The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16
SEEK RESTORATION
OF AN OLD KINGDOM

! Wales. where an attempt was made
d dotg years ago TO exploit the gold
nSi,,' ,bu, me project fell through.
oMihS 10 lack OF capital. which could
ny pe procured. owing to the tmpos-
sioliity Of any company obtaining 4
e ,ear titie TO gold or silver mine IN
laws. .N' 49, '3s.''ne
How fnrrcachng arc these statutes
may be gathered from the fact that il
any mines whence baser nctnls nre ha
Ing, extracted are. found 10 contain gold
ana silver. even In small quantities.
thc NINE. ipso facto, becomes the prom
erty or the sovereign. Moreover. since,
according 10 the terms OF the English
constitution, subject cannot hold
property jointly with his sovereign. Il
ls Impossible that the King should enter
coverers and cxploitcrs OF the mines
In question. lf8ij
Now. although these laws date from.
ancient times. when England had no
expressly mention tho dominioiis OF lie.
sovereign. These to-day comprise Can
nhn. India Australia New Zealand.
soutI AiriGa. etc, IN fact, all the OVER
~ speaking. therefore King George
has . right to all the gold anu silver
mined In South Africa. IN Australia.
and In India. the gold and silver mined
IN Ills ovcr-thc-sca possessions during
The year 1910 amounting 10 no less
than $500. t000on. @
VI ECoHTsc no minister OF the crown
would ever venture 10 advise king
george TO enforce these laws, as far as
the colonies are concerned since ans.
such step would Inevitably involve thu
secession az the colony concerned from
English rule. besides creating wide
spread ruin In he United Kingdom
Itself. where so much capital lis in
vested by the people there in Austria.
Han and South African mining proper
y. Moreover. The prctcnsions would
iindouhtedly sci forth that tho statutes
concerning the crowns rights 10 ali
gold and silver could only affect Eng
lands dcpcndcncics at the time when
thcy were enacted, that il 10 say. lrc-
land. the Channel Islands. and 4 por-
ton Of France, but not colonies OF ,.,e
very existence Of which no one Was
aware In England al the time. whether
this contention would hold good in law,
Is another matter.
There is much speculation in city
OF London circles AZ TO whether King
George Will kiss the Lady Mayorcss.
when he visits the city in state a few
days after his coronation, and lunches
with the Lord Mayor mt the .GuilIhail
Until the reign OF Queen Anne. when
ever the sovereign ,iinpd in state at the
siuildhall. he always Kissed the Lady
Mayorcss One OF the reasons for this
Is that on the occasion Of a'vislt from
the sovereign TO the city, ana on that
occasion only, the Lord Mayor wears
the robes OF an earl instead of those
London. Ills wife on that occasion ranks
ns n pccrcss OF the realm. and pccrcsses
have riGhtto u KISS on the cheek by
tho sovereign, when presented to him.
this being ono Of the prcrogatives OF
their rank.
George L. created a remarkable scene
In l7l5 when he dlncd with the Lord
Mayor OF London, at the (;uiltlhall, for
the FIRST time after his accession. when
he entered, the Lady Mayoress, held
out her check for the expected salute
George. however. ignored the offer, ana
whom the Princess Of wales, afterwards
Queen Caroline. who accompanied her
fnther-iD- law. likewise refrained from
embracing Lady Humphreys thc latter's
Indignation ran away with her. and
turning her back on the King. she
stalked Indignantly out OF the hall, all
solutciy declining TO return. I do not
Imagine that King. George will risk
offending the municipality of the city
of London by following the example Of
his namcsakc and ancestor. and with
holding a chaste salute on the check OF
the Lady Mayorcss. AS she is quite
mature and possessed of some charm
ing grandchildren, there is no likcli-
hood OF any objection being raised by
Queen Mary
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