Arizona republican., 1899-05-24

no longer holds good, as the rife
 has superseded Bronze Ben the
 muzzIe loading musket of Waterloo. and the wooden walls Of klg.and have been superseded by a magnificent fleet Of ir01clads propelled by steam, and electricity has been enlisted fer the Search-lights. This reign is notable also for progress in science, the per lection of the l0c0m OtiYe, the screw
 propeller and iron shitl1uilding by
 means Of whicn ocec1 -greyhOurcs
 have reduced the voyage between Eng land and America and all parts Of 5la
 world tc a mininIm, the perfection
 of the electric lig-Et, the telegraph and
 telec1Ora and electric cable under the ocean. and lastly the electric en-
 zine. We ought not to emit lucifer
 matches, the sewing machine and the
 introduction of moving and reaping
 machines and agricultural machinery
 into England. During her majesiys
 reign Australia has been populated and
 five self governing colonies have been
 added to the British empire and New
 Zealand also has become 9 very pros
 porous and well settled and q gold pro
 ducing colony. It should be mentioned
 that her majesty has been always good
 tci her servants and has had faithful
 attendants. l. should be also remeln-
 bered that by q coincidence Queen
 Elizabeth Of EnglanI had for chan
 caICr Lord BIrIGigh. the ancestor Cf
 the Marquis Of Salisbury, and that Sir
 William Hicks was physician to Queen
 Elizabeth. and his descendant, Sir
 Michael Eiici5-Beach is Q. cabinet min
 ister in the government of Lord Sails
 bury. B-'.h own their several anceS-
 tral hcEes, H&tfie.d House and Wit
 c0n6e Park. The former was the res idence Cf Queen Elizabeth and the lat
 ter the site Of the residences of the
 pro-c0n5uI CT general in command of the Roman legiCins who guarded the Roman road from Gloucester to Aren- ces5er and the approaches open to in cursiOns of the ancient British.
 Queen Victoria has had two jUCilees. the first in 1887, after reigning fifty
 years. and. the second in 1897, after reigning sixty years. Her birthday is a general holiday i'll all the law courts and in all public offices in Eng land. Flags are hCisted on all the churches and pUolie buildings. The ceremony Of t-CCring the col0rs at guard mounting which takes placs every day at 10 a. m. is on this day ct tended by the c0mm3nJler-in-chief e the British army and his staff, the Prince and Princess Of Wales and all other members of the royal family il town and by quite a number of dis tinguishcd visitors. The gentlemen at arms ana yeomen Of the guards have their annual dinner, the royal trades men dine together and in the evening 1 the West End clubs and stores are il- luminate6.
 On the accession Of Queen Victoria i the postage rates in England were so I high as to form an important item in 1 the expenses of .banAc1s and Of the i trading community and to be almost 1! a barrier to sponderce by the i wage earning classes. One Of the most ] noteworthy events of those times wa, the establishment of the tW--ceu- , P0st2ge fcallcc in England the penny 1! Tgsi1- 1'li1 proved a dnancial sue [ cess due to the great incrgaso in th= [ Of the country. The | of the tpostofice has since l been uei.izsd for ts.esrams, for postal !