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THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY THE QUEEN.—Victoria, of the of Great Britain and Ireland, &c, Queen, De­ fender of the Faith. Her was born at Kensington Palace, May 24, 1819 ; succeeded to the throne June 20, 1837, on the death of her uncle William IV.; was crowned June 28, 1838 ; and married, Feb., 10, 1S40, to his Royal , Albert. Her Majesty is the only child of his late Edward of Kent, son of King George III. The Children of Her Majesty are :— Her Royal Highness Victoria-Adelaide-Mary-Louisa, ROYAL of ENGLAND and PRUS­ SIA born Nov. 21, 1840, and married to his Royal Highness William of Prussia, Jan. 25, 1858, and has issue two sons and a daughter. His Royal Highness Albert-Edward, , born Nov. 9, 1.841 ; married, March 10, 1863, Alexandra of (Princess of Wales), born Dec. 1, 1844, and has issue two sons, Prince Albert Victor, born Jan. 8, 1864, and George Frederick Ernest Albert, born June 3, 1S65. Her Royal Highness Alice-Maud-Mary, born April 23, 1S43; married to H.R.H. Prince Frede­ rick Louis of Hesse, July 1, 1862, and has issue two daughters and a son His Royal Highness Alfred-Ernest-Albert, born August 6, 1844. Her Royal Highness Helena-Augusta-Victoria, born May 2$, 1846, married to his Royal High­ ness Prince Frederick Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderbr.rg-Augustenburg' July 5, 1866. Her Royal Highness Louisa-Carolina-Alberta, born March 18, 1848. His Royal Highness Arthur-William-Patrick-Albert, born May 1, 1850. His Royal Highness Leopold-George-Duncan-Albert, born April 7, 1853- Her Royal Highness Beatrice-Mary-Victoria-Feodore, born April 14, 1857.

George-Frederick-William-Charles, K.G., DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, cousin to her Majesty, born March 26,1S19. Augusta-Wilhelmina-Louisa, DUCHESS of CAMBRIDGE, niece of the Landgrave of Hesse and aunt to her Majesty, born July 25, 1795 ; married, in 1819, the late Duke of Cambridge. George-Frederick-Alexander-Charles-Ernest-Augustus, K.G., DUKE of CUMBERLAND, cousin to her Majesty, born May 27, 1819, married Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and has issue a son and two daughters. Augusta-Caroline-Charlotte-Elizabeth-Mary-Sophia-Louisa, daughter of the late Duke of Cam­ bridge, and cousin to her Majesty, bom July 19, 1822, married, June 28, 1843, to Frederick, of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and has a son. Mary-Adelaide-Wilhelmina-Elizabeth, daughter of the late Duke of Cambridge, and cousin to her Majesty, born November 27, 1833, married Prince Teck, June 7, 1866.

GOVERNORS OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. His the Right Honourable CHARLES STANLEY MONCK, Monck of Ballytrammon, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; and Baron Monck of Bally- trammon, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire­ land; Governor-General of British North America, and Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c, &c, &c. His Excellency Major-General CHARLES HASTINGS DOTLE, Administrator of the Government of New Brunswick. His Excellency WILLIAM FENWICK WILLIAMS, of Kars, , Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty's Army; Commander of the most Honourable OrdSr of the Bath ; Grand Officer Legion d'Honneur; first-class of the Turkish Order of Medije, &c., &C. Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia and its dependencies, &c. His Excellency GEORGE DUNDAS, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor, Commander-in-Chief, &c, &c, of Prince Edward Island. His Excellency ANTHONY MUSGRAVE. Esq., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the Island of Newfoundland and its dependencies, &c, &c.