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

AUSTRIA.

A Vienna letter of the 4th states that a con-
ference on the question of the duchies took place
on the preceding day between Count Buol, Count
Rechberg, President of the Germanic Diet, and
Count Ingelheim, Austrian Minister at Hanover.

Another letter from Vienna states that the
Kaimakam of Moldavia, Prince Vogorides, has sent
in his resignation to Constantinople, assigning as
his reason that the result of the Conference of Paris
have responded so little to the hopes of the Rou-
mans that an insurrection is to be feared. The
letter, however, says that the real reason of the
Prince's resignation is that as the Conference has
decided that the future Hospodar must be born of
Rouman parents, he, being a Phanariot, cannot
become a candidate. The letter concludes by
asserting that the news from the Principalities are
satisfactory, and that his fears of an outbreak are
perfectly imaginary.
The Empress of Austria was going on so well on
the 3d that her Majesty was able to leave her bed.

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TELEGRAPH

MESSAGE FROM HER MAJESTY.

At the inauguration of the opening of the line at
Jersey, on Tuesday, the following telegraph message
was forwarded by Mr. Aubin, constable of the
island, through the Hon. Mr. Walpole, to her
Majesty:—
" The Directors of the Channel Islands Telegraph
Company, on behalf of the people of the islands,
solicit that you may be pleased to lay before her
most gracious Majesty this the first message con-
veyed by their telegraph. Though the establish-
ment of this means of rapid communioation with
the mother country is an event of minor importance
to the empire at large, it is one of heartfelt satis-
faction to her Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects
here, as tending to draw still closer th 6 bonds which
for nearly 1,000 years have linked these islands to
the crown of England, and more firmly to secure
that connection, the foundation of their liberties
and their prosperity, and which like their fore-
fathers they would deem no sacrifice too great to
preserve.

" Jersey, Sept. 7.
Her Majesty returned the following gracious
answer by telegraph :
• ".Holyrood. Palace, Tuesday night, Sept, 7.
" The Queen has received with the highest satis-
faction the announcement of the successful comple-
tion of a telegraphic communication with the
Channel Islands, and while her Majesty congratu-
lates the directors of the Channel Islands Telegraph
Company upon their success, she rejoices in the
more rapid means of communication and the closer
connexion thus happily established with a portion
of her dominions hitherto locally separated, but
always united to her Crown by a spirit of unswerv-
ing loyalty unsurpassed in any part of them, and of
which the message just transmitted on behalf of
the people of the islands contains a very gratifying
expression."
A telegram received from Jersey, dated *Wednes-
day afternoon, states that her Majesty's reply had
caused great enthusiasm in the islands.
The line is to be opened to the public to-day
(Thursday).
The cable, manufactured by Newall and Co. at
Birkenhead, is of the size of the shore end of the
Mediterranean cable, but with ends in a propor-
tionate degree thicker. It starts from Church Bay,
Portland, and rests in depths of water varying
from 35 to 40 fathoms, as far as the island of Alder-
ney, which has been fixed upon as the first station.
At this point the French coast is only nine miles
distant, and Cherbourg is plainly visible.
From Alderney the cable stretches to a point on
the north-west coast of Guernsey, and crosses that
island to St. Peter's Fort, where there is a station
in the guardhouse, nearly upon a level with the sea.
It then runs to Cape Grosnez, and is landed upon a
sandy beach—a matter of no small importance in
an island so begirt with rocks as Jersey. Between
eight and nine miles of underground work brings
the line to St. Heliers. The station is situated at
the corner of the Grand Square.
A considerable trade already exists between the
Channel Islands and St. Malo, Granville, and other
places on the French coast. An extension in that
direction would afford to Normandy and Brittany
the facilities of communication which are now de-
nied to them. A message of 20 words from Eng-
land to any of the towns in those provinces is now
charged from 12s. 9d. to 14s. 6d. The charge for a
message of like length from London to Jersey is ss.

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN IN EDINBURGH.

(From the Scotsman.)

Yesterday (Tuesday) evening, her Majesty and the
Prince Consort, with'several of the royal children, arrived
in Edinburgh on their way to Balmoral.
The evening being unusually fine, an immense concourse
of people thronged the Queen's-park long before the hour
fixed for her Majesty's arrival at Meadowbank station.
Crowds were conspicuous on various parts of the north side
of the hill, and not a few clambered up to the summit of
Arthur's Seat, to get a bird's-eye view of the scene below.
The preparations at Meadowbank were of the usual cha-
racter. The sides of the staircase leading from the plat-
form to the road were lined wail a very choice collection of
plants and flowers, supplied from the nursery of Messrs.
Lawson and Son. The steps, as also, the central part of the
platform, were covered with crimson carpeting. In front
of the station were richly-ornamented hangings of coloured
cloth, the whole being surmounted with a large crown and
the royal arms. On either side were lamps of stained glass,
and four similar lamps of larger size were fixed along the
platform.
Detachments of the 16th Lancers, Ist battalion of the
Rifle Brigade from Glasgow (numbering 200 men), the
Royal Sussex Militia, and the battery of Royal Artillery
from Leith Fort, lined the road through the park from the
station to Holyrood, and were formed in position at half-
past, six o'clock. In front of St. Margaret's station was a
guard of honour of the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade,
and the band of the 16th Lancers.

Shortly after seven o'clock, Sheriff Gordon, accompanied
by Mr. J. A. Campbell, Lord Melville, the Duke of Buc-
cleuch in his uniform of Lord-Lieutenant, the Hon. Capt.
Carnegie, of H.M.S. Edinburgh; Lieut. Johnston, R.N.,
and Lieut. Cerjat, of H.M.S. Jackall, the Hon. Colonel
Dalziel, and Captain Jones, aide-de-camp to Lord Melville,
arrived on the platform. There were also a good number
of ladies present. •

The North British Railway Company were represented by
Messrs. Ronald, Sprott, Home, Leishman, and Bowman/
directors ; Mr. Rowbotham, manager ; and Mr. Nairn,
secretary—all of whom had proceeded to Berwick to meet
the train. Mr. Hodgson, the chairman of the directors,
was unavoidably absent. Sheriff Logan and Sheriff Hal-
lard accompanied these gentlemen to Berwick, and travel-
led back by the train with them.

The royal train reached Longniddry Junction at six
minutes past seven, 12 minutes before the specified time
and a telegram was despatched to Meadowbank stating that
her Majesty would arrive there " immediately." Precisely
at 20 minutes past seven-16 minutes before the time pre-
viously announced—the train dashed up to the platform
amidst the deafening cheers of the people who crowded the
vicinity of the station.

• Prince Albert was the first to step out of the saloon car-
riage, Lord Melville assisting both his Royal Highness and
her Majesty to alight. Princesses Alice and Helena were
the only other occupants of this carriage. In the saloon for
the royal family were Princess Louisa and Prince Arthur
these being the only other members of the royal family
accompanying the Queen. In the carriages adjoining the
saloon were the royal suite, consisting of Lady Macdonald,
Lady Churchill, Miss Stup7,,rd, Sir C. Phipps, Gen: Grey,
and Colonel Ponsonby. The Earl of Derby travelled with
the suite in the same carriage. Si James Clark had arrived
in Edinburgh by a previous train.

The Queen and Prince were dressed in the plainest cos-
tume, her Majesty having a light bonnet and summer dress
and the Prince Consort a plain suit of black. On recog-
nising the Duke of Buccleuch, her Majesty advanced to
him and shook hands, addressing a few words to his grace.
The Premier also shook hands very warmly with Lord
Melville and the Duke.

The moment her Majesty alighted and proceeded up the
steps leading to her carriage a royal salute was fired from
the Castle, the band of the Lancers struck up the National
Anthem, and the spectators who lined the road cheered
lustily as the Queen appeared. Her Majesty bowed repeatedly
when in her carriage in acknowledgment of the warmth of
her reception.
The royal cortege immediately proceeded towards Holy-
rood, the immense assemblage of spectators cheering with
great heartiness all along the route.

1 The open space in front of the Palace was kept clear by
detachthents of the city police under Mr. Linton, which
were stationed at the different barricades. A guard of honour
consisting of the Royal Sussex Militia, was stationed in
front of the building, with the band of the regiment under
Bandmaster Burke. A few men of the Rifle Brigade, from
Glasgow, and a body of the Royal Artillery, were placed on
each side of the Palace entrance. The Duke of Richinond,
Colonel of the Sussex Militia, who wore the decoration of the
Garter, was in command of his regiment.
At the gates of the Palace there were present to receive
her Majesty—Bailie Blackadder (representing the City in
the absence of the Lord Provost), Mr. Rutherford, the De-
puty-Keeper of the Palace, and Mr. Matheson, of the Board
of Works. Two "royal postmen," mounted, were in at-
tendance, for the purpose of carrying despatches to the post
office in time for the mail.
A few minutes after half-past seven the carriage
Gordon, who had driven on in advance of the cortege from
Meadowbank, so as to be in readiness to receive
Holyrood, arrived in the quadrangle of the Palace, and
almost almost directly after the two carriages conveying
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