The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, _LONDON, TITESDA. EVENIN4, OCTOBER 15 1844.

had all the effect of a grand
the fleet at Spithead comme need firing broadsides, which
tiaval engagement.
The Duke of Wellington A vas in the yard on horse-
back, in his regimentals, but wrapped in a brown great-
coat (like a sentry's coat), bu. Monad to the chin to keep
off the rain, which had fallen heavily at intervals during
the time he had been expecti sg the arrival of the royal
party.
The royal carriages drove into the yard, the hands
playing, and salutes being fire 3 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 Pain 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 for 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
de 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, he 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 passage, 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 hour 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 waiting in
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 ono to remain
in it for one moment 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 had
previously covered, was left acompletely 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,'but 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 back
at Gosport at one o'clock.
All these arrangements made, the royal party took
dinner, as already meationed, 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 was satisfactory 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 Niue 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 M ijesty's suite followed in other carriages,
and the party drove off immediately to the Dover
Railway.
Shortly before nine o'clock yesterday 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 depth for locomotive engines
under repair, was on fire. Captain Charlwood, the
Superintendent of the Dover Railway, Mr. Rowell, 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 was immediately ordered to be pre-
pared for their conveyance, and fur the conveyance of
those of his Majesty's attendants who were unable to
depart in the first special train. Mr. Whitehead, the
secretary, had arrived just after his Majesty's departure,
and upon him the duty devolved of directing the neces-
sary arrangements and expediting the departure of the
second special train, and it was not till a quarter-past
one o'clock that it started from the station.
One of the gentlemen connected with the London and
Dover Railway expresed his regret, that the late hour at
which the notice for the special train had arrived ren-
dered it impassible for the Directors to be in attendance
to receive his Majesty. The King, in reply, expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with the arrangements, and
expressed in strong terms his regret at the unfortunate
fire then raging on the premises, and concluded by
hoping that the cempaily were well insured.

DEPARTURE OF THE KING OJ7

ARRIVAL OF HIS MAJESTY AT DOVER.
DOVER, TUESDAY, HALF-PAST Two, A.M.
His Majesty the King of the French, the Duke de
Montpensier, and suite, have this moment arrived here
by specialtrain from ew-cross.

THE FRENCH.

Yesterday morning the visit of the King of the French
to her Majesty at Windsor terminated with his dparture
for France, accompanied by her Majesty and l rince Al-

Iris Majesty and suite were received at the stztion by
the Hon. Colonel Bouverie, one of her Majesty's Fquer.-
ries, and the Count de Chabannes, who had been dis-
patched to Dover by the special train which preceded
that which conveyed the King, to make preparations for
his Majesty's departure.
Immediately on arrival the King drove off from the
station to the Ship Hotel, where it is his intention to
pass the night, previous to embarkation at eleven o'clock
this day.
Supper was ordered for twenty, of which his Majesty
and suite are now partaking, before retiring to rest.
Colonel Bouverie and the Count de Chabannes pro-
ceeded immediately to Calais to make the necessary
preparations for his Majesty's reception there.
His Majesty will embark in Le Nord, one of the
French Post-office steamers, now in the Downs, a mes-
senger having been dispatched to bring her to Dover.
She will be accompanied to the French coast by the
Princess Alice and anther Government steamer.
The good people of Dover, at least such of them as
know anythinr, of the matter, are quite taken by sur-
prise at so unlooked-for a visit to the hotel. Every one,
from the landlord to the boot-black, had retired quietly
to rest, when they were aroused by the special courier
dispatched to make the customary preparations for
royalty.

bert, on their way to the Isle of Wight.
At 12 o'clock the carriages of her Majesty and of the
ling of the French, and of their immediate suite, were
drawn up to the door of the great entrance of Windsor
Castle, and in a few minutes after, having taken leave
of the Duchess of Kent, who accompanied them down to
he bottom of the great staircase, their Majesties, the
Duke do Montpensier, and Prince Albert, took their
departure, attended by M. Guizot, Count de St. Aulaire,
Count de Jarnac, the Baron Athalin, General de Ra-
i migny, the Earl of Liverpool, General Wemvss, Colonel
13ouverie, the Countess of Gainsborough, and the whole
if their respective suites. An escort of Horse Guards
accompanied the royal party down the Long Walk and
through the Park to Blackness. The royal cortege pro-
seeded to Farnborough by the same route as that by
which they came to Windsor, and there were parties of
Lancers and Guards to estcort them to the station.
At Farnborough every preparation had been made to
receive their Majesties. The fittings-up at the station
were most elegant. A private carriage-road leading to
the chief entrance-door, at the back of the station, had
been set apart for their Majesties' sole use, and from the
entrance-door to the door which leads to the platform a
costly and beautiful carpet of crimson damask, with an
elegant border of gold colour, was laid down. Oa either
side of the passage-way were reception-rooms, the one
on the left as you enter being for the use of the four
royal personages, the Queen, the King, the Duke de
Montpensier, and Prince Albert, while the opposite room
was for the use of their suites. The room prepared for
her Majesty was fitted up in a style of remarkable ele-
gance and taste. The gold fillagree work traced on the
ceiling was particularly beautiful, and the furniture of the
room was also unostentatiously and appropriately rich
and splendid. It is evident that no expense had been
spared by the directors in the preparation of this place.
The designs were by Mr. Tait.
At the station the directors and officers of the railway
were assembled to receive their Majesties. There were
present Messrs. Chaplin, Humphreys, Boothby, Smith,
and Vincent Eyre ; and Sir John Easthope, Bart., M.P.
Mr. Locke, the engineer of the line, Mr. Martin, and
other officers of the company, were there also. A few
ladies were admitted within the station to witness the
departure, and outside and around there were assembled
a vast number of people, notwithstanding the heavy rain
chat was falling at the time. The tricolour flag waved
from the station, as well as the royal standard.
Owing to some slight delays on the road, the royal
carriages did not reach the station till a quarter to two
O'clock, the special train having been ordered in readiness
at one o'clock. Arrived at the door of the station, her

-Kini Louis Philippe has just written a letter to Queen
Victoria, which is entrusted to General Wemyss, who
accompanied the King to Dover, to deliver to her
Majesty.
The King looks remarkably well, notwithstanding
his fatiguing journey since leaving Windsor yesterday
morning. _ _ _

Majesty alighted, and was escorted by the King of the
French into her reception-room, followed by the Prince
and the Duke de Montpensier. The directors were at
the entrance and received Her Majesty. The Earl of
Liverpool, the Countess of Gainsborough, M. Guizot,
Count de St. Anlake, and the rest of the suite of their
Majesties went to the opposite room. The people around
the station cheered their Majesties as they alighted.
During the interval that elapsed while the train was
being finally prepared for starting, the royal party re-
mained in the reception-room. At a few minutes to two.
o'clock they came out, and entered the state carriage
amidst the loud cheers of the people. It was still raining
heavily when the train started, at five minutes to two
o'clock. The engine was driven by Mr. Locke. Upon
the engine there was the tri-colour flag, and on the
tender the royal standard.
The train proceeded at a very rapid pace towards
Gosport. Owing to the state of the weather, there were
not so many persons assembled at the different places
on the wayside as there would have been had the
day been fine. Still, there was a considerable number.
At several places on the line the tri-colour flag
was set up on the wayside. At Basingstoke the
tri-colour flag waved from the station, where a con•
siderable number of people were assembled, who
cheered lustily as the train came up. There was also
a rustic band, and the National Anthem was played right
loyally. A delay of a minute or two took place hero
while the wheels of the carriages were attended to, so
that the people had a good opportunity of seeing their
Majesties and cheering them, which they did to the top
of their voices. At Andover-road there were some per-
sons, and at Winchester a considerable number, includ-
ing many soldiers, but not under arms. At Bishop-
stoke, where the rail branches off to Gosport, there
was a considerable number of people, who cheered
loudly as the train passed ; and at Botley, a small in-
termediate station, there was much preparation. Besides
the tri-colour flag there was a band of music, and a great
crowd of persons. As the train shot by the band played
the National Anthem, and the people cheered, but it
was, of course, only the work of an instant. At Farn-
ham, the last station before you reach Gosport, there
were also many people. There was also a party of
foot soldiers, who presented arms as the royal carriages
passed.
At Gosport the station presented a most animated
appearance as the train came up. The decorations were
nearly the same as those which were prepared for the
reception of the King of the French. On the triumphal
arch at the place of exit, however, there was a fresh in-
scription, " Welcome Louis Philippe, Victoria and Al-
bert." The station was filled with well-dressed persons,
chiefly ladies ; and there was a party of foot soldiers,
who presented arms as the royal carriages came up, the
band playing the National Anthem. The directors had
come on in the train, and were ready to receive their
Majesties as they alighted. It is needless to say that
the spectators cheered most enthusiastically. The train
entered the station at thirty-five minutes past three
o'clock, having left Farnborough at five minutes to two.
Their Majesties, with the Prince and the Duke de
Montpensier, alighted immediately after their arrival at
the station, and proceeded at once to the carriage, fol-
lowed by their respective suites. They drove off towards
the Victualling-yard (the place of the intended embark-
ation) amidst the cheers of the multitudes of people, who
notwithstanding the rain, had assembled on the wayside.
The road was lined on either side with foot soldiers from
the station to the yard.
As the royal cortege passed along, the bands of the
different regiments, struck up " God save the Queen,"
and at a quarter to four o'clock the Admiralty flag was
lowered from its staff in the centre of the yard, and the
royal standard substituted, as the carriages entered the
yard. The Victory and the other vessels in the harbour
were at this time dressed out in their gayest colours,
and the yards manned.
As the day advanced preparations had been made for
the reception of the royal party in the Clarence Vic-
tualling-yard, which, it will be recollected, was the place
where his Majesty the King of the French first landed
on the shores of England, and which had also been
selected fur the embarkation on his return to his domi-
nions, as being the spot most conveniently situated for
that purpose. At the end of the Victualling yard, on
the side of the water, was a wooden pier of considerable
length, and, as her Majesty and her Royal visitor would
have to pass along this pier in order to reach the boat
which would convey them to the Queen's yacht, care ,
had been taken to ornament it on each side with bunt-
ing, the footway, which was damp from the rain, being
also covered over, as the time when the royal ,
party were expected, drew near, with a kind
of sailcloth. At the extreme point of this
pier a great number of boats, filled with per-
sons anxious to obtain a view of the embarkation, had
collected, and in spite of the inclemency of the weather
the occupants of these boats maintained their position
until nearly the close of the day. From this part of the ,
pier the view was of an interesting character, during the
brief intervals of fine weather. It affords a very exten-
sive view of the harbour of Portsmouth, and from it all ,
the principal objects worth seeing are visible. The
water in the harbour itself was very rough, and it was
not an uninteresting sight to witness the tossing about
of the different boats, as they frequently crossed from
one side to the other, while the flags flying from the
various vessels and buildings gave an appearance of con- ,
siderable gaiety to the harbour.
Shortly after one o'clock some detachments of infantry
arrived and took up their assigned position in the Vic- ,
tualling-yard. The guard of honour was composed of
men belonging to the 87th, 59th, and 76th Regiments,
having with them the band and colours of the 76th.
The guard of honour, amounting in number to about
two hundred men, was drawn up in a line from the
water• side to wards the offices of the Superintendent,
situated in the centre of the yard, and from this point
to the gates a line was formed by another portion of
the 37th Regiment, while from the outside of the gate
the line was continued to the railway station by other
bodies of infantry belonging to the regiments above-
mentioned.

It was understood that the royal party would arrive at
the Clarence Victualling-yard at three o'clock, and at
half-past two o'clock Sir G. Cockburn, Sir W. Gage,
Lords of the Admiralty, Rear- Admiral Parker, Captain
Hamilton, &c., came across the water from the dock-
yard, and landed at the pier, in order to be in readiness
to receive their Majesties. The Commander-in-Chief of
the port, Sir C. Rowley, 'notwithstanding his indisposi-
tion, was also in attendance, as was likewise Sir H. Pa-
kenham, Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth garrison.
Upon the landing of the Lords of the Admi-
ralty, the union flag, which had baen previously floating
in the centre of the Victualling-yard, was hauled down;
and the Admiralty flag hoisted in its place.
It was arranged that several men-of-war's boats fully
manned, and commanded by their respective captains or
commanders, should accompany the royal barge from
the Victualling-yard steps, as an escort of honour, to the
royal yacht, which was lying off the dockyard ; and, as
a matter of course, the officers selected for this duty were
among the number waiting in the Clarence Victualling-
yard. All the naval officers were in the fullest costume.

The royal party not arriving at Gosport at three
o'clock, the period when it was understood they might
be expected, there were some who, notwithstanding they
saw all the preparations which had been made, and the
attendance of so many official characters, still seemed
to think that the journey would b 3 postponed on account
of the unfavourable state of the weather, the wind being
gusty and violent, and adverse to the passage to Tre-
port ; but all doubt on this head was soon dispelled, for
in a very short time the call "Attention " passed quickly
along the line of soldiers from the railway-station to the
extreme end of the Clarence Victualling-yard ; and the
cheers of the multitude outside becoming louder and
louder every minute, at last convinced the favoured few
who had obtained admission to the Victualling-yard
that the Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert and the
royal guests, were rapidly approaching. Almost imme-
diately afterwards a salute, fired from the King's bastion,
gave notice to all within hearing of the arrival of the
royal party at the Clarence Victualling Establishment,
when the ships at Spithead gave their gayest colours to
the breeze, and a roar from the guns announced further
the arrival of the illustrious Sovereigns. All was now
bustle and commotion, every one rushing to the ramparts
to gain a view of the eceue. At about a quarter to four,