The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-19 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The following letter from St. Petersburg, of the
10th inst., gives some interesting particulars respect-
ing the proposed journey of the Imperial family to
the southern provinces of the empire :—" The de-
parture of the members of the Imperial family has
commenced. The Grand Duke Constantine quitted
us the day before yesterday. He has gone to Nico-
laiev, and thence he will proceed to the Crimea to
receive the Emperor and Empress. Her Majesty
leaves on Wednesday next. The Emperor will leave
four days later for Moscow, and thence proceed to
the southern provinces, where ho will review the
troops and particularly the cavalry of reserve. The
troops are to be assembled for the review at Tchu -
guiev on the 22d inst. Thence the Emperor will
proceed to Nicolaiev to take a look at the naval
establishment there, and thence he will go to
Odessa. After a stay of two days in the capital of
new Russia, the Emperor will embark for the
Crimea. He is expected at Sebastopol on Sept. 1.
The Court is to be installed again at the Palace of
Tsarskoe-Selo on Nov. 1. The 20th is the anniversary
of the death of the Empress Mother, and an office
fur the dead according to the rites of the Russian

Church will be performed over her tomb on that
day. The Grand Duke Constantine, after having
received the Emperor and Empress in the Crimea,
will proceed to Stuttgard to meet the Duchess and
take her to the islands of the Hyeres. Although
the appointment of General Lambert to the go-
vernorship of the kingdom of Poland is not officially
announced, it is nevertheless irrevocably decided.
General Soukhozenett has asked for leave of absence
for a year. General Milituno, who enjoys great
favour at Court, is definitively appointed Minister
of War. The appointment is very favourably le-
calved by the public. It is expected that Colonel
Anitchkov, who has written a treatise on military
stores, will be appointed to the superintendence of
the Commissariat Department. It is further said
that an inspector-general over the economical part
of the War Department is to be named with very
extensive powers.

DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF

SWEDEN.

DOVER, SUNDAY.

The King of Sweden and his brother, Prince
Oscar, left this country on their return home
yesterday. The distinguished personages did not
travel by the same route. The King, accompa-
nied by his suite, and by Lord Harris, one of
her Majesty's Lords in Waiting, came direct from
London by the South-Eastern Railway ; but Prince
Oscar, who holds the highest office in the Swedish
marine, travelled by the London, Chatham, and
Dover line, in order to make a short stay at Sheer-
ness for the purpose of inspecting its dockyard
and the national laboratories it contains.

His Majesty left th Bricklayers' Arms station by
a special train of the South-Eastern Railway at a
quarter past 4 o'clock, and arrived at Dover about
a quarter past 6. being received at the railway termi-
nus by Brigadier General Garvock, the commandant
of the garrison, and guards of honour of the 3d
Buffs and 64th Regiment, Mr. S. M. Latham, the
Swedish Vice-consul ; Captain Triscott, the naval
naval superintendent of the port; the Hon. Captain
Chetwynd, aide-de-camp to the commandant, &e.
The platform was covered with crimson cloth, and
his Majesty travelled in the state carriage of the
company. The railway station was thronged with
fashionables, but, thanks to the excellent arrange-
ments of the superintendent, Mr. E. T. Way, there
was no crowding or inconvenience. Mr. C. W.
Eborall, the general managt., Mr fi Tcolnn, nne
of the directors, and Mr. J. P. Knight, the superin-
tendent of the line, travelled in the Royal train.

Prince Oscar left the Victoria Station,Pimlico, by
the of dinary 10 a.m. express-train, by which his
Royal Highness was conveyed to Sheerness. After
satisfying the object of his visit, the Prince pro-
ceeded on his journey at 2 40 p.m. by special train,
under the charge of Mr. Browne, the superinten-
dent of the London, Chatham, and Dover line, and
after a short stay at Canterbury, where his Royal
Highness ascended the mound of the Dane John, to
view the magnificent stretch of scenery it com-
mands, reached Dover at half-past four. Here car-
riages had been provided, and his Royal Highness
on alighting from the train was driven to the Royal
Ship Hotel, where he made a brief stay, and then
walked on board the John Penn, Captain-Mat-
thews,. His Royal Highness was shortly after-
wards joined by • the King, and immediately his
Majesty and suite were on board the steamer cast off
and made for Calais.

A Royal salute from the Castle batteries was fired
on the arrival and departure of the Royal visitors.

TILE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

The London and North-Western Railway Com-
pany, with that liberality for which it is proverbial,
have determined that so important an event as the
visit of her Majesty the Queen to Ireland shall not
be without some memento to mark so interesting an
occasion, more especially as this company are to
have the honour not only of conveying the Queen,
the Prince Consort, and the Royal Family to Ire-
land, but also throughout their subsequent journey
this season to Scotland. The directors, therefore,
determined to construct, for the accommodation of
her Majesty and Royal Consort, an entirely new
State carriage, of chaste and elaborate design, the
cost of which will be over £3,000. The design for
this; magnificent specimen of railway carriage archi-
tecture has been in the main prepared by and carried
out under the direction of Mr. Cawkwell, the gene-
ral manager, and Mr. H. P. Bruyeres, the general
superintendent of the London and North-Western
Railway. Externally, the State carriage, with the
exception of its very tasteful and elaborate carving
and decoration, does not much differ in shape from
the newly-designed first-class carriages now in use
on the line ; it is, however, larger in every way. Tae
framework upon which the body of the carriage rests
is constructed of solid oak, handsomely carved and
highly polished, resting upon wheels of Mansell's
patent; the centres are also composed of the strongest
solid oak, the tires of which have been put on cold and
hammered, as affording a greater amount of security
than those manufactured under the ordinary process.
The carriage-body has three floors, first that of the
usual material, secondly a flooring of oak, and
thirdly a flooring of cork, which has the effect of
reducing vibration and of destroying or deadening
to a great extent the noise of the wheels while
travelling. At each corner of the solid oak frame
or buffer plank are projecting shoulders, consisting
of elaborately earved and gilded leaves. The body
of the carriage has its panels painted of the beau-
tiful dark or Royal claret colour, bearing in the
centre the Royal arms, and on the side panels the
orders of the Garter, the Bath, and the Thistle,
exquisitely painted, the upper portions of the body
round the windows being delicately picked out in
white and gold. The roofs, for there are two, are
divided by a cornice composed of festoons of flowers
carved and picked out upon a white ground, the
projections of the roof, the upper one of which is
circular, having their projecting edges elaborately
gilt. The interval between the two roofs is also
perforated for ventilation. The interior of the
Royal saloon presents a coup dceil combining the
most refined taste and elegance. The lining is of
silver gray moire antique of the richest description,
festooned and fluted, the same material covering
the roof, divided into panels marked out by a rich
cord of the same colour. From the apex of the
roof descends a beautifully-constructed lamp of
very elegant design,:encircled by a carving of satin-
wood, in which material the whole of the cavings
are executed. At one end of the saloon is a sofa,
covered with tl-e same material as the lining of the
carriage, and two easy chairs are fixed on a revolv-
ing axis, so that, while they cannot be upset, they
can be moved in any direction at the will of the party
occupying them with the greatest ease. Above the
cork floor already described in the first instance has
been placed a thick drugget, and this is covered
over by a rich velvet-pile carpet, the ground colour
of the Royal purple, with a handsomely figured
border, manufactured expressly for the saloon. At
the other end is the retiring room, fitted with a
cabinet, washhand-stand, and all the appliances of
a boudoir, the carvings of the furniture being in
unison with those of the carriage, and executed in
satinwood, inlaid with tulipwood. An ealgant
fixed table, of the same material, stands in the
centre of the saloon, which, with the mirror, gives
the interior the appearance of a very elegant little
room. The necessary pockets for the deposit of
books, papers, &c., are appropriately arranged ;
but, in addition to this, there are appliances for
converting this magnificent sitting-room into a
sleeping apartment by means of a very clever con-
trivance. Beds are iestroduced, which can be re-
moved with the greates facility, and it is under-
stood they will be used by her Majesty and the
Prince Consort during the journey on their return
from Ireland to Scotland, thus avoiding the neces-
sity of staying a night at any hotel on the route.
The whole carriage is believed to be the most
elegant and complete that has ever been constructed,
and, on tse designs being submitted to her Majesty,
it is understood that she expressed her most cor
dial approval of them. There will be two other
Royal saloon carriages in the train, one for the
Princesses, and the other for the younger male
branches of the Royal family and their respective
suites; and we understand that it is intended to
have a trial trip of the train to morrow (Mon-
day). The arrangements are that on Tuesday the
Royal train will be sent down from Euston-square
to Gosport via the Sonth-Western Railway, there to
await her Majesty and the Royal family, on their
arrival at Osborne on the morning of 'Wednesday,
the 21st; that the Royal party will then be brought
up on to the North-Western line,and thence proceed
to Holyhead, from which place her Majesty will
embark on board the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, and cross the St. George's Channel to Dub-
lin. The Royal railway carriages will then return
to London, and remain till about the 26th or 27th,
when they will again pr6ceecl to Holyhead, and
take her Majesty and the Royal family and suite
to Scotland.

M. Da Chaillu, the distinguished African tra-
veller, is (says the Glasgow Ilerald) now enjoying the hos-
pitalities of Lord Belhaven at WiBll4lV 1101180.