The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-03 00:00:00

Lambeth Industrial Exhibition.

Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, thepatron of this industrial competition of
the working men of South London, paid a private
visit of inspection to the collection of works now
exhibiting at the Lambeth Baths. The visit, which
was, supposed to be a private one, was fixed for
half-past 12, but as a matter of course an intima-
tion of the high honour to be paid was whispered
abroad, and exhibitors having the right of entrance
soon filled the building with themselves and friends
in larger numbers even than attended the opening
ceremony. All the basement of the exhibition
was, in fact, so crowded that the committee found
it necessary to request that all who were not
actual exhibitors, who might wish to remain and
explain their models and machines to his Royal
Highness, would retire to the upper galleries,
a wish that was instantly complied with by the
exhibitors with the same quiet good order and
obedience to rules or advice which marked every
feature of the visit. The Prince was expected to
arrive, as we have said, at half-past 12, and at that
hour the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of
Shaftesbury, Sir W. Dilke, Mr. Locke, M.P., and
the members of the committee, including the rector
of Lambeth, the Rev. J. Lingham, the Rev. R.
Martin, of Bermondsey, the Rev. Newman Hall,
Mr. G. M. Murphy, and Mr. J. J. Frederick, the
secretaries of the Exhibition, were in attendance,
but half-past 12 was past, and 1, and half-past 1,
and still no Prince of Wales. At last, at 20 minutes
to 2, his Highness drove up quickly in the carriage
of the Russian Ambassador, accompanied by Baron
Brunnow and Captain Grey. It was said after-
wards that the exact time fixed for the visit had
been overlooked or misunderstood, and that his
Royal Highness, when walking in Piccadilly, re-
membered his appointment, and secured the loan of
Baron Brunnow's carriage, which was passing at
the time, and which brought; him with his Excel-
lency to the Lambeth Baths at 20 minutes to 2.
His Royal Highness was at once conducted by the
committee to the platform, when he was received
with enthusiastic cheers. From this point, after a
moment's delay, the Prince, accompanied by the
committee, proceeded to a careful examination of
the contents of the collection, in which more than
an hour was pleasantly spent. A description of the
chief works in this exhibition has so recently ap-
peared in The Sun that it is needless to refer to them
more on this occasion than to say that there was no
conspicuous object in the building which escaped
the notice of his Royal Highness, who evinced a
most genial interest in all he saw, and gratified the
working men by repeated questions as to their in-
ventions or the little works of art which they ex-
hibited. The celebrated alarum candlestick, in-
vented by a postman, and which, in addition to
claiming the merit of being able to perform most of
the duties of an ordinary household, calls the ser-
vant, pulls off the bedclothes, and pulls her out of
bed if she does not rise in time, came in for its full
share of inspection. While going round the building
the Prince purchased a perambulator for Prince
Albert Victor. The child's carriage is supposed to
be drawn by a wooden horse in front, and the legs
of which are moved in a kind of trot by a lever—a
toy above all others likely to delight an infant. The
exhibitor earnestly wished to make a present of it to
his Royal, Highness, but the Prince courteously in-
sisted on paying for it. Everywhere the royal
visitor was received with the most deferential polite-
ness, and without the slightest desire being mani-
fested to inconvenience him by crowding or follow-
ing along the route •by which he inspected the col-
lection. All parts of the exhibition on the ground
floor and galleries having been visited, the party
returned to the platform, when the Rev. Newman
Hall called upon the audience for three cheers for
the Prince, which were given with fervent vigour,
and supplemented with the first verse of the
National Anthem, which, being sung in tolerable
unison as to time and tune, had a very good effect.
His Royal Highness then signed his name in the
committee-book, " Albert Edward, Prince," and,
after expressing the pleasure he had derived from
his visit to Mr. Murphy, and receiving the thanks
of the Archbishop of Canterbury and other visitors,
his Royal Highness entered his brougham, which
had in the interval been sent for to Marlborough
House, and drove away amid the cheers of a great
crowd which had waited for hours to see him. The
friends of this South London Exhibition will be glad
to learn that there is now not the: least prospect of
the guarantors being called upon for a single shil-
ling to cover the expenses of the display. On the
contrary, the profits derived from the payments for
admission have been much in excess of what was at
first anticipated, that there is every probability of a
large surplus being available for prizes to the most
deserving of the exhibitors. The daily average
number of visitors has been on the whole rather over
3,000, and on Mondays has often risen to 6,000. A
day, we believe, will be set apart for the sale of such
objects as the exhibitors are willing to part with.

Sketch of a Lady Esquimaux.
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It was about this time I was visited by two Esquimaux,

man and wife, who will henceforth often appearin my nar-
rative, and who, together with a child afterwards born to
them accompanied me to the States. The man's name was
Ebierbing—otherwise called by us "Joe"—his wife's,
Tookoolito, or "Hannah." I was informed that this couple
had been taken to England in 1853, and presented to her
Majesty Queen Victoria, and that the female was a re-
markably iatelligent and what might be called au accom-
plished woman. They had remained nearly two years in
Great Britain and were everywhere ;well received. I heard

moreover that she was the sister of Toto and Ee-noo-
loo-a-pik, both celebrated in their country as great tra-

yellers and intelligent men, and the latter well known in
England for his visit there in 1839, and from a memoir of
him, published by Surgeon Macdonald, of the ill-fated

Franklin Expedition. Ebierbing was a good pilot for this
coast, and had brought Captain Parker's ship through the
channels, as already narrated. At the time of the gale,
when my boat and the Rescue were wrecked, he was up in
Northumberland Inlet, and also lost a boat of his own.
When I visited Captain Parker, "Joe" was not on
board, nor did I know much of him until the above
particulars were furnished to me. I was, therefore,
naturally anxious to see this couple, and looked forward
to our meeting with much hope that it would prove not
only pleasing, but useful in many ways. The first in-
terview I had is recorded in my journal as follows :
"Nov. 2, 1860.—While intently occupied in my cabin, writ-
ing, I heard a soft, sweet voice say, 'Good morning, sir.
The tone in which it was spoken—musical, lively, and
varied—instantly told me that a lady of refinement was there
greeting me. I was astonished. Could Ibe dreaming?
Was it a, mistake ? No ! I was wide awake, and writing.
But had a thunder-clap sounded on my ear—though it was
snowingat the time—l could not have been more surprised
than I was at the sound of that voice. I raised my head ;
a lady was indeed before me, and extending an ungloved
hand. Of course, my welcome to such an unexpected
visitor in these regions was as befitting as my astonished
faculties for the moment could make it. The door-way
in which she stood leads from the main cabin into my
private room. Directly over this entrance was the sky-
light, admitting
a flood of light,, and thus revealed to me
crinoline, heavy flounces, an attenuated toga, and an im-
mensely expanded
kiss-me-quick' bonnet, but the features
I could not at first make out. ' Coming events cast their
shadows before them.' Ladies are events casting umbra
andpenumbra along wherever their pathway be, thus be-
speaking glory about them constantly. Knowing the philo-
sophy of all this, even before leaving the States, I imme-
diately tried to do honour to my unknown visitor. But on

turning her face, who should it be but a lady Esquimaux !
Whence, thought I, came this civilisation and refinement ?
But, in a moment, I was made acquainted with my visitor.
She was the Tookoolito I had so much desired to see, and
directly I conversed with her she showed herself to be quite
an accomplished person. She spoke my own languag,
fluently, and there, seated at my right in the main cabin, I
had a long and interesting conversation with her. Ebiorbing,
her husband—a fine and also intelligent-looking man—was
introduced to me, and though not speaking English so
well as his wife, yet I could talk with him tolerably well.
From them I gleaned many
interesting particulars of their
visit to England, and I was gratified to hear that they had
actually dined with Prince Albert, who treated them very
kindly, and with much consideration. Ebierbing, in speak-
ing of the Queen, said he liked her very much, and she was
quite 'pretty.' He also said that 'Prince Albert was a very
kind, good man, and he should never forget him.' The follow-
ing conversation, as copied from my journal, written at the
time, will show you the sentiments of Tookoolito on civilised
- °l.
life :—I asked her how she would like to live in England.
She replied, " I would like very well, I thank y
" Would you like to go to America with me ?" said I
would, indeed, sir," was the ready reply. In reference ilt ;
ce to
the Queen of England she said, " I visited her, and liked
everythingsir.' Tookoolito
about the
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the appearance of her Majesty, and
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