The Scotsman - Thursday, 24th January 1901, page 7

FEELING IN- iSCOTlliASrD

EDINBURGH. Mags flew half-mast high in ths sunshine yesterday , at the .Oaatle, the City Chambers, publlo institutions , hotels, and other buildings. ' They were the outward expressions of 'the ', profound i torrow; which the citizens, one and all, felt at the loas of the loved and ' venerated Sovereign of these realms. In other ways-thig feeling of grrief was manifestal. . There was » general opinion that with the i»4aon in mourning : it would'b® unseemly if-the mere ^ ordinary affairs of life should not be suspended for' the moment, and all enginreinentB of a pleasurable nature indefinitely postponed. 2oany meetinc's were in fchi?' way put off; (ibg Court o{ Swion and tihe Stock - Exchange met and adjourned^ and the Universit y anui the pnblio fiohools of all-grades also closad their doora for the day Naturally the decease of the Queen was the chief topic of oonvaBation, though the tendency, of human xbaturA lo- look 6&e&u. even undAr BoaLL circul'nfifcaB^&s was auso shown in the tpwulations that were indulged in as to the iproceedmRs of the Privy Council, the title which the new King WM likely to adopt. and &s to the day whan ha would be procliumed E.t the Cross of Edinbarjra. Without waiting for a Lord Chamberlain's order, many of the citizens of Edinburgh yesterday appeared in moumine. Prince* Street was crowded in the afternoon both with ladies and gentlemen, »nd the number ' of the former wearing black traa quite rcmarkxblc. rho gentlemen for the most part had put on black neckties. Many of the Aop windows along Pricoea Streak and other thoroughfares displayed mourning gooda, and the demand which was made for fhem ig said to hsvB Ifen vory Bicat. In the - afternoon, on instructions from the War Office, a minute-gun salute of eighty-one rounds—one gun for every year of the Queen's ago —was fired from Edinburgh Castle^ A detachment of the Royal Artillery from Leifch Fort formed tho firing party, with Captain Arnold and Lieutenimt Thomson m ch&rgo. Many people thought it would have Dcon more appropriate if the Queen's death had been made known to the community by the firing of the guns, and that the "salute" yesterday afternoon wa? ratbar belated. The booming' of the guna was . hcard aH ovor the town. At the Oouncrl Ghainbera the blinds were drawn, and instruotiona were given to have tho front of the 'buildings draptd in mourning. The same will be done with the Corporation stalls in St Giles' Cathedral against the official service wjucli will be cgU in that edifice on (ha iiinenJ day of the Qneen. In anticipation of the proclamation ceremony to-morrow workmen were engaged all day ic flooring? over the cellarage laft exposed when the arcadmc was removed, in order that ih'i barricades in front o- the .i^xcnan^Q may oe removed, and the whole area made safely available for. the processionista , of whom a considerable body is expected. Tamldng that. the proclamation might be made yesterday , a largo crowd of people gathered round fh« Mereat Cross about half-past cleveni and waited until twelve strode on 6t Giles'. As there was, of course, no appearance of the officials usually fissociated with such ceremonies, the people gradus.lly dispersed. In the course of the day sever-il addreEres from public bodies were transmitted by telegraph to Lord Balfour tor presenkalaoh to th& Princfr o! 'WalM flnd Royal Family, including one from the German residents in Edinburgh and Leith, and a touching tribute of goodwill arrived in the city from the ffrench brands of the Franco - Scottish Society. ADJOTIIINMBKT O? THE COuBT 01 8ESSION, Official 'intimation of the death of -the Queen had not been received by the Lord Justice-General (Lord Blair Balfour) when the Judges .of the Court of Session met yesterday morning for the transaction of business. Nevertheless their Lordships immeniately resolved to adjourn. In anticipation of the announcement. Queen's Counsel and members of the Faculty of Advocates were early at the bar of the First Divwion of the Court—the bench of which was covered -with t>laclz cloth—and menalaws of tlie legal profession and tho general pubnc filled the area and galleries of the Court. The only v-acs.nt chairs were those of the Lord Advocate and the Solici ' tor-G'anwal, who had been called to London cm official business. In the front ticnch aat Mr Aaher, Q,C,i tho Pew ot Faculty; 8ir John Gheyne, Q.C., Vice-Dean: Mr Jamcaon, Q.C.; Mr Guthrie, Q.C.; Mr Ure, Q.C.; Mr Campbell, Q.C.; Mr Dundas, Q.C.; Mr Kincaid -Mackenzie, Q.C.; Mr Wflson, Q.C.: Mr Watt, Q.C., and several Advocates Depute. Other members o( the Bar crowded the seats m tha immedia.ts vicinity On the appearance of tho Lord Justice-Goneral , preceded by the maco, which was draped in black, -all. those present in Court immediately rose to thai? fact. and riauAined Etaridine until their Lordships had been seated. The Lord Justice-General took the chair, and the other Judges present were the Lord Juetico-Clerk (Lord KinRsburgh), ' Lords Young. Adam. MlJaren, Kinnear, Trayner, Moncreiff, Kyllachy, Kincaimey, Low, and Poarson. T-iOTd 8tormoniih-I>ariing, who -was somewhat indwposed , was not present. The ceremony was exceedingly brief, yet highly impressive. From his place the Lord Justice^Gene ' ral, amd profound silence, and in subdued tones which betokened considerable emotion, sale!—In consequence o{ Ihe death of IlBr Most Gracious Majesty the Queen; the ^ Court will now adjourn. Their Lordships then slowly filed out of the Court, the public meanwhile standing. Ko indication -was at that time given as to the duration of the adjournment, but later m the forenoon it was intimated that, following the conrso adopted ill Loiidon. the Court of Session would meet to-day as usual. The tcnn of adjournment, it may be added, was fixed ui the belief that the Kmg' would be proclaimed yesterday afternoon, but the fact that the woclaniaUon " will not tekc , place until this mornirtg in London is not likely to prove a 'barrier to tho transaction of business. The Judges do not require to have their commiasiona renewed, as these ran " ad ritwn ?ut culpam." The only material oath which tha Judges require to take is the Oath o{ Allegia.noe. That Oath, accordinff to Lord Brouirliam's Act' of 1851, can be administered by " every Court, Judge, Justice." Ac., so that in all likelihood (he Lord President wffl administer the Oath to hia brethren, and one of Bleu- nunrbor will, in tunii tidmunslOT w»9 Oath to tho Lord President. THE STOOK BSCHANCB. At the nutting of the members of -the EdnAuTgh Stock Escchange yesterday morning, tbo Chairman, Mr 'A- L. Brown Douglaseaid ho thought the membera would agrree with him that on an occasion l;!as thsS present, it would be unfitting' WBTO they to meet together without some reference bring ' mado to the loss su-stained by the country through the d<ath of the Queen. They had often drank the health of Her Maje. 'rtyftnd }oined togctfter m singing " God Savo o-or Gracious Queen," but rcithor the beaCTh nor the hymn would ever be tbo same to thflm. again. Although the Oommitteo had tcleEraphed London it i hey .were cloains;. the Edinburgh Coninuttee dpcided to clogo indepcodently of any other Eichange. There was thorefora M business done yesterday. THS rTTBlIO BOnOOLB, The pupils at the public schools of Edinburgh assembled yesterday u vsaa\, bat in all oases the lessons of the day wan not entered Tiponi and the scholars were thereafter tfrmiaaed. At Georpc Witsoa's College th" flag wag hoiatod liilt-maafc high in preaenoe of Mr Carrie, headmaster, and the pupils who had gathered in tha yard about 3 o'clock, and -the whole assemblage then. uncovered. At Georgo Horiot's School tho boya wore gathered together in the Chapel, in three divisions aceordinff to ° the ages of the pupils, and, after. Dr . IJOWO, tha headmasterhad spoken a few suitable words to theoi regardiDg- the Oueen's deatli, ibey wera dismissed for fho dayi At the Church of Scotland Normal School all the ils assembled in tlioha11wheron short service pup , _ ^ w.is held, a. suitable addross being delivered by thr headmaster, Mr Caldenrood, immediately after wl-ich the sobool was closed for the day. The boys of Dr GuUirio's Indnslrifl.l School, Liber. ton, yesterday morning on hearing of the death of Her Majesty ashed permission for tho .pipe bind to play "Loohaber no 'Mbro," and this was granted. The school assembled in front of the building' and tha boya »tood uncove red while the pipers played this Highland lament and also "The Land o' the IJ«*)»I " to the iaccompanimflnt of muffied drams. The University, the H'Tiot-Watt College, tha Dick Veterinary ' Colleiro, the New Veterinary College . the Museum o? Science and Art, and other eduSat.ional institutions were alao cloEed for the day out of respect (or the momoTy of Tier Majesty. BDIN-llCRGH POLICK AND 8HERIFB COuBTB. Sheriff Orphoot, on taking his seat in Edinburgh Police Court yesterday morning, addressed tho officials as follows:—Mr Woston, Mr Macaulay Smitli, anc. gent.bOTen, the' death of the Queen, who had so entirely won the affection, admiration, and the resperf. of her people, is an event eo impressive and so, sad that I felt disposed, as a mark of respect to her memory, to suspend for to-day tho sitting of the Court. But the effect of so doing would be to prolong the detention of persons in custody and under charge, and that might inflict upon these a certain amount of 'hardship. We may be well assured thai. UIB Queen would not h»'V6 desired that respect for her memory or mourning for. her loss should take that shape. On tha contrary , I think we shall best follow her lofty example by doing-the worfc that lies before us to-day. So, while, wo feel that a, great blank hai boon created in the national life, and while we feel . the profoundest respect tor the memory'of the 'Queen, I propose to proceed with the business of the Court. '- Ths weekly Small-Debt Court was to have been held w the Sheriff Court-House, but Bheriff Maconochie only took his seafc-to intimito tha adjoummont of proceedings. "As a mark of roEpect," his Lord-• 'liip said. " to the memory of our great and beloved Queen, who. was taken from us last night, tlie Court will rise for the day." Only summary criminal casrs were dealt with at the Sheriff Court; .all other business was adjourned. NEW COLLEGE. At Now College yesterday the cliases were discontinued for tho . day, and a brief service was held in the course of the forenoon. Principal Rainy pre-Bllted over a large attendance of »tu((ent<i , the professors and librarians being s!so present. It was not necessary, tlie Principal said, tht.1 the proceedinga should be cither formal or protraoted,, yet it was only right that such an event should be together remembered by them before God. It marked a stage in their national history. Tho Victorian age was over. Tho Queen had Tuled in a remarkable manner over a very reluarkaUB-time, and .they ware Hiere to give thanks, tor all her life had beoii to them as a r>cople and to the world. She had attracted to 'her-( isif ill a notable daerea Ihe r*garda of hei 1 subjeola, had lived in honour, an(< had died in honour—had died, too, as they rejoiced to believe; iu the'fear and lovo. tho care. and keeping of Almighty. God. Principal 1-tai.n-y andl Professor Daviuson thereafter led in prayer. Divine grace andi wiedom bning especially asked on bclialt of tile.new King. BrirPATuT BT ruBUO BOniRS. On behalf of the 'Pniver»ity the following telegram was dispatched yesterday;—"To Hif, Royal Hishness the Prince of Wa-lc ^. —The University, of Edinburgh Bulnnit lo your 'Royal IIiriin"ro mid tlie Tloval FamOy tiroir deepest' eynipaAhy in the loss which has overwhelmed them and tile Empire (I .large in the death of her who for more th&n three-score yearg has ruled with a ' beneficent majesty unequalled in neee past.—(Signed) W. MXTIB, Principal and Vica-Chancellor ." ' ; The lorlowing 'telegram was eaat to Lord BaUour s — " On behalf of the Oompany of MErchants ' of the city of 'Edinburgh' I 'rospecwiUy tender, through your Lordship, an ezpreisiaa of heutf'alt grief »t

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