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

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY IVIOItNING, SEPTEMBER s, 1842.

QUEEN'S Vl°qT TO scoTLANn.

EDINBURGH, 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 snaking 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 he 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 by Lord Robert Tier, 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 marygolds. 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 he rung
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
carriage guarded by a party of the Archers. As the
Royal carriage approached the triumphal arch, the
hands struck up the Royal anthem, and when they
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 recqive our most sincere assurance
of continued loyalty and devoted attachment."
Her Majesty received the Provost's address in the
most courteou§ 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
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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 • oyous
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.

ilr6f‘ped t)LordWilloug' ,v's seNt.Drummond Castle.,
whece it is expected she tit remain until the follow-:
ing Tuesday. Ithmediately on' her arrival the guns
from the fort opposite. the Castle will fire a Royal
salute. During the Royal visit, a series of the most
magnificent fetes will take place.
Upon her Majesty quitting Drummond Castle, she
will proceed to Stirling; but it is not known whether
the Royal party will inspect the. Castle : if not, they
will pass directly- to Edinburgh.
The departure of her Majesty from Edinburgh is
positively fixed to take place on Thursday, the 16th
inst. The Royal George yacht, and the rest of the
Royal squadron, are ordered to be in readiness on
that day.

. THE DRAWING-ROOM AT DALKEITH
PALACE ON MONDAY.
(From the Edinburgh. Advertiser.)
From an early hour in the forenoon, the road to
Dalkeith, leading to the Sheriff-hall entrance to the.
domain of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, was
crowded with carriages. Before twelve o'clock, up-
wards of a hundred had taken their stations in the
avenue. It was calculated that 380 carriages stopped
at the principal entrance; and the whole number that
passed ailkeith Palace may be fairly stated at 400,
and they extended fully to the length of three miles.
The morning portended rain ; and about eleven
o'clock a heavy Scotch mist descended; but it was
fortunately of short duration. As the hour fixed for
the' commencement of the Reception approached, the
bustle on the road increased ; but we are happy to
state that, so far as we have heard, no accident was
occasioned by the impatience which was felt to obtain
an early place in the train. No confusion whatever
occurred at the entrance or elsewhere.
The avenue was kept by a party of the Enniskillen
Dragoons ; and on the lawn before the Palace, where
several tents had been erected, a guard of honour was
stationed, and also the band of the 53d Regiment,
which from time to time continued to play a variety of
lively and popular tunes.
Among the earliest arrivals
were those of the deputation from the Commission of
the last General Assembly, and from the Universities.
The Magistrates of Aberdeen arrived at an early heur
in two carriages, each drawn by four greys,
with
scarlet liveries, halberds, and streamers.
The Reception was held in the great gallery of the
Palace, which had been handsomely fitted up. In the
course of the morning, awnings were erected before
the principal entrance to the Palace; and altogether
the preparations appeared to he of the best description.
The various deputations were first admitted to the
Royal presence. The Magistrates of Edinburgh
having been introduced, met with a most gracious
reception.

The deputation representing the Church, con-
sisted of more than thirty members of the late Gene-
ral Assembly.
The deputations from the Universities of Edin-
burgh, Glasgow,' St. Andrew's, and Aberdeen, were
next introduced.

The Reception was attended by--.
DUCHESS of Roxburghe.
MARCHIONESS of Abercorn.
COUNTESSES—Rosebery, Haddington, Morton, Dal-
housie, Eglinton, Cawdor, and Hopetoun.
LADIES—John Scott, Frederick Fitzelarence, Blan-
tyre, Belhaven, Janet B uchanan, Charlotte Murray
Macgregor, Alicia Erskine, Jane Charteris, Ellen
Douglas, Louisa Primrose, Anne Primrose, Louisa
Forbes, Napier, Ruthven, Henderson, Durham,
Charlotte Fletcher, Anne Mackenzie, Buchan Hep-
burn, Hall, Catherine Douglas, Clerk, Georgina Bal-
four, and Mary Dundas, Caroline Charteris, by the
Duchess of Buccleuch, Harriet Suttie, by the Duchess
of Buccleuch; Caroline Burgess, by the Duchess of
Buccleuch.
HoNoußAnLEs—Anne Pandas, Jane Dundas, Mrs.
Callendar of Craig-forth, George Hope, Mrs. Prim-
rose, Catherine Stuart, and Georgina Stuart, Mrs.
Adolphus Cathcart, by the Duchess of Buccleuch.
MISTRESSES.—CampbeII of Islay, Alison (Possi
forAdfiTssiEle:.il
House,) Murray of Crlngletie, Richard Fox, Kincaid
Hope Johnstone, Camp-
Lennox, Alex. Wedderburn, William Law, Ruther-
Emma Law, Charlotte Law,
Denniston, and E. Dennis-
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The i hurray,
a followinge
Fer Macgregor,oil,
bell, Isabella Clerk, Watson of Saughton, Murray,
Cunningham izcc lraari ezne en ed „
and Miss Clerk.
(Here follow three columns of names which our
readers will thank us for omitting.—En. Sun.)
Thesiger,
are the Addresses of the Church of
Scotland presented at the Reception to the Queen
and Prince Albert, with the answers :
TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

phiceradcicael s
sion
of the Church of
the General As-
sembly,f
May it please your Afa.Eeiscitec's
We, the Ministers and
Scotland, met in the Commission
ofoofcretnhietors held the
privilege
congratula-
tions o
approaching the Throne with
of the
eagerly avail ourselves
our of a
visit
o
on the highly interesting Occasion.
kingdom,
ent over
our august Sovereign to the ancient
. to the owerof
which a long line of her Royal
tadvanced in hsceptre,
of and
Brunswick,‘Nilich, haevers since
rapidly
he peaceful arts of
civilisa-
tion, in commercial enterprise, in t . , .
independent, and orderly
ind
patriotic people industry, and in the loyal,
:--
effects which we attribute primarily character of an intelligent and
by P
Divine truth, impressed on the heart the faithful
preaching of the Word, accompanied bythe .
education,
inesti-
mable advantage of a sound and practical
based on the Holy Scriptures.
It has been hitherto, and we trust will ever be, the
aim of those who have the spiritual oversight of the
people of this land to inculcate, along with the para-
mount obligations, privilecres, and hopes of the Gospel,
the indisensable duty of aflegiance t° the sovereign
power of the State, and cheerful s' abjection to the
othor authorities. ordained of God for the punishment
of evil doers, and the praise of them that do well ;
and, fortified by the experience of former times, our
firm conviction is, that there can be no adequate
security for the stability of the throne, the permanent
tranquillity of the empire and the perpetuity of the
best national institutions, except that which is derived
from the purifying influence of our most holy faith,
extended to all the pursuits of human life, so as to
cherish the practice of that righteousness which ex-
alteth a nation.
It has been highly satisfactory to successive Gene-
neral Assemblies, to receive annually, from the repre-
sentatives of every Sovereign since this Church was
finally established by law, the strongest assurances
that it will be secured in the possession of all its
rights and privileges ; and we entertain the earnest
hope that your Majesty will ever extend your Royal
protection to an ecclesiastical establishment which'. is
acknowledged to have been productive of the most
substantial national results.
That the supreme Lord and King of the world,
whose dominion ruleth over all, may preserve your
Majesty in the possession of every temporal and
spiritual blessing, that the nation may long rejoice
under your beneficent government, and that, after a
prosperous and. peaceful reign, your Majesty, with
the Royal family, may
eternally enjoy the inheritance
of a better countri
, which is an heavenly, is our most
earnest prayer, n the name of the Commission of
the, General Assembly.
(Signed)
DAVID WELSH, Moderator.
Edinburgh, Sep. 3, 1842.
To this Address her Majesty was pleased to return
the following most gracious answer :
For this loyal and dutiful address I return you my
thanks.
I acknowledge with gratitude the inestimable ad-
vantages which have been derived from the ministra-
tions of the Church of Scotland. They have con-
tributed in an eminent degree to form the character
of a loyal and religious people.
I confidently trust that by your example and con-
duct you will continue to deserve my favour and
protection. You may be assured that the solemn en-
gagement into which I have entered to preserve all
the rights and privileges of the Church as established
by law, shall be fulfilled by me with scrupulous
fidelity.
--------

Highness,
We
TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESs PRINCE ALBERT.
111 and loyal subjects, the
Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, met
in the Commission of the
Al,
ahyerit please
AlajestYy7r dußti °4l
General Assembly, beg
leave to offer to your Royal
Highness
our heartfelt
congratulations onhappy occasion the
arrival, along with our Gracious
northern portion of the United iz-
-Lingdom. We have
been highly gratified by all that we have heard of
the digaified and honourable
usthe
deportment of your
Royal Highness, and other excellencies of character,
Queen, in this
worthy of the illustrious race from which you are
descended; and we are grateful to Divine Providence
foofr havingthe i
inestimable
sv
toi vouchsafed exhilarating prospect
which may result to our
posterity from the occupation „f the Throne of this
great empire in time to come by a line of Sovereigns
whose ancestors have long gupperted the interests of
the Reformation. laefe d
benefitstc'
It is our devout prayer that your Royal Highness,
with our beloved Sovereign, and your Royal Off-
spring, may long be preserved in tie
enjoyment of
health and comfort, and in the full possession of the
ardent attachment of a grateful people, and at last,
through the merit of our Divine Redeemer, exalted
to the bright and incorruptible inheritance of heaven.
Given at Edinburgh, in name of the Commission of
the General Assembly.
(Signed) DAVID WELSH, Moderator.
Edinburgh, Sept. 3, 1842.
To this Address his Royal Highness Prince Albert
returned the following most gracious reply :
To the Commission of the General Assembly
of the Church of Scotland.
I thank you most cordially for the kind congratu-
lation upon our first visit to Scotland, contained in
the Address you have just presented to me.
I earnestly trust that the Church of Scotland may
successfully pursue its exertions for the promotion of
! true religion and sound education, and thereby ad-
.

vance the best interests of a loyal and affectionate
people.
PRINCE ALBERT IN EDINBURGH.

Yesterday his Royal Highness Prince Albert paid
an early visit to the city, to inspect some of the pub-
lic institutions, &c. He left Dalkeith Palace shortly
after eight o'clock, acccmpanied by Colonel Bouverie
and the lion. G. E. Anson, on horseback. Exactly at
nine his Royal Highness rode into the Court of the
University-, where he was received by the Very
Reverend Principal Lee, Professor Bell, and Professor
Traill.

His Royal Highness manifested great delight in
minutely examining the specimens ; and occasioned
much surprise by his profound knowledge of various
branches of Natural History, particularly of Ornitho-
logy, Mineralogy, and Geology. In Ornithology he
seemed intimately acquainted with the most recent
discoveries ; asked if the collection possessed several
new species which he mentioned, and detected many
of the rarest specimens, before his attendants had time
to point them out. He made a round of all the Gal-
leries in the Western Museum ; entered the lecture-
room of the Learned Professor of Natural History,
and at once recognised many of the drawings of ice-
bergs and Alpine scenery, and especially those illus-
trative of the Glacial Theory.
In the Model Gallery, his Royal Highness pointed
out the various remarkable objects in the scenery
around Mont Blanc, and showed the arduous path by
which he himself had reached the Jardin across the
Mer de Glace, in his Alpine excursions. The
Principal conducted his Royal Highness through
the splendid Hall of the Library ;—directed his at-
tention to the small, but classical collection of paint-
ings, and exhibited several of the interesting manu-
scripts. After which his Royal Highness visited the
Eastern Museum, containing the fine collection of
skeletons.

The early hour had rendered his visit as he in-
tended,prirate. Only two ladies, whom we under-
stood to be the daughters of Professor Traill, ac-
companied the party. His Royal Highness took his
departure about ten o'clock, leaving all who had
the good fortune to meet him charmed with his
urbanity, his elegant manners and deportment, the
sagacity of his observations, and the extent and accu-
racy of his knowledge of Natural History.
His Royal Highness then proceeded to the Institu-
tion on the Mound, accompanied by Principal Lee,
and John Russell, Esq., C.S. After viewing the
Royal Society Room, Principal Lee conducted his
Royal Highness to the Antiquarian Museum,
where he pointed out the most interesting objects to
the Prince, such as the 21faiden ; John Knox's
pulpit ; Jennie Geddes's stool ; the Thumbikins;
Rizzio's walking cane ; the Ribbon worn by Prince
Charles Stuart; with all of which the Prince seemed
highly amused. He afterwards minutely inspected
the Gallery of Ancient Pictures, where he was joined
by Dr. Abercromby and Sir John Robison, when he
shortly afterwards left. The Prince expressed to Mr.
Smith his regret that time would not allow him to in-
spect the ancient sculpture.
His Royal Highness, in order to have a view of the
romantic scenery in the environs of the city, ascended
some of the eminences in the neighhourhood. From
the Institution he proceeded to the Calton Hill, and
thence taking the route by George-street, Moray-
place, Lothian-road, &c., he proceeded as far as the
brow of the hill at Morning-side. From this point
the Prince returned by Brunsfield Links, up the
middle walk of the Meadows, and turning by Teviot
Row, left the town by Bristo-street for Dalkeith.