The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

cceded to the White Lodge, Richmond Park. Mr.
Walpole also joined her Majesty at Kew, as the
Secretary of State in attendance. The morning
was beautifully fine, and large numbers of persons
had congregated along the line for the purpose of
catching a glimpse of the Queen. After a delay of
a few moments at Kew, the Royal train started
again, and passing Acton, Willesden, and Kilburn,
ran into the Camden goods station, Camden-road,
and thence to the King's-cross goods station, where
a considerable number of persons had been allowed,
through the courtesy of the authorities, to witness
the Royal departure. There • were present at the
station, Mr: E. B. Denison, M.P., the chairman,

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Col. Duncombe, M.P., Major Pack, Mr. Ainswick,
and other directors, the police arrangements being
under the direction of Mr. Inspector Williams.
Neither her Majesty nor any of the Royal party
left their carriages at this point. The engine was
shunted, and another having been supplied, the
train moved away from London amid the cheers of

the assemblage.
The announcement that the Royal family would
break their journey northwards at Peterborough,
for the purpose of taking luncheon, as a matter of
course diffused the most lively satisfaction among
the citizens. This being, we believe, the first occa-
sion on which so distinguished an honour had been
conferred upon the ancient city, preparations were
made to give due eclat to so important an event.
Through the Marquis of Exeter the local authori-
ties made application for permission to present an
address to her Majesty demonstrative of their
loyalty, and on Saturday a reply favourable to this
request was received. The morning being beauti-
fully fine, notwithstanding the heavy rain which
fell on the previous night, the numerous trains
arriving at Peterborough brought a large influx of
visitors, and the city presented quite a holiday
appearance. The Great Northern Railway station
was literally besieged, and a variety, of cunning
expedients were resorted to by anxious strangers
to obtain a momentary glimpse of the elegant
suite of apartments shortly to be occupied
by the Queen. Such alterations had been made
on the west or down side of the station
as to afford separate suites of rooms for her
Majesty and her attendants. The spacious refresh-
ment room was prepared for the luncheon. The
superintendence of the furnishing and decorations
was confided to Messrs. Holland and Son, uphol-
sterers, of London ; and by the liberality of Mr.
Percival, proprietor of the Great Northern Hotel,
aided by the railway company, the whole was
carried on in such an admirable manner as could
not fail to please the Royal party. The furniture
was of the most costly and elegant description, the
decorations were chaste and beautiful, and a profu-
sion of the choicest flowers, tastefully arranged,
• diffused their perfume through the apartments.
The west platform, where the illustrious visitors
were to alight, was carpeted with scarlet cloth, and
the wall was covered with evergreens and flowers,
interspersed with a multitude of flags and banners;
garlands depending from the roof. On either side
of the draperied doorway through which the Royal
arty were to pass were the letters " V." and " A."
ingeniously worked in dahlias, the entrance being
surmounted by the Royal arms in white and gold.
The railway company did their utmost to provide
accommodation, fora considerable number of spec-
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tators by the erection of temporary platforms on
both sides of the station, the bookstalls being
removed for the purpose. Long before the time at
which the Royal train was due (2.37) these plat-
forms were crowded with a gaily dressed throng,
chiefly consisting of ladies, and every spot com-
manding a view of the station had its occupants.
The Marquis of Exeter, as Lord Steward of the
Household, was in attendance to receive her
Majesty •, and many of the nobility and gentry of
the neighbourhood, together with the Bishop of
Peterborough and a large body of the clergy, were
also present.
Precisely at the time named the Royal train,
which consisted of eight carriages, rolled majes-
tically into the station ; a brass band, which occu-
pied a gallery crossing the line, playing " Rule
Britannia," bells ringing, and the people cheering
and waving hats and handkerchiefs. Altogether a
more animating scene has seldom been witnessed at
Peterborough, and the Queen was evidently
gratified with her loyal reception. Before her
Majesty left the Royal carriage the Marquis of
Exeter introduced the Ron. G. W. Fitzwilliam,
M.P., who presented the following address, which
was most graciously received :
" May it please your Majesty,—We, your
Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the magis-
trates of the liberty, improvement commissioners,
clergy, high bailiff, and inhabitants of Peterborough
and its vicinity, desire to approach your Majesty
on this auspicious occasion with a heartfelt expres-
sion of our devotion to your Majesty's throne, per-
son and family.
" We are justly proud of the high position which,
under your Majesty's enlightened rule, our coun-
try occupies in the scale of nations. We regard
with becoming respect and admratlo-1 the noble
attributes and generous sympathies which so richly
adorn our gracious Sovereign, and add lustre even
to a British crown ; and we view with lively grati-
tude the bright example set before us in every rela-
tion of domestic life by your Majesty and your
Royal Consort.
"In the great achievements of your Majesty's
reign we see, not only triumphs of arms unsur-
passed in the annals of martial England, but blood-
less victories of science and art, without a precedent
in ages past, and to remain without a parallel for
centuries to come.
" The future historian of great Britain will asso-
ciate the name of Queen Victoria with an epoch of
freedom, light, and progress ; in our minds and
hearts it is intimately blended with the dearest in-
terests of country and of home.
" Cordially, then, yet in all humility, we welcome
your Majesty to this ancient city, with a fervent
wish and prayer that your way may be prosperous
and that you may long enjoy every earthly bless-
ing, not the least of which, we are persuaded, in
your Majesty's estimation, is the love of your

people." - -
Tier Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the
two Princesses, then alighted, and entered the
apartment prepared for them, where an elegant
collation had been provided. At five minutes past
3 o'clock the Royal party again appeared upon the
platform, and her Majesty was escorted to the
Royal carriage, and shortly afterwards the train
moved slowly away, amid the acclamations of the
multitude.

MR. ROBERT STEPHENSON AND, THE
WORKMEN AT SUNDERLAND BRIDGE.

The workmen employed at Sunderland-bridge
presented Robert Stephenson, Esq., M.P., and his
brother engineers, with an address, on the occasion
of his visit to Sunderland in company with the
members of the Institute of Mechanical Engi-
neers. The following is a copy :—" Gentlemen,—
We, the .workmen .eniployed upon Sunderland-
bridge, beg to welcome the engineers of England,
whose works have made this country of ours famed
over the habitable globe. The bridge, when com-

pleted, we trust, will be both an ornament to the
borough of Sunderland and a lasting monument of
the skill of practical engineering. We also trust
our labours, so far as they have progressed, will
meet with your approbation, and are proud of this
opportunity being afforded us of testifying our ad-
miration of the eminent men who compose the In-

stitute of Mechanical Engineers."
Mr. STEPHEN Sox, in reply, said—There are no
members of society for whom I have a higher re-
spect than for industrious and intelligent workmen.
It is to them that the engineer is indebted for the
full and efficient realisation of his conceptions,
which, however good they may be, must largely de-
pend upon the skill of the workmen for their suc-
cess. The progress made in the higher branches of
engineering during the last 30 years may be attri-
buted in a great degree,to the improved skill and
intelligence of the workmen. The advance of me-
chanical science, and its application to useful pur-
poses, must always go hand-in-hand with the skill
and also with the comfort of the working classes.
I cannot refer to a better example in proof of this
than the bridge upon which we are now standing.
The alterations and improvements which you are
so admirably carrying on could not have been exe-
cuted at the time when the original bridge was de-
signed. If the engineer, therefore, had even de-
signed the bridge as it is now intended to be made,
his mental labour would have been vain and useless,
for there was not sufficient skilled labour in the
country to realise such an idea. I merely take this
bridge as an appropriate example on the present
occasion, because it is a work you are now carryiug
out under my own direction ; but it is only neces-
sary to look around, and we meet everywhere with
engineering works to which the remarks I have
iust made apply in the strictest manner, and reflec-
tion on such subjects teaches us to feel that skilled
labour is the great fulcrum upon which all our
and that the success of this
social progress depends,
is just in proportion to the skill of the labour
brought to bear upon the great works so thickly
scattered throughout our country.—Newcastle Daily
Chronicle.