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POLITICS IN THE NEW REIGN.
POLITICS IN THE NEW REIGN. In his admirable speech in the House of Commons, last week, Mr Asquith, Vav'rj pointed to the growing friendship between this country and foreign nations and to the tightening bonds of corporate unity within the British Empire which marked King Edward's reign, was forced to make the un- happy admission that, "Here at home, as though it were by way of contrast, coutro- versial issues of the gravest kind, economic, social, constitutional, have ripened into a rapid maturity." And there is cause for E.ad reflection upon tliis. "It must here be said say his late Majesty's physicians in their official report, "that those around him knew how earnestly concerncd he was at the pre- sent strained position of political affairs, and this fact should Lot be lost sight of in an all-round consideration of the King's health. On March 7th, it will be remembcred His Majesty started for Biarritz to obtain a little leisure from these anxieties." King Edward in his life achieved great triumphs of peace in foreign relationships, and held firm the bonds that unite the Brith1; Empire. Is it too much to hope that in his death-nit may be, by his death — he will prove to have brought goodwill in place of rancour in the region of hom-e polities? In all things he placed the i.nt-erest.s of the country first; let the objects of party be firmly subordinated to the objects of national and imperial wel- fare. When we say this, do not let it be imagined for one moment that we are urging that the great quet-sions in dispute should be shelved indefinitely. They cannot be to e-helved. They must be fought out and settled. But'it ca.n only be for the good of British polities, in the widest sense, that an opportunity should be afforded for the cooling of men's blood, for the shaping of events und-er the influence of reflection in a calmer atmosphere rather than their decision in the embittered spirit which has lately been engendered. The event of the particular controversies, we firmly believe, would be the same in any case. But the general effect on the political life and future of tihe nation would be widely different. It rests in the first instance entirely with the Government whether or no the political world shall pro- ceed on its way under a less stormy 6ky. They had declared their intention of seeking to carry through a revolutionary policy by dragging in the Throne, now shrouded in mourning, between themselves and the peop1-. We would not ask them to give up tlhat policy as port of their programme, though we may hope that it will be modified. But we may surely expect that the methods by which they sought to carry through that policy ;n haste will be abandoned. As we have s.'l, the constitutional questions which have been raised must be settled. Let them be settled in a constitutional manner by the deliberate judgment of the people. That judgment will be all the more deliberate and all the sounder if there is an ajlaying of ex- treme r arty passion and rancour and a cessa- tion of attempts to stir up class enmtity. By all means let there be hard fightmg and strenuous adhesion to political principles. That is entirely healthy. But there are other questions besides tho constitutional contro- versies which call for a less embittered war- fare in order that they ma.y be solved in the true interests of the nation. May the people of this country pay a most lasting tribute to King Edward's memory by settling those "controversial issues of the gravest kind, economic, social, constitutional, to which Mr Asquith referred, with that com- m,c)n-cen,s,e, and inspired by that love of country, for which the late King was so dis- tinguished.
A PUBLIC ABATTOIR QUESTION.
A PUBLIC ABATTOIR QUESTION. The result of the magisterial proceedings instituted against certain butchers by the Col- wyn Bay Council was hardly contemplated by the prosecution. Not so much because one case was dismissed and the other defend- ant mulcted itn a nominal fine only. As a warning to others jot-h cases no doubt served the purpose intended. What the Council did not anticipate was the publicity given to their alleged "contributory negligence." In one case they complained that the defend- ants had not removed within the prescribed twemty-four hours' certain offal from a pri- vate abattoir; while in the other the com- plaint was that a butcher had used without authority a cellar for slaughtering purposes. During the hearing of the latter case defend- ant's solicitor pointed out that, though Col- wyn Bay was the largest town between Chester and Pwllheli,it was the only town of importance without a public slaughter-house, and, with considerable force, he urged that, having regard for the difficulty expenienoed by business people in procuring suitable pre- mises for slaughtering purposes, the Coun- cil did not come into court with absolutely "cloon hands." Some time ago the town purveyor reported on a detailed scheme, but after discussion nothing more was heard of it. It is a question, however, which should certainly be re-opened. Be the expense what it may, adequate, and up-to-date pro- vision must be made so that the preparation of food for human consumption shall be parried on under proper conditions. No matte how clean private slaughterhouses are kept it is admoot impossible to maimtain proper degree of personal supervision over them,
Colwyn Say-Lianducgno Road.
Colwyn Say-Lianducgno Road. The shortest, and in moit senses the bæt thorougilifare connecting Llandudno amd Col- wyn Bay is that which runs from Rhos-on-Sea along the sea embankment and over Pcnrhyn Hill; and the very large and increasing amount of traffic pas..s.ing over it testifies sub- stantially to its popularity. Thanks to Mr Wm. Horton, the public haw enjoyed the free use of the route for a.bout ten veam, though the making and maintaining of a con- siderable section of it has devolved upon him, as the owner. A few years ago, negotiations were opened up with a. view to the acquiring of ;-It by the Carnarvonshire Council, and it was made up at considerable expense to meet the requirements of the authorities before taking it over. Unfortunately, the negotia- tions fell through, and, now that the road- way is once more in nerd of repair, Mr Hor- t<m is naturally levying toN upon motorists and other ue.en], in order to place it once more in a good state. <$>
A Denbighshire Worthy.
A Denbighshire Worthy. The devotion of a literary son of Wales is well illustrated by Mathew Aruoid in his "Study of Celtic Literature." He sivs- "Eaily in the eighteenth century <■ J« ncs, a Denbighshire peas tut, oniy nine- to-)! years old, went up to ^xuden and got employment in a furrier's shop in Thamcs- fttreet. Here he worked for forty years, till the business became his own. He was now a man of considerable means; but those means had been sought by him for one pur- pose only—the giving permanence and pub- licity to the treasures of his national litera- ture. Gradually he got manuscript after y b manuscript translated, until at las-t, in 1801, he, jointly with two friends, brought out in throe volumes his "Myfyriian Archaeology of Wales." He died not long afterwards, and lies buried in Al-l-hallowes' Church in Lon- don, with liis tomb turned towards the cast, away from the green Vale of Clwyd and the mountains oi his native Wales."
—1■—«5>■'■— The Cost of Workhouses.
— ■— «5> ■' — The Cost of Workhouses. An interesting return has boon issued by Mr H. R. Williams, Local Government Board Inspector for W.ales and Monmouthshire, showing the cost of food and olotliing of in- mate-s and officers of the Workhouses in his district for the past half-year. The average for the half-year is £ 5 18s 8d. Of the North Wales Unions, Machynlleth heads the list with 1!7 7s Od per head, whi.'e Ha warden is lowest w:th £4 5s 5d, Pwllheli is next with X4 7s kl, and Forden follows with > £ 4 8s lOd. The unions which are above the average a,re as foll<)ws: -Ca,narvoii, < £ 6 26 6d; Holyhead, X6 3s; Anglesey, X6 3, 5d; Conway, £ (i lis lid; Festiniog, X6 8s lOd Cor wen, X6 as 5d; Bala, R6 17s 8d; and Machynlleth, X 7 7s 9d. Those under the average fire: — I Hawarden, £ 4 as 5d; Pwllheli, £ 4, 7s 4d; Forden, £ 4 88 lOd New-town and Llanidloes, £ 4 17s (3d; Wrexham, X4 18s 6d; St. Asaph, £ o 4s Id; Ruthin, X5 5s 3d; Holywell, X5 7s 2d; Bangor and Beaumaris, J5 fe M; L'aniwot, £;j 14s od; a.nd Llanfyllin, 15 15s 6d. In the previous half-year the average cost was X5 16s, so that there has been an increase of 3s 8d in the cost per head. It is pointed out that in some Unions the cost of relief in the Infirmary has had the effect of raising the average cost oi mainten- a-J.I'I.t:.
MR. ROOSEVELT.
MR. ROOSEVELT. HOW HE GREETED LORD DUNDONALD. HIS ARRIVAL IN LONDON. Mr Roosevelt arrived at Queenborough Pier shoitly before six o'clock on Monday morning on board the Flushing steamer "Mecklenburg." Characteristically, he was in advance of the time expected, and the steamer had been moored for several minutes before Lord Dundonald and Commander Cunninghame-Gruham, who had been assigned to attend upon him by order of the King, arrived with Admiral George Neville, com- manding at the Nore, to welcome him. 1he real Rooseveltian smile seemed to per- vade the ex-President to his finger tips as he stood at the dooo: off his eta-to room wait- ing for t!he admiral and his companions to introduce themselves. The admiral spoke first. "My name is Neville," he said. "I am in command here. I had the pleasure of meeting you at Jamestown." 11 "I'm right glad to eee YoiU," said Mr Roosevelt—a true American even to the use of colloquial Americanism. "I knew I had met you before, but I couldn't quite place you. Yes, indeed, we met at Jamestown, and I'm very pleased to meet you again." "This is Lord Dundonald," said Admiral Neville, "who is representing the King." Mr Roo&evelt turned to tihe tall, silent figure of the Earl of Dundonald and gripped his hand with that wonderful Rooseveltian grip whicih implies at onoe cordiality and sincerity. "Descended from the Dundonaldhe asked, with a world of admiration in the tone. "My grandfather," said the Earl, almost shyly. Mr Roosevelt, who knows everything, laughed with pleasure. "Your grandfather," he repeated with enthusiasm; "the man of CopenShagen, the man who took the brig mto action, firing both broadsides togethecr-I am dee-Lighted to meet you." Then it was the turn of Commander Cunninghame-Graham to be introduced, and again Mr Roosevelt rose to the occasion. "Are you related to the writer of the same name?" he asked. "My brother," said the gratified com- mander. "I'm indebted to him for many a pffeasaait hour," said the ex-President, and forthwith repeated a good story from one of Mr Cun- ninghame-Graham'e travel books, which set the four laughing heartily, and cemeauted the friendship of this extraordinary man with his three newly-found acquaintances. At Victoria Station Mr Whitelajw Reid, the American ambassador, Mrs Whitelaw Reid, with all the members of the Embassy, met Mr Roosevelt, and the ex-President spent several minutes in chatting and shaking hands with his friends before being driven in a Royal carriage to Dorchester House, whwe he will remain during his stay in London.
VISIT TO THE THRONE ROOM.
VISIT TO THE THRONE ROOM. Even for Mr Roosevelt the day proved ex- ceptionally busy. Breakfast waa scarcely over before the Royal carriages called, and Mr and Mrs Roosevelt, with their son and daughter, accompanied by Lord Dundonald and Commander Cunninghame-Graham, to- gether with the ambassador, drove to Buckingham Palace, where they were ad- mitted to the Throne Room to witness the lying-in-state. Filled with evident emotion the ex-President of the United States bowed reverently before the coffin, with its wealth of flowers, and then passed silently through the Palace, where he called in turn upon all the royalties in residence tihere, inscribing his name in the visitors' books of the Em- press Marie of Russia, the King of Den- mark, the King of Norway, and the Gramd Duke Michael. At eleven o'clock Mr Roosevelt went to Marlborough House, where he was received by His Majesty the King, with whom he con- versed for some time. This is the first time the ex-President has met tihe King, for whom he entertains feelings of the highest respect and admiration. Mr Roosevelt was then pre- sented to Queen M-ary and other members of the Royal Family.
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Earl Car.rington, who has succeeded the Mar- quia of Cholmondeley as Lord Great Chamber- lain, attained hiis sixty-seventh birthday on Tuesday. The Marquis of Anglesey, who was elected a
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member of the Royal Yacht Squadron at the annual meeting last Thursday, joined his fine steam yacht Ma.rga.nta, he has ju purchased from Mr Drexel, and whfch he has renamed Semiiramis, at Soutliampton on Friday, and is proceeding on aruiee to the Mediterranean.
1 MUSICAL NOTES,I
MUSICAL NOTES, By Peter Edwards, Mus. Bac. (Pedr Alatv.) D. WYLOR OWEN. Th-it Welsh musician's p-ortrait is given in the "Cerddor," and it is interesting' to read of his struggles and suoecusce in music. He was bom in 1844 at a farm situate near Llandindod; and although not- a brilliant musician or composer, he has usedl his talent to a good purpose—for the improvement of those among whom he has lived. Mr Owen has. been a successful choral conductor at imjjTOrtant EÏsiedi'Jfodau; he has been for years preoerator of music at the summer services in tihe Aiburt Ilaii, Liandrindod, where he has varied the rti'Lf-AC by the inelurri.on of anthems and solos. His guides in music were the late Thomas Wil- liams (Hafretnnytid), Llaniidiioes>; George Oakey—• of whom lie had postal lessons, and D. Buallt Jone?. At Hangwrtg he took the matricuiioLon certificate in Hoi fa under the examination of Mr Ll'wydanor Joiva. He ooaitributed to "Cerdidior y CjlIllry," edited by the late Alaw Ddu, and d'ividted the prize for a part-^ong, offered by the editor of "Oercbdor y Cyrnry," with the famous Welish p'oe writer, Gwillym Gwcnt-a. then for- midable opponent. He a divided the prize for a duel), offered by the samo monthly, with Mr J. T- Rees, Aberystwyth. Again he divided the prize for an anthem at the BuaJH Eisteddfod, 1889, so that he haa proved himself to be a man of abiihty and good taete in iruiscc. < < MISS LOUIE JAMES, OF DENBIGH. nit4 lladly is itiil- adiding to her laurels in music. Recently, sie scored a big success as one of the pimoiFaJM, namely, as "Ortrudi," in the opera "Lohengrin." 8u)JEoqu<:nty, when the people of hcviing held a conven-iiazione to celebrate the honour oil knig-hthood bestowed upon Mr Rufus Isaacs Ufon Iris appointment as solicitor-general, Mias James' efforts were g'reat.ly appreciated. Khe tang "April Mom, "Dearest Heart," and "0 flower of all the world." Encores being de- mandied, she sang two little Irish songs aaso "She wandered, down (he mountain side." I have no doubt Mas James wilil make mark as a soprano, <1,3" her voice is not only beautiful in qualify, and powerful, but she brings much in- t'cviigenco and real earne>otne«3 to bear upon her wcrk a6 a vocalist. # S. S. WESLEY'S -WILDERNESS." Last Sunday I had a ncvej expjiience, having attended1 a Roman Catholic service in Cardiff's important Church "St. PauFs." It need hardi/y be said that I went there to hear the rnusic.-fm the excetHent quality of which ihe Romish (fourah is justiiy femcd. What I listened to was largely Gregor¡an mU:5i. and it was \ery impressive. The quality of tihe boys voices was disappointing"— the ehesit voice bern-g used too high up in the --a2k-. The Clbiiireb itself iø beautifully decorated —as one wcu'd expect to find, it bein.g the gift of the) Marquis of Bute. In the afternooai I wag present, at Lliajida.fi ( atiied'rai th^t, beautiful ocii.fice so snug'Jy lying at the) foot of tihe charming- visage of Llandaff- The anthem sung was S. s. Wesiley's masterpiece The Wilderness It was. a great -treat. dalle boyH voices here were far more satisfactory than fit the Roman Cathol.o Chueh just named, and the tone and! b-iand of the wiholC1 choir was fine. The. objection to the anthem itseiif, to my mind., is its many closes.' You feel you have reaped. the end, onily to find a frcish start being made; and' that occurs two or three times. Nevertheless, it is a fine pieoe of music, weli worth listening to. • » ° A NEW TENOR. Fortunate indeed) is the man or wcrnan who can, as it were, at a bound rise from obscurity into proanmenos in grand1 Such is the history of M. Franz, the new French operatic tenor. He was born in 1876, audi had no idea as a yoafiig man of entering the profession. At the. tume he was "discovered'' he wa." a rJerlc in the employment of the Northern Railway Com- pany of France. He, of course, was accustomed to sing as a baritone at social gatherings, asi an amateur. One day Mons Delqnerriere, formerly tenor of the Opera Oomique, heard him sang, and, partly from curiosity, he was induced to study with him- At a non-professional competi- tion. for tenor voices, M. Franz was put forward by his master to sing, an air famous for its diffi- culty, tafoan, from "La Juivoe." lie was awarded the pnze, and! an immediate engage ment at too Paris Opera. To the astonishment of his friends he madte his dtebut- there on February l&t, 1909, in Lohengrin." Subsequently he appeared in "Romeo," "Faust," "Walikure," "niinhouser," "Aida, "La Damnation de Faust," and other great works both in France Italy, Holland, and Belgium. Thus in fifteen months this artist has 16 stepped from private life into the front rank of operatic singers. His fir-st appearance at Covent Garden was, appropriately enough, in the French opera, cff "Samson ct Da,ti-e chief c'haraoter in whocth he is so adtmirably fitted for, both in appearance, physique, and. voice. 0 THE DEAD MARCH. Although HandleFs work "Saul" is well-nigh forgotten, the "Dead March" promises to be re- memberedi for ages too come. I have heard so rnar,y pesons—even non-jnusicai ones—eay how the music, yea., even the large drum part thrill's them. This piece has been played( at thoussands of gatherings dluring the last few days, out of respect to the memory of the Gracious King, who has just tfeen taken from us; and it is an impres- sive sight to see an audience standing, reverently, whilst the mÐJrnh is being played upon the, organ at a. Church or chapel service. People instinctive- ly rise when they hear the strains of the maroh- at Jeast I have only just heaxd of one instance where they did not. rise. It was a.t a certain pflace of worship in one of the South Wailee val- leys on a Sunday evening. The young lady who presided at the organ struck up the march, but the congregation sat diown. and the collecting plates were tent round white tIhe piece was being flayed"Taking the collection" then was an insuilt to the organist, the composer, and the King, in whose memory it was being played "YR YMWELYDD MISOL-" Theire is a tune in the present number entitled "Oofnbran." It is a good tune with an ugly name, which means "The crow's back Ye Gods! The composer is Mr John Price, Beuiah. The styfo of this Luzie is that of our oider Weligh onea, but the minor first and last porboyis are relieved by a major middle one. It A-culd be ser- vioeabtie in a musical festival—in which. novelties I- ud not al'ways deserving a place. :t
THE CGURCHES.
THE CGURCHES. MEMORIAL WINDOWS AT RHYDY- MWYN. It-o Bishop of St. Asa-ph preached at Rhydy. mwyn Church, near Mold, on Sunday even- ing, when he unveiled two etained-glase wiin- doww--on,o. in memory of the labe Mr and Mrs -P. B. Davies-Cooke, and the other in memorv of the late Rev. James Jones, who was for 0 upwards of forty years vicar of the church, and was, moreover, the first vicar. Mr Davies-Cooke was tihe aquine of the parish and the owner of the extensive Gwysamey Estate, near Mold, and of th-e Owston Estate, near Doncaster. He took great interest in both Mold and Rhydymwyn churches, and his re- mains were interred at the last-mentioned church.
CHUBCH FESTIVAL AT DOLCELLEY.
CHUBCH FESTIVAL AT DOLCELLEY. The annual Singing FestivaJ of the Clhurch of England Sunday Schools in the Deanery of Esitimaner was held on Monday, at DoJ- gelley. The morning and afternoon meet- ings were devoted to singing congxegationaJ tunes and catecihising, the catechiats being the Revs. D. P. Thomas, Corris, and R. R. Roberts, Towyn. The musical condructor was Mr Owen Jones, Bryngwyn. Mr M. W. Griffitlis, Mus. Bac., presided at the organ. In the evening, a choral service was held, a.nd a sermon delivered by the Rev. Morris Ro- berte, Ehosybol. During the day the follow- ing anthems were sung with effect: -"Gl_ori- one is Thy Name" (Mozart), "Great is the Lord," and "Da. yw molianu yr Ar- glwydd."
NATIONAL MOURNING AND THE…
NATIONAL MOURNING AND THE CHESTER PAGEANT. In consequence of the death of King Ed- ward, the Princess Louase Duchess of Argyll will be unable to attend the opening of the Chester pageant on July 18th. Her Royal Highness had arranged to visit Chester with the Duke of Argyil on that day as the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster. n-e Pri-nee and Princess Henry of Pleas, who are coming to England at the end of next month, will be at Eaten during tihe pageant, but the house party during that week will be much smaller than had bean intended, owing to the death of the King, who waa god-father of the Duke of Westminster's son, the late Earl OCOWONC.
KING GEORGE.
KING GEORGE. (By The RIGHT HON. SIR J. COCKBURN.) The heir to the Empire that rul". the waves should be at home upon the sea and a genuine sailor is the Prince of Wales, not merely one who on State occasions dons the cuffs and epaulets of an admiral as the stage property of a royalty, but a thorough salt who has eerved his time, man and boy, and has earned his suc- cessive promotions by efficient service in each grade. A naval cadet at the age of 12 years, King George commenced his career in the tra-mng ship auspiciously named the "Britannia, two years later he joined II.M.S. "Baahante," and in 1880, when 15 years of age, was made a mid- ship man. He received his commission as a tub-lie J ten- ant in 1884, and served in II.M.S. "Canada" on the Noun Amer-can Station. In lESo, alter passing with credith his examination, he was ap- pointed to H.M.S. "Dreadnought" as lull lieutenant. Torpedo boat No. 79 was the s';t i.c oi the Prince's tinct command. In 1891 .3 became a commander, and two YCtn) a. aaptiuv-n. His Royal llOig hnoC. flew his pennant as Rear Admiral in 1^0, as Vice-Admiral in 1903, and Admiral II 190'1, so that his knowledge of the eea is not that of the landsman afloat, but of a fully trained profes- sional sailor. A THOROUGH SPORTSMAN. A Similar thoroughness characterises every sphere of activity in which His Majesty used to engage. Tins the public had a good opportunity of observing at the opening in 1208 of the Franco-Brit &h Exhibition. Despite the pitiless, unrelenting downpour of rain on that occasion, he abated not a jot of the allotted programme, and rather than disappoint the spectators who had assembled at the various pomtis on tho route, he trudged througih the mud with the utmost good humour and w.til-out a word cf complaint, although doubtless the discomfort of that to.ur far exoceded tho.o of marty a long voyage which falls to the lot of a sailor. The King j" a thorough sportsman, he cam, little for luxury; he has his reward in the keen eye and s.teady hand, which mako him one cf the best shots of the day with rifle or gun, in jungle, in forest or on moor. R.u: bv footbali may thank him for the in- terest lie has lecentl.y shown in the game, an interest winch lias partly influenced the present revival. King George has frequently been a spectator on the occasion of the encounter te- tween England and Scotland. During the season of 19089 at Richmond, he arrived quite unex- pectedly a-nl unannounced, walking on to the ground like any ordinary spectator. He picked up the rules and intricacies of the game re- markably quickly, and took great interest in the players ttieaiiselves, asking a number of ques- tions about them. In the family circle be is much beloved. lie has aJways taken the greatest intercut in the education and recreations of the younger mem- bers, and his love of sport (fcr be.ing a first rate shot he is a vigorous swimmer, and an excellent rider) has cointniunicated iteclf to his sons. It was always the new King's w'h that they should grow up good athletes and all round sportsmen, and for that reason he saw that they had the best possible instruction in all manly pastimes. Whenever he is able to get away from his multifarious state duties, nothIL-ig de- lights him more than to be in the company of his children. Early morning riders in the Row will meet him on horseback with Queen Mary, evidently proud of her promotion from a pony a^d the care of a groom. While Prince Edward was a oadet at Osbcirne tho p¡'iT]l'c and Princess of Wales were present on Speech- days just like other fathers and mothers. On one occasion orders had been civen to the eadots that no cameras were to be used on the Royal visitors. Of course, tlm was a great disappoint- mTIIt, but the Prince of Wales chanced to hear of it, and with the greatest good nature took up a posiion 'beside the Princess and invited all owners of cameras to take a snap-shot. AS EMPIRE ORGANISER. Nothing can bo more becarding than for the heir to an estate to render h meelf personally familiar with its extent and properties. When Prince of Wales nothing could exceed tihe assiduity with which he endeavoured to possess himself of an intimate knowledge of every por- tion of the Empire. No other member of the Royal Family can approach his record in t'h-s respect. There is hardly a portion off the wide- ly scattered British Domin»cns in whicih he has not set foot. Of all his voyages, that of the Ophir in 1901 was the most significant. The objective of that historical pilgrimage was the epoch making event of opening the Federal Par- liament of Australia. Coincidently, the ohart off the vessel's course constituted what has been described as a bc-undary beating of the Empire at the commencement of the reign of King Ed- ward VII. and of the century. 50,000 miles were traversed by sea and land without depart- ing from the Empire's ocean highways or touch- ing foreign soil. During the voyage tiie Ophir encountered 120 British and onify 20 foreign men of war. The Prince shook hands with 35,000 people, mclud- 4000 a.t one levee, without wincing, received 544 [ addresses, and in addition to replies to these made 28 speeches. AN ACCOMPLISHED SPEAKER. On his return from that celebrated ci.rcuit of the ocean highways of Great Brita n the Prince delivered his great Guild Hall speech, in which he alluded to the necesiity for England to wake up If she intended to hold her old position of pre-eminence in oolonial trade against foreign competition. The ring of the phrase etfl re- sounds. Timely indeed was the warning, and al- thougn much has been done since that trumpet call much more remains yet to do. The King is an accomplished speaker. His voice is clear and carries well, and the various points c.f his speeches are arranged wi-uh ill. But the char- acteristic feature of his uttcranocs, which gives his words weight and causes them to be prized at the time and quoted afterwards, lies in the fact that there is always some central idea. which the audienoe is able to grasp and eariv away as a motive for future oondmct. This after all is the criterion of true speech which, however, beautiful, is barren if it leads not to action. It was said of those who listened to the orations of Cicero that they came away lull of praise for the speech, but did nothing, while tihoee who heard Demosthenes made use of no words but rushed for their weapons to go against Philip. Some such quality quickening to action emanates from the words of King George, whenever he speaks in public. But he loves not s,peaking for its own sake. Those who delight most in hearing their own voices are not those whom others care most to hear. It is the possession of a fine perception of proportion which ejiahies a speaker to touch at once the heart of a subject. This is an invalu- able faculty for a ruler, and forms the basis of that common sense which is the rarest of gifts. This appreciation of the obvious, His Majesty inherits from both parents. The supreme com- mon sense of the late King wa& a household word, bu.t it is not eo generally known that Queen Alexandra excels in the faculty of per- ceiving at a glance the salient pointe in any 4L b- iect which later on everybody notices, and of doinsr at the instant just what on reflection () most intelligent agree wai the right tiling to have done. This power of representative vuion and typical action is a right royal gift and keeps a monarch in touch with the people. Tiie King should always be near the main body of pubftc opinion, and, as in chess, move delibe- rately. It is equally fatal for him to be far in adVance or far behind. His couree lies in the high road of thought and action; and noth,i-.g how ever right in itself, is ripe for action until it is patent to the majority. The new King has repeatedly proved h;m,,L li by word and deed to be true to type ai a. thor- oughly representative English gen tie man, deep- ly imbued with the national ideals. He is more- over identified with the best thought of the age in recognising that the mantenance of En- gland's greatness is inseparably bound rp wiin the realisation ol the rf-,ouroes of the British possessions. His extensive travels, 111<1 per- sonal acquaintance with the leading men in eacti of the Britains beyond the eeas, and lis inti- mate knowledge of the aspirations and require- ments of the compound parts of the Em v.re ex- ceptionally qualify him for the tremendous ro- ffpontfrbHitiea he has so suddenly and pathe- tically been called upon to assume. His wa3 the voice which called into being the Parliament of Federal Australia, and doubtless he would in due oouree have conferred a similar honour upon the first Parliament of United South Africa. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROWN. As Prince of Wales the King lived not in the fierce light that beats upon the throne, al- though he movea in the orbit that lies next to the centre of influence of the Empire. Though subsidiary hia pa.rt was all important,and he per- formed the multifarious duties of his high call- ing with a vapt amount of unostentatioru ability and diligenoe. Coincident with the development of the Colonial Empire the Crown has aesumed an increased significance. It is the emblem, of a united Empire; the outward and visible sign of the Imperial synthesis. Its impress on the Brttams beyond tiie eeas surpass that of any oornbmatioii of Lords, Spiritual oar Temporal, and OBmmonft
THE PEACEMAKER.
THE PEACEMAKER. By W. T. STEAD. It is somewiiait difficult to write of the actions of the KiT.f" as if he were free to act on his own initiative. He is not. Edw^aakl VII. was before all things a constatjtion.vl Monarch. Neither in hoome nor in foreign politics did he eveir attempt to pursue a per- s.onwl poLicy. Whatever he did as Sovereign he did under the advice and responsibility of his Ministers. They axe ill friends of the Monarchy who attetmpt to magnify the Ki.ng at the expanse oil his advisors. So long as ail goes well, not much harm is done. Bl.f thiiiLgs will mot aAwayt3 go well. When mis- fortune comes then the crown to which hits been ascribed the credit of success will be saddled with the discredit of failure. Hence it ? a good rule to consider the King as if he were the mere iiLstrumemt of hiis Minis- ters. They must besir all the blame, there- tore they must have all the credit of the foreign policy of the Roalm. THE KING AND THE FORETC POLICY. Nevertheless while the Mini..s the man on horseback the King is the hunter who ^api the lence. If this comparison seems disre- spectful it errs, if at aiil, in ascribing too much to His Majesty. For no rider could clear a fence if his mount were sick in the stable. British Ministers are capable of carrying out their policy with a sovereign in reticat. But the i 11 ustratiooa serves fanfy well to suggest the importance of the part which tiie King play<d in the foreign poiicy of tiie Empire. He was a willing mount tor Ministers who desired to ridie for pe«u*. It they sometimes gave him his head it Wt6 because they knew he was as fce-cm as they could be to avert war. lhe King brought to the service of the ota-te, mainy high qualities which none of Jrs subjects could claim. To begin with he wis h a King and an Emperor. He represented onc of the oldest of the dynasties, and riied Ovür the greatest of modelui empires. He was abie to ta>lk as *a brother to the Kin<ys and emperors of the Continent. Although ""is is a democratic age, peahaps because .t is a age, kings are more chummy wjn.ii kings than they are with uncrowned mor- i/a s. 'llo the initiai value of hie monarchical •ranx, the King added the advantage of a flawless tact, which would have made him a splendid diplomatist even if he had been pla-:a1 JVJj. jo-nee. He was a, good linguist who could pay def t coniplimente itn ait least three languages. And what is peirtbaps as ianport- ^"t as anything else, he was aai emittK-ntly biddable man. That is to eay he was not a man to take the bit between has toOOtill to defy his Ministers. He was a superbly qualified ambassador extraordinary a.nd plenipo- tentiary, who could relied upon never to ex- ceed his instructions. HIS MAJESTY'S PERSONAL AMBITION. The King was not without personal ambi- tion of a very worthy kind. He wished that ihici To 'g-I imight add to the lustre of the Crown, and lie was shrewd enough to see that his beet chance of serving both his country amd his dymaety was to be aeaJous im the cause o lintern,atioilal peace. The sa3iemrt features of the reign of Ed waid VII. in international politics were (1) the peace with tihe Boers, (2) the entente cordiale with France, (3) the Hague Conference, and (4) the entente with Russia. In all these four leading achievements of his reigtn the King took an honourable and a distinguished part, and in most of them he was much miore than the mere instrument, or mouthpiece of his Ministry. It is impossible to exclude the personal equation from the working of the most perfect of constitutional systems. The Monarch has been deprived of aJ1 authority, but he is allowed free field to exert whatever influence he can witedd by virtue of his prestige, his character, or his genius. PEACE WITH THE BOERS. It is am opeai secret that the influence of the King wan exerted in favour of making peace with the Boers. Lord Milner was strongly against making peace on any terms, save tthose of unctanditional surrender. A strong party im the Cabinet inclined to up- port tiie High Commissioner. But a party not lees influential was in fa.vour of ending the war. That party had the unstinted sup- port of the King. If Edward VII. had been like George III. and had taken the other side there would have been no peace, and we should have loot South Africa. That was h:s first score. His second was even more a stroke off his own bat. After Baron d'Estournelles' visit to Mr Chamberlain, the King was allowed a free hand to make it up with France. No task was more to his liking. He flung him- self heartily into the work, and the entente cordiale was the result. Nio doubt many otiier forces co-operated. Notably Sir Tho- mas Barclay's pilgrimage of poace atmong the Chambers of Commerce helped, but the King deserved no stinted praise for the ardour, uhe tact, and the intelligence which he dicpliyed in overcoming all the obstacles which impeded the re-establishment of friendly relations be- tween the great western nations. THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. The third notafale event of the reign was the meeting of the Hague Conference. The King had nothing to do with that. But his Ministers had made sudh a frightful mess a;nd muddle of the Conference that nothing but the pe-risonal intervention of His Majesty saved the countrv from being the laughing etock of the world. The British Government had made loud sounding professions of their determinatio-n to insist upon having arma- ments exhaustively discussed at the Hague. They were warned in the strongest terms by those who knew by the experience of 1899, that to raise the question of armaments was to court defeat, All was in vain. The arma- ments question must be brought forward and thoroughly debated. But when Conference met the British delegation was the first ho deprecate any serious debate, and at their instance a first-clase funeral was given to the whole question. That was bad enough. But what was worse wor the astonishing opposi- tion offered by the British delegation. rhey opposed the American scheme for a general compulsory system of arbitration with loop- holes, and they opposed the Portuguese scheme which proposed a limited and definite compulsory system wi-thou-t loopholes. Our allies were in dismay. Our foes openly jeered at us. Thetn suddenly as a Deus ex machina, the King interfered. His atten- tion was turned to the scandalous betrayal of the cause of arbitration which was taking place in the name of Great Britain. He put his foot down. How he did it there is no official reofwd. But the fact is notorious. The Foreign Office was brought to heel. The British delegates received instructions to sup- port what they had previously been instructed to oppose, and so the honour of England was smutched as a brand from the burning. We owe that to the late King. ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. The fourth notable service rendered by uhe King to the cause of peace was hift visit to Revad. Of all the fatuous imbeciles of politics surely none are more fatuous or more foolish than those absurd peopile who in the zeal tor the cause of Russian liberty would deprive the Russian ruler of amy op.portunity for friendly counsel with his English relative. Nicholas II. iB not a strong-willed, resol-urbe autocrat. He is a man constitutionally amenable to the influence of those who surround him. The influence of King Edward always had been exerted dn favour of constitutional freedom. But eo blinded were these devotees of a formu- la thaft they did their worst im order to op- pose the meeting of the King and the Tsar. The Russian Liberals, even the Radicals of the Duma., deprecated thib excess of zeal against the autocracy. Nicholas II. is not merely autocrat of aJI the Russians, he is the only legal representative of tihe Russian people. But the British Radicals refused to publish the protests addressed to them by the Radicals of Russia, and persist to this day in prwtemdimg that the best way to show theire devotion to the RIUBgmii P-pl-e is to &pit in the face et tihe Ruadiwn Tsar.
A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.i
A COUNTRY GENTLE- MAN. (By CHANNING ARNOLD.) Whether one be prince or pauper the words of the sweet old song are always true- "Amid pleasures and jxiliaoes" thoug'h it was ever his destiny to roam, Kiaig Edward felt, with lesser mortals the romance of those tender associations which cjusfer round the home. Ever sinoe the early d&yd of his marriage his beautiful house aniad the pdmes and eancbj of Norfolk had been H()rmoe." It waa there tkjut be freed himself ,I'.Jrrl the trammels of state and lived the unceremon- ious simpe country hfe he would probably have a/hvays wishod iiimseif entitled to live. His aocess-ion made no kund of dtff-ercnce to his iove for Sanniringhajm, and it was the fcehiaion and quiet which a/wtays held his affections. How great was the seohisian may be gauged bf the fact that for many years tihe cn.y gmardian of the heir to the Throne was one country police- man. His Majesty always jeodoualy guarded his rustic peiice, and never allowed the railway to come nearer' than Wetter ton, about two miles off. The cfcirve from the D'tatnon to the house is tihjough tiie nKist typtca, of Norfolk scenery, wild saitcfy stref-eihes aaad pine plantations. The bouse is bun it of rod brick with rfone dressings in imiitation of Elimbethan work. THE ROYAL ESTATE- The estate w, purchased from Mr Spencer Oowper m 1861, but the mansion house proved pajst repair and was rebuilt. The King had every tarni and cottage 011 the estate repaired before the house was begun. Amusing stories are told of the way in which he astonished his. new ten- anrtsi by his personal supervision of alii details, going -into tenements and' climbing lad tilers, amid the confused reverence Off the inmates. Indeed it was wlnJist inspecting the extensions to the gardens that lie sustained) has faW chill. From tihe iirrt the King made the estate his hoine and won tihe aJiection of ail hig neighbours by his unaffected kindness. The wTatclivvO'id of the .place 16 s^mpfcty, and those who were privi- leged to be his guestij met kindly host and hostess, not sovereign, in the hail. This, where tea is served, LS of ooh with carved oak beams and panels'. The welts are dieoorated with family pictures and photographs of relatives and with tome remarkable trophies off amis and weapons from aJl parts of the globe. A SANDRINGHAM BALI" The dinner hour at Sandirlnglham (is 8.30 accord- ing to the house clocks which are always k-ept. an hour fast. The dining-ioom is a comfortable room with oa.k roof and wainscoting, and fur- ncshed with finely carved oak furniture. The floor is polislhed and the walls are par^lled and hung with tapestries, presented by the late King of Spain. The great sideboard built into an alcove is on occasions of ceromoiruy covered with the gdld and stiver racing and yacht prizes won by the King. The table is narrow and oval at each end, and, the decorations are chiefly flowers, as the King disiiked all table ornaments. He and the Queen sat facing each other at the centre. After dinner tiie guests adjourned to the draw- ing rcocn on the west side of the house, it is decorated in French style, a pa-le blue and goild- The cetimg is painted and the furniture is up- holstered in pa.e blue silk, but for every day wear is covered with chintzes. Off the drawing room opens a conservatory used much for smok- ing. The three annual baMs to the county, the farmers, and the servants, were held here former- ly; but now there is a special ball room in the new wing. It is a huge apartment with dado of carved wood, the wo.,qs decorated with panels of paiie blue idor-ned here and there with shields and arms. At one end is a gailery for the orches- tra. Sandiinglham baflls always bsigun with a quadrile, Lå1Ø King and Quees leading off. His Majesty was always an energetic dlancer, "danc- ing to the tune" as he himself put it Highland flings and reels, country dlances, Sir Roger, and a cunco called "Triumph," a. vigorous measure very popular with the King, were .nicluded in the programme. When tllie dance was over there wa, a general adjournment to the smoking room, ajid some- times the King started a game of bowls- ji tJhig game he was most fond, and often as soon aa midinight on Sunday struck led the way thither. A story is told of a derio invited to Sandi'inghajn to preacih., amd to stay the week end. He was a punctiJuoue man. and it was behoved he might be shocked at the erar-ting' of a game so soon after tiie Sabbath, so as the fatal hour arrived he was adroitly persuaded to seek his couch. The litte plot wad, however, given away by an 'innocent felliow-guest at breakfast the next morning. "You were lucky last night," he said to the churdhmian, "to get off 10 bod. They lured me to the bowiing' alley and kept me tihere til four this morning." But bedtime at Sallarirhaay4 though at no fixed hour, was not usually so dlissipated as that. The King was a resolute early riser, and, no matter at what hour 'he retired, he was up and at work on state papers soon after seven. THE BEST OF LANDLORDS. Breakfast at Sandiringham is at 9.30, the guests taking it at round seating six or eight persons. The King had long made the rule that none of the Royal Family should be present, and this as mudh in the interests of his g*uests as his own. Each morning His Majesty spent at least an hour in his small busi- nees room, very plainly furnished, opening off the hall. Here watih his comptroller and private secretory he received reports, interviewed ten- ants, examined into all the minutiie of his estate, the question of repairs, the adjustment of dis- putes, the granting or refusing of the numerous requests, whicih almost daily inv.ndate a great Landowner. Stock keepers, game keepers, ste- wards, were ail seen in their turn, and all were sure of a kindily attention and generous treat- ment. from tihe beat of landliordts. Soon after 11 the King was read for a tour of the estate which, whemi in residence, he regarded as a sacred daily duty. He appeared clothed in knickor book ere and stout boots, and those gueste who oared to do so were at liberty to "go with him. First, an inspection of the stables- These are built ctni the system of courts as at Buckingham Palace, the right side of the courtyard being known as '"harness aide" and the left as "saddle aide," for riding and driving horses repeotiveiiy. There are in all sixty stalls, and these are often full, as the King had hie racers there when out of training. His Majesty liked Hungarian homes and! a team of tiheae drew the family waggonette which is so well-known around Wol- ferton. A great pet to which a visit was ahvay6 paid was tihe King's shooting pony, a sturdy animal who carried his Royal -master from covert to covert. Among the carriages ane fine stledges, a Japanese rickshaw, and several carts which the Queen drives herself, iaotab.y t'he.t known as the Kmes cart, from it being dieoorated in the colours of the Guarcfa, red and blue- The King was very proud of the eaddile-room, which is fuU of equine curiosities, mounted hoofs of famous steeds, Mexican and other harness of exquisite make. Next, the kenaiel- where are housed some eighty dogs. Here are to be found every breed, for His Majesty was very catholic in his tastes; and St. Bernards and terriers, Great Danes and tiny Sprtze bark a chorus of welcome- Each dog has a deeping room and a grass run. THE ROYAL FARMS. From the kennels the King led the way to the two iarms which he reserved for his own special use. Beside maintaining the hsrds of Slhor thorn, Hereford and Devon cattJe which made the Royal farms of Windsor celebrated during the reign of Queen Victoria, and the famous Aberdeen-Angus herd at A borgeidie Maim, the King' devoted much of his time to scientifically perfecting his Shorthorns at Sand- ringham, and- added1 a herd of Kerry cattle to the Royal stockyards. And horses—bath t'hor- o-ughbred and Saire-t;he King has bred at Sand- ringham since his early days until it would be difficult to find finer studs of tiheee two breeds anywhere in the Eastern counties. It was on these two fam-ie also that., his renowned flock of SouthdOwn sheep are seen and, his speoial breed of pigs known as "Improved Norfolks" are reared. Some of these latter were sent out some whiHe back to the King of Greece under the ca.re of a Sandringham worthy. On his return the old man amused the Royal Family by his naive account of his trip. He declared King George "to be a nice-spoken gentieman, and he was very pleased with them pigs, he were, but I wouldn't care to live in them parts meeelf-" He also told Queen Alexandra that her brother "sent his love to you ail." Nor was His Majesty's interest in agriculture meneSy a perfunctory one. He took a zealous interest in all shows his sitcck attended, being pre- sent hirnsdif whenever am opportunity offered. As King his mamfoid duties would! notaikrw of his displaying the active interest which he took in agricultural pursuits as Prince of Wales. Then it will be remeanbered he was President of the Roy* Agricultural Society of England on no lesB than four e occasions, as weJS as President of the Shire Horse Society in 1886, and Preident of the Smithfieud Club during' 1888, its centenary year- tCoutmiued on next pagej
THE FUNERAL.
THE FUNERAL. PROCE SION TO WEST- MINSTER. PATHETIC AND MOVING SCENES. IMPRESSIVE ADDRESS BY THE ARCIJI BISHOP. For majesty amd pathos Tuesday's g oercmony, when all that is mortal of King Edward was borne in state through his people from Buckingham Palace to Westmin- ater Hall, could not be sturpassed. A vast crowd assembled all along the roubt during the early bourse of too momicig, aOd grew m magnitude as the hour for the pIO- cession drew near. It covered the to Buckingham Palace; it filled the Mali; the Honecguarde Parade and the Duke Of York Steps were packed with sorn-bre masses* and in Whitehall and about Wostminstot Hall were serried multitudes. Black vvao the note of the streets; black the colour at the crowds. Sadncas was in every counted" ajioe. A lane was cloven by the troops, marched up with the dheen of weapons glow of umnfca-ms through that mighty ooa. Of black. Then followed a long wait till tllo sokmin now of Big Ben, tolling in dull muffled to for th-e fimt time im its hlbtorll ciumle through the air. The sky was oombre overhead, as if in sympathy with the occfl" sion. Ihe hirst sign of the comikiig of the PXO- cession was the galloping past of a ¡jttlõ, group of officers. Then, to the strains of Beethoven's matchless March, upon wllicb broke the booming of the minute guns and the slow solemn beat of the mufiUcd dj-uulb.- the oortegie began its progress from Bucking* ham Palaoe punctually at the appointed houl of 11.30.* It movcd with funeral pace through th< groat ocean of spectators, silent as death* The troops lining the route reversed arms at an order. It was a deeply impressive sight when, with the precision of a machine, th* long ranks of soldiers brought their riseg first to the "present" and then to the ground reversed. 'The men stood motionless as statues with bowed heads. At the .head of the proccssion were tllg brilliant uniforms of the Army Head" quarter Staff. Then succeeded the blue and gold of the Admiralty Lords. Lord 100. berts and Lord Kitchener marched abreag alone after the first division of the dis- mounted escort. After them and the Ad- mirals of the Fleet came the second division of the escort and the massed bands of thf, Brigade of Guards, 400 strong. SOBBING WOMEN. All the men dn the crowd uncovered at thp order "Reserve arms." As the with its precious burdn appreachr-d the Di-r throbbed with the beat of feet marching 1U slow cadcnoe, and with the wailing of We bands. The tension became almost UJl" endurable. Many women broke into SQbs. and all in the crowd were deeply moved. The coffin lay in simple state, with the orb on the forefront, the crown on the after part, and the sceptre between the Behind the carriage, with firm, slow step marched on foot the K'«^ in admiral's uni- form, with his two on either hand. After him again followed the Kings of Nor- way and Denmark, the British and foreign Princes, and the dead Sovereign's House- hold. b Another division of Life Guards, this tinle mounted intervened, and after them came tht procession of carriages. In the first sat tlw- Queen-mother. She bowed to the c.rowd with pathetic grace and dignity. As she passed the affectionate sorrow of tho exowds lining the route broke down all restraint. WomeD wept and tears were in every eye. At Marlborough House the music change to the Scottish lament "The Flowers of tho Forest, played by the pipers of the Sootch Guards. The wail of their pipes soundew with a more than human note of anguish, anf continually the muffled drums, marking beat in with superb effect. Nearing Whitehall Chopin's Funeral Ma.rcl1 was rendered by the massed bands. When the procession entered Whitehall the JltÐ" overture for the drums spccieSly coon posed by* L;eutenant Rogan thundered forth with thrilling splendour. Then the noble Dea« Ma,rcl1 of Handel's was played, the final biurs of triumph echoing just as the body reached Westminster Hail. Nothing could have been finer than the de- meanour of the crowd throughout, or i» manifold indications of reverence, loyaJJtY, and love. Among those gathered tens ot thousands were ma.ny of the very poorest, 3-nd there was not one but wore some token Of mourning. The sight, indeed, of the stately « sad procession cleaving the sea of Macs fascinated by its very awe .and beauty. THE SERVICE. At Westminster Hall the body was received by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The cofbO was lifted to the shoulders of a detachment o» giant Guardsmen, and carried tenderly to th4 catafalque. The Royal mourners gathered lp oibout it, amd a short service, impressive in its dtignity and simplicity, was said. Then the Archbishop, still standing on thf platform before the coffin, made a short but earnest and impressive address. As this un* expected tribuere WaIS no provision f-Of it in the printed service—fell from his lup* the congregation watched him with grave* tense faces, peering forward in order not to miss a single word. The Archbishop spoke in strong, confident tones. He said :— _r. Brothers,—The Sovereign whom his Em* pire and the world delighted to honour 14 suddenly taken from our head, and per- haps we find it difficult to fix in oul thoughtis the significance of these memor- able days, the lesson of this scene for u and for the mulltitudes who will throng to look upon it. Here in the great hall of English his- « tory we stand in the presence of death; but death/is to us Christians swallowed up in a. larger life. Our common sorrow reminds us of our common hope. Riae from sorrow to thanksgiving aao prayer. We give thanks. We thank God for ■ Ruler devoted to the service of his people We thank God for the peace and prosper- ity which have marked King Edward reign. We thank God for teaching u* utill to see His hand in the story of Oulf nation's well-being. And we pray. We pray God that, a* we are united by this great sorrow, we may be united for the tasks which lie bO- fore us, for the fight against ala that 3 unworthy our calling as the Christian in- heritors of a great Empire—the light against selfishness and impurity and greeds; the figiht against the spirit that is callous or profane. Let us pledge ourselves afresh, from this solemn hour, to a deliberate and unswerv- ing effort, as Christian folk, to set forward what is true and just, what is lovely and of good report, in the daily life, botift pub- lic and private, of a people to whom muds is givêIl and of whom much will be ro* oiiired. When he had finished, the familiar hyrnng "0 God, our help in ages past," was sung. Dr Ramdkufl Davidbon pronounced tlw ben- diction. The Queen-Mother knelt in prayer a moment., whale the King stood motionless be fore, his father's ooflin. The little Duke of Corn- wall was wiping away the tears. Them officers of state rustled down the aislf and tbe procession began moving dowJy agai> towards the porch- The Queeo Mother, lookini youthful aodi beautiful even in her great griefl walked with her sitster, the Dowager Empress « Russia. Kings and Princes passed through the dooc The Archbishop of Canterbury paused with bit chaplain at the top of the staicase leading W St. Stephen's Hall, and looked out over the diø solving picture. The colour was melting &wa.t in patches; Commons and! Lands had disappeared Presently silence reigned in the great hall Wiibam Rufus, and the dtead King was alone with the officers who watched beside w» ooffin. There in that Hall of glorious memories hallowed by its intimate association witH seven oentulic;- of English history, rests dK de*d King for the lying-in-state. At {Continued on neat