The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-25
QUEEN VlCTORIA'S FUNERAL
BODY TO BE BROUGHT TO LONDON
 FEBRUARY
Coffin Will be Placed on a Gun Carriage and Draped With Flags An Imposing Military Pageant-TitIe of Prince of Wales Not to be Conferred Upon the Duke of York.
Duke of York.

London, Jan 25-It is understood that the body of Queen Victoria will ar rive in London on the morning of Feb ruary ? and be taken across the Metropolis to Paddington. Troops will line the streets. The coffin will be placed on a gun carriage and draped with flags. On arriving at Paddington station it will be transferred to train for Windsor, finally reaching St, Georges chapel about noon, where a magnificent funeral service will take place.
 The progress of the body of Queen Victoria through London will be an im- posing military pageant and the mem- bers of the houses of lords and com mons will be invited to follow the pro- cession. At the same time there seems to be some apprehension lest a change of decision should omit the London por- ton of the programme.
 The fact that the court goes into mourning for year and the further fact that the public is enjoined to go into the deepest" mourning lead to the supposition that the coronation will not occur until 1902.
 The instruction that the Duke of York is to be named in the prayer book Duke of Cornwall' seems to throw light upon the much debated question of the heir apparent's title It was sup posed that the title Prince of Wales, which belongs only to son born of the king would be conferred upon the Duke of York by royal patent, but the Ga zette announcement seems to indicate that this will not be done and that the Duke of York will henceforth be known as the Duke of Cornwall
 Cowes, Isle of Wight. Jan. 25, 123O a. m.-So hampered have been the ar engagements at Osborne that the body of QUeen Victoria still lies in the bed room where she died. The elaborate decorations necessary in turning the dining room in Osborne House into a chapel occupied so much time that al- though the royal household waited hour after hour for the first private service, IL was lUuHu lIupUSSlUlc LO llOlu tu1S yesterday.
 The coffin was brought to Osborne last evening and was taken through the queens private gate, which had not been previously used since her death. Emperor William was the first person to see it. The coffined body will be transferred this morning to the din ing room. The dias is wreathed with the royal standard, and on each side are great candles Madonnas by fa- nous painters hang from the draped walls. In one corner magnificent wreaths from all parts of the world crush their blossoms one against the other. Among these the most beautiful are from Emperor William and Em- press Augusta Victoria Around the coffin, chairs are arranged for the royal mCurners.
 Lord Pelham Clinton authorizes the statement that there will be no lying in state. However, there is good reason to believe that many persons will be afforded the privilege of seeing their dead queen as she lies in the gorgeously transformd dining room, where she will remain until February 1. In the hope that this may be the case people are already pouring into Cowes. If they are disappointed in this respect they will at any rate be rewarded by wit messing a magnificent naval display. Account of the Procaiming of the new 1