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Show PLACE FOR THE PRINCE. King Edward Names Lord Warden of Cinque Ports. LONDON, Feb. 12. King Edward lias oppolntod tho Prince of Wales, Lord Wur-den Wur-den of tho Cinque Ports, ln succession to Lord Curzon of Kodleslon; but ln future Walmav castle, instead of being the Warden's War-den's residence, will be thrown open to tho public, As Lord Warden tho Prince of Wales will havo the powera of a Lord Lieutenant Lieu-tenant of a country, being entitled to appoint ap-point Jubilees of tho peace. The Lord Warden presides over the Portmote, or Parliament, of the Cinque porta, ajid ulso has high Judlcla. authority. Thc Cinque ;orts are a group of seven ports (orlgln-nilv (orlgln-nilv five, whence the name). Hastings, Romney. Dover, Pythe and Sandwich were the original ports. |