The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-02 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT to the CITY.

The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police have for
some days been making active preparations for the preserva-
tion of the public peace, and the prevention of any dis-
turbance or accidents on the day of her Majesty's visit to

the City. The line of road along which the royal procession
will pass previous to its arrival at the gates of the City will
be lined by detachments from the various divisions in and
round the metropolis, headed by their superintendents and
inspectors in full uniform. It is intended they shall stand
two paces apart from each other, and from the measure-
ment of the ground, which has been made by order of the
Commissioners,:who have been in daily communication with
the Home-office on the subject, it is computed that 3,000
will be required for that alone, and that upwards of 750
more will be required at the various barriers and streets lead-
ing to the line.
A paragraph appeared last week in some of the papers,
stating that a lady of rink had offered to present any cha-
ritable institution in the City, to be recommended by the
Lord Mayor, with 1,000/., on condition of being accom-
modated with a seat at the ladies' table, which by many
persons was considered to be untrue, but we understand,
from an authority on which we consider we can rely, that it
is substantially correct ; the only error being, that instead of
the offer being made by " a lady of rank," it was made by
a lady of large property, residing in the•neighbourhood of
Twickenham.

Since Monday numerous shops at Kensington, Hammer-
smith, Chelsea, and other of the suburban villages, have
exhibited bills notifying that the occupier is commissioned
to let seats in the houses by which the procession will pass.
The carriages of which, with. the customary addition of
troops, yeomen of the guard, gentlemen pensioners, mar-
shalmen, &c., the Royal cortege will be formed will be the
Queen's State carriage (which is being re-decorated for the
occasion), drawn by eight cream-coloured horses, richly
caparisoned with dressings of deep purple riband ; four of
her Majesty's private State carriages, the first drawn by
six black, the second by six gray, and the third and fourth
by six bays, each with splendid dressings of scarlet ribands ;
the Duchess of Kent's State carriage, drawn by six chest-
nut horses, with rich trappings and scarlet dressings ; the
Duke of Sussex's State carriage, drawn by six bay horses,
the dressings for which consist of scarlet, purple, and yellow
ribands ; the Duke of Cambridge's State carriage, drawn
by six black horses, with dressings of crimson riband ;
another of his Royal Highness's State carriages (for Prince
George of Cambridge and his attendants); drawn by six
bay horses, with crimson dressings ; her Royal Highness
the Princess Augusta's carriage, drawn by six bay horses,
with crimson dressings ; and two of the Duchess of Glou-
cester's carriages, each drawn by six horses, with dressings
of crimson and yellow riband. A splendid scarlet hammer-
cloth, with deep yellow and green fringe, is also in the course
of manufacture for the Duchess of Kent's carriage.

Orders have been received at the office of the Master of
the Horse to prepare her Majesty's state carriage, to be
drawn by cream-coloured horses. It is arranged that, after
her
_Majesty has arrived at Guildhall, the carriage and
those in the suite shall pass over Southwark Bridge and
through the Borough, to avoid confusion. Her Majesty
will return to the New Palace in one of her close carriages.
It is understood her Majesty will proceed to Guildhall
through Pall-mall, and not Piccadilly, as generally supposed.
Yesterday morning a public notice was issued by the Lord
Mayor, stating, that in consequence of the suggestion of
an especial Coutt of Aldermen, it had been determined to
brilliantly illuminate the portico of the Mar.sion-house, on
the occasion of her Majesty's visit on the 9th inst., and also
urging the inhabitants along the line of road through which
her Majesty will pass, to illuminate their houses as bril-
liantly as convenient.
In every direction, and in every possible way along the
expected line of the royal procession, preparations are
making to do honour to our youthful and beloved Queen on

the occasion of her visit to the city. There appears every
reason for believing that the demonstrations of joyous loy-
alty and grateful homage will exceed anything of the kind
that has taken place for many very many years past, per-
haps since those made on the jubilee festival in the reign of
George 111.
Th foolish intention of the Lumber Troop of discharg-
ing their pop-gun cannons just as the Queen enters Temple-
bar, from the roof of their suttling-house in Fleet-street,
will be put an end to by a judicious notice yesterday issued
by the Police Committee of Aldermen, strictly charging
and enjoining all persons, on the 9th of November, when
her Majesty's visit to the city is to take place, not to allow
or suffer any guns to be fired, nor to make, nor cause to be
made, any squibs, serpents, fire-balloons, or other fire-works,
nor to fling them, fire, or throw them out of, or off, any
house, shop, or warehouse in any public street of the city,
under the penalties contained in the Act of the 10th of
William 111.
We understand that the men in armour will be dis-
pensed with on the ninth of November, during the proces-
sion of the Lord Mayor and Corporation to and from the
water-side, and his Lordship and retinue will leave Guild-
hall as early as nine o'clock, for the purpose of proceeding
to Westminster Hall to be sworn.

It is said that the number of applications which have
have been made by gentlemen desirous of discharging the
duties of bottlemen at the ensuing Royal and Civic ban-
quet is excessive. Those applications have been made first
to the Entertainment Committee, and recently to the pro-
prietors of the London Tavern, Messrs. Bleaden, Breach,
and Bathe, to whom it is stated the Committee have wisely
delegated the management and arrangement of all things
connected with the feast. It is fortunate that the applicants
have in almost all instances been refused. If the rule of
exclusion had not been rigidly enforced towards them,
much inconvenience might ensue. Those who had gone
in for the apparent purpose of ministering to the wants of
the guests, would in all probability as soon as their curio-
sity was sated, become negligent of their self-imposed task.
Nay, it is not unlikely that they may, throwing aside the
character of attendants, assume a different one, and instead
of being providers, become partakers of the cheer. Such
a change of characters would certainly be viewed with well-
merited indignation by the worthy civic dignitaries, whose
calls would in consequence be unanswered, and whose sto-
machic cravings would be unattended to.
A correspondent has suggested the extraordinary and
novel effect which would be produced, and which we think
would add much to the splendour of her Majesty's visit
to the City on the 9th instant, by the ascent of Mr. Green
in his balloon from the neighbourhood of St. Paul's Cathe-
dral. The balloon to be attached by ropes to some part
Of that edifice, by which means a most gratifying view of
the procession would be obtained by those who might ac-
, company Mr. Green, and afford the means of lowering
some emblematical device, such as a figure with a wreath
of laurel, or an address written for the occasion ; to take
place at the time of her Majesty's arrival 'at a convenient
spot, and which there can be no doubt would be most gra-
ciously received by our youthful Sovereign.
The students at the King's College have abandoned the
idea of greeting a scaffold under the archway leading to
the College, and have made an agreement with the com-
mittee appointed to let the seats in St. Mary's church-yard
for the occupation of those placed on the side of the
church They will appear in their caps and gowns, and
are making suitable arrangements to show their loyal at-
tachment to our Virgin Queen -by presenting to her a con-
gratulary address.

Yesterday between the hours of one and two o'clock,
during the prevalence of a very violent gale, a large shed
over part of the premises of Messrs. W. and J. Marshall,
extensive steam-boiler manufacturers, in Colchester-street,
Whitechapel, was blown down, and carried with it a house
of two stories high adjoining, both falling with a tremend-
ous crash, which was heard all over the neighbourhood.
The house was the property of Mr. Frencham, and was
occupied by a young man named George Godfrey and his
mother, who took care of and attended to the parish green-
yard behind for Frencham, and it was at first conjectured
that the occupants were buried in the ruins, as Godfrey had
been seen to go in a short time before to his dinner. The
utmost anxiety was therefore manifested for their safety, and
no time was lost bya number of the police belong to the
11 division with Serjeant Dickenson, who were promptly on
the spot, and a number of the mechanics on the premises of
Mr. Marshall, who at the moment arrived from their dinners,
in removing the ruins, and in a few moments they found.
poor Godfrey lying beneath a large beam which had fortu-
' nately fallen in a slanting position so as to partially shield him
from the ponderous weight that fell upon him ; bad it fallen
flat upon him he must have been crushed to death upon the
instant. The poor fellow, however, received some very
severe contusions, and was at once removed to the London
Hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and pronounced
not of a decidedly dangerous character. As soon. as he
was found he removed the anxiety of the crowd with re-
spect to the safety of his mother, by saying she was out at
the time of the accident, and that lie was alone in the house
at the time. There are upwards of 70 men on the premises
of the Messrs. Marshall ; and had they not been fortunately
at dinner at the time of the accident, the loss of life must
have been considerable, as 00 at least would be employed
in that part of the building where the roof gave way. A
gentleman who was driving past in a gig, had also a mira-
culous escape, as a part of the front wall had tumbled into
the street the instant lie drove past the place.
ROBBERY OF A WAREITOUSE,-The Manchester'
Guardian of Wednesday last, contains a variety of details
relative to a warehouse robbery, of an extensive kind, com-
mitted about the 23d ult. in that town, the parties in which,
through Mr. Thomas and the police, are likely to be iden-
tified and brought to justice. The circumstances under
which this robbery was. committed, and the made of re-
ceiving and disposing et the goods, exhibit in a striking
degree the facility with which property of the most bulky
description can be abstracted from a warehouse, and, when
once obtained, can be sent from place to place,