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H.M. QUEEN VICTORIA, 1843
From the picture by F. Winterhalter at Windsor Castle
THE LETTERS OF
QUEEN VICTORIA
A SELECTION FROM HER MAJESTY'S
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE YEARS
1837 and 1861
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF
HIS MAJESTY THE KING
EDITED BY ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON, M.A.
AND VISCOUNT ESHER, G.C.V.O., K.C.B.
IN THREE VOLUMES
VOL. II.—1844-1853
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1908
Copyright in Great Britain and Dependencies, 1907, byH.M. The King.
In the United States by Messrs Longmans, Green & Co.
All rights reserved.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER XIII1844 | PAGES |
| Duc de Bordeaux—Hanoverian Orders—Domestic happiness—Deathof the Duke of Coburg—Lord Melbourneon old age—Recall of Lord Ellenborough—Uncle andniece—Lord Ellenborough's honours—Prince de Joinville'sbrochure—The Emperor Nicholas—A great review—Atthe Opera—The Emperor's character—TheEmperor and Belgium—Crisis in Parliament—TheKing of Saxony—Lord Ellenborough and India—England,France, and Russia—France and Tahiti—KingLouis Philippe expected—Arrangements for thevisit—Queen Louise's solicitude—Arrival of KingLouis Philippe—A successful visit—The King's departure—Openingof the Royal Exchange—Gift to thePrince of Wales—Education in India | 1-29 |