The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-10 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1842.

THE

Sneater fellsta' nee. Nothing was more easy. than for
' tilt Lord Provost and Council to have told the inha-
' bitants that they could not sa,y when it Mojesty
would land, and then the people would have been pre-
pared, and tin' disappointment would have occurred.
bailie THOMON said Sir R. Peel stated it depended
entirely upon the time of her Majesty's arrival when
she would land.
Mr. MACAULEY did not mean to say that the in-
tentions of the gentlemen of the• Council were not
good, but there was blame somewhere. He believed
Sir R. Peel answered something in this way :—" My
Lord Provost, her Majesty's Ministers wers all there
(Granton-pier), the military were all there"—and
then Sir Robert added, very mildly, he could not see
why the Lord Provost and the Magistrates were not
also there.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Oh, oh !")
Now, that was the time to have met Sir R. Peel, and
to have told him that he knew they were to have a
proper notice, and that they begged to tell him he was
mistaken, although he was the Minister, of a great na-
tion.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) But there was no
such attempt made to justify their conduct. They
coolly pocketed the affront, and now they came for-
ward with a justificatory statement. But his Lord-
ship and the Council were grossly affronted in coming
from the Palace at Dalkeith. He (Mr. Macauley)
had the misfortune to put his foot into his Lordship's
carriage, and, although he had no hand in the trans-
action at all, he was hooted, being mistaken, he sup-
posed, for his Lordship or one of the Magistrates—a
great mistake certainly.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Mr. IJUQuitAuT observed, that the question was,
whether the Council had done their duty?. Her Ma-
jesty's Ministers had been blamed; but, humble as he
was, he denied they were to blame, and that no pro-
mise had been made that they would give the Council
notice.

Bailie TnceusoN would suppose the entire Council
had been at Granton to receive her Majesty—he would
suppose such a case, but what then ? How were the
public to have notice ?—(Hear, hear.) Would they
have had time to inform them ?—(Hear, hear) He
thought it was fortunate they had not been at Gran-
ton, and had not been placed in that position, for in
such a case the public would have blamed them for
deceiving them.—(Hear, hear.) And if they had all
been at Grapton, they could not have done more than
his friend Bailie Richardson had done.—(Bear.)
Sir W. DRYSDALE said the Council had heard a
variety of statements as to the landing of her Ma-
jesty, and the public, he believed, were satisfied that
the Council were not to blame.—(" Hear, hear," and
" No, ne.")
Mr. BANKS wished to know whether Mr. Black's
statement was to go forth to the public ?—(Hear,
hear.) When the information was given to the Com-
mander of the Forces of her Majesty's arrival, he
rose and dressed himself, and got his troops under
arms. The police had also their men ready. Why,
then, were the guns not fired, and notice given to the
Council. There was a flag also to be hoisted, and
Mr. Hamilton, who had been written to, informed
him (Mr. Banks) that he did not receive the letter to
do so till two hours after her Majesty had landed.
Bailie THOMSON said he was present when the
whole of the signals were talked over, and the Duke
of Buccleuch was to make them through Major
Hooper. This having been done, the Council were
not to blame for any error that occurred in that respect.
Mr. GRIERSON was of opinion that hi the interview
they had had with Sir It. Peel and Lord Aberdeen,
Sir Robert admitted by his manner that there had
been a premature landing.—(" Hear," and " No.")
Mr. LOTHIAN said he had come to the Council to
support a motion for an inquiry, but after I-what had
occurred, there was so much excitement'exicibited,
that he did not know how he could select any parties
present to conduet such inquiry.—(Hear.) He cer-
tainly could not select Mr. Macauley or Mr. Deud.
Mr. MACAULEY said, he considered it very- impro-
per and unfair to say that any member of the Council
could act in a partial or unjust manner, and he hoped
Mr. Lothian would retract his statement.
Mr. LOTHIAN said, on the previous evening, on the
Wednesday, it was admitted that notice was to have
been given by Ministers to the Council in the event
of her Majesty arriving.—(" No, no i" " Yes, yes:")
Mr. BLACK said it was so, and when they were to
have had notice onthe Wednesday evening, it was
equally necessary that they should have had notice on
Thursday morning.
Mr. 11.1ACAULET conceived that the lovers of fun
among the public had been much excited by the pre-
sent meeting, and they had been much further grati-
fied than, in his opinion, was very creditable to the
Council.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Supposing the
Council could bring the civil and military authorities
before them, what could they do to them ? What
result could they come to ? He thought that after
all that had been done—the beautiful arrangeinents
they had made on Satuftlq. the order and good con-
duct of the people hring the illuminations, and the
tinxiets of ail parties to do what was right-that
trimination should not now be indulged in, and that
good understanding would prevail.-=,(llear,)
Mr. GRAY did not Intend to bring any accusation
against Bailie ItithariStm. He should simply like to
know whether the Bailie asked Sir Robert Peel or
the Duke of Buccleuch on the pier on Thursday morn-
ing at what hour the Queen would hind
Bailie RICHARDSON replied, that he went down to
the pier at a quarter past three o'cloek on Thursday
morning, having had an intimation that the Comman-
der of the Porces had received orders to keep the
troops under arms. When the Royal yacht gOt along-
side the pier, Sir Robert Peel and the Duke went on
board, and when they came on shore, all that was
said by Sir Robert was, that her Majesty found it
absolutely necessary to land, and immediately proceed
to Dalkeith:

The discussion was at length terminated by
Mr. ROBINSON moving the previous question—the
best way, he thought, of getting rid of a debate which
had not, he conceived, done the Council much credit.
If continued, he thought it might lead to a further
indulgence of personalities, which might not terminate
agreeably.
A general assent having been given to Mr. Robin-
son's proposition, the previous question wss agreed to,
and the subject dropped.

DUPPLIN CASTLE.
Dupplin Castle, the residence of the Earl of Kin-
noul, is situated on the north side of the vale of
Strath-Earn, a very beautifid spot, about 30 miles in
length, full of rich meadows and corn fields, divided
by the river Earn, which serpentines finely through
its centre, falling into the Tay, of which there is a
fine prospect at the east end of the vale, which,
throughout, is pleasantly diversified with groves and
the houses of gentry and nobility.
The south front of the castle commands a fine view
of the entire vale ; behind it are plantations extending
several miles in length, which all flourish luxuriantly,
with the exception of those of ash. The large
Chesnut here grows in aborescent grandeur, with the
spruce and silver firs, the darker cedar, and the arbor
vita. The *broad-leaved laburnum also thrives
greatly here, growing to a great site, and its Wood
is used in veneering. • With regard to the fruitage of
Dupplin, it succeeds but indifferently : grapes, figs,
and late peaches will not ripen : the winter begins
early and ends late, and even the secluded bosom of
this Vale is visited by high anti stormy Winds,
The Lords of Kinnoul have made planting and
agriculture one of their chief pursuits. In 1790
Lord Kinnoul planted not fewer than eighty thousand
trees, besides Scotch firs, providing future forests for
the benefit of his successors and the embellishment of
his country.
Dupplin possesses some, exet4tingly fine pictures.
Among the more remarkable is Dile of Luther, Bucer,
and Catherine the tikati, in the characters of musicians,
by Geo'rtiallit di -Castel Franco. Others very notice-
ab tkre, a fine head of a ;secular liriesl by `titian. Nicholas blessinclthree ehildreth Two pictures
of cattle by Rosa di VOli head of Spenser ; a fine
head of Butler, by Sir Peter Lely ; Mrs. Tofth in the
charaetiat of St. Catherine, by Sir Godfrey Kneller,
Mrs. Tofts lived at the very introduction of the opera
into this kingdom, and sang hi company with Nieto-
lini, but, being ignorant of Italian, chanted her reci-
tative in English, hi answer to his Italian, and the
charms of their voices amply overcame the absurdity.
Among the remainder of the pictures are those of
the second Earl of Kinnoul, by Vandyck ; Chancellor
Haye, by My tens ; a good portrait of Lord Treasurer
Oxfo;d, by Richardson, and a beautiful miniature of
Sir John Earnley,
But the most remarkable is a head of the celebrated
Countess of Desmond, whom the apologists PA' the
usurper Richard 111. bring in as an evidence against
the received opinion of his deformity, with whom she
danced at court. She lived to the age of one hundred
and forty, and twice or thrice renewed her teeth ; for
Lord Bacon assures us, in his " History of Life and
Death," ter per vices dentiisse ' • and again in his " Natu-
arli licei,st sty ehnetrionosld ththteaetshe did dentine twice or
end others Min ill
trhcaoring mentions
their place. _
Not fa r _ _

_ om Lord Kinnoul's residence lie the Carse,
or rich plains of Gowrie, and the hill of Kinnoul,
with its vast cliff, is remarkable for its beautiful
pebbles. Also at a *hort distance are the vestiges of
ithihfiti road.

ntipplift was the Stet* of the unfortunate battle
which was fought on the 12th of August, 1332, be-
tween Edward Baliol and the Scottish army com-
manded by the Earl of Marr, then Regent in the mi-
nority of David the Second. The vestiges of Baliol's
camp remain to this day, a little on the west, while
the Regent's army lay encamped on thehill, very close
to Dupplin House. A disagreement, common to the
feudal times, took place, and the one part of their
leader's forces were separated under the Earl of Dun-
bar, at Auchterarder, a few miles distant. This de-
termined Mar to stand on the defensive until he could
be joined by the former ; but Baliol crossing the river
at night, and beginning his attack, he was induced by
the reproach of timidity from the Earl of Carrick, to
renew the fight with Baliol, supported by the English
archers, the best troops then in Europe. horrible

carnage ensued. Three thousand Seots fell on the
spot, athong whom wore the flower of the nobility,
with no farther loss to the English than two knights
and 33 esquires, without that of one common man.
The day was particularly fatal to the family of the
Hays. Historians relate that the name would have
been extinct, had not several of the warriors left their
wives pregnant. This last circumstance is by some
supposed to be an invention, borrowed from the Ro-
man itory of the Fabii.
THE BANQUET IN THE COUNTY HALL
OF PERTH.

Shortly after the Queen hadpassed through the
city, about five hundred of the most respectable
inhabitants, professional gentlemen, and persons
filling offices of public trust in the town, and a
number of the county gentlemen, sat down to an
elegant entertainment, consisting of wine, fruit, &c.
in the County Hall. The Lord Provost was
in the chair, supported on the right by Mr. Sheriff
11Thigham, Reverend Dr. Thomson, Mr. M‘Leish,
Dean of Guild, Colonel Peebles of the Sixth Cara-
bineers, &c. ' • and on the left by Bailie Clunie, Mr.
Smythe, of Methven, Colonel Balmain, &e. The
Magistrates and Town Clerks acted as Croupiers
at the bottom of the different tables. Among
the guests present on this occasion, were not
a few whose names are distinguished in science
and literature ; and, among others, Professors
Anderson, Gillespie, Duncan, &c. The proceed-
ings were extremely interesting, and characterised by
the most enthusiastic loyalty and devotion to her Ma-
jesty, but we have not time to report them minutely.
Several of the speeches delivered on the occasion were
really eloquent and happily expressed, and Provost
Sidey, particularly, acquitted himself admirably.
On the health of her Majesty being drank, the
national anthem was sung by Mr. Wilson, the emi-
nent vocalist, assisted by some other singers, and in
which the majority of the company took a part. Mr.
Wilson sang several Scottish songs in the course of
the evening, and an excellent band from Edinburgh,
under the leadership of Mr. R. B. Stewart, filled up
the pauses betwixt the toasts that were not occupied
with other music. The party separated about ten
o'clock, highly delighted with the proceedings of the
day, and with the liberality of the-Town Council, as
displayed in the sumptuous banquet with which they
had been regaled.
The proceedings of the day were concluded by an
excellent display of fireworks, which commenced im •
mediately after the breaking up of the company at the
banquet.
DEPARTURE FROM SCONE.
Although it was well known that her Majesty
and suite would not leave Scone Palace for Dunkeld
until eleven o'clock A.M., long previous to that hour
her loyal subjects in this quarter and neighbourhood
took their places along the line of road through
which the Royal cortege was to leave Perth, and on
their approach similar demonstrations of joy greeted
her Majesty as on the previous day. Her Majesty
startEd from Scone about ten minutes past eleven, and
reached the barracks at the west end of the town by
a quarter to twelve noon. Along the whole line of
road through which the Royal cortege passed, the
farewell cheering was hearty and loud, and was gra-
ciously acknowledged by her Majesty and her illus-
trious Consort.
HER MAJESTY AT tYtiiiiliELD.
Her Majesty was greeted with the heartiest accla.
mations on her approach to Dunkeld, where she ar-
rived precisely at a quarter past one o'clock. The
carriage stopped in the Bowling Green. A Royal
salute was then fired; and her Majesty having
alighted, took the arm of Prince Albert, and slowly
walked round the Green, manifesting, by her grati-
fied looks, the admiration with which she beheld the
gallant array of Lord Glenlyon's clansmen, who had
assembled to the number of net lest than a thousand,
all clad in " the garb of old Gaul." The spectacle
was of the most animating description; and the bells
rang a merry peal in honour of the ilhisttiets pair.
Having changed horses the Royal carriage proceeded
on its route, amidst coritinued acclamations..
(From the Caledonian Mercury of Thursday.)
TAYMOUTH CASTLE:
WEbtritStrAY FORENOOI4.,---11" :Majesty's visit to
this princely Castle promises to be the most attractive
feature in the Royal tour, both on account of the ex-
tensive preparations made for the reception, and the
splendid scenery around. It has been remarked that
Taymouth Castle combines all the elements of the
picturesque—the grandeur of mountain scenery, the
beauty of the woodland, and the freshness of the
stream. The Castle, as all tourists know, is a very large,
ashen-coloured, quadranular building, of four stories,
with wings and a tower, a hundred and fifty feet in
height. It is situated near the foot of Drummond
dill, which is covered with luxuriant foliage, the
Tay winding beautifully behind the Castle, and be-
tween it and the base of the hill. in front there is
an extensive lawn, which, after presenting a fine level
for a considerable space, is seen to ascend the opposite
side of the valley, until it joins the forest which runs
to the top of the eminence. • Towards the west
stretches Loch Tay, and on every side the eye loses
itself amidst Alpine scenery. In short, the situation
of Taymouth Castle, as well as the road from Dun-
held to it, possesses charms to the lover of the pic-
turesque which even the Highlands of Scotland can
scarcely surpass; and therefore her
lajesty and
Prince Albert, during their limited sojourn in Scot.
land, could not have selected a tour which affords a
better earnest of the wild beauties of
northern Ca-
ledonia.

The welcome which will
greet her majesty's en.
ance into the Highlands,
Toymouth Castle, willands, and thence to the halls of
x
also be characteristic of the
land. Along the roast from
arches have been erected; at Dunkeld various triumphal
at
is inscribed '° Ye'r Milltown of Kineraigie, one
welcome to your Highland Glens."
of
A mile to the east Aberfeldy there is a splendid
arch surmounted by
a
constructed with heatben
heer crown, the whole being
; another arch of the same
national material has
erected at the entrance of
Aberfeldy, which beautiful village, as well as that of
w
Kenmore, have been all h itewashed for the occasion.
T.
The first approach to
with a heather arch, as well anouth is also decorated
as the bridge at Kenmore
and other places in the vicinity, where the Royal cor-
tege is expected to pass,
On descending the eastern
Castle the eye meets elar approach to Tayiliouth
ree in various directions
fur the use of the ifighi
way to the eastward of the
n.dors assembled= A short
eminence, but the battery Which Castle is a battery on im
on the litoyal approach i Will fire the salute
of the Castle, and at an elevation
on the hill in front
of about 600 feet.
Another battery is plated
to the
foot of Loch Tay, Flags westward, near the
are
placed an the adjoining
hills, so that the approach
Royal Consort can be tele of her Majesty and her
On her Majesty and Piretiplthed•
grand entrance of Ttiyinouth- Albert alighting at the
Castle the scene Is ex-
peeled to be very grand and imposing:
!antlers, to the number of ng, The High.
several hundreds; and
all equipped hi the national dress,
will be drawn
up, forming part 'of a large e •
rii
s llittle round the entrance.
The company of the 02d
aturtlanders; tinder the com-
mand °Major Campbell, tioned here as the guard
of honour; will fill up the remainder of the circle.
Pa tt"
As soon as the Royal _
and
theaPproftehea within the
cordon, the Highlanders
salute in due form, and Immediately after, the clans-
men will take off their betiueis and give three hearty
Highland cheers—while the band of the 66th, which
has been dispatched for thetreasion, will strike up
N the ational Anthem, an
pipers will play the tune their of twenty
after their own
fashion. We understand that
Macdonald, piper
to the Marquis of t l
readalha
piper to the Celtic Society, both officiated
and Mackay,
officiated on the
entrance of George the Fourth
into Holvrood
on the lath of August, 1822.
The • ' '
Highlanders
have all been drilled for the occasion
~
and from
their fine appearance yesterday,
parade in front of the Castle, N:,, at a general
have no doubt
they will Impart an imposing effect to
and which cannot fail to be highly the spectacle,
her Majesty and Prince Albert. interesting to
These stalwart
Highlanders are divided into various
companies—
the grenadier company being under the command of
Captain Campbell Borland--the light
are arrayed in light shepherd tartan,
areempany, who
are under Cap-
tain George Campbell, This last company
are armed
with rifles, and are expected to act as
Deer Beaters
at the grand hunt at the Black Mount.
No. 1 of the Campbells is under W. Bowie Company
Campbell,
Est , COMFany Isio. 2, under J,Campboi
oftaliihei Oh, .ttli-i kilinflor NO 31 under c Renton, Esq"
bell. The Halberdiers wilt ii, mum apt.G.Camp-
,anded by Sir
Alexander Campbell, Bart., of Barcald
Campbell, Esq., of Glenflloch, will Act as
William
nant.Colonel of the whole. The lion 'T
as Lieute-
h:x Maule is
the Adjutant-General, and Major Cain
Mel-
ford,t the Mititant. There are seven standardl3il, of
bearers,
but the chief, or the treadalbane standardi is John
C1011iti411; tof, *Y.., of Glenfalloch, wile
dawn of Celtic manliness' and vigour, 8 a fine ape"
A large assemblage of Nobility are expected at the
Castle airing the Royal visit. Among. those who
have already -artived are the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Abetton,,the Earl of
Lauderdale, Lord and Lady Belhaven, Sir Anthony
Maitland, the Hon. Fox Maule, the lion. Mr. Ras.
sell,
The alterations within Tay
mouth Castle are on the
most extensive scale. The drawing-room has been
newly furnished, and liberally, with a gorgeous
mag-
nificence. We understand that an individual
versed in those matters, and intimatelyae ai ual well
(nted with
the principal seats on either side of the 'Tweed, gave
it as his decided opinion,that
neither England nor
Scotland could rival the rawing-room of
Castle, and he added, .that he questioned if Europe
itself could equal the workmanship which has been
expended on this drawing-rcent The
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rooms, is also on the came scale -Of - splendour.. .--'.--
.The
. cost has been immense. ...•,.._._

The day was rather looking dull in the morn-
ing, but as it advanced it cleared up, se that her
Majesty has every prospect of a pleasant drive
from Scone to Dunkeld, and thence along the
wooded banks of the Tay to Taymouth Castle.
It is supposed that her Majesty will reach the
Castle about five o'clock. The aquatic excursion
on Loch Tay has been arranged for to-morrow.
The Queen's barge is commanded by Captain Mac-
Dougall, R.N., who will steer in person—the Loch
Tay barge is commanded by Lieutenant J. Campbell,
R.N.—and the Admiralty barge by Lieutenant
Campbell, R.N. There will be six barges which will
accompany her Majesty, who if the weather is fine,
will in this manner visit the falls of Acharran.
We also learn that her Majesty's route from Tay-
mouth to Drummond Castle will be by Kenmore,
keeping on the north side of Loch Tay to Killin, and
thence by Loch Earn Head to Crieff.