New-York tribune., 1902-10-20
LONDON NOTES.
rur CORONATION AFTERMATH-PRIME
MINISTER'S UNDER DIVERSE CoNDI-
T1oNs-THE LAST OF THE EAST
END HUGCENOTs.
END HUGCENOTs.
London. October s.

Icing week Of October. Ordinarily the only
-,,hlic functions al this season are the opening
!, ,bA law courts. the service for lawyers in the
,bbev. the Lord Chanoellor's breakfast to the
.rapes and the Lord Mayors show. This year
,,rBannent resssembes. the King and Queen
.-s m drive IN state through the City and South
To,don. there viii be a luncheon for royalty at
.ss ruudhau. there is 10 be a thanksgiving ser
,1oe Al ST. Paurs, and finally. review of the
Guards on the Horse Guards parade The
-,,sl functions are planned with painstaking
sre as compensations for the disappointments
ma failures of June and August, and there is
r-obably also amiable hope that. with the
King in residence at Buckingham Palace. and
with ceremonials and town shows in progress
fashionable houses may be reopened and that
,rsse throughout London may receive an in
,sgorat!ng stimulus. Storied London, however
can never be separated from the dreamy reaches
NJ the past Even this coronation aftermath
with belated professions. banquets thanksgiv-
ing services and military reviews coming out
NJ due course. follows precedent. and is regu-
lated by ancient custom. These October revels
correspond closely with the functions which
rounded out the coronation Of George III and
that Is only one out Of many condolences
The royal procession through the City IN octo-
Der. l76l, occurred a few weeks after the ooro-
nation service in the Abbey. 1t was preceded
early in the day by a water fate on the Thames
with a procession OF decorated gilded barges
manned by the City Guilds. and with the Lord
Mayor landing in state al Westminster Hall and
returning with aNemen and trumpeters 10 the
Temple 70 drink wine with the benchers. The
royal procession left ST James's al noon. and
four hours were occupied by its passage to Bow
Church and the Gundhan When the thirty
royal carriages had been emptied the sherifs
conducted the King and Queen into the Guild
hall and when the Lord Mayor and the LADY
Wsyoress had received them and an address Of
welcome had been read in the Concert Chamber.
dinner was served in the banqueting hall The
Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress took their
places behind the King and Queen and offered
20 wait upon them. but their service was dis
pensed with, and they were allowed 20 enter
tain the guests al their own tables. the court
ladies' sitting with them. Eight members Of the
royal family dined by themselves under sumptu-
ous canopies. and seven aldermen, attired in
rnazarine blue, set the golden plate and
waited upon them. Each alderman's name was
inscribed on the bottle which he handled and
their names were called when wine was needed
There were four courses-one Of soup fish and
venison; another Of fine roasts, ortolans. quail.
rufs, peachicks and knotts; third of vegeta bles
and made dishes, such green peas arti-
chokes. ducks tongues and fat livers and
dessert, with cakes. ornaments in pastry and
jeIes- Champagne and burgundy were the
wines when the toasts We're drunk. the Lord
Mayors health being proposed before that Of
the King. After dinner the tables were cleared.
and stately minuets Were danced until 3. or even
4 in the morning.
There viii be neither water fete nor corona
ton ball this year, and in place Of a protracted
dinner 81 the Guildhal there will he midday
luncheon, followed by a royal drive through
South London; but the ceremonials will be
analogous 10 those at the opening OF the reign
OF George III and Queen Charlotte. The route
70 and from the Guildhau VIII be lined by thirty
thousand or forty thousand troops, and the
royal carriages proceeding at a slow pace VIII
be under public observation for four hours At
the Guildhan the royal table will be overhung
with silk and behind II viii be the gold plate OF
the Corporation and Of the richest city oompa-
MES The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress
VII take their places behind the King and Queen
and be in readiness 10 wait upon them until they
are graciously allowed 10 go to their own places:
and II Councimen in blue are not in attendance
al the royal table, and prepared TO produce the
right bottle when their names are called. the
qualifications Of the walters will be determined
by resolution of the Council similar 10 the one
adopted when Queen Victoria visited the Guild
haA after coronation under official guarantee
Ahdl every policeman. waiter other attendant
would perform the duties Of the day satisfac-
torily, vigilsntly. respectfully and in a manner
becoming a well connected servant" The prec-
edents Of previous royal banquets under the
auspices of Cog and Magog are closely sc-uti-
nzed, and every point Of etiquette is carefully
weighed The Kings special intervention was
required for shortening the proceedings at the
Suhohal by having the address Of congratula-
uon presented al Buckingham Palace on the
previous day; and since the Bluecoat boys could
no longer greet the royal procession. as was
oone when King George and Queen Charlotte
drove by, the managers Of Christs Hospital
nave obtained promise that Edward VII viii
open the new school buildings al Horsham some
line In November. Tenacious is the grip OF
conservative England upon every tradition and
custom relating 10 royalty Because this royal
progress 10 the Gundhan had occurred after
every recent coronation. IL could not be aban-
ooneo This year. although Londoners were no
uohser IN a mood for holiday recreation and civic
festivities
When the King and Queen drove in triumph to
'he Suidhall in lT61 they had a rival who COM
nahoed public affection. This was the elder
PIT who was then al the summit Of his career
AS he passed in his chariot from ST. Jamess to
eheapsiae he was received with acelsmations all
me way chroniclers Of the pageant lack words
"i'h which 10 describe the enthusiasm excited
~ nm. The crowds pressed forward when he
Nppeareo, and while men hung upon the wheels
Nnu shouted for JOY women hugged the footmen
eAo Kissed the horses necks. When he entered
Ns Sulohal there was tumultuous outburst
" admiration and applause. The times have
ehanged since the Great Coumoner rallied com
Heieial England around him. commanded in
sOoo or egn- report the loyalty OF mercantile
-'heon' and triumphed in the most arduous
eHpalgns by sea and by land. No Prime Min
s'er can now hope 10 share with the sovereigns