The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22

late, though residing almost IN sight at
Osborne House. upon her slow steam
vessel. the Victoria and Albert aud the
sailors, bareiooitd in the sLrouds. were
by this time 10 cold that they refused TO
cheer.
l felt that day that tho queen was tho
ruler Of the land in everybodys heart
and the minister the ruler in everybody's
head. Hence where the affections were
engaged criticism was spared. The min
istei was assailed for everything.
The sovereign represents England's de-
riyative rights and feudal glory. The
English have regard for those regal as
kociaticns The house Of lords also rep
resents the barons. who in the founda-
ton of the monarchy drew their swords
or as bishops elevated their crosses for
the sovereign.
In time the bsrons obtained rights
from the king. In time the people took
privileges from both. Some 2J0 years
ago the crown WIS swept aside, and par
lament beheadci its wearer. To take
tho kings place 'protector" was Gre
ated. He mixed morals too much with
governing, and the kingly office was re-
stored, but the same questions came as
before--namely, the kings right 10 mon
! cy. and TO command parliament, and to
have his own way like his. barbarous
ancestors, the Bruces, Plantagenets and
Tudors They were intensified by the
fact that the king, James III, was deter
mined TO change the religion of the
country and make IL conform to that of
France, whose monarch subsidized and
assisted these Stuart kings
Finally the king Of Holland, as we
may call William Of Orange, who was
married to James daughter. was brought
into England with his army by the re-
belliors Protestant lords and commons.
The legitimate king was expelled, and
his son and his grandson were called
'pretenders" and treated as public enc
mics, though they had all the feudal
rights TO the crown.
Now, the Prince Of Orange, who was
great politician on the continent, out
bid Louis XIV for England's support.
He made IAN act of settlement" giving
away his wife's absolute rights and set
Ting the throne upon q German Prot
estant set Of princes who were Of the
English blood royal-the Hanoverian
electors. When the male line ran ont in
Hanover, as we have seen, a son Of
George Ill became king Of Hanover
again, and it was his race whom Bis
marck drove from Hanover in 1855.
The sister of Oranges wife-Queen
Annc--canne to die, and the Brunswick
Hanoverians, or Georges, took the throne.
They are descended from a daughter of
palatinate, and in Victoria's blood is that
of William the Silent and Luther's pro-
tector.
~finisterial government from the house
Of commons replaced crown government
in consequence of these events, and by
the close Of the French revolutionary
wars had become 30 despotic that Vic
| toria's predecessor had TO threaten that
he would make 30 many peers as to over
ride the house Of lords in it's opposition
TO the reform of parliament bill.
The bill recsst the constituencies and
boroughs Of England which had often
been the gifts Of great lords and gentry.
/ The nation, upon q real parliamentary
basis, stepped out of its feudal add pro-
prietary abuses and has since been sub
ject to respected extensions Of the suf-
frage.
As victorias first ministerial friends
were Wings, she had a bias for that par
ty, which was modified in subsequent
years, and she liked Peel less than Pal
merston, and Gladstone less than Dis
raeli. She also expressed q dislike TO
making poor men peers who could not
maintain the dignity Of their titles. In
matters Of this sort her positive refusal
might qualify the desires and necessities
Of q ministry, but she knew very well
that the purse strings belonged TO tho
commons, and all the ministers did
their best to provide for her sons, daugh-
ters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, so
that she had small occasion 10 be antag-
onistic. She influenced many favors,
such as the ennobling Of the poet Tenny-
son, who so often praised her and her
progeny in rhymes.
Albert taught Victoria TO provide for
democratic or dark days by laying away
money. The royal and civil list took a
ihI bc suBi iiOui tuo IcNtHucs tNcIN 1cdI.
II was invested in stocks, lands, what
ever would be guaranteed against rainy
day. The Prince of Wales and some 9TH
ers were free with their money; the
queen always provident. She leaves q
great private fortune.
As all acts proceed in England not In
the name Of tho people, but Of the queen.
Victoria was taken into the confidence
of the lawmaking powers, no that her in
evitable assent seemed often TO be mat
ter Of her own choice. But she had new
er but once, and that in n small matter
already related, shown the fatuitous and
futile obstinacy Of some Of tho Georges.
She was like the queen bee in hive
necessary TO the mental rest and salts
faction Of them who work--and as wo-
man England has always been partial
to queens) she has given a softness and
a chivalry, q sentiment and fruitful
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