The Press. — London, England, 1858-05-29 00:00:00

524 station to Stoneleigh. A numerous and distinguished party are invited to dine with her Majesty the same evening. On Wednesday morning the Queen and her suite will drive through Leamington to Warwick Castle, where they will l►tnelieon ; and atter viewing the attractions of that unc►ent baronial residence, will return by the Great Western Railway to Wind sor. This proposed visit to Warwickshire has already created a great stir throughout the country. The Mayor of Birmingham (Mr. Rateliff) has been inde fatigable in his exertions to render the preparations in Birmingham complete, and for this purpose has already expended large sums out of his private purse. In the evening, after the departure of the Queen, he will give a grand banquet in honour of the royal visit. Although her Majesty, since her accession to the throne, has several times passed through Birmingham by railway, this will be her first visit to the town since she was the youthful Princess Victoria—now twenty-five years ago. THE EMBARKATION OF PRINCE ALBERT FOR GERMANY. His Royal Highness the Princo Consort arrived at Dover, per special train of the South-Eastern Rail way, on Thursday night, and embarked on board the Admiralty yacht Vivid. Commander Allen, which was lying in the harbour with her steam up ready for immediate departure for Ostend. His Royal High ness was accompanied by Colonel Ponsonby, and attended by Mr. S. Tetilon, ene of the directors of the South-Eastern Railway Company. A large con• course of persons had assembled at the railway station, and upon his Royal Highness alighting from the state carriage every mark of respect and loyalty was evinced. The Prince Consort WWI received by his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G., colonel of the Royal West Sussex Infantry Militia; Major- General Craufurd, the commandant of the garrison, who was attended by his aides-de-camp, Major Ber nard and Major Doyley ; the Hon. Captain Gage, of the Sussex Militia ; Captain Seymour, R.N. ; and the Admiralty Superintendent of the port, Captain Idellwaine, R.N. On alighting from the railway carriage his Royal Highness shook hands with the Duke of Richmond, Major-General Craufurd, and Captain Seymour, and, returning the salutations of the crowd, among which there was a large number of ladies, at once stepped int., a post-carriage, which had been prepared by :dr. Birmingham, of the Lord Warden Hotel, and which was that driven direct to the quay at which the Vivid was ling. In a few minutes the steamer was on her way to Ostend, where it was expected she would arrive about half past two, there being every prospect of a favourable change. The whole of the srrangements for the reception of the Prince Consort at the railway station were under the direction, of Mr. E. J. Way, the rail way superintendent. The destination of the Prince Consort 38 stated to be Coburg, and, ultimately, Berlin, where his Royal Highness will pay a visit to the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia. FUNERAL OF THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS THE interment of the remains of the late Duchess of Orleans took place on Saturday last at the Catholic chapel erected by Miss Taylor, a short distance from the railway station at Weybridge, Surrey, where, as will be remembered by many of our readers, the bodies of the late King Louis Philippe and the Duchess de Nemours are deposited. The whole of the members of the ex Royal Family assembled at the late Duchess's residence at Rich mond shortly after nine o'clock, and the mourners and other personages; who assisted at the funeral met there by ten o'clock. A chamber in the mansion was prepared as a chapelle ardente, being hung with black draperies and illuminated with high wax tapers. The coffin, placed on a raised platform, was covered by a velvet pall, on which were emblazoned the armorial escutcheons of the Orleans and Mecklenburg families. In that apartment the preliminary prayers used for the burial of the dead were read by the Rev. Mr. Schoell, the pastor of the Lutheran church, at which the Count de Paris and the Duke de Chartres, and most of the members of the Royal Family, were present, and many of the attendants on the lute Duchess. O❑ leaving Mr, Paynter's villa shortly after eleven o'clock the funeral procession passed over Richmond• bridge, through Twickenham and Hanworth, over Walton-bridge, direct to Weyhridge. The church bells 01 Richmond and the villages through which the funeral passed tolled, out of respect for the de. parted Princess. A very large concourse of persons collected at different points of the route, and as the members of the ex-Royal Family are well known to the inhabitants of the several villages, from their long residence at Tgickenliam, Claremont, and Rich. mood, much sympathy was evidently felt for their sad bereavement. The funeral cortege consisted of mutes, preceeding a mourning coach and two horses, containing the four officiating clergymen. Next came the hearse, drawn by six horses, with black velvet trappings and ihm.. THE PRESS, MAY 29, 1858. mourning plumes, and hung with tho emblazoned and armorial escutcheons of the houses of Orleans and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, escorted by the usual body of pages, &e., bearing the mortal remains of the Duchess, inclosed in three coffins. The outer coffin was covered with black velvet and silver ornaments, and the plate bore the following inscription:— HELENE LOUISE F.LIZABETIL PRINCEBEZDE IIECKLENBURG•SCHWERIN, • lobed TAW. 'plum 14 20 Jenvier, 1814, alarii.e d I, ontainblean le 30 Mai, 1837, 1 Ferdinand l'hilippe d'Crleaus, Due d'olleans, Prince Royal, verve le 13 Juilet, 1812. Morte I Richmond, Angleterre, le 18 Mai, 1358. Under which were engraved the arms of the Orleans and Mecklenburg families. Then followed nineteen mourning coaches and two horses richly caparison.d, containing the following mourners.—The Countess de Montesquieu, the Countess d'Hautpoul, the Marquis de Chanaleiltres, the Marquise de Beauvoin, the Baronne de Stael, the Baronne de Finguerlin ' the Countess de C"it3fier, the l‘larquise de Lissetyrie,Madame Bocher, Madame Marj Olin, Mlle. Bernard, and Mile de Sr. Aubin. An immense congregation of persons, chiefly re spectable inhabitants of the villages in the vicinity of Weybridge, the majority of whom were ladies, also attended. The Princes had come direct from Rich mond ; the female members of the Royal Family from Claremont. All the members of the Royal Family resident in this country were present on the solemn occasion—namely, the ex-Queen Amelie, widow of Louis Philippe; the Count de Paris and the Duke de Chartres, only sons of the lamented Duchess of Orleans ; the Duke de Nemours, Prince and Princess de Joinville, and the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, with the yguthful members of their re spective families. The funeral cavalcade reached Weybridge at one o'clock, and, the body having been taken from the hearse and the mourners having alighted, the mournful company proceeded to the garden attached to Miss Taylor's chapel, where the concluding putt of the service appointed fur the burial of the dead was impressively read by the Rev. Mr. Schoen and the other assistant clergymen. Owing to the Duchess of Orleans being of the Lutheran faith, it was necessary that this form of proceeding should be observed. Several of the French Princes, in cluding the sons of the departed Duchess, then saw the coffin removed to the vault beneath the chapel, wherein lie those of Louis Philippe and the Duchess de Nemours, where it was deposited within a stone tomb corresponding with those of the illus trious King and his daughter in law. By two o'clock the funeral ceremony was over, and those assisting on the mournful occasion bad taken their departure. SIR ARTHUR HALLAM ELTON AND ➢IR. CARDWE LL'S MOTION. A PUBLIC meeting of the electors ot Bath was held on Wednesday evering, at the Guildhall, in that city, to hear from Sir Arthur Elton, Bart., an address upon the political questions of the day, and more especially in reference to the'recant motion of Mr. Cardwell. The Whig party, as may he ex pected, held aloof, but the large room in which the meeting was held was crowded with electors, and the reception given to Sir A. Elton was most hearty. The chair was taken by Mr. Aldeiman Hunt, Presi• dent of the Bath Liberal Association, who highly commended the course taken by Sir A. Elton in thus boldly coming before his constituents to explain and defend his parliamentary conduct Sir Arthur Elton addressed the meeting at cmisi del able length, and amidst repeated cheers, explain ing the motives for 11;s several votes since he bad been member for Bath ; and, in reference to Mr. Cardwell's motion, stated his intention of voting against it had it been pressed to a division. He considered, he said, that Lord Canning had been influenced by other parties in issuing hie oroclama. tion, which was of a dangerous and vindictive cha ra,Aer, whilst the despatch of Lord Ellenborough, though not in all particulars defensible, was honest, pacific in its tendency, and creditable to the Govern. ment to whose trust was confided the destinies of a great empire. In fact, the present Government had shown itself to be pervaded by a spirit of wisdom end toleration, and he would not be one to lend himself to a paltry party movement to oust them in order that a Whig family clique might again take posses sion ot the Treasury benches. He differed from Lord Derby's Government upon many important questions, but be contended that they were entitled to a fair trial, and until they had proved themselves incompetent or unworthy to govern, or obstructive to the good of the country, they ought not to be sub jected to factious opposition. The honourable mem ber canvassed the character and antecedents of the gentlemen who wished to supplant the present Go vernment, and came to the conclusion that, although there were belonging to the late Administration gen tlemen who ought not to be omitted from any Libe ral Ministry, )et that Lord Palmerston's Govern ment were chargeable with succumbing to despotism abroad, and were unfavourable to the cause of Reform at home. At the close of Sir A. Elton's address, a vote of confidence in him as representative, and of thanks for his manly explanation, was given upon the motion of Mr. T. Jolly (town councillor), and the proceedings tkrminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding. PUBLIC MEETINGS. A PUBLIC BANQUET TO LIEUTENANT•COLONEL ALIS ON was given in the C or p arat ion-hall of Glas gow , on Wednesday evening. He is a nat i ve o f the city, and son of the historian of Europe, who has recent! returned from India in con sequence o f severe wounds received before Lucknow. The banquet was given alike to welcome the gallant officer and to honour in his person Sir Colin Campbell (also a native of Gl ei . gow) and the heroic army at present serving in the citizens the gucitye sfit s l a ol e t rdt d ht o ei w i eenv evening ian d i rg i , n as n ut dp r. pi the i r s te fa d th r e i g r, h s t d re l : ef i t ja b i t y i East. Upwards of 100 of th e most di st i nguished ir The Lord Provost o f Alison, Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, Ilr. Stirling of Ker, M.P., dc. The croupiers were Sir James Camp bell and Mr. Hugh 'ferment, of Well.park. After the accustomed toasts to the Queen and the Royal Family, the Army and Navy, Sze., the chairman proposed in a special bumper " The Health of Lieutenant-Colonel Alison," and in so doing gave a brief sketch of the gallant colonel's career. The toast was received very enthusiastically. Lieutenant- Colonel Alison (who, upon rising, was received with cheers) said in the course of his speech—" Gentl emen, it has beer, my fate to gaze on some heart stirring scenes in war. 1 have seen the stout Russian soldiery borne backwards at the Tchernaya, I have seen the French win the Malakoff, but I never saw a finer sight than when the 93rd and Sikhs rushed upon the Secunderbagh, on the 10th of November at Lucknow. Between those gallant rivals it was a tace, neck and neck, which should first win the breach ; and well they were received, fiat no men could have fought more desperately than the sepoy garrison did there that day. Bayonet to bayonet, and breast to breast, the struggle went on in the heart of the building. And when, three hours after we had first forced an entrance, I had occasion to return to the point, the musketry was still rattling in the interior, which yet re-echoed with the cries of fighting men. I myself counted in one corner the dead lying piled six deep upon one another; and the next morning more than 2,000 bodies were carried out of a space not 100 yards square. It was a very charnel house. But, gentlemen, that was not all the 93rd had to do that day. Towards evening the enemy's fire, especially from the Shah Najjeef, had become so severe that even Peel's stout gininers could not keep it down. It became impossible to remain under it as we were. Then Sir Colin again threw the 93rd into the scale, and with them turned the beam of victory when it was trembling on the balance. Placing himself at their head he led them on to the charge, and well did they acquit them selves of their mission. Yuu may indeed be proud of them, gentlemen, for nobly in that trying hour did they sustain the ancient reputa tion of the Highland regiments, the old honour of the Scottish name. Gentlemen, it were idle in me to do more than allude to tine noble conduct of the 60th Rifles before Delhi, whose valour in the field, whose discipline in the camp, were a constant theme of admiration to the whole army; to the stubborn courage of that Ghoorka corps, which, literally living for weeks under fire, refused to he relieved, and held to the last the advanced post they; had so bravely won ; to the stern endurance of those Bengal Artillerymen, who, for four days and nights, served without relief in tine breaching batteries, and when , on the fifth day, the storming columns swept by , sank down, overpowered with sleep, beside the pieces they had worked so well ; to the self-devotion of Middleton's battery of Royal Artillery at Lucknow, who, to cover the formation and advance of the 93rd, galloped clown with cheers which reechoed over the field to within pistol shot of the Shah Najjeef, and there, beneath a withering fire of musketry from its walls, before which horse and man went down like grass before the scythe, continued to pour in round after round of grape until the Highlanders passed on ; to the constancy of those two battalions of the Rifle Brigade at Cawnpore, who, when disaster had fallen upon Windham's right, nobly maintained, against overwhelming numbers on the left, the superiority of England's arms and the reputation of the British flag. Gentlemen, I have to apologize for having detained you so long. Allow me once again to offer you my most deep and heartfelt thanks--not in my own name—that 1 do not presume to do—but in the name of those to whom I owe this great end distinguished honour. I thank you, gentlemen , in the name of Sir Colin Campbell, and in that of the army of India." Sir Archibald Alison being called upon for the next toast, said, " Come what may, the great work has been done. Scotland has taken her place in the triumvirate of the national glory ; for, if England can record the deeds of her Marlborough, and Ireland