GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND, WALES. 99 
2, This kingdom has been long noted for its wealıh 
und importance, and the number of its ships of war. It 
contains, including the whole of its possessions, near 
One-fifth part of the human race. 
3. The inhabitants consist of the English, Scotch, 
Welsh, and Irish. "The three first are called Britons: 
the whole are called tAe British. "The chief part of the 
people of these nations are similar, in most respects, to 
ourselyes, 
Nearly all the first sett’ers of the United States came from Great 
Britain. There the forefathers of Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, 
and Adams, lived and dieq. 
Coronation of Queen Victoria. 
4. The British empire is at present governed by Queen Victoria : 
she was crowned in the year 1838, in Westminster Abbey, in the 
city of London. "This ceremony, cajled the Coronation, was con. 
ducted with great pomp and splendour. 
been long noted? 3, What are the inhabitants called ? — What do 
they include! 4, By whom is the British empire now governed!