The Portland daily press., 1897-06-24
LORDS AND COMMONS RECEIVED.
Yesterdays Programme of the Dia-
mOnd Jubilee Celebration.

Immense Crowds Viewed the Il1umina-
tions Last Evening-The Heat Intense
and Many Fainted-Mr. GRAMS Covent
Garden Triumph.
London, June 2S.-This day was one Of
the most fatiguing days of the week for
the Queen, the official programme includ-
ing the reception of several distinguished
bodies of official personages, an inspection
Of the body guard and Yeoman of the
Guard, a garden party and the reception
of addresses at Slough, Elton and Wind
sor. The chief event of the day and one
of the most interesting of the entire week
was the presentation to the Queen of con-
gratulatory addresses by both Houses of
Parliament which occurred at Bucking-
ham Palace this morning.
| There were brief formalities at West
minister today, the two Houses meeting
and the formal announcement made by
Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords and
Mr.. Balfour in the House of Commons,
that the Queen would be pleased to re-
ceive the two Houses, they proceeded in
stately procession to the palace.
| There were assembled in the chamber
adjoining the throne room and after a
brief delay the doors were thrown open
and the announcement made that Her
| Majesty was prepared to give them audi
ence. Thereupon the lord chan cellor
and the speaker of the House of Commons
advanced side by side to the throne, each
followed by the members of his own
house. Lord Chancellor Salisbury knelt
at the foot of the throne, read the address
| there on his knees and handed it to the
Queen.
| After the parliamentary ceremony the
Queen received n the same manner the
mayors and provosts Of provinces, and
chairman Of county councils, who after
ward were entertained at a luncheon in
the palace. They were attired in levee
dress consisting Of black knickerbockers
and stockings, black velvet coats and
steel buttons, black plumed hats and
sword
The Queen left the palace soon after 4.30
p. m. today, returning to Paddington
railroad station by the same route as fol-
lowed on her arrival and in semi-state.
Her majesty was greeted with the same
enthusiasm, perhaps more.
There was pretty sight on Constitu-
ton Hill, near the palace, where, on the
grand stands used to view the procession
yesterday, 10000 children from the board
| ing schools, British Church of England
schools, Wesleyan schools, Catholic schools
and Jewish schools were inspected by Her
Majesty Each child wore special medal
and a red badge and the teachers wore
blue badges and white dresses.
! All the children were dressed in their
''Sunday best'' and presented a very
pretty picture. On the arrival of the
| Queen the children all joined in singing
1afj1 axra hor, rr,1t
a heartiness and freshness never surpassed
| up to the present.
| The Marquis of Londonderry as chair
man presented her an address in behalf of
the school board, and the Bishop of Lon
don and others did the same in behalf of
the other school bodies.
| Among the members of the committee
present were Cardinal Vaughn and Baron
Rothschild There was tremendou s
| outbUrst of cheering as the Queen left,
| Perfect, so-called Queens weather, pre-
vailed.
The final episode of the progress wa at
the Castle gates, where the addresses
from the Windsor bodies were received
AS the Queens carriage appeared at the
entrance to her home, the national
anthem was chanted An welcome by three
hundred voices.
The days festivities were brought to an
end by an illumination of the palace.
Great crowds are viewing the illumina-
| lions this evening, crowds much greater
than those Of Tuesday nights. The pro-
cessional route and the side streets are
| packed with every conceivable sort of
vehicle.
At the west end the route from the
| Strand to St. James street is packed
| to suffocation. The heat is intense; many
| women have tainted and the ambulances
are kept busy.
| Trafalgarsssqua re is the centre Of an i'm
mense throng and the police have hard
work to keep the people moving. The
route along which members Of the Royal
| family drove to and from Covent Gar
den opera house, were kept clear; but
the sidewalks were crowded by the
populace who cheered the royal carriages
vigorously.
MIR. Grau's Big Success.
London, June 23-Tonight was a gala
night at Covent garden opera house,
where the whole programme and perfor-
Mr. Maurice Grau.
The event fairly rivalled the procession
as an attraction to Londoners. Many
like the Duke of Marlborough and
the Duke of Devonshire, drove to the
opera house in state carriages, with
| coachmcn and footmen Respondent in
| state liveries.
| At length the royalties began to arrive.
the Princess of Wales coming first. AS
she entered the royal box the audience
rose and the band played the national
anthem.
The rest of the party then filed in the
box, each preceded by the Earl of
Lathem, walking, backwards. Among
them were all the visiting princes and
all the members of the English royal
family except the Queen, the Empress
Frederick of Germany and the Princess
Beatrice.
AS soon as they were seated the curtain
rose, disclosing the entire cast of the
opera, among them Madame Melba and
NJ. de Reszekes, grouped upon the stage.
Then followed such rendering of the
national anthem as it never had before,
after which was carried out, Mr.. Grau S
carefully arranged programme, includ.
ing the second act of Tannhauser, the
third act of Gounod's Romeo and Juliet,
and the fourth of the Huguenots. After
the performance in Covent garden. the
Prince and the Princess of Wales enter
tanned at supper Lord Rothschild, at his
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