The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

OYAL CHRISTENING

British throne—.

I parties

Nor wi
of Eng

a the imposing sacra

Edward, the father of that glorious
i it has been well and poetically said,

In fallin

g

wet ere she di

) means an auspicious aspect

but between nine arid ten o'clock

before mid

-day the sun shone

'de its cheering influence

he royal

valcade left the

ling the royal infant and the
needed along the north aide of

spectacle was extremely beautiful. The
blue and the life guards were drawn up on
ice appeared to be occupied by
y splendour. The magnificent
uck up the National Anthem,

militar

Giving until the royal carriages had past
nern Gateway, on their way to St. George's
me time a royal salute was fired by a small
stationed in the park, and the troops pre-

royal persona

- in the procession
state carriages of her Mlijesty.
which arrived at Cardinal Wolsey's
Lord Chancellor and Lord Lowther.
d the Duke of Wellington in his full
" of Burl"- * - and Lord

the D

I. Peel

the Marquis of Lansdowne • in
Duke of Richmond, and the Dukei
r the Duke Lind Duchess of Suther-

ier Lord CoiObemere ; in another Lord
•aham, and Sir H. Hardinge ; in another
; in another Lord Denman and the
r Mr. Pemberton, as Chancellor of the

s of Canterbury arid York

containing the foreign

gentlemen in waiting on her Ma-
m and Prince George of Cambridge
liege, and were loudly cheered on
assembled multitude. Then came
1 his nurse, and in the carriage
ss .Lehzen and another lady.
and indeed it became
s. Brougb) held the
window so as to give a good
who may be destined, in the

ts, to become one day (far distant be
ext carriage contained the Countess
es. and then came her Majesty and

drawn by a pair of the

I horses, led by two grOoms, as is

On arriving near the entrance

!camirestive and

during which her Majesty

anxiety. He was, however,
id at length quieted, and the
te. Her Majesty and Prince
, and repeatedly bowed in

rithusiastic greetings by whieh they

welcomed. In-another -state carriage
Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, and
a. Last of all came, also in a state
y the King of Prussia, who was also
soon as recognised. About one o'clock

he castle had entered the chapel,

ere were forthwith c
THE CHAPEL.
)rge's Chapel were thrown open at
o'clock ; the southern entrances
Nho had been fortunate enough

,mmenced

for nearly an hour befor

The arrange-

► of spectators were con-

space in the organ-loft and two
rth, the other inthesouth aisle ;

.t apart for those who, e

representatives of the public press,
I courteous attention of the Lord
!d under the organ-loft. The best

re all could be distinctly seen,
itely over the altar, which of

tanding room as-
to prevent their

The many

obliged to content them-

,n being enabled to catch even a

;he interesting and gorgeous spectacle
Those who had seats in the galleries
and south aisles had a near and cow-

• other branch of the procession as it
eremonial had commenced, and until
they could form but a faint con-
osing solemnity of the day.
erior of the choir were chaste
I effective in the extreme. The
carved work and delicate
ills, and organ gallery,
The windows also had

sun shone upon them,

on of the service, new bril-
The floor

hitherto unfamiliar to our
sions. Edward was the
of Kent. which
cend to her

it is needless to say, that
ronicles it will be vividly

not to experience impres-

.which we should hope, a new Edward
ings, was celebrated in that chapel of
:dw•ard 111., and by him dedicated to
order of the Garter;--Edward 111.,
Edward 1., by whom, for the precious
peace with those over whom he had
in strife, the title of Prince of Wales