The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-06 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO

IRELAND.

LANDING AT CORK..
Mon the Praesnes Jeri aL)

CORK, FuIDAT Evartwo.
gp Ill4tetv arrived is Cove Harbour last night. at tea
&cheek Taking ie for grateed that the route demi sod by
the mid aural pepses as the ea to be taken by the royal
made 11 teen from 0-borne to Cock was the one
&valet pm hy the Q keal, the good potpie of Cork, up to half-
paet sit otcleek Teen rday evening, had not the least idea that
dm Victoria and Albert woad r melt Cove wail late this
al.raooii. of that her Mej sty would cam* up the rivet to
Cork until tcomarraw ; bat • telegraphic
berated at the Custom-house at +he hour I have just
used, eurprisc I them in 'hair prep tritium for decorating the
beautiful city; and a gentril cry of "the go-en will come
beton we are prepared for her ' was immediately to be beard
itt ell deedless. S Uses. of the highest of the eivic authorities
doubted the truth of the rumour that her elejerafe yacht
wee searing the berbaur. and, as I could get on satisfactory
i• formsti in the city, I determined on proceeding to Cove,
fur the purvey of twice bow mitten really were. I tra-
velled yin Passage, snit on my arrival at thte place, shout
tee o'clock I beard the flung of guns in the direction
of Sp.ke bilged ; tad Need that the Passage !avenue
statics wee brilliantly illuminated. I then made
liquifies, sad tetrad, notwithstanding these indications
of the arrival of the royal squadron. that the people of
Paean were in a state of the most bliselul ignorance as
to whether nee Queen was in the horhour • few miles far-
ther a. They soceinted Cr the illumination by saving
that it ea supposed it her Majesty wee net in then, she
weld be some time in the enures of the night. I then
awed the river ti Carrigeline, and had not procee led far
la the Cave direction when I perceived that bonfires blued
se several of the surrounding hide; and on arriving et
Cave hull, I found that the Victoria and Albert had entered
the harbour, and was at that manna anchored beside the
Gages, the fl 1 ship of the admiral of the purl, and a fine
mewl. eanjing 84 guns.
Her Majesty end bee rowel assort were weltroned on
sport rah to the shores ot leaked by &few de joie, fired from
the byte. i et Sp.ke Island and Caulen Facet ; end a the
thunder et these heavy pieces if ordnance bounded across
the still waters of one at the neat Lintel I harbours that the
eye of man ever r steel upon, biefirse spun: up in all dine •
time along the beach, end • number of Wiliest rockets
bent into brilliant stars above the ensody-erested bill. that
surround the lOctureequ • little tows of Cove. All the mo-
cha' t mios in the harbour, re well as Muse that had aeons-
partied tee Victoria and Albert. hoisted lanterns n their
yard sans and mast cradles. The fortifl tedious of Spike
blind were one hiss. of fin; so that the entire
Yens was magnificent beyond description, the intense
diskette of the night ding to it an additional
grenaur. The houses of the taws were not illuminated,
the people not having been pr-pamd to receive her M tient,
uses. Heaver, there will be a general blaze in all the
wisdom to sight ; anti, jedging from the prearatias I
have seen at the einhatieuess. hotels, and private houses, I
am sere the coesumptim of tallow and oil on the occasion
will be imams*.
This moraine it became generally kisown in Cork that her
Majesty ant the PriJ es were at Cave • and from an early
hour me handsome rivet steamers and ;mailer craft were to
be seen with Cgs of the gayest hues flatting from their
mints, Pleas in tee direction to which aU eyes were turned.
Beads wen a at lone l in almost every one of lb. as, and such
'shed gees did not spare their powder, but kept up a 'stea-
k/ that vetoed the ahem far miles round from us wonted
online !et. Up nraltday was literally swarm-
fag with p gad its noble hesbour was studded
eery thickly with mil of all climatal ins, from the
Odell seven-, lour to the two-oared punt. A- out two
*Wet her Moro y and her royal eamort descended from the
Valerie end :linen into the Fairy steam.tendrr, end
eleeseed reeled the barb ow amid the roaring of the frigate.
end Ilse of tattle drape, and the artillery stationed on
Camden sad Cerli•le torts, Sjeke Weed, Haulbawline,
al Spy Hill, awl the enthusiastic cheers of the people in
Me bare sad on the More, which woe crowded at every
pesat The r• yal navy ships had all their yards manned,
ad altogether the spectacle was truly spienned. Having
111TWIla opparate tee Palma erected for the reception of her
Slejetty sad Peace Alan. the Fairy stopped, end the
mmenbars of the Coe reception amenities—amongst whom
I observed the twenty umbers. Edmund B. Roche. Esq.,
sad Dr. Parer ; the Rev. Oltegen. perish print;
Maass. Valise, Drew, £e.—wont em heard the royal tender,
and wen istemilesed to bat M4.iP by 84 game On y, Se-
cretary of State for Me Home Deportment. Through the
hinders, of the Rev. Mr. O'Reges I wee permitted to stead
amongst the devetation, end, Mau quite delete her Majesty,
had aa opportunity of otternving all that occurred ea the
cation. The depending presented the eating* tithe lake
beams of Cove to her Majesty, who beaded It to Sir George
(11.7.11* address wee as fellows:
"TO lOTA MOOT OZACIOTII TIMMY M 40111111.
" May It pleas your M ejestr,—We, the inhabitants of
Cove tad the Greet Wand resperfully beg permission to ap-
prise\ year royal preen to express the feelings of devoted
mad affeetionste loyalty which we entertain towards your
114•1• Y -
" We &el highly gratified that your Majesty has bees ma
deogy plead to helms,- es with • vi-ir, and we hall your
Meletry's arrival amongst us, under :Wing circler/Weave,
es
a met suspicious event, sad • happy omen of better days
for Ireland.
" We beg to 'spree our deep mew of the benevolent it
which your Majesty has bees very graciously pleased
to take is -,or wellare, and of your Mejeety's earnest desire
to elevate the c and promote the prosperity of your
faithful people of Irelead, and we therefore venture to in
dupe the hope that year Majesty's visit may he the means
of aceeleratieg theme local improvemeete already determined
epes by the govereminit, sad whisk would et this particu-
lar waggly' employment to se nay of our suffering arti-
san sad Ishatinre, and render this important harbour so
mash mere earenlea and valuable for your Majesty's ter,
vise.
" With a view to emagereenrate appropriately end endur-
ingly the happy event of your Majesty's visit, we beg re-
=ittly that your Majesty may be generously pleas d to
the sums of Goes to Qll4r &COWS!.
" le conclusion, we desire to give your Majesey and royal
contort a sincere, eeedlal, and truly Irish welcome, and
trust that ouch ispreeletts may be made on your Majesty's
mind on the occasion of par Seat visit to our shores es to
"eloesell the hove that we may he frequently honoured
with your my el pr. Bruce mime., ee
The depurates wire thee severegy introduced to her
Msjesey, who bowed moot cordially to each as his name wee
Masthead. The deputation of the C Yeatlu C h, heeded
by the Reel of hieuntesalel. were Bert betroduad, and
pre-
meted en address to the Qum
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Itheaad the
lords
ad ladies In waiting, and followed by thrrOy‘i Dom"
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lo miaow Having reached the kW',
%Mb was Isesatifally fitted up
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dm. gam glad in the ease*
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