Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-06

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her high station, as well DIS SO young a girl could do it.-she is said
to have some high lunilics-and seems to win upon the esteem OF
those who approach hcr.-Even O'Connell himself appears touched
by her dignity Of carrinse.-Ncvcrd did SO young u female enter upon
zach q place and such duties, with fairer prospects-Serer did sobris-
liam, n morning dawn upon Il woman-Eeuer! ali! we forget. Tho
memory of Maria Anloinrttc rises upon us-with that splendid culo-
rum. which E. Burke poured out upon her, when Queen Of France;
and wnen ten thousand swords were ready 10 leap from their scuh.
b,rd.. to avense tho slightest look which threatened her with dishonor
And yo, we oil remember how sadly the evening of her life tcrni-
mated. when ,thc ssmo writer exclaimed, " that the age Of chivalry
had pa.sed, nnd the glory Of Europe was oxtinguisbed forever."-
The sun of Victoria rises in lustrc-but how will ii set? 1t is en-
uro OF Revolutions, ,oemins with wonders; abnuniins with
changes. which ou:s,rip all the past periods of the human race
Blu, who shuIl tell how this brilliant opeaing is TO cn'
FEMALE ROYALTY.
Correspondence af ME Bosion Transcript.
THE Queens VISIT TO LoSDoN.-The great pageant
hos uas.rd hy-the visit of the Qupen TO The City of
London. to dine with the Lord Mayor and the Corpora.
ton in Gnildhall. For months, even, this spectacle hus
been looked fur by the great mass OF this nonstrous
community, and for u few days preceding The show the
noise of preparation has resnundrd necessarily in the
streets which lay in the line of the procession. On Wed
pesday, the 9Th, when reached town from the North,
the metropolis swaImed like o bee hive IN the Ieaty
month of June" The whole population seemed 10 be
abroad, as 10 Paris Of a Sunday, in summer The front
of the buildings for miles were hpset with temporary sta.
gings, for setting up the illumination arrangements. and
accommodations for seeing the grand exhibition OF tie
dav Not a corner was left unavaIled OF. where a glimpse
could be had. Sume seats we're let for several gulneas,
AMI first rate floors brought fifty pounds at least. Yes
trrday, in the house where ] am established, and which
is a small quie, place, more than n hundred people were
somehow ur other furnished with q sight. Stagings
were bnit in three tiers, in The dining paTl"r, 10 com:
mand all the windows. The upper stories were occu-
pied as denseIy as this. Some stood even in The corni-
ces running along lie outside of The hnuse. between the
two lower stories, and stood there for hours before the
procession began 10 move. The roofs. in many cases,
were covered with walters, porlers, and Gall sorts OF peo.
ple," peering in thick rows over a paiapet at the edge.
In like manner the ships were cleaned out and fitted up
TO their utmost capacity. And such was the slate OF
things along the whole line Of the route. The seats
were mostly taken Immediately after breakfast. |
pressed through sumo Of the streets at that hour, TO see
The decorations, and the windows for miles were filled
even then. So were the porches of the churches, and
every other space which could be used for the pur.
posr-all filled in with transient tiers of seats, sold
for their various prices. The Eastern and Southern
sides of Saint Paul's were lined round at the base,
in like manner, with huge booths, erected for diff.
ferent schnols or companies. Some OF these were most
GENEROUSLY brspread with crimson and purple Innings,
while muiiiiudrs of national, royal and hrraldic flags and
devices ofeveIy descriptions, mixed in with green b"ughs,
covered The upper front ct the erection, and hung wav-
inq md flaming nni over the middle Of The street. One
of thrse bro lis alone accommodated about S3D children
OF one ancient schoul-ChrIsts Hospital. This was at
the east end Of The cathedral, looking down The long
slope Of Ludgate Till, up which came the Queen, with
all her magnificent array md here, according to imme.
mortal usage, a short stay was made, for 'tle Oldest
Grpcian'' of the boys 10 address her Nnjssty. This
wa. perhaps the finest point Of The whnle spectacle
HIRE the long and splendid procession might be seen
down the slope of the hill 10 the greatest advantage
Here The decorations were most gorgeous; and here The
people having expected most had cnngrrgatrd in vast
innitltudes whose immensely was almost irightinl to be.
hold. Seas of uncovered heads stnud level together in
all the spaces around The mighty minister, far and wide.
The windows in every story, wherever the eye could
reach, were alive with huttering laccs and feathers, aud
fair faces flushed with enthusiasm. Men, women and
chndrrn-rich and poor nozzle and ignoble-beg Gar and
nrpr-a1l were animated for once by 4 SlngIP Telling
the loyalty which belongs To Englishmrn, and The curl.
osity and the sympathy which are the attributes OF the
race.
When. finally, pressing through the excited hosts that
thronged Ludgale Hill, the first glimpse OF the royal
corlepe in all its grandeur of ira ppings and glittering
array Of aliendances began 10 be had by the crnwd about
the Cathedral, after waiting so many hours as they had,
wha, a sensation indeed it was! What long. loud shouts
rose from the mass OF humanity crowded together in TINT
huge space; and then The muItitudinnus music, the sing
iug Of The ecu boys, the waving Of all the flags. The wo.
men in the houses ready To fly in fncks out OF The win.
duws. The roofs covered. The lanes blocked up, the streets
suIid with lIie-alI wrought up 10 the highest pItch-all
heads uncovered, all hands up, all voices joining IN the
shouts f"Wrlcome the Queen "Lnng live Victoria,
"Gnd say. the Qnren!' The cnntaglon uf such a spec.
tacIe, was irresistible and overwhelming. More than mar.
Bile must have been the suul of the creature who could
have SEEN il unmoved. II was not merely a grand pageant,
the gorgenusness of which had never entered before into
dreams IF mine. This, cared little about, mnch OF il
! might have thought childish, had there beeen a heart
a, such an hour to criiicise, or time even 10 think. But
there was hot There was time only 10 feel, aud 1t was
aspeciacle which appealed to the heart, republican or mo-
narchist, gentle or simple, it mattered not; 1t was The
same 10 all Of US. The sight was indeed superoly
beautiful; and more than that, it was affecting, beyond
the power of language 10 describe. Especially SO was
The sight of the Queen. and the thoughts connected with
her appearance as Il Queen in such a scene as this a
Y ung ann beautiful! creature-for beauiIiH she certainly
j in dump'sh engraving-wIth a tine frank ingenious.
cuun ,rnance, full of an expression OF aHrcuoDute and
modest confidence in her subjects, and at the same time
dpoplu 0,oyp1 by the warmth OF The reception WHICH tnPV
gave her. Transfxpd with a strange dreamy rapture
she seemed to be sometimes. Sometimes her emotion
made her shrink bnck q little. But bravely. on the whole
as became a royal lady, she braved out the spectacle,
gracefully acknowledging the shouts Of the multitude
and the waving of the arms of the women from The win
dove, by slight inclinaIons Of the head, and BY a constant
expression of subdued delight playing about the mouth.
! dare say The poor girl would like 10 have had a good
hearty cry over the matter but that WINS not the thing,
and she resisted The weakness OF a woman with The
breeding and blood Of a Queen. Her dress was q rich
pink and silver brockade-lhe substance satin, the sur:
face embroidered closely with silver, with lozenge shaped
spaces, each for a full blown rose of silver leaves and
ends. On her forehead was a magnificent tiara OF dia.
monds, and ostrich plumes hoaled above. Her coach,
which is massy and splendid beyond anything OF The
sort ever saw, was drawn by eight white horses, richly
caparisoned of course. just before it went, some six or
seven of her private carriages, with her attendants,
drawn by six splendid bay horses each. In like stale
marched on The royal family in their several carriages,
with an escort of troops for each; and SD The Ministers,
the Ambassadors, the City array, the poor Aldermen on
horseback, and all the rest Of a procession 10 which there
seemed no end. will not weary you with details ubnu,
it. These can be had from the papers, in any quantity.
The whole scene was a rich one, and would not have
missed seeing il. Asa pageant, 1t was such as no other
city, ur country can get up. As moral spectacle, it
was full of interest.
The result of the affair was a dinner in Guildhall,
where the Queen sat on a throne at a table, with the royal
family about her. Here, again, was an array worth
srelog. The decorations were opulent beyond concep.
ton. The plate alone on the tables is rated at two mil
lions of dollars. Even the little dessert plates of Stat.
fnrdshire workmanship, (not plate a dozen of which
were on the royal board, are valued al 10 guineas each
Her Majesty returned about 9 o'clock, and was every.
where greeted by the cruwds as before. The streets al