The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-11 00:00:00

ABERDEEN, FRIDAY EYENINQ.-At -an early hour
this morning the citizens of Aberdeen were all astir.
By break of day thousands of pedestrians had arrived
from the country, and planted themselves along the
line chalked out for her tlajesty's route on landing
from the royal yacht.
At six o'clock the city bells were set ringing, ban-
ners were displayed from all the public buildings, the
vessels in the dock, and from the top of: every hill in
the suburbs whence a view of the town might be ob-
tained. The sun shone forth in brilliant splendour,
the wind from the south-west was just fresh enough
to spread the colours, and everything gave token of a
gala-day. At half-past seven o'clock the amphi-
the!AFe in front of- the royal. drat was crowded, the
portion of the gum railed off was densely packed, and
every window within sight of the dock was fillecl
elegantly-dressed ladies. At a quarter after eight
o'clock the Lord Provost, magistrates, and town-
council, the Earl of Aberdeen, in full uniform as
Lord-Lieutenant of the county, the Sheriff, the Con-
vener of the county, and Deputy• Lieutenant, the
Members of Parliament for the city and county, the
Provost and magistrates of old Aberdeen, the princi-
pals and professors of both Universities, and .the
clergy in their gowni; the Parliamentary Commis-
sioners of the harbour,' and other offi Aid gentlemen,
took their position within 'a semi-circular enclosure
immediately in front of the landing-place. The
whole line of Waterloo-quay and Regent-quay from
the royal arch to the bottom of Marischal-street on
the north side, was filled in brabOtit 2,000 boys,
with their teachers froth the various' Schools -in the
city. Those little fellows marched' in order to their
places, each school -carrying a flag with an appro-
priate motto, and in most. cases heralded by a band
of music. Not the -least interesting group of
this gathering Wert ilig.shildren connected
wide-the Industrial' SchiinlK-barl:{4oo of whom
were placed at the entrance to Regent-bridge,
dressed in their school clothes, and clean and tidy
in appearance. Frona the landing-place on Water-
loo-quay, and onwards. by Marischal-street to Castle-
street and Uniop-street, a carriage-Way. 50 feet
broad had been railed off for the royal cortege, the
granite' pavement being covered' over with sand for
the occasion.
At a quarter to nine o'clock the officers on board
the royal yacht took their places on the quarter-deck,
the Earl of Aberdeen being present on this occasion.
At ten minutes to nine o'clock her Majesty and
Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, appeared on deCk, and were received
by a royal salute from a battery on the Inches and
spontaneous and, long-continued bursts of applause.
Her Majesty was conducted, down the steps of the
landing by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, having the
Princess Royal in her right hand, while Prince
Albert followed with the Prince of Wales in one
hand and Prince Alfred in the other. As her Ma-
jesty and the Prince passed through the royal arch
and on to the crimsoned platform they were received
by the Lord Provost, and again welcomed by an uni-
versal burst of cheers. The simple attire of the
Queen, the kindly glance of her eye, and winning
smile, which animated her countenance as she ad-
vanced, and, with his Royal Highness, acknowledged
the hearty and honest welcome which they had re-
ceived from the denizens of the far north, did more to
establish the house of Brunswick in the hearts of the
Scottish people than all the display of pomp and
grandeur by which royal visits to this city were for-
merly distinguished.
At nine o'clock the royal cortege proceeded along
the quay at a walking pace. Oa passing ,Waterloo-
quay and Regent's-quay the cheering multitude,
waving their hats and handkerchiefs, with the boom-
ing of cannon, formed a picture which cannot be de-
scribed. In the carriage immediately following that
of her Majesty were 'Sir George Grey, Sir James
Clark, Lord Alfred Paget, and the Hon. Captain
Gordon ; the next carriage contained the Ladies in
Waiting, and was followed by another with the re-
maining, members of her Majesty's suite; then came
the carriage of Lord Aberdeen, containing the Noble
Earl, Lord Haddo, the Hon. Admiral Gordon, M.P.;
and Mr. Grant, Convener of the county of Abrdeen.
Sheriff Davidson, and Captain Fordyce, the Member
for the city, occupied their own carriages alone, and,
with the Lord Provost and magistrates in two car.
riages, led the procession, the carriage of the Lord
Provost immediately preceding that of the Queen..
The rear was brought up by a number of private car-
riages, containing several military officers, the De-
puty-Lieutenants, and other gentlemen who were in-
vited to a place in the enclosed area at the landing-
place.
Having ascendel_Marisalaal.street, a magnificent
view all at 'once burst upon the royal visitors. To
the east, the fine old square, with its ancient and
unique cross in the centre, and• the colossal statue of
the Duke of Gordon, carved out of a single block of
blue granite, standing on a massive pedestal, were
objects of peculiar attraction. To the north, a glance'
of King-street, with its handsome public buildings,
fine churches, and elegant spires, was well calculated
to excite admiration ; but on turning to the left, by
a gentle curve expressly made to bring King-street in
view, Union-street was opened, which is believed to
.be without a parallel in the kingdom. This great
undertaking was planned in the year 1801 by the
magistrates of the city, the design being to bridge
over the valley which separates the high ground of
the old city, and made its entrance from the south in
olden times very unsafe. The street was laid, out
an English mile in length, 100 feet in breadth, and
under such conditions as would insure the erec-
tion of dressed granite buildings on both sides,
of not less than four stories high. A bridge of
three arches was first intended to be erected, but
the late Mr. Telford having occasion to pass
through the town at the time, recommended a bridge
of one arch. At the desire of the magistrates he
furnished a-plan of a one arched bridge of 130 feet
span, which was adopted, and built with 2,000 tons
of granite, at a cost of 13,0001. The street thus laid
out was speedily built upon, and now is all but com-
plete, by two ranges of buildings of the most costly
description. There is a gentle curve in the level, but
the view from end to end is without interruption.
Along this street her Majesty and Prince Albert had
to pass, and, when viewed from the point of Castle-
street where they turned, the scene was most brilliant.
The reflection of the strong' light from the mica of
the granite, the clear colour of the stone, and the
uniform surface of the buildings, made the whole
appear as if the city had been hewn and polished
from the rocks on which it is built. - The cortege,
after passing out of Union-street, turned to the left,
and went down Holborn-street to-the Dee side road.
Here the magistrates and town council left the pro-
cession, took farewell of her Majesty amid much
cheering, and returned to the city, while- the Queen
and-Prince Albert proceeded on their route to Bal-
moral, passing through a triumphal arch at Holborn
and cheered by a multitude of people who had met to
welcome her Majesty to the banks of the Dee.
The 'weather has been delightful.

COURT CIRCULAR.
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Her Royal Highness the Princess Mice and the
their other
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take
- Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper,
dined yesterday with her Serene Highness the
Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg.
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, now a midshipman of
her Majesty's ship Powerful, commanded by Captain
the Hon. Richard Dundas, at Spithead, arrived this
afternoon on a visit to her. Serene Highness the
Princess Hohenlohe. '

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived in town
on Saturday morning, from her residence, Bushy
House, Bushy Park. Her Majesty went to inspect
nheiwouPsealoafceLaot.erstrfrhinesteQur,aened was conducted, to
Queen
Dowager after-
wards proceeded to Westminster Abbey, and attended
the afternoo service. Her Majesty left Marlborough
House in the afternoon, on her return to. Rushy. Park.
the
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DEATH OF A YOUNG
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:=lderstand Miss
CLlFF.—On*Thursday afternoon last a young lady
named Stephens, from„l3ri't°l9 who 1171 been lodging
death by
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proceeded towards
with
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she At St. Margaret's
proceeded
Stephens had left her lodgings in thee -inilgoh.:-:,sgi:in
inquired of
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at
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Dover, on the top of the cliffs. On reaching Cornhill
ono'station o f the sh e
fromduty
wthheethdoernlscehye, and
n.itglit with safety '
descend the cliffs to the beach. The man replied she
might by the zlg-zag path, which he pointed out. Near
6atfil ler st eodn
to this zig-zag path there is cut, from the base to the top
of the 'cliff, an almost perpendicular slip, used for draw-
ing up manure, &c.' At the top of this slip, near the
edge of this cliff, Miss Stephens was observed sitting,
and the next that was seen of her she was found by
another coastguard man a.mutilatedeorpse, on the beach
immediately below. It is possible deceased may have
mistaken the slip for the zig.Z4g, and unwitting,ly ven-
tured to descend by the former. The cliff here is some
200 feet in height.—Dover Chronicle.

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