The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-24
KING EDWARD RE|GNS His Accession Speech--- Twill Strive to Walk in His
 Mothers Footsteps.
HIS PLEDGE TO HIS PEOPLE
FULLY YDETERMINED TO BE 4 CON-
 STITUTIONAL SOVEREIGN.

To Work for the Good and Ameliora
 ton of His Subjects So Long as Ther
 is Breath in His Body-Resolvcd t,
 be Known as Edward-Asks Parlia
 ment and the Nation to Support Him
 London, Jan 24.-An extraordinary
 issue of the Gazette this morning ap-
 pears with black borders and announces
 the death of Queen Victoria adding:
 "The event has caused one universa
 feeling of regret and sorrow to her late
 majesty's faithful subjects, to whom
 she was endeared by the deep interest
 in their welfare which she invariably
 manifested as well as by many signal
 character"
 Then follows the proclamation of
 Edward VII, the acknowledgment ot
 allegiance by the privy council and the
 kings accession speech delivered before
 the council.
 The following Is the full text of the accession speech:
 My lords and gentlemen This is the most painful occasion on which I shall ever be called upon to address you. My first and melancholy duty is to an- nounce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen, and I know how deeply you and the whole nation, and, I think may say, the whole world, sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we have all sustained.
 T need hardly say that my constant endeavor will be always to walk in her footsteps.
 Tn undertaking the heavy load which now devolves upon me, I am fully de- termined to be a constitutional sover- elgn in the strictest sense of the word, and so long as there Is breath in my body, to work for the good and amelior- ation of my people.
 'I have resolved to be known by the name of Edward which has been borne by six of my ancestors. In doing so I do not undervalue the name of Albert, which I inherit from my ever-tobe la- mented great and wise father who by universal consent is think deservedly known by the name of Albert the Good and I desire that his name should stand alone.
 "In conclusion I trust to parliament and the nation to support me in the arduous duties which now devolve upon me by inheritance and to which 1 am determined to devote my whole strength during the remainder of my life"
 After giving a list of those who at- tended the council, the Gazette an- nounces that the king subscribed the oath relating to the security of the church of Scotland.
 It concludes with the kings formal proclamation ordering all officers and persons in authority througout his do- minion to continue to exercise their of- flee during their pleasure and exhorting his subjects to aid and assist such of- ficers in the performance and execution of their duties.
 The sorrow felt throughout the em- pire Is described in a constant success sion of telegrams arriving from every important town in the colonies, all tell ing of the suspension of business, the closing of theaters, the display of mourning emblems and arrangements for memorial services. All the gover- nors have sent on behalf of their re- spective colonies telegrams of condo fences to King Edward and Joseph | Chamberlain, secretary of state for the | colonies
 The Marquis of Lansdowne, minister of foreign affairs, has received from the German ambassador, letter on be- half of the diplomatic corps expressing its condolences. The communication says:
 This sad event not only fills the hearts of her late subjects with pro- found sorrow but will arouse beyond the limits of the British empire the re- gret of those whom her majesty was known to inspire with respect and ad- miration. Such sentiments are shared most sincerely by the members of the corps, who, having had the honor of being received at court and approaching her majesty have also had the opportunity of appreciating these rare and fncomDarable qualities by which that august sovereign captivated the hearts of all who entered her pres . ence.' The morning papers publish a long , tribute from the poet laureate, Alfred Austin to the dead queen. Orders 1 have been issued for $500 troops to line the streets of London to-day for the ceremony.
 The Gazette orders the court to go in- ., 70 mourning until July A and into half until January "A, 1902. Lord | Roberts has ordered the army to adopt until March '. [ Memorial services will be held in St | 'auls Cathedral morning and evening ! iaily until the interment At the first . If these, held after the regular services | yesterday some 5000 persons were pres mt. Bishop Barry read the burial ser Q rice and the Dead March in Saul" md other funeral music was rendered. n The morning papers record with the t 'reatest satisfaction the fact that the d ting has taken the title of Edward VII. dd' They are filled from end to end with s