THE JUBILEE AT HOME.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3967, 25 June 1887, Page 2

THE JUBILEE AT HOME.

♦ (Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Rruter's Agency.) ;(Eoceived 11.50 a.m., Jnno 24th.) London, June 23 A fgrand review of troops to the number of 12,000 men takes place at Aldershot to-day. The proceedings are to be witnessed by the Prince of Wales and various Royal Princes now visiting England. Yesterday (Wednesday) morning, the Queen received at Buckingham Palace a number of delegates, who presented Jubilee gifts, including a womens'' offering. In the afternoon the Queen proceeded to Windsor where she unveiled a bronze statue of herself by Boehm, the ceremony passing off with great eclat and enthusiasm. In the evening the town was brilliantly illuminated, and the townspeople took partin a torchlight procession through the castle grounds. (Special to the Press Association.) (Eoceived 1.35 p.m., June 24th.) London, June 22. The Jubilee display was the grandest ever known in the history of the city. The chief interest was centred in the service in the Abbey, and there was an intense feeling of relief that it was not attended with the disaster that rumour had predicted. The route of the procession was a most brilliant sight, and the demonstrations of loyalty from the vast throngs have never been exceeded. Several other fatal accidents hare been reported, caused principally by the tremendous crush in the crowd. Tho colonists are stated to have been afforded a splendid view of the procession, but many of those admitted were not colonists. The illuminations were universally of a most gorgeous character, and some streets were a perfect blaze of light. The electric light was freely used. The Australian devices were among the most effective. One design, particularly applauded by hundreds of thousands of people, was made entirely of crystal prisms forming the words " God Save the Qnecn," flanked with « 1 837 — 1887, V.R.," and a Crown between the letters. Surrounding the device were seven medallions bearing the names of the Australian colonies and New Zealand. The design was in admirable taste, and the illuminations superb. Comments are made that the occasion of the Jubilee has not been marked by Her Majesty performing some act of national benevolence. June 23. The celebration of the Jubilee was attended with disorder in Ireland. In Dublin, Cork, and Belfast serious riots occurred, many of the people opposing the demonstration. The authorities were obliged to use severe measures, and in some cases severe injuries were inflicted on the rioters. In compliance with the general wish the Jubilee ceremonial was repeated yesterday in Westminster Abbey for the benefit of the hospitals. There was an immense attendance, but the Royal personages did not take part in the celebration.