New-York tribune., 1900-03-19
QUEENS VISIT TO IRELAND.
WHY SHE HAS COLD SHOULDERED ERIN
FOR FORTY YEARS
To the Editor of The Tribune.

ago turning a deaf the repeated proposals Of
her constitutional advisers that she should honor
that particular portion of her dominions with
visit yet there comparatively few people either
home or abroad who cognizant of the true
causes of this royal H. will with regard to the
Emerald Isle.
1t arose in connection with the lack of sympa thy
manifested by certain Irish municipalities notably
! those of Dublin and Cork in connection with the
! Prince Consorts death. Queen Victorias passion
ate devotion to the memory of her profoundly
loved husband is notorious. For it has exercised an
extraordinary influence over the last four decades
of her reign. She in him everything that was
perfect and good, and the idea that cit
les TO which he had manifested a particularly
friendly feeling such for instance Dublin could
go TO the length OF declining to grant any site
statues of the Prince which public spirited citizens
offered to erect that the municipalities of Dublin
and of other Irish towns and cities could even so
still further and actually refuse pass any
| of sympathy for the loss which she and chill
dren had sustained in his premature death. seemed
to her something akin to a sacrilege, and such
wellnigh objectionable
1t is only fair to add that the time Irish
people. especially the Nationalist element,
filed with particularly strong sentiments of
peration against the Government Of the day for
| harsh and unpopular measures that had just
been adopted by the Cabinet with regard the
Emerald Isle AS usual it the Crown which
was held responsible by the people for the of
the Government, and the Queen, grief stricken
though she was, had to bear the brunt of the Ill
will excited by her Minister'S hurt and panied in
her tenderest feelings 1t has taken Queen Vic
toria many years pardon and forget this. For in
spite of her many lovabe traits, she is not of
forgiving turn Of mind.
That she Eas. however oblterated from
her heart all unfriendly feeling toward Ireland.
thanks in a great measure to the magnificent gal
lantry of the Irish troops in South Africa is shown
by her sudden determination visit Dublin
more. after this long lapse of forty years.
Previous to becoming widow she was fire.
quent visitor Ireland invariably making her
headquarters. not at the Castle in Dublin, but at
the Viceregal lodge in Phoenix Park, the Lord
Lieutenant taking up his abode for the time at the
Castle. The last time that she was there was
few months before her husbands death, and
whereas month she will be welcomed by her
younger son, Arthur. Duke OF Connaught, who to-
day commands the entire military forces in the
Emerald Isle, in those days one OF the purposes
of her trip her eldest the Prince of
Wales, then doing military duty subaltern of
the Codstream Guards at the great permanent
camp of Currash.
LOYALTY REMEMBERED.
The late Sir Robert Peel. Irish Secretary. was
In attendance on Her Majesty. and in her diary
the Queen repeatedly refers to the kindly enthusi-
asm and loyalty with which she greeted by
the people high and low The Prince Consort's
last birthday celebrated at Dublin by the royal
family, day which the Queen describes as the
dearest cf days. and one which fills my heart with
love, gratitude and emotion
After leaving Dublin the Queen, the Prince and
Killarney and stayed with Lord Castlerosse, whose
fate cas- STqnste ysw of the the las
Daniel O'Connen, the Queen describing in her
man with Quite different political views from his
brother. A previous visit to Ireland had taken
the Dublin Exhibition, and on on, her departure the
queen writes IN, IN her @ dla&Iy: & IeI 50 sorry 10
interesting time in Ireland
HOW QUEENSTOWN GOT ITS NAME.
On yet another occasion the Queen landed at
Cork, and it was in memory thereof that the Cove
of Cork received the name of Queenstown, by
which it is known TO-DAY. Talking Of Cork, the
Queen remarks in her diary:
THE beauty of the women is remarkable.
and struck much Such beautiful dark eyes and
hair. and such fine teeth Almost every third
pretty and remarkably so.
At another time. making her entry into Dub
init few months before the birth of the
Duke of Gonna ught-oLe stout old woman screamed,
"Oh, Queenie darIin' make of them children
Prince Patrick and all Oireland will die for you!'
The Queen nodded laughingly. and when a few
months later she gave birth to the Duke of Con-
naught she insisted that he should receive the
of Patrick.
BOXED THE PRINCES EARS.
Another thing which caused good deal of
amusement not the Queen but to the people,
as she driving through the streets on that oc-
cason was the manner in which she disciplined her
son, Prince Albert. sovereign Duke of Co
burg in the presence of all the populace. Prince
Alfred then, he remains to-day, the least
gracious and the least genial of all the Queens
children. He was seated opposite to her in the
carriage with the other children. and apparently
did not respond courteously as she wished to
the salutations of the cheering crowds. She made
some remark him. which had the effect of
bringing a sulky frown to his handsome features
and cause him to put his cap on his head in a
defiant manner. if he would decline to bow any
more. Quick lightning, and without ceasing TO
bow herself to right aud the left in the most
gracious and amiahle manner the queens hand
flew out. and boxed the young Prince ears sound
# # was all done in flash. But the way in which
# done. and especially the touch OF human
pie that royal mothers have to punish their chill
dren Just in the @ way as as less exadd m ma
sasm and the cheering, hu5dredfod The old
"8eH T%si tba PnEe consor the hard
ships and suferngs Of the Irish pe99pe is shown
dress which he delivered in his capacity as Presl-
dent Of the Royal Dublin Society. -,
marks Of enthusiastic attachment which have been
na 9 de o s ano eaa ff Gs
most sincerely hope for an early termination to
iamentab bly, and yet with such exemplary patience
labored'
STATELY FAREWELL.
Queen Victoria when she last left Ireland paid
her subjects there compliment stately as it
was unusual. SO much moved was she by the
extraordinary tions CT loyalty that char
acterized her departure from Kinestown that
the royal yacht passed toward the extreme point
of the pier incosng the harbor she took her place
with Prince Albert the paddlebox and at the
! same time orders TO slacken speed. The
paddles ceased TO move. and the vessel foated
and close 10 the pier which was densely crowded
with cheering people An occasional turn of the
sef hP Yacht seS SRRd RRded un alter !nf
wsving her her handkerchief how deepy She was az
fected by Irish loyalty, while the royal standard
70 her Irish subjects. this unique obeisance the