The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

The Marriage of the Prince of Wales•

The Corporation of London have carried their
point in the arrangement, so far as they are con"
cerned, of the Royal pageant on the entrance of the
Princess Alexandra into the metropolis. The ob.
noxious order, emanating from the Home.offiee,
which, contrary to all usage in great State proses'
alone, had assigned to the Prince and Princess 1k
place at the head of the cavalcade, with the civic
authorities in the rear, was yesterday changed or
modified, and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, with.,
the aldermen and commoners, will now precede and
conduct their Royal Highnesses through the citl
on their way to Windsor Castle, instead of folloW"
ing them, and thousands upon thousands of people
along the line of route will have an opportunity et
witnessing the spectacle with comparative satisfan•
Lion. Yesterday morning the Lord Mayor, accoir
panying a deputation of aldermen and councilmen
from the Royal Reception Committee of the Corpc'
ration, had an interview with Lord Palmerston en
the subject, and later in the day, while the coin'
mittee were sitting at Guildhall, the subjoined corn'
munication, addressed by the Lord Chamberlain to
the Chief Magistrate, arrived
Lord Chamberlain's-office, St. James's Palace, Feb. 21.
"My dear Lord Mayor,—l have the honour to inform
your lordship in reference to our conversation this morning
that there will be no objection to your lordship, with the
sheriffs and common council, preceding the Royal procer
sion on the occasion of the entrance of her Royal Higlin°E°
the Princess Alexandra into the city of London, upon the
distinct understanding that the prccession of the crila
authorities should terminate at Temple-bar.
"_ I trust that I need not assure your lordship that her
Majesty fully appreciates the loyalty manifested by the
city of London in the reception proposed to be given to her
Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra of Denmark on her
arrival in this metropolis; but, as it is desirable to av°l3
any chance of delay and confusion, it is absolutely necesso-TY,
that the arrangements suggested as above should be adhere'.
to ; and I have also to request that your lordship Will /3.8.,
good enough to place yourself in communication with Sir
Richard Mayne with a view to carrying out the above
arrangement.

" I shall be glad to hear from your lordship that you cct
sent to the above, in order that 1 may receive her 111ajestY •
pleasure relative thereto,

" I have the honour to be, my dear Lord Mayor,
" Your lordship's faithful servant, "
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. "SYDNEY.',
This letter is understo id to have afforded the Be'
ception Committee much satisfaction, and thel,
readily adopted the suggestions of Lord Sydney bih
appointing a deputation of their body to confer wi'
Sir Richard Mayne, consisting of Alderman fluvv.
phery, Alderman Phillips, Alderman Gibbonet
Deputy Fry, Mr. Anderton, and the; Remembraseer'
The Lord Mayor has received a communication
from the general manager of the South Eastern Bail-
way to the effect that they have considered the
question of the extent to which they can acconlo3°.
date the representatives of the city of London, the
borough of Southwark, and the county of Surreyttl
the Bricklayers Arms Station on the arrival of the
Princess, and they find it will be impossible to adlpit,
to the station more than the following gentlenlen
—The Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, the County mevlci
bars for Surrey, the High Bailiff of Southwark, td)
the members for the borough, Mr. Johnson, Chnitti
man of Quarter Sessions, Southwark ; the L°ra
Mayor of London, and the Sheriffs of London 813
Middlesex. The directors say they would have bee„
glad if greater accommodation could have been 13 a
forded, but in consequence of the circumscribe
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space available, and the amount of room which WIO
be occupied in a great measure by troops, together
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with parties who are compelled totake part in the r d
ception and procession, they are reluctantly obliged
to place a limit to their numbers. In order to Us'
undue interruption on the platform, the gentlernee,
before named will be expected to remain in the ras
ception-room at the station until the Princess b r
been conducted there from the train by the Prqe
authorities.

Below is an official description of the decorati°l4
and illuminations in the city, which are being Pre•
h
pared, under the authority of the Corporation, after
designs by Mr. Bunning, their architect, and ;
Messrs. F. Fenton, Absolom, and Brucciani, for 1-11
Royal reception.
The decorations will commence on the south aide
of London-bridge. The parapets of the bridge are
to be ornamented from the south to the north with
portraits of the Kings of Denmark from the Wiles
period to the present, affixed on the Danish start;
dards, surmounted with ravens and elephants-4Po
national emblems. Between the standards 10.
tripods will be placed from which incense will arie
At the south and north approaches to the bridg
will be erected pedestals with statues of F,ane /6tir,
rounded by Danish warriors holding the 4.
P 49:,
brog," the national flag of Denmark. In the be°
ts
ral recesses of the bridge the same ornamentsi°
will be carried out. hal
On the northern side of Adelaide-place a triumP
arch, 60ft. high and supported by 16 Corintbi.:ll
pillars, is being erected, on the south side of 011ie
—and in the centre immediately over the carriage
way—will be placed the United Arms of Fogia-,0
and Denmark right and left, and over the footWa.'
medallions in relief of the Prince and Princess. of
The columns will be surmounted with stattlesrg,,
Saxo Grammaticus, the historian (1156) ; H°lbetbs
the poet; Thorwaldsen, the sculptor; Joel' -„,0
painter. In the pediment will appear .the
lines, slightly adapted from Shak.speare—
" Honour, riches, marrive, blessing
Long continuance and increasing
Hourly joys be still upon you :
England showers her blesss:ngs on you."

A painting beneath will represent Britannic', slit;
rounded with sea gods and goddesses, escorting ton
Princess Alexandra to the shores of England•
the night of the marriage this painting will gisof
place to a transp,rency symbolising the riches
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earth, air, and water in oiLrings to the PritfeLo
The pediment will be surmounted. by another tig-f
of Britannia, and on either side recumbent figures
Fame, heralding
Queenthe
Victoria within a approach of the Princess.. of
portrait Nereattive,
laurel and with the Crown ahove,supported
tit
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gorieal figures of Wisdom and Strength, Willtit,
the southern front of the arch. On the eight ` o foot
thian columns on that side of the arch will b 0 al
Arms al
statues of Fame, and above the -footways the
of England and those of Denmark Will
axed. so
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The Corinthian columns of the M lg
will be draped with crimson c;.otb, and the cligatti
1404 windows festooned with flowers. On the