of their high office
by coasting round our shores or flying
over our railway tracks,
In the recapitulation let us begin with
her most gracious majesty. The first
landing the queen made in Ireland was
at Queenstown. then called Cove, on
Aug 2, 1849. The royal squadron ac-
companying the steamer Victoria and
Albert which had the queen and prince
consort on board, arrived off Queens
town on the previous evening, and the
booming of the cannon on the land
forts with the simultaneous ignition of
bonfires made to order by West British
ers on the hills around proclaimed to
the people that Her Gracious Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and ireland
had condescended to visit near portion
of her dominions.
The next morning the queen and
Prince Albert steamed up the river Lee
to Cork, where they landed at the GUS
tom house. The scribes Of the time
say that her majesty's reception in the
south was everything she could have
wished. (Of course officially it always
ISL The original name of the place,
Cove, was changed to Queenstown in
honor of her majesty's landing and the
name remained with it since. 1t may be
said that the natural scenic beauties
OF the place have not changed in con-
sequence.
There were great expectations in
Dublin on the advent OF the queen, and
the preparations and calculations were
somewhat like the recent Jubilee cele-
brations in London. 1t is recorded that
several persons living in Sackville street
were disappointed in not selling their
windows TO view the royal procession.
AS much as G15 were demanded for
windows. while contemporary chron-
1cles state that there was great slump
IN prices, many persons not being able
to get customers for their drawing
rooms at more than 93 window. 1t
is recorded that windows in Baggot
street sold best. Loyalty was certainly
IN evidence at high prices.
The flotilla put into Waterford harbor
and the prince consort landed in barge
with the Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, and went with them "for stroll
a short way into the rather unromantic
but well-tilled country in the vicinity
y Waterford" AS the denizens of the