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SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES
OF
H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES:
1863-1888.
SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES
OF
H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES:
1863-1888.
EDITED BY
JAMES MACAULAY, A.M., M.D. Edin.,
AUTHOR OF "VICTORIA R.I., HER LIFE AND REIGN."
WITH A PORTRAIT.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1889.
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LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
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To the Memory of
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE PRINCE CONSORT,
THE "NOBLE FATHER OF OUR KINGS TO BE,"
ALBERT THE WISE AND GOOD.
PREFACE.
The year 1888, that of the Silver Wedding of the Prince andPrincess of Wales, is also the 25th anniversary of the year whenthe Prince first began to appear in public life. It is, therefore,a fit time to present some record of events in which His RoyalHighness has taken part, and of services rendered by him to thenation, during the past quarter of a century. The best and theleast formal way of doing this seemed to be the reproductionof his Speeches and Addresses, along with some account of theoccasions when they were delivered.
Some of these speeches, in more recent years, are known to all,and their importance is universally recognised; such as thoserelating to the various International Exhibitions, the foundationof the Royal College of Music, and the establishment of theImperial Institute. But throughout the whole of the twenty-fiveyears, there has been a succession of speeches, on all mannerof occasions, of many of which there is no adequate record orremembrance. It is only due to the Prince to recall the variousservices thus rendered by him, especially during those earlieryears when the loss of the Prince Consort was most deeply felt,and when the Queen, whose Jubilee has been so splendidlycelebrated, was living in retirement. A new generation hascome on the stage since those days, and there are comparativelyfew who remember the number and variety of occasions upon[Pg viii]which Royalty was worthily represented by the Prince of Wales,and the important and arduous duties voluntarily and cheerfullyundertaken by him.
Before carrying out this design, it was advisable to ascertainif there might be any objection on the part of the Prince ofWales. There might, for instance,