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THE TOUR

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THE UNITED STATES.

BY A BRITISH CANADIAN.

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THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Albert Edward, Heir Apparcut to the lirilish throne, was V)orii ill
liiickinghani Palace on the 9th of November, 1841. He id cousetiueutly
nineteen years of age.

The titles of the Prince of Wales are Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxo
CoburgGotha, Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay, Earl of Chester, Carriek,
and Dublin, Baron Renfrew, and Lord of the Isles. These titles he derives
l)artly by inheritance and partly from creation, from the circumstance
of King Edward I. having, in politic concession to the Welsh chieftains,
created his heir " Prince of Wales," a few days after his birth, which
took place in Caernarvon Castle. This was the unhappy Edward II.,
who was so barbarously murdered by Mortimer in Berkeley Castle. A
few days afterwards he was created Earl of Chester, wiiich title has
been retained up to the present time. The Scottish titles of the Prince
are derived from Robert IIL, in whose reign they were vested in tlie
Heir Apparent of the Crown of Scotland. His Irish titles were conferred
on the present Prince of Wales by Queen Victoria, on the lOth of
September, 1€49, in commemoration of her visit to Ireland. In the
House of Lords he is known as the Duke of Cornwall.

Dod, the great authority on all these questions, thus defines the rank
and position of the Prince of Wales : — " The Prince of Wales has ever
been regarded as the first subject in the realm, the nearest to the throne,

the moat dignified of the Poors of Piirliamcnt, and, thoiip;h not exorcising
any politiral power heyond iiis vote as a legislator, yet regarded by all men
as the most eminent person in the Slate next after the Sovereign."

Tlio Princes of Wales, previous to the present subject of our memoir,
have for more than a century been all placed in false positions. Since the
accession of the Georges, they have invariably^ been in opposition to
their father. The evil conduct of George IV. had sadly tarnished the
liigh distinction : let us hope the present bearer of that high title will
redeem it.

The education of Albert Edward has been conducted under the im-
mediate supervision of the Queen. In the languages, classics, natural
philosophy, mathematics, jurisprudence, and other branches. Ills Royal
Highness has had the most eminent professors of the day; and it is
stated that after his tour iu America he will return to his studies at
Oxford.

On the 9th of November, 1858, the Prince of Wales, having, on that
day, completed his seventeenth year, was appointed colonel in the army.
The Gazette of the following Friday contained the subjoined announce-
ment : —

" Tlie Queen taking into her royal consideration that His Royal
Highness Albert Kdward, Prince of Wales, Knight of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter, and, by virtue of the statutes of the said order,
constituent member thereof, has not as yet assumed the stall rssigned
to the Prince of Wales in the Royal Chapel of St, George, at Windsor,
and having, as sovereign of the said order, the inherent right of dis-
pensing with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations in regard to in-
stallation. Her Majesty has been pleased, by letters patent under her
Royal Sign Manual and the Great Seal of the Order, bearing date this
day, to give and grant to His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of
Wales, full power and authority to wear and use the Star, and also to
wear and use the Collar and all other Ornaments belonging to the said
Most Noble Order, and to sit in the stall assigned to the Prince of Wales
in our Royal Chapel of St. George, at Windsor, and to exercise all rights
and privileges belonging to a Knight Companion of the said Most Noble
Order, in as full and ample manner as if His Royal Highness had been
formally installed ; any decree, rule, or usage, to the contrary notwith-
standing."

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ITnvinp; thus fairly entered iipon the diitiea of manhood, His Royal High-
ness determined upon pursuing his studios, for a timciit least, at Rome.
Accordinply, after a brief visit to his illustrious sister at Berlin, the i'rin-
oess Frederick William of Prussia, ho proceeded on his journoy to Italy.
On his way thither, he performed the first public act of his life, by pre-
senting colors to the 100th or Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian Regi-
ment of Foot, then stationed at Shorncliffe, near Folkestone. His Royal
Highness took occasion to make the following appropriate speech to the
assembled oflicers and men :—

" Lord Melville, Colonel de Rottenbcrg, and Officers and Soldiers of the
100th Regiment, — It is most gratifying to me, that, by the Queen's gra-
cious permission, my first public act since I have had the honour of
holding a commission in the British army, should be the presentation
of colors to a regiment which is the spontaneous offering of the loyal
and spirited Canadian people, and with which, at their desire, my name
has been specially associated. The ceremonial on which we are now
engaged, possesses a peculiar significance and solemnity ; because, in
confiding to you for the first time this emblem of military fidelity and
valor, I not only recognize emphatically your enrollment into our national
force, but celebrate an act which proclaims and strengthens the unity
of the various parts of this vast empire under the SAvay of our common
Sovereign. Although, owing to ray youth and inexperience, I can but
very imperfectly give expression to the sentiments which this occasion is
calculated to awaken with reference to yourselves and to the great and
flourishing province of Canada, you may rest rtssured that I shall ever
watch the progress and n.hifivements of your gallant corps with deep
interest, and that I heartily v jhh you all honour and success in the prose-
cution of the noble career on which yon have entered."

The Prince arrived in the Eternal City in the latter part of January,
1859, and, having spent some time in exploring ancient and modern
Rome, proceeded quietly and unostentatiously to his studies. Before
doing so, however, he paid a visit to the Pope, His appearance at the
Vatican is worthy of note, inasmuch as a Prince of the blood-royal of
England had not made a similar visit for some centuries. Agreeably to
the expressed wish of Her Majesty, the reception was conducted with little
ceremony. His Holiness rose on the entry of the Prince, and, coming
forward to the door of the apartment to meet him, conducted him, in

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the most affable nutnticr possible, lo a scat, and rnleicd into conver-
sation with biiii iu French, Col. Bruce was the only other person pre-
sent at the interview ; which was brief, and limited to compliineutary ex-
pressions and subjects of local interest, but perfectly satisfactory to all
parties. On the Prince rising to take his leave, the Pope conducted him
again to the door with the same warmth of manner which he had testi-
fied on receiving him. The stay of His Royal Highness in Rome being
interrupted by the outbreak of the war in Italy, he travelled to Gibraltar,
and thence to Spain and Portugal. lie relumed to Kngland on
June 25, 1851).

On bia return, he took up his residence at Oxford to pursue his studies.
On the 9th of July last, ho embarked, with his suite, at Devonport, on
board the hero, ship of war, and sailed for America on the following
morning.

PREFACE.

The fact of the late visit of His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales being attended, in British America, with all
the loyal devotion which a happy and contented people could
pay to the representative of the best of Sovereigns, irrespec-
tive of the interest which necessarily attached to II. 11. II.
as being Heir Presumptive to the British Throne, — and hi
the United States, with acts of unbounded courtesy and
kindness, — has induced the Compiler to collect together the
most interesting details of the Royal tour, and to present
them m the following simple form, trusting that it will
be full of interest, not only to the Canadian people, but t<>
others " at home," and to " our cousins across the line " ; and
that it will form an acceptable memento of the Royal visit.

If the work, as an accurate panoramic view of the events
which have taken place, give satisfaction to the great
mass of the people, who were so deeply interested in the
Prince's very successful sojourn in Canada, then will the
Compiler be amply rewarded for his trouble ; but if some too
discriminating critic detect a flaw, it must be remembered
that

" We all are prone to err."

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INTEODUCTION.

The Canadians in j^ncral, have, apart from their industrial and
conunercial pursuits, always been celebrated tor thoir steady
adheronee to the British Crown, as is witnessed in the traiisfiT of
the French to the English rule over the native Canadians, who now
live in peaceful and on the best of terms with the great mass of the
English residents; bearing towards the Queen the most unfeigned
feelings of reverence, and towards the Constitution that deference
to which it is entitled.

No republican spirits lurk in the midst of the Canadians. —
except it be a few fanatics, too weak for action, and who are unable
to augment their numbers by their silly, boisterous, and attcinjited
agitation-talk. The great majority of the inhabitants laugh at these
silly people, who, to attain a brazen notoriety, attempt to mar our .
happine;--'. No ! every true inhabitant of this our home, bears
towards Britain true allegiance, which neither time can work ujwn,
nor future events affect.

Persons unacquainted with the history of the Province, may
aver, that the distur"bance of 1837 in Canada, and many
things tending to its advance, are evidence to the direct contrary.
To this we give an unequivocal denial ; for, in the first place,
every person in Canada is aware that that rebellion was con-
cocted by a few persons totally unacquainted with the Pro-
vince, except by business or debased political ties. Certainly
there were persons connected with it who were natives of the
Province ; but such disaffected persons are to be found in every
community, no matter how respectable, ready, at any moment
of weakness, to endeavour to take advantage of the existing form of
government.

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It was sucli persons, by their idle, interested misrepresentations
uoncorning England and Canada, that led many others to err ;
and a few were led, from a mistaken sense of danger, toco-operate
with thcni, who to their death will, no doubt, always regret having
tak( n arms against their country, and her fair young Queen.

The fact of many of these latter persons now being our leading
and best of citizens, and moreover ever ready to support the Queen
ami the Constitution, proves, we think, that our statement is
correct.

Again, look at the terrible numbers that bore arms against them,
ill defence of their homes and country, and the valiant band,
in the war of 1812, that defended both sea and land from the
aggressors, — every capable man bearing a musket, ready to spill his
last drop of blood in defence of Canada and the King. And look
at the great bulk of the population of Upper Canada, the noble
and patriotic United Empire Loyalists, who forsook their homes,
their all, in the disaffected colonies (now the United States) ;
enduring as they did every privation, rather than serve under the
flag that supplanted ours.

These, and many other acts of valour, prove beyond all doubt,
that the inhabitants of Canada are worthy of the confidence and
esteem of their Queen. Indeed, no sovereign on earth ought to be
so satisfied with her subjects as Victoria with her Canadian ones,
and no people so proud (as we really are) of our Queen ; and we
doubt not, that no ruler is so venerated and esteemed as Victoria
is, by not only the Canadians, but the great mass of the American
colonists.

It was, then, this feeling of loyalty and veneration which dictated
the address from our Houses of Parliament, praying Her Gracious
Majesty to visit us ; to see us as we are, to see the improvements
effected by British bone and sinew, without capital, without help ;
in a land given to our forefathers in a comparative state of
wildnoss ; to witness her administration of our industry, and to
give us occasion to prove our attachment to her Throne and Person,
by entertaining her in a land which we have battled for and pre-
served to her, and which, we doubt not, may ere long justify the
remark, that it is indeed " the brightest gem in the British Crown."

What, then, were our feelings when we became aware of the
noble response to our humble address ? Her IMajesty, unable to

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come herself, would depute her eldest son and heir to witness those
noUe advancements in a land, from barbarism to civilization.

If our loyalty and nllogiance to her could at all increase, then
did tliey uj^on the receipt of the joyful intelligence.

From cities to towns, from towns to remote villages, and even
far rway into the recesses of the forest, where the solitary settler
was effecting *' a clearing," did tho good news travel fast, and
throughout the length and breadth of the land did it receive a
joyous welcome ; and need we add, that the Queen was blessed and
blessed again. One regret, and only one, pervaded the whole
colony, — that Her Majesty herself could not come ; yet wc would
receive the Prince her son, and our future King, in a fitting
manner, — in a manner to fully demonstrate to him, that he was
indeed her son and heir.

We imagined that His Eoyal Highness (being brought up un-
der his royal mother's watchful eye) was a young ger*leman of
sound mind and " excellent understanding," capable of appreci-
ating the hearty welcome we intended for him. In this we have
not been disappointed, for he has proved to be all that we could
wish ; all that a son of Her Majesty, and the future ruler of
Great Britain, ought to be.

His noble qualities have endeared him to us tenfold ; he has
received an ovation, which has been declared by members of his
suite, and by others from the other side of the Atlantic, to be the
grandest and most cordial they ever heard of or witnessed, and
let us hope worthy of him ; and we rejoice exceedingly, knowing
as we do that to Canada, and the members of our present Admin-
istration, is the whole of civilized America indebted for the
honour of the visit of Prince Albert Edw^ard of England.

We cannot conclude without mentioning the great debt Canada
owes to the Hon. Messrs. Vankoughnet and Cartier, the chief
promoters of this memorable event. Let us always remember, that,
but for them, it is as likely as not that we would never have seen
the Prince of Wales in America.

To Mr. Commissioner Rose the country is under deep obliga-
tions, for the elaborate arrangements perfected to receive the royal
prince ; worthy of His Royal Highness, and worthy the great
spirit that projected them and carried them out.

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THE TOUR

H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

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In 1858, a person named Norris, whether to show his loyal
attachment to England, or to obtain a certain amount of notoriety
through the undertaking, got up a memorial to Her Majesty,
praying her to allow the Prince of Wales to visit our shores, and
open the Crystal Palace at Toronto. In doing this he made a
very serious blunder, consequent on his extreme haste to honour
himself.

The following is the memorial : —

TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

The humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of Toronto, and
Inhabitants of Canada generally.

Most respectfully showeth,—

That your Petitioners desire to approach rour Royal Majesty with an
expression of devoted loyalty and attachment to your royal person and
family. That your Petitioners beg leave to inform your Majesty that a
Crystal Palace, similar in design, but of smaller dimensions, to those
of London and Paris, for the exhibition of the products of Canadian
industry and skill, is in course of erection in Toronto, and will be com-
pleted about the 1st October next. That your Majesty has been gra-
ciously pleased to honour the inauguration of similar undertakings in
England, and elsewhere, with your royal presence. Therefore your Peti-
tioners most humbly pray that your Most Gracious Majesty will confer a
mark of favour and distinction on your loyal subjects in Canada — of Avhich
they will always entertain the most grateful remembrance — by con-
ferring your authority on His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, or

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some other member of your Majesty's Royal Fomily, to proceed to
Canada, ami to represent your Majesty in opening tlio Crystal I'alace
in this the most important dependency of your Majesty's Empire.
And your Petitioners, &c.

To tliis }\r. Norris succeeded in obtaining some very influen-
tial nanu's, sdmo of tlie leading persons of the Province ; but ia
signing it. tlicy little niulcrstood his intentions.

Instead i>\' having the document forwarded to Ilcr Majesty
through the Governor General, Mr. Norris, to tlic astonishment
of the gentlemen who had signed it, deputed himself.

Sir E. 1). Lytton, no doubt, was somewhat surprised on
receiving a document of such magnitude from a private indivi-
dual, who had constituted himself our " ambassador " ; and with
such a lack '.if what ambassadors invariably possess, education and
good breeding, lie must have been sorely puzzled at the good
people lie partly presided over.

However, on an insight into the matter, the truth eked out,
and Mr. Non-i.s received such a rebuke, as we fancy ho will not
easily forgot, and which was conveyed in the following official
letter from Downing Street : —

Downing Stheet, 11th September, 1858.

Sir, — I cannot but regret that the Petition from the citizens of Toronto,
and inhabitants of Canada generally, which I had tlio honour to receive
from you, was not transmitted, according to usage, through the Governor
of the Province. But, as the time within which it was necessary that
this Petition should receive an answer, would not allow of my consult-
ing the local Government on the subject of it, I have deemed it my
duty to lay the Petition before the Queen, who has been pleased to
receive it very graciously ; and I am commanded by Her Majesty to
state, that, while under the necessity of declining the request that His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, or some other member of Her
Majesty's Family, should proceed to Canada, with the view of opening
the Crystal Palace at Toronto, which is to be completed about the 1st
of October, Her Majesty appreciates the loyalty to the Crown, and the
attachment to her Person and Family, which prompted the wish of the
Petitioners.

I have also to add the expression of Her Majesty's sincere good
wishes for the Exhibition itself, which Her Majesty trusts will produce
important and useful results to Canada.

I have the honour to be. Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Edward Bulwer Lytton.

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The oLject of the Prince of Wales' visit, to use tlio words of
his illustrious father the Prince Consort, was " to inaugurate that
stupendous work of engineering skill, the Victoria Bridge," we
may say the eighth wonder of the world.

It is hardly necessary to observe, that Mr. Norris' memorial was
got up for the purpose of inviting His Royal Highness to open
the Palace of Industry at Toronto, and in which an Exhibition was
held in 1858.

We are infinitely happy that Mr. Norris did not succeed in his
undertaking in inviting the Prince of Wales ; for had Ilis lloyal
Highness visited us at that time, he would have found us in a
comparatively depressed commercial state, consequent on the great
money-panic of 1857 ; not but that our loyal countrymen would have
given their last shilling towards entertaining him, but we would not
have been enabled to give him the reception which he has since
received, — an ovation which the Canadians have done their utmost to
make worthy of so illustrious a guest, but which in 1858 we could
not have given if we would. Besides, in that year the Victoria
Bridge was not completed ; and he would have left our shores with-
out giving the concluding touch to that immortal monument of
Stephenson's skill, of British capital, and Canadian industry.

Then again, he would not have had the pleasure of witnessing in a
suitable manner the productions of both sections of our flourishing
and go-a-head Province, which he has lately done in the Crystal
Palaces at Montreal, C. E., and Hamilton, C. W. ; moreover,
the people would not have had sufficient time for the pre-
paration attending a royal visit, had he come to inaugurate the
Toronto Exhibition.

Thus was the time of the late visit not only propitious, but we
were entirely prepared for the honour conferred upon us by our
Gracious Sovereign, to welcome the Prince of Wales in a manner,
which we doubt not, has not only been acceptable to him, but has
reflected tho highest credit on ourselves, and been a source of pride
and satisfaction to us.

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On the last day of the session of the Provincial Parliament, May
14, 1859, held at Toronto, the following address was unanimously
carried in both Houses of Parliament, on motion (in the Legislative

Council) of the Hon. P. M. Vankoughnct, Commissioner of Crown
Lands ; wlio, in introducing the subject, said that in the previous
year he had signed a memorial to Her Majesty, praying her to
allow His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to visit this portion
of her doniiiiions, which memorial was got up by a man named
Norris ; but wlien he (Mr. Vankoughnct) signed that document,
he understood it was to bo forwarded through His Excellency the
Governor General. He now regretted having signed the memorial
ulluded to, because it was carried over by this Norris himself.

The opening of the great Victoria Bridge was now a fitting
opportunity to invite Her Majesty hither.

The Address was moved in the Assembly by the Hon. Mr.
Cartier the Premier, and seconded by the Hon. Mr. Foley, and
carried in both Houses with the greatest unanimity and exul-
tation; and the Speaker of the Assembly (the Hon., now Sir
Henry Smith) was deputed to present, in his official capacity, the
same to Her Majesty.

The Address is as follows : —

To the Q,ueeiis Most Excellent Majesty : —

Most (tuacious Sovereign, — "Wc, Your Majesty's most dutiful and
loyal subjects, the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada,
iu Provincial Parliament assembled, hereby approach Your Mftjesty
with renewed assurances of devotion and attachment to Your Royal
Person and Government.

"We have long hoped that Your Majesty would be graciously pleased
to honour with your presence Your Majesty's subjects in British North
America, and to receive the personal tribute of our unwavering attach-
ment to your rule ; and we trust that, while Your Majesty's presence
would still more closely unite the bonds which attach the Province to
the Empire, it would gratify Your Majesty to witness the progress and
prosperity of this distant part of your dominions.

The completion, in the year 1860, of the Victoria Bridge, the most
gigantic work of modern days, would afford to Your Majesty a fitting
occasion to judge of the importance of your Province of Canada ; while
it would afford the inhabitants the opportunity of uniting in their
expressions of loyalty and attachment to the Throne and Empire.

We therefore most humbly pray that Your Majesty will vouchsafe to
be present upon the occasion of the opening of the Victoria Bridge,
with Your Majesty's Royal Consort, and such members of Your Majesty's
August Family as it may graciously please Your Majesty to select to
accompany you.

Legislative Council,

Wednesday, 4th May, 1859.

Wc arc confident in saying, that no better man could have been
selected to perform the pleasing duty of presenting this Address,
than Sir Henry Smith, a gentleman in the true sense of the word,
and possessing everything that is requisite to make a gentleman
and an ambassador. What a difiFerencc betvreen the would-be self-
important Mr. Norris, and the Speaker of the House of Assembly I
Sir Henry Smith left for England shortly after the prorogation of
Parliament, and, as every one is well aware, was perfectly successful
in his mission ; and to him, to the truly-inspiring Address of our
Canadian Senators, and to its originator (Mr. Vankoughnet), wc
owe the visit of the Prince of Wales.

The following despatch in reply was received by the Governor
General : —

Canada, No. G.

Downing Street, 30tli January, 18C0.

Sir, — As the two Houses of the Canadian Legislature will soon re-
assemble for the Despatch of Business, it becomes my duty to inform
you that the Joint Address, to which they agreed at the close of their
last Session, was duly presented to the Queen, and was most graciously
received by Her Majesty.

In that Address, the Legislative Council and Commons of Canada
earnestly pray the Queen to receive in person the tribute of their un-
wavering attachment to Her rule, and to honor with Her presence Her
subjects in British North America upon the occasion of the opening of
the great Victoria Bridge, accompanied by the Prince Consort, and such
members of the Royal Family as it may please Her Majesty to attend
Her on the occasion.

Her Majesty values deeply the attachment to Her Person, and the
loyalty to Ilcr Crown, which have induced this Address ; and I am
commanded to assure the Legislature, through you, how lively an
interest is felt by the Queen in the growing prosperity of Canada, in
the welfare and contentment of Her subjects in that important Province
of Her Empire, and in the completion of the gigantic work which is a
fitting type of the successful industry of the people.

It is therefore with sincere regret that Her Majesty is compelled to
decline compliance with this loyal invitation. Her Majesty feels that
Her duties at the Seat of the Empire prevent so long an absence, and
at so great a distance, as a visit to Canada would necessarily require.

Impressed, however, with an earnest desire to testify to the utmost
of Her power. Her warm appreciation of the affectionate loyalty of Her
Canadian subjects, the Queen commands me to express Her hope, that,
when the time for the opening of the Bridge ia fixed, it may be possible

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for IIi3 Pioyal Ilighness the Prince of Wales to attend the ceremony iu
Her Majesty's name, and to witness those gratifying scenes iu which the
Queen is Herself unable to participate.

The Queen trusts that notliing may interfere with tiiis arrangement ;
for it is Her Majesty's sincere desire that the young Prince, on wlioni
the Crown of this Empire will devolve, may have the opportunity of
visiting that portion of Her Dominions from which this Address has
proceeded, and may become acquainted with a people, in whose rapid
progress towards greatness, Her Majesty, in common with Her subjects
in Great Britain, feels a lively and enduring sympathy.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,

Newcastle.
Governor,

The Right Honorable

Sib Edmdnd Walker Hbad, Bart.,
&c., ice, &c.

What joy was diflFused throughout British America, on the
announcement that Our Gracious and Beloved Queen had so
nobly responded to our call ! Unable to leave England herself,
she would send Her beloved Son, our future King, as Her substi-
tute. Oh, what feelings actuated the breasts of the truly loyal !
Now and for ever we support thee, Beloved Queen. We would
spill our last drop of blood to do thee service. Wonder not,
strangers, at seeing such marvellous displays in Canada, in honor
of the Heir Apparent : the love and attachment which are enter-
tained for Victoria, and the Royal Family, are not equalled on
earth towards any ruler, except it be to the Omnipotent One
above.

As soon as the news was received in the Lower Provinces, their
respective Parliaments adopted Addresses to Her Majesty, praying,
that, if His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales should visit
Canada, they also should be honoured in like manner.

Newfoundland, Prince Edward's Island, New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, and we believe the West Indies, all petitioned.

To these Her Majesty, ever generous, replied that their requests
would be complied with. The city of New York, U. S., invited the
Prince thither, as did also the President of the United States, as
appears in the subjoined correspondence.

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appear in the subjoined correspondence : —

President Buchanan to Queen Victoria,

To Heh Majesty Queen Victoria, —

I have learned from the public journals that the Prince of Wales is
about to visit your Majesty's North American dominions. Should it be
the intention of His Royal Highness to extend his visit to the United
States, I ueed not sry how happy I should be to give him a cordial
welcome to Washington. You may be well assured that everywhere in
this country he will be greeted by the American people in sucli a manner
as cannot fail to prove gratifying to your Majesty. In this they will
manifest their deep sense of your domestic virtues, as well as their
convictions of your merits as a wise, patriotic, and constitutiomil
sovereign.

Your Majesty's most obedient servant,

James Buchanan,
Washington, June 4, 1860.

Queen Victoria to President Buchanan,

Buckingham Palace, June 22, 1860.
My Good Friend, —

I have been much gratified at the feelings which prompted you to
write to me, inviting the Prince of Wales to come to Washington. He
intends to return from Canada through the United States, and it will
give him great pleasure to have an opportunity of testifying to you in
person that these feelings are fully reciprocated by him. He will thus
be able, at the same time, to mark the respect which he entertains for
the Chief Magistrate of a great and friendly State and kindred nation.

The Prince of Wales will drop all royal state on leaving my dominions
and travel under the name of Lord Renfrew, as he has done when
travelling on the continent of Europe.

The Prince Consort wishes to be kindly remembered to you.
I remain ever your good friend,

Victoria R.

Legation of thh United States,

London, June 22, 1860.

Sib, — My letter of the 8th instant will have informed you of the

step taken by me to apprise the Prince of Wales of the desire expressed

by the Common Council of New York that he should visit your great

city at the close of his public duties in Canada. I have now the honour

to transmit n note addressed to mo in nnswor to my communication hy
Her Mujcsty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Atliiirs, conveying
the gratifying assurance that His Royal Highness, witli tiie liigii sanction
of hid illustrious motlier and her Governnieut, will meet the wishes of
your community. With the higiicst respect.

Sir, your most obedient servant,

O. M. Dallas.
To His Excellency Fernando Wood, Mayor of New York.

The undersigned, Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, has the honour to acknowledge a communication
addressed to him by Mr. Dallas, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States, containing a resolution expressive
of the wish of the Municipality of New York and of its important and
wealthy community to receive a visit from His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, on the occasion of His Royal Highn 'ss' presence in the colonial
possessions of Her Majesty. The undersigned, having laid these
documents before Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales, is commanded
by them to express to Mr. Dallas the high sense which they entertain of
the importance of strengthening, by every means, the relations of
friendship and regivrd which bind this country to the United States of
America. When, therefore, the public duties, for the performance of
which the Prince undertakes the voyage across the Atlantic to Her
Majesty's North American Colonies, shall be concluded, both the
consideration above referred to and the natural desire on the part of the
Prince to visit some of the institutions and some of the most prominent
objects of interest in the United States, will prompt His Royal Highness,
on his return from the Upper Province of Canada, to direct his route
through a portion of that great country ; and that route will Include a
visit to the important city of New York. The time allowed for this
journey will, however, under all circuinstances, be necessarily very
limited, and it will be out of the power of His Royal Highness to make
a prolonged stay.

His Royal Highness will, on leaving the British soil, lay aside al^
Royal state and exchange his title, as he has done on former journeys to
foreign countries, for that of Lord Renfrew. While thus dispensing with
any ceremony which might be inconvenient to the communities which
he hopes to visit, he trusts to be enabled as a private gentleman to
employ the small amount of time at his disposal in the study of the
interesting objects in the United States, and of the ordinary life of the
American people.

The undersigned is directed to request that Mr. Dallas will communicate
to His Excellency Fernando Wood, the expression of the satisfaction
felt by the Priace of Walea upoa receiving the resolution of the

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Municipality of New York, and of hi^ hopo that towards the lattor end
of ScpttMnl)er ho may bo oniiblcd to pay a visit to tlio city tiicy n-prcscnt,
and to the inorcaiilile coininuniiy who iiavo given to liini so welcome a
testimony of their friendly regard.

The undert<igned reriucsts Mr. Dallas to accept the asanrance of his
highcat consideration.

- J. Russell.

What can bo inoro kind than the letter from our " American
Coui^ins," and what more truly reciprocal than that from
Queen Victoria! Truly wo are more than inlinitely blest with
such a Queen.

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TiTE Prince leaves England.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales embarked on board
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Osborne, for ]*lymoutli, on
9tU July, 18()0. He was accompanied to Plymouth by his royal fa-
ther, the Prince Consort ; and as far as the Victoria and Albert, in
Cowes Roads, by the Queen, Princess Alice, and Prince Arthur,
who remained in the Fairy and sailed after the royal yacht for some
distance, and then returned. The Victoria and Albert arrived
at Plymouth Sound on the same day. The Channel Squadron
was drawn up in two lines outside the Breakwater, to receive the
yacht. Yards were manned, and a royal salute fired by Her
Majesty's ships Ilcro, Ariadne, St. George, and Enurald.

An Address was shortly afterwards presented to the Prince of
Wales, by the Mayor and Corporation of Davenport, to which
His Royal Highness replied : —

" Mr. Mayor and Gentle3Ien, — I thank you warmly for this
Address, for. the expressions of your loyalty and devotion to the
Queen, and for the kind sentiments to myself, which characterize
this farewell from your important town on the eve of my departure
for a short time from my native land.

" You may well look back with pride to the fact, that so many
eminent colonists have embarked on their great mission from your
shores. It shall not be my fault if I fail to convey to our brethren
across the Atlantic the feelings entertained by the Queen and the
people of England for the descendants of those men, and for the
countries which they founded. I go to the great possessions of

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the Quoon in Nortli America with n lively nnticipation of tho
pleasure wliieh the Hi^ht of a n(»blc land, ^'reiit works of nature
and of human skill, and a ,i,'onerous and active people, must
produce; and I shall endeavour to brint^ home with me such
information as may in future be of use to me in nil my associations
with my countrymen. A^ain I thank you for your good wishes for
my safe voyaj^e and happy return."

The Prince of Wales liaving embarked on board IF. M. S.
ITiro, 91, Captain Troo. II. Seymour, C. B., and the Prince
Consort liavinir returned to Osborne in the royal yaeht, tho
Hero, accompanied by the Ariadne, 20, Captain P]. W. Van^ittart,
weighed anchor, and sailed for Newfoundland. Salutes were fired
by H. 31. S. St. George and Emerald, by the Artilk'iy in
Plymouth Citadel, and by the Cornish Koyal Volunteers, from a
field-battery near Mount Edgecumbe Park.

About a league and a half south-east of the Eddystone, the
Hero was joined by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle's
Channel Squadron, which escorted it a short way and then returned.

Reception at Newfoundland.

The Flying Fish, 6, Commander Hope, which left England on
the 1st July, in advance of the squadron, arrived at St. Johns,
on the 17th of the same month.

The Hero and Ariadne made it about 4*30 on the evening of
July 23, and anchored opposite the city at 7 P.M. They were
received by a royal salute from the Citadel, by the ringing of bells,
and by the lusty and loyal cheers of the populace of St. Johns
and the surrounding country, who crowded the wharves and every
available spot where they could obtain a good view of the war-
vessels. Flags were displayed in profusion, every house appeared
decorated and illuminated, and the greatest enthusiasm pievailed
among the whole of the inhabitants. In the evening an illumi-
nation took place, and which for magnificence was all that could
be desired.

For the information of our readers, we append here a few
extracts from the Log of the Ariadne : —

Tuesday, July 10th, I860.— Left Plymouth ; joiaed at 7 a.m. ; met the
Fleet outside the Breakwater ; formed in two lines, and saluted as the
Hero and Ariadne passed down between them.

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At 4.20 p.m., the Fleet lircil a siiluto and hoiilcd colori. Wind light
icOm S.K. WeftthiT tliick.

lllli.-»-l iler steiini jmrt (if tlu' day ; wind fmiii X.W'., find niodi'vute
Kinooth sea. E.»clinngud colors with thu Amcriciiii sliip " I'livliiimoul "
of DOii(<«fl,

12th.— Under stoam part of the daj- ; wind from H.W. to X.W. Fresh,
trith Ihii'k foff ; sea goUinfr up.

13lli. — Under steam until 2 p.m., drew up gcrew-propellrr und pro-
ceeded under sail only. Wind strong from W.N.W., with foggy weatUtT.
A pood <lc.'il (if sea niiiiiinjj;.

I4th. — Wind strong from W.X.W. A good deal of sea riimiing ;
weather thick ; under sail only.

IBtli. — Wind strong from W.N.W. A good deal of sea running ; fine
weather ; under steam the latter part of the day.

IGth, — Wind moderate froraN.W.; sea going down; steamed until
8 p.m., then up propeller and proceeded under sail. Weather thick.

nth. — Wind strong from N'.W. ; under sail until 7 p.m., then down
propeller ,>nd .steamed. Weather overcast and thick ; sen moderate.

18t!i. — Wind fresh from N.W. ; thick fog; steamed all day; sea
moderate.

19th.— Wind moderate from W.N.W., with fog. At 1 a.m., took Hero
in tow atid jiroceeded at an average rate of 7i knots ; sea moderate.

20th. — Wind variable ; thick fog. 1.30 p.m., cast off Hero ; wind
fresh from W.S.W.

21st. — .Strong north winds, with thick fog; sea moderate.

22nd. — Strong west winds, with thick fog ; sea moderate.

23rd. — Fresh west winds, with bright clear weather. At noon took
Hero in tow, she being short of fuel. At 7 p.m., anchored at St. Johns
harbour.

Tuesday morning (24th) was ushered in with naught but rain
and dark foreboding clouds. By noon, however, everything had
become bright and beautiful again, the sun appeared, and shone
with increased lustre, adding to the scene of magnificence about
to follow. Shortly after the Prince and suite, which was composed
of His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the
Colonics ; Earl of St. Gcrmains, Lord Chamberlain ; Major General
Hon. Robert Bruce, Governor to H.ll.H. ; Dr. Auckland, Physi-
cian to H.R.H. ; G. Engleheart, Esq., Secretary to the Duke of
Newca.stle ; Major Teesdale, and Capt. Grey, Equerries in Waiting,
landed from the Hero. The booming of cannon from the citadel,
the Ariadne, and the Flying-Fish, and the cheers from the sailors
and populace, proclaimed Albert Edward representative of our

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Qucon. The yards ol II. M. ships were manned, and the city and
harbour presented a fine appearance, as every house and ship
was decorated. Every body turned otft in his best to do the
Prince honour.

The landing took place on the Queen's Wharf, which was densely
crowded with fiishionably-drcssed ladies, who hailed the Prince
" with tlicir spotless handkerchiefs, and indulged in the warmest
expressions of joy and gladness." The Prince and suite were
received by the Governor, Sir Alexander Bannerman, who led
them to carriages. The Masonic body, the St. George's, St.
Andrew's, British Mechanics', Coopers', Temperance, Native, and
Irish Societies, Phccnix Volunteer Fire Company, a Guard
of Honour of the Royal Newfoundland Corps, and of the 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd Volunteer Rifle Companies, composed the procession,
which passed through many beautiful arches and gorgeous decora-
tions, to the Government House, a fine substantial building.

At three o'clock His Royal Highness held a grand levee, when
two hundred persons were presented ; also many Addresses, but
he replied to the whole, collectively, as follows : —

I sincerely thank you for the Addresses presented to me, and for the
hearty welcome received from you all on my landing on the shores of
this the earliest colonial possession of the British Crown. I trust you
Avill not think me regardless of your zealous loyalty if I acknowledge
these Addresses collectively. It will afford me the greatest satisfac-
tion to report to the Queen the devotion to her Crown and person
unraistakeably evinced by the reception of her son, and so eloquently
expressed in the Addresses from various bodies in this town and Harbor
Grace. I am charged by the Queen to convey to you the assurance
of the deep concern she has ever felt in this interesting portion of her
dominions. I shall carry back a lively recollection of this day's pro-
ceedings and of your kindness to myself personally, but above all, of
those heaity demonstrations of patriotism which prove your deep-
rooted attachment to the great and free country of which we all glory
to be called the sons.

He afterwards rode out to view the town, unattended.

A superb dinner and a grand ball were given in his honour
during the evening.

The ball was given at the Colonial House, which wns beautifully
decorated with flags, banners, and appvopriate devices for the

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occasion. Thousands of persons attended, and the Prince danced
until half-past one, opening the ball with Lady Bnidy, and
dancing afterwards with Miss Grant, Mrs. Major Bailly, Hon.
Mrs. Kent, Miss E. Carter, Mrs. Ridley, Miss Mackarrol, Mrs.
Young, Miss Robertson, Mrs. E, P, Shea, Miss C. Jarvis, and
Miss Tobin.

The following is the list of dances :-

1. Quadrille.

2. Quadrille.

3. Waltz.

4. Polka.

5. Quadrille.

6. Schottiscbe.

7. Galop.

8. Lancers.

9. Mazourka.

10. Waltz.

11. Quadrille.

12. Polka.

13. Waltz and Galop,

14. Lancers.

15. Varsovicnne.

16. Schottische.

17. Quadrille.

18. Polka,
in. Galop.

20. Contra Dance.

His Royal Highness remained in the room until three o'clock next
morning. He seems to have pleased all parties (wherever he has
visited), not only by his good looks, but by his aifableness, unosten-
tatious bearing, and good humour.

The Duke of Newcastle and Earl of St. Germains, as on subse-
quent occasions, did not mingle in the festivities of the dance.
They, as well as His Royal Highness, and the rest of the suite,
were dressed in full uniform.

During the day, a magnificent Newfoundland dog was presented
by the Newfoundlanders to His Royal Highness, together with
a collar of massive silver, and a steel chain. The collar is beauti-
fully wrought in silver, with the Prince's crest and motto, &c.,
and bears the following inscription : —

" Presented to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, from
the inhabitants of Newfoundland."

The name given the dog by the Prince is " Cabot," after the
celebrated Sebastian Cabot, the discoverer of the Island, and, if
tradition is to be credited, the continent of North xVmcrica before
Columbus had visited any part of the main land.

On Wednesday the 25th, the Royal party attended the
Regatta, on the Lake Quidi Vidi near the city, and appeared to
be well pleased with the entertainment.

At ten o'clock on the morning of the 26th, the Prince and suite
took their departure from Newfoundland, riding on horseback to
the wharf. The same procession escorted him away that welcomed

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him ; but, oa this occasion, they wore very different faces from
those when he landed : then all was joy ; now all was regret at
losing him so soon. The streets were decorated as before, the
bells rang forth a right merry peal, cannons roared, and the cheers
of the multitude rang forth, far and near, as on his arrival.
Every place wi>.3 crowded; every one appeared in his best. The
soldiers lined the wharf and streets, and the National Societies
appeared in the procession in full regalia.

Every ship in harbour also did honour by displaying its
bunting to the best advantage, and by their men cheering
heartily.

The embarkation took place at the Queen's Wharf, where the
state barge was lying. The wharf was crowded as before with the
fashionable and beautiful, as well as the chief functionaries of the
Island, the Trade processions and the school children, all there to
have a last look at their future sovereign, to shew their loyalty
and to pray for his welfare.

His Royal Highness uncovered as he alighted from his horse,
took leave of His Excellency, Lady Bannerman, and the Cabinet,
and then, accompanied by his suite, stepped into the barge and
was immediately rowed to the Hero.

Again the Citadel and Her Majesty's ships thundered forth a
royal salute, completely drowning the great and lusty cheers of the
people, the yards were manned, and the sailors and the people
hurrahed together as no one ever hurrahed before.

The French war-vessel Scsostris also did honour, having dis-
played all her colours and manned her yards.

The Prince stepped on deck, showed his grateful acknowledg-
ments by gracefully bowing to the people on shore, and then
retired.

The si[uadron shortly after sailed for Halifax.

Before his final departure. His Uoyal Highness presented Lady
Bannerman with a magnificent set of jewels, in commemoration of
his visit to the Island.

It is almost needless to say that the people of Newfoundland
were perfectly enraptured with the Prince ; such devoted loyalty
never was witnessed except in the other portions of his tour, and
it has been admirably tested. Her Majesty may be assured of
the loyalty of her great and warm-hearted Colonists.

Reception at Nova Scotia.

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The Eoyal Squadron arrived at Halifax on the morning of the
30tli July, at 10 o'clock.

Tlie weather was anything but agreeable ; the sky being cloudy
and the rain coming down in drizzling showers.

Nevertheless, the whole population turned out to welcome the
Prince, and the greatest hilarity prevailed. Everything shewed
that some unusual event was about to take place, and everybody
determined to participate in it.

As the squadron neared the city, numerous small craft laden
with passengers, went out to welcome it. They cheered as the
llcro passed, and the Prince, who was on deck, acknowledged the
compliment by bowing. The batteries fired royal salutes ; there
were minor ones from merchant vessels, &c.

H. M. S. iViVe (flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Alexander
Milne), then in port, manned her yards, and the men cheered
right loyally.

As the squadron anchored in front of the city, thousands of per-
sons gave thrilling and vociferous cheers, which rang loud and long.

The Prince and suite landed, near noon, at the dockyard, which
was crowded with the chief dignitaries of the Province, and the
ladies of Halifax.

Ho was met on the landing-steps by His Excellency the Earl
of 3Iulgrave, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, who was
introduced to His Royal Highness by the Duke of Newcastle,
and with whom he shook hands, displaying that coolness and
self-possession, and withal that courtesy, urbanity, and good
breeding, for which his royal mother, and the royal family of
England, are so justly celebrated.

The G3rd Regiment acted as a Guard of Honour and presented
arms, their band playing the National Anthem.

The Mayor and City Council were next introduced, by the
Lieutenant Governor, when the following Address was presented
him, by them : —

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales : —

May it Please Your Royal Highness, — We, the Jlayor and Aldcrmon
of the city of Halifax, in Nova Scotia, in the name of our citizens, do most

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cordially welcome your Royal Highness. We rejoice that our city
should be thus highly honoured hy the presence of the son of our re-
vered and beloved Queen, the grandson of that illustrious Duke whose
memory is gratefully cherished as the warm and constant friend of Nova
Scotia, and the Heir Apparent to tiie powerful and glorious empire over
which Her Majesty has for many years so wisely and beneficently
ruled. We venture to approach Your Royal Highness with the expres-
sion of an earnest hope that your sojourn in our city and on this side
the Atlantic, will be attended with much jdeasure. We are fully per-
suaded that the reception which awaits your Royal Higliness in every
section of Her Majesty's North American dominions, will only impress
you with the conviction, that devotion to the British throne and attach-
ment to the British institutions are abiding elements in the minds of
the inhabitants, and that the lustre which has been shed on the crown
by the Christian and domestic virtues of our most gracious Sovereign,
is justly and gratefully appreciated by all her subjects. We earnestly
implore the Giver of all good to guard and protect you, and restore you
in safety to the parent land, and to that illustrious family circle
of which we regard you as the ornament and • pride, and that He
may be graciously pleased long to spare j'our Royal Highness to fulfil
those distinguished destinies to which your high position points.

The following was his reply : —

Gentlemb.v, — I have been led to expect that the loj'alty and attach-
ment to the British Crown which exists among the inhabitants of Hali-
fax would insure for me a kind reception in your city, but the scene
which I have witnessed this morning proves that my expectations are
more than realized. For your welcome to myself, I feel, I assure you,
sincere gratitude ; but it is still more satisfactory to me as a son, and as
an Englishman, to witness your affectionate attachment to the Queen,
and to the laws and institutions of our common country. Your allusion
to my illustrious grandfather is also most grateful to my feelings, and I
rejoice to find that his memory is cherished amongst you. In your har-
bour the navies of Great Britain can ride in safety, whilst you prosecute
that commercial activity which, under their protection, would seem des-
tined to make Halifax one of the most important cities of the Western
World, and to raise her inhabitants to a high prosperity. That such
may be the fate reserved for it by Providence, is my very earnest hope.
I request you to convey to the citizens of whom you are the representa-
tives, my cordial thanks for the greeting they have given me.

He was then conducted to a fine high-mettled charger, upon
which he mounted ; the Duke of Newcastle, General Bruce, Earl
of Mulgrave, &c., also taking horse. The Prince took his place in

the centre, and the cavalcade joined the procession, amidst the
cheers of the assembled thousands.

The procession proceeded in the following order : —

The Union P^ngine and Axe Fire Companies.

The North British and Highland Societies.

The Charitable Irish Society.

The St. George's Society.

The Carpenters' Charitable Society.

The African Society.

The Sons of Temperance.

The Volunteer Artillery and lliflo Companies.

Her Majesty's Forces.

The streets were lined by the regular soldiers and volunteers,
and were beautifully decorated with arches, transparencies, and
evergreens. Of arches there were many, — one on Water Street ;
the Cunard dock with a model of a steamship and a motto ; the
Volunteer Artillery, composed of military trophies, and surmount-
ed by a gun ; three arches in the burnt district; * four in Bruns-
wick Street ; two opposite the parade-ground ; one by the lloman
Catholic Archbishop ; a Masonic one ; also one by the Governor ;
one by the General ; and one at the Nuns' Convent.

Tlie public and many private buildings presented also a fine
appearance, being beautifully and artistically adorned Avith flags,
banners, &c. ; and to crown all, the people continually cheered His
Royal Highness, as the procession passed on, a compliment he
acknowledged by continually bowing.

On the parade, a pleasing sight was observed among the firemen;
who carried a trophy fifty feet high, surmounted by a colossal figure
holding a hose-pipe ; but a still more pleasing one was the turning
out of thirty-five hundred school children, dressed in white and
blue, who sang the National Anthem.

Arrived at the Government House, the Prince was conducted
into tlie drawing-room by the Eai'l Mulgrave.

In a few minutes after, the Members of the Legislature were
announced, and, having been presented, the Premier (Hon. Mr.

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Young-, now Chief Justice) presented the following Address of
tlie two Houses of Parliament : —

To the Most His^h, Puissant, and Illustrious Prince Albert Edward,
Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of
IValcs, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Cobourg and Gotha, Great Steward
of Scotland, Duke of Cornwall and liothsay, Earl of Chester, Carrick
and Dublin, Baron of Renfrew, and Lord of the Isles, K. G.

The Members of the Executive Government, on behalf of the Legisla-
ture anil people of Xova Scotia, tender to you, the son of their Sovereign,
and Heir Apparent to her throne, the respectful homage of a loyal and
united population, and cordially bid Your Royal Highness welcome to
this continent.

Fouiuleil by the British races, and for more than a century, amidst
the vicissitudes and temptations of that period, preserving unsullied her
attachment alike to the throne, to the people, and to the institutions of
the Mother Country, this Province has grown with a steady growth ;
and we trust that Your Royal Highness will observe in it some evidences
of public spirit and material prosperity, some faint traces of the civili-
zation you have left at home, some indications of a desire to combine
commercial activity and industrial development with the enjoyment of
rational freedom.

To the members of Your Royal House who visited Nova Scotia in her
infant state, our country was deeply indebted for the patronage which
enabled many of her sons to distinguish themselves abroad ; and during
the reign of Your Hlustrious Mother the blessings of self-government
and of unrestricted intercourse with all the world have been graciously
conferred upon the Province.

With pride, we saw during the Crimean and Indian wars, Nova
Scotians winning laurels beneath the Imperial flag ; and Your Royal
Highness has seen as you passed to your temporary residence what
honour we pay to the memory of our countrymen who fall in defence of
the Empire.

We trust that Your Royal Highness will also observe in the discipline
of our Volunteers a determination to foster the martial spirit inherited
from our ancestors, and energetically to defend, if need be, this portion
of Her JIajesty's dominions.

To the loyal welcome which we tender to Your Royal Highness, we
beg to add our fervent prayer that the blessings of Divine providence
may be freely showered upon you, and that you '.lay be long spared
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virtue which have enshrined Your Royal Mother in the hearts of our
people.

William Young.

Joseph Howe.

Adams G. ARcitinALD.

Jonathan McGully.

John H. Anderson.

William Annand.

John Locke.

Benjamin Wier.

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To which tlic Prince gave the following reply : —

Gentlemen, — I am deeply touched with the warmth and cordiality
with which I have been welcomed to this colony, and thank you most
heartily for your Address. It will be my duty, and it will be no less a
pleasure tome, to inform Her Majesty of the proof which you have given
me of your feelings of loyalty and devotion to Her Throne, and of your
gratitude for those blessings, which it is her happiness to reflect,
have during Her Reign been bestowed upon you and so many others of
Her Subjects in all parts of the world. Most heartily do I sympathize
in the pride with which you regard the laurels won by sons of Nova
Scotia, and the afiFeclion with which you honor the memory of those who
have fallen in the service of my country and yours. The monument
you refer to will kindle the flame of patriotism in the breasts of those
Volunteers whom I have passed to-day, and who, in this and the colony
which I havo lately quitted, are emulating the zeal and gallant spirit
which have been exhibited throughout the Mother Country. One
hundred years have now elapsed since the international struggles which
retarded the prosperity of this country were brought to a close. May
peace and harmony amongst yourselves complete the good work which
then commenced, and increase the happiness and contentment of a loyal
and united people.

He then bowed to the members, who retired.

The report goes that in the afternoon His Royal Highness
rode out on horseback, and received a thorough drenching from a
sudden shower ; but he sat on his horse nobly and never flinched.

In the evening a grand state dinner was given by the Lieuten-
ant Governor, where a party of forty-six ladies and gentlemen
dined with the Prince.

On the 31st, he reviewed the troops of the garrison, consisting
of the 62nd and 63rd Regiments of Foot, and a company of Engi-

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conipiinii'S of Infantry, and one of Artillery.

When the whole had formed into line, 1 1 is lloyal Highness,
accompanied hy liis yuite, the Lieutenant Governor and his suite,
all mounted, rode past and reviewed them, and afterwards throu<:,h
the lines; the multitude assembled cheeritiii', which the J*rincc
nekninvleilued. lie then rodo up to the ila^-stalf from which
floated the royal standard.

The troops then tiled past in excellent style. The I'rince
appeared in uood spirits, and well pleased with the manner in
which they had i^one throut^h the several evolutions.

At twenty minutes to two, lie retired from the field, when the
Artillery tired a royal salute. iSubseipiently he inspected the (Jitadel,
and returned to Government House for luncheon.

Shortly afterwards, he again left for the Common to witness
the Indian Games, kc, which consisted of a war-dance, foot-races,
iS:c., and which amused him very much, he laughing heartily at
the ludicrous scene, i. e. the war-dance. The Indians were
equipped in their national costume, and paid great deference to
His lloyal Highness, styling him their " Great JJrother." Aviist
multitude of people were gathered on the field wliile he was there,
constantly using their stentorian powers in cheering.

In the evening the wliole city and harbour were illuminated —
one vast flood of light, nearly every house in the city and
every ship in the harbour being lit up. The whole presented one
of the most magnificent scenes imaginable.

A grand ball took place at the Provincial Building, which was,
as well as the other public buildings, handsomely decorated. It
was attended by three tliousand persons ; suffice it to say, the elite
of Halifax and its neighbourhood. The Prince and suite, accom-
panied by the Earl of Mulgrave, &c., entered the ball-room at
ten o'clock, the Prince leading Lady Mulgrave. His lloyal
Highness was dressed in full uniform, as also were the members
of his suite. He received those present in the ball-room, who
passed him in " single file."

He mingled in the festivities of the room with a great zest,
dancing several times, opening the ball with Miss Young (niece
of the Hon. Mr. Young, Premier), and danced afterwards with
Miss Pilsbury, daughter of the U. S. Consul.

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Tlio fullowing was tlio prngruinmo of dances: —

1. (,iiiiulrillo Lurlinc.

U. WalU nosebutl.

3. Galop Cluirivari.

4. Lancors First Set.

5. Polka Groat R.istcru.

H. Qiiadrillo Satanclla.

7. Waltz. .Kathleen Mavournecii.

8. Galop Love Dream.

9. Lanccra Second Sot.

10. Polka Zelpher.

11. (Juadrillo Don I'a-iqiiaio.

12. Waltz Lurlitie.

13. Galop Ever of Tiiee.

14. Lancers Tliinl Set.

l.'i. Polka licrtlia.

KJ. (Quadrille. .Oil" to Charlcstown.

17. Waltz Reigning iioauty,

15. Galop Neptune.

\'J. Quadrille Zurich.

20. Waltz Martha.

Early on the morning of tlic next day (August 1st), ho em-
barked on board JI. M. S. Vahirmis, and steamed uji the bay, and
visited his ilhistrious grandfather's (the late Duke of Kent)
farm, or rather the ruins of it, situated three miles from the city.
He returned and witnessed the grand regatta. The boats running
consisted of yachts, fishing-vessuls, the boats of the diiferent men-
of-war, canoes, and whale-boats. lie appeared to relish exceedingly
this rather novel display.

At noon, a levee was held at Government Hou.se, when an
immense number of gentlemen was presented.

In the evening, the volunteer officers were entertained at the
same place by His lloyal Highness. A grand display of fireworks
also took place, and the fleet was illuminated ; the hitter present-
ing a spectacle of grandeur nioi-t beautiful to witness from the
shore.

The Prince, accompanied by his suite, took his departure from
Halifax at seven o'clock on the morning of the 2nd August, by
special railway train en route for St. John, N. B., after a most
auspicious entertainment.

His Royal Highness was accompanied l)y the Lieutenant
Governor, General Trollope, the Ministry, and both branches oi'
the Legislature.

An immense concourse of people collected to witness his depar-
ture ; all exhibiting regret at the circumstance, but not forgetting
to cheer loyally and loudly. Royal salutes were thundered from
the ships and batteries as the iron-horse gently but swiftly bore
its precious freight away.

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At Windsor, an Address was presented to him, by the town
authorities, to which he replied, and partook of a collation prepared
by order of the Earl of Mulgrave. The usual loyal toasts of the
Queen, I*rincc Consort, and Prince of Wales, were proposed by
that nobleman, and drank with all the honours ; the Prince
acknowledging his by bowing.

After which the whole party entered carriages in waiting, and
proceeded to Ilantsport; the people cheering with ardour and
enthusiasm.

They -irrived there at half-past eleven a. m., which was, as well
as "Windsor, handsomely decorated. Here an Address was pre-
sented, and replied to, and the Royal party embarked on board
H. ]M. S. Sff/x for St. John, N. B. ; a royal salute being fired,
and every evidence given of the loyalty of the Nova Scotians by
their truly loyal and heartfelt cheers, which rang again and again,
until the steamer was out of sig.'it.

Reception at New Brunswick.

The Styx, with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and
suite on board, arrived at St. John, N. B., at ten o'clock on
the evening of August 2nd. It not being customary to salute
men-of-war vessels at night,the arrival was not noticed ; but at day-
light next mornin^;, the batteries gave His Royal Highness a grand
salute. Tbe inhabitants arose a little surprised to find the Prince
awaiting them ; but hastily getting everything prepared for the
reception, in a few minutes all was in readiness.

The landing took place at half-past ten, and a royal salute was
fired by the Sti/.r, as well as by the batteries.

The Prince was received at the wharf by the Honorable J.
Manners Sutton, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, and
suite. Also by General Trollope, the Judges, &c., the Members of
the Executive Council, the Mayor and Councilmen, the Mayors
of Montreal and Boston, and the most prominent citizens of St.
John.

The wharves and all around the landing-place were crowded
with people dressed in their best, anxious to show their loyalty,
and get a glimpse of their future monarch.

The Prince was conducted up the steps leading from the water,

by the Lieutenant Governor, the band of the C3r Llejrimen nay-
ing " God save tlie (Jueon." People cheered, ana cannon n-ourcd
enough to deafen any one.

The Prince was continually bowing to the people's honwiro,
both wlicn he was led to the Governor's carriage, and during the
entire route to Government House.

The streets were lined by the Volunteers and Societies, a few
arches spanned them, and the houses were decorated very nicely ; but
the wh' >le affair was not so general as at Halifax, or as at St.
Johns, Newfoundland.

The procession was organized as follows : —

The Mayor and Corporation.

Tlie Town Major.

Field Officers of the Militia in uniform.

Hi3 Excellency the Lieutenant Governor's Aides-de-Caniii,

Lieut. Col. Drury and Lieut. Col. Hayne (mounted).

The Officer commanding her Majesty's troops in Now Brunswick.

First Carriage — His Royal Highness Prince of Wales,

The Duke of Newcastle and His Excellency the Lieutcnant-Guvernor.

Second Carriage — His Royal Highness' Equerries : the Earl of

St. Oermains and Major General Bruce.

Third Carriage — The remainder of His Royal Highness' suite.

The Chief Justice, Judges, and Members of the Executive Council.

The President and .Members of the Legislative Council.

The Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly.

The Mayors of other Cities.

High Slieriffand Coroner.

Stipendiary and other Magistrates.

Heads of Civil Departments, and Offico-Bearers of tlio National Societies.

The procession formed, and escorted His Royal Highne.-s to
" the Duke of Kent's Lodge," lately occupied and owned by the
Hon. Mrs. Chipraan, and which had been handsomely furnished
by the Provincial Government for the Prince's use. Inside the
grounds were assembled five thousand school-children fancifully
dressed, and decorated with flowers.

As the procession with the Prince in his carriage passed up to
the house, these little creatures threw bouquets, and sang the
National Anthem, with the following verses added :

Through ev'ry charming scene,
Lord ! preserve the Queen,

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In health to reign.
ITcr heart inspire iiml move
Willi wisdom from above,
And in a nation's love

Her throne maintain.

Thy cboieest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour ;

Long may siie reign.
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
With heart and voice to sing

God save the Queen.

Hail I Prince of I'runswick'a line,
New ISrunswick shall be thine :

Firm has she been.
Still loyal, true, and brave,
Here England's flag shall wave.
And Britons pray to save

A nation's heir.

Soon after twelve His Koyal IUgbncss proceeded to the Court
House, a fine-looking cut-stone building, and stood on the steps,
while the National and Trade Societies, and Volunteers, passed
before him. There was a great number of them, and they were
certainly a fine-looking body of men.

After which he held a levee in the same building. A goodly
number of gentlemen were presented, also two Indian chiefs.
Two Addresses were presented, one by the Magistrates, the other
by the Mayor and Corporation, of which latter the following is a
copy :—

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales, Duke of Corn-
wall and Rothsay, Earl of Dublin, Baron of Renfrew, Knight of the
most noble Order of the Garter, ^c., ^c.

Wo, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of St. John,
hasten to approach your Royal Highness for the purpose of welcoming
to New Brunswick the Heir Apparent to the throne, and the future sover-
eign of this great empire, of which it is our pride to form a portion, and
over which the beneficent sway of our beloved Queen, day by day,
strengthens those ties which happily unite us with the mother country.
Among us is still found a remnant of those who in the last century

wittiessod nnd 'partook of the joy nnd tMilliusiiism witli nliich your
Jtdviil Ilii^luii'.^H' Kramlfiitlipr, tiio Diiko nf Kent, was rt-'ccivetl on U.a
visit to ihc inriitit city, tipmi tlic fouiiilor of wliicli, in token of royul
upprohiUioii, yroiit l)(!nc(it8 Imd been iTcenlly coiiffried \>y tiie royul
cbiirter of lii^i MnjcHty (leorgo tlioTiiird ; and witii just iirido wi- declare
to your Royal Highness, that tlie feelings of loyalty ami attaclinient
wliicli led to these shores tlie founders of this city, still eniineutly
charftcteri/.c the entire population of this colony. * It is our prayer, that
your Royal Ilij^'liness will have a propitious teriuiimlion lo the tour
throtigh her Majesty's North American dominions, in which you arc now
engaged ; and we hope that yon will vouchsafe to assure our gn clous
Queen, that peace and contentment are found among us under her rule,
and that love and attachment to her person and crown is the con.nion
acntimeiit of her devoted 3ul)ject3 in this the commercial capital of i'jr
province of New Brunswick.

The T'rinco received tlie Address personally from W, K. M.
Brutis, to whom it was handed by the lleeorder, nnd returned the
followiii"' answer direct, instead of throutih the Duke : —

Gentlemen, — I thank yon with all sincerity for the Address which
you have just presented to me, and for the welcome whicii it conveys to
the colony of New Brunswick, and the important city of which you are
the municipal representatives. When my grandfather, the Duke of
Kent, paid to this place the visit to which you make so gratifying a
reference, he found it but little more than a village. It is my good
fortune to receive on the same spot irom e city — which affords a strik-
ing example of what may be effected under the induence of free institu-
tions by the spirit and energy of the British race — these demonstrations
of love and loyalty unto me. Your commercial enterprise has made this
port the emporium of the trade of New Brunswick ; and as the noble
river which flows into it brings down for export the products of your
soil, 30 I trust the vessels which crowd its piers will reward your suc-
cessful industry with the wealth of other lands. I am not unmindful of
the origin of this city, and it will bi, a subject of pride and pleasure to
me to rei>ort to the Queen that the descendants of its founders liave not
departed from their first attachment to the crown of England, which
brought them to these shores.

Returning to his rcsidcncCjhe partook of lunchcon,and then drove
over the Suspension Bridge (G80 feet long, and under which are
the I'alls of St. John), to the small but beautiful suburb of
Carleton, opposite, where the whole population turned out to Avel-
comc him.

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In the evening, the whole city of St. John was beautifully
illuniiuatcd, and perfectly eclipsed either Ilalifox, or St. Johns,
Newfoundland. Everything was gotten up on a gorgeous scale, and
was well calculated to give a good effect.

The I'rince and suite bade farewell to this rather quiet but very
pretty city on the following morning, Saturday, 4th August.
Taking the cars for ^othsay Station (named after him) on the
Kenncbocasis ; at which place they took the steamer Forest Queen
for the capital of New Brunswick, Fredericton, where they arrived
at sis o'clock p.m., after passing up the fine river St. John. The
Prince had an excellent opportunity, and no doubt availed himself
of it, to view the delightful scenery that adorns this river, as also
of witnessing the agricultural proclivities of the New Brunswickers.

The entire population was out to greet His Royal Highness, and
crowded the wharves and fields, all exhibiting the greatest joy at
the visit.

The bells rang forth merrily; guns fired everywhere, the
reverberation sounding through hill and dale. Everything and
every person seemed delighted on that day in that beautiful little
place.

A troop of Volunteers lined the wharf, and presented arms to
the youthful scion of royalty as he passed from the landing-place.
A terrace was crowded with ladies, who waved their handkerchiefs
to him, and the river was covered with small craft, which had
gone out to meet the steamer.

While the steamer was nearing the wharf, and until she was
moored, the Prince and suite stood on deck quietly surveying the
scene, the Prince now and then acknowledging the cheers by
bowing.

The Mayor and City officials conducted His Royal Highness
to a carriage, and then joined the procession, which escorted him
through the principal street to Government House.

The street was very nicely adorned by a few simple arches,
characteristic of the city, and was lined by the Volunteers and
Police. They had quite enough to do to keep the people back, who,
no doubt, in their loyal enthusiasm, would have drawn the Prince
themselves.

In the evening a grand torch-light procession was organized by

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the firemen and citizens generally, who paraded the streets.
Bonfires were lit and other tokens of the loyalty of the inhabitants
shown.

On Sunday morning His Royal Highness and suite attended
Divine Service at the Anglican Cathedral, which was crowded to
its utmost capacity by the people of the city and neighbourhood,
long before the hour of service. This was the first time he had
attended Divine Service on land since leaving England.

He was met at the door of the Cathedral by the Lord Bishop
of Frcdricton, who escorted him to his pew.

The Rev. J. B. Medley (son of the Bishop) read the Prayers ; and
the Rev. Chas. S. Medley, the Lessons and Litany. Tbc Rev. Dr.
Coster (of Carleton) read the Epistle ; and the Rev. H. Pollard
(of St. Stephen's), the Gospel. And His Lordship the Bishop read
the ante-communion service, and preached the following : —

SEQMON.

His Lordship took his text from the 12th verse of the fourteenth
chapter of Romans, — " So, then, every one of us sliall give an account of
himself to God." We are assembled to worsliip God to-day on an
occasion which possesses singular interest, and has also this feature of
importance, that wc have never all met in this church before, and it is
wholly improbable that we shall ever meet here again. Apart, then,
from these topics, on which there is no necessity for me to dwell, because
your minds are full of them, there is another of unspeakable moment
which claims your earnest attention. Pardon me, then, my brethren, if
the subject be not what you expected. You may have thought that I
would hasten to express (as well as my feeble abilities would allow)
the language of congratulation and loyalty, and be the mouth piece
of those feelings which not only exist, but overflow, in all your hearts.
Ifladopta ditferent course, it is not that I do not share with you
in the common joy. I rejoice with you heartily and loyally. But I
have a hi?,her mission to discharge. Can I, dare I forget that you are
all, from the highest to the lowest, immortal souls? — sinners redeemed
by the blood of a common Saviour — Christians, united by a common hope,
placed for a few moments under my special charge. Can I forget how-
much may depend upon one soul even in this half-hour? Can I, above
all, forget that if every one shall give an account for himself to God,
I shall myself give au account for what I shall deliver to you this day.
And, as I probably address many of you for the first and last time, can
I, injustice to you, dwell on any other topics than those momentous
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the bonds of temporal polity, political action, and even national welfare,
great as they are, arc as nothing compared with the salvation of your
souls tlirough eternity. I bcseecli you to unite with me at once on this
stupendous tlieme, and pray to God that by His help the words which
He has spoken may take deep root in your hearts, that with no light,
no momentary impression, the truths may dwell there and abide in yon
all your life long : and become the rule of your actions, filling you with
those high and holy principles which will carry you safely through life,
and enable you to give up your account, at the last day, Aviih joy, and
not with grief. The points which the te.xt lays down for our considera-
tion are two. 1st. Tliat we shall all personally, and face to face, ajipear
before God. 2nd. That this appearance will not be as a matter of
choice, curiosity, or joint consent, but that God will summon each
separate soul to give an account uf itself to Him, the maker and judge
of all souls. From these two topics we shall do well and wisely to infer
Avhat influence this truth shall have, not only on our feelings but on
our daily liabits of life. Glance, my brethren, for it is only a glance
time will allow us at these two stupendous truths. Have you considered
what it is to appear personally before God ? Every one knows that it
is an affair of some moment to make an appearance before an earthly
potentate. Uneducated men are very bravo and boastful on these
subjects till they arc brought into the presence of the court ; but the
splendour of the ceremony, and the gravity and respectful behaviour of
tiiose who know how to conduct themselves, awe and impress tlie boldest.
Uut if this court be sitting on questions of life and death, if the monarch
be invested with absolute power, if on his fiat hang all your temporal
interests, few men are to be found who do not feel some appi-eiiension.
But what court of the earth can furnish you with an image of the throne
of God, seated in judgment. This is no question of earthly prudence,
superior dignity, profit, or place, or emolument : the prize (if one may so
term it) is your own soul ; the question, your own salvation. The
demand is whether yon arc fit to enjoy what Christ has prepared for
them that love him. With whom are you to meet? Not with a fellow-
sinner who knows little of you ; but that which j'our own actions reveal.
He who meets you face to face, being to being, he whom you will then
for the first time look upon, is your Maker, Sovereign, Benefactor,
Saviour, and omniscient Judge. lie looks not into your eyes, but into
your soul. He sees all is and ever has been there, and reads you off at a
glance, what you have been and what you have made yourself, or what
His grace has made you. Tliere you stand with all your imperfections
on your head, alone with God — alone with God ! 0, merciful Father,
what a sight will this be of ourselves and of Thee How will our poor
knees tremble at this interview, and upon what can the best and holiest
of us cast ourselves but on Thy mercy and the merits of our Redeemer

for salvation! The good we have done is nothing ; the errors we have
committed are numberless. Thy power is infinite, Tiiy justice terrible,
and the very sight of Thee is suflicient to destroy us, but for that merciful
assurance. This our God wo have waited for, and he will serve us.
Now if the sight of God is so awful, wliat shall we say when we consid-
er these sacred truths here laid down, tliat eacli soul will have to give
its own separate account at the day of that meeting. We all know
what sight-seeing is. Men run together to great siglits from mixed
feelings : some from curiosity, some from respect and loyalty, many from
both these motives. Our curiosity will find no place there. It is to
give account that you are summoned there. Giving account is not a
pleasant duty when the accounts are complicated, tlie interests many
and serious, and the penalties of breach of trust are heavy, and we are
glad to be rid of the duty, and in no kind of action is tlie penalty or
imperfection of human nature more abundantly displayed than in giving
account. What efforts are made to make the best of n bad business,
what evasive answers ! What positive deception is practised ! what
immense ingenuity in avoiding the plain naked truth. Nay, take the
highest standard of duty and the holiest life to be found amongst us,
still there is an abatement required, there is a reserve, tlierc is a secret
chamber of the soul into which we never admit one human being besides
ourselves. In some particulars we stand alone ; our dearest friends are
not admitted into the sanctuary of the heart beyond a certain point.
No soul stained by sin can bear that it should be looked at throughout
even by a fellow sinner. Yet this account, so painful to all honest,
humble Christians ; so terrible to the holy Patriarch Job, that he said,
" I abhor myself;" so awful to Abraham when he came face to face with
God, that he said, " Behold I have taken upon me, yet am but dust ;" so
fearful to St. Peter, that he cried, " Depart from me for I am a sinful
man, Lord ;" so agonizing to Daniel, that he could eat nothing for
many days ; so terrible to John that he fell at Christ's feet as dead — this
account, so full of terror and of fear to the greatest and holiest of man-
kind, you, my brethren, and I must encounter. What is it that we are
to render up? What is it that we can correct, evade, or fly from ?
What is it that must all be made known. The life of our souls, the
posture of our hearts towards God, the life of Christ as manifested in
our mortal body, the use we have made of our baptismal privileges, the
benefits v. e have derived from Sacred Scriptures, the union and commu-
nion we have had with our risen Lord, the prayers we have olfered, the
faith to which we have held fast, the example we have set in all the
various hours of life, in all the companies we have been brought, in all
the relations and capacities in which Providence has placed us, as subjects,
as rulers, as citizens or freemen, as electors, as elected, as judges, as,
magistrates, as pastors, as flocks, as hearers, as preachers, as tradesmen

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as nioclianicg, as rich, as poor, as gifted ■nith powerful intellect or
ujoderatc abilities, as physicians, as merchant.s, as lawyers, as soldiers,
as men of science, as handicrafts even of all kinds, as husbands, wives,
brother^*, sisters, children, masters, servants, as those for whom Christ
died, and for whom He intercedes, and reigns in glory. Surely when
you all think of this complicated, manifold, tremendous account, you
must see the dignity of common things, the momentous issues of ordin-
ary life, — the risk we run in living our common everj'-day life. Surelj
you must see how judgment and eternity mingle with the daily occur-
rences which seem too trifling to be remembered, and that your daily
prayer, and daily fear, and daily honesty, and daily living to the Lord,
are tiie threads which hold your life together. Every hour the word or
action passes on to judgment. The word is spoken, the action done,
and in one instant it has left the world, and it cannot be undone for
ever, and another line is written on the face of eternity that cannot bo
blotted out. Surely I have said enough, though but little to show what
holy principles should guide us, in consideration of these great truths.
May God stamp them indelibly upon our hearts.

1st. The subject here set before us should lead us to a holy, yet, if I
may so express myself, a cheerful fear. We are here presented certainly
with a grave view of life, yet it is far from being a gloomy, discontented,
or repining view. The God who sent His blessed Son to save us, who
underwent toil and privation, ignominy, and death for our sakcs, is also
the God of boundless might. This God rejoices in the happiness of
His meanest creatures, and denies not to us, at all fit seasons, the enjoy-
ments with which His works supply us, in the paths of science, in the
glories of art, in the splendour of the fields, in the recreation proper to
youth, and animal spirits, and high health, and virtuous cheerfulness.
We neither please nor worship Him by refusing to our fellow creatures
those innocent joys which lighten tue common burdens of humanity
and cheer our saddened spirits for those graver duties which we have
to discharge. So that whilst we fear Him we may rejoice in our
Maker always, and may lawfully partake in those sports and recreations
which are suitable to our character, which contain nothing sinful in
them, provided we bear about with us everywhere a strict sense of our
duty to God and to each other, and are ever ready to fulfil it. I have
called this feeling by a compound name — a cheerful fear— because,
under any system of theology which absolutely forbids general recrea-
tion or which denounces as sinful particular kinds of recreation whilst
it tolerates others, the mind is led to assume the look of fear of God,
rather than to feel it, or to feel abject terror in the thought of meeting
our God rather than the holy and loving one which become a Christian.
The proper medium would seem to be to remember that God denies us
nothing which is really good for our body, that we must serve him with

our hearts nnd rejoice with trembling, and that a cheerful, hopeful,
large-hearted and thankful spirit is that which best enables us to dis-
charge each duty as it comes, looking for the merciful allowance and
being confident in the justice of God,

2nd. This account should also be a motive for perpetual love and
thankfulness for the vast amount of our present mercies. Now, inde-
pendently of those which personally belong to each of us, and on whom
want of time forbids me to dwell, I may properly call your attention to-
day to those which belong to us all as citizens. When we look round
among the nations of the earth and consider the past and present con-
dition of countries favoured with a fruitful soil and a more genial
climate than our own, how inestimable is the price of our manly,
rational, and constitutional freedom, how deeply showld we cherish*
how diligently should we guard and preserve, the integrity of our limited
monarciiy, the nice balance of our respective estates and realms, the
just and merciful administration of our laws, and the various expressions
of freedom and safe-guards against license with which a gracious Pro-
vidence has endowed us ! Our monarchy, our language, our religion,
are rich in all the associations of the past ; our progress in the useful
arts and sciences has been widening and deepening every year; our
deliverances from civil war and religious tiiraldom have been unexam-
pled in the history of the world ; oi - colonial possessions have in them
all the seeds of a great future, and want only a higher education and a
more potent development of natural resources to give them birth. A
gracious Providence everywhere unites us by successful though calami-
tous war and by the nobler arts of peace. Our sufferings and our joy3
are the common property of the empire. One year our bosoms throb
with fear and sorrow at the massacre of Cawnpore, la another we hail
the coming of a Prince, not, like his great ancestor, reaping his youthful
harvest of renown and blood inflicted upon a foreign land, but sent
forth bj' the love of the Mother of our country, to consolidate the affec-
tions of a distant empire and to bring nearer in loyalty, love, and friend-
ship the claims wliich science and commercial action have already
united. Truly we shall have to give an account of these unnumbered
blessings. This good measure heaped together and running over, which
God has given into our bosoms, calling for no narrow gratitude in return,
demands of us this day more thankfulness in our hearts, more fervour
in our prayers, more charity towards each other, more virtue and
holiness as a nation, than we have vet exhibited. And here Mie context
to the passage before us leads me to notice that the whole argument of
Paul on the subject is brought to bear on the great duty of a wise and
charitable forbearance towards each other. The question which he
discusses in this chapter concerning different kinds of food and religious
observances, are questions which in principle are continually brought

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forward, and he bringa in the solemn judgment of God to show how wc
should deal with them. Why dost thou judge tliy brotlier — or why dost
thou set at nought thy brother ? — for we must all stand before the judg-
ment seat of Clirist. So then every one of us must give account of
himself to God; let us not therefore judge one another any more. A
judgment indeed we must form upon men and things with a view to our
own Christian discrimination; but let it not necessarily be a judgment
to condemnation ; let it not, above all, be a heart of uncharitable judg-
ment ; but let the severity of your condemnation be directed to this
point, that none of you put an occasion to fall in your brother's way, or
cause him to fall by an unwise and careless use of your liberty. Here,
then, you see another important principle arising out of tiie solemn
subject of an appearance before God in judgment. If all of us will be
judged, and if it be so hard and difficult for us to meet that judgment
of ourselves, liow strongly does this urge on us the principle of mutual
amity, forbearance, gentleness, consideration, abstinence from boasting,
arrogance, from envy, railing, evil surmisings, and uncharitableness ?
This is the special argument of the Apostle, and I wish there were not
sufficient reasons for pressing it upon you. Much allowance is to be
made for the excitement of men's minds ; but let us recollect one thing,
— we owe it to our Sovereign, we owe it to our Province, we owe it
to ourselves, to let no ill-feeling mingle with or follow the gracious
visit, if I may so speak, of our common friend. Let us charitably sup-
pose that every one has done his best to welcome him. Differences of
opinion are ensured by our freedom of thought ; but we have too many
points of union, too many subjects of devout and glowing thankfulness,
to allow the envious, ill-natured, or uncharitable thought to have a lodg-
ment in our hearts. Why should we set at nought our brother in Christ,
when we shall meet together as sinners before a common tribunal here-
after ? Let us remember that the unbounded liberty we enjoy of saying or
printing all we feel, should be a check against, rather than a guarantee
for license; for the greater our freedom the heavier must be our account.
And now, addressing for the moment my dear friends and brethren of
the Church of England specially, ought not this thought of your per-
sonal appearance before God to lead you to value more highly, and be
more fervent in the use of your own holy and common prayer. You
have sometimes perhaps looked upon what are called State prayers, as
if they did not nearly concern you ; you have repeated them Avithout
personal interest ; no fervent Amen has come from the depths of yo\;r
hearts. Our good Sovereign has now sent to you one of the dearest
members of her family to remind you that she is not an abstraction, a
fragment of the State, — a court ceremony, that stripped of its external
comes to nought; but a living, personal, responsible being, an anointed
Queen, a Christian ruler, fully alive to all the responsibilities of her

exalted stntion, desirous to plorify God in it, depending upon the mercy
of God in Christ Jesus the Saviour of us all, looking forward with you
to His just and glorious advocate, and solicitous, Tiay deeply, tenderly
solicitous, for the benefit of her people's prayers. And will you deny that
profitable, motherly, natural pious request? Surely when wo meet together
in the church, the thought of this day's assemblage will soinetinies infuse
fresh fervour into that petition, wliich I presume, in your name, once
more to offer. Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts, grant her in
health and wealth long to live, strengthen her that she may vaiuiuisli and
overcome all her enemies, an<l finally, after this lift', may she obtain
everlasting joj- and felicity through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thus it may be seen, the remembrance that we shall all hiive to appear
before God in judgment, has a directly iiractical bearing upon our
whole lives. It may serve to correct our view of human life, to sanctify
and soothe our sorrows, to dignify every common action, and to lessen
the importance of worldly honour and gain ; it may elevate tlie honest
and humble the richest among us, by abasing all upon the foot-stool of
one common Father, Henefactor, Saviour, and Judge.

But the subject cannot properly be closed without the suggestion of
that holy and comfortable hope connected with it. Awful as is the
subject to those who, like Felix, tremble at the judgment to come, the
humble believer in Christ will remember with a tremblinj." joy that it is
not only judgment but salvation, if he is ready to be revealed at the last
time. Of ourselves, indeed, we must speak less confidently ; but we have
all loved many dear ones gone before us, the reality of whose faith, the
fervour of whose charity, the faithfulness of whose good works, supply
us with the best foundations for a lively and comfortable hope. When
we recolloc; the unfeigned faith that was in them, their gentleness and
brotherly tenderness, their pious munificence, their fervent prayers,
their humble and devout resignation, and how tliey ppssed through the
gate of death supported by the peace of the Comforter, and, in a Father's
arras, contented died away, we can even contemplate the judgment-
seat of Christ with lively hope. On that seat is our Redeemer, our
brother, and our friend ; in that sacred name we acknowledge the marks
of his sacred passion ; in that majestic presence we recognize that gra-
cious, awful Being, to whom all our prayers are offered ; on whom all
our faith is fixed, the author and guardian of our life, the Rock of Ages,
in whom is everlasting strength. If I mistake not I speak to some who
will recognize in this portrait the features of those much-loved friends
■whose memory I cherish daily with themselves. Their works abide with
us, for our comfort. Let us, then, ever bear about with us this holy
principle of duty, this two-fold remembrance of the account we shall
have to give. He to whom we give it has promised to receive us to
Himself, Let this principle awe and terrify the impenitent, awaken the

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slumboror, dry tho mourner's tears, quicken every good resolution,
inoderatc every joy, liallow every motive, form our slaieUl ngainst temp-
tation, our hoi)e and solace in that hour in which neither princes, physi-
cians, nor friend, can grant us any longer their protection, succour, or
control. In timt hour, by Thy cross and passion, good Lord, deliver us.
In that hour sullcr us, not for any pains of death to fall from Thee.
Above all,Avhcn God ariseth to shake terribly the earth, when the judg-
ment is set, and the books are opened, good Lord, deliver us I

On Monday morning tho Government of New Brunswick pre-
sented the foUowing Address to His Iloyal Highness : —

The Members of the Executive Council, for themselves, the Legislature,
and the people of Xew Brunswick, offer to you, tho Son of their beloved
Sovereign, and the Heir Apparent to the Throne, their respectful homage,
and heartily welcome Your Iloyal Highness to this Province. The
inhabitants of New Brunswick are the descendants of the Loyalists
who, in the war of the American Revolution, adhered to the royal
standard, and of emigrants from Europe and the British Isles ; are
ardently attached to British institutions ; contented and happy, in the
enjoyment of that large measure of rational liberty which our mixed
form of government secures. They have, with patience and industry,
devoted the/mselves to the development of the resources of the country,
and the advancement of its material interests ; and ever since the orga-
nization of the Province in 1817, it has steadily advanced in all the
elements of progress. The visit of Your Royal Highness brings to the
recollection of many of the old inhabitants the time when your illustri-
ous grandfather visited this Province, and they refer Avith pleasure to
his benignity and courtesy. In forming the colony, it was the design of
the Imperial Government that the constitution should be settled upon
the model of its great original in the parent State ; but it was not until
the reign of Your August Mother, Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria, that the principles of self-government were fully established
with ample power to regulate our trade, consistently with the general
policy of the nation. Although in this portion of the Empire Your
Royal Highness will not discover evidences of the great wealth and
refinement of the Old World, we believe that you will be pleased with
the energy of the people and their success, and that Your Royal High-
ness will receive new proof of their fitness for self-government, of their
loyalty to the Queen, and of their attachment to the institutions of the
fatherland. We hope that in witnessing the discipline of our Volunteers,
Your Royal Highness will be assured that the patriotic spirit which
animates the people of the parent State also pervades this portion of
the Empire ; and that if the necessity should ever arrive, all the avail-
able resources of Xew Brunswick will be freely offered for the defence

of Imperial interests nnd tlio maintenance of national honour. In again
tendering to Your Royal Highness our unfeigned congratulntjon.?, we
would invoke tlie continuance of the Divine blessing upon your illustri-
ous house, and most fervently pray that Your Royal lligliiiess may long
enjoy the liigh position to which Divine Providence has called you;
ever the pride of Your August Mother and the hojn; of our common
country.

The Prince replied as follows : —

Gkntlbmes, — I receive with much gratification an Address which,
whilst it breathes a spirit of loyalty to tlie Queen, and all'ectionate
attachment to Her Family, which animate the whole people of thig
Province, does not fail to remind me of the claim of your ancestors, to
live in the memories of Your Sovereign, and of the Hrltlsh nation. The
commercial activity of St. John, the thriving agriculture on the rich
banks of the river which I have traversed ; the smiling aspect of this
city, the capital of New Brunswick, all tend to convince me, even apart
from your gratifying assurances, of the prosperity and happiness which
you enjoy under the Constitution of the parent State and the free insti-
tutions which you possess. Every visitor to your shores, but more
especially the son of your Queen, must earnestly pray that your peaceful
avocations may never be disturbed ; but in case such a misfortune
should await the Empire, I rejoice to observe in this, as well as the
Provinces which I have lately visited, the self-relying spirit of
patriotism which prevails ; and I see in the discipline of your Volunteers
the determination to protect the national honour which is manifested in
every portion of the Queen's dominions. I beg you to accept my thanks
for your congratulations, and for your earnest prayers for my present
and future happiness.

Two other Addresses were delivered, one from the City of Fre-
derictun and one from the Clergy. The Address from the 3Jayor
and Corporation was as follows : —

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales : —

The Mayor and City Council of the city of Fredericton most respectfully
greet your Royal Highness with a right hearty welcome to the metropolis
of New Brunswick. From the aftection we entertain for Your Royal
Mother, our beloved Queen, we bid you welcome. From our regard to
yourself, as the son of such a Mother and the Heir Apparent to the
Throne, we bid you welcome. From our attachment to the Constitution
which admits of such a benign and maternal sovereignty in the person
of Your Beloved Mother, we bid you welcome. In obedience to the
universal heart-throb of our Empire of perpetual sunlight, we bid you

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wclconio. Victoriii'd son must bo ovorywlit-ro wi'lconic llirougliout
Victoria'^ (Inniinions. Voiir Hoyal llitflmi'SH, ihiriii)^ y>)iir iirdviiu-iiU
tour, will visit lnrrrcr cities iiiul aoo grciUcr devclopnionts of wealth
ami art llmii wo incdi'iit, but uowlioro ciiu tlu-re bts I'uuml ii jieople
more devoted to llio Throne tluvu in and around the Silnr/ilid iwhilis.
May the Kinjj of Kings graciously protect Your lloyal Ili},'hness during
j'Oui' prospective lour, and briiijj you safely home again to the land of
our fathers and tiie sunshiuo of the royal domestic circle.

To tliis Address lie roiid the i'oUowing reply : —

Gknti.kmev, — Your hearty reiterations of welcome demand my warm-
est thanks. In tlie name of the Queen I thank yon for the expressions
of your loyally, and for the just tribute which you pay to the acta of
ber reign, and the sentiments which have always animated her. In my
own name, also, I thank you for the warm reception I have met with in
the city which you represent, and for tlio earnest wishes for my welfare
which y(Mi have expressed. Your city, no doubt, is small in comparison
with many others which I am about to visit ; but the enthusiasm with
which you so loudly greeted mo on Saturday, and the devotional quiet
•which prevailed yesterday in your streets, prove to me that this commu-
nity know how to fear God as well as to pay due honor to its earthly
sovereign. I sincerely trust that these virtues may never diminish
amongst you, while your limits enlarge and your wealth increases in
proportion to the local advantages which Providence has bestowed
upon you.

Afterwards His Royal IIiu,'hnoss held a Icvec at Government
House, wlien the principal gentlemen of the city and neighhourhood
were pre.sented. lie then inaugurated a public park, lie attended
in the evening a grand ball given in his honour, where the follow-
ing ladies were his partners : Hon. Mrs. Manners Sutton
(Governor's lady), Miss Florence Parker (daugliter of Judge
Parker), Miss Fisher (sister of the Attorney General), Miss
Lizzy Hazen, Miss Medley (daughter of the Bishop), Mrs.
Justice Kitchey, Mrs. Bayard, and Miss Robinson.

His lloyal Highness took his departure from the city of
Fredericton on the next day (Tuesday the 7th), taking the
Forest Queoi to Indiantown, adjacent to St. Jolin, where
a hearty ovation greeted him. Thence he crossed the
Suspension Bridge in a carriage to Carlcton. On leaving this
deUghtful locality, a party of stalwart, though gentle, firemen
unharnessed the horses from his carriage, and drove '* their dear

priiuv," OH tlicy (loli;.'lito(l to ctiU lilni, acros.s the liri(lf;(' to the
wliarf, tho wliolo populaco chcorin;^ lomlly. Thorc he eiuharkcd
oti hniird tho Sf//.i' for Windsor.

Ill' arrived hack aiiaiii at Hantsport at 7 o'clock on the morn-
ing ol' the 8th ; arrivi'd at Windsor at i'i,i;ht, remaining an hour;
arrived at Truro at hall-past eleven, remaining an hour ; and ar-
rived at Pictou at half past five p. in.

At all these placeH he was received with an eiithusiasni which
knew no hounds. At Truro, an Address was presented hy the
county meniher (Mr. Archihald), on hehalf of the inhal)itants of
the place, to wiiich the l*rince replied. This place was hcautifiiUy
decorated, and the school-children sang the National Anthem. The
Prince was much pleased, and spoke a few words to the little folks.

He also accepted a slight collation, prepared by a party of
ladies, who also waited uponhim.

From Truro to Pictou, ho, as well as his suite, travelled in pest
chaises.

At Pictou, the Prince was received with demonstrations of
regard, and, in fact, perfect veneration. He immediately em-
harked on board the Ifcro, which, witli the other ships of the
sijuadron, sailed for Charlottetown, Prince Edward's Island.

llECEl'TION AT PrINCE EdWARD'S IsLAND.

His Royal Highness arrived at Charlottetown about half-past
eight on the morning of the Dth August, and landed from the
Hero at one o'clock.

H. M. S. Nile, Ariadne, Cossack; Valorous, and Flying
Fish, the Government surveying-vessel Margaretta Stephenson,
and the French war-vessel Pomene, commanded by the Marquis
de Montigna), accompanied it. The Royal S([uadron, on nearing
the town, was met by the Micmac Indians in canoes, who welcomed
the Prince. Salutes were fired from the batteries.

As, in many of the other places visited, the weather was very
disagreeable, raining continually, yet thousands upon thousands
came forth to welcome His Royal Highness. The city was
crowded with visitors, and accommodation was a " scarce com-
modity."

The Prince landed at the Queen's Wharf, under eight royal

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salutes, tlie Pomcne also salutin;:, and was roccivod l)y His
Excolloncy Lieutenant Oovcrnor I)un<las, and tlw hiuh diLHiitarics
of the Island, anioni:; wbom wore : Chief Justice Flodusoii ; Justice
Peters; The I'remior, Ildu. Charles Palmer; Hon. Mr. I'opo,
Colonial So(5retary ; Hon. Mr. Hanrahani, Attorney General ; Hon.
Charles Youiii.', President of LeLrislativo Couneil ; Hon. Donald
Montgomery, Speaker of the Assendjly ; the Archdeacon, P'r. lu-id,
Dr. Mclntyre, Roman Catholic Bishop and other clergymen, Hon.
T. H. Howland, IMayor, and Councillors; Licutenrfnt Colonel
Longworth, Commandant, ite.

The Mar((uis do Montii^^nao and the officers of the Pommc were
also on the wharf, and a Guard of Honor of the G2nd Kegiment
from Halifax, and the Militia.

The Prince was conducted to the Governor's carriauie, by His
Exf^ellcncy, and was escorted to Government House by the
Volunteer Cavalry.

Ibo streets, as in the other cities visited, presented a fine
appearance, being tastefully ornamented ; the streets with graceful
and well-made arclios,ctc.,and lined by Volunteers ; the houses with
flags, banners, &C.

The able correspondent of the Toronto Glohe, speaking of them,
says : —

" The arch placed at the street-end of the wharf was built of ever-
greens, surmounted by a picture of Britannia sitting on a sea-horse, in
the act of ruling the waves, and by two large carved lious. The motto
it bore was, "Welcome to Prince Edward Isle." On a second .irch
festoons of roses were suspended from the hands of lovely-looking ladles
in wood, who were, from the trumpets at their mouths, supposed to
proclaim the words written underneath — " Welcome, our future King."
Another arch still in Queen Street, bore figures of two volunteers,
with guns and knapsacks all complete, and I think it was upon this
erection that the words " May thy visit prove, Great Britain's heir, a
closer bond with home," occurred. Opposite Queen's Square, in which
are the Provincial buildings, images of two Scotch grenadiers appeared,
also surmounting an arch. The circular-pointed market-house, an ugly
building, had been planted round with spruce trees, and so hidden
with bunting and flowers, that I scarcely knew it again. Tiio post-
office too had been decorated with equal success. In the square was
the tent of an Indian chief, who, I should have previously mentioned,
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joinbd Ilia voice witli that of tlip apiiliiutrmg tliroiijj. Sooti aiicr passirg
tlio square, tlic procession moved down Kent Street to (loviTiiinciit
IIo>isc Tlie nrdi immediately opposite Government House was the
m<Ht lioniitifiil of tlx' wliole. From tiic haiidn of two daiicinfi; i^iri.i
.'iowera were aiinpcnded; luid stars formed of imyonet-*, pil\( m, and
swords were inserted in the pillnra. His loyal HiKlmess upon alipfhting
immediately entered the house, and was seen no more that day, save liy
the (loveriior and his immediate attendants.

So far, in spiaKinj; of the decorations, I have confined in} self to one
class alone. Charlottetown showed a full compliment of i)iintiri|{, of
floral crowiia, of evergreen decorations, of sjiruce trees, of moitoei^, ami
of those hundreds of little things which go towards makiuijj n greit
display. The Chief Justice had a very nice little motto — " In hoc siguo
spes mea," — the sign being the Prince's plume. The scene from the
wliarf was grand. Union Street is very wide, and rises gradually
from the water, so that for upwards of a mile tlio mass of people could
be seen, the narrow lane preserved by the militia being distinctly visible
all the way up."

Every place was crowded by the people, eager to j.'nze upon
the Prince, and to do homage to hiiu ; everywhere were clieerB and
cries of joy.

The school-children, to the number of two thousand, sang the
National Anthem in Cochrane Square, as ho passed, and ai'tcr-
wards cheered gallantly.

In the evening, there was a general illumination and fireworks,
whicli were completely destroyed by the immense deluge of raiu
that fell.

It was on this evening, wc believe, that Mrs. Macroady, the
celebrated actress, had the lionour to read from the English Poets,
to His Royal Highness and suite at Government IIuusc.

At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 10th August, a levee
was held by the Prince at Government House. This was a most
select affair, for only the highest personages of the Island were
presented ; and mainly through an inadvertence as to the time, it
being understood that the hour for holding it was two p. m.,
whereas it took place at eleven. This mistake must have been
rather pleasing than otherwise to the parties most interested.

At one o'clock, he reviewed the Volunteers of the Island, before
the Government House, and seemed much pleased with their effi-
ciency.

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Shortly after, he received the Addresses^ from the Corporation
and the Provincial authorities, on the balcony in front of the
Provincial Building ; nearly the whole populace gazing on tho
interesting ceremony.

The following are the replies :

To the Provincial one, the following : —

Gentlemen, — It affords me great pleasure to receive this from an
Island which, though the smallest of the British Colonies of North
America, has strong claims upon the kindly recollection of the family
of the Queen. Its name commemorates the performance of public duties
in these regions by my grandfather. Its name is also borne by his
descendant, who now visits your shores by desire of your Sovereign,
not indeed to command her troops, or to hold any authority amongst
you, but to assure all her subjects of the deep interest Avhich she has
ever taken in those who are extending British civilization and power in
these distant possessions. With this, my visit to the lower Provinces
is brought to a close ; and even if I were not about to visit the St.
Lawrence, and become acquainted Avith the magnificent country which
lies upon its banks, I should carry back with me to England a grateful
recollection of all the kindness I have received, and an endearing
regard and sympathy for a people in whom the love of freedom is com-
bined with a deep-rooted attachment to the mother country, and the
institutions in which we have all been nurtured.

And to the Corporation : —

Gentlemen, — I thank you sincerely for the Address which you have
just presented to me, and I avail myself of this occasion to request you
to express to the citizens, whose municipal councillors you are, my
warm acknowledgements for the hearty welcome with which they
greeted me yesterday. That loyalty to the Queen, and attachment to the
British crown are the characteristics of the population of Charlottetown,
I never doubted. You have given proofs of those feelings which it will
be my happiness to convey to Iler Majesty, and to assure her that you
share largely in the sentiment which I may now pronounce to be uni-
versal in these colonies. Your expression of affectionate interest in all
that concerns my future welfare and usefulness in the career Avhich, by
God's will, may be before me, are such as to demand a no less cordial
response on my part. I assure you they will not be forgotten.

* We regret that we have been unable to procure copies of the
Addresses.

of the

In tlic evening a grand ball was given at the Provincial Build-
ing, which the Prince and suite attended. The room was tastefully
and elaborately decorated. Many beautiful devices graced it, and
caught the eye. The inscriptions were many and good. Among
them was the following : —

" Thy grandsire's name distinguishes this isle ;
We love thy mother's sway, and court her smile."

And:—

" Heaven, favoured Prince, bestow on thee
A people's love, a glorious destiny."

And again : —

" The gorgeous sun, as on his course he wends
On Britain's realm, in darkness ne'er descends."

The Prince opened the ball with Mrs. Dundsis (the Lieutenant
Governor's lady), dancing afterwards with Miss Wright (Trea-
surer's daughter), and continued to dance until three o'clock next
morning.

His lloyal Highness left Charlottetown on the morning of the
11th.

He was attended to the wharf by the Lieutenant Governor and
Cabinet, Mayor and Councillors, and the people generally, all
regretting that the happy moments had passed so quickly, and
cherishing a hope that one day they might see him Jigain.

His lloyal Highness embarked on board the Ilero, the usual
salutes were fired, and the fleet sailed for the ancient city of
Quebec (Lower Canada).

Reception ix Canada.

The squadron first sighted the shores of Canada on Sunday,
12th August, at noon. The scenery along this place (the
Gulf) is regarded as very enchanting, from the variety which is
continually exposed to view. In one place you have the grand
and rugged promontories of rocks, while here and there dark
shoals appear out of the water ; in another, you have a delightful
plain, verdant and fragrant, quiet vales running down to the
water's edge, while ever and anon, you see a smiling milk-whita

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panorama is continually changing, each scene you fancy more
beautiful than the ones you have just passed.

The fleet entered Gaspd Bay at sunset, which must have added
additional lustre to the magnificent natural beauties of the place.

Here the Provincial Government steamers Victoria and Ladi/
JSead were anchored, having on board the Governor General, His
Excellency the Riglit IFonorable Sir Edmund W. Head, and the
Ministry of Canada, they having come down from Quebec to
meet the Prince, and welcome him to Canada.

His Excellency had chosen this delightful spot for the first
reception in Canada, so that the impression made on His Royal
Highness might prove favorable to us.

As the Hero and the other vessels of the squadron passed, the
Victoria and Lady Head dipped their colours, and the Hero
returned the compliment. Soon after the Hero sang out, " Is the
Governor General on board ?" The Victoria replied, "He is on
board." They immediately dropped their anchors, and no other
words were passed. Everything on board the ships was still ]jyr
the night; but not so on shore, where the people, in their '^n-.
peculiar way, were celebrating the Heir Apparent's arrival, Dj n,
grand illumination, popping of guns, and by continual shouts of
joy and welcome.

At half-past eight on Monday morning (13th), His Excellency
the Governor General went on board the Hero. He was received
by a salute, by a Guard of Honour of the Royal Marines, and by
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and suite.

His Excellency welcomed the Prince to Canada, and the whole
squadron proceeded into Gaspe Basin. The houses along the shore
were beautifully decorated with flags and evergreens, &c. They
were as white as snow, having been whitewashed for the occasion.
Everything had a holiday appearance. Every house displayed a flag.

Previous to the arrival of His Royal Highness, His Excellency
was presented with an Address from the inhabitants of the district
of Gaspe, thanking him and the Ministry for their wise administra-
tion, &c. His Excellency and the Ministry were afterwards enter-
tained at a dinner by the Town Council.

The fleet, when opposite the residence of Mr. LeBoutillier

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(M.P.P. for Gaspe), received a royal salute, from a battery situated
in front of it.

The people here cheered tremendously, as indeed they did all
along the shore.

Near this the Hero ran aground upon the end of a long spit
which runs out from the shore. The Lady Head went to her
assistance, but she preferred that of her stout ally the Ariadne.
A hawser was conveyed to that vessel by the Flying Fish. The
Ariadne gave one tremendous jerk. The hawser broke, but the
Hero was liberated, and again floated on the water as stately and
majestically as ever.

This circumstance had scarcely taken place, when a deputation
consisting of the Sheriff, and other officials of the crown &c.
for the district, arrived in several boats. They presented an Address
to His Royal Highness ; and a Petition, praying him to allow
Gaspd in future to be called Port Albert, in commemoration of
the visit. The Prince replied that he was sorry he was unable
to comply with their request : it remained with the Provincial
authorities.

Shortly afterwards the Canadian Ministry, with the exception of
Mr. Vankoughnet, absent at the Seat of Government, proceeded on
board the Hero, and were presented to the Prince, by the Duke of
Newcastle, as follows : —

Hon. John Ross, President Executive Council and Minister of

Agriculture.

G. E. Cartier, Attorney General East, (Premier).

John A. Macdonald, Attorney General West.

A. T. Gait, Minister of Finance.

John Rose, Commissioner of Public Works.
" N. F. Belleau, Speaker Legislative Council.
*' Charles Alleyn, Provincial Secretary.
" Sidney Smith, Postmaster General.
" Geo. Sherwood, Receiver General.
" J. C. Morrison, Solicitor General West.
" L. S. Morin, Solicitor General East.

They then lunched witli him. and returned to the Victoria with
His Excellency the Governor General. The whole fleet then

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started for the Saguenay River, on the St. Lawrence, tlic Provin-
cial steiimcrs leading the way.

Owing to a slight accident, the Ariadne did not conic up to the
other vessels, which were lying at the mouth of that river, till the
following morning.

Wc cannot do better than avail ourselves of the following
excellent sketch of the trip up the Saguenay, published in the
Quebec Chronicle, and written by a gentleman of that place : —

THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO THE RIVERS SAGUENAY AND
STE. MARGUERITE.

(^From a Local Correspondent.)

Tadocsac, Friday, Aug. IT.

"Without trenching upon the duties of your faithful chronicler, allow
me to give a few additional details of His Royal Ilighness's excursion
up the Rivers Saguenay and Ste. Marguerite. This account, though
scarcely forming a page in the grand tour, is a glimpse at one of the plea-
sant bye-paths along the formal highway of the state progress.

Early on Wednesday morning, the fleet was descried oiT the Saguenay,
and the watchers on the rocks looked with anxious eyes as the Hero
seemed to steer so much higher westward, in entering the estuary, than
local navigates consider safe. The Ariadne entered farther towards
the east. Tlu Flying Fish, and the Queen Victoria with Ills Excellency
the Governor General and staff, and the Members of the Executive
Council, on board, soon joined the Jlriadne. The steamer Tadousac,
having on board Mr. D. E. Price, M.P.P., and several experienced
Saguenay pilots for distribution amongst the fleet, had been waiting
outside since daylight. Meanwhile, a St. Lawrence pilot, taken by the
Hero from the South Shore, had attempted to push through the channel
flanked on either side by well-lvnown reefs. In delightful contempt of
Commander Bayfield's Chart and Sailing Directions, he managed to
ground tlie ship within one hundred feet of the chequered buoy which
marks Bar Patch, off Lark Islet. She struck with a rending jar ; but
the strong ebb-tide, the prevailing calm, and her own easy rate of motion,
probably saved her from material damage. Under any otiier circumstances
this accident might have proved very serious. After remaining aground
some throe hours, her consort moved her from tlie dangerous situation
at young flood, and, by request of the Commodore, the Captain of the
Tadousac, Mr. E. Tremblay, took charge and conveyed the vessel into
safe anchorage off Moulin a Baude. Tiiis untoward incident, and conse-
(juent detention, completely frustrated the arrangements which, with
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of Saguenay nnd Grand Bay. The fleet also was deterred thereby from
proceeding further Inwards, and remained at anchor outside. About
noon, however. His Royal Highness and suite embarked on board the
Victoria with His ExceUency, and the party proceeded np the magnifi-
cent SagUenay. Passing L'Ance a I'Ean the consubir flags of Norway
and Sweden, and the United States, with the British Union flying
between, Averc dipped in honor of the illustrious visitor, and a royal
salute was fired in good style from the small battery of three guns
provided there at Mr. Price's establishment. The salute was promptly
acknowledged by Captain Pouliotte, and the Queen Victoria was scarce
out of sight when the cannon reports were mingling with a hundred
echoes startled from the surrounding mountains. Notwithstanding the
day was gloomy, and a drizzling rain and chill Avind swept down the
great gorge of the Saguenay, the scenery of that noble stream stood out,
in grim relief, against the murky background. Each point of interest
was eagerly scanned by His Royal Highness and attendants, until the
steamer reached the spacious bay between the lofty cliffs of Eternity
and Trinity. Here she passed close under the almost perpendicular
rocks, and fired a gun, the reverberations from which seemed fairly to
make the rugged mountains around to tremble. The afternoon was far
spent ere they reached L'Ance aux Arabics, and the stiff headwind and
strong ebb-current rendered it impossible to reach Grand Bay and return
in time to pass the nigiit on board His Royal Highness's vessel. Great
preparations had been made at Ha-ha Bay for the Prince's reception,
and a loyal Address was to have been presented, through Mr. Kane, on
behalf of the civic authorities. The disappointment is the more to be
regretted, since the enthusiastic welcome which awaited His Royal
Highness was such as will not be exceeded in hearty earnestness at any
reception throughout the Province. The municipalities, backed by Mr.
Price, and cordially assisted by the inhabitants, h.ad erected beautiful
arches, ornamented with appropriate devices, along the whole line of
procession, which was carpeted and decorated in sumptuous fashion — a
staging had been built — batteries arranged for firing saluteS' — and a
concourse of upwards of 8000 people eagerly waited the opportunity of
expressing their loyalty and respect. Words cannot depict tb(> disap-
pointment felt at their non-arrival ; and we learn with satisfaction tliat
His Royal nighnossand suite express themselves very much dis.appointed
on account of being unable to accept the gratifying homage of the
people of Grand Bay and the valley of the Saguenay. A copy of the
Address intended was presented and read, on board, to His Royal
Highness by Mr. Price, who, on behalf of the Municipal authorities and
the inliitbitants of the County of Chicoutimi, expressed the extreme
regret which would be felt from their inability to deliver the same and
enjoy the anticipated honour of welcoming His Royal Highness in person.

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It was nfter dark, when the Victoria anchored alongside the Hero^
and left His Royal Highness and suite again on board.

The weather having cleared up during the night-time, yesterday
(Tiiursday) morning dawned bright and genial. After partaking of an
early breakfast, His Royal irighness, from the Victoria, accomi)anied by
their Excellencies Sir Edmund Head and the Earl of Mulgravc, the
Duke of Newcastle, Major General Bruce, Commodore Seymour, Dr.
Auckland, Captain Grey, Major Teesdale, Mr. Engleheart, Mr. Ellis, Mr.
Sta})leton, Captain Retallack, Hon. Messrs. Macdonald, Cartier, Gait,
Morrison, Ross, Smith and Morin, landed at the River Stc. Marguerite,
3 nne six leagues within the Saguenay. The forenoon grew Imer and
more enjoyable — abrupt contrasts after the mist and misery of the
preceding day. As the sun climbed up behind the still dripping hills
and shone out warmly upon the opposite banks of the Saguenay, where
huge patches of moist moss-covered plateaux flecked with various
shades of green lent a soft richness to the beauty of the surrounding
B'-enery, the siglit was worthy to be seen by princely eyes. The morn
was lovely and the scene delightful as the heart could wish. At landing.
His Royal Highness was escorted by some twenty birch canoes manned
by Indians. The camping ground had been fixed at a grassy plot on
the west side of Ste. Marguerite's Bay, where eight tents had been
pitched. From that designed for His Royal Highness floated the Royal
Standard, flanked on either side by the Union Jack. A platform was
also run out into the tide-way, at the end of which waved another flag,
and a pavement of boulders made dry the way up to the base of the
hillock on which the white tents stood half concealed by green trees
and overshadowed hy the high mountains around the rear. Everything
here was arranged with the utmost forethought and good taste. The
Prince's tent was certainly a model of simple elegance, — carpeted by
sweet smelling boughs of young sapins, and furnished, even to the
minutest details of camp comfort, with scats, lounges, bed, tables, toilet,
&c., each and all neatly constructed of osier twigs and white birch
bark. The effect was most g;jj"o/>os. A lunch-table was set and supplied
in a similarly handsome manner, — indeed, all of these preparations
reflect great credit upon Mr. Price, and Messrs. Rubridge, Maguire and
Carman, who acted for Mr. Blackwell, the lessee of the premises. When
His Royal Highness first landed from Mr. Price's boat, he was welcomed
by that gentleman as at the earliest landing upon Canadian soil, and a
cheer went up from the flotilla of canoes and boats that made the old
hills ring again. His Royal Highness being soon equipped for sea trout
fishing was taken by Mr. Price to the most favorite si)ots ; and after the
rest of the party had been fitted out from the abundance of His
Excellency Sir Edmund Head's supply, and the ine-xhaustiblc fly-book of
Mr. Gait, they were soon dispersed over the beach, tryiug each his luck.

The season is too late for this description of fishing, and the recent rains
had so swollen and discolored the stream that the anglers plied their
art with but indilferent success. The Priuce here first essaytMl tlie angle*
and killed several fine fish. Practice alone is needed to malvc His Iloya
Highness as expert in fishing na he already is at fowling.

The rising tide in all tributaries of the Saguenay Hows in witli imper-
ceptible speed, and creeps around through hidden inlets and hy countless
rivulets with such treacherous stealth that a busy fisher may find himself
surrounded ere he is even aware of the impending isolation. Tliis pecu-
liarity occasioned a very amusing incident. ITis Royal Highness, appa-
rently absorbed in the sport, stood upon a large rock where gullied
banks on either side threatened to cut him oif from the mainland should
the flowing tide surround it unperceived. We watched it from the shore
behind. As if by previous concert the flood eddies gathered stealthily
here and there in rear, and soon came pouring down along every water-
course so fast that the canoes could not get round in time to be available.
Whilst wondering how the Prince would extricate himself from the
encroaching streams, we espied Mr. Price knee-deep in the gully carrying
across His Royal Highness upon his back with the utmost sani^fruid.
Trout fishing over, the Prince and party repaired to the encampment,
and partook of a sumptuous lunch provided at the royal tent, preparatory
to ascending the rapids of the river Ste. Marguerite to fish for salmon
near the falls. The steamer Tadousuc had, through the kind consent
of her owner, Mr. Price, brought up from Tadousac a party of ladies
and gentlemen with the intention of enjoying a sight of the Prince en
passant at the place of disembarkation. Through the polite attentions
of His Excellency the Governor General and others of the royal suite,
they were invited to the camps ; and His Royal Highness consented in
the most affable manner to this impromptu presentation. As Mr. Price
officiated beside His Royal Highness, the writer glanced about the semi-
circle of introdacees, and read in their faces something more tlian fashion-
able curiosity abundantly gratified, as their eyes spoke a mute welcome
to the youthful Prince more eloquent than words. We miglit not, as
King Richard bade his courtiers, " throw away all fijrmal respect and
ceremonious duty," but we feel sure that the quiet heartfelt welcome (with
only so much ceremony as is consistent) that greeted His Royal Highness
at Ste. Marguerite, will not be deemed less true and worthy (»f remem-
brance when compared with noisier and more entliusiastic greetings in
crowded thoroughfares and " busy haunts of men." The writer perhaps
exceeds their wishes in mentioning the names of those who were so
favored by the honour of an informal presentation :

Mrs. J. Radford, ofL'Anse a I'Eau ; Mrs. F. Whitcher, of Quebec, Misses
White and Norwood, of Tadousac ; Miss Urquhart, of Montreal ; Messrs.
liadford, Rubridge, Maguire, Carman, Barrie, and your Correspondent.

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In cnmmcmoralion of His Tloyal Ilighnesa's visit, it is proposed to give
the place of encampment, &c., tiie name of Prince of Wales' Bay. A
stone will be there erected, cut from the rock upon which he alighted
at landing, and will have thereon a suitable inscription.

A brigade of eleven canoes started after luncheon to ascend the
rapids. His Royal Highness led in one of Mr. Price's canoes, at the
bow of wliich streamed a miniature standard. His Excellency Sir
Edmund Head, the Earl of Mulgravc, tlie Duke of Newcastle, Mr. Price,
Major General 15ruce,Commodore Seymour, Dr. Auckland, Mr. Engleheart,
Captain Grey, and the writer, followed, each in separate canoes. The
river was very much swollen and turbid, and even the usual rest of
dead water between each rapid was now converted into fierce currents, so
that it took above three hours to accomplish the ascent with setting poles.
The canoes went some six miles up the stream. It was late when the
salmon pools were reached, and, the water being very high and muddy,
gave little hope of catching salmon. Several fish were, however, tempted
to rise, and one was hooked, which His Royal Highness played for a
considerable time, but, in one of his vigorous leaps, the hook gave way
and he was lost, much to the Prince's surprise and disappointment.
The time being so limited, and the day far spent, no other opportunity
of striking a fish could be had. The pools were full of salmon ; and had
His Royal Highness been able to pass the night there, fishing for his own
and three other rods could have been certainly found. In the novelty
and excitement of mounting and returning through the r.apids, and
viewing the wild scenery on every side, any comparative disappointment
on the score of fishing was fully compensated. As the long line of frail
canoes in Indian Cle came bounding with their precious freight down
the boiling rapids, the passengers were delighted ; and whenever they
drew nearer to each other,expressions of wonder and delight were beard-
wonder how these tiny barks could withstand the tumbling waters,
and delight at the buoj'ant swiftness and quick-varying views of their
descent. The reader can form a vague idea of the passage from the
fact that about 40 minutes only were covered in returning over the
ground it had just taken three toilsome hours to pass upwards. The
Prince and entire party were delighted with this novel excursion. After
revisiting the encampment, the Royal party returned on board the
Victoria, and repaired to dine on board the Hero, next day fulfilling the
passage up to Quebec. We have but one parting wish to add to our
earnest welcome, and that is, that His Royal Highness, and other dis-
tinguished visitors, may sometimes look back towards this Saguenay
visit with one tithe of the pleasurable feeling with which we shall ever
remember his manly affability and princely bearing, and their noble
courtesy.

After passing up the rest of the noble river St. Lawrence, the
fl eet ancliorcd at a short distance from Quebec on Friday night,

A\ip;nstl7th ; the Provincial steamers, with the Covcrnor General
and Ministry on board, returning thitlier.

We copy the following from the correspondence of the New
York Tribune ; but wc, of course, cannot vouch for the voracity of
the correspondent : —

" The short trip around Prince Edward Island lind given needed
rest to tlie royal party. It was not an eventful voyage, although a
very agreeable one. Minor excitements were afforded in a variety of
ways. The Hero, with the Prince on board, ran aground twice, to tho
particular dissatisfaction of the oflicers.

At one point a man fell overboard, and was rescued with a promptness
that delighted everybody, himself included.

The Ariadne was detained a while by a troublesome bit of machinery,
which got hot, and melted, and was repaired so speedily that all the
mischief was taken out of it before any knew the difference.

The night before the second ascension of the Saguenay, the Prince, on
turning in at, or possibly a little after midnight, was challenged to be up
and on deck at the end of the middle watch. A bet of a sovereign was
ventured. The Prince would be up at any hazard — even that of repu-
diating his berth altogether. This, however, Avas not needed ; his
friends would look to his interests. So, just before 4 o'clock the summons
came to him. Sleep was dear at that moment, but the disgrace of
forefeiting the wager had to be averted. Tn some malicious way hi3
clothes had been tampered with, and his stockings evaded all search.
But without stockings, and, on the whole, imperfectly clad, the Prince
found his way up in the dark, an-l just won his sovereign by dropping
on deck exactly at the moment that eight bells struck. » » »

The last night upon the St. Lawrence was celebrated by a merry
gathering on board the Hero. The scene toward 9 o'clock was utterly
void of stately or ceremonious conditions. Grouped together on the
main deck, the Prince and his party, officers from other ships, and
visitors from the halls of Canadian Governments, smoked and sang and
frolicked in a manner calculated to quite dispel the doubts, which every-
body knows have always existed, as to the capacity of gentlemen with
large titles and severe responsibilities to participate in human and natural
enjoyment. At the close, a minister high in Provincial fame, impelled
solely by melodious instinct, stepped to the centre and broke out in a
very earnest Canadian song, of emphatic accent and tender purport.* A

• The following is the song above alluded to : —
A LA CLAIRE FONTAINE.

FROM THE FRENCH.

As by the crystal fount I strayed,

On which the dancing moonbeams played,

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circle encompnsscd Mr. Carticr nnd listened approvingly. The chorus
Wft9 found to be attaliiablo with little etlbrt — a chorus some might any
that fitted to i)orfectiou at llic Hrst trying on. Now a few voices
ciiimcd in, the Prince leading, then others' muturer, the Duko's Voyond
a doubt, among them. Afterwards others' not less distinct, then
everybody's, the contagion leaving none unconcerned. As eich verso

The water seemed so clear and bright
I bathed myself in its delight —

I loved thee from Die hour we met,

And never can that love forget.

Tlie water seemed so clear and bright,
I bathed myself in its delight ;
The nightingale above my head.
As sweet a stream of music shed —

I loved thee from the hour we met.

And never can that love forget.

The nightingale above my head,
As sweet a stream of nuisic shed,
Sing, nightingale I thy heart is glad I
But I could weep, for mine is sad 1

I loved thee from the hour we met,

And never can that love forget.

Sing, nightingale ! thy heart is glad !
But I could weep, for mine is sad I
For I have lost my lady fair.
And she has left me to despair !

I loved thee from the hour we met.

And never can that love forget.

For I have lost my lady luir,
And she has left me to despair ;
For that I gave not, when she spoke,
The rose that from its tree I broke —

I loved thee from the hour we met,

And never can that love forget.

For that I gave not, when she spoke,
Tlie rose that from its tree I broke ;
I wish the rose were on its tree.
And my beloved again with me !

I loved thee from the hour we met.

And never can that love forget.

ended, the refrain cnmc clearly out ; all that could turn a tuue, and some
I»c'rlia])H that could not, uniting with determined ardor, and sending
forth to the waves, which sang their own gentle song, tlie declaration —

"Jamais jo nc t'oublicrai ;"

and it did seem extremely probable that no one there present and thus
engaged would be likely to forget any member of the party, or any
detail of tiie scene itself.

It was a good thing to sec the Prince of Wales approaching t'lis
vuorc tiian half French Province, and, wliile drawing near, joininf so
jovially in the chorus of a French song, sung by a French ofTlcer of the
Government. But it lasted only a little while. At half-past 9 the lights
vanished and the cigars were sacrificed, the Prince yielding to the regula-
tions of the ship with greater readiness than some gentlemen of superior
years, who were insubordinate to the extent of the inch or two of tobacco
that remained unburned. Then the deck became dimmer, the listening
sailors moved slowly forward, the sentries took up their positions, tho
big Newfoundland dog rattled liis cliain for good night, and curled him-
self away, and the guests mounted to the quarter-deck for an hour's stroll,
or turned to their quarters, singing lightly, as they disappeared on all
Bides —

" Jamais je no t'oublierai."

Saturday, August 18th, was an important day for Quebec, and
the Quebecers, and not only for tliem, but for Canadians generally.
Seeing that that was the day assigned for the Prince of Wales'
first public entry into Canada, no wonder there was such a stir
and excitement everywhere in the city. People got up by day-
light and crowded the Terrace, to see if there were any signs of
the royal fleet.

Preparations on a grand and great scale were going on, and had
been going on for a length of time, in honour of that auspicious
occasion ; neat and well-made arches were erected everywhere along
the Prince's route, every place was decorated, and flags appeared
from all quarters.

The people were in a great state of enthusiam. Not only the British
residents, but the French Canadians also, bore part in the general
exultation.

At nine o'clock, a.m., a general fleet of first-class river steamers,
composed of the Victoria, Napoleon, Boxvmanville (with excur-
sionists from Toronto, more than 500 miles distant), Jacqves

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Viii/iii/iiir, Mii/jf'tirrr, I*r<n'lilni<'f, iiiid Mnxkriif, Irl't Quoboo,
liidt'ii with j),isst'iii;ors, to iiu'i't (lie I'liiicui'.H stuiutlroii and escort
it to (^ih'Ikt. Tlu-y won^ nil <^n\\y drt'ssod <»ut witli flii^s and
cviT^rri'iis, wliilo somo hud bauds of music oii board; and, as ouch
]>aflsi'd down \\n' river, it prcscMitcd a very brilliant apjjcarauco.

llulortunatcly the weather was ou a imr with that of St. Johns,
Ntld, Halifax, Ht. John, N.U., and (.'harlottetown ; the sky was
covered with mazy mid ujily-lookiuj,' clouds. The rain did not
come down in a i^oud and rcfreshinj; shower, but in little drizzllnj^
ones, makini;' one feel more and mori! like a liypocliondriac. Alto-
gether the city would have appeared as dull as dulness could make
it, but for the active preparations f^oinc; on ; and the people would
have felt as miserable, but for the buoyancy of their spirits.

Durin,:^ the whole of the afternoon, and in fact duriiiij; the wholo
day, the entire front of the city was crowded with persona, to
cutcli the first j^ilinipsc of tlio Ilcro. At two o'clock, a liuj:;e black
mass of smoke appeared directly over Pctint Levi, and as soon as
it was seen, it was surmised that it must be from the royal ves-
sels' funnels. And in this the people were not mistaken ; for, upon
patient watching and waiting lor about an hour, they perceived
that the black nms.s of smoke moved nearer and nearer, towards
the point which the fleet was to round. At about three
or half-past three o'clock, the Hero appeared round the Point. It
was supported on either side by the fleet of river steamers. The
Ariadne followed, and then the Flying Fish ; but so hazy was
the weather, or so much smoke obscured them, that it was not
until they had gained the western extremity of the Island of
Orleans, that the excited and enthusiastic multitude that crowded,
and in fact covered, every available spot, could obtain a good view
of them. Then what a sublime, what a splendid })ieture pre-
sented itself ! The murky clouds which before had covered the
entire horizon, had partially cleared away, and the sun appeared,
lighting up the magnificent scene before them. The Gibraltar of
America looming up to the sky, covered nearly everywhere with
humafi beings ; the city decorated gaily with evergreens and
flags ; the surrounding country dressed in its brightest hue ; the
river covered with large and small craft, displaying their various

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ctiloiirs, nnd (linpin<;^ tliom to tlic iiicn-Mp-wiir ; tlic IJriii.-li wnr-
viif<scls AVA', Vii/oroiis, and Sti/.r, (wliicli li.id arrived a li'W day«
previously,) covered with fh;;s, of all shades and coloiirs ; and
above all, the enthusiastic and hearty cheers, and rin^iiuL,' of helLs
that tolled in deli>;htl'ul melody who was monarch there ; — all this
fornie(l a scene which can never l)e f'ori:;otten.

Then oaine the thunderinv; and dcareninj^ royal salutes froni
the three! men-of-war, from the Citadel, the Uurluim Terra<'e, and
the Clrand JJattery. (The nuns of the latter liad not heen (ired for
thirty or forty years previously.) What u noise ! it fairly shook
Quehce aji;ain and aj^ain.

Majestically came on the lie,'' mvl /le other .ships. Ifow like
a cjueeu sht- look.s ;n l;lio AC.lod i'nt •'; ! Tel(!.-.eopcs and opera-
f,'lasses arc! brought ti pl;iv. A red coat is discovered on deck.
" It must be the Prin; u,'' (jry uil. — porliups .y.?ne poor marine on
guard. At four o'eio'^'v 1)10 Pvliut'i entered l)i.'>bar<j;e, accomjtani'id
by the Admiral, t^ii AljiaiiUcr Milne, (i>;ivj(ig gon<; m )»oard
when the Jh'r<) unclmiod,; the Puke f,»f Newcast.^'v;, kr . Other
boats eonveyod the Fail of St. 'i'.'nhairfa, Oovo.-rr l>nu,:, Major
Teesdale, Capt. Orey, &c A-ruii:' i-ic f'iuj;,', .mil lotteries
thundered forth 11 royal saluLc, re\<jr')or.>ti;ip>: iVum shorf *■, sjjovc,
and echoing bohind l.'ie m.'iHit'in'i oguln and again. ',l't<> .N.uoko
had cleared away, arid behel;? Albert Edv^ird had JundeJ upon
the shores of the most ancient city in ]^^^o.•tll AoHiriea. His
Excellency the (jovertior (Ifjontl, the ili.'^lit Jleironblo iSir Ed-
ward AValker Head, Bt, and ?Vitc, un^^ 'he t'arta:Ii.;ii J!,ruustry
attired in their liand.some unlfin'mj -.S hl'v: !U)J ;'x'd, met llis
lloyal llighness on the landing-steps •inj wclcouud nim, as also
did Lord Lyons CBrit'.s]! Ambassador tt 'i\'', shingion, U. S.),
Lieutenant General 'lir W. I'onwick Williunis^ of Kars, Com-
mander of the rvicc-!, und his suite. Sir Allan N. ^McNal), and
Sir E. P. Tach.';, Aidf^de-Caivip .0 the Queen, the various civil
and militarv r.^^f'soaafres of Quebec, among them JMr. Mayor
Langev'u.

Tl'. u It was tliat the assembled multitude from the wharves,
sl:camers, and the rocks above, gave the Prince cheers which can
hardly ever be effaced from his memory, so intensely inspiring and
truly loyal were they.

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As the Prince passed to the pavilion to receive the AtlJrcss of
tlie Corporation, a Guard of Honour of the lloyal Canadian Rifles
presented arms, and then their band performed the N.itional
Anthem, the other bands taking it up, and the bag-pipes phiyed
some national air.

The handsome pavilion on the wharf was decked out with
national banners and spruce trees. The Mayor, surrounded by the
City Council, prosentcd His K.yal Highness with the following
Address : — ■

May it please Your Royal IIionNESs, —

The Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Quebec, are happy on being
the first among the Canadian subjects of Her Most Gracious Majesty
the Queen, to present their respectful homage to Your Royal Highness.
They will long continue to regard as a memorable epoch, the dny on
which they have been permited to receive, within the walls of their
city, this visit from the eldest son of their beloved Sovereign, the Heir
Apparent to the British Crown.

AVhen we became aware that Her Majesty, finding it inconvenient or
impracticable to proceed to so great a distance from the central seat of
Government, had deigned to testify the regard which Her Majesty enter-
tains toward Her Canadian subjects, bj' sending our future sovereign in
her stead — we felt gratified and proud in receiving such a mark of dis-
tinction, from one whose public and private virtues command the admi-
ration of the whole world. We feel assured that Our Most Gracious
Queen was desirous to show, by this act of condescension, that she knows
how to appreciate and honour in a special manner the most important
of her colonial possessions.

In this Province, Your Royal Highness will find a free people, faithful
and loyal, attached to their sovereign and to their country. In this the
most ancient city of Canada, Your Royal Highness will be in the
midst of a population devoted to your interests, testifying, by the heart-
iness of their acclamations and good wishes, that, though they derive
their origin from various races, and may differ in language and religious
denominations, yet they have but one voice and one heart in expressing
loyalty to their sovereign, and in welcoming him who represents heron
this occasion, and who is one day destined, according to the natural
order of events, to become her successor.

The people of Quebec rejoice in beholding Your Royal Highness
in the midst of them. They are happy because they have the opportunity
of expressing in a direct manner their respect and attachment; happy
because he will hereafter, in all human probability, wear the crown of
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judge for himself of the loyalty of the whole Canadian people in general,
and of the citizens of Quebec in particular. Your Royal Highness will
also enjoy the opportunity of forming an adequate opinion of the ex-
tent of the country, its productions, its resources, its progress, and the
great future reserved for it ; and will be enabled to perceive that
Canada, with a population of three millions of inhabitants, though only
an appendage of the United Kingdom, possesses institutions as free, and
a territory three times as extensive.

In conclusion, we entreat Your Royal Highness favourably to accept,
for Our Most Gracious Sovereign and Yourself, along with our loyal and
respectful homage, the assurance of our sincere attachment ; while
we most heartily wish that this visit to Canada may prove as gratifying
and agreeable to Yourself, as it is to the citizens of Quebec.

Hector L. Langevin,

Mayor.

The Prince replied as follows : —

Gentlemen, — It is with no ordinary feelings of gratification and of
interest in all around me that I find myself for the first time on the shores
of Canada, and within the precincts of this its most ancient city.

I am deeply touched by the cordiality with which I have been wel-
comed by the inhabitants.

For the Address whicl. you have just presented to me, I beg you to
accept the hearty thanks which, in the name of the Queen, I offer you.

Be assured that Her Majesty will recei%-e with no little satisfaction the
account of my reception amongst you ; proving, as it does, that Her
feelings towards the people are met on their part by the most devoted
and loyal attachment to Herself, her throne, and her family. Still more
will she rejoice to learn, from your own lips, that all differences of origin,
language, and religion, are lost in one universal spirit of patriotism, and
that all classes are knit to each other and to the mother country by the
common ties of equal liberty and free institutions.

For myself, I will only add, that I shall ever take a deep concern in
all that tends to promote the prosperity of this beautiful and interesting
city.

The Mayor then called for three cheers for His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, which were loyally and heartily given.

The Prince and suite were then conducted to carriages ; the
Prince, the Duke of Newcastle, and Earl St. Germains to the
Governor General's ; Governor Bruce, Earl Mulgrave (who ac-
companied the royal party from Nova Scotia), Lord Lyons, and
Sir W. F. Williams, to another ; the Canadian Ministry to others ;
the Mayor and Corporation last.

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The Clergy, the Judiciary, the National Societies, Mechanics,
Indians, &c., and Volunteers, turned out in the procession, which
was well organized.

The 17th Regiment and the Police lined the road from the
wharf to Buadc Street.

Everywhere a perfect ovation ji waited the Prince; the men
cheered and cried, to give vent to their surcharged feelings ; and
even women were found who clieercd as lustily as the men, but
the generality only smiled archly on the young Prince, and waved
their handkerchiefs. On Buade St. and along St. John St., the
Canadian Volunteer Militia Companies, under Colonel Sewell,
lined the streets and presented arms.

The procession escorted His lloyal Highness and the most
important persons of his suite, to St. John's Toil-Gate, when,
opening out in two lines, the Prince's carriage passed between
them ; the Quebec Volunteer Cavalry, under Col. Bell, alone
escorting it to Cataraqiii, the Governor General's temporary resi-
dence, situated outside the town, and where His Royal Highness
arrived at about half-past five or six o'clock.

In the evening, although it rained, there was a very fine illumina-
tion. The rain did not put a damper on the people's enthusiasm,
for nearly every house was lit up ; the rich and poor alike did
honour to their future sovereign. There was not a man or M'oman
in Quebec, who, if he or she had but a half-penny, hastened to buy
a " dip " to light up their humble dwelling, so as to add to the great
glare, and show their loyalty to England. On the whole, the
illumination in Quebec beat all the preceding ones in honour of
the visit.

On Sunday morning (19th), H. R. H., together with the Gov-
ernor General, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl St. Germains,
Governor Bruce, Lord Mulgrave, Sir Fenwick Williams, Admiral
Sir A. Milne, and the suites of H. R. H., the Governor General,
Lord jMulgrave, the General, and the Admiral ; and most of the
officers of the Army and Navy in town, attended Divine Service
in the Anglican Cathedral.

His Royal Highness was met at the entrance by the Lord
Bishop (G. J. Mountain), and the clergymen of the Cathedral,
who graciously bowed. He was then conducted to the Governor

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General's pew. which had been beautifully furnished for the occa-
sion, the organ (under Mr. Carter) playing the Coronation
Anthem.

Every p^rt of the church was secured ; every inch of ground
that comuiauded a view of the Prince was crowucd ; people were
standing dv.ring the whole of the service, but every one took
example from the Prince, and gave it that attention which it so
much deserves.

The Prayers were read by the Eev. Dr. Percy ; the Lessons by
the Rev. G. Vernon Houseman ; the Epistle by the Ptev. Dr.
Adamson (Chaplain to the Legislature) ; the ante-coniniunion
service by His Lordship the Bishop, and the following sermon
preached by the Rev. Mr. Houseman : —

SEUMON.

Text, Hebrews 11. 3, " How shall we escape if we neglect so great a
salvation ?"

It is to be feared that our very familiarity with many of the most im-
portant passages of Scripture produces in us a deadness to their otherwise
striking character. The eye, we know, becomes so accustomed to the
objects which, at first, elicited our unbounded admiration, that by
degrees we lose the intensity of the first impression ; and the ear too
becomes so familiarized with sounds which, at one time, produced exqui-
site feelings of rapture, that they cease to be regarded with the same
pleasure which attended their first utterance ; and in a similar manner
it happens that the most solemn and momentous statements of the Bible
lose in our minds, by frequent repetition, much of their deep and pointed
meaning. Does it not happen that the sinner who is conscious of being
a violator of God's laws, can hear repeatedly the awful donuncintion of
the Bible against the impenitent, and yet feel no alarm, no remorse,
and no anxiety for the future — can listen to the thrilling descripton of
the bottomless pit, where the worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched,
and yet be less alive to their condition than the devils who believe in
the existence and know some of the attributes of God, and tremble ?
Nor can the ungodly be alone charged with failing to lay to heart and
profit by the clear enunciation of the word of the living God. Even
those who profess and call themselves Christians, and arc traversing
this narrow way which leadeth unto life eternal, too frequently do not
recognize the beauty and the force of many of those passages which are
mercifully intended to cheer, sustain, and console them in accomplishing
the arduous and important task which they are called upon to perform.
So earthly are our affections, so weak our faith, so languid our hope,

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that wc can oftentimes hear of the sublime and glorious promisea of
God -n-ithout nllo\Ying our hearts to be drawn out iu the profoundest
admiration and love towards Ilim, who not only hath given His life a
ransom for many, but hath also purchased for his people an inheritance
incorruptible and undcfiled, and that fadeth not away.

And if what I have stated be correct, cannot we be charged with having
frequently heard tlic earnest enquiry made by God himself, in the words
of our text, Avithout having weighed in our minds the full import of
the question — without having arrived at any definite conclusion ou the
subject — without having returned an answer to our own hearts — an
answer founded u])on reason, and dictated by an enlightened conscience ?
If this be the case — if the passage has never been viewed with the
light which revelation throws upon it — if wc have not hitherto pursued
the enquiry with an earnest desire to profit by it, let us usten once
again, and that, too, with seriousness and attention, to the all-important
demand, " How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation ?"

In directing your attention to the words before ns, I would speak of
the exceeding excellency of the salvation offered to man — that salvation
■which the wicked reject — which few Christians duly appreciate — which
none cail adequately estimate.

To arrive at any just knowledge and understanding of the salvation
offered to us in the Gospel, we should consider what man originally
was — what is his present condition, what his future prospects. As
Adam stood, at the first, in innocence before God, there was stamped
upon his whole nature the likeness of his Maker. No breath of defile-
ment had passed over him, no taint of evil had invaded his breast.
So pure and holy was he, that he could with unabashed face look upon
and hold converse with the Great Author of his being. And in thia
unsullied state it was his delight to obey the will of God, for there was
a read}' and active response to everything which emanated from the
Lord God. But we well know how soon the glory of the Eternal Power
and Godhead, which was reflected in all its brightness in the heart of
the creature, ceased to be so exhibited. Man fell, and by his fall his
mind lost its divine knowledge, his will its original uprightness, his
affections their wonted subjection. And in Adam fell the whole human
race, for from this corrupted stem has sprung the degenerate millions
who have since peopled this earth. Thus, when we look around us and
survey either men in general or ourselves in particular, we cannot but
mark, the utter absence of all inherent holiness, the inward workings
of a heart deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Instead
of loving and admiring God and rendering unto Him the homage which
is His due, we naturally start aside from communion with him, we crave
after the sordid pleasures of earth, and find ourselves too much engrossed
with the things which are temporal. Even such a one as St. Paul,
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of Christ, and who afterwards exhibited a life of ardout devotion and
deep-seated attachment to the Lord who had bougiit liiui, was comiielled
to write, with feelings of self-abasement and genuine iuimbUMiess of
sjiirit, " The good which I would I do not ; but the evil which I would
not, that I do."

Nor does the future hold out any bright or cheering prospects to man
in his natural condition. So clear and decisive are the threatenings of
God against tiie impenitent, that we would, if we dared, draw a veil over
all that is revealed upon the subject. But while we might nutiirally
sink at the prospect of eternit}-, there is unfolded to us, in tlie ^\'()rd of
God, the blessed assurance that there is a way opened by which we can
be delivered from the body of sin and brought into the glorious liberty
of the children of God. A divine method is set before us by which ini-
quity is pardoned, the wrath of God appeased, mercy extended to the
penitent, and a region of ineffable splendor and glory »ocured to the
believer, as his rich inheritance in the world which is to come.

Surely, when we contemplate the salvation which is thus oU'ered to
us, — a salvation which accords with man's highest aspiration, — a salva-
tion which satisfies his most enlarged desires, we cannot but ac<iuiesce
in the description given by the Apostle where he terms it s;reat, and see
the force of the encp'.iry " How shall we escape if we neglect so great
salvation" by the redemption which is in Christ Jesus and through the
sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit ? And I would have you further
remember, that the Gospel which is in itself so excellent, is revealed to
us as the express will of God.

To reject the offers of salvation, considered solely in reference to their
own intrinsic merit, and to live without God in the world, is the height
of folly and madness. But when we consider that the divine purposes
have been conveyed to us by a special revelation, the sin of despising
what has been designed for our spiritual and eternal welfare is enhanced
a hundred fold. God, acting upon a principle of equity, has dccl.aed
" unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much requireu ;" so
that if He has been pleased to unfold, in all its simplicity and clearness,
the way of salvation — if He has ordained the terms upon which we are
to be partakers of it — if He has bound us to the observance of it by the
severest penalties, and encouraged us by most ample and glorious pro-
mises, how manifestly inexcusable are we, if we neglect all the overtures
of mercy, and in the pride and rebellion of our hearts declare that " wc
will not have this man to reign over us." If the servant thai knew not his
Lord's will, was yet to be beaten with stripes (although only a few)
because he did things worthy of stripes, must we not acknowledge (even
although in the acknowledgment we may condemn ourselves) that he
who lives in direct opposition to the will of God, conveyed to us even
more clearly than by " disposition of angels," shall stand inexcusable
both here and hereafter, and so be beaten with many stripes ?

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For it must be admitted by all, that the salvation which 13 made a
special subject of revelation, is declared in such positive terms, and
the manner in which it is to be secured is made so simple, that it is
impossible for any to misunderstand, except those who are wilfully
blind to God's overtures of reconciliation through Jesus Christ. We
know that there were once times of ignorance which God winked at,
but now, in terms which are written most legibly upon every page of
the ISibJo, He commandeth all men everywhere to repent. Salvation
was the theme of the prophets of old. It was the substance of all our
Saviour's teaching. It is that for which He suffered and died. The
cross of Christ was deemed by St. Paul and the other early preachers of
Christianity as the power of God unto salvation. By this weapon their
splendid triumphs were achieved. And in like manner " Christ and
Him crucified " has been the one glorious topic upon which all the
servants of tlie Lord have been subsequently delegated to expatiate ; and
thus the things which God, of old, declared by those who wrote under
the immediate inspiration of the Spirit, have been sounded throughout
the world as with a trumpet's blast. And, with regard to ourselves
who live in a Christian country, it is our privilege to know with singular
clearness the things which have been thus revealed. According to our
knowlege then, and according to the manner in which that knowledge
has been exercised, shall we be judged hereafter ; and lest we should
love darkness rather than light, and turn away from Him that now
speaketh from Heaven, a voice from on high arrests our attention, and
we hear the solemn enquiry " How shall we escape if we neglect so
great salvation ?"

But further, we must not lose sight of the dignity of Him by and
through whom the great salvation is proposed, and hence aggravate
the sin of those Avho neglect it.

You remember how, on one occasion, when the Apostle St. Paul was
writing to Timothy, he uses this language, so expressive of the over-
whelming grandeur of the Gospel Scheme of salvation : " without contro-
versy great -3 the mystery of Godliness ; God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of Angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed
on in the world, received up into glory."

The incarnation of the Son of God, and the glorious results which
followed from his dwelling among men, filled the Apostle's mind with
the stupendousness of the work and the blessedness of those who should
believe in his name. And when we are led to contemplate the same
subject, and remember that " God, who, at sundry times and in divers
manners, spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in
these last days spoken unto us by His Son," we cannot but acquiesce
in the declarations of the Saviour, " if I had not come and spoken unto
them tliey had not had sin, but now they have no cloke for their sin."
We know indeed that the more prominent object for which the Saviour

becatie iacamato was, by becoming a sacrifice for sin, to reconcile the
sinner to God, to break the fetters witli wliich Satan had bound the
whole family of mankind, to bear, in his human nature, the curse of the
law — in one word, to make possible the amazing combination of God
being just and yet the justifier.

But this was not all ; for what mean those miracles which astonished
the multitude and convinced so many — those discourses which riveted
the attention of the populace, and drew forth from their lips the almost
involuntary acknowledgment of His divine power? Why were angels
commissioned to announce His birth — why was the last trying scene
attended with so many extraordinary incidents as to draw from the
Gentile centurion, at the moment of the Saviour's dissolution, the truthful
exclamation, " truly this was the Son of God.'*

Oh ! was not all this allowed to transpire to impress upon the minds
of those who witnessed these things, and of those who should subse-
quently hear of them, the importance of a salvation which divine wisdom
saw fit to be achieved by such a sacrifice and promulgated with such
extraordinary accompaniments? Are not the sayings and the doings of
Christ, together with the wonders which transpired from the cradle to
the grave, handed down to us and continually pressed upon our atten-
tion to remind us of the price which was paid for our deliverance from
the grasp of Satan ; and the fact that God will, in consideration of what
Clu'ist has endured for us, freely give us all things, and consequently
that there is not only the voice of Divine Justice calling for retribution,
but the whisperings of conscience confirming the sentence, if the facts
connected with the incarnation of the Redeemer are regarded as a
fictitious narrative and produce no saving effect upon our characters,
•^if, in one word, " we neglect so great salvation ?"

Ouce the thunderings of Sinai accompanied the giving of the law,
aud he that despised Moses's law died without mercy ; of how much
severer punishment, justly argues the Apostle, shall he be thought worthy
who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the
blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing,
and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace ? Oh, let us not resemble
the Jews of old who were condemned in the parable of the Householder ;
for the husbandmen not only ill-treated the servants who were sent to
receive the fruits, but they killed the heir, that they might, as they sup-
posed, seize on his inheritance; being, however, themselves miserably
destroyed for such wicked and such unjustifiable conduct. And if we
slight the Son of God and neglect the salvation which he offers us, shall
we not likewise perish ?

And then, again, consider the clearness and fullness of the evidence
upon which rests our acceptance of the gospel covenant. It is in no
dark or ambiguous manner that the salvation spoken of in our text is
offered to us. As God has endowed man with reasoning powers, so,

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in the delivery of gospel truths, Ho has directed us to weigh well the
evidence upon which this subject is presented. And then, if the proof
be not unreasonable, but clear and ample, yea, undeniable, is there not
additional ground for accepting all that has been revealed ; and will
not this conclusive evidence witness against those who neglect so great
salvation ?

And what arc the facts upon which we may ground our belief iu
the Gospel Scheme of salvation?

May we not take the whole series of prophecy which is to be found in
the Old Testament, and see how all are fulfilled under the New ? And
these prophecies (oftentimes so improbable in themselves) were known
to have been promulgated prior to the event, and yet received a palpable
fulfilment ; so that we feel convinced that God alone by Ilis Holy Spirit
could have instigated the writers, and that He was, by their utterance,
not only preparing the minds of His ancient people for the things which
should be hereafter, but also was establishing an evidence which should
compel every mind open to conviction to receive the salvation introduced
by the Son of God.

And then, again, consider how the truths of Christianity are recom-
mended to us by that great variety of undeniable proofs which St. Paul
calls " the power and demonstration of the Spirit." Thus, the Scripture
narrative furnishes us with an account of the conception of our Lord
by the miraculous operation of the Holy Ghost and the wonder which
attended his birth, — the visible descent of the Spirit upon Him at His
baptism, accompanied by a voice from heaven declaring Him to be the
beloved Son of God — the miracles, both numerous and varied, which
He performed during the course of His public ministry — His transfigura-
tion ou the Mount, witnessed by three chosen disciples — His agony in
the garden — His crucifixion and the su])ernatural effects which followed
—His resurrection — His ascension — and moreover the outpouring of the
Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost, according to His express promise :
and all these circumstances handed down to us in the writings of those
who were the chosen companions of our Lord, and testified by those
who were eye-witnesses and ear-witnesses of the events concerning which
they write, and which the enemies of our religion have never been able
to disprove, form such an array of evidence that, if, in spite of these
things, any presume to reject the Gospel as not being conveyed with
sufficiently distinctive evidence to permit their acceptation of it, we
cannot but say that Satan hath blinded their eyes and hardened their
hearts, and that no other proof would satisfy them, even though one
should rise from the dead and declare it.

Surely we, my brethren, give a hearty and ready assent to what the
Bible has revealed ; and if we thus yield the testimony of the understand-
ing and of the mouth, should we not, acquiesce also with the heart?
and can we not, with the accumulative evidence with which God in His

wisdom and providence has favored us, clearly see that those cannot
escape who neglect the great salvation.

The subject, then, we have now been considering is one which concerns
lis all most deeply. Our present life is one of probation. We are each
living in preparation for one which shall know no termination. God,
ill His providence has shewn us what we ore, wiiut we sliutild be, what
we must be, if we would inherit the blessings of Ilis Kingdom of Glory.
By the words of our text. He would remind us of our privilege and the
imminent peril to which wo expose ourselves as long as we neglect the
salvation, tlie great salvation, Avhich is so iVeely, so lovingly otfered to
us in Christ. Daily and hourly does God plead with us. He appeals
to us in the language of loving-kindness and entreaty. He warns us in
terms expressive of his wrath and vengeance, which will descend upon
those who make light of his proffered salvation.

Once again He proposes for our consideration the solemn enquiry of
our text. Oh! let us argue the matter with ourselves, and that, too,
carefully, candidly, truthfully, prayerfully, and scripturally, that God
may not have to testify against any one present as He did against
Ephrr.im of old : "I have written to him the great things of my law,
but they were counted as a strange thing."

Rather let us accept (even readily, cheerfully, and gratefully) the
offers of salvation, that we may be accounted worthy to enter in through
the gates into the heavenly city.

There are many circumstances of a novel and interesting character
which, at the present time, naturally engage our attention, gladden our
hearts, and strengthen our loyalty. But while we welcome with enthu-
siasm, and a just enthusiasm, to this Province, one whom, in the Pro-
vidence of God, we expect at some future day to reign over the British
Empire ; while we hail his arrival with joy, binding us, as it must do,
with closer attachment to the land of our forefathers, and with many of
us the land of our nativity — while we bid him good speed in his present
visit, and pray that every blessing may abundantly rest ui)on him, let
us never fail to remember, that, before the King of Kings and Lord of
Lords, we must all one day appear, and " then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of th- ir Fathers." That such blessed-
ness may be his, that such blessedness may be ours, may God of His infi-
nite mercy grant, for Jesus Christ's sake.

On leaving Church, His Royal

Highness was

met at the

entrance by a great crowd of persons, who all uncovered, but did
not cheer, which augured well for their respect for the sacred
day. The Prince took off his hat, smiled on all, and stepped
into the carriage with the Duke of Newcastle, Earl St. Germains,
and the Governor General, and was speedily out of sight.

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On the ThursiLiy followinj^, His Royal TTijj;hncss presented the

Cathedral with a splendid and handsonioly-bound copy of tho

Holy IJiblc, bearing tho royal arms on the cover, with tho
following inscription in his own writing : —

To TUB Cathedral op Quebec,
in memory of
Siunlfii/, August lOfJi, 18G0.

Alueiit Edward.

On Sunday afternoon, the royal party paid a visit to Spencer
Wood, where are the ruins of the Governor General's former
residence. It conniiauds a splendid view of the St. Lawrence, and
is surn 'inded by some of the finest scenery in the country.

The weather on 3Ionday (20th) was as unpropitious as on Satur-
day, we may say infinitely worse. Sunday had been a remarkably
fine day, but Monday, the day on which the Prince was to see some
of the natural beauties in and around the city, turned out a rainy
day ; which, after all the Quebecers' expectations, was too bad, and
nearly every one you met made that exclamation, or some other
very much akin to it. His Royal Highness remained at the
Governor General's residence all the forenoon, until about two
o'clock, when, the weather having cleared up a little, the Prince
signified his intention of paying a visit to the Chaudiere Falls,
situated about five miles up, on the opposite side of tho river.

His Royal Highness, with his suite and the Governor General,
went down to the place of embarkation in His Excellency's
carriages, and at Cape Rouge took one of the Valorous' boats,
and, with his suite, was speedily rowed across the stream to
the village of St. Nicholas. Here, sixteen splendid horses * were
awaiting the royal party. The Prince mounted a celebrated mare
called " Lady Franklin ; " and the noble manner in which he
bestrode the animal, gave ample evidence of his equestrian skill.

After viewing the Fal\s, and one of the party taking a sketch
of them, the Prince and suite returned to the village inn, where
the Stewart (Mr. Sanderson, of New York) had laid out a sump-

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tuous luncheon, to which the rnyal party did ample justice.
They then returned hy u small Htoamer to the city.

On Tuesday (Au;;ust 21. st) Ili.s Royal Ilij^dmcss proceeded to
take ii()SS(,'ssionof thel'alace (late I'arlianient IJuil(lin;i.s), and hold
a levee there. The whole buildin<i; had, under thcjudicious super-
intendence of the ]{oard of Works, been entirely refitted and
renovated. The new furniture was the costliest and most elej^ant
that could be obtained, llooms were provided for the whole suite,
and guests ; in a word, everything was conducted on a most satis-
factory footing.

We take from the Toronto Glohe the following description of
the interior portion <d' ihe building : —

But to come to pnriiculiira. In tlie (irdt place, the whole hiiiUling
Las Ih'l'11 piuutcd from top to bottom, every hole and corner cleaiiod,
every cobweb abolished, every spot of dirt scrupulously wiped out.
Entering by the broad staircase, we find that the walls have been hung
with light-coloured siitin-pa[)er, divided into panels by dark broad
borderings. The staircase and the corridors have all been carpeted ; and
placed along the latter are large couches and chairs for the resting of
the attendants who will be in waiting night and day. The principal
corridor runs the entire length of the building, and has windows at each
end — wliich windows have been coloured with coats of arms Royal and
Princely, with maple-leaves, with roses, shamrocks, and thistles, fruits
and flowers all combined. The Council Chamber, in accordance with
the original designs, has been fitted out as a reception-room, in which
the levee is to be held. A velvet carpet covers the floor ; a costly affair.
Upon a white ground, arc worked groups of flowers in many brilliant
colours, purple and yellow predominating. The Speaker's gilded chair
stands upon its accustomed scarlet dais ; the walls of the room are hung
with the pictures once occupying similar positions in Toronto. The six
large windows in the room are hung with double curtains of scarlet and
white, falling in graceful folds from the large gilt cornices above. The
polished brass railings, with their numerous lamps, have not been
removed. And it was not needed that they should be. Reflecting back
with increased brilliancy the sun's rays as they pass the windows, they
add much to the adornment of the room. The chandelier, with its many
lights and small glass globes, is the one used last session, but it has been
carefully cleaned, and looks " as good as new." The Speaker's rooms
leading from the Chamber have been fitted up for the use of Ilis Royal
Highness. The carpet is velvet, dark flowers upon white ground, look-
ing exceedingly rich. A French bedstead of black walnut, with sheets
of finest linen, has been provided for the repose of our illustrious visitor.

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Itiiliiiii alyW'. Tiic I'odl-lxiiinl is adoriu'il wilii ii wi'll-exi'('uli!(l ciirvctl
croHt of Hit) lloyal lliRliiu'ss. Tlierc arc hd liaii^iiiifja yot, but tlioro nro
going 1(1 lu- — tlicy will !)(> attaclnMl iiiiinciliatcly llii- I'rincc arrivoH.
Two falik'H, one with a large mirror, tlin utlicr with a niarhli' lop, arc
beaulifal api'cinu'iis of cabiiu't-work. The chairs arc of llui same
material ns the rest, of lh« furiiiliirc, — black walnut, with covers of
crimson silk. The sitting-room has a carpit of the same pattcni, ami is
paiicrcd in the same way as the bedroom. A side-l»oanl of the(lcscrii)lion
used for the ladding of jdate — not being either a cabinet-maker or nn
auctioneer, I forget the technical term for it — is jdaced in this apartment.
From the side-board its(df rises a large mirror, a row of seiiiicirculaP
shelves being attached to each side. Along the top is a carved cornice,
with the Prince of Wales crest and a crown in the centre. At one end
is a shii'ld bearing a sheaf of wheat. Over it are snnill banneix ; under-
neath it is the word " Toronto." At the ojiposite end is a similar shield^
but bearing an anchor, inscribed below with the word, " t^hiebec." The
centre-table is rather plain ; but between the pieces of which the top is
composed, there is no jierceptiblo difference. A largo ]>iano also of
walnut, one of Cliickering's, is placed in the room. Five nearly straight-
backed chairs, richly carved, complete the equipment of this apartment.
Next to it is the bath-room. l?y means of the appliances provided there,
Ilis Royal Highness may have either a hot, a cold, or a lukewarm bath
us he pleases. It is very nicely fitted up. Hut, though the Prince is to
bo thus magnificently lodged. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has tho
greater ejiace and more costly furniture. The sitting-room intended for
his use is supplied with a beautiful Brussels carpet, hung with satin
l)aper, bordered with green and gold. On one side stands a walnut
sofa, of a very large size, with much carving upon it. In the centre is
the head of a huntsman, on each side is a large eagle, Avith wings spread
and neck stretched as though just about to swoop down upon its prey.
A book-case, so large that it covers one end of the room, stands opposite
a Chickering piano. The centre is occupied with a beautiful centre-
table, while between tho window.? arc two small side-tables, and a
writing-desk. Then, there is a stuffed arm-chair, so soft that a feather-
bed is as a board to it, two library chairs, and two cane-seated chairs.
The three windows are hung with scarlet curtains suspended from large
gilt cornices, richly ornamented with bunches of grapes, the centre
bunch being coloured to represent the luscious fruit when in full bloom.
From the ceiling descend two chandeliers, each with three burners.
On the wall, over the sofa already mentioned, is a portrait of the Prince,
a copy from Winterhalter, decidedly the best I have yet seen. The bed
and dressing-room of the Duke are on the opposite side of tho narrow
corridor, and arc fitted up with a mahogany suite of furniture. The

House of Assonibly Im.i born crmvortcd for tlio timo being into a dining-
rooiii. iiiil little fillcnilioii tins 1mm i nmdi! in it — cxcci)! timt tlm floor
Iiii3 been niiscd, and (^vfrrMnii;; rcbiirnidlicd or ri'puintid. Tliioc side-
boards Imvc lifcii added One of tlu-m, occiipyin;^ tlio jduco generally
dovotod to tlic exliibilion "fMr. Speaker Hmitli, ia of oak, and .similar in
de^ipn to that cxbibi'''!, I believe, by Measr.s. Jaoipies mid tiny in
Toronto \n.-*i Oelober. Tlio carving's aro very rieli, and displuy a {?reut
deal of artistic skill. They consist of rcproaenlations of name, fish,
and fruit upon th() panel.s and along the inoiildings of tho side-board.
The portrait "f Her .Majesty, fnrinerly in tho lil)rary in Toronto, is ])liu'ed
over the eiiai' , and the portraits of Provincial cidebrities an; .suspended
in tho ne itl'*'Onrhood. General Sir \V. F. Willinnia is to occupy the
Speaker's .i,.'artmeiits, which, like the rest, have been conijiletely relitted
for his accommodation. i\ll the committoo-rooni.s, leading from tho
corridors, have been furnished in a less costly, though not less complete
manner than those intended for the gentlemen already noticed. The
bed-rooms are all on one side — the sitting rooms on the other. Kach
bed-room is furnished in the same stylo as the sitting-room opposite to
it — but no pair of rooms ia like to another pair. Tho suites In some are
of maple, in others of maliogany, in others of walnut. In some the
carpets are light, in others dark. Take the Hrst we come to. The l)ed-
room has a carpet of dark (lowers upon n white ground. The paper is
light-flowered satin, pannelled with deep l)orders of blue and green. A
French bedstead, a chest of drawers, a sofa covered with crimson silk
damask, a largo rocking-chair, two other chairs covered with the like
material, and a marblc-top[)ed wnshing-table, all of dark maple, stand
in the room. Tho window is lined with white muslin curtains, a three-
light bronze chandelier is suspended from tho ceiling ; and to tho wall
two small gas-branches arc afli.xed. The furniture in the sitting-room
opposite is also of walnut, and consists of a sofa, four chairs, a centre-
table riciily carved, with representations of tho rose, shamrock, and
thistle, a card-table, and a small book-case. The white satin-paper has
a border of dark blue and gold, and there are two chandeliers, instead
of one as in the bed-room. Tho toilet service is generally of white
china with blue bands, orn.imented in places with the Prince's crest.
But there is great variety. Each room is supplied with a bell-pull, and
wires in the corridors will enable any of the servants in attendance to
summon those of their fellows whose assistance they may desire. The
doors are all numbered, as in an hotel, and a registry of the occupants
of the rooms will be kept for reference. The kitchen I told you
of has been erected, and ia in full blast ; for wending my way into the
lower regions, I came across a strong smell of roast and boiled. Its
mysteries I did not further seek to penetrate.

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building with their band, and a portion of them lined the street
through which the Governor's carriage was to pass. They presented
arms, the bund played the National Anthem, and a royal salute
was fired from Durham Terrace when His Royal Highness
arrived, who was received at the entrance by Lord Lyons,
General Sir W. P. Williams of Kars, Admiral Sir Alex.
Milne, Col. Sir A. N. MacNab, Col. Sir E. P. Tachd, the
Ministry, Col. Irvine, A.D.G., Major Tecsdale, Capt. Grey, and
Capt. lletallack, A.D.C., &c. They escorted him to his suit of
apartments, and shortly after to the Reception Chamber (the
Assembly room), where the levee was held.

There he took his seat upon the throne, surrounded by high
Civil, Military, and Naval Personages, all in unifoi'm.

The first party presented, was the Roman Catholic Hierarchy,
composed of all the Roman Catholic bishops of the Province,
attired in purple robes, with gold crucifixes. They were separately
introduced by one of the party. Then came the Judges of the
Superior Court, and the Legislative Council of Canada (to the
number of about forty-three, some being absent) . The Usher of the
Black Rod announced them by three bows ; then followed the
Speaker, and then the Sergeant-at-Arms, with the mace. All the
members were attired in suits of superfine black. The Speaker
(Hon. N. F. Belleau) advanced, and, on behalf of the Legislative
Council, presented the following Address, leading it first in English
and then in French : —

To His Royal Highness, Sfc, Sfc.

May it please Your Royal F'qhness, —

We, the Legislative Council of Canada, in Parliament assembled,
approach Your Royal Highness with renewea assurances of our attach-
ment and devotion to the person and Crown of Your Royal Mother, our
beloved Queen.

While we regret that the duties of State should have prevented our
Sovereign from visiting this extensive portion of Her vast dominions,
we loyally and warmly appreciate the interest which Her Majesty mani-
fests by deputing to us Your Royal Highness as her representative ; and
we rejoice, in common with all Her subjects in this Province, at the
presence among us of Hira who at some future, but, we hope, distant
day, will reign over the realm, wearing with undiminished lustre the
Crown which will descend to Him.

Thoiigh the formal opening of that work, the Victoria Bridge, known
throughout the world as the most gigantic effort in modern centuries of
engineering skill, has been made a special occasion of Your Royal Iligh-
ness's visit, and proud as are Canadians of it, we yet venture to hope
that you will find in Canada many other evidences of greatness and
progress to interest you in the welfare and advancement of your future
subjects.

Enjoying under the institutions guaranteed to us all freedom in the
management of our own affairs, and, as British subjects, having a com-
mon feeling and interest in the fortunes of the Empire, its glories and
successes, we trust, as we believe, that the visit of Your Royal Highness
will strengthen tlie ties which bind together the Sovereign and the
Canadian people.

The following was His Royal Highiicss's reply : —

Gentlemen, — From my heart, I thank you for this address, breathing
a spirit of love and devotion to your Queen, and of kindly interest in
me as Her Representative on this occasion.

At every step of my progress through the British Colonies, and now
more forcibly in Canada, I am impressed with the conviction that I owe
the overpowering cordiality of my reception to my connection with Her
to whom, under Providence, I owe everything, ray Sovereign and
Parent.

To Her, I shall with pride convey the expressions of your loyal senti-
ments ; and if at some future period — so remote, I trust, that I may
allude to it with less pain — it shall please God to place me in that closer
relation to you which you contemplate, I cannot hope for any more
honorable distinction, than to earn for myself such expressions of gen-
erous attachment as I now owe to your appreciation of the virtues of the
Queen.

Few as have yet been the days whix;h I have spent in this country, 1
have seen much to indicate the rapid pi'ogress and future greatness of
United Canada. The infancy of this Province has resembled in some
respects that of my native Island, and as in centuries go.ie by the mother
country combiued the several virtues of the Norman and Anglo-Saxon
races, so I may venture to anticipate in the "" itured character of Canada,
the united excellencies of her double ancestry.

Most heartily I respond to your desire that the ties which bind
together the Sovereign and the Canadian people may be strong and
enduring.

Now followed the knighting of jMr. Bellcau, the first knight-
hood conferred by the Prince, and the first conferred in Canada.
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])ukc of Ncwoiistlo iulvancoil and intimated that it was Ills Koyal
llighness's pleasure to confer a knighthood on tlic Speaker of
tlio Leiiislative Council.

Mr. Bcllcau knelt, and the rrince, drawinjj;' forth his sword,
touclu'd him upon both shoulders, sayinu;, '' Kiso Sir Narcissc
Helleau ;" and l>y this act, and his subsecpuMit one, Albert
Edward, in honoring Canada, insures a country's regard and
fondest lnve.

The numbers of the Legislative Council were then presented
separately, and retired.

The JiCgislative Assembly now appeared, headed by tlie Speaker
(Hon. Henry Smith), and followed by the Sergeant-at-Arnis and
about one hundred and twenty members.

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May it i'lkask Youii Royal Highness, —

We, the Lofrisliitive Assembly of Canaila in Parliiiinent nssoniMcd,
approacli your Koyul Iliglinoss with nssiininces of our devoted atliich-
nient and loyalty to the Person and Crown of our must Gracious
[Sovereign.

The Queen's loyal subjects in this Province would have rejoiced had
the duties of State permitted their august Sovereign to have herself
visited their country, and to have received in jierson, the expression
of th:li' devotion to Tier, and of the admiration with which tiiey regard
the manner in which she administers the atlairs of the vast empire over
which it has pleased Divine Providence to place Iler.

But while we cannot refrain from expressing our unfeigned regret
that it has proved impossible for our Queen to visit her possessions
in Canada, we are deeply sensible of Her gracious desire to meet the
wishes of her subjects, by having permitted them the opportunity of
welcoming, in this part of her dominions, the lleir Apparent of the
Throne, o.u- future Sovereign.

We desire to congratulate your Royal Highness on your arrival in
Canada, an event to be long remembered as manifesting the deep interest
felt by the Queen for the welfare of Her colonial subjects.

On the au>;pitlon3 occasion, when for the first time the Colonies
have been honoured by the presence of the Heir Apparent, we receive an
earnest of the determination of our Most Gracious Sovereign to knit
yet more closely the ties of aifection and duty which unite us to the
British Fmpire, and enable us to share in its liberties, its glories, and its
great historical associations.

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The apiiroticliing oponinp of the Victoria Hridgc b}- Your Ro3'nl Iligli-
ness has been the more immediate cause of your present visit to Canada ;
and we trust tiiat you will find on tliat Blupendoua woric tiie most
striliing evidence in wliich the capital and skill of the Mother Country
have nnited with the energy and enterprise of this Province in over-
coming natural obstacles of the most formidable character; but, we trust
that in your further progress, Your F.oyal Higliness will find, in the peace
and prosperity of the people and in their attachment to their Sovereign,
the best proof of the strength of the ties which unite Canada to the Alother
Country, and of the mutual advantages to the Empire and to the Colony
from the perpetuation of a connection which has been fraught with
such great and beneficial results.

■\Ve pray that Vour Royal Highness may lie pleased to convey to our
Most Gracious Queen the feelings of love and gratitude with which vc
regard Tier rule, and especially of Her condescension in affording us the
occasion of vvclcoming Your Royal Highness to the Province of Canada.

Ilis Royal Highness replied as follows: —

Gkntlkmkn, — No answer that I can return to your Address will sufii-
ciently convey my thanks to you, or express the pleasure which I have
derived from the manifestations of loyalty and affection to ilic Queen,
my mother, by which I have been met upon my arrival in this Province.

As an Englishman, I recognize with pride, in those manifestations,
your sympathy with the great nation from which so many of you tra".e
your origin, and with which you share the honors of a glorious history.

In addressing you however as an Englishman, I do not forget that some
of my fellow-subjects here, arc not of my own blood. To them also au
especial acknowledgment is due, and I receive with peculiar grasifi-
cation the jtroofs of their attachment to the Crown of England. They
are evidence of their satisfaction with the ecpial laws under which they
live, and of their just confidence that, viiatever be their origin, all Cana-
dians arc alike objects of interest to their Sovereign and Iler peojile.

Canada may be proud that within her limits two rac"s of different
language and habits are united in the same Legislature by a common
loyalty, and are bound to the same Constitution by a common patriotism,

I?ut to all of you and to the three millions of Hritish subjects of whom
you are the Representatives, I am heartily thankful for yourdi;monstration
cf good-will, and I shall not readily forget the mode iu which I have
been received amongst you.

With you I regret that the Queen has been unable to comply with
your anxious desire that she would visit this portion of Her Empire, —
I have '1 voidy had proofs of the affectionate devotion which would have
attended her progress, — but I shall make it my first, as it will be my
most pleasing duty, upon my return to England, to convey to her the

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feelings of lovo and gratitude to her person and her rule, which you
have expressed on this occasion, and the sentiment of hearty welcome
which you have offered to me her son.

Then the Honorable Henry Smith, after the same preliminaries
had been gone through aa with Sir N. F. Belleau, knelt and was
also knighted.

Numbers of gentlemen and many Addresses were presented after-
wards, and at half-past one the levee broke up.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a number of gentlemen of
the Ministry, and both houses of the Legislature, partook of a
dejeuner at the Palace.

Later, the royal party paid a visit to the Montmorenci Falls,
situated a fow miles from the city in the beautiful valley of the
St. Charles. Dorchester Bridge which they had to cross, and in fact
the whole road, was nicely ornamented with arches, flags, and ever-
greens, and the people came out and cheered the Prince as the
carriage passed by.

The Falls of Montmorenci aie celebrated for their grand natural
beauty, being the highest in British America, and for the beautiful
scenery and interesting places which abound around them ; for
instance, the natural steps, &c. The Prince and suite returned
highly deligited with the excursion.

In the evening, the Prince and suite attended the grand ball
wiven in his honour at the Music Hall. He arrived at about ten
o'clock, and w as received by a Guard of Honour of the Royal
Canadian Rifles, their band playing the National Anthem ; and by
the hearty and loyal cheers of a large concourf^e of people outside.

After visiting his dressing-room, the Prince and suite repaired
Immediately to the ball-room, one of the finest in North America,
bat on this occasion deserving of something more than a mere
passing notice, which we are sorry space will not allow us to give.
Suffice it to say, that the entire building had been entirely renov-
ated a few days before, and the ball-room presented a most beau-
tiful appearance, being decorated in an elaborate manner with
flowers of every hue, flags, banners, &c., and crowded with the
cream of Quebec society.

The Prince opened the ball with Madame Langevin (the Lady
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lowing ladies : —

Madame Cartier (wife of the Premier), Miss Price, Miss Le
Mesurier, Miss Derbishire, Miss Sewell, Miss Caron (daughter of
Judge Caron), Lady Milne, Miss Napier, Mrs. Serecold (daughter
of Judge Duval), Miss Dunscomb, Miss Fisher (sister of the
Attorney (xeneral of New Brunswick), Miss Mountain (daughter
of the Bishop), Miss Anderson, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Bell, Miss Tilley
(daughter of the Provincial Secretary of New Brunswick), and
Mrs. R. H. Smith.

The following was the Programme of dances, the Prince dancing
nearly every one : —

1. Quadrille Bonnie Dundee.

2. Polka Cupid.

3. Galop The Reception,

4. Quadrille. . .Queen's Canadian.

5. Valse Dinorah.

6. Polka Mazurka . . . Fairy Queen.

7. Lancers Original.

8. Galop Pellisier.

9. Schottische Lenora.

10. Quadrille Palermo.

11. Polka Ariadne.

12. Galop Hero.

13. Quadrille. . ..Berliner Couplet.

14. Valse II Trovatore.

15. Polka Mazurka Rigoletto.

16. Lancers Duval's.

17. Galop Charivari.

18. Polka Selinen.

19. Quadrille Don Pasquale.

20. Valse Dream of the Roses.

21. Galop Strothfield.

22. Lancers English.

23. Valse Sybil.

24. Galop Night Bell.

25. Sir Roger De Coverley.

On the following day he visited the Laval University,^ situated
on the Grand Battery not far from his residence, and which is a
large, fine-looking cut-stone building, erected by the Seminary, and
supported chiefly by the Roman Catholic portion of the population. f

His Royal Highness vas met at the door by two gentlemen of
the Institution and escor':cd to the Hall, where the following Ad
dresses were presented to him ; that from the Roman Catholic
Hierarchy by Bishop Horan of Kingston, C. W, —

To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
May it please your Royal Hiohnbss, —
We, the Catholic Bishops of the Province of Canada assembled at

• Named after the first Bishop of Quebec.

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Quebec to Iftko part in the universal joy cauf^cd by tlie visit of Your
Royal lliglincss to this portion of tlie Hiitisii Empire, linston to express,
in onr own name, and in bclialf itf onr Olerj^y, llie feeling of hai>pine39
we experienic in seeing in our miildt the Heir Apparent to tiio Crown
of Kngland, tlio son of onr Aujjust and Dearly-Helovcd Queen, wiio, by
hor virtiies, adds a fresh lustre to the throne of one of the most powerful
nionarcliies in the world.

Char-jed witli the sacred mission of preaching to the people confided
to our care the duties as well as the dognnis of Christianity, we are
«!Vor careful to teach them that it is " by (Jod Kings reign ;" and that,
Ihereforc, entire, submission is due to the authority they have received
from on Higli, for tlic happiness of their subjects. We feel convinced it
in to the traditional respect for the high moral principle of legitimate
authority, which constitutes the strength of all society, that Canada
has long enjoyed a peace and tran(iuillity which promise to be of uuin-
lerrupted duration.

Wo are hai)py in giving Your Royal Highness the assurance that the
Catholics of this Colony partake of onr sentiments of gratitude to Di-
vine Providence for the many advantages which they possess, under tho
protection of the British Government, especially as regards the free
exercise of their religion. We have a firm conviction that the presence
of Your Royal Highness amongst us will tend to develop and to
strengthen still more these feelings of attachment and loyal devotion
which bind them to tiio mother country.

In conclusion, we pray Your Royal Highness toaccept our warmest and
most ardent wishes for the prosperity of tlie vast Empire, the destinies
of which you will one day be called to rule. Happy in forming a part
of an Empire under which this, our own beloved country, has mado
such rapid progress, we shall not cease to offer up our prayers to
Almighty God, to beg of him that they who wield authority may ever
be guarded by the unvarying laws of Justice and Equity, that they
may labor with constantly-increasing success for the happiness of the
people subjected to their rule, and that they may thus perpetuate before
ihe eyes of other nations the glory of the British Crown.

Tho Address of tlic Laval University was as follows : —

May it pleask Your Royal Higiinkss, —

Tt is with feelings of the ^rreatest respect that the members of the
Laval University beg leave lo lay at the foot of Your Royal Highness
their homage, and the expression of their liveliest gratitude.

They are happy to see within these walls the Heir Ap'^arent of a vast
empire, the eldest son of a noble Queen, whose domestic and public
Tirtues the world acknowledges and loudly proclaims ; the worthy Re.
preseutative of that gracious Queen to whom the Uuiversity iii indebted

for the cliartor of its oroction. f/hiirKcil with tlip mission of rocciving
in till! iiamii of our August Sovchmj^ii llus liornii^^c of Ih-r fuilhfiil siilijcctfi,
Your Uoyiil Flij^iiufss will, we fondly liopc, dcij^n to accept the oxiircssion
of the deep gratitude with wliicii we are fdled towards Her Majesty.

Actuated by this feeling, we pray Your Koyal Highness to believe that
tlie I'rofessora and Aluniiii of this Institution will make it their conslant
endeavor to prove themselves worthy of the royal favor. This, tho
first and only French Canadian University thus honored with the royal
protection, will bo a lasting monument of the desire of Her Majesty to
provide for the hapjiiness of all Her subjects, while it will form a new
tic between their fellow-subjects of French origin and the mother-
country to whose care we have been committed by Divine Providence.

It is true that, unlike tho Jllma Muter, Oxford, where Your Highness
has been pleased to matriculate, our existence cannot be counted by
centuries — our alumni are but few, our libraries, our museums, our col-
lections, odor nothing to excite the curiosity of Your Royal Higlmess,
accustomed to visit the great and antiijuc Institutions of Kurope ; our
beginning is but humble — our hopes arc in tho future.

We trust in tho future destinies of this colony, which, under tho jiro-
tection of p]nglnnd, is in the enjoyment of peace and abundance, whilst
other countries are distracted by violent convulsions.

We trust in the future of that glorious metro[)olis whose influence is
so weighty in controlling the destinies of the civilized world.

We place our trust in the protection and justice of the August Queen,
to whom we are indeljted for so signal a mark of benevolence.

We also place our trust in the young Prince whom Providence will
call ono day to give on the throne the exam[)le of all tliose royal virtues
he has inherited from the most gracious of Sovereigns, the noljlest of
mothers.

The Prince replied to botli these Addresses as follows : — ■

I accept with tho greatest satisfaction the welcome which you offer
me in your own name as the Catholic Bishojis of the Province of Can-
ada, and on behalf of your clergy, and I assure you that 1 feel deeply
the expression of your loyalty and affection for the Queen.

I rejoice to think that obedience to the laws and submission to au-
thority, which form the bond of all society and the condition of all
civilization, are supported and enforced by your teaching and example.

The assurance that you enjoy tho free exei'cise of your religion, and
that you partake in the benefits and protection of the Hritisli Cotiititu-
tion, is a pledge that your hearts, and those of your fellow-subjecls, of
whatever origin they may be, will ever be united in the feelings you
now express, of attachment to the Crown of Great Britain.

I acknowledge with gratitude the earnest prayers which you olTer to

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SominMVV h:\\u\ |iliivt'<l " '>'><1 f<:ivo llio (^uooii."

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tho instilulion. with which ho ox|ito8Ho«l hiiii,«<'iriim<h plonsod. Ihn
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tho Trsuhwo (\m\voii(. wliioh wiis hoiiiililullv (loooiiilod I'm- ihn
ovvrtsion. i\ii«l whoio <ho loUowinu AddrosH was inowiiloil In him
bv Miss Sdiiivl ^^diniohlor or.ludsro Slu.-nl) : —

Qv'W. riAISK A VOTHK Al.TKSSR IvOV M.K,

l.os Kolinioiiso^ risiilinrf vcfjiirih'vonl loiijoiiiH ooiiinif im lioiiiiriir
si^nrtUV In visile ilo Volio AllO!<?o Uovnio iliiiiM Iciir iinliiino inoiiiiKloro
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pioils, c\\ iTlto oiii'onslunoo solciiiiollo, rinuiniiiijtc do loiiv ros|UM't el do
lour tlt^vouoiiionl.

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qui intOvosso lonr ]i!iliio ; olios oiil loiijuiiis (iris la jdiis livi(j;(' luirl a \n
roooiin.-iissrtiioo ot a rntlaoliomont dos)'liiH (iiiolos siijots «Io Sii Miijosli^,
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Altosso lxv\valo on colto piovinoo.

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risito oc pavs. ol nionio co{ iMablissoiuout d'odiioalioii, lo I'lusi anoioii da
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cos pviiuos, colui do Son Altesso Uoynlc, Alhorl Kdoiianl, rrinoo do
all OS.

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Kououiuioo do la • - MO do voire Altesso Koyalo, el do toutos los niitros
qualitos q\u lapp licut a sasseoir, uu jour, sur uii dosjdus boaux trdiioa

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viHit III till' I'lly III (^lil'lll'l', Mini till' |ll>|yilMlll irii'nl wi^lir.i wliiili llli^

Aililri'HM iniuiH'i'qln.

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(Iioy iniiy Inii); i>iMitiiiiii> In i>xi<rl ii. liiMii'liciiil iiilliii>ni',o ii|iiin llii< |iii|iiilii.l,iori
III' Ihi^ iiiti'ii'MlliiK ('iMiiiliy.

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iK'ijiiillnl tliouiMi'lvoM iiiliniiiiMy. 'I'Im^ rnllnwiiif/; ih t.lio pii ti! in
•(iioHlinii : -

ICiiilt I linrk I II Tfirrry, ini'rry (ipiil

ItiiiKH mil. ii'iM' nil t.lio litiiil ;

IIh I'lliDi'B l,liriiiii/li III" iliii-iler 8t«ial —

I(, lii'i>M iiiir yiiiilliriil liiMiil.

Miiii)f lini|i mill f*i)u\r\ Irl, tiii'lmly,

Iii>t. joy, (fiiHli Curlli ill iiiniiliiTfi (Vfi>,

Thy wp|(Miiiii>, 'IIh Unit, riii^rry piwil

Ol'jiiy <M<r all Mm latni I

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'Tin i^ldiliiiiHH (ill, lliy v/ilr.itm'iny;,

Kioin Alliiim'H IhIii iifiir :
And lnyiii IkmuIh llicir liotriago luin^^,

Tl) liiiil thy riaiiii^ Hlivr ;
AniljoyouR ymiUi iIh proirii.mi t.nll,
Whilo tiiricfiil uiili'H of triiirrtiih swiiji
Li» I lti'jliiiir..i llnir ili'.ii^ri 1 liiirn t.o rint;
Uh 1 haaU) to (^iTot our Uoyiil Guostl

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Aud let it ccliu long,

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While wishes for the Prince's weal
Are niingleil with our song.
May ev'ry Ijlussiiig on thee rest ;
Thus ringH the merry peal :
And thus we liail thee, Royal Guest,
Tliuj pray we for thy weal,
W.Mle still that merry jjcal
Rings loud, and echoes long 1

His Royal Highness then retired.

At two o'clock p. m., he visited the Citadel.

Ill the evening, a grand display of fireworks took place on tho
Esplanade. Many beautiful devices in a variety of colours were
given, among them the Prince's arms, the royal anns, " God
save the Queen," Duke of Newcastle's and Earl St. Germains'
arms, &c. The Prince was present, with a part of his suite, during
tho whole of the display.

On the following morning at 11 o'clock, His Royal Highness,
accompanied by his suite, the Governor General, General Williams,
Admiral Milne, Sir A. N. MacNab, Sir E. P. Tachd, Hon.
Mr. Cartier (Premier), &c., took leave of Quebec and embarked
on board the splendid steamer Kingston (chartered by the
Provincial Government, and beautifully furnished) for Montreal.

Tho procession which escorted him to the wharf was the same
that had welcomed him there. The 17th Regiment and Royal
Canadian Rifles lined the streets from his residence to the wharf,
where the Volunteer Artillery, as the Guard of Honour, presented
arms as he passed, and the band played the National Anthem.

Royal salutes were fired by all the batteries, and by Her Majes-
ty's ships in port; and as the Kingston steamed out, cheers, long
and loud, from the excited and enthusiastic multitude, greeted the
eir of the Heir Apparent to the British Throne.

The f ailors of the fleet manned the yards, and, as the Kingston
steamed round the harbour, they cheered lustily, heartily, and with
a British will, tho band on board her playing " Rule Britannia "
until out of sight.

The trip up to the city of Three Rivers, about half-way between
Quebec and Montreal, at the mouth of the River St. Maurice, and
which was reached at three o'clock p.m., was a delightful one ; the
weather was beautiful, — all that a person could wish. The sun shone

in liis gorj^cons attlro,arnl tho ricli, varied, and niaf^nificont scenery
of the n(tblo river showed itself to much udvuntaj;e. No wonder
that the I'rince and his party were in liigh <,dec, and delimited.

A royal Halute was fired by the Field Battery of tlic jilace ; and
the entire population of the town, and the people from the sur-
round in;,' country (entirely French), crowded the wharves, wliieh,
as well as the town, was handsomely decorated, and cheered tho
Prince loudly.

A Company of Light Infantry from ]\Iontreal was on the
wharf, and, when the Prince landed, presented arms.

An Address was presented him by the Mayor (J. E. Turcotto,
Esq., M. P. P.), to which Ilia lloyal Highness gave a suitable
reply. The royal party then returned to the steamer, it being
their intention to lie there until the morning, which they did.

In the evening (mainly through the instrumentality of the
Mayor) the entire town was illuminated, and looked extremely
well.

During the night, the steamer Quchec, (the largest, oldest, and
swiftest boat in Canada,) came in from the ancient capital,
Quebec, carrying the Members of the Legislature, and some of the
chief governuicnt officers. A meeting was called of the Members,
when a deputation, consisting of the Hon. Messrs. De Blaquiiirc
and Drummond, was despatched to wait upon His lloyal High-
ness praying him to allow the Quebec, with the Members, to escort
him to Montreal. The Prince was graciously pleased to acquiesce
to this.

So the Quebec lay at Three Rivers all night, with the Kingston ;
but, alas, the next morning broke in with bad weather, miserable,
foggy, drizzling — Prince's weather ; nevertheless, the royal party
amused themselves in the ample and comfortable cabins of the
Kingston, and the Members of the Legislature in the eonmiodious,
but, on that occasion, somewhat crowded ones of the Quebec.

Both boats left Three Rivers in the morning. In Lake St.
Peter they came up with the steamer St. Lawrence, with mem-
bers of the Trinity House on board, who had come down to escort
the Prince to Montreal. It fell in the wake of the Kingston, with
the Quebec.
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and even when the rain came down in the
there were people found on the shore doing
of our beloved Queen.

Near Montreal, tlie three steamers came up with a regular fleet
of vessels, which were gaily and beautifully dressed with flags and
evergreens, and perfectly crowded with passengers. They were
the Victoria, Passport, Mayjiower, V Assomption, Ti rrclonne,
Ilocht'laga, Topsy, Napoleon, James McKcnzie, liedpath,
L'Aiyh; Caledonia, &c., &c.

As the Kingston passed them, their passengers gave the Prince
" three times three ;" a regular downright loyal British cheer, and
the bands on all of them struck up " God save the Queen."
Nothing could be more sublime, nothing more beautiful. But
for the rain, every one would have been in the greatest hilarity of
spirits.

At ^lontreal it was thought better, on account of the rain,
to postpone the landing ; and in the emergency, that indefatigable
Minister of the Crown, Mr. Rose, chartered a steamer and went
down to meet His Royal Highness on behalf of the lleception
Committee, and acquaint him with their request ; which the
Prince graciously complied with, the Kingston anchoring shortly
after for the night below St. Helen's Island.

Nine o'clock on Saturday morning was the hour named for the
Prince's entrance into the metropolitan city of British America.
Long before that liour, however, every conceivable nook in and
around the piers from which a sight of the landing could bo
obtained, was densely crowded by over 40,000 people.

The weather had been very boisterous during the night, and
raining incessantly ; but before nine it cleared up, the sun shone
forth, and the weather was at once delightful.

Near that hour the Kingston was perceived, preceded by the
same fleet of steamers that had gone down to meet it the day before,
Rteamitig up the river, her colours, as well as those from the others,
flying from her masts, while flowers and evergreens decked her
sides.

The battery on St. Helen's Island fired a royal salute as she
passed, the people along the river cheered loudly, and the belli
from all the city churches rang forth gaily.

OS she
the bella

Shortly after nine the noble vessel made the landinji-place,
which was liandsonicly and gorjreously decorated. A nias-ive pa-
vilion stood near the edge, which, although made of wood, was
gilded and painted in a neat, ma.stcrly style. It was surmounted on
tlie four sides by groups of flags, while at the top floated the royal
standard. It looked really grand, contrasting with the wharf which
was laid out with trei'S, and carpeted where the i'rince was to walk.
The regular lines of soldiers, and the gay uniforms of the oflieers
gathered there, gave the aff'air quite a festive appearance.

On the wharf were the chief civil and military personages of
Montreal ; the Metropolitan Bishop of Canada (Dr. Fulford) ;
the Moderator of the Church of Scotland ; the Clergy of the Church
of Home; the Members of the Ministry; the Members of the
Legislature ; the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors, the olHeers
of the Corporation, &c., «&c. The entire Volunteer Force of Mon-
treal, composed of Infantry, Rifles, Cavalry, and Artillery,
were also there. The Rifles acted in conjunction with the Royal
Canadian Rifle.s as Guard of Honour.

The Prince and his suite stood on the upper deck until the steamer
was safely moored, when they descended, and Ilis Royal Highness
stepped on the shore of Montreal. Then did the cheers of the
people ring forth in one continued cry of joy, and the cannons of
the Field Battery thundered forth a salute, accompanied by
H. M. S. Valorous, Styx, and Flying-Fish, the men manning
the yards and cheering vociferously. The Volunteer Rifles pre-
sented arms and the bands played the National Anthem.

The Mayor (C. S. Rodier, Esq.), in his robes of office, then con-
ducted His Royal Highness to a rich scarlet dais, under the hand-
some pavilion, and presented him with the following Address : —

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of the City of Montreal, res-
pectfully beg leave to approach Your Royal Highness, to felicitate you
on behalf of the citizens of Montreal on your safe arrival in this Province,
and to offer to Your Royal Highness our most cordial and hearty wel-
come to this city. We avail ourselves of this propitious occasion of a
visit from the Heir Apparent of the British throne, to express to Your
Royal Highness our devoted loyalty and attachment to the Person and
Government of our most Gracious Sovereign, your illustrious mother;
and to declare our humble but fervent admiration of her wisdom, mode-

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ration, and justice as our Sovereign, and our love and veneration of the
virtues and graces wiiich adorn her private life. As circumstances do
not permit our beloved Queen to honour this distant but important sec-
tion of her Empire with a personal visit, Ilcr Majesty has been graciously
pleased to confer on her faithful Canadian subjects the next dearest
boon it was in her power to bestow, by authorising this most welcome
visit of Your Royal Highness. This gracious manifestation of Her
Majesty's consideration and regard is hailed with thankfulness and joy
by all her loyal and devoted subjects in these Provinces ; but we beg
most respectfully to assure Your Royal Highness, that by none amongst
the millions who compose their number, is it more highly esteemed,
more fully appreciated, and more enthusiastically felt and acltnowledged,
than by Her Majesty's devoted and loyal subjects, the citizens of Mon-
treal. The immediate object of Your Royal Highness's most gratifying
visit to Canada is to open the Victoria Bridge; that magnificent monu-
ment of enterprise and skill with which the fame and prosperity of this
city will evermore be intimately connected and most permanently iden-
tified.

In this stupendous work, Your Royal Highness will not fail to observe
how natural obstacles, almost insurmountable in their ponderous strength
and complicated variety, have been triumphantly overcome by the com-
bined power of British enterprise and capital, and of Canadian energy
and skill. And we beg to assure Your Royal Highness, that this
wonderful achievement of engineering and mechanical perfectioa
will henceforth possess a new claim on our interests and regards,
associated as it must evermore be in our memories and affections
■with this auspicious visit of Your Royal Highness, and the interesting
ceremony of its perfect consummation by Your Royal Highness's hands.
We earnestly hope that Your Royal Highness's visit to this city will be
one of unmixed satisfaction and delight ; and we pledge ourselves, for the
citizens of Montreal, that they will one and all esteem it the highest
gratification and honour to use every means in their power to render
your too-short stay amongst them agreeable, happy, and comfortable.
We pray that Your Royal Highness will be pleased to communicate to
our Most Gracious Queen, your royal and beloved mother, our feelings
of ardent loyalty and devotion to her royal person and crown, and our
lively gratitude and acknowledgments for this last gracious evidence of
her royal condescension and favour,.Your Royal Highness's most welcome
and grateful visit to this city and province.

To which His Royal Highness replied : —

Gentlembn, — The Address you have just presented to me, in which you
proclaim your loyalty to the Queen and attachment to the British Crown,
demands my warmest acknowledgments. The impression made upon

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mc by the kind and cordial reception wliicii has been accorded to me on
this first visit to Canada, can never fade from my mind ; and deeply will
the Queen be gratified by the i)roof which it affords that the interest
wiiich she takes in the welfare of this portion of her Empire, and which
she has been anxious to mark by my presence amongst you, is met, on
their part, by feelings of affectionate devotion to herself and her fiiuiily.
For myself, I rejoice at the opportunity which has been atlbrded me of
visiting this t^ity, a great emporium of the Trade of Canada, and whose
growing pro3j)erity offers so striking an example of what may be effect-
ed by energy and enterprise, under the iutluenco of free institutions.
That this prosperity may be still further enlarged is my earnest hope ;
and there can be little doubt that by the completion of that stupendous
monument of engineering skill and labor which I have come in the name
of the Queen to inaugurate, new sources of wealth will be opened to your
citizens, and to the country new elements of power developed, and new
links forged to bind together in peaceful co-operation the exertions of
a wide-spread and rapidly-increasing population.

His Royal Highness was then conducted to the Governor General's
carriage, as also were the Duke of Newcastle, Earl St. Geriiiains,
and the Governor General ; the different Societies fell in, the bands
struck up joyful airs, and the procession advanced.

A finer procession was hardly ever witnessed. The members of
the various Societies attired in their best, wearing their insignia
and carrying their colours, the many different uniforms of the
military companies present, the Rifles so steady and so effi-
cient in their movements, the Cavalry mounted on good char-
gers and looking so erect and soldier-like, the Members of the
Ministry in their new Windsor uniforms looking the hcau ideal
of courtly diplomatists, the Mayor in his scarlet robe like a
second Lord Mayor of London and preserving the dignity of one
— all joining in the hearty demonstration of the people in favour
of the Prince of Wales.

Montreal is to Canada what London is to Great Britain, — the
metropolis; and not only because she possesses an overflow of
population or commerce, but because she has earned that name by
her fair reputation, her wealth, and her stability in advancing
towards greatness, and, being the centre of trade in Canada, doing
in one year more perfected work, and more coimnerce and ready-
money business, than is done in five years in any other city in
British America.

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No woiulcr, then, that, as the richest city in British North
America, she should give the Heir Apparent to the British
Throne a reception 8t» magnificent, which cannot but be always
rcmen)berc(l, by, not only the Prince liimself, but all that had
the good fortune to witness it.

Montreal sustained her good name on that auspicious occasion ;
and her citizens deserve to be ever honoured for showing their
devoted loyalty to the Throne in such a substantial and commend-
able manner.

The whole city was beautifully ornamented with flags, banners,
trees, flowers, evergreens, transparencies, and arclies, which, for
taste, skill, architecture, and varied beauty, can hardly be excelled ;
they appeared so very neat, beautiful, and substantial, and were
adorned and painted so very elaborately.

We regret that we are unable, from want of space, to give a full
and separate description of the arches. In all there were about
eight, at the following places : — Jacques Cartier Square ; Dalhousie
Square; Place d'Armes ; Victoria Square; St. Catherine Street;
St. Lawrence Street ; Grifiintown ; and Simpson Street.

His Royal Highness was escorted tlirough nearly all these
arches to the Crystal Palace (which he was to inaugurate), — a
new building, built somewhat after the London one of 1851, but
of course on a much smaller scale, — where he arrived at a quarter
to eleven, and was received by a Guard of Honour of the Mon-
treal Infantry and by a royal salute from the Field Battery,
and at the grand entrance by the President, Secretary, and
members of the Sub-Committee of the Board of Arts and Manu-
factures of Lower Canada, who conducted him to the retiring-room,
and, after remaining there a few minutes, led the way to the maiu
building, where he took his seat on the central dais. The organ
pealed forth, and the Oratorio Society sang with good eflfcct
the National Anthem. The floor and galleries were crowded with
the elite of Montreal, and a great number of visitors from other
places. The Members of the Legislature were also there.

The interior portion of the building looked excellently, being
very prettily adorned with flags, &c.

On His Royal Highness's right stood the Governor General,
Major Teesdale, and Captain Grey ; on his left, the Duke of

Newcastle, Earl St. (icrmains, CJcncral Sir W. P. Williams, &c.
The military and naval officers also were there, and the Members
of the Executive Council. The Marquis and Marchioness of
Chandos, Lady Franklin, Lady Gcorgiana Fane, Lord Ilinchin
brooke, and the lion. Mr. Elliot, attended as spectators.

The Governor General, at the conclusion of the National Anthcu),
stepped to the foot of the dais, and presented the following Addrcsa
to His Royal Highness : —

Mat it plbabe Your Royal Hiqhness, —

The people of this Province are aware of the interest with which
Her Most Gracious Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the Exhi-
bitions of 1851 and 1855. They know that among the objects which
excited attention on these occasions, the productions of Canada held an
important jdace ; and they venture to hope that Your Royal Highness
will on the present occasion condescend to meet their wishes by open-
ing the Exhibition which is to take place in this building. They believe
that Your Royal Highness may find that the objects submitted to your
notice will afford some evidence of the industry and progress of Canada,
and some promise of her future success. On the part therefore of the
Provincial Government, I pray Your Royal Highness to do us the honor
of opening in the city of Montreal this Exhibition ; and we trust that
such condescension on your part may stimulate our people to greater
exertions, and may be long remembered among the gracious acts which
are destined to mark the visit of the Heir Apparent of the Throne of
Great Britain.

To this His Royal Highness replied as follows : —

Gentlemen, — Most readily I consent to the request you have made •
a request the more agreeable, because it is conveyed to me by my kind
friend Your Excellency the Governor General. I am not ignorant of
the high position obtained by Canada in the Great Exhibition of 1851,
which was opened under the happy auspices of the Queen and the
Prince Consort ; and carrying out the design of the memorable under-
taking, this smaller, but to Canada most interesting, collection of the
products of your land, and of works of art and industry, has my entire
sympathy, and claims my best wishes for its success. I hope and be-
lieve it will realize all the objects for which it has been designed.

The Governor then took his piaffe at the right hand of His
Royal Highness, and Bishop Fulford offered up the following
prayer : —

Almighty God, the Creator and Giver of the Universe, we Thy

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creatures dcairc liumbly to approach Thy throne of Grace, confeas-
iiig TliL'c as thu Author of our being, and the Giver of all good gifts,
by whofe mercy alone it is that we are enabled to tliink or to do any-
thing that is accejttable to Thee. We acknowledge with grateful hearts
all Thy jiast mercies to us, and specially Thy goodness manifested in
the abundance of tlie fruits of the earth, now awaiting the ingathering
of the harvest. We also bless Thee, Lord, for that continued public
tranipiility in the land which has given us the opportunity of pursuing
with any measure of success, those enterprises which belong to peace,
and promote the ))rosperity of the people. We beseech Tlice now to
look favorably upon tiiis work of our hands ; and while we give Tliee
hearty thanks that we have been allowed thus far to carry forward the
execiiion of our designs, wo beg Thy blessing on the undertaking
which we are this day assembled to inaugurate. Let us not rest with
pride or self-complaceny upon the results of human intellect and human
ingenuity, but make us always to remember that whatever is of the
earth is earthly and perishable, and that all flesh is as grass, and the
glory of man as the flower of grass, which withereth and fadeth away.
And enable us also to exercise our several talents as shall best promote
Thy glory and the edification and well-being of Thy creatures, that we
may give account of the trust committed to us with joy and not with
sorrow ; and wo beseech Thee, Lord, so to guide and direct our
hearts, and to overrule our purposes, that, while endeavouring to make
known Thy power and wisdom in the works of creation, and to develop
the gifts of Tiiy creatures in the advancement of science and art, we
may allow no strife or vain-glory to disturb our unity of action or hin-
der our success ; and in order thereto, may we be taught by Thy Spirit
not to think too highly of ourselves, but, in lowliness of mind, each to
esteem others better than themselves. Grant that this mind may be in
us which was also in Jesus Christ ; for which we pray in Ilis name, who
died for us that we might live unto Ilim, and who now liveth and
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, in the unity of the Godhead,
Thy only Son Our Lord. Amen.

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fel-
lowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore. Amen.

A procession was then organized to conduct His Royal High-
ness through the building, and the several departments in it. Mr.
Chambcrlin, the Secretary of the Sub-Committee of the Board of
Arts and Manufactures, and the Equerries in Waiting, leading
the way, the party passed through the most interesting parts.
Whilst in the Mineralogical Department, His Royal Highness
entered into couversation with Dr. Dawson, the President of the .
Board, relative to the Canadian specimens. In the Fine Arts

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Dcpartiricrit, his Lordship Cislini) I'lilfonl, Prcf'liknt of llie Art
AHSOciiition, saiil that tljc Council were dcsiroua of presenting;
him witli a Canadian picture from tlie colhjction, and pravinj; ffis
Royal llitrhnesrt to select one. The Prince frood naturedly "fleeted
Mr. Way's water-colour ]iaintiniL', '" The Prince's Siiuailron at
Anchor at (Jaspe Basin."' When passing; alon;;; the St. Catherine
Street end of the buildiu};, he stepped out »m the halcony, and the
immense crowd feathered outside cheered immediately. The whole
party then returned to the dais, when the (jovernor General said,
" By command of Tlis Royal Tlii^hness, I declare this Exhil)ition
opened." The Hallelujah Chorus was then sunp; by the Oratorio
Society, under the direction of Professor Fowler; and the Prince
and suite retired to his room, whence they left shortly after-
wards for the Victoria Bridge '(which he was also to inaui;urate).
We copy the following from the Montreal Herald. It refers to
the preparations at the Bridge, and to the people assembled prior to
the arrival of the Prince : —

But before Via arrival a large company had assembled. There was
first of all a number of what may be called ex officio visitors — among
them the Executive Committee of the Citizens' Fund, and the Special
Committee of the City Council. Tiic former all wore a plume on a
blue ribbon. The arrangements at the Point had all been made under
the superintendence of Mr. Scott, the architect usually employed by tlie
Grand Trunk Company, and he had done his business well ; for, with a
crowd of several hundred persons all pressing forward, there was not
the slightest confusion. Except a little pressure at the doors, everything
passed off with the most perfect order, each man finding his seat on tiie
cars, and afterwards on the scaffc-ding of the Bridge, with tlic greatest
ease and comfort. By about 1 r \" jk all were seated in tlie following
manner. A space formed by the Av-iis of the Bridge at the commence-
ment of the tube had been enclosed so as to form an oblong pit, having
one end closed at the top by the first pier, and at tlie bottom of which
raa the rails, of course passing under the pier. At the southern end
of this enclosure, and against the pier, a scafiFold was erected almost at
the level of the top of the pier, reached by a stair from the level on
which the rails are laid. On each side of the rails were seats appro-
priated to the Members of the Legislature. Upon the walls were gal-
leries; and the top of the pier itself, the last stone of whicii was to be
laid, was appropriated to members of the press, Canadian and Foreign.
The gallery was hung with red baize. Over the pier there was an
archod board with the royal arms, and below it ihe words " Finis coro-
nat opus." This board served to coaccal the wheel-crank and other

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mnchincry which wore intondrd fo lift tlic stone from its wooilcn sup-
port:* preparatory to its being dcposilod on its bod. The wiiole of tho
giiUery w:H erected niider the dircetion mid fit tiie desire and <'xpen30
of Mr, Jainesi ifndges, wiio wished to give liis ('iinndiim frit'nds this last
token of his regard. To that part of the structure, tlierefore, they were
admitted by iiis invitation. The company wiio came at tlie invitation
of tin: Manager were accommodatcfl oii the embankment in two rows of
Beat?, line on each side of the track. Kvery place on all parts of tho
Bridge were numbered, and, as we have said before, all the visitors had
found their places before II. R. II. arrived. In the interval some flags,
with appropriate designs, had been handed to the ladies, who seemed
well pleased with these pretty toys."

The I'rince and suite arrivcil at the Victoria Bridge station,
at about one-o'clock. lie was met by the Hon. Jolin Ross, Presi-
dent of tlic Executive Council, and President of the CI rand Trunk
Railway ; T. E. Blackwell, E8((., Vice-President, G. T. R., and
the Mejubers of the Executive Council.

Mr. lloss presented him with the following Address: —

To Ilia Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, SfC.
May it plkase Your Royal Hioiiness, —

The Directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada beg
leave to offer to your Royal Highness a respectful welcome to tho Pro-
vince.

The Canadian Parliament has made tbo completion of the Victoria
Bridge the occasion on which to invite our most gracious Sovereign to
visit her Canadian possessions; and, in welcoming your Royal Highness
to Canada as her representative, they have referred, with just pride, to
this great work as evidence of the results achieved through the union
of British capital and skill with Canadian enterprise and progress.

The Victoria Bridge, as your Royal Highness is aware, has been con-
structed in the face of the greatest engineering difliculties. It is the
connecting link of eleven hundred miles of railway, extending from the
extreme western limits of Canada nearly to its eastern boundary, and
also affording an outlet to Provincial trade to the Atlantic when th«
rigour of our climate closes tho natural channel by the St. Lawrence.

This great national highway has been carried through by a vast
outlay of British capital, fostered by the most wise policy and generous
aid of the Canadian Parliament ; and, as now completed, will develop
and promote not only the interchange of commerce and intercourse be-
tween the various districts of this widely-extended Province, but will
also secure to it a large share of the rapidly-increasing trade of the
West.

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rnmliitiP'l with nti iiitrriiiil nnvigdlion of iinriviillpd oxfcnt ; an I, in
your future progress to the West, your Uoyiil Iliglinesx will ohserve the
best evidence of tho wisdom nnd vncrgy which hiive thus been applied
to the developtniMit of the resouree^ of thin yrent I'roviiice.

The Directors h;ive now to express their profound gratitude to their
most (jrnciotisHovereign, and to your lloyal IIighiier<s for your conwidera-
tion in honoring thi^ enterprise with your presence ; nnd tliey pray that
your Koynl Mighne-<s will now he pleased finally to inaugurate the com-
pletion of the Victoria iJridge, an<l thus to permit the greatest engineer-
ing work of modern days to bo associated with the auspicious oceaniou
of the first visit of tho Heir Apparent of the Throne to Her Majesty's loyal
Province of Canada.

To which His Royal Highness niatlo the followinj* reply : —

Gknti.kmen, — It is with mingled feelings of gratification at the duty
which I am called upon to undertake, and admiration of the magniticent
spectacle of successful science which is before me, that I proceed to
comply with your invitation, and, in the name of the t^ueen, to inaugu-
rate a work as unsurpassed by the grandeur of Kgypt or of Rome, as it •
is unrivalled by the inventive gcaiua of these days of ever-active enter-
prise.

I regret that the great man, whose name is now doubly enrolled in
that page of my country's history in which its worthies are inscribed,
has not lived to sec this day. I regret that ill-health prevents the pre-
sence of another who labored with him to plan and execute this vast
design ; but to them, and to the eminent firm and those employed by
them in carrying out the works, no less than to your countrymen, whose
energetic exertions first gave birth to the scheme of which this Bridge
is the consummation, the thanks of the great community of North
America are due.

Your Sovereign has testified her oppreciation of the magnitude and
importance of the enterprise, by deputing me to come so far to com-
memorate on the spot, on her behalf, the completion of a monument of
engineering skill, which will, henceforth, bear Ilor name, and convey to
future generations, another proof, in addition to the many which exist,
of the successful industry of the great people committed by Providence
to Her rule.

May this ceremony be auspicious to all concerned. May the Railway,
and this Bridge, Avhich is its connecting link, realize all the expectations
of its promoters, and continue throughout the great future of this Pro-
vince a source of permanent and ever-increasing prosperity.

His Royal Highness arrived at the Bridge from the Station at
half-past one precisely, in a beautiful carriage lined with crimson
velvet, and the outside ornamented in an elegant manner.

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Ho iiiinii:tlia(»ly UMomlrd tin; stiiirs (tf the M-allnlil, to tlir i)lat-
t'oriii iiImiv(>, tli(! 11)111. .luliii Hush K'luliii;; tliu wiiy, wliilc thu I'ul-
lowiii^' iioMi'iiicii nu\\ ^fiitlciiu'ii accoiiipatiiiHl liiiii : —

Tin Diikf (if Ni'wcastlc, Lcml »St. (IcrinniiiH, the Onvrrnor Ocncral,
(ifiirii.l Miuof, AMiiiiiiil MiliH', ruiiliiiii Il(i|i(' of (lie Hyiiii^ Fish, Major
Tc'silalt', ('a|itaiii (!r<y, Lurd L^voiiH, CuiMiii'iilort" S<'}iniiiir, His Lditl-
Hliip tlie liiHliop of Mi)iitr(>al, Dr. MatliioMon, tlio Hun. John Voiing, most
of the Mi-iiihert* of the Kxcciilivo Coiiiicil, Dr. Aiicklaml, Mr, Kngle~
heart, .Si'CTolary to the I'rincc ; Sir Allan .MacNab, .Mr. Klackwi'll, most
o( the Dirt'clorf) of the (Jrand Trunk IJailway ; Mr. Shanly, .Mr. Trom-
biii^ki, iSir W. Logan, Sir II. Sinitli, the Npeaker, the coinnnuidcra uf the
Styj- and I'aioruuH, and several other gentlemen.

The rrinco wurt received by Juunss llodj^c.^, Esq., the htiilder
of the JJiidge, who lianded him ii wnodeii mallet and .silver truwe
the I'riiiee bowing and unenvering as he received them.

Tiic trowel bore on the inside the following inscription :—

TO COMMKMOUATK

The completion of the Victoria liridge by His Royal Highness

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.

MONTIIEAL, 18G0.

On tiie reverse was an engraving of the liridge. The handle was
wrought into the form of a IJeaver, which waa attached to the blade by
A rriiice of Wales' plume, the edges of the blade being decorated with
a border of the Hose, .Shamrock, Thistle, and Maple Leaf.

His Royal Highness took the trowel, and with a few dexterous strokes
levelled the mortar, previously roughly spread. The stone was tiicn
lowered under the directions of Mr. Hodges' foreman. While the tackle
was being adjusted, II. II. II. looked w ith evident interest on the broad
river-scenery before him, and made smiling observations to the Duke
of N'owca.-sile and tiic Governor General. At length the large mass was
lowered to its pert if.nent resting-place. It was a stone 10 feet long bj-
six broad and two deep, weighing several tons. The Prince concluded
this part of the ceremony by giving one or two formal taps with the
masonic gavel, and the Bridge was completed, to be henceforth known
by the name of Victoria Bridge.

The band of the Royal Canadian Rifles struck up the National
Anthem as the ceremony was concluded.

The last stone having been laid, U. R. II., and a large number of the
oflici.nl gentlemen in attendance upon him, took the royal car and pro-
ceeded to the central arch, where the last rivet was still to be driven,—
an operation which was executed by the Prince with great spirit and
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first "olc^'tcil tlio \\()]o vvbicli lio wniiM fill. Tlii-' liapinnoil to hn a lulor-
nhly lii>fli Olio — iilioiit tin* Icvi-I of lli^ liciid, iin<l snmt' of tlio liystuiHlorM
siigK'*'*'''*' "'™t * more convpnicMit oiio sIkhiM he H«'l«'cto(i. Hut the
Prince ikHutoiI to h'n own clioico. Those who hnv(i goi'n tho riv«itn
(Irivon, know Ihiit it \a done with ii very ra|iiilly rcin'iitcd xtro'vi! ; ami
wliiti 11. I{. IF. olncrvftl tin" ih'xtcrily of this woikim-n, hi' oh^orvcd thivt
he WHS iifriiid ho should prove only a hiinjjliiiK hand. Howi-vi-r, tho
last rivot l)oin(j luisiu'd tlirou^Ii. he took the sni.ill hainnuT, and, after
piviiig two or thr(!0 taps to steady the liolt, Mr. lIod<^PS hiiviiifj ap[died
tlie cupping-tool and given him a large haniiner, of sevenil pounds
weight, ho speedily completed tliiii very last touch to the great structure.

Tlui royal carriui^o thon luado its appcaranco, and IT. U. il.
spocMlily took Ills seat, ami It ilrovc away to tlio ili'jrinn r at the
Station, amidst the lioarty cheers of those as.^eniblcd.

Six hundred f^iiosts sat down to the ih'Jrnvrr (j^iven by the
Grand Trunk Railway Co.), which was hoautirully ''laid out " for
the occasion. At tho head of the table was a dais, on which
sat the (Jovcrnor General, Sir E. W. Head. He had on lijs
left, II. R. II. the Prince of Wales, Duke of Newcastle, Lord
Lyons, General Bruce, Admiral Milne, Sir Basil Hall, Major
Tecsdale, Capt. Grey, Sir E. P. Tache, and Mr. Kn<,'leheart ; and
on liis ri<;ht, tho Earl St. Germains, The Lord Bishop, Sir A.
N. McNab, General Sir W. F. Williams, Sir Henry Smith,
Commodore Seymour, tho Mayor, Dr. Mathicson, &c., &c.

In about an hour's time, His Excellency rose and proposed tho
health of Her Majesty the Queen, which was enthusia'^tically res-
ponded to.

Shortly afterwards the Prince Consort's health was proposed and
drank with all tho h;)nors.

Again His Excellency rose and proposed tlie health of His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Never can His Royal
Highness forget the enthusiasm displayed, the cheering and the
hurrahs on that occasion. They gave him the full assurance of
Canada's love and loyalty.

After the cheering had somewhat subsided, His Royal High-
ness rose. Every one held their breath ; a pin could not have
fallen but the company would have hoard it ; every one wa-s in
expectation and suspense, and every one felt honoured.

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At length tbey were most agreeably surprised when H. R. H.
spoke, and their cheering was nearly as unbounded as it bad been
previously. " I propose," said the Prince, " the health of the
Governor General, success to Canada, and prosperity to the Grand
Trunk Railway," This of course " paved the w^ay " for three
times three.

Shortly afterwards, H. R. H. rose and retired ; and, after paying
a brief visit to the Grand Trunk works, where the following
Address was presented to him by the workmen, took his departure
for his residence : —

To His Royal Highness .Albert Edward Prince of Wales.
May it please Youn Royal Highness, —

It is with feelings of unmingled gratification and pleasure that we,
the Working Men and Artizans of the Grand Trunk Railway Company,
cordially welcome to this portion of Her Majesty's Transatlantic Domi-
nions, one so nearly connected with Our Gracious Sovereign as your-
self.

Although separated by the wide Ocean from the land which gave
birth to most of us, we yet bear in our hearts the warmest love towards
it, and the deepest reverence and loyalty towards that Monarch whose
presence here to-day Your Royal Highness represents.

The noble structure which Your Royal Highness has inaugurated, has
been to many of us the scene of our daily toii , and whilst carrying out
the gigantic conception of the designer, we have been able fully to
estimate the difficulties which he had to contend with and overcome ;
and, now that he has passed away from this sphere of existence, we feel
proud that we possess in these Her Majesty's Canadian dominions so
magnificent a funeral monument of one who rose from our own class,
and who shared with us the privilege of being a British subject.

Before Your Royal Highness departs from these shores, there will no
doubt be many opportunities afforded you of judging of the loyal and
devoted feelings of attachment general in these Provinces towards
Your Royal Mother ; and we are sure that whatever spot you may visit,
you will find one feeling common (we are proud to say in every land
where the English tongue is spolien, and in which we heartily join) of
love and attachment to^'-ards that Lady whose virtues are known and
acknowledged in every land and in every home, — Your Mother and Our
Queen.

Wishing Your Royal Highness every pleasure and benefit from your
sojourn amongst us, and a safe return to the parent land.

Signed (irt behalf of the Workmeti of the G. T. R.),

J. Curtis Clabkb.

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His Royal Highness made the following reply : —

OENTLrMBN, — I accep* with peculiar pleasure an Address of artizans
and working-men who have, by tiic sweat of their brow and the skilled
labour of m.my a hard day's toil, contributed to erect this monument to
the greatness of their country — a structure scarcely less honorable to
the hands which executed than to the minds which conceived it. I
mourn with you the loss of Robert Stephenson. In your regrets you
bring to raind that it was from your class that his eminent father sprung.
Let me further remind you, that England opens to all her sons tiie same
prospect of success to genius combined with honest industry. All
cannot attain the prize, but all may strive for it, and in this race victory
is not to the wealthy, or the powerful, but to him to whom God has
given intellect, and has implanted in the heart the moral qualities which
are required to constitute true greatness. I congratulate you upon the
completion of your work. I earnestly hope it may prosper ; and to you
who have raised it to its present grandeur, and to your families, I
heartily wish every happiness.

His Royal Highness at the conclusion of his reply was enthusi-
astically cheered, as he was also on leaving the Station.

For the following lengthy description of His Royal High-
ness's residence we are indebted to the 3Iontreal Herald : —

THE UONTRGAL RESIDENCE OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.

The mansion where H. R. K. is to reside during his stay in Montreal is
that of the Hon. John Rose, the Commissioner of Public Works, who, in
that capacity, has had charge of the arrangements for the Prince's recep-
tion, Mr. Rose being obliged to reside at the seat of government. How-
ever the house has recently been tenanted by Sir W. F. Williams, who
volunteered to resign it for the Prince during H. R. H.'s stay in town.
The house is finely situated on the lower plateau of the mountain, stand-
ing in about three acres of ground, which are beautifully decorated by
ornamental trees, and parterres of flowers. The mountain rises up steeply
behind it ; but the house itself is high enough to afford a prospect over
the entire city, the river, and the country beyond. The house itself is
about fifty feet square, with a wing, two stories high, with handsome
porch and entrance, the whole being surmounted by a pediment. Being
perfectly white, it forms a very pretty object among the dark trees, in
which it is embowered. It is approached by two streets. The entrance
gates nave been renewed, and decorated with carved plumes of Prince
of Wales' feathers. The exterior of the house has been newly decorated
for the reception of the royal guest ; and it would probably have been
difficult to find a residence in the city, upon the whole, more agreeable.
At the entrance are two handsome coloured lamps, and the outer door
and vestibule door are in enamelled glass. The entrance-hall is papered

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with an imit.ition of a fine yellow marble ; having, at the end, niches
containing,' female figures bearing gas lights. On the left hand is the
library. Tlie room is fitted up witli a jiapcr of ricli daric green, with
perpendicular stripes of gold. The carpet is anew Hrussels, the ground
of a dark green colour, with the pattern formed of two device.'', arranged
in alternate rows. One of these consists of a number of short lines,
crossed by others, all of various liglit colors, to give relief to the ground,
and with colors changed alternately. Tlie other and more conspicuous
device consists of a light-coloured border enclosing a Jlcur de lyn ; the
ground within the border alternately yellow and brown, and the Jleur de
lys alternately white and yellow. The curtains are of a green damask ;
and the sides are surrounded witli books on rosewood shelves ; other
shelves with books standing out on the floor of the room. — On the other
side of tlie passage is tlic dining-room. Tlie carpet in this room has not
been changed. It is a Brussels with a large pattern, in which red and
white are the predominating colours. The mantle-piece is of black
marble, and the room is hung with pictures The paper is a rich red
flock ; and at the end farthest removed from the window, there is a large
mirror. The table and side-board are of mahogany, and the chairs of

We believe that all is
The curtains match the

the same wood, with black leather covers.

exactly as it was when used by the proprietor
jiaper in tint.

The drawing-room is a very handsome apartment at the north-western
corner of the house. It has two windows opening on to the Mountain,
northwards, and a very large bow-window looking towards the west.
The curtains here are of a fine grey chintz, having stripes formed by a
pattern of moss-rose leaves and flowers ; and they are trimmed with silk
and lace. The curtain-rods arc of wood, palmed white and gilt. The
mantle-piece is of white marble, with a fine miiror in an elegant but by
no means florid frame ; and there is a console-table and mirror between
the windows. The carpet in this room is velvet, of a small flowered
pattern, in which all the brightest colours seem to be confused, without
giving to the eye any distinct conception of the design. The papering
is very elegant. The ground represents a grey watered silk, with a few
sprigs of gold. The bands of the jianelling are of a very light pink,
with gilt and light blue lines for borders. The furniture and knick-nacks
are of the ordinary kind used for drawing rooms ; but in simple taste,
becoming the bachelor quality of the Prince. The whole of the furni-
ture and decorations in this apartment are new. All the Avood-work in
the lower story, except the drawing-room, which is white and gold, is
painted oak on the inside and mahogany outside. The stairs to ascend
to the bed-chambers are lighted from the roof by two sky-lights, having
below them stained glasses, flush with the ceilings, the chief decoration
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lights throw a fine mellow colour over the stairs. The stairs and
the passage at the head of them are carpeted with dark green ; the pat-
tern blacit.

The Prince's bed-room is the south-eastern apartment of the upper
story. Its furniture consists of a bed, wardrobe, waslistand, writing-
table, sofa, cheval-glass, easy chair, and four small chairs. All the
furniture is of a clear bird's-eye maple. The bedstead is a four-poster
without curtains ; having the headboard raised a little above the foot-
board. All the posts are surmounted b}' carved crowns, and the pillars
are fluted and otherwise carved. The headboard rises from the sides to
the middle, where the peak terminates with a large crown. The royal
arms are below, encircled with ivy ; a little lower is an elegant fillet
composed of the leaves of the rose, sliamrock, thistle, and maple-leaf; and
again below that, the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto, both of a
very neat size. In the centre of the footboard, there is a carved oval,
having within it the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto, surrounded
by foliage. The wardrobe is surmounted by the Prince of Wales' feather
and motto, below which there is a band of open work across the front,
and two folding-doors with arched mouldings and carvings within them.
The chairs and sofa are covered with green and gold damask ; the small
chairs having open worked backs. The cheval-glass has its frame
decorated by a carved coat-of-arms and crown like the bed ; and the
washstand has a white marble top. All the rest of the furniture is of
the same curled-maple as the bedstead — all in very simple taste. The
carpet is a green Kidderminster, with a very small pattern, consisting
of white and red spots arranged in diamond form. The paper has a
light ground panelled with broad stripes of lilac, bordered with pink and
white.

The dressing-room adjoining the bed-room is furnished in a still plainer
manner than the bed-room. Its meublcmcnt consists merely of a sofa
and four chairs, all of rosewood, with green and gold damask to match
the furniture of the bed-room. The carpet is green with a small yellow
spot.

The Duke of Newcastle's bed-room is situated on the side of the house
opposite to that occupied by H. R. H. The general style of the furniture
is the same ; but it has been apparently chosen with a view to mark the
gradation of rank by some slight difference in elegance. Thus the wash-
stand, instead of a white marble top, has a black one ; the bedstead has
hardly any carving upon it, and Is, as well as the other furniture, of
what upholsterers call " white-wood," instead of maple ; and the chairs,
instead of damask, are of dark green " wrept." The paper is pannelled
with lines of gilt and white flowers and sprigs. The carpet is of
a commoner description than that in the Prince's apartment, of a dark
green ground, with a pattern consisting of small oblong spots of white.

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red, and yellow, arranged in groups diagonally. Another apartment
intended for Lord St. Germains, and a very small one for the Governor
General, with a single-sized bed, are both fitted up in the same style as
the ai)artment intended for the Colonial Secretary. The decorations
and the stained glass have been prepared by Messrs. McArthur and
Spence ; the furniture is from the factory of Jacques and llry of Toronto,
and the new gates, with the capital carving thereon, are the work of Mr,
Maxwell. Mr. Baylis has furnished the carpets. The whole of the
arrangements in the house and grounds have been under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Lawford, of Lawford and Nelson.

In the evening, the city was most brilliantly illuminated, per-
fectly ecllpsin":; anything of the kind ever seen on this continent.
The city was one perfect blaze of light. In every street was to be
seen beautiful transparencies ; the arches were all illuminated and
looked superb ; and the crowded streets, until two o'clock on
Sunday morning, showed how well the Montrealers' illumination
was appreciated.

Besides all this, a large number of the ships in port were lit up
with coloured lights, and set off rockets. There was a grand
display of fireworks from the Victoria Bridge. His Royal High-
ness came down " incog" in his carriage to see the illumination,
and was driven down Notre Dame Street. Now it so happened
that a proclamation had been issued that day by the Mayor, pro-
hibiting any vehicles from driving through the illuminated streets,
and the consequence was that a constable, little imagining who
was the occupant, soon seized the Prince's horses, and ordered the
coachman to turn back. But the coachman would not return. He
informed the constable that he was the Prince's coachman, and that
the Prince himself was inside ; but the constable replied by putting
liis finger to his proboscis. The crowd, hearing that the Prince was
in the carriage, made a desperate push, and was about to take the
horses out, and draw the Prince themselves ; but the coachman
perceiving this, drove hastily away.

On Sunday morning the 2Cth, His Royal Highness attended
Divine Service at Christ Church Cathedral.

He arrived precisely at eleven o'clock, attended by his suite,
and was met there by Sir Fenwick Williams, Sir A. Milne, and
their respective suites. The whole party was met at the door by
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&c., who conducted the Prince to his seat, which was the Bishop's
pew.

The prayers were read by the Venerable Archdeacon Gilson,a3
alsotlie Litany ; 1st Lesson by tlie Kev. Canon Townsend ; 2nd Les-
son by tlie Kev. Mr. "Wood; Epistle by the Bishop of lluport's
Land (Dr. Anderson); and the Gospel by Bishop McCrosky of
Michigan, U. S.

The Bishop of Montreal delivered the following —

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1st Cor. 9th Chap. 25th v., " And every man that striveth for the
mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corrup-
tible crown, but we an incorruptible."

We find various expressions and illustrations used in Scrijiture to
explain to us tiie nature of the Gospel, and the condition of the Chris-
tian. These everywhere meet us, both in the Parables of the Lord, and
in the Epistles of the Apostles. In the former (the Parables of Christ)
we find perhaps more frequent allusions to the state of the Gospel King-
dom as a whole ; in the Epistles we are for ever reminded of our relation
to that Kingdom as individuals, and of our place and duty as members
of it. To describe the unitj' of such members one with another, and
their connection with, and dependence upon Christ, St. Paul speaks of
Christians being living stones, built up into the spiritual Temple of
God, forming together one great and complete edifice, dedicated to God,
and in which He dwells, as He of old vouchsafed His visible presence in
the glorious Temple of Solomon at Jerusaleill; and all built upon Christ
as the foundation and chief corner-stone, which gives strength and
security to the whole. On other occasions the Apostle speaks of
believers, under the figure of many members united in one body, and
having different duties and offices, the head of which is Christ, the life,
the intelligence, the wisdom, and the glory of all. So also to describe
the difficulties we have to encounter, he likens the Christian to a soldier,
carrying on a continuous warfare in an enemy's country ; and in bis
Epistle to the Ephesians he enumerates the various portions of that
spiritual armour, — by which he is to be secured from danger, — the breast-
plate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit. The Captain whom he follows is the Lord
Jesus Christ ; and the ensign around which he rallies, is the banner of
the cross. In the chapter from which I have selected a verse for my
text on this occasion, St. Paul in these latter verses compares the Chris-
tian to those persons who used to enter the list as competitors for the
prizes in the public games which were constantly being celebrated in
different parts of Greece. And with great propriety and that skilful
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Apostle), floes he allude to the subject of these games, when writing to
the Corintliians, since the place where some of these were helil, was in
the neighbourliood of their own Oity of Corinth ; so that they nil must
immediately have understood the meaning, and must have felt the full
force of his argument ; and very probably, by themselves in their own
persons, or in the persons of their intimate friends, had striven for the
mastery in them. St. Paul reminds them, how that, when intending to
enter the lists as a competitor for the prize in the race, or any of those
energetic exertions that require a great display of bodily activity and
endurance, they were used to train and discipline themselves with un-
wearied care, submitting to denials of many usual bodily gratifications,
without hesitation and murmur, rising early, feeding themselves with
moderation and exercising themselves by rule, that their wind might
be good and lasting, their muscle strong and full, and no unhealthy ac-
tion c.vcitcd in their system such as might injure their strength and
lessen their speed, and thus destroy all chance of their success. Such
watchful care over themselves, such self-discipline, was absolutely ne-
cessary if they hoped to win the prize. — No man was ever foolish enough
to expuoC himself to certain defeat and well merited ridicule without
them. " Every man," (says the Apostle,) ye know it so to be. " Every
man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things." And yet
in these games, after all his care and pains, he may not succeed ; for
again he writes : " Know ye not that those that run in a race, run all, but
one only (the best among them) receiveth the prize." In this respect
the comparison with the Christian no longer holds good, except by
way of contrast. We as Christians have our race to run : we must,
like the Corinthian competitors, keep our bodies under, and bring them
into subjection ; we must not give a loose rein to self-indulgence, to
sloth or luxurious living, and this not like them, that we may be able to
perform great feats of bodily strength, but that, by mortifying the deeds
of the body, we may give place and pre-eminence to our spiritual nature :
not allowing the corruptible body to press down the soul, nor the earthly
tabernacle to weigh down the mind ; which soul and mind in the
Christian have been renewed again after the image of their Maker, and
are capable of high and holy communion with Him. " Every man ''
(says the Apostle) — " Every man that striveth for the mastery is tempe-
rate in all things." — This holds good in the Christian, as well as in
competition for victory in the Isthmian Games. Without exercising
over ourselves something of the same watchful care and rule of life in
our spiritual race, it is a contradiction in terms to say, that we are
striving for the mastery at all in our spiritual race,— that we have enter-
ed the lists at all as Candidates for the heavenly prize ; " For they (says
the Apostle, to the Romans) that are after the flesh do mind the things
of the flesh ; and if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die." But as I said

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before, here the comparison ends : the rest is by way of contrast.
We run not our race against each otlier. If one gets a jirize, it is
not to tlie loss or hindrance of his fellows, but rather to tix-ir gain.
We have no need to guago and measure the successful progress of a
brother, envying his swifter course, as if our chance of success waa
thereby endungered. For crowns there arc awaiting every racer in tho
Christian race, be he first, or be he last, who, having striven manfully,
and gained a victory over himself, his fallen nature, his evil passions,
and the temptations of the enemy, shall arrive in due time at the goal,
pressing towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus. With this encouragement, then, " so run " with such care
and such preparation, " that ye may obtain." " One star may dilTer
from another star in glory," yet are they all bright, brilliant, and per-
fect, the handiwork of God, and have their appointed place in the firma-
ment of Heaven. If we lose the prize, it cannot be because a brother's
hand has snatched it from our grasp. Such is not the nature of our race ;
but rather every fresh successful combatant in the spiritual contest is
another witness added to the great cloud of saints already gathered
together in Jesus, who testify to us of the excellence of His grace, and
have left the prints of their foot-marks along the narrow course of life,
as tokens and wayraarks, and warnings to us, lest we err from the ap-
pointed track, and lose ourselves in the wide wilderness beyond. No,
if icfi fail, it is because we have net-er really striven for the mastery; we
have not been temperate in all things, we have not kept our bodies under
and brought them into subjection : but we have preferred present ease
to future glory, and have bartered away our birthright of an eternal
inheritance, for such pleasure, gratification, ol self-willed indulgence, as
we may chance to fall in with on this perishable earth. And this brings
us to the particular consideration of those words which are contained
in our text, and in which St. Paul reminds Christians of the greatness
of the prize proposed for their reward, who are successful in that great
spiritual race in which we are all called to engage. They, tho compe-
titors of the Grecian games, strove earnestly for tho mastery, were
temperate in all things, and kept their bodies under, in order to win the
prize proposed, which, after all was but a corruptible crown, a perish-
able honour in itself of most trifling value. V/e do it, or as Christians
ought to do it, in order to obtain an incorruptible crown, a never-fading
glory, an enduring substance.

And upon this I would remark, that, however excellent virtue may be
in itself, and however real the satisfaction arising from a conscious-
ness of submission to the law and will of God, and however perfect and
pure the requirements of such a state of grace as shall enable us to bring
under dominion the lusts of the flesh, and place them under subjection,
that we may walk in the liberty of the children of God, — ^yet as this is

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not now onr natural state, not one that we are capable of appreciating
or understanding until we have been already under discipline, but one
that, in order to its attainment and perfection, requires that moral
training wliich the Apostle is here enforcing, and which, in its various
forms, and according as it thwarts our own wills and inclinations, is so
often grievous, troublesome, and distasteful to us ; there/ore, in compa-
rison to the Mfpakness of our nature, God has been pleased, not merely
to propose certain duties wliich we arc required to perform, and for the
performance of which he offers us sufficient help, but lie is also for ever
reminding us of the greatness of the rewards which, unworthy as we
are of the least of His mercies. He yet has ready for our acceptance ;
and which are in His Divine economy, necessarily, as it were, connected
with the performance of such duties.

" The soul of man (observes one of our great Divines) in all its choices
is naturally apt to be determined by pleasure ; and tlie sensitive and
inferior appetites (which would draw it off from duty) arc continually
plying it with such suitable and taking pleasures ; and doubtless there
is no way for duty to prevail over them, but proposing greater induce-
ments, and offering the soul greater gratification, bound up with an
eternal reward." It is the declaration of St. Paul to the Corinthians,
" that, if in this life we only have hope,we were of all men most miserable."
And let us suppose that, when God bids us fast and pray, mortify our
fleshly appetites, abstain from the allurements of sensual pleasures
and deny ourselves ; being smote upon one cheek to turn him the other ;
and lastly, to choose death rather than wilfully commit the least known
sin ; — suppose, I say, that God should command us all these severe pre-
cepts, merely as excellent actions in themselves, high degrees of virtue,
most pleasing to God, and upon that ground both commanded by Him
and to be performed by us : certainly these considerations (nothwith-
Btanding all the reason and truth that arc in them) would yet strike the
will but very faintly ; for men care not for suffering, while they think
it is only for suffering's sake. But let us take our rule from Christ.
" Blessed (says He to His disciples) are ye when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and speak all evil against you falsely for my sake ;
rejoice and be exceeding glad." But why ? Was it, then, such matter of
joy either to be reviled and trampled on, to be calumniated and abused,
or crushed under the hard rule or power of men ? No, certainly ; but
we have the reason given us for this in the next words, — " For great
(says Christ) is your reward in Heaven." Again, we know how Christ,
reading the state of his heart, and knowing the particular cure needed
by one who had set his heart too much upon things below — we know
how Christ answered the rich young heir who was enquiring of Him the
way to Heaven. " Go (says He) and sell all that thou hast and give to
the poor." Now certainly, had he stopped here, this would have been as

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severe ft command fts could hftvc been passed upon any such enquirer.
But, in fiict, our Saviour did not require tliis young man here absolutely
to quit his riches, but only to cxchnuge them, and to part witli a smaller
estate in possession for one greater in reversion, — with a small enjoyment
now, for an infinite hope hereafter: " Do this (says Christ) and thou
shalt have treasure in Ileaven."

And furlhcr, when our Saviour preached to the world the great evan-
gelical duty of taking up the cross, we do not find that He made the
mere burden of bearing it any argument for taking it up. And therefore
He says " There is no man that hath left house, or bretlircn, or sister,
or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the
gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold now in this time, and iu
the world to come eternal life," So that we here see the duty and the
reward walking hand in hand, the riches of the promise still surpassing
the strictness of the precept, and (as it has been well observed, that it
is the custom in the royal diadems of Christian kings) the Cross and
the Crown put together. If our God, who knows whereof we are made
and has compassion upon our weakness, has thought it right thus con-
stantly to enforce our several duties, by reminding us of the greatness
of the rewards proposed for us upon our submission to his precepts, it is
surely intended that we should weigh and consider the value of those
future rewards, and keep them in remembrance, as a due balance and
counterpoise to set against the immediate temptationsof sight and sense.
And this is most certain, that no man's practice can rise higher than his
hopes. It is seen in aqueducts that no pipe or conduit can foree
the current of the water higher than the level of the spring-head
■whence the water first descends ; and in like manner it is not possible
for a man who professes to himself only the rewards of this world, so to
rule his life and conversation as to arrive at a better. And the reason
is simply this, because, whoever makes these present enjoyments his
whole object, must be reckoning them absolutely to be the best things
he can have, and accordingly he looks no further, he expects no better.
And if so, it is not to be imagined that he should never obtain what
he never so much as cast a thought after. For no man will ever
arrive at heaven by chance. When, therefore, we are called to take up
a cross for Christ's sake, to mortify the deeds of the body, to deny our-
selves, to be merciful, meek, patient, humble, chaste, and pure, let us
not shrink from the call that is made upon us, but remember the great
recompense of the reward, the incorruptible crown that awaits us, if
found faithful and ready to endure hardness as good soldiers of Christ.
It is these very duties that have reference to what St. Paul calls bring-
ing the body under subjection which are most opposed to the natural
and to the performance of which perhaps we require, if we may so say,
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(lers, or rendering to every one his due, aro virtues much more frequent
in the world than temperance, sobriety, and chastity, and such otlier
virtues as have a tendency to limit the enjoyments of the animal man,
and which come more properly under what the Apostle calls "the lusts
of the flesh, which war against the soul." But tliey do war against the
soul, and therefore wc must wage war against them. And it is that we
can not only reach heaven, but, when admitted there, bo capable of
enjoying tiic purity and peace of heaven, that we must be temperate in
all things and put ourselves under difsciplino and watchful rule. This
is often no doubt, painful, irksome, and contrary to present ease and
enjoyment; but for any worldly object of suflicient importance, what
will not man undertake, what self-denial submit to, what patient en-
durance will he not practise ? and " they do it to obtain a corruptible
crown." And .shall not we, as Christians, equal in our zeal and stead-
fastness these children of this world ? — we, to whom is proposed an
incorruptible crown ? We have a sure promise of help in our task.
And we shall find too that light will spring up around our onward
path, and present satisfaction reward our ripening labours.

But when the task is over and the labour done, what tongae can
tell, what heart conceive, those good things which God has in store
for those that love him ! Enduring treasures as contrasted with the
perishable and uncertain treasures of this world, — enduring treasures
there, where neither moth nor rust can corrupt, nor thieves break
through and steal, where there is no canker-worm of care to corrode the
heart, nor disturbance of sin to mar their joy ; riches, honor, glory,
peace, rest, knowledge, fellowship with the saints in Christ — commu-
nion with God, and whatever the imagination of man can shadow forth
as excellent or desirable — these are the images, under which are detailed
to us such descriptions of our heavenly inheritance as may excite our
desires, and animate our hopes. Shall we forego the prize? We have
been entered as candidates for heaven ; as baptized Christians we have
been put in trust with a great mystery. Shall we forfeit our adoption ?
Shall we not strive for the mastery? Shall we not, at the close of our
earthly career, wish to die the death of the righteous ? Then let us live
the life of the righteous. Be thou faithful unto death (saith the Spirit)
and I will give thee a crown of life.

The church was not uncomfortably filled, the admission having
been by ticket from the Bishop.

A great crowd of persons assembled outside the Cathedral to
witness His Royal Highness coming out, all uncovering as he
entered his carriage. An attempt at a cheer was made, but
speedily put down, it being known that the Prince is not in
favour of these demonstrations on the Sabbath.

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The Lord Bishop, reccivo<l durini; the cnsuinf^ wook, tlio fcil-
lowing note from General Ifruce, uud the present accompanying it:

MoNTnRAi,, Sept. 1, 18G0.
Mt dbar Lord,— The Prince of Wales commands mo to request your
acceptance, on behalf of the Cathedral of Montreal, of the accompany-
ing coi>y of the Holy IJible, as a slight memorial of his vidit to tliat
fine edifice and attendance on your service there.

The Bible contains on the fly-leaf the following inscription in
His Royal Highncss's hand-writing : —

Presented to the Cathedral of Montreal, in memory of the 26lh of
August, 1860,

Albeut EowAno,

Prince of Wales.
On Monday morning, at ten o'clock, Ilis Royal Highness and
suite witnessed the Indian Games on a field near the Mountain.
The games consisted of lacrosse, war-dances, &c. ; but a rain-storm
coming on, he was obliged to leave the field before half of them
was over.

Before doing so, however, the Boston (U.S.) Fusiliers marched
on the ground, filing past the pavilion where the royal party
was standing. They presented arms ; and their band played " God
save the Queen," and afterwards " Yankee Doodle."

From the same pavilion the Prince also witnessed the grand
procession of the Temperance Organisation, numbering 500
persons, carrying flags, banners, &c., and headed by a band of
music.

At one o'clock, the levee was held at the Court House, when
about 2,000 gentlemen were presented; as also a number of
Addresses, among others, from the Synod of the Clmrch of
England, Natural History Society, McGill College, &c., and one
from the inhabitants of Red River Colony, which we give. It was
presented by the Bishop of Rupert's Land, (Dr. Anderson).
To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
We, the inhabitants of Red River Settlement, in public meeting
assembled, desire to approach Your Royal Highness with feelings of
warm attachment to Your Royal Person, and with unfeigned congratu-
lations on your safe arrival in British North America.

Though far distant from the flourishing Provinces honored by the
presence of Royalty, and isolated from ev«ry other dependency of the
kingdom, yet we are not the less sincere in welcoming to the soil of the

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WoHlorn Empire, n Prince in whom nro so Imppily blended all tliogo

h\g\\ ((unliticfl which wo respect and rcrt,ro in Iliii Royal Mother, Our

Most Grncioiis Hovereign tlio Queen.

Deprived, hy r 'ason of our remoteness, of the coveted opportunity of

addressing Your Hoyiil Highness in person, wo beg, Uirough tliis humblo

Address, to convey our sentiments of devoted loyalty to tlio Uritish

Grown, and our high appreciation of tlio wise and liberal policy pursued

by the Imperial Government towards the Colonies; at tho same time

expressing a fervent hope, that, when called by Divino I'rovidenco to

the Throne of tho Empire, Your Royal Highness may long be 8i»arcd to

reign over a loyal, happy, prosperous, and contented people.

Signed on behalf of tho iahabitauts of Red River Settlement.

W. MACTAviaif,

Governor of Assineboino, and

Chairman of tho Meotin;^.
Red River Settlement,

June 14th, 18G0.
In the cvcnincjj H. R. H.
ever aiven on this continent.

given

attended one of the grandest balls
at least so it was admitted by
all those that attended ; and many were there from all parts
of the States an I Canada. It was given in a large wooden pavi-
lion erected for tho occasion. A full description of tho interior
of the building we take from a Montreal paper, and which
appeared before the ball took place : —

The entire circumference of tho building is, as we have stated,
upwards of nine hundred feet. It consists of ono circular apartment
of 215 feet diameter, and 82,000 feet of superficial space ; and of
several others surrounding this, and forming, in a ring between it and
the outside wall, the supper-room, tho dressing-rooms, and other
offices. These last will, of course, be all larger or smaller segments of
a circle, and all about twenty-six feet wide. They will be twenty feet
high under the eaves, gradually ascending to a height of thirty-six feet
at the springing of the dome. Tho roof of this outer circle of apart-
ments will serve, as we have said, for the floor of an external and open
gallery. Thus they will bo separated, except by doors, from the main
apartment, which will have rn outside wall of thirty-six feet high, the
roof rising dome-shaped to forty-four feet at tho base of the lantern. A
gallery surrounds tho whole circle, capable of accommodating two
thousand persons ; and the orchestra, in the centre, will bo on a plat-
form of twenty feet diameter, which will bo greatly increased 'ov n.ddi-
tional staging for tho musical festival of a succeeding evening. Eight
pillars surround this platform, carrying a circle of gas-burners. The
lantern above, twenty feet in diameter and eight feet high, being open,

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wifh the cxcoption of its supports, forms, with the !ioatinpf of the pns
F»elow, li moat efTicIt-nt vi'iitiliitor ; freali nir being brouglit from tlio
num«*rou8 ildor" an! other openings at the shieH. There will he unci
other cirrle of pilhif^ intended to support the roof, besides the pillura
^opportinif tl(* gallery. Mr. Charles Qnrth has placed on all thfse
ligfctii, to the numher of about two hundred.

•'Thi(=fiir we have to »l»'ftl with the designs and workmanship of
architects and builders; but it is |ilnin that a great part of tin, effect i".
such a building must depend u|>on the colourista. The busiiicHfl of
decoration has been jtidicionsly committed to Messrs. McArlhur A
Spencc, and they have amply Justitied the choice. The front of the
gallery, where a portion of the space is rgaerved for the Prince's box, is
panelled. TIks ground colour predominant throughout i-t pink, and the
arabesque traceries chieHy in white and green. A medallion in a circu-
lar fillet of gold occupies the centre of each alternate panel ; the central
ornaments of the rest being other appropriate designs. The plinth sur-
rounding the room below the gallery will also be finished with drapery
having a golden fringe. Tiio dome-shaped roof is divided in its height
into two circles, and each of these into compartments ; the upp' r one
twelve, and the lower one twenty-four in number. On the upper twelve
ar^ painted in bright colours tiio twelve signs of the Zodiac, in imitation
of fresco; the borders of each being made with numerous lines traced
in various tints. In twelve of the lower compartments, taken alternately,
there is, as a base, a plain geometrical figure with line borders,
occupying about one third of the height. Above this a semicircle
encloses a brilliantly-coloured representation of the royal arms, with
appropriate emblems ; and over the arch of the semicircle is a vase,
supported on either side by reclining female figures ; part of the space
left vacant on either side by the narrowness of the design as it risea
towards the lantern, being filled with bright-coloured arabesques. The
alternate compartments have simpler figures, so asto allow the ground-
colour to appear in breadth, and give relief and variety to the rich tone
and full designs of those just described.

Rich drapery of scarlet and gold depends from the pillars above
the orchestra ; and are wreathed with green, and have, at about the
middle of their height from the ground, ornamented shields, with pen-
nons on each Sido. The effect of these shields and pennons is to break
the uniformity of outline, and furnish points for the eye to rest on ir
the wide space between the central pillars and the gallery. On the
northern part of the circle, a retiring-room and a compartment separated
from the rest of the gallery are prepared for the special use of the
Prince and his suite. The retiring-room, occupies a space over the pro-
jection for the main entrance, and is about 30 x 50 feet, and together
with the compartment is fitted up with crimson and gold drapery. The

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front of the coimpartmcnt, Tivhich has the appearance of being bowed out-
wards, is also draped in crimson and pold, and is further decorated by
the royal arms, and similar appror.late emblems. The coup-d^ceil pre-
sented by the appearance of this gigantic ball-room, is one in which all
the gayest colors vie for brilliancy with the glitter of the golden orna-
mentation with which they are interspersed, — " A mighty mass, yet
not without a plan."

We have only one or two particulars to add to this description. The
interior galleries are approached from the floor of the ball-room by a
number of stairs, and communicate with the external gallery by doors ;
and in order to prevent disaster from any possible accident by fire,
besides the numerous doors either for the entrance of the company or
other purposes, and the means of egress ofl'ered bj' the external gallery,
there will be hose laid on within the builuiug suiTicient to drown out
any conflagration.

Wc add the following : —

Upon glancing round the room after our entrance, vrc found that
some additions and improvements had been made to it sii:ce we last saw
it. A line of red drapery immediately below the eaves, made an agree-
able contrast to the otherwise rather pale color of the lower part of the
ceiling, and added precisely what was required to bring up the tone of
the lower circle, to that of the upper one. We observed, too, that the
artist who had been employed to decorate the shields and escutcheons
on the pillars, and on the front of the gallery, had charged them with the
armorial bearings of 11. R. H., the Duke of Xcwcastlc, the Governor-
General, Lord St. Germains, and several others of the distinguished
visitors who have arrived in the suite of His Royal Highness.

The private apartment of H. R. H. had also been fitted up since by
our previous visit. The windows had on them blinds in Gothic patterns,
and there were mirrors on the other three sides of the room. The fur-
niture was of damask and rosewood, with a crystal gasalier. The ceil-
ing was beautifully ornamented with Cupids on a light ground ; and the
paper was panelled, the ground being a very light pink, with branches
of ribbons in gold, and the bars of purple and gold.

The box appropriated to H. R. H. in the gallery was draped with
crimson, relieved by a gold fringe, and opposite to it was a dais with a
few chairs for himself and his suite. This was also draped with crimson
and gold fringe, and at each side of it there was a piece of statuary.

The ball-ruoia presented the finest appearance of any that the
Prince had honoured with his presence. A description from us
would be superfluous ; so we abstain from attempting a subject
which we know our pen is hardly equal to, and which demands
our greatest praise.

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II. R. II. and suite appeared about ten o'clock, and the Prince
immediately took his stand upon the dais. The Duke of
Newcastle then presented the Hon. Mrs. Young (wife of tlie
Hon. John Young), and the Prince opened the ball with that 1
lady. He had on his right the Hon. Mr. Carticr, with Mrs.
Dumas ; and on his left, Major Tccsdalc and Miss Rogers. Their
vis-a-vis were the Duke of Newcastle and Mrs. Perrault. On the
Prince's right hand were Governor Bruce and Mrs. Denny, Capt.
Connolly and Miss Penn ; and on his left hand, the Earl of
Mulgrave and Miss Delislo, and Capt. De Winton and Miss
Tyre. ".

H. R. H. danced incessantly until half-past four in the morn-*J
ing, with the following ladies : —

Miss Delisle, Miss Servante, Lady Milne, Miss Napier, Mrs. King, Miss
E. Smith, Miss Tyre, Mrs. F. Hrown, Miss Leach, Miss Fisher of Halifax,
Miss Sicotte, Miss De Rocheblave, Mrs. C. Freer, Miss Laura Johnson,
Miss Belson, Miss Napier (a second time). Miss King, Mrs. Forsyth, Miss
Sophia Stewart, and the Hon. Mrs. J. S. Macdonald.

The following: was the order of dances :

1. Quadrille TheQueen's Canadian

2. Polka Minnehaha.

3. Waltz Sultana.

4. Lancers .Original.

5. Mazurka Billet doux.

6. Galop Reception.

T. Quadrille Palermo.

8. Waltz Trovatore.

9. Polka Ariadne.

10. Lancers English.

11. Galop. .. .The Prince of Wales.

12. Mazurka Sweet Thought.

13. Quadrille Lucia.

14. Waltz Satanella.

15. Polka Sleeping Beauty.

16. Lancers Original.

17. Galop Laughing.

18. Mazurka Lurline.

19. Lancers Queen.

20. Waltz Bertha.

Galop Charivari.

On Tuesday (28th), the royal party, accompanied by the Gover-
nor-General and the Cnmmanderof the Forces, went on an excur-
sion to Dickinson's Landing on the Grand Trunk Railway. They
occupied on that occasion the splendid new car built expressly for
the Prince of Wales, and of which the following is a truthful de-
scription : —

The car fitted up by the Grand Trunk Railway Company for His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, is now in Toronto receivin;,' its
finishing touches at the hands of Messrs. Jacques & Hay. A great deal
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the outside, it varies in no respect from those used in ordinttry by the
Company ; but once inside, and n groat difference is seen. The car it-
self is divided into five compartments. Tiie lirst is intended as a sit-
ting-room for tlio Prince and tlie noblemen accomi)anying him, and is
fitted up with every possible convenience. In it there are five largo
arm-chairs and two sofas covered with morocco. The centre is occupied
by a small table, ":i which stands a lamp. A large mirror, a rack for
books, and an exceedingly beautiful chronometer, hang from the sides.
The ceiling of the car is of the finest bird's-eye inaplc, divided into pan-
nels by strips of gilded moulding. Contrasting with this are the sides
of the carriage of dark walnut, also relieved at regular intervals by
ornamental gold-work. Over each panel, running round the entire
room, are placed carved and gilt imitations of the Prince of Wales'
crest, bearing the motto Icli Dien, worn so many years ago on the
field of Cressy. The appearance of the room, though exceedingly pleas-
ing, is free of anything like gaudiness or of over-strained display. En-
tering the next compartment, w^e find it smaller in width than the pre-
ceding one, owing to the fact that allowance had to be made for a
passage whereby to communicate with another room at the further end
of the car. It is fitted up with many conveniences. Over the roof is
placed a large cistern, a pipe from which descends into a filter, commu-
nicating with a tap rising from a marble-topped table. The pipe, by
being arranged in the same way as the worm of a spit " still," is made to
pass through a large quantity of ice, that a supply of cool water may be
obtained. Near by this arrangement is a small wine-closet, and a set
of drawers, in which are arranged a number of plate and dishes suitable
for use under such circumstances, as it may be expected they will be
used. Accompanying the china are knives and forks and silver spoons-
sufficient altogether for twelve persons. The furniture here is all of
black walnut. The next two compartments arc state-rooms, with a
couple of beds in each. The washing-stand and dressing-table are fit-
ted with marble tops. Mirrors hang from the wall, and various contri-
vances for holding brushes. Towels and cloths are also supplied. The
last compartment in the car, we suppose, is intended for servants. It
is supplied with a lounge, and the sides and ceiling are fitted up with
much the same description of work as in the first-mentioned room. The
doors are each supplied with plain glass panels engraved with the rose,
shamrock, and thistle. Very great care has been taken to secure pro-
per ventilation. The invention of Mr. Sheriff Ruttan has been ci Ued
into requisition, and a contrivance adopted by which the air, after ha dng
passed through a cistern of water, where it is cleansed from dust, is
admitted into the car through a number of registers. Further to pre-
vent the dust finding admittance, frames of net-work have been pro-
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nience. The cost of the car, which must be large, we arc unable to
state.— G/oic.

On passing the diflFercnt railway-stations, the people turned out in
great numbers and gave liim welcome ; arches were erected, flags
displayed, and everything showed that genuine loyal feeling which
he had experienced since his arrival in British America.

At Dickinson's Landing, he took the stemner Klnr/stim, and
was propelled down the far-fiimed rapids of the Long S.iult,
Coteau, Cedars, Cascades, and Lachino, reaching Montreal at
seven o'clock, and was immediately driven to his residence.

It is related of His Royal Iligliness tliat he was so much
fatigued on his return to town, with the exertions of the last
few days, that he actually went to sleep over his dinner.
) At ten o'clock the royal party attended the Grand IMusical
Festival at the Crystal Palace which was given in his honour.

The Concert consisted of three parts: — 1st. Selections from
the Oratorios by the Montreal Choral Society. 2nd. A Grand
Cantata composed in honour of the visit of His Royal Highness
by Ed. Sempe, Esq., of St. Hyacinthe, the music by Mr. C. W.
Sabatier; 3rd. Selections from the Operas by the celebrated
Strackosch's Italian Opera Troupe, composed of Mdlle. Adelina
Patti, Mad. Amelia Strackosch, Signer Brignoli, Amodi, Barili,
and Susini. The hall was perfectly crowded ; there must have
been at least 8,000 persons present, and they all presented a most
respectable appearance.

The Cantata was commenced before His Royal Highness and
suite arrived at the royal box. On their arrival, however, it was
stopped. The entire company rose and cheered, and the Choral
Society performed " God save the Queen." The Prince bowed to
these compliments. The Cantata was recommenced, and lie re-
mained until the end of it ; and then retired, amidst the hearty and
enlivening cheers of the assemblage. At his departure his
place, by invitation, was taken by Lady Franklin, who was present
during the whole of the Festival.

We here give the Cantata in English, translated by Mrs.
Leprohon, the well-known authoress, of Montreal : —

Part i.
From far St. Lawrence' banks to Albion's shore,
A voice bath gone forth and been heard,

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And in the royal palace noble hearts

B7 love respondent have been stirred

THE DEPARTURE.

Recitatif.

From Windsor's walls the cannon's boom is heard ,
By martial sound the summer air is stirred ;
From tower and turret countless chimes arise,
Jilingling in silvery carols to the skies.
Steel gleams in sunshine flashing like bright geraa,
And shouts awake the echoes of the Thames ;
"Whilst now behold, in royal pomp arrayed,
Approach a gay and noble cavalcade ;
Fiery chargers arching necks of pride ;
Flags, banners, standards, floating on each side ;
Drum, Trumpet, blending in one martial peal,
That fills each throbbing heart with ardent zeal.
London is all astir ; like a stream, the crowd
Follow the Prince with cheers and clamour loud, —
The Prince, who goes to meet, 'neath stranger skies,
Subjects bound to him by Love's closest ties.
The Royal mother now has said Farewell
With tearful eyes to the son she loves so well ;
Striving to banish fear of winds and waves,
And storms that slumber in old Ocean's caves.
Ah, calm each anxious fear, illustrious One I
Safe is the bark that bears thy gallant Son :
Too many prayers for him and thee arise
On Albion's shores and 'neath Canadian skies !
Again the cannon's deafening roar is heard :
The vessel's glittering sails are slowly stirred ;
Poised on the wave she spreads the snow-white folds,
As if rejoicing in the priceless freight she holds.
Fair winds and sunshine mark her onward course ;
Neptune restrains the rising tempest's force.
Longing, we wait to gaze on that young noble brow :
Ah, our hopes are crowned and he is with us now.

THE ARRIVAL.

Chorus : — All bail, old England's Hope and Pride,
Destined to wear one day Earth's fairest diadem,

Thou who hast left thy home's dear tie
To glad thy people with thy presence new to them.

Hail 1 child of hope and victory.

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Coming to greet U9 even on our household hearth,

Uniting in tliyself
Royalty's splendor to that of modest worth.

A Voice : — At thine approach our woods and glens

Have put on their brightest bloom ;
Our Mountains, erst crowned with hoar-frost,

A richer green assume ;
The winds of summer on their wings

Bring a fragrance yet more sweet,
And in humble cot and lordly home

xVll hearts with pleasure beat.
From 'mid their leafy summer haunts

Where airy zephyrs, wild flowers woo,
The birds their silvery notes awake

As if to bid thee welcome too.

Recitatif.

TTe hope, great Prince, that thou wilt find
Thy New- World Empire worthy of thy sway,
And thy coming will give us heart
For greater things to strive each day.

A Voice : — Thou hast seen the massive bridge

That our labour has patient raised ;
Ah ! repaid for our toil will we amply be

If by words from thee 'tis praised.
Lord of our noble river wide.

Silent it stands in stately pride, <

'Mid waters chafing on every side ;

As firmly based the massive parts.
As thou art throned in thy people's hearts.

PRAYER.

Chorl's : — Thou who placest the sceptre in the hands of Kings

Great Lord whom we praise.
Of our Young Prince, so well, so justly loved.

Guard Thou the days 1

A mother's hope is he.
Pride and shield of a nation free ;
Father I grant, then, that he may be
Worthy his lofty and his noble state,
And the honours high that on him wait.

Recitatif.

Up even to Heaven's starry domes,
Its messengers doth bear

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Upon their wings to the King of Kings
Our incense and our prayer.

CHORCB OF SOLDIERS.

War-drums and trumpets,

Raise your martial voice ;

Your loud and stirring notes

Make our hearts rejoice.

Bind with bright garlands

Every bridle-rein ;

Fling wide our banners,

Free from dishonour's stain.

Well foes may tremble :

Our standard floats above;

We march to do them battle

For Queen and Prince we love.

Part II.
THE AWAKENING AND RETURN.
Recitatif.
Like a mourner weeping nigh a mausoleum lone,
Canada in darkness lay, obscure, unknown.
Emerging from that torpor deep, at length,
She wakes, and the world admires her young strength.

CHORUS OF YOnNa GIRLS.

Gome let us gather
Roses and flowers,
Glit'ring with dew-drops
From gardens and bowers ;
Let childhood's small hands
Fair blossoms cull;
Brancb'js of eglantine.
And sweet myrtle, pull ;
Weave them in garlands :
Thus well evince.
On this day of joy.
Our love for our Prince.

DIALOGUE.

FIRST VOICE.

Rude huts on a bleak wild strand,
Such was once our native land.

SECr::D V^.CB.

Now harvests of golden grain
Enrich vale, hill-side, and plain.

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FIRST VOICE.

'Neath her dreary icy shroud, Nature pulseless lay.

SECOND VOICK.

A robe of emerald verdure she wears to day.

FIRST VOICB.

Once the silence of the tomb reigned all around.

SECOND VOICE.

Now sunny hamlets through our land abound.

BOTH VOICES.

Like Zion, Prince, from out the dust,
Hath risen our city fair ;
With giant steps hath she advanced,
'Neath Albion's fostering care.
Onward her march ; to greater things
Will she aspire and aim each day.
E'er to become more worthy of
Thine and Victoria's sway.
Recitatif.
Proudly be-doing our foes and the tempest's fierce might,
Freely our standard floats out from its height ;
Like an oak in the midst of our forests so wide,
It may bend, but 'twill rise in still statelier pride.

SEXTUOR.
Here, where once forests raised their summits to the skies,
As if by magic power, cities, towns, arise ;
And in lone plains where man's foot the grass ne'er stirred.
The reaper's joyous song, harvest-home, is now heard.
On returning to our Queen,
Some kindly words of us thou'lt say;
Thou'lt tell her how we have prospered 'neath,
And how we bless her wise, just sway.

Recitatif.
Already the trumpet's voice
Sends forth on the air its echoing swell;

It may sadden but not rejoice.
We must part from the Prince we love so well ;
Let us join our voices to say Farewell.
FINAL CHORUS.
Farewell, oh, noble Son of our illustrious Queen.
May thy heart's motto ever be,
Justice, Truth, Fidelity ;
Thy reign prove bright and blessed as Her's hath been.
And may our loyal love's deep store
Win thee back to our land once more !
Farewell, great Prince, until we meet again!

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At noon on Wednesday, 20th, His Royal TTijjlinoss reviewed tlic
Volunteer Militia of Montreal, on Loj^an's Farm, two miles from
the eity. in presenee of an inimensc concourse of people.

The 'N'oluiilet'rs consisted of two troops of cavalry, two compa-
nies of liiiht infantry, nine companies of rifles, one company of
hiirhlanders, three companies of foot artillery, and three companies
of field hattery, nnnd)erinj!; about IGOO men, all dressed in uniform,
well discijfliiieil, and certainly a finc-lookinj; body of men.

His lloyil Ili^hness was accompanied by his suite, the (jovcr-
nor General and suite, the Commander of the Forces and suite,
and a uootl many militia officers, all mounted, and forming a very
brilliant staff.

A royal salute was fired by the battery as the royal party en-
tered the field, and the whole multitude of people cheered the
Prince heartily. The Volunteers were formed, in line and pre-
sented arms, the band playing "God save the Queen." The Prince
and those accompanying him passed down in front, and up in rear,
insi)ecting the whole corps, and then galloped up to the flag-
staff from which floated the royal standard. The troops then
marched past in (juick time, and went through several evolutions
representing a sham-fight, with which the royal party was much
pleased.

His Koyal Highness, on leaving, summoned the commanding
officers. Colonel Dyde, Lieutenant Col. Wiley, Lieutenant Col.
Thorndike, and Captain Stevenson, whom he personally compli-
mented on the efficiency of their several corps. A feu dejoie and
royal salute were then fired ; and, amidst heartier cheers than ever,
the Prince loft the ground.

The following description of the visit to the late Sir Georae
Simpson's residence at Isle Dorval, which took place the same
day, is from the Montreal Gazette : —

On Wednesday the 20th inst., the canoe-excursion given by the
Hudson's Bay Gomi)any to His Royal Highness the Prince of "Wales,
came off with complete success, from Sir George Simpson's beautiful
country residence, — Isle Dorval, — about three miles above Lachine.
The weather, which had been threatening in the morning, cleared up in
the afternoon, and was everything that could be desired. After the
review, which took place in the morning, was over, the Prince of Wales
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ception along the whole route ; but more especially nt the village ot
Lacliiue, where tiio residents had made great exertions to do the Prince
due iionor. For a considerable distance, pine trees hail been planted on
each side of the street ; a. profusion of flaga and garlands iheoraled the
houses, and (short as had been the time for prepnratiou) no less Ihau
eight or nine triunii)hal arches spanned the road. The lirsl seen was
near the toll-bar, erected by Mr. Du'f. Among others, we noticed that at
the Hudson's l!ay House, the residence of Sir George Hinipson ; at the
Ottawa Hotel ; at the Lachinc Jirewery (Dawes and Sons) ; and at the
residence of Mr. Hopkins (H. 15. Co. service).

At a point opposite Isle Dorval (also the property of Sir O. Simpson),
the royal party quitted their carriages to embark in boats sent up for
the purpose, from the vessels of war lying in our harbour. The scene
at this moment was unrivalled in interest, and pictures(|ue ell'ect, — one
never to be forgotten by those (comi)aratively few in number) who wit-
nessed it. His Royal Highness, in warm terms, expressed his surprise
and gratification at the demonstration, of which we Avill endeavour to
give some faint idea.

The site was well chosen ; the channel, less than a mile in width,
flows between fields now ripe for the harvest, sloping to the water's
edge, and the dense foliage and verdant lawns of Isle Dorval, fresh
with recent showers and brilliant with sunshine. A flotilla of nine
large birch-bark canoes was drawn up in a line close to the head of the
island. Their appearance was very beautiful ; the light and graceful
craft were painted and fitted up with great taste, each having flags at
the bow and stern ; their crew, composed of 100 Irocpiois Indians, from
Caughnawaga and the Lake of Two Mountains, being costumed en
sauvagc, gay with feathers, scarlet cloth, and paint, — tiie crews and
craft harmonising admirably.

As soon as the barge carrying the Prince pushed off from the main-
land, the fleet of canoes darted out from the island to meet him, in a line
abreast, and to the inspiriting cadences of a voyageur song. On uear-
ing the royal barge, the line opened in the middle, apparently to let it
pass, but, suddenly wheeling round with a rapidity and precision which
took every one by surprise, they again formed in line, with the Prince'3
barge in the middle, and in that form reached the landing-i)lacc, when
the canoe-song ceased, and a cheer, it did one's heart good to hear,
burst from the voyageurs, which His Royal Highness, Avith a face
beaming with pleasure, returned, by saluting his Indian escort.

The Prince of \Yales was received on landing by Sir George Simpson ;
and soon afterwards luncheon was served to a select party, invited to
meet His Royal Highness, by Lieut. General Sir Fenwick Williams, who
at present occupies the Island as the owner's guest. Being a private
entertainment, a complete list of the names of those present has not

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been fiirnislicrl lis; but wo understand thnt thoro were nbout forty nt
table. Sir F. Williiims, ng tho ho3t, had the Prince on one side of him
and Sir Ooorjjtc Himpson on tiie other. Among other j^fiiests, were tlio
Dultc of Ne\vcii3tle, Lord Lyons, Mnrquis of Chiindos, Karl Muigrave(
Lord Hincliinbrook, Bishoi) of Montreal, Hishoi) of Rupert's Land, Ocuoral
Bruce, Mr. Englclieart, .Major Teesdale (Equerry), Col. Tach6, Col.
Bradford, Col. Hollo, Mr. H. McKenzie (II. B. Co.), Mr. Hopkins (H. B.
Co.), Admiral Milne, Captain Vansittart, R. N., Mr. Blackwell, Captain
Earl, A. I). C, Captain De Winton, Ac, Ac. No ladies were invited,
nor were any present, except three immediately connected with Sir
George Simpson, viz., Mrs. Hopkins, and her sister, Miss Beechey, and
Mrs. MeKeuzie.

Justice having been done to tho elegant repast, tho party strolled
about to admire tho beauty of the place, while tho band of tho Royal
Canadian Rifles performed on the lawn, and the birch-bark fleet, in full
song, paddled round tho island. About half-past four tho party em-
barked in the canoes, and proceeded, in great stylo and at a rapid pace,
towards Lachine ; one, bearing tho n ^ al standard and carrying tho
Prince, the Duke of Newcastle, and Giutral Williams, taking the lead,
while the remainder, in lino abreast, followed close behind it. About
the centre of the brigade wo observed Sir George Simpson (accompa-
nied by the Earl of Mulgrave and General Bruce, both old fellow-voya-
geurs of Sir George's), directing tho movements in person. Passing
down close along the north shore, the flotilla at that point again exe-
cuted the extraordinary evolution of wheeling round in lire, and then
crossed the St. Lawrence to Caughnawaga, where crowds of white and
red faces lined the bank 'o se-j the royal procession pass. After pass-
ing along the wholo length of the village, a halt was called, and the
canoes ordered to head up stream and mount the current in " Indian
fjlc," till again opposite Lachine, where the line was formed, as before,
and the river recrossed to the railroad wharf, where tho steamer Kings-
ton was lying, to receive the party on board As soon as tho embarka-
tion was completed, the canoes drew off, giving a parting cheer in capi-
tal style, which was replied to from the steamer and the crowds on
shore. The Kingston quickly cast off her moorings, and, running down
the Lachine Rapids, landed tho Prince and his party in Montreal, about
half-past seven, where carriages were in attendance for them on the
wharf.

We are enabled to state that the Prince, and all who had the good
fortune to be with him, entirely enjoyed the whole affair ; which, from
its peculiarities and successful management, will probably make a more
lasting impression on His Royal Highness than anything else that has
been, or will be done, to entertain him in this country.

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Ihc Cannilian public, for their liherality and Rplrll in rf»tllnf 6, 4lii
uni(|UO fxcurdion ; which, hcsidiM griitiryiti)^ our royiil viiitor, afTi <1 a
tnost agrcciihlo holidiiy to scvenil Ihoiiiiiml per^oin, wiio were ibled
to witness tho scono from the shores of the noble St. Liiwrciice.

In tho (jvoniiit;, a torch-li;:;lit procosHion ]>y tlio firemen of Mon-
treal took place. The}' were iiccoinpiinied hy their eiij^ities, which
wore gorjjjoously li<j;htc(l up, bidiliiij^ " welcome " to the Prince.
The men, besides their torches, carried rockets and Roman candles,
which they continually sent up.

On Thursday, Auj^ust IK), II. R. II. and suit(!, the Gov. General,
&c., took the royal car for the pjastern Townships, and crossed
over the Victoria Uriduc. They soon Jirrivod at tho town of St.
Hyacinthe, which was beautifully ornamented and its streets laid
out in a manner deserving the j^reatest credit ; as also does the
hearty reception received by II, R. II., when we know that nearly
the entire population consists vi' French Canadians.

Carriaf^es were in waiting ; and the royal party were driven
throuf^h the streets to the R. C. C\)llcge, where three Addresses were
presented from tho authorities of the town, the county, and the
colle<;i;c. H. R. H., as at the Lavul University in Quebec, as-
cended to the roof and enjoyed tho magnificent scenery which he
could there behold.

He arrived at Sherbrooke at two o'clock. Here a splendid re-
ception awaited him. Arches, and beautiful ones too, were erected ;
the streets decorated as no others had been. Flags were flying from
every roof, and the whole population far and near turned out to
give him a hearty and loyal welcome. Guns fired, bands played,
and there was certainly a great commotion.

The following Address was presented to him, under a beautiful
pavilion made of green boughs, &c. : —

To His Royal Highness Mbert Edward, Prince of Wale^.

May it please Yo0R Royal IIiohnkss, —

It is with feelings of peculiar satisfaction, that, on behalf of the
Corporation and Citizens of the town of Sherbrooke, and on the part of
the Eastern Townships, wc have tho honour of addressing Your Royal
Highness, the representative of our Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria,
and of assuring you of our hearty and cordial welcome to the Eastern
Townships of Canada. Loyalty to the Crown, and attachment to the
person of your illustrious Mother, are as lively and ardent in these

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Townships ii« In nny portion of TTcr Majfsty'rt dominionii ; and, on your
return to I-'iikIiuhI, you cati iiHHuro Ifor Miijc^ity (if our iiltiirliinciit to l)ic
Uritinh ('rown and to Uritinli iustitutiiUH, iiud tliiil we fci'l proud of our
connection tlicrowith and of our ri-liilion to our flruciouK Hovcrcipn,
disliuf^uishi'd alil<o a« ii tiuecn luid aH a woman for those cslinnihlo i\nn-
Vw'wA whicii liftvc won for licr tho coiiliilcuce iind love of hir peoidc
Your Itoyal ilii^lincH^ can also assure Her Majesty, that, allliuu^jh situa-
ted on tho borders of tlie nei}^lihourin(i; republic, and iiiliuiately ac-
(juaiuted with tlu^ workiuj; of it.s instituti(Uis, y(M, under our own con-
stitution, connected witli ami protected by the Hrilisli (loverumenf, wo
have no desire for any chanpe in the relations existing between ns nn<l
tho Mother Country. We sincerely pray that Iheso may continue for ages
to come. In visitinp a new country liko the Townshijis, Your Roynl
Ilipfliness will not expect such proj^ress in agriculture and lUMnufacturcs,
or such marks of competence and wealth, as in the older settled portions
of the country ; still, wo hope that what you may seo will impress you
favourably with the natural beauties aiul the varied resources of the
Townships, and enable you to form an opinion of what they are ilesfined
to become through the industry and enterprise of the inhabitants. We
sincerely and respectfully thank your lloyal Highness for the visit, and
would gladly hope that it may afford your Royal Highness as much
gralitication as it confers honour upon us. Permit us to hope that tho
Queen, the Prince Consort, and their beloved famil}', may long be spared
to iill and adorn their high positions ; and that when it shall plcaso
Almighty God in His wisdom to call ujion you to assume and exercise
tho duties and responsibilities devolving upon you as reigning Monarch,
your career may, like that of your lloyal Mother, bo prosperous and
happy, beneliting the millions governed, and year by year reilecting
additional lustre on your lloyal Highness's person.

J. G. Robertson,

-Mayor.

His lloyal Highness ropHetl as follows : —

Gentlemen, — I thank you warmly for your Address welcoming me to
this part of Canada, and expressing your loyalty to the Queen. I could
not pass on, iu my rapid journey through the Canadian provinces,
without a visit to the Eastern Townships ; and I only regret that the
shortness of time in which so much 1ms to be seen does not permit of a
longer stay amongst you. Even in this hurried view of your country,
I see much to indicate the future destiny which awaits a huiJ to which
so great energy and industry arc devoted, and whose inhabitants are
influenced by such attachment to the institutions in Avhicli they have
been educated, as is evinced by your Address. Accept my thanks for
your kind wishes for my future happiness. Iu return, I wish you every
prosperity.

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An AiMn»sfl wuh iil.^n prcwntcd from Bislinp'.H ('olli>;.'(<, Ticnnox-
villo, nojir Slicrhrookc.

II. K. II. was tlicti coinliK^tccl to \ho. rcsidi'ncd of Hon. Mr.
Calt, iMiuist(T of Kinaiicc, wliicli is situated (in tin; lirow of :i lull,
surroiindtMl l»y sjiaciniis j^rouiids, and which wiishcaiitit'iiUy ducurat-
ed with flowers and lla;.,'S. ^Vhilc;on his way, II. II. li.was nearly
.smotheritd liy the j^ri-at nunihor of houijuets whioh canic duwn
I'roin the hantis of hewitchin^ ami captivatinj; maidens.

At Mr. (Jalt's, n sini^ular levee took place hy reason of persnns
appearing in undress, in which 11. U. II. .shewed the example hy
n]ii)earin;^ himself in the same costume.

Several liundred <;entlemen were presented, iind, durin-.,' the
levee, the followlu}^ incident and ni»l>le act of 11. U. II. tunk
place, and of which we here },'ivo the particulars : —

At tlio closo of this lovcc the voice of Colonel or Oiiptfiiii Moore
was heard ;—tjolonel, liy reason of liid militia rank ; Ciiptiiiii, Iieiiiuae
ho is a retired naval odicer. " Cheer," he loudly cried, " for justice has
at last hccn done to as bravo an ollicer as ever stcjiped tlic i|uarter-
dock." lie said a few words more, but tliey were uiiiiileliif^il)l(', being
either choked by emotion or drowned in the cheers which imuiedialeiy
burst forth. I'roceedinj; to tijc spot to loam if any one were mad or
drunk, the writer hoard that this was not tho cause of the commotion, but
tiiat it was from the following circumstance : John Felton, commonly
called Old Squire Felton in liis own district, was signal midsliijiman on
Nelson's flag-ship tho Victory, at the battle of Trafalgar. He was also
at the battle of Copenhagen, and wears medals for bravery at both those
actions. At the blockade of Guadaloupe, West Indies, in 1820, he was
the officer of tho watch on board the Curicux, sloop-of-war, wiicu she
struck on a rock and was wrecked. On the court martial, which was
of course subsequently held, there were some enemies of young Felton's,
and, perhaps to their personal hostility, perhaps to the fact tiiat court-
martials were not held in those days with so much care for the ends of
justice as now, he owed it that, although tho wreck was caused by cir-
cumstances beyond his control, he was dismissed the service. His pros-
pects were thus at once destroyed, and he finally emigrated to this
country, where for four and thirty years he has lived resjiecti'd.
His Royal Highness having been made aware of the hanlships of Mr.
Felton's case, — not by him, for ho suflered uncomplainingly, — choae
this day as the occasion for exercising tho prerogative delegated by
Her Majesty to him, and, when the old man presented himself al; the
reception, not only received him with the greatest cordiality, speaking
to him kindly words, but intimated that from that moment he was

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restored to the position he had lost. This it was which caused the
ebullition of feeling on the part of his brother-sailor, Captain Moore,
and the cheering on the part of that of the crowd. The act was in itself
graceful, it was gracefully performed, and it was thoroughly appreciated.
Everyone looked delighted. Mr. Felton could not conceal his pleasure,
though lie tried to look unmoved, and Mrs. Felton looked at her husband
with more than usual pride as he and she were receiving the congratu-
lation of the people.

After the levee, a luncheon was given by the Hon. Mr. Gait,
and to which the royal party did ample justice. The carriages were
afterwards brought round, and the Prince took his departure to
return to Montreal, amidst a shower of flowers, cheers, salutes,
waving of handkerchiefs, &c.; and arrived at Montreal at half-past
six, after passing a day which must have been very agreeable.
That evening, a grand display of fireworks was given in Montreal ;
and the next morning, H. R. H. and suite, accompanied by the
Governor General, the Commandant, the Ministry, the Members
of the Legislature, &c., took his departure by the railway, from
the kind and hospitable city of Montreal, amidst a shower of rain.
A Guard of Honour, the Artillery of which fired a royal salute,
attended, with nearly the entire populace to cheer the Prince and
/, u? bid him a good speed.

\ ' At the bridge of Ste. Anne's, which was decked out with flags

and evergreens, the entire party took the splendid new steamer
'^ Prince of Wales, and had a magnificent sail up the beautiful and

far-famed river Ottawa. It was at Ste. Anne's where Moore wrote
his celebrated boat-song. The weather had cleared up; the sun
shone and the scenery looked most beautiful, everything apparently
revelling in the presence of royalty. At every little village and
settlement, Two-Mountains, Tread well, Montebello, Buckingham,
Windsor, Plantagenet, &c., flags and decorations were displayed,
and the people turned out shouting and hurrahing in honour of
the Prince. ^

At Carillon, H. 11. H. and suite again took the cars. Here a
Guard of Honour of Militia presented arras, and a royal salute was
fired. Arches were erected, and the place generally was profusely
decorated. The people also turned out in great numbers, and
showed their loyalty by cheering their future king.

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sung the National Anthem. Here tlie royal party took the fine
steamer PJuvnix, which had been entirely renovated and fur-
nished.

When opposite the Gatincau River, they were met by a fleet of
river steamers, nicely decorated and crowded with people, who
cheered loudly as they passed her. Here also one of the grandest
sights ever witnessed appeared in view; 1,200 lumbermen and
Indians, attired in red and other colors, in 150 birch-bark canoes,
met the steamer and formed into the letter V, and, with the
Phanix in the centre, continued so escorting our well-beloved
Prince to the future capital of Canada, — Ottawa City.

The Prince, who was in the cabin, on being informed of the
cheers of the lumbermen, ascended to the hurricane-deck with
the members of his suite and others, and greatly admired this
novel and picturesque- fleet.

The banks of the river near the city, and the city itself, were
perfectly crowded with people. The cheering as the Phanix neared
the city, and until she was safely moored at the wharf, was tre-
mendous ; nothing could equal it. The people's loyalty as well as
gratitude to their Sovereign was clearly shewn.

Ottawa City was beautifully adorned with arches, flags, banners,
and. every conceivable decoration was used to give a grand and
varied appearance to the city.

It was after six before the Phoenix came to her moorings,
and consequently no time was to be lost. The wharf on which
H. R. H. landed was very prettily ornamented and well carpeted ;
the seats surrounding it were crowded by the most fortunate of the
good people of Ottawa, who loudly cheered, as also did all others
present, as His Royal Highness landed.

A Guard of Honour of the Light Infantry Militia and Volun-
teer Artillery of Ottawa saluted him, the former by presenting
arms, the latter by a royal salute, which was thundered forth to
the cheers of the entire populace ; the band meanwhile playing
the National Anthem.

He was met by the Mayor (Alex. Workman, Esq.), attired in
his robe of office, and the members of the City Council, the Warden
and members of the County Council, and the most prominent

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citizens of Ottawa. Tlio following Address was then presented by
the Mayor : —

To His Royal Highness Albert Edirnnf, Prince of Wales, Duke of

Cornwall, Sfc, Sfc.

May it please Yoni Royal Highness, —

The Corporation of the City of Ottawa, in Council assomhiod, most
respectfully approach your Royal lligliueas with the oiler of a sincere
and loyal welcome to this city, and beg to convey to your Royal High-
ness sentiments of profound devotion and inalienable attachment to
our much-beloved Sovereign.

We consider it a privilege in being allowed to tender to your Royal
Highness our hearty congratulations upon your safe arrival in this
portion of the extensive empire of which this province forms an integral
part, and to assure you of the satisfaction which your visit allbrda
to every class of Her Majesty's liego subjects resident iu the Ottawa

Vall-y,

We feel proud in having the opportunity of acknowledging with gra-
titude the actof your august mother, our most gracious Queen and ruler,
in selecting this city as the future capital of Canada ; and your presence
upon this occasion is viewed as a further indication of the great conde-
scension and interest manifested by our beloved Sovereign iu the welfare
of her Canadian subjects in this portion of Her Majesty's dominions.

We hail with the utmost delight the auspicious event of your Royal
Highness's visit to Canada ; and sincerely hope, that a personal acquaint-
ance with the resources and varied capabilities of this important part of
the British possessions, may bo found interesting as well as instructive ;
and that the experience acquired during your sojourn in the country
may satisfy you that its inhabitants are loyal, contented, and prosper-
ous.

In conclusion, allow us to wish you a pleasant and agreeable tour

throughout the Province, with a safe voyage across the Atlantic ; and

on your return to your native land, may you enjoy every comfort and

happiness this world can bestow.

Alex. Wohkman,

Mayor of Ottawa.

To which the Prince made the following reply : —
Gbntlkmen, — I thank you sincerely foi this Address, and request you
to couvi^y to the citizens whom you represent the expression of my
gratitude for the very kind language in which it is couched, and the
warm reception with which they have greeted me.

In this city, at your request, I am about to lay the first stone of a
building in which, before long, the deliberations of the Parliament of
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to govern llio great and froo people of tlioao Provinces, extend tlio
civilizini^ inlliienco of British Institutions, and HtreiiRtlicii the pi)\ver of
tiic gri'iit Empire of wliicli tliis Colony forma an integral and moat im-
portant portion.

I do not d()nl)t, tliat, witli its increaao of population and influence, tliig
city will i)r<)ve itself wortliy of the country of which it is now the (!apital,
and will justify the selcctiou which your Sovereign made, at the retiucat
of her Canadian snbjecta.

It has been moat gratifying to me to witneaa tho demonatraliona which
have met mo on every occasion during my progress through this mag-
uilicent country, and which evince the feeliuga towarda your Queen en-
tertained alike by all racea, .iH creeds, and all parties.

Tn con,so(iuencc of rain fallinjj;, tlio Address and reply wcro rapidly

hurried t!iroiifj!;h. Tho procession organized, and the J*rinco,

escorted by nearly the entire population, started for the Victoria

House, which had been leased for his residence. The procession

was as follows : —

t Police in Advance Guard, i
Sergeant. J (.,,.^j. ^^ j.^^,.^^ ^^^^^ ^,^^^^^^ j Serjeant.

Band of tor Royai, Canadian Riflks.

Tho Prince's Standard.
Advance Guard of Cavalry.

His Royal IIianNEsa tub Princk of Wales,

AND SUITE.

Governor General and Suite.

Commander of the Forces and Staff.

Members of the Executive Council.

Band.
City Standard.
Mayor op Ottawa.
Members of tho City Council.
City Officials.

Members of the Legislative Council.

Members of the Lcgialative Assembly.

Distinguished Guests.

Band.

County of Carleton Standard.

Warden of the County of Carleton,

Members of the Co. of Carleto:. Council.

County of Carleton Offlciala.

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Si. I'nliiiK'M Mncioly.

Ml. (Ji'diffp'H Mofii'ly.

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Fli" rnin|innipfl in t'lilfonn.
IIudK Kinl liiiiliirr l'iiiii|iMiiioR in I'niroriii.

l<nnilii>rniiMi in liiirintn.

(iiivcfnint'nl Arclnlccln.

(JovtM-nnicnl Wnikincn in I'niCiMin.

( 'ili^iMia iif Cllnwn

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|)(>o]>l(> ciinliniiod Hioorinu; luRlily. Precisely n* cIovimi (M'liM'k
tu'xt (liiy ^Scploinlior Isi), iluMVt'nihcr linviiifr ("IcjinMl np in ii
»Mos( pnipiiitniN niiinncr, II.IMI.iind nnito Icl'l llic Nicliiriii llonNC,
nndor a royal snlnio, \o liiy Un> lonmlnlion Ntonc oT llit> new I'lir-
linnionl ll\iililini>;H ol' (\'\n!\tlii. 'I'lio j)|tuM> HclccltMl llir mo tloing
wn8 porli'olly orowdcd with «>li')i!\n(ly (IithhimI ludicH nn<l f',«'iilI(MM(<n,
Hoalotl npon |>la(lonns (>)V('U>(1 Tor tlio mviisinn, imtl (lu> t'liiolMi^.
ni(,\ri(>s ol' llic I'rovinoc slood within iv ruiling. wliioli mnronndrd
n spaci' wlxMv (lio slono (wliioIi was of ('anmlian niaihlc) wmh
plaood , to ad«>rn wliiolj a n<'ai avoli tiinl niassiv** crown had hocn
(Mooted hy (ho Hoard ol' Worlvs.

Shortly al'lor olovon. tho I'rinoo, altondod hy his nnito, (ho (lov-
ornor (lonoral, Lord IMnlj>ravo. Sir l<'onwiok Willianin ol' Kai'M,
(hoir sovoral HuiloH. tho Minislry, l\loinhors of I'arlianionl, and
a lu>s( ol' odior uondonion. (ook (hoir dosdnt^d plaooH, (ho I'rinoo
s(^»ndini;. and sinroundod hy his suid'. (iio (Jovcrnor (Jonoral, and
i\u>sl ol'tho ahovo uon(loin«'n.

Tho proooodin«vs woro opont>d hy (ho Hov. Pr. y\dainson,
riiaplain (o (ho Iiogisladiiv, roadinu; (ho ToUowinp,' prayor : — ■

rnMoot uc, (^ l-onl,in all our tloingn, witli Tliy niopt gnu'iiMiH lavor,
and Airlliov us wilh Thy coulininil lu'lp, timt in all our \vi>rlk>« Ix'guii,
coiitinuoil,and otulctl in Tlioo, wi> may glorify Tliy Holy Nunic, iiml linaliy

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I7 Thy iiion-y (ililnin nvfiUwIlnif lifo, tliiniiKli Jo^iiq (!|irU( (.111 l,iir<l
Anion. <tiir riillK-r wliirli nil, Ac

At llic ommliisinii nl' wliicli, II. II. II. mlvimccl to ||ir I

wliioh litiiu IIiIh iiis('ii|»li(m ;

TiiiB aoriNBii-BTiiMii fir tiih rmiMiiN'i

illllMli|<<i| to M'l'l-lvo

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wii-^ inHi'ili-il a liinj/ Bi»-|inintf'i| Rtnr nf hidsn, in th"- rcnli« ol '.vliicli

WHS tho fcillinviinj ln«i'ii|ilinn ■.—

Qiioil ffliv fiiunlumiiur nil ffniir liipl'Irm JKIiJUU

ijiniil nimitiii I'nivhiiiiv fnilirinlifi

Inni'ivirrt lumne.

ilinmihin ml

.irniaiTiis Eitn'.iHinis, vuincevs w.fii.i.i.'i:,

Jiimi Domini MIK'Cri.X,

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On Mm fii'XfiK'ini*' 'Irclo nroiitMl llic iri«tiipll(in w«'if llictw words ; —

"IliH Kxcclli-ncy lli^lil lltm. Mir KilnmiKl VVnlki-r lli'iid, I'.nrt., (Jovt-rnor

Oon»>ml (if llriliHli Aincricft." On cmicIi nf llin |i(iint,H of Iho sUr w»;re

llio nanif'H (if Iho luchitt'cls, huildoiH, Uc, nn fdliows :

11(111. .1. Koflo Ooin. (if I'lililic W(iikf».

Miunind Kcofor Dopuly Oorn. I'. W.

TiiINm- ik J(inrH ArchilcrlH.

J(din MdirlB fJlerk (if Wdrk-J,

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(iniim Mcdrocvy I'.iiil'h

<!linrl('H (liirll Hicfini (ittci .

Tl. wiiH HiiH))('ii(l(>(| IVoni liid ('(MitHMiC IJk! liiiL^i otniiiiicntiil crown
by (I iiir^c pulley, wliicli rito r(»iiii(l i\. ^rilt bldcik. Under lliis v/hh n
•vivily ill wliicli wiih pliiccd 11 ^Iiihh liolilc, cdrilniniiid; m, (•(ilhictidri of
coinHoI'Mie prewuit day, imd 11. pfirclimcn^.'^erdll iiiHcrihcd tliii.": —

The f(niii(laU()n-Ht(ino of tho IldnHcR of I'arlifitnoni In Iho I'roviiico of
raiKidn, WIIH liiid on Iho t Mi day of Hc|itcinlior, in lh(r yorir ofonrTjord
18(10, ill tlio 241 h your (if Ilcr Mnjosty'H roi^n, at, Ukj (Jity of Ottiiwa, \,y
11. II. n. Iho I'rino.o of WaloH. [ lloro loilowod tlio natno« of iili tho
Mcnibors of Iho LegiHialivo Council, Iho naineu of all tho Monitxr.^ of

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the Assembly, the names of the Government of Canada, the names of
all the Architects, t&c]

The mortar was then spread by the Clerk of Works, Mr. Merrill,
and the Prince gave it the finishing touch with a beautiful silver
trowel, presented by Hon. John Rose, on the face of which is the
following- inscription : —

WITH THIS TROWEL

on the

FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1860,

THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUILDING

intended to receive the

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA,

was laid at the

CITY OF OTTAWA,

ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES.
.A.nd on the back is engraved a view of the intended building.

The stone was then finally deposited in its resting-place,
H. R H. giving it three steady knocks with a wooden mallet. The
following prayer was then offered up by the Rev. Dr. Adamson : —

This corner-stone wc lay in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost ; and may God Almighty grant that the building
thus begun in His name, may be happily carried on to its completion
without injury or accident, and when completed it may bo used for the
good of the Province, the Glory of our Queen, the happiness of our
Prince, and the good government of our people. Amen.

The plummet was applied by Mr. Morris, and the level by S.
Keefer, Esq., Deputy Commissioner of Public Works ; and these
gentlemen having announced to His Excellency the Governor
General that the stone was properly laid, His Excellency pro-
claimed the same in these words, " I proclaim the stone fairly and
duly laid in this work." Then three cheers arose for Her Majesty
the Queen, such as never perhaps arose in this country before ;
three for H. R. H. the Prince of Wales; and three for His Excel-
lency the Governor General.

The Architects for the Parliament and Departmental buildings,
Messrs. Stent and Laver, and Messrs. Fuller and Jones, and
the Clerk of Works, Mr. Morris, were then separately presented to
H. R. H., who shortly after took his departure.

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Shortly afterwards, a levee was held at the Victoria House,
when a number of gentlemen were presented.

In the afternoon, the Government gave a sumptuous dejeuner
to H. 11. H. and suite, and a largo number of guests, including
the Mayor and Corporation, the Clergy, &c., &c.

At four o'clock, the Prince and suite, attired in their uniforms,
entered the apartment, the Ministry also in uniform, and the
whole company standing ; the R. C. R. Band playing the National
Anthem, and vrhich also discoursed sweet music during the time the
company were engaged.

After due discussion of the vi;inds, His Excellency the Gover-
nor General rose and proposed the health of the " Queen," which
was right loyally responded to with a " hip hip hurrah."

Sir N. F. Belleau proposed the '' Prince Consort," which was
received with cheers.

Sir Henry Smith then proposed " H. R. H. the Prince of
Wales," which was received with the greatest enthusiasm.

As it subsided, H. R. H. rose and said, " I propose the Gover-
nor General, and both Houses of the Legislature." Cheers again
broke forth, long and loud, and the greatest enthusiasm and exulta-
tion prevailed.

\Vc must compliment the Ottawaites on the excellent condition of
their lungs ; for really, on that occasion, they displayed more stento-
rian powers than all the people in the other cities combined.

H. R. H. and suite, with the Governor-General, &c., took
their departure from the room shortly after. They then proceeded
to the Chaudi^re Falls, situated near the city ; and viewed the
slides over which the timber passes, on a raft tvhich had been
previously constructed by Mr. Skead. The Prince and the entire
party, including Lord Hinchinbrooke, the Hon. Mr. Eliot, and
Lord Mulgrave, embarked and swiftly passed over one of the
slides ; near the bottom of which, a beautiful new barge, constructed
by the Clerk of Works for the Government, met them, and on
which they speedily embarked, and were rowed about the river
by a party of Ottawa gentlemen. Afterwards the Prince viewed the
grand canoe-regatta which there and then took place. There were
six races. In each race, only a certain number of paddles and men
were allowed, and it was somewhat ludicrous to view it ; each one

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endeavouring to supplant the other, and, in doing ao, requiring to
be extremely cautious, lest, by u sudden jerk or move, the whole
occupants of the canoe should be precijiitated into the water.

After a short cruise around the river, the Prince and suite
returned to the shore, where carriages were waiting, in which they
speedily drove home.

In the evening, a very pretty illumination was given. Of course
it was not so extensive or elaborate as that at Montreal or Quebec,
yet its very simplicity made one admire it.

A Society calling then»selvcs the " Phisiocarnivalogicalists,"
which is enough to break any person's jaw-bone in pronouncing it
turned out and gave a torchlight procession ; and which halted,
in front of the Victoria and cheered the Prince, who appeared,
and was much interested in the strange "institution."

On Sunday morning, Sept. 2nd, II. K. H., escorted by his
suite and the noblemen and gentlemen accompanying him, attended
Divine Service at Christ Church, where pews had been provided
for them, near the Communion Table.

On entering, he was conducted by the Revds. Messrs. Lauder,
Adarason, Stephenson, and Loucks ; the entire congregation stood
up ; and the organ pealed forth the Coronation Anthem (the
organist was Mr. Barnby of Montreal.)

The Morning Service was read by the Rev. E. Loucks, of Christ
Church; the ante-communion sorvico and Epistle by the Rev.
Dr. Adamson ; and the Gospel by the Rev. J. S. Lauder, Rector
of Christ Church, who also preached.

The Anthem was from the 26th Psalm, '' I will wash my hands
in innocency : so will I compass thine altar, Lord."

The following was the —

SERMON.

The text was taken from the 1st Epistle of Peter, ii. chapter, and 9th
verse, " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a peculiar people."

The Epistle whence tlie text is taken, although written for the
instruction of the Jews and Gentiles who had embraced Christianity
under the Apostle's preaching, was intended more particularly for the
Jewish converts : hence the frequent allusions to Jewish customs and
historical events which mark the contents of almost every chapter. In
the verse I have just read, we cannot fail to recognize a striking allu-
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wore highly favored amongst the various races of men, and the Apostle
usetl tlio words wliich slioiild remind them of what tht-y wore under the
Law of Moses — to shew them that tliey were no wori^e under tlie now
Lav of Christ — tliat they were still a chosen generation, a royal priest-
hood, a peculiar people, but with this difference, that the chosen was
not now confined exclusively to the Jews, as in the days of old, hut was
extended to all believers in Christ, no matter whether Jews or Gentiles,
in every nation under Heaven. We, then, brethren, who arc assembled
here to-day, arc made, by the mercy of God, partakers of the blessed
privilege which the text declares. Wo are now in a position which
none but Jews alone once occupied towards God — we are a " chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people " —
and what blessings are contained in each of those titles ! what glorious
gifts have been bestowed in consequence I — 1st. We are a generation
amongst whom God has been pleased to set up His name — a generation
who for eighteen hundred centuries have had the Gospel presented to
us — a generation enjoying all the i)rivileges which the Jews of old en-
joyed, without the heavy burdens of the Law. No types now dim our
spiritual vision, nor costly sacrifices have we to make — no tedious
journeys to the temple to sacrifice and atone for our sins — no seeing
through a glass, darkly, the Redeemer of our race. Tiie Type has long
given place to the Antitype — the sacrifice of Christ has made atonement
once for all, and the seeing through a glass darkly, has been changed
to " face to face." Enjoying as we do all the privileges of the Gospel
—having the purest branch of the Holy Catholic Cburc.i in which to
enrol ourselves as members — a church in which God's word is preached
free and unfettered — in which are ceremonies of peculiar solemnity, yet
free from superstition — a church blessed with two Holy Sacraments of
Christ's ordaining, and, thank God, none of man's — the one, bestowing a
Baptii^m whereby we are made members of Christ, children of God, and
inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven ; the other, furnishing a spiritual
food and sustenance for the strengthening and refreshing of our souls
in this life — hallowed and refreshed by the worship of a " common
prayer," in the language of a chaste and time-honoured liturgy, which
breathes throughout a spirit of the most fervent piety, and watched
over by the pastorship of a three-fold ministry of bishops, priests, and
deacons ; — having all these privileges amongst us, and enjoying them
in the peace and happiness which British liberty affords, may we not
well say that we are " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a peculiar people," and that God has blessed us in a wonderful
manner beyond millions of the people of the earth, who yet sit in dark-
ness and the shadow of death. — But we are also " a royal priesthood."
The Jews were styled a " kingdom of priests " by God himself, probably
because of their consecration to himself by a peculiar covenant, and

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(hoif Pi'i'nirttion (Vmn (lu' ii">1 of HimiKiiiil, n^ nili'")" nn> aopiinilcil dom
tli<< innl(lt\iili' of HKMi. Ml. I'tMcr h|hiIIi"j tin* Iimim (n nil linlii'vci'^, wlm
«n' I'licolJ, n<'t (li0 n\iiiis(t'rinK |irii'nt>a oC (l)i« ilmrcli, Imt |irli>q|q of n
more (Mix ttli' cliiuniMor — i<rl(<<»(« (o IIkmihcIm'h n|ipiiinti'il <ii kIVim' iip u
Hrtt'i ilii'o of )iiin-ii' intil ihiniUuuiv iti|x ilnilx Cur (hi'iiifi'l v<<^ fiint llii'ir
|\i>n-ii>lii>Iil« Ami o\ir rliiirrli, in Ium 1>t>nn(ifiil ('uniininiinn Moi \ ice,
i'0('(imu7t>!» 1lii« )>ii(>>«llv i'liniH(")(>r itC iN ini'inlnMJ, ii\ (lio wdhIj, " mul
hpvp wo olVor iiml pvi'jonl tinlo I'lu'i', O l,iiiil, onrn'tvc-s, nni- hhhI-i nml
lioilioB (.1 l>o II vi'f\aoi\nI>l(', holy, nml lively snorilli'i' nntn 'I'lioc " Wimiih
onllod li<\\nl on itoi-ontil iif onr tiow |niv(l(>iri>B, lii'lnn: liorn nfjnin " to l(»»
lioii* ol' Uio Kintiiloin oC lli'uvon— lo n-iijn \\'\\U n\ri-i| liiMcnncf ftnil In
WTrtv nn inronnpliMo nown ll\iil rmlolh not itwny." Wo mo llnMofoio
" rt I'OVid I'lioilhooil " — «o nio n holy nnlioo loo. Tho .liM\a wrro ntllnil
ft hiilv nixlion, hocunno Ihoy woro in oovtMinnI wllh Uod, niul liccitiioi' lo
thoni « iTo oinninil It'll the ornclos oC (lod- — nnil f»o nco wo (or lhi< fliiino
Ifftson x\ o nn< no« \\\ covcninil «ilh (Jod, und lo ua in coininilliMl (ho
l^iMo. Wo nw nol (i> ,fln|>|'oyo (hnl h\ (ho lovn\ "holy ntilion" is lo ho
m\iio\s(<>0(l ft niition in whioh ovory inili\i<lnnl und Ihiny' i'* ludy,— snoli
R !»(n(o of (l\ii$>:« dill no( ovist ninong (ho .lows; hnl wo nii> (o nmlor-
stivnd n )u»tiiM\ in whioh holinoss is roo »tfni7,od nn (hi' ohioC itini oC \$i\\\
— in whioh voVniion ooonidos (ho ohioC pluoo — whoso |ioo|do rooofrnizo
Hod in :»11 his ollioos o\' Cronlor, KodoiMnoi-, nnd S(>i\olilior, mid Iho Inw
of His inonlh is doonu'd nnio (honi hollor (hm\ (housmnlH of jjold nnd
sib or ; (o whotn (ho Snhhn(h is n dolinht, (ho holy of (ho liord honour-
nMo — (Voni who«o ultur (ho inoonso of iniro nnd honrlfoK |nnyor nsoomlg
to Honvon — :\ holy niv(ion (oo, 1 niijj;h( sny, lioomiso (hn( ovon onr oivil
Irtws rondor (hiU jus(ioo (o ovory nntn, whioh onl\ hnvs hnsod u\\o\\ (ho
Inw of itod oi»n 1m's(ow, nnd wi(h whioh ovory ninn is siiiisliod.

Our lust (i(lo is — n poonlinr pooiilo. Tho woid pooiilinr, ns Irnnslnlod
in tho mnr^in of tho Hihlo, is, " i>urohnsod " ; nnd if wo \i\ko (his nn'nn-
inp, whal n volnuio doos it not oonlnin ? of how tnnoli does il nol rotnind
us? what von\onibrnnops doos i( no( onll nn? — how (li»( onoo wo woro
sinnors, nn<i not only sinnors, lin( sinnors so/i/ nndor sin — tho sliivos of
8atrtn ;»nd of doath, Vnit thnt now wo nro )>nrohnaod hnok UK"'") ft»<l
vrith what a pvioo ! — iMirohnsod by tho jirooioiis blood of Christ, for which
oanso yo<i umy ronionibor it is said, " Yo nro no( yonr own ; yo nro
bonj!;h( with a ]irioo — a pnrohasod pooplo I" — Oh 1 how doos (his rooiill (o
mind tho cross on w hich tlio Lord of (Jlory hnnpf — tho spear thai piorcod
his ]>rooious side -tho blood that llowovl from his rookin)? wounds — tho
bitter cry. " F.Ii, F.ii, /omu Siib(irhthiU)i," and tho last words of this sad
scone — " // in Jinixhcii .'" A purchased people I Yes; and therefore,
|H>rhai's, wo may say with some propriety still, "a peculiar people"—
peculiar because so much has been done for ns — peculiar becanso (lod
ha? made us a chosen generation — peculiar because wo aro a royal

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lirlffllliiiiHl |n'iMiliiir I
Vi'toi' III ltii> llllilc, |ii>i liit|iD, iiMii'M MlilkiiiK lliiiii thin, ill wliii'li (Mil iMiil
Mliili' iH Iti'lli'vi'ia ill riiiinl ii pii fMiiiliiy Mi'l fiiilli. If iIm' lili..4 llii'iiiti
»'<|ilt>Mm>(| iiii'iiii Mliylliliiif, IIm'V liMl'il hIhiw iih cIi'miIv tlint wi- iii" ii
)ii>ii|i|4' Mi(fiiiilly (iiviiiiii'il liy l'iiivi<l<'in'i' -Hint \\i' iiic rili/i'iH mI iiii kimiii
I'ity, lull (I'lluw chi/fiH Willi till' iiiiiilM mill III till' li>iiMi'liii|(| III (J(i(|,
nii<l llirti'l'iMi' lliiil inir i'i>n|iiiiiMiliiiilii<M nii> i^ii'iil liiiliiil. Am ihtmiiim,
ilicti, I'lilli'il liy niii'li Itllnn, wliiil tiiiiiiniM' iiP |ii>ii|i|i> fiii|;lit In lii'VM-i In lii> /
W<< f)liiiiilit Im> iniMi riiiiiii'il ii|Hiii llin itiiixiiiii III' ()iin|ii'l VVi> mIiumIiI |irii-
flont III till' iiiliiili'iilinii iirilit> wmlil ikii iM'ti'itililiii.'K (il nil vii liii'-i---lii|(>li)/
In oiir iliririiiii t^o, Hiiiri'iiiy in (iiir Mi'iilinn'iiM, iijn i(^litiii'HM in mii i niiiluct,
nimliMly uilliniil nUiM'tiiliiiii, hniiillily wIIIkhiI, liiini'iinnfl. We hIioiiIi)
foi'l tliiil WI' liiivi' |ii)<4nliiiii), iiiily III (ivi'iTiiino llii'fii — |i|i'imiiri'4, In Hiicri-
IliM' Hii'iii til diilii'B, III riiiii|)ly Willi llii'iti. Aiinvi' nil lliin(;'i, w nhmilil
lio men iH' iiniyi'r— iicciiMtiiiiii'il In «i'i\l< I'uiinai'i oC (iml in I'viiy lliiii(/ ilmf,
wi> lid, itml III i\»h lliH ('iiii^lvf'iii'BB I'nr I'vciylliliii^ wf ilu iiiiii-)H. Wn
pIhhiIiI iiIhii Iii> nii'ii nl' ^I'll' i|i>iiiiil, |ii'i>|iiii'i<i| In iln itinl Kiv<< ii|i iiiikIi for
till' Miiiu" III' (MiiisI, wliii K.ivi' IliiiiMi'll Inr iiR, iiinl (or nui iiil<i'fl " Iiithmio
]ti)iir lliiil wi> llii'<Mi((li ITiH |iiivi>i'ly niij^lil, Int Miiiili> liili." VVii rIiihiIiI iilmi
pIkiw, liy II, Imly rniivci Hiitinii, wliiil wiiiiri' luiil wliimc vvi' iiii'. I'ih^i'ij,
1 luiiiw, in llii' (lolili'ii A(ri' III' ii'litriiiii, vvIh'ii tln' niiiiM' III' .li'MiH (!liris».
mill lliiniiiixliiiH wliii'h III) ili'livi't'i'il wi>ri> inixi'il williiill tin' (liHciuixi'Ft nf
(IJirlMliMii ). Ill tlii'NO tiiiii'R llio liiM(;iiiiKn of ri'li^iiiM in nowlifrn In lie
roimil liiil ill HiTiMiiim nml liookH of pifty. Wo lnivi" murcfly cniirni^n
«Miiiii^li in ciiiniuuiy In nieiilinii tliiU. n<liiriilili> .iiiiiii' iif our Hiiviniir.
AVi' ni'i'il mil, In lie Hiirc, iiilriiili' nr tliniHi niir ri'lij/imi inln i^vriy plncf!
wo o'linc, li-Ht wn iniiko il, tilHliiHU'riil .iml niirfinlvos iiiiwi'lriinii! , Iml wo
bIioiiIi! lie cari't'iii, in all niir inti'iconrHo witli ini'ii, Unit, l>y inir clinrito
convci-Hi linn, wc> iimy lii< rri'itKiii/.nil iis (/lirislimi'^. hut, im wvvr
rnrjri'l II.mI IIiIh " rlmHi'ti (^iMicnilinn " iH iiiiuId iiji uC iniliviilunls, iiinl Mmt.
W(i III! indivldimlly liiivo iliitips to pcrfniin ; and wimt. Ili>)-;<i dnlifn aif,
wo ni'i'd lio at iin Iiihh tn diHnivcr. Wn liiivn only In lool; arniind uh
and lii'liold niiniliinli'HS patlmordiity cluaily niail<i'd out. Ilidii^vo rno,
wp liiivc not lici'ii placed in tin) high poHition which the text deilarcg,
to live a mere earllily lifo hero, to onjoy (mrlirs pleaHiirna nnd darico
along ][h Hi'dncing patJiH, witlioiit a thought for iiiiylliing Iml onr-irlvcs.
God lian given iiH a hnly Siibliatli — Do we oliHervo it? lie liim given us
ft holy (/hiirch — Aro we raithl'iil nieniliors? The poor nri' Iningry — l>o
wo feed them? they an) rniked — l>o we clothe Ihein? Ih^y (irc nicli — Do
wo visit and relieve them? The heathen are peri.^liing lor I'viinvvl'ilge. —
Aro we yending it onl to them? There aro few of tln'se coii'litioim that
you cannot help to alleviato. Christ meant hh to do n^ Mi- ilid, and He
went about doing good. Il in idle to call ourselves (JhriHtians, iinle33
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f.»llt«xv llirt Hlops. A-i ft " (•li(>«tMi KiMiornlion," llii'ii, ilcpoiiil mi ii, wo
liuv<< lii'iMi I'liix^cn for Hiiiiin |Mir|ioK«>, not niily im indiviiliiiilH Inil i\% n.
n.'KiiMi; Mini the <|iic^ti<iii will) ns iiiiliviiliiallv dikI iintiniiiillr hIiumIiI lie,
Voy ulinl were we rlioHiMi ? 1 IliinU, lo iln mir woiK on |Ih> cm ill,
Till' iK'Nl (|iui^lii>n niili iih, ilicn, hIiouIiI Ih', How \h il In Ih' ilmii'V Ho
ilMHiinMl il in nnl liv llio powrr nl' Iht m|i(>iii' or licr HW^nl tliiit IIm' iiiilii>ii
to wliii'li w«> lioloiift, i)ccii|iii<-i lli(> |iriiiii| piiHitiuii hIii< iIdch iiiiinii^ lli(>
liiitioii!* of the ciirili. It is I'lnj^liiiiiI'M llilili> lliat Im \\w ^ruiiil si>rn<t of
Kiii^liMiirrt ^M'onliH'MS. It Ih lliiil Hint Ims iiiiuli' licr tlir moHl rivilir.iMl, {\w
most polisliiMl, tlio iiiiiMt rofiiii'il, iind lli« must (llinslian iiiiliun in tlui
world ; it is tliiil tlutl has niadt< lu>r laws ho just and licr ponplo so linppy ;
and wo in this cohiny of hors, if wo nro ov»'r to lio K""*''*'! miid ln'ooino
flo li\ tlio saiiio iiu'iins. Tho iJihlo must he our Polar Star to load
us t.i that Kind of oivili/.atioii wliioli aloiio oxallolh a iialion. —
Altliiiii)rli llio wiwos of tho Atlantic roll liolwoon iis and our l''atliorlaiid
to-ilay, lot nil" spoaU of oiirsolvos iis oiio nation ; for that wo arc, thank
Ood. (lod, I iiiii ]icrsiiadod, has chosen lis as a mil ion lo spread the
Uos]>ol lliroiiKh tho earth, lio has commitlod the Holy Soriiiliircs to
us, and wo arc ics|u>iisililc for tho iiianncr in which wc iiso that precious
gift. Wo arc bound to spread them, not only ainon^f ourselves, liiil to
pond tlioin to tho darUost corners of the earth. Wo tniist not wilhhold
their truths, nor siicrilico their ludy doctrines lo s'ipcrstilioii or whims.—
If wo are chosen to do this work, woo he to us if wc neglect our duty.
Kxpodioucy, I know, is loo much the order of the present day ; liiil it
must not ho oiirriod too far, lost wo iniitato the fearful expodiency re-
corded of a onoe-nieiiiorahle event. " It is expedient Ihiil one nuiii die
for the people.'' There must be no Imlting between two oiiinious in
God's work, neither as individuals, nor as a nation. Wo must not uo-
gleot to send out the glad tTdiigs of a rocoucilod (nid and Saviour to
every nation we call our own, that they, too, may become a juirt of this
" chosen generation," this " royal priesthood," this " holy nation," this
"peculiar people." The salvation of the houI through Christ is too pre-
cious a truth to be kept to ourselves, the glorious news of a Saviour's
love is too grand a blessing to be kept uneireiilated. If we rejoice iu
Him. let us sco that others are partakers of our joy; and if eighteen
centuries have passed away since Jesus hung on Calvary's Cross for
us. since His blood (lowed down its rough hewn wood, let us not grow
careless ; lot us remember, that, though old to us, there arc yet millions
of human souls for whom that blood was spilt, as well as to whom this
great s.alvation would be new. — Oh! if wc are a chosen people, let us
try to be a holy nation — a nation that reads the Bible and spreads the
knowledge of the truths contained iu it, because it believes the Hible
— a nation that prays to God and serves its God, because it beltcvoa iu
God and loves its God. It is worth our w4iile, theu, brethren, while we

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liiivc liiiii> til ill) on, to ii^k iMirxi'lvi'H wlicllicr wr mik niilly tlic> kind of
(JliriHlhtim lliiil Olii'i.'^t. iiiti'iiilril iH III III'? olil wliiit II |ioiir Ki>rvico
oiii'H i.-i, iilltr nil — wliiil ii |hiiii' kitvIii)^ nf (^Iii i-il ! — wliiil riiiM<>iiilil«< cotii-
|ii'iiiiii.-<i'-i \vr iiiiikri — wliiil riiiirrri' Hliiviii).' In lir IIIm, iiimI ^cI. ufiiiiil lu
put llii' wiii'lil mil III' ii'iii|ii'i' with iim I I fi'iii wr urn iiHlruy, ii'iil I'lir
iHlrii)', ill wliiil wi) iii> liiiil wliiU wii )!.x|it'(;l. ('Iirint iiiiimI Im- our nil in
nil. Ill' wniitM (iiir wlmlr luiirt, urid wn tliink lliiit, Hiuiir way nr hIIht,
lliiiii({li \M> iliiii't. Kivi< it III liiiii iiiiw, yi't lio will i|i> Hiiiiii>tliiiif( for 11-4 ill
till' mil, tliiil, will )^iiiii iiM an nitrimrn inii> lliiivon. Wo tniHt In IliH
)(iiiii| mil iiiT, if I iiii){lil nsr till' tcriii, Inn iniii'li. Mill. it. i.i fi xml tiiiHtnko :
\\v ('iitiiiul. will liitii i'vi'ii lliiiH. — " liiinl, Lnnl, linvi; I mil |irii|ilirsi('i| in
Thy iiiinii', iinil in Thy Nuiiik ilnno ninny wiimh'rrnl wnrk.-i," will linvn no
ullVcl thru I'ilhrr. — llrulhrin, imw in thn linir In win ('liriHl; now Ih thi)
tiiiio In ^;iiin iii^ fiivniir. Ki'iiii'iiilii'r, I prny ynii, nml I (I'lir tun ninny aro
(ipt to Ciiijirct, lliin Inct — niiii'inlirr, Hint nt thi* hiHt, ilny, (,'liriMt. i.i nut to
lii> nnr Snviniir, l)nt niir Jnilf^i' I (Mi, what ii itiMiM'<>ncu I llowilncij thiit
wiirii lis lint til lid liiirlini'iii(< viiiii ininKiniitiniH now I "A cIiomcii |{(;nu-
riitinn" we lire now. Lit im tnkit emu Hint wi; urn Iniinil in llm Hnrnu
linsilinn in thn j^rriit ami ti'rrihin ilny nf tlm liorl ; for, lllllt•.^.^ wn nrc,
all tlio more druadfiil — ImcaiiHo of mir licinj^ n " choHon j^cncralinn " —
will our sonti'iico hn. " Tliry lliiil kin-w tlnir Lnrd'^ will, and |iii'|ian:d
not thi>ni-iidv(.>H, nuithnr did nrcnrdin^ to Ihh will, hIiiiII ho tii'iiti-n with
ninny BtrijmH. Hut tlioy Hint knew it not, and did cniniiiit tliin(^H
worthy of HtripoH, hIiiiII Im; hcatcn with fi-w Htrijica. For unto whom
much is K'vcii, ofliini hIihII much he rci|uired."

At. the I'onclu.sioii ol' tlio Hitrvicc!, His II oynl Ili^lmi'HH hikI Huito
loft tli(! cliui'cli ill till! Kjuiio oriKii' ubsorvc.il on entering';, viz.
preccdcHl by the cliurch-wiirdcn.s, the organ playing the National
Anthcni.

Ili.s lloyal ITigliness and Huitc, atlundod by tbo Oovcrnor
Ooncral and otlior gcritl(;incn, took their dcipartnru frum the
delightful little eity of Ottawa on Monday nifirning iit eight
o'clock. Tlie Hteainer I'Jiacnild had been cliartored to carry the
royal pin'ty iiH far as the Chats Portage, and on it Ili.s lloyal
IFigliness and .suite innnediat(!ly went. A (jiuard of Honour of the
Vvi.untc et'H preHented arms, and the artilhiry, under >rajor Turner,
tired a royal salute. 'I'he people cheered to tlieir hearts' content ;
and to the swcot strains of the National Anthem, tlie steamer
moved away.

The royal party arrived at the Chats after twelve a.m.; and,
entering canoes, were (juickly rowed up the (Jttawa, to Arnprior,
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the Counties of Lanark and Bcnfrew, as also the Warden and
County Council, who presented an Address. Luncheon was
partaken of; and at four o'clock they took carriages for Almonte,
20 miles distant, a station of the Ottawa and Prescott Railway.
The distance was accomplished in two hours and a half, — through
one of the most fertile and best-settled portions of the Province.

On each side of the road were well-laid-out farms, the houses
all nicely decorated, and colours flying. Arches were erected and
well decorated all along the road ; and every farmer and farmer's
son turned out, welcoming the Prince with loud cheers.

At Almonte, the royal party took the cars for Brockville ; and,
amidst the greatest cheering, Ilis Royal Highness standing on
the platform, took his departure.

The royal train arrived at Brockville at eight o'clock in the
evening; and of course it would then have been quite dark, but
for the loyalty of the inhabitants, who lit up their dwellings and
stores. The firemen, to the number of 300, turned out with
torches. Everything was at once, as it were, turned into day.

His Royal Highness was received, on the arrival of the cars at
the station, by the Mayor and Councillors, the Warden and
members of the County Council, and the most influential inhabi-
tants of this pretty and well-laid-out town, who conducted him to
a pavilion which had been erected near the station, and which
was beautifully ornamented with flowers, rosettes, and drapery
of many colours. This was lit up with variegated lamps, which gave
a very fine appearance. Two Addresses were then presented ; one
from the Town Council, and the other from the County Council.
After replying to both, the Prince, his suite, and the gentlemen
attending on him, were immediately conducted to carriages and
driven through the illuminated streets, surrounded by the fire-
men with their lighted torches, &c. Nothing could have been more
beautifully sublime ; nothing more truly grand than this simple,
unostentatious, but truly loyal display.

The royal party was escorted to the Steamer Kingston, which
was lying at the wharf; and in which the Prince proceeded to
Kingston on the following morning (September 3rd), passing
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continent,* whicli must have cluirnied and astonLsliod tlio Prince
and the members of liis suite, thouiih much accustomed to some
of the best scenery in the United Kingdom.

And now we b.ave to speak of an affair which was most dis-
agreeable, not only to ourselves, but to the wliole inhabitants of the
Province, and which unfortunately comes specially under our
notice as connected with the Prince's visit to Canada. "We allude
to the Orange disturbances at Kingston and Belleville ; occurrences
which arc universally lamented as having tended to mar tlie liap-
piness and joy of the Prince's progress.

It is not our province to pass an opinion on the even's which
have taken place : we shall merely, and as carefully as possible, lay
before our candid and discriminating readers, what really did
occur, and leave them to form an unbiassed opinion.

During the sojourn of the royal party at Montreal, a report
was mooted, which came to the knowledge of the Duke of New-
castle, that the Orangemen of Upper Canada, but more particu-
larly of the cities of Kingston and Toronto, intended to erect
arches in those towns displaying partizan objects, and array
themselves in full Orange regalia to join in the procession of wel-
come.

This the Duke was most particularly adverse to (on the
grounds stated in the appended letter to the Governor General), and
accordingly wrote the following letter to His Excellency : —

My Dear Sir Edmund, — I am informed that it is the intention of
the Orangemen of Toronto to erect an arch on the line of route which
it is desired by the citizens tliat the Prince of Wales sliall take on
Friday next, and to decorate it with tlie iiisi!;nia of their Association.
I am also told that they mean to appear in the procession similarly de-
corated with party badges.

It is obvious that a display of this nature on such an occasion is
likely to lead to religious feud and breach of the peace ; and it is my
duty to prevent, as far as I am able, the exposure of the Prince to sup-
posed participation in a scene so much to be deprecated, and so alien to
the spirit in which he visits Canada.

I trust you may be able to persuade those who are concerned in
these preparations, to abandon their intentions ; but that there may be
no mistake, I hope you will inform them, that, in the event of any such
arch being erected, I shall advise the Prince to refuse to pass under it,

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and enter the town by another street; and further, if any Orange de-
monstration, or any other demonstration of r, party character, is persisted
in, I shall advise the Prince to abandon his visit to the town alto-
gether.

I have heard, but with less certainty, that a similar demonstration
is contemplated at Kingston. I need not say that my remarks apply

equally to that or any other town.

I am, &c.,

Newcastle.
To the Right Hon. Sir E. W. Head.

Accordingly, the Governor General wrote the following letter
to the Chief Magistrates of Toronto and Kingston (Adam Wilson,
Mayor of Toronto, and 0. S. Strange, Mayor of Kingston) : —

Ottawa, August 31, 1860.

Sir, — I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter addressed to
me by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, now in attendance on
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,

In explanation of this letter, I desire to call your attention to the
fact, that, according to an advertisement which has appeared in a To-
ronto paper, it is the intention of the Orange body in that city to dis-
play in the procession which is to take place on the reception of H'''
Royal Highness, and in the streets through which he is to i)ass, certain
emblems and decorations belonging specially to their own Society,

I may state in the most explicit terms, that any such display, oi
any attempt to connect with His Royal Highness's reception, the public
and open recognition of the Orangemen or any party association, would
be viewed with extreme dissatisfaction.

You will bear in mind. Sir, that His Royal Highness visits this
Colony on the special invitation of the whole people, as conveyed by
both branches of the Legislature, without distinction of creed or party ;
and it would be inconsistent with the spirit and object of such an invi-
tation, and such a visit, to thrust on him the exhibition of banners or
other badges of distinction which are known to be offensive to any por-
tion of Ufr Majesty's subjects.

I feel satisfied that His Grace's reasons for expressing these views will,
on consideration, be deemed satisfiictory ; and I have to request that
you, as Cliief Magistrate of the City of Toronto, will take care that no
such cause of complaint may exist, either in the procession itself, or in
the decoration of the streets through which His Royal Highness will
pass.

I have further to request that you will, by letter addressed to me at
Kingston, mform me explicitly whether any doubts exists as to a com-
pliance with the wishes expressed by the Duke of Newcastle in this
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affect the route to be taken by His Royal Highness in his future progress
through the Province.

I have the honor to be, &c.

Edmund IIbad.

The Hi'Txin Catholic inhvbltants of tlicso cities, who became imlig
nant that the Orangemen should buiM arches and endeavour to de-
monstrate their allej;ianee, immediately called meetings and appoipt-
ed deputations t"" proceed to Ottawa, to have an interview witli the
Duke of Newcastle, and to protest against such demonstrations ;
which they accordingly did, and were comph'tely successful, the
Duke promising that the Prince would not land where any Orange
demonstrations should take place.

The Orangemen on their part fancying that it was through tlie
Catholics' influence that their arches and intended procession had
been denounced by the Duke of Newcastle, then remained firmer
to their absurd purpose than ever: they came to a decision, that,
come what would, they would stand their ground and carry the
day.

Kingston had made good preparations, and every one expected
that the Orangemen would ultimately " cave in," to have the
pleasure of the Prince's presence ; but no, they would not ! they
remained firm to their decision. In this lamentable state ot
affairs, the Kingston, with the Prince and suite on board, appeared
off the town, escorted by a small fleet of boats, &c. A royal salute
was fired by the Volunteers, and every expression of joy was
manifested by the people at the Prince's presence.

An enquiry was made by the Duke of Newcastle if the Orange-
men still persisted in their conduct ; and, to the regret of all, the
answer returned was that they did. A message was then sent to
say that sixteen hours would be given for the city to give a final
decision, a decision by the City Council ; and if at the end of
that time they did not consent to give up their partizan demon-
stration, the Kingston (with the Prince on board) would proceed
on her way to Belleville, the next place of call.

During this time, a special meeting of the Council was held,
to determine whether the Council should proceed to present the
Address on board the Kingston, or on the wharf, — or not present
it at all, if His Koyal Highness should not land.

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After a long debate, the following resolution was carried : —

That wc, the loyal Roman Catholics, in conjunction with the liberal
loyal Protestants of tliis city, do hereby cordially unite in requesting
as a special favor that His Royal Highness will land at the place ap-
pointed, and tiien proceed to tlie City Hall, in order to give Her Majesty's
dutiful subjects au opportunity of being presented to her royal son.

The Orangemen, in full regalia, were asseniblcu in vast num-
bers to greet the Prince, the llifles were on the wharf to salute
him, and the whole population was out to welcome him; but His
lloyal Highness was obliged to refuse landing after his request
was treated in such a manner, and the Kingston proceeded on her
way at 3 p. m., 5th Sept. ; not, however, before Addresses were
presented on board, from the Magistrates of the United Counties
of Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington, and the Moderator of the
Church of Scotland. To the former, and to the Sheriff of the
United Counties, His Royal Highness expressed his extreme re-
gret at the circumstancs which had transpired to debar his land-
ing, but doubted not the loyalty of the parties.

With the greatest regret the loyal inhabitants of Kingston
viewed the steamer's departure ; and the city, that should have been
all gaiety, was turned, in a few minutes' time, into woe and dis-
content.

This unfortunate event drew forth the following correspondence.
The first letter is from the Duke of Newcastle, written on board
the Kingston^ prior to her departure for Belleville.

Off Kingston, 5th Sept., 18G0.
Sir, — It is with the utmost regret that I now find myself compelled to
take the extreme course contemplated as possible in my letter to Sir E.
Head, of the 30th August, which was immediately communicated to you
by His Excellency, and to advise the Prince of Wales to proceed on his
way without landing in the city of Kingston. When we arrived yesterday,
we found an arch covered with Orange decorations, and an organized
body of many hundreds, wearing all the insignia of their Order, with
numerous flags ; a band and every accompaniment which characterized
3u8h processions. I could hardly bring myself to believe, that, after seeing
you and the other gentlemen who accompanied you en board the steam-
boat, and fully explaining to you the motives which actuated my advice
lo the Prince, the objections I took to those party displays on such an
occasion, and the necessary consequences which must ensue if the
Orangemen would be so misguided in their own conduct and act so offen-
sively to the whole of their fellow-citizens, Protestant and Roman
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from ficcppting tlie liospitality of your city. I have been (]i=fippotntcil.
The Prince consented to wait twenty-two liours to give the Orange-
men time to reconsider their resolve. Tlioy have adliered to it; and it
is my duty therefore to advise the Prince to pursue his journey. Wliat
is the sacrifice I asked the Orangemen to make ? Merely to abstain
from displaying, in the presence of a young Prince of 19 years of age,
— the heir to a sceptre which rules over millions of every form of Chris-
tianit}', — symbols of religious and jiolitical organization which are no-
toriously offensive to the members of another creed, and whicl), in one
portion of the Empire, have repeatedly produced not only discord and
heart-burning, but riot and bloodshed. I never doubted the loyalty of
the individuals composing the Orange body. I based my appeal to
them on the ground of that loyalty and of their good feeling. I did not
ask them to sacrifice a principle, but to furl a flag and to abstain from
an article of dress. I wished the Prince to see them, but not to give coun-
tenance to a Society which has been disai)provcd of in the Mother
Country by the Sovereign and Legiclature of Great Britain. I am told
that they represent this act of mine as a slight to the Protestant reli-
gion. Until they can prove that the great mass of Englishmen are also
not Protestant, it is quite unnecessary for me to repudiate so unfounded
and absurd a charge. I am well aware that such party processions are
not illegal in this country, as they are in England. This is a conclu-
sive answer, if I asked you as .Mayor to exercise your authority ; but it is
no answer to my remonstrance. I made it not as Secretary for the
Colonies called upon to force a law ; but as Minister of the Queen, at-
tending the Prince of Wales by command of Her Majesty, in an official
visit to this Colony, at the invitation of its Legislature ; and I ask in
what position would the Prince be placed by sanction, if he were now to
pass through such a scene as was prepared for him (which happens not
to be forbidden by the Colonial Legislature), and next year visit the
North of Ireland, where he could not be a party to such an exhibition
without violating the laws of his country? His Royal Highness will
continue the route which has been prepared for him; but in any place
where similar demonstrations are adhered to, a similar course to that pur-
sued at Kingston will be taken. I cannot conclude this letter without an
expressian of regret tV.at the Corporation did not accept the offer which
I made them, through you, to present their Address on board the steamer ;
an offer readily accepted by the Moderator and Synod of the Presbyte-
rian Church in connection with the Church of Scotland. It is impos-
sible to believe that the members of the Corporation were influenced by
sympathy with the conduct of the Orangemen, but I fear such a con-
struction is too likely to be put upon their decision.

I am. Sir,
Your very obedient servant,

Newcastle.
To the Worshipful Mayor of Kingston.

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The Mayor made the following reply : —

The City Hall,
Kinf,'3ton, 11th Sept., 18C0,

May it plkase Your Grace, — I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of Your Grace's letter dated 5th instant, and have laid the same
before the Council of the City of Kingston.

In reply, I am instructed by the Council to thank Your Grace for the
exposition of your motives in the advice given by your Grace to II. R. H,
the Prince of Wales, in pursuance of which the citizens of Kingston
have been debarred from the pleasure of seeing him, presenting the
Address of welcome to their city which they had prepared, and assuring
His Royal Highness that the loyalty and devotion to the British Crown
exhibited bj' the inhabitants of this district during times of internal
disafl'ection and foreign aggression have not decreased, whilst the feel-
ings of love and admiration entertained for Her Most Gracious Majesty
by the people of England are fully shared by their fellow-subjects here.

The Council have carefully weighed the arguments used by your
Grace to sustain the decision communicated on the 30th ult. to Sir
Edmund Head, to the effect that His Royal Highness would bo advised
to abandon his visit to this city in case any Orange demonstration were
persisted in, it being your duty to prevent the exposure of the Prince to
supposed particii)ation in a scene likely to lead to religious feud and
breach of the peace ; and they respectfully call your Grace's attention
to the fact, that the present state of the law affecting the Orange Society
in Upper Canada is not the result of chance or neglect of the Legisla-
ture, as your Grace appears to suppose, but the designed intention of
Parliament after several years' experience of a law of repression ; and
that the Orange Society, so far from being con .rary to law, was publicly
recognized by His Excellency the present Go unor General on the 12th
of July, 1857, when they presented an Address and received an official
reply ; that neither the Council nor any other constituted authority in
Canada had the power to put your Grace's wishes in force, 'n opposition
to the settled policy of the country, by endeavoring to nrcvent that
body from wearing such dress or displaying such banners as they saw
fit ; that the fear of religious feud and breach of the peace must have
arisen from wrong information regarding the state of Upper Canada,
op'a ought to have been set to rest by the official guarantee of the Mayor
for the peace of the city ; that the general procession in which your
Grace objected to the appearance of the Orangemen in regalia Avas, as
you were informed atBrockville, entirely abrogated, and their subsequent
appearance was therefore without any semblance of sanction from the
civic authorities ; and the act of His Royal Highness entering the city
would not, therefore, in the slightest degree have identified him with
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ticipato more ia the Orange demonstration by the display before hira
of flags of the Order than bo was compromised by viewing the luirple
robes and insignia of the Roman Catholic Bishops and others who
attended liim at Quebec — a demonstration in wliich His Royal Highness
could not have participated in England. And the Council consider
that your Grace's protest was sufdcient to prevent any one fr^im sup-
posing that the Prince was giving his sanction to a display wiiicli you
had clearly stated you desired would not take place. Had your Grace,
on landing on this continent, made known His Royal Highness's desire
that no party-emblems should be used on the occasion of his visit, and
that it was your intention to advise him to pass by any place wlu-re this
was disregarded, the Council are convinced that the late complication
would not have occurred, as it is believed the Orange Society would never
have thougiit of acting counter to His Royal Highness's wish ; but your
Grace's own exi)eiieuce must satisfy you of the extreme difficulty of, at the
last moment, reasoning with men who, looking upon their colors as the
badge of tiieir religion, had imbibed the idea, however erroneous it may
have been, that your Grace's command (for, considering the penalty, it
amounted to such) was intended as a slight to the Protestant community ;
the restrictions now imposed being in such striking contrast to the
attention and respect shown to the Roman Catholics in Lower Canada.
Had the Prince visited Kingston upon the invitation of the Orange
Society, it would have been within your Grace's province to have atlixed
any condition you thought proper to the acceptance of the invitation.
But this was not the case. The invitation was given in the name of the
citizens, and unconditionally accepted; and the Council cannot but
feel that the expectations of the people, after being raised by that formal
acceptance, and by the Prince's promise to attend a ball to be given in
his honor, have been arbitarily disappointed without good reason, moral,
religious, or political, but simply to meet the unreasonable demands of
a small section of the citizens.

Neither the authorities nor the inhabitants were responsible for the
acts of the Orangemen who visited Kingston on the 4th and 5lli inst. ;
and from the fact of so few of the large assemblage being residents of
the city, the members of the Council could exercise little, if any, influence
over them. And yet, because these parties choose to assert t!ieir rights
as British subjects, and appear to greet their Prince in a peculiar costume,
not contrary to law, your Grace has caused a disappointment of the
most poignant kind to thousands of Her Majesty's most devoted subjects
assembled here, after months of eager expectation, to testify their loyalty
to the Throne, and to give His Royal Highness a warm and aU'ectiouate
welcome.

The Council cannot admit of any analogy between His Royal High-
ness lauding in a town in Canada where Orange emblems were exhibited.

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and being a party to a similar scene in the North of Ireland ; and in proof
need only refer to your Grace's letter, wliieli states tliut, whilst in this
country such a party display is le},'!il, in Ireland it is tiie reverse. His
Royal Ilishness could not, therefore, by any possibility, be made a party
to an exhibition which, being illegal, could not occur. Nor can they
see any.siniilarity between the position of the Moderator of the Presby-
terian Cliurch, residing in Lower Canada, and with whom a special
appointment to receive an Address (the reading of whicii by some
accident had not been permitted iu Montreal), and tliat of tiie citizens
of Kingston, whose invitation, after being accepted, was now slighted,
and tiieir dearest hopes doomed to disappointment, because parties over
whom they had no control thought proper to wear Orange ribbons and
unfurl a Hag bearing the likeness of a former King of England.

There appears, however, to be a great similarity between the course
adopted by the Council of the Counties of Frontenac, Lennox, and
Addingtou, and that of the City Council ; and this is natural, as in both
cases the Addresses welcoming his Royal Highness to Kingston would
have been inappropriate, and might as well have been presented at St.
James' as on the bosom of Lake Ontario.

The Council, without justifying the want of courtesy exhibited by the
Orangemen, firmly believe that they were actuated by an earnest desire
to do the Prince honor ; and that the disappointment is all the keener to
them because their efforts have been misunderstood, and the display of
the emblems which they conceive to be tj'pical of their loyalty to the
Throne and their attachment to the Protestant faith, made a reproach to
them.

In conclusion, the Council desire to express their deep regret at the
recent occurrences ; and refer to the strenuous efforts made by them,
during the whole period of the late difficulty, to induce the Orangemen
to waive their rights and lay aside their regalia, so as to remove the
difficulty which your Grace's decision has raised to His Royal Highness
landing, as the best proof that they were not actuated by synipatliy for
the Orangemen in declining to present the Address on board tlie steamer,
but by a due sense of the important trust committed to them by their
fellow-citizens, and a determination that they would not, by any act of
theirs, assume the responsibility or appear to sanction the soundness of
the advice tendered by your Grace to His Royal Highness — advice which
the Council believe would not have been given had your Grace consulted
the Government of the country, who, from their intimate knowledge of
the state of feelings and circumstances, as well as the laws of the Prov-
ince, would have probably been able to satisfy your Grace of the injus-
tice and impolicy of the course which has been adopted.
I have the honor to be jour Grace's

Most humble and obedient servant,

0. S. SriiANGE, Mayor.
To His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c., &c.

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The Duke was in London, C.W., when ho received this, and
wrote the following in reply : —

London, CW., 13tli Scptfmbcr, 18C0.

Sin, — I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the lltli iust.,
which reached me thia afternoon.

It would be easy to refute the arguments and contradict the state-
ments advanced by you on behalf of the Council of the City of Kingston,
but I have neither time nor inclination fur the task. I have only there-
fore to express my hope that it is your intention to publish your letter
without delay.

If you do not, I shall feel it my duty to do so, in order that it may

receive an answer from the good sense of the Canadian people,

I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,

Newcastle.
The Worshipful the Mayor of Kingston.

The following was the resolution of the City Council upon this
last letter : —

Resolved, — That in consequence of the letter from the Duke of New-
castle, now read, calling in question, as it dots by implication, the truth
of the statements contained in the letter addressed to His Grace by the
Mayor, under date of 11th inst., the Council are compelled, in justice to
themselves, to reiterate the facts and arguments therein set forth ; the
former being known to be true, and the latter believed to be unassailable.

Carried by a majority of 13.

The Kingston arrived at Belleville at nine o'clock that evening.
The bells of the churches rang out gaily, and the greatest joy was
manifested by the inhabitants. Great care had been bestowed on
the ornamentation of the town, and on the intended reception.
The arrangements perfected were extremely good.

Nine arches had been erected. The ladies of the town, with com-
mendable zejU, had been, for a long time, working to give the place
a fine appearance. The town was filled with farmers from miles
around, together with their whole families ; with strangers, and
others. Everything in fliet promised to come off well ; but, by
some very unaccountable means, everything went off in the oppo-
site direction.

The Orangemen who reside in, and near here, in great num-
bers, had erected two arches, but no party emblems were displayed
on them. The Orangemen themselves consented not to walk ; but
next morning (Gth) outside influence began to work. Flags of a
partizan nature were hung from them, and the Orangemen mus-

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torod in full nuinlxTrt; in full roj;alia, with tlu'ir IkuhIs of nniHic,
])!U-:i(l»'il (he strc(?t, (Ictcrnunctl to ivtrivo the Piini'i!. When this
f«tal»M»l' lliin;j;H bi'canio known to H. 11. 11., no nlti'iiialivo was
loft him hut to rouiain on board, and piocoi'd to Cohour;,', which
lu> arconlinjily did at half-past nine o'clock. It was jn-rfcctly
toui'hiii;:; lo witness the sorrowful couutcnancoH of the ^^ood por-
tion of the people of the town of Helleville ; all their e.\ertions,
all their toil, destroyed in an hour, by the mere caj)riee of stran-
fjjers. Hut at the town of Cobourg he received a welcome which
he will not easily forget.

No p;irti/.an displnys were warranted or tolerated there; every-
body worked with a will and love tiiat will ever bo commendable.
The Kiii(/sf(ui appeared oil' the town near nine o'clock at night,
the beaeh was crowded to give the Prince a regular demonstrative
welcome ; and when, therel'ore, the steamer came up to the wharf,
ay, and long before, the enthusiasm displayed was intense.

The whole city was brilliantly illuminated, and presented one
of the finest efVi'cts over witnessed, llockets were set oil", a royal
salute iired, and a Ciuard of Honour of the Volunteer lliiles pre-
sented arms as 1 1 is Koyal I lighness landed. His carriage was drawn
by a newly-organized Society composed of the gentlemen of Cobourg,
called '• Native Canadians," with silver mai)le-leaves on their
breasts, who carried lighted torches, and were Oijcorted by the Na-
tional Soeieties, the Volunteer Cavalry and Rifles, and by the people
generally, who cheered and hurrahed until they wore hoarse.
The Prinoe and his suite were taken through the lighted streets
to the Town Hall, a fuie new building, which was gorgeously
illuminated. Here II. 11. H. received the so ^ Addresses from
the Mayor, Victoria College, the jMagistrates, Brighton Council,
&.C., &c., and gave his replies; and immediately after, entered the
building, and opened a ball at eleven o'clock, dancing until broad
daylight, 'fhe following are the names of the fortunate ladies
he danced with, fifteen in all : —

Miss Beaty (daughter of the Mayor), Miss Ewart, Mrs. Ecid,
Miss Fortune (Sheriff's daughter), Miss Pringlo, Hon. iMrs. Sid-
ney Smith, Miss Dainty, Miss Powell (Niagara), Miss Burnham,
Miss Bennet, Mrs. Cubitt, Miss Hall, Miss M. Boswell, Miss
Gaver, Miss Barren.

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Aft T tho Imll, II. 11. II. nnJ Hiiito, with tlio (Jovc'rnor (Jciicral
aiul (liu otIuT <;(Mitl(!iiu!u, rt'tiriMl to tlio iiuiiisioii ol' tlit! I Ion.
Si'liicy Smith ( I'ostm.'istor (jiiiioriil) ; and, aCtcr a Hlii,'ht repose,
loft Cohour;^ on tho iiiorniii^j; of tho 7th, l»y railwny fnr INtcr-
boro, aiiiiilst th(! most htnirty (htmonst rat ions of loyalty atul joy.

The train arriviMl at I'ico Lako in dm' tiini!. AnJ licro the
royal party took tho Htoamor O/oim/irr, namoil after the river of
that »ame. The lake in called llice on account of the }i,roat
quaiititicH of wild rice that ;^r<tw in it.

After crossing the lake in sal'liiy, the royal party again took
the ears.

Tho .scenery in and aronnd thi.s lake, abounds with t^ingular
beauty : the many small islands that dot its Burface give it a very
enchanting aH])ect.

On one side of the lake, the IMississaga tribe of Indians (one
of the first that held Upper Canada) had erected an areh, which
for them was not so bad, as some fastidious mortals would make
us believe that it was perfectly wretched ; but it was not so. They '
fired a royal salute ; and had a brass band, which, we confess, could
not come " God save the Queen "; — at any rate, they made an
attempt.

The train stopped at this place, and the whole tribe advanced
to welcome the son of their " Great Mother."

An Address was presented by the Chief, — who, by the by, is
100 years of age. A number of Indian curiosities were jtresented to
Ilis Royal Highness, who took his departure under another royal
salute and National Anthem.

At reterl)oro, the same enthusiasm was shewn as at Cobourg.
Thousands upon thousands were present to give liis lloyal
Highness a right loyal welcome.

The place was nicely decorated. I'ine arches had been erected,
and highly adorned. Under all these the royal party were escorted
in carriages to the Court House; where the Corporation Address,
&c., were presented, and replied to. A short interval elapsed, when
Ills lloyal Highness took his departure, under showers of bout^uets
and the deafening cheers of the populace.

We note not a very agreeable incident which here took place: a
man, with an enormous amount of bra^Sj stretched out liis brawny

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iinl III liisl llii<

Priiit'i' liiil til liirn In llit> olIiiT siiliv

At I'lMl ll<i|i(>. t1ii> iicnI liMiiliii'*: |)liiri<. i|iiiti< :is iniiili I'lillnisiiiMiii
was niimircslt'il. 'I'ln' |ii'it|il(' of tliix ih\i;i1Iv i|iiii'I lidlc cily \v»>ro
as «"nllnisi.\sti«':(Ilv <'X<'ili"<l !M llic inli!iliil;mlM ul' tin- nllnr cilicM.
'I'liov li.'nl workcil, Mini wnrKril well, In liiivc ,1 lilliii:' tli 'phy ; timl
tlii> o<<iis.>i|U(MU'(' \v;is tliiit scvtTul lino Mfi'lii'M s|tiiimc(l Ili(> ]>riiii'i|)!il
Hirot'ls ; llu> hous(>s Immii", ns liiinilsnincly a lonifil ;is mI iIic tilicM
ItiMTlol'iii' visiloil.

A well iiii;;mi/i'tl |>i(HM',ssi(iii i-siMulfil His Uoyal 1 1 iiJiiicsH, Win
Huilo, \('.. (linmuli the |)rii\oi|tal Hlrccl to lln< Town Hall ; wlirn^
tho Mayor (.lajui's Sfoll, l'lsi|.) pnwiMilcd llic ( 'or|iiiralinn
AtMrcss, ainiil'l Iho (.'.rcati'sl cliiMMiii ', IVom llic iMiiiiiMisi" ('(Mtcoiirso
of pt'oplo assiMiilili'd. Till' I'liiico, al'icr roiilyimv, rntiMril llio
Town Hall. anil, willi his .suite, |>ai'lnok ol' Innrlirnn. Al'lor
ll\o Ma\i>r l\;iil uroposi'il ll\i< toast of llio (Jm-rn ami ll'iyal l''ainily,
His H.iyal Hiuluu'ss It'll loi- Wliillty ; wlu'io llu' Iraiii iiirivcd
smuowhat lato in tlu' nl1('inooi\.

Tlu' pi'oplo luTi' t'xiiiliili'il as many niarKs of loyally luul altacli-
nii'nl to till' Tiown as ,it uny ol llio places wlioi'o tlio I'linoo had
boon, 'i'hcir oluvrs wore most hoarty and iinintcnupti'd. and thoir
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donioustrations woi\' also very lino ; a oonlmnoiis salnio hcinia;
kopt up wliilo His lunal Hii'^hnoss was in Iho town, and until
tl\o Kliii/stiU), on whioh ho ondtarkod lor Toronio, was loni;' out of
sijiht.

An Address was jiresonl«'d and replied to. and the wholo
poptilatioa osoi^rled His Uoyal Highness to the hoal.

But pi'rhaps one of the linesl reeeptions the I'rinoe ever roiv'ivod,
was from the true ami loval inhahitanis ol' Ihe t-ily ol" Toronto,

the eapilal of Tpju'r Canada.

Here, where the lireatesl nundior of Oranucmon residi

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here the pvatost uathering from all parts oi' tlu' eountry was
about (0 takoplaeo ; on beini;- told that sueh a a disjday was a,L;ainst
the l^-inee's wish, they very ^ood-natnrodly laid down the iiisiuiiia
of their order, and appeared in the ]mipossion and manifested
their joy as private citizens; and by this act, they showed their
good sense, by complyiu!;- with the wish of their future kinj;.

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lint llii'v liJiil irn-lcij iiii iinli im Kiiii'; Slrt-fl, llir pi !rM'i|iiil
lliiirnii'lirnii- III' 'I'liKnilii mill the fiiii'Hl ill < 'tiiiailii, iiml llii'iiii<.'|i
wliifll llir |imr('SMiiiii csriii liii;"^ llif I'l iiicc wiiM In |iiihh. 'I'IiIm iiitIi wiim
illlflMliiJ In lie l|rt'n|-;ili'i| willl till llir ( )niii<'i' |i;ini|i|irl'lllllitl ; |)lM, nil
lii'i'illlliii;.' IIW.'II'K III' wliiil Il!|i| liiki'li |i|:iiT ;il KiiiMM|ii|| iiml llrlji'
villi', IIh'Y wiMi'ly I'MiiHi'iilril In iiliiliiiii I'lniii iimlviii;^ IIh- iiirli ii
jmrly I'lir, Iml liny iiIIowimI n nl;iliir nl' Kin;:; Williiiiii Ml. In Im
on IIh Mniniiiil, iim iiIhii pit'liiri-s nl' llic (^iiith iiipI llit> I'liiMr Cmi
Miirl ; II Itiliii' mill ll <!niwn, willi sivritil innllnrM, Iml t'll.ijly nl'
nil nii|i;n li/.;in rliiiriiclrr. Tin- MiiynilA. Wil.Hiiii, I''h<|., M. I'. I'.)
Iiilil Im'i'Ii wrillrii In \ty \\\v |>iil.r nl Ni .vciimIIc in iiMniliiin il' llir
iirrli wiiM In III' (|(>i!nnii'til willl pnlj/ cnlnni i: phI IIi.'iI rniK'liniiiiry,
|Miltitiii; lint sliitn in ji I'niil; 1^ vvir- i!ii- pi ij:!' link Hn<iii' lininiin
('iillinlir m'lidciiirn lirl'n: it , i-l 'isl.c) lliciii il' t/nif |i;ii| imy

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(lisplny nil Ilii- mcli nr iti Mii <'!'j. ";iil •'•>' KihjHiiin Mloani' 'i up
liiiko Onliirin liir llic " (j(iim n i*\\y (.llhr 'tVcxJ."

Novrr Iiml prnpir niMi'i' ^rriiN'r .•.•f.lii.ii^' l! ii !»•'; '^.ciipli' ni
Toronlii in Imnniir nl' lln- I'l iim « ti vi i), (.» j^i/i,', iSmii Jjilr ju I
fine cily II lullcr iippriifMiv! t!i;iii ii poHS^MHc i, ;iiii| in lli' iJ v

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tii.ii;ii' , «'\rry liniisii was »\<'l! (liTonilci!^ ami. (li.^nluy d I'lllii-r !l; j.;.s
or Hoinclliin;^ licllcr, iiciioivliii'.'; an t'!:(;i!iii:H*ai/.'.» ,t juirniidft' ; and
dViTylliin^' pn-sciili'il m line, •mi j crl'iipi, linur, I'p/i.nuiiui; (.(i.iii lid
any oilier [ilaci> yd, vi.sili-d liy Ilii- l'nnc<!.

On (iKMSplanadc, a nia^nirKMiil lar!.';(! u«si(<!iitl ('iili ; wiiii hciiIh
liad Imh'II Iniill, (^■|p;ll»I(! ol' iW'Cnniniodatiii'^ tlio'ii'Uiid'. nl' j < inniiH,
and wliii'li was lili'd ir. lis ntinn.st. «;i;ia(;ity vitli \vi;ll drcsHcd
Indies and ^tnllciiicii. J\-';>- ihV.\ a lin') dais liad Imcii eiicted,
well oarpeled, and very !i!((;iy de'^iiat.'! I willi lla;i;H, banners, <tc.
On this dais was •>•' Vdiress IVoin IIk; city to Ix; pr(\Henl,(!d, hy llio
Mayor and Con* 'ration, Knr ni.iny lioiirs bel'oro the appointed
tiiiio, thou .itkIm conj^rogated hero ; but it was nearly dusk belorc
the h'ii'(jsf<i>i WIS si,u;ht(!d (loinin^ up the fiake, eseorled by the

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nilieent lake-steanicrs I'rcrlrss, New Yorl:. (Jdli/rar/, and

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pcrccIveJ, three guns were fired by the York Field Battery, as a
siirnal to make all ready.

The cheering on the Kingston nearing the wharf, and while
the Prince landed, knew no bounds. The assembled thousands
congregated everywhere, raising their voices in honour of the son of
our beloved Queen. The people in the amphitheatre rose en masse;
and sucli waving of handkerchiefs, clapping of hands, and presenting
bouquets to II. II. II., was seldom, if ever, seen before or since.

One thing is certain, joy was more open and intense at Toronto
than at any other city, town, or village visited.

His Royal Highness was received by the Members of the Cabinet
and the IMayor and Corporation, the Bishops and Clergy, the
Judges, the Members of the University, and the boys of U. C.
Coll(;ge, the chief Militia and Regular officers of Toronto, the St.
George's, St. Andrew's, and St, Patrick's Societies, in full regalia,
the British Canadians, the Temperance Organization, and Bands
of Hope, the Coloured Society, and several other guilds.

H. II. H. was then conducted to the dais, the Guard of Honour
of the Toronto Militia presenting arms, the bands playing the
National Anthem, and a royal salute being fired by the Field
Battery ; and here, surrounded by his suite and the other gentle
men, the following Address was presented by the Mayor : —

May it plbasb Your Royal Highness, —

Wc, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councilmen, on behalf of the citizens o f
Toronto, respectfully offer to your Royal Highness a most cordial welcome
on your arrival in the capital of Upper Canada, and gratefully express
our high appreciation of the distinguished honor which you have con-
ferred upon us by your visit.

The annals of our youthful city present but little more than the record
of improvement steadily advancing in almost unbroken tranquillity;
and the brief interruptions of its peaceful progress are now worthy of
notice, as evincing an early attachment to British connection, so strong
as to stand the severe test of fire and sword, and so illustrating the
happy influonces of commercial and social intercourse in uniting the
combatants of bygone feuds as good neighbours and valued friends.

The generations which saw the settler's log-house succeeding to the
red-man's wigwam on the site of Little York, has not yet wholly passed
away, and yet we venture to hope that your Royal Highness will look
with satisfaction on the evidences which our city presents — in our
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— of the successful results of industry and enterprise, fostered by consti-
tutional liberty; and that you will regard our provision for the relief of
misery, for the diffusion of education, for the administration of justice)
and for the worship of God, as manifestations of that spirit wiiich has
been mainly instrumental, under Providence, in placing our mother
country in tiic glorious position which she occupies amongst the nations
of the earth.

"We desire again most respectfully to offer our grateful thanks for the
honor which your Royal Highness has been pleased to confer ui)on us ;
and gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity to renew tlic assurance of
our devoted loyalty to the Queen, under whose benignant rule we enjoy
the estimable blessings of civil and religious liberty, and to express our
undoubtiug confidence that our rights as freemen and our interests as
subjects will continue to be faithfully maintained by Ilcr Majesty's hered-
itary successor, whom we now rejoice to honor as our future Sover-
eign.

The Mayor then handed the Address to His Royal Highness,
who replied as follows : —

Gentlemen, — I receive this Address with the most lively satisfaction ;
and I request yon to convey to the citizens, whom you represent, the
expression of my gratitude for the more than hearty welcome which I
have just experienced.

You will not doubt the reai^'ness with which I undertook the duty
entrusted to me by the Queen of visiting, for her, the British North
American dominions ; and now that I have arrived at this distant point
of m;' journey, I can say with truth, that the expectations which I had
formed of the pleasure and instruction to be derived from ii, have been
more than realized. My only regret is, that the Queen has been unable,
herself, to receive the manifestations of the generous loyalty with which
you have met her representative — a loyalty tempered and yet strength-
ened by the intelligent independence of the Canadian character.

You allude to the marvellous progress which a generation has wit-
nessed on this spot. I have already been struck throughout my rapid
journey by the promise of greatness, and the results of energy and
industry which are everywhere perceptible, and I feel the pride of an
Englishman in the masculine qualities of my countrymen — in the san-
guine and hardy enterprise — in the fertility of conception and boldness
of execution which have enabled a youthful country to outstrip many
of the ancient nations of the world.

The school children, to the number of 5,000, under the super-
intendence of Mr. Carter (the Cathedral Organist), sang " God
Save the Queen," the multitude uncovering.

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The following verses were added for the occasion : —

Victoria's son and heir!
No title canst tliou bear

More proud, more dear.
Thou, o'er the mighty sea,
Hast come, our guest to be :
Warmly we welcome tl ee ;

Thrice welcome here !

God bless our matron Queen !
Her sons of manly mien,

And daughters fair.
May Heaven's perpetual grace
Rest on her rising race ;
May they her footsteps trace,

Her virtues share 1

Hail ! Britain's hope and ours !
Though here no regal towers

Receive thy train.
Strong arms shall thee surround,
And loyal hearts shall bound,
And every voice resound

Our joyful strain.

The royal party were then onducted to carriages, and, escorted
by the procession, drove through the streets to Government House,
or what was formerly the residence of the Governor General.
The whole line of the procession was one perfect ovation ; the
Torontonians nobly sustaining their good name.

The procession was as follows : —

MARSHAL OF FIRST DIVISION.
F. Robinson, Esq.

York Volunteer Cavalry.

The Loyal United Colored Society.

The Canadian Order of Odd Fellows.

The Fire Brigade.

The Native Canadians.

St. George's Society.

St. Patrick's Society.

St. Andrew's Society.

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MARSHAL OF SECOND DIVISION.
P. CossAOE, Esq.

The Toronto Grammar School.

The Office-q and Members of Boards of School Trustees.

T!,o Normal and Model Grammar Schools.

The Officers of Edr-a clonal Department and Council of Public Instruction.

Upper Canada College.

The University of Trinity College.

The University of Toronto, and University College, with other Affiliated

Colleges and Institutions.

The President and Members of the Board of Trade.

The Chairman of the Medical Board and Members of the Profession.

The Treasurer of the Law Society and Members of the Profession.

Officers of the Army, Navy, and Militia, on Foot.

MARSHAL OF THIRD DIVISION.
H. J. BoDLTON, Jr., Esq.

The Yorkville Municipal Council.

The Chief Constable.

The Magistrates of the United Counties.

The Treasurer, Clerk of the Peace, and the County Officers.

The County Council.

The High Sheriff, Warden, and County Crown Attorney.

The Judges of United Counties.

MARSHAL OF FOURTH DIVISION.
RoBT. Beard, Esq.

Members of Reception Committee.

The Junior Officers of Corporation.

The Chief of Police and High Bailiff.

The City Clerk and Chamberlain.

The Aldermen and Councillors.

The Recorder and Police Magistrate.

THE MAYOR.

The Members of the House of Assembly.

The Members of Legislative Council.

The Members of Executive Council.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief and Staff.

Their Excellencies the Lieut. Governors and their Suites.

His Excellency the Governor General and Suite.

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THE PRIXCE.

His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl St. Germains.
Major Gen. tlie Hon. Robert Bruce and the other Members of His Royal

Ilighness's Suite.

Mounted Officers of the Army and Militia.

York Volunteer Cavalry.

Police.

CHIEF MARSHAL.
R. L. Denison, Esq.

In the evening, a grand illumination of the town took j)lacc,
which, although not quite up to Montreal, was pretty good ; but
the joy occasioned by the visit was somewhat diuimcd by the
unforeseen difficulties that arose out of that unfortunate Orantro
arch, and which were ultimately overcome.

The Duke of Newcastle perceiving the statue of William III.
on the arch, and taking it for a party design, naturally thought
that he had been wilfully deceived by the authorities of the
place, and naturally looked to His Worship the Mayor for an
explanation.

Next day (8th), the following correspondence took place.
Happily the difficulties were overcome, and the Corporation
presented on a subsequent occasion : —

The Duke of Newcastle to the Mayor.

Government House,

Toronto, Sept. 8, 1860.
SiH, — I deeply regret that you have not thought fit to send any expla-
nation of the occurrence of which I made complaint to you last evening.
I would not willingly revert to any cause of offence, after the most
nuignificcnt .lud warm-hearted reception which the Prince of Wales met
ill tiie city yesterday, but there are matters Avhich r.annot be overlooked
without the loss of honor and position.

You distinctly informed me that the transparency of William HI. was
removed, and one of the Prince of Wales substituted. I relied upon
your word, and the consequence was that the Prince was thereby led
into doing what I had distinctly informed you he would not do.

As the levee is announced to be held at this house, no alteration will
be made ; but I hope you will see the propriety of not attending it so
long as your part iu this matter is unexplained and no reparation

offered.

I am sir, your very obedient servant,

To the Worshipful the Mayor of Toronto.

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P. S. — I re-open my letter to say that yonrg lins been this moment
(11 o'clock) received. I trust that tiie result of the meetinrf may be
satisfactory, but I am sure that you will feel that the reparation must
precede any further communication.

The letter alluded to in the above Postscript.

Mayor's Officr,

Toronto, Sept. 8, 1860.

My Lord Dcke, — In consequence of the very painful interview your
Grace did me the honor of holding with me last evening respecting the
portrait of King William III. which has been placed over the arch
erected by the Orangemen of this city, and which was to have been
dispensed with, and one of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wiiles
adopted for it ; and respecting also the curamunication specifying the
proposed change which I had the honor of addressing to his Excellency
the Governor General a few days since, and which was permitted to
remain uncontradicted, cither by the latter communication to his Excel-
lency or by any personal statement, I have convened the Council for
this morning at 9J, when I trust to be enabled to make an explanation
and an apology to your Grace and to His Excellency which I hope may
be accepted as satisfactory. I should have had this meeting last night,
but I could find neither clerk nor messengers, and I was told I should
have had greater difficulty in finding the members.

I have the honor to be, my Lord Duke, your Grace's most obedient
and humble servant.

Adam Wilson, Mayor.

The Mayo7-'s reply to the Duke's Letter.

Mayor's Office,

Toronto, Sept. 8, 1860.
My Lord Duke, — Adverting to the interview which Your Grace did
me the honor of holding with me last evening, on the subject of the
transparency of King William III. on the Orangemen's arch in this city,
and the letter which T had the honor of addressing to his Excellency the
Governor General, stating that such a decoration was not to have been
placed there, I am now desirous of acknowledging to Your Grace that
I ought most undoubtedly to have stated the change which was subse-
quently proposed to be made, and which was afterward in fact made ;
and although the Roman Catholics were quite willing to acquiesce, and
did acquiesce in the alteration, it was, nevertheless, only due to your
Grace and to His Excellency that such a deviation from the understood
arrangement should have been promptly transmitted. And looking back
to what I have done from the present view of matters, it may appear
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His Excellency would or would not have esteemed this deviation as of
that consequence which it has now assumed.

1'here has been much difficulty in arranging satisfactorily the late
threatening and serious state of affairs here, and I trust I have not been
wanting in my efforts to bring about this pleasing result. It is painful
to me, therefore, to feel, that I have, even unintentionally, failed in
discharging my duty in this particular. But it is infinitely more painful
to me to think that your Grace should think that I have omitted to
communicate this information from any unworthy motive, or for the
purpose of compromising His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, your
Grace, or His Excellency the Governor General, or even for the sake of
complaisance towards any portion of my fellow-citizens. I can safely
appeal to any one who knows me, and who, I am sure, will satisfy your
Grace, that I would not, unless I were to depart from the whole tenor
of my life, act in the manner to which your Grace alluded to last
evening ; but I admit again, that much does appear in what has occurred
to have induced your Grace to form the strong opinion which your
Grace gave expression to on the occasion in question. I have now only
to implore your Grace that whatever omission or offence I may be
chargeable with, it may not be visited in any manner upon this loyal
city, for as toward your Grace and his Excellency I am alone to blame.

I have the honor to be, my Lord Duke, your Grace's most obedient,

humble servant,

Adah Wilson, Mayor.

To his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary for the Colonies, &c.

The Duke's letter accepting the Apology.

Government Housb,

Toronto, 8th Sept. 1860.
Sir, — I am so sincerely anxious that all the painful events of the last
few days should be at once and forever buried in oblivion, and nothing
remembered but the heart-stirring scenes which last night proclaimed to
the world the unanimous and enthusiastic loyalty of the city of Toronto,
that it is a relief to feel that I can, without any sacrifice of duty to the
Prince of Wales, accept the apology which is offered by your last letter
just received. In this spirit I will not continue a discussion which must
have been so painful to you, and has certainly been no less to me. But
I must point out to you that it was your letter which really gave an
obnoxious character to the transparency of William III. Nobody can
object to a representation, in itself, of one of the most illustrious of our
Kings ; but when you informed me that the transparency was to be
removed by the Orangemen as an acknowledged party symbol, it at once
assumed the objectionable feature of the display which I advised the
Prince not to countenance, and its restoration made it impossible for
the Prince to pass under the arch without violating the terms of my

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letter to the Governor General. I can only hope from this moment that
all differences may as completely vanish from the minds of others as
they will from that of, Sir, your very obedient servant,

Newcastle.
To the Worshipful the Mayor of Toronto.

On Saturday (8th) His Royal Hin;hne.s9 held a levee at
Government House, when about 1,000 f];cntleraen were presented ;
but the Mayor and Corporation were excepted.

Addresses were also presented from the Upper Canada Bible
Society, by its President, Hon. G. W. Allan ; from the Synod of
the Church of England, by His Lordship the Bishop ; from the
Trinity College University, by the Chancellor, &c. ; from the
Synod of the Presbyterian Church, by the Ministers and Elders ;
from the St. George's Society, by S. B. Harman, Esq. ; from the
Temperance Organization, by Hon. R. Spenco; from the County
Council, by D. Ilcssor, Esq. ; from Knox's College, by Dr. Willis.
All these were replied to by His Royal Highness.

The weather being very disagreeable, His Royal Highness,
accompanied by the Governor General, only visited the Racket
Court, and played a game with His Excellency. An immense
crowd was gathered outside, who, when His Royal Highness left,
cheered him lustily.

In the afternoon, His Royal Highness and Siiite attended the
evening reception given by the Benchers of the Law Society of
Upper Canada, at Osgoode Hall (The Court of Law).

On His Royal Highness stepping from his carriage, he was met
at the entrance of the Hall by Hon. J. Hillyard Cameron,
Treasurer of the Law Society ; who welcomed him, and escorted
him to the Centre Hall ; the band of the Royal Canadian Rifles
and a band from Buffalo (U. S.), playing " God save the Queen."

Here on a dais. His Royal Highness received the following
Address from the Law Society, which was presented by Mr.
Cameron, surrounded by members of the Bar of Upper Canada : —

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, Her Majesty's faithful and loyal subjects the Law Society of
Upper Canada, beg leave to offer to Your Royal Highness our warmest
congratulations upon your safe arrival in the capital of Tipper Canada,
and our most earnest gratitude for the kindness you have manifested in
permitting us to welcome you at Osgoode Hall.

This Hall, now dignified by the presence of Your Royal Highness,

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contains within its precincts tlie new Superior Courts of Law and Equity,
which have been lately opened in Her Majesty'd name ; and it is with
pride and gratitude that we acknowledge the condescension of Her
Most Gracious Majesty's goodness in affording to Your Royal Highness
the oj)p(irtunity of inaugurating tlie event in the name and on behalf of
Her Majesty.

In this new country, our Society, Avith but little more than half a
century of existence, cannot exhibit to Your Royal Highness those many
memorials of eminent servants of the Crown, who have passed away,
which adorn the Halls of the Inns of Court at home ; but we offer (in
their stead) to Your Royal Highness, in the dignity and purity of our
Bench, in tlie just and impartial administration of the laws, and the
respect of the people for constituted authority, a living testimony of the
exertions which have been made among us for promoting sound legal
education, and aiding in giving stability to the system of Jurisprudence
which we have adopted from the Mother Country.

We humbly entreat Your Royal Highness to convey to your Royal
Mother, our most August Sovereign, our expressions of attachment and
devotion for her person and government ; and we pray that the Lord
may grant to Your Royal Highness a long and happy life, and that in
years to come the remembrance of your visit, in your early manhood, to
these Provinces, may be as pleasant to your memory, as the recollection
of it will be enduring in the minds of the Canadian people.

His Royal Highness replied as follows : —

Gentlkmen, — I have accepted your invitation to this Hall with very
great pleasure, and must thank you warmly for the Address just presented
to me.

The purity of the Bench and the independence of the Bar are the
proud characteristics of the legal profession in England ; and I rejoice to
think that this Province equally with the mother country enjoys these
great securities for liberty and order.

I hope that this Hall may in future generations continue to have enrolled
in its list of members, men as illustrious as those whose names are loved
and venerated in the United Provinces.

The Prince was then escorted to the Society's magnificent
Library ; and here, on being requested, and amidst great cheering,
became v.n honorary Member of the Society, as did also the
Duke of Newcastle and Earl St. Germains.

The Hall was crowded with fashionably-dressed ladies and
gentlemen, together with most of the Officers of the City in
uniform. These did not fail, and especially the ladies, to show
their high appreciation of the honor conferred on Toronto by the
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Dancing now commenced ; the Prince opening tlio reception
by (lancing with tlic Hon. Mrn. J. H. r;iuieron, antl afterwards
with the following ladies: ^lis.s Boulton, Miss MacXul) (daugliter
of Sir Allan), Miss Widder, Miss llobinson, Miss McCaul, 31iaH
Draper, and Miss Powell (of Niagara).

After partaking of supper at half-past eleven o'clock, the Prince
danced until twelve. It then being Sunday morning, the
party broke up, and the Prince and suite retired, the baud playing
the National Anthem.

On Sunday morning, His Royal IIighnc:v and suite, accom-
panied by the Governor General, his aides, and the Commander
of the Forces, attended Divine Service at St. James's Cathedral.

He was met at the entrance by the church-wardens, Bishop
and Clergy, who escorted him to the Governor General's pew ; the
organ pealing forth the Coronation Anthem.

The service was as follows : —

Revd. Mr. Grasett, Rector, read the Prayers ; Revd. Mr.
Geddes of Hamilton, the Lessons ; The Ven. Archdeacon Bethune,
Revd. Mr. Baldwin, and Rev. Mr. Boddy, assisted at the Commu-
nion Service.
His Lordship Bishop Strachan delivered the following —

SERMON.

Psalm Lxxn. 1st ver?e, " Give the king thy judgments, God, and
thy righteousnes to the king's son."

In lliis prophetical prayer, tlie aged Monarch of Israel, about to re-
sign the kingdom into the hands of his son Solomon, makes to God for
him the request of a wise and affectionate father. lie asks such a por-
tion of wisdom and integrity from above as might enable the young
Prince to govern aright the people of God, and to exhibit to the world
a fair resemblance of that king of Israel, Avho was in the fullness of time
to sit upon the throne of his father David — to reign in righteousness, and
to have all judgment committed unto him. This tender and affectionate
prayer was afterwards more fully shadowed forth at Gibeon, where the
Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and said " Ask what I shall give
thee ;" and Solomon said, " Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant
King instead of David my father, and I am but a little child. I know
not how to go out or come in. Give therefore thy servant an under-
standing heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good
and bad, for who is able to judge this thy so great people !" and it
pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. Such was the wise
and manly answer made by a youth about twenty years of age. Now

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reflecting on what almost all youth*) in his circumstances, with strong
luisalons, a love of magnificence, and in possession of the proudest
throne in Asia, would ask, wo cannot but strongly admire Solomon's
modesty and wisdom, and tliat diffidence in himself which turned him
in confidence to God. Thus guided by heavenly principles, which can
alone triumph in conflicts which moniirchs have to undergo as well as
others, ho took upon himself the royal power as God's vice-gerent upon
earth, and as his appointed instrument of blessedness to his people. He
was the predecessor of one far greater than himself, and prefigured him
who was to gather all the earth under his dominion. He was, as it were,
riding in a glorious procession which his orderly conduct would bring
happily towards its end ; and although great, he wus only the harbinger
in that mighty procession, and wore the livery of that heavenly Sover-
eign who, as in triumph, closed up the rear. The principles which
Solomon had chosen are like the soul of man, which cannot be afFi.'Cted
by the elements of this world, but are able to defy their most violent
assaults, and are lik" the wind which throws down palaces, but is itself
unassailable ; while, on the other hand, worldly principles, like the body
of man, yield before the assaults of kindred elements, and breakup, and
waste away by being exposed to stronger and more corrupt principles of
the same world. Solomon proved himself by his choice to bo filled with
that spirit which became him, who had been anointed by God — Prophet
and Priest. And the inward grace bestowed in that outward unction
had been put to such good use that it carried more grace, and tlie wis-
dom shown in this petition obtained the gift of more wisdom. God
gave him a wise and understanding heart, so that there was none like
him, before him, neither after him should any arise like unto him — God
also proved in him the rule which his blessed son, Jesus Christ, after-
wards laid down when he commands us to seek first the kingdom of
heaven and its righteousness, and then all earthly blessings shall be
added to it. Because Solomon had asked this heavenly gift only, and
mentioned none that were earthly, God gave him the earlhly also, —
" I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches
and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto
thee all thy days. And if thou wilt walk in my ways, keep my sta-
tutes and my commandments, as thy father did walk, then I will lengthen
thy days." From the Tabernacle, at Gibeon, Solomon returned to Jeru-
salem to oflFer sacrifice before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord.
Thus he consecrated the first days of his reign, and commenced his
course under the most happy auspices. He made God the beginning,
happy if he had made him also the end, of all his doings. It is not,
however, my desire, on the present auspicious occasion, to touch upon
the last and melancholy years of King Solomon's life, but rather to
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and more early portion of his reign — wlillo his heart was yet pure and
the Lord preserved lilm, I would observe, in tlic first place, tliat tliero
is not, perhaps, in the history of manlcind a more beautiful picture than
that which is iiero represented. A young man in the bloom of life,
when everything was gay and alluring around him — in the moment of
ascending to a brilliant throne, where pleasure and ambition were be-
fore him — betaking himself thus humbly to God, and imploring ('' him
that wisdom Avhich might enable him to resist the temptations with
which his situation surrounded him, and to fulfil the duties to which
he was called. Had it been in tlie latter periods of his reign, when,
satiated with pleasure and disappointed in ambition, when fatigued
with the cares and pageantry of a throne, he looked abroad for
better comforts ;— had it been at such a time, when Solomon directed
his soul to heaven, much of the merit of his piety would have been lost.
It would then have appeared only as the last refuge of a discontented
mind, which interest, not disposition, had led to devotion ; and which
only sought for repose in piety, because it had been disappointed in
everything else. But at such a season to be guided by such sentiments,
in such an hour to betake himself to God, bespeaks a mind so humble
and yet pure, a disposition so ardently and yet so rightly inclined,
a soul so well fitted for every kind of excellence, that no language of
praise seems too strong. It is not, however, from the peculiar situation
of Solomon, that the beauty of this memorable instance of devotion
arises. Its charm chiefly consists in its suitableness to the season of
youth, in its correspondence to the character and dispositions which dis-
tinguish that important age, which we eagerly desire to see in the
young. Piety or the fear of God in youth has in it something singularly
graceful and becoming — something which ever disposes us to think well
of the mind in which it is found, and which, better than all other at-
tainments of life, appears to promise honor and happiness in future
days. It is suited to the opening of human life, to that interesting
season when nature in all its beauty first opens on the view. It is suited
still more to the tenderness of young affections — to that warm and
generous temper, which meets everywhere the objects of gratitude and
love. But, most of all, it is suited to the innocence of the youthful mind
— to that sacred and sinless purity, which can lift up its unpolluted
hands to heaven ; which guilt hath not yet torn from confidence and
hope in God, and which can look beyond this world to that society of
kindred spirits, " of whom is the kingdom of heaven." The progress of
life may indeed bring other acquisitions ; it may strengthen religion by
experience, and add knowledge to faith. But the piety which springs
only from the heart — the devotion which nature and not reasoning in-
spires — the pure homage which flows unbidden from the tongue, and
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bestows, thnge arc the posscasiong of youth Rtitl of youth alone. I would,
in the second place, remark, that the feelinj,'^ of piety are not only natu-
ral and hccottiiiip; in youth, but tlicy are still inoro valualilc as tcniliti^^
to tiu' I'oruiation of future ciuiracter. Tiiey uprinjj uj) in tiu- fir.^l and
purest state of the human mind. When the soul comes fresh from the
hands of its Creator, and no habits of life have contracted the reacli
of Us powers, they come inthnt Imppy season when life \n new ami hope
unbroken, where nature seems I'vi'rywliero to reign, to rejoifc around, and
where the love of Ood rises unbidden on the soul. They come not to ter-
rify or to alarm, but to present every high and pleasing prosppct in which
the heart can indulge. They come to witiidniw the veil wiiirli covers
the siilcndors of the Eternal mind, and to open that futurity wiiich
awakens all their desires to behold and attain, and in the sublime occu-
pations of which they feel already, as by some secret insjiiration, the
home and di^tiny of their souls. At such a period religion is full of joy.
It is not an occasional, but a permanent subject of elevating tiieir medi-
tations — a subject which can fdl their solitary hours with rapture, and
which involuntarily occurs to them in every season when their hearts
arc disposed to feel, and to which they willingly return from all tlie dis-
appointments or follies of life, and resume again their unlini-slied joys.
If there be a moment of human life in which the foundation of a virtu-
ous character can be laid, it is at this period. If there can be a dis-
cipline which can call forth every noble faculty of the soul, it is such
early exercises of piety. They not only suggest but establish a tone and
character of thought which is allied to every virtuous i)urpose ; they
present those views of man and of the ends of his being, which awaken the
best powers of the soul ; and they afford prospects of the providence of
God, which can best give sui)port and confidence to virtue. But again,
there is no man perhaps, who, in some fortunate moments of thought, has
not felt his soul raised above its usual state by religious considerations.
There are hours in every man's life when religion seems to approach him
in all her loveliness, when its truths break upon hia soul with a force
which cannot bo resisted, and when in the contemplation of them he
feels his bosom swell with emotions of unusual delight. In such mo-
ments every man feels that the dignity and purity of his whole being is
increased. The illusions and temptations of the world appear beneath
bis regard, his heart opens to nobler and purer affections, and his bosom
regains for a while its native Innocence. In the greater part of man-
kind, however, these moments are transient; life calls them back again
to their usual concerns, and they sometimes relapse into all the folly
and weakness of ordinary mortals. Now it is the tendency of early
piety to fix this character of thought, and endeavour to render that tem-
per of mind permanent, which in many is only temporary and transient.
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prpceilonco to every other system of oitinions which mipht oppose its in-
JluiTicfs by its power to arroHt nnii return Micir atlcntion, it tciitli
prailuiilly to cstahiish in tlic soul : iMrrcspoadcnt (li(^i.ity in I'Vi'ry
otiier exercise. Wliilo yet tlie worh' a uulinown and tlu' caiiu morning
of lifi! is niiili-tturbcMl, It awaltens ilosiros of u nobler kiinl lliau the usual
purposes of lift! can gratify, and fortus in socret those haliits of elevated
tlioupht wliicii are of all olliers n most valuable acfpii-dtiuus of youth-
ful years, and (it it for future nttainmonts in truth and virtue beyond
the reach of drdiuary men. Once more : another fruit of early piety is
that it present.:; (hose views of man and of the end of his bciiij,' which
will call forth the best 'owers of our nature. Wo readily accomniodixte
our rtciiuisilions to the pinions wo entertain of the scene in which vhey
are to be employed id taI<o expectations which arc formed in respect
(o us. It is hence that the dillerent situations of human lile produce so
great diversities of character and improvement. Tiiu poor nmn whose
life is to pass in obscurity and on whose humble fortunes the regard and
observations of the world are never likely to fall, is seldom solicitous to
distinguish himself by any other accpiisition than those which are suitctl
to the humility of Lis station, and which the exigencies of his station
demand of him. The great and the opulent, on the contrary, who are
born to be the objects of observation and attention feel themselves called
upon to suit their ambition to the oiiinions of mankind ; and, if they
have the common spirit of men, usually accommodate themselves to
these expectations. It is in this manner that early piety has an induencc
in forming the future character. It represents man as formed in the
imago of (jrod, " as but a little lower than the angels," and as crowned
with glory and honor. It represents life, not as the short and fleeting
space of temporary being, but as the preparation only for immortal
existence ; as a theatre on which ho is called on to act in the sight of his
Saviour and his God, and of which the rewards exceed even the powers
of his imagination to conceive. It represents all this in the season when
no lower passions have taken the dominion of his heart, and when his
powers are all susceptible of being moulded by the ends which are placed
before him. In such views of man, all the best qualities of his nature
arise involuntary in the soul — the benevolence which loves to diffuse
happiness and to be a fellow-w-orker with God in the designs of his pro-
vidence — the fortitude which no obstacles can retard and no dangers
appal in the road to immortality — the constancy which, reposing
in the promises of Heaven, presses forward in the path of strenuous and
persevering virtue. Such views have also the tendency to fortify the
mind against all those narrow and unjust conceptions of life, which are
the source of the greatest part of the follies and weaknesses of mankind.
They level all those vain distinctions among men, which in one class
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baseness and servility. They silence that feeble and grievously com-
plaining spirit which is so often mistaken for sensibility and superior
feeling, and which, from whatever cause it springs, gradually poisons
the source of human happiness and undermines the foundation of every
real virtue. They dispel those dark and ungenerous views of man, and
of his capacity for happiness and virtue, which are in general only the
excuses for indolence or selfishness, and which, wliorcver they have pre-
vailed, have so often withheld the arm that was made to bless, and
silenced the voice that was destined to enlighten them. " Whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely
and of good report," these are the objects at which the spirit of early
piety forms the mind to aim wherever the production of happiness or vir-
tue is to be acquired, or by the performance of duty praise is to be won.
It is truo that we sometimes find the pious and the wise, to whom reli-
gion ought to have taught better things, complaining under the unequal
distribution, and nourishing in their hearts those secret murmurs against
providence, which unnerve every virtuous purpose of the soul, and cover
religion itself in gloom and melancholy. It is the piety of youthful days
which can afford the best preservative against those dark and unjust con-
ceptions. Before the experience of lifu has made any impression on the
minds — before they descend to the wilderness through which they are
to travel, it shows them from afar " the promised land." It carries their
views to the whole course of their being, and, while no narrow objects
have yet absorbed their desires, shows Them its termination in another
scene, in which the balance of good and evil will be adjusted by the
unerring hand of God. Under such views of nature, the system of
Divine Providence appears in all its majesty and beauty. Beginning
here in the feeble state of man, it spreads itself into forms of ascending
being, in which the heart expands while it contemplates them, and
closes, at last, in scenes which are obscured only from the excess of
their splendour. With such conceptions of their nature, life meets the
young in its real colours — not as the idle abode of effeminate pleasure,
but as the school in which their souls aie formed to great attainments ;
not as the soft shade in which every manly and, honorable quality is to
dissolve, but as the field in which glory and honor and immortality are
to be won Whatever may be the aspect which it may assume, what,
ever the scenes in which they are called to act or to suffer, the promises
of God still brighten in their view, and their souls, deriving strength
from trial, and confidence from experience, settle at last in that humble
but holy spirit of resignation, which, when rightly understood, compre-
hends the sum and substance of religion ; v.hich, reposing itself in
undoubting faith on the wisdom of God, accepts, not only with content,
but with clieei fulness, every dispensation of his providence; which
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knowing its own weakness and God's perfection, yields up all its desires
into his hand, and asks only to know his laws and to do his will. Such
are bOtnc of the natural eflfects of youthful piety upon the formation of
human character, and to which more might be added ; and especially
the certainty which it affords of the favor of God, and of the continued
assistance of his Holy Spirit, as appears in our Heavenly Father's deal-
ings with the young throughout the whole of Revelation. Rejoice, then,
young man, in thy youth — rejoice in those days, which are never to
return, when religion comes to you in all her charms, and when the God
of Heaven reveals himself to thy soul, like the mild radiance of the
morning sun, when he rises amidst the blessings of a grateful world. I
would offer my young hearers, of both sexes, a parting word of loving-
kindness, for God is the Creator and Father of us all. If, then, piety
hath already taught you her secret pleasures — if when revelation unveils
her mercies, and the Son of God comes forth to give peace and hope to
fallen man — if at such a time your eyes follow with astonishment the
glories of his path, and pour at last over his cross those pious tears
which it is a delight to shed ; if your souls accompany him in his triumph
over the grave, and enter on the wings of faith into that heaven " where
he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, and beheld the
society of angels and of the spirits of just men made perfect," and listen
to the everlasting song which is sung before the throne ; if such be
frequently the meditation in which your youthful hours are passed,
renounce not, for all that life can offer you, these solitary joys. The
world that is before thee — the world which thine imagination paints in
such brightness — has no pleasures to bestow which can compare with
•hese ; and all that its boasted wisdom can produce has nothing so
acceptable in the sight of Heaven as the pure oflFering of youthful souls.

The following selections of music were performed under the
leadership of Mr. Carter, the organist, during the service : —

Venite — Chant — Gregorian.

Glorias — Chant — Goss, from Beethoven.

Te Deum.

Jubilate.

Anthem, " Bow down Thine ear, Lord."

Introit — Sanctus— Spohr.

Responses — John Carter.

Gloria — (before and after Gospel) — Tallis.

Before Sermon — " But the Lord is mindful of His own " — Mendelsohn,

While the collection was being taken up, " Handel's Sampson,"
and " We worship God, and God alone," from *' Judas Maccabeus,"
were performed ; and when H. R. H. was leaving the sacred edifice
the National Anthem was played.

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Outside an immense concourse of people was gathered, who
cheered loudly ns His lloyal Highness stepped into his carriage
and drove away.

On Monday (10th), H. 11. H. and suite, accompanied by the
Governor General, Sir Fenwick Williams, and their suites; Hon.
Messrs. Gait, Vankoughnet, Sherwood, W. B. Eobinson (Presi-
dent, Canada Co.), J. H. Cameron, Angus Morrison, M.P.P.^
Major Denison, Captains Dick and Storm, General Robinson and
Hon. Mr. Denny (the two latter gentlemen from Pittsburg,
Pa.), embarked upon the Northern Railway for an excursion to
Collingwood, Georgian Bay.

His Royal Highness was received at the station by the Hon.
J. C. Morrison, President of the Company, and Messrs. Cumber-
land, T. Gait, Grant, Fleming, and Beaty, of the Company, and
by them conducted to the car, which was a beautiful open one,
constructed expressly for the occasion, and which, together with
others, left Toronto a little after nine a.m., a large concourse of
people cheering ^loartily. The ti'ain was drawn by the J. C. Mor-
rison engine, and was preceded by a pilot one named the Ciim-
herland.

The Northern Railway runs through a fine and well-settled
portion of the Province, and some places along the route are
very picturcs<iuo and exceedingly pretty. Thus His Royal
Highness had an ample opportunity, not only of witnessing how
rapidly some parts of Canada West had been developed, but of
seeing some very good scenery.

Crowds of people were gathered at every station along the route,
who cheered right heartily. Every place was adorned with flags,
banners, and arches, in honour of the auspicious occasion.
■ At Newmarket, Aurora, Bradford, and Barrie, Addresses were
presented jjy the municipalities, &c., and replies given by the Prince.
At the latter place a very good display was made, the town being
well set off. The Rifle Volunteers and Firemen turned out,
thfi band of the former playing the National Anthem ; — indeed
this air had been struck up at nearly every station on the route !
After passing Angus, Sunnidale, and Nottawasaga, the train
arrived at Collingwood, at about one o'clock, where a fine recep-
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saluted ; the cliildron sane; the National Antliera ; Addresses were
presented ; and TI. R. 11. was escorted to the Rescue steamer,
at the whtivf, by a delighted and enthusiast!.' people, who cheered
as they, no doubt, never cheered before. Tlio ittv«c cruised
about the Bay for a sliort time, during w.iich 11. 11. IT. and
suite, and those accompanying liim, had time to enjoy the pretty
scenery that adorns the coast, and to take luncheon. On return-
ing to Collingwood, the royal party again took the train, and
arrived at Toronto at lialf-past six p.m.

Here II. R. H. thanked ^Ir. Cumberland for the kind atten.
tion he had received, and alluded to the good management of the
road.

During the day. the Grand Scottish Gathering of the Canadian
Highland Society was held at Toronto, in honour of the Prince's
visit, where prizes were given to the successful competitors at the
manly games of Scotia.

On Tuesday (11th), although mining in torrents, II. 11. H.,
his suite, &c., &c., attended the Regatta, under the auspices of
the R. C. Yacht Club, Toronto Ray. At the amphitheatre he
received and replied to an Address from the Royal Canadian Yacht
Club, presented by Commodore Durie and the Officers, who were
attired in their liandsome uniforms. Here, the children again
saag the National Anthem, and a Guard of Honour was drawn up.

H. R. H. witnessed the start of the fine yachts of Upper Can-
ada, which were evidently well manned, but he was compelled to
depart to fulfil other engagements. Before leaving, at the request
of the Club he became their Patron. The nest features in tliis
important day's proceedings, were the opening of the Queen's, for-
merly University Park ; the laying of a pedestal for a Statue of
the Queen ; and a review of the Volunteer Corps of Toronto.

On II. R. U, arriving at the Park, he was met by tlie com-
mittee appiiintcd from the Reception Committee, viz. Rev. Dr.
McCaul, President of University College ; Messrs. Cumberland,
Brunot, A. Morrison, and Pattison ; who, with a portion of the
Cabinet, &.G., escorted H. R. H. to a handsome cunopy, wjiere the
following Address was presented him by Rev. Dr. McCaul : —

May it pi.e.vse Your Royal i icTiVEsa, —

As Cliairriiiiri of the Commitiee on Programme and Arrangement, I
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Royal Highness will be graciously pleased to lay the foundation-stone
of the pedestal of a Statue of the Queen. Our object in erecting the
Statue is, that there may be a permanent manifestation of our grateful
sense of the manifold blessings which we enjoy under Her Majesty's
benignant rule. I am deputed further to request that Your Royal
Highness will be graciously pleased to inaugurate that portion of the
University Park, which has been set apart for the use of the Citizens ;
and I feel assured that I speak the sentiments of every member of the
community, when I give utterance to the confident hope, that this and
succeeding generations, whilst availing themselves of the opportunities
which this place of public resort presents for healthful recreation, will
ever associate their enjoyment of these advantages, with the reign of a
Sovereign, to whose throne and person the citizens of Toronto are
devotedly attached, and with the ^isit of a Prince, whose presence
amongst us is welcomed with enthusiastic joy.

To this the Prince was graciously pleased to give his assent.

Then Mr. Angus Morrison, M.P.P., handed His Koyal Highness
a crystal bottle, containing several gold and silver coins of the pre-
sent reign, together with copies of the Toronto papers ; the whole of
which the Prince deposited in a cavity of the stone for the pur-
pose.

Alderman Carr then presented a brass plate, with this inscrip-
tion engraved on its face : —

Hunc Primum Lapidem

Basis cui

Statuam Victorise Reginse

Gives Torontonenses

Imposituri sunt

Posuit

Albertus Edoardus

Princeps Walliae

VI Id. Septembr. MDCCCLX

Victoria

* Annum vicies et quartum

Regnante

Edmundo "Walker Head, Baronetto

Vice Regia Rerum Summam

Per Provinc. Britann. iu America Septentr.

Administrante

Eodemque die

Princeps Celsissimus

Agrum e Praedio Academico

la salutem oblectationemque civium sepositum

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Previous to which, a handsome silver trowel was presentctl to
His lloyal Highness by the Mayor. It bore this inscription : —

Presented to

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,

by the Citizens of Toronto,

On laying the Foundation-Stone

for a Statue of the Queen,

at the Inauguration

of the Queen's Park,

Sept. 11th, 1860.

The stone was then, with the usual ceremony, lowered upon tl: j
cavity, and Rev. Dr. McCaul declared the Park inaugurated and
opened to the public, by the name of the Queen's Park. This was
received by the half-drowned people with shouts of enthusiasm.
Three cheers were then given for the Prince, in which every one
joined enthusiastically. The ceremony then terminated.

The review of tlie Toronto Volunteer Corps then took place,
not'tvithstanding the drizzling rain that continued to fall.

The Companies on the ground were No. 1 Rifles, Captain
McDonald ; No. 3 Rifles, Captain Smith ; Highland Rifles, Cap-
tain Fulton ; the whole of the Yorkville Cavalry, Captain G. T.
Denison ; and the Companies of the Field Battery, Captain R. L.
Denison : the whole under Lieutenant-Colonel Denison, Com-
mandant of the Active Force.

The royal party, with the Governor General, Sir W. F. Wil-
liams, &c., stood uu the Grand Stand as the corps went through
their several evolutions, which were not many, seeing that the
weather was so unpropitious ; but what little they did go through
was done with a soldier-like precisioi that reflected great credit
on the officers who commanded.

First of all, the entire corps presented arms ; the bands playing
the National Anthem, and every civilian uncovering. They
then marched past in quick time to the tune *' British Grena-
diers," and, with a few other quick movements, the affair ended.

Colonel Denison then, at the request of the Prince, presented
himself at the Grand Stand. His Royal Highness personally ex-
pressed his satisfaction to him, at the eflicient appearance and
star ling of the Toronto Force.

The Prince and su'te then paid the University of T aito a

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visit. The University is situated a short distance from where the
stone was laid, consequently the royal party had not far to go.

The Entrance Hall of this noble structure, conspicuous froni its
Norman roof of sombre hue, its tessellated pavements, and nmllioncd
windows, was, in its stern grandeur, very successfully ornamented
by the simple addition on the wall of the Prince's plume, and, on
a scroll beneath, the graceful classic salutation, " Salve Princeps."

At the entrance, His lloyal Highness was met by the Chan-
cellor (lion. Mr. Justice Burns), the Vice Chancellor (J. Lang-
ton, Esq., Auditor General), the President of University College
(llov. Dr. McCaul), and the President of the University Associa-
tion (Hon. James Patton).

Those gentlemen conducted II. R. 11. and suite to the Convo-
cation Hall, which was crowded with fashionably-dressed ladies
and gentlemen ; in fact, only the elite of the town was admitted.
Through a lane made of Graduates and Students, H. 11. II. and
suite passed to a raised dais at the end of the room, on which
was a throne surmounted by the royal arms in gold. Opposite to
them were these pretty words, which ho could not help seeing : —
" Imperil apem Spcs Provincix salutat."

The following Address was then presented to H. R. H. by the
Chancellor : —

May it i'Lease Your Royal HianNKSs, —

We, tlie Cliancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Senate, nnd Graduates of the
Universitj of Toronto, and the President, Council, and Members of Uni-
versity College, desire to welcome Your Royal Highness with loyal and
dutiful respect on your visit to the Capital of Upper Canada ; and gladly
uvail ourselves of this auspicious occasion to renew the assurance of our
devoted loyalty to the Queen, and to express our grateful appreciation
of the manifold blessings which we enjoy under Her Majesty's benign
sway.

Fresh from the advantages of England's most ancient University, Your
Royal Highness now honors with your presence the Academic Hall of
this young Province. The pleasures and profit united in the purest of
Collegiate studies have already beei. "ujoyed by you ; and we doubt not
thai our efforts to extend the same educational privileges among our
Canadian youth will command your sympathy, framed as our system
is upon the model of the Institutions of our mother country, while
adapted in its details to the special want of this portion of the Empire.

To this great work, which involves the intellectual advancement of

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Canada, our best cnorgica have been directed. By its means the first ad-
vantages of liberal culture, and Academic honors and rewards, arc idaced
within the rcacii of all who are prepared to avail themselves of their
untiammollcd facilities; and, under the Divine blessing, our exertions
hive already been crowned with such success as encourages us to anti-
cipalc a noble future for our Provincial University and College.

The high gratification which we feel on welcoming, in the iieir of the
British Crown, the destined successor of our royal founder, is especially
enchanced to us by the consideration, that, alike by study and travel
Your Royal Highness is being trained for the duties of the exalted posi-
tion you are born to occupy. In these halls, devoted to the training of
the youth on whom the future hopes of Canada rest, we welcome you
as the iiope of a great Empire. We rejoice to rocogni/.e in our Prince tiio
promise of qualities which will render him worthy to inherit the Crown
of our beloved Queen, whose virtues are associated with the glories of
the Victorian era, and whoso sceptre is the guarantee of equal liberties
enjoyed in this, as in every Province of her world-wide dominions.

To whicli His Royal Highness made the following reply : —

Gkntlembn, — I rejoice to receive the assurances of your loyalty to
the Queen, and your appreciation of the blessings enjoyed under her sway
by every portion of her Empire.

I am at this moment a member of a more ancient University, but I am
not on that account the less inclined to respect and honor those whose
efforts are directed to the spread of knowledge and learning in a young
country.

I sympathize heartily with the eflforts which you are making on behalf
of science and literature.

I believe that much depends on your exertions ; and I earnestly hope
that the best evidences of the successful exertions of the University of
Toronto may hereafter be found in the progress and prosperity of
Canada.

A resolution was then moved by the Vice Chanccllorj seconded by
the President of the College, to the effect " that the Prince having
expres.sed his willingness to become a sf adent of the college, he
moved that he be admitted as one of the second year," which was
of course carried with enthusiastic cheers.

The Registrar (Mr. Moss) then presented a book, which His
Royal Highness signed.

The Principal and Masters of Upper Canada College then
presented an Address ; and the Prince, after receiving it, was con-
ducted through the building, and must have experienced great

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pleasure at witnessing the progress which has been made by one
of our many pubHc institutions.

On the same day, 11. R. H. also inaugurated the Botanical
Gardens of the Toronto Horticultural Society by planting a
Canadian maple. Ho received an Address from the Society ;
which also presented liim with the handsome silver spade used
in planting the tree.

He next visited the Educational Department of Tapper Canada,
under the llov. Dr. Ryerson, where 450 school teachers sang the
National Anthem, and a new song entitled " Hurrah for Canada."
Here Judge Harrison presented an Address from the Educa-
tional Department, to which H. R. H. was pleased to reply.

Knox's College was next visited ; and, after remaining a short
time, H. R. H. departed for Government House, after a very hard
day's work.

The ball given to the Prince and suite at the Crystal Palace in
the evening, and which he attended, was all that could bo desired,
and will long be remembered in the " Queen City" as the best ever
gotten up. His Royal Highness danced until after four in the
morning with the following ladies : —

1, quadrille, Mrs. Wilson, Lady Mayoress; 2, polka. Miss
De Blaqui6rc; 3, galop, Miss BlackwcU ; 4, quadrille, 3Irs. M. C,
Cameron; 5, valse. Miss Killally; 6, galop, Miss E. Ridout: 7,
lancers, Miss Powell ; 8, galop. Miss MacNab ; 9, valse. Miss
Helen Gzowski; 10, quadrille, Mrs. J. B. Robinson; 11,
polka, missed; 12, Miss Wallace; 13, lancers, Miss Young,
(daughter of the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia) ; 14, valse. Miss
Moffatt; 15, polka tedowa. Miss McCaul; 16, quadrille. Miss
Harris; 17, galop. Miss Shanly ; 18, valse. Miss Denison ; 19,
lancers. Miss Spragge; 20, valse, Miss S. Jarvis, and 2±, galop,
Miss Murney.

On Wednesday (Sept. 12th), the royal party, accompanied by
the Governor General, the Commander of the Forces, together with
their suites, and a portion of the Cabinet, &c., took his departure
from Toronto for London, C. W., by the Grand Trunk Railway
state-ear, amidst an enthusiastic farewell from the whole populace
of the Queen City.

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West; iiideetl it is about the best cultivated and settled of any
portion of the Upper Province.

As on the previous trips on our Canadian railways, great dis-
plays wore made all aloni; the line ; every village and town vieinu;
with each other to do the Heir Apparent honour; each place
turning out its whole population to shew their loyalty, by loud
and continuous cheering, and by dressing out their ]tlaces in
holiday attire. At every station, two or more neat arclies were
to be seen ; flags and evergreens abounded in great abundance.
Salutes were fired at some places from cannon of heavy calibre,
and at others from fire-arms. All joined togetlior, to .shew their
great joy and hapiness at the visit of His lloyal Highness.

At Guelph, an Address was presented, and the Volunteer Corps
turned out and fired a royal salute. National Societies and others
assembled, the National Anthem was sung by the school-children,
and the greatest joy was manifested.

At the German settlement of Peterburg, an Address in their
native tongue was presented, and a reply given by H. 11. H., ver-
bally, in tliat language.

At Stratford, an Address was also presented, and replied to. The
Volunteer Rifles turned out as Guard of Honour ; the Fire Brigade
also made a fine display. Every manifestation of joy was shown.

The royal train arrived at London shortly after four a. m., where
a most h on rtfelt welcome awaited the royal visitor. A royid salute
was fired by the Volunteer Artillery ; and the Volunteer Rifles,
Highlanders, and Cavalry served as a Guard of Honour and
escort. The whole town was out, dressed in its best, in honour of
the occasion ; the city was very nicely decorated ; arches, flags and
streamers lined the thoroughfares, and the greatest joy was
manifested by the people.

Tlie Mayor, City Council, City Members, and the Reception
Committee received H. R. II. at the Station ; and carriages being
provided, H. R. H. and those accompanying him, were driven
to a handsome pavilion, where the following Address was presented,
by the Mayor (James Moff"at, Esq.), and replied to : —

To His Roytu Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, ^-c.
May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Committee of the City of London, m
Upper Canada, do, in the name of the inhabitants, most cordially wel-

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come Your Royal Highness. We rejoice that our city should bo thus
highly honoured by tlio presence of tlie son of our beloved Queen, and
the Ileir Apparent of the powerful and glorious empire over which Her
Majesty has for so many years, so wisely and auspiciously, reigned.
It has given us unminglod sotisfaction to be made acquainted with
the entliusiastic reception accorded to Your Royal Iligliness during
your progress westward, from the day of your first landing in these
Provinces ; but less than such a welcome we never imagined you would
receive, for the North American Colonies are peopled by tlioso wlio
will yield to none in their devoted attachment to the British Crown, and
in affection for the reigning Sovereign. The fact that at most it is
only forty years since, in the locality where you now stand, none but
the red Indian dozed under the shade of the primeval forest, wiU
sufficiently explain to Your Royal Highness why we can conduct you to
no magnificent buildings, to no sacred historic monuments, such as
those which are familiar to your eye ; but we are persuaded you can
well appreciate the results of an industry which, in our circumstances,
are necessarily more marked by the useful than the ornamental. We
trust that Your Royal Highness may return home in safety, gratified with
your visit to these colonies, and retaining pleasing recollections of their
inhabitants. Do us the distinguished favour to convey to Her Majesty
assurance of our most devoted loyalty to Her Crown and Person. We
pray the Almighty to guide and bless you through life.

James Moffat,

Mayor.

His Royal Highness replied a- follows : —

Gentlemen, — I accept with great satisfaction the Address in which
you proclaim your deep attachment to the person and government ot
the Queen, and offer me so kind a greeting in your loyal city. You do
no more than justice to tlie other parts of this splendid Province, when
you speak of the enthusiastic reception which has been everywhere
accorded to me as the son of your Queen. I know the attachment to
the British Crown of the people of the North American Colonies ; but
all the e.zpectation8 I had formed of their devotion have been more than
realized by the demonstrations I have witnessed. The country through
which I have passed this day, presents the spectacle of a population
prosperous and happy. Its progress excites alike admiration aud as-
tonishment, and the industry evinced on every side has nearly supplant-
ed the trackless forest of past generations, by smiling fields and pastures
reminding you of those which so many of you have quitted in your
youth. That this prosperity may continue and this industry meet with
its fair reward, will ever be the constant prayer of your Sovereign, of
myself, and of the people who share with you the blessings of free insti-
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Then the carriafrcs were a^ain called into rcquiHition, and the
grand procession of Volunteers, National Societies, Members of
Parliament, Lawyers, Clerji^ymen, and Firemen, of whom there
was a fijreat gathering, many having come from adj(tining towns
and villages.

All along the routo of the procession the greatest demonstrations
of respect, esteem, and love for the Prince took place.

The National Anthem was sung by 2,000 children, under the
directorship of Mr Longman, and in this manner TI. R. IL was
escorted to the Tecumseth House, leased for the occasion by the
Government. At this place the cheering was tremendous ; and,
shortly afterwards, the Prince appeared on the balcony in front, to
the people's delighted gaze. His appearance was hailed by thou-
sands of cheers, hurrahs, and cries, all expressive of their groat
delight. Subsequently, cheers were also given for the Governor
General and the Canadian Ministry.

In the evening, there was a very fair illumination, and a splendid
firemen's torchlight procession, which did honor to the originators.
Indeed, for a city of its size, London is entitled to the highest
praise for one of the best demonstrations and displays. On the
following day (Thursday, Sept. 13th) the royal party took the
Grand Trunk state-car for an excursion to Surnia, a distance of
sixty-two miles.

Starting at nine, His Royal Highness arrived at Sarnia at
eleven, a. m., where he received as great a demonstration (though
of course on a smaller scale) as at any previous place. There
were the usual decorations, cheering, and joy.

On a large platform, surmounted by a handsome canopy, His
Royal Highness received the Addresses of the Town and County
Councils, and replied to them ; including one from the Indians,
there being a representative from most of the tribes of the Upper
Province, tatooed and dressed in their native gear.

The head man of the Indians, a tall, powerful fellow, delivered
the following speech in the Indian language, which was interpreted
for the Prince : —

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Spirit that we should meet in this place. My heart is glad that the Queeu
seat her eldest son to see her Indian subjects. I am hapiiy to see you
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ness both to the whiles and the Indians. Great Brother, when you were
a little child, your parents told you that ihere were such people as Indiana
in Cuiiiula ; and now, since you have come to Canada yourself, you see
them. I am one of the Ojibheway Chief?, and represent the tribe here
assembled to welcome their Great Brother. You seethe Indians "who
aic around : liiey have heard that at some future day you will put on
the Britisii Crown and sit on the British Throne. It is their earnest
desire that you will always remember them.

The Prince replied verbally, that he was irratcful for the Address,
that he hoped the sky would alway.'* be beautiful, and that he should
never ibrget hi.s red brethren.

His Koyal Highness then presented each with large silver
medals, having ribbons attached, in conimcnioration of the event.

His Royal Highness then entered a carriage, as also did the
members of his suite, and was speedily driven to the Grand
Trunk llailway Station, where a luncheon was provided.

After the Queen and Prince Consort's healths had been drunk,
Mr. Blackwell, Vice-President of the Grand Trunk llailway
Company, proposed the toast of His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, which was drunk with unbounded enthusiasm. The
Prince then proposed the health of Mr. Blackwell, which was
received with great cheers.

On leaving the station, the royal party went on board the
Steamer Michigan to take a short trip on the Lake, and a brief
view of the scenery. After which, the royal car was again taken ;
and in an hour and a half, the royal party arrived back at London.

A levee was held shortly afterwards, when quite a number of
gentlemen were presented.

In the evening, a grand ball was given by the city, in rear of
the Tecumscth House. About six hundred ladies and gentlemen
were present. This aflFair was got up with a great degree of spirit
and energy, as the arrangements testified. His Royal Highness
danced with great "gusto" until three o'clock in the morning.

The following ladies had the honour of dancing with His
Royal Highness on that occasion : — No. 1, quadrille, Miss
IMoffat (daughter of the Mayor). No. 2, polka, Mrs.
Watson. No. 8, waltz, Miss Becher. No. 4, lancers, Mrs.
Howell. No. 5, waltz, Miss Prince. No. 6, galop. Miss
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The Prince had seen all that was to be seen in and about
London, and had gratified its inhabit \nts by his presence for a
considoraljle time, so, on the morning of the 14th at ton o'clock,
with a renewal of the kind manifestations of loyalty and love from
the people, and the general royal salute, and " turn out," of
Voluutem-s, Firemen, Trade Societies, and the people generally. His
Royal Highness took liis departure from the "Forest City,'' c?*
rotife for Niagara Fulls, accompanied of course by his suite, the
Governor General, the Commander of the Forces, the Members of
the Ministry, &c.

The royal party occupied on this occasion a new car, built
expressly for the use of the Prince by the Great Western Railway
Company, and of which the following is a good description : —

Yesti-rday we enjoyed the privilege of a peep at the truly magnifi-
cent car just completed for the use of His Royal Highness by tiie Great
Western Railway Comjiany. The grand saloon is a perfect gem of a
room, painted in pure white, with delicately gilded mouldings and
cornices, and presents an appearance at once rich and chaste. The
window-curtitins are of a royal blue silk, and so fixed, that, by touching
a spring, they are instantly drawn up. Above each window is a panel
covered with fluted crimson silk, over which hangs a blue silk curtain,
looped in the centre, and bound with heavy gold bullion-fringe. The
furniture is composed altogether of curled maple of the finest description,
and the cujliions are covered with blue silk damask. The furniture of the
room consists of four sofas, two large arm-chairs, and four small ones.
The arm-chair intended for Plis Royal Highness is most elaborately
carved. On the back is the Prince of Wales' feathers and coronet,
surrounded by the rose, shamrock, and thistle, while a wreath of majjle-
leaves is gracefully entwined amongst them. The Duke of Newcastle's
chair is similar to the Prince's, but less elaborately carved. In the
carving of the sofas, the beavers are quite prominent. On each side of
the door leading to the ante-room is a large mirror, with a marble stand
beneath, upon which vases of flowers will be placed. Over the doors
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Brussels carpet, and the car will be lighted by three lamps in three cent.
In the centre is a table, in the top of which, in a small diamond-shaped
space, has been inlaid fourteen specimens of our finest Canadian
woods, and very beautiful they are. Iktwecn the grand saloon and
the ante-room, is the dressing-room, &c. Notliing has been spared to
make everything complete. Tiie ante-room is i)ainted similarly to the
grand saloon ; but here the similarity ceases. The furniture is of black
walnut, with crimson plush cushions. In this room there arc two lami)S.
The exterior of the car is very handsome. On each side there is a large
oval jiancl, in the centre of wliich is ' ated the royal arms, with the
Prince's crest at the top. This is really a magnificent work of art, and
reflects the greatest credit on the jminter. Over each door and at each
corner the Prince's crest ai>pear8 worked in with other decorative
painting. The platforms are much wider than those in the common car,
and have silver-plated hand-rails. The trucks are painted a very dark
crimson, and ornamented with gilding ; all the iron work is bronzed ;
while the wheels — of which there are twelve — have all the spaces
between the spokes filled up with wood, in order that they may be
attended by little or no noise. The ventilation is said to be as nearly
perfect as it is possible to make it. The ventilators are constructed on
a new jtrinciple, under Mr. Sharpe's personal supervision. Persons who
have seen the Grand Trunk car, and that built by the B. & L. H. Rail-
way, say that neither of them can approach this either for beauty of
design or workmanship. — Spectator.

At Woodstock, a pretty little town on the route, a very nice
display was made. On landing, the Prince was escorted to the
Mayor's residence, where was congregated an eager throng, consist-
ing in a great part of the elite of the place, who cheered as heartily
as the populace on his arrival.

Here Addresses were presented by the jMayor (Mr. Cottle), and
the Warden (Mr. Harrington), on bchjilf ofthe Town and County
Councils, and others from the Council of Ingersoll, and the Baptist
College, A levee was also held, at which a great number of gentle-
men were presented. The children sang the National Anthem,
and the people cheered lustily for the Queen, the Prince Consort,
the Prince of Wales, and the Governor General ; after which a
dejeuner was partaken of, and tho royal party again took the ciu-s.

On arrival at Paris, the Volunteera turned out, under Capt.
Patton, and acted as a Guard of Honour, An Address was pre-
sented by the Mayor (Mr. Whitlaw), and replied to ; and here a
change of cars took place, H. R. H. being transferred from the

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Orcat Wcstorn, to the Buffalo and Lake Huron llailway ; which
bad also built a splendid state-car for the occasion.

Brantford was the next stopjiini^-place, and be it paid the peo-
ple did not fail to shew their loyal cnthusiasni.

The Address on behalf of the inhabitants was presented to
H. 11. II. by the Mayor (3Ir. Clements), and replied fo. The royal
party were then conducted to carria<;es, and driven to the Kerby
House, through well-adorned streets, and a loyal and devoted peo-
ple, who cheered immensely. Here, luncheon was partaken of; and
shortly afterwards the party returned to the cars.

Dunnvillo and Port Colborne were passed. The former place
turning out its Volunteers, under Capt. Amsden.

Al F'ort Eric, the Prince and those accompanying him had a
view of the great Lake ; and took the steamer Cll/lon for Cliippewa,
where they did not arrive until the shades of night had advanced.
The good people of this place had a large bonfire, so that a light
was thrown upon the subject.

Here the Magistrates, Sheriff, and Members of the County
received the Prince, and conducted him, together with the noble-
men and gentlemen accompanying him, to ean'iages in wait-
ing. The firemen, and many ladies also, lighted up their torches
and escorted him to the Pavilion Hotel, where an Address was
presented from the County, and replied to.

H.R.H. and suite were then conducted to the late residence of
Mr. Zimmerman, which had been leased and furnished expressly
for the royal party ; and there let us hope that H, R. H. enjoyed
a good night's rest, after a very hard day's work.

In the evening, the Falls were gorgeously illuminated by
lines of fires along the cliffs ; Bengal lights, &c., which appeared
magnificently in the extreme, being more like crystals of ilifferent
colours, than water, — more like paradise than earth. II. 11. H.
and suite, with several of the privileged, went out to view them
from several points.

On Saturday (15th), the Prince and suite witnessed Blondin,
the celebrated acrohate, crossing on a rope over the awful chasm of
Niagara; firstly carrying a man upon his back, and safely
depositing him upon the opposite side ; and secondly, Widking on
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that If is lloyal Ili^UncsH presented Blniulin witli a j^ift of §400.
Duriiii; that «hiy the royal party "did up" evt'rythiii<:; inter-
esting in and around tlie Falls ; going under them, before them,
heliiiid tlicm ; an<l sailed near the spray, in the little sioauier Maid
of (he Ml ft.

On Sunday (l<ith), the Prince and suite attended Divino
Service at Chippewa Church.

On Monday (17th), II. U. II. paid tlic American side a visit,
crossing in an open ferrj'-boat. The small crowd there greeted him
with a hearty cheer, which speaks well for Brotlier Jonathan's hos-
pitality. Here, a Yankee took his portrait, uniting hospitality
with '• trade."

His Koyal Highness visited the Terrapin Tower ; and a
party of men sent an immense log over the Falls ibr his edifi-
cation.

A visit was paid to the Suspension Bridge, where 'an Ad-
dress was presented to His Koyal Highness from tlie Directors, by
the Hon. W. II. Merritt. To this His Royid Highness replied;
and, with his suite, &c., took the royal car and crossed to the
centre, wiience the visitor lias a capital view of the Falls. After
a few minutes' time, the bridge was entirely cros.^cd.

After returning, he drove on horseback into the country, and
saw a portion of the Welland Canal, as also the fine farms that
adorn this part of the country.

On Tuesday (18th), His Koyal Highness and suite left Clifton,
in carriages, for Queenstown, under a royal Volunteer salute and
a grand display.

Queenstown is a beautiful spot. The Heights can be seen for a
great distance ; and at a greater distance still, can be seen the
monument to the immortal, brave, and glorious Brock, erected, as
a slight acknowledgment for his glorious deeds, by a grateful and
affectionate country. Here it was that the Prince found about
160 survivors of the sad but glorious campaign of 1812,
assembled to present him with an Address, and to acknowledge
the services of their late immortal leader.

The Address was presented by the Hon. Sir J. B. Kobinson,
Bart., Chief Justice of Upper Canada, one of the survivors, and
replied to by Ilia Koyal Highness.

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The following is the Address presontod : —
May it plea.sb Yoi'b Royal Highness, —

Some of tlic few survivors of tlie Militia Volunteers who n=-!i-!teil in
defending Ciiniidii against the invading enemy duriugtlic last Americau
war, have assenihled from different parts of the rroviuce, in tiie \u)\)0
that they may he graciously permitted to offer to Your Royul Highness
the expression of their loyal welcome, upon your arrival in this portion
of Her Majesty's dominions. In the long period that has elai)sud, very
many have gone to their rest, who, having served in higher ranks than
ourselves, took a more conspicuous part in that glorious contest. They
would have delighted in the opportunity which we now enjoy of behold-
ing in their country a descendant of the just and pious sovereign in
whose cause they and their fellow-soldiers fought, and whom they
were from infancy taught to revere for his many puhlic and private virtues

Wo feel deeply grateful to Her Majesty, whose condescen.sion to the
wishes of her Canadian subjects has conferred upon us the honor of a
visit from your lloyal Highness ; and we rejoice in the thought that what
your Royal Highness has seen, and will see, (;f this iiros]>erou3 and
happy province, will enable you to judge how valuable a possession was
saved to the 15ritish Crown by the successful resistancem ade in the try-
ing contest in which it was our fortune to bear a part ; and Your Royal
Highness will then be able to judge how large a debt the Empire owed
to the lamented hero Brock, whose gallant and generous heart shrank
not, in the darkest hour of the conflict, from the most discouraging odds,
and whose e.xamide inspired the few with the ability and spirit to do the
work of many.

We pray that God may bless your Royal Highness with many years of
health and happiness, and may lead you by His providence to walk ia
the paths of our revered and beloved Queen, to whom the world looks
up as an illustrious exami)le of all the virtues that can dignify the high-
est rank, support worthily the responsibilities of the most anxious
station, and promote the peace, security, and happiness of private life.

His Royal Highness replied as follows : —

Gkntlemex, — I accept with mixed feelings of pride and pain the
Address which you have presented on this spot ; pride in the gallant
deeds of my countrymen, but pain from the reflection that so many of
the noble band you once belonged to, have passed away from the scenes
of the bravery of their youth, and of the peaceful avocations of their
riper years.

I have willingly consented to lay the first stone of this monument.
Every nation may, without offence to its neighbours, commemorate its
heroes, their deeds of arms, and their noble deaths. This is no taunting
boast of victory, no revival of long-passed animosities, but a uoble

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tribute to a aoMlcr's fame ; the more honorable, because wo rcadilj*
acknowk'dge the bravery and chivalry of that peojilo by whose hands
he fell.

I trust that Canada will never want auch Volunteers as those who
fought in the last war, nor her Volunteers be without such a leader ; but
no less and most fervently I pray that your sons and your grandsons
may never be called upon to add other laurels to those which you have
80 gallantly won.

Accept from me, in the Queen's name, my thanks for your expressions
of devoted loyalty.

Tlie Prince and suite then a.scendeJ to the top of tlit monu-
ment, whence they had a magnificent view of the fine surrounding
country. After descending, His Royal Highness proceeded to
lay the top-stone of an obelisk to mark the spot where the late
departed General had died a soldier's death. It bears this in-
scription : —

Near this spot

Major General

Sir Isaac Bkock, K. C. B.,

Provisional Lieutenant

Governor of Upper Canada,

Fell on the 13th of October, 1812,

Wliile advancing to repel

The invading enemy.

Upon the other side were the simple words : —

This atone

Was placed by His Royal Highness

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,

On the 18th September, 18G0.

A handsome silver trowel was used by the Prince on the occasion,
and afterwards presented to him by the committee of the monument.
An immense crowd of people and militia from all parts of the coun-
try were present, who did not fail to shew their loyalty by making
the welkin ring.

Shortly afterwards, the royal party proceeded on board the
steamer Zlmmenwin for the town of Niagara, accompanied by the
magistrates and others, and by some Niagara Militia as a Guard
of Honour.

Niagara was reached in due time. It was well ornamented
for the occasion ; fine arches spanning the streets, and flags flying
from the house-tops.

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Two Addresses wore presented ; one by the Mayor (Mr. Clench),
and the other from the magistrates, by Judj^o Lauder.

After some presents, in tlie sliape of fruit, had been presented
by .some ladies of Niairara, the boat took it.s departure ; but had
to return, when a short distance from the shore, for the Prince's
steward (Mr. Sanderson), who had been Ici't behind.

I'ort Dalhousie was soon reached. Here another Address was
presented ; and II. R. II. and suite took the royal car, and shortly
afterwards arrived at St. Catherines, where a line display was made
by the Volunteers, Firemen, and the citizens generally. Here
another Address was presented, by the Mayor (Mr. Currie), and
an exchange of cars took place. Grimsby having been reached,
an Address wjia presented from the Loyal Canadian Society, by
Col. Clarke. And now for Hamilton, the end of the route, which
was reached at five o'clock p. m.

A description of the reception here would be but a repetition
of the receptions at the other loyal cities of the Province. We
need only add, that the " ambitious little city " fully sustained
her good name ; the decorations being superb, and the loyalty of
the people as intense as could be.

The Mayor (Mr. McKinstrcy) presented the following Address
on behalf of the city :- -

May it pleabk Your Rotal Highness,—

We, the Mayor, Corporation, and citij.ens of Hamilton, desire to tender
you a hearty welcome to this part of Her Majesty's dominions, and to
assure you of the deep and aflFectionate interest we feel in all that con-
cerns your prosperity aud happiness.

Your lioyal Highness has already .vitnessed many gratifying p.-iofrs
of the devotion and attachment of the people of this country to ih-:.
person and government of our beloved Queen ; and we beg to assure
you, that these sentiments, in whict we heartily concur, are inspired
equally by our admiration of Her maay public and private virtues, and
by the love of justice, the impartial administration of the laws, and
those liberal and enlightened principles of government which have
signalised her administration, and enabled her to reign in the attections
of her people.

The inhabitants of these Provinces have ever been conspicuous for
their unwavering loyalty to the British Crown, — a loyalty whicii, in the
earlier periods of their history, was tried by perils and sacrifices
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cxemi>t, nnd tlipy Imve ever jiftrticipfttod witli n just prido in tin- glorios
nml acliii'vcnicuts of llie groat Kniiiire to wliicli tliiy belong.

Itiil if anything could tend still to deepen and perpetuate tills feeling,
it would be this gracioud mark of Her Majesty's royiil regard in sending
amongst us one in whom she feels so deep an interest, and who, we trust,
is destined to inherit eipially her vast possessions and her eminent
virtues ; nnd wo beg you to assure her how hi>,hly this proof of her con-
fidence and esteem is appreciated.

Your I{oyal Highness has visited as yet but a portion of these exten-
sive territories reaching from the Atlantic to the I'acilic Oeeiin ; but we
trust you may have seen suHicient to impress you favorably with their
magnitude and importance, as a valuable portion of your own future
heritage ; and we esteem it a further mark of your Uoynl Ilighness's
obliging consideration that your visit should be made on this interest-
ing occasion, when tho annual exhibition (to which you will receive a
cordial welcome) will enable you to judge uf the richness and variety of
the productions of this jiart of Canada, nnd the energy ami enterprise
of its inhabitants. Comprehending some four million 8(|Uiire miles of
territory, with an unrivalled system of natural and artificial communi-
cation, and teeming with patriotic and enterprising people, devotedly
attached to British institutions and proud of their connection with the
mother country, it is not too much to predict that at no distant day the
British American Provinces will be the most powerful support to that
Throne, which, as the bulwark of civil and religious liberty, has for
ages stood the wonder and admiration of the world.

We trust that a bright and glorious career awaits you. To the Govern-
ment of an Kmpirc embracing over two hundred millions of subjects,
with its arduous duties and its heavy responsibilities, you are destined,
if it be God's purpose, to succeed ; and our anxious prayer is, that " lie
by whom Kings reign and Princes decree justice," may give you a wise
and understanding heart ; that He may make you rich in wisdom, and
thus prepare you for your great work ; and that Ilis protecting cure,
which has been over you thus far through life, may guard and guide
you through a long and useful career.

His Royal Highness replied .is follows :—

Gentlemen, — This is the last of the very numerous Addresses which
have flowed in upon me from Municipal authorities as well as other
bodies, throughout the Queen's dominions in North America, which I
have traversed from East to West ; and I can say with truth, that it
is not the least fervent in its declarations of attachment to the Queen ;
nor the least earnest in its aspirations for the success and happiness of
my future life ; and in its prayers that my career may be one of useful-
ness to others and of honor to myself.

You cannot doubt the readiness with which I undertook the duty

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ill iiLT belialf, tiicso posscasioiis of licr rrowii. Tiiiil lasiv is now nearly
Coni|ili'tf(l ; and it only remains for nie to rt'iiorl to your iSovcrcijjn, uni-
versal cntlnisiasni, unanimous loyalty, all-|n'rviidinK patriuti-ui, ^'incral
contentment, nnd, I trust, no less general prosperity and happiness.

I can never forget the scenes I have witnessed during the short time
which I have enjoyed the privilege of associating myself with the Cana-
dian ]>eople, which must over he a bright epoch in my life. 1 shall liear
away with me a gratefid remembrance of kinilness and adection, which as
yot I have been unable to do anything to merit; and it shall lie the
constant etl'ort of my future years to prove myself not unworthy of the
love and confidence of a generous people.

II. K. I[. ami Huitc were tlioii conducted to currlajres, tlie pro-
cession formed in, nnd, escorted by ('iii)t. JJiiHs troop of (Javalry,
80on reached the former fine residence of Mr. Jusoii, whicli had
been euL'a^ed for tlie royal party, — not however bid'ore a lar<ro
number oV school-cliildren had suiii,' tlie National Anthem, '• llule
Britannia," and a new piece called '' Hurrah lor the I'rince of
AVales!"

The procession was as follows : —

Assistant Marshal.

Police.

Band.

Guard of Honour.

Abolition Society.

Temperance SSocieties.

Band.

Fire Brigade.

German Society.

Canadian Order of Odd-Fellows.

Band.

St. Andrew's Society.

St. Patrick's Society.

St. George's Society.

Highland Society.

Band.
Sedentary Militia.
Officers of Militia.
The Magistrates of the County.
The Registrar, the Treasurer, the Clerk of
the Peace, and other County OiUcers.
The County Council.
The Warden.
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The High .Slieriir.

Mombors of the Kccejition Committee.

Unicf-rs of the Corporation.

The Iligli Itaiiill'dnd the Chief of rolicc.

Tlio City Clerk and Chiimherlain.

The Aldornu'ii find Cotincillora.

The Recorder and Police Magistrate.

The Mayor.

Members of the House of Assembly.

Members of the lA'gislative Council.

HIS ROYAL IIIGHNKSS AND SUITE.

The Commander of the Forces and Suite,

mounted.

Mounted Ofticcrs of the Army and Militia.

Field Battery of Artillery.

Police.

Chief Marshal — Major Gray.

In the evening, the rejoicings gave vent to a genet al illumi-
nation, and a grand di.splay of fire-works. There was also a splen-
did concert by the Philharnionic Society of Hamilton which the
Prince and suite honoured with their presence.

On Wednesday (Sept. 19th), His Royal Highness and suite
visited the Central School of Hamilton; where the Prince received
an Address from the Rev. Dr. Ryerson, Superintendent of Edu-
cation for Upper Canada, on behalf of the institution. His Royal
Highness then pas.scd through the building, examining the school-
children, who were dres.sed very nicely, and who greeted him by
singing the new song of "Welcome," and the National Anthem.

Thence the Prince and party drove to the Royal Hotel, where
a levee was hold and Addresses presented.

After the levee, a visit was paid to the Exhibition in the new
Crystal Palace. His Royal Highness was received by a royal
salute from the Volunteer Battery, a Guard of Honour of the
Volunteer Rifles and Highlanders, and by an excited and enthu-
siastic multitude (representatives from nearly every city, town, and
village in Upper Canada), whose cheering was immense. As tliis
was intended merely as a private visit, nothing of importance
transpired. IHs Royal Highness and suite merely went through
the building, examining and admiring its contents, aud after-

wards viewed the onttli' and iiirricMilturul iiiipleiiionts outside, and,
before taking; ii tlnal leave, dr«»vc round the jiroumls ; an im-
mense concourst! of people eheeriiii; hin» on all sides. A luneheim
was then jiartaken of at the Royal Hntel. In the aftern<Min
His l{(tyal Ili^ihncss inaUL'iirated the splendid Water Wmks,
situated on the IJurlini;ton Meaeh, a short distance fn mi tlie city •
previous to which, he received and replied to an Address from its
ConnuisHionorH, presented by Mr. Athuu Brown, Chief Commis
sioncr.

In the cvcninjr, he attended the j^rand ball ;_'iven in his hunonr
at the temporary buildiiii:, in rear of the Itoyal Ilctel. This
was certainly a very irrand allair; beintr well coudneted liy
the committee, and well attended by the elite of the place.
His lUtyal Highness joined in every dunce, and retired at three
o'clock next morninj,'.

As we have j,'iven a list of the ladies who were honoured
with the Prince's hand at the previous balls, it wnuld be unfair to
omit the names of those who danced with him at Hamilton.
They arc as follows : —

No. 1, quadrille, Mrs. David McNab. No. li, polka. Miss
Mills (daughter of the lion. Mr. Mills). No. 3, galop. Miss
MacNab (daughter of Sir Allan MacXab). No. 4, lancers, Mi. s
Blanclie Widdcr. No. 5, waltz, Miss Smith. No. t!, ga' p.
Miss Thomas (daughter of the Sheriff). No. 7, lancers, Jiiss
Lawrason (of London). No. S, galop, Mrs. Strickland. No. 0,
waltz, Miss Murray. No. 10, ?Irs. Brydges. N«». 11. «|uailrille,
Miss Powell (of Niagara). No. 12, lancers. Miss K. Murray.
No. 13, waltz, Miss Powell. No. 14, galop, Miss Proudfoot (of
Toronto). No. 15, (juadrille, Miss Ben.son (of St. Catharines).
No. 10, galop, Miss Gedd. No. 17, lancers, Miss lleynolds.

On Tluu'sday ("-Oth), His Royal Highness and suite proceeded
to the Crystal Palaee, escorted by the Hamilton Cavalry, when
the last Canadian Address was presented him by the Agricultuial
Society of Upper Canada, which was as follows : —

To His Royal Hii^hncss filbert Edicdrd, Prince of M'lilcs. lyc, iSc

May it please Yoi'r Roval FlKiiisEsa, — We, the agriculturists, artizans,
and manufacturers of Upiicr Canada, beg to approach yuur Jtuval
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Majesty's rrown and person, and to offer to Your Highness a most cordial
welcome to tliis Exhibition of tlie products of our soil and of our labor.
Tiiis is the fifteenth exliibition of the Agricultural Association of Upper
Canada ; and we think it demonstrates to those who have witnessed the
successive exhibitions from year to year, that they have been successful
in stimulating the industrial classes in the improvement of all those
productii ns upon which the prosperity of this portion of Her Majesty's
dominions mainly depends.

Blessed with a fertile soil and healthful climate, and forming a portion
of that extensive empire over which Her Majesty's benign rule extends,
and in which it is exercised in the maintenance of the religious and
civil rights of all classes of Her subjects, we hail with delight the
auspicious event of Your Royal Highness's visit to this Colony, and
rejoice that we have this opportunity of exhibiting to your Royal
Highness — as we take what we call an honest pride in exhibiting to our
future sovereign — such proofs of the industry, skill, and intelligence of
the inhabitants of this country.

We gladly embrace this opportunity of expressing our ardent desire
to maintain the connection of this Province with the great and glorious
empire of which we rejoice in forming an integral part, and from which
we have in great part derived our agriculture as well as our existence ;
and whilst availing ourselves of the example and improvements of the
older portions of the empire, and of the many natural advantages we
possess in our soil, climate, and navigable waters, we trust that our
efforts may result in affording convincing proof that this province is
really a valuable jewel ir the crown of our beloved sovereign.

We hopefully pray that the intercourse of Your Royal Highness with
the inhabitants of Canada, and the opportunity you have had of witnes-
sing the efforts we are making to advance the material interests of our
country, may, during your future life, leave a pleasing impression in
your memory.

That your Royal Highness may be placed in possession of statistics
and their facts connected with the rise and progress of this Association,
we beg that your Royal Highness will condescend to accept these
volumes, containing a record of the transactions of this Association
from its establishment.

The Prince replied as follows : —

Gkntlemen, — I return you my warm acknowledgements for this
Address which you have just presented upon the occasion of opening
the fifteenth exhibition of the Agricultural Society for Upper Canada ;■
and I take this opportunity of thanking the agriculturists, artizans, and
farmers, who are now assembled from distant parts in this City of
Hamilton, for the more than kind and enthusiastic reception which they
gave me yesterday and repeated to-day.

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Blessed with a soil of very remarkable fertility, and a hardy race of
industrious and enterprising men, this district must rapidly assume a
most important position in the markets of the world ; and I i\joice to
learn that the improvements in agriculture which skilled labor and
science have of late years developed in the mother country, are fast
increasing the facilities of your soil, enablingyou to compete successfully
with the energetic people whose stock and products are now ranged in
friendly rivalry with your own within tliis vast enclosure.

The Almighty has this year granted you that greatest boon to a
people, — an abundant harvest. I trust it will make glad many a homo
of those I see around me, and bring increased wealth and prosperity to
this magnificent Province.

My duties as representative of the Queen, deputed by Tier to visit
British North America, cease this day ; but in a private capacity I ara
about to visit, before I return home, tluit remarkable land which claims
with us a common ancestry, and in whose extraordinary progress every
Englishman feels a common interest. Before I quit iJritish soil, let me
once more address through you the inhabitants of United Canada, and
bid them an affectionate farewell.

May God pour down his choicest blessings upon this great and loyal
people.

A shower of rain descending, the royal party entered the
Palace, and once more inspected a part of the products of Upper
Canada. The Prince, being slightly indisposed, retired with liis
suite ; but the Duke of Newcastle shortly afterwards returned to
inspect the cattle, with which he was much pleased.

Shortly after two in the afternoon, His Iloyal IIighnc^.s took
his departure from Hamilton, in the royal car of the Great
Western Railway.

The Volunteers and National Societies turned out, and the
Field Battery boomed forth a royal salute.

The evening was far advanced when the royal train arrived at
Windsor, which is situated nearly at the extrenie soutli-western
point of the Province, where a royal salute was fired by the Loudon
Field Battery. An Address was presented by the Mayor on
behalf of the Council of Windsor ; and, after a brief reply, His
Royal Highness and suite stepped on board the steamer Windsor
awaiting him, and, amidst the most enthusiastic, hearty, and soul-
stirring cheers of the Canadians, left British America for the
United States.

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Reception in the United States of America.

On board the steamer were the Governor of Michigan, the
Major of Detroit (Mr. Buhl), and a large party of the most
influontiiil citizens of Detroit.

The whole harbour was lit up by the ships and steamers in
port ; the majority of which had variegated lamps from stem
to stern.

It was not very long before His Royal Highness landed at
Detroit, wliich is situated directly opposite Windsor.

On the Prince stepping on the American soil, the Mayor
welcomed him to the United States as Lord Renfrew ; the immense
concourse of spectators cheering lustily. His Royal Highness
and suite put up at the Russel House, where apartments had
been provided for them ; and here His Excellency the Governor
General and suite, a portion of the Canadian Ministry, and the
Officers of the Civil Service engaged during the tour, took leave
of him, and returned to Canada.

On Friday (Sept 2lst), His Royal Highness, after driving
round Detroit with the Mayor, took the special train provided
for him on the Michigan Central Railroad for Chicago ; at which
city he arrived at 7.30 in the evening.

A great crowd of persons had congregated at the railway
station ; but, with the exception of an attempt at cheering, no
enthusiasm was displayed, which went to prove that his " incog"
was somewhat respected.

The Prince had taken apartments at the Richmond House,
whither he and his suite proceeded, accompanied by the Mayor
(Mr. Wentworth). On Saturday, 22nd, His Royal Highness,
after visiting several of the public buildings of the city, accom-
panied by his suite, took his departure from Chicago, by the same
car that had brought him thither. His Royal Highness's desti-
nation was Dwight Station, on the Prairies, where he intended to
have a few days' shooting; game being very plentiful on the
Prairies.

His Royal Highness and suite were located at the residences
of Messrs. Spencer and Morgan.

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Presbyterian Church of Dwight, where the Rev. Br. Young Ho-
livered an excellent sermon.

The Prince and suite remained at Pwipht until the 20th, and
regretted that they could not prolong their stay. His Royal
Highness was greatly delighted with the sport in which he so
actively engaged.

At Alton the cars were exchanged for the steamer ; and as the
royal party onibarkod, a salute was fired, and the people cheered
in a most demonstrative manner.

St. Louis was reached at six o'clock ; where the Mayor (Mr.
Filley) met His Royal Highness and welcomed l\im to the city,
escorting him to Barnum's Hotel, where apartments had been
taken for him and his suite.

On Thursday (27th), His Royal Highness and suite visited
the State Fair, and inaugurated the Western Academy of Arts.
In the evening he was serenaded by the entire Fire Brigade. He
took his leave of St. Louis for Cincinnati, in a special train, on
the following morning (28th) ; where he arrived next day at one
o'clock, and was received by the Mayor (Mr. Bishop), who
escorted him to the Barnet House.

During the day His Royal Highness visited Mount Auburn,
Clifton ; and in the evening attended a grand ball given in his
honour, at Pike's Opera House, where he danced until half-past
eleven, and then retired.

On Sunday (30th Sept.), he attended Divine Service at St.
John's Church where Bishop Mcllvain preached the sermon.

At ten o'clock on the morning of Monday, 1st October, His
Royal Highness and suite left Cincinnati for Pittsburg ; where he
arrived the same day.

On Thursday (2nd October), after receiving a short Address
from the Judges, the royal party took their leave of Pittsburg,
and were escorted to the cars by a grand procession of the Civic
Authorities, City Guards, &c., and, amidst enthusiastic cheers, took
their departure for Harrisburg. At this place he was received by
the Mayor (Mr. Ticknor), and City Council, who conducted them
to the principal hotel.

On Wednesday (3rd October), after visiting the Governor of the
State (Mr. Parker), in the Capitol, the royal party took their dc-

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'kerchiefs in a most inspiring manner.

At Baltimore, where they arrived at one o'clock, they were receiv-
ed by the Mayor and City Council, and nearly the entire jwpulace,
who cheered the Prince frantically. His Royal Highness passed
through the town to the Washington depot, where he and his suite
immediately took the cars for the Capital of the United States,
which was reached at four o'clock.

Here he was received by General Cass, who, upon being intro-
duced to him by Lord Lyons, welcomed His lloyal Highness, in
the name of the President, to Washington.

The President's carriages were in waiting. His Royal High-
ness and suite entered them, accompanied by General Cass ; the
people cheering heartily on the route to the White House.

The Chief Magistrate of the United States, President James
Buchanan, was here introduced by General Cass ; who also wel-
comed His Royal Highness in the name of the people.

In the evening, a grand dinner party was given to the Prince
by the President.

On Thursday (Oct. 4th), the President held a levee at the
White House in his honour, when a good number of gentlemen
were presented. The President shook each gentleman warmly by
the hand as presented; he Prince, who was on his right,
slightly inclining his head.

Afterwards the royal party visited the Capitol of Washington,
and many of the public buildings and institutions ; the Prince,
and in fact the whole royal party, paying much attention to
everything of interest.

In the evening, another grand dinner party was given ; at which
a number of the diplomatic corps, in full uniform, attended.

A grand display of fireworks also took place in the evening ; the
Prince viewing them from the balcony of the White House.

On Friday (Oct. 5th), the royal party, accompanied by the
President, Cabinet, and Diplomatic Corps, embarked on board the
steam revenue-cutter Harriet Lane, and proceeded up the Potomac,
to Mount Vernon, the memorable home of Washington ; where the
Prince viewed the great General's former residence, and the
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ashes lie. T^pon bcinp: requested, the Prince planted a small horpc-
chesnut tree, in commcinoration of his visit. On returning to the
cutter, luncheon was served up ; and inun«diatoly after, dancing
comnicnced, the Prince dancing first with Miss Lane (the
President's niece).

On returning to Washington, a salute was fired from the
Arsenal ; and the whole party proceeded to the residence of Lord
Lyons, where the royal party partook of dinner. His Koyal
Highness and suite afterwards, accompanied by the President,
returned to the White House.

On Saturday morning (Oct. 0th), the royal party took leave of
the President and his niece, Miss Lane, who had so nobly done
the honours of the hospitable White House, and, enibarking on
board the Ifarrid Lane, accompanied by the Cabinet, sailed down
the Potomac, with parting salutes from the Arsenal and Navy
Yard.

At Acquia Creek, His Pioyal Highness took the cars for Rich-
mond ; which he reached at about seven o'clock, and was received
by the IMayor, together with a committee of citizens, and amidst
every demonstration of joy on the part of the inhabitants, who
escorted him to the Exchange Hotel.

On Sunday (Oct. 7th), he attended Divine Service at St. John's
Church, and visited the Governor of the State (Mr. Litcher).

On Monday morning (Oct, 8th), he left Richmond for Balti-
more; where lie arrived at 8 p. m., and received a grand welcome
from the civic dignitaries, and the military corps of that place.

On Tuesday, he drove out with the Mayor, with whom he visited
some of the public buildings ; and departed for Philadelphia at
noon, where he arrived at half-past four, and was received by the
city authorities, and conducted to the Continental Hotel, where
apartments had been taken for him and suite.

On Wednesday, he visited the most interesting portions of the
city ; and in the evening attended Strakosch's Opera House, where
selections from the operas of Martha and Trav'iata were per-
formed. On entering the building, the National Anthem was per-
formed, the whole audience rising and uncovering.

On Thursday (Oct 11th), His Royal Highness and suite left
for New York. At Amboy, the steam-cutter Harriet Lane was

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mooivtl, with n party of frontlcnicn on bonnl from Now York ;
amon^' whom woro Mr. Arcluhald, IJritisli OomhuI at that [)lace,
and (lononil Winilickl Scott, U.S.A. Tho lU'Coidion (.'oiumitteo
was also oil hoard, to hid hitii wclconio.

His Uoyal lliuhiiess was rocciviMl hy Ociu'ral Scott and tho
principal ^ciitlciiion of tho coiiiniittco, and was afterwards intro-
duced to the whole party on hoard. Tho H<iiTO't Lunc, shortly
afterwards stt>aiiied up and loft for hor destination. A collation
was partaken of on hoard, and the royal party ascended to tho
deck. On jtassinij; tho several forts on tho rivor, salutes woretirod,
and other marks of stroii<:; attachmont shown to tho royal visitors.

At two o'clock, tho cutter made New York, and tho batteries
poured forth their doafeninjj; thunders, accompanied by tho cheers
of tho whole populace of that groat, industrial, and commercial
city. Castle Harden had been chosen as tho landing-place;
and there the cutter was, in a few minutes, safely moored, the
people chocriii!:; most heartily. His Royal Highness was received
by tlic Mayor (Fernando Wood, Escp), tho Councillors of New
York, and the chief personages of the place.

The Mayor welcomed him in tlicse words : —

YocR RovAi, Hkminess, —

As Chief Magistrate of tliig city, I welcome you hero, and believe that
I represent the entire population without exception.

The Prince replied : —

It afTords mc great pleasure to accept your hospitalities, which I have
no doubt will be wortliy the great city of New York..

His Royal Highness then entered an apartment and attired
himself in his colonel's uniform ; and in a few minutes reappeared,
mounted a splendid horse which awaited him, and, accompanied by
his suite, the Mayor, and the party of gentlemen who formed an
escort, proceeded to the Battery, where lie reviewed a portion of tho
troops, the whole concourse- of people there collected cheering fran-
tically.

A procession was then organized, and His Royal Highness and
suite, entering their carriages, wei-e driven through the principal
streets. The troops on Broadway made a fine display, and thou-
sands gave tokens of joy and welcome, every house and thorough-
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evening before tlio Fifth Avenue TTntel wns rcnclicil, yet prcat
crowds were collected around tlio buildinj^, who cheered him aj^ain
and again.

In the evening the Caledonian Club serenaded him.

On Kridiiy (Oct. 2), the royal party visited the University of
Now York, the Astor Library, and tlie Cooper Institute.

At the forniiir institution, the Prince received an Ad<lresH from
Chancellor Ferris, and listened to Professor Morse speaking on
the " Klcctric Telegraph."

In the evening he attended the grand ball given in his lionour
by the citizens of New York, at the Academy of Music, which was
a magnificent and gorgeous alfair, and, but for the accident in
the falling of the floor, would have been a complete success and
a great credit to our American neighlxmrs in that locality.

Ilis lloyal Highness opened the ball with the lady of Governor
Morgan, of New York, dancing secondly with Mrs. Goold Iloyt,
and afterwards with the following ladies: Miss H. llussell. Miss
Jay, Mrs. Edward Cooper, Mrs. IJelmont, Mrs. II. B. Field, Miss
Van Buren, jMrs. Kernochan, and Miss Butler.

lie retired from the room at five a. m.

On Saturday the royal party visited several public and private
places of interest, and among them the celebrated Barnum's
Museum.

In the evening, the Prince viewed, from the balcony in front of
the hotel, the grand torch-light procession of the Firemen in his
honour ; whicli was a most magnificent spectacle, the whole Fire
Brigade turning out in uniform, with their engines, which were
gaily decorated and lit up with transparencies. The procession
extended several miles, and was one of the finest sights ever wit-
nessed.

On Sunday, the Prince and suite attended Divine Service at
Trinity Church, where the following clergymen took part in the
services : Bishops Potter, Odenheimer, and Talbot ; Rev. Messrs.
Paine, Ogilby, Creighton, and Vinton. The latter gentleman
preached the sermon.

On Monday morning (Oct. 15), the royal party left New York
for West Point, embarking on board the Ilurnet Lane, Salutes
were fired, and the great mass of people congregated cheered as

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" n>|Milili('iuiH Hi'liliiiii nr »>v<<r t'lnM«nMl Ix'Ton';" Hlmwiii^ llicir
niiH'critv. iiitil i^nntl wiMlii'Mlor Miii:!imirH llrir. 'riir>oii(li'r iirrivrd
III licr (li'Nliiiiilinn lit ;i (|ii;irlt'r In lliit'c in )ln' .'iritiinMiii, wlini ii
miliniiiil Miiliilc ol'lliiiiv llncc ritiis \\t\H llnMl IVom )Im' Imtlcry.

'I'lio I'linc)' WMN rrccivi'il Itv ('i>liMit>l Pi'l.iliclil, wlio, we iiimIit
MlinnI, Im lln< ('umiiiimilMii* i>r ilio )-I;h'(>, mill ii sIjiIV uI" Aiiu'riciiii
(•iVn'ciH. A i"niii|»;mv •'! l'rii!';<miiM rmiinMl (li(> rnviil rj*<'i>rl In (lif
('otnm.'iinliinrs (|iiiii Icim. wlicn' IIk' sliilV (irnllifcrH wiiH iirfwnlctl to
His Hiiyiil II i;>,ltit('sM. \vlii> hIioiiK IiiiihIh willi CMcll.

Slidilly iiI'loi-WMnls, t\ roview d' llio ('jidctM nl' the ArMilciiiv l<>«'k

place; tlic I'riniM' iiinl Hiiilc. in pl.'iiii walking costiniit', m<m' y;\u\-

ini^ llic HialV, ill rrniil iitul in iciir o\' llic reviewed. The royiil
ptirlv next (l.'iy ( HitlO, nl'ler exaiiiiiiiii!!: sevi'iiil ol' IIm> iiiomI, inter
esliiur pJirtH iiromnl lliis JoeMJitv. •''nl»>'iikeil on Itojiid the slennier
Ihtuirf l)irii' lor Aihiin^ (^liiiving Iuhmi invited lliillier 1»^' (Joveniur
Mor^nn).

Al»ouf. twenty tuiles below Alliiiiiy, tli(> fhrir met the Hieiinier
Yoiiiiif Ai)hri'rii with the IMjiyor iind Corponilion ol" tliiil eily on
h'liird. haviii!^ eoine to weh'onie Ilis IJoyjil llii-hness, jind escort
him to llieir city; lit which they nrrived nt hall'iiast. lour,
reciMviii!'; a very eiithiisiastie n>ce|ition iVoiii the Alhanians, win*
crowtled the wharves and chctM'ed loiii:; and loud. We ulionld also
note that tlu> city Ihritn^hoiil was iiieelydeeoraled.

'I'wo nvi^iment.s ol' Volunteer IMilitia aeleil as (Juiirdol' Honour,
prcsentim:; «rms as tli(» l*rince passcMl to the carriage proviiled lor
him. His Hoyal Highness was escorted to the Capitol, where he
was received hy (Jovcrnor Morgan, and welcomed to Albany.

Tlu' (lovernor then escorti'd His lloyjil Highness and suite to
the stn-cral public buildings; and al'tcrwiirds to the Congress Hiill
Hotel, wh«<reapartnieiits had been engaged lor tht>ir accomniodaliou.

Tn the cviMiiug.the royal party dined at the (lovt>rnor's residence ;
where a brilliant company luid assembled by invitiition, the
licads of Pepartments, Mayor, City Stall', iSic. attending, and
which did n(>t break up until a cpiartcr after ten.

()n the Ibllowing morning (ITtli), the i'rince and suite took tlie
oars lor Hostou ; where they arrived at Tour o'clock p.m., receiving
a very tiu«> reception from the civil ami military jiulhorities, aiul
Iho i>oople of that plaoo.

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TIk' iuvmI parly WfiH CHcnrlc*! inlo lliooily to IIm' Ucvrro Ifoiisc
|»V ( JitviTiior IliiiikM, - Hdvcnil (lcfiir|iiin>iilH ol' (liii^ii(iiimiinl inriintiy
liniiiiii;!: fi jMimtl |it(n')'SHion, imiiil^f IIm' ^TnilcHl clii'i-iiii}^ rrniii
till' iiiliiiliil.iniM, wlio cniwilctl (iml jiiiiiiiumI IIu' hIitcIh.

Till" Inllnwiii'!; tliiy (IHlli) vviiH (I i^'f-iH'inl liuliijiiy in |{nHl(iii, liy
lii'iirliiiii.'itinii ; fiiiiHi'i|iii'ntly tli)> iiiiiny ]>Im<-i ^4 ol' jtiiHiiM'ss in llio
city wt'ic iiil cliisi'd, iiuil t'vrrytliin^ |»roH(int«nl ii (jiiicl and MiiMdiiy-
liko ii)i|M!ir,'ii>(M'.

In (111' nnirnini^ !it II o'clnck, llic Ilnyid |t!irly ]>v< cdi'd to

tlir Sliili' IJniiMc, wlii-n^ III!' (Invcrnitr lurniiilly wilrurnrd tlin rriniM!
to IJiiwInn, jiildit'Hsinij; liiin iim Io1I(iwh: —

ll i.i Willi i^iTHt. iilriiMiiif' Hull. I wi'IcoiiHi yiiiir llnyiil IliKJiiu-HH In llio
(JiiimniiiiwrMllh III' MiiRHiirJiiiHullH, niKJ »>x Ifinild ymi llii' iiin-il ((iiiliivl
(^rci'liiiKM "I ilH |ii'(i|il(<. Tlii-y Iiiivi' rc^fiuiirii willi iiriiroiiml K''''lirKiilii>ii
yimr visil. lo lliiM ('(iiititii'iil, ho iiiiH|iicinim in ilr( ii|ii'iiiiij;, hu ((irliinnli)
in ilH iiniKii'SH, iiiul now, I rr^jint, to Hay, mo iiciir iln li'iininiilioii. iio
iiBHiiri'il, Sir, you will lniir willi you tlu' imilt'd wIhIm-h of Mid |ii'o|iIi! of
MiH'iiii'liu -illH Cur your miCi' n'liiru lo your fiicudfi (iml lo your couiilry ;
to wliirh wi' iiri« iilliK'lii'il liy no iiiniiy licfi of liin(fuii(ri>, liiw, luid lil.fily.
Ill llii'ir niiiui', i lii'l you wi'lcoiiii<. I wi'Icomc, iil.'io, wilh uiitV'ijriiiMJ plcii-
Hiiri', Iho iliJliiijriiiMlit'il anil lioiioiiilili) kcmiIIi'iucii of your Hiiili\ I'ciiiiit
nil' to jin-.-inilr lo you my iii^PociiilcH in llw Mxi'culiv! Di'imrlmritl, of llio
-IMh Honor Mil' Mi'iili'imnl (lovcrrior, tJio (Jiuillnnion of

(lovrriiini'iil,

tlio Kxoculivo Oouncil, nud 'ho Hociotary of Sliilr."

Till' st'vrnil ji;rntli'nnui icfVrnid toWdro rccd^ni/*"! I»y tlio Priiici!,
wlin sliook liiuidHCDrdiiilly witli tlui Aidn, wlioiii lin liad met liolon!.

Tlio l{i'pn'H(!iit,!itiv('H' Hull wnH HIIimI to ovdillowiiip; |»y liiilicH.
Tlu) (jloviTiior led tlio I'liiUM! tliioii;,:;li tlio linll, wliild iJic liidioH
rose I'll nui.'isi'.y ^r('otin<,' liiin with sniilino; f'KM'.H and wnvin;^ liaiul-
koroliici's. Till! Kimatc! (Ilianibor whh occu[ti<d l»y Hoirio (orty mem-
bers oriiu' Valuation Cotinnittcc, who wcro uIhu pcnnittod to gaze
oti tlio I'aco ol" 1 1 in llnyal Ki^liiioHH.

Tlio Prinoo and Muilo tlioii witnosnod a n^viow of Movoral rcgi-
inonts of Volmitoor Mililiii and troops of ('avalry, with which tlioy

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M'tor tlio loviow, tlio I'riiico iiartook of a slight (lollation, at Iho
Stato lliMiHo, with tho lion. Edward Evcrott and other diHtiii-
guishod giiostH.

Ill tho aftornoon, tho royal jiarty attond(!il tho Musi(! Hall,
whoro tho Hchoolchildroii had hocn colloctcd to givo tho Prince

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a welcome, by singinpj, amongst other select pieces of mnsic, a
grand national ode, written by the celebrated Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes.

The following is the ode : —

AIR : — God Save tub Quken.

God bless our Fatlicra' Land ;
Keep her in heart and hand,

One with our own.
From all her foes defend,
IJe her brave people's friend,
Uu all her realms descend,

Protect her throne I

Father, in loving caro

Guard thou her kingdom's heir,

Guide all his ways.
Thine arm his shelter bo
From harm by land and sea ;
Bid storm and dangers flee.

Prolong his days 1

Lord, let war's tempests cease,
Fold the whole earth in peace

Under thy wings !
Make all thy nations one.
All hearts beneath the sun.
Till thou shalt reign alone,

Great King of Kings !

How touchingly must this have fell on the Prince's ears, sung
by over a thousand little voices, and joyfully reiterated by the
immense assemblage present, who cheered vociferously and clapped
their hands, all joining in one fervent prayer for his welfare.

In the evening, he attended the ball given in his honour at the
Boston Theatre, and the last prior to his departure for England.

This was quite as grand, and far more successful, than the one
given him at New York.

The Prince opened the ball by dancing a quadrille with Mrs.
Lincoln (the Lady Mayoress), and afterwards danced with the
following ladies : — Mrs. Governor ]:}anks, Mrs. Wise (daughter of
Hon. Edward Everett), Miss Fanny Crowninshield, Miss Susan
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cliic, Miss Lombard, ^Miss Fanny l*cabo(ly, and I^Fiss Kitty Fay.
The I'rlncc retired at a late hour.

On Friday (IDth ()c'ti)bor), the myal party visitod ('imdtrid<^c,
near linston, where the Prince received a hearty wcleonie t'rnni
the inhabitants. He also paid a flyinj^ visit to Mount Auburn
Cemetery, and Harvard College, both in Cambridge ; receiving at
the latter place a very spirited reception from the; Faculty and
Students, and partook of ii sliglit collation after visiting tlie
Bcveral departments of that celebrated institution.

On the following morning, His Koyal Highness and suite took
the cars, and, amidst every demonstration of esteem and aflVction
from the distinguished personages that had helped to entertain
them, and the whole people of Boston, took their dep;irture from
that interesting city for Portland, where the royal sijuadrou was
in waiting to convey them to England.

Portland was reached at half-past one, wlien a salute of 33
guns was fired. The Prince received a fitting and i-nthusiastic
reception here ; not from the worthy Portlanders alone, but from
a crowd of Canadians and other visitors, who bad arriverl in the
cars from all parts to have a last look at His Koyal llighness, to
bid him an adieu, and to wish him good speed and a prosperous
voyage. The royal party was received by Mayor Howard and
the members of the City Council, a number of distinguished
gentlemen from various parts of the Union, and a liMge body of
State Militia. A procession was organized, and the Prince and
Buitc, having been conducted to cai'riages, were escorted through
the principal streets of Portland to the Victoria l*icr, amidst the
deafening cheers of the many thousands who had congregated to
witness his departure. It was not long before the royal party
had embarked on board the barge which awaited to convey thcin
from the shores of America, perhaps for ever. Friends' hands
were shaken sadly, but warmly ; expressions of umtual kindness
spoken, the people looking on in sadness as the royal Ijarge pushed
off. Then the cannons roared, people cheered, bells rang, and
every expression of loyalty was given in that Anioricau town,
with such warmth, with such feeling, that one imagined himself
on British ground.

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a fair wind luid flowinj^ tide, Htoniiu'd (lut on tlio broml Atluntic,
uinidst tlu! iK'iirt-.stirrint: cliufi-H of tlio iiiultitutK'. Altliuii^li no
doubt not heard on lioiird tho roynl vcssijIh, ji't it was a j;lnrious
Hatisfaction to the |K'oplo to raise tlu'ir voicfs in honour of the
Hon ol' the! niodol Sovorniu'ii, and tho futuro monarch of tlic lirst
throne ou the luce uf tho globe.

Our task has now drawn to a conclusion, and it has been a
most agreeable one. Wo have, to the I)est of our ability, drawn
a slight sketch of the Prince of Wales' {glorious and commemora-
tive tour through a portion of the vast ti>ntinent of North
America ; and our honest and candid readers will acknowledge,
that, regarding tho accuracy of our narration, we are entitled to claim
their sympathies, even thougli tho treatment of tho subject has
not been elaborate.

We have not devoted so much att.^ntion to the receptions and
festivities in the Lower Provinces or tho United States, simply
for the reason that the object of this royal tour was Canada;
still the loyal devotion of the one, and the courteous kindness of the
other, are subjects of which every true Briton may justly feci
proud. To SCO a great llepublic like the United States, one of
the only two free nations on the earth, and wliich at one time
fiercely waged war against Great Britain, entertain and nearly
idolize a scion of that same power, is something not easily to be
forgotten, and binds tho ties that already greatly endear us to our
Republican friends, and makes us feel that we are closely allied
together. It makes the British people respect what they liave not
until now perfectly understood, — tho true American character.
Oh, may nothing ever sever a friendship such as this, bound
together by one so illustrious I

Long as we had wished and patiently waited for the Prince's
visit, it came at last. We will not here recapitulate Her Majes-
ty's generous reasons for acceding to our petition : they are so
well-known, so highly appreciated, and so often referred to in this
little volume, that it would be idle to repeat them. The Queen
sent, not a junior member of the royal family, but the Heir
Apparent iruiiself. He came, and ho has gone. He has received
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i\\o frrnnd cxliibitiun of ontlinsia?iiir :nul Inyiil foclinj;."*, cnn, ifftvon
0(|Uiill(>il, never be t»ur[»!iHf'r(l, atnl, wlitt is ccrtnin, can never lie
forgotten by biin or ourMclves. Nr», not in hli4 proudc-it ibiyn, per-
buj)H, wben be will l)e all-,L:K.ri'»u.s on ibr Ibrone or fbc Imttledrld
(as (K'^tiiiy may tlircct), will bo ever fortrct the c'rilial, tbe loyal
reeeption wbicli lie reeeivtMl IVoin all "Iia'lcs of parties am) ooun-
tryiuen on bis visit to Anieriea.

And tbis visit to ('anada, at least, will be productive of niiieb
^ood ; irrespeetive of tbe political p.trty wbo wislied to force
false jrrievances (»n tbe royal ear, and tbe relii!;ioiis difTerencoH in
Upp(!r (Janada.

Sorry sboiild we bo to turn tbe eiitbnsiastic reception vvbicb tbe
Heir Apparent received from tbe Canadians, into base capital ;
but tbe Interest evinced in tbe jrrowin^ advaiieement of tbe
country by tbe royal party is sure to propagate deep surmise
as to our " future state." We may be assured, tbat, altbouttb tbe
great (juestion of tbe day — i. e. tbe Fetleration t>f tbe (NdonicH
— is not at once determined, our good position at tbe (^)urt of St.
James will not suffer; and wben tbat great policy cf a great bead
cun be safely attempted, we may liope foi no insurmountable barriers
to its being properly carried into execution.

In anotbcr view of tbe matter, we arc of opinion tliat we bave
gained a great success over tbe otber dependencies of tbe Crown.
To be visited by a Prince of tbe Koyal Family is certainly a great
honoixr ; but wben tbat Prince is tbe i leir Apparent to tbe Tbrone,
— tbe one tbat some day (tbougb, let us wisb, for our beloved
Queen's sake, a ftir distant one) may mount tbe Tlirone of Eng-
land to rule and to be obeyed, — tben is tbe success enbauced ten-
fold. He lias seen tbe country and its people ; be is acquainted
with its vast resources and growing "prosperity ; be knows our wish-
es, and what tbis vast tract of country re(|uires, — wishes and re-
quirements far too many to be enumerated, but not too many to
receive attention.

Let us, tben, patiently await the great harbinger of all events, —
time ; and in so doing, remember tbat we have now the most
powerful of friends in Europe, who are ready and willing to
advance the interests of our country and our homes.

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Rccapituhthn of Places visited by Ifii Royal Highness Albert Edward,

Prince of IVnlcs.

Leave. Arrive at Miles.

July 10, Plymouth, England. July 23, St. Johns, N.F

" 2(3, St. Johns, N. F. " 30, Ilalifrtx, N.U 900

Aug. 2, Halifax. Aug. 2, St. John, N.B 120

«< 7, St. John, N.B. " 9, Oharlottctown, P.E.I.. 250

«< 11, Charlottetown. " 12, (iaspo 200

(I 13 Gaspcj. "15, tjuebcc, Canada East. G50

" 20 Quebec. " 20, Chaudiorc Fulls, and

back. . . 30

II 23 Quebec. " 24, Montreal, C.E 170

" 20, Montreal. " Caughnawaga and

back 180

" 30 Montreal. " Sherbrooke and back.. 50

" 31, Montreal. Sept. 1, Ottawa 180

Sept. 3, Ottawa. " 4, Kingston 100

" G, Kingston. " C, Cobourg 90

(' 7, Cobourg. " T, Toronto Iq

" 10, Toronto. " 10, Collingwood 95

" 13, Collingwood. " 13, London 25

" 15, London. " IG, Chippewa 120

" 17, Chippewa. " 17, Queenston 10

" 18, Quecnston. " 18, Hamilton 25

" 20 llaniilton. " 20, Detroit, Michigan 150

« 21 Detroit. " 21, Chicago, Illinois 284

" 22, Chicago. " 22, Dwight 70

" 25 Dwio'ht. " 25, Stewart's Grove and

back 30

'• 27 Dwight. " 27, St. Louis, Missouri... . 212

" 29 St. Louis. " 29, Cincinnati, Ohio 340

Oct'r 2, Cincinnati. Oct'r 2, Ilarrisburg, Fa G15

" 3, Ilarrisburg. " 3, Washington, via Balti-
more 123

" 5 Washington. " 5, MountVernon and back 34

I. G, Washiuglou. " G, Richmond, Va 130

«' 8, Richmoud. " 8, Baltimore, Md 150

" e>, Baltimore. " 9, Philadelphia 98

" 11, Philadelphia. " 11, New York 90

" 15, New York. " 15, West Point 51

« 16, West Point. " IG, Albany 99

" 17, Albany. " 17, Boston, Mass 200

„ 20 Boston. " 20, Portland, Me 187

" 20, Portland for England.

Total distance travelled 6,134

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APPENDIX.

ADDEESSES

PRESENTED DURINO THE ROYAL TOUR.
WINDSOR, NOVA SCOTIA.

To the Most His;h, Puissant, and Illustrious Prince Jlbert Edward, Prince
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of
Wales, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Coburg and Gotha, Great Steward
of Scotland, Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay, Earl of Chester, Carrick,
and Dublin, Baron of Renfrew, and Lord of the Isles, K. G. : —

May it plkase Your Royal Highness, —

"We, the loyfil inhabitants of the township of "Windsor, of the county
of Hants, in the Province of Nova Scotia, beg leave to approach your
Royal Highness to offer the humble expression of a heartfelt welcome,
and to thank Your Royal Highness for the unprecedented honour of this
opportunity, condescendingly offered us, of avowing our devoted loyalty
and unwavering attachment to the throne and person of our Most
Gracious Queen, and to her illustrious house and family ; our exalted
admiration and respect for the eminent talents and virtues of her Royal
Consort, and our fervent aspirations and hopes for a long career of happi-
ness and glory for Your Royal Highness. Representing on this happy
occasion the loyal feelings of the oldest university town in Her Majesty's
widely-extended colonial possessions, we view it as our highest privi-
lege and singular honour to be permitted to greet Your Royal Highness
in the immediate neighbourliood of an institution founded by his Majesty
King George the Third, the august and illustrious ancestor of Your
Royal Highness. Believing that the University of "Windsor has continued
during successive years to answer the wise and benevolent purposes of
its founder, and knowing that in King's College, under the Royal
Charter then granted, have been educated in religion, in literature and
science a great number of the clergy, many of the most distinguished
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many military men, whose heroic achievements have been widely cele-
brated, and several others, including members of the different religious
denominations, equally conspicuous in the various walks of life, all of
whom have ever manifested tiie firmest allegiance to the British Throne
and Government. But we are aware that your Royal Highness has only
a few moments to bestow for the brief but ever-meriorable occasion.
We are extremely grateful, and we hope that Your R:yal Ilighncss's visit
to Nova Scotia may be agreeable to Your Royal Highness, as it is most
welcome and most gratifying to us ; and that on your happy return to
Windsor Castle and to the renowned University in which Your Royal
Highness is enrolled. Your Royal Higlincss may convey to her Gracious
Majesty, our beloved Queen, the assurance of the sentiments of inviolable
loyalty to the throne and of affectionate veneration for the Constitution,
which pervade all ranks and classes of her Majesty's subjects in this
portion of Her dominions ; and not least, of the youth of our University,
educated in a town whose fortress was honoured by the presence and
still bears the name of her Majesty's illustrious father.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — The Address which you have presented to me demands
my acknowledgments. It is a pleasure to me to visit, even though it be
but in passing, this seat of learning in British North America ; to find
that the sons of these Provinces are successfully pursuing, within the
precincts of your town, the studies which I have myself abandoned only
for a time, that I might come to these lands. I thank you for your kind
recollection of my grandfather, and for your loyal sentiments.

IIANTSPORT, N. S.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, Sfc.
May it please Yodr Royal Highness, —

We the inhabitants of Hantsport, would humbly represent that, in
favouring our quiet village with your presence. Your Royal Highness
confers on us an honour greater than our words can express, or any de-
monstration of ours can testify. Yet, though our language aud our
means may fail, that honour is not the less appreciated, nor less that
deep aud lasting sense of obligation our hearts must ever acknowledge
through the gracious permission of your August Mother. We joyfully
accord to Your Royal Highness, as the representative of our Queen, the
reception we would accord to Her Majesty. We do not exhibit to Your
iioyal Highness anything to interest, beyond such bounties as nature
has bestowed upon us. We boast of no imposing edifices, no grand
triumphal arch, no meritorious work of art, nor can we proudly point
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welcome our Prince with the earnest affections of a devoted, manly
race; we greet the first-born son of our beloved Queen with feelings of
deepest respect, and proudly bail the future monarch of that glorious,
globe-encircling empire of which we are a part. We would represent
our interest to be maritime, and chiefly in other trade with the brother
land, thus adding the strong tie of commerce to tlie pre-existing ones
of blood, of hmguage, and religion. Our pride is in tlie British insti-
tutions, laws, and flag ; to uphold which, in time of need, we will ever aid
with entliusiastic Volunteers. Should tliis village ever become the city
of the beautiful basin beyond, of touching historic interest, and in which
Your Royal Highness is about tosiiil, tlie rise of that city will date from
the royal selection of this port for your embarkation to-day ; in com-
memoration of which it has been desiy;iuited by the people, and we luira(ly
trust will also meet the ap])robalion of your Royal Highness, as Princeton.
Long live Your Royal Highness. Long may you grace the mighty throne
of Britain ; and when in after years, if your august name shall be insepa-
rably associated witii deeds as great and onerous as ever hallowed the
memory of earth's noblest, may we hope, presumptuous though it m.ay
seem, that, when relaxing from the toils of state, the mind of the king
shall revert, may it ever be with joy and pride, to his youthful days, the
hour spent in Hantsport may not have been forgotten.

REPLY.

Gentlemb\, — I thank you warmly for your hearty and kind welcome.
With agricultural capabilities on one side, and maritime advantages on
the other, your town bids fair to rise in consequence and wealth, and I
very siacerely wish you every prosperity.

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To Ills Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, ^c.
May it please Your Royal Highness, —

The inhabitants of the county of Pictou beg leave to express their
sincere gratitude for the distinguisiicd honor conferred upon them by
'the visit of Your Royal Highness, and they now greet you with a warm
and cordial welcome. They hail the visit of Your Royal Highness to
Her Majesty's North American Colonies as a pledge and assurance of
the deep and lively interest which our most gracious Queen takes in
the prosperity of her extended dominions, and they rejoice in this op-
portunity of being enabled so directly to manifest their devoted attach-
ment and loyalty to the crown and sovereignty of Great Britain. En-
joying the great happiness of being British subjects, and the recipients
of the blessings which that glorious privilege confers, their hearts are
knit in indiasoluble bonds of loyalty to the British throne. The wisdom

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and justice which have distinguished the reign of our most gracious
Sovereign, and the virtues which adorn Her Majesty's court and life,
have secured from her subjects in Nova Scotia feelings of the most de-
voted attachment to Her Majesty's roj-al person and family. Within a
century i)ast the primeval forests covered the soil where, in the progress
of Your Royal Highness this day, many happy homes and productive
fields have presented themselves to the eye. Those have been acquired
under the fostering care of the parent state, and from tlie influence of
the virtues and industry which have always characterized tlie inhabi-
tants of the British islands, wlicnce this county Avas originally
settled. Tiie inhabitants of the county of Pictou offer their sincere
prayers that Your Royal Highness may have a prosperous and pleasant '
journey through tlie dominions of Her JIajesty in Xorth America ; and
that Your Royal Highness may return safe and gratified to that country
wiiich, even in this distant land, is designated by the endearing name
of home.

UKPIiY.

In your town I close a visit to the Province of Nova Scotia, which
has given me unmixed pleasure, and has brought forth proof of devotion
to the Queen and to your mother country, which must ever remain
engraved on my memory. I thank you warmly for an Address which,
so short can be my stay in this place, is at once a welcome and a fare-
well. My journey this day through your beautiful country has impress-
ed me with an additional sense of the great destiny wliich awaits these
lands. I heartily wish success and happiness to the settlers whom I
have passed, and a speedy and productive development of the vast
mineral wealth which lies beneath and around you.

CANADA.
GASPE.

May it please Yocu Royal Higiinkss, —

We, the Clergy, Merchants, and other inhabitants of Gasp^, beg leave
most respectfully to welcome Your Royal Highness on your first arrival
on the shores of Canada, and to express the pleasure wo feel at this
distinguislicd mark of condescension.

This visit ))rovcs to us, that, though isolated and few in number, we
are not forgotten, amid the many guy, wealthy, and populous cities where
the presence of Your Royal Highness is joyfully expected ; it gladdens
our hearts and imparts new life to the principles of loyalty, which, we
are proud to say, exists in all our breasts.

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'Ti3 true we cannot receive Your Roynl IIigline3s with the sound of
music ; we cannot cxliibit to your view tlie waving plume of tlie con-
queror, or the glittering sword of tlie warrior : all we have to otfor you
is the tribute of warm hearts, and a beautiful specimen of the work of
the God of nature ; our scenery is unrivalled in loveline?3 in the Pro-
vince, and our harbour, althougli it may be equalled, cannot be sur-
passed, in point of safety, facility of approach, and extent of accommo-
dation. It would ill-become this small and comparatively poor com-
munity to speak boastfully ; j-et we may venture to express the hope
that Your Royal Highness will not regret calling at our port, but rather
that, when in the order of God's providence Your Royal Highness sluill
be called upon to wear Britain's crown, you will sometimes think of
Gaspe and its inhabitants.

It may not be uninteresting to Your Royal Highness to know tliut
many of the inhabitants of this place are descended from English fami-
lies, who, rather than renounce their allegiance to the British crown,
emigrated here during the American Revolution ; others are descended
from the French who first colonized this country ; but, altiiough we
thus differ in our native origin, we are happy to say that we have
hitherto lived in peace, and in friendship, respecting eacli other's par-
ticular views and creeds, and acting on the golden rule, " Do unto others
as you would have others do unto you."

It now only remains for us to express our most ardent hope, that, in
Your Royal Ilighness's farther progress through the Province, the siglit3
that will burst upon your view, whether in our thriving and beautiful
cities, or in our agricultural districts. Your Royal Highness shall be
convinced that the Province of Canada is indeed a bright jewel in
Britain's Crown; and that the spirit of loyalty, everywhere manifested,
is an earnest of our permanent attachment to, and depem'.ence upon,
Great Britain, the star of nations, and the land of liberty and peace.

Wishing Your Royal Highness a pleasant journey through the Pro-
vince, and a safe return home, we are Your Royal Highness's most res-
pectful and obedient servants.

His Royal Highness replied in brief, complimenting the Gasped* people
very highly on the appearance of the harbour, as to the beauty of the
scenery surrounding it, and the industry displayed in all direction?.

The Mayor of Gaspd then presented His Royal Highness with the fol-
lowing Petition : —

May it please Your Royal Hiohnkss, —

"\Ye, the Mayor and Councillors of Gaspe Bay South, and York, beg
leave most respcctft.ll}' to request, tliat, in consideration of tliis Port
being the first that has been lionourcd by the presence of royalty intliis
Province, they may be permitted hereafter to call it Port Albert, to
perpetuate the remembrance of Your Royal Highness's visit.

AVe are Your Royal Ilighness's humble and obedient servants.

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CHICOUTIMI.

To His Royal Hit^hness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC, Sfc.
May it plkase Youii Royal IIigunks3, —

To allow me, in the name of the mnnicipality and inliabitanta of the
county of Chicoutlmi, to wish and offer you a hearty welcome on your
arrival amongst U3.

Still occupied in penetrating into the primeval forest, our population
can only associate in heart and soul with the brilliant manifestations
which the presence of Your Royal Highness will create all over Canada;
but we shall always be proud and hajipy, if Your Royal Highness de-
parts from amongst us with the feeling and conviction that in no other
port of her Majesty's dominions are to be found subjects more de-
votedly attached to their Queen, or more determined, as much as it lies
in their power, to adu to the glory of the reign of your illustrious
mother.

While our compatriots of the older portions of the Province are
advancing in the arts and sciences, as well as in commerce and industry,
and doing their utmost to make it a great star of the British Empire, we
are advancing into and clearing away the forest, and as it Avere, con-
quering a new province to add to the Crown, which at some futnre
period Yonr Royal Highness may be called on to wear.

We humbly pray Your Royal Highness to lay these expressions of our
attachment and loyalty at the foot of the Throne, and to make them
known to our most gracious Sovereign.

John Kane,

Reeve of the County of Chicoutiini.
Grand Bay, 15th August, 18G0.

REPLY.

H. M. S. " Hero," 15th August, 1860.
Sir, — I have the honour, by desire of His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, to acknowledge the receipt of the Address which j'ou have
this day presented to him from the Municipality of the County of Chi-
coutlmi.

His Roj'al Highness is much gratified by the expressions of loyalty to
Ihe Queen, and of kindness towards himself, which that Address con-
tains, and he is much disappointed that the state of the weather this
f morning prevented him from proceeding sufficiently far up the waters
of the magnificent Saguenay to enable him to receive and answer it in
person.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your very obedient icrvant,

Newcastle.
David Price, Esq., M.P.P.

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QUEBEC.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYNOD,
May it pi,ea3E Youu Royal IIiohnkss, —

Wc, the Bishop, Clergy, and Laity of the United Church of England
and Irehind in tlie Diocese of Quebec, in Synod assembled, gladly avail
ourselves of the arrival of Your Royal Highness on otir shore to testify
our deep and fervent loyalty towards that sceptre which in good time
■we trust you are destined to succeed, and also express our heartfelt
gratification that the Heir Apparent to the British Monarchy has for the
first time in its history visited that great and important Province in
■which our lot is cast. We believe that in this auspicious event is
implied much more than the mere graceful recognition of the request
made by our Canadian legislators for the presence and sanction of the
greatest work of engineering skill the world has seen. "We view it
rather as an es'idcnce of the more ultimate union which is growing
between the mother country and the Canadian offshoot, and as a jiledgo
that that union will be developed into an enduring and indissoluble
unity. And moreover we prize the more highly the presence of Your
Royal Highness amongst .is, as we shall thereby be enabled to rrld the
feeling of personal acquaintance and attachment to that abstract njcdty
■which we have always cherished in the cause of your progress. Your
Royal Highness will be in a position to judge of the rapid advance in
material prosperity which the country has made in the last f- ,v years.
Amidst the busy scene, the Church of England may seem to have been
remiss in her work, and to have done little to keep pace with the rapid
motion of the world around. We have, it is true, comparatively few
marks of outward prosperity. We have no state privileges, no great
cathedral, no op\ilent endowments, and in this part of the Province we
are scattered and few in number ; yet we are endeavouring as best we
may, and by God's blessing we trust with some measure of success, to
reproduce in the new land all that is essentially important in the doc-
trine and discipline of that pure and refined branch of Christ's Holy
Catholic Church, which in England entwines so closely ■with the very
foundations of the Throne ; and we pray you to remember, that the
petitions for the welfare and prosperity of Your Royal Highness will
continue to be offered, and with not less fervency from our humble
friends as from those splendid fabrics which the wealth and piety of our
ancestors have reared at home for the worship of the Almighty. That
God may have you in His holy keeping ; that He may conduct you on
your way, and restore you to your native land in health and safety, is
our sincere and earnest prayer. To His care we recommend you ; may
He ever bless, preserve, and keep you ; may He fill you with the richest
gifts of His Holy Spirit, and finally bring you to everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.

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REPLY.

Gentlemen, — Tt is a source of no little pleasure to me to receive from
you these words of welcome, and to hear from the lips of your IJishop
the assurance that your prayers are offered, for my future usefulness and
happiness, within the walls of your Cathedral. I have joined in the
petitions oll'ered for the Queen ; and I am convinced that the ministers
of the chm-chfrora which this Address emanates, do not fail to inculcate
these principles of loyalty which are so characteristic of this Province.
I trust that it may be my lot, whatever be the future reserved for me,
to realize tiic hopes which you have expressed, and to secure the bene-
ficial results of this my first accpmintance with the Canadian people.

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COUNTY OP QUEBEC.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, Sfc, S;c.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Warden, Mayors, and Councillors of the Corporation of the
County of Quebec, avail ourselves of the hapi)y event of the arrival of
Your Royal Highness in Canada, to approach Your Highness with the
assurance of our most sincere and hearty welcome to this country, and
with the expression of our most devoted attachment to the person of
Your Royal Highness, and of our loyalty to our most Gracious Sover-
eign, Your Royal Highness's royal mother, through whose beneficent
and constitutional sway, we enjoy prosperity and peace under the
powerful protection of the British Nation. The County of Quebec
which we represent, comprises a territory which has been the theatre of
the most important event in the history of our country, the scene of its
earliest settlement, and, though once the battle-ground of those tAVO
great nations from which we spring, now happily presents the spectacle
of their fusion into one race, through the influences of peace and the ties
of family.

Interesting from historical associations, our country is remarkable
for its picturesque scenery, its lakes, rivers, and fruitful soil, the aspect
of which cannot but favourably impress Your Royal Highness ; the
peculiar, but as yet unemployed, facilities which it possesses for the
important purposes of manufacturing industry.

We fully appreciate the great honour conferred upon our country by
the visit of Your Royal Highness, and its important social and political
consequences to ourselves ; and hope that it will prove a source of un-
alloyed pleasure with satisfaction to Your Royal Highness, certain, as
we are, that it will leave a rccuUcction never to be effaced from the
hearts of the Canadian people. And we beg most respectfully to offer
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voyage, and our heartiest wclcomo on your au3i>iciou9 advent to our
shores.

And have the honour to be,

Your Iloyul Highness's
Most obedient, humble, and devoted servant,

John Ross,
Warden County of Quebec.
Quebec, Uth August, 18G0.

REPLY.

Quebec, 21st August, 18G0.

Sill, — I have the honour to acknowledge the Address presented to

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales by the Warden, Mayors, and

Councillors of the Corporation of the County of Quebec, and to convey

to you the thanks of Ilis Royal Highness for the terms iu which it is

expressed.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Newcastle.
John Ross, Esquire, Warden.

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To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, ^-c.

May it please Yocii Royal Highness, —

We, the Magistrates of the City and District of Quebec, in special
session assembled, beg leave humbly to approach Your Royal Highness,
to congratulate you on your safe arrival in the ancient capital of Canada,
— the keystone of Her Most Gracious Majesty's British North American
possessions ; and to bid you welcome to scenes that are mixed up with
some of the most important events in the history of the glorious empire
of which we are proud to form a portion ; welcome to ground rendered
classic by many past associations, among which the visit of Your Royal
Maternal Grandsire is remembered with pride and pleasure.

We beg to assure Your Royal Highness that in no part of Her Slajesty's
dominions, has she a more zealous or loyal body than they Avho have
the honour to bear commissions in Her Majesty's name, for the preserva-
tion of the peace, in this city and district ; and we hail with peculiar
satisfaction the circumstance of Your Royal Highness's visit to this part
of the British Empire, as a proof of the affectionate interest taken by
Her Majesty and Your Royal Highness in the welfare of Her dominions ;
and we trust that the recollection of it will be as agreeable and sat"s-
factory to Your Royal Highness, as it will ever be proudly remembered
by us, when it becomes an event of the past.

Quebec, 4th August, 1860.

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REPLY.

GKNTr,K\fEv, — T receive with sincere gratification the Address wliich
you iiavi' presented to mo.

You welcome me to a city of which you spoali with just jirido, — to a
city once famous in war and now prosperous in peace, — to a city en-
nobled hy heroic deeds and enriched by honorable industry, Imllowed
of old by the blood of Wolfe and Montcalm, shed in the struggle of
nations, but now blessed by the hand of commerce, and knowing no
rivalry but such as is carried on with the rest of the world, by the united
energies of a happy people.

That such may long bo the condition of ihis city and district, and
that your iabours as Magistrates may be lightened by the good order
and contentment of those around you, is my earnest hope and expecta-
tion.

ADDRESS OF THE URSULINE NUNS, AS TRANSLATED.

May it plkase Youk RoyAL Highness, —

The IJrsuline Nuns will always repard as a signal honour the visit of
Your Royal Highness to their aufient Convent, and thuo humbly ask
that they may bo allowed to lay at your feet, in a solemn manner, the
homage of respect and devotion. Although they live in the cloisters,
they are indifferent to nothing which is of interest to their country.
They have always been among the most thankful and faithful of Her
Majesty's subjects in British America ; how then shoub. uiey not partake
of the public joy on this occasion, the felicitous arrival of Your Royal
Highness in this Province? Twice already have princes of the glorious
House of Hrunswick visited this country ; and when tliis most ancient
educational establishment in British America, and the annals of the
Convent, mention these events with haiipincss as being of good omen,
with what enthusiasm shall we then not add to these illustrious names
that of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. It would be useless to try
to repeat now what rumor says of the goodness of Your Royal Highness,
and of all tlie other qualities which will entitle you one day to sit upon
oue of the grandest thrones of the universe ; but the Ursuline Nuns will
endeavour to preserve intact, and to transmit to their successors, the
remembrance and the impressions of this gracious visit. May Heaven
continue to shower favours on our august Sovereign, and may the ever-
increasing prosperity of her reign be a happy presage of the glory
which the future is preparing for the Heir Apparent to the brilliant
Crown.

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MONTREAL.

riirRCII OF ENGLAND SYXOD.

May it i'lease Your Royal ITicnNEss, —

We, the Risbop, Clergy, and Lftlty of tlie United Church of Knghuid
and IrelMiul in tlie Diocese of Montreal, in Synod assembled, Iteg respect-
fully '.o assure Your Royal Highness of our sincere attiieiinicMt to the
person, resiiect for the character, and devotion to the Crown uinl luitlio-
rity of Your Royal Mother our beloved Sovereign. As Her .Majesty's
Representative and Heir Apparent to the Throne, we foul it u lii;^di pri-
vilege to welcome your arrival amongst us ; but at the same time we
wish to testify our respectfor Your Royal Ilighncss's own character and
person, and to express our confidence that the anxious care of vour
royal jiarents in preparing you for that exalted station wiiich you your,
self hereafter, we trust at some very distant day, muy expect to be
called on to fdl, has not been without the most satisfactory results, and
in that course of preparation to have seen with your own eyes those
magnificent transatlantic possessions of the Crown of Engliuid, and to
have become personally acquainted in their own countries with many of
their inhabitants, will have been no unim[)ortant event. For ourselves
as a Church, we neither occupy the same position as our brethren at
home, nor can wc be named in comparison with them for our numbers
or our wealth, but we still feel we are members of the same body. We
teach the same truths, we offer up the same petitions on behalf of the
Queen and all that are in authority under her, and ever pray for Y'our
Royal Highness that Almighty God will be pleased to endue you with
His Holy Spirit, enrich you witli His Heavenly Grace, prosper you with
all happiness, and bring you to His everlasting kingdom for Jesus Christ's
sake.

REPLY.

Gentlemkn, — I thank you from my heart for this Address, presented
by your Bishop, on behalf of the Synod of the Diocese of Montreal, which
has been so lately constituted the ^[etropolitan See of the Province of
Canada. It is most agreeable to my feelings to receive such proofs of
welcome to myself, and of loyalty to the Queen, from members of a
Church to which it is my happiness to belong ; but it would be most
unjust if I were to forget, that, since my arrival in this country, the pro-
fessors of every creed have given ample assurance that all join in one
common sentiment of devotion to the Crown of England, and that all
co-operate in the one great duty of enforcing obedience, not only to
heavenly laws, but to those of earthly origin. I shall never cease to
rejoice that I have been enabled to visit this distant portion of the Empire,
and to become acquainted with a people of which I shall carry back
with me most pleasing recollections. I trust that on your part the

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priiyors of wliich you remind mo will henceforth bo oflercd np in tho
churches of Iho land with even nii increased earnestness.

CROSSK CLUn.
To His Royal Ifiqhncsf Albert Edward, Prince of IFiz/cs, Sfc. Ifc,
May it i-lkahb Your Uoval IIioiinesh, —

Tho Crosse Club of >fontreal respectfully approach Your Uoyal ITigh-
ncss to express witli si'iuimcnts of deep gratification a cordial welcome
to this portion of llcr Mnjcsfy's dominions.

Tho members of tliis Club arc not insensible to tho great encourogc-
mcnts which all manly sports and atliletic games have received from tho
patronage and example of Your Uoyal lligliness.

In our city it has also pleased Your Royal Highness to be present at
our game of Crosse.

It is scarcely necessary to mention that this game is one peculiar to
Canada ; derived from the aboriginal Red Men of the forest, and pre-
eminently adapted to test their swiftness of foot, quickness of ear and
vision, and powers of endurance.

Tlio Crosse Club of Montreal being sincerely desirous of promoting

tho interests of this game, and, feeling assured of tho value of Your

Royal Iligimess's appreciation of their efforts, request that Your Royal

Highness will be graciously pleased to receive a Crosse offered for your

acceptance by tlio Club with feelings of tho warmest devotion, of tho

highest admiration, and tho most ardent wishes for Your Royal Iligh-

ness's continued happiness.

On behalf of the Crosso Club of Montreal,

G. II. Kernick,

President.

IlKPLY.

Bat of Qcintb, Sept.. 5, 1860.
Sir, — I am directed to thank you and the members of tho Crosse Club
at Montreal for your Address ; and for tho intention you there express of
presenting to the Prince of Wales a Crosse, of which His Royal Highness
will accept with much pleasure as a memorial of the occasion of his
witnessing that interesting game.

I have tho honor to be, &c.,

R. BjiucE,

Major General

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COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF LOWER

CANADA.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, ^c, ^c.

Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —
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Collogc of I'liysiciuus nnil Surffcons of Lower Ciiniidn, possossinpf priv-
legcs mill powers nciirly similar to tliost; of llio Uoyiil (^olli-i^es of
IMiysliiiins anil Surgeons of Kngliiinl, ilcsire to take this oppurtuiiily of
welcoming Your Royal Ilighmsa to Canada, ns the Iloir Ajiparont to
the Throne of Kngldiid, ftnd the Itcjirejcntative of Her Most (Smcious
Majesty, with (■vtr\ Hssiirnnce of our loyulty to the Queen, affection for
Her family, nml f iileful appreciation of the blossingd which w« enjoy
under Her wise and patriotic rule.

And we are the more ])leaseil at hcinf? allowed the privilege of
making this assurance to Your lloyal Highness, because we feel confi-
dent that you will rightly estimate the character and importance of
■uch a Corporation fts that in whoso name wo now appear ; that you
will understand how wide is their sphere of action, how great their in-
fluence u]p()n the community at large. And wo trust it will always bo
our endeavour, as it is certainly our duty, so to labour in our vocation,
that we niny not only promote the physical improvement and bodily
health of Her Majesty's subjects, but also contribute in every way to the
welfare and ^n-catness of Canada, that so Her Majesty may have '.ncreaso
of glory in tlie growth and prosperity of this bright jewel of llor Impe-
rial Crown.

MASTERS AND WARDENS OF THE TRINITY HOUSE.
To His Royal Highness Jllbert Edward^ Piinca of Wales, Sfc, Sfc.
May tt please Your Royal IIioiiness, —

We, Her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, tho Master, Deputy Master,
and Wardens of the Trinity House of Montreal, approach Your Royal
Highness with our respectful congratulations on youi sale arrival at
this flourishing portion of Her Majesty's dominions.

As one of the numerous colonial offshoots, performing, so far as to
our position pertains, the duties of a Corporation, whose origin in Bri-
tain dates from antiquity anterior to public records, intituled " the Mas-
ter, Wardeus, and Assistants of the Guild, Fraternity, or lirolhcrhood of
the most glorious and undivided Trinity, and of St. Clement in the
parish of Deptford Stroud, in the county of Kent," a Corporation which
has had the high honour of mentioning, among other illustrious person-
ages, as its master, our late revered sovereign, William IV"., and is now
presided over by your illustrious father, — tho presence of Your Royal
Highness, the lineal heir to the throne of this mighty empire, is to us
the source of especial gratification, in addition to that we entertain in
common with all Her Majesty's subjects.

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productive of as much satisfaction to yonself as it is to the entire popu-
lation of every class, creed, and origin.

Anduew Shaw, Master,
W. Bkistow, Dy. Cluster.
W. Edmonstonb,

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T. MORI.AND,
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E. D. David, Registrar

M'GILL COLLEGE.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc., S[C,
Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Governors, Principal, and Fellows of the University of lI'Gill
College beg leave to congratulate Your Royal Highness on the safe
arrival which Divine Providence has granted you in this distant part of
the Empire, and to express our gratitude to Her Majesty the Queen and
Your Royal Highness for the condescension and graciousness implied
in this visit to her Majesty's subjects in Canada.

We call to remembrance, with great satisfaction on the present occa-
sion, that we owe it to the Imperial Government, from the interest
which it has taken in education in this part of the dominions of our
Sovereign, that the University with which we are connected possesses
the Royal Charter, which gives authority to its public acts for the
advancement of sound learning and science. And, although this Uni-
versity, the oldest in Canada, may be said to be still in its infancy, and
in this, as well as on account of the obstacles which in a new country
impede its progress, does not bear comparison with the venerable insti-
tutions of like nature in the mother country, particularly with that of
which Your Royal Highness is an Alumnus, we nevertheless beg to assure
Your Royal Highness that it possesses in common with them the affec-
tion and sense of obligation that are due to our Sovereign Lady the
Queen, and the happy part of the Empire over which she immediately
reigns.

We pray that Your Royal Highness may find this present visit in
every way agreeable, and fruitful of pleasing thoughts throughout many
years to come.

Signed b" the Hon. Charles Dewey Day, LL.D., President ; the Hon,
James Ferrier, M.L.C., Governor ; the Hon. Peter M'Gill, M.L.C., do. ;
Thomas Brown Anderson, Esq., do. ; David Davidson, Esq., do. ; Ben-
jamin Holmes, Esq., do. ; Andrew Robertson, M.A., do. ; Christopher

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Dunlvin, M.A., M.P.P., do. ; 'William Molson, Esq., do. ; Alexander
Morris, M.A., do. ; Joliu William Dawson, LL.D., F.G.S., Principal ;
Rev. Canon Lcacli, LL.D., Vice-Principal, and Dean of the Faculty of
Arts ; Andrew F. Holmes. M.D., LL.D., Dean of the Faculty of Medi-
cine ; Henry Aspinwall Howe, M.A., Rector of the High School ; J. J.
C. Abbott, B.C. L., Dean of the Faculty of Law; Brown Chambcrlin,
M.A., B.C.L., Fellow ; Walter Jones, M.D., do. ; Yv^. B. Lambc, B.C.L.,
do. ; Sir William E. Logan, LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., do.

MONTREAL BOARD OF TRADE.

Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the President and Council of the Montreal Board of Trade, a body
corporate, respectfully approach Your Royal Highness to offer our
sincere and dutiful welcome on your arrival in Montreal, and to assure
you of our loyal attachment to the person and government of our gra-
cious Queen, your royal mother.

As a Corporation more particularly concerned in the commercial in-
terests of our city, which are intimately connected with those of the
■whole country, we feel assured Your Royal Highness will permit us to
lay before you very briefly the nature of the geographical position we
occupy, of the commercial intimacy maintained with neighbouring kin-
dred States, as well as our own trade-relations with the Mother Country.
The recent abolition of all Imperial statutes protecting Colonial trade
and navigation, and the inauguration of a system of freedom from for-
mer regulations and preferences, has neces.sarily introduced a now era
for the Colonies as well as for the parent State. In a country situated as
Canada, there devolved the necessity of turning to the utmost account
■whatever natural advantages it possessed, under the penalty of being
■wholly distanced in the race of American progress and prosperity.
Under this conviction, an extensive canal and railway system has been
constructed ; the natural channel of our river between Quebec and Mon-
treal has been excavated, so as to admit merchant ships of the heaviest
burden ; an Ocean Steamship Line has been generously subsidized by the
Province ; and other means taken to attract through the route of the St.
Lawrence a share of the vast and ever-increasing exports and imports of
Western Canada, and the Western United States. In the same spirit, the
Treaty of Reciprocity with the United States was entered into ; the
general result of which has proved advantageous to both the parties to
its negociations.

As part of the same general scheme, that magnificent structure has
been thrown across the St. Lawrence, which Your Royal Highness has so
graciously crossed the ocean formally to open. Even that great work
and the others alluded to, may, however, be considered but as links ia

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the chain ; for, although the efforts to attract a large share of the in-
terior trade through the St. Lawrence has not yet been attained, we con-
fidently hope that the same spirit of enterprise inherited from our ances-
tors, which hag already accomplished so much, will not rest satisfied
till it ]\as demonstrated the inherent superiority of the St. La%vrence
route over all others, as a means of intercourse between this continent
and Europe.

Placed as Montreal is, at the head of ocean, and the foot of inland
navigation, being at once three hundred miles nearer to England than
New York, and nearer to the interior lakes than any United States At-
lantic port, and with the vast water-power at our command for manu-
facturing purposes, we cannot doubt, that, with other necessary im-
provements effected, and its position properly understood, it must become
in time one of the most important commercial cities in Her Majesty's
dominions. Nor could we, consistently with our duty, representing, as
we do, large interests, actual and prospective, refrain from submitting
to one in Your Royal Highness's eminent position the importance to the
Empire of the timely improvements of those geographical advantages to
which we have just alluded.

We beg leave to be permitted to add, that every exploration has de-
monstrated the existence of the most direct and most practicable rail-
way route to the Pacific from those Eastern Provinces of the Crown
which Your Royal Highness has so recently visited, and consequently to
the transit of that immense eastern commerce which now seeks for out-
lets by circuitous channels, or through foreign territory. The construc-
tion of such a continuous road through British American territory, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, tending, as we are convinced it must, to the
increase of commerce, and the spread of civilization, is a subject which
we humbly trust may not be found unvorthy of Your Royal Highness's
consideration.

We beg further to assure Your Royal Highness, that your auspicious
visit will stand as a memorable event, and will be gratefully remem-
bered as of the grace of our beloved Queen your royal mother. We
believe it to be fraught with the most important results, and we rejoice
in the assurance of the warm and heartfelt welcome which awaits Your
Royal Highness throughout Canada.

John Young,

President.
John G. Dinning.

Secretary.
Montreal, August, 1860.

REPLY.

Montreal, August 27, 1860.
Sib, — I have the honour to convey the thanks of His Royal Highness

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the Prince of "Wales for the Address presented by the Board of Trade of
Montreal.

I have the honour to be sir, your obedient servant,

Newcastle.

The Hon. John Young.

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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
To His Royal Highness Mbcrt Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, Sfc.
May it'plkase Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Progident, "Vice President, Council and other|members of the
Incorporated Natural History Society of Montreal, ask leave respect-
fully to address Your Royal Highness, with every assurance of our
loyalty and affection, on this occasion of your visit to this city, as the
representative of Her Majesty, and Heir Apparent to the Imperial Crown
of England.

Having been a frequent attendant at the meetings of " The Royal In-
stitution " in London, and at others of a kindred nature, Your Royal
Highness will be able fully to appreciate the benefits to be derived from
such societies ; and especially in a new country, where the necessary
business of active life is so pressing, and but few individuals are found
who have the inclination or the time to devote themselves to what are
looked upon as the unremunerative pursuits of literature and science.

"We have been encouraged, during the past few years, by the increased
success of our Society, and by the growing interest manifested in its oper-
ations. A large and commodious building has been recently erected by
our Society, containing ample accommodation for our library and muse-
um, to which some valuable additions have lately been made ; and we also
have a spacious lecture-room, .or our annual course of lectures, which are
fully attended. And, to exhibit to Your Royal Highness some proof of
the talents and acquirements of our members, we beg to be allowed to
present to you the four volumes of the Canadian Naturalist, a bi-monthly
periodical, which has been in existence these last four years, edited by
the Society, and which has been favourably received and noticed by
scientific persons on this continent and in Europe. Almost all the arti-
cles, many of them upon important subjects connected with the Geolog-
ical, Meteorological, and Natural History of British North America,
have been contributed by members of the So iety ; and the plates are
engraved in this city, where the work is printed.

At the same time, we desire to present to Your Royal Highness, on
behalf of Dr. Smallwood, Professor of Meteorology in McGill College,
and a member of our Society, a volume entitled " Contributions to Cana-
dian Meteorology."

F. Montreal.

President.
Museum of the Natural History Society, Montreal, July 2Gth, 18G0.

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Ilis Koyal Ilighncsg expressed lig tlinnks for the Address by a -written
communication through his Grace the Duke of Newcastle.

THE VETERANS OF 1812.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, Sfc., Sfc.
Prince, —

The Veterans of the Militia of Lower Canada crave permission to
approach your person to tender to Your Royal Highness the homage of
their respect and of their prayers.

The Battalions formed in our Counties, in onr Villages and in our
Towns, for the defence of our country, during the v/ar of 1812, number
now but few among their ranks.

Our companions have fallen, some on the field of battle, others under
the scythe of time ; for. Prince, years have rolled by since then. Then
we served your ancestors.

We, their survivors, — soon no doubt in our turn to pass away like
them, — cherishing religiously in our hearts the memory of that eventful
period, seize with delight this auspicious occasion — tha last we can hope
to have — to present to Your Royal Highness, and in your person to your
august mother, our beloved Queen, the assurance of our unaltered loyalty
and devotion.

Prince, most of those who fought at Lacolle and Chateaugnay are
gone from among us, and the blood of their survivors courses in their
veins more feebly than of yore ; but we rejoice to say that the race of
1812 has its successors, and that the youth of Canada know the history
of their sires, and, should occasion arise, will not belie it.

Montreal, 25th August, 1860.

(Here follow the signatures of a number of officers and men.)

REPLY.

Niagara Falls, Sept. 18, 18G0.

Sir, — I have the honour to communicate to you tlie thanks of His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, for the loyal Address presented to
him by the Veterans of the Militia of Lower Canada.

It is very gratifying to His Royal Highness to receive these expressions
of devotion and attachment to the Queen from gallant men, who, in
years gone by, have deserved so well of their country. He only regrets
that so few now survive to testify to their ancient spirit.

His Royal Highness accepts this Address with the more pleasure,
because happily we can now look upon the deeds of our brave country-
men without any other feelings than those of friendship and regard for the
nation against whom they fought. Hostility to our neighbours is buried

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the plains where they struggled for victory, but the honour of each
nation survives for ever.

I am, Sir,

Yours faithfully,

Nkwcastlb.
Colonel the Hon. Sir Eticnne Tach(;, A. D. C,

&c., &c., &c.

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DICKINSON'S LANDING.

To His Royal Highness jilbcrt Llward, Prince of Wales, ^c, Sfc.
May it i'lkase Your Royal IIighness, —

We, the inhabitants of the Towiisliiii of Osnabruck, County of Stor-
mont, hail tlie o))portunity now afforded us, to welcome to this rising
Province of tlie British Empire, the son and representative of tlial good
Queen, whom all love, and the Ilcir Apparent to that Crown on which
Her Majesty sheds so much lustre.

Many of us are the descendants of that illustrious band of patriots, —
the United Em))ire Loyalists, — who, rather than surreuder their allegi-
ance to Great Britain and her King, tied, with tlieir families, from their
homes and possessions, and took refuge in this land, tliena wilderness.
Our lot is cast in more pleasant and peaceful times than theirs, and,
while enjoying the fruits of the privations which they underwent, as
well as of their hard toils, we rejoice to be able to testify to your Royal
Highness our loyalty and devotion to the British Crown.

We feel sure that Your Royal Highness will this day experience
unwonted pleasure in descending the far-famed Rapids of that noble
river on whose banks we dwell ; and we trust that when, on your
return home, Your Royal Highness tells Her Majesty, the Queen, of the
magnitude, resources, and natural beauties of this Province, Your Royal
Highness will also vouchsafe to assure Her Majesty of the entire devotion
of our rural pooulation to Her Majesty's person and crown.

SHERBltOOKE.

UNIVERSITY OF BISHOP'S COLLEGE, LENNOXVILLE.
May it pleask Yol-k Royal Highness, —

We, the Vice Chancellor, Principal, Professors, and other members ol'
the University of Bisliop's College, Lennoxville, having received our
charter privileges as a University by the gracious act of our beloved
Queen, respectfully ask leave, on this occasion of Your Royal llighncssV
visit to Canada as representative of Her Majesty, and Heir Apparent ti*

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the throne, -to express our gratitude for the same, and our veneration
for the person, and loyalty to the Crown and authority of our Sovereign.

Having arrived here frcsii from a course of study at tlio most ancient
university in England, Your Royal Iligliness can well ajipreciate the
advantages of such institutions, and the effects they are calculated to
produce upon the character of the people.

As far as our limited means and opportunities will enable us, in these
days of the infancy of our University, it will be our endeavour to pro-
mote sound learning and true religion amongst the inhabitants of this
province, and to train up the rising generation in feelings of affection
for the mother country and loyalty to their Sovereign ; so that, whenever
it shall please Almighty God that Your Royal Highness shall succeed to
the responsibilities and greatness of the Imperial Throne of England,
we may hope that you will find in these noble transatlantic possessions
hearts as true and loval to you as as they now are to your august
mother, Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, whom God preserve.

OTTAWA.

RAFTSMEN OF THE UPPER OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, S/c

We, the Raftsmen of the Upper Ottawa, constitute a body of 13,000
men, the bone and sinew of Canada.

We take advantage of meeting Your Royal Highness upon a raft,
respectfully to offer you our hearty welcome, and to express our loyalty,
our devotion, and our affection for the Queen. God bless you.

May Your Royal Highness long remain the Prince of Wales.

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COUNTY OF CARLETON.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, ^c, SfC.
Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

The Warden and Corporation of the County of Carleton beg leave
most respectfully to tender to you, in the name of those whom they
represent, a sincere and hearty welcome to this section of Canada,
which has lately been so highly honored by our most gracious Sovereign
as selecting the same as the metropolis thereof; and at the same time,
to convey to Your Royal Highness, as the son of our august and beloved
Queen, and Heir Apparent to the Throne, their unwavering attachment
to British Institutions, and unshaken loyalty to the British Crown.

They trust that the visit of Your Royal Highness to this extensive

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dependency of the empire may be fraught with important and beneficial
results to the country in general, and that your tour through Canada
may be as gratifying to Your Royal IIighnes3 as your visit is to the
inliabitants of this loyal country.

In conclusion, they desire to tender through Your Royal Highness, to
our most beloved Sovereign, our loyal attachment to her person, and to
express the hope that the richest blessings of Divine Providence may be
vouchsafed to you during your sojourn on this continent, and return
you in safety to the heart of that illustrious family of which your Royal
Highness is so great an ornament.

JOSKPH HlNTO.V,

Warden of the County of Carleton.

REPLY.

Ottawa, Sept. Ist, 18G0.
Sir, — I have the honour to convey the thanks of His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales for the Address presented to him by yourself and
the Corporation of the County of Carleton.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Newcastle.
Joseph Hinton, Esq.,

Warden County of Carleton.

GLENGARY.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, Her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, duly deputed by the
freeholders and other inhabitants of the County of Glengary, avail
ourselves of the present joyful occasion of the visit of Your Royal
Highness to this flourishing portion of Her Majesty's wide-spread
dominions, to tender to Your Royal Highness our heartfelt congratula-
tions on your safe arrival, and to renew the expression of our devoted
attachment to the person and Government of your most august
mother.

The county, whose homage we now humbly present, was settled in
1784 by a small number of individuals, mainly of Highland Scottish
descent, who, faithful in their attachment to the throne and their
national institutions, after the severance from the British Empire of a
large number of her colonies on this continent, preferred to brave the
rigours of a Canadian climate and the hardship of an uncleared wild-
ernes3, rather than swerve from their allegiance. These few pioneers of
the forest, strengthened and increased by successive tides of immigi-ation,
have grown up into a rich and flourishing county, numbering at this
time about twenty-five thousand inhabitants.

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As in the infancy, so in tlic progress and manly growth of tlie settle-
ment, the " Men of Glengary " have evinced, in the War of 1812 with
the neighbouring nation, and on every other occasion wiiere their services
were required, their unwavering attachment to tlie institutions of their
fatherland, and their reverence and love for their sovereign. With
heartfelt gratitude do we now receive the high proof of Ilcr Most
Gracious Majesty's condescension and regard for her faithful subjects in
this portion of the Empire, afforded in her acceptance of the invitation
tendered by the Legislature of tliis Province, and more especially in
deputing to represent ller Royal Person, Your Royal Highness, the
lineal successor to the Throne.

We fervently trust that the hearty manifestations of loyalty with
which Your Royal Highness will be greeted in every portion of this
country that you may be pleased to honour with your presence, will
render your stay as agreeable to yourself as it is gratifying to your
people; that the information which personal observation Avill afford you
of the capabilities of the country, aa well as of the character of its
inhabitants, Avill strengthen those favorable impressions of both you
have been pleased to pronounce ; and that the effect of your visit
amongst us may be to cement more strongly tlie mutual ties of interest
and affection that now happily unite these British Provinces with the
Parent State.

Glengary, 13th August, I8G0.

REPLY.

Montreal, Aug. 27, 18G0.

Sir, — I am directed to express the thanks of His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales for the loyal Address presented by the inhabitants of
the County of Glengary.

I have the honor, to be,
Sir,
Your obed't serv't,

D. A. Macdonald, Esq., M.P.P.

Newcastle.

PEESCOTT AND RUSSELL.

Tu His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, Sfc., SfC.
May it please Yocu Royal Highness, —

We, the Warden and Council of the United Counties of Prescott and
Russell, have the honour to present to Your Royal Highness, our cordial
welcome and congratulations on your safe arrival in the Canadian por-
tion of the British territory. While we desire to assure Your Royal
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tlironc and government of your august nnd illustrious mother, our most
beloved and gniciuus Queen, we would nl.so niodt respectfully and duti-
fully, as Canadians, and parli^'ularly as inliabitants of the vnlley of that
grand and romnntic river on whose banks lies the site of the future capital
of Canada, express to Your Royal IliKhness our feLding.s of doo]) sali.-fac-
tion for the ju-it selection made by the kindness and condescension of Her
Most Gracious Majesty, of the city of Ottawa, as the seat of the Govern-
ment of these United Provinces. The free laws under which we have the
happiness to live, granted us by the most liberal and cnliKhtened of all
governments in the world, a noble instance of which is afforded us in our
own municipal iustitu lions, tend to strengthen and cement more strongly
and closely, if possible, than ever, our respect, regard, nnd attachment
for the British Crown and Constitution. We cannot conclude this
humble and respectful Address to Your Royal Highness without uniting,
in the fervent prayer of our fellow-subjects in Canada, that God may
spare our most gracious Queen, long to reign over us ; and, at the same
time, assuring Y'our Royal Highness, that, should Providence so ordain
it that you shall survive your royal mother, we shall only vie with each
other in testifying our loyalty and allegiance to Your Royal Highness,
as the rightful heir and sovereign of the British Empire.

Signed, on behalf of the Municipal Council of the United Counties of

Prescott and Russell,

John HisiiLTOS, Warden.

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Ottawa, Sept. 1st, 1860.
Sir,— I hare the honour to thank you, by desire of His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, for the Address presented to him by llie Warden
and Council of the United Counties of Russell and Prescott.

I am, Sir, your obed't serv't,

Nkwcastlk.

John Hamilton, Esq.

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BROCKVILLE.

May it please Yohr Royal Hiaii.vESS, —

We, the Mayor, Town Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Town of
Brockville, respectfully approach Your Roya\ Highness to tender our
grateful acknowledgment of the kindness and condescension which have
induced you to accept the invitation of the Canadian people to visit this
country, and thus witness the universal joy which the presence of the
heir to the Crown was sure to evoke. As citizens of Brockville, a town
which has shown its loyal attachment to the Crown by perpetuating
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inlPKrity of tlic Einplro, wo now liofj to ollVr Your Royiil IFi^jlmoss a
liciirtrclt wclcointi to thi.4 portion of tlic widc-HprcMiJ tlotiiiiiioiiM of our
Sov(!rui({n ; and toiisHure you, tliiit the same Hcntinipnts of nttiicliiMciit to
British Hoil whicii iiroinptctl tli(! first settlors in tliis place to seek lu'ro
an iisyluni from ii lioslilo country, at tlie siii'rilico of ail they possessed,
Still animates tluur descendants. We heg Your Uoyal Mij^lmess to helievo
that the enthusiasm which renders your tour throuKli H'is rrovincc one
triumphant progress, does not wh(dly arise from laudable gratification
that the vast resources of the most important colony of the Kmpire are
Been by our future mcmarch, nor yet by temporary excitement caused
by en unprecedented event; it is the exjiression of the deep-seated
affection for the Crown and Constitution of the United Kingilom, Avhich
constrains us still to call the old country our home. It shall he our
earnest i)rayor that Your Royal Highness may live long to adorn the
lofty position which you so worthily fill, and that the coloni.its of the
Empire may be enabled hereafter to feel towards their King the same
emotions of loyalty and alfectiou with which the virtues and wise
government of your Royal Mother is spoken of throughout that Great
Kingdom over which she providentially reigns.

Wm. FlTZaiMMONS,

Mayor.

IIKI'LY.

G(NTi,KMEN, — I thank you sincerely for the Address which you have
prcs' nted to mo. In the Queen's name I acknowledge' the expressions of
your loyalty to Her Crown and person ; and for myself I am grateful to
you for this welcome to your neighbourhood.

KINGSTON.

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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CANADA.

Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with
the Church of Scotland, beg to approach Your Royal Highness with our
respectful and cordial welcome on the occasion of your arrival in this
part of the dominions of our beloved sovereign, the Queen. We hail
with the most lively satisfaction the appearance amongst us of so
important a member of the royal family as the Heir Apparent to the
throne, regarding as we do the presence of so distinguished a visitor as
adding another to those numerous links of sympathy and aft'ection which
already bind the North American Provinces so firmly to the British
Crown. We are persuaded, that, in your tour through the Province,
amid much that may manifest the infant stale of the country. Your Royal
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been mti'lo in the development of itsnmterial reaonrcesfinil iln' tmnicroiH
JndiciitionM oCfi yet greater adviincenient. FreliuK 'usiincl tli.ii without
the influence of roliKion prcMiilirif,' over niitional adviincitnenl, truo
pro3perily nitinot, lie enjoyi'd hy any people, it in our rare, as a hraneh
of tlie Ohiirch ofScotlatid (Voni wliieli so liiij^e a portion of the popula-
tion have eome to tiiis new land, and it hIuiH he our ciidiuvor in the
excrelHe of tlie duties of our sacred ofTice, to l<eep thf iidlniitits of our
churcli in the path of piity atul virtue in which their fathers walked ;
and whilst thus, in our own sphere, doiiif^ our part to promote the spread
of pure and undefiled reli^,'ion, we are also jiersuaded that we thereby
take the surest means of cherishing in their hearts aenlinierits of loyalty
to the Sovereign and respect to her government That Almitrhty (lod
may bless Your Uoyal Highness with length of days and all other tem.
poral and sjiiritiial blessings, and that He may finally call you to the
inheritance! of that crown of rejoicing which is laid u[i for those, whether
of high or low degree, who shall serve the Lord, bhull be our earnedt
prayer.

REPIiY.

It is with much satisfaction that I receive the Address which you have
presented to me on behalf of the Pre-fiyterian Church in coniiiction with
the Church of Scotland. You are loo well acquainted with the views
and feelings of the Queen, not to be aware how anxious she is for every-
thing that can promote the religion and morality of her pe(iple, and how
earnestly she watches the results of the labors of those who devote
themselves to teaching the word of God. She will therefore rejoice to
learn from your own lips that the ministers of your persuasion aiO
training their people in the paths of piety and virtue, and in habits of
loyalty to the Sovereign and obedience to the laws. I trust that their
efforts, in common with those of the other churches of this land, may
long prosper, and that under their care a population may be reared fear-
ing God and honoring the Queen. I beg you to accept my thanks for
imploring the blessing of Heaven on my behalf.

ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY, KINGSTON'.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, SfC., Sfc.
May it pleabe Your Royal Highness, —

We, the St. Patrick's Society of Kingston, do most cordially welcome
Your Royal Highness to this Province.

We rejoice at the opportunity afforded us of expressing to Your Royal
Highness our attachment and loyalty to the British Throne, and to unite
■with our fellow-colonists in the enthusiastic greetings that have accom-
panied Your Royal Highness in your progress through this Province.

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Willi liciirtfi'll plcaniro wo hail Uw arrival nmonf^flt us of tlio Son of
Our lIcldVL'il 1111(1 .M(<st (iriicioiis Sovereign, wIioho virtiioa have luiilud
lustre to till- Itrilisli Crown, mid who lived in the heiirt.s and ftnVction3
of iicr i)ei(|ile.

Tlie proHperity of tho people nnder tiio mild swiiy of Our Itdoved
Queen, in thi.-' disliitit portion of the Knipire, is in a j^reut nieiisure altri-
bnted to tiiu freedom tiiey enjoy ; and we are gralilied to liclicve tiiat
the presence of Your Royal llighnes.s will strengthen (if possildu) the
ties that so happily nnite ns to the mother country.

\Vc earnestly hope that your visit may bo attended with much jilca-
Bure; ami that, iipon your return home, yon will he i)leased to convey to
Yonr Koyal Mother renewed assurances of the loyalty and devotion of
all clashes of Her Majesty's Canadian subjects.

J. C)'l{i:ii,i,v,
President St. Patrick's Soriclij.

The Prince in reply said that ho was well assured of the loyalty of the
people of Kingston, and regretted that anything should have occurred
to prevent his visit to it.

FRONTENAC, LENNOX, AND ADDINOTON.
To His Jtoyal lU^hness Albert Edward, Prince of Walen, Sfc, Sfc.
May it i'lkase Yorii Royal lIir.iiNEsg, —

We, the Chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the United
Counties of Frontenac, Lennox, and Addinglon, and Her Majesty's
Justices assigned to keep the peace therein, beg leave to ap[)roach Your
Royal Highness for tiic puriiose of exi)rcssing our respectful regard for
Your Royal Person, and our feelings of loyal attachment to llcr Majes-
ty's person and government. We, in common with the rest of the
inhabitants of North America, hail the arrival of Your Royal Highness
among us as an event of great national interest, — an event which we
feel assured will prove an additional guarantee that the union so hap-
pily subsisting between Her Majesty's North American dominions and
the mother country, will be pcr])etual ; that the intended presence of
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as the representative of Our
Most Gracious and Beloved Queen, at the opening of the Victoria Bridge,
presents in a truly gratifying manner the interest which Her Majesty
feels for the progress and material prosperity of this highly-favored Pro-
vince of Her Empire. As we are severed from our Sovereign and the
mother country by the broad Atlantic, we deem it a high privilege to
be able to tell His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at this place,
near our own homes, that we are, from feelings and conviction, proud of
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thii woiM ; iiii'l how Iiiglily we pri/.e tlio ri^Iit to [larticlpnto in llio rich
inhcritiiin'f of lirilish frt'edom, Itrilisli Iriumi.lis, ami Ilrilinli civili/iiiion.
\Vc eariii'Htly pniy lluit llie luctn'iil royal visit to this rdiiiilry niiiy
prove, OS we feel ccrtnin it will, iiii . iiiliirinjj n<lvantnge to the host in-
terests of tiie niilioii, iin<l u source ol pleiisiire nnd grutilicuition to Your
Royul llijihiitss iiorsoniilly.

IIICI'LY.

Gknti.kmkn, — I thank you sincerely for the Address you hiivo i)re-
sented to nic. In the Queen's niinie I ncknowledj^e the expn-fnionn of
your loyally to Her government and service; and Corniysclt, lain grate-
ful to yon tor the welcome to your neigliliorhood, althcnigli eircuni-
Stances which L deejily deplore prevent my landing and visiting this
city and the United Counties.

BELLEVILLE.

May it im,eahk Yorii RovAt, IIiotiNKsa, —

We, the inhabitants of the town of llelleville, beg to express to Your
Royal Highness our loyalty and devotion to Hie Throne of Great Bri-
tain, and our heartfelt regret, that, when Your Royal Jligliness con-
descended to visit us, untoward circumstances, deeply deplored, de-
prived us of the long and eagerly looked for opportunity of meeting
Your Royal Highness with an expression of our devotion to our beloved
Queen and the Royal Family.

From earliest infancy wo have been taught to regard our title to tho
time-honored name of British subjects as a heritage dear to us as life.
Wo feel deeply humiliated, and we pray that Your Royal Highness may,
by forgetting tho circumstances alluded to, enable >is again to exidt
in the unfolding of that Hag around which cluster the historic glories
of ten centuries.

Do not leave Canada without testifying, in some way, the faith of
Your Royal Highness in our devotion, — without bearing home to Your
Royal Mother, our beloved Queen, the assurance, that, notwithstanding
tho unfortunate events of the Gth September, Her honor and Her
interests, reverential lo/o for Her person and Crown, luide in the
power and glory of Britain, and an undying determination to preserve
the integrity of the Empire, are most dear to us. We entreat Your
Royal Highness, if possible, again to visit Her Majesty's loyal subjects
in Belleville, and to relieve us from the unhappy position in which we
are placed ; thus restoring to us the right to feel that we are in the
opinion of the world, but more especially in the sight of Your Royal
Mother, and Your Royal Highness, lovers of peace and order, and loyal
British subjects.

On behalf of the inhabitants of tho town of Belleville,

W. HoPB, Mayor,
Belleville, 8th Sept., 1860.

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REPLY.

Gentlemen, — It gives me the most sincere pleasure to receive this
very numerous and influential deputation from Belleville, and to hear
from your lips the assurances and explanation contained in your Ad-
dress. All painful feelings occasioned by the proceedings in your town
on a recent occasion, which I knew were heartily disapproved by the
great majority of the inhabitants, are now entirely removed.

The only regret which I now experience is that I am unable to comply
wit^ the strongly-expressed wish of your citizens and those of Kingston,
that I would go back and pay them that visit which was so unhappily
prevented last week. My engagements to other places will not admit
of such a change as a return so far eastward would necessarily entail,
and I cannot break faith with those who have so kindly made prepara-
tions to receive me. It causes me real sorrow to leave Kingston and
Belleville behind me unvisited ; but I will not fail to inform the Queen
of your protestations of loyalty and devotion, nor to add my own con-
viction of their entire sincerity.

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VICTORIA COLLEGE.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, ^c., Sfc.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Senate, Alumni, and Students of the University of Victoria,
College, present to Your Royal Highness our loyal greetings and mout
cordial welcome.

The visit of Your Royal Highness to this humble seat of learning, will
ever be remembered by us with gratitude and pride ; and the annual
recurrence of the day, celebrated with festivity and joy, will enable us
to give renewed expression to those feelings of devoted attachment to
the British Throne, which it is our duty and happiness to cherish.

Our infant University cannot boast of architectural grandeur, or of
princely endowments ; but we may refer with pleasure to the fact, that,
although established and chiefly sustained by voluntary contributions,
she was the first university in actual operation in this colony, while she
is, we believe, second to none in the number and character of her gra-
duates.

Founded as our institution is by royal charter, and honoured with the
name of our illustrious and noble Queen, we desire that loyalty, patri-
otism, and religion may unitedly animate the education imparted within
her walls ; and that the study of the unrivalled literature of our father-
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Rome, may render Canadian youth not unworthy of their Saxon origin
and language.

We implore upon Your Royal Highness the Divine blessing. May
you live to become the Sovereign of this great empire, and may your
reign be as happy and benign as that of your august and revered mother.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — Accept my thanks for an Address which, proceeding
from the Senate and Students of a College wliich bears the name of the
Queen my mother, and is devoted to the education of tho youth of this
Province, affords me peculiar pleasure.

I wish your University every success ; and earaestly hope that in fu-
ture years it may spread the blessings of a sound education to the
rapidly-increasing population in the midst of which it is erected.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 8[c, ^c.
May it please Your Royal Highness,-^

We, Her Majesty's loyal subjects, the members of the Cobourg and
County of Northumberland St. Andrew's Society, eagerly avail ourselves
of this opportunity of giving vent to the expression of our feelings on
this occasion of the visit of Your Royal Highness to the town of Cobourg.

As Scotchmen, born in Her Majesty's Kingdom of Scotland, or as the
descendants of Scotchmen who have emigrated to this favoured portion
of her dominions, we joyfully tender to Her Majesty, through Your
Royal Highness, the assurance of our unalterable attachment to her
crown and person.

It is our sacred duty, may it please Your Royal Highness, ever to bear
in mind the heroic deeds of our ancestors in defence of the honour and
independence of the ancient Crown of Scotland. With feelings of
delight, therefore, which we find it impossible to express in words we
welcome amoii 5t us the Heir Apparent of the British Crown, and the
descendant of liiat long line of our Scottish Kings, by whose side our
forefathers in the days of yore,

" Through hostile ranks and ruined gaps,
Old Scotia's bloody lion bore."

The memories of the Scottish past crowd thick upon ua on an occa-
sion so auspicious as the present ; but we would assure Your Royal
Highness that our Scottish right hands have not forgotten their ancient
cunning, but that they will be found

" Ready, aye, ready,"

as they were of old, to defend the honour and dignity of the Crown of
our beloved Sovereign.

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Earnestly praying Almighty God to bless Your Royal Highness, and
that lie will long preserve you as the pride and hope of all ranks and
conditions of the British people, we most dutifully subscribe ourselves
Her Majesty's devoted subjects, the members of the St. Andrew's Society
of the Town of Cobourg and County of Northumberland, Canada West.
Signed in the name and on behalf of the Society,

Charles Hope Moroan,

Present.

REPLY.

Toronto, September 8, 1860.

Sin, — I have the honour to convey to you the thanks of Plis Royal

Highness the Prince of AVales for the Address presented to him by the

members of the Cobourg and County of Northumberland St. Andrew's

Society.

I am. Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Newcastle.
Charles Hope Morgan, Esq.,

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PETEEBORO.

To His Royal Higknesi^ Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC, SfC.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

Second only to the presence amongst us of a Queen whom all nations
honor for tlie integrity which has marked Her whole public and private
career since Her advent to the throne of these realms, is the presence
of Your Royal Highness, the Heir Apparent to the Crown of England,
in our midst this day.

The inhabitants of Cavan bid Your Royal Highness welcome. They
trust that here, as elsewhere in Canada, you will perceive that there is a
sincere attachment to Great Britain prevalent among the people ; that
a near relationship between England and this part of Canada exists in
feeling as in fact ; and that the only wish of the latter is the continuance
of a connection which is alike profitablt and honorable to both.

The fostering care of England, under which the Colony has grown
and flourishes, and the interest taken by our Queen in all that concerns
the welfiire of Canada, have recei^-ed new proof in the kindness and
condescension which have prompted the visit of Your Royal Highness.

The inhabitants of Cavan trust that a visit, as auspiciously commenced,
and which has, during its progress, given as mucii pleasure to yourself,
as to those whom you have so highly honored, will continue equally
happy to its conclusion.

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It is our fervent prayer that God Almighty may grant to our Queen
your mother, a long, prosperous, and happy reign ; and that He may guide
Your Royal Highness su '.essfully through life.

In the name of the people of the Township of Cavan, in Canada
West.

John Swaiw, Reeve.

PORT HOPE.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc. Sfc.
Mat it please Yoor Royal Highness, —

We, the inhabitants of the Municipality of the Town of Port Hope, in
Upper Canada, beg leave to approach Your Royal Highness to offer the
expression of our sincere congratulations upon your visit to this portion
of the dominions of our Most Gracious Sovereign, and we heartily bid
you welcome.

We tender you the assurance of our steadfast loyalty to the Person
and Crown of your Royal Mother, the Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland, and of our devotod attachment to the British Constitution.

We regret that the limited time at the disposal of Your Royal Highness
may prevent your making a suflBcient stay in this town and neighbour-
hood be able personally to judge of its beauties and attractions ;
amor ^ i : h we might direct your attention to the viaduct of the Grand

TruLi ' .w ,y crossing this place, being second in extent and impor-
tance iu Lue line only to " Victoria Bridge," and named after your Royal
father, the " Albert Bridge."

We trust that your progress through the land maybe one of unmingled
gratification to Your Roya! Highness, as it must be of pride and pleasure
to its inhabitants, most of whom, from their great distance from their
fatherland, now behold for the first time a member of the Royal Family
of England.

We cannot take leave of Your Royal Highness without the expression
of our thanks to Her Majesty, our Most Gracious Sovereign, for this
testimony of her affection for her people in this distant part of her
dominions, in permitting Your Royal Highness to visit us ; and we pray
that Her Majesty may long live to govern her vast empire with that
wisdom and justice for which her reign has been so preeminently
distinguished.

Dated the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

Signed and sealed on behalf of the Municipality,

James Scott,

Mayor,
REPLY.

Gentlemen, — I thank you sincerely for the Address which you have
presented to me.

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In the Queen's name, I acknowledge the expressions of your loyalty
to her Crown and Person ; and foi myself I am grateful to you for this
welcome to your neighbourhood.

TORONTO.

CANADIAN INSTITUTE.
To His Royal Highness Jlbert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, SfC.
May it please Your Royal Highness, —

The President, Council, and Members of the Canadian Institute, incor-
porated by Royal Charter for the promotion of science and literature
in this Province, humbly approach Your Royal Highness with loyal
and affectionate greetings, and tender to you with unfeigned respect
their welcome on this auspicious occasion.

While the energies of this Province are chiefly directed to the devel-
opment of its vast agricultural capabilities, and to the fostering of
trade and commerce, as the essential sources of its material prosperity,
the Canadian Institute specially devotes itself to investigations and
researches such as lead to the discovery of abstract truths in science,
but which ultimately tend to the intellectual and social progress of
man. While, therefore, uniting with their fellow-subjects in this Pro-
vince of the Empire, in welcoming Your Royal Highness with grateful
and hearty loyalty, as the Representative of their beloved Queen, and
the Heir Apparent to the British Throne, thr beg leave respectfully to
lender their loyal congratulations unitedly as an Institute devoted to
objects and pursuits specially fostered by Her Majesty's countenance,
and to the furtherance of which the illustrious Prince Consort has ex-
tended his highest favor and influence.

Enjoying as they do all the priceless blessings derived from institu-
tions by right of which Her Gracious Majesty rules over a free and united
people, and sharing in the glories and sympathizing in all the interests of
the empire, of which this Province forms no unimportant member, they
hail with loyal satisfaction the presence of Your Royal Highness, ou
whom rests the future hopes of this great empire. Their earnest prayer
is, that, endowed with all nobles graces and divine blessings, trained in
sound learning, and gifted with a liberal love of science and arts, you
may be eminently fitted for the high trust of which you are the heir.
May He who is the King of Kings, long spare to you, as to them, her
Avho, while, commanding honor from Your filial heart, lives not less
fondly in tlie affections of a willing people. On her sceptre the virtues
of their loved and gracious Queen have conferred a might more potent
than ever ruler achieved by conquest. Under its genial sway science
and letters have accomplished triumphs which will render the Victorian

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era illu.Urious in all future ages ; and while other nations are struggling
to attain such privileges as her subjects freely enjoy, the British Empire
— the scoptre of which they trust will hereafter be no less illustrious in
your hands ihan in those of their beloved Queen — has girdled the ivorld
with a glorious confederacy of Provinces, alike united in freedom and
intellectual progress, and in loyal devotion to their Sovereign Head.

In thei! uoited capacity, as an institution incorporated by Royal
Charter, aid specially recognized by the Provincial Parliament as repre-
sentatives of the interests of science and letters, the President, Council,
and Members of the Canadian Institute renew their assurance of devoted
loyalty to Her Gracious Majesty, and of cordial welcome to Your Royal
Highness.

Daniel Wilson, LL.D.,

President.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYNOD.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Bishop, Clergy-, and Laity of the Diocese of Toronto, in Synod
assembled, beg permission to offer to Your Royal Highness a cordial
welcome on your arrival amongst us.

The position in which the United Church of England and Ireland hag
lately been placed in this country, as being self-governed, and dependent
for support on the dutiful liberality of her children, does but serve to en-
hance our appreciation of the inestimable benefits which we enjoy as
subjects of the British Empire, and as an integral part of that Reformed
Communion which, under the good providence of Almighty God, is
becoming, in every portion of the globe, the instrument of invaluable
blessings to mankind.

We strongly feel that since the ties which have connected us with the
Civil Government of this Colony have been severed, and the Church
thereby rendered independent of the State, this independence, in respect
of material interests, must be compensated by a closer and more con-
scious sympathy with the land of our origin, and with the glory of that
land, our Spiritual Mother.

Nor can we ever forget, that, as the Church of Christ, in all ages and
in all climes, has taught her children not only to fear God but to honour
the King, so has our Church been pre-eminently distinguished by Chris-
tian constancy, and by a high-souled loyalty which religion only can
inspire.

It is our fervent prayer to Almighty God, that these virtues may ever
live and flourish amongst us ; aud that, as faithful servants of the King
of Kings, we may ever seek the honour of our earthly rulers, and the
welfare of the people at large, by presenting, in our several stations, an
example of dutiful allegiance to our Sovereign, aud a grateful recogni-

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tion of the signal virtues by which our beloved Queen has purchased for
herself, among all nations of the earth, an imperishable name.

John Tobonto.
(Attested) Stephen Lktt, LL.D., Trinity Col-

lege, Dublin, Clerical Secretary.
James Bovell, M.D., Trinity Col-
lege, Toronto, Lay Secretary.

nEPLY.

Gentlemen, — I am grateful for the assurance of your loyalty to the
Queen, and for the welcome to me conveyed in your Address.

I am a member of the Church of England, and as such I rejoice to meet
in this distant lard and in so important a diocese, the representatives of
that body in whose creed I have been nurtured and trained.

I trust that Almighty God will aid in your efforts to maintain the
efficiency of the Church, under the guidance of the benevolent prelate
who has so long presided over your diocese.

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COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

Tlie Council of Public Instruction for Upper Canada beg to unite
with the many thousands of our fellow-subjects in welcoming you to a
country first selected as a home by United Empire Loyalists of America.
To us, as a body, has been assigned the task of establishing Normal and
Model Schools for the training of Teachers, of making the Regulations
for the Government of Elementary and Grammar Schools throughout
the country, and of selecting the text-books and libraries to be used in
them ; while on one of our number has been imposed the duty of
preparing and administering the School Laws. It has been our aim to
imbibe the spirit and imitate the example of our beloved Sovereign in
the interest and zeal with which Her Majesty has encouraged the training
of teachers and the establishment of schools for the education of the
masses of Her people ; and we have been nobly seconded in our efforts
by our Canadian fellow-subjects at large. At the commencement of our
labors in 1846, our meetings were held in a private house, the number
of our schools was 2,500, and the number of the pupils in them was
100,000. At the present time we have the Educational Buildings now
honored by the presence of Your Royal Highness, where teachers are
trained, and Maps, Apparatus, and Libraries are provided for the schools ;
and those schools now number 4,000, attended by 300,000 pupils. In
the song and text books of the schools, loyalty to the Queen and love
to the Mother Country are blended with the spirit of Canadian patriotism,
and Christian principles with sound knowledge are combined in the
teaching and libraries of the schools.

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With all our Canadian fellow-countrymen, our earnest prayer is "long
live the Queen ;" but whenever, in the order of Providence, it shall
devolve on Your Royal Highness to ascend the Throne of your august
ancestors, we trust the system of public instruction now inaugurated
will have largely contributed to render the people of Upper Canada
second to no other people in your vast dominions, in virtue, intelligence,
enterprise, and Christian civilization.

REPLY.

Gentlembn, — The progress of Canada has excited my admiration; but
there is no subject in which your efforts appear to have been more
glorious than in the matter of public education. You have, T know, the
assistance of an able administrator in the person of your Chief Superin-
tendent ; and I hope that the public education of Upper Canada will
continue to emulate the principles of piety, obedience to law, and
Christian charity among a thriving and industrious population. Accept,
Gentlemen, my thanks, for the welcome now offered to me within the
the walls of this great and important establishment.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Directors of the Toronto Horticultural Society, desire, on
behalf of the Association, to express our gratification of the high honor
conferred upon the Society by the visit of Your Royal Highness to our
gardens.

In prosecuting the work of laying out these grounds, now for the first
time to be opened to the Public, the Society have been actuated by a
desire to promote the interests of Horticulture, and, at the same time, to
provide a new source of healthful recreation and rational enjoyment
for their fellow-citizens.

The encouragement which has always been accorded to undertakings
of a similar nature in our Fatherland, both by Her Most Gracious Majesty
and the Prince Consort, have emboldened us to hope for the countenance
and favor of Your Royal Highness upon the present occasion ; and we
now, on behalf of the Horticultural Society, most respectfully request
that Your Royal Highness will be graciously pleased to inaugurate these
gardens ; and, at the same time, to leave a lasting memorial of your visit
by planting in our gardens a Canadian maple, which may long continue
a living monument, both to us and to our children, of the gratifying
events of this day, as well as of the high honor conferred upon our
country by the visit of the Heir Apparent to the British throne.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — I shall have great pleasure in doing anything which
will tend to encourage amongst you a taste for the cultivation of gardens,

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auch as may increase the comfort and enjoyment of the citizens of
Toronto.

I simll be content if the tree which I am about to plant, flourish as
your youthful city has already done.

I.' :>

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KNOX'S COLLEGE.

May it please Youn Royal Hioiinbss, —

We, the Principal, Professors, and other members of the Senate of
Knox's (Theological) College, beg leave to offer our cordial congratu-
lations on Your Royal Ilighness's visit to this part of Her Majesty's
dominions.

We gladly embrace the opportunity which it affords of testifying our
dutiful regards for our gracious Queen and the royal family, and our
appreciation of the protection we enjoy under the shield of the British
laws in the prosecution of our literary and religious labors. We assure
Your Royal Highness of the one sentiment of loyalty to the British
Crown, which animates alike teachers and pupils in the Institute we
preside over. We trust we shall aim at making some fitting return for
the invaluable civil privileges afforded to us, by Divine Providence, by
training the youth committed to our charge, in such sound religious and
moral principles as may qualify them to diffuse among others the
knowledge of that righteousness which exalteth a nation.

Accept the expression of our fervent wishes for your Royal Highness's
protection by sea and land ; and of our earnest hopes that the visit you
now make to these parts of the world may be no less gir.tifying to our
royal visitor, than it is fitted, we are persuaded, to strengthen the ties
that bind us all to the British throne, and to subserve your Royal
Highness's preparation for the high ulterior position to which Divine
providence may one day call you.

In name, and by appointment of Senate,

MiOH. Wims,

Pj-iiicipal.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Ministers and Laymen of the Primitive Methodist Church,
assembled in our annual Conference in this Province, unanimously agreed
on your auspicious arrival in this country to present our most sincere
congratulations.

The Primitive Methodist body in Britain and her Colonies have ever
shown an unalterable attachment to the royal household and to the

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beloved Sovereign that rules her vast empire with giich distinguishcil
grace and wisdom.

As one of the Branches of the Protestant Church in Canada, devoted
to the dissemination of religion in the community, wc have evidence of
the fact, that, whilst our teaching elevates in personal and social
happiness, it secures all necessary obedience to the Throne and Consti-
tution of our country.

Wo therefore trust that Your Royal Higiiness will be greatly interested
in your visit to this colony, and in receiving expressions of loyalty from
the people of all ranks and degrees ; and we most earnestly pray the
Giver of all good to continue you his gracious protection, and grant you
all happiness in this life and that which is to come.

"U'm. Rowe, Presi'lent.
Jonx Davidson, Secretary.

ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC. Sfc.
Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

Wc, the officers and members of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club,
while joining with all our hearts in those manifestations of devotion to
the Empire and attachment to the Crown which have everywhere
greeted Your Royal Highness, feel that we have especial reason to be
proud of this opportunity of extending to Your Royal Highness in
person the loyal sentiments which animate us in common with all classes
of your fellow-subjects.

We are grateful for the kindness which has enabled us thus to afford
a hearty welcome to the son of that Gracious Sovereign to whose favour
we are indebted for the honour of being entitled to the privileges of a
Royal Club.

W^e are also happy in being able to greet in Your Royal Highness one
who can fully sympathize with us in our desire to promote those noble
pursuits which we believe to be among the most effectual means of
perpetuating in these Provinces that manly spirit which has contributed
in no small degree to the national supremacy in which it is the pride of
every Canadian to participate.

Associated for the encouragement of the great national sport of the
British Empire, — a sport so intimately connected with its naval pre-
eminence, — we feel that the condescension of Your Royal Highness in
receiving this expression of devotion to yourself and your august mother
will constitute hereafter an epoch in tlio existence of the Club, to which
we shall ever look with pride and gratilication.

In conclusion, we beg Your Royal Highness to accept our earnest
assurances of respect and devotion, and our heartfelt prayers for the

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liiippineas of our beloved Queen, ami your own prosperity and success in
the discliargo of tiie exalted duties, to which, in God's providence, Your
Royal Highness will hereafter bo called.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — I assure yon that I tnke a lively interest in those manly
sports which distinguish England and her Colonies, more especially
when tiiey are connected with that element on which has been seen
so much of the glory of our common country. I thank you for the
expression of your loyalty and devotion to the Queen my mother, and
for your good wishes in my behalf.

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ST. GEORGES SOCIETY.

May it please Your Royal Hushxess, —

Tlie St. George's Society of Toronto crave permission to approach
Your Royal Highness on this au3i)iciou3 occasion to express their devoted
loyalty to their beloved Queen, and their homage to Your Royal High-
ness as tiie illustrious Heir to the Crown of that miglity Empire " on
which the sun never sets."

In the progress of Your Royal Highness through this great depen-
dency of the British Throne, Your Royal Highness has witnessed that
unity among the subjects of Her Gracious Majesty who have made Canada
their home, and h.as received that undividsd outpouring of Canadian
love and loyalty which may render it matter of surprise that societies,
possessing features of individual nationality, exist among us. May then
the St. George's Society of Toronto, an association composed as well of
Englishmen as of the sons of that great principality from which jour
Royal Highness takes your august title of " Prince of Wales," be per-
mitted to quote from their Charter of Incorporation the main object of
their organization, namely : — " The affording relief to such natives of
England and Wales in this country as from sickness or other causes
have fallen into distress." Such an object wo feel assured will excite
the sympathy of Your Royal Highness as England's future Sovereign, —
as the Welshman's noble Prince.

But while alluding to " benevolence " as the main object of their
association, the St. George's Society of Toronto also seek, by periodical
commemorations, to keep alive the remembrance of the achievements of
their forefathers, under the banner of their Patron Saint ; and on such
occasions it is their especial pride to know (how closely 1) the time-hon-
ored cry of " St. George for Merrie England !" The adopted motto of
the Society is associated not only with their beloved father-land and its
numberless public and charitable institutions, but still more with the
ancient residence of its kings ; the title of their beloved Queen, as

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" Sovereign of the order of the Garter," rcminilinpf tliom tlmt Windsor's
proud Caatlo bocnme, on its restoration by William of Wykoliam, the
cradle of England's most illustrious order of Knij^iitliood, and that nn
enduring alliance was tlien inaugurated between the nobility of birth
and the nihility of virtue in the Hall and Chapel of St. George.

That the same powc that guided the spear of the valiiuit knight of
Christendom may ever be the guardian and defundur of Vour (loyal
Highness, is the fervent prayer of the St. George's Society of TonMito.

Samlel r>. IIarman,

Pnsiilcnt.
Jou.v P. Fl'lljameh,
Secretary.

SYNOD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CIIURCU.
To His Royal Highness Jllbert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC.
May it plkasb Your Royal Hkiiiness, —

We, the Ministers and Elders of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church
of Canada, in Synod assembled, beg leave most respectfully to offer to
Your Royal Highness our cordial salutations, and those of the church
which we represent ; and to tender the assurance of our hearty attach-
ment, in common with all loyal Britons, to the person and throne of our
Sovereign. Occupied as we are in the wide field of this church's opera-
tions, both in Eastern and Western Canada, in the duties of tn pastoral
care, and meeting from time to time as church judicatories for the dis-
cussion of matters of importance affecting the order and government of
the church, we recognize the duty of joining, with our other inculca-
tions of Christian truth, the obligation on all toresjiect those who are in
authority over us ; and we appreciate gratefully the jirotection which,
under the shield of the British Constitution, is secured to us in the exercise
of our social rights, and liberty of Christian profession. This Synod
hails Your Royal Highness in your visit to these parts of the American
continent, recognizing in you the representative of a Sovereign, who, no
less by her example of domestic virtue, than by her mild and prudent
exercise of her queenly prerogative, has secured the hearty homage of
her subjects, and the universal respect of the civilized world.

Permit us only to add our best wishes for the protection of Your Royal
Highness in your journeying by sea and land ; and to assure Your Royal
Highness of our continued prayers, as a portion of the religious commu-
nity, for a family and dynasty, associated in our minds with the preser-
vation of whatever is dear to us as Britons and as Protestants.

EEPLY.

Gentlemen, — Among the characteristics of our parent land, and of this
important colony, is the perfect freedom of religious creeds. I recognize

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in your position tlie ftHSPrtion of this rif^ht, oflsociatcd with liio doctrines
of that chiircii wliicli lias long guith^d tiio people of Kcotliiml.

I thank you for your Address, and for your prayers olfcred in behalf of
the Queen my mother, and myself.

TfvMPERANX'E ORGANIZATION.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Walei,

Mat it plkase Yoiu Royal IIiuiinkhs, —

On behalf of the various Temperance organizations of Upper Canada,
numbering Home tens of thousands of loyal hearts, wo desire to welcome
Vour Royal Highness with feelings of ardent attachment to ourHovcreiga
the tiueen, whose condescension in having permitted the Heir Apparent
of the British Throne to visit this portion of her vast dominions, wc
gratefully acknowledge.

We rejoice that our allegiance is due to a Sovereign whoso glorioua
roign has never been tarnished by the excesses of former Courts, but
that the truly Christian example of your Royal Mother haa called
forth universal commendation.

Emulating the Christian graccsof our Queen, many thousands of youth
are banded together to check the current of intemperance ; and we look
forward to a brilliant future for Canada, because in the youth of tho pres-
ent day the principles and practice of Total Abstinence are growing with
their growth and strengthening with their strength.

We sincerely trust that the visit of Your Royal Highness may be
in every respect agreeable ; and that when you arc welcomed home, Yonr
Royal Highness may be enabled to assure Her Majesty, that, amongst
the glorious institutions of the Province enjoyed by a free and happy
people, none seem to be more blessed of Heaven than those established
to discourage intemperance.

As it has pleased the Almighty long to spare the Queen, to wear

unspotted the brightest crown of modern nations, so may she hereafter

wear an everlasting crown of life ; and when it shall please the King of

Kings to call her hence, may it bo the fondest desire of your heart to

wear unsullied that crown which has so long adorned the brow of our

beloved Queen, whose goodness and whose virtues will form the choicest

page of England's history.

RoBEiiT Spence,

President Temperance Reformation Society, Toronto.

Toronto, Sept. 8, 1860.

REPLY.

Toronto, 8th Sept., 1860.
Sib,— I have the honor to convey to you the thanks of His Royal High-

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1110113, WO

Hfss tlic I'rincc of Wales, for the Aililrosa piosontoil to liim liy you on
belmlfof the Tarioiis Tcinpcranco orguiiizfttiona of rpjicr Ciumdii.
I ftui, Kir,

Your obeUicat servant,

Nkwcastm:.
To the lion. Robert Spcnco.

TRINITY COLLEGE.
Mav it i'i,ka8B Yovn Royal Hioiinkss, —

We, tiio CImncellor, MiisleiM, ami Scholars of tlio I'niversity of Trinity
College, Toronto, bejr to express to Your Royiil Hij,Miiiess our heartfelt
congratulation on the occasion of your visit to this Province, and our
grateful sense of tiie kindly interest which you have thus ilii^-covcrod In
the welfare of the College.

While wo fjlailiy recognize the many obligiuions ii:. lei .vlif b r/e Mn,
in coinnion wiiii all our fellow-subjects in this I'rovi ■//.•, tt> 'ioyulattiu'ii-
ment to the Throne of Great Uritaiu, and to its present uu.si grai'.ous
iccupant, it is our especial duty to acknowlodf^e the di!>tb}fuI»bod fyrot
which Her Majesty the Queen has conferred upon i:s, by convey)!:,^ lt> ns,
under the Royal tJliarter, the full privileges of u Uuiveiiivy.

.^er Majesty, in that character, has been plea'5;'J. \'.: declare Ut n^flli.:)if-
ness "to promote the more perfect establishment will.ii; tlio l>ioc<;so ci
Toronto of a College in connection with the Ilnued Churih of hi.;i.land
and Ireland, for the education of youth, in the doctrines and d :'i!is >J .'he
Christian Religion, as inculcated by that Church, and f.r t!i- instriicuon
ID the various branches of science and literature which uru t;\U^i)t, in
tne Universities of this Kingdom."

It will ever be our pride, as it must ever bo our doty, faitbhiUy toexO'
cute the trust which has been thus graciously conliiltd to us;, i oih by tho
iuculcation of sound religious principles, and by the c miiiiii.icnflfu ;;f
all useful secular learning. In attempting to discharge li'.ia da>y, v. ii m\i
assured that we can propose to ourselves no better model than tliuL '..-t'
the ancient Universities ofHnglund, with the studies of one ofwhicli
Your Royal Highness is already familiar, while ^ye le.nrn villi satisfac-
tion that it is your design»to form a like intimate .uKiufiintanco wi'.'' ho
other. It will be our aim, by the blessing of Al.Jii'^h.y God, to iicrpe-
tuate in this Colony that spirit of English faiih iiad '.oyilty, by wnijh
the members of our communion have ever bepu (!;stinguii;l\cd ic homei
and by which we trust that they will still ik' rcct'gnii<'d ii; everj land in
which our Church is planted under th' i^iotectiou of the British Crown.

REPLY.

Gextlemen, — I tlvvak V'M sincerely for the expression of loyalty and
attachinent to tne British Crown contained in your Address, and for the
welcome which you have given me to this City.

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The Institution from which the Address proceeds is one of the utmost
importance to the Colony, inasmuch as it is destined to train those to
■whose care are committed the spiritual interests of the members of the
Church of England.

I know the difficulties under which you have labored, and I sincerely
hope that you may successfully surmount them.

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UPPER CANADA BIBLE SOCIETY.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, S^c.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the President and Directors of the Upper Canada Bible Society,
in behalf of that Institution, desire to express our grateful sense of the
distinguished honour which has been conferred upon this Province by
the visit of Your Royal Highness, and rejoice to have the opportunity
of testifying our devoted loyalty to the Queen, and our warm attach-
ment to British connection.

The great and good work for which we are associated, has long
excited the warmest interest amongst the inhabitants of the United
Kingdom ; and Her Majesty, ever ready to encourage undertakings
calculated to promote the glory of God, or advance the welfare of man,
has evinced her appreciation of the British and Foreign Bible Society
by graciously accepting the patronage of one of its Branches. Animated
by the success of the Institution in the Parent Country, and impressed
with the conviction that the noblest characteristics of our glorious
Fatherland is the prevalence of those principles which the Holy Scriptures
inculcate, we have directed our humble efforts towards the dissemination
throughout the Province of the same Blessed Volume, in the well-
grounded hope that through its instrumentality the same happy results
may be manifested in the diffusion of that righteousness " which
exalteth a nation " and " establisheth the throne."

Nor have the Society's operations been altogether confined within the
limits of this Province; but we have endeavoured, from time to time, as
God has put it into the hearts of our members, to aid by special contri-
butions to the Parent Society, in spreading abroad the knoAvledge of
the Blessed Gospel in distant lands.

Permit us, in conclusion, to assure Your Royal Highness, that our
earnest prayer to the Giver of all good is, that He may pour His
choicest blessings upon our Queen, the Prince Consort, and every
member of the royal family, and especially that He will take under
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that so he may, when called upon to rule over the Empire, walk in the
steps of our present honoured and beloved Sovereign.

Geo. William Allan,
President.

James S. Howard, ) secretaries.
\\ M. Reii), a.m., )

J. G. HoDGiNs, LL.B.,

Minute Secretary.

reply.

Gentlemen, — It is particularly pleasing for me to receive an Address

from those whose efforts are directed to the spread of Diviue knowledge

and the circulation of the Holy Scriptures. I wish you every success

in the mission you have undertaken, and I thank you very sincerely for

the welcome which you have given me to this city.

UPPER CANADA COLLEGE.

May it please Yocb Royal Highness, —

We, the Principal and Masters of Upper Canada College, beg to
approach Your Royal Highness with sentiments of devoted loyalty to
Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.

The Institution with which we are connected is amongst the earliest
of the educational benefits conferred upon this Province by the enlight-
ened liberality of your illustrious relative. His Majesty K ng George IV.
Established in 1829 by Royal Charter, Upper Canada College has since
continued to discharjje a most important work in the education of many
hundreds of Canadian youth, numbers of whom have been enabled,
under the Divine blessing, to serve their country and the Empire with
credit in various honorable positions.

The Danube, the Crimea, and the still more recent battle-fields of
India, stained with their life-blood, have witnessed the daring and
devotion of Upper Canada College boys ; and among the officers of that
Regiment which boasts Your Royal Highness's name, are several whose
career in Upper Canada College gives promise of good service to their
country, should opportunity offer.

It is our grateful duty and our privilege, along with the sound and
religious training which characterizes the time-honored Grammar Schools
of England, to inculcate in our Canadian youth attachment to the land
and Institutions of their forefathers, and so to educate both mind and
body that they may be fitting and useful members of the great Empire
to which it is our pride to belong.

In those of our youth who are now passing under our care, we cannot
on this happy occasion forget that wo see many who are destined to
take prominent parts in the future of this young country, at a time,

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when, in the order of Providence, Your Highness shall hold the sceptre,
•which is now so benignly swayed by your august mother; and the
recollection of this royal visit will, wo fervently trust, stamp an inde-
lible impress of reality on the abstract sentiment of loyalty, and knit
the hearts of the rising generation inseparably to the youthful heir to
the mightiest Empire in the world.

YORK AND PEEL.

Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Council of the United Counties of York and Peel, on behalf
of the municipalities we represent, respectfully approach Your Royal
Highness to offer the hearty welcome of Canadian Yeomanry to the son
of our beloved Queen, and the Heir Apparent to the British throne.

Through your Royal Highness, we desire to express to our gracious
Sovereign our feelings of attachment to the British Constitution, and
loyalty to the British crown ; and our hope that her reign, so happy and
prosperous, may be long continued.

We trust that this visit may prove an agreeable one to Your Royal
Highness ; that the opportunity of personal observation on the part of
yourself, and the distinguished noblemen who accompany you, may
prove beneficial to this and the mother country ; and that, in after
years, amidst other scenes. Your Royal Highness may at times revert
with satisfaction to your recollections of Canada and the CanarUans.

D. REKaOR,

Warden.
Council Chamber, 7th September, 18G0,

COLLINGWOOD.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, £[C.
May it please Yocu Royal Highness, —

We, the Mayor and Council of the Town of CoUingwood, on behalf
of ourselves and our loyal townsmen, beg respectfully to approach
Your Royal Highness with assurances of esteem to yourself, and loyalty
to our gracious and beloved Sovereign, your august motlier.

In doing so, we avail ourselves of this your visit to the most northern
town of Britisli North America, to offer you a hearty and loyal welcome
and to sincerely thank Your Royal Highness for the honour conferred
upon us by this your visit to this our youthful Municipality.

We trust that the visit of Your Royal Highness to the shores of the
majestic Huron, the great highroad to our Sovereign's extensive domi-

sceptre,

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nions in the North-wast, stretching as they do to the mighty Pacific,
will not be among the least pleasing reminiscences of the sojourn of
Your Royal Highness with Her Majesty's loyal Canadian subjects.

We pray that Your Royal Highness will be pleased, on your return
to the Mother Land, to convey to our gracious Queen the assurances
of our continued attachment to Her throne and person, and our unwa-
vering fidelity to the British Constitution.

John McWatt,

Mayor.

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MAGISTRATES OF SIMCOE.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Magistrates of the County of Simcoe, in Session assembled,
are (jrateful for the opportunity of approaching Your Royal Highness
with our tribute of respect both to Her Majesty whom you represent,
and also to yourself personally.

We would hope that your progress through the Province, as it has
drawn closer the tics which unite us and the land of our fathers, by
adding feelings of personal interest in yourself, may have also assured
you that the Crown of England has, in Canada, as loving and faithful
subjects as anyintlie British Isles. The blood which throbs in England's
heart, circulates through every member of Her mighty empire.

As ministers of justice, we take pridein informing Your Royal Highness,
that, whether congregated in towns or villages, or secluded in tlie
depths of the forest. Her Majesty's Canadian subjects are a law-abiding
people ; that our laws, nearly identical with those of England, are,
throughout our borders, valued and obeyed.

We see in Your Royal Highness's visit a graceful and welcome recog-
nition of Canada as an integral and important portion of the empire;
and trust that the recollections you may bear from our shores will be as
suggestive to you o.*" our country's devotion to the Crown and to your
person, as the remembrances you leave behind you are assuring to us
that the throne which your noble mother our good Queen has long set
up in the hearts of her subjects, will rest on the same enduring foun-
dation of respect and love when you become our King.

REPLY.

Gentlemkn, — I thank you sincerely for the Address which you have
presented to lue.

In the Queen's name, I thank you for the expressions of your loyalty
to her crown and person ; and for myself, I am grateful to you for this
welcome to your neighbourhood.

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GUELPH.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 4rc., ifC'

May it please Your Royal HianNESS, —

The Mayor and Council, on behalf of theraaelvea and the inhabitants
of Guelph, proudly welcome Your Royal Highness to this town, which
bears the family name of the illustrious House of Brunswick, — a town
which has risen in thirty years from an unbroken forest.

We thank Your Royal Highness for the honor of this visit, and the
opportunity thus afforded of expressing our loyalty and devotion to
the person of our Queen, and attachment and fealty to the free insti-
tutions of the great Empire of which we are proud to form an integral
part.

We entertain a profound sense of Her Majesty's kind and gracious
consideration for Her Canadian subjects, in delegating Your Royal
Highness to visit Canada; and are deeply sensible of our obligations to
Your Royal Highness in encountering the fatigues and perils of an
Atlantic voyage to come amongst us.

Our warm affections will follow Your Royal Highness, and our earn-
est prayers to Almighty God for your safe return to that empire whose
future hopes and expectations, in common with our own, are bound up
in Your Royal Highness.

John Harvey,

Mayor.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — I thank you sincerely for the Address which you have
presented to me.

In the Queen's name, I thank you for the expressions of your loyalty
to Her Crown and person ; and for myself, I am grateful to you for this
welcome to this the chief town of so fertile and beautiful a district, bear-
ing, as it does, the name of my own family.

LONDON.

BOARD OV TRADE.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, ^c, ^-c.
May it please Yocb Royal Hiohness, —

We, as representing the gentlemen composing the Board of Trade in
the city of London, C.W., most respectfully approach Your Royal High-
ness with a cordial welcome on this auspicious occasion ; and we do so
the more readily because you have high claims on our loyalty, not only
as the Heir Apparent of the British Throne, but as descended from our

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illustrious sovereign, whom we, in common with all her subjects, revere
and love. It is the aim of our Hoard to itiicourage every species of legi-
timate trading and manufacture, and thereby to co-operate with all other
classes in the community in advancing the prosperity of our youtliful
city, and of the Province at large ; therefore, it is with no ordinary plea-
sure that we address Your Royal Highness at a time when this portion
of the colony, justly called " the garden of Canada," is steadily recovering
from the late commercial crisis, and when a singularly abundant harvest
has cheered the entire population, who had been much discouraged by
the failure of the crops of past years, causing a general depression of
business.

Although inhabiting a distant part of the British dominions, we con-
tinue to preserve the most devoted attachment to the crown and person
of Her Most Gracious Majesty.

It is our sincere prayer, that, when the day arrives for Your Royal High-
ness to leave the American shores, you may be carried over the deep in
safety, and that your life may be long, glorious, and happy.
With profound respect,

D. Fabrar,

President^
Chas. Hlnt,
Vicc-Preiident, of the Board of Trade,
London, C.W.

COUNTY COUNCIL.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC, Sfc.

Mat it plkask Your Royal Highness, —

We, the Warden and Municipal Council of the County of Middlesex)
heartily welcome Your Royal Highness on your arrival within this
county, P'orty years ago, Middlesex was a dense forest, within which
scarcely a civilized being could be found ; but, through the energy,
industry, and untiring perseverance of the pioneers of the wilderness,
that forest has receded, and has been mainly converted into cultivated
lands, the comfortable homes of a loyal, free, and independent people.

We gladly avail ourselves of this opportunity to beg Your Royal
Highness to convey to Her Gracious Majesty the assurance of our admi-
ration of the high qualities which so conspicuously adorn her character,
and the devoted loyalty of the people of the County of Middlesex to
the Crown and Constitution. We trust that your visit to Canada and
sister Provinces may prove agreeable to Your Highness ; and that, on
your return to the parent land, you may be pleased to represent to Her
Majesty that her transatlantic subjects have already made considerable
progress in material comfort, and in the arts of civilization ; and that a

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further adyanccment will donbtle.HS continue to be made, under the wis©
and liberal policy pursued by the parent State, in the benefits of which
this important dependency of the British Empire has largely partici-
pated.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — I thank you sincerely for the Address which you have
presented to nie.

In the Queen's name, I acknowledge the expressions of your loyalty
to her crown and person ; and for myself, I am grateful to you for this
welcome tu your neighbourhood.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC, Sfc.
Mat it please Your Royal Highness, —

Wf, tlie office-bearers and members of the St. Andrews' Society in the
city of London, Canada West, most respectfully present to Your Royal
Highness our cordial welcome to this city, with the expression of our
deep affection for you as the Heir Apparent of that vast empire under
the dominion of our Beloved Queen.

To relieve the wants of our indigent countrymen who have emigrated
to this soil, is the first aim of our Society ; and as Scotsmen, and the
descendants of Scotsmen, in this portion of Canada West, we cherish
towards the illustrious family of which you are the hope, an attachment
loyal and devoted as that which animates the hearts of Caledonians at
home.

We continue to regard with undiminislied satisfaction those domestic
virtues which adorn the character of Her Most Gracious JIajesty ; and
we respectfully request that Your Royal Highness will convey to the
Queen the unalloyed pleasure we feel in uniting with our fellow-subjects
throughout the empire in maintaining the stability of her throne.

May the Almighty bestow on you length of days and happiness, and,
by making your life a blessing to the whoie British territories, make yoa
a blessing to the world at large.

REPLY.

LoNDOH, C. W., 14th Sept., 1860.
Sir, — I have the honor to convey to you the thanks of His Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales for the Address presented to him by the memr
bers of the St. Andrew's Society.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

NvweA»Ti<a.-
J. Wilson, Esq.,

President £St, Andrew's Society.

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SYNOD CHURCH OP ENGLAND.

To Hh Royal Highness .Albert Edward, Prince of Walea, Sfr., ^c.
May it plkase Youh Royai. Hiohnbss, —

We, the Bishop, Clergy, and Laity of the Diocese of Huron, in Synod
assembled, approach Your Royal Highness to offer to you the homage
of our unfeigned respect, and to erince our devoted loyalty to the crown
and sceptre of Great Britain.

Attached by principle and by strong affection to the British Throne,
we rejoice to welcome amongst us the son and representative of our
beloved Queen, whose many virtues have shed a lustre upon the high
position wiiich, in the providence of God, she has been called to fill.

Though separated from Great Britain by thousands of miles, we rejoice
to feel that we are under the British crown, and an integral part of the
United Church of England and Ireland. We earnestly desire that the
supremacy of the Sovereign of Great Britain over us, as a portion of the
Church of England and Ireland, may be ever maintained, and that we
and our posterity, to the latest generations, may enjoy the high privi-
lege of being united to that pure and reformed church, which, under
God, has conferred the highest blessings upon our fatherland.

We are thankful that God, in his providence, has watched over Your
Royal Highness, and protected you in your travels by land and by
water ; and we earnestly pray that the same protecting power may be
extended over you throughout your gracious visit to this remote porlioa
of the British Empire.

We shall ever continue earnestly to entreat our Heavenly Father, iLie
King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the only ruler of Princes, to endow
you with His Holy Spirit, to enrich you with His heavenly grace, to
prosper you with all happiuess, and to bring you to His everlasting
kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

REPLY.

Gbstlemex, — The formation of this new Diocese of the Province of
Canada, appears to show the vitality of the Church of our Fathers in
this distant land.

It is clear that the ministry of her clergy, and the paternal care of
her bishop^ are sought for, and appreciated.

I thank you very sincerely for the warm expression of your loyalty
and affection for the Queen my mother; and I feel the value of those
prayers which you will continue to offer on her behalf, and on my own

It is true that I shall not have heard, within the walls of your cathe-
dral, the preaching of the word of God ; but I shall bear away with me
from this city a lively recollection of the welcome which has been givea
me by the clergy, and the members of that church to which I belong.

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THE MAGISTRATES.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, SfC, S(c.

Mat it please Your Royal Hiohness, —

We, Ilcr Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the magistrates of the
county of Middlesex, in Upper Canada, in general Quarter Sessions as-
sembled, beg leave to approacli Your Royal Iligiiness with an assurance
of our devoted attachment to tiie person and government of our most
gracious sovereign, and to congratulate Your Royal Highness upon your
safe arri'.al amongst us, and to assure you of the grateful sense we en-
tertain of the condescension of Your Royal Highness in submitting to the
many incouveniences necessarily attendant upon visiting this portion of
Her Majesty's dominions.

We sincerely hope that Your Royal Highness, — the descendant of a long
line of illustrious ancestors, whose memory will be ever dear to Her Ma-
jesty's Canadian subjects, — after having viewed as much of this great
continent as your time and convenience will admit, may be blessed by
the Almighty with a safe return to your native land ; and that, when,
under the dispensations of an All-wise Providence, you shall be called,
in the course of time, to reign over us, you may remember (as we ever
shall, with feelings of pleasure) Your Royal Hlghness's visit to this
favored and flourishing portion of the British empire.

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THE MILITIA.

To His Royal Highness Mbert Edward, Prince of Wales, Sfc, ifc.
May it pleask yoor Royal Highness, —

We, the loyal Militia of the 8th Military District of Canada West,
comprising the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk, Brant, and Oxford,
and numbering upwards of thirty thousand of all ranks, are most happy
in the opportunity given to us by your cugust mother and beloved
Queen of assuring Your Royal Highness ia person of our firm and
devoted attachment to her person and crov/n ; and offering to Your Royal
Highness, as the son of so admirable a mother, and as the Heir Apparent
to that crown, a warm welcome to our home in the forest.

We are indeed rejoiced to see amongst us, in these remote backwoods,
the first (with the exception of your illustrious grandfather, the Duke
of Kent) of the Princes of the House of Brunswick ; and next to the gra-
tification which Her Most Gracious Majesty in person would have given
to us, in common with our fellow-subjects in British North America, we
esteem the advent of Your Royal Highness.

It has been the good fortune of Canadians, from the time since Canada
became an appendage of the British Crown, to have served in the armies

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of Ikilain, both in the ranks and by commis.^iona from the sovereign ; and
it is a proud reflection for us tliat Canadians liave ever, in sucli iiositions,
no less truly than tlieir fellow-subjects, fought tlie battles of their
parent land ; and from the militia of Canada (partly of tliis district)
there was recently added to the British army, as your Royal Highness
is aware, 'he regimen* which has your title as its own distinctive name.
We can, therefore, confidently assure Your Royal Highness that if, in the
course of events, our beloved mother country, and that throne to whicii,
in loyalty and devotion, we will give place to none, should need to call
to her aid the sons of her colonies, many such bands as tliat gixliant
regiment will be found, who, leaving for tlie time their axes, their
ploughs, and their peaceful occupations in the forests, and slinging their
rifle, — tlie weapon of tlie Canadian militia-men, — will gladly, side by side
with the loyal volunteers of England, striite a blow for the iiouor and
glory of that empire with which it is our pride to be identified.

Again we ask Your Royal Highness to accept a hearty welcome, and
our best wishes for your future welfare, your health and happiness, and
for a safe return to the shores of Old England.

THE WELSHMEN.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Tfa/fs, <f)-c., ifc.
May it please Youn Royal HioriNKss, —

The natives of the ancient principality of Wales, and their descen-
dants, settled in this vicinitj', proud of the traditions of their country,
have appointed us a deputation on this auspicious occasion to receive
and welcome their royal Prince to this young and rising inland city.

We therefore, in their name and in our own, beg leave to express the
hearty and unfeigned joy we all feel at the consummation of an event
now so long and ardently looked forward to. From the hour in which
Your Royal Highness first arrived in these Provinces, we have marked
with great pleasure the enthusiastic loyalty and devotion with which
all classes of our fellow-subjects have testified their attachment to your
royal person, as the representative of our beloved sovereign and her
august family. And we beg leave to assure Your Royal Highness, that
our hearts respond in unison with the many warm tributes of admiration
so justly earned and so universally accorded to thise Christian and
domestic virtues that have so eminently adorned the life and reign of
our good Queen, and increased, if possible, the attachment of her sub-
jects to the British Throne and to British institutions.

We are happy also in the opportunity thus afforded us of conveying
to Your Royal Highness our sense of the admirable prudence, judgment,
and wisdom displayed on all occasions by your royal father during his
long and happy connection with the British Empire.

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Wc pfirnestly hope tlmt Vour Royal Mother has yet many years to
reign over us ; and that from tlie satisfaction which Your Royal High-
ness lias been graciously pleased to express at all you have seen during
your progress througli this Province, as well as from the ease and
rapidity with which the distance separating us from Great IJriiain can
now be traversed, we maybe permitted to indulge a hope that this short
visit is but the lirst of a series, increasing both in frequency and dura-
tion, which Your Royal Highness may be induced to undertake before
rcacliing that high destiny to wiiicii God has apjjointed you, that yon
may with your own eyes mark from time to time that rapid progress
wliicli is so peculiar a feature of this part of Her Majesty's dominions.
May God in his infinite mercy guide and watch over you.

REPLY.

London, C. W., Sept. 14, 18G0.
Sin, — I have the honor to convey to you the thanks of His Royal
Highness the Prince of AVales, for the Addres' presented to him by the
natives of the principality of Wales, settled iu the vicinity of London.
I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Newcastle.
To Benjamin Nash, Esq.

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SARNIA.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, SfC, 8fC.

May it please Youn Royal Highness, —

We, the Mayor and people of Sarnia, most respectfully approach Your
Royal Highness to bid your welcome to our young town, and oifer our
congratulations on your having now reached, in health and safety, the
western boundary of Her Majesty's Canadian dominions.

We are glad of the opportunity thus afforded us of giving expression
to the sentiment of loyalty to the British Crown and Sceptre, which,
although " Borderers " geographically, we strongly hold, and have uni-
formly evinced in past years ; and which we also enjoin our children
to maintain, in time to come, esteeming their union and identity with
the mighty British nation as their chief boast and greatest glory.

As the substitute and representative of our gracious and beloved
Queen, sent to visit Her transatlantic subjects in response to their invi-
tation, we pray you to accept our warm thanks for this special mark of
her royal consideration, and convey to her the heartfelt tribute of our
admiration of the many excellencies that adorn her private character,
and of the wisdom and beneficeucp that characterize her widely-extend-
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As the Ilcir Apparent of the Britiali Throne, wo trust that you will be
preserved and guarded by a watciiful I'roviilcuce, to becouu! a future
blessing to the multitudes, in many lands, who siiull yet own allegiance
to your inlierited authority, and promote, in their day and generation,
the strength and splendor of the kingilom.

As a traveller for recreation and instruction, wo trust that you will
see much to please, and more to profit by, in the course of your jour-
noyings through the Queen's American possessions, and siiltsequently
through those of our republican neigiihors ; and that you will carry with
you and presorve, after returning to your native land, many agreeable
recollections of your visit to this Western Hemisphere.

We liave not very much to show Your Royal Highness in Harnia, as
evidencing the prowess of the i)eople in the subjugation of the rude
native elements to the uses of civilization ; but when we say that there
are standing here to-day many of tiie pioneers who first, in this locality,
cleared homes for themselves in the unbroken forest, destitute then of
any roads, and railroads all unhoped for, — even steamboats uncommon
on that beautiful river in front, — it maybe acknowledged, after all,
that we still inherit a portion of the energy and perseverance which
make the Anglo-Saxon a conquering race on every soil upon which
they undertake to live and labor.

lu name and on behalf of the inhabitants of Sarnia,

Thomas W. Johnston,

Mayor.

HAMILTON.

HIGHLAND SOCIETY.
To Ilis Royal Jlighne&s Albert Edward^ Prince of Wales, ^c, ^-c.
May it plkask Your Royal Higii.nk.ss, —

We, the President, Directors, and Members of the Highland Society
of Hamilton and Canada West, desire most respectfully to approach
Your Royal Highness for the purpose of assuring Your Highness of our
devoted attachment to the person and throne of our beloved Queen, of
expressing our affectionate regard for your Royal Person, and of tender-
ing to you a Highland welcome to our Canadian homes.

As sons of the garb, associated together for the purpose of perpetuat-
ing in the land of our adoption, the language, music, and martial spirit
of our forefathers, it is not possible for us to witness the presence
in our midst of the descendant of " Caledonia's Royal Race," without
giving utterance in a few iuade(iuate words to the feelings of intense
delight and satisfaction with which we have viewed the cordial and
enthusiastic manner in which he has been received by all classes of Her
Majesty's subjects since his arrival on our Western shores ; and espe-

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cially to the feelings of deliKlited pride with which we, in common with
hII thcsonHof the '' liind of tlie moiintiiin and tlie flood," iiuil hi.-i arrival
in tills distant ]iortion oflSritainVs glorious Kmpirc.

We feel as if wo had a territorial interest in Your Royal IliKlinesg,
distinct from (lolitical considerations, distinct from conslitutioiial theo-
ries, or oven from regard to those jiersonal qualities which we are proud
to know you possess, and wliidi, of themselves, would command the
homage of our esteem. — We recogni/.o in Your Uoyal lligliiii.-is the un-
qucstioneil heir of Kcotland'n ancient Kings ; we render to you the hom-
age due to him through Avhoso veins runs the blood of the heroic Hruce,
the defender of Scotland's liberties ; we hnil you as oni' wlioso Royal
brow, wo humbly trust, shall at some distant day be adorned by Scot-
land's Virgin Crown, that old diadem which, through ages of darkness
and danger, has ever been the holy rallying-light to bravery, to patrio-
tism, and honour; and wo welcome you amongst us as the won of a mo-
narch endeafed to Scotsmen all over the world, above all other nionarchs
that over sat upon IJritain's throne, for the loving interest she has ever
manifest! d in the land they love so well.

We cannot sufliciently give utterance to our feelings of gratitude for
the consiileration and kindness which prompted our August Sovereign
to depute Your Royal Highness as her representative to visit Her North
American dominions ; and the importance of the visit cannot, wo think,
be over-estimated. — We know and believe that her object has been to
show her colonial subjects that she loves us, and to gratify our loyal
love to her and to her race. We fondly hope that both objects have
been happily accomplished. Our people arc not of those wlio hurry
from their homes, their farms, and their workshops to gaze upon a sense-
less pageant : they hurry to do homage to the son of their Queen; they
wish him to see how happy they are in having him amongst them ; to
see for himself the placid aspect of a people grateful to God for the po-
sition they hold among the Nations, — who know their own worth, and,
knowing it, feel that they have a Sovereign of whom Canada may well
be proud, and to support whose Throne thousands of them are prepared
to bring hands steeled by the labours of a life of hardihood and free-
dom, and hearts fearless of man in the fear of God.

By giving expression to our earnest prayer that to Your Royal High-
ness a long and happy life may bo vouchsafed, that an all-wise Provi-
dence may ever have you in its gracious keeping, and that you may
prove a blessing to the people over whom you are destined to rule, wo
conclude. With these hopes, in the language of our fathers, we tender
you " Ccail mille failte."

Signed in the name, and by authority, of the Highland Society of
Hamilton and Canada West.

Hector Munuo, President.

Hamilton, Canada West, 19th Sept., 1860.

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MAGISTRATES AND YEOMANRY.

Mav it pmcabe Your Royal Huiiinkbh,—

We, the MftfjHtracy and Vooinanry of the County of 'NVeatworth, de-
sire to iijiprotich Your Uoyal Ilijjhiipss with tho cxpreaoi* m of our hi-iirt-
felt attiichnient to Her Majesty the Qucpn, and to the 1.' 'yal Family.

Wo deeply value the high lionor whicli lia? hcoti cnn/ rred upon this
Province in the presence of Your Royal Highness amonfic "9 "'' "er
Majesty's representative; assurinp ourselves tliat Your Uoyal Hijjliness's
visit will excite in the people of this Province, if possible, a yet higher
regard for Uritish institutions, and an increased attachment to Uritish
connexion. Tlie Exhibition of the Provincid Agricultural Association
will have developed in some degree the ' ■■. • ,rcea luu' cipabilities of this
Province in agricultural products, and, c trust, has proved, that it is
not without the promise of much success in manufactures, or wholly
wanting in the cultivation of the fine arts ; and wc venture to express
the hope, that the opportunity which has been afforded to Your Royal
Highness of visiting this section of the Province, has impressed Your
Royal Highness with the assurance, that, nltliough occasionally oppressed
by the failure of its harvest, Wentworth and its adjoining counties
possess the elements of future prosperity as the reward of steady indus-
try.

We heartily bid Your Royal Highness welcome ; and when the period
of Your Royal Highness's return to the " Old Country" shall have arriv-
ed, we venture to hope that Your Royal Highness will convey to our
Queen the assurance of our loyalty, and that Your Royal Highness will
ever retain a pleasing remembrance of the visit with which wc have
been favoured.

By desire of the County and on its behalf,

E. Caktwrigut Thomas,

Sheriff.
15th Sept., 1860.

MILITIA.
To His Royal HigJniess Albert Eihvurd, Prince of Wales, ^c, ^c.
May it please Your Royal Highness, —

We, the officers and men of the 7th Military District of Upper Canada,
beg leave to offer to Your Royal Highness, our congratulations upon the
safe arrival of Your Royal Highness in this portion of Her Majesty's
dominions, v/here loyalty and attachment to the Throne, and veneration
for the country whence our forefiithers came, are the predominant senti-
ment of its inhabitants. These have ever been the marked character-
istics of the people, whether engaged in their various occupations, con-

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tributinp to the material advancement of the Province, or assembled
together in iirms to repel the attacks of a numerous and gallant foe.

As loyal subjects of Her Majesty, and in our capacity of Militiamen,
we hope we may be pardoned by Your Royal Highness, if, upon tiiis
auspicious occasion, we refer to the deeds of our forefathers, who were
ever ready to rally round the throne at the first sign of danger.

During the war of 1812 the enrolled militia of Upper Canada, with
the aid of a few troops of the line, repeatedly defeated a well-appointed
and ranch more numerous bod}' of the enemy's regular troops ; and not
only succeeded in rejjelling invasion, but carried the war into the ene-
my's country, and thus contributed to preserve this noble Province to
the British Crown.

Many haid-fonglit battles, including the crowning victory of the
storming of Fort Niagara, and the capture of the whole of the Niagara
frontier, exhibited instances of the courage, endurance, devotion, and
ability of the Militia of Upper Canada; and we, as their representatives,
beg leave to assure Your Royal Highness, that that loyalty and devotion
to their Sovereign and their country which so distinguished the militia
of those days have been inherited bj' their descendants, and that we shall
ever be ready to devote our fortunes and our lives to the same cause,
wherever occasion may arise.

We trust tliat the tour of Your Royal Highness through these noble
dominions of Her Majesty, and through the States of the adjoining Re-
public, may have a pleasant and happy termination ; that the result
of Your Royal Highness's visit may tepd to unite more closely the British
American Provinces to the great Empire of which they form a part;
and that the friendly alliance with the United States of America may
be strengthened, and made lasting and permanent.

We pray, that it may please an All-wise Providence to conduct
Your Royal Highness in safety to the shore of Great Britain ; and that
Your Royal Highness will be pleased to assure our beloved Sovereign
the Queen, of tlie heartfelt devotion of Her Militia of Upper Canada.

Signed at Hamilton, on behalf of the officers and men of the 7th Mili-
tary District of Upper Caaada, this 4th day of September 18G0.

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TRUSTEES OF THE HAMILTON CITY SCHOOLS.

May it please Yo0r Royal Highness, —

We, the Chairman and members of the Board of School Trustees
for the city of Hamilton, beg to approach Your Royal Highness with all
loyal and dutiful respect, and, in our own name, as also in the name
of all the Teachers and pupils in the several schools under our care, —
the highest of which you have deigned to honor with your presence, —

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we most heartily and loyally greot yon on your auspicious arrival in
our city, and gratefully bid you a joyous welcome.

Amid the great manifold blessings we enjoy under the benign
sway of our most Gracious Sovereign, your august and honored mother,
we specially prize the system of general education established in the
province, which, if matured and maintained, will soon render a good
common education, — the young Canadian's birthright, — altogether irre-
spective of his cIpss, color, or condition, and free access to the scliool-
house, the privilege of all. In all our sciiools, and in their appropriate
essons, the great principles of religion and patriotism, loyalty and
harity, are kindly but faithfully inculcated. And wo feel assured that
he condescension of Your Royal Highness in visiting this and other
chools of learning in the Province, will not only greatly encourage the
vork of education, but will also foster and perpetuate in the hearts of
he young, that profound sentiment of devoted loyalty wliicli endears
he tie that unites us, as a people, to the British Crown, and which will
lereafter strengthen the pillars of that illustrious throne, wliicli, in the
irovidence of God, you may be called to occupy.

We gladly avail oursjlves of the occasion to renew our assurances of

ioyalty to the Queen, and our personal regard for Your Royal Highness.

May the recollections of your present extended tour, be to you a

Tuture satisfaction ; may your further journeyings bo prosperous, and

,'our return home safe and happy.

W. L. Billings, M.D.,

Chairman of Board of Trunlees.

WATER COMMISSIONERS.

May it please Your Royal Highness, —

The Water CommLsioners of the City of Hamilton beg leave to ex-
press their feelings of love and loyalty to tho person and throne of your
august mother, and cheir devoted attachment to yourself.

They would not have ventured to request that Your Royal Highness
would inaugurate these works at tliis point, had they not been aware of
the distance travelled by Her Majesty the Queen to perform a similar
ceremony at Loch Kathrine.

They also know the interest which Ycur Royal Highness, as well as
your illustrious father, manifests in the industry and social well-being
of the people; and they are happy to have this opportunity of exhibiting
.1 system of Water Works which they believe to be as complete as any
)n this continent.

These works have been planned and executed und^r the direction of
Thomas C. Keefer, an engineer born and educated in this province ; and
.he engines to which the attention of Your Royal Highness is directed.

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are specimens of Canadian workmanship, the most powerful and highly-
finished of their kind in the province.

The fact that a city of twenty-five thousand inhabitants has carried
to completion an undertaking of such magnitude, shows that protection
of life and property from fire, sanitary considerations, and social com-
fort, arc as well understood and as highly appreciated here as in larger
and older communities.

The inauguration of these works by Your Royal Highness is a most
gratifying event to the Commissioners and the people whom they repre-
sent. They hope that the presi-nt will not be the last visit of Your
Royal Highness to this country ; but if it should be, rest assured that
tlie interest manifested by Your Royal Highness in their enterprize will
ever be gratefully remembered by the citizens of Hamilton.

Adam Brown,

Chairman.

WELLINGTON.

To His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince, of Wales, ^c, ^c.
May it plbase Your Royal IIiohness, —

We, the Municipal Representatives of the County of "Wellington, in
County Council assembled, gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity
presented by this visit of Your Royal Highness to our County Town, to
testify in word, as we are ever ready to do in our daily lives, our devo-
tion to the Crown and person of our illustrious and beloved Sovereign ;
while with others we cannot avoid the expression of our regret that
the duties appertaining to the high position held by Her Gracious Ma-
jesty, have prevented her acceptance of the invitation proferred by our
Legislature, and from becoming personally acquainted with the fervent
feeling of loyalty pervading this portion of her dominions. We grate-
fully acknowledge the readiness with which she has met the prayer of
her Canadian subjects, by deputing as her^ representative, one who, at
some distant day, wil' wield the sceptre now held by her. In doing
this, we beg to congratulate Your Royal Highness upon tlie enthusiastic
&nd hearty reception which has greeted you during your tour through
the Province ; and can assure you, that, in the backwoods of this penin-
sula, thousands of miles from the parent state, Avhere the hardy pioneer
is busily engaged in battling with the difficulties of a fresh settlement
in a forest land, there burns as rong a feeling of attachment to the
Throne, as in those " happy homes of England " in the midst of which
you dwell.

And our pleasure in welcoming you to this section of Canada, is only
marred by tlie reflection tliat the limited time at your disposal does not
permit you to travel through the interior of the noble country spread-

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ing from this town northward to the shores of Lake Huron; and to wit-
ness how the labors of less than a score of years have converted the
wilderness into a land teeming with plenty, and filled with a prosperous
and contented people.

In conclusion, we pray Your Royal Highness to convey to our beloved
Sovereign this expression of the feelings of devotion and esteem wiiich
animate the people of tliis country ; and an assurance, that, should
occasion ever call for more active proofs of loyalty, the men of Wellirg-
ton will be found worthy of the illustrious name which they proudly
bear.

William Whitelaw, Warden.

UNITED STATES.

DEPUTATION FROM NEW YORK.
To His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, ^c, ^-c.
May it please Your Royal Highness, —

On behalf of the citizens of New York, we have the honor to request
your acceptance of a ball upon the occasion of your visit to our city, at
such time as may suit your convenience.

We hope' that in view of the deep and universal admiration felt
throughout our land for the public and private virtues of your royal
mother, and for the high respect entertained for yourself, as the heir to
the throne of a great country, united to our own by so many ties of
history, language, consanguinity, and common interests and principles,
you will accept the invitation which we now tender you.

John A. Kino, Chairman.
Hamilton Fish.
John Jacob Astor, Jr.
Robert B. AIintorn.
Wilson G. Hunt.
Robert L. Kennedy.
M. B. Field, Secretary.

REPLY.

Gentlemen, — I thank you very much for your invitation to the ball,
and accept it with great pleasure. P or any details I must refer you to
Lord Lyons and the Duke of Newcastle, who will be most happy to
confer with you.

BUFFALO.

Buffalo, Wednesday Pep, 5, 1860.
To the Prince of Wales,—

The citizens of Buffalo, um^erstandiug that Your Royal Highness

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contcraplatos visiting some portions of the United States, liave appointed
a conimittoc to invite you, if convenient, to talte Buffalo in your route.
■ That committee, in obedience to tlie desire of our cit'zcns, is liappy
to extend to Your Royal Iligliness a most cordial invitation to visit our
city at sucli time as may suit your convenience.

While our people, as an inde])endent nation, cannot be supposed to
feel that loyalty which has been enthusiastically and justly expressed in
Canada, yet there is a bond of sympathy between the United States and
Great Britain arising from their common origin, consanguinity, language,
and literature, and the great similarity of their religion laws, and
government, differing more in form than substance, and more especially
from the proximity of our city to Her Majesty's colonial possessions, and
the friendly and social intercourse existing "among the people, which
will, we are confident, insure Your Ilighncssa most cordial welcome by
our citizens ; and the committee, without any burdensome ceremonial
or ostentatious display, will be most happy to shcv.- to Your Roj'al
Highness whatever may interest a stranger in our young but growing
city.

Should this invitation be accepted, the committee would esteem it a
favor to be informed at as early a day as possible of the time fixed by
Your Royal Highness for the visit.

With assurance of the high regard and consideration of the committee,
I have the honor to be Your Highness's most obedient servant,

Millard Fillmore, Chairman,

RBPIl .

Government House, Tconto, Sept. 11, 1860.

Sir, — I have received your letter of the iUh of September, and have
laid it before the Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness regrets exceed-
ingly that the arrangements already made, and the shortness of the time
at his disposal, will prevent him from accepting your invitation, for
which His Royal Highness feels much obliged.

The reason for his not doing so have been more fully explained to the
gentlemen composing the deputation.

The Prince of Wales is greatly gratified by a loiter from so eminent
a person as yourself, as he is pleased to have received the invitation of
the citizens of Buffalo.

I am. Sir, your very obedient servant,
To Hon. Millard Fillmore. Newcastle.

PITTSBURG.

To His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, —

Learning through the ordinary channels of public intelligence that
the contemplated tour of Lord Renfrew over a portion of the United

pointed
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States will be extended to the Ohio River and adjacent country, it would
certainly prove a sin^rular gratification to tlie citizens of I'itt.sliiirg to
seize llie oijportiinity iif manifesting in the person of Her t<on their
profound respect and admiration for the virtuous and exalted (Sovereign
of tliat great nation from whom, as a people, we are mainly de.-;ceiided.
At llie instimee, therefore, of very many of our most worthy citizens,
and in accordance and in behalf of their and my own eurnerft wishes as
their chief magistrate, I have the honor to present through your Grace
a cordial invitation and most hearty welcome to Lord Renfrew and riuite,
on a visit to this city.

Nor would such a detour on the part of his Lordship i^e devoid of some
historical interest, in view of the present visit to the Canadus of the
heir to the Crown of P/U'jlaiid, when it will be rememl)erc(l that it was the
seizure by France, in 17,")4, of tliis position, commanding the navigation
of the Ohio in the then Province of Pennsylvania ; the cstaiilishment
thereon of Fort Du Quesne ; its subsequent recapture by the arms of
Great Britain, and fuuil discomfiture of the hostile and ambitious com-
bination of France and their Indian allies, for the possession of tiic Ohio
and the West ; the construction of Fort Pitt on the ruins of the French
fortress of Du Quesne, forming, with their aggression, the i)rinuuy cause
and commencement of that long and eventful war terminated by the
treaty of Paris in May, 1763, by which the conquest of all the Canadas,
achieved by British valor, was secured in perpetuity to the Crown of
England.

Trusting the facilities of intercourse with this city in journeying to, or
returning from points further West, will in no wise interfere uitlithc
convenience of his Lordship, while it will afford to us i' grateful
occasion to render his jjresence in Pittsburg agreeable to himself, it
will at the same time supply for record in the future annals of our
city (bearing the name and on its official seal the arms of one of
England's most renowned and liberal statesmen), one more to the
^.-lanifold Incidents of iiuerest arising out of the visit of his Lordship
to 'his continent, which has so strikingly moved the hearts and
awakeri 1 the kindred reminiscences and sensibilities of so iurge a
portion of this nation.

With profound respect and consideration,

Geouge Wjlson,

Minjor.

Uigcnce that
)f the United

[We exceedingly regret th ■( we have been unable to obtain the whole
of the Addresses prese.Ued.j

I ,

Entered according to Act of the Provincial Parliament, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty, by Henry J. Mobga.n, in the
Office of the Registrar of the Province of Canada.

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, in the year
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