The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-31 00:00:00

Tli E COURT.

11It ROYAL PROGRESS TO CAMBRIDGE

hO4 Wednesdayrol, morning, at twenty minutes before
its, °lnt', Her Majesty entered a pony carriage and
.ktWitY station at Slough. hit od left the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle for the
n .
I the carriage with Her
itteleiitY were his Royal Highness Prince Albert and their
otbu g nesses the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe
theOtt g*
time of Her Majesty's departure from Slough,
eitther, which had been exceedingly gloomy and wet
14+th21 the early part of the morning, suddenly cleared up,
itt4lethe time of her arrival at Paddington there was
ptiPearance of a favourable day.
Ittilitn the Paddington terminus of the Great Western
1144(y. he Royal cortege, escorted by a detachment of
tett,;Guards, proceeded at a rapid rate across the Re-
Nte,.4rit. and through Camden-town towards the direct
Lambridge. It consisted of three of the Royal
W 4 and four, with outriders.
te
lapd rat place at which relays of horses had been pro-
tQttetiZtti the Manor-house, in the neighbourhood of
11
'll,Ol, and at a distance of six miles from town.
1114 ,„ew Ina at Waltham-cross was the next stage at
tliet4,e_r,Majesty changed horses. Here a small arch
!i little out of the direct road on the left, and
%kW: in
111 • 4Y front of the door of the inn, under which
• hj,i carriage remained while the relays of horses
%tin ng Put to. At a distance of ahout 100 yards fur-
letoitrier arch had been erected. This went entirely
road, and was adorned, as is usual on such
,Prot:lt:,with green boughs.
at waltham-cross the Royal cortege passed on at
At me of fourteen miles an honr towards Ware.
thetkonnY points along the route the country people had
„tilith,d in great numbers to welcome Her Majesty,
4.4'0 greeted her with loud and hearty cheers—marks
gßd%Ott Int unsophisticated affection. At many of the
% crhY the wayside the humble inhabitants had pro-
'ert boughs to deck their habitations in honour of
tti,tl"o. Her Majesty seemed pleased with these
i of attention.
tlithe 14
Royal cortege entered Ware, that place presented
Attwirurnated appearance. At the entrance of the town,
Itriih ere the road winds round to the right, a triumphal
ri4
(LI been erected, covered with evergreens.. which
rang 7 a very pretty appearance. In front of this arch,
Ni,"e London-road, a large crowd hal assembled,
litlitn!ited a welcome as soon as the Royal carriages
Witt
anti. escort appeared in sight. Many of the houses
IttlZeorated with evergreens and flags, and the ladies
cendows waved their handkerchiefs most enthusi-
. Pp,,
54% Ware the Royal party proceeded through Bun-
IVA Royston, and Melbourne, at a rapid pace, to
tld ;g?• Between' the two latter places, the cortege
2110in'eally bear the name of a Royal progress. The
Ni_rY cavalry in advance—the outriders—the car-
tieB:yheir long train—these had been the features in
,ee for some time ; but from the moment that her
bite entered Cambridgeshire a body and substance
kit4teep to the procession, in the shape of hundreds of
Ntifostudfs7ritrelem, en and respectable farmers of the neigh-
who kept up with the Queen throughout,
ttst„tn.:d a dense column of equestrians, partly in ad-
tillftnu Partly in the rear of the Royal carriages. It
kirk"" be an exaggeration to say, that from the first
o,e to the last in the rear the length of road co-
Id• wlintith horsemen, troops, carriages, and vehicles,
it he less than
.A,t a quarter of a mile. .
Phe ps nn, a village between Melbourne and Cambridge,
10Parations were made ; and as her Majesty passed
d English cheering from the labouring popula-
Nit (•
"0 crowded the road and lined the hedges, spoke
Ntwr the substratum, at least, of Cambridgeshire
ne enormous accumulation of equestrians and car-
ktswito'fltr,hirh has been already described, approached the
'Ambridge it received momently accessions from
iltitude ofpeople, equestrians, pedestrians, and
t111:al„nt f on the aristocratic' carriage and
t• h;"wu to the plebeian market-cart—that had poured
ftn„ the town itself. Such was the density of the
14, t"oat the Royal party were at times unable to pro-
ib;letitir4 more than once the second and third carriages
Oit°94l considerably in the rear. It was in fact one
t moving mass. How the locomotion was pro-
!ln how all sorts of collisions and dead-locks
Oki
111ded, is altogether a mystery. At last, however,
aotietto approached Trumpington.
CSLitedless to say that the day was kept as a complete
tl'it,leambridge, every idea of business being aban-
apiS, A 8 the time approached when her Majesty was
t'itipitiO enter the town, all the passages leai to the
skstreets along which the Royal cavalcade was. to
Llkettile densely crowded, but the regulations which
,lek trade for the preservation of order proved per-
Zie;;'°lent, and nowhere was there the appearance of
117i0t !I or disturbance. Across some of the streets
lhal,lnto the main street, barriers had been thrown,
ent carriages or horsemen pressing among the
tkt ntl foot ; and by this arrangement the mass of
1,4 t tt°ll.B was kept quiet and undisturbed. .
54,641: Commencement of Frumpington-street, a tri-
' lireh of enormous dimensions had been erected.
tg 'ling the arch, the Prince made a sign to the dri-
A.,,1t0P, and the Mayor approached the carriage,
"Dpintr on one knee, presented the corporation
,etlitold the shouts and acclamations of the assem-
rusands. The Queen graciously returned the
ItPLild, the cortege moved on towards Trinity College
.

; ht TRINITY COLLEGE.
tilt first quadrangle of the College, where her Majes-
li ptattluents are situated, was occupied also at an early
Ltathel,the students of the College and other members
i 'Wiversity, who were admitted by tickets, and also
tilher of ladies. All along the borders of the green,
Were placed, bearing the names of the different Col-
ill%
ittithe bL de . all a temporary throne had been. erected. The
kihntlined for her Majesty's use consisted of an an-
,l74"4gen chair, the bark and seat of which were co-
NePtb red velvet. This was surmounted by a canopy
liktiOf crimson
S cloth, and hangings of the same mate-
I. "'Panned the chair, which was placed upon a raised
sl4 footstool, covered with crimson cloth, was like-
kiliced near the chair. The gallery at the end, the
Ilk_WoZierY in the hall, was' exclusively filled with ladies.
1$101;ItWa o'clock the cheers of the multitude and the
lkt itet nßing of bells announced to those within the col-
tw hitea the approach of the Queen. On the towerover
Ip:eel,swall a flagstaff was placed, and at a quarter-past
n,hp'.',ak the Royal standard was raisFd, and guns were
lkN 6ftwating that the Queen had arrived at the portal
qiilß taililege, and the appearance of
.the Royal carriage
tik:lie, through the gateway Was the signal for tumultu-
th *hr', ni_g• Loud and vehement was the shout of. wel-
-14:44.,;_ea greeted her Majesty on entering within the
lt,,`nia ancient college, the students keeping up an
'areo4 and vigorous cheer until her Majesty reached
Orte•
'ke 0 Partaking of lunch, her Majesty entered the hall
ttilittwate way leading from the apartments of the.
Vt.rlaarter past three o'clock, and, together with
1t Waert, took her station on the top of the steps
V,, h,,4) the throne which had been erected in the cen-
NAro" Worth side Of the hall. On the right hand of
S teie we observed the Right Hon. the Chancellor of
hilktid equer, Lady Mount Edgecombe, and Miss Stan-
s 1t0,.°4 the left the Marquis ot Exeter, &c. Her Ma.
Aeit:4 blue silk dress with a black shawl, having a
NI iir Bold border, and a pink bonnet. Prince. Al-
Aalqo was a blue coat and brass buttons, with a
itbone left breast, and black cloth. trowsers. , h
1%1 ,aa the Queen and Prince Alpert enteret,.t e
kf iielawarr, who wore a doctor's gown, retired
tN4, ~_r the purpose of introducing into the Royal
it,,,Ve various members of the University, who en-
ly. ;All according to their different orders of prece-
/tSthel,^wg the first who appeared was Lord Lynd-
titttiti,s(ligh Steward of the University. After the
ill `ll af addresses the royal party retired and pro-
mress carriages to King's College Chapel