The Washington herald., 1913-07-21

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II was the Prince consort Albert Who
yseFs $50. founded the Court Circular
to which every English Newspaper since
mas been indebted for q faithful record
of royal movements and engagemsnts
Lately there has been some talk Of dis
continuing the Circular. for King George,
unhks King Edward who attached much
Importance to the publication and was q
sreet sdckier for minute accuracy, es-
pecaaiiy In the descriptions Of the per-
sons mentioned, IL said to have expressed
his opinion that the paper costs more
than It 10 worth. He holds that in these
DAYS OF up-to-date Journalism It In un-
necessary. But this far a. the Court
Circular has not been discontinued.
Queen Victoria took q keen interest in
the Circular. and Il was her rule. when
In residence at BalmoraL to send q spe-
cial copy to one of the Aberdeen papers
every evening. Furthermore, althourh
the Court Newman was responsible for
the publication OF the Circular, the late
Queen herself on special occasions con.
tributed to its pages. Perhaps the most
remarkable Court Circular ever sent out
was issued one day in 1883, when John
Brown. her majestyis Highland attend
ant. died. 1t contained the following
lines:
FAN honest. faithful. and devoted fol-
lower. Trustworthy. discreet. and
straightforward man. possessed Of strong
sense. he filled q position Of great and
anxious responsibility. the duties Of which
he performed with such constant and In
creasing care as to secure for himself
the real friendship Of the Queen. To her
majesty the loss 10 irreparable,, and the
death of this truly faithful and devoted
servant has been q grievous shock to
the Queen"
Nor was this tribute surprising, con-
sidering the high regard Queen Victoria
entertained for the stalwart Highlander.
whose fidelity to his duties was such as
to not only earn the entire confidence,
but the friendship Of the Queen. Once
her majesty wrote of him: He was
always respectful, never servile; always
useful, never obstrusive: usually silent;
but when he did speak he was blunt and
direct"
We know that the grateful Queen had
q statue erected in Baimoral Park to
the memory Of her faithful servant and
friend, and that one of the first acts OF
her son when. As Edward VII, he as
corded the throne. was to remove the
monument.
Ne0TIy every Stdtc event VI
Is published in the Court Circular.
Every time the King receives a prime
minister or any other officer Of state the
fact il duly chronicied. and in the same
way when he gives an audience to Am
bassadors or Governors. or when he per-
forms any ceremony or act. the public
is informed through the Court News
man.
An interesting event in the history Of
the Court Circulsr was that which &C.
CURED on November Is. 1911 At that
time the King and Queen were going to
attend the great coronation Durbar. and
the customary account Of the court
doines was transmitted by wireless from
Gibraltar. 1t was q week later that the
Court Circular described for the first
time the King and Queen Of England as
Their Imperial Majesties." This arose.
Of course. from the fact that II was
only when the King-Emperor and the
en-Empress reached Alden on their
way to India that the full imperial style
and title could be accorded them.
The Cars letter to King Ferdinand
and King Peter. in its reasonableness,
and the clear distinct note IL has. seems
an exceptional and much needed state
paper Every chamber Of commerce in
France must be delighted with IT and an
who hare their fortunes locked up in
the Stock Exchange securities Wall
Street and the Vienna bears alone
show sour temper at the imperial foot
being thus put down firmly until the
Kings to whom II was written, can agree.
I detect in 1t a faint echo of CONVERSE
tons between NJ Delcasse and the Rus
sian Foreign Minister. repeated to Nicho-
las. who has the assimilative faculty inl