The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-08-21 00:00:00

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_ bHEFFIBLD`
; I'HE ROYAL VISIT TO
vne T Ohs has the following leader on the octcoasieohneogetlit ett ot the Prince and Princess of Wales
Perk,
_ea.
1„.--,e object of the visit being to open the
.3
nawire
'''' Pirth, the al ,r of SW:Meld ha ri ples3nled to his kiVa t.... .111 aY4
A *D._
awildatisit to a Provincial Town May not have
Q ' great interest for that London,.“ald which,
out with exertion and exciremen t Las just
,
aa a" scattered to the four winds of Heaven. But
be
wer °heffield we witness one of those displays which
'......e,ay0 we
to the notice oftim id people
w 4 are in doubt as to the stability of our in-
etitutions Sheffield, like several of our Northern
'Towle/ • '
e , ,is a place which has grown up in obstin_ t
a.te
cadependence 'of the influences that surround 1..
111°4gh tracing back its industry for centuarcieeos, it
*as tintil within a recent period of little_.
.... ram'
cemPared with the great proprietors around.
.it
sit,t_uaaed in one of the most arm,
• +ocra.in'
families, t4gland—a district of powerful
possessing
;Fitaense wealth, and an authority exerted within the
districts. of
malted scale of old Whig and Tory politics, superior to
aq illfluences arising within the place itself. In living
mernory these conditions have completely changed.
e.d..
With legislative Caine the spirit of political
dePendence and W)ltiv7 ld has always been in the front
Of thehaeeveati
advancedenet eL,ibaesraiul
servative reacti but
may
b aec ed
yielded to on ;. its
Democracylae em si d,
hasdb 1;:
Ee classnoe, or in -e
ot
fl3' other in Yorkshire• • as
413411114 edhl aafidlib`Y to its creed. Sometimes it has
other to Sheffield was destined to surpass
a °main the vehemence of its Radicalism.
weeither infltiences usually associated with Democracy
satire° uowher
T_ favourhe"o in
rgani-
It of labour" was e more powerful than here.
received with much
certain trade
Perfor 8, and such deeds as some
4 since it
is
Sheffield men
t1514' , and many more. as it was thought,
°ved, sent a shudder through society, which _ettght that they portended something monstrous
Te'e for the new generation. These apprehensions,
m
have
tut.ro, ally others which popular excess
peta-4a- saaain otu• time, exist no longer, 8°149 that the cause was something limited and
e
h
d that the phenomenon may ral
never be
t, vvhatever Sheffield may be politically
it ia aatisfactory to quiet, well-alispoiedo
that the inhabitants, high and
their countrymen in one important low,d
res-
have their full share. of loyalty.ot.
their full share of curiosity, and
asna which makes people
e Prince
eagerly
.or illustrious personage. _
Wales, always diligent in theerfforrom-
acial duties, accepted an invitation m_
seat of the cutlery trade, and the news had
aad
effect. Sheffield has not received such - living memory, and the coming event
It
lisee a caaaes in a common feeling.
teci,„413114,t7 that the duty of making preparationsw_fasor nthoet
11l .
lire=ell of their Royal Highnesses should be im
Noo4-4t, WI the public of the town; the willingness was
Whe irc ;11254!t°4, 8,
haud the work was set about with energy.
eais;as surprised persons accustomed
9a tsso
INbi
wili diaplays. Sheffield has put on a/a re d
tre)vhhile! grimy citizens would hardly ow her.
ah,,_°4s thau l
net more devoid of beauty or cheer-
. wealth i others in that northernes
Piled up with little thought 0i
r ohlt
owaeed°ure, yet the streets of Sheffield, it mtutsitobm
ions e
Finch, a afford a difficult subject for ornam
het, trwever, has been the
goodwill of the at tbe result is beyona all expectation. n
tergr,at have been watched with the great The
greatest in-
th:aoY the working classes. In the fine w even-
haireZatrystre
mi
tl„
ii,
aretat'B:enhea,da,ve been thronged by peoplearfnar,ora,e_all.
who have come to gaze at d IT3'1":
tkaseZtif, stands or spectators, flags,
t owers, inscriptions,
tieceir heeorations that London itself would t_11:1k
festoons, and
peteeticia.arYsa:tfhoerrthereception of the three allied Ern-
.
telio ii,y af g at Sh'effield exhibit;
_els.% anoethoner.
1,, our social system—the intimate _
beteeae,,we'oh exists, and which increases yearly
Pie tra," the great territorial magnates and
Wor°"essd
the °l'd of the Manor
The Duke f Norfolk
and owner of land which
C 55. of the tow with n covers iron and steel
ettt ofttke s, are numerous in those central d 1.-
nirr„ tigAand, and their revenues are hecom-
ereptirumtls bY mesas of a similar progress_
b agriculturali
estat ts aces. The Peers who have only ele 44haot l,,e ,aconapete with them,
and are left
far
141mil'Aer, 4 ,V -UilkeB of iron and coal and lead
(1 Near !ae street after atreet covered with factories
`deßasiT faillil otices and residences of every kind, from the
/Zeati's he 6 37 a ruansion "to the four-roomed work-
little less than Kins in our time. It
itie. .
the fe 1:T of the te
Seth
Duke
uth te D k eof 'Norfolk assists in
stives ,
or Sheaffield .
otTtltilc followle^
ee. et rerfinees extrac e m Interesting description
fi, A t„,, —Y, 193 tlietsSaerecial Iteapnorter of the Standard :
',"gt firat-a___"e4tY rail:rates to two o'clock the booming of
',rale 'aka of the ? Royal Salute showed that the Royal
tpie4l greldceaclhla
tra, -s aPproaching and a few seconds later the
to the siation, stopping with mathema-
t'c:S'afwieoo oaPoaite the exact poi▪
nt, the door of the
pqr*tit f i, 11, and the Prince of Wales, amid an out-
, •Lrrezi,,,, stepped out and hanlduedd down
band
0, Yed God gtlard presented arms, ,
ittc,4,_B.yve the Queen, as amid a fresh outburst of
;sear, ',I Nayor and Mayoress advanced to h.
by Royals
.ttru 01 tter a deep obeisance were received
Yolltl, Vghtess vvith a heart shake of the hand. ,A.
41 eel': cl 5 t'haeutho_ter of the Mayoyr and Mayoress then of-
, seta, , ueuet to the Princess, who
gOyait;4l. 1 and retained it during the. rest . . 3
graciously
a coifo utahlye
ill th °gress• There were a few. brief introductions
Of 4 e Platfor t, obietse rn sine cordialrecogniti▪
ons by the Prince
Oe l‘lae a and gentlemen standing round, and then
tla 1t,,',°r,., offering his to the Princess, while
~,efai,i)arret.l‘)..3' the co'errid,T
Pl'alte'l -13"alrItlittsuies,._s d, iad the same to the Mayoress, the
leer renewed
hotel, where,
gwetdo cheering,the left the
'l've& `,",`, IPoinezits' repose, a slight luncheon wiei
tecel3tion hilS etas
was going on the corporation and
444 at tieicillitnittee proceeded to enter their carriages
aa Nee, e station entrance and to file off as rapidly
etalia uie to the Park. Forty admirably apporm,ttel,
tea ages, the a„a oe their greater part bearing the arms 43' `,..
''ell d Panels, were in this way quickly uis-
re4doe'll a"
tbaYktehftshtere the Prince
Itaa," ,It'so to d Princess were
ities-847„aleit 1113 the departure,bandyard
an and
a n in
easnctohret station
of
they
',oer
7 bc;','4
_ alld another of stalwart yeomanry, with the
111114lcet, k4v h trumpeters. A loud fanfare on the
al -tf
)e Warning of the Royal advent; the
tiato tae ? ntmr With
id their band had been brought
eeY pr Inse an to the outsid of the station, and
4°tes ()ceeded t e a t play a few
of the .m.
~ 0 present axing and the lenaBtairoaal Arithern, which was 'then taken
s't7.att 008eTts band, Mounting their carriage the
of of Of - ',M, and the equipage followed the long
It, •
-' which had preceded. The two rows
he Approach-road had been g(I.
order by cheering the few well-
the the borough members, the Du
B Lord Lieutenant of the West '
as the Royal carriage drove ilt '
te character of the reception which
were destined to get wa
ever—a perfect roar of applause
-'P,P, but it was continuous, and
-as the two lines of spectators were
it never ceased. At the end o f
-road there were stands filled
school children, who, as the
aa )ached, commenced singing in
"me and tune • God Bless the Prie
: Voting 'voices were soon overpowered
turned- into Blank-street, where the
est and also the most entlau-
,eption, they were all hard-working
oining works, and never was greater
' enthusia an
sm; the men cheered
and waved their handkerchiefs,
at) their exertions as they noted
ations they received._ The Prince
We ridden the whole distance. bere-
t was raised incessantly, while
and to
bowing to the right andets.
11 the densely-populated
_dtai_
a 2he carriage mounted Spi 1,
Arde ho eign of decrease either in numbers
!'s tc,a, ; e.iyery house with a forecourt or front
ft, , '64. as a stand for spectators, and what
i4d-tirdi:
I.° have found no difficulty in filling
ons edges of a sort of quarry by the.
trieeaa'll' aft el'eoPle thronging on it like bees, and
fie Alial veB4ing under a pretty imitation granite
la„r4 waielothic arch, with square flanking towers 4`,',441k a
fri44 IN. 3 4 fele workman were peeping, the roadtil?h l'ilral, the walls and hedges of every villa
atCua 1.(3,,,°' hinnanity behind them, and two con-
tale",ll,atee:•,6„of sPectators, though now somewhat
l'iolia", bet ;.7suePtb. Soon Sheffield was left altogether
41't
st' '"hBP7ctato a never ceased, and when the
tti
41113 et
.44'1' of r
w erection, surmounted
4tvilasfieentre by a thed ne
suggesting one of the
t4,_ la4tiat htt„righton, Showed that Firth Park had
a')ettllSedilae '3°°l.reoledtada' e thenrhewvder.seemed sudd.eply
stcliet.4ltial/4114stelnitaeradly,co.
ila\lliaea ' 4t the baee of•a 7 andl two
winos,
foarvnatong
Y . g hill, the side
number of
r_ n a lunge of thrice that .
ver-eednwtithrisamhody of 15,000
a‘l.tßip eloth"-ae dais wad stands were covered
.with
and beautifully decorated with silken
pia es ' kilt h .
kt_ 1.C11,4114 b t airi of state being provided for the
eerie, tt, al; 4 ll:Ell:tense !iacess. As the Royal carriage ar, 111111)4'4cl to mass of spectators
ha filling the
vbh:, hie:Ching the hillside raised a cheer, the
11,,:1„,45a 'atter 'mother are, a guard of honour
w
ti Its 'N2 P, 48ented artni:, and as the Prince's
gi; vol;,"44'vell
eneto the breeze a battery of
th'eeTeb, fltee, °Pid with a
laa'a'.titiee-'ta,hi °arid • - lay Loyal Salute, and
' God save
the
tip tioe qf \kit up immediately with 'God, , bless
the lax_
the Nati on
INANtidY4ltZeka.' When thiE instrumentalrulnentai e
la pt!, kr, 444 -11t1 ' 'al Anthem. A
1!"ae. 114 t '4, ; 44al ceased 000 children took.
A • .qa sal th 4 ft,„,klalg
claimed
Q
%iliac, 4 ttl At `;tt blset of the trumpets 'roaaayer,
ba4ttel'aet‘av'llii:allbishop of York offered P
ire work
Re ..% ti,N‘getki-'`t' Protection was invoked on the
eN,Attitia,d a blessing on the
goo anied
• artsmNF:kL,aiTtlhall.:avteed,ornaa'au;,aaneaapr, acce. mP
„a the
tC'' 44 'cl the steps of the dais, . _ 'le
44 tea 4ald which the Prince or
place la, Alt?, ress ; to
d the mover and
t, to thl ,
le Setiol.ll,laelzabera ---epati„ ea-aer. a
el-eltrancj' all3l, 4htior
ill ace, es of ,t'e.e
°I ho ' °f lov I 4eL4
, evet Pe thage,. 4•LY q•Y )
r'4l(4
re' ~. 4 prZ%kty
• byUS
da 4. ' aPretki th Be''
es , ee
1, '111)1 (kine 4a
.8 AT 'cl thah!3 the I.
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that Tat,
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of the atatioli yard t'
4eit Royal gigl
settled at ohce
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"4°tlgh it rose
kors or leas
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