The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-23
PROCLAIM THE NEN KING
SPLENDID CEREMONY WILL PROB
AELY FOLLOW ANCIENT
FORM
THE TITLE TO BE ASSUMED
By His Majesty, Though 1t Is Ex-
Dected to he Edward VII,
Has Not Yet Been
Announced.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-At the Offices of the
lord chamberlain, at ST. James palace
of the city remembrancer, the guild hall
ana at the College of Heralds, the Of
| tlclals We're busy today, even before the
death of the queen was announced pre-
pairing for the formalities which will at
Tend the proclaiming of a now ruler of
the United Kingdom and India All the
ancient gazettes, court circulars and
other papers which describe the cere-
nonial of 1887, had been taken from the
libraries, that the officials may famii-
iarize themselves with the forms of
pageantry whereby a sovereign is pro-
claimed. The city remembrancer said
today:
''It will depend on the pleasure of the
new monarch to decide how far the
ancient customs will be modified to suit
modern methods; but in a country where
precedentsN are so firmly adhered to as
England it may be anticipated that we
shall follow closely on the acts which
prevailed when the queen ascended the
throne. The priVy council, which is a
very large body, will meet at once at
st. James palace, where will be drawn
up the proclamation declaring that we"
etc, with one voice and consent of
tongue and heart declare and proclaim
the high mighty, Prince Albert Edward,'
IL,
has become our only lawful and rightful
liege," etc
This proclamation will give the new
title the king may assume; but this is
not yet announced.
This proclamation 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
tnR hOnGHhn16 trOOnC- will
the palace clad in their splendid sur
coats and proceed to Trafalgar Square.
There the king alarms will halt, ccm-
mand silence and read the proclamation
Proceeding down the Strand to Temple
Bar, halt will again be made, to de-
mand an entrance into the city to pro-
claim the king. There the lord mayor
sherlffs in their state carriages, will
form great procession and when the
earl marshais party comes just within
the city boundary the proclamation will
be read again and the procession will
pass down Ludgate Hill and Cheapside
to the Royal Exchange, Where similar
ceremonies will close the spectacle
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Telegrams have
been dispatched to all members of the
house of commons, urging them to at
tend at ST. Stephens today. A special
order has been issued by the war office
discontinuing all but bugle and drum
calls until further notice
THE NEW KING.
Albert or Edward VII, as he himself
may elect will be the designation of
the new. king of Great Britain and Ire
land and emperor of India, who succeed
ed to the throne Immediately upon the
death of his mother. Queen Victoria. Tie
theory of the English constitution is that
the throne of Great Britain is never
vacant. In other words, the sovereign
never dies, the succession of an heir be-
ing instantaneous. Hence the ceremony
of coronation is merely a solemn recog-
milton and confirmation of royal descent
and the consequent right of ascension to
the throne, and is unnecessary for the
security of the title to the crown Al
bert Edward (his baptismal name), the
new king, by virtue of being heir 70 the
throne, has hitherto borne the title ot
Prince Of Wales. He was born Nov. g.
1851 making him fifty-nine years and a
few months of age. That title, now in
turn, passes to his eldest surviving son,
Duke of York, as heir apparent to the
throne. The new king was married
on March TO- 1863. to Alexandra, laugh
ter of the king of Denmark. And to them
six children have been born. of whom
the second, the eldest, Albert Victor,
years ago. Alexandra, the new kings
queen, it has long been said. Is the most
and best loved woman in England