The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-18 00:00:00

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO

LINCOLN.

LIECOLN, TUESDAY.
The preparations for the reception of Prince Albert
in this town, while on his way to open the Grimsby Docks,
have been, after much civic discussion, fully carried out, The
day has been kept a holiday by all ranks in the town. At neon
the mayor and corporation assembled in the Guildhall, where
they put on their robes, and then went in carriages in pro.
cession to meet the Prince Albert at the Midland Rsilway
Station, where he was expected to arrive at 1 o'clock.
Several of the London police were in the city, and aided
effectively in preserving order amongst the people.
It had been arranged that the address of the corporatism
should be presented in the Corn Exchange, which, by mese,
was well filled with residents in the city, principally ladies.
At the west end of the Corn Exchange a raised dais was
placed, brie' ascended by three steps; it was covered with
crimson coloured cloth. On this an easy chair was placed,
which had been covered for the occasion with crimson
flowered velvet. Behind were festooned draperies of crimson
cloth, having " God save the Queen" in gilt letters near the
top, and the city arms, with the motto, " Florist Lindum."
Oa either doe of the dais were suspended two very old
flags, the property of the Lincoln Local Militia, and
below them two vases filled with evergreens and artificial
flowers. The rot m was well filled with the citizens and the
gentry of the neighbourhood.
A false alarm of the Prince's arrival was created by four
men walking up the room bearing, one the tip staff, another
the silver mace, a third the large gilt mace, and • fourth
looked excessively ludicrous, he being a poor emaciated old
man, and wining an enormous " cap of maintenance," with
a rim 7 loches hr Ai, and bearing the mayor's sword.
Precisely at 1 o'clock his Royal Highness arrived at the
station in the Queen's state carriage, where he was received
by the Mayor and Recorder. His Royal Highness then
stepped into an open carriage, and, accompanied by Colonel
Phipps and the Earl of Yarborough, proceeded to the Corn
Brehtags.
His Site's! Highness having ascended the dais, the
Recorder, Town Clerk, and members of the council, ranged
themselves in front of the dais. Prince Albert looked cold,
the result of travelling during a heavy tall of anew. The'
&monition were dressed in their robs, and their appearance
was very mirth-provocative. Prince Albert did not make
use of the cheir, but stood, with his coat close buttoned, near
the edge of the platform. The Recorder (Mr. Serjeant
Clarke) then approached, and read the following address
"To 1116 ROYAL HIGHNESS FIELD-MARSHAL PRINCE
ALBERT, K 0., lac.
" We, the mayor, aldermen, and corporation of the
city of Lincoln, beg to offer to your royal highness a
cordial and hearty welcome to our aociedt city, a city
formerly the occisional residence of the monarchs of Eng-
lend, end always distinguished by the loyalty and patriotism
of her citizens. Wo hail with feelings of the highest grati-
tude the presence of the illustrious consort of our gracious
and beloved Oaten, and the occasion thus offered us of ex.
pressing to your royal highness in person our deep respect
and admiration of those moral virtues and personal seem-
pliahmants which have won for your royal highness the
esteem and attachment of all ewes of her Majesty's subjects-
The estimable example which your royal highness presents
of personal and domestic excellence has filled us with no
Imo admiration than the solicitude shown by you for
the best int:rests of the people, in giving the influence of
your elevated position and enlightened exertions to the sup-
port of public institutions, in which Englishmen may well
feel an honourable pride, for the promotion of benevolent
objects, the encouragement of the arts, and the advancement
I sad diffusion of knowledge ; and we appreciate with admira-
tion and gratitude those motives which have led your Royal
Highness to vide these rare of her Majesty's dominions, in
order to give the auspice us and encouraging sanction of your
illustrious name and presence to the commencement of works
connected with the common welfare of the county. We
hope, In all sincerity, that your Royal Highness may have a
safe and agreeable progress In the execution of your gracious
and laudable object, and that, under the blessing of Divine
Providence, your Royal Highness may live long to enjoy the
honour and advantagin of your high and disunguiehed po-
sition, and the COOsCiOUSZESS of having employed the powers
and influence they confer in the amelioration and improve.
ment of our common species."
To this his Royal Highness replied :
" I have received with much pleasure your welcome
to the ancient and loyal city of Lincoln. The kind
expressions which you have made use of with regard
to myself personally, cannot fail to be deeply felt
and valued by me. But you do me no more than
justice in believing that I am sincerely anxious to give every
encouragement in my power to those excellent institutions of
which you may feel so justly proud, some of which provide
fur the wants and sickness of your poorer brethres, and others
tend, by the encouragement of an and the wide diffusion of
knowledge, to enlarge the minds and elevate the tastes of the
British people. I have gladly availed myself of this opportu-
nity to visit the county of Lincoln for the first time. I could
not do so without pausing on my journey to visit the capital
city and beautiful edifice that adorns is. I hope sincerely
I that the gigantic work, of which I am about to lay the fine
stone, may prosper, end that the benefits of increasing com-
merce may add to the wealth and prosperity of the town sad
county."
At the conclusion of the reply "God save the Queen " was
Bang by the boys of the Christ's Hospital Blue-coat School,
assisted by the Minster choir.
The pros- ntati,n of the members of the corporation to his
Royal Highness formed part of the proceedings.
The Prince then left the Exchange, and went into the
open carriage, proceeding through the Stone-bow up Silver-
street and the Miester-yard to visit the cathedral. The
Prince entered by the western doors, and stopped a few
moments to admire the extreme beauty of the west front.
On entering the church, his royal highness was met by the
bishop, the dean, Archdeacon Bonney, the canon in residence,
and several of the clergy of the city and neighbourhood. The
dean then approached his royal highness and read the fol-
lowing address

" May IT PLEASE TOIII ROW. HIOHNIISS,
" We, the deans and csnons of this eathednd, beg leave to
approach your royal highness with the expression of our de.
voted loyalty and attachment to our getimus Queen and to
the royal family of this realm. In common with the people
of Lincoln in general, we are most anxious to be permitted
to offer to your royal highness a hearty welcome on your
royal highness's present visit to this large agricultural
county, so distinguished by the skilful prachee and the rich
products of good husbandry, as well as for the peaceable and
al disposition of the population. In common with the other
bitants of this ancient city we hail with gladness
your Royal presence here, where, in the days of old, kings
and princes have resided, and kept their courts. And for
ourselves, in particular, we are truly thankful for the privi-
lve of attending upon your Royal Highness in your survey
of our noble cathedral, of which your Royal Highness's
personal observation and your well-known excellent taste in
the fine arts cannot fail to satisfy you that we have abundant
reason to he proud."
His Royal Highness replied:
" I thank you very sincerely for the address which you
have presented to me, and for the expressions of your
devoted attachment and loyalty to the Queen and to the
royal family. The prospect of viewing your cathedral, so
famous for its pre-eminent beauty, added another pleasure
to the gratification which I expected to derive from my pre-
sent visit to this fine county."
The prince then walked up the aisle to the semen, end par-
ticularly noticed the fine circular windows of stained.
He then went up the choir, through the down% into the
Chapter-honse, and returned through the awned to the Am
south entrance, whence hie royal highness entered his
carriage. The prince expressed his great gretideation with
the view of the cathedral. Archdeacon Bonney attended the
prince, and pointed out several of the architectural beauties
of the building.
The prince then returned down hill to the railway station,
and left Lincoln for Brocketley precisely at half-put four
o'clock, at which time our express left.

CITY SEWERS.—GUILDHALL.
Yesterday the commissioners assembled; Deputy
lozacocx in the chair.

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private *initialers, to which belief your hoe. court has required o re.
conaiiieration of the price charged for pa. The mutt of
the bill, whatever It iney be, will not influence the
intention of the committee of management, who merely withhold
their announcement of their deter minat?on for the present to prevent
mia pprehcnaion on the part of the promoten of the bill, who have
delayed its protons for eta week', and but for which the committed
of management would have been free to send in their answer on the
lith, ageording to promise. I am also directed to call the serious
attention of your honounlie court to the evidence given before the
committee of the House of Commons an to the intention of the pro-
jected 'mutiny respecting the laying of the maim, in reference to
which the committee of management will be happy to gin you every
infonnathan In their power.
I have, de. (Signed) D. BENHAM, Sec,
The Hon. the Coremimionne of Sewen for the City of London.
The letter was declared to be very unsatisfactory to the
commissioners, who soon after adjourned.