The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-16 00:00:00

Sir J. KEY thought the request a reasonable one, and would be glad to hold out the hand of fellowship to him
would move that the delay of a fortnight be granted. I But he begged to remind the Court that one of the opinions
Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY seconded the motion. of the Separatists was, that it was not right to take an
The worthy Alderman was about to enter into a dis- oath. If Mr. Salomons could declare that he was a
cussion on the merits of the case, when he was called to member of the sect called Separatists, and made the de-
order, on the ground that the question of delay Was the claration as such, he would be glad to see him amongst
only question before the Court. them. But he heard Mr. Salomons say that he would
Sir PETER LAURIE was quite prepared to argue the give up his ambition rather than his religious convictions,
question. He opposed the application for delay. They and he was glad to hear that sentiment, far it was that
were there not to alter or modify the law, but to see the of an honest man. If the Jewish persuasion wished to
law obeyed. They were acting ministerially, not judi- be relieved from the necessity of taking this declaration,
cially, and they could not grant the request for: delay. they should go to Parliament. Mr. Grote made a
He entertained a high respect for Mr. Salomons per- motion on the subject in their favour. He (Sir P.
sonally, but he should vote against delay. Laurie) was as liberal as any one—(Great laughter)—
Mr. Alderman HUGHES opposed the motion. It was but he could not consent to see the laws of the Court
not as if the case had been new to Mr. Salomons. This violated. He should therefore move that the declaration
declaration had been before tendered to that gentleman, be put to Mr. Salomons in the usual manner.
and refused. It was therefore impossible to say that he Mr. Alderman HuGuEs seconded the motion.
had not had an opportunity of well considering the subject. The RECORDER then put the question that the declara-
It was not as if he had come before the Court for the tion be tendered to Mr. Salomons by the Town Clerk in
first time, and he could not believe that the delay of the manner prescribed by the Act.
a fortnight was necessary, in order to enable Mr. Salo- Alderman Sir J. KEY moved, as an amendment, that
mons to ascertain his position. It was out of the power the oaths of office be tendered, in the first instance, to
of any Court, except the High Court of Parliament, to Mr. Salomons. The worthy Alderman commenced by
modify or alter the declaration. passing a high eulogium on the character of Mr. Salo-
Mr. Alderman CHALLIS reminded the Court that mons, public and private. There were few persons who
since Mr. Salomons' last election the law had been modi- were more ready to support by his means the charities
fled, and whatever might be his opinion on the matter in of the City of London, no matter of what religious com-
question, he should certainly vote for giving Mr. Salo- plexion, than Mr. Salomons. With regard to any danger
mons all possible time to consult legal authorities. As he to the Church, he would observe that a most respect-
understood the question, Mr. Salomons contended that able clergyman, Dr. Bunting, came forward and bade
the qualifications had been so ,modified by a recent Act Mr. Salomons to go forth and prosper. He thought
of Parliament as to enable him to take it, and he cer • that the Court would do well to accommodate themselves
tainly should have ample time allowed him to consider to the ternper,.of, the times, and admit Mr. Salomons
as
the subject. an Alderman.
Mr. Alderman WooD believed, as a lawyer, that the Mr. Alderman W. IIusTER seconded the amendment.
case was one in which grave doubts might be en• ' The RMoßbEit'ilien put the amendment, when
tertained, whether the law, which had been alluded to, Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY rose to reply to some ob-
had not been modified by a recent Act of Parliament ; servation of Sir Peterldurie, and said that the statute to
and surely every opportunity ought to be afforded to which the worthy Alderman referred, respecting
Mr. Salomons to get the best advice on the subject. He the Separatists, was repealed by the statute of
should vote for granting his reasonable request. Victoria. He thought that Mr. Salomons could take
Sir CstarmaN MARSHALL would be happy to accede the declaration made by Separatists.
to the request if he could do so legally. He should Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said he should vote on this
like to know, from the Recorder, whether they could do occasion for the amendment, because he did not think
so legally. they would be abrogating any law in putting the oaths
The RECORDER said they were assembled there to first, which would givl time to Mr. Salomons to take
perform a public duty, which was to tender a declare- the highest legal hallo! ity,
tion to a gentleman who offered to take upon himself Mr. AldermailVia6iirose to speak, when
the duty of Alderman of the City. It would be a most Mr. Alderman FIREBROTHER rose to order, and said
inconvenient course for them to pursue, if they were to that after the question had been put, and since Sir J.
interrupt that proceeding by a motion for delay. No • Key had not repliedesa(Laughter and a hiss)—it was
thing as yet had occurred which rendered such an appli- irregular to proceed; ,-He would move, in consequence of
cation necessary. He should advise that the declaration the disturbance of,,the, Gourt by the person who hissed,
should at once be tendered to Mr. Salomons. He would that the Court sheulsi, bevleared.—The Court was then
then be in a position to state any legal question, and cleared.
show cause why he refused, and the Court could After some timc,,the Court was again opened to
then deal with the legal merits of the ques- strangers, when •
tion. But, at the present stage of the proceed- Mr. Alderman W6coarose, and argued that itwas per-
ings, to entertain a motion for delay was what, fectly legal to put the oaths of office first to Mr. Salo-
in his opinion, it was not competent for the mous, leaving Mr:Salonlons to take his own course
Court to do. He should recommend the Court strictly with regard to the' declaration. The declaration was a
to walk in the same path in which they had hitherto substitute for the sabraniental test. Persons were ad-
walked—to tender the declaration as had been done in mitted by the Court who had not complied with that test.
all previous cases. He did not think, therefore; that the Court ought to insist
Mr. SALOMONS had attended there in obedience to the on Mr. Salomons taking the declaration then.
summons of the Court, and all he asked was for a delay The amendment ws}s thenput, when there appeared—
of a fortnight. He trusted be should have a definite For the amendment,.,- 6
answer given to his request for delay. Against it ,v, lO
The RECORDER recommended the Lord Mayor at Majority kainat ibe amendment 4
once to proceed to the business, and to tender the decla- The amendment' was then declared to be lost.
ration to Mr. Salomons to make and subscribe, who The original inati6n then put, when there ,
ap-
would
either decline or give his reasons. peered—
The LORD MAYOR decided that the declaration should For the motion
it
be again tendered to Mr. Salomons. Against 3
Mr. Alderman WOOD wished to make a motion. Majority - - 7
Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES submitted that they were The declaration was then tendered to Mr. Salomons
not in a condition to entertain a motion until the decla- by the Town Clerk. •
ration had been tendered. Mr. SALOMONS said he-begged to say that he protested
The RECORDER wished to know whether or not Mr. against the construction put upon the Act of Parliament.
Salomons refused to take the declaration? There was nothing iri ther'Net to compel him to subscribe
Mr. SALOMONS did not re fuse to subscribe to the de- before the oath.' ITh would UO so in the legal form if the
claration. He asked for delay. oath were put to ItittiV""'
The RECORDER would remind Mr. Salomons that the The REcourome iiiidlliVeffect of his not,complying
Act did not state refuse. The words of the Act were, with the order of tiih Couit',would be to render his
"that if any person so elected should omit or neglect to office void. ' "I
make the declaration, such election should be void." Mr. SALOMONS-4 ask-of 'you to tender me the oath
Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES thought they ought at once of office.
to ascertain whether it was competent to them to entertain The RECORDER said the next resolution he would
the motion for delay or not. He called upon the Lord have:to put was "that D. Salomops,Esq., having neglected
Mayor at once to state whether he would put the ques- and omitted, and in fact refitsed, to subscribe the usual
tion of adjournment or not. declaration, as prescribed by the 9th of Geo. IV., c. 17,
The LORD MAYOR did not sit there to be dictated this Court doth adjtidgethieel4ecLtioord Mayor election ofltyheorwiasrddmiroetceteodf
to by Mr. Alderman Hughes. He should pursue his Portsoken to be tall, ada th
own course in his own time. He was anxious not to to hold a wardmote SafTbizte6lihrt to elect an Alderman,
press heavily upon Mr. Salomons ; but it was due to the in the room of the' late Mdellthn." He wished to -read
Court either that he should take the declaration, or state this to Mr. Salomas befortiliFfut it, in order that he
his reasons for refusing. might not be taken tor stifprist. •
Mr. SALOMONS still urged for an answer to his applies- Sir PETER LAURIE proposed, and Mr. H. HUGHES
tion for delay. seconded the resolution, which was put and carried, by a
The RECORDER reminded him that it was not neces- majority of ten to four.
sary that he should give a verbal refusal. A refusal Mr. SALOMONS protested against the proceedings of
might be given either by word of mouth, or by gesture, the Court, because he had not neglected or omitted to
or by any act; and it was competent to the Court to de- do anything which was lawful.
Clare the election void, in case of any omission or neglect Mr. Salomons then left the Court, and was cheered
on his part to take and subscribe the required de- outside.
claration. The Court then transacted some other business, after
A long and very disorderly discussion here arose as to which it was cleared.
whether the Court could entertain the proposition for
delay.
Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE wished to know from the
Recorder, whether, in his opinion, a member of that
Court could at that stage of the proceedings legally pro-
pose the adjournment of the Court for a fortnight ?
The RECORDER was of opinion that such a motion
could not then be legally entertained. Before such a
motion could be made Mr. Salomons must either refuse

QUEEN'S THEATRE.
I The tragedy of Pizarro was produced on Mon-
, day at this theatre, and was very effectively put upon
the stage. Mr. Hudson Kirby sustained the cha-
racter of Rollo with admirable effect. His person-
ation of this difficult character was energetic and
true to nature. The address to the Peruvian army
was very effectively delivered, and drew forth ap-
plause. The bridge scene, too, in the fifth act, was
exceedingly well 'managed. We should not omit to
' notice how well Mr. Parry played Alonzo. It was a
very creditable performance. Miss Rogers, as the
gentle, loving Cora, was a delightful representative
of Alonzo's doting wife. The tragedy was received
throughout with much applause by a crowded
audience.

to subscribe the declaration, or raise some legal point on
which he might submit to the Court that he was exempt
from the necessity of taking the declaration. In ten-
dering that declaration they were engaged in a solemn
act of duty, tied that act could not be interrupted by any
motion for adjournment.
After a few words from Mr. Alderman Farebrother
and Sir Claudius Hunter,
The LORD MAYOR announced that he had determined
not to put the question on the motion of Sir John Key
for delay. His Lordship then formally called upon Mr.
Salomons to make and subscribe the declaration which
had been tendered him by the Town Clerk.
Mr. SALOMONS then proceeded to address the Court.
He had hoped that his application for delay, which had
been made in no bad spirit, and with no sinister motive,
would have been acceded to in order to have en-
abled him to present to the Court the opinions of
those eminent men whose names he had mentioned, and
to procure their assistance to advocate his cause if neces-
sary. As it was, however, he would at once proceed to
state the reason why he was of opinion that the Court
was not called upon to adopt the course which it an-
peered to him they had determined to pursue. He
begged for their indulgence for a short time. Having
refused to grant him the time which he asked for to pro-
cure eminent legal authority, he would argue the law of
the case as well as he could. It had been observed here
with some truth that the question was not new
to him, but he could show that the ques-
tion presented itself to him and the Court
under a completely new aspect. He regretted the re-
sponsibility thrown upon him of being obliged to say
that there seemed to be an impression amongst several
members of the Court against the application he made.
He begged to draw the attention of the Court to the fact,,,
as it appeared to him there was a great distinction between
what the Court must do, and what they might do. Mr.
Salomons then referred to the case which came before
the Court some years ago, in which it was decided by
the Exchequer Chamber, contrary to the opinion of
the Court of Queen's Bench, that the Court of Al-
dermen could require the declaration to be
taken before the oath. There were seven
judges against five on, that point, which had,
been tried his own person. But it would appear, front
the judgment, that it was in the discretion of the Court
to decide whether the oaths should be administered be-
fore the declaration, or the declaration before the oath.
The same would appear to have been the opinion of
Lord Eldon, as appeared from his judgment in the case
of the Queen's College, Cambridge. He had also the
opinion of a most eminent lawyer, Mr. M. D. Hill, who
stated that the declaration need not be taken before
the actual admission. He begged to impress on
the Court, that if they wished, they might have the-
oath administered in the first instance, and the "
declaration signed afterwards. The next point to which.
he drew their attention was as to the practice of
the Court, and observed that it was formerly
the practice of the Corporation to force persons,
under heavy penalties, to serve in offices for which
they were not qualified, as persons who had not
taken the Sacrament according to the forms of the -
Church of England twelve months before. It was well—
known that many individuals were elected Aldermed
who had not taken the Sacrament twelve months before
their admission ; but though that was required by law,
it was not the practice to enter into such an inquisitorial
process. _ _ _

LITERATURE.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE. 2 Vol.
Bentley, London, 1844.
The title of this work is not warranted by the con-
tents. It is too ambitious, and raises expectations
which a perusal of the volumes will be pretty sure to
disappoint. However, there is much that is enter-
taining in them—many clever sketches of French
character—especially of Louis XIV. and the well-
known Madame du Deffand—Horace Walpole's great
favourite, and who figures so conspicuously in his
correspondence—and also an intelligent memoir of
Lady Rachael Russell. The work is essentially of a
desultory, gossiping character • is often subtle and in-
genious, seldom or never profound, in its reflections ;
and among the most amusing chapters, is one on the
subject of the introduction of operas into France. In
speaking incidentally of Charles 11., and of. the trying
reverses and vicissitudes of fortune to which he was
subjected in the earlier portion of his life, the author
justly remarks that nothing was capable of making a
deep impression on him, and that the numerous shifts
to which he had been reduced, both here and .on the
Continent, in youth, " had sharpened his wits without
enlarging his intellect."

The RECORDER said the Court was with Mr. Salo-
mons on that point. If he did not take the declaration,
they would not impose a fine of 5001. on him for not
doing so.
Mr. SALOMONS then referred to two statutes, the Ist
of Victoria, c. 5, and the Ist and 2d of Victoria, c. 165,.
which relaxed the laws in England to Moravians,
Quakers, and Separatists.
The RECORDER said that if Mr. Salomons made the
declaration as a Separatist, it would be sufficient under
the Act of Parliament to which he referred.
Mr. SALOMONS then referred to Ist and 2d of Victoria,
which was much more extensive in its proviso, and gave
the amplest scope to persons taking office to take any
oath which was binding on their conscience. Mr. Salo-
mons then referred to the various offices which he held,
and urged that it would be most illiberal if the City of
London were to reject him, when the Governments
of the country, of both parties, the Whigs in
the first instance, and the Conservatives, who followed
the example of the Whigs, seemed anxious to unite per-
sons of all denominations. It was Sir R. Peel's Govern-
ment which appointed Mr. Lonsada, a Jew, to serve in
the office of High Sheriff for the county of Devon-
shire. Sir Moses Montifiore also was appointed
a magistrate, and the Duke of Wellingtom
himself made him a magistrate of the Cinque Ports.
He hoped there would not be one mode of proceed-
ing in the city of London and a different one in the
rnts c
pressed him
mto opposed
take
the
se
rest of England. He would ask, whether it was
fair or right to press him to do that to which
fhe t hweasCocun
a declaration,m an
o
fhohneouhrad?
no hesitation in saying that he would sacrifice his ambi-
tion to his conscientious convictions ; but if he was
elected, it would be his object to do his duties in such a
manner as to confer honour on himself and the Court of
Aldermen.
Sir P. LAURIE said he had the highest respect for Mr.
Salomons, but he would advise the Court not to act con-
trary to law. They were a Christian people, and Chris:
tianity was the law of the land. Mr. Salomons had referred
to the Acts mitigating the law in favour of Quakers,
Moravians, and Separatists. Now, if Mr. Salomons felt
it right to subscribe the declaration as a Separatist, he

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNI.NG, OCTOBER 16, 1844.

the fleet at Spithead commenced firing broadsides, which
had all the effect of a grand naval engagement.
The Duke of Wellington was in the yard on horse-
back, in his regimentals, but wrapped in a brown great-
coat (like a sentry's coat), buttoned to the chin to keep
off the.rain, which had fallen heavily at intervals during
the time he had been expecting the arrival of the royal
party.
The royal carriages drove into the yard, the bands
playing, and salutes being fired in the harbour, and their
Majesties alighted at the office of Captain Carter, the
superintendent of the Victualling-yard, whence they were
ushered into a room on the ground-floor.
Up to this time all things had gone on pretty well,
with the exception of the heavy rain at intervals, to
which the soldiers had been exposed for a considerable
time. But the scene in the Victualling-yard was far
from encouraging or inspiriting. At length, after their
Majesties had remained in the room fur some minutes,
the carriages still standing at the door, and the soldiers
still presenting arms, it began to be whispered about
that a change was to take place. Such, in fact, was the
case ; and a consultation took place, to which the Duke
of Wellington was called in, as well as M. Guizot, Count
(le St. Aulaire, and Sir Hercules Pakenham, Sir Charles
Rowley, and Rear-Admiral Parker, as to whether the
King should proceed at all by the Gomer, or whether
her Majesty and the Prince should not accompany the
King back to Windsor, or at all events on his way to
France, by some other route than direct to Treport.
There was great doubt and confusion for some time.
It appeared, that a very heavy sea was running at_ the
harbour's mouth, and from the state of the weather—
a gale blowing—it was apprehended, that if the King of
the French attempted to cross to Treport, lie might
not be able to land there, as the coast is most unfavour-
ble for embarkation in stormy weather. It was under-
stood that, independently of the inconvenience to the
King of crossing under such circumstances, he was
anxious to 'be able to relieve her Majesty the
Queen of the French from all unnecessary suspense
as to his arrival. It had been suggested, that, instead
of going over to Treport in the Gomer, that vessel
should be sent across to make the passacre, and land
if practicable, while the King of the French should
go up to London by a special train, proceed
thence to Dover by railway, and from there to Calais or
Boulogne, posting immediately to Treport. In the mean-
while, should the vessel succeed in landing at Treport,
certain intelligence would be conveyed to the Queen of
the King's movements. Mr. Town was sent for by the
royal command to report as to•the state of the weather
outside the harbour, and also as to the time at which it
would be low water.
Some time was spent in these consultations, officers
running to and fro with orders and counter-orders, and
all fairly bewildered and thoroughly drenched in the rain,
when at last the resolution was taken that the King of
the French should go by the route already indicated.
Colonel Bouverie was immediately dispatched in a,spe-
cial train (which also took the Duke of Wellington) to
London, to order the special train to Dover, and send
on an engine to order a steamer to be in readiness at the
latter place. The train, which took Colonel Bouverie,
started nearly an hoar in advance of the or-
dinary half-past five . o'clock train, and it was
then settled that his Majesty, the Queen, the Prince,
and the Duke de Montpensier, together with the prin-
cipal members of the suite, should go over to the
house of Mr. Grant, the storekeeper, which is nearly
opposite the offiee of Captain Carter, where a hasty re-
past had been prepared, and where it was resolved that
they should remain for three hours, until the King and
the Duke started for London, and the Queen and the
Prince embarked on board their yacht, where they had
arranged to sleep that night (in the harbour, of course),
and to proceed on to the Isle of Wight in the morning.
Orders were dispatched to the French steamer, the
Caiman, to unship some of the baggage of the King of
the French, which he wished to carry with him by the
other route, and other orders were sent to ship the
Queen's baggage on board the royal yacht.
While these proceedings were going on near the su-
perintendent's offices, the persons collected at the lower
end of the Victualling-yard, and even the officers there
on duty, were perfectly unable to divine the reason of
the sudden stoppage of the royal carriage almost as
soon as they had passed through the.gates• of the yard.
The sky at this time was obscured by clouds, of the
most threatening nature. Even before the arrival of the
royal party in the Victualling-yard the rain had already
commenced to fall heavily, and the circumstance of a vivid
flash of lightning, accompanied by a long roar of thunder,
occurring just before their entry, was the cause of some
curious observations among the crowd. While the
Queen and the King of the French were waitine•
the superintendent's offices, the rain, far from abat-
ing, increased in violence, and this, together with the
tempest of wind which arose at the same time, compelled
the company admitted into the Victualling-yard to fly
precipitately to any place they could find for shelter.
The soldiers, however, continued to stand ,in their posi-
tion, exposed to all the pelting of the storm, which was
so furious that it.was impossible for any one to' remain
in it for one mothent without being thoroughly soaked
through. After some time the soldiers received permis-
sion, as there appeared no symptoms that the storm
would cease for some time, and no sign of the movement
of the royal party towards the pier, to shelter themselves
under the sheds and buildings in the yard ; and of this
permission they availed themselves with such alacrity.
that in a moment the Victualling-yard, which they hail
previously covered, was left a completely void space. Not-
withstanding the sad plight in which the poor fellows
appeared to be in from the drenching of the rain, there
was something so ludicrous in the rapidity with which
they scampered off for shelter that one could scarcely
suppress a smile. The rain having at length somewhat
ceased, the troops were again formed in line, hut in con-
sequence of the change in the determination of the royal
party, to which we have alluded above, they were soon
afterwards dismissed and marched off to their respective
barracks.

Colonel Bouverie's mission to London also included
an intimation to such of the Ministers as might be there
of the expected arrival of the King of the French, in
order that some one might be at the station to receive
him. General Wemyss was deputed to attend the King
to Dover, and to see him on board the packet.
At a quarter to seven o'clock Lieutenant Prevost, the
Flag-Lieutenant to Sir C. Rowley, left the Gosport sta-
tion in a special train with a dispatch from her Majesty
to the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore, and with instruc-
tions to wait her Royal Highness's answer, which he
was to bring back to her Majesty. He was expected hack
at Gosport at one o'clock.
All these arrangements made, the royal party took
dinner, as already mentioned, in Mr. Grant's house,
which, as may be supposed, was completely crowded with
gentlemen and ladies, and with the officers of the King's
suite. Notwithstanding the extreme inconvenience to
which they were all put, it wassatisfactory to hear every
now and then a hearty laugh amongst the party, espe-
cially from the room where the illustrious travellers
themselves were. The royal party remained nearly
three hours at Mr. Grant's, until the hour at which the
special train was ordered.

At a quarter-past seven the King of the French and
the Duke de Montpensier took leave of the Queen and
the Prince, and proceeded, accompanied by M. Guizot,
Count de St. Aulaire, and all of his suite who had not
gone on board the steamer, to the station. His Majesty
arrived there at half-past seven o'clock, and was saluted
with hearty cheers by those who were admitted to wit-
ness the departure. His Majesty acknowledged the
compliment, and entered the carriage followed by all the
chief members of the suite, so that the royal carriage
was nearly filled. General Weymss accompanied his
Majesty.
After a short delay, which was caused by fitting some
of the luggage, and accommodating the rest of the suite,
the train started at a quarter to eight o'clock, and
reached the Nine Elms station at thirty-five minutes
past ten o'clock.

At Nine Elms Sir John Easthorpe, Mr. Chaplin, Mr.
Boothby, and some others of the Directors were in
waiting to receive the King.
Sir James Graham was also in waiting at the station,
and as soon as the train stopped the Right Hon. Baronet
entered the carriage were the King was, and, conducting
him out handed him to a carriage, which, with servants
in the royal livery and outriders, was in waiting to re-
ceive him. Sir James Graham rode in the carriage with
the King, as also did the Duke de Montpensier. The
rest of his Majesty's suite followed in other carriages,
and the party drove off immediately to the Dover
Railway.
Shortly before nine on Monday evening a notice
was sent to the Directors of the South-Eastern Railway
that a special train would be required at the New-cross
station to convey his Majesty the King of the French to
Dover. Preparations were immediately commenced to
receive his Majesty in a suitable manner. The platform
and entrance were covered with crimson cloth, and an
awning was in the act of being placed over the platform,
when an alarm was given that the octagonal building,
the upper part of which was used as the painters' shop,
and the lower part as a depot for locomotive engines
under repair, was on fire. Captain Charlwood,
Superintendent of the Dover Railway, Mr. Howell, Mr.
Cubitt, the engineer, and several other gentlemen con-
nected with the railway, were on the spot, and gave every
assistance possible, but the flames were resistless, and
about eleven o'clock, when his Majesty, escorted by
a troop of the Life Guards, drove into the station.
the whole of that noble building was in flames.
It was impossible to describe a state of greater ex-
citement than that which prevailed throughout the
neighbourhood at that moment. Thousands had

crowded from all parts on the flames being seen bursting
through the lantern at the top of the building, and the
arrival of his Majesty and suite shortly after, created the
greatest interest. The exertions of Capt. Charlwood; Mr.
Cubitt, and Mr. Howell were not paralysed by the rag-
ing of the fearful element so close to the railway. Every
effort, notwithstanding the fire, was made to prepare the
special train with the least possible delay, and at about
a quarter past eleven o'clock his- Majesty and suite en-
tered the carriages provided for their reception, and the
special, train, under the direction of Captain Charlwood
and Mr. Cubitt, who took the management of the engine,
left the station. As it was impossible, in the midst of
the confusion created by the fire, to place his Majesty's
carriages upon the trucks without considerable delay, a
second special train vas orderedimmediatelyr.,ee unable to
Whitehead,
departure, he
to be pre-
t
pared for their, conveyance, and for the conveyance of
those of his Majesty's attendants w
depart in the first special train. A
secretary, had arrived just after his Majesty's
and upon him the duty devolved
of direeting the neces-
h lowere
secondsarrangementsaryspeespecial
it was till a quarter-past
traina, and
dnd " the departure of the
one o'clock that it started froth
the station.
One of the gentlemen conh' nected with the London and
Dover Railway expresed
his regret, that the late hour at
which the notice. for. the, special tr "am h d "ea
dered it impossible for the Directors be4all"— 'ren'
in attendance
to receive his Majesty. The Ring, to'expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with the lanrran reply,
expressed in strong terms his regret at the unfortunate
and
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