The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-25

an order issued by the Archbishop Of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York l appointing special forms for the inter-
 cession services to be held next Thurs day. "The congregations, say the
 archbishops in their joint order would ] doubtless be thankful to join, at this juncture, in prayer to the Almighty for blessing on his majesty, the king, and I for his speedy recovery. The first two l prayers in those prescribed for the vis- l itation of the sick might be used for
 this occasion"
 | The Archbishop of Canterbury also
 asks for the public and private prayers
 of all in behalf of the king in his serious 1 illness"
 A large congregation in St Paurs ca thedral listened this afternoon to the
 Bishop of Stepney, who is one of King Edwards intimate friends The bishop
 referred to the kings recent presence l in the cathedral at the peace thanks 1 giving as a sad contrast to to-day's cir cumstance, and asked his congregation
 to pray for his majesty, the royal fam 1 fly and the kings physicians. Then ' followed a solemn pause while the vast | congregation reverently kneIt in silent prayer A short service of intercession followed. Many Americans were pres ent at St Paul's. similar service was
 also held In St. Georges chapel by the Dean of Windsor
 A brief notice has been published in the Gazette, as a result of which the entire state social and business ar engagements throughout the country are paralyzed. The order is dated from the earl marshal's office and reads as fol- lows:
 ''I have to announce that the solemni- ty of the coronation of their majesties. King Edward VII and Queen Alexan- dra, is postponed from the 26th to date hereafter to be determined"
 The best informed opinion places the date of the coronation in about three months time, provided King Edward progresses well in the meantime.
 In spite of the royal wish that the pro- vinciau celebrations be carried out as arranged many towns have abanroner the festivities which were to be held. although at Liverpool and other large cities hurried meetings were called and it was decided to carry out all the char ftable arrangements as previously made The leading business houses of London have decided to keep open June 26 and 27 although the banks will prob- ably be closed those days.
 Among the hundreds of postpone ments caused by the sudden illness of the king is that of the publication of the list of coronation honors.
 Portsmouth is perhaps the keenest sufferer among all who lose financially as result of the postponement of the coronation. The harvest Portsmouth ex- pected to reap from the naval review will now be lost to the city.
 The bon1res which top the hills of the United Kingdom from John O'Groat's to Lands End will not be lighted; they will be kept intact, how ever, in the hope of the celebration being held at later date.
 Queen Alexandra has borne the strain | of the past week with the bravest spir- | it. She was always fearful of what l might happen. Her majesty took her part in the festivities at Ascot and else where without revealing any sign of her | inward anxiety, and when she was told | to-day that an operation was impera- | tive and the the coronation would have to be postponed she quietly answered, | Have l not felt that this would hap | pen?" and asked How does the king | bear it?" Upon receiving an assuring | reply Queen Alexandra expressed her | self determined to be cheerful and to | devise means to lessen the kings grief | and disappointment.
 The idea was mooted in some innuen- tial quarters to-day that with a view of preventing the disappointment of the public Queen Alexandra should be crowned alone next Thursday and the king should be crowned in compara- lively private manner upon his recov- cry. This idea was discussed, but it was rejected as a procedure calculated to mislead the public mind as to the purely relative importance of the queen consort.
 The pope and the king of Italy and ! other monarChs have cabled anxious in quiries concerning King Edwards pro- gress, but dispatches received from all parts of the world reflect the intensity of feeling occasioned by the unexpected news of his majesty's illness and sym- pathy with the British nation. 4,