The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
WITH AIL ANjENIN)NP
PROCLAMATION OF THE pAssrNn
OF QUEEN VICTORIA OF
ENGLAND
LONG LIVE KING EDWARD VII
oLD-I1GE CEREMONIES
OAh 11ED OUT IN CITY OF
LONDON
EDWARD LEAVES FOR OSBORNE
Ills Majesty of England Deserts HIS
Capital for the Scene of
His Mothers
Death.

LONDON, Jan. 24-London t-dav mos
given a glimpse of medieval times The
quaint ceremonies with which K;np
EDWARD VII. was proclaimed at yarfous
p0nts OF the metropolis exactly followed
ancient precedents. The officials mr.
posely arranged the functioa an horr
ahead of the published announcement and
Ehe inhabitants when they awoke were
surprised to find the entire way he
tween st. James palace and the citv
uned with troops. About lOGG0 soldiers
lie guards, horse guards, foot ey,.ar.1 :
ana other cavalry and infantry regiments
'1lao been brought from AldeYshot ana
London barracks after midnight. An
the oHlcers had crepe on their arms and
ehe drums and brass Instruments were
shrouded with crepe. The troops. in
themselves, made an imposing spectacle
out they We're entirely eclipsed by the
strange spectacle presented by the Of
hciais of the college of arms.
The ceremony began at St. James nal
ace where, ct o'clock, Edward VII. was
proclaimed king Of the United Kingdom
OF Great Britain and Ireland and en-
peror of India. The prOc.amat, on. which
was read by William Henry Weldc n.
klng-at-arms since 1894, and forme ~
windsor herald, was as follows:
THE PROCLAMATION.
Whereas it has pleased Almighty cd
70 call 10 His mercy cur late sovereign.
Lady Queen Victoria, of blessed and slo-
1lous memory, by whose deceasa the I'M
peT1al crown Of The United Kingdom Cf
Great Britain and Ireland is ely and
1lghtfully come to the high and mighty
FRINGE Albert Edward, we, therefore, the
LORDS spiritual and temporal of this
realm being here assisted with those CT
her late majesty's pIivy council with
numbers Of other principal gentlemen of
quality, the lord mayor aid rmen and
ClIlZenS or london do baf Nv
one voice consent of tongue ana heart to
pubnSh and proclaim that the high and
mighty Prince Albert Edward is now, By
.une deatn OF our late sovereign of happy
memory, become our only lawful and
T1ghUul iege lord, Edward VII. by the
grace of God. King of the United King
dom OF Great Britain and Ireland de-
lender of the faith emperor OF India to
whom we acknowledge all ia til and con-
slant obedience with all hearty and hum
pie e1fection, hes eeChing GCd by whom all
Kings and queens do reign, to bless the
royal Prince Edward VII with long and
nappy years to reign over u.s."
STATELY CEREMONIAL.
The contingent from the college of
arms was composed Of three kings-at-
arms, four heralds and eight pursuivants.
The costumes OF the two latter were
gorgeous beyond compare They wore
tabards, a garment resembling the cos
tune of kings as depicted en- playing
cards. There tabards We're beaut July
and heavily embroidered with silk lions
the royal coat Of arms and flowers in
bewildering confusion. There was the
rouge dragon, the blue mantle and the
rnaltravers, with all the armoraI bear
ings of that quaint cid body. The col
lege of arms, in full and solemn array
blare of trumpets announced the
progress CT the cavalcade, as it pro-
ceeded through Trafalgar square and the
Strand.
The chief interest OF the morning cen
tered in the entrance Of tie herald's pro-
cession into the city at Temple Bar. The
gray minarets of the law courts and
the tall spires of the Strand church
doomed, phantom-like, out of the fog,
while long. double line of overcoate1
troops stood, chilled and motionless,
along the old deserted str cts. The
clocks in the law courts ana st. Dun
STAINS tolled out mournfulIy the quarter
hours till DIS when. out of the gray
mist from within the city boundary. ap-
peared a procession Of carriages forming
the lord mayors encourage. 1t was
there that Dle two professions were to
merge in Kaleidoscope grandeur.
GORGEOUS COSTUMES.
The lord mayor sheriffs, aldermen and
mace bearers, in scarlet, fur trimmed
robes, cooked hats, ruffied shirts. six