THE PROCLAMATION IN LONDON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11667, 29 January 1901, Page 3

THE PROCLAMATION IN LONDON.

AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. HEARTY AND ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. Received January 27, 3.7 a m. London, January 25.— The following are the details of the ceremony of proclamation: — The Deputy-Garter, King of College Arms, read the Proclamation from the balcony of St. James's Palace, Earl Roberts and the officers of State being present. A fanfare of trumpets was sounded, and the National Anthem played by the band of the Foot Guards •midst great cheering. A red cordon placed across the Strand symbolised Temple Bar, which no longer exists. Here the Lord Mayor and Corporation awaited the Duke of Norfolk. The Earl-Marshal was accompanied by his heralds and pursuivants. The Junior Pursuivant, having obtained permission to enter the city, the stately procession proceeded, the civic dignitaries joining in. At the end of Chancery Lane, the trumpeters blew a fanfare, and a herald, in rich tabard, read the Proclamation, The crowds cheered and the procession proceeded to the steps of the Royal Exchange, where another fanfare and the Proclamation was again read. An immense concourse of stock brokers and city men cheered the King. From the balcony of the Mansion House the Lord Mayor invited the crowd to sing ihe National Anthem, which met with immediate response, followed by tumultuous eheera. The Lord Mayor supplied refreshments to the heralds and officials of the College of Arms. A Royal salute of 101 guns was fired at Aldershot The warships were dressed and Royal salutes fired in many places. The King was also proclaimed at Winchester, Dublin, and other cities. The Judges and King's counsel have been re-sworn. Received January 29, 9.27 a.m. London, January 25. — The proclamation which has been issued requiring the authorities and governments to proceed with the execution of their respective offices substitutes for tbe word "plantations " " any foreign possessions or colonies or the Emp're of India." The King in Council has altered in the prayer books the prayer for the Royal Family, substituting for the name " Albert Edward " the following words : " Our Gracious Queen Alexandra, George Duke of Cornwall and York, the Duchess of Co-nwall'and York." (