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Lyttelton Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1099, 23 May 1863, Page 4

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(VIA SUEZ.) Loxnox, April 2, 4.40 p.m. A debate has taken place in the House of Lords on American affairs. Lord Campbell advocated the recognition of the Southern Confederacy. Earl Russell advocated perfect neutrality. The Polish insurrection is virtually ended. Prince William, of Denmark, has been proclaimed King of Grecee. There is nothing of importance in the American news. Galveston has been attacked unsuccessfully. Lord Palmerston has been handsomely feted in Scotland, and installed as Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow. He has received the freedom of the City of Edinburgh. He visited Greenock His various speeches were masterly. Prince Alfred has arrived at Windsor Revenue (increase ?) one million. Departures : Cossipore and Kangaroo.

MARIIIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WAU>~ | (FKOM THE 'home NKWS.'j """ I Memorable amongst the white days in , history will be the 7th March, I'pon tlwf rj'"'! * tlie Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein derburg-Gliicksburg, now Princess of Wales, hp'']'" her public entry into London. We have eKi ; ,. | l i' ] given a detailed account of this magnificent r<-- '' tion, which, in point of splendour and enthiM' ~, 1 has no parallel in our annals. No country but England could produce i|.r. cession of marvellous scenes which greeted rl !f . of the Princess on lier route from Gravesr-iH tl,r, London to Windsor. The decorations and trovli",.' which were scattered in profusion along the i'i-u, road, the vase preparations which were ahead v m-j for the celebration of the nuptials, and the of power and wealth which rose about her'in thousand variety of forms as she advanced u(- r( . ,d themselves sufficiently striking; but that'fclr~ r , of greatness which must have been most to her, and which, more than any other, must hav" impressed upon her mind the magnitude of t( K . , jr ' ; casion, and the resources of the country of \v']|j f /" under Providence, she may one day become f i was the spectacle presented by the population i'lV. pendently of the flowers and evergreens, the .-'latu ' and the transparencies, the music and the pair< a n r-v She must have passed through masses of "Kh"iM men and women, between the moment whenV,,! landed at Gravesend to the moment of her arrival at Windsor Castle, amounting to little less tlmi double the whole population of the kingdom or Denmark. It has been roughly computed" that h, London alone there were at least two iniliions of p f . r l sons who actually witnessed her progress. <)[ course no means exist by which the accuracy of such citleaUitions can be tested; but, estimating the unknown'bv the known, that number cannot be considered an exaggeration. At St. Paul's alone, 1:2.000 people wf-'r,-. seated ; at some of the clubs 600 persons were accommodated on the temporary seats erected for the occasion ; every spot where it was possible to insert scaffolding along the line of route was turned to account; every window, housetop, and balconv w a - - crowded; and the streets and roads were packed full that people who had once got into the mass could not get out again till the sight was over, and dense multitude were slowly liberated. The expenditure of the people of London on the 7th of March including the corporations and other public bodied the sightseers who hired seats, the decoration of houses, and numerous miscellaneous items, may be estimated at considerably above a quarter of a million When to this comes to be added the costs of the illuminations, banquets, and other demonstrations got up in celebration of the wedding, the full-hearted devotion of the English to the throne, and to those who deserve well, or promise to deserve well of them. will, like good wine, need no bush. That the Princess Alexandra will justify the noble tribute which has been paid to her, we do not doubt. If any augury may be drawn from the " human face divine," her character is frank, confiding, and generous. There is remarkable brightness and candour in the play and expression of "her features, which beam with vivacity and good nature. Every movement is distinguished by ease and grace. Her figure is slight and delieatelv formed; her complexion too is delicate, but it is the delicacy of high blood and fine organisation, and not of physical weakness. Her face is extremely prettv. full of varied emotion, and reflecting back sunnily the life around her. She appears also to be perfectly able to appreciate the difficulties and responsibilities of her new and trying position. Intelligence sits in her eye 3, and is displayed in the rapidity with which she seizes upon every incident, and the promptitude with which she responds to evendemand made upon her attention. Throughout the whole of that arduous progress, which lasted between four and five hours, she never lost her self-possession, or forgot for an instant what was due to the loyal crowds who gave her so enthusiastic a welcome. Nor did she betray, whatever she may have suffered, the least symptom of fatigue to the last; she preserved her bright spirit and her gracious manner, and carried with her into Windsor Castle the hearts and the blessings of those thousands who on that day hailed in the " Rose of Denmark " the future Queen of England. It is pleasant at the close of tliis elaborate display of national feeling, to be able to say that the performances passed off with the greatest success. The only shadow that fell upon the splendour came from the terrible crush in the City on the night of the 10th March. Several lives were lost. It was no place for women and children; but unfortunately women and children are always to be found in the places where they ought not to be. In the West-end of the town, where there was more room for circulation, and a more efficient police system, the spectacle ■was seen by tens of thousands without danger, although in many places the pressure was unavoidably very severe; but in the narrower streets of the city, where the police are either less numerous or less capable, deaths took place in the streets, and many persons sustained grievous injuries. Out of experience comes wisdom; and, now that the difference between the two forces is made apparent, something must be done to prevent such terribkincidents in the future.