The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-25 00:00:00

THE PROCESSION.

Long before nine o'clock the outside of Buck-
ingham Palace, over which waved the Royal
Standard, denoting that her Majesty was in resi-
dence, the scene was one of the moat animated
character, as not only was there the constant proces-
sion of sightseers proceeding to their places at the
various points of 'vantage selected for the day, but
the constant sound of military music, as one regi-
ment after another marched to its allotted position,
tainted by the Palace Guard called out by bugle
sound. At the same time there seemed to be no
end to the procession of vehicles carrying dis-
tinguished personages to the Abbey, and empty
cabs being cleared out by the return route. Most
af those en route for Westminster were, so far
as the male members were concerned, in full
military or official uniform, and wearing all decora-
tions, while the ladies were, as a rule, draped in
summer attire, in which soft colours, such as white,
cream, grey, lilac, and other like tones were pre-
dominant. The first regiment to pass along to their
post was the London Scottish, of which there was a
splendid muster under Colonel Lumsden ; they being
followed, at ten minutes to nine, by the guard of the
Grenadiers proceeding to St. James's Palace, who
stopped momentarily a fine battalion of Royal Marines
from Chatham, whose destination was the Haymarket.
Then the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstreams came
along, en route for St. James-street, they in turn
being succeeded by a splendid body of the Royal
Engineers from Chatham under Colonel Bryant.
Then passed the let Battalion of Scots
Guards from Chelsea, and tne Royal Horse
Guards from Knightsbridge. By this time the
crowd was being got into order by the police, and
each body of military was loudly cheered as it
passed. At about a quarter after nine the detach-
ment of Indian officers representing the cavalry of
the diaerent Presidencies, most picturesque in their
parti-coloured uniforms and turbans, came up, com-
manded by Captain Muir, who was in the uniform of
the bodyguard of the Viceroy of India. All the
Indians wore medals, showing they had fought in
many a hard field, some having as many as five or
six decorations. Directly the Indian detachment
bad taken up position, a lot of blue-jackets from
Portsmouth marched up, and were loudly cheered,
with cries of "Bravo, Jack," as some went down
Birdcage-walk to their post, and a guard of one
hundred entered the forecourt of the /Alice and
took post on the right of the main gates, where they
were soon after faced by a similar number of the
Grenadier Guards with the Queen's colour. The
sailors, in their straw hats, with buff belts and leg-
gings and cutlasses fixed, looked as smart and business-
like as men possibly could do, and worthily earned
ths applause with which they were greeted. About
300 cadets from the Royal Military College, Sand-
hurst, next marched in, and were subsequently formed
up on the right of the roadway leading to Constitu-
tional-hill. The cadets were commanded by Colonel
Cameron, Y.C., C. 8., Aldershot. Exactly at 10
o'clock the Duke of Cambridge arrived, attended by
all the principal members of the Horse Guards stag,
which included—Aides-de-camp to the Commander-
in-Chief : Lord Wolseley, Major-General Harman,
Major-General Sir R. Biddulph, General Nichol-
son, Major - General Goodenough, Major - General
Clerk, Lieutenant-General Sir C. Brownlow, Major-
General Fremantle, Colonel Markham, Colonel Mon-
crieff, Colonel Grant, Colonel Lascelles, Colonel
Arbuthnot, Colonel Lord William Seymour, Colonel
Trail), Colonel Wynne, Colonel Salmond, Major
Elliott, Major Goldsmid, and Colonel Hilyard. All
the officers wore their medals and decorations, and
presented a most brilliant appearance in the glitter-
ing sunshine. The Commander-in-Chief, who wore
the star and collar of the Garter, carried the baton as
Field-Marshal, took his place in the forecourt, sur-
rounded by his staff, immediately in rear of the
Naval Guard of Honour. At this moment the
coup d'ceil was singularly fine. Inside the gates
were a large number of ladies and children con-
nected with the household, who were accommodated
on a stand near the g.arden entrance. while outside,
serried ranks of sightseers, some dozen deep, were
gathered in rear of the military, which at this point
were formed of the Royal Horse Guards, 10th (Prince
of Wales's; Own) Hussars, and the regiments of
Guards. Again, behind the mass of colour, came
up the vi7id green of the foliage of trees, now at
their best. Now aides-de-camp rushed rapidly back
and forth, carrying information to the Quartermaster
General an to the movement of the troops in the
streets, and Sir C. Warren, gay in the uniform of Chief
Commissioner of Police, looked placidly around as he
contemplated that the first portion of his arduous day's
duty was satisfactorily accomplished. A loud cheer
was given by the assembled crowd as a group of the
Royal children appeared in the balcony directly over
the centre gateway of the Palace, and then the public
settled themselves down into a position of expectation,
the only sound above the hum of conversation being
the "Pass away," by the police who, at the eleventh
hour, received orders to clear away the people, many
of whom had been standing for hours close to the
railings. Now every minute or two there was a burst
of cheering from the crowd and a salute from the
guards of honour as one or another of the Royalties
not resident in Buckingham Palace rode by, the
greatest ovation being given to the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales, who were followed directly by the
Kings of Denmark and Greece, with an escort of
Life Guards. Lord Coventry, in the green uniform
of Master of the Buckhonnds, with Goodall, the
Royal Huntan3an, and the whips also arrived. Ex-
actly at ten minutes to eleven the first procession set
out, all the carriages being horsed by pairs of bays,
and closed, those containing the Imperial and Royal
personages being distinguished from those of the suite
by the sumptuous liveries of the State footmen. All
the horses wore State trappings of crimson on their
manes, but there was a good deal of diappointrnent
that the equipages were not open, so as to allow
sveryone to see the gorgeous equipment of those
riding inside them. As the rear of the procession
passed through the gates, the escort of Life Guards
took their places, and the band played the National
Anthem, a salute being at the same time given. The
following was the Order of Procession:
First Carriage.—Admiral Lord Frederick Kerr,
Groom in Waiting to the Queen, in attendance on the
Infante Dun Antonio of Spain; Count von Andlow, in
attendance on Priace Ludwig of Baden; Countess
Marie Than, in attendance on the Princess Philip of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Baron d'Ablaing, in attend-
ance on Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Second Carriage.—Baron Hadeln, in attendance on
the Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar; Major
General Baron de Malsberg, in attendance on the
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar; Baron von Nar-
gaara, in attendance on the Hereditary Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Third Ca-riage.—Count von Hohenstein, in attend-
ance on Prince Ludwig of Bavaria; Baron Campbell
von Laurentz, in attendance on the Duke of Saxe.
Coburg and Gotha; the Earl of Hopetoun, Lord in
Waiting to the Queen, in attendance on the King of
Saxony; Lieut.-General Lord de Ros, Lord in Wait-
ing to the Queen, in attendance on the King of the
Belgians.
Fourth Carriage.—The Marquis de Valdueza, in
attendance on the Infante Don Antonio of Spain; the
Marquise de Valdueza, in attendance on the Infants'
Donna Eulalia of Spain; Cavaliere C. Balbo, in at-
tendance on the Duo d'Aosta ; M. de Lilliehook, in
attendance on the Crown Prince of Sweden.

Fifth Carriage.—Count of San Miguel, in attend-
ance on the Crown Prince of Por-ugal ; Countess of
San Miguel, in attendance on the Crown Princess of
Portugal; Vice-Admiral Count de BombelleP, in at-
tendance OD the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungry;
Prince F. Auersberg, in attendance on the Crown
Prince of Austria-Hungary.
Sixth Carriage.—Baron Both, in attendance on the
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ; Lady Caroline
Cast, in attendance on the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz ; Major Sapounzakis, in attend-
ance on the Crown Prinee of Greece; Colonel E.
Hadjipetros, in attendance on the King of the Liellenes.
Seventh Carriage.—Lientenant-General von Carlo-
vitz, in attendance on the King of Saxony; Lieute-
nam Colonel Muller von Berneek, in attendance on
the King of Saxony; Le Comte J. d'Oultremont,
in attendance on the King of the Belgians; La
Baronne d'Hoogvorst, in attendance on the Queen of
the Belgians.
Eighth Carriage.—Dowager Countess of Mayo,
Lady in Waiting to the Queen, in attendance on the
Kink. end Queen of the Belgians ; La Comtemie

Hemricourt de Granne, in attendance on the Queen
of the Belgians; M. Louenskiold, in attendance on
the King of Denmark; Chamberlain and Colonel von
der Maase, in attendance on the King of Denmark.
Ninth Carriage.—The Prince of Hohenlohe-Lan-
genburg, G.C.8., Prilce Ludwig of Baden, Prince
Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, G.C.8., Princess
Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Tenth Carriage.—The Hereditary Grand Duke of
Saxe-Weimar, Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar, and
Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,
G.C.B , the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen-
burg-Strelitz.
Eleventh Carriage.—Prince Ludwig of Bavaria,
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, K.G., the
Infante Don Antonio or Spain, the Infanta Donna
Eulalia of Spain.
Twelfth Carriage.—The Due d'Aosta, the Crown
Prince of Sweden, the Crown Prince of Portugal, the
Crown Princess of Portugal.
Thirteenth Carriage. The Crown Prince of
Austria-Hungary, the Grand Duke of Mecklenberg-
Strelitz, MG., the Grand Duchess of Mecklenberg-
Strelitz.

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Fourteenth Carriage.—The King of Saxony, K.G.,
the Queen of the Belgians, the King of the Belgians,
K.G.

- Fifteenth Carriage.—Prince George of Greece, the
Crown Prince of Greece, the King of the Hellenes,
K.G., the King of Denmark, K.G.
The Equerries in attendance on their Majesties the
King of Denmark, K.G., the King of the Belgians,
K.G., the King of Saxony, K.G., the King of the
Hellenes, K.G., his Imperial Highness the Crown
Prince of Austria-Hungary, and on his Royal High-
flees the Crown Prince of Portugal accompanied the
proc,ssion on horseback.
There was great cheering as the procession wended
its way down Constitution-hill, and then for a time
attention was concentrated on the arrival of the car-
riages for the Royal procession, prominent amongst
which was that for her Majesty horsed by cream
coloured Lorses, with postillions, and each attended
by a groom. The top of the Palace had a number of
workpeople upon it, and most of the windows were
filled, wilta the railings outside, together with the
stone copings, despite the efforts of the police, were
covered.
At a quarter-past II the donnted outriders, form-
ing the avant couriers of the Royal procession, ap-
peared at the gateway, where the Duke of Cambridge
was waiting with his staff. Amongst these were to
be noticed the Duke of Westminster and Lord Truro
in virtue of their positions of Volunteer Aides de
Camp to the Queen. Just after 20 minutes past 11,
amidst immense cheering, the brilliant cortege set out.
Following the outriders and grooms were five open
carriages, each drawn by pairs of bay horses, the
occupants of which were the suites of the Royal party
in the subjoined order:
First Carriage.—Lady in Waiting to her Royal
Highness the Princess William of Prussia, Lady in
Waiting to her Royal Highness the Hereditary
Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, Lady in Waiting to her
Royal and Imperial Highness the Duchess of Edin-
burgh. Second Lady in Waiting to her Royal High.
ness the Princess of Wales.

Second Carriage.—Lady in Waiting to her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn,
Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Albany, Lady in Waiting to her Imperial Highness
the Grand Duchess Serge, Lady in Waiting to her
Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry
of Battenberg).
Third Carriage.—Chamberlain to her Imperial and
Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Germany,
Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness the Princess
Louise (Marchioness of Lorne), Lady in Waiting to
her Royal Highness the Princess Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein, Lady in Waiting to her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales.
Fourth Carriage.—Lady in Waiting to her Imperial
and Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Germany,
Chamberlain to her Royal Highness ,the Princess of
Wale.,. Lord in Waiting, Gold Stick in Wait ing.
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Fifth Carriage.—Lord Chamberlain, Lord Steward,
Lady of the Bedchamber, Lady in Waiting to her
Imperial and Royal Highness the Crown Princess of
Germany.
A 3 the last of these carriages swept out of the centre
gateway, the headquarters staff of tne army, about 50
in number, filed into the column of route by threes,
they in turn being succeeded by another six Royal
carriages containing the members of the Royal family
and her Majesty. All these carriages were similar,
being of a deep lake colour, with the Royal arms on
the centre panel and the Brunswick Star on the
quarters. The first five of these were drawn by four
bays, with postillions, and contained the following:
Sixth Carriage.—Mistress of Robes, her Royal High-
ness the Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, her
Royal Highness Princess Margaret of Prussia, his
Royal Highness Prince Alfred of Edinburgh.
Seventh Carriage.—Her Royal Highliess the Prince
Victoria of Prussia, her Royal Highness the Princess
Sophia of Prussia, her Grand Ducal Highness the
Princess Louis of Battenberg, her Grand Ducal High-
ness the Princess Irene of Hesse.

Eighth Carriage.—Her Imperial Highness the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, her Royal Highness the
Princess Maude of Wales, her Royal Highness the
Princess Victoria of Wales, her Royal Highness the
Princess Louise of Wales.

Ninth Carriage, —Her Royal Highness the H3re-
ditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, her Royal High-
ness the Princess William of Prussia,her Royal High-
ness the Duche3s of Albany, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn.

Tenth Carriage.-Her Royal and Imperial High-
ness the Duchess of Edinburgh, her Royal Highness
the Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry of Battenberg),
her Royal Highness the Princess Louise (Marchioness
of Lorne), her Royal Highness the Princess Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein.
Immediately in rear of the tenth carriage rode the
equerries of the foreign Royal personages, just in
front of the Queen's personal escort of Princes in the
appended order:
Grandsons and Grandsons-in-Law of her Majesty.
--ELUL the Grand Duke Serge of Russia, H.R.11.
Prince Albert Victor of Wales, K.G., H.R.H. the
Prince William of Prussia, K.G.

ET.R.H. the Prince Henry of Prussia, G.C.8.,
H.R.H. the Prince George of Wales, K.G., H.R.fl.
the Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse.
His Highness the Heredieary Prince of Saxe
Meiningen, His Highness the Prince Christian Victor
of Schleswig-Holstein, His Serene Highness the
Prince Louis of Battenberg, 8.C.8.
Sons-in-Law of her Majesty.—H.R.H. the Prince
Christian of Schleswig Holstein, K.G., His Imperial
and loyal Highness the Crown Prince of Germany,
K.G., H.R.H the Grand Duke of Hesse, K.G., His
Royal Highness the Prince Henry of Battenberg, K.G.,
the Marquis of Lorne, K.T.
Sons of her Majesty.--H.R.H. the Duke of
Connaught and Strathearn, K.G., H.R.H. the Prince
of Wales, K.G., H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh,
K.G.

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Behind the Royal Princes were the escort of
Indians, and then came the Royal carriage, drawn by
six cream-coloured horses, dressed with red and gold
morocco harness, ridden by postillions, and each led
by a groom in State livery. The Queen, who wore a
black dress, trimmed with white lace, and a white
a'grette in her bonnet; while on her breast was the
Star of the Garter and other Orders, was in the back
seat, faced by the Princess of Wales and the
Crown Princess of Germany. Alongside, on the
right of the carriage, rode the Duke of
Cambridge, while behind were the Equerries.
the rear being brought up by the remainder
of the escort of the Ist Life Guards. As the Queen
passed through the gates and came into sight of the
populace, the loud cheering which had gone before
developed into a perfect roar of applause, with which
the Queen seemed greatly delighted and affected, as
she bowed again and again in response to the greet-
ing of her loyal subjects. So, amidst the clash of
bands playing the National Anthem, the rattle of
of arms, and such a demonstration of joy as it has
fallen to the lot of few people to witness, the Royal
Lativ passed through the closely-packed ranks of her
people gathered in e very space that could be occupied
between Buckingham Palace and Hyde-park corner.

THE SCENE IN THE ABBEY.
No one whose privileges it was to obtain entrance
to Westminster Abbey is ever likely to forget the
wonderful scene which was there presented. Opinions
may be different as to the advisability of transforming
the interior aspect of the historic building in the
manner in which it has been during the past few
weeks, but it cannot be denied that, decorated with a
magnificence worthy of the occasion, and not out of
harmony with the general character of the permanent
surroundings, and filled mith a vast audience of gaily-
dressed ladies and gentlemen, the stands presented
an appearance the like of which probably no one
present had ever witnessed, not even those who
attended her Majesty's coronation 50 years ago.
Sitting room had been provided for nearly 10,000
persons, all of whom, with the exception of those
taking part in the Royal processions, were expected
to take their places between the hours of nine—when
the doors were opened—and ten, when they closed.
It may well be imagined that, this regulation being
prerempiory, none of those privileged with tickets
failed topresent themselves in time, and the galleries,
in less than half an hour after admission was given,
were crowded nearly to the utmost extent of their
capacity. There was, therefore, ample time before
the arrival of the first Royal procession to examine
the remarkable decorations which have been carried
out, the taste and artistic prettiness of which were
universally commended. Especially noticed was the
sumptuous carpet of deep crimson, with the star of
the Order of the Bath interwoven, which was laid
from the west entrance to the dais, the whole being
in one piece nearly 100 yarls long, and specially
manufactured for that purpose. Heavy crimson
silk cords hanging from pillars of black and
gold roped off the pathway along which her
Majesty was to walk after leaving the reception-rolm
at the west entrance, the gorgeous and splendid de-
corations of which, however, the general audience
were not permitted at that time to see. The chief
reception rooms where the procession was formed
were carpeted throughout in 'crimson, and the walls
were also draped in cloth of a similar hue, which
harmonised admirably with the chocolate-coloured
dado ruening round the room. Tne three retiring
rooms were hung with white muslin and black calico,
and each presented a very pretty picture indeed; but
the chief attraction was naturally concentrated on the
Royal dais—an elegant and riollly upholstered

structure on which were 50 handsome gilt chairs for
members of the Royal party. Conspicuous
amongst the chairs on the dais was the famous
coronation chair in which the Sovereigns of
England have been crowned , since 1297. The
chair, which had been remounted for the
occasion, was covered with cloth of gold, whilst the
coronation stone on which the Kings of Scotland were
crowned was hidden by beautiful crimson cloth and
carved trellis work. By ten o'clock not a single seat
except those to be occupied by the Royal guests re-
mained unfilled, and the Abbey, as viewed from the
Press gallery in the organ loft,- presented a truly
brilliant and splendid specfacle—the varied and
beautiful dresses of the ladies, and the scarlet and
gold and blue uniforms of the representatives of the
Army and Navy adding co:our and attractiveness to
the scene. On the ground floor in the south transept
sat the Lord Chancellor in his State robes, and
over five hundred Peers and Peeresses, Lords Lieu-
tenants of counties, and members of the Diplomatic
Service. Other diplomatists were accommodated on
the first-floor gallery, where also were placed her
Majesty's Judges and some hundreds of counsel
learned in the law. The Queen's Gallery was occupied
by 140 specially invited guests, and by the Members
of her Majesty's Household; whilst in the second-
floor gallery there were over 250 seats for
unofficial guests. In the North transept,
on the ground floor, sat the Speaker in his
robes with the mace beside him, and 600
members of Parliament and their wives. Some
hundreds found accommodation in the second-
floor gallery, and the clergy, numbering some
500, was seated in the Sacrarium galleries. In
the nave, again, on the south side of the ground floor,
457 seats were appropriated to members of the Army,
Naval, and Civil Services, 25 to members of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, 12 to the Lord Provost
I and City Council of Edinburgh, and 20 to the burgesses
of Westminster. The Mezzanine floor on the south
gallery was furnished with 300 seats, and on
the first floor were 620 seats for miscellaneous
guests, and 177 representatives of India. On the north
side of the ground floor were seated the High Sheriffs
and their wives, and 100 representatives of the City
of London. About 300 seats were placed in the
Mezzanine floor in the north gallery, and on the first
floor 150 Colonial representatives were seated, whilst a,
large number a miscellaneous guests found accommo-
dation in the west galleries over the entrance door,
and a few obtained seats in the Triforium. The
only Peers and Commoners that could be observed
from the press gallery were the Prime Minister,
- wearing the Order of the Garter, who sat on the right
of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranbrook, Lord
Alcester, Lord Preston, Lord Ashbourne, Mr. Ritchie,
Sir William Harcourt, and Mr. Campbell Bannerman.
Shortly before half-past ten the junior members of
the Royal Family, who had driven privately to the
west door of the Abbey, entered, and were conducted
to the seats reserved for them in the choir.
A few minutes afterwards several other Royal per-
sonages privately arrived, including her Royal High-
ness the Princess Frederica, Baroness von Pawel
Rammingen and Baron von Pawel Ramrningen,
K.C.8., their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward of
Saxe-Weimar, K.C.8., and the Princess Edward of
Saxe-Weimar, his Serene Highness the Prince of
Leiningen and her Grand Ducal Highness the Prin-
cess of Leiningen, and their Serene Highnesses the
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenberg, and
the Princess Victor of Hohenlohe Langenberg,with the
Countesses Feodora and Victoria Gleichen, and
Count Edward Gleichen. In the same manner as
the previous Royal personages, they were conducted
by the attendants to their appropriated seats. Then
followed, to the stirring strains of music, the ciistin-
guished Indian chiefs and deputations of Indian native
States, attired in dazzling Oriental costumes, spark-
ling with precious stones of every kind, adding pic-
turesqueness and grandeur to an already animated
assemblage. Queen Kapiolani, of Hawaii, and the
Princess Lilieokalani, were subsequently conducted to
seats in the Sacrarium, and the rays of the sun which
streamed through the beautifully and artistically
stained windows had a charming effect. Next fol-
lowed the procession of Kings and Princesses, and
other Royal guests, and as it passed up to the altar
to a stirring march pealed forth from the organ, it
was most imposing, the Royal Princes wearing their
respective orders. The King of Saxony, who is blind,
had to be led to the place assigned him in the choir
seats. At 12.35 a fanfare of trumpets announced that
her Majesty had arrived at the west entrance of
the Abbey, accompanied by the members of the
Queen's procession. Her Majesty was met by the
Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Dean of
'Westminster, and the Bishop of London. As soon as
the procession commenced, the whole audience rose,
Dr. Bridge p'aying the National Anthen, but subse-
quently, as it proceeded up the nave, the Grand
March Pontifical° was pealed forth. The scene as the
procession passed to the dais, headed by the clergy of
the Abbey and the Archbishops of Canterbury and
York, the Dean of Westminster, and the Bishop of
London. dressed in fall canonicals, followed by the
Royal Princes and Princesses, with her Majesty in
the centre, walk'ng alone, was impressively magni-
ficent. The Queen, who wore a black dress, white
lace collar, the Order of the Garter and Ribbon,
and white bonnet, and a long black trail
was assisted to the dais by Lord Lathom and Lord
Mount-Edgcumbe, the Royal Princes taking their
seats to the right of her Majesty, and the Princesses
to the left. The service was then immediately pro-
ceeded - ith, and was in accordance with that air ady
announced as having been approved by the Queen
herself. The musical portion of the service wan
majestic in its grandness, the choir consisting of
th:ee hundred voices from the choirs of the Chapel
Royal and other well-known London church.s,
bands and brass instruments being brought to tho
aid of the choir and organ. The Te Deum, wan,
rung to music set by his Royal Highness the Princo
Consort, and was most admirably and effectively
rendered, whilst the anthem, "Blessed be the Lord
thy God, which delighted in thee," composed by Dr
Bridge, and dedicated, by Royal permission, to her
Majesty, was likewise ably sung. The Archbishop ot
Canterbury, at the close of the service, which lasted
about 55 minutes, pronounced the Benediction, and
with this the Royal Jubilee service ended, the several
processions leaving the Abbey as they entered it.