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tABLY JOINT CWJCIISi «, . - . sfe^. I *^-~- i '*^* a «~*»A»^^ THE SESSION, BEGINS, USE EDWARD 1, HI " T |1- 111 11 I fi QSBBpj[O|m IJTO iW|N !||lL B^sriSgS^S?^ household Xt College; of Ariri« v - °" lns - : At; th^ >«Pon untJl : fiS^^ »ot -fee settl?,! arrive, but thJ 1* kei \^. «»yW=;coiijd. '•eld at thY oSi; J le ! " cti »»- would; b s convenienc^w^ 'Wwlbl^da^forithe Jlnv An '^^ •- m »'«ror .-.WHHdni, whose limited/ Lriglai \ll\ l 1 »i'K»'t. bo /.;unavoidably the Kings of Ha!- n \ f ." nera V^n^»uin g tr.e Crown Prin?eV of ? U Un" n - dfiri: : and AIVI .^nt G ' rmini >'. and Swe- Austiia. ' : a^ ttol of ce t i 1i 1 ' a -^ isFer<lbia 'vlor win . »• \u25a0- -V-'P.Mltno •European- •ourt« 3SS ff for 'varloW PKOllll^ Significance of TUis interesting Fight is Legislature Commenced iWork at \u25a0' \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.„„\u25a0'\u25a0' \u25a0 '„'\u25a0'- -/ ' ' \u25a0 \u25a0; :' .. .\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0', "\u25a0 ; ' :'-.~: '-.~ ' " •",\u25a0"\u25a0*. '-'"'. \ -•'-' \u25a0" .\u25a0;-*-':/:; YpQiPriiau llUUli IGolClUdy. - BUT LITTLE BUSINESS "DONE Bills Bearing- on the Constitutional Con- ; yention Ihlroduced. / ; 1.11T1,R GEXERAL I.AAV.MAKIXC Only T.oenl fflntl UiicoiKented'-'3lat- ers to Heceive Attention-Gover- lisli Royal Family. PIU.CIVAMATIOX 01, XIX« lODXVAKI,. fouiul/veneratlcjiKifor^th,^;^,:^^,: ; Queen; iwho is: now wne^te? ?^rK! ;^ lld .i d/y^»n^H^.Srea^^p!e/«d /y^»n^H^.Srea^^p!e/« /lhe resolution^was /passed JurideVssus^ pension of the rules. ' - : ?H E GO VERXOR'S MESSAGE. " .; ;At;; ;thisP time-Mi/ Beri^pJ^weri^sec^ letary, tq-the ; Governor,/appeared^with 1 he. Governor's v: message/ /.The dreading "U ,th.fc-\message ,;was listened '} to^atteii- A'vely by. the; senators and 'ordered to be printed.;- The :texc; of/the;. document is linnted: elsewhere; ' ; ;The'iriessase ; was "br- dered-.laid on :the table; arid theiis'ual number .of icopies printed. : " ' / : :: NO GEXKKAL LEGISI^ATION. - ' Mr. Glass;* of-SLyrichburg, i offered the following.- resolution: '/; : r/v ;?,./-: r ;:.; - Resolved, -by : the Sena te'e (the Hbuse o f :Delegates ;: concurring), s Thatsit ,';is -=.the sense of the. General. Asserably.;that" there should be. no: legislation of a^general de- scription ; at ;c thls extra v: session - of .tne ..General Assembly ..other than/ that/ re- lating to .- the : constUutionar- convention;" and.no.legislatibnof a local>or. private* character, to .which: there may -be: sub-, stantial controversy;:either in; committee or on the- floor: of. -either= body. •2. That the standing committees: of the Senate and .House of Delegates 'be, -and are »hereby,:. directed not : to , report r.any- bill-or. resolutions:. pertaining-^to general- legislation other Lthan thaUj referring to the: constitutional 1 convention', Va'nd- no bill .or resolution, ofLa. local or private -ehat- ficler ' to which -there shall be substan- tial,objection;: lor the consideration whereof will provoke substantial contro- versy ;, provided:.: that this resolution shall not.be so as to prevent the ap- pointment, of -such •committees' ; as', have been recommended in the messageof the Governor, or any: other committeps .to report to a future General Assembly. '.- The ayes 'arid .' noes' -were called: fori and only Messrs.' Blakey, of Essex; Cog- biU, of Chesterfield, and Mas^ie, of Nel- son,; voted in; '• the : .negative. -*' . ,' SENATE 1 BILLS .INTRODUCED/ By Mr. Opie.: .To \u25a0• authorize the Board of-; Supervisors: : of . Augusta county to issue.- .warrants .for building county- court-house and^ Clerk's office. / By same: ; To ; - incorporate", the Farmers' Mutual; Fire. -Insurance Company. By same: To -define the; powers and limitations of the" Council of ' Basic City. . By: Mr.. Flood:, To provide for elect- ing members of a: constitutional conven- tion, to convene.. tlie same, . aiii: ••:> .'pro-' vide '.for; submitting the amended .char- ter for qualification .or 'reject ion by quali- fied votes. ./ // By Mr. Sands: /To provide for trie se- lection of delegates to the constitutional convention and -for the organization of same. .-.- .-. ..\u25a0'..'/...•..'•i.-"- .* : \u25a0'''.\u25a0 \u25a0 ,-._ \u25a0 - •By . Mr. 'Keezell:. To authorize "the Board of. Supervisors of '/-Kockingham county to issue. -new bonds. By -Mr: Foster: To incorporate the Norfolk and; Berkley Springs ". Bridge Company, with-certain .restrictions./ 1 By Mr. Cogbill: To amend and re- enact certain: sections of the charter of the-eity: of Manchester, -providing. for the establishment- of/ "a boa i-d . of aldermen and to increase the number of wards in the city. . / / * By Mr. Foster:; To incorporate the Norfolk/ Portsmouth, and Berkley nel j Company. / - THE CONVENTION BILLS. . The. bill introduced by Mr. Flood, which was \u25a0\u25a0; forecasted in the Dispatch, providing for. the constitutional conven- tion, "provides for 100 \u25a0 members, or the present . membership ' of ';the' House, of Delegates;, the" -convention to convene on June 12th, . or ' nineteen-: days after the election." The convention Is to be the judge' of its own" privileges and to-re- ceive the same pay as members of .the Legislature. ;If the- work be: completed by October sth, thentit is to be submitted for ratification or>rejection at :the .regu"-: lar election in November.. v ... \u25a0• .: Tlie only material difference .in. the. bill :ofieri,\l/by' Mr^. Sy-nds '" is that j the -mem- bership is " to be "'based : on the' number of senators, or eighty. - The del- egates to the.- convention are to be chosen in the same; manner as provided by: Sir. Flood/ but the convention: "would not convene until the second Monday in August. \u25a0 '\u25a0' ' -. . .- \u25a0 ' SENATE BILLS PASSED.; . Under- suspension of the rules, the fol- lowing bills were' passed:'-' . To authorize the^Board of Supervisors of Augusta county to issue warrants for building the county court-house and Clerks- office. To authorize the Board of Supervisors . the '"county :of Rockirigham' to issue new bonds.- " --.. \u25a0 .-. . - * The Senate adjourned at 1:03. \u25a0 '. FIRST SESSION OF. I THE HOUSIOi; -\u25a0';. Delegate -' Kent. 8.-S:oner, of Bo'tetbuvt" ileclares tha.t:so*far as*:his otservaiions go,, he. is .convinced that, the people .'of his section. d<> -not;favor th* dlstrarichisement of the negro. He says they \u25a0 -."think, it .is .better .to ' ''let well enough - alone."' an*!- '\u25a0 ..People .have, been throwing, bouquets 'at Senator : ' "Ha"I.' !0 Fioad and - Delegate J. R. .Horsleyf of< : Appoinattox.^M.iiidiyou,:thi.s is-;llteral— nqtiflgunxtive languages/When the..; Senat c" opened ; on yesterday: Senator Flood -had bn:his . desk \ an '.-: exquisite 'pan- .nier..of/ American ißeatity roses— the kind that ; cost* s4 or $5 ! a' dozen and ; send < young riien 'into bankruptcy.'. : The ?flowers -were the .'gift;..of "; Senator '.Flood's: Tenth: : Dis- trict constituents,; who have just elected him to^ Congress. . .. ,. ;.' -'-.'\u25a0/.'.-\u25a0; :\u25a0:'; Mr.: Horsley.'s. nosegay, consisted of pink carnations. "No matter '.-who ;\u25a0 sent/ it-^- that's Mr. ' Ho'rsley's] business. Suffice it to say" that the gentleman "; from; Appo- niattpx/is . young; '\u25a0" handsome,- v and ; a bachelor, and that the flowers were found on -his desk whenp-the"^ House -was ; rapped to v order. '-' : . : , . •, ."': '/.".-\u25a0./.".-\u25a0. - If anybody labors under the iriipfes- ;sion \u0084 that; : a 'copper-headed; -moccasin' snake doesn" t ' know :hbwi = to_: xise its fangs, the -"Doubting* Thomas" should in- spect ': the right-hand : thumb .f of?; Captain J.I M. Johnson. ; the Sergeant-at-Arnis of the ..House. "Three riibnths;. ago ; Captain Johnson was severely bitten by a serpent .while- he- was cutting 'sbrii'e- brush .on" his :farm . in" Roekbridge . count j'r 7 "- 1 The ; snake' .was -in>'a.;tree and: snapped* at theihand of- the Captain as ;. eagerly as'i a matinee.; girl- .would snap ; at - a . Philadelphia- cara-i ;mel. \ Fbr : a riiinute-the pain? was intense, and Captain Johnson /likens it to a.prick from avred-hot. needle.- Swelling set-:in immediately . after this incident, \u25a0 and the snake's 1 victim " suffered ~ great . pain:*! ,The' :irijured"-member has .not-iyet':- gotten; en-; ; -tirely . well, ') despite the fact '; that a siderable; partj'oLthe thumb." was am- putated./ . ' ' .:\u25a0: / - ; '.\u25a0'\u25a0/ \u25a0:"\u25a0-'. : Speaking of snakes," refninds: one. of> the that ' Rockbridge— Captain" Johnson's honie-r-is a " prohibition) county. '. : nrn?ro>)fra ui»>.huvc In i,S^v\. i»uj-if >me- palis;doVs:not.•-:t^lllV:up^^^yMhln{th*ln>xt .Iny .or so. it is : his . purpose w. ifttr^- dute a jo.'ot;' resolution- = providing '.for the, 'appoiritmefitjiof '•{\u25a0i^co.'inmissioj'u^cbn-' 5 sis ting o f 3 members of 4 thljf House * a lid \ :', of thf tf'-stat.-. ivliH-r <?tity it shul! br.To ni.tke a tlinroiigli [rivesttspttJon -if afttiiis ';tt the pi-nitt-utinry. This "< oinmls^ion will \u25a0 r-jjortv;to^tHe?next *i;ei;islaf iire'f amt> ili» r^oliition .wiil;rH*iiiirt: Miem to-cn- |s|i^r^^^thingßth;u^)ertains to" the' muoh-vexed:ciu..-sT!ori^fTh>y^wili:iiKulr^; pnt^th^ad^li^biH^-«ana^fiM^bJHtV?«3^ fenlarg|^'J!tb^pr|.^hiYi>r/:rVniiovins|itl^ti ;establsliinKibrie7orlmore;:faiTns. ; letc:tfatnl' \u25a0wiH likewise-^ weigh thc> matter of fi-" iiances. -"ft- Is the general belief that public -soi;- '-t I merits-no « matter? -how. 'V«t" r orig^it : >.rriayi \^erris frfo}: :; goirig' to^ re7ue^dy|(^h~e >:vUsjri^w:i- jexisling; jit>the j pc-ni ten t la ry. ; . unless? : sorr e :.strorig/-4yigbrous;:?pushirig;;man ,assurn*;<} ; theneadersh iptorilhe \ movement = lintUcarp 1 ; ri^?l?^ th ßi"ShltJie7;LegislaturV:by v'^luv'r" leader will -b"s*conS "What -about jthe ;oldi:solOJer?'iwHei must ».?^ptepiirfja" ;tq'ransw'erlth^t:-qtier>YamlHna!ty.^btheVi^' ;\iniXeed.^hiV[mu?t>be prepiiri-iV to: I'V-aiulfict' \u25a0|i"vwearisbmei;anil I liincpniuromrsins'.. crViV ; ;sade::?:/;;:W'v^ ;; "^f-- '-^/: <^^v-'^: ; .;;v <> .;v \u25a0""' Senator -Le Ca.tojthirik^ his colleiigue^^ .Messrs. > -•Mqrris.Tatid ; : :Eggleston. wbiiUl be : , ,the;best;two;;tb : ihelp E .hiin;in; ; the;p-!uiter! as they: are Iwell-'- infofme«V^»n*' tile, -ma t- j teiv having give it mueh'stiniy." ' T"'"': v :/Hon;;vV: ; ; A. : , MossV the jlfa yor of?;NeW- :.poi't;News,.is;;ihereJ.tb^lbok Rafter /the.' interest s.;; of yhis:: rapidly-growing. : town; Newport News:; now \ claims/ ivjpopulation. ;of,2s.ooo:sbuls7aiul:its citizens 'think i'.thlVt: the-:basis;;bf r -:legislaU?e:>; : represeritatlbn shou )d : : Ibe ; sq;^a 1 tefetl ¥as -'to J give;;, their town : a: delegated )j}°yt.l s tanrt •" Newport^ News ' is represen ted Jsj?? el >" : a.; m ember Jwho' likewise'-fepie' : serits. the. Scbunties^of Charles* City, JarriVs' ;g3K^K^rand'-.WarwU'kViThe'exfstib§j^g rangenient t had : its-'origin' a t> a* tim'e^when the -colored ;;brbth'er- ; flgrifed' r rribst* exten- sively. inrpqUties/.aud. when' it .' wak.-jif s- I 'sential- to keep him- down! in 'the district j mentioned.-: ::A-»^:-.;.:: / . . \u25a0-,-y ;.,;:: :. :;V:i-.^ ;;?| \u25a0"There" appears^ to?i^reasqn' ; 'lh"'"the"'de- ; ma nds- o f; Newpef rNews. -;-"'\u25a0 ; ' : : : ! Hon. - 6. '; O. ;-'":Gwa tbriiey. .Judge v of the. ' County .Court* of -King is*look-' I ing after the=iiiterests "bf/Judge/Johri G.i •Dew.-' who , wasf appbiritedf.'by '. Goyerri'or "i Tyler Ho 'succeedlthe late' Jbsiah:Rylaiid;j ;Jr.-,;_as|;Seconcl= Auditor. \ Judge Dew : now has as- his /opponent for' the;bmce : Hon. W. P.; Dupuy.:ai' w^n^ribwri^'meriiber of the House, ; wli6*«repfeserits" r Rb;inoke. / " -.. Hon. .J. - W;'; Fleet?' the'' aftableTl and; popular imember. from" -King and I QiieenV. is assisting Judge;Gwathmey"in~his"sup-- porcof "Judgel'Dew. ,-: ~S':L~- ••----•>: /Both sides :have many adherents, and .thd'- contest" is •by no .means iininterest- .ing-. //../ .";:\u25a0/. "-"" ."*"-..**. -\u25a0'-- (CONCLUDEDiON^THIRD PAGE.) •'.''-'- / Will Be-A|»iireelat«Ml. ? : '' If ' you ' expect : your "girl •to - write 1 yo:i" sweet, gushing letters; -send-" her a: pretty! desk her birthday anniversary. .Sydnor &. ;Hundley.;have;a ; beautiful line. •.- - - ' : Dlxie'Xerve. anil' Bone Liniment.- is the Best Horse Liniment made. Large bottle, '25 cents," everywhere. T^ -Afcewlbn S.ecrU-Oad, r So- T nv^ i<y " cs ?«»«iHi. •iciuircii: na J^ON, exlraordi- Sh - UliS mOrninj '' Gazette. .*weh appears; w-ith black borders an '\u25a0The event has caused one universal leeiing ..,f regret and sorrow to her: Ma- £??"* , f:iitn r ul subjects.; -to - whom she welf-u- . f f^ by , lhe dccl) their welfare which she invariably manifesto ™X,\ aS » y m ' dny signal virtues which marked and adorned her character " « . r^.r? 11(n^ the Proclamation .of 1^- A11., the acknowledgment of alle- giance by the Privy Council, and the -Kings speech on his accession. _ The followingais the. full text of his Majesty's accession si>eech: "Your.Royal Highneses.iMy Lords, and Gentlemen,— This is the most painful oc- casion on which I shall ever > be called upon to address you. -Aly. first and melan- choly duty is to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the* Queen; and r know how deeplyyou and the whole nation, and, I think I may say. the whole world, sympathize with me in the iire- parable loss 1 we have all-sustained. WILL WALKIN' QUEEN'S FOOTSTEPS "1 need hardly say that my constant endeavor will'be always to walk in her footsteps. "In undertaking the heav>' load which now devolves upon me, 1 am fully de- termined to be a constitutional sovereign, in the strict sense of the word, and so long "as there is breath in my body, to work for the good and amelioration of my people. "1 have resolved to be known by the name of Edward, which has been borne by six of my ancestors. In doing so, 1 do not undervalue the name of Albert, I' inherit from my ever-to-be-lamented, great and wise father, who, by universal consent, i?,- I think, deservedly known by' the name of "Albert the Good." and I desire that his name should stand-alone. "In V conclusion, I trust to Parliament and the nation to support me in the" arduous duties which now devolce upon me by inheritance, and to which 1 am de- termined to devote my whole strength during the remainder of my life." ' / The Gazette' also announces that the King subscribed the oath relating to the security of the Church of Scotland. king's procla:mation. It concludes with the King's formal proclamation, ordering all olficers and persons in authority throughout his do- minions to continue to exercise their of- fice during the "Royal pleasure, and-ex- horting his subjects to aid and assist such officers -in the performance and exe- cution of such duties. ' SORROW-FOR THE QUEEN. The sorrow felt throughout- the empire, is indicated by a constant 'flow of tele- grams from every important town in the colonies,"'' am tolling" of the "•suspension- of business, -the- closing of. .theatres, the display of- •mourning eniblems, and .ar- rangements for \u25a0 memorial ..services.. All the Governors have sent, on behalf of their" respective colonies, telegrams of condolence to King Edward, and to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Marquis of Lansdowne. Minister of Foreign Affairs. ' has received from the German Ambassador a letter on be- half of the diplomatic corps, expressing its sympathy and condolence. The com- munication says: "This sad event not only fills the hearts of her late subjects with profound sor- row, but will arouse beyond the limits of the empire, the. regret of those whom her majesty was -known to inspire with respect' and admiration. Such sentiments arc shared' most sincerely by the mem- bers of the diplomatic corps, who. having had the honor of being received at-C-ourt. and approaching her Majesty, have also had the opportunity of appreciating those rare and incomparable qualities by which that august sovereign captivated the hearts of all who entered her presence." TRIBUTE FROM AUSTIN. The morning papers publish a long tri- bute from the poet laureate, Mr. Alfred Austin, to the dead Queen. Orders have been issued for 6,500 troops to line the streets of London to-day, for the proclamatoin ceremony. . . The -Gazettti orders the Court to go into mourning until July 2-Ith, and into half mourning- until January "4. 1902. Lord Roberts has ordered the army to adopt mourning until March sth. Memorial services will be held in St. Paul's Cathedral, morning ' and evening daily, until the interment. At the first of these, held at the evening service yester- day, some S.CCO persons were present. Bishop Berry read, the burial service,- and "the "Dead March" in. Saul and other fu- neral music was rendered. . THE IIOITSR OF 3IOURM.\G : _\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 -•'- ~. :." \u25a0*\u25a0 .' ——\u25a0.:-..-.\u25a0."-\u25a0--: Best American; Griinulated Sugar " -":'.".'\u25a0 i ; '\u25a0.\u25a0 -5 1-2 cts, ." : " . ":•\u25a0.,\u25a0 ':'--': -'-\u25a0' ' at* ! " - ; \u25a0/; - C. D. KENNY COMPANT'3 - / Eroad and ;6th and 17th -and' Main. Vaccine yirnst.jPHre, Xon-Huiiiuiilr- -.\u25a0'. -..'-\u25a0 '\u25a0 "\u25a0 '.' ' . '\u25a0'.':\u25a0 : ; ea. "-:-'" s > '.\u25a0'.- ";3 Fresh, and Reliable, on -'Ivory- Points : and inGlassSternberg Bulbs. " - OWENS AND MINOR DRUG CO./ .' ; ;.,; : R'-hmond,- va . ~~~ ' The extra session of the Virginia \A % , ftheliving^ : pubnf " ,?? nian> " Weeks expectant Pub He will have a dear idea of our law- \u25a0'SSit r : WS °" ."*>\u25a0\u25a0-«»*« or the con- stitutional convention. •Both houses were formally convened ut noon, yestentay. :and in less than two hqi, rs thereafter the members. of each had "-n^ctod their aay . s businesSj left the ; CapiU, and sone to their; respective Respite the vast importance of the work be ore the body Md the novelty of the call which brought the senators and del- egates together, it - cannot . be said that the opening of the Legislature was a spectacular occasion. The .crowd M- a U endance was, perhaps, a Awl arger «|n usual, and there was consideta^e cv )Os t y about possib.e developments du- rinj the course of the day, but ; otherwise ihngs^moved along iviv their usuafham- occuned tW &&'• dram^ic incidents occuned they tailed to meet the observa- legisative wheels; being Cogged by lob- byists and contests -for; office.' -The sooner all the aspirants for public honors to- gether with'their faithful friends, are re- lieved of their anxiety, the better it'wili be for all concerned ' .^SIGNIFICANT INCIDKNTs' Prom certain significant little incidents of yesterday, which are readily interpret- ed.by astute parliamentarians, it is evi- dent that the legislators are not going to turn, a deaf ear to all legislation not bearing on the constitutional: convention, but many limitations will be placed upon the bills introduced. v If they involve no controversy, no tiresome debates, ;md no minute/investigation,- their 'passage'; may bo counted upon. ....Biit.inttt jso^wir.h;- that" class of business which, has recently been put in .the category of "general; legisia- 1 ion;*' Once- the* judgeship matter- is set- tled, the Second Auditor elected, "and a' few. other uniriiportant questions ended, the decks will.be cleared for action, and the debates on the constitutional conven- tion^ given full play. The Senate, at 'th--> very outset,' declared itself against;indis- criminate law-"makirig. Thirty-eight,of. the. forty senators were in their seats- yesterday, but twelve mem- bers of the House were missing. Those law-makers in attendance, for the- most part, -seemed inclined to-' procrastinate for a day or so, though several bills of importance were introduced. Two of these bore on the constitutional convention and one on the subject of pen- sions. The Senate and House even- went so far as; to:suspend the rules and pass several unimportant, local measures, though one member of the last-mention- ed body entered his protest against this course. Resolutions of* respect to the memory of. Queen Victoria were passed without a dissenting voice, and the Governor's mes- sage was read and carefully, listened to. It.bore upon* many questions of burning interest, and will doubtless be carefully studied when it appears in printed form. - A member of the House offered a reso- lution providing that all questions touch- ing the constitutional convention be con- sidered by the House in Committee of the Whole, "and .that after the morning work each day the House resolve itself into such committee^for the exclusive con- sideration of .such matter. The motive. the resolution was a desire to save mea- sures bearing on' the .constitutional.con- vention from going to the committees, and thereby to insure general and lengthy, discussions 'iin'hihe Hoiise. This looked like business and smacked of earnestness of purpose. The resolution, however, went over until to-day. \u25a0 : .<». Tlirc ' SEXATE IX SESSION. Thejltiarlit TliiiiK iii the RUrUt l'laoe: ,- : Two:\u25a0' Rockers, " drawn; close "-i^together make -; nice :. seats- to chatin :o!i.certaiif questions— lso. styles'- at -^ \u25a0\u25a0 ,'• \u25a0.'\u25a0a'-'.. «,..-:- . ' 'SYDNOR"& HUXDLKV'S- ;.;.._; ; Our, firaiulniotlier.H* Remedy '-'- :^ / for. Coughs,. Colds/.Corisuniption. Croup Bronchitis.; and^tha t/Hacking"; Cough, ' is •Dr.: David's : Cough "£"Syrup' : ot rPure -'Pine Tar Horehound "and^Vild.J Cterryl'-' Plea- sant,; harm'ess." and'>flfieient.^J;;.'" . 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Jaiiifary XV— SAJN Koreenst for Thiim|ay;--and&FVif |l^^7 Vnginia—Rain or *n.n\ Thurs- day,^ andlprobably •/brlsk'ito^.jiign^ nbrrlieast _to southeast "winds. '-- . . North Carolina-Occasional rains Thurs- day. ai\d - : probablyatFrlday;^nb>therlvi i winds:^ becoming l sou therly ; - briskVtbihign*' j WASHINGTON. January 2^CoSiOelS W^^i- 'wasiresumeduftii 'i !untni,shed-b U sines^;thri^res^rrn:^it^ ! its j.nvHege-l position. . ' Mr.- Vest, of Mt.sonri. took the floor ins- ' I s. . a -: clmricteriat ic..: b iilUalt^ torc^ul. and v interesting Vsp^ech^ lastin- : nearly thr,-, Mm *. He vigorou^-at-V- tacktd .he navigation J.r.vs of the. Unite',l '- IH-Wingthatjliey were^espciSiblSi f?r^h^decadence of; the- n^rcharil^artn^ Lot America I- -V;' \. '\u25a0_..- .->*:\u25a0: ' ~:^i^i\-^y^ ' =\u25a0« ° \u25a0": ,^ Uni> ]'' k Precipitate^; a M«> .^"oMt-y-by charging, that Va^dfell had been entered- into between the HtL : : Publican n.embers of , the lutah%^illa: S t^ e ;: il^'«rtaitr:rallfoadM^tereit^an lr";l r"; . the,;omeia.s,of^the •Mormon^ui^-W^ : secure the el^tioarofThoma^ill-Kea^i enil e|fr6m;"that.; Stated .- ' : " i -: , REFERENCE <TO VICTORIA. > ." : ; ,iThe.blind,chapldiri. MrV/Miiburn" h^nls" f hinSly T ° th^ *"* *.*™» \u25a0 vS- h Thl' Sl - U \-- vk hUI w- as thei. taken"' am^orteredan amendment;;providirisVthat ; * \u25a0 h.ive^an -office :i,i ; the Capitol^anakh^a^i : ?Sft# f 5Sa ary ot^so<> PerjarinirSl arul. be assigned ; two clerks whoTghooMl , assist ,hrm;i U v theiwofk- .\u25a0oTiniSf ffl#^^ \u25a0 UTAH ST3NATORSHIP - * : "*r- ubout.the election ' : ,>f Thomas. Kearria^^ . auch a -deal."; ;said :Mr.V Rawliris^ ir ; amy mm^vpm \u25a0\u25a0- Mr. Bate maintained ' tluit\lit "i was fitting-that, the Senate should inquire ; into'- senatorial contests in;\u25a0 the -various Staxes^ ; before : an .; election was effected •' " : .' - -: Mr. .Chandler withdrew, his VamendmOTt': -to 31 r. Jones's amendment, and offered as ' - \u25a0a, substitute a provision^eriablingr-the'Sec^ ;- >retary;oC; the Treasury, and 'oiM appoint ia^ competent^ : J^ w >J er ; to J^epresentithemibeforej^commlt-f" . tees of Congress,. wheriTreqiiestea'byltrii-;? to da: so, concerningTclainir?- \u25a0 ; against -the. ..government; ' the'salary "vot -- each to be^.iXJO.; The; substitute amend- i= i ment .was agreed, to. with6iitkvurther r de^!» \u25a0 -bate. Th»: bill, as amemled.-vAvas^ihetf ': i r passed. ; - -.. '-. ;;...\u25a0'\u25a0. .\u25a0\u25a0'..["' :-..;;\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0;'\u25a0.; -..-- : .';' : " MR. VP:ST*S ADDRESS." •-' The -shipping bill was witn, ~* .*.? l^vy^?^ ; o^irig^(urf;!ttUdf«!^:tlife}Sen?v3 -ate In opposition to "the: measure^ and. 14^ -fa vorJ o f -' f r ee ships. ;,wh leh";hj>"has "'. advo-i? j cated consistently, for yearsT-!- "; "T"; - :; -f As,a member of the. Comtnitte© on Coni- , ' merce.: he siiid, - the; pending measure" tiaa \u25a0c«)me"rv;ally.:_frpm;if committee pt r ]f>rom6- r : ;tiori;'. compose«i \6t. - .tw-enty--tlyei'proinin^al"it arid_inte!ltgentinieri. ; appointed ;by^tha~ja-J? nior Senator from^Mairie.-.Mri^Prye. \u25a0 ' "The : chairman of "this committee ", 01 "^ promotion." ;'said the Missouri Senator, \u25a0;"is jCJement] A.'Grisconi.^prealdentTof |the i ;iriteniatioria^Na;yis J Xtion~Compariyfa. f man: ! / 'of 'high : character, .• or 'great : ;,'uateliigence-,-:: and of indefatigable i energy .^.'fhe '..coin- : . ; uany. which::he," : represents :is Ib"y-;far."Uxe : largest ': beneficiary ...under ; this- .bill. '•; ; •; XAVIGATIOX '" iJxWS : rA? STAIN^, -'. "Not one ; member.- of ' that comraitteerbit f, prcmotion. is 'in f'jivor ; 6f 'an •Aniericriifi's';/; ; -buying his ships ;wher»ri he 'can: buy],th?inV' cheapt'St,: and: theii, sailing- ;theiri-;urider: :; thjswflag-.-; of .' his - country. ..fits 1 *?.: ; a*re v iinanirrioitsly. : in'fayor.'of L thel obsolete.*;.'; \u25a0.a'n<l:butrase6usnavig-ation ; lawtss of the. United ISt£tes/;.v.*hlchutr«:;^staJn^: oil tlie •i'ot^ac/UKited^jStaW3tos and .-* which: - uir n tit ty;.:= year^ f : ;have^ beenfj riding.: to) death the: mt-rcharitr marine? bCs?; this" cbuntry." : - ; . :\u25a0 ' "'\u25a0-'.'-\u25a0.;• ,. \u25a0^" : -|! vv.:^-~.^^SSl^* : '^t MrL'^fVes t ; referred -to" the * advojjacjriJ'ol.'Y: ;;. t he. {\u25a0- rne'asu re f by- Mr. Ktigene - Chamber* ?- laln;j'the;|iresent\Co[hmisal6hVri6CiXavi-4 gation,-- who,' he said. had. -b^feti-rappoirit-i': -• •ed to -his present: ofQ«;^i< byfllr.j.Cleyelarid/^ ; a rid ,' had , signalized '\u25a0 . thu'\-i Wsuniptioh xol X hisilutit-s.by 'his'-aUvocacyiofifree 'ship^K :p|.ns.| -':\u25a0-. ;Mr.^i;hamberlaiJrH was : vigorously:' in -favor of - the" subsidy jr 'legi.slatJ^n; : Ul»>. intimated SthatlthisTwUi'.''; .-theroptr.lon <»f. : a; ,maii i; who -only \u25a0 dri£tedti- ; with; the \curVeht;; f~. :;^:Si;.ip6jLiey-^R;Kxci^iox:^v : :-Kc> : :- M p* '•Vt-st -^aid ;jt hi t our ., mefcliiiTn c ; fma- - ' ririe":: had fcontinued-iosVlsclirie^i since*"; i 55."5% :He:dec\laredJthatftht>poHey jp'roptfsed ; .bj^';. pending] bill^wus one o if; '/barbaric »>x- - "; •«rtone^£or4th'i?|npcth«tWt^cb^otfs-. : Vwitbqut"ri^ :there}bfln«c.ccntribated $I^.oW.»X«"Vd*bu"ytfp 7Up:itslln\lustry;:'-r^ ? ;:::^;-;::':-;^v'\u0094J 1 : -?"f?*"^'li (claimed that thy bill L**tn-j j tended ,; to 5 buildJup""jaux i! iaryXcruisersg f d^ |arefHricoristltutionul. : "; I ri" his'ioplnlon^r^^ -Sive;a;;s"ubsUly<to'';a"hybb<ly\wasM«iJii»t!«^~-.' \u25a0 able jund. % uricoii^ titu ti<inal.^ but.'. to ~\ give \ it ; i . to great corporations wn.s naked robbery \u0084: fciintlf r. the guise of law. ;?iMr. -A'estr.said -that the wssi-ls of what" " j Isi^ kno wn'J'as'j^Uie^Ameyfican^ Clne'«-l3 <th^.|: llriternatloiial - : :\ NavlgationgCbmp!Viy)>§hJ S^ Uh'^^ur^lofith'^tn^nt^'j^^irslib^liiiabr^ •sidy;wasj,tblrari;v.woulirsr"eoelve 'WiGOO-.000-' t ;b£st§e4 total tw hich^was^tbs be-j paid fout^g LTlw i'^pacSflc^ JlaiLgiSteamship^>.i_Comp|my i;;v i^buld^be'»th'e3nextsbenen^^o%?ttnj3er'4tl]M^^ jHubiidsvUgVVi t h^ Itsg present i¥Bhips*^an<| M "ttha t%v... %*-.—X it was building fibwi^lt^ [would \u25a0;reerive v SS.WI C?O~ ; a"year : ;ofTthe2^b;^| s-Wy. \u0084;.. l""l he next i:p«i>r,' : yemaciated^3starßtnsr^ [Corporation ; i which'\u25a0'. w511 1 rece I v «*. \u25a0: a ' : sul»iay|^ funderl thiil bin.'* >^ald i Mr. hV«t>* sa^cSatl^ !cally;£.*;is i- the V Starida nt Oit ;: e^mpanyi"S^ kUausnter.) . :-"^^S Sg^RCSTinro j g kc It « k -sv Bsror.ipgl a trust naultl be"-focm^^ if^^coiiir^}'go^aHjtbi»s^Lmartcant^ahlp~M Ping— si.trnf. that would «,-t every »Iy|- hirof-the-subsWy.;;;--.^;- *-:^- jiiAsibKiMi...: Wiw;, Partially ictotitty»?ali ! 1 : \u25a0(TA :': ' M. :..!.. ,"' ' -"*"."\u25a0 **\u25a0"*\u25a0*"-"\u25a0*.":*,'",. :*-*.-"- : v .i. ; -^reun^tt;niperaturej':... .. i. ; ..~"3S 1-3 Supposing:/ however, that either .of "the three circiiiL judges .is chosen, by: ;ihe' Legislatun-, other^; .cornplicatiyns ._:. will "arise-.; Suclx a choice : wouldiriscessarily create, a vai:-i:y in one , of : the judicial " ; ciri': cuits. Who knows but what some county? •judge- might be shoved up a peg higher?; '•It is these 'eonsidefations which add to'; the: complexity ofUhe situation; . A>deat ! -man eoukl almost hear some of the .whis- perings in the lobbies,. Many of the mem- bers 'are,: discussing ;"- Speaker: Saundefs's eligibility: . for? the. t Fourtsi ; Circuit judge-; ship in case Jucige .Wh ittle;achieves his ambition^. Judge. William ,R. .Barksdale;, 'of the Halifax : County.;Court, is also men- tioiied in. the sarrieiconneetioii. . : As . Sa muel Pei-ys, .'. the' famous- .diarist^; would have said,, "it is pretty" to listen io these, speculations and to study- :'tlie* complicated web; now. bwng spun by ;the trierids Cot the reispectiye candidates. / .-.;-. .To progricsticato about the: outcome, .'.of J the ;i interesting, contest is to" "take .the; chances' of making one's self, ridiculous. ; 'W'hocan tell what combinations, will -be; niade. or'-.what^sut prising", results may follow^ th« first ballot?; . : One should; con- tent one's self with the knowledge of the fact :that" all of the.carididatfes: aremost- excellent rf.en^andi that : any /"one of' 1 ; th"e ; ; quaftette; mentioned -.would make alvalua- >ble: Supreme Court Judged :^; ;C .; ¥ . -; The -matter "of .: securing"; legislation: to better the;'; con<litiori"£;6f: \u25a0 things-'at \u25a0 the' Virginia; Penitentiary fdoe.s?not- appear ;tcr be. .attracting " the.": atten t ion '-"At. ''.'. should.' While nearly everybody ; ; vaguely ;,; says; that "something, ought to" lie: done," .V few ; men? are i willing. 5 - toi:take ;^ off 1 theirs- coats \ v"nd? go.- toV:wqrk;'; v *;lri "other :,wbrds.'§;»he; ?mby^mferit'usYa^pSrently^without£ani:as:^ grfesslve. leader. " ' .- ':.,-:Senator-LelCato, who^ always >has >been; a warm ; advocate- of jiriieasures.-^'iokirig-jto; : t he -"e ril a rgemeri t of;;: the"5 pfisph^tinda the \u25a0 ; ulleviation r . of -the present -haVdshipss suf- -jrered^by/jthe^eonvicts^ajipears" more, or ' iess:: worried^ at - the|:tiirn: v thhi^^haye* taken: ' : ;He- isiae mbst^influentialj|iKans himself; :\u25a0- and- /his , view .are everywhere accorded i^respeti^butMhe^riiodestlyfifef Is; ft hat }h'e| isTrio t i thefpef sori i to:' i-onduct|thcl fight on the floor ot the Senate If :Pj^bspects"!'dd7ino he is going to take, the-in!tla.tivel||Miftj. imt forth his best. efforts. .-He does n..r ktjfi%v whnt jtejf.s hirf. brifth'.r ' \u0084":'-'; :• ; -.There is:qujte;a strong •probability? that the; joint caucus :t: to -nominate ;; a ':candi- date;for:the,Supreme.'Court; judgeship will .be./hejdwto-morrpwy. night/ although. ; the date is; not yet certainly fixed. v :At a late; hour 'last -.night'; no one could say positively -just when,; the caucus will meet; - There* seemed ._ to ; be a ' chaos .o£. ideas of \u25a0 the; subject; and every man ap- peared to j suspect his brother of trying to outdo him mC the matter of scheining: The- judgeship contest, - of -course, .caused this uncertainty. Knowing ones were em- phatic, however. in?their assertions": that things will simmer down by to-night, arid that the caucus will convene:: ok Friday night. . \u25a0 = \u25a0\u25a0--.- \u25a0\; _ Delegate Charles T. Bland, of PortsV mouth; :ther secretary : ' : of the ' caucus' :S:S going; to feel the. ?pulse; oCthe^ members to-day by circulating a petition, naming" to-morrow, as the date of the meeting. \u25a0Hon. T. C.Pilcher.Vof Fauquier, is chair- man of thex-aucus-.:- He; says it isn't his business to rnxdates-that : he is simply going to act in accordance .with the wishes of; his colleagues. . ' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 - \u25a0' ' ' \u25a0' : '" '- -' ' : » \u25a0'-'.'\u25a0. ..; : : : : .\u25a0. ' burning contest": for the Supreme Court juclgeKlu-p, which now engrossel the att-nticn ot the legislators, is full or signincance, and has as many ramificai ,tions as the switch board of a telephone cxcjinnj^G/ \u25a0 \u25a0' .,\u25a0 -. -- . -. '\u0084\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 * . : To begin with; \u25a0; there never rwas a ; law- yer born who didn't have an" ambition rto- adorn", Virginia's, highest:; appellate court. It is the; acme ..of. : a ri, attorney's Jiopes, and though many are called but few, are chosen. People jocosely say that the ••brethren .of the, green bag"- idve the dollar, butvthe. desire for the. glory -of judicial' ermine. "assuredly = does: not ema- nate : from- avarice. '. It '. is a much^ more -human; and -pardonable ambition' It puts the lucky, man at the : top" of;, his •.-profes-' arid ombalms'Jiis name? forVposteritjv Longaftei-; those of the. present genera- tion!are!:dead and gone attorneys-yet un- born :will be quoting decisions; handeel down by the present Supreme* Cpurt! - This hunger; for posthumous celebrity is not confined- to lawyers, and it' shows a ; good, healthy spirit. The. more of if the better willbethe bar. ' : . . ~ The gentleman, who are contesting for the desirable prize, which the, Legislature is to confer are. all citizens and lawyers t of the highest order. .ludge Whittle :prer' sides over the Fourth Circuit, which in- cludes the . cities of Danville arid Lyneh- burg and the counties of -Franklin,'. Camp- bell.' Halifax, ; Henry, Patrick, and- Pitt- sylvariia. None has aught to say against him not even those with other favorites. Judge., Phlegar, -who was appointed;: by Governor Tyler"to temporarily,fillUhe.va- cancy, caiised '• by ' the death,' of Jutlgti' Kiely,' is: a man of- splendid capacity, and' one eminently qualified to do himself and his State justice in his high^position. ;It; is an open secret that his pra^ice, before he resigned to become Judge, amounted to f rom -. $S,OOO \u25a0to $10,000 per .annum.. " \u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0.. The' lawyers of the First Judicial Cir- cuit wish, to «cc 'Juilge^ Robert R. Prentis succeed. Judge Phlegar. .This circuit is- composed of the cities Norfolk and Portsmouth, arid includes this; counties '.Isle of. Wight, \u25a0 Nansemond,- /Norfolk,' Princess Anne, arid. Southampton. Judge -Pruntls has an enthusiastic. and loyal fol- lowirig. : , '. ,: \u25a0 c, > 'Senator ' William \u25a0 ; Hodges^ "ilanri;* besides being <i lawyer arid an orator of unusual ability, has long been a faithful pai-ty-' worker. In hin district he is regardedas a. 'Democratic'; wheel-horse* His'charming uetKonality has made hirri:many a "friend. Hon. J.:W.G:Blackstone; Judge of the Eighth <:ircuit and a former Sta teV Sena- , tor.:is ' likewise riieritioned iii' connection: with :thts vacancy, but' it is evident: that; liVis not making. a vigorous fight .-forithe honor. -'".\u25a0" - . : \u25a0_-'"\u25a0'. C: -.^: .*'\u25a0' Second Andit6r«l,i I ,_Hitiei l \u25a0 j luySp; SiinUe— BoiumetM for MembeTS. " : Frieiidsvof (he Convietx >i««t Kjße' Ajy- isrexNivc if Tlie^fAVaiit;Heii»—^Ua (Cox-r;LT;nRi> -ox. sixths page.* ' The Body Ors'auf seed.— Several ~ IJills of Local Interest Introduced. The first session of the House of Dele- gates was brief. The body, organized, routine business' was transacted, and several bills, all of local import, were in- troduced. In less than an hour the House had adjourned out of respect to the-mem- ory of two of its members, who had died since the"-. regular session was held. These are Captain B. G. Patterson, of Kockingham- county, and Mr.- Alexander King, of Sussex county: "" It was precisely: 12 M. when speaker Saunders ascended the \u25a0 platform arid called the House to order. The buzz of many voices was hushed in an instant. The members; took their seats, and pri- vate citizens on the floor- sought' posi- tions behind the railing- . % Speaker Saunders called on.Dr.,Tuclor, presiding elder of; the West Richmond District, to lead in prayer... Dr. /Tudor's invocation was short, eloquent, and ap- propriate. He asked that the; God of all Wisdoni guide the" General Assembly in their legislation during the, extra session, and that the God of all Comfort sustain the; English nation ;in v the, great trial ; through which it is now passing. - The blessing of Deity was invoked upon the new-ruler of the British Empire. Clerk :Mann read the proclamation of "the. Governor calling the extra; session' TWO ,: X K\Y. "MEMBERS. ; The first rear business of the House was the swearing in: of the two-mem- bers who take the places of';Captain Patterson and. Mr. King.- These gentle-! men .were' Mr.' E. H. Birdsong-, 7 of- Rock- ingham, and Mr. .Frank :Ralston,'v;,'6t' Greensville and Sussex: '• - : ,^- v. Clerk Mann called the .roll. Eighty- seven members answered when .-.their, names were . called;- The absentees were Messrs. W; H. Buntin,\T.E. Clarke,- E-. F. Cromwell, . E. '-. AY. HuTiard,; \u25a0 .Tiptoii -ID. Jennings, M." J. Lyons. Robert W. : >Mc- Connell, W.P. Mac-Rae.S.'M. Robinson. . George W. - Settle. James . L. ; '-. Sheltoh, R; : G. Southall. R. G. .Tuck, John Wh;te~- head,' and Joseph E. Willard. : - ."Mr. Wickham, of ."the Senate,- was an- nounced. He (Wickham) - informed the ;House that the Senate,.: was duly -or- ganized and ready to proceed with"busi- ness. -Mr. Charles ; ;T.< Bland,:: of^the, House, was appointed s by <the speaker to bear a similar message .: to, the '. Seri:ite: A resolution was" adopted that a.com ; rnittee consisting of. five members: 'from the ' House arid. ." three from the Senate be appointed to .wait" on \ the; Governor and inform him that- the -; Genera was Y in session and i ready ; to ; receive -; any! communication "he. might 'have..' to : sendj" The five -members.:. from:; the.'. House. ;6ri this " commit tee weVe •?: Messrs.': ; Bland,' Gouldman.^DukeV 'Ayres.sarid^Pettit. \u25a0\u25a0':-'\u25a0 THREE LOCAL : BILLS-^PASSF^).- The : three bills first in troduced ; in; t \\^ House '"were ,; passed \ in " five \ minii tes: .- M r. ; Embrey, 'of. Fre-dericksburg/ presented I the \u25a0 three^a tithe; same" time. V':. All-; were" cbni-j pariion : : bills 4 and ' rela ted J^ solely %to Wcer-° t a in : streeta nd\ o therl improvements in the' city ;of; Frederick.sburg. -, ---_.', ; Mr.; Lewis,;of \u25a0 Fauquier, -raised: bbjec-1 itidn * to: the passage i of: these \u25a0 A%Mtlistaridiiigf:that-Jtheyi:ha.d"rnb i ;gerieivll import; ;He saidjhejwa^opposedttojgenev; raiyegisla.tion; f at. : thisj:sess|on\arid; ? ipartl-' cularly before, the special ' busine.ss for (Hie llovr Was Devoted to Trnii»ae(- ini?. lliisiiie.ss. It was 12:0G o'clock' when Lieutenant Governor Edward Echols called the State Senate, to order .in extraordinary session. \u25a0Rev. George Cooper, D. D., offered; a frtvent prayer. The minister prayed a.-, follows: ' - - . ! •'Almighty God, the giver of every good and perfect gift, .without whom nothing is ' ho! V* nothing - strong. :," nothing .permanent;n t; we "eive'-Thee most hearty, thanks tor the Venoral -favor in .which thy servants are now gathered together In special legisla-, \u25a0tive duti"-:-. \u25a0 In- hearty, recognition ot. the special: conditions -bringing us together we humbly implone for them that wisdom which vomelh from above, by. which all their cteH' '"rations and decisions shall cor.serve all that. it= worthy, of .the Coin.-. " mo'nwcalth, and shall conduce to her Toater prosperity in her own life and in her relations-tc our common. country. Our htiarts are \u25a0 touched' in responsivevsym- pathv '• with our- kindred, across the sea. in their. "sorrow caused by, ;•. the death . of their Quesn. We, give Thee thanks: for the> beneficent results, of her long; reign, for all the memories' of her as maiden, wife and mother.- Our -prayers are for the comfort of all the. members of the royal household in this hour of their grief,- -•tnd for him who, now comes in royal suc- cession, to the great . responsibility of chief ruler.': May Thy grace be ; specially -«nven to s him and . all his counsellers. We pray, for international peace in'jthe name of Him "whose coming into this world brought good will-among men: Amen." : .'. '..- . - - ' only two absentees;. The call ' of the roll found thirty-eigh t \u25a0senators in-theirV seats. The proclama- tioii of: the ' Governor convening the 1 Ls^* gislatiire in extra session was read: Mr. ;-Wickliain\- ; ,of--;''Hiuioyer,\ r^P.resident\-;;i»ro, tern:, was designated to notify, the Housi L'that the Senate Was : organized and: ready; : for- business. : The. 'President^ appointed- ' Messrs, 1 Keezelf Gold,' arid jDinwlddie foii the joi'ni ewnuriittiie to'.notify^the^Gnvr Vi ; nor/ that; the Legislalure was ready for business' ' ) - THF. DEATH OF THE QL'EKN. "lilsv. Morris, ;of. Aibemarle, goffered -.the following resolution: . \JRe?olved;iiby Vthe:; Senate. -i(trieKHoiise; ivi ; VJeleif ates y. : S nnitViirri ik>).s; ,'f'ha t \u25a0?:* thit- I Honor of Kirst Seeiujr Qiiech'N JloOy Giv<»n to Her Servants. "" COWES, -January i 23.—Events have shifted from Cowes to London. Osborne is a house of mourning and Cowes is probably -the quietest placed in the United Kingdom to-day. The King de- parted early, and after him departed the army of newspaper correspondents. The 'King's departure was as unostentatious as that of an American President. * He left the castle without a military escort and with no sign, of pomp. . , Queen Victoria's body was embalmed last evening, and occupies tlni* centre of the dining-room, which is hung with trapping of mourning. Outside, two of- ficers are on guard; within, two Indian attendants remain, in company with the ladies-in-waiting, who art constantly present. . - : •. The body, is attired inblack. The. face, is •perfectly, .peaceful., and the remains have been placed with the arms folded. On . ihs breast rests a beautiful gold cross. The head "Is_ inclined slightly to the right/ All about . are quantities of I beautiful ' flowers. v If--- The honor of first seeing the body of the Queen was conferred Upon her per- sonal: retinue. " AIT the servants- and tenants were } admit tell. ; They : tiled through the room, for four hours. There .were -no formailities.i Their grief 'was--, the sorrow of those who had lost a friend. , ~ . . \ .. •\u25a0 ' PUBLIC TO BE' ADMITTED TO-DAY. Many . residents" of Cowes and neigh-, boring-towns, and some prominent peo- ple, applied at- ihe v porter:* lodge for admissJon. but . they were told to come to-morrow. ' \u25a0 ' ' Emperor Williatn and Piinces.s Louise .'Uhe'puchesi^ of Argyle) walked to: Whip-" pingham church this evening.- Emperor William has ardered. in Lon- don two magnificent wreaths, with broad ribbons bearing the initials of himself and th.- Kmpre*.?, which he will person-- ally place on the Queen's coffin at . :o- inorrow's;- service. \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0'. . . \u25a0 . , Bp .special* request of the - family,-the authorities of. .St. Paul's Cathedialhave 'sent to'< O.sbbriVe '\u25a0 the . six; candelbra used avtlu-'rui^tal of tl.e.r.'Tike of: W«-lHi^- : Ov'sKKVICK KO« FAMILY: TO-DAY , Jani^rv 21-1 A: Jl.-At li;o;i-ioek this morning;- t be" members : of the jKoyal .fa ni- \u25a0 |K-^ will;gaUiei- " a i" ollnt]| \u25a0' ! h t ?^ l f-/ ; ot ;; A^j " (.INCLUDE© ON BECOND PAOa) Bst Is the. Title Assumed by Britain's Hew Sovereign. \ HE IS DULY PROCLAIMED. fETllament and Priiy Council ;- Take Oath of Allegiance. _u> >ck.\es at oshohxk -house.. lioilj <»f Hciiartetl Qneen Probably ><M to He Moved for Ten Days- Court Ordered i n aiourninpr Until •Iiil;- -Itlt. T.OXDOX. January 23.— 80 th houses of Parliament assembled at 4 o'clock this afternoon,-, and took the oath of alle- p:ance to the new. sovereign. The at- x.rndaace was large. Jn the House of Commons, all or the members, dressed in -•deepest mourning:, stood up as Sneaker Gully entered and announced that by reason of the deeply lamented uwase of Her Majesty, Queen-Victoria :: had become their duty to take the caih or allegiance to her successor, his Majesty, King Edward VII. The Speaker then administered the oath, and the swearing: in of the mem- 1-rrs proceeded. Joseph Chamberlain ike Secretary of State for the Colonies- Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor oi the Exchequer;, Sir Henry Campbell- Pannennan; the Liberal leader in the House, and Sir William Vernon Har- c-urt. were the first to -subscribe itlieir names on the rolL In the House of "Lords, the oath wa« taken by the Duke of York, the Duke* of Comiatight, Earl Roberts. Lord Rob- bery. Lord Salisbury, the Duke of Argyle Lord Lansdowne, and a hundred others' ilany peeresses in deep mourning were in . ;: ni^ Jle f eF - The House of Lords then -(-journed until to-morrow. At 4:30 P. M . the artillery began firing salutes in St. James Park, to signalize PHI\ y COUNCIL MEETING: The King-Emperor entered his capital at 12:53 P. m.. and proceeded to Mari- fcorough House. He drove to SL James lalace .from .Marlborougk House, to be present at his first Privy Council meet- fwL i 7 aS UUended by! Lord Duffield l*ho has been lord of the bedchamber to him as Prince of Wales), anu was escort , <M by a captainrs^sccrt oL Horse Guards - The r-rocedure was exactly as on ievee da> s In the Throne room, the PrivJ Councillors had gathered in great n m ber S , in levee d cra J™, n "he r 2eft arms, and there were Cabinet nn - asters, commoners. iud~e<= ii,* i \ -Mayor, etc the Duke'o^oVk/the Duke l&Sfe Md 3—3 --be^o^S Lord- Salisbury, LoVa Roseberv a t Balfour. the Duke of DevonsWre { o*\ fctrathcona, and Mount 'Hoval and a ho of the most prominent personage^ WM land were Dreeenf to receive 'the Kilifl formal oath, binding Wm to govom tK kingdom according to its.laws aS tarns, and hoar him assume' the till- o' Ireland, and Emperor of India _THE SUCCESSION" AXXQUXCED Hie ceremony was interesting and'ac- . cording to precedent': The King was j,? a Toorn apart from the Privy Councilors! Zrs tCr thG Buke 9* Devonshire. 2ord president of the council, formally communicated the death of cjiieeh Vie rr w ami Succession the throne of her son. the Prince of Wales. The Koyal Dukes, with certain Lords of the Councu. were then directed ,o, o repair to the Jungs presence to acquaint him with the n terms of the Lord President's state- ment. Shortly afterwa rd. his Majesty entered the room in which the council J-rs were assembled, ar.d addressed thorn :n a; brief speech. Mingling with the Royal dukes and groat personage^ of the Kingdom?' were a few men in plain clothes, lo represent the fact that the general public have a nominal right to be present. The Kin- wore a field marshal's uniform and the ribbon of the Order of the Garter. His voice at first was painfully broken with j emotion. KING CHOOSES HIS TITLE. K'm~ Edward, in his speech, said ho h.j'l decided to assume the title of King Edward VII., in accordance with the wish of his devoted mother, who, his Majesty added, united the virtues of a supreme domestic guide with the affec- i.on and patriotism of a wise peace-loving monarch- He had a respectrul desire to K-ave the memory of his -father's name. Albert, the exclusive treasure of his be- hoved mother. Notwithstanding: his per- sonal d^.;ire, he could not hope to do jus- tice to the renown, and virtues associated with Prince Albert's name, bur he would •to liis utmost to be worthy of his great ;>)- iUon. KINGTAKES THE OATH. The Lord Chancellor (Lord Halsbury) then administered the oath to the King. -\l' ;<-rwards the various members of the Council, commencing with the Lords' of Coaheil; tcok the oath of allegiance, and '-i'-n passed in turn before his Majesty. as at a, levee, except that each paused Jtfid kissed the King's hand before pass- ir.r out of the chamber. This brought ;•;'- ceremony to- a close. A.i the last moment the- King decided j.'.-i to attend the House of Lords to-day. l>rtOCl-AMATION •'\u25a0SIGNED. T:<<-. proclamation of the i: accession or '\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0 Majesty was signed by the Princes ! \u25a0:\u25a0 som, the Duko of York first, then .the bofce of Connaught, the Duke of. Cam- Prince Christian, the Archbishop ••: Canterbury, the J^ord Chancellor, the ''\u25a0\u25a0~'i Mayor, and the other ivpresenta- Jr.-<-.s of thc'cSty of London. H will l>e. heralded to-morrow at' St. 3tnif.s* PiJace, - and elsewhere, and be . Piibltetisa in the. Gazette. IMPOSING PROCKSSION. ; A:nos:g the incidents of the day was «i' itnpoKing civil procession. The Lo:d -"\u25a0or and Aldermen, accompanied by 11>' <iiy marsbal. mace-bearer, and other :n i ::b"Vs of the corporation, escorted: by. ; - 'Hong body of polic, proceeded from '\u25a0'\u25a0• Mansionf House,: by v.-ay of ibe 'l :-:ane»s embankment" and Trafalgar -^'.-.art; to SU-'Janx-R Palace, in gll lei This"notabU \u25a0•jr>_!i<'";:was \vi.- in-»-.-d b>\thou.saLii<lK ofsil-ik ]>(-o\ih':. ;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-,• 'H.^ 'King, whu raiiaiiw! in f.0:..1.in ''•< might, w»s driven to, the B«ckJnjr- T :J >'\u25a0•!! I J a!ac«». after taking the "jith" before, th. Privy Council, and dim-d tlicre, wiilj i!l " I'uclx^h of Albany."'; Sabtj.'qufint'y. h " 'v«-nt to Marlborougir: toiVli-tM'--? IJtv'" i ''•\u25a0<-' rMood thai iieWill n-tnruto.O^borne. I, WHOP! NUMBER 15.526. -a^^^^B^BE^^^KlPi

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THE SESSION, BEGINS,USE EDWARD 1,

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Lriglai\ll\l1 »i'K»'t. bo /.;unavoidably

the Kings of Ha!- n \ f."nera V^n^»uingtr.e Crown Prin?eV of ?UUn"n-dfiri::and AIVI.^nt "« G 'rmini>'. and Swe-Austiia.

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BUT LITTLE BUSINESS "DONEBills Bearing- on the Constitutional Con-

;yention Ihlroduced. / ;

1.11T1,R GEXERAL I.AAV.MAKIXC

Only T.oenl fflntl UiicoiKented'-'3lat-

ers to Heceive Attention-Gover-

lisli Royal Family.

PIU.CIVAMATIOX 01, XIX« lODXVAKI,.

fouiul/veneratlcjiKifor^th,^;^,:^^,:;Queen; iwho is:now wne^te??^rK!;^lld.id/y^»n^H^.Srea^^p!e/«d/y^»n^H^.Srea^^p!e/«/lhe resolution^was /passed JurideVssus^pension of the rules.'-:?HE GOVERXOR'S MESSAGE.

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.;;At;;;thisP time-Mi/ Beri^pJ^weri^sec^letary, tq-the ;Governor,/appeared^with1he. Governor's v:message/ /.The dreading"U,th.fc-\message ,;was listened '}to^atteii-A'vely by. the; senators and 'ordered to beprinted.;- The :texc; of/the;. document islinnted: elsewhere; ';;The'iriessase ;was "br-dered-.laid on :the table; arid theiis'ualnumber .of icopies printed. : "'/::: NO GEXKKALLEGISI^ATION.

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Mr. Glass;* of-SLyrichburg, ioffered thefollowing.- resolution: '/; :r/v;?,./-: r;:.;- Resolved, -by:the Sena te'e (the Hbuse of:Delegates ;:concurring), s Thatsit ,';is -=.thesense of the. General. Asserably.;that" thereshould be.no: legislation of a^general de-scription ;at ;c thls extra v: session

- of .tne..General Assembly ..other than/ that/ re-lating to.- the : constUutionar- convention;"and.no.legislatibnof a local>or. private*character, to .which: there may -be: sub-,stantial controversy;:either in;committeeor on the- floor: of.-either= body.•2. That the standing committees: of the

Senate and .House of Delegates 'be, -andare »hereby,:. directed not :to ,report r.any-bill-or. resolutions:. pertaining-^to general-legislation other Lthan thaUjreferring tothe: constitutional 1convention', Va'nd- no bill.or resolution, ofLa. local or private -ehat-ficler

'to which -there shall be substan-tial,objection;: lor the considerationwhereof will provoke substantial contro-versy ;,provided:.: that this resolution shallnot.be so as to prevent the ap-pointment, of-such •committees' ;as', havebeen recommended in the messageof theGovernor, or any: other committeps .toreport to a future General Assembly.'.- The ayes 'arid .'noes' -were called: foriand only Messrs.' Blakey, of Essex; Cog-biU, of Chesterfield, and Mas^ie, of Nel-son,; voted in;'•

the :.negative. -*' • . ,'• SENATE 1BILLS.INTRODUCED/By Mr. Opie.: .To \u25a0• authorize the Board

of-;Supervisors: :of . Augusta county toissue.- .warrants .for building county-

court-house and^ Clerk's office. /By same: ;To;

-incorporate", the Farmers'

Mutual; Fire. -Insurance Company.By same: To -define the; powers and

limitations of the" Council of'Basic City.

. By: Mr..Flood:, To provide „for elect-ing members of a: constitutional conven-tion, to convene.. tlie same, . aiii: ••:> .'pro-'vide '.for; submitting the amended .char-ter for qualification .or 'reject ion by quali-fied votes. ./ //

By Mr. Sands: /To provide for trie se-lection of delegates to the constitutionalconvention and -for the organization ofsame. .-.- .-...\u25a0'..'/...•..'•i.-"- .*: \u25a0'''.\u25a0 \u25a0 ,-._ \u25a0

-•By. Mr. 'Keezell:. To authorize "the

Board of. Supervisors of '/-Kockinghamcounty to issue. -new bonds.By -Mr: Foster: To incorporate the

Norfolk and; • Berkley Springs ".BridgeCompany, with-certain .restrictions./ 1

By Mr. Cogbill: To amend and re-enact certain: sections of the charter ofthe-eity: of Manchester, -providing. for theestablishment- of/"a boa i-d. of aldermenand to increase the number of wards inthe city. . / /

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By Mr. Foster:; To incorporate theNorfolk/ Portsmouth, and Berkleynel jCompany. /

-THE CONVENTION BILLS..

The. bill introduced by Mr. Flood,which was \u25a0\u25a0; forecasted in the Dispatch,providing for. the constitutional conven-tion, "provides for 100 \u25a0 members, or thepresent .membership

'of ';the' House, of

Delegates;, the" -convention to convene onJune 12th, .or

'nineteen-: days after the

election." The convention Is to be thejudge' of its own" privileges and to-re-ceive the same pay as members of .theLegislature. ;If the- work be: completedby October sth, thentit is to be submittedfor ratification or>rejection at :the .regu"-:

lar election in November.. v ... \u25a0• .:Tlie only material difference .in. the. bill

:ofieri,\l/by' Mr^.Sy-nds'"

is that jthe -mem-bership is

"to be "'based :on the'

number of senators, or eighty. -The del-egates to the.- convention are to bechosen in the same; manner as providedby:Sir. Flood/ but the convention: "wouldnot convene until the second Monday inAugust. \u25a0

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SENATE BILLS PASSED.; .Under- suspension of the rules, the fol-

lowingbills were' passed:'-' .To authorize the^Board of Supervisors

of Augusta county to issue warrants forbuilding the county court-house andClerks- office.

To authorize the Board of Supervisorso£ .the '"county :of Rockirigham' to issuenew bonds.-

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The Senate adjourned at 1:03. \u25a0 '.

FIRST SESSION OF.ITHE HOUSIOi; -\u25a0';. Delegate -'Kent.8.-S:oner, of Bo'tetbuvt"ileclares tha.t:so*far as*:his otservaiionsgo,, he. is.convinced that, the people .'of hissection. d<> -not;favor th* dlstrarichisementof the negro. He says they \u25a0 -."think, it.is.better .to

'''let well enough - alone."' an*!-

'\u25a0 ..People .have, been throwing, bouquets 'atSenator :

'"Ha"I.'!0 Fioad and-Delegate J. R.

.Horsleyf of<:Appoinattox.^M.iiidiyou,:thi.sis-;llteral—nqtiflgunxtive languages/Whenthe..; Senat c" opened ;on yesterday: SenatorFlood -had bn:his .desk \an'.-: exquisite 'pan-.nier..of/ American ißeatity roses— the kindthat

;cost*s4 or $5!a' dozen and ;send <young

riien 'into bankruptcy.'. :The ?flowers -werethe .'gift;..of";Senator '.Flood's: Tenth::Dis-trict constituents,; who have just electedhim to^ Congress. . .. ,. ;.'-'-.'\u25a0/.'.-\u25a0; :\u25a0:';

Mr.:Horsley.'s. nosegay, consisted of pinkcarnations. "No matter '.-who ;\u25a0 sent/ it-^-that's Mr.

'Ho'rsley's] business. Suffice it

to say" that the gentleman ";from; Appo-niattpx/is . young; '\u25a0" handsome,-

vand ;abachelor, and that the flowers were foundon -his desk whenp-the"^ House -was;rappedto vorder. '-' :. : , . •, ."': '/.".-\u25a0./.".-\u25a0.

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If anybody labors under the iriipfes-;sion

\u0084 that; :a 'copper-headed; -moccasin'snake doesn" t

'know :hbwi

=to_: xise its

fangs, the -"Doubting* Thomas" should in-spect ':the right-hand :thumb .fof?;CaptainJ.I M. Johnson. ;the Sergeant-at-Arnis ofthe ..House. "Three riibnths;. ago;CaptainJohnson was severely bitten by a serpent.while- he- was cutting 'sbrii'e- brush .on" his:farm .in"Roekbridge .count j'r7"-1The ;snake'.was -in>'a.;tree and:snapped* at theihandof- the Captain as ;. eagerly as'i a matinee.;girl-.would snap ;at

-a .Philadelphia- cara-i

;mel. \Fbr :a riiinute-the pain? was intense,and Captain Johnson /likens it to a.prickfrom avred-hot. needle.- Swelling set-:inimmediately .after this incident, \u25a0 and thesnake's 1victim

"suffered

~great .pain:*!,The'

:irijured"-member has .not-iyet':- gotten; en-;;-tirely. well,') despite the fact ';that asiderable; partj'oLthe thumb." was am-putated./ . ' '

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: Speaking of snakes," refninds: one. of> thethat 'Rockbridge— Captain" Johnson's

honie-r-is a"prohibition) county. '. :

nrn?ro>)fra ui»>.huvc In i,S^v\. i»uj-if >me-palis;doVs:not.•-:t^lllV:up^^^yMhln{th*ln>xt.Iny .or so. it is:his .purpose w. ifttr^-dute a jo.'ot;'resolution- =providing '.forthe, 'appoiritmefitjiof'•{\u25a0i^co.'inmissioj'u^cbn-'

5 sis ting of 3 members of4thljfHouse*a lid\

:', of thf tf'-stat.-. ivliH-r<?tity it shul! br.Toni.tke a tlinroiigli [rivesttspttJon -if afttiiis';tt the pi-nitt-utinry. This "< oinmls^ionwill\u25a0 r-jjortv;to^tHe?next *i;ei;islafiire'famt>ili» r^oliition .wiil;rH*iiiirt:Miem to-cn-

|s|i^r^^^thingßth;u^)ertains to" the'muoh-vexed:ciu..-sT!ori^fTh>y^wili:iiKulr^;

pnt^th^ad^li^biH^-«ana^fiM^bJHtV?«3^fenlarg|^'J!tb^pr|.^hiYi>r/:rVniiovins|itl^ti;establsliinKibrie7orlmore;:faiTns. ;letc:tfatnl'

\u25a0wiH likewise-^ weigh thc> matter of fi-"iiances.-"ft-Is the general belief that public -soi;-'-tImerits-no «matter? -how. 'V«t"rorig^it:>.rriayi\^erris frfo}::;goirig' to^ re7ue^dy|(^h~e >:vUsjri^w:i-jexisling;jit>the jpc-ni ten tlary.;.unless? :sorr e:.strorig/-4yigbrous;:?pushirig;;man ,assurn*;<};theneadersh iptorilhe \movement =lintUcarp1

;ri^?l?^thßi"ShltJie7;LegislaturV:by v'^luv'r"leader will-b"s*conS

"What -aboutjthe ;oldi:solOJer?'iwHei must ».?^ptepiirfja";tq'ransw'erlth^t:-qtier>YamlHna!ty.^btheVi^';\iniXeed.^hiV[mu?t>be prepiiri-iV to:I'V-aiulfict'\u25a0|i"vwearisbmei;anil Iliincpniuromrsins'.. crViV;;sade::?:/;;:W'v^ ;;"^f--'-^/:<^^v-'^:;.;;v<>.;v\u25a0""'

Senator -Le Ca.tojthirik^his colleiigue^^.Messrs. >-•Mqrris.Tatid;::Eggleston. wbiiUl be

:,,the;best;two;;tb :ihelpE.hiin;in;;the;p-!uiter!as they:are Iwell-'-infofme«V^»n*' tile, -ma t- jteiv having give it mueh'stiniy."

'T"'"':

v:/Hon;;vV:;;A.:,MossV the jlfayor of?;NeW-

:.poi't;News,.is;;ihereJ.tb^lbok Rafter /the.'interest s.;; of yhis:: rapidly-growing. :town;Newport •News:; now \claims/ ivjpopulation.

;of,2s.ooo:sbuls7aiul:its citizens 'think i'.thlVt:the-:basis;;bf r-:legislaU?e:>; :represeritatlbnshou )d::Ibe ;sq;^a 1tefetl¥as -'toJ give;;,their

• town :a: delegated)j}°yt.lstanrt•"Newport^ News

'is represen tedJsj?? el>": a.;member Jwho' likewise'-fepie':serits. the.Scbunties^of Charles* City, JarriVs';g3K^K^rand'-.WarwU'kViThe'exfstib§j^grangenient thad:its-'origin' at>a* tim'e^whenthe -colored ;;brbth'er-;flgrifed'rrribst* exten-sively. inrpqUties/.aud. when' it.' wak.-jifs- I

'sential- to keep him- down! in 'the district jmentioned.-: ::A-»^:-.;.:: /.. \u25a0-,-y ;.,;:::. :;V:i-.^;;?|\u25a0"There" appears^ to?i^reasqn' ;'lh"'"the"'de- ;ma nds- of;NewpefrNews. -;-"'\u25a0 ;' : ::!

Hon.-

6.'; O.;-'":Gwa tbriiey..Judge vof the.'

County .Court* of -King is*look-'Iing after the=iiiterests "bf/Judge/Johri G.i•Dew.-' who ,wasf appbiritedf.'by '.Goyerri'or "iTylerHo 'succeedlthe late' Jbsiah:Rylaiid;j

;Jr.-,;_as|;Seconcl= Auditor. \ Judge Dew:nowhas as- his /opponent for' the;bmce :Hon.W. P.;Dupuy.:ai' w^n^ribwri^'meriiber ofthe House, ;wli6*«repfeserits" rRb;inoke. /

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-.. Hon. .J. - W;';Fleet?' the'' aftableTl and;popular imember. from"-King and IQiieenV.is assisting Judge;Gwathmey"in~his"sup--porcof "Judgel'Dew. ,-: ~S':L~- ••----•>:• /Both sides :have many adherents, and.thd'-contest" is •by no .means iininterest- •

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•'.''-'-/WillBe-A|»iireelat«Ml. ? :''If'you

'expect :your "girl•to

-write 1 yo:i"

sweet, gushing letters; -send-" her a:pretty!desk her birthday anniversary. .Sydnor&.;Hundley.;have;a ;beautiful line. •.-

- -':Dlxie'Xerve. anil' Bone Liniment.-is the Best Horse Liniment made. Largebottle, '25 cents," everywhere.

T^-Afcewlbn S.ecrU-Oad, T»r So-

Tnv^i<y "cs ?«»«iHi.•iciuircii:naJ^ON, exlraordi-Sh - UliS mOrninj'' Gazette..*weh appears; w-ith black borders an

'\u25a0The event has caused one universalleeiing ..,f regret and sorrow to her: Ma-£??"* ,f:iitnrul subjects.; -to-whom she

welf-u-.ff^by,lhe dccl) theirwelfare which she invariably manifesto™X,\ aS»

y m'dny signal virtues whichmarked and adorned her character"

«. r^.r? 11(n^ the Proclamation .of 1^-A11., the acknowledgment of alle-giance by the Privy Council, and the-Kings speech on his accession._ The followingais the. full text of hisMajesty's accession si>eech:

"Your.Royal Highneses.iMy Lords, andGentlemen,— This is the most painful oc-casion on which Ishall ever >be calledupon to address you. -Aly. first and melan-choly duty is to announce to you thedeath of my beloved mother, the* Queen;and rknow how deeplyyou and the wholenation, and, Ithink Imay say. the wholeworld, sympathize with me in the iire-parable loss 1 we have all-sustained.WILLWALKIN'QUEEN'S FOOTSTEPS"1 need hardly say that my constant

endeavor will'be always to walk in herfootsteps."In undertaking the heav>' load which

now devolves upon me, 1 am fully de-termined to be a constitutional sovereign,in the strict sense of the word, and solong "as there is breath in my body, towork for the good and amelioration ofmy people.

"1 have resolved to be known by thename of Edward, which has been borneby six of my ancestors. In doing so,1 do not undervalue the name of Albert,I'inherit from my ever-to-be-lamented,great and wise father, who, by universalconsent, i?,- Ithink, deservedly knownby' the name of "Albert the Good." andIdesire that his name should stand-alone.

"InV conclusion, Itrust to Parliamentand the nation to support me in the"arduous duties which now devolce uponme by inheritance, and to which 1am de-termined to devote my whole strengthduring the remainder of my life."

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/The Gazette' also announces that the

King subscribed the oath relating to thesecurity of the Church of Scotland.

king's procla:mation.

It concludes with the King's formalproclamation, ordering all olficers andpersons in authority throughout his do-minions to continue to exercise their of-fice during the "Royal pleasure, and-ex-horting his subjects to aid and assistsuch officers -in the performance and exe-cution of such duties.

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SORROW-FOR THE QUEEN.The sorrow felt throughout- the empire,

is indicated by a constant 'flow of tele-grams from every important town in thecolonies,"'' am tolling"of the "•suspension-of business, -the- closing of..theatres, thedisplay of- •mourning eniblems, and .ar-rangements for \u25a0 memorial ..services.. Allthe Governors have sent, on behalf oftheir" respective colonies, telegrams ofcondolence to King Edward, and to Mr.Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of Statefor the Colonies.

The Marquis of Lansdowne. Ministerof Foreign Affairs.

'has received from

the German Ambassador a letter on be-half of the diplomatic corps, expressingits sympathy and condolence. The com-munication says:

• "This sad event not only fills the heartsof her late subjects with profound sor-row, but will arouse beyond the limitsof the empire, the. regret of those whomher majesty was -known to inspire withrespect' and admiration. Such sentimentsarc shared' most sincerely by the mem-bers of the diplomatic corps, who. havinghad the honor of being received at-C-ourt.and approaching her Majesty, have alsohad the opportunity of appreciating thoserare and incomparable qualities by whichthat august sovereign captivated thehearts of all who entered her presence."

TRIBUTE FROM AUSTIN.The morning papers publish a long tri-

bute from the poet laureate, Mr. AlfredAustin, to the dead Queen.

Orders have been issued for 6,500 troopsto line the streets of London to-day, forthe proclamatoin ceremony. . .

The -Gazettti orders the Court to go intomourning until July 2-Ith, and into halfmourning- until January "4. 1902. LordRoberts has ordered the army to adoptmourning until March sth.

Memorial services will be held in St.Paul's Cathedral, morning

'and evening

daily, until the interment. At the first ofthese, held at the evening service yester-day, some S.CCO persons were present.Bishop Berry read, the burial service,- and"the "Dead March" in.Saul and other fu-neral music was rendered. .

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Vaccine yirnst.jPHre, Xon-Huiiiuiilr--.\u25a0'. -..'-\u25a0 '\u25a0"\u25a0 '.'

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. '\u25a0'.':\u25a0 :;ea. "-:-'" s > '.\u25a0'.- ";3Fresh, and Reliable, on-'Ivory-Points:andinGlassSternberg Bulbs.

" -OWENS AND MINOR DRUG CO./

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'The extra session of the Virginia\A

%,ftheliving^:pubnf

",?? nian>

"Weeks expectant

Pub He willhave a dear idea of our law-

\u25a0'SSitr:7° WS °"."*>\u25a0\u25a0-«»*« or the con-stitutional convention.•Both houses were formally convened utnoon,yestentay. :and in less than twohqi,rs thereafter the members. of each had

"-n^ctod their aay.s businesSj left the;CapiU, and sone to their; respective

Respite the vast importance of the workbe ore the body Md the novelty of thecall which brought the senators and del-egates together, it -cannot .be said thatthe opening of the Legislature was aspectacular occasion. The .crowd M-aUendance was, perhaps, a Awl arger

«|n usual, and there was consideta^ecv )Os ty about possib.e developments du-rinj the course of the day, but;otherwise

ihngs^moved along iviv their usuafham-occuned tW &&'•dram^ic incidentsoccuned they tailed to meet the observa-

legisative wheels; being Cogged by lob-byists and contests -for;office.' -The soonerall the aspirants for public honors to-gether with'their faithful friends, are re-lieved of their anxiety, the better it'wilibe for all concerned' .^SIGNIFICANT INCIDKNTs'

Prom certain significant little incidentsof yesterday, which are readily interpret-ed.by astute parliamentarians, it is evi-dent that the legislators are not going toturn, a deaf ear to all legislation notbearing on the constitutional: convention,but many limitations will be placed uponthe bills introduced. v If they involve nocontroversy, no tiresome debates, ;md nominute/investigation,- their 'passage'; maybo counted upon. ....Biit.inttt jso^wir.h;- that"class of business which,has recently beenput in .the category of "general; legisia-1ion;*' Once- the* judgeship matter- is set-tled, the Second Auditor elected, "and a'few. other uniriiportant questions ended,the decks will.be cleared for action, andthe debates on the constitutional conven-tion^ given full play. The Senate, at 'th-->very outset,' declared itself against;indis-criminate law-"makirig.

Thirty-eight,of.the. forty senators werein their seats- yesterday, but twelve mem-bers of the House were missing. Thoselaw-makers in attendance, for the- mostpart, -seemed inclined to-'procrastinatefor a day or so, though several bills ofimportance were introduced.

Two of these bore on the constitutionalconvention and one on the subject of pen-sions. The Senate and House even- wentso far as; to:suspend the rules and passseveral unimportant, local measures,though one member of the last-mention-ed body entered his protest against thiscourse.

Resolutions of* respect to the memoryof.Queen Victoria were passed without adissenting voice, and the Governor's mes-sage was read and carefully, listened to.

It.bore upon* many questions of burninginterest, and will doubtless be carefullystudied when it appears in printed form. -

A member of the House offered a reso-lution providing that all questions touch-ing the constitutional convention be con-sidered by the House in Committee ofthe Whole, "and .that after the morning

work each day the House resolve itselfinto such committee^for the exclusive con-sideration of .such matter. The motive. o£the resolution was a desire to save mea-sures bearing on' the .constitutional.con-vention from going to the committees,

and thereby to insure general and lengthy,

discussions 'iin'hihe Hoiise. This lookedlike business and smacked of earnestness

of purpose. The resolution, however,

went over until to-day. •\u25a0 —: .<».

Tlirc'SEXATE IX SESSION.

Thejltiarlit TliiiiKiiithe RUrUt l'laoe:,-:Two:\u25a0' Rockers,"drawn; close "-i^together

make -;nice :.seats- to chatin :o!i.certaiifquestions— lso. styles'- at -^ \u25a0\u25a0 ,'• \u25a0.'\u25a0a'-'.. «,..-:-

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'SYDNOR"& HUXDLKV'S-

;.;.._; ;Our, firaiulniotlier.H* Remedy '-'-:^ /for. Coughs,. Colds/.Corisuniption. CroupBronchitis.; and^tha t/Hacking"; Cough, 'is•Dr.: David's:Cough "£"Syrup':ot rPure -'PineTar Horehound "and^Vild.J Cterryl'-' Plea-sant,; harm'ess." and'>flfieient.^J;;.'" . '.-.-

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wlllcure Rheumatism.^ XeiiralgiaTiStinT/joiritS'Muscles.-:aria I^lmbs. -^It is the'Best:t,iniiirierit known. '. .\u25a0 \u25a0 . .",

-'of:-!impSverished anLeasyj-preyUo ;the 2rigors ~of R^yßtofeSyour^yitalitjrsby/jthe::use^-or r--|?»^SlECEßlVSrAngosturaißltters/^l^--

The Weather.'WASHINGTON". Jaiiifary XV—

SAJN Koreenst for Thiim|ay;--and&FVif

|l^^7 Vnginia—Rain or *n.n\ Thurs-day,^ andlprobably •/brlsk'ito^.jiign^nbrrlieast _to southeast "winds. '-- .. •

North Carolina-Occasional rains Thurs-day. ai\d

-:probablyatFrlday;^nb>therlvi

iwinds:^ becominglsou therly;-briskVtbihign*'

j WASHINGTON. January 2^CoSiOelSW^^i- 'wasiresumeduftii 'i!untni,shed-b Usines^;thri^res^rrn:^it^!its j.nvHege-l position. .

'Mr.-Vest, of Mt.sonri. took the floor ins-

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Is. .a -:clmricteriatic..: biilUalt^torc^ul. and vinteresting Vsp^ech^ lastin- :nearly thr,-, Mm*. He vigorou^-at-V-tacktd .he navigation J.r.vs of the. Unite',l '-

IH-Wingthatjliey were^espciSiblSif?r^h^decadence of;the- n^rcharil^artn^Lot America I- -V;'\.'\u25a0_..- .->*:\u25a0:

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,^ Uni>]''k • Precipitate^; aM«> .^"oMt-y-bycharging, that Va^dfellhad been entered- into between the HtL::Publican n.embers of,the lutah%^illa:St e;:il^'«rtaitr:rallfoadM^tereit^an lr";lr";. the,;omeia.s,of^the •Mormon^ui^-W^: secure the el^tioarofThoma^ill-Kea^i• enile|fr6m;"that.; Stated .- '

: "

i -: ,REFERENCE <TO VICTORIA. > .":;,iThe.blind,chapldiri. MrV/Miiburn"h^nls" fhinSly T° th^ *"*

*.*™»\u25a0 vS-hThl'Sl-U\--vk hUI w-as thei. taken"'

am^orteredan amendment;;providirisVthat ;*\u25a0 h.ive^an -office :i,i

;the Capitol^anakh^a^i: ?Sft# f5Sa ary ot^so<> PerjarinirSlarul. be assigned ;two clerks whoTghooMl, assist ,hrm;iUv theiwofk-.\u25a0oTiniSf ffl#^^

\u25a0 UTAH ST3NATORSHIP - *:• "*r-

ubout.the election':,>f Thomas. Kearria^^. auch a -deal."; ;said :Mr.VRawliris^ir;

amy mm^vpm\u25a0\u25a0- Mr. Bate maintained

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tluit\lit"i wasfitting-that, the Senate should inquire;into'-senatorial contests in;\u25a0 the -various Staxes^; before :an.;election was effected •' ":.'- -:Mr..Chandler withdrew, his VamendmOTt':-to 31r. Jones's amendment, and offered as'-

\u25a0a, substitute a provision^eriablingr-the'Sec^;- >retary;oC; the Treasury, and 'oiM

appoint ia^ competent^: J^ w>Jer;to J^epresentithemibeforej^commlt-f". tees of Congress,. wheriTreqiiestea'byltrii-;?

to da: so, concerningTclainir?-\u25a0 ;against -the...government;

'the'salary "vot

--• each to be^.iXJO.; The; substitute amend- i=i ment .was agreed, to. with6iitkvurtherrde^!»

\u25a0 -bate. Th»: bill, as amemled.-vAvas^ihetf ':i

rpassed. ;--.. '-. ;;...\u25a0'\u25a0. .\u25a0\u25a0'..["' :-..;;\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0;'\u25a0.; -..--:.';'

:" MR. VP:ST*S ADDRESS." •-'

The -shipping bill was witn, ~*.*.?l^vy^?^;o^irig^(urf;!ttUdf«!^:tlife}Sen?v3-ate In opposition to "the:measure^ and. 14^-favorJof-'free ships. ;,wh leh";hj>"has "'.advo-i?jcated consistently, for yearsT-!- "; "T";

-:;

-f As,a member of the. Comtnitte© on Coni- ,' merce.: he siiid, -the;pending measure" tiaa

\u25a0c«)me"rv;ally.:_frpm;if committee ptr]f>rom6- r:;tiori;'. compose«i \6t.-.tw-enty--tlyei'proinin^al"it

arid_inte!ltgentinieri.;appointed ;by^tha~ja-J?nior Senator from^Mairie.-.Mri^Prye. \u25a0' "The :chairman of"this committee ",01

"^promotion." ;'said the Missouri Senator,

\u25a0;"is jCJement] A.'Grisconi.^prealdentTof |the i• ;iriteniatioria^Na;yisJXtion~Compariyfa. fman:!/'of 'high:character, .•or 'great:;,'uateliigence-,-::and of indefatigable ienergy .^.'fhe '..coin- :.

; uany. which::he," :represents :isIb"y-;far."Uxe :

largest ': beneficiary ...under ;this- .bill. '•;;•; XAVIGATIOX

'"iJxWS:rA?STAIN^,

-'. "Not one;member.- of'that comraitteerbit f,prcmotion. is 'in f'jivor;6f'an •Aniericriifi's';/;

;-buying his ships ;wher»rihe 'can: buy],th?inV'cheapt'St,: and: theii, sailing- ;theiri-;urider::;thjswflag-.-; of.' his

-country. ..fits 1*?.:

;a*rev iinanirrioitsly.:in'fayor.'ofLthelobsolete.*;.';\u25a0.a'n<l:butrase6usnavig-ation ;lawtss

of the. United ISt£tes/;.v.*hlchutr«:;^staJn^:oil tlie •i'ot^ac/UKited^jStaW3tosand .-*which:

-uir ntitty;.:=year^ f:;have^ beenfj

riding.:to)death the:mt-rcharitr marine? bCs?;• this" cbuntry." :-;. :\u25a0

'"'\u25a0-'.'-\u25a0.;• ,. \u25a0^":-|!vv.:^-~.^^SSl^*

:'^tMrL'^fVest;referred -to" the *advojjacjriJ'ol.'Y:;;.the. {\u25a0-rne'asu refby- Mr. Ktigene -

Chamber* ?-laln;j'the;|iresent\Co[hmisal6hVri6CiXavi-4gation,-- who,' he said. had. -b^feti-rappoirit-i': -•

•ed to-his present: ofQ«;^i<byfllr.j.Cleyelarid/^; a rid,'had •,signalized '\u25a0 .thu'\-iWsuniptioh xolX

hisilutit-s.by 'his'-aUvocacyiofifree 'ship^K:p|.ns.| -':\u25a0-. ;Mr.^i;hamberlaiJrH

was :vigorously:' in -favor of-the" subsidy jr

'legi.slatJ^n; :Ul»>.intimated SthatlthisTwUi'.'';.-theroptr.lon <»f.:a;,maii i;who-only \u25a0 dri£tedti-;with; the \curVeht;; f~.:;^:Si;.ip6jLiey-^R;Kxci^iox:^v::-Kc>::-Mp*'•Vt-st -^aid ;jthit our .,mefcliiiTnc;fma- -'ririe"::had fcontinued-iosVlsclirie^i since*";i55."5%

:He:dec\laredJthatftht>poHey jp'roptfsed ;.bj^';.pending] bill^wus one oif;'/barbaric »>x-

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•«rtone^£or4th'i?|npcth«tWt^cb^otfs-. :Vwitbqut"ri^:there}bfln«c.ccntribated $I^.oW.»X«"Vd*bu"ytfp7Up:itslln\lustry;:'-r^ ?;:::^;-;::':-;^v'\u0094J 1:-?"f?*"^'li

(claimed that thy bill L**tn-jjtended ,; to 5buildJup""jaux i!iaryXcruisersg fd^|arefHricoristltutionul.: ";Iri"his'ioplnlon^r^^-Sive;a;;s"ubsUly<to'';a"hybb<ly\wasM«iJii»t!«^~-.'

\u25a0 able jund.% uricoii^ tituti<inal.^but.'.to~\give \it;i. to great corporations wn.s naked robbery \u0084:fciintlfr. the guise of law.;?iMr. -A'estr.said -that the wssi-ls of what"

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jIsi^known'J'as'j^Uie^Ameyfican^ Clne'«-l3 <th^.|:llriternatloiial-::\NavlgationgCbmp!Viy)>§hJ S^Uh'^^ur^lofith'^tn^nt^'j^^irslib^liiiabr^•sidy;wasj,tblrari;v.woulirsr"eoelve 'WiGOO-.000-' t;b£st§e4 total twhich^was^tbs be-jpaid fout^gLTlwi'^pacSflc^ JlaiLgiSteamship^>.i_Comp|my i;;vi^buld^be'»th'e3nextsbenen^^o%?ttnj3er'4tl]M^^jHubiidsvUgVVith^ Itsgpresent i¥Bhips*^an<| M"ttha t%v... %*-.—X it was building fibwi^lt^[would \u25a0;reerive vSS.WIC?O~;a"year :;ofTthe2^b;^|s-Wy. \u0084;..• l""lhe next i:p«i>r,':yemaciated^3starßtnsr^

[Corporation ;iwhich'\u25a0'. w5111receIv«*. \u25a0: a':sul»iay|^

funderl thiilbin.'*>^aldiMr.hV«t>*sa^cSatl^!cally;£.*;is i-the V Starida nt Oit;:e^mpanyi"S^kUausnter.) . :-"^^SSg^RCSTinro jgkcIt«k -svBsror.ipgl

a trust naultl be"-focm^^if^^coiiir^}'go^aHjtbi»s^Lmartcant^ahlp~MPing—si.trnf. that would «,-t every »Iy|-hirof-the-subsWy.;;;--.^;- *-:^-

jiiAsibKiMi...:Wiw;, Partially ictotitty»?ali !

1:\u25a0(TA :':'M.:..!.. ,"'' -"*"."\u25a0 **\u25a0"*\u25a0*"-"\u25a0*.":*,'",.:*-*.-"-:

v .i.;-^reun^tt;niperaturej':... ..i.; ..~"3S 1-3

Supposing:/ however, that either .of "thethree circiiiL judges .is chosen, by:;ihe'Legislatun-, other^; .cornplicatiyns ._:. will"arise-.; Suclx a choice :wouldiriscessarilycreate, a vai:-i:y in one ,of:the judicial

";ciri':

cuits. Who knows but what some county?•judge- might be shoved up a peg higher?;'•It is these 'eonsidefations which add to';the: complexity ofUhe situation; . A>deat!

-man eoukl almost hear some of the .whis-perings in the lobbies,. Many of the mem-bers 'are,: discussing ;"-Speaker: Saundefs'seligibility:. for? the. tFourtsi

;

Circuit judge-;ship in case Jucige .Wh ittle;achieves hisambition^. Judge. William ,R. .Barksdale;,

'of the Halifax:County.;Court, is also men-tioiied in. the sarrieiconneetioii. . :

As .Sa muel Pei-ys, .'. the' famous- .diarist^;would have said,, "it is pretty" to listenio these, speculations and to study- :'tlie*complicated web; now. bwng spun by ;the

trierids Cot the reispectiye candidates. /.-.;-..To progricsticato about the: outcome, .'.ofJ

the ;iinteresting, contest is to" "take .the;chances' of making one's self, ridiculous.;'W'hocan tell what combinations, will-be;

niade. or'-.what^sut prising", results may

follow^ th« first ballot?; .:One should; con-tent one's self with the knowledge of thefact :that" all of the.carididatfes: aremost-

excellent rf.en^andi that:any /"one of'1;th"e;

;quaftette; mentioned -.would make alvalua->ble:Supreme Court Judged :^; ;C .; ¥ .-; The -matter "of.: securing"; legislation: tobetter the;'; con<litiori"£;6f:\u25a0 things-'at \u25a0 the'Virginia;Penitentiary fdoe.s?not- appear ;tcrbe. .attracting

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the.":atten tion '-"At.''.'. should.'While nearly everybody ;;vaguely ;,; says;that "something, ought to" lie:done," .Vfew;men? areiwilling.5- toi:take ;^off1theirs- coats \v"nd? go.- toV:wqrk;';v*;lri "other :,wbrds.'§;»he;?mby^mferit'usYa^pSrently^without£ani:as:^grfesslve. leader.

" '.-':.,-:Senator-LelCato, who^always >has >been;a warm;advocate- ofjiriieasures.-^'iokirig-jto;:the -"erila rgemeri t of;;:the"5 pfisph^tinda the \u25a0

;ulleviationr.of-the present -haVdshipss suf--jrered^by/jthe^eonvicts^ajipears" more, or'iess:: worried^ at

-the|:tiirn: v thhi^^haye*

taken:':;He- isiae mbst^influentialj|iKans

himself; :\u25a0- and- /his , view .are everywhere

accorded i^respeti^butMhe^riiodestlyfifef Is;

fthat }h'e|isTriotithefpef soriito:'i-onduct|thclfight on the floor ot the Senate • If

:Pj^bspects"!'dd7inohe is going to take, the-in!tla.tivel||Miftj.imt forth his best.efforts. .-He does n..rktjfi%v whnt jtejf.s hirf. brifth'.r' \u0084":'-'; :• ;

-.There is:qujte;a strong•probability? thatthe; joint caucus :t: to -nominate ;;a':candi-date;for:the,Supreme.'Court; judgeship will.be./hejdwto-morrpwy. night/ although.;thedate is;not yet certainly fixed. •

v

:Ata late; hour 'last -.night';no one couldsay positively -just when,; the caucus willmeet; -

There* seemed ._ to;be a'chaos .o£.

ideas of\u25a0 the; subject; and every man ap-peared tojsuspect his brother of trying tooutdo him mC the matter of scheining:The- judgeship contest, -of -course, .causedthis uncertainty. Knowing ones were em-phatic, however. in?their assertions": thatthings will simmer down by to-night, aridthat the caucus will convene:: ok Fridaynight. . •

\u25a0 = \u25a0\u25a0--.- \u25a0\; _Delegate Charles T. Bland, of PortsVmouth; :ther secretary :'

:of the'caucus' :S:S

going; to feel the. ?pulse; oCthe^ membersto-day by circulating a petition, naming"to-morrow, as the date of the meeting.

\u25a0Hon. T.C.Pilcher.Vof Fauquier, is chair-man of thex-aucus-.:- He; says it isn't hisbusiness tornxdates-that :he is simplygoing to act inaccordance .with the wishesof;his colleagues. • .

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burning contest": for the SupremeCourt juclgeKlu-p, which now engrosselthe att-nticn ot the legislators, is fullorsignincance, and has as many ramificai,tions as the switch board of a telephonecxcjinnj^G/ \u25a0 \u25a0'.,\u25a0 -.

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* .:To begin with; \u25a0; there never rwas a

;law-yer born who didn't have an"ambition rto-adorn", Virginia's, highest:; appellate

court. It is the; acme ..of.:ari,attorney'sJiopes, and though many are called butfew,are chosen. People jocosely say thatthe ••brethren .of the,green bag"- idve thedollar, butvthe. desire for the. glory -ofjudicial' ermine. "assuredly =does: not ema-nate :from-avarice. '. It'. is a much^ more-human; and -pardonable ambition' Itputsthe lucky, man at the :top"of;,his •.-profes-'

arid ombalms'Jiis name? forVposteritjvLongaftei-; those of the. present genera-tion!are!:dead and gone attorneys-yet un-born :will be quoting decisions; handeeldown by the present Supreme* Cpurt! -Thishunger; for posthumous celebrity is notconfined- to lawyers, and it'shows a;

good,healthy spirit. The. more of ifthe betterwillbethe bar.

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The gentleman, who are contesting forthe desirable prize, which the, Legislatureis to confer are. all citizens and lawyers

tof the highest order. .ludge Whittle :prer'sides over the Fourth Circuit, which in-cludes the .cities of Danville arid Lyneh-burg and the counties of -Franklin,'. Camp-bell.' Halifax, ;Henry, Patrick, and- Pitt-sylvariia. None has aught to say againsthim

—not even those with other favorites.

Judge., Phlegar, -who was appointed;: byGovernor Tyler"to temporarily,fillUhe.va-cancy, caiised '• by

'the death,' of Jutlgti'

Kiely,'is:a man of-splendid capacity, and'one eminently qualified to do himself andhis State justice in his high^position. ;It;is an open secret that his pra^ice, beforehe resigned to become Judge, amountedto from -. $S,OOO \u25a0to $10,000 per .annum..

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The' lawyers of the First Judicial Cir-cuit wish, to «cc 'Juilge^ Robert R. Prentissucceed. Judge Phlegar. .This circuit is-composed of the cities o£ Norfolk andPortsmouth, arid includes this;counties '.o£Isle of. Wight, \u25a0 Nansemond,- /Norfolk,'Princess Anne, arid. Southampton. Judge

-Pruntls has an enthusiastic. and loyal fol-lowirig. :, '. ,: \u25a0 c, • >

'Senator'

William \u25a0;Hodges^ "ilanri;*besidesbeing <i lawyer arid an orator of unusualability, has long been a faithful pai-ty-'worker. Inhin district he is regardedas

a. 'Democratic'; wheel-horse* His'charminguetKonality has made hirri:many a "friend.

Hon. J.:W.G:Blackstone; Judge of theEighth <:ircuit and a former Sta teV Sena- ,tor.:is

'likewise riieritioned iii'connection:

with :thts vacancy, but' it is evident: that;liVis not making.a vigorous fight.-forithehonor. -'".\u25a0"

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Second Andit6r«l,iI,_Hitieil\u25a0 jluySp;

SiinUe—BoiumetM for MembeTS." :

Frieiidsvof (he Convietx >i««tKjße' Ajy-

isrexNivc if Tlie^fAVaiit;Heii»—^Ua

(Cox-r;LT;nRi> -ox. sixths page.*'

The Body Ors'auf seed.— Several ~ IJills

of Local Interest Introduced.

The first session of the House of Dele-gates was brief. The body, organized,

routine business' was transacted, andseveral bills, all of local import, were in-

troduced. Inless than an hour the Househad adjourned out of respect to the-mem-ory of two of its members, who haddied since the"-.regular session was held.These are Captain B. G. Patterson, ofKockingham- county, and Mr.- AlexanderKing,of Sussex county:

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It was precisely: 12 M. when speakerSaunders ascended the \u25a0 platform aridcalled the House to order. The buzz ofmany voices was hushed in an instant.The members; took their seats, and pri-vate citizens on the floor- sought' posi-tions behind the railing- . %

Speaker Saunders called on.Dr.,Tuclor,presiding elder of; the West RichmondDistrict, to lead in prayer... Dr./Tudor'sinvocation was short, eloquent, and ap-propriate. He asked that the; God of allWisdoni guide the" General Assembly intheir legislation during the,extra session,and that the God of all Comfort sustainthe; English nation ;in vthe, great trial;through which it is now passing.

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blessing of Deity was invoked upon thenew-ruler of the British Empire.

Clerk •:Mann read the proclamation of"the. Governor calling the extra; session'

TWO ,:XK\Y. "MEMBERS.; The first rear business of the Housewas the swearing in: of the two-mem-bers who take the places of';CaptainPatterson and. Mr. King.- These gentle-!men .were' Mr.' E. H. Birdsong-, 7 of-Rock-ingham, and Mr..Frank :Ralston,'v;,'6t'Greensville and Sussex: '• -

: ,^- v.Clerk Mann called the .roll. Eighty-

seven members answered when .-.their,names were .called;- The absentees wereMessrs. W; H.Buntin,\T.E. Clarke,- E-. F.Cromwell,. E. '-. AY. HuTiard,; \u25a0 .Tiptoii -ID.Jennings, M." J. Lyons. Robert W.:>Mc-Connell, W.P. Mac-Rae.S.'M. Robinson..George W.

-Settle. James .L.;'-. Sheltoh, R;:

G. Southall. R. G. .Tuck, John Wh;te~-head,' and Joseph E. Willard. :

-."Mr. Wickham, of."the Senate,- was an-nounced. He (Wickham) -

informed the;House that the Senate,.: was duly -or-ganized and ready to proceed with"busi-ness. -Mr. Charles ;;T.< Bland,:: of^the,House, was appointed sby <the speaker tobear a similar message .: to, the '. Seri:ite:A resolution was" adopted that a.com ;rnittee consisting of. five members: 'fromthe'

House arid.."three from the Senatebe appointed to.wait"on \ the; Governor andinform him that- the -;Generawas Y in session andiready ;to;receive -;any!communication "he. might 'have..' to:sendj"The five -members.:. from:; the.'. House. ;6rithis

"commit tee weVe •?: Messrs.': ;Bland,'

Gouldman.^DukeV 'Ayres.sarid^Pettit.\u25a0\u25a0':-'\u25a0 THREE LOCAL:BILLS-^PASSF^).-

The:three bills first introduced ;in; t \\^House '"were ,;passed \in

"five\miniites: .-Mr.;

Embrey, 'of. Fre-dericksburg/ presented Ithe\u25a0three^a tithe; same" time.V':. All-;were" cbni-jpariion ::bills4and

'rela tedJ^ solely %to Wcer-°

ta in:streeta nd\otherlimprovements in the'city ;of;Frederick.sburg. -, ---_.',;Mr.;Lewis,;of \u25a0 Fauquier, -raised: bbjec-1

itidn *to: the passage iof:these \u25a0

A%Mtlistaridiiigf:that-Jtheyi:ha.d"rnbi

;gerieivllimport; ;He saidjhejwa^opposedttojgenev;raiyegisla.tion; fat.:thisj:sess|on\arid; ?

ipartl-'cularly before, the special 'busine.ss for

(Hie llovr Was Devoted to Trnii»ae(-

ini?. lliisiiie.ss.

It was 12:0G o'clock' when Lieutenant

Governor Edward Echols called the State

Senate, to order .in extraordinary session.

\u25a0Rev. George Cooper, D. D., offered; a

frtvent prayer. The minister prayed a.-,

follows:' - - .

! •'Almighty God, the giver of every good

and perfect gift,.without whom nothing is'ho!V* nothing - strong. :," nothing.permanent;n t;we "eive'-Thee most hearty, thanks tor the

Venoral -favor in .which thy servants arenow gathered together In special legisla-,

\u25a0tive duti"-:-. \u25a0 In- hearty, recognition ot.thespecial: conditions -bringing us together

we humbly implone for them that wisdomwhich vomelh from above, by. which alltheir cteH' '"rations and decisions shall

cor.serve all that. it= worthy,of .the Coin.-."mo'nwcalth, and shall conduce to herToater prosperity in her own life and inher relations-tc our common. country. Ourhtiarts are \u25a0 touched' in responsivevsym-pathv

'• with • our- kindred, across the sea.in their."sorrow caused by,;•.the • death .oftheir Quesn. We, give Thee thanks: forthe> beneficent results, of her long;reign,

for all the memories' of her as maiden,

wife and mother.- Our -prayers are forthe comfort of all the. members of theroyal household in this hour of their grief,--•tnd for him who,now comes in royal suc-cession, to the great . responsibility ofchief ruler.': May Thy grace be;specially

-«nven to s him and . all his counsellers.We pray, for international peace in'jthename of Him "whose coming into thisworld brought good will-among men:Amen." :

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only two absentees;.The call 'of the roll found thirty-eigh t

\u25a0senators in-theirV seats. The proclama-

tioii of: the'Governor convening the 1Ls^*

gislatiire in extra session was read: Mr.;-Wickliain\-;,of--;''Hiuioyer,\r^P.resident\-;;i»ro,tern:, was designated to notify, the Housi

L'that the Senate Was :organized and: ready;:for- business. : The. 'President^ appointed-'Messrs,1 Keezelf Gold,' arid jDinwlddie foiithe joi'ni ewnuriittiie to'.notify^the^GnvrVi;nor/ that; the Legislalure was ready forbusiness'

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THF. DEATH OF THE QL'EKN."lilsv.Morris,;of. Aibemarle, goffered -.thefollowing resolution: . •

\JRe?olved;iiby Vthe:; Senate. -i(trieKHoiise;ivi;VJeleifates y.

:SnnitViirriik>).s;,'f'ha t\u25a0?:* thit-

IHonor of Kirst Seeiujr Qiiech'N JloOyGiv<»n to Her Servants.

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COWES, -January i23.—Events haveshifted from Cowes to London. Osborneis a house of mourning and Cowes isprobably -the quietest placed in theUnited Kingdom to-day. The King de-parted early, and after him departed thearmy of newspaper correspondents. The'King's departure was as unostentatiousas that of an American President.

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left the castle without a military escortand with no sign, of pomp. . ,

Queen Victoria's body was embalmedlast evening, and occupies tlni*centre ofthe dining-room, which is hung withtrapping of mourning. Outside, two of-ficers are on guard; within, two Indianattendants remain, in company with theladies-in-waiting, who art constantlypresent. . -: •.

The body, is attired inblack. The. face,is •perfectly, .peaceful., and the remainshave been placed with the arms folded.On . ihs breast rests a beautiful gold

cross. The head "Is_ inclined slightly to

the right/ All about .are quantities ofIbeautiful

'flowers. v

If--- The honor of first seeing the body of

the Queen was conferred Upon her per-sonal: retinue. "

AIT the servants- andtenants were }admit tell. ;They :tiledthrough the room, for four hours. There.were -no formailities.i Their grief 'was--,

the sorrow of those who had lost afriend. , ~ . . \ .. •\u25a0

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PUBLIC TO BE' ADMITTED TO-DAY.Many .residents" of Cowes and neigh-,

boring-towns, and some prominent peo-ple, applied at- ihev porter:* lodge foradmissJon. but . they were told to cometo-morrow.

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' 'Emperor Williatn and Piinces.s Louise

.'Uhe'puchesi^ of Argyle) walked to:Whip-"pingham church this evening.-

Emperor William has ardered. in Lon-

don two magnificent wreaths, with broad

ribbons bearing the initials of himselfand th.- Kmpre*.?, which he will person--ally place on the Queen's coffin at .:o-inorrow's;- service. \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0'. • . . \u25a0 . ,

Bp .special* request of the - family,-the

authorities of. .St. Paul's Cathedialhave'sent to'< O.sbbriVe '\u25a0 the .six;candelbra usedavtlu-'rui^tal of tl.e.r.'Tike of: W«-lHi^-:Ov'sKKVICK KO« FAMILY:TO-DAY ,

Jani^rv 21-1 A: Jl.-At li;o;i-ioek thismorning;- tbe" members :of the jKoyal.fani-\u25a0

|K-^ will;gaUiei-"ai"ollnt]|\u25a0'!ht?^lf-/;ot;;A^j"

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Bst Is the. Title Assumed by

Britain's Hew Sovereign. \HE IS DULY PROCLAIMED.fETllament and Priiy Council ;- Take

Oath of Allegiance.

_u> >ck.\es at oshohxk -house..

lioilj <»f Hciiartetl Qneen Probably

><M to He Moved for Ten Days-

Court Ordered in aiourninpr Until

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T.OXDOX. January 23.—80th houses ofParliament assembled at 4 o'clock thisafternoon,-, and took the oath of alle-p:ance to the new. sovereign. The at-x.rndaace was large. Jn the House ofCommons, all or the members, dressed in-•deepest mourning:, stood up asSneaker Gully entered and announcedthat by reason of the deeply lamenteduwase of Her Majesty, Queen-Victoria:: had become their duty to take thecaih or allegiance to her successor, hisMajesty, King Edward VII.

The Speaker then administered theoath, and the swearing: in of the mem-1-rrs proceeded. Joseph Chamberlainike Secretary of State for the Colonies-Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancelloroi the Exchequer;, Sir Henry Campbell-Pannennan; the Liberal leader in theHouse, and Sir William Vernon Har-c-urt. were the first to -subscribe itlieirnames on the rolL

In the House of"Lords, the oath wa«taken by the Duke of York, the Duke*of Comiatight, Earl Roberts. Lord Rob-bery. Lord Salisbury, the Duke of ArgyleLord Lansdowne, and a hundred others'ilany peeresses in deep mourning were in.;:ni^JlefeF -

The House of Lords then-(-journed until to-morrow.At 4:30 P. M. the artillery began firing

salutes in St. James Park, to signalize

PHI\ y COUNCIL MEETING:The King-Emperor entered his capital

at 12:53 P. m.. and proceeded to Mari-fcorough House. He drove to SL Jameslalace .from .Marlborougk House, to bepresent at his first Privy Council meet-

fwL i 7aS UUended by! Lord Duffieldl*ho has been lord of the bedchamber tohim as Prince of Wales), anu was escort, <M by a captainrs^sccrt oLHorse Guards-

The r-rocedure was exactly as on ieveeda> s In the Throne room, the PrivJCouncillors had gathered in great n mber S, in levee d craJ™,n "he r2eft arms, and there were Cabinet nn-

asters, commoners. iud~e<= ii,* i \-Mayor, etc the Duke'o^oVk/the Dukel&Sfe Md 3—3

—--be^o^S

Lord- Salisbury, LoVa Roseberv a tBalfour. the Duke of DevonsWre {o*\fctrathcona, and Mount 'Hoval and a hoof the most prominent personage^ WMland were Dreeenf to receive 'the Kiliflformal oath, binding Wm to govom tKkingdom according to its.laws aStarns, and hoar him assume' the till- o'Ireland, and Emperor of India

_THE SUCCESSION" AXXQUXCEDHie ceremony was interesting and'ac-.cording to precedent': The King was j,? aToorn apart from the Privy Councilors!Zrs tCr thG Buke 9* Devonshire.2ord president of the council, formally

communicated the death of cjiieeh VieL°rr

wami Succession *« the throneof her son. the Prince of Wales. TheKoyal Dukes, with certain Lords of theCouncu. were then directed ,o,o repair tothe Jungs presence to acquaint him withthe

nterms of the Lord President's state-ment. Shortly afterwa rd. his Majesty

entered the room in which the councilJ-rs were assembled, ar.d addressed thorn:n a; brief speech.Mingling with the Royal dukes andgroat personage^ of the Kingdom?' werea few men in plain clothes, lo represent

the fact that the general public have anominal right to be present. The Kin-wore a field marshal's uniform and theribbon of the Order of the Garter. Hisvoice at first was painfully broken with jemotion.

KING CHOOSES HIS TITLE.K'm~ Edward, in his speech, said hoh.j'ldecided to assume the title of King

Edward VII., in accordance with thewish of his devoted mother, who, hisMajesty added, united the virtues of asupreme domestic guide with the affec-i.on and patriotism of a wise peace-lovingmonarch- He had a respectrul desire toK-ave the memory of his -father's name.Albert, the exclusive treasure of his be-hoved mother. Notwithstanding: his per-sonal d^.;ire, he could not hope to do jus-tice to the renown, and virtues associatedwith Prince Albert's name, bur he would•to liis utmost to be worthy of his great;>)-iUon.

KINGTAKES THE OATH.The Lord Chancellor (Lord Halsbury)

then administered the oath to the King.-\l';<-rwards the various members of theCouncil, commencing with the Lords' ofCoaheil; tcok the oath of allegiance, and'-i'-n passed in turn before his Majesty.

as at a, levee, except that each pausedJtfid kissed the King's hand before pass-ir.r out of the chamber. This brought;•;'- ceremony to-a close.

A.i the last moment the- King decidedj.'.-i to attend the House of Lords to-day.

l>rtOCl-AMATION•'\u25a0SIGNED.T:<<-. proclamation of the i:accession or

'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0 Majesty was signed by the Princes!\u25a0:\u25a0 som, the Duko of York first, then .thebofce of Connaught, the Duke of. Cam-

Prince Christian, the Archbishop

••: Canterbury, the J^ord Chancellor, the

''\u25a0\u25a0~'i Mayor, and the other ivpresenta-

Jr.-<-.s of thc'cSty of London.H will l>e. heralded to-morrow at' St.

3tnif.s* PiJace, -and elsewhere, and be. Piibltetisa in the. Gazette.

IMPOSING PROCKSSION. ;

A:nos:g the incidents of the day was«i' itnpoKing civil procession. The Lo:d-"\u25a0or and Aldermen, accompanied by

11>' <iiy marsbal. mace-bearer, and other:ni ::b"Vs of the corporation, escorted: by.;-

'Hong body of polic, proceeded from'\u25a0'\u25a0• Mansionf House,: by v.-ay of ibe'l:-:ane»s embankment" and Trafalgar

-^'.-.art; to SU-'Janx-R Palace, in glllei

This"notabU \u25a0•jr>_!i<'";:was \vi.-in-»-.-d b>\thou.saLii<lK ofsil-ik ]>(-o\ih':.;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-,•

'H.^ 'King, whu raiiaiiw! in f.0:..1.in''•<might, w»s driven to, the B«ckJnjr-T:J>'\u25a0•!! IJa!ac«». after taking the "jith"before,th. Privy Council, and dim-d tlicre, wiilji!l" I'uclx^h of Albany."'; Sabtj.'qufint'y.h" 'v«-nt to Marlborougir: toiVli-tM'--? IJtv'" i''•\u25a0<-' rMood thai iieWill n-tnruto.O^borne. I,

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