The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-21 00:00:00

Celtic gentlemen stepped out into two files, and aM
vanced to meet the royal party, their place in
the square of armed Hi blenders being
_taken
by the tenantry of Argyle.g
At one o'clock
the carriages containing the royal party drove
up to the front of Inverary Castl escorted
by the Celtic body, and preceded by their pia'persih,
five in number. The guard of honour having
formed in square, lined the entire front of the
crowd,
presenting to the eye the appearance of an assem-
blage entirely dressed in the garb of Old Gaul. Her
Majesty and the Prince alighted, and were cordially
welcomed by their Highland hosts, the Duke and
Duchess of Argyle. After the reception of the
Queen by the Duke and Duchess, a beautiful incl.
dent occurred. The first object that seemed to catch
her Majesty's eye, as she ascended the stepe, was the
little Marquis of Lorne--a graceful child ofabout three
years of age, clothed in the most accurate Highland
costume. Her Majesty stooped down and took the
little fellow by the hand, lifted him up, and kissed
him. Her Majesty then continued for more than a
minute bowing graciously to the assemblage on the
esplanade.
Previous to retiring from the platform of the castle
steps the Queen issued her command that the Prince
of Wales should be brought up; and Prince Albert
came forward and conversed with Campbell of Islay
and the other gentlemen present, and directed that the
same carriage should be sent as had conveyed her
Majesty. In a very short time the royal carriage
and escort returned with the Prince of \Vales and
Princess Royal, accompanied by Lady Lyttelton and
Sir James Clarke, and drew up at the castle front,
amidst hearty plaudits. The Prince of Wales
was very plainly but neatly dressed in nursery cos-
tume, as if the sending for him had not been preme-
dilated. He lifted his little cap to the assemblage in
acknowledgment of their cheers, but looked soft and
delicate. The Princess Royal wore a pea-green silk
Polka, a purple or brown dress trimmed with fringe,
and a straw bonnet.
Luncheon was served within the Castle at two
P.M. for the royal party—the Duke of Arglye had the
honour of handing her Majesty from the dining-room
to the drawing•room on this occasion. The imme-
diate kinsmen of the Argyle family, including Islay,
Glendaruel, Inverawe, Curadale, Southhall, &c., all
of the name and lineage of Campbell, were selected
from amongst the gentlemen of the Celtic body to
guard her Majesty at luncheon, and had the honour
of being presented to the Queen.
Nothing in the shape of accident occurred, so far
as we are aware, on this occasion, except the unfor-
tunate fall of two gentlemen of the Celts down some
steps leading from the quay, whilst the Prince of
\Vales was entering the carriage. The tide was not
full at the time, and one of the gentlemen sustained
a severe injury of the jaw, by striking against the
top step of the stair. The other escaped unhurt, and
f made what speed he could to the Castle, calling for
Sir James Clarke; but a resident surgeon, present
with a masonic body, went instead, and prevented
the alarm being communicated to her Majesty.
At three P.M. the royal standard was lowered in
Inverary Castle; and the re-embarkation of her
Alajesty, guarded and escorted by the Celts and
Highlanders, immediately took place. The Fairy,
followed by the Garland, steamed down the Loch, and
stood away for Ardrishaig.
CRINAN,
The Queen, along with Prince Albert, the Prince
of Wales, the Princess, and that portion of their suite
who had accompanied them on their visit to Inverary,
reached Ardrishaig at half-past four o'clock. The
royal yacht, the Undine, and other vessels of the fleet,
had been previously sent round the Mull of Cantvre,
and came into Loch Crinan at nearly the same hour
when the Fairy came up to Ardrishaig. At the lat-
ter place the Queen was received by the authorities
of the neighbourhood, Sir John Orde, of Kilmorey,
and some other gentlemen. The concourse of people
at the secluded village which . the Queen had now
reached was immense. Her Majestzwas received with
perhaps even a deeper enthusiasm not'probalily so
noisy, but not less respectful, and clearly more Celtic
than where many thousands were met to cheer her
progress northward. From the quay the Queen and
suite were accommodated in the carriages
of soma of the county gentlemen to a road
specially . constructed for the occasion, which
probably will be called the -Queen. Road4hencefor-
ward, and which leads betweenit double row of trees,
off the ordinary road passing in front of the hotel,
upward to the canal bank, where the royal barge was
in waiting. The centre of the quay and the centre
of the new road were carpeted—the latter very taste-
fully. At the canal bank the Queen and her party
passed under a very beautiful and tasteful arch of
flowers, topped by the national heather, a nicely-
formed crown, and V. R. in flowers. At the canal
bank the Queen was received by Mr. George Burns
and Mr. James Burns, of Glasgow, along with Mr.
Hutcheson, who had gone to Osborne-house to assist
in forming the arrangements for the journey, as re-
presentatives of the Steam-packet Company, and of
the Canal Company, in connexion with Messrs.
Thompson and M'Connell. Mr. George Burns had
the honour of escorting her Majesty to the royal
barge, which was fitted up in Glasgow, under the
direction of those gentlemen, for the Crinan Canal
passage. The barge was drawn by four horses,
ridden by two young jockeys in red livery—two boys
we believe in the service of the Canal Company. The
barge, surmounted by a magnificent crown and
sceptre, with its crimson-covered cushions, and all the
appearance of regal state, decorated by six or eight
silk flags, formed an object of great admiration to the
people who lined the banks, and who expressed their
gratification in enthusiastic Gaelic. The Queen and
her suite were greatly pleased with this part of the
journey, and with the very excellent arrangements
made for them by the Steam-packet and Canal Com-
panies. The Queen and Prince Albert, we under-
stand, were much interested in the locks of the canal,
and the manner of passing through them.
A great concourse of people were assembled at
Crinan, where the canal falls into the loch, in order
to witness the landing from the barge and the em-
barkation on the royal yacht, which was lying on the
calm water of the land-locked Loch Crinan. The
crags around the landing place are very romantic.
The situation, indeed, is altogether unique in its
features. The broad and calm loch, with its islands,
is belted round by a multitude of mountains, so
numerous, that like the Cheviot-hills, one never
thinks of counting them. The hills immediately over
the landing place are laid out artificially, but still
look as if they had been laid out in narrow ridges or
terraces, and the grey crags are prettily relieved by
patches of green grass, and bushes of red heather;
while between the hills there are small fields of oats.
and some few neatly whitewashed country houses.
Every little ledge forms a platform ; and they were
fully occupied, for far up white caps appeared on the
hills, and groups of three or four persons whiled
away the afternoon talking in their native Gaelic
of the wonderful phenomenon—the Queen come to
the western lochs and lakes and islands. At half-
past seven o'clock the barge appeared, and the
enthusiasm of the spectators was manifested in the
heartiest way possible, clearly to the great delight
of the royal party. Here, again, a very magnificent
arch of flowers had been erected, and the won-
der was where all the flowers were brought from.
The Queen and her party had to walk a considerable
distance from the canal to the quay, where two
barges, manned from the yacht, which lay out in the
loch, were waiting for them. They were received on
landing by Mr. Sheriff Bruce, of Argyleshire ; Sir
John Orde, of Kilmorey ; Campbell, sen . of
Jura; Campbell, of Inverneil ; Campbell,
n.
darroch; Sir W. Heathcote, Bart., 1
Shirley,fr"le;
7th3 Park,
Hertfordshire • Lieutenant-Colonelel Oban ; and
Hus-
sars, and his ?tidy ;
Provost Stevenson,
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm, o
said more especially to have Poltalloch,o who may be
avewerecuenivdeedrsthaenrd,Mfaojremsteyd
Majesty,
since the Crinan Canal is
almost exclusively,if, not, entirely, of Poltalloch pro-
perty ; and the temporary
alterations made at the
landing place were done at Mr. Mai co m s expense.
The road from the canal to the quay is a consider-
able distance, and a pathway between rows of heath,
covered with Mr. Malcolm's tartan, was constructed
in the centre. The arch of flowers which we have
already mentioned bore the motto, " Tearna Diu a
Bhan high."
At Crinan the Queen seemed to be exceedingly
gratified with her novel journey over the mountains,
the respectful reception that she met, and the atten-
tion shown by all classes. Lord Adolphus Fitzela-
rence, on the part of her Majesty, expressed repeatedly
her approval of the manner in which the arrange-
ments for this portion of her journey had been
planned and executed, and at its close Earl Grey
communicated to Mr. George Burns her satisfaction
and that of the Prince with the attention shown,
and the measures taken to secure their comfort on
the route.
As the barge was rowed to the yacht, the sun was
setting behind the hill of Jura, and thus allowed the
royal party to see one of those magnificent colourings
of the landscape which last but only for a few
minutes, when his beams are falling almost level on
the still waters of a land-locked western loch. After
sunset, the fleet of steamers never begin journeys,
but anchor for the night. In this instance they an-
chored in Crinan. The town of Oban had made
great preparation for their reception, and was de-

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE.
It is rather a bold undertaking in these iron times for
a railway company absolutely to commence operations
and send some thousands of "navvies"—who must be
paid their wages when and how they want them—delving
into the bosom of mother earth ; but perhaps it required
less courage for the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate
Company to do so, with a large amuunt of their capital
paid up, a short line and great traffic before them, than
for others to whom we shall not more particularly allude
at this moment. In obedience to the invitation of the
company a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen
were collected at Reigate yesterday to witness the ope-
iration of turning the first sod of the intended line, and
afterwards to partake of a dejeune in the grounds of Sir
B. Brodie, Bart., who had given the use of a plot of
ground for the occasion. Up to two o'clock each train
number of passengers intent on making the most of a
fine ay and a free invitation • and shortly after that
hour." a troupe of
goodlie' companie" set out from the
pleasant little town of Reigate—the 0 aflbecch
a/roinogt as
wofinsdoimnge
future railway Rome—in all sorts
through the pleasant green lanes, more •
all arrived
thand
easy to travel, to Brome-park, where thPeicat
ndaLrilieve. in
safety, despite stiff springs, rough roads?.
drivers. Then they all assembled in the midst of a stunbobr
field—fresh from the sickle—from the shelter of whose
e
rough beard the young partridge, scared by the tramp
of many footsteps, and the clanging of trumpet and bugle
ran fitfully into the hedge rows. A sturdy band of
" navvies," waving fl6gs with various appropriate inscrip-
tions, cheered with the most wonderful perseverance and
power of lungs, as each carriage arrived, until the pro-
cession was formed, and marched in order to an adja-
cent field, where the first sod of the line was to be cut.
On the spot there was a mahogany wheelbarrow, that
seemed a first cousin to the famous vehicle of the Trent
Valley, bound in brass and ornamented with many
volutes and winding patterns. Then Mr. D. Salomons,
the chairman, advanced, and taking up the spade (which
was composed, excepting the shaft, of silver), delivered
!an appropriate and well-received address on the uses of
the railway in which he was about to take the initia-
tive. It would by its junction at Reading connect the
west and south-west with the south and south-east at
Reigate, and form a most important link in the great
system of railway communication; so that the passenger
from Oxford on the north and from Bristol on the
west could proceed at once to Dover without being
compelled to pass through the metropolis. Rail-
ways were not to be judged by their length,
and though this was but forty miles long, it promised to
effect mire good than many of far greater extt nt. After
imme further pertinent remarks, the Chairman pro-
ceeded to shovel up the loose earth in a style which led
some of the surrounding navvies to exclaim, that " he
might be a very good one for speakin', but wasn't much
a hand at diggin'." Several ladies, among them Mrs.
Salomons, repeated the operation, and Mr. Macgregor
having overturned the barrow in wheeling the earth
away, the whole party made a rapid march in the di-
rection of the tent, which was pitched in a pretty spot,
close to a fine row of trees. The Chairman presided at
the dejeune, and among the company were Lord Somers,
Mr. Denison, M.P., Mr. Alcock, M.P., Capt. Mangles,
M.P., Mr. Macregor, &c. Mr. Bayley, the secretary,
did his utmost to render every one comfortable, and the
whole of the management was excellent. Nothing was
wanting, not even a toastmaster, and ever rural deli-
cacy was produced in abundance (including, unfortu-
nately, wasps and spiders, which seemed determined to
assert their rights, in the ease of an alfresco entertain-,
went). The usual toasts having been proposed and re-
sponded to, some good speeches were delivered by Cap-
tain Mangles, Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Denison, and
the company at last broke up with hearty cheers for the
success of the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Rail.
way Company. It is expected that the line will be open
in a twelvemonth.

EASTERN UNION.
Yesterday the half-yearly meeting was held at

Mr. J. C. Cc-Amu), M.P., took the chair, and con-
gratulated the proprietors on their having passed through
another half-year without a solitary accident ; indeed,
since the first opening of their line not a single casualty
had occurred. The accounts showed their working ex-
penses to be large, but they were no criterion of what
they would be ultimately when other lines came into
operation. In the autumn they would open another
stage of the Norwich line, four miles beyond Hawley.
The Eastern Union was only 17 miles long, the Ips-
wich and Bury 27; but the former had contributed more
than half the receipts, owing probably to its traffic,
which had increased 50 per cent. in twelve months,
being more fully developed. The directors anticipated
the greatest advantages to be derived from the conjuction
of the Harwich line, as did the public in the east and
south of England, and its great importance justified them
in taking a resolution to construct it at the earliest pos-
sible period.

Mr. J. SAUNDERS, the secretary, then read the report,
which stated that the receipts of the two lines were in-
troduced in one sum, viz., for the half-year, 26,374L—
the Eastern Union of seventeen miles having contri-
buted more than one-half of the whole line of forty-four
miles. The interest to shareholders has been paid in
the terms, es far as they could be carried out, of
the agreement both companies entered into for the
amalgamation. Two Acts of the last session had autho-
rised them to continue their line from Manningtree to
Harwich, and to purchase a line made by another com-
pany from Bentley to Ardleigh. The importance of the
Harwich line as a national work rendered it important
that it should be proceeded with immediately. The
directors now recommend that the sum of 300,0001. be
raised by subscription among the shareholders, and by
this means the directors would have sufficient funds to
construct the important branch to Harwich, and the new
source of revenue arising from it all over the main line
would counterbalance entirely any guaranteed prefer-
ence in the stock. The general account of rec( ipts and
expenditure showed a total outlay to June 30. 1847, of
397,546/., leaving a balance in hand of 2,5931."
At a special meeting of tl.e Hadleigh Junction, the
sale of it to the Eastern Union was confirmed, and a re-
solution was proposed by Mr. Johnson for the appoint-
ment of a committee to consider the discontinuance of
Sunday trains, but it was postponed to that day twelve
months.

A special train, with the Chairman, Major Beresford,
M.P., Mr. Rowland Hill, Messrs. Crowley, Ransome,
May, and several of the shareholders, then started to
open the Hadleigh line, about seven miles long accom-
modating the purely agricultural district of Hadleigh,
with its 5,000 inhabitants, who celebrated the event by
a holiday and the usual demonstrations.

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SAD CATASTROPHE.--A most mournful occur-
biriodoren. tzns,
boys after
and
a.
rence took place near Carsethorn on Friday last. Peter
Hair, an Irishman, who gains his living by travelling_
gitnhirgel, country
aai
at
nightrjochai
sn
ed,
near with vending
hi
N she
wc Abbey, took them be
er
Ic'dg•
road 'with
them in the morning in the direction of Carsethorn. The
party took a near cut across the sands, the father allow-
ing the children to amuse thenaselt
while he, it is supposed, was b .es at the water edge
busy with his
While the heedless trio were engrossed occupation.
on the sand banks, the tide was tree
cutting them off from the
main Iping up stealthily, and
were aroused by the rushing water, and quite and. At last the children
be-
wildered and ignorant of the
locality, they ran from the
still uncovered ground which they occupied into the
the tide. The distracted father soon joined them, and
did his best to save his precious household now ' d adl , in e y
peril. He caught bold of h t e two younzest, and made a
desperate attempt to bring them on shore, but from sheer
_
exhaustion he had to let go. The eldest boy, who could
swim a little, managed to keep his head above water for
a while, but his strength was insufficient
to strive against
the tide. A boat, manned by Captain Blair, reached
the plate too late to save the children, but in time to
take in the old man, who but for it must shortly have
perished. He was conveyed to the Carse, and, on being
brought to consciousness, his agony must have beets
extreme. After the tide had ebbed the bodies were dis-
covered. The two youngest lay locked in each other's,
arms, at a little distance from the scene of their death,
' while the body of the eldest child was found at a d' istan CO
of half a mile below.—Dunifries Standard.

LIEUTENANT MUNRO.—It may be mentioned, as
i one proof of the high estimation n which Lieutenant
Munro is held by
or his former brother officers in the Royal
Regie'm penect
toaftioHntshea
tGhuear
wdso(ußldi thatuhe)a,ve beienn thacegfuuiltltehdopaet
and x
the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday last, a sum of
money had been subscribed to purchase him a commis-
sion in that distinguished regiment, in which he had
served for so many years. It may be almost needless
to add, that when the intelligence reached Windsor,
where the regiment is stationed, of the result of Lieute-
nant Munro's trial, the deepest sympathy for his unfor-
tunate situation was manifested, not only by the officers,
but by the whole of the men, by whom he was univer-
sally esteemed and respected.