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THE ACCESSION OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA TO THE THRONE .
T-OLLOWING- the reign of an excellent monarch , tiie Princess Victoria ascended the Throne of the United Kingdom , on Tuesday the 20 th of June , under circumstances that contributed largely to ameliorate die national sorrow ; not to lessen its exercise or sincerity , but to operate on all , through the kindly influence of the warmest hope . On the
same day Her Majesty held a Cabinet Council , at which she renewed die appointment of die Ministry of his late Majesty . At this Council , also , the official act of recognition and proclamation was read ; and a declaration was made by Her Majesty , relative to the peculiar situation in which she was , for the first time , placed , by the will of
Providence . On the following day Her Majesty was proclaimed , as " VICTORIA OF ENGLAND , " with the customary form but with unusual splendour , at St . James's Palace ; and subsequently at Charing-Cross , Temple-Bar , and the Royal Exchange . May peace and prosperity shed their benign influences over her reign—and happiness be her hand-maiden !
VICTORIA ! THE QUEEN OF THE LOYAL AND LOAHNG . 1 JY BROTHER JOHN LEE STEVEN'S , G . S . BRITISH LODGE , XO . S . A bumper we drank in the days of the King ,
To loyalty , duty , and lasting devotion ; And never did subjects more trustingly cling To their Sire , than did we to our Chief of the Ocean I He ' s gone , aye , God bless him . ' he ' s gone from us now , AVherc the heart ' s warmest wishes will fail to o ' ertakehim—AVhere a bright crown of glory will beam on his brow—And the spirit of holiness will not forsake him .
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THE ACCESSION OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA TO THE THRONE .
T-OLLOWING- the reign of an excellent monarch , tiie Princess Victoria ascended the Throne of the United Kingdom , on Tuesday the 20 th of June , under circumstances that contributed largely to ameliorate die national sorrow ; not to lessen its exercise or sincerity , but to operate on all , through the kindly influence of the warmest hope . On the
same day Her Majesty held a Cabinet Council , at which she renewed die appointment of die Ministry of his late Majesty . At this Council , also , the official act of recognition and proclamation was read ; and a declaration was made by Her Majesty , relative to the peculiar situation in which she was , for the first time , placed , by the will of
Providence . On the following day Her Majesty was proclaimed , as " VICTORIA OF ENGLAND , " with the customary form but with unusual splendour , at St . James's Palace ; and subsequently at Charing-Cross , Temple-Bar , and the Royal Exchange . May peace and prosperity shed their benign influences over her reign—and happiness be her hand-maiden !
VICTORIA ! THE QUEEN OF THE LOYAL AND LOAHNG . 1 JY BROTHER JOHN LEE STEVEN'S , G . S . BRITISH LODGE , XO . S . A bumper we drank in the days of the King ,
To loyalty , duty , and lasting devotion ; And never did subjects more trustingly cling To their Sire , than did we to our Chief of the Ocean I He ' s gone , aye , God bless him . ' he ' s gone from us now , AVherc the heart ' s warmest wishes will fail to o ' ertakehim—AVhere a bright crown of glory will beam on his brow—And the spirit of holiness will not forsake him .