Queen thanks nation for support during prince’s illness
Queen Victoria issues a frank letter thanking subjects for sympathy and loyalty after her son’s serious illness, noting the prince’s recovery and expressing gratitude for the public’s heartfelt response. The piece also reviews political and Irish prospects, taxes, and recent speeches, with broader imperial telegraph updates.
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Victoria
Post Office
Lowe
Childers
Admiralty
Cardwell
Druids
Oxford
Prospects for 1872 A bright year ahead for the United Kingdom
The piece looks ahead to 1872, hoping for general peace and political calm. It notes reduced European hostilities as likely, with a restrained outlook on war. It emphasizes gratitude for royal health, and predicts material prosperity for the United Kingdom.
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Vernon Harcourt
Hon
Ireland
Borrisokane
Dublin
Heron
Times
Burnley
Brighton
Croydon
Scarborough
Napoleon Iit
Tuileries
Thiers
Italy
Rome
Vatican
Pius IX
Reichsrath
Vernment
Times of
Hobart Town
London
Palmerston
Port Darwin
Timor
Java
Australia
Adelaide
Prince of Wales
Europe
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