The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-29
La Marquise de Fontenoy

s there has been a considerable
N amount OF discussion and con-
"A lecture on both sides OF the At
iantic as to why King George
should have appointed a commission 10
fuliil in England certain duties OF SOW
ereignty during his absence In India,
Instead of appointing regent, II may
be as well to explain that the creation
OF regency would have nccessitated
legislative approval, which might have
and annoying discussion In Parlia-
ment. Moreover, 1t would have en-
tailed a surrender b. King George OF
his sovereign power. throughout the
period for which the regency was
created.
Now the King has never had any
ereignty while absent In India He is
visiting that dependency as full
nedsed Emperor OF India. and as SOW
c%ciSn of all the remainder OF the
Kingdom and ireland.
No parliamentary sanction was. how
ever. necessary TO enable him to ap-
Council. q commission to give certain
signatures in his name during his abb
s sn.,,,, and to aalx his sign manual to
his sanction by wire. Queen Victoria,
during the carly portion of her reign,
also ais ~ maze ns1e,, point Of nominatlng
went abroad. following the examples
of her Hanoverian predecessors on the
throne, whenever they happened to
IInnoverian portion of their dominions.
Tho commissioners appointed by
King George are his cousin. Prince
Arthur, who has not yet received any
peerage emitting him to sit in the
House of Lords. the Archbishop OF
| Canterbury. the lord high chancellor,
who Is Lord Loreburn.. and Lord Nor
- ~ ~lF 1Nt rf,r 10. 1, No. Il
president OF the Prlvy Council. Notice
should be taken or the fact that Lord
Loreburn and Lord Morley figure as
commissioners. by virtue of their re-
spective high offices, and not az mem
no intention of giving any special rep
rssentasion OF the latter on the royal
quith would have been included.
Plus Ms creation OF two new arch
dioceses in England. namely, tho
Archbishopric OF Birmingham. serves
| to call attention 10 the fact that there
| IL an English law still In existence
of The Established Church of England
all high titles of ecclesiast!cal dlgni-
| Is. and especially territorial titles OF
this kind. Indeed. ever since the reign
by the so-calicd Catholic emancipation
| net of Parliament of 1s29-has existed
| for the punishment of those who. not
Church, assume the title OF archbIsh-
| OPP, bishop, or dean. in England or Ire
land, the statute declaring such. as
sumption. without the approval OF the
! sovereign. 10 be an act OF hostility
and rebellion against the supremacy
Of the crown
Church or ireland was disestahiished
| by Parliament in 1870. the agitation
ceased--at any rate, on the part of re-
sponsible statesmen; For since the
| archy could no longer claim to belong
TO the state church to which ecclesi-
| they were obviously Just. as liable TO
| penalties OF fine and Imprisonment
! for continuing TO call themselves arch
bishops and bishops as the Roman
CT tholic hierarchy Of England.
| The recent action OF the papacy In
| crea sing two fresh archbishoprics In
England has called forth no protest
/! or criticism in England to speak OF
For. In the nrst place. people are In
ters to-day than they We're sixty years
ago: and then, too. the present Eng
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