The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-30 00:00:00

THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.

Her Majesty, after a most enthusiastic reception by
the people of Glasgow,—which included the receipt of
an address from the Lord Provost and magistrates of
that ancient City; to which the Empresi,made a most
gracious reply—paid her promised . Visit ,to Hamilton
Palace. During her Majesty's, limited stay within the
palace, she received, likewise, .an address from the Pro-
vost of Hamilton, to which a very affabl.P.And eourteens
reply was returned. Her Majesty returned to Glasgow
on Tuesday evening, and on the suggestion' of the Duke
spent Wednesday in visiting, the romantic
scenery-of Loch Itatrine and Loch Lomond. Yesterday
the Imperial visitor,,pri het return from this visit, arrived
at Carlisle at 7.65, en roniefor Maiieliestot. The railway
station was crowded.- The mayor, aldermen, and town
council, in full civic costume, attended and bade her
welcome, and the populace cheered vociferously. A
crimson carpet was laid from the platform to the refkesh-
ment-room ; her Majesty, however, did not alight; but
partook of, some refreshment in her saloon. ,At Preston
the mail train arrived about a quarter to eleven o'clock.
Her Majesty alighted and proceeded to Manchester by
the Lancashire and Torkshite Railway. At-the inter•
vening stations between Preston and Liverpool dense
masses had congregated. ' The assembly. at Edge-hill
lwaa very large indeed, and the disappointment exhitited
was proportionately intense. -During the whole of the
afternoon Liverpool was completely on the qui viva, on
the supposition that her Majesty was to visit our
icelebrata.matitime port. From about eleven.,o'clock
din ithe. forenoon till an advanced heirr last night,- it
Was althost impossible ,to obtain an entrance to
:the Lime-street Station, 'every available passage
being pre-occupied by crowds of, respectably-dressed
;and well-conducted persons, of every condition, age, and
isexzwjiosg,anxious inquiries at once showed the spectator
that they were waiting to catch a glimpe of the Empresi.
iOn the, arrival of every train from the North, the
thronged to excess by a number 'of eager
lsight-seers, whose disappointment may be easily imagined
when it became known that the train did not convey the
Imperial visitor. These disappointments, however, did
not allay. their curiosity, but only tended to intensify it,
for they were sure to return to await the arrival of the
next train. At five o'clock in the evening a considerable
crowd, 'amounting to several hundreds, had collected on
the platform and outside the station, but it was then
announced that her Majesty was positively expected to
arrive- at the Lime-street Station from Glasgow at twelve
o'clock that night, a piece of information which had the
effect of dispersing the immense mass of persons at least
for the time being.
Public excitement had run high throughout the day,
but it may be said to have reached a meridian when this
arbiouncement was made that the. Imperial visitor would
not arrive before midnight. The disappointed crowd
returned to their domiciles, and at the appointed hour
but few_ were found whose curiosity led them to revisit
tholinic-stteet station. Some few, however, did attend,
and amongst the rest a detachment from the 71st High-
. huidersoinder the command of Lieutenant Fraser. The
train:' arrived; but not the Empress ; and at last the
spectators cam' to a very sensible conclusion, namely,
:that the Whole thing had been a mistake, and that
probably the Empress did not intend to come after all.
This conclusion was confirmed by the railway officials,
who now loudly declared that the Empress had gone on
to Manchester ; and so the again disappointed crowd
left the station. A large portion of the public had been
lamentably taken in, and even some portion of the press
scarcely escaped. The fact was as, we have stated aboie,
the Empress did not intend to visit Liverpool at all
yesterday,
From Manchester we have the following account of
her Majesty's arrival and reception in that city imme-
diately after midnight
twenty-two minutes past twelve this morning, her
-Majesty and suite arriited at the Victoria station, Man-
chester. Her Majesty travelled by the mail train to
Preston. Her Majesty was there met by George Wil-
son„Esq., the deputy chairman of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Comprny. Very few persons were
'Sat'the Preston station to greet her Majesty's arrival.
The train left Preston for Manchester at 11 4 p.m.; and
on stopping at Bolton the volunteers were there as a
guard of honour. The band played the French National
Anthem. Her Majesty, on arriving at Manchester, was
greeted with loud cheers ; and on stepping into the
private carriage provided, at once drove to the Queen's
Hotel, where apartments had been provided for her.
Her Majesty is now looking well, save that she is. a
little pale.
had been re-
Mr. Radley, of the Adelphi
requested: to prepare accommodation in the event
of the imperial party favouring Liverpool with
their presence. In accordance with ,his instructio,na,
therefore, 'Mr. Radley 'fitted up a suite of apartments
in his hotel, in a style of elegance and taste
commensurate with the rank and station of his
illus-
trious guests. The grand entrance to the Adelphi was
perfectly besieged by a crowd, no less, dense or eager
than that collected at the railway station, and every one
seemed desirous of securing for himself the best possible
position whence he could see her Majesty, ,who, apart
from the high and dignified circle in which she moves,
is, on account of the many estimable virtues and
excellencies that adorn her public and private life, justly
held in the greatest respect by the people of this country..
The following biographical notice of the Empress
of the French is taken from "Women of the Time
Eu onset Empress of
~ France, and Countess-Duchess
3.118-6
of Toba, born
sth,
aYis the daughter of Donna
Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick, of Closeburn, Countess-
Dowager de Montijos. The father of this lady had been
English consul at Malaga at the period of her marriage
with the Count de Menthes, an officer in the Spanish
army, who was connected, more or less closely with the
houses of the Duke de Frias, representative of the
ancient Admirals of Castillo ;of DUke of Fyars, and
others of the highest rank, including the descendants of