Stories of persons and places in Europe . red the western arch, where the cheering was renewed by the companyassembled. The superintendent of the police preceeded the Queen, the actingengineer of the work walked by her side, explaining to her Majestythe nature of the work and various particulars connected with it, towhich she and the royal consort paid much attention. In the middle of the tunnel one of the stall-keepers displayed his loyalityin a peculiar manner. All the silk handkerchiefs disposed in his stall forsale he spread upon the ground for her Majesty to walk upon, and they pre-sented
Stories of persons and places in Europe . red the western arch, where the cheering was renewed by the companyassembled. The superintendent of the police preceeded the Queen, the actingengineer of the work walked by her side, explaining to her Majestythe nature of the work and various particulars connected with it, towhich she and the royal consort paid much attention. In the middle of the tunnel one of the stall-keepers displayed his loyalityin a peculiar manner. All the silk handkerchiefs disposed in his stall forsale he spread upon the ground for her Majesty to walk upon, and they pre-sented the appearance of a rich carpet. England. 133 Her Majesty proceeded as far as the Rotherhite side, but did not ascendit, returning through, the same arch. Upon ascending the shaft they were again cheered, and had got about halfway up when the people below began the national anthem God save theQueen. More than six hundred persons joined in the chorus; their voicesreverberating along the tunnel and up the shaft had a most pleasing SLATE QUARRIES. Her Majesty and Prince Albert remained on the staircase listening to thestrain until it was ended, and then bowing to the people left the place. On reaching the tunnel pier her Majesty was saluted by fifty coal porters with their faces as black as coals. They raised their fan-tail hats and set up a most tremendous cheer. Her Majesty turned round, smiled and bowed. God bless youmarm roared one of the coaleys with stentorian lungs, I come to Wapping again. The rough manners of the honest fellow pleased her Majesty and the 134 Persons and Places in Europe. Prince very much. Before leaving the tunnel her Majesty was presentedwith a gold medal representing the Tunnel on one side and the illustriousengineer, Sir Lambert Brunei, on the other.
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