The Calcutta Weekly Notes. Monday December 14 1936

The second lesson which suggests itself is that although the public criticism of the King may at first sight appear to be revolt the attitude of mind which would brook no compromise with laxity in the case of the King is in truth a deep form of loyalty to the institution of Kingship which must on no account be profaned. [...] On the one hand it shows the sturdiness and independence of the British people in thus opposing the will of their King and the extent to which the demos can go in its cfaim to control the affairs of State. [...] Since the above was written the unprecdented and the most momentous event in English constitutional history has happened and the abdication of His Majesty King Pdward VIII has been officially announced. It appears from the statement made by the Premier in the House of Commons that the form in which objection to the marriage was taken was that it would expose the throne to such criticism as it [...] Although the surety is expected to and must have adequate control over the accused he is not required to be always present in the premises of the trial Court so that he may be notified immediately after the disposal of the appeal assuming the result is telegraphically communicated; and the surety cannot in the very nature of things keep the accused by his side all the time so that he may produc [...] One of the creditors brought with the leave of the Court a suit on behalf of all the creditors of the insolvent that the decreeWas not binding against them.