The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-26 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE NORTH.

It is now definitely arranged, says the Observer, that
her Majesty will arrive at the Great Northern Railway,
from Osborne, at, or as nearly as possible, one o'clock on
the afternoon of to-morrow (Wednesday). She will be
received at the station in Maiden-lane, which will be
decorated with emb!ematieal devices in evergreens,
dahlias, and other flowers suitable to the occasion, by Mr.
Denison, M.P., the chairman of the company, together
with the directors, &c., who will conduct her Majesty
and the royal suite to a magnificently-fitted, although
temporary, suite of apartments, erected over the station
under the direction of Mr. Cubitt. The royal train will
be in readiness at two o'clock precisely, in order to give
her Majtsty and her Royal Consort time to partake of the
splendid dejeuner which is to be provided for her by the
company on her arrival. The Queen's carriage will be
surmounted by a splendid silk royal standard, four feet
six by two feet, it having been ascertained that all the
bridges and tunnels on the line will enable them to carry
a flag of such dimensions and leave four or five inches to
spare. The length of the royal saloon carriage is 18 feet
6 inches, by 7 feet 6 inches in width. It is lined with
white brocaded silk, of Indian manufacture, with raised
scarlet flowers ; and as an evidence of texture and value of
material, we are assured that if it were made in England
the cost would be at the rate of three guineas per yard.
The windows are of the most beautiful plate glass, and the
whole of the furniture, as well as the retiring-room
attached to the saloon, is of walnut tree wood, the
chairs and ottomans being covered with the same material
as the lining of the carriage. The carriage is lighted
from a lantern, with a powerful reflector, over the retiring-
room ; and on the opposite side of the saloon is a magni-
ficent mirror reflecting the light back again, giving the
apartment, for that the carriage really is, a most brilliant
and elegant appearance. The only exterior distinction is
a broad gold moulding round the carriage, with a spten-
didly-gilt crown and coat-of-arms over each doorway, and
the pannels exquisitely painted with the orders of the
Bath, the Garter, and the other orders of knighthood.
The Prince of Wales' saloon and retiring-room is of
equal dimensions, and equally elegant, with the exception
that the lining is pure white brocaded silk, instead of
having any coloured flowers, and the saloon for the royal
suite is very similar. The curtains are of beautiful green
silk, affixed to gilt rods, and the saloons are fitted with
wine coolers, chiffoffonniers, couches, &c., and all the
appurtenances of an elegantly furnished apartment,.
It appears now, however, that the above arrangements
were, at a late hour on Saturday evening, set aside. Her
Majesty, on reaching the Nine Elms-station of the South
Western Railway, will proceed to Buckingham-palace,
where sheavill first partake of refreshment, and then pro-
ceed to the Great Northern Railway, arriving at the
platform at two o'clock, the original time appointed for
her departure. In consequence of these alterations, the
works in reference to the preparation of the apartments
for the reception of her Majesty on arriving at the King's
Cross-station have been countermanded. The directors
have given orders for the erection of a gallery on the plat-
form to which two or three hundred ladies and gentlemen
will have the privilege of entre'e by ticket only. The pre-
parations for the reception of her Majesty at Doncaster
are upon a moat magnificent scale. By permission of
the company, the corporation have erected a capacious
gallery on the platform, which will accommodate several
hundred ladies and gentlemen to witness the ceremony
of the presentation of an address to her Majesty on her
arrival. She will also be received, on the arrival of
the train, by a guard of honour stationed on the plat-
form. The distance of the Angel Inn, where her
Majesty and her Royal Consort are to sleep, is about
a quarter of a mile from the station, and within
that short distance no less than three triumphal arches are
in course of erection, which will have suitable inscriptions
and devices. Every house in Doncaster is undergoing a
thorough renovation of the exterior ; and the corporation
have ordered a general illumination, and a grand display
of fireworks is to take place in the evening in honour of
the event of her Majesty making that town her resting
place for the night.
Official information having been received in Edinburgh
that her Majesty will arrive at. Holyrood Palace on the
afternoon of Thursday, about three o'clock, on her way to
her " Highland home" at Balmoral, the authorities are
busy making the necessary arrangements for the reception
of the royal party. IFese will not be on anything like
the extensive scale of those of last year, the circumstance
of her Majesty then coming to reside for the first time in
the ancient palace of the metropolis of Scotland, coupled
with the laying of the foundation stone of the National
Gallery for the Promotion of the Fine Arts, by Prince
Albert, having contributed to render the last visit one of
more than ordinary interest. It is also understood that
her Majesty is desirous that there should be no pubiic dis-
play on the occasion of the forthcoming visit, wishing to
be received in the quietest manner possible. No hustings
are to be erected on the route of the royal party from the
railway station at Meadowbank, which is about half a mile
from the Palace at Holyrood ; and only a few yards of
barricade will be erected at the various avenues to the
Palace-yard, to prevent crowds collecting in front of the
Palace. Last year the duty of escorting her Majesty from
the railway to Holyrood was intrusted to the Royal Com-
pany of Archers, the Queen's body guard for Scotland
this year this honour is to be assigned to the high con-
stables of the city. We understand that one reason for
tl.is alteration is that her Majesty, on her former visit,
expressed a fear that by having the Royal Company of
Archers for her escort she was subjecting many'gentlemen
to great personal inconvenience, as some of those belong-
ing to this body were located in distant parts of the king-
dom. The route of the royal party to Holyrood from
Meadowbank station is to be lined by the Enniskillen
Dragoons, stationed at Piershill Barracks, and the 33d
Infantry, lying in the Castle. Her Majesty only stays for
the night at Holyrood, leasing next morning, at eight
o'clock, for Balmoral, proceeding by the same route as that
of last year.