The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

EVENING,

the station as

this afternoon.

Iteuded the ro.);11 p:a:y from thence,

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Ai-
-I,ert, with the Prince cf Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended
by the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Beatrice Byng,
Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, Lord Alfred Pager,
and Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, arrived
at Buckingham Palace yesterday, at half-past twelve
o'clock, from Osborne, Isle of Wight.
The royal party left Osborne ac a quarter to nine
o'clock, and crossed in the royal yacht Fairy to Gus-
port, where a special train was in readiness to start
for the Nine Eitns station of the South-Western Rail-
way. On reaching the station the royal party en-
tered four of the Queen's carriages, and proceeded to
the Palace, escorted by a detachment of Hussars.
~The Queen and Prince Albert were received, on
alighting from their carriage, by the Vice-Chamber-
lain and Major-General Wemyss.
Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Hermann of Saxe Weimar visited her Mejesty yes-
terday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, Prince Altred, the Princess Royal, and the
Princess Alice, attended by Lord John Russell, the
Countess of Desart, the Honourable Beatrice Byng,
Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps, and Lieute-
nant-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, left Buckingham
Palace at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon
for the terminus of the Great Northern Railway at
King's-cross. The royal party occupied four of the
Queen's carriages, and were escorted to the terminus
by a detachment of Hussars.
Sir James Clark joined the royal suite at the sta-
tion. A special train was in waiting to convey the
august party to Doncaster.

OSBORNE, AUGST 27.
Yesterday was the birthday of his Royal High.
ness Prince Albert, but the weather was so inclement
as to preclude any of the Royal Family from leaving
the mansion. _ _

The band of the Royal Marines performed a
matinee in honour of the day, of the following

pieces :
The Prince's Hymn .. ...... ....... ..
Selection, " Bohemian Girl" .......

Balfe.

Finale, "Fidelio"
Aria, " Les Huguenots" .
The band also performed a number of select pieces
in the middle of the day.
The only additions to the Royal dinner party were
Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps.
The band of the Royal Marines were in attendance
during the dinner, and performed the following
selection :

The Wedding March
Overture, " Les Diamans de la Cou-
ronne"

Auber.

Duetto, " Tancredi".. ............ Rossini.
Cavatina, " Lucrezia Borgia"
Scena and Aria, " Nino" ••• • • Verdi.

A deputation from Bethnal-green, on the subject
of nuisances in that parish, had an interview yester-
day with the General Board of Health, at their offices
Whitehall. The deputation consisted of the Rev. J.
B. Anated, and Messrs. White and Z. Cornwell.

GRAND, BANQUET TO ROBERT

STEPHENSON, ESQ., M.P.
BANGOR, AUGUST 27.—The ovation which has
this day been accorded to our eminent and justly
celebrated engineer has proved one of the grandest
affairs that the counties of Caernarvon and Flint, or
the Isle of Anglesea, have witnessed for many a long
year.
It was understood that Mr. Stephenson, who
arrived here last evening, was to "drive the last
rivet" in the Britannia Tubular-bridge to-day; but
whether the report were used figuratively in refer-
ence to the banquet, or literally, because one of the
bolts, about 60 yards from the Caernarvon side, re-
mains to be driven " home" some two inches, an ope-
ration which it has been reserved for Mr. Stephenson
to accomplish, we are unable to say. Certain it is,
however, that, at a very early hour, vast crowds had
assembled near the Tubular-bridge, in the expectation
of witnessing that interesting ceremony. The ham-
mer was awaiting the Honourable Gentleman, and the
officers were in expectation of his arrival, but after a
considerable delay public impatience became ex-
hausted, and the majority crossed the Straits, under
the direction of guides, either directly through the
tube, or upon its summit, the latter proving a perilous
operation to many who, having attained as far as the
Caernarvon Tower, were compelled to retrace their
steps, owing to the stiff breeze that was then blowing,
and seek the safer route. Passing from the Caernar-
von side to the centre, or Britannia Tower, the noble
mansion of the Marquis of Anglesea, and the summer
residence of Admiral Sir James Gordon, were full in
view. The elegant craft in the Menai Straits, deco-
rated for the occasion with flags, and the steamers in
full sail far beneath, all formed a coup di ail difficult to
describe. Having at length reached the Anglesea
side, the visitors walked about two miles to the Menai
Suspension-bridge.
About half a mile from this the George Hotel is
situated, the grounds of which, on this occasion, have
been fitted up with a very magnificent pavilion,
capable of accommodating upwards of five hundred
guests. The interior of this gigantic tent was entirely
lined with cerise and white muslin ; the roof, about
thirty feet high, arranged into a beautiful network,
with festoons at intervals, and fan-shaped brackets at
the sides.

THE BANQUET.
The company, amounting to upwards of 350 gentle
men, assembled in the large coffee-room of the
George Hotel at five o'clock; the ladies were at
once conducted to their seats in the north galleries,
and during the evening partook of refreshments in
the adjacent rooms. Shortly before six, dinner was
announced, when the Hon. Colonel Pennant, M.P.,
chairman, accompanied by Robert Stephenson, Esq.,
M.P., the guest of the day, proceeded to the dais,
accompanied by the vice-presidents, viz., Lord
George Paget, M.P. ; the Hon. E. Lloyd Mostyn,
M.P.; Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P.; 'Sir
Watkin William Wynne, Bart., M.P. ; Sir John
Hanmer, Bart., M.P.; W. Bulkeley Hughes, Esq.,
M.P. ; H. W. Wynne, Esq., M.P.; T. R. West,
Esq., M.P.; J. Williams, Esq., M.P., High Sheriff
of the county of Carnarvon ; and T. Owens, Esq.,
High Sheriff of the county of Anglesea. Mr.
Paxton and Mr. Brassey were also among the guests.
On the removal of the cloth, the Hon. Chairman
proposed the first toast, " Her Most Gracious Ma-
jesty the Queen," which was received with the
greatest enthusiasm, followed by the National An-
them. A very pretty effect was produced at this
juncture by a royal salute fired from the Fairy yacht,
moored in the Straits below the Pavilion.
The Hon. CHAIRMAN next proposed the healths of
" Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales (Tywysyg
Cymru), and the rest of the Royal Family, which
was enthusiastically received, and followed by a
national air on the harp by Mr. Richard Roberts.
The "Army and Navy," followed by the air " Rule
Britannia," was acknowledged.
" The Bishops and Clergy of the Diocese" was
next proposed from the chair.
Glee—" Lightly tread, 'tis hallowed ground."
The Very Rev. the Dean of BANGOR replied in a
felicitous speech, which elicited much applause.
The CHAIRMAN, calling upon the company to fill
their glasses, said he had now to propose to them the
toast of the day, " Their distinguished guest, Robert
Stephenson, Esq." In an eloquent address the chair-
man set forth the claims of Mr. Stephenson to their
respect and admiration, and concluded by proposing
that gentleman's health with nine times nine British
cheers. These were given by the company with
a hearty demonstration of respect, and another salute
was fired from the Fairy.
After a song by Mr. Ryall, written for the occa-
sion, the Hon. Gentleman rose to reply, and was re-
ceived with most enthusiastic cheers. He said that
he sincerely thanked those present for the unequivocal
expression of their feelings towards him. It was
true that enormous difficulties had been overcome in
the construction of the Britannia-bridge, in the sur-
mounting of which he owed much to his friend and
valued assistant, Mr. Edwin Clarke, whose excellent
work was well known in all quarters where engineer-
ing skill could be appreciated. The Chester and
Holyhead Railway would form one of the most im-
portant links in the empire, all of which were due to
that invaluable mineral, iron ; of which a Copenhagen
professor had lately, in his presence, ingeniously il-
lustrated the inestimable value. After some addi-
tional observations, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by
proposing the health of the chairman, which was re-
ceived with great cheering.
The following toasts remained to be proposed when
our message was dispatched :—" The memory of the
illustrious Telford" (in solemn silence), Sir John
Hay Williams to propose " The House of Commons;"
reply by W. Hughes, Esq., M.P. "The Lord Lieu-
tenant of the Principality ;" reply by Sir R. W.
Bulkeley, Bat., M.P. The Hon. Lloyd Ivlos.tyr.),
M.P., to propose "The High Sheriff of the Pr!nci-
panty ;" reply by Sir W. W. Wynn. " Th„e Dtrec-
tors of the Chester and Holyhead Railway; reply by
Mr. S. M. Peto, M.P. " The Vice-Presidents ;"
.
reply by Hon. E. L. Mostyn, M.P. " The contractors
of the 'Chester and Holyhead Railway Company ;"
reply by E. L. Betts, Esq. "The Electric.. Telegraph
Company ;" reply by J. L. Ricardo, Esq,, my.
" The "The Committee;" reply by Mr.
Pritchard. " Success to the Bangor and Caernarvon
Railway ;" reply by G. W. Munt, Esq,
The Britannia and Conway Tubular-bridges, the
successful completion of which has led to the cele-
bration shortly detailed above, were no doubt as they
now stand the fruits of certain restrictions imposed by
the Admiralty board on the engineer. The Britennia-
bridge in the neighbourhood of which the festivities