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THE QUEEN'S VISIT to BELGIUM.OSTEND, Fhid at Uorbiho, Sew. 1At half* past three o’clock yesterday- the Queen, with the Queen of the Belgians, the Comte de FUo-dre*, .the Doc de Brabant, and suite took a carriage airing.The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Royal anddistinguished guests at present residing in this town, dined at seven o’clock at the Hotel de Villa, where j they banqnetted as sumptuously as on the previous day. Amongst the company not before named were the Due de Saxe Coburg Gotha, the Comte O’Sullivan de Gras, Minister of Belgium at the Austrian Court; the Boron de Vriere, Charge d’Affaires of ' ta Belgium at Stockholm, Ac. The banquet terminated at half-past eight o’clock.^ After the banquet her Majesty, Prince Albert, the King and Queen of the Belgians, and the greater number of the guests, honoured the theatre with their presence, when a vaudeville and an opera were commanded.I ft ki 8, bi simtf*!siTeiThe programme of the forthcoming festivities areft folio*to be as follows j On to-morrow the Royal visitors, with the King 1 and Queen and Court, will proceed by railway to Bruges, where they will partake, of a dejeuner at the liotel of the Provincial Governor. After break-| fast thejparty will inspect the monuments, curiosities,and relics of this once most flourishing and famous capital of Flanders, in which the commerce of the world centered five centuries ago. They will afterwards return by railway to Ostend, where they will dine at the Casino, aud sleep at the Falaco.! On Saturday the Royal visitors will go with the 1 King and Queen, again by railway, to Ghent, where the greatest preparations are making for receiving ! them worthily, where trees are planted for the pur-i pose of offering an agreeable shade, and where all the I streets and houses are decorated with flags, arches, festoons, c. After a dejeune here, the illustriousfrscwITofbilt;ktoLlelatravel lei s will assist at a concert prepared under thea ofchertidirection of 31. Ilanssens, chef a orchestra, by the civic authorities, for their recreation, in the Grande Salle de Spectacle, to which the great musical talents of which the Netherlands can boast areconroked. The celebrated violinist, Vieuxtemps, who has retarded his voyage to America, will then perform. Blaes, the darioi-et player; Mdlle. Merrti, the admired singerof Autwerp; and otherjnusical celebrities will have the honour of charming the Roys! ear* with tbeir sweet or intricate sounds. The concert will commence at half-past six. and terminate at eight o clock, so as toadmit the Royal party’! returning by railway to Osthey willtend, where they will dine, and repose after the fatigue of the day s prescribed pleasure.The Sunday will be consecrated to repose. HerP:Majesty and Prince Albert will either attend Divine worship at the Lutheran Church here, or hear prayers read privately in their apartments at the Palace.On Monday the Royal party will go by railway to Antwerp, and, after breakfasting at the Palace there, they will proceed to inspect the port, arsenal, and all the principal monuments, public works, and buildings.PVvcdiatfoaivcfrszhe91P1CccBtrofuiAmongst other things they will view* the exhibition ofich is kept open beyond its legiti-fine arts there, whic! mate time for this especial purpose, and in the evening they will proceed to the Chateau of Lacken, wherethey w ill dine and repose for the night.ursday is fixed for the most important visit of all -~the visit to Brussels. After a necessarily superficial view of the capital of the Belgian kingdom, the Royal visitors w ill partake of the hospitality of their Royalhosts in the Palace, where a grand banquet will bePia representation to be given at the Theatre Royal, andgrangiven. Ou the same evening they will be present atafterwards return to Laeken, where they will sleep.Wednesday is at present the day named for the departure of our Queen and Prince Albert from thehhores of Belgium, Antwerp being the place fromnilatnlt;ti:arafSiRhira01PithPoftfadttfcPidiS1diwhence the Royal visitors will embark on tbeir way back to old England.All the railway arrangements are under the control and responsibility of M. Masni, the Directeur du Cheinin de Fer.Great preparations are making at tbe Chateau of Laeken for the entertainment of the Royal visitors j vlt; during their stay there. A concert, in whicb Mes- j dames Meerti, Blaes, Van Praag, Mdlle. Bonduel, j Messrs. Vieuxtemps, Blaes, Servais, and other musical geniuses, known or unknown to English fame, are to perform, is in progress of preparation, under the direction of M. Fetis.Tbe Royal yacht, with nearly all the EnglishIEsteamers, got out to sea this day with the tide, bound for Antwerp, there to wait tbe Royal pleasure for departure, which at present stands for Wednesday, tbediPiitolP20th inst.The weather is magnificent, not a cloud being per- j fo ceptible on the horizon since the leaving of England.The dinner yesterday evening being over by halffitltlbthe Queen of the Belgians, and tbe Royal party j fo drove to the theatre amidst the hearty acclamations ; tt of the multitude, and through several gallipots filled » gwith fat, with a bit of cotton stuck in the middle, \ cj which, by courtesy, are miscalled illuminations. The |Royal cortege to the theatre consisted of six carriages, ithe first containing the Queen and Prince Albert, the King and Queen of tbe Belgians, and the re-• it t . A • *11 • .a 1moioing carriages the members of their Majestysv sent foirespective suites The King had previously sent for tbe troupe which had been playing at Brussels; they w consisted of but very tenth-rate performers, none of S their names being well known to fame—-Mesdames J Viiioni and Doligny, and MM. Bouckep, Laborde, 1 and Vudelet. The performance commenced with a little vaudeville, entitled LHeriticre, at tbe! beginning of which her Majesty entered thetheatre, accompanied by her illustrious host andAlaihostess. Her Majesty was received by the Ostendoaitseparate intervals to the interruption of the perform- ^with immense cheering, which was renewed at fouruptance. On tbe conclusion of L'Heritiert there was anintermede musical*, consisting of tbe famous air froiJean tie Pari, sung by Madame Viilioni, and an airfrom Richard Cceur de Lion, by Grietz, which waswell sung by M. Labade. This was followed by the second act of (JuiUaune Tell, which her Majesty sat through with heroic and laudable fortitude, and didnot return to her humble residence until nearlytwelve o’clock. Her Majesty appeared much amusedthe iby the novelty of the scene, as the Sale de Spectacleis not so capacious as her Majesty has been accus-The theatre ia nearly hitomed to. The theatre ia nearly half as large as our theatre where the French plays are represented. Her Majesty frequently bowed her acknowledgments to the audience for their kind reception, and was evidently much gratified at the renewed expressions of welcome.
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London Evening Sun
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Sep 16, 1843
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