THE GRAPHIC

June 25th 1881

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH AT FALMOUTH

The Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, during their recent cruise of inspection along the Western Coast in the Prince's yacht Lively, called at Falmouth on the 28th ult. They were received in the town by the Mayor, and drove to the new Battery at Castle Drive, where they saw the gun-drill carried out, under the direction of the officer in command. Subsequently they visited the Coastguard Station, at Swanpool, where the coastguard men went through their practice with the rocket apparatus for saving life. The Duchess herself fired one of the rockets successfully, although she was very timid, and at the first attempt ran off without setting light to the fuze.

Our engraving is from a sketch by Mr. Walter Truscott, of Falmouth.