The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1662.

THE COMTE DE PARIS IN MANCHESTER.

During his visit to Manchester. this week, the
young Comte de Paris zealously occupied his time in
making inquiries into the details of the distress, both
in respect to its extent and the means adopted for
its alleviation. On Monday the prince, after attend-
ing the meeting ot the Central Executive Relief Com-
mittee, visited the Provident Society's Distribution
DenOt and Cooking Kitchen, in Garden-lane, through
which he was shown by Mr. Smith. In this
visit his royal highness was accompanied by the Very
Rev, the Dean of Manchester. At a late hour be
visited, in company with the town clerk, the Gaythoro
Working Men's Dining Rooms. and the Finch-street Cook-
ing Kitchen. In the evening the prince went to the Hulme
Institute for the Unemployed, where he heard Professor
Greenwood lecture on his travels in the Swiss Alps. The
offices of the Marne Relief Committee, and the Central
Relief Offices, in Cennoo-street, were also visited by. his
royal highness daring the evening. On Tuesday the prince
again fret the town clerk, by whom he was accompanied to
the sewing schools connected with Dr. Munm's chapel,
Grosvenor-square, to the People's Cooking Kitchen in
Boundary-street, and to the sewing schools in Brunswick-
street. lfe also visited Messrs. Macintosh and Company's
mauofackorV. Cambridge-street, and the works of the Whit-
worth Rifle Company in Choritonetrcet. The prince
having expressed • strong desire to spend some time in
visiting the houses of the poor people who applied for relief,
in order to make himself personally acquainted with their
condition, it was arranged that he should accompany Mr.
William Birch. jun., the superintendent of the sewing
schools in the Fulme 'district, on a visiting round. Ac-
cordingly, on Wednesday morning, his royal highness, ac-
companied by the town-clerk, met Mr. Birch, and spent
about three bowl in a house-to-house visitation of applicants
for relief. In the first place, however, a call was made at
Mr. Penny's mill, where a large number of men—from
700 to SOD— were attending school, under the diner
tion of the Board of Guardians. Mr. Birch's visite
were made in the usual course, for the purpose of ascertain-
ing whether the various applicants were entitled to relief,
and the prince evinced the greatest interest in the
proceedings. Subsequently the party went to the
Radnor-street School, where a large number of children
were enjoying a Christmas dinner of roast beef and plum
pudding, which had been provided for them by subscrip-
tion. The juveniles gave vent to their feelings by cheering
lustily in honour and welcome of the visitor. In return
his royal highness delivered to them a short address. He
said he was delighted to have the opportunity of seeing
them enjoy themselves so heartily ; and it was also a great
gratification to him to be able to ascertain, by personal ob-
serration, the extensive and varied arrangements made for
the purpose of relieving the distress which unfortunately
existed. Those arrangements were very complete, and be
was pleased to have had the opportunity of contributing
something towards their being carried out. He doubted not
that the leisure time which was, unfortunately, thrust upon
the unemployed would be taken advantage of for the pur-
pose of obtruniog information and instruction, which, per-
haps, under other circumstances, would have been hardly
micticable, and which be hoped would prove greatly bene.
to them in the future. After leaving the Radnor.
street School, the prince again visited the premises of the
District Provident Society in Garden-street, where relief
was being administered, and remained there watching the
rugs as long as time would permit. He expressed
Mr. Smith, the agent, his great satisfaction with all be
bad seen of the society's arrangemeete, and cordially wished
them moose. His royal highness left Manchester for
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