The King and Queen travelled north on Tuesday to Alnwick,
and on their way opened the new high-level bridge across the Tyne at Gateshead, which has been built at a cost of half-a-million. On Wednesday they paid a visit to New- castle. They were received by the Mayor and the chief citizens, and his Majesty, in reply to the address of welcome, announced that the title of Lord Mayor would in future belong to the Chief Magistrate of the city. The Royal party then pro- ceeded to the new Armstrong College of the Durham College of Science, which was completed in memory of the late Lord Armstrong, and formally opened the building. They next opened the Royal Victoria Infirmary, which was built as a memorial of the Diamond Jubilee, and the King unveiled a statue of Queen Victoria which has been erected in front of the building. After luncheon with the Mayor, Alderman Baxter Ellis, who received the honour of knighthood, their Majesties returned to Alnwick.
