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Now ready, with Portraits, 10s. Gd., bound,
VOL. IV. of LINES of the RINCESSES
OF ENGLAND.
By Mrs. EVERETT GREEN.
Comprising the Life of Margaret Tudor, Daughter of Henry VII., and

WATERLOO BANQUET IN PRESTON.

(From the Preston Chronicle.)
The annual commiemeration of the great and decisive
victory which shed undying lustre upon the British arms,
and prostrated the gig ai lea
genius and insatiable ambi-
tion of Napoleon-le-Grated, has this year passed off with
more than its wonted eclat, consequent upon the visit of
the redoubtable vetereve and
heroic General Sir Chatles Na,pier—perhaps next to the
Duke of Wellington,
t 4 greatest living military chief-
taie. The distinguishedheeo arrived on Thursday after-
noon last, at five o'clock and
• ' was received at the station
by Mr. Cooper, of the Oaks, Penwortham;_whose guest
conqueror of Sit*, the
Sir Charles will remain during his stay and by
•Lieute-
nant-Colonel Sidley and the officers o the 50th Regi-
ment,with which
corps the gallant general was connected for forty-three
li
years as major and ma.
a ----nant-colonel. Besides the
officers of the garrison,, there was also in waiting at the
station a largo and verYlashionable attendance of the
f
in garrison at Pelwood Barracks,
ladies and gentlemen of , the town and neighbourhood to
receive the gallant veterati, all
. on the tiptoe of expec-
tation, and eager to catch a glimpse of one of the
brightest and most how:hirable ornaments of the British
army.
Yesterday (Friday) the General, accompanied by a
splendid muster of the elite of this district, proceeded to
the Fulwood Barracks, to inspect the corps with which
he had seen so much military
service. Soon after the
inspection, Sir Charles harangued the regiment •as.fol-
lows :—" Soldiers of the- 50th--It would be useless in
a
me to address you as steady
and well drilled regi-
ment, as all regiments under his Grace the. Duke of
Wellington are well drilled. I address you as a hard-
fighting regiment, as a regiment that has gained many a
well earned laurel in the field, It is now forty-three
years since I commanded you
as lieutenant-colonel and
major in many a bard-fought battle in the Peninsula.
the other day I met you again at Lahore, and
was exceedingly, glad to see that you still maintained
the high renown and general good disciplinary
character which youhad reviously so well earned on
the Peninsula. No re ira
a ette,ocionieeaana, rep_
t in India—and I say it
because you veell.al
meat in India distinguished itself more than the 50th ;
elb
And I have, on more than one occasion had great cause
to admire your bearing and action in the field,
your patience and energy, Your
Perseverance and moral
courge. Soldiers, the r(gtment that a man first joins is
his home, and he always afterwards looks upon it as his
home; and when a man, after being absent from it for a
length of time, comes back to it once more, his feelings
~re those of a man who is once snore returning to the
friends he loves—to the home which is endeared to his
heart. I look at this visit of mine to this regiment as a
return to my friends—to my old
-coh
me; and, as b ing
fhe greatest honour it is in my power to bestow upon
same belt and
this regiment, I now wear the plate I
von) when major of this corps. (The General
in
to the soldiers the accoutrements mentioned by
aim.) I have again del', day admired your steadiness
and drill, and am truly proud to see 3,0 u in the state you
Jae now—no one sick, no one absent, no one quarrelling,
out rough and ready, able and willing to tight at the
first sound of a amt.". He then turned to Lieutenant-
Colonel Salley, and complimented alai n warm terms
e--k"
S-
-
neon the state of the regiment, p a;
t'g particularly of
-heir appearance and discipline, and ordered him to dis-
miss the regiment.
The Lieutenant-Colonel then gave here ex-
the word, " Unfix
oeyonete;" and during the execution of neeuvre
soldiers. Bayonets were unfixed and returned to'the
scabberds.
che General said he had one word tnorethtios
smaya
Sir Cninaus then resumed—There has been a great
teal oftfile about the Mine rifle; but
Lean assure you,
50th, there is nothing like " Old Brown Bess," with a
axed bayonet, a strong arm, a strong heart, and strong
courage. I have seen the 50th, with the old ram-down
musket need bayonet, beat all before them, and they
would beat the Devil if they met with him, If you were
to go to meet the French to-morrow, I would go and
toad you myself.—(Loud cheers.)to the
At a signal from the Colonel, the seen, with caps off,
cheered the old warrior long and lustily, and the General
ordered the Colonel to dismiss them.

rt-snit which enabled the army to go to other fields, as
he before said, where they covered themselves with
fresh laurels, which would always be the case with Bri.
tish soldier:.

Consort of James IV., of Scotland, &c.

Lieutenant-Colonel DERINZY said that he had been
requested to respond to the toast by ono whom it had
ever been his pride and his pleasure to obey—their
illustrious guest and visitor.—(Hear, hear.) He was
sure they would agree with him, whenever the banner
of the British army should be unfurled, whether the ec •
casion should be one of invasion on our part, or of de-
fence, the same bulldog tenacity, as hitherto, would dis-
tinguish our forces.—(Cheers.)
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND proposed "The Wooden
Walls of Old Englend."--(Cheers.)
A veteran seaman, who toueht under Lord Nelson at
Trafalgar, named George Margenson, now residing at
Blackburn, was here introduced to Sir Charles Napier,
who shook hiss warmly by the hands. The old hero,
who paled not before the French at ' Trafalgar, was
moved to tears by the interview. This incident was the
most interesting of the evening, and much affected many
of the company.
Mr. R. T. PARKER said he congratulated the veterans
upon their having,the honour of the attendance at, their
board of one of the most distinguished generals in the
service.—(Applause.) They had been welcomed by
their townsmen; and they had especially witnessed
upon that occasion, in a most tender and affecting cir-
cumstance, the union between the army and navy.—
(Applause.) Who could for a moment stoically witness
the feelings of that old sailor, and the kindness with
which the Gallant General patted him on the shoulder?
—(Applause.) That was an instance in which they
might be proud of the, general whom they had never
seen there before. And if he so encouraged the old
sailor, how thought they he would encourage the soldiers
in his day? Why, by leading them to victory. • That
was the mode by which he learnt the way to the soldier's
heart. Mr. Parker then adverted to Sir C. Napier's
services at Corunna, where he was left upon the field
with five wounds in his body, and at Vimiera, where he
led the 50th Regiment; Sir C. Napier had attached one
of the- most•important of our provinces to this empire.
The hero of Sinde was before them.—(Applause.) The
soldier of a thousand battles was among them. He
concluded by proposing " Sir Charles Napier, and the
Waterloo and Peninsular Heroes," invoking them to
drink the Gallant General's health with three times three.
The toast was drunk amid tremendous cheering.
Band—" See the Conquering Hero comes."
Sir CHARLES NAPIER, on presenting himself to re-
spond, was enthusiastically applauded. He said—Mr.
Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, I rise to thank you for
the kind way in which you have received my health,
and for the honour you have done mo in asking me to
this dinner, and for that greater honour which I feel in
sitting down to dinner with the gentlemen of Preston and
my old comrades in arms.—(Cheers.) It is mostgratifying
to an old soldier to see so many of his brethren in arms
assembled together by the generous sympathy, of our
countrymen at Preston—l confine it to Preston, for it is
nowhere else seen,—(Applause.) And it is (as this glo-
rious anniversary when our immortal Duke—(Hear,
ticar)—sits down annually to commemorate it by his
great banquet. He it was that forced, from the stand-
ards of Napoleon that fame and that fortune watch had
ever attended that great man; and in an instant, in that
battle, his great empire disappeared like a meteor amid
the,brilliauce of its own glory.—(Applause.) Gentle-
men, with your leave I will now read to you the pre-
face to a work published by the author of the " Pad's-
sake War"--(Applause)—a man lying on the bed of
pain and sickness, and who feels no comfort equal to
that of recording the beiiliant deeds of the British
soldier.—(Cheers.) He says—
"In
this publication the combats of Roleia, Vimiera,
and Oorunna, and the character of Sir John Moore,
have been entirely recomposed;" [that Sir John Moore
of whom this gentleman (Mr. Grentell) spoke so justly ;
and of whom no man can speak toe much in his praise—
Cheers]. " The other battles and sieges are, with more
or less compression of details, transcripts from the His-
tory of the Peninsular War.' Thus arranged they will
perhaps most-effectually exhibit the constant energy of
the British soldier, and draw attention in their neigh-
bourhood to the .veterans who still survive.—(i They
have done so at Preston.'—(Cheers.) Few of these bravo
men have more than a scanty provision; many have none,
and nearly all, oppressed with wounds, disease, and
povertp—sure attendants on an old soldier's services—
feel life a burden so heavy as to make them envy the lot
of comrades who threw it off early on the field of battle.
" For the authenticity of the events, tho reader has
this guarantee. The author was either an eye-witness
of what he relates, or acquired his knowledge from
others who were—persons of no mean authority. Com-
manders-in-chief, generals, and other officers on both
sides; private official correspondence of the English en-
voys; military journals and reports of the French
leaders ; the correspondence of the intrusive King
Joseph and his Ministers; and the private military notes
and instructions of the Emperor Napoleon, have all
contributed to establish the truth of facts and the motives
of action.

" Mrs. Green, whose conscientious care and accuracy in historical
writing we have more than once had occasion to praise highly. has
in the book before us omitted nothing that can throw light on the
personal character, the pursuits, or the various incidents which
marked the lives of her respective heroines. Her style is attrac-
tive. and her opinions afford always evidence of judgment and im-
partiality. :ler work will be a valuable addition to any library."—
Examiner.

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At three o'clock the General's carriage drove up, to
convey him to the town; bat the men, who would hear
no remonstrance, unharnessed the horses, and when Sir
Charles was seated in the vehicle, with Mr. Cooper,
Mrs. Cooper, and Mr. German, they drew him round
the barrack-equare and into the road, where they again
yoked to the horses, when the General drove off amid
dae•loud and enthusiastic buzzes of the soldiers.
In Preston, for many years past, the pensioners re-
siding in the town and neighbourhood, who have fought
either at Waterloo or is the Peninsular campaigns,
nave been annually regaled at a sumptuous repast li-
berally provided by the subscriptions of the gentlemen
of the district. It had been known for some time past
that the gallant Napier had promised to honour this
year's festival with his presence; and this distinction
gave unusual interest to the feast. Many of the pen-
sioners had fought with " brave old Charlie."
The pensioners mustered in Deepdale•road, near the
House of Recovery, awaiting the arrival of Sir Charles
from the barracks. On his approach they formed in
line, and greeted the veteran with cheers. On the
the
carriage stopping, Mrs, Cooper held a new oh
prepared for the occasion, and presented it to
the pensioners of Preston, which was received
- -r
by Mr. Byron, ono of
the body. Upon this, .
German addressed to the assembled veterans a brief ze
and
appropriate address, expressive of the compliment paid
to them by so hatdsome .
knew they would value it highly, and preserve it un-
sullied. It was then proudly unfurled, and the veterans,
headed headed by the band of the 50th Regiment, which came
up, bad it borne before them, and they thus Ina
orderly procession through the town. They co l sed
:heir march about five o'clock, at the Corn Exchange,
where, to the number of
a present, remarking that he
town in the large room, They were on this occasion
honoured with the attendance of a much larger number
of the gentry of the' district than on any former
occasion, not less than 240 ntlemen being present.
On. the south wall of the flag inscribed,i
room was a
Soinde, Meeanee, se
—yderabad, 22d Cheshire Reg
d•
meat." On one side the arms of Prince Albert, an
above four hundred, they sat
siltianleia, Orthes, Douro'
,
the other the emblazonment of Prince Albert.
On the opposite end
Pyrenees Toulouse,
was the Prince of Wales's crest, 1
with the other royal eilot„,nments. In the recess 1
names -'
ou f' dIJI
naedßtehio
the recess
ehSel:b:: ugr'
of the west side was the new flag presented to the pen-
sioners.{);ninsular en
made of crimson silk, with a
It is a large one
white fringe. Upon it is formed a wreath of laurels and
other flowers, around it being
entwined at intervals the
gereproents—Sala-
jeusaco, Fuentes
imn,ableatinceolsr,,oi3f
Vittoria,atrhoess lo.e
number Virniera, Talavera,
Albuera. Encircled in the e
Corunna,
and Ciudad Redrigo.
knighthood were the
Ire the centre of the colour was
e Waterloo." The whet°
was the work of Mr. Carr, to
whose taste it did infinite credit. The cost (about 201)
was defrayed by subscription,orders of
this flag floated was n gallery, to which ladies were ad-
mitted during the after-dianer roceedings- In the op.
poeite recess was stationed thephand of the 50th Regi-
ment, favourite airs during
dinner, and at intervals thr
nsent, which played a
°ll^ehout the evening.
over which
On the veterans being A
seehed the Mayor, Sir Charles
Napier, and other distinguished guests entered the
,room. The Gallent General's
for several rounds of hearty cheering, the band playing
" See the Conquering !tor_
° comes."`, Sir Charles was
evidently gratified with his reception The gallant
veteran woro the full dreeer of a Lieutenant-General,
with the star and ribbon re: a
Knight Grand Cross of the
Bath, a peninsular medal, and two' Indian medals.
The Mayor took his seat a, supported on
his right by the following , chairman,
entrance was the signal
'sae es •—Lieutenant-General
Sir Charles J. Napier, G(113 : Mr. Grenfell, M.P ,
raia; German, Mr. Cooper,
the Rev. Gilmour Robinson, ete
Captain Knowles, Mr. Aide
Strickland, Bart.,
M.P., Mr. henry Stricklend °
, LieurrenanVolonel Sidley,
Mr. Alderman Paley, jute, se
an Miller, &c.
Rev. J. Owen Parr,
e'er. 'Alderns
There were also present Nes. T._ _e
1 Parker, Lieute-
nant-Colonel Martin, K.S.F. M "
r- Awnlcie}r7 an Peddcr, Mr.
Alderman Catterall, most of officers
mof the 50th Regi-
ment, and a considerable number of • h Li.,lits.
After the usual loyal toasts had In a' '
M.A., viear:;,„janod. on his left by the
been given,
Mr. GRFNFELL M.P. prop
Y " Perha s, at the very
hour in which be had then the e
Duce of Wellingto'n, and the A.°ll,4eeri.,
that great and illustrious. chief-enour to addressp them,
partakers of the victory of was surrounded by the
the grit
day was
that pre t martial day.
Amongst the toasts given upon v_ e a .
"The health of the
~ The„
Duke of Wellington and
h des of those
herces who fell in the fight, and shads:
given in
the next toast was given to t`i'le British Army
solemn silence. He confessed that in all-hiswll4fse e never
Was so affected as on going over the field of Waterloo,
and when he entered the church by the
e
every part of that church, every Wail
erwtah'sibuilding,
covered with tablets commemorative of the losse that each
regiment had sustained on that immortal He
honestly confessed it as a man day.
, that he ~,,,, moved 10
floods of tears; and he would Pity the British — t the
possessor of which could ace unmoved hear
"ed those tablets con-
taining the losses of each regiment, h ,
told a
fearful tale of the miseries of raenhsh " n
was sorry to say that ho was old enough
events in which the British array rr
and carry the
selves, before the occasion to which he in
them'
the eninsular war. Need he refer t had adverterdl
Weight evere action, wt:'
geee r a l , who closed a very lr iii er
mostn a,(e, .E7t?ogalttotheir
eicdsolahitelnuritetaon. teiestn,
the
u-eicie-ee's
presence of the great Nepoloone
'lene, his victorious army, aster .ort ial career 1 Co'
to some other fields of coefliet and glory a a ven down to_u_o_e
enabled to retire,
which crowned the efforts of that cl'i ory, by the victory
Sir John Moore.—(Applause.) I/ stinguished ma lay
Was buried—he lay
—in a foreign land; but his country ' n•ed
his name in the aross.l3 of the had immofta :,
British
generals.

" For the general who led the British troops so tri-
umphantly, this record gives no measure of ability. To
win victories was the least of his labours. Thoso who
desire to know what an enormous political, financial, and
military pressure ho, sustained, what wiles he circum-
vented, what opposing skill he baffled, whet a powerful
enemy ho dealt with and overcame, must neck in the
original history from which this work has been ex-
tracted.

"For the soldiers it is no measure of their fortitude
and endurance, it records only their active courege! But
what they were their successors nom are—witness the
wreck of the Birkenhead, where four hundred men, at
the call of their heroic officers, Captains Wright and
Girardot, calmly, and without a murmur, accepted death
in a horrible form, rather than endanger the women and
children in the boats.—(Loud plaudits.) The records
of the world furnish no parallel to this self-devotion!"
Such, gentlemen, are the warriors of England.—(llear.)
And he to whom is owing the splendour of the British
army is still our leader. But, gentlemen, lam sorry to
say there are men in this country who seem to talk of
war with terror; men who whisper the word lest sur-
rounding nations should take umbrage; men there are
who dread the glorious sound of preparation for de-
fance.—(Applause.) These men, gentlemen, forget that
every Englishman's house is his castle—Clear, hear)_
they forgot that England is the nations' castle—(Beer,
hear)—and that, with God's blessing, we will dea-el it
with arms in our hands.(Applause.) That castle con-
tains the Lancashire witches.—(Applause.) Aid it
contains our free constitution—free laws' free tend,,, free
press, and, with, God's blessing, if attacked, the free use
of our bayonets.—(Load cheers.) Our men, our young
men, burn to be in arms; our old soldiers have lost
their streagth, I am sorry to say, but we retain our ex-
perience and our courage.—(Applause.) I am happy to
say that our militia are at last called out; I rejoice at
it; and I hope that ere long they will ba seen to rival
the troops of the line.—(Cheers.) It is to me painful
to see in the public papers that Members ot Par-
liament have got up in their seats and said that
we have 100,000 regular troops to defend England. The
Secretary at War very properly at once put down this
electioneering nonsense.—(,Laughter and loud applause.)
We have no army iu England to defend it. We have
our sons, and they are brave, but they are not discip-
lined; and if the Duke of Wellington had to put hie self
at the head of the army to-morrow he could not muster

10,000 men in the country to defend it.--(heir, hear.)
But some of these gentlemen will, say, '• On, there will
be no inva.ion." Very possibly; I dare say eny man
oa the Continent will think twice before be invades Eng-

laid. I perfectly agree that it is probable that there
will be no invasion ; but there may be an invasion—it is
possible. The present ruler of France, whom, I think,
prejudice must allow to he daring, bold, secret, and clever,
is at the head of four hundred thousand of the finest
troops in the world. Now, gentlemen, if I may be allowed
to say so, we ought to keep a vigilant eye upon power-
ful France. Louis Napoleon is at this moment making
railways, and, strange to say, a deal of English money is
employed in making them.—(Hear, and cheers.) One of
those tines leads to Toulon, another to Lyons, another to
Belgium, and another to Boulogne, so that from the
200,000 of this 400,000 men could come
very heart of France, before England could be aware of
his purpose,
from every point to attack us. He is quite right. I
admire his sense and his patriotism; but it is right that
we should learn that 200,000 men may be marched to
Boulogne, and the straits of Calais immediately covered
vrith steamers and men of war.—(Hear, hear.) Now,
gentlemen, it is for this reason I rejoice in the militia
being called out. The militia have at all times evinced
a martial spirit, and I am sure that we shall soon see
Government fashioning them for war. Gentlemen, I
must say that personally I regret that the volunteer
corps were not called out.—(llear, bear.) If they had
bean, we should have seen our Queen, beloved for her
private virtues and beloved for her wise government of
these realms, sitting upon the strong battlements of her
ocean castle, defying, invasion and protecting peace._
(The Gallant General sat down amid cheering several
times renewed.)
Several other toasts were then given, including " The
r
Mayor," proposed by Sir Charles Napier; "Sir William
Napier," by Mr. Cooper; " The Through Members,"
by Mr. Paley; " The Magistrates," by Sir C.. Napier;
" The Ladies," by the Rev. J. Owen Parr, "
, andu the 5e Townoth Regimen
a sad i
c by "M . Alder-
man de
of
rest
0n,,,
ColoneluibyanmGr. S
German;
Grmirdeal
nne
ff and rrh
e
The meeting broke up about nine o'clock.

TERRIFIC ACCIDENT IN A RAILWAY TUNNEL: On
Wednesday evening, about five o'clock, an accident, at-
tended with loss of life to one person and serious injury to
another,
occurred in the tunnel connected with Spital
Tongues Colliery, n
near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Certain re-
pairs were going on in the tunnel, and no waggon was to be
sent down after ten o'clock on Wednesday. About five
o'clock Messrs. Arkless, colliery viewers, and a slaitbsman
named Coulsen, proceeded up the tunnel to look after the
repairs. To their surprise and horror, the tunnel only being'
broad enough to admit a waggon to pass, they heard the
noise of a loaded waggon rapidly approaching. Their only
possible means of escape was to lie flat on the ground between
the rails, and allow the svaggon to pass over them. They
did so, when Coulson, being a stout man, was caught by the
lower part of the waggon, and was so dreadfully mangled
that he died almost immediately. One of the Messrs. Arkless
had his arm broken, and was otherwise injured, but his
brother escaped unhurt,

" He lay like a warrior taking his rest,
With his martial cloak around him."
Here he could not but refer to the distinguished gentle'
man who hed that day honoured them with his pre"
senee. " Well done, my majors," said
Sir John Moore,
when there was any difficult work to be accomplished;
and they proceeded to it with that courage and deter-
mination which distinguished •every roan of their race.
" Well done, my majortA" • And Sir Charles Napier
was one of those majors. And well did they do iti.
1 they contributed by their prowess to thUt distinguished