The Press.
London, England, 1853-09-10 00:00:00

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ii KR MAJESTY'S TOUR.
The Queen left Ireland, according to the intention
previously announced, on Saturday aftermath. 'i hat
morning no visit was paid by any of the royal party
to the Industrial Exhibition, but Prince Albert went
over to I ilasnevin to inspect the agricultural model
schools at that place. The Queen also visited the
national schools in Marlborough-street and
Castle ; and the Prince of Wales, accompanied by
his brother, paid a visit, to the BOtOtliettl Gardens.
At half-past four her Majesty quitted the viceregal
Lodge, and reached kittgattown shortly after six, when
she embarked with the same ceremonials that had
attended her arrival. Tito crowd was enormous, and
cheered continuously and with the greatest enthu-
siasm, her MtOsty repeatedly bowing in acknow-
ledgment. The royal salute having been fired, the
yacht hauled otr, and this terminated the Queen's
visit to Ireland.
►uring the night the run over to Holyhead was
safely accomplished, and throughout Sunday the
squadron remained in that harbour. Divine service
was performed on board the Victoria and Albert at
eleven o'clock. In the afternoon her Majesty and
Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, went on board the Fairy for a few hours' sail
along the coast, returning to the harbour at half-past
six o'clock.
Early on Monday morning tin' royal party wit-
nessed, in Holyhead harbour, the explosion of a
great mine containing -1,t10011). or 6,0001 b. of gun-
powder, at the quarries. By this gigantic operation
about ;20,1KX) tons of material available for the break
waters were at once detached front the elitl'. Land-
ing shortly afterwards, the Queen departed from
Holyhead in the special train provided for her ac-
commodation, reaching Chester at eleven, Lancaster
at one, and Carlisle at half past three, when the
party stopped for refreshment. Resuming the jour-
ney northwards, the royal train arrived in Edin-
burgh punctually at seven o'clock, when her Majesty
was driven, attended by an escort of cavalry, to
Holyrood Palace. Here the night was spent. At
eight on Tuesday morning the cortege quitted
l'.linlmr►;h, travelling by rail to Cupar Angus, which
was reached by 11 a.m., and thence posting to Bal-
moral, where, at seven in the evening, the royal
journeyings terminated for the present.
The Irish ,journals continue to insert various anec-
dotes and incidental occurrences respecting the royal
visit to i►ublin.
As her Majesty was taking leave of the civic au-
thorities at the I►ublin terminus on Saturday even-
ing, she is said to have observed to the Lord Mayor,
" We have spent a delightful week, and are quite
burry to leave SO SOM."

SATURDAY,

It is stated that the Queen, previous to her depar •
titre, gave directions to have the principal apartments
of Dublin Castle newly decorated, and other material
improvements made in the internal arrangements,
preparatory' to a repetition of her Majesty's visits to
Ireland.
The Dublin Daily Express mentions an interesting
fact connected with the visit :—" That one of the
royal servants brought with him to the train a sod
of shamrock which had been dug up in the grounds
attached to the Viceregal Lodge. A porcelain pot
received the plant, which, as it had been obtained at
the special request of her Majesty, is probably des-
tined to he transplanted to some of the royal grounds,
and cultivated as a memento of a visit which will be
long memorable in Ireland."
pier Majesty was pleased, on Saturday, to present
the Very Rev. the Dean of Leighlin, Dean of the
Chapel Royal, with a beautiful gold ring, studded
with rubies and diamonds.
The corporation of Cork has resolved to memorial
the Queen to release William Smith trßrien, and
the other Irish state prisoners in Van Diemen's
Land. The other corporations in Ireland aro to
be invited to prepare similar memorials to her Ma-

,jest.
Ihe Evening Mail has the tidlowing rAnarks on
the lesson which the Queen left to Irish lathes at her
late visit:—" The extreme punctuality of our gra-
cious Sovereign in all her engagements is notorious,
and may well serve as a pattern to some of our pub-
lic companies which we could name, as well us to
sore snobbish dunces who imagine it to be a sign
of good breeding to arrive late at dinner or a ball.
We trust the teaching of her Majesty will not be lost
upon these delinquents. And as we have alluded to
balls, we may here congratulate parents and guar-
dians on the marked condemnation by the highest
lady in the land of that most detestable of all sana-
tory aborn the polka. We were rejoiced to
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perceive that. at the soli damatite at the Vieeregt.
Lodge, on Friday evening, this disgusting dative was
wholly omitted, never to be resumed, we acvoutly
hope, in civilised or decent society. We believe it
has been for some time entirely banished from the
salons of people of real rank in England."

THE DI'KE OF CAmmtinoE arrived in Edinburgh on
Monday evening, by express train, from the south.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
were to arrive from Eglinton Castle, also to join the
circle of visitors at Tay 'flout h Castle.
THE GRAND DUCHESS MARIA OF' IlusstA, who ar-
rived at Edinburgh on Saturday, left on Monday
afternoon for Hamilton Palace. In the forenoon her
Imperial Highness visited the ancient apartments in
llolyrood Palace.
CHRISTINA OF SPAIN, attended by the Spanish Am-
bassador and suite, visited Windsor on Tuesday, and
viewed the state apartments in the castle.
DIKE. *No DucuEss of NouTut•minati..‘xn,
who arc now on a tour in Italy, are not expected to
return to England before the meeting of Parliament.