The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-08 00:00:00

ro-r viewing the gorgeous pageant, that numbers of
recpectable citizens gladly availed themselves of the
recesses formed by the column which support the left
wing of the bank. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness appeared highly gratified at the cordial
manner in which the people welcomed their approach,
and were greatly pleased with the beauty and elegance
of the public buildings which adorn this portion of
the city. The cortege next entered
WESTMORLAND•STREET,
where it was seen to great advantage—the width of
the street, and the admirable arrangement of the
troops, by whom the line was formed, affording every
facility to pedestrians for observing the most interest-
ing features of the royal procession. Like all the
other thoroughfares which we have described, this
street presented a very gay and animated appearance.
The windows and house-tops were literally alive with
spectators, and the different balconies erected were
equally crowded with anxious lookers-on. Several of
the homes were decorated in a very tasteful manner
with evergreens and flowers, which were wreathed
with elegant and graceful designs. The procession
conianued its route over Carlisle-bridge, where a dense
multitude wat congregated. The river presented a
very gay appearance, the vessels having their colours
flying, and the yard-arms being filled with sailors.
The establishment of Alderman Kinahan at Carlisle-
buildings was densely crowded with fashionably-
dressed ladies, and a band stationed within, performed
several exquisite airs.
SACKVILLE-STREET.
The appearance of the procession, as it moved along
Sackville-street, was very imposing, the extreme
breadth of that splendid thoroughfare permitting
every object to be seen to the greatest advantage. Here,
as in other places, vast numbers bad assembled to wit-
ness the interesting scene, and from an early hour the
helms on both sides of the street were fully occupied.
In many instances the window sashes were taken
completely out in order to afford an uninterrupted
view. Flags and banners of the gayest hues streamed
from the different houses, and some of them bore the
inscriptions " Welcome Victoria and Albert," 66Cead
mille failthe," " God save the Queen," and other
mottoes suitable to the occasion. An immense flag
waved from the top of Nelson's Pillar, the base of
which was surrounded by a wooden paling, on which
appeared the letters "V. R.," together with a crown
and a harp. The Post-office was much crowded, as
were also the balconies, which were neatly fftted up
and ornamented by wreaths of laurel and other ever-
greens. The street was lined by the 55th infantry.
At the Rotunda an immense platform was erected,
extending all round the front of the building, and
that wing opposite Cavendish-row. It is needless to
say that this platform was filled to excess, and that the
occupants testified, by every means in their power,
their feelings of respect and attachment for their
Sovereign.
As the procession passed under the arch at Eccles-
street, a dove was lowered from a window into the
royal carriage, which her Majesty placed beside her
amid loud cheers from the vast multitude assembled at
this point ; after which the cortege moved on, and
passing along th Circular-road, reached the Vice-
regal-lodge at a qnarter-past twelve o'clock.
Mr. La Touche, the high sheriff's carriage, was
prevented being in the procession, from one of his
horses getting restive when the Queen came up, and
was obliged to be taken off.
THE ILLUMINATIONS.
ABOUT MIDNIGIIT, MONDIY.

Dublin is brilliantly illuminated. Hardly a house
bitt sports as many candles as it has panes of glass
in each of its windows. The streets are long tun•
nels of flaring lights—the monotony of the private
house style of illumination broken, now by the
transparency or the lamp-lit cypher of some parti-
cularly enterprising and loyal individual, anon, by
the brilliant gas device displayed upon some public
building.
I have just returned from a precarious trip on a
car through the main lines of thoroughfare. The
crowd is tremendous. I have fought my way
through many a throng ; but such a crush as I
encountered in trying to force Carlisle-bridge, I
never saw yet. Men, women, and children rolled
in vast jostling tides backwards and forwards, tum-
bling under and over cars and carriages—shouting
and screaming, hallooing and swayiag backwards and
forwards with an impulsive crush which I sometimes
thought would have lifted our steady old horse off its
legs. On either side the long lines of quay, extended
in a double range of gleaming lights, lanterns twinkled
like stars amid the rigging of the tiers of shipping.
The broad expanse of Sackville-street was a sea of
human beings and crashing, jostling vehicles,
illuminated by an universal glare from first, second,
third, and fourth stories, and with Nelson's pillar
rising like a Pharos in the midst ; the resemblance
in the latter case being increased by radiant flashes of
the electric light, which every now and then shone
from the summit of the column, as powerfully as a
midsummer sun, down upon the busy scene below,
paling the ineffectual fires of gas and candle, and
casting a wild, baleful glare over the struggling,
tossing multitude that ebbed and flowed beneath it.
As in all illuminations, the general effect was
somewhat monotonous. Street after street presented
its vista of lighted-up windows. V.'s and A.'s in gas
and coloured lamps followed each other in endless
succession, crowns alternated with shamrocks, harps
with Prince of Wales's plumes, and I dare not reckon
how often " Cead mille failthe" was traced in letters
of fire upon the bricken walls.
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I have often remarked what I considered to be the
poverty of invention displayed in cases of partial illu-
minations in London. There " V.'s," " A. s," " R.'s,"
crowns, stars, and so forth, generally succeed each
other as regularly as the slices of fat and lean were
expected to do in the anecdotical pig. But. Irish in-
vention has not been a whit more fertile. In the
matter of gas mottoes and coloured lamp devices, one
side of St. George's Channel is exactly the same as
the other. One or two of the principal buildings—
the College, for example—shone conspicuous amid
the lesser fi‘res-up ; but the general effect was, as I
have stated, one of glaring monotony—about you
crushing swarms of people, surging around arrested
cars with their bewildered freights—on all hands
endless rows of lighted windows—and above you that
peculiar, dusty-looking glare which is always pro-
duced by great masses of flame at night.
The people were remarkably quiet. At the straits
and corners of the great thoroughfares there were ter-
rible scenes of pushing, squeezing, and shrieking, but,
as far as I could judge, everything appeared to be
passing off in the best possible spirit, and the people
to be in the best possible humour.
I subjoin an account of the devices and mottoes
exhibited by the principal public buildings.
The various public buildings were brilliantly and
tastefully illuminated, and to a few of them we shall
now briefly advert.
BANK or IRELAND.—The Bank of Ireland (the
old Parliament House) was lighted up with great
taste and elegance; its classic pillars and colonnades
sparkled with gas lights, and the appearance of that
building, with all its reminiscences of the past, could
not fail to attract attention.
THE COLLEGE.—Trinity College (Alma Mater)
was also splendidly lighted. Over the College gate
were exhibited in gaslights the College arms, with the
date of the foundation at the top; " Victoria and Albert,"
with the royal crown, were displayed at either side of
the grand entrance.
Tun CASTLE.—The letter " V." and a star were
displayed over the gateway of the Castle.
THE ROYAL EXCIIANGE.—The crown, "V. R.,"
and a star, in brilliant gaslights, ornamented the front
of the Royal Exchange.
Tus POST•OFFICE.—In front of the Post-office
"Victoria and Albert" were displayed with harps
and stars.

TKs CUSTOM llOUSE.—Brilliant gaslight "Victo-
ria." The dome was also illuminated.
THE ROTUNDA AND LYING-IN HOSPITAL.—The
tower of the Lying-in Hospital was tastefully illumi-
nated, and " V. R." displayed in front of the Rotunda.
BOARD or EDUCATION.—The tower brilliantly
lighted with shamrocks and stars in front of the
building. On the wings at either side of the grand
entrance the letters 't V. R. were displayed in
brilliant lights.
The Royal Academy, Corn Exchange, Four Courts,
Commercial Buildings, and the National Bank were
all brilliantly lighted.
Conciliation Ilan was well lighted up.

VISIT
(YRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
OF RER. MAJESTY TO THE BOTANIC