The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-10
THE EVENTFUL REIGN
OF QUEEN VICTORIA
LONGEST AND BEST IN BRITISH
HISTORY.
On the Twentieth of June She Will
Have Ruled Over England Sixty
Two Years, Which Have Been
Years of Peace, Progress and Pros
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From the New York Sun.
When Queen Victoria succeeded to
the throne on June 20, 1887, she tounu
the Whig and Conservative parties
nearly evenly balanced in the house
of commons. Lord Melbourne and his
colleagues continued to hold office un-
I'd September. 1871, when, owing to
their increasing unpopularty. they
were Obliged to give place to the late
Robert Peel. Although he was pledged
to maintain the Corn laws, he found
himself compelled. in 1916, to acquiesce
in their repeal, which was carried into
effect at his instance in 1916. The ef-
feet of this change in Sir Robert Peels
policy caused a disruption in the Con-
servative party, and led to the acces-
sion to power of Lord John Russell,
who was succeeded in January, 1852,
by the Earl of Derby. In the following
December the Conservative party,
beaten on their own budget, resigned
and gave place to Lord Aberdeen and
the Coalition cabinet. which in Febru-
ary. 1855. was dismissed for having
mismanaged the Russian war.
A few months after the coronation
the war with China began. and ended
n few months later with Chinese ports
open to foreign trade. Rowland Hills
penny postage system was begun in
1910, which was also the year of the
queens marriage. In 1851 the first
great international exhibition was held.
In 1854 came the Crimean war, lasting
until the fall of Sebastopol in 1855. In
the latter year there We're wars with
Persia and with China and in the next
inn. \
the end of the mutiny India was taken
out of the hands of the East India COM
pany and became province Of the
British empire.
LORD PALMERSTON.
Lord Palmerston's ministry. after the
Crimean war, was defeated by the Con-
spiracy to Murder bill in 1858. and Lord
Derby held power for a year, when
Lord Palmcrston formed his second
cabinet. In the next year came the
Trent affair. and the queen used her
inhucnco with her premier to avert a
war with the United States. On the
death Of Lord Palmers'ton, in 1865, Earl
Russell became prime minister. His
ministry having decided upon introduc-
ing a reform bill, the duty of conduct
ing it through the house of commons
deVolved upon Mr. Gladstone. Having
been defeated or an important clause
in June 1866. the minister resigned. In
this year the first Atlantic cable was
laid.
Lord Derby formed his third admin
istration and during the session of 1867
carried a reform bill. thereby settling
a question which had long been
stumbling block impeding the progress
Nrof fiNra ha-
ing placed in minority at the general
election of 1868. MI. Disraeli resigned
office and was succeeded as prime min
lister by Mr.. Gladstone.
GLADSTONE.
The chief events of Mr. Gladstnne's
administration were the diScstaDlIsh-
ment of the Irish church, the passing
of the Irish Land act and the element
airy education act, the abolition Of pur-
chase in the army, the negotiation Of
the treaty of Washington respecting
the Alabama claims, and the passing
of the Ballot act. At the general cleo
tion of February, 1874 the COnserVa-
tiNes again came into power, and Il
new administration was formed by
Mr.. Disracli. afterWard LORD Eeacons-
field In 1878. after the Ashantee war,
Disraeli purchased the controlling in
terest i'm the Suez Canal from the
Khedive Of Egypt. Among the events
of these years We're the acquisition of
Cyprus, the dual control OF Egypt. and
wars in ZululanG and Afghanistau
In 1877 III" queen was proclaimed
empress of India. Mr.. Gladstone form
ed another Liberal administration.
which continued in office until June.
1850 when it was succeeded by Con-
servative government under Lord SAL
isbury \ few months later the I.iber-
ais again came into power, and the
spring of 1856 was devoted by Mr.
Gladstone To the consideration of the
Irish question. His home rule bill,
however, met with so much opposition
that the government decided to appeal
To the country, with the result that
Lord Salisbury again became premier
In April 1852, an attempt was made on
the Queens life at Windsor by one
Roderck Maclean, who after trial was
ordered to be confined during her maj
esty's pleasure.
QUEENS JUBILEE.
The queens jubilee Of 1889 was one
of the great events of her reign. Lord
Salisbury was succeeded by Mr.. Glad,
stone as premier in 1892. and two years
later Mr.. Gladstone retired, Lord Rose.
berry becoming premier The queer
opened the Manchester ship canal IL
1894. Lord RoseberY, in 1895, was sue,
Ceeded by Lord Salisbury, the presen
prime minister The siXty-year jubile,
of the queen was celebrated in 1897
and in 1895 the Soudan was recovered
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