The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-28

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AT ST. PAUL's.
The King was met &C the door OF the cathedral by
the Peers, the Bishop OF London the Dean OF st.
Paul's the canons residenuary, the officers az
arms the band OF gentlemen pensioners and the
yeDmen OF tne guard attending
Inc sword OF State was carried before His Majesty
Dy the Marquis oil stafford into the choir, where the
King and Queen placed themselves under canopy
Deum" and anthem for the occasion were sung by
the choir. who were placed IN the organ lott and
were joined In the chorus also In The psalms, by
the CHARITY children In number about six thou
sand, who were assembled there previous to their
The communion service was read by the dean and
resldentiaries, and the sermon preached by the
Bishop OF London from Psalms, xxvii, i6-"O
| tarry thou the Lords leisure; be strong and He
shall comfort tiny heart and put thou thy trust in
the Lord" The patrons or the charity children ap-
peared with large gold aud SILVER medals by rings
pendant on ribbons IN commemoration OF the royal
visit. On the lace OF each medal was o portrait OF
| the feeble-mlnded King. with the
| MOTTO.
| GeorgIas Ill Meg. b. ct Heb Rex.
On the reverse was the west front view OF st.
Paup5 Catheural:-- i:
] Motto-Laeitia cum Petate.
On the evergne:-
Dec Apt Max Re! rientiss Pro salvate rrest " S. L.
RETURN TO PALACE.
kin ana Queen retIrea with the same state to the
Queens palace at three O'Clock In the afternoon
Sas Of the IN ey e M Foot aar ad
Jeu de jote in ST. James Park, being drawn up
IN front OF the palace. 1858
Inc cnronlclers OF the period 60 on to state what
was substantially repeated GA the present occasion
rhe public demonstration Of Joy and loyalty BY the
sion OF HIS MaJesty's first appearance In public
since his happy recovery exceeded all EXPRESSION
In the evening there llumlnatiOns in Oil parts
Of the metropolis, aud they surpassed IN splendor
and magnlficence all former eXhiDiuons.n All the
mr. afIlnn roh In fhn
aggerated idea entertained OF the kngly authority.
GALA REJOICINGs.
Inc ceremonies and other details observed on the
occasion OF the thanksgiving for the recovery Of
| George Ill. being established precedenG, and
Prince OF Wales what followed In 1889 was
| repeated IN 1872 number OF grand entertain
Tne Prncess oya ssue cards Of inytaon 10 the
unmarried branches OF the nobility and other per-
sons Of distinction; the married were invited by
| Lord Aylesbury In the name OF the Queen
| The gala, as 1t was styled, was attended by the
foreign Minister'S and those Of the tory nobility ana
| Commons who supported the Kings policy and
who hated the idea Of reform, and were antagOnsIc
TO the Interests OF the people. the company was
large. but no doubt select. IL numbered 22s. The
Jees OF yesterday were UNIVERSAL noble anu joyous,
out not confined to party participants.
TOILETS IN 1882
The dresses were the Windsor uniform, with a
small distinction between the old and young ladies',
the former having long purple train, the latter
without any tram AT all.
me gown was white tiffany, with a garter blue
body. The sleeves were wnite. ana ornamened, as
was the coat which mad three rows or hinge at
equal distance IRON each other, 10 answer tile
low enough to appear ike anot2er row of fringe
over the upperinosL OF those, as II there were no
| separation between the gown and coat
All the ladies wore Dandeaus round the front OF
head dresses with the words God save the King,
| and many OF them had beautiful medailiOns OF the
kng-some plain, some In pearl and some set III
| diamonds.
the dances did not begin until near ten O'Clock.
their Majesties and Processes as Is stated, being
more than half an hour inrermiXed with the COM
pany, conversing in the most airable manner with
| every person in the room.
| The SIX Prncesses were present.
| GoLD SPOONS. GOLD DISHES, GOLD KNIVES AND
| GOLD FORKS.
The supper OF the period Of George, IL Is
| further stated, exceeded anything OF the kind
ever given IN the Kingdom. Her Majesty .
dishes, gold tureens gold spoons, gold candle
branches, and gold KNIVES anu forks KS s ON the
| Peace ana Plenty, with the olive branch ana
cOrnucopa-tne accompaniments various genii,
weaving wreaths OF nOwerss-the pedestals presented
vases OF fruits. On one oil the long tables plat
form was covered by dancing agures; the other had
emblematc figures OF Hope, Charity, Plenty and
Britannia, which. pelng done IN glass, gistened Will
reflected lights OF candles
THE FRENCH EMBASSY.
At the French Embassy gala, alter the George
Ill. thanksgiving, were present the royal iamily
On a' the GROUND door, on the right Of the
grand entrance was an oblong temporary room
81 "a 1e d Seen ordered
amusement Of the company. ON each size OF the
was transparent on the
France congratdlating the genius or England on the
recovery Of the King, an excellent likeness Of whom
| the Goddess Of Heal til held IN her nand. On the
Ieit was u representation OF the graces attending
her Majesty, and an angel preparing 10 crown her.
ami the royal noble guests are reported to have
enjoyed themselves very thoroughly.
| THE SPANISH EMBASSY
| The Marquis del Campo, AT Kanelagh, gave a
| grand entertainment In honor OF the Kings
minated In q novel manner with uncommon bril-
llancy. The pOrtcO Immediately leading to the
rotunda was niled on eaca sde WIN rows o. myrtle
| The lower boxes oil the rotunda formed Spanish
camp striped blue and red. Each tent was guarded
| by boy dressed IN beautiful Caslilian uniform.
the gallery formed u temple OF Flora, which WAS
lighted by great number of gold baskets contain
ing wax tapers 0rnamented with roses.
There were 1000 people present, including the
King, the queen, the rest Of the royal family and
all the leading OF both parties III the Kingdom.
CHARACTER OF GEORGE III.
Buckle, IN pls History OF CIVILIZATION In Eng.
whose temporary recovery all this ceremony took
place. lie states he was despotlc ana supersutous
Every liberal sentiment. everything approaching 10
reiOrm-nay, even the mere mention OF nqulry-was
row and ignorant prince. without knowledge,
without taste, without even glimpse or one OF the
sciences or feeling Tor one arts, education
had done nothing to enlarge mind which nature
had more than usually contracted. Totally ignorant
OF the history and resources OF foreign countries,
| and barely knowing their geographical position, his
information was scarcely more extensive respecting
the people over wDOm he was called to rule. la that
immense mass now extant, and which consists Of
% and Of c
there Is not to found the slightest proof that he
| knew any OF these numerous Things which the Gov
ernOr OF q country ought to know or indeed that he
| was ACQUAINTED with single duty OF his position,
| except that mere mechanical on time OF ordinary
| business which might have been effected by the
| lowest CLERK IN the meanest Office OF his Kingdom
This is the picture drawn OF George Ill. by OF
| the ablest OF modern English WRITER'S
| Tie Victories AT CamperdOwn and st. Vim.
| cent.
| There was another day OF thanksgiving during
the reign OF George Ill, for the naval victories
| obtained at CamperdOwn and St. Vincent, under
Lords Howe and Duncan and Sir John Jervis. A
royal procession to st. Paul's again took place. in
which the civic authorities and the military and
the great officers Of state, usual participated.
There was at the time great discomfort among the
| win orad Tor ann