Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-03-29

The following interesting account Of the
YOUNG QUEEN's visit to the Metropolis, will
not only be read with pleasure for the infor-
nation it contains on matters connected with
Royalty, but for the simple and happy man
ncr in which the whole scene is illustrated
and portrayed.
Correspondence ofte Boston Transcript
THE QUEENS VISIT TO LONDON.
The great pageant has passed by--thc
visit Of the Queen to the city Of London, to
dine with the Lord Mayor and the Corpora.
ton in Gudhall. For months, even, this
spectacle has been looked for by the great
mass of this monstrous community, and for
few days preceding the show, the noise OF
preparation has rcsollnded necessarily in the
streets which lay in the line of procession.--
On "Wednesday, the oh, when | reached
town from the north, the metropolis swarmed
like bee hive sin the leafy month Of June"
The whole population seemed to be abroad,
as in Paris of Sunday, in summer. The
front of the buildings for miles were beset
with temporary stagings, for setting up the
illumination arrangements, and accommoda-
tions for seeing the grand exhibition of the
day. Not corner was left unavaled Of
where glimpse could be had. Some seats
were let for several guineas, and the first
floors brought fifty pounds at least. Yester-
day, in the house where I am established,
and which is small quiet place, more than
hundred people were some how or other
furnished with sight Stagings were built
in three tiers, in the dining parlor, to COM
mand al! the windows The upper stories
were occupied as dcnsely as this. Some
stood even in the cornices running along the
outside of the house, between the two lower
stories, and stood there for hours before the
procession began to move. The roofs in
many cases were covered with walters, por-
tcrs, and all sorts of people, peepng in thick
rows over a parapet at the edge. In like |
manner the shops were cleaned out and filled
up to their utmost capacity. And such was
the state Of things along the whole line of the
route. The seats were mostly taken i'm
mediately after breakfast. passed through
some of the streets at that hour, to see the
decorations, aud the windows for miles were
filed even then. So were the porchcs Of
the churches, and every other space that
could be used for the purpose-all filed in
with transient tiers of seats, sold for their
various prices. The eastern and southern
sides Of St Pauls were lined round at the
base, in like manner, with huge booths erect.
ed for different schools or companies. Some
Of these were most gorgeously bospread with
crimson and purple Innings, while multitudes
Of national, royal and heraldic flags and de-
vices OF every description, mixed in with
green boughs, covered the upper front of the
erection, and hung waving and flaming over
the middle Of the street. One of these
booths accommodated about eco children of
the ancient school-Christ's Hospital. This
was the east end of the cathedral looking
down the long slope Of Ludgate Hill, up
which came the Queen, with all her magni-
iicent array; and here, according to imme-
mortal usage, a short stay was made for the
oldest Grecian' Of the boys TO address her
Majesty. THIS was perhaps the finest point
Of the whole spectacle. Here the long and
splendid procession might be seen down the
slope Of the hill TO the greatest advantage
Here the decorations were the most gor-
geous; aud here, the people, having expect.
ed most, had congregated in vast multitudes
whose immensity was almost frightful 10 be-
hold. Seas of uncovered ho ads stood level
together in all the spaces around the mighty
minister, far and wide. The windows ir
every story, wherever the eye could reach,
were alive with luttering laccs and feathers,
and fair faces flushed with enthusiasm -
Men, women and children rich and poor
noble aud ignoble--bcggar and peer--all
were animated for once bWD single f,eling--l
the loyalty which belongs 20 Englishmen,I
and the curiosity and the sympathy which arc
attributes of the race.
When, finally, pressing through the cxcit-