The people of Norway have accepted Monarchy, and Prince Char]e3
of Denmark as Monarch, by a vote of at least four to one. Only the remoter country districts are Republican, and to the personality of the new King there seems to be no objection anywhere, King Oscar of Sweden in particular, with admir- able tact, having charged his son, the Crown Prince, to be the first to welcome his successor in Christiania. The new King is to be voted an allowance of E42,000 a year, and will, it is semi-officially said, be proclaimed as Charles the Fifth. An idea which was at first entertained of calling him Haco the Seventh has been laid aside, possibly from a feeling that the ancient name would sound a little too poetical for modern Europe. The new Queen is, of course, the daughter of our own King Edward, and both are said to be very impatient of the pomps of Royalty. The position is in some respects a singular one, for the Norwegians, in spite of the present vote, are essentially Republicans, and would greatly resent any revival of an aristocracy ; but the new King is described as a sensible man, "a little too reserved "—what has become to-day of that fine quality ?—and may attract sincere loyalty. We have seen no necessity for the change of dynasty; but certainly no such change was ever effected with more good sense and abstinence from blood-letting.
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