The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-05
Is AL VERY FUNNY
English High Court Fixing
for the Coronation.
OLD PRIVILEGED CLAIMED
BY People Who Want to Fig
ure in the Event.

dulgiDg in some horse laughs at the ex.
pense of titled hunkeyism. praying at the
feet Of the English Court OF Coron atior
Claims for some position Of uniformed
mummery at the coronation. it seems tc
have been missing cachinnations at the
expense Of the Coronation claims itself
The history Of the Court OF Coronation
Claims is not at hand. but the court is
and as bit of scenic justice only the
solar spectrum Of q negro picnic in Mis-
sissippi could Guido it in coIors.
The court which is to take up an ad-
journed session on Jan. II has been meet
ing at Whitehall in great. square. white
wainscoted room and close the great
doors leading from the chamber. Then
something is doing
The first figure in the dim horizon is
! that of the Lord Chancellor. Wearing
a fuli-buttoned wig and robed in cloth
I of gold he enters the chamber with state
/ ly step, while behind him an attendant
! in livery carries the great train, which
( yards At the head Of the long. oak
/ taDle stands a huge, red chair. into which
the Lord Chancellor finally seats him
/ self with good deal of difficulty.
When he has been seated and his train
| disposed OF, a small table Of oak is drag
/ ged to the rear Of this seat OF honor.
and on it are placed the gilded mace and
| the purse. each object being laid rever-
emily in its place.
Then the court assemblies. First IS
the Duke Of Norfolk, acting as Earl Mar
shall. dressed in a scarlet coat, gold-laced
trousers, sky-blue sash that flaps as he
walks. Then, catch-as- catch-can. come
the Duke of Devorshire the Lord Chief
Justice, Sir Francis Jeune. Lord Mac
Naghten, Lord James of Hereford, Lord
Robertson and the Lord Justice General
each in fun uniform, while the Master
Of the Rolls, in a tight-1tting levee dress
and black sword. bring up the rear
Let all keep silence under pain of I'm
prisonmentH calls the Registrar in deep.
funeral march tones. and wren the ech-
oes Of the call have died away the quaint
old Court of Coronation Claims is ready
to begin to knock out nearly everything
Of the kind except itself. In the body OF
the court is an imposing array Of Kings
counsel. other barristers and few claim
ants in person.
When the court was fully open its first
act was to sweep out the claimant list
with the coronation functions outside the
walls of Westminster Abbey. with
these" said the Lord Chancellor. this
court has no power to deal" and he held
his hand to his powdered wig TO think
some more, while the disappointed appli-
cants grew redder than his chair.
These disappointed ones were G. T. J.
SOtheron-Es tcourt, who wanted to be
chief larderer; the Duke Of Norfolk. Lord
Mowbray, and Sourton. and Mr. Freder-
ic'5 Cdi0 Taylor, each OF whom wanted
t. be chief butler OF England the Mayor.
Aldermen and citizens Of Oxford, who
had wanted TO be assistants Of the chief
butler; the honorable corps of gentle
men at arms who prayed TO be allowed
to carry up the courses at the banquet"
and finally Miss 7. s. NJ. wiltshire, who
claimed hereditary right Ito serve the
King on the day of coronation with the
first cup OF which the King shall drink
at his dinner"
Most Of these aspirations for flunky Of
fees come from feudal times, when it
was quite necessary for some one vel
known to the King to keep watch that
the food and drink were not "d0ped"
And, even then. at one coronation, ii is
said that the reading OF II. lbs. Of gin
GER for eleven pounds of the mixing
waters for the royal banquet made hum
dreds Of eyes water
AS the disposition Of cases progressed
some extraordinary courtesy and some
wholly unexpected levity developed in the
courts considerations OF findings. In the
case Of the Earl OF Errou's claim Ito
walk as High Constable of Scotland and
to have a Silver Baton. tipped with gold
at each end with his Majesty's arms at
one end and his own at the other the
court decided that this seemed to he in
the lire Of the claim Of right.
He win be allowed TO attend" said
the Lord Chancellor out OF the depths Of
his red chair
But my Lord Chancellor" challenged 4
a barrister. he. or one Of my ancestors, /
has lost the baton that was last used /
Does this mean that the court VIII order I
another for him.
The court cannot SAY" said the Lord /
Chancellor whether the claimant IS 70 /
carry the old baton. which is lost. or TO /
have o new one.
When the governing body OF Westmin- |
stcr School was asked that the Kings /
scholars may be present IN the abbey /
and acclaim their Ma5estics. and thar the i
tower boys may be present the repre- +
sentative Of the school asserted that the I
boys had been present at the Corona
ton of Queen Victoria.
To this claim the Lord Chancellor re- +
marked that it was net customary to
allow quotations from living authorities.
but ~ accepted ss proof ~ the state
merit and account If the Queen-s corona
ton. showing that these pupils had PLAY
co q substantial Iart-
when the Queen was crowned - read
Lord Chancellor FROM the report. che
public acclaimed her with loud shouts OF
God save the Queen
Vow. saiG the Lord Chancellor. "vh0
wore This as5ii,.
The puelic replied the representa-
tive og Westmiusrer school. soIemr.y
we're the Wostnzinsle boys
Az unrestrairahle laugh Ran Oh around
The s3ie.na cour- r0oni- and So softealas
7as Us e1e1t THAI after 3 consultation
.he Loul Chancellor ssla chat ths ,e-rt
rouiI 80 81 Ear fr0u tre flrirs rs ga
sar that It hcpfl ffo school woel ~
admitted. U.at i cuSht 60 - adrittes
but Thar the court had ne authorfsy .
sar t.at saoulf bee rCul.tte-
Wh0a 1Ir 81 Nedderlarn contend
sG thal tha rrhr co. 81 rhe Hereditary
Standard Beerar lar Scotland had len
,0uEerr7l urnn his ancestors hv Cns-ics
Tor services rendered IN battle. the
,issus was presented - bis cauns-3 TO-
aer elth an ancient icrsue7, 3. sri
rora anci * LAIN thas had bearss on