of the river. "God bless me!" exclaimed Mr. Duffie, "there's a whole family of children afloat, and they will all be drowned." He immediately sprang ashore and hastened to the spot, to render every assistance in his power. Meanwhile, Mr. Railton, proprietor of the machine, was making the most incessant exertions to rescue the family from their imminent peril. He pressed his horse into the water till it lost footing, and was compelled to swim. The machine was afloat, but half sunk, and from its unsteady motion, strong fears were entertained that it would turn over. Mr. Railton called aloud to the children to keep in the middle of the caravan, but it is questionable whether or not they heard him. At length he found it impossible to reach the machine with his horse, but, for tunately some individuals had has tened after it with a boat. The poor little children were found on the seats of the caravan, up to their necks in water. They were taken into the boat, and the machine was towed to the shore. Mr. Duffie, who had been extremely anxious for the fate of the little ones, was standing on the beach waiting their arrival; but who shall speak his astonishment when he saw that they were his own children. It appears that they, with their attendant, eight in all, went into the caravan, and were, as usual, drawn a short distance into the water. Having bathed, one of the little boys, in order to enter the machine, climbed over the wheel, when the action on the spokes put the vehicle in motion, which, the bank being very steep, was accelerated by the weight inside. -ELECTION LAW.At Bristol assizes, the Rev. William Lucy was tried for giving a false answer at the poll for the last election for Bristol. Being asked whether he possessed the same qualification as that for which he originally regis tered, he answered, "Yes;" such not being the case. It turned out that the deputy-sheriff had not put the whole of the question, and therefore the case fell to the ground. His counsel then stated that Mr. Lucy had acted under the direction of an agent for Mr. Berkeley, the candidate to whom he gave his vote, not being himself certain of the proper course; and he supposed that he had acted correctly. An acquittal was directed, to the manifest satisfaction of a crowded court. 28. CONVICTION OF A CLERGYMAN FOR BIGAMY.-At the Central Criminal Court the Rev. Stephen Aldhouse was convicted of feloniously marrying Hephzibah Roberts, his former wife, Frances Morse, being alive. Mrs. Roberts was married to the prisoner in 1837. She gave up a business as publican to do so; she had had two children by him; but she left him in consequence of ill-usage. Mr. Morse, of whose brother the true Mrs. Aldhouse is a natural daughter, stated that ill-treatment had also made her separate from her husband; and she had kept herself concealed from him lest he should avail himself of her property. The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for seven years. 29. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duchess of Norfolk and Earl of Morton, as Lady and Lord in Waiting, and others of their respective households, embarked at Woolwich in the Royal George yacht, commanded by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. The yacht was towed down the river by a steamer, and afterwards by two steamers on its northward voyage. On Her Majesty arriving off Tilbury Fort she was received by a Royal salute from the guns of the fortress, and the troops in the garrison were drawn out and presented arms. On the Gravesend shore the inhabitants and visitors were assembled in considerable numbers, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather and a general impression that Her Majesty would not arrive at so early an hour. The scene, however, was very animated. The Royal squadron was received with loud cheers as it passed, the Gravesend steamers hoisted their flags, and the different bands played "God save the Queen," until the Royal yacht was out of sight. During the progress of the squadron, every tower and beacon along the coast, vied in demonstrations of loyalty. The mayor of Ipswich, with a party, came forth in a steamer to offer his obeisance: the authorities of Sunderland were a day too early. Yarmouth was passed in the night. SEPTEMBER. 2nd. In the morning Prince Albert, with the Duke of Buccleuch, ascended Arthur's Seat; and in the afternoon, Her Majesty took a carriage drive in the direction of Dalhousie and Melville Castles.3rd. Her Majesty made her public entry into the Scottish capital. At a very early hour the crowds began to assemble in the city. Scaffoldings were erected at every convenient spot in the line of the Queen's route; the windows were filled; every high place, wall, and tree, was surmounted by living beings. Near the Exchange was erected a strong palisade, to give colour to the ceremony of surrendering the city keys; and here the Corporation took their station, headed by the Lord Provost. Public bodies, who joined the procession of the municipal authorities to and from the barrier, assembled in various quarters, and joined in at stated points on the line of march. Political associations were excluded; and the display of political ensigns was forbidden. The Royal party quitted Dalkeith about half-past ten o'clock, with an escort of the Enniskillen Dragoons; and arrived at the bottom of the Canongate at about twenty minutes past eleven. Their arrival was immediately announced by a salute of twenty-one guns 1. About one o'clock, A. M., from the Castle. Here the bodythe vessels comprising the Royal guard of Archers, under the comsquadron came to anchor in Aber- mand of Lord Elcho, fell into the ledy Bay; and at nine, Her Ma- procession, and took their place jesty landed at Granton Pier, around the Royal carriage; the and proceeded direct to Dalkeith Dragoons riding in advance, six Palace, the princely residence of abreast, and clearing the way the Duke of Buccleuch; the civic (which, as they proceeded, was authorities of Edinburgh, who did no very easy task); and another not anticipate so early an arrival, guard of the same regiment folnot being prepared for her Ma- lowing. The 53rd Regiment was jesty's reception. At night the also employed to keep back the city was brilliantly illuminated.-pressure of the multitude, and was placed at intervals along the street. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert were in an open phaeton. They both looked remarkably well; and returned the enthusiastic shouts which arose from thousands immediately as they entered the city, and by which they were accompanied throughout their whole passage, with their usual affability and condescension. The cortège, consisting of a long line of carriages, in which were to be seen the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Robert Peel, and others in attendance on Her Majesty, proceeded, amidst the usual demonstrations of loyalty, to the barriers, where the Royal carriage was met by the Lord Provost and the members of the Council, in full civic costume. His Lordship at this point of the passage advanced to the Royal carriage, and presented the keys of the city to Her Majesty, addressing her at the same time in the following words: 66 May it please your Majesty On the part of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council of the City of Edinburgh, I beg to congratulate your Majesty on your auspicious entrance into this ancient metropolis, now graced, for the first time for ages, with the presence of a Queen. These keys committed to us by your predecessors, have been fondly retained by us among the vestiges of those warlike times, when walls and gates defended against hostile inroads. Under the protection, how ever, of salutary laws, firmly administered by a succession of illustrious monarchs, from whom your Majesty is sprung, we no longer require such shelter. We have the happiness to confide the security VOL LXXXIV. of this Northern capital to a brave and orderly population, united in their allegiance to their beloved Queen, and dignified by the possession of that pure and peaceable wisdom which is at once the ornament and bulwark of our times. And now, with all humility, I deliver into your Majesty's hands the keys of our city." The Queen immediately replied with much dignity, mingled with kindnes of manner, "I return the keys of the city with perfect confidence into the safe keeping of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council." This ceremony having been concluded, the royal cortège proceeded onwards towards the Castle amid the cheers of the beholders, and entered the esplanade about five minutes before twelve o'clock, where they were received by the Commander of the Forces, Sir Niel Douglas. Her Majesty was handed out of the carriage, which drew up at the Castle Gate, by his Royal Highness Prince Albert; and was received at the entrance by Sir Neil Douglas, the Governor, Lord Robert Kerr, Sir George Murray, the Fort Major, and several other officers of distinction. Escorted by the Governor and the Fort Major on either side, and holding the arm of his Royal Highness, Her Majesty, followed by Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Lord John Scott, and several ladies, pursued her way lightly up the shelving slopes, and through the narrow passages which lead to the upper part of this famous fortress, and proceeded to view all that it contained of no velty or interest. The national Ꮮ anthem was played in the most spirited manner by the excellent band of the 53rd Regiment, as the Royal party passed into the Castle. The various objects of historical interest in the fortress were quite familiar to Her Majesty; and she seemed at once gratified and surprised at the sight of "Mons Meg," whose fortunes she appeared perfectly well acquainted with. After examining this great piece of ordnance, Her Majesty and her cortège next visited the Crown Jewel Office, where are deposited the Regalia of Scotland, and greatly admired those ancient insignia of Royalty, so strangely preserved and so singularly discovered. Her Majesty, after expressing her gratification at all she had seen, proceeded towards the Royal carriage, with the purpose of leaving. Thus they proceeded to the gate. The Queen and Prince re-entered their carriage; and the Royal procession returned out of town by the Mound, Prince's-street, Charlotte street, Queensferry-street, and the Dean Bridge. The party proceeded to Dalmeny Park, where the Earl of Rosebery had provided a sumptuous déjeuner. Covers were laid for twenty-two persons. It had been arranged, that after the dejeuner the Queen should walk in the grounds, which command a view of the Forth, the islands which stud and the heights which bound it; but the rain now fell thick. A great number of persons, however, had been admitted to the lawn, and the rain did not drive them from their ground; and in order not to disappoint them, the Queen went to the li brary, where the windows opened upon the lawn, and advancing to the open window, remained there for some time amidst the most rapturous demonstrations of loyalty. At four o'clock, the party left Dalmeny Park for Dalkeith, passing through Leith. Here a triumphal arch was erected in Grand Junction-street, where the authorities, reinforced by the 53rd Regiment and the Royal Archers, received the Queen with an address, delivered by the Provost, all the magistrates attending in court costume; and the Royal cortège was escorted through the town by civic officers in procession. During the time Her Majesty was at Edinburgh Castle, the foundation-stone of the Victoria Hall, and the buildings erecting for the accommodation of the General Assembly, was laid by Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Acting Grand Master Mason of Scotland, accompanied by the Earl of Buchan, Acting Depute, with the members of the Grand Lodge, and about 300 brethren of other lodges. 4th. The Queen attended divine service in a private chapel at Dalkeith Palace; the Rev. E. B. Ramsay, of St. John's Episcopal Chapel in Edinburgh, officiating on the occasion.-5th. Her Majesty held a levee in Dalkeith Palace, which was attended by an extraordinary concourse of the nobility of Scotland. Holyrood House was not used on this occasion, on account of a contagious fever lately prevalent in the vicinity.-6th. The Royal party, leaving Dalkeith, went to Queensferry, where they embarked in steamers; and, having landed at North Ferry in Fifeshire, proceeded to Dupplin Castle, where they dined with the Earl of Kinnoul. The Lord Provost and town council of Perth were admitted to present an address, and Her Majesty subse quently proceeded to that city, where a handsome triumphal arch of Grecian architecture was erected on the occasion. Her Majesty dined and slept at Scone Palace, the seat of the Earl of Mansfield. The next morning, at the solicitation of the authorities of Perth, the Queen and Prince enrolled their names in the Guildry Books (in imitation of the precedents therein contained of King James VI. and King Charles I.), as follows: Dieu et mon Droit. Scone Palace, Treu und Fest. Scone Palace, September 7th, 1842. Soon after eleven, A. M., the Queen departed from Scone for Taymouth Castle, the seat of the Marquess of Breadalbane. At Dunkeld she was received by a gallant array of Lord Glenlyon's clansmen, 1,000 in number, and she alighted from her carriage, and walked round the Green, witnessing their performance of the Highland reel, and other national dances. On Her Majesty's approach to Taymouth Castle, a striking display was made of tall and well-made men, in their national costume; and, in passing through the Park, the Queen accosted the Marquess with the remark, "Keeper, what a quantity of fine Highlandmen you have got!" A splendid discharge of fireworks, upon a very extended scale, greeted Her Majesty's arri val; and the evening was passed in the exhibition of Highland dancing on a platform, formed under the windows of the Castle. 8th. A deerstalking, in which 150 men were employed, was undertaken for the entertainment of Prince Albert. He was the only person who fired, and killed nineteen roe deer, besides several brace of grouse and other game. The Queen walked in the gardens of the castle with the Duchess of Norfolk, a single footman following at a distance, in case of rain. They visited the dairy, equally to the surprise and delight of the woman who had the charge of it: here the Queen had some milk, and a bit of bread.--9th. The like amusements were continued ; and in the evening a ball was given, which Her Majesty opened with the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Prince with the Duchess.-10th. Previously to leaving Taymouth Castle Her Majesty planted an oak and a Scotch fir, and Prince Albert the same. They went to breakfast at the Marquess of Breadalbane's house at Auchmore, and then proceeded to Drummond Castle, the seat of Lord Willoughby d'Eresby.-11th, Sunday. vine service was performed at the castle.-12th. A hundred Highlanders in the Drummond tartan, some armed with Lochaber axes, and others with swords and bucklers, paraded before Her Majesty. An old man called Comrie of Comrie, who claims to be hereditary standard-bearer of the Perth family, displayed the very flag which was rescued by his great uncle, after it had been taken by King George's troops at the battle of Culloden; and he wore the same claymore which did service on that occasion. The Royal party then went to visit Mr. Moray, at Abercairney, Lady Baird at Fernton, and Sir W. Murray, at Ochtertyre, and returned to the castle Di |