QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO FRANCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 2, Issue 59, 6 November 1858, Page 2

QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO FRANCE.

Her Majesty proceeded on the 4th August, an arranged, to visit the Emperor and Empress of: ho French at Cherbourg, at tended by a convoy beiiiting the head of n groat maritime nation. A number of English yadils proceeded to the fetes, conveying their owners and largo parties of their friends. The Pera, with some hundreds of the members of the House of Commons on. board, got underway soon after daybreak on .the same day at Southampton and proceeded direct to Cherbourg. The escort squadron to her Majesty weighed anchor at Spithead at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 14th August. It consisted of the Royal Albert, 121, screw, Captain Egerton, bearing the flag of Admiral Lord Lyons, and having on board his Excellency the. Duke of Malakoff and suite j the Renown, 91, screw, Captain Forbes : the Euryalus, 51, steam frigate, . Captain ..Tarleton, CJB. ; the. Diadem, 32, screw frigate, Capt. Moorsom O. B. the Curacoa, 31, screw frigate, Captain T. Mason ; the Racoon,. 22, screw-corvette, Captain Paynter, etc. . . - ' - The Osborneleft Portsmouth on the same morning, having on board some of the Lords of the Admiralty, and also the band of the Royal- Marine Light Infantry, which had been specially summoned, to proceed with the naval squadron to Cherbourg. ■•.;,-. .- : ,: v - ■. ■ ..,•'..-....•::■-;•■. Her Majesty -went on board the.- "Victoria and Albert a few minute9- before 12, with the Prince and, the Prince! of Wales, being-^accom-panied by .thie Duke, of; Cambridge, ■ .the\Coiintess of pesart,. lady, kn waiting"! the-lion. Mary.JSolteel, niai'dldf honbtrc,' the Earl . Delawarr, : • .Lord •Ghaih,berlain,.tlie "Earl of .Malmesburyv ..9ic Xohn.^Pak-; ■ingtpnj Sir; C.^^Phipps," and Mr,. Gibbs, :,j ;:;.;•,.; • : Th^reinaining, -members ot*;thej, royal, party had. preceded the -royal family, having embarked on :bba3Pd. ; the;BLiGk Eaglet Urt ■> i?rSr: '^^^C^i'.'C.' ;Jc nine ;tdtnutesr past ; the;. :^ictbria|.'«n;d Atbjerib%ar:ted^,for^n^^ 4eroi^ ; T3lowiiig J -west-sou-weßt,j.a^d: : t^^ Ji^.agalnsfc tide.; '. The "royal-:^cnt^ent;,Qn?;wi«ir;

-.great velocity, the Admiralty flag floating from . .ier foremast, the royal standard from her lnainu.iion jnck from her inizenia:\st ■jmdsti-'rjr.t' 1 The 'ijrimly yacht, haying .on bo.ird ith.VmaatiS'd el^tlij lai/ity House, was about ±wo • ihnntffesfe-tirtis -in hery.-ake. -' : / ' ■"•.* ~"■ .At seven" o'^loukhor Majesty tha-Queeny hav;ing had, aNv.sry "fair pa -s tge across the 'Channel, ar•rived at Cherbourg with, her escort, and was saluted by the French fleet. At eight o'clock the Emperor visited her MajesJty, amidst remarkable demonstrations of .enthusiasm. On the sth of August the Queen -of England ihe Prince Consort, and the Prince of Wales, breakfasted at noon with the Emperor and Empress. . Their Majesties afterwards made the tour of the city, and were, received everywhere with the greateßt enthusiasm. The Queen and Prince Consort were then'entertained at dinner by the Emperor of the French, on board the iiac-of-battle ship Laßretagne. The Emperor, in proposing the toast of the health of .her Majesty and of the royal family of England, .made a speech in which he said "I am happy to be enabled to express the sentiments by which I am animated upon this, occasion of the Queen's visit to Cherbourg.. The facts do, indeed, speak :for themselves, and prove that th 3 hostile passions which were excited by some unfortunate incidents have never been able to alter either the friendship which exists between the two crowns, or the de;sire of the peoples to remain at peace. I hare, therefore, the firm hope that if any attempts were made to revive again the rancours of a former period, such attempts would be foiled by the good sense of the public, as the waves are bafflsd by yonder break-water, which at this moment serves to pi'Otect the squadrons of both empires against violence of the sea." The Prince Consort, on behalf of her Majesty, responded to the toast, in doing which he said : — " The Queen is most sensihle of the words we have, just heard, which will for ever be dear to her. The Queen is doubly happy in having an opportunity, by her presence here, to join the emperor in endeavouring to draw "together as closely as possible the ties of friendship which exist between the two nations. That -friendship has their mutual prosperity for its basis, arid the blessing of Heaven will not be wanting to confirm it. After the banquet the fleets and fortifications ■were illuminated. The French squadron saluted •Ih3 Queen, anrl a magnificent display of fireworks took place. Tho town was also brilliantly illuminated; After a farewell visit from the Emperor, her Majesty, with the royal family and the squadron, •quitted Cherbourg on the 6th* of August at noon.