The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-06 00:00:00

ARRIVAL of the QUEEN of WURTEMBERG.

Yesterday evening, sou.l after eight o'clock,
her. Majesty the Queen of Wurtemberg passed
the Obelisk on the Kent-road, on her way to St.
James's Palace. he carriage in which the
Queen travelled from Greenwich was one of
his Majesty's brown-coloured state-carriages,
drawn by four bay horses, the postilions and
outriders being in scarlet and gold liveries. The
carriage was escorted by a party of Life Guards,
commanded by an officer. Her Majesty was
followed by three other carriages, in one of which
were the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, attend-
ed by numerous outriders, who, as well as the
postilions, were in mourning. At an early hour
in the morning a messenger arrived at St.
James's, conveying the intelligence of the
Royal yacht being off Gravesend on its way
to Greenwich. Her Majesty was received at
the watergate of Greenwich Hospital by his
Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence and
other branches of the Royal Family, attended by
the Lieutenant-Governor. Scarlet cloth had
been previously laid down from the Governor's
house to the steps at the water's edge. On
landing the Queen passed through ranks of the
Greenwich pensioners, who were drawn up in
double files, as were also the children of the
Naval School. A body of Foot Guards, form-
ing a guard of honour, presented arms on her
arrival, the band playing " God save the King."
A concourse of people cheered her Majesty most
enthusiastically, and greeted her arrival on her
native shore, from which she has been absent
about SO years. The Tower guns fired at eight
o'clock, to announce the event. On her Ma-
jesty passing along the Kent-road, which was
crowded with spectators, she met with every de-
monstration of loyalty and respect. The Queen
is now in her 61st year, being born on the 29th
of Sept. 1766.

VASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

WINDSOR; MAY s.—The KING, accompanied
by the Lord Steward, arrived at the Royal
Lodge yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, in his
travelling carriage, with outriders, but unattended
by any military escort. A number of dis-
tinguished visiters are expected at the Royal
Lodge previous to Ascot Races, which his MA-
JESTT intends honouring with his presence.
Ivery preparation has been made at Frog-
more Lodge for the reception of the Queen of
Wurtemberg, who is expected with her Royal
Highness Princess Augusta in the course of the
week."

Yesterday morning, between eight and nine
o'clock, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence and
the Prineess Augusta, left town for Greenwich,
for the purpose of receiving her MAJESTY on
her landing.
His MAJESTY arrived at his Palace in St.
James's at half-past two o'clock, where the KING
was soon after joined by the Duchess of Glou-
cester and the Princess Sophia. The KING
received several communications in- the course of
the afternoon from the Duke of Clarence.

Soon after seven o'clock, an Admiralty Mes-
senger arrived at the Palace with the news that
at twenty minutes before seven o'clock, the Royal
Yacht arrived off Greenwich.

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the
Princess Augusta, &c. went on board the Royal
Yacht to receive her MAJESTY.

The QUICZN and the Princess Augusta en-
tered his Majesty's landau at twenty minutes past
seven o'clock, and were escorted by a Captain's
guard of the Life Guards.

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and
part of her MAJESTY'S suite, followed in two
carriages. An orderly man, belonging to the
Life Guards, was stationed on Westminster-
bridge, who, on the Royal procession coming in
,ight, galloped to the Horse Guards. The
Guard were instantly ordered out, mounted, and
received the QUEEN with military honours.
The Foot Guards, on duty at the Tilt-yard,
were also drawn out, and presented arms.
Soon after the cavalcade had entered the
Park, a double Royal salute was fired from the
guns, which had been placed since nine o'clock
in the morning.
At tWenty minutes before nine o'clock, the
landau, containing the QUEEN and the Princess
Augusta, passed through the garden-gate, to the
Palace. The Duke of Clarence alighted from
his carriage at the garden-gate, and walked to
the Palace.

As the QUEEN entered the garden, her MA-
JESTY was enthusiastically cheered.

The KING, with the Duchess of Gloucester
and the Princess Sophia, attended by the Lord
Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Master of
the Horse, and the Principal Equerry, received
the QUEEN on her alighting from the carriage,
His MAJESTY received his Royal Sister in the
most affectionate and interesting manner.
About an hour after, his MAJESTY, the Duke
of Clarence, the Queen of Wurtemberg, the.
Princess Augusta, the principal attendants on.
the QUEEN, Lady Waldegrave, &c., sat down to
dinner. Her Majesty's suite proceeded to the
apartments of the Duke of Cumberland, in the
Palace, which were prepared purposely for their
reception.
The KING left town at a quarter past 11 o'clock,
in his travelling chariot and lour, for his Royal
Lodge, Windsor Park.
The entrance opposite the German Chapel is
that which has been allotted for the Nobility to
inake their inquiries after the health of the QUEEN;
between the hours of two and five.

We hear it reported that the elder Brethren of
the Trinity House intend to discontinue the long
established custom of giving a grand entertain-
ment at the City of London Tavern, on Trinity
Monday, to the Ministers and Gentlemen filling
high official stations.
Mr. Lambton is arrived in London from
Naples, considerably improved in health, Mr.
Lambton intends to remain in England for
about one month, when he will return to Lady
Louisa and his family, whom he has left at Naples,
Lieutenant Lawrence, of Barnstaple, is super,
intending the formation of a leather storm-sail,
for a revenue cutter—the first of the invention of
that officer, made about twelve months ago, and
in use ever since, having been found to answer
the intended purpose in a most satisfactory
d the Mersey in a crazy boat. It
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crossed
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and when a female passenger cried
" Mercy on us !" Lee Lewis exclaimed, " I hope
not."—Dibdin's Reminiscences.

SANG FnoiD.—During the Peninsular war,
a French General, whilst engaged in action, was
about taking a pinch of snuff from the box of
an Aide-de-camp on his right hand, when the
latter was struck by a ball, which killed him on
the spot. The General immediately turned to
an Aide-de-Camp on his left, and *aid, " I
will thank you, Sir, to give me a pinch of snuff
out of your box, as our friend has taken his
along with hint."