The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1863.

THE ILLUMINATIONS.

London obeyed the command of the Poet-Lanreate
last night, and flashed its rivers of fire in honour of
the Royal Marriage. Every leading thoroughfare
threw up its joy-offering of light into the murky air;
familiar buildings lost all traces of their working-
day shape beneath a mask of glittering devices ;
the pale street lamps flickered to no purpose except
in the remote suburbs, and a million or more of
people turned out for a night of fire-worship. The
details of this vast metropolitan ißuminarion, as
seen from the streets, are given below as completely
as our space will permit—those points being dwelt
upon which appeared to be the most brilliant or
important.
THE WEST-END.

As early as seven o'clock darkness had set in suf-
ficiently to justify the lighting of the devices which
had been prepared for what was certainly a very
effective public illumination. About that hour a
thick drizzling rain set in, and threatened to bring
into contact the antagonistic element* of fire and ,
water ; the rain marM, however, in about half an
hour, leaving the roadway rather muddy. Taking ;
Gloucester-gate, Regent's-park, as a starting point
for a lengthy survey of the western districts, it may 1
be stated that the features of a general illumi-
nation as illustrated by the lighting up of private
houses were in this region lather s .No doubt
there were here and there colo lamps, Chinese
lanterns, and even devices of gas hung out in front
of the houses, but they were decidedly the excep-
tion in the long line of mansions which stretch to
Park-crescent At this point, and along Port-
land-place, there was an increase of the
expression of loyalty by gas. When the
top of Langham-place was reached the real
business of the evening began, and conspicuous
especially was the facade of the Polytechnic with
a large and well lighted device, from the midst of
which au electric burner sent its pencils of light
flickering on the opposite houses, and irradiating a
wide space around. Regent-street was literally in
a blaze ; and although there was some sameness in
the emblematic designs, yet there were notable
exceptions; for instance, that over the musical
warehouse of Messrs. Cramern and Beale, on which
spun glass and colour were made to do excellent
, service in producing effect. The simple plan of
running a bright line of fire along the top of the
parapet in front of the entresol story of the Quad-
rant was most successful in its result A great
centre of attraction was the elaborate ornamen-
tation of the front of the house of Mr. Poole,
in Saville-row, tailor to the Prince of Wales ;
but the hand that designed it was, we think, rather
too lavish, and the piling up of fanciful material
produced, on the whole, a certain incongruity in
the effect Perhaps the most striking result in
the whole series of illuminations was produced by
a star, of simple design and moderate size, which
was hung over the shop of Messrs. Atkinson, the
perfumers, of Bond-street. Apparently by means
of electric light, it was contrived so that it should
not only throw brilliancy over a large area,
but cast prismatic hues on the wall of the oppo-
site houses, which flickered and danced about like
phantasmagoria. In Piccadilly great efforts bad
been made to illuminate in the fullest sense of the
term ; but the most noticeable attempt was that at
the Egyptian-hall, which was at once novel and
effective. In St. James's-street there were one
or two specialities ; for instance, Arthur's
Club was wreathed, as it were, over its
whole facade, bringing out in strong light the shape
of the pilasters and the framework of the windows.
Amidst the artificial light which pervaded the
whole street, the funereal hatchment on the gate-
way of St. James's Palace was seen looming from
the dark background in prominent relief. In Pall-
mall, the Ordnance Department, the War-office, the
device bore off the belt for novelty of design and
brilliancy of execution, the mixture of light and
colour being vary well managed, while a mass of
flags grouped about it were clearly seen. The next
object which was worthy of special record was the
Haymarket Theatre, the portico of which was
enveloped in light Great attention was bestowed
upon the National Gallery, on the portiooof which a
most elaborate device had been erected ; but for some
reason or other—it is said a failure of the supply of
gas—great difficulty was found in setting it alight,
and at a comparatively late hour it still remained
in partial eclipse. In the square, however, an effect
quite unique was produced by the falling of the
light of the surrounding illuminations upon the
fountains, the waters of which shimmered and qui-
vered so beautifully as to cause one to forget the
oddity of their gambols in the daytime. Passing
down Whitehall, it is to be observed that the Ad-
miralty was properly lighted up, but the devices
were common-place enough. The mean architectural
outlines of the Horse Guards, being tipped with
a running flame, were brought out in ludi-
crous relief, the effect being like that of a
child's attempt at drawing a house. The Treasury
was tolerably illuminated, but there was a
soantiness of device, and the general appeaaance
was not adequate to the pretensions of the building.
The Strand, owing probably to the concentration
of light in its comparatively narrow roadway, showed
most brilliantly, and it seemed as if no single hewn
was without its illumination. Of the designs we
purpose to speak only of one, which was at
once peculiar and charming. In the window-
shutters of the office of the Art Union a round
hole, like that of a peepshow, was cut, and within
it was placed an exquisite small bust of the
Princess Alexandra, standing out from an
excellent background, wreathed about with flowers,
and a powerful light concentrated upon it. It was
simply charming. With a statement that Temple-
bar was on the whole well lighted up, although the
design was somewhat stiff and angular, we close
a brief sketch of what seemed to be the promi-
nent features of the illuminations.

As regards the other portion of the show, that is,
the spectators? it seemed as if the universality of
the illuminations on this occasion, their ex-
tension into the City and other parts
of London which do not usually take part in this
sort of loyal celebration, had some influence on the
density of the crowd. Certainly in the earlier part
of the evening up to 9 o'clock Regent-street, Picca-
dilly, Pall-mall, and the western districts proper,
were quite ble. When the Strand was reached
the crowd thickened, and here and there in certain
gorges, such for instance as Temple-bar, there was a
good deal of struggling ; but ou the whole, as far
as we could form an opinion, the pressure was not
sogreat as might have been expected. By a very
judicious arrangement the police devoted them-
selves principally to the keeping of all vehicles in
prescribed lines, by which means the ordinary foot-
paths were supplemented by a considerable space
of the roadway ; and the pedestrians, being little
if at all interfered with, fell into lines,
moving opposite points, and got on, as
think, weunusually well. The system
adopted, however it may have worked
in favour of the persona who were traversing the
streets on foot, was rather trying, we should
imagine, to the occupants of carriages, whose loco-
motion was of the very slowest description.
The crowd was wonderfully good-humoured,
even joyous. Wedding favours were abun-
dantly displayed, and occasionally persons
were met who endeavoured to give the cele-
bration something of the character of a carnival,
by 'wearing comic masks and grotesque head-
. dresses. In several instances it was observed that
ladies of a practical turn of mind had divested
themselves of their crinolines for the occasion, and
the wisdom of dispensing with these " im-
pedimenta" was illustrated more than once,
by the circumstance that vestiges of the
' expanding material were picked up from
the pavement, and humorously displayed
by the finders, who offered to restore them to the
owners free of reward. Perhaps the experience of
an individual passing somewhat rapidly over a long
line of streets on an occasion like this does not
count for much ; but 30 far as our personal obser-
vation extended, considering the number of persons
that constituted the moving throng of last night,
the difficulties and discomforts inseparable from
this sort 0/ eight-seeing were by no means above
the average.

prospect was closed by the top line of Messrs.
Smith's illumination in the Strand, which looked
like a fiery snake. The view All round seemed
bounded in the distance by a black wall ; within
this wall was a thick yellow bare • nearer still was
a luminous mist, and close under the standing
points was a bright glare, in which the smallest
object was distinctly visible. The upturned faces
of the crowd—swaying about like a bed of flowers
in a high wind—were so clearly seen in such val-
leys of light as Cheapside and Fleet-street, even
from an elevation of two hundred feet, that the
features could almost be distinguished without an

I Batley, Hebden Bridge, Howden, WolverhsotPtm, Book'
mondwike, Beverley, Rugby, Warwick, Hamlmbeld,
Leek, Burnley, Southport, Tiptoe, BiWoo Newimstle•on-
Tyne. Goole, Consletou Dewsbury, North and South
Shields, Crewe, Nantwi;ll, Hyde, Illottesm, Stalybridge,
Mit infield, kn., all alike in &arme?, reseed of festivity
of high and low, but which our space will not permit us
to do more than to mention.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Dumps or 110LICTTOBB AID roam memoirist TS it
OBTAINED AT THE °mos or Tll2 CHID ILEGOTTBILB,
Qom or aancourror, ounniALL-wrazsr.l
BANZIIIPT6.

Rev. LDWARD Moll= Moium... ;jet; of Rucking., Kent, to
surrender March 24, at L
Atm= Corr, Portobello-road, bootroaker, March
26, ML
Jou, Blum, Brighton, pinta., March 24. at 1.
TROIA., FORD korratalOoK, Gresmaor.road, 84. John's-wood,
and York-road, Lambeth, grocer, March 24, M L
n2lOO WOWS% ACuturrO GrOVAMisl FOLMAR', flibson.miaare,
Ililagtorl, general merchant, March 24, at 1.
BOW, kiw liwalfham, Norfolk, attorney. March 24, at 1.
EMERY "'LIE -pl., OW Keat-El, carpenter, Mar. fl, MiL
bliolura BACHARDRON,
March at L Queen-street, Nalgewanilisd, grocer,
Ilk
Joao Arm timuMno,Old Manor-41, Chilies, builder,ltar.22,M 1.
Josui PLOWER, Newst, Brompton-rd.,post butcher,llar.l3,at 1.
ciwuse JUMP, Woolwich, baker, March lik at 2.
ItorimisDoWarli, Good Nester, Essex, builder, March 26, at It
DAVID CWIPTON, Tollard Royal, Willa, farmer, March 26. at 1K
0.01.1 Baum, Bentley, Banta, hay merchant, Mar. 26, at it
THOMAS Souglnum, Printing-hour-LW, Qty. carpenter, Match
IS, at It
William lily JACigos, Rochford, Esser, auctioneer, March
31, M 11.
Jammu IClNVlLL4,Chesterett,Kennington-rd.,hatter,liar.3l,at 12
Yammer Biciimu, Slim, Rich-terrace Week Ohl Brompton,
clerk iu the Foreign-likes, March 23, at IL
lota= LIMAN, Ireland'orow, Mlle-end, and New.road,White.
chapel, auctioneer, March 31, at 11.
ROELIT JOHN Ina, Brydgeeat, Covemkgarden, Mu. 24, at 1.
THOMAS ZZALLY, Itießardawa-streal and Gay-street, Bermondsey,
r, March 24, at 1.
TROftrArtiAtumoß Lamar*, Dams-sheet, Islington, woollen
souk March 24, at 1.
THOMAS Bkoanutt, Pctterline, City, greengrocer, Mar. 24, ML
DOMINICK Jliguoia, Elm-grove, ILammerinuth, omnibus driver,
March 24, at 2.
WILLIAM 1108 DILL .111311011, Flowinvanysoe, East India-road,
licensed victualler, March 24, at 2.
113211ia0 WoOQCAE, Westbury, Salop, farmer, March 23, at IL
lining Barra, Shetheld, Salop, =Aster, March 23, at 12.
Jarmo Manor, Abbeiley, Woremt.mh., farmer, March 27, at IL
JAKE! 'REWARD, Marlborough, Wilts, late supervisor of excise,
_Mardi 20, at IL . .

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Mara 20, M 11. . .

Innkeeper,

eivan W km, km, Darsetahjarmer, March ?.1, at 11.
011101011 MOILLMA Bristol, baker, March 20, at 11.
FRIDINICIL ILOBEITILLYT, Kingston.upon-linll, merchant, March
11, at 12.
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CEAltrililleltan, Lincoln, grocer, March 22, at 12.
THOMAS OTAGO and WiLLiait Hamar STAGG, She Meld, tile mann.
between March IS, at 10.
James Yvan Taoism', Liverpool, merchant, April 1, at 11.
NA.Tdamm. 110aIRTSoli, Liverpool, mariner, Match 24, at 11.
LI3N& HEM Manchester, yam agent, March 23, at 11.
JOllll WOOLSIINCRUIT, Warrington and Pouttowctua-teernbasd,
Lancaahite, hairdreaaer, March 23, at 11.
Osoatia Cain& and James 1111Jilii, Boltoodwaloors. manoitio•
taring chamista, March 24, at 11.
TIiONABPKRILLIIB, Birmingham, gun parcmaioner, April 12, at 10.
Josara CLARA, litrinlngham, cab driver, April Is, at 10.
BUM! HOWILL, Birmingham, banker's clerk. April la, at 10.
ItiCNARD BLICIWaLL, Birmingham, railway clerk, Ap. 13, at 10.
Joni HAULM Birmingham, engraver, April IS. at 10.
21.01Z1L2 CLATIIM, Manchester, booteralter, March 13, at 9e.
WILLIAX 11•1011, Stretford, Lancashire, journeyman cooper,
March 21, at, lir.
Natirann. Danron, Cheatham, Lancaah., hatter, Mar. 21, at ae.
Jamas HURT knarraLL, Bedminster Down, Boincrsetallire,
Ihneburner, March SI, at 1.
84.11111 L Conn, Oldham, tailor, Mareh 19, at 1

JAHMI LAW, Thoogsbridge, Yorkshire, joiner, April 13, at 10.
WMOHT TATUM, Huddersfield, woollen mann., March 23, at 10.
THOMAS TIMSTALL, Coleshill, Warwickshire, wheelwright, March
23, at 10e.
WILL/AN &WM, Oreetham, Rutlandahlre, retailer of beer,
March hi, at 3
RALPH 1100011011, South Shields, cooper, March 26, at it
RICHARD NDELES, Wrool, Lincolnshire, Joiner, March 18, at 2.
THOHA3 EDWARD., Hanley, Staffordsb., joiner, March 211, at 12.
JOHN WM./AMR, Burley, Yorksb., milk dealer, March 26, at 12.
EDWARD POWILL, Hereford, Ilabmonger, March 26, M 10.
WILLIAM RIM, York, journeyman currier, Mitch 24, at 11.
BOUM Alto; Old Cation, Norfolk, lime burner, March IS, soil.
lame JOMM, Igamabcn, Olamorgansh., Innkeeper, Mann, at 11.
EDWARD MAIM RLDILD, /Amhara, Busier, veterinary rargeoa,
March IS, at IL
WILLIAM how, Swansea, brewer's traveller, March 23, at IL
WILLIAM 11160 M, Coolnasby, LinoolnalL, butcher March 13, at 11.
JOHN DRAW, Mahar Walton,Cbashlre,wheelwrLt 12.
eMar. 23, at
JAMS WHILST, Gortestoe, Suffolk, fisherman, SI, at 12.
Blair MAD homy, 1101111011, baker, ',larch ?A, .511.
Mammas Maim Pascal, Elbetheld, cabinet case slakes, March

26, at L
112323 Garr, Braintree, Frei, butcher, March 21, at 10.
Yurocram awhile, draper, March 25, at 12.
3011 WILLUM LOCLWooh, Cambridge, Joiner, March 26, at &
JOSEPH BOWDIOI, Atberlugtor, Deronsh., farmer, Mar. 30, at a.
Jos" Lazzaus, Bentstaple, draper, March 30. at it
Joel NATLOS, Wiotertoo, Lthoolnihke, machine maker, March
33, at 11.
_ _ LAST zwasktioNs. . .

March 25. P. Brake, Bradley-Wrens, Bleadford square, bath
attendant-March 26. 0. Cappel, Albany-road, Camberwell,
merchant's clerk-April 14. A. Walters, Swansea, Glamorgan
-
shire, neral merchant-April 14. C. H. Hewett, filiton, Olon-
, miller-April 14. F. P. 'Asbury. Bristol, gentleman
3- T. Bundle, Plymouth, draper-April 27. D. Ward,
Bri Donetahire, ironfounder-April 27. S. Cole, Hole-
y, Devonshire, farmer-Apetl 1. T. Richardson, Kaplan-
upon-Hull, joiner-April 1. LI. Carrell, Kingston.upon-Hull,
Haan-
dealer in fancy goods-April I. IL W. Moll, Kinpton-upon-Hell,
merchant-Mach 20. J. Firth, Ovenden, near Halifax, York.
shire, oommiadon agar-April U. W. Math, Leeds, oil ma-
chant-April tA. C. K. Make, Goole, Yorkshire, Ironmonger -
April 74. D. Newton, Leeds, manufacturer-Aril 25. R. Turner,
Chesterfield. Derbyshire. maker-Aprn 24. C. Smith and
W. Peace, Selby, Yorkshire, seed orashers-April 26. J. Clayton,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, farmer-April 23. T. Bell, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, milk Mier -April 1. Z. Hartmann, Liverpool, provi-
sion merchant-April 1. B. Atkisson and J. Atkinson, Liver-
pool, timber dealers-April 1. .1. Trevaalda and P. Kershaw,
Liverpool, provision dealers- pprrop IL A. Watt., Great Bolton,
Lancashire, tailor - April 14. I. Trevor, Birmingham, cab driver
-April 14. W. 11. Hinton, Birmingham, assistant to a furniture
broker-April 11. M. Kilroy, Birmingham, bralunaker- Aprll
14. B. Hadley, Birmingham, carpenter-April 14. .1. Eaton. Bir-
mingham, general ironmonger-April 14. W. C. Hathaway, Bir-
mingham-April 14. W. Knight, Birmingham, butcher-April
14 S. Nichol, Birmingham, journeyman Jeweller-April 14. C.
Wood, Birmingham, engraver-April 14. B. Wortoo, Monag-
han, edge tool maker-March 20. W. Nicholson, Bedford, tailor
March 27. C. Tenstall, Bolton. Lancashire, shopkeeper-
March 19. J. Hutchinson, Muni, timberland, farmer-March
IL R. Hart, Canterbury, general dealer-March 13. W. B.
Canterbury. publican-March IL B. Mutton, Canter-
bury, horse dealer-Starch 25. J. Goddard, Bristol, Hanged
tualler-March 31. 8. Hodgkins, Btourbridge, Worcestershire,
builder-April 10. T. Phillips, Byton, Herefordshire, Innkeeper
-April 8. W. Heritage, Northampton, farmer-April U. J.
Hawker, Walford, Herefordshire, small farmer-April 11. F.
L Brooke, Rom, Herefordshire-March 31. J. Hewett, Water-
ton, Norfor_,generalehop keeper-April & T. Richards, Alber-
Z2=tgemerphire, saddler-April 9. R. Wilson, Clewer,
chimney sweeper-March SS J.Ceseldy, Hudderalekl,
plumber-March itt. J. Stott, Huddersfield, power-loom oar-
looker-March 23 L Haigh, Huddersfield, cloth manufacturer-
April 31. J. Yairoott, Dymock, Glouccetarehlre, small farmer-
April 23. B. C. Blossom, Gloucester, saddler-April U.. W. Bur-
Royer, Ryecroft-street, near Gloucester, balder April 23. W.
Taylor.
Long Leaveus, Gloucestershire, commission sgeiit-April
1. R. N. Collier, Old Brompton. Kent, clerk In Chatham Dock-
yard-April 7. G. W. Frail, Marian, Kent, beer retailer-March
30. T. H. Wardle, Modal. Durham, bootinaker-April 22, J.
Evans, Merthyr Tydfil, Olamorganthlre, coal banner-April 8.
D. Walter., Swansea, Obinorganshini, tallow chandler-April 8.
R. Blocombe, Swansea, Ulamorganshlre, farmer-March 27. C.
Dreyer, Cardiff, Glaroorganshire. canvass manufectarer-April 7.
J. Groom, High= Ferrari, Northamptonshire, and Liverpool,
shoe manufacturer-March 17. O. Noakes, St. Leonard'isca-ka,
Busses, blacksmith-March 17. H. F. Pollott, Brighton gardener
-March 22. I. Labich, Brighton, teacher of music-64 arch 28.
C. Tweed, Upper Heeding, Sussex, blacksmith-March 27. 0.
LlP°n, Streetlam, Yorkshire, farmer-March V. R. Both-
, _Bedale, Yorkshire. clockmaker -March 19. R. Prescott,
Tarporley, Cheshire, butcher- March 19. 0.
Chablis, lamer- March 17. 8. Dennh, Mg; Cornwall. dairy-
man-March 30. S. Dlx, Barton Turf, Norfolk, shopkeeper-
March IR T. Reynolds, Aylsboun, Norfolk, timber deMr-Aptil
8. R. Legg, jun., Litton Cheney Dorsetahlre, butcher-March
IA W. A. Vane, Sparsholt, Hs:molars, publican-March 24.
Ann Jones, Newport, Monmouthshire, haulier-March 21. G. H.
Terrell, Farholtaro, Suffolk, farmer-March 20. W. Bea, Land-
port,un HamHampshire,i, achr. admirer -Atoil IL T. Ragland, Wigan,