The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-09 00:00:00

SLOUGH, ETON, AND WINDSOR.

The train which conveyed the royal party from
Paddington reached the Slough station of the
Great Western Railway precisely st 5.47 p.m., where
on alighting their royal highnesses were received by
Lord Carrington, the Lord Lieutenant of Bucks,
Captain Bulkeley, one of the directors of the Great
Western Railway, Mr. N. J. Burlinson, the district
superintendent at Slough station, who were in
waiting on the platform, and Mr. Saunders and
the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, M.P., the latter
two gentlemen having travelled with the train.
Outside the railway station was a squadron of the
Ist Life Guards, under Captain Bannon (which was
to act SA an escort to the royal cortitge), accompanied
by the splendid band of the regiment, while the Busks
Volunteers, with the brass and dram and fife bands,
were stationed in front of the British Orphan Scheel.
In their immediate proximity were members of the
Slough troop of Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry, under the
command of the Earl of Orkney. Five of the royal
carriages, each drawn by four white and grey
horses, were in readiness. The carriages were of a
medium size, caned and provided with hoods fee
protection from the rain which had been threaten-
ing during the afternoon, and now began to fall in
a drizzling shower, to the discomfort of the crowd
of spectators congregated in the ueigbbourhood of
the station. As the royal party arrived, and were
conducted to the carriages, the troops, volunteers,
and yeomanry who formed the gnarl of honour
presented arms in the general salute, the bands
playing the national anthem.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra
were seated in the first carriage, while the other
four were occupied by the rest of the royal pasty.
On leaving the station, which had been kept clear
by a division of metropolitan police, the royal eoracje,,
preceded by their escort, proceeded through Slough
underneath the two elegant arches which had been
erected over the road at the entrance and on the
outskirts of the village. They were welcomed at every
turn by the cheers of the assembled spectators. Along
the Slough-road, which was kept open by the Bucks
police, under Captain Carter, the chief constable
of Bucks, the carriages were enabled to proceed
ate smart paoe, rendered mammary by the incle-
mency of the weather, the rain pouring dawn in
one incessant shower, and by the lateness of the
hour. The triumphal arch, illuminated by-
myriads of coloured lamps, already lighten
at the entranee to Eton was reached
about 10 minutes past 6 p.ueic.'llsrassing beneath
this arch, at the end of which were stationed
the Etze "'stamen in their blue jackets and silver
badges, the royal cortege issued into the main street
of the college ; and here a remarkable scene pre-
sented itself. On the west aide of the road facing
the chapel and buildings adjoining it, the outlaws
of the windows sad building of the latter being
gally delineated by quantities of gold coloured
lamps, were posted the whole of the Eton College
Rifle Volunteers, consisting of sir companies,
drawn up in lines, with the band of the Coldstream
Guards, the whole under the command of Captain
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