The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-14 00:00:00

BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

In descending now into the details 'of the proceedings of
the day, let us state that the weather in the early part of the
morning: was rather unpropitious; the few glimpses of sun-
shine being far between, and the rain frequent and heavy.
Nevertheless the loyalty of the crowd was not damped, but
in spite of the showers they maintained their positions until
the cortege appeared, when to add to their gratification the
clouds dispersed and the sun shone forth with renewed splen-
dour.

About half-past ten, a small detachment of the Life Guards
arrived, and entered the court-yard of the Palace, and shortly
afterwards a stronger detachment of the same regiment and
the Oxford Blues took up their stations along the lines which
had been previously formed by various divisions of the police
foree, of whose conduct in general we are able to bear a grate-
ful testimony to the temperate and effective manner in which
they kept order. But a corps of the A division near,Buck-
ingliam Palace were much too forward in using their staves,
and some persons received blows on their heads, which made
them bleed profusely. The offence which they committed,
as far as we could judge, was, that of not being able to force
themselves back the moment they were spoken to by the
policemen, who were thus unnecessarily violent. We have
also to complain too, of the rudeness and want of disposition
to afford the slightest service to the gentlemen of the press,
although they were kindly furnished with the following from
the commissioners :

" To the Police.
" Pass the bearer on foot along the line.

• • r" C. ROWAN,
• (Signed)
mAYNE.
Some of the constables of the C division, on being shown
this card, refused to pay any attention to it. The reply of
one of whom was, " We are not to be deceived by such
things as (kern." This was, however, not the case generally,
and by,the inspectors and superintendents we were treated
with.ciVility. It appears, therefore, that the man who acted
other Wise was ignorant of the nature of the authority of the
pass. A more good humoured and orderly multitude was
never assembled on any public occasion, and therefore that
they should be'" bludgeoned" in the manner described, was
uncalled for.
Many were the harmless jokes, and feeble attempts at wit-
ticisms which were resorted to by the crowd to beguile the
time. Portraits of the Queen and the Prince, and medalli-
ons commemorative of the event were sold in great quantities
by numerous vendors; and,, in truth, we must say, that
though the price was low, they were admirably executed.
Soon after ten o'clock the Lord Chancellor drove by, and
was followed by the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of
Sussex, at intervals. Good places now became scarce, and
many "an artful move" was made to secure one. The best
of all was that practised by a young spark, who gave a chim-
ney-sweeper sixpence to go before, and thus soon attained
his wished-for object, for every one made way for chummy.
The trees in the Green Park, although saturated with rain,
were made so many lodgments by those who had very little
regard for their apparel, or cared not what sacrifice they
madefthe to get a glimpse of the passing pageantry. The spirits
people were occasionally cheered by the music of the
military
bands, who played several invigorating marches,
Comeand
n haste ansnt de
thento
the
wedding.".the old-fashioned but merry tune of
About a •
Plat ter oefore 12 the first procession of carriages
issued from the Palace court-yard, through the triumphal
,arch. They conveyed the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg
and
Goths, the father of Prince Albert, also the Hereditary
ert,,
Prince of Saxe Coburg, -1 • iis irother • and his Royal Highness'
himself, escorted by aguar guard of honour. At 12 o'clock the
Royal
cortege advanced in the order detailed in our second
page.
On arriving at the Palace
her Majesty was • diatel
conducted to her closet, behind the Throne-room.immediately
Nothing could exceed the
splendour and animation of the
scene which the palace presented at the moment
when our
gracious Queen was escorted to the state carriage.
Crowds
of gentlerai,were ranged along the parapets, and the bal-
conies were fined with most elegantly-dressed, ladies of title
and fashion. Every eye was directed to the state carriage,
and as soon as it was in motion, the sounds of loud huzzas,
and the strains of the national anthem rent the air, while on
every side the waving of hats and handkerchiefs greeted her
Majesty as she left the court-yard to proceed to the Chap&
Royal.