The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-09 00:00:00

ARRIVAL

OF T FIL

Nal the truck to the deck, displaying long lines of I and congratulations of the various official, naval, and
gaudy many-coloured flags—the tri-colour everywhere military personages by whom the King was surrounded,
conspicuous. Conspicuous amorg the rest of the an- about an hour passed away, and about half-past ten a
ehored vessels was the glorious old Victory, looking bustle on shore, in the direction of the Clarence Vic-
quite juvenile in her gay attire. On shore, too, on the tualling-yard, and the appearance of the royal standard,
Government quays, and on private houses, flags were announced that his Royal Highness Prince Albert
everywhere flying, the tri-colour and the union jack and the Duke of Wellington were at hand. An
flapping together in the most brotherly manner. Admiralty barge conveyed those illustrious personages
Outside the harbour the scene was almost as ani- rapidly towards the Gomer, while the yards of the Vic-
mated as within. The morning was beautiful, a fine tory, the Gamer herself, and of her attendant squadron
breezy sunrise having succeeded the calm starry night. were manned ; a profusion of flags rose into the air from
A number of boats and a few yachts were beating about the deck of the royal steamer—she had previously only
off the harbour, and a little squadron of the former lay shown two or three—and at the same moment the
together moored off South Sea. Towards Spithead were firing re-commenced on all sides, and the band on board
to be seen the mighty St. Vincent and the Queen, and the Gamer burst forth into the British national anthem.
in a long line, stretching away towards the Nab, were i The barge was soon alongside. Prince Albert ascended
the experimental gun-brigs—their array here was first, and was heartily cheered. His Royal Highness was
broken by anchored merchantmen and small sailing craft, dressed in black, and looked well. The Duke of Wel-
stretching backwards and forwards across and along lington, in his usual Field Marshal's uniform, came next;
Spithead. Far in the distance could be seen the smoke his appearance of course called forth a hearty greeting
of steamers, but it did not seem to approach rapidly, and from the crowd below. But a few moments elapsed ere
for some time there was a good deal of speculation as to the royal party made their appearance at the gangway,
whether the hazy clouds were the harbingers of the for the purpose of disembarking. There was no mistak-
French squadron or not. Meantime the sun shone ing King Louis Phillippe, even by those who were
merrily out, the breeze blew, the water heaved and familiar with his features only through the medium of
sparkled, the number of boats out increased, and the engravings. There was his bluff portly figure, strongly
ranges of batteries extending towards South Sea on the marked and expressive countenance, and large grey
one hand, and Gosport on the other, became alive with whiskers. As he appeared at the gangway, a loud
spectators. cheer broke forth—it was really a hearty ringing
More firing from some of the furthest off brigs, fol- hurrah ; and his Majesty appeared to feel and
lowed by the rapid manning of the yards of the appreciate its cordiality. He bowed long and
two line-of-battle ships, gave decided proof that the low, turning in every direction, and then
smoke we saw was that of the French fleet. Pre- stepped firmly down the ladder, followed by Prince
gently the upper works of a large steamer, followed Albert, the Due de Montpensier, and the Duke of
by several others, began to appear. A flash and a Wellington. The King wore a blue uniform ; his son,
burst of white smoke from the broadside of the a tall and good-looking young man, was attired in an
furthest down line-of-battle ship—the heavy report, artillery dress. The illustrious party appeared to chat
taken up and echoed by the nearer gun-brigs, rang familiarly together as they approached the landing
over the water, and then, as they say of battles, place at the Clarence-yard. The barge shot rapidly
" the firing became general." The leading French ashore, followed by a regular tail of boats—rowing,
steamer advanced very leisurely, her great size proving pushing, running into each other, getting every now and
her to be the Gomer, the boat having the King on board. then locked in little clusters, but all the while, whether
The brigs banged and blazed away, the smoke from the gliding onward or jammed up, cheering most manfully.
more distant blending with the morning haze, and rolling The jetty at the Clarence-yard was decorated with taste
in misty wreaths over the sea. The Gomer did not fire, for the occasion ; flags waved over it, tapestry hung
but close behind her came another steamer, L'Elan we from it, the coarse beams and planks beingquite concealed
believe, which quite made up for her silence, blazing with courtly hangings. Here the King was received by
away right and left, and ably seconded in the process of the General in command, surrounded by his staff. Two
gunpowder burning by a pretty little French brig, La glittering lines of soldiery extended from the landing-
Reine Emilie, which contrived to make noise sufficient place to the railway station, and on either hand a tramp-
for a squadron. As the Gomer approached the harbour ling, shifting crowd, hurrying from point to point, and
the shore batteries " took up the tale," that is, the occupying every available eminence, raised cheers so
firing, and fur the next quarter of an hour there was lustily and so continuous as quite to drown the clash of
nothing but cannonading—every battery veiled by clouds arms, and the burst of the bands. A second barge,
of white smoke, and every vessel emulating the batte- which followed closely upon that conveying the King,
ries. The whole affair looked, or at all events sounded, brough M. Guizot and Admiral Mackau, along with
like a naval battle ; and in the midst of ail this pother, many of the noblemen and gentlemen of the royal suite.
the Gamer, a noble steam frigate of grand proportions, M. Guizot was not generally recognised, most having
and heavily rigged, carrying her top-gallant yards across eyes and ears only for the King.
on the main and foremasts, and showing on the one the Two or three moments sufficed to bring the royal
French royal standard, and on the other the SL George's party, in several of her Majesty's carriages, from the
ensign, slowly advanced into the harbour. In the centre waterside to the railway station. It was, of course, per-
of a splendid group of officers on the quarter-deck stood fectly blockaded by anxious crowds, who kept up the
Louis Philippe himself, and as every repeated burst of tide of cheering with hearty good will. A triumphal
cheering broke from vessel after vessel, and wharf after arch, erected over the entrance to the terminus, bore the
wharf, he raised his hat and bowed ix acknowledgment inscription of " Louis Philippe, Welcome to England."
of the greeting. And so the Gomer, with her illustrious And thousands of honest voices vouched for the truth of
freight, entered Portsmouth. A flotilla of boats clus- that silent greeting.
tered round and kept way with her—the crews on board A number of ladies and gentlemen had been admitted
them cheering lustily. The masses of people elus- within the station. They were ranged, the ladies in
tered on the shores, perched on roofs and jetties, re- front, along the opposite side to that from which the
echoed the greeting—the old Victory pealed out her train started. Their greetings were cordially acknow-
welcome after her own fashion ; the Elan and other ledged by the royal party. The King, in particular,
French steamers, as they came up, replied to it, and the seemed much affected by the evident heartiness of his
tumult was tremendous. Presently, amid the common reception, showing it by his manner as well as his words.
crowd of boats—the ignobile vulgus of some small craft— The preparations for starting were quickly effected.
appeared the official barges of the various civic, military, The King, Prince Albert, and the youthful Due de
and marine authorities, repairing on board the Gomer, Montpensier took their places in the splendid new royal
to present their respects and congratulations. An Ad- carriage. The Duke of Wellington rode in his own
miralty barge brought off several of their Lordships, in- carriage, placed upon a truck. On the engine were Mr.
eluding the Earl of Haddington and Sir George Cock- Chaplin, the chairman, and Mr. Locke, the engineer of
burn. The Count St. Aulaire and his suite, and a the railway ; and all being ready, amid a general and
number of diplomatic officers and French Consuls went final cheer, the train shot rapidly away.
rapidly on board. Sir Charles Rowley, the Admiral of Shortly after the landing of the King, one of the
the port, was early in attendance. Man-of-war gigs French war-steamers, I believe the Elau, slipped her
conveyed naval officers from the several ships in the har- moorings, and proceeded back to Treport, with intelli-
bour, and three huge black heavy barFes were freighted gence of his Majesty's safe arrival.
with the sense and substance of the respectable Corpo- Portsmouth. the harbour in particular, continued very
ration of Portsmouth. All this time the crowd of bustling and crowded. A number of the French officers
attendant wherries continued to increase, until the landed, and hundreds of boats went, cruising around the
water was literally black with them. The rearward steamers of the squadron filled with critical spectators.
steamers of the squadron—the Pluton, the Caiman, &c., The vessels in the harbour, which had been decorated,
all carrying French colours, at the main and English at displayed their flags until sunset.
the fore—dropped in one by one and took up their posi- Altogether the morning's proceedings were very
tion round the Gomer, and two or three small steam- splendid, and the magnificence of the reception, a magnie
boats, crowded with would-be spectators, from South- ficence which all admired, was quite equalled by its
ampton, came in just in time to be too late. sincerity and cordiality.
This was between nine and ten o'clock. Neither ARRIVAL AT FARNBOROUGII.
Prince Albert nor the Duke of Wellington had yet ar- From an early hour in the day, the inhabitants of the
rived. They were momentarily looked for, and in the neighbourhood of the Farnborough station poured out,
mean time a divertissement was afforded on board the in all their gayest attire and gayest looks, to obtain a
Gomer, by the presentation, by the Mayor and Corpora- glimpse of the French Monarch on his alighting from
Lion, of an address, agreed to in full conclave the previous the train en route for Windsor. The greatest doubt,
day. however, pervaded the minds of the multitude as to the
Some amusement was excited among the still increas- time when his Majesty would arrive, in consequence of
mg boats, by the ascent of this worthy body up the ac- " the march" which he was reported to have stolen"
commodation ladder of the Gomer. First came sundry upon our authorities, by popping into'Portsmouth some
gentlemen in scarlet cloaks, preceded by a mace. The hours before he was expected, and the consequence was
French marine, at the gangway, seemed to respect scar- increased excitement and alacrity on the part of the
let, for he presented arms politely. In the rear, how- determined sight-seers, who hailed every whiff of dis-
ever, of the red cloaks, came an immense array of black tent smoke, and every indistinct whistle, as fore-
ones, and the marine, seemingly under the impression runner of the object of their curiosity. By nine
that all the Cures in Portsmouth were boarding the o'clock the area around the railway station was occu-
Gomer, seemed inclined to dispute the passage, a pro- pied by a guard of honour of the 19th Lancers, several
ceeding which seemed to give rise to some embarrass- royal carriages, and a miscellaneous congregation of
ment on the part of the black cloaked gentlemen, but carriages, gigs, carts, and people of all sorts and
which evidently afforded the most unmixed gratification descriptions, the latter chiefly women and children.
and amusement to the eager lookers-on below. But the The eleven o'clock fast train from town, which arrived
embarrassment and amusement only lasted for a moment, a few minutes after noon, brought down several of the
The Corporation, red cloaked and black, were received by directors of the railway, with their families, for the pur-
his Majesty with the greatest courtesy and kindness. pose of doing honour tc his Majesty on his arrival.
The audience took place in the cabin, and so crowded From this moment all was on the tiptoe of expecta-
was it by all the worthy officials and burgesses, that the Lion. The royal standard of England and the tri-colour
French Ambassador could scarcely procure an entrance of France, surmounted by a bunch of laurel, were hang-
during the presentation of the address. ing out from the entrance of the handsome private apart-
The Recorder, Mr. Rawlinson, then read the following ments erected for the use of his Majesty •, and the car-
address : penters of the establishment were busily employed in
"TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, RING OF THE FRENCH. erecting a temporary stage to the far, or "off line "of the
" We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the railroad, covered with crimson cloth, by which his Ma-
borough of Portsmoth, the loyal and affectionate subjects jest)' and suite were to alight. This was the only object
of our Most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, desirous of curiosity till thirty-five minutes past twelve, when an
of expressing the sentiments by which we are actuated express train arrived announcing that the royal train
on the auspicious occasion of your Majesty's visit to was on its way and might momentarily be expected. A
England, and availing ourselves of the opportunity chaise and four was instantly forwarded to Windsor,
afforded to us by your Majesty's arrival within the carrying the intelligence to her Majesty.
limits of the port and borough of Portsmouth, beg leave At twenty-eight minutes past twelve o'clock the real
to offer to your Majesty, with unfeigned sincerity and royal train arrived at the station, bearing a tri-coloured
earnestness, the respect and congratulations of this flag at the " bow" of the engine. All was now breath-
ancient municipality. less expectation—the curiosity, the eagerness, of those
"Regarding your Majesty's arrival as an honour con- assembled around the spot could scarcely be surpassed
ferred on our locality, we hail it the more especially even in imagination, as the train was brought to bear
as a highly important national event, from its tendency upon the covered causeway, and all eyes were turned to
to promote those kindly feelings of mutual respect which obtain a glimpse of the much talked-of Louis Philippe,
should ever subsist between two such powerful and in- King of the French. At length (for it seemed a long
fluential countries as France and Great Britain. time), with the skilful direction of Mr. Locke, the engi-

RING OF THE FRENCH

AT P RTS3VOUTH.

PORTSMOUT, T.
SO soon as daylight broke tines morn H UESDAY
ing a steamer
With French colours hoisted, was seen at anchor
at Spithead, and three others mere reported a long
distance off under steam. Thee steamer at anchor
Weighed, and proceeded to joiin those in the offing.
At six AM. the Admiralty- flag was hoisted
n board the Victory, which was saluted
innuediately by all the ships in commission
19 Spithead and St. Helten's. A salute of
.guns was also fired in homnur of the arrival of
the French Ambassador, the Colunt St. Aulaire. As
the haze cleared off the ships at Spithead appeared
dtssed out in their gayest flaws, and in the most
conspicuous position were placted the French flags.
;he French squadron were noiw seen approaching
With Helen's, going at a slow ratte, viz., the Gomer,
th the French standard at thte main, an English
,relaign at the fore, and a French
ensign at the mizen.
ful Caiman, the Fulton, and the Elan steamers, were
attended by the beautiful yateht brig the Reine
Amelie, each dressed out similar to the Gomer,
With the exception of the French standard.
r`3 the French squadron approached the five
hoistedurigssationed at St. Helen'%, these vessels all
French ensigns at tthe main, manned
Gileir Yards, and saluted rrespectively as the
Calmer Passed; these salutes were returned by the
lord
others Yarborough's yacht, the Kestrel, and several
of the Royal Yacht Club vessels, also saluted,
and Nvii...ere gaily decorated with dolours. The flag of
Quee Sir Charles Rowley was shifted into the
and the French royal standard appeared
sym at the
main-top-gallants-mast head of the
brigs at both these three-dtecker and the three
rigs at
anchor fired salutes as his Majesty passed
through
44
_A quarter speed,
Spithead ; the French streamers only going
Prench brig allowed dun numerous yachts
yacht to keep company. They en-
firhe the harbour in the same line of sailing, the
ur the
mer taking the lead. When art the mouth of the
th b ° King's bastion fired al royal salute from
e `l'..Pounders ; and the platform battery also fired
_tunBaiate, which the Fulton and IReine Amelie again
cned. On shore the town was all commo-
,l.an•
er At an early hour, at ateven, the Grena-
companies of the 59th anal 76th Regiments,
___econipanied by the band of the former regi-
!PPeared !lent) and commanded by Major Hovenden,
on the parade, anal were inspected
tl/3: the Lieutenant-Governor, Siir Henry Parker;
j!ly then proceeded to Gosport„ where they were
si_leed by a company of the 47th 'Regiment, compe-
-I:_g guard of honour of nearly tthree hundred men.
_ The marine and a portion of otiner troops likewise
rVictuallin
..7f!nt over to Gosport, to do duty art the Railway and
g-yard. At twenty-minutes past nine
,ne French steamer came into harbour, and on enter-
..lll? Louis Philippe was plainly diistinguishable from
the numerous officers in splendid uniform by whom
u▪ eek of attended at the after-part of the quarter-
tll the Gomer. Thousands (of persons crowded
f el(ing's bastion, the lines facing the sea, the plat-
c'rro battery, and Victoria pier, tto witness his ap-
Proach ; and the long, loud, and vociferous cheering
With which the people greeted the! French King was
courteously acknowledged by his Majesty repeatedly
baring his head, and bowing to the assembled
Multitude.
The Victory was dressed in coilours, and had the
4druiralty flag at the main, and the French flag at
the fore.

The Port-Admiral being unable;, from the state of
ilia health, to go afloat, the duty of waiting on his Ma-
jesty therefore devolved on Admirail H. Parker, C. B.
Immediately after the Gomer (came to anchor, a
troop of artillery soldiers were (brawn up on the
'Natter-deck. Soon after Admiral La Susse came
°II deck in full uniform ; and immediately after
Admiral Mackau, Baron Athailin, General de
Igny, with various officers, aiides-de-camps, and
personages, all in splendiid costumes. In
tle
tae while his Majesty came on deck, pre-
lkil(l" 11 the Due de Montpensier„ and followed by
11;11 ~11Z when the thunder off the Victory an-
nienZti the arrival of Prince Allifert. At this mo-
ils soo 4 eYards were manned, and dtine interest intense.
aught 03 the Prince stepped mu board, the King
im 'al in his arms, and kissed and embraced
Duke with the utmost warmth off affection. The
?tin °f Wellington immediattoly followed the
liCee• The Duke bowed repeatedly, but the
UsenB' t°°l( his hands cordially, and seemed to
th no ceremony. After a wary few minutes,
his Majest ! Prince Pointed the way the King, but
and
Prince
playfully pushed the before him,
ex the descended the ladder amidst the heartiest
sohre
f enthusiasmp„frivesesiiioinesgtoef:
om followed, receiving-, his accustomed
th:p rine& P°Pular respect. At the moment of
appearance the marline band of the
the
fer pla,ed
" God save the Quteen," followed by
The a°l°lls French national air, ‘" La Parisienne:'
et
fill d royal
I,ehe vvlithibiacoilliaertdioNvu ba yas escorted by- a fleet of boats
persons. At sea the King's
several yachtts, with steamers.
sit:
all and the St. Vincemt, anchored out,
e_ wed all their colours. As sown as the steamer
onnrril,e t° anchor, the Lords of the Admiralty went
received)arci t° Pay their respects to Ibis Majesty, who
the Ma thern most graciously. Shortly afterwards
board'LaY°r and Corporation of Portsmouth came on
presented and being ushered into thie royal presence,
him sented
his Majesty with an adidress, welcoming
by to this country. The address,having been read
Which Recorder, his Majesty replied in a speech in
insLeh he expressed his satisfaction act once more visit-
hospitable the hospitable shores of Enghund, and his hope
4ththis interchange of visits between the Sovereigns
re'at ,e tw° countries would perpetxuate the friendly
!ons now happily existing between both.
,_llll Majesty then shook hands witch the corporation,
ewrio retired much pleased and grattified with their
Nrteeus reception.
rThe royal party then debarked, and entering the
etlYill carriages awaiting them on.. the beach, pro-
the
r4ieeded rapidly, amidst the cheers or the spectators, to
lway, station, whence they Winn conveyed by a
serial train to Farnborough, where: they arrived at a
quarter to one o'clock.

" Solicitous to welcome the illustrious guest of our
beloved Queen with every demonstration becoming so
great and memorable an occasion, permit us to assure
your Majesty of the lively interest we take in your
Majesty's health and welfare, and in the joyful celebra-
tion of your royal visit.
" We rejoice in the new era it is calculated to form in
the history of the two countries, and iu the hope it
affords of a more enlarged and general intercourse
between them, which, under the blessing of Divine
Providence, shall contribute to their mutual welfare, to
the preservation of the peace of Europe, and to the
advantage of every part of the habitable globe."
His Majesty received the address most graciously,
and immediately delivered in English the following
reply:—
" Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses,—
" Gentlemen,—lt affords me particular pleasure to
know that her Most Gracious Majesty your Queen has
permitted you to present me with an address on my
arrival on your hospitable shores. I have not forgotten
the many kindnesses I received from your countrymen
during my residence among you many years since.
During that period I was frequently pained considerably
at the existence of differences and feuds between our
countries. I assure you, gentlemen, I shall endeavour
at all times to prevent a repetition of those feelings and
conduct, believing, as I do, most sincerely, that the hap.
piness and prosperity of a nation depend quite as much
on the peace of those nations by which she is surrounded
as on quiet within her own dominions. I was peculiarly
gratified at being honoured with the presence of your
beloved Queen in France during the last year and it is a
source of pleasure to be able to accept the kind invita-
tion then given me to again visit those shores where I
had been so generously treated many years since. I
hope, under the blessing of Divine Providence, that those
kindly feelings will bo longed cherished between our
nations, and tend to promote the happiness and pros-
perity of mankind."
His Majesty spoke with very great impressiveness,
particularly in that part of his brief address in which
ho inculcated the necessity and the desirableness of
peace. His Majesty then conversed for some time with
the Recorder and other members of the corporation.
M. Guizot and other members of the suite did the same.
Among the little incidents which occurred, were one or
two which marked the affability of the King, and his
desire to put the members of the corporation entirely
at their ease. The Recorder is a very tall man, and his
head now and then touched the beams under the roof of
the deck. The King laughed, and as if apologising for
the want of height between decks said, " We did not
allow for your wig." Alderman Ellyett, one of those
present, asked to have the honour of shaking hands
with the King, on which his Majesty said, "I should
like to shake hands with you all. I should like to know
your names." His Majesty then asked the names of the
Mayor and the Recorder, with both of whom he con-
versed for a short time. lie shook hands with
every member of the corporation, and to some of
them, who were slow in getting off their white
gloves, he said, "Oh never mind your gloves, gen-
tlemen." Altogether their reception by the King
seems to have been most gratifying to the corporation.
He exhibited the most marked desire to please. In the
course of conversation with members of the corporation
his Majesty alluded feelingly to his former visit to Ports-
mouth many years ago. He remarked that this was not
the first time he had been in Portsmouth. He remembered
the " Point," the " Sallyport," the Fountain Hotel, and
added, that he also remembered the Dockyard well,
though it was then called the Naval College. When
asked by the Recorder to favour the corporation with a
copy of the reply he had made to the address, his Ma-
jesty said with much feeling, "1 have no copy. My words
are from my heart." He also, in the course of his con-
versation with the Recorder, observed, that when he was
last in England he used to visit with much interest the I
law courts, The King remembered Southsea Castle.
When his Majesty was last here, it appears, he embarked
here on board the Mercury frigate, Captain Rogers, to
proceed to the Mediterranean.
Conversing in this manner, and receiving the respects

given, " all right ;" the door of the state carriage was
neer-of the line, who conducted the train, the word was
opened, and out stepped his Majesty, followed by Prince
Albert and the Duc de Montpensier ; 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 together 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 atifable 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 arid 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 had
not yet completed his exit from the line of railway. In
an open green landau, fixed to a track 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 tern-
porary stoppage at the top of the hill, 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 nith
interest and excitement from beginning to end.
The Directors present were Messrs. Chaplin (chair-
man), J. J. Borthby, J. Hibbert, 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

ANOTHER ACCOUI\TT.
paThe sun had hardly risen this rmorning, when the
nda of artillery caused many an coxpectant citizen of
rtsmouth to jump out of bed, mill the full and firm
coaviction that his French Majesty was at the mouth of
the harbour. Down, then, to the water side and the
seaward batteries hurried expectant crowds ; but after
a quarter of an hour's intense starring, most of them
"line convinced that the vessels which graced Spit-
head the night before were still its only occupants, so
they returned somewhat sulkily to bireakfast, informing
each other by the way that it was onky the Lords of the
Admiralty and the French Ambassadior for whose honour
and glory the salute had been fired rand their slumbers
itilladed• His Excellency Count de :Ht. Aulaire and their
Lordships had arrived the previous (evening, but as they
had not made their appearance until sundown, no notice
uweaxsttrternnli)nyg,the batteries of their coming until sunrise
as it is a principle:in the code of etiquette
that no salute must be fired while tthe sun is under the
norizn--the ceremony being comsequently ranged
among the number of things which can keep cold.
z-lowever, the great expected was ;not far off, and the
le who had jumped out of their reds at the summons
of one round of banging and blazing,, had soon to jump
,R rom their breakfasts to attend to :the call of another.
towfaintly
time, ever,how the noise of tine guns came lowly
to' faintly on they were (evidently fired down
taiv,ards St. Helens and so there wae, another popular
',lenient" towards' the seaward places of look out.
ter?sinouth harbour is :always a ccurious and charac-
pa:he laoe—rnaritime yet not menmantile ; its fine ex-
pre se of water crowded with men-ofwar in all stages of
injration, activity, or decay—the:huge convict hulks
_wiiiredthheieti:e and there—the massive' ships of the line
towering rigging, the Iheavy Government
eehllers, the swarms of small craift, such as cutters,
gyre Hers, and yachts of all rigs ; with the countless
of still smaller craft —barges amd wherries and the
at:or:ill this stretching far away into the town, and
with masses of irregular buildings, taverns, and
kid I c'nuse'
A, Jutting almost into tine water; boat piers
Priki "'rig Places, and every here Lund there the long
3,ard, xpa. nse of arsenals and Government quays, dock-
sh__ !th their huge covered buildling-slips and lofty
„:_aere all this repeated again and Lapin, as the eye
s you the harbour, forms a every interesting and
the fore and sight. On the present occasion all was bustle
todetY, the men of war of all slues, and not a few of
PeUeable vessels, were awvered with colours

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 9, 1844.

carriages, entered the quadrangle. In the carriage with
the King of the French were Prince Albert, the Duc de
Montpensier, and M. Gljizot ; 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,
ere 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 well as at Cressy and
Poictiers. This courtesy on our part, the abuse of the
rabid folliculaires 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 redeption he experiences from the
people as well as the Sovereign. This feeling must be
more intense on account of the widely different circum-
stances under which ho 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 flights
and with such alteked prospects l" But unlike the
unfortunate consort ;.of Charles L, his last journey
is a triumph—for after maintaining, in spite of un-
paralleled difficulties, peace with England and Europe
for fourteen years, he 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 dayi of its glorious founder, the most
coveted distinction to European potentates. There will
be one 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 medimval epoch, than to the Christian spirit
of a civilised age, know that they may injure England
far more by triumphs in the rivalry of trade than in those
of war, Desirous from the simple motives we have
stated, to suppress all bitterness of feeling on both sides
of the Channel, we can but condemn the course adopted
by some of our Contemporaries, particularly one who
states that Louis Philippe was once a pensioner of Eng-
land, and dependent in this country on his exertions as a
schoolmaster. In the days. of his adversity—in our
opinion, the most glorious of his life, as a man—Louis
Philippe refused all support from our Government, and
lived in England on his own private resources.
Although we have stated thus much to the credit of our
august visitor we reserve our full right to animadvert on
any future political acts of the Royal statesman, when be
ceases to be our guest, and when circumstances may de-
mand the vindication of great principles,
(From the Morning Advertiser.)
Louis Phillippe is amongst us. The King of the French
is at Windsor Castle. He reached our shores yesterday
He has returned the compliment which our Queen paid
to him in August last year, when she became his guest
at his marine residence at Eu.

We are gratified to find that a disposition on the part
of the Sovereigns of Europe to interchange, in person,
offices of friendship with each other, is rapidly increas-
ing. Formerly the visit of a monarch to the Court of a
neighbouring power was quite an era in the annals of
Europe. Now it is a matter of such frequent occurrence
as scarcely to excite surprise. Louis Philippe is only
one of several crowned heads that have visited this coun-
try within the last half year. It is but a few months
since two monarchs were, at the same time, the recipients
of English hospitality. The Emperor of Russia and the
King of Saxony were both with us in the spring ; and
each must heve returned to his own dominions with
exalted opinions of the greatness and the generosity of
the English character. Nicholas experienced British ge-
nerosity. The King of Saxony saw it. Though no people
on earth could regard with greater abhorrence than
do the people of England, the conduct of the Czar to-
wards the Poles, our countrymen scrupulously abstained
from any reference to the subject while he sojourned
on our shores. Considering him as the guest of Vic-
toria, and that he came to this country as her friend
and visitor, they magnanimously resolved to offer him
no molestation in any way. If such generous conduct
did not inspire him with a very exalted opinion of the
English character, he must be incapable of appreciating
those qualities which constitute a nation's true nobility.
If he have a spark of right feeling in his composition, he
must for ever afteheards be loth to have any quarrel or
misunderstanding with a Court and country in which he
met with so generous a reception.
We are sure that Louis Philippe will also return to
France with more elevated views of the character of
this country than he ever before entertained. He de-
serves a cordial reception at our hands. Whatever
may be his other defects, he has never forfeited his
claims to the character of being the friend of peace,
and, above all, of peace with England. He has man-
fully withstood the clamours and menaces of that
desperate faction called the war party in his own
country. We believe that there is not another man in
Europe who, during the last fourteen years, could have
preserved France from embroiling herself in war with one
or more of the other leading European Powers. Huma-
nity owes him, on this score, an infinite debt of gratitude.
The visit of Louis Philippe to this country is a com-
pliment on which we cannot, when all the circumstances
are considered, set too high a value. It required no
ordinary share of moral courage to come to our shores in
any capacity, even in that of the friend and guest of our
Sovereign. He has come in defiance of a very large
class of his subjects. Their curses, instead of their
benedictions, followed him to the limits of his dominions.
Their journals literally rave, in the greatness of their
mortification, that the Citizen King should have put foot
on the territory of " perfidious England." He has dis-
regarded their abuse : he is cool and collected amidst
the storm of clamour with which he is assailed. He
is as much at his ease in Windsor Castle as if he were
receiving the plaudits of his own subjects in the
Tuileries or at Si. Cloud. Moral courage like this
is worthy of all admiration. But there are other
grounds on which the King of the French has a right
to challenge our admiration and friendship. It is for
the sake of paying us the compliment of a visit that he
encounters it all. Other nations must admire, as well
as we, the moral courage and firmness of purpose which
he has exhibited in disregarding the ignorant and illi-
beral denunciations of a section of his own subjects ;
but we, for whose sake this moral courage and firmness
of purpose are shown, ought to give him special as-
surances that we not only admire his conduct, but that
we feel honoured by his presence in the palace of our
Sovereign. We should be pleased to hear that some
marked expressions of respect were made by our public
bodies to Louis Philippe, before his return to his own
dominions.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—His Majesty the King of
the French arrived at the Castle at ten minutes past
two o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert and his Royal Highness the
Duke de Montpensier.
The Queen received her august visitor at the door
of the grand entrance, accompanied by the Duchess
of Kent, and attended by the Ladies of the Court, in-
eluding the Countess of Gainsborough, the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, the Lady Charlotte Dundas, the
Hon. Miss Murray, and the Hon. Miss Kerr.
The principal Officers of State and of the royal
household were also in attendance, including the
Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of
the Horse, Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting ; Viscount
Sydney, Lord in Waiting on the King; Lord George
Lennox, Lord in Waiting on Prince Albert ; Sir
Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting ; and Major-
General Wemyss, .Equerry in Waiting. The whole
of the gentlemen appeared in the Windsor uniform.
Sir Robert Peel was also in attendance.
The King of the French, Prince Albert, and the
Duke de Montpensier, occupied an open carriage and
four. His Majesty, who was in uniform, and Prince
Albert, sat together, and the Duke de Montpensier,
who also wore a military uniform, sat on the opposite
side of the carriage.
His Majesty, after being received by the Queen on
alighting, paid his respects to the Duchess of Kent.
His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier having
been presented to the Queen, and also to the Royal
Duchess, the illustrious party proceeded up the grand
staircase, the Queen on the arm of the King of the
French, the Duchess of Kent with the Duke de Mont-
pensier, and Mons. Guizot following with the Earl of

Jersey.
The suite of his Majesty Louis -Philippe occupied
three of the Queen's carriages and four, and consisted
of Mons. Guizot, Admiral de Mackau, General
Athalin, General Rumigni, M. de Chabannes, M. de
Dumas,-M. de Jarnac, le Baron de Fain, M. Fau-
quier (Physician), M. de Pasquier (Surgeon), Mons.
Herbet, M. Hennequin, le Capitaine Page, le Capi-
taine Pellion, and le Comte de Graves (Officier d'Or•
donnance.) These gentlemen also appeared in uniform.
His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, his Majesty's
Ambassador at the British Court; the Count de
Jarnac, First Secretary to the Embassy; and the
Hon. Captain Duncombe, Groom in Waiting to the
King, also followed in her Majesty's suite.
The Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward pre-
ceded her Majesty and her august visitor to the State
apartments, the whole of the noblemen and gentle-
men of the royal suites following the illustrious party.
Detachments of the Royal Horse Guards had been
stationed at Bagshot and Blackness-gate, and formed
the escort of the august party to the Castle. The
officer in command was Sir Charles Slingsby.
The King's arrival was notified by the ringing of
the church bells, and the firing of a royal salute.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
at the Castle from Frogmore Lodge, attended by her
Lady in Waiting, Lady Charlotte Dundas, a few
minutes before the arrival of the King.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Castle
at seven o'clock this morning, in a carriage and four,
attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting,
for the Farnborough station of the South-Western
Railway, proceeding thence by a special train to Gos-
port, to receive the King of the French.
The Duke of Wellington returned from Gosport by
the same train with his Majesty and Prince Albert,
and followed the royal party to the Castle.
Soon after the arrival of the illustrious guests, the
Queen and Prince Albert, the King of the French,
the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke de Montpensier,
entered the White-room, were a dejeune was served to
the august circle.
The other distinguished visitors and the members of
the royal suite were conducted to the Oak-room
and the Equerries'-room, where a dejeune was served.
Dinner was served at seven o'clock in the dining-
room. The table was tastefully decorated with
epergnes of silver gilt, filled with artificial flowers,
also with vases and other ornaments, and was lighted
by gold candelabra, with wax lights. George the
Fourth's magnificent wine cooler was placed at the
centre window of this apartment.
The company included his Majesty Louis Philippe,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal
Highness the Duke de Montpensier, Lady Charlotte
Dundas, the Countess Wratislaw, the Count and
Countess de St. Aulaire, the Duke of Wellington, the
Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl
Delawarr, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Sir Robert Peel, M. Guizot, Admiral de Mackau,
Count de Jarnac, General Athalin, General Rumigni,
Colonel Dumas, Count de Chabannes, M. Jarnac,
Baron de Fain, M. Fauquier, M. Pasquier, an
Aide-de-Camp to the Duke de Montpensier, Vis-
count Sidney, Lord in Waiting on the King, and
Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in
Waiting on the King.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended
during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at
the Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
were taken their accustomed walks and rides to-day
in the pleasure-grounds of the Castle.

In precise proportion as his visit to England must
prove gall and wormwood to the furious faction, termed
the war party, in his own country, ought it to gratify
and delight the friends of the pacific principle in Eng-
land. his presenee amongst us may be regarded as a
pledge of the peaceful purposes which he has hitherto
cherished, being steadily pursued. While he lives, Eng-
land may feel assured there will be no war between her
and France. And if these two countries continue on a
good understanding, there can be no war in Europe. In
the person of Louis Philippe, therefore, we see a gua-
rantee for the continued peace of Europe. What may
happen after the grave has closed on him, is a point on
which we have no disposition to speculate. It is with
the present, not with the future, that we have more im-
mediately to do.

MILITARY OUTRAGE.—We understand that the
circumstances connected with the outrage by the officers
of the 81st Regiment, in Templemore Barracks, on an
unoffending gentleman of Roscrea, are reported to the
horse Guards. We shall refrain, therefore, from fur-
ther allusion to thQ ;patter, at present.—Tipperary Vt.lli
dicator.

Sir James Graham arrived in town yesterday
morning, from Windsor Castle. The Right Hon.
Baronet visited the Earl of Aberdeen at the Foreign.
office, yesterday.

VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP OF

OXFORD.

riage was packed and at the door to bring him on to Ox-
ford on Monday, when he received a letter from a gen-
tleman in Oxford, informing him of the vast disparity of
numbers which was expected."
A gentleman of Oriel College, having only seen the
thing mentioned in a newspaper, came voluntarily out of
A bcrdecnshire.

The estimation in which the new Vice-Chancellor is
held by those who know him best may be gathered from
the fact that eighty-eight members of his own college,
at the least, came and voted in support of his nomination,
while we believe that only one, "A late Fellow," voted
against it.

EXTENSIVE FIRE.
The usually quiet village of Merstharn, in Surrey,
about twenty miles from London, was on Monday even-
ing last alarmed in consequence of the outbreak of a tire,
of a very destructive character, upon the home farm
contiguous to Merstham House, the seat of Sir W. G. 11.
Joliffe, M.P., for the borough of Petersfield.
The first discovery was made by Sir William's gar-
dener, about ten minutes before eight o'clock, who ob-
served a large sheet of flame bursting through the roof
of the stabling, an extensive stone and brick building.
It may here be necessary to state, in order that the
reader may correctly understand, that the farm, of which
the stables formed a part, is bounded on either side—on
the West by the splendid mansion, on the north by the
rectory, belonging to the Rev. Mr. Manley, the minister
of the parish; on the south by a row of magnificent elm
trees; and on the east by the turnpike road. No sooner
was the fire perceived, and before sufficient time had
elapsed to raise the necessary alarm, than flames were
seen breaking through another part of the same building
at some distance from where they were first discovered,
and separated from it by an extensive stone arch. A long
loft passed over the whole, which contained articles of a
very inflammable nature, such as hay, straw, &c. Fire
once communicated to such combustible commodities, it
is unnecessary to state that the progress of the flames be-
came unusually rapid. In a very brief period the whole pre-
sented a fearful aspect; the flames travelled with almost
the swiftness of lightning, not leaving sufficient time to
save any of the stock contained therein. The picturesque
village by half-past eight o'clock was brilliantly illu-
minated, and vast numbers of the inhabitants from Rei-
gate and the more distant hamlets were to be seen
wending their way towards the desolating scene. From
the first, it became apparent that the flames could not be
extinguished without the aid of engines, and expresses
were therefore dispatched for them to the neighbouring
stations. Without delay two excellent working engines
arrived, one from Reigate, and the other from the seat of
the Countess of Warwick at Gatton. Unfortunately a
lack of water retarded their efficiency, the only supply
that could be procured being from a pump some distance
from the seat of the fire. The mill stream near was so
low that the water was not sufficient to turn the mill.
Shortly after the engines were got to work the roof of
the stabling gave way, and fell with a fearful crash,
when the blazing embers and myriads of sparks were
sent flying in every direction. Some of them fell upon
the thatch of a range of shedding, upwards of 100 feet
long, all of which speedily fell a prey to the fury of the
destructive element. There were at this period a great
number of horses, oxen, and pigs, in the sheds, and it
was with the utmost difficulty that any of them could be
got out. As it was, notwithstanding that every exer-
tion was made, a valuable bull, brought from Germany
for the purpose of increasing the value of the English
breed, fell a sacrifice to the fury of the flames, as
well as two horses, and from 12 to 18 pigs, and a
couple of spring carts, with a valuable assortment of
agricultural implements. The fire continued to burn for
several hours, but, owing to the exertions of Sir William
and Mr. Currey, the distiller, and numerous ether par-
ties, the flames were prevented from extending any fur-
ther, although at one time it was greatly feared that
several stacks of wheat, barley, and other produce stand-
ing at the rear would be destroyed. Had the wind only
been in the opposite direction, nothing but almost su-
perhuman efforts could have prevented their destruction.
Owing to the judicious arrangements of the parties en-
gaged in subduing the flames, a spacious granary was
saved, as indeed was several thousand pounds worth of
other property. The most lively apprehensions were en-
tertained during the time the fire was at its height lest
some of the burning flakes should fall upon the noble
mansion ; fortunately it escaped uninjured. Upon the
intelligence reaching town, two active firemen, Carter
and Paul Gerrard, were sent by Mr. Braidwood, the Su-
perintendent of the Brigade, to render assistance in pre-
venting the extension of the fire, who arrived at an early
hour in the morning. Up to a late hour last afternoon
the engines were still engaged in pouring water upon the
smouldering ruins. The precise amount of the damage
is unknown, but it must amount to some hundreds of
pounds. The respected owner is only partially insured,
and that in the Norwich Union-office. As to the origin
of the fire nothing with certainty is known, but the fact
of it breaking out in two distinct places leads to the sup-
position that it was the work of some incendiary.

METROPOLITAN POLICE ACT
and the LICENSED VICTUALLERS.
In the list of cases called on for hearing at the Mid-
dlesex Sessions yesterday (before Mr. Serjeant Adams,
Assistant Judge), there were a number of appeals from
licensed victuallers against convictions of the magistrates
at the various police-courts, under the provisions of the 2d
and 3d Victoria, cap. 47, sec. 44, of which the preamble
and proviso run thus :

"And whereas it is expedient that the provisions made
by law for preventing disorderly conduct in the houses of
licensed victuallers be extended to other houses of public
resort ; be it enacted, that every person who shall have
or keep any house, shop, room, or place of:public resort
within the metropolitan police district wherein provi-
sions, liquors, or refreshments of any kind shall be sold
or consumed (whether the same shall be kept or retailed
therein, or procured elsewhere), and who shall wilfully
or knowingly permit drunkenness, or other disorderly
conduct in such house, shop, room, or place ; or know-
ingly suffer any unlawful games, or any gaming what-
soever therein; or knowingly permit or suffer prostitutes
or persons of notoriously bad character to meet together,
and remain therein, shall for every such offence be liable
to a penalty of not more than .5/., provided always that
if the offender be a licensed victualler, or licensed to sell
beer by retail, or to be drunk on the premises, this
enactment shall not be construed to exempt him from
the penalties or penal consequences to which he may be
liable for committing an offence against the tenor of the
license to him granted."
Before any individual case was entered upon a conver-
sation arose between the Learned Judge and Messrs.
Clarkson, Bodkin, M. Chambers, and Wilkins, the coun-
sel concerned in them, from which it appeared that there
was a great desire on the part of the Commissioners of
Police, as well as of all other persons in any way affected
or supposed to be affected, by the Act, to obtain the opi-
nion of the court as to the construction which ought to
be put upon the statute in repect to its applicability to
and operation upon licensed victuallers. During the dis-
cussion it appeared that the learned gentlemen of the bar
whom we have named, with the exception of Mr. Cham-
bers, had been retained to advocate the same side of the
question, namely, on behalf of the respective appellants.
The Learned JUDGE thereupon said, as that was the
case, he should be glad to hear what that Learned Coun-
sel had to urge in support of the conviction in the case in
in which he was engaged.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS then rose, and observed, that he
appeared not so much in the character of one who was
retained simply for the purpose of pressing heavily
against the appellant by obtaining a confirmation of the
conviction, but rather in the latter capacity, with a view
of eliciting from the Learned Judge an opinion as to the
proper construction of the statute, for the information
of the police magistrates and the Commissioners of
Police. It would seem, that up to the present time very
considerable doubts had existed—indeed still existed—
as to whether a licensed victualler was amenable to this
Metropolitan Police Act. There was no doubt but that
he was liable to very much heavier penalties under the
" Licensed Victuallers' Act" than were inflicted by this
new Act ; but it had been a question of doubt in the
minds of some of the authorities whether these parties
fell within the meaning and intent of the Legislature.
On the part of the appellants he understood it was con-
tended that, inasmuch as licensed victuallers were liable
to conviction for these offences under the Licensed
Victuallers' Act, they could not be subject to the
Police Aet, upon the ground that a man, according to
the law of the land, could not be twice punished for one
and the same offence. In answer to this position, lie
had to submit that the case of a licensed victualler
keeping a " house of public resort" came within the
moaning of the Police Act. The fact of his being a
licensed victualler did not necessarily take him from
within the fair and reasonable reading of the meaning
of the Act. In respect to the appellant in the case
wherein he was concerned, the simple question, and
indeed he believed the same question would arise in all
other cases was, whether there had been a sufficient
visiting of prostitutes in the house to bring the owner
within the operation of the Act, and so render him liable
to the penalty. The appellant here was William Allen,
the landlord of the Yorkshire Stingo, in the New-road.
That person had a theatre upon his premises, but the
present offence had no connexion therewith. The
appellant bad been convicted of having allowed prosti-
tutes and persons of disorderly character to drink in his
house—against that conviction he appealed,
The Learned JUDGE said that, looking at the great
constitutional principle of this country, which said that
a man should not be subject to be twice convicted for
the same offence, and therefore liable to two penalties,
he had no hesitation in giving it as his opinion that a
licensed victualler did not conic within the operation of
this Act. It was quite clear that the licensed victualler
was amenable to the Licensed Victuallers' Act far any
infringement of its provisions, and the fact of harbor-
ing disorderly characters was one of those violations for
plain
which the party was liable to punishment. Th
object of this Police Act was, that it shouldextende
and therefore operate upon, " other houses of public re-
sort," not that it should extend to licensed victuallers,
whose violations of the law were previously provided
were used
provided for.
The words " other houses of public resort'
in contradistinction to those of •` victuallers."
Upon the principle, therefore,that a man should not be
twice punished for the same offence, he should hold that
a licensed victualler did not come within the operation of
this clause of the Act 'of Parliament. The conviction,
therefore, must be quashed.
The other convictions of a similar character were then
ordered to be quashed upon the same grounds.

TARTAN DRESSES.—The demand for tartan dresses,
which has been on the increase for several years, has re-
ceived a vast impulse by the visits of her Majesty to
Scotland. At present, we understand, it is unprece-
dented. Last week an order arrived from her Majesty,
to Mr. Macdougall, of the Tartan Warehouse, Inverness,
for a supply of very fine tartan, for her Majesty and his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the tartans being
made fur the Prince. The pattern was that of the Duke
of nothsay —Ross-shire Advertiser.