16 JULY 1910, Page 2

The King at his third Accession Court on Friday week

received condolences and congratulations from the Con- vocations of Canterbury and York, the Universities of Glasgow, Durham, Liverpool, and York, several municipalities, and other institutions. The King's answers were exceptionally well expressed in direct and simple language, and we would quote as an example the words used of family life in speaking to the representatives of the Northern Province :—" The foundations of national glory are set in the homes of the people. They will only remain unshaken while the family life of our race and nation is strong, simple, andpure."