The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-30 00:00:00

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PROCLAMATION
OCLANIA.TION OF PEACE.

(}stare was yesterday publicly proclaimed by
Earl King at Arms, attended by the hereditary
ous -..arshri
, the Duke of Norfolk, and a numer-
tru,,re"ners. ue of pursuivants, heralds, beadles, and
"Vet
1111blic But little notice was given to the
to.d, that this ceremony would be gone through
St. j„Y; Yet as early as ten o'clock the route from
Ivith'llles's Palace to Temple-bar began to be lined
p.h. bodies of police, whilst the streets were
47:oiled is
.Y mounted officers. The public then
linle aware that something was on the tapis, and,
a—two
blist, aPproached, all the thoroughfares assumed
Blis
„„, g and crowded appearance. Business was
IPiecrtied at the public offices ; in Pall-mall the
tied
of the clubs were thronged with spectators;
keptf° ,°r upwards of an hour and a half people were „
0ni,.71,_ a state of suspense, wondering what there
Pereto see, and here and there listening to some
kewelt,able individual who endeavoured to recall to
Aroeo the incidents connected with the last
ltt-ration of peace. The thoroughfare from
irafat) ample-bar to St. James's Palace was closed to
vese.c 11.°rn half-past ten till the return of the pr0*1,1,141,
*1,1,141, shortly after one o'clock. About half-past
4zldemn the Garter King at Arms, the Earl Marshalis ,
tee other functionaries who were to take part
Whe e ceremonial assembled in St. James's yard,
%eke they proceeded to the front of" the Palace,
tip tem detachment of Horse Guards was drawn
City Where the High Bailiff and Officers of the
14%1 6,f Westminster were in attendance at half-
Tise_leven o'clock.
igeall4fu Officers of Arms, Sergeants at Arms, Ser-
ttlid Trumpeter, the Trumpets, Drum-majors
Yard
'3t
' ',T. ints, were also assembled in the Stable-
s:_ _ James's.
Sir Charles Young, the Garter King at Arms
theh
read the proclamation as follows :
BY THE QUEEN—A. PROCLAMATION.
g.(;)51,. R.—Whereas a Definitive Treaty
.ot Peaoe
'ttaje• „''endship between us and our Allies and his Imperial
'aris-1 the Emperor of all the Russias was concluded. at
Liotali_ort the thirtieth day of March last, and the Ratifica-
tnity :,`lereof have now been duly exchanged ; in confor-
that t`huereunto we have thought fit hereby to command
44c1elan,e be published thrOughout all our Dominions
Dleashe do declare to all our loving subjects. our will and
here that the said Treaty of Peace and Friendship be
os ,„,,(lillvi,s)lably, as well by sea as by land, and in all
l0„7080ver • strictly charging and commanding all
subjects~emeel to take notice hereof, and to conform
'144 thereunto accordingly.
tviefh ell at ,
. our Court
.at. Buckingham . Palace, this
;04.s.:eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord one
'11(1 Of our eight hundred and fifty-six, and in the nineteenth
reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
beate reading of the document was preceded by
follo,„c'f, drums and flourish of trumpets, and
the r'ett by a discharge of musketry. At this point
lit:llcourse was very large, and when the Garter
(14‘ at, Arms uttered the words, " God save the
littteti'l the cheering was general and enthu-
ThA.
oy Q.- Proclamation. was read at St. James's-gate
likbitAar,rte, 1.; after which the Officers of Arms,
Ift pro 4 in their tabards, and being mounted, made
.°llNr,-.e„e"ion. thence to Charing-cross, in the
-•-g order

Aparty of Life Guards, to clear the way.
eadles
Ten_ of
Westminster, two and two, with staves.
tawb. Constable, with his Staff, on horseback.
`6° .Bailiff and Deputy Steward of Westminster.
Knight's Marshal's men, two and two.
Drums.
Drunl-Major.
'Sergeant-Trumpeter.
sergeants at } Pursuivants. J Sergeants at
Arnie.
Heralds. Arms.
Life Guards.
cetisi mall was lined with spectators, but the pro-
ds
pe ° 'Presenting anything but an imposing.
C.., at, the public gave distinct utterance to their
,tthr, •
tob'iOintment. They had, no doubt, anticipated
of m4L'ing which would present some new features
toil,-•ret Pageantry. The only novelty, however,,,f
.the'llsted in the presence of
.the " Bumbles o
Ile:711°11R Westminster parishes, whose faded
the 'l,l robes presented a melancholy contrast to
10 B,4°Nvy uniforms of the Guards and the crlitter-
khlraphernalia of the Earl Marshal's routine.e'
formed the hidicrous side of the ceremony,
itkh Seem to compensate the public, by the
1:14-8eIllent it created, for the paucity of outward
PlaY in the procession.
trn:t Charing-cross. an Officer of Arms read the
lyirania.tiou, looking towards Whitehall, after
tttl:,ll, the Procession moved on to Temple-bar, the
of A-,.°E 'which being shut, the Junior Pursuivant
trti,,--.'4.181 going out of the rank, between twot
tieTeters, preceded by two Horse Guards _to
waY, rode up to the gate, and, after th
had sounded thrice, knocked thereat.
‘‘WI-gi., asked by the City Marshal from within,
'of A" comes there ?" he replied, " The Officers
bs. who demand entrance into the City
Ill'e'llBll. her Majesty's Proclamation of Peace."
/vas gates were immediately opened, when he
Agai,Mulitted alone, and the gates were shut
%24-,; The City Marshal, preceded by his officers,
Ares,eted him to the Lord Mayor, to whom he
Qlii).Ttea her Majesty's warrant, which his lord-
tc th;e,tl,(l and returned, and then gave directions
!,eeor-PtY Marshal to open the gates, which was
(4e done, the City Marshal observing to
npe4
e t ~,
--tt ursuivant of Arms, " Sir, the gates are
4ei/jA" somewhat superfluous observation,
Ltlrea that the blackened and rickety gates had
W4l2,rolled- back to their usual position. The
stave Lester beadles, with their heavy-headed
II NC 511 d the High Bailiff, who was mounted on
eritace charger, were here relieved from the
',Dpea- jocularity of the public, and, to all
'lgar -,,11,11ce, seemed highly delighted that their
Zcse of the duty was at an end. The proces-
:,.veci'fis" denuded of its parochial. appendage,
eh-nl4'o4h Temple-bar and-halted at the foot
‘li4ja -4'cc_,lT•lane, where the proclamation was
/118-.Later,,e,au, but this time without any accompanying
; Power.
V,,,41111-; the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs
bvitos; 'the procession immediately after____ the.
t2_f Arms, it moved on to theend of Wood-
vvia,sre th,.: cross formerly stood in Cheap-
`e,m) tisalloct, the proclamation ,having been there
Procession continued to the Royal Ex-
rtt t`in,y' *Where the proclamation was read for the
t..„"1414-: a. The crowd here was very dense, and
he for the moment was entirely suspended.
and peters sounded a shrill blast previously
rociA: immediately after each reading of the
the
-:'aten. The civic functionaries appeared
tiottle isetate carriages, and their presence tended
Iv1101.:"'t to relieve the bald aspect which the
Proeess,Rffair wore previous to the entry of of the
04;1,41 into the domains of Gog and Magog.
to thaTia,whole the general impression seemed to
the o, "le ceremony was a failure and unworthy
41ttilre,!:31°11. There was a universal expression of
flaoe ;',Tiess at the restoration of peace, but at the
ilslie„:11fle an opinion appeared to prevail that the
tc-* of the procession did not warrant the inter-
`all to traffic and business which it produced.

IRE CRIMEAN MILITARY ENQUIRY.

I.4l.eaterday, the Earl
14,4,. y
°llolsle lord, in re lof Co a---rdiga—n's case was proceeded with,
the charge of the Crimean commis-
pro re, that he had taken everypossible precaution to
lirkrte the well-being of his horses;and Was proceeding to eon-
ence from the report of the Sebastopol
or, by reading evidence
Lo
the ee, including his own testimony,
-"ndge Ad bt
ce. vocate, who said thatas such h©
dweanscestopped
be Lo'r. lvl by the court, it would be better not to refer to
Cardigan said that, in that case, he did not see how
pia Istate_ properly go on. The noble lord, however, finished
till% 'lent, and called Mr. Assistant Commissary-general
he says, was the only witness he intended to
ale
coia t
..Mole _e witness having been examined, Col. Tulloch
4,, marks on Lord Cardigan's statements, and the
adjourned.