The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12
NAVAL REVIEW AT sPMHEAD.


Ap- srd c: the scenes Ard incidents whish attended
it,
QUEEN vIcr0RIA's ARRIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH.
Her MsJsgty's train arrived at the Royal Ciarense
ye'qApg yard At five minutes . - eeSs1 GO On What 1nEa
Parker GCB., principal naval aide de camp; Admiral
sir Ednupd Lyons, &C B. the Marquis rowashsnd aide
pany, and guard Of honor. The court Immediately
bard the state barge, and steeied by
Captain the Hon. Joseph Dsnman 70 the Victoria and
Albert, lying in the hsrbvr stream: Her Majesty was
accomplished in the yacht By Sir William Parker, Sir
Edmund Lyons tho MARQUIS s Iownshend Admiral % IL
After hort interval the trumpstsr stationeo on the
Pier battery announced the spproach Of the royal yacht
Intelligence and In few minutes the Victoria Albert
rspicy steamed out Of the hArbor, and gided nifty
ras shSls and
striking up the national anthem, while every vessel
dipped her ensign
THE FRENCH NAVAL D8PUTArION.
The following the officers Of the itnperisi French
navy who represented that service a. the review
Rsar Admiral N. n Jurisu de Ia Graviere, President
Post Captains Be.yezs CApi.a,ne do yasse.u) Giro
neau, Ddelot and GeIiplan.
Observation-Disclosures (OApaine de Ffegate), Beuic,
Leu,er ants-De Fanques de Jonq7eres Uienteaant
Dc yaisssau) Duburenois, Touooute Luf'no zeas NM
Bottle, HameiD officer oOrdonuance du M'Distrs de 10
Marine, De Besulieu, and Hoe quart
Aates-D Burburin (Enaigne de Vasseau), Ii Roux.
MORNING SCENE AT sPIrHEAD.
AtS O'Clock, the whole, Meet, al IL by magic, WAS
dressed" flags snsgns from their main trucks to
Me waters surface and nov the curtain seemed to have
risen upon the glorious pageant Of the day: Bds the
busiest sight in the national crama about 8, be enacted
was tina. presented the land. The myrsds of human
beings who poured to the beah from every point aud
on let we're beyond ali precedent and the hse
conmixture character not the least remarkable
feature Of the whole affair. Gradually the walls, ram
entered into bold eompstton with the water 10
exhisng their venturous masss until surrounding OBJ
jecs the great feet ITSELF in tue dstancs became
MIR "a
The scene Southses beach mag niicen vioie.
skv, pure and uns GUIDED tina: Of ltSly-a ripping,
Of The freshest Misunderstanding uniforms, and many
colored cossumes-brlliiant equpages, mrsic, flags,
laurel leaves happy humsn faces, ana IS, ies laugh,
gay, brilliant, and animated, as Any thst,
with much experience OF popular spectseies, We remem-
ber 70 have Witnessed Nor shorld We omit to
merate among the sources Of enjoyment tho aromatic
breeze, thst vi st acre param de IA mr Of which
Aex,ndTe Dumas descantA 80 eoqnsnsy, and which y
SO delshtuy exhiarAug 70 those whose fate it 10 TO
be pest in CT lea Tens and psvons brgo ~ dotted
the green turf and wagons, bAronchss pha8tons, ana
the margin Of the water Thousands OF people saantered
sands lag the single oft.e beach, watch
Ing through telescopes and opsra giSssss the movements
This multitude extended from Fort Monckton the
west to Southsea Castle tho east distances OF three
Hes and must have comprised something Has 100000
persons. Nesr Southsea Csste great stand hsd been
erected In the of Sightseeing; and 1t, like other
Win yisiter.. Yet, brilliant ss was the scene and
sxuosran. with life and gaiety, it vas not without
its luocrcus ass,catons; snd Of 'hese the most re-
MARKS were the hideous statues erected on the
Clarence Espsnade in cesecraton Of the memories
OF Nelson and Wellington. Even the Londoaers, wno
bad statues we're Mortified these atcocous fguros,
and Expressed their Indignation in measured TERMS
The thought Of 6eiOg in this man
doing any hing for his country It ia not too much to
say that thess execrabe statues are as dsgassful to
the southea islanders of Hampshire a. they would be TO
their nsnesakes of the Pacific Bat strange 10 the fate
CT great men, who live in the honor bu dying leave
the foreground .ss everything bsnt and asso
that fancy cauld iu agne The Ees flashed and spanked
in the ing sum- and over s waters gded every va
rlety OF craft from the evathan three OF
cred and thirty guns ana twelve hundred men, 20 the
little river steamer that by speculative freak found
itself the joyous bosom Of the Silent. IL WAS nte-
resting the contrast OF the picturso compare
the yachts with the fgates and to watch the tiny craft
Is they picked their way danty among the mighty ships
ofwar. The shipping everywhere decked IN the
gayest eoors and every breeze came the strains
Of martial muscthe ccmminsed nae odies Il France and
England.
MIsnAps OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSES OF PEERS
AND COMMONS.
Among tie various distinguished parties for whom
SPECIAL Arrang' mens had been made were the House OF
rately from combination Of causes, those arrange
ments by entirey successful! in securir
the appreciation OF the parties principally late rested.
Southampton had to the collective wisdom
st somewhere aoont O'clock, but with the excep-
ton of Few president 4tors who had do
TIE day before its inhabitants we're doomed 70 wait until
much later hour for the appearance in force of their
vererated Parliament Rumo OF collision became rife,
and spscuxtiops sbcunoed TO whether immediate
general election might not become necessary hour
after passed away without the appearance Of the
Transit and Psrsevsrerce lay in he cling and four Or
FIVE comfortable terders waited at the quay whole
being devoted to the exclusive service of the Two
Cap ain MDOugal, the Admiralty superintendent. had
every arrangement in his department 10 the most eff ent
state Of maturity at the appointed hour, nine O'Clock,
but it until nearly twelve O'Clock that the main
body Of Peers and Commone.s arrived from town. In
the meantime the superb fleet of merchant steamers
which had been devoted to the service of the friends Of
the various companies got successfully under weigh and
they moved slowly out Of the deck their several hands
played mel dies If consoatory character for the
Of the complicated government At
last IL determined u at such Peers and Commoners
had already assembled should nSa Be pat 90 board :,
lords and honorable MEMBERS One steered for the
Transit which had selected for the Lords and tue
other FOR the Perseverance which, from It's greater size,
thought better pec exgencies of the
numerous Conmoners. For full hour the two huge
ships lay the smooth water within a csbl's
length Of each other, every one impatient to be
Of, the sailors especially INDUCING in W nut
teriDgs in tina. forcible phfaseoI9gy init SO
qutnt eonerences took place between the two
branches OF the Legislature. Lord Granville COM
Henry hertsrs returning WIN the answer ., the com
mems, the common Object beng Temporary u'ion Of
parties and Houses in order that ;t least one Ct he Two
review. 1t finally de:eruiiLed that the Perseve-
RANGES passengers should 60 on bos.d the rranit, K
within ten minutes from the signing of the detective
treaty should not arrive oy supple tend
succors cid arrive within the itei time, the
shape Of the final Parliamentary contingent, and a.
alb ut enc o'clock both chips weighed anchor, their
slective bands playing 'Rule, Britannia"
sALUTING THE ROYAL YACHT.
The feet ordered to salute the Instant the royal
yacht showed clear 0. the harbor. This affair which
it rightly judgsd would be the most striking fsa
ture in the days proceeding looked fof va a to
with irnnerse expectation and interest. The royal
each more md eli mi
OF tie harbor yet still preparations seemed to have
been made by the feet towards thing like general
salute. Suddenly q confused black was seen at
he shrouds Of the headmost ships o, the lne in-
ssnty, as II by magic men swarmed up the rigging Of
every vessel in the fleet. They clustered upoa tbs
shrouds like bees. At fret there feemsd c,nfusion but
The got higher, formed into thsir places and
spread out upon the Jards the marvellous Ipdity and
regularity OF the whole man9uvre with feelings
Of admiration and astonishmsnt Hardly had the men
jored hands when the royal zach. showed veil out of
narbor On the instant large dense spirit Of smoke