The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF

WALE.

It has been announced by many of our contem-
poraries that the 12th of March has been decided on for the
marries of the Prince of ►ales, but the statement is pre-
mature, and almost as certainly lacono* inasmuch as it
remains with the Danish court to Ix the day, and no inti-
mation as this point has yet teethed this country. Ac-
cording to present anticipations it is expected that the
marriage will Wm place either on Thursday, the sth, or
tuesday, the 10th of March, but the matter is still un-
settled.

Amusements in the interior of the Chapel Royal at
Winds am to be made forthwith to give sitting miceininso.
defiles for 760 visitors. About 50 more will Wend in pre-
emie" dining the marriage, and three, with 100 choristers,
60 monied performers, end 50 officials mid attandeate-
-1,000 in all—ere the very most who can stead in the chapel.
41001 the Woe, bola M. well door the 2410 lietwelaa
teiiailgpsg sarim,4ll64 •• blab ••,oftw. rish. amber
van.a of Nets it.. deep are to in
I erected for these who will be privileged to wham the
bridal pracorien into the chapel, but who cannot be mi-
-1 eommodated within the smeller space beyond the semen
where the ceremony itself is to take place. Them will be
608 visitors seated here, the majority, se is usual on the..
occasions, being ladies. Oa the right of the organ
loft the band of choristers will be placed. In the little
chapel of Sir Reginald Bray the musical performers will be
stationed. With the shawl of the Knights of the Garter
there can be very little tampering in the way of temporary
erections. Each seat, properly subdivided, would accom-
modate— we had almost said three ladies, but certainly two,
even dressed in the widest amplitude of the present fashion.
Besides, the Knight' of the Garter have a right to
their stalls on all occasions, and pre-eminently so
when the chief of the Order—the Sovereign—is present at
any ceremonial in the ehapel. The stalls of the knights,
therefore, are to be left untouched, and all can take their
seats on this occasion, from the last and newest knight up
to the senior of the order. On the space now occupied by
the communion rails • raised dais is to be erected and
covered with the richest carpeting. On this the ceremony
will be performed. On the left side of the alter, between
the termination of the knights' stalls and the private tan-
trum to the chapel from the castle, • small block of seats
will be erected for 33 visitors, and on the mimed dais the
immediate members of the English and Danish royal
families will be seated, her Majesty, with the royal family
and illustrious foreign guests to the number of 14, on
the right, with the remainder of the chosen guests
end members of the royal bride's family to the number of
12, on the left. Behind the station for our royal family
will be a mind black of mats rising tier over tier, to so-
oommodate the diplomatic body, who, with their ladies and
first attaches, will be present to the number of 100. Out-
side the west door of the chapel, on the green between it
and the horse-shoe cloisters, a very large temporary build-
ing has been begun. This structure, though of wood and
purely temporary, will be decorated in the inside in the
most exquisite style. This will contain a fine central hall
60 feet long by 40 broad, mid 25 feet high, in which the
procession, to pass up the nave of the chapel, will be mar-
shalled and arranged by the deputy chamberlain as the mem-
bers comprising it arrive from the Castle. Built out from this
ball, and entirely enclosing it on every side will be • series
of smaller rooms, 20 feet loos by 20 broad. On the north
aide will be one for the bridesmaids, one for the bride, and
one for the royal princesses. On the opposite side of the hall
ere to be similar apartments for the bridegroom's attend-
ants, the bridegroom, and one for the Luke of Cambridge
sea giant *beim _The ester bill which Aim Ingesstee.
this temporary palms will be 12 feet vide by 70 feet long,
sod there will be a handsome covered way for the carriages
in which the procession will arrive to set down their occu-
pant* at We entrance. Visitors to witness the
procession up the neve of the chapel will also, we
believe, arrive here, and be conducted to their seats
In the nave. The more select few who will be
honoured with invitations for the chapel itself will pro.
bably have • separate entrance allotted to them. The
ambassadors and their suites will assemble in the Wolsey
Chapel, and thence be conducted by the chief master of the
ceremonies to their places on the right of the altar. The
bridal procession will pees in state carriages from the
private apartments of the Castle to the carriage entrance
we hare spoken of as giving admission to the temporary
building outside the west door. Hers, while the procession 1
formed and arranged, the bride and bridesmaids and the
bridegroom and his attendants will remain iu the ramp-
Mon rooms set apart for them. Her Majesty will enter the
chapel by the private way, and on her arrival the proces-
sion will move forward up the temporary hall through the
nave to the altar. Am customary, the bridegroom's proem-
aka will move first, so that on the arrival of the bride's I
cortege at the altar the marriage may be at once proceeded
with.

The mayor of Gravesend has received from
Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain, a reply to a com-
munication addressed to his lordship by the corporation,
respecting the arrangements to be carried out for the recep-
tion of the Primer Alexandra On her disembarkation at

that port from the royal yacht. it states that u soon as
the period of arrival of her royal highoess is decided ;moo,
an early opportunity will be taken of communicating with
the authorities of the borough. with a view to promoting the
suitable rearptaos of the Princess in the town of Garwood.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the citizens of
Canterbury was held in the Council-chamber of the Guild-
ball, convened bythe Mayor, for the purpose of determining
upon the beet mode of celebrating the approaching marriage
of the Prince of Wales. The Mayor briefly opened the
proceedings by a reference to what was dons by the city on
the occasion of the marriage of the Primes Royal. Among
other things there was a grand ball ; but he found some
objection bed been raised to a ball on the present occasion,
on account of Lent ; but he could not see any impropriety
in having • ball, as it was not thought improper to have the
other festivities connected with the marriage in Lent. The
Dean of Canterbury did not think a ball would succeed,
as the ball ladies would not attend during Lent.
Dr. Locher and Colonel M'ctueen were of the same opinion.
This gave rise to ,poesiclarable discussion, and it was
ultimately arranged to postpone the question of the
boa The following programme was agreed to, sub-
ject to such alterations as should be hereafter thought
seeemary : To keep the day as a general holiday
is the city. The cathedral to be thrown open to the public
free of charge from 10 in the morning till t or h in the
afternoon. The whole of the school children of the city
regaled with a treat, and also the old people above 00. A
concert in the Corn Exchange, admission by a nominal sum,
and amateur performances at the theatre. The whole to
conclude with a grand display of fireworks. A subscrip-
tion was then opined for meeting the expenses of carrying
out the proposed arrangement&

CHANGE IN THE TICKET-OP-LEAVE SYSTEM—We
(Birmingham Dailu Past) learn, on the best authority, that
Sir George Grey bas determined upon an immediate and
most unexpected change in the convict system, so far as
regards the granting of " ticketsof.leave." The arrange-
ment hitherto has been that, however often he may have
been sentenced, a convict has received a cooditional pardon
before the expiration of his sentence, provided his conduct
has been satisfactory w►ile in prison. lienoeforth this psi.
allege is to be greatly restric.ed. In all rasa where a
oonvict has bees previously sentenced to permed servitude oo
future sentence to the same punishment will receive any
remission ; eo that a Mae twice convicted will he unable to
obtain what is popularly called a ticket-of-leave. The
change is to take effect immediately.
THE Mtn emu; FOR ROCHEATER.—Last evening
Mr. P. W. Martin ►nd Mr. Se rjean t K ing lake, the member les
Rochester, met their constituents in the 01Tit for
the purpose of delivering their accustomed ammod
prior to the opening of parliament. The large mesa was
crowded with the freemen and electors, and ea the platform
were seated the leading magistrates and members of the
common council. A vote of thanks wss pained to both gee.
tleman at the conclusion of their addressee,

[TWOPENCE

MUSIC.

MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.

We bar already mentioned the wars reception
gives to Arbelle Gadded lest week at the wooed of the
Meical Beery of Losdos : not Ws sethesisias was her
eseeption at the Mosday Porter Ocecort et last sight. She
played two plea : Xiladslimakes Boers is E les* for this
pinafore eel. sad Darek's Busts in B Eat, op. 80, for
the per sad vele, ia width she wee aecompueed by Y.
endericea's Berrahis only sonar, we belies,
for the peso alose—is ase at his arise& works, writes *nor
in be boyhood, crapsistively Bele knows to the pleas, sad,
we corms, sew to as. We confess, moreover, OW there
were some porticos at it, evidently writes in imitation of
Beethoven's beset works, which we did sot wail under-
dead, sad es to which we saw usable at reser to =peer
se opera. As to ether poetess, howevse—parti.
cularly she charmingly argedioes rash* and the mar
remit finale—there oral be ao mistake nor could
there be soy AM to *lll superb manner in which
the whole Was =antra ;by the fair pianist. Ds-
oaks floseta, with the visas reesparesst, ws
alresdy knows to as sealer at the Mostly Popular
Corse by the err We awash* performares al it, and
is araierledgad 110 lie me el the lase works of its *es.

Karp se—ist 4ilh
01611igmbig Qalwant for tie theist sad
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by Mr. Lemma, whose cleriast gdaybig, es mod, wee de&
nous. The audience appeared escheated, aad emend the
!dew movement, in which they did wrong, for the move-
ment, though beautiful, is my beg, and its repetition was
detrimental to the effect of Um whole. The performers
ought to have done as Signor Piatti did afterwards, when he
was vociferously applauded at the end of his fine perform-
ance of a somata of iloccherini--shaply acknowledged the
compliment by bowing and retiring. Them unreasonable
encores are the bane of all our musical performances. The
remaicieg instrumental pleas was Hayda's famous Quartet,
which umiak!, the variations on the Austrian hymn, "God
preserve the Emperor." Madame Sainton-Dolby and Male.
Florence Lancia were the singers. Madams Dolby sang (for
the wood time) Glinka's beautiful air, "The Orphan,"
with most pathetic expremicc, and • very pretty soug of
Henry Smart's, "Singing through therein." Mdlle. Lands
sang an sir from Moaut's Idosinseo, end am of Schnbert's
ballade. Both ladies were mash applauded.