The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND•

(From the Special Correspondent of the Aberdeen Herald.)
WEDNESDAY NWiIT.
Once again the Queen is `quietly located among
her huMble Highland subjects at Balmoral. The
Royal party reached the Castle shortly after six
o'clock this evening.
Particulars of her Majesty's departure from Lon-
don on Monday morning, her interesting visit to
Leeds, reception at Edinburgh on Tuesday evening,
and journey 'northwards next forenoon, will be
found elsewhere ; we therefore here take the Royal,
party up at our own doors, anti give some running
remarks on the progress along Deeside ; and the
narrative needs be -Very brief. The same ground
has happily been so often over, and the- Royal re-
ception is (in accordance with the known wishes of
her Majesty), so unostentatious and unobtrusive,
that, While always interesting, the journey is now
necessarily void of any fresh features requiring
special attention in the way of public record.
The Queen arrived at the Ferryhill Junction at
1.52 p.m. To this point her Majesty was accom-
panied by the following directors, &c., of the Scottish
North-Eastern Railway :—Mr. Stirling, of Kippen-
davie ; Mr. Watson, Keillor ; Mr. Miller and Mr.
Birnie, directors ; and Mr. Reith, general manager.

The Royal party consisted of her Majesty the
Queen, the Prince Consort, the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur and suite.
Besides the Lord Provost, magistrates, members
of the Town Council, and a guard of honour of the
72d and 74th Regiments, under Lieut.-Col. Gordon,
commanding.the Highland Depot Battalion here,
there was a great number of spectators present.
The reception was hearty and loyal. After a
stoppage of a few minutes at Ferryhill, the train
with its Royal occupants started for Banchory,
accompanied by the following gentlemen connected
with the Decside Railway :—Mr. Duncan, chair-
man; Bailie Henderson, Mr. Smith of Glenn-Lilian,
Mr. A. B. Whyte, and Mr. Kinloch of Park, direc-
tors, and Mr. Ferguson, secretary.
The train was drawn by one of the Deeside en-
gines, handsomely decorated with wreaths of ever-
greens and flowers, and driven by Mr. Dean, loco-
motive superintendent of the company. The chil-
dren of the 'Aberdeen Industrial Schools, who were
within the enclosure, sang the Queen's Anthem.
No stoppage took place between Ferryhill and
Banchory, but at the stations of Cults, Murtle, Culter,
Park, &c., numbers of ladies and gentlemen con-
nected with the various districts had assembled and
greeted the Queen as she passed. At Banchory
station, under the superintendence of Mr. Middle-
ton, the usual spirit and good taste, in the way of
decoration, &c., were displayed. Mr. Middleton had
the front of his station very attractively ornamented
with heather, evergreens, and flowers, while gal-
leries were erected outside the station to accommo-
date a pretty numerous company.
Here the Earl of Kintore, Lord-Lieutenant of
Kincardine, Sheriff Bell, and Mr. P. Davidson, de-
puty-chairman of the Deeside Railway, were in
waiting to receive her Majesty, whose reception by
the spectators was very enthusiastic. Among those
present we observed Sir James- and Lady Burnett
and Miss Burnett ; Mr. Davidson and Miss David-
son, of Inchmarlo ; Mr. Innes, of ltaemoir ; Mr. and
Mrs. Davidson, of Desswood ; Mr. and Mrs. Kin-
loch ; Mrs. Maxwell, of Orchardtown; Mr. Innes,
of Cowie ; Colonel Ramsay, of Banchory-lodge ; Mr.
and Mrs. Forbes Gordon, of Rayne ; Mr. S. H.
Irvine ; Airs. Maitland, Gilston Castle ; Rev. Mr.
Reid, Banchory ; Dr. Adams, Banchory ; Mr. G.
Allan, advocate, &c.

On alighting fromtheir carriages the Royal party
proceeded to the Banchory station refreshment-
rooms, which, under the skilful hands of Messrs.
Baird, Hay, and Lyell, had been speedily converted
into an exceedingly handsome suite of dining apart-
ments. Having partaken of luncheon, elegantly
served by Mr. Scorgie, her Majesty and the Royal
cortege, after a stay of about 20 minutes, entered
their travelling carriages and (preceded by Mr.
Robertson, of the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, who, with
the Messrs. Cook, had the posting to Aboyne), amid
the cheers of the crowd, resumed their journey.
Immediately after passing through the lively and,
for the occasion, colour-bedecked village of St. Ter-
nan—where you would think the sun seldom set,
everything and everybody seem always so " shiny-
like" and bright when anything particular is a-going
—the Royal and other travellers came upon a sub-
stantial proof that the extension of the Deeside
Railway is making satisfactory progress towards
Aboyne. On the right of the turnpike you see a
very considerable elevation of " way," at the fur-
ther end of which the line, by a cutting, takes a
sweep across country. If you chance to sit beside
a conversationable coachman, and his team be
going along sweetly, you may learn that the con-
tractors for the line, Messrs. Mitchell and Ireland,
have some 200 men employed on the -works, but
that proceedings have been more than once inter-
rupted by strikes among the navvies, a circum-
stance to be regretted, since it interferes with the
much desired completion of the undertaking. Mean-
while, however, matters are pushing along ear-
nestly, so that city folks may look hopefully for-
ward to an early visit to the classic ground' of
Lumphanan. For here, it must be remembered, if
all tales be true, and old Andrew Wyntoun's Chro-
nicle not a lie, is to be seen the identical cairn
underneath which Macbeth has properly lon g
rested quietly, having been at this spot slain in
mortal combat after uttering the famous lines so
popular in spouting clubs, " Come on, Macduff,"
&c., in the year of grace and trouble 1056. More
than this, too, is to be found here—namely, the
" Peel Ring," within whose enchanted circle cer-
tain dramatic witches, according to some people,
danced previously to an interview with the much
be-blackened monarch above-mentioned. But
merrier doings shall be done in Lumphanan when
the railway is made. Amateur elocutionists, with
sweet cousins, shall pic-nic and recite in willing
ears pleasanter tales than those of old over this
same historical cairn ; while within the witches'
circle bands of blythe little ones relieved from
school shall trip it gaily to their own cherry refrain
of " Jin-go-ring,"
But let us after Royalty. From Banchory to
Aboyne the journey was rapid and unmarked by
any incident of particular note. Of course, Mr.
Barclay, of the Kincardine Inn, and his neigh-
bours turned out and gave respectful welcome to
the cortege, and there was no want of other gra-
tifying marks of recognition in the shape of colours,
streamers, &c., from mansion-house, tree top, and
farm steading. Here and there, too, the flag of
Prussia got an elevated place in kindly and thought-
ful remembrance of one whose pleasant smile is this
year missing among the Royal family. At Aboyne
her Majesty stopped in front of Mr. Cook's hotel,
and horses were changed. Here a number of spec-
tators were assembled, whose welcome was gra-
ciously acknowledged by the Queen and Prince
Consort. A body of the rural constabulary and
Mr. Barnes, the lately appointed superintendent,
were in attendence.
After a short stay the Royal party drove off
again, and soon enjoyed most agreeable and timely
evidence of the great and successful exertions made
since last year by the road trustees to give not only
her Majesty but all other lawful travellers the chief
mewls of making a comfortable journey—a- good