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DEATH OF KING EDWARD VII.
A Special Meeting of the Council was held upon Monday, the 9th May. The
President stated that owing to the death of His Majesty the King he had summoned
the Council so that they might give expression to their feelings of regret. They
all deplored the death of the King, which took place with such startling suddenness.
He w%s a great and beloved Monarch, a great Diplomatist, and his voice was ever
raised in the cause of peace. The sympathy of the Council would go out at this time
to Her Majesty Queen Alexandra and to His Majesty King George, who, though
he had gained a crown, had lost a loving father.
The President then moved, and it was unanimously resolved, that the following
telegrams be immediately sent :—
To
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY,
Marlborough House,
London.
The President and Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland beg to
offer to His Majesty the King their most respectful sympathy in his bereavement,
and humbly to assure His Majesty of their feelings of loyalty and devotion to His
Majesty's Throne and person.
To
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY,
Buckingham Palace,
London.
The President and Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland beg
to assure Her Majesty Queen Alexandra of their most profound sympathy in her
bereavement, and of their deep sorrow for the calamity which has befallen the nation.
To these telegrams the following replies were received :—
THE PRESIDENT,
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland,
Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin.
Sth May,
1910.
Queen Alexandra sends her sincere thanks for your kind expressions of sympathy
in her sorrow.
RICHARD MACNAMARA,
Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin.
10th May,
1910.
The King sincerely thanks you and the Council of the Incorporated Law Society
of Ireland for the kind sympathy and loyal assurances you express.—PRIVATE
SECRETARY.
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The President received an invitation from His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant
to attend the meeting of the Privy Council held on Monday, the 9th May for the
Proclamation of His Majesty King George V. The President attended the meeting,
and was one of the signatories to the Proclamation.