The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-24

and emperor of India in st. James
palace at 8 o'clock this morning.
London. Jan. 24.-The king yesterday
entered the capital of the British EN-
pire and at the meeting of the privy
council took the title of Edward VII,
king of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland and Emperor OF IN
dia
The house of lords and the house Of
commons assembled at 4 O'Clock and
took the oath of allegiance to the new
sovereign
Dense crowds, beginning at St.
James street. lined the entire route to
Victoria station from an early hour IN
til the Mall and the front of Bucking-
ham palace were especially thronged.
All along the former place to Mari
borough house carriages filled with
women stood as If for drawing room,
EXCEPT that the cOachmen, foOtmen and
occupants were All dressed in mourn
ing. The police precautions were un-
usual Men on foot and mounted
guarded almost every yard OF the way
The crowds waited patiently Tor
hours to greet their king
King Bows to salutes-
Finally. preceded by half a dozen
mounted policemen. the new sovereign
arrived in a plain broughaTn, which was
driven very rapidly, with the cOacbman
and footuaan in their usual gray liver
les with mourning bands on their arms.
An equerry was seated beside him. j ne
king was. of course, dressed in the
deepest and most simple mourning, ana
carefully raised his hat in acknoWleg-
ment of the silent uncOvering OF heads,
which was more impressive than the
most enthusiastic cheers. The king
looked tired and sad. but we'll FOLLOW
ing him came the Duke OF York, Jhe
Duke of Connaught and others. Both
the king and the Duke of York looked
uathetfcally up at Buckingham palace
as they passed and Acknowledged the
salute of the guard Of honor drawn up
inside the palace grounds me troops
there and elsewhere showed no signs
of mourning, except that the bands
were not present and all the ofi1cers
had crepe on their sleeves.
The king drove to St. James palace
from Marlborough house to preside at
the first privy council, by way of Mari
borough house yard. the Mall and the
garden entrance of the palace. He was
attended by Lord Suffield and was es-
corted by captains escort Of the
Horse Guards The procedure was eX-
actly as on levee days
Gather to Take Oath.
BY the time the king arrived a great
gathering of priVy councillors. in levee
dress, with crepe on their left arms.
had taken up positions in the throne
rOOm-cabinet ministers. peers, COM
mOners, bishops, judges, the lord
mayor. etc. including the Duke OF
York, the Duke of COnnaught and
lesser members of the royal family.
Lord Salisbury, Lord Rosebery, A.
J. Balfour. the Duke Of DevOnshire,
Lord StrathcOna and Mount Royal and
a host of the most prominent person
ages in the land We're there to receive
the kings formal oath. binding him to
govern the kingdom according to its
law and customs, and hear him as
sumo the title OF Edward W. King
of Great Britain and Ireland and en-
perOr of India. The ceremony was in
teresting and according to precedent.
The king was in separate apart
menJ from the privy councillors To
the latter the Duke of DevOnshire,
lord president of the council. formally
communicated the death of Queen
Victoria and the succession to the
throne of her son. the Prince of Wales.
The royal dukes, with certain lords OF
the council. We're then directed TO re-
pair to the kings presence to acquaint
him with the terms of the lord presl-
dents statement. Shortly afterWard
his majesty entered the room in which
the councillors We're assembled and
addressed them IN a brief speech me
lord chancellor UOrd Halsbury), then
administered the oath Of the king.
Afterwards, the various members OF
the council commencing with lords in
council, took the oath of allegiance
and then passed in turn before his
majesty. as at q levee, excepting that
each nausea and kissed the kings
hand before passing out Of The cham
Der. This brought the ceremony to a
close.
Mingling with the royal dukes and
great personages Of the kingdom were
a few men in plain clothes TO repre-
sent the fact that the general public
have a nominal right to be present.
Voice Broken by Emotion.