The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-21
Interesting Career
of England's Queen.
Personal History, Characteristics and In
fluence-Did Her Own Woong-Victoria's
Notable Reign.

which still stands at the west of Ken
sington Gardens, at o'clock, They
had difficulty in arousing the porter.
and it was some time before they could
persuade any one to awaken Victoria.
1t was not until they said, "We are
come on business of state to the Queen,
and even her sleep must give way to
that" that they were admitted. She
appeared shortly with a robe thrown
over her night dress, her hair hanging
over her shoulders and her bare feet
in slippers. On being inf + her
accession to the throne 81 ii the
prayers of the archbishop in ner behalf
and they knelt down together.
Her first Privy council was held at
Kensington Palace on the following
morning. Lord Melbourne had to
coach her as to what to do after first
being coached by Greville, who de-
scribes the scene. When, after she had
read the speech prepared for her, her
two old uncles, the Duke of Cumber-
land and the Duke of Sussex, knelt be-
fore her to swear allegiance and kiss
her hand, she blushed at the incon-
gruity of their attitude, and, rising
from her chair, kissed them both. She
was proclaimed from st. James's Pa
lace later in the day. Her coronation
did not take place until June 2S, 1888.
After she became Queen she sang
popular airs to her guests, accompanied
by her mother on the piano. She is de-
scribed as being feet nches high with
blue eyes and fair hair.
Victoria met Prince Albert, who was
Of hp
Duke of Sake Coburg- -Saalfielo, on his
visiting England when she was H.
In the spring of 1889 she sent him her
portrait, and when he visited Windsor
with his brother in the following au-
tumn she is said to have asked him
how he liked England, and on his re-
plying in the affirmative, she said it de-
pended on him to make it his home
This is only story. At the time she
said frankly that she proposed to him
After he came in from hunting on Oct
10 she sent for him. When he answered
the summons she told him why. She
spoke of it afterward as a nervous
thing" to do but it was apparently a
love match on both sides. The wedding
took place on Feb. 10, 1910, in the chapel
royal of st. James's Palace The
/
ger Empress of Germany, was born on
Nov. 21 at Buckingham Palace.
VICTORIA'S INFLUENCE.
Says writer in the Providence Jour-
nal: The idea that the Queen has new
er exercised great personal influence
upon the actions of the British govern.
ment is disproved by the record made
| by Sir Theodore Martin of the labors
on behalf of peace by both Her Ma
jesty and the Prince Consort in the
| Trent affair in 1861. Prince Albert was
at the time in a very low condition
in fact, the seeds of the disease that
subsequently carried him Off had al
ready been sown. The excitement in
England at the time was very great
Sir Theodore says "The incident was
of character so serious and produced
feeling of indignation throughout the
Kingdom so general that it's effect was
to add anxiety to the depression which
had already become one of the most
distressing phases of the Princes i'll.
ness. Most important, then, was the
part which he and the Queen played
in guiding the action of the government
on this occasion"
tary, fiercely urged that the English
government should demand instant re,
palation and redress. The prime min
lister wrote to the Queen Nov. 30, 1851
THE general outline and tenor which
appears to meet the opinions of the
cabinet would be that the Washington
government should be told that what
has been done is violation of interna,
| TiOnDl "a nn Of ha ri
Britain, and what Your Majestys gov,
ernment trust that act be disavowed
and the prisoners set free and restored
to British protection, and that Lore
Lyons should be instructed that If thi!
demand is refused he should retire
from the United States.
Palmerston would have been de-
lighted to have mixed in the war in
favor of the Confederate States, and il
this case Queen Victoria and her hus.
band used their influence very cautious.
ly in favor of peace. Lord John Rus.
sell, the prime minister, forwarded tC
the Queen the drafts of various dis
patches that We're to be sent to Lord
Lyons. These reached Windsor Castle
on the evening of Nov. &c. and were a
once given to the prince He had g
'ASNli ii5hN NNGl AiltlHs III TIE
morn," the Queen says in her diary
'he could eat no breakfast and looked
very wretched. But still he was wei
enough on getting up to make a draft
for me to write to Lord John Russell
in correction of his draft of Lord Ly-
ons, sent to me yesterday which Meth,
er Albert nor L approved Of"
FOR PEACE.
| The facsimile of the princes note
his last political memorandum--is pub.
lished in Sir Theodore Martins book
and is interesting as Showing by the
corrections in the Queens hands how
the minds of both were continually
brought to bear upon the subjects with
which they dwelt."
Commenting on this, Sir Theodore
Martin says: THE suggestions here
made at once commended themselves
to Lord John Russell, Lord Palmers-
ton thought them excellent are Lord
Granville's words, in a letter next day
! to the prince, which had to be read tC