Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888. King of Great Britain Edward VII

276 The Yorkshire College at Leeds 278 The Gordon Boys' Home 282 Opening of the Mersey Tunnel 286 Institution of Civil Engineers 290 At the Colonial Office 293 Installation as Grand Master of Mark Masons 294 Foundation Stone of the People's Palace 296 Sale of Shorthorns and Southdowns at Sandringham 298 Sion College 301 Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 303 The Imperial Institute 310 The London Orphan Asylum 315 The College of Preceptors 318 The Manchester Exhibition 319 The London Hospital New Buildings 321 Deaconesses' Institution and Hospital at Tottenham 324 The Freemasons and the Queen's Jubilee 325 The Shaftesbury House 327 Consecration of Truro Cathedral 328 New Colours To the Old 46th Regiment 330 The Glasgow Exhibition of 1888 332 Sir Bartle Frere's Statue 337 New Gymnasium in Long Acre (of Y. M. C. A.) 338 The Royal Masonic Institute for Girls 340 West Norfolk Hunt 344 At Blackburn 345 The Anglo-Danish Exhibition 347 Great Northern Hospital, Holloway Road 349 Speeches at Royal Academy Banquets 355 Royal Banquets at the Trinity House 377 The Royal College of Music 391 National Training School for Music 391 Founding the Royal College of Music 394 The Colonies and the College of Music 403 Inauguration of the Royal College of Music 408 Index 417

THE EARLY YEARS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.

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      As the record of Public Speeches in the following pages does not begin till 1863, it may be well to give a few dates and incidents of previous years in the life of the Prince of Wales.

      He was born on the 9th of November, 1841, at Buckingham Palace. From Windsor, to which the Court removed on the 6th of December, the Queen wrote next day to King Leopold, "We arrived here safe and sound, with our awfully large nursery establishment, yesterday morning. … I wonder very much whom our little boy will be like. You will understand how fervent are my prayers, and I am sure everybody's must be, to see him resemble his father in every respect, both in body and mind."

      The Prince, named Albert Edward, was baptized in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on the 25th of January, 1842. King Frederick William of Prussia was invited to be the boy's Godfather, and he came over personally to undertake the office. The other Sponsors, six in number, were members of the Houses of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha, and of the English Royal family. There was a full choral service at the christening. A special anthem had been composed by Sir George Elvey. On the Prince Consort being told of this, and asked when it should be sung, he answered, "Not at all; no anthem. If the service ends