The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-07 00:00:00

QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.

L' DINBURGH, MONDAY.
The Provost and Magistrates of Leith having
learned on Friday night that it was her Majesty's in-
tention to pass through their town on the following
day on her return to Dalkeith, from Dalmeny Park,
lost not a moment in making such arrangements as
the shortness of the time would admit of for receiving
the Queen and her Royal Consort in a manner
worthy of the high and happy occasion. A meeting
of the heads of the different public bodies was ac-
cordingly held on Friday night, for the purpose of
fixing on the proper place for receiving her Majesty,
and determining as to the other necessary arrange-
ments, when it was resolved that a triumphal arch
should be erected in Great Junction-street, in front
of Bell's-school, for the reception of her Majesty by
the authorities.

At one o'clock on Saturday the various public
bodies, agreeably to previous arrangement, assembled
on the Links, opposite the High-school, and pro-
ceeded thence to Great Junction-street (the carters
on horseback leading the way) where they severally
took up the positions assigned to them. The
ground was kept by the high constables, assisted
by a body of special constables, who had been
sworn in for the occasion, the Leith police, and
a strong body of police from Edinburgh, under the
command of Captain Stuart. About three o'clock
the 53d Regiment, under the command of Major Hill,
accompanied 1y Lord Robert her, Adjutant-General
of the Forces, came upon the ground and lined the
road from the bridge at Leith-mills to the foot of
Leith-walk. About half-past three her Majesty's
body guard of Royal Archers, under the command of
Lord Elcho and the Earl Dalhousie, preceded by their
band, marched down from Edinburgh, and took up
their position at the bridge at the northern extremity
of Junction-street, to await her Majesty's arrival.
The scene was now very animating, the whole line of
the road as far as the eye could reach, from the foot of
Leith-walk to the Queensferry-road, being one dense
crowd.
'The triumphal arch, reaching the whole way across
the fine approach to the foot of Leith- walk, was gaily
bedecked with evergreens and flowers of various hues.
Over the centre archway was placed a handsomely
formed crown begilt with gold. Immediately beneath,
and somewhat apart from each other, were the letters
" V." and " A." composed of dahlias and French and
American marvgolds. Underneath this again was
painted, on a white ground, in conspicuous charac-
ters, the words—" Welcome our beloved Queen," with
festoons of evergreens below; and from the centre of
the archway was suspended a very pretty crown,
made up of dahlias and evergreens. The tout en-
semble was at once grand and picturesque.
A man had been placed on the spire of North Leith
Church, with instructions to cause the bells to be rnng
'
as soon as the Royal cortege appeared in sight. At
20 minutes from five o clock the first joyful peal was
heard, and every head was now turned to the direc-
tion from which her Majesty was approaching, and
in a few minutes afterwards the first gun of the Royal
salute from Leith Fort, which it was previously ar
ranged should be fired on her Majesty's reaching
the toll-bar on the Queensferry-road near the Fort,
announced that the Queen was now entering the
burgh of the ancient port of Leith, which had not un-
frequently.before been honoured by the presence of
its Sovereigns. The procession advanced at a slow
pace, amid the most deafening cheers, headed by a
party of the Enniskillen Dragoons, and the Royal
c approached the triumphal arch, the
the Royal. anthem, and when they
carriage guarded by a party of the Archers. As the
Royal carriage
bands struck 1113
reached that point the Provost and Magistrates (who
were attired in full Court costume and their robes of
office) descended from the platform which had been
erected for their accommodation and that of the mem-
bers of the Council, and Provost Reoch, approaching
the Royal carriage, which immediately drew up, ad-
dressed her Majesty as follows :
" Most Gracious Sovereign,--Permit me, as the
Chief Magistrate of this, your ancient port of Leith,
to express the joy and heartfelt pleasure which per-
vade all classes of your Majesty's subjects in this
town, on this your Majesty's first visit to your ancient
kingdom of Scotland. Accept of our thanks for your
Majesty's condescension in honouring our town with
your presence, and receive our most sincere assurance
of continued loyalty and devoted attachment."
Her Majesty received the Provost's address in the
most courteous and condescending manner, and after
a few words of congratulation by the Provost to
Prince Albert on his welcome visit to this our native
land, the Royal cortege proceeded onwards to Dal-
keith Palace, the Provost and Magistrates getting into
an open carriage, which took up a position in the
Royal cavalcade immediately behind her Majesty's
carriage, accompanied by the High Constables. Not-
withstanding that the rain continued to fall pretty
smartly at this time the Queen still kept the carriage
open, and looked, if possible, even more gay and de-
lighted than in the early part of the day. The Royal
party and their attendants passed the foot of Leith-
walk at ten minutes before five, amidst the joyous
shouts of the immense crowd congregated there to get
a sight of their Queen. At this time his Grace the
Duke of Buccleuch was observed riding alongside of
the carriage of Provost Reoch, in friendly conversa-
tion with him. The Provost and Magistrates con-
tinued to follow in their carriage along the route to
the limits of their jurisdiction, a little beyond which
the Royal carriage was closed in consequence of a
heavy fall of rain, and the cortege then set off at a
smart pace for the Ducal Palace of Dalkeith.
The whole scene closed to the high gratification of
the vast assemblage of her subjects, and we trust not
without some feeling of satisfaction to her Majesty,
whose condescension was not more remarkable in any
part of the day's proceedings than in her keeping the
Royal carriage open during the whole line of the pro-
cession, from the Queensferry-road to Seafield toll-
bar, purely to gratify her subjects, although the rain
fell pretty smartly during the whole time.
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 be 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-