New-York tribune., 1872-03-15


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THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
INCIDENTS OF THE PROCEssION-LoNDoN HUMoR
THE SCENE IN ST. PAULs.
fFRoM Ay OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUNE1
LONDON, Feb 2s.--"I purpose that on Tuesday,
the eth inst, confornably to the good and becom-
ing usage of former days. the blessing thus received
shall be acknowledged on behalf Of the nation by
Thanksgiving in the metropolitan cathedral. AT
this celebration, it is my desire and hope to be
present" Who prTposesi Queen Victoria What
blessingf Is it necessary to aDswerf Is not
"blessing" synonymous with the Prince of Waes's
restoration to hcalthi Such naive question comes
of living under republican institutions. And as
soon as the Queen decided visit st. Paus in state
every body else wanted to go. From loyalty do you
supposed Arthur Helps who ought to know, de-
cares that Londoners singularly full of curiosity
When it becomes impossible for everybody to attend
celebration, of course everybody wants to go. -Four
hundred AmeIicaps besleged the Legation for tick
cts, and out of the 400, eight obtained the desired
entr6e. The Lord Chamberlain is mighty. He
wields his scepter with becoming despotism, and
does unto everybody as he would not have any
body do unto him. Not only was 1t a great favor to
have any ticket at ALL but the Great Chamberlain
decreed that on your tickets should be written your
name By the United States Minister, ard by nobody
else, and that ticket should be transferable !!
People dared not accept tickets from frlends VINO
were detained at home by illness for fear of being
forced to perure themselves at the doors of StPaus
fully expected to be challenged, to take my oath
that was myself. and that Gen. Schenck had, with
his own right hand, written my name on the en-
trance card which was big enough to admit Brig
ham Young and his entire family. Unnecessary
fear! The tickets were not examined, were not
even taken from us, and several that picked up
after the ceremony Indicated no name whatever. 90
much for absurd edicts of the Lord Chamberlain,
who would have prevented unmarried members OF
Parliament from taking lady had not Montague
Gnest struck for his sisters" and his fires.
Having caught my ticket, kind friends who had
none advised me not to go; first, because I'd proba-
bly never reach st. Paul's as there were to be IL
miles of carriages and how could be inside of Tenn
ple Bar before II Or if did get there, how could
| find my carriage after the performance mean
ccremonyf and then what would prevent my being
crushed to death by the crOwdf 81 But II you persist
i'm YOUR resolution" said the last adviser 60 early
The Times devoted columns TO the same refrain, 80
that 1900 men and women passed one OF the most
wretchedly sleepless nights of their lives In fever
ish desire to obey the mandate OF The Ihunderer
In London, gasght is so infinitely superior to day
light as to tempt never to go to bed-and never
to get up. Picture, then, 1900 yawnlng human
beings, snatched from an early nightmare, boltlng
their breakfasts as jugglers bolt swords, cramming
luncheOns into their pockets, rushing INTO carriages
and being driven off to see what republican weekly
here calls the Great Raree Show" Oyer-anxl0us
tcket-hoders left their homes as early as 81, the
very thought of which hour penetrates LohdOher
with suicidal gloom.
rfo1f toir seea M nj
tho first flag we drive under is the Star-Spangled
Banner. displayed in Piccadily by the Chrlsty Min
strols. "Ap eager and nipping air. does not add
t the lilarity of the hour, and if this be queens
weather. the less have of it the better. through
Ieicester-souare sullcn and undecorated, thfoush
narrow streets in which loyalty has not broken OUT
we at last reach the Strand, and find ourselves one
of an immense cortcge. Everybody seems to be
natured, everybody that is not in the street Is
looking ont of windows; and when see THESE races
so thankful TO be let loose from work Tor OUTDOOR
| celebration. wonder England does not invent q
| few HOLIDAYS to save her populace from
| tbe deadening effect of everlasting grind.
| "Scott. the champion bill-poster," me
| Daily Ners-world-w circulation, Inc Da"y
| Ielegraph-largest circulation IN the "orio'
| and The Echo do an immense business III
They break out In every direction As decorations 'ne
oro aorcorous rivals TO "God Bless the Prince OF
|
Wales" The Echo dressed in dark blue, aosoney ser'
| inc as n neat trimming st. Mary 10 Strand 'ew
peope wear the national colors. but otherwise 'nere
| No attempt at personal adornment, except In man
seated over the suggestive sign Of o. Sharp VINO wears
| AN enormous worsted sunnowcr In his buttonnoe'
On one side we read scrptura notices: 'nee
| O Lord" my Son dead and Is alive agaih' On ''e
other We sec gaily dressed women sitting In the WIN
dows Of grogshops with gin bottles ana tue rfhoo ~.
Wo,ess ale recommended by the faculty" above the
heads Carlo Gatt pastry cook, has attempted 10 'r
| the facades OF his shop as he would wedains can.
He sueceeds Children In Highland dress burst upon III
from the platform Of church, aud the crowd piayiu,
ask u 10 show our tckes Figaro hangs out abanner ad
TO the Prince Wales which strikes me rs
welcome and many happy returns" says Figaro. he
tur,s OF WHAT Typhoid feveri doubt whether .n'
Deity ever was patronizcd rs on this OCCASION
Give thanks Lord Jesus King Of Kings. Tor the reco'
ery" Ac Then being particularly appropriate ~ '
recovery we are told Put your trust IN GOO ooys
| and keep your powder dry" "'od S.'
| ma alln Ia about the only generous ""'.'
discover every other being determined that nopod,
shall be saved but the royal family Then como e'0sAn
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