THE NEW KING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 25 January 1901, Page 5

THE NEW KING.

i'THE PROCLAMATION CEREMONY. HIS SUCCESSION ANNOUNCED. LONDON. Jnauary 2'J. i The Prince of Wales, the Duke of SI gYork, the Duke of Conuaught, and aPrince Christian reached London at fone o'clock. I The crowd quietly saluted, the |King' gravely bowing-. I His Majesty drove to Marlborough I House, and later met the Privy ■Council at St. James' Palace. s The Lord Mayor ami uldermen of 't London were in attendance. 8 The Duke of Devonshire, Lord 1., ... IPresident1 President ot the Council, commum|eated to the Council the death of the I Queen and the succession of her son. S The procedure at the proclamation |nl' the new Kiny Edward VII., which) jjtook place yesterday, was no doubt of] |t)ie most, impressive nature. The cus-jj |fom i.s for the Sovereign to be fonn-1 Lilly proclaimed from St. James' Pal-! :iee. The guns in the Park fire a pal-* iite, and immediately afterwards lliot Sovereign appears at the window off the Presence Chamber, and a military band plays the National Anthem. A high Court official rends the proclamation announcing tlie death of the glate Sovereign and the accession on |the new monarch to the throne. Tbej IFollowing is the p-eneral form of the! Iproelamation, as it was read at theSlime of Queen Victoria's accession," the names and titles being1 altered asj fliey would be for yesterday's ceremony. I "Whereas? it hns pleased Almighty! (»od to call to His Mercy our late ! Sovereign lady Queen Victoria, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the Imperial Crown of (ireat Britain and Ireland is solely) md rightfully come to His Koyalj Highness Prince. Albert Edwardj ~of Wales. We therefore thej jjLord's spiritual and temporal of thisj irealm, being- here assisted with those! lof Her late Majesty's Privy Council,! j with numbers -of others, principally! ' gentlemen of quality, with the Lordl | Mayor, aldermen and citizens of Lon-f • don, do now hereby with one voice and! consent of tongue and heart publish! and proclaim that His Royal Highness! the Prince oi Wales is now, by the* death of our late Sovereign of happy! memory, become our only lawful andf rightful liege lord, Edward thef Seventh, by the grace of (iod King- off the United Kingdom of Great Britain! and Ireland and Emperor of India, De-J fender of the Faith: To whom we doi acknowledge all faith and constant' obedience, with all hearty and humbles affection, beseeching God, by whom! Kings and Queens do reign, to blessj ihe King with long and happy years! to reign .over us. Uod Save the King!" (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. The morning- journal, commenting upon tlie succession of the Prince of I Wales to the throne, deprecates dis-S cussion regarding his personal charac*| teristics as premature and irreverent,! but points out, that with increasing! years and grave responsibilities the follies and errors of youth have given way to staidness and sobriety of conduct, with participation in public {affairs. Regarding the Prince's penchant for the turf, which may have ! shocked the Puritan element, it cannot b e denied that he 'Tuns to win,'' which exercises a, wholesome influence in the! direction of stamping out dishonesty! 6 and trickery. I