In the House of Lords two interesting measures have been introduced, one for altering the King's style and title, and the other for modifying the oxth against transubstantiation, On both questions the Eul of Rosebery has come prominently forward. The Royal Titles Bill does not expressly state what the new title is to be; it only empowers the King to wake such addition to the style and title at present apperta ning to the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom and its dependencies as to His Majesty may seem fit; but Lord Suisbury bad already announced, that the title which will in all probability be assumed "Edward VII, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of all the British Dominions beyond' the seas, Kiny, Defender of the Faih, Emperor of Indus." The addition "and of all the British Dominions beyond the seas" xy (sande entirely to meet the wishes of all the great colonies so far as it has been possible to ascertain them, Lord.
sebery, however, proposes to substi f all the Britains beyond the se" wt."
is sttggestion has, however, met " ith little support anywhere, though it is hinted in some quarters that it really comes from the King himself. Itis true thatin some vf our coins the late Queen is described as "Britanniarum Regina," and everyone knows: that the Emperor Nicholas is Czar of all the Russixs;" but Lord Rosebery's sug-question has nevertheless an unfamiliar and un-Ruylish ring about We have never called the separate parts of our Empire "Brit 3." and the very numerous class of people who are shaky in their spelling would never be sure whether it was "Britons" or Britains!" that Edward was King of. Indeed there sre many who think that Lord Rosebery's suggestion would be improved by' substituting "Britons" for" Britains."
'THE PROTESTANT DECLARATION, The Bill for amending the sovereign's cath against transubstantiation hxs passed unaltered through Committee in the Upper House, a proposal of Lord Rosebery to refer it to another Committee being "defeated by 84 to 24, Lord Sutivbury appears to hope that the Bill will al-o pass through the House of Cummous; but I am afraid he ly much too sanguine. The declaration has not been amended enough to please either the Roman Ontholies or the extreme High Churchmen, who object to the word "Protestant and it his been amended tuo much to please the ultra-Protestants. The Orangeuien of Ulster, for instance, have passed violent resolutions protesting against any concession to the Papiey. The Bill_was, however, most ably defeated by the Lord Chancellor, who left the woolsuck to "peak on it, and on the whole it certainly appears to be a very fair compromise. Those who argue in favour of the abolition of all religious tests have of course a very strong position, and the Act of Settlement is quica powerful enough to secure vs from another James LI without avy cath. But the country is not rife for the abolition of the oath. The Committee therefore did wisely in eliminating all the offensive epithets and otherwise making little as possible. The Government are bringing in the measure simply to please the Roman Catholics; and if they do not accept it the oath will remain as it is, Ihave no doubt that in the end they
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