The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-09 00:00:00

NS f Befit, for Roy Sue d sa t try nteDl igoll 0 't to oo s" " , d , e , in tb s ; atop 'and d° r.,e _ 0 , 4 of tr' .......... just, 00telt ARRIVAL OF T FIL Nal the truck to the deck, displaying long lines of I and congratulations of the various official, naval, and gaudy many-coloured flags—the tri-colour everywhere military personages by whom the King was surrounded, conspicuous. Conspicuous amorg the rest of the an- about an hour passed away, and about half-past ten a ehored vessels was the glorious old Victory, looking bustle on shore, in the direction of the Clarence Vic quite juvenile in her gay attire. On shore, too, on the tualling-yard, and the appearance of the royal standard, Government quays, and on private houses, flags were announced that his Royal Highness Prince Albert everywhere flying, the tri-colour and the union jack and the Duke of Wellington were at hand. An flapping together in the most brotherly manner. Admiralty barge conveyed those illustrious personages Outside the harbour the scene was almost as ani- rapidly towards the Gomer, while the yards of the Vic mated as within. The morning was beautiful, a fine tory, the Gamer herself, and of her attendant squadron breezy sunrise having succeeded the calm starry night. were manned ; a profusion of flags rose into the air from A number of boats and a few yachts were beating about the deck of the royal steamer—she had previously only off the harbour, and a little squadron of the former lay shown two or three—and at the same moment the together moored off South Sea. Towards Spithead were firing re -commenced on all sides, and the band on board to be seen the mighty St. Vincent and the Queen, and the Gamer burst forth into the British national anthem. in a long line, stretching away towards the Nab, were i The barge was soon alongside. Prince Albert ascended the experimental gun-brigs—their array here was first, and was heartily cheered. His Royal Highness was broken by anchored merchantmen and small sailing craft, dressed in black, and looked well. The Duke of Wel stretching backwards and forwards across and along lington, in his usual Field Marshal's uniform, came next; Spithead. Far in the distance could be seen the smoke his appearance of course called forth a hearty greeting of steamers, but it did not seem to approach rapidly, and from the crowd below. But a few moments elapsed ere for some time there was a good deal of speculation as to the royal party made their appearance at the gangway, whether the hazy clouds were the harbingers of the for the purpose of disembarking. There was no mistak- French squadron or not. Meantime the sun shone ing King Louis Phillippe, even by those who were merrily out, the breeze blew, the water heaved and familiar with his features only through the medium of sparkled, the number of boats out increased, and the engravings. There was his bluff portly figure, strongly ranges of batteries extending towards South Sea on the marked and expressive countenance, and large grey one hand, and Gosport on the other, became alive with whiskers. As he appeared at the gangway, a loud spectators. cheer broke forth—it was really a hearty ringing More firing from some of the furthest off brigs, fol- hurrah ; and his Majesty appeared to feel and lowed by the rapid manning of the yards of the appreciate its cordiality. He bowed long and two line-of-battle ships, gave decided proof that the low, turning in every direction, and then smoke we saw was that of the French fleet. Pre- stepped firmly down the ladder, followed by Prince gently the upper works of a large steamer, followed Albert, the Due de Montpensier, and the Duke of by several others, began to appear. A flash and a Wellington. The King wore a blue uniform ; his son, burst of white smoke from the broadside of the a tall and good-looking young man, was attired in an furthest down line-of-battle ship—the heavy report, artillery dress. The illustrious party appeared to chat taken up and echoed by the nearer gun-brigs, rang familiarly together as they approached the landing over the water, and th e n, as th e y sa y o f b att l es , p l ace at the Clarence-yard. The barge shot rapidly " the firing became general." The leading French ashore, followed by a regular tail of boats—rowing, steamer advanced very leisurely, her great size proving pushing, running into each other, getting every now and her to be the Gomer, the boat having the King on board. then locked in little clusters, but all the while, whether The brigs banged and blazed away, the smoke from the gliding onward or jammed up, cheering most manfully. more distant blending with the morning haze, and rolling The jetty at the Clarence-yard wa s d ecora t e d w i t h t aste in misty wreaths o ver th e sea . Th e G omer did not fire, for the occasion ; flags waved over it, tapestry hung but close behind her came another steamer, L'Elan we from it, the coarse beams and planks beingquite concealed believe, which quite made up for her silence, blazing with courtly hangings. Here the King was received by away right and left, and ably seconded in the process of the General in command, surrounded by his staff. Two gunpowder burning by a pretty little French brig, La glittering lines of soldiery extended from the landing- Reine Emilie, which contrived to make noise sufficient place to the railway station, and on either hand a tramp for a squadron. As the Gomer approached the harbour ling, shifting crowd, hurrying from point to point, and the shore batteries " took up the tale," that is, the occupying every available eminence, raised cheers so firing, and fur the next quarter of an hour there was lustily and so continuous as quite to drown the clash of nothing but cannonading—every battery veiled by clouds arms, and the burst of the bands. A second barge, of white smoke, and every vessel emulating the batte- which followed closely upon that conveying the King, ries. The whole affair looked, or at all events sounded, brough M. Guizot and Admiral Mackau, along with like a naval battle ; and in the midst of ail this pother, many of the noblemen and gentlemen of the royal suite. the Gamer, a noble steam frigate of grand proportions, M. Guizot was not generally recognised, most having and heavily rigged, carrying her top-gallant yards across eyes and ears only for the King. on the main and foremasts, and showing on the one the Two or three moments sufficed to bring the royal French royal standard, and on the other the SL George's party, in several of her Majesty's carriages, from the ensign, slowly advanced into the harbour. In the centre waterside to the railway station. It was, of course, per of a splendid group of officers on the quarter-deck stood fectly blockaded by anxious crowds, who kept up the Louis Philippe himself, and as every repeated burst of tide of cheering with hearty good will. A triumphal cheering broke from vessel after vessel, and wharf after arch, erected over the entrance to the terminus, bore the wharf, he raised his hat and bowed ix acknowledgment inscription of " Louis Philippe, Welcome to England." of the greeting. And so the Gomer, with her illustrious And thousands of honest voices vouched for the truth of freight, entered Portsmouth. A flotilla of boats clus- that silent greeting. tered round and kept way with her—the crews on board A number of ladies and gentlemen had been admitted them cheering lustily. The masses of people elus- within the station. They were ranged, the ladies in tered on the shores, perched on roofs and jetties, re- front, along the opposite side to that from which the echoed the greeting—the old Victory pealed out her train started. Their greetings were cordially acknow welcome after her own fashion ; the Elan and other ledged by the royal party. The King, in particular, French steamers, as they came up, replied to it, and the seemed much affected by the evident heartiness of his tumult was tremendous. Presently, amid the common reception, showing it by his manner as well as his words. crowd of boats—the ignobile vulgus of some small craft— The preparations for starting were quickly effected. appeared the official barges of the various civic, military, The King, Prince Albert, and the youthful Due de and marine authorities, repairing on board the Gomer, Montpensier took their places in the splendid new royal to present their respects and congratulations. An Ad- carriage. The Duke of Wellington rode in his own miralty barge brought off several of their Lordships, in- carriage, placed upon a truck. On the engine were Mr. eluding the Earl of Haddington and Sir George Cock- Chaplin, the chairman, and Mr. Locke, the engineer of burn. The Count St. Aulaire and his suite, and a the railway ; and all being ready, amid a general and number of diplomatic officers and French Consuls went final cheer, the train shot rapidly away. rapidly on board. Sir Charles Rowley, the Admiral of Shortly after the landing of the King, one of the the port, was early in attendance. Man-of-war gigs French war-steamers, I believe the Elau, slipped her conveyed naval officers from the several ships in the har- moorings, and proceeded back to Treport, with intelli bour, and three huge black heavy barFes were freighted gence of his Majesty's safe arrival. with the sense and substance of the respectable Corpo- Portsmouth. the harbour in particular, continued very ration of Portsmouth. All this time the crowd of bustling and crowded. A number of the French officers attendant wherries continued to increase, until the landed, and hundreds of boats went, cruising around the water was literally black with them. The rearward steamers of the squadron filled with critical spectators. steamers of the squadron—the Pluton, the Caiman, &c., The vessels in the harbour, which had been decorated, all carrying French colours, at the main and English at displayed their flags until sunset. the fore—dropped in one by one and took up their posi- Altogether the morning's proceedings were very tion round the Gomer, and two or three small steam- splendid, and the magnificence of the reception, a magnie boats, crowded with would-be spectators, from South- ficence which all admired, was quite equalled by its ampton, came in just in time to be too late. sincerity and cordiality. This was between nine and ten o'clock. Neither ARRIVAL AT FARNBOROUGII. Prince Albert nor the Duke of Wellington had yet ar- From an early hour in the day, the inhabitants of the rived. They were momentarily looked for, and in the neighbourhood of the Farnborough station poured out, mean time a divertissement was afforded on board the in all their gayest attire and gayest looks, to obtain a Gomer, by the presentation, by the Mayor and C o rpora- glimpse of the French Monarch on his alighting from Lion, of an address, agreed to in full conclave the previous the train en route for Windsor. The greatest doubt, day. however, pervaded the minds of the multitude as to the Some amusement was excited among the still increas- time when his Majesty would arrive, in consequence of mg boats, by the ascent of this worthy body up the ac- " the march" which he was reported to have stolen" commodation ladder of the Gomer. First came sundry upon our authorities, by popping into'Portsmouth some gentlemen in scarlet cloaks, preceded by a mace. The hours before he was expected, and the consequence was French marine, at the gangway, seemed to respect scar- increased excitement and alacrity on the part of the let, for he presented arms politely. In the rear, how- determined sight-seers, who hailed every whiff of dis ever, of the red cloaks, came an immense array of black tent smoke, and every indistinct whistle, as fore ones, and the marine, seemingly under the impression runner of the object of their curiosity. By nine that all the Cures in Portsmouth were boarding the o'clock the area around the railway station was occu- Gomer, seemed inclined to dispute the passage, a pro- pied by a guard of honour of the 19th Lancers, several ceeding which seemed to give rise to some embarrass- royal carriages, and a miscellaneous congregation of ment on the part of the black cloaked gentlemen, but carriages, gigs, carts, and people of all sorts and which evidently afforded the most unmixed gratification descriptions, the latter chiefly women and children. and amusement to the eager lookers-on below. But the The eleven o'clock fast train from town, which arrived embarrassment and amusement only lasted for a moment, a few minutes after noon, brought down several of the The Corporation, red cloaked and black, were received by directors of the railway, with their families, for the pur his Majesty with the greatest courtesy and kindness. pose of doing honour tc his Majesty on his arrival. The audience took place in the cabin, and so crowded From this moment all was on the tiptoe of expecta was it by all the worthy officials and burgesses, that the Lion. The royal standard of England and the tri-colour French Ambassador could scarcely procure an entrance of France, surmounted by a bunch of laurel, were hang during the presentation of the address. ing out from the entrance of the handsome private apart- The Recorder, Mr. Rawlinson, then read the following ments erected for the use of his Majesty •, and the car address : penters of the establishment were busily employed in "TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, RING OF THE FRENCH. erecting a temporary stage to the far, or "off line "of the " We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the railroad, covered with crimson cloth, by which his Ma borough of Portsmoth, the loyal and affectionate subjects jest)' and suite were to alight. This was the only object of our Most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, desirous of curiosity till thirty-five minutes past twelve, when an of expressing the sentiments by which we are actuated express train arrived announcing that the royal train on the auspicious occasion of your Majesty's visit to was on its way and might momentarily be expected. A England, and availing ourselves of the opportunity chaise and four was instantly forwarded to Windsor, afforded to us by your Majesty's arrival within the carrying the intelligence to her Majesty. limits of the port and borough of Portsmouth, beg leave At twenty-eight minutes past twelve o'clock the real to offer to your Majesty, with unfeigned sincerity and royal train arrived at the station, bearing a tri-coloured earnestness, the respect and congratulations of this flag at the " bow" of the engine. All was now breath ancient municipality. less expectation—the curiosity, the eagerness, of those "Regarding your Majesty's arrival as an honour con- assembled around the spot could scarcely be surpassed ferred on our locality, we hail it the more especially even in imagination, as the train was brought to bear as a highly important national event, from its t en dency upon the c ove r e d causew ay, and all eyes were turned to to promote those kindly fe e lings o f m u t ua l res p ec t w hi c h obtain a g li m p se o f th e muc h talked-of Louis Philippe, should ever subsist between two such powerful and in- King of the French. At length (for it seemed a long fluential countries as France and Great Britain. time), with the skilful direction of Mr. Locke, the engi- RING OF THE FRENCH AT P RTS3VOUTH. PORTSMOUT, T. SO s oon as daylight broke tines morn H UESDAY ing a steamer With French colours hoisted, was seen at anchor at Spithead, and three others mere reported a long distance off under steam. Thee steamer at anchor Weighed, and proceeded to joiin those in the offing. At six AM. th e Ad m i ra l ty - flag was hoiste d n board the Victory, which was saluted in nuediately by all the ships in commission 19 Spithead and St. Helten's. A salute of .guns was also fired in homnur of the arrival of the French Ambassador, the Colunt St. Aulaire. As the haze cleared off the ships at Spithead appeared dtssed out in their gayest flaws, and in the most conspicuous position were placted the French flags. ;he French squadron were noiw seen approaching With Helen's, going at a s l ow ratte , v i z. , th e G omer, th the French standard at thte main, an English ,relaign at th e f ore, and a French ensign at the mizen. f u l Caiman, the Fulton, and the Elan steamers, were attended by the beautiful yateht brig the Reine Amelie, each dressed out similar to the Gomer, With the exception of the French standard. r` 3 the French squadron approached the five hoistedurigssationed at St. Helen'%, these vessels all French ensigns at tthe main, manned G ileir Yards, and saluted rrespectively as the Calmer Passed; these salutes were returned by the lord others Yarb orough ' s yacht, the Kestrel, and several of the Royal Yacht Club vessels, also saluted, and Nv ii... e re gaily decorated with dolours. The flag of Quee Sir Charles Rowley was shifted into the and the French royal standard appeared sym at the main-top-gallants-mast head of the brigs at both these three-dtecker and the three rig s at anchor fired salutes as his Majesty passed throu g h 44 _A quarter speed, Spithead ; the French streamers only going Pr ench brig allowed dun numerous yachts yacht to keep company. They en firhe the harbour in the same line of sailing, the ur the mer taking the lead. When art the mouth of the th b ° King's bastion fired al royal salute from e `l'..Pounders ; and the platform battery also fired _tun Bai ate, which the Fulton and IReine Amelie again cned. On shore the town was all commo ,l.an• er At an ear l y hour, at ateven, the Grena companies of th e 59th anal 76th Regiments, ___eco ni panied by t h e band of the former regi !PPeared ! l ent) and commanded by Major Hovenden, on the parade, anal were inspected t l / 3 : the Lie utenant -Governor, Siir Henry Parker; j! l y then proceeded to Gosport„ where they were si_leed by a company of the 47th 'Regiment, compe -I:_g guard of honour of nearly tthree hundred men. _ The marine and a portion of otiner troops likewise rVictuallin .. 7f !nt over to Gosport, to do duty art the Railway and g -yard. At twenty-minutes past nine ,ne French steamer came into harbour, and on enter ..lll? Louis Philippe was plainly diistinguishable from the numerous officers in splendid uniform by whom u▪ eek of attended at the a ft er -p ar t o f th e quarter tll the Gomer. Thousands (of persons crowd e d f el( ing's bastio n , the lines facing the sea, th e plat c'rro battery, and Victoria pier, tto witness hi s a p- Proa c h ; and the long, loud, and vociferous cheering With which the people greeted the! French King was courteously acknowledged by his Majesty repeatedly ba ring his head, and bowing to the assembled Multitude. The Victory was dressed in coilours, and had the 4 druiralty flag at the main, and the French flag at the fore. The P or t-Ad m i ral being unable;, from the state of il ia health, to go afloat, the duty of waiting on his Ma jesty therefore devolved on Admirail H. Parker, C. B. Immediately after the Gomer (came to anchor, a tro o p o f artillery so ldi ers were (brawn up on the 'Natter-deck. Soon aft er Admiral La Susse came ° I I deck in full uniform ; and immediately after A dmiral Mackau, Baron Athailin, General de Igny, with various officers, aiides-de-camps, and personages, all in splendiid costumes. In tle ta e while his Majesty came on deck, pre lkil(l" 1 1 the Due de Montpensier„ and followed by 11 ;11 ~11 Z when the thunder off the Vict or y an nienZti th e arrival of Prince Allifert. At this mo ils so o 4 e Y a rds were manned, an d dtine interest intense. a ught 0 3 the Prince stepped mu board, the King im 'al in his arms , an d kissed and emb rac ed Duk e wi th the utmost warmth off a ff ection. T h e ? t i n °f Wellin g t on immediattoly followed the liC ee • The D uke bowed repeatedly, but the Us e nB' t°°l ( his hand s cor di a ll y , an d seeme d t o th no ceremony. After a wary few minutes, his Majest ! Prince Pointed the way the King, but a nd Prince p l ayfully p us h e d th e before him, ex the descended the ladder amidst the heartiest so hre f enthusiasmp„frivesesiiioinesgtoef: om followed, receiving-, his accustomed th:p rine& P° P ul ar resp ec t. At th e momen t o f a ppearan ce t h e mar li ne b an d o f t h e the f er pla, ed " God save the Quteen, " fo ll owed b y Th e a°l°lls French nati ona l a i r , ‘" L a P ar i s i enne :' et fill d royal I,ehe vvlithibiacoilliaertdioNvu ba y as escorted by- a fleet of boats persons. At sea the King's several yachtts, with steamers. sit: all and the St. Vi ncem t, anc h ore d ou t, e _ wed all their colours. As sown as the steamer o n n rr i l , e t° a nchor, the Lords of the Admiralty went received )arci t ° Pay their respects to Ibis Majesty, who the Ma ther n most graciously. Shortly afterwards board'LaY°r and Corporation of Portsmouth came on pr esented and being ushered into thie royal presence, him sented his Majesty with an adidress, welcoming by to this country. The address,having been read Which Recorder, his Majesty replied in a speech in insLeh he expressed his satisfaction act once more visit hospitable the hospitable shores of Enghund, and his hope 4ththis interchange of visits between the Sovereigns r e ' at , e t w° countrie s wou ld perpetxuate the friendly !ons now happily ex i st i ng between both. ,_ llll Majesty t h en shook hands witch the corporation, e w rio reti red much pleased and grattified with their Nrteeus reception. r T he roy a l party then debarked, and entering the etlYill carriag es awaiting them on.. the beach, pro the r4ieeded r apidly, a m id st t h e cheers or the spectators, t o lw ay , station, w h ence they Winn conveyed by a serial train to Farnborough, where: they arrived at a qua rter to one o'clock. " Solicitous to welcome the illustrious guest of our beloved Queen with every demonstration becoming so great and memorable an occasion, permit us to assure your Majesty of the lively interest we take in your Majesty's health and welfare, and in the joyful celebra tion of your royal visit. " We rejoice in the new era it is calculated to form in the history of the two countries, and iu the hope it affords of a more enlarged and general intercourse between them, which, under the blessing of Divine Providence, shall contribute to their mutual welfare, to the preservation of the peace of Europe, and to the advantage of every part of the habitable globe." His Majesty received the address most graciously, and immediately delivered in English the following reply:— " Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses,— " Gentlemen,—lt affords me particular pleasure to know that her Most Gracious Majesty your Queen has permitted you to present me with an address on my arrival on your hospitable shores. I have not forgotten the many kindnesses I received from your countrymen during my residence among you many years since. During that period I was frequently pained considerably at the existence of differences and feuds between our countries. I assure you, gentlemen, I shall endeavour at all times to prevent a repetition of those feelings and conduct, believing, as I do, most sincerely, that the hap. piness and prosperity of a nation depend quite as much on the peace of those nations by which she is surrounded as on quiet within her own dominions. I was peculiarly gratified at being honoured with the presence of your beloved Queen in France during the last year and it is a source of pleasure to be able to acce pt th e kind invita tion then given me to again visit those shores where I had been so generously treated many years since. I hope, under the blessing of Divine Providence, that those kindly feelings will bo longed cherished between our nations, and tend to promote the happiness and pros perity of mankind." His Majesty spoke with very great impressiveness, particularly in that part of his brief address in which ho inculcated the necessity and the desirableness of peace. His Majesty then conversed for some time with the Recorder and other members of the corporation. M. Guizot and other members of the suite did the same. Among the little incidents which occurred, were one or two which marked the affability of the King, and his desire to put the members of the corporation entirely at their ease. The Recorder is a very tall man, and his head now and then touched the beams under the roof of the deck. The King laughed, and as if apologising for the want of height between decks said, " We did not allow for your wig." Alderman Ellyett, one of those present, asked to have the honour of shakin g hands with the King, on whi c h hi s M a j es ty sa id, "I should like to shake hands with you all. I should like to know your names." His Majesty then asked the names of the Mayor and the Recorder, with both of whom he con versed for a short time. lie shook hands with every member of the corporation, and to some of them, who were slow in getting off their white gloves, he said, "Oh never mind your gloves, gen tlemen." Altogether their reception by the King seems to have been most gratifying to the corporation. He exhibited the most marked desire to please. In the course of conversation with members of the corporation his Majesty alluded feelingly to his former visit to Ports mouth many years ago. He remarked that this was not the first time he had been in Portsmouth. He remembered the " Point," the " Sallyport," the Fountain Hotel, and added, that he also remembered the Dockyard well, though it was then called the Naval College. When asked by the Recorder to favour the corporation with a copy of the reply he had made to the address, his Ma jesty said with much feeling, "1 have no copy. My words are from my heart." He also, in the course of his con versation with the Recorder, observed, that when he was last in England he used to visit with much interest the I law courts, The King remembered Southsea Castle. When his Majesty was last here, it appears, he embarked here on board the Mercury frigate, Captain Rogers, to proceed to the Mediterranean. Conversing in this manner, and receiving the respects given, " all right ;" th e door of the state carriage was neer - of the line, who conducted the train, the word was opened, and out stepped his Majesty, followed by Prince Albert and the Duc de Montpensier ; the officers of the suite in their gaudy and somewhat " outlandish" uni forms scrambling out from the carriages in the rear. There being very few persons within the precincts of the railway, the attempt to raise a cheer, though hearty in itself, was feeble in its results ; but nothing could be more graceful, urbane, and dignified than the manner of his Majesty on alighting. Pausing deli berately, hat in hand, and turning round to the po sition in which Mr. Locke, the engineer, was stand ing, he gave him a low bow ; he then bowed to the directors who were in waiting to receive his Majesty, afterwards generally to those around, and then proceeded into the royal apartments. There was no hurrying, no shuffling in this proceeding ; it was evi dently the result of a correct notion of the attention which should be paid to all men who had done service to his Majesty, or who had come together to pay respect to him, and it was done in a manner which only enhanced the matter of the deed. After a few minutes delay, his Majesty and suite hav ing passed through the State apartments, entered the royal carriages, and proceeded, amidst a truly British burst of cheering, towards Windsor. The King of the French, Prince Albert, and the Duke de Montpensier, occupied the first carriage. His Majesty, as the carriage proceeded at a slow pace up the slight acclivity towards the bridge, kept his hat off, and bowed and smiled in the most atifable manner. Prince Albert also, who seemed in very good spirits, bowed repeatedly on either side. The young Prince, who looked a little pale, touched his French military cap from time to time. A host of gen tlemen and ladies on horseback, and in vehicles of vari ous descriptions, who were assembled on the line of road arid on the bridge, accompanied or followed the royal cortege on its way, the cheering continuing till far ont of sight. The hubbub of the royal departure having evaporated, the assembled multitude became by degrees aware of the presence of another illustrious character, who had not yet completed his exit from the line of railway. In an open green landau, fixed to a track which had come down by the royal train, sat, wrapped in a rough brown taglioni, the veteran " her o o f a h un d re d fi g h ts, " the hero of Waterloo, calmly awaiting the process of har nessing the four post horses, which were to convey him in the wake of royalty to the presence of his Sovereign. When the people began to recognise his Grace, they at first seemed a little bewildered—they could scarcely be lieve their eyes—no cocked hat—no gold lace But when they did make sure of the identity of the man before them, they sent up such a shout of welcome which rivalled all that had gone before, and nearly frightened the off-wheeler out of his propriety. As it was, he kicked over the traces, or did some absur dity of that kind, and the consequence was a tern porary stoppage at the top of the hill, everybody run ning on, puffing and blowing, to see what was the matter. No casualty occurred, however, and the Iron Duke almost shamed the excited throng by the stoical indiffer ence with which he treated this little escapade. Half an hour after the royal train, a second special train arrived, containing a host of attaches and attend ants upon the French court, besides innumerable carpet bags and band-boxes. The whole scene was rife nith interest and excitement from beginning to end. The Directors present were Messrs. Chaplin (chair man), J. J. Borthby, J. Hibbert, J. Eyre, and V. Eyre. Mr. Morgan, the secretary ; Mr. Martin, the general superintendent ; Mr. Stovin, the superintendent ; and Mr. Dolby, the superintendent of the railway police, were also in attendance. ARRIVAL AT WINDSOR. At ten minutes past two the guns in the park an nounced to the inhabitants of Windsor that the illus trious visitor of England's Queen was approaching, and in a few minutes the royal carriages could be seen com ing rapidly up the long avenue. The scene from the vestibule at this moment was beautiful in the extreme, and her Majesty, who had received an intimation of the approach of the King, and had come into the vestibule to receive him, appeared to take much interest in the scene. At a quarter-past two his Majesty and suite, in five ANOTHER ACCOUI\TT. paThe sun had hardly risen this rmorning, when the nda of artillery caused many an coxpectant citizen of r tsmouth to jump out of bed, mill the full and fir m coaviction that his French Majesty was at the mouth of the harbour. Down, then, to the water side and the seaward batteries hurried expectant crowds ; but after a quarter of an hour's intense starring, most of them "line convinced that the vessels which graced Spit head the night before were still its only occupants, so they returned somewhat sulkily to bireakfast, informing each other by the way that it was onky the Lord s o f th e Admiralty and the French Ambassadior for whose honour and glory the salute had been fired rand their slumbers i t illa ded• His Excellency Count de :Ht. Aulaire and their Lordships had arrived the previous (evening, but as they had not made their appearance until sundown, no notice uweaxsttrternnli)nyg,the batteries of their coming until sunrise as it is a principle:in the code of etiquette that no salute must be fired while tthe sun is under the norizn--the ceremony being comsequently ranged among the number of things which can keep cold. z-lowever, the great expected was ;not far off, and the le who had jumped out of their reds at the summons of one round of banging and blazing,, had soon to jump ,R rom their breakfasts to attend to :the call of another. towfaintly time, ever,how the noise of tine guns came lowly to ' f aintly on they were (evidently fired down taiv,ards St. Helens and so there wae, another popular ',lenient" t owards ' the seaward places of look out. ter?sinouth harbour is :always a ccurious and charac pa:he laoe—rnaritime yet not menmantile ; its fine ex pre s e of water crowded with men-ofwar in all stages of injration, activity, or decay—the:huge convict hulks _wiiiredthheieti:e and there —the massive' ships of the line towering rigging, the Iheavy Government e e h ll ers, the swarm s of small craift, such as cutters, gyre Hers, and yachts of all rigs ; with the countless of still smaller craft —barges amd wherries and the at:or:ill this stretching far away into the town, and with masses of irregular buildings, taverns, and kid I c' n use ' A, Jutting almost into tine water; boat piers Pri ki "'rig Places, and every here Lund there the long 3 , ard, xpa . nse of arsenals and Government quays, dock sh__ !th their huge covered buildling-slips and lofty „:_a e r e all this repeated again and Lapin, as the eye s you the harbour, forms a every interesting and the fore and si ght. On the present occasion all was bustle to d etY, the men of war of all slues, and not a few of PeUeable vessels, were awvered with colours THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 9, 1844. carriages, entered the quadrangle. In the carriage with the King of the French were Prince Albert, the Duc de Montpensier, and M. Gljizot ; and in the other carriages were Admiral Mackau, Minister of Marine ; General Athalin, General de Rumigny, Colonel Dumas, Colonel Charbonne, and others of the suite, whose names have been already published. As soon as the royal carriage passed through George the Fourth's gate to the entrance of the grand vestibule, her Majesty, who looked exceedingly well, and was at tired in a black silk dress, walked down to the carriage door to receive her illustrious visitor. The meeting of the Sovereigns was of the most affectionate character, without any formal or cold ceremonial greetings, but showing in the strongest manner the existence of those reciprocal kindly relations which are such a source of true gratification to monarchs as well as to subjects. When the King alighted he embraced her Majesty, and imme diately giving her his arm, proceeded towards the grand staircase, where he met the Duchess of Kent, who was accompanied by the Countess of Gainsborough and the ladies in waiting. Awaiting the arrival of the King, ere the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Robert Peel. His Majesty recognised Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Liverpool, who were next him on his right hand, and cordially bowing to them, proceeded up the grand staircase to his apartments, accompanied by the Queen and Prince Albert, and followed by the Duc de Montpensier and the Duchess of Kent. At the entrance to the crimson drawing-room her Majesty parted from the King, and he proceeded to his private apartments, attended only by his personal attaches and attendants, where he remained for a short time. In about a quarter of an hour he again met her Majesty, at lunch, which was strictly a private party, being confined to the Queen, the King of the French, Prince Albert. the Duchess of Kent, and members of the royal suites. His Majesty appeared to be in excellent health, and in the best possible spirits, evidently very much pleased with a reception which was well calculated to afford him pride and satisfaction. In a very short period after the arrival of his Majesty, the greater number of the numerous visitors who had arrived in Windsor had all departed, it being understood that none of the royal party would appear in public at any subsequent period of the day. (From the Morning Post.) The King of the French has reached our shores. As the guest of our beloved Sovereign, he claims our utmost respect ; as the head and representative of a great and gallant people, he is entitled to the utmost courtesy of the nation—a courtesy which once prevailed even in the field of battle, at Fontenoy, as well as at Cressy and Poictiers. This courtesy on our part, the abuse of the rabid folliculaires of France will not obliterate ; and we most cheerfully drop for the time being that severity of judgment we have found ourselves oftentimes bound to pursue in the vindication of that principle on which de pends the only enduring power of Sovereigns, and the safe intercourse and peace of nations—a principle, we repeat, which the successors of the King Louis Philippe will be the first to invoke and uphold, when time shall have consecrated the work of revolution. Independently of the august character of our royal visitor as a Sove reign—of his remarkable ability as a man and a statesman —the visit of Louis Philippe is a great political event. It confirms the results of that spontaneous visit of our gracious Sovereign by which he was admitted within the pale of the great family of European Powers—Louis Philippe, with his marvellous acumen, having prepared the way, through the medium of three marriages of his children with a family with whom our own Sovereign is connected by the nearest and dearest ties. We are certain that the heart of the august traveller will overflow with satisfaction at the redeption he experiences from the people as well as the Sovereign. This feeling must be more intense on account of the widely different circum stances under which ho now returns to our shores. He may indeed, apostrophise the Channel, in the words the great Bossuet supposes his ancestral relative, our Queen Henrietta, to have addressed to its waves—" Oh sea, which I have so often crossed, in such different flights and with such alteked prospects l" But unlike the unfortunate consort ;.of Charles L, his last journey is a triumph—for after maintaining, in spite of un paralleled difficulties, peace with England and Europe for fourteen years, he comes to experience on the part of our peerless Sovereign, the reception of an affectionate ally, and to receive from her own fair and august hand that exalted honour of knighthood, which has been, in all ages since the dayi of its glorious founder, the most coveted distinction to European potentates. There will be one drawback to the pleasures the King of the French will experience, namely, that some of his rampant lieges at home will be the more inveterate in proportion to the kindness evinced on our side of the ChanneL But at heart our captious neighbours feel the sacred claims of peace upon all civilised nations, and the universal abhorrence. and hostility that nation would encounter who would gratuitously revive the horrors of war. Add to this, that those misguided men amongst our gallant neighbours who entertain towards us a prejudice more suited to the feuds of the darkest medimval epoch, than to the Christian spirit of a civilised age, know that they may injure England far more by triumphs in the rivalry of trade than in those of war, Desirous from the simple motives we have stated, to suppress all bitterness of feeling on both sides of the Channel, we can but condemn the course adopted by some of our Contemporaries, particularly one who states that Louis Philippe was once a pensioner of Eng land, and dependent in this country on his exertions as a schoolmaster. In the days. of his adversity—in our opinion, the most glorious of his life, as a man—Louis Philippe refused all support from our Government, and lived in England on his own private resources. Although we have stated thus much to the credit of our august visitor we reserve our full right to animadv er t o n any future political acts of the Royal statesman, when be ceases to be our guest, and when circumstances may de mand the vindication of great principles, (From the Morning Advertiser.) Louis Phillippe is amongst us. The King of the French is at Windsor Castle. He reached our shores yesterday He has returned the compliment which our Queen paid to him in August last year, when she became his guest at his marine residence at Eu. We are gratified to find that a disposition on the part of the Sovereigns of Europe to interchange, in person, offices of friendship with each other, is rapidly increas ing. Formerly the visit of a monarch to the Court of a neighbouring power was quite an era in the annals of Europe. Now it is a matter of such frequent occurrence as scarcely to excite surprise. Louis Philippe is only one of several crowned heads that have visited this coun try within the last half year. It is but a few months since two monarchs were, at the same time, the recipients of English hospitality. The Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony were both with us in the spring ; and each must heve returned to his own dominions with exalted opinions of the greatness and the generosity of the English character. Nicholas experienced British ge nerosity. The King of Saxony saw it. Though no people on earth could regard with greater abhorrence than do the people of England, the conduct of the Czar to wards the Poles, our countrymen scrupulously abstained from any reference to the subject while he sojourned on our shores. Considering him as the guest of Vic toria, and that he came to this country as her friend and visitor, they magnanimously resolved to offer him no molestation in any way. If such generous conduct did not inspire him with a very exalted opinion of the English character, he must be incapable of appreciating those qualities which constitute a nation's true nobility. If he have a spark of right feeling in his composition, he must for ever afteheards be loth to have any quarrel or misunderstanding with a Court and country in which he met with so generous a reception. We are sure that Louis Philippe will also return to France with more elevated views of the character of this country than he ever before entertained. He de serves a cordial reception at our hands. Whatever may be his other defects, he has never forfeited his claims to the character of being the friend of peace, and, above all, of peace with England. He has man fully withstood the clamours and menaces of that desperate faction called the war party in his own country. We believe that there is not another man in Europe who, during the last fourteen years, could have preserved France from embroiling herself in war with one or more of the other leading European Powers. Huma nity owes him, on this score, an infinite debt of gratitude. The visit of Louis Philippe to this country is a com pliment on which we cannot, when all the circumstances are considered, set too high a value. It required no ordinary share of moral courage to come to our shores in any capacity, even in that of the friend and guest of our Sovereign. He has come in defiance of a very large class of his subjects. Their curses, instead of their benedictions, followed him to the limits of his dominions. Their journals literally rave, in the greatness of their mortification, that the Citizen King should have put foot on the territory of " perfidious England." He has dis regarded their abuse : he is cool and collected amidst the storm of clamour with which he is assailed. He is as much at his ease in Windsor Castle as if he were receiving the plaudits of his own subjects in the Tuileries or at Si. Cloud. Moral courage like this is worthy of all admiration. But there are other grounds on which the King of the French has a right to challenge our admiration and friendship. It is for the sake of paying us the compliment of a visit that he encounters it all. Other nations must admire, as well as we, the moral courage and firmness of purpose which he has exhibited in disregarding the ignorant and illi beral denunciations of a section of his own subjects ; but we, for whose sake this moral courage and firmness of purpose are shown, ought to give him special as surances that we not only admire his conduct, but that we feel honoured by his presence in the palace of our Sovereign. We should be pleased to hear that some marked expressions of respect were made by our public bodies to Louis Philippe, before his return to his own dominions. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—His Majesty the King of the French arrived at the Castle at ten minutes past two o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier. The Queen received her august visitor at the door of the grand entrance, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, and attended by the Ladies of the Court, in eluding the Countess of Gainsborough, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Lady Charlotte Dundas, the Hon. Miss Murray, and the Hon. Miss Kerr. The principal Officers of State and of the royal household were also in attendance, including the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting ; Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting on the King; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting on Prince Albert ; Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting ; and Major- General Wemyss, .Equerry in Waiting. The whole of the gentlemen appeared in the Windsor uniform. Sir Robert Peel was also in attendance. The King of the French, Prince Albert, and the Duke de Montpensier, occupied an open carriage and four. His Majesty, who was in uniform, and Prince Albert, sat together, and the Duke de Montpensier, who also wore a military uniform, sat on the opposite side of the carriage. His Majesty, after being received by the Queen on alighting, paid his respects to the Duchess of Kent. His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier having been presented to the Queen, and also to the Royal Duchess, the illustrious party proceeded up the grand staircase, the Queen on the arm of the King of the French, the Duchess of Kent with the Duke de Mont pensier, and Mons. Guizot following with the Earl of Jersey. The suite of his Majesty Louis -Philippe occupied three of the Queen's carriages and four, and consisted of Mons. Guizot, Admiral de Mackau, General Athalin, General Rumigni, M. de Chabannes, M. de Dumas,-M. de Jarnac, le Baron de Fain, M. Fau quier (Physician), M. de Pasquier (Surgeon), Mons. Herbet, M. Hennequin, le Capitaine Page, le Capi taine Pellion, and le Comte de Graves (Officier d'Or• donnance.) These gentlemen also appeared in uniform. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, his Majesty's Ambassador at the British Court; the Count de Jarnac, First Secretary to the Embassy; and the Hon. Captain Duncombe, Groom in Waiting to the King, also followed in her Majesty's suite. The Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward pre ceded her Majesty and her august visitor to the State apartments, the whole of the noblemen and gentle men of the royal suites following the illustrious party. Detachments of the Royal Horse Guards had been stationed at Bagshot and Blackness-gate, and formed the escort of the august party to the Castle. The officer in command was Sir Charles Slingsby. The King's arrival was notified by the ringing of the church bells, and the firing of a royal salute. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Castle from Frogmore Lodge, attended by her Lady in Waiting, Lady Charlotte Dundas, a few minutes before the arrival of the King. His Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Castle at seven o'clock this morning, in a carriage and four, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, for the Farnborough station of the South-Western Railway, proceeding thence by a special train to Gos port, to receive the King of the French. The Duke of Wellington returned from Gosport by the same train with his Majesty and Prince Albert, and followed the royal party to the Castle. Soon after the arrival of the illustrious guests, the Queen and Prince Albert, the King of the French, the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke de Montpensier, entered the White-room, were a dejeune was served to the august circle. The other distinguished visitors and the members of the royal suite were conducted to the Oak-room and the Equerries'-room, where a dejeune was served. Dinner was served at seven o'clock in the dining room. The table was tastefully decorated with epergnes of silver gilt, filled with artificial flowers, also with vases and other ornaments, and was lighted by gold candelabra, with wax lights. George the Fourth's magnificent wine cooler was placed at the centre window of this apartment. The company included his Majesty Louis Philippe, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier, Lady Charlotte Dundas, the Countess Wratislaw, the Count and Countess de St. Aulaire, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Robert Peel, M. Guizot, Admiral de Mackau, Count de Jarnac, General Athalin, General Rumigni, Colonel Dumas, Count de Chabannes, M. Jarnac, Baron de Fain, M. Fauquier, M. Pasquier, an Aide-de-Camp to the Duke de Montpensier, Vis count Sidney, Lord in Waiting on the King, and Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting on the King. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed walks and rides to-day in the pleasure-grounds of the Castle. In precise proportion as his visit to England must prove gall and wormwood to the furious faction, termed the war party, in his own country, ought it to gratify and delight the friends of the pacific principle in Eng land. his presenee amongst us may be regarded as a pledge of the peaceful purposes which he has hitherto cherished, being steadily pursued. While he lives, Eng land may feel assured there will be no war between her and France. And if these two countries continue on a good understanding, there can be no war in Europe. In the person of Louis Philippe, therefore, we see a gua rantee for the continued peace of Europe. What may happen after the grave has closed on him, is a point on which we have no disposition to speculate. It is with the present, not with the future, that we have more im mediately to do. MILITARY OUTRAGE.—We understand that the circumstances connected with the outrage by the officers of the 81st Regiment, in Templemore Barracks, on an unoffending gentleman of Roscrea, are reported to the horse Guards. We shall refrain, therefore, from fur ther allusion to thQ ;patter, at present. —Tipperary Vt . lli dicator. Sir James Graham arrived in town yesterday morning, from Windsor Castle. The Right Hon. Baronet visited the Earl of Aberdeen at the Foreign. office, yesterday. VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP OF OXFORD. riage was packed and at the door to bring him on to Ox ford on Monday, when he received a letter from a gen tleman in Oxford, informing him of the vast disparity of numbers which was expected." A gentleman of Oriel College, having only seen the thing mentioned in a newspaper, came voluntarily out of A bcrdecnshire. The estimation in which the new Vice-Chancellor is held by those who know him best may be gathered from the fact that eighty-eight members of his own college, at the least, came and voted in support of his nomination, while we believe that only one, "A late Fellow," voted against it. EXTENSIVE FIRE. The usually quiet village of Merstharn, in Surrey, about twenty miles from London, was on Monday even ing last alarmed in consequence of the outbreak of a tire, of a very destructive character, upon the home farm contiguous to Merstham House, the seat of Sir W. G. 11. Joliffe, M.P., for the borough of Petersfield. The first discovery was made by Sir William's gar dener, about ten minutes before eight o'clock, who ob served a large sheet of flame bursting through the roof of the stabling, an extensive stone and brick building. It may here be necessary to state, in order that the reader may correctly understand, that the farm, of which the stables formed a part, is bounded on either side—on the West by the splendid mansion, on the north by the rectory, belonging to the Rev. Mr. Manley, the minister of the parish ; on the south by a row of magnificent elm trees; and on the east by the turnpike road. No sooner was the fire perceived, and before sufficient time had elapsed to raise the necessary alarm, than flames were seen breaking through another part of the same building at some distance from where they were first discovered, and separated from it by an extensive stone arch. A long loft passed over the whole, which contained articles of a very inflammable nature, such as hay, straw, &c. Fire once communicated to such combustible commodities, it is unnecessary to state that the progress of the flames be came unusually rapid. In a very brief period the whole pre sented a fearful aspect; the flames travelled with almost the swiftness of lightning, not leaving sufficient time to save any of the stock contained therein. The picturesque village by half-past eight o'clock was brilliantly illu minated, and vast numbers of the inhabitants from Rei gate and the more distant hamlets were to be seen wending their way towards the desolating scene. From the first, it became apparent that the flames could not be extinguished without the aid of engines, and expresses were therefore dispatched for them to the neighbouring stations. Without delay two excellent working engines arrived, one from Reigate, and the other from the seat of the Countess of Warwick at Gatton. Unfortunately a lack of water retarded their efficiency, the only supply that could be procured being from a pump some distance from the seat of the fire. The mill stream near was so low that the water was not sufficient to turn the mill. Shortly after the engines were got to work the roof of the stabling gave way, and fell with a fearful crash, when the blazing embers and myriads of sparks were sent flying in every direction. Some of them fell upon the thatch of a range of shedding, upwards of 100 feet long, all of which speedily fell a prey to the fury of the destructive element. There were at this period a great number of horses, oxen, and pigs, in the sheds, and it was with the utmost difficulty that any of them could be got out. As it was, notwithstanding that every exer tion was made, a valuable bull, brought from Germany for the purpose of increasing the value of the English breed, f e ll a sacr i f i ce to the fury of the flames, as well as two horses, and from 12 to 18 pigs, and a couple of spring carts, with a valuable assortment of agricultural implements. The fire continued to burn for several hours, but, owing to the exertions of Sir William and Mr. Currey, the distiller, and numerous ether par ties, the flames were prevented from extending any fur ther, although at one time it was greatly feared that several stacks of wheat, barley, and other produce stand ing at the rear would be destroyed. Had the wind only been in the opposite direction, nothing but almost su perhuman efforts could have prevented their destruction. Owing to the judicious arrangements of the parties en gaged in subduing the flames, a spacious granary was saved, as indeed was several thousand pounds worth of other property. The most lively apprehensions were en tertained during the time the fire was at its height lest some of the burning flakes should fall upon the noble mansion ; fortunately it escaped uninjured. Upon the intelligence reaching town, two active firemen, Carter and Paul Gerrard, were sent by Mr. Braidwood, the Su perintendent of the Brigade, to render assistance in pre venting the extension of the fire, who arrived at an early hour in the morning. Up to a late hour last afternoon the engines were still engaged in pouring water upon the smouldering ruins. The precise amount of the damage is unknown, but it must amount to some hundreds of pounds. The respected owner is only partially insured, and that in the Norwich Union-office. As to the origin of the fire nothing with certainty is known, but the fact of it breaking out in two distinct places leads to the sup position that it was the work of some incendiary. METROPOLITAN POLICE ACT and the LICENSED VICTUALLERS. In the list of cases called on for hearing at the Mid dlesex Sessions yesterday (before Mr. Serjeant Adams, Assistant Judge), there were a number of appeals from licensed victuallers against convictions of the magistrates at the various police-court s , u n d er th e p rov i s i ons of the 2d and 3d Victoria, cap. 47, sec. 44, of which the preamble and proviso run thus : "And whereas it is expedient that the provisions made by law for preventing disorderly conduct in the houses of licensed victuallers be extended to other houses of public resort ; be it enacted, that every person who shall have or keep any house, shop, room, or place of:public resort within the metropolitan police district wherein provi sions, liquors, or refreshments of any kind shall be sold or consumed (whether the same shall be kept or retailed therein, or procured elsewhere), and who shall wilfully or knowingly permit drunkenness, or other disorderly conduct in such house, shop, room, or place ; or know ingly suffer any unlawful games, or any gaming what soever therein; or knowingly permit or suffer prostitutes or persons of notoriously bad character to meet together, and remain therein, shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty of not more than .5/., provided always that if the offender be a licensed victualler, or licensed to sell beer by retail, or to be drunk on the premises, this enactment shall not be construed to exempt him from the penalties or penal consequences to which he may be liable for committing an offence against the tenor of the license to him granted." Before any individual case was entered upon a conver sation arose between the Learned Judge and Messrs. Clarkson, Bodkin, M. Chambers, and Wilkins, the coun sel concerned in them, from which it appeared that there was a great desire on the part of the Commissioners of Police, as well as of all other persons in any way affected or supposed to be affected, by the Act, to obtain the opi nion of the court as to the construction which ought to be put upon the statute in repect to its applicability to and operation upon licensed victuallers. During the dis cussion it appeared that the learned gentlemen of the bar whom we have named, with the exception of Mr. Cham bers, had been retained to advocate the same side of the question, namely, on behalf of the respective appellants. The Learned JUDGE thereupon said, as that was the case, he should be glad to hear what that Learned Coun sel had to urge in support of the conviction in the case in in which he was engaged. Mr. M. CHAMBERS then rose, and observed, that he appeared not so much in the character of one who was retained simply for the purpose of pressing heavily against the appellant by obtaining a confirmation of the conviction, but rather in the latter capacity, with a view of eliciting from the Learned Judge an opinion as to the proper construction of the statute, for the information of the police magistrates and the Commissioners of Police. It would seem, that up to the present time very considerable doubts had existed—indeed still existed— as to whether a licensed victualler was amenable to this Metropolitan Police Act. There was no doubt but that he was liable to very much heavier penalties under the " Licensed Victuallers' Act" than were inflicted by this new Act ; but it had been a question of doubt in the minds of some of the authorities whether these parties fell within the meaning and intent of the Legislature. On the part of the appellants he understood it was con tended that, inasmuch as licensed victuallers were liable to conviction for these offences under the Licensed Victuallers' Act, they could not be subject to the Police Aet, upon the ground that a man, according to the law of the land, could not be twice punished for one and the same offence. In answer to this position, lie had to submit that the case of a licensed victualler keeping a " house of public resort" came within the moaning of the Police Act. The fact of his being a licensed victualler did not necessarily take him from within the fair and reasonable reading of the meaning of the Act. In respect to the appellant in the case wherein he was concerned, the simple question, and indeed he believed the same question would arise in all other cases was, whether there had been a sufficient visiting of prostitutes in the house to bring the owner within the operation of the Act, and so render him liable to the penalty. The appellant here was William Allen, the landlord of the Yorkshire Stingo, in the New-road. That person had a theatre upon his premises, but the present offence had no connexion therewith. The appellant bad been convicted of having allowed prosti tutes and persons of disorderly character to drink in his house—against that conviction he appealed, The Learned JUDGE said that, looking at the great constitutional principle of this country, which said that a man should not be subject to be twice convicted for the same offence, and therefore liable to two penalties, he had no hesitation in giving it as his opinion that a licensed victualler did not conic within the operation of this Act. It was quite c l ear th a t th e li cense d v ictualler was amenable to the Licensed Victuallers' Act far any infringement of its provisions, and the fact of harbor ing disorderly characters was one of those violations for plain which the party was liable to punishment. Th object of this Police Act was, that it shouldextende and therefore operate upon, " other houses of public re sort," not that it should extend to li censed victuallers, whose violations of the law were prev i ously provided were used provided for. The words " other houses of public resort' in contradistinction to those of •` victuallers." Upon the principle, therefore,that a man should not be twice punished for the same offence, he should hold that a licensed victualler did not come within the operation of this clause of the Act 'of Parliament. The conviction, therefore, must be quashed. The other convictions of a similar character were then ordered to be quashed upon the same grounds. TARTAN DRESSES.—The demand for tartan dresses, which has been on the increase for several years, has re ceived a vast impulse by the visits of her Majesty to Scotland. At present, we understand, it is unprece dented. Last week an order arrived from her Majesty, to Mr. Macdougall, of the Tartan Warehouse, Inverness, for a supply of very fine tartan, for her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the tartans being made fur the Prince. The pattern was that of the Duke of nothsay —Ross-shire Advertiser. ELECTION OF DR. SYMONS. OXFORD, TUESDAY.—In a Convocation, holden this day, at twelve o'clock, the letter from the Chancellor of the University nominating the Rev. Dr. Symons, Warden of Wadham College, to be Vice-Chancellor for the en suing year, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Wynter, Presi dent of St. John's, whose term of o ffi ce had expired, was read to the House. The number of doctors and masters present upon this occasion exceeded by far any previous attendance, and the Convocation was accord ingly holden in the theatre, the area of which was densely crowded, whilst the semi-circle reserved for the noble men and doctors was entirely filled. Among the non residents who were present we remarked Lord Kenyon, Lord Eldon, Lord Bathurst, Lord Sandon, Lord Ashley, Lord Dalhousie, the Bishops of Llandaff and Chichester, the Dean of Salisbury, Sir Charles Vaughan, Sir J. B. Bosanquet, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Mr. Ross, M.P. ; Dean of Norwich, Lord Feversham, Archdeacon llale, Archdeacon Samuel Wilberforce, Archdeacon Shirley, the Rev. Dr. Grant, of Romford,(late Bampton lecturer); Rev. Dr. Russell, Rev. Dr. Hume Spry, Rev. Dr. Saun ders, Edward Cardwell, Esq., M.P. ; Sir Thomas Biome field, Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, Mr. Hallam (the histo rian), &c. Upon the letter being read a loud shout of " Placets," with several of a contrary tendency, took place, upon which the Vice-Chancellor directed those who approved of the Chancellor's nomination to proceed to the right hand side of the House, and those of a contrary opinion to the left. The preponderance of those who supported Dr. Symons was then apparent, but some one having called for a scrutiny, it was allowed, care being taken, as we are informed, to save the rights and authority of the Chancellor harmless ; for it is understood that the best lawyers are of opinion that the nomination of the Chancellor is final, and although submitted to the house, cannot be set aside ; consequently the Vice-Chancellor did not permit the scrutiny without a reservation of the Chancellor's privileges. The scrutiny then took place, the proctors first taking the votes of the doctors and noblemen, after which the masters ascended the semi circle, and tendered their votes to the two proctors, pass ing but at the door behind the Vice-Chancellor's seat, an arrangement which prevented the usual throng and inconvenience. When the papers were cast up, the senior proctor declared " Majori parti placet." The numbers, however, were pretty generally understood to be— Placet Non Placet 163 Majority -699 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Wynter, then addressed the Convocation in a speech, of which we have now only time to say, that it was universally admired, as well for the elegance of the composition as for the moderation it displayed on those subjects on which the late Vice- Chancellor, if any man, has reason to be most sensitive. He has, however, won golden opinions by his conduct this day, than which nothing could be more gentlemanly and forbearing. The usual ceremonies having been gone through in making the declaration, delivering the insignia of office, &c., the new Vice-Chancellor ascended the chair, when he was greeted with loud plaudits from all sides. Having made, as is usual, a brief address to Convo tion, in which was an allusio n to the difficulties of the present times, and his resolution to do his duty fearlessly, impartially, and kindly, he then nominated his Pro Vice- Chancellors--viz., the Rev. Dr. Hawker, Provost of Oriel; the Rev. Dr. Wynter, President of St. John's ; the Rev. Dr. Radford, Rector of Lincoln; the Rev. Dr. Plumptre, Master of University. Among many interesting anecdotes that we have heard may be recorded the followin b a. :—" The Earl of Romney travelled to London on Saturday from his seat in Kent ; and we have reason to believe that his Ladship's car- POISONS.--THEIR TESTS AND ANTIDOTES. At the Royal Polyt ec h n i c I nst i tut i on, yesterday, Dr. Ryan delivered a lecture upon the imp or t an t su bj ect o f poisons, mineral, vegetable, and animal—and the various modes of discovering their presence and of counteracting their effects in an animal body. He observed, that it was in the highest de gree d es i ra b le that tome knowledge of poisons, and the signs of their presence, should be pos sessed by every person who might be called upon to give evidence, or deliver judgment, as to :he guilt or innocence o r a fellow-subject accused of comm i tt i ng murder by the most common and insidious means. Having explained, in a popular manner, and illustrated by simple experi ments, the principles of chemical analysis, especially the formation of precipitates, by the colour of which the material held in solution is detected, the lecturer chose arsenic as his first subject, on account of its extensive use. lle exhibited specimens in the solid form, and con demned the imprudence of selling, in the public shops, without any precaution, so deadly a substance, which, from its colour and appearance, might be mixed, without detection, in flour, arrow-root, and other innocuous white powders, from which, when separate, it is dis tinguishable only by the weight. There was a means of rendering arsenic easily distinguishable without im pairing its utility in the arts or its efficacy in the de struction of vermin. If three or four per cent. of prus siate of potass and sulphate of iron be added, when placed upon chalk, a blue colour will indicate the pre sence of arsenic. This we understood him to recommend as a precaution in the public sale of the drug. But as a test to discover its presence amongst other substances, Marsh's test properly applied would discover the five thousandth part of it. At considerable length, and by various beautiful experiments, he pointed out the falla cies of the liquid tests, which were too much relied on, and often too loosely applied. Zinc and sulphuric acid both contained arsenic, and unless the chemist were very careful in applying them he might place the life of an inno cent fellow -creature in jeopardy. This risk might be avoided by taking sufficient care to secure the purity of the tests themselves. Here he mentioned incidentally that pure water in passing through lead pipes becomes impregnated with a powerful poison, the carbonic acid evolved from the water combining with the lead to form carbonate of lead. This combination does not so readily take place when the water is impure, encrustations forming on the surface of the pipes and preventing the contact of the water with the lead. Dr. Ryan then illustrated the falla cies to which the hydro-sulphuric acid may lead. The experiment was very interesting, and elicited much ap plause. On the table were placed six glasses, each containing a perfectly colourless fluid. The first contained an arsenical solution ; the second antimony in solution, the third cadmium (a metal found in small quantities with zinc), the fourth tin, the fifth selenium, and the sixth zinc. To each of those in succession a few drops of hydro-sulphuric acid were added, and the effect was such as ought to warn the inexperienced analyst against giving too positive an opinion upon the faith of his tests. The acid with the arsenic produced a bright yellow, the orpiment of the shops. With the antimony, the compound was nearly of the same colour, only rather more orange, but easily mistaken for the former, when not compared with it in juxta-position, unless the observer have a very exact memory of colours. The four remaining compounds were so nearly of the same colour, that where the quantities are very small, any of the five might be mistaken for an arsenical compound, unless by a person ofvery rare experience and accurate eye. Fatal error in such a case might be avoided by adding ammonia when the arsenic, if present in the precipitate, would be re-dissolved. It would exceed our limits to follow the learned Professor through the details of this highly valuable discourse, but we will content ourselves with giving his account of the antidote most to be relied upon in cases of poisoning by arsenic. It is the hydrate peroxide of iron, which is formed by boiling a solution of copperas in nitric acid, and adding ammonia, when the peroxide is precipitated. This combines immediately with the arsenious acid in the stomach, and forms a neutral salt, which is in noxious. This course of lectures commenced with arsenic, because that poison is the most easily obtained, and the most frequently resorted to for the purpose of suicide or do mestic murder ; and whilst it is of importance to discover its actual presence, it is also important to guard against presuming its discovery where it is not. The next sub ject will be that of prussic acid, the antidotes to which formidable poison are much more accessible than that for arsenic. LITERATURE. NEW QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. VIII. Smith and Elder, London, 1844. There is an elaborate article in the present Number of this new quarterly periodical on the subject of the celebrated German author, Werner, whom the Re viewer regards as one of the greatest geniuses that his country ever produced; and alluding incidentally to his infidelity, accounts for it by the fact that, for the last seventy or eighty years, free-thinking has in too many instances possessed itself of German schools and universities, and planted the germs of doubt and unbelief in young minds at the season when they were most open to all external influences. In the course of his criticism, the author gives translations of portions of some of Werner's best dramatic poems, which certainly go far to bear out his assertion that he was a man of high and rare powers of imagination. In the notice of a recently published work, entitled " Revelations of Russia," which has attracted public attention in no ordinary degree, the daily press of the metropolis is taken to task for having lavished so much flattery on the Emperor Nicholas when he last visited this country in the spring. We were not aware that the press was liable to this charge. On the con trary, to the best of our recollection, it studiously re frained from any obsequious flattery of his Imperial Majesty; and merely expressed a wish that English men would receive him with cold and decent respect, instead of hooting him from the country. At any rate, The Sun carefully abstained from paying any fulsome compliments to the Czar, for it could not forget his tyrannical conduct to the Poles, whom he had first goaded into rebellion by the severity of his government, and then punished for not submitting, like abject slates, to their hard lot; and still less could it forget his unprincipled attempts to bring Circassia under his domination, a country to whose possession he has not the shadow of a claim. In the essay on the " State of Portugal," the Reviewer justly remarks that the crying evil of that kingdom—the cause which has prevented the development of her many valuable resources and which has been alone sufficient to keep her behind other countries, has been the want of communication between different parts of the kingdom. Of the few remaining articles, the one which at the present season will be found most accept able to the generality of readers is that " On the Present State of Morocco." ACTION AGAINST THE PRINCE OF LEININGEN.—• Considerable excitement is at presentcaused at Mayence, by a trial which is to be brought before the correctional police in that city, at the opening of their sittings on 'the Ist of November. The party inculpated in the affair is a member of a former reigning family in Germany, is related to several Royal families, and also closely allied to the Royal family of England, being the young Prince of Leiningen. In the course of last month, while the drawbridge of the Rhine was raised for the purpose of various vessels passing, the Prince of Leiningen crossed that river in a boat, and on landing, the wife of the toll keeper of the drawbridge, who in the absence of her husband was charged to receive the tolls, demanded such of the Prince, who, according to the established custom for persons passing the river in a boat under similar circumstances, was entitled to pay it. The Prince refused, on the ground of not having crossed the bridge. The toll-keeper's wife insisted on her right of having the toll, upon which an animated altercation arose between them, and in the heat of the moment the young Prince raised his walking stick and aimed a blow at the woman, which, unfortunately, fell on her breast, from the effects of which she fainted. On recovering she immediately lodged a complaint to the authorities, and the Prince was arrested the same day, but in the course of the evening was liberated on bail. The Vice- Governor of Mayence, unele of the Prince, and various members of his family, as well as his friends, have of fered considerable sums of money to the plaintiff to forego the prosecution, but the woman has pertinaciously refused all and every offer of compromise, and insists on the Prince being tried for the offence, which causes some annoyance to the relatives and friends of the defendant, the laws in such cases being rather severe. INCENDIARY FIRES AT WEST BERGHOLT.—It iS with the most painful regret we have to announce that the spirit of incendiarism has again manifested itself in this neighbourhood. About twelve o'clock on Saturday night last, an outbuilding upon the farm homestead of Mr. Bradbrook, at West Bergholt, about three miles from Colehester, was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was instantly given throughout the neighboarbood, n a e ng a number of the inhabitants and labourers n weee ere SOP the spot, and rendered every assistance; e a re d htbappilybem got a plentiful supply of water, 11 u A n t d et the e s before am e arrival itnhsetsnt afire to be s:tethe off-hand farm alma distance e t n s s eTr e Colehester. about half-a-mile, which pr ove d rook. A barn was discovered tc occupied by Mr. B shraefbutrhnet with determined tearnmdilehde wholefury , wars tfrt defiedn flames, ' ei‘e t ,r"t e 'it d inc amage is estimated about 300/. M t . wad a c t e : . ly T co h v i e s red is b t y he in f s o u u r r a t n h ce in i s n ian th et e , consumed. within br t t h!e c k aesat andt re consumed n years su m e o d f n M a r. s ß im ra il d a b r r m oo a k n ' n s er p . r e e is has been no less than nine incendiary fires in that neigh bourhood within the same period, and only in one in stance has the delinquent been discovered and brought to justice. Mr. Bradbrook is highly respected as a gooti neighbour and kind master. Therefore nothing but the vilest spirit can have actuated the perpetrator of so diabolical an W.—lpswich Express. MILITARY SAVINGS BANKS.—By a return ma& during the late session of Parliament it appears that of to March last one hundred and eight military savings banks bad been established under the Act sth and 6tin Victoria, c. 71. The total amount deposited by soldier* to the period mentioned was 15,002/. 19s. 6id.-; the amount withdrawn was 303/. os. sid. the interest allowed 981, 16s. 3d, ; and the number of depositors wea 1.840. The officers commanding troops and companies are to receive the savings, and to apply them in the pubs lie service. The interest to be allowed shall be 31. 155. The maximum of a soldier's deposit in one year tos 301., and 2001. in the whole. By the Act of last session respecting general savings bank the establishments have arranged to pay to depositors a sum far below the slur to be allowed to soldiers, and at present it is understood that no alteration has been made as to militarf vinfiS banks. of 381 3 strs' ,, of Ap• ~ r 4 r, cb o i c e e itch .100 1 ' , who ;bor We nt hil l° a /it eying Y ! re siting ndO tj ' , la 5 10$ y 151 , „ 1 w wort' s" V b ite, t he '9d