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

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1851

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT.
Her Majesty's visit to this important maritime bo-
rough has taken place under circumstances of a sin-
gularly inauspicious character. The weather, which
yesterday was all that could be desired, underwent a
great change during the night, and since five o'clock
this morning rain has fallen incessantly.
Most disheartecing to the people of Liverpool was
the change which came over the weather during the
night preceding this morning, which had long been
looked to with the utmost anxiety, as forming an era
in the history of Liverpool which the inhabitants
might treasure up in their remembrances for many
years to come, and afford ample scope for pleasurable
conversation and description to those who had no op-
portunity of taking part in a Lancashire welcome to
their beloved Queen, esteemed Consort, and illustrious
family. Many had been the parties arranged, and the
Lancashire witches had long been engaged in pre-
paring the most attractive toilettes, not only to pro-
perly set off their charms, celebrated as they are
throughout the length and breadth of the kingdom,
but to do proper homage to their Sovereign, and add
to the gaiety of the scene. But all pleasurable expec-
tations were doomed to disappointment. Last night
the weather was most brilliant, and, excepting to the
professional weatherwise, presaged that a fine day
would dawn upon the hopes that had been formed, and
enable her Majesty to enjoy the beauty of the Mersey,
and the inhabitants on either side of the river to
testify their loyalty and gratify their curiosity with
a sight of her Majesty inspecting their docks, of
which they may indeed well be proud. These hopes,
however, were doomed to disappointment, the morning
breaking under the influence of a confirmed rain,
which continued without intermission nearly the whole
of the day.
A late walk over the route marked out for her
Majesty's progress last night, under the influence of a
bright moon, showed us that, during the previous two
or three days, the people of Liverpool had indeed been
busy in preparing for her Majesty's reception. In
every place from whence it was possible to
obtain a view of the royal cortege stands had been
erected, balconies shored up and elegantly decorated,
illumination devices in every variety prepared, and
flags were flying across every street at almost every
third house, whilst the intervening edifices also dis-
played a variety of colours of every possible form and
hue, no inconsiderable number of them bearing loyal
inscriptions, such as " Welcome Victoria, our
Duchess," " Welcome Victoria, the Queen of Order,"
" Welcome Prince Albert, the Patron of Art and In-
dustry," &c. We retired from the inspection of this
scene to our hotel, with anticipations that the doings
of the day would be grand indeed ; anticipations
which were at once dissipated upon our being
awakened at early morning by the firing of the artil-
lery, which boomed upon our ears almost incessantly.
It was dismally wet, and another walk through the
town—for cabs were not to be obtained for love or
money— presented a different scene to our view, the flags
ware,still streaming in the air, but overladen with wet,
producing anything but a' pleasing effect—many of
the devices and descriptions being almost entirely
obliterated. The stands looked cold and cheerless.
—hardly a person having occupied a seat even as late
as ten o'cicck—and the few persons to be seen in the
streets being encased in great coats or Macintoshes,
and covered with umbrellas. Between nine and ten
o'clock, a few of the fair sex ventured forth enveloped
in their winter clothing—their dresses tucked up—
their underclothing draggled—and displaying, while
they attempted to reach the places which they had
previouslyo more
of their
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understandings
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Confessor had a castle here, which was :granted,
after the Norman Cucquest, to Earl Roger of Pole-
tou, along with all the lands between the two rivers
Ribble and Mersey. These lands, including the sites
on which Liverpool, Manchester, and all the other
great towns of South Lancashire stand, were then of
the value of only 2,1751. a year present money.
They are now of the value of upwards of 4,000,0001.
a year. The manor of Sefton, and other portions of
the, ,estates; of the ancient family of Molyneux, were
gl'oted•tio,ap ancestor of the Earl of Sefton, by
'goal:44l,oooU, immediately after the Conquest.

ARR*II OF IfER MAJESTY IN LIVER
POOL.

The Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. John Bent), with
the high sheriff of the county, proceeded in state,
shortly after ten o'clock, to the boundary of the bo-
rough in the West Derby-road.
Her Majesty arrived at this point precisely at half-
past ten o'clock. The royal carriage paused a few
moments to allow the presentation of the mayor to
the Queen by Earl Grey. This ceremony completed,
the royal cortege moved slowly onwards by the fol-
lowing route :—Along West Derby-road, down
Brunswick-road, along Moss-street, Daulby-street,
and Brownlow-street ; up Brownlow-hill, into Mount-
pleasant, across into Hope-street, down Hardman.
street, Leece-street, Bold- street, Church-street, Lord-
street, Castle-street and Brunswick-street, along the
Goree.
The enthusiasm of the inhabitants knew no bounds.
At every point the royal cortege was greeted with
the most enthusiastic cheering, and her Majesty's pro-
gress through Liverpool will long be remembered by
all who witnessed it as one of the most gratifying
scenes of loyalty on record in the history of her Ma-
jesty'a unexampled reign.
The work of erecting stages along the piers and
upon the landing-stages commenced on Friday ; and
since that time the preparations have been progressing
with all needful dispatch, consistent with security. The
seats upon the landing stage were arranged in three
divisions, the largest in the centre, extending all the
way between the inner bulwarks of the bridges,
while the others rise in tiers at either extremity of
the stage, north and south, so as to command
a prospect of the Queen, and the royal party, as they
proceed down the north bridge to embark, in the one
case, and up the south bridge, after debarkation, in
the other. From all points of the stage, but parti-
cularly from the centre range of seats, an excellent
sight will be obtained of the water excursion, and of
the magnificent flotilla of steamers and merchantmen
through which the royal yachts will pass.
The services of Mr. Benjamin Edgington, of Duke-
street, Southwark, had been engaged by the dock
committee, for the decoration of the landing-stage
and its approaches. The floors of the bridges and the
stage were covered with coir matting, and over the
matting on the bridges crimson baize was laid. The
bridges were canopied with an awning 163 feet in
length and 10 in width, the exterior being of canvas,
and the interior of scarlet and white drapery. Two
circular tents, 36 feet in diameter, have been placed
on the piers at the entrance to each bridge. They
are surmounted by flags, staffs, &c. A smaller octa-
gonal tent was placed on the landing-stage, imme-
diately opposite the point of embarkation and de-
barkation. An awning was spread from the extremi-
ties of the bridge to the tent, beneath which the
Queen was to pass. At the entrance to one bridge of
the landing-stage was suspended the shield contain-
ing the royal arms, with flags pendant from each
side; and at the other bridge the shield of the dock
committee, suitably accompanied, was placed. The
royal standard floated over each of the tents, and from
the centre of the stage numerous other flags were
appropriately distributed.
A guard of honour, composed of a company o f
the 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers, with the goat pre-
sented to the regiment five years ago by her Majesty,
at their head, arrived on St . George's Pier at ten
o'clock. The officers of the Liverpool Fire Brigade
were also in attendance upon the pier.
The Earl of Cathcart, General commanding the
district, with Colonel Torrens and a brilliant staff of
officers, were also in attendance.

The royal cortege entered the Goree at 20 minutes
after eleven o'clock, and passed on to the St. George's
Pier amid the loud cheering of the populace on all
sides.

Upon her Majesty's alighting from the royal
carriage, she was conducted under a circular mar-
quee at the end of the corridor leading to the north
stage, where the members of the Dock Committee
and f the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce were in
attendance.

There were no seats of any kind in this tent. Her
Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the Royal
Princes and Princesses, took up their position on one
side of the tent, the deputations forming a semicircle
around.

Mr. Charles Turner, the Chairman of the Dock
Committee, was first presented to her Majeaty by
Earl Grey, and had the honour of presenting the
following loyal addresses from the important com-
mercial body over which he presides :
"TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAIESTY.
" May it please your Majesty,—We, the corporation
of the trustees of the Liverpool docks, beg leave, with
profound respect, to express our devoted loyalty to your
Majesty's person and crown, and our grateful sense of
the honour conferred upon us by the inspection which
your Majesty has now been pleased to make of the port
of Liverpool, and of the docks, and other very extensive
maritime works therein, under our management and
control.

"In common with all our fellow-subjects, inhabitants
of this town and neighbourhood, we have hailed with
the liveliest satisfaction and thankfulness your Majesty's
determination, accompanied by his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, and other members of your royal
family, to visit this great commercial emporium of your
dominions; and we venture most respectfully to hope
that the acquaintance which your Majesty has now
formed with that site of enterprise and industry which,
in their manifold operations, contribute so largely to the
power and prosperity of this kingdom, as well as the
loyalty and delight inspired by your royal presence, and
manifested alike afloat and on shore, and with heartfelt
enthusiasm by all classes, and every person present at
the humble pageant which your Majesty has made.
scended to accept and grace, will not have proved alto-
gether uninteresting to your Majesty.
" This auspicious visit is the first which circumstances
have permitted your Majesty to honour us with, but we
cannot but thankfully remember that the illustrious
Prince, your royal consort, has before been graciously
pleased to give his sanction to, and permitted to be
associated with, hit name, a great work—portion of
the Liverpool Dock Estate, new in principle at that
time here, but now in most successful opera-
tton; as well as to afford very seasonable encouragement
and support to an institution for the benefit of our sea-
men, which his Royal Highness will hear with pleasure
is largely fulfilling the useful objects which, as its foun-
der, he ventured to predicate.
" That your Majesty may, on some future occasion, bo
induced to repeat, and with increasing interest, the fa-
vour which we now so gratefully acknowledge, and that
each year of your Majesty's reign may be rich in such
and all other proofs of the happiness, prosperity, and
affectionate loyalty of your people, is our most earnest
and devoted prayer.
" Given under our common seal, this ninth day of
October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.'
Her Majesty listened attentively to the address,
and marked her appreciation of its more pertinent
allusions in a very graceful manner.
Mr. Horsfall, the President of the Liverpool Cham-
ber of Commerce, was next introduced to the Q ueen
by Lord Grey. This gentleman had also the honour
of presenting an address from the members of the
chamber over which he presides. This address was
as follows :

" TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" May it please your Majesty,—Your Majesty's most
dutiful and loyal subjects, the president, vice-president,
the council, and members of the Liverpool Chamber
of Commerce beg, with all humility and respect, to ap-
proach your Majesty with feelings of devoted loyalty to
your Majesty's throne and person, and with the tender
of our sincere and heartfelt congratulations on your
Majesty's arrival in this town, accompanied by your
Royal Consort and the other members of the Royal
Family. And while we feel assured of the deep and
lively interest which your Majesty at all times takes in
the welfare of every portion of the British empire, we
cannot but look upon your present visit as an evidence of
the special interest which your Majesty has been pleased
to take in the prosperity of the town of Liverpool, and in
the promotion of that commercial enterprise which is
conducive at once to the peace and prosperity of the
country. The happy event of seeing in the midst of us
that gracious Sovereign who, in the providence of God,
has, for a period of fourteen years, so happily ruled over
this country, will, we feel assured, be the means, if pos-
sible, of increasing that loyalty which has ever charac-
terised the people of Liverpool, and of cementing more
closely the union and affection which ought always to
subsist between a Sovereign and a people.
" That Almighty God may shower down his richest
blessings upon your Majesty, your Consort, and your
royal children, and that you may long continue to govern
over a happy and contented people, is the fervent prayer
of your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the
Liverpoolp e president, c
, v ihcaem- pbreer of
s i d e nt ,
Commerce."council and members of the
The Queen received the address very graciously,
and, bowing to the members of the deputation, handed
the document to the Secretary of State.

Mr. William Brown and Sir Thomas Birch, the
members for the county, were present dining this ce-
remony. Mr. Cardwell, M.P. for the borough, Mr.
Robert Rankin, Mr. John Aikin, and Mr. F. Shand,
were also among the deputation. It was remarked
that, notwithstanding the want of accommodation in
the tent, and the fact that it was in some measure
exposed to the weather, her Majesty exhibited no
discomfort, but rather appeared to encourage, by her
gracious demeanour, the depressed spirits of the de-
putation.
Her Majesty walked down the closed corridor to
the landing-stage, resting on the arm of the Prince
Consort. The royal children followed, the Prince of
Wales walking with the Princess Royal,
and Prince
Alfred with the Princess Alice. Her Majesty was
preceded by the chairman and members of the Dock

Committee and the equerries in attendance, and fol-
lowing upon the royal party were the ladies in wait-
ing, Earl Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl and
Countess of Sefton, and the members of their youth-
ful family. As soon as the Queen emerged from the
closed corridor, and passed under the awning, a shout
of welcome was raised by all the spectators on the
platforms running along the landing-stage. For the
moment each appeared to forget the pitiless waging
of the elements, and hats were raised and handker-
chiefs waved in every direction. Her Majesty very
kindly and graciously acknowledged the royal re-
ception which greeted her at this place, and passed
slowly on to the Fairy royal yacht, on board of which
she was conducted by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence.
The engines were presently in motion, and the
Fairy moved gracefully off in a southern direction.

THE ROYAL CRUISE ON THE MERSEY
At ten o'clock we proceeded to take our station on
board the Trafalgar, one of the three steamers placed
at the disposal of the dock committee, to enable the
members of the committee and their friends to ac-
company the royal yacht round the course marked out
for the progress round the river. If the scene was
cheerless on land, it was still more so on the river. It
is true that a number of steamers and other vessels
were moored in the centre of the river, displaying the
colours of all nations; but still they looked dull,
every person on board of them being either out of
sight or closely enveloped in dreadnoughts. Shortly
after eleven o'clock, the three steamers, Trafalgar,
Albana, and Commodore, left their moorings at the
Waterloo Parade, and proceeded to take up their sta-
tions opposite the George's landing stage, where
her Majesty's steamer Fairy was moored, waiting to
receive the Royal party. As we steamed up along-
side the Prince's Dock, a few stragglers covered by
umbrellas—among whom the ladies were few and far
apart as angels' visits—presented themselves to our
view on the various standings which had been
erected. Approaching the landing-stage, the
numbers increased—and the landing-stage, with
its gay display of various flags, gave us an idea of
festivity which our own comfortless position made
us envy—but which we fear none of those even in
the covered stands could appreciate. The only relief
to the cheerlessness of the scene was the good

humour with - which the— persons on board the
various vessels regarded their position—the few ladies
present braving the pitiless storm with much greater
courage and determination than their more hardy
companions. At half-past eleven a royal salute an-
nounced the arrival of her Majesty, and, as if by
magic, the decks of the vessels, which a few minutes
before were entirely deserted, appeared teeming, not-
withstanding the rain, which still poured in torrents,
with individuals anxious to catch ever so distant a
glance at her Majesty. About twenty minutes to
twelve the royal standard was hoisted on the Fairy,
showing that the reyal party was on board. It almost
immediately, with its attendant vessels, got under
weigh, amidst the cheers of the company assembled ;
but what are cheers upon a wet day ? It is impossible,
however the heart may prompt, for the voice to give
due effect to the feelings. The royal cortige pro-
ceeded over the destined course, which is thus de-
scribed by a local paper :
In sailing up the river from the landing-stage the
first dock passed is George's Dock, which is in a great
measure concealed by the Baths erected on George's
Pier. It was formed in the reign of King George
the Third.

The Canning Dock, formed during the regency,
comes next.

The Albert Dock, opened by the illustrious Prince
whose name it bears, is next. The warehouses which
surround it are the best built and most commodious in
Liverpool.

Next (but partly concealed by the warehouses of
the Albert Dock) is the Salthouse Dock, formed in
the reign of King George the Second, but greatly
enlarged and improved during the last five years.
The King's Dock and the Queen;.s Dock, formed in
the reign of King George the Third, and so named in
honour of that good King and his excellent Queen,
are next in order. The Brunswick Dock is the
furthest dock (of any magnitude) to the south—in a
finished state. It was opened about the year 1826,
and is used chiefly for the timber trade. The Har-
rington and Herculaneum Docks, not yet completed,
lie further to the south.

The Sloyne (as it is called), where the large Halifax
and New York steamers ride, is the best anchorage in
the river. The water is deep, and the position sheltered
by the high grounds from the prevailing westerly
winds.

The view of the southern part of Liverpool, from
the Sloyne, is one of the best on the river.
Before the discovery of steam navigation, Birken-
head contained exactly 500 inhabitants. It now con-
tains from 25,000 to 30,000 inhabitants, and the whole
of the population of the Cheshire shore is at least
50,000.

The central part of the town is well seen opposite
the end of Woodside Pier.

The north part of the town is well seen from Egre-
mont and New Brighton.
The lighthouse, at the entrance of the river, is one
of seven lighthouses which exist within the limits of
the port. There are also three floating lights, and a
powerful bell which rings incessantly by the action
of the wave, and of course loudest in stormy weather.
The port oiLiverpool extends from the entrance to
the river Dee to the entrance of the river Ribble.
There are five life-boat stations within the port of
Liverpool, and numerous steam-tugs, ready to proceed
at a momet's notice to the assistance of any vessel that
may be in danger.
Tile whole of the great sea wall, from Bootle Bay
to within a few yards of the landing-stage, has been
built during the lifetime of her Majesty, and all the
docks which it shelters have been formed in the same
time. The oldest of these docks, the Prince's, or
Prince Regent's, was formed during the latter part of
the regency of his Royal Highness, George, Prince
of Wales, and was open on the day on which he was
crowned as King George the Fourth. All the docks
nearer to the mouth of the river have been formed
since then ; and the greater part of them during the
reign of her present Majesty.
The dockgate at the entrance of the Huskisson
Dock is eighty feet wide. There is no other dock-
gate of equal magnitude in the world. It is built to
admit paddle-wheel steamers of 2,600 or 3,000 tons.
Three others of the docks have gates seventy feet
wide.

The Huskisson, the Trafalgar, the Clarence, and
the Coburg, are the four steam docks of Liverpool.
The tonnage of the steamers which entered this port
in the year ending June 25, 1851, was 1,080,000
tons. In the year 1819, the year of her Majesty's
birth, there were only two se-going steamers in the
port of Liverpool, the Robert Bruce, plying to
Greenock, and the Waterloo, to Dublin, both of
which began to run, for the first time, in the summer
of that year.

Of her Majesty's actual progress little description
can be given, owing to the very unfavourable state of
the weather—indeed, as far as we could see, it pos-
sessed no variety—the people assembled at the various
points loudly cheering the royal yacht throughout its
progress, and the children of the Liverpool national
school, who were gathered together at tha Queen's
docks, attempted to sing the National Anthem, but
the unfavourable state of the weather rendered it al-
most impossible to hear their voices on board the
royal or attendant vessels. About half-past twelve
her Majesty landed at the stage from which she bad
departed only abLut an hour previously, amidst
the most cheerful scene of the day—the huzzas of
the people, the firing of cannon, and the ringing
of the bells of the various churches of Liverpool.
During the royal progress an incident occurred,
which might have been attended with disastrous

consequences to one of the vessels of the dock

committee following in the royal course. When
abreast of the King's-dock the Trafalgar, not easing
her steam as the captain of the Commodore requested
she should do, ran into the latter vessel—the Trafal-
gar's jib- boom coming into contact with the mizen-
halyard of the Commodore, and causing the loss of the
Commodore's top-gallant mast. Considerable confu-
sion resulted on board for a short time, but the extent
of the injury being found to be but trifling, confidence
was restored among the passengers of the Commodore,
those of
who were landed almost immediately after
the royal yacht.

AT THU TOWN-BALL.
The disembarkedjEQMueAenSTY
on to the landing. stage at
Her Majesty was greeted
uponhalfpa-hstertweh'eo'cckH
return witho
the same enthusiastic loyalty
which had marked her arrival
on the
Passing from the royal yacht,her
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up a corridor at the southern endajMajesty
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ceeded
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to the
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George's-
bridge, the Queen's carriage being preceded, as upon
by
her progress into the town, the Mayor in his state
coach. The neat point of interest was the
Town-hall, otherwise known as Exchange-
buildings, where the Queen was to receive
the Corporation address. The most direct route
from the river to the landing-stage was not
taken by the royal party, as such a proceeding would
have deprived a very large portion of the inhabitants
of the borough of the opportunity of seeing her Ma-
jesty. The course taken by the royal cortege on its
return from the river to the Town-hall was as fol-
lows :—Along Goree-Strand-street, round the south
front of the Custom-house, passing the Sailors'
Home, thence up Castle-street, along Lord-street,
Church-street, Parker-street, and Lime-street, to the
.
east front of St George's Hall, and, alightingwithout,.
hal
n
from her carriage, pass down St. John's-lane-need
Manchester-street and Dale-street to theowteuryp
Her Majesty's progress along this route,
it
scarcely be said, was one continued ovation. l
point from whence a view could he obtained wag

thronged with spectators, and the che,
Greeted the royal progress were perfectly
Her Majesty alighted at the grand entrJ
Town-hall at ten minutes past one o'clock.
ller Mejesty was received by the mayor _
oorporate officers, and conducted up the grand stair-
case, through the suite of drawing-rooms, into the
large ball-room, where an elegant dais, covered with
crimson cloth, had been erected, upon which chairs •
of state were placed for the Royal party.
Around this apartment seats were arranged, in an
amphithoatrical form, which were chiefly occupied
by elegantly dressed ladies. The members of the
corporation were the last who entered the apartment,
and they formed in front of the seated spectators. In
consequence of the gloomy and lowering state of the
atmosphere, the three large chandeliers suspended
from the ceilings were lighted, and had the good
effect of displaying to better advantage the very
gorgeous and appropriate decorations of this mag-
nificent saloon. As soon as her Majesty's approach
was announced all the company rose, but of course no
demonstration of applause took place.
The Queen and the Prince, with the royal chil-
dren, having ascended the dais, the Mayor, with the
Recorder and the members of the corporation, ad-
vanced to the foot of the throne.

The Reeorder then read the following address :
" TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" May it please your Majesty,.-We, your Majesty's
faithful subjects, the Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of
Liverpool, approach, with profound respect, to offer the
homage of our devoted loyalty, and to express the uni-
versal joy of the inhabitants of this borough, now for the
first time gladdened by your royal presence.
" We welcome with delight a sovereign who, display-
ing from the throne a brilliant example of private virtue,
so sways the sceptre of public rule as to unite the hearts
of her people in firm and dutiful attachment to her per-
son and government.
" Knowing that your Majesty is ever intent on the
welfare of the realm, we view this gracious visit as a
mark of royal regard for the town and trade of Liver-
pool; and we indulge a hope that your Majesty will have
seen with satisfaction the public buildings now in the
course of completion, and the arrangements to accom-
modate the shipping of a seaport remarkable for the
rapid progress and extent of its commerce.
" Our joy on this auspicious occasion is enhanced by
the presence of the illustrious Prince, your Royal Con-
sort, who, to many well.earned titles to national admi-
ration and esteem, as the patron of science and improve-
ment, adds peculiar claims on the gratitude of this com-
munity—we rejoice at the great work inaugurated here
by his Royal Highness, and which blend his name with
our commercial enterprise, are now in full operation,
and that the structure which he graciously condescended
to found is now completed as a sailors' home.
" Thankful for the wise and benign exercise of royal
authority, and for the advantages of constitutional go-
vernment, we fervently pray that many years of public
and private felicity may be added to your Majesty's
reign, and that future generations in this kingdom may
long enjoy, under your royal line, such blessings as we
now most gratefully acknowledge.
" Given under the common seal of the borough of
Liverpool, this ninth day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-one."
The address was received by her Majesty very
graciously, and handed to the Secretary of State, who
placed in the Queen's hands the following gracious
reply, which her Majesty read in a beautifully modu-
lated tone of voice, which rendered every syllable
distinctly audible :
Her Majesty said—" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
—I accept with pleasure your loyal address, and I
am glad to convey, through you, to the inhabitants of
this borough, my best thanks for the very cordial wel-
come which I have received from them on the occa-
sion of my visiting, for the firt time, this great com-
mercial town, of which I have viewed; with just
admiration, the magnificent public works and
buildings."
The Mayor, Alderman Hornby, and Alderman
Holmes (late mayor), were then severally introduced,
and had the honour of kissing hands.
The Mayor was again introduced, and kneeling
down at the foot of the throne, her Majesty received a
sword from Colonel Gordon, and applying it to both
shoulders of his Worship, dubbed him a knight.
The Queen then proceeded to the balcony that
commanded a view of the Exchange quadrangle,
where, as before mentioned, a great number were ad-
mitted to receive her—not quite 10,000, as, but for
the weather, there would have been, but upwards of
7,000 gentlemen were there assembled, and the in-
stant the Queen and Prince Albert made their ap-
pearance a tremendous shout burst forth from the im-
mense crowd, which her Majesty gracious and re-
peatedly acknowledged ; then turning and Hiving the
great hall in the order in which she had entered, she
proceeded to the luncheon-room.
So soon as her Majesty had passed through the
room, the loyal feelings of the company in the hall
burst forth, and loud and repeated shouts reverberated
throughout the corridors along which she passed.
There was then a general rush to the balcony which
had so lately been graced by the presence of Royalty,
and where the crowd was still standing, shouting and
clamouring for the appearance of the Prince of Wales.
Some of the Town Council called upon them to give
three cheers for Sir John Bent—this being the first
intimation to those outside of the honour conferred
upon the town in the person of the Mayor—and the
call was responded to with hearty good will. After
this there was a general clearing, in order to arrange
for the ball, which was to follow in the same room,
and in a few minutes no one remained of all the bril-
liant assemblage.

THE DEPARTURE FOR WORSLEY.
Her Majesty arrived at the grand entrance of the
Lime-street Station of the London and North-Wes-
tern Railway at half-past three o'clock, and, together
with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Princess
Royal, and the Prince of Wales, was conducted to the
carriages in waiting for the Royal Family. Previous
to entering the carriage, her Majesty and Prince Al-
bert took a very kind and cordial farewell of
the Earl and Countess of Sefton, and the Mayor
of Liverpool, and repeated their acknowledgments
as the train began to move onward. An ex.
tensive platform had been erected at the station,
upon which upwards of a thousand of the principal
gentry of Liverpool and its neighbourhood were con-
gregated, whose reception of her Majesty and Prince
Albert was most enthusiastic and gratifying. In about
five minutes after the Queen entered the carriage it
was moved forward to the tunnel entrance amidst the
salutes of artillery and nine-times-nine British cheers
from the assembled spectators. Her Majesty bowed
her acknowledgments, and the train disappeared from
the gaze of the multitude.
Three cheers were then given for the Earl and
Countess of Sefton, three more for Sir John Bent,
and the vast concourse dispersed to their respective
homes.

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AlMbeArt arrived ea
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about four o'clock, and were received there by the
Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, and
others. The royal party embarked in the Earl of
Ellesmere's state barge, amid a copious fall of rain,
and passed safely along the canal to Worsley, arriving
there at five o'clock. Her Majesty was most enthu-
siastically received by the people, who had assembled
cn the banks of the canal, but the numbers who had
congregated to witness the royal progress were com-
paratively small, in consequence of the continued rain
that fell.

(FROM TUE COURT CIRCULAR.)
BALMORAL, TUESDAY.
Her Majesty drove yesterday to Invercauld, ac-
companied by the Princess Royal, the Prince of
\Vales, and Prince Alfred.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer
stalking yesterday.
The dinner party yesterday included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent and Baroness de Speth.
EDINBURGH, TUESDAY.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Prin-
cess Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred,
left Balmoral this morning at eight o'clock A.,M , and
travelled to Stonehaven, where a special train was in
t
readiness to take the iloyal party to Edinburgla,ma
which place they arrived at about eight o'clockslri.
slight
and proceeded directly to Holyrood Palace—t!
accident to one of the engines having
for nearly an hour.
Canning, the In attendance were the Viscountess
Earl ,
'ldyard, Grey,
Hon. Beatrice Byng, Miss Hi
Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel
ndoenl
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Gordon,
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Royal Highness the
Highness p •
mice Albert
SirHJisaßmoeys Clark, and Mr. BE%
her Majesty and his Royal
in the evening.

SIR H. WrsszoN BARRON.—On Friday last as Sir
Henry Barron, accompanied by his son, was driving on his
car, the horse took fright at
ofr, whentsome object
the formerectand ran a:,as upset,ay.Si
aHnednrrLaeinvdedhiaslsaocnerjautmion of the knee, but not severely. Mr.
Barron escaped without any injury.
CUCKFIELD.—The foundation-stone of Mr. Charles
Lennox Peel's mansion at Woodcroft was laid on the 6th
inst. by his son (great nephew of the late Sir Robert Peel,
Bart.), assisted by Mr. Lawrence and Lady Jane Peel,
Dowager Lady Templemore, Mr. C. Lennox, the Hon. Mrs.
Peel, and other friends. The building is to be Elizabethan,
as designed by Mr Watson. It will be surrounded by ita
own grounds, approached by a lodge, and will command a
very fine view of the South Downs, being seated on one of
the most beautiful eminences in the county. In the evening
the workmen partook of an excellent supper.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE..--Yesterday morning
the nuptials of the Swedish Consul with the lovely and ac-
complished Miss Boyce, were solemnized at St. Martin's-in-
the-Fields, by the Rev. Mr. Lawson, ALA., by specie 1
licence. Baron Rehausen gave away the bride. After the
ceremony a grand wedding breakfast was served by Mr.
BWaiither.ersstrteoe, at selectportm cainrc.lseqoufarteh,e
after
rndws
which
hthethfeamhialyp,py pair
left
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left, in a post-chaise and four, to pars the honeymoon, we un-
derstood, on the Continent.

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