The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-29
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PORTLAND TUESDAY, MAY %, 1921.

\ Gov. KING Yesterday forenoon Al half past
! 10 o'clock repaired ID the Senate chamber
With the council. and in their presence resign.
M he Office of Governor. The Hon Wilam
! ID. Williamson President y. The Senate upon
whom The duties of Governor deVolve Nv The
constitution, was present nd sworn into Office
| Nv Mr. Counsellor Fiebrnwn
Governor King, on retiring from Office.
addressedlhe council ID an appropriate speech.
| He said, that having received appointment
| from the Executive Of the United States,
which upon mature consideration he had &C.
c-pted, the Office of Chiet Magistrate of he
State was consequently made vacant e bad
therefore taken measures that the PEI n con
additionally qualified for lhe Office should be
present 10 order that no interruption should
take place ID its duties. The Governor then
spoke Of the difficulties with which the dis
charge Of his duty had been attended Of the
many Office seekers who had been disappoint-
Ell in their expectations and Of the anxiety
which had been produced by endesyorinz ID
accomplish an equalization Of Office lie fnal-
" closed with commentator Of the labours
Of the council, which had been 50 seryiceable
70 him during his Administrations and which
he said had been attended with an impartality
which must be approved by their own con
sciences.
Hon. Mr. Wood replied on behalf Of the
council regreting the necessity WHICH removed
chief magistrate chosen with 80 much una
nmity, and whose election had been produc-
tive Of 50 much good to he State.
Alter the secretary Of Slate bad made proc
lamation Of The qualification Of Mr.. William
son, the latter gentleman delivered short
address TO the council and they soon after
adjourned. A nunber Of spectators were
assembled in the Senate chamber.
Lord Cdstlereagh. the demise Of Rob-
ert Stewart, Marquis Of Londonderry, who
died % the 9Th 81 April, in the $50 year Of
his age, the present British Secretary Of State.
vlscount Castlereagh, has succeeded to that
rank q title but as this il an Irish Peerage. he
does not, IN consequence Of that succession.
become member Of the House Of Lords. II
ls said that the Secretary prefers retaining
seat in the House Of Commons to becoming
candidate for election as Representative
Peer Of ireland, and viii therefore resign bis
seat in Parliament, as member from Down
shire, and be returned from The English Bor
ough Of Plympton. The late Marquis was
in 1889, member Of The House Ut Commons
from the county OF Down, which he had rep
resented many years: N that year he was
created Baron, in 1855 Viscouut, in 1896
an Earl, and in 1916 Marquis Lord Cas-
tlereagh is his Oldest son by his first wife, and
Lord Stewart, Ambassador at the Court of
Vienna, the eldest by his second wife. Asa
member OF the house Of lords, Id. CasIereagh
now Marquis Of Londonderry, might have
continued To hold his present Office, but il is
thought necessary for part Of The Ministry, for
obvious reasons, TO be members Of the lower
House.-lreIand is represented in the House of
Lords BY % Peers, who are chosen for life.
SeUenteenth Congress In Virginia and New
York The elections for the seventeenth Con-
gress have taken place. In the former state
whose delegation consists Of rs representatives
but new members have been returned.
While in New York out Of q representatives
22 are new members. Upon this subject The
editor Of the Boston Daily Advertiser makes
the following just remarks.
" The above statement exhibits, 10 striking
manner, the Circumstance 10 which Virginia
owes much sf'he influence she has heretofore
possessed in the national counciIe. The peo-
pie Of that state REGARD faithful public servants
By continuance Of their confidence and support.
They do not turn out their representatives.
every season to make room for new swarm.
The people understand that every days expe-
renee makes representative more useful 10
his coDstltuents-more valuable 10 his coun.
Try, The representative knows he has no
other course TO follow but the plain path of
honesty, and the people wilt rarely deserthim.
Every representative from Virginia il he last
congress l. re elected who would consent ~
serve, save one, and that one had been but 4
single session N congress, lis election having
been warmly contested 10 the first instance,
Mr. Tyler, Mr B. Smith, and Mr. Parker of
The last congress, positively declined serving
again. Mr.. Burweil, II viii re recoltected.
died during The last session. after serving fl
teen years. The remaining eighteen mem
bers are re elected, all, except one Or two of
them without serious opposition
we understand that Judge Freeman has OBJ.
tanned an accurate draft of this town. present.
ing is situation at the moment the FIRE from
The British had taken effect, IN IT'S, taken bv
an eye witness of The event. III represents
distinctly every house 10 town. over part ot
winch The ire Is carrying on it, rsvsres il
also renresprrts The vessels ho,,h-.l. \,