The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-27 00:00:00

2.11.101
16

TEE PRINCE'S VISIT TO UPPER

CANADA.

The details of the progress of the Prince of Wales
present nothing of moment, and are essentially
similar t 9 those received by previous arrivals, A
telegram from London, Canada Test, says :—" At
such
h pointa n
oouft
outburst
tP Prince's
geeee'sl
n progress‘
t thisas hel Tee!
Thewith
')
town is alive with
illuminated. Twenty trohueoessLsnas. It is brilliantly
a a dstnr adn gr eercse
eia
vi ernda,i
quar-
tered at the various houses of
he
Prince arrived at four o'clock entertainment.a
the
municipal addresses ; since then the
demonstra-
tions usual upon such occasions have ben
de.
The result of the Orange difficulty at Toronto pro.
duced a good effect here, where at first there had
been symptoms of the same kind. The torch -lieht
procession included some fifteen hundred firemen
and several hundred Indians, the latter of whom
formed a circle in front of the Prince's hotel—the
Tecumseh—and amused him by a war dance in-
vented for the occasion by one of their number,
who is 104 years old. The Prince entertained 20
gentlemen at a state dinner at six o'clock. The
demonstrations on the route were very gratifying
to him and creditable to the participants. At
Guelph and at Stratford he read and replied to ad-
dresses. A thousand Sunday-school children also
greeted him, and sang the National Anthem very
beautifully. The duke was much affected, and
made a few kind remarks to the little ones, winding
up with a kiss to the prettiest of the children.
At Guelph the Prince was sung to by 20 young
ladies, whom he rewarded by proxy-kissing the
daughter of the Mayor for them all. Some wag
called out " Largesse," and in fun the members of
the suite scattered coins among the rustics, who
graciously condueended to pick them up.
The Prince left for Sarnia on Tuesday morning,
where 500 persons had assembled, and also 200
Ojibbeway Indians from Manitoulin Islands in full
costume, painted and feathered. The principal
chief delivered an harangue to the Prince, to which
the latter replied through the interpreter. The
Prince then distributed medals, and the Indians
presented his royal highness with a tomahawk,
horn and arrows, wampan, &c.
The Prince then lunched and viewed the neigh-
bourhood, and returned to London, where he held
a levee, which was numerously attended, and went
to a ball in the evening.
On Friday the Prince left London for Niagara
Falls, which he reached in the evening, having
experienced a most gratifying reception in the
villages through which he passed. At the Falls
the Prince received an address from the magi-
strates of the county. The Fall was beautifully
lighted up with blue lights and Bengal fires, pro.
ducing a beautiful effect.
On Saturday Blondin was to cross on the rope,
the Prince was to inspect the suspension-bridge,
and a boat was to be sent over the Falls. It was
expected that the royal party would remain at the
Falls two or three days. The weather during the
week has been cold and wet, but on Saturday it
was beautiful and warm.
The Prince will go from New York up the Hud-
son, stopping a while at West Point, reaching
Albany on the 16th. He goes to Boston on the
17th, in a car fitting up expressly for him, to which
will be attached a regal smoking car. Reaching
Boston on the 17th, lie will remain until the 19th,
getting to Portland on the 20th. The Chicago
committee accidentally dropped the fact that there
would be given a grand ball to the Prince, where-
upon the duke said in that case the Prince would
not go to Chicago at all, or anywhere, unless they
conformed strictly to his programme. He will,
after visiting St. Louis, go back to Illinois, and
spend four days in grouse shooting.
Two horses, which are special favourites of the
Prince, have been purchased by some Canadian
gentlemen for three thousand dollars, and will be
sent to England as a present for the Prince.
The Toronto Trader, the government organ, con-
tradicts the report that Governor-General Head is
to leave Canada. It says positively that he will,
after a short absence, return and commence a new
term of office.

GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

The following is a copy of a report that has been
forwarded to the Royal National Lifeboat Institu-
tion detailing the very important services rendered
by the. Ramsgate lifeboat, in conjunction with the
Commissioners' steam tug, in rescuing during a
heavy gale of wind the crew of nine men of the
barque Linda, of Whitby, stranded on the North
Sand Head of the Goodwin Sands, on Monday
night, and on Tuesday morning the crew of 13
men of the Swedish barque Ariel, of Gottenburg,
which was found dismasted :—" Ramsgate-harbour,
Tuesday, Noon.--Last night, at 11 o'clock, it then
blowing a strong gale from the north-east with
rain, several signal guns were fired from the Gull
Lightship. The weather at the time being thick
with rain, we were unable to observe the rockets.
The Northumberland lifeboat was immediately
manned, and at about 11.30 p.m. we proceeded in
tow of the harbour steamer towards the Goodwin
Sands. On our way out we observed the flashes of
guns and rockets from the North Sand Head, to
which direction we at once shaped our course. On
nearing the sand we saw tar-barrels burning and
other lights displayed from a vessel. We soon aftei•
discovered her to be on shore on the North Sand
Head. We then steered for her, and approached
within nine fathoms of water; there being a terrific
sea at the time, it was as near as we could ap-
proach with safety. We then slipped the lifeboat,
and she proceeded through the heavy seas in grand
. style, and when within hail of the vessel we let go
our anchor just to windward of her. Lifeboatman
Henry Venion, at this time, was unfortunately
washed overboard by a very heavy sea ; he was,
however, providentially saved by the lifelines sus-
pended round the lifeboat. We then sheered along-
side the vessel. She being in shallow water the
lifeboat was obliged to beat over the sand to her.
On arriving alongside she proved to be the barque
Linda, of Whitby, Jarvis master, from Middles-
borough for Alexandria, with railway iron,
about 300 tons burden. The crew, nine in number,
immediately jumped on board the lifeboat. We
then secured the cable to the starboard bow to give
her a sheer, then set the foresail and gave her a
spring off with the cable, which afterwards we
were obliged to slip ; we then run to leeward and
joined the Vulcan steamtug, it blowing at this time
a very heavy gale S,S.E., the wind having shifted
since we boarded her. We then returned for the
harbour, where we arrived about 3 30 this morning
and landed the crew in safety. The master of the
stranded vessel on landing informed us that he
thought that there would be a chance of her coming
off. We accordingly proceeded out again to herhelp
about half-past 4 this morning ; we arrived along-
side at daylight, and found her full of water. On
looking round the sand we observed another vessel
on shore en the off part North Sand Head, when.
the Gull Light immediately fired. We then pro-
ceeded round the North Sand Head, and shaped
our course along the edge of the sand. On nearing
the vessel we saw the crew on her decks, her three
masts having gone. It was at this time blowing.:
strong gale from S.W., with a heavy sea. e ,
then towed the lifeboat to windward, and sl
ipp
her, when she proceeded through the br.okeuntwy water
alongside the vessel, and, with great d.Te
tween the heavy seas, we succeeded
The vessell proved
them one by one, 13 in number.
Olsen, master
to be the bark Ariel, of GottenbHrgs,
with a cargo
about 300 tons, bound to Marffsoll
e the vessel, and
of deals. We then shoved
rrelscaibil;
freshen we put the
aster, who preferred
cmraedwe our way for the stetahmeem,
excePglifeboat, in case his vessel
remaining on board
being loaded with deals. The
sh
the e being crew then proceeded
should come off;
Read for the harbour, where
110 this morning. (Signed) James
she arrived about
lifeboat ; Daniel anies
steamerr
urld t the North
Reading,
harbourg Vulcan ; attested Reading,
masterby me,
master of the
master " I
Francis Shaw,. t may be remem-
beredHogben, master of the
lifeboat
peril, no less
mstha
wreckedava ell saved,
persons from the Spanish brig Samaritano,
that in February last this valuable
under circumstances of great
on the Wedge Sand, off Margate. We
9dd that Hogben, the gallant and skilful cox-
swain of the Ramsgate lifeboat, has been presented
National
eisn
aIL
previousifebo services,Lifeboat silver medal of the
the
Institution. This valuable life-
boat has been the means, d • uring the few years she
has been on her station of saving 110 poor fellows
from a watery grave.

IMPROVEMENTS IN CLARE-MARKET. —A most
useful undertaking is now in progress in the vicinity of
Clare-market. A row of houses In the market abutting
upon Clement's-lane are being converted to several philan-
thropic purposes, as a refuge for children and adults, for
instruction and amusement. The whole expense is esti-
mated at £250, which the originator, the Rev. C. M.
Robins, the minister of Clare-market Chapel, is endea-
vouring to coil; ct. Miss Burdett Coutta has forwarded a
handsome subscription.
ACCIDENT ON THE BIRKENHEAD STREET RAlL-
wAy.—Oct Sunday afternoon last, a serious accident oc-
curred to John Daniels, a boy 10 years of age, by one of the
Birkenhead street railway cars running over him at the
end of Victoria-street, near the entrance to Claughton-
park. The boy was in the act of jumping on the step
in front of the car, when he unfortunately missed his foot-
ing, and, falling backwards, one of the wheels of the vehicle
passed over his left leg, which sustained a severe compound
fracture. The young sufferer was promptly removed to thea
hospital in Hamilton-street, where it was found ne.censsw
to amputate the limb at the knee joint. The operataw
..t ao7
performed by Dr. Stevenson, and there is everYdPry° ev
the case doing well. The accident was witness° !_)_ Prry•ACFO;
F. Train, who kindly Offered every
tiaigtance tG. Wu i'"
of the boy,