The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

Departure of Her Majesty for Scotland.

Yesterday evening, shortly before seven c'cl°l3lrl
her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal Ili&
flosses the Princesses Helena, Louise, Beatrice,
Prince Leopold, and the Duke and Duchess of
Coburg, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely,
the Hon. Mrs Bruce, Col: the Hon. Sir C. ]3. PlaiPPs'
Gen. the Hon. C. Grey, Major-Gen. the Hon. A'
Hood, Dr Jenner, Messrs Buff and Se.Ul, and the
suite of the Duke and Duchess of Coburg,leftWilld"
sor Castle for Balmoral.

Her Majesty, on quitting the Castle with the
various members of the royal family and Buite,drov°
down to the station of the Great Western RailvveYl
the royal cortege consisting of several carriages.
The royal train was provided by the London and
North Western Railway Company, over wb ich line
the greater portion of the journey will be pe, formed.
The royal party on alighting were received by
several representatives of the Great Western and
North Western Companies, by whom they were
conducted to the train. Her Majesty and the dif'
ferent members of the royal family very graciously
returned the loyal greetings of the bystanders.
The special train was composed of the royal
saloon, in which were seated her Majesty and
Princess Helena. This carriage was beautifully lined
with lavender-coloured moire antique silk, and 'Yves
fitted with every accommodation for the long
journey to the North. Three double saloons wore
occupied respectively by their Royal Highnesses
Princess LJuise and governess, the Marchioness of
Ely and Mrs. Bruce, the Duke and Duchess of
Coburg and attendants ; Prince Leopold, Dr. Je 0"
ner, and Messrs. Buff and Sahl ; Sir C. Wo(
General Grey, Sir C. B. Phipps, and General Hoe d•
A single saloon was occupied by Princess Beatri,M,
her governess, and maid. Other carriages coctainsa
the Queen's dressers, the railway officials, page'
upper servants, &c. There were also two carriage
trucks, and two break vans, in alll6 carriages, '6°l
engine.

The train left the station at seven o'clock exactly
The route has already been describac.l.
The train
was to travel at express speed throughout the night,
stopping only at Leamington at 9.18 for refresh-
ment. At 9.33 the journey was to be resumed, an d
at 10.45, at the Bustibury Junction, 127 miles front
Windsor, the London and North Western systeM
would be entered upon. Here, as also at Whitmore
(1551 miles), Boar's Head (2021 miles), Kendal
Junction (256/ miles), Carlisle (307 miles), Sum-
mit (356/ miles), and Greenhill (4131 miles), a
stoppage of five minutes was to be made, and the
arrival at Perth (458 miles) was arranged to take
place at 8.45 this morning. Here her Majesty will
be present at the inauguration of a memorial to the
Prince Consort, and in about two hours the journey
will be resumed for Aboyne, which will be reached,
if the time.bill should be adhered to at 2.37, after
a railway journey of 580/ miles, accomplished in
about 20 hours, including the stoppage at Perth.
From Aboyne the journey to Balmoral will be
continued by post-horses.
It is expected that her Majesty will remain in
Scotland for six weeks, and will then return to
Windsor.

By telegraph we learn that the royal train kept
admirable time. It passed Stafford (1141 miles)
at 11.15; Crewe (1651 miles) at 12.4; Warrington
(190 miles) at 12.40 ; Preston (1261 miles) at 1.39 ;
and Lancaster (2371 miles) at 2,11—a few minutes
after time.

August 30, Morning.

The Royal train, containing her Majesty and the
young members of the Royal Family, and the Duke
and Duchess of Coburg, passed through Carlisle
punctually at 4.7 a.m. The train was in charge of
Mr Neele, out-door superintendent; Mr Rams•
bottom, locomotive superintendent ; Mr Martin,
telegraph superintendent ; and other practical
officers of the London and North-Western Com•
pany.

The Prince and Princess of Wales ill the

Highlands.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales continue to make the most of their time
in the Highlands, notwithstanding that the weather
is not of a very favourable character either for
sport or quiet drives and picnics. As on the prey'.
otis Sunday their Royal Highnesses, with the
Princess Mary of Cambridge and suite, attended
divine service in the parish church of Crathie on
the 21st inst. Large congregations were present
on both occasions. The Rev. Mr Anderson preached.
On Monday the Royal party rode to the top of
Dark Lochnagar, and apparently enjoyed the
splendid scene, and the healthy exercise necessary
to gain it, greatly. On Tuesday, while the Prince
went out with his gun, the Princess, accompanied
by the Pilaf:Hiss Mary, drove round by Ballater,
taking Craig Yourie by the way. The party had
tea among the hills, and then rode home to Aber.
geldie Castle. On Wednesday a Royal picnic, was
held in the woods of Balmoral, the day's enjoy-
ment being wound up by a ball given by the Prince
at the Castle to the tenantry and servants. The
afternoon of Thursday was occupied by a grand
picnic given by the Countess of Fife at the romantic)
falls of Moich above Braemar. Very general grati-
fication is felt in Aberdeen and along the Dee, by
the current rumour that the Prince has instructed
Mr Wm. Smith, the architect of Baimoral Castle)
to prepare plans for a palace at Abergeldie,

The ex-Queen of the French, accompanied by the
Duke and Duchess of Montpensier and other members of
the Orleans Royal family, arrived at Tunbridge Wells yes-
terday evening from Claremont. Her Majesty and her
august relatives travelled from Esher to Guildford at the
South-Western Railway, and from Guildford to Tunbridg
Wells by the South Eastern line.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge
and Princess Mary arrived in town on Saturday from a tour
of visits in Scotland. Princess Mary came
direct from
Abergeldie Castle, where she had been staying with their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. The
Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the lion. Colonel
Curzon, left the Earl of DalhJusie's seat on Tuesday, and
had been visiting until he met the Princess Mary OR her
way south.
The Marchioness of Lothian and Lady Alice Nerr
are on a tour of visits in Ireland.
The Earl of Leicester and a select circle have sr-
rived at Powerscourt Castle, county Wicklow, on a 'visit to
Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt,
The Earl and Countess Fitz william and the Ladies
Fitz williaut will leave their seat in Ireland next week for
Wentworth House, Yorkshire, in order to receive a distin-
guished party during the Doncaster races.
The Earl Cowper, with the Hon. Henry Cowper
Rankes Cowper, will remain for a month at the noble earl's
shooting-box in Inverness-shire.

Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday for
Llanarth.

Lady Brougham intends shortly to go to Brighton
for the benefit of her health.
Lord Ronald Leveson.Gewer arrived in town
yesterday from visiting the Duchess (Dowager) cl Sat'l°l:
land at Vichy. The duchess is in the enjoyment of greatly
improved health.
The marriage of Lieutenant-Colonel Burnaby (of
the Grenadier Guards), only son of Mr Burnaby, of Bog:,
grave, Leicestershire, with Miss Dixie, second daughter .0:
the late Sir Wollarton Dixie, Bart., of Bosworth l'ark'j,..
the same county, was solemnised yesterday forenoon '
l'4l4Vfi Church, 4i,night•bridge. •