The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-28
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Ls GREAT BRITAIN.
A GALA DAY I'm LONDON.
The Thanksgiving for the Recovery Of
leF.s % the Princeof Wales.
The Prem ra iOua--.T no IN
The PreparatiOns---The Procession-.-The
Decorations, etc., ETC., etc.

LONDON, Feb. 27-10.00 A. M-The day of
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 was to
pass were cleared of vehicles and pedestrians
The line of march to and from the Cathedral is
seven miles, u.f5 ...
The carriage way along the entrance is fenc-
ed 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. Flags, streamers and gorgeous tapestry
float continuously for miles through the heart of
the city, and there are superb and costly tri-
umphal arches.
Every available place is occupied by specta-
tors who are numbered by millions Fabulous
prices are given for single seats, and houses are
let for to-day at their rent for year. Twelve
thousand soldiers and almost the entire nolice
force guard the lines. I. llI-
The decorators had barely finished their work
when the general public, holding tickets, were
admitted to st. Paul's The transformation
which had been made in the interior Of the
Cathedral caused universal surprise and admit
ration. The decorations were superb and the
arrangement of the throne, the galleries and
seats Tor the public was such as to afford IA
vorable view to all and at the same time dis
play the great mass of people to advantage. 1t
is estimated that IA, 600 are seated within the
Cathedral, while thousands upon thousands
outside are within hearing of the music.
- 1Wo o ctoc6.-The procession escorting the
queen began to move from Buckingham Pal
ace shortly before noon, amid the roar of artil-
lery, the ringing of bells and chorus of 80, 600
children.
In the procession the great bodies of the king
oon were represented and all the finest regi
ments OF the army furnished detachments.
The Queens carriage was preceded by the
Royal household and members of the RoyaI
family, including the Duke of Edinburg Princes
Arthur and Leopold, and the Prince and Princess
The Prince of Wales looked thinner and Mailer
than when last seen in public, but he appeared
much stronger than was expected. As the
the Prince and Princess came in sight the i'm
mense assemblage of spectators began to cheer
and the cheering increased to a mighty roar
AS the queen, whose carriage followed, came
IN view the cheering and shouting was taken
up along the line as the procession slowly NOV
ed on.
AT Temple Bar the Queen received the KEYS
OF tne CITY from the Lord Mayor and corporation.
The rest of the journey to the doors of the Ca
thedral was one continued ovation
+. M.-The Queen arrived at the Cathedral
between one and two o'clock. The entire as
semhlage rose as she entered and remained
standing until she took her seat on the throne
The peers were on the right of the throne. the
members of the House of Commons on the left
A 1e Dean, was sung by monster chorus of
picked voices, after which the Archbishop of
Canterbury delivered sermon.
IttSO CtOCh.-~ttb lile CONCLUSION OF the services
IN st. Paurs the procession reformed and re-
turned to buckingham Palace. The enthusias-
tic demonstration of loyalty were renewed along
the route and did not cease until the carriages
Of the Royal family passed through the gate of
Buckingham Palace.
The weather was brilliantly fine throughout
the day and the celebration was complete
success. On the return from the Cathedral the
Prince of Wales occupied the carriage with the
Queen. h
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out thesUnited Kingdom. Dispatches from the
principal cities of England, Scotland, Ireland
and Wales report that the thanksgiving SER
vices are ON 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 with appropriate festivities.
THE ORDER OF PROCESSION
LONDON, Feb. 27-Evening THE royal pro-
eesslon commenced to move from Buckingham
Palace at half past II in the forenoon in the
following order: LIST, military; I'd, carriages
containing the Speaker of the House of Com
mons and the Lord Chancellor; Sd, Duke of
Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief 4th, militia
ry; 9th, nine open carriages belonging to the
Royal household and containing it: 9th, Lord
Steward and Lord Chamberlain; 18th, lords and
grooms; 9th, Duke of Edinburgh; 10th, Prince
Arthur; 18th, Princess Beatrice; 18th, Prince
and Princess of Wales; 18th, Queen Victoria
14th, military.
1t is estimated that four million people wit
messed the spectacle to-day. The Queen and
Prince of Wales were enthusiastically cheered
at every point. The most fabulous prices were
paid for rentals. Ordinary four-story buildings
were let for e100 for the day, and vacant lot
brought e400.
The most magnificent illumination occurred
in the evening that was ever witnessed in Eng
| land.
| COLLISION OF STEAMERS.
The Cunard steamship Parthia, which sailed
from Liverpool this morning for Boston, came
! in collision with two Spanish steamers and sunk
one of them. The Parthia was so badly dam
| aged as to necessitate her return to Liverpool
for repairs.
PAPAL INTERFERENCE.
PARIS, Feb. 27.-The Pope has addressed a
letter to the French Bishops, asking them to
| support Count de Chambord for the ruler of
France. 1t is reported that the Count will leave
| Antwerp tomorrow
| THE SUGAR CRoP-sMALL Pox
| HAVANA, Feb. 27.-The weather is dry and
| all the plantations are grinding
The small pox is raging to an alarming ex
| tent in Remedies.
| COMPLINTS AGAINST SPANISH OFFICERS
| KEY WEST, Feb 27.-Serious complaints ar,
made here and in Havana of the spiteful con
duct OF the Spanish Health Officer at Havana
towards the passengers on steamers. and es
pecially towards those on the New Orleans ant
FLORIDA lines. Protests are going forward to tn,
Secretary OF State and Navy against this action
1t is understood that the steamer mails to Hav
ana have been searched several times lately anC
complaints are frequent of the non-arrival O
letters from the United States known to have
| been sent.
The partizans of Gen. Corcha are again a
work trying to GUST Valmazeda.
DOMINION OF CANADA.
MISSING VESSEL HEARD FROM.