The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-12 00:00:00

STATE OF SOUTH WALES.

During the early part of last week, there was a slight
lull in the Rebecca movements, and hopes were enter-
tained that if the coppermen would return to work, mat-
ters would go on in their usual course. These hopes,
however, proved fallacious; for the coppermen still ob-
stinately determine to remain on strike, as they say, to
the last; and the Rebecca outrages have been resumed
with additional audacity, when a large body of the Re-
beccaites assembled and destroyed the Forest gate above
Pontardulais. On Tuesday night a body of them on
horseback and on foot went to the town of Llanelly, and
attacked the house of the harbour-master (on the sea-
shore), who, it appears, has rendered himself obnoxious
to some persons by rigidly enforcing the rules of the port.
They destroyed a portion of the house, and having made
the harbour-master come out to them, they ordered him
to quit the country in a fortnight, or to take the conse-
quences; after which they fired one or two guns, and
departed.
On Wednesday, at midnight, the Rebeccaites and the
police had a conflict at Pontardulais gate. When the for-
mer came opposite the Pontardulais Inn, they fired a
volley, and then commenced blowing their horns, and
went in a regular march to the Pontardulais gate, which
is situate in the very centre of the village. They imme-
diately attacked and broke open the blacksmith's shop
close by, after which they tore down the turnpike gate,
which is a very strong one, and on the main road. Hav-
ing finished the destruction of the gate, the police ad-
vanced upon them, and commanded them to desist; in-
stead, however, of doing so. the Rebeccaites fired a volley
at them. This being the case, the police were ordered
to draw their pistols and fire, which they did twice,
wounding several of the Rebeccaites, and shooting the
horse of the leader. A regular battle took place for a
short time, and the police succeeded in capturing six pri-
soners, three of whom are wounded, two severely. They
were taken in their disguises, with faces blackened, and
bonnets and nightgowns on. While the police were se-
curing their prisoners, the rioters returned to the attack,
with the view of rescuing them, but two of the magistrates
having ridden off for the troops, a party of the Dragoons
from Swansea, who were out on the road, and some of the
76th Foot, arrived, and the Rebeccaites fled.
Several meetings of the turnpike trusts have been held
for the purpose of coming to terms with the toll contrac-
tors, but nothing has been effected. At one meeting it
was determined to discontinue 13 out of 15 side bars on a
trust embracing 75 miles of road. Since the burning of
some corn mows in the neighbourhood of Llaridilo, the
farmers have become alarmed, and are endeavouring to
insure their corn. Such, however, is the unsettled and
disturbed state of the country, that the insurance-offices
refuse to giant policies on farming stock.
Bands of people, in threes and fives, are prowling about
demanding charity at the gentlemen's houses in the coun-
try, and endeavouring to exact it by threats of vengeance
from " Becca" if not given. The other day a wealthy
farmer at Llanon, who acted as a kind of banker for the
district, had his house broken open, and £6OO in money
taken away by a number of men with blackened faces, and
who passed as Rebeccaites.
Toll-bars are now sinking in importance as a grievance;
in fact, most of them are either down or abolished; and
objections to the New Poor-law and to tithes and to high
rents, are beginning to stand in the front rank. The
tithe-payers now say, " We are determined that no cler-
gyman shall receive more than £lOO a-year from tithes."
In nine cases out of ten they do not receive so much, and
very often from every source united not £lOO a-year iu
the aggregate.
As an instance of the alarming tone which the feeling
of the people is taking, a grave has been dug in Dynevor
Park, near Llandilo, the seat of Lord Dynevor, the father
of Col. Trevor, the Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of the county,
and a notice has been sent to Col. Trevor that it is in-
tended for him, and that he is to be laid in it before the
10th of October. This state of society gives rise to very
serious apprehensions.
From an account (in the Times) of the Whitland turn-
pike trust, which extends from St. Clears to Narberth,
we have a sample of the way in which such affairs are
managed in South Wales. It appears that the receipts
are £499 19s. 9d. for tolls, and the expenditure is £516
Ils. Bd. Out of this sum all the money expended on the
road for keeping it in repair is £l4 Os. 9d. for labour, and
one-third of £2 14s. Bd. for materials. There is an item,
" Law, defending constables, &c., £175." £ll3 of this
sum went for defending two constables for handcuffing a
farmer on the road, on his return through one of the gates,
he having passed through in the morning without paying,
as there was no one at the gate to take toll. It is to be
presumed the constables were in the wrong, for they lost
the action.
A second edition of the Swansea Journal published on
Thursday evening states, that one of the prisoners is
scarcely expected to survive, and that the person who
acted as Rebecca on the occasion, and who had his horse
shot under him is a young marl, a respectable farmer's
son, named Hughes, who resides in the village of Llanon.
He had one arm broken and sustained other injuries, and
is now at the infirmary of the House of Correction.
The party who attacked the gate, were at leat one hundred
and fifty, whilst the police were only a dozen ! The Re-
beccaites are taking vengeance on all who oppose them.
Two stacks of corn belonging to Mr. Chambers, a magis-
trate, were burned late on Thursday evening.

ANOTHER STEAMER TOTALLY WRECKED
LOSS OF THE QUEEN STEAM-PACKET. ,

(From the Dublin Mail.)

Mr. Hare, of Bristol, a passenger in the ill-starred
vessel, has kindly furnished us with the particulars of this
calamity. . . .

The Queen steam-packet, Capt. Gardner, started from
Bristol on Friday last, at hal-past ten o'clock, p.m. with a
valuable cargo and passengers ; and at eleven o'clock same
night, being suddenly enveloped with a dense fog, struck
on a rock in Jack's Sound off Milford Haven, and in less
than half-an-hour went to the bottom. The cargo is en-
tirely lost ; but it gives us inexpressible pleasure to add
that, with the exception of an old man, a dealer in pigs,
who is supposed to have fallen asleep in the forehold, the
passengers and crew (upwards of 50) were rescued from a
watery grave. Shortly after the Queen had struck, a
coasting vessel, named the Hope, most providentially
hove in sight, and, with the promptitude and humanity
which distinguish British sailors, came to the rescue just
in time to save all lives on board (with the one exception
above mentioned). The vessel foundered in less than five
minutes after.

Amongst the passengers who are indebted to Providence
for this timely rescue, were Mrs. Latouclie and family, of
Marley ; the Rev. Doctor and Mrs. Handcock ; Mr.
Hare, of Bristol; Rev. Mr. Bredan, Mr. Croshie, and
many others, whose names we have not been able to as-
certain. They all reached Milford in safety.

NEWPORT, JULY 15.—DISSENTING PROFANITY !—A
sect calling themselves "The Bible Christians," after an-
nouncing in a large placard that the children of their
school will be publicly examined in their chapel on Sunday
next, " when they are to recite several interesting pieces,"
also state that they will form a procession, and perambu-
late the villages of Whitewell and Niton the next day,
and " affectionately invite persons interested in the wel-
fare of the rising generation to attend and partake tea
with them afterwards, Tickets Is. each. After tea, the
Trial of St. Paul before Felix, Festus, and Agrippa, will
be acted by the first-class boys !!!
NOVEL OCCURRENCE.—A party of sixteen men headed
by a person named Howells, entered a field of wheat at
Bromsborough-row-heath, in the parish of Dymock, be-
tween the hours of ten and eleven on Monday ninht,
which they cut, and carried off the wheat in two wag-
gons brought for the purpose. Many of the cottagers
and people of the neighbourhood were obliged to look
contentedly on while they performed their task, as they
threatened vengeance to any one who dared to interfere.
Report states that they were armed, and that two or three
policemen were spectators, but were afraid, from their
disparity of numbers.
EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.—The last sentence of
the law was, on the Ist instant, carried into effect, on the
Esplanade, at Perignan, on Blanque, for the murder of
his brother-in-law. On being informed that the order for
his execution had arrived he gave way to a violent fit of
rage : he uttered the most horrid blasphemies, and tore
his clothes until be was reduced almost to a state of
nudity. On recovering himself from this violence he de-
manded to have breakfast, of which he ate heartily, and
drank a bottle of wine. He afterwards submitted to all
the preparatory ceremonials with the most perfect calm-
ness and resignation ; but, to the last moment, refused all
the offices of the ministers of religion. He ascended the
steps of the platform steadily.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.—A case of much in-
terest, involving a most serious charge against a gentle-
man of the name of Lazarus, occurred at Birmingham last
week. Mr. Lazarus, and a party consisting of three
sailors, started for Birmingham on Wednesday week, and
while on the journey two of the sailors fell asleep, and
when they arrived at the terminus one of the three
" Jacks" found he had lost three £5 notes and some gold.
He soon collected a crowd about him, when his companion
Cunningham, who had remained awake in the train,
whispered to him that the gentleman who travelled with
him in the carriage, and who had just " gone off," was
one of the " swell mob," and had committed the robbery
while he was asleep. Mr. Lazarus was at once taken to
the magistrate's office and searched, and curiously enough,
three £5 notes were discovered in his possession, some
sovereigns, and some loose silver. The whole chain of
evidence seemed to run against Mr. Lazarus, but he was
admitted to bail to appear the next day in the sum of
£2OO. On Friday the whole of the parties again appeared
before the magistrates, but during this short interval the
scenes of the drama had shifted, and James Cunningham.
the chief and only witness against Mr. Lazarus, occupied
his place at the bar, charged with the robbery of his com-
panion, John Smith Lynn. Lynn narrated his journey
from London to Birmingham, and said that on leaving the
court he adjourned with his companions to the American
Tavern, near the railway station, where they had some
grog and a game at bagatelle. There was a strange man
playing with him, and on Cunningham's leaving the room
he saw in the stranger's hand a small Maltese coin, which
wrapped
theman how
up in
his
letter recognised
with the anso tes one
andwh which he
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he came by the coin, who told him he had received it from
Cunningham, when be immediately suspected that his
comrade had not played him fair, and had him taken into
custody. On being searched by the police-officer, four
sovereigns were found in his jacket pocket, but. the notes
were not forthcoming, At length the officer stripped him,
and on taking off his stockings found concealed in one of
them three £5 notes. The fellow swore hard that the
money was his own, and that Lynn was a rogue, who was
not to be believed ; but finding that the Maltese coin had
been identified, he acknowledged that he committed the
robbery.

L STANDARD

THE COURT.

HER MAJESTY'S MARINE EXCURSION

As we stated in our last, the arrival of her Majesty and
Prince Albert at Eu, in France, took place on Saturday
week. At eight the town was illuminated, after the
French style, not certainly with variegated lamps or bril-
liant stars of gaslight, but in a very efficient manner,—by
earthen pots, filled with grease and wicks of twisted flax.
Altogether the effect was good, and was increased by the
tower of the Church of the town being lit up in a similar
manner. The market-place and the main street were
filled till a late hour with soldiers, civilians, carts, car-
riages, omnibuses, horses, &c. On the following day
(Sunday) all at the Chateau d'Eu was in a state of per-
fect quietude.
On Monday all the inhabitants of, and all the visiters
at, Eu, were out of their beds at an early hour, making
preparations for their departure to the Forest, in which,
according to the announcement from the Chateau, a fete
champe'lre was to be held.
The distance from Eu to that part of the Forest in
which the Royal party were to take their rural dejeuner
may be about eight English miles : the road is exceed-
ingly hilly, and, shortly after leaving the town, winds
through a succession of woods, which form the Forest.
Some of the views from points of the road are very mag-
nificent, commanding an extensive range of undulating
country covered with corn, and thickly studded with trees
and forest scenery, but wanting water and deficient in the
spires and farm-houses by which such a landscape in Eng-
land would he diversified. In many places along this road
were assembled groups of peasantry to behold the Royal
cortege and obtain an opportunity of forming their own
notions of our gracious Queen Victoria. They were all
gratified in their wishes. The Royal party left the Cha-
teau d'Eu shortly after two o'clock, but did not go in a
direct route to the opening in the Forest in which the
tents were erected, because his Majesty Louis Philippe
was desirous of showing Queen Victoria the most pic-
turesque part of the Forest, and pointing out the im-
provements he had made.
The place on which the tents were fixed is called Le
Mont & Orleans ; it is a small hill in the centre of a large
part of the woods, on which the ground is cleared, and
forms a small circular grass plat, from which the eye com-
mands a rural panoramic view of many miles in circum-
ference. On one side of this spot was placed the Royal
marquee, a long narrow tent, the front of which was open,
and in which a long oblong table was laid for the guests,
in a style of simplicity the very antithesis to the magnifi-
cence of the banquets at the Chateau. All was, however,
in good style, and in good keeping wi h the sylvan scene.
The batterie de cuisine and the temporary offices were at
the back of this tent, at some distance, and concealed by
the foliage of the forest. In the front of the tent were
drawn up the military band of the Carabiniers ; gen-
darmes guarded and cleared the avenues, and a detach-
ment of a regiment of the line may be said to have kept
the ground. There was, however, but little appearance of
military parade, and there could scarcely have been fewer
soldiers employed.
At ten minutes to four o'clock a noble cavalcade of
horsemen entered the grass-plat. Amongst them were
Prince Albert, Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the
Prince de Joinville, the Dukes D'Aumale and Montpen-
sier, and many other persons of high rank, with their at-
tendants, &c. The whole were in plain clothes. Prince
Albert rode a splendid white horse, and appeared in ex-
cellent health and spirits.
This illustrious group of horsemen had scarcely dis-
mounted when the approach of the Royal carriages was
announced by the shouts and hurrahs of the spectators,
who lined the road, or cut, through the forest, called La
Route Clementine, by which the cortege entered the en-
closure. The cortege consisted of six carriages, char-a-
bane, four drawn by six horses each, and two by four
horses each. In the first were her Majesty Queen Vic-
toria and his Majesty Louis Philippe, who sat together on
the first seat. The Queen was dressed in a plain silk
dress, with a black mantle, or pclerine, and yellow drawn
silk bonnet; his Majesty in plain clothes, with a white
bat. On the second seat of this carriage were her Majesty
the Queen of the French and Madame Adelaide ; on the
third the Queen of the Belgians and the Duchess of Or-
' leans' who was in deep mourning; and on the fourth the
Princesses Clementine and de Joinville.

On alighting his Majesty Louis Philippe handed our
gracious Sovereign to her chair on his right hand, and
next to her Majesty sat the Queen of the French. On
the left of Louis Philippe sat the Duchess of Orleans,
the Queen of the Belgians, &c. The rest of the guests
were seated to the right and left of the King, according
to their respective ranks ; but there did not seem to be
much appearance of studied etiquette, the gentlemen
wearing their hats during the dejeziner, and the whole
baying more the appearance of a❑ actual fete charripare
than a repast of state, at which so many exalted person-
ages assisted.

—The Royal party did not continue at the table much
more than twenty minutes, and during this time appeared
to enjoy themselves with the good feeling and familiarity
of old acquaintance. Her Majesty the Queen was in ex-
cellent health and spirits, and listened with apparent
pleasure to the conversation of the King of the French,
who, if appearances are to be relied upon. certainly took
great pains to make himself agreeable, and with no want
of complete success.

The .d(jeriner being finished, the Royal party prome-
naded round the grass-plat, Queen Victoria supported on
the arm of his Majesty, the rest of the Queens and Princes
following them in pairs. The Queen of England entered
the small tent appropriated to the Count de Paris and the
Prince of Wurtemburg, and conversed with them for a
few minutes, patting them on the head, and enjoying their
good humour and childish delight.
All this time the b;.'nd was playing " God save th?,
Queen," and the spectators who were close to the Royal
party huzzaing and waving their hats.
Soon after four o'clock the whole party were again in
their carriages and on horseback, and returned amidst the
cheering of the assembly to the Chateau d'Eu. The din-
ner party in the evening was served as on the day prece-
ding, and the enjoyments of the day formed subjects of
conversation of which none appeared to be weary.
The Duchess of Orleans, who has on this occasion ap-
peared in public for the first time since her bereavement,
was an object of deep interest. Fier presence at the pro-
menade and luncheon was in compliment to our beloved
Sovereign, who seems to have the power of charming all
who approach her. It appears that the Queen's kind and
endearing reception of the Count de Paris (and the other
grandchildren of his Majesty the King of the French)
made such an impression on the Duchess of Orleans, that
she broke through her resolve to remain secluded for yet
some time, and she joined the gipsying party.

Tuesday was fixed for a visit to the British squadron off
Treport, but the wind blew " fresh" from the north, and
caused so much " sea," that the visit was postponed. and
in lieu of it the churches of St. Laurent and of the Col-
lege (in which latter are the celebrated tombs of the Duke
of Guise and his Duchess) were visited.

The breakfast at the Chiiteau was marked by increasing
gaiety, and, if I may use so homely a phrase, friendship.
Among the innumerable works of art to be seen in this
gem of a Chateau are some splendid pieces of tapestry,
and specimens of the far-famed Porcelain de Sevres. Two
of the former—" The Death of Meleager," and " Death
of Calydon," were particularly admired by her Majesty
Queen Victoria. The King, delighted at an opportunity
for gallantry, prayed her Majesty's acceptance cf them
and a superb casket of Sevres china with so much warmth,
that refusal was impossible, and they are at this moment
in the hands of the emballeur to be packed up.
After visiting the Eglise St. Laurent the illustrious party
proceeded to Treport for a drive. When her Majesty had
taken her place in the char-a-banc, King Louis Philippe
pushed Prince Albert forward, who said, " he could not
precede his Majesty." "Ah ! there is nothing of ' Ma-
jesty' necessary here," replied thegood-natured monarch,
" get up." " But your Majesty will not have room be-
side the Queen." " True, true," said the King, "I am
a little stout, but I will sit sideways."
The cavalry regiment, the Carabiniers, left the town
shortly after six o clock, and took the road towards Di-
eppe. About four miles from this place (Eu) they left the
main road, and took up their ground on a large plain,
where they awaited the arrival of the distinguished party
at the Chateau, and on which they were to perform their
evolutions.

At seven o'clock his 1? oyal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Doke D'Au-
male and Montpensier, Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg,
and the French generals and staff, &c., came on the
ground, and the military band immediately struck up
" God save the Queen."

The regiment was formed without delay, and went
through a variety of manoeuvres with the precision and
rapidity for which this branch of the French service is
distinguished. They are a very fine body of men, and are
mounted on excellent horses. Their accoutrements,
brass cuirasses, and brazen helmets were very splendid.
and when formed in line, their whole appearance was
grand and warlike.
At the conclusion of the review his Royal Highness
Prince Albert thanked the gallant band for the satisfaction
they had given him by their display of military tactics.
His royal highness and the rest of the party then re-
mounted, and the cavalcade returned to the chateau about
half-past nine o'clock, where a dejeuner was prepared.
After this the royal party paid a visit to the Collegiate
Church of the Virgin and St. Lawrence. It was known
but to a very few that their Majesties were about to visit
this church, and, consequently, there were not half a
dozen persons therein when they arrived. The party,
consisting of nearly all the members of the French Royal
family, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Lords Aberdeen
and Liverpool, M. Guizot, and suite, entered by the side
door on the western side just at four o'clock, the Queen
of England leaning on the arm of the King of the French,
and the Queen of the French upon that of Prince Albert.
Her Majesty wore a tartan dress, with black mantle and
white silk bonnet ; the King was in plain clothes, the
Princes in mufti. The Duchess of Orleans appeared, on
entering the church, to he affected by some sudden recol-
lection, and was abcut to retire, when the Queen of the
Belgians, taking her by the hand, led her towards the
great altar. Her Royal Highness, the Queen of the
French, and the Queen of the Belgians then kneeled arid
continued for a short time in prayer, on rising from which
it was apparent that the Duchess of Orleans had shed
tears. The whole of the royal party then walked round
the church, examining the various curiosities, &c., and
afterwards descended into the crypt, in which the monu-
ments of the Counts d'Artois are placed. The crypt was
lit by candles, so that everything it contained was easily
to be inspected. Her ;Majesty Queen Victoria appeared
very much interested in what she saw, and his Majesty
Louis Philippe in his explanations acted as an experienced
antiquary, evidently pleased in answering the questions
put to him.

On Wednesday it was believed the Royal Family of
France would, on an invitation from our Queen, visit the
Royal yacht off Treport, but the order of the day was
changed, and the party enjoyed a drive in the Forest.
The cortege left the Chateau by the gate of the Cour
d'Honneur shortly after two o'clock, and passed along the
road to the village of Madeleine, on its way to an open-
ing in the Forest called St. Catherine. It consisted of
the same carriages in which their Majesties and the
Royal party were conveyed to the Forest on Monday last.
There were also the same led horses, &c. The Dukes
d'Aumale and de Montpensier, the Prince de Joinville,
and the Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, were on horse-
back, but his Royal Highness Prince Albert was in the
char-a-bane with his Majesty Louis Philippe, and sat be-
side that Monarch on the first seat. On the second seat
of this very commodious carriage were the Queens of
France and England, and the Queen of the Belgians, and
on the other seats the Princesses', &c. Lords Aberdeen
and Liverpool, and M. Guizot, were all seated together
on the first seat of the second carriage ; and on the other
seats, both in this carriage and in the others, were the
same distinguished persons who occupied them on the oc-
casion of the former fete. As the distance of St. Cathe-
rine is something further from the Chateau than the Mont
d'Orleans, the Royal party did not arrive at the spot
chosen in the Forest for the deljedner until near 4 o'clock.
Here the tent or marquee used on the former occasion
was erected, and preparations made as before for the
amusement of the Royal and noble guests. Such scenes
have rarely been witnessed in forests in these days.
" Thy forests, Windsor, and thy green retreats,
At once the Monarch and the Muses' seats,"

may have beheld something of this kind, and, most pro-
bably, will again, if it be true, as is here given out, that
Louis Philippe is to return the visit of our gracious
Queen. The royal party having partaken of refreshments,
took their departure at half-past six.

Precisely at eight o'Clock on Thursday morning, the
Royal Party left Treport for the shores of England. The
cortege from Eu consisted of seven carriages. Her Ma-
jesty wore a purple silk dress, silk bonnet, and Paisley
Shawl. Prince Albert was in plain clothes. The Queen
then took leave of her Royal host, the Queens of the French
and the Belgians, and the whole of the French Royal Fa-
mily in the most affectionate manner. This scene was
full of interest, and evinced the very warm regards which
the respective parties felt for each other. King Louis
Philippe and his family then left the Royal yacht, which
immediately got under weigh, the gallant Captain Hall
mounting the paddle-box and giving the signal to them,
which was was responded to by the whole fleet in a rnaner
only known to British seamen, as the vessel cut through
the water. The cannons again pealed forth in thun-
ders of farewell, and the Monarchs sought their re-
spective shores

ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY AT BRIGHTON.
As it had become generally known that her Majesty had
signified her intention of quitting the shores of France on
Thursday, the inhabitants of Brighton quitted their homes
as the morning advanced, and before one o'clock the
beach was crowded 1,37 thousands of human beings. At a
quarter to three o'clock, a single steamer hove in sight,
coming in the direction from Treport. The vessel was
probably some five miles off when first seen, for the great
heat of the weather had caused a sort of haziness along
the water, which prevented objects at any great distance
from being observed. It was not long before this steamer
was discovered to be the Royal yacht, and immediately
a Royal salute was fired from the pier bead, and the
splendid band of the Grenadier Guards on the esplanade
struck up a martial air. In about half an hour more the
Royal yacht was off the pier, having safely brought back
the Sovereign of these realms to her native country. As
the state of the tide did not permit the Royal yacht to
come close to the pier, one of the boats was lowered,
quickly manned, and pulled towards the landing-place at
the pier, followed and surrounded by various small boats
and pleasure yachts, the hearty cheers from which clearly
enough indicated to the mere spectators that the Queen
of England was approaching the shore. About halt-past
three o'clock the Royal barge, in which were seated Her
Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince de Joinville, the Earl
of Liverpool, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Canning, the
Hon. Miss Liddell, &c., reached the pier. A sort of
sliding platform had been fitted to the pier steps on the
west side to assist Her Majesty in landing, as it was so
constructed that it could be raised or lowered with the
tide. The contrivance, however, did not appear to please
her Majesty, and it therefore became necessary to remove
this platform before her Majesty could land, as it was cer-
tainly higher than convenient, owing, perhaps, to the water
having fallen lower than was anticipated. In the mean-
time the exuberant loyalty of the crews in the various
pleasure boats induced them to press around the Royal
barge, and almost to bear it in ; which her Majesty ob-
serving and perhaps, fearing that some accident might
occur, if any confusion arose among the vessels, signified,
by waving her hand, her desire that they should keep at a
greater distance ; an intimation which, it is needless to
say, was as promptly obeyed as possible. The platform
having been disengaged from the pier steps, her Majesty
then stepped from the barge, and was received by Captain
Sir Samuel Brown. Her Majesty, who, it was gratifying
to observe, seemed to be in the enjoyment of the best
health arid spirits, walked along the pier to the esplanade,
with Prince Albert on tier right hand and the Prince de
Jeinviilp on her left, and then stepped into her carriage,
which was in waiting, amidst the hearty cheers from the
assembled multitude. The women belonging to the
bathing machines manifested their loyal feelings in a most
striking manner, for they actually ran into the sea as the
Queen was walking to shore, being seemingly desirous to
meet their Sovereign half-way ; while they welcomed her
home with boisterous huzzas. The appearance of the
shore at this time was of a most remarkable and pictu-
resque kind.

THE FIRST MEETING OF HER MAJESTY AND LOUIS
PHILIPPE.—The correspondent of the Times says " I
know not exactly how her Majesty felt after the first mo-
ment of her interview with King Louis Philippe, but the
manner of his Majesty must have caused her some as-
tonishment, for in the outset he gave a specimen of his
frankness which eery much alarmed the Jacks who were
witnesses of it, and who began to think of cutlasses and
handspikes, and coming to "the rescue." The moment
the King set foot ou deck he took her Majesty in his arms,
and saluted her on each cheek, and without waiting an
instant for recovery from the surprise, descended into Lis
barge with his precious burden. This produced the
first laugh, and it has been reproduced, almost every mo-
ment since.

CAN THE QUEEN LEAVE HER DOMINION S.—Among
the numberless questions to which her Majesty's visit to
the Continent has given rise, not a few have been mooted
respecting the supposed incapacity of the Queen to leave
her British dominions without the sanction of an express
act of parliament. Some persons (upon what grounds it
is difficult to conjecture) have maintained that the Prince
of \Vales, and not her Majesty, is the person affected by
this restriction. In order, therefore, to remove all doubt
upon the subject, it is right to mention that the third
clause in the Act of Settlement, which enacted " that no
person who shall hereafter come to the possession of this
crown shall go out of the dominions of England, Scot-
land, or Ireland, without consent of parliament," was re-
pealed very soon afterwards, in the first year of Geo. I,
(Ist Geo. I, c. 31,) " whose frequent journeys to Han-
over," says Mr. Hallam, " were an abuse of the gracious-
ness with which the parliament consented to annul the
restriction."

THE ROYAL BIBLE.—On the recent occasion of the
marriage of the Princess Augusta, among the bridal gifts
which were offered to her Royal Highness by her friends
was a Bible, most splendidly and appropriately bound in
white vellum, illuminated, clasped, &c., from a lady of
the highest rank.
Lord Stuart de Rothsay, it would now appear, is about
to retire from his embassy to St. Petersburg. His lord-
ship has for some time back been labouring under physi-
cal indisposition ; and the arduous duties of an embassy
growing daily more important and delicate, will soon be
an overmatch for his increasing infirmities.

Fox PAS IN HIGH LIFE.—A Sunday paper says
" The report which has been current in the circles of ton
during the last fortnight, inculpating the matrimonial
fidelity of Lady William Paget, and implicating in the
dishonour of her husband the Earl of Cardigan, unfortu-
nately turns out to be too true. Lord William Paget has
commenced an action against the former nobleman, and
laid his damages at £20,000. Lady William has left her
husband's roof. She is the mother of three children."

POPULATION OF PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS.-By
a list of the population of the parliamentary cities and
boroughs and districts of boroughs returning members to
parliament according to the census of 1841 (excluding in
each case the inmates of all public institutions, barracks,
&c.,) we find that the largest parliamentary borough pop-
ulation is that of the Tower Hamlets, 419,730; and the
smallest, Bridgnorth (Salop), 1,931. The following arc
the parliamentary boroughs whose population exceeds
100,000 :

Tower Hamlets
Marylebone
Liverpool..

.. 419,730
.. 287,465
.. 282,656

Birmingham 181,161
Leeds
Southwark
Bristol. 123,188
London (city) 120,702
Sheffield

Finsbury

265,043

Manchester 240,367
Westminster
Lambeth
TIIE IRON TRADE.—A few days ago an extensive sale
of iron took place at the Horsley Iron Works, which was
attended by the principal ironmasters of Staffordshire,
and several large iron dealers from various parts of the
country. The catalogue contained no less than 1,500 lots.
The commonest pig iron fetched £2 12s. per ton, short
weight, on the bank, and cold blast pig iron was sold for
£3, short weight. One ironmaster bought 250 tons of
common cast iron scrap at £2 Bs., short weight. These
were the lowest prices that cast iron, in pigs and in scraps
were sold at. Many lots of common cast scrap iron were
sold at £2 lls. Bd., short weight; and the greater part of
the iron sold was purchased by Staffordshire ironmasters.
Such facts prove that the statements in the papers, that
cast iron hot-blast is being sold at £1 18s. and £2 a ton,
are erroneous. The price of No. 2, hot blast, long
weight, on Thursday last, delivered into boat, was
£2 17s. Gd. cash ; and one of the first houses of the dis-
trict, holding a stock of 3,000 tons, refused an order on
Saturday for 400 tons at £2 18s. Gdr The very lowest
price quoted on Thursday of No 1 pig-iron, delivered at
Birmingham, was £3 10s., which is now advanced to £4.
The price of nail rod iron quoted on Thursday was
£5 12s. Gd., long weight. These are very gratifying in-
dications of a revival in the long depressed staple trade of
Staffordshire ; and, we may add, that one house near Tip-
ton has received an order from Liverpool for 7,000 tons of
castings for home consumption.—Birmingham Adver-
tiser.