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

THE MILITIA.

The 4th Royal Lancashire Militia marched into
Portsmouth yesterday for garrison duty. They
were conveyed from the camp, Aldershint, by spe-
cial train on the South-Western Railway. The 4th
Lancashire is a very fine and effective regiment of
infantry, numbering nearly 1,000 men and 40
offices.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRDIINGIIAM•

Yesterday, at noon, the Queen, acompanied by the
Prince Consort, made her entry into the populous
manutacturiug town of Birmingham, under °Mount•
stances e hich invested the ceremony with a degree cr,
varied interest, splendour, and animation never exceeded
on any other occasion on which she has conferred a
similar honour upon any of ber 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 appAnted time, and at a few
minutes before twelve the august party were landed
upon the platform of the Birreiugham station.
On emerging from the station, under an escort of the
Hu,-are, the royal cortege entered Queen-street.
As the Queen approached the Msrket-hall she was
greeted with vehement cheering from the crowd.
Proceeding then at a slow pace along Worcester.
street, High-street, Bull-street, Colmore-row, all of
which were tastefully festooned with flowers and seer-
greens, acid where her Majesty received a most enthral•
antic welcome from the crowds assembled along the
footpaths and at the open windows, the eortege arrived
at the Town-Ilan, which had been decorated for her ze•
caption in a ve-iy splendid manner.
As her Majesty entered the building the assembly
rose in a body, and the choir stationed in the gallery sang
the national anthem.

Loyal and dutiful addresses were then prevented to
the Queen acd the Prince Consort to which suitable re-
plies were returned.
Her Majesty was pleased to confer the honour of
knighthood on Mr. Retail!, the Mayor. _

Her Majesty then left the hall, with the Prince Con
sort, attended as before, and the Royal patty started en
its way to Aston Park, a distance of about two miles
and a hell, under a cavalry escort composed of a de.
tachment of the 10th llnesars.
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,
wish the Prince Consort, to the dining room, 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 2, and then repaired to the Great Gallery, where Sir
Francis Scott presented another address to her Majesty.
Her Mi.j esty read the lollowing gracious reply :
"I sincerely thank you for your loyal assurances of de.
voted attachment to my throne and person. The improve.
meat 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 terrace,
when her Majesty was greeted with the most vootfcroue
cheers from tile people assembled in the grounds below,
formally inaugurated the park. Returning into the
t. 1,11, the Queen and the Prince Consort, attended as
before, took tin it departure for the hall at half-past
party tea-
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3 o'clock by Stoneleigh Abbey. The Royal art
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~ntertained about 500 of the principal inhabitants at a
oNtquet at Town-hall this evening.
her Majesty returned to town thiA day.

DEATII Or MIL MICHAIL WILLI-Oat M.P.—Mr
Michael Williams, M.P. for West C,ruwall, died at
Travince, near Truro, yesterday aftcruc on, a little after
tive o'clock.
ST. BARNABAS, PIMLICIO.—Mr. Butler, Vie member
for the Tower Hamlets, has postponed questions
with reference to the alleged practices 6tliirlol/1 tp
Friday not'