The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-10 00:00:00

railroad, covered with crimson cloth, by which his Ma-
jesty and suite were to alight. This was the only object
of curiosity till thirty-five minutes past twelve, when an
express train arrived announcing that the royal train
was on its way and might momentarily be expected. A
chaise and four was instantly forwarded to Windsor,
carrying the intelligence to her, Majesty.
At twenty-eight minutes past twelve o'clock the real
royal train arrived at the station, bearing a tri-coloured
flag at the " bow" of the engine. All was now breath-
less expectation—the curiosity, the eagerness, of those
assembled around the spot could scarcely be surpassed
even in imagination, as the train was brought to bear
upon the covered causeway, and all eyes were turned to
obtain a glimpse of the much talked-of Louis Philippe,
King of the French. At length (for it seemed a long
time), with the skilful direction of Mr. Locke, the engi-
neer of the line, who conducted the train, the word was
given, " all right ;" the door of the state carriage was
opened, and out stepped his Majesty, followed by Prince
Albert and the Duc de Montpeasier ; the officers of the
suite in their gaudy and somewhat." outlandish" uni-
forms scrambling out from the carriages in the rear.
There being very few persons within the precincts of
the railway, the attempt to raise a cheer, though hearty
in itself, was feeble in its results ; but nothing could
be more graceful, urbane, and dignified than the
manner of his Majesty on alighting. Pausing deli-
berately, hat in hand, and turning round to the po-
sition in which Mr. Locke, the engineer, was stand-
ing, he gave him a low bow ; he then bowed to the
directors who were in waiting to receive his
Majesty, afterwards generally to those around, and then
proceeded into the royal apartments. There was no
hurrying,_ no shuffling in this proceeding ; it was evi-
dently the result of a correct notion of the attention
which should be paid to all men who had done service to
his Majesty, or who had come-tog-ether to pay respect to
him, and it was done in a manner which only enhanced
the matter of the deed.
After a few minutes delay, his Majesty and suite hav-
ing passed through the State apartments, entered the
royal carriages, and proceeded, amidst a truly British
burst of cheering, towards Windsor. The King of the
French, Prince Albert, and the Duke de Montpensier,
occupied the first carriage. His Majesty, as the carriage
proceeded at a slow pace up the slight acclivity towards
the bridge, kept his hat off, and bowed and smiled in the
most affable manner. Prince Albert also, who seemed
in very good spirits, bowed repeatedly on either side.
The young Prince, who looked a little pale, touched his
French military cap from time to time. A host of gen-
tlemen and ladies on horseback, and in vehicles of vari-
ous descriptions, who were assembled on the line of
road and on the bridge, accompanied or followed the
royal cortege on its way, the cheering continuing till far
ont of sight.
The hubbub of the royal departure having evaporated,
the assembled multitude became by degrees aware of
the presence of another illustrious character, who bad
not yet completed his exit from the line of railway. In
an open green landau, fixed to a truck which had come
down by the royal, train, sat, wrapped in a rough brown
taglioni, the veteran " hero of a hundred fights," the
hero of Waterloo, calmly awaiting the process of har-
nessing the four post horses, which were to convey him
in the wake of royalty to the presence of his Sovereign.
When the people began to recognise his Grace, they at
first seemed a little bewildered—they could scarcely be-
lieve their eyes—no cocked hat—no gold lace ! But
when they did make sure of the identity of the man
before them, they sent up such a shout of welcome
which rivalled all that had gone before, and nearly
frightened the off-wheeler out of his propriety. As
it was, he kicked over the traces, or did some absur-
dity of that kind, and the consequence was a tem-
porary stoppage at the top of the bill, everybody run-
ning on, puffing and blowing, to see what was the matter.
No casualty occurred, however, and the Iron Duke
almost shamed the excited throng by the stoical indiffer-
ence with which he treated this little escapade.
Half an hour after the royal train, a second special
train arrived, containing a host of attaches and attend-
ants upon the French court, besides innumerable carpet-
bags and band-boxes. The whole scene was rife with
interest and excitement from beginning to end.
The Directors present were Messrs. Chaplin (chair-
man), J. J. Borthby, J. llibbert, J. Eyre, and V. Eyre.
Mr. Morgan, the secretary ; Mr. Martin, the general
superintendent ; Mr. Stovin, the superintendent ; and
Mr. Dolby, the superintendent of the railway police,
were also in attendance.
ARRIVAL AT WINDSOR.
At ten minutes past two the guns in the park an-
nounced to the inhabitants of Windsor that the illus-
trious visitor of England's Queen was approaching, and
in a few minutes the royal carriages could be seen com-
ing rapidly up the long avenue. The scene from the
vestibule at this moment was beautiful in the extreme,
and her Majesty, who had received an intimation of the
approach of the King, and had come into the vestibule
to receive him, appeared to take much interest in the
scene.

At a quarter-past two his Majesty and suite in five
carriages, entered the quadrangle. In the carriage with
the King of the French were Prince Albert, the Due de
Montpensier, and M. Guizot ; and in the other carriages
were Admiral Mackau, Minister of Marine ; General
Athalin, General de Rumigny, Colonel Dumas, Colonel
Charbonne, and others of the suite,-whose names have
been already published.
As soon as the royal carriage passed through George
the Fourth's gate to the entrance of the grand vestibule,
her Majesty, who looked exceedingly well, and was at-
tired in a black silk dress, walked down to the carriage
door to receive her illustrious visitor. The meeting of
the Sovereigns was of the most affectionate character,
without any formal or cold ceremonial greetings, but
showing in the strongest manner the existence of those
reciprocal kindly relations which are such a source of true
gratification to monarchs as well as -to subjects. When
the King alighted he embraced her Majesty,—and imme-
diately giving her his arm, proceeded towards the grand
staircase, where he met the Duchess of Kent, who was
accompanied by the Countess of Gainsborough and the
ladies in waiting. Awaiting the arrival of the King,
were the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Robert
Peel. His Majesty recognised Sir Robert Peel and
the Earl of Liverpool, who were next him on his right
hand, and cordially bowing to them, proceeded up the
grand staircase to his apartments, accompanied by the
Queen and Prince Albert, and followed by the Duc de
Montpensier and the Duchess of Kent. At the entrance
to the crimson drawing-room her Majesty parted from
the King, and he proceeded to his private apartments,
attended only by his personal attaches and attendants,
where he remained for a short time. In about a quarter
of an hour he again met her Majesty, at lunch, which
was strictly a private party, being confined to the
Queen, the King of the French, Prince Albert. the
Duchess of Kent, and members of the royal suites.
His Majesty appeared to be in excellent health, and
in the best possible spirits, evidently very much pleased
with a reception which was well calculated to afford him
pride and satisfaction.

In a very short period after the arrival of his Majesty,
the greater number of the numerous visitors who had
arrived in Windsor had all departed, it being understood
that none of the royal party would appear in public at
any subsequent period of the day.

(From the Morning Post.)
The King of the French has reached our shores. As
the guest of our beloved Sovereign, he claims our utmost
respect ; as the head and representative of a great and
gallant people, he is entitled to the utmost courtesy of
the nation—a courtesy which once prevailed even in the
field of battle, at Fontenoy, as welt as at Cressy and
Poictiers. This courtesy.on our part, the abuse of the
rabid follicula ires of France will not obliterate ; and we
most cheerfully drop for the time being that severity of
judgment we have found ourselves oftentimes bound to
pursue in the vindication-of that principle on which de-
pends the only enduring power of Sovereigns, and the
safe intercourse and peace of nations—a principle, we
repeat, which the successors of the King Louis Philippe
will be the first to invoke and uphold, when time shall
have consecrated the work of revolution. Independently
of the august character of our royal visitor as a Sove-
reign—of his remarkable ability as a man and a statesman
—the visit of Louis Philippe is a great political event. It
confirms the results of that spontaneous visit of our
gracious Sovereign by which he was admitted within
the pale of the great family of European Powers—Louis
Philippe, with his marvellous acumen, having prepared
the way, through the medium of three marriages of his
children with a family with whom our own Sovereign is
connected by the nearest and dearest ties. We are certain
that the heart of the august traveller will overflow with
satisfaction at the reception, he experiences from the
people as well as the Sovereign. This feeling mast be
more intense on account of the widely different circum-
stances under which he now returns to our shores. He
may indeed, apostrophise the Channel, in the words
the great Bossuet supposes his ancestral relative, our
Queen Henrietta, to have addressed to its waves—" Oh
sea, which I have so often crossed, in such different flightse
and with such altered prospects !" the
unfortunate unlike
unfortunate consort of Charles 1.,
his la!
is a triumph—for after maintaining, in spi
t jnofurnueny.
paralleled difficulties,
peace with England and Europe
for fourteen years, ho comes to experience on the part of
our peerless Sovereign, the reception of an affectionate
ally, and to receive from her own fair and august hand
that exalted honour of knighthood, Which has been, in
all ages since the days of its gloricus founder, the most
coveted distinction to European potentates. There will
be ono drawback to the pleasures the King of the
French will experience, namely,, that some of his
rampant lieges at home will
,be the more inveterate in
proportion to the kindness evinced on our side of the
Channel. But at heart our captious neighbours feel the
sacred claims of peace upon all civilised nations, and the
universal abhorrence and hostility that nation would
encounter who would gratuitously revive the
horrors of war. Add to this, that those misguided
men amongst our gallant neighbours who entertain
towards us a prejudice more suited to the feuds of
the darkest meditaval epoch, than to the Christian spirit
of a civilised age, know that they may injure England