The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-16 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The 4th Royal Lancashire Militia marohed into
Portsmouth yesterday for garrison duty. They
;v re conveyed from the camp, Aldershott, by spe-
cial train on the South-Western Railway. The 4th
Lanclatire i% a very fine and effective regiment of
infoitry, Lumbering neirly 1,000 men and 40
ofice• s.

TILE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM.

Yesterday, at noon, the Queen, accompanied by the
Prince Consort, made her entry into the populous
inautiiactuting town of Birmingham, under circum-
stances n hich invested th 4 ceremony with a degree of
varied interest, splendour, and animation never exceeded
oil any other occasion on which she has conferred a
similar honour upon any of her subjects, and which will
long live in the memory of all who witnessed it.
Her Majesty left Kenilworth station in the morning
a few minutes after the appointed time, and at a few
minutes before twelve the august party were landed
upon the platform of the Birmingham Station.
On emerging from the station, under an escort of the
lOth Hu,i-ars, the royal cortege entered Queen-street.
As the Q!leen approached the Market-hall she was
greete,l with vehement cheering from the crowd.
Proceeding then at a slow pace along Worcester-
street, Iligh,treet, Bull-street, Colmore-rew, all of
which were tastefully f.-stooped with flowers and ever-
greens, and where her Majesty received a most enthusi.
antic welcome from the crowds assembled along the
footpaths and at the open windows, the cortege arrived
at the ToAn-hall, which had been decorated tor her re-
ception in a very splendid manner.
As her Majesty entered the building the assembly
rose in a body, and the choir stationed in the gallery sang
the uatioual anthem.

Loyal and dutiful addresses were then presented to
the Queen and the Prince Consent to which suitable re-
plies were returned.
Her Majesty was pleased to confer the honour of
knighthood on Mr. Ratclliff, the Mayor.
Her Majesty then ltft the ball, with the Prince Con-
sort, attended as before, and the Royal party started oat
its way to Aston Park, a distance of about two miles
and a half, under a cavalry escort composed of a de.
tachrnent of the 10th Hussars.
On arriving at the entrance to Aston-Hall her Ma-
jesty was received by Sir Francis Scott, Bart., chairman
of the Interim Managers of the Park, and conducted.
with the Prince Consort, to the dining•roons, attended
by their suite, where luncheon was served. Subsequently
the Royal party inspected some of the more interesting
objects of art and antiquity contained within the build-
in!, and than repaired to the Great Gallery, where Sir
Francis Scott presented another address to her Majesty.
Her ivlpjesty read the following gracious reply

"I sincerely thank you for your loyal assurances of de-
voted attachment to my throne and person. The improve-
ment of the moral, intellectual, and social condition of my
people will always command my earnest attention; and is
opening this hall and park to-day I rejoice to have another
opportunity of promoting their comfort and innocent re-
creation'. . .

The august visitors then appeared upon the terraco,
when her Alajesty was greeted with the most vociferous
cbeere from the people as4etubled in the grounds below,
formally inaugurated the paik. Returning into the
1,L.11, the Queen and the Patine Consort, attended as
before, took tlp it departure for the hall at half-past
3 o'cl mek by Stoneleigh Abbey. The Royal party tra-
velled for a special train, which they entered at a tem-
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accommodation, to save her the necessity of returning
through the town of Birrningi.arr.
.I.4:ign has invited a distinguished party of the
nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood to meet bit
Majesty and the Prince Consort at dinner to-day. The
August visitors paved the night at Stoneleigh Abbey.
The Mayor of Birmingham, now Sir John Ratcliffe,
entertained about 500 et tho principal inhabitants at •
banquet at Town-hall this evening.
lien I\ll,j ,sty rrt urne,l to town this day.

DEATH OF MR. MICHAEL WILLIAWS, M.P.—Mr
Mieilxrl Williams, M.P. for West Cornw..ll, died at
Traeince, near Truio, ycstLr3ay aftcrr oon, a little alter
five o'clock.
Sr. BARNABAS, PIMLICO.—Mr. Bu ler, fie member
for the Tower hamlets, has postpoi ed hi , questiouil
with reference to the alleged practic. s at B ilgravia tO
Friday next.