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      100 THE LEADER . [ No . 410 , January 30 , 1858 .

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      g . THE MABRIAGE CEREMONIAL , THB CONGBATDLATIONS , AND THB DEPARTURE . We continue to quote from the Daily News : — " The kdvt-pas was now completely filled with its distinguished temporary occupants ; and , the prelates and clergy having taken their places at the communion-table , the marriage ceremony was proceeded with . The officiating Bishops and clergy present were—the Archbishop of Canterbury , as Primate of England ; the Bishop of London , as Dean of the Chapel Royal ; the Bishop of Oxford , as Lord High Almoner ; the Bishop of Chester , as Clerk of the Closet ; the Hon . and Rev . Gerald Valerian Wellesley , Dean of Windsor , as Domestic Chaplain to her Majesty ; and the . Rev . Dr . Wesley , as Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal . As each procession entered the chapel a march was played , and at intervals in the ceremony a- selection of sacred music by the following choristers of the Chapel Royal : Messrs . T . Francis , W .

      Lockey , J . Goss , G . W . Martin , Benson , R . Barnby , N . Smith , Foster , Machin , Lawler , Thomas , Whitehouse , and Bennett . Sir G . Smart presided at the organ , assisted by Mr . Cooper . The chorister boys attended with their master , the Rev . T . Helmore . The following was the order of the musical part of the service : —Upon the entrance of her Majesty ' s procession within the precincts of the chapel , the organ , assisted by the instrumental band , performed a march from Handel ' s ' Occasional Oratorio . ' The bridegroom ' s procession entered the chapel to a march from Handel ' s ' Joseph ; ' and when the bride entered , the grand march from Handel ' s ' Judas Maccabsaus' was performed by the full strength of the orchestra . When the bride had taken her place by the side of the bridegroom in front of the altar , and all the guests were seated , a chorale of the date of the sixteenth century was sung .

      "At a quarter to one o ' clock , the ceremony of the marriage was commenced by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury , who read the service in a low and feeble tone , which was scarcely audible beyond the haut-pas . At the usual demand , ' Wilt thou have this woman , ' &c , the response of the Prince of Prussia was remarkably clear and distinct , the words , ' I will , ' spoken in a pure English accent , being beard by every one in the chapel . The answers of the Princess were , of course , uttered in softer accents . His Royal Highness immediately afterwards turned to his father , from whose hand he took the ring , and immediately placed it on the fourth finger of the lady ' s left hand in the usual form . The Archbishop having given the 'blessing , the remainder of the service was read with a fine elocution by the Bishop of

      London . Then came a deeply , interesting portion of the ceremony , namely , the kissing by the bride and bridegroom of their parents respectively . Her Majesty crossed the haut-pas and kissed the Prince and Princess of Prussia on the cheek , and the bridegroom kissed his father and mother , both on the hand and cheek . The kiss given by the Prince ( pere ) of Prussia to the bride . seemed full of friendship and affection . " [ During these greetings , the Queen , the Princess Royal , the Prince of Prussia , and Prince Frederick-William , were greatly affected . ] " At the conclusion of the ceremony , a psalm was chanted by the choir , with full orchestral accompaniment , at the Gloria Patri . At the close of this service , Handel ' s Hallelujah Chorus was sung . The bridal party retained their positions at the

      altar until this chorus was completed , after which they retired from the chapel , the orchestra playing meanwhile Mendelssohn ' s ' Wedding March . ' The procession of the bride and bridegroom then returned to the State apartments . Her Majesty ' s procession followed to the Presence Chamber in the same order in which it entered the chapel . Her Majesty , the Prince Consort , the brido and bridegroom , with the rest of the royal family , the royal guests , and the great officers of state , passed on to the Throne Room . The foreign princes and guests who took no part in the proceasions were conducted to the Throno Room by the Master of the Ceremonies , and the dignitaries of the Church having entered the Throne Room , the registry of the marriage waa attested with the usual formalities .

      " The garden gates of St . James b were again opened , and the procession returned to Buckingham Pnlace in the same order as it had arrived . The brido and bridegroom \ Mng now together in one carriage , thero was no difficulty in recognizing them , and from end to end of the route they wore welcomed with enthusiastic cheering . " Shortly after two o ' clock , and not long after the acclamations of the -dense body of people on the arrival of the Royal cavalcade at the Palace had died away , Prince Frederick and the Piincess Royal caino out of one of tho windows on the first-floor , immediately in tho co ^ ti : o . otjhoj ^ a ^_^ b ^ j 3 u ^ on and the Princo Coneort also entered tho balcony . Tho aC ~ clarn ~ rftioh ' 8 ~ were loud and general , and were most graciously acknowledged .

      " Tho Royal party wore summoned tho second time to tho balcony , and wore received as enthusiastically as before . Never was such u crowd soon in tho front of Buckingham Palace . " Tho train whioli was to convoy thQ Royal couple to Windsor was prdorod to lo » vo tho Groat Western railway station at five o ' clock , but tho Prince and Prinooss did not arrive until a few minutes after that time . Tho wholo of tho route was lined with crowds of persons who

      were anxious to see the prince and his bride ; and at the station seats were erected , on which a large number of the friends of the directors and o . thers were accommodated . Loud cheers- greeted the Royal pair wherever they appeared . They were escorted to the station by a detachment of Horse Guards , and at the Great Western station the band of the Foot Guards , from Portmanstreet Barracks , played several martial airs . The train proceeded at once to Windsor . " THE ARRIVAL AT WINDSOR . In the old Royal town , brilliant preparations had been made for the reception of the newly-wedded couple . The streets were gay with streamers , festoons , laurel wreaths , illumination lamps , &c , and with crowds of sight-seers ; and the station was elegantly adorned with crimson carpets , collections of red and white camelias in full bloom , banners , and gas stars . A guard of honour , composed of a detachment of Fusiliers , occupied the station yard . The Eton boys mustered in great force on the p latform ; and , on the arrival of the Royal train at about twenty minutes to six o ' clock , a storm of cheers arose , in the midst of which the young couple alighted . They

      appeared greatly moved at the cordiality of their reception , and repeatedly bowed their acknowledgments . The Prince and Princess having got into their carriage , the Eton boys solicited the honour of drawing the vehicle to the Castle . This was graciously accorded , and away went the Royal couple , with " Youth at the prow and Pleasure at the helm , " for the enthusiastic lads pulled in front and pushed behind . -t ^ The Guards surrounded the whole as an escort , their band playing the National Anthem . Having arrived at the Castle , the Prince and Princess took up their residence in the Lancaster Tower , where a suite of apartments had been specially fitted up for them .

      A ball was held in the Town-hall in honour of the occasion ; and the poorer inhabitants , to the number of 1800 , were regaled with substantial fare , and with a vocal and instrumental performance . These festivities , however , are to be paid for by the townspeople . And thus terminated the first day of the nuptials of the Princess Royal of England and the Prince of Prussia .

      THE BRIDES DRESS . We cannot so far emulate the copious exactitude and gallant regard for the delight of the fair sex of Mr . Jenkins as to describe the dresses of the several ladies present at the wedding ; but the costume of the great object of the day ' s interest" the lady lily of the flowering field "—must needs be here chronicled , more especially as it seems to have been singular . We read in a blissfully-inspired daily contemporary : — " The bridal costume of the Princess Royal was of rich white moire antique , with silver stripes , also of Spitolfields manufacture ; the lace dress of exquisite Honiton guipure , consisting of three flounces , the body

      being trimmed to match . The veil was of Honiton guipure lace , worn in a style completely novel in this country for bridal costume , and was attached to tho head by magnificent Moorish or Spanish pins . The dress and veil were splendidly worked with the rose , shamrock , and thistle . The latter ( according to tho Court Circular ') employed fifty girls for the last twelve months ; it was a now style , entirely her Majesty ' s suggestion , and the carrying out the idea has the approbation of the Queen . As might be expected , the examplo set by the Queen and the Princess Royal , of patronizing the looms of the Spitalfiolds weavers , was followed by many of the nobility and gentry ; and a slight impulso has been consequently given to that particular branch of metropolitan manufacture . "

      THJB ILLUMINATIONS . The illuminations were not so general as on the occasion of the peace . The public offices ( with tho exception , at a late hour , of the Admiralty ) were not adorned by any devices , and several private houses were equally sober in their appearance . Still , there were enough stars , wreaths , crowns , ' V . F . ' s , mottoes , and transparencies , to attract large crowds of persons into the open air ; and gaa , oil , and crystal contributed to cast + golden nnd jewelled glow on the main thoroughfares , and now nnd then to Heck some of tho quieter branch streets with centres of warmth and lustre .

      THIS STATE CONCERT . Her Majesty gave a State Concert in tho evening in tho new ball and . concert-room at Buckingham Palace . The singers amounted to about a hundred ; and the entire orchestra consisted of upwards of two hundred-performerfli— - ^ JL'he-ohorus-was . soleoted-lrofii tho Opera Houses and the Sacrod Harmonic Society , Exeter Hall . Tho principal solo performers were Madame Clara Novello , Miss Louisa Pync , Miss LasceUes , Signor Giuglini , Mr . Sims Beeves , nnd Mr . Weiaa . Pianoforte , Mrs . Anderson . Mr . W . G ,, Cusino , the organist of nor Majesty ' s private chapel , presided at the organ , which embellishes the east end of tho room . The following verses by Mr . Tennyson , Pool ; Laureate , wero sung by all tho principal performers nnd chorus , to tho music of 1 God Save tho Queen : '—

      God bless our Prince and Bride ! God keep their lands allied ! God save the Queen I Clothe them with righteousness , Crown them with happiness , . , - Them with all blessings bless I God save the Queen ! Fair fall this hallowed hour ! Farewell , our England's flower I God save the Queen ! Farewell , fair rose of May ! Let both the peoples say , " God bless the marriage day ! God bless the Queen !" THE WEDDING CAKE . The cake—that wonder of bridal confectionary , despair of all humbler weddings—shall be described to us by the Court Newsman , who relates that" It was between six and seven feet in height , and was divided from the base to the top into three compartments , all in white . The upper part was formed of a dome of open-work , on which rested a crown . Eight columns on a circular plinth supported the dome and enclosed an altar , upon which stood two Cupids holding a medallion , having the profile of the Princess Royal on one side , and that of Prince Frederick William of Prussia on the other . Festoons of jasmine were suspended from the capitals of the columns , and busts of the Queen , the Prince Consort , the Prince of Prussia , and the Princess of Prussia , were placed on four equidistant bases , projecting from the plinth . The middle portion contained niches in which were a number of statues , including those of Innocence and Wisdom . These statues were separated by broad buttresses of an ornamental character , the upper parts decorated with festoons of orange blossoms and silver leaves . The side of the cake itself displayed the arms of Great Britain and Prussia placed alternately on panels of white satin , and between each coat of arms was a medallion of the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William encircled by orange blossoms , and surmounted by an Imperial crown . Rows of pearls bordered each division of the cake , -which was made by M . Pagniez , her Majesty ' s confectioner . The cake was divided into a certain number of portions or slices , and each portion was decorated with a medallion of the Royal bride and bridegroom . The plateau contained fonrteen gilt baskets , and vases of silver gilt , the former elevated on golden tripods , and all filled with artificial flowers . " At the dejeuner in the State Dinner Room at which this cake was served , the Queen and Prince Consort , the Prince and Princess Frederick- "William of Prussia , the Royal Family , and the foreign princes , were present . The officers of state , with the ladies and gentlemen in waiting , of the household of the Queen and Prince of Prussia , and of her Majesty ' s foreign visitors , were at the same time ushered to a deje&ner in the Lower Dinner Room . AN INCIDENT OF THE MARRIAGE MORNING . ' An Oxford Graduate in the Crowd , ' writing to the Times , mentions a little incident which had encaped the professional reporters : — " Immediately after the return of the Royal party to Buckingham Palace , the windows opening into the balcony were unclosed , and , to the delight of hundreds of thousands of her loyal subjects , tho Queen stepped out and bowed to the enthusiastic acclamations of the vast crowd before her . She then retired , but as soon returned , and , leading by the hand tho Princess Iloyal , presented , her to tho multitude . As the Queen withdrew , the Royal bridegroom took his place by the side of his bride , and hand-in-hand tho illustrious pair received a vociferous ovation , such as they nro not likely soon to forgot , Tho Prince Consort , tho Prince of Wales , tho Princo and Princess of Prussia , in turn appeared befuro tho delighted spectators , and received a hqarty welcome ; and finally , the bride and bridegroom again came forward , and took a farewell greeting . " MISCELLANEOUS FACTS . Great dissatisfaction has been created at "Woolwich by tho refusal of a holiday on Monday to the artisans employed at the Koynl Arsonnl and Dockyard . Mr . Townsend , the locnl member , inn " several endeavours to of Feet u moro desirable rcsu t ; but ho could not succeed . Tho Government " iliu not feel justified in sacrificing so largo nn amount o time and labour . " At Chatham , also , tho Dockyard and Ordnance establishments wero kept <> t y ' during tho day ; but tho other Government oilicos wero closed . Tho occasion was celebrated in a vnrioty ot wiy in tho different country towns . In several l »' u ; c 8 ' the paupers in tho workhouses have been tenstoii iu . ' thooxpenlb ^ fW ^ Royal bounty . THE I'JtKSKNm Tho roprosontativoa of tho press wero ndniittoil ° Tuesday afternoon to- Buckingham Pahico , to sco i » gorgeous collection of prosonta nmrio to the Prlncuss in Princo as bridal gifts . T heso costly objootH of art w '' ill-arranged in a small room , nnd tho attendants « la " givo Bufliclont information with respect to thorn , thing , liowovor , couW hinder tho splendour of tlio »> h Tho King and Queen of Prussia gtvo a lofty , opc » "

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 30, 1858, page 100, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2228/page/4/