The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-24 00:00:00

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areletepted.itryi
with crime cloth. At the mid there
Weetitraielebee. dwhich the ass en the efollY the
royal ainherd, and tleskon the left the Reetieb TO idea"bnontl and
iiisded 40 Atet from the pia threes ,
thetslieer.Pefither with Ihe yietform on %elite bailie to
it, of the mane length, had hpya aided by twenty Priam
from Woolwich dockyard, Sato, under the direction of Mr.
Harding. their, enperintendent, accomplished their task, in-
cluding the decoratima, within 2‘ days.
The time appointed for the embarkation was 20 minutes
pat five, which allowed ten minutes from the arrival of the
train for the royal party to reach the pier ; but it is almost
menthes, to say thee nag before the hour named all who
lied been fortmeee enough-10 receive the mayor's card of
miedision had taken their seats or standing place* on the
pier or in the gardens, which by 4 o'clock were crowded.
On the river the seine was far boner than
eoneeclerieg the Rate of the weather, might have been
expected. About midway out in the stream, almost oppo.'
she the town pier lay the Osborne, Commander Boner
:Mout sally with signal flap. A little lower down was
id, Commander Allen, with all her Opal bunting
watentatiously displayed. Just opposite the Terrace Pier
the royal yacht—the Victoria and Albert—Ps moored,
with the red °mien floating out from the flagstaff over the
Okra, and the union jack on the jackstaff at the bow. Late
imago afternoon the Black Eagle, Commander Petley,
shamed down from Woolwich, and took up a position
Wen of the Vivid, to be in readiness to embark the royal
hens' and carriages. The Firsthand, another of the royal ,
aeon, lay off the Nine, to fall into the cortege as tie scow
drois passed. Anchored off the Tilbury railway pier lay a
fine ship —the Rent, bound to Melbourne—whose passengers
crowded the poop and forecastle, watching the preparations
for the embarkation, which, however, they were not
fortunate enough to witness, as the Kent sailed
before her Majesty's arrivaL Below the town
a large number of 'hip lay at anchor, waiting
for • favourable opportunity, to get out to sea, aII
el them decorated with their holiday bunting. Many yachts
craned about the neighbourhood of the royal vessels, with
their white sails reefed and dripping in the heavy rain •• and
pallet craft, amongst which the men-of-wars' boats' of the
royal maestri= wore conspicuous, were continually moving
about between the pier and the steamers.
A little before four o'clock the Victoria and Albert
slipped her moorings, and backed up the river in order to
'steer alcopide. As the noble vessel hed the pier
bar graceful proportioes sad beautiful deck fittings became
visible to the spectators at the pier-head, end afforded a
'object for admiration and remark. Under the able
maaapoteut of her pilot and officers she was soon fastened
had and don to the brow, the flying bridge lowered into
its place, bed the crimp-covered gangway secured to the
gunwales. An army of stalwart tarn with twalr, and
brooms, coon brought the deck into • state of comparative
dryness. Cerpet was then spread from the gangway to the
beautiful deck saloon, and everything was eon ready for
the royal
About ST:air:detachment of the Royal Marines, 100
strong, ender the command of Captain Nvan, arrived as a
guard of honour to receive her Majesty, and with thedr bead
took up a position in the Terrace-gardens, at the land
eatraace of the pier. In addition to these there was a
juvenile guard—it is to be presumed in honour of the
Prima,. Alice—consisting of forty members of the Peri-
helia) School cadets, woad, well drilled little fellows of
about 14 or 15 years old, who, rifle in hand and with
bayonets fixed, lined at stated ilistaacea the way along
which the royal party had to traverse. The arrival of •
party of the royal servant. with a quantity of luggage—
which was at ones conaiped to the custody of the
crew of the royal yacht, by whom it was shipped
and stowed away with a degree of celerity which seamen
only know how to use, indicated the near approach of the
Queen and Hines ; and .hortly afterward' the substitution
of the royal standard for the pennant at the masthead of
the Viotorn and Albert ; the doffing of indiarebber dice I-
hts and oilskin cape, and the display of the blue-and-
gounifonris and cocked hats by the officers on beard ;
pr• woos of Lord Sidney, with his key of office as
and lastly, the echoes of the National Anthem
sor-iding ti—ough the loog avenue of the pier intimat d
that they had actually arrived. The shrill whistle of the
boatswains mates was instantly responded to by some fifty
or sixty blue-jackete who mounted the bridge of the yacht,
at either end by the Marines, and headed by the
once" of the ship, formed a naval guard of honour to re-
ceive the royal ',arty on board. A gun from Tillie./ Fort
then gave the swan ; and a royal aslute, fired from the
vowels in attendance, told that her Majesty, the Prince,
and Princess had actually embarked.
On reaching the pier the royal cortige was received by
Lad Sydney, Admiral J. R. Drummond, C. 8., the Commo-
dore Superinteedeut and Flag Admiral of Woolwich, and by
the Mayor (Mr. Gazdaer), the Town Clerk (Captain G. E.
Oberland, of the Kentish A rtilkry Volunteers), and several
other members of the corporation, and having proceeded in
attendance to the " brew," the latter reeic red their charge,
and Captain Deems and the Flag Admiral received the
royal party on board. In accordance with an understood
wish h of her Majesty, all cheer ng was prohibited as the
royal party paned along the pier, but the momeat
they hed embarked the prohibition was no longer
held valid, and led on by the Mayor and cor-
poration the assembled spectators rent the air with
the" Imams, which were repeated again and spin, alterna-
ting with the louder roar of the saluting artillery. The
royal suite consisted of Lord John Russell, who, as Secre-
tary of State in attendance, accompanies her Majesty to
Germany, remaining with her until her return ; the Hen.
Lady Churchill, 1.. y in Waiting ; the Hon. Miss Bioteel,
Maid el Honour in Waiting ; the Hon. Major-General Grey,
the Hon. Colonel Sir C. Phipps, and Colonel Pousonby.
Arrived on board, her Majeety and the Prince Comore after
shaking hands with °sprain Denman, proceeded at once to
the sabin on deck, followed by Lord John Russell, who
remained in verr dose attendance, and from the windows they
continued looking out upon the animated scene around them
as long cia the vessel was in sight.
The Maces Alice, who, as well as her royal parent., we
are happy to say, looked extremely well, remained on deck
conversing with the Princess Leiningen, who was on board
when the royal voyagers arrived. Her Majesty, the Prince
Consort, and the Princeesea were dressed in deep moui.ing
as of course was their suite.

The railway arrangemeuta far the royal train were under
the immediate direction of the Horn. James Bye!, the
ashrams ; Mr. Gordon Johnson, deputy-chairman ; Mr,
Team sad Captain Warms, directors; Mr. Eboeall, rural
maaager ; and Mr. Knight, ruperintendent of the rionth.
Eastern Midway Company, who received the royal party at
the Bricklayers' Anna,pmceeded in the train, attended them
at the station at Gravesend, and cosencted them and their
suite to the carriages in %vitae to emvey them to the pier.
The time arrangerneate berths royal tuain were se follows,
sad were kept to the isiest
Leaving Ilt.cklayees. =r._ 4.25 p.m.
Parsing New Oros 441 „
„ Lewisham
„ Blackheath 4.341 ,
~ Charlton 4.311 „
• Woolvrich Doehyseil
Woolwich Armed 4.44
„ Plumitead 4.45 „
„ Abbey Wood. 4.46 „
„ Belvedere
Erith
Calling at Dartford—for Am ... 4.57 „
Per* Greenhithe
North fleet
Arriving at Gravesisd — 6.10
Besides the guard of honour of dui Boyd Marines,
there
was a volunteer guard which received her Majesty
the station, consisting of the Ist Keot Artillery N. ohm-
tams, under the command of Colossi Gladdish ; the 15th
Kent (Sheerness Dockyard) Artidery, and the 4th Kent
(Sheerness Town) Artillery, ander the command of Major
H"I'l°" and Captain Atintar, sad the Northtleet Rides,
commanded by f Lieutemat Kenya' and Ensign Terser.
These several corps were brought from their respective loca-
lities by venial train., and on their arrival, each heeded
by its band, formed Is fours, sod marched to the Tamer
gardens, where, and along the streets throym which the
cortipe Feared, they were employed in the
Lam

His rseellency the Marquis d'Azeglio has letf
lowa for Brow Lands Perk, on a 'jolt to Viscount sad
Viscountess Palmenton.

The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton and family
hive lit Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, for Brodrick
Ca* Array where the noble duke and duchess will
&only receive a distinguished circle of friends.

The Marquis said Marchioness of Salisbury,
who left town a few days hank for Bedgebary Park, Kest,
an a visit to Mr. A. B. Beresford Hope and Lady Mildred
Hops, will join the circle visiting the "Hari and Countess
Delawarr, at Buckhur,t Park, Susses, to-day.
The Marquis and Marehionals of Clanricartle
arrived in town on Saturday from Perin, in which capital
they made a short stay on their way home from Homburg.
The Earl and Countess of Derby's dinner party
at Knowsley Bark, Lancashire, will assemble on Monday
next, and will include a large family circle and immediide
premed friends, invited for the nuptials of Lady Emma
Stanley sad Colonel the Hon. W. P. X C. Talbot, ap-
pointed to take place on noonday, the 4th proximo.
The Earl and Countess of &afield arrived in the
early part of last week at their meat in Inverness-shire, from
• tour of visite in Ireland.

The Earl of Lonadalo arrived at his residence on
Carlton, Hooae•tarrace, on Satunlity, from Lowther Castle,
Illimtanorelaad.
The marriage of Lady Arabella Diana S. West,
yoaagast daughter of the Earl and Countess Delawarr, with
Sit Alexander Bannerman, Bart., is to be solemnised to•
marrow at Bockhamt Pork, Sussex.

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