Edward VII

was born Nov. 9, 184L. He was in his 60th year when he came to the throne. His birth was the signal for a tremendous celebration. ‘The queen was very popular from the beginning of her reign. The birth of her heir brought out expres- ‘sions of congratulation from the poor« est of her subjects as well as from the most aristocratic. He was created Prince of Wales before he was four ‘weeks old. Soon after reaching hig ‘independence the prince made a tour of Continental Europe, with Mr. Tarver, who had been appointed his chaplain and director of studies, The queen’s subjects had become much exercised meanwhile, lest the Prince of Wales should be made a dull boy by over much study. At the end of the ‘European tour the Prince of Wales ‘went to Edinburgh and was seriously immersed in study for several months, He went from Edinburgh to Oxford, ‘where he attended Christ Church College. -It is recorded that as an undergraduate his Royal Highne took life easily and joined freely in the social life of the university. He also_matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge. While Prince of Wales he visited the United States with the Duke of Newcastle in 1860. He distinguished himself on this side of the ocean by the greatest good nature and tact and by his willingne to enjoy any diversion which was offered to him. On this trip the Prince of Wales visited Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Washing: ton, Richmond, Philadelphia and New York. The prince’s visit to Mount Vernon was notable for the reverence which the future king manifested to the memory of George Washington. It was one of the marked incidents of the trip. A ball was given in New York in his honor, at which 3,000 guests were present. The floor of the Academy. of Music, where the ball was held, caved in during the entertainment and there was some disorder. The prince also attended a literary entertainment in Boston, at which Long fellow, Holmes, Emerson, Thoreau and other Americans of distinction were presented to him. In the autumn of 1861 the Prince of Wales met Alexandra, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of Prince Christian, heir designate of the throne of Denmark. They were married on March 10, 1863, 10 months before Prince Christian reached the throne of Denmark. ‘Their early married life was taken up by a series of Continental tours. Immediately after a visit to Egypt and Greece in 1870 the Prince of Wales was attacked by tyfoe fever. For a long time it was elieved that he could not recover, but -it was announced early in 1871 that he would surely be restored to the nation. <A special thanksgiving service was held in St. Paul’s at which 13,000 ene were present. In 1875 the prince visited India. There was very serious opposition to this trip, but before it was over it was demonstrated that a great deal had been accomplished in the direction of maintaining the peace of the emje and there were celebrations of is return that nearly surpa ed those which were brought about by his recovery from the typhoid fever. After the Indian visit the life of Edward was marked by his lively interest in public charities and exhibitions of whatever character, so long as they were of a sort to interest any great number, of the people, and he was in no small part responsible for the suc- “ee of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. King Edward has always been noted for the warmth of his cordiality to Americans, He has been attacked again and again by the opponents of his own reign and that of his mother for this trait. The king is known above all things for his painstaking courtesy in small matters. There are many instances of his having stopped his carriage in the streets to apologize to one who had been endangered by his coachman’s haste or carele ne . Once or twice he was the target of an a a in’s bullet. The best remembered incident of the sort occurred in Bru els in 1898, when he was shot at by a half-witted youth. Elaborate national and international preparations for the coronation ceremonies {in Westminster Abbey were made for June 26, 1902; but on June 24 all festivities were suspended in consequence of an illne requiring a surgical operation. He fully recovered and the coronation was accomplished August 9th, the same year. He died May 6, 1910, and was succeeded by his son, who a umed -the title of George V. Edward. See WAL#S, PRINCE OF. Edward, Prince of Wales, surnamed the Black Prince; eldest son of Edward III.; was born in 1830. In 1345 he accompanied his, father in his expedition to France, and displayed unusual heroism at the battle of Creey. In 1856 he gained the battle of Poitiers, and brought the French king and his son prisoners to England. He died before his father, in 1376, leaving two sons, the elder of whom, Richard, was the succe or of Edward III. Edwards, Amelia Bland ford, an English Egypt ologist and writer; born in London in 1831. She died in Weston-super-Mare, Somersets hire, April 15, 1892.