The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-25 00:00:00

CHRIST

OF THE

PRINCE ()F WALES.

(BY EXPRESS.)

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.
The proverbially quiet and retired little town of
Windsor has fur the last few days presented a scene of
bustle and excitement quite refreshing to the hotel and
inn keepers, who are anticipating an abundant harvest;
and accommodation of every description, as may be
imagined, has been at a high premium. Most
of the distinguished guests of her Majesty and
Prince Albert arrived at the CaStle in the course
of yesterday, and their suites, with the other official
personages who are to take part in the ceremony, and
who could not be accommodated at the Castle, have
added considerably to the influx of visitors, and ren-
dered it still more difficult to procure bed er board. A
large number of the distinguished individuals who have
been honoured with invitations from the Lord Ch:smber-
lain, have been provided with apartments at Frognore
and other places in the neighbourhood, and the number
to whom cards have been issued is somewhere about 300.
During the night it showed for some hours, and the
roads leading to Windsor. were extremely heavy, a thaw
having set in about six o'clock. The unfavourable state
of the weather had, we believe, the effect of consider-
ably reducing the number of expected visitors, and this,
added to the impossibility of seeing any great portion
of the procession from the line of route selected, ren-
dered the external portion of the spectacle by no means
so animated or brilliant as was originally anticipated.
At eight o'clock the bells of the several churches
commenced ringing their merry peals, and the influx of
visitors from London by the railway gave some life and
animation to the previously deserted and miry streets.
The Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards, which had
beer! marched- to the Paddington Station at half past five
o'clock, started by the seven o'clock train, and arrived at
Windsor et half past eight o'clock: This regiment has
been commanded to • attend upon her Majesty and the
King of Prussia during the day, as a guard of honour.
The band on entering the town struck up the enlivening
air of " Jim along Josey," and the troops proceeded to
the Foot barracks in that street, where they will be
quartered during their stay here.
A brigade of Artillery also arrived from Woolwich
yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of firing. Royal
salutes, and assisting at the review which is in con-
templation.
A strong body of the A division of the Metropolitan
Police, under the directions of Colonel Rovan and seve-
ral inspectors, arrived this morning by the six o'clock
train from Paddington. They were marched direct to
the Castle, and were posted in its immediate vicinity.
Amongst the illustrious and distinguished Visitors at
the Castle are his Majesty the King of Prussia and
suite, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex,
Prince George of Cambridge, the Princess Augusta of
Cambridge, Duke Ferdinand. f Saxe Coburg, Prince Ed-
ward of Saxe Weimar, Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York,
the Bishop of London, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of
Buccleuch, the Duchess of Northumberland, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Lord Mayor
of London, the Sheriffs of London, the Cabinet kliwis-
ters, several of the Foreign Ambassadors, &c., &c.
Amongst those who received invitations to be present
at the repast are the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Hobart,
the Dean of Windsor, the Canons of Windsor, and the
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Provost of Eton. The Vener-
able-the Dean and the Provost likewise received invita-
tions to the banquet, in the evening, in St. George's Hall.
The Naval and Military Knights of Windsor were-
also present. They were likewise honoured with invite-
tiorei to the luncheon at ,the Castle
•the conclusion of
the ceremony. _rJoiili eil s
Preparations on antrttpasitye isagle for a general illu-
mination, were in' progress throughout the day—the
shops were generelly closed, and numerous flags, banners,
and other ap In r,,,,,s„,.;At:vides Were displayed in various
quarters. In Pict, the day appeared to be one of universal,
festivity and rejoiting to the inhabitants of Windsor;
and it is gratifyie -- to add, that tlwough the gracious
benevolence of her Majesty the humbler classes were also
enabled to partake in the general rejoicing, several thou-
sand families having been supplied with an abundance of
bread, meat, beer, coals, &c.
At Bachelor's Acre a battery was erected, upon winch
'the ordnance of the Corporation was mounted, and from
hich Royal salutes were fired during the clay.
The roads to and from Frogmore and the Castle-hill
were kept clear during the day by parties of the Royal
Horie 'Guards: .
The troops, assembled at Windsor ow this-occasion
were disposed according to her Majesty's intention under
the superintendence of General the 'Viscount Comber-
mere, G.C.8., Gold Stick in Waiting.
The route selected for the procession caused serious
disappointment to the sight-loving public, who, unless
provided with tickets of admission from the Lord Cham-
berlain, to the lower ward, to pass thrOugh Henry the
Eighth's gateway, or Castle-hill, were unable to obtain
even a glimpse of the spectacle. From the great num-
ber of carriages which had formed the lengthened caval-
cade, several had not emerged from the quadrangle at
the time the first arrived at the entrance of the chapel.
The distance from point to point cannot much exceed
250 yards. A great portion of the route was extremely
narrow, the Norman gateway not being above nine feet
in width. It was flanked by the military from tile Castle
to the chapel.
Her Majesty entered the Royal carriage at the Queenle
entrance, proceeding along the north side of the quad-
rangle, and through the narrow way of the Norman
gateway to Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel, at the entrance
to which her Majesty and the other royal and illustrious
personages alighted, passing through this edifice to the
Chapel of St. George.
!;.!hough the morning was extremely dark and in-
clement, ,ebout ten o'clock the weather cleared up, and
as the hour
f_sed for the interesting ceremony ap-
proached, the quadia'.stgle of ilze Castle and all the points
from which even a dietaii 7desv of the procession could
rolice arrangements
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be obtained, were occupied. The
were excellent, and there was little ejffieulty experienced
by the parties who had been favoured with tickets in
gaining access to the places-assigned them.
From ten o'clock, up to the hour when the ir.s.Fortant
proceedings of the day commenced. there was a ",eon-
timed influx of carriages, cabs, omnibuses, and every:othe
description of vehicle, and the streets of the town pre-
sei.7.4.-cd tin enlivening and agreeable contrast to the earlier
part of the jay. Among the more showy equipages the
State carriage of the Lord iMayor and Sheriffs of Lon-
don Ana attracted much attention
s
were conspicuous',
from the admiring crowds who now began to
fill the streets and wiadoN. At eleven o'clock
the Life Guards marched thron;h the gateway adjoin-
ingl the Devil's Tower ; and on the . southern slopes
leading to the Borne Park the 72(.1 -.Highlanders were
posted, tinder the command of General As:buthnot.
The sun now bfOlte,forth with great brit.
giesaArangle, which was fits,.
;;ancy, and
the appearance of the ed with
troops, the officers in full uniform, and the Royal i:`)°t7
men and yeomen of the Guard in their state liveries,
and crowds of elegantly dressed females, whose number
notwithstanding the severity of the weather greatly pie-
dominatkl over the other sex, was exceedingly brilliant
and interestiog.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was stationed in

the centre of the Stitare, and performed a variety of
airs during the formation of the procession, which be-
gan to move about half-past eleven o'clock.
Among the distinquimhed visitors, we observed the
Chancellor of titeffixekcquer, the Speaker of the House
of Commons Bishep.of Ncrviich, the Duke of Sussex,
the 1.)014.4 oiCatobridge, Ttlie•Otiiccrs of Stato connected
with the cefaionial, atid.t%ese,werc fotlowed by a long
line of the Royal carrisget", conveying the . Royal,. and
illustrietla persones who had bean previously assembled
in the Waterloo Gallery.
The ground in front of the Quadrangle was kept by
a squadron of the Life Guards, 'and the line of route up
W the Norman gateway was flanked by a company of
the let Poet Guards.

lirlitlit the Rayal carriages began to move from the
Quadrangle, a Hopi salute was fired from the batteries,
and the band struck up the National Anthem, and the
troops on duty presented arms. The Duchess of Kent,
on b6ifig, recognized by the crowd, was loudly and vehe-
mently cheered. His Majesty the King of Prussia wore the
national uniform of the First Corps de Garde, with the
cliell and insignia of the Black Eagle of Prussia set in
brilliants of the first water, and which is only worn by
h;„ "niesty on extraordinary occasions. ' He was in
-'" •A".- '-fe carriage, which was preceded and fol-
the third bi.. -‘,al footmen. The infant Prince,
lowe bi t.he .h?., - .
a fine lieliltilytltA`loo,,
be •• as carried in the arms of
w
`..%..,,;h0 Lteld him up in the car
the nurse, Mrs. Broug., .-. by tide public. The mo-
riage so that he might be set,- --I there was a loud
went he was seen by the crow, ' 'ton the entire
and general cheer, which was kept up ir_
lino of j,he procession.
ThP Quein 444 l'i4nce Allrrt followed. Her Maj,_.
and her: Illustrious Powort experienced a loyal and
a-::::_ting, which t4ey
enthusiastic acknowledged by re-
peatedly bowing to the cr2o:
THE CEREMONIAL WITHIN THE CASTLE.
The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers, the Knights
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, the ladies and
others invited, assembled in full dress in the Waterloo
Gallery, in Windsor Castle, at eleven o'clock. The
Knights of the Garter appeared in their mantles and
collars, and the Knights of other orders wore their

.^qiy

collars.
The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master
of the Horse, the Mistress of the Robes, the Lady of the
Bedchamber, two 4aids of Honour, Bedchamber Woman,
tine Lord. in Waiting, the Master of the Household, the
(groom in Waiting, were in the corridor at twelve o'clock,

'to attend the Queen,
The Officers of the HouseheM of his Royal Highness
the Prince Albertwerein the corridor at twelve o'cic^?:.
The Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the House-
11old, the Comptroller of the Household, F,querryinWait-
h 1g; were
,ill the ante-room of the 'apartments of the