The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

FRENCH

SAFE ARRIVAL OF THE EX-KING AND QUEEN OF THE

Tn order to bring away any English persons or French
refugees the Express, Southampton steamer, has been
cruising off the French coast, near Honfleur; and on
Thursday afternoon, just before dark, fell in with a fish-
ing a boat, from which the captain was hailed. it con-
tained, besides the crew, five persons, who proved to be
the ex-King and Queen of the French, and their attend-
ants. They were immediately taken on board, and the
vessel turned towards England. After steaming the whole
night the Express arrived off Newhaven at seven o'clock
on Friday morning, but owing to the state of tide and the
weather the vessel could not safely enter the harbour till

noon.
At twelve o'clock the King and -Queen, with four at-
tendants, one of whom was a female, stepped from the
boat at Newhaven-bridge. Louis Philippe appeared ex-
tremely delighted at having reached the shores of Eng-
land, and expressed his pleasure in very warm terms to
those around—not more than half a dozen besides the
persons already mentioned. Though cheerful he looked
pale. He exclaimed in reply to a remark from one of the
persons present congratulating him on having reached
this country: " Yes, yes, I know lam safe among you
—a great misfortune. I know the English people ; they
are kind to those in misfortune." He shook hands with
all those who offered their hands, as did the Queen.
Some one said his anxieties were now over; to which he
answered, " Yes. I have suffered much during the past
week,—but the country people were very kind to me,"
meaning the peasantry in the neighbourhood of Honfleur,
in whose houses he had been secreted in disguise.
In this disguise he now appeared. It consisted of a
green blouse, dark trowsers, a red and white " comforter,"
and a casquette, or peasant's cap. Over the blouse was a
pea coat, which had been borrowed from the captain of
the Express. The King carried a small cane. The
Queen was attired in mourning of the humblest kind;
consisting of a black bonnet, a very thick veil, and a
woollen cloak of black and white plaid with broad checks.
She looked much careworn. The whole of the luggage
which the party brought was% small portmanteau about
a foot long.
While they were walking towards the Bridge Inn, Louis
Philippe was very anxious to obtain a London morning
paper, but appeared to be quite cognizant of the latest
events in Paris.
On reaching the inn, the party was received by Mrs.
Smith, the hostess, and the first act of the ex-king was to
call for writing materials. " I wish," he said, "to write
to the queen, to inform her of my safe arrival." He then
wrote, in a very short time, more than one letter, and en-
closed them in one envelope, which he addressed to her
Majesty. With this despatch Mr. Iron instantly hastened
to town. So destitute were the fugitives of what was ne-
cessary, that Mr. Iron was commissioned to return with
several articles of under clothing, dressing-cases, &c.
The party having partaken of a little wine and biscuit,
a London paper was brought, over which Louis Philippe
g anted. He had previously sent to Brighton for Mr.
Packham. This gentleman was at one time very much in
the confidenceof his Majestyrespecting several engineering
projects, being a miller, and a tenant of the king, on an
estate near Chateau d'En. He has since retired from
business, and resides at Brighton, but was, up ,o last
week, in constant communication with the king. Indeed,
he was closeted with Louis Philippe at the commencement
of the outbreak, and, on making some remark respecting
it, the king exclaimed, "Oh!it is nothing—it will soon
blow over'."
A little circumstance occurred in the interval, which
adds another to the many proofs that Louis Philippe gave,
during his last visit, of his extraordinary memory for per-
sons and names. It was intimated to him, that as the
accommodation of the Bridge Inn might be somewhat
deficient, Mr. Cole, a ship agent, of Newhaven, would be
happy to place his house at the disposal of the royal visi-
tors. This offer was thankfully declined; but when the
name and profession were named, and Mr. Cole presented
himself, the ex-King instantly recognized him as a gen-
tleman he had seen at Eu once, and that some time since,
in company with his friend, Mr. Peckham.
The inhabitants of Newhaven offered their sere ces in
every way which they thought might conduce to the com-
fort of the illustrious personages. Mrs, Elphick forwarded
to the apartments a chest of clothes for her Majesty's use,
but they were respectfully declined. All these various
traits of good English hospitality completely overpowered
the feelings of both their Majesties, who, in acknowledg-
ing them, were affected even to tears.
FLIGHT OF LOUIS PHILIPPE FROM PARIS.
We have obtained the following information respecting
the flight of Louis Philippe and his Consort from Paris.
On leaving Paris they proceeded to Versailles, where
they hired a common vehicle to take them to Dreux. Here
they put up at the house of a person on whose fidelity
they could rely, where they passed the night. This
friend, who we understood to be a farmer, procured dis-
guises for the royal fugitives and suite, the King habiting
himself in an old cloak and cap, having first shaved his
whiskers, discarded his wig, and altogether so disguised
himself as to defy the recognition even of his intimate
friends. The other disguises were also complete.
Although we have stated above that they passed the
night at Dreux, they started long before daylight on their
way to La Ferte Vidame, where Mr. Peckham has been
building a mill on some privateproperty ofLouis Philippe's.
On their route they were accompanied by the farmer, who
was well acquainted with the country through which they
had to pass. They took the road of Evreux, 12 to 15 leagues
from Honfleur. They, travelled chiefly by night, and reached
Honfleur at five o clock on Saturday morning. They
remained at Honfleur, in the house of a gentleman whom
the king knew, for a short time, and then crossed to Trou-
ville, a short distance from the town. It was their inten-
tion to embark at Trouville, but owing to the boisterous
state of the weather they were compelled to remain at the
latter place two days, when finding they could not embark
they returned to Honfleur, with the intention of embark-
ing from that place, but the weather still continued very
rough, and the king fearing that the queen in her ex-
hausted condition would be unable to bear the fatigues of
a rough passage, deferred his departure till the weather
changed on Thursday.
On Thursday afternoon, the gentleman who sheltered
the dethroned monarch and his consort at Honfleur en-
gaged a French fishing boat to convey the party from
Honfleur to Havre, and fearing that in this small vessel
the features of the King might be recognised, the gentle-
man engaged an interpreter to interpret French to the
King, who to render his disguise more complete, passed
as an Englishman. Nothing of moment transpired on
the passage to Havre, where the Express was waiting with
her steam up, and at nine o'clock on Thursday evening
the royal fugitives and suite set sail for England

THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY, &C.
The Duchess de Nemours, with her youthful family, and
the Duke de Montpensier arrived at Southampton on
Wednesday, from Havre.
Telegraphic despatches of Thursday state that the
Duchess of Orleans and General Le Febre were at St.
Heliers, Isle of Wight, also M. Guizot. They have since
arrived at Southampton.
The fugitives gave £4OO to the commander of the cut-
ter Princess Alexandrina to convey them from Granville
to Jersey.

Prince Louis Napoleon and General Heaudelot arrived
by steamer at Folkstone on Thursday morning. Madame
Guizot is still in France.
The sympathy of the English people, apart from politi-
cal considerations, with the fallen fortunes of the ex-king
and his ministers is very general; and nothing can exceed
the empressement with which several of the nobility and
gentry have offered temporary domiciles to the members
of the court of the Tuileries.
THE FRENCH ROYAL LUGGAGE.—SeveraI packages,
covered with oilskin, and addressed to her Most Gracious
Majesty the Queen, were landed at Dover on Sunday
night, from her Majesty's packet Widgeon, Hare com-
mander, from Ostend. They were immediately despatched
by the government authorities by the railway to London,
and were duly delivered on Monday at Buckingham
Palace. They were believed to contain the wearing apparel
and effects of his royal highness the Duke de Nemours
and other members of the French royal family, who ar-
rived at Ostend on the same morning. and had subse-
quently left Dover by train at half-past three, p.m.

ARRIVAL OF M. GLTIZOT

M. Guizot arrived at Dover on Friday morning by the
Ville de Bruges steamer from Ostend. The ex-minister
travelled to town by the 4 p.m. express train. On his
arrival at the London-bridge terminus he was received by
Mr. MacGregor and the officials of the company. M.
Guizot was recognised by the bystanders, and there was
some slight .cheering as the carriage in which he rode
drove out of the station. A Frenchman present, how-
ever, exhibited an opposite feeling, and cried out " A bas
Guizot 1" The ex-minister was enveloped in a large
cloak, and carried a glazed portmanteau. He looked
careworn and ill.

M. Guizot arrived in London at half-past six on Satur-
day evening. M. de Rabaudy was waiting at the station
to receive the ex-minister, and as soon as the train arrived
he conducted M. Guizot to a hackney-coach, which drove
off to the residence of Mr. Henry Broadwood, in Bryan-
stone-square.
A crowd of persons had collected at the station to see
M. Guizot, and a rush was made towards the carriage in
which the ex-minister was seated, every person present
being eager to catch a glimpse of his person. He was
seated in a coupe, in which with him were two gentlemen,
and a lady, French, but who did not appear to be con-
nected with the fallen minister, except as compagnons de

• voyage.
As M. Guizot stepped out of the carriage- a gentleman
addressed him in English and said, " I suppose, sir, you
have heard that your daughters have arrived and are safe."
M. Guizot took the gentleman's hand, and with some
emotion said, " Yes, I have—thank you—God bless you."
M. Guizot travelled without any luggage, except a small
writing-case, which he carried in his hand.

BRITISH WINES.—The home-made wines of England
have of late years been so much superior to former quali.
ties that their manufacture has become a distinct pursuit;
and amongst those who have taken the lead for excellence
(more particularly of the Green Ginger Wine) the name of
' Hiles" is familiar to the public. He has, however, now
retired from business, and transferred his connexion to
Messrs. Groves and Hartley, with such a recommendation
as not only reflects credit on themselves, but ensures to
th.yrublic a faithful fulfilment of their commands.
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