The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-10 00:00:00

TUEsD,-1, 3iARCEI 10, 18`i3.

The perfectly spontaneous character of the great
"oval
demonstration made in welcome of Her
"clhl Highness the Plinctss ALEXANDRA, upon
the 7th of March, 1863, showed in very truth how
deeply rooted in the affections of the English people
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the whole structure of our Constitutional Sove
41glitY• Upon that mcmorable day all rerks and
claklaes of the community gave themielvzs up to un-
°4'eted njoicings and public festivities. Through.
°o length and breadth of the United King-
ti°lit na the lieges of the Crown held high holiday
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It was not sialply, howevir, that the population
hi gala trim turned out iii countless ►housands
along the path trodden by the procession, Between
Gravesend and Windsor, but more particularly still
between Southwark and Paddington, the fair young
Bride F.lect—Princess by adoption of Denmark, by
'lirth of S:es wig-IT olstein-SOnderburg G:i:teksburg:,
by the doubly sanctifying rights of love and mar-
riage henceforth of Wales of England, of the Un it e d
Kingdom—was, as well became her maiden grace and
beauty, " the cynosure of neighbouring eyes !—the
observed of all observers !" Of her, as literally of
CLaOPATßA)•inigh'. bci. said, and quite as truthfully—

" The city cast

Her People out upon her; and-"
supposing the young Prince to have emulated MArac
ANTHONY by loitering " enthroned i' the market-
place" lie surely also, there, had sat alone—

" Whistling to the air, which but for vacancy
Had gone to gaze on ALEXANDRA., too.

And made a gap in nature."
As it was, from the Royal Bridegroom
himself, from her Most Gracious MAJESTY the
SOVEREIGN downwards to the very humblest of
her MAJESTY'S subjects all combined to do honour to
the newly arrived and newly adopted daughter, to
the future mistress, of these realms. Accompanied
as the young Princess has been in her bridal advent
to this country by the various members of her own
august family—her parents, her brothers and sis-
ters, her Royal Highness herself, can together
realise, at once and to the full, how complete is her
adoption -by the land of her husband, how entirely
already she is here At Home in England. Nor is this
adoption one vouchsafed to her by courtesy.
It is fall and absolute. As from the lips of RUTH,
so also from hors might come the tender avowal—
" Whithersoever thou shalt go, I will go; and
where thou also shalt dwell, I will dwell. Thy
.People thall be my People; and thy GOD my
GOD." As such we have aecepted her. As our
own. And hence, in the simple truth of
this acceptance, the unanimity, the spon-
taneity, and the irrepressible enthusiasm of
the rce?ption by England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales, of the young Princess ALEXANDRA.
Not a church tower or a church spire in all these
islands but, during these last few days, has had a
gas flag fluttering from it, has vibrated to the joy-
ful chime ringing from its belfry, has been a cen-
tral point from which a circle of popular happiness
has radiated. Once again, if but for an interval,
England, as of old, has been "Merry England."
Sports and pastimes during the day. Banquets
towards evening. Bonfires and illuminations
and pyrotechnic displays after nightfal. Patrician
and pauper—squire and cit—artizan and field-
h bourer—not one section or division of the com-
munity but has participated, and that, too, con
amore, in this heartborn demonstration. What,
probably, has tended directly to enhance the cor-
dial warmth of these evidences of loyal devotiou
has been the not unnatural reaction consequent upon,
upwards of one whole year of uninterrupted sym-
pathy with the immense home grief of the meet
beloved and revered of our Sovereigns. Never has
the sorrow of a widowed Queen been more tenderly
respected. The year of grace that has just gone by-
1862—has been completely abandoned to this loyal
as well as royal mourning. And this it should ever be
borne in rccollection,not withstanding there were con-
spicuous inducements to the contrary, by reason of
the capital of the British Empire having again
become the world's rendezvous as the chosen arena
of another Grand International Etthibitien. Yet,
emsistently to the very last, the grief of the Crown
throughout the whole of 1862, was to the fullest and
corapietest extent respected. The spring-time of the
new year, therefore, this auspicious year of the
Prince of WALES'S marriage, has witnessed, in the
simultaneous and sympathetid rejoicings of the
Court and of the country a not unnatural reaction.
Now that once more the clouds of gloom have at
length. been dissipated, long may the happy sun-
shine pour over the land uninterruptedly.

Den store, national() Demonstration, sera fandt Sted den
7de darts, 1863, for at byte Hondes Kongelige Hojtmed
Priuclsesse Alexandra Velkommen, og navnlig denne :De-
monstrations fuldkorumen friviilige Character visor, hvor
dybt Grundlaget for vort exastituionelle Kongedom mes
hole Bygning Jigger i dot engelsko Folks Kaarlighed. .Paa
donna mindevasrdige Dag hengave Folk af allo Staander og
gasser i Staten sig til uskromtede Glasiesyttringer og
offeatlige Festlighed-r. I hole dot forenede Kongerigo, fra
pet til Vest, fra Syd til Nord, holdt Landets Undersaatter
hOj Helligdag. Ved faalles Samtykko standsede dette
dot 4riftigste og flittigste Handelsfolk i hole Verden et
Ojoblik sine Forrotninger. Forsaavidt altsaa corn disse
Forrotninger angaar, var don 7de Marts, 1663, i Ordets
strosngeste Forstancl en dies non, hvorimod den, blandt
yore historiske Hojtider, var en sand Dagones Dag. Dot
var imidlertid ikke blot at tallOse Tusinder af Befolk-
ning-en I deres Hiljtidsdragter flokkedes langsmed den
Vej, corn Toget dreg. Mellem Gravesend vs, Wind-
sor, men i Sandeloshed mellem Southwark og Paddington,
var hue, don udkaaredo, unge Brud—adopot3ret
Prindsesse af Danmark, RIR Prindsesso af Slesvig-Hol-
steen-SOnderborg•Gliicksborg og nu, ifolge Kasrlighedens
og CEgteskabets dobbelt hellige Ret, Prindsesse af Wain, af
England, af dot forenede Kong,erige—var hun, sige vi, sera
hend( s jomfruelige Ynde og Skonhed vel fortjente, "the
cynosure of neighbouring eyes I—the observed of all ob-
servers!" Om hendo kan man bogstaveligt og lilresaa
sandt sige som om Cleopatra—.
"The city oast
Her people out upon her
og, hvis vi antage, at den unge Prinda her eficrlignet Itark
Anthony ved at vente "enthroned i' the market-pls ce,"
har han visselig ogsaa siddet cue der—
" Whistling to the air, 'which but for vacancy,
Had gone to gaze on Alexandra, too.
And made a gap in nature."

Itnidlertid foronede Alle sig orn at vise den nyse'tkomne
og nylig adopterede Dotter, disso ltigera tilkommende
Herskerinde, al mulig -Ere, og det ligefra den Kot gelige
Brudg,orn selv,fra Hendee Majestmt vor naadigste Drottning,
ned til den allersirnpleste af Rigett Undersaatter. Den
unge Fyrstindo, der under sit Brudetog til detto L'a'nd er
bleven ledsaget af de forskellige Medlemmor af lvendes
ophOjedeFamilie—hendes Foraddreog Iskende—vil sely,
i Forening rued disse, straks og fuldelig kunne bediimme,
'.vor übetinget huu or bleven adopteret of hendes Gcmals
Fapireland, hvor fuldkomment bun allerede er bjererne her
i England. 'Jencks Lober kuodo ogsaa ligesom Ruths
udtale den Umme Tilstaaelee—" livorben Du end drager,
vii jeg ogsaa drags; og hvor Du bor, vii jog optaa bo.
Dit Folk skal wore mit Folk, og Din Gad min Gud."
Saaledes have vi modtagct hende. Sum vor Egen. I den
simple og saLde Betydniug af disso Ord ligger Granden
til den aimindelige, fcivillige og uundertrykkelige Enthn-
siasme af vor Modtagelse af den unge Prindsebse Al.mandra.
er ikke et Kirketaarn eller Spir i dies° Lande udenat
der i do eidste faa Dage bar vojet et praag-tigt Flag Era det
Tinde, udenat det har genlvdt af Kukkernes .muntre
Kimen, udenat dot har wora dot Midtpuuct, fra hvilket der
er udstrommet et Hay at folkelig Glmde. Atter, om end
kun et ojeblik, bar England som i gamle Dage vmret
" Merry England." Forlystelser og Mcrskab om Degen,
Festmaaltider ors Aftenen, Gltedesblus, Illumination Grog

Fyrvrerkerior om Fatten. Rige og Fattige—Landtmend
og Stadboere—liaandvmrksmamd og Markarbejdere—
kortsagt Folk of enhver Rang og Stand have alle dettaget
i denne hjertelige Demonstration, og dot ret con amore.
livad der sandsynligvis directe har bidraget til at forst mrke
d pas den loyalo Ilengivenhed og ill at fortige
dares 13v
s Icljiestr eligh.ed og Varrne, er den ikke uneterlige
Reaction, der fulgie paa nxsten et. belt Aars uatbrudte
Sympathi med vort hoj telskede og rerode llerskerindes dybe
Familiosorg. Aldrig har man naret stiirre /Erbodighed