The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-08 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTURE FOR THE

HIGHLANDS.
At ten o'clock to-morrow morning (Tuesday) her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert will
take their departure from Dalkeith Palace for the
Highlands. The Royal carriages, three in number,
are ordered to be in attendance at the Palace as early
as nine o'clock, and the following members of the
Royal household are expected to accompany her Ma-
jesty :—Her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch, the
Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Caroline Thynne, the Hon.
Miss Paget, Earl of Morton, Colonel Bouverie, Sir
James Clark, &c. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch,
Sir R. Peel, Earl of Aberdeen, and the Earl of Liver-
pool, will, it is said, join the Royal cortege.
Her Majesty, on leaving Dalkeith, will be escorted
by a detachment of Enniskillen Dragoons, who in the
route to Scone will be relieved by forces quartered
in various parts. The exact course which the Royal
cortege will pursue is not precisely known, but, the
general opinion is, that it will proceed along Dudd:ng
stone-road, over Cramond bridge, and so on to
Queensferry, where one of the Admiralty barges will
be in waiting, to convey her Majesty and suite across
the Forth. At Howieson Brae Head, a curious
custom will he gone through—that of the holder of
the lands of Brae Head presenting to her Majesty as
she passes a basin of water and a towel, as en the
occasion of his late Majesty George the IV.'s visit to
Scotland. The custom originated in the rein of
James 1., as it is the tenure, it is said, by which the
lands at Brae Head are held. On the arrival of the
Royal party at Kinross her Majesty will have a fine
view of Loch Leven, and the venerable ruins of
Loch Leven Castle, from whence Mary Queen of
Scots escaped.
The Royal cortege is expected to enter the city of
Perth about one o'clock, where it will be met by the
Magistrates and other public bodies, attired in their
robes of office. For several days past the utmost
preparations have been going on in erecting triumphal
arches throughout the various streets where the pro-
cession passes, and illuminating the fronts of the vari-
ous '.public buildings, in honour of the auspicious
event. Portions of the 42d Regiment will line the
streets, and afterwards join the cavalcade in its pro-
gress to Scone Palace. At a late meeting of the
Town Council, it was determined to present his Royal
Highness Prince Albert with the freedom of the city.
The presentation is expected to take place at the same
moment as the keys of the city are handed to her
Majesty. The civil authorities will then form part of
the procession, and accompany it as far as the bridge,
where it will be met by the Earl of Mansfield and suite.
Her Majesty is expected to arrive at the Royal
palace at Scone between two and three o'clock in the
afternoon, where the Royal party will remain till the
following day. At ten o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing, the Queen will proceed to Taymouth Castle, the
seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane, where prepara-
tions on the grandest scale have for some time past
being going on. The route which will be taken by
the cortege is through Dunkeld, Dalguise, Balna-
guard, to Aberfeldy. Her Majesty is expected to
reach Taymouth between one and two o'clock. The
whole of the noble Marquis's tenants are invited to
meet the Royal party, the ladies to be dressed in plain
white gowns, and the gentlemen in full Highland
costume. The 92d Regiment will form the guard of
honour during her Majesty's stay at Taymouth.
Between 300 and 400 Highlanders will give her Ma-
jesty and her illustrious consort a hearty Highland
welcome on their entrance to the town ; they will then
walk before the procession to the Castle to the
heart-thrilling wounds of their native pibroch, and
the whole of the nobility and gentry following
in the rear. Flag staffs crown every surrounding hill,
chieftain's cairn, anil battlemented tower, from which
wills be unfurled the Highland brataen, and Royal
salutes from batteries erected in all directions will
announce to • the country around the Queen's happy
arrival. In the evening there will be a grand display
of fireworks, together with magnificent illuminations.
On the following morning (Thursday) her Majesty
will leave Taymouth Castle soon after 11 o'clock, to