The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-23

forced absence Of the restraining infu.
ence of q court and Its society. morals
IN The main have improved. Marvellous
strides have been INSIDE In tho manners
and educptlon OF young children
In commerce, art and science great
strides were made during Victoria's reign.
Nj the great railroads OF the two Islands
have been opened since 1887. The Great
Westerns trip TO New York, in 1888, in
augurated the ocean steamship traffic,
which has now reached such enormous
proportions The first electric telegraph
line WAS opened In England the same
year. The penny post was established In
1S4o The income TAX MRS ro-estanlished
by Peel IN 1912. and remains 10 this day.
Free trade was begun In 1915. and all at
tenlpts 10 carry the country loaok to pro-
lection have been feeble and unsuccess-
full Free trade in ships came In 1912,
by the repeal Of the old navigation laws,
OF which our own present navigation Laws
arc y counterpart.
The em CR grcat International oxhibi-
lions was started by the one held In
London, 1851, opened by Victoria In per-
son, with splendid pageant All the
remaining civil and religious disabilities
we're removed from the Jews ia 1860
The duty on paper MAS removed in 1861.
ana the daily penny press rates from
that year Household suffrage was en-
Il
victs beyond the seas was abolished In
1865 The state church was disestahlished
in ireland in 1871. Popular cdcation was
made compulsory and almost free in
1873, when the hrst London school board
was organized under the new education
act framed by the hate William r. For
ster.
The abolition OF the purchase OF army
commissions, the suppression OF fosSins,
except for henous crimes. the establish
mont of the ten hour day In factories and
mines and the state inspection OF an
such euploy-ments the introduction OF
the secret ballot. the enactment OF strin-
gent laws to prevent and punish bribery
In elections. the liheralzing OF the lana
and the government, aud the establish
ment Of government control of tho ran
roads are all included in the retrospect
OF progress under Victoria,
Though the Victorian age does not
shine with the splendid names In liter"
allure that characterized the Elizabethlan,
science has contributed many great
names among those that vail forever
stand--heiug Darwin. Spencer huNleS,
Stephenson and TyndaM In literature
are tho names of Dickens, Thackeray,
Ivtton George Eliot Charles Reade,
George Meredith, the Ktngsleys, MIS-
Gaskell. Charles Lever, rrohope, IennN
son Browning. Swinburne ana Matthew
Arnold and Ktpling; Thomas tarlEle,
Freeman and l'roude. Green, heeky anu
Buckle Colenso, Farnlr, Pusey' new
man and Manning
No account OF Queen Victoria would ne
complete without reference 10 the grea'
Jubilee Of June, 1897, but It is too fresn
in the public mind to require eNtenueu
description. No spectacle ever so pot
trayed the race OF mainland as ene''
ed by environment T..
The weeks festivities illuminated IN
r,rade the like Of which the world never
saw before The return Of - conqueror o.
the Eastern world was mere slne snow
nv comparison Hour after hour, tn'
servitors Of Victoria, queen and empFe ~
passed in marhsal array Lasears anu sr ~,
80, S,ots ana ciamldians infantry iron
W. cane of Good Hope and cavalry IRON
the Hindoo Koosh, artillerymen ron ,rn,
NINA ana Gibraltar and Bushmen IRON
Australla made mp the throng