The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-02
LONDON, Tuesday, February 27.

The day of Thanksgiving for the recovery ol
the Prince of Wales opened with salutes and
the ringing of bells at sunrise. From an early
hour the streets through which the procession
was to pass were cleared of vehicles and Pc
destrians. The line of march to and from the
| Cathedral was seven miles. The carr1age-way
along the entire route was fenced In and unin-
terrupted from curb to curb. The houses on
| both sides were decorated from cellar to attic,
not house by house, but block by block, and
all open spaces were filed by banks of seats.
The avenue of fage, streamers and gorgeous
tapestry wound for miles through the heart OF
the city, passing under superb and costly
triumphal arches. Every available place was
occupied by the spectators, who we're only to
be numbered by millions. Fabulous prices
were paid for single seats, and houses let for
the day at their rent for year. Twelve thou.
sand soldiers and almost the entire police
force guarded the lines.
The Royal procession began to move from
Buckingham Palace at half-past eleven A. M.,
tanning the speaker of the House of Commons
and lord chancellor; his Royal Highnees, the
Duke of Cambridge. ommander-in-chiefi mil
itary: niue open carriages belonging to the
Royal household, and containing tne I0rd
steward and lord chamberlain, lords and ladies'
in waiting; royal eqnerries and grooms, ms
Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, his
Royal Highness Prince Arthur, her Royal
Hlghness the Princess Beatrice, their Royal
Htghnesses the Prince and Princess Of Wales,
and her Majesty Queen Victoria; military.
TIE PROCESSION AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
The troops In the procession consisted Of de-
tachments of the Life Guards, Royal Horse
Guards. Royal Artillery, Lancers. Hussars,
Grenadiers, Scots, Fusllllers, the Coldstream
Guards, and Royal Marines. AS the Queen
left the courtyard of the palace chorus Of
thirty thousand children sang the national
anthem, "God Save the Queen" At Temple
Bar, the lord mayor, the sheriffs and six alder
men and eight councllmen, oil on horseback,
met the royal coach, and performed the cere.
mony OF delivering to her Majesty the keys.pf
the city. The services at st. Pauls consisted
of the singing by grand chorus OF 1e Deunl
written Tor The occasion from Psalm cxV,)
the reading of prayers, and sermon by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. The appeance Of
the interior of the Cathedral was greatly
changed by the temporary arrangements Tor
the occasion. A thousand workmen had been
employed for weeks past In erecting seats
and galleries, and to-day their labors enabled
fourteen thousand persons 10 be seated within
the body of the church. Hardly less labor
It's usual order, go extensive and durable have
been the preparation for to-day. Subscriptions
have already been taken Tor restoration
fund.- the Queen heading the list with nVe
hundred dollars, and the Prince OF Wales
giving one thousand dollars. The Queen and
Royal family occupied raised slate pew al
the centre Of the mouth Of the nave, having
the peers and peeresses on the right hand,
and the members of the House of Commons,
with their wlVea, on the left, the lord chan
cellor aud the speaker of the House OF Com
mons occupying gilt arm chairs In front OF the
respeS5lse houses over which they preside. IN
the fret ter'0f tho sonlh gallery wore seated
representatives from India and the colonies
In front of them were the learned bodies,
clerical and secular, non-conformist divines
and the legal fraternity. Distinguished for
eicuers occupied the ground aoor OF the octa-
p1n galleries, with the Queens household
above. The first tier of the north gallery was
assigned to the corporation OF London; the
smaller galleries flanklng 1t to the lords-lleu,
tenant and sherlffs, the diplo lalie corps ana
the metropolitan board OF works, and the
tiers overhead to the school board. The re-
maiuder of the space was thrown open to the
general public. Fifty seats In The Cathedral
were set apart for workngmen, free OF ex-
pense, at the special request OF the Queen.
The choir was composed Of picked singers
from the various chapels.
referred to the universal prayer, In December,
for delIverance from great calamity, and 10
the universal tone of thanksgiving for the
recovery of the royal sufferer. His Grace,
| continuing, said:
"The anxiety Of the mother and vile OF his
Royal Highness was shared by all, and their
great trial had resulted In Increased reVer.
ence for the Queen and the Princess. il
has been said that loyalty was dying out, bul
the exhibition of to-day disproves that asser.
/ tion. We are now one In loyalty; may we also
| be in faith Christians In God. We know he
watches over us. Let US all unite IN this belief
and In reliance upon Christ as our Mediator"
TIE LINE OF MARCH.
At the conclusion of the religious services,
the procession formed again and moved west.
ward through Newgate street, by the Old
Bailey, to and across the Holoorn pladnet,
near the western end Of which (at the bounda
nv of the city, the Lord Mayors party babe
adleu to the royal household and returned to
Guldhall On Snow Hill, a platform was
erected, which accommodated over one thous-
and people. In front OF the platform was q
choir OF two hundred and fifty children, who
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 thesPrincess Alexandra, came
\ in front OF the stand. The reception here
given them was especially enthusiastic, the
loyalty of the people seeming to partake of q
personal and even affectionale character. The
Queen was observed to be moved 10 tears.
The Prince appeared to have borne the ex-
element and fatigues of the day well. The
Thanksgiving procession resumed its way pass
| High Holborn, and through Oxford road to the
| more fashionable West End. The whole routs
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 its