The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1853.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO
IRELAND.

The reception given to her Majesty and Prince
Albert on Monday at Dublin was all that they
could desire, and in every way worthy of a loyal
and warm-hearted people. Some uncertainty pre-
vailed as to the exact time when they would arrive
at Kingstown, and when the Royal squadron made
its appearance in the harbonr there was no great
crowd assembled ; but the news of its approach
flew like wildfire in every direction, .and by 10
o'clock—the hour fixed by the debarcation—a vast
concourse of spectators had collected. The interval
of nearly two hours which elapsed before the land-
ing took place gave the Lord Lieutenant and the
chief magnates of the , country time to muster on
board the Victoria and Albert, and to welcome
their Sovereign. The Earl and Countess St.
Germans presented themselves shortly before nine
o'clock, and they were followed by the two Arch-
bishops, the Duke of Leinster, Viscount Gough,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort, the Earl
and Countess of Bective, the Lord Chancellor, Chief
Justice Monaghan, Mr. Dargan, Mr. George Roe,
the Earl of Howth, the Right Hon. J. Hatchell,
the Right Hon. F. Blackburn, Colonel Taylor and
Mr. Hamilton, members for the county of Dublin,
and many other persons of distinction.

The following address was presented on board
by Lord St. Lawrence (High Sheriff of the
county), and was most graciously received by her
Majesty :

" We, your dutiful and loyal subjects, the High Sheriff
and inhabitants of the county of Dublin, beg leave most
humbly to approach your Majesty with the sincerest
feelings of attachment to your Majesty's throne and
person, to express our heartfelt congratulations on your
Majesty's arrival among us.
"We feel deeply thankful to Divine Providence that
we are able to assure your Majesty of a great improve-
ment in the condition of Ireland since the period of your
Majesty's last visit to this part of your dominions.
" Former ages have been distinguished, and the reigns
of your Majesty's predecessors have been illustrated, by
successes obtained in war and by the supremacy which
our fleets and armies have gained for our national flag
both by sea and land. It has been reserved for our time
to derive Rs peculiar characteristic, and your Majesty's
reign its chief glory, from the triumphs of the arts of
peace and from the inauguration of a generous rivalry
among the nations of the world in developing those
sciences which tend to the happiness and prosperity of

man.
"We rejoice that Irishmen have shown themselves
not unmindful of the interest they have in these princi-
ples, and we are afforded an additional reason to wel-
come your Majesty's visit among us, as it gives your
Majesty an opportunity of inspecting an exhibition of
the elegant and industrial arts, the expense of which has
been defrayed by the spontaneous munificence of a single
Irishman, Mr. 'William Dargan, and which has been de-
signed and carried out almost exclusively by Irish intel-
ligence and skill.
"It also affords us sincere pleasure that your Majesty's
august Consort has in this Exhibition a proof of the sti-
mulus which has been given to enterprise by his Royal
Highness's original conception of the Exhibition of 1851,
for which, and for the general interest taken by him in
the advancement of science and art, the em:Are owes a
deep debt of gratitude to his Royal Highness Prince
Albert.

" In conclusion, we fervently hope that your Majesty
may be long'spared to afford to your subjects a bright
example of public and domestic virtue, and to reign over
a loyal, contented, and happy people."
In her reply to the corporation, her Majesty
said--

"It is my anxious desire to encourage the industry
of my Irish subjects, and promote the full development
of the great natural resources of Ireland, and I share
with you the confident belief that the striking display of
beautiful productions of art and of industry by which I
am surrounded is to be appreciated not only as an evi-
dence of successful genius, but as a happy manifestation of
that persevering energy, which, under the blessing of
Divine Providence, is an unfailing source of national
prosperity."
At 10 o'clock, amid the thunders of a general
salute from the fleet, the Queen for the second
time set foot on Irish soil, and it may be worth
remarking that the spot selected for her doing so
was precisely the same as that where she alighted
on the first occasion. A handsome covered way
led from the pier to the station, and along this ap-
proach, lined on either side by privileged specta-
tors, the Royal family and their suite were con-
ducted. The cheering, which now became general,
swelled into a roar of popular congratulation when
her Majesty, reaching a kind of pavilion at which
the awning terminated, presented herself to the
multitude outside. These manifestations of loyalty
were acknowledged both by her Majesty and the
Prince. Within the station a large number of
ladies had collected, and, arranged round the plat-
form, their variegated dresses and their excitement
gave an additional feature of interest to the recep-
tion. The run up to Dublin was performed in a
very few mirutes, and there, at the Westland-row
terminus, axlayed with civic porqp, were the Lord
Mayor and clerporation of Dublih, ready, in com-
pliance with ancient usage, to deliver up the keys
of the city, as a gage of their fealty. The space
available for this ceremony was not a large one,
and her Majesty, having received the congra-
tulations of the Chief Magistrate on her safe
arrival, went in a species of procession through the
principal thoroughfares of the metropolis to the
Vice regal Lodge. These included Lower Merrion-
street, Clare-street, Leinster-street, Nassau-street,
College-green, Westmoreland-street, Sackville-
street, Rutland-square, Gardiners'-row, Temple-
street, Hardwick-place, and Eccles-place. So long
a route, and one so well calculated for accommodat-
ing an unlimited number of sight-seers, tended
greatly to diminish any inconvenient crowding and
pressure. A double line of military kept the car-
riage-way clear for the entire distance, and added
very much to the brilliancy and good order of the
reception. Cavalry and infantry divided this duty
between them, and at points like College-green or
in streets like Sackville-street, where a comprehen-
sive view could be obtained, the coup d'ceil was not
inferior to anything of the kind that has been wit-
nessed for some time on the other side of the Chan-
nel. Dublin is architecturally well adapted for
such displays, and the inhabitants, with a ready
enthusiasm, do full justice to them when they oc-
cur. Lining the foot pavements and filling every
window to the highest storey, they yesterday gave
her Majesty an affectionate welcome as she passed
along. The Royal carriage contained the two young
princes as well as the Queen and Prince Albert,
and, being an open barouche, driven at a walking
pace, the opportunity afforded to spectators for
gratifying their curiosity was as favourable as
could be desired. Preceded by the carriages of
the" civic authorities, escorted by troops o the
Ist and 2d Dragoon Guards, the 16th Lancers,
and the 11th Hussars, followed by an immense
number of handsome equipages, and guided in its
course by that very remarkable-looking personage,
the City Marshal, the Royal procession, though
forming a less stately pageant than many that we
have witnessed, was, on the whole, a very brilliant
and effective spectacle. Greater pomp would not
have been suitable to the occasion. Having gra-
ciously acknowledged the loyal manifestations with
which they were everywhere received, the Queen
and Prince entered the Park-gate ; the procession,
except the cavalry escort, filed off there, a Royal
salute was fired from the Park guns, and Lord and
Lady St. Germans received their Sovereign at the
Viceregal Lodge.
In the evening all the public buildings, the
leading hotels and shops, and many private dwel-
lings in the metropolis, were brilliantly illuminated.
The principal thoroughfares presented a very strik-
ing appearance thus lighted up, and the whole po-
pulation turned tut- to witness the spectacle. Sack-
ville-street and College-green were the chief ob-
jects of attraction, but all the leading streets were
filled with people ; and a continuous stream of cars,
which never gave foot passengers a moment's rest
from the terror of being run over, flowed along
them ; pleasure was expressed in every face, and
all seemed to think, as announced in one of the
gaslight legends, that " the good time coming"
had at last " come" for Ireland.
Yesterday (Tuesday) the Queen was to visit the
Exhibition with somewhat of the same state and
ceremony as was observed by her two years ago in
Hyde-park. She arrives at the chief entrance, that
being reserved exclusively for her use, and having
been conducted to a small robing room, tastefully
fitted up for her reception, proceeds thence to the
further end of the Great Hall, where upon a dais
a throne has been placed. Here addresses will be
read and presented to her and Prince Albert on
behalf of the Executive Committee by Mr. George
Roe, its able chairman. The terms of these ad-
dresses possess, as will be observed, considerable
interest and importance ; they are as follow
" TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" May it please your Majesty,—We, the Executive
Committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853,
tendering a dutiful welcome to your Majesty on your
arrival in this part of your dominions, desire to express
our feelings of loyal and devoted attachment to your
throne and person.
" Recollecting the deep gratification which your Ma-
jesty afforded to your Irish subjects by your gracious
visit to this metropolis on a former occasion, we cannot
fail to attribute our being honoured by your august pre-
sence this day to your Majesty's special wish to foster
and encourage an enterprise having for its object the
industrial and intellectual improvement of your people.
" In this building, raised at the cost of a high.minded
and generous gentleman, whose name is honourably
identified with projects of practical utility to his country,
we present for your Majesty's inspection a collection of
Royal Consort we offer
" To your Majesty and your
Earitsropaen.d manufactures from most of the nations of
our grateful thanks for the early and gracious encourage. 1