The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

EXPECTED TIRES OF ARRIVAL.

The royal yacht is expected (says the Times) to arrive off
Gnomes" Tomes-pier at I I o'clock on Seatuday. The Prime
of Wales leaves Leaden, from the Bricklayer,' Arms station,
showily hetes fist hoer, so as to be enabled to go on board
the vowel me Seediy as potable at ball past 11. The Prince
and ramie will Lod on the pier at a quarter past in. The
preseablisa ,ef the chief members of the Gransiod wow,
pasties, with their address sad the gift presented by the
Wise at the tows, will see easopy more than three or four
minutes sad twesty.five =Mules is allowed to banns the
distance Wises the pier and the seaway station-1,100
yards. The 'royal train is fixes/ to Bert from Gravesend
at s quarter beton 1. It is timed ao se to peas through
the principal Maims at a mew sot wake than too mils, as
boor, bet the time ci the whole jemmy will net mood 40
minutes. It will arrive, therefore, at the Bricklayers' Arms
station between MS sod 20 minutes before 2. In the recep-
tiontuom at this statics the chief authorities of bbs county
of Sone, end borough of Southwark will be promoted, to-
Ohs with the Lord Mayor and the deputation hem the
commit= of Loudon. The members of the royal families
will partake of • slight luncheon in the reoeption•room,
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and will enter their te7rriagee to leave the station at about
5 mumble to 2. The time expected to be occupied by the
prcesidon pawing from theßriAtieyent Maw stAles to pl/-
rnaaoo,.alculatsd from the pees at which a carriage-

ihorie aidinirily walks, is • little over two hours, and upon
these data the royal train has been ordered to be ready at
.Paddinsicstot 4 o'clook..-, Allowing, however, for the little
delays bectaia to arise on such an occasion, the train is not
expected to start much before 4.30, arriving at Slough as
neaily is'possible at 5 o'clock, so as to bring the Princess
into Windsor just before dusk, at 6. The procesaion
through London, therefore, is expected to arrive at
London-bridge at about • quarter past 2, to reach
Temple-bar at about 20 minutes or • quarter to 3,
11 to enter the Park at about half-past 3, to quit it by
the Marble Arch by 10 minutes to 4, and to reach the
Paddington station by at latent 20 minutes peat 4.
All the street' in the City from London-bridge
to Temple-bar through which the procession will
pass are to be closed against vehicles of every description as
early as 10 in the morning. The streets wet of Temple-bar
are not likely to be shut before 12, or even later in the
neighbourhood of the Edgware-road. The two railway
stations, the Bricklayers' Arms, by which the Princer will
arrive in London, and the Paddington, by which she leaves
it, present just now a marked contrast. The former is being
rapidly converted into a magnificent saloon. The walls are
quite hidden under • profusion of banners and garlands.
The floor is to be carpeted and covered with groups of ex-
otics and statuary, and the reception-rooms are being deco-
rated in the most beautiful manner. At the Great Western,
on the contrary, nothing whatever has yet been done.

The royal reception committee met again yesterday
at Gondhall. A number of jewellers who had been
written to by the committee submitted to the 'committee
specimens for a diamond necklace and earrings to corre-
spond, as a present for her Royal Highness the Princess
Almendro. Those of Mesas. Garrard and Sons, court
jewellers, of the Haymarket, were selected by the com-
mittee. The necklace chosen for presentation to her
Royal Highness contains 32 diamonds, varying in weight
from four to 13i carets, the centre stone being of that
weight. There are six diamonds in the earrings, and the
whole of them for brilliancy are not to be surge red. We
understand that the total weight of the stones is 171 ante.
These will not be handed over to the committee, until it hu
been decided by the corporation in what way the promote-
tion shall be made to the Princees. A special court of Com-
mon Council is to be called for Friday next, and the opinion
of the members of the corporation will be taken on thesubject-
A communization was read from Sir Richard Mayne relative
to the question as to whether the carriages of the Lord
Mayor and corporation should go beyond Temple-bar,
dating that it would be necessary for police arrangements
to be made for the carriages of the Lord Mayor and the
City authorities stopping on the City side of Temple-tar,
which might sully be done by the carriages as they arrive at
the end of Chancery-lane, in Fleet-street, pasaing up Chan-
cery-lane. He would have that part of the street which was in
the metropolitan police district kept clear for that purpose,
but the part adjoining Fleet-street, which is in the City,
must be kept open by the City police mikes the corporation
should desire that the metropolitan polio, should keep that
' part choral°. He begged to repeat that which he had
stated to the deputation, viz., that it would not be
in his power to provide room for any of the
carriages of the City authorities to pass through Temple-
Mr, as the whole of the street would be required for the
various persons connected with the City of Westminster,
who it has been arranged will take their place in the flout
of the royal procession on entering Westminster. The com-
mittee next proceeded to discuss the mods of returning on
reaching Temple-bar, ►nd it wu finally imaged as follows :
—That all gentlemen taking part in the procession should
assemble at Guildhall by half-past 10 o'clock precisely to
breabfart. The carriages are to start at 12 o'clock precisely
is the order detailed in the published programme, end to
pass aloft King-street, Cheepside, turning into the Poultry
and King William-street, terming round on the south side
of London-bridge, and forming a line of procession to await
the arrival of the royal carriages. The procession upon
arriving at Temple-bar will turn round and return down
Fleet-street in the same order as in moving up to Temple-
bar, the royal carriages passim the moving line
of procession as it returns back to GuildhalL
The tickets were yesterday sent ont from the Town Clerk's
office of those persons entitled to seats within the railings
of St. Paul's-churchyard, and it is the desire of every
member of the committee that rosettes should be worn
upon the melon.

The brilliancy of ►he weather yesterday again brought
out immense crowds of people to witness the progress of
the preparations for the procession, which now begin to
sesame • tangible shape. London bridge was, during nearly
the whole day, so crammed with people as to
be extremely difficult of passage, and the main
thoroughfares in the City presented • scarcely less
thronged appearance. On the bridge; the pedestals to
bear the statues of celebrated Danish characters, the
100 tripods, in which incense will burn on the arrival of the
royal corofge, and a few of the flagstaffs surmounted by
gilt elephants and reverie, have already been erected on the
parapets, and the other decorations are being rapidly com-
pleted. The triumphal arch opposite the Fishmongers-
hall has received a handsome gilt cornice and several allego-
rical figures, and promises to be the most attractive struc-
ture throughout the whole route. The illuminations are
receiving continual additions, and bid fair to rival those at
the celebration of the peace with Russia.
By direction of Major• General Sir R. J. Decree, K.C.8.,
commandant, acting under official instructions, a battery
of Royal Artillery will on Saturday morning next take up •
position on ground adjoining the Royal Arsenal station of
the North Kent Railway, and at • given signal lire a fru
de jMe, when the royal train from Gravesend appears in
sight. A goad of honour composed of the Royal Artillery
will be stationed on the platform on each side of the line,
and the Royal Marines will form a guard of honour at the
dockyard station. The platforms of both stations are now
being decorated with evergreens, colours, Ac.