The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-03-14 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1874.

the Duke ant
I Zeta of Lannrgh pits WiEged irlitgoh see the
guineas
..Iss given foroone window.
e correspondent of the Da i'y News at Versailles
telegraphs that the recent indisposition of the Comte On
Chambord was 11e result of a stroke of apoplexy. I bona h
not of a serious cheraeter, it has caused tutees' anxiety
among his friend,.
A cable telegram threngh Renter's a„,ency says that
the r pproorlation proposed in aid of the Exhibition to br
bed at Pliladelphla in eel. Mahon of the ceutet sty of
American Independence has been telase. by the Senate.
An Indian paper says :—The news of a most dim-
tret,l -^ accident has reached us from the dump of the Lieu
teueue"Goveruor of tile Puujauh. Mr. Davies' yourigeet
chid, which was accompanill g him on the march, fell out
of a
t crilap
Speaker aid about for y the supporter. of the Govern-
ment In the House of Commons to a a mitamentare dinner.
riLar.. all i •
to he elven at the t theta) realdenoe of the First Lord of the
Tremury. DownlnAstreet, on Wednesday, the ISM lust
rari rate
leritt over
a'
ca 'ri dkellio.ld'invitation
1, to the
, ,
The Earl of Dudley. and other colliery proprietorn
that the men will resist any attempt to reduce their Wages.
There is again a difficulty at Lahej. The Tucks
arrested • man who claimed English protection and the
coin alSoautthapeCe.B"3.ffral.deit'or.litaraves a'r'enTudtetrotarieudeducel n 'thee pcirrtrig
c,W upon a
yEeni. rig
giclyo, h
isiecLrld,einogtmadlirc demanded
e .htsreleBazi:gne clam lint
A t
young lady, and got rather 'flabbily treated. getinit
along
.towahlealne oClook, when the young laci.y belo eu
thettele Or eienibg. ° Five minute. to Was th•
reply. " long will It take you to go home? " " Five
minutes, I stmuld judge."" Thee," said the
it
"Thereystart inow
oneyou
e. We have girls of
recent traveller ; " they never cl ang
gooder I liget
thingh oni eaabt t o
out bi.ubei
.0 rungc:locska. !id
the period, men of the world ; but the baby la the Name self-
possessed, tweeters laughing, voracious little heathen in all
ages and in all countries." We believe sometimes, however,
they aa changed at baby shows.
According to sdvices from Peroaufg, the Achinese
declare that they have no intention of surrendering, but are
determined to prolong the struggle with the Dosch troops,
so that the Meknese et moment prevailing amoug the latter
may continue its Meagre. The Aerobics.% moreover. uteri
that the Dutch have no treaty claims upers them, and accuse
Emerald of breaking faith with them.
The Local Tatation Comnlittee of the Central
Chamber of Agriculture have offered • prim of fifty guineas
for the Mat essay on reforms in cemetery lathe cone Mutton of
local euttiorities and the selmluistratii not local rates. The
points suggested for special consideration are—tne area 0!
local government, the constitution of govemlng bodies, the
amalgamatieu of governing bodies, the proper 01 peas of
local control, the intent and conditiousol State oontrol, and
the assessment and collection of rates.
A considerable Dumber of agricultural labourers are
tomcod out in Bedlordsuire, Oxforeahlre, Suffolk, Cambridge-
Moire, Norfolk, and other emotion. In some (esteems me
lock-out arises from farmers proposing to reduce wages but
In most cases from the ref usal of turionists' demands for in-
rimmed wages.
The Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons for
Middlesex ham congratulated the members of the craft upon
their repreeentation in Parliament. It appears that about
eighty members of the House of Commons are Freemasons,
and that of all who went to the poll in the late elections,
only sixteen were rejected.
The trustees of the late Dr. Andrew Bell, of Madras,
the founder of the well-known system of Madras schools,
have just placed at the disposal of tie University of St.
Andrew's seem of money toward endowhig a Chair of Edo-
cation. This handsome offer has been cordially accepted by
Site &imitate, and stepsare lu progress to carry the proposal
into *ilea
The increase in the importation of petroleum le re.
markable, as appears oy the return issued on Saturday. to
the last month the declared value was £143 911, against
e. 83,616 in the same ported last year. in the lait two
months the value was 4254,665 ; in She same period last year
.E. 63 353.
me Court Journal remarks that ro many fatal acci-
dents having lately occurred, ills almost • question whether
I t should not be made penal to present a gun or pistol,
loaded or unloaded, at any one.
Sauo, the Japanese Minieter, had an audience of the
Pope on Thursday In last week before quitting Lome. Ills
Holiness recommended to hire the interests of the C Abates
In .1 span.
Among the donations and subscriptions acknow-
ledged last week by the Loudon charities are nine autos of
£l,loe each, in addition to tea sums of shellar amount are
trounce] the week before.
About 1,000 engineer., moulders, and boiler-makers
attended • meeting at Stockton on Saturday, at which It was
unanimously retired to di mad an advance id 16 per cent,
on the present rate of wages, an advance of 5 per cent, to be
given as once, =other 6 per cent. In lisy, and a third 5 per
cent. in Auguste
It is said that the new Emperor of Morocco, bovine
In view coualderable improvements to his country, will next
summer undertake a Journey to England,
At • meeting of the members of the West Lancashire
Coal Associatimi, representing the clear, proprietors of the
Wigan, St. Helen'. Leigh, and other districts, to hi In Um-
pool, the following resolution was adopted ,—"'last in com
sequence of the recent re uctiona In the price of coal, and of
the depression of the trade, Cie wages of the colliers lit the
West Linceshire districts be reduced 15 per cent., and that
a fortnight's notice of the reoucti In be given on Tuesday,
;he 10th of March is si., at all collieries, to commence mor-
ning from the next maknig-Up day."
The Empress has addressed a letter to M. Emile
(Envier, thaekttur him for the te:m. In which he proposed
to speak of the late Emperor Napoleon in his address to the
French Academy.
Serious riots are reported from Pesti). A bu!cher
committed suicide In nail, and rite report ran that It was
from the 111-treatment of the prison authorities. A crowd
acceretinglg assembled before the Town Hall, set fire to it,
and drove away the firemen who attempted to extinguish
the flames. Ultimately the military were called out, and
free poisons Wen killed and several wounded before order
woe restored.
A young man named George Allen has lost his life
at a &est Dover. The fire occuriel on the premises of Mr.
Uoidatock, eathor-htmse-seoper. Two toughies were taken
to the spots few relentns after the alarm was given ; but
minor to the great delay in oeraleing water, they c ,uld not
beset to work for upwards of half an hour. l'he flames spread
so rapidly teat within an hour et the diameter, the premises,
which were of cousideralle .Ixe, were destroyed, an also
were the Mil,. of Messrs. Preheat ad,' °hilt A Mr. Allen,
who was lo ging In tile house, ...pen into the West, but
went beck again to save his clothes He was never seen
alive again, and when the lire was extinguished hie remains
were found In the ruins.
The India papers contain accounts of the religious
riots which have renen•ly tak,n place in llombay. It amme
thatethe liabomedais were greatly excited by the comments
of one of their priests upon a translation of Washington
Irving's Life of aiahomet which had been published by a
ranee. Au offer was male to stop the sale of the book, and
It was thought that the matter had been pscltically settled.
As already reported, however, melons riots cienrred, a good
deal of pillage took place, many arrests were made, and
several persons were injured.
According to the returns supplied by the Emigration
ofticlala at Liverpool, It appears 1,690 Femora emigrated
from that port for various places during the last month,
beteg a decrease of 822 upon the number in February, 1873.
There sailed to the United States 25 ships under the provi-
sion of the Government Emigratioo Act, with 4 831 oas-
seegers; and 32 ships "nut under the Act" to various
places, carryhog 762 passengers.
The Goven ment have decided that Dr. Livingstone's
body shell be brought lo me at tie public expense. lord
Derby telegraphed instruction. to Aden on the 27th of last
month, and the body will e robebly arrive lu Eugland in flee
or sin we be. A memorial will shortly be presented to the
Dean of Weal:Mater, r eteathur permission for the inter-
ment of the body In the Abbey.— d thenceem.
The Turkish G-.vernmeiat has, according to the
Levant Herold.-decided upon renouncing all the commercial
treaties luso which It has mitered sin various Powers at the
respective periods at which they. moire, in order then to make
fresh treaties with certalu no ilficatien.
A melancholy accident is reported from Juba!, in
India. where Lady Napier and party have been eucs
It appears that seven of her servant., be fore retiring for the
night, had made up a large miasmal fire. The night beteg
cold every opening In the mow was closed. The men
afterwards fed asleep; six of them were found dead In the
morning, and tile seventh has died since.
Three of the 400 men who struck work at Bfrasre,
ltedgera', cutlery manufacturers, She Mehl, last wire, were
inimmorei on Monday before the magistrates for breach of
contract. The point in dispute was epr posed redmti .n in
the w,ges of the men of Id. In the alibiing. it was, however,
ammo to refer the matter to arbitration, and Mr. Thornu
Hugh. we, named as arbitrator. The firm has been et-
tabilahed more than 100 years, and this was Vie first time
there loaf been a Maputo than had not been amicably settled
between themselves and the men.
Amongst other trvhies brought by Lieutenant
Wood fr cm Climatals are the King of Ashantee'• state
umbrella and et. 1, the former to he presented to the Queen ,
and the latter to the Prince of Wed., The umbrella Is made
of black and crimson velvet, with gold fringe. Toe stool is
of wood, handsomely carved and richly ornamented With
sliver.
A niPrchant invited several well-known artists to
dinner some time agd, to meet a large party. Two of the
painters arrived somewhat early, and began Convening
together, when their hest rushed up to them, and exclaimed,
"Not yet, gentlemen ; not yet, If you please. Do wall till
some more of the company have arrived."
The anti-liquor cruets& in the United States has ;
(the ma tdepbla Pub- lc Leger rep) reached Staten Island, I
where some women took advantage of the absence of awaken
r net
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ld a
Doihi 'Ent
New. IP,
church
re-less.
reported rb.
d't lea:tbp. I:yr:1)p oyntreo.
.Ft trustees At
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Triselly cireti:l;
eny:CdtincU Colan,ti
he
toLi
liquor a, I ers. Thle, It Is stated, will turn out about forty
retail e tenor dealers, who are Trinity's termite by the Ist of
May Rev. Beery Ward Beecher approves of the praying
crusade. and calls It "a moral cyclone." The cruasho in
New York city was Initiated on the 27th of February by
meetings In the Church if the /Strancers and the Seventeenth-
Ore et Baptist Church. A strong otimattion to the more,
meat Is expected, but the "cod water people" are sanguine
A little Aberdeen boy who had been taught that
time is money, appeare 1 at the bank the other day, and
remarked that ne had had an hour given him. and he would
like to spend a quarter of an hour, and would take the
change for the other three-quartets
The Jute Spinnir g Works in Lindsay-atreet, Dun-
dee, belonging to af.eare. John Henderson and Sony, were
destroyed ny first, Monday right. The damage will STOMA
folly to g20,00°, but it is covered by Insurance. From 600 to
700 persons have been thrown out of empl,yment.
An effort was made at Hanley on Monday to induce
the Longton School Board to Imitate the policy of the Bite
mingham Board. Mr. Mayor, the working mates member,
proposed that the managers of denonilnattonsl schools
should be requested ti receive thee ti'ren of the Indigent
Into their schools free et charge Toe motlor, which was
supported V y the unsecterten reemeers of the Board, and
opposed by those of the other side, was lost by 5 to 4.
Concerning private linbecriptiords to relieve the
sufferers from the innate. in India, Lord Lawrence writes i—
" Whether Parliament than decide or not on coatribating
towards meeting the moot d,ture which the famine now pre-
trlcts
ia
.41/4:11. :m:1:1:: eh' n..og io;ht :Ghdrart nt.ei rt, Iris
ins
otr.teiyat,:i It seemst.h.et odfi cam.
061
whiceii is hopelen can otherwise be' fleeted.
In DO C.XS Can we expect that the Government 'of India can
do what • weli-zreenhed system of relief tonnd.l ox private
subscription can effect."
Tie Hour says that the announcement which ap.
peered a few daya ago that • deputation would watt on Mr.
Ideraell this week to rime upon the right h..ei gentleman a
strictly Prot...tent Wiry Is Incorrect Such a deputation is
formir g, but the leaderr of the movement have DO totentiOn
of waiting upon the Prime Ministmahntil ath r Eashr, and
no day has been fixed fee ti.e der:L.4loa to visit Downieg-
etreet. Me Mimed' has 201 even been commualcated With
on the =Mee,.
Some conversation reepectiug the death of Dr.
livineetone hock place at the meeting of the Royal Get -
graphical Sochey on Monday night. it wan stated that en
lufetnoation upon the aubject, beyoud what haa elready
been published, had yet been received by the council, al-
though further pa/Healers were expected soon.
In many parts of Loudon underground work is pro-
grueling. and meassee. packed In little felt and gutta-percha
cases are blown from stetion to station. Al are auxiliary to
the telegraph system In London, these Mime are found to be
of Immense utility. A message 'arriving at tee centre
station in Telegraph.dreet tor delivery In INnchurchotreet,
for Instance, would In an ordlna.y way, ol course be ds lirered
Icy hand. Instead of this, however, it Is deposited in a
" carrier," which is then timely placed in tne tube. A
steam-engine hstatitly forces In • bans of ale behind, and
away it flies, and In about a mtrute it will lie t.keti out at
Fenchurchatreet, • distance of 890 yards. In the same way,
a meows arriving at Feechurct-street Station, fur deliv
Inuelinv Telerrevh-aferei Is Inserted In the tune, and sacked 10 He
d ton.

" button-bole bMlrin4s %ill be one o
feehlon's t.uovatkui this eesson."—Court Journal.

On M mday the Lekeetershire ceslownere reduced
the price of cost lit to S.. per ton.

fie Lord Chancellor has Issued an order anthorising
the dices of the County Courts to be closed on EArtes
day and rueaday, Apr fhb and 7th-

A telegram f tow New York annennees the death of
Ikl e. Ftllm..re, 'rho WM Fresloent of the L filed States from
I:Su to 1:53 'the dsoowe E was norn In January, IWO. tee
was coneequently In hit in vent) -filth year.

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At the Philadelphia election on the 17th of February,
and et a number of other town and city elections tolltf
ulna day In th. Interior of Pennsylvania several lahee were
chosen schocl director'.

Th. value of gu .no Imported in the lest two months
w.s £5.5t 323 to the same period of 18:3 £L73.735.

By an official paper lint pen tod it appears th it in
the lost two months atm value of unmanntac.uted tobacco
Imported wa. £2./1,114. and of reaLufa,tura,l tobaceJ oj
aoLff £216,t33.

Gas cm' flamers In France have meaped from a worse
dauger than no advance of rate. In the discussion on the
an. tares it was proposed to leg a duty at gas lights. It
was injected by :95 to 262 ram.

Sunday stonebreaking in the Etstborne Workhouse
has been disc untenanced by the local association of rate
payers, who have parsed a resolution calling ou the guardhlas
to reacted a rule watch Is a_ ntrary to the spirit of Eagli4
low andithe Manages of the people. • ,
Baron Pigott received his white gloves at Newtown,
'there being 03 viscose, to be tried at the If ontgumeryshfre
Auisis. lohlaeoligredululloni to the Graded Jury hi, lord.
ship avowed his Inability to say whether the country's fies•
dom from crime woe causad by the good example of the
hlnor orders or by the flourishing state of trade.

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A corporal of the 9th,Regiment, named Wm. Gill,
fell down dead on Theaday morning while on guard at the
No. 6 entrance Western Heights. Dover.

It is estimated that three million' of electors will b
clisqnalitied In France by Os pro•fsions to ttle new Elector*
Bill a ready adopted by the Committee ct el the V.
sallies Chamber.

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The impression prey ails that Sir Stafford Northcot
I. so I.r pledged to th• abolition of the railway passenger
duty, that this tax will be abolished, and that Sir Stafford
Northcote will do something also In the direction of the free
breakfast table, mud something for the relief of local taw
lion.— Cit rt Journal.

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An inquest haa been held at Ilartlepool, touching
the d,eh oi • daunting guard named Nelson, In the employ
of the N Jith-Eutern listiway company. it appears that
the deceased, while shunting some coal waggons. fell upon tha
line, when the waggons passed over one of his legs. lie wu
couVe)ed to the hospita,, wrere he died loon after impute
tin had been performed. The Jury returned • verciot of
Accidebtal Death.' the deceased, who was 29 years of
age, lelt • widow with four children

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The Labour Representation League has leaned a ea..
cu'ar to the wi rklng men of the United Kr tigdom," In
which, while expressing their ratisl•ction at the return of
Messrs. Macdonald and Burt to the Boum of Commons,
they deplore the defeat id so large • number of other work.
log meo's candidates. The author, of the circular attribute
the failure of these candidates to class jealousy, and urge the
wui king men to at once prepare for hulled salon in the
future.
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At Wrexham, on Tuesday, the Mayor, Mr. Robert
Lloyd, entvitained three thousand school children. In honour
of the marriage of the Doke of Edinburgh. The day was ot.-
served as a general holiday, and the town WM quite gay with
fl kg. an d banner• The children marched &hm ugh the
streets at midday, staging • special marriage ht mu, tom
posed for the occasion, and afterwards took two In their rt•
spectivs schuoi-rooms. Subaeguebtly they assembled In the
public ball, and were treated with a magic lantern exhibi-
tion. Al eight o'cl3ok hie worship gave • concert In the
Corn Exchange, to which over 1,600 guests were luvited.
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The New York paper@ of the 26th ult., report that
at an early hear n the previous morning • rescue of •
desperate character was made from the ,Newcastle Prison,
Delaware. Some time sluoe several men were sentenced to
public flogging and ten yeare' penal servitude for bards
burglary. at that time a plot formed for their rescue was
frustrate& Oa the morning of the 25th nit , hoeever, a
non masked roughe found their way into the gaol. gagged
the warder, who narmwly escaped being murtiet rd, and
invested the whcie of the prisoners, inc.uding • murderer
They ail escaped on board • tug boat that was enplaned to
have arrived from PhlladdiAls, and which put in an appear-
ance only • few hours before. When the warder was found
neat morning he was nearly dead, and remained unconscious
for several hours..

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The Observer anderstande that a meeting of the
loading members of the late GOVerniMIOL was held on Sstur-
day to o Odder the arrangements requisite (or the leader-
ship of the Opposition. Toe result of the meeting wee to
confirm the Loprission that Mr. Gladstone will decline to
take any active part as leader of the Liberal party during the
ensuing S,mion. The name of the Marquis of Haniugton
ea the ad interim lender wee put forward by an tonamtial
Section of Vie meeting, I•ut to final agreement was come to
on
_the subject: . . . .

Cardinal Cullen has issued a new pastoral letter, in
the course of such heresy'. W• 0411110 L forget the greet
dangers of persecnthn by which our holy religion in sur-
rounded. The Pope, who is Christ'. vicar on earth, has been
obliged to 1c.4 the life of a priaoner for nearly four years,
ha having been robbed of his states and left without the
means necessary for the Administration of the univrrul
Church, but, thants to the goodness of God, the faithful
were never more obedient suit attached to the Holy See than
at the present, and they have not allowed the lily Father
to suffer the evils and am ctione A poser:3, and want. Rome,
the common Lome of all Catholics, the theatre of miracles
and preaching' of the Apostles—Rome rauctifled by the
sufferings of so many martyrs and virtues of so many saints
—home the depository of the dust and relics of the Apostles
and other heroic men who 111,14 for Clirlat, Is now in tte
hands of plunderer.. and Its temples and sacred places Sr.
too often profaned.

RECEPTION of the DUKE and DUCHESS
of EDINBURGH at VVINDSUR.
Tito nasea,aWes to. heilowtog entoreatine deseriptian of
law tedutou of toe take and Duchess of Edinburgh at
rubor :
Outeide the railway station the 79th Qieen'a Own
Cameron Highlaiudem,emher hiajeety's repress desire,
banished the eli4ind of [honour; and at a few minutes
before one o'clock the National Anthem announced
that the Queen, the Prints and Princess of Wales,
and the other members of the Royal family had
reached the srot inn f 'OM the Ceetle. There was rot h•ng
then to wait. Uopirectuality is not for Royal trains,
pod considering .who' who waltieg and who was being
Conveyed, there was little reason for fearing delay
now. The usual signal tells those initiated in
railway management that the train is in rSeht ;
but quite as convincing a signal, and one much
better understood by the uninitiated is the cheer-
bog of the people. While the cheers are still
echoing through the station, Her Majesty sere from
the waiting room to the platform. Close behind her
stand the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and
Princes. Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice,
Prince Leopold, the Duke of Cambridge, and the two
eldest boys of the Prince of Wales. The train is skil-
fully driven, go that the door of the chief saloon car-
riage Comes to a stop opponte the door of the Royal
waiting room. It has hardly halted before the Duke
of Edinburgh jumper hurriedly out, embraces his
mother, and turns to assist his young wife. No
sooner has the Grand Duchess set foot on the plat-
form than • glad smile lights up the features of
the Queen, who advances to meet her, takes her in
both aims before she can make any courtesy or formal
greeting, and kisses her repeatedly on bothcheeks with
the warmest affection. Perhaps one ought not to note
too curiously the little incidents of such a meeting.
But all England will be glad to hear of this true
motherly welcome given to the young stranger who
Domes among us aa a daughter of England. On her
side the Giant Duchess returned the embrace with
equal warmth, and in that moment must have felt in-
stinctively that in her new home there would indeed
be_eiven to her the love of a new mother.
When the Queen had thus welcomed her d sughter
the Prince mot Princess of Wales kissed the Grand
Duchess. They were fanolier friends, lately parted
from. But Princess Helena, Princess Louise, sue
Princess Beatrice were sisters now seen for the first
time. It was their turn now to salute the Grand
Duchess. Prince Ledpold took the like privilege, and '
then the Grand Duchess, stooping dose in, gave • hearty
embrace to her husband's nephews, Prince Albert
Victor and Prince George, who hell up their cheeks
to be kissed with a childlike wonder arid noodle
cites. Other greetings being exchanged with other
members of the Royal Family, the Royal cc,rt,,ge,
without much loss of time, was marshalled for the I
return to the Castle. There were eight carriages, I
each drawn by four horses. In the first carriage eat
the Queen, having the young bride on her left, ard
opposite her the Duke of Edinburgh. Next came the
Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Christian, and
Prince Arthur, in Rifle Uniform, who had travelled
from Gravesend in the Royal train. Princess Louise,
Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and the Duke of
Cambridge were in the third cranes-3 ; in the
fourth, the Duchess of Wellington (Mistress of the
Robes), Princess Wiasemeity (Lady in Waiting to the
Grand Duchess), Prince Christian, and the Margate
of Lorne. The other carriages contained the members
of the Royal metes, among whom were Prince
Wladimir Bariatinaky (Lord in Waiting to the
Grand Duchess). with General Count Ozereff, Aide-
de-Camp, and M. Ketosis:bins, Private Secretary to
her Imperial Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-
Weimar rode on horseback with the cortefe. To this
recital it may perhaps be added that Her Majesty
wore a white miniver jacket with black spot's, • black
bonnet in the trimming of which was some sprinkling
of white, and carried a gray parasol, which was not
unneeded, so bright and genial was the sunshine. The
Grand Duchess also carried a white parasol, and roust
have received a moot favourable, though hardly a
faithful impression, of our Englieh climate in Mora.
The Priocees of \Vales wore a Russian sable over a
green diem, with a green feather in her bonnet.
Princesses Christian and Beatrice were similsry at-
tired, the latter, however, wearing a light bluebonnet,
Princess Louise was in mourning for the Dowager
Duchess of Argyll. The Prince of Wale s wore the
uniform-of a General °dicer. Prince Le epofd woe
In Highland dress.
From the station along the whole route the people
of Windsor had 30110 their lest to give to the Duke
and Duchess a cordial welcome. Venetian wrists
and streamers, flags, evergreens, limners, wreathe,
and floral inscriptions met the eye with a profusiou
which showed that the townspeople had their hearts
In the work, and also showed a true English resolve
to work independently, each doing wbat seemed right
in his own eyes. From the artist's point of view this
want of concert and organisation does not conduce
to harmony of design or to the general effectiveness
of decorations. But it is the insular way, and,
looking beneath the surface of things, this declara-
tion of independence even in so small a matter
betrays a genuine, unofficial inspiration which is not
without its charm to those who receive such a wet.
come, That abs was welcome the Grand Duchess
might reed in English at every turn, or even in her
own native tongue. And so, amid general acclaims,
tions, temrsh the people were more intent to see her
than to oboe; the young bride posed through the
quaint streets of Windsor, bowing graciously and
pleasantly, and evidently much pleased with the kindly 1
greetinge given to her by the people among whom
she has come to dwell. The Queen also seemed
gratified at the reception given to her son's wife.
The streets were kept by strong bodies of eel-tiers
and police, but nothing could exceed the good
ender end good behaviour of the crowd; and the
soldiers merely added to the spectacle. Outside
the stenos the Grand Duchess saw for the first
time the kilted Highlanders. and finer fellows or •
more picturesque uniform than the 79th it would be
hard to show even in her native land. The
escort of Life Guards, too, made a gallant show
with their scarlet and gold, their plumes of white, and
glancing steel. But if it be vain, as vain it perhaps is,
to attempt to give tee daughter of the Czar anew sen-
sation of the brilliant or the picturesque in things
Military, at all events the sight of Volunteer soldiers,
who lined a portion of the road on Saturday, would be
somethimg new. There were 700 Volunteers belonging
to tee Berkshire Rifle Corps, commanded bv Colonel
Lloyd Lindsay, VU.;mu though their uniforms were
neither brilliant nor picturesque, the Grand Duchess
could bardly fail to he struck by the presence of this
body c f unpaid soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder
with Engli•th regular troops.
In nearin,o Windsor the line of the SoutheWestern
Railway takes a wide sweep, and few finer views can
be had of Windsor's "proud keep," and the winding
giver at its base, than the Grand Duchess eripe e I as
she neared the red of her long journey. I rout the
railway, as from the streets of NVirdsor, the Castle
could not have been seen to better effect. Lit up by
brilliant sunshine, the towers, which in gloomy
weather look gloomy too, were now as bright and
clear-cut as an almost perfect day of English Spring
could make them. As the train approached the town
there was time for the Dolce of Edinburgh to point
out to his young wife the main features of this
stately Palace; and afterwards, as the coracle drove
slowly along Thames-street, her attention seemed
equally divided between the crowd and the houses on
one side and the frowning walls and towers which rose
high on her lett hand. There was the Curfew Tower;
there was the back of the Horseohoe Cloister, on the
outer wall of which some enthusiast among the lay
clerns or "singing men" of St. George's Caapel, who
renie there, had hung a yellow scroll with musket
notes, presumably the first few bars of the Russian
National Hymn ' • there were also the Garter
Tower awl the Salisbury Tower; and the Round
Tower, with the Royal Standard of England
floating ire m its high keep, which had been first
view.ln A momentary comporison of Windsor with
the Winter Palace or the Kiemlin was n erhape
inevitable, and it may have been unfavourable, for
so far the Cantle had been seen on its gloomiest side.
But now the Royal carriages parsed through Thanies•
street, and instead of turning up Castle-hill, which
would !aye been the shortest way, the route was ex-
tended along High-street, tact the lowa-hall, and so
to the Queen's entrance at the top of the Long Walk.
Hero the band cf the led L-fe Guards was stationed,
and the slope up to the Castle from the iron gates
leading to the Long Walk was kept by a detachment
ef the same regiment. The now familiar strains of the
Russian National Anthem were heard here once more;
a battery of the Rust Horse Artillery fired • Royal
salute as the procession entered the Park; and then,
as the carriages passed up the elope, the south front
of the Castle looked its very beat—a stately home in
which to receive the daughter of the Czar. But, though
within the otter gates of the Yahoo, the priblic
greeting had not ended, joist outside George IV,',
gateway, and on either side of it, the Eton boys were
gathered ; and then, if the Grand Duchess does not
know he* Rossian boys cheer, she knows at least what
strength of lungs and pent-up enthusiasm can do among
Engliah. school lade. There was no nonsense here
about ',topping to have "a good look." What the
boys had see themselves to do was to shone and they
did it with all their might, almost 1 oust enouzh to muse
the leaden figure at the end of the Long Walk, full in
view, though nearly three miles' off. With this lest
and loudeat acclamation the Grand Duchess passed
between the twin towers of York an I Lancaster into
the Pialaee, full of historig memories, which for 000
years hes held a loot; hue if English Kings.
I'aesing under the gateway while the guns in the
Long Walk were counting out the Royal salute, the
carriages turned to the left, passing round the gravelled
quadrangle to the Queen's entrance. This great sqoare
of well kept gravel, walled round CO every cede hy gray
walls arts towers, lions of the most imposing features
of tire Castle. At the Queen's entrance the great
officers of the Household and others waited to receive
Her Majesty, the gentlemen wearing levels dress, being
'is the right, arid the ladies, in morning indoor dress,
on the left. . . . The Duke of Edinburgh banded
the linen and the Duchess of Edinburgh from the
carriage. Her Majesty, doing the hononrs ref her
Castle, gave her band to her new daughter, and, pre-
ceded by the Lord Chamberlain, and Lord Steward,
Her Mon. tbe Duchess, the Duke, the Prince and
Princess of Wales, and the other members of the Royal
family, followed by the suite, ascended the staircase
to the corridor, Here the Household were severally
presented by the Queen to the Duchess of Edisburgh.
All Englishmen are Potty proud of Windsor Castle,
but, perhaps, few of them really know what are its
capab•lities, how much it contains within its wails,
how unique among the palaces of Europe it is in many
respects, and bow complete it is within itself. It is
the home of the Sovereign; the ph Lures which hang
upon its walls form an art collection of the very
first rank, in some respects unique ; it has a library
which is tbs delight of all lovers of books, a print.
room only rivalled by that of the British Museum,
an armoury full of historic relics. Its beautifne chapel
of St. George is the burial place of Kiwis acid
Princes!, and the shrine of an Order of Knighthood
now the first in Enloe., Within its precincts is not
only a complete church eatabiislimett of Dean, CALIOns,
reeds, said lay Meeks, but Moe the noet venerahle so
interesting military establishment of the " Poor
Knights," as tl.ey were formerly called. Its earlier
towers are centuries oil, but throughout is.. treat and
heterogeneous area it if in perfect order SI, 41 keeping,
not &stone crumbled, not a beam decayed, the very
i•ink of neatness without doors and of polish and
cleanliness within. It has no saloons which can ace

Co date 2,010 persons at • supper, but it doss sot
invite comparison with other palaces, its claim
and charm being that it is unique in itself, and
like nothing else anywhere In the world. Its cepa.
for hospitslity may be jacket from the follow-
ing list of perineum wno will be hewed within the Cantle
to-night, all edged with ample room and comfort. The
Prence and Pill/AM. Of Wok will ocarpy rooms in the
York rower ; the Doke and Duchess if Edieburgh
are in the Lancaster Tower, with a goodly view of
the Lone Watir from the wind me, Prince Arthur's
quarters are in the Victoria Tower, those of Prin
miss Louise and Lord Lorne in the Augusta Tower.
Toe Duke of Cambridge will sleep in the Cootie ;
Ejwirrol In.'s Tower will hold the Danish Minister
and Madame Bram', the Dean of Westminster
and Lady Augusta Stanley, the D...ke end Duchene ef
Abercorn, the Duchess of Sutherland; while along
the north front will be housed the German
Amt....enactor, the Belgian and Ssxon Ministers,
General Ozeroff, Lord Beauchamp, and the Prince of
Wake's equerry. The Duchess of Wellington's rooms
w,ll be in the Victoria Tower : Lady Ruesell'e, the
Maharajah Dhuleep Singh's, Mr. and Mm. Glad-
stone's, the Dm:ibises of Sabianha's, Lord and Lady
Derby's, and Prince Arthur's equerry's in the Round
Tower. Along the west front will lodge Lord and
lAdy Hertford and Lord awl Lady Bradford; In
King John's Tower, Lord Colville ; to the Augusta
Tower, the Duke of Cambridge's Equrry. Princens
Viastmsky, Lady Ernma Osborne, Lady Maccles-
field, Mr. Disraeli, Lord and Lady Cairns, Lady
Frances Bailie, and Colonel Gardner will also sleep
in the Castle. To all thesis must furthermore be
added Lord Torrington, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and
Mr. West, the Lord, Eqnerry, and Groom in Wait-
ing, and, furthermore, also bi X or seven gentlemen
holding various posts on the establinhment. When to
these we add some 200 servants, and remember also all
the houses and tetablishment within the walls, though
not of the actual Palace, it will be seen what • town
Windeor Castle is, and how, when on such an occasion
as this its hompitalities are all net Bowleg, it may vie
with, or probably rather far surpass, when differences
of style aid comfort and cost of living are considered,
any of therm old feudal castles in which they tell us
that Duke or Earl was wont to have so many whobr
oxen and so many whole hogeheade of beer eaten and
drunk daily by himself and his knights arid retainers.
In the evening the town of Windsor was brilliantly
Illuminated. The principal objects of attraction were
the South Western Railway Station arid the Town-
hall. The Eton boys hung out Chine-e lanteens from
every window. At about eight o'clock there was a
diet lay of fireworks in a field at Clewer, a short distance
Iron St. Msrk'n School. This being over, a monster
bonfire was lighted. It comprised some thousands of
faggots, with tar and paraffin barrels, and continued
to burn for some hours, lighting up the cow try for
miles around. The fireworks and bonfire were provided
by Mr. Richardson-Gardner, member for the borough.

On Sunday afternoon the expectation that the Duke
and Duchess of Edinbnrgh would be present at the
service at St. George's Chapel canned an immense con-
gregation to assemble. Tile Queen, concealed from
view, cccupied the Royal closet with the Prince and
Princess of Wake, The Duke and Dtr,hesis of
Edinburgh, Princess Christian, and Prince Leopold,
with the lords and ladles in waiting, occupied
the stalls of the Knights of the Garter Sir
George Elvey presided at the organ, and there WM a
full string band, composed of members of her Majeety's
rivate baud and the band of the 2nd Life Guard.,
directed by Mr. Gunntss, the leader of the Queen's
band. After the service, there being no sermon,
the Rnesian National Anthem was performed, fol-
lowed by the Festal March composed by Sir George
Elvey on the occasion of the marriage of the Princess
Louise, concluding with the English Katona! Anthem,
On leaving the chapel the Duke and Duchess of Edin-
burgh and Prince Arthur walked from the chapel to
the Castle, the crowd pressing closely upon them nerd
they reached the Norman gateway. In the afternoon
the Queen, with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh,
viited the Mausoleum at Frogniore, and afterward.
went for a drive in the Park.

STATE BANQUET AT WINDSOR CASTLE.'
On Monday evening a State Banquet WU given by Her
Mejesty at Windier Castle. In St. Oeurtie'r-htli, In honour
of his Royal Iligbnees the Duke, and her imperial Highness
the Dot.hess of Eiinburgh. The Ttrnie the following
tnieresth g description of the magniticence anti splendour of
the Banquet :
• ••

The dinner. hour was half-part seven, and the
L antra portion of the company arrived and returned
again in the evening by special train, being conveyed
from and to the Great Western station in the Royal
carriages, which entered the Caetle by George IV.'s
gateway, crossing the quadrangle to the grand en-
trance. Alighting here, the la, i-s and gentlemen
traversed the en-rauce-ball, and ascended the stair-
case designed by Mr. Salyin end finished not long
ago. Fresh and new as the columns and vaulting of
the entrance-hall lock, a considerable part belongs to
the time of Edward 111. The stone floor Is laid wido
caret of white erases on a crimson ground, running
no the at-pa to the landing under the tine oak lantern.
Here in set in a recine the statue of George IV. by
Cbantrey, last n'ght adorned all about the pedestal
with a beautiful bank of flowers, from which roee
fern trees land plantains. NVhateyer were George
IN.'. shortcomings, Windsor certainly owes him a
great deal, for he made it the palace It is. From
under the fine lantern of the staircase the stream
of lords and ladiee, M Meter,' and ex-Ministers,
passed on along the crimson carpets to the
arru,nry, with its trophies of flag. and suite
of armour, ranged high upon the wain,. Here are
fixed, over nimble btorta of the two great Dukes, the
two small balauerm. the presena-ation of which, on the
anniveraaries of Blenheim and Waterloo, is the con-
dition of the tenure of toe Blenheim and tqrath.
tirade aye estates. Here, also, on a pedestal not
quite large enough for it, Is Boehm's fine statue of
lire Majesty with her favourite collie by her eider,
and on the opposite side stands the handsomely-
worked piece of ordnance captured from Borneo
Orates and presented to the Qaeen by Rajah
Brooke. From the armoury the company streamed
on as they arrived across the stately Waterloo gallery,
so well remembered by all visitors to Windsor, to the
State drawing-room, with the story of Jason told in
Gobelin tapestry on the wane, and the great mala-
chite vase given by the Emperor Nicholor standing
agannit the window. This room contains some furni-
ture and ornaments from the Brighton Pavilion. The
Waterloo gallery is lit by handsome sunlights in the
roof. These and other alterations, which make the
Gallery the fine room it now is, are due to the good
taste of the Prince Consort. They were made ehortly
before his death; PO shortly, indeed, that when the room
w.s lit up for the Pr-nce to Bee the effect, he cent word to
the Mader of the Household that he was not very
well, and would not c ,me that day. So the eunlights
were turned out again, and the Prince never saw them
lit. for his feverieh cold never mended, but changed to
the sickness of which he died.

B- fore half-past seven o'clock all the company had
aseerubled in the State drawing-room, and a few
minutes after that hour Her Alajeity and the Royal
Family, conducted by the great officers of the Houma-
hold, left the private epartments, pawed along the
north corridor, in which is arranged the unique collec-
tion of guns and swords, many of them historical relics
enter el the drawing-toom. and immediately easeed to
St. George's ball. The ordinary aspect of this noble
room is familiar to everybody. It is not very wide, but
Is of great length, with a lefty oak panelled roof,
crowded with small shields emblazoned with the arms of
the Knights of the Garter, from Edw .rd the 111. himself
down to this day. On one ride a range of tall windows
looks on to the great quadrangle, on the other portralts
of the Sovereigns from James I. to George IV. are
panelled in the wall, the Chance I. by Vandyke being a
famoua picture. Between the pictures are trophies of
arms and armour, and below them, and also between the
windows opposite, are fixed more shields of the knights.
The names of the knights are painted on the wainscot
of the windows, a number referring you from each to
its nhield on the wall or ro 1. At each end of the hall
is an oak gallery for musicians, and a high buffet of
red baize in a gold gothic framework for the gold
plate. On, very brood table runs the whole length
of the hall, and there in a large fireplace with a hand-
-5900 gray marble mantelpiece in the centre, opposite
to the windows. Over this mantelpiece WAS fixed for
the banquet the famous CeMai Shield, one of the most I
valuable art treasures of its kind in the world, its
beautiful workmanship equalled only by its historical
interest, for it was given by Francis I. to Henry VIII.
on the Field of the Clo,h of Gold. Behind the ithiet
was arranged a trophy of swords, each of them a
precious relic. One of them was worn by Columbus,
another by Charles at Naseby, another by John
Hampden, another by John S ebieeki, of Poland.
The great feature of the dinner was, of teatime, the
service and display of "gold late" for which Windsor
Castle is famous. The buffet+ and the tables were
heaped and laden with wavers, shields, cups, and ea- es
of every description. One hundred end thirty-six per-
RODS dined, and eaery piece of plate displayed or used
was of silver richly gilt. A service of pare gold plate
Is unknown, and there are only. one or two pieces even
at Windsor Castle entirely of the precions metal. A
great deal of this magnificent plate is of the time of
George IV., who not only bought many splendid
pieces, but bad much of the old plate red ethioned to
suit modern needs, which have altered very much again
since his day, there being no means now of uting or die.
playing many of the dishee and covers of the Windaor
plate et a drner it in Blase. The moot conspicuous
piece on the bullet at the west end of the hall was the
Eau de-Cologne fountaie, designed by the Prince Con-
Fort and made by Garrard, which some of our readers
may remember in the Exhibition of 1869. Silver steeds,
model, of horses given to the Queen by the Sultan of
Mnscat and the late King ot Prussia, drink from a
golden friuntein of Moorish design. On this buffet
stood a jewelled George IV. Coronation Cup, two
beautiful cups in gold and ivory, one of them an ex-
qeisttely carved Rape of the Sabines, a salver bearing
the arms of Elizabeth of Holten is, and many other
salvere, plates, vases, emu cups. On the centre of the
loweet shelf of the buffet at the east end of the hall was
placed the Tiger head taken from Tippoo Sshib's throne
at the storming of Seringapstam. Above it stood the
jewelled peacock, once an ornament in Tippoo's State
umbrella, and above this priceless bird was Flatmate'. I
held of Achilles, and many other precious and beau- I
tiful pieces of plate. A number of silver-gilt candelabra
were also placed upon the buffets. On the great table,
FAL long, the dinner service of gold plate was laid out
upon snowy dams-k, wad • number of golf centre-pieces,
many of them vases chanted with beautiful flowers,
stood upon the ghee and gilt plateaux. Iffiumerable,
wax lights were fixed In gilt candelabra all along the
table, and their light sparkled against the gold. The
Queen's chair WAS set exactly in front ot the grey
marble fireplace, an I on the table in front of Her
Majesty was the wedding cake, the work of Mr.
Ponder, chief confectioner In the queen's kitchen.
The 24 gold finger glasses were set twelve on
each aide of the table, and in the centre of the
long line of seats. The band of the 2nd Life
Guards, under Mr. Winterhoetom, was stationed in
the weed gallery. At the c Triers of the buffets and
Orion,,ride te the hell six picked Life Guardsmen
were posted singly, and in the armoury Was mounted
a goiard of Grenadiers in lien of the fanolier Beefeaters.
The Queen's private band was stationed in the
Throne-room, and played • selection of music after
. the banquet. Among the State-liveried footmen who
I waited was conspicuous the tall form of the Queen's
lager in a very gorgeous dress, and several servants