The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-12 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, 0C rOBER 12, 1855.

T OON, Mayor A COMMON COUNCIL
holdon in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of
London, on Thursday, the 11 th day of October, t 855 ;
Resolved—That a dutiful and loyal Address of Congratulation be
presented to her Majesty upon the glorious successes of the Briti=h
Army and Fleets in conjunction with those of her Majesty's faithful
Allies.
MERE WETHER.

VISIT OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
TO BOW-TON CASTLE, SHROPSHIRE.

SHREWSBURY, Thursday Evening.---This afternoon
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accom-
panied by the Princess Mary, Baron Knesebeck, and
Miss Montague, passed through this town, en .route for
Rowton Castle, the picturesque seat of Mr. and Lady
Charlotte Lyster. The distinguished party arrived by
the London and North-Western mail train at 3.54 p.m.,
and were set down opposite the principal entrance to the
railway station, the platform being covered with Brus-
sels carpet.
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On alighting her Royal Highness was received by
Colonel the Hon. G. C. W. Forester, M.P., by whom
she was conducted to a waiting-room set apart for the
occasion, and where Colonel Frederick Hill bad the
honour of being introduced. A detachment of 100
picked men of the Shropshire Militia, under• the com-
mand of Major Whitmore, attended as a guard of ho-
nour ; and the excellent band of the regiment played
the National Anthem and " Partant pour la Syrie,"
as the august party were escorted to their carriages,
which drove for Rowton amidst the enthusiastic cheers
of some thousands of spectators. Among the distin-
guished visitors who are expected to meet her Royal
Highness at Rowton are the Earl of Powis, Viscount
and Viscountess Newport, the Hon. Col. Forester, Col.
Hill, &c.

On Friday tho Royal party intend paying a visit to
the Earl of Powis, at Powis Castle, near Welshpool.
They will be met on the borders of the principality by a
detachment of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, who
will form an escort to Powis Castle.
Preparations are being made at Welshpool to do be-
coming honours to the august visitors, and a guard of
honour will be formed by the Royal Montgomeryshire
Rifles.

crowded Lime-street, St. John's-lane, and the interjaceut
streets. The brilliant illuminations in Lime-street, ex-
tending from the Teutonic-hall to the Isle of Man Vaults
at the corner of London-road, enlivened the scene and
rendered it one of a peculiar, interesting, and gorgeous
character. A long line of hundreds of cabs and carriages
was moving up London-road, along Ashton-street, and
Clarence-street, up Mount-pleasant, and along Hope-
street, down Leece-street, Renshaw-street, and Lime-
street, towards the south entrance of St. George's-hall.
In the meantime there were beautiful pyrotechnic dis-
plays and fireworks—rockets and various coloured stars
flying up in the air in every direction. The discharges
of firearms and squibs were fully as frequent, and alto-
gether the excitement of the people as intense as at any
part of the progress of the previous day. At length,
about eight o'clock, an unusually brisk fire of rockets
and firearms commenced, and shortly afterwards
his Royal Highness and party drove along the area in
front of the hall to the entrance, amidst the most vocife-
rous cheering of the assembled thousands. His Royal
Highness acknowledged the greeting of the crowd, and
then proceeded to the hall beneath the extensive awning
which had been put up for the occasion. A considerable
crowd still lingered about the hall during the remainder
of the evening.