The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-06 00:00:00

INSTALLATION AT CAMBRIDGE

The Queen and Prince Albert, attendedl;;lTe royal
suite, left town at half-past ten o'clock yesterday morn-
ing for Cambridge. The royal party occupied three open
carriages and four. In the first carriage were her Ma-
jesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the
Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland, and
the Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Desart. In the
second carriage were the Groom of the Stole to Prince
Albert, the Marquis of Abercorn; the Lord in Waiting,
the Earl of Morton; the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel
Buckley; and the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert,
Lieutenant Colonel Seymour. In the third carriage
were Mr. George Edward Anson, Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. C. P. Phipps, Major-General Bowles, and Dr.
Meyer.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were conducted to
their carriage by the Hon. Misses Murray and Macdonald,
Maids of Honour in Waiting; and Sir Edward Bowater,
Groom in Waiting.
A party of Lancers formed tha escort from Bucking-
ham Palace to the Tottenham Station of the Eastern
Counties Railway.
Extensive preparations were made for the reception
of her Majf-sty and the Prince at the Tottenham station,
where it had been arranged that the royal party should
take the rail. This being the first time the Queen has
travelled on the Eastern Counties line, the directors pro-
bably were stimulated to exert themselves in order to
produce a favourable impression on the royal visitor. On
Tottenham-green, about 300 yards from the station, an
arch, composed of evergreens and flowers, and said to
be fifty feet high, was erected. From this a road, the
sides of which were marked out by wreaths and flag-
staffs, led to a pavilion close to the railway. The centre
of the pavilion formed a reception-room, which was
decorated with white and scarlet drapery ; on each side
was a retiring room for her Majesty's suite. From the
reception room a corridor, supported by columns and
fitted up with a ladies' gallery, led to the departure
platform. A detachment of the %Vest Essex Yeomanry,
commanded by Captain Parker, lined the station. The
number of ladies present in the galleries, the military
dresses of the yeomanry, the music of several bands,
the bright colours of the flags which were flying at
every point, formed in combination a remarkably gay
scene.

The Queen arrived at twenty minutes past eleven
o'clock, by which time about 3,000 persons were assem-
bled in and about the station, who received her with
every demonstration of affectionate loyalty. Mr. Hudson
was in attendance to receive the :royal party, and on
their alighting conducted them to the platform. Her
Majesty seemed much pleased with all she saw, and
Prince Albert, i❑ passing through the pavilion, ex-
claimed " What a pretty pavilion!" Besides the royal
carriage only four others were in the train, and those
were occupied by the Queen's suite, by Mr. Hudson, and
other gentlemen officially connected with the railway.
and by gentlemen connected with the public press.
We also observed in Mr. Hudson's carriage, Mrs.
Hudson, the Dowager Countess of Essex, and another
lady i Mr. Waddington, the deputy-chairman of the com-
pany, and Mr. Sheriff Kennard. Mr. Honey, the secre-
tary, and other principal officers of the company, were
likewise in attendance. A pilot engine was dispatched
five minutes before the train, and another followed at
ten minutes after the time of starting. The first pilot
engine bore one union-jack, the after one carried two.
Over the Queen's carriage floated the royal standard.
The carriage in which the royal party travelled is that
used on similar occasions by the London and North-
Western Company, it having been lent by that company
to the Eastern Counties Company fur this special occa-
sion. It was described in this paper when first con-
structed, and further notice of it now is, therefore,
unnecessary ; but it is a circumstance worthy of men-
tion, as illustrative of the facility of transmission by
railway, that it was found more convenient to send this
carriage by railway from Euston-square to Shoreditch,
round by Peterborough, a distance of 210 miles, than
to take it off the rails, about two and a half miles, the
distance between the London termini of the Birmingham
and the Eastern Counties lines.

The engine-driver who had the honour of officiating
on this occasion was William Young, and we are induced
to mention his name, because he is represented to be " a
steady man of good character," a better claim to notice
in the record of these proceedings than perhaps is pos-
sessed by many of those who are placed by fortuitous
circumstances in a more noticeable position.
Precisely at 24 minutes past 11 the train started from
the Tottenham station amidst the cheering of the people.
There is nothing to describe in a journey of this kind
more than has already been several times repeated until
further repetition in detail would be intolerable. At
every station along the line numbers of persons were
collected to catch a glimpse of their beloved Sovereign
and her Consort; and, indeed, so prevalent was this de-
sire, that it may be truly said there was not a space of
600 yards along the whole line at which groups of spec-
tators were not to be seen waving hats, handkerchiefs,
and small boughs of trees. The weather was as fine as
could be desired; a haze morning had betokened a hot
day, and the prognostie'was fully verified.
By 11 o'clock the sun shone forth in unclouded lustre,
and with a degree of power calculated to deepen the
golden tinge which, notwithstanding the recent cold
weather, the corn is already assuming; whilst the "ripe
harvest of the new mown hay" made the air smell
" sweet and wooingly." At six minutes past 12 the train
reached the Bishop Stortford station, whence, after
remaining three minutes, it proceeded to Cambridge,
and reached the station at precisely 52 minutes after 12.
The town of Cambridge from an early hour was the
scene of gathering bustle and excitement. About noon
the vast multitudes arriving by the railway from all
parts had chosen all the available positions on either
side the long line of way through which the royal pro-
cession was to pass, awaiting in eager expectancy the
arrival of the Queen. The coup d'ail from the station
to the town, in all the principal thoroughfares, was now
extremely animated and imposing, The station itself
was profusely decorated with evergreens and flowers
arranged in the most tasteful manner, while high above
its roof floated the royal standard, proudly pre-eminent
among an array of union jacks and military ensigns.
Immediately outside the grand entrance, spacious and
lofty galleries were erected by the railway directors, for
their ladies and friends, the Mayor and Corporation,
their ladies and friends ; while other stands innumera-
ble, of lesser dimensions, rose in close propinquity along
the route. These, again, were beautifully decorated
with flags and garlanded with green boughs.
Space would fail us if we attempted to describe the mul-
titudinous display of banners, streamers long and gay,
laurel and flower wreaths, with every other emblem of
public rejoicing and welcome which adorned the magni-
ficent triumphal arches, or hung suspended from nearly
every house in the line of procession. All the shops
were closed, and the streets were kept by the Whittiesea
troop of Yeomanry, under the command of Capt. Smith.
All the churches rang out their merry peal, and every
one participated in the joyous greetings of a general
holiday.
In the quadrangle of Trinity College were assembled,
the professors, doctors, masters of arts, and a few private
gentlemen and ladies, who, through the courtesy of the
Master of the College, had procured tickets of admis-
sion. Here, on the west side of the square, is the royal
residence, adjoining the upper end of the fine old hall
where the University address was to be presented to her
Majesty. On its broad and newly gravelled walks and
green parterres there met thousands of happy faces re•
joicing to recognise old competitors after a long interval
of time and diversified pursuit. All were clad in the
academic costume appropriate to the different degrees
they had attained ; the bright scarlet robe of the one
class contrasting with the black gowns and white holds
of another not more strongly than the age and aspect of
their respective owners.
By twenty-five minutes to one o'clock the Duke of
Wellington arrived at Trinity, and ,was received with
such a shout of affectionate greeting that many thought
her Majesty herself had come.
From Trinity-hall the long tables which usually oc-
cupy the floor had been entirely removed ; and at the
upper end was a:slightly raised and superbly carpeted
platform, on which was placed a chair of state richly
carved and gilt, covered with scarlet satin damask, and
embroidered in gold. The gallery at the lower end of
the hall was filled with ladies elegantly dressed, the
wives and daughters of the masters and professors. To
these an elegant refreshment was supplied by the college
prior to the arrival of her Majesty.
The carriages for her Majesty and suite were in wait-
ing at the station, where also the Mayor and Corpo-
ration were assembled. Her Majesty at once pro-
ceeded to her carriage which, much to the delight of
the inhabitants of Cambridge, was an open one ;
Prince Albert, the Duchess of Sutherland, and the
Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Desert, rode in
the same carriage with her Majesty. A body of out-
pensioners drawn up on the outside of the station
formed in rank, the members of the Corporation did like-
wise, and preceded by the band of the Sappers and
Miners the procession advanced to Cambridge. The
appearance of the town has already been described. The
balconies and platforms were filled with elegantly
dressed ladies, and the road on either side was lined by
crowds of people. The cheering was continuous, until
the corttsve entered the quadrangle of Trinity-hall, where
there was a strong muster of gownsman, who received
the Queen and their Chancellor with a lusty shout,
which was maintained with unabated vigour until the
royal pair entered the Master's house.
At twenty minutes to two o'clock the royal
proces-
sion, headed by the municipal authorities, reachedof
Tri-
nity-gate, where the Vice-Chancellor, e. hed
houses and bedells, waited its arrival. As the Queen's
standard was hoisted
carriage passed through, the royal
and the proees-
on the flag-staff of the turretekeivtrearnsietey,
officers, and a
Jet d'eau, along the
sion, accompanied by the
bU
guard of honour, passed on by the
centre walk, and round up-to the Lodge amidst the
enthusiastic plaudits of the multitudeingtbe
Vice-chancellorass
nationalem ble assembled
anthem.
On the quadrangle, the band pails?'
On reaching the Lodge
college authorities presented their insignia of office,
which her Majesty was graciously pleased to order them
to resume, and immediately entered the Lodge with her
Royal Consort Prince Albert.
With the exception of the gallery, Trinity-hall was
up to this moment empty, but shortly after her Majesty's
arrival at the Lodge several ladies of her Majesty's suite
were introduced to seats prepared for them in the hall,
to the left of the throne, by the Master of Trinity.