The Press. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 3, 1853. Her Majesty's reception on her way to and at the Exhibition was most enthusiastic. Remaining for more than three hours in the building, where she made a tour of observation and expresse4l much gra tification. both at the Exhibition itself and the bril liant crowd of loyal subjects by which it was thronged her Majesty, before her departure, honoured with a formal reception the niembers of the committee under whose auspices the building had been completed. Mr. George Rae, the chairman, was admitted to the honour of kissing hands—a favour which was also extended to Mr. Hancock, another member of the committee. But the most gracious reception was accorded to Mr. Dargtm. As he advanced, the Queen addressed to him a few words of congratulation on the splendid success which had crowned his exertions with respect to the Exhibition. A further honour, however, awaited him, iu the shape of a private visit from her Majesty—the first, it is said, with which any untitled subject has yet been favoured— and which took place the sante afternoon, at his splendid residence, Mount Anville, three miles from Dublin : " The 'Royal party included the Prince of Wales anal Prince Alfred, the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess St. ; the Ducheati of Wellington and lion. Miss Bub feel, ladies in waiting on her Majesty ; Earl Granville, Hon. Colonel Grey, Hon. Colonel Gordon, Hon. Colonel Phipps, and lion. Captain Burke. The emillgr consisted of two carriages and tour with outriders, and passed through Dublin shortly utter five o'ehs•k. Her Majesty was re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Hargett. The manner of the Queen wait exceedingly gracio►►s and eoau•teous, and that of Prince Albert most polite and cordial. Mrs. I►argaua having been presented to her Majesty and Prince Albert, by whom she was warmly and graciously received, the Royal party were conducted through the imuitiou to the lofty tower adjoining, from which they obtained a view nut to be surpassed for grandeur, beauty, and variety, in the United Kingdom—comneualing, as it does, views of Kings town hau•laour and the Wicklow mountains, Howth, and the buy of Dublin, the city, and the luxuriant valley of the l,itfey, forming, when viewed from the seven ti►fades of the tower, so n►sny distinct pictures, each vieing w►th the other in beauty and perfection. Her Majesty anal his Royal Highness exph•essad their wannest adminition of the scenery. After paying a visit of more thaw half au hour's dura tion, her Majesty and the rest of the distinguished party prepared to return; and, while the carriages were le•ing brought round, the Queen and Prince Albert again entered into familiar conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Dargan, of whom they took leave most graciously on departing for the Viceregal Lodge." Prince Albert visited on Tuesday the Dublin ►nodel lodging-houses and the public baths and wash houses. The Queen and Prince dined with the Lord Lieutenant, who afterwards gave a Roir#e datutante to a select party of the Dublin aristocracy. The city was again illuminated at night. On Wednesday the Queen paid a private visit to the Exhibition, when she occasioned another " surprise." The oommittee were waiting inside the building to receive her Majesty by the grand entrance, round which, on the outside, many thousand spectators had gathered. After a delay which excited some as tonishment, the committee-men were suddenly ap prised that the Queen was already in the Exhibitio►►, which she had entered by another door, and had commenced her examination of the various specimens of art and industry it contained. They hurried off to pay their respects to r►yalty, and the Queen was al lowed to satisfy her curiosity with little further inter. ruption until eleven o'clock, when the public were admitted. Notwithstanding the onions throngings and loyal shoutings which then began, the Queen stayed in the building until past noon, when she de parted through an avenue formed for her amid the enthusiastic crowd. The architect of the Exhibition, Sir John Benson, was presented, by command, to the Queen and Prince Consort before they quitted the edifice, and warmly complimented on the talent he had displayed in its constr►►ction. In the afternoon a review was held in the Phu nix.park in the pre sence of her Majesty, but the evolutions were cut short by a dovmfal of heavy rain. A banquet at the Viceregal Lodge, followed by a concert, concluded the day. Thr►ughout Wednesday night and Thursday the rain was incessant and occasionally heavy, which put a sad damper upon the gaiety of the city anal people. Her Majesty nevertheless paid a second private visit to the Exhibition on Thursday morning before the hour of public admission. A visit to Powerscourt, in the atnty Wicklow, had been arranged for the afternoon of that day, to be followed by a tour to Howth and the adjacent district yesterday ( Friday), but it was feared that the state of the weather would lead to the abandonment of both journeys. From the first moment of landing at Kingstown to the last appearance in /intik of which we have ac counts, tile reception of her Majesty has been most gratifying. The crowds were greater, gayer, and more enthusiastic in their loyalty than even on the former state visit of 1549. The chairman of the executive committee having applied to Sir Edward Makeney for leave of aketwe Acaany oilict:r4 that mad ha *and /rum the regi- THE PRESS. ments quartered in treat Britain and Ireland to visit the Dublin Exhibition, the commander-in-chief most promptly g ranted a privilege similar to that 4th tamed from the late l h tke of Wellington in the year 11451. _ Her Majesty sat, on Tuesday, to Mr. Cutter:on Smith for her portrait, from which, when completed, au engrenitm will be published commemorative of the Ureat lutlu.trial Exhibition in Dublin. THE ENGLISH AND IRISH MAONETIC T I.:LEAMAN! COI%I rA,Nv have suectstsfitlly completed the telegraphic communication between Belfast and Dublin. The first message received in Belfast was the annotutee ment of her Majesty's arrival in Dublin. A VACANCY has been created in the representation of Lisburn by the sudden death of Mr. Roger John son Smith, who expired yesterday week. Mr. Smith was oily elected in December last, in opposition to Mr. Inglis, the then Lord Advocate of Seothind. Ile was a imslerate Conservative, and came in by what is termed the "independent" spirit of the borough. No less than five candidates are already spoken of, though none have addressed the electors. The names mentioned are--Mr. Abraheun Brewster, Attorney-General; Charles Hogg, Esq., brother of Sir James Hogg, Chairmint of the East India Com pany; Captain Bolton ; Mr..l. J. Richardson, of Island Mill ; and Mr. Jones, of Moneyglass. AN IMPORTANT LETTER has been received by Wynd ham bioold, Esq., M.P., from three of the most in fluential and enterprising merelnutts of New York, stating that it is their intention to send a first-class steamer to the Shannon upon a trial trip, for the put • pose of testing the capabilities of Foyncs harbour for a transatlantic packet station. TILE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, it is said, is to be in working order before the lapse of another twelve month. The missionary tours among the Helmut Catholics in the United States have been eminently successful, and within the last week the reverend deputies have trawanitted to the general chest in Dublin the sum of 1,0001., in addition to the large sums which had already found their way from the same quarter. It is reported that the whole manage ment of the new institution, the appointment of the professors, and all other matters connected with the cause of education, will devolve on Dr. Newman, whose salary is fixed at the rate of 50 01. per annum. THE SVNott ote MUNSTER coiumenced on Thursday at Theriot', when the etutfutgan prelates, summoned by Archbishop Slattery, had arrived, and were duly received by their superior. The Frennatt's Joanutl states, with regard to the work to be done:— " Thin meeting of prelates, although of high itiaportaime, ri differs mateally iu its nature lAnd 111411014 frl/111 tint great National Spa al held iu u trles in August, lektt. That synod WIM4 I.OIIVI'HIA for the etessilleralion of questious alleettng the till-emits of the faith, and fur the adulation lit' tteseetree to maintain Us' and vino Mato the dignity, of the ratholie rhureh in Iridium'. 'Pint preatait provincial apex' CAM " 4" its OUP" . VI the regulation of oletstilo; of 1.1 elcshed lea' dis cipline, having relation ehiodv to the uniformity of ritual olso.r viusw, and the ilisoliarr of the asered funetions of the priest lUNNI throttgleout the ilioeeso of Munster," It is, nevertheless, pretty certain that one other tines tion at least—the education complication—will tea be overlooked iu the deliberations of the eonclave. Vain! an 6turral. LORD PALMERSTON AT MELBOURNE. Mmt,nounxE, in Derbyshire, gave a name—through the accident of having given a title to the late Premier —to a young Australian city which has far outgrown its namesake in wealth, population, and importance. The English town is, nevertheless, thriving apace, enjoying a fair share of manufacturing prosperity after its degree, and partaking also, it appears, ►n the spirit of progress and the desire for educational ad - vancement which may be now called a national movement throughout the country. To aid in this work, an edifice, called the Melbourne Atheeneum, has been projected, of which the first stone wa►s laid on Saturday last. The building is of modest pro ps►rtiona, costing by the estimates only 7110/.; and, nevertheless, intended to fulfil three distinct and important purposes—viz., to allOrd accommodation for an infant school, for a mechanics' institute, and for a savings hank. Altogether the new institution promises to yield very extensive advantages to the town of Melbourne at a comparatively trilling cost. The Home Secretary, having recently heroine pr i nc ipal proprietor of the district—hi which Lady Pahnerston has recently inherited the Melbourne estates—and being, by chance, on the spot, on a visit to his newly-acquired property, consented U► officiate at the ceremony of laying the foundation-atone. The °erasion accordingly became memorable, told the coanmeneen►ent of an insignificant building in a small and remote country town lots been rendered noticeable as affording the first nip , rt unity of the year for those autumnal and extra-parliamentary speech makings of cabinet miuiaters which we are aic• intstometi to witness during every recess. As the projected Athentetun is designed for a threefold object, so Lord Palmerston delivered on the occasion three speeches. First of these Was a emuplimeutary discourse, in reply to an address congratulating him self lind Lady Palmerston on their entrance into the town. It was delivered from a window of his lord ship's mansion to a illle4So of the townspeople congre gated on the grit:44-plat outside. In this address the I tome Secretary indulged in a few reminiseenees of his own foreign policy, and then diverged into some general and laudatory remarks upon the present state and tendency of English society : " Whilst I had the homier of being Foreign illinihtsr, it was toy object to use every efiOrt in toy ismer to pieeerves to tins country astd to Europe tow ineetiniable blessings of peace. But I telt that the best security tor the coution• once of those blessings was tee 'nat. foreign I loverunivnta ituderstioni OM while, on the unto band, this co y would never willingly or knowingly inflict wrung upon a foreign nation, nu the other hand we would never submit lee the andietion of any wrong hum them. It has be the object of the tiovenottent, and of this country, for litany years past, to promote all those ',trial, commended, and lodide id ituproventents which were dermisi by the wisest me II tee lw I conducive to the welfare and Oltenia of the. country ; Jul think I may appeal w the 'invent MAUI of comfort among the working classes as a proof of the 1101111d111•116 14 the p4eliey familiarly dettoininateil free trade. t t **recs. (lentil , men. I um glad upon all eceitaionii to come in contaet with the working dowses. It is Ow !weigher table tool airline. ell Of this country that there are HO 1111•111111e111111A1110 barrier* 110tWill'll the different classes of %illicit t h e e o in. tounity (sambas. It is the luippitiess and 1/11.11141111. Of the higher claimer( to avail thionselvi.s of every opportunity 14 holding social and friendly iiin.reourse with the hilssiring classes. On the other hand, there is 110 incite, however humble, who dews not feel that ley hie industry. soul the exertion of Ilia talents, lie may Anon the highest lions in the State. There NM abundant examples in this Items, of leers of nltill who owe their origin to the bowler. able industry, the natural talent, and twrsevering exertion* of ancestors who, having sprung from the working closure, and contributed to the welfare and pratm.rity of their (smutty, gained from their sovereign nude Joel Ito iiiii ine, ' which again they have tiniassoitted aw lienslitary tinetions to there who have descended hunt them (Bear, hear.)" The foundation-mtonts having been laid after the usual routine procession and other ceremonies, [MIA Palmerston again Npolco at Horne length, and with s more special view to the educational and mond ob. jects for which the inchoate Atheneum was designed. The building, be said,wais one of peculiar interest, " lwettnew it is destined to is the epitente of the life of matt, as well tat an exemplar of the civilisation and improvement of the age. It is to contain, in the tire.t ',lwo, a provision tier infancy ; in the next place, a tonevi sion for the instruction fuel anneeentent 4.4 men of inettinvw years in the niechaniete institution ; and, Willy, the savings hank will enable, him to make a provision tier de clining age. In former times the treatment of infants was fur different front that which now prevails. Mothers then, as they do still in some countries, when they wished tee employ themselves in useful labour, wrapped their infants in swaddling clothes, and being them upon a peg. as you, do a hat or a greatwoat. hatighter.) Now our tin c oved civilisation has taught us to provide for the care of inrittitg, anti at the stone time to instruct their yeattlatul minds. When, therefon,, we entailed' infiutt sehols, we do nut May assist the mothers, by giving them the mestere of 11$1 , fully employing themselves, but we are laying the tornado tier for wood order in that emit 1111 l nity of which their in- Wits are hereafter tee be members. The advanteges of nw• chanien institution,' are MO well known, and are see justly and universally appreiatell, that it wottlel lee tt waste of time to dilate upon them. Nevertheless, it is nut 11,41.14.104 to Isar in mind that these institutions contribute, not only to the intellectual pleasures elf the wedging elasses, but also conditer greatly to their worldly comfort and advatt taw. With regard to pleasures, there are no pleasures really worth having but theme reamected with the intellee tend &vilifies ; pleasures of another kind leave no rood impression after them, and tend frequently outlier to demobe and brutalise than to improve and admit the being by whom they are enjoye d. Ihi the other hand, intellectual pleasures increase in intensity in proportion as they are enjoyed, and they elevate the vellum who cultivates them in the scale set but 11111 l happiteetes. Now, there is this remarkable elitferetwee be tn. en the t . 41 in which we live and the ii/1101 which passed before us: we have great discoveries tout inventions Wade worthy the inkdleet and intelligence of temple who now live ; we have in these days Keen the inventions of railways, which have facilitated the communicatien between towns and ..... countries--which to ud, as it were, to render Eitroope hone great city, and to router upon 01l 'lotions &ow m ivatitagros of rosy c.nuuluuicution which heretidon• were esijopol by the inluthitatits mruute tower. Wt. IMt I . V 4101104 the power of steam tir the nusigatii in 11l OW wide IbrAl4ll. We have thereby briiiight countries 1111.iirl'f to Inch oilier which hitherto were divided by Nuwytre of uniny Wei LlCCelepellied by grriat perils wail dangers. %%4: have, likewise, in our time, hail an invent ' -- tine of the ruoibl splendid triumphs of hauuaul 141.11i11/6, 100C1111011; it Wee uul tile result of ;ircilleitt, lint of bilmsions investigation—l mesa the electric telegraph, an inventiiin which brings the moat distant pacts the world within • ter of each other, tool whirl. will probably sit no distant pr ri , Nl enable us to hold ciiiivertsitii in with our fellow•siihjeets iii India as quickly as air could du le•roluti.re LriNceu 00411 ill urkiiiining rooms. Former kigeS have also had their great and important in ventions and aim...liveries — the magnetic needle mid the art vf pri&itW 4 M usatupla. tautitvwdvt ttLw, which though 417 OMNI