The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-18 00:00:00

elopes from Picas& 4 down to the Mall MIR. Jsmee's-park,
soneeelp • group was at any time gathered together • a Lew
proem occasionally meting from one side to the other was
.1 ohm was seen. It seems sterna° that no advantage was
lin of a space which, with anything like an attempt at
Seemipment, might have Jowled convenient standing-
legagelli• very fair vii w of the procswion to thousands
mberbelped to throng the street.. At about half• past four
deteelmeents of the different regiments which were to
attend as IllegleSMllleli from the army numbed in and made
their way awards the Horse•Ourrds. Shortly after•
mods the Bile Brigade, the Scots Greys, followed
,idly by Ike KM Fug, the Ith Dragoon Cu rI. (Carabi-
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dims. Usimlllneloo-hill. !Sheet 7. a carriage containing
the 1111sople af An kora, carrying the baton of the late
Dube, •eel by the Duke of Richmond and the
Dube dfliealend, and ~cored of • party of the Blues,
=lon its way to the HON. guards. Immediately after,
arger of the late Duke, led by two grooms, and two
of his Oreoe's private tentage', pawed along, and were
isismed by vernal of the royel carriages, containing as we
undemestal, several foreign princes to her Majesty, and
which whirled rapidly Inc. At a few minutes before eight,
minute gene, to the number of 17, were her d at the Wel-
lington Barracks. Standing at the angle of Buckingham
Palace, and without looking down the Mall or St. James'',
park, no one would hate bei It aware that the procession was
in motion, but about a quarter past eight, the dreary, mea-
sured tread of trained nun was heard, and a detachment
of Life Guards wheeled emend into the large open space
which forms the beginning of Constitution-hill, and imme-
diately the dark mae.es of the Rifle Brigade came into
view' their sombre appearance rendering them meet ap-
propriate Isarbiugers of a funeral procewiun. Until thin
corps reached Buckingham-palace we heard no music, but
at thet moment their band opened the first plaintive
notes of the dead march, which they played in a
subdued tune, which epeeared to us in excellent
taut,', but which was not gel.. r.il4 adopted by the
other beads, for with the exeeptien perhaps of the
33rd sod the Artillery they all seemed to be too loud,
and in one instance the son inn sir in question was
made to sound almost lively. The Marines and 33rd suc-
ceeded, and to the niece Landuntrs' eyes, who are accus-
tomed to the uniform appearance of tho Foot Guards, the
white uniforms and den ping plumes of the bands, and the
greater lightness of their equipment+, mast lease formed an
agreeable variety. The Infantry column was eased by the
3 battalions of the Foot Guards
At the moment that the he.tti of the procession reached
Buckingham palace, her Majesty, accompanied by the
royal children, and, as we were informed, the youthful
Belgian princes, appeared in the balcony, and remained
until the pageant had pawed. The held batteries of the
Royal Artillery, headed by the band of the regiment, having
swept by in lemming array. were immediately blICCPCdeti
by the gay and glittering talks or the 17th Lancers. Up to
that moment the muruing had been gloomy and over-
cast, threatening rain; but just then the seem broke
out with unusual splendour for • mere Novemlier day,
adding consul. 'ably to the picturesqueness of the pro
c....i.in, and no doubt adding conssiderably to the 'rase-
tion of the assembled spectators. The rest of the cavalry
followed,each arm of that titmice being represented, namely,
Bassani, Light Drageen.., Dragoons, Dragoon Guards, and
Life Guards, the Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), attracting
particular attention, and that pert of the military display was
closed by two troupe of Horse Artillery. The carriage paths
of the procession, in the order pubiished in the pr.. ,
someeded, and were joined by Prince Albert. at 11=
Ilims.palecat' as who took his allotted place the train
oreompanied by three of the royal cerii les, drawn by Nis
heroes. Immediately errs r this the Duke of Cambridge
tteetrapidly along the line, ordering the processiou to
i was soot ascertained that there was something
wrong about the ear; and, as at that time there was so
appertain of it along the whole length of the mad, some
approlserisa was expressed that it had broken down. The
let canisge in the rank at that moment was one in which
NM Lett Hardinge, herd Gough, and two other General
Meets. Lord liazdinge got out and went into the Court-
yard of Buckingham Pc Lem. Go his return, while waiting
at the carriage-door, Lord Cardigan galloped up and told
him that the car, had stack fast f r a short time, and
that the hones were somewhat restive, but that it was thee
weeviug on; the noble Lord then went into the Palace for
• siert tines. Attar an interval of about twenty minutes
to Mg SIM up, at anything but a (aural pace, our-
alletteded by • pose art p men, pensioners, militiamen,
sad other persons who had been suddenly pressed into thi
Service) to be ready to draw the massive vehicle with ropes
desalld any further difficulty arise. Oring to this circuits-
MeMee the progress of the car all along Constitution-hill
weer anything but dignified or effective. All order or !TIN.
Welty were for the time put an end te and it was not until
• halt was made just before the Wellington arch was
melted that the stately and decorum regularity of that part
of the pageant was resumed. Pausing for a menrst
beneath the arch rhe magnificent catafalque wheeled
safely into Piccadilly and proceeded on its met&
The mourning coaches containing the relatives owl
Mends were succeeded by not the least Okada,
part of the parent, namely, the detachment of picked
men from every regiment in the armies, without arms, sad
headed by the band of the. 93rd Highlanders in all the
=2:l kilt, philabeg, and plumed bonnets, and the pur-
ist this point closed with several of the royal car.
riages (closed), and a detachment of the Horse Guards
(Blue). All along the route, and even along Pall•mall
and the Strand, the utmost order and decorum prevailed;
sad as far as was apparent the crowd was as comfortably
disposed of as was posohle, and at no point did we washout.
any confusion or disorder.
PICCADILLY, ST. JAMES'S-STRERs
MALL.
As nearly all the houses along this part of the route a.
forabbed with balconies ; these were extensively used for
dee onamoodation of visitors. Every window was filled, and
the Yoh of many houses were crowded with adventurous
upset:item At Devonshire-house • portion of the court-yard,
was covered with seats, which were densely crowded. In the
etnets °peeing into Piccadilly, as well es in the main
Use, the windows were filled with spectators. Those houses
which stood a little distance from the reed bad temporary
Odor erected over the court% sad asemmodeted a great
nester in this way.
AU the club-houses in St. Jaiesretteet and Pall-mall bad
ma le great efforts to accommodate their meodemend friends'
their spacious balconies being fitted up with /M, covered
over and draped with black cloth. Is It. Ininee'restreirt,
the fit. James • Club and the Conservative Club gosh seams
related • large number of visitors.
In front of St. James's Palace a troop of then Dampen
Guuds was stationed. The entrance to Mulbegmelobsene
was covered with a spacious gallery, which was setup eel by
WO or 1./0 persons. The draperies of the Oxford and Cat
bride clubhouse were of • very tasteful description, those
in front of the second balcony being elegantly fee.
mooed, and cahibitiag, in four places the letter
W " on • white ground. • The Reform Club had one very
lame and spacious gallery, which was chiefly occupied by
lathes. The upper windows were filled with members of
the dab and their friends. At the Atheneum there Wen
three tiers of galleries, draped with black. A troop of the
4th es ragoons was stationed in Waterloo-place. The
spacious balconies around her Majesty's Theatre afforded
accommodation to • large number of visitors.
The head of the precession entered rst. James's-street
precisely at • quarter after nine. The Car reached the
same point at half past ten; and the troop" which closed
the proonsion, at • quarter before eleven.
Throughout the whole of this part of the route the grand
was kept hg the police ; but their duties wt re comparatively
light, as owing to the rpaciens nature of' the thoroughfare
and the great t stunt over which the procession moved,
there was nothing like inconvenient crowding until after
the procession had passed, when the attempt. of the ,
crowd, to move in different directions, and the efforts of the '
notice to prevent them following the procession created a
temporary stoppage of the circulation. As far as we could
learn nothing in the shape of an accident occurred in this
i art of the route.
ARRIVAL AT ST. PAUL'S.

TRH COMING DIVISION.

TO TUT =ITO& 01 TOT DAILY NSW,.
Sta.—The late parliament was dissolved partly
because the mioisten admitted that they were in a minority
in it, but principally, sa they said, in order that the
country might decide whether it gave the preference to
the principle of protection or the principle of free trade

as the foundation of its commercial policy.
The new parliament has assembled, and the Speech from
the Throne he. alluded to this subject In the following

terms:
It gives me pleasure to be enabled by the blessing of
Providence to congratulate you on the generally improved
condition of the country, and especially of the industriou.
cruses. If you should be of opinion that recent legislation
contributing, with other causes, to this happy result, has
at the same time inflicted unavoidable injury on attain
impotent interests, I recommend you dispassionately to
consider how fa• it may be practicable equitably to miti
gat• that injury and to enable the industry of the country
to meet successfully that unrestricted competition to which
parliament, in its wisdom, has decided that it should be
suljected."
• •

This passage, the only reference to the eubject contained
in the Speech, was considered by the supporters of the free
trade principle to be so ambiguous and hypothetical that they
decided that, though no amendment should bo moved to
the echo of the ambiguity and the hypothesis, the first
opportunity should be taken to invite parliament to accom-
plish the principal object fur which it had been elected, and
so early called together, by declaring to which of the rival
principles of protection or free trade it was prepared to
adhere. The Chancellor of the Exchequer objected to that
course, and suggested that he should be allowed to propose
certain practical measures, from which the principle on
which they were founded would be apparent, previously to
any declaration by parliament of the principle on which any
measures should be founded to obtain its concurrence ; and
he accompanied hi. suggestion by declaring that the passage
in the speech wu meant to convey an adoption of the free
trade principle.
In the Ho= of Lords, at the some time, the Prime Mi-
ni►ter declare I, with regard to the policy of free trade, that
"after the opinion pronounced by the country, he was pre-
pared to bow to its decision, and while desirous as far as
possible to mitigate the injury inflicted by that policy, to
adopt it and to carry it out frankly and loyally."
It is under such circumstances that it has been suggested
by some—and publicly by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
that it would be unfair, and by others that it would he im-
politic to ask the Roue of Commons to declare by resolution
un the 23rd of this month what is the principle it will
adopt as the foundation of its commercial policy. The
suggest= of unfairness say, "We have adopted free
trade in the Queen's t peech, and you interpose an obstacle
to prevent our propounding the measures we recommend
con. quent upon that adoption." Our answer is, "The
Remo Secretary says that the passage in the Queen's
speech adopted nothing; but was intentionally teamed with
ambiguity to secure unanimity and prevent an amend-
art." "The Prime Minister" say the suggeston of un.
flamers, "has in his speech adopted free trade, and, with
the reservation only of a desire to mitigate its injuries, has
promised frankly and loyally to carry it out." Our answer
is, " We are somewhat startled by the reservation, but
independently of it, we remember that this same Prime
Minister more than frankly and loyally promised to carry
out protection—that as he has betrayed the cause which he
thought right, he may possibly betray the cause which he
thinks a nog." " They are bound by their speeches,"
say the objectors. "It is then for the first time," we an•
ewer ; " bat granted it be so, we, the trustee' of free trade,
pefer the security of the collective votes of the House of
Commons to the individual speeches of ministers, how
great aoever their reputation for zealous sincerity
or chivalraus honour." " Your object," they reply,
"is not the security of free trade, but to unite
the opposition in a factious party attack, for the purpose
of turning out the ministers, and taking their places." We
answer, "If ministen have, u you nay, sincerely ad +pied
free trade, thee need be no difference and ne division, but
they will in that cue second the resolution which will be
proposed to them, and afterwards bring forward their om-
ens, which will be considered practically on their own
merits."
&much for the objection of unfairness or faction as de-
noted by Mr. Villiers's proposed resolution. The objection
of bad policy does not seem to us more difficult to deal with.
We think all experience proves that the maxim that" honesty
is the best policy" holds good in political nets a it
does in the transactions of private life ; and if it is admitted
that the course to be taken by Mr. Villiers, with the assent
and approbation of every considerate man, to whatever
section of the opposition belonging, who took part in the
debate of Thursday, is direct, intelligible, and brought
forward with singleness of purpose to accomplish the
principal object fur which it is admitted that parliament has
been elected and now called together—and we think that in
our answer to the suggestions of unfairness we have proved
that it is so—then we maintain that that course is the
must politic, as well as the fairest that can be taken.
It has been said that ministers will meet the resolution
by moving the previous question. Be it so. The country
will then know who they are who, whether Whigs, Radicals,
Pulite', or Derbyites, professed themselves to be free-
traders at their elections, and refused to vote an affirmation
of the principle of free trade when it was proposed to them
on the pretence that the time for this affirmation was an.
suitable. It hu been added that it would be almost
equally mischievous if the free-traders were suc-
cessful, for that then the ministers would resign,
and that the country would be left without a
government to take their places. These are the staple
arguments at all times used against the direct policy of
speaking out. At this time they are singularly misplaced.
It may be true that the free trade opposition is not so
united on other political questions as to ensure the tom-
bioed employment of the best materials it contains for the
formation of a new administration, but it may safely be as-
serted, that wore the awful calamity of a resignation of the
present ministry prematurely to occur, the free trade oppo-
sition contains within its ranks materials for at least three
administrations, equal in experience, sod superior in ability
and respectability of character, to the present.

7, AND PALL-

resting along the Strand, Fleet-street, and Ludgate-
bill, the head of the procession united at St. Paul's shortly
before twelve o'clock. The ceremony of loweriag the coffin
into the tomb took place at three o'clock. The scene was
one of unusual grandeur and Impreasivenees. Prince
Albert was among the distinguished mournen present.

THE TOWER OF LONDON.

This morning, at an early hour, the bell of the ancient
church iu the Tower of London was tolling, tad the Union
Jack was placed half mast high on the flag-staff on the
summit of the battlements. The gates of the garrison were
closed, and the enrolled pensioners were on duty, with their
gluts revers, d. The whole of the shops were closed in the
Tower Libe •ty, and the eastern parts of the metropolis.
Minn e guns were also fired from the Tower after the
arrival of the body at the cathedral.

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1852.

MINES.

fallowing were yesterday's dosing prises: