The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-25
RY 25, 1901. S1.OO PER YEAR.

not TO attend the house Of lords today
The proclamation Of the accession OF
his majesty was signed by the princes
present, the duke OF York first, then
the duke Of Connaught. the duke OF
Cambridge. Prince Christian the arch
bishop OF Canterbury. the lord cham
cellor. the lord mayor and the other
representatives OF the city Of London.
IL Will be heraided tomorrow at st.
James palace and elsewhere and be
polished In The Gazette
PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.
Both houses of parliament assembled
at 4 o'clock this afternoon and took the
oath OF allegiance 10 the new sover-
eign- The attendance was large In
the house OF commons all the members.
dressed in the deepest mourning.
stood up as Speaker Gully entered and
announced that by reason OF the deep
ly lamented decease OF her Majesty,
Queen Victoria. E had become their
duty to take the OATH OF allegiance to
her successor. Kink Edward VII The
speaker then administered the oath
and the swearing in OF the members
proceeded. Joseph Chamberlain. the
secretary OF state for the colonies. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach. the chancellor
of the exchequer: Sir Henry CampbelI-
Bannerman. the liberal leader I'm the
house and Sir William Vernon Har-
court, were the first to subscribe their
names on the roll.
In the house OF lords the oath was
taken by the duke OF York. the duke of
Connaught, Earl Roberts. Lord Rose
bery, Lord Salisbury. the duke OF Ar
gyle, Lord Lansdowne and a hundred
others. Many peeresses IN deep mourn
ing were in the galleries. The house OF
lords then adjourned until tomorrow.
AT 4:3O o'clock .. m. the artillery be-
gan firing salutes IN James Park 10
inn
the throne.
Among the incidents of the day was
an imposing civic procession The lord
mayor and aldermen, accompaniad nv
the city marshal and other members
or the corporation escorted by strong
Dody or police. proceeded from the
mansion house by way of the Thames
embankment to st. James palace in
gilded equipages. This notable scene
was witnessed by thousands OF silent
people.
The king. who remains I'm London
over night. was driven to buckingham
palace after taking the oath before the
privy council and dined there with the
duchess OF Albany. Subsequently be
went to Marlborough house to sleep.
London, January c4.-An extraordi-
nary issue Of The Gazette this morning
which appears with black borders. an
nounces the death OF Queen Victoria
l.
ward vi. the acknowledgment OF al
ieglance by the privy council and the
kings speech at his accession.
THE KINGS SPEECH
The following is the full text Of his
maJesty's accession speech:
your Royal Highnesses, My Lords
and Gentlemen:
This is the most painful occasion ON
which shall ever be called upon 10
address you. My first and melancholv
duty is to announce to YOU the death
OF my beloved mother the queen. and
know how deeply you and the whole
nation, and. 1 think 1 may saw. the
Whoie world, sympathize with me I'm
the lrreparable loss We have all sus-
tanned. L need hardly say that NV
constant endeavor will be ALWAYS IN
walk in her footsteps
IN undertaking the heavy 5oad
which now devolves upon me. l m
fully determined to be a constitutio-t.I
sovereign In the strictest sense of -.
word, and SO long as there is breata
In my body, to work for the good a "a
ameiioration of my people
nave resolved to be known by "a
name OF Edward. which has been bone
Dy SIX or my ancestors. In doing so 7
90 not undervalue the name of Albert
which inherit from my ever-to-be Ia
mented, great and wise father who bv
universal consent is I think. deserved
ly known~by the name OF Albert the
Good, and L desire that his name should
stand alone.
In conclusion I trust TO parliament
ana the nation to support me i'm the
arduous duties which now devolve
upon me by inheritance and to which
L am determined TO devote my whole
strength during the remainder Of nv
life"
The Gazette announces that the king
subscribed the oath relating to the Sc
curity Of the church OF Scotland.
1t concludes with the kings formal
proclamation ordering all officers and
persons in authority throughout his
dominions to continue to exercise their
office during the royal pleasure and ex-
horting his subjects to aid and assist
such officers in the performance and
execution OF such duties