Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-28
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Great Brifain.


thanksgiving for the recovery Of the prince of
Wales opened with SaluteS and the ringing of
the bells at sunrise. From an early hour the
streets through which the procession is to pass
were cleared of vehicles and PEDESTRIANS The
line Of march to and from the cathedral is seven
miles. The Carriage-way along the entire
route is fenced in and uninterrupted from curb
TO curb. The houses on both sides are decorated
from cellar TO attic; not house by house, but
block by block, and all the open spaces filled
with banks of seats. An avenue of flags,
Strcamers and gorgeous tapestry winds miles
through the heart of the city, passing under SUI
perb and costly triumphal arches Every
available place is occupied by spectators, who
are numbered by millions. Fabulous prices are
given for single seats, and houses are let for to-
day at their rental for year. Twelve thousand
soldiers and almost the entire police force guard
the lines. The decorators had barely finished
their work when the general public holding
tickets we've admitted TO ST. Paul'S.
The traniormaton which had been made in
the interior of the cathedral caused universal
surprise and admiration. The decorations were
superb, and the arrangement of the throne, the
galleries. and seats for the public, was such as
to afford a favorable view and at the same time
to display the great mass of people TO advantage.
1t is estimated that fourteen thousand people are
seated within the cathedral, while thousands
upon thousands outside are within hearing of
the music.
NOon-The royal procession is IN motion.
The thunder of guns, the ringing of bells, and
| the cheering all along the line of march, an
nouncc that the queen has left the.paace.
| Two Z. M-Ihe procession escorting the queen
| began to move from Buckingham palace shortly
| before moan, amid the roar of artillery, the ring
ing Of bells, and a chorus of 30,0 600 children. In
| the procession the great bodies of the kingdom
| were represented, and all the finest regiments of
| the army furnished detachmentS The queens
carriage, preceded by the royal household and
| members OF the royal family, including the duke
| of Edinburg, Princes Arthur aud Leopold, and
| the prince and princes of Wales. The prince of
| Wales looked thinner and paler than when last
| seen in public, but he appeared much stronger
| than was expected.
AS the prince and princess came in sight the
immense assembage of spectators began to
| cheer, and the cheering increased TO Il mighty
| roar. As the queen, whose carriage followed
| came in view the cheering and shouting was
taken up all along the line as the procession
| slowly moved on. At Temple Bar the queen
received the keys of the city from the lord
| mayor and corporation, The rest of the jour
| ncy to the doors of the cathedral was one con
| tInued ovation
| The day Is observed as legal holiday through
| out the United Kingdom. Dispatches from the
| principal cities Of England, Scotland, Ireland
| and Wales report that the thanksgiving services
| are on a scale commensurate with their wealth
and population. In many of them there were
| professions and religious exercises similar to
| those in the metropolis took place In the
| smaller towns, villages and hamlets the day is
| being celebrated by appropriate festivities. In
Ireland special prayers will be offered in all of the
| churches by order of the bishop of the Irish
| church. In Dublin a Te Deum was sung at st,
| Patrick's cathe lral, and the castle and portions
| Of the city will be illuminated tonight
| FURTHER PARTICULARS,
| EreHng.~~ihe royal procession commenced
| to move from Buckingham palace at half-past
| eleven A. NJ, in the following orderi Military;
carriage, containing the speaker of the commons
| and lord oh ful.n nf hill
mander in chief of military; nine open car
| ragcs belonging TO the royal household; the
| lord steward and lord chamberlain; lords and
| ladies in waiting; royal equerreS and grooms;
duke Of Edinburg; Prince Prthur; Princess
| Beatrice; prince and princess OF Wales; Queen
Victoria; military. The troops in the process
sion consisted of detachments of the life guards
royal horse guards, royal artillery, lanCers huz-
| Ears, grcnadiers, scots, iuSieers, Coldstraam
| guards, and Royal marines. As the queen left
| the courtyard of the palace, a chorus of thirty
| thousand children sang the national anthem
| "GOd save the Queen" At Temple Bar, the lord
| mayor, sherihs, and six aldermen and eight
councilmen, all on horseback met the royal
coach and performed the ceremony of delivering
to her majesty the keys of the city.
The services at st. Paul's consisted of singing |
by grand chorus of re Deltn written for |
the occasion, from Psalms CXV; the reading of |
prayers, and sermon by the archbishop of Can |
terbury The appearance of the interior of the |
engagements for the occasion. One thousand |
workmen had been engaged for weeks in erect |
ing seats and galleries. and to-day their laborS |
enabled fourteen thousand persons to be seated |
within the body of the church. Hardly less |
labor will be required TO restore the cathedral TO
its usual order, so extensive and durable have |
been the preparations for to-day. Subscriptions |
have already been taken for a "restoraton |
fund.- the queen heading the list with one thou. |
sand pounds, aud the prince of Wales giving |
Htrn tFngi raI nnIa No
family occupied raised state pew at the centre |
of the mouth Of the nave, having the peers and |
peeresses on the right hand, and members of the |
commons with their wives on tue left, the lord |
chancellor and speaker Of the house occupy
ing gilt arm-chairs in front of their re- |
spectiye bodies. In the first tier of the |
south gallery were seated representatives |
from India and the colonies. In front of |
them were learned bodies, clerical and secular, |
on-conlormist diyineS and the legal fraternity
Dis tinguShed foreigners occupied the ground |
floor OF the oeta2on galleries, with the queens |
household above. The first tier of the north |
gallery was assigned to the corporation of Lon
don, and the smaller galleries fanliing it to
the lords, lieutenants, sheritts, the diplomatic
corps and metropolitan hoard of works and the
tiers overhead to the school board The remain
der OF the space was thrown open to the general
public.
Fifty seats in the cathedral were set apart for
Workingmcn, free of expense, at the special re-
iutot VI tlC lutGll llt cllOlr was composed oil
picked singers from various royal chapcs. At
the conclusion OF the religious services, the pro-
cession formed again and moved westward
through Newgate street by the Old Bailey, to
and across liolOorn viaduct, near the western
end of which, at the boundary of the city the
lord mayors party babe adieu to the ROYAL house.
hold, and returned to GuIldhall. On Snow.
hill a platform was erected, which ac-
commodated over thousand people,
In front of the platform was choir
fuFA ls,0,1 rn.l
sang the national anthem as the royal family
approached But their singing was drowned
by the outburst of cheering as the royal coach,
now containing the queen, the prince of Wales
and Princess Alexandra, came in front of the
stand. The reception here given them was
especially enthusiastic, the loyalty of the people
seeming to partake of a personal and even
aiiectionae character. The queen was moved
to tears. The prince appeared to have borne
the excitement and iatigues Of the day we'll,
Inc thanksgiving procession resumed its way
past High Holborn and through the Oxford |
road TO the more fashionable "Westend," The
whole route to and from the cathedral was |
seven miles In length, and the procession was
four hours in motion. The best estimates place
the number OF spectators who witnessed the
passage at four millions. There were eevcn
thousand troops, beside the London police force
engaged IN keeping the streets clear that there
might be no Interruptions or accidents The
troops were commanded by the earl of Iucan, of
tuV VI NV PuhIusJ mayor general; Sr Thomas |
w. MaeMahon, maioI-geueral; FRINGE Edward
Of saxe-Weimar, and Major General Primrose
of the household brigades
Along inc entire route strong fences of timber
were erected, and beh ind those were donble dles |
OF infantry and police TO keep the eager GRO,
from oyerthrowlng the barriers and OF
the passage Of the procession, At n
points on the way were stationed bands
sic which played God save the Queen
royal party came opposite them. SIGHT.
Hooked into London. All clfv
opt'ottown railways ran eEtra trous 70 icQol
modaIe the crowds, Among the strangers Wild
were here might be seen officials from ALI quar-
tiers OF the kingdom. The mayor of Dublin, the /
provost OF hlinburg, aud many other mare ar
less distinguished Visitors IRON the neighhoring
states OF Europe were haldly less numerous, and
for nearly a week past tie streets along the
route Of the procession, Pail Mall, Trafalgar
square, Duucannon street, The Strand, Fleet
street, ludgate Ill., st, PAULA onuroh,yard, the
llld Bailey, liol6ofn, Oxford road, and HYDE
park were rendered almost impassable by the \
crowds which throged to view the inekoatc
preparations fur this grand thanksgiving On
Sunday last, particularly, IRON daylight until
lark there was a steady stream Of sightseers