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Show t Jh King Edward's Almsgiving. ilB-Tho annual distribution of the royal ""unty, In tho form of Maundy money, ms Just been made with picturesque "remonles in Westminster Abbey. Sixty-fveh Sixty-fveh old men and an equal number of fpmen were tho recipients. "KEvery year for several hundreds of Jars Maundy ruouoy baa been distributed WKthe English sovereign to as many old p and women, separately, as there are Aflhrs to his ago. Thus on the last occ?.-ri occ?.-ri of Queen Victoria's benevolence Khty-cnc persons of either ses received w alms. m- Ion? procession marched along the iBwy choir, including the Lord High Al-Wner. Al-Wner. tho Dean, the children of the lpel Royal, the Abbey choir, and tho mnl Almonry, the secretary of the Al-WS. Al-WS. and his assistant, eirt with tow-KiTaa tow-KiTaa well as the Yeomen of the Guard. pach man received. In all, ?2o, and mft woman 5-2.50. These suma Included Maundy coins, sixty-seven penco In . pclally minted money, twopenny, thrce-jiny thrce-jiny and fourponny pieces. These coins inre eagerly sought after by collectors, M(jH'bought up at many times their val- three other bountlos had been prev-mSty prev-mSty given. They were the minor Jnty, the discretionary bounty, and th wal gate alms, aiid they wero doled lit at the Royal Almonry to one thou- HTyp'I aed and deserving subjects of tho nyg. Harper't; Weekly. |