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The Letters of Queen Victoria.Volume 1.1837-1843.by Queen Victoria.PREFACE
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- 63 CARLTON TERRACE, _1st February 1841._ Viscount Palmerston presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and in submitting this letter from Earl Granville, which coupled with the despatches from Sir Robert Stopford virtually show that the Turkish Question is b
- 62 These letters dealt chiefly with social and personal matters, and although full of interest from the light which they throw on Lord Melbourne's relations with the Queen, they show him to have behaved with scrupulous honour and delicacy, and to have t
- 61 [Pageheading: KING LEOPOLD ON FRENCH AFFAIRS]_The King of the Belgians to the Prince Albert._ [_Translated._]LAEKEN, _26th November 1840._ ... As to politics, I do not wish to say much to-day. Palmerston, _rex_ and autocrat, is, for a Minister finding him
- 60 Mamma comes back sooner than the 31st. She is in great distress at poor Polly's death. You will regret him. Ever your devoted Niece, VICTORIA R.Pray _do_ try and get the King's Speech to be _pacific_, else Parliament must meet here in November,
- 59 _Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ _13th October 1840._ MY DEAREST UNCLE,-- ... I have three kind letters of yours unanswered before me, of the 1st, 2nd, and 6th, for which many thanks. My time is very short indeed to-day, but Albert has, I kno
- 58 SOUTH STREET, _10th October 1840._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty. ... All the question at the Cabinet to-day as to whether we should write a communication to France was fortunately put an end to by Guizot desiring to see Palmerst
- 57 [Pageheading: PALMERSTON AND FRANCE][Pageheading: VIEWS OF LOUIS PHILIPPE]_The King of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ WIESBADEN, _2nd October 1840._ ... There is an idea that Mehemet Ali suffers from what one calls _un charbon_, a sort of dangerous ulce
- 56 This first Convention brought about the battle of Navarino and the second campaign of the Russians, which ended with, in fact, the demise of the poor old Porte, the _Treaty of Adrianople_.[30] Your Majesty was then afflicted with the age of ten, in itself
- 55 _The King of the French to Queen Victoria._ _11 Juin 1840._ MADAME MA S[OE]UR,--C'est avec une profonde indignation que je viens d'apprendre l'horrible attentat qui a menace les precieux jours de votre Majeste. Je rends grace du fond de mon
- 54 [Footnote 15: The murder of Lord William Russell by his valet, Courvoisier, in Norfolk Street, Park Lane.][Footnote 16: This was the original theory.][Pageheading: MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL]_Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ _6th May 1840._ Lor
- 53 G.o.d be praised that the dear _menage_ is so happy! I can only say may it be so for ever and ever. I always thought that with your warm and feeling heart and susceptibility for strong and lasting affection, you would prefer this _genre_ of happiness, if
- 52 _The King of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ BRUSSELS, _1st February 1840._ MY DEAREST VICTORIA,--I hope you will be pleased with me, as I send a messenger on purpose to inform you of Albert's arrival. He will write himself this night, though rather
- 51 [Pageheading: OPENING OF PARLIAMENT]_Queen Victoria to the Prince Albert._ BUCKINGHAM PALACE, _12th January 1840._ This letter will be handed you by Torrington personally. I recommend you not to leave late, so as to make the journey without hurry. I did n
- 50 _The 22nd._--I have but little time to write. The d.u.c.h.ess of Sutherland is here, who admires you much, and is very sympathetic...._The 23rd._--Your letter of the 15th just received. I will now answer at once. _It is, as you rightly suppose, my greates
- 49 [Pageheading: THE PROTESTANT QUESTION]_Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ WINDSOR CASTLE, _9th December 1839._ MY DEAR UNCLE,--... I was quite miserable at not hearing from Albert for _ten_ days; such a long silence is quite insupportable for an
- 48 _27th November 1839._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty....A little civility would be well bestowed upon Lord and Lady Tankerville, and might not be without its effect, but if your Majesty does not like it, it cannot be helped.The ot
- 47 ... It is desired here that the matter should be declared at Coburg as soon as possible, and immediately after that I shall send you the Order.[66]_Your rank will be settled just before you come over, as also your_ _rank in the Army._ Everything will be v
- 46 Poor Ernest has been suffering since Wednesday last with the jaundice, which is very distressing and troublesome, though not alarming.... I love him dearly too, and look upon him quite as a brother.What you say about Lord Melbourne has given me great plea
- 45 Ever, my dearest Uncle, your devoted Niece, VICTORIA R.[Footnote 59: Ulick John, first Marquis of Clanricarde (1802-1874), Amba.s.sador at St Petersburg, afterwards Lord Privy Seal.][Footnote 60: Certain rights and privileges of the Basques.][Pageheading:
- 44 The Speech is safely arrived, has been read over twice, and shall not be forgotten to-morrow; the Queen wishes they would not use such thin and slippery paper--for it is difficult to hold with nervous, and, as Lord Melbourne knows, _shaking_ hands. The Qu
- 43 [Pageheading: KING LOUIS PHILIPPE]_The King of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ LAEKEN, _9th August 1839._ ... I am sorry that you are less pleased with the old Duke, but party spirit is in England an incurable disease. These last two years he had rendere
- 42 MY DEAR UNCLE,--I have no letter from you, but hope to get one soon....I shall send this letter by a courier, as I am anxious to put several questions to you, and to mention some feelings of mine upon the subject of my cousins' visit, which I am desi
- 41 Everything fair and just I a.s.sented to, even to having Lord Lyndhurst as Chancellor, and Sir H. Hardinge and Lord Ellenborough in the Cabinet; I insisted upon the Duke in the Foreign Office, instead of Lord Aberdeen.... All this I granted, as also to gi
- 40 The MARQUIS OF NORMANBY.The EARL OF MINTO.The CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER.The LORD JOHN RUSSELL.The VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. The VISCOUNT HOWICK.The VISCOUNT MORPETH.Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE, Bart.The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.Mr. POULETT THOMSON.Her Maje
- 39 _Queen Victoria to Viscount Melbourne._ BUCKINGHAM PALACE, _10th May 1839._ The Queen wrote the letter before she went to bed, and sent it at nine this morning; she has received no answer, and concludes she will receive none, as Sir Robert told the Queen
- 38 and he said he would return in two or three hours with the result, which I said I should await.[35][Footnote 35: It was a curious circ.u.mstance, much commented on at the time, that in the _Globe_ of 9th May, a Ministerial evening paper, which would proba
- 37 [Footnote 32: _Sic_: an obvious mistake for "black was black."][Footnote 33: Lady de Grey had written to Peel on 7th May:--"The Queen has always expressed herself much impressed with Lord Melbourne's open manner, and his truth. The lat
- 36 _Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ BUCKINGHAM PALACE, _30th April 1839._ MY DEAR UNCLE,--I have to thank you for your last letter, which I received on Sunday. Though you seem not to dislike my political sparks, I think it is better not to incre
- 35 _Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ BROCKET HALL,[21] _1st April 1839._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and has just received your Majesty's letters, for which he returns many and warm thanks. Nothing could be more prospe
- 34 _Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ _10th February 1839._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and is very sorry that his communication has occasioned your Majesty so much alarm and uneasiness. Lord Melbourne hopes that there is no
- 33 [Footnote 6: The celebrated physician: he attended George IV.and William IV., as well as Queen Victoria.][Footnote 7: Son-in-law of Lord Grey, as was also Lord Durham.]_Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ BUCKINGHAM PALACE, _11th January 1839._
- 32 Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and cannot express how deeply concerned he is to find himself restrained from obeying your Majesty's commands, and repairing without delay to Brighton. Both his duty and his inclination would p
- 31 _3rd December 1838._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and begs to acquaint that as soon as he arrived at half-past two, Sir George Grey[40] ran in to acquaint him that the whole insurrection in Canada was put down and suppressed.[4
- 30 MY DEAREST UNCLE,--I was certain you _would_ take interest in and feel for poor Lord John; he is, I hear, still dreadfully shaken, and quite unequal to do any business at present. His chief consolation is in attending to the children.I felt much for you,
- 29 _Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ _10th August 1838._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and begs to inform you that the Cabinet have determined to advise your Majesty to disallow Lord Durham's ordinance, and to announce t
- 28 [Pageheading: PAGES OF HONOUR]I said to Lord Melbourne when I first sat down that I felt a little tired on my feet; "You must be very tired," he said. Spoke of the weight of the Robes, etc., etc., the Coronets; and he turned round to me with the
- 27 You may be a.s.sured, my beloved Uncle, that both Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston are most anxious at all times for the prosperity and welfare of Belgium, and are consequently most desirous of seeing this difficult question brought to a conclusion whic
- 26 Lady Louisa Jenkinson.[Footnote 15: John, sixteenth Earl of Shrewsbury (1791-1852).]_Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ _17th May 1838._ Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and thinks that your Majesty had better direct Lord Conyn
- 25 [Pageheading: PRINCE ALBERT'S EDUCATION]_The King of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ _13th April 1838._ ... Concerning the education of our friend Albert, it has been the best plan you could have fixed upon, to name Stockmar your commissary-general;
- 24 STANHOPE STREET, _25th February 1838._ Viscount Palmerston presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and with reference to your Majesty's question upon the subjects to which Lord William Russell's recent despatch relates, he has the honour to st
- 23 _Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._ _1st January 1838._ ... Lord Melbourne feels most deeply the extreme kindness of your Majesty's expressions. Whatever may happen in the course of events, it will always be to Lord Melbourne a source of the most
- 22 _Queen Victoria to Viscount Melbourne._ WINDSOR CASTLE, _28th December 1837._ The Queen received Lord Melbourne's communication yesterday evening, and is glad to see that the Speaker consents to remain a little while longer, though, as Lord Melbourne
- 21 His fear of being drawn into a real intervention has been the cause of his having been so anxious not to have a French Legion in Spain. He may be right or wrong on this subject--I do not decide this, as I was of a different opinion last year; but his fear
- 20 Lord John Russell had some time ago the honour of stating to your Majesty that the return of Mr Fox Maule for Perths.h.i.+re, and of Mr Hume for Middles.e.x, were hardly to be expected. In this as in many other instances the superior organisation of the T
- 19 MY DEAREST CHILD,--... I hear that the Levee went off very well, and I have no doubt that the Drawing-Room did the same. Your _spirit_ in all these new and trying proceedings makes me _happy beyond expression_.Believe me, with _courage_ and _honesty_, you
- 18 MY DEAREST NIECE,--I must, before I leave this dear Castle, once more express to you the grateful sense I entertain for the kind treatment I have experienced from you since it has pleased our heavenly Father to put you in possession of it. You have contri
- 17 [Pageheading: DELIBERATION ADVISED]_The King of the Belgians to Queen Victoria._ LAEKEN, _27th June 1837._ MY DEAR CHILD,--... Now I must touch on another subject which is of vital importance for you and your comfort, viz. the habits of business which you
- 16 _Tuesday, 20th June 1837._ I was awoke at 6 o'clock by Mamma, who told me that the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Conyngham were here, and wished to see me. I got out of bed and went into my sitting-room (only in my dressing-gown) and _alone_, and
- 15 _16th June 1837._ MY BELOVED UNCLE,--... I cannot say how happy I am that the _entree publique_ into Paris succeeded so well, and that the dear King was so well received; I trust he will now at last be rewarded for all the troubles and anxiety he has had
- 14 LAEKEN, _25th May 1837._ MY DEAREST CHILD,--You have had some battles and difficulties of which I am completely in the dark. The thing I am most curious to learn is what the King proposed to you concerning your establishment....I shall reserve my opinion
- 13 [Footnote 29: The Princess was to attain her legal majority on 24th May.][Footnote 30: George Davys, the Princess Victoria's instructor, Dean of Chester, and afterwards Bishop of Peterborough.][Footnote 31: Thomas Vowler Short, Rector of St George�
- 12 All the convictions and inclinations of the Government are with their Conservative opponents. Half their actions and all their speeches are with the Radicals." (_Croker Papers_, ii.306.)]_The Princess Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ CLAREMONT,
- 11 _The Princess Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ _16th January 1837._ MY DEAREST UNCLE,-- ... We saw Van de Weyer[1] on Tuesday, and his conversation was most interesting. He praises our dear Ferdinand most exceedingly, but as for the poor Queen, what
- 10 [Pageheading: DEATH OF CHARLES X]_The King of the Belgians to the Princess Victoria._ LAEKEN, _18th November 1836._ ... Poor Charles X. is dead, it is said of the cholera. I regret him; few people were ever kinder to me than the good old man. He was blind
- 9 [Footnote 5: Leading characters in _The Heiress of Bruges_, by Grattan.]_The Princess Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ _9th August 1836._ MY BELOVED UNCLE,-- ... I was sure you would be very much pleased with Ernest and Albert as soon as you knew th
- 8 [Pageheading: THE PRINCES ERNEST AND ALBERT]_The Princess Hohenlohe to the Princess Victoria._ STUTTGART, _16th April 1836._ ... You will like our two Coburg cousins also, I think; they are more manly than I think the two others are, after the description
- 7 Believe me always, my dearest Uncle, your very affectionate and most grateful Niece, VICTORIA._The Princess Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ KENSINGTON PALACE, _2nd February 1835._ MY DEAREST UNCLE,--I know not how to thank you sufficiently for the
- 6 TUNBRIDGE WELLS, _14th September 1834._ MY DEAREST UNCLE,--Allow me to write you a few words, to express how thankful I am for the very kind letter you wrote me. It made me, though, very sad to think that all our hopes of seeing you, which we cherished so
- 5 G.o.d bless you, my dear Victoria, is always the prayer of your most truly affectionate Aunt, ADELAIDE._The King of the Belgians to the Princess Victoria._ BRUSSELS, _22nd May 1832._ MY DEAREST LOVE,--Let me offer you my _sincerest_ and _best_ wishes on t
- 4 MY DEAR LITTLE HEART,--I hope you are well and don't forget Aunt Adelaide, who loves you so fondly.Loulou and Wilhelm[1] desire their love to you, and Uncle William also.G.o.d bless and preserve you is the constant prayer of your most truly affection
- 3 [Pageheading: THE KING OF THE BELGIANS]In 1831, when Louis Philippe, under pressure from Lord Palmerston, declined the throne of Belgium for his son the Duc de Nemours, Prince Leopold received and accepted an offer of the Crown. A Dutch invasion followed,
- 2 The d.u.c.h.ess therefore brought the matter under the consideration of those whom, from their eminent piety, great learning, and high station, she considered best calculated to afford her valuable advice upon so important a subject. She stated to the Bis
- 1 The Letters of Queen Victoria.Volume 1.1837-1843.by Queen Victoria.PREFACE Entrusted by His Majesty the King with the duty of making a selection from Queen Victoria's correspondence, we think it well to describe briefly the nature of the doc.u.ments