The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, 4} P.M.
The five hundred thousand men, women, and ehilden
who dwell on the shores of the great Mersey estuary were
fully determined, when they went to bed last night, to
give her Majesty on her first visit to them Ruch a reception
as she had never had before: and from the Mayor down-
wards they were fully satisfied that they had done their duty
in the way of preparation. They had not only a great town but
a glorious river to show the Queen; not only palatial streets
and splendid buildings, but marvellous docks, and quer,
and shipping, in variety and extent presenting a picture
unparalleled in the world ; and the " authorities," and
each and every individual, had done their best to dress up
town and river to the very greatest advantage. They had
done much when Prince Albert was here talons,
in 1846, laying the foundation stone of the Sailors
Home, and opening the Albert Docks ; but, this
time, they had done much more, and ascended
in magnificence in honour of her Majesty. Before twelve
struck last night the work was done, to the last driving of
the last nail, and the effort had transformed the town into
surprising prettiness. Flags and banners had been hung
out from every house along the route which her Majesty
was to traverse ; and every hundred or two hundred
yards, lines, heavy with bunting, bidding all sorts of
good wishes, and saying all sorts of pleasant things,
I were slung across the streets, from window to
window, hiding the ugliest and hilliest of lanes, and giving
a charming aspect to the dullest places. Balconies were
erected wherever there was an inch of room—these balco-
nies decked out with evergreens and draperies. Barriers bad
been constructed from one end of the esiute to the other,
between which the royal procession was safely and comfort-
ably to pass—certainly keeping back the people, and so far
indicating a distrust of the mob which elsewhere in Eng-
land has never been shown on like occasions ; but, on
the other hand, ensuring a systematic order, and giving

.ml. one who had not a window to gue from liaises eel
'Meg die royal visitors, without risking at the mein time
beings crushed to death. Within the UMW. tend bed '
been kid down and carefully eneethed, ter the
pussec of the procession- Down at the dohs
there had been not ism energy in adornment. The shipping
bad been asaorted in the river by the hmtmermastcr with
an artistic eye to effect. The pees had been covered with
wPdea galleeim to which ladies and gentlemen were
to hurry in thousands in the morning; and on the great
boding stage,
from which her Majesty was to embark on
board, the Fairy yacht, awnings had been got ready, and
rod wing-places ticketed off. An order had pas
out that the ferry traffic was to caw di,
nine o'clock in the morning ; that the deilliterla•
were to be closed; that steam-tugs were to be untellniM
that 'Sips might be in the channel longing for thaa; and
that all steamers, the Fairy included, were to burn ado My
stead of coal. The dock committee, the great stemma saw
pipit., the ferry companies, and individual captains awl
piasters, were competing to make the most of their cam & ;
and every one of them was confident that the Mussy, in
the morning, would be a sight to remember for • lifetime.
Vehicles from town and country, and huge trains poured
ip visitors from morning to night, and the streets were full
up to tan o'clock at night. They were bevy on the eve pre-
paring for the grand things that were to be dune on the
morruw. Some persons were in a bad humour because they
were without tickets for the landing stage or the Town-hall ;
and in many houses there were murmurs at the monopolies of
the Town Council. But none were the less ready to do
their tasty in cheering when the time CUTUP ; and all classes ,
eepressed their utisiaction with the corporate exertions for
out-doer appearances. It was quite certain that if Thursday
should be as fine as Wednesday, Liverpool would look as Li-
eer, eel never looked before. There was no doubt it would be
geirieue weather—the Queen is always lucky. Everybody
got up at six o'clock this morning, of course • and, there-
fore, everybody saw, at once, when they pealed up their
Mimi', that it was one of the wettest days even Liverpool
had veer ,ten. The " glue" indicated dresulful things : the
wind was dead south; the sky was hopeless; and the rain
Come down in that steady, regular, mum tined, man-
ner, which convinces us that if it liked it could come
down for ever. Then, in the streets, alhirs were
woeful. Ihe banners and flags were all diele
trained and "sodden ; the wooden seats were 5,.;
the sand laid down was • hideous, yellow mss
of invite usable mud, the channels ran breast high down
the precipitoto lanes, and up to 8 o'clock not • eon" was
stirring. Draml sad dreadful were the thoughts of the
mayor and corporation. Would it rain all day, and would
menareLy put itself under an umbrella 1 hose who had
not cot tickets for the hall were sure that the ruin was a
visitation on the Town Council.
in spite of the rain, however, the peOple began to pour
into the streets about nine o'clock. Ir was borne in mind
that there was no precedent for putting off a royal
; and the weather that the Queen would race was
nut deemed too bad forthe Queen's subjects. And as the
banners were better seen in the daylight than at night, every
one unreel the but for the rain the streets would have been
sups :h. The flap, wreaths, and ribbons were countless ;
and nut all the rain could spoil all thu effect of their gala-
day appearance.
Long before ten o'clock, at which hour the Queen was
rap ettd at the boundary of the borough, both sides of the
barriers were lined with the crowd; and as, on an average,
there were two umbrellas to every three persons, the general
aspect was not by any means gay. Ihe mobs mixed up
the mull, and very soon there was almost as much water
below se above; and while-the men crouched beneath their
bats and umbrellas, the women strove to hold up their
dri (which they probably wished with unanimity were
idnoniers"), the whole seeming most miserable and dis-
h( irtened. Still, though the rein came down with drenching
determination, the balconies tilled awl the windows became
(Tondo!, guns kept firing and bells kept ringing, and hands
kept parsnip; about ; and it was clear that, spite of all, the
people were not to be baulked, but would have their holi-
day. Down near the river the effort to maintain the due
amount of festivity for the occasion was very great. .t heavy
rain and fug was over the Mersey ; and no tele. '
reepe could miry the rye from the Lancashire to
the Cheshire coast. The ships, yachts, pilot boats,
end steamers, were all there ; and all had their
celeurs flying, and their crews and passengers on board.
Lett to look at them as they lay dull and still from the piers
er the landing stage, with no covering over the heads of the
spectators, was by no means amusing ; and though at these
point, the best view uf the Queen was to be had, they were
vituperatively deserted. The landing stage, the le-
viethan of the .Mersey," as it is called, was to
have been the great place for the 'tidies. The
ladies, however, had gut costly dresses made fur
the occasion, and so the ladies were wise and prudent enough
to day away. There were ladies there ; but they were
very few, as compared with the gentlemen, and as they
wore heavy shawls over their bonnets, end did'ut mind
showing that their shoes and stocking* were exceedingly
dirty, they did not produce the impression which is sup-
traditionally, to be inseparable from the appearauce
either publicly or privately of the " Lancashire Witches."
Th. arrangements at the landing stage were very good,
and would have been ample fur a much better day.
The Fairy yacht was bruught alonside early in the mora-
ine. Lord Adolphus Farceur:nee being there to command.
Co'ered ways fur the Queen to enter on the stage and de-
part had been fitted up, and while the public woe waiting
sa . xpeetaney the shelter was made very generally avail- ,
able. Galleries capable of giving scats to at least a thou-
sand persons bad been erected on the stage ; bat the Seel,
were not protected by awnings, and in coesequence every-
&dl stoil up on thu boUrels—standing fur a full
hour, awl, by the time the Queen arrived,
being one tinheppy, saturated, but still loyal mass. The
way to the landing stage, over the dock gates, was very
carefully guarded by police, under the command of Mr.
Dowling, the head constable, the fusileers, and the lancers:
and nu person, were admitted to the St. George's Pier, off
which the lateling-stage is moored, but by tickets, which
had been granted only to the special friends of the au-
thorities." The elite of Liverpool society, therefore,
oucht to have been there; and the energetic of tho elite,
a. duubt, were so ; but it is only proper to say that ou
this tier the elite of Liverpool were not so apparelled, as
to strike any person in particular with very great awe.
lint we must not omit the royal preened from Cruxteth.
Notwithstanding the untoward state of the weather, vast
creeds had assembled throughout the West Docks, mud in
• tier minutes the cavalcade came upon a scene of exeitpig
interest. Fur nearly half a mile in length, on either sada
of the highway, an alnmet continuous succession of galleries
had been erected to a great height ; these were so arranged
a. to afford full accommodation to the inhabitants and
friends to view the royal party, and at the same time as the
pmeeesion fleeced onward*, each bend of the road seemed to
bar all farther progress by a massive block of human beings,
hem: one shove another, from the Crescent Chapel Sunday
and Eby Schools, to the very utilitarian ranges of female
" frienslc, commonly called Quakers, who, foe the nonce,
departed from the strict injunctions of William Penn and
IneeeS9oTll, and came out in full feather, ettetlyA, the rain,
to educe. the reception of " friend" Victoria, and her hus-
band and children. This incident may appear trivial, but
it sill be found both significant and important. The in-
(' r, are deducible is self-evident—as a wife, a mother, •

ruler, Queen Victoria dues justice to her sex,. that sex,
with its quick discernment, must respond to the pattern
thus so admirably set before the people.
Pawing =Ward!' her Majesty's carriages were almost
intercepted, in defiance of the barriers and police, the regi-
ments of infantry, and the troops of the IGth Lancers,
at the entrance to the Zoological Gardens, where the pro-
pr'., tress, Mrs. Atkins, had erected a magnificent tri-
umphal arch of a light and elegant character, surmounted
loy a crown of flowers, and " interlaced" with feathered ape-
Omens of every imaginable variety, from the gigantic
MIA, to the humble hedge-sparrow. It must be very gra-
Vein': to Mrs. Atkins to kno•e that this design woo almost
the „Lily ohiect that arrested the royal attention, and for
some moments her Majesty seemed to enjoy. the Lute and
ine.nuity ut the floral and feathered composition.
Of the other triumphal arches we shall say little. Itad
th, wi other been different the effect must.hava been truly
gerinous, but even these expensive preparations must give
was to the general fate of the less costly buildings; and
lb. public must, as her Majesty doubtlessly will, " take
the will fur the deed.•

The object of the present description being rather to
int.rm the public of what actually did transpire than to
aloe the preparations made by the good people of Liver.
ps.l, we resume our narrative of the progress of the royal
Party ,n ro4C to the Luteling stage.
Opposite the Collegiate Institution the whole of the
Young gentlemen, to the number of between 700 and 800,
taeh 'rated with a blue and white scarf, were assem-
bled. and greeted her Majesty in • truly loyal and enthu-
siastic manner, at which both the Queen and Prince Albert
appeared highly gratified.
Every space on either side of Brunswick-road was taken
ap with a gallery. Down the right-hand side most of the
Luse, have small gardens in frent, and these, too, were ull
emend with stands. many of which were, however, only
I,,rtially occupied. The windows of the houses on either
side were occupied by fashionably-dresaed ladies and gen-
tlemen.

All along Moss-street the iron balconies, properly sup-
ported, were filled with the inmates of the respective
houses. In the space in front of Brunswick Methodist
Chapel a stand was erected, the proceeds arising from the
hniae of the seats of which are to go to the poor. They
'tile well filled, and the receipts must have been most
sa•isfactory to the proniotrs of the project. The procession,
tooth had hitherto been progressing at a moderate pace,
low increased its speed to a gallop, so that the royal family
had little opportunity of witnessing the display fur some
distance.
bThe entrance to Daulby-street was flanked at each corner
y stand, purporting to be the " Royal British " and the
Vittoria.- both of which commanded a fine view of the
Proeession the whole length of Moss-street. Every avail-
able space had its gallery, and the balconies and windows
were crowded with spectators, the fair sex predominating
in numbers, as indeed was the we throughout the whole
hue. and, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather,
thq proved by their enthusiasm that, whatever might
base been the case with their apparel, their loyalty and
dahebt bad not been damped in the slightest degree.
lu Brownlee-street a succession of galleries lined each
side of its entire length, and presented altogether quite a gay
aPpear.tnce, from the =mace of flags, banners, and devices
displayed by the inhabitants.
On , ntering Brownlow-hill from Brownlow-street, an
iater,,ting scene presented itself. The front of the
workhouse was lilted up with a stage the whole length
Of the
with s building, and every available space was tbruaged
Pectatots, t windows of e various wards being
!rowded with the h inmates. Theth foot-walk was occupied
the children of the industrial schools, male and female,
'4O, al the cavalcade approached, their band played the
ilatkmal anthem, amid. the almost deafening shouts of

the vast aseembe • the voices of the children, who
looked happy and 'comfortable, being heard throughout
the loyal demonstration.
A number of houses In that part of Mount-pleasant
through which her Majesty pared were tastefully decorated
with flowers and evergreens, the windows, &c., being filled
with spectators.
On entering Hope-street the spectacle was eery animated.
The vacant ground on the right hand side was covered with
galleries, which were well attended, notwithstanding the
continuous rain. At the left corner stands the Medical In-
stitution. This building was erected by subscription among
the medical gentlemen of the town, aided by the corpora-
-1 tion to the extent of 1,00 W., together with a lease of the
land for 75 years. The cost was 3,0001. It occupies the segment
of a circle. The front is of stone, and consists of six lonic
columns, and pilasters to correspond. It has a library and
museum, and several scientific societies hold their meetings
there. The institution had quite a holiday appearance,
with its handsome ensign flying from the top, and crowds
of persons congregated behind the pillars. A succession of
galleries lined both sides of the street, and along the Bap-
tist Chapel, at the corner of Myrtle-street, was oue of huge
proportions. Here a group of the handsomest buildings
open to the view—the Philharmonic Hall on the left, and
beyond that the Unitarian Chapel. To the right, and facing
into Hardman-street, stand the Blind Asylum, its church,
and schools, the stages erected in front of each being well
occupied.
In Hardman street the same animated scene which cha-
racterised the other streets in the royal route was pre-
sented, almost every house displaying some symbol of
loyalty..
Passing down Leese-stmt, the royal attention was at
mice arrested by St. Lake's Church, a noble edifice, worthy
of any age or place. Mr. John Fostir was the architect of
this building; and although commenced in Dill, was not
completed and opened till Dell. The cost was upwards of
44,003/. It is a fine specimen of the gothic style of archi-
tecture, somewhat heightened by a lavish display of orna-
ment, and constructed entirely of fine white stone. At the
west end is a tower, rising nearly 440 feet high. Platforms
were erected at the north aide, which, together with the
numerous flights of steps leading to the principal entrance
opposite Bold-street, were crowded with elegantly-dressed
persons of both sexes, and the welcome with which the
ravel party were greeted was cordial and hearty.
Bold-street presented undoubtedly the finest spectacle in
the whole route. Oa entering, a splendid triumphal arch
met the view. It was composed of flowers, evergreens, and
pine branches erected in the old Norman style, and in close
imitation of Temple-bar, London, hut upon • g igantie
scale. The whole street was gay with flags, banners, and
devices, and here were seen the first indications of an in-
tention to illuminate in the evening. On the front of the
Palatine Club-house was • magnificent crown, which at-
tracted much attention. At the bottom of the street was
another arch, similar to the one at the top. The shop
windows were filled with elegantly-attired ladies and chil-
dren. The upper parts of the h .uses were also occupied
by numerous individuals, and the scene, es her Majesty
and suite approached, was still, in spite of the rain, truly
grand ; the cheering, waving of flags, and discharge of ord-
nance producing a most exciting effect.
Passing into Church-street, the coup &mil had a very
imposing appearance. The Liver, Compton-house, and
Hausburg's Bazaar, even as shops, would at all times
distinguish the street, hut, upon the present oc-
casion, the Bazaar was rendered pre-eminently
conspicuous by the splendour of its decorations. On the
roof floated a large English ensign, supported on the right
by the American flag, and on the left by that of Prussia.
On the front of the handsome building a crown and anchor,
for illuminating purposes, occupied the centre, next to
which, on each side, were the letters " V." and " 1t.," sad
on either side of these letters were Duke of York stare
'the rest of the building was tastefully decorated with
flowers, evergreens, ;Ind a profusion of flags. St. Peter's
Church next took the royal attention. St. Peter's is said
to be the lint church built in Lancashire after the Reforma-
tion. 'the hearty broadsides of true English cheers were
taken up in the street as her Majesty emerged from the
triumphal arch at the bottom of Bold-street, and were
continued throughout its length by the thounnus of her
eager and joyous subjects piled up from the pavement to
the housetops, in one far extending and immense pyramid.
The huge windows of the Liver establishment and Comp-
ton-house presented scenes of unrivalled grace and attrac-
tiveness. From the sill to the top, sloping backwards,
were lines of seats filled with groupings of female beauty
and fashion, of which the town might be proud, and well
calculated to give her Majesty a very high opinion of the
Lancashire witches. hie not a mere figure of speech, nor
a reporter's rhapsody, to state that front Bold-street to
the River Mersey so large an assemblage of fon& I
loveliness had never before been witnessed in Lemea.l
shire.

Lord-street has some remarkably fine shop facades.
Perhaps the handsomest of these, the Dresden Rooms, was
lost by the erection of a huge balcony above the shop. The
street, u a whole, looked very well frum the number of gay
colours stretching across it, and from the elegance of the
spectators crowding the numerous buildings. In ascend-
ing the street, a fine view was obtained by the royal party
of St. George's Church, which stands in Derby-square, at
the top of the street, and is built on the site of theold Castle
of Liverpool. The cortege passed under a long canopy of
gay colours, devices, and loyal expressions of affection sad
welcome stretched from side to side of the streets in close
array. The tont mumble was in the highest degree pleas-
ing and exciting despite the weather ; fur although the
rain materially damaged the appearance of the multi-
tudes outside, the favoured spectators within doors were
all neatness and elegance. And even of the female occu-
pants of the various galleries, a hose dresses and looks were
melancholy enough—their costumes so lately light and
handsome being of course completely saturated with rain
—their reception of the Queen and royal family proved
must enthusiastic, at the same time that the roar of can-
non blended with the rapturous cheers of the multitude.
The decorations of Castle-street reflected no discredit on
its handsome buildings. It was a wise arrangement to
alter tke course of the royal progress, so as to embrace a
portion of this handsome street. Such buildings as the
Commercial Bank, the Bank of England, sod the hand-
some erection beyond, are worthy the royal attention.
Besides, a tine view of the front of the 'Town llall was here
obtained, and must have made a favourable impression on
the royal party.
Down Brunswick-street, with its suites of offices, the
Corn Exchange and its decorations, tothc bridge leading to
the landing-stage, the royal party passed under lines of
flags, stretched from the topmasts of ships in the George's
Duck to the opposite side of the street. Every ship iu the
George's Duck and basiu had their yards manned, and
were covered with flags. Iu this place the scene was very
brilliant; the whole of the vast space was covered with well-
dressed human beings, whose lusty shouts rolling again
and again upon the ear as her Majesty approached, were
almost deafening. Immediately the royal nortege had
crossed the bridge at the north end of the George's Dock,
the gates of the drawbridge were opened to prevent a rush
of spectators upon the landing-stage and piers.
The royal carriages arrived at the dock gates at half-past
eleven precisely. They were driven on to the pier, and the
Queen alighted at the temporary tent prepared at the
entrance to the north bridge of the landing stage. She
was here received by the river authorities. Earl Grey,
the Earl of Carlisle, and Lieut.-General Lord Cathcart,
commander of the district forces, were also present. The
Prince of \Vales and the Princess Royal were with the
Queen.

Addresses were presented by Mr. Charles Turner, the
Chairman of the Committee of the Dock Trustees; the
other was prtsented by Mr. Thomas Ikrry Iforsfall, the
Pre.ideut of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce.

After their presentation, her Majesty, leaning on
the ann of Prince Albert, and followed by her suite,
walked along the covered way, a carpeting of red
cloth being laid down round to the centre of the landing-
stage, in order to go on board the Fairy. At the gangway
leading to the Fairy there were the following gentlemen in
attendance on her Majesty :—Sir Thomse Birch and Mr.
Cardwell, members for Liverpool; Mr. Hartley, the engi-
neer of the Liverpool Docks ; Mr. Shand, deputy chairman
of the Dock committee ; Messrs. Mulleneus, Malcomson,
B' ham, Robinson, Nicoll, James, Holme, Rankin,
and Barber, members of the Dock committee; Mr. Mason,
secretary to the Dock Trustees, and Captain Bevis, R.N.
At this:time the rain was coming down harder than ever,
but the scene as her Majesty went ou board her yacht, was
very grand. There was a panorama before her,—heavy,
wet, and misty, but still magnificent in the outlines and
details. huge steamers hail come from all points to wait
on the Fairy. The yards and masts of these were
manned ; their decks were alive with people ; and
though the cheers which greeted the Queen from her subjects
afloat on the ship., and on the landing stage were damp
eh, ers, as if they came from soaked threats, there was a
ring of delight left in them, and, under the circumstances,
they were indeed wonderfully hearty. Her Majesty was
dressed in black, a hood drawn closely over her face, and
the prince was top-coated to the eyes. They were both
evidently very wet, and obviously uncomfortable; but they
acknowledged the shouts resounding around them; and
though they ran rather than walked to get shelter and rest, on
board the yacht they found time for looks and gestures of
satisfaction and gratification. There was not a moment's
unnecessary delay on the lauding stage. The royal party
had no sooner crossed the gangway and got safely housed
in the deck glen-cabin than the paddles began to revolve,
and with her head to the southward the Fairy got rapidly
away. The still picture of a few moments before was
in motion in an instant. Every steamer and boat hurried
after the Fairy; and the people on the landing stage
rushed from their galleries to the edge of the stage in the
vain effort to catch a tight of her departing Majesty. Very
few indeed saw her at all so closely was she enveloped in
her dark mantle. She was accompanied on board the yacht
only by her suite, the Mayor, Chairman of the Dock Com-
mittee, and Mr. Hartley, as dock engineer. The escort
was purposely limited to these officials, their function
being to supply the royal party with every desirable
information in respect to the docks, works, and
river. When the Fairy had steamed away there was im.
mense confusion on the piers and on the river. In time,
however, order was again restored, and for a long hour, the
rain continuing incessant, the very umbrellas rotted with
the exposure, the people held their ground, striving to
watch the Fairy through the murky atmosphere, and biding
patiently until she returued from her cruise to
the landing-stage. There was then another super-
human struggle to get up a joyous cheer, and it
was, in truth, tolerably successful. Liverpool was
resolute in demonstrating to her Majesty that no amount of
water could damp their loyalty ; and if her Majesty did
them justice she must have admitted that each wet weather
allegiance is far more reliable than any she encountered on
any of " the Queen's days."
Shortly before her Majesty arrived at the landing-stage,
the river presented a very busy scene ; steamers were sail-
ing about and taking up their respective positions,

additional flags were being hauled up to the mast-
heads of the different craft lying nbouthand guns were `
being let off at different points on the Laneuhire
and Cheshire shore. It was pitiable to beheld the
sad condition of the ladies, who crowded on to the Mans,
Trafalgar, and Commodore steamers (which had been
appointed to accompany the Queen's yacht on the
river ezeunion), for the rain teemed down in torrents.
At length to the satisfaction of the company assembled (in
number about 500) the signal gun was fired from the
landing stage, and the three steamers left their positions
at the Waterloo Parade, and proceeded to Omit appointed
stations near the royal yacht. At • quarter past eleven
o'clock her Majesty embarked on board the Fatry, and at
the same moment the company of artillerymen that had been
stationed at the southend of the Prince's pier. head (having
arranged ass cannons) fired a salute of 21 guns with great
rapidity. Amidst the roaring of the cannon, shouts from
all side* rent the air. The coup d'wil at this moment was
magnificent; despite the rain, hats and handkerchiefs were
waved from the adjacent piers and the steamers, the mantra
belched out fire and smoke and a number of river gigs (man-
ned by their crews) issued from the Georges Dock Basin. At
length, all preliminaries being arranged, the Fairy steamed
ahead towards the Brunswick Duck, followed by the
Eblium, Commodore, and Trafalgar. The Fairy steamed
ahead very rapidly, but rather too close to the piers for her
Majesty to perceive the immense number of flags that were
displayed from the vessels in the docks. This disappoint-
ment was somewhat compensated by the grand sight pre-
sented by the Albert Doek warehouses, from which were
hung several hundred flags of all devices and all nations.
The steamers that lay in line south of the landing stage in
eluded the Tynwald (Isle of Man packet), Lioness (tug),
Birkenhead (ferry boat), Pilot (tug), Powerful (tug), tour
steamers belonging to the Tug Company, Vesta, Wallace,
and Ayrshire Louse (tugs). Skirting the Cheshire shore
there were the Persian (ship), Pacific (Collins's steamer,
which fired • salute), America (Cunard steamer),
Satellite (tender to the Cunard steamer), Justyn
Otaazliturl , Independence esn ee (et
steamer),
, Victoriaamtiri a
a(nßdan fioiLeprtaekteht;
Majesty's yacht), William Penn (ship), the squadron of
the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, and eight ferry boats. Ar-
rived opposite the Woodside ferry, her Majesty was re-
ceived with a salute of cannon and shouts from the multi-
tude that had assembled on the jetty. Steaming on, the
Fairy passed the Constantine (ship), Uncle Sam and Mary
Agnes (tugs), and arrived opposite Egremoat, where she
was again saluted with cannon and a hearty'shout from the
crew of the Russian barque Elise. The isattery at Now
Brighton soon after saluted, and the Fairy crossed over
again to the Lancashire shore, passing the Boston packet
ship Faneuil Ball, whose crew gave hearty cheers. These
shouts were again taken up by the people on the
&union Dock l'icr, who likewise fired cannon.
Down to the landing stage, the line of vessels
included the Zephyr and Vesta (tugs), Victo-
ria (Londonderry packet), Queen and N 1 hitehaven
(Whitehaven packets), Mersey (Dublin packet), Geneva
(Genoa screw steamer), Diamond and Emerald (Dublin
screw steamers), Conqueror (tug), Prince of Wales (Bangor
packet), Ben My Chree (Isle of Man packet), l'rinee and
Duke of Cambridge (Dublin packets. A great deal of an-
nevem, was caused by the oyez-curiosity of several of the
commanders of steamers, who frequently steamed ahead,
before, at the aide, and behind the royal yacht, but happily
no accident occurred, and the Fairy went alongside the '
landing stage at 25 minutes past 12. Some time clamed
before ner Majesty was ready to go ashore, and jn the in-
terval a number of the steamers broke line, and went close
to the Fairy. At length the Queen appeared on deck, and
stepped on the landing stage amidst a deafening roar of
bunion voices.

---Thcrewas—another procession through the town to be
gone through by her Majesty when she landed. The royal
party, therefore, on returning to their carriages, were
driven at a very rapid rate over the gates, slung Goree,
Strand-street, round the south front of the Custom-house,
passing the Sailors' Home, thence up South Castle-street
along Lord-street, Church-street, Parker-street, and Lime
street, to the east front of St. George's-hall, and the/
back, by John's-lane and Manchester-street, to the Town-
hall. Un this route the only remarkable things to be seen,
besides the St. George's-hall, which was to be more carefully
examined afterwards, were the vast warehouses in the 1
Goree, the Sailors' Home, and Custom-house. The'
Sailors' Home is a building which, on any other day, would
have presented numerous points of interest to her Majesty,
but on this occasion neither to that nor to anything else did
she seem to pay great attention. The windows of her closed
carriage were drawn up to keep out the wet, and hence
she saw little, and many did not WC her. The cheering,
however, was well sustained to the last. No disappoint-
ment checked the shouting.
The cortege arrived at the Town-hall at a quarter past 1.
Here there was an in-door scene, and here took place the',
only proceeding in connexion with this royal visit which w•as':
not is failure. The Liverpool Town-hall boasts of a very
beautiful suite of public rooms; and on this occasion,'
boundless corporate wealth had been lavished to render the
apartments perfect in regard to furniture and upholstery.
While her Majesty was on her way to the Town Hall, a
select company of several hundred, consisting chiefly of
ladies, had been collected in the Great Ball-room, where a
throne, upon a raised dais, had been placed, and where
the Mayor was to present the address of the
Town Council, to receive a gracious reply, and then
to obtain the honour of knighthood. The rain was, in this
room, set at defiance ; the handsome chandeliers were lit
up to destroy the fog, and, as the ladies and gentlemen wero
dressed in full evening costume, it was possible to forget
for a moment that everybody was very miserable.
The company was ranged, circularly, round the
room, in front of the extremely elegant throne.
The members of the town council, white-vested ■nd
with badges to indicate their office, acting as barriers to
separate commonalty from royalty ; and all the eminent
men and beautiful women of Liverpool being now on-
' doubtedly collected to receive the Queen, an ensemble was
at length effected, worthy of the great city. lien Majesty
entered this room, the company standing, at half-past one,
and was handed to the throne by Prince Albert, who stood
on her left. Her Majesty then bowed; the members of the
town council gathered closer to the throne, and the re-
corder, Mr. Henderson, advanced, was presented by Earl
Grey, and read the following address:
TO THE pt•EEX'S MOST EXCELLENT ICOE-STY.

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6. May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's
faithful subjects, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of
Liverpool, approach, with profound respect, to offer the
homage of our devoted loyalty, and to express the universal
joy 01 the inhabitants of this borough, now for the first time
gladdened by your royal presence. We welcome with de-
light a Sovereign who, displaying from the throne a brilliant
example of private virtue, so sways the sceptre of public rule
as to unite the hearts of her people in firm and dutiful at-
tachment to her person and government. Knowing that
your Majesty is ever intent on the welfare of the realm, we
view this gracious visit as a mark of royal regard for the
town and trade of Liverpool; and we indulge a hope that
your Majesty will have seen with satisfaction the public
buildings now in the course of completion, and the arrange-
ments to accommodate the shipping of a seaport remark
able for the rapid progress any extent of its commerce. Our
joy on this auspicious occasion is enhanced by the presence
of the illustrious Prince, your royal consort, who, to many
well-earned titles to national admiration and esteem, so the
patron of science and improvement, odds peculiar claims on
the gratitude of this community: we rejoice at the great
works inaugurated here by his royal highness, and which
blend his name with our commercial enterprise, are now in
full operation, and that the structure which he graciously
condescended to found is now completed as a sailors' home.
Thankful for the wise and benign exercise of royal autho-
rity, and for the advantages of constitutional government,
wo fervently pray that many years of public and private
felicity may be added to your Majesty's reign, and that
future generations in this kingdom may long enjoy, under
your royal line, such blessings as are now most gratefully
acknewledged.-6iven under the common seal of the
borough of Liverpool, this 9th day of October, 1851."

The address was handed to her Majesty, who took the
reply from Earl Grey. Her Majesty rend the reply in a
full, sweet, and distinct tone, which was heard in every
corner of the room. It is as follows :
"Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—l accept with pleasure
your loyal address, and I am glad to convey through you to
the intabitants of this borough my best thanks tor the very
cordial welcome which I base received from them on the
occasion of my visit, for the first time, to this great com-
mercial town, of which I have viewed with just admiration
the magnificent public works and buildings."
The Queen then bade the mayor advance, and, taking a
sword from Colonel Gordon, she struck his kneeling wor.
ship over the shoulder, who then rose and kissed hands as
Sir John Bent, Knight. Several members of the Town
Council were also presented and kissed hands. This cere-
mony being concluded, and it was got over with
the greatest expedition, her Majesty and the Prince
crossed the room to a window which looks over the
Exchange flags, where a sea of umbrellas, admitted by
ticket, were waiting to catch a sight of the royal couple.
Her Majesty stepped on to the balcony, the umbrellas
went down, and the Queen then got a genuine Lancashire
cheer from the men of business of Liverpool. The whole
area of the Exchange was crowded, and the windows of the
building surrounding the flags presented a pleasant picture
of ladies, the wives and daughters of the merchants, who
waved their handkerchiefs with undirguised glee—no doubt
because, unlike their relatives below, they were snugly
out of the rain. The occupants of the ball-room
took up the cheering as soon as it was heard from the out-
side, the new knight acting as fugleman to a most uncour-
tier-like three-times-three; and the_ Queen walked back
from the balcony, through the large ball-room, to the pri-
vate drawing-room fitted up for her, looking really pleased
and delighted. In the drawing-room she and the Prince
partook of a lunch, the meal being perfectly pri-
vate; and, after a rest of nearly an hour, she
was again escorted to her carriage, and driven off to St.
George's Hall—the last "lion" of the day. Enormous
crowds were congregated in Castle-street, Dale-street, and
on all sides of the Town-hall—those who had not seen the
royal visitors before, making the last attempt now, and it
WAS with very great difllculty that the police and military
could make a path for the corkge. An unmanageable masa
of some fifty thousand people stopped the way, cheering,
screaming, and all rushing to one point, and no wonder,
therefore, that rush aggregated loyalty perplexed her Ma-
jesty's coachman. Barriers were at this time superfluous
absurdities; and the mob, untutored in royal progresses,
paid no attention to mounted soldiers. The delay in the
start, and even after her Majesty bad got into her carriage,
was very great. There were, however, " hurrahs " enough
to recmcile her t it. The people had got accustomed
to the rain; and were beginning at last to enjoy it as •
royal visit ought to be enjoyed. It is to be hoped that her
Majesty had reached an equally contented state of mind.
The truth is that at 3 o'clock every one was drenched
through and through; and the philosophy which induced

endurance probably was in the consideration that they could
not be much worse off.
Amongst the gentlemen present at the Town-hall we ob-
served the Right Rbis‘ the Earls of Carlisle, Sefton, and
Cathcart, Sir 'Thos. Birch, Bart., Bir Edward Cust, William
Brown, Ext., M.P., Edward Cardwell, Esq., M.P., Thos.
Thornely,l.9., M.P., the Rev. Rectors of Liverpool, the
Rev. Dr. M'Neile, the Rev. Dr. Raffles, J. S. Leigh, J. C.
Ewart, Adam Hodgson, Thomas Bolton, Robertson Glad-
stone, Wm. Rathbone, Cnas. Lawrence, George Grant,
Theodore Rathbone, Charles Parke, R. E. Harvey, T. B.
Barclay, J. H. Smith, T. B. Horsfiell, Robert Neilson,
Robert Brim, George Maxwell, Benjamin H. Jones, Henry
Remaly, Joseph Langton, William Earle, Esq., &c., &c.
The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, lady
in waiting, the lion. Beatrice Byng, maid of honour in
waiting, Sir James Clark, physician to her Majesty, the
lion. Alex. Gorden, tutor to the Prince of Wales, and Miss
Hilliard, governess to the Princesses. Her Majesty and the
Prince and court were in mourning for the late Prince of
Prussia.
/he distance to St. George's Hall from the Town Hal
is not very great ; but the journey was prolonged
by the interruptions of the multitude, eager to see.
Around the hall, in the open space called the Haymarket,
the people were closely packed and wedged together ; the
road between the hall and the Lime-street Railway Station,
being impassable, and all the approaches to the hall, even
for those who hod tickets, being completely blocked up.
Within the palings, on the east front of the hall, six or
seven thousand children, pupils of the " Blue School" the
Industrial Schools, and other charitable institutions of the
town, were placed. The sight would have been pretty, in
fine weather,but was most melancholy on this particular and
peculiarly unfortunate day. The duty of these children
was to sing "God save the llama," as her Majesty departed
from the hall. The baud of the Industrial School played
the anthem; and true to appointment, they did sing it,
lifting up their tiny voices with preeocLus loyalty. The
royal carriages drove up, first, to the south front
of the magnificent building. Her Majesty and the
Prince, on alighting, were received by the chair-
man of the Hall Committee, Mr. J. B. Lloyd,
and Mr. Wightman, the Corporation surveyor, who,
with one or two other gentlemen, were the only persons
permitted inside the hall during the Queen's stay. The
best preparations had been made to show an unfinished
edifice to advantage. Pillars had been polished, floors had
been swept, and rubbish had been cleared away; and some
hundred pounds' worth of red cloth had been laid down over
those portions of the building which it was intended her
Majesty should traverse. A description of St. George's IlaU
would be here quite out of place, and it will suffice to
take that for granted, now that all our readers ore aware of
the character and purposes of this celebrated building. Her
Majesty was in the first place conducted up the steps of the
north front into the Civil Assize Court. Sho was then led
across the corridors to the great hall—the St. George's Hall
—one of the finest rooms in the world, and admitted to be
an unsurpassed wonder of art and architecture. In this
hall the royal party stayed some time, regardless
of tke draughts which rushed through the unglazed
windows, learning the history of the marvellous brick
arched ceiling, and the dimensions of the stupendous gra-
nite pillars, Mr. Wightnian communicating the facts.
There were then some of tho recesses of the building to
examine—in especial that court where Gibson's awkward
statue of the great George Stephenson is placed conspicu-
ously, soliciting the admiration which it never receives.
After tome tedious explanations of these, her Ma-
jesty was escorted to the Criminal Assize Court—
the model law court of the age, and endlessly
improved onby the annual relays of judges. This done,
her Majesty presented herself at the south front, and was
there received with tremendous cheering from the countless
assemblage. She walked then, in sight of her subjects,
round the interior terrace to the east trout. Here, in front
of the deplorably wet school children, the carriages bad
been drawn up. The rain had by this time abated—only
for a few moments, and her Majesty stayed in her carriage,
which was thrown open for the little interval, for about
live minutes. At about half-put three the carriages drove
off to the Lime-street station opposite ; and the royal train
immediately started for Patrierott.

ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY AT WORSLEY.

(By Electric Telegraph.)
Her Majesty and the royal party reached the
Patricruft Station of the London and Norih Western Rail-
way last evening, at Live o'clock p.m., and immediately
proceeded by the barge provided fur her accommodation
along the Canal to Wursley Hall. The transit along the
canal was performed in a very abort time. Though the
weather was inauspicious, and the rain had come down all
day in one continuous drizzling shower, full 30,000 people
lined the banks of the canal, and hailed the presence of the
Queen as she passed along with deafening shouts of ap-
plause.