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Show t Boifiv Spscci.ATlftNfl. If some of the large eastern papers could have their correspondents, atditferent places, tapped for the simples the public would be gainers by the operation. A foff days ago we published the discovery discov-ery of a mare's net regarding the impeachment im-peachment of President CI rant, which was subsequently emphutieally contradicted. contra-dicted. Now comes a lot of speculations, specula-tions, by tho New York flerahl's London Lon-don correspondent, on an immediate rogency in case of the death of the Prince of Wales. As it happens, he is still the Prince of Wales and not the King of England; and as his death would not leave the throne vacant, but would only make his son heir apparent to tha crown, all such speculations are simply absurd until the Queen should announce her intention of abdicating and retiring to private lifr, of which no intimation has yet len given. Victor- is, ai a noijio woman, loving wile, lotiu mother and wise Queen, has won the respect and esteem of the civilized world; and the quiet but effectual refutation refu-tation of tho slanders lately published concerning her, given by her prompt and motherly courso in this hour of : her increased affliction, will assure tho i English that she is still fully compe- ! tent to wield thesceptre of the Britih ompire which sho has now hold for over thirty-four years. |