The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-26 00:00:00

THE ILLUMINATIONS.

During the past week 160 waggons laden with
framework sad fireworks ham left Woolwich Arsenal for
Load's, sad 125 waggons laden with artworks are sow
reinsiaiew la the Anneal to be forwarded to the various
Pty,
To admit the public with the greatest possible fact
My, all the mall gate. which am in the park haus are to be
eloped, sad large openisp varying from 40 to 60 feet wide
ham been made la the Bayewster-load, opposite Comeght-
plies, is Piccadilly. sad •he lower part of the Omen-park,
mar &whinging' Palm, sad thie Nell. The smell gate
neer Eittifford.hoeume will also be cloud, sad • large °recipe
is made at the sad of the Queen's walk, at the west side of
Stiff *rd. house, in the Nall, for the admission of the public.
No rimmed plasm ham been permitted. No serriame of
any deerriptioa will be allowed to stop up the ways, or to
inteefere with the public thoroughfares in the perks. It is
determined, is order to provost say unemeesary or Mom.
'miens crowding of peruse, that all the fireworks shall
commute at the .we seemeat, sad terminate as nearly as
seible• at the ease time, sad they will be of the same
character is Hyde-park, Begat'.-park, and Victoria-perk.
It hoped that the eraehing *Nab geostally bas occurred
au great ouhitc omelons, such es the lyiaria-etate of the
Deka of Weiliegtoo. will be avoided. filmy • Ports have
bees medal to habeeetbe &Maritime to isms tickets for re-
▪ teed plasm beim askiteemey, bat the goverment have
very wisely themelead ilatow this is • display for the
people, no dissimethilaemsbli to be maim lie that on the
present t amiss tbe pew sad tbs setitsm the duchess aid
sr lady's-maid. will be pat ea the soalel liesting, will have
the use eakemear, sod midterm the tam risk sad MMus.
The Notional Gallery will dirplay ea illaminatioa formed
Mae flags of Basked ud Franco, with th es of Turkey
sod Sardinia eemblaed Is the centre, with • lugs war above
and the unmet beseeth ; a tt • right will be plated the
I.tten V. A , sarinousted by the Bata news, end • star
heasath the Musts; as the left will be placed the letters
N. 8., seramaated by the Breath crown, sad • star beam le
the letters; the whole of this empositicto will be supported
on 'ash fish by laurel tremelee. These several devices
will he finned of white sad solciand glace deep, to refer
lent jewels wheel bottled with gas.
At Somertet-honte, the devise will be formed of the dip
of Baglead and France is the maim, with the standard sad
beam .1 Turkey over. ad the Bootee sad cable beneath,
impounded with • laurel wreath ; ea the right will be
pieced the letters V. R., eirmovated by the British MM..
and • star beneath; on the left the letters L. N .mnaweated
by the Preach wows, sad • "tar beneath; ea the .urine
finks will be placed imps of fises represeating the verities
swim, and the whole device will be encespaared at the
bees by an ettooded gamer, with Use ictilwiteg motto:
Welcome Peas to ell nodose"
At the Home ones. Teassuly. Beard a Toad% end
Coastal Ofkoe, will be displayed aye hews. enspendod
from a animate tis Wei, ea* breast baring the t
lett. n of the word sad ead the sable Imp by the
batmen will lsn fain medallions. seataishm the
Isitial lemon of differing severedgas; at the eatreme
debt and left of the eempeeltioe will be pissed the letters V
sad N, eacireled by • similar sable sad laurel wreaths.
Three several devices will he Mimed of coloured lisps.
The Triumphal Arch, Ccestitutioa-bill, sad outcomes
facade to Hyde-park, will be lighted with Impious ply ed
is ihs coma., blosklage. and edits projeetlag pelts of the
etsuetares.
The HomiGlaards will be illuminated both is the frost
sad is the beck Ude, tbe Panda Os seek side the di.
Lose will be the sine—a large garter, he collared loupe, M
the contr., esrmeseted with B stews, leaked en mask side
with two retesting stags, with Ike mita, "Novi tat geci
and y pow." Tim ',holed Übe flab, trW be illuminated

with ociatisuoue series of jets of gu, which it is expected
will grades* a beautiful /fleet.
The beat of the Admiralty, Charisu-erose, will be HOW
with oil Imam with the letters V.R." oa either aide
The °mare of the arch will he sonsimutted with a trams

pussy.
The frost of the War Department, Whitehall-gardens,
will be illsoliaated with gu, a Grown and " V. R." IA the
centre, end a star on etch side.
At the War Do p‘rttneat, Pdl mall, there will be a large
transparency occupying nearly the entire of the centre of
the building, with a lugs refulgent star on either side
The whole of the estimates front of the Genml Post-
ai/los, St. Martin's-le-Grand, will be inseminated
with gas.

13sadings of gas lett will row eloag the whole of tee Pre-
junto' the royal 'sift* with a crown, will alrefora put
of the devisee. Moro thin 40,000 jets will be seed ow this
wake.

—Thetestom-bease le expected to look very megnillant.
The entire front &jag the river will be illuminated with
gin, cad it has beef derided by the City authorities to illu-
minate Gilbertson. Market, which immediately adjoin it.
The Oaildbell will be illuminated with gas from top to
bottom ea the front facing King street. Beads of gar will
Ina along the different outlines of the edifice, and there will
be the rani initials and the City motto.
The Mwmat commercial companies' halls in the City will
dealliess be Mannikin. The only one at primal flan
win me to is that of the Pishinagen' Company near
It consists of a royal mown, the royal
tiess VI ••4 the word "Peace" at the bottom. Temple-
ts/ be Matted with gets of gas reaming along the
%M._ ections.
Maiteasy will have abeedisg of gasman,
ling illso sad *der of the prinelpal face of the building.
with awry reflecting star in the centre. The
Illestent silos will be lighted up only witth a star. Tee
Illeekerall tension, in Fesehuschotreet, will panel. •
beautiful sonatinas ; the top and fides will have
of gas, and on the front of the bending will be four=
seas, also in gar, containing the names of the AMA
Ragland, Franco, sad Sardinia end Turkey. The Gent
Western terminus will be one bleu of light, more than
46,000 jets of gee being employed to give affect to the
devices.
I. the West end the clubs have communed operations.
The Jester United Bonin Club has rite to sonsiderable
expense in preparing a device. It consists of scrolls of
laurel surrounding a medallion containing the royal initial.,
and the shamrock, thistle, sad rose, the when surmounted
by a crown.
The Army sad Navy Club Is tole liyhted with gas. The
device consists of the shamrock, toted*, sod rue, sus
rounded with a scroll, containing the words "Visited
Forces." with " Victoria" underneath. Oa sash side are
breeches of laurel, and at the top on either aide are the
flees of the army and navy.
The following are the pollee regulations for preventing
obstructions of the thoroughfares and preserving order ea
the night of the 29th instant:
1. No avenge will be allowed to remain in Park-lane, or
in that of Piccadilly adjoining the Green-park, from eight
o'clock p.m., until the fireworks are ended.
2. No carriage will be allowed to pass through Park-lane
or Piccadilly, adjoining the park during the time above
mentioned, except with company going to some hoses la
hoes aunts, or in the immediate neighbourhood.
3. No carriage will be allowed to enter or remain is the
Gress-park, or St. James's-park, after eight o'clock, p.m.
4. No carriage will be allowed to enter or remain in
Hyde-park, inept as hereafter unnamed, after eight
o'clock, p.m.
Prints carriages may stead, but sio m not to canoe ot-
etructioe, on the read in Hyde-park above • he Marble Arch,
toward' Kenaiagton-gardens, end at the aide of Kensington-
gardens, sad the Serpentine.
Carnegie are to eater the park by the Victoria Gate
atty.
6. No ennuis will be allowed to peas or rennin la say
part of the road is she perk, between Miley-house gates
sad the Marble Arai, after eight o'clock p.m.; sad the
several gates into the perk, inapt Victoria gate, are to be
seed only by people walking.
6. No carriage will be allowed to stop in any street at
say time of the nosing or night, so that as obstreetioa say
be neon.
7. All carriages of every description are to be kept moving
through the street., sod the carriages will, as far ea prow
tkable, be formed in lines on their sroper aides of theatre's,
so as to give to the persona is all the best opp rtseity of
seeing the illumination. RICHARD MATHZ.
Metropolitan Polies-oMes, May 23.

SPORTING.

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