The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-10 00:00:00

VISIT OF THE DUKE TO LIVERPOOL.

LIVIIRPOOL. TIIMIDAT EVINING.

This mcasing t►e long looked•fec visit of the Data of
Cambridp to Liverpool took place His royal highness
was accompanied into thwa by the Bail of Derby, the Berl
of Hardwick', Colonel Tyreibutt, and Kr. Walpole. The
streets through which be paned in rembieg the Town•ball
Unified the entbmisess of the is►abitaats at the fall of
Sebastopol and the victories is the Crimea. Barmen
etzessed from every window, and testy fleeigne eommemo•

relive of the French alliance were to he seem in all tbe
principal thoroughfares. Mir glad with dime were t►e
preparations for the illuminations this *maim', which will
be on a scale hitherto umprecedented is Liverpool. As the
waive rolled Wasp the streets, a reepeetfal rather this a
collisions expeessios of (vital/snot was mean/Med. The
shops were all cicssd, sad the day was obeerved as a general
holiday.
To do boom to his royal highness. the memben of the
sorporatias were summoned tor 11 o'clock, and shortly
after that hour the Dori ige was sea proceeding up Castle.
street. His royal highness and party were received at the
entrance of the Tows•hsll by the Meyer, J. A. Tobin,
R.q., who led the illustrious &trust, up the grand stet:t-
ome to the meters trawistroote, where the althea of the
corporation was presented. The members of the town
walled fAlowed, and when all were sasembled,
The Ktroz, after m few aporopnate observations, palled
upon the Recorder to read the address which It was the
wish of the morporatiou should be presented to his royal
highness.

The RICOIDIZ then read the following address:
" To Hu Royal Highness the Doke of Cambridge, S.C.,
1.P., K.C.B ,alto olke.
" May it pluses your Royal Highness—
" We, the Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the Borough
of Liverpool, avail ossselves of this opportunity of offeriag to
your R al Highnese our earnest congratulations upon your
visit to this tows, together with an assurance of the re-
spectful esteem and attachment entertained towards yourself
by the inhabitants of this borough generally. This tribute
kids' at only to your rank and static., bat to your per-
sonal exertions in the public service. We have seen with
no common Interest a urines of the blood royal embarked
la an arduous campaign, and sharing the toils and perils
of oar soldier', and with them at Alma, Selektive, and
letterman, nobly sustaining the honour of our common
saintry Happily, it is now our privilege to eddies, your
Royal Highness ewe after another signal triumph granted
to the arms of the Allies la toe &Sof Sebastopol, and at a
time whoa everything seems to promise a favourable issue
to the war uadertaken by France and England, with so
object of pineal ggeaceieeneet, bet solely to curb the
segrtsaial ambition of a great empire, and to secure the
independence of surrounding nations. We hop* that your
Royal Highness will, in iespeeting the shipping, docks, and
maritime arrangements of the Port of Liverpool, not
fail to perceive that indiwry ana enterprise on the beaks of
the Mersey are still widely *rending themselves, and con-
tributing largely to the general prosperity of the British
Empire.
"Given under the Octoroon Seal of the Borough of
Liverpool, this 9th day of October' 1866.
(Signed) "1. A. Tang "
The Recorder having finished reading the address, the
Meyer presented it to tne Royal visitor.
His ROYAL Hionuas, in reply, said—lt is with feel-
ings of the deepest satisfaction that at your invitation I
visit this great sad important, and loyal borough. The
honour is still more gratifying to me from the circus.
stance that you have associated my name with that of
the gallant army which has, by its deeds of bravery and
daring, rendered itself worthy of all the honour we ea
bestow on it. If in my connexion with that army I have
been so fortunate as to obtain your approbation, I am co
that amemat also much gratified—that is an honour of
which a soldier may be justly proud. (Cheers.) It affords
me very great satisfaction to have visited this peat and
important mercantile borough ; and once more I must ex-
press my gratitude for the very flattering mask of your
asiiderstion which you have jest bestowed upon me.

The address was enclosed in a handsome cylindrical box,
made of ebony, elegantly mounted with silver. It was em-
bellished with engraved representations et the Lending-
stage, the Custom-house, the Town-hall, and Bt. George's
Hall; and ea it wee also engraved the following inscription:
"This bez, oontainicg the Address to his Royal Highness
George Dake of Cambridge, K G., K.P., sad 0.C.8., wee
presented by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the
Borough of Liverpool, in the County Palatine of Lancaster,
October IL, MDCCCLV."

This very 'lnset box was made by Yr. Meyer, Lord-
street; by whom also was prepared the illuminated copy of
the address which was enclosed in the boa, and pretested to
his royal highness.
' When the ceremony of the presentation had been com-
plend, the mayor led his royal highness through the small
Mt* the great ball room, and there introduced him to a
number of ladies. after which, his royal hMliness stepped
out upon the balcony, which commands a Ace view of the
Exchange area. At this time there were at least 6,000
persons assembled, end his appeances gave rim to a 'haul-
masons bent of cheering. There is every appearance of
the weather continuing floe up te the time of the disuse,
and the grand ball this evening at the Town-hall.
His royal highness at the Collegiate Institution was
presented with an addles', and he responding Mit did not
alight from his carriage. He then visited the public baths,
Cornwallis-street, and suewegeently the Derby Museum,
pushes on to the Blue Cost Hospital, where he was meshed
by the bead of the hospital (composed of the boys of the
school) wit► the asthma anthem. His royal highness
went through the sebeals, and next visited the Bailors'
Hume, after which he proceeded to the Albert Doak and
Warehouses, and afterwards the line of docks. Throughout
the whole of this mete the dennostratious in honour of the
visit of our eonreign's cassia were moss enhouaded,guns and
pistols were And immensely, and as the sheers of the multi-
tude rose above the din, has royal highness removed his
bat, and cordially bowed to the people.
His royal highness will dine with the Mayor this even-
ing, and Woad a bell.

We ( Globe) are happy to hoar that Mr. Frederick
Leas, M.P., is meth better, aad that ►opee ue now enter-
tained of hie recover,.

"An East Norfolk Elector" suggests that General
Winches' mut be the man at the neat vacancy to supply
the plies which his beether. it is believed, would have re-
sumed at the lest election bad be bee■ alive.

—.—
ME. J. 14'13krOok, M.P. AND THE ELECTOR 3 Or
GiasPow.-11r. Joba }Mugu hes intimated to the
electors of Glasgow his iatestion of addreseing them in
this coarse of this week. Es eau- " I considered the
Marilee. Cabinet la unmet as to the war, the preparations
I for, mad the madam of whisk were aapardonably and ipso-
ready misamagod, sad the coasequatees of which have
been throorhoutealansitute. In Ennee I saw mere than spi-
ciest dommestary proof that the numbers who had perished
Irma weal of proper shelter, food, sod clothing, sad tat-
swat postilion, were not 'paginated. I therefore mild
not support the dnt government organised by Lard Paleness.
bye, and, tasked of lutist, it le well knows that I ten.
folly studied so avoid accoptiag ones. I believe, itotwith-
studio, the grievous uponso of the war, that seek • pease
u wee offered at the Timm Coafereares would hem hoes
disgromfal to this antstry sad &sprats to the French
aliases. I sow feel (*.eloped that Lord Palamstos, is
porta* siaserity of hears sad etusadeess of Jodgessat,
tarry es the war with vies, anal he sea obtain a peace
that will be worthy of the jostle: dignity, sad pumas of
the British empire.trait he :rill also, Joiady with the
French /trimmest. gospel the Cur to iadomaify oar la:-
payers for the istraordiauy ozonises of defeatist the polish
arresting the atrocities, lausbliag the arrogsaor, sad ar-
, dudes the pewee of Ruda."