The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-20
DURATION OF REIGN
ONLY "A FORTNIGHT

, w5,iIm 10, to he Palace Of rioIyrood.
chnrcll bells ring out merry peals
On the following morning. ,,rrayed
III his uniform OF lord lieutenant or
Inc Inc county or PEBBLES, he viii hold Il
lsveo At the palace. at which the prin.
cipal authorities the dignitaries or
church and state. the mobiles and chief
tainS OF clans etc. Will be presented.
and pursuiyants. In their COR
Ecous gold embroidered, multi oolored
tabards, with their chains and wrnds
Of Office. 1hcreupon the Lord iigH
commissioner will proceed III state 10
INC ancient cathedral of ST Giles.
whence, after a short service lie zoe.
70 ne General Assembly Of the Churcn
or Scotlnnd. Presenting the patent
bearing the royal sign manual appoint
ing MIN as Lord High Commissioner, II
lhcrcupon opens the assembly in the
Eamc Of the King, while guns booming
rom tho castle heights give notice
proach 10 Scottish home rule par
Lament has begun Its acssions-scs-
slons that during the ensuing FORT
night are presided by the Lord High
commissioner.
The actual work OF speaker. or lead
or OF The house, is done. however. by
'hn moderator. WHO il elected c,lch
year by the assembly from among tho
most eminent Presbyterian divincs o
he Kingdom. and who for the ensuing
twelve months ranks as shc ,rinc;noi
niisn 9 of the, Presbyterian Church
place in the table OF precedcnce com
ing immediately after that or tic Ior.
uish Chancellor OF Great Britain. be-
| lere mat OF the Lord High Constable
| or Scotland and before all dukes n,ar-
| GucSses and peers Of minor rank in
Scotland "
In mentioning the other day the nov
| nj
man Code, by virtue OF which nm
press Augusta Nictoria's only brother.
| Duke Ernest Gunther OF Schles wig
| Holstcin, is to enjoy tho same judicial
privileges and mmunities as the rcign.
| Ing SovcrcignS Of the various states
ccompriscd IN the German Empire. re
testimony as witnesses was needed.
In such matters they arc not called
upon TO obey a subpoena and appear in
court AS 10 suits brought against
these royal personases, either by pr.
| vate citizens or BY people OF their own
hlSh rank, II special tribunal is organ .
takes i've members OF tue Supreme
| court TO decide in the first instances.
and seven other members OF tho same
court , TO decide the matter in appeal
| 4 nc only other manner in which tho
*clonS Of German royalty arc specialize,
| favored by tho Code or thc laws. Of Tho
empire IS tha I the murder. or attempts
ed murder. Of the Kaiser or OF any.
! or his fcllow-sovereigns OF the German
Empire, is punishable with death rs
liigh treason. Conspiracy to murder
! anointed of the Lord carries with II a
Denalty Of lifelong imprisonment as
| II eason. while the slanderifE Of the oc-
cupants OF thrones Is construed as lcsc
majestic; members Of their family. how
I ever. being compelled to have recourse
| Tor redress to the ordinary laws of
| libel
IN England those who wish 10 pro-
! coed against The crown in civil mat :
! ters begin by what is called n ncti-
J ton of right which is passed upon
| by the law officers. and if Il good
! prima facic case is made out. the doc
uncnt is placed before the sovereign.
who puts his signature in tho margin.
| preceded by the pithy sentence Let
! right be done.'' Then the case is tried
! as an ordinary suit.
| (Copyrlght 1911. by the Brentwood
| go Company