The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-23

LONDON, March 21.-AlI accounts from 81.
PeterSb burg agree in describing the grand
eur and SolemnIty of the ceremony OF the
removal Of the Cars Remains from the I'm
peiial chapel. in the Winter Palace, 10 the
Cathedral Of 81. Peer and Paul, in the SOM
bre fortress, so called, on the LETT bank OF
| the NeVa. the last rCstin9-Dlace Of the Ro-
manotis. scene which only the capital Of
the Cars dOminiOnS could furnish. There
Is but one Ncya. with ITS magnificent quayS-
but one city in which people Of so many
uationallicS, So many costumes, varied ana
pic, ,uresque, live side by side. TIE sun
shone with extraordinary briliiancN. The
streets were sea Of melting snow. The
houses were drapcG in mourning. The
mOurniul pageant took TWO hours 10 pass a
given point.
MOST PATHETIC PAGsANT.
George AueuSlu, Sala telegraphs rs fol-
lows ~ nave JUS neen spectator OF one
o. the most magnificent, most impressive,
most pathetic pagrant> on which. IN The
course 0f a heightened career, accu,tOm-
ed TO the pompS and yanilcS OF regalty,
from roval bIidalS and feasis 10 royal iunc-
rails, have ever been privileged TO set eyes
on. Three cannon fired from tue fortress
directed the various mOuIners TO get ready
TO take their places.
The SIGNAL TO START.
"a similar salvO about midday gave ;he
signal TO start. When the sable standard,
bearing in white the initials OF the murdered
monaIch, was uufurled over the fortress, the
artillery began to 6re minute guns and all
of the bells in lie city bt gan 10 toll. The
whole route was lined by troops Of the gar.
rison, immediately behind whom the public
were permitted To stand. No galleries or
nIatform> were ercc' Cd. Is the hOu,ehOldeTS
were only allowed AZ personal risk and peril
/ TO let windows or balconies to Strangers.
"The police had tikeu exceptional mea-
sureS To preserve order. in the maintenance
/ OF which hc public. by handbills. were in
yited TO G. operate. All the houses and pub
/ lie buildings, toe. showed The same amount
OF sable flags and drapery a. when the EN-
press, cot year ago, was similarly con-
veyed from the palace 10 the fortress.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
"The route taken was from the great
! nloin front OF the Winter Palace, by TIE
Admiralty Qlay and the English Quay tc
! NIcholaiv>ky bridge. crossing which The
procession took the street on The line OF the
Island Of Nassiie O>trOtl, across the To0tch
kon bridge, and by the Alexander Park iC
the forlres., entering the gate called Ivan
| eskaia.' At the funeral ceremonies OF the
Empress last summer the route taken was by
the Trinity bridge, wooden structure OF
bargeS, which is removed at the approach ol
ice, although rOadways across the frozen
NeVa are much used. The fortress Is al
most Immediately opposite the palace
There l. a superstition among The Russians
against Transporting the dead over frozen
.t.f, 9sf. .,f.
passed was some four miles in length. The
procession consisted in all Of thirteen see
tion>. comprising l12 groups, - describe
which would occupy many columns
AMULuTUDE OF OFFICERS.
Saa having thus described the salient
points, it l. idle to take note OF the muIii'
tude OF officers OF different grades who oc
cupied isolated places IN the procession
The Corp, de. Pawn, however, in full uni
form, marching twO aud two, attracted, as
an historical body OF co>mopOIiten caoets
much attention.
BANNERS OF ROYALTY.
Then there was a ciump OF bannerS-tht
/ Impefial.flmily banner. the crimson militia
" standard. broidcred with the lmperia
arms, and the s3ddle-bOr>eS OF his late Ma
/ iesty. led by grooms in deep mourning
| Next came a long dofie Of peculiarly inter
e>tiug local eusigns, the standard with the
arms OF TehO0rkal, succeeded by Nag
With cognlzinces OF Armenia, Strararda
Georgia. aud Cartalnii, each attended
by mounted man-at-armS and q
groom. There followed more local flaS'
| and men.at.arms, bearing the bl9ZOned
shields of Siberia, Witcbsk. Obdouna,
Bidomiebsk. Yaroslaw, Rostov, PolotSk,
Riazau, Tchernigow. Mini NOvgorod. and
Bulgaria were succeSSlvely represented
The line was broken at interval, by masters
of ceremonies mounted on white Steeds, and
Ly court mar>hals with craDe-wrealLed ba'
tons, Viatka, Pcro, Tver, Karlij, SmOgic,
Esihouia, PodOiia, Litbunia, Astrakan. Nia'
dimiT. and Kew which succeeded each
other until at length there came relief TO the
wearied sense IN the appearance OF the great
| banner of Moscow. tue old Muscoylte Do
minion, borne proudly alOfi before mounted
men-at-arms.
REPRESENTATIVES or PROVINCES.
Representatives Of the various Govern
ments or provinces OF the Russian Empire
followed, and then came corporations oil
| peasants OF burgheTs, OF traders, ana OF
| the several administrations next came
deputatiOns OF provincial mayors aud dele
cations OF msrshals Of nobility, the society
| OF the Red Gloss, various phianthroplc and
economical societies, Of more masters OF the
ceremonies aud new court marshals, fol-
lowed by representatives OF the various de.
partments Of state, with members OF the
Cbancery OF the Council o. the Empire, Of
the Council Of State, OF the Grand Princl-
paIity OF Finland, and OF the Imperial
Senate.
CURIOUS EPISODE.
Then came a ve,y curious episode. q long
line of officers in full uniform, bearing on
yariously.cOlored cushions, embroidered
with gold, the badges and decorations con.
ferfed by foreign mouarchs and princes Oh
the late Car. Some were simple eirelets
Of plain g0ld--others diadems literally
biaziug with brIlliants, emerads, and ru-
bies OF Kasan.
KINGLY CROWNS ~ LINE.
After these. in care of functionaries OF
the second class. came the crowns ot lhe
kingdoms OF Georgia. Jauris, Siberia, Po-
land, Astrakan, and KasaD, with the lmpe-
rial globe, sceptre, and crown. followed by
two masters and the grand master OF the
aer pmopiee all tbp,e order, and tuslg Ma.