The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-06 00:00:00

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SITN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1863,

The Marriage of the Prince of Wales.

mony t here,are nearly all completed. All the seats are
ranged and numbered, and the carpets laid. The haut
pas near the Communion rails is not yet covered, for
here the workmen are now busy day and night to
complete the memorial window which has been put
up by the Dean and Chapter in remembrance of the
fate Prince Consort. All the stained glass of this
noble memorial is already placed ; only the
carved alabaster canopies, niches„and monumental
figures beneath remain to be fixed in their places,
and this work is fast being done. This window will
be a wonderful improvement to this grand old
chapel, hitherto so disfigured by the designs of
West.

are to be observed in the reception of her Royal
Highness the Princess Alexandra, on her arrival on
Saturday, the 7th of March:—
" 1. All forts and batteries will salute the squadron con-
veying her Royal Highness.
"2. Her Royal Highness will be received at Gravesend
by a guard of honour from the Royal Marines, and a second
from the Royal Engineers.

THE ROYAL RECEPTION.
Along the whole route which the procession of
the Princess Alexandra is to traverse to-morrow-
-from Gravesend to Windsor—every town, village,
hamlet, or railway station rings with busy prepa-
ration. In the long period of cur history there has
probably never been an occasion which has called
forth a more hearty spirit of enthusiasm and good-
will from all classes, from the highest to the lowest.
Gravesend, where the first, and we believe, the most
interesting part of this great progress commences, is
utterly unrecognisable under the profusion of gar-
lands, arches, trophies, banners, and emblazonrnents
which entwine and almost cover in the streets from
the pier to the railway. The corporation of that
town has set an example in this matter which great
civic authorities in all parts of the kingdom would
do well to imitate whenever somewhat similar fes-
tivities are required again. Instead of leaving every
householder to do the best he could, or what he
thought the best, and so securing a multitude of
decorations repeating, contradicting, and destroying
each other—differing without variety and costly
without effect, the corporation determined, as on
the occasion of the departure of the Princess Royal,
to give the whole town into the hands of one pro-
fessional decorator, so as to secure not only good
but harmonious de-igns. a proper blending of
colours, and a unity of parts to the whole, which
' under no other circumstances could they hope to
get. The result of this wise liberality is already
showing itself in the streets of Gravesend in the
graceful harmony and perfect good taste of all
that has yet been done. Of course nothing will
compare with the great display of London, with
its millions of eager sight-seers and hundreds of
clanging spires. No other demonstration can com-
pare with the City in these respects ; but in
the beauty of form and colour and thoroughly
artistic effect of the Gravesend decorations,
that town will challenge comparison with
any other part of the route. The
Gravesend people feel not a little proud
of the success they have thus a second time
achieved, and they are well entitled to do so. The
fame of their display has already brought in an in-
flux of visitors that even early this week caused a
demand for beds almost equal to that for seats. The
Gravesend station has been decorated with no little
cost and a great deal of taste, and from this point
to the Bricklayers' Arms there is not a station along
the line which is not more or less effectively arrayed
according to its importance, not one in which every
available foot of ground has not been carefully
measured out in seats and standings, not a house
which comes at all near the line which is not to
have its windows occupied, and some special festive
decoration in honour of the day.
The Bricklayers' Arms station, as we have before
stated, will be the climax to the display along this
first portion of the journey.
From a conversation last night in the House of
Commons, and also from arrangements mace yester-
day by the Royal Reception Committee at Guild-
hall, it appears now to have been settled that the
city authorities will go no further than Temple-bar.
They had wished from the first, in the exuberance
of their loyalty, to continue their escort of the
Princess through the metroplis ; but they have at
last resolved to confine their rejoicing within their
own jurisdiction. From Temple-bar to Paddington,
therefore, the pageant will be of comparatively
meagre proportions. So little desirous were the
Westminster authorities to conduct the Princess
throughout the remainder of her progress from
Temple-bar, that they deputed some of their
body to wait upon the Reception Committee, at
Guildhall, and invite the Corporation to accompany
the cavalcade to the end of the journey, preceded
by the Westminster escort, alleging that they
themselves had no paraphernalia or pageantry
in comparison to :give suitable effe3t to their
reception of her Royal Highness. The Com-
mittee fell in cheerfully with the proposal, and
from that time it was understood that the two
civic bodies would combine their forces at
Temple-bar; but latterly, from expressions con-
tained in letters addressed to the Reception Com-
mittee both by Lord Sydney and Sir R. Mayne,
the inference was irresistible that the Government
were averse from the Corporation going beyond their
jurisdiction. The Committee, therefore, at their
meeting yesterday were mainly engaged in consider-
ing—not how the Lord Mayor and the Corporation
should join with the Westminster escort, but how
they should best perform the strategic movement of
parting company with the Prince and Princess on
reaching the western boundary of the city. With
that view, and partly to catch another glimpLe of
the Princess on their return, they contemplated a
counter march from Temple-bar along Fleet-street;
but there were obvious objections to such a course,
and, acting on a suggestion from Sir R. Mayne,
they have resolved, after resigning the escort to the
Duke of Buccleuch, to leave Fleet-street by Chan-
cery-lane, and return by way of Holborn and New-
gate-street to Guildhall. A communication was
received yesterday from the Duke of Cambridge by
the Reception Committee at Guildhall offering to
place at their disposal a squadron of Life Guards to
assist in keeping open a clear line for the procession.
It is hardly necessary to say the offer of hie Royal
Highness was cordially accepted.
All the preparations in the city in the way of
decoration are far advanced, but those on London-
bridge have been much retarded by the enormous
crowds of people who have flocked in that direction
from day to day during the past week. With the
view to ease the pressure upon that point, it is
understood to be in contemplation to make South-
wark-bridge free of toll on the day of the entry and
also on that of the marriage.
The civic procession will be marshalled first of
all in Guildhall-yard, and afterwards on London-
bridge—leaving Guildhall about 12 o'clock. It is
said that it will extend over a mile of ground, or
from the south end of London-bridge to about Bow
Church, Cheapside.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor took occasion from
the bench of the Justice-room at the Mansion-
house to urge upon the citizens residing in the
tine of the procession to see well to the parapets I
and balconies of their houses being secured against
pressure, with the view to prevent accidents. He
also strongly recommended all persons who might
congregate to witness the spectacle not to carry
about with them articles of a hie, adding, by way of
caution, that Alderman Finnic and himself had had
before them that morning no fewer than six
robberies from the person, mostly of valuable gold
watches, committed in the public streets in broad
•
day, and he appealed to the public press to give
effect to the warning. He likewise desired it to be
made know that the number of applications he had
received for seats in the gallery erected in front of
the Mansion-house had far exceeded his power to
comply with, or even to answer many of them,
and he trusted the applicants who had received
no reply world not attribute the omission to dis-
courtesy.
At Windsor, both in town and Castle, the prepa-
rations are everywhere being pushed with an activity
that,
are.gateawnady both nearly completed, d lookt
in some cases, rests neither night nor day.
The arches over Windsor-bridge and that at Henry
Nll's
imposing, and along the whole g
of the road at either side are
festoons of garlands,
illumina-
tion, which have a pleasing effect. It is almost unneces-
sary to say that nearly every house along the line
of procession through the town has an
or transparency, or device of some kind. On
both sides of the gateway leading
and lofty banks of seats have been erected, and a
very large platform has been built on the summit of
Park-hill, near St.. George's-gate, to which visitors
will be admitted by tickets both to-morrow and
on Tuesd y. The preparations in the chapel, as far
as they relate to the actual performance of the cere-
nlei
handsomer b

" Major-General Eyre and his staff will attend and
make the necessary arrangements with the authorities at
Gravesend.

"4. Her Royal Highness will be received at the Brick-
layers' Arms Railway station by a Guard of Honour of the
3d Battalion Grenadier Guards, and the band of the 60th
Rifles, at 1 o'clock p.m.
"5. The Ist Battalion 60th Rifles will be drawn up out-
side the station.

The temporary erections outside the chapel are
also very nearly complete, and we are bound to say,
for the credit of the decorators, they tell as little
of their temporary character to the eye, internally
or externally, as the Round Tower itself. The ap-
proach to this auxiliary palace closely adjoins the
quaint old Horsehoe cloisters in which the choristers
reside, and the whole_ot the temporary carriage-way
has therefore been built of old carved wood, roofed
in with little antique•shaped tiles, so as to resemble
the Horseshoe cloisters, of which, in fact, it seems
now a continuation. As with the outside, so with
the interior. The reception hall, in which the in-
vited guests will be received and marshalled to their
places in the nave or choir, comes out so grand and
oid-looking that it seems aJmost Etinsult to one's
common sense to 'be requirel to believe' that the
grass was growing over the same spot only some
three weeks ago. All the doorways are lofty, wide,
and of carved oak ; the walls between the panelling
are richly papered with an arras-like hanging;
while the oak-looking ceiling, surrounded with a
deep-moulded cornice bearing the shields of Knights
of the Garter and others connected with chapel me-
mories, looks as if it had overlooked the banquets of
the Tudors or Stuarts at the least. The rooms for
the bride and bridegroom and their illustrious
relatives open on to this hall. The bride's room is to
be a perfect masterpiece of tasteful decoration. Its
walls are covered with light rose-coloured silk,
overhung with rich white lace, so that there is a sub-
dued rosy tint about the whole interior that is ex-
quisitely soft and pleasing. The ceiling is deco-
rated in a similar manner, though with more elabo-
ration as regards the canopied hangings of lace.
The bridegroom's rooms are, of course, very much
plainer, the colours being white and gold and mauve,
which in the daytime look exceedingly well. The
decoration for the bridesmaids' rooms is scarcely
enough advanced to justify notice, but we be-
lieve it is to be blue and white, and in much the
same style as the Royal bride's. Some of the outer
rooms for the members of the Danish and English
Royal families and distinguished visitors are also
exceedingly rich, more especially that in which the
Ambassadors will be received before entering the
choir.
On the bridal morning admission to the chapel
will be given to officials actually connected with
the ceremony at 10 o'clock, and to visitors having
seats in the nave at 11. The first procession will
leave the Castle precincts soon after half-past
11. The marriage ceremony will commence pre-
cisely at half-past 12, and will be performed by his
Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Prince
Christian of Denmark and the Dake et Cambridge
give away the Royal bride. The Wane of Wales's
uncle, the Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and his
brother-in-law, the Crown Prince of Prussia, act as
" best men" of the Prince on this occasion, and give
away t. is Royal Highness. Prince Alfred was to
have acted with his uncle at this happy event, bat
his recent severe illness has since put aside every
chance of his being able to attend.
The service will occupy exactly 50 minutes. The
members of the choir and of St. George's Chapels, the
Chapel Royal, St. James's, with her Majesty's pri-
vate band, will form the choir, under Dr. Elvey.
The length of time occupied by the 'ceremony is
chiefly caused by the music that has to be per-
formed, and which is to be as follows :
Triumphal March .. Beethoven.
March, Athalie • . Mendelssohn.
March in Joseph • • Handel.
Chorale .• • • The nine() Consort.
Grand Chant for 67th Psalm
Halleleujah Chorus .. Beethoven.

"6. An escort consisting of 1 field-officer, 1 captain, 2
subalterns, and 50 of the 2d Life Guards, and 1 captain, 2
subalterns, and 50 of the Royal Horse Guards, will be at
the Bricklayers' Arms station at 1 o'clock p.m.
"7. The m unted band of the Royal Artillery will be
stationed on the south side of London-bridge.
" 8. The mounted men of the Royal Horse Artillery will
assist in keeping the road clear from Bricklayers' Arms to
London-bridge.
"9. The band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue will take
up a convenient station at Temple-bar, west side.
" 10. The road will be kept by the Royal Horse Guards
from Temple-bar to Charing-cross.
" 11. The road from Chasing-cross to Hyde Park-corner
will be kept by the 2d Life Guards.
" 12. The 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards and band
will be drawn up in Pall-mall—one wing between the United
Service Club and Athenaeum, the other opposite.
" 13. The 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards, with Queen's
Guards, and band of 2d Life Guards, will be drawn up at
the bottom of St. James-street.
" 14. The Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, with band,
will be drawn up near Apsley-house in Hyde Park—right
entrancegate nearest Apsley-house.
" 15. The 2d Battalion Grenadier Guards, with band of
18th Hussars, will be drawn up at the Marble-arch—left
on M arble- arch.

" 16. Hyde Park will be occupied by the Volunteers; a
detachment of the 18th Hussars from Kensington will oc-
cupy and keep the ground at 12 noon. The 18th Hussars
will keep the road near Hyde Park-corner, and from Marble-
arch to Paddington.
" 17. A guard of honour of 2d Battalion of Grenadier
Guards, with band, will attend at Paddington station at
half-past 3 o'clock.
" 18. The cavalry west of Temple-bar will be at their
posts at 12 30 p.m.
" The infantry will occupy the posts assigned to them
west of Temple-bar at 1 o'clock.
" Major. General Crauford will command the infantry—
Major-General Laurenson the cavalry.
" Majot-General Rumley will command the Volunteers.
" By command of his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in• Chief.
"JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General."

The following is the distribution of the various
corps of the Volunteer force to be assembled in
Hyde-park and in the city of London to-morrow,
Major-General Rumley commanding in Hyde-park.
Staff:—Colonel M. M'Murdo, C. 8., Inspector-
General of Volunteers; Colonel G Erskine,Deputy-
Inspector of Volunteers ; Colonel C. H. Morris,
C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel C. P. Ibbetson, Lieuten-
ant-Colonel G. Hume, and Lieutenant-Colonel G.
B. Harman, Assistant-Inspectors of Volunteers :

CAVALRY.
Major the Duke of Manchester commanding.

1. Middlesex Yeomanry Cavalry, Captain 11. De Burgh;
colour of uniform, green.
2. Ist Surrey Light Horse V.C., Captain W.Meller ; green.
3. Ist Hertfordshire ditto V.C., Captain J. D, Fairman ;

blue.
4. Ist Middlesex ditto V.C., Captain G. A. Mallock ; blue.
5. Ist Huntingdonshire ditto V.C., Captain F. C. P. Tur.
ner ; scarlet.

ARTILLERY.--FIELD BATTERIES.

Lieutenant-Colonel Creed commanding ; Major Milward,

R.A., Brigade Major.

let Battery—let Middlesex Artillery V.C., Captain Wegg,
Prosser ; colour of uniform, blue.
2d Battery-3d ditto, Captain Lamb ; blue.

FIRST BRIGADE.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Duke of Wellington, corn.

manding ; Captain Baldwin, Major of Brigade.
15t Battalion-Ist Sussex Artillery, V.C., Ist G loeester
ditto, Ist Middlesex ditto, 2d Middlesex ditto, 3d Middle-
sex ditto, let Tower Hamlets ditto, 2d Surrey ditto, Lieu-

tenant-Colonel Dalbiac ; colour of uniform, blue ; rendez-
vous, south side, Grosvenor-square. To march at 1 p.m.
2d Battalion-Ist Middlesex Engineers, V.C, Ist Tower
Hamlets ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Macleod, of Macleod;

scarlet; South Kensington Museum. To maruh at 1 p.m.
3d Battalion— 4th Middlesex Rifle V.C., 32d Middlesex
ditto, Ist Administrative Battalion Derbyshire ditto, 6th
Hertfordshire ditto, Major W. Smith; scarlet; south
side, Portman-square. To march at 1 p.m.
4th Battalion—lst Middlesex (Victoria) R.V.C., 18th Mid-

dlesex ditto, 47th Middlesex ditto, Major W. L. Grant;
green; Kilburn. To march at 1 p.m.
sth Battalion-11th Middlesex (St George's) R.V.C., 36th
Middlesex ditto, Lieutenant •Colonel C. H. Lindsay,
green; Burlington-house. To march at 2 p.m.
SECOND BRIGADE.

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Lieutenant-Colonel the Viscount Ranelagh, commanding;
Captain Templer, ,Dorset Rifle Volunteer Corps, Aile-
de-Camp ; Captain Hall, 49th Foot, Major of Brigade.
Ist Battalion-2d (South Middlesex) R.V.C., Captain F.
H. Atherley ; colour of uniform, gray.
2d Battalion-9th (West Middlesex) R.V.C., Major J. W.
Bridgman ; gray.
3d Battalion-4th Middlesex R.V.C., 12th Essex R.V.C.,
6th Glocester R.V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Truro;
gray ; rendezvous, Bryanstone-square. To march at
1 30 p.m., east side.
4th Battalion-21st Middlesex (Civil Service) R.V.C.,
38th ditto (Artists') R.V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Lord
Bury ; gray; rendezvous, Burlington-street. To march
at 1 p.m.

PRICE..... -..4d.
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Rue; gray; headquarters, Ist Administrative Battalion
Tower Hamlets ; to march at 12.

4th Battalion-2d Tower Hamlets KV , Sth ditto, and 9th
ditto; gray; headquarters, 2d Tower Hamlets ; to march
at 12,

sth Battalion-sth Administrative Battalion Middlesex
Lieut.-Col. Grey.

EIGHTH BRIGADE,

Lieutenant-Colonel Brewster, commanding; Capt. Waxen,

41st Foot, Major of Brigade.

Ist Battalion—let Oxford (University) R.V.C., Ist Admi-
nistrative Battalion Oxtord, RN., Lieut.-Col. Bowyer ;
colour of uniform gray ; rendezvous, Victoria-gate, Hyde
Park ; to march at 1 p.m.
2d BAtaliou---Ist and 10th Wilts, sth, 10th, and 11th Sus-
sex, 27th Stafford, and sth Ilants R.V.C. ; gray ; Gros-
vpnor- square, north side ; to march at 1 p.m.
3d Battalion—let Administrative Battalion Warwickshire
R.V., Ist Administrative Battalion Herts R.V., and 11th
Herts R.V.C. ; Lieut.-Col. Scott; gray; Bryanston-
square, west side ; to march at 1 30 p.m.
4th Battalion-23d Middlesex R.V., Captain Lysley.
The distribution of the force in the city of London has
already appeared in our columns.

The following memorandum has been issued :

" Officers commanding corps of which the attendance in
Hyde-park on the 7th inst. has been sanctioned by the Se-
cretary of State must bring with them field-states of their
respective corps, prepared according to the annexed form.
" In the case cf an infantry corps, which is joined with
others in a battalion on this occasion, the field-state is to be
handed to the officer commanding the battalion, to enable
him to make out a field-state of the whole battalion.

" The field-states of corps of cavalry and if field batte-
ries of artillery, and thorn of battalions of infantry, will be
given to the Brigade Majors of the brigades to which they
respectively belong.
" Officers commanding corps are requested to bear in
mind that it is absolutely necessary that their corps should
reach Hyde-park not later than 2 p.m., and to make their
arrangements so as to insure their arrival by that hour.
" The number of company officers accompanying the
troops is to be strictly limited to three for each company
(of not less than 24 file) actually under arms.

" Arrangements will be made for admitting all officers
in uniform within the enclosure in which the force is to
parade. " M. M‘MuuDo.
" Office, March, 1563."
Field state of the undermentioned corps of Volunteers in
Hyde-park, March 7 :