The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-01 00:00:00

" TOIIER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

" The humble and dutiful address of the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Councillors of the city of Glou•
center, in council assembled—

" May it please your Majesty,—We, the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Councillors of your Majesty's ancient
and loyal city of Gloucester, joyfully avail ourselves of
your Majesty's auspicious presence humbly to assure
your Majesty of the profound loyalty and attachment
which we, and cur fellow-citizens at large, bear towards
your Majesty's sacred person and crown.
" And we earnestly pray that, under the protection of
Divine Pt ovidence, continued and increased blessings
may be shed upon your Majesty and your Royal Consort,
that your Majesty's reign may be distinguished by the
glory and undisturbed prosperity of this great country,
and that your Majesty may be visited with every personal

and domestic blessing, and\long preserved to reign over
a loyal and devoted people.
" Given nutter the coalmen seal of the said city,
the -twenty-fifth day et Septcmbir, in the
thirteenth year of her Majesty's reign."
The address to his Royal Highness Prince Albert
was as follows :

" May it please your Royal Highness—We, the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the city of Glou-
cester, beg permis,ion to express to 3 our Royal High-
ness the heartfelt pleasure which we, in common with
oar fellow-citizens at large, feel on your Royal High-
ness's appearance, though for a very short period, at
this place, and our profound respect for your Royal
Highness.
" The intimate ties which unite yonr Royal High•
ness with the happiness of our beloved Queen and
the future prosperity of these realms, invoke our most
earnest prayers for your Royal Highness's welfare, and
we implore the Giver of all good to shower down every
blessing upon her Most Gracious Majesty, your Royal
Highness, and the youthful members of the Royal
Family. _ _

" Given under the common seal of the said city
the twenty-fifth day of September. in the
thirteenth year of her Majesty's reign."
The following address from the clergy was also
presented by Sir John Seymour:—
" May it please your Majesty,—We, the clergy of the
cathedral and of the city of Gloucester, beg leave to avail
ourselvf a of your Majesty's passage through this ancient
city to approach you with the expression of our loyal
and devoted attachment to your Majesty's person and
government. At a time when so many nations are dis-
tracted by fearful civil comtnotions, we rejoice in the
opportunity aff,rded us of testifying our deep gratitude
fur the successful efforts of your Majesty to preserve the
people committed to your charge in health, peace, and
godliness, and our sense of those ♦irtues which render
the home of your Majesty and the Prince Consort a
model to all the families of the land.

"That Almighty God may be pleased to endue your
Majesty and your Royal Family with His heavenly
grace, and to prosper you with all happiness, is, and
ever must be, Madam, the earnest prayer of our hearts.
" Unanimously agreed on at a meeting of the clergy,
Sept. 27, 1349."

Immediately after the receipt of the addresses, her
Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal children left
the narrow gauge train, and walked across the plat-
form to the broad gauge train, and in less than ten
minutes after her Majesty's arrival she again took her
departure for Swindon. The engine was a powerful
eight-wheeled engine—the Warlock. On the de-
parture of the royal train the air was rent with accla-
mations, and there was a general rush to catch a
glimpse of the royal party.
SWINDON.

The arrival at the Swindon junction of the Chel-
tenham and Great Western Railway took place at
half-past twelve o'clock precisely, where her recep-
tion by the assembled thousands must have convinced
the Queen of the devoted loyalty and attachment to
her person felt by the whole of her subjects in that
district. Although the notice of the intended pro-
gress of the royal party by this route was necessarily
very short, preparations for their reception were made
on the most extensive scale. The magnificent station
was decorated with arches and festoons of evergreens
and flowers; the platform was carpetted with crimson
cloth, and the passage through which the royal party
had to pass was bordered on each side by rows of
exotic plants and flowers, placed upon appropriate
stages. The various buildings connected with the
Great Western establishment were also dressed with
flags, &c.; and a band, composed of twenty of the
workmen engaged in the Swindon engine establish-
ment, were stationed on the platform, and performed
a variety of tunes.
The saloon of the Swindon Hotel, adorned with
rich carved work, and painted in the arabesque style,
was fitted as a refreshment-room for her Majesty's
suite, a handsome dejeiiner being laid in the centre of
the saloon, which was separated from the second-class
department by rich hangings of crimson and gold,
surmounted by richly-carved and gilt cornices, and
the initials " V R." This room also was rich in the
choicest floral varieties, which were tastefully ar-
ranged on marble tables and stands. A smaller room,
fitted in superb style with furniture of rosewood and
crimson velvet en suite, and communicationg with the
upper apartments of the hotel by a staircase, hand-
somely decorated for the occasion, was provided for
her Majesty and the Royal Family, for whose refresh-
ment a magnificent repast was prepared. The table
was served with gold and silver plate, and was orna-
mented with three superb fruit and flower stands, two
of silver gilt. Adjoining this was a dressing•room,
fitted with a similar regard to elegance and comfort.
Her Majesty was graciously pleased, through
Lady Barrington, to express her approbation of the
preparations made for her reception by Mr. and
Mrs. Phillips, and intimated, through Sir G. Grey,
her permission to designate the Swindon Hotel in
future as the Queen's Royal Hotel. At a quarter
past one o'clock, her Majesty and suite having stayed
three-quarters of an hour at tha hotel, re-entered the
saloon carriage amidst the deafening and enthusiastic
cheers of thousands of her loyal subjects, whose
gratulations were acknowledged in the most gracious
manner by her Majesty and Prince Albert, and in a
minute the engine started and the train was speedily
out of sight.