The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-14 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, OCT. 12.—The Rev. N. Pococke, Fellow of
Queen's College, has been nominated to be a Public
Examiner in Disciplinis Mathentaticis et Physicis.
There till be an election at Queen's College, on Thurs-
day, November 14, of an Exhibitioner on the Michel
foundation at that college. Candidates must be natives
of the province of Canterbury, between fifteen and
twenty years of age. The usual certificate and testi-
monials must be delivered to the Provost by the respec-
tive candidates on or before the 9th of November. The
examination will commence on Monday, the 12th, at
ten A.M.

On the 31st inst. there will be an election at Lincoln
College to a fellowship, open to natives of Lincoln.
Candidates are required to represent satisfactory proof
of the place of their birth, and testimonials of good con-
duct, to the rector, before twelve o'clock on Saturday,
the 26th.

A convocation was holden to-day, at twelve o'clock, to
elect a yeoman law beadle, in the room of Mr. W. Lyde,
who died on Thursday last, when Mr. J. Shepperd was
chosen to succeed him.

GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL.—A general Court-
martial assembled on Friday, at Chatham Barracks, of
which Sir Michael Creagh, K.H., Lieutenant-Colonel of
the 11th, was President, and Mr. George Piper, late
Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy-Judge Advocate, for the
trial of Charles Harris, a private soldier of the 58th
Regiment. There were three charges against the pri-
soner. 1. For having at Chatham, on or about the even-
ing of the 24th of May, or morning of the 25th of May,
1844, effected his escap from the main-guard, when a
prisoner there, awaiting the sentence of a General Court-
martial. 2. For having, on or about the evening of the
24th of May, or morning of the 25th of May, 1844, de-
serted from the detachment of the 58th Regiment, sta-
tioned at Chatham, and not returned until brought back
under a military escort at Chatham, on or about the 6th
of August, 1844. 3. For having, at or about the time
specified in the first charge, lost through neglect, or de-
signedly made away with, the following articles of his
regimental clothing and necessaries, viz, one shirt, one
pair of cloth trousers, one pair of boots, one pair of socks,
and one forage cap. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. It
appeared the prisoner, on the evening in question, was
lacked up in the main guard-room, in the presence of
the officer and sergeant of the guard, and on examining
the prisoner's room the next morning the prisoner
was not to be found. To have effected his escape. the
prisoner must have passed through the guard, in which
there was upwards of twenty men, besides the guard
outside on duty. The lock on the door examined had
not been disturbed, and therefore it was evident that
some of the men on duty at the guard must have been
accessory to the prisoner's escape. The circumstance
created considerable sensation i❑ the barracks at the
time, and Sir T. Willshire, Bart., commandant of the
garrison, had all the men that composed the guard that
night before him and other commanding officers, but
nothing whatever could be learned by what means the
prisoner escaped, and after a few days' patient investi-
gation, Sir T. Willshire ordered every man of the guard
to Tilbury Fort, there to await their embarkation for
India, as he could no more trust one of them in the bar-
racks at Chatham. The officer that was on duty that
night belonged to the 68th, and he had previously left
for Dover with a detachment. The sentence of the
Court will not be known until confirmed by the Horse
Guards.

DEATH OP AN OPIUM EATER.—On Friday, Mr.
William Baker, jun., deputy-coroner, held an inquest at
the George and Vulture. High-street, St. George-in-the-
East, on view of the body of Mr. Benjamin James Scott
Parkhurst, aged 34, the son of a gentleman of indepen-
dent property, residing in Essex. Mr. Rodie Parkhurst,
Sack ville-street, Piccadilly, clerk in a Government office,
said that he was the brother of the deceased, who followed
no professional occupation and lived upon his property.
He has travelled in China, and nearly in all parts of the
world. Witness saw him a fortnight ago, when he appeared
in good health, and in his usual spirits. Witness is not
aware of any circumstance to produce unhappiness, except
some slight difference that he had with his family. He
never heard his brother threaten that he would commit
self-destruction. He had a habit of eating opium, which
he contracted while in China- He was about to leave
the country for Algoa Bay in a ship which was now in
the London Docks. Robert Mutton, eating-housekeeper,
No. 156, Ratcliff-highway, stated that last Monday week
the deceased took apartments at his house, intending to
remain till a vessel (the Jim Crow) in which he was about
to embark for Algoa Bay, was ready to sail. He drank no
beer nor spirits, and observed that he had been accustomed
to drink only water all his life.,He was acquainted with a
young woman named Eliza Brazier, an inmate of Wap-
ping workhouse. On Monday afternoon, about half-past
five o'clock, the deceased returned home very unwell. He
observed that he was accustomed to eat and smoke opium
to allay a nervousness he was subject to, and that he had
just swallowed some which had affected him differently
from any he bad taken before. Between two and three
o'clock in the morning, witness and one of his lodgers as-
sisted the deceased to bed, when as he was getting worse,
Mr. Garratt, a surgeon was sent to, whose assistant in-
stantly attended and applied the stomach-pump. Deceased
died about three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. The amount
of 91. 7s. 6d. was in his trousers pocket. By the Coroner.
I am of opinion that the deceased did not take the opium
to destroy life. The deceased stated that Eliza Brazier was
living with him in Devonshire, and that he wanted her to
marry him. She refused, upon which he paid herexpenses
to London. She was soon after compell.d to enter Wei)t
ping workhouse. Mr. M. B. Garratt, surgeon, New-road,
St. George's-in-the-East, said he saw the deceased about
three o'clock on Tuesday morning, when he was suffer-
ing from the effects of opium, for which he was treated.
He made a post mortem examination of the body, and
found some portions of these grains of crude opium in
the contents of the stomach. At the base of the brain
also was about half an ounce of serous fluid. He attri •
buted death to the opium, which had produced the ap••
pearance at the base of the brain. William Stanley,
porter, at Wapping workhouse, said that the deceased
called at the workhouse on Friday and Sunday, to in-
quire after Eliza Brazier. On Sunday he gave witness
five shillings for her, and he requested witness to tell
her to reform her ways, and that he (deceased) hoped
that she would not follow such an abandoned life as sbe
had been leading. Verdict—" That the deceased died
from the effects of opium taken by him," but in what
state of mind he was at the time, there was not sufficient
evidence to the jury.
MR. O'CONNEI.L.—We have been informed that
Mr. O'Connell is expected to land at this port about the
' middle of next month, on his promised visit to England,
and that it is in contemplation to entertain him on that
occasion at a public dinner, to be given at Clifton.—
Bristol Mercury.
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Tuesday eve-
ning an alarm was given that a fire was raging at Titton,
one mile and a half from Stourport ; upon arriving at
the scene of devastation it was discovered that a large
barn, with four bays, and a stable belonging to Air.
Williams, of Titton, were completely enveloped in flames,
containing the whole of the year's produce of wheat,
barley, and oats, and likewise a waggon and other agri-
cultural implements. The engine from Stourport ar-
rived in about an hour and a half after it was on fire, but
too late to save the building of grain. How it originated
is not known, as many persons had passed a few minutes
before, and all was apparently safe. It is said that the
stock was insured, but not to the full amount.— Worcester
Herald.
Lord Ashley is making a tour through Lancashire
to inquira into the operation of the Factory Act. Last
Monday he visited several of the establishments in Bol-
ton.--Leeds Mercury.
There were as many as twenty-two funerals yes-
terday afternoon at St. John's-wood Chapel, Regent's-
park, a larger number than was ever known there, with
the exception of when the cholera prevailed, when there
were sometimes as many as twenty-eight or thirty. The
scene presented was deeply solemn and affecting.
Accounts from the Leipsic fair state, that it had
opened with considerable activity in the cloth depart-
ment. Large order had been received from Switzerland,
Italy, America, Sweden, and Norway, as well as for
eastern countries. The prices obtained for woollen
fabrics, are stated to be equal to those asked. Ordinary
and middling cloths were two and a half dollars per
piece advance on the rates of Easter last. There were
• complaints of a good deal of bad cloth being manufac-
tured, especially buckskins.---Leeds Mercury.

cellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Duke of Wellington,
Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Rutland, Earl of Aber-
deen, Marquis of Exeter, Earl of Liverpool, Earl
Delawarr, Earl of Jersey, Sir Robert. Peel, M. Guizot,
Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady Jane Grim-
ston Earl and Countess Granville, Earl and Countess
of Lincoln, Earl and Lady Katherine Jermyn, Vis-
countess Canning, Viscountess Sydney, Countess de
Flahault, Lady C. Dundas, Countess Wratislaw, Lord
and Lady W. Hervey, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence,
Lady G. Bathurst, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Right
Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Hon. Captain Lid-
dell, Admiral de Mackau, Admiral La Susse, Hon. 11.
and Mrs. Ashley, M. de Rabaudy, Hon. Miss Lyttel-
ton, Lady Grant, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir George
Couper, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir Willoughby Gordon,
Hon. Mrs. Duncombe, Sir George Cockburn, Sir
William Gage, Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay,
General Baron de Athalin, General Rumigny, Colonel
Dumas, Count de Jarnac, M. Thiery, Baron de Fain,
M. Herbet, M. Hennequin, M. Fauquier, M. Pas-
quier, le Capitaine Page, and le Capitaine Pellion.
The Queen's private band, under the direction of
Mr. Anderson, attended after dinner, and performed
the following pieces :
Overture' " Meeresstille"—Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Military Movement—Haydn.
Festmarsoh zu dem Maskenspiel, " Das HofTvst von
Ferrara" (two orchestras)—Von Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Finale, "Sinfonia C mirror''—Beethoven.
Choeur et Priere, " Guillaume Tell"—Rossini.
Andante and Allegro alla Turca—Mozart.
Jubilee Overture—C. M. Von Weber.
M. Courtois d'Hurbal, Capitaine d'Artillerie, Of-
ficier d'Ordonnance du Roi, arrived at the Castle
yesterday evening.
This morning the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the Duke de Montpensier, walked in the pleasure-
grounds of the Castle. The Royal Family were taken
airings.

His Majesty Louis Philippe and the Duke de
Montpensier, attended by Admiral de Mackau and
General Athalin, left the Castle in one of the royal
carriages to attend n ass in the chapel at Clewer,
shortly before eleven o'clock. The King's suite fol-
lowed in two carriages.
The Duke of Wellington left the Castle for
Strathfieldsaye.
The Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Rutland, Earl
and Countess Granville, Viscountess Canning, and
Sir Henry Wheatley, also took their departure.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and
gentlemen of the suite, and the household, attended
Divine service to-day in the private chapel of the
Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay
officiated.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visite
the royal party at the Castle to-day.
The Queen, the King of the French, and Prince
Albert, walked on the Terrace this afternoon. The
two military bands stationed there received the august
party on entering the Terrace with " God save the
Queen."

- The following are expected to join the royal circle
at dinner :—Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady
Beauvale, Mr. Anson, Sir James Clark, Lord John
Russell, Lord Ellenborough, and Count Lalancey
d'Audenarde.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on
Saturday, from Windsor Castle, and afterwards pro-
ceeded to Kew, to join the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, who also arrived from
Windsor.

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz honoured
the Duchess of Beaufort with a visit yesterday, at
her Grace's residence, in Arlington-street.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Marl-
berough House about three o'clock on Saturday after-
noon, from Witley Court, and shortly after proceeded
to Windsor Castle.
Lord and Lady Wharncliffe left town on Saturday
morning, for Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.
Sir Robert Peel arrived in town on Saturday
morning from Windsor. The Right Hon. Baronet
returned to the Castle in the afternoon.

Lord Ellenborough arrived at Farrance's Hotel
yesterday, from Portsmouth.

PRESENTATION OF THE CITY
ADDRESS TO THE KING OF THE FRENCH.
On Saturday the Lord Mayor, accompanied by se-
veral of the Aldermen, the Recorder, the Sheriffs,
Mr. Moon and Mr. Lawrence, the mover and seconder
of the address of the Corporation to the King of the
French, and the rest of the numerous deputation,
consisting of about sixty members, assembled at the
Guildhall, for the purpose of going in procession to
Windsor to present it to his Majesty.
Amongst the deputation we observed Sir C. S.
Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, Sir Chapman Marshall, Sir
G. Carroll, and Aldermen Challis and Farncombe,
Deputy Peacock, Deputy Stevens, Deputy Hicks, Mr.
Richard Taylor, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, Mr.
Cope, Mr. Lott, Mr. John Dixon, Mr. Obbard, &c. .
At eleven o'clock the deputation proceeded in car-
riages to the railway terminus at Paddington, where
a special train was in readiness to convey them to the
Slough station. Upon their arrival at Slough the
Lord Mayor entered the State carriage, which had
been sent down on the preceding day, and the other
members of the deputation got into carriages which
were provided for them.
The streets of Windsor were densely crowded by
the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding
neighbourhood. The procession moved along slowly
to the great quadrangle of the Castle, where they
were received by the officers of her Majesty's house-
hold. in their state liveries. They were, upon
alighting from their carriages, shown into St.
George's Hall. After waiting there for a short
space of time, they were conducted into a
suite of rooms in which a most sumptuous en-
tertainment and the finest wines were laid out. After
they had refreshed themselves, the Sheriffs, attended
by the Remembrancer, waited upon his Majesty to
intimate that the deputation had arrived, and to learn
at what time it would be his Majesty's pleasure to
receive the address, and the officers very soon after-
wards returned, and stated that the King of the
French would, with the greatest pleasure, receive
them at that moment. The deputation then followed
the Sheriffs to the saloon, in which his Majesty, at-
tended by M. Guizot, and others of his suite, was pre-
pared to receive them. His Majesty, upon the intro-
duction of the deputation, bowed most cordially to
the Lord Mayor and to the rest of the deputation.
The Recorder then read the following address :
" TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, KING OF
THE FRENCH, THE ADDRESS OF THE LORD
MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMONS, OF
THE CITY. OF LONDON, IN COMMON COUN-
CIL ASSEMBLED.

" MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY—We, the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London,
in Common Council assembled, approach your Majesty
to offer our sincere congratulations on your Majesty's
auspicious visit to our beloved and gracious Sovereign
Queen Victoria.
" Deeply interested in every event which is calculated
to influence the welfare of Europe and of mankind, we
hail with peculiar satisfaction your Majesty's presence in
this country. as a sure and certain indication of the mu-
tual good-will and :the reciprocal sentiments of respect
and confidence which subsist between two mighty na-
tions, capable, by their happy union and combined ef-
forts, under Divine Providence, of preserving the bless-
ings of peace to the nations of the earth.
"We desire to convey to your Majesty these senti-
ments towards the free, gallant, and enlightened nation
over whom you reign, and we fervently trust that your
Majesty's valuable life may long be spared to your peo-
ple to continue to promote their best interests, and with
them to advance the general happiness of mankind.
Sire, you visit a scene where the highest domestic enjoy-
ment is found to be associated with the highest functions
of sovereignty ; to return after a brief space into the
bosom of an illustrious and united family, to dispense
the blessings of paternal government, and to communi-
cate and experience the inestimable endearments of social
life."

His Majesty then read the following most gracious
answer in the most impressive manner :

"My Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the
City of London,—l receive, with heartfelt satisfaction,
the address of congratulation which you have just pre-
sented to me, by the gracious authorisation of your
beloved Sovereign. In coming to offer to the Queen of
these realms a proof of the sincere and unalterable
friendship I bear to her Majesty, I am happy to find
that the City of London—that illustrious city which
holds so prominent a place in the world, and which re-
presents interests of such magnitude—are come to the
royal residence to manifest to me sentiments so perfectly
congenial to my own feelings, and to the sense I enter-
tain of my duties towards my country, towards Europe►
and towards mankind.

" I am convinced as you are that peace and friendly
relations between France and England are, for two na-
tions made to esteem and honour each other, a source o
innumerable and equal advantages. The preservation of
that good understanding is, at the same-time, a pledge of
peace to the world at large, and secures the tranquil and
regular progress of civilisation for the benefit of all na-
tions. I consider my co-operation in this holy work,
under the protection of Divine Providence, as the mis-
sion and the honour of my reign. Such has been the
aim and the object of all my efforts, and I trust that the
Almighty will crown them with success.
" I thank you, in the name of France and in my own,
for this manifestation of your sentiments. They will be
fully appreciated in my country, coupled, as they are,
with the many tokens of friendship which I have re-
ceived from your gracious Sovereign.
" I thank you most cordially for your kind feeling
towards myself and my family. The impression pro-
duced upon me by the presentation of your address will

never be effaced from my heart."
His Majesty then handed the answer which he intd
just read, to the Lord Mayor, most cordially shook

gliN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1844

I hands with his Lordship, and entered into conversa-
tion with him in the most courteous manner :

" I well remember your father, Mr. Magnay,"
said his Majesty. " I had the happiness of seeing
him in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion-house when
he Oki the high situation which you now hold. I
remember him with much pleasure, and the hospitable
manner in which he received me."

The Lord Mayor, in acknowledging the compli-
ment with which his Majesty honoured him, said he
hoped his Majesty would be graciously pleased to
visit the citizens of London, either at the Mansion.
house, or at Guildhall, before his departure.
" I assure you," replied the King, " that if I had
time, etiquette should not interfere with my hearty
wish, but my time is limited. I should wish very
much to visit Guildhall, the Mansion-house, and
Fishmonger's Hall."
The Lord Mayor having expressed his gratification
at hearing his Majesty express himself so cordially
about places of such favourite resort to his fellow-
citizens, the King said, laughing—
" Why, Magnay, I know all the wards in the City
of London as well as you know them."
The King then recognised the Recorder, and,
shaking hands with him, said, "Ah ! Mr. Law, I am
happy to see you. I well knew Mr. Thomas Law,
an uncle of yours, in America. He was married to
a grand-daughter of General 'Washington." Some
amusement was caused by a mistake which the King
made when Sir C. S. Hunter was presented to him.
" Sir Peter Laurie," cried his Majesty, "I am happy
to see you. I have heard and read a great deal about
you." Immediately afterwards, his Majesty, observ-
ing Mr. Moon, the mover of the address, took him by
the hand, and said, "Mr. Moon, I know you per-
fectly. I have heard of your encouragement of the
arts, and I have derived great pleasure from the
examination of your admirable engravings. I find,
too, that you have an excellent way of making
speeches." The King probably alluded to the
observations made by Mr. Moon in proposing the
address in the Court of Common Council on Thurs.
day last.
As the deputation were departing, the King of the
French again shook hands with the Lord Mayor, and
said, " I assure you, my Lord, that I feel the highest
possible gratification at this evidence of the feeling of
respect and approbation from you and your fellow-
citizens."

At the door of one of the outer chambers the depu-
tation met the Duke of Wellington, who very warmly
welcomed the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Mr. R.
Lambert Jones, and several other members, who
were personally known to his Grace, and intimated
that he should attend the Queen to the Royal Ex-
change on the day of the opening of that building.
" By the bye, Jones," said the Duke, " Do you know
when her Majesty intends to have the ceremony per-
formed ?" "No, your Grace, her Majesty has not yet
named the day."

WINDSOR CASTLE, SATURDAY.
The Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the City
of London having to day presented the address, with-
drew, and proceeded in procession to Slough, where a
grand dinner took place thi- evening ; the Lord Mayor
and Lady Mayoress ; Mr. Alderman Humphery,
M.P., and lady ; Mr. ex-Sheriff Moon, and numerous
others being present at the magnificent entertain-
ment, which was served up in an elegant style at the
Royal Hotel.
This afternoon, at a few minutes before four
o'clock, his Majesty Louis Philippe, accompanied by
the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, left
the Castle in an open carriage and four, for Eton
College.
The royal party, upon entering the quadrangle,
were loudly cheered by the boys, the whole of whom
were assembled in the square. Upon alighting at the
gateway of the clock tower, her Majesty and her il-
lustrious visitors were received by the Provost, the
Vice-Provost, the Head and Lower Masters, and the
Rev. Jon Wilder, one of the fellows, and conducted,
first, to the election chamber, in which the whole of
the assistant masters were assembled. Here, upon
looking out at the window into the quadrangle, their
Majesties were again most loudly cheered by the boys.
Thence they proceeded through the election chamber
into the library, where Louis Philippe, and also her
Majesty and the Duke of 'Wellington, wrote their
names in the visitors' book.

Fro:n the library they proceeded to the chapel, and
afterwards visited the upper school, and left for the
Castle at five o'clock.

Previously to leaving this ancient seat of learning,
the King of the French very graciously promised to
present his bust to the Provost, to be placed in the
college library.
The royal carriages were followed by the boys (up-
wards of 700) cheering vociferously throughout the
whole distance from the college through Eton and
Windsor up to the very gates of the Castle. His
Majesty did not leave the royal residence after hi 3 re-
turn from Eton.

A deputation of Frenchmen residing in this country
had the honour of an audience of his Majesty this
morning, between ten and eleven o'clock. The de-
putation remained with his Majesty nearly half an
hour.

THE DUKE DE MONTPENSIER'S
VISIT TO WOOLWICH.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 12.
Precisely at ten o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke
de Montpensier, accompanied by General do Rumigny,
Colonel Dumas, and attended by Lieut.-Colonel Wylde,
C. 8., of the Royal Horse Artillery, and Equerry to
Prince Albert, arrived at Woolwich in one of the royal
carriages and four horses, and on alighting opposite the
guard of the Royal Artillery, in the Royal Arsenal, the
Duke de Montpensier was received by Major-General
James Webber Smith, C.B. Director-General of Artil-
lery ; Colonel Cockburn, of! the laboratory department ;
Colonel Paterson, commandant of the garrison, in the
absence of Lieut.-General Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B. and
G.C.H. ; Colonel Lacy, of the carriage department;
Colonel Cleaveland, commanding officer of the field bat-
teries ; Colonel Jones, Assistant Adjutant. General ;
Colonel Mercer, RON al Marines; Lieut.-Colonel Dansey,
C. 8., and several other officers.
Afield battery, consisting of four light six-pounder
guns, was stationed on the wharf of the Royal Arsenal
under the command of Captain Robe, and fired a royal
salute on the Duke de Montpensier descending from the
royal carriage, and the royal standard was hoisted on
the flagstaff during the time his Royal Highness remained
in the arsenal.
The first place visited was the foundry, over which
his Royal Highness was conducted by Lieut.-Colonel
Dundas, head of the department, and witnessed four
moulds of light 6-pounder guns to be cast in brass for
the Ameer of Muscat.
On leaving the foundry the Duke de Montpensier pro-
ceeded to the boring department, and witnessed the
manner of boring brass guns. The Duke de Mont-
pensier appeared much pleased with the precision of two
iron planing machines, and the beauty and correctness
of the work &Cited his entire approbation. Amongst
the objects which attracted particular observation, and
clled forth many questions, was a light 6-pounder gun,
nit:de of wrought iron, by Messrs. Walker and Co.,
founders, in Yorkshire, and brought to Woolwich for the
purpose of being tested, to ascertain if it would prove
efficient for field-service and other purposes where light
guns are used.
The Duke de Montpensier, on leaving the boring de-
partment, was conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas
to the private entrance of the laboratory department,
where Colonel Cockburn and Lieutenant-Colonel Dan-
sey were introduced, and accompanied his Royal High-
• ness over the various branches of this important quarter
of the Royal Arsenal. The first place visited was the
building set apart for making percussion caps. His
Royal Highness then proceeded to the turning depart-
ment, where a number of men are employed in making
fuzees for shells, and then went to the building set apart
for making musket balls by compressure, instead of
being cast, according to the old plan. At the entrance
to the compressing machine room was placed a table, on
which eight hammers and locks were fixed, fur the pur-
pose of testing Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey's tubes fur
firing large guns, and his Royal Highness the Duke de
Montpensier, General de Rumigny, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Wylde, discharged several tubes, to show the
principles on which their ignition took place, which
evidently gave great satisfaction, and appeared to be of
interest to his Royal Highness.
The model room of the laboratory department was
visited next, and the Duke de Montpensier appeared
very pleased with some beautiful models of field battery
guns and sleighs used in conveying heavy ordnance over
the snow, when requisite, during Canadian winters.
After visiting the other departments of the establish-
ment, his Royal Highness mounted on horseback, and
proceeded to the marshes, where he witnessed practice
from four twenty four pounder guns, at 600 yards
distant from the target. A number of rockets were
fired from the same range, from Lientenant Boxer's
tubes, and afterwards at 1,200 yards range, and the
practice was very good. The ricochet and other
batteries were manned, but, in consequence of the
number of vessels passing on the river, the ricochet
and battery practice was dispensed with, and his Royal
Highness, after waiting some time, witnessed one round
fired from General Millar's gun of ten-inch bore, and at
a distance from the target of 1,250 yards, one round
from one of Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas's sixty-eight
pounder, or eight-inch guns, at the same range. The
rocket practice was under the command of Lieutenant
Wilan.
The Duke de Montpensier, wiih the brilliant staff of
officers, then mounted their horses, and proceeded to the
garrison, paying a short visit on their way to the grand
depot, over which his Royal Highness was conducted by
Mr. William Young, chief commissary. On:arriving in
the garrison, the Duke de Montpensier was conducted to
the anti-room of the officers' mess-room o
Artillery, where his Royal Highness
Royal Artillery,
ss partook the
to Royal
ok of an
e
elegant dejeuner. The band of
under their able leader, Mr. Mackenzie,h
were in at-
tendance.
About two o'clock, the Duke de Montpensier mounted
his horse, and was accompanied by the staff of officers
to Woolwich Common, where the Royal Horse Artillery
had assembled in review order, under the command of
Colonel Dyneley, C.B. On arriving opposite the troops,
his Royal Highness was received with the usual salute,
the brass band playing the National Anthem. The
evolutions were gone tht ough with great spirit, although
a heavy rain had begun to fall, and the whole was con.
cludod ssCtil hilf past throe o'clock, when a royal

salute from the guns of the Royal Horse Artillery
announr7ed his Royal Highness's departure, on his return
to Windsor Castle.

PUBLIC DINNER to the OFFICERS
of the FRENCH SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Last evening the grand en-
tertainment, prepared by the inhabitants of Portsmouth
and its vicinity, to the officers of the French squadron,
took place in the new extensive assembly-rooms known
as the Queen's-rooms, Portsea, when about 250 persons
of influence and respectability assembled to do honour
to the occasion. During the day the bells of the several
churches rung out merry peals at intervals, and the
arrival of two French men-of-war, the Inflexible line-of-
battle ship and the Belle Poule frigate at Spithead earl
in the afternoon, eliciting the usual interchange of sa
lutes, gave to the port an unusual excitement and
vivacity. In the front of the building devoted to the
banquet a spacious and beautiful marquee was erected,
from which a number of flags and banners, containing
appropriate devices, floated during the day. The interim
was elegantly festooned, and the floor carpeted ; chairs
and sofas being placed round the sides for the accommo-
dation of the guests. The dining-room was tastefully
fitted up and festooned with flowers, evergreens, and
banners, in a similar style to that adopted in the
ball-room on the previous eyeing. Two extensive
side galleries, running the entire length of the spa-
cious apartment, were appropriated to the exclusive
accommodation of the ladies, who -bean to arrive at
five o'clock, and in a few minutes every available place
was completely filled. At the extreme end of the room,
behind the chairman, was a full-length portrait of her Ma-
jesty, painted for the Corporation, and removed from
the Exchange for the occasion. On the left was the tri-
colour of France, and on the right the banner of England.
The fronts of the galleries were ornamented with the
blended colours of the two nations, as also the pillars by
which they were supported. The :fine band of the 76th
Regiment occupied the vestibule, and the string band
was placed in a temporary orchestra erected for the pur-
pose, opposite the chairman. At the dais or principal
table sat the most distinguished of the French and Eng-
lish guests, care being taen to place English gentlemen
who spoke the French language alternately with the
foreign officers. Another cross table, not quite so ele-
vated as the principal one, gave entertainment to office s
perhaps no less distinguished than those above, whil t
the remaining portion of the company were placed at tl.e
longitudinal tables. The candelabra on the dais was a 1
massive gold, and silver candelabra lighted and orna-
mented the other tables. The dinner was supplied by
the übiquitous Gunter, whose name is redolent of all
that is recherche in gastronomy, and quite sustained the
celebrity he has so justly acquired.
At six o'clock the Mayor, Edward Casher, Esq., who
acted as chairman, accompanied by Sir Hercules Paken-
ham and the principal guests, entered the room, the band
of the 76th playing the Hanoverian March.
Admiral La Susse, having received an invitation from
her Majesty to dine at Windsor Castle, was necessarily
absent, as was also the English Admiral, Sir Charles
Rowley, whose protracted illness has prevented him
from taking any part in the festivities during the week.
The Gallant Admiral was not present at the ball, as
erroneously stated.
On the right of the chairman we observed Sir Her-
cules Pakenham, Captain Hernoux, Colonel Brandreth,
Baron de la Ronciere, Colonel Trevor, Captain Gobin,
&c. ; and on the left, Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, Cap-
tain Graeb, Lord Yarborough, Captain Bouet, Colonel
Carden, Mr. Weresquill, M. Vandenberg, Mr. Rawlin-
son (the Recorder), &c. The Rev. Mr. Livesay, do-
mestic chaplain to the Earl of Errol, said grace. The
scene during dinner was truly animating. After dinner
IVon notis was sung by Messrs. Leech and the choristers
of Winchester Cathedral. The Chairman proposed " The
health of the Queen," which was received with the
warmest demonstrations of loyalty.
" God save the Queen."
The CHAIRMAN proposed, after a suitable preface,
" The health of his Majesty Louis Philippe the First,
King of the French."—(Drank with great applause.)
Glee—" Vive le Roi."

The next toast was " her Majesty the Queen Dow-
ager, the Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the
rest of the Royal Family." (This toast was drank with
every demonstration of affection, as was also the next
toast.)
" God save the Queen."
" Her Majesty Amelia, Queen of tho French, and the
rest of the Royal Family of France."
Band, " La Parisienne."

M. VANDEnBERG (the French Consul) rose to return
thanks on behalf of her Majesty the Queen of the French.
In doing so, he said he could assure the company that
her Majesty had felt deeply gratified at the cordial and
enthusiastic reception given to her Royal Consort on his
landing on the shores of Great Britain, and he wa!,
quite certain that, when the proceedings of that evening
were communicated to her Majesty, she would be much
pleased with the compliment paid to her by so respecta-
ble a body as that which he then had the honour to ad-
dress ; in fact, that day would be looked upon in France
as one of the greatest in the history of the two coun-
tries.—(Cheers.) In the name of her Majesty and of
the Royal Family of France, he begged to return them
his thanks.

Admiral Sir HYDE PARKER briefly proposed the next
toast, " The Baron Mackau and the French Navy, par-
ticularly those officers who did them the honour of
dining with them that day."—(Great cheering.)
Commodore HERNOUX, of the Belle Poule (Aide-de-
Camp to Prince Joinville, and a member of the Chamber
of Deputies), briefly returned thanks, and proposed.
" Lord Haddington and the British Navy."—(This toast
was drank with peculiar enthusiasm by the French
officers.)
Admiral Sir HYDE PARKER said it devolved on him to
return thanks for the honour done to the British Navy
by his friend, Capt. Hernoux, and the company, in drink
ing to its success, and to the health of the Earl of Had-
dington. He only trusted that the English navy and the
French would long remain friends as they were at that
moment.—(Tremendous cheering.)
Major-General Sir HERCULES PAKENHAM next rose,
and gave " Marshal Soult and the French Army."—
(Cheers.) He was not presumptuous enough to attempt
any eulogy of the French army—the proud records of
their achievements were emblazoned in the brightest
pages of history, from the ancient to the most modern
times, and the reception given in this country to the
Duke of Dalmatia, when he carried the congratulations
of his Sovereign to her august Majesty the Queen of
England, on her coronation, convinced him that they
would join heartily and sincerely in drinking to the
Gallant Marshal and the chivalrous followers of his arms.
" Marshal Soult and the French Army."—(Drank
with three times three, and one cheer more.)
Captain GRAEB briefly returned thanks, and after pay-
ing a high compliment to British valour, concluded by
proposing "The Duke of Wellington and the British
Army."—(Prolonged cheering.)
Sir HERCULES PAKENHAM said he rose, on behalf his
Grace the Commander-in-Chief, and on behalf of the
British army, to return thanks for the honour they had
conferred on the service by the toast which they had
just drunk with so much cordiality and enthusiasm, and
although on these occasions it was generally esteemed a
matter of form, yet they were then assembled under
particular circumstances.—(Hear.) His Majesty Louis
Philippe, the chosen King of the French, was now on a
visit to their most Gracious Queen, and, for the first
time for a long period, there prevailed between the two
armies of both countries the most amicable understand-
ing, which, for the sake of the world in general, and the
promotion of the arts and sciences, he hoped would long
continue.—(Cheers.) Let it not be supposed that, if
this happy peace remain unbroken, their arms were
therefore to remain unemployed, for the cause of civili-
sation must necessarily demand their interference against
the barbarians of the world.—(Hear, hear.) History
bore testimony to the fact that the most rapid and most
lasting improvements had been made by the armies of
civilised nations—witness the first introduction of the
elements of social improvement into this country, by
the legions of Julius Cmsar.—(Hear, hear.) At that
time, instead of the scene which the galleries above him
now presented to his view, their maidens and matrons
were painted in blue, and rubbed over with yellow ochre.
—(Shouts of laughter.) Egypt, too, which had for a
long period been run over and trampled on by her relent-
less taskmasters, had at length her dormant energies
awakened by the great Napoleon.—(Hear, hear.)
Everybody must acknowledge the extraordinary
genius of that mighty warrior.—(Cheers.) And
what had their own troops accomplished in
India ? There they saw the country overrun by
a set of savage hordes—laid waste and devastated, and
made wretched and miserable by their barbarous prac-
tices, until reduced to a state of civilization by the force
of British arms ; and at the present moment the arms
of France were effecting the same desirable results in
the north of Africa.—(Hear, hear.) Improvements of
this kind, however, were beset with extreme difficulties,
but he had no doubt the Noble Prince who conducted the
French armies would lead them to ultimate success.
Come what might, he had no doubt that the armies of
England and France would preserve the honour and in-
dependence of their respective Sovereigns, and the in-
terest and welfare of the nations entrusted to their
charge.—(Cheers.)
JAMES HOSKINS, Esq. (ex-Mayor) rose to propose the
next toast. He said he was compelled to give a toast
which he had no doubt would be received with the
warmest approval by all who heard him ; but before he
proceeded to the subject he would avail himself of the
opportunity of congratulating the company on the aus-
picious occasion which had called them together. It
was impossible to regard that assembly without feeling
emotions of the most gratifying kind, for whether they
considered the individuals of whom it was composed, the
occasion on which it was convened, or the circumstances
by which it was attended, all conspired to nlakeitli
spectacle of surpassing interest.—(Cheers.) It was an
and
occasion for the exhibition of personal courtesy
national cordiality, for they were eiet together to do
honour to those brave and distinguished officers of the
French nation who honoured them with their presence
that evening, and through them to the great andim-
portant and intelligent nation ationonfawhei, then, of the ch they were citi-
zens.—(Loud cheers.) nthe m
inha-
bitants of Portsmouth—in the name of the collective
population of the empire—in the
name of his fellow-
countrymen, and he would add, his fair countrywomen
too—he tendered them a cordial, a sincere, and a hearty
welcome to the shores of Great Britain.—(Great cheer-
ing.) It was most gratifying to the inhabitants of
Portsmouth to see around their civic board that day so
many of their own noble and distinguished officers of
both services joining in their festival to their highly
honoured Continental neighbours. It was delightful on
that occasion to look around the room, and see the
national banners of France and England blended toge-
ther—to behold the respective uniforms of naval and
military officers blended in harmonious unionwith the sober
costume of the citizens—emblems of the feeling which
should always exist between the officers and citizens of
both countries.— (Cheers.) It was impossible for them
to recollect the kind and cordial and magnificent re-

iception given to their beloved Queen Victoria by th .
Isling, of the French last year, without at once deter-
ininitig that his Majesty Louis Philippe, on reaching the
.bores of Great Britain, should be received with &mon-
-orations of respect no less ardent, and a welcome re-
et ption no less enthusiastic.—(Cheers.) And if British
voices sending forth their acclamations to the skies
spoke the sentiments of British hearts when his
Majesty placed his foot upon their soil, then he and his
officers must have been convinced of the sincerity of
their cordial reception. 'The inhabitants of Ports-
mouth must ever feel it as a high honour that they
were allowed to present an address to the King of the
French from the corporate body, and it was impossible
that they could ever forget the dignity and cordiality
and kindness with which his Most Gracious Majesty
Nes pleased to receive them.—(Cheers.) Tho reply
which the august Monarch gave to their address, the
arnestness; the kindness, and the energy with which he
spoke, convinced all who heard him that he was sincere
in what he said. The sentiments of that reply were
worthy of a King—they were the oirsprings of a sound
understanding—the emanations of a highly cultivated
mind, and the enthusiastic outpourings of a warm and a
generous heart.—(Cheers.) It was impossible that they
hould ever forget the day on which that address and
reply were delivered, fur his Majesty told them that his
iisit was not a mere matter of state or of royal cere-
mony—that it was not confined merely to our beloved
Monarch, whom he held in the most distinguished
esteem, but that it had a more exalted object still—to
,mite in cordiality and friendship the two great nations
over which these Monarchs reigned —(Cheers.) Her
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of England fully
participated in the peaceful maxims thus so strongly in-
culcated by the King of the French, and he was quite
sure that they would meet from the inhabitants of
France, as in this country, a willing and a generous re-
sponse.—(Loud cheering.) It was a source of great
happiness, and a matter for sincere congratulation, that
he respective Governments of France and England were
of a pacific tendency, and were under the guidance of
such men as Monsieur Guizot and Sir Robert Peel ; and
when he mentioned the names of these distinguished in-
dividuals, he was sure the company would agree with
him that they were men of high eminence and undoubted
honour, who were determined and prepared to carry out
the patriotic wishes of their respective Sovereigns, and
to secure to the inhabitants of both nations a solid, an
honest, and an honourable peace.—(Laud comers.) He
had therefore great pleasure in proposing " Monsieur
juizot and Sir Robert Peel, the respective Prime Minis-
ters of France and England.—(Drank with applause.)
Glee.
DANIEL HOWARD, Esq., after a suitalfm preface, pro-
posed " Vice-Admiral Baron de la Su,:,e, Commander-
in-Chief, and the officers of the French squadron."
Baron de la RONCIERE, A.D.C. to the Admiral, re-
turned thanks, and proposed " Admiral Sir Charles
Rowley, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth."
Song—" The Sea." _
_ _ _

Captain ROWLEY said he thanked the company for the
kind and flattering manner in which his father's health
had been drank, but, even had they refrained from testi-
fying their kindness in this manneri:ife had been desired
by his father to assure the Corporation and the assembled
company how deeply he regretted that the state of his
health prevented him from testifying, in person, to the
officers of the French navy, how sincerely he partici-
pated in the joy and satisfaction expressed by the citizens
at their sojourn in England. Before he sat down he
begged to express his gratification at the honour paid
him (Captain Rowley) personally by the visit of his
Majesty King Louis Philippe, he ha% ing been the officer
selected to steer his Majesty to the shores of Great
Britain.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. VANDEnnEnu proposed " The Count de St.
Aulaire, Ambassador of France to the Court of Great
Britain."—(Cheers.)
Captain ROUET returned thanks in the French lan-
guage, and gave the health of " Sir Hercules Pakenham,"
whom he described as an officer of great skill and
courage, who had treated the officers of the French
squadron with distinguished hospitality. This toast was
received with marked distinction.

Sir HERCULES PAKENHAM, in returning thanks, said
he could assure the company that, in the discharge of
his duties, he had only endeavoured to follow those in-
structions given him by her Majesty, and which con-
sulted alike the interests of the citizens and of the faith-
ful army devoted to her person and crown. The Gal-
lant General concluded by proposing, " The health of
the President, Edward, Casher, Esq., Mayor of Ports-
mouth," to whom he paid an eloquent compliment on the
order and regularity maintained in the borough.
The CHAIRMAN said when he reflected on the scene
' before him, it appeared to him as if he were labouring
under some illusion which he could hardly understand.
When he accompanied the deputation to address his
Majesty the King of the French he expected to be re-
ceived with great formality, and to find his Majesty
surrounded with great state, but instead of that his Ma-
jesty came running to the door to meet them, and :he
could hardly tell at first which was the King.—(A laugh.)
He did not appear like a foreign King at all, but like an
English gentleman returning to a long-remembered home
to revisit his friends.—(Cheers.) Mr. Ili skins, in his
speech, had called the French and English neighbours.
They were so, and, looking at the map and their rela•
tive position upon it, it was impossible that they could
ever be anything else. Their happiness, then, depended
entirely on themselves, and if they only acted towards
each other as they did with m ighbours living in the
same street with them, or in their own families, there
could be no doubt that the most arnicah'e relations would
continue to exist, producing daily reciprocal advantages.
—(Hear, hear.) But if, instead of acting in this man-
ner, they took every opportunity of insulting and an-
noying each other, the disastrous consequences would be
sufficiently apparent.—(Hear, hear.) Let them follow
the admirable example set them by their beloved Queen,
when she went to visit the King of the French at Eu,
ind let their French neighbours be guided in their feel-
ings by the example of their King, who came amongst
his English friends like a father.—(Cheers.) After such
kindness, and the exhibition of such feelings on the part
of the French Monarch, the people of Portsmouth could
nave no hearts if they did not do all in their power to
amuse and entertain their guests, and cement the friend-
ship between them.—(Cheers.)
Song—" The fine Old English Gentleman."
Dr. CHARLES SCCTT proposed •' The health of the
Ladies."

Captain Count DE VALMONT, of the Elan, rose and
said in French, that he had a most agreeable duty to
perform in proposing the next toast. Nothing could
equal the attention and hospitality with which the French
squadron had been received by the may or and the in-
habitants of Portsmouth upon the present occasion, and
during their visit, and he hoped that the friendly feeling
now existing between the two countries would continue
for ever undisturbed.—(Cheers.) He concluded by pro-
posing, "The Vice-president, Stewards, and other Offi-
cers and Members of the Acting Committee."
Dr. E. G. SCOTT returned thanks,
Captain DIEUDONNE (of the Caiman), who also ad.
dressed the company in French, said he was exceedingly
happy to have the honour of proposing the next toast, as
it gave him an opportunity of expressing his acknow-
ledgments for the kindness and hospitality shown to
himself and his compatriots since their sojourn in Eng.
land, and in his own and their name he tendered them
his thanks. He had great pleasure in proposing "The
Mayor and the Inhabitants of the borough of Ports-
mouth, and its vicinity."
The Mayon briefly returned thanks.
The RECORDER of Portsmouth rose to propose the
next toast. He said he was called on at the eleventh
hour to address them without any notice or preparation
whatever, and perhaps if he consulted his own interest
he should have declined to respond to the invitation.
The toast which he had to propose embodied the entire
object of the meeting, and a part of it embodied, as he
believed, one of the chief objects of one of the first men
in Europe in visiting this country—he meant his Ma-
jesty Louis Philippe, the King of the French—which
was the continuance of concord and amity between the
two greatest nations of Europe.—(Hear, hear.) It was
this consideration which induced him to address the
company at that advanced stage of the proceedings, and
while he did so he might be allowed to say that, although
he had not had the honour, like the Gallant Captain
(Rowley), of conveying the King of the French to the
shores of Great Britain, he had the honour of doing that
which was unparalleled in the history of this country—
namely, of addressing, in friendly language, a King of
France, coming within these territories.—(Cheers.)
Never was he more pleased in his life than at the re-
ception which the Corporation met with from his Ma-
jesty on that occasion. They were received as thinking
men, citizens of a friendly country, by a man who him.
self owed his throne to the citizens of the most en-
lightened nation of the earth.—(Loud cheers.)
And here the might be allowed to refer to
an important omission in the report of his Majesty's
reply, which appeared in the public journals. The
press of this country was generally exceedingly correct
in their details of all public occurrences, but he confessed
that in reference to this memorable event he had seen no
report which adequately conveyed the sentiments ex-
pressed by his Majesty. The animation andto
tthh,eseacwnhoon
were witnesses of it—but there
was one sentence
delivered which had not been reported, and which was
deserving of being treasured andcczen.
recorded in the hearts
of every French and British
in speaking His heart was
touched when the King said,
he
i
of his zeal of the necessity of peace look
like France and England, " I upon the
beienn the w
paorwmetrh
ful nations.
unioncorhdialheh supports of h sewas
with the
andar continuedcw cheering.) Was there ever a truer or a
finer te
thete peace nations
of as
tthhee
" keystone,,,rid.”— ( oLotuhde
aTni(iehle believed,anguage
w
King of the French, that the union of these two nations.
p byperfect, man?
the first in Civilisation as in attachment to liberty, was
e.and existed
he there
t
m us
necessary for the advancement of science and the welfare
beau-
tiful, sentencethemeta spoken
e ssnn s
of the entire habitable globe. It was true that in all
acknowledgen mustatio neso nwherestu nt
that
yaant
be
oan both sides of the water there werer
numerousd n t love
harm
of liberty
spirits,
some who allowed their feelings to carry them too far.
At one time they heard, perhaps, that something had hap
pened at Otaheite or Gibraltar, and war was iinruediat
declared to be inevitable ; even " Perfide Albion"
sernetimes came out ; and on the other hand were
heard, perhaps, expressions equally objectionable ; but
these exuberant feelings must be checked, and with
whom did it lie to do so ? In hands such as those of
the King of the French ; and it was right to check them.
He did not argue that because he heard violent language
used they must necessarily therefore have a war with
France ; for was it to be said because some slight diffe-
rence occurred between two officers that two such re-
flecting nations as England and France should set upon
each other, thus retarding the progress of civilisation,
and destroying the peace and tranquillity of the world ?
—(Cheers.) It was impossible, for, he repeated, with
the King of the French, that the cordial union of these
two nations was the keystone of the arch that supported
the peace of the world ; and he was sure they would re-
dact seriously before they hurried theta into all the mi.