New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16

queen. She had in her. no doubt. the
! soul Of a Queen. but Of experience she
I had none. and what Lord Melbourne
uid was 10 impart 10 her his own cX-
perlcncc. sagacity, perfect Familiarity
with all forms' Of the life she was ts
come in contact with. Never was p
man more loyal: seldom q man. if ever.
so well fitted for 50 high duty. lie
was man Of the world and Of more
worlds than one. When the Queen
complains 10 him of Peel's stiffness and
, silence and aWkwardncss in speech he
tells her that Peel had never lived in
the atmosphere of courts and was en-
| oarrassed. though never meaning 10 lie.
as the Queen thought him. rude. BE-;
]. Ma'am. said Melbourne have al
ways lived with Kings and Princes,
and ! know exactly what 10 say 10
them" lie certainly did.
In what he says there is pith and
! point not 10 be eXcclled a LONELINESS
OF speech, also. which may surprise
| those. if any there be. who have imas-
med That Kings and queens talk in
/ polNsyliables and pompous phrases. and
arc always in full dress. The Queens
( talk has that same stamp Of simplici-
, ~, free from rhetoric or pretence of any
kind. free. too free sometimes. from
any touch Of literature. But if the
. queen may not take liberties with tho
/ ,-lt H. 81
/ moment Of her accession .he speaks in
a new tone: or new TO everybody
, but Melbourne. He is good. hon
, est. kind hearted and clever man.
and like 10 talk TO him" Such is the
best estimate she can make OF him.
during her first week as Queen 4
fortnight later she writes:
| He is indeed q most truly honest
straightforward and noble minded
man. and esteem my self most fortu-
nate TO have such a man AZ the head
of the Government; a man in whom
can safely place confidence
( Before Mcloourncs influence had
made itself felt the Queens notion of
! her position and authority came
straight from George Third. She tells
, Melbourne il had always been her m
/ t"ntion 20 keep him az Prime Minister
Even two years later. after thc great
/ disturbance about Ladies Of the Bod
chamber. she declares she can never
have Peel as Minister; as II she could
y 1, ..f,. t.
bourne sets hcr right. very eently hut
plainly. She makes al first the great
oct mistake an English Sovereign can
: make: she Identifies herself with /
party.
AT minutes to l. came Lord Mel
bourne and stayed till a =, 10 - Talked
over many serious subjects. I'm some
what anxious about The Elections. bat
} trust IN Heaven that we shall have
Il Major.tv for ~. and that the pres
cit Government may remain firm or
long. Lord Melbourne spoke 80 can-
didly. so disintcrestedly, and 50 calmly
about all this
Evidently. Mclbournc's task 10 trai.
this Young queenly mind in the coE-
: st!tutional way il should so. was 20
easy one But on every page or two
there j. = tribute TO him. and tho
grow ever more trIstful ana affection
ate. By and by she begins 20 set down
what IL sa:s She tells him there are
not many very good preachers 20 -
found: tu which he answer But
here are not WGnH rcfy COod duB-
hiag": "rrhich iy rcrV f,H'.' adds the
docile pupil Tho italics ar" always
hcre. He LAYS before his Royal Mis-
trcss all. or many. Cabin"; rerpleX-
ties and Troublesome affairs OF stat.
Then. jos: she misunderstood. he
writes-always in The conrcntiona'
form used 10y . sinister in addressing
= Sovereign
Your Majesty will not suppose tnri
Lord Melbourne Icy lay ing before yol
the whole case has an idea OF throwing
the weight Of such a decision entirely
upon Your Majesty. Lord Melbourne
will deem il his dutv to Offer 10 Your
Majesty decided opinion uron tbs
subject"
lie writes 10 The queen often two or
three times ii day. even WHOM he is See
ing her. He does his bes, 70 remove
,her prciudices. lie tells her that Pcols
answer Ia a Ministerial statement IL
the House is almost unansverablc.'
So Of the Duke OF wellington in the
Lords: He again made q very far
spocch" Broughau was very bitter
but i fine speech" when the Queen
asks how certain lady o. a Wing
! family came 10 be "a Tor, and who
could have made her so. Melbourne an
swcrs:
"Why. / think her Nurse. people gem
orally get their IDEAS in that way"
He does not scruple to tell the Queen
what he thinks of the late King:
He WAS not at all clever man: 10
was a very timid man; Yery easily
frightened: in fact. he WAS quite n
ravlor's hands: Taylor could turn h.'h
any way.
other Kings came IN FOR shar" d,
his plain speaking. The Queen write=:
81 ord Melbourne said that o'Connen
tooclarcd he heard George " distinct
T.. CIV (,yhcn he PASSED. 10 some on,
, God damn him.