The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE IN
LIVERPOOL.

Ox Tuesday last, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge visited Liverpool, accompanied by the Earl of Derby,
the Earl of Hardwicke, and Colonel Tyrwhitt, equerry in
waiting to his Royal HighnesS, The Illustrious party arrived
from Knowsley at the TOwn-hall, at five minutes past eleven,
and were received by the crowd assembled outside with enthu-
'sjasUc cheers. e
In the vestibule of the Town-hall the fine band of the 15th
Jiussars were placed. At the head of the grand staircase his
Worship the Mayor, the Recorder, the Clerk of the Peace,
and the members of the Town Council were assembled, to
receive his Royal Highness. The officials were in their robes.
A number of ladies and gentlemen were also present in the
ball-rooms. Among the gentlemen were Colonel Sir Duncan
M`Dougall, of the Royal Lancashire Artillery, Col. Tulloch,
inspecting field-officer of the district, Col. Swann, of the Local
Pensioners, Captain Thomas Littledale, Hon. S. H. Walpole,
T. B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P., Harold Littledale, Esq., Ac.
At five minutes past eleven the cheers from the crowds in

Castle-street betokened the near approach of the royal guest
and in a minute or two after be arrived. His Royal High-
ness, on rising to alight from his carriage, was again greeted
with the most enthusiastic plaudita. On the entrance of the'
party into the vestibule of the Town-ball, the band com-
meneed playing the national anthem, the royal standard was
hoisted on the staff in front of the building, and the " Old
Church" bells pealed forth a salute of welcome. During the
ascent of the grand staircase the band changed the music to
the French national air, "Partant pour la Syrie." At the head
of the staircase the official reception took place; and his Royal
Highness was conducted by the Mayor to the east drawing-
room, followed by Lord Derby, Lord Hardwicke, Colonel
Tyrwhitt, the Recorder, the Clerk of the Peace, and the Town
Council.

When the whole party had entered the room, the' Mayor,
standing opposite the Duke of Cambridge, said : "'May it
please your Royal Highness,—The Council of the Borough of
Liverpool, representing nearly half-a-million of people, desire
me to give expression to'the sentiments of respect and attach-
ment which they entertain towards your Royal Highness.
This tribute of respect is. due to your station, and to yourself
personally ; but more especially do they feel it to be due and•
appropriate at this moment, when they have this opportunity
of testifying to the army, of which you are so distinguished a'
member, their sense of the heroic exertions which it has,
pleased Divine Providence thus-far to bless with success. The
people of Liverpool have set apart this day as a day of rejoicing
for those successes, and for the fall of Sebastopol, and out
of respect to your Royal Highness. Nor can they ever forget
the part you have taken in this war, and the distinguished
and gallant manner in which you led your divisions during
the• battles in the Crimea, and= especially in those engage-
ments which distinguished the commencement of the cam-
palm you formed one of that gallant band of heroes who so
nobly sustained the honour of our country. We rejoice in this
opportunity of welcoming you to Liverpool ; and, in visiting
one of the great commercial emporia of this country, you will
find how deeply interested we are in, a. return of peace ; but,
at the same time, you will find one sentiment, and one alone,
pervading- this whole community—that of a determination to
persevere-in the war in which we are engaged, at all hazards,
and at every sacrifice, until its object is -attained. I now beg
to call upon the Recorder of Liverpool to read the address
which the Council have requested me to present to your
Royal Highness?'
At the conclusion of these remaks, which had been listerned
to with profound attention, and which were applauded at their
termination, the Recorder read the following address :

To HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS GEORGE Duxt OP CAMBRIDGE,
K.G., K.P., G.C.8., &e., &c.

.slay it please yotir Royal Higlitiess,L-

We, the liTayorr-Aldermen, and Burgesses-of the Borough
of Liverpool, avail ourselves of this opportunity of offering to
your Royal Highness our wamrest congratulations upon your
visit to this town, together with an assurance of the respectful
esteem and attachment entertained towards yourself by the
inhabitants of thi&borough generally.
This tribute-is due not only to your rank and station, but
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tion of a great empire; and to secure the independence of
surrounding nations.
We hope that your Royal Highness will, in inspecting: the
shipping, docks, and . maritime arrangements of the Port of
Liverpool, not fail to perceive that industry and' enterprise on
the banks of the Mersey are still widely extending themselves,
and contributing largely to, the general prosperity of the
British Empire.
Given under the- Common Seal of the Borough of
Liverpool, this 9th day of October; 1855.
(Signed) J. A:,sToBIN.

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his worship the Mayor presented the address to his Royal
Highness, who, having received it, made the subjoined reply
"Mr. Mayor, Mr. Recorder, and Gentlemen,—lt •is with.
feelings of the deepest-gratification and gratitude that I have
heard the address read, which has just been presented• by your
by the aldermen and burgesses of this most -loyal and
most important borough- The honour you have thus-conferred
upon me is the more gratifying, as you have associated my
name with that of the-gallant army with which it has recently
been my privilege to serve in. the field, and which has, I trust,
proved itself worthy of this great country. ( Hear, hear.) If,.
during my period orservice with that army, I have had the-
good fortune to merit, the approbation of a great community,
such as the one you:orepreseut, that is, indeed, an honour of
of which a soldier- may be proud. Most cordially do -I join
with you in feelingsof-satisfaction at the recent great success-
which has attended the arms of the allies. May that success-
lead to further victories, and: may the vigour with which the
war is conducted bring the- allies at no distant period to a.
complete attainment of the object for which the -war was nn.
dertaken. It affordsme very great pleasure to have been per,
witted, on your kind invitation, to visit this great tommercial
community, in the prosperity of which, and all:its valuable-
institutions, I feel the liveliest interest."
The conclusion of this- address was received -Nithloud
plawse.
His Royal Highness-vas • then conducted to the great ball:
room, and thence en to the -balcony which overkoks the Eta-
change area. His appearance here was interesting_ in the
extreme, and the scene was most spirit-stirring. The " flags!'
were instinct with. life • andl er, and the buildings-gay
with flags of every. colour, nds of voices -were simut-
taneously raised to utter the cheer which honoured the
royal representatiVe,. not only of the family of: our beloved
Queen, but of those brave battalions who are sustain-
ing the honour- of the British empire on> the battle-
fields of the Crimea, and cementing the cordial:. union be-
tween ourselves and our gallant allies iu the • struggle:
After a short stay.in the great ball-room, his Royal-Highness
was conducted down stairs, (the band playing." Rule- Bri-
tannia,") and by the chief entrance, round High-street, through
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The party then entered the carriages which were at the
front of the Town-hall. In the first carriage sat his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Mayor, the Earl
of Derby, and Mr. Horsfall, M.P. Inethe seoend (the
mayor's official),, carriage, were the Earl of. Hardwieke, Mr.
Charles Turner, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Hugh Hornby. In
the third were Colonel Tyrwhitt and, Mr. J. II; Lloyd.
At the departure- from the Town-hall, the same manifesta-
tions of delight were made by the spectators as- had greeted
his Royal Highness's arrival, and these were continued
during the progress of the procession through. Castle-street,
Lord-street, Church-street, Parker-street, Elliot-street,
Lime-street, and Islington, to the Collegiate• Institution.
Here the pupils, numbering about 800,. attired in. their aca-
demic robes, and headed by the Rev. J. S. Howson, M.A.,
Principal, of the Institution, and the -other Masters, were
assembled in: front of the building. On his. Reyal Highness
approaching, the carriage was stopped, and the head boy of
the school, Master George Rawden, having. been introduced
by the Principal, read an address to Lis Royal Highness, which
the Duke of Cambridge gracefully acknowledged; and having
begged a few days' annual holidays for the- boys, which was
acceded to, the Royal Duke drove off by Moss-street and
Daulby-street, towards the Baths and Publia Offices in Corn-
wallis-street. At the Baths he was received by Mr. Wagstaff,
chairman, and most of the members of the Baths Committee,
who _conducted him over the premises, and explained the vari-
ous baths and arrangements, with all of which his Royale
Highness expressed himself much pleased.
From the Baths the ilhistrious Duke proceeded to the.
Derby Museum and Public Library, where he spent a con-
siderable time in examining the models of ancient and modern.
Liverpool; he also inspected with considerable attention the
specimens of ornithology and other objects illustrative• of
natural history. On leaving the Museum, his Royal High-
ness visited the Blue Coat Hospital, where he arrived, about
half-past one o'clock. At this school he was received by Mr.
E. G. Deane, the treasurer of the charity, Mr. Wood the
master, and several other gentlemen, who take an active in-
terest in the management of the hospital. The baud, con-
sisting of juveniles belonging to the school, on tha approach
of the royal visitor, played "See the conquering hero." His
Royal Highness, on, alighting from his carriage, proceeded
through the refectory, or dining-hall, and inspected the class-
room, and some of the dormitories. He expressed himself
much pleased with the arrangements for the comfort of the
children, and also with the healthy and joyful appearance of
both boys and girls, inmates of the hospital.
Having completed his inspection, his Royal Highness drove
off to visit the Sailors' Home. Here he was received with
great enthusiasm. Having rapidly inspected the various
apartments of this institution, with which he seemed much
pleased, the Duke and suite left the Sailors' Home, and
proceeded to the Albert Dock.
In the extensive and splendidly-appointed warehouses of
this dock his Royal Highness, after having been shown over
the principal portion, was entertained, in a suite of rooms
over the offices, at a splendid collation, supplied by Mr. Lynn,
of the Waterloo Hotel. From these warehouses the party
proceeded to the Observatory, where they arrived at about
half-past three o'clock. Here they were received by Mr.
Hartnup, who explained to his Royal Highness the varied and
interesting mechanism of the apparatus fitted up for ;
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From the Observatory, his Royal Highness proceeded to
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