The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-14

married the British Queen. and the same en-
actmeni ordered that he should take toe oaths
of allegiance, &c. in the Court Of Chancery.
Il could not be expected that the fortunate
youth" could condescend TO go to the Court Of
Chancery % propria persona, or that the
Queen could spare him from her presence
| on the very day Of his return. And on the
following day (being Sunday no court Of
law is open. and on the day after (being his
marriage day) he would be enough busted
with more agreeable matters. On Saturday
afternoon, when he arrived at the Palace, IN /,
Court OF Chancery was closed: so, the
Chancellor went 10 The Palace, with wig.
mace and seals) and, by fiction OF the law,
did there and then open Chancery Court in
one of,he Palace apartments, and in this court,
thus formed for the nonce, administered the
requisite oaths To Prince Albert. Commend
me 10 "fction Of law" for playing the sy-
cophant to Royalty!
The night before his arrival, a notice APP
pearcd In the London Gazette, to the effect
that the Prince should be called Royd High
ness instead Of Serene Highness. As he
was about getting welded, the Queen very
probably thought that he would be less Serene
than heretofore. Indeed marriage does aw-
fully break the heart of a mans serenity
especially IL the lady be vixenish as Victoria
has the name Of being! Another Gazette
was, that the Prince should bear the Royal
Arms Of England. quartered or differenced
with his own. This notice names him as
His Royal Highness Francis Albert Au-
gusius Charles Emanuel Duke Of SAKE,
Prince Of SAKE Coburg and Go,ha. Knight
Of the most noble Order Of the Carter"
On the evening he arrived, a third notice
appeared lin an Extraordinary Gazette,) to
the effect that the Prince had been made q
Field Marshal. Now, when we consider that
Il was not until 1913, latter he had been five
years Geaerslisimo in the Peninsula, 10 say
nothing Of his campaigns in lnd'a,) that the
Duke Of Wellington got marshal's baton. il
is little too bad that lad Of 20, who has
never feshed his sword, should receive the
rank Of Field Marshal, simply because he was
about marrying the Queen. The pay is about
R5000 year, and i was for the benefit Of
his PURSE as well as for the honor oft, that she
gave him this rank which, as he is now "Roy-
al Highness," actually places him above Wei
lington, the victor Of hundred fights.
We pass over Sunday-because It was In
manner private, the Queens dinner party not
being over twenty five, and this on the eve Of
her bridal
Monday opened eloriously, but there was
little rain and the close Of the day was fine.
As much Of St. James Palace as could be
used, for the purpose, was fitted up for the ac-
commodation Of spectators. In the Chapel
Royal, extra side galleries had been erected,
and abou, 500 persons, including all the Fo-
reign Ambassadors, were in the Chapel dur
ing the ceremony. The persons who did not
obtain entrance into the Chapel Ind seats and
standing places in the Colorado, the Guard
Room, the Presence Chamber. and Queen
Anne's Chamber. All these, however. IRE in
ST. James Palace, and we must come back to
the Bride and Bridegroom in Buckingham
Palace.
Prince Albert and his suite drove off from
Buckingham Palace before IL. There was a
troop Of Life Guards. then two carriages with
English and foreign nobleTcn in his seat, and
then the Prince, with his father and brother, in
a third carriage, and more Life Guards fol-
lowing. They passed rapidly on, without
beihg recognized by the mob, and were in st.
James Palace few minutes after. When the
Queens procession left Buckingham Palace,
in royal carriages and pair, the Outriders
having wedding favors, and Life Guards pre-
ccding and closing the line. In the last car
rage safe the Queen, her mother. and the
Bishop of Kent. The mob cheered loudly,
all the way, and large mob it was---say
100000.
About IL, Prince Albert. his relatives and
suite left the Throne Room in ST. James Pa
lace, (where the bride and her procession had
already met him) and entered the Chapel
ROYAL. As he passed through the line oi
spectators (all in court dresses) on the way to
the Chapel, they cheered him and he bowed
right and left. He wore the uniform Of an
English Field Marshal (which includes Hes
sian boots) with large white roseites on his
shoulders, and the badge, ribband, and garter
of the Order of the Garter. All these, with
the star, were diamonds, and were gifts from
the Queen. His father and brother supported
him.
Entering the Chapel Royal, he had again
TO play the polite by nodding to The congrega-
lion on all sides. Reaching the end Of the
Chapel he saw sight such as he had never
behed in Germany, dare say. The place
where the altar stands was carpeted with cloth
Of gold. The altar was lined with velvet
covered with cloth Of gold, hung with crimson
and gold drapery, and gold communion plate
worth 100000 on it, Within the rails, and
near the altar, sat the Queen Dowager, TO
whom the Prince was formally introduced.
and with whom he chatted few minutes.
aud then kissed her hand, and safe at little
distance on state chair opposite more lofty
one placed for the Queen on the right Of the
altar The Princes father, brother, and suite
had low seats or rather stools near him. lie
is said to have looked about him with an air
Of much curiosity. and particularly at the
beautiful carpet Of purple aud gold rs well