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London, England, 1848-03-04 00:00:00

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ARRIVAL OF THE EX-KING
LOUIS PHILIPPE.
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night :
BRIGHTON, MARCH 3.—We hare great pleasure
in announcing the safe arrival of the ex-King and
Queen of the French, at Newhaven.

We subjoin such particulars as we bare been able
hastily to glean on the subject :

The papers of this morning contained a statement
that the Brighton and Continental Steam Navigation
Company's packets had been sent to the French coast
for the purpose of bringing any persons—
either Englishmen or French refugees—
who might be seeking means of reaching our shores.
One of these boats, the Newhaven, Captain Moore,
has been cruising under orders from the English
Admiralty, for several days, along the coast of Havre,
St. Vallery, St. Maio, Dieppe, and Treport, as we
now learn, with the special object of seeking his
Majesty the ex-King. Failing in this object, the
vessel was psterday sent from Havre by the English
Consul there, with dispatches from the French to the
English Government.

The ex-King and Queen have for some days been
moving from farm-house to farm-house in the neigh-
bourhood of Treport. They were nearly exhausted
by fatigue, and on his arrival the King stated that a
night or two back he thought he must have given
himself up.
On Thursday Louis Philippe and the ex-Queen,
and a male and female attendant, who had during
the week constituted the suite of their royal master
and mistress, embarked in a French fishing-boat
from near Treport, with the intention of attempting
to cross the channel, in search of the coast which
is
open to the reception of distressed foreigners of
all nations. At sea the party was picked
up by the " Express," Southampton and Havre
steam-boat, which immediately steamed for New-
haven, off which harbour she arrived at seven o'clock
in the morning. Owing, however, to the state of the
tide and weather, the captain did not enter the har-
bour till noon.

Most of our readers are aware that the King has
for many years had in the person of Mr. Packham a
protegi and tenant of some extensive mills in the
neighbourhood of Ville d'Eu. Mr. Peckham (as
some of the papers have mentioned) was with Louis
Philippe in Paris on the memorable Tuesday appointed
for the Reform Banquet, up to within an hour of the
outbreak of the revolution. Mr. Peckham is a Sussex
man, and lives in Brighton, having returned from
the active management of the business at Eu, which
is now carried on by his nephew and other partners.
On landing, the ex-King and Queen were welcomed
by the inhabitants, nearly the whole of whom flocked
out, and we re gratified by being shaken by the hand
by Louis Philippe. The King aad Queen proceeded
to the Bridge Hotel, where they ordered beds, and intend
to recover in some measure from the alarms and
fatigues of the week.

His Majesty's first act, on reaching the hotel, was
to dispatch a messenger to Brighton to procure
the attendance of Mr. Packhatn ; the second to
write a letter to our gracious Sovereign commu-
nicating intelligence of his arrival. This letter was
placed in the hands of Mr. Iron, secretary of the
Brighton and Continental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, who immediately proceeded with it by special
train, joining the two o'clock up-train from Brighton
at the Hayward's Heath Junction.
Mr. Iron had also a message to the Lords of the
Admiralty, some of whom are expected to return with
him to Newhaven this evening.
The King, on landing, ws.B habited in a green
blouse, and blue overcoat, borrowed from the captain
of the Express. As a friend or the writer expressed
himself, on his being asked what the party brought
with them, "the King had not so much baggage
as he could carry in his ,pooketn—in fact ho had
not a things of clothing."

At three o'clock the Hon. Captain Hotbam (ono
of the directors of the London and Brighton Rail-
way, and chairman of the Directors of the Brighton
and Continental Steam Navigation Company)
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a special train, to visit his Majesty. One \ :;:,:‘''T--v,,
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Brighton. It is intended for the use of his Majesty `-,:-r-
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on his departure from Newhaven.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Our readers are aware of the manner in which the
King and Queen quitted the Tuileries, and the
statements which have appeared in the papers are
perfectly correct relative to their departure from the
city. We may here state, however, that Louis
Philippe and his Consort were accompanied by
General Dumas and Genera I Rumigny, Thuret
(valet to Louis Philippe), and a German attendant
upon the Queen. This comprised the whole of the
party who fled with Louis Philippe.
On leaving Paris they proceeded to Versailles,
where they hired a common vehicle to take them to
Dreux. Here :they put up at the house of a person on
whose fidelity they could rely, where they passed
the night. This friend, whom we understand to be
'A farmer, procured disguises for the royal fugitives
and suite, the King habiting himself in an old cloak
and an old cap, having first shaved his whiskers.,
discarded his wig, and altogether so disguised him-
self as to defy the recognition even of his most
intimate friends. The other disguises were also
complete.
Although we have stated above that they passed
the night at Dreux, they started long before daylight
on their way to La Ferte Vidame, where Mr. Pack-
ham has been building a mill on some private pro-
perty of Louis Philippe. On their route they were
accompanied by the farmer, who promised to see them
in safety to the coast through a country with which
he was well acquainted. They took the road of
Evreux, twelve to fifteen leagues from Honfleur.
They travelled chiefly by night, and reached Hon-
fleur at five o'clock on Saturday morning. They re-
mained at Honfleur, in the house of a gentleman
whom the King knew, for a short time, and then
crossed to Trouville, a short distance from the town.
It was their intention to embark at Trouville, but
owing to the boisterous state of the weather, they
were compelled to remain at the latter place two days,
when finding they could not embark, they returned
to Honfleur, with the intention of embarking from
that place. but the weather still continuing very
rough, and the King fearing that the Queen in her
exhausted condition would be unable to bear the
fatigues of a rough passage, deferred his departure
till the weather changed on Thursday. In the mean.
time information was secretly conveyed to the Ex-
press, Southampton steamship, that she would be re-
quired to take a party from Havre to England.
On Thursday afternoon the gentleman who
sheltered the dethroned monarch and his consort at
Honfleur, engaged a French fishing-boat to convey
the fugitives from Honfluer:to Havre, and fearing that
in this small vessel the features of the king might be
recognised, the gentleman engaged a person to inter.
pret French to the King, who, to render his disguise
more complete, passed as an Englishman. Nothing
of moment transpired on the passage to Havre, where
the Express was waiting with her steam up, and at
nine o'clock on Thursday evening the royal fugitives
and suite set sail for England. The vessel reached
the offing of Newhaven harbour at seven o'clock this
morning, but owing to the state of the tide she could
not enter the harbour till nearly twelve o'clock.
Meanwhile, •however, General Dumas and General
Rumigny landed in boats ; General Dumas proceed-
ing to London with the intelligence of Louis Philippe's
arrival, whilst General Rumigny repaired to the
Bridge Inn, and gave directions to prepare the best
apartments, for some guests about to land on the pier.
This, of course, was done ; but having ascertained
that the guests were no less than the ex-King and
Queen of the French, the landlady laid carpets from
the entrance door to the sitting-room, and every
arrangement was made to render the apartments as
comfortable as their size would admit.
Shortly before twelve o'clock the royal fugitives
landed on the quay, and the moment the mg set his
foot on the shore he emphatically exclaimed, " Thank
God, lam on British ground." Mr. Sims, the land-
ing waiter, who handed them on shore, conducted
them to the Bridge lan. On the way thither the
King was met by several of the inhabitants, who
offered their congratulations on his safe arrival, and
with whom he shook hands most cordially. His Ma-
jesty looked fatigued and careworn.

- Shortly after-his arrival, Mr. Catt, of the Bishop.
stone-mills, a short distance from Newhaven, who
was presented to the King two years ago at the
Tuileries, by Mr. Peckham, had an interview with
him, and offered the hospitalities of his house.
Louis Philippe thanked Mr. Catt, bat declined his
invitation. He then inquired for Mr. Packham,and
learning that he was at Brighton, expressed a desire
to see him immediately. Most of our readers are
aware that Mr. Peckham has for years been a protege
of the ex-King and a tenant of his Majesty for
some extensive mills, his private property, near the
Chateau d'Eu. Mr. Peckham was with his Majesty
on the memorable Tuesday appointed for the Reform
Banquet up to within an hour of the outbreak of the
revolution. He now resides in Brighton, having re-
tired from the management of the establishment,
which is now carried on by his nephew and other
persons.
Mr. Packham, on the messenger reaching him at
Brighton, immediately posted to Newhaven with
gentleman named White, who had been in the house-
hold of Louis Philippe many years.
The news of the King's arrival at Newhaven
reached Brighton soon after one o'clock, and a special
train was dispatched from the terminus to New-
haven with the Hon. Captain Hotham (one of the
directors of the London and Brighton Railway, and
chairman of the Brighton and Continental Steam
Navigation Company), Mr. Fountain (superinten-
dent of the railway traffic at Brighton), Captain
Moore, of Newhaven, &c. Our own reporter was
also accommodated with a seat in the train. On his
arrival at Newhaven at four o'clock, he found a small
assemblage of persons near the Bridge Inn ; but no
manifestation of feeling appeared amongst them.
Captain Hotham and Mr. Fountain had an interview
with the King, whose wishes they asked with regard
to railway accommodation.
Learning that Mr. Peckham was at the inn, our
reporter sought him out, when Mr. Peckham at once
introduced him to his Majesty. The King, who was
reading an English newspaper, immediately rose and
said—" I thank you, gentlemen, and all whom I have
met in England, for these kind congratulations, and
the hospitality which has been shown me." His
Majesty had changed his attire, and was dressed in a
plain suit of black. He looked well, and the marks
of anxiety which had shown themselves at his landing
had disappeared. He was quite cheerful. The
Queen was in the room writing a letter, and appa-
rently buried in thought. She scarcely noticed the
presence of strangers. Several persons were intro-
duced to the king during the day. He seemed gra-
tified at their calling, and spoke freely and pleasantly
to all the visitors.
Mr. Peckham offered to receive the King and
Queen in his house at Brighton ; in answer to which
the King said, " Mr. Peckham, I feel much obliged
to you ; but these good people of the house have
treated me so kindly, and as I feel rather fatigued, I
beg to decline your kind offer. I wish to wait an
answer from the express to London."
Before Mr. Peckham left him, the King gave him
the whole of his money for the purpose of getting it
exchanged for English coin and purchasing wearing
apparel, "of which," said the King, smiling, "I am
very short."
Mr. Peckham, Mr. White, and the ex King's valet
then proceeded to Brighton in a post-chaise. On
leaving Newhaven, Mr. Peckham, to whom our
reporter is indebted for the above particulars, in-
formed him that it was the King's intention to pass
the night at Newhaven, and proceed to London in the
morning.—Times.

DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—About two
o'clock in the morning of Sunday last, three keepers on
the estate of A. R. Drummons, Esq., of Cadlands, in
the parish of Fawley, near Southampton, were out
watching some poachers, having heard the report of
guns, when they came upon five desperate men. A
serious attack commenced, when George Payne, one of
the keepers was struck desperately by one of the poachers,
named Morris, with the butt end of his gun, with which
he so fractured the skull of the keeper that he dropped
down as if dead, the violence of the blow breaking the
skull into the braia; the gun went off at the same time,
shattering the hand of Morris, blowing off. all the fleshy
part, the contents of the same gun entering the body of
the poacher,
poachers,
but%,
e are into
haco ups;
who also fell as a dead man. The other
two keepers took Smthg,otleg away;of the
cus-
tody
be°dYaatr they
the time,
threet et
are known to the police. Morris, the
poacher was taken to his own house, it is thought, by
the three who escaped; Payne to the keeper's lodge,
where he lies
in such a state that there can be no hopes
of his recovery,
it is
not having spoken since he was so •
struck; Morris, is thought, may recover. Dr. Warren,
of Fawley, attended upon the poacher; and Dr. Budd,
of Fawley, and Dr. Bullen, of Southampton, on Payne,
the keeper. Morris has a wife and three children;
Payne is a single man. The poacher William Smith
was taken to Winchester Gaol. Payne died on Wednes.
day, and an inquest was ordered to be held on his body
on Tuesday next.
BANN NAVIGATION.—The labourers at Carnew
struck for wages, on Tuesday last. When called uron
to deliver the implements belonging to the Board of
Works, they refused, and used threats to officers over
them. Summonses were issued on Thursday, by G.
Becknell, Esq., against upwards of fifty persons for the
offence. It has been stated by some of the men that
they could hardly earn 6d. a day.—Banner of Ulskr.