The stand that had been erected for the Members of Parliament at Westminster occupied almost the whole space between the Clock Tower and the river, and was crowded in every corner. Places had been balloted for and Conservatives and Radicals were found seated together in the utmost harmony, differences of political opinion being entirely forgotten in the universal desire to see the procession, and to do honour to the great lady who was the centre and cynosure of all. When the Queen's carriage came in sight the Members rose in one body and cheered as they had never cheered even their chosen leaders in the House itself. This assuredly is a testimony to the universal esteem in which Her Majesty is held by the Nation at large. There were about 600 Members, representing every shade of political feeling throughout the three kingdoms, rivalling one another in their eagerness to display their devotion to the hereditary head of the State. It is safe to say that no popularly-elected president of any existing Republic would be greeted in the streets of his capital by all classes of his fellow-citizens with a tithe of the respect, admiration, and affection accorded to our constitutional Monarch on this day of her Jubilee. The Sovereigns of the other European States--some of whom are wont to exact loyalty at the point of the sword--may well have envied the happy lot of a Queen whose chief protection is her people's love. [Sidenote: Return to the Palace.] At a quarter to two the Queen re-entered Buckingham Palace. Right nobly had she borne herself throughout the trying ordeal. Some there were who said they had never seen Her Majesty looking better in her life; others, keener of sight, perhaps, fancied that under that cheerful exterior traces of great emotion were clearly to be detected. Certain it is that on more than one occasion the Queen nearly broke down, "and once, as the tears rolled down her face, the Princess of Wales leant forward, and sympathetically pressed her hand." [Illustration: _From a Photograph_} {_by the London Stereoscopic Co._ THE ROYAL PROCESSION: THE CARRIAGES PASSING DOWN KING WILLIAM STREET. In the nearest carriage are the Duchess of York, Princess Victoria of Wales, Princess Henry of Prussia, and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.] [Illustration: _From a Photograph_} {_by the London Stereoscopic Co._ THE NAVAL CONTINGENT CROSSING LONDON BRIDGE INTO SOUTHWARK. Both Processions on Jubilee day--the Colonial and the Royal--were headed by a few Life Guards and a strong naval detachment. In the case of the Royal Procession the bluejackets dragged after them six naval guns--no light labour, but performed with an ease and smartness which won universal admiration.]