Produced by Bryan Ness, Louise Pattison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) Transcriber's Note: In the original, the speeches of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales are set in a larger type face. In this e-text the larger type sections are represented by indentation. Corrections are listed at the end of the book. * * * * * SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES: 1863-1888. [Illustration: Albert Edward P.] 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. LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. To the Memory of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS T H E P R I N C E C O N S O R T, 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 and Princess of Wales, is also the 25th anniversary of the year when the Prince first began to appear in public life. It is, therefore, a fit time to present some record of events in which His Royal Highness has taken part, and of services rendered by him to the nation, during the past quarter of a century. The best and the least formal way of doing this seemed to be the reproduction of his Speeches and Addresses, along with some account of the occasions when they were delivered.