The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-26 00:00:00

THE CITY POLICE AND THE ROYAL

MARRIAGE.

This morning a report, which, with an appen.
dix, extends over fourteen pages, was issued by the City
authorities on the subject of the regulations adopted oo
the occasion of the entry of the Princess Alexandra on the
7th. The report is from the committee of the whole
court, including the Lord Mayor, and contains a
chronological statement of the steps taken in re.
foresee to the royal entry. It is shown thee
the royal reception committee which was appointed,
arranged for the decoration of the public buildings, and pat
themselves in conemnnieation with the chartered livery corn.
panics, so as to secure a suitable and splendid ceremonial.
The efforts that were made to secure the object of the in-
habitants of Southwark and Westminster, that the civic
procession should go the whole route, are set forth, and the
responsibility of the refusal, which the committee coeclude
threw an undue proportion of the multitude Upon the
narrow Ott eirte of the City, is attributed to Sir Richard Mayas
and the government. The correspondence with Sir Rickard
Milne was first carried on by the late Mr. D. W. Harvey,
whose unexpected decease materially increased the dig.
eulties of the position. Sir R. Mayne expressed his willing.
DOM to render every aid in keeping clear the passage through
Chancery-lane to Holborn. On the 4th the Lord Mayo,
informed the committee of an offer from the Commode.
in-Chief to place a body of the Life Guards within the City.
This offer wee at ones most gladly accepted, and within two
hours afterwards a speciel messenger was despatched with
the following letter:

" Mamion•hoaee. March 4.

" Sir,—ln reference to your communication of this day,'
beg to inform you that the offer so kindly made through
you by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, relative
to the attendance of some of the Life Guards within the
City, to assist the police in carrying out the requisite rms.
lations for maintaining a clear peonage for the procession on
the 7th inst., has been submitted to the magistrates, sad
also to the royal reception committee of the corporation,
who beg sincerely to acknowledge the consideration of hie
royal highness, and have mach pleasure in accepting sat
offer.

" lortructions have been acmrdingly given to Captain
Hodgson, the Acting Commimioner of the City Police, to
put himself in communication with the proper authorities
upon the subject.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
" W. A. Ron.
"Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster-General."

It appears, however, that before the receipt of the
communication from the Hone Guards, Captain Roily
sou had told Sir R. Mayne that the assistance al
the military would not be required within the City.
This conversation, unfortunately, was not reported to
the Lord Mayor. On the 6th his lordship sent to know
the number of Life Guards that were coming, sad
was informed that 200 of the Royal Horse Artillery would
be placed at his disposal. His lordship told two °Morn
who waited upon him in the afternoon, that he should
be glad of the assistance, " not only of 200, but of 300 a
even 400 men if they could be obtained, upon which tee
officers lead they were pressed for numbers, and all they
could spare for the City would be 200 of the mounted Artil•
hwy." His lordship, it is added, felt it necessary to decline
an application for permission for the Tower Hamlets corps
to march through the City, en route for Hyde-park. It is
the opinion of the committee that the delay in the pump
of the royal procession may be attributed to the following
noses :
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^`• 1. The enormous inerease in the numbers of the pope.
ieee, who strove to obtain and Recurs positions to view the
procession within the City, in consequence of the &moo-
n:tents' above alluded to for preventing the civic portion of
It from passing along the entire route.
"2. The death of Mr. Comotiasioner Harvey, which se&
dealy and at a moment of great dithculty threw double
duty upon Acting-Commisidoner Captain Hodgson, who had
at once, and without merlons notice or preparation, to de.
charge both the administrative and the executive function'
connected with the employment of the City police upon so
important an occasion.
'• 3. The substitution of mounted Artillery for the house.
hold troops, which the authorities of the City bad been led
to expect, the latter being a force f►r better adapted and
far more accustomed to keep au unbroken line through
large masses of people than the troops which were actually
sent. . .

" 4. To the unbounded enthtuium and loyalty of the
people, whose wigwams to witeess and to share in the
welcome of the Princess was beyond all example.
" 5. The obstruction caused by the intrusion into the line
of route of vans and carts after the time appointed for
their exclusion, and especially of several large vans Mid
with Metropolitan police constables.
" G. The went of a complete understanding between the
Ist City of London Volunteer Brigade and the polio;
whereby the only serious obstruction was created—vis.,
that opposite the Mansion Home."
A report from Captain Hodgson and various memoranda
connected with the proceedings of the 7th are appended to
the committee's report.