The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-11 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VIS L' T TO
WALI%IER CASTL E .
The following are the particulars o f her Majesty
and his Royal Highness Prince Albe: rt's route from
town to Weimer Castle yesterday.
On the arrival of the Queen and Pri nee at Green-
wich a party of the 7th hussars relieve id the escorting
detachment that accompanied the Re yal party from
Paddington. At Dartford a relay of I gorses was sup-
plied and a fresh escort provided. Th a bells of the
venerable church rang a jovial peal, az d the inhabi-
tants generally assembled to witness ti ie Royal pro-
gress through. Horses were again changed at
Gravesend, a triumphal arch being exec ted across the
new road by High-street. A vast nu tuber of per-
sons loudly cheered. the Queen and Prix .ca, and after
a short delay the Royal cortege of ti zee carriages
pursued its route, through Rochester and Sitting-
bourne, to Canterbury, parties of the 7t h Hussars re-
lieving each other at the different stairs •
CANTERBURY, THURSDAY AFTER:6O( )No--The an-
cient and "famous" city of Canterbursr was this after-
noon honoured by the august preseni of its Sove-
reign, accompanied by her illustriou s Consort and
youthful and lovely children, in wic irts the hopes of
the nation have centred such interest ar id e.xpectations.
Although many centuries back this smelt flt, metro-
polis of the kingdom of Kent could bo: sat of I)einer the
residence of its Kings—regal visits i vithin the last
century have been seldom, and conseq a.mtly the pro-
gress of the Queen through the city tt day could not
fail to call forth the loyal feelings of tine inhabitants.
The visits of Sovereigns to the city i n olden times
have supplied the contemporary chronic lers with ma-
terials
of an amusing description—nem ding with the
greatest minuteness the usages adopte4 1 for their re-
ception and entertainment. The
,most celebrated in
the annals of the city were the visit of:I lenry VI. and
his Queen, to pay their devotion at the tomb of the
martyr (Thomas a'Becket) in 1450. Ed ward IV. and
Queen Elizabeth, his- consort, in 14 when Arch-
bishop Bourchier is stated by Hasha I to have' en-
tertained them " very splendidly an d nobly" in
their pilgrimage to Becket's shrine, a nd it appears
costly presents were given to the King and Queen by
the corporation. Richard 111. came •to Canterbury
in 1483, when he was the means of cc inferring some
important benefits on the city charts rs. The next
Royal visit on record was that of llei iry VIII. and
Queen Catherine. Queen Mary passed through the
city in 1558, on her way to Sir T. Malsle's residence,
and was presented by the citizens with, a purse of 20
angels. (101.) The visit of Queen Eliza l)eth in 1573
and 1582, are, however, the most brilliant handed
down in history. On the first visit of ;that popular
Sovereign she held a Court at the Abbey .of St. Au-
gustine (converted into a Palace by Henry VIII., her
father,. on the dissolution of the monasteries),.and on
her arrival the corporation presented her with 60 an-
gels (301.) in a " scented" purse, and the heralds, ser-
geants at arms, and the attendants in the P.oyal reti-
nue, were liberally provided with preseuts by the citi-
zens. It is generally known that Charles I. consum-
mated his marriage with Henrietta of France at St.
Augustine in 1625, and that unfortunate King again
visited the city in 1641. Charles IL,. at the restora-
tion, stayed some days at St. Augustine 4 Palace, and,
at the time he went through the city say Dover with
his Queen, a banquet was provided by the .hen Mayor.
William III: was sumptuously banqueted .in 1690,
and in 1695, when on his way to the Coalinent•
George I. and George 11. also made visits to thea.litY•
It was the general feeling of the inhabitants stn
make every display of loyalty and regard to the au-
gust person of the Queen consistent with her Ma-
jesty's convenience and comfort; but, owing to the
proffered services of the East Kent yeomanry having
been declined, the military preparations for the Royal
escort having been completed, the Mayor and Civic
authorities very properly consulted with the Home
Secretary as to whether it would be the wish of her
Majesty to receive the city address on passing through
the city or not, and in reply Sir James Graham
stated it would be more in accordance with the wishes
of the Queen that the address should be forwarded to
him, as it might delay the arrival of her Majesty at
Walmer Castle. The city address was accordingly
sent to the Right Hon. Baronet.
The weather this morning was on the whole fine for
the month of November, and all the arrangements for
the decoration of the houses along the High-street
from 'West-gate to Deal-road, and the erection of
galleries and triumphal arches were in excellent taste.
At West-gate, the only city gate now remaining,
galleries were erected on each side of its.lofty round
towers, tastefully hung with coloured draperies, and
ornamented with evergreens, and streamers and flags,
emblazoned with the Royal and City arms, and others
with inscriptions expressive of attachment to the
reigning family. The noble archway was also pro-
fusely hung with evergreens, with the Royal initials
of V. A. in large gilt characters. On the eastern',
tower was hoisted. the Royal standard.
That part of the city was densely crowded for some
considerable time before the Queen's arrival, and by
one o'clock the galleries were filled with the families
of the clergy connected with the cathedral and those
of the civic authorities.
At the end of High-street, by the Dane John, a
triumphal arch was formed across the road with co-
lumns on each side, with " Welcome" inscribed in
large letters over the carriage way, the whole being
decorated with evergreens and various coloured flags.
About oue o'clock the depots of the 94th, 21st, and
96th Regiments, and some privates of the 39th and
51st, came into the High-street, and formed in double
line by St. Margaret's-lane as the intended guard of
honour of her Majesty, eaptain Holt commanded.
A party, of the Bth Hussars, commanded by Lieut.
James, were drawn up on the opposite side of the
street, and were to form the escort to relieve the 7th
Hussars, and attend the Queen, as was underitood, as
far as Winghern, on the road to Sandwich.
By two o'clock. the thousands congregated from St.
Dunstan s, along the line selected for the Royal route,
as far as St. Thomas's-hill, were momentarily expect-
ing the arrival of her Majesty, and the Royal car-
riages which passed through the city for Weimer,
with the principal domestics in the Royal household,
occasioned a stir every now and then amongst the
populace. The windows of every house were occupied
by parties of ladies, all evidently anxious for the ar-
rival of her Majesty.
At twenty minutes to three the Royal carriage, es-
corted by the cavalry, was discerned from St. Du-
nstan's, and the gratifying intelligence passed very
quickly to the remotest part of the city.
At precisely a quarter to three o'clock her Majesty
and his Royal Highness reached West-gate, the
Queen and Prince having been loudly cheered from
St. Dunstan's by the people.
A Royal salute was immediately fired from the
gaol, and the multitude rent the air with their enthu-
siastic acclamations of joy, the ladies in the galleries
at the same time waving their handkerchiefs, betoken-
ing their pleasure in beholding their amiable and de-
voted Sovereign within the precincts of the city.
Owing to the thoroughfare being thronged on either
side with spectators, the speed of the horses was
abated, and the Royal carriages progressed along the
High-street at a slow pace, amidst the warm and
oft-repeated cheering of the loyal inhabitants and
others congregated to welcome their Queen on the
occasion.
The pleasure of the people was unexpectedly height-
ened by the opportunity they had of beholding the
lovely little Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales,
ho were held to the carriage windows by their at-
tendants, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, in care of
their Royal Highnesses, being with them.
The guard of honour, before the Royal carriages
arrived at St. Margaret's-lane, passed to the Fountain
Hotel, where relays of horses were in waiting, and on
her Majesty's arrival received her with the customary
honours. The escort kept close in the rear of the
Queen's carriage. It was about ten minutes to three
when the Royal carriage drove up to the hotel, and
after the necessary delay of changing the horses the
Royal cortege immediately resumed its route by the
High-street to the Deal-road.
The " Royal progress," as far as St. Thomas's-hill,
afforded a very animated scene, the liveliest demon-
strations of the people rendering the reception of the
Queen at once gratifying to herself and to the illus-
trious Prince, her consort.
The Royal cortege consisted of three carriages, the
first with her Majesty and Prince Albert, the second
containing the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal,
and the third the Countess of Dunmore, Lady in
Waiting ; Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting ;
Lord Charles Wellesley and Colonel Wylde, Equerries
in 'Waiting on the Queen and Prince.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, it will be impos-
sible to give a lengthened notice of her Majesty's pro-
gress to Sandwich.
The Duke of Wellington, as Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports, received her Majesty a short distance
this side of Sandwich, and attended the Queen direct
to Weimer Castle.
ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY.
DOVER, THURSDAY EVENING. —This afternoon,
about five o'clock, her Majesty and suite arrived at
Walther. Castle (the seat of the Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports) in perfect safety, amid the joyous
greetings of a numerous concourse of her loyal sub-
pets. As the Royal cortege passed through the va-
rious towns along the road, and under triumphal
arches that had been erected at various points, the ut-
most joy and rejoicing were manifested by her people.
The weather was rather unpropitious---a thick driz-
zling rain having continued to fall during the greater
part of the day ; but this circumstance seemed in no
way to affect the loyalty of the men and women
of Xent. The Duke of Wellington left Dover this
morning at an early hour, to meet the Queen on the
threshold of the Cinque Ports, and to conduct her to
his marine residence, Weimer Castle, the keys of
which he delivered iredue form- to her Majesty ; and
after the Queen had taken possession of the Castle,
his Grace returned to the Ship Hotel, at Dover his
present temporary residence, which he reached by