New-York tribune., 1905-07-28

-. =. windsor, as the delegate CT the lower
h,t u me convocafion. presented to the arch
-.-ps Sl ano to the bishops constituting tbe rpner
a., iesoluuon, duly passed by a large major
- , ~e1Aanolhg the transformation Of the See Of
LONDON into separate archbishopric on +,.
S~No mat, with its population OF over siv ,,,,1
- me British metropolis had outerozr, e.
-1-on OF mere bishoprfc and had a+tainaS
province. 11~'i'ep4scopa4
The Archbishop Of Canterbury. "a nrss,o.,. -.
S &c Upper mouse OF the convocation. which r,a,, ha
o''Dso as the ecclesiastical parIla-,an+ ~ ~
- ca OF england demanded time for ma
sl-,,s- 4t-Oh before taking any action on this
NLosl unanimous vote OF the lovvar ,,,vt
poiiUng out that the proposal involved +,,e ,[
-, eoIloi1ion Of affairs that had existed ,7ot
Lie'ey since the Reformation. but acr1s11z .t-oa
-. u 81 Augustine He showed clearly
oo--.s Nas NOT IN favor OF the move which of
-Se' would involve the loss II n1uc, ~ his
power and prerogatives since a. the ,,r.s.r+ -
- me See OF London is subject to his arcbf
Ps0opal jurisdiction stiu. he may have N ,teIa
pessU'e IN the matter. the views Of the
-o"eT mouse OF the convocation meet With vida
spread approval. both in ecclesiastical and -o,.I
cal circles anu poliu-
CLAIMS TO BE A ROYAL. PRINCE
The verdict Of the courts OF OIdenb,rg -, ~.
matter OF the claims Of Count Alexander WeIsburg
% recognition prince of the blood ans es a.
1le me OF succession to the throne is bv no
Z cans hnaI For, Of course II was ridicuIoT,s n
--asle mat the tribunals OF Oldenburg could pro
:. a tne name Of the sovereign grand duke
JoosHaeht directed against himself and now the
matter has been carried on to the Supreme C,ort
o Ine German Empire at Leipzig which has like
wise before II for decision the controversy in con-
-9o'-oH Win the succession 10 the throne OF the
prlncipality Of Llppe
II must be thoroughly understood +,.+ -, -, ,o-o
e princes OF the reigning house Of Oldenburg were
free 10 marry whom they listed In that vaar The
.a.e Grano Duke Of Oldenburg issued decree for
o-ooing al marriages between members Of his fam
Ay aho people not OF sovereign or nediatized-that
Is formerly reigning houses This decrae was a,vad
al MS younger brother. the gifted playwright and
poeI Duke Elirnar OF OIdenburg who some time
previously mad married at Vienna a Baroness
Nala-le Fosel Won Friesenhof the mother Of Count
Me1sourg This decree however did not receive
the legislative sanction Of the Oideuburg ParIia-
ment- as required by law and by the terms OF the
O4oehburg constitution Of 1852. and consequently
me oecree is held by the leading German lawyers
70 De Invalid. since IL is preposterous To st,nnose
than in & constitutional monarchy the sovereign
should have the right TO alter at his VIII and
caprice The order Of succession without the con-
sent OF the legtsature-that IS Of the people
All the more exception is taken to this decree OF
Szz IN Germany, since IL expressly states in Para
graph thereof that the Emperor OF Russia is the
supreme chief Of the Oldenburg dynasty; that Is
TO say, OF the ducal Holstein Gottorp Ene It being
regarded as nonstrous that a foreign sovereign
house
The Judgment OF the Supreme Court OF the en-
pre is practically certain TO 90 against the present
Grand Duke Of Oldenburg n son Of the late grand
duke. and in favor OF Count Welsburg The latter
II that event viii become Duke Alexander Of Oldan-
burg and third IN the line OF succession to the
throne, the only lives between him and the crown
being that Of the present grand duke. who suffers
from heart disease: his very fran little seven-year-
old son. and childless, unmarried bachelor broth
L. -, G1-.T Tu~~a
condition II is the count, II he wins his suit, who
would become entitled TO the regency OF the grand
duchy IN the event OF the present grand dukes
demise Failing the cOunt-that is 70 say, should
he be defeated IN his suit-the regency and the
eventual succession TO the throne Of Oldenburg
would fall either 10 the German Empress's only
brother Duke Ernest GUnther OF Schlesw1g-Hol-
stein or else 10 her sisters husband, Duke Fred
erick OF Schssvig-Holsten. the two orothers-in-
law being rivals for the succession
MARQULSE DE FONTENOY.