New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-04

All We're In constant expectation of teiegTar,c
denatcIes AtlOeO two Grlvedone forIne and one ior
ri GIorerdon With details Of Marshal P6sser, q the
further destruction Of he Russian ships; and lot @
Vile said Il Lave stu laier news On WHEN ~ - I,
Allies" God I've praised for it! Our delight was sV,,l'
but we could hardly believe the g0o news ana l4u
he fact ,..,. hon.
6Ie which had been prepared when The false - %
fan OF the town arrived last year, and had renamed
since waiting 10 be it, on The 9Th 81 November, the dy
of the battle Of Inkermann, the wind upset IT, s -, 80,
say and now again. most strangely, It only seeheu ~
T,,e new house seems TO be lucky indeed; FOR fIom
The first moment Of oar arrival we have mad good new
u fcw minutes Albert and a-seltlfmen IN CIV wv
SPECIES OF attre-saled forth, followed by al me
ants aud gradually by all tie population Of the yias1
keepers, clies NOrbnen-up 10 me top OF The caiI w
cheering. The bonfire bazed forth brilliantly, ara We
could see the numerous figures surrounding it-solle
dancing. an snonllnE; Ross PA! ny ~ p4lo anu r
and Macdonald firing of guns contiuuallyi while plpI
GA Francois dAlbert4ncon lighted numbero ~ gums
below, the greater part ~ winch WNl hol 20 on -
threequarters OF an hour after hlbei came u0Wh' au
said ne scene had been Wild ana eAuing fy0hd CTR
ana were I'm great ecstacy. The whole house sccmrd
~ wonderful! state OF excitement tGe ho{s WEI" ,c.
with difficulty awakened, AMI Whch M llst tLls VIZ
tie case they begged leave 10 70 up 70 Tie top Oh is
cairn. .,..- ,.o.T
was undrc sing All the people Cac down under CD, VIII
dows, the ppcrs playing The people SINGING, ihI.s%n
guns and tneeTif g-frst for me- then Tor Albert ne
IuCrOr Of the French, aud the dOwhai vi ScYdslolOl
The betFotha Of her eldest fdaughtcr-the poor
little Yicky" Of the earlier pageS-io the Crown
Prince Of Prussia is welcomed VIthmotheTly delight
Sept %, 1s55Our dear Victoria was thisd day engaSed
10 Prince Frederick william ol Prutsa' ho had IctN OH
Wit % MS since the liih lie iid "Ii'hol lo' ~
the Goth. Oi his wishes; hut We were uccfah on u
count Of her extreme youth whether ne should Sen W
her himself or wait TIL he came pack AGAIN. h"NA'i
we felt il better he should GO 80; ana during 0n rue
NJ CIaisna-Ban this afternoon, he picked lncce oi
white heather Che emblem of good luck JWhici ne ENe
to her. and fus enabled him To make an nilusou 70 s
hopes ana wishes rs ttcy rode down blcA Grhoc "V"
LED 10 this happy cOncluaicn
The kindly regard which the Queen shows to ihe
poor has often been Admired. Her account of visits
to some of the old women in herncghboihood IS nat
ural and good:
Saturday, Sept &c ,I851-Albcrt went ont with Alfred
for the day and walked out with the wo girls ana Lazy
Chufchi-soppcd The shop, aud made some purchases
Tor moor ronle and others drove little way, out
and vailed up the hill 10 Banacoit iHi" j. lalGUH,t
.9s 10 show me where the poor people lived and 10 tel
them who was Before went INTO any we met a ulu
womau who. MIRA. FarqularsOn said was very poor 50
1cr o oae and mother 20 the former dsticr. I gave
her pctticoa ana the tears rolled down hei on
cbcc and She shook ny hands and prayed God 70 bless
me. II very touching. 49,
went into an old cabin Of old Kitty Hears who is
SC wears od-quito erect and who welcomed us with n
ent mir OF dignity She sat down and spun. gave ler
also warm pcttcoat. She said. May me Lord over ~
tend We and ynnrs here aud hereafter and may the Lord
be q guide 10 yc and keep Ne from al harm She was
quite surprised al Vcky hight great in.resls taken I'D
her We went on 10 a cottage formerly Jean GOidons
to visit The old widow SymOns, who l. past fOurcOfc.
with nice ROSY face but was bent quite double she
most friendly shaking hands with an asking which was
and repeating many kind siEgs May The Lord AZ
tend We with mrth and with joy may lie ever he WIN ye
IN TINS world, aud when leave IT. To Nicky "lfh iuu
she was gong he married She Id: May the Lord he
a guide TO yc in your future and may every happus'
attend We" she was very takatiye. and when said
hopcd To see her again she expressed expectation
that she should be called any day and 80 ala h'y
kCar.
We went into three other cottages; 10 Mrs. symons's
(daughcru-law 10 the old widow living next door VINO
had an 'unwc boy" Then acrossa little burn 10 another
old woman's; and afcrward pceped into Biir, ne nj
ders We drove back and got out again To- vsii 0d 'rs
Grant 0;rpt moth, ~ who is 80 tdy aud clean, and 10
whom / gave dress and handkerchief. ana she said
You're too kind 10 you're over kud 10 me- 90 give
talking some time with me- Size said, am happy 10 see
neaIne of Vic.y's going sail I'm very sorry, aud
think She is sorry hcsc aud having said she feared shc
would not her ithc frluccss again. sii, am very
what think. not what il tut mt. Dear old LADY, she Is
Really. the Affection of these good people. who so
hearty and so happy YOU taking ucrCst Ia every
thing, is very touching and gratifying
Excursions Of all sorts filed up the short vacation
which, year after year the Queen WAS never tired Of
spending in the same spot Three of these are de
scribcd as Great Expeditions" The second oi
them was to Inveunark and Fcttercairn;
we reached The small quiet town. rather village, OF
Fctercan for IL was very email moi cirUu =
Sme we u ES' Sn s s End Went at once u stars
There very nice drawing,f90m ana next to ~ "a
clean and MY thfh 10 thc lelt
our bedroom. which was excessively small bnt as" very
clean and neat. and much better furnished li'l al 'h
came "A mere mOrsel ~ one win pres b,d = 10 winch
Albert dressed and then came Lady Churchiils bedroom
inst beyond Louis and General Grey had rooms ~
hotel called the Temperance Hotel. opposite We dihed
ut eight very nice, clean good dinner. Grant ana
grey and Lady Churchill carved and they had Only 10
change plates, which Brown soon got INTO the ~"y 81
do;ng a lille girl 81 The house Ia help but
Grant turned her round 70 prevent her looking -
US The landlord and lardindy knew who We were,
gfc4 NalTf
Tho evening being bright and moonlight and very still,
we All went out. ara walked through tie whole village,
where not creature moved through the principal mite
square in The middle 81 which was sort 81 pilf or
town cross steps. and Louis read by INC Hgt ui M
mson proclamation for collections Of charities which
was stuck on IT, We walked along lane for short
thr' distant barking Of dog. Suddenly We heard
drum and ffes! We were greatly alarmed, fearing we
went back saw nothing Whatever sun, as we walked
SLOWLY back. we heard the noise from time 10 tht ana
when reached The inn door We stopped ana cav SIX
men march NJ with flfc- and drum not creature
taking any notice OF them down the street ana b"ck
again. Grant and Brown were ont, but had no iue Oh
what II could be- Albert asked the little maid, ana the
answer was: hts Just band" and that it walked about
III this way twice week How odd! ~ Went On Paying
some time after We got home We sat TN half past ton
working and Albert readige and then retired to rest
Saturday, September 2.-Got TO sleep @ier Two or
three o'clock The morning was dull ana close. and
misty, with little Tain handy any one stiifHS DIV
few peOplr at their work Traveller ma uftlNcu at
night and wanted 10 UP into the dining room,
winch commercial travellers room ana lhey iad
GllNCNitN III lclne Hlu ~ CUM NV 'Nf 49, -
oifed Grant and Brown ~ thcr tea and Oh his asking
What's the matter hcieT Grant answered. It's II Wcu,
ding party from Aberdeen" Al the Temperance ltoe
they were very anxious 10 know whom they had got.
An except Gen Gray breaAiasted Ailc before Alne;
Brown acted my servant, brushing my SKIRTS ana
boots and taking any message, and Grant as Alberto
valet
In the third expedition occurs bit of comedy en-
livened by a drink of whisky oat of silver flask
The Tilt becomes nasEower ard gqTfower I'll IT,, it, [i,
about two met more beyond The fdll5. We emerged
from the pass upon an open vaey-wlh less high hills,
and with the hills OF Braendr before MS. We crossed TIE
Bainoch or Bynack-quitc small streanl-and wien We
came TO the County March," where Perth and Aberdeen
ioin we halted. The Duke gave Albert and me some
whisky Ia drink OF old silver flask OF his own, and
then made short speech proposing my health. express