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and fireworks from Salisbury-crags. The dazzing spectacle
was witnessed with immense delight and in perfect order by
several hundred thousand spectators. The weather was
cold, with a slight snowfall.

ABERDEEN.--A volunteer display and a banquet was
held. In the evening fireworks were let off, and the pub-
lic offices and many private houses illuminated.
BATIT.—The Abbey was illuminated by means of the
lime-light, and there was a Chinese lantern procession in
the evening.
BELFAST.—This town was brilliantly illuminated.
BIRMINGHAM.--The town was brilliantly illuminated.
Every house in the principal streets were lit up. A most
gorgeous effect was produced by the lighting of the tower,
dome, and facade of St. Philip's Church, the ball at the
top of which was surmounted by a gross of coloured
glass, which was illuminated, and was seen for miles
round.

BRADFORD.—For the celebration of the Royal marriage
yesterday 10 triumphal arches, mostly haying transparen-
cies, were raised in the town, and there was a tasteful arch
at one of the entrances to the Bradford Peel-park. The
Mayor planted two trees in the park, eno an oak and the
other an el,n, in honour of the Royal nuptials. The first
is henceforth to be called the Albert Edward Oak, and the
other the Alexandra Elm. A debt of £5OO which rernaintd
upon the park was extinguished by voluut.try subscriptions
given on the spot.
ATHAM.—AII the ships in harbour were decorated
with flags from stem to stern. At dusk a torchlight pro-
cession, headed by the High Constable and the town
authorities, preceded by the Royal Marine band, peram-
bulated the town. The front of the dockyard, the entrance
to the Royal Marine barracks, and other public buildings,
were brilliantly illuminated.
CRYSTAL PALACE.--The festivities commenced at two
o'clock by a royal salute of 21 guns fired from the grand
terrace. This was followed by a display of the fountains
and cascades. The National Anthems of Denmark and
Great Britain were sung in full chorus by the visitors. A
little before seven the upper series of fountains was dis-
played under the illumination of coloured fires, which pro-
duced a most brilliant effect. There were 33,411 visitors.
DUBLIN.—The fireworks from Wellington monument in
the Park began at 10 p,rn., and tinged the sky for miles
with the deepest crimson, while the acclamations of thou-
sands rent the air. The men-of-war at Kingstown engaged
in a sham fight. The eelebration in the provinces has been
equally successful.
GREENWICH.—The inmates of the Union numbering:be-

tween 900 and 1,000, were regaled with roast beef and plum
pudding, with porter for the adults and nuts and oranges
for the juveniles, in honour of the event. The illumina-
tions were very general, the four entrance gates of
Greenwich Hospital being magnificently lighted.
LivEnrooL.—The day was entirely devoted to fes-
tivities. The streets were decorated with flags and de-
vices, and were scarcely passable. Wedding favours were
almost universally worn, even by the poorest. All the
vehicles were decorated. The illuminations were general.
The Mayor gave a ball to 3,000 people; there was also a
ball at St. George's-hall, and similar festivities in other
parts of the town. Her Majesty's ships were all gaily
decorated, as well as the merchant shipping. The Ma-
jestic fired salutes and was illuminated.
MANOHESTER.—The illuminations were numerous and
splendid, a special feature being the large number of private
houses which had devices and illuminations. A bonfire was
lit on Kirsal Moor.

PORTSMOUTH.—The main thoroughfares of Portsmouth,
Porteea, Southsea, and Gosport were draped with flags, and
triumphal arches and monstrous garlands spanned the
streets. At 10 o'clock the fog cleared away, disclosing the
fleet anchored at Spithead in one long line from east to west,
dressed with a line of flags from water's edge, the name of
the ship being exhibited by her three alphabetical flags.
In addition, huge standards, national ensigns, and garlands
were fixed at each royal masthead, the Revenge, flagship of
Rear• Admiral R. Smart, K.H., being conspicuous above
all others by a monster garland on her main royal truck.
At 8 p.m. a rocket discharged from the Revenge, flagship
at Spithead, gave the signal to the fleet under Admiral
Smart's command, and was immediately succeeded by a
Royal salute of 21 guns from each ship, blue lights being
burnt from each yard arm and yards manned. The salute
concluded, a display of fireworks took place ; 10-inch shells
and flights of rockets were discharged and burst with won-
derful brilliancy, bringing out clearly the outlines of the
fleet at anchor. Ryde displayed a long line of bonfires
along the esplanade, while the Portsmouth line of sea
beach opposite the anchorage of the fleet at Spithead was a
line of fire. The streets were one blaze of illuminations,
, and the dome of St. Thomas's Church was splendidly

lighted up with blue lights and coloured fires. The cele-
bration of the day has been at Portsmouth throughout a
success.

The above are only a few of the principal towns in which
rejoicings took place. To give even an outline of the whole
that celebrated the occasion woull be impossible.

THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

The following circular has been addressed to
the diplomatic agents of Greece by M. Mavrocor-
dato, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs:—

ATHENS, Feb. 27.

Malevolence, for the purpose of alarming public opinion
:n Greece, and of compromising the tranquillity of the State,
has perfidiously spread a report that men, always ready to
sell themselves to the first corner, and to serve the worst
cause, were concocting in the dark against the honour and
safety of the country odious plena, which are said to have
for object the restoration of the Bavarian dynasty, which
the nation and the Assembly of its representatives have
solemnly and for ever excluded from the succession to the
throne of Greece, declared vacant by decree of the National
Assembly. Although such an attempt would be as senseless
as impossible before the patriotism of the Greeks, the Pro-
visional Government nevertheless watches these men with a
vigilant eye, and will defeat, with firmness and resolution,
their culpable proceedings. I therefore authorise you, sir, to
formally declare to all and every one, to foreigners as well
as to natives, at your place of residence, that any attempt
for the restoration of the fallen dynasty would be vain and
senseless ; that no prince of the houseof Bavaria can hence-
forth ever reign in Greece, unless he cuts a way to the
throne through f ivers of blood and over piles of dead bodies,
and that any Greek who should think of such a restoration,
or take part with foreigners who might show such a desire,
would be guilty of the crime of high treason, and be pun-
ished with all the severity of the laws. The Greek nation
cannot allow any citizen to disobey its unanimous and sove-
reign will. I avail myself of this opportunity to request
you also to contradict, in my letter lately published by the
Augsburg Gazette, which gave the text of a pretended pro-
clamation in favour of the ex-King—a proclamation said to
have been circulated at Athens, and favourably received by
the moderate party. Nothing is more chimerical, sir, than
that assertion of the Bavarian journal. No one in Greece,
neither individual nor party, has ever thought of publishing
any proclamation of the kind; it would have been a crime
' or an act of madness. I authorise you, sir, and request
I you, to give the greatest publicity to the present circular.
D. C. MATIWOORDATA.._
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MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

A very small supply of English wheat was received
fresh up to this morning's market, in poor condition. The
attendance of buyers was limited, and both red and white
qualities sold heavily, at about Monday's currency.
The supply of foreign wheat was large. In all descrip-
tions sales progressed slowly on former terms.
Fluctuating cargoes of grain were in slow request, yet
no change took place in their value. .
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Witb barley the market was moderately supplied. Fine
malting parcels were tolerably firm ; but other kinds met
a dull inquiry at barely stationary prices.
About an average business was transacted in malt at late
rates.

S ,veet English and Scotch oats ruled firm as to price
but for other kinds the trade was heavy at previous cur.
rencies.

Beans were dull, at Monday's decline in prices; but
peas maintained their former value.
The dealings in most kinds of flour were extremely
moderate, at late quotations.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
250 4lO 2,030 i 30 300
Irish
9,750 573 mks
Foreign 4,199 6,420 6,010 brls

BOROUGH HOP.
We have to report continued heaviness in the trade for
hops, and prices have a downward tendency.