The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-11 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-ROOM.

Her Majesty held her first drawing-room in the
capital of Ireland, at Dublin Castle, on Thursday
night. It was announced that the brilliant scene
would be opened et nine o'clock, and as her Majesty'
is known to be remarkable fur punctuality, for some
time before that hour the streets along the line of
route from the Viceregal Lodge to the Castle—and
especially those in its vicinity—were densely crowded
by persons anxious to see her Majesty pass, and to
give her a warm and enthusiastic reception. The
public buildings and the establishments at which gas-
fittings for the purpose of the illuminations had been
put up, were brilliantly lighted, so that what with
the attraction thus created, the mildness and beauty
of the night, the glittering equipages passing every
moment to set down those proceeding to the drawing
room, and the number of persons who thronged the
streets, apparently finding much enjoyment in what
was going on, the scene that presented itself was pe-
culiarly interesting and exciting. A party of the
Rifles, with the admirable band of that corps, were
stationel in the Upper Castle-yard, where there was
assembled a considerable number of persons who ob-
tained admission by tickets, and hoped to catch a
glimpse of her Majesty as she alieited from her
carriage at the grand entrance. The windows of the
entire range of the building were brilliantly lit, and
the effect was very fine.
Precisely at nine o'clock the approach of the royal
carriages was announced, and immediately afterwards
they drove up Parliament- street, having proceeded
along the south quays from the park. The royal
party was escorted by two troops of the 6th Car•-
bineers, and as her Majesty passed she 'was loudly
and enthusiastically cheered. In the carriage with
the Queen was his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and the other carriages conveyed the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Lord Fortescue, and
several members of the royal household. Upon the
carriage in which the Queen sat entering the gate,
the band of the Rifles played the National Anthem;
and, when her Majesty and the Prince alighted, a
loud and hearty cheer burst from those present, many
eagerly rushing forward to catch a sight of them as
they entered.
Her Majesty's dress was of Irish manufacture—
pink poplin, beautifully embroidered with shamrocks.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort were received
at the principal entrance by the Earl and Countess of
Clarendon, and conducted to the Throne-room.
The presentations at the general Drawing-room
were extremely numerous, and lasted till twenty
minutes after twelve o'clock, when the Royal party
left for the Viceregal Lodge in the same order as they
arrived.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION
OF HER MAJESTY IN GLASGOW.

GLASGOW, THURSDAY EVENING. - The prepara-
tions for the Queen's reception here are progressing
apace. The manner in which the lieges of Cork
were taken by surprise has put the magistracy and
people upon the alert, lest they too should be caught
unprepared. All i 3 bustle and activity along the
chief thoroughfares of the city through which the
royal precession will pass. The streets are torn up,
as if the commercial metropolis of Scotland were in
a state of incipient revolution, and a strong line of
strong wooden barriers is being erected for the pur-
pose of enabling theaexpected procession to pass un-
molested through the dense crowds which line the
streets. All this throws very serious impediments in
the way of business; but these, with a considerable
drain upon the city funds, constitute the price at
which the people of Glasgow are ungrudgingly pre-
paring to testify their loyalty to the Queen on the
occasion of her first visit to their noble city.
It is expected that the royal squadron will arrive
in the Clyde on Sunday. In that case it will anchor
off Gourock, about 25 miles below Glasgow, and
directly opposite the entrance into the wild and mag-
nificent Loch Long. Her Majesty will remain on
board the royal yacht until the following morning,.
when she will ascend the Clyde in the Fairy. passing
the towns of Greenock, Helensborough, Port
Should .he
and Dumbarton, to the city of Glasgow.
arrive on what is here called a " lawfulsdayS,"
reach squadron
of course ascend the river at once, unless she will
make Gourock at too late an hour.
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al though a multitude of other addresses have, I
believe, been prepared for her by various bodies, lay
and clerical, will be the only one which will be
received. On landing she will be received by