For Fifty Years A Queen

Koyal jubilees are rare In history, and one iiKiy geek tor them almost in valn among the monarchles of Continental Europe. In France, of Louis XIV. was King for 72 years, and reigned for 00 years. In England only three ruien besides Queen Victoria have filled the jubilee perlod - Henry III., who reigned fifty-six years, Edward III.. who reigned fifty years, and (eorge III., who reigned sixly years. Kniperor Williani. full of years and full of experience as he is, has reigned but twenty-six years. The last royal jubilee in Uw. Isrilish Isles was celebrated November 25, 1809; andalthongb the stuh bom old Kinir had not always Quflng lii lonp; relgn given his subjeets eause for gratltude alone, liis excellencies o:ily wen remembered on the OCCftSlon; mul Uien was a wldely extended and sin: ere manifestation of loyalty. The pe iple Bockei to the churehës to oit'er their thanksgivi ns festivlttes and ilhimiiiations enlivened thi i veiling; and the occasion was i end. 'ie especlally memorable by the llbertilioi from prison of many unfortunate debtois. This ïiKinth of June. 18ST, mav properly bs cal] the "jubilee month. "' Nearly every country and city on the globo have beei celebrating tlie event wltb religious eeremonials, addresses and fetes. Dut the crowning glory of all has bwn the festivities on the 2Öth and 21at, tht days on which sho succeeded to the tbrone and was formally proclaimed Qneen. Th) demonstratton in London on the -lst lost was a stupehdous success. Vast multi ttides, numberipg over a million people witnessed the greatest siate pageanl in English history. With perfectlon of order, not a single incidant opcurred to mar the lmnnony of the great demonstration. The sceno presented by Jone line-; of slrects with draped pavilions, endless floral vistas, innumerable gaietics of liag banner and trophy blended into matses ol decorations, and the ever-moving, mnieasurable sea of faces, has been one of da.zling biillianey and marveloua aniniation. The iinprcssion left in the minds o! those who saw the pageant is tbat whatever bomidless wealth, military pomp and Illustllous rank could do to créale and hlghten the effect of the state's show o) loyalty or demónstrate the afl'eetinn of the people for their sovereign was done for this demonstration, and the result surpassed anything of the kind ever geen in Europe, in modern times at least. In every town in the kingdom, and in all the larger eitiesof thecolonies, the day was appropriately observed. In the cathe.dral cities llianksgiving services were held, munielpal ban'iuets given, volunte rs n1vlewed, local societies paraded, and nieetings held at which addresses of congratulations to the Queen wereadopted, the day cloelng with general illuminations. In garrison towns royal Balates were flred. There w;is a special parade oí troops at Edinbmgh, where the decorations and [llnmlnatlons were bcautlful. In l.iiiiilini in the evening all thoroughfares from Ilyde Park tothe Back of Enpfland were so erowdcd with spectators tliat they were almost impassible. It is estimated that 500,000 sight-seers were added to the masses of the populace of the metropoli! - the largest crowds ever geen In London, yet under full self-eontrol. The night passed quietly and there wasno ueed óf pólice to malntaln order. The illuminations were line. Among the Americans present at the services in the Abbey were Minister Fhelps, United States Minister Lawtpn, Senators McPhereon and Hale, Mr. Blaine, Congressinan Perry Uelmont. cx-(ov. English Of Connerticut, Mr. (ilfilan of iünne-iita. Prof. Parkei of Dartmouth coübk;'. Bit. Loweil and Mr. Joseph Pulltzer. The line of procession to Westmins'er abbey was as fo;lows: From Buckiniiliam palace to Constitution hill, Plccadilly, to Recent Street, to Waterloo p'aee, to Pall Mali, to Kast (óckspur streel. toNorthumbevl; .nd avenue, to the Th. unes enbankment, to Bridge stieet and thence tothe abbey. The line of roule was kepl by nearly 10 000 troops, representlng all branches of the service, and in additlon 600 boj's ffoin thp naval training ship were dn.wn ip al tlitt base of Ihe Nelson monument. The pólice forcé was very large and was ander the (■mimaml of SIr Charles Wanen. The in litary foroe was under t'ie coininand of (Jen. Gripps and Col. Stirling of the Coldstream guards. The lirst part of the royal procession started shortly after 10 O'clock, and was composed of the Indian prinees and minor Germán prlnces. At 10:45 the second royal procession started. In this processlon were tbc kings of Denmark-, Belginm. Saxony and Hellenes, thecrown prlnces M Austria and Portugal, the qneen of the Belglans, the crown prineess of Austria, the grand duke of Mecklenburg and other royalüee. The queen's eortege canic last. The people ontdld their previ ua efforts at the sight of her majesty. The almost went fiantic and cheered her umi the din was dcafening. Again and Rgaln did they eheer. Above the enthusiasti outbursts fervent outbursts of '-((1 save the queen." could be heard. She recelved one continuous ovation from the ));i!;i i gates until she disappeared within the abbey. The queen appeared in an open carriage drawn by elght cream-colored ponies Her sous, sons-in-law, and grandsons rod( in full uniform surrouiuling the rega , equipage as a body guard. The queen ! did not wear her s'ate rol es, but worn the ! order and ribbon of the garter. The car rlage was a large chocolate colored one with red wheels and the royal anus ii gold emblazoned upon the panels. Rei morocoo harness was osed for the horses. The latter were also decorated with roya blue ribbons. All the servants wow state livcries of scarlet and gold. The queen wore plain black and Beemed greatly pleased at the demonstratlons of loyalty. Her lace wo e an alrpost continuous smile and she bowed incessantly. The princesa of Wales, who gat beside the (neen, was also enthusiastically cheered. Other carriages contalnlng members of the royal family were of a goreeous chaiaeter. Facli bad foir horses of a bay color attached and a'l of the vehlcleswere open. Emerginj; from the Wellington areh the first to greet the queen were the convalescent patlents and others at the St. George's hospital, whlch was packed from basement 1 to roof sea's havingbeenerected for many tho sands over the roof of the hospital. On reachlng Plccadilly the queen was Been to look up at Apsley house, and as she ' passed the mansions of her imniediate ' frlends sho glanced somewhat hastlly at their abodes, more especially when passing the duke of Cambridge'8, Baron Kothhild's. Baronesa Burdette-Coutta andJobu Brlgnt'a old apartments. tt was not uniil Devonshlre house was roacbed tliat the jueen began to reallze the grand preparattons that liad been made to groet hor. On reachlng the Thames embankment ;he proeession bad to make a detour alniost at riht anules. From tbe now national library to St. Stephen 's club the enthusiasm was Indescrlbable. n turning into Brulde Street, around St. Stephen 's club, hor majesty (ibtainod a full view of ihe abbfty and the preparatlons whlch had been made In parUament square. The grorml floor of the abbey was coneealed ly the lofty grand stand ralled St. Margarefs, the seats for which were sold for five guineas each. Anotlier block of seats, called the Cannlag stand, accommodated 1,400 people. All around the square, and even aoross the river, at St. Thomas' hospital, Windows were crowcled witli a living mass. On the proeession neaTlng the abbey the troops salutpd. guns fired, the bt'lls of the churohca rang out merry peals, and flags were run up, the cheerlñgbelng conttnued rntil the Qreen had passed into the west door. After passing through the vestibule her majes'.y eonducted to the grand dais ander the lantern tower. Inside the scène was brilliant. The fior;eou8 uniforms of the different officersand the beautlful toilets of the ladies, with the sun's rays streamlng through the palnted windöwSi made a picture of surpassing beauty. The s ene In the abbey when the Quecn entered wasdazzllng. Over 10,000 people were seated. All the great learned sotieties and corporations were represented, while the notables of the luw, scieiice. art and agricultura and workingmen's representativos from all parts of the United Klngdom had seats duly allot ed to them. The Queen was evidently profoundly iinpressed wl h Ihe scène prepared for her. She was noticeably pale when she reached the dais. She soon, however, reeovered and repalned the bright and pleasant aspeet she had borne all tlie mornlng. The rel gious services in the abbey in comnieinoration of the Queen's jubilee were eonducted accoriling to the carefully prepared programrae, wnich has already been publishcd. Thfl Archblshop of Canti'iburv and tl e Dean of Westminsti-r alone eonducted them. Nearly every dignitary of ihe establlshed church, however, was present, besides a great numbei of guishcd clergymen belonging to other denominations. The Queen's advent was arranged so that she entered the abbey preeisely at ïioon. Dr. Bridge, organht of the abbey, who had for the occasion a specially tralned choir of 250 voices selected from the greatchoirsof London, a ïiuiiiber of eminent soloists, besides a large accompanimeot of brass Instruments and drums, gradually drew the immense eongregation into silence and thelr respec ive places to be prepared for the Queen 's coming by rendering a number of selections in a marnier that made every person wlthln hearing of the grea: organ eager to catch the softest note. When the Queen reached the abbey and thoroyal procession was forming in the marquee outside the west door, the state trumpeters, in gold and crimson unifornis. exectited fanfares from the organ loft, nearly in thecenterof the edifice. When the clergy at the head of the royal procession moved into the church the oatlonal an liem was rendered by the oigan. The music was thrilling. The audience rose a nnt and lent their 10,000 voices to aocompauy the choir. The effect was so grand, so profound, that many persons were moved to tears. lt was at this motuem tiiat the queen appeared within the doois. Then the siaging of the anthem ceased, and the processional march from Handel '8 "Occasional Oratoria" was giren by the organ during the progress of the quern and the royal family to the dias. When they were seated the Archblshop of Canterbury and the Dean of Westmlnster, who had taken their places within the sacrarium. began the service by asking of (od a blesjsing ii pon the queen. The Te Deum Laudamus was then sung by the ehoir to the music composed by thel'rince Consort, the queen having requested this. The Lord 's Prayer was said and the responses (adapted to the occasion) were intoned. Then three special prayers were oil'eml. Follow ng the prayers, the "Exaudlat te Doininus'1 was sung, with organ and brass band atToni] ■animcnl. The Dean of Westminster advanoed to the altar rails and read the lcsson for the day (First Kpjstie of Peter, i i., 0-18). Dr. Bridge 's special anthem, selected by tlie queen last year as her jubilee anthem, was next rendered, followed by the choral "Gotha, " composed by the Prlnce Consort. In the resta the national antliein was Inroduced. Two more special prayers for the defense of the failh, the spiritual welfare of the k'm'gilom and for peaee and love. followed and were supplemented by the benediction, which was prouounced by the archblshop. VViion the benutliction had been said. the queen 's sons knelt before her and kissed her hand. '1 hoy aróse and lier majesty kissed each upon hischeek The prlnce ses next advaneed to tlie queen and kiss d her hand, and she kissed them all, favoring 800)6 twlce, inaking unusual demonstran on ovtr the Princesa of Wales and Prineess Beatrice. Other relatives of tlie queen then sal u teel lier and slie sho )k hands with some and kissed olhers, kissing the Crown Prlnce Fielerlck William of Germany, twice, very hear'.ily each time. At all this the congregation 1 plauded warmly. All the princesses upon the dias wore light dresses. After the royal salutaiions had all been made, the queen descended the dias and moved out of the abbey preceded by the royal iamily, the congregation s'anding and cheerlng with fervor al! the while, Mendelüsohil s march from "Athalle be ingreiulu" d by the organ and liand until her majesty had departid. Tl. e congregation at once dissolved, selections of eacred music being playing until all had lelt theab ey. At the close of the ceremonies In the abbey the Quern re-entered her cairiage and returned to BucUngban Pala e, this time taking tlie roite she went aftcr lier coronation tifty years ago. T.ie line of proiesslon was literally packed with entlnisiastic. sight-seers, and cheer after cheei greeted her majesty, who tliroughout the entire daysrcnied fairly oVercome with the loyalty and enthusiasm displayed by her subjects. In nearly all the large cities of the United States appropriate services were held in commemoration of tlie jubilee, Engllsb and Americans uniting in paying tribute to the fiftieth annirersary of the Queen's accession to the throne. The only child of the Duko of Kent, fourth son of George 111. and of the Princess l.ouise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg, Victoria Alexander, Queen of Great liritain and Irelaud and Empress of India, was boro 't Kensington l'alace May 2i, 1819. As the Princess Charlotte liad dieil toward the close of 1817, and as there was bilt small chance of an heirin any other direction. slie was 1( oked upon from the lirst as "the hope of the nation." "Look at her well," ïaid her father, '-for she will yet be Queen of England. " This hope was tempcrarlly eclipsed in lSiO by the birth of a daughter to tho Duke of Ciarence, afterward William IV. The ehlld 11 ved only three months. When Victoria was born, George III. was still alive. Death removed the Duke of Kent January 2:i, IS'0, when the Princess was only eight 'monihs dld. George III. died wi .hin a wenk afterward. (ïeorge IV. succeeded, and reigned ten years. The Interval until he Queen's accession, a iciiod of sc.en years, was filled by William IV. Diiring thcsi' years the Piincess and her mothcr continued to iniikc Kensington their home, the Duchess giving her entire time and atteutlon to the educatlon of her daughter. No education was ever more happily or more sueeessfiilly eondueted, and seldom hasany educatlon born better or more wholesoaie fruit. It wason the 20th i)f June, 1837; at the early hoar oí liveo'clock, that Dr. Howley, ArcbbUbop oí Canterbury, and the Marfiuis of Conygham, Lord Chamberiain, urived ut Kenslngton, and having aroused tlie Prinecss Victoria, hailed her as Queen, and ínfonned her oí the death ot her únele, William IV. At eleven o'elock of tbc taino lay, the members of the privy couneíl liavinj; assembled, she weni through the form of taking and slgntag tlio oaths of office. All those who were present were slrucl; with thc manner in wliich slie wejit through the trying ordcal. Modesty correspoudlflg with her youth and Inexperlence ma singularly combined with gelf-possesslon and nrmness. Greville telis os that, after she had taken the oaths of office, "she Meld a council, at which she presided with as mnch ease as if she liad beeu dolng nothing else all her life. " At tliis council her lirst state uttcrance was made. lt was read in a lirm voice, clearly and distlnctly. lt concludcd as follows: "Educated iu England, under the tender and enllghtened pare of a most affecttonate mother, I have learned from my infaney to respacl and love the conscitution of my i country. It will bo my Inereaolng Btudy to maintain the reformed religión, as by law established, securing at the same time to all tlie full enjoyment of rellgloua liberty; and I shall stcadily protect the rights and promote to the utmost of my power the happiness and welfare of all cl a sis of iiiy subject?." Much as the young q may have been indebted to the presence and assistance of the Prime Minister, I.or l Melbourne, thc words were well suitcd to the occasion; and it can liardlv bc doubtcd that by beüig loyally true to hor own pledges, Bhe has seeured much of her own i personal comfort, and con tribu ted laigely to the comfort and prospe. liy of her people during her long reign. ('ame on the following day, tlie prodamation at St. James's Palace, when, in mourning costume. looking fatigued and palc. and standing between Lords Melbourne and Lansdowne, she showed herself to the ' poople; then the dlssolution on July 17, ! when the scène in the House of Lorde was j brilliant almost heyond precedent, and t e ■ queen charmed them all by her grai manncr, and her charming voicc and c-orrect elocution; then later, on August i ■ a state batí at the Guildhall, when the enthusiasm of loyalty found Bufflcient expression; and linally, on Jane 23, 1S38, the coronation in Westminster Abbey, when the young queen was only 19 years of age. On February 10, 1840. tlie Queen was marrled to lier cousin, Prlnce A!b rt of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It was a happy alüanee, as all the workl knows, while it lasted; but it was all toosoon disturbed by the cieath of the Prinee, December, 1861. Her inother liad died in Man h of the same; year. In her widowhocd the Queen lias commaiided thesympatliy. asin lier earlier marrled lile she comm&nded the respect and admiration, of allgood people. Whát was 'saldoí gome of the íaithtul of oíd may be said "of her - " her years have been bles.ed in the land." A numerous ottspring have grown up arouiul herto do heï lionor, and she lies In the heart of Ier people. England owes her Dluch, and her example has been a blessing to the nations. llow much she has done to preserve the British throne and the lntegrity of the Briiish dominions no one eau t 11. llmv much she has done to give sanctity to tt;e marriage bond, and purity and dlgnlty to the home, will lind fitting aeknowledgment wherever these qualities are held in honor. Victoria 's reign has been aboveall tliings a period of progre-s - of progresa unexampled in any period of similar length in all the past. The progress of course has not lieen conlined to the British Isles or to the Briüsh dominions alone. But In these it has l,een especially marked. A greater contrast than that which is pre ented by the British Kmpire and people of 1837 nul the British Empire and people in 1S87 is lo be fomui iiowhcie elsc except In these United States. At the farmer date the f mits of the Heform bill were only beginDing to make themselves manifest. TUerè were steam-boats, but they had not vet been used for ferry purposes, nor had any vet crossed tlie Atlantic. Thère were railroails, bul they were yet in thelr infancy. Tiie telegra.pl was unknown, nor was thereyet a penny-post, llow different the state of thlnga to-day! But the march of iinprovement has not been confimd to these particulars alone. Successlve legislativa elïorts have led to a more general distributlon of power, and the worklng man, as well as his master, has a volee in the management oí nacional aflalrs. The convenienees and comforts of llfe l;i e been multiplled. In spite of diminis ed numbera in Ireland, and in Bplte oxtensive emi'iiation from Scotland and Ëngland, the home populatlon bas aliiiot iloubled. In some of thelarger towns and cities It has more thán doublcd and taste and munificence have feit the Ímpetus ot' the general prosperity. Nor have these enconraging andpleasing signs been limited to the home sections of her Majesty's dominions. The coloniea and dependeneies have been mnltiplled and en'.aiged. India, at the beginning ot the ïeign governed by a number of mie pendent irinces, is now a unit: and throughout that vast expanse of terrltory, stretching from the Persian border to the extreme c nfines of Burniah, and from the Ilindoo Koosh to Capo ('oniorin, with its tliree hundred mlllions of people, the British flag fli.ats as the one swn'olof authority. Australia, used (hen only for COnvict seltlcniciits, and New eland, not yet fóunded, are already, wlth tin-ir increasing populatious, their rapidlj develoj)in industries, and thelr flourlshing cities, reveallng the sturdy elementa of future empire - another Brltaln or another America, under the Southern Cross. South Afiica. a'tbough less rapidh . Is moving in B similar dircction. The Dominion of Canada is a creation of the period, Already a solid unit, it is now pushing its energlex toward the Pacific and (he northwest, reclalmlng a vast and tertlle región from the Indian and the trappers, from the buffalo and the bear, and preparing it as another home for the Anglo-S;ixon fanii'y- Alliert, Prlnco of Wales and Dnkrt o' Cornwall. tlie hoir appart'iit to the thl'Olic of England, was bom November 9, imi. and is the sccond child of l'nnce Albeit and Queen Victoria, The prllielpality ut Wales gives the heredltary titlc to the eldés) ion of Britlab sovereigns. l; was created by Edward 1. who hnvlnp; promlsed the Welch on thelrsabmlsslon to glv them ;i nativc Boverelgn, made lus inhint on Kdward, born atCaernarvon, tliolr priuce. Ëvery honest voter has ;i roice in local gorerument; ;incl in goine places that s ibout all ho doos have. - Vir.ayune.