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(Ix nmi 1$NGAG 1a.\11s.\':r. KING EDWARD VII. a boy. Dassett, who happened to be near.` V ' V I --... -.-_-.-._ -.-.._. The Queen was Axcscznded f`r_o'rn William` the`Conqueror, who claimed- counection with the previousregime, and included Alfred the Great among his ancestors. Here is the family line. traced backward from her Majesty to William; Victoria. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, Third son of George III., ' Son of FrederickLwis Princeof Wales. o_._ _A (V_-___, ff Daughter of John de Beaufort; Marquis of Somerset and Dorset. (J-.. .,.a I_I,_. _e r1_,__._; 1\..I_.. -3 a-_.--......... \I .........-....- ..-.... .,..-.....-. I Son of John bf Gaunt . Duke of 'Lam-.aster .and King of Castile and 1 Leon. | ._ .....-u. Son of George IL, _ San or George 1., ` Son'of Princess Sophia ,' who marned the Elector of Hanover, Daughter of James L, `Son of Mary Queen of Scots.` Daughter of James V., of Scotland`, Son of Princess Margaret, Daughter_. of Henry VII., Son of Margaret. wife of Edmond Tudor. Earl of Richmond, .. I Son of Edward III. Son of Edward Il..T Son` of Edward L, Son of Hanry 111;, Sun of Juhn of Magna Charta tame. Son of Henry IL. A I So_u or Matilda, wife of Geoffery Plantagenet. Daughter of Henry-1., Son of William the Conqueror. The Queen through the Georges was a Guelph. This `family was; `founded in 489 by Anulphups Hunulp-i bus of Guelph, the first of the north- i THE ROYAL LINE. - `W. AULT. - ARRIs'I`I:R. s< )x.1:1'1`m:. PROCTOR. ;NU'1`AlY, (JUN \ 1:`.YAl\'UER.. ETC; Special attention in he Druwnu;und Prob9tln'.~; of Ulla. _obl:xI".\l.u},' Lo.-uers uf Adnnni-nruuun and Guandxumlzip. and coumtion of accounts, ac. Money to Luau. Omccs: Ross mum. Dunlap stveet-, Barrie. 'ALEX4AN D1'{- A: Ql5E EN CONSORT OF ENGLAND. [THE KING ISSUES ORDERS The `Gun Carriage to Be. Painted T Khaki Colour. `London, Jan. 28.-It was officially announced late this evening that King Edward had ordered Saturday to be dloservend as aday of general mourn- ing. All the {banks will be. closed and business suspended. In order to give 1 .L0tndy0-nouns u.`u1l opportunity to wi-t~ l ness the funeral procession, in; has` 1 been decided to extend the route, 1 which is nxowviixed to pxss Bucking- c 1 i l 1 I harm palace to Piccadilly, then along Pic-caul.'L1ly_. to Hyde park corner, tnhmugh Hyde park, cmergi=_ng at the M:.1.rble Arch, then along Edgcwure .rum.1`d to Puddington station. This is} double the length or-igi~nany fixed It .-.;..~. D-.- v...--... will be drawn by six Cl`-Cillnr-O01-C|l'0d F1crm:'nsh h.-arses used by the late Queen}, at `the time of the Diumzmad Jub-ilee,l and the same hamness will be used,i covered with crape. The outermost: casket will be sent td Osborne to-2 might. ffhe s11ver.a.nd brass inscrip-i tion plates been` in old English letters the m1_mes and titles of hex Majes:Ly.; 1'1..- _...l.._. ..- 4].... 17.5.`... 4.1-... I\A'E!,4 _A! soxrv-`AI - i The mtut-3 of the funeral processdon will b-edlrzipnd with purple throughcut. ~ The gun ca.rri'.1g.:` bearing the coffin ,_-1: 1. 4......` I... ___ --.......... ....l........l I4.I.|\l ...-._.....u.. u.... ......v.. ..- ...... .---..Ju....J. By order of the King, the Office of; Works directs bhagt all draperies. dis-: played by citizens shall be of _purple.j The p1Vocession from St. Georgtfsg Cdxiapel Royal at Windsor, to _Frog-7. iern Kings of Italy. He subsequently `obtui-nedpossessiun of Bavaria, and the Guelphs ruled there for many cen- turies, aud afterwards held away in Saxony. One of the Guelphs, William, founder of the House of Lunenberg, had seven sons and eight daughters. The sons agreed among themselves not to divide the dukeddm. One, to be selected by lot, was to marry`, and he and his children after him were to rule. The unusual arrangement` was observed to the letter. and George, the sixthbrother, won the` matrimnnial prize. His youngest son, i Ernest Augustus. succeeded him,} marrying the Eleotress Sophia. daugh- ter of the King of Bohemia, whose wife was the daughter of our James `I - nu.` 1".II__A._,__ n,mL-- _,_ ,, an I I.-` `The Electress `Sophia, granddaugh- I ter of James I., would have succeeded I to the British Crown on the death of Queen Anne. But she died seven weeks before that monarch, and her; son, George I., ascended the throne.`; By way of James I, and his daughter3 the Queen was connected with thel Guelphs. She was also united in the, same way to the Royal line of Scot-; land; James L, of England, and the; sixth of Scotland, was "the son of Mary, Queen of Scots . whose lineage: is traceable back to Elizabeth, Dun-`5 can, and Malcolm. of tragic fame. The Scotch line, the Norman line, and the; Hanoverian or Guelph line, all unite? in the Queen and Royal family. So! does the old British monarchy. It is claimed that one branch of the fam- . ily tree reaches to Alfred the Great`: and Egbent. The various races unit-` ` ntl In the; (\nnnn rnnrln have A:..L:.....L1- UIJU .|:J`=`,U'.'LIlc Jllf Vil.|lUU'3 IILUUH uulL' ; ed in the Queen made her distinctly I {representative of the English of to- day. .u uucy LU uuaw. D0.\'ALD Ross, LL98. a ';_""' _ _ her] Your Royal Highness, my. Lords , throne a.`ud Gentlem.en;-'l`his is the most dauohter painful occasion on whichtl shall evei` Vim the i be cullad upon to address you. My K1 the : first and melancholy dnty is to an- sch? nounce (.0 you tho death of my belov- the ed mother, the Quoen; and I know how _ deeply you and the whole nation ,and 3 1;neag8'Ithink I may say, the whoe world, th, Dumfsympathize with `me the irrepar- ame_ ; able loss we have all sustained. I _ the need hardly say that my COD_a'1Li|I]t en- dc.-ivour wilf-b6.,Val\vays to walk in muy_ solhor tootsteps. "In nun.-nnlzunrr rhn honvv lnncla , ......-...., a _ _ . . ~ - 9: u.-.. .\.......v. -.- V... . The funeral procession will leave l:0s"borne hovuse Frizday at2 p.m., The }rotu'te to the pier will be lined with x troops. `and the Royal personag'e,will ,5oul1ow the coffin on foot. An order I issued by Admiral Sir Chas. Frederick l Hotham shows that thirty-eight Brit- .. ish vessels will take part in the naval ,. display. "VI." -.._.__.._._L2__ _L-_L__.._ -5 LL- , E __.._x.-..u. ,i The compargtive shortness of the t`uneral route, and the uniqueness of . the occasion will enable window-own- -:0rs to obtai.n high prices for them, ; which will be willingly paid. The _ ` price or single seats ranges from two E; to ten guinezis. One shop is known .i to` have let 50 seats for. 400 guineas. !Somc proprietors think that money- making is inconsistent with the occa- 5; sion, and reliuseto rent their win- - Z dows. -..-__, -- ._........_,. [Emperor Willi-am has commanded Count von VVedel, Master of Horse, to bring six of his Majesty's chargers from Berlin, and the Kaiser,the Crown Prince, and the other Germans in offi- cial attendance at the funeral will ride in the procession. The gun carriage to be used at Cowes and Windsor and in London Vwill be painted the colour of khaki. and fitted with rubber tires. nu, I more, 1138- been abandoned, and the coffin will remain in'the chapel until the. day of interment, which will pro-' banbly be Monday. N` ;-...-.,...n... Y`lY3I12.._._ 1...... A............-..I..A l UC1 lUULDLCy3I ` "In undertaking the heavy load'= _ {which now devolves upon me, I am ,. Ifully determined to be a constitutional Llsovereign 111 the strictest sense of the V lword, and, so long as were is breatlx in myibody, to work for than good and amelioration of my people. ..I n_,-., _._..u_._1 .. I..- I .... .... t... LL- I-I-I Edward` VII. Says `He Will be a Constitutional Ruler. A despatch from London says;-An extraordinary issue of the Gazette on Wednesday morning, - which appears with black borders, announces the death of Queen Victoria, adding;- The event has caused one universal feeling of regret and sorrow to her llate Majesty/ s faithful subjects, to whom she was endeared by the deep llinterest in their welfare which she {invariably manifested, as well as by and adorned her character. [many signal virtues which marked ' uhucnnvnunnvu va. u... raw .-. 1 have resolved to be known by the name of Edward, which has been borm: by six or my ancestors. In do- ing so I do not undervalue the name of Albert, which I inherit troxn my ever-to-be-lamented giant and wise father, who, by universal consent. is, I think, deservedly known by the na- tion as Albert the Good, and I desire that his name should stand alone. .. u__.___._ l a......... L- n.__I:- `In conclusion, I trust to Parlia- m-.-ui and the nation to support me in 1 the u1`duquS dunes which now devolve upun me by inheritance and to which I am determined to devote my whple strength durmg the rcmaxndor of tny life." n,-_. ,5 LL, ,,,t , Then follows the proclamation of Edward V1I., the acknowledgment of [allegiance by the Privy Council, and the Ki-ng s speech at his accession. as follows;- I-17 n,,,-I 1'-r-"LA--- 4,, f__j._ turn: a. CLUI HAU(ill`l`uN LENNOX. Aucx. Cowm. B. HuI.l-`OED Aumxuu. G. h:.J. Jsuuww, L.B.B. Rom.-es: Hinds Block. No. 6 Dunlap Stzeet. nl'l'l0. - urunvh Oloes--Lennox & Ardukh. 'Gxjawcn- bun->1; Lemmx, Ard.ngn. (.`u\v`uu & Brown. cree- more and A hswu. ll: |\YI.`\Y 7I`f\ I l'\ A xv Luv: After givmg a list of those who at- tended the Council, the Gazette an. nounoes. that the King subscribed the oath relating to the securit) of the Church 01' Scotland. __ 4 ,_ G. 1`. ll. I-`lye-r lsiils 'I`lIr'e Young `People at lIuwm:un'I|lc. . A despatch froifn Bowmanville, 0nt., isays;-A terrible accident occurred `here on Sunday afternoon, result- ing in the loss of three lives, and brin-ging sorrow -into two homes. Mr. Herbert Hallett, of'Whitby, ac- companied by his two cousins, Misses Helen and Amelia Knight, of this town, had been calliinigi on their uncle, Mr. Juinies Knight, "and family at `the lake, and when returniiig in a. horse and buggy, were struck by the - i G.'l`.R. flyezr, which passes through in {the afternoon. Mr. T. Fitzgerald, who iwas at the crossing, which is just east iyofvthe station, saw that they were not going to have time to get across the :track, and motioned them to stop, but ,it was too late. The buggy was fairly `on the truck when the train struck it killing all instantly, the horse oecap- ;ing with the shafts. One of the ladies `was C{l.!`Tl~E)(l half wiiy to the station, and the other two were cai-rie.;l in on the ooivcalt-her, all being badly cut up. |Mi's. Knight, the mother of the girls, is 21 widow. ' - ms MAJESTY'S SPEECH. T, saocxlam ACCIDENT. Annnnss T 1 Jun: In uunu m an Iunas. Imported iirect from the mines; also Latll "and Shin;:los,- \\"-bile and Gray Lmu-, Plueteur-` B: r Sewer Pipes ' Fire Brick. Fire Clay. l`lm-to.-r of l uri~ cxxxoxltn, otv:-., allot boat qua7iu_v. and aoui at very renlunable rats-n, urnc:-_:: 28 Elizabeth St., nsurly opposite Wellington Hotel. 6-27 ` LENNDX. ARDAGH, GOWAN & BROWN. BAIil{IS'l`ERs, Solicitors tor ol.tninln;z.pro' bun: 01 wins, 4.-,uurdl:nshiu und uuxuhu:s!m_ mm. and Gmerul -$oll'c1lor8.NoLur1eu . convey um-era. etc. )I|YS1L71r\N AND SUKULSUN. ETC. l.:m- Resident Phyrxxcmu and Surgeon of the 'I'onnLu (iuucrau H ...~4...-mu. with special attention in llm.-us -..~' 01' Women uuul N030 uud '1'lu'0ut. \l\'0lk; und H130 Su1';.;o.-un to 1-Imcrguncy Hospuul, `ul'u|ll0. to .'\.vL).'u'Lll_, Dougud Bros. STANDARD3 .`.LIFE_ ,1 55- 75- `noon-VQAAVIII ` G()Ux'r! (JLElHi,w1ll be at his omco in the Court House. 15 .r:-ix, every sutlxrday liebidcucu. and P.U.. Ouokncuwu, VV TESIJDLKGU B ARRISTER. SOLICITOR, NOTARY. CON Vl1.YAN(:ER. Etc. Money to 10;. n on most I`:-vorabla terms on farm , and town pr-vpertv. - - S;-.eci:u rates mud facilities for collecting tw- cunms. ` - ` BYBICIAN, SURGEON dag (Lute u1Lur. txurviu 62 Smith Orlllla. or-1".r. um lucs1m:Non::-Coruur Owen nu Conn: bnanta. Barrie ' DR. W. D. MuoLARI:N - Dentist. Barrie. Visits Cookstown. every Wednesday. um.-n..Rm-N 1UnnLr Rum nt' Mm P.u.r1.m..n IABIIIB \lIIU$3lUVVll' UVUI VV C|IIIU5II t (mice -Ross Block. East of the Post Ulco, Bunw. - "Om:-e7-'S0ver Henderson's Hardware Enu.-uu.-e.U\\'enslruut. . 34-I; WESTERN INSURANCE CO -014` Tu1wNTo._, HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ETC. surgeon 'I'n|'unln G.-In-rznl H .~4..IInn, with nmn-Inl nl PHYSUIAN, SURGEON. &c. 0l*`}~`l(2EI~' nu .\'n.m- 1 1.u-.m;1'.: m~ow.s . I-lock llunlo n t's`t., Burma. .l'ele1~l1 1:857. 27 Etllnlo ()icc--Bothwelvs mock. Barrie. Mocuvrnv. novs as mmcmsow. .-_ .nnunm....-. . . - ..... meial name, without charge. In the 5 Scientic Jimericmt. n \...m.nm.n.nIm.umd weekxv. Lament cir- HEWSON & OR ESWICKE Ann1sTE1S,so1icnm tor the Sup:-em Court of Judicuwre for Ontario, Pro tors Notaries,Cmvcyuncers,etc. Money to Loan. Omces : Ross Block, Barrie. G E..:n;aou.- ~A. E.u. Unuuwnoxn. 1.) N0 l`Alt1Eb`. (`:U.\' \v'1YANUE1(S, 61 ()fHces-~ Bulk of '1`. roulo lsuuumgs. B.m'1e. _ Brunch olce. Goldwater. Money to Luau. l)nx'n.n Rncn l.L,R J. D, Rnnwnva` IIPIUIHU. (zh-c--Upstalrs In th-: ML-Curthy Block. no.x_ to .'\.L'L.'.'(l'Lll_, & (leis unwc.-x. two dours cast 01 |J0u1.',u-I FllI'lIltlll'c :3Lm'e. 2-.1 Incorporated 1351. Din: UHICOS H085 DIOOK5 158!!!-E. E.-Uyzvxaoxu A. Cumswnoxn. 3 ARRISTERS. soL1v1'm1:s &c.. ) numuv iw"l`REE'l'. BARKIE. rnunvrvv A nun...-...u \n A unun 3ARRIS'I`_ERS, S()LIU1`l'URS. . NUl`A1tIEs. (`.U.\' VEYANCERS, 81.0. lsuuuimzs. DEA L h`ud had two da`ugh.ters. bnrn _t0 vhim.1 n Eyg in UOAL M an kinda. imported Each of _t-hemhad dxed 1n Infancy, but rev! further issue, though not probable, n'n;:los- ].1m- . .- ~ - - E Sher Pipe". Brick: 0]. was .sL1'|l not a.n.A1mpossn_ble;. conun- `n[._-; Paris. (_-lneutp etc baht 86110) . rh next In SIICCBSSIOH W113 m iu'. and 90115 M: vm-v I-Anna-nnhln men n...` :..c....+ p.~.'mma. nI' xz....u:........... ASsURAN(cOMPANY. aomf__ceEnsoN -spun A ..... ...& R. W. A. ROSS, L.R.O.S. Edini. B`. C. P., Lunuuu. 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'tlt6ht! taken t r ugh Munn :2 Co. receive epectalnouce, withou charge. in the 0 .:...4xx.. lluunuinau I'll I':sICIA.\'.'5. l'l`C. lllSl1lII4l.A.VIi0lJl 0I`l`lCIAl; P. 0. Box 214. BARRIE .... -I 12,000,000 . 41. 15.000; 14.3:5.ono I 5.450.000, 1 J. 0. BROKOVSKX G. H. Earns. 'are S! 34-ly VIVIUQIIIV J IIIIVI Iv-rvuvy A handsomely-illuftnted weekxy. {farnest cir- culation of any so enuno ourno.l._ arms. 88 I year: four months. 01. 80 d bynll newadealeu. Illllllll D u. aaun....|....... "nun vny Store. I vsov . ....v -u..u ._ uainvurn-rlufionurl nun B O J . the infant Princess at Kensjngton B|Pulu0e.< Every year as it _ passed by `made it more apparentthat-if only the v;lie of the royal babe were spared upon `her the monarchy ultimately must de- lfvelve. As a matter of factthe pro-V phetic boast of the Duke of Kent was. fulfilled earlier then might have been Vanticnpated. The Regent reigned for just 10 years after has ascent to the throne as George IV.,. the Duke` of Clarence just seven years ns.Willium Jrrr [A LONG AND HAPPY REIGN.] The year 1817 was a memorable one his honlth had been proposed, the in the history of England. Seldom had,King burst forth in a bitter tirade fhn nrnnnnril-u AC 3 nnnnfwo uyhinh lunrlworvninur lhn nun]-Inca. -..n_, . There was one person whom the King detested more even than his !Ministers - the mother of the Prin- ' icess, the Duchess of Kent, who had not ; been sparing in her criticisms on the ' reception she had met from the royal ' family in England. The Duchess had applied for a suit of apartments for her own use in Kensington Palace, and ;had been refused by the King. She {appropriated the rooms,-' notwithstand- iing the denial. The . King informed `her publicly that-he neither understood :uor would endure conduct so dis- ;respectful to him. This, though said iloudly'snd"public1y-, was only the nut- _terings of a storm which broke next iday. It was the royal birthday, and the King had invited a hundred Phople to dinner. The Duchess of. Kent sat on one side of His Majesty, one ofhis sisters on the other and the Princess Victoria opposite. ' DENOUNCED HER. MOTHER. I When replying to pa; speech in which, I living child was not born till 1819. f -u Ivouutua asvvulo I The death of the Princess Charlotte M `Opened up the prospect of succession to the throne to the youngest son of George Ill., and had inspired him with a desire to marry. As` yet the only sons who had taken wxves were the Duke of York, who had children, and the Duke of Cumberland, whose first 1 '.-`hr. 5Iy.....| |.._...L..._ ....... I.I.n.........I I'\..IL.. Incidents in the: Life of (iood%%QueeFn% %Victoria., % .v-.. V--gun nun an-vu wvnu u-no Auovl . The thlrd brother was Edward,_Duke . of Kent, then 51 years otvage. Be wave} ,not on terms of ordinary friendship `with any of ms brothers. Suddenly he_ `determined to Inqrry. | `7f..o....... _l_..__|.A.,._ ..B `l'|.-I-. - A... 1.1. .................. .. ..,.t..,. _ ! Victorla, daughter of Dukt rraqz of} Saxe-Colmrg, at.'thut tune 82 years of` age, had taken the Duke`: fancy. On July 11; 1818, this lady became the Duchess of Kent, the future_ mother 0! the future Queen of England. [I I,` (`U A LI nr\r\n On August 80, 1886, King William, .'who had acceded to the throne on the death of ms brother, m 1830, gave a dinner party at Windsor bn his birth- day. ' 'I`l..._.. ....\_ ___ ____ ...._ -..I.-_._ LL- ;3;x.-':' "f'61i'x7 rH3t"l1".' i7i."o'lil by in MUNN .mco.3'r-M-Newggrk Branch cs. 6% B` St. Wuhtnstnnf` V .4 v- ns-4 gu'\IaIl ` When the Duke was intormed by his consort that he had the prospect of an; heir, it was his wish that the childl should be born on. lsnglish 50.1.` T The. journey was attended with difficulty: for-His Grace was much pressed for; ready cash. In the spring of 1819,` however. the journey was made. The Duke and Duchess` were installed at Kensington Palace, then, as now, a: place of residence for the members and proteges of the royal fumily; and on May 24, 1818, "apretty little Princess, plump as 1!. partridge," was born. The Duke was delighted with the child. He w.ould dundle and caress her, and, f_theu hand her to the arms of" admir- ing spectators. with" the caution, "Take care at her, for she will` be Queen of England. His Grace did not` live to enjoy his parental happiness Long. I. 1.-.: -I. . . . . . . ....I-...a.'n.I Lhnl Lu". NUIIBC ll had `been prophesied that two members of the family would die in M the. course of 1820. The. Duke -believed" the prophecy nmpllcitly, but he applied it to his brothers. In the winter of: l 1819 he had gone to the sheltered wa- tering place of Sidmouth, in Dcvon-- shire, to cheat," as he said, "the wing? ter. One day he happened, when, taking a walk,'to get wet and to catch cold. Acute in'1I.xmu1ati_on of the lungs supervened zxmlcarried him off. . The -poor widow found herself, `owing to the Duke's considerable debts, in a very uucomfortalnle posi- tion at the lime or his death. VUt.'l"_ brother, Leopold; enabled her to` re- turn `to liensiugtou, where she heucev-.4 forth devoted herself to the education. :of her child, Queen Victoria, ; | Six days after the death of the Duke}; of Kent the prophecy above mentionegg 1 "was completely fulfilled by the death ; `owns father, George 111. On Monday,!( the 31st, the new sovereign, the Princ_e '. 1 Regent, was proclaimed George IV. The ` health of the new King was precari-'1 ious; h1s age was advanced; he had no E, `legal heir. The Duke of York, the; jheir apparent, was married, had nog lfumily. and his Duchess was in a do-: _clix`igmg state. The Duke of Clarenc-e,i I the next in order, was of ripe age. -He ` haul daughters barnto him.'1 themhad in but 1 I .stiil an impossibl; contin- ` PROl I:i19CY FULFILLED. Irnauv who .. ..........,.......... .. ...c. The King particularly complained of the manner in whxch the" Pripceas had been prevented from attending at `court by her mother. I at In... A]... 1.....- n L; ..2.1 an: _\._n vuu--. -1; ..u. ...uu._..x.., } For the future." h said. "I shall insist andcommand that the Princess do upon all occasions appear at my c0__urt. as it is_ her duty to do." I T`l.n.:.... Lu... . . _ . . .241. . . _ . ....4L-...... oh..- Juan.-B -gs-vs... V cw-..`- Of the proceedings the Clerk of the Council wrote: " After she had read her speech and taken and signed the oath for the security of the Church 0! Scotland the Privy Councillors were sworn, the two royal Dukes first by themselves, and as these two old men, her uncles, knelt before her, swearingeallegiance and kissing her_ hand, I saw her blush upto the eyes, as it she felt the contrast between their civil and natural relations, and this was the o_nly sign of emotion which she evinced. Her manner to them was very graceful and engag- ing. She kissed them both and rose from her chair and moved toward the 3 Duke of Sussex, who was furthest from her and too infirm to reach her. She seemed rather bewildered at the multitude of men who were sworn and who came, one after another, to kiss her hand," but she did not speak to anybody. nor did she make the slight- ' est difference in her manner. or show Omceug UV.UI' Dll Ills U1 `_|,IIl'U|H.U, D. fc. . Mono) nu upwurla, Loan at 5 1 er -.-cm. , _ 11. ll >'1`nA'I'uv. ~1.).O.. G. H.1ss'mz. vv---1 an an. an uvis \lIaIlJ uv uu Having begun with an anathema the" King ended with a benediction. Speak- ing of the Princess and her future ,reign in a tone to! pzueiuml interest ` and affection. _ The: "`ef[-cit. however, which the royal ulte-ram-.es prndux-ml iwas alarming. The Queenflooked in ! deep distress. the Princess burst into gtears, the Duchess of Kent said nut `a worgi, but soon after leaving the room, nnnouncedher immediate de- V parture, and ordered her carriage. 'l`l......-. ....... L..- .._... -.-__;. _..L:_L 11:- r..- >Mujesty wished to live to witness u-nu vauusuu nus vunsunauo There was but one event which His his God-forsaken realm," He devout- Iy prayed that he might live till the I r'uJoess` Victoria was of age. His pray- her was just granted, `but only just. It Inna no .51! -1... .... int ... I.) ......-n JuIU' any-uuzu, nut.` vuny Juan- | It was not until she was 12 years old that l~ho.I rince.ss Victoria. was. permitted to know. the high destiny .rese_rved for her, and even then the knowledge came in an almost adcid ental 1uunne"r. ' Meanwhile the future husband of ' the Princess and hervceusiu was grow- ;ing "up in Germany. Prince Albert, .the son of the Duke of Coburg, was born "at Rosenuu in the August of ;the same year as Princess Victoria, and it is 9. curious coincidence, con- sidering the future con-uuction ofthe children. that Mme. Sieboid, the ac- couchese who attended the Duchess of Coburg, at the birth of the young Prince, had only three months before attended the Duchess of Kent at the you inure said things about me which 4-are not true, and I desire that you , will call upon me to-murrow with a witness to hear my positive denial, `and I hope that you will not repeat lsuch things about me. She was .n Eu fury, and he in a still greater. He gmuttered that he should never set foot in her house again which she did ` not hear, and, utter delivering hersell lo-t her seepeh she fiounced back again `to; her seat, mightily proud of her exploit. It arose out of her saying . that he should make Lady Durham de- mund an audience of the Queen to con- I L._.._l!_LA.L, 1|,-,, 1 r,u -v Fo-r naudnzn puzfpos-es the Prihcess completed her majority on the eigh- teenth anniversary of he? birth. I n_ 1...... n -4..- .2--- -42`-.. ;u_:_ I tradict the things which Lady Jer- Esey said of her, and to other Whig Suilies. These were days in which ! party spirit ran high, and-penetrated the whole fuibtriic of society -in Eng- llimd. Within two or three years of this time Princess Victoria. had taken her place in that society as the heiress to the English throne. 13;... _..L..._..u __..__....-_ LI... ")._2...,__ |Iu\4\4na\uan ..-..uv\..u.-.4 `IL nu. nnnuuo ' On June 2, nine days after this event had taken place. the King was .desperately in and died on June_20. THE CORONATION. 808 a_t 11ea.m. the same day. After having received the two royal Dukes, the two Archbishops, the Chancellor and the Prime Mu1ister-Lord Mel- bourne-th_eproolamution was read to [the Council, the usual order passed, the doors were thrown open, nhd the young Queen entered. I\ LI... rs-\.I\.nl|1\:':v|o-4-I clan !'|1....1- .0 LI... p... `1 v..--.u--....~r.gv- The King died a.~t'2.20 on the morn- ing of June 20, and the young Queen `met her Council at Kensington Pal- --- -1. 11 .. ._.. LL- ...._..... J.._ A-A!L,,, ASSAILED A LORD. L. V I-lladi I.a\JL LYLLIUAIHJ . LIEIJEBVLIJII JEFFREY A. MCCAIBIIY. W. A. Boys. V D. $J.".\luncms0N. Monqy to loan from 4; to 6 per cent. on im- pruvctkfunn property. _ "mm BARBIE EXAMINER. THURSDAY. JAN. 3:} 1901. any in her countenance to any individ- ual of tiny rank, station, or party. I particularly watched her when Lord Melbourne and the Ministers and the Duke` ofb\Veilingt'on and Peel ap- Tprmicher her. She went through the whoe ceremony occasional-Ely looking at Melbourne for instruction when she had" any doubt what to do, which hardly ever occurred. and with pet- feet calmness and self-possession, but .at the sunie time with :1 graceful mod- esty and prepriety pn1jticu`ln1"ly inter- esting and `ngr:1tiating." A -any -nu Ivnvwu nu ..u.-auv...-.vv-.....--; "I do feel so guilty I know not how to begim my letter. but Ithink the news it will contain will be suf- ficient. to insure your forgiveness. Al- bert. b:1s_cu1npletcl' won my heart, and all was settled betwpen us this m-orning. . . I feel certain he will" make me vcrv happy. I wish Icould! any I felt as Le!`-`Lain of mnkxng him; happy. `Leupold must. tell you all about the deLails.wvhiuh I have not time to do. ' "Majesty as she was driving on Con- peated by one Francis with asimilar -pistol ball passed under the carriage. av u-.4-4 -- V... Ianav V-o|~`lunI Notwithstanding the hearty efforts of the Queen to identify herself with her subjects and to promote their wdl-I fare, three attempts have been made! upon her life. An insane post boy, Edward Ogford, fired a pistol at Her: stitutional Hill. The attack. was re- weapon: on nearly the same spot. The About two months after this a hunch- r" back named Bean similarly essayed the assassi:n s role, but was prevent- ed" from accomplishing this object byl On October 14. l839.--that Is. four days after. her lover had reached W'mdsor--the Queen informed -Lord, Melbourne that. she had made uh herl mind as to her marriage. ()n the 15th- she thus wrote to Baron.Stockmar:! nu . 4- u l The Prince arrived in England for birth of the Princess. "How pretty the little Mayflower."_ writes _ the grandmother both of Albert and Vio- to-ria, the Dowager Duchess of` Co- burg, to the Duchess of Kent, "willl be when I see it in a year's time. Sie-D bold can not sufficiently describe what e. dear little love it is. The Mayflow- er above spoken of. was, of course, the Princess Victoria. From a very early period the Dowager Duchess permit- ted herself to entertain the hopevthat her `two grandchildren would there- after become man and wife. quite 12 years of age, she attended her first drawing room. "Lady Jer- sey," writes the amusing MVr.Greville, " made a scene` with Lord Durham, She got up in a corner of the room and said: ` Lo`rd Durh-am, Ihear that his marriage on February 6-, 1840. The marriage took place on February 10 in the chapel of St. James s Palace. The morning. '_writes . Theodore Martin in his "Life .of`thelPrince Con- sort." had been wet. foggy and dis- mal, but the day was not to want the happy omen of that sunshine which came afterward to be prover- bially known as `Queen s weather. Soon after the return of the bridal party. from the chapel the clouds pas- sed off. the sun shone out with un- usual brilliancy and the thousands who lined the roads from Bucking- ham Palace to Windsor Castle to see the sovereign and her husband as they passed were more fortunate than those who had crowded the aven- ues of St. James s Palace in the morn- ing, headless of rain and `cold. to wit- ness the bridal procession on its way to and from the cnapel." \Y-L._..:L`l...J...._.I:_... LI... L--._L_ ,pp__r, On February 25, 1831, when not The (nffidial and public annou_noe- ment of the betx`ohu.l was not made either in Germany or England till the close of the year. The New, Ruler of Great" Britain and all Her Colonies. 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