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as last year. that of the Prince of
Wales from Marlborough House con-
sisting of three carriages, with an es-
cort Of Household Cavalry, preceding
by a few minutes the cortege of the
King and Queen from Buckingham Pal
ace. Five state carriages, each with six
horses. bearing state officials preceded
the royal coach with the sovereigns,
drawn by the eight cream -colored Hun
garians which have figured in all the
state professions OF recent years.
Household Cavalry acted as a body
guard, while, in pursuance Of their
privilege, a detachment of YeOmen OF
the Guard marched alongside the state
coach.
At the royal entrance beneath the
Victoria Tower of the House of Lords
the King was received by the high Of
ficers of state and passed in process
sion to the robing-room. Thence, ac-
companied by the Queen, his Majesty
repaired to the House of Lords, pre-
ceded by the crown and other regalia,
carried by their hereditary bearers,
and by the heralds announcing the
approach of the sovereigns.
The scene in the gilded chamber on
the arrival of their Majesties was pic
turesque and brilliant. Its small COM
pass was crowded to excess with mem
bers of the royal family, peers. peer
esseS, Judges, Bishops, ambassadors
and the privileged members of the
House of Commons, who were attired
in the gayest state costumes. The King
seated himself on the throne and COM
manded the attendance of the Speaker
and members of the House of Com
mons. On the arrival of the latter the
King arose and read the speech in a
clear, firm voice. The short ceremony
then ended the King and Queen re-
tired to the robing-room, the process
sion was reformed and their Majesties
returned to the palace over the same
route by which they came.
LANSDOWNE ADDRESSES LORDS.
At the resumption of business in the
House of Lords Lord Chancellor Sails
Marquis of Winchester conservative
moved the address in reply.
Earl Spencer, the Liberal leader, re-
ferred to the war in the Far East. He
said it was the most earnest desire of
the people of Great Britain to see the
end Of the conflict and he trusted his
Majestys Government would not lose
a fair and proper opportunity to bring
the conflict to a peaceful solution.
FOTelSn secretary LdnSQOWne eX-
pressed his sorrow and concern at the
continuance of the war in the Far
East. and said that should an oppor-
tunity for bringing 1t to a close pre-
sent itself the Government would avail
itself thereof with alacrity: but an at
tempt at Intervention now would mean
retarding the very object desired.
Great Britain had endeavored, not un-
successfully, to maintain the strictest
neutrality.
In regard to the most difficult and
embarrassing question of contraband,
the Government, Lord Lansdowne con-
tinued, had upheld the wise and time
honored policy of securing the narrow
est possible restrictions of the defini-
ton OF contraband articles 1t was
satisfactory to have been able to ar
rive at reasonable modus vivendi
Since July not single British vessel
had been interfered with except where
clearly a blockade runner.
Referring to the North Sea incident
Lord Lansdowne said that once, and
only once, was the nation near to being
drawn into the vortex of war. He need
hardly say it arose in connection with
the North Sea incident, to which he
only referred because he desired to
! acknowledge the kindly remarks OF
Earl Spencer, who had congratulated
the Government upon its conduct OF
the negotiations following the Dogger
Bank affair
MACEDONIAN PROBLEM.
Speaking on the subject of Mace
donia, Lord I.ansdowne said there was
a consensus OF opinion among the
powers in favor of drastic reforms, and
a scheme would be proposed which he
hoped would meet with sympathetic
criticism The troubles i'm Macedonia