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which the schools were placed, and filed
off to the right, where they drew up. The
carriage of the Prince, escorted by the 2nd
West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry, followed, and
paused at the very central point of the stand. His
arrival was greeted by most enthusiastic and
piercing cheers from the scholars, and echoed
faintly, but with the best will and all the power
they possessed, by the few spectators in the booths,
and iu the galleries and corridors of the hall. The
National Anthem was sung with excellent effect,
followed by the other accepted national anthem,
"God bless the Prince of Wales," and after that
the "Hallelujah chorus" was musically and vocally
recited in a manner that was at once satisfactory
and pleasing. The Rev. Mr. Morrison, incumbent
of St. James's, then, on the part of the teachers
and scholars of the Sunday schools, presented a
suitable address to the Prince, the vellum on
which it was inscribed being enclosed in a hand-
some satchel of velvet and gold.
His Royal Highness replied as follows :—" I thank
you for your address and for your good wishes."
Amidst reiterated applause the Prinoe then left the
Piece Hall, within which, despite of such drawbacks
as we have indicated, a part of the ceremonial for
which much Mat was anticipated, and which
possessed features peculiar to the north of England,
was carried out with a fidelity and a success which
under the circumstances was highly creditable to
all concerned in an undertaking of some
difficulty in organisation, and requiring much
nicety in the arrangement of its details.
The procession then putted along that
portion of the route prescribed which led to Haley
Hill, where the beautiful church of All Souls,
erected by Mr. Akroyd, is situated. This beautiful
structure was minutely inspected by his royal high-
ness, and an anthem was performed by the organist
and choir. Advancing by a circuitous route, by
adopting which a large portion of the town was
traversed, so as to afford as many persons as poi
sible an opportunity of partaking of the sight-seeing
which they bad been promised, the procession
wound its slow way to the Town-hall, to which
point the scene now shifts. At this period the rain
may be said to have absolutely ceased, and there
were even transient gleams of sunshine, but every-
thing was cold and cheerless. The sparseness
of the spectators, the vacant balconies and
stands, the drooping banners ; the saturated
artificial flowers, which hung in lank festoons, the
colours lacking lustre, and to use an expressive
phrase half washed out ; the bedraggled Prince of
Wales's plumes,which had been damped out of their
original whiteness, and presented a weather-soiled
appearance ; the besmirched uniforms of the
volunteer guard of honour, and the comparative
silence which prevailed, broken only occasionally
by the strains of the band of the Heckmondwike
Artillery, which, with enforced vivacity, made
attempts atplsyinglively polkas, madeupaltogether
a scene which was anything but festive and joyous
in its aspect. It was palpable that the great fête
day of Halifax bad suffered something very like a
collapse, and we will venture to say that the wish
uppermost in everybody's mind was that it was
over. However, the Prince had no great
reason to complain of his reception as
he drove up to the Town-hall. All that
were there of bright and fair, waved their handker-
chiefs, and all that was manly and adequately
vociferous cheered lustily ; and considering how
oomparatively few persons were there, it was sur-
prising bow much loyal demonstrativeness, with its
appropriate cheerful noise, they displayed. On
alighting at the entrance door the Prince was
received by the Mayor, and followed, by his suite
and immediate attendants, comprising Berl De
Grey, Sirrherles Wood, the Earl of Mount-Edge-
cumbe, General Knollys, and Major Teesdale, was
conducted into that apartment iu the building
which is emphatically designated the " Hall."
This, it must be understood, forms but a moderate
portion of the interior of the building, being the
companion-room to that which forms the Borough
Court. It is not, therefore, imposing from its
.size—it is but 51 feet long by 41 wide—but it is of
admirable proportions, chastely and elegantly
decorated, and well lighted from the roof and by
several windows over the northern gallery. On a
graduated series of benches about '7OO ladies and
gentlemen were accommodated with seats down to
a space reserved on the floor before a raised dais,
on which the Prince took his seat, having Sir C.
Wood on his right hand and General Knollys on
his left. At the foot of the raised floor were ranged
the Mayor and corporation, the suite of his
royal highness, and a number of those visitors who
had been in more immediate attendance on his
royal highness, as forming part of the procession
which had accompanied him during his passage
through the town. "God save the Queen" was
sung by a selected choir and several solo vocalists,
who were stationed in the south gallery just over
the dais. The Bishop of Ripon then pronounced
a special and appropriate form of prayer which bad
been prepared for the occasion, the choir 6aunting
the responses and the Amen with excellent effect.
An address to the Prince was read by the Town
Clerk of the borough.
To this his royal highness replied, thanking the
Mayor and corporation for the cordial welcome they
had given him—expresaing his eatisfactiou at the suc-
cessful skill and industry which characterised the
inhabitants of the town of Halifax, and his gratifi-
cation at their having crowned their prosperity by
the erection of such a building as the Town hall ;
and concluding by stating his desire to emulate
those virtues of his mother, and of his revered
father, which had been indicated in the address.
His royal highness then formally, and in loud tones,
declared " the hall to be opened." It should
have been stated that previously to the delivery
of the address the Danish national anthem was
sung by the choir, and subsequently they delivered
the Old Hundreth Psalm. The Prince, attended
by the Mayor and his suite, was then conducted to
• balcony constructed over the portico of the Town-
ball, and there he again declared to the outside
spectators the crowning fact that " the hall was
opened." Having partakeu of luncheon in the
council-room, his royal highness sought his
carriage and proceeded to the railway station,
in order to take his departure for London.
By this time the pluvial influences had ceased
to be in the ascendant, and the day may be
almost said to have been fine. A marked
iecrease bad consequently taken place in the
numberof persons who lined the streets ; but at
no period was there any such pressure and crowd-
ing as was anticipated, and the admirable arrange-
ments for preserving order which had been devised
by Inspector Walker, of the A division of the Me-
tropolitan police—in regard to which he was as-
sisted by a body of that force and a large corps of
the county and borough and county constabulary—
wale scarcely, if at ail, needed ; but, judging from
the appearance of organisation which the police
arrangements presented, we were of opinion that all
would have gone well, even if the supernumerary
200,000 visitors which bad been expected from all
the neighbouring towns and districts bad been
poured into Halifax on this, which was
intended, and well intended, to have been
a most auspicious day. As it was, we
must venture to repeat tbat,l owing to causes
over which those who planned and were entrusted with
the carrying out of the ceremonial in all its various
branches and details had no control, and although the
prescribed programme was observed with commend.
able accuracy, the demonstration trembled on the
verge of failure. At one time it seemed as if the
one fatal step from the sublime to its exact oppo-
site was impending ; but happily things did not
turn out so badly as that, and it may fairly be said
that if Halifax, in the inauguration of its new
Town-hall, did not achieve a most complete
success, it went very far towards deserving it.
In the evening the Town-hall and the triumphal
arch were again illuminated, and the streets were

[TWOPENCE

crowded in a far gloater degree than they were in
the morning.
The Prinee of Wales left the station at Halifax
by a special train at three o'clock, and proceeded
to Leeds. On the way, at every station, and in the
neighbourhood of the numerous manufactories
which dot the district on the route, the
inhabitants, and especially the factory population,
turned out in vast numbers ; and gave loud wel-
come to his royal highness as be passed ; and such
was the case at all the stations and points along the
line until Yorkshire was fairly left behind. Nor
was this the least interesting and the least pictu-
resque part of his royal highness's reception in the
West Riding. At Leeds the train was stopped, for
in accordance with a promise to the corporation of
that borough the Prince was to receive an address
on the railway platform. A very fine body of
volunteers were drawn up as a guard of honour, and
the station and all its approaches were crowded by
spectators of all ranks from the town and its adja-
cent suburbs. The Mayor and corporation, themem-
hers for the borough, Mr. E. Baines and Mr. Beecroft,
received his royal highness at the dour of the rail-
way carriage, from which he alighted, and received
the address standing ; but in a hasty man-
ner a throne-like chair was brought for-
ward, placed on the platform, and it was inti-
mated to the Prince that lie would gratify the lieges
of Leeds then in presence if be would formally take
his seat thereon. With this request his royal high-
ness laughingly complied, and having for a moment
assumed a regal attitude, he rose, and amidst ex-
' °gloat good cheering took bit departure. At Leeds
the Earl and Countess De Grey took leave of the
Prince, it being their intention to proceed to their
seat, Studley-hall, to prepare for the reception of his
royal highness and the Princess of Wales to-
morrow (this day.) The special train was joined
at Knottingley to an ordinary express train, and
arrived in due time, about half-past nine, at the
king's-cross Station, whence the Prince and his
suite departed in royal carriages, which were
awaiting his arrival, for Marlborough-house. The
journey to town was admirably performed, all the
arrangements being under the personal supervision
of Mr. Walter Leith, assisted by Mr. Dernett.

The special train conveying his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales arrived at Doncaater on Monday punc-
tually at 1.25 p.m., and remained on the main line five
minutes for the purpcee of changing engines. NUMINOUS
flags and banana decked the station and all its approaches,
whilst the platforms were crowded with well-dreamed ladies
and gentlemen ; the Mayor. (Mr. Wm. Dunhill), the vicar
(the Rev. C. J. Vaughan, D.D.), and the oorpors-
Lion being also prement in their official rapacity.
The royal standard was Hating from the tower of the
parish church, and the bells rang merry peals. As the
royal train entered the station the Prince yea loudly cheered
from all sides, and when the train was brought to a stead-
still he graciously bowed bin acknowledgments. Mr.
ihnetham, district importer, and Mr. Wood, the clerk in
charge at the Doncsater station, who had under their one-
trol an efficient body of police and porters, new that DO time
was lost in changing scabies, and precisely at the time
appeiuted the train left the station amid the cheers of the
populace. An exceedingly fine engine took the royal trate
out from Doncaster, and the whole of the arrangemesta at
this station were admirable I. the extreme.

Wakefield was in a state of excitement from an
early hoar on Monday, in anticipation of the visit of the
Prince of Wales. When it became known that the Princess
of Wales could not make the journey, regret was very
generally exposited. Towards midday, without any order
or request h►ving been made to that effect, Waimea was
generally suspended and many of the shops dosed; and
aosikenems •41.14010 of people peers & deers teselkels rails
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stetson, where it wee
arranged that the royal train should stop for • short time
in order that his royal birdman might receive an address
from the mayor and corporation of Wakefield. The station
had beset gaily decorated. A royal standard floated from
the top, and all along the platform there ware flags and
banners, Ac. The pillars supporting the roof above the
platform, which had bean beefy painted, were •100 hung
with wreaths of artificial flowers, and over the doors were
designs of various kinds. A raised platform was the place
of accommodation for the ladies, and an enclosed square
was set apart for the magistrates and the corporatios-
Altogether about 1,500 persons could find accommodation
on the platform, but these proved but a small
somber compared with the crowds of other spec.
tetors who gathered together, and who covered every
available point whence a view could be obtained.
The Wakefield troop of the First West York Yeomanry,
under the command of Captain Taylor and Lieutenant
Skipworth ; the Wakefield Yolnoteers, under the command
of Lieutenant• Colonel Holdswortli, as • guard of hooour,
were oe the spot. At five minutes past two the telegrams
began to tell of the approach of the royal train, and at tea
minutes ► train came whithog up which from its decoraticau
was mistaken for the royal train, and in the midst of a
salute from the volunteers the empty carriages rattled past.
Immediately after, Sir Gee. Wetherell, K.C.8., attended
by two aides-de-camp, and accompanied by Mr. George
Wilma, of Manchester, took his place on the central part
of the platform, and at a little after • quarter-peat two
sheers from the spectators, who elevated themselves oa the
most commanding sites, told that the royal train was in
view. The Batley ride corps band struck up the National
Anthem, and amid a general cheer the royal train dashed
into the station, and stopped opposite the place where the
mayor was standing. A moment's glance at the component
parts of the royal train was all that the spectetore gave.
They saw that it was gaily decorated, and that the insignia
of the Priest was embluoned about it, bat that was all.
Every eye was directed to the royal carriage and to its
illustrious occupant, who, besides others, was attended by
General Boollys and Sir Charles Wood, M.P. The mayor
advanced to the carriage, and the Prince rose amid renewed
and repeated cheering'. At a glance all saw that the por-
trait' which had been circulated did cot flatter him. Slight
in form, but apparently tine in frame, he stood with the
easy grace of an English gentleman. He smiled pleasantly
upon the cheering multitude, and distributed has bows to
every corner. The carriage door was opened, and the mayor
presented au address.
The address was on vellum and illuminated, and it had
been written in expectation of the Princess of Wales being
also present. It was received by the Prices amid the cheers
of the assembly, for himself, for the Princess Alexandra,
and the Queso. The carnage door was closed, but again
opened, and a bouquet was presented to his royal highness
by the Mayoress, who was accompanied by Mrs. Whither=
The doors were closed, and in a minute or two more—about
twenty-five minutes put two—the royal train proceeded
forward towards Halifax. The train was accompanied by
Mr. G. Wilson, of Manchester; Mr. Aedetes, of Chick-
beams ; and Captain Binstesd, of Wakelisild.

DRAT/I or GIRIIRRAL Joao OLDTIZLD, K.H.—
We have to record the death of the above galleat sad dis-
tinguished general, which occurred at °lda'ld lAml3.
Susses, on Sunday last. The damned officer, who bed
attained the advanced age of 74 yours, entered the corps
of Roy al Engineers as second lieutenant, April 2, 1806,
sad became first lieutenant July 1 of the same year. He
served is North America 1807.8-9, sod became captain,
May 1,181 E He neat served as second io command of the
Engineer department in the Netherlands front March to
Jane, 1815; and as brigade major in the corps of Royal
Engineers is the Netherlands and Freon from March,
1815, until the withdrawal of the anny of occupation in
December, 1818 ; sad was present at the battle of Waterloo
and capitulatioa of Paris He became brevet major, July
22, 1810, and limateaant-colonel, November 12, 1631 ; and
was commanding Royal Engineer io Canada from 1839 to
1843. He became brevet colonel, November 23, 1841 ; re.
`Murata colonel, November 3, 1845; major-general. Jun
29. 1854 ; lieutennt•reoeral, May 10, 1859; Gonad corn-
=moduli of Royal Regimens, October 25, 1859; end gm
offal, April 3, 1862.
EMIGRATION To Aurriuma.—ln the last twenty-
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tralia by the Governo.eat Eaapstioa•Beerd ; 38,420 of
them were nominated in virtue of coutribution la the
colony from private neuron, moaning to 161,290 E The
total passage money was 3,869,0881. The nationlity of
nearly all the emigrants was recorded ; there were 14550
English, 43,857 Scotch, and 87,533 Irish. Had the num-
bers emigrating been in proportion to the preceding caucus,
they would have been 178,4138 Eaglieb, 28,611 Scotch, and
89,760 Irish.

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