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THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND . The Queen and Prince Albert left Osborne at seven o ' clock on Tuesday morning , en route to Castle Howard . Intelligence of the sudden death of the Count de Neuilly had been received at Osborne on Monday , in consequence of whioh . melancholy event , her Majesty immediately countermanded the military music and other celebrations of his Royal Highness ' s birthday . The Queen and Prince Albert paid a hurried visit of condolence , en passant , to the French royal family at Claremont . At the Egher station they were joined by the Prince of Wales , the Princess Boyal , the Princess Alice , and Prince Alfred , who had left Osborne by the Fairy , at eight o ' clock . From the Nine Elms station the royal party , escorted
by a party of Lancers , proceeded in carriages to the Euston-square terminus of the London and Northern line , where they arrived a little before noon . Sir George Grey , who is the only Minister accompanying her Majesty to the north , had arrived at Eustonsquare some time before the Queen , and so did the Marchiones 3 of Douro , who was to proceed to the north with her Majewty , relieving in attendance the Viscountess Canning . The royal party were conducted into the waiting rooms , tastefully fitted up for their reception , where they remained a few minute < while the packages were being stowed away in the luggage van . Here Lady Canning , who had come up with her Majesty from Osborne took leave , and the Marchioness of Douro took her place .
Everything being ready the Royal family took their places in the carriage s < t apart for her Majesty's travelling . The carriage then drew slowly away from the station amid the cheers of all assembled and the waving of handkerchiefs on the part of the ladies . The sides of the railway were lined with spectators almost all the way to Camden-town , and all along the cheers and salutations were repeated . On the slopes of the
Primrose-hill tunnel a large concourse had also assembled , whose cheers followed her Majesty into the recesses of the cavern into which the train plunged . At all the stations there were groups more or less numerous of persons anxious to catch the most passing glimpse of the Royal party , but the train dashed past them all , and did not stop till it reached " Wolverton , accomplishing the distance of fifty-two miles in about an hour and five minutes . Here it had been
arranged that the tram should stop for a short time , and the Queen , the Prince , and the Royal children having alighted , were conducted to a room over the ordinary refreshment rooms , where luncheon was provided for them . After a delay of twenty minutes , they returned to the carriage . Once clear of the station , the train moved on at a dashing pace , frequently going at the fate of sixty miles an hour , and did not stop again till it reached Rugby , where it appeared as if the whole population of the adjoining town had turned out to receive her Majesty . A delay of about five
minutes took place here , which was occupied with incessant cheering on the part of the immense crowd , which her Majesty , the Prince , and the children heartily returned . The run from Eustonsquare to Rugby , including the stay at Wolverton , occupied only two hours and ten minutes . The train then proceeded at a pace quite as rapid as before , and did not stop till it reached Leicester , where there was again an immense concourse of people . The station here is not a very large one , but the directors h ad courteously throw the line open to the public , order being kept by a party of local pensioners . The
concourse of people lining the rails extended for upwards ofamileanda half , nearly the whole of Leicester being present , and their loyalty manifested itself in deafening cheers . It was not intended to stay at Leicester , but in deference to the wishes of her subjects , who had assembled in such numbers , the Queen ordered the train to drive slowly through . Alter passing the crowd , the train proceeded as rapidly as ever , and arrived at Derby at a quarterpast three o'clock . The train stopped for a few minutes at the curve which leads to l > er )» y , to take in wuter , during which time the officials of the line were introduced to Prince Albert . The directors
had , with praiseworthy liberality , here as well ns at Leiicuter , ranged all the empty wagons at their disposal along the rails on the sidings , to which the townspeople were admitted , fthua affording one long nncl continuous gallery for the spectators , and by her Majesty ' s command the train was driven slowly through the long avenue . Her Majesty and Prince Albert stoud up in the eurriage and acknowledged th' loyalty of the people ; and the Prince of Wales was invnnahly to be seen at one or other of the wincIown , looking out upon the scene and nodding his hetid in acknowledgment of the cheers whi « h were given for him . Water having been obtained , the train once more started at a rapid pace to Norm an ton , where the Midland lino ends .
Precisely at the hour appointed , six o ' clock , the royul tiain drew up at the Castle Howard station , having performed the journey in rather less than six houiB . Lord Curli * lc immediately advanced to the royal carriage , and was greeted by her Majesty in the muHt affectionate manner . The noblo earl attornijnnicd her Muje » ty und the Prince on horseback to
the castle , where the royal party arrived at twenty minutes after six o'clock . Her Majesty , on entering the mansion , -was received by the venerable Countess of Carlisle , who awaited the royal arrival in the entrance hall of the mansion , where she was accompanied by the Duchess of Sutherland , Lady Dover , and Lady Caroline Lascolles , her ladyship ' s daughters , and . the juvenile members of their respective families .
The Queen , who was looking remarkably well , and really appeared to have suffered nothing from the fatigue of her long journey , on observing the Countess of Carlisle , hastily advanced towards her ladyship , and saluted her with much affection . Her Majesty next turned to her noble Mistress of the Robes , whom she greeted with much warmth , and having exchanged salutations with the other members of the family , her Majesty was conducted to the suite of apartments prepared for the reception of the royal
party . Her Majesty and the Prince Consort joined the family in the drawing-room very soon after their arrival , and at eight o ' clock dinner was served in the centre of the long gallery , where the architectural arrangement produces a circular apartment of considerable extent . Her Majesty was conducted to . her seat by the Earl of Carlisle , the Prince Consort leading the venerable Countess . The Queen and the Prince occupied places in the centre of the table . The dinner ^> arty invited to meet her Majesty was almost entirely confined to the numerous branches of the Carlisle family . Her Majesty retired early , and before eleven o ' clock the mansion presented a scene of the most complete repose .
Wednesday morning opened with a brilliant summer sky , and the Queen was not slow to take advantage of it . At a very early hour her Majesty and the Prince Consort indulged in a morning walk in the gardens on the south front of the mansion . After breakfast the Queen again walked out , accompanied by the Duchess of Sutherland , the Marchioness of Douro , and the Earl of Carlisle . The royal children and the Prince Consort accompanied her Majesty . During the walk the Queen planted an oak sapling
in the gardens . The Prince Consort also planted a slip of fir near the same spot . The royal party afterwards extended their walk to the cricket ground in the park , where a game was being played by the gentlemen and yeomen of the district , which her Majesty watched with interest for a considerable period . Returning to the mansion , her Majesty and the Prince walked through the various apartments , and viewed the pictures and works of art contained therein .
On Thursday morning a large party of the surrounding families were invited to the Castle at breakfast . The Queen's departure was fixed for ten oMock , and six minutes after that hour the royal carriage arrived at the railway station , which is about three miles from Castle Howard . The royal train arrived at Newcastle station at a quarter to one . In the expectation that her Majesty would alight , the directors had set apart two spacious rooms for her Majesty ' s reception . The most extraordinary preparations had been made in honour of the royal visit . A placard was issued by the Mayor , not merely
requesting that the people of Newcastle should abstain from business altogether for the day , but that they should put out their fires , in order that the atmosphere which her Majesty would have to breath during the few minutes she remained might be as little tainted with Newcastle smoke as possible . The next stage was Berwick , where the Queen inaugurated the magnificent new viaduct over the Tweed at the Royal Border-bridge . The train arrived at Edinburgh at a quarter past five , when the whole o the population turned out to welcome her . The display was among the grandest and most striking the metropolis of Scotland has ever witnessed .
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THE CITIZEN KING . Louis Philippe died on Monday morning , at Claremont , after a lingering illness , which , terminated rather suddenly . He had been made aware of his approaching dissolution early on the preceding day , in the presence of the Queen , and , receiving with calmness the melancholy information thus first broken to him , prepared for the final arrangements which he wished to make . After a conversation with the
Queen , he dictated with remarkable clearness of mind a conclusion to his memoirs , in order to complete a history which illness had compelled him to suspend for more than four months . He then caused to be summoned his chaplain , the Abbe Guelle , all his children and grandchildren who were at Claremont at the time , and , in the presence of the Queen and his f amily , he discharged the last duties of
religion . Towards seven o clock in the evening the debility from which the King had been suffering appeared to have passed over , and fever came on , which continued during the night with much violence , but without disturbing his composure of mind . He expired at eight o ' clock on Monday morning , in the presence of the Queen and the following members of his family : —Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Orleans , the Comte de Paris , the Duke de
Chartres , the Duke and Duchess de Nemours , the Prince and Princess de Joinville , the Duke and Duchess D'Aumale , the Duchess Augusta of Saxe Coburg , and the attached attendants of the royal household . Louis Philippe was the eldest son of Louis Philippe Joseph , Duke of Orleans , and of Marie , the only daughter of the wealthy Duke of Penthievre . He was born in the city of Paris , on the 6 th of October , 1773 , and was consequently in his 77 th year . He was at the head of the Orleans branch of the
Bourbon family , which originated in Philippe , a son of Louis the Thirteenth , created Due d'Orleans by his elder brother , of whom the ex-King was the grandson ' s great grandson . Philippe , the first Duke of Orleans , was twice married ,- his last wife being Elizabeth Charlotte of Bohemia , grand-daughter of James I . of England . It was from this lady that the Orleans family descended , and through her has been traced a direct relationship to the line of Stuart . When a minor , Louis Philippe was entitled Duke of Valois , but , on his father succeeding to the title of Duke of Orleans , in 1785 , he became Duke of
Chartres . The early education of Louis Philippe and of the other four children of Philippe Egalite was entrusted to the care of Madame de Sillery , afterwards better known by her subsequently adopted title of Countess de Genlis . While receiving instruction in various branches of polite learning , the young Duke of Valois ( the late Monarch ) , the Duke of Montpensier , the Count Beaujolais , and their sister , the Princess Adelaide , learned the English , German , and Italian languages , by being attended by domestics who respectively conversed in these languages . The boys also
were trained to endure all kinds of bodily fatigue , and were taught- a variety of amusing industrial exercises . At St . Leu , a pleasant country residence near Paris , where the family resided , under the charge of Madame de Genlis , the young princes cultivated a small garden under the direction of a German gardener , while they were instructed in botany and the practice of medicine by a medical gentleman , who was the companion of their rambles . The young Duke of Valois took a pleasure in these pursuits , aB also in the industrial occupation of the ateliers constructed for them , in -which they were taught
turning , basket-making , weaving , and carpentering . The Duke excelled in cabinet-making ; atid , assisted only by his brother the Duke of Montpensier , made a handsome cupboard , and a table with drawers , for a poor woman in the village of St . Leu . During his early youth , as in his more advanced years , the Duke de Valois gave many evidences of a benevolent and noble disposition , ^ sacrificing on many occasions his pocket-money to relieve distress , and exerting himself to succour the oppressed . The Countess de Genlis observes , whilst speaking of his progress and character under her tuition : —
The Duke of Chartres ( he had succeeded to this title on his father becoming Duke of Orleans , in 1785 ) has greatly improved in disposition during the past year ; he was born with good inclinations , and is now become intelligent and virtuous . Possessing none of the frivolities of the age , he disdains the puerilities which occupy the thoughts of so many young men of rank—such as fashions , dress , trinkets , follies of all kinds , and the desire for novelties . He has no passion for money ; he is disinterested ; despises glare ; and is consequently truly noble . Finally , he has an excellent heart ., which is common to his brothers and sist «? r , and which , joined to reflection , is capable of producing all other good qualities . "
The Journal kept by the young Duke of Chartres at the instance of Madame de Genlis , and which has subsequently been made public , gives an insight into some interesting particulars of his early life , and the sentiments which he then entertained . He was assiduous in acquiring a knowledge of surgery by his visits to the Hotel Dieu , or great public hospital of Paris . As an illustration of his youthful character and pursuits , a few entries in the Journal to which we have alluded may be introduced : —
" Nov . 2 ( 1790 ) . I was yesterday admitted a membe r of the Jacobins , and much applauded . I returned thanks for the kind reception they were so kind as to give me , and I assured them that I should never deviate from the duties of a good patriot and a good citizen . — Nov . 26 I went this morning to the Hotel Dieu . The next visit I shall dress the patients myself . —Dec . 2 . I went yesterday morning to the Hotel Dieu . I dressed two patients , and gave one six and the three others six livrefl .
" Jan . 8 . In the morning to the Assembly , at six m the evening to the Jacobins M . de Noailles presented a work on the Revolution by Mr . Joseph Towers , in answer to Mr . Burke . He praised it highly , and proposed that I should be appointed to translate it . This proposition was adopted with great applause , and I foolishly consented , but expressing my fear that I should not fulfil their expectations . 1 returned home at a quarter-past seven . At night my father told me that he did not approve of it , and I must excuse myself to the Jacobins on Sunday . "
In 1791 , the young Duke , who had previously received the appointment of colonel in the Fourteenth Regiment of Dragoons , assumed the command of that corps , and almost the first act r « f his authority was the saving of two clergymen from the
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 31, 1850, page 530, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1851/page/2/
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