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

RRIVAL

OF THE

KING OF THE FRENCH

AT P RTSMOUTH.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.
So soon as daylight broke this morning a steamer
with French colours hoisted, was seen at anchor
at Spithead, and three others were reported a long
distance off under steam. The steamer at anchor
Weighed, and proceeded to join those in the offing.
At six A.m. the Admiralty flag was hoisted
°n board the Victory, which was saluted
immediately by all the ships in commission
Spithead and St. Helen's. A salute of
19 guns was also fired in honour of the arrival of
the French Ambassador, the Count St. Aulaire. As
the haze cleared off the ships at Spithead appeared
dressed out in their gayest flags, .and in the most
consPicuotis position were placed the French flags.
The French squadron were now seen approaching
St. Helen's, going at a slow rate, viz., the Gomer,
With the French standard at the main, an English
ensign at the fore, and a French ensign at the mizen.
The Caiman, the Fulton, and the Elan steamers, were
attended by the beautiful yacht brig the Reine
Amelie, each dressed out similar to the Gomer,
With the exception of the French standard.
As
l the French squadron approached the five
brigs stationed at St. Helen's, these vessels all
hoisted French ensigns at the main, manned
their Yards, and saluted respectively as the
caiman
Passed; these salutes were returned by the
"41111 an, and Fulton, and Elan, and the Reine Amelie.
Lord Yarborough's yacht, the Kestrel, and several
:tnuaers Of the Royal Yacht Club vessels, also saluted,
wfre, gaily decorated with colours. The flag of
go—'41 Sir Charles Rowley was shifted into the
Cing ee°, and the French royal standard appeared
14 the main-top-gallant-mast head of the
b . Vincent; both these three-decker and the three
%rip at anchor fired salutes as his Majesty passed
°llB4l Spithead ; the French steamers only going
4t a
quarter speed, allowed the numerous yachts
11,14 French brig yacht to keep company. They en-
:red the harbour in the same line of sailing, the
harmer taking the lead. When at the mouth of the
4tharhour the King's bastion fired a royal salute from
'° 24-Pounders ; and the platform battery also fired
Salute, which the Fulton and Reine Amelie again
irrned.
On shore the town was all commo-
n 2 At an early hour, at seven, the Grena-
dier
companies of the 59th and 76th Regiments,
nlecmcPanied by the band of the former regi-
_ ent, and commanded by Major Hovenden,
appeared
the parade, and were inspected
til}' the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henry Parker;
;0,e3 "Ilan proceeded to Gosport, where they were
.'sined by a company
of the 47th Regiment, compe-
Thg a guard of honour of nearly three hundred men.
w.e, marine and a portion of other troops likewise
1711‘ over to Gosport, to do duty at the Railway and
thi:tll,ailing-yard. At twenty-minutes past nine
in relloh steamer came into harbour, and on enter-
he nutnerous
thge Lula Philippe was plainly distinguishable from
atte officers in splendid uniform by whom
deckwa3p nded at the after-part of the quarter-
fF-°` the Gomer. Thousands of persons crowded
orm nes bastion, the lines facing the sea, the plat-
batterY, and Victoria pier, to witness his ap-
Pr.°ach ; and the long, loud, and vociferous cheering
with Which the people greeted the French King was
baring his
-c"rte"sly acknowledged by his Majesty repeatedly
head, and bowing to the assembled
multitude.
The Victory was dressed in colours, and had the
kndmiralty flag at the main, and the French flag at
fore.

hi
heal Port-Admiral being unable, from the state of
8 ..th, to go afloat, the duty of waiting on his Ma-
'esty therefore devolved on Admiral H. Parker, C. B.
Immediately after the Gomer came to anchor, a
"op of artillery soldiers were drawn up on the
quarter-deck. Soon after Admiral La Susse came
on deck in full uniform ; and immediately after
Admiral Mackau, Baron Athalin, General de
—spe‘intniir'Y, with various
c,fficers, aides-de-camps, and
v. Personages, all in splendid costumes. In
4tle .
(1,(1 , While his Majesty came on deck, pre-
lY the Due de Montpensler, and followed by
bc;lit'a‘idll',. When the thunder of the Victory an-
Teht7 ; " arrival of Prince Albert. At this m 0,4
,4 aoohi, lards were manned, and the interest intKen.se.
I:alight-hp the Prince stepped on board, the mg
'4l' ...till in his arms, and kissed and embraced
kWith the
ite utmost warmth of affection. The
Prime, °I. Wellington immediately followed the
Kin The The Duke bowed repeatedly, but the
use Look ~8
in hands cordially, and seemed to
the -Dll° ceremony. After a very few minutes,
his \i"riace pointed the way for the King,h. but
ard'aajestY Playfully pushed the Prince before
.unt
ext .leY descended the ladder amidst the hearties
ofTssiens of enthusiasm from all sides. The Duke
shaVellh,
,-gton followed, receiving his accustomed
f
the t/' Popular respect. At the moment o
Gomerr Pla trtee appearance the marine band of the
the
•Y"' " God save the Queen," followed by
e
Th' Let's French national air, " La Parisienne."
filled I'l4l boat was escorted by a fleet of boats
fleet
eu, ~.with curious persons. At sea the King's
Queen
hailed by several yachts, with steamers.
sho,„reen and the St. Vincent, anchored out,
ea all their colours. As soon as the steamer
ant to
a anchor, the Lords of the Admiralty went
re •,,aer," t° Pay their respects to his Majesty, who
theeemi 4 them most graciously. Shortly afterwards
boa Ma
and Corporation of Portsmouth came on
Presre7,,a„ed being ushered into the royal presence,
hiel;, his Majesty with an address, welcoming
1), t,"" this country. The address having been read
;bie Recorder, his Majesty replied in a speech in
in e." he expressed his satisfaction at once more visit-
that hospitable shores of England, and his hope
oratiithis interchange of visits between the Sovereigns
re
tw° countries would perpetuate the friendly
- irea now happily existing between both.
Majesty then shook hands with the corporation,
t 0 retired much pleased and gratified with their
ullTrteous reception.
reo.ntle hieeraoryriaa ge c ti
Iparty then debarked, and entering the
awaiting them on the beach, pro-
th'd rapidly, amidst the cheers of the spectators, to
81ai lway station, whence they were conveyed by a
v'mal train to Farnborough, where they arrived at a
1411er to one o'clock.

AN OTHER ACCOUNT.
Ilhe sun had hardly risen this morning, when the
gonna
-to 8 of artillery caused many an expectant citizen of
- ortarnouth to jump out of bed, in the full and firm
the harboux, Down,
conviction tflat his French Majesty was at the mouth of
then, to the water side and the
B:awardbatteries hurried expectant crowds ; but after
I_lTlla:ter of an hour's intense staring, most of them
.ee
v -one convinced that the vessels which graced Spit-
-411(1 the night before were still its only occupants, so
they returned somewbat sulkily to breakfast, informing
*fteli other by the way that it was only the Lords of the
*kdnsiralty and the French Ambassador for whose honour
and glory the salute had been fired and their slumbers
111/11ded• His Excellent
Lord
y Count de St. Aulaire and their
hips had arrived the previous evening, but as they
}lad not made their appearance until sundown, no notice
"as taken by the batteries of their coming until sunrise
next morning, as it is a principle:in the code of etiquette
that no salute must be fired while the sun is under the
that nos
ceremony being consequently ranged
among_,, the number of things which can keep cold.
hoever, the great expected was not far off, and the
P_2ople who had jumped out of their beds at the sammons
of o.nre round of banging and blazing, had soon to jump
from their breakfasts to attend to the call of another.
..
This tune, however, the noise of the guns came lowly
and faintly on the ear—they were evidently fired down
towards St. Helens, and so there was another " popular
teriatic
41;ereen towards the seaward places of look out.
oratnouth harbour is 'always a curious and charac-
-IPanse 0
Pleee—anaritime yel not mercantile ; its fine ex-
PPpsratiowan ter crowded with men-of-war in all stages o!
:°red h activity or decay—the huge convict hulks
/nth t •
ma
ere andr there—the massive ships of the line
steamer, towering rigging, the heavy Government
sehou b, the swarms of small craft, such as cutters,
kr net'',
standd yachts of all rigs ; with the countless
Y or maller craft—barges and wherries and the
girdl all
this stretching far away into the town, and
storejid with masses of irregular buildings, taverns, and
prikttnianding places,
%Iv , ouses, jutting almost into the water; boat piers
and every here and there the long
ardsexpa.nse of arsenals and Government quays, docl.-
sk I with their huge covered building-slips and lofty
z4__ear_e--all this repeated again and again, as the eye
t;IZ
,a round the karbour, forms a very interesting au
and II; sight. On the present occasion all was bustle
tili „ass the men of war of all sites, and nova few of
"4°ll Pefteable vessels, were covered with colours

and congratulations of the various official, naval, and
military personages by whom the King was surrounded, I
about an hour passed away, and about half-past ten a
bustle on shore, in the direction of the Clarence Vic-
tualling-yard, and the appearance of the royal standard,
announced that his Royal Highness Prince Albert
and the Duke of Wellington were at hand. An
Admiralty barge conveyed those illustrious personages
rapidly towards the Gomer, while the yards of the Vic-
tory, the Gomer herself, and of her attendant squadron
were manned ; a profusion of flags rose into the air from
the deck of the royal steamer—she had previously only
shown two or three—and at the same moment the
firing re-commenced on all sides, and the band on board
the Ginner burst forth into the British national anthem.
The barge was soon alongside. Prince Albert ascended
first, and was heartily cheered. His Royal Highness was
dressed in black, and looked well. The Duke of Wel-
lington, in his usual Field Marshal's uniform, came next;
his appearance of course called forth a hearty greeting
from the crowd below. But a few moments elapsed ere
the royal party made their appearance at the gangway,
for the purpose of disembarking. There was no mistak-
ing King Louis Phillippe, even by those who were
familiar with his features only through the medium of
engravings. There was his bluff portly figure, strongly
marked and expressive countenance, and large grey
whiskers. As he appeared at the gangway, a loud
cheer broke forth—it was really a hearty ringing
hurrah ; and his Majesty appeared to feel and
appreciate its cordiality. He bowed long and
low, turning in every direction, and then
stepped firmly down the ladder, followed by Prince
Albert, the Duc de Montpensier, and the Duke of
Wellington. The King wore a blue uniform ; his son,
a tall and good-looking young man, was attired in an
artillery dress. The illustrious party appeared to chat
familiarly together as they approached the landing
place at the Clarence-yard. The barge shot rapidly
ashore, followed by a regular tail of boats—rowing,
pushing, running into each other, getting every now and
then locked in little clusters, but all the while, whether
gliding onward or jammed up, cheering most manfully.
The jetty at the Clarence-yard was decorated with taste
for the occasion ; flags waved over it, tapestry hung
from it, the coarse beams and planks being quite concealed
with courtly hangings. Here the King was received by
the General in command, surrounded by his staff. Two
glittering lines of soldiery extended from the landing-
place to the railway station, and on either hand a tramp-
ling, shifting crowd, hurrying from point to point, and
occupying every available eminence, raised cheers so
lustily and so continuous as quite to drown the clash of
arms, and the burst of the bands. A second barge,
which followed closely upon that conveying the King,
brough M. Guizot and Admiral Mackau, along with
many of the noblemen and gentlemen of the royal suite.
M. Guizot was not generally recognised, most having
eyes and ears only for the King.
Two or three moments sufficed to bring the royal
party, in several of her Majesty's carriages, from the
waterside to the railway station. It was, of course, per-
fectly blockaded by anxious crowds, who kept up the
tide of cheering with hearty good will. A triumphal
arch, erected over the entrance to the terminus, bore the
inscription of " Louis Philippe, Welcome to England."
And thousands of honest voices vouched for the truth of
that silent greeting.
A number of ladies and gentlemen had been admitted
within the station. They were ranged, the ladies in
front, along the opposite side to that from which the
train started. Their greetings were cordially acknow-
ledged by the royal party. The King, in particular,
seemed much affected by the evident heartiness of his
reception, showing it by his manner as well as his words.
The preparations for starting were quickly effected.
The King, Prince Albert, and the youthful Due de
Montpensier took their places in the splendid new royal
carriage. The Duke of Wellington rode in his own
carriage, placed upon a truck. On the engine were Mr.
Chaplin, the chairman, and Mr. Locke, the engineer of
the railway ;.and all being ready, amid a general and
final cheer, the train shot rapidly away.
Shortly after the landing of the King, one of the
French war-steamers, I believe the Elau, slipped her
moorings, and proceeded back to Treport, with intelli-
gence of his Majesty's safe arrival.
Portsmouth, the harbour in particular, continued very
bustling and crowded. A number of the French officers
landed, and hundreds of boats went, cruising around the
steamers of the squadron filled with critical spectators.
The vessels in the harbour, which had been decorated,
displayed their flags until sunset.
Altogether the morning's proceedings were very
splendid, and the magnificence of the reception, a magni-
ficence which all admired, was quite equalled by its
sincerity and cordiality.
ARRIVAL AT FARNBOROUGH.
From an early hour in the day, the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood of the Farnborough station poured out,
in all their gayest attire and gayest looks, to obtain a
glimpse of the French Monarch on his alighting from
the train en route for Windsor. The greatest doubt,
however, pervaded the minds of the multitude as to the
time when his Majesty would arrive, in consequence of
" the march" which ho was reported to have " stolen"
upon our authorities, by popping into Portsmouth some
hours before he was expected, and the consequence was
increased excitement and alacrity on the part of the
determined sight-seers, who hailed every whiff of dis-
tant smoke, and every indistinct whistle, as fore-
runner of the object of their curiosity. By nine
o'clock the area around the railway station was occu-
pied by a guard of honour of the 19th Lancers, several
royal carriages, and a miscellaneous congregation of
carriages, gigs, carts, and people of all sorts and
descriptions, the latter chiefly women and children.
The eleven o'clock fast train from town, which arrived
a few minutes after noon, brought down several of the
directors of the railway, with their families, for the pur-
pose of doing honour tc his Majesty on his arrival.
From this moment all was on the tiptoe of expecta-
tion. The royal standard of England and the tri-colour
of France, surmounted by a bunch of laurel, were hang-
ing out from the entrance of the handsome private apart-
ments erected for the use of his Majesty ; and the car-
penters of the establishment were busily employed in
erecting a temporary stage to the far, or "off line "of the
railroad, covered with crimson cloth, by which his Ma-
jesty and suite were to alight. This was the only object
of curiosity till thirty-five minutes past twelve, when an
express train arrived announcing that the royal train
was on its way and might momentarily be expected. A
chaise and four was instantly forwarded to Windsor,
carrying the intelligence to her Majesty.
At twenty-eight minutes past twelve o'clock the real
royal train arrived at the station, bearing a tri-coloured
flag at the " bow" of the engine. All was now breath-
less expectation—the curiosity, the eagerness, of those
assembled around the spot could scarcely be surpassed
even in imagination, as the train was brought to bear
upon the covered causeway, and all eyes were turned to
obtain a glimpse of the much talked-of Louis Philippe,
King of the French. At length (for it seemed a long
time), with the skilful direction of Mr. Locke, the engi-
neer of the line, who conducted the train, the svord was
given, " all right ;" the door of the state carriage was
opened, and out stepped his Majesty, followed by Prince
Albert and the Due 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-
Jently 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.

from the truck to the deck, displaying long lines oi
gaudy many-coloured flags—the tri-colour everywhere
conspicuous. Conspicuous arnorg the rest of the an-
chored vessels was the glorious old Victory, looking
quite juvenile in her gay attire. On shore, too, on the
Government quays, and on private houses, flags were
everywhere flying, the tri-colour and the union jack
flapping together in the most brotherly manner.
Outside the harbour the scene was alrnosr as ani-
mated as within. The morning was beautiful, a fine
breezy sunrise having succeeded the calm starry night.
A number of boats and a few yachts were beating about
off the harbour, and a little squadron of the former lay
together moored off south Sea. Towards Spithead were
to be seen the mighty St. Vincent and the Queen, and
in a long line, stretching away towards the Nab, were
the experimental gun-brigs--their array here was
broken by anchored merchantmen and small sailing craft,
stretching backwards and forwards across and along
Spit head. Far in the distance could be seen the smoke
of steamers, but it did nut seem to approach rapidly, and
for some time there was a good deal of speculation as to
whether the hazy clouds were the harbingers of the
French squadron or not. Meantime the sun shone
merrily out, the breeze blew, the water heaved and
sparkled, the number of boats out increased, and the
ranges of batteries extending towards South Sea on the
one hand, and Gosport on the other, became alive with
spectators.
More firing from some of the furthest off brigs, fol-
lowed by the rapid manning of the yards of the
two line-of-battle ships, gave decided proof that tha
smoke we saw was that of the French fleet. Pre-
sently the upper works of a large steamer, followed
by several others, began to appear. A flash and a
burst of white smoke from the broadside of the

furthest down line-of-battle ship—the heavy report,
taken up and echoed by the nearer gun-brigs, rang
over the water, and then, as they say of battles,
" the firing became general." The leading French
steamer advanced very leisurely, her great size proving
her to be the Gomer, the boat having the King on board.
The brigs banged and blazed away, the smoke from the
more distant blending with the morning haze, and rolling
in misty wreaths over the sea. The Gower did not fire,
but close behind her came another steamer, L'Elan we
believe, which quite made up for her silence, blazing
away right and left, and ably seconded in the process of
gunpowder burning by a pretty little French brig, La
Heine Emilie, which contrived to make noise sufficient
for a squadron. As the Gomer approitched the harbour
the shore batteries " took up the tale," that is, the
firing, and for the next quarter of an hour there was
nothing but cannonading—every battery veiled by clouds
of white smoke, and every vessel emulating the batte-
ries. The whole affair looked, or at all events sounded,
like a naval battle ; and in the midst of ail this pother,
the Gomer, a noble steam frigate of grand proportions,
and heavily rigged, carrying her top-gallant yards across
on the main and foremasts, and showing on the one the
French royal standard, and on the other the St. George's
ensign, slowly advanced into the harbour. In the centre
of a splendid group of officers on the quarter-deck stood
Louis Philippe himself, and as every repeated burst of
cheering broke from vessel after vessel, and wharf after
wharf, he raised his hat and bowed in acknowledgment
of the greeting. And so the Gomer, with her illustrious
freight, entered Portsmouth. A flotilla of boats clus-
tered round and kept way with her—the crews on board
them cheering lustily. The masses of people clus-
tered on the shores, perched on roofs and jetties, re-
echoed the greeting—the old Victory pealed out her
welcome after her own fashion ; the Elan and other
French steamers, as they came up, replied to it, and the
tumult was tremendous. Presently, amid the common
crowd of boats—the ignobile vulgus of some small craft—
appeared the official barges of the various civic, military,
and marine authorities, repairing on board the Gomer,
to present their respects and congratulations. An Ad-
miralty barge brought off several of their Lordships, in-
cluding the Earl of Haddington and Sir George Cock-
burn. The Count St. Au!aire and his suite, and a
number of diplomatic officers and French Consuls went
rapidly on board. Sir Charles Rowley, the Admiral of
the port, was early in attendance. Man-of-war gigs
conveyed naval officers from the several ships in the har-
bour, and three huge black heavy barges were freighted
with the sense and substance of the respectable Corpo-
ration of Portsmouth. All this time the crowd of
attendant wherries continued to increase, until the
water was literally black with them. The rearward
steamers of the squadron—the Pluton, the Caiman, &c.,
all carrying French colours, at the main and English at
the fore—dropped in one by one and took up their posi-
tion round the Gower, and two or three small steam-
boat?, crowded with would-be spectators, from South-
ampton, came in just in time to be too late.
This was between nine and ten o'clock. Neither
Prince Albert nor the Duke of Wellington had yet ar-
rived. They were momentarily looked for, and in the
mean time a divertissement was afforded on board the
Gomer, by the presentation, by the Mayor and Corpora-
tion, of an address, agreed to in full_ conclave the previous
day.

some amusement was excited among the still increas-
ing boats, by the ascent of this worthy body up the ac-
commodation ladder of the Gomer. First came sundry
gentlemen in scarlet cloaks, preceded by a mace. The
French marine, at the gangway, seemed to respect scar-
let, for he presented arms politely. In the rear, how-
ever, of the red cloaks, came an immense array of black
ones, and the marine, seemingly under the impression
that all the Cures in Portsmouth were boarding the
.Gomer, seemed inclined to dispute the passage, a pro-
ceeding which seemed to give rise to some embarrass-
ment on the part of the black cloaked gentlemen, but
which evidently afforded the most unmixed gratification
and amusement to the eager lookers-on below. But the
embarrassment and amusement only lasted for a moment.
The Corporation, red cloaked and black, were received by
his Majesty with the greatest courtesy and kindness.
The audience took place in the cabin, and so crowded
was it by all the worthy officials and burgesses, that the
French Ambassador could scarcely procure an entrance
during the presentation of the address.
The Recorder, Mr. Rawlinson, then read the following
address :

" TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, KING OF THE FRENCH.
" We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the
borough of Portsmoth, the loyal and affectionate subjects
of our Most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, desirous
of expressing the sentiments by which we are actuated
on the auspicious occasion of your Majesty's visit to
England, and availing ourselves of the opportunity
afforded to us by your Majesty's arrival within the
limits of the port and borough of Portsmouth, beg leave
to offer to your Majesty, with unfeigned sincerity and
earnestness, the respect and congratulations of this
ancient municipality.
"Regarding your Majesty's arrival as an honour con-
ferred on our locality, we hail it the more especially
as a highly important national event, from its tendency
to promote those kindly feelings of mutual respect which
should ever subsist between two such powerful and in-
fluential countries as France and Great Britain.

" 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 in 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 mo't 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 be 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
he inculcated the necessity and the desirableness of
peace. His Majesty then conversed for some time with
the Recorder and other members of the corporation.
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 fur a short time. He 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
sdded, 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, " I have no copy. My words
are from my heart." He also, in the course of his con-
versation with the Recorder, observed, that when be was
last in England he used to visit with much interest the
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.
Cylayersing iu this rummer, And receiving the respects

After a few minutes delay, his Majesty and suite hav-
ing passed through the State apartments, entered the
royal. carriages, and proceeded, amidst a truly British
burst of cheering, towards Windsor. The King of the
French, Prince Albert, and the Duke de Montpensier,
occupied the first carriage. His Majesty, as the carriage
proceeded at a slow pace up the slight acclivity towards
the bridge, kept his hat off, and bowed and smiled in the
most affable manner. Prince Albert also, who seemed
in very good spirits, bowed repeatedly on either side.
The young Prince, who looked a little pale, touched his
French military cap from time to time. A host of gen-
tlemen and ladies on horseback, and in vehicles of vari-
ous descriptions, who were assembled on the line of
road and on the bridge, accompanied or followed the
royal cortege on its way, the cheering continuing till fur
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 truck which had come
down by the royal train, sat, wrapped in a rough brown
taglioni, the veteran " hero of a hundred fights," the
hero of Waterloo, calmly awaiting the process of har-
nessing the four post horses, which were to convey him.
in the wake of royalty to the presence of his Sovereign.
When the people began to recognise his Grace, they at
first seemed a little bewildered—they could scarcely be-
lieve their eyes—no cocked hat—no gold lace ! But
when they did make sure of the identity of the man
before them, they sent up such a shout of welcome
which rivalled all that had gone before, and nearly
frightened the off-wheeler out of his propriety. As
it was, he kicked over the traces, or did some absur-
dity of that kind, and the consequence was a tem•
porary stoppage at the top of the 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 with
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 Majef:ty, 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 Abjesty ail a salter five

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVE KING, OCTOBER 9 1844.

carriages, entered the quadrangle. In the carriage with
the King of the French' were Prince Albert, the Due de
Montpensier, and M. Guizot ; and in the other carriages
were Admiral Mackin', Minister of Marine ; General
Athalin, General de Rumigny, Colonel Dumas, Colonel
Charbonne, and others of the suite, whose names have
been already published.
As soon as the royal carriage passed through George
the Fourth's gate to the entrance of the grand vestibule,
her Majesty, who looked exceedingly well, and was at-
tired in a black silk dress, walked down to the carriage
door to receive her illustrious visitor. The meeting of
the Sovereigns was of the most affectionate character,
without any formal or cold ceremonial greetings, but
showing in the strongest manner the existence of those
reciprocal kindly relations which are such a source of true
gratification to monarchs as well as to subjects. When
the King alighted he embraced her Majesty, and imme-
diately giving her his arm, proceeded towards the grand
staircase, where he met the Duchess of Kent, who was
accompanied by the Countess of Gainsborough and the
ladies in waiting. Awaiting the arrival of the King,
were the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Robert
Peel. His Majesty recognised Sir Robert Peel and
the Earl of Liverpool, who were next him on his right
hand, and cordially bowing to them, proceeded up the
grand staircase to his apartments, accompanied by the
Queen and Prince Albert, and followed by the Due 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 will 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 follieulaires of France will not obliterate ; and we
most cheerfully drop for the time being that severity of
judgment we have found ourselves oftentimes bound to
pursue in the vindication of that principle on which de-
pends the only enduring power of Sovereigns, and the
safe intercourse and peace of nations—a principle, we
repeat, which the successors of the King Louis Philippe
will be the first to invoke and uphold, when time shall
have consecrated the work of revolution. Independently
of the august character of our royal visitor as a Sove-
reign—of his remarkable ability as a man and a statesman
—the visit of Louis Philippe is a great political event. It
confirms the results -of that spontaneous . visit of our
gracious Sovereign by which he was admitted within
the pale of the great family of European Powers—Louis
Philippe, with his marvellous acumen, having prepared
the way, through the medium of three marriages of his
children with a family with whom our own Sovereign is
connected by the nearest and dearest ties. We are certain
that the heart of the august traveller will overflow with
satisfaction at the reception he experiences from the
people as well as the Sovereign. This feeling must be
more intense on account of the widely different circum-
stances under which he now returns to our shores. He
may indeed, apostrophise the Channel, in the words
the great Bossuet supposes his ancestral relative, our
Queen Henrietta, to have addressed to its waves—" Oh
sea, which I have so often crossed, in such different flights
and with such altered prospects !" But unlike the
unfortunate consort of Charles 1., 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 days 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 mediaeval 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 toanimadvert on
any future political acts of the Royal statesman, when he
ceases to be our guest, and when circumstances may de-
mand the vindication of great principles,
(From the Morning Advertiser.)
Louis Phillippe is ittiongst 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
ing. Formerly the visit of a monarch to oo
ffif tehe es o f
fr Sovereignsen d sh
toratphiedlcyoninretroefasa-
pofwiEthureonpeeh toothienrt,erchange, in person,
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 beads 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 here 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 afterwards 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 corn-
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 St. 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.

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 presence 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 bo no war between her
and France. And if these two countries continue on
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 OUT RAG E .—We understand that the
circumstances connected with the outrage by the officers
of the 81 st Regiment, in Templemore Barracks, on.an
unoffeuding gentleman of Roscrea, are reported to the
Horse Guards. We shall refrain, therefore, from fur-
ther allusion to the matter, at present—Tipperary. lin-
dicator.

riage was packed and at the door to bring him on to Ox-
P 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 berdeenshire.

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 Merstham, in Surrey,
about twenty miles from London, was on Monday even-
ing last alarmed in consequence of the outbreak of a fire,
of a very destructive character, upon the home farm
contiguous to Merstham House, the seat of Sir W. G. H.
Joliffe, M.P., fur 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-
-minuted, 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 wa's 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 preventedt 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 svere 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 51, 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. K CrwasEns then rose, and observed, that be
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 Act, 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, he
had to submit that the case of a licensed victualler
keeping it " house of public resort" came within the
meaning 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 had 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 come within the operation of
this Act. It was quite clear that the licensed victualler
was amenable to the Licensed Victuallers' Act far any
r infringement of its provisions, and the fact of harbour-
ing disorderly characters was one of those violations fur
extend
which the party was liable to punishment. The
object of this Police Act was, that it should IteL to,
and therefore operate upon, " other houses of Public re-
sort," not that it should extend to licensed victuallers,
whose violations of the laly were previously Erovided for.
The words " other houses of public resort werellers. used,
in contradistinction to those of " licensed victuallers."
Upon the principle, therefore, that a man should not be
twice punished fur the same offence, he should hold that
a licensed victualler diddidnot 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 beieg
made for the Prince. The pattern was that of the Duke
of Rothsay.—Ross-Aire Advertiser.