The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-30 00:00:00

HOLYROOD PALACE.

The alterations in the royal apartments at Holyrood
—principally in the way of embellishment—which
have been in progress during the last few weeks,
were completed in ample time for the reception of the
Sovereign. Most of the domestics of the royal
household having preceded her Majesty by several
days, everything was in readiness for the royal
family. Fart of the royal carriages arrived from
London by special train on Monday evening, and
were dispatched to the railway station early in the
afternoon for Stonehaven, where they will be in
readiness to convey her Majesty and the royal suite
to Balmoral. _ _ _

At eleven o'clock this forenoon a guard of honour,
consisting of one captain, two subalterns, and fifty
men of the 33d Regiment, came on duty at the
Palace.

The band of the 33d was also stationed in the
quadrangle, and played at intervals.
The inclosure around the statue of her Majesty by
Mr. Handyside Ritchie was at an early hour removed,
and the figure and ornamental pedestal displayed to the
best advantage. Until the barriers were closed, the
statue was the object of much interest and attention.

The quadrangle was lined with the Inniskilling
Dragoons, while the infantry were drawn up in front
of the Palace, and the entrance on either side was kept
by the High Constables of Holyrood, Canongate, and
Calton.

The Lord Provost reached the Palace at three o'clock

At a quarter to four the advanced guard of the
cavalry and the Queen's outriders reached the Palace,
Mr. Sheriff Gurdon's carriage preceding the royal
cortege. The carriage of her Majesty, the approach
of which was heralded by loud cheering, then drew up
at the gate ; Prince Albert first alighted, and after as-
sisting the Queen, he gave her his arm, and proceeded
to the royal apartments. They were accompanied
by the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, and the Princess Alice ; the Countess of
Desart and the Hon. Miss Byng followed. Lord
John Russell, Sir James Clark, the Hon.
Colonel Gordon, and the Hon. Colonel Phipps,
alighted at some distance from the gate, and
followed the Royal party into the Palace. The
Royal party was received at the Palace by the Duke
of Baccleuch, who had accompanied the royal car-
riage on horseback from the station ; Mr. Rutherford,
the deputy-kGeper of the Palace, Major Biddulph of
the Royal Household, who had arrived previously
to the Royal party ; the Lord Provost, Mr. Sheriff
Gordon, &c. The royal standard was hoisted on the
Palace immediately on the Queen's arrival, and the
signal was answered by a royal salute from the
Castle. The band of the 33d played the national
anthem, and the regiment presented arms, while
amidst the sounds of general rejoicing were heard the
chimes of the church bells.

Shortly Lefore her Majesty approached the Palace,
the sun, which had hitherto been clouded, broke out
with great splendour, and rendered the scene truly
animated and beautiful.
Oa the Calton-hill, the north part of Salisbury
Crags, and other eminences, were congregated a
great number of gaily dressed people—the groups
being distinctly seen as the landscape was thus beau-
tifully lit up.
At half-past four the carriages were ordered for the
royal party to take a drive before dinner.
It is understood that this evening the Lord Provost
will receive the honour of knighthood from her Ma-
jesty.
The military were under the command of Major-
General Riddell. Mr. Sheriff Gordon took the
superintendence of the arrangements at the Palace
and the railway-station. The city police force was
headed by our able superintendent, Mr. Linton, and
the different lieutenants ; Mr. List, the efficient head
of the county police, had the charge of the landing
platform.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
EDINBURGH, FRIDAY NIGHT.
At eight o'clock this morning her Majesty left
Holyrood, under a salute from the Castle, and at-
tended by a large concourse of people from the St.
Margaret's Station.
She proceeded to Tarbert, and thence by the
Scottish Midland to Forfar. She was received by
the cheers of thousands of persons at Forfar,
and by salutes from the Castle. Along the route
to Stonehaven the Royal party proceeded by the
Aberdeen Railway, and arrived at 12-45. The
new route, which is 1452 miles from Edin-
burgh, was selected to save the Queen the inconve-
nience of travelling over the inferior roads from Cupar
Angus to Balmoral. Her Majesty having partaken
of luncheon at the station, which was fitted up for the
purpose as well as the limited ;.accommodation would
allow, proceeded an her way to Balmoral in an open
carriage, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince
of Wales, and the Princess Royal. The wind
blew keenly across the mountains, but the
royal party encountered it without hesitation;
the other royal children followed in a close
carriage alone. Lord J. Russell, Sir James Clark,
Colonel Gordon, and others had no better
means of conveyance than an inconvenient char- (1-
banc, but the Premier, with his usual intrepidity,
took the front place, and prepared with calmness for
a drive of five hours in the teeth of the blast. Ban-
chory Day., the Dee side, formed the terminus of the
first stage—a long 15 miles. Th© cortige wound
along by the Dee, which presents endless variety of
scenery, through Kincardine, Charleston, and
Aboyne to Ballater, where it crosses over to the
south bank.
At half-past six o'clock the Queen and Royal party
arrived at Balmoral.—Times.

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FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE ON THE NORTH KENT
RAlLwAY.—Yesterday morning, shortly before four o'clock,
an accident, attended with the must shocking circumsiances,
took place on the _North Kent Railway, to a young man
named .Jonathan Church, aged 2S years, whereby he sus-
tained such complicated injuries that he cannot possibly re-
cover. It appears that the deceased and other workmen
were engaged near Blackheath repairing the line, when an
engine entered the tunnel, with several trucks loaded with
ballast, on the up-rails, for the purpose of discharging their
cargo. The deceased stepped back on to the down line, not
paying any attention to the engine, which had shifted its
position and was making for London, and before he could get
out of the way, the buffers struck him with fearful violence
and knocked him down across the rails, when the wheels of
the several carriages passed over him. An alarm was raised
and every exertion used to stop the train, but the deceased
was discovered in a fearfully mutilated condition, the right
leg being completely cut off near the knee, and the other
most shockingly mangled and torn. Several of his coin-
pan'ons ran to his assistance and raised Lim up in a state of
He was then placed in one of the carriages,
which conveyed him to the London-bridge, terminus, from
whence he was taken to the accident ward of St. Thomas's
Hospital, where he was immediately attended to by Mr.
Chaldicot, the house surgeon, and Mr. Leyros Clarke, the
assistant-surgeon, both of whom rendered every possible aid.
Mr. Bl'Murdo, the senior surgeon, subsequently was called
to the case, which had assumed a serious aspect.
SPIRIT COLOURING.—An article imported from
France, under the title of colouring syrup, having been tested
by the authoritie,, was found to contain nearly 50 per cent.
of spirit, and being mixed with ingredients which wholly
impeded the action of the hydrometer, is liable on importa-
tion into the United Kingdom from. Abroad to the high rate
• Qf dirty aS mixed Ip its.