The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-11 00:00:00

THE ARRIVAL AT WORSLEY.

There was a large display within the private
grounds of Worsley Hall. The Yeomanry Cavalry
were spread in open order along the new drive on
each side, and the Furness troop, under Captain
Michaelson, was appointed to the honourable duty of
forming the escort of her Majesty. A strong body of
county police were drawn up near the gate opening
upon the ground, and the children in the schools
maintained by the Earl and Countess were drawn up
on the path at a short distance, headed by their nice
juvenile fife and drum band, and superintended by
their masters and clergymen. On the opposite side a
strong body of the county police were posted, and it
is only due to the police-constables and spectators to
say, that the most perfect order was maintained, while
all stood with exemplary good humour the soaking
rain which fell almost without intermission. The pri-
vate
grounds and the special approaches to the hall
were quite closed to the public, in order to ensure
privacy to the Royal party.
At precisely five o'clock the announcement was
made at the landing stage that the barge and its illus-
trious freight was approaching, and immediately after
the horses came in sight, moving at a slow pace.
The state barge soon shot up to the landing, and
having been moored close to the front, Lady
Ellesmere agilely sprung out before it had done mov-
ing. The Duke of Wellington was standing at the
bow, with his back against the cabain, and he essayed
to imitate the example, but the motion of the boat
caused him to loss his footing, and he stumbled twice

before he reached terra firma. He instantly made
his way by a somewhat soft and slippery route to
Lady Ellesmere's,carriage, and, was soon seated in it.
The cold and wet made the work of debarkation one
of as little ceremony, and quite as short, as the em-
barkation had been at Paticroft. Lady Ellesmere's
carriage led the way, and was followed by her Ma-
jesty's carriage, drawn by four horses, properly at-
tended by the military escort, the Worsley troop,
under the command of Lieutenant Loch, in the ab-
sence of LIM Brackley, hying drawn up to receive
her at the hull, and in a short time her Majesty was
sanely ensconced in the Earl's mansion, and the people
who had assembled to witness her arrival dispersed,
the scholars returning home also.
The eastside of the canal afforded a most admirable
means of witnessing the progress of the barge with
the procession of boats, and had it been a fine day
,many, many thousands, probably hundreds of thou -
sands, would have availed themselves of the cheap and
ready means of railway and other transit to the spot
which exits, and ofthe accommodation provided. But
the disastrous weather which attended her Majesty
iii Liverpool pursued her to Worsley. Rain
commenced failing early in the morning,
and continued --throughout the whole day
until a late period in, the evening, with
scarce an intermission ; and numerous platforms,
which had been erected in tfie fields and other places
on both sides the banks, were almost deserted. There
were indeed many adventurous people from Man-
chester and surrounding- towns, who, despite all
pluvial influences, went out to witness the arrival,
and the people in the imniediate vicinity, also pre-
pared for standiuk the:Oats-acme down about the
hoar of the expecjedet)l.ol^olbilato titioebersiethet
attendance was comparativeyt very small, not more
than from 15,000 to 20,000 persons were assembled
from one end to the other; and of that number a
very large portion was in the yards of the trust, and
on the coal staiths. To be present wes an exhibition
of exuberant loyalty or of determined sight-hunting.
In the course of the evening the rain ceased, but
the clouds, or rather the one thick cloud that over-
spread the whole atmosphere was still dark and
threatening, and the streets of Manchester were as
wet and sloppy as the trampling of myriads of feet
could make them. Still the appearance of the town
was gay and animated in the extreme. The principal
streets were in one blaze of light; crowns and
stars in gas and oil, and in all varieties of
coloured lamps, were blazing •at every corner;
and the light they reflected seemed to mark
the murkiness of the atmosphere, the reflection,
falling as it did upon flags and streamers that waved
from every window, rendering the scene in a high
degree animated and exciting ; and it must be added
there was no lack of spectators to admire it. The or-
dinary population of the town might well have sufficed
to crowd the streets, but, in addition to these, the sur-
rounding towns, that in any other district would be
considered great centres of population, but which in
Lancashire are looked on as little better than country
villages, had each during the day poured in their con-
tribution to the general throng; and the Bury, Bol-
ton, Macclesfield, Preston, Wigan, and other trains
had all been crammed to excess. All this enormous
tide of travellers was poured into the principal streets,
and gathered chiefly about the principal arches, which
were all blazing with their illuminated crowns, or gay
with their profusion of streamers. At these points
progress was all but impossible, bat the human stream
overflowed into all the adjoining streets, and that
neighbourhood was remote indeed where a passenger
could proceed with comfort and without interruption,
The throng continued slowly swaying to and fro till
long after midnight.
With regard to the preparations made for the Royal
reception, Manchester excelled Liverpool. In the
matter of buildings, probably fro the feeling that
the town is deficient in imposing p blic building, ef-
forts were made to compensate ,f this defect in
some degree by the erection of structures which,
slight and unsubstantial as they are in reality, pre-
sent a striking and imposing appearance. Of these,
the most remarkable were those erected 'at the en-
trance into the borough of Salford from Worsley,
that on the Victoria-bridge at the entrance to the
borough of Manchester, one near the Exchange, and
one in St. Ann's-square. These were the chief, but
their were smaller ones scattered all over the town,
every one of course the pride of its own neighbour-
hood, and made as gay as the moat lavish profusion of
flags could make them. Then the 6,4 gs were shown
from every window. In Mosley iptreet, Market-
street, St. Anne's-square, and some other of the prin-
cipal points thorough which the Royal procession was
to pass, the buildings could scarcely be discerned for
the
on whichdecorations the withgay .ad
whichn they were covered,
and varied
manu
facturf s for
which Manchester is celebrated were lavished. Then
the stands, which might in some instances be more pro-
perly described as continuous balconies along the fronts
of the houses than as isolated positions for the accommo-
dation of spectators. But, besides these, there were
large and handsome stands erected at every available
point, wherever there was an open space of ground,
and above all, whenever that space occurred on a
rising ground where the Royal procession was ex-
pected to proceed at an accelerated pace, there was a
stand erected, covered and decorated, open or close,
according to the taste of the erector, or the charge
made for accommodation, but all of them having
hung out in front of them a printed card stating that
the erection had been examined by a professional en-
gineer, and found to be substantial, and sufficient for
the weight intended to be placed upon them.
The borough of Salford, which, though scarcely
separated from Manchester by the Irwell, yet guards
with jealous care its independent dignity and privi-
leges, whose Mayor had exclusive charge of her Ma-
jesty while passing through his boundaries, had de-
termined to imitate the example set them by Liverpool,
and barricaded their streets throughout. The Man-
chester corporation adopted a different example, whether
because they thought this trenched too much upon the
liberty of the subject, or whether they would adopt
no part of their rival's proceedings, but the streets
were left perfectly open, except where barricades were
erected at the ends of the cross streets that opened
into the line of procession to prevent all access to
carts or carriages coming from these quarters. The
streets were guarded only by policemen, and it must
be added that the self-control of the people, and
their determination to conform to the regulations,
rendered even these services comparatively unne-
cessary.
The night, as already intimated, set in dry, but
gloomy and lowering, as if the rain waited only for
morning to renew its onset. At six o'clock those who
were astir—and there were many such—were grati-
fied to observe that it was still dry, and that the clouds,
though they still retained their place, were not of such
a murky character. As morning broke appearances
still further brightened. The thick dim atmosphere
peeled off in light circling
clouds, and the beauteous
blue, all the more welcome from the previous murki-
ness, was once more seen in the sky. Only once in
the course of the morning were these fair promises
threatened to be overcast; black clouds were again
seen in the horizon between eight and nine o'clock,
and men's minds grew nervous from apprehending a
repetition of the Liverpool weather, but these speedily
passed off, the sun shone skit more brightly than ever,
and the day was one fitted for the splendid pageant
which was to be enacted.
In coming to Manchester from Worsley-hall the
Queen must needs pass through Salford, and Salford
was by no means willing to give
up to her more
influential neighbour the honour of
populous and .
first receiving her
Majesty. The Mayor
and Corpo-
rationtheir
determined to show loyalty on her Ma-
jesty's passing, and to present a dutiful address. The
scene chosen for this ceremony
t' was axed to be the
Peel-park, one of
those "lungs for Which
these
overgrown and densely.
populous towns
are indebted
to the liberality of their wealthier townsmen, aided
donation of 1,0001. from Sir Robert
Peel, and in gratitude for whose by a generous , ose princely m • •
unifecence
the three provided for the
this park—one of , district,
to be within and whose locality happens _ the borough
of Salford—bears his honoured name. The park is
small extent, but it is finely comparatively of
diver-
sified, being considerably as it slopes
which fortes
down to the river Irwell, f its eastern
which had been
boundary. The pavilion, erected for
the accommodation of the corporation and their
friends, was at the bottom of the park, and at a little
distance in the meadow was presented a scene such
as her Majesty had certainly never before witnessed.
One of the great moral features of Manchester—of
the manufacturing districts generally—is the extent to
which the Sunday-school system is carried—a system
which, whatever may be its unavoidable imperfec-
tions in educating the young, has yet been,
as is ad-
mitted on all hands, the means of educating thousands
who would otherwise have grown up in utter and
deplorable ignorance. The Sunday-school system was
early introduced into Manchester, and it still flou-
rishes in unabated vigour. It was conceived that no
scene could be more touching to her Majesty's heart
than a living example of the extent to which it is
carried by drawing up the whole Sunday-school
children of Salford and Manchester within the park,
and thus allowing her to see the numbers who are
receiving religious instruction. As it was deter-
mined, so it was carried out. The Sunday-schools of
all denominations were invited—no sect was excluded
on any ground whatever—and accommodatiou was

The royal cortege then passed on amidst the cheers
of the assemblage, and as the following carriages
came up the Duke of Wellington was recognised in
the same carriage with Lady Ellesmere, and was
heartily cheered—an honour that was paid to his
Grace universally during the progress.
The procession then proceeded out of the park, and
in doing so passed through the open space between
the long lines of Sunday-school children. Immedi-
ately on the royal carriage entering this part of the
ground, the children commenced the version of
" God save the Queen " already referred to, and her
Majesty, who seemed much struck with the magnifi-
cent spectacle, halted her carriage in the centre of
them, and, with Prince Albert, stood up in the car-
riage to survey the brilliant scene. She then drove
slowly on, and in a short time had left the park, and
was on her way to Manchester.
It is understood that gold medals, struck from the
same die with those worn by the children, will be
presented to the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal to-night at Worsley.
Within a few minutes of twelve o'clock the royal
cortege passed the boundaries of Salford by crossing
the river Irwell, and was in the borough of Man-
chester. The line of carriages was precisely the same
as when it left Peel-park, with the exception that the
carriage of the Mayor of Salford did not cross the
bridge. Her Majesty's carriage had no sooner emerged
from the cover or arch than the most deafening
cheers rose from a vast number of spectators who
were congregated upon a huge covered platform by the
side of the way, and a line of spectators which was
exceedingly thick at that point, and from thence to
the Exchange. Her Majesty seemed deeply . moved
by the enthusiasm of the reception and the brilliancy
of the sight which met her eye. Balconies were
erected at considerable heights from first floor win-
dows, every window above bad its spectators, and
the line of houses was nearly hidden from view by
the flags which were suspended from every point
upon which a staff could be placed. The mayor and
corporation, robed, were here to receive her Majesty,
and the- former was presented by Earl Grey, who
alighted and accompanied his worship to the carriage.
His worship presented her Majesty with a superb
bouquet of choice flowers, which her Majesty was
graciously pleased to accept. His worship then pro-
ceeded to his carriage, and, getting into it, drove off,
preceding her Majesty.
As the royal cortege passed along Market-street
the sight which met the eye on all sides was indeed
imposing. Flags, decorations, and devices of the
richest character served to form a vista which ren-
dered this, the handsomest street in Manchester, a
spectacle worthy to be looked upon ; and the exube-
rant loyalty of the thousands who filled the balconies,
windows, and footpaths was most heartily evinced.
When the cortege reached High-street end, where
the, crowd was very great, a tremendous burst of
cheering greeted the Sovereign. In Shudehill
again the demonstration of loyaly and Affection were

There was some attript at
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not
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sEhxhcQueen was sur-
rounded, occasions, by her Cun-
sort and children, and attended by her Secretary;
but the great officers of state f also present to
of Lancashire, Majesty'saanlschasihnira%ehhedrahce.Stationednceullactufring capital
grace the solemnity. In thin
C hmana were
hoeraor
thethe Duchy
were the Hereditary Earl Marshal and the Lord
High throne
Steward ; Lady Canning and the Il M. B '
lady and maid-in-waiting, who took theiron
pilsasce2bneghinads
her Majesty.
Silence being restored, Earl Grey introduced Mr.
Potter, the Mayor, and Mr. Armstrong, the Recorder,
who advanced to the steps of the throne, when the
Recorder read the Addres.
The address, which was in a rich and highly em-
bossed corer, was then handed to the Queen by the
Mayor, who graciously received it from him, gave it
into the hands of Earl Grey, at the same time receiv-
ing from that nobleman the following reply, which
she read with a loud and clear voice :-
1 " Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—I have much pleasure
in receiving the address you have presented to me; and
I thank you for the warm loyalty and attachmenbtoriotuegxh-
presses.
1.1 rejoice to have been enabled to visit your
--the capital of one of the most important branches of
industry carried on is my dominions; and I have derived
the highest gratification from the favourable account von
are enabled to give me of the condition of my people,
with which, in this large manufacturing district, you
must be intimately acquainted.
"I feel deeply grateful to rioyidenoe
for
the
voile.

The Odin steam-frigate, Commander Sir W. Wise-
man, Bart., v ai put out of commission last night.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Graham, C. 8., is com-
pletely rigged.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 10.—The Resolute, Captain
Horatio T. Austin, C.B. ; the Assistance, Captain
Erasmus Ommanney ; the Pioneer screw steam-
vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Sherard Osborne ;
and the Intrepid screw steam-vessel, Lieutenant-
Commander John Bertie Cator, were paid off yester-
day at this port. The commanders of each of the
vessels, with several officers and petty officers of the
recent expedition, have had their names placed on the
books of the Fisgard flag. ship, where they will be
borne for three weeks at least, as it will take fully
ththee fo Rrmesoer.
that period to deliver over the stores brought home
rveiesseees.r
were
ee
assembledoffi ce officers an do
nt nbe
board
rodf
vessel to hear Captain Austin read a letter received
lbuyt e t he
and se
by that gallant officer from Commodore HenryenryEden,
commanding officer afloat and superintendent of the
dockyard. The letter was read
also by Captain Om-
manney, on board the Assistance, to the officers and
men of that vessel and the Intrepid, previous to pro-
ceeding to the Pay-office to be paid off.
" Fisgard, at Woolwich, Oct. 9, 1851.
" Sir—l am commanded by the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty to make known to you the gratifica-
tion their Lordships have experienced at having re-
ceived satisfactory reports of the exemplary conduct of
the officers and men of her Majesty's ships, under your
command during the period of their service in the Polar
Seas; and it is their Lordships' desire that, before the
ships are paid off, you convey to the officers men
and
more
their Lordships' approbation of their conduct;
especially to those officers and men who,e with so much
n3al, energy, and perseverance, - conduct d the land ex-
trial and diffi-
peditions under circumstances
ot. great
your moat obedient
cull be, ,
. I have the honour to
servant,

Relute , commandingT
" HENRY' EDEN, Commodore.
the Arctic Seas.
On the paying off of these vessel a number of the
men went to London to take up their
Some, where their property and their money
"Captainrs' theA lautestikx
Expedition toso
residence at the
Ci3d
would be safe. One of the marines on board the
Resolute went into the town of Woolwich yesterday
evening and had a 51. note stolen from him. He knot a
the number, however, and has stopped it. Lieutenant-
Commander Cator had a linen duck bag stolen from out-
side the bar of the Ship Hotel. It contained eight
epoieactesanodf silver, waith the initials J. B. C., an undress
with numerous private and public
papers. Erasmus York, the Lquimaux, went to visit
the Exhibition to-day.
A balloon was found a few days ago, in one of the
Midland Counties, purporting to have been sent up from
the Erebus, and it was forwarded to the Admiralty.
Captain Alexander Milne, one of the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, came to Woolwich on Wednesday evening to see
Captain Austin on the subject, although it is supposed
to be a heartless hoax.

CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S EXPEDITION AND THE EXHl-
smort.—The Executive Committee of the Great Exhibition
have, we understand, very generously, and in the kindest
manner, supplied Captain Austin with a ticket of admission
" For the bearer and two friends," on Monday and Tuesday
next, for every officer, seaman,
.and marine, who served in
the Arctic Searching Expedition under his command.
They will be delivered to them upon application in the hall,
et the Ashuirshy, ninon prOacing their certificate.