The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD .

HER MAJESTY'S JOURNEY TO
SCOTLAND.

ON Wednesday, the Court left Osborne for Buckingham
Palace. On her arrival, her Majesty gave audience to the
Duke and Duchess of Montpensier.
The Queen and. Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, left Buckingham Palace at twenty-five
minutes to eight o'clock on Thursday morning for Holyrood,
en route to Balmoral. _ _ _

The royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon.
Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General
the Hon. Charles Grey, Mr. Gibbs, and Sir James Clark.
The Royal party occupied four of the Queen's carriages, and
were escorted from the Palace to the King's-cross station of
the Great Northern_ Railway by a detachment of the 3rd Light
Dragoons, where a special train was in readiness to convey
Her Majesty to Edinburgh.
Earl Granville joined the Queen at the station, and will
attend Her Majesty to Balmoral.
The Royal train arrived at York punctually at the time
appointed—viz., 12 42 p.m., and Her Majesty, His Royal
Highness Prince Albert, an the Royal children, on alighting
from their carriages, were hailed with hearty cheers from the
large concourse of persons assembled within the station to
witness the arrival.

After a most enthusiastic reception, the Queen took the
arm of her Royal Consort, and was escorted by the Lord
Mayor to the Royal Station Hotel. The Royal party entered
amidst a renewed volley of cheers, and proceeded direct to
the apartments specially set apart for their accommodation,
where they partook of luncheon. This occupied the royal
party half an hour ; and, precisely at a quarter after one
o'clock, her Majesty and suite again appeared on the platform,
and were received with a renewal of the plaudits with which
they were greeted on their arrival. The royal train reached
Newcastle a twenty-two minutes past three o'clock, and left
at half-past.
There was a large crowd of people in the station, and her
Majesty, who appeared rather fatigued, graciously acknow-
ledged the cheering.
Prince Albert and the Royal children appeared at the car-
riage-windows, and were saluted with cheers.
The Mayors of Newcastle and Gateshead were in attend-
ance. A sad accident occurred between York and Newcastle.
While the Royal train was passing near Ferry-hill, one of the
railway servants was walking along the footboard of the
-trains filling the grease-boxes. The poor fellow while so em-
ployed was crushed between the carriages and a bridge, and
was severely injured. He has since died. Her Majesty was
informed of the accident before reaching, Newcastle, and ex-
pressed, greht anxiety_ with regard to the man.
The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family passed
Berwiek at 5.15 on Thursday evening, Dunbar at 6, and
reached St. Margaret's, Edinburgh, at 6.88, seven minutes
before time.

They were received by, the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Mel-
ville, and Sheriff Gordon. They drove through the Park to'
Holyrood, amidst the loyal concourse, rendered =usually large
by the beautiful evening.
They reached Holyrood before 7, where they were received
by the Lord Provost. The whole way wasf lined by military
and militia.

Her Majesty had to change to an ordinary saloon carriage
at Darlington, from the over-heating of an axle.

THE NE TT-- CASTLE OF BALMORAL.

Winn( his Royal Highness Prince Albert became propri-
etor of the estate of Balmoral, it was found that the old
Castle did not afford sufficient accommodation for the Royal
family during their autumnal visit to Scotland. His Royal
Highness then resolved to erect a new and commodious
building at his own expense, which has been in progress for
about three years, and, although it is not yet finished, the
Royal apartments have been completed so' as to admit of
their being occupied during the present season, _
The new Castle stands on the same level as the old resi-
dence, but is nearer to the margin of the Dee, which, here,
in a semi-circle, sweeps the base of the mountain range of
Craig-en-Gowan2 and forms a large peninsula, • the plateau
of which affords the most perfect privacy for the- retirement
of the Royal famil'c The green terrace within this bend of
the.river, 'though only about 10 feet above the rise of the
water, is composed of light gravelly soil, so porocat and dry
that but little drainage was needed to insure a healthy atmos-
phere; and, constituting as it does- the highest tableland in
Scotla,A, surrounded by magnificent screens of fir and heath-
clad granite, the Royal-residence is all that could be desired
for an autumnal dwelling.
The building is of the• Scotch baronial style of architecture,
modified in some of its details, so as to combine the more bold
and prominent features of the ancient stronghold with the
more domestic character of modern civilization. The design
consists of two separate blocks of buildings connected by
wings, at the east angle of which the massive tower, 35, feet
s-
square, riseto the height of 80 feet, and is• surmounted by a
turret with circular staircases rising to tha height of 100 feet
from the level of the ground. From the summit of this tower
the mountain scenery will be seen to great advantage, and-the
view will be one of the most picturesque which the Grampian
range affords.

The Royal department of the' building occupies three sides-
of a quadrangle, facing the south, the north, and the west..
The entrance porch is on the south side, where the architecture-
is of the simplest and plainest description, while that of the
west and north presents carved corbellings, rope, riband,
ether mouldings—eharacteristie features of the baronial style.
The stones are from a granite quarry on theproperty, remark-
ably pure, and, being smoothly dressed in ashlar work, the-
Castle, at a distance, looks as if it had been hewn out of one-
.44x— hieb _here and thprs... in this nart.
5f Scotland, stand like solitary giants in the purls.
Entering by the main porch, the hall opens to the
corridor, which rens along the centre of the-building,. from
which the grand staircase conducts to the Royal private
apartments on the' first floor; the. dining-room and draw-
ing-room, with the billiard-room and library, occupy the
ground-floor, and, are spacious- and most commodious
apartments. The- private rooms •of the Queen front the
west-and look up the valley of- the Dee on the wild pass of In-
vercauld with its overhanging cliffs-, and the Craig-en-Gowan
mountains in the distance. The apartments- of, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert look to- the south, where the lawn
stretches out to the foot of Craigen-Gowan, and commands
an extensive view of the deer forest. of Ballockbrine ; while the
Prince of Wales's rooms, on the north side, look on, a scene in
which the pastorale. and the romantic are richly blended. The
whole of this portion of the Castle is fire-proof, on the plan of
Fox. nd Barrett, and well lighted, 'with the purest plate glass.
Thefurnishings-of the Royal apartments are of the plainest
and most substantial character. All the appointments are
distinguished by that. simplicity of style and purity of taste
for which the royal family are so remarkable.. The carpets
are. of clan tartan, which is the prevailing pattern of the
drawing-room furnishings, and, wherever an ornament is
necessary to round off an angle or soften a projection, the
flower of the Scotch thistle h.--.used. The furniture is of
African ash, a kind of wood resembling American maple, and
everywhere presenting the same- characteristic of usefulness
which the furnishings exhibit throughout.
To the north_ and east of the royal apartments stand the-
offices, which form three sides-of the square, a spacious court
occupying the aentre, and separating the inferior buildings,.
which are attathed to the eastern wing. In the tower there
will be accommodation for some of the suite, and the servant&
apartments arose arranged that they will have every comfort
that can be required, the whole being calculated to accommo-
date from 1001 to 120 persons. There is a ball room 68 feet
by 25 feet, but, for the present, the suite and servants will
have to reside in the old castle, which is to remain entire until
the new residence is finished, and then it is to be demolished,
to open up the lawn, and permit the ground to be laid out and
improved.

.MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Tay eighth annual- exhibition of cattle, horses, implements,
&c., cf the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society was
held,on Thursday, in a field near Westfield-street, St: Helen's.
The show was a good one. The amount taken at thegates for
admission was £2lO 175.; and it, has only been twice exceeded
—at Altrincham,. last year, and at Warrington in /853. The
band of the Lancashire Hussars .played during the day.
The show of horned cattle was tolerably numerous, and,.
taken as a whole, of full average quality. There were some-
superior animals in each class, but not sufficient to make the
show one of the first order: The most superior class was
decidedly. the bulls, there being some-really splendid animals.
of each kind. The horses,were numerous, sad good in quality.
Those for dray use were considered superior to those for agri-
cultural purposes ; but the class as a whole, received very
general attention and commendation. There were not many
sheep shown, but they were of . fine quality. The pigs. were
capital, specimens, very few of them being in that state of help-
less obesity which a. few years ago seemed to constitute the
only claim to a prize. The poultry were tolerably numerous,
although many coops were unoccupied, The birds seemed to
be generally good specimens. There was only a small show
of vegetables and. seeds for prizes. The display of implements
was scarcely so extensive as usual at these shows, but many
of the implements attracted mueh attention, being carefully
examined by those practically interested in agriculture.
Messrs. J. Dickson and Sons, Manchester and Chester, ex-
hibited a good collection of seeds, grasses, &c., and there were
a few other exhibitors in the same class.

Three reaping-machines were upon the ground. The judges
had awarded the first prize to that entered by Mr. Plant, of
Elworth-hall, Sandbach 1, and the second to the machine en-
tered by Mr. R. Bell, of Mossbury-hall, near Ormskirk. All
three machines were modifications of Hussey's principle.
The dinner was held in the Market-hall, Naylor-street. at
five o'clock. Upwards of 300 persons sat down, Lord Stanley
presiding. The hussar band was present, and played during
dinner and between the speeches. In proposing the toast of
the Emperor and Empress of the French, the noble chairman
said—This generation has seen, for the first time in 500 years,
the mutual rivalry of France and England united. There is
no doubt that this is in a great part due to an increased inter-
course between the two countries, and to the growing spirit of
civilisation ; but it would be unjust to deny that a large part
of the merit was due to that remarkable man who now repre-
sents and rules the French nation. There are points in the
career of Napoleon upon which we, as foreigners, are hardly
competent to form a judgment ; but there are also traits in
his personal character which Englishmen can feel and appre-
ciate, so long as they value in those who govern the qualities of
a clear judgment, a strong will, and a mind undisturbed alike by
passion and by fear. (Hear, bear.) And even those who may
take a loss favourable and friendly view of the man will
not, 1 presume, refuse to pay a proper and customary mark of
respect to one who has in turn been the guest and the host of
our Sovereign, who is a strong and faithful ally, and who,
under providence, and next to our own right hand, is our
mainstay in the great struggle in which the two nations are
engaged. In his address prefacing the toast of " Success to
the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society," his Lord-
ship dwelt at considerable length on the importance of science
as applied to the various processes of tillage and culture. He
expressed his opinion emphatically, as to the necessity of cul-
tivating to the utmost all the land fitted for cultivation. He
declared his conviction that that man was a wrong-doer, in so
far as the community is concerned, who retains in his hands
or in his ownership, land which he has not the power to im-
prove, but which he has the power to sell. He also alluded
to the necessity of economically applying the sewage and other
manure of large towns, which is at present allowed to poison
our rivers and choke our seas. In conclusion, he urged the
necessity of rendering mechanical inventions and skill avail-
' able for improving the various processes of agriculture,