Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-11
THE GAZETTE.
THIS ROYAL FAMILY OF ENGLAND!
By JANE B. MOORE.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1861.
:. IN. nearly eipht venrs since [

visit 10 the Dublin Industrial Exhibition IN
the summer of eighteen ii!ty-three. iler
Majesty, accompanied by Prince Aioef', Tue
Prince OF Wales and Prince Alfred, 1T liOly
head on Saturday in the Royal / acnt 10
toria and Albert" which was sPenul"iS nv ~
ted up-the passage to the vesSel oe'ns i"lo
down with red cloth and lined with aehse
crowds, among ;hem the children VI the
schools. who sang several hymns anu a'so
..God save the Queen" when the sovereign
arrived. The Royal carriage was Il very
bandSnme one. with clarct colored body, Ii
mad inside with blue silk and satin, with TWO
1.rca easy chairs, smaller ones, and Il table.
The Queen wore pink satin bunnat, trim
med with white lace a large lowered shawl,
and dress Of grey tint. She had 4 large
hnnuuet Of flowers in her hand, anu on
reaching the vessel remained on deck
Prince Albert, who is stout and quite bald,
looked remarkably well, and wore round
hat and brown uyercoat. The attire OF the
Prince of Wales and his brother was like
wise very unassnming--cnps OF q cross bar
pattern, TUNES or jackets with collars turned
down. The fleet reached Kingston, small
but beautifully located town, about seven
miles from Dublin. on Monday morning.
and from thence proceeded 10 Dublin, the
streets of which were lined with troops, the
houses windows, &c. being densely throng-
ed
In the evening Sackville street was lilu-
minated the Post Office, Bank, and Trinity
College decorated with harp, crown AID stars
and the initials "|. r. Such Il mass Of
human beings as Inever before saw, were
conyregatcd from the Rotunda and Nelson :
Pillar to Carlisle Bridge. The next day: the
ROYAL party rode to the Exhibition, attended
hy large body of lancers, who rode up
first, with yellow saddles and red coats, bear
ing white flags; after them came the car
riages; 10 the back seat OF the first sat the
Queen and Prince Albert, in the front the
two Princes--the carriage beng drawn by
sig horses, with two outrlders, dressed IN the
old style with thickly embroidered pointed
hats On her return from the Exhibition,
we were in the Museum of Trinity College,
but hearing Il great uproar went cut Just IN
time 10 see her she dashed past on
her way to the Lodge IN Phoenix Park,
where she remained with the Lord Lleuten-
ant The next day ii great crowd assembled
in the rear of the Exhibition, in which 1t
was expected the Queen would enter. Pco-
nle Of ali classes were there Irish beggarS,
scarcely covered by their tattered clothes,
climbed the lamp-posts, swinging them
selves from every available emlnence, but
were all disappointed, the Queen having
slipped ia By another way. On Saturday
the Queen and suite visited the National
schools: three hundred and fifty female child
rem We're seated in the intaut school, while
the walls were covered with familiar illus
tratons, of natural history, and two magnl-
ticientlv worked chairs were placed on Il
platform for the Queen and Prince COnSort.
In the girls department nearly seven hun
drcd We're present and sang the National
Anthem the moment the Queen entered.-
This room was tastefully adorned with the
drawings, exquisite flower paintings, etch
ings, &C., of the pupils, while at the upper
end was q fine copy of Wipterhaulter's cee
brated portrait Of her Majesty in her CORONA
ton robes. The Queen Inspected the lace
and net work, aud accepted i beautifully
worked handkerchief and crochet collar, with
which she was presented. The boys school
was then visited, and previous to her ,tepar-
tare her Majesty ordered two sets OF the
books used III the institution for the Use Of
the Princes, and also gave the children three
holydavs. During the day the Princes re-
pnired t. the geological Gardens, the Model
Farm, at Giasnevin, and the Botanic Tar
dens, aud The Queen also visited the Castle.
On leaving Dublin that afternoon, one 81
the domestics was observed 10 carry small
pfocelain h0wer-pot, which. on inquiry, WAS
touud to contain ii sod Of shanrockS growing,
which had been dug up br the Queens com
nand from :; spot in PhrcniX Park, with
view Of transplanting ii at Windsor, as Il
g0nrt2sfr Of her visit Addressing tn: t.2rt
Mayor st the railroad terminus The Queen
said I'VE have spent delightful week and
are quite sorry 10 leave so SoUn.' The Dub
lin papers were filled with different accounts
and anecdotes OF the Royal visit, with numcr-
Gus comments upon the personal appearance
Of each of the distne ushed guests. The
Queen is generally thought to be unlike the
most OF her portraits, having a broad,
thoroughly English face, with projecting
mouth, thick lips somewhat out Of humor.
too, when We first saw her on the morning of
her arrival, owning to her being detained by
the dilarorinesS Of the Lord Lieutenant
The Prince ut that time was quite boy
The portrait Of Albert Edward, now on ex
hibtion among the pictures at Wh'tehursi's
beautiful gallery, is IL remarkably correct
one, and represents him as quite youthful
and boyish looking, with large blue eyes, and
q general resemblance To his Rnyu! mother.
During their visit to the Exhibition
small number of handsomely bUuni cata,
logucs had been prepared for the itoy%t vl>'-
tors, but when these were presented 1t was
found there was none for Prince Alfred, the
committee having probahly supposed him too
Young To notice exception. They were soon
unGecc;ved, however Tor after having waited
as be supposed Il sufficient time to allow Of
another copy being prepared he stepped MP
to the chairman, and said, "Mr. Roe, niy
brother, the Prince Of Wales, has been pre-
scented with catalogue, and don't see why
I should not get enc" The gentleman as
surcl him that the omission Ind not bcci
intended, and requesting him TO excuse II
for the present, assured him that every exer-
ton would be made to have y similar copy
prepared as soon as possible. The young
Prince inquired each morning for it, and "n
it being presented on Friday, expressed his
thanks in appropriate termS.-BnN inirioi.
U,,rch It'll, 1861.
WINTER IN SYRIA AND PALESTINE The
past winter has been one OF unexamped Sc
verify The snow has been two feet deep