Arizona republican., 1899-09-16
WHEN WALES BECOMES KING.
Ceremcny Will Be the Same as in the
 Fifteenth Century.

When the time comes fer a new king
 of England the College of Arms will
 proclaim him, just as they have pro
 claimed every monarch for hundreds Of years past. Times change and dynasties. We are less like the Eng lishmen of Edward I than we are like the modern Japs. We talk different
 tongue; we eat different foods; we
 wear different clothes; we think differ
 ent thoughts Nothing is the same ex-
 cept the columns on Stonahanga and
 the College of Arms. The college abiC3s
 varying by not So much as a detail of procedure or a button on a uniform.
 What is is good and cannot be im- proved Therefore, the business of
 proclamation will be the same in the
 twentieth century as it was in the if l teenth
 When the time unhappily ccmes for
 a new king to reign, the privy council 1 will meet and declare the throne to
 have devolved on the prince Of Wales.
 Orders will at once be given to. the earl
 marshal and the officers of the Col legs Of Arms to proclaim him. The first proclamation will be made in the court yard of St. James's palace. where the guard is changed. Garter King the chief officer Of the college, will
 make the proclamation in solemn form, with the earl marshal the
 knights, the heralds and the pursuiv- ants in full uniform and mounted hard by. At this proclamation the monarch
 is present, sitting at the window where
 all his predecessors have sat
 That is the chiefest of the proclarna-
 tons, but the news has to be carried
 far and wide to the distant cities, the
 rank of the prcclaiming officer de-
 scending as the business proceeds.
 The second proclamation is made at Charing Cross, and the third at the ccrner of Chancery lane
 At this proclamation there will be a
 modification of the ancient tCrm. ow- ing to the disappearance of Temple Bar. Within the city of London the lord mayor and sheriffs preserve their ancient sovereignty and allow no ruler within their gates, except after per mission has been asked and granted. The old form was for the junior pur- sulVant to rap at the gate and show his warrant for proclamation. Than the lord mayor ordered the gates to be opened and joined in the stately procession. The ceremony will doubt- | less remain, barring the knock at the gate, which does not exist In the 1 provinces the proclamations are made | by the local mayors
 Being proclaimed and crowned. the i king has to offer to fight for his | throne. In the olden times. when a king reigned by the power Of his right | arm, this was necessary formality. | and because it was necessary once it | is done still. But the king no longer i does his own fighting He has ! champion, the hereditary champion of England, whose duty it is to do battle with all corners for the crown. The champion is always a member of the Dymoke family. When the king is this champion rides into Westminster hall, mounted and in full armOr, just as the champion was 600 years ago He is accompanied by the | earl marshal and lord great cham be~lain. also on horseback The hall is crowded with ticketed sightseers. A is read by one of the leralds. challenging anybody who dis Dutes the right of the sovereign to ! ;ombat in an open space. The cham [ )ion throws down his gauntlet as a guarantee of good faith, and then the hearts of all the ladies fiutter in an- I icipatiOn of a fight. But it is all {, disappointing sham. If some enter )rising person were to take up the i challenge and the gauntlet ne would ! probably be run in by the police for C treating a disturbance. The herald akes up the glove and hands it back o the champion, and then the king is firmly seated on the thTone.-LondOn News. 1