The Express. — London, England, 1863-03-09 00:00:00

keep a hue by means of policemen or cavalry on the left hand side. On the right the carriages of the civic gentlemen, which ought at that time to have been far on their way to Temple-bar, acted as a barrier ; but oil the opposite side it was only through the good sense and feeliug of the peop'.e themselves that any order was observed. Nev er theless the energy of the crowd from behind constantly drove forward those in the front ranks, who were willing enough to form a barrier, and in short there was no passage for the procession at all. It was only when the mounted police, a few troopers of the Horse Artillery, and the beadmost files of the crowd forced a passage, that the cortige could move on, and so narrow was the space thus gained that the cavalry were obliged to change their formation from threes to twos. As soon as the five leading carriages had thus with difficulty passed, the crowd, we believe in almost every case involuntarily, broke in, and again the Royal Yeomen Prickers, Lord Alf red Paget, Major Teesdale, and the leading files of the escort immediately around the carriage of the Princess, had by sheer pushing to make way for its transit. In spite of every effort, close around and about the carriage hung hundreds of somewhat rough-looking men and dishevelled women, whose jo yous, were shouts , which were meant to be were so frantic and exaggerated, that they bore with them a sound of terror, and a hearty and honest welcome seemed very much akin to threatened violence. At first the Princess Alex andra seemed alarmed, and, it was thought, com municated her ideas on that point to the Prince of Wales—who by the by, maintained a very cool, not to say reserved manner, all through the day ; but receiving a laughing reply sbe evidently became re-assured, and revived with calmness and complacency a popular demonstration which, if rather uncouth and boisterous, was true and hearty. Slowly the carriage bearing the hopes of England, as some of the mottoes displayed mud, proceeded to the Mansion-house, where it halted in a very limited area, which bad been cleared by gi gantic exertions. Here ' within a door way on the pavement, in the centre wader the portico, and which we believe is that ly which prisoners are taken into the justice-room on Ordinary occasions, and which had been converted into something between a bouquet and a boudoir, stood the Lady Mayoress, attended by Miss Snows, Mims Augusta Samuda, Miss B. Simpson, Miss Ellen Wheeler, Miss Shaw, Miss Roney, and Mime Parlby, holding in her hand a magnificent bouquet, composed of flowers representing the Danish colours, such as roses, carnations, lilies of the valley, and white lilac, surrounded by a large border of Irish lace, and placed in a holder set with jewels. In dee form her ladyship advanced and pee. suited her floral offering, which was acknow- • }edged by a few gracious words, and still more Enscions gestures ; and the carriage passed o After this so far as progrelts . kin was coal earned, mended. There was a tolerably sufficient passage ; though it was obtained mainly through the exertions of the people themselves, who gave way, and pressed themselves into the amalfesl poin — lde space, for the same feebleness and ask of organization was present in Cheapside and all through Fleet-street to the termination of the City bounds. At the en trance to St. Patirs-elluallyard, and at the foot of the Peel statue, the 3rd City of London and Dome other voluntecs were drawn up in line, but the people mingled be their ranks, and though free and easy enough at other times did the duty of special constables, and kept the way for the procession to pass. The effect of the ornamented stands which were situated around the base of St. Paul's was good so far as the combine lion of gilding and colour and groups of well dressed ladies were concerned, bat the cathedral was dtsidedly an eclipse. Down Ludgate-hill wended the slight procession, wedging its slow way through masses of people and beneath banners and iestoons of flowers, and. gay draperies . pendent from the wizdows filled in with eager pang faces. At Farringdon-street, on each side and about the obelisks there, the men of the Society for the Pre servation of Life from Fire, with their band, were grouped, and there, too, was a volunteer core which had hopelessly abdicated its func tion of keeping the line. Fleet-street af forded a still better place for transit, and was as gaily decorated as any part of the route. It was four o clock when the Princess was delivered from a bondage of more than an hour and a half within the precincts of the City, and emerged from beneath Temple-bar (which was fitted up in a style akin to the music gallery of the assembly-room of a &r ir oLin d, cial town) into a wide clear wia in the whertiLife-Gluardamen, practised in keeping order in the streets of London, and policemen. equally expert in that duty, were stationed at very short intervals, and where the crowd was kept to the footpath, leaving the whole area of the road-way free to the passage of the procession, which now for the fiat time souldesallybe said to be seen by these speetatan who were not fortunate enough to obtain ear better vantage ground for viewing the spectacle than was afforded by a standing place in the street. The civic part of the procession here left the line and filed off up Chaneery-Lee. THE STRAND. The gateway through which the citizens of London have for so many generations had access tb that famous thoroughfare, " the noisy Strand," pre sented on Saturday last a very different ap pearance from what it wore when the last matrimonial alliance was effected between this' country and Denmark. At that remoter epoch ft was not unfrequently adorned with a cheerful ' fringe of human heads—a fashion which Mr. Cobden seemed the other night to hint was not altogether without its advantages. On Saturday the old arch smoked with incense, and stood glo rious in a suit of cloth of gold (or Dutch metal) =merited with hearts interchanged with the letter A., which many probably took for the mere initial letters of Alexandra, but which to those versed in the antiquities of our English literature, no doubt recalled the pretty compliment of the poet: widow's habit black,but nathilese, Right as that our chief letter now is A, In biotite int, so stood she makelees ; Her goodly looking &Mad all the press. Was never seen thing to be praUed dem. No under Nuke cloud so bright a doffs." Hence it will be seen that the modern phrase, "A 1," may .1)e applied to a lady with five cen turies of prescription for its usage in that sense ; and when her royal highness passed from the City the applause which greeted her may be regarded as a conclusive verdict that it has never been more appropriately bestowed. The civic pro/anion having drawn off at Chancery-lane, the royal car riages were delivered over to the authorities of Westminster. The deputy-lieutenants, twenty in number, bad met the Marquis of Salisbury (wha is the lord-lieutenant) at Aldridge', Repository in St. Martin's-lane, and the noble lord, soissuipanied by those gentlemen, beaded the second procession, and was followed by the remainder of the: loca l representatives, namely : The Members for the City of Wootonimior.— Gourd Bit De Loy BMWS, Bad. V. Shan, Dort MOST OT TOSOISOBO : net carriago—Mr. Borger Flint, Mr. Athistesth4torgees Amts, the Bfkkie Cogitate, Mee& Second eirri=. Bever ifthetie. tholthistaar- Fen , Mr. dothlest. ffeberesk. Third carriage—Mr. Barger Gothesitle, • Bergeee Horne, Mr. Atheleth-Borpes Geleboilith Fookth ceniese—Mr. Binger Oribb i ji gais theisleat•Burseee %thereto& Mr. thalami. Jeffery. Fifth oarethre Low, Mr. Haines, Mr. thetheataorgees Milaoak, Mr. Aratanlelkupis Ts. Sinth carriage —Mr. Borge;alartrer W Mr. Burgers Fromm, Mr. Aasieisst-B ood, urgase DaltAsvisient.on. fieveeth carriage —Mr. DUMP' 434 b " Yr Bur g e. Bar ton, Mr. Amid's* Bargees Palmer. Eghth er r H iner Chief-Barger Tra c i , T, Mr. :Chief urger Inlay, the Town Ninth carde4Q-The High Bailiff, Deputy High afewsid, High Oosatable with the mos. Teeth arri His Once the Duke of Bueelesch, the 1,0 14 High Steward, the Very Reverend the Deus al Will - 48;6e;r. - -.. His grace's equipage was one of great splendour, as were also the liveries of the coachman and foot men. , I The ancient parish of St. Clement Danes was represented by;tbe reetor, the Rev. R. H. Kidick, 111. A. • Mr. Churchwarden Tyler, Mr. Overseer 1 Neale: and J. F. Isaacson, Esq., vestry clerk, in • ! carriage drawn by four iron greys, with postilions in livery of blue velvet, and wearing on their arms the b ad ge of this ancient parish, an anchor em broidered in gold. The presence of these gentle men on this occasion was particularly appropriate, as the parish of St. Clement's was the place spe cially set apart for the residence of the Danes in London in the reign of the Saxon kings. The royal carriages filed through the Bar at , about half-past four, and immediately a marked difference was experienced in the ease with which they were enabled toproceed. The chief decora tions being in the City, there was considerably lees pressure in the western portion of the route— though of course we are only speaking compara tively. In reality the streets were crowded to as great an extent as seemed possible, but the police were enabled to confine the spectators to the canes ways. This circumstance, coupled with the dimi nished extent of the procession, enabled the cortege to proceed aL a rapid walking pace. Nothing could be more enthusiastic than the man ner in which the future Princess of Wales was received. The windows were filled with well dressed people, who showered applause and shook innumerable handkerchiefs in honour of the royal lady. There were several very large stands in this portion of the route. At St. Clement's, St. Mary's, I and St. Martin's Churches, and also on the site of the houses demolished to make room for the new Hungerford station, there were seats erected capable of accommodating many thousands of persons. In the Strand the decorations were of a similar character to those in the City, but they were some- 1 what less numerous. To blown the flags of every device and colour "Were work fit for an herald, not for"—our reporter. Every- : where were words of affectionate and loyal greeting. Mr. Nutt, the foreign bookseller's legend was " Welkommen Minolta Rose !"—the said rose having apparently changed its sex since the time 1 of Prince Hamlet. This inscription received much attention from the royal party. Mr. Allen, at the I Charing-cross end of the street, had also a Danish 1 inscription—Vser bjertelig welkosonsen ! Similar mottoes were of frequentoccurrense, but weobserved I 1 that some of them appeared to share in the pariality 1 which Mr. Weller, san. , avowed for the letter " wee" 1 —they spell it " velltommen." In one or two in- 1 stances this word in its English form was poetically written in artificial flowers ; and one flag boasted 1 of an admirably apposite benediction from Shake- 1 peen : Ord the best Maur of all murisaa Wanes your hearts in one. Another inscription deserves recording for its oddity—" Welcome fair Denmark to the mountains of Wales !"—which certainly do not stand between the Bricklayers' Arm. and Windsor. However, the thing was perhaps intended as a hint to their royal highnesses that they ought to have a residence within the Principality—a sentiment which we are well aware is very commonly entertained amongst her Majesty's loyal Welsh subjects. We were glad to see that the trading community, with rare exemptions, had resisted the temptation they must have felt to abuse the opportunity and to advertise their wares. Altogether the scene in the Strand was very strikiag. The individual decorations displayed primp Ro very great amount of taste Or inge• unity, but the ensemble—the eager multitude, the waving banners, the tumultuous applause—wsa such that it will not coon be forgotten by any one that beheld it. Trafalgarequare was also very hn pressive. The "finest site in Europe" does not pumas say very remarkable capabilities for setting oif a procession, but the entire square was filled by persons the bulk of whom appeared to be perfectly content to perceive that others would be able to witness what they could not. A tote for this odd description of sight-seeing really does exist in the metropolis. Whenever there is any thing special doing in parliament, Westminster ball and ita approaches are thronged with people who cannot possibly hope to obtain admission, but who SeOlp toderive satisfaction from the contempla tion of those who are members or who rejoice in members' order. On this principle the square down to King Charles's statue was crowded. PALL-MALL. This in some reopens was one of the best por hone of the line of route ; for its width, the palatial structures which adorn it, and the whole yenier loci are in perfect keeping with a royal reception. All the principal buildings wee very handsomely decorated—the Carlton Club in particular. In fact, the temporary balcony, with its • sipports adorned with co loured strips of cloth arranged spirally, was quite a work of art. The War-office was like• wise very effectively ornamented with festoons of different coloured cloths, distributed over the whole front. There were many inscriptions of the usual character. An Irish linen warehouse displayed the hcepitarg greeting—" Cead Mile Failte ;" and a house near the War-office exhibited the following, Which, unlike the rest of the Danish mottos, was found to be perfectly inscrutable by the crowd— " Held og Lykke %Igo Dig." At Cox's British (leery were shown the following lines : "ALBERT EDWARD, A royal union, sanctified by love, Gives hopeful premise—may it happy prove. ALZIANDRA, Fair Prima's, Heaven prolong this happy hour, And es thy fate's, *Trey blessing pour." The pious aspiration of the Refuge and Refor matory Heidi was not generally regarded as alto gether appropriate—in fact, it caused some scandal amongst the polite public who read it—" God bless their union and ours." The street was gay with every description of flag and banner ; but its chief ornament was undoubtedly the " world of lathes" who appeared at the windows, and in the various temporary structures which were erected for their accommodation. At the clubs (referred to *Member') we observed a great number of noble lords and hon. gentlemen. At no part of the line was the morning spent with less ennui. Nearly a couple of hours wee occupied in the marching paat at rapid inter masa the numerous volunteer corps on their way to the Park. Several military bands were also in attend ance, and did their best to wile away the time in a pleasant manner. A vast number of carriages moved upend down the thoroughfare in this way to the dif ferent clubs. In the course of the morning • dis tinguished visitor also made his a in • dashing phaeton—Mr. Thomas yers, the ex champion of England. Mr. Sayers was cheered by that portion of the public present who regarded him as the embodiment of British courtesy and prowess ; but the " fancy" does not muster very strong so far west. The ex-champion s however, received the tribute, such as it was, with a modest composure of countenance which might have been studied for the Achilles in Hyde-park. About three o'clock an edict went forth that the traffic must be stopped, and in a few minutes the police succeeded in ranging the crowd on the side walks. About this time a slight shower passed over, and it became a matter of the most anxious discussion, whether the rain would keep off till the procession arrived. Happily, however, the sky soon cleared again ; then it threatened once more, and altogether it supplied the vast multitude with plenty of topics for conversation. Presently a shout was raised along the line, but the object which had caused it turned out to be • wretched cur fleeing for its life, and apparently havina . scamper as far as the park before it. fb incident appearance of " the Derby dog" on an occasion caused much amusement, and was often repeated in the eourse of the next hour. It was not, however, all the unhappy animals "gone masterless," that made such excellent running. One of them, evidently "fat and want of breath," took the matter very coolly, and refused, for all the yelling the crowd was capable of, to quicken his pace beyond a leisurely trot. Soon after four o'clock distant hurrahs accom panied by the waving of handkerchiefs at the eastern end of the street warned the weary spec tators that the procession wa s rea ll y arriving. Every hat was instantly removed, and a lusty cheer ran along like wildfire as the royal carriage passed. The Princess Alexandra bowed graciously to i the crowd on foot and to the company in the houses on both sides of the way. At this part of the • journey her face was slightly flushed, and her beauty took all hearts by storm. The procession when it arrived at Pall-mall may be said to have emerged from the bourgeois portion of the metropolis, and to have entered the region of the great Dainuos of English society. In no other part of the world probably could a cortige of any kind traverse a quarter containing so much wealth, and power, and influence as is comprised in the line of route from the Mall to the Marble Arch. , Here is the locale of the great aristocratic, political, social, and clean clubs which exercise so vast an influence on legislation and society, and here, therefore, was concentrated all that was most elegant and most fashionable in the line of proces sion. The coup d'ail westward from Waterloo house', to St. James's Palace was very beautiful ; nor, when regarded in detail, were the individual features of the scene unworthy of notice. The Athenaeum, the United Service, the Travellers, the Reform, the Carlton, the Oxford and Camb r idg e , the Army and Navy Clubs, were all more or less decorated for the occasion • but the Oxford and Cambridge bore away the palm amongst the clubs for the elegance of its decorations. The most noticeable feature in Pall-mall, however, was the War-office which was exquisitely drapect with numerous flags. An extensive platform was erected in the court-yard, which afforded accom modation to hundreds of persons, and a band was also stationed in the inclosure. As early as twelve o'clock the ladies, for whose accommodation platforms and balconies had been erected in the clubs and other houses in the Mall, began to arrive, and when the movement in the streets ceased, and a comparative stilluess allowed the spectator to take in the whole scene, the play of the various coloured flags on high, the " bevy of fair women, richly gay,' who for the most part occupied the central lines, and the compact mum of men below dotted at regular intervals by the Horse Guards, composed a view which could scarcely be surpassed for its magnificent ensemble. Upon the arrival of the royal carriage at Water loo-place a company of the Guards who were sta tioned at the spot presented arms, the band playing "God save the Queen." As the band ceased playing the cheering of the crowds in the street and the waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies on the balconies commenced, and were continued throughout the line as the procession passed. The youthful Princess seemed delighted at all she saw and beard, and she bowed her acknowledgments in the most graceful manner. Another company of the Guards were placed at the end of Pall-mall, immediately opposite St. James's Palace, and as the royal carriages passed the men presented arms, the band playing the National Anthem. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAICIU immense wreaths of holly, interspersed with ?CIA the whole looped tip with red, white, and blue ribbon. There were also two flags at each window, and four ou the roof of th e bonne. The count and countess occupied seats on the balcony. Baron Meyer de Rothschild's (member of parliament for Hythe) residence was neatly decorated, and the apartments were filled with elegantly-dressed !adieu. The shops betw een th e baron's mansion and that of the late Henry Thos. Hope, recently deceased, were profusely decorated with roses and drapery, ou which were i nscr ipti ons f or th e h ea l t h an d happiness of the royal pair. The mansion of the late Mr. Hope was conspicuous front its dull appear ance, from every white blind being drawn down, and from no person being visible at the windows. The Doke of Cambridge's house, at the corner of Park lane, was handsomely decorated with crimson cloth and evergreens, the whole relieved with white ribbon and large rosettes. In the centre of the build ing is a crystal Prince's plume, which will be very effeative on the night of the illumination. At the corner of Hanithon.plaoe is the mansion of Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison, Bart., member for Rye. Extending from the upper windows to the lower were mauve, yellow, and crimson draperies, looped up with whit e an d re d roses , an d i n the front of the building, from the roof to the ground, was a large number of flags of all colours. Among the company in the balcony and the erected seats we noticed Earl Stanhope, Viscount Castle roam, and the Duke of Marlborough. At the opposite corner of Hamilton-place stands the elegant mansion of the hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby ; the front of the house was hung with blue satin, covered with gold stars • on each side of a star of the Order of the Ga rter in gold, surmounted wits a crown, and wreaths of holly and laurel were ranged along the whole front. In the court-yard seats were erected for about 200 visitors, who were in the course of the day supplied with refreshments—the royal bargemen being the waiters. Among the visitors in the balconies were Lord Proby, Admiral Dunoombe, and Sir Stafford Northcote. In front of the new, but uncompleted, mansion of Baron Rothschild, member for London, an immense erection was placed, but the decorations were not worthy of any notice. Apeley House, at the corner of Hyde-park, the residence of the Duke of Wellington, was only slightly decorated, but the building from the top to the bottom was fall bf ladies and gentlemen and attendants, and it pre sented a very animated appearance. On a board with a black ground were the words, "Long may they Live." The noble duke was one of the royal procession through Westminster. At the base of the late duke's equestrian statue, and in the ad jacent vacant space of ground, seats were erected for the royal servants and others, and they were well tilled with persons of both sexes ; while the the summit of the statue was covered with gentle men, who must have had a good view of the royal procession through Hyde-park, one individual being quite conspicuous from his standing fearless end alone under the body of the bronze horse. The procession as it passed the mansion of Lord Palmerston slightly slackened its pace, and both the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra bowed to the noble Premier and his party. ST. JAME.SI343TREET. Here again tie clubs formed a distinctive feature of she seen, but they by no means equalled the display in Pall-mall. The Conservative, White's, Arthur's, Brooke's, Boodle's, were all filled with 11/37d0t18 spectators. The three former were to some extent decorated • but the two latter, regarded as the crime de la erinte amongst the clubs, were con spicuous for the absence of display. The "Welling ton" was a noticeable feature in this streak ; but its moat striking decoration was that of Mr. Hinting, the royal undertaker, the front of whose house was Facet tastefully ornamented. The motto, 'Welcome, Princess Alexandra," was most chastely executed in white roses, and was surmounted by devices tarried out with corresponding testa. As the pro esesioa passed through this street it was, of course, received with welcome ; bat the enthusiasm was more subdued than elsewhere, probably from the same feeling that prevented the decoration of the clubs of the heat ton. PICCADILLY. That part of the line of procession embraced be tween St. James's-street, Piccadilly, and Hyde park was filled from an early hour of the day with large groups of people, from a feeling that it afforded ose of the beat points for seeing the cortege. Looking eastward from opposite Lord falmerston's mansion, and beholding the dense mass of people who occupied the slope which begins at the Green park, the prospect was very ezhilirating. The railing along the Green-park was taken possession of at a very early period of the morning and °con pied till the promotion passed, by the patient and the strong. One adventurous person perched hisi self amongst the topmost branches of one of the highest trees in the park, and having suspended a flag from one of the branches, he quietly took out a newspaper and relieved his sublime loneliness with its columns till the precession came into Picca dilly, which it did about a quarter after four o'clock. Among the more noticeable features presented to her Majesty's faithful lieges along the above route were the following :—At the corner of St. James's street, facing Piccadilly, stands the Sovereign Life Office—a handsome building of modern years, and four stories in height. Seats were provided by the directors for ladies :in every convenient spot for view, and around thelialoonies were wreathed in profusion white and rod roses. The Bath Hotel, which is adjacent to the foregoing balconies, was covered with scarlet cloth, bordered with a strip of white silk, and from the whole of the windows in the front part of the house flags were projected, on which were inscribed the wish that the royal pair might have much health and happinesa On the opposite of the street, at Hatchett's Hotel, large sized flags—the royal arms of Denmark and the Prince of Wales's plume—sere projected from the roof, and greatly admired Devonshire house, the town residence of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is surrounded by a high wall, but towering above it were erected, by the duke's direc tions, about 300 seats, with a canopy over, for his private friends. The hangings were of crimson cloth, looped with white silk, and the whole sur mounted with three flags of verions colours. Miss Burdett Contta had provided seats in the rooms of her house at the corner of Stratton-street for several ladies, and the family attendants were not forgotten. The balconies in the front of Mrs. Buckmaster's residence ? at the corner of Bolton-street, were draped with scarlet cloth, which was tied up at the supports with broad white ribbon. In the centre of the decorations were the royal arms, and the star of the Order of the Garter, with the motto. Great preparations have been made for the illumination of Mrs. Buckmaster's house in oil on the day of the royal wedding. At Lord Ashburton's mansion, facing the Green-park, about 70 seats, under a canopy, had been erected for the noble lord's friends. The drapery on the seats was of crimson cloth, fluted with white and purple ribbon. The seats were principally occupied by ladies. The residence of the Duke of Grafton, conspicuous for its size, but not on account of its architecture, for it is a very plain building, was without any decoration, but the 1 1 windows were filled with visitors. Cambridge house—the mansion of England's noble premier, Viscount Palmerston—was a point of great attrac tion the whole of the day, from a desire to see the noble lord. In the curtilage in front of the house were constructed about 60 seats, but without any canopy, consequently the shower of small rain which fell about two o'clock emptied them of their fair occupants. About three o'clock, the rain having happily discontinued, Lord Palmer ston, accompanied by Lady Palmerston, the Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty, and his duchess, the Right Hon. William Cowper, First Commissioner of Public Works, the Earl of Shaftes bury, the Marquis d'Azeglio, minister at the Court of St. James's for Italy, and many other friends, took his seat, amid loud cheers, in the centre, and awaited with firma_ patience the arrival of the royal procession. The Marquis of Hertford's huge man sion, which it is understood he does not occupy on account of some dispute with the parish authorities, was occupied throughout by visitors, but there were no decorations whatever. In favourable con trast with Hertford-house were the very pretty decorations, consisting of red and white roses, in tertwined over the balconies, and hanging from the upper stories and over the front of the house in the occupation of Mr. Itearden. Proceeding 'further westward is the residence of the Count and Countess Flahault, recently am bassador at the Court of St. James's for France. The balcony was covered with a quan tity of Turkey rugs of rich colouring, and ors'. them, and running higher up, and from end to end, wen HYDE-PARS. On the entrance of the royal cortfge into Hyde park the national rejoicing assumed somewhat of a new character, for here the line of procession from Hyde-park-corner to the Marble Arch was kept by : the citizen soldiers of England exclusively, drawn , up in desthis lines, and numbering 17,000 men. The ' display in Hyde-park may be said to have been en tirely confined to the volunteers. There was indeed a large number of persons in the park imme diately behind the volunteer', behind these again a crowd of men and women elevated on platforms and stands, and still further in the background hosts of spectators occupying the windows an d roofs of ' houses along Park-lane, from the Duke of Welling ton's to the Marble Arch—the whole forming a splendid panoramic view. The tops of the porters' , lodges and of St. George's Hospital, as well as of the trees in the park, were crowded with specta tors. The police in some instances cleared the trees of their adventurous climbers, but to little purpose, as they were again in possession of the persevering sightseers the moment the police turned their backs. . A few little incidents which took place inside the Hyde-park gates while waiting for the royal procee sion deserve to be mentioned. It was ordered that no carriages should be permitted to stand or cir culate inside Hyde-park. At one time, how ever, the gates rolled beak, and a couple of carriages with the royal livery, and containing pro- bably invited pests, certainly highly favoured individuals, drove in, and proceeded along the . • line, returning the same way. The carriage con taining Mr. Lowe, the Vice-President of the Council, was not so fortunate. The light hon. ! gentleman, indeed, got iusidethe park gates ; but un approaching the lines kept by the volunteers, the police stopped further progress. It was in I vain that the lady accompanying the right !I honourable gentleman produced her blue card.— the police were inexorable. The carriage then drew up, and intercepting the view ! of a portion of King Mob there were loud cries of remonstrance from crowd. The police had again to interfere, and the result wee that the right hon. gentleman had to leave She kark amidst the jeers and cheers of the people.' It Must be said, however, that though at first evidently an noyed, Mr. Lowe put as pleasant an aspect on the contretemps as be could, and departed with a smiling countenance. The nest incident was one of a similar character, although " the result" was somewhat different. Another carriage got inside the sacred inclosure, and the same rigid policeman went to its occupants and held parley with them for some time. The policeman would not yield, but there was evidently some one of note in the carriage, for Captain Harris, one of the police commissioners, was sent for, and made a deferential salutation. There was a further parley, but still the carriage was not allowed to proceed or to remain. Captain Harris evi dently went to consult some higher authority, and on returning to the carriage he made still • an obeisance. At length the mysterious personage inside put his head out of the carriage, and the well-known features of the Home Secretary were recognised. The orders given were so stringent that Sir George Grev, the Home Secretary, under whose supreme directions the police force of the country is placed, was stopped by one in the lowest grade of his own subordinates, nor was it tills considerable delay had taken place that the right hon. baronet was permitted to pro 'coed towards the Marble Arch. The populace took this as a further triumph of their power, for, as in the case of Mr. Lowe, they set up a cheer when Sir George's carriage moved off, which It did, however, in the direction of the Great Western terminus, where no doubt the right hon. gentleman had some duty to perform. The pass of Colonel M'Murdo would not seem to have had much power even where he was in command, for hie signature was of small help as far as the polies were concerned, and it was only when a card of Sir R Mayne's was produced than the "force" became polite, deferential, and obedient. Strong detachments of police were early on the ground, but it was not until nearly noon that the first indication of military display was made by the advent of Captain Paton 's trooped the 18th Hussars, from Kenaington-barracks. These were posted at wide intervals over the wide extent of enclosure stretching from the end of Rotten-row to the Marble Arch. Soon afterwards the remainder of the regiment crossed the enclosure to keep the ground from the Marble Arch to the Great Western Station, leaving, however, a troop to act as a guard of honour at Hyde-park-corner, which was drawn up diagonally across the end of the road leading to Kensington. Shortly before 'o'clock the Linsof Court marched on to the ground ; to them belongs the honour of having first put in an appearance on behalf of the volunteers. They were shortly followed by Major- General R. Rnmley and his able staff. Beat came a detachment of 400 men of the State Fusi lier Guards, under Colonel de Bath. Two compa nies of these troops formed line in reverse echelon on either side of the main entrance gate at Apaley # Howe, inside the perk, the esmaide fornehig facing the west io a diagonal line from the Hyde peirk-ooruer gate to the entraece to the enclosure. bcareely had their line been formed when the band of the Ist Middlesex Artillery was beard, and a strong detachment of thi s flue corps marched into the enclosure with four 18-pounder guns of position. The martial tide now began to flow with increasing Comm..o The euelleot arrangements of Colonel M'Murdo required that the various corps should reach Hyde-perk not later than two p.m., so as to give ample time for the lines being formed without confusion before the arrival of the cortege. The strengthof the companies was limited toa maximum of 32 files, and a minimum of 24 files. The number of officers accompanying the corps was very judi ciously limited to these actually belonging to the different companies, namely, three for each. This regulation prevented the ill effect of a crowded su pernumerary rank, and therefore added to the appearance of the force, while to compensate officers who could not muster a company, they were allowed to enter the enclosure with the troops, and avail themselves of this privilege toobtain • good view of the procession. The different corps marched into the enclosure to points in the alignment indicated by staff officers, and , under the immediate inspection of Colonel were battalioned and brigaded. As soon as the whole force had taken up their position in contiguous quarter. distant*, in which position they formed an im posing main, the order to deploy in lines four deep was given by the commanding general to Colonel M'Murdo, who, with his strong staff, proceeded at once to put the order into execution. Putting themselves in communication with the brigadiers, at a given signal the word of command, "Fours left, quick march," was given, and the leading brigades moved off with admirable steadiness, and opened out to deploying distance, only the first and eighth standing fast, As the rear brigades of those in motion reached the points on which the right flank companies were to rest, they moved up into the alignment, and each battalion deployed into line, two companies at a time receiving the word of com mand to front so as to give the required formation of lines four Beep. When in line the ranks were not opened, but officers took post in front, in review order, and the whole for ce , "standing easy," awaited the coming of the royal cortege. About half-past 4 o'clock there was visible com motion amongst those who occupied the space about the park gate, which showed that the procession was near at hand. First came the staff which had accompanied the Duke of Cambridge during a short excursion be had made earlier in the afternoon between the lines of the volunteers, and which had escorted him out of the perk on his return. Then came a squadron of the Royal Horse Guards, fol lowed by three royal carriages, filled with the Danish suite. As the fourth carriage, containing the sisters and brothers of the Princess, came in sight, not a few raised th e i r voices, in 0 belief that they were greeting the royal pair themselves. The mistake, however, was now apparent. Another squadron of the Guard s defile through the narrow gateway closely followed by the open carriage oontaiu the_youthful pair, on whom all hopes are fixed. The Scots Fusiliers present arms, their band strikes up the " National Anthem," Lad cheers redouble u the carriage containing the royal bride and bride groom by—the latter the observed and the • of As the royal carriage reached the enclosure the first two brigades presented arms, and their bands struck up 'God lave the Queen." When the last battalion of these two brigades was reached the next two brigade* presented arms ; but this time the bands played the Danish National Hymn ; and 10, alternately, along the whole length of the line. In the majority of the battalions the sense of what discipline required was sufficient to induce them to maintain that silence so dear to the military heart ; but in others the venial sin of hearty cheering indicated either looser discipline or more impulsive feeling. In this wise the fair maid of Denmark and her princely lover passed from amidst the citizen soldiers that bad assembled to do theta honour. The lateness of the hour, and the un favourable appearance of the weather, which now had settled into rain ' prevented any furtheri volun teer demonstration. Contiguous columns at quarter distance were reformed and closed on the right battalions of brigades, when, after cheers for the Queen, for the Prince and Princess, and a final performance of the National Anthem by the bands, the corps left the ground in the same order that they bad arrived. THE EDGWARE-ROAD. The first striking object up the Edgwere-road was the triumphal arch erected by the inhabitants of Marylebone. This arch was thrown across the road at Counaught-terrace. The building had a somewhat formal appearance, but the quantity of evergreens with which it was covered afforded a charming relief to the eye. On the top 4 the arch were the royal arms, surrounded by flags of the two nations ; on either side were armorial devices, encircled with fags and evergreens, and the whole formed an im pcsing appearance, and did much credit to the loyalty of the parish of Marylebone. The second trium. phal arch, at the Grand Junction-road, was erected by the parish of Paddington, and was certainly a most artistic and well contrived arch. The shape was far superior to that of the Marylebone arch, and greater pains had evidently been expended upon it, but it was wanting in evergreens, and this gave it rather a bald look. The summit was pro fusely with the flags of England and Den mark ; below these were three coats of arms, those of England in the centre, the arms of the Prince of Wales on one side, and those of the royal family of Denmark on the opposite side • under these again were well executed medallions of the Prince and Princess, and even the resem blance to the royal pair was well sustained. At the sides of the great arch were two small arches, and by this means a light and elegant appear ance was imparted to the structure. The building is said to have coat nearly 1,0001. in erecting. The occupants of the third carriage stood during the whole transit, admiring the effect, and one con tinuous shout of acclamation welcomed the Prince and his affianced bride along the entire line. Upon arriving at the Junction-road, the pace of the car riages was accelerated, and thus the royal party avoided the rain, which shortly afterwards began to fall. The balconies along this wide and r thoroughfare were covered with draperies ancrol l e a c r i with spectators. At twenty minutes to five the royal procession turned into the Edgware-road from the Marble Arch. The coup d'ail etas very striking, as the view commanded the entire road, and the front of every h ouse was de corated with garlands and some kind of device. There was a surprising display of the most affectionate enthusiasm, and such a waving of hand kerchiefs and other demonstrations of joy as must have gone to the hearts of the royaL.betrothed pair. Indeed, their acknowledgments of the devotion and attachment thus displayed on the part of the Prince and Princess were incessant, and must have been ex tremely fatiguing. The Danish gentlemen in the first carriages who accompanied the Princess Alex , andra were constantly on their feet, "looking be fore and after," evidently amazed at the reception which had been prepared for the young and lovely Princess. In their own Copenhagen such a display would be impossible ; and however other cities may vie with and even surpass London in the artistic accessories of a triumphal arch, no other city in the world could exhibit such a population—at once so orderly, so loyal, and so enthusisetic. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. At the Paddington terminus of the Gnat Western Railway the arrangements for the royal reception were both within and without upon the most extensive scale. The approaches to the station were gay with Hap, streamers, and devioes of every hue and almost of every country. The contrast between the embellishments of the station and those of the buildings in its immediate locality was marked and striking. Those who are familiar with the neighbourhood of Preed-street will be aware that the majority of the houses consist of shops of a somewhat humble class, forming a neighbourhood very different in deed from the magnificent abodes of commercial scanty and wealth in the eon, or Ow r palatial residences of the aristocracy of fashion in the west, which up to this spot had marked the route of the royal prooes non. Almost all these shops were turned into something very like the acting or exhibiting booths at a country fair, being fitted op with stages or platforms hung with draperies of every shade of red—some of them appearing by their faded colour to have done duty ea many pre vious occasions of much more humble pretensions. Directly oppolite to these little extemporised booths the lofty and really grand architectural proportions of the Great Western Hotel, towering to a height far above all that surrounds it, and occupying great part of the frontage of the one side of the street, its noble porch, windows and capacious balconies, cushioned and draped with all the aids of the upholsterer's art, seemed as. much out of plant as a peer of the realm in his ermined robes and coronet would he amongst the denizens of Houndsditch or Ratcliff-highway. As the hour at which the royal cort4 , ye was expected wore on, the balconies and windows of the hotel and the accommodation supplied by its more lowly oompetit..re over the way were equally well patron ised, with certainly the advantage in favour of the latter that, being more nearly upon the level of the cavalcade than the former, the spectators had a better, as well as a cheaper, vi ew o f t h e Prince and Princess. At this point of the line, and along the whole distance from Hyde-park to the railway termi nus , th e groun d was kept by the 18th Hussars. The arrangements within the station, both as regards the accom mo d a ti on f or witnesing the royal departure and the provision for the convenience and comfort of their Royal Highnemes, did credit to the liberality, care, and taste of the Great Western Railway directors and officials. At about twelve minutes past 5 the royal party reached the outer entrance of the sta tion, and were received by M r . W a l po l e, L ord Barrington, the Earl of Caithness, Mr. Bann. derv, and the other gentlemen officially con nected with the company. Here, as everywhere along, the cheering of the populace was dedenieg. After • brief stay of less than three minutes in the Queen's room, where refreshments were provided, the Prince and Princess, with the several members of the Danish Royal family, emerged upon the plat form, attended by Sir G. Grey, Lord A. Paget, the lords and ladies in waiting following the officiala slowly aortas the bridge and along the platform. His Royal Highness, with his affianced bride hanging upon his arm, proceeded to the saloon carriage, the band playing the while the Danish national anthem, and the numerous company making the rant ring with their plaudits, which both the Prince and Princess as they passed along acknowledged with gracious courtesy and un disguised gratification. By twenty minutes part five their royal highnesses, with the Danish Princes and Princesses accompanying them, had taken their gents, and all being ready, the Lord of the Isles (the name of the locomotive engine before alluded to) guided by Mr. Gooch, the 1000- motive superintendent, and the Earl of Caithnima steamed slowly out of the station with its illustrious freight, the band having just before changed from the Danish to the English national anthem, and the company renewing and repeating their congratu latory cheers until theca:rinse were far out of sight and hearing. Mr. Walpole, Lord Barrington, and the other directors prooteded with the train, which was under the special conduct of Mr. Saunders. Notwithstanding the long and laborious day which the young Princess had undergone, she evinced not the slightest symptom of fatigue ' but looked as gay and cheerful as if s h e were at the commencement instead of the conclusion of the elaborate reception, while the sweet and grate ful smile which beamed from her bright blue eyes, and extremely pretty and amiable looking features, prepoesessed in her favour everyone who saw her. The memory of this magnificent pa gean t, in which not hundreds, or thousands, or hun dred s of thou sands, but something approaching to millions, came forth to honour this youthful couple, destined, in the natural course of things, to be the future King and Queen of the Empire, must dwell for ever as au abiding remembrance in the hearts of those who were the chief actors in it Never, perhaps, before, within the three hours which the procession occupied in traversing the space between the Bricklayers' Arms in the south-east of the metropolis, to the Paddington Terminus in the north-west, was there comprised such a succession of grand and gorgeous scenes. I thank you, country's's. ; And thus still doing, thus he passed slow, is the language of the great dramatist in describing the welcome of the citizens of London to Boling broke ; but how much MOM appropriate is it when applied to the national spectacle which greeted on Saturday last Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. SLOUGH, ETON, AND WINDSOR. The train which conveyed the royal party from Paddington reached the Slough station of the Great Western Railway precisely st 5.47 p.m., where on alighting their royal highnesses were received by Lord Carrington, the Lord Lieutenant of Bucks, Captain Bulkeley, one of the directors of the Great Western Railway, Mr. N. J. Burlinson, the district superintendent at Slough station, who were in waiting on the platform, and Mr. Saunders and the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, M.P., the latter two gentlemen having travelled with the train. Outside the railway station was a squadron of the Ist Life Guards, under Captain Bannon (which was to act SA an escort to the royal cortitge), accompanied by the splendid band of the regiment, while the Busks Volunteers, with the brass and dram and fife bands, were stationed in front of the British Orphan Scheel. In their immediate proximity were members of the Slough troop of Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of the Earl of Orkney. Five of the royal carriages, each drawn by four white and grey horses, were in readiness. The carriages were of a medium size, caned and provided with hoods fee protection from the rain which had been threaten ing during the afternoon, and now began to fall in a drizzling shower, to the discomfort of the crowd of spectators congregated in the ueigbbourhood of the station. As the royal party arrived, and were conducted to the carriages, the troops, volunteers, and yeomanry who formed the gnarl of honour presented arms in the general salute, the bands playing the national anthem. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra were seated in the first carriage, while the other four were occupied by the rest of the royal pasty. On leaving the station, which had been kept clear by a division of metropolitan police, the royal eoracje,, preceded by their escort, proceeded through Slough underneath the two elegant arches which had been erected over the road at the entrance and on the outskirts of the village. They were welcomed at every turn by the cheers of the assembled spectators. Along the Slough-road, which was kept open by the Bucks police, under Captain Carter, the chief constable of Bucks, the carriages were enabled to proceed ate smart paoe, rendered mammary by the incle mency of the weather, the rain pouring dawn in one incessant shower, and by the lateness of the hour. The triumphal arch, illuminated by myriads of coloured lamps, already lighten at the entranee to Eton was reached about 10 minutes p as t 6 p.u e i c . 'lls rassing beneath this arch, at the end of which were stationed the Etze "'stamen in their blue jackets and silver badges, the royal cortege issued into the main street of the college ; and here a remarkable scene pre sented itself. On the west aide of the road facing the chapel and buildings adjoining it, the outlaws of the windows sad building of the latter being gally delineated by quantities of gold coloured lamps, were posted the whole of the Eton College Rifle Volunteers, consisting of sir companies, drawn up in lines, with the band of the Coldstream Guards, the whole under the command of Captain t attir bli e i :l oo in utn tlietr an ird eu o s. rm rifles ; and the soldierly berry; of Um* of wi ßickani t ti sil ht: e gre r orna37l,lwyienthwt:lighretbo arm consuons of short scions of the Englis h aristocracy left safbE Ise ful o desired. On the east sided the casshcay, the houses of the masters, ware the raid the aoholan of th e college sad thaprovaitaisiiellaws, the roadway bin kept urn by bilyaritereihima 4