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FUHERAL OF THE QUEEN
FUHERAL OF THE QUEEN IMPOSING PAGEANT. UNPRECEDENTED SCENES. ASSEMBLY OF KINGS AND PRINCES, SOLEMN PROCESSION THROUGH LONDON. DRAMATIC INCIDENT AT WINDSOR. The circumstances attending the funeral of Queen Victoria will long be remembered with melancholy interest. As a dr:y of mourning there has been nothing like it iu the history of the metropolis. All classes alik rich and poor, left their business or their daily vocation to pay a last tribute of respect to their dearly-loved Queen. Every shop, almost without exception, was closed in town and suburb; every business was at a standstill, ard what bore perhaps the greatest testimony to the way in which the desire to pay respect" to the memory of our i;reat and good Queen t ermeated all classes was the fact that every public-house and place of refreshment was closed between ten o'clock and three. Habited exclusively in black, the people ti:rn--d out in vaft numbers either with a view to see the funeral procession or ';o attend one of the manv services which were held. But what seemed moat mar- vellous were the dense throngs in the streets passing onwards without a word, with hardly a sound, to tht ir destinations. The shops being shut, purple and black draperies everywhere, and these quickly moving masses of people so subdued and sorrowful in their demeanour even to the humblest, made London indeed a city of laouraing. LEA VING PORTSMOUTH. Shortly before nine o'clock on Saturday morning the remains of her Majesty wer, reverently taken from the K>;yal yacht Albert i, and placed in the special carriage of the Kin/s train. The King, in company with the Qu en and some of the Royal Princesses, who had sh-pt overnight on the Victoria and Albert, arrive t at the Alberta in a steam pinnace at twenty -Jive minutes past tight. Sonic five minutes iat< r die German Eirperor steamed across froir the Uohcnxotler;. Both the Kin-, and Emperor were wearing the uniform of a Lraish Field-Marshal. The vieard of Ilonour on the jetty cons.s'.ed of •wventl hun.tred Marines and bluejackets The commanders of the battleships, who took part in the pageant on Friday, had already as' embleu in the covered way leading from the t to the railway-1d.i0n, a distance only of thrc hundred or four hundred yards. The Rev. C. G. Lang, Vicar of rortsea, and chaplain it her late Majesty, was aboard before the arrival of their Majesties and conducted a short ■ervice just before the Queen's body left the yrcht. Others present were the Duke of Connaught, the Crown Prince, Prince Art1" the Vuh. o Saxe-Coburg, Prince ITez.ry uf Prussia, and Pri Leess Henry of liattenberg. The station was c'/ap^d with red baize cloth, and a special'.y-ce istructed corridor ran from ti.o platform to the gangway of tho Alberta. THB COITIK NVAS CAOKIED from the yacht to the train bv eight petty officers from the various Royal yachts. Imme- diately following were carried her late Majesty's Crown, Globe, and Standard, and some of the wreaths whi,.it have been sent in such abundance, liehind the Insignia of Royalty walked the King and Kaiser, the Duke of Connaught, the Crown Prince, Prince Arthur, and the Duke of Saxe- Coburg and Golha. The Royal ladies were behind. On each aide of the corridor were station<>d the admirals from the ships in the port aiid the military staffs. Between these lines the Royal cortege proceeded to the train, and at seven minutes to nine the train moved off for London. AT VICTORIA STATION The precincts of Victoria Station were crowded from an early hour by a large concourse of people, who ^y their demeanour and in their dress shewed every sign of sincerest grief. The long period of waiting was passed by the thou- sands of mourners in subdued conversation and patient silence. The station had been taken over by the military authorities, who were responsible for its management. The Aides-de-Cairp to the j Suite were the first to ?.rrive, and they were I quickly followed by a Sovereign's guard of blue- jackets from Devouport, in lull review dress ot .straw hat, brown belt and leggings, under rIle command of Lieutenant Aubrey Smith. A few minutes later the bearer party of non-commis- ioned officers and men drawn from the Hous< hold Cavalry and the Brigade of Guards, who had been spi-cially chosen to remove the Royal coffin from the train, were marched into the station, and tok up their positiou facing the arrival platform now heavily carpeted with urple cloth. The Guard of Honour of Cold- streams came next. and were ranged in line with the bluejackets, the bearer party occupying the centre position, which faced the rear of the pavilion erected for .the use of the King and Queen and the reception of the Crown mourners. Swathed on the exterior walls with purple and white, this Royal apartment formed a gorgeous picture, which stjod out in strik- ing contrast to the sombre background of the station wails. Inside the same I luxurious t:tc characterised the decorations. At twenty-five rainutes past ten the first of the Crown Princes—the Crown Prince of ^Denmark —drove up the carriage-way. The King of Por- tugal, whose c >rair.aiiding figure made known his identity to the crowds outside, came imme- diately afterwa ds, and succetding arrivals were the Crown of Siam, i'rince Francis of eck. Prince < hristian, the Duke and Duchess of Fife. and tht Duke of Aosta. The aged Duko of Cambridge ni ide his appearance a lew minutes ahead of Lcrd H iberts, who was accompanied by the Head quart 're Staff and Field-Marshals". The remaining foreign and English Royalties d represent at ves drove in rapid succession upon the now deeply animated and moving scene. The pil )t, engine which ran in front of the train carry i.tg the body of the late Queen reached the u miiuus at 10.48. and heralded its approach. 'tie gun-carriage upon which the n was to bt placed was drawn into position, the eight crew -coloured ponies which were to pull the Roya. burden were held in check by ir leading-glooms, and the august assembly of monarchs, inces and nobles arranged tltera- selves about t: e pavilion and platform. There ni as anxio s interval of waiting, a hurried icjpeetiim of the troopa and bluejackets, a ignal from the railway officials, then a baring f heads and a drawing up tl" the "salute," and at two minutes to eleven the Royal train steamed into the station. A SILKXCB AS OF N'IGUT me over the fcene. Rifles were reversed, tho horses of the officers which had bt-en led up and own the sand-covered carriage-way were held till. and a deep hush was cast, over all. Quietly the Ki.ig andwQuren al.'ghted, and with the Emperot Williari and other of the chief mourners walked to the resting-place erected for them. There w^: r. brief but touching greeting between the two Muuarchs and ethers of the yal party. and then the doors of the coach in which reposed the oaken Ci.ffin were g""tly opened. Reverent ttands first removed the Ini'ne apor which ia" th^ silken pall supporting the wn and insignia of the deceased Sovereign. The bearer party followed, and with tenderness and care raised the cofihi to their shoulders and placed it on the gun-carriage. The King himself atoou by and watched with a fervent solicitude the work of the Guards,who slowly made f-st the burden to its place. Silence still :revaUed untii the pall had been arranged, and hen the command was given, the different onits of the procession were quickly mar nlled, and the Coklstreams inarched away. A ew minutes Siifficed for the arranging of the" posi- tions around the central figure of the pageant, and with solemn step and slow, the va.<t proces- sion began its sorrowful pilgrimage. THE MILITARY PAGEANT. In nbedienr to flag signals from the mounted Hussars at different points, the immense proces- sion of soldier*, which stretched from the station to Devonshire House, Piccadilly, started on the solemn journ y through the streets and Park, the line of route being guarded by thousands of other BOldiero, who stood with reversed anus %bA towtd toads to pay their Snal tribute to j their departed Sovereign. First came Sir E. Brad- | ferd una Sir Charles Howard, the Police Commis- sioners, followed by four mounted police. At S":iie, little distance after the police officials came th" officer of the Headquarters Staff, followed by several companies of volunteers, and Warwickshire Yeomanry. These at: racttll the attention of the crowd, but when the Colonial crrp. camo along at a smart walking pace, it was \T\th difficulty that the crowd refrained from cneeriug. laterest was increased in the spectacle as inlantry gave place to gun batteries, and thes", in turn, to Lancers, lius.-ais, and Dragoons, all exhibiting th?t magnif.ccnt calm which is characteristic, of the British soldi-r. behind the Dragoons came the Horse Gini'ds, 2nd Lift Guards, and 1st Liu: (iuaids, a baiter,' ot Royai Horse Artillery, and detachments oi the Royal JJarine Light Infantry, the Roval .Ari"" .Art ille y, and the >'a\-y. The panorama, varied and representative, was strikinglv so! •;nn. and forme i A STRANGrtLY I'ATHKTIC f I'ECi'ACI.T;. F .dlcwing the Navy came the military attaches t" the Foreign Embat-sies, aU dressed in glitter- ing uniforms of a colour and style unfamiliar to the man in the street. Tlirii followed Fidd- Mn -shell Karl Roberts at the head of the Head- I qu'krters Staff, In full Field-Marshal's uniform. If the distance could bj hor;rd simjily the suden Looming of the slackened drums w uch gradually developed into musical strains u itil the splendid melodic dirge of Chopin's "Funeral March'' cau-ht the ear. Then thu I r usic ciianged to the sonorous march of Beeth- oven, as the massed bands of the Coldstream ac.d f cots Guaros, to^eftier with the bands of the "oyal Marine Light Infantry, the Royal .inyineers, and the Royal Artillery came alomr. The Duke of Norfolk, as Earl Marshal of Sitgiand, a::d organiser of the stately pageant, ■ de immediately behind the bands on a fine ;he"tnut, mare, and he vas accompanied by li. heraldic ollicers. bearing respectively gold sticks and white staves, with which they were nominally supposed to clear the way for, the 11 yal corteye. The domestic portion of the great, proces-ion Mas now commencing, and tiie"great,rs of S ate, including the Lord Chamt:eilain and ti e I rd Steward, immediately preceded a I01.7 rrr.'iy of military A. I).C. 's, who in their turu I ave wav to the Queen's personal A. D- C. 's, in- • •iudirig her private secretaries, who rode beside ''he coffin. a hush, so profound that the turning of the ;tii, -carriage wheels could be distinctly heard, came like a spell over the uncovered throng, and many people shed tears as chey watched t!»e remains of the dead Sovereign drawn p-ist. A bearer party of N.C.O.'s and" men of the Guards and Household Cavalry walked on each sido of and Household Cavalry walked en each sido of the gun-carriage. Fpon the coffin were the crown, orb. and sceptre of the Kingdom, resting in dazzling line upon the richly-embroidered pall, tht other draping being the Roval Standard, folded to exhibit its national design. Major Count Gleirhen and I'rince Louis of Batterer" walked behind the bier with Admirals Sir M™ Culme Seyrc.-ur and Sir J. Fullerton in British admiral s uniiorm. Then the onlv tlag in the Culme Seyrc.-ur and Sir J. Fullerton in British admiral s uniiorm. Then the onlv tlag in the procession—tiie Royal Standard—was borne by a sergeant, of the Household Cavalry. Just behind the national colours rode THE CHIeF MOURN-ER,, King Edward VII., a noble, deeplv-moved figure, attired in Field-Marshal's uniform, the Garter ribbon round the left shoulder, and the whole only vi.,iible through the open frent of the great darK-blue cloak in which his Majesty, like his two companions, the Kaiser and the Duke of Connaught, was enveloped. The German Empsrcr. as the eldest grandson of the Quien, rode on the King's right, and the Duke of Connaught, his only living brother, on the left. They were all similarly mounted. Behind them caine two of the King's A.D.C. s, General Brabazon and Cap- tain Hoi ford the Duke of Portland, is Master of the Horse; Lord Wolselev. as Gold Stick and General von Scho! as Silver Stick; followed by the long, illustrious line of other Royal Princes and foreign Kings and Princes in brilliant and varied uniforms. All were on horseback, save the hing of the Belgians, who rode in a gilded State, carriage behind the State carriage of the Queen, who was accompanied by her three daughters, all in deepest black, wirh long veils. Then were five other carriages, drawn by four horses, with postilions. The first contained, with the Belgian King, Princess Christian, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Louise (daughters of the Queen) the second was occupied Ly daughters-in-law (the Duchess*s of Coburg, Connaught, and Albany) and Princess Adolplie of Schaumburg-Lippe. The veteran Duke of Cam- bridge, in field-marshal's uniform, who had attended the obsequies of four other British Sovereigns, was accompanied in the third car- nage by Field-marshal Princo Edward of Saxe- Weimar: while in the fourth were the ladies-iu- waiting—the Duchess of Bv.cch uch (Mistress of the Rol)es/, Countess of Lvtton, Miss Phipps— and Lord Lawrence; Lady Suffield, Miss Knoilys, and Lord Churchill, all of the Royal Household, occupying the fifth. This magnificent, resplen- dent procession closed with an escort of N.C.O.'s and men of tiie German army.
AT PADDINGTON STATION,
AT PADDINGTON STATION, From Paddington, it is recorded, Queen Victoria made her first. journey by railway from the capital; from Paddington her Majesty made her last earthly journey amid the pomp of funeral pageantry, and in one of the most imposing demonstrations of national and world- wide mourning that modern hist-ory has ever beheld. Inside the station the scene was exceed- ingly solemn. On the platform, situated to thr* immediate left of the inclined approach to the arrival platform, tho Royal train stood. The carriage set apart for the reception of the Queen's cotfin was to be distinguished by t-hs closely-drawn blinds of purple, veiling the draped interior of the covered bier, and by the purple painted dome of the roof. From an early hour the arrivals of the privileged persons pro- ceeded, and.by ten o'clock many hundreds of visitors had assembled within the station. The Guard of Honour of the Royal Marine Light Infantry took up tbeir position at about 10.45. a contingent of the Rifle Brigade lining the station approach. At half-past twelve a clatter of hoofs indicated the arrival of the funeral proccssion. Sir Edward Bradford was the first arrival, attended by a p-Ds-e of mounted constables. The sombre uniforms of the police gave place to red cloaks, and crape-covered instruments, carried bv the bands of the Royal Horse Guards and the 2nd Life Guards, which silently passed along the carriage way to the station's opposite extremitv. The remainder of the memorable pageant then defiled into tlw station. The gun-carriage con- veying her Majesty's coffin came into view, covered with the gorgeous pall of departed Royalty. Corning to a standstill at the door of the Royal saloon, the coffin was lifted on to the shoulders of the Guardsmen, and, flanked by the King, the Kaiser, and the Duke of Connaught, was lifted upon the bier in the Royal saloon, the wreaths being disposed about the base of the coffin. During the removal of the coffin the band at the head of the platform played Chopin's Funeral March, to the strains of which the train moved slowly out. I
IN THE CROWD.
IN THE CROWD. Actnaily the most noticeable feature in the vast, crowds that, assembled along the way from Victoria to Paddington was the sad and respect- ful demeanour of people one and all. Judging merely from the point of dress it was a superior gathering, and the deepest mourning was universal. The seat speculators all along the route must have reaped a harvest. From day- break onwards streams of people poured towards Hyde Park, coming from all parts of the metro- polis. The trees in Hyde Park commanding a view of the route were crowded, and several men and hoys fell to the ground. When the gates at the Marble Arch were closed on the last carriage of the procession a rush was made, in which many people were hurt. There was a great rush for the wreaths of evergreens on lamp- posts in Piccadilly and Pall Mall, people carry- ing off bay and laurel leaveo and sprigs of yew. These were for remembrance. The forbearance of the London police is often put to the test, and rarely breaks down, but from all one could gather from policemen themselves stationed all alcng the route, Saturday's crowd was a pat- tern of good behaviour. There was undoubtedly a good deal of pocket-picking, which was in- evitable, but otherwise the utmost good order prevailed, notwithstanding that the crush was appalling at certain points.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS. The list of accidents is not so long as might probably have been tiie case had not the route from Victoria Station to Paddington been so well kept by the military and police, aided bv the orderly, respectful crowds which lined' the streets. The majority of the accidents were of & trivial nature, and no fatal cases have been recorded. The worst case. however, was received at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, where (,ver thirty cases had been artended to. Police-constable J. Walker was detained in one of the wards suffering from a bad injury to the back and spine, caused by a kick from a troophorse at the Marble J Arch. At St. George's Hospital. Hyde Park Comer, nearly thirty cum were attended to, ia. cludw aiae fracture qmcs. I The case.: treated at Ch*ring-cros,j Hospitao ) were not serious in any instauce, and no patient I had to be taken in tho wards. No case whatever I owing to the crowds was treated at St. Thomas', Hospital, at Lambeth. At Westminster Hospital there were only three cases taken, two being from the Ambulmiee Corps and one brought by a nolicemnn All three were, after treatment, able 'I to proceed home. The St. John Ambulance Association had twenty-six stations on the London route, and a staff of seven hundred and one officers, men. and nurses on parade. In all 1,305 cases were attended to.
------AT WINDSOR.
AT WINDSOR. I A DRAMATIC INCIDENT. IT;,riling broke dull and grey in the Royal Borough of Windsor. The frost had gone, and it S"e:ned as if the chill wind that blew, the drizzling rain that fell, were fitting accompani- ments of the funeral of that most noble Queen whom a nation, or rather an Empire, mourru with a grief almost too deep for words. Eariv trains broiight^down large bodies of Metropolitan Police, and spectators and the throng proceeded in orderly and almost silent manner to dispose themselves at the various points of vantage aloi:g the short route from the station to the park entrance. Another train convened many of the principal officials of the College of Heralds, gorgeous in their quaint mauthA, tabards, and insignia of office, and the still more media-vai Ye( men of the Guard. At 11.40 came the first of the London specials, conveying the King's guests. By noon the station ofiicia's had com- pleted all their preparations for the arrival of the Royal special. A naval guard of honour arrived from II M.S. Excellent, and took up position facing the arrival piatform, and another guard of honour of the 3rd Scots, with crape-draped colours, who ranged I themselves in line with the biueiaekets at the I station. Then arrived a party of the 1st Grenadiers, charted with the duty of lifting the late Queen's ccfi'n from the train to the gun- carriage. and also the bands of the 1st Life Guards (unmounted iand of the Grenadier Guards. At 12.55 came a heavily-laden special train, •with a brilliant company of Cabinet Ministers, Royal Equerries, special representatives of foreign States, members of the Corps Diplomatique, and rih<WCouncillors. Scarcely had these'left, the platform when another special steamed in. bring- ing a similar but smaller load of passengers. Meanwhile at. the main platform had arrived the late Queen's Highland attendants and her pipers. Shortly after tnese had taken up tiie positions allotted to them the gun-carriage for the removal of tho a iiin to the chapel was urawu into the yard. There was a long wait in the cohl. and then ps the hour of two struck, the arrival of the funeral train was signalled, and the bell at St. George's Chapel began t) toll. Immediately in frmit of the I\ya I train cam one bringing Earl Roberts ami the Headquarter-, Staf fof the Army. The funeral train was drawn by "The Royal Sovereign," an engine splendidly decorated for the occasion, carrying in front of it a magnificent white wreath tied with put pie fit-reamers and having in itsctntre the Imperial and Royal monngrani in purple. Queen Alexandra and t' f Royal Princesses at once drove < iT to the chapel in closed carriages. As the coffin was lifted by the Greuadiers the guards of honour gave a Royal salute, and the officers and diplomatists present, stood at the salute while the coffin was being conveyed to and placed I,)(,u the gun-carriage. Then followed A DRAMATIC !XCtDKXT which, regrettable in itself, yet gave opportunity | for one of the most striking and pleasing features of the whole ceremony. The order had just been given to start. There, was an impressive roll of muffled drums. To the strains of Chopin's Funeral March, the. head of the procession had actually moved forward, when it was found impossible to induce the artillery horses to move. They had giwn cMd during the long waiting in the biting wind, and now became restive and refused to move save at grave risk of overturning the gun-carriage. The King looked terribly distressed, and the Marshal of the procession was at a loss what to do, when the Naval Guard of Honour promptly came to the rescue. The order was given • to pile arms, and the bluejackets doubled to the front. An impro- vised rojie was mr de of the traces, and after fdtecn minutes' delay, the procession once more advanad at funeral pace, the bands re-commenc- ing Chopin's music. The coffin was covered by a magnificent silt and gold pall, displaying the Royal Arms and Standard. The Crown, Cushion, Regalia, and Insignia were placed on the lid. An escort of Life Guards followed the bands, and then came the officials of the Heralds' College, the Head- quarters Staff, Aides-de-Carnp, Deputations from the Prussian Regiment., with which the late Queen and present King have been specially associated then Karl Uoberts and the Household Officials. the latter just in front of the coffin. The latr. Queen's Equerries and Sir James Reid walked beside the bier, and then followed the King (in Field-Marshal's uniform), with the German Emperor and Duke of Connaught to the right and left respectively, and all the foreign Princes and Special Representatives. The Roya! and diplomatic suites followed, and behind them came Gentlemen-at-Arms, Yeoman of the Guard, and the escort which brought up the rear of the j procession. As the corte/e started for the Castle the guns in Long- Walk boomed out their funeral salutes, firing eighty-one in all, one for each coJBpkted vear of the Queen's age.
IN ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL.
IN ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL. Th? mournful interest of Saturday's memor- able proceedings at Windsor centred in St. George's Chapel, where the funeral service took place. Although the service did not begin until after three, many mourners had taken their places as early as eleven o'clock. Amongst the earliest were Sir William llnrcourt and Lord Cadogan. They were soon followed by a throng of otiier personages, more or less illustrious, who took their places on the special tiers of purple- covered seats erected in the aisles on either side oi the carjieted vane. II. wa" not until a quarter- past three o'clock that. the funeral procession slowly entered by the western door. The Queen and other Royal ladies, in deepest mourning, occupied the Royal gallery. At the entrance to the chapel the Royal remains were received by the Dean and Prebendaries. The Royal coffin wns placed upon trestles in the centre of the chc.ir. The King, as chief mourner, stood at the head of the coffin, the Lord Chamberlain taking his place at its foot, with the Lord Steward on his right hand and the Earl Marshal on his left. The ordinary form of funeral service was fol- lowed, with such added solemnity as could be derived from regal surroundings and the choicest music. The Lesson for the Day was read by tne Bishop of Winchester, and the prayer by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The choir sang- "How Blest" between the two Collects after the Lord's Prayer. Then the Norroy Deputy to the Principal King-at-Arms proclaimed the style and many titles of tho late Sovereign. This was followed by Spohr's anthem, Blest are the. Depart d," after which the service was concluded with a funeral march by Beethoven. Shortly after the service the coffin was removed into the Albert Memorial Chapel, preparatory to its removal privately on Monday to the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore.
THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM.
THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM. The Mausoleum at Frogmorc, where the remains of the Queen now rest, stands in Windsor Park. It is built of Portland stone and Aberdeen gri-r.ife. its superstructure based on a massive foundation of brick vaulting, especially designed, with numerous air-holes to ensure ventilation and the prevention of damp. From first to last a sum 'amounting almost to a quarter of a million sterling has been expended here in the building *nd its decoration. The octagonal tower, spring- ing from tho centre of the cross, is conspicuous in winter-time from the. Long Walk. Its height is 83ft., th.. whole of the building 70ft. square. Mounting- the steps, and reaching the terrace on I which it stands, the entrance is gained through a triple arcade, supported 011 columns of Cornish granite. Immediately in front, over the doorway, is a bronze tablet with an insrrip- licll in Latin to the effect that, this sepulchre v.as erected to Pj-inoe Albert by his mourning widow. Elaborate brass gates conduct, to the eastern arm of the eross. and o) en up a view of a great central blue dome, spangled with golden stars, beneath whose canopy light comes through the windows in each of the eight faces of the tower. Directly under the dome, resting on nn inlaid floor of polished marble, and a blyck marble plinth, stands the great Aberdeen granite sarcophagus, containing the body of Prince Albert. At each corner kneels the bronze figure of an angel, with clasped hands and outstretched wings, designed by Baron Marochetti, while on the lid of the tomb lies at full length the effigy of the Prince, sculptured in white marble,and representing him in the uniform of a Field Marshal, with the mantle of the Order of the Garter draped around. This fine work was the last ever executed bv Marochetti. The sarcophagus, half-filled iLlI these- years, since then has been awaiting the present sorrowful I eventuality. No other tomb te placed in the I Hiwlffniii
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN NORTH…
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN NORTH WALES. AMLWCH. In the: C.M. Chapel (Bethesda) a service was held in the morning, when the Rev 11 Owen Hughes delivered an address. III the ai'ternooii a service wits conducted by the Rev I). J. Lewis, M.A. (vicar), in St. E'ieth's Church. Tho united choirs of ti e town I chanted with great power the PsrJm xc. l The hymns selected wero "Now the Labour- er's Tiok is (rer," "Enaid ell, mäe tlyfroedJ cerion," and "Ar lan Iorddonen ddofn." They were rendered vritlfpeculiar power and pathos. Miss Madalino Paynter presided 4t. the organ. The service closEd. ith the "Dead Ma.rch." BLAENAIT FESTINIOGr. At Blaenau Fostiniog Saturday was ob- served ,I, a d,'y of general mourning in com- memoration of Queen Victoria. Blinds were drawn in most of the houses, jnd nag. were flying half-mast, and not within the memory of any living person had the town borne such a mournful appe'ira;ioe. The quarries had ceased working, business wa- suspendod, f..nd the public-houses were closed all day. At one o'clock the Royal Oakcley Silver Band went through the streets playing tho Dead March in Saul. At four cf the Nonconformist chapels ser- vices were held, and also at St. David's Church., which ws^s filled to overflowing. CONWAY. All business was suspended at Conway, and the blinds of all houses and places of business were drawn. Black apprvre'l indi- cated the general mournirig; black dra- peries had been placed upon a number of buildings; and the shipping on the rivec and the Castle and public edifices bore flair- at half-m;:st. At the Guild Hall at noon there assembled the Mayor (Mr Alderman Hugh Hughes), the members of the Town Council, the ex-councillors, and the officials, the magistrates, the clergy and ministers, the churchwardens and officers, leaders of tho Free Churches, the School Boaxd, friendly societies, the post-office :.nd tele- graph officials, and others. The local com- pany of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 5S strong, with Surgeon Captain R. A. Prit- chard raid Lieuteiant Tuxford; t';e local police, commanded by Superintendent W. Rees and the Fire Brigade, commanded by Captain W. Lloyd Jones, headed the pro- ccssio" in which the Mayor and the other illuded to joined, to the Town Hall, where :1. united service, under the auspices of the Conway Free Churches, commenced at half- past, twelve o'clock. The hJI was crowded to its uttermost capacity, and many would- be worshippers were unable to gain admis- sion. The service comprised four wcil- known Welsh hymns and 'Lead, Kindly Light, "God Save (he King" being sung at. the close. The Rev W. Edwards (Bap- tist), president of the Free Church Council, presided. Readings from the Scriptures were given. by the Vicar (the Rev J. P. Lewis) and Dr LI .Owen (Calvinistic Meth- od ist): prayer was offered by the Rev T. Jonos Humphreys (Wesleyan) and the Rev T. D. Jones (Congregational): while "hort addresses were givm by the Revs R. W. Lamb (English We-leyan) and T. Gwyaedd Roberts (C'alvinlstie Methodist). As the congregation separated the. Dead March ;• ;i. ''S iul"' was playeu. On leaving the build- ing the procession was reformed au^prn eroded to the Parish Church, where a s.'cond memorial service, according to the rites of the Church of England, took place. The Rev W. Edwards, president of the Free Church Council, read the lesson. Prayers, as appointed, were s^.id bv the Vicar (the Rev J. P. Lewis), these being succeeded by a few moments of silent in- tercession for the Royal Fami'ly. 'Ar lan Torddonen ddofn" and the English hymn "Xow the Labourer's Task is O'er" were unp. and the Benediction was pronounced by the Vicar. While the organist (Mr H. Lloyd) played Mendelssohn's "Funeral March" the congregation departed. COLWYN BAY. At Cohryn Bay the shops and'hctels were closed throughout the day, the blinds were drawn a.t ali the principal re-idence- and i>< townspeople were attired in mourning. Tho church bells were tolled at intervals. Five memorial services were held, and each was attended by a crowded congregation. The first., commencing at eleven, w; con- ducted by the Rev R. J. Oliver in the quaiin* lId church of Llandrillo. At noon a ser- vice for the English Nonconformists was held in St. John's Wesleyan Church, where tributes to the late Queen's memory wer.' paid by the Revs W. Foster (Wesleyan), J. Edwards (Presbyterian), H. T. Couv: m (Baptist), and T. Lloyd (Congregational). The organist, Mr Lineker, played the Dcnd March and Beethoven's Funeral March, an 1 sacred soles were sung by Mrs Cousins :i 11,i Mr Evans-Hughes. An hour lr:.ter a service for the Welsh Nonconformists was held at Engedi Presbyterian Church, the officiating ministers being the Revs C. N. Jones, T. I M. Jones', T. Pa.rry, and F. E. Jones. St. Paul's was filled to overflowing at two o'clock, the service being attended by the members of the Town. Council, School Board, and other public bodies, as well a,s by the volunteers and fire brigade in-uni- form. The clergy officiating were the Revs Canon II. Roberts, Meredith Hughes, O. J. Davies, J. H. Hope, and J. H. Astley. Dr M. Venables-Willianis presided at the organ, and the service was deeply impres- sive, especially when the immense congre- gation joined in singing the old funeral dirge, "Bydd myrdd o ryfeddodau." At St. Katherine's Church, Old Colwyn, a similar service ^as cG-iducted by the Revs John Griffith (vicar) and Ellis Davies. DENBIGH. The proceedings commenced shortly be- fore ten o'clock, when a procession was formed near the Town Hall, which accom- panied the Mayor to the Welsh Congrega- tional Chapel, where a short service wns held, a sermon being delivered by tho Rev James Charles from Acts xiii. 36. This service being over, the procession wes re- fcrmed and proceeded to St. Mary's Church, where the pre-arranged funeral service, which was fully choral, was conducted bv the Rector (the Rev Dan Davies). In both cr.ses tho buildings were crowded to their utmost capacity. A similar service to the letter was held later in the day in the Asylum Chapel. The day wag observed ns a day of mourning, all the places of business being closed throughout the day and the licensed houses up to six o'clock in the even- ing. L L A N F AIR FEC HAN. The memorial service was held in Christ Church. A precession was formed at the National Schcols, consisting of the Urban District Council, the Fire Brigade, and the general public, and. headed by the Llan- fairfechan Silver Band, playing the "Dead March" (in Saul), passed through the vil lage to the church. The service was con- dusted by the Rev. R. Morris Jones, curate ol Llanfairfechan—the vicar, the Rev. F. P. Watkin Davies, being unable to attend through ill-health — who read the special form of service, and the Rev. T. J. Jones, I vicar of St. Stephen's, Birmingham, who read the special lessons, and delivered an i fltecting address on the life of the late Queen. Mr Llewelyn Jones, the organist, played Chopin's March at the commence- ment of the service, and the "Dead March'' at the end. LLANDUDNO. At Llandudno on Saturday the cessation from ordinary avocations was complete. All the places of business were closed, and manifestations cf mourning were universal. During the morning two beautiful wreath-, wcro placed at the foot of fno Jubilee memorial bust of Her Majesty in the Happy Valley, one by the Llandudno Victoria Nursing Institute, of which Lady Augusta Mostyn is president, and another by a num- ber c £ subscribers. Memorial services held at em, o'clock at the Parish Church (St. George's) in Welsh, and a.t Hely Trinity were crowded in every part. At the latter, the Rcetor, the Rev John Morgan, offi- ciated, and read the Litany, the burial ser- vice, and special prayers. Spchr's anthem, "Blessed ar tho departed," wa,s sung, and at the closf:> Chopin's Funeral March was played by the organist, Mr Dee. At 2.39 a town s united service was held at the Pa vilicn. About four thousand persons of all denominations were present. The rec- tor presided. A portien.o? Scripture in Welsh was reul by the Rev D. Ansrel Richards, and in English by the Rev W. Potts. Prayer in Welsh was offered by the Rev D. Da.vies, and in English by the Rev J. Raymond. An eloquent address was de- livered in English by the Rev J. Irvou Davies, and in \V elsh by the Rev H. Barrow I "VN illi;tms. Ihe singing was very effective, j Led by the Llandudno Philarnionic Societv I under the conductorship of Mr Benjamin I I I I Williams, the huge congregation joined in the singing of "0 God, our help in age-. past," "Both sydd. i mi yn y byu and "Rock uf \ge«." MENAI BRIDGE. Oil Saturday afternoon a memorial ser- vice was held at the Webh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Menai Bridge. The Revs. T. C. Williams (pastor of the church), F. Cynffig Davies, X. Jonos (B.), and R. Pric^ (W.) took part in the proceedings. The choir, under the leadership of Mr j. H. Morgan, sung special hymns and an- thems prepared for the occasion. The chapel was well filled, and the service throughout was very effective. At the service on Sunday morning touching refer- ences to the late Queen were made by the pastor (the Rev. T. C. Williams), and the "Dead March" in "Saul" was played ov the organist (Mr D. H. Davies). The pro- clamation of the accession of King Edward Vil. to. the Throne was read on Saturday evening by Mr J. Davies Jones, chairman of the Menai Bridge Urban District Coun- cil, accompanied by the vice-chairman (Mr C-adwaladr Davies), Mr L. Prothero (Chief f.onsta.ble), Mr W. R. Jones, and other members of the Council. The fin; brigade, headed by Captain Knight, escorted, the councillors, arc., from. the council room, through Bridge .street, on to the platform in I xbridgo Square. The magistrates of the neighbourhood, members of public nudic and officials were present. The Menai Bridge Brass Band, under the con- ductorship of Mr G. W. Senogles, rendered appropriate music. The choir also ;,nng "God Save, the Ktng," and the ancient hymn, "I'r Arglwydd cenweh lafar glod was given out by the Rev. O. B. Williams, St. Mary's Church. KEVIN. Saturday was observed as a general holi- day, and special services were held in vari- ous places of worship. PORTDiN ORWIC. All businesses, including that cf licensed victuallers, were suspended for the whole day. At the service in St. Mary's Church, in English, the officiating ministers were the Rev. J. T. Joues (vicar) and the Rev. Lewis Jenkins (curate). English hymns and two We'.sh hymns were sung, "Ar lan Iorddonen ddofn'' and "Bydd myrdd o ry- itddodau," also a fine rendering of the solo from "Elijah,' "Be thou faithful unto death," by Mr Joseph Jones. Mr W. Ro- berts, organist, played the "Dead March" in "Saul.' The Welsh .service was conduc- ted in Moriah Chapel by the Nonconform- ists. The officiating ministers were the R v-i. William jones, W. R. Owen, Peter Jones Roberts, and Keinicn Thomas. Two hymns were sung, "Ar lan lorddonen ddofn, and "Duw mawr, pa both a welaf araw f'' Miss M. C. Owen played the "Dead March" in "Saul." PORT M ADOC. The Nonconformists held a united me- morial meeting at the Tabernacle Chapel, wl.ich was crowded. The Rev. J. J. Ro- berts presided. The following took part in the service:—Revs. R. M. Hughes, W. J. Nicholson, David Griffith (Bethel), David Williams (Llanwnda), Owen Jones (B.), D. E. Jenkins, and Captain Morris Jones. Mr Evan Evans oonducted the singing, and Miss McLean played the harmonium. The Volunteers, under command cf Captain Piitchard, were present. Later in the iafternogn services were held in St: John's Church, and were very well attended. The Volunteers, command- ed by Captain Prichard, were present, and their band took part in the singing. The Revs. LI. R. Hughes, R. R. Hughes, and '1. E. Williams officiated. Several of the places of worship were beautifully draped in black. In the even- ing. prayer meetings were held in the chapeb and large congregations attended. Special services were held at the Parish Church, where the Rev. G. Salt officiated. 'PWLLHELI. Two meetings were held, by the Noncon- formists, — one at Penmount Chapel, and the other at Salem Chapel. Resolutions oJ sympathy with the Royal Family were passed at both meetings. At Penmount the Mayor (Dr. 0. W. Griffith) presided, and the following took part: — Revs. J. Jones, F.R.(i.S.,D. James, R. Garrett Ro- berts, and J. T. Prichard. At Salem the president was Mr Richard Roberts, the speakers being the Revs. J. J. Jones, B.A., William. Davies, High street; E. Myrddin Rees (in English), and John Ellis. The "Dead March" was played at both chapels and the anthem "Dyddiau dyn sydd fel glaswelltyn" was sung. Tho Mayor and members of the Town Council, Volunteers, and Foresters, head- ed by the Lianaelhaiarn Brass Band, parad- ed the streets prior to the above meetings, 11 and attended St. Peter's Church, where Canon Davies preached a memorial service. RHYL. All business establishments were closed, and the Licensed Victuallers' Association obtained the general c.osing of the public- houses and hotels until the evening. Muffled peals of bells were rung from the steeples of St. Thomas s Church. The Nonconformists m the niCTning held ser- vices in English Welsh, and in the afternoon the members ot the Council, with the town officials and magistrates, attendeJ a service at St. l"oma.s,s Church. So large was the attendance that the Parish Church /^had also tc- be and this was filled to overflowing. The R*v. Tho_ mas Evans (vicar) coudac.ei JLz sorrier
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The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Royal Cam- brian Academy of Art for 1901 has been held at Plas Mawr, Couwav the President Mr H. Clarence Whaife,"R.W.S., in the chair, and the vice-president Mr C. C. Grundy, in the rice-chair. The Presi- dent's report showed the society to be in a vigorous and thriving condition, aud was unanimously adopted." Mr John Finnic, R.E., the treasurer, presented a statement of accounts which was in all respects satis- factory, and which was also adopted un- animously. The president, the vice- president, the treasurer, and the honor- ary secretary. Mr W. J. Slater, were re- elected, after vVom,plii2;entary references to their services, in their respective offices. The following were elected on the Coun- cil: Messrs A. W. Ayling, G. Cockran, 17, C. Cole, J. Pain Davies, B. Fisher, Ander- son Hague. G. Harriscn, Harold Hughes, F It .I. H. A. J. Clinton Jones. Joseph Knight, Paul Knight, F. W. Longshaw. A. F. Perrin, J. C. Salmon, and F. T. Sibley the officers being ex-officio mem- bers. Messrs H. Hughes and C. Cole are the new members of the Coun- cil. After the examination of the candidates' work, &c., the fol- lowing were elected associates: Messrs Lionel Edwards, Benarth, Conway; Shir- ley Slccumbe, 3, Scarsdale Studios, Ken- sington; and Richard Gav Somerser, Bet- twsycoed. The following were appointed the Hanging Cormnittee Messrs Avling, Cole, Fisher, and Hague. The Receiing Days for this year's Exhibition are .lay 3rd and 4th Varnishing Day, May 21st; Press Day, May 22nd Private View, May 25th; Exhibition to open, May 27tli, and to close September 28th. A hearty vote of thanks to the president for his services in the past year concluded the proceed- ings
.Menai Bridge Patty Sessions.
Menai Bridge Patty Sessions. The monthly sessions were held on Mon- day, before Messrs H. Bulkeley Price (chair- man) H¡\rry CI egg, II. Thomas, T. WilQiams Jones, J. Davies Jones, and Dr J. Roberts. —Before entering upon the business, the Chairman said that since they la-t met an event, had occurred wllich the whole country mourned most sincerely and deeply. They as magistrates h^d met in a body, and had passed a, resolution giving expression to their feelings, and the feeling which pos- sessed tho whole country, on the occasion of the death of the Queen. It was not necessary for them to repeat what had been done by the magistrates, otherwise it wouid have been their mournful duty to give some expressfbn of their feelings.—Mr Harry Oegg informed the police that he had re- ceived repeated compl'afnta from farmers of bands of gipsies who were a great nuis- ance to the neighbourhood. These gipsies turned their horses into farmers' fields when the owners were in bed, and withdrew them ea,rly next morning before the farmers were awake.—Mr T. Williams Jones also joined in the protest.—Supennte>7?e^t Owen Jones pointed out thrt he could not interfere with the gipsies when they were in the woods, but he had taken action in respect of them at Menai Bridge quite recently.—Mr Harrv Clegg also complained of the non-attend- ance at school of gipsy children, and lie instanced a case at Llanfair P.G., where three children belonging" to a gipsy en- campment hn.d never been to school.—The Bench instructed the Clerk (Mr R. Jones Roberts) to communicate with the Pcnmyn- vdd School Board regarding the boys. John Looms, 4, Penucheldref terrace, Llan- fair P.O., was charged with attempting to commit suicide, at Llanfair P.G., on Nov- ember 2nd.—P.C. O. Jones stated that on November 2nd he was called to see the de- fendant, whom he found injiis bedroom with a severe cut across his throat, which ap- parently had been intliet.edi by a razor lying on the floor. There was allso i, gash across his abdomen. Drs Williams and Prythereh immediately examined the defendant. An- swering Mr Harry Clegg, witness said that the defendant had met with a, severe acci- dent, resulting in th" loss of a limb, and since that time ho had been very depressed. It was not a question of drink, but simply depression.—The defendant solemnly pro- mised the Henoh that he would not repeat the act. He was discharged with r. caution. Ills wife promising to look after him in the future.—MaTgarct Davies, Orsedd, Pen- mynydd, was fined 2s (id, including costs, for allowing a donkey to stray on the highway. —A c.'iver named TJ- Roberts, Chapel street, Gaerwcn, was^narged with being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart. Fined 10s, including costs.—Joseph Evans, hawker, Wigan, Lancashire, wss fined 5s and costs for obstructing the highway at Llansadwrn.—The following were fined for drunkenness:—Wm. Hughes, joiner, Well street, Menai Bridge, 5s and costs; Jane Owen, Well street, Menai Bridge, 5s, in- cluding cost-; Thom:\s John Jones, Tan- bont, Menai Bridge, who admitted the offence, *? and costs; Wm. Williams, Ty Gwyn Ucha.f, Llangeinwen, 5s and cost. and Hugh Roberts, FieTu street, Brynsien- cyn, 00 and costs.-—A case in which Jane Jones, Taiilon, Llanfair P.G., applied for an affiliation order agäinst Thomas John Hughes, Penbonc, Llanfair P.G.j wag ad- journed for a month.
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-8:=--=-= .= Presentation to Sir John Pulesion. Sir JohnPulestcn, wno some ten vears ago founded the WeKh Church Festival which is held annually at St. Paul's Cathedral on St. David's eve, was pre- sented on Monday, at his residence in Whitehall Court, London, with an address and a gold cigar ca ;e on behalf of the community of Louden Welsh ( iiurcnmen." The presentation was made by the chair- man of the Committee (Air John Francis, of Wallof), who, with the Rev. G. Hart- well Jcnes, rector of Nut-field, the Rev. Canon Brownrigg, cf Bangor, the Rev: J. Cowle Ellis, of St. Benot's, the Revs. E. Davies, W. Davie*, Morris Roberts, Lewis Roderick, and Benjamin Thomas, and Messrs. Abel Simner, J. Mason Williams, and R. A.. Lloyd, represented the sub- scribers to the address. Mr John Francis, in making the presentation, dwelt- on the many services rendered by Sir John Pules- t ton to Wales and to Welshmen in Lon- ) don. — Sir John Puleston, in returning thanks for the presentation, which he valued as a manife.,tation of kindliness and good ft cling, observed that the festi- val was conceived and carried out in a spirit of Christian fellowship. He gladly admitted that Nonconformist: had a < share in the success of the festival, and he ear- nestly hoped that the spirit of unity might be perpetuated, and that the annual gathering at St. Paul's on St. David's eve might never be lost to the Welsh people. In conclusion, he thanked the clergy and the members of the Welsh churches in Lon- don for their devoted asvi-tance and sup- port. The festival will be heLl thi" year as usual, when the sermon will be preached by the Yen. Archdeacon nivalis, of St. Asaph.
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The Title of Prince of Wales. RUMOURED ABANDONMENT FOR A GENERATION. We understand, from the highest auth- ority (says the Daily hj-presx), that 't has been decided, and wdl shortly be offi cially announced, that the title of Pnnce of Wales is to be abandoned, at least, so far as the present generation is concerned. There has been much speculation and discussion as to when the title would be bestowed upon the Duke of Cornwall and York, it been somewhat genendlv taken for granted that he would in .iue course assume it. But, as the Daily Express pointed out some time ago, this was by no means a matter of course, the decision as to the bestowal and continuance of the title resting entirely with his Majesty the King. The information we now nave is that the question has been decided in the negative, and the historic and familiar Prince of Wales will disappear from Eng- lish life for a considerable period at any rate. This decision, we believe, is in absolute accordance with the personal desire both of his Majesty and the Duke of Cornwall and York. The London correspondent cf the Man- chester < J nurd tan says: The statement in a morning paper that it is intended to discontinue the title of Prince or Wales is not credited. At the same time it is not impossible that there may be something behind it. Lord Salisbury and some Con- servatives, it is well known, dislike any- thing in the way of a recognition of Wales as a distinct political entity, and on this ground would not be sorry to see the title abandoned." The lF»'.sfcr/i, Mail observes: — "The ancient and honourable title Prince of Wales is to be abolished—at any rate, it is to be held in abeyance for a period, so states the Daily Express; but Welshmen of all classes hope that our enterprising London contempcrary is off the scent, on this ocassion. If the title is to be pigeon- holed for a time, King Edward—for it can only be Tenewed by h £ s pleasure-must have solid reasons on his side, for he would be the last man in the world to cause un- necessary disappointment to his loyal Welsh subject. It i" difficult to sur- mise what those weighty reasons may be. Possibly, they spring from a feehng akin to that which prompted his Maje ty to forego the name Albert on his accession, a name which he wished to stand alone" in England's history. It is scarcely neces- sary to state that had his life been spared, the lamented Prince Albert Victor would in due course have become Prince of Wales, and the Royal parent, as Will as the Duke of York, may be desirous that the title shall be held in abeyance and con- ferred later on upon the Duke's son and heir, who is now in his seventh year. It is highly improbable that the title will be allowed to jeep for any length of time. If the position is as we surmise, Welshmen will ere long have the satisfaction of see- ing a Prince David ascend the Throne of I the Tudors. David is a name Welshmen chiefly swear by."
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