The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-16 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1858.

THE TOWN-HALL

Ths company began to arrive at the hall 'hod!, idler
debit. Upon the interior of the building the ari of
the descestat had been lavished, end nothing which artiebc
skill amid dribs led hese spired to reader the arrangement
saltskie to the mamba At the aid of tits hell nearest the
organ gallery adds and edema anew had been meted ;
the liellapy, handesmaly shaped end richly gilt, was he-
bawd with potpie velvet. Upon the dais were pieced a
club at item for her Majesty and two smeller charm, each
richly inlaid with gilt and Woad with otrisivooloured
mote antique. The Soar of the hell was covered with a
superb Broods comet at rem Band, with gold shin and
Hew
keder--the pattern ebb Isms as the one wed la the
Hew at Look Up the omen et Ike appreaoldng the
deb was platted a broad ship of imrocm-ecileered
carpet, 'deal-p6ed ; sad round three sides were ends
orveted with arbalion cloth, approprisied to Wise. °abide
the Hall mother osnopy, richly dmorated, was placed over
lbs dose et 'MIA her Illnjesty was le emir the holding.

A sales et sporialsals bad toss Baud up for bar Majootr •
resoptlas. The walls of thssowsro Mai with plak, over which
was asarod white Amid taus& ; Ohs ?wafture was of
semi wood, inlaid with pad, sad hod boat npplial by
ldsaL BMOC., Wright. sad Co., of Oxford-amt. Tho
spartsmats graporal Ar the Priam Cowart wore hoar with
psis rap, Sinews Ado panels or gold sod crimson lace-
work. Ths hositiors was of walnut wood l crimson ma*.
Boa =Ma *tram woo fhisk sr wla asoladiag &moo,
annlirelleandlo Arr.

This vestibule through which bar Majasty was to pass from
the apertassat to the Hall was Used with s superb Mho-
lion of Sowers, ohiedy supplied from Wyddingtea, the red-
dime of the Mayor.
At eleven o'clock the scene in the Hell was at once strik-
ing sod magnillount. The Boor of the building and the aide
galleries were devoted excluaively to Indies, u was the front
of the greet pawl. The back of this gallery was allotted
to 'Waima. In the ceps gallery were stationed some 400
vocidisM, ambers of the Festival, Choral, and Amateur
Hesaonio Societies.

Am the py mad brilliant throng chetwed ca the floor of
the Hall the see ail mongol woo ad aka* briftleat,
but slaplaly piotaraque and beautiful. The &Wag
enflone of the military, the deputy-llentemate to
tall attire, the consuls of varicose foreign lath=
la appropriate costume, mingled with the rehee at the itese-
burs of the civic body, who had thought it to wean paw
a accordance with the wage of corporatism la aide times.
A sprinkling, too, there wee of Fathoms la court attire,
who had had the honour of previous presented= to ben
Majesty. The gentlemen privately attired wore All =win
deem. The beauty of the scene—the gargenewee of the
ataapy beneath which her Majesty wee to eft, sad up=
which the sun glittered through the hell windows with •
degree of brilliancy seldom witnamed—wea relieved by the
quieter costumes of the ladles In the galls= and upon the
door, amongst whom might be witnessed many fair linen
et the &day of Friends.
In the woe= of the hew which elapsed after the Hall had
filled, mad prior to bar Majesty's arrival, Mandelmohn'e
"Rpm cd Praia" and the " Hallelejah Chores" were
wag by the choir.
At eve Wautat alter 12 o'clock the booming of the gone
told est her Majesty had arrived at the railway station, and
erectly et belf-peet twelve the Queen entered the building,
laving pawed along Worcester-dreet, High-street, Sun-
shade, Cletimett4olll, sad Ana-etreet, en hie route, =

°styles the lastayeeehomalleas et the pimple, who had the
et% pawed sad erewielevery phiketa sad =Odor slaw
the way.

He Majesty remained la brie private spetinsat a few
minter only. The mound she emend the vestibule end
entered the Hall the organ puled Ruth the National Anthem.
Her Mijasty was poesdai, as she entered the Hall, by the
Hoa. Sir R. Mops sad Gaol& Bounds. The Queen
looked ressarksillg well as she walked up the Hall, leaning
on the Panes Oaemiet's arm, auk lackg seemilal the Isle,
took bee mat to drank of Tau Jiro WOW wen •
like ilk dress with a proteake af fiewance, a black loos
shawl, sad a bonnet of white tulle; the Prima wae attired la
the vodkas of a general of dislike. Oa the dais imme-
diately behind her Majesty were the Dauber of Atha, the
Dachau of Sathesiand, sad die Hee. Mks etspead.
The Prince Ceased eat es her MeTsty's left ; next him
stood the Marquis of Alumni, and es her right stood Lord
Leigh and the Right Hon. Spew Walpole.
Her Majesty surveyed the Hall whilst the Nations
Anthem was being sung, and was apparently Teased with it
and with the scene.

Imaiedietely attar the choir had swag " God save the
QUO'S," the Mayor (who wore a =gunboat tetznats robe,
with gold Mrs, similar to the sista robs of the Speaker Of
the Howse el Cerium* advanced to the dais, aid asked her
Majesty's passielon for the Town Clark to reed the oorpo.
rstioa address Her Majesty having signified her sweet,
the Town Clark (Thomas filendbridge, Esq.) stepped for'
ward and reed the address.

His worship the Mayor sirs advanced, and handed the
address to the Queen. Then her Majesty read the following
reply in a voice so clear end distinct that the words reached
every part of the building
" I have reared with pram" your loyal sad dutiful
address, expressing your sincere and devoted disotion to my
person and my throne.
" It is most gratifying to roe to have the opportunity of
visiting this ancient and anterprielng town, the mare of so
muck of our mancheturing indnatry ; and I Mom you may
keg molar in the full enjoyment of that liberty and moon.
city, without which even industry itself most fail to nap its
appropriate reward.
" I desire you will oonvey to the erg consarenity which
you represent my sheer theirs he their owed welcome,
resift them at the same time ol the glessur I have de-
rived hen witafirkse the gnat and laantsatag permit, of
Birmingham end Hs seighbourbood."
The Mayor advanced a third tire, end asked purdah* et
her Majesty that an Wire to the Prince Caret might be
road ; sad the Queen loving bowed her resat, the Town
Clerk reed the *Aber of the corporation.
The Prime Consort reed the Mewls. reply :
" Kr. Mayor and Chatimeen,—l trek re: miry slaw*
for your kind sad flattering address._

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", It is sod gratify's; to awe to Mad that the views whisk
I expressed es the occasion of say loot visit to fffrmilailtors
coined& with tiros of Its Initsierious sad elallelasmod
onto's'', eel to bar that the bletitution I wee this °WWI
ups' to Inaugurals bide so fair to answer the espeatatkes of
It. talsrprislimp lessdars.
" It is with wombed plumes that I wilmdd tide day
your cordial sad loyal resepdaa of your Chaim ; aid whoa I
railed that ewe vidt white it has ben say good Wass to
pay this tows las Ur ocossioald by SOON huh effort ou
your part to promote &hie the model happiness or the
moral sad totdhsctaal lmprovematt al you follow-
ci tiums.

" 1 ma eddy wpm my lime red comaast tract that the
Morin et qty Clod try =Mime to Weed your
tourtiom to et noble a mum"

Then careattaieb eve, the Right Hon. draw We!pole
quittoi the debt, mond is the Mayor, and mama' to Ida
worship her Mageety's es:mama tar his. to shame sad
kneel. Hering Is.. so, the Qom Melt from the head of
Mr. Walpole a wad, awl giving the Mom the aselsels,
gmehmely 0311111.111161 bin to rho Or Jolla lid The
aewly created knight Mond his nmereigah hand sad with-
dom. We may add the tide sot of oasincemiss as the
pie of her Majesty was ail 62 bit a deemed maidimeat by
the Wire laimblbeate ea the bees. Mr 'shafts isteedarad
Mr. Abloom ledge= eel Mr. Alamos Namur, the
momr sad weeder of the Wray, both of when led the
beam, of Main beak ; nand also Mr. Abhors Phalli+
sad Mr. Aldermen Caller, the mew sad s.eeaAr at the
whir+ to the Prime Cement

The temetbets of the teen solmtil wen zed yeseutted by
the Mayo.; ..ob geetlimea pueed baize het Meboty,
bowed, art whailiew.

TMs Umtata,' the pccesdlege bt the Temu•ball. Hoy
Weal tankard, rim, auk tildes the ono of the Priem
Consort, proceeded to quilt the baL The WOW as left
the dais, there bunt *elk the koreappresosi dent ot greet-
lei and acelamatlos. Time was as milkaldagthe homethias
of that char any awe Om Van yes the grabs •z-
-puska of asthodaelie holing yid& shoes kr* fa sow

Her Majesty was manifertly mock pleased and gratified,
and repeatedly bowed bar acknowledgments as she posed
from the hen to her rivals apartment, whin eke Nowieed