THE CROWN OF ENGLAND.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 274, 20 June 1888, Page 6

THE CROWN OF ENGLAND.

Some Curious Customs Connected With ft. -Anglo-Israel Interpretation. Tn Kith mo many cm ions customs observed that .seem sinpulfirly out of place and inappropiiate in tin's practical nineteenth century. And yofc, no doubt, if it were possible to go back fco the origin of these customs, the importance and bi^nih'cance of i/hem -would be immediately vefojenised. I Of late yeais, owing to fcho spread of what is known a*- the Anglo-Isiael moxetnent, or (ho identification of fcho Kiitish and American iiauons with that notion of ]>iael whkh has been so long 1 lost, but which, according to t,he Bible, is to take such a ptoininenf part in the closing yeais of Die Chjiitian dispensation, in(juiiies have boon dmgc nt.ly made into the loa.sons why it shou'd be absolutely necessary for Ihe sati-factoty legal peifoimance oi Bi i lain's, eoiojiaiion v,n\ emony, , tl.at the monaich sliould ha\e pi; cod under him a lough unsightly piece of gianite. This *.|ntic, known ;ii the I 'oj onation Stone, has an authentic- hisk» y of upwards ol two I hou -and ye;i>% and dm ing that long* |)eriod it ha- always been used lor a, similar pur ]>o.ie; and nol on!) that, but a lineal descendant or the one eiown»'d on it two thousand yr ,ii s \<z'> has a'ua ir s been found in posU^ion (»l i(,. Jtwd, fust in Ireland, the J.ish Ling- being always crowned upon il Tho biolhci of ono of the Siish km;. , who had started a kingdi)iii id Sio'lii-id rui liis own account, bin iov ed the sfone fioin In-- biothei, so as to ti'.dsc In-- ou n coionaiion ceiemony a.s l)i).i|u><_. ,i- po--ib)c. and ihen he neg"'<<hd loioti'iu i>" Fiom thorn Edwai'd I. ot r.»gland iuno\ed it to "Westminster Abbe\, wheieif h,:- lenmincd e\er t-inca. pl.iei-d )innio'd),iiol3 unrlei the '-cat ot the coronation ch.ui. 'Vhc only so\ereign urn, I'lownod i')M>n it v. as Alary. She h.id i el)-;]) miii hoi specially blessed b\ ihe }'upu, ami Olnci Cioni well, when appointed Piolcctot of the Kingdom, .sat upon the coronation chaii, but \\iis careful toh,i\e liie--toiic iemo\ed beioie the cereniuny commenced. The oul} pl.:u--ibJe solution of this i-n-lo7u and it- si^mlieaiue j^ ;>i\en by the An^lo-lM.iolite-> The\ the .stone is .ictu.'dlv ilie -s tone upon which -la<-ob <lepfc when ))e su\ In- wondcihd m^ioh, that acuuidinu to the Biblu it. is a f-oi tof stone title di-fd pnnin^ Biin-'h-1.-raert light to lhe l.md |)ioiiii-efl by (>'od to Abiaham, wJju'i includes not only Palestine. buD all I J i, 1 1 M.iintM I>in^- between the Xilc and the Lup!n.a(s and ttoin (he .Mediteiranean ,s« a to the I'ei-ian < .'ulf— pretty well, in Uu I, tin eounti\ now called Turkey in Asia, whub b\ the 'tic.iU cf 1879 i-> now \ii tu.i"ynndci I )>e pi oieetion oi Ulitain. Tlie Auifio-i-iaclites, of com>u, cannot pro\e tli.it ibis -lone z- Jacob'.s stone, but tlitu- i- no doubt that that. i» the name In whirl) il. h.;s been known foi many ■jfii l, 'turns, and b\ di'it ot meat research .iiuo.iu old liistuiic-s and Irish lejjomta 'Ji«'> i]a\eioimulaicil.tosa> i !ielea=t, amost niUL'ninii- tlicoi \ , an 1 one not at all easy to c\ | ilode. ■ /u-r at picsciit tiie An<_ rlo-.Nißj]it-i_i?r lo-.NiRj]it-i_i? are ■c.Mm in tin toieiu the old cot iitiv in con--cqiicnceot Iho dif(O\ci) and public dis- < us^mn that has been ioi -soinc time cairied (-;) b\ a section ut Ihe Home pie-^, u h to ih< oMLiin and meaning o\ what i.s knowna-s '■ (,>ueen N'ictona - .Epiphany ollcnmy of uold. tiankincensc tlllc i niyirh. Few ptople [in--ibh aie uwaie that there i= an annual oilcunj.; ot this chajacter made to Hci Majesty. Hut s-uch it the fact, and as this is an in([iusilne and a utilitananage, .'■omebody wanted to know what was the ipeaninii and the use of it. Of course everybod\ knows oi on^hi to knos\ that g-okl, tiankincen-e and nu ith were pi evented to the inLiub .lesu" I\> thewi.se men from the i-i-t, bein<r symbolical of His Rojal ehuuietei. Fianknn en^e wa^ an aromatic \ist d m <-aci ihcial oneiirnis, it appeal's to ha\( laiscil a dense cloud el =moke o\er the tabei uacK.',svmboljsm<i the .iccepcanceof ttic •j.kjilkc and ,ti;oidin^ a coves in^ for the people s^ins: i( theicfoie-^niboliseddivimty. M)iih mean- lulteiress and symbolised sulieuni; l>ut how doe* all tin- apply to He; i'hat is ut present what no one cm tell. The tacts and the circumstauees sin rounding the laefs are now published, but no one seem* ar [iicsent to be able (<; ihinw ,tny liyht upon it. One wiitei s,i\^ "The Cpiphan) oileiiuys of u;old, Jiankinetnseand m\rrh in the Chapel Ivoyal on the pait ot the go back io Edw,u(t the (^ontc^-or ta time, or eailier, and weie an ancient custom tv the time of Edv ai d 1 " Anot hei ooi i c^pondent w\ ites : " i'went) Ine ot thiitx \e<u^ a^'O, the olieunu (1 lia\c one or that time now before me) w as a handsome box of ice! .silk with the stai ot Bethlehem on the lop : it wa& lined with white silk It contained tlnee bags of red silk lined with white uith p;okl tasbols and coids, one containing gold leaf, a second hankineoiise. and a thud myrrh." The rost ot tin- oitenni; w ,i> at that time i"25, which was looked upon a? an unreasonable sum to\ui) foi it; it was theickne proposed to abolish Ihe custom altogethei. The. Dean oi (he Chapel, howevei, Mig posted lh.it the custom .should be con tinned, but at on!} a nominal cost This has .shite been ddie, and a writer ?ays : "The actual oblation, n? made ;\t the Chapel Uo^al, is inn, \eiy lavish. A very Miudl bcxik'ot <j,olu-leat, and two little bags ot coai.-e )^et g.iu/c, eonlaininu about half,m ouneu each ot Uankincensc and mynh, aie enclosed in a elieap wooden box. co\ercd with imiiatiou led moiocco leather, the total a a!ue being about ii\e .slullmg>. It nppoais that. such a custom as this is not obscned amongst an) other nation. It is ewdentty a memento of the gift of the .Magi: but why it should be perpetuated annually to Butmn's vu lev* nobody seems to know.

Moic than 2,000 electric lamps are now in übo in the coal mines in England. The exhibition of a fuJi recently opened I at Havre, France, includes many poisonous \ anetie-i, sonic of which arc poisonous when oaten, others merely \cnomou». In the ./apau Sea is found one of the former ckos. which is sometimcb used as a means of suicide. It bungs on sensations like those pioduced by moiphia and then death. A naphtha, reservoir is to be constructed in the harbom at, Odessa at a cost of 2,500,000 roubles. It will have a projected seawall I.2ooyds in extent. In this reserve ir the oil will be pumped direct from the tankliolds of the petroleum vessels running between Odessa and Batoum. Fair lioibtess: " ISfow, Mr Boiem, you must hpend one more evening with ns before we go into our now house." Mr Borem (graciously): "Most certainly, with pleasure. When do you move?" Fair hobtcfs (doubtfully): "Pa is uncertain just when that will be, but not for a year or two at least." "It's foolish for us to quarrel, dear," said a lady to her husband. Tv I know it is," he rch ponded, fondly ; and the past was for<^ollen in their complete reconciliation. Presently she complained of a pain in her bide, and he told her that she wore her corscfcs altogether too ti^ht for health or comfort ; and then another quarrel took place of course. Tramp : "Did 3'ou make this bread yourself, madam '!" Woman : " Yes ; an' if Ido hay it my.self, you've eat wubs bread than that." Tramp : " 1 know I have ; but nob muehwoi'se."