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

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THE RECEPTION OF THE PRINCESS
ALEXANDRA.

The Prince of Wales and suite are expected to
hove Landon by the Bricklayers' Arms statical et about 11,
so ea to be reedy to go on beard tie royal yacht immediately
apes her sirriraL The yacht ma come aloopide the pier soon
after 12, sod the Princess is expected to hod a few minute,
belies 1 eats& The train will consist of sae r .yal carriage
and fear stele solace marriages for the mots. It is expected
to leave Gravessod at bell-pest 1, sad is ea timed as that it
nay pee Mum* the elaisf stations at a speed el about tee
miles as hoer, is order Mefferd the spectatase with where
they &moue tele thronged a fairalimpse of her mai high.
sem The Briddayers' Arms station will be niched at
about 10 miontes after 2.

The royal reception-7- cosittes of the °Depilation of'
London held • meeting, on Saturday, at Guildhall, for
the purpose of receiving • report front a deputatim from
that body to Sir R. M•yoe, the Commissioner ef the
Metropolitan Police, upon the subject of the necessary
arrangements for the procession through the City on Satur-
day next. Mr. Am:omen presided. The deputation con-
siated of Alderman Humphery, Alderman Phillips, Alder.
man Gibbons, and Mr. Aoderton. These gentlemen
proceeded to Scotland-yard and had an interview with Sir
R. Mayers. It has been already stated that the arrange-
ment proposed to be made by the Government is, that the
Lord Mayor and Sheriffs should alone represent the corpora-
tion upon the arrival of the Princess at the Bricklayers'
Arms, and that then they should accompany the royal
carriages and the escort to London-bridge, the High
Bailiff and the other officials of the borough of Southwark
accompanying them to this spot, where it is proposed that
the latter, having passed to the extent of their boundary,
shall file off and retire from the precaution. It is arranged
that the grand procession shall form on London-bridge a
short time previously, and upon the near approach of th
royal procession, by • teleptaphic signal, the civic proces-
sion will move on acmes the bridge, and by the time
the royal. carriages and those of the City authori.
ties come up, the remainder of the preemie°
shall have got into motion, and the Bricklayer' Arms
portion of the procession, with the royal carriages, will
fall in and proceed on their route ; and it is expected
by this arrangement that a great deal of confusion and
delay will be avoided. The cortege will then proceed
along the route originally indicated, but there will be • brief
stoppage at the Mansion-house, at which spot it has been
arranged that the Lady Mayoress shall present the
Princess with • splendid bouquet of flowers. The
Ludy Mayoress will be accompanied by six young
ladies, all of whom will be attired in bridal
costume. The procession will then go on to Temple-
bat, the confines et the City ; *adhere it was pro need that
all except the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs should file off
and proceed up Chancery-lane, leaving the cortege to con-
sist then only of the royal carriages, those of the Lord
Mayor and Sheriffs, and the Westminster portion of the
procession. This proposal led to • good deal of discussitn,
the deputation especially urging the inconvenience and
delay, if not danger, that must necessarily take place by a
large number of persona and carriages being compelled to
peas up such • narrow turning. It was also urged that it
would not be a satisfactory proceeding for the Lord Mayor
and a portion of the civic procession to go on with the
royal procession by themselves, and leave the remainder
behind ; and they likewise reminded the Commissioner
that the procession would be shore of a greet deal of its
gosesur if et law • portion of hi were he he =nailed,
eel that this valid some great disappointment to the
peddle. It was stated by the deputation that the City
authorities did not desire to take precedence, after arriving
at Temple-bar, and that the procession might fall in after
that of the authorities of Westminster, and it we. rug-
gested that the whole of the cortege should go on to the
entrance to the Park, where all, except the carriages of the
royal pair and those of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, would
retire. Sir K. Mayne expressed his readiness, to consent to
some modification of the proposal that the greater portion
of the civic procession should retire at Chancery-lane, but
he did not appear inclined to go to the extent suggested
by the deputation, but promised to give it further consi-
deration, and said that he would communicate with the
committee upon the subject. Thus the matter stands at
present, but it is considered very probable that the wish
expressed by the City authorities, that the whole of the
procession should accompany the royal pair so far along the
route as may be practicable, will be complied with.
Shorn of the civic procession, the royal cortege will be •
very small one, and will, it is expected, omelet only of six
of the royal private carriages, an escort of the household
cavalry, and some few representatives of the city of West-
minster. The Duke of Buccleuch, as Lord Steward of the
city of Westminster, the High Bailiff and some of the bur-
I gases of the city, will alone represent Westminster. The
details of the City procession have not yet been finally ar-
ranged, but, subject to some minor details, its general
features have been decided upon. At the head of
I the procession there will be • body of the City
mounted police, followed by trumpeters and • band
of music. To these will succeed twelve carriages.
containing representatives of u many great companies of
the City of London. Each carriage will be, se far es pos-
sible, uniform in appearance, and will be drawn by four
horses, caparisoned and decorated in the colours of the re.
spicily° companies. Each company will contribute eight
banners, which will precede the carriage to which they re-
spectively belong. Then will follow another band of music,
and then the members of the Court of Lieutenancy be full
uniform, conveyed in a number of carriages. Then more
music, and thee the watermen of the City of London,
bearing flags and banner. To these will succeed the Lord
Mayor's footmen in state liveries, followed by another band
of music. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex in two car-
riages each drawn by four horses will follow • and then the
Lord Mayor, in his private state carriage drawn 'ay six horses.
Immediately behind the Lord Mayor's carriage, and aocom-
puled by an escort of the Life Guards, will be the royal
carriage, with the Prince of Wales ad the Princess Alex-
andra. (Abet carriages containiug the suite and attendants
will come next in order. The Prince and Princess will be
received at the Bricklayers Arms Station by the Lord Mayor
and Sheriffs, and other representatives of the City of London.
and by the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, the county member*
for Surrey, the High Bailiff of Southwark, the members for
the borough of Southwark, and Mr. Johnsou, chairman of
Quarter Sessions, no the part of the borough of Southwark.
The Southwark procession, which will form outside of the
station, and will escort their Royal Higbee...es to the City
boundaries, will consist of six carriages conveying • depu-
tation of the inhabitants of the Borough. They will leave
the procession at Tooley-street, pasaiug off to the left, and
giving place to the carriages of the great City companies and
iof the corporation which will be in waiting on Loudon-
: bridge.

The mats to be provided by the City of London at St.
Paul's and the Mansion-house will accommodate 10,500 per-
soul. Of these 700 will be occupied by the pupils of the
City of London School, 100 by the children of the Orphan
Asylum, and 40 by the members of the Danish consulate
and Danish merchants. The remainder will be distributed
among the members of the corporation, the City companies,
the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, du. The committee on
Saturday gave permission to the Society for threProtection
of Life from Fire to place about a hundred of their fire
escape men at the obelisks at Farriogdomstreet and Bridge-
street. The men will be in full uniform, sad will be ac.
communed by their band. Twelve of the men will be
sworn in as special constables, to mist the police, should
there be any occasion for their services.
The metropolis on Saturday, from the point which ia des.
tined to be the estrum, on the south to the extreme extent
on the west, or rather north-western suburbs, and desig.
nated as the lice of route for the royal cortege, resonoded
with the busy hum of preparatioe. Drs every quarter from
which it becomes masible for • glimpse,/ the royal pro
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iOO to ►s nen, gidleries and other inseam:sere springing up.
The irraermesis of the decoration, mad the whole manage-
ment cl the preparations for the rsooptioa of hes

'Repel afligfar is the settee) all the Brlehlayers'
Arms Stades, have been .raided to Mr. Brady,
the architect of the South Baden Compsay. The
whole length of the roofing of the arrival terminus is
already &mated with the flags of all nations, gracefully
suspended from its various abetmeets, Whilst at each
seism (at interwale of some eight or tern feet) along the ar-
rival platform, which will be covered with scarlet cloth.
are crested groups of new and elegant flags, the colours
of England and Deareark being prominent in mak
whilst pedostaLs sad sculpture fill up the intervals,
with shrubs and flowers, and the upper portions
are huag with laurels in festoons, with other designs of
a floral character. At the extreme end of the *Bens,
and immediately facing the eatimace to the reeepllbit relci4
iv • spacious gallery, capable of acconimodatieg mom MO
willow. The reception room has been elegantly rie.deco•
rated for the occasion, and will be filled with towers and
other devices. Leading from the reception to the ante-
INGOT, through which, after the reception, the royal couple
well pea to reeds the entrance from the quadrangle to the
abeicei, another gallery Yu been erected, which will estiesk-
meets about 100 persons. Easergi• • from the Magma. es't
abate side of the quadmngle„ sad friar teas medal
tow, * • keg gcllert with seats throe deep reiloulatok
to INICOMIGedate about 300 ; and another, Dearer to the se-
' trance on the north, and a much larger one an the south,
*doubted to give together accommodation te about 500
pecsoca—or an aggregate accommodation of about 1,500.
At the means* to the station yard a magnificent triumphal
arch I la mums of preparation, and no expense is being
spared {censure- an effesem entrance for the royal party
into the metropsan. Ove the south side of Londowbridem a
gallery is Ming ended at the opening between Huesphery's
wharfs and the Bridge-hones Hotel. The Area grand
point of attractiso westward of Tempts-bar is the
capacious gallery, calculated to hold about 2,0001
persons, erected mound fit. Clement's Church. This
ia to be Ist oat is sesta at varying pace!.
The -open area around the sheath of Si. Mary-le-Stead is
being covered in with galleries, the prominent feature on
the left being the no frontage of Somerset-house, the
whole of which from sad to end is covered with seaffoldig.
The illumination, it is stated, will cover the whale ardii-
Maternal outline of the building, sad have • gorgeous ap-
pearance. Preparations along the Strand exist here and
there, sadist intervals it is arranged that the flags shall he
suspended completely across the thoroughfare. Arriving st
St. Martin's Church, the spacious enclosure of the church-
yard running along the whole of the northern side of Dun-
can non-street is being covered by a spacious gallery.
The National Gallery. Trafalgar-square, is being prepared
for • display, whether regarded as • daylight decoration or
as an illuminatice, such as has never previously been wit.
owed in this or any other country, and it will occupy the
entire hostage of the portico, a width of upwards of 60
feet, by a height of between 40 and 50 feet. The whole de-
sign wfll be executed in the prismatic crystal style of illu-
mination, in variegated colours.
The Treasury will have the whole architectural outline
brought oat by naked gas jets, whilst in the centre there
will be • representation of the rising sun, executed in pris-
matic glue, and with • scroll and the words " Long live
the Prince and Princess of Wales." On either side • St.
George's star with crimson cross, surrounded by the gar-
ter, with motto, all displayed in their true colours. These
Brunswick stars will each be eight feet in height, and rest
on the monograms of the Prince and his bride, "A. A."
and at the summit there will be • Prince of Wales's
feathers, all in crystal cut glass, ten feet high. The Ad-
miralty will be decorated in • similar manner, but with
varied devices, and the Horn Guards is also preparing for
an ordinary gas illumination. At the War-office there will be
an exceedingly elegant device, consisting of an arch or
frame in amber crystal, bearing on the upper part or circle
the words, " Loog live the Prince and Princess of Wales,"
resting on • ridge of crystal imitation ostrich feathers, the
outer ridge of the arch sad supports being ornamented with
gene de le. The height of the arch is 16 feet, and its width
20 feet. At its apex is a stupendous crystal lantern of
elegant shape, and from each end also appears suspended •
similar ornament, whilst the opening in the centre is occu-
pied by a Prince of Wale's feather of large dimensions,
resting upon a true lovers' knot, which combines two flags,
one the onion jack, and the other the national flag of
Denmark, each flag supported by • wreath of laurels, all in
their proper colours.
The various club-homes are preparing for the event by
erecting galleries along their frontages, and illuminations,
whilst St. James's-street is already far advanced in pre-
*intim).
At the Junction-read, Ozford and Cambridge-terrace, the
Paddington authorities are erecting • triumphal arch, and
from this point to the Great Western Railway the public
are equally alive. and will no doubt be equally loyal. At
the Grout Western Railway terminus there is at present
but little preparation.
The following is the list of volunteer corps which up to the
latest advice* had received the sanction of the War-office au-
thorities to attend and take part in the demonstration of the
7th, in Hyde-park, including the provincial corps, for whom
application has also been made, viz.:
LIGHT HORSE VOLUME:SR Cows.-Ist Surrey and Ist
Hertfordshire, about 150 sabres.
AIrITLLENT VOLUNTEER Coors.-Ist Gloucestershire, 3rd
North Riding of Yorkshire. Ist Middlesex, 2od Middlesex,
3rd Middlesex, and let Tower Hamlets, in the aggregate
about 400.
ENGINEER VOLUNTEER Cones.—let Middlesex and Ist
Tower Hamlets, together about 700.
Ruiz VOLUNTEER Cokes.—Tat Middlesex (Victoria)
Ritles, 2od South
rest Middlesex), 11th St. George's Rifles, 16th Middlesex
Hounslow), 19th Middlesex, (Working Men's College
Corps), 'fist Middlesex (Civil Service), 22ud (Queens,
Westminster), 73rd Middlesex (lons of Court), 24th Middle.
sex (Uxbridge), 26th Middlesex (her Majesty's Customs),
28th Middlesex (London Irish), t9th (North Middlesex)
Rifles, 30th Middlesex (Ealing), 36th Middlesex (Padding-
too), 37th Middlesex (Bloomsbury), 38th Middlesex
(Artists), 39th Middlesex (Finsbury), 40th Middlesex
(Central London Rifle Rangers), 42nd Middlesex, 43rd
Middlesex (Hampton). 44th Middlesex (Staines), 45th Mid-
dlesex (Sunbury), 46th Middlesex (London arid Weet-
minuter), 47th Middlesex (Staomore), 48th Middlesex
(Havelock's), let Surrey Rifles, loth Surrey, 12th Surrey,
Ist Wiltshire (Salisbury), Ist Essex (Rumford), 2nd Essex
(Ilford), 3rd EOM (Brentwood), sth Fret (Plaistow), 7th
Emelt (Rockford), 9th Essex (Silvertown), 12th Ere:
(Braintree), 13th Erse (Hornchurch), 18th Essex (Chipping
Gager), 19th Essex (Epping). 21st Essex (Brentwood). 24th
Essex (Woodford), 27th Staffordshire (Patsbull), sth Manta
(Portsmouth Rifles), 2nd Herta (Watford), 3rd Harts (St.
Albans). 4th Herta (Ashbridge), sth Harts (Hemel Hemp-
stead), 7th Herta (Barkhatopstead), Bth Herta (Trine), 11th
Herta (Cheshunt), and the Md, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, Bth,
9th, 10th, and 11th Tower Hamlets Ride Volunteer Corp..

The number who have already received the sanction of
the Waroffice authorities to assemble in Hyde-park is sup-
posed to be about 12,001) of all ranks. This day is the last
on which applications for sanction will be received, and
there may be en addition of some 2,000 to 3,000, thus bring-
ing the aggregate number up to something like 15,000.
It appears that arrangements have now been made, and
are iu active progress, for a volunteer Pk on an extensive
scale, within the Exhibition building at South Kensington,
on the day of the marriage, Messrs. Kelk and Lucas htiving
placed it at the disposal of the commanding officers of corps
under whose auspices the gathering is to be carried out.
Their Royal Highnesses will, it et expected. an ivo at the
Slough station of the Great Western Railway at five
o'clock,where they will be received by an escort of the let
Life Guards. Mr. Saunders, and other officials of the rail-
way company, will be in attendance. The Bucks Rifle
Volunteers, under the command of Captain Harvey,
will keep the road from Slough to Etou, afterwards
be taken up by the Windsor Volunteers and the battalion
of 1531,1etream Guards, stationed at Windsor. The
whole of the regiment of Ist Life Guards will also be on duty
near the Castle. The station of the Eton College Volun-
teers, which, within the last fortnight, has increased its
number by 400, is not yet determined on. On leaving
the Slough station the royal party will pass under a very
pretty triumphal arch erected by the inhabitants • acid on
their arrival at Etou a magnificent triumphal arch, erected
at the sole expense of the Eton boys, at a great coat.
On puisiag the college their Royal Highnesses will peas
through another triumphal arch, erected near Barnepool-
, bridge, by the provost, vice provost, fellow" and masters of
the college in conjunction with the inhabitants of the town.
At an equal distance of 25 yards on either side of the road
froni the college to the Castle there will be placed high
poles encircled with wreaths of evergreen and artificial
flowers, in the centres of which will be banners and shields
of Eclwanl the Black Prince, Duke of Rothsay, Earl of
Dublin, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester, quartered
together. Lord of the Isles, the crosses of St. George, St.
Andrew, St. Patrick, and Denmark, and festoons of ever-
greens and flowers will extend from pole to pole, through-
out the whole line ; nearly all the ladies of Eton and
Windsor have been busily engaged iu making artificial
Sowers in this decoration. After leaving Eton the illustri-
ous couple will pass through another triumphal arch, near
the foet of Windsor-bridge. From Castle-hill to Julius
Cesar's Tower convenient sesta have been erected for the
ea mnimodution of the public,who will be admitted by tickets
at 2s. tie. each, and extensive aocuminodation will also he
provided within the Castle wall, from the tower to the 100
steps, at ls. ticket'.
Cousiderable activity now prevails In the Laboratory
department of the Royal Arsenal in the manufacture of
fireworks of a magnificent description, which will be for
warded to various teams for pyrotechnic display. on the
night of the 10th inst. A large number will be sent to
Edinburgh at the Goat of the corporation of that city, and
the War Department has reosived numerous applications of a
isimilar nature from other boroughs. At the royal
carriage dopartrosat an immense samba of flag staves