THE JUBILEE AT HOME.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3966, 24 June 1887, Page 2

THE JUBILEE AT HOME.

-«. (Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright,) (Reutek's Agency.) (Reoeived 2.50 p.m., Juno 23rd.) London, June 21. The illuminations to-night m honour of the Jubilee were of a most brilliant character. Those at the Admiralty especially, attracted an immense concourse of people. The streets generally were thronged, but everything passed off m an orderly manner. Telegrams from every part of the United Kingdom, the continent, the colonies, and America, report that the Jubilee has been celebrated with great enthusiasm. (Received 3.15p.tn., June 23rd.) The Queen has m no way suffered by to-day's Jubilee proceedings. (Received 4.20 p.m., June 23rd.) The afternoon ceremony m Westminster Abbey lasted an hour. A grand choral service was performed. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and several other of the clergy, received Her Majesty on her 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 choral. After the Archbishop of Canterbury had offered up a prayer for the Queen, the Princes and Princesses filed before Her Majesty and made their obeisance. The procession returned to Buckingham Palace m the same order as that at which it arrived at the Abbey, but by a different route. The Crown Prince of Germany was warmly cheered by the crowd. The Marquis of Lome's horse became restive, an^l his Lordship was thrown, but was not hurt, and he mounted another horse. Despite the enormous crowds m the streets, perfect order prevailed everywhere, and the people behaved admirably. The whole affair was pronounced a complete success, no hitch of any kind having occurred. (Special to the Press Association.) (Received 3.15 p.m., June 23rd.) London, June 21. The street traffic was kept under admirable control during the passage of the procession. Many people fainted from the heat and there were fifty cases of sunstroke. Only one fatal accident occurred, a man being killed by the kick of a Hussar's horse. Thousands of spectators occupied roofs, trees, and every point where a commanding view of the proceedings could be obtained. The floral decorations m Piccadilly and Regent street were superb, flowers and even ferns being used to such an extent that the residences of many noble* men were perfect bowers. Twelve thousand troops were utilised, but not a symptom of disloyalty was shown by any one. The Indian JPrinces, the Queen of Hawaii and her daughter were most gorgeously arrayed m all the magnificence of eastern costumes, and the crowd cheered them warmly during the whole proceedings to the Abbey. The Marquis of Lome was thrown from his horse, which took fright at a boy waving his cap. His head strnckjthe pavement, and stunned him so far that he was unable to rise for a minute, and the cavalcade had to stop. The Queen was greatly pained at her son-in-law's mishap, and upon his recovery the Prince of Wales shook the Marquis warmty by the hand. Her Majesty was radiant with pleasure at the splendid reception which greeted her along the whole length of route, and looked remarkably well. The Prince and Princess of Wales were cheered incessantly, and the Princess Royal, 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 admitted to its precincts being m uniform. The colonists, who had secured the right of entree, were assigned, an excellent position. There were upwards of two hundred of them present, including many ladies. The Queen's chair and dais were placed as is customary over the Coronation Stone, on the right of which were grouped the royal princes, and on the left the princesses. The procession m the Abbey was of a most imposing character, but Her Majesty did not assume the royal robes or 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 grand-children, especially singling out the Princess Royal. June 22. The illuminations arranged by the Agents- General were much admired, and the general spectacle was remarkably brilliant. The whole of the arrangements m 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 nutnereus loyalists and wrecked the oflice of a loyalist paper. At the desire of the Pope, the Papal Nuncio and Cardinal Manning conducted a thanksgiving Bervice m the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Kensington.