The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-07-25
London Times, June a4th.


On Monday evening yesterday Queen
Victoria arrived at Chiselhurst station,
Lord Sydney and Sir Edward Watkin. nj.
r., were there to receive her. The plat
form was covered with crimson Goth
There was crowd of people looking on.
but they observ, a solemn silence. Even
the officers did not seem to speak above a
whisper. Her Majesty was accompanied
by the Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold,
Lady Ely and Sir Henry Ponsonby. They
were met by an open carriage, drawn by
four horses, with postiliions and outriders.
They passed along the picturesque road,
which is now gay with rhedodendron flow
ers, and over common covered with ssyel-
low gorse." They entered through the
open gates of the grounds and disappeared
among the trees of Camden House. 1t is
not cheerftl looking home. 1t is gener-
ally called Camden Place. Camden, the
antiquity, built it. He died here in 1928,
and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
Visitors who make pilgrimages to Napo-
leon III. Is tomb come round to look up at
the window with a balcony on the first floor
next the projecting wing, which belongs to
the room where his Majesty died. On Sun
day, without ceremony of any kind, the
Queen went straight to Madame's room
she was expected, it is true; otherwise, she
entered like some old friend staying in the
house, rather than an illustrious visitor.
They say she took the Empress into her
arms and spoke to her in sisterly fashion.
and that they wept together. Her maies-
ty stayed about an hour, and, after the first
eballition of grief had long consolatory
talk with her sister in trouble. When they
parted the Empress was much calmer than
she had hitherto been. The Duchess de
Mouchy and the Due de Bassano were in
attendance on the Queen on behalf of the
Empress when she arrived and when she
left. Shortly before the Queens visit,
among the many aristocratic callers may
be mentioned Admiral Sir Alexander and
Lady Milne. Their son is in active service
at the Cape and was the last to say good
bye to him when the Prince started on the
reconnoitreing expedition in which he fell.
To-day, the reporters say, the Empress will
decide where the Prince is to be buried.
This, however, is already fixed, for the last
letter be wrote contains a request that,
should he be killed, he is to be buried at
Chiselhurst. The only question is whether
he will lie in the present mortuary chapel
with his father, or whether a new chapel
shall be built to receive the remains. There
vii. be military funeral. Napoleon III.
had private funeral, but the son has suffi-
cient claims on the army to call for military
honors.- =vvaa soaa sse esiai.eissxrse yvseor-
day that the Prince of Wales had already
intimated his intention to be present; SO.
alss. had the Duke of Cam bridge the Eng
lish Commander-in-chief. The cadets &C
Wooiwich wish to be present. Though the
face of the unfortunate Prince Us tnasilated
by an assegai stab, it is said the hndy will
lie in state at Camden place for two days.
The poor boys mother has not We, been in-
formed of the manner Of his death. She
only knows that he is NO more that he has
fallen in battle. Her mother, the Countess
Nontijo, at Madrid, has not yet been made
acquainted with the calamity; it is to be
broken gradually to her, all the newspapers
being kept from her. She is so years of
age and is the only blood relation of the
Empress living. .....-..