The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-07 00:00:00

PRINCE ALBERT AT SALFORD.

The weather was brighter and finer yesterday
than on Tuesday, and the visit of his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert to the Peel-park, Salford, to
inspect the works in the Exhibition by Local Artists
and, to inaugurate a statue of her Majesty:McQueen,
again drew together an immense concourse of people.
His Royal Highness left Abney-hall, Cheshire, in
the company of the Mayor of Manchester,
_ a little
before nine o'clock, his suite (including Lord Tor-
rington, Lord Abercorn, General the Hon. Charles
Grey, Colonel Ponsonby, and Colonel Seymour) fol-
lowing in the second of the royal carriages. Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Colonel Taylor,
and • detachment of the 7th Dragoon Guards,
escorted the Prince. As they passed through Oxford-
road, Siancliester, when great members of people
were assembled, and through New Bailey-street and
Chapel-street, Salford, hie 'royal highness was
greeted with very general and hearty 'leering ands

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salute from artillery. The sides of the drive in Peel
park were lined with a more select and respectable
class of people of both sexes, and there were probe.
bly.not less than ten thousand people assembled in
venous parts of the park. His royal highness
arrived about half-past nine o'clock, and was received
at the entrance to the Library and Museum, in the
Park, by Mr. Stephen Heelis, mayor of Salford, sad
by Mr. Gibson, town clerk, and various members
the town council. He was attived in morning cos.
time, and looking extremclt well. He was con,
ducted to the readhig.room, where a considerable
number of ladi,:s and gentlemen were assembled, in.
eluding Lord Burlington, the Bishop of Manchester,
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., Sir John Potter,
M.P., Mr. J. A. Turner, M.P.' Mr. W. N. Massey,
M.P., Mr. Thomas Barley the lion. Neal Dow,
the Very Rev, the Dean of -Manchester, and the Re;
Canon Stowell., _

His royal highness wee conducted to a dais on
entering the room, and the Mayor of Salford read
over and presented an address.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert maid in reply:
Mr. Mayor Aldermen, and Oentlemen,—l thank you
with all my beam for the addrem which you have manta.
and for your warm expressions of attachment to the Quern,
It must be very pleating to her to find her subjects uniting witp
her in joy and satisfaction in any event which tends to Mame
her happiness and that of her family, and, on the cab*
hand, sympathising with her in her sorrow, when the in-
scrutable decrees of Providence have visited them with alio.
lion. My presence here to-day may testify to you, in return,
that any object which may be designed for the
!advancement, and prosperity, and happiness of ht
people commands her personal intereat and solicitude. 1
may be allowed to congratulate you upon the achievetemittif
a work of such usefulness to this vast community as gye
creation of this park, library, and museum, giving at me
the means of healthful recreation and mental improvement to
population employed day after day without relief in the
monotonous labour of factory work. I congratulate yoo,
however, particularly upen your success in proving to your
fellow- eitirens that these means of recreation and improve.
meat are objects worthy of their individual exertions, and cc
the fact that they have themselves nude the
sacrifices which were necessary to procure a blessing to
them which they will doubly feel as their own. The go.
tistiee to which you have referred, showing the number of
persons who have availed themselves of the tom, amply
testify that this is the case, and that any attempt to pit
upon the Art Treasures Exhibition, now attracting the ate
tention of Europe to Manchester, a permanent institatim,
would be in accordance with the spirit of the people, and
would probably succeed in furthering objects, the benefit of
which, for their welfare, they have learnt to appreciate. Ms
with pleasure that I comply with your request to imp.
rate the statue which loyalty has erected on the epo&
where the Queen met for the first time your body, in the
preaence of 80,000 children enjoying the blessing of school
tuition. That they rosy grow up an addition to the active
powers and strength of their country, is my anxioca with;
and may succeeding generations, seeing the Queen's stile
In the midst of this park, find in its contemplatta as
samentnee that, where loyalty and attachment to the Some*,
as the representative of the institutions of the country, se
linked to en ardent love of progress, founded upon sir-
reliance and self-improvement, a country cannot fail tO
prosper, under the favour of the Almighty.
The Prince was loudly cheered at the conclusion
of this address. An address was then presented to
his royal highness from the Institutional Aswan.,
lion of Lancashire and Cheshire, by a deputation
from that body, at the head of which was the Lord
Bishop of Manchester. The deputation included
Sir Benjamin Ileywood, Bart., Sir Elkanah Arai-
Cage, Mr. Thomas Barley, Mr. Peter Ainsworth,
Mr. Thomas Grundy, Mr. Ashton, and Dr. Hudson,
chairman of the central committee. The address
was simply presented, without being read.
The Prince then left the reading room in eon-
pan y with the Mayor, Town Clerk, the Bishop of
Mao chest er , and other gentlemen present, and was
conducted through the museum, and spent a cotta.
derable time in examining the various objects din.
terest which struck his attention. It now contains
a very extensive collection of objects.
Descending the stairs of the Museum, the Prima
was next conducted into an enclosed area of the
park, in which has been erected a marble statue of
her Majesty, by Mr. Noble, as a memorial of the
Queen's visat in 1851, and her reception there by
nearly 80,000 Sunday school children. A company
of many thousand persons' principally ladies, was
assembled here, and had been accommodated with
seats. The Prince was conducted to a covered de*
raised in the centre, when the Mayor said :
The statue which is now before us, and which 1 have new
the pleasure to ask your royal highness to inaugurate, mg
erected to commemorate the visit of her Majesty toil= Ow
In October, 1851, and her reception on that occasion by a
commune of Sunday echool teachers and scholars, tees
number of at least 80,000. Many of these are now hers pe-
sent, and yam sure they join with me in fervent prayer led
cordial wish that this may long remain a statue to our sew
reign's honour, living as she does in the hearts of her air-
donate subjects ; and that she may long continue to nip
over a prosperous, united, and loyal people.
His worship then ordered the statue to be un-
covered, and it was exposed to view amidst a boat
of cheering from the assembled multitude, whieh
lasted for several minutes. It is a full-length flare
of her Majesty in the finest Sicilian marble, Mee
feet six inches high, and elevated on a pedestal rising
to the height of eleven feet. The entire weight of
the whole is about thirty tons. It represents the
Queen attired in modern costume, and wearing a
diadem of opals and diamonds. Mr. Noble has de-
signed and executed the work in an admirable styls
and spirit, worthy of the occasion, and Peel 'Park
has gained a beautiful, dignified, and chameterielia
likeness of England's admirable Queen. On the
pedestal is carved the following inscription:
To commemorate the visit of her most gracious Majesty Is
the Peel Park, Salford, October the 10th, 1851, this mews
Mal was erected by the contributions, aided by public so.
script-ion, of 80,000 Sunday-school teachers and echelon who
were present to welcome her Mitjerty on that joyful 0026:11.
—Thomas Agnew, Mayor of Salford.
His royal highness expressed himself highly
pleased with the statue, and this terminating the
ceremonies which had brought hint to Manchester,
he shortly afterwards returned to his carriage with
the Mayor of Manchester. He left the park amidst
renewed bursts of cheering from the immense multi-
tude of people, and returned to London b, the
London and North Western Railway at 12 oclock.
The weather was exceedingly fine, and the visit d
his royal highness was evidently productive of
great pleasure to many thousands of

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

SOUTHWARK.
AITIMPTED SEICIDIt OP A VD:MALE IY THY POLICE CILL.
Mos &Menu, • middle aged, well dressed fenisle,the
of • -octable mechanic, was brought before Me Donbas
charged with being drunk and incapable in Highlands
Sho was also charged with making a most detemainsd
tempt to IMlsmgle herself with her garter in the police ma Id
the rear of the " • •

1013.12011•0.
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attest, Sore lig h, about seven o'clock on the revises
noon, when he raw the prisoner lying on the Willie 61.
sensibly drunk, and with the &mildewy of another ages lie
conveyed her to the station-house. The prisoner was a PP
spectelde woman, and it was the Prat than she hsl hear
custody.
Mr. Borsham discharged her for that cam* oia
Sergeant Turpin, 6 Al, stated that after dm prienar bet
beets locked up some time, his attention was collate disa
when he saw her lying on the Poor inecneible and quite
in the face. She had tightly fastened one of her ertels_,_
her neck in a very determined manner. Witnesememensmar
cut it, and procured the oasietanee of Mr. Welestrallmilra
neighbouring surgeon, who, after considerable alkedMi^'
stored animation. The latter gentlemen informed him
had witnesa been a second later, the vital spark would hew
The prisoner said she wee very sorry for what bad WO,
red. It was the Pat time she had ever been tipsy, MAOI
did not know what happened.
The husband here etepped forward and said his wife was • •
very steady female, and ho never knew her to have boo
drunk before, and he could smart his weiship that it was
the fleet time she had made an attempt en her r*
Mr. Burehant asked him whether he would be .answilbb„._
for her faun conduct? Ile replied that he would. 81
was positive she would never make curb another attempt.
Mr. Satehata accordingly ordered her to be disehm64

Lag evening the annual general meeting of the'
Society for the Liberation of Iteligion from State. Bat-
trol wan held at St. Martin's Hell. Mr. Sahabach
M.P. • Mr. Frank Crawley, M.P. ; and Meows. Fos lea
Miall; late M.P.s, were present, but the mend attendwwor
both sa the body of the hall and on the platform, was MN
usually mint. Mr. T. Barnes Fended.