Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1901 — PROCLAMATION OF SUCCLSS.ON. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PROCLAMATION OF SUCCLSS.ON.

The proclamation of the death of Queen Vietorrn- and the succession of King Edward was issued immedia'fly upon the Queen’s death by the premier. Lord Salisbury, and the Archbishop of Canterbury with the sanction of the privy council. It was then made public throughout the realm through the lord mayors, the bird lieutenants of counties, etc. The proclamation reads:

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady. Queen Victoria, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the Imperial crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the high and mighty Prince Albert Edward. We therefore, the Lords spiritual and temporal of this realm. b:ng here with those of her late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, with the lard Mayor. Aidermen ami citizens of London, do now hereby with one voice und consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the high and mighty Prihre Albert Edward is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become onr only lawful mid rightful liege Lord Edward by grace of God King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith mid constant obedience, with all hearty mui humble affection, beseeching God, by whom Klugs mid Queens do reign, to bless onr royal King Edward 'with long and happy years to reign over us.

THRONE NEVER VACANT. Prince of Wales Beconves King of England Immediately. The theory of the English constitution is that the throne of Great Britain is never vacant. In other, words, the sovereign never dies, the succession of an Heir being instantaneous. Hence, as Debrett explains it, the ceremony of coronation is merely a solemn recognition and confirmation of royal descent and the consequent right of accession to the throne, aud is unneeqpsary for the security of the title to the crown. It is customary on the death of the sovereign for the Archbishop of Canterbury and the prime minister to notify the heir apparent of his accession, though even this is technically superfluous. DESCENDANTS OF VICTORIA. Seventy - three Children, Grandchildren nnd Great-Grandchildren. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 the royal family of England had dwindled to meager propordirect line of succession being centered in one giri of 18. Victoria. To-day her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren living number seven-ty-three, and the Queen lived to see the third generation of her d'rect heirs to the British crown.

From the union of Victoria of England with Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840 have sprung nine children, forty grandchildren nnd thirty-five great-grandchildren. Death has removed eleven of those—two sons and one daughter, one granddaughter nnd seven grandsons. Marriage brought her majesty nine daughters and sous-in-law. Three of the hitter have while thirteen of the fourteen grandsons and granddaughters-in-law survive. Longeat Reisn in H story. The Queen is the oldest monarch who has occupied the English throne, and has reigned for a longer period than any of bar predecessors. The longest reigns in Englisty history have been: Victoria reigned sixty-three years, lived eighty-two years. {Jeorge 111. r reigned fifty-nine years, liv-ed-eighty-two years. Henry 111. reigned MOTtslx livodk aixty tive years.

WINDSOR CASTLE, OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE QUEEN