The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

I?EIrIEJV OF THE FOREIGN LEGION AT

STIORNCLIFFE BY THE QUEEN.

DOVER, Aug. B.—The unpropitious state of the wea-
ther has, as was anticipated, caused some changes in the
programme of her Majesty's route from Osborne, men-
tioned yesterday. Intelligence was received at an early
hour this morning that her Majesty would embark from
Osborne to-morrow in the Royal yacht, and would pro-
ceed to Portsmouth instead of to Folkestone. A special
train will be ready at Portsmouth at 9.30 a.m. to con-
vey the Royal party to Folkestone, via the South Coast
and South-Eastern lines. The train will arrive at Folke-
stone at about 12, noon, and the Royal carriage will be
in waiting there to convey the august party to Shorn-
cliffe. Every preparation, as far as the short time at
the disposal of the authorities would admit, has been
made to fit up the messroom at the camp, in which to
receive her Majesty and the illustrious party who will
accompany her. It is not stated whether her Majesty will
return by railway to Portsmouth and ',hence take the sea to
Osborne; but, as there is still a tolerably heavy head-sea
rolling in the Channel, it is probable that the railway will
be preferred. The weather has been extremely variable
to-day. At one time a clear and almost cloudless sky has
given promise of a bright to-morrow ; but half an hour's
interval has brought with it heavy showers, accom-
panied by thunder, which has led many to believe that
the interesting event at Folkestone would be post-
poned. By the kind and provident arrangements of
her Majesty, however, her subjects of Dover and Folke-
stone and the adjacent places will, without doubt, have
the pleasure of welcoming her Majesty at Shorncliffe
to-morrow. The unusual nature of the event and the
rarity of a royal visit to this part of the coast have natu-
rally caused great excitement, not only in Dover and
Folkestone and their immediate neighbourhood, but in
nearly the whole county. It is expected that the means
of conveyance at the disposal of the railway company
will be severely taxed, and the old and antiquated ve-
hicles with which Dover is plagued will many of them
reap an unexpected and golden harvest. Nearly all the
hotels in Dover are full, and we hear that almost fa-
bulous prices have been given to secure beds in some of
the hotels at Folkestone and Sandgate. The Swiss
Legion, as mentioned yesterday, will travel by special
train, which will commence running at 9.30. The trains
are to run as close as possible to the camp, at a spot
between Folkestone and Hythe. The troops, in conse-
quence of this admirable arrangement, will arrive fresh
and ready for the review. NVe believe that it is not the
intention of her Majesty to proceed to Dover.

CHARGE of MURDER AT SALFORD.—Yesterday morn-
ing a man named George Booth was brought before Mr,
Trafford, magistrate, Salford, charged with beating and
killing Grace Beaumont, a woman who had been living
with him as his wife. The evidence adduced was to the
effect that the prisoner and deceased lived in Chapel-
street, and about two o'clock on the previous day the
prisoner was seen beating her outside the front door.
He had hold of her by the hair of the head, and pulled
her into the house. Whilst pulling her by the hair he
was seen to kick her on the stomach. When he got her
into the house he ordered some persons who were at-
tracted by sympathy for the woman to the spot to be off,
and shut the door upon them. They could hear him
beating her afterwards, and one witness said he beard
some boys who were looking in at the window exclaim,
" How he is kicking her !" Alice Brown, a neighbour,
said she saw him strike her and kick her repeatedly
whilst he had hold of her hair, and he knocked her down
r
and kicked her whilst, she was down. At a later hour
in the evening he went and asked a neighbour to fetcho
her some brandy, but she was then in a dying gtate, and
expired about 25 minutes past eightsame night.
She complained much of pain in the
stomach.the
The pri-
soner said he had no
question to
ask ; deceased had been
forever -daps. He
drinking, and had not been sober
was remanded until an inquest had been held on the
body of the unfortuaate woman.