THE KING OF SARDINIA'S VISIT.

Queen Victoria carried the King of Sardinia to see the wonders of Woolwich on Saturday. They were accompanied by Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge. The party proceeded by railway to the Nine Elms station, and thence in carriages to the Arsenal. Here they were received by the heads of the departments ; who showed them through all the shops, and gave them an opportunity of observing the enormous scale of the existing demand for munitions of war, especially shells. At the Ar- tillery Park the Queen entered her carriage and drove to the Artillery Barrack ; where the King and his companions joined her Majesty, after surveying the carriage department. Luncheon was served in the mess- room of the barrack. Next, a troop of Horse Artillery and a•field-battery were reviewed on the common. Then, returning to the barracks, the Queen introduced his Majesty to several wounded soldiers ; spoke to them of their services, inquired their names, addressed to all words of sym- pathy, "rendered the more precious by an earnestness of manner which in one case was manifested even by tears." This interesting incident ter- minated the visit to Woolwich ; and, taking their carriages, the party drove back to the Nine Elms station, and thence by railway to Windsor. On Sunday morning, the King came to London by railway, and attended Divine service in the Roman Catholic Chapel of the Sardinian Legation, Lincoln's Inn Fields. At the entrance he was received by Car- dinal Wiseman ; who addressed him, in Italian, to this effect- " Sire, permit me to take advantage of this occasion, the first of its kind that will be enrolled in the annals of this Royal Sardinian Chapel, to convey to your Majesty the sincere and humble homage of the clergy who officiate, and the numerous congregation, native and Italian, who frequent it, and derive from it so many spiritual blessings. It is the most ancient of our chapels or churches. Founded by the piety and zeal of your Majesty's au- gust ancestors, entirely maintained by them during centuries of peril and affliction, generously endowed by your Majesty, it has been one of the prin- cipal supports of our holy religion in this metropolis. And if your Majesty should find it but insignificant and poor, not the lees fervent on that ac- count are the prayers daily offered up in it to the Almighty, to beg of Him to enrich your Majesty and your Royal House with abundant mercies and heavenly graces." After thanking the Cardinal, and putting some questions as to the origin of the chapel, the King was escorted to a throne erected for him in the chapel, where he took part in the service; and returned to Windsor by way of Richmond. On Monday, accompanied by Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, the King proceeded to Portsmouth. There he inspected 600 Marines just returned from the Crimea ; and, embarking in the Fairy, paid a visit to the fleet at Spithead—eight sail of the line and eight frigates. Re- turning into harbour, he boarded the old Victory, and saw where Nelson fell and where he died. From the Victory the King went to the Dock- yard; witnessed a successful experiment with a newly-invented cork life-boat ; inspected the blockmaking factory, the shipbuilding yards, the new smiths' shops, the steam factory. Thence they boarded the Repulse, a new 91-gun ship—to be milled "Victor Emmanuel II," in honour of this visit; and the Marlborough 131, the largest man-of-war in the world. From the Marlborough the King walked to the house of the Port Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, and there received an address from the Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth. After luncheon, the party went on board the Excellent, and witnessed some fine gunnery. At four o'clock the King left Portsmouth, and returned to Windsor.

Tuesday, the day fixed for the visit of the King to the City, was cold, damp, and gloomy. Early in the morning his Majesty arrived at Buck- ingham Palace from Windsor, and received the Diplomatic Body. At twelve o'clock he set out for the City, in one of the Queen's carriages, drawn by two cream-coloured Muses, escorted by a detachment of Life Guards, and preceded by five of the Queen's carriages, containing his suite, and some members of the British Cabinet. The streets, considering the unfavourable weather, were fairly lined with ranks of spectators, above whose heads the flags of the Allied Powers—the red, white, and green of Sardinia being conspicuous—waved to and fro in the Blight wind. Except the brilliant uniforms and black horses of the Life Guards', the procession had little of an imposing character; and as the carriages were closed, the multitude had no opportunity of seeing the King. But the people, with whom he is popular, cheered him lustily as he passed, especially from Charing Cross to the Guildhall. The interior of that ancient structure had been decorated for the occa- sion. The throne for the King stood in the centre, instead of at the end as on previous occasions. The space in front was occupied by the Mayor and Corporation. Two galleries rose, tier above tier, on either side ; the seats in the front of the right gallery being reserved for the Diplomatic Body and the Ministers. All daylight was excluded. Gas burned on altars erected on each side of the entrance, and pa blazed from jets along

the walls, following the architectural details of the building. At the West end was an allegorical representation of a burning altar, over which hovered the Angel of Peace, and in front of which France, England, Sardinia, and Turkey, seemed pledging themselves to perpetual amity. Beneath this picture were portraits of the Allied Sovereigns, flags and military trophies. Portraits of the King's ancestors were hung on the walla. At the East end, hung a picture of the Piazza di San Carlo at

Turin, in the middle of which stands Marochetti's equestrian statue of Emmanuel Phillibert. Over the throne was a canopy, the initials" V. E." and the motto of the Green Count of Savoy, "F. E. R. T."—that is, ,4 Fortitude ejus Rhodum tenuit"

Before the King arrived, the more conspicuous guests had entered, one by one. Sir Charles Napier, the Ministers of France, Belgium, America, and Turkey-, Lord Panniure, Lord Clarendon, Lord Palmerston, the Duke of Cambridge—all these were loudly cheered ; but the Ministers of Prussia and Austria were allowed to seek their seats in silence. The same fate befel Sir Charles Wood, Sir George Grey, Mr. Monekton Milnes, and Mr. Roebuck. A little before one, the King arrived ; and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, receiving him at the door, escorted him to the throne. The spectators all rose; the band of the Blues played the national air of Sardinia, the assembly cheered, and his Majesty bowed right and left. When silence was restored, the Recorder read to his Majesty the address of the Corporation of London. It expressed the gra- titude of the City for the welcome visit of the King ; hailed his arrival here as a proof of the extension of those friendly relations which England desires to cultivate with all nations; applauded the conduct of the King

in joining the alliance, and trusted that he might pass many years "in the Government of a free, brave, and enlightened people." The King read a reply in the Italian tongue; speaking with a fine manly voice and distinct articulation, so as to be heard by all. This is a translation. "My Lord Mayor—I offer my heartfelt thanks to you, to the Aldermen and to the Commons of the City of London, for the cordial congratulations which you present to me on the occasion of my visit to her Majesty the Queen and to the British nation.

"The reception that I meet with in this ancient land of constitutional liberty, of which your address is a confirmation, is to me a proof of the sym- pathy inspired by the policy I have hitherto pursued—a policy in which it is my intention oonstantly to persevere. "The close alliance existing between the two most powerful nations of the earth is honourable alike to the wisdom of the Sovereigns who govern them and to the character of their people. They have understood how preferable is a mutually advantageous friendship to ancient and ill-defined rivalry.

"This alliance is a new fact in history, and is the triumph of civilization. Notwithstanding the misfortunes which have weighed upon my kingdom, I have entered into this alliance, because the house of Savoy ever deemed it to be its duty to draw the sword when the combat was for justice and for in- dependence.

" If the forces which I bring to the Allies are those of a state not vast, I bring with them, nevertheless, the influence of a loyalty never doubted, and supported by the valour of an army always faithful to the banners of its Kings.

" We cannot lay down our arms until an honourable and therefore durable peace has been secured. This we shall accomplish by seeking unanimously the triumph of true right and the just desires of each nation.

"I thank you for the good wishes you this day express for my future happiness and for that of my kingdom. " While you thus express yourselves with respect to the future, it gives me pleasure to speak of the present, and to congratulate you on the high position attained by Great Britain. This is to be attributed to the free and noble character of the nation, and also to the virtues of your Queen."

First the other guests, and then the King, withdrew to the Council Chamber, where a banquet had been prepared. Three toasts were pro- posed "The Queen," by the Lord Mayor ; then "The Bing of Sar- dinia, our august visitor and welcome guest." The King responded by proposing "The Lord Mayor, and prosperity to the City of London."

The whole proceedings occupied little more than an hour ; and at two o'clock the King set out for Buckingham Palace. On his way he paid a state visit to Lord Palmerston, at the Premier's private mansion in Picca- dilly.

Wednesday was mainly occupied in the ceremony of the installation of the King as a Knight of the Garter, and the subsequent banquet ; but his Majesty found time to pay a flying visit to London in the forenoon. On Thursday, the King rose betimes, and, accompanied by Prince Al- bert and the Duke of Cambridge, set out ftom Windsor Castle at five o'clock; and, proceeding by railway as fat as Vauxhall, drove thence to the Bricklayer's Arms station, and continued his journey in a special train to Folkstone. The distance, eighty-tWo miles, was performed in two hours and twenty-five minutes. At Tunbridge, where the train stopped a moment, many persons had assembled ; and at Folkstone, al-

though so early—half-past eifht—besides the guard of honour, composed of troops of the Line, Militia, and A troop of German Light Cavalry,

there was a large concourse of people, and. the houses were decked out with banners. Breakfast was served at the Pavilion Hotel; where Lord Panmure joined the Royal party, and took leave of the King. After the slight repast his Majesty went on board the Govethment mail steamer Vivid; Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge parting from him at the gangway. As the Vivid steamed out of the harbour, a little before nine followed by the Fire Queen and the Oshorne, the music played, the bell; rang, the people cheered, the Blenheim fired a salute; and although the Vivid set forth in a heavy snow-storm, the King remained on deck

lifting his hat in acknowledgment of the cheers, and waving farewell to his friends on shore. We next find his Majesty in France : he landed at Boulogne at half-past eleven, thus accomplishing the journey from Wind- sor Castle to Boulogne in six hours and a half. At half-past one he started by the railway for Paris.

Several deputations waited on the •King during his stay: conspi- cuously, a deputation from the Lieutenancy, and one from the mer-

chants, bankers, and traders of London.—to whose felicitations his Ma- jesty replied in French ; a deputation from the Three Denominations of Protestant Dissenters; a deputation from the great Religious Societies of Great Britain ; deputations with addresses from the Corporations of Man- chester, Norwich, York, Leicester, and Edinburgh. The religious ad- dresses congratulated the King on his efforts to secure civil and religious liberty, -especially the latter ; described front experience the advantages that flowed from the freedom of teaching and profession of religion; showed how it was safer for the civil goeenun than repression and perse- cution, and trusted that the King might.yet extend those blessed mei- leges. The character of the other addresses differed little from each other. They expressed the warmest sympathy with his Majesty. The Manchester address alluded to his "heavy domestic trials"; applauded his course both at home and abroad, and praised the valour of his troop. It contained this passage- " We rejoice to witness the 'cordial alliance and cooperation which exist between your Majesty and our most gracious Queen, and her illustrious ally the Emperor of the French, for the purpose of checking the aggressive pro- gress of despotic power : and we fervently pray that the blood of your Ma- jesty's people, whilst struggling side by side with our fellow countrymen and our brave allies, may not have been shed in vain, but that the objects for which the war in which we are engaged was undertaken may be faRy attained, and, as the consequence, the blessings of an honourable and lasting peace, so necessary to the happiness and prosperity of nations, be speedily secured. We trust that the hearty and sincere alliance now happily sub- sisting between Great Britain and Sardinia may be long perpetuated ; that the intercourse may be increased, and result in mutual benefit to both na- tions."

The Leicester address was distinguished by glowing language, espe- cially as regards the internal policy of the King- " In approaching your Majesty, we have the satisfaction of knowing that our congratulations are offered to one whose reign has been a period of im- provement, prosperity, and progress to the subjects of his enlightened go- vernment. We have seen under your Majesty's sanction and protection the laws equally administered, the principle of representative institutions ex- tended, the press unrestricted, and above all, that freedom of conscience and religious worship authoritatively established, which is at once the most sacred and inalienable of individual rights. We are aware under what diffi- culties and in defiance of what dangers these great blessings have been se- cured ; and in proportion to our knowledge of the obstacles which have been opposed to such improvements by the jealousy and interference of neighbouring powers, the haughty pretensions of ecclesiastical ambition, and the ill-judged efforts of domestic faction has been our admiration of the constancy which could persevere in its self-imposed task of reformation, un- impeded in its great object by all the allurements of self-aggrandizement, and true under every discouragement to its own convictions of justice and right."

THE REVIEW.

When Prince Albert, the Duke of Cambridge, and Lord Panmure parted from the King of Sardinia, they returned for a brief space to the Pavilion Hotel, and thence rode to Shorneliffe camp. There six thousand men of the German Legion—Cavalry, Infantry of the Line, and Rifles— were drawn up in a hollow square. The weather was threatening; the wind bitter ; and snow, falling lazily, threatened every moment to descend in showers. The troops passed in review before the Field-Marshal, the Minister of War, and the Generalissimo of the Foreign Legion. They then drew up in square ; and Prince Albert, with brief speeches in Ger- man, presented them with four colours. Next the officers were indi- vidually introduced to Prince Albert, and the ceremony ended. Prime Albert returned at once by railway to Windsor Castle.