The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-11
THE EMPRESS QUEEN.
v1crenAs KEW TITLE PROCLAIMED TO THE
PEOPLE.

,
PEOPLE.
From the London Gazette, April 2S
by THE ouEES-A PROCLAMATION.
VICTORIA X.
Whereas act has been passed in the present ses-
sion Of Parliament intitued IAN act TO enable Her
Most Gracious Majesty make addition the royal
style and titles appertanng the imperial Of
the United Kingdom and dependencies, I" which act
rectes that by the act for the OF Great Britain
and Ireland 1t provided that such tho
royal style and titles appertanng to the imperial
crown OF the United Kingdom and its dep endcnccs
should be such His Majesty, BY his royal prociAma-
ton, under the great soal Of the United Kingdom,
should be pleased appoint and which also
that by virtue OF the said act and Of royal procamA-
ton under the great SEAL dated the LIST day OF
1901 present style and titles vctoria by tho
grace Of God OF the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland. Queen, defender of the faith,n and
which act also recites that by the act for the better
government or India II enacted that the gov
eminent OF India, heretofore vested the East India
Company IN trust for us, should become vested in us
and that India should thcnceforth be governed by
and IN name and that II cxpedicnt that there
should DO recognition OF the transfer OF
style and titles, and which act after tho said recitals
cnacis that II shall DO lawful for u.s. with view TO
such recognition Aforesaid Of tho transfer o the
ernment OF India, by our royal proclamation under tho
great seal OF the United Kingdom TO make such add
tons style and titles present apperaining
the imperial crown Of tho United Kingdom and de-
Tendencies 10 may seem meet; We have thought
lit by aud with the advice Of Privy Council APP
point and declare, and do hereby, by and with tho
said advice appoint and declare that hcncciorth,
conveniently may be, all occasions and all
wherein style aud titles used,
and except all charters commissions letters patent
instruments, not extending in their operation beyond
the United Kingdom, tho following addition shall DO
made to the style aud titles ut appertanng
tho imperial Of the United Kingdom and its de-
pendences that Is to say In tho Latin tongue in these
words 'Ind9 Impcrdfrir, and in tho English tongue
in these words Empress OF India.
Aud our will and pleasure further Is that the said
addition shall not DO made in the commissions, char
ters letters patent grants writs, appointments and
other like instruments hcrcnbetore specially excepted.
And our Will and pleasure further Is that all gold,
silver and copper moneys current and lawful
moneys OF the United Kingdom and all gold silver and
copper moneys which shall alter this day be
coined by authorities with the like impressions,
SHALL notwithstanding such addition our style and
titles, DO deemed and taken 10 be and Law full
moneys OF the said United Kingdom; and further that
all moneys coined for and issued In any Of the depend
ences OF the said United Kingdom and declared by
proclamation to be current and lawful money OF such
dependencies respectively bearing style titles
any part parts thereof and all moneys which shall
proclamation, shall, Notwithstanding such addition
continue to be lawful and current money OF such
dependencies respectively until our pleasure shall be
further acknowledgement.
Given az our Court at Windsor, tho 2sth day Of April
1876 In the thirty ninth year OF our reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN