National Record of the Visit of Queen Victoria to Scotland in September, 1842, etc

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. By JAMES BUIST. PERTH: THE PERTH PRINTING COMPANY. MDCCCXLII. PERTH PRINTING COMPANY: W. BELFORD, PRINTER. TO THE MOST HONORABLE JOHN, MARQUESS OF BREADALBANE, &c. &c. &c. WHOSE MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION OF HIS SOVEREIGN AND HER ROYAL CONSORT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND IN 1842, DID EQUALLY HONOUR TO HIMSELF, TO HIS COUNTRY, AND TO HIS ORDER, AND HAS WON THE GRATEFUL ADMIRATION OF SCOTSMEN, THIS RECORD IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. Pertu, December, 1842. NOTE. The Editor of this Record of her Majesty's Visit to Scotland, takes leave shortly to state that he has made every possible effort to give to it both accuracy and fulness. He believes that no circumstance of interest has been omitted ; and he has gratefully to acknowledge the kindness and courtesy of various parties in communicating information which has been highly serviceable in the preparation of the work.

He has pre ferred to risk the charge of being sometimes unduly minute, rather than sacrifice the impartial particularity that he thinks ought to belong to a work of this kind, and which is necessary to make it generally and equally acceptable. The historical references, descriptions of scenery, &c. which are embodied in the text, or given as notes, will, he hopes, prove not uninteresting, while they may also contribute to give variety to the narrative, and, in some measure, mingle in the mind of the reader remem brance of the Past with the history of the Present. Perth, December, 1842. CONTENTS. Page.

Introduction, ... ... ... 1 Embarkation of her Majesty at Woolwich, and Voyage to Scotland, C Arrival of the Royal fleet in the Frith of Forth, 22 Landing of her Majesty, and route to Dalkeith, ... ... ... 23 List of the Royal Archers, her Majesty's Body-Guard for Scotland, ... 27 List of Members of the Royal Celtic Society, ... 32 Arrival of the Queen at Dalkeith Palace, ... ... ... ... ... 35 Visit of her Majesty and Prince Albert to Edinburgh, ... ... 43 Laying the Foundation-Stoue of Victoria Hall, ... ... ... ... 51 Royal Visit to Dalmeny Park, ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Visit to Leith, 58 Private Visit of Prince Albert to Edinburgh, ... ... ... ... 63 The Reception at Dalkeith — List of Presentations, ... ... ... 65 Description of Ladies' Dresses, ... ... 86 The Queen's Departure for the Highlands, 91 Passage across Queensferry, ... 97 Inverkeithing — Kinross, ... 100-103 Bridge of Earn, ... ... ... ... 104 Arrival at Dupplin Castle, ... ... ... ... ... 109 Presentation of Addresses from the County and City of Perth, ... 111-113 Perth — Preparations for her Majesty's reception, ... ... ... ... 117 Her Majesty's arrival at the Barrier, and Presentation of the Keys, 120 Arrival and Reception at Scone Palace, ... ... ... ... ... 130 Subscription of the Perth Guild-Book, ... ... 135 Presentation of Curling-Stones to Prince Albert by the Earl of Mansfield, President of the Grand Caledonian Curling Club, ... ... ... ib.

Departure of her Majesty for the Highlands, ... ... ... ... 137 Arrival and Reception at Dunkeld, ... 140 Her Majesty's Departure from Dunkeld, and route to Taymouth, ... 144 Preparations for the reception of the Queen at Taymouth, ... ... 147-158 Her Majesty's approach and arrival, ... ... ... ... ... 159 Illumination, Bonfires, and other rejoicings, ... ... ... ... 163-167 Prince Albert's sport on Kenmore Hills, ... ... ... ... ... 171 Grand Ball at Taymouth, 178 Planting of Four Trees by her Majesty and Prince Albert, ... ... 183 Voyage to Auchmore, and route to Drummond Castle, ... ... 183-188 Preparations at Crieff and neighbourhood, ... ... ... ... ... 189 Arrival at Drummond Castle, ... ... ... ... ... ... 195 Visit to Major Moray Stirling and Lady Baird, ... ... 199 Ball at Drummond Castle, 200 Departure from Drummond Castle, CONTENTS.

VIII Page. Arrival at Stirling, 206 Visit to Stirling Castle — The Gudeman o' Balling eich, 212-215 Departure from Stirling, and arrival at and passage through Falkirk, 217-219 Arrival at Linlithgow, ... 220 Departure from Linlithgow, and arrival in Edinburgh, ... ... 2*23-225 Arrival at Dalkeith, ... ... ... ... 226 Presentation of the Freedom of Edinburgh to Prince Albert, &c. ... 229 Her Majesty's Departure from Scotland, ... ... ... 231 The Royal Embarkation, 234 Arrival of her Majesty at Woolwich, and Return to Windsor, 239 Conclusion, ... ... ... ... ... 24] Appendix, ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND. In the beginning of August of this year (1842) an an nouncement was made in the public journals, to the effect that it was the intention of her most gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria (whom may God long pre serve !), accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to honour " puir auld Scotland" with her glad some presence, visiting Edinburgh in the first instance, and afterwards making a tour through a portion of the Highlands.

It is hardly necessary to state that this intelligence diffused universal joy throughout this por tion of the empire, and that the national heart of Scot land beat quickly and warmly to welcome our gentle and heroic Queen — whose brows are doubly crowned, as the Monarch of this fair and powerful land, and as a blessed and happy mother, enjoying universal popularity and esteem among her subjects, and rich in the felicities that grow up, and twine around, the domestic hearth. The news of the contemplated visit having, however, when first made known, no greater degree of authority than belongs to an ordinary newspaper report, a good deal of anxious apprehension was entertained lest the statement should prove to be unfounded, and the mere coinage of idle rumour. But all doubt on the subject was very speedily dissipated by authentic information, communip.