THE CEREMONY AT WESTMINSTER.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6786, 24 June 1887, Page 3

THE CEREMONY AT WESTMINSTER.

IMPOSING SERVICE. A COMPLETE SUCCESS. ACCIDENT TO LORD LORNE. Br Electric Telegraph—Copyright. [rkcter's telegrams.] Received June 23rd. 2.53 p.m. London, Juue 21. The illuminations to-night in honor of the Jubilee were of a most brilliant character. Those at the Admiralty especially attracted an immense concourse of people. The streets were generally thronged, but everything passed off in an orderly manner. Telegrams from every part of the United Kingdom, the Continent, the colonies, and America, report that the Jubilee was celebrated with great enthusiasm. Received Juno 23rd. 3.15 p-m. London, June 21, Evening. The Queen in no way suffered by todav'a Jubilee proceedings. Received Jane 23rd, 130 p-iru London, June 21 (Afternoon). The ceremony at Westminster Abbay fasted an hour. A grand choral service was performed. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and several other olergy received her Majesty on arrival at the Abbey and conducted her to the coronation chair, placed on a dais facing the altar. The royal visitors were seated within the sacrarium, sixteen being on each side. The Queen was visibly affected when the choir sang the late Prince Albert's chorale. After the Archbishop of Canterbury bad offered up a blessing for the Queen, the Princes and Princesses filed before her Majesty, and made obeii sance. I J The procession returned to Buckingham Palace in the same order es to the Abbey, by a different route. The j.Crown Prinoe of Germany was warmly cheered by the crowd. The Marquis of Lome's horse became restive, and his lordship was thrown, but was not hurt, and mounted another horse. - Despite the enormous crowds in the fctreett, perfect order prevailed everywhere, and the people behaved admirably. The whole affair is projDjMinced a.opßipleie eucjsess, no hitch kfnd fc€ving oectirred. Received Jute 2*th. 1.30 a.m. London, June 23. An entertainment was given in Hyde Park yesterday afternoon to 30,000 children, the majority being from Board schools. All sorts of amusements were provided. The Queen drove through the park and inspected the children on her way to Paddiugton station, whence she proceeded to Windsor. -' " '* fSPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATIOST.] Received Juno 23rd. 5.13 vjn. London, June 23. Tho street traflic was kepf under admirable control during the passage of the procession. Many people fainted bom.. the heat, and there were fifty cases of sunstroke. Only one fatal accident occurred, a man being killed by a kick of an Hussar's horse. Thousands of spectators occupied roofs, trees, ami every point commanding a view of the proceedings. The floral deco&tions in Piccadilly and Regent street were superb, flowers and evergreens being used to such an extent that the residences of many noblemen were perfect bowers. Twelve thousand troops were utilised, but not a symptom of disloyalty was shown by anyone. ' The Indian Princes, the Queen of Hawaii and her daughter were most gorgeously arrayed in all the magnificence of Eastern costume, and the I crowd cheered them warmly. While proceeding to the Abbey the Marquis of Lome was thrown from his hoTH-V which took fright at a boy ! waving bis cap. His head struck the I pavement and stunned him so far that he was unable to rise for a minute, and j the cavalcade had to stop. The Queen i was deeply pained at her son-in-law's mishap, and upon his recovery the Prince of Wales shook the Marquis warmly by the hand. Her Majesty was radiant with i pleasure at the splendid reception which greeted her along the whole length of the route, and looked remarkably welL The Prince and Princess of Wales were cheered incessantly, and the Princess Royal, the Crown Prince of Germany, and Archduke Rudolph of Austria were also great favorites with the crowd. | The Abbey was a perfect blaze of colour, a large proportion of those ad-: mitted to its precincts being in uniform, j ! The colonists who had secured the right of entree were assigned an excellent I position. There were upwards of two hundred of them present, including i many ladies. j The Queen'i chair and dais vrefej placed, as iH^nstgmgrvwwflr^^^^gg^

were grouped the Royal Princes and on the left the Princesses. The procession in the Abbey was of a most imposing J character, but her Majesty did not j assume tUe Royal robes or the crown, and only wore the insignia of the Garter. The Archbishop of Canterbury offered a prayer that the unhappy division of the Kingdom might cease. At the conclusion of the service the Queen delighted the audience by kissing her children and grandchildren, especially singling out. the Princess Royal. J June 22. The illuminations arranged by the Agents-General were much admired, and the general spectacle was remarkably brilliant. The whole of the arrangements in connection with the Jubilee have been a thrilling success, and her Majesty was greatly affected at the exhibition of loyalty. The Nationalists at Cork hissed the British ensign, and hooted the General's staff during the military review. They also ill-treated uumerous Loyalists, and wrecked the office of a Loyalist paper. At the desire of the Pope, the Papal Nuncio and Cardinal Manning conducted an impressive thauksgiving service in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Kensington.