The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-01-15

rFrua the Gazette Extra january sth.)
HIS MAJESTY, the KING, in accordance
with the announcement made YESTERDAY
after HIS unanimous election as Sovereign
Of this Kingdom, by the Legislative As
sembly, in conformity with the Constitu.
ton, took the Oath of Office prescribed. at
The Kawaiahao church, at y NJ. this day.
The Church was splendidly decorated
with flowers and evergreens, and the plat
form upon which His Majesty was to take
the Oath OF Office, shone with the
most beautiful flowers and bouquets.
among which was an exquisite Floral
Crown, lthe work of a number of patri-
otic ladies, placed Immediately in front
Of His Majesty, and in view of the whole
immense audience.
At halfpast eleven o'clock Her Majesty
Queen Emma, the Ladies of the Court,
and Aliis Of the Kingdom, the Foreign
Representatives and Consular Corps, the
Legislative Assembly, and the Captain
and Officers of the {. S. S. Benicia, en-
tered the Church, and were seated as
follows:
At the right of the dais were seated
the LADIES Of the Court, viz, Her Majesty
Queen Emma, Hons. Mrs Bishop, Hon.
Mrs J. o. Dominis, Mrs A S Cleghorn,
Hon. Mrs. ID. Kalakaua, Miss Peabody,
Mrs +. W. Hutchinson, Miss Hutchinson,
Mrs Col F. Pratt, and Mrs. Col. Allen.
Immediately in trout, seats had been pro-
rided for His Elk II. a Pierce, Minister
Resident ofthe United States, T. H. Davies,
Esq, H. b. Ms Acting Commissioner, and
lady, NJ lie Monneyer, Capt Clary, of the
{. 5. 5. Benieia, and Justices Hartwell and
Widemann. On the second seat were the
Foreign Consuls, viz, C. S. Mattoon, Esq,
[. :. Consul, and L. S Vice-Consul, ]. S.
Christie, Esq; J c. Glade, Esq, Act
ING Consul for Germany, Sweden and
Norway, and lady; A. J. Cartwright,
Esq, Consul for Peru; c. S. Barlow, ESQ.,,
Consul for Chile; F. Banning, ESQ.,, Con-
sui for Netherlands and Belgium; w. F.
Pfuger, Esq, Acting Consul for Russia;
c F. Phuger, Esq, Acting Consul for
Denmark; and F. A Schasffer, Esq, Con-
sui for Italy. Next, were the Officers of
the L. 5. 5 Benicia, and Members of the
Privy Council. At the left of the dais,
seats were placed for the Mobiles and
Members of the Legislative Assembly.
At an early hour in the morning every
available seat in the church, with the ex-
ception of those reserved for the Aliis of
the Kingdom, the Diplomatic and Consul
At Corps and the Captain and officers of
the L. 5. s. Beuicia, now in port, were occu-
ped The number of people in the church
amounted 10 about three thousand and the
yard and King street far beyond the pa
lace gates were crowded with people,
Hawaiian and foreign, who were unable
70 obtain entrance.
The Hawaiian Cavalry, under command
Of Major Judd were placed in line out
SIDE Of the entrance to the church yard
the Household Troops, under command of
Major Moehonua; the Marine Corps OF
tie U. s. s. Benicia, under command
Of Lieutenant Ellsworth, L. S N; the
Artillery, under command of Captain
Brown and the Honolulu Rifles, under
of Captain Gulick being drawn
up in line from the entrance of the yard
10 the steps leading into the church.
HIS Majesty's approach was heralded
70 those inside the church by the cheering
Of the great throng without and when
He entered the church, attended by the ;
Chancellor Of the Kingdom, the Cabinet
Ministers of His late Majesty and the ]
of the staff, the assemblage rose
to their feet, saluting Him most enthusiast {
,ically, to which He graciously returned
His recognition. Proceeding through the !
main aisle Of the church, escorted as
above. 10 the platform erected for the pur-
pose After prayer by the Rev. IL H. Par I
ker, His Majesty was seated, when the {
Proclamation Of the President of the s
Assembly announcing His {
election as Sovereign, was read in Hawaii S
IN BY Colonel, the Honorable d. Kala- |
kaua and by His Honor the Chancellor a
Of the Kingdom, in English. His Honor !
lie Chancellor of the Kingdom then adj r
TO His Majesty, the Oath of /
Office prescribed by the Constitution, f
{ ben HIS Majesty was pleased to address Q
he Mobiles and Representatives in Ha-
; siiiian and English, as follows: c
\ 0ELEs ASD REPRESENTATIVES IN
This is the first time in the history of t:
Lis Kingdom. that the Legislative As p