Oliver King’s Chantry, St. George’s Chapel, Windsor 216 Mr. Lowe (afterwards Lord Sherbrooke) 217 The James River and Country near Richmond 220 General Sherman 221 The Royal Nursery, Osborne (_From a Photograph by Hughes and Mullins, Ryde_) 225 The Queen at Osborne (_After W. Holl’s Engraving of the Original Portrait by Graefle. By Permission of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond Street, W._) 229 Midhurst, Sussex: Birthplace of Cobden 233 General Robert Lee 237 Biarritz 241 The International Exhibition, Dublin (1865) 245 The Queen Unveiling the Statue of the Prince Consort at Coburg 248 Opening of Parliament in 1866: the Queen at the Peers’ Entrance, Westminster Palace 252 Mr. John Stuart Mill 253 Prince Christian (_From a Photograph by W. and D. Downey_) 257 Marriage of the Princess Helena 260 Princess Christian (_From a Photograph by W. and D. Downey_) 261 The Duchess of Teck (_From a Photograph by W. and D. Downey_) 265 Great Demonstration at the Reformers’ Tree in Hyde Park 272 Lord Carnarvon (_From a Photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company_) 273 Mr. Disraeli introducing his Reform Bill in the House of Commons 276 Council Chamber, Osborne (_After a Photograph by F. G. C. Stuart, Southampton_) 277 Prague 281 Last Moments of the Emperor Maximilian (_After the Picture by Jean-Paul Laurens_) 284 Lord Naas (afterwards Earl of Mayo) 285 The Queen laying the Foundation Stone of the Royal Albert Hall 289 Arrival of the Queen at Kelso 292 Visit of the Queen to Melrose Abbey 293 The Queen investing Abdul Aziz with the Order of the Garter _To face_ 294 The Ball-room, Balmoral (_From a Photograph by G. W. Wilson and Co._) 296