\\t Canadian Ikntoiitolojibt. 



Vol. XXXI I L 



LONDON, FEBRUARY, 1901. 



No. 2 



(Stueen IDictoria. 



BORN MAY 24'IH, 1 8 1 9 ; ASCENDED THE THRONE JUNE 

 20TH, 1837; DIED JANUARY 22ND, K;OI. 



The death of our beloved Queen, who has been 

 our sovereign for more than three score years, is to 

 each of her subjects, in whatever part of the world h e 

 may be, a loss beyond what words can express. We 

 have all been filled with reverence for her majesty — 

 admiration for her character — and deep affection for 

 her person. Whether we regard her as Empress and 

 Queen in stately dignity — as sovereign ruler over the 

 vast British Empire, inspired with justice, wisdom and 

 truth — as wife and mother living a home life of 

 purity, love and peace, unsullied by any stain, — in 

 whatever aspect we regard her, our feelings, our 

 judgment, are the same. The grief which now wrings 

 our hearts is shared in, and sympathized with, by the 

 nations of the world ; everywhere there is the same 

 tribute of respectful sorrow. 



Victoria's name will ever stand in the annals of 

 the world pre-eminent among exalted women ; and it 

 will ever remain in our hearts and memories as an 

 example of all that is good and noble, of all that is 

 pure and without reproach. 



