ROYAL CHANGES IN" QUEEN" VICTORIA'S QUEEN. VICTORIA'S REIGN.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 187, 7 September 1871, Page 7

ROYAL CHANGES IN QUEEN VICTORIA'S QUEEN. VICTORIA'S REIGN.

Of the persons who occupied thrones when Victoria's reign began, almost all are dead or in exile. Nicholas of Russia, Louis Phillippe of France, Ferdinand of Austria, Frederick William of Prussia, Charles John of Sweden, Leopold of Belgium, William of Holland, Jjlerdinand of the Two Sicilies, Louis of Bavaria, Maria of Portugal, Sultan Mahmoud, Pope Gregory and others, all have gone beyond that river which every breathing thing must cross, without aid of bridge, or boat, or balloon. Don Pedro 11. of Brazil is one of the few Sovereigns of 1837 who survive — buc he was then a child of eleven years. Isabella, 11., the Spanish Queen, " still lives," but die does not reign, bsing an exile. If we look at the great changes that have taken place since Victoria became Queen, we cannot but bs struck by their number, for they include the overthrow of the Papal temporal power, the conversion of Italy from a nu-nber of small countries and foreign dependencies into a united kingdom, tho loss of the European leadership by Russia, the destruction of the Grermanic con federation, the defeat of Austria by Prussia, the overthrow of three branches of the House of Bourbons, the restoration of the Bonapartes in -France, the creation of two French republics, the conquest of France by the Germans, the fall of "Napoleon 111., the • recreation of the German empire under the house of Hohenzollern, the setting up of a new dynasty iv Spain, the disestablishment of the Irish cliurch, the second British Ksform Bill, the Sepoy mutiny, the opening of China and Japan to Western intercourse and influences, the gold discoveries of California and Australia, the establishment of ocean steam navigation, the creation of the electric telegraph, the conquest of Mexico by the United States, the secession war, and the abolition of American slavery and the overthrow of American slaveocratic rule^and many other strangfi events. Perhips not the least remarkable of thesa changes is that which placed Victoria herself on th-j throne of Akbar Arungzabe.—^ Tho Watchman "

A telegram in the "Times," dafed Grey month, states that a "monster" meeting was held at the Ah aura township o\i Tuesday to protest against the mismanagement of the Southwest Gold'ields by the Nelson Government. A-resolution was carried unanimously in favo ir of petitioning the Assembly for redres3, and asking the General Government to assume tile conkvol of ihe public expenditure. Great excitement prevails throughout the district.