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

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 Prhlcess 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 lion. 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, and 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 horn- ; 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
train, filling the grease-boxes. The poor fellow while so em-
ployed was crashed between the carriages. and a bridge, and
was severely injured. He has since died. Her Majesty was
infortned of the accident before reaching Newcastle, and ex-
pressed great anxiety with regard to the man.
The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal gamily passed
Berwick at 5.15 on Thursday evening, Dunbar at 6, and
reached S. Margaret's-, Edinburgh, at 6.38, seien 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 unusually large
by the beautiful evening.
They reached nolyrood before 7, where they were received
by the Lord Pro/ost. The whole way was lined by military
and militia.

Her Majesty had to change to an ordinary saloon carztiage
at Darlington, from t'Se over-heating of an axle.

TIIE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORAL.

Wiry 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 durinwtheir autumnal visit' to Sealand. His Royal
Highness- then resolved to erect a new andi commodious
building at his own expense, which has been improgress for
about three' years, and, although it is- not yet finished, the
Royal apartments have been completed so as kr 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-Gowan, • and forms a large- peninsula, -the-plateau
of which affords the' most perfect privacy for the retirement
of the Royal family.- The green terrace within 'this- bend of
the river, 'though only-about 10 feet above 'the rise of the
water, is composed of. 4ht gravelly soil, so porous and dry
that lint-little drainage was needed to htsur6'a healthy atfnos-
phere ; and,' constituting' as it does the, highest tableland in
Scotland, 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 Stath baronial style of.architesture,.
modified in some of its details, so as to combine the morebold
and prominent features cf the ancient stronghold with the-
more domesticcharacter 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'
square, rises to the height ofBo feet, and is surmounted a=,
turret with circular staircase;.riSing to the haight of 100 'het
from the level of the ground. prom the summitrofthis• toner.
the mountairoseenery will be-seen to great advantage, and the
view will be one of-the most pictdresque which: the Grampian
range affords.

The Royal department' of the building occupies: three sidee-.
of. a quadrangle, facing the• scuth,;, the north, and the west.
The entrance porch is on theaouth aide, wherei':,hearchitecttire-
mi of the simplest- and plainest description, while, that of the.
west and north-presents carvedjeorbellings, and
other mouldings—eharaeteristo features of the- bai'enial style:_
The stones arefrom granite-quarry on the property, remark-
turt,,pm and,.: being being smoothly dressed-in ashlar- work,f. the-
ef the huge granite rockspa ter: d' lirePeP,M Antis Pll4 •
sf-Scotland, stand like. solitary-giants in the plains,.
Entering by the main porch,. the hall opens to the-
corridor, which:rims. along the centre of- thebuilifing, from,
which the grand staircase conducts -to the Royal private-
apartments oa. the first- floor; . the dining-rsom. and draw-
ing-room, with,. the billiard-roora and library,: occupy the-,
ground-floor, and are spacious. and • most. commodious:
apartments.. The private rooms -of the. Queen front the
west and look -.lpthe valley of-the Dee on the wild pass of In--
vercauld with its, overhanging. clifE4 -and the Graig"-en-Gowan
mountains. in the distance- The apartments-of his Royal
Highness Prince- Albert 100k..,t0 the south,_ where the lawn,
stretches out to. the foot of Craig-en-Gowan; _and commands-
an extensive view- of the deer. forest-of Balloatirine; while the-
Prince of Wales 4 rooms, on, the north side, look. on a scene
which the pastoral and the romantic are richly. blended, The-
whole of-thisportion of the, Castle is fire-proat.ors the plan at'•
Fox and Barrett, and well lighted with the plate glass,
and
dhme fousrtnsiuststingsantoiafltheeh. Ratmlrapa; areappo. off the. pnitasmareste-.
rtAlml enthtes'
distinguished: by that- simplicity of style and parity of taste
for which the royal family-- are so remarkable,. The carpets..
are of clan ,tartan, whicit,it• the prevail%g• pattern of the,
drawing-room furnishings* and, .wherever- an ;ornament is,
necessary to, round ,off i.,-angle or softsaa a projection, the
flower of the. Scotch thistle- is -used. Ile- furniture is. of
African ask.a kind-of wood resembling American maple, and.
everywhere presenting the. same characteristic of usefulness,
which the,furnishings eiktibit throughout,:
To the -north and coot of the royal apartmentS stanettbe,
offices, -whielt form three sides of the square,„ a spacious.court
occupying the centre, sad: separating the inferior buildings,
which are-attached to the- eastern wings, In the tower-there-
will be accommodation alor some of the suite, and the servants!
apartments are so arranged that they will-have every comfort
that ean;,he required, the, whole being paltialged to aocomrno-
date front 100 to 120~ persons. The7e, is a ball rocm,6t)Jeet
by 2:feet,, but, for the present, the- suite and servants will
have to, reside in the: old castle, whichde, to remain entire until
the new residence is 11nished, and then It is to be demolished,
to open, up the lawn, and permit the ground to be laid put and
imnroced.

314-Ye HE 3T_E, _R AND, LIVE ,P0;01,
4GIICULTURALL SOCIETY:

Tnv eighth r.nnual exhibition. of cattle, horses, implements,
&e., of the Ma4cbester and Liverpool Agricultural Society was
held on Thursday, in a field near Westfield-street, St: Helen's.
The show wz.s. a good one. The amount taken at the gates for
admission was S:210 175.; and it has onlx,been twice exceeded
—at Altrinchum, last year,. and at Warrington, in 1853. The
band of the. Lancashire Hpssars played during_the day.
The show of horned wale was tolerably numerous, and,
taken asa wbole, of fullkaverage quality. There were some
superior; animals in each class, but net sufficient to make the
show one of the first order. The most superior class was '
decidedly the bulls, there being seine: really splendid animals
of each kind. The horses were numerous, and 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 acrd commendation. There were not many
sheep shown, but they were of fine quality., The pigs were
capital specimens, very few of them being ua.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 implsiments attracted much 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 ; 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,, Nord 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, hear.) And even those who may
take a less favourable and friendly view of the man will
not, I 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,