QTh e (Court. THE Lord Chamberlaiu's formal announcement "that the
solemnization of her .Majesty's marriage will take place on Monday next, the 10th instant," appears in the Gazette of last nigh t.
Great preparations have been made for the accommodation of persons fortunate enough to procure tickets to behold the procession as it passes front the Throne-room of St. James's Palace to the Chapel Royal. The state apartments through wl.ich the procession will move are Queen Anne's Drawing-roma, the Tapestry Chamber, and the Armoury. In these rooms arc ranges of seats, which will accommodate 580 persons. The procession wiil descend the grand staircase, pass under the anchtat entrance to the state apartments, and along the colonnade aud colour quadrant...le into the Chapel. The colonnade is surrounded by a wooden enclo,ure, stretelting. into the quadrangle. In the recess above the grand smile:he are seats sufficient to accommodate about too persons ; and fro,i ilea positimm a better view of the procession will be obtained than front imy other not in the Chapel itself. A rich crimson carpet is laid along the state apartments, and all the seats are covered with crimson cloth. About l,l230 persons, exclusive of those in the Chapel, Rill F.' ;IIIIllifted to view the procession. In the Chapel, room will be found ibr 330; but the fitting-up is not yet completed. The emire tipper part, surrounding the communion and altar, is to be coverul with gold draperies. The members of the Royal Family will oceupy a side-gallery ; the Foreign Ambassadors the end gallery ; the INiaitls.of Ii-amour aim met nbers of the Household the recess on the left ; and Peeresses—ehhty in number—the recess op tin right. 'file b011y of the Chapel is reserved for those who are to assist in the ceremony.
All the persons having tickets of admission to view the procession, must appear in full dress, the ladies without plumes ; and none will be admitted after eleven o'clock.
The applications for admission to the Chapel Royal have been so many more than there are tickets to dispose of that the Lord Chamberlain has officially declared his inability to return answers individually, and in a public notification expresses his regret at the unavoidable disappointment it the applicants. It is unnecessary to describe the order of procession of the Queen and the Prince to the (Impel Royal, as we shall be obliged next week to publish the official accottut of this part of the ceremonial. The procession of the bridegroom will its tie lirst to the Chapel ; and then the Lord Chamberlain mid ice-Cha mm herlain, having attended the Prince, will rein ro to attend the Queen.
The linisters and Great Officers of State will give splendid full-dress parties on Monday. Several of the leailing nobility and gentry will do the same. In many pal isho:, the poor and the school children will be entertained with old English Eire. The Lord Mayor has ordered the Guildhall to be closed, and recommends a suspension of business and closing of slmi.s. It is expected that the illuminations will be very Oncral. The Theatres will be opened gratis. An immense number of "lily white scarfs" is 11 various devices, and other finery, have been sold by the mercers of the :Metropolis. Prince Alhert left Brussels on Wednesday, and passed through Ghent and Ostend to Calais. On 'Flaw:slay be crossed the Channel, in her Majesty's steatn-paeltet Ariel, eon voy,1 by the steamer Firebrand, commanded by Lord ( larence Plt.t..t. lie reached Dover at half-past Situ'. The piers were thronged with !ie.*, who gave the Prince a most cordial reee;ition. The party W US received by a guard of honour from the '1"i; entialt Regiment, and a salute from the Western heights. The Prince proceeded in an open earriage to the York Hotel, where tile Mayor of Dover awl a crowd of' people were met to welcome him. The Prince hail been very sea-sick, and was glad to escape from the public gdxe.
Along with Prince Albert Were the Duke of Saxe Coburg, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg., Lord Torrington, awl Colonel Grey. The Prince arrived yesterday at Canterbury, escorted by the Earl of Cardigan and a party of dragoons. Ile attended divine service in the cathedral in the afternoon, and Was to leave Canterbury for London abottt eleven o'clock to-day. A part ments are prepared Ibr him at the Clarendon Hotel. The inhahin lilts of Wool wieli are much disappointed : great preparations hist maei made for the reception, as he was expected to land at Woolwich front Ostend.
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