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THE FIELD. 
dignity of a guest so unwonted and important, though it is 
but right to add that the personal tastes of his Majesty in 
matters of this sort are exceedingly simple, and his general 
bearing plain, unpretending, and courteous in a striking 
degree. The King wore his military uniform, with the star 
of the order of St. Vladimar, aud impressed the English 
spectator as having many Anglo-physical attributes about 
him in mien and features, being a corpulent aud rather a 
fine-looking man. Ho was accompanied by his consort, the 
Countess Danner, and chief ministers of his court. Upon 
landing he bowed gracefully to the multitude, nnd personally 
greeted some of his officers. The Royal cortege and suite 
were then driven to their hotel, from the windows of 
which he again acknowledged the plaudits of the populace. 
At night a general illumination of the town took place, to 
Englishmen of a peculiar character, every window through- 
tho town being elegantly decorated with flowers, and lighted 
by, from three to four wax candles in silver or silvered 
candlesticks ; the Burghei -, s Hall being the only building 
differently illuminated, haviug large and well painted 
allegorical pictures in each window, surrounded with varie- 
gated lamps. 
Early on Wednesday morning Mr. Peto, Mr. Bidder, nnd 
the other gentlemen connected with the railway, were for- 
mally presented to his Majesty, surrounded by his staff. 
The ceremony of introduction having been performed, the 
gentlemen repaired to the station, Mr. J. S. Louth, the general 
manager of the line, and the excellence of whose manage- 
ment of the Norfolk line had been recognised by a splendid 
testimonial from the directors aud officers of that company, 
had converted the whole structure aud its approaches into a 
triumphal arched avenue of the most imposing aspect, Mr. 
Louth being assisted by Messrs. Peyton, Keogh, and Trery, 
an accomplished artist. The admiration it excited was un- 
bounded, the profusion of the national colour, red with white 
cross, being evidently accepted by the King in the spirit the 
compliment was tendered. About ten o'clock his Majesty 
aud suite proceeded from the hotel in open carriages, 
escorted by several regiments of soldiers through the town, 
and continuous acclamations, to the platform of the station, 
where Mr. Peto, dressed in his uniform of deputy-lieutenant, 
conducted them to the royal carriage, a magnificent and most 
elegaut equipage, designed by Mr. J. V. Gooch, superinten- 
dent of the Eastern Counties, with which his Majesty ex- 
pressed his particular pleasure, as indeed he did with all the 
arrangements that had been executed for the ceremony. The 
royal carnage was occupied by the King and Countess 
Danner, Mr. Peto, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bidder, and numerous 
officers of the household. Upon the party being seated, the 
train moved slowly from the station, the hearty cheering of 
the vast concourse combining with the clangor of the mili- 
tary music, aud the roar of artillery, to invest the whole 
scene with the utmost animation and buoyanoy, the bril- 
liancy of the weather enhancing its universal enjoyment. 
On the train arriving at Husum his Majesty was received by 
the amptmau, or president of the district, who delivered an 
address on the platform. The King and Countess then pro- 
ceeded in an open carriage to the Castle of Husum ; the 
streets through which the procession passed being profusely 
decorated with the usual evidences of loyalty, and lined 
with soldiers. After staying about half an hour at the castle, 
where resides the president of the district, his Majesty again 
returned to the train, cn route for Tonning, amidst a repeti- 
tion of the rejoicings already particularised. 
So, too, at Tonning, which had put forth its holiday re- 
sources so luxuriantly that those who had left it only two 
days previously hardly knew it again amidst its floreated 
and bauneretted affluence, the decorations of the ships in the 
harbour forming a most brilliant background to the varie- 
gated panorama. None of these vessels, however, could 
compare to the Cygnus, which Captain Andrews had indeed 
converted into an argosie worthy the reception of a king. 
His Majesty, the Countess Danner, the lady of Herr Von 
Rosen, and two other ladies in waiting on the countess, 
together with the members of the royal suite, Mr. Peto aud 
his friends including Messrs. Lawrence and Rich, who had 
accompanied him from England, in all thirty-six persons, 
for whom only accommodation could be conveniently found 
on board, were most sumptuously entertained. The viands, 
fruits, and wiue3 have been brought from the Royal Hotel at 
Lowestoft by Mr. Howett, who personally superintended 
their serving. Upwards of sixty of the other officers of the 
King, the railway officials, civic functionaries, &c., were also 
regaled at the Victoria Hotel, while the banquet to his 
Majesty was proceeding, a singular exhibition of political 
fe .ling being exhibited in the course of tho banquet in con- 
sequence of the Prussian consul proposing tho health of 
tho King of Prussia ; it was received in Bolemn silence, fresh 
glasses being called for the next toast, those which had been 
filled previously remaining untouched during the enter- 
tainment. Just previous to this latter event, however, the 
King, accompanied by his Premier, Count Moltke, descended 
into tho Baloon of the Cygnus, aud having summoned Mr. Peto, 
invested that gentleman with thfe insignia of Knight Com- 
mander of theDanebrog — the highest distinction in the power 
of Danish Royalty to bestow, corresponding in the titular rauk 
and Bocial status with the Garter in England, the order 
dating nearly a century anterior to that institution — namely, 
1219, having been revived in 1(393, and reconstituted in 1808 
— it was one, and the most ancient, of the seventeen orders 
of foreign knighthood worn by tho Duke of Wellington ; 
and, like our own Order of the Bath, is applicable to either 
military or civil services. The investiture was a premedi- 
titcd act on the part of the King, who brought with him the 
chancellor of the order (assisted by the Minister of the 
Interior) for the express purpose ; and in hauding over tho 
decoration, his Majesty requested Mr. Peto's acceptance of 
it, not merely as a memorial of approval from the sovereign 
in whose reign a great Danish work was executed by a great 
British capitalist and contractor, but as a souvenir of the 
King's personal esteem and regard for an estimable, liberal- 
minded, and accomplished English private gentleman. 
During the course of the bauquot Mr. Peto proposod the 
health of his Majesty in the following terms : — I have the 
high honour of his Majesty’s gracious permission to propose 
to you a toast, and when I reflect that the railway now 
opened by hin Majesty in person has had his sanction and 
kind interest from my first proposal of it, and has also, by 
his Majesty s gracious permission, been called after his own 
name, you will see that I do right iu asking you to drink his 
Majesty Frederick VII. For myself, and my countrymen 
here present, and for all, I beg to express to his Majesty our 
earnest hope that God will bless him, and give him a long 
life aud a happy reign. And I cannot doubt but that a 
sovereign who has adopted as his motto, “My people's love 
my strength, will in that strougth reign, and see his country 
all that he so ardently desires, peaceful, prosperous, and 
happy. The toast wsb received with prolonged applause. 
His Majesty, however, who sat on tho right of the chairman, 
Captain Andrews, and facing Mr. Peto, and having on cither 
side of him the Countess Danner and tho lady of Herr Von 
Rosen, did not make any response, it being contrary to 
Danish etiquette to do so, either on the part of king or 
subject Haviug^bowed his acknowledgments, he proposed 
“ Queen Victoria," which, it is needless to say, was received 
with all the honours by the Danish not less warmly than by 
the English portion of the guests. 
Mr. J. Anderson, deputy chairman of the company, in 
proposing “ The health of his Majesty’s consort, tho 
Countess Danner,” said ho had the honour as one of the 
representatives of the railway which had conveyed that dis- 
tinguished assembly iu safety from Flensburgh to Touuing, 
to propose a toast which he was suro would be acceptable to 
his Majesty, and be most cordially received by all around 
him. The opening of the railway had uot only been auspi- 
ciously celebrated by his Gracious Majesty in persou, but 
they should ever remember with feelings of satisfaction that 
its inauguration had been also graced by the presence of his 
Majesty’s consort. It must have been gratifying to tho 
nation to see that she takes a lively interest iu undertakings 
calculated to promote the prosperity of Denmark ; and ho 
(Mr. Anderson) hoped that on all futuro occasions it might 
be their privilege to associate her name with that of the 
sovereign of those realms. Ho had the honour to propose 
the “ Health of his Majesty’s consort, the Countess Danner." 
This toast also was received with great applause, as was 
likewise that of “ Mr. Peto," proposed by the King, who, on 
rising to depart, said he would follow the good old Danish 
custom of thanking his host for the noble hospitality tbo 
Dauish court had experienced at the hands of Captain 
Andrews ; and again wishing Mr. Peto the fullest prosperity, 
he went on shore, where his appearance was the signal for 
renewed manifestations of loyalty, which were continued 
throughout the whole return route to Flensburgh. Iu tire 
evening his Majesty went to the theatre, the principal actress, 
being a Mine. Brun, to whom tho Kiug guve a bracelet in testi- 
inouy of his satisfaction with her exertions. The performance, 
which was witnessed by all the members of the court in 
attendance on the King, and by the English railway party, 
whose box adjoined that of his Majesty (right royally 
emblazoned) lasted about three hours. At its termination 
his Majesty familiarly addressed a few words to the audience, 
expressive of his pleasure at his reception in Flensburgh, nnd 
was cheered to the echo ; after which he retired to his hotel. 
On Thursday his Majesty entertained, in the Town Hall 
the principal inhabitants of Flensburgh aud the district, to 
gether with the English railway notabilities. The dinner, 
which was of very' English quality, though served more iu 
tho French fashion of “ removes " than is customary in 
public in this country, passed off with great satisfaction 
to all present, the only toasts being two, and both un- 
acknowledged — viz., the King, by the Prime Minister, 
Count Moltke, and the royal consort, Countess Danner, 
by the Minister of France. His Majesty then returned to 
his hotel, from the windows of which he responded to an 
address read at the head of a procession of 500 torch-bearers 
(a strikingly beautiful spectacle), and agaiu on behalf of his 
consort, in whose honour, os well as his own, illuminations 
were got up, the National Anthem (the counter part of our 
own air) sung, and admirably sung, by a chorus of 5,000 
voices, and a display of fireworks, brought from England 
aud let off on the river. On the Friday he again entertained 
the Flensburghers at a ball. Mr. Peto, Mr. Bidder, Captain 
Andrews and party returned in the Cygnus, and arrived at 
Lowestoft as already stated (after experiencing a heavy 
gale, in which this beautiful steam-yacht behaved most 
admirably, a gale in the North Sea, and that a dead noser, 
being a serious matter for a sharp-built steamer of small 
tonnage), much pleased with the ceremony of opening tho 
“ Royal Danish Railway." 
THE ST. TAUL’S ISLAND MYSTERY. 
(From the Melbourne Arym, July 1.) 
We give below the copy of tho log of the barque Eblans, 
Captain Hall. We had expected that our inquiries would have 
elicited some further information on the subject, but wo 
have not succeeded ; and iu publishing tho statements we 
give an opportunity for those to come forward who can, to 
throw any light on the matter. It is usually understood that 
tho island is uninhabited. 
May nth, 1854. 
At 30 min. p.m., on passing tho north-east end of St. Paul's Island, 
every eye watching carefully lest there might be any shipwrecked sea- 
men on it (remembering the sad disaster we road an account of before 
leaving England, relative to the Amsterdam Island), a fire was suddenly 
observed to be lighted on the hill as soon as the ship opened the bay, 
from which volumes of smoke and flame burst forth, causing the 
greatest excitement on board our vessel, ns the thought very nnturally 
struck us that it was a signal of distress, and we all mentally thanked 
God for his seeming providence in bringing us there as a means of 
deliverance to those on the island. The steering sailswere immediately 
taken in, the ensign hoisted to gladden the hearts of the supposed 
sufferers, and the ship’s course made towards the island, every prepa- 
ration being made in the meantime for the reception of the still sup- 
posed sufferers. But the feelings of all on board can be better Judged 
than described when, ns tho vessel approached the island direct for the 
spot where the signal was made (Yom, every heart heating, every 
eye straining its nerves in order to discover a living being on 
some point or rocky eminence, but nil in vain. The ship being now 
within half a mile from our shore, wo got our bont out, and sent 
her with the second officer and two seamen to bring on board all there 
might be on the island, requesting the second officer to hoist our flagon 
an oar. as a signal, when he landed, if our conjectures were correct. 
The vessel in the meantime was tacked off and on. keeping os close 
in shore as was prudent. The boot was observed to pass round a break- 
water just distinguishable from the ship, and supposed to have been 
formed by nature, all eyes still searching tho beech and cliffs, anxious to 
get sight of something human — some wondering, others conjecturing 
the why and wherefore the sfgnalisers themselves w ere not to be seen. 
After, however, a longer time had elapsed without the signal from our 
boat being given aa arranged, the excitement on board became truly 
great, alarm for our men being now the predominant feeling. At length 
our boat was seen to emerge from behind the breakwater, and in a few 
minutes was alongside, the officer reporting as follows : — 
“"That there were four men on the island, who, not In the least 
dreaming that the simple compliment, ‘thank you,' wan due to us as 
some acknowledgment for our anxiety and trouble for them, at once 
declined our offer to take them off the Island, nnd Innd them in 
Melbourne. And in answer to the inquiries as to what they were doing 
there, said they had been there six years and a half; that they had 
been left there by their captain, whose vessel was to have returned in a 
year, but had not. On being informed of our conjectures relative to 
themselves when we saw the signal, they, with meaning smile, said, 
‘they thought the flames would lead us to think so; ' but pretended the 
(ire was nu accident, and declined a repeated offer to tako them, 
assigning as a reason that ‘they still expected their vessel would return, 
or that their owner would send for them, as they had slx-and-a-half- 
ycars' ray to resolve,' 
" They wanted for nothing. Bread, spirits, and tobacco at time* 
were scorco with them. They had plenty of water and potatoes, and 
vegetables of every description they had an abundance of, — sending ua 
a sample of potatoes with an offer to supply us wdth any quantity of 
them and a cask or two of water, if we would come on shore for them, 
taking bread, spirits, or tobacco in exchange. They had four homes, 
neatly formed and thatched, with tons of potatoes out of and In tho 
earth ; plenty of fish, a seal hanging before the door of one house, a 
ship s fall-bit and bell at another door, and a flagstaff erected, which of 
course could only be seen after entering tho bay. There were throo 
capstans, a largo whale-boat, a ship's long-boat, apparently new, ami a 
| small punt. There were eight capstan bars near ono capstan, and a 
| small vessel of about SO tons lying on tho beach, which they were breaking 
up for firewood. They had every comfort In their houses— French bed- 
steads, chests of drawers, with a mngni(lccnt library of books, various 
guns, but they said they were short of powder nnd shot. There were 
only three men to bo seen, — one, who talked good English, said tho 
fourth was up at the tire , whllo another of them, w ho was talking to ono 
of our men in French (our man being a Jersey man) distinctly said 
there were only three men on tho island, nnd asked our man many par- 
tlcnlnrs respecting our cargo, the number of our crew, If we hail any 
passengers ; nnd during the conversation, aald they had observed a 
schooner in December off tho Island, which they set down to be their 
own vessel, but that a galo of wind came on at night, aud tho next 
morning they discovered fragments of a wreck on tho east end of the 
island, which they imagined belonged to their vessel, ns thoy had not 
uecn or heard of her since. 
"They showed documents stating that the screw-steamer Nora 
Crelna, and schooner Ht. Kitts, had both put In there — ono for repairs 
In February last (the steamer), nnd was supplied with a new rudder, 
proceeding in fourteen days. Tho St. Kitts had been supplied with 
provisions only a week previous. 
“These statements may all h© correct, as also may be tho history 
these islanders give of themselves ; but there is such a discrepancy 
in the statements of tho two men who were In conversation with our 
second officer nnd seaman, that, connected ns it Is with other singular 
and remarkable circumstances In the whole affair, wo are inclined to 
think them other than such ns they wish themselves to appear. 
“ In tho first place, it will bo observed, they tell our men they had 
seen our vessel since daylight In the morning; nnd although they light 
this tire (even allowing It to bo 'accidentally'), which sprends In 
volumes of flames up the hills and over tho Innd with such rapidity 
ns scorns to threaten tho entire demolition of the Island, yot they 
never once approach a cliff, or any part of tho island or bench, to 
show themselves, which was an easy matter for them to do, and 
equally easy for us to have seen them, hnd they done so ; but, on tho 
contrary, arc only seen and brought out of their houses when our 
men are actually landed, nnd bellowing with all their might, 
' House, ahoy ! ’ when out nil threo come, smoking their pipes, com- 
fortably apparelled, and with seeming indifference as to whether 
there was or was not another human being within thousands of 
miles of them. 
“ Again, their meaning looks and smiles at each other, when re- 
minded that wo hnd taken tho lire so suddenly lighted, ns the vessel 
opened tho bay, ns a signal of distress, they replying that ' they thought 
it would lead us to think so,' pnlpubly shows that It was In reullty 
lighted as a decoy ; for it seemed at such variance with their never 
allowing themselves to bo seen until our men Innded. Their apparent 
apathy previous to tho boat reaching the shore, and their expressed 
desire that we should send on shore again, though it wns then ap- 
proaching sunset, with other various remarkable nnd singular circum- 
stances, such ns a schooner being beached to such a height ns (from 
description) tho sea hnd not done, and three dozen inen (much less 
threo or four men) could not do; tho capstan and bars apparently in 
use; the whale-boat (large) which they could very easily have come 
off to the ship with, and ono would naturally suppose they would have 
been but too glad of an opportunity of doing, If their slateim nls as to 
the length of time they had been there, ttc-, were eorreot ; nlso tho 
punt nnd ship's long-boat (now), with the breakwaters on each side, 
made by human hands nnd art, not by nature, and consequently would 
require many hands to aid in a work of such magnitude ; there 
being in addition a regular platform made for loading, tho flag- 
staff nnd boll-ropes necessary for nil purposes, wood-work newly 
painted, tho beautifully -furnished library of books, quite new 
In appearance, excellently bound and gilt — tho various luxuries 
which might bo supposed at variance with and impossible to 
obtain under such professed circumstances — all of which lend us to 
suppose, and almost feel satisfied, there is a communication with tho 
islnnd which no ono but those connected can possibly be aware of; 
leading us further to think there may be a vessel cruising thereabouts, 
ready to capture small craft, such ns our vessel, as there are many 
similar-sized hound east ; and the islnnd appears a capital place as a 
rendexvous for pirates. If such conjectures are correct, they nre cer- 
tainly worthy of notice; but such, as a mnttcr of course, could not bo 
found out without some steps were taken by Government for the purpose 
of looking into the affair. While, on the other hand, If the inen are 
really what they represent themselves, it is, in our opinion, none the 
less worthy of notice; for whatever trouble or expense might be In- 
curred would meet with a sufficient set-off nnd recompense (as far as 
shipping Is concerned) in the benefits which might be derived through 
not only giving publicity to it, but nlso In encouraging the Islanders to a 
•till further cultivation of tbo land, and enable them to supply vessels 
in passing with provisions, should they have had a long pnssngc, receiv- 
ing in exchange such articles ns they themselves might require. 
" Tho present produce of the island is, potatoes, cabbages, parsnips, 
and celery, in abundance. There are, they nlso said, deer and goals iu 
plenty, with no scarcity of water. Surely, then, these aro sufficient 
Inducements for a vessel to coll, when she inny have liecn detained 
through contrary winds, nnd thereby likely to run short of provisions If 
she has passengers. As far as we ore concerned wc hnd not the slightest 
knowledge, or even an Idea, that the Island wns inhabited, and we doubt 
whother it is at all known, unless tho captains of tbo Nora Crcina or 
St. Kitts may have made It public. 
" We spoke the brig Gratitude, from Arbroath, Scotland, In «H deg. 
cast longitude, then 15'i days out ; and there aro frequently such long 
passages among small vessels. How beneficial to such vessels would a 
supply at St. Paul's be In the ono instance ! yet how fearful to contem- 
plate the consequences such a call might bo to the Gratitude when »he 
sighted the island, os she intendod doing, according to Captain Eason s 
intention, we having spent the day with him on board his vessel, aud ho 
in ours, tho day as above-named and following day, when we were 
becalmed! “ Akmstbono R. Hall. 
'* W. D. Ilall, commnnder." 
Xm SnMligrurr. 
COURT OF CHANCERY, WESTMINSTER. Novzxnra 7. 
Thursday was the first day of Michaelmas Term, nnd the Lord 
Chancellor, according to custom, entertained the Judges, queen's 
Counsel, ttc,, at breakfast at his private residence. Ilia Lordship took 
his scat upon the bench at two o'clock, attended by the Master of tho 
Rolls, tho Lords Justices, nnd tho three Vice-Chancellors, and shortly 
afterwards the several Judges retired to their respective courts. 
^'nlire SiiMligriirt. 
CLKUKENWELL. 
Swallowing a Watcil— Jane Jona and Mtuy Strrhe«i, young women, 
were charged with having robbed a gviiUeinan of a gold watch. I', wax 
stated that the prisoner Stephens, when in tho station house, sallowed 
the watch. — Mr. Corrle considered It almost incredible that she hnd 
done so.— Inspector Anderson : It Is true, your worship; and her life 
is supposed to be in danger — Mr. Corrle (to the prisoner) : Do you feel 
any fear? — Prisoner: No, I have nothing to fear; 1 did not swallow 
it. inspector Anderson : It has been a common habit for persons to 
swallow shillings, half-crowns, and crown pieces. Some time aso a 
man swallowed a crown piece, through which lie died In the House of 
