THE CZAR'S CORONATION.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4481, 16 May 1883, Page 2

THE CZAR'S CORONATION.

The special correspondent of the London Time a gives a fair idea of the magnificence wlfich will attend the Emperor of Russia's coronation when he states that the preparations for that important ceremony includes 16 vats of beer, 40 electric lights, and 900,000 pies. The electric lights are for the Kremlin, and the pies and beer for the crowd, which is expected to assemble to see the show. This, pie scheme is certainly a most brilliant diplomatic stroke, and one which the most malignant Nihilist will never be able to survive. Backed up by the flood ,of beer, this avalanche of 900,000 simultaneous pies is cunningly ca'l* culated by the Russian Prime Minister to sweep the discontent of the Moujiks and Slavs from its foundation and supplant it by an element of most profound peace. The process will be as follows :—lt is esti mated by Court officials that at least one million Russian persons will gather at Moscow to witness the coronation. Ninety per cent, of these will, of course, be Nihilists, who will each have a pound or so of dynamite and a couple of dozen bombs i in his pocket, ready to make it cheerful for the Czar on the concerted signal being given. To frustrate this nefarious design, the municipal police will, two hours before the coronation, begin to issue pies and draw beer. They will serve only Nihilists,, who may be readily distinguished I by the weil known aversion to. soap which characterises the true Socialist, and they wiil load up the entire multitude within sixly minutes. The pies will be mince, made after receipts specially imported from Philadelphia hotels, while the jeer will be the best that Boston can afford. Those who -have unfortunately eaten mince pies in Philadelphia hotels or drank native beer in Boston can easily figure the result. There may be an accident or two caused by Nihilists falling heavily on their own explosives, but it is certain that when His Majesty appears, sunning his jewels in the glory of the forty electric lights, there will be no malcontents left, and only most loyal and hungry subjects will greet his imperial gaze.—New York Times.