Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-01-31

cred to have obtained for itself, had a
| secured no other memorials, an abiding
| place in history
February 10, 1910, Queen Victoria was
married to her cousin. Prince Albert of
Sake -Coburg -Gotha. This was a love
match. pure and simple, but the young
sovereign, owing to her position, had to
| conduct the negotiations mainly by her
self. During the previous month she had
| formally notified parliament of her inten-
| ton to marry her cousin-a step which
she trusted would be conducive to the
| interests of my people as well as to my
own domestic happiness" The announce
ment was not received with universal sat
sfaction, but a cordial reception was ac-
| corded Prince Albert on his landing In
England several days before the marriage
| ceremony. A squabble arose in parlia-
| ment as to the allowance to be made the
| prince. The proposed annuity was $780,.
| 900, but after a bitter debate this was
cut down to Sl50.000.
| 1t was some years before the people
| thoroughly understood Prince Albert. All
| his actions were closely watched. 1t was
imagined that he would endeaVor to over
step his limitations the consort of the
queen and try to influence political af-
airs. But this feeling wore off as the
excellent personal qualities of the prince
became known. When he died December
| A. 1861, the national grief was profound
No man, it was admitted, had ever de-
voted himself more faithfully to high and
difficult duties and words of commenda-
| tion were heard on all sides.
| For many years after this bereave-
ment the queen led life of strict seclu-
sion. She avoided all public and court
ceremonies, though her duties as a SOW
ereign were never neglected. In 1876 she
| opened parliament in person for the first
! time since the death of Prince Albert.
| Nine children were born as result of
| he Their "a pf
| birth are:
The Princess Victoria princess Roy
| AL" now erspress dowager of Germany,
| born November y, 1910; married January
25 1855 Frederick William, then crown
| prince of Prussia, who died in 1883. as
| Emperor William II. of Germany, after
| "A reign of only 80 days. Her son is now
| emperor, and he has had six sons and
| one daughter. The empress dowager has
had four sons and 13 grandchildren.
Albert Edward, prince of Wales, who
| now becomes regent, born November g.
| 1871; married March TO- 1863, Princess
Alexandra of Denmark. He has had three
sons and three daughters and has three
| grandchildren. His eldest son died in
| 1892, and his second son. the duke of
| York, married Princess Mary of Teck
and has two children.
Princess Alice, born April 25, 1913; mar
ried in 1862 to Prince Frederick of Hesse;
| died December IA, 1878. She had two sons
| and five daughters, of whom the young
| est living is married to the czar of Rus
| sia. There are six grandchildren in this
| family.
Prince Alfred duke of Edinburgh, born
| 1874: married 1874 Marie Alexandrovna
| only daughter of the czar of Russia: late
duke of Saxe-Gotha and Coburg. They
| had one son and four daughters, one of
| whom has two children.
Princess Helena, born 1885, married 1866
| to Prince Christian of Schleswig- -Hoistein.
They have five children, all unmarried.
| Princess Louise. born 1S4S; married 1871
| the marquis of Lorne. the only one of the
| children marrying outside of royalty
| They have no children
Prince Arthur. duke of 'Connaught
| born 1850: married 1879 to Princess Louise
| of Prussia, daughter of Frederick Charles
the famous red prince. Three children
| have come to this union.
| Prince Leopold duke of Albany born
1853; married Princess Helen of Waldeck
| 1882 died 1884. Two children, one posthu-
| nous, form this household.
| Princess Beatrice. born 1857: married
| 1885 to Prince Henry of Battenburg. The
| prince died in 1896, leaving four children.
| Death OF all the prior heirs to the num-
| ber of % would make the German en-
| peror king of England. If AZ heirs failed
| England would have to take the empress
| of Russia, provided the people did not
| decide otherwise, and 56 heirs would have
| to die before the queens youngest child,
| Princess Beatrice, would succeed to the
| throne.
During Queen Victorias reign there
| were many notable acts of Legislation.
| Several reforms demanded by the chart
lists. then considered revolutionary in the
| extreme, were quietly and peaceably eff
| fected. The corn laws were repealed and
| England entered upon her marvellous pros
perity under a free-trade policy. The
| Irish church was disestabllshed and the
| odious system of purchase abolished in
| the army. There was sensational feat
ture connected with the last-named meas
| ure. 1t was opposed by the house of
lords and defeated by a trick. An amend
mert was carried to the effect that the
| lords were unwilling to agree to the pas
sage of the bill until some comprehen-
| sive and complete scheme of army reor
| ganization should have been laid before
1t. Mr. Gladstone thereupon took step
| which is variously criticised to this day.
Purchase was permitted only by royal
| warrant. and in order to checkmate the
lords Gladstone advised the queen to cam
eel the royal warrant which made 1t le-
gal.
In 1876 Benjamin Dsraeli created an
other sensation by introducing an act
adding empress of India" to the queens
titles. Members of both political parties
were opposed to the new title. They
claimed that the old one of queen of
Great Britain and Ireland was sufficiently
striking and honorable. But Disraelf, as
usual, carried his point He hinted mys-
teriously that the question of supremacy
in India was involved in the title, and
that there was imperative necessity of
asserting the position of the sovereign of
England as supreme ruler for the whole
empire of India 1t was well understood
that Russian intrigue was meant by the
willy prime minister. and the act passed
without further protest
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