The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-18 00:00:00

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.

PORTSMOUTII, WEDNESDAY EVENINC.—A few minutes
after four o'clock this afternoon the Volcano steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander C. .1. Featherstone, came into the
harbour with the Royal Standard flying, having on board her
Majesty the Queen Dowager, their Serene Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess, and the hereditary Prince of Saxe
Meiningen, the Earl of Denbigh, Earl Howe, and several other
members of the Royal suite. As the steamer proceeded up
the barb:Air, the yards of the St. Vincent and Victory were
manned, anti they each fired a Royal salute. The Port Admiral,
'ir Edward Codrington, and the Admiral Superintendent, the
Hon. D. P. Bouverie, and the Commander-in-Chief k 1 the
district, Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, immediately
went en board the Volcano to pay their respects to her A'ajesty,
and to reeeiye her commands.
In the expectation that her 'Majesty would land, a guard
of honour was drawn up at the King's stairs, where a great
number of persons bad congregated to met t her liajesty upoa
landing. Her Majesty, however, instead of landing, proceeded
on hoard the St. Vincent, accompanied by the Duke and.
Duchess and the Prince of Saxe Meiningen, Earl Howe, and
others of the Royal suite, and by Adinual4 Sir E. Codringtoe
rnd Bouverie, and by General Sir 11. Pakenham.
After going over and inspecting every part of this splendid
ship, the Royal party neat went on board the Victory, the
vessel in which the gallant Nelson fought his last action, and
received his death wound.

As her Majesty was a consic:erable time on board these two
ships, it was too late for her to land, and she therefore west
on board the Volcano, in which she was conveyed to Ride,
where, at the Pier Hotel, dinner had been ordered for the
Royal party, and where her Majesty remained for the night.
SOUTHASIPToN, WEDNESDAY Eva NlNG.—lirr Majeety
the Quern Dowager arrived by railway at one o'clock to-day,
and proceeded, attended by Lord Howe and her Soils, to the
Royal Pier, for embarkation on board the Volcano. While her
Majesty was standing sin the Pier, Captain Lewis, Commander
of the Braganca Peninsula Company's steam-ship, resolved
upon complimenting her Majesty with a Royal Salute trom the
Bragauza. Her Majesty seemed flattered with the attention paid
her, but her pleasure was sadly damped by a distressing accident
that occurred to G. Ilex, the gunner of the Braganca, who, at
the second or third gun, was in the act of ramming-home the
cartridge, when, from the gun not being thoroughly sponged
out previous to putting, in the cartridge, the charge ignited, and
shattered the poor fellow's right arm in a dreadffil manner, the
bone being splintered into more than twerey pieces, the jaw
being shattered also, and several of the teeth broken, tier
Majesty evinced the greatest possible affliction at the dis-
tressing event, and desired that the best surgical assistance
should be instantly obtained, and that her Alajetty should be
made acquainted with the result, The patient was immedi-
ately conveyed to the residence of Mr. J. Wiblin, Boyle street,
who happened fortunately to be present, and under his skilful
attention the arm was set in such a position as to render it
possible that the limb might be saved, but at seven o'clock this
evening, when Captain Lewis visited him, great apprehensions
were entertained, we regret to say, t, at in the course el the
night the limb will require to be amputated. '1 he poor feilow
has a wife and family. Her Majesty felt the pier at two
o'clock tor Ryde.
lirDE, THURSDAY AFTENNOON.—This morning her Ma-
jesty, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess and the Prince of
Saxe Meiningen, &e , embarked on board the Volcano, and
proceeded for a trip to the back of the island, going out by the
eastern passage. It is thought she will go round the is.and,
and return by the 'Needles passage.
A public meeting ul the inhabitants of Ryde was held tc-day
at the Town-hall, which was must numerously attended, and
at which it was unanimously agreed to present a loyal address
to her Majesty, wilieh will bo presented to her Majesty either
this evening, upon her return from her trip, sir to-morrow
morning. it is understood that her Majesty will return to.
morrow. Several residences are spoken of in the 'island as
having been selected by lier 3lajesty for her occupation, among
other, Version Castle has been named ; but at present thin is
mere conjecture, as nothing in this respect has yet been decided
upon. filer Majesty, up to this hour (five o'clock), has not
yet returned, but is momentarily expected. It is understood
that she would land for a short time at Veatner. Her Ma-
jesty and the Duke and Duchess and the Prince of Saxe
Meirlingen have expressed themselves much gratified at their
visit to the Sr. Vincent end Victory.