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Imposing Religions Servicein Presence of
Brilliant Gathering of Notables.
Rite Performed by Aa chbishop of Canter-
bury—Queen Also C'rcwne€L. .
London cable eslys: King George V.,
eighth of the )Mouse of Hanover. was
today consecrated to the se.reiec ref the
Britiele Empire, end in turn reeeleed the
Irubile homage of tris %cared -wide euhjects.
With ilii consort, Queen Mary, His
Maejsty wee crowned in the Abbey of
Westminster, `lith A 1 the wealth cf re-
ligious rites and royal - eerenionial pre-
scribed by historic custom.
The picture within the stray -walled fab-
ric. WAS one of mediaeval splendor. '1uc
Coronation , cruise.:, :adman sed itttpos-
ing, were thous handed down from the
earlier eeneuriee. sold the ecture it: the
principal set,uttot.ry roies as to -day's
great flan etioil were garbed in robes of
the multi-coltlt'ed gold embroidered trap-
pings worn by their anct.stnrs hi bygone
generations. �ftl0 latter nadir up a. wUA-
derfuily erectile steatitg llrjuud the cen-
tral figures.
Outside, the in nilly dull e:treets had.
been tra;::fornicr Sato a truth", of Color.
The King's and (ane L•r. S prattrcas to the
.Abbey and the return tri liue!:ingearn
Palace was one tlnbted,en et;velem The
route was hedged with a vast polyglot
hast, tivitlt e .11304 f r•:i:ind of tt:•arely deco-
rated vit•v:lug-et:aode and witido we anti
rOoie all of tvrtirh were c eramect to their.
capacity.
Huttci •t -de of taotlr.onile of spectator%
shouted thcomet vee hoarse at central
points, like- tie S'init and the tenrence to
the Aurni:•alt aieheroe, where ii•e (oy-
ernnleet Met,eih held a acor e.. of thon-
eande. Tiler( the sereare was so pe i:eci
with humanity that it y, oteld not have
been diffirtill to travei_=oo the Square
walking on the heads t•f the people. Par-
1ir,rnettt 4:, as re, Club and (,onetittttion
Hill held their countless hordes.
The tumult of tllttnderoti3 welcome,'
was alutcst deafening en the King and
Queen pa:tsrd no tht. .a'tn honte-
ward jeurnt.ys, preceded in the first in
stance.' and fen lcswed on the return try a
;stately, superb eavaleede of eminent
princes, tong.;- thornet-Ives heirs to
throuea; stet rxr.2••r. diplomats, elturltees.
soldiers, sailor:- and rneu of :ill hues,
races and erupt t-, front tate four quarters
of the globe. •
The great coma :del off im-
rnerred by an Untoward incident. When
dawn broke the sties were heavy and
showers fell daring the progress of the
recessions of Ute royal guests end the
et nior Men -111 A of tltr reyel family to
the Abbey, but as the King, and C,ha-'en
left Tfttckinghani Palace to be crowned,
the heavens smiled, and a cloud cf cnn-
thine brightened the Ppirnditl pueenttte
it was a prn,id arty for the British Em-
pire, but of all its, millions the: one who
perks ps had the most reason assn to i,t- woad
vias dirtied 1y court t•tirtttette tcu ing r,f
witnessing the trizenphbl cygnet. ,`+ San-
dringham relater Qte, e-ItTnther Alexan-
dra, 'who t'L c s: years ago Otis 'Meet-),
t;a.ve 13ri,tsin a. Ding, awaited the news
that her son had taken Ii' piece in the
long line of firitiel: rnnnerehe.
IN 'I'HJ A13BEl•'.
London eable says: Westminster -Ab-
bey, the •lodestar of- all of today's±, cere-
tnorlia wee redly and waiting the ar-
rival of their Majesties by the time that
the intpci•ial procession left Buckingham
Palace. Nothing could' be more impres-
eivo than the eustomary aspect of the
Interior of the Abbey, but thin was all'
transformed to -day, Where uslra.11y is
a gray and somewha.t,gleomy atmosphere
was a rosea of bauing senor.
All the tombs, and the fi.00r• of the
great building were ooneealed under im-
mense earprts• anti hangings of deep blue
anti archer. The background was rich
and irnpressive, while it afforded a sub-
dued beekgatound to the niareelions mass
of theatrically colored robes of •state
and variegated uniforms with flashing
deeorations.
'aril' floor eileces in the traneapt were
wholly ee'rup'ecl by the white uphoiater-
ed cboh',s of the peers and peeresses,
thorn of the peers on the south side
and the peel -crave on the north. Rank of
tin -se eveee innuense stands in aGcenrl-
iug tiers filled by the me:ni ees of the
Mouse of C.nutmon.* and their ladies.
Many C'urxtntnae're were uniformed and
wore r.ece:tatit t,. while the dresses of
the holies tvein ri•:lt cirri striking.
At cad) eagle of tee tr:.ueopt were
erealler starslh i'r,r the accoin:nccla.tion
of the fele-iLn 2tid' colonial represeatae
thew> alai other iigh p reonagna. There
were the brere to the most of the
thrones of Europe. ops. the Crown Prince
and Prince -es of tbt German Etun:te,
Prince Henry, Lite Ltui,eeor'rt brother
and hie priu c :., the I)trete of Aosta,
Prince Hems of the Netherlands, luaus'
Timed Din, the heir to the Turkish throns,
witit re trd fez on his Veld- Prints
J'tishiroi, of Nathan, with the heroes of
the liuesian war; Admiral Togo and
Geo. Not;i, in foil uniform:;, With Intel:
g"e'd }nee and rowf, of •deeerationse 00
their breasts; ilio Amer hail allele' coni
tingcnt, Special A utlieesed rr doira tiara
Heterrat32tS eev tta bin J.idne-,., !'aloin talar•
Flc•itt. u'te'ri "htr stat , ahilost tate only of-
fieiatie vveering plain elothee. rind the
Chinese Prince 'i'tai Chile, robed, in -gor-
geous embroidered sins,. There, too, was
Manuel, the dcposrd King of Pertuga1•
\.,
boat, toe co_ ionise :,t•t:tn ,eff
tier titter• titer tit seats, m ;uy of rim
to•,es dieplaying t:n elide (Ailment arms of
the three ktngdo.nt . Above the emir
stalls were other titre, of. seals, and ai-
toget]ter nearly Goren titnti't',nt1 people
were eartgregteicd n' rleeel.y together as
they could be tracked.
Above- the choir torte wen an orches-
tral platform where was en On..'ttPstrn .of
eighty retteeteieue, end SONera) hundred
malt; singes st'leeted from the principal
choirs of the kin :aloin.
The centre of all interest wee the area
between the choir end trant•c•pts, which
is called the theatre. live bread steps
led up to it, It woe covered nicht a car-
pet of z•ir.;t blue' on which was emhroith
Fred the, e :ble cis of the enele•r of the
Garter and other desieete. There were
two thrones for the King aro? Queen, civ-
ered with crimson velvet and silk, and
THE KING—GOD BLESS HIM
before there marvellous c}dental rugs
„00 years Gkl On thetheHutt.t s stele before
the t'ecria ewe re elrairs for the young
C'rint,c, of, Wale's and the .lh_;.e01. Coli-
pn ught.
lu front of tate thrones end feeing the
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Ede 'y
i rdtcattl,
altarwas tit. hi.tori�e 1Ctt1, a
tabu r, with the Stone of Destiny set ie
its Hattie, on which LIritish Sovereigns
have sat: Liar nearly a thotieend years.
Peers in their purple velvet rubes and
ermine mannas, catryieg their coronets
had haul's j teviooly e.eurted in peer-
esaes in evening dress and superb trains
borne lye parses, weaning tranti
irit1I Erste tilt t s iii their liesb .ciir:.nioTiterdss were
Antbttsttrtciore,,fudges ill Pearlet and uuern-
r'Ghdssutnox
nie, all in
cheousrt dofripse• er nouniforinPe,ofl
The wait for the arrival of the proees-
s?atts ix us •geoids lease tedious by the mule
of the 'nrehetstra.
ENTRY OF 1'IIOCESSI ON.
At 0..40 O'clock the entry of the inn-
preasiee procession of etergy composing
the Chapter of Girestminster Abbey put
a sudden stop to the enormous hum of
cctnve aajtion, and inau;prated the ser.
vieeb of the cloy. The crowns and regalia
were taken Twin the alta tand•conveyed
on cushions and iu great grate down the
o.ieio to the robing Motu, the ehoir mean -
Ages i?:
lline eh in
i:st."tiztg, "eel)Lord: Our Helpin
The chimes in the tower periled a loud
eteerompanirnent. Upon arrival at the
'robing room the regalia, was banded over
to the hereditary bearers, who awaited
Their 'Majesties.
All eyes were turned to the west door
iu antitifttion of the arrival of the pro-
neesion.
guttered through the vast audtenee
were nnany nurses, in simple custumes,
prepared to lend aid if their services
were required.
The .whole complicated arrangement
for seating from 7,000 to 8,000 persons
was carried out smoothly And with the
best of order.
The Royal guests Making up the first
procession had been seated when at 10.20
o'clock the. second Iroeeeeion entered.
The Prince of Wales, a boyish figure,
was the eynosnre of all eyes and the
cheering of the crowds outside as he en-
tered .the Abl:ey wall be heard wlthiu
its walls., ,Merrily ringing bells sent an
echo to the roar.
• '03.1'4('.s 1N :HIGHLAND KILTS.
There uses ,a pretty incident a.s the
junior; members of the British Royal
fantity entered. They were saluted with
a bidet of trumpets, and every one rose
es they were enotineted to taeir sen.ts.
The Prime of Wales, in garter robes,
took leis coat. beside the throne. Pin -teems
Mary -wore her hair down her back, in
girlish style, but had a long train, which
attendants carried, The three younger
erinces were in lit,hlend costa -ow,, with
jneketa and -plaid kiits.
•Nothing riraminrd to eompiete the pic-
ture but tic arrival of :their Majesties,
with t¢r' r rvi state officials. Every one
t.
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G '`�ls"n tri J to . o st.e . grief..
a ra, '�al e 'rosy, and
,exeiticemeut and _a solemn hush reigned
over aliew]t]tin the ancient Fane, as a few
minuted after 11 o'clock a fanfare of
trumpets saunouneed the entrance of the
King a d Queen.
Anal cue rose to their feet. The
seeen 'wee marvellously impressive as the
figures 'emerged from the riging ream.
Many Who loolced on scarcely restrained
themselves from cheering, but the joyful
notes -of the initial anthem, "1 Seise
Glad," entered by the choir suppressed
the impulse.
Along the avenue of the approach to
the throne weie the picturesque Yeomen
of the Guard, in their scarlet uniforms
and smiting their pliers, accompanied
without whore no British ceremony of
state 'would he complete.
TfClri ROYAL PROCESSION.
First eutered. a little group of the
elergy. .
Then came the chaplains of the chap-
els royal, the Dean of Werstminster, the
'Archbishops df Canterbury and York,
the Bishop of London and other bishops.
Next, moving with great deliberation,
we're five pursuivants, followed by her-
alds in gnaint mediaeval Costumes, then
the officers of . the Orders of Yenight-
hood; first, diose of . St. Michael and
George, after them the Star of India,
the Order of St. Patrick and the Order
of the' Thistle, • then the Gentlemen
Usher of the Green Rod, the Scarlet Rod
and other ftinetionaries of the Royal
household, altogether an impressive and
picturesque band.
Then came the Standards of the King-
doms end the great colonies borne by
some of the moat prominent teen of
the empire, the Royal Standard by the
Marquis of'I,xns""tlowne. the union stand-
ard by the Duke of Wellington, that
of India by Lord Curzon, of Canada, by
the Earl of Aberdeen, and the newly
constituted` Union of South Africa, by
Lord Selborne, After them were the
four Knights of the Carter, selected
to heat the canopy at the Xing's anoint-
ing, Lords Oa.dogan, Rosebery, Crewe
and the Earl of Minto, Then the Queen's
regalia, borne by various nobles and fin-
ally the Queen Herself, in her wonderful
Coronation gels%, with the jewels of .the
garter presented to her by the. Marys of
e neige.
• THE, QUEEN'S BOUQUET.
Her Joni purple train embroidered in
gold waft borne by six young`wotnsn,
daughters of Earls. The Queen carried
a charming bouquet of pink carnations,
presented to ,her by the Gardeners'
Company, one of the ancient guilds of
the City of London. The flowers were
of the variety known as Lady•.Rertnione,
a purely inglish, species, and some hun-
dreds of blootna`wetr specially cultivat-
ed by gardeners all over the ilritish
Isles'
'thoae,forming the bouquet being
selected from among these by a com-
mittee of experts. The bouquet was
offered to Her Majesty in a beautiful
silver .basket of Jacobean design, copied
from the basket represented inthe crest
Of the Gardeners' Company.
The Queen was followed by the Mis-
trete) et the Robes, the ladies of . tho
bednha.nrhet•, and the maids of honor.
.After the uoi•targct of the Queen, mane
the regalia, which toad tarried by the
highest nobles of the Kingdom, attend-
ed by their pages.
COPONA'I'1ON t tl:lUI io Y.
The Bible was bone by the J3khop 'of
ic.ipon, Lite chalice by the Bishop of Wiu-
eltester,.tite paten by the .Bishcip • of
London, St, - Edward's tirown. by the
Bishop of Nort.hunilreilartd, the orb by
the Duke of Soniereet, the sceptre by
Duke of Jliehmund, the •sword'of state,
by Earl i3eauchtuttp, the secoud sw.trd
by Earl Roberts, the third word. by
Viscount Iiitehener, the golden Spurs •by
the Earl of .Loudon and Lord Grey de
%them, the seeptre with eross by the
Duke of Argyll and St. Edward's stuff
by the Duke of }texburgae, Attended
by, their pages and by a, eott idet•ablc re-
tinue :of thigh court offkials, all in the
most striking vete-tomes the group as it
moved. slowly up 'the aisle made au im-
posing spectaele. . •
After thein walked the King in Ilk
crimson robe of Steep, the train borne
by eight noblemen of high i'enk, the col-
lar of the garter around hie neck and
ou his head the cap of slate. Follow-
ing hint more court tliryr.ti.arios and gen-
tlemen in waiting completed the peaces-,
sive.
Theis majesties paeaed their throne;
and proceeded to t.he.ie chairs of state
on the r•.onth side of the niter where
they knelt at •.(she foot of the eters. On
the King's right Stood the Lord Chancel-,
for the ford Great Chrtanberlaiu,' the
Lord High Constable, the F,arl Marshal
and the Garter -at -Arms, the noblemen
bearing tine a v iids of state, and on (eith-
er side his e_niataonai supporters.
• The Deatt of Westminster wearing a
cope of crimson velvet took his place
in the south side of the altar. The Arch-
bishop of York and the Bishop of Lon-
don with twenty-one other bishona all
in oonvonation robee. i?iiting the King
replaced the cap of state wilich•he had
reproved while kneeling.
Then the service proper began. The
ancient ceremonial familisr for 1.200
years was performed with the same
symbols and the recital but little
cJtangcd. It was thee ancient scene with
some new actors.
The Archbishop of Canterbury pres-
ented the King. Facing the four sides
of the Abbey Set succeeeion be announc-
ed:
"Sir: I here present unto you King
George, the undoubted King of title
realm. Wherefore all you who are conic
this day to do your homage and ser-
vice, are you willing to do the same!"
As the voice of the Arehbishop, sound
ing strangely load in the impressive sil-
ence that had fallen on the august as-
sernolage, died away, the spell was brok-
en by the blast of the trumpeters and
a mighty chorus of "God Save the Icing"
shook the great edifice. Cheers follow-
ed and 'oseaping the walls of the Abbey,
were echoed :and. • re-echoed by the
titrone& outside.
Then followed the various riles. Two
•bishops sang the litany ••and the cone=
munion was. recited.
After a, brief sermon the King kissed
the Bible and signed the ott•th swearing
to govern according to the lass of the
land and to maintain the Protestant
form of religion, the'recently modified
form of this latter declaration being
the Bingle departure from the .tradi-
tional recital.
The Bing wag anointed by the .Areh-
bielltop of Canterbury; tite Lord Great
Chamber lain touched Ills lefajesty'+s heels
with the spurts; he was girded with the.
sword of state. invested with the Im-
perial robe and orb and received the
ring and sceptre..
THE KE%,•0 CROWNED.
Now reverendly the Archbishop plea -
eel the crown upon the Khan's head.
Again the trumpets sounded', and once
more the ..Abbey resounded with abeers
and the cry, "lied Save the King."
Ira conning through the throng tate
King received the homage of the Arch-
bishop and:then of the Prince of Wales,
the Princes of the royal blood. and peers,
who touched the crown and 'kissed the
monarch's cheek. .
- CROWNING THE QUEEN.
The more simple ecremony of crowning
the Queen Consort followed. Her Data- -
,jeisLv,eta anointed, the erown placed
upon ;her head and she received the ring, •
the seentre and the ivory rod. Then the
Queen (wended the throne and was seat-
ed by the King, •
The oblations at the altar and -the
sacrament e*oateIuded the chief function
of the eerealon;y.
The proeetision was then 'reforined, far
the return to l3ucicinghaxn Palace.
When the actual crowning of the King
•was:.signalled to the :public by the peal-
ittg of bells in the tower of the Abbate
the host in Parliament Square broke out •
in ere cheer of boil Save the. Bing."
The strains were taken up at each
euceeeding eection of stands eating Cho
route ootid• p rhap,a the largest elude -
ever known to history Watt simultaneoua•
-
ly singing the national apth.eut.
THE RJirll'RN PROCESSION. •
Leaving the Abbey to return the order
of the proceseion was reversed, that of •
the King and Queen earning. firer.
The appeatrai -e' of ther 'Majesties
naith their crowns on was the signal for
renewed cheering. the waving of ;hand•-
kerchiefe ant the clanging of bells. ft
was A thrilling show, to which the King .
and Queen tv ihlittgly bowed their ate-
icuowledgcneuits.
It was the same all along Whitehall,
where the cheering was louder and where '
the eeilot•x, enkdiers and pollee lied diffi-
etilty to preeentiug the erlrwds front
overflowing into the roadway.
Thus: who still waited after the gold
vouch had p,rssed into the yard of 1latark-
it: ham Palate were rewarded, as the,
Kin; ;ted Quern appeared on the balcony,
just as they had left the Abbey, with
their crowns on, and bowed to richt and
left. The cheer that went up at this
tn:tuent surpassed anything that hill
preeeded it.
•
ATLAS NOT GUILTY
Application to be Made For Remission
of, Sentence He is Serving..'
Torouto despatch—After an hour and
a hall epen4 10 t;uneidertng tee Teatimes -,the jury in the ease of George M. Atlas
at 3 o'clock 'i'estet'day afternoon brought
its a verdict of not guilty. Atlas •was
charged with subornation o. -perjury, al-
leged to have been. committed at hili
turner trial, when ne was sentenced to
eta years in the penitentiary on a ti �a:ge
of withholding snit/ insurance money be-
longing
e-
longng to toe widow of Dani aimoff.
The precool case apparently hinged on
the reliability of the evklenee of -Charles
Risk, who said lie had at Loc termer
trial, at Atlas' instigation, sworn falsely
lir regaid to seeing ,Atlas give the widow
the money.
His Lordship then addressed Mr. At-
las. "The jury found you not guilty of
this charge," he said. "You are now un-
der sentence, and I cannot interfere Wittt
that. The only relief you can have is
through application for olentettey from
the Crown. If you are guilty of what
these people say you are. then no punish-
ment is too great for you.. Ten of the
jury believe your story, and I am 'glade
they do. I believe yoitr story. You are
remanded into custody."
As the former conviction even. based
on practically the same circumstances
there is a possibility that Atlas :nay be
pardoned.
"Immediate application will be made
for the remission of the sentenee," de-
clared Mr. Hartley Dewart, K. C}„ Mr.
Atlas' counsel.
s -o
Every pian is inclined to hug a
delusion, especially if it wears petti-
coats.
THE QUEEN
GOD BLESS HER !