This eBook was produced by Tricia Gilbert, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Life Of Her Most Gracious Majesty THE QUEEN by SARAH TYTLER _Edited with an Introduction by_ LORD RONALD GOWER, FSA. IN TWO VOLUMES Vol II * * * * * CONTENTS. VOL. II. CHAP. I. ROYAL PROGRESSES TO BURGHLEY, STOWE, AND STRATHFIELDSAYE II. THE QUEEN'S POWDER BALL III. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO GERMANY IV. RAILWAY SPECULATION--FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP--SIR ROBERT PEEL'S RESOLUTIONS--BIRTH OF PRINCESS HELENA--VISIT OF IBRAHIM PASHA V. AUTUMN YACHTING EXCURSIONS--THE SPANISH MARRIAGES--WINTER VISITS VI. INSTALLATION OF PRINCE ALBERT AS CHANCELLOR OF CAMBRIDGE VII. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND AND STAY AT ARDVERIKIE VIII. THE FRENCH FUGITIVES--THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER IX. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT BALMORAL X. PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC INTERESTS--FRESH ATTACK UPON THE QUEEN XI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST VISIT TO IRELAND XII. SCOTLAND AGAIN--GLASGOW AND DEE-SIDE XIII. THE OPENING OF THE NEW COAL EXCHANGE--THE DEATH OF QUEEN ADELAIDE XIV. PREPARATION FOR THE EXHIBITION--BIRTH OF THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT XV. THE DEATHS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, AND LOUIS PHILIPPE XVI. THE QUEEN'S FIRST STAY AT HOLYROOD--THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS XVII. THE PAPAL BULL--THE GREAT EXHIBITION XVII. THE QUEEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION XIX. THE QUEEN'S "RESTORATION BALL" AND THE "GUILDHALL BALL." XX. ROYAL VISITS TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER--CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION XXI. DISASTERS--YACHTING TRIPS--THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON XXII. THE IRON DUKE'S FUNERAL XXIII. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. AND THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE--FIRE AT WINDSOR XXIV. THE EASTERN QUESTION--APPROACHING WAR--GROSS INJUSTICE TO PRINCE ALBERT XXV. THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN--FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE--THE DEATH OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS XXVI. INSPECTION OF THE HOSPITAL AT CHATHAM--DISTRIBUTION OF WAR MEDALS XXVII. DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN--VISIT OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT TO THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH--FALL OF SEBASTOPOL XXVIII. BETROTHAL OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL--QUEEN'S SPEECH TO THE SOLDIERS RETURNED FROM THE CRIMEA--BALMORAL XXIX. DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF LEININGEN--BIRTH OF PRINCESS BEATRICE-- BESTOWAL OF THE VICTORIA CROSS--INDIAN MUTINY XXX. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL XXXI. DEATH OF THE DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS--THE PRINCE CONSORT'S VISIT TO GERMANY--THE QUEEN AND PRINCE CONSORT'S VISIT TO PRINCE AND PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM AT BABELSBERG XXXII. BIRTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA--DEATH OP PRINCE HOHENLOHE XXXIII. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT XXXIV. LAST VISIT TO IRELAND--MEETING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK--DEATH OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL AND HIS BROTHERS. XXXV. THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT XXXVI. THE WITHDRAWAL TO OSBORNE--THE PRINCE CONSORT'S FUNERAL