Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1901-01-25
THE NEW RULER,
Preparations Already Under Way for
EIiu tinn

Preparations Already Under Way for
His Coronation.
London, Jan. 23.-At the office of the
lord chamberlain, at, St. James palace;
of the city remembrancer, at the
Guild hall, and at the College of Her
aids, the officials were busy Tuesday.
even before the death of the queen was
announced, preparing for the formali-
ties which will attend the proclaiming
of new ruler of the United Kingdom
and India. All the ancient gazettes.
court circulars and other papers which
describe the ceremonial of 1887 had
been taken from the libraries that the
officials may familiarize themselves
with the forms of pageantry whereby
sovereign is proclaimed. The city re-
membrancer said:
1T will depend on the pleasure of the
new monarch to decide how far the an
clent customs will be modified to suit
modern methods; but in a country where
grecedents are SO firmly adhered to as
ENGLAND 1t may be anticipated that we
shall follow closely on the acts which
prevailed when the queen ascended the
throne. The privy council which Is
very large body, will meet at once at
~ SeAAACS pdIdCe where Cne form or
proclamation declaring that 'We,' etc.,
with one voice and consent Of tongue and
heart declare and proclaim the high,
mighty Prince Albert Edward, etc., who.
by the death of the monarch, has become
our only lawful and right liege,' etc.
This proclamation will give the new
title the king may assume. but this is
not yet announced to us. The proclama-
tion will then be sent to the Heralds,
college and the following day the earl
marshal, the garter king at arms the
Heralds pursuivants and other officials.
the college members, with the household
troops, will proceed from the palace, clad
in their splendid surcoats, and proceed
| to Trafalgar square. There the king at
arms will halt, command silence and read
the proclamation. Proceeding down the
Strand to Temple Bar halt will again
be made to demand an entrance into the
city to proclaim the king There the lord
mayor, sheriffs in their state carriages,
will form a great procession and when
the earl marshaPs party comes Just
within the city boundary the proclama-
| tion will be read again and the procession
will pass down Ludgate hill and Cheap
side to the Royal exchange. where sim
liar ceremonies will close the spectacle -
Sole Topic of Conversation.
Everywhere the one topic of CONVEX
sation is what will happen under the
new reign. Much interest was evinced
in the way in which the enormous for
tune of the dead queen would be dis
tributed, the general notion being that
Osborne house would go to Princess
Beatrice and that she and Princess
Christian would come into a consider
able portion of Victoria's wealth. The
probability that King Edward will
take up practically permanent resi-
dence in Buckingham palace was much
canvassed. This is a question that
comes very much home to Londoners.
Queen Victoria's preference for Bal
moral castle and Osborne house has
been complaint of long standing in
the metropolis, and it is hoped that the
new reign will see change in this re-
spect. The presence of the court in
London would give brightness and
| gayety which have long been absent.