The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-26

anu ever open kltte VI yVuA ALS'hASS
and OF the wide dominion beyond, da!
to remain long In grateful remembrance
and assure you we consider ourselves
most fortunate in having cast our lot viii
so generous, warm hearted and devoteC
q people. E.n ,Vs,5 :,
The procession halted at the Provincial
building and proceeded TO the Assembly
Chamber, where the vice-regal party ar
rived at 20 minutes to 8. Judge Richie
in his crimson robes, took a seat ut the left
OF the throne at table in front OF the
throne. At the right sat Sir John
Mcdonald, Hons. Pope, Babey and
DR.. Upper. On the left Hons.
Mckenzie, Powell, Mason, Wilkens and
0'Connor. Princess Louise took seat to
the sight OF Sir Patrick McDougal, Ad-
ministrator OF the Government, His Royal
Highness, the Duke Of Edinburg, being on
his left, in full costume rs Captain OF the
Royal Navy; his breast covered with or
ders and decorations. sgsJ
Letters patent and commission appoint
ing Marquis Governor General were read,
and then Maj. Dwighton, the Marquis Sec
retary, placed in the hands OF Lord Lorne
the oaths OF office while Judge Richie
hanued MIN the blDle.
THE MARQUIS TAKES THE OATH OF oFrIcE.
The Marquis Of Lorne read the following
oaths: .'..-
"a, Sir John Douglass Switzerland
Campbell, commonly called Marquis OF
Loroe, do swear, that ! will be faithful and
bear true allegiance to Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria, and will defend her
to the utmost ofmy poweragainst all con.
spiraeies and attempts whatever which
shall be made against her person, crown
or dignity, and | will use my utmost en-
deavOrs to disclose and make known to Her
Majesty, her heirs and survivors, alltreason
and treaherous conspiracies which may
be formed against her or them, and /
do faithfully promise to maintain, sup
port and defend to the utmost OF my
power the succession TO the Crown,
which succession, by an act entitled
IAN act for the limitation Of the crown,
and the better securing Of the rights and
liberties OF his subjects, and stands limited
to Princess Sophia, Electress OF Hanoyor.
The heirs OF her body being Protestants,
hereby utterly renouncing and abjuring
any allegiance. unto any other person
claiming or pretending q right 10 the
crown Of this realm, and do declare that
no foreign prince, person, prel9te, State
and patentate hath or ought to have any
jurisdiction, power, superiority or au-
thority, gubernatorial or spiritual
within the realm, and make this declara-
alton upon the true faith OF christian
so help me God. Having appended his
signature Judge Rithchie addressed His
Excellency: You shall well and
truly execute the Office and trust
OF the Governor General Of Canada
and territories extending thereon, and
duly and impartially administer justice
therein so help you God? You shall
do your utmost endeayor that all the |
clauses, matters and things contained
in several acts OF Parliament here |
totore passed and now in force relating |
to trade and Her Majesty's colonies and
plantations be punCtually and bona fde |
according TO the true interest
and meaning thereof so help you God. |
You shall well and truly execute the office |
Ofkeeper ofthe Great Seal OF her Dominion |
OF Canada according to the best OF your
and ability, so help your God? |
and the oath was administered. 3T
w ulle tue juIdt WdS VelHS sIkutu
by the Judge to the Governor, the
General handed the great seal OF
the Dominion to the Secretary OF State,
Hon. Senator Aikens, saying:
~ hereby give into your hands the
great seal Of the Dominion for safe keep
ing" -&rlY -l A7'15
Simultaneously with the announcement
the Governor Generals flag was hoisted
over the Admiralty house, the bells
Of the city churches rung out merry
peal, and salute of seventeen guns
were fired from the war-ships and forts,
the fact that the ceremonies
connected with the swearing in Of our new
Governor General were complete. After
His Excellency was sworn the administra-
tor made obiesance to the Governor Gem
eal.