The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-07 00:00:00

iastic cheering from the thousands who crowded
the grounds over coking the station, for London.
In order that', her Majesty might have the ear-
liest intelligence of the landing of her Royal High-
ness, the telc.,graphic wires were brought to the end
of the Terrace pier, and the instant the Princess
Alexandul, set ber foot on the landing stage the
next ro oment the fact was flashed along the electric
Wiles to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Her Royal Highness, wore a while tulle
bonnet, trimmed with pink daisies, a purple velvet
Cloak, trimmed with sable, and a mauve moire
antique 'silk dress.

The Prince of Wrles was dressed in a blue beaver
frock-coat and light trousers.
The Prince of Wales arrived at Gravesend at 16
'Minutes to 12 o'clock, and immediately proceeded
down the Pier to the Royal yacht, where the
Princess Alexandra awaited on deck. As soon as
his Royal Highness took the Princess's hand he
affectionately saluted her on the cheek, an incident
'which produced one of the most telling effects of the
day. The cheering, the affectionate greeting elicited
frtlni thy: populace on shore and afloat, was some-
thing iremendous.

A fact of some importance to our nautical readers,
18 that, although the passage made by the Victoria
and Albert royal yacht was one of the quickest
ever made, the Warrior iron-plated frigate kept
11P with her within a knot and a half an hour,

It will be interesting to our readers to know that
her Royal Highness speciks English remarkably well,
for those within close proximity to her as she stepped
whore distinctly heard her reply, in answer to a
question addressed to her by the Prince of Wales,
4' I think so."

As the Royal party entered the saloon carriage
on the railway platform, Lord Sydney had the
honour to kiss her Royal Highness's hand, and
amidst the strains of the Danish Hymn, played by
the military band in attendance, the train left the
st 9 tion.

The decorations of the High-street, Gravesend,
deserve a passing notice, for certainly for size, bril-
liancy, and variety nothing like the flags here dis-
,l3l9led were to be seen in any other part of the
loyal and now celebrated town.
The happy event is to be celebrated this evening
by the 800 volunteers forming the Ist Kent Artil-
lery, the whole body having been invited to a sump-
tuous banquet given in honour of the memorable
occasion by their gallant commanding officer,Lieut.-
Colonel Gladdish.

The poorer inhabitants of the town also cele-
brate the event in good old English style, the
Earl of Darnley and the more wealthy of the
surrounding neighbourhood furnishing the feast.
Altogether the whole arrangements passed off
to admiration, and henceforward the 7th of March
will be a red letter day in the annals of Gravesend.
At a quarter to two the Royal train arrived -at
the Bricklayers' Arms station, which was sple;ndidly
decorated and filled by thousands of elegantly
dressed ladies. The Royal party ten entered the
reception room provided them, n d Sir G. Grey and
others had the honour of Fzesenting them to the
Princess.

On leaving the 7,ception room the Royal car-
riages were occupied, and amongst one of the most
magnificent p:ictures the eye of man ever looked
upon, th eaoyal party proceeded on their journey.

Procession of the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Alexandra through London.

At the break of day this morning thousands upon
thousands of the denizens of the metropolis, and the
additional thousands who, during the last
day or two, have been hurrying hither to
behold the Royal cavalcade pass through the lead-
ing thoroughfares on both sides of the Thames,
doubtless cast wistful glances towards the sky, and
then towards the pavements and roads, in order,
'very naturally, to ascertain the state of the
weather, and the probable prospects of the day in
that regard. The sudden tornado o' yesterday
and the drenching rain that fell for an hour or so
had tended very naturally to damp the spirits
even of the most sau"guine, and to de-
press a little the somewhat enormous price
asked yesterday for seats, especially in the
City. The moro'ig came in cold and gloomy,
and even the lerAst experienced in weather lore and
its aspects could hardly have been induced to do•
aught else than shake their heads and to prog-
mosticate foul weather. But when the morning
had thoroughly dawned it was discovered that the
rain had all fallen yesterday, and that though
It Vas gloomy over head, and continued so all the
Morning, London might safely venture forth and
make holiday, As early as eight o'clock thousands
were afoot, and before tan all the great streets on
the northern side of the river were all but impassable,
for so great was the throng of pedestrians and
vehicles, that by 10 30 the City streets were all
but blockaded up, and even thus early numbers of
ladies and children had taken their seats. Probably
never in the history of this country, and probably
in no other, were ever 'do many people congregated
in the streets intent• on sight-seeing.
Shortly after 12 o'clock, by which hour the
gloomy weat`.ler had somewhat departed, some hun-
dreds of 'the Royal Horse Artillery entered the
city, arAd with the aid of the police managed, but
not without difficulty, to clear the streets. On the
southern side the roads were kept by the same
troops. It appeared to our reporter that both the
City and metropolitan police discharged their duty
With great skill and good nature.

Bricklayers' Arms Station and the Old

Kent Road.

The arrangements here were perfect. The direc-
tors of the South-Eastern Railway had provided
seats for some hundreds of their friends, covered
and open, gaily decorated with flags and evergreens.
The station itself—not by any means so unpic-
turesque as some critics have recently styled it—
had been newly painted and cleaned, and had to-
4aY quite the appearance of a pretty pas-
tenger, instead of, as is now its doom, merely
'a goods station. The Royal standard floated gaily
from the little tower. Shortly before one o'clock
a detachment of the Life Guards with their band,
tinder the command of Major-General Crawford,
arrived and took up their position in tne court-
yard, the splendid band, during the interregnum,
Playing several national and other airs and melo-
dies. The 60th Rifles, to the amount of 500 men,
from the Tower and Woolwich, under the command
of Col. Bingham, arrived almost at the same time
and took charge of the ground outside the gates.
A detachment of the Royal Blues soon followed.
Major-General Lawrenson was the chief officer in
command. Sir Richard Mayne and Capt. Harris
were on the spot, and conducted the police ar-

rallrgements.

At one o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, attended by his staff, rode into the sta-
tion. His Royal Highness was loudly cheered, and
bowed very graciously to the throng. Sir
George Grey next arrived. The Duke of Saxe
Coburg, accompanied by the Princ© of Prussia,
text arrived. The Count de Fl-indres
had previously arrived. the Lord Mayor
and Sheriffs arrived shortly after one o'clock. At
a quarter to two the whole of the avenues imme-
diately adjacent to the station were filled by eager
thousands. Immediately opposite the station a
Pretty motto, surmounted by the Prince of Wales'
feathers, was designed first to meet the royal pair
"s" Albert Edward—Alexandra—tray their Union
be Happy!,
The occupants of the six Royal carriages in the
Procession were—
First Carriage.—General the Hon. Sir C. Grey, Colonel

Seymour, Captain Lund, and Mr. Funck.
Second Carriage —Countess Hilda Re-rentlow and Madame
Vauvile,
Third Carriage,—General Oxholme and Madame Oxholme.
Fourth Carriage.— Prince Waldemar and Prince William.
Fifth Carriage.—Prince Frederick, Princess Dagmar, and
Princess Thyra.
Sixth Carriage.—Prince of Wales, Princess Alexandra,
Prince Christian, and Princess Louise.
The Royal cortege emerged from the Bricklayers'
Arms station precisely at five minutes after two
o'clock, amidst vociferous cheering, and waving of
hats, and hanclkerchiels. The members of Parlia-
ment for the borough of Southwark and its digni-