The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-27 00:00:00

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THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH IN SCOTLAND.

On Tuesday morning last the Empress Eugenie and
suit,, paid • visit to the Abbey of Ilehome, and the
house and grounds of Abbotsfo-d. Like all the pre-
vious movements of Her Imperial Majesty, her journey
M.-Irose was kept strictly secret, so touch so that
when she was seen to drive to the station, • large
number of ',erectus ran to the Calagow side of the
general terminus, in the expectation that Her Majeaty
was about to take her departure for Hamilton Palace.
The Imperial party travelled in a first-class carriage by
the ordinary passenger train, leaving Edinburgh at
11.2.5 a.m. and returning in the same private manner
alitut 6 o'clock. At all the !dation. on the homeward
journey, however, large numbers had collected to see
Her Majesty, who mu everywhere greeted with loud
cheers. Having paid • •iFit to the far-famed and in-
teresting ruin. Melrose Abbey, round which the Empress
was conducted by the usual garrulous guide, the party
Anne to Ahhotsfonl. In the grounds of the house.
rendered Howie by the residence of Sir Walter Scott,
Iler Majesty lingered • considerable time, and
then taken through the house of the great novelist, the
library, the , the personal relics of Scott, and
the many curiosities of the place being pointed out by
the persons in charge. After a drive along • portion of
the banks of the Tweed the Imperial party returoed to
Edinburgh, where Her Majesty was eagerly greeted,
perhappi somewhat rudely aurrounded, by a large
concourse, which the railway officials had in vain tned
to prevent from crowding the station platform At
the meeting of the Magiatrates end Council of EtlMO-
burgh, on Tuesday, the Lord-Provest moved the fol-
lowing resolution, which was agreed to unanimously :
" That an addrese be voted by the Lord-Provost,
Magistrates, and Council, and presented to Her
Majesty t'ie Empress of the French, offering, on the
part of the citizens of Edinborgh, au expression of their
sincere respect. and their congratulati ~,, on Her
IlArsty's arrival in this city ; their cordial desire that
her visit to this country may conduce to her health
and haptpinewi ; awl their earnest hope that this visit,
though unofficial and not in state, may tent to maul-
tan and promote peace and goodwill between two
great and neighbouring nations of Europe."
On Wednesday the Empress, accompanied by the
Countess de Montebello Melanie de Smiley, and the
Marone de la Grange, left 1/eagles's Hotel in an open
carriage about It o'clock forenoon, and proceeded by
the Bridges, Ntcolsoe-sttreet, and no on to Dalkeith.
The vehicle containing the Royal party passed un-
disturbed through the little villages on the route, the
inhabitants not at all suspecting who the passengers
were. In the latter pert of the journey rain began to
tall, but not so heavily as to cause the carriage to be
lueed.
A few minutes after 12 the coach arrived at the
Duke's lodge gate on the Dalkeith-road, when, the
Marquis data Orange alighted, walked up to the lodge,
sol asked the keeper if it was a day when admittance
was to be hal to the grounds. The keeper replied that
strangers were not admitted by that gate, but by the
P,lsce Oate in Dalkeith ; addlog, from having been
previously apprised, sod from the appearanee of the
Marquis. the interrogation, 'tail the Empress?' To
this the Ilanpuis replied ' No.' The gatekeeper was
staggered; but as No was the answer, No "admittance"
must be the rejoinder. The Marquis returned to the
carriage, smith the Royal company drove on to Dalkeitli,
and through the principal street of that town, without
exciting the slightest attention, till they arrived at the
r.neit,ol entre..., to the Duke of Buccleuch's palace.
There they announced th ,usel yes ',imply as stringi rs
wishing to visit the palm The Royal party bar ng
ieen readily admitted, pr- weeded along the avenue on
foot. Their mantle of incogrtifo could lint now lie worn,
•- recognition immediately took place at the palace. and
witlwed by a hearty welcome. The carnage which,
consistently with the rule regarding ordinary visitors,
had been lilt outside the gate, was now taken up to the

Place. and el.:ea :111,1 a•lju.ted to •w:iit Her
A rumor of Mi.: ahem. cted arrival having got ahroot.
about 100 of the townareopli• co:leeteil U. ticl2..lakCe
amanita to w. loon° thei r di-t.hgui•hed cud Roy,
After being ..ohilihted thrutt4li the puluee to
with her i•uite, returned to their e ,reiage.
The illuAriota4 party were r.-01 front in. tog
the romantic grounds of Cie 'my the a euther.
which ha.l BMW brC.,IIIC 61.6,10115, tic Willa
fUriOUSly howling among the tree.. awl i•eutto, ing their
sere h•urei. Lir ;all wide. liey 11.ije4y tin re:.Jr,•
turne.l to the col riaget and hit the palace at a pi., ter
past 1.