Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-08-08

flN' WILLIAM u. 7 Pc iH'c h1ur ~ trrva'
H1HrH "as lio ild taa ~ Gragee lU iho tvo
oldest Ge"ige s.. sul ,te pukc of Nart ls,nr
died without children. TIC late Ring having
diced without children ty h.s leeai marriage. iac
fecccss,ou 60 abe ,rneu. g Gtrat nr,ain and
llaHo'er Vouil have dc,oiyed upon O., a. %, 90
a.. me bote of k'n'. bed Lc boom .,iut Eh
Ills lrusc died Ip 1880 vitiro, nslc tcr- lrs,.
lns however p Ga, ehtcr the rtcscut Quc.o \.cio-
i.a. who $40. born Nov q 1919.
81 liie crown ui llano,ct. hy ihc luW &C ruc.
rett'"n c' iin' nuelom dssrcr3. only 10 thc uaIc
'n' % dc,"ite- go thc rtcscui lusiggcr ,p tho
u7h. md nuW oldest slr,t,irs son ct George III.
'ho ia'" i'ube "f Cujuho land! puuee Of sn uu-
'nvinblc reputation, und extremely d,shtcd ty the
br.lah peopia. he has \ sirrlc child, Goarge
fscdcnct born Map ~ 1919. The crown of
Hanover therefore "a prohahl, permanently ,cpnr-
sied from thst Of Grcat Rfl.atn. The siAtd bfotC-
cr, NE Duke Of Sussex y without children, and
the setenh The Duke Of Cambridge heretofore
Niccroy at Hanover hos two children. one Of
whom Is ! 3 and the other - years or age.
II Is remarkable That although Genrge III. had
eleven children who lived TO he over iny yctr- of
age be has had bu, four grand children three Of
whom we're born within the space Of two months
The four eldest Of bis children arc dead. aud the
seven Younger are silII l,ng--lhcre being but
n,nc years difference ar,wecu the ages Of the cc
Get and Youngest OF the seven
The late king was entered as m,drhnman ia
the navy at the age of | A, md was prcscul ~ ecv
eral successful engagements with French shps.-
lie served his foil time m,jrMpmAu, aud was
promoted IN due course to the rank Of Lieutenant
aud captain, and commanded for some time The
PeGassus and Andromeda iugotes. In 1890, be
was appointed Rear Admiral Of the Blue Dur
/ ing the subsequent war he auXnus To be- Gu
frosted with active employment in the navy but
for reasons known only TO his father. he vas not
appointed to any command. la 1899 lie was
created Duke of Clarence, and he was for some
time 10 the habit Of attending the House of Lords,
and taking part IN the debates. lie seems to have
been iavorte with the people, and sovereign
Ia have enjoyed prco, degree Of popularity, and
OF the affection of his subjects. lie died G2 days
sh"t OF ~ years of age, and Fix days short of
completing seven years of his reign.
The young Quecn named AleXandrua We
torin and by thu, uame she was styled IN the tys
official documents which were issued on her ac-
cessun. But Ia her signature to the proceedings
OF the Privy Council, she adopted simply The name
Of Nictorin rhs .aaopLo..-..f the two houses Of
parliament were the Goth and 2Ist exclusively
occupied in taking the oalhH of aiiegonre- on
the first day 10 Aexandrna Victoria hut o.. the
second the form altered by the efasure of the
FIRST Lame. The first printed forms OF the oath
contained also another alteration, consisting Of
the Internoation of the words Saying thc light
Of any issue Of his late MsJegly King W.lium the
Fourth, which may be born Of his late Majesty
consoTt."
The late Queen Adelaide, now Queen Dowagcr,
is sister Of the Duke of SAKE Mcluingen. She
was born Aug. l3, 1892, and ls consequently IN
/ the Ash year of her age. provision was voted
for her ia 1881 in case she should survive her
husband. Of Marlborough Honss, st. James, aud
Bushy Park, with fl00 600 to support her royal
dignity.
The King Of Hanover, late Duke Of Cuniber-
land left England on the Dist, in the steamboat,
for Hanover. On his arrival, on the news Of
bis accession the functions Of the NIceloy would
of course cease. The Duke Of Cambridge, Wee
roy Of Hanover was supposed to be on his pas
sage TO gland aud his immediate arusal was cX-
pected. These particulars viii be interesting to
the general reader forming part of lhc po.iil-
cal history Of the tines Bost0a DJdy Ai0.