New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20
ENGLAND.
VISIT OF THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH
TO THE QUEEN.

v,srr or THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH
TO THE QUEEN.
The Empress Eugene arrived at Windsor on the
>nernoop of Dec. in Of the state carriages OF
g. Great Western Railway for the purpose OF paying
n y;sit 10 her Majesty and the Prince Consort. In &C
sor1apce with the wishes expressed by the Empress
that her visit should be considered strictly Of private
character the guard of honor dispensed WITH and
even the time that her Majesty might be expected to
arrive was announced to the officials about an hour
sIy previous TO her arrival, consequently q great
crowd at the station was avoided. The royal tram
wss under the charge Of the new superintendent Mr..
Kelly.
The Prince Consort, accompanied by Lord Charles
Eitzroy and Capt. Du Plat, 10 the station at
o'clock and awaited in the royal saloon her Majesty
arrival Precisely at ten minutes past clock, the
Empress arrived, when the Prince Consort left the
roya waiting room and proceeded the PLATFORM
and cordially shook hands with her as she left the car
rage. Her Majesty took the Princes arm, and passed
through the saloon, and entered one OF the royal pony
carriages and proceeded with the Prince to the Castle
Two other carriages followed, with the ladies and gen.
tlemen Of her suite. On the platform to receive the
Empress were Henry Driver esq. (Mayor), Lady
Grew. Lady Bruce, Col Dalrympe of the Scots Fusi-
Fer Guards, in garrison here), Lord Charles tzroy,
Capt. Du Plat the Rev. the Vicar of Windsor, Mr. H.
Stevens Capt. Layard, Mr.. Matthews, and the follow
ing magistrates of the borough: Messrs Blunt, Harms
Holderness, and Hanson.
The Empress as she left the station, and along the
whole hne of route to the Castle was loudly eheereo
and during her stay the bells Of ST. Johns Church sent
The Empress. after luncheon, took leave of the
Oueen and the royal family and after leaving the Cas-
ale paid visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess OF
Kent, at Frogmore Lodge, accompanied by the frnee
Consort
At $40 the Empress arrived at the station and
passed through the Queens waiting 10 the state
carriage leaning on the arm of the Prince Consort.
Here the prince took leave of the Empress
Her Majesty appeared in good health, but not so In
spirits and with an amiable though somewhat penslye
smile she gracefully bowed TO the company as the
train slowly proceeded from the station Inc royal
journeys were performed In thirty minutes each way
hy the company 5 powerful engine the Iron Duke.
The Times saws: Her Maesty's contemplated
visit 10 Osborne which was fixed for Thursday next,
- postponed in consequence Of the prevalence OF fever
IN the Itle of Wight"
THE Ar,av and Narg Gazette SAYS: The French
Government are actually building steam vessels at ST.
Cloud for the Imperial Navy They have just launched
from opposite the Park screw dispach-boat called
abe Argus. She was only commenced last May.
The same journal says: AT the eleventh hour,
after more than E 900 has been spent upon building
abe gigantic armorplated ship Warrior, the Lords OF
the Admiralty have discovered that she ls not the
description OF vessel that will combine stability with
fnvulnerabihty. The Lords have arrived at the fol-
lowing decision She is not the vessel we could wish
for but after laying ont much money upon her. II
will be as well 10 see what can be made of her.
The London Times gays: The Government hat
decided on dispatching another company Of Royal En-
gineers TO St. Helena to assist in erecting additional
Notifications and repairing the defenses OF that Isl
and"
1t is proposed TO extend to Garibdi the freedom Of
1he City OF London.
The Lord Mayor has appointed Thursday fortnight
tor the presentation of the freedom of the City Of
London TO Lord CLYDE and Sir james Ouram.
The Morning Post says: Arrangements are IN
progress for the erection of additional Bshopre u
New South Wales, the seat of which will probably bt
at Goubourn"
A letter TO The London Daily Netcs from Annecy
Ssys: eve are informed that the works of the tun
mel through Mount Gems suspended some sa
owing 10 want of funds, while Others assert that M
expected difficulties OF execution are the cause
The Ga@ctta de- I'Uytno contains the programme o
a national subscription for Garibadi. The Committe'
gay: alt is to confer honor on GarlbadI that We
address Ourselves the Italians, but that history may