The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-13 00:00:00

FR1E444210E8 FOE THE HOTAL MAIIIIOA

The decorative preparations connected with this
important event have advanced considerably. What a few
days ago were mere rows of deal seats, not over elegant in
edect or commodious in appearance, have now been duffed
and embroidered into hunrione looking fauteuils almost in
keeping with the magnificent sakes In which they are
ranged. Ante-chambers and galleries, too, which lately
were crowded with painters and paperer., and redolent of
sins, varnish, and other house doomed,e malaria, have now
emerged into marble halls, rich with gilt and bright with var-
nish. The caned oak galleries on either side of the chapeZere
quite finished, and their effect Is a great improvement on the old
high Bleeping pews. The additional window is now finished,
and all the windows have been fitted with stained glass,
so as to moderate the light which might otherwise have proved
too strong. It is intended to relieve the carved oak work of
the galleries with gilding. A very rich communion table
and rails are to be erected. The latter are already fixed, and
are aufildently beautiful and in keeping with the rest of the
decorations. The communion table will be richly draped
with crimson velvet and gold, and adorned with the plate of
the Chapel Royal. Moat of the pieces of this are of pure
gold and of Queen Anne's time, but there are some
noble salvers and flagons with the crest and cipher
of Charted I. The royal pew over the entrance
porch, ham been draped with curtains and fitting,
of CAMKIII velvet and gold, and this is designed
to accommodate the carps diplerwaiipas, more than
thirty of whom will be present on this occasion. Bat,
with all the care and economy of spice which as be exer-
cised, the number which can be pose& at the ceremony in
the chapel is limited in the extreme, end, Indeed, we (Times)
believe we are within the mark when we say that not more
than 1,500 or so can witness either the ceremony or pro-
011$11i011 from any point of view inside the palace. The tickets
which will admit the fortunate few to these places have
already been given among the ministers and the great officers
of state in certain proportions, and they will again dis-
tribute them among their personal Meade. Her
Majesty, however, with much kind feeling, bee, we
believe, specially recommended that the tickets shall
eventually reach theme who may be supposed to feel the
strongest interest in the Prince's Royal—viz., young ladies
of her own age. The visitors, therefore, who will occupy slate
in the saloons of St. James's, being nearly all young ladies,
and in full court drees,wlll form perhaps the most brilliant and
beautiful portion of the whole spectacle. Visitors admitted to
the covered seats in the Colour-court will not be required to
attend in court dress, though no person In mourning of any
description will be admitted. It has been stated that peers
having seats in the Chapel Royal will wear their relne of
state, but this is an error, as peers cannot wear their relelneat
of the House of Lords except at a coronation. AR gods-
men present in the Chapel wall be required to veer Wad.
form, and the ladies wart dress, and all "mast be fa OW
plans by half-past eleven o'clock. After Mein* MI in
be allowed to enter. His Royal Higbams the Prlaci et
Pamela, with his suite, will arrive at the chapel at twelve
o'clock. The procession of her Majesty will follow next, the
bride elect, with her bridesmaids and ladles, arriving a hit
minutes before half-past twelve.

In the hits of the.bridesmaids which have bean given to
the public it has been stated that Lady Sarah Spam,
daughter of the late Earl Spencer, will be compelled to
forego the honour of attending in consequence of the read
death of her noble father, but this is a mistake, as we be-
lieve it was never contemplated that more than the loyal
young ladies whose mines have been mentioned should haw
the honour of attending. The Princess Alice will ef
worse be chid bridesmaid. The marriage osranony is had
to commence at half-past twelve precisely, and with the
hymns and choral accompaniments will occupy about forty
minutes. In consequence of the great inconvenience felt on
the occasion of her Majesty's marriage, when signing the
registry in the vestry of the Chapel Royal, which is mas-
sively small, It has been determined to alter that arrange-
ment on the present occasion. The reentry, therefore, will
not be signed in the chapel at ail, but in the throne-roaw,
when the high contracting partite shall hays warned tan.

The dryeileer, which trite.' place afterwarde at Buehler
ham Palace, will only include the royal guests, the MY&
maids, and moor two of the chief officers of state and lisrelan
ministers.

For the concert which takes pica at the *we in the
evening a large number of invitations have been issued.
On the day but one following the ceremony the Chapel
Royal will be thrown open to the public, and will remain
open for ease days. The state apartments in EliJantees Pasts
cannot be thrown open till after the congratulatory drawing-
room of the 30th init. has been held, but Immediately east-
wards they will be opened to the public, and so matinee ix
at last a week.

REJOICINGS AT BALMORAL IN HONOUR OP SHE
PILTNCUS ROTAVS dos preiterstica
is being made to Loden in honor el the appeasable( sap-
dela of her Royal Higlaner the Princess Royal, It may not
be aninteneting to our readers to know that the jogai' rot
will be celebrated, if not on so grand a soils, certainly with
as much heartiness and loyalty, at the Queen's Highland
palace of Balmoral, her Majesty having graciously boned
instructions that the whole of the tenantry on bar eatable
there, r also those on the Prince Caterst's abate of Aber-
geldie, shall meet and dine together at the Coda on the 'Ho-
nor of the marriage. The company will be a nonosene
one, and will, we learn on the beat authority, be preddsd
over by Dr. Robertson, of Indigo, her Majesty's commiroor
at Balmoral. Is the evening a grand ball will she place to
which the wives sad daughters of the truants on the royal
estate have received Mai buriteMess—EdithayA Comma.

His Excellency Fenokh Khan, accompanied by
hie suite, left Claridge's Hotel, ysemeday naming, for Hew
Hardens, over which they were conducted by Sir William
Hooker. His excellency expressed himself much gratified
with the museum and other departments of the pallo
sad, returning to town early in the aerate, dined het
evening with the Duchess Dowager of Somerset in Park-lane.
The Duke of Portland is, we regret to say, con-
flood to his bed by severs sciatica.
The Duke of Leeds has left the Clarendon for
Hanby Castle, Catterick, Yorkshire.
The Countess of Cameroon has left llowchin's
Hotel for High Clere Castle, Haute.
The Counter's of Portsmouth has left Howchids
Hotel for her seat, Hurstboame Park, Haab.
The Earl and Countess of Warwick will arrive st
Howchtn's Hotel to-day from Warwick Castle.
The marriage of Min Frederica Cockerel!, step-
daughter of the Earl of Eglintoo, with the Hoe. WSW'
Henry Sidney Nab, ably son of the &zooms Noels, was
solemnised yesterday, at St. James's Church,
the promos of a numerous circle of the Maas of both
families. The bridegroom arrived at the aura alb
attended by Viscount Powerecourt as hie "best ate TY
bride was conducted to the altar by Lord Billates. She
wore a drew of Hai white &cod, with two Amass of Bret-
eels point, sad over the head a square veil of the same ossify
lace, Is attendance open her as Wawa& were the fol-
lowing young ladles:—Lady Media Mcatesserie, Lady
Sophia Para, Lady M Hervey, lady Mary Ham'
Mies Charlotte Sayesour, Rise Lewes dower, sa Mks
Sophia Doyle. The bride and bridegroom Lit town aura,►
ter
the afternoon he the Hill House, Putney.
Zemke was produced at the Prineen's Theatre
yesterday evening, for the first tiros them two rea Mr.
Chaise Han, who has conspietaly recovered beer Mama
Mirk playa the Dime to the satidaotion of sa entiresima
andima.

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