The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-18 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL,

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Princess
Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prin-
cess Beatrice, and attended by Lady Churchill, Lady
Augusta Bruce, Lieut.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey,
Major General Seymour, Major Cowell, Mr. Buff,
and Dr. Jenner, arrived at Balmoral at 20 minutes
past 6 p.m. Her Majesty was received at the Castle
by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales.
After remaining some time at Perth for break-
fast, the Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Lieut.-Gen.
Hon. C. Grey, proceeded to Blair Castle, and
honoured the Duke and Duchess of Athole with a
short visit. Her Majesty incurred this additional
fatigue purposely to see the Duke, whose precari-
ous state of health precluded his coming to meet the
Queen at Perth, as he had wished.
His Grace, however, accou_Apanied her Majesty
with the Duchess to the station at Blair.
The last time her Majesty was at Blair was in
October, 1861, in company with the Prince Con-
sort,
The Queen returned to Stanley junction at 12.45
p.m., where the rest of the Royal family joined her
Majesty.

The Queen's Visit to the Duke of Athole.
On Monday night a telegram was received in
Blair- &thole to the effect that on the following

morning her Majesty intended to pay a visit to
his grace the Duke of Athole at Blair Castle,
where that nobleman is at present suffering under
a severe affliction. On Tuesday morning the tidings
of the intended Royal visit oozed out in Blair-
Athale, and by half-past ten o'clock—the hour at
which the Royal train was expected to arrive—a
crowd of about 200 people had assembled outside
the railway station. At ten o'clock about a score

of the duke's ghillies, in Highland costume, were
marched to the station, at the entracte to which

they were arranged as a guard of honour ; and,
within a few minutes of the advertised time for the

arrival of the train, a couple of carriages and pairs
arrived from Blair Castle, the first being a boat
carriage for her Majesty's suite, and the second an
open carriage, containing her Grace the Duchess of
Athole, and her son, the Marquis of Tullibardine.
Punctual to the moment the Royal train arrived.
The Queen was received by the Duchess of Athole
(whom she saluted with a kiss), the Marquis of
Tullibardine, Mr. Drummond, of Megginch, and

Mr. W. Evans, of Eton—the latter two gentlemen
being at present on a visit at Blair Castle. As the
Queen kissed the duchess, and graciously extended
her hand to her, the latter was deeply affected, and,
unable to control her emotions, burst into tears.
A length of cloth of the Athole tartan pattern had
been laid across the platform from the Royal saloon
to the steps of the carriage in waiting, on which
her Majesty stepped. She was only accompanied
by General the Hon. Charles Grey, the Princess
Helena, and the Lady Augusta Bruce—Princo
Alfred and the Princess Louisa having remained in
Perth. Her Majesty was then handed into the
barouche by General Grey, and motioned the
Duchess of Athole to be seated beside her on the
right. The word had been previously given from
the station that all should be as quiet as possible,
but as the carriage drove off every head was un-
covered, and her Majesty acknowledged the silent
wave of salutation on each side by one or two bow=•
in the following carriage were the Princess Helena,
the Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Charles Grey
and the Marquis of Tullibardine. Both carriage
drove eastward to the principal entrance to th
Castle, and remained absent about an hour.
At about ten minutes to 12 o'clock the carriages
returned, and this time, to the astonishment of the
crowd, his Grace the Duke of Athole himself ap-
peared, along with the duchess, accompanying her
Majesty. He was closely wrapped up, and looked
alarming ill. In the boat-carriage were the Princess
Helena, the Hon. General Grey, the Lady Augusta
Bruce, the Marquis of Tullibardine, Mrs. Drummond
of Megginch, and Miss Evans. On entering the
station, her Majesty recognised and spoke to Mrs.
Drummond and to the Hon. T. C. Bruce, chairman
of the Perth and Inverness Railway Company. She
expressed to Mr. Bruce her entire satisfaction with
the arrangements on the new line, and the pleasure
she bad felt at passing through such magnificent
scenery ; and then took leave of the Duke and
Duchess of Athole. She first took leave of her grace
by kissing her on the cheek and extending her hand
to her, which the duchess respectfully kissed, curt-
seying as she did so. Her Majesty then turned to
the duke, and extended her hand to him, which-,
with a deep reverence, he also kissed. Her Majesty
then gave them a parting bow, and was assisted
into the Royal saloon, in front of which the Duke
and Duchess of Atbole stood for a minute or two
till the train was in motion. Still no cheer was
raised by the crowd, and, in obedience to her
Majesty's wishes, none would have been raised,
but the noble duke, removing his hat, called for ft
hurrah for the Queen. Three very cordial cheers
were then given, in the midst of which the Royal
,rain moved slowly away.—Dundee Advertiser.

Arrangements have been made at Balmoral for
her Majesty to stay there a month; but doubtless the
length of the sojourn in the North will entiroly depend upon
the continuance of fine weather.—Court Journal.
Count Bernstoff, the Prussian Ambassador at the
Court of St. James's, has arrived at Berlin from Carlsbad,
and may be expected to return to London Iv ithin a for

days.
The Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto
have arrived at Brighton.
Count Nesselrode has left Maurigy's Hotel on 6
visit to Mr. Francis Charles Hastings Russell, M.P., of
Endsleigh, Tavistock; and to the Marquis of Batt'', At
Longleate, Wilts.
Count Renard has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel
From Berlin.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbnry
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the Countess Henrietta Da.—_
shortly to leave Jerveaux Abbey, Yorkshire, for Tottenhao
Park, Wilts.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury wild
entertain a succession of visitors next month at
liato4
House, Herts.
tam a select party next week at Broadlands,
.Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will enter.
gestre
Viscount Ingestre, M.P., and Viscoun t es
have left Brighton for Ingestre Hall, Stafford.
Lord Brougham is staying at Broug hang Hall,
but leaves there the week after next for Edinburgh. The
noble and learned lord, who is in ercellent health, will Lom-
ilants.

has arrived in tn,Yin
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pieta his 85th year to-morrow.
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Lord Ernest Bruce. NI-P
from a tour of visits.
Londesborough have left Thomas
Hotel,
d_Be andrk Leie
Berkeley-square, for Fulcham, Gleniela, his lord..
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ship's shooting quarters in Perthshirb.
Lord and Lady Lyndhurst intend to prolong their
residence in Tunbridge Wells until the close of the eusuios
month, or the first week in November. •
Lord and Lady Cam oys and the Hon. WO
Stonor have left Minshead for Fencarrow, the seat of Ladf
aolesworth.
The Right Hon. Sir Hamilton Seymour, the Lion'
Lady Seymour, and the Misses Seymour, have left Poe
Elliott for Pencarrow, on a visit to Lady Molesworth.
Major-General W. F. Forster, military secretarl
to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, resumed
his duties at the Horse Guards on Wednesday last, atter a
few weeks' leave of absence.
PRINCE ALFRED and one of •the Danish Princes
it is expected will be present at one of the ct,sncluding meet.
ings of the Social Science Association, which is to assemble
In Edinburgh on the ith of October.
THE NATIONAL SHAKSP ERB 17 lIND .--0 Monday
evening, with a view of adding to the funds of the
National Shakspere Memorial Committee, Mies Edith
Heraud and Herr Kruger commence a series of Shakspe'
ian entertainments, of the most attra cti ve description, at
the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Strand. The
programme issued is of the most attractive character, but
when the intrinsic merit of the Shaksperian cause is added
to it, it is to be hoped that the success it merits will ensure

a brilliant success.
A MULREADY EXIIIBITION IN 1861.—1 t is prO°
posed to hold, in the spring of next year, at the South lieu"
rgton Museum, as complete a collection of the works of
N.lulready as it is possible to get together,