| Show PROBABLE RESULT OF VICTORIAS DEATH THE sen sensational rAtional dispatch published a few days ago to the effect that hat queen victoria empress of india was dan genously gerou sly ill III ant and could not survive more than a few hours incited a good deo deal of speculation as to the consequences of such an event as the demise of that good lady some asked the question would the british empire become beco me a republic or remain a constitutional monarchy this interrogatory is doubtless based on the modern growth of democratic sentiment views in that line have been recently expand lug ing in great britain h but their development is gradual and by to no means revolutionary lutio lution nary wy the british people are slow to revolt and ate aie not prepared to change their system of governments government under which they enjoy a large degree of freedom y there is oue condition that strengthens the democratic leaning the KB popularity of the heir beir apparent the respect for the present occupant of the throne is almost universal but there is in a wide aversion to the prince of wales this feeling grows out of the fact that his moral status is ib low and that his bis c capacity in any respect scarcely reaches mediocrity but the government ern ment is so thoroughly organized and minutely operated that a revolution at the death of the queen is by no means probable the heir beir apparent is aware that his bis hold bold upon the affections of his bis prospective sub subjects ejects Is not deep and knowledge has caused him a great deal of apprehension of late he has been much affected with temporary spells of melancholia and to is said to look forward with a feeling akin to dread to the death of his mother which in the natural order of ef things cannot be far distant A revolutionary condition in great britain from any cause would be a tremendous calamity to her it would endanger the very existence of other her empire some of her dependencies would deem it the appropriate opportunity for revolt and the distraction of her empire would be Rus russians sias opportunity tuni to pounce upon her eastern pos sessions |
