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

ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY.

A few minutes before one a flourish of trumpets and drums
announced her Majesty's approach. It is impossible to con-
vey any adequate idea of the magnificent spectacle which now
presented itself. All rose, and the most perfect silence ceigmed
throughout the sact'ed' edifice. As her Majesty entered the
Chapel a band of music, placed ,outside, played the national
anthem of " God save the Queen."

Her Majesty preceded by the Lord Chancellor and Lord.
Melbourne carrying the Sword of State, and accompanied by
Her Royal Highness the. Duchess of Kent Her'Royal High-
ness the Princess Augusta, Her Royal Highness the Princess
Sophia, -their Royal -Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Prince
George of Cambridge, and the other branches of the Royal
Family, entered the chapel shortly before one o'clock, and
immediately proceeded to the. altar; Her Majesty's train
was borne by 12 maids of Honour.
Her Majesty did not wear a veil: , Her hair was dressed:
quite plain, and the • only ornament on the head was
a tiara of brilliant diamonds. The train was several yards:
long, and composed of the most costly materials. Her Ma-
jesty was deeply affected on entering the chapel and shed
tears. The intense interest which had been manifested
during the whole morning at this moment was at its height,
and the most breathlike silence prevailed as the Queen pro-
ceeded up the Chapel.
On her Majesty reaching the altar she shook hands with
the Queen Dowager and the other members of the Royal
Family ; immediately after which Prince Albert conducted
her Majesty to the part of the Communion• Table where the
marriage Service was read by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
assisted by the Bishop of London, in a clear and distinct tone
of voice.. The form as prescribed by the ritual of the Church
ofatl
MajestyNdENir6inllegilitaonailttle(ci.lv thel
e, 7trroirei
answered observed in t h
that part of the service in which the Minister .
The rsealyibs
is'
hi
oypc isltaitd,h,ona
dhdaryees Wtlit:ltyll;:n'
all
l responsesilrticulairlsl. a 1011-ereyr
thy wedded wic&feec';:B'' wilt thou have this woman to he
The Prince in an audible voice replied, " I will." •
The Archbishop then addressing her Majesty said, " Vic-
toria, wilt thou.have this man to be thy wedded husband ?"
Her Majesty in a firm voice responded, " I will."
The other parts of the ceremony were strictly in unison
with the forms of the Church of England.
The Queen repeated the words " love, honour and obey,"
in a very audible manner.
i
• During the service the anthem of
at the
" Blessedie conclusion the an-
them of " God be merciful
to us and bless us."
be thou Lord
God of Israel" was performed, an
h le time the ceremony was being read, the
Royal Family and
w all present remained standing. After it
Majesty
During the
iwicars
Rconcluded
tio her
s•
received the congratulations of
al remark that her Majesty went
through the service hi a nicist
composedand dignifiedmanner.
alrlahn.
It was a matter of- general
The slight nervousness which
her, and in a few minutes
first entered the chapel soon left
e 1 spirits.
she seemed in full possession of her usual
was apparentr when the Queen

The ceremony concluded at half-past one.

DEPARTURE FOR WINDSOR.

At the conclusion of the breakfaSt her Majesty retired to
prepare for her departure for Windsor, whither she was
.accompanied by Prince Albert and a very limited . suite,
including only, we believe, the Lord and Lady in Waiting,
Groom of the Chamber, Equerry, two Maids of Honour,.
and.two or three other attendants on the royal person. • The
.domestic servants had. previously set out for the Castle, to ha
in readiness to reeeiye her Majesty and her Consort, who in
all court proceedings. will simply be styled " Albert."

HER MAJESTY'S GQtiTL',IE.
For the gratificatign..of our fair "reaaers Ave way state that
her Majesty's dreKwas made of rkh \vhite t;atin, trimmed;
with,orange-flower ,blossoms. nead-dress--A. wreath of
orange-flower blossoms, and over this .a :beautiful veil of
Honiton lace, which was iv,orn 40411. The bridesmaids or
trainbearers vvere:also attired in white. The Queen Dowa-
ger wore a dress of violet.;colonred velvet, with train to
correspond.

While the service was proceeding, her Majesty was ob-
served to look frequently at Prince Albert, who was standing
at her side ; in fact;- she scarcely ever took her 'eyes off him
till she left the chapel.—Globe.

(From the Morning Papers of Tuesday.)
THE QUEEN'S PROGRESS TO WINDSOR.

KENSINGTON .—The birthplace of her Majesty was, yester-
day, one scene of bustle and animation. At daybreak the
morninr, was ushered in by a merry peal from the bells of the
Old Church, on the steeple of which a large Union Jack,
decorated with white favours, was hoisted. The decoration,
with laurels, Myrtle, and other evergreens, of the splendid
triumphal arch, which was, on Saturday, erected at the en-
trance of the town, was also proceeded with,. and by ten
o'clock it presented a most beautiful and splendid appear-
auce.. On the summit was placed, a large Imperial Crown,
supported by the royal arms_in burnished brass, having un-
derneath a large white rosette, circled by a wreath of roses.
On either side were the initial letters 'of her Majesty and her
illustrious coniorf, :each, supported by a large rosette, and
around the arch were suspended festoons of laurel, &e. de
enrate&With white favolirs- M u each end were flags, on which
were inscribed " Britons' rejOice," and " God bless them."
Other flags were also exhibitHi Flags were• displayed from
nearly evety hbuse : some testimony of loyalty was exhibited
froM all.
About 11 o'clotk-a-littelintriber of persons, most of them
.•
wearing white faVours.- and' rosettes, assembled in front of
Kensington Palace, for tile -purpot4e of witnessing the de-
parture of his Royal Highties'S' flit Duke of Sussex to attend
the royal nuptials. At hall-past'll a troop of life guards ar-
rived to escort his royal highness, who catered his 'carriage at
lv ininutes'to' 12'o'clock, wheiv he was greeted by the most
dt'afenilig cheers. His royal -hig-lnicss looked remarkably
well, and Was'clressed in a field officer's uniform, wearing his
collars and orders, and was accompanied by one of his equer-
ries.

At haMliast one o'clock the children of the parochial, na-
tional, and Sunday schools, sat down to a substantial dinner
of roast beef and plum-pudding, which was provided for .thew
in the large rooms of the national schools. The entertain-
ment was attended by the venerable Archdeacon hitt (the
vicar,) the ReV. H. Penny, and a large number of the sub-
scribers to the fund for the,purpose to which her Majesty
had kindly forwarded £4O, the Duchess of Kent £2O, the
Duke of Sussex £5, and the Princess Sophia £5. The school-
rooms were most tastefully decorated with evergreens and
flags, bearing appropriate devices, and the recipients appeared
highly delighted with their treat. The children of the infant
schools had Also a supply of cake and oranges provided for
therii. •

WINDSOR-MONDAY.

The Queen and Royal Consort arrived at the Castle at a

little below seven o'clOck this evening. The royal pair came
under a guard of honour of the second life guards, commanded
by Lieutenant Tottenham.
On arriving at the Castle, the royal bridegroom conducted
her Majesty from the carriage to the royal apartments.
The following attended the royal couple, and will compose
the royal dinner party this evening :—Lady Sandwich, the
lady in waiting ' • Hon. Miss Cocks and the Hon. Miss Caven-
dish, maids of honour ; Viscount Torrington, the lord in
waiting ; Major Keppel, equerry ; and Capt. Seymour, groom
in waiting.
MONDAY EVEN INC.:—The weather during the past night
was more boisterous than any we have experienced during
the winter. "It " blew great guns," front 10 o'clock until
sunrise, when—

• "The dawn was overcast, the morning lower'd,
And heavily in clouds brought on the day,
The grea►, th' important day,"
on which were tote celebrated the nuptials of our maiden
Sovereign and Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg.
It continued to rain almost without intermission until
noon, when the weather partially cleared up and continued
tine but threatening, dur►ng the remainder of the day.
From an early hour in the morning the bells of the pa►ish
church continued to ring merry peals, until long after the
arrival of the illuStrious pair this evening.
Never until this day has the Royal Standard of England
-floated from the turret of the round tower in the absence of
the sovereign; but this afternoon at a quarter past twelve
o'clock

" The flag, which braved a thousand' years,
The battle and the breese,"
was displayed from the tower, leading many persons to ima-
gine that her Majesty and the Prince had privately arrived
at the Castle ; several persons immediately proceeded to the
royal residence to. make the necessary iuquriesr when, it was
ascertained that the flag had been hoisted in pursuance of
orders to that effect. • .• T '

. .
. .
The most eitraordinary and qulpable-delay has taken place
in preparing some of the apartments ,atAit Castle for the
reception of her Majesty, and at oue.tiple,it was feared that
even the bridal chamber mould not be fread34 kty/tthetime the
: royst"pait, arrived. Durin ,the whole
_o Yeterday several
,workuren.,eousisting of gliders, &e. wereß o it'iltAlly engtiged,
inconipletingithe neceos.l....rY AJL5r,4i,.41,1§ L' ofnigkOjitueuY
`,4,4her Ilajesty,,baYing 4,61i48111i?1b4;V5,t ?r er omicile for'
~i
oa* of largedislimeitAiDgfcin:giniAMub oliieliiraVnibh463
,Situctetl justraithtUright,of tiigranp, • ige43-,tiv•ivooe,i
[ and inakingtsolvaiztis,o434,oug Walk. 5 4 e,portion..ot- the
old furniture.lmubets,Trentined„ init,il3g gee ttiii f a ii'7 tlier 1
itvi,,-, or greatly,',embellished,,3ll4,l•Veds ead;:.w.lxiek:is a
Efekiitifut sped &en, !of: work niansbilv ,wpii a ufa ctured by
n > dolts, of niapie :wand. The
.ha, 4g, an(:' curtains of.
,th`,e4orit; aebilf :figured, green damask,.,and the remainder ,
of the'fiirniture is in perfect keeping throughout.
Such is.the extraordinary delay which has ever been inani
tested by those. who'havet or who had, the arrangement of
alteratioas, &c...iri the,petvitte apartments in thecastle, that
itl was' no:: nucommom.oecurrepeo, during the 'lifetime of
George the Fourth; and the .late .King, when the Sovereign
arrived at Windsor, for the workmen to retire at one door of
an apartment, as the King walked in at the other.

ARRIVAL QF.HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE
•• • ALBERT:

Her Majesty and her royal consort did not arrive this even-
ing until a few minutes before seven o'clock. Agreeably
to the expectations which had, been formed of the route
which would he taken, the royal cavalcade, consisting of
three carriages, took theyoad from Slough to Windsor. At
Eton her Majesty was received by the Etonians, who were
drawn up to receive the Queen and the Prince, opposite the
college. Her Majesty appeared to be highly tratitird at
these demonstrations of loyalty and attaehthent. The
Etonians escorted her. Majesty through Eton, cheering the
royal pair the whole of the way, until they retired upon the
royalvarriages entering the Castle .gates.; "A' defaehment of
the 2d regiment of life guards, under the coininand of Lieut.
Tottenham, escorted her Majesty from. Chiubrook. Upon
the carriage arriving at the castle the Prince first }slighted,
who then offered his hand to her Majesty, and the" Queen,
who appeared in excellent health and spirits, lightly jamped
off• the step, and was supported on the arm of the Prince to
the royal apartments.