he Hallelujah chorus, and
you may form some idea of the effect of this performance, when I tell
you that all the persons who sing at the Queen's Chapel, at St. Paul's
Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and St. George's Chapel, Windsor, were
all singing together, besides part of the band of the Sacred Harmonic
Society, pupils of the Royal Academy of Music, and many other
songsters, both foreign and English.

The immensity of the building left scope for the rich volume of sound
poured forth; and you may imagine what an effect the splendid strains
had on the feelings of the multitude of spectators. Indeed, one of the
audience,--a Chinaman, was so excited by the grandeur of the scene,
and the triumphant music, that he rushed forwards, made his way
through the crowd of nobles and ladies that surrounded the Queen, and,
advancing close to Her Majesty, saluted her by a grand salaam, which
she graciously acknowledged with a smile and a bow. A salaam, you must
know, is the eastern way of bowing, and consists in bending the head
until it almost touches the ground.

When the Hallelujah chorus ceased, the procession was formed for the
Queen to go round the building. First went the heralds, in their
splendid costumes; then a great number of gentlemen, who were more
immediately concerned with the Exhibition; after them, the Duke of
Wellington,--of whom, I dare say you know,--with more gentlemen, and
the Archbishop of Canterbury; and then the Queen and Prince Albert,
with the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, both of whom looked
extremely delighted and astonished with the gorgeous spectacle they
were viewing. The Royal Family was followed by a number of lords,
ladies, and attendants, the procession being concluded by heralds.

The train first went to the west end of the nave, on the north side,
everybody cheering loudly as it passed. The view varied every minute,
but was always picturesque, and beautiful. Even those persons who were
most acquainted with the wondrous objects that lay on every side, were
surprised by the new and charming attractions displayed. The Indian
collection, and the compartment filled with specimens from the
colonies, were left behind; the department devoted to sculpture, and
other finer products of industry, was passed, and the procession moved
into that portion of the palace which contains the English
manufacturing products. You might then have caught a glimpse, over the
heads of the spectators, of the Fur