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8 THE TIMES, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 23, 1901. aafo while tho Forclrn Secretary's eollearues were doing their best to break up tho Empire iroro wiuun. Tho autumn was uneventful, nor was rmbllc opinion in any way excited, most peoplo retain ing at bo bock of their minds a sense that the resources of civilization wold bo adequate to deal with the Homo Kulo agitation, though the magic of Mr. stone's camo might havo led aJ small majority of tho cioeUrato to givo him for too moment another chance.

Early in tec followiug car tho second lloao ltulo Bill wa produced, ana meantime the country, on tbc pi ration of tho lioyal mourning, began to take a more than usual interest in tho affairs of the loyal Family. Oa Febniary 19 the Queen homo for a first visit to acd spent many delightful weeks tho epithet it known to express her own personal feelings-in tho Villa Sho was ablo to display rctnarkablo energy in viitlng tho rights 4 this famous city, and vca went as far afield as San Giniigaiano. acd her visit had a notable effect in Urcngthcuing tho bond of friendship between thi eountry and tho Italian people. On April 23 her Majes.tr arrived at home, and a few later the Country learned with deep interest, though with no surprise, that tho Duko of York, who bv Lis brother's death had been left direct heir to tlio Throne, was betrothed to the Princes May. Tho marriago was celebrated cn July 0 in tho Chaol lioyal of St.

James" Palace, in presence a number of lioyal ar.d distinguished guests, among when was the Princes first cousin tho Cesare Manchester, where. In the presence, of a TaatjQuocn not tearing her carriage on account cf and enthusiastic crowd, she opened that grcntSher lameness. Thcnco her Majesty proceeded work tho Ship Canal. Two tlaya afterwards ahe celebrated her 75th birthday in quiet at Balmoral. A month later an event took place of high interest to her Majesty and of importance to tbo wholo Empire the birth or a son to the Duke and Dachess of of an heir to the Throne, tho third In direct descent the Qneen.

In dno timo tho child, to tho great satisfaction of the country, received the thoroughly English nimo of Edward. About, tho samo time tho lVneo and Princess of Wales, acting on bchall the cn, opened tho Tower bridse. a structure which, had cost aoro than a million sterling, and tl.o construction cf which had occupied oight ears. LOUD SALISBURYS THIRD ADM IN I STRATI ON. Of other events directly concerning the Qneen thero were but few dn ring WJl ncr was tho important year 1S03 fpcscially memorable in her personal annal.

But a Mini sterial crisis, a change of Government, and a vli ii jnt ror Nicolas II. an.i tlio qnestion of the suaicieney or small arms t. i. i. tlammunition.

unoxnoctodlv raised bv Mr. ISrod. the route alon 'Constituthm hin. and Lord Kosehery resigned. Lord Salis St.

Jamess street and away through Piill mall to iho Ciiy M.tUou. the bridal pair presently took their iVparture to Sandringham. It is scarce! W1 up ino bcsmoii, no dissolved Wfaneifnl to say that tho public happiness in this 8' ari'amont. i. general widen im follnuod sent Ihn I'niAnM, Ihi iiniamago was nv juo xtraorainarvM aatyof the "nnoiis nujonty of lo2 a sunaacp so Marat and awredly to piarantvo Urd Salisbury a Hthat for the uxvaonl italmost suc eetlJ in chang a1011" cmlTO 1 not enough, it would nation and in corapiicauons jorciii suairs id uuicii a great eoumrv i fcjing tl) habits oiavhol in populous cities ient" adopt the Houtol Joor lnocf capitals nearly affect the Qjeen, if only in tho fenso of casting upon her fresh and an increase of actual work.

Tho Session of Parliament was chiefly remarkatlo for tho abortive Hill for tho lUscitablishment tho' Church in presently tho Government was defeated tho Mansion hoeso. whero iho received Addresx, and then tho crit novelty of tho day erosdod London bridfe. traversed south London amid crowds as great and enthusiastic as thoeo which throngwt tho West end, and returned homo by way of WVitrainstcr oridgo and St. James I'ark. Altogether the KJucen was in her carriage for inoro than four hours, which, conaldering the amount of bowing ho went throngh, was in itself an extraordinary physical feat for a woman of scvontv oight.

Her own feelings were shown by the simple but signi ui uui mi," M'iit, lip lit jiwjho. liiruuuifui. Uio world: lnm my heart I thani my beloved people. May tJod blexs them." Some tirr.c later her Majesty pave a garden party at Buckingham Palace, and he'd numerous receptions at Windsor, including that of tho Colonial trcops and that of tho memlerj of tho Houso ol Commons and their wives. Tho illumination In London and tho great provincial towns wen1 magnificent, and all tho hills frem fien Nevis to the Southdown wero crowned with Imnllrc number of duties of which tho personal attention which iho always gave to all findings of Coarts martlal is but a small sample.

In tiamofwar these datics becomo onerous indoed, and. when nature of a (sympathetic woman which must UJj caused by a long war waged in her name, their it on ita perilous and envied coarse. Bat too how largely we shall realize more and more now that that gracious and venerated presence Is added to tho mo'ral strata upon tho sensitive! romoT wo to sound understanding, tho wide knowledge, tho hard, work, and the unwavering goodness of Queen Victoria. Exerted serious effect upon tho agcl Sovereign is easy without atint or stay, and enriched with ever to understand. But instead of shrinking from Hgrowing experience through the long years of her reign, these qualities came long ago to bo reeog nized as much by tho masses of her people, here 9 and in tho Colonics and Dependencies, as by the Ministers with whom she transacted business and tho Sovereigns and Trinees with whom she? kept up so constant a correspondence.

The 3 tho added burden of lnty tho Queen went so far last spring as to relinquish her annual holiday on tho IUviera, feeling that at cuch a time she ought not to leave her country. Entirely on her own initiative, and moved by admiration Hforthof.no achievements of her brave Irish during tbo war, her Majesty announced her inten 1 tion of paying a long visit to Dublin and there, accordingly, sho went for tuo month cf April, staying in tho Viceregal Lodge, receiving many of. tho leaders of Irish society, inspecting some 50,000 school children from all parts of Ireland, and taking many a drivo amid tho charming scenery tbo neighbourhood of Dublin. The aeffect of this visit upon the wanh heartcd Irish was most happy disloyalty was silenced ino vueen herself CelJ a great review at aa the star of tho Queen in her Irish capital was general election are all which mastBY, oi tto fleet at bpitncail ir.ur.lay. Jnno Some months earlier; in the previous November.

Am rimvi nan unn uuw itho IJucen had had tho pleasuro of eeivinjr, on iuujih. ij private visit. Iier cranason tuts terman words at tbo timo than IGVvmiwls of nil wr nr Inn 1 1 our iiii.s. fxtenainz altocot(iT id a le. i'ta vl miles opfosil uere arravrj prrwutstio war vessels (roiua nuy oraijn Mates, wliilo a l.no of mc.

rbant straiaer? and sorrs of other stvaiuurs al jachts, crowjatj ith rucsU. cave mlotr nnj at timci movemeat to I tho scene. 'Ihis reiew pTP to lhwholo world. land esnerUllv ti keea eycl lureio viit.irs. ocular forming a now (Jovernmer.t, and, afterl rtoof lhi tho naal power of Ij i iaitueasoly jj alvedl fuiie opiaiuu.j always liable, however strong, hoinngcneoiw, andn The s.

ond iloni Ktlo Hill xva duly produced PP'c. its may U. I hv end of thcH before the iter t. etss. and when larlia MJTOr "ml irom tao oiue, i residenlfa rcieat on April 0 Mr.

Gladstone moved the Ksoeosd re.Alin. It is unnecessary to follow the lsir.ee tao former Jubilee, t'efplo with thin; hkfl arasteniri.t, that vast lect of ciotlem ves.iels there sswmiloj wis from home scaters only and that with no it til been maunii with 40 thousDiil ra iceu, only a very fevr'ol whom vire ilrann frum the Naval Invite. Nor one) fciuglo hsp lud Leon brought home from foieipi sUktior.s' i the review uut eveu troia thi tory itrocg MeJittr rancaa squadron. wero in their secret heart 8 'ee Jlenry of lattenberg. the Queen son Lords had hatl tho courage toSUw' vvho to a lighting family, and win LiKral politicians, from ftnahad a natural deslro to seo somo form of lifo Ucounfe ci the discussion, but wo laay lioto that a Kgrvat elect wis produced by tho demonstration of fclrish t'iiionisi 4 and their friends, which tilled tho rt hail ou onco inoro endeavour in? irmfarhv them did not in the least understand jtii int nse dotenainatijn of Ulster not to submit a Ttho Hill 'f courso went through the Commons, the second tcauing was carried by a majority Riof ill Tli iummitieo st.treM wero not.

until recor.rso had Uen had to drastic measures of Pelosnre. Not till tho of September Euid tho Itill reach tho IIouso cf lxrds, but when Mil arrived thereits fato wassharply and decisively Rdoclarcd. a four tnghts deliato during iwhich Ixrd J)selcry, tho liest orator of the Opposition, declared himself to bo not an lentiusiastio witness in favour of tho Hill, fesecond reading was rejected by liD voles to 41, ga majority rather more tlian ten to one. Then a curious phenomenon. Tho professional organizers of tho Homo llulo party in Eng rt land vent alout lircalhing threatenings KfJanghter against tho hercilitary IIouso Mr.

phraso of enditig or rcending was vquouxi in their oiZcial documents and the Kjcountry, Liberal us yell as Conservative, gsat rH rfeetly still. Tho trath is that large fenumlicx of Mr. Gladstone's followers in the House of 'Commons and ia tho eaueusj through out tho eotictrv Tfdelightcd that tho i relievo them, tho Jiimiiossiblti position. Nothing followxnl Parlia pment mot asaiu in the autumn to pass two im Jportant i.ngusti liius, dealing witn rjnpioyers 'Liability aud Paris'a Councils, but wo heard little more Of Homo liulo. Outsido tho realm cf politics a disaster which deeply ailected tho Quoen as v.v'.l as tho whole '5 country was tho loss of tho noblo battleship Biwhich boro Ler name, tho Victoria, which PCoccurrod in tho Eastern Mediterranean on fJuuo in conscquenco of a collision with tho Caniprdown.

This tcrriblo event which cost the lifo of Admiral Sir Gcorgo Tryon, some toO officers, and about T20 men, was found bv the 2 Court martial to have been duo to an ill judged border of tho Admiral, a most distinguished officer who paid with his lifo for this ono fatal mistake, flier Majesty's sincero grief at tho tragic occur Jrcnco was expressed in a manner even moro than justiauy striiong. Another matter wiiicn aected not only her Majesty's officers bat also herself a and the lioyal Family was'the appointmontof the SDuke of Coauaught to tho Aldershot command, rand the subsequent discussion (September 11) in rathe House of Commons. A certain jealousy had been roused in tho minds of Radicals and others, not so much on account of the bestowal of this command, which was well within ino capacity ui a i nucu mjiu uau suijwii iiimseii iii the field and at homo to bo an ablo oQccr, but br the fear lost Aldershot should bo a mere pre Sparatioa, anc lest, on tho retirement ot tho Duke of Cambridge, court innucnco should causo tec Dnko cf Connanght to bo appointed his successor. jTho discussion sccmod to have no immediate 5 result, but it showed that tho appointment of a llSoyal Princo to tho supreme command of the Army would not bo popular. Of other events of jtho year tho only ono of importanco in which her Iii Majestv was immediately concerned was the state opening of tho Imperial Institute This building, of which tho foundation stono had been laid soon after tho Jubiieo of 18S7.

was now nSnished, and was opened by tho Queen on Mav 10, in tho prcseneo of great crowds of Kplo, aniniatnd by a vaguo that this great building, tho meaning of which they did not flquito understand, would perform somo worthv Imperial work, a hope which has not as yet ytionod earlier that during tho preceding winter what Mie lost in this distinguished man. Alltting successor was found in Sir Arthur liigge. Tho following year, 110, which was tho year JaracFoa raid and of many other events nearly concerning the interests of tho Empire, was marked by a los which touched the Queen even moro nearly and moro personally, 'or some time difficulties had been growing up between England nnd tho King of Ashanti, and in the winter of 1805 Oij a expedition was sent ainst that potentate. At his urgent request in ho AFTER Tho two years THE JUBILEE. that followed tho Diamond iurr a UIJ.

liu.ll urn ircsiticuig tho Venezuelan boundary, a message which uu" WC" regarus luovuex ii.coraparauveiy rceeivol in' England wifh a feeling not to much El uneventful. Tho closing mouths of 1807 were of irritation as cfbewildcnm nt and unmitigated goccupicd with tho tliflicult and costly campaicn vk piuier. i icit uiac it was to ro.tueeon tho North West Frontier of India. and Sir uiiuii.uin.ji ihuilii uiu level oi iarcicaiHrfi .1 comedy to to go to war on a quest Ion of fl ul which not ono citizen out of a hundred in eitherirrepanug for tho inuvitablo. final struggio with eoniitry had ever heard, and about which not inneBlno Kha'r whieh was brought to a close in the in 10.0 eare.1 tho value a day's wage.

TheSfollowing September by thevictory of Omdurman, mattr blew over, but not before it had caused Hi ho destruetinn of tho Dervish am' an.l the merit and. eonr.so. In Ihn In thi. 1 A her experienced a loss which touched 3 r'C imposed fresh work and fresh anxiety her vcrv nearly in tho death Ocneral sjraup.n tho Queen, but her health remained good Henrv lVnsonby, (S.C.li., her faithful an.l mostBanJ v'slt to Cimiez in tho of 1S0S wa eSicient nrivato seeiitnrv. who for m.mv vonrsS enjoyable and as Ix nehcial as before.

On hut helneit her in ihn ini orront nf hnr 3 May l'J Mr. Gladstone died tho oldest of her private affairs nml had aetcfas an interme.liarvlst'rvants' be Iiko.1 to call himself, luit one whoH ttween her and her Ministers with hiEUilrahad never attained to the same jiersonil influence abiUtvand success. None but the Queen hcr as been attained by his great rival, these immediately around her could sttl, 'ftter addressed by little moro adventurous than, what can be afforded, by tho luxurious monotony of a Court, was permitted to join tho expedition as an auxiliary. Thero was no fighting, but the force had to contend with a worse cnemvthan the Ashanti tho heat and dampness of tho enervat ing West African climate. Early in January thejj l'nnce was struck down witn lever.

Ilowas brought to tho coast and put on lioard her Majesty's ship Blonde, where, on the L'Oth, he died. Tho news as a terriblo shock to tho Queen and to the Princess Beatrice and, writing to tho Homo Secretary a few weeks later, hcr Majosty espresstd her scns of loss in terms cf touching sincerity. This new sorrow," sho wrote, is overwhelrairg, and to mo is a double one.for I lose a dearly loved and helpful son. i whose presenco was likobright sunshine in my home, and my dear daughter loses a noblcdovoted husband, to whom sho was united by tho closest affection." THE DIAMOND JUBILEE. In September, 18X, her Majesty's reign had reached a point at which it exceeded in length Emperor, who came accompanied by tho Empress and' by two of their sons.

It is true that the visit had lieen arranged long before, bat that it should still take place, after the outbreak of a war which had called down upon this country the denunciations cf many of his Majesty's German ubiects as richtly thought to be a strong proof that tho Kaiser was not going to bo led astray by the machinations of Dr. Levds. His Fbrcisn Minister, Count von Bulow, was with him there were long interviews with Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain and thero was a rapid visit to Sacdringham, where it is now not indiscreet to sa tho lato Bishop.

London preached a strong ermon on tho need of a good understanding between. England and Germany to which the i replied. ion aro preaching'a dnctnnc which I am endeavouring with all niy strength to impress upon my people. Tins visit of her grandsou cheered tho. Quei n.

and the successes vl the Army which followed the arrival of Lord Roliert in Africa wero matter of great joy to her, as she testified by nanv published messages. Jiut independently of the public anxieties of tho war, and of those aroused by tho violent and unexpected ontbreak of Chinese fanaticism, tho year brought deep private griefs to tho Queon. In IRK) her crand son tho Hereditary Princo of Coburg had suc cumbed to phthisis; in 1000 hn father, thelthera ands proaiisin yuecn secona son, who Jiad been so long andfj mission wor UNIVERSITY INTELLlGBmr OXFORD. Jas. 2.

By a decre of Convocsiion the daW ommoa LaiTfrsitr I'uoJ hTs I ippornt lHorcson.il., letter Coll. VZ Wl of iiiuaan Anatomy, to tha effr ioaToiuoa Las alio pvse rxt the cf Bnors kk to ti xia Utat on colonial acd Udiaa taivtniL TOE PBISCES3 OF WALES3 I ice ixira naa received tie a otaers. la rrrjc, TTi recognition of them ha timo to crystallize, gprincwa of a'rpeal for tae SoIiiern.to almost, into worship, or at least into a. AssoeiAtion jv tv siWl diJcrcnt from that which Mt ir. rl 3 JjtaiteJJ.XIM; Measrs.

Hrriand rf'SCj tho modern world towards any other person. Happy aro we who have grown up under the hadow of that vererablo name Now. by the inevitable law, tho long life is ended the name has passed into history. Already it looms largo it will loom larger and larger as the years and the centuries roll on. fbinutedi.

IW; Mr. aad the 5Iie, Tilr fSFl sou, I'xisaad ao Messrs. J. aad U. Ve4rJTlrg, XAVAL TILUXISG.

TO THE EDITOn OF TtlETDrES. your notico tho renort. maIn i Admiralty by tho lata liov. rk, The. Archbishop cf Cspe Towa'a beaded visit to Seonunittec, as it calls attention to a ECCLESIASTICAL ha been postpoDed.

Jfrs. Cr. ishton haa written to the Lerdlfivor thaciing him aa4 the citizens cf London for their kind expression of ayaipaihy with her Sa her great sorro w. The Bishop, 9 (a) Eeport of tho committeo ca th she says, always valr.ed his comiexion with the City of Qoducation of naval oSeers. 1S70.

Loudon and was eager to da everything Sa his power to promote its welfare. Tho accounts; cf the Additional Cerates Society for 1000, which closed cn tho 13th shew thai the receipts for tha general and ia IJA) were les by XS00 than those ia lsW, and less by than those ia 1S3S and precrdin? years. Tha Bi.shop Designate of desires to inform 4 the applicant for tickets of adiissica ta hit I that their applications will be attended to as sooa as the 3 date is dr flnitel Cxcd. 3 We are remeeted to call attettioa to the fact that theS ti. se of the Sunday morning service at Si.

Marpiret's, Westminster, ha been changed from II 30 to 11 o'clock. According to latest adrices from Africa, tho party nnder Bishop Tacwell that recently settled in Gierko, a scull town in Ilacsaland, has cow retired to Iokoja, at the confluencu cf the Nisrr and Binaa rivers. latterly th kines of Sokoto and ZarU the overlords of that part of have preed the raLssionariea ta witllraw. 15isiopT'u2weIt was not willing tQ do so, partly oca: so the people welcomed beginnin; had leea rude with tSLcr Majesty issued a proclamation anuonncingStako part in tho Jubiieo procession; and at the (fithe issuo a new coinago silesigned by Mr. tho Queen to Mrs.

Gladstone on the day of the funeral was one of heartfelt sympathy, and, after describing Mr. Gladstone, as one of the mosl distinguished, statesmen of my reign," it was added, I shall ever gratefully Tcmcmber his devotion and zeal in all that concerned my personal welfare and that of my family." Abroad, many great events wero liappening'nr preparing. The United Stales engaged inuuicklv lestroying tho Spanish colonial power in the iiutumn came tho campaijni and the awkward incident of Fashotla, brought to a happy close by the firmness of tho Government and the tact of tho JlritisU general while, bill a wek or two world lud been as much perplcxcdS as pleased by tho proposal of tho Emperor ofH Kussia tor a conference which was to discuss tho quostion of universal poaco and a reduction ol armaments. Tho ready acceptance; of his Majesty's invitation by our Government did not prevent Lord Salisbury from delivering, at the Guildhall banquet on November 'J. what foreiirn eritics regarded as a jiessimistie and even alarmist speech, tho nolo or which was that tho subject matter of war is terribly prevalent on all sides." It is unnecessary to point out how truo in recard to England was this forecast, for in les.s than afl year there had begun in.

boulh Africa tho war which, though tho ultimate issuo has never lioc in doubt, is still unconcluded and still imposing af severo strain uiion tuo resources of tho Empire, For some time, however, moro peaceful interests wero allowed their place. In May. ISfCJ, after another strengthening visit to tho Iliviera. her Majesty jerformed what proved to lo her lastS cervmuuiui iuucui'u 111 sno proceeueu In semi stato to South Kensington, and laid tho foundation stouo of tho new buildinrrs com pleting tho Miis ura henceforth to lio called thef 1ctor1a and Albert Museum which had been so well known hero as tlio Duko of Edinburgh, died nnito suddenly of heart failure, tin illness from which ho hail long suffered taking an un expected ehanffo for tho worse. To this blow was soon added another in tho death ef that promising young roldier Prince Christian Victor, tho Queen's grandson, who fell a victim to aenterio fever at and during the autumn it ea'mo to bo known that tho Empress Frederick, tho Queen's eldest daughter, was very seriously ill.

Moreover, just at tho end of the year a loss which greatly shocked and grieved tho Qneen was experienced in tho sudden death, at Windsor Castle, of tho Dowager Lady Churchill, ono of her s. oldest und most intimato friends. Thero had been notonly truth. but prophecy, in tho Quezon's sail words in tho letter which wo have quoted, my liorcave ments in tho last years of my rcign'have indeed ln hcavy." In tho end thev. and the other anxioties of tho timo, told upon her with a lorco that eonlrl not bo resisted at her advanced age.

Throughout' her life sho had enjoyed excellent health, and even in tho last few years the only marks of ago were rheumatic stiffness cf tho joints, which prevented walking, and diminished power of eyesight. Last autumn, how ever, her health began definitely to fail, and though for a time tho digestive weakness was overcome, so that arrangements were lately made for another holiday in the South, it was plain that her strength was seriously affected. Still sho con tinued tho ordinary routino of her duties and occupations. Before Christmas sho mado her 11.,, H. c.

l. 1. i act uonsort. A week later, tho Queen bOth birth day was celebrated amid general rejoicings though without much public display and it wai pleasant to notico that tho peoplo of the L'nitedH ihtates, as though recognition of the friendly attitude ot England during tho Cuban war, were esicciaiiy cordial on tho occasion. THE QUEEN'S LAST YEAR.

wero deferred until tho following Juno, which marked tho completion of CO years from her accession. As tho time drew on, it was obvious' that tho celebrations of this Diamond Jubilee, as it was popularly called, would exeeol in maimi Hfiecnco thoso of tho Jubiieo of That this was so was to a great extent owing to tho happy inspiration of Mr.Chambcrlain, tho Secretary for the Colonies, who induced his colleagues to seizo (he opportunity cf making of the Jubiieo not a family festival, not a domestic festival, but a festival of the Ilritish Ifecognizing the unques tionablo fact tliat Imperialist sentiment had lately becomo powerful factor in tho national life, he saw that nothing 'would tend so much to foster and to fortify this sentiment as to bring together, under tho eyes of London and the world, palpablo evidence of tho extent, tho re sourcc s.and tho vitality of tho Empire. Accordingly, the I'rimo Ministers of all tho bolf govcrn ing colonies, with their families, wero invited to como to London as tho guests of tho country, toi samo timo drafts from tho troops which preserve Brock, U.A., and tho present! President ot theBorder in every Ilritish colony and dependency lioyal Academy theso very satisfactory moulds 9 wero brought homofor tho samo purpoo. At the replaced with much sccc ss tho Jubiieo issue, Hsame timo, tho programme of tho procession itself Sono of tho few failure of tho lato Sir Edgar ffil'W 3 Early In tbo year 1801, In tho midst of a Kcs Ssion whicli by a curious departure from precedent had been summoned in tho precod ging jDeptemoer, ana naa met again alter tirlr ChrLstmas adioufnment. a rummir pPwss spread abroal, and was presently con Sfirmcl, that Mr.

Gladstono was about to retire. iOn March 1 ho made, without any parado of 'valediction, what proved to Ins his last speech rlr, 1 r. Iff tnu rf rVimmnns. It W2JI 21 hrlef Kneoeh liv reNontmnnt at tho event nfB rthc previcu Septianbcr and directed against the Ticondnct I too llouso 01 iyjru.1 wun rcgaxa to tuouoi uio term, uniquo. as wo said in review Government Hill on Employers Liability.

ThLsMing tho year, Tho military nations of the! pproved to bo tho veteran's last appearance in tho 1 louse, of which ho had been lor moro than 00 a raembcr and an ornament. Tho public Ssoon leariicd that Mr. Gladstono was suflerlngHdisplay, not of tho number of Englishmen that years of her reign was in itself a causo ef grief to I from cataract, and tliat at his great ago tho hope Kof a completely sueccsiful euro was compara 3 that tho necessary operation was performed IsuceevsJully, and that for tho remaining years of jjLla lifo Mr. Gladstono could read with proper glasses. Alter very short delay and many undor tart of contending claimants for tho succession, for Lord lioscbory, who undertook what proved to bo ino thank iesa taste oi lormlng a Govern' racnt.

Very shortly afterwards tho Queen left England for lorenco, wbcro cbo stayod tor somo weeks enjoying delightful wxsathcr and on her return. fivo ww ks later, sho stopped' at Coburg to witness tho raarnago between two or bcr grand g1ctoria Melita of Cobarg. On tho next day the MEmncror William of3cially announced to her Majesty tho betrothal of tho Ccaarovltch (the Hpreent Emperor ot Kussia) to tho Grand Duchess was ouito different from that of 18S7. In the latter casn her ilaicsty had driven from the Palaco to Westminster Abbey, surrounded by thoi Princes of her family had thero taken part in a service which was almost a repetition of the! HCoronation Service and had quickly returned homo. On tho present occasion lier imrposo, as fjofllcially announced, was to seo her people and personally to rccoivo tneir congratulations and with this, intention tho ronto chosen was thrco times as long, and throo times as many persons were thus enabled to offer their greetings to tho Queen.

Tho procession was, in tho strictest nenso Continent can, of course, put cn tho parade! ground fivo of their own men for ovcry onej that wo can put on ours font hero was agajisc tuo grieia anil anxieties wluen encom passed tho Queen during tho last year of her life. If tho South African war proved moro serious than had been anticipated if it opened unfortu nately and cost moro efforts, more lives, and more money than any ono had thought possible cn tho other hand, it did moro to weld tho Empire together than years of icaeefnl progress might havo accomplished. Her Majesty's frequent messages of thanks and greeting to her colonies and to tho troops sent by them, and her recep tion cf tho latter at Windsor 011 their return gavoevidenco of tho heartfelt joy with which sho saw tho sons of tho Empire giving their lives for tho delenco of its integrity. Akin to this feeling was tho satisfaction which sho showed in tho Federation of tho Australian Colonies. The Queen's Speech at tho opening of Parliament is not commonly tiiougiit to represent tho personal mind of tho Sovereign but thero can be little doubt that tho paragraph which spoko of this point, if not actually written by tho Queen, gave perfect expression to her feeling on thi matter.

I havo watched with cordial satisfaction," said tho Speech, tho gradual develop ment of my greater colonics into self governm; communities. I feel confident that tho establish ment of tho great Federation of Australia will provo advantageous not only to the colonies immediately concerned, but to tho Empire at large." Tho South African war, which broke out in October, 1S09, was from tho outset a source of grave and natural anxiety to tho Queen. That so serious a quarrel should arise to cloud the lastfi of the missionaries was a protection frora sla re raiding. Tha Uijho? appealed to Sir F. tha r.ritish Governor cf Northern Niceria, for Ms advice, and it is ia consequence of General LuTird'i counsel! that the missionaries havo now retired tolxkojo.

That town, thocgh not ia Hacsaland proper, is onlj separated from it by the nrer Nigtr it contains a population, and is visited by many Iliusa traders. It was contemplated as tha headquarters cf a previous 3 tia sa rni.osica 01 iho Church Missionary Society. I'ortmaa Coapel is to I consecrated as rani Church, rortman sqeare, by Bishop Barry, to morrow, betn the higher education of naval officers beats will ba reserved for subscribers to the 5 produced I lhe establishment of the rear rarchasefnndand seathoMr.rsnptoSlS. 8 College for this purpose was cno of tho5 dpurchas At tso lortmcatly mectin: of tha Coram! tee of the Poor Clergy Relief Corporation, held yesterday, a resolution of regret at tha death of their president, tha Bishop of London, and of sympathy with the faaily wa adopted. At tn same meeting tha sum of was distributed to 15 clergymen, their widows, and orphans, and grants of clothing were mada ia 22 cajes.

Durins tha month of jl January tha sum of 1,070 has been distributed Ly the society, A l'arllazaentary return has just been published, by orjer given on December 10, 1D00, of proceedings taken under tho Lord Chancellor's Augmentation Act betweea August 13, HOi, and December 1000. Tha Act came into operation oa November 1, 1S63, and it eaablej the Ixinl Chancellor to sell the adrowsons of certain 11 rlns in h.s gilt, which were detailed in tho first schedule, and to apply the proceed to the augmentation of the income ot tha benefico ia each case. tineo the passing of the Act 110 of the advowsons mentioned in the tirsl schedule hava been dealt with ia thij way, and 1 1 have been dis usual journey to Osborne, and there on January 20 A.V SImS sho received Lord Eobcrts on' his return froml whose qualifications must be sj there 'soeciSed. to a view toptir which his land South Africa and handed to him the insignia of 8' the Lord Chaacellor as patron wiUia thod'arter. So keen, Indeed, was her Majesty's thaaina; tha advowaon of tha liTinc within inem.r.

i ihn fhif. whether tha living ba included ia th but much CfgUvu series of Inqairka oatP subject cf education of carol o2iacas. 1 Theso consist of (t) Eeport cf the mmitteo ar.norntv 1 Admiralty to inqniro into the sv.ttem rt 3 naval cadet cn board her Miio'J Britannia. 1673. 1 (c) lwcport cf tho committee annoirrfj inquire into tho establishment cf thelioTil College, Greenwich, 1S77.

(d) Ikeportortho committeo appointed by Lord Commissicners of tho Adniiralty to inanS into and report on tho education execativo officers. By theso committees a vast amount of rahul Jevidenco was taken, and it is pari 01 me suojecs not luuy coverwL IavQnVl nisi, too advocaV that a fresh committeo should ho nvi.i; to reconsider tho wholo question, adding thai! tho country should tako earo that its rTl i Bdn uiKiuuiH aru not uuro moro pigeon holed overlooked, or forgotten." This iaat is the pita or tno whole nutter but unless the Admiralty aro anxious for a new rsn vTl hope can there bo that changes rrcoetmentlfyt wu.f rk.partly he that the presence pS 0 lonancswasa protection to tha inhabitants 3L "aa ws matter his own, a.t Lcrd Brassey has done wiujl more general questions, and lead thought cn tVJ subject into the right channels. ounding my opinion on theevidenco alrevrJ iven, cn what seemed to mo tho ceneral trend Jw uii.muuiiou 01 nuiccrs 01 my own standing Sunder at the time when I was retired frora active; service more man two years ago, and on nv owrl observation. I believe that the education of tavall officers is not carried out in tho best way. iL wnat a poor result tho movement cf rettrwieWi Spnd if report at tho timo is true naval ccenartJ moro inueDteu 10 mm man toey Know tor thrl most liberal way in which arrariEsacnts for thiarl education and comfort were made.

Tho present early ago of entry is a disputed! point. I believe tho bulk: of rising oCcers al opposed to it cn tho ground that it ia supported on a wholly fallacious idea, and that uo practical! effects aro to deprive the young cfScer of a creaa acai 01 tno general education 01 nts class. As to our present early ago entry aadt fftho failure cf tho advanced education, ttfal zennano to quote a paragraph from tho report 06 1870 comparing our system with the later id entry of foreign navies. Ia tha foreign navies! there is henco no necessity to make provision brj subsequent adult education or professional toJ provemcnt in after years, which under our systeaj of early entry and limitctl training becomes vtrrji essential and of paramount importance." I I am at a loss to understand tho remark tbti commanded a second visit "from tho Field Marshal sho continued to transact and until a week agoshostill took her daily drive. A sudden loss of power then supervenxl.

and en' Friday evening tho Court Circular published the! authoritative announcement of her illness. The! details of what followed aro only too familiar to tier sorrowing people. CONCLUSION. Their sorrow is as universal as It Is natoraL Of tho hundreds of millions cf the Queen's subjects, brought into instantaneous touch with each other and with tho centre of government by3 1.1.0 uuuijr. xutt ituiuua vi iier rciTi, every znan'j who knows anything at all knows that in loslnsa Queen Victoria ho has lost not only tho best cf rulers but a personal benefactress.

Let any one 3 read tho records of 1S37 or of 1830, and then say what might havo happened to this Kingdom and not. No sales un ler this section have been Elected since August 15, 132, bet it Is here stated that under section 1 9 ra Ouuif ellor.haj sold tha advowson of Ratley.a of which tha anirasl vstni, in A Aha total price of the Ono public pleasure, at least, may bo set Empire if tho successor to tho Threno had been, wo will not say another Georgo but what a 3 Princess might easily Lavo been self willed. self indulgent, and tbo puppet of favourites. a Thoso wero hard times times of bad trade, low wages, dear food, and general ignoranco times of a discontent that might easily havo become dangcr nnm snH nt 1 rimim! In nf wr.t trnnA humanity. Xcithcr tho tact of Melbourno nor the wisdom of Peel could have saved tho Throne from; rudo shocks, or perhaps tho country from rcvolu ijtion and tho Empire from breaking up, if the FJ Princess Victoria had been, shall wo say, an Isabella of Spain.

Oa the contrary, sho quickly proved to bo sound in heart and clear in head, knowing her duty and resolved to do it. Within aH month of her accession all doubt as to tho loyaltyS of her people was set at rest, ortunato sho was in having Lord Melbourno by her side thrice fortunate, when sho came to marry, in being able to choose a husband so exactly suited both to hcrjj uuu mu (Mutual uuira 01 111s jxramon OS I Princo Albert. Bat good fortuno was not everything tho Queen's own nature, schooled by the arduous expericneo of a Throne, mast count for infinitely moro. To most of us tho wholo course of our lives as subjects of tho Qneen has been tho proof of tho admirable way in which this unique woman whoso small frame was permeated, bear arms, but cf tho all embracing extent cf theg110' 5 tuo incrcaso of work necessarily imposed men, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Welshmen," but flmight havo been thought possible for a woman of Mo.untod IUflcs from Victoria and New South Wales, from tho Capo and from Natal, from Our Lady of tho Hero were llausas from tho Niger and tho Gold Coast, coloured men from ground disputes, and no littlo lntriguo on tho the West India regiments, Zaptiehs from Cyprus, Chinamen from llong kong, and Dyaks now icr Majesty solved tho question by sondingHclvilized into military polieo from British North Borneo. Uere, most brilliant sight of all, wero tho Imncrial Service troops, sent by tho native Princes of India whilo tho detachments of Sikhs who marched earlier In tno procession received their full meed rt admiration and applause.

Moved by tbo sight of all these, and of tho Colonial Premiers who drove in the procession, fourscore years, was a severe trial to her strength and tho reverses of the first part of tho campaign, together with tho loss of so many of her olicers and soldiors, caused no small part of that great strain of which tho Court Circular spoko tho other day in tho ominous words which first told her Majesty subjects tnatsno was seriously ill. Uut tno manner in which tho Queen faced tho new situation, though It surprised nono of her subjects, increased their admiration for her courage, her devotion, and her strength of will. On many occasions sho reviewed the departing reirimcnU sho entertained the wives and children ot tho Windsor soldiers who tha schedule or 9" midshipmen are no longer allowed, as they toai ouen were as and wioro tno tunc to which tM committeo (of lbti) referred, to forget ilntf nearly all they learnt in me Britannia, for havo reason to belicvo that the systra the Lord Warwick. person for tha run of CX. adrowsocs sold siaco tha Act cama into operation is Hafloat leave3 generally as much to ba desired as which has nearly all been invested with the did then, whilst it interferes mora witaaetr hccWiastKul Commissiontre.

hnt cnHer th rnni.nl tha Lord Chancellor. Bv section funds to augment the income of benefices in his itt op tofj ItOO a year. Since has been distri tfthrs report of 1S8C. buted to II benefices iu grants inada to meet eqaivalentnl grants. .1 caianca ci i remains at present na appropriatcd.

TUE SFLILED BOOK. TO TTTK EDITOR Of TlfE TDtES. Sir, Tour corrcopondent has apparently overlookeda the fact that in 1831 a facsitaila of tha original nana 3 script of the l.kf Corsica 1 r.Ter. sign may by study bo thoro. cation, December 10, 1CCI, and attached to tha Act of Uniformity, 1CC2 (13 and 1 1 Charles, II.

cap. published by Eyra and Spottiswoode and tha Cambridge University l'res, ar.d can doubtless still bo procured. Tha preface states that it Wi3 lithographed by her Majesty' printers from photographs of tho original taken by them, page by page, without disturbing the binding and without removing tha vclcca from the pre ciucts of tha IIouso of Lorda, or from the custody cf ilr. rulcac, tfce librarian. At the end of tha reprint is a facaimlla of tha back ot 9 Tha book la in aH tha stately tartness of folio" desired by your correspondent, and has tho margins.

I may also recall to him tha reprint of thia book la black letter folio irsced by Mr. Pickering in 1SII, active! professional work. aluable evidenco as to ago of entry. Is girea In a profession where, as I have heard one Thai guides tho studies cf the Navy remark, the! basis is tho moving1 cf weights mathematics! must evidently bo cf high account, and ill seems that to prevent a neglect of this studs! considerable importanco must bo given to til in tho early education. Faculties for variocsl studies not necessarily develop in the stiafl at the samo time, and a subject which is appreciated later if work at it has been kept tpl it would indeed bo unreasonable for mathematics to bo insisted cn in tho higher education In general of oZlcers but when it fa consideroJM that no officer of tho cxecntivo branch need evrrl study for an examination after tho com narati versa early ago cf 21 it Ls diScTilt to say thattarl amount ot matnematics undertaken at present si excessive.

Possibly proficiency In mathematics Is ri' nr.duo weight in tho final examinauon for Leo l.n. tf i I onccrs.thns advanced havo justified the roaitifnl taey gained. Jit is scarcely fair to compare the study Triathematics in a sen iroing shirt with that otS together with tha reprint of the books of U19, 13C2, foreign languages tho former suffers under Bel 1S04, 1C37, andlitL January J. Yoar obedient servant. F.A.W.

ILLDDIXGTOX PAUISII CHURCH. TO TUP FJJlTOl: OF TIU: TIMES. Sir, Trora Mr. Thackeray Turner's reply ia your issue 9 of tha 16th inst. I foar my letter ha beeo lacking in lucidity.

Jiay 1 io allowed to make a further demand oa your kindness, to efface, if possible, one or two erroneous frora tha mind of yoar ccrrt spondent He Fys cry words Imply that tha Earl of Wetnysa approves of tha restoration." This inference, I imagine, Is based ca my statement that the principal heritor was entirely friendly to tha scheme. Tho principal heritor, according to rental, ia Sir Archibald lSachaa lIeobnni. of Smeaton llepborn. Us is with ts, but ccfortn 3 nately Lord Wecy3S uho oa a former occasion so 2 kindly and effectively supervised tha work on tha nave 0 13 sja iii u. was so simple and pure, and whoso intelligence, 8 niewtsa infers that I wish him to with nono of the brilliancy of her eldest danhterSJcndereUu5.d bent0.

hj" PUcally til ed Btae petition in lavonr of restoration." This idea or of her Imperial grandson, was yet formed by however. is unwarranted, inasmuch as I did not rae the 3 nn.L firtfl Inn, nrnrr tnnfrt infr, i r. 'n 1 i i irriu rtiuuia mmitlicu wiuiuie DeUtlOn. jICTt tS.rr, strumcnt of life has met tbo difficulties ofB reaidabeyoad tha pariah, and without any discourtesy their ihn 1cmor. and ihn.

fnllost retim 5n Tn 1 i.h Hiisnatares were not invited. I may irntln. history. That reicu has witnessed more attJsa BU.W "raiaa supporr. ot taa merabor or 3 pecial dis ad vantage whilst tho difficulty cf Icar mg colloquially a foreign language In seeta surroundings is almost insuperahie.

There ard very few peeplo who can learn to speak a forrigd ronguo tinless in conditions to hear it spotaj frequently, and theso conditions aro Adziirilrrl encouragement notwithstanding rarely to met with. To learn languages the student alsostj always must rr abroad this, cf course. te caaaot do as a midshipman, and therefore tho foileatLM stndy of tbern becomes a part of tho neglected higher education." I I belicvo tho present s.ssteu cf naval edaea tion to bo entirely behind tho times ami tut a correction cf minor details without refcrsis; tici wholo will bo effort wasted. I an, Sir, your obedient servant. C.J0H53T053L Craltoey, Caiaberley, Jan.

15. It was not an English writer, but a writer for then had gono to the war aho showed by frequent childrcn.tLeGrandDukoofllessoandthoPrlneossBParis Figaro, who said, IJomo is equalled. If messages her watchful interest in tho courso oi Hnot surpassed, by tho Power which, in Canada, tho campaign and in tho efforts which were being Australia, inula, anu tuo luuu ouu, iu t'Hj J't, uuuuuuiit mo wnoiu dmpiru wiuuu Central and Southern Africa, in tho AUaoticH Christmas gift of a box of chocolato to cvcry and in tbo Mediterranean, roles peoples and I soldier in South Africa was a touching proof of Allx of HcsMS irraaddaughtcr whom It is notScoverns In" their Tho route I her sympathy and Interest. Thoso matters met impertinent to say her Majesty had always ro taken was from Buckingham Palaco, along jtho publio eye, but behind thein lay a vastly, girded with special affection, inheriting at ahclConsUtutlon Mll, Piccadilly, St. James's burden of toil of which tho public know did bo ouch of Uio character oicer motner, wcBi au mall, and tbo Strand ta fet.

rauia jnotning. i eopio seldom reflect that tho cwverct.gn greater changes than had been wrought by many previous centuries. It has witnessed the transference cf political power from a small nominated class to tho democracy. It has enormously increasod the size aud responsibilities ot tho British Empire, calling daughter nations into existence by their mother's side. It has1 changed tho map of Europo and called a populous America into being.

It has girdled tho earth with telegraph wires, covered tho land with railways, and tho sea with swift steamers. It has enormously increased scientific knowledge, and, as a conscqnence, has Insensibly tended to alter tho wholo mental outlook of mankind, And yet, with all this rush of change. Great Britain has remained extraordinarily stable, Progress has been continuous, and generally it has been calm. In large mossuro, of course, wo owe this to the national character, and to tho itclovcd Princess Alice, After a few weeks inn dral, where tho procession haltod while alls tho head tho Army, and that this posltlonagood fortune which has never tailed to provide MLondonLcr Majesty wMtiicrthwardsand stoppedflshort acrvico was held on the steps, thojcntallcd upon tho Queen even in ordinary times the county, tha provoit of tha burgh, tha chairmen of the bchool Loard and parish council, tha members of presbytery, and a larga body of intelligent public opinion. 3Ir.

Thackeray Turner again aOrms that oar ancient church. Quoad ruins, was conrerad tn nt nrV. 3M aa inviolable possession, but he conveniently refrains jrf tho Board" of Visitors. But I. for from referring to tha fact that the alleged compact with I absolutely refuse to believe that Sir John the board of works has already been broken by Lord Wtmyss, who soma years' ago restored tha doorway and window of the southern transept.

Thers was neither delay nor opposition then and why should the good work that happily begun by tha noble earl ba not now carried out to a complete reinstatement, when everything needful It generously guaranteed are not all vandals north of tha Tweed, and Mr. Thackeray Turner nay rest assured that In this instance no offensive modernization of the traasept will vex the son! ef the Society for the Protection of Ancient Btnldiaga. I ara, bir, your obedient servant, WM. rnOCDFOOT, Secy, of Committee. Manse of Ifaddingtoa, X.B..

Jan. 19. P.S. In my former letter the word ceiling la then COOPERS HILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TX3ES.

Sir. It is incredible) that. In view of tie spread indignation with which tho wholesale aadj abrupt dismissal of members of the Coopers Colleco staff Is rezarded. Lord Gcorro iloanii should havo refused an it is alleged even tojj grant the inquiry asked for. It i obvious tS4i so unprecedented ana cratuitoas an aca injustieo cannot pass without being the snpjeci questions in Parliament and even a Secretary! of State for India most occasionally bow to paSJ opinion.

It is alleged that tho new presidcnl the coll ego Is but acting cn the iwanraendatal gmea to servo their ccrantry at its need and to itccrjjUwst sentence was a mjprbit for" feeling." W. P. ja.2i Barrr. or Sir W. H.

Prrece. or tho Presides tho Institution of Civil Engineers tosaynotaia of the other distinguished persons who town tute that board havo reeommended any action as this. Tn reward a body of teac, who have not only been singularly succcsefal thoir teaching, but who hold high distusctians science, by summarily dismissing tho hail oi frora their chairs is an action absolutely ta common sense as well aa to ordinary Engineers do not do that kind of thus? apparently politicians do, and Secretaries Suto approve. I am, Sir, your obedient servant. SILVAXCS P.

TBOJIPfO. Trhni ai College, Fialmry (City and Guild eft Loaara stxeet, uty roaa, ixrauwo..