The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-12 00:00:00

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Puke George of Nic-10.enburgb and the Grand
Derehees Catherine visited her Majesty yeeterday.
The Prince of Prua,ia, att. tided by Count rudder and
Count Doi's, arrived b. tweets 5 and 6 o'clock, from Dover,
sea visit. 111* royal highneee arrived at ])suer, on Tuts-
day, front Oaten& and traeellad yob relay to l'erteneouth
rrailway. Thu royal steam yacht, Fairy. was waitine at
etaniouth, and immediately conveyed the Prince and hie
SAW, to Oels.rue.
The Dole of Cambritlee, 'vended by Lord
Paz.:ct, has airival on a vita to t:.e Queers, and also Sir
jetties Orator:l.
TLe Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, Prince
Allred, the I'ii:.co.l H yal, Princess Alice, Princess
Ueda*, eat Prilicces houi• 1, accompanied by Ow r,:yal
visitors rind Sir Janie.. Graham, and attended by the lads,
sad pathos. nin waiting, embarked on bawd the royal
stelln yacht, ictoria and Albert, this morning at 10
and proceeded to Si.ithood to witness the grand
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Aron Ilartin and flintily, Dr. Marshall and
the nee. Dr. Kuper and family, Rev. C. Van.tt-
tart andlAy, Dr. Latham awl Captain Cubitt were atnont.
tk, Nieeaß,•n wh., embarked yeAteecluy morning on bond
the General Sttam :Seep/mem Compan) steam et, 11. t
nanarnurne, at the St. K.ltharine's wharf, for Antwerp end
the Maim

NAVAL REVIEW AT SPITREAD.
The vast numbers, the intense enthusiasm, and the
evident enjoyment of the thousaids of persons of all
classes who poured into l'artarnouth yesterday morn-
ing from ail points of the compass, and from thence
took water fur Spithead in every variety ot steam
and sailing crata, bore ample test:may to the sus-
teemed interest of the British people in their nary,'
their truly national defence, and to their continued
posseasion of that mar. ial spirit which some of their
enemies imagined had entirely evaporated. The spec-
tat.e had of itself enough both of novelty and at-
traction to recommend er. Few of the present gene-
ration have seen a regular naval review, as the last
of any importance took place on the 25th of June,
181 I, when the Prince Regent, amongst other
splendid hospitalities, entertained the allied hove-
seem with a naval review at Spit head, in which 13
sali of the line and as many frigates rnanceuvred for
the entertainment of the distinguished visitors. But
the evalutiuns on that occasion were, as the Annual
.141.41er informs us, few a'ed unimportant, u the Os-
setia of wind rendered the men ot war as helpless as
so many logs upon the water, while yesterday each
immense vessel was: as manageable as a Thames
w!.erry, and did her allotted work with the precision
of an automaton. During the forty years that had
elapsed between the two reviews a new element had
beer. evoked, a new power had been discovered, and
British coal and iron had come to share
in the duty of national defence, which
British oak had previously monopolised. The day
was beautiful—a regular "Queens day," and the
water so smooth as to have the sensitive stomachs
undisturbed, while it tempted out craft which, under
other circumstances, could hardly have ventured.
Dee arrangements had beau made for the visit of the
two houses of parliament, the members of which
crowded the aVaterloostation at the (to them) extraor-
dinary early hour of half-past 3 o'clock, and shortly al :er
fired the most remarkable "parliamentary train"
th it has probably ever been despatched from the
same place. Dukes, Marquises. Lords, and Lord
Mayors, hurried to the platform, under the care of
the etticers of the two houses, who were all in attend-
ante. in order that no person unentitled to a sea'
sh. ild hive the privilege of travelling in this exeeed-
ing:y select train. Punctually at half-past six o'clock
it started, and at a quarter past nine landed its pas.
seegers safely in Clarence-yard, where man-of-war
boats were in attendance to convey them to the
steamers which had been allotted for their re-
ception. In a very short time every one was
in his allotted quarters, and the visitors had time to
look at the extraordinary and surpissingly beauti-
ful scene by which they were surrounded. From the
dee:, of the Banshee, one of the fastest of the accom-
modation steamers, and which was nearly the first
at the scene of action, might be seen on every side
25 ships of war of various sizes, from the huge Wel-
lington to the Leopard, and a perfectly innume-
rable fleet of shore steamers and sailing craft,
every one of them laden with what seemed a perilous
freight of human beings. Precisely at 11 the thunder
of artillery announced the arrival of the royal yacht,
and a loud and enthusiastic burst of cheering greeted
the appearance of her Majesty ore deck. Indeed, her
Majesty must have suffered no slight inconvenience
from the loyal curiosity of her subjects, as, notwith-
standing repented injunctions against crowing the
line, " Sauey Jacks," who fully justified their appel-
lation, and "comely lasses," who evidently suffered
under a misnomer, were perpetually ducking and
plunging in, laden to the water's edge with passen-
gers, and unceremoniously placing themselves
in the best possible place fur a regular stare
at their sovereign and her distinguished guests.
Shortly after the srrival of the Victoria and Albert
among the fleet, the royal standard was transferred
to the admiral's barge, and her Majesty, Prince
Albert, and the Duke of Cambridge, proceeded on a
visit of inspection to the Duke of Wellington. The
Fairy soon glided up on a similar errand, the black
eagle at the mast head indicating the presence of
some members of the royal family of Prussia. The
Stromboli closed slowly in, a conspicuous figure on her
deck being Lord Palmerston, who looked exceedingly
well, and seemed to contemplate with considerable
satisfaction the ample means that were at hand to
carry out his notion of Russian policy. Next the
Vivid shot rapidly in, laden with the corps diploma-
tique. AU these vessels lay clustered round the
Cheat Duke, the domestic economy of which her
Majesty was understood to be minutely inspecting.
Shortly after, the Queen and party showed them-
selves in the stern gallery of the Duke, and
their appearance was the signal for re-
newed cheering, and we are sorry to be
obliged to add, renewed annoyance from those wherc
curiosity was too strong tither for their politeness or
their sense of danger to themselves. The small
steamers and shore boats made a general rush for the
three-decker the moment her Majesty appeared, run-
ning into all sorts of dangers in the most daring and
reckless manner. The ladies will be interested in
the fact that her Majesty wore a pink dress and blue
bonnet, in which costume she looked remarkably
well and happy. Prince Albert wore military
uniform, and soma foreign uniforms were also
distinguishable on the deck of the Welling-
ton. Her Majesty having finished her inspec-
tion, again descended to the royal barge amid
renewed cheering, while the Prussian frigate
that lay close by paid her the compliment of
manning the yards as she passed. It would seem as
if, in the excitement of the day's proceedings, the
commander had forgotten to recal the order, as, on
returning in the evening, the unfortunate sailors
might still be seen manning the yards, looking as
rigid and inflexible as they had appeared in the
morning.
On her Majesty's arrival on hoard the Victoria
and Albert, the signal to weigh was passed through
the fleet, and the majestic vessels began slowly to
move out to sea. There was something absolutely
awitainspiring in the appearance of the great screw
steam ships as they glided noiselessly along, without
the slightest visible means of propulsion. In the
Wellington and Agamemnon the funnels are hardly
perceptible, and as in yesterday's mancenvres they
emitted no smoke, and unfurled no sails, the
vessels appeared to glide along moved by
some magic agency, producing by their pc-
cu:iar motion a strange and startling effect on the
beholder. The Wellington and Agamemnon led the
vas of their respective columns, and proceeded to
sea precisely in the order indicated in the pro-
gramme. The Duke of Wellington (131) was fol-
lowed by the Blenheim (00), Edinburgh (54), Impe-
rieuse (50), Amphion, Ilightlyer, Terrible, Odin, and
Leopard. In the Agamemnon column came the
Hogue (00), Ajax (18), Arrogant, Tribune, Desperate,
Sidon, Encounter, and Vesuvius. Having sailed at
full speed to the Nab, the first great manoeuvres of
the day in answer to signals were performed by
the formation of the " line abreast." The sailing
of the Wellington and Agamemnon astonished every
body, hut there was a good deal of difference in the
capabilities of the other vessels. The Agamemnon
line was rendered slow of formation by the bad sail-
ing of the Ajax; but, on the whole, the evolution
was performed to the satisfaction of the naval con-
noisseurs, and, when completed, formed one of the
most magnificent sights that could possibly
be imagined. The whole of the fleet might
be seen drawn up at cable's length asun-
der, and keeping their positions on the unstable