The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.

In London, on Saturday, the Queen's Birthday was
celebrated with the usual oheervancea and public
buildings, kc., were illuminatei in the evening.
Owing to the heavy rain the ceremony of trooping the
colours at the Horse Guards was postponed.
The usual Ministerial Banquets in celebration of
the Queen's Birthday took place on Saturday, Mr.
Gladstone having the Prince of Wales as one of his
guests. Prince Christian and the Duke of Teck dined
with the Home Secretary, and the Duke of Con-
naught and the Commander-in• Chief with the Secre-
tary for War.

On Sunday, in accordance with annual usage, her
Majesty's Judges were present in State at the after-
noon service at St. Paul's Cathedral. There was a
very large congregation. The Lord Mayor of London
and the Lady Mayoress, attended by the Sword and
Mace-Bearers and the City Marshal, and accom-
panied by the Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs, went
from the Mansion-house to receive their Lordships,
as did many of the Aldermen, the Reoorder, the
Town Clerk, the Common Serjeant, and other
officers of the Corporation, all wearing their
distinctive robes of office. There were also present a
large deputation of the Court of Common Council in
their mazarine gowns. To the Judges and to each
member of the Corporation a bouquet of choice flowers
was handed by the keeper of the Guildhall. The Lord
Chancellor, who was attended by his train-bearer and
other officers of his household, wore his black-and.
gold robes, as did Lord Justice Fry, while the other
Judges were in scarlet and ermine, with the exception
of Sir James Hannen, who was in a plain black silk
gown.

On Saturday the Queen's birthday was celebrated in
Dublin by a review of all the troops in garrison in the
Phoenix Park. The weather was beautifully fine, and
a large number of people assembled to witness this
annual military display. The Lord Lieutenant, who
was received with a salute of twenty-one guns from
the Royal Artillery, the band striking up the National
Anthem, after inspecting the men, rode up to the
Royal Standard to witness the feu de joie, which was
fired at twenty minutes past twelve. After this the
whole of the troops loudly cheered, the voices of the
boys of the Hibernian School being distinctly heard
above those of their older comrades. Then came a
"march past," and a sham fight subsequently took
place.
The Queen's birthday was celebrated at Belfast by a
military display. All the troops in garriacn took part
in the review, which came off in the presence of the
officers of the staff. At noon a feu de joie was fired,
after which the colours were trooped and various other
movements gone through. There was an immense
attendance of spectators,

A Royal salute was fired from Edinburgh Castle at
noon on Saturday. Lord Aberdeen and suite attended
the general assembly in the morning, and in the after-
noon his grace, in his official capacity as Lord High
Commissioner, reviewed the troops of the garrison and
the volunteers in the Queen's Park. The weather was
delightful, and there was large turnout of spectators.
Throughout the United Kingdom the anniversary
was observed with the utmost display of loyalty.