The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-05-24
The Fish Show.
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AT SOUTH KEN


OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AT SOUTH KEN
SINGTON.
TBy cable to the New York Herald.l
LONDON. May u, 1888. The gfeat Interna-
tlonal Exhibition of Fisheries was inaugurated
to-day by the Prince of Wales on behalf of Her
Majesty, whose health did not permit her to be
present. All the princes of the blood royal,
with the princesSes, assisted at the brilliant pa
geant which added this interesting Z exhibition
to the shows of London. The admission to the
vast galleries for the opening ceremony was
only granted to holders of season tickets and
invited guests. A dense crowd pou ured through
the entrance gate all the morning and by the ap-
pointed hour had packed the entire length of
the royal route through the exhibition, as |
heard fisherman appropriately remark, ''as
close AS herrings in blrre." The gathering
was extraordinarily picturesque. A vast dark
mass of Londoners furnished background to
the brilliant scarlet blue and gold uniform of
the military and naval officers. Here and there
along the line stood out in bold lief picked
body of thirty yeOmen of the guard, yulgary
known as beef-eaters, in their quaint costumes
of Henry Wills time, in scarlet cdats, breeCh
es and stockings, embroidered in gdd, with the
English rose, crown and royal cipher sur
mounted by black velvet hats and bearing taS-
sclIed halberts.
A UNIQUE PROCESSION
At intervals other bright spots of color We're
furnished by twenty men in almost as quaint
Il costume of scarlet, known as Ddgget's coat
and badge, which is the annual 70 wing prize
for watermen, founded by the actbr, Thomas
DOgget. at the accession of King George |.
Tv enty-one gentlemen-at-arms and thirty yeo-
men of the guard added their splendid uniforms
to the fine display of national colon. More in
tC 'esting, however, than all these gorgeous
creatures, who are comparatively familiar to
the London public. where the 400 representa-
tive fishermen from all parts of the United
Kingdom in SOu'-WeSterS, WOOlleD JERSEYS and
thigh boots, with their burly frames and wealth
er-beaten faces, forming Il curious contrast to
the paler countenances and fashionable attire of
London society. Deputations of fisher girls
from Scotland, France. Belgium and Holland
in bright and varied costumes. atdel appropri-
ate interest to the c0np0'0H. Promihent among
these unusual persons was a New Brunswick
Indian III full costume-White leather. shells,
feathers and bows and arrows-who had a pc
destal all to himself Their ROYAL Gighnesses
were received at the entrance by a Salute from
the guard of honor of the Royal Nd val Nolun-
teers and the boys of the ArethuI Ia training
ship, while the Guards band played the nation
al anthem.
THE OPENING.
Walking in pairs came the Prince of Wales
the Dukes of Edinburgh, Connaught and AL
bany, preceded by the architect and contractor
and followed by the officers of Her Majesty's
household. They slowly advanced hlong hun
dred> of yards of red carpet to thrones on a
dai>, which was surrounded by Il canopy of
fishing nets upheld by gilt tridents and tanked
by banks of flowers and banners. Ih the north
gallery, on entering which a full band and
choir of 400 voices broke into the nhtiOnal an
them, the audience rose and uncovered. The
Duke of Richmond and Gordon read Ian address
to which the Prince of Wales responded. The
Archbishop of Canterbury otferedI a special
prayer, followed by the Lords Prhyer The
choir then sang 'Old Hundred" The Prince of
WaIes then declared the exhibition open, the
royal trumpeters sounded a fanfare. and bat
terry of artillery stationed in Hyde Park fired a
salute. The choir then sang Gou-
mods "Marche du Cortege" from thd "Rcine de
Saba" followed by Mendelssohn's k'Hymn of
Praise. bringing the ceremony to ah end.
ON THE GROC NDS.
1t would be useless in the compass of a cable
letter to attempt to describe even briefly the
contents of this extraordinary Exhibition
which covers twenty-three acres, and the Off
cial catalogue of which consists of !nearIv six
hundred pages. The countries viii lch occupy
the largest area, next to Great Britain and the
colonies, are the United States, Sweden, Nor
way. Belgium and the Netherlands Besides
the national courts are galleries devoted to ma
chincy in motion, machinery for eleetric light
ing Il fish market, a fish dining room and fine
aquarium. In the gardens are ponds stocked
with fish and tish-eating birds. and the gigantic
skeleton of whale belonging to the Marquis of
EActtI. Among tUt historical rellcS are Grace
Darling'> boat, the boat of the Eira. in which
Mr.. Leigh Smith retreatcd to Nova Zemba
from Franz Josef Land, and the boat of Sir
Allen Young's relief ship Hope, with sledge
and ce-traVelIing equipment
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