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Pianoforte, Mrs. Anderson. Mr. W. G. Oman;
organist of Her Majesty's PrivVeChapel, presided
at the organ which embellishes the eset end of the
Ball and Concert Room.

[P.arcrs 4D. STAMPED 50.]

The entire orchestra consisted of upwards of 200
pe6,rmers.
The followiug was the prograu3me
PART FIRST.

Honiton 1 tee and a wreath of orange flowers and
myrtle to correspond with the dress.
Diamond neckl tee, earrings, and brooch, the
Prussian Order of Louisa, and a Portuguese Order.
The head-dress—a wreath of orange flowers and
myrtle ; a veil of honiton lace to correspond with
the dress.
The design of the lace is alternate medallions of
the rose, shamrock, and thistle, with a rich ground
of the leaves of t%ra rose, shamrock, and thistle.
After the conclusion of the nuptial ceremony
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Frederick William of Prussia received the c tngra•
tulations of Her M.rj, sty and their Royal relatives,
and their procession was formed to leave the
Chapel, the band playing Mendelssohn's Wedling
March.

Coronation Anthem Handal.
Quartetto—" Placido eit mar" (Idomeneo) Mozart.
Madame Clara Novello, Miss Lae°.lies, Signor Ginglini,
and Mr. Weiss.
Chorus " The Heavens are telling"
(Creation)
Aria—" Dalla sus Pace" al Don Giovanni) Mozart.
Signor Giuglini.
Choral Fantasia— Pianoforte

Beethoven.

Mrs. Anderson.
PART SECOND.
Selection from " Lohengrin" (the words
partlyaltered and adapted for the present
occa,ion by Thos. Oliphant, Esq.), Bridal
Procession, Wedding March, and Epi-
thalamium R. Wagner.
Aria--" Robert, tui qua J'ame (Robert le
Diable) Meyerbeer.
Madame Clara Norello. _ _ _

The procession of Her Majesty the Queen fol-
low( d that of the Prince and Princess to the
Throne-room, where the attestation of the marriage
was signed by, and in thespreserice of, the digni-
taries of the church who assisted at the ceremony.
All the Cabinet Ministers and great Officers of
State and of ! the household wore their full gala
costume. The Marquis of Lansiowue, the Earl of
Claren.lon, Viscount Palmerston, the Marquis of
Abercorn, and Earl Giauvilbe wore the " Garter"
and the collar of the Order. Viscount Comber-
mere, Sir George Grey, Earl of St. Germans, and
Sir Charles Wood wore the Collar of Kni his
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. The Mar-
quis of Bredalbane, Lord Panelize, and the Duke
of Argyll appeared in the insignia of •the Order of
the Thistle.
The Prince Consort appeared in the uniform
of a Field Marshal; and carried his baton. His
Royal Highness were .the Collar of the Order of
the Garter, from which was suspended a figure of
the Petrol' Saint in diamonds ; also the Collars of
the Black E agle and the Bath, with the Etrigns of
the Golden Fleece in diamonds.
The King of the Belgians appeared in -the
uniform of a British Field Marshal, and carried his
baton. His Majesty wore the Collars of the Garter
and the Bath, with the Star of the Order of the
Garter set in diamonds.
The musical performers were placed behind the
company in the gallery opposite the organ.
The marches were played by her Majesty's
private band, which also accompanied the vocal
music, conducted by Mr. Anderson. The arise ige-
ments for the choir of the Chapel Royal were wade
under the direction of Sir George Smart, who, with
Mr. George Cooper, presided at the organ. The
folowing gentlemen of the Chapel Royal were in
attendance :—Messrs. Barnhy, Bennett, Benson,
.Bratibury,Foster, Francis, Hobbs, Lawler, Luckey,
Machin, Thomas, and Whitehouse. Deputies,
Messrs. Baxter, Martin, M. Smith, and Winn.
Mr. Goss assisted in the choir, and also the boys of
the Chapel Royal, with their master, the Rev. T.
Helmore, and some of the choristers from St.
Paiirs Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.
A movement was added to the organ to elevate
the keys of it, in consequence of the temporary
gallery erected in front of the organ.
The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh was present in
one of the galleries in a very magnificent Oriental
cYstume.
Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, the
Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia,
the Kin..° of the Belgians, the Royal Family, the
foreign Princes and guests, and the Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting returned to Buckingham
Palace at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock, escorted by a
detachment of the Life Guar:ls.
The Mince and Princess Frederick William of
Prussia passed to the State apartments. The Queen
followed with the King of the Belgians.
The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge,
and the Pi Princes Mary and the Duke of Cambridge,
arrived shortly afterwards.
Soon after rho return of her Majesty an 4 the
Court the Queen and Prince Consort, with their
Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Frederick
William of Prussia, the Royal family, and the
then Princes, passed from the Picture Gallery
into the State Dinner-roots, where a dejeuner was
served.
The wedding cake was placed in the middle of
the table. It was between six and seven feet in
height, and was divided from the base to the top
into thte e tompartinenis, all in white.
The upper pelt was firmed of a dome of open
work, on which rested a crown. Eight columns on
a circular plinth supported the dome and enclosed
an altar, upon which stood two Cupids holding a
medallion), having the profile of the Princess Royal
on one seie, and that of Ptince Frederick William
of Prussia on the other. Festoons of jasmine were
suspended from the capitals of the columns, and
busts of the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince
of Prussia, and the Princess of Prussia were placed
on four equidistant bases, projecting from the
plinth.
The middle portion contained niches in which
were a number of statues, including those of Inno-
cence and Wisdom. These statues were separated
by broad buttresses of an ornamental character,
the upper parts decorated with festoons of orange
ble ssems and silver leaves.
The side of the cake itself displayed the arms of
Great Britain and Prussia placed alternately on
p owls of white satin, and between each coat of arms
was a medallion of the Princess Royal and Prince
Frederick William encircled by orange blossoms,
and surmounted by an Imperial crown.
Rows of peal bordered each division of the c
which was. made by M. Pagniez, her Majesty's
confectioner. The cake was divided into a certain
number of portions or slices, and each portion was
decorated with a medallion of the Royal bride and
bridegroom.
The plateau contained 14 gilt baskets, and vases
of silver gilt, the former elevated on golden tripods,
and all filled with artificial flowers.
The illustrious party consisted of the Queen, the
Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
Prince Artliur, Prince Leopold. the Princess Alice,
ike Princess Hehn I, the Princess Louisa, the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the
Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the King of the Belgians, the Duke of Bra
bast, the Count of Flanders, the Prince and Prin-
cess Frederick William of Prussia, the Prince and
Princess of Prussia, Prince Albert of Prussia,
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, Prince Frede-
rick Albert of Prussia, Prince Adalbert of Prussia,
the Prince of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg, the Duchess of Orleans, the Count
de Paris, the Duke de Chartres, the Princess de
Salerno the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, Prince
Edward' of Saxe. Weimar, the Prince of Leiningen,
Prince Victor of Holionlolie-Langenburg, and
Prince Julius of Holstein Glucksburg.
During the dejeuncr the baud of the Coldstream
Guards played the following compositions --
Weddiug March
Overture—" Der Freischut z"
March aux Flambeaux Meyerbeer
Valse composed by her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent
Selection--" The Rose of Castille" Balfe
Quadrille (Preussen Lieder)
The Officers of State, the Ladies and Gentlemen
in Waiting of 'the Household of the Queer; and
Prince, and of her Majesty's illustrious foreign
visitors were ushered to a dejeuner in the Lower
Dinner Room.
The Royal Brde ad Bridegroom took thei r
departure for Windsorn Castle 25 minutes before
5 o'clock.
The Queen, the Prince Consort, the Royal family
and the Prince and Princess of Prussia accompanied
their Royal Highnesses to the Grand Hall, where
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Househ incaolds
were in attendance. Her Majesty and the p_rol
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and Princess of Prussta took leave of their R
relatives at the principal entrance, and thndei
PPrriintccaee
Consort accompanied his daughter a
Princess
Frederick William to their carriage. The
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The Guard of Honour and the Band on duty
paid the usual honours.
Lady Churchill, the Countess Perponcher, and
Sir Frederck i Stovin were in attendance ou their
uignhenocasnß.Princess left Buckingham Palace
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ayial Prince
carriag-, escorted by Life Guards, fur the
terminus of the Great \Yestera Railway at Pad-
dington.etMajesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms had a full dressiil dinner at their mess room in
St.James's
Great
rejoicings P al,s celebration of the day.
took place at Windsor. The
whole_ household of her Royal Highness the Duchess
of
Kent and all persons employed in the grounds of
Frogmore partook of an entertainment provided by
the Royal Duchess, whoalsosubseribed 501. towards
the entertainment of the poor of Windsor.
Her Majesty gave a State Concert in the evening
in the new Ball and Concert Room. A spacious
orchestra was erected for the occasion upwards of
50 feet wide, rising in successive stages up to the
level of the Organ Gallery. The band, nearly 80
in number, consisted of her Majesty's Private
Band, aided by the Principal Instrumentalists of

Finale (Loreley)
The solo part by Miss Louisa Fyne
S renata—`' The Dream"

.. M. Costa.

(Composed expressly for the occasion of the Marriage of
her Royal Highness Victoria, Princess Royal of Eng-
land, and Frederick William, Prince of Prussia.)
Conducted by the Composer.
The words by Mr. W. Bsrtholomew.
The principal singers were Madame Cl Ara Novelle,
Miss Lascolles, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss.
Finale—" God save the Queen."
Conductor—Mr. Anderson.
The following new verses, written fur the occa-
sion by Mr. Tennyson, poetlameate, were sung by
all the principal performers and chorus :

God bless our Prince and Bade
God keep their lands allied,
God save the Queen!
Clothe them with righteousness,
Crown them with happiness,
Them with all blessings bless,
God save the Queen
Fair fall this hallow'd boar,
Farewell our England's flower,
God save the Queen !
Farewell, fair rose of May !
Let both_ the peoples say, '
God bless thy marriage day,
God bless the Queen

The Princess of Prussia wore a dress of cloth of
gold, trimmed with gold lace and flowers of bright
colour, with diamonds ; a wreath of flowers and
diamonds to match the dress ; a necklace of eme-
ralds and diamonds. _ _

The Prince of Pros,ia appeared in a very hand-
some uniform of the Prussian HISSAYS.
The invitations amounted to about 800.

Toe following had the honour of receiving invi-
tations, but some were prevented, from domestic
affliction and unavoidable absence, from obeying
her .111 j -sty's commands :—His Serene Highness
the Prince of Leiningen, his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Countess
of Thrnburg, the Maharajah Dhule3p Singh, tha
lgian Minister and Malame Van de Weyer, the
Councillor of the Legation, Secretaries, and At-
taches, and Madame Selwyns, Madame and Made-
Delopierre, the Brazilian Minister and
Madame de CArvalho-Moreira anti Secretary and
At a-•hes of Legation ; the Danish Charge d'Affaires
and Att oalie ; the French Ambassador and Ambassa-
dress, the Secretaries of the Embassy and Attache ;
Baroness de M ilartt aid Baroness de Dampierre ;
the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi, Made-
moiselle Tticoupi, and S-cretary of Legation ; the
Guatemala Minister and Attache ; the Hanoverian
Minister; the Hans Towns Minister ; the Haytian
Charge d'Affaires and Secretary of Legation ; the
Mexican Minister, Madame Almonte, and Secre-
tary of Legation ; the Netherlands Minister and
Secretaries of Legation ; the Peruvian Minister and
Madame de Rivero, Secretary of Legation, and
Attache; Madame Pezet, the Portuguese Minister,
and the Coun,ess de Lavradia, Councillor and Secre-
tary of Ligation, and A:tachcs ; the Prut•sian Mi 7
niter and the Countess do Bernstorff, C
of L. gation, and Attaches ; Baroness Lang. ; the
Rus .ian Minister, and Countess Chi epto wi• eh,
Councillor of State and Embassy, Secretaries, and
Attache ; Baroness de Nicolaj, Countess Bloudoff,
Countess Schouvaloff ; the Sardinian Minister,
Secretary of Legation and Attache ; the Saxon
Minister, the Siamese Ambassadors and suite, the
Spanish Charge d'Affaires, Madame Conte, Secre-
tary of Legation, and Attaches ; the Swedish and
Norwegian Minister, Countess de Platen, and Se-
cretary of Legation ; the Turkish Ambassador and
Ma lame Musurus, the Councillor of Embassy, Se•
cr,.tary, and Attache ; the United States' Minister,
Mrs. and the Misses Dallas, and Secretary and As-
sistant -Secretary of Lozation ; the Countess M. de
Paumgarten, Count Redern, 'Captain Jackmann,
Baron R. d'Uckerman, Baron de Treskow, M. Som-
war, Madame de Wangenheim, Countess Hacke,
Countess Oriolla, Count Boos, Hoftnarschal von
Meyerinck, Captain de Cosel, Captain von Masaow,
Lieutenant Chuden, Lieutenant von Richthofen,
L'entenaut Osten, Prince Julius of Holstein Gluck,-
burty, Count Puckler, Colonel von Alvenaleben.
Lieutenant-Colonel von Boyer], Maj >r Count von
Der Goltz, M. Illaire, Baron Aruba, Adjutant von
Buddenbrock, Captain von Schlieffen, Count and
Countess Perponcher, Countess Wally von Hohen-
till], Countess Marie zu Lynar, Colonel Count de
Moerkerke, Dr. Koepel, Baron D'Overchie de
Nerische, Captain Burnell, General von Schrecken-
stein, Major General von Moltke, Captain von
Schweinitz, Lieutenant von Zastrow, Dr. Weg-
ner, Count and Countess de Labedoyere, Prince
de la Moskwa, th- Marquis and Marchioness de
Candore, Count de Castelhaj le, Captain Bt ailment,
Comit Khlebnikoff, Admiral von Dockum, M.
Maeyer J viisgka, Lieutenant Meldal, M. de Jas-
mond, Baron de Mitiz, M. de Pfeel, the Gold.
Stick in Waitinc, the Silver Stick in Waiting, the
Fiel I Officerin Brigade in Waiting, the Lord Mayor
and Lady Mayore:s, &c.