ARRIVAL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE IN ENGLAND.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 12, 11 July 1848, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE IN ENGLAND.

On Thursday afternoon, March 2, the gentleman who sheltered the dethroned monarch and his consort, at Honfleur, engaged a French fishing boat to convey the party from Honfleur to Havre, and fearing that in this small vessel the features of tiie King might be recognized, the gentleman engaged an interpreter to interpret Freuch to the Kim*, who, to rentier his disguise mote complete, passed as an Englishman. Nobiug of mom cut transpired on the passage "o Havre, wheie the Express was waiting with her steam up, and at nine o'clock on Thursdiy evening the royal fugitives set s.itl for i.ugUnd. 1 be vessel reached Newbaven harbour at icven o'clock this uiormng,-but owing to tiie st.tcof the tide they could not enter the haruonr till nearly twelve o'cluck.' Meantime, however, General ])umasnad General Rumiany lauded in boats,Generut Duma- proceeding to London with the intelligence of Ue arrival. It had been known for some days that the Brighton aud Continental Steam Navigation Company's packets, besides other steamers, had been sent to the French roast ior the purpose of bringing away auv persons. Englishmen or French refugees, who might be seeking mean:* of reaching; our shores. One of these boats, the Newbaven, Captain Moore, bad been cruising under •rxlers of tlie Mu-ihsh Admiralty several days along the coa&t of Havre, H- Vallery, St- Malo. Dieppe, and 1 report, and we now learu with the special object of taking on board Us Majesty the ex-King. Failing in this object, the vessel was jesterday scut from Havre, by the Emrlish rousul there, with despatches from the Kr nrhto'the English Government Meanwhile, the Express, Southampton steamer, was crutsiu,' off the coast near Hunfleur; <iud on Thursday afternoon, just before d,uk, fell m with a fishing boat, noin which the captain was hailed. It contained, besides the crew, five persons, who prove:' to he the evKuig and Queen of the Freucn, and their attendants. Thcv were immediately taken on board, and the Vessel turned towards England. Alter steaming tie whole night, tbe 1 x.iress arrived oQ Newbaven at seven o'clock yesterday morning, but owing to the state of t e tide and the wca her the vessel could not safely enter tbe harbour till m on. Soon alter eleven o'dock, M<\ Iron, secretary of the lliigbton and L'ontiucutal Steam Navigation Company, put off in a shore boat t<> meet the royal lug lives, who had by thi« time left the ■tcamer in ouii ol her boats, and'having addressed Louis Philippe, offering him .every facility and assistance it was possible for him to afford, returned to rec ivu trim aud his suite on sbore, which be did in company with a few other gentlemen. At tw.he o'clock the King and Queen, with four attendants, one of whom was a fem.Jo, stepped from tiie bout at Newbaven biidge. Louis Philippe oppeatcd extremely delighted at having reached the shores of England, and expressed his pleasure in very warm termc to those aiound him—not more than half a rfpzi'ii beside.* the persons already mentioned. Though gp ee-ful, he hnikcd pile. Our correspondent was oue *|p-l those who heard him exclaim, in reply to a lernark K * . rum one of tbe persons present congratulating him on Itavine reached this country:—" Yes, yes, I know 1 am sale among you—a great misfortune. 1 know the English jteop'e; tuey are kind iolhu>e in misiorttmc." lie shook banns with all 'hose \vln» otfered their hands, as did the CJucen. Some one said bis auxifties were now over; .o wh.eh he answered--*'Yes, 1 have suffered juueb during the past week, but tbe country people were \ery kind to im-," meaning tiie people in the neighbourhood of Honlltur, iu whose houses he had been secreted in disguiseIn tlus disguise be now appeared. It consisted of a jreen [blnu-e, dark trousers a red and white " com forter," and a cassette, or peasaut'a cap- Over tbe blouse was a pea coat, which had been burrowed from the captain of the Express. '1 he King carried a small cane. 1 he Queen was attire 1 in mourning of the humblest kind; cuusisthii; of a black bonnet, a very thick veil, and a woollen cloak of black aud white plaid with bnwd checks. She looted much Ore»worn. The ulude of tfa« luggage wlieh the party brought was a small portmanteau auout a toot Ion". While they were walking r towards the Bridge Inn, Louis Philippe whs, very , m *.iout, to obtain a London morning paper, uut appeaud to be quite cuiniUuot oi the latest events in Paris. On reaching the iuu, the party was received by Mrs. Smith, the hoste&s, aud the nrst act of tbe c\ Km" \> as to call for writing materia b- *« 1 wish," he said* '■ to write to the Queen, to inform her of my sale ai rival." He then wrote m a very short time more than one letter, and enclosed tln-m in one envelope, which lit- ad dressed to her Majesty. With this dispatch Mr Iron inst-uitiy hastened to town. It was then about bait past one, and that gentleman bad performed hi- mission to pa*t four u'llolk, having traversed the whole distance, including twelve miles ui hoiaeaud chaise traveli'msr,

in about two hours and forty minutes. So destitute were the fugitives of what was necessary that Mr. Iro was commissioned to return with several articles of under-clotbing, dressiug-cases, &c. The party having partaken of a littte wine and biscuit, a London paper was brought, over Louts Philippe glanced. He had previously sent to Brighton for Air. Beckham. This gentleman was at one time very much in the confidence of his Majesty respecting several engineering projects, being a miller and a tenant nf the ECintt on an estate near to the Chateau d'Eu. Ho has since retired from business, and resides at Brighton, but was unto last wet k, in constant communication with the King, indeed, lie was closeted with Louis Philippe at the commencement of the outbreak, and, on making some remark respecting it, the King exclaimed," Oh> it is nothing, it will soon blow over." A little circumstance occurcd In the interval which adds nnother to the many pruofs that Louis Philippe gave during his last visit ol his extraordinary memory for persons and names. It was intimated to him that as the accommodation of the Bridge lun might he somewhat deficient, Mr. Cole, a ship agent of newhaven, would be happy to place his house at the disposal of the royal visitors. This offer was thankfully declined, bin when the name and profession werenamed, and Mr. Cole presented himself, the ex» King tmuiediately.recognised him as a gentleman he bad seen at En once, and that some time since, in company with his friend, Mr. Packhaui. At three o'clock, the Hon. Captain Hotham, one of the Directors of the London and Brighton Railway, and Chaiiman of the Packet Company, left Brighton by special train for Newhavcn, taking with him the carnage built for the Duchess of Kent, to be placed at the service of the ex-Monarch. Soon after an express train started wi'h a second parcel of despatches from Louis Philippe to the Queen- Their Majesties did not leave Newhaven for that day, having engaeed beds at the Bridge Inn. It was announced to them that Clareuiont was proposed to receive them, and nest day they proceeded thither-