Correspondence with German Friends Which Influenced Political Events Abroad 1t the Prince Consort has had to wait a long time—he died in December, 1861—for justice to be done to his eminent abilities and political foresight, at any rate the recognition is now generous and complete. His political influence grew steadily from the time of his marriage to Queen Victoria until the day of his death. And justly, for he gauged the changed conditions of the time better than most òf the leading men in English politics, says J. B. Firth in the "Daily Telegraph and Morning Post."
The leading English statesmen disliked the presence and influence of Count Stockmar at Windsor, and Were suspicious of the correspondence which the Prince carried on with his German relatives. They had no means, of course, of discovering its nature, but they made shrewd guesses which were not far out.
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