The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-05 00:00:00

ARRTVAL oF THE QTTEEN•

oBRIGHT. 01'sr OCT 4 —Never within the memory of the
old of its inhabit.an.ts has Brighton been so crowded as
from
tt s at the
present moment. Thousands are pouring in
the
rorn
a"
quarters, and though every house is crammed, from
cellar to the attic, yet " the cry is still they
such be the interest prevailing generally throughout the. na-
,arl! °Part the occasion of our gracious -Queen's first visit to
1.3 ighton, what must be the feelings of the inhabitants. them-
selves ? Without for one moment imputing to them a
er share of royalty to our young Sovereign than that
Which. sways the hearts of each and all of her subjects, yet
ran not be denied that they have a peculiar interest in
jesat ing Brighton a desirable summer residence to her Ma-
repreference to any other that she may have here-
tofo visited. With many this must, no doubt, be a very
secondar f •
fear Y "ling, but when such a motive exists in aid of
tr," • ..
t. In which all participate, and of which all most
4t enthusiastically approve,; it is scarcely to be wondered
If the welcome of our Queen to Brighton should be
snore than commensurate with any demonstrations of
attachment she may have hitherto received. Indeed
It would
of h appear as if no earthly thing were thought
ere th an that of adding to the welcome which all
are.nxious to render as grateful as possible to our young
Sovereign. It is, in fact, obvious to the most superficial
server that loyalty at the present day is not like loyalty
lierrtofore. The English are almost proverbially a loyal
0"Ple, and accordingly our Sovereigns, for a century back
Imore, might well have boasted of having loyal subjects ;
saut our present Queen is differently circumstanced. To
11..iY her subjects are loyal is to say nothing ! This indeed
"Id be " damning with faint praise." Affection warm
tnd true, and enthusiastic because considerate, should not
e sabered down to the cold arid heartless, though dutiful
,a,Pliellation of loyalty. Perhapa amongst the countless
!naustinds this day assembled to witness her arrival a single
til4dividual could not be found who would not as readily risk
es life to save her from injury, as he would do so to pro-
"' a sister, a daughter, or a wife ; and shall we say that a
People actuated by such feelings are, forsooth, loyal ? No
instead of saving they are loyal, we would rather say
'Bat they feel the
deepest consideration and interest for a
37°Ilug; and inexperienced girl, placed in a position, the re-
-P"sibility of which is only to be equalled by the difficulty
ofs discharging its duties advantageously for. the country.
kith a feeling is the first step to affection, just as pity is
alon to love, and it would be a libel to that affection—on
00 that devotion to the Queen—to view its. outbreak as a
itere ebullition of loyalty, rather than of heartfelt personal
t attachment. If ever mortal was yet to be envied, that mor-
al was the Queen at the moment when tens of thousands
Pere pouring forth their acclamations of welcome and of
303.' She must have felt, at that moment, in the fullest
measure of intense gratification, that—
" The tribute most true to a head that is royal
T, Is love from a heart that loves liberty too."
nat tribute she received—that tribute she is the only
s. .ivereign in the world who could claim, or to whom it could
1)e
given with such truth and sincerity.
Whicli will now proceed to give a sketch of the preparations
were made for her reception by the authorities, and
:° notice some of the princip.il ones which were entered
1,14° hy private individuals. To notice all of them would
-e
to fill our columns to the exclusion of all other matter,
thever," •,
time me would allow the opportunity of enumerating

c.:1211! great feature is the amphitheatre at the bottom of
rCu-street. This erection, the idea and plan of which
uuJere originated by Mr. John Fabian, is upwards of 240 feet
ti
cireunikr
ence. The arena is open. to the sky, but the
galleries
u°/‘er gallery is about three feet from the ground ; and
Pon this stage persons were allowed to take their stand on
P43lllent of a moderate sum, the admission being by tickets
Q
1'1,5• The number of persons capable of being thus ac-
-e°a'tflodated was reckoned at 1,400. Overhead is a gallery
:I-1414'41g three rows of seats, with places for about 1,000
!Jets
the whole of which were taken last night. This
ZerY also runs the whole length of the avenue which forms
..e entrance into the amphitheatre, and flanks it on each
,7de• The galleries are divided by pillars into twelve corn-
kk-.llll,:nts and are handsomely finished off with evergreens
for„ ,
f ir;;9 minarets, to correspond with the peculiar archi-
tecture of tht, Palace itself; against which the south end of
e amphitheatre: alsats. Each compartment forms a broad
f'Vl, hung with green and tastefully decorated with
trage ; while the panels of ,-,,hat may he called the front of
ve'e boxes are covered with crimson, bearing the initials
and other devices, and edged with green boughs.
b At the entrance of the town, just south of the Hare and
41ounds Inn, on the London-road, a very handsome rural
:tell, decorated entirely with foliage and flowers, was
c-i.eteafter a lan given in. to the Committee by Mr. G.
,„`lcesmd.an. Itp consisted of a large arch over the carriage
""Y, and a smaller arch over the pavement on each side.
At this spot the high constable and his :Misers were sta-
ti
()Led to receive and welcome her Majesty. The whole
length of road from this rural arch to the amphitheEiLre was
protected by barricades at every opening, and the vacant
1)la
ces were all let for carriages to stand in. On every
vacant piece of ground in this line individuals erected tem-
porary platforms, and advertised ,‘ seats to let ;" and we
have beard of numerous instances where a drawing-room
"-
or a balcony has been let for five guineas. The
to avenueti leading into the amphitheatre curves considerably
ti cast ither
cast, so that persons outside could notlook
could those within see anything beyond it. The
Re
carriage, owing to this circumstance, was drawn into
,at!ery centre of the arena before reaching the Palace-
The effect of this was to give every one present an
excellent view of the Royal cortege. The height of the
VuPhitheatre is about 46 feet ; but the outside of the arch
upwards of 60. The whole interior of the amphitheatre,
here,
of being hung with tapestry, is wainscoted, as it
r„ , with evergreens supplied by different Noblemen and
"entlernen for°4o miles ronnd. The Duke of Norfolk
tr°w.
bsent in ten waggon-loads from Arundel Castle. Con-
-11„ ,ititi°ns of flowers and evergreens have also been liberally
Eby the following Noblemen and Gentlemen I—The
of Chichester, Lord Gage, Sir George Shiffner, R.
1411.5t0
e, Esq., W. Campion, Esq., Thomas Antree, Esq.,
Briggs, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Hall, of Henfield, Mr.
veed'eri.,, Of Hurst, Mr. Borrer, of Henfield, Thomas Broad-
111,,"'J'Scl., of the Hombusli, and John Colbatch, Esq. ;
Ni Wood, of Chestham.
74) r• Mitchell, of Piltdown, florist, not only supplied
p •
dahlias, but gave up his time to assist in the gene-
ral
As her Majesty reached the rural arch,
tip words " Hail England's Queen" met her view, and on
l)reaching the avenue, she read the feelings of the people
to pressed in the simple greeting of its northern front," Wel-
.ictoria."
po,i e must give the designer of the amphitheatre (Mr.
the ") great credit for the skill with which he arranged
()tie staircases, which are four in number, are apart from
1,48 iloother, and have all good approaches. Mr. Fabian
Ivort,een incessant in his attendance, and in forwarding the
tde'cis' the decorative department of which has been con-
that to Mr. Wood, by whom it has been executed with
tati taste and decision for which he has acquired a repo-
Orl•

u,s report had got into circulation that the amphitheatre
tAgs pot secure, and fears having been found to prevail to a
,"ealderable extent, it was thought advisable to have it
son
_Yneei. It was accordingly examined by Captain Alder-f
1,,(1rt the engineers, and by 111 r. Hartley, of the board o
subsequently put forth by Mr.
NV►ks, and
a document
was
'the opinion of these
right, the high constable, stating
or
,L• ,
'e men to be that it was perfectly secure for the purpose
t ", it was erected. This had the desired effect of
tesrit'llniT confidence, and tickets of admission were as ea-
? soueht after as ever.
eciain pier was decorated with flags at all points,
drp the Yachts lying off the shore put on their holyday
fer the occasion. Look which way one might,
Asotet e um
`n in the humbles t streets, every thing presented an
'ph °f gaiety and happiness.
ande Hyacinthe, 18 guns, accompanied by two cutters
the tender, have been ordered to lie off Brighton during
YeststlY of her Majesty. They sailed from Portsmouth
haveeruaYi and the two yachts, the Emerald and the Fanny,
),4 t already arrived, together with Lord' Yarborough's
Sir pi!-!-It the Ilyaciitthe has not yet made. appearance.
the Al Durham Port-Admiral, and his lady, arrived at
and Albion Hotel 'by land, accompanied by Miss Murray
te band
Mr. Otway, the Flag-Lieutenant. His
private
:`'fo also arrived, and will play, it is said, every a
• sir
of the hotel.
William Lunacy, Groom in Waiting, arrived at the
,•,;lie :e and entered upon the duties of his office.
k f°ll prooTamme f te procession was issued
eater'l43, but it was not very o
closehly observed :
" PROURANIME.
the •tie hoe of reception to extend from the north side of
tn,an, toPhitheatre to the rural arch at the entrance to the
. A
„ ttfo thence to Preston.
atrel 4nriers are erected at the rural arch, and at all the
and places leading into the main road from the rural
"
to the amphitheatre.
tte,3ll\ll o persons on horseback or in carriages can, on any
be admitted within the barrier.
Por,i.° equestrian procession will meet the Queen
v,,-r_4", and conduct her-Majesty to the northernkarweriestr.:
and nei they will file off by the roads leading east
anbeyond
will
. bde
per-
mitt_) persons on horseback or in carriages w,
tarert° follow her Majesty's carriage beyond tne northern
qThe .
uee ' Lugh constable and his officers will receive the
the 1.1 at the rural arch, and conduct her Majesty thence to
cl.7,l*phitheatre and the entrance to the palace.
traces
Theand Members for the borough 'of Brighton, the magig-
Ceti clergy, will be stationed at the amphitheatre
various town authorities, fiiendly and benefit se
the 0 OCCUpy
°''arschools,schools,l schools,
t stations on the west side of

" Carrin-r'es are to form in a
.single fm the outside
of the road north of the rural arch.
" The stations on the western side of the road to be as
follows ,
" North of the amphitheatre, opposite Marlborough-
place.—Commissioners and their officers.
" North of the Commissioners.—Parish-officers, and di-
rectors and guardians and their officers.
" From Marlborough-place towards the rural arch.—
Friendly and benefit societies in bodies divided by inhabit-
ants and visitors.
" Next to the Friendly and Benefit Societies.—Fisher-
men.
" At the rural arch.—The town band.

"At Preston. The charity schools.
" The members of the general Committee are requested
to meet at the north entrance of the triumphal arch tit half-
past one o clock precisely.
" The charity schools are requested to meet at Preston,
at two o'clock, and station themselves in single file on the
west side of the road.
" The friendly and benefit societies are requested to as-
semble opposite the Pavilion-parade, at two o'clock, before
taking their stations ; and members:of the Committee will
meet them there, and proceed with them to their respective
places.
" To avoid confusion and prevent accidents, the Com-
mittee earnestly request that the public, placing themselves
between the several abovementioned stations, will have the
consideration to remain quietly in their places, and on no
account attempt to follow the carriage of her Majesty, but
continue in their respective situations, thus allowing her
Majesty to pass uninterruptedly within the gates of the
Palace.
" The members of the Committee will be known on this
occasion by wearing a purple sash, and carrying a wand ;
and it is hoped that the public at large will condescend to
attend to any suggestions such members may have occasion
to make for the preservation of good order and regularity.
" T. H. WRIG HT, High Constable.

" Town-hall, Oct. 2."
The road by four o'clock presented a scene of the most
extraordinary animation, all the parties to form the pro-
cession having left the town, and being ready to fall in at
the allotted station. Among those who went, none at-
tracted more respectful attention than the ancient band of
" bathing women." They were attired in their blue stuff
dresses, and had wreaths and garlands, and each carried a
small white flag ; they were most cordially greeted by all,
and by none more drily and cordially than by many ladies
who recognised among them the severe dippers of their
morning recreations. The venerable profession of fisher-
men also came in for their share of distinguished notice.
In fact, the numerous throngs along the roads constituted
the most interesting views. The first signal of her Ma-
jesty's carriage being near Brighton was the elevation of a
flag on the new Church, and the firing of cannon on some
points of the neighbouring Downs. The sensation pro-
duced ran through the crowd in all directions, and ail drew
up in order, to be prepared for the passing of the Royal
carriage. Within a quarter of an hour after the first signal
it approached. At the rural arch at the entrance of the
town there were assembled many gentlemen, who sang
" God save the Queen." The Royal carriage stopped
during the performaace. It then drove on to the Amphi-
theatre, amidst immense crowds, but in the greatest order,
which was secured by the barriers and the
,soldiers.
At this time, it may be repeated, the appearance in the
Amphitheatre was brilliant and beautiful. If its spacious
galleries appeared striking and beautiful before when merely
adorned with foliage, and partially filled with company,
how much more lovely was its aspect when occupied with
the living flowers of youth and beauty, and thronged with
elegantly-dressed spectators, the greater proportion of whom
were of the gentler sex.
The objects which met the eye immediately and along
the line of approach were, first, at the turn of the road from
Gloc :!ester-place, a detachment of the Grenadier Guards
lining the road, with patroles of the Carbineers to keep the
way ; next were stationed the coast blockade ; while the
opposite side was occupied by the Freemasons, their officers
in full costume, the Friendly Societies, &c.
Within the arena itself were the Commissioners of the
town, with the Episcopal and Dissenting Clergy, the Staff
officers of the regiments in garrison, and Admiral Sir P.
Durham and the naval officers of his suite. The Admiral's
hand performed at intervals within the arena, and the town
band played various popular airs in the avenue. A further
guard of honour, composed of detachments of' cavalry and
infantry, was stationed within the inclosure of the Palace
itself.
The time fixed for her Majesty's arrival was shortly after
four ; and her Majesty, with a punctuality most agreeable
to the feelings of her subjects, very soon after arrived. The
scene became intensely interesting—the vast amphitheatre
was alive with animation and delight—the gentlemen
cheered, the ladies waved their handkerclicfs, and as the
carriage passed slowly alone., the Queen bowed in a grace-
ful manner, and acknowledged the compliments which
hailed her coming. The Queen was seated with her face
to the horses, beside her was her illustrious mother the
Duchess of Kent, and the opposite seat was occupied by
the Countess Charlemont and Mrs. Braude.
The carriage passed slowly on, and entered the Palace
gates, which closed on a scene of great loyalty and delight.
Her Majesty wore a pink bonnet and a striped cachemere
shawl, and looked remarkably well. The deafening shouts
of the multitude, andahe splendour of the scene before her
evidently affected and delighted her. A second carriage
followed at some distance, in which were Baroness Lehzen,
Lady Mary Stopford, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. It
is highly gratifying to state that, with the exception of a
soldier who was unhorsed, but not seriously hurt, we did not
hear that any accident occurred to mar the well-ordered
gratifying proceeding of this delightful day.
Her Majesty was received at the Palace by the Marquis
of Conyngham, Lord Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Head-
ford, the Lord in Waiting ; and General Sir William Lum-
ley, the Equerry in Waiting ; who arrived about three
o'clock.

The dinner party consisted of the Queen, the Duchess
of Kent, Baroness Lehzen, and the Royal suite.
Admiral Sir Philip Durham and Lord Yarborough dined
by invitation with the Queen. Her Majesty has fixed two
o'clock to-morrow (this day) to receive the Town Address.
Though it is now wearing rather late in the evening, the
streets are still crowded. The shops have been closed the
whole day, and every thing wears the aspect of a day set
apart for the purpose of rejoicing. It would appear as if
care had been flung to the winds ; and of Brighton we
might say almost to-night—
" And oh if there be an Elysium on earth,
It is this—it is this."