7._

Lord John Russell[54] presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and
has the honour to report that he presented to the House of Commons
this day your Majesty's gracious Message.

He then moved an Address of Condolence and Congratulation, which
was seconded by Sir Robert Peel. Sir Robert Peel very properly took
occasion to speak in terms of high admiration of the deportment of
your Majesty before the Privy Council on Tuesday. The Address was
agreed to without a dissentient voice, and your Majesty may rest
assured that the House of Commons is animated by a feeling of loyalty
to the Throne, and of devotion to your Majesty.

[Footnote 54: Writing as Leader of the House of Commons.]

_Queen Adelaide to Queen Victoria._

(Undated--_22nd or 23rd June 1837._)

MY DEAREST NIECE,--I am most grateful for your amiable letter and
truly kind offer to come and see me next week. Any day convenient to
your Majesty will be agreeable to me, the sooner the better, for I am
equally anxious to see you again, and to express to you in person all
that I feel for you at this trying moment. If Monday will suit you
I shall be ready to receive you and your dear Mother on that day. My
prayers are with you and my blessing follows you in all you have to go
through. My health is as well as it can be after the great exertions
I have suffered, and I try to keep up under my heavy trial and deep
affliction.

My best wishes attend you, my dearest Niece, and I am for ever your
Majesty's most affectionate and faithful Friend, Aunt and Subject,

ADELAIDE.

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_The King of the French to Queen Victoria._

PARIS, _le 23 Juin 1837._

MADAME MA S[OE]UR,--J'ai appris avec une vive peine la perte que votre
Majeste vient de faire dans la personne de son tres cher et bien aime
Oncle le Roi Guillaume IV. d'auguste et venerable memoire. La vive et
sincere amitie que je porte a votre Majeste, et a ceux qui lui sont
chers, les liens de parente qui rapprochent nos deux familles par
l'alliance de ma fille cherie avec le Roi des Belges votre Oncle bien
aime, et enfin le souvenir qui m'est toujours bien cher de la tendre
amitie qui m'attachait au feu Prince votre Pere, depuis que nous
nous etions vus en Amerique, il y a deja trente-huit ans,[55] me
determinent a ne pas attendre les formalites d'usage, pour offrir
a votre Majeste mes felicitations sur son avenement au Trone de la
Grande-Bretagne. Il m'est doux de pe