The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
ACCESSION BRINGS
MANY CHANGES
Interest Centers in Court Attaches
and Kings Income-New Coins
Now Awaited.

LONDON, juno 2S.--The accession
of new sovereign entails a number
of changes In the royal household and
IN the appointments OF the court.
The present maids OF honor retain
their positions In the household OF
the queen mother, while the queen
viii make her own appointments.
The Observation-Disclosures political
ppointments-wiil be transferred to
the new king. but the equerries and
private secretaries Will be -eappo,nt'
ed or not. as King George may de
eide, according b his own inclination
and the Encouragement possible In re-
gard TO those who have been mem
hers OF his household as Prince OF
Wales.
Financial provision for Queen Alex
andra has already been made by stat.
ute. and, In addition to her private
means and any provision King Ed
ward may have made from his per-
sonal estate, the queen mother now
has an income of $35o,o0o per annuni.
King Georges Income.
Tho provision made-under the
name OF the civil list-for King Ed
ward VII. lapsed with his death, and
King George now enters into posses
sion OF the crown revenues. He can.
II he likes, retain them, and II Is Just
o. we'll to point out that under the
legal powers of a life tenant he would
be quite within his rights In granting
building leases over the whole Of the
royal parks.
No doubt, however, he will follow
the example OF all his immediate pre-
decessors. and rellnquish his own per-
sonal life interest in these revenues
In return for the grant OF civil list
during the rest OF his life. That will
be done by statute within the next
few weeks.
Parliament will have to pass a reg
cncy bill to provide for the possibili
ties OF the decease OF King George
during the minority OF the Duke OF
Cornwall
Provision will also need to be made
for the children OF the king and
queen. This may be done immediate.
~, to take effect in the future as the
necessity arises, or the matter may
he postponed In view OF the fact that
the Duke OF Cornwall is provided fo.'
10 certain extent by the revenues
OF his duchy, and that his brothers
and sisters will not need any special
provision for some years to come.
Design Of New Coinage.
The design OF the coinage will be
changed. II VIII! be about IL months
before any issue of the new coins is
made to the general public, as II Is
one or the traditions OF the mint that
the new" coins Of any year shall
not be issued till that year Is practi-
cally ever. They are generally avail
able about Christmas. But, of course
no further Edward VII. coins will be
struck. and the new issue will be
hurried on.
1t Is curious little point OF eti-
quette that Of all coins passing
through the hands OF the sovereign
shall be freshly minted money.
The head OF King George on his
coinage will look 10 the left. for IL Is
the rule that the position shall be nj.
ternated every reign, and King Ed
wards coins looked to the right. This
practice has been followed since tie
times of the Stuarts.
The other custom-that after the
conclusion OF victorious war the
sovereign's head shall be encircled
with laurel-has apparently been al
lowed TO lapse. for neither Queen Vic
toria nor King Edward adopted IL.
The Indian coinage will show the
head crowned. as the uncovered head
is not sign OF majesty.
On the stamps OF King Edward and
Queen Victoria the head faced TO the
left, so that apparently the coinage
rule does not hold for the purpose OF
stamps. and in view OF King Georges
known interest in philately the design
OF the new stamps Is awaited with
considerable anticipation.
Diamonds Only Hired.
The crown which Queen Alexandra
will wear Is another matter of inter.
est, for the solution OF which we must
await the action OF the king. The
crown used by the Queen-mother Mt
the coronation was broken up almost
Immediately after the ceremony, for
the very simple reason that the bulk
OF the diamonds OF which 1t was com.
posed were only hired for that puc-
pose.
The queens crown. preserved with
the regalia and made for Mary Of
Modena, Is not at all likely to be
taken into use, and the small diamond
crown which Queen Victoria had made
at her own expense was her private
property BY her will she devised it
as an heirloom TO belong to the Queen
Consort for the time being.
Warrants OF appointment to the
late king held by various tradesmen,
which confer the right to display tho
royal arms, have now all lapsed.
Probably the bulk will be renewed
on application. and no objection is
taken to continue advertisement that
a warrant Of appointment of a de-
ceased sovereign was held.
The Duke OF Cornwall will come of
age on his eighteenth birthday, when
he will have his separate establish.
ment, but until then no warrants OF
appointment to him will be granted.
One Of the earliest things which
will now be done is for the king TO de-
clare his royal arms, as until he has
decided ON these AMI on his cipher the
new Great Seal cannot be made, and
King Edwards seal will continue 70
be used until, the new seal being
ready, the old one Is technically "brok-
en-" by a tap of nallet and becomes
the perquisite of the lord chancellor
for the time being. The only altera-
ton made by King Edward In the roy
al arms was In the cipher.
Soon the Sign, G. r..
As soon as King George approves