The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-25 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO NVALAIER CASTLE.

11 Monday being the birth-day of the Princess Royal, by
day-break the Thunderer and another of her Majesty's ships
( which had come into the Downs) put on their gayest
colours and fired a royal salute. Three gun-boats from the
Thunderer came in close to the castle and fired similar sa-
lutes. About ten o'clock, the Deal and Walmer band drew
up on the meadow in front of the castle and played " God
save the Queen," and other favourite airs, while the entire
population, as well as the visitors assembled in the vicinity
of the castle, cheered most enthusiastically in honour of the
occasion.
The day was uncommonly fine, with the wind blowing a
brisk gale, and the sun shining most brilliantly. By far the
grandest sight of the day was a sailing excursion of the Deal
and Walmer boats, which was got up spontaneously by the
boatmen in honour of the birth-day of the youthful Princess,
and also to gratify the Queen, who is passionately fond of
aquatic display. The boats, to the number of about thirty,
with every stick of canvass they could carry, run down from
Deal in procession (if we may use the term) under the castle
walls. Here they braced up and proceeded to sea, standing
out to the westward till they had measured some three miles
towards the South Sand Light. They then turned in on the
other tack till they came close in shore under Walmer Cas-
tle, where they drew up, and each man standing up in his
boat, off hats, and gave three or more hearty British cheers
that resounded many miles.
At this time, her Majesty, Prince Albert,. and suite were
on the ramparts witnessing the interesting spectacle, and both
the Queen and Prince most graciously condescended to
acknowledge the devotion of the brave and hardy boatmen of
Deal by repeatedly bowing. The band then struck up a
national air, and the loyal fleet again stretched out seaward,
rounded the Thunderer, and about twelve o'clock returned
to Deal in beautiful order, after having traversed some twelve
miles in something less than two hours.
The wind was not particularly strong, but there was a
capital sailing breeze, and the boats did their work in excel-
lent style, and much to the delight of the Queen and Prince
Albert, if we may judge from the expressions of high appro-
bation they made use of respecting this nautical treat, which,
we may say, much exceeded any regatta we ever witnessed.
The Queen had intended, we believe, to go to Ramsgate on
Monday, but her Majesty's visit to that place has been post-
poned to a future day.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked on the beach this
morning in front of the castle and in the adjoining fields for
an hour and a half.

During the afternoon, the gun-boats of the Thunderer got
up a sham fight between that vessel and the shore, which ex-
hibition drew together a large concourse of spectators on the
beach.
George Luth, Esq., Walmer, fired a royal salute from his
house, and entertained the band at his board to dinner.
The people of Deal and Walmer are in ecstasy at the pro-
spect of the Queen remaining some weeks longer at the cas-
tle ; but no definite term has yet been fixed for her stay here.
Walmer, Deal, and Dover, vied with each other in illumi-
nations in celebration of the birth-day of the Princess Royal.
About six o'clock the Thunderer was magnificently illumi-
nated with blue and other lights, which were hung all over
the vessel, from the top-gallant mast-head to the lower deck.
Many discharges of cannon and small arms were fired off,
while the display of rockets and other fireworks from her
sides of oak illuminated the sky for many miles round.
The Fearless steamer and two other of her Majesty's ves-
sels were also illuminated, and let off fireworks.
At Deal and Walmer many convivial parties met in the
evening in honour of the birth-day of the Princess Royal,
while the streets were paraded to a late hour by the loyal
inhabitants of these places, bands of music being in attendance
We understand that Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert and Court will remain at Walmer Castle until
the second week in the ensuing month. It is doubtful
whether the court will remove to Windsor before the 14th of
next month. We hear that her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent contemplated, before the Queen's departure, passing
a few weeks at Walmer ; but, although a gentleman placed
his mansion on the beach at her royal highness's disposal, the
intended visit was given up on the part of her royal highness.

What is the fastest teetotaller in existence: The steam-
engine, which takes nothing but water, and can go sixty
miles an hour.

THE POPE AND THE PASHA.—Seven Egyptian workers
in mosaic (who are about to repair Rome at the expense of
their government, to perfect themselves in the art) are to be
the bearers of a new gift to the Sovereign Pontiff from Me-
hemet Ali,—viz., four large granite columns, recently found
in the neighboushood of Thebes, and covered with hierogly-
phics.
REMARKABLE TENACITY OF LIFE.—On Tuesday morn-
ing as the workmen were digging up the rubbish caused by
the late fire on the premises occupied by Messrs. W. S.
Ramsay and Co., 154, Upper Thames-street, they heard the
mewing of a cat underneath some portions of a cask, which
lad fallen across her body, and rested against the wall. On
removing these poor Grimalkin issued from her hiding place,
having been incarcerated for 19 days, during which period
she could not by any possibility have tasted food, She was
immediately supplied with milk, and, though thin, appears
likely to recover.