The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-27 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BALMORAL.

Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the
royal family and suite, proceed to Balmoral to-morrow
mc'rning, via the Great Northern Railway. The royal
train is appointed to leave King's-cross station at 8 a.m.,
passing Holloway at 8.4, Hornsey 8.9, Colney-batch
8.12, Barnet 8.16, Putter's-bar 8.21, Hatfield 8.27,
Welwyn 8.32, Stevenage 8.39, and arriving at Hitchin
at 8.42, where it will stay two minutes. The next stop-
pogo will be at Huntingdon, the train being appointed
to _arrive there at 9.16, and to remain till 9.20. At Peter-
borough a stay of 3 minutes will also take place, the
train arriving at 9.44 and leaving at 9.47. Grantham
will be reached by 10.30, and the train will stay there
three minutes. At Newark the train will not stop, but
will pass the station at 10.54, Carlton at 11.2, and Tux-
ford at .11.10, arriving at Retford at 11.20, where ano-
ther stay of two minutes will take place. Bawtry will
be passed at 11.36, Rossington at 11.41., reaching Don-
caster at 11.48. Here the train will be run on the
middle line of rails, but the inhabitants will again have
the opportunity of testifying their loyalty to their Sove-
reign, as the train will make a stay of two minutes, leav-
ing Doncaster at 11.50, Arkeey will be passed at 11 54,
Askrrn 12.0, Norton 12.3, Wotnersley 12.6, Knotting-
ley Junction 12.21, Burten Salmon 12.18, Milford
Junction 12.21, Church Fenton Junction 12.27. Her
Majesty will arrive at York at 12.43, and will there par-
take of luncheon at the Royal Station Hotel. The royal
train will then proceed by the York and Newcastle line
to Berwick, passing along the Kel- o branch up the valley
of the Tweed, and thence by the Hawick branch to Edin-
burgh. The royal party will remain all night at the pa-
lace of Llolyrooa, leaving on Saturday morning for Bal-
moral, where the preparations for the arrival of her
Majesty are in a very forward state. The new castle at
Balmoral is nearly finished, and presents a very pictu-
resque appearance. The grounds above the castle are
finely laid out, and the gardens are as far advanced as
could be expected in a place when the sun is not seen
for four months in the year, where he never rises above
the altitude of Lochnagar. The Earl of Clarendon will
be the Secretary of State in attendance upon the Queen
at Balmoral.

The route from Edinburgh to Banchory will be
changed on this occasion, the course of the Royal train
which will leave Edinburgh at 9 a.m. on Friday, being
as follows :—Waverley-bridge station will be passed at
9.2, Corstorphine at 9.15, Gogar at 9.18, Ratho Junc-
tion at 9.22, Winchburgh at 9.27, Linlithgow at 9 35,
Polmont .Tunction at 9.41, Grahamstown at 9.47,
Larbert Junction (Scottish Central Railway) at 9.52,
Bannockburn at 10.3, and Stirling will be reached at
10.7. Hera there will be a delay of five minutes.
Bridge of Allan will be passed at 10.16, Dunblane at
10.19, Kinbuck at 10.24, Greenloaming at 10.29,
Blackford at 10.36, Auchterarder at 10.43, Dunning at
10.51, Forteviot at 10.57, Forgandenny at 11.2, and
Perth attained at 11.10. Another delay of five
minutes here. Proceeding now on the Scottish North-
Eastern line, the Royal travellers will pass Luncarthy
at 11 27, Dunkeld-road at 11.29, Stanley at 11.31,
Cargill at 11.33, Woodside at 11.43, Cooper-Angus
at 11.47, Ardler at 11.51, Meigle Junction at 11.56,
Eassie at 12.3, Glammis at 12.7, reaching Forfar at
12.17. Another delay of five minutes here. Clock-
briggs will be passed at 12 27, Aldbar•road at 12.31,
Guthrie Junction at 12.36, Farnell-road at 12.45,
Bridge of Dun at 12.51, Dalton Junction at 12.55,
Craigo at 1 o'clock, Marykirk at 1.4, Laurencekirk at
1.10. A delay of five minutes here. Fourdon will be
passed at 1.20, Drnmlithie at 1.27, Stonehaven at 1.39,
Muchalls at 1.47. Newtonhill at 1.49, Portlethen at
1.53, Ccve at 1.59, Aberdeen being reached at 2.9.
A delay of three minutes here. Taking now the
Deeside Railway, the Royal train will pass Cults at
2.20, Murtle at 2 22, Miiltimber at 2,24, Cutter at 2.26,
Drum at 2.31, Park at 2.34 ; Mills of Drum at 2.38,
and arrive at Banchory at 2.46.
The Great Northern Company's carriages will run
through the journey from London to Banchory ; but the
chairman, Mr. Denison, and directors, together with the
Great Northern Company's guards, will accompany tl e
train as far as York only. Mr. Seymour Clarke, the
general manager of the Great Northern ; Mr. Sturrock,
head of the locomotive department ; Mr. Coffin, head of
the carriage department ; and a staff of fitters, lamp-
men, and greasers, provided with the grease and oil to
be used in the lamps and boxes, will accompany the
train throughout the journey. Relays of engines,
drivers, guards, &c., will be provided by the managers
of the several companies through whose lines the Royal
party will travel.
Some delay and inconvenience having been experi-
enced on the last occasion of tne Queen's journey to the
north, in consequence of the overheating of the axes of
several of the carriages of the train, the officials of the
Great Northern Company have during the last month or
two been making several experimental trips with the
vehicles of which the Royal train will be composed to-
morrow. The Queen's saloon has been provided with
new axles, as, notwithstanding every precaution, the
former ones continued to overheat. It as hoped, there-
fore, that no delay will occur from the above cause dur-
ing the approaching journey.

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 7 per smile premium, and the short exchange on
London is 25.27 k per 11. sterling. On comparing these
rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per
ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly
3-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By
advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.3/ peril. sterling.
Standard gold, at the English Mint price, is therefore
about 6-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in Lon-
don. The course of exchange at New York on London
for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., which, as com-
pared with the Mint par between the two countries,
shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of Eng'.
land ; and, after making allowance for charges of trans.
part and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a
small profit on the importation of gold from the United
States,