The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-23
THE CAREER OF THE QUEEN.
A RESUME OF HER LIFE AND LONG
REIGN.

the most SuccessfuI-Her Marriage
and FamiIy-PrincipaI Events OF
the Victorian Era.
Victoria Alexandria, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland and Empress of In
dia, only child of the tate Duke of Kent
and of the Princess Louisa-Victoria of
Saxe-Coburg (relict of the Hereditary
Prince of Leiningen. and sister of Leopold,
Prince of Saxe-Coburg. afterwards King
of the Selgians). was born at Kensington
Palace, May "A, 1919; her parents, who had
been for some time residing abroad, hav-
ing FASTENED to England in order that
their child might "be born in Briton." The
Duke OF Kent died Jan. %, 1890, and the
general education OF the young Princess
was directed, under her mothers care, by
the Duchess of Northumberland, wife of
the third Duke. Until within few weeks
OF her elevation to the throne her life
was spent in comparative retirement, va
ried by tours through different parts of
the United Kingdom. Queen Victoria sue
ceeGed her uncle, William w June 90
1887, as Victoria !, and her coronation was
celebrated in Westminster Abbey. June
70 1888. Her Majesty was married Feb.
10, lS40 to his late Royal Highness Prince
Albert of SaXe-Coburg Gotha, by whom
Her Majesty had issue: l, II. r. H. Vic
toria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Roy
al, born Nov. 81 1910, married Jan. % 1855
10 H. R. Fl. the Crown Prince Frederick
William of Prussia Che died June Is, 1889
2 H. r. H. Albert Edward, Prince of
wales, born Nov. 3, 1871, married March
10, 1868, the Princess Alexandra of Den
mark; g. H. r. H. Princess Alice Maud
Mary born April TO- 1913. married July l.
1862, to Prince Louis of Hesse- Darmst adt
Oh. r. H. died Dec. IA, 1879; 4. H. r. H.
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, born Aug
g. 1874, created Duke of Edinburgh, May
"a, 1866; married Jan. %, 1874, the Grand
Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, sister of
the then Emperor of Russia; 5, II. r.
H. Princess Helena Augusta Victoria
born May &C. 1916, married July 8, 1866, to
Prince Christian of Schleswig- Holstein; g.
II. r. II. Princess Louise Caroline AL
bera, born March IS, 1S4S married to the
Marquis of Lorne, March q, 1871; T. II. r.
H. Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert
Duke of Connaught, born May /, 1850, mar
ried March II, 1879, the Princess Louise
Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes, third
daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of
Prussia; g. H. r. II. Prince Leopold
George Duncan Albert, Duke of Albany,
born April z, 1853 married April 2, 1882
the Princess Helen Frederick Augusta,
daughter of the Prince of Waldeck and
Pyrmont I'll r. II. died March %, 1880 !;
and 9, H. R. H. Princess Beatrice Mary
Victoria Feodore, born April H. 1857, mar
ried July %, 1885, TO Prince Henry Maurice
of Battenberg. The first domestic grief
which Her Majesty suffered was the loss
of her mother, the Duchess of Kent, after
a short illness, March 10, 1861. followed by
the sudden death of the Prince Consort,
to the great grief of the entire kingdom,
Dec. ii in the same year. Her Majestys
intense sorrow for the irreparabe loss,
although it in a great degree disqual-
flied her from appearing in public, and
at court ceremonials and imposed on her
the habits of a life of comparative seclu-
sion was never been allowed by her
to interfere with the performance of her
important duties as a sovereign. Neither
did it check the exercise of that anxious
interest which Her Majesty ever
since her accession to the crown stead
lastly manifested for the social welfare
of her people.
on succeeding to the throne Her
Majesty found the Wing and Con-
servative parties nearly evenly balanced
in the House of Commons. Lord Mel-
bourne and his colleagues continued to
hold office until September 1871, when
owing to their increasing unpopularity
arising mainly from a want of finan-
cial ability, or at least financial
success, they were obliged to give place
to the late Sir Robert Peel. Although
he was pledged to maintain the corn
laws, he found himself compelled, in 1S45
to acquiesce in their repeal, which was car
ried into effect at his ms lance in 1916. The
effect of this change in Sir Robert Peels
policy caused a disruption in the Con-
servative party and led to the accession
10, of TonV,
succeeded, in January, 1852, by the Earl
of Derby. In the following December the
Conservative party, beaten on their
budget, resigned, and gave place to Lord
Aberdeen and the Coalition cabinet, which
in February, 1855, was dismissed for hav-
ing mismanaged the Russian war. 1t was
succeeded by Lord Palmerston's first ad-
ministration, which was defeated on the
Conspiracy to Murder bill, in March, 1858,
and Lord Derby held power for the secL
ond time, until June, 1859 when Lord
Palmerston formed his second cabint. on
his death, November, 1865, the ministry
was remodelled, Earl Russell assuming
the post of premier. His ministry having
decided upon introducing a reform bill,
the duty of conducting it through the
House of Commons devoved upon Mr..
Gladstone. Having been defeated on an
important clause in June, 1866, ministers
resigned LORD DERBY formed the tnird
administration and during the session of
1867 carried a reform bill, thereby settling
a question which had long been a STUN
bling block impeding the progress of
legislation. The Conservatives being
placed in minority at the general cleo
tion of 1865 Mr. Disraei resigned office,
and was succeeded as prime minister by
Mr.. Gladstone. The chief events of Mr..
Gladstone's administration were the dis
establishment of the Irish Church, the
passing of the Irish Land Act and the
Elementary Education Act, the abolition
of purchase in the army. the negotiations
of the treaty of Washington respecting
the Alabama claims and the passing of
the Ballot Act At the general election
of February 1874, the Conservatives again
came into power, and a new administra-
ton was formed by Mr.. Disraeli. after
wards Lord Beaconsheld. By virtue OF
the power conferred by an act of Parlia-
ment passed in the previous session, Her
Majesty was, on Jan. /, 1871 proclaimed
Empress of India, by the governor gen
eral at the durDar at Delhi, before an
imperial assemblage of all the governors,
lieutenant governors heads of govern
ment princes, chiefs and mobiles of In
dia. On the defeat of the Conservatives
al the general election of 1880, MIR. Glad
stone formed another Liberal administra-
tion, which continued In office until June,
1886 when it was succeeded by a Con-
servatiVe government under Lord Sails
bury. At the general election of Novem-