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Tim Orme and Court are now in the Highlands. Before her Majesty left Osborne, she made a trip, on Saturday, over to Browndown, near Gosport, and inspected the two battalions of the German Legion encamped there ; and kept Prince Albert's birthday on Tuesday. She left Osborne on Wed- nesday morning, and arrived at Buckingham Palace about three o'clock in the afternoon. Soon after that, her Majesty held a Court and trans- acted business. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience. Count Chrepto- witch, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Em- peror of Russia, had audience, and delivered his credentials. Senor Gon- zalez, the Spanish Minister, had audience to take leave of her Majesty on his recall. Seiler de Francisco Martin had audience, and delivered his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Guatemala.
On Thursday morning the Queen began her journey to Balmoral by the Great Northern Railway ; the managers of which had taken peculiar pains to prevent accident.. The train was accompanied by a telegraphic apparatus which might be applied to the main telegraphic line at any point, and a number of men whose business it was to prevent the overheating of the axles. The carriages used were to go through- out the railway journey in charge of Mr. Seymour Clarke. At a little before eight o'clock, the Queen, Prince Albert, and five of their children, arrived at the King's Cross station ; where the Earl of Clarendon received her Majesty. At eight o'clock the train moved out of the station, amid the cheering of the persons present. As usual, the country folks on the line seized every available spot affording a glimpse of the Queen's train, and assembled in greater numbers at the towns where it made momentary halts. At Huntingdon, Lord Sand- wich drew up a guard of honour, composed of the Huntingdonshire Rifles, on the platform. Mr. Thomas Baring was present, and Mr. Vesey the Mayor of the town was presented to the Queen. At Peter- borough, the Bishop headed a body of the clergy waiting to show their respect. Her Majesty recognized Dr. Davy, and Lord Clarendon shook him by-the hand from his carriage-window. At Retford, a heavy fall of rain did not prevent a muster of lieges, prominent among whom were the Duke of Newcastle and his daughter Lady Susan Pelliam Clinton. At York, her Majesty recognized M113. Stuart Wortley, the Earl of Hare- wood, General Sir Harry Smith and Lady Smith, and General Arbuth- not. The train arrived punctually at every station, and similar scenes were enacted throughout the journey. the Queen finally alighted at Edinburgh at 6.35—five minutes before the appointed time, and at once proceeded to Holyrood Palace.
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