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marriage of Queen Victoria with j

Prince Albert of Coburg*. !'

On Monday, 10th Febiuary, at the Royal chapel, ot. James, London, Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, was united in marriage according to the forms of the Established Church of Eng- land and Ireland, to His Selene High, ness Prince Albert of Sax Coburgh and

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The ceremony was performed by His Grace the Right Honorable and most Reverend Father in God, William Arch bishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, assisted by the Right Honora- ble and Right Reverend Charles, Lord Bishop of London. The journal from which we copy our information, occupies nearly four columns, in describing the scene, and its attendant "circumstances, but then this is to be accounted for, from the fact of our British cotemporary hav- ing gone to the trouble of repeating the service appointed and used in the Church of England'. We are neither fond -of ad- ditions nor subtractions in things con- nected with the book of common prayer. Yet "even Prince ALBERT himself, must have smiled when he repeated the fol- lowing

" Wtth ali my worldly goods I thee endow"  

In the list of the names of the dis-  

tinguished persons invited to be present on so interesting an occasion, we do not see that of a single Conservative! hut

lest we should be suspected of incorrect- ness, we beg to say, we ropy from a go- vernment paper, the "CALEDONIAN MER- CURY,", of February 13.

The Cortege constated of seven car- riages, a* follow : -

First Carriage - Gentlemen U-dier*, Exon of the Yeomen of the Guard, Groom

of the Robes.

Second Carriage-Equerry in waiting, two Pages of Honor, Groom in waitin«».

Third Carriage -Clerk Miushall, Vice Chamberlain, Keeper of the pi ivy purse, Compttoller of the household.

Fourth Carriage-Bedchamber women in waiting, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Master of the Buck hound's, Trea-

surer of the household.

Fifth Carriage-Maid of Honor in waiting, Duchess of Kent's Lady in wait- ing, Gold stick, Lord in waiting.

Sixth Cairiage-Lady of the bedcham- ber in waiting, Master of the horse, Lord Steward, Lord Chamheilain.

Seventh Cart iage-The Queen, Duchess of Kent, and the Mistress of the tobes.

In the Chapel, about sixty ladies of the first distinction were ranged in the side galleries, prevailing dress, white satin, head dress, feathers, a great profusion of jewellery. The diplomatic corpp, and nearly all the Foreign ministers, were present, in full!costume. Prince ALBERT entered the Royal Chapel about half-past twelve, and took his seat to the right of the Communion Table, attended by the officers of his suite, the Queen Dowager, sat on Princp ALBERT'S right, with whom she conversed occasionally.

The Prince wore a Field Marshall's uniform, and is reported to have looked very well in it. Near the Prince, stood his illustrious father, and his less fortu- nate brother Pi ince EKNRST.

The excitement ocea-ioned by the en- trance of Prince ALBERT, had scarcely subsided, when Her Majesty the Queen entered. Her Majesty is said to have appeared nther agitated at first (of course). She wore a brilliant tiara, and her train, which was of considerable length, was borne by twelve immarried ladle1!. Her Mnjesty wore a white dress.

The Duke of Sussex, and the Duke of Cambridge, followed immediately after the Queen, who was attended ,by the Duke of Norfolk (as Earl Marshall) and

the Lord Chancellor.

Prince ALBERT met Tier Majesty at the Haut Pas, and conducted her to her scat on the right of the Communion

Table.

Most of the members of Her Majesty's family were prisent.

From the Royal Chapel, the Royal party proceeded to Buckingham House after the ceremony, and from thpnee, to Windsor Castle, where they arrived at seven in the evening. A select party dined at the castle, and by eleven o'clock, all retired to their respective apartments.

Her .Majesty's Tradespeople illumin- ated ! The theatres were opened to the public. * ,

The Royal marriage does not appear to have created so general a sensation as might bave been imagined -as far as we can judge from the accounts we have

seen.

We should have preferred Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, to Prince AL- BERT of Cobutgh-but as Her Majesty has determined to exalt the more insigni cant branch of her family, who are to her nation aliens in blood-let us hope the country may be benefitted, and let us also hope, that Prince ALBERT will study to deserve the esteem of the country1 he has adopted, many allowances must be

made for him at fit st. He has been un fortunate, in one respect, and that is, be- cause LEOPOLD, Kint» of Belgium disap pointed the English nation, and his Aunt the Duchess of Kent, has latterly been made the cats paw of party politics? and worse than all, the existing ministry are not popular with any but their dependents,

and are particularly obnoxious to the Aristocracy of England.

We are not afraid of a Gentian Prince being less Aristocratic than is necessary. We trust, that although the leading Aris- tocracy of England were excluded 'from any participation in the marriage cere mony of their Sovereign, that they'will not resent this upon the Prince ; on the contrary, we hope they will countenance him, ami show him every proper mark of attention to which his elevation entitles him.

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