New-York tribune., 1907-10-26

II rrjncess her Uncle Leopold pointed ont
.or the advantages of conversation with
- people" but in a memorandum of Mr.
a..on's written after the Queens marriage. we
20 these pointed observations by Lord Mel
bourne;
The Prince is bored with the sameness Of his
..s every evening He would like to bring liter
on & and scientific people about the Court vary the
a3jety and infuse more useful tendency into H.
TSe queen however has no fancy 20 encourage such
Io,5e This arises from a feeling on her part that
hr eorSerstfon She would not like c6Tvdrs al
p be going in which she could not take her FAIR
aeirs 10 pretend to one atom more kacwledge than
tSe really possesses on such subjects.
II is not surprising. therefore. that the corre-
snondence Is Eot rich in personalities other than
.bose Of a political character. The Queens OBJ
ssryations her reading do not go very far
rhe ouotable sayings that occur here and there
crop out only when some brilliant man of the
world Ike Melbourne, is to the fore The re-
norts Of her various ministers make interesting
hut not always dverting reading Lord John
Russell Is rather startling in one brief note con-
tanning the remark that lin the course of the
debate Mr.. Gladstone said the Chinese had a
right TO poison the wells, to keep away the
English" But distinctly animated vein is
only struck when. in the early SOS, the Queen
has occasion TO tell King Leopold that 'Mr
DisraeIi talias Dizzy) writes very curious re-
ports 10 me OF the House of Commons pro-
ceedngs-much in the style of his books" Here
is g characteristic misslye from the future
Prime Minister:
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer with his humble
duLy 70 your Majesty
with much lnteillGence. introduced the subject Of
the Straits Setttmentsi the speech OF Sir ]. FL
phns,one, master Of the subject and fun of sfriz
81 Of the corIct population Of Sinnor 's , ;lloi! ,
-fN r71B1,- 1,.--.
considered as The richest humor, had il not been
HIS enquiry Of the Governors lady who never
hiree any servant put a convict whether she en-
pioyed in her nursery Thieves or Murderersc %
and the answer. Always murderers,'' was very ef-
fective-
The most amusing letter in the collection is
very brief one, written by a great journalist In
the fall Of 1861 the Queen wrote to Lord Pal
merston expressing her regret over the anti
German articles printed in The Times" It was
not long after the Prussian coronation at KU-
nigsberg. Palmerston wrote to Delene as the
Queen wished and received this reply:
Ny dear Lord shall be very glad TO give the
cee5ol4s 5oul 1oNict indeed would not nave
Introduced anything 50 unwelcome during the splen-
Falyi Rg5 '7s 'Siis liia'af'i''Sn1S upon Divine
Pray observe, too, in extenuation of my offence
that I sent faithful cEroniCIer KonigsberG who
has described all the spIendcurs in a Tr6per and
der such ceremonies Ineligible and the recital of
Them not too wearisome TO those who believe In
Divine Right little your Lordship's very faith
ful Servant. JOHN T. DELANE
There remains an aspect of this correspond
ence which if subordinate TO its broad purpose
Of Illuminating the character of the Queen, has
some little reference 10 that subject and is in
itself edifying. We refer to her judgments upon
her contemporaries. especially her fellow rulers
abroad She appraised them on the whole. with
kindness, but always with candor and shrewd-
ness Even of her cherished King of the Bel
gians. she could good humoredly observe that
Dear Uncle is given 10 believe that he must
rule the roast everywhere" adding. How
ever that is not necessity" Her fondness for
Louis Philippe did not blind her his limita-
tions, and so, in all her vignettes Of great per-
sonages. she writes with a frankness lending the
deepest interest 10 her impressions. Here is the
portrait which she drew of the Car Nicholas
when, in 1914 he came to see her:
was extremely extreme against the visit t., fearing the
Sbs e 70 g et - p1[ d ~ s "a e land f & oIf AIb
these visits, that only these great people
but knoo theTn), I got TO know the Emperor and he
cannot help liking, and think his character is one
which should be understood, and looked upon for
once as It is. He Is stern and severe-with fixed
him change; very cieteT 90 not think him, and ms
mind is unciviliZed one; his education has been
neglected; politics and military concerns the
only things he takes great interest in the arts and
all softer occupations he is insensble to, but he is
potc acts from sense that that Is the only way
70 govern he IS not, sure, Of the dread
causes for can see by various instances that he
Is kept IN utter ignorance Of many things, which
links hat he Is extreneiy Just He thinks OF gen,
eral measures but does not look into detail.
When Napoleon III rose upon her horizon her
illusions wake the suspicion that she was pre-
pared 10 be disdainfuI Of him, OF an advent
But when they met acquaintance swiftly
rpeEed into friendship. We quote part Of the
Queens memorandum the visit the Emperor
paid her in 1855:
In rejecting OF the character Of the present EN-
peTor Napoleon and the impression have con-
oeived Of fl. the following thoughts present them
That he IS a very extraordinary man, with great
qualities there be doubt might almost say
aonHGtte courage, 13TlHchiH1 nT61heSS ot purpose,
sey-reliGnce, perseverance,, and great secrecy; To
eais MS star, and a belet II oInens ana incidents
as connected with MS future destiny, which IS al
dowed with wonderful scif-coatToi great cGlraneSs
even gentlenesS and with a potCer Of JdscindtfOh,
me effect Of which upon all those who become more
Intimately acquainted with him Is most sensidy
How far he is actuated by ? strong moral sense
u right and wrong is difficult 10 say
Ny impression is that IN all these apparently in
eKcusabe acts he has invariably been guided by the
belief that he IS fafHng n destiny which God has
imposed upon him. and that. though cruel or harsn
IN themselves they neccssGry to obtain the re-
suit which he considered himself chosen TO carry
out and not acts OF tCanf0a cruelty or injustice
for II is impossible know him. and not see that
there IS much that truly amable kind and honest
N his Character Another remarkable and iInpoT-
ne SAYS expresses result Of deep reflection
Sno Of settled purpose. and not merely de8 phrases
ee poiitesse, consequently when we read the words
used In his speech made in the City we may feel