The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-08 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE
CONTINENT.
FULDA, WEDNESDAY.
At half-past eight o'clock this evening her Majesty took
leave of her illustrious relations, at the palace of
Friedrichsthal, with the exception of the King and
Queen of the Belgians, who started at five o'clock this morn-
ing post for Antwerp, to make preparations for the reception
of the Queen on her arrival at that place. The Duchess of
Kent, after taking leave of her illustrious daughter, also
left this morning for the chateau of Rheinartsbrunn, where
she will pass some days previous to her return to England.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha feeling that
their hospitable duties did not terminate at the palace gates,
accompanied the royal guests to the confines of their domi-
nions, which join the territory of the Grand Duke of Saxe
Weimar between Gotha and Eisenach. With many mutual
and sincere expressions of regret at separation, the royal re-
latives here took leave of each other, the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe Coburg Gotha returning to their palace at Gotha,
and her Majesty proceeded rapidly to the old town of
Eisenach, where the Grind Duke Charles Frederick of Saxe
Weimar was waiting to welcome our Sovereign to his
dominions. On entering, her Majesty alighted t the
Rant en-Kranz, and greeted the G and Duke themw uch
cordiality.
As there is nothing particularly worthy of the traveller's
attention in Eisenach, the Grand Dake had several of his
carriages in readiness to convey her Majesty to the quaint
antique castle of Wartburg, which is perched upon the top
of a hill, about two miles distant k from the town. Her
Majesty expressed her readiness to make this slight detour,
in compliance with the Grand Duke's invitation, and was
handed at once into his Highness's carriage, which set off
forthwith for Wartburg. There are several historical re-
collections associated with this old castle, whose bleached
walls, white with dry antiquity, have in their time sheltered
potentates innumerable with unpronouncable names and
numberless quarterings.
i Her Majesty looked at all the relics with evident interest,
and was shown the room in which Luther threw an inkstand
at the Devil. General Jackson had a negro slave, so very
black that charcoal made a white mark on his face, and the
Devil's complexion would probably sustain no material da-
mage from a few spots of ink; but there can exist no doubt
of the fact, since the ink-spots are still shown upon the wall,
and are as visible to the credulous as Rizzio's blood-stains at
Hnlyrood. There are moveover, several very superb suits
of armour in the castle, one of which was worn by the Prin-
cess Gunegonde, a young lady who in company with Doctor
Pangloss, sustained many vicissitudes, until she at last became
the bletnished bride of the susceptible Candide.
Her Majesty partook of some refreshment at Wartburg,
where she remained for nearly three hours ; and then drove
down to the high road to Marksuhl, where the royal car-
riages were in waiting. Her Majesty, having thanked the
Grand Duke of Weimar for his attention, and assured him
how gratified she had been at seeing the castle, then entered
the carriage, and drove on through the Thuringian woods to
Marksuhl, through Vach and Buttlar, to Hiinfeld, when the
road enters the territory of Hesse Cassel. The Eelctor bad
dispatched the Hofmeister Von Maltzburg and General Von
Hainan to receive her Majesty on the confines of his do-
minions ; and at nine o'clock in the evening her Majesty
entered Fulda, where apartments had been provided for her
at the Kurfurst Hotel. The Prince Electoral Frederic
William, co-Regent of the Electorate, immediately forwarded
his respects to her Majesty, and placed the old episcopal
palace at her Majesty's disposal ; but her Majesty thanked
the Prince for his hospitality, which was declined, as all the
arrangements had been previously made for her reception at
the hotel.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, THURSDAY.
The Queen left Fulda at eight o'clock this morning, and
arrived here at half-past three o'clock this afternoon. Lady
Canning, Lady Gainsborough, Lord Liverpool, Lord Aber-
deen, Mr. Anson, and all the members of the suite, preceded
her Majesty, who travelled with Prince Albert in a close
carriage. The extensive suite of apartments on the first and
second floors of the Hotel d'Angleterre had been kept for the
private use of her Majesty
.and suite, the former tenants
having been routed from their rooms, and are now compelled
to inhabit lofty chambers in the roof, from which they " stare
upon the stars from out their attics." Shortly after her
Majesty arrived, Lord and Lady Westmoreland,d ir with th
re-
e
Hon. Cecil: Fane and Mr. Fox Strangways, pai the
spects to her Majesty. Lord Westmoreland and family have
been residing at ttiiesbaden since the breaking up of the royal
party at Stolzenfels. The King of Bavaria has just arrived,
and will join the dinner party this evening. The King has
travelled thus far to greet our Sovereign, and to express his
regret that pressing state affairs should have detained hint
at Munich, and prevented him from receiving her Majesty in
person at his magnificent palace at Wurtzburg, which it may
be remembered, her Majesty passed whilst on her journey to
Coburg.
A change has taken place in the projected royal progres
invitation
from Louis Philippe to pay him a passing visit at the Cha-
teau d'Eu. That invitation her Majesty has accepttheed, and,
instead of steering for the white cliffs of Albion, royal
yacht will for a second time anchor off Treport. Her Ma-
jesty is, however, so anxious to see the royal Frenchchildr
that
she will not prolong her stay with the King of the
beyond two days at the utmost.
her Majesty will leave Frankfort at half-past seven to-
morrow morning (Friday), by railway for Biberich. It is
by far mere convenient to embark at the quay opposite the
Duke of Nassau's palace there than at Mayence, as originally.
intended. The long-continued fine weather has so dried up
the Rhine that the Fairy has been compelled to drop down.
to Bingen, and the receding waters have since obliged her to
retreat to Coblentz. Her Majesty will, therefore, descend
the river in one of the Rhine steamers, which draw less
water than the Fairy, and will arrive to-morrow evening at
Deutz, opposite to Cologne, and proceed by railway the
following morning to Antwerp. Should her Majesty, feel
much fatigued after her long travel she will accept of Ring
Leopold's hospitalities until Monday morningaccord-
ing,to present arrangements her Majesty will embark at
Antwerp on board the royal yacht on Saturday afternoon.
FRIDAY.—The dinner party in the saloon of the Hotel
d'Angleterre was not so numerous as might hav
istede been
of ex
er
-
pected under the circumstances. The pasty cons h
Majesty, the King of Bavaria, the Prince Albert, the King of
Bavaria's Aid-de camp, Prince Metternich, Lady Canning,
Lord Liverpool,Lady Gainsborough, 111r.Inson, and Lord Aber-
deen. It has of late been erroneously stated in some of the
papers, that a misunderstanding existed between Lerd Aber-
deen and the Prince Metternich. The very reverse, how-
ever, of this is the case ; the two diplomatists are joined by
the indissoluble ties of an entente cordiale, which is firmly
cemented by the identity of their opinions upon the great
foreign political questions of the day. When her Majesty
first came to Germany, Prince Metternich earnestly requested
Lord Aberdeen to visit him at his chateau of Johanni.sberg.
His Lordship pleaded the necessity of his continual personal
attendance upon the Sovereign, and sent a pressing invita-
tion to the Prince to meet him at Frankfort, and in compli-
ance with this invitation, the Prince arrived here last night
in time to join the royal dinner party. In the evening her
Majesty received Lord and Lady Westmoreland, Mr. Y.
Strangways, the British Minister here, the Saxon Minister,
Mr. Koch, the venerable Consul, Mr. Bush and Mr. Orme,
the Attaches, and the Burgomeister, who came in his state
equipage.
Her Majesty retired to her apartments at eleven o'clock,
and at a quarter past eight this morning the royal travelers
were again en route, by the Frankfort Railway, for Birch.
DEUTZ, HOTEL BELLONA, SATURDAY MORNING.
Her Majesty arrived at this hotel at half-past five o'clock
yesterday afternoon, in the Fairy yacht, from Bingen. On
alighting from the railway at Biberich her Majesty embarked
on board of the Count of Paris, one of the Rhine steamers,
ace
which was lying off the Duke of Nassau's splendid pal
on the banks of the Rhine. As soon as her Majesty was on
board, the steamer got under weigh and descended the
Rhine as far as Bingen, where the Fairy was hove to and in
readiness for the reception of the illustrious travellers. The
steamer went alongside the yacht, and her Majesty was then
enabled to step on board without any difficulty or danger.
The beautiful rakish• looking little vessel then steamed ra-
pidly down the Rhine, and as the bridge of boats between
Coblentz and Ehrenbeitstein was being opened to admit the
yacht, the fortress poured forth her parting benediction from
her five hundred iron mouths—an example which was fol-
lowed from several of the frequent feudal towers which are
perched upon the dizzy pinnacles on the banks of this noble
river.
Her Majesty is this moment (half-past eight o'clock) on
the point of starting for the railway terminus at Cologne,
from whence she proceeds by special train to Antwerp, and
afterwards to Treport, wind and weather permitting.
ANTWERP, SATURDAY EVENING.—The last portion of the
royal progress by land, and by far the least agreeab lsportion,
a long railway journey of eight hours and a half, has just
terminated. The Queen arrived here at a quarter past five,
and was received by the Kiag and Queen of the Belgians, who
conducted her to the royal carriages, which drove off at once
to the King's palace.
On leaving Frankfort this morning the train proceed lineei
with such cautious tediousness that the long black of
decorated carriages must have looked in the distance like
some pompes funebres, instead of a royal travelling party.
Moreover, the train stopped at every unimportant station
until it arrived at Aix-la-Chapelle, where her Majesty
alighted whilst the baggage and carriages were being trans-
ferred from the Prussian to the Belgian train. The station
was gaily decorated, and all the civil and military authorities
were present to receive her Majesty, who immediately re-
cognised M. Blillesen, the cloth-merchant, who offered the
magnificent entertainment to her Majesty when she passed
through the town three weeks since on her way to Cologne.
After a delay of a quarter of an hour her Majesty again
set forth on her journey, and the train proceeded with,
happily, a slight increase of speed, through Herbesthel,
the boundary of the Prussian and Belgian territory, to
Verviers, where Sir Hamilton Seymour. the English Minister
at Brussels, and General D'Hahne, one of King
by the
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aides-de-camp, received her Majesty,. and
special train to Antwerp. At the seval er static'plaon
the road, Tirlemont, Louvain, Malines, and
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There is a grand illumination in the town to-night, and
fireworks were let off on the quays during her Majesty's em-
barkation. On the arrival of the royal party, the King and
Queen of the Belgians conducted her Majesty to the Palace,
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northward and westward,' her Majesty will go direct from
here to England, as the difficulty of landing at Treport
under these circumstances would prevent her Majesty from
paying her projected visit to the King of the French. Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence (Griif Adolf, as the Germans call him)
is unfortunately suffering from a violent fit of the gout. His
Lordship has been staying at Wiesbaden since the Queen
left Mayence. The Queen looks remarkably well, and bears
all the fatigue wonderfully.

•
VAUXIIALL-GARDENS.—The season will close on
the 29th of this month, and it is the intention of the lessee for
the remainder of the season to admit the public at the reduced
price of one shilling. We like the million to have their enter-
tainment at a cheap rate, and we quite agree with the
liberal arrangements the lessee has made for the
last nights. We hear that another night ascent of Mr.
Green's balloon will take place in the course of the
week, and also that a very novel and extraordinary steeple-
chase will " come off" on the 22d, when the Nassau Bal-
loon will leave the " royal property " between two and three
o'clock, and be followed by a number of sporting men on horse-
back who base entered themselves for a sweepstakes of 501.,
which will be delivered to the winner at the gardens the woo
evening. This novel affair has already caused a great sensatic:,
in the sporting world. The gardens in future will be opened
four nights a week, Tuesday being the extra nightsedas
Times.