The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-05-23 00:00:00

Our k'onbon t'orrtspontitnt,

n single file, beaded by beadles with maces, crossed blessing of Divine Fran blence the affectionate to 'or ,',e til Is
and recroffired I lent-street, and penetrated into several eiestMiestemer between strengthen the frKleily rel. t tri oi ov
a d Great Britain, Mr the mutest
of its numerous courts, to ths extreme astonishment of advantage of their prorritv and Once "
. s Mabestz, br. -..4., aimed tnapaper contai:tinr rire,reph,
toe deem It right to sub t) that we do not at all Umsa the multitude which never wearies of hurrying up and
identity ourselves with our tmrespondent a opinions.] down that crowded thoroughfare. " What ''''3 it o°iT
thetZdrt jylUorinimutesi"taleorocinteaioavatdbsecrnVdaa-,t;,ll`cat
• a mean?" Was arsked by hundreds Of passe -by. The apr on was again arrange and the Emma., ssd the
- Although it would be too mu r say that Om visit irdtiated replied thq this tas the way • illi. Prin and Princesses, and Win' wnrnli"
• hone lynching st the Kant t ..-...1b. tonnes i. •1 t o
of the Emperor
,itif Russia to t • ountry eseited ej parochial tuthorit were ato . ~1 1,.:.t
__ carin rim, the trumpetras g
_before lull
called hby the. f e S Imesris ,o' 410 1,11 ,f St 1 Room gniticent repast w• ead beta libts• h -
, ' teon, gatt us ele ! oaths ag A renisceno°, l a wit..l its 1: ' -I:11 ial id. 3, .1171. S ' ' "Itll ns
was OW
, loaded plate. the thief I.le ar t
his limper' ajesty has
.heartily" ran Tele& PsuitertAims -Mi' clf t
rt ' as mo one re .r f e anted singular that such all antitine practise ho
ta
' swtdd as
' "ne
et, illllll rappererto lair,
glittering inasa of the most precione
tr.ecasx,
iitaleite .:.,,,, nizacszt:ttostefully
u lII_
place it is ear custom to receive our guests with still live in the very heart of the City of London; yet );':is" Hashed back from gold ulanderivel; an:l aToesetieiere the
cordiality. Wheiher it be the altip,tror of the French, as it seems to remind us of less degermrate days we effeet was very splentlid There wasaho a wealth of flewers,
and just before entailer the Council Room a lao•ge recess
the King of Italy,,ilie Queen of Outle, the Sultan of i should not care to wfincss its suppression. - was Losses! Mien with fere. worittilar cc-awl,y to 'a...red
''' -al '
Turkey, the Shah of Persia, or the Czar of,Russia,Sl .. ie r .-.
. . i ---,- - . with the mos cherming effect Ills Majesty was conducted
crowd considers itself in duty bound to esiae a civ.t. to the place of Imneur on the right band of the Lord May..r
In the next place the Czar's daughter is low one ef usUi TIIE CZAR'S VISIT TO THE CITY OF of Wales, PlatechtLassalY 01'11:fie:I'M rgti," the L'alaMsneti
Own Royal family, and her itiort stays. amongst us j IJONDON. Peke Alexis, the Duke of Cambridge, Mrs. Tait,
th Aoclobishop of Carterbury Lady Cairns the Lord
paved the way for a greeting to her tostrious father...l Tae-aha of Rinsia, with the Grand Duke Alexis, and Cheant•ellee, Mrg. Them/ago. n, the Archbishop' of York,
Again, the present Emperor 14.1 proved himself one of accompanied by the Prince and Primes, of Wales, the Duke I Countess and Earl Beauchamp (Lord steward), Conn.
the most enlightened rulers whoeverheld Imperial sway left
;:zozoccilzizecs;hocicznicntluotuzgzzlit, szetizzet•ythecrizcilchtlestctn:nr
ol:cirr
01:. . tscl aanztlid lilt, EizatrbtotHoßnradt;rl(3loszttr
tVz the Horeerst Lord zz)zi
in St. Petersburg. It was he who emancipated Monday, attended by a military escort, Mid proceeded from ! the Admiralty) TO the Emperor's right hand sat the Prin-
z3cuceltihthceood, ergurg,
•- • Use-eerie tinssugirtliff Slia gieozatittlorro
nt of his vast dominions, and I rii.:,.kt!':t7ib,aelt" er.itineem' sit=
thus effected a peaceful revolution which swept away b matt to"nis'Majes f
Majesty -by the City Corporation. ectsct m-
Astillilierioweed(ftilifs'slree'Aunuliiallar4,s of Wales, the Duke of Edinbh, Prince Christian
thcZterseedat Goiteti
an iniquitous system, and brought a mighty people I The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh occupied Beust (Austrlau Ambassador), Countess and Count
under the influence a noble and progressive ideas. The seats in the Emperor's carriage opposite his Majesty and the
.ki. ttzlnisz:::lo(tiGed•coTetict4lizozlzix;doArzlinz it ';coitinitzittlziezrzlitzedrftzetc'•taln
Emperor Alexander has steadily encouraged imlustry pltru,c:,lerriesdirftinnhrgr.luw,t.rh:
tcharro I,aiectw.ezh:chdimtlsiattely a.' '
h-e chief members of the Russian suite, including M. de Ham-
burger, said to be "akoff's right hand." Some other
and comnierce ; and m, at the sae time, science Dri , liters- (mord link Alexis, the Duke of Cambridge, stud the Earl of I
high members tot the G
Itouniaortchn suite out at the Other Wde Of the
ture, and art have their distinguished representatives Bradford. I
r. a horseshoe, also the Marquis et Hertford (Lord Chamberlain),
trir.trilatublil,anr,gepoarii.ecno %mil) floc: the Marchioness of Hertford, the Earl of Malmesbury, the
in St. Petersburg and MOSCOW. True, the Czar is an elleeorteheliall aril teerrnee
autocrat, and rules without the all of smell an institu. ten o'clock, the way being kept by police, of whom there I ntrieZutil:Touli"iaoltelsuraatluEns/liturPyltererettalrrYy atlf State f•°•lra
tin as a Parliament; but it must be Borne in mind zwere no less than three thousand of the itletrepolitan Foreign Affairs), Lady and Lord John Manners (Chief Cons.
that the social and political forces at work in England lisii‘iTt poled
GI few paces
,17,'talsr: bsettaTieeetno. 9iehere'turt„Ual missioner of Works), Mrs. ad the Right Hun, Mr. Crow
and in Russia are essentially different, and that which very little to see here in the interval of waiting, Zattaircyzrzefdtictgeorizozer leaclalyonxlnaartcymolntlAtlerstocanltatch
is suitable here would be wholly out of niece in Russia. tenroolepees toitthewte7y. tahned tinnieZ• e guila:?ole ar biai.uatambeus'dsltualacue Lady Northeote and Sir :Stafford liintlicute ,Chancellor of
the Exezhequer).
his empire is an unknown land to the great majority and the these Guards. The bands of the regiments played il
g over, the Lord Mayor rose and proposed
of our countrymen, and if the visit of the Czas tends to titr:s:inanthh,liarti=d
,lilylne ilineyr,nis,,sieitthectorrosig oft
itch: It i!
1 "Thein Healthieebeolfethe Queen," as follows :-
dissipate misunderstandings respecting the policy of hill to their destitymtja'n. The course taken by; the pro: I "Your Imperial Majesty, your Royal Highness, my Lords,
Is upon leaving the palace was along the Mall Ladies, wid Gentlemen,-
anti Wee in accordance with the hi-
„,. Russia in Central Asia, and to pmmote gad will
..
of St. James's Park to the Hone Guards and out at variable custom of this csid Hall to propose the health of
between two powerful peoples, it will have contributed Charing-croes, and it was at the latter place that the Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. May she always be
. . to the maintenance of peace and to the progress of first attemptbj at decoration or display became visible. A looked up to and respected abroad as meat as she is loved
; prominent oect upon leaving the gates was a tavern and esteemed at home." (Cheers).
• ci viligati• on.
prettily dressed from bop to bottom with yellow drapery, The Lord Mayor then gave the health of Ills august guest
The anniversary of her Majesty's birthday-May 24 laced beneath all the windows, with roses placed uputi in the following words:-
-this year falls on a Sunday; consequently the cele- Llegmar-iseritu'a'rerpeeredeparw.ritihonstieN aeraf Mer:llZltcharacter Tz "Your Royal Highnesses, my lords, Ladies, and Gentle-
bration will not take flare until this Saturday follow_ been made, in expeetathm a a great crowd. From the mezlicc. c
S "ea:4:4; hteh eh
ejaa Mr oaf Ili sPlunP. pelifnao ljuesPtHroae-
ing. The observance id this day is to be on a scale of ;.,I,7l..eLil.:eVi„"trouPpt;,,' es:4 1,1:1 ,:"I,Zlntgo,, heldreTtecroety- cepecur or all the Russia,. In the nam he etd t cotiwYns of
greater grandeur than usual, and banquets will be chains, something in the style of Mem= de frise,itnd they London, Indeed, I may say in the name of this inclustlious
given by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinbuq,
,h, formed an efficieut barrier without haus an obstruction to i=ictuivrt tilantieoeei I
Itsar,, nix
,desty a ussit hearty wel-
h maul,. Imn ist appreciate the
the view of til °People behhod.
am the Miniritem.of State. The Queen will complete Masan. lie has done us tlois day. The mercantile
Pie _ Dar. and and buainess classes of England, which it is my privilege
the 55th year id her age, and it is gratifying to know I almost re'valrydieteo"u'rusettio"nueuitehueurVeetZls aatdonTra with a trophy for the nonce to represent, desire to be on the best terms
that her Majesty is now in better health than she was I of flags, bound together by a shield, with their brethren of the sanie classes in Russia who have
, for their Sovereign our Imperial guest. (Cheers.) The M-
ame time ago. There have been instances in which 1 The following .le iption of the entry into the City teresSng alliance between hia Royal Highness the Duke of
the fatigue of presiding at a Drawi ll g Rimini has been !is from the Evening Standard :- . E•linburgh and her Imperial Highness the Grata Duchess
too much for her strength, and she hat been compelled ': Approaching Temple Bar a pretty display of banner. will. lam sure, tend to promote thisgood feeling which we
to retire when the ceremoniem were only half gone asetettivre"Cl:r.iseett treetfitt!seteereteteleki:ads the
'f',liree's't 3l
.ael
ees't7ii„or zhatialllxllt,..pliLeole.nr2 li:ln.'; .111,..blo're. through, and to leave the remainder to one of the of flags from end to end, in all the national coheirs of Russia people contentment and prosperity." ((theers.)
Princesses. This is not so now, although the task is no I Trick as has been already observed, exhaust the resources The Emperor then rose and said :-
less onerous than it formerly was. On an average four 1 ,„:leie glnb,o,wnr,eorn:i
hearing the
fir.iirintcheeiro.fil
Wales' ang.s.i,zee "My Lord Mayor, y•our Royal Highnesses, my Lords,
hundred ladies are presented its Drawing Roign, and aa ! IHre end there mixed up with the Russian double Peagles 'l,,k-T.: ft'e'dge't,7ll,,;-Lhal,-, ,t!,,a,...,,k„Y„...,, n.Y LI
the Sovereign stands through the whole of the time, and 1 mnia%iyit
yi.:.caltaihot
ssoiti,ht ofa.a,ngolic:itlitlnepiairg eatinleihverbil=
111, ieealth ant the company for the way in whiciao'LllZPLeve
received it It has given nie great pleasure to come into the
bows to each laity as she is presented, the work Must by tof Eunope. On that space at the conier of Fleet -
sometimes become tiresome and monotonrius. Draw. : ;!reet mid Bridge - street, which when built upon t
ttao4Yotoao's"dae-tehante"ekl7g: vit,,,,d. otl: IL:ft II i orpose
d Stayet" I
, ..,,,,,11,12;1Zilolienti
crimson-covered vittic Lrels : )I::ereryeir toireAiellarwir: 0,,,,era)
ing Rooms are always held at Buckingham Palace ;
Feria, for the presentation of officers and gentlemen, i Ity
nilolieve, were.,engaged before thianoorning. Here, of course. The Lord Mayor then said
at the Palace id St James's. The latter have for 1 ti.,7g Z.ll/1 in•lt'et,,trillal ba'.'kra7l,.„Tbe.j.;y:r%l. - Vour Imperial Melody, your Royal Highnesses, my,,
many years been presided over by the Princeof Wales, I with Its new and beautiful approach, presented a pleasing tfriozrztlA,l...ilizz,zzazznidzpGrcettlteemvzi,tzzlXszurzezzaztzgootArd oed 4e
and thin at all events relieves the QUeen of a certain i !)-riiclmnithnezetzttV,..,rLit-wet.tiorifitttore
ca:unirmliienzizttie.ntn your Imperial Majesty, and too obeerve its kind reception by
amount of routine duty. Her Majesty has live'! to I opposite titled from basement to attle with pleasant thi7 distitnguitefiliast=l:lsan and to all 1 iteturnmytumble
see six of her children married-the Princess Royal, I and eager faces. Here, as elsewhere, ladies .- many of • 'wliail laoungas rtiauin augreealole 'memorruiel youri eomUellxToriliatvitlaii4;:sootie ' i
atzhtcoymthlcia;ltchze_rougchl .cliztzbciztr ico
zeze ttlilzec-tacoptchcz withzos
ztzlizz exclyto,cwizltzlilfe, visit to the City of London. .01.11.9.) Should that he so, I
Princess Alice, the Prince of :Wales, Prineess Helena,
I past e am certain the people of England will be gratified" (Cheers.)
Princess Louise, and the Duke if Edinburgh. There eight o'olock. Then Cannon-street that thoroughfare
• f commercial palaces . looked very splendid Indeed with its Rising asain the Lord Mayor said --
are three who have not yet undertaken this responsi- 1 'Canopy of banners fanning a triumphal arch for the Im. "Your 1 a ial Ma 0, t ytt a Royal High s y
bility-Prince Arthur, who is 24; Prince Leopold, pellet procession to pass under. Queen-street, unused to Lords, Lathes, oat GentILLY;,--thaearnextand lea toast liven
who attained his majority a few weeks ago ; and ::/1 lairair rirsoli,.elid IT z best tto prove worthy of the occa- me much pleasure to propose-it Health of their
tothscuechk a sztict:tyigtoffccloctuntitilteaszz_ flealcHighuzzelssm Tie‘eilietectir,inaiencesslopstliles " yiteduis
Princess Beatrice, the youngest child, now in her all'illhet to 'rout a"oiloit
I year. street into King-street, one eel not but be inipressed burgh" (reLwed gcheers), "and the outWer oun`enaoel?erus of talaeag
with the feeling that Cheapside hail a fit of stilts upon Royal Family " The Pritice of Wales I am bevy to say,
As there will be no more Annual International Ex- it, for not a banner or streamer was to be seen from by his urbaanity of manner make's himselfagreeable,
soznztecet:cidsteb2ec:ttrtrzzlltertriltreoftit City artery. Cheap- not only to his friends, but to the public. (Hear,
bibitions at South Kensington after this year, the
- question arises as to what shall be done with the ! (sinter oceasione of 'state pageantry that it riai:Ppeoressdillacli ah,T,lrlhattt aeiallatedgeentls do in
aulkuo'nTl All'ogatru
- building which has BO far been appropriated to these ! resents the neglect shown to it to-day. Kies-street, of kind way. (Ilear, hear.) The Princess of Waled anti the
ffisidays. Amongst the suggestions already made is ! pcoczncl'atsz;clrceps-ect.l
I rtilsellimatnel." It Ircdehrad"Ow„:La.P; lesslb °ll.leln Yifarl'il i'PiUge'C'reej well,
har ,Ixii.,:l,'..7,:i:issw:geel: that a part .4 it, at all events, might be devoted to the decoration could no further go. Here all the shops were hint naval officer, and we have always regstal• br him' as o•
purposes of the Natural History collef.tiOns, fiarmerly ! ittr,stead
.a.,% the,
nw:linetzbeocsv twieotelzied falacualtoolizos prices. lis said Prince of Wisdom allli ability--the more so-that lie has leen
belonging to the East India Company, and DOW boxed I ailq. st,•Znalian7r'ooa no at the wisfoloUatesasof tahe" "Culill'o'ar' Vetue'eurntu tatelelioutTotesusi,e frli'eueursh.`lidur luouese'h fa Illue`e4bi aZahrecrelß;:yaaviihaigvhenteas: tip and Maecessible in the cellars id the India Office. I vr,iehtris eapalae of accommodating eonie SOO sighteeer& best wishes tof the nation. The other menders of the Royal
It is well known to naturalists that thsse contain agreat I cify;di'4gstiteiro'irerle'denerimPri!e ecir:ineneh'ilnerles7t.igt°ll':f thr°, r:,' ni'L gne erfr'l4,lll; ,=co.l.le'll: Ihe",ll2e.de `::,Yisuaatitr) number of valuable specimen S, Lut it is ob vious that they ! the entire route from Buckingham Palace to Queematreet to the public. (Cheers.) I give you their very goal health::
are ofofttzterzi;colzizt,tztenczailleaezzlinotizer
useless if students are unable to inspect them. B y ' tbrieletik=ligteeleirlirtesain this Royal Highness the Prince of Wales spoke as
the time the London lesson oiens next year, the Ex- other murinissioners-those around the Palace itself tiet„lit follows ,--
hibition Cummiesioners will have had an ampk ! 171seilnwil:,i,),,
adurcox..-red
sialisanupefrobriteurilfeutt..ztzlototi
d.thlildlti
r...'d'
zle'zurcicobetoriczazt
i'a6 Yermaje`list.y, reziztarcßelal Itlhigzihottimses, ng Loirodcazi
opportunity of considering how far they can apply a seldom. if ev'e'r, been witnessed berre,' I,..apaviliobtaisEausYbeen Mayor, for the very kil'ool manner in which you,
have pro-
portion of their space, to such an object, and with what ! erected on the court-yard is front of the building, and posed the health of the Royal Family and this dietinsniished
amount if auccess a museum of Indian and colonial iat,s,de.extewreiroerd iv,s,
itigo,f,upsperl4rmanideenytiecdes. in
tlgochzlptactzzod'oszilm
ic;,,,lrltP,'itn3X-oftltli:e'aV„'o'set'll,iisflyrtil,Lttue.ritl,l,gsalyer.,:wilaffe
1 :II c ti.",,r, r a": 1 products could be formed. interior corridor and pavilion may be caught, in which lied lam by the proceedings elf to-day. We must all feel
bloom plants of the rarest hue and quality, in quantities re. that His Imperial Majesty has ,lone a kind action ill visiting
Visitors to tit. Paul's, while admiring the propos_ eembling a very foreet oof flowers and tropical verdure. on the City of Londoo this day (hear, hear), and it gives noe
tious of the structure, have often noticed the paucity Peerr„lid„eacyf :IA `,.?..,rat,T, :I',V,e•T't ,td) It,bsilr,assit.):;,,Pll slitzelrr;;e..to.tiawk.eptheisxlipdoerjuitioitymoef r.arniiig tet
of the internal decorations. Years ago matters were iMIIIOIISe Ilag.staffs, twined with flowers, WM capped by the kind and courteous treatment of a friend. rheas. Y This
even worse in this respect than they are now, awl the hessian eagle and the monogram Half way up each visit wilL lam sure, be lotog remembered loy Milo, and
interior of the vast cathedral wan a cold and cheerless :riitz.,,,„,vv...,.21,,,11 taaehr dtn enr,,plesriflzell, a lselect TNcictot
Ifarizlccts =nciztza:74,,..:e
pleasurebzettlizzLentotttectits:
zetioluitoz;
place. It was never the intention of Sir Christopher mounted by streamers that flirt with the few tweezes which accompany His Majesty and the gratification the cordial
can make their way into this protected situation. proposal and reception of the toast has given us. !Cheers.)
Wren to hat-cleft it no, for had his designs been carried
out, the buildiogi would have been adorned with the stn",i•lsihiaooll&aeft.i;oro ~l.rialf,- paanstli,lela
plleocufroizachj
ifzryuzezt,az,c To
colt tttec
thSc7icricletz!zz,hced
,I itlicoegtool soiltrotc
a ntzllecdtr
guests
cosclizt:zsceir r:
richest of ornamentation. Lately, through the enesisy Grenadier Guards, announced to the assembled thousands their places in the Guildhall and the pavilion, in which hung
of the Dean and Chapter, a great deal has been done itesialepettmedilaisebeT,Tha'tdtltrelni:fteil apmaidrt(VllemeitisZttehde. 11;reerske 1 ret'lly,d t:leexßaieritite: 1., listening
Lortreitne im!ilioef gtlizecat Catherineczait •kilearaya_,d In this direction, an I there are two mmlels now in the Gm advance guard of the escort of the lot Life Guards issued Grenadier, and Coldstream Bands. It was three o'clock
Royal Academy, which, if substantially executed tiit-:.mithie mineipal entrcatrzt tioillow..ed loy mond.. in the at nocorrsebec ft,zo:e Hr. plototx,ion I was formed in the
according bo the plans of the artist, would render St. in limbaevra:l.Yibbncuremmar'ost carriages 'itrteeo:cel'aenylteZael rmperial anti ii"oabyal rriiighneasTes U.l...,emrstrh6frd
r,..thpee,i,..
Paul's one of the handsitmest cathedrals in Europe. Is and imperial officers of state, wearing their rotbes of rake, tive suites passed again through the. Guildhall and pavilion
one respect it is perhaps fortunate that the completion ra'3the.:roedw'rletas the "1711flic'euss5"okfauVo'oier, "wait lee'ruggleaul asnanudlrOVe 'ilifaeltaolgt tetrhienutrg:VniuriinnTUJ?„';td tl e.
ae ii :
ce I ha i
ge
ef a, ,
of this part if the work should have been left to a gene. Hig,huess was received with that "thundering cheer of the Before going the Prince of Wales congratulated the Lord
which went
ration later than that in which Wren lived, for two cen- spt,rdeietStawliwi:lh,oalury.silliAls
,1,-;,,e: azigezzacr:azil tzlicltinz lettoi
wMiattro)rutorai Wiacellence of the arrangements,
tUries have witnessed a wonderful development in the gracious tourtesy which is specially her own. With the THE RETURN TO THE PALACE.
. art of decoration. Mr. Burgea, the author of the models firincess of Wales were the Grand Duke Alexis, his Royal The Emperor of Russia and Royal pasty returned loy
to which I allude, proposes to lay a thin veneer uglier:l! the
the
culLett ozfaccfil,a„ncibrwitchztec
scanattedtla
Imperial
czozzi
return eatnewhat different route to Buckingham Palace. Tbe
of white marble over the walls of the nave and the Majesty the Czar, beside whom sat his daughter, the stec rztzazuctcezz II: br:zzillizahcot-cszterectibt, f
.Icuiceentgarezzat
zi.-iZoirdicac-
chtbir, and the substitution of this for the pre ent dull ri=elseis Et:i!e""gleio"fPet,tet: : unfi.kempu"k.ele'oftirnhß'„;:ill tlir whitehaii-Mace, up which the eorOgr proceeded, and
porous surface, calculated to absorb dirt as well as The cortege proceeued along the centre Mall, and Passing leetr"4' Mirto tr"ltetehewgi7l,"„Z'T'.'C'Ell'e'lled,raviou7 tvtar-
light, woubl be an advantage. When Sir Christotiher tallreeaneiii! Flheeeatirfseet,
U reti toitePdeiT, e'.isetd. IlZu l'Cs -hetrui erflie eLa
'red ! past th he ree. Along t streets coming hollue. as well as
Wren built the Cathedral, the London atmosphere Cannosto n-s treet Queetrea, and Kirusstreet to the Cluild- 1 reiresg'„ltiThrheomuse"lrililketzepersc of
t!hec route were mem.
was more free from smoke than it is now, yet even hall, being vociferously cheered by the immense crowds that of the chief features in a übas'atP,e pageant Tierabablem is tiataea; lined the way." : splendid uniforms, are not a small part of the picture which
then the interior was found to be far too gloomy. As
• crowds assemble on such occasions to ablmh.e. But the
to the outside of St. Paul's, some enthusiastic spirits I numberless multitude must have been the chief at-
declare that a gilded dome would look much better ! trwtion for our august guest, who, in his own country,
as well as in the majo•o•ity oof European countries, regards
than the appearance presented by the smoke-begrimed ! such sights as State performances thoroughly i•elocarsed exterior of to-day, and no one who has been to l'aris beforehand. There was no decoration whatsoever along the
return route, save such will forget the impression produced by the gilded
I: ces and hear in hut decoration as one can welt smilingry cheer& dome of the Invalides-an institution answering to
our Chelsea Hospital-when it its lighted up by the
midday Mill. But those who are raising the funds for
the restoration of the Cathedral declare that the inside
must be finished first. I doubt very much whether a
burnished dome will be witnessed in the present
generation.

IN THE GUILDHALL.
The scene inside the venerable building was very striking
after one had passed the courtyard, n Melt ras surrounded
by a tenitamary colonnade eniveted and richly decorated. 10
the front of the porch a hall, constructed for the occasion, as
at the time of the Shah's visit, was filled by ladies and gen-
tlemen la the gayest summer toilettes. At the to Ira there was
a group of otheers in uniform, and at tlie entrance
to the hall itself a number of aldermen and lead-
ing members of the Court of Common Comall re-
ceived tile visitors who flocked In from the time the
doors opened at ten o'clock, those having blue tickets being
placed at he Gnu and Magog end of the hall, while the more
distinguished assemblage, with white tickets, were accommo-
dated at the right of the throne, which stood close by the
chief entrance on the right. As a rule, the less us inguished
company was the first to arrive, and was perfectly ready by
the Gum prominent public men came on the scene to cheer
them hearty, if only by way of varying the monotony
of looking at one another. The throve was under a gorgeous
canopy of red anti gold, with the Imperial arms in the middle
of the background, on one side being embroidered with the
arms of England, on the other with those of the City. The
great golden chair was flanked by a number of white and
gold arm chairs intended for the accommodation of the re-
mainder of the Imperial and Royal party.

There is another matter in which St. Paul'ais de-
ficient, and that is in the possession of a set of carillon
chimes. Many an English traveller has listened with
pleasure to the chimes from the belfry towers of Ant-
werp, Bruges, Ghent, Amsterdam, and other cities
In Belgium and Holland, and have wondered that so
little of this music is to be heard in their own country.
I believe that this defect, so far as our metropolitan
cathedral is concerned, is about to be remedied, and
that a set of chimes is soon to be placed in one of the
towers. Meanwhile a building has lately been rising
in the heart of the City, fronting Coleman and
Basinghadl streets, and it will possess a splendid
chime of fifteen bells. The structure of which I
speak is the new Wool Exchange, and the bells will
play a series of tunes varying with the days of the
week, and including the "Sicilian Mariners," " Home,
sweet Home " The Blue Bells of Scotland" ttc.
There are chimes in the tower belonging to the church
of St. Clement Danes, in the Strand, but the sound
thereof, except at night, is drowned in the noise of
the rushing street traffic. Independently f this the
church itself is soon to be removed, as a conse-
quence of the improvements in connection with the
construction of the Law Courts.
The sale of the works of art left behind by Sir
Edwin Landseer attracted as disting,nished a gather-
ing as ever assembled in the name of Messrs. Christie
and 'Manson. It went on for seven days, and at its
close the proceeds were found to amount to R 70,000.
If we look at what the deceased painter must have
realised from his work in the course of his long
life, we may have some idea of vihat a man of ,
genius is capable of earning in this country.
It has been estimated that Charles Dickens
made during his literary career a quarter of a million
sterling. Landseer must have earned even more. Cer-
tainly the works of both men are immense favourites,
for there is not a respectable home in England in which ,
Landseer is not represented on the walla, or Dickens
on the book-shelves. It is evident that anything by a
distinguished man, however slight or imperfect the ,
achievement may be, is eagerly bought by his admirers.
It would be idle to pretend that everything which
came from Dickens's pen was equal in merit to "David
Copper-Sell," or that Landseer always rose to the
height of "The Challenge and the Sanctuary." Yet
the prices paid for even the smallest scrap coming
from either of them are almost fabulous. Clearly
great literary men and eminent artists need neither
insure their lives nor save money in order to
make provision for their families. Let them employ
their spare half-hours, in leaving—the one upon paper,
and the other upon canvas--something which is not
to be given to the world until after their death, and
there will be a keen competition on the part of the
public for the possessi ei of the relics.
My country readers all know what is meant by
"heating the bounds." fliln such occasions various
rough and ready methods are often adopted in order to
'impress upon the memory of the juvenile members of
the procession the precise Billie of the borough or-the
parish perambulated. Here a youngster was beaten,
there cast into a shallow ditch of muddy water, at
another place flung over a hedge, or had his hair
closely crapped by the local barber, who enjoyed
the half holiday. It is a custom which has survived
the changes and vicissitudes of a thousand years, On j
the afternoon of Ascension Davy a nwaber of persona I

Precisely at a quarter-past twelve o'clock the Lord Mayor
arrived is state, accompanied by a number of civic diuni-
taes, anti announceot by a flourish of trumpets. Both before
and after his lordship's arrival the members of the Govern-
ment dropped in, and the mor, prominently known of
them were cheered with a heartiness that has never been
exceeded in Guildhall. All the arrangements reflected the
greatest credit upon the committee of arrangements and the
Town Clerk, who conducted the members of the Corporation
banks of seats facing the throne at the distance of the
whole width of the hall.

During the period which now elapseti the hand of the
Grenadier Guards performed some delightful mrceata of
an enlivening nature, and the buzz of conversation continued
mail a quarter to one o'clock, when the word was hurriedly
passed that the Imperial guest I d the City was on his way.
sow there was; a commotion and a movement of the Lord
Mayor and aldermen to the entrance porch, where Count de
Lrunnow now arrived, anti was remarkably well received,
being accompanied by M. Bartomei, M. Adlerbent, 14. de
Berg, Consul General, and an officer of the cavalry of the
guard. Captain Sartorius, the hero of the march through
Coomassie, though In his striking Bengal uniform, passed
hardly known to his seat.

At a quarter-past one the Emperor arrived, accompanied
by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Grand Duke Alexis,
the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, as well as the Duke
of Cambridge and Prince Christian. :Old a procession being
formed at the porch, the Royal party advanced to the hall
through the bowing ranks of the throng in the approach. The
hand of the Hon. Artillery Company, which furnished the
guard of honour under Major Burgess and Captain
Derries, outside, playing the Russian hymn, and the
city trumpeters giving a flourish as they reached the hall.
The Emperor wore his fell general's mniform, with
the Ceder of the Garter, and had on his arm the Princess of
Wales, who was attired in a delightful costume of blue
velvet over light blue silk and white lace. The Lowness
of Edinburgh was on the arm of her brother, being
in fawn silk, while the Grand Doke was en antiral
of the Russian sei vice. The Prince of Wales wore
a get eral's uniform, with the ribbon of St Avelrew !
The Duke of Edinburgh was as a cap Alin of the Russian
navy, also with the St. Andrew ribbon, which was also worn
by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Christian having the
garter. The august party having taken their places on the
dais amid applause, the resolution of the Court of Common
Council was read, and then the Right Hon. the Recorder
read the following address:—

" May it please your Imperial Majesty,--We, the Lord
Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the City of London, in
Common Council assembled, desire to offer to your Imperial
Majesty our sincere congratulations on your arrival in this
country as the guest of our beloved Queen. and on behalf of
our fellow citizens and ourselves we respectfully tender to
your Majesty our warm and grateful thanks for the visit n ills
which you have this day honoured on

" It has recently been the source of unmixed gratification
to all classes of her Majesty's subjects to welcome to this
country your much loved daughter, and to recognise in her
marriage with his Royal Highnessothe Duke of Edinburgh a
closer tie between the two countries, which we hope will
also ensure the happiness of the illustrious bride and bride-
groom.

" We recognise in your Majesty the enlightened ruler of a
great empire, and we especially desire to call to remem-
brance on this occasion the great boon you have conferred
upon your people b the abolition of serfdom throughout
your vast dominions, by which act, so consonant witic the
sympathies of Englishmen. the liberty and happiness of NI
inany millions of your Majesty's subjects have been enhanced
and the material prosperity of your empire promoted.
•' We fervently trust that this visit of your Imperial
Majesty diay tend to cement the friendly relations now ex-
isting between the two countries, and we pray that your
Majesty may low be spared to reign over a prosperous and
united people."
His Majesty was much moved aa he read a brief
!Tidy, an allueion to his beloved daughter, and his re-
:egard Jor the English people being very warmly
received :
•• My Lord Mayor and Citizens of London,—l feel most
grateful for your hospitable and cordial reception. On my
own part lean assure you that I haves firm reliance in your
od feelings t 'wards my beloved daughter, whose dorm:etc
happiness I have to much at heart. I trust that with the

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