The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-26 00:00:00

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Honiton lice and a wreath of orange flowers and
myrtle to correspond with the dress.
Diamond neckl4ce, earrings, and brooch, the
Prussian Order of Louisa, and a Portuguese Older.
The head-dress—a wreath of orange fl )wars and
myrtle ; a veil of houitou 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 the rose, shamrock, and thistle.
After the conclusion of the nuptial ceremony

their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Frederick William of Prussia received the cuigra•
tulations of Her Mak sty and their Royal relatives,
and their procession was formed to leave the
Chapel, the band playing Mendelssohn's Wedding
March.
The procession of Her Majesty the Queen fel-
lowed that of the Prince and Princess to the
Throne-room, where the attestation of the marriage
was signed by, and in. the presence 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 bans lowne, the Earl of
Clarendon, Viscount Palmerston, the Marquis of
Abercorn, and Earl Granville wore the " Garter"
and the collar of the Order. Viscount Comber-
mere, Sir Geirge Grey, Earl of St. Germans, and
Sir Charles Wood wore the Collar of Kni hts
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. The Mar-
quis of Bredalbane, Lord Panintire, 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 wore the Collar of the Order of

Madam• Clara Norallo.

" God save the Queon."
conductor—Mr. Anderson.

God bless our Prince and Bride !
God keep their lands allied,
God save the Queen!
Clothe them with righteousness,
Crown thou with happiness,
Them with all blessings bless,
God save the Queen !
Fair fall this hallow'd hour,
Farewell our England's flower,
God save the Queen !
Farew, 11, fair rose of slay I
LA both the peoples say,
• God bl,,se tby re 411724,01 clay,
God bless the Queen !

the Garter, from which was suspended a figure of
the Patron Saint iu diamonds ; also the Collars of
the Black Eagle and the Bath, with the Ensigns of
the Golden Fleece in diamonds.
The King of the Belgians appeared in the
uniform of a British Field Marshal, ad carried_ his
baton., his Majes'y wore the Cellars of the ararier
and the Bath, with the Star of the Order of the
Garter set in diamerids.
The musical performers were placed behind the
company in the gallery ipp.,site the organ.
The marches were play el by her Majesty's
private band, which also accompanied ihe vocal
music, conducted by Mr. Anderson. The a,) a ge-
ments for the choir of the Chapel Rod al were wade
under the direction of Sir George Smart, who, wi..h
Mr. George Cooper, presided at the orum. The
following gentlemen of the Chapel Royal were in
attendanctg :—Messrs. Baruby, Bennett, Benson,
Braubury,Foster, Fraucts, Hobbs, Lawltr, L )ckey,
Machin, Thomas, aid Whitehouse. Deputies,
Messrs. Baxter, Martin, M. Smit.i, and Winu.
M Goss assisted in the aloe., and elso the boys of
the Chapel Royal, with their was,er, the Rev. T.
Heltnore, and some of the chorieters from St.
Peel's' Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.
A movement was added to the organ to elevate
the keys of it, in coustquence of the temporary
gallery erected in front of the organ.
The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh was present iu
one of the galleries in a very magnificent Oriental
costume.
Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, the
Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia,
the King of tire 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 Lite Guards.
The Prince 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 Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge,
arrived shortly afterwards.
Soon after the return of her Majesty and the
Court 'the Queen and Prince Consort, with their
Royal. Highnesses Prince and Princess Frederick
William of Prussia, the Royal family, and the
-11 Princes, -.asset from the Picture Gallery

into the State Dinner-room, where a dejetni,er 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 three compartments, all in white.
The, upper part was formed of a dome of open

which rested a crown. Eight columns on
a circular putt, 'supported the uue anti unclosed
an altar, upon which stood two Cupids holding a
medallion, having the profile of the Princess Royal
on one side, and that of Fiance 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 basest. 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 w-re separa,ed
by broad buttresses of an ornamental character,
the upper parts decorated with festoons of orange
blos&+ms and silver leaves.

Society, 11.,r Majesty's ThMre,u A t
an.l the Royal Italian Opera. The chortik,e °tlA=l-
prised nearly- voices :elected frun , s
and the S-tcr,-(1 ,tiosiety, Eg
The nrin,J;pal Koi,) ntnfornaets were M.
Novelio, Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Laiciali344: Ai •
Giuglini Mr. Sims Reeves, and . e 4;
, 44,
Pianoforte,' Mrs. Anderson. Mr. W. \ 41
Organist of Her Majesty's Private Oh tpe ,
at. the organ whicl embellishes the east end tathe 1,1 S
_
Ball and Cun,:eit
The entice orchestra consisted of upwards of 200,
perf
The following was the programme :••••••
PART FIRST.

(Idomeneo) Tiktaote•lt:
Mmiassr"Lascelles, Signor Giuglini,
Coronation Anthem
Qmnaardtaemtteo—C;Palsacoidvoeit?
and Mr. Weiss.
Chorus " The Heavens are telling"
(CI eation)
Aria—"Dalla sua Pace" (II Don Giovanni) Mozart.
Signor Giuglini.
Choral Fantasia—Pianoforte
Mrs. Anderson.
PART SECOND.
Seleotion from " Lohengrin" (the words
partlyaltered and adapted for the present
occa-ion by Thos. Oliphant, Esq.), Bridal
Procession, Wedding March, and Epi-
thalamiurn R. Wagner.
Aria—' ` Robert, toi que J'ame (Robert le
Diable) Meyerbeer.

Beethoven:

Mendelssobn.

Finale (Loreley)
The solo part by Miss Louisa Pyne.
S, renata—`• The Dream"
(Composed expressly for the occasion of the Marriage of
her Royal Highness Victoria, Princess Royal of Eng-
land, r,n(l Frederick William, Prince of Prussia.)
Conducted by the Composer.
The words by Mr. W. Bartholomew.
The principal singers were Madame Clara Novello,
Miss Lascelles, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss.
Finale—

The following new verses, written for the occa-
sion by Mr. Tennyson, poet laureate, were sung by
all the principal performers and chorus :

-The Princess of Prussia wore a dress of cloth of
gol I, wi h gold Taco and flower,. of bright
coloor. with diamonds ; a wreath of flowers and
di 'moods to m itch the dress ; a necklace of eme-
ralds awl diamonds.

The Pr,nee of Pr.is,ia appeared in a very hand-
some uniform of tree Prussian Hu,strs.
The invitations amounted to about 800.

Ti•e f Bowing had the honour of receiving invi-
tatons, hut sane were prevented, from domestic
affliction and unavoidatile absence, from obeying
her M j sty's commands :—His Serene Highness
the Prince of Leit:ingen, his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Countess
of D rt.burg, the Matia.ajah Dheleep Singh, the
B -Lian Minister and Ma lame Tan de Weyer, the
Councillor of the Legation, Secretaries, and At-
taches, and Madatne Selwyns, Madame and" Mad-
emoiselle Del-pierre, tie Brazilian Minister and
Madame de Carvtlho-Moreira and Secretary and
At ache. of Legation ; the Danish Charge d'Affaires
and Attache ; the French Ambassador and Ambassa-
dress, the Secret tries of the Embassy and Attache ;
Baroness de M tlaret and Baroness do Darnpierre ;
the Greek Minister and Mad tine Tricoupi, Made-
moiselle Tricoupi, and Secretary of Legation ; the
Guatemala Minister and Attache ; the Hanoverian
Minister; the Haus Towns Minister ; the Haytian
I 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 Rwero, Secretary of Legation, and
Attache; Madame Pezet, the Portuguese Minister,
and the Countess de Lavradia, Councilor and Secre-
tary of Legation, and Attaches ; the Prussian Mi-
nister and the Countess de Bernstorff, Councillor
of Legation, and Attaches ; Baroness Langen ; the
Russian Minister, and Countess Chreptowitch,
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
Madame Musurus, the Councillor of Embassy, Sc.
crAary, and Attache ; the United States' Minister,
Mrs. and the Misses Dallas, and Secretary and As-
ststant -Secretary of Legation ; the Countess M. do
Pautngarten, Count Redern, Captain Jaokmann,
Baron R. d'Uckerman, Baron de Treskow, M. Som.
war, Madame de Wangenheim, Countess Hacks,
Countess Oriolla, Count Boos, Hofmarsohal von
Meyerinck, Captain de Cosel, Captain von Massow,
Lieutenant Chuden Lieutenant von Richthofen,
L eutenant Oaten, Prince Julius of Holstein Gluoks-
burg, Count Puckler, Colonel von Alvensleben.
Lieutenant-Colonel von Doyen, Major Count von
Der Goliz, M. 'Haire, Baron Arnin, Adjutant von
Buddenbrock, Captain von Schli.-ffen, Count and
C ,uutess Porponcher, Countess Wally von Holm-
thal, Countess Marie zu Lyn ar, Colonel Count de
Moerkerke, Dr. Koepel, Baron D'Overchie de
Nerisebe, Captain Burnell, General von Schreeken-
feeie, Majo; G,neral von Moltke, Captain von
Sch weinitz, Lieutenant von Zastrow, lir. Weg-
ner, Count and Countess de Labedoyere, Prince
de la Moskwa, th Marquis and Marchioness de
Caettlore, Count do Castelhajac, Captain Brailmont,
Count Khltbnikoff, Admiral von Dockum, M.
Maeyer J isaka, Littuten:int Meldal, M. de Jas-
mood, Ba,,m de Mtti-z, M. de Pfuel, the Gold
Stick in Waitinz, the Silver Stick in Waiting, the
Field Office in Brigade in Waiting, the Lurd Mayor
and Lady Mayoress, &c.