The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-10 00:00:00

RER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE

HIGH LANDS.
(From the Court Circular.)
ARDVERIKIE SEPT. 7.—Yesterday the Prince of
Le iningen left 'JUT' London.
/ler AlajestY and Prince Albert walked in the
morning in the grounds, and in the afternoon went
out on he Lake, accompanied by the Prince of Wales
and the Princess Roya
To.day his Royal Highness Prince Albert went to
the Forest.
There is no addition to the royal dinner party.
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OIT 'WILLIAM, SEPT. 6.—ller Majesty having
Gdetermined on visiting Inverness, the capital of the
ighlanols, the Fairy, royal yacht tender, and the
land, Master-Commander Smithett, have just
proceeded to Inverness, through the Caledonian
banal, those two being the only vessels of the royal
squadron whose lengths will permit them to pass
through the numerous locks.
The Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Caffin, has
returned from Dundrum Bay, and the Black Eagle,
Admiralty steam-yacht, Master-Commander Cook,
Greenock
here last evening at six o'clock, from
threen„..,_
u'HI having had 680 new tubes put into her
`rg by men from Messrs. Penn's factory at Green-

Tbe royal squadron remaining here are the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, the Black Eagle, the
ou
cv rge, and the Undine.
Inverness
on an extensive scale are being made
ti to give her ,Majesty a suitable recep-
t°Ll. The day fixed upon for the royal visit is Wed-
me7sY, the 15th instant, and a numerous and im-
V`ng gathering of the clans is expected to take
ihltee oh the occasion. It was at first intended that
e royal party should proceed by the Perth or High-
land road to Inverness, but that intention has been
b abandoned, and her Majesty has determined to em-
,ark at Fort William, and proceed by the Caledonian
lik,tiontiasle through the great glen of Albin, to Dochfour
thev,, residence of Mr. and Lady Georgians__
here the royal party will sojourn for a day
two Her :Majesty
'dune of will, it is reported, in the
of p her progress down Lochness, view the fall
h. L°,Yers, the greatest and most magnificent fall in
tif "'ngdom. During her short stay at Dochfour
..°ll.Bei the Queen will proceed to Culloden moor,
[ringthrough the royal and beautifully situated
sing
of Inverness going and returning.
HER MAJESTY AND THE PATRIARCHAL to
„HISTORIAN OF THE HIGHLANDS.
tt er Majesty having been informed that John
u
"`aeleah, of Inverness, or as he is generally called
"the Highland Historian," who is 100 years and
Cght months old, was in indigent_ circumstances, she
Ztlu graciously pleased to direct a cheque for 101. to
be forwarded to the centenarian.
The following is a copy of the letter containing the
Cheque :
" Ardverikie, Sept. 3, 1847.
am commanded by her Majesty to for-
ward to you the enclosed cheque of 101., her Majesty
having heard with regret that your circumstances,
at your very advanced age, are such as to require
assistance.
"Requesting you will acknowledge the receipt of
the enclosed,
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
On
"
receiving and reading this letter, the Higoland
Patriarch was overwhelmed with joy and astonishment.

COURT CIRCULAR.
wiTtiihe Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview
Sir Georg Gre yesterday, at the Home-office.
The
t American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft have
bi wn for a short tour on the Continent. During
do Excellency's absence the Secretary to the Lega-
n
taire'sr• J. R. Brodhead, will act as Charge d'Af-
forTl,lle Earl of Minto left town yesterday afternoon
intnsgate, to embark for the Continent.
nth James Stuart had an interview yesterday
terv. Sir George Grey. Dr. Lindley had also an in-
effit:w with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home.
The R•
of the fight
Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Vice-Presiders'
Board of Trade has arrived in town.
SIN

GULAR. AND PERILOUS
BALLOON ASCENT.
110.,, (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
kr 0 `nu TYDYIL, SOUTH WALES, SEPT. 7.
ta ' `-'Ypaon, the intrepid aeronaut, having been en,
?action
; get' hY Mr. Wadman, of Bristol, in con-
town t with some leading gentlemen of this
the
as ' fi;cl:llake an ascent, Monday last was
and thee' Upon for the interesting exhibition,l
hour,.,. it -;ea :!i':ation was commenced at an early
''' of ground called the Post-office Field.
l
ins
day vv._
l's ushered in by a very strong wind bdiftwi-
eugl fro
the north-east,which occasioned much
the
*tal-4 Passing the gas into the silken sides of tniei
rierld nlonster, as she hung suspended on the grcol,,,
togsYl decorated with the letters " Royal Albert
5.,,
feather ner With the crown and Prince of Wale
is, with the usual inscription on the latter. The
ditPa, that supplied the balloon being but small, and thei
te—arlee from the as works being considerable, adde.
youth the high wind that prevailed, set full in the
r
the of of the inflating main, and made the passave o
brar, difficult and tedious. The balloon, however,
hin.
tre ,e,'Y stood the pelting of the breeze, and
determined
to
traPto, conductor expressed himself
frarriL3' the assembled thousands, it being calculated thia:_
Per "e hundred and eighty to two hundred thousa (I
110,48°4 were brought into the town and
jn,t„rtn neighbour-
witness the ascent. The balloon rocke
itst
vioieh' as the wind poured forth the stream of
en
the b"e, but luckily abated soon after six r at., when
the true adventurer prepared for the ascent, but upon
t
kr. Gding power being tested it was found
la cajrcli could cArry nothing with him to assist
t.
everything out the voyage or effecting a safe descenFe,
sem,' 7"ng was done to lighten the balloon, even t,
4134,41 the car were put out, and it was found thed
air.
.11e had not a sufficient ascending power, an
84 11 3135" was strongly urged to forego the attempt,t
;,. erthyr is surrounded by an immense number o
iron fur a
-sgtvinv
ten in a continual blaze, columns of fire
Workl "6„,t1 or twelve feet high from the blasts of the
the e' The aeronaut, however, urged, in reply to
irapeinitreaties of his friends, that if the balloon was
three V Upwards by manual strength only two or
expansionunored feet, the gas must gather an immense
Ithove from the heated, state of the atmosphere.e
heat of e b"se-tops, engendered from the excessiv
Mr. Gs the nurnerous fires in the neighbourhood.d
the balloon carried out his ideas accordingly ; he had
the result justified tiircmin up by sheer manual strength, and
the soundness
danger wa!mer at the correctness of his opinions and
4 much ne" °f his judgment. mile aeronaut reachhe
atmosphere and ascended free from e
aeronautDl the fires with immense velocity. The.
,e__o states that if he could have taken in a semndd.
hit'i4o n the balloon then would have sustained the a -
lo,„ nal, weight such was the immense power the hal
~. °°tained from the surrounding fires of the iron
,orks.
Mr G
14114: ypson descended safe at.Tra. er-laen, and the
see ltanta of the mountains of Wales never having
alt
nil 4 a balloon in their lives, stood aloof in terror and
kti"shment when the ponderous machine alighted
itrigat them, and much persuasion was required to
ace the natives to render assistance.
Liv-
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X 4-430 of Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Queens of
4 gland," just published,
rinsinegactsnEee)at
jautsTlnytioT:
aetZtateinporary (the
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titrielizi her pen. to so beneficial a purpose as Miss
4 Cik a 4tid• Nor is there any other whose works possess
te".,4l:er or more enduring. nte rest The Tenth Volume
agate, °f Mary Beatrice of Modena,'
the unfortunate
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Monarch, n and
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lite „lila*, of William 111, apsr private
are 'and
character of Mary BeTathreicdeeatraellsasofntehwe
4 111(18t re"ing.
and fr agreeable volume, full of anecdote We have to thank Missdute
and Strickland
character, fur
elem. i: a perusal of which the reader rises with
of th "owledge not only of the gre&t
buta va,-Irsyu
the per"
lotiaLrili.4or springs of action which influenced.
tho U4l In that very extraordinary era of our history—
kin(rvolution of 1688. Miss Strickland is to our
G the first literary lady of the age."
VictENtuaL ESPARTEIIO.—We learn that the Duke o f
op °rY (General Espartero) has at length determined
bpiritting England for the continent. The Gallant
*ti.14.1143 taken ureliminary measures to break up
has
his
nit, has
at Abbey-lodge, Regent's-park, and
the arrangements to leave for Brussels on or about
acid lOst.,i accompanied by the Duchess of Victory
gars 1 C'e• Espartero, his niece. It was exactly four
wiiic,Le 23d of last month since General Espartero,
rei, "eneral Van Halen and fifteen companions in exile,
4tdrted to our hospitable shores for personal protection,
r,,ti we are assured that the distinguished General will
d epr:„lr°ra London to the Belgian capital with the
tied regret, for he entertains the liveliest recollec-
tad ,1- the BYmpathy he has experienced from a large
nest, influential circle of friends in this country. The
self rtelr in Which General Espartero has conducted him-
Nia 11. w; "ile in England has been beyond suspicion to the
rqh,sh Government, and such as to gain respect even
gi his greatest political opponents.
der' tw COLLEGE, OXFORD,-41.T. Trotman, Fo.llll‘d-
-1,0 04,":11 from Winchester College, has been admitted
ceded fello„hip
vacated by Mr. N. Darnell, who has
to the Church of Rome.
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