THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND. ON Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1849, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the Queen of Great Britain, attended by Prince Albert and their children, left her residence at Osborne House, in the Isle of Wight, and stepping on board her own beautiful steamer, the "Victoria and Albert," which, attended by several other vesselsthe favorite little "Fairy" steamer among the reststarted in beautiful style for a visit to Ireland. And it was very kind of our Queen to think of visiting Ireland. We believe she would have gone long before this, if she could have done so with safety. But Ireland has been in such a sad state, that she could not go with anything like comfort. Now, however, we hope there is a change for the better in that country; and we are glad that our beloved Queen has taken the first opportunity of paying a visit to that long-injured and suffering people. As we expected, she met with a hearty and generous welcome. I shall now tell my young readers about how the Queen was received at the first places she visited— the Cove near Cork, whose name hereafter is to be Queenstown, and the city of Cork. The royal squadron left Osborne at three on Wednesday; and it had been arranged that if the night was at all unfavourable they should anchor in the Portland Roads. However, the weather was extremely fine, and the squadron made no stop, but sailed all night, steering for Cork direct. They came in sight of Cove lighthouse in the afternoon of Thursday. But it appears that the royal squadron did not reach Cove harbour until dark. Her Majesty and her royal consort were welcomed by a feu de joie, fired from the batteries of Spike Island and Camden Fort. All the merchant ships in the harbour hoisted lanterns on their yard-arms and mast-cradles. The fortifications of Spike Island were as one blaze of fire; the scene was magnificent beyond description, the intense darkness of the night adding an additional grandeur. The houses of the town were not illuminated, the people not having been prepared to receive Her Majesty so soon. On Friday, about two, Her Majesty and her royal consort descended from the "Victoria and Albert" into the "Fairy," and steamed round the harbour, amid the roar of artillery and enthusiastic cheers. The Royal Navy ships had all their yards manned. Opposite the pavilion, erected for their reception, the 'Fairy" stopped, and deputations of gentlemen went on board to present addresses of welcome to Her Majesty. Her Majesty and the Prince then landed, and entered the pavilion, preceded by a number of naval officers in uniform, the Queen apparently much gratified. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND. The worthy mayor of Cork had been on board the royal yacht by ten o'clock, and had very respectfully urged the propriety of putting off the visit to the "beautiful city" until to-morrow, explaining that the decorations were not yet by any means completed, and that an alteration in the proceedings would be productive of much disappointment and confusion. The reply was, however, that the arrangement had been made that the Queen should visit Cork in the course of the afternoon, return in time for dinner on board the royal yacht, and start for Dublin early on Saturday morning. In compliance with the petition of the Cove deputation, Her Majesty changed the ancient and historical name of Cove for the more modern-sounding title of Queenstown. In five minutes after this Her Majesty was again on board, and the "Fairy" was speeding up the river to Cork. In about three-quarters of an hour after leaving Cove, the "Fairy" was alongside the Custom-house. The mayor had preceded Her Majesty to Cork, and the preparations for her reception were hurried forward as with railroad speed. Military and constabulary were speedily called out to line the streets. The Queen was saluted with the Irish motto, "Cead mille failthe"-"A hundred thousand welcomes." A proper landing stage had been erected, and rich carpets laid down on the pier. On either side were stages hung with drapery, and crowded with ladies. A similar class of pavilions struck the eye upon the north side of the river, and the wharfs, as far as the eye could reach, the rigging of vessels, and the windows and roofs of private dwellings and warehouses, were covered with spectators. On landing at the pier, Her Majesty was met by Mr. Lyons, the mayor-now Sir James Lyons-and the different members of the corporation, by the Marquis of Thomond, by the Earl of Bandon, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, and by Lord Kilworth, the high sheriff of the county of Cork. Here the corporation address was presented, and several other addresses from various public bodies in Cork. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by lady Jocelyn and another lady in waiting, then ascended an open carriage belonging to the Earl of Bandon, and presently the royal procession began to move along its destined route through the city of Cork. The reception of the Queen was universally enthusiastic. A species of respectful, loyal, affectionate inquisitiveness seemed to be the principal feeling. Everywhere there were flags, garlands, and mottoes of welcome, the Queen and the Prince continually bowing. As the preparations on the south side of the quay had not been completed, it was deemed advisable for Her Majesty to return to her yacht by the same route as that by which she had quitted it. This was accordingly done, and about five o'clock, in the midst of the thunder of cannon and the cheering of crowding thousands, the "Fairy" bore the Queen away from the good city of Cork, the first Irish town which she has visited, and therefore the first to receive her with a cordial Irish welcome. Such was the enthusiastic reception our beloved Queen received on first touching the shores of Ireland, and which must have been very gratifying to her Majesty. On Saturday morning, the royal squadron weighed anchor and steamed away along the eastern shores of the island for "famous Dublin city"-the metropolis of Ireland. About that voyage, and the reception of the Queen at that city, when all Ireland seemed as if it had come to Dublin to welcome her Majesty, I must tell you another time. One little incident I am pleased to add. As the royal squadron approached the shores of Ireland, the first object seen by them was a small boat out on the wide ocean-it was a poor fisherman, who hailed the royal yacht as 260 she appr ness nnti fish whích May thi an era in t date of a n government and it will b "For the gra appeared to all liness and WOI righteously, and for that blessed the great God a gave himself for iniquity, and pur zealous of good w A LAME SOME of our your the great waterfall the world-usually The fall is in the sha centre by a projectin is about 300 feet, and feet. There is also a the centre rock, divid so that there are two the other. As thes where they fall, they b ever is floating on ther roaring billows below The American paper tressing event which to The party, which le consisted of Mr. and A LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT. she approached him, and pulling with desperate eagerness until he came alongside of her, presented a fine fish which he had caught as a present to her Majesty. May this visit of the Queen do good. May it form an era in the history of Ireland, which shall be the date of a new order of things-banishing all misgovernment and rebellion, all oppression and revenge! and it will be so if the Word of God is regarded. "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." A LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT. SOME of our young friends have, no doubt, read of the great waterfall in North America-the largest in the world-usually called the "Falls of Niagara." The fall is in the shape of a horse shoe, divided in the centre by a projecting rock-the width of the whole is about 300 feet, and the depth of the fall nearly 150 feet. There is also a small island on the river, above the centre rock, dividing the river into two streams, so that there are two falls, one of which is larger than the other. As these streams approach the place where they fall, they become very rapid, so that whatever is floating on them must go over down into the roaring billows below, and is seldom found again. The American papers tell us of the following distressing event which took place in the summer of 1849. The party, which left Buffalo for the falls that day, consisted of Mr. and Mrs. DeForest, three daughters, |