The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-16 00:00:00

VISIT OP THE PRINCE DP TVALPS 510
CHESTER.

The Prince of Wales' visit to Chester has put the inhabil
tants of the cathedral city in a ferment of loyal enthll--,
siasm. He was received at the station by the Bishop, they
dean, and the clergy, in all the glory of their most " shovre
robes ; and by the corporation, as representing a people
who seemed everyone to be present. Lord Grosvenor,
was also present, and Mr. Gladstone received his Royal
Highness. The reporters say that the Premier looked.
stronger and healthier than he has done for manY
year, and seemed to have lost the careworn exPree
sion which his friends noticed with regret during the
past session. A procession moving through streets meet
successfully illuminated took the Prince to his hotel on
Thursday evening. On Friday morning, soon after break"
fast a small and early party went to the Grosvenor ifotelri
to present, as representatives of the county, a dutiful
address to the Earl of Chester, by which title the Prince
is to be chiefly known during his stay. The compositi°
was more than usually commonplace, and was silently Pr'
sented by the Lord-Lieutenant. Lord de Tabby next
handed the Prince an address from the Freemasons. It wail
presented by "the worshipful provincial
grand master,
provincial grand officers, worshipful masters, and brethren
of this province." This is the first time the Freemasons of
England have publicly addressed the Prince. In the
course of their address they said:—" We desire to exprege
to your Royal Highness the high gratification Ala. we
have felt by the accession of your Royal Highness to ett,
ancient Order, and we pray that the sanction and suPr"
given to Freemasonry by so many members of your El
Highness's family, and more especially by our rover
brother, the father of our most gracious and beloved
Queen, may be continued by your Royal Ilighoey'
so that the pure principles of our order and
it
beneficent action may be more and more widely
eY
tended." At noon, with the first appearance of sunshine!
the procession of the day started from the Grace-11°r,
Hotel. It consisted of a detachment of yeomanrY, the
civic carriages, an escort of yeomanry, and'-two royal e'er,
rlnzeg. Th. route was planned totake in the elne
thoroughfares, and allow the Prince to see! for himself the
trouble the inhabitants had taken to make the city thet
thing of beauty it is. Within the park a Sunday-01°a',
demonstration was made. Seven thousand boys and girig''
representing all denominations, were ranged, as a border,
sometimes three deep, on each aide of the
round the entire park. As the Prince an
party drove slowly between these bodies, the schools, h/f '
turn sung the well-known piece, " God bless the Prince °
Wales." The Prince had a smile for the fluttering young entha.
siasts as he passed, and they had wild hurrahs for hint°
shrill and clear as bell notes. As a matter of fact, the
contest arose between singing and hurrahing, the
had decidedly the best of it, so far as sheer force was °-1
corned. The numerous seats around the space before,eri
the Town Hall were cemfortably filled. The soldier!
and volunteers formed three sides of a eqn,,`";
and their band, played the National Anthem "ci'l
the royal party appeared. The Prince rode with 1"1
Constance Grosvenor by his side, and Lord Grosvenor the
Lord Egerton opposite. Previous to their arrival at
Town Hall Lord de Tabley, Lord Wenlock, Lord W. Cfr
bell, Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord Ebury, Sir Watkin SV
Sir E. Cust, Mr. Mrs., and Miss Gladstone, and other
tinguished guests, had driven up in private carriages, anjta
were now waiting on the steps to receive the Prince' r
address was read by the Recorder, on behalf of the I";°,.
and Corporation. To it the Prince read the following rerl
—" I thank you for your address, and for your heartY
come, connected as I am with your city by a title hen or
so ancient a date. It has possessed a peculiar claim °a
l/
interest, and I have long looked forward to an opPortn°loo,
which would make me better acquainted with' 300
town and its inhabitants. Chester occupies so conePc.,,,-of
a page in English history, that in your expressi°;ol
loyalty I recognise the fidelity towards its Sovereign w
ide
distinguished it in a bygone century. On the other °.04,
the royal favour, bestowed upon it at an early P°:o *
created the city and the neighbouring country innioes ,
:ounty Palatine, with separate laws, privileges, and °to.
,f its own, and granted the title of the ear;.api
to the heir to the throne. I beg you to believe that '00:
not less proud than my predecessors were to hold the, the
titles combined, and to regard with the same interesl the
anion of feeling and good will which exist betweeooio
County Palatine and the Principality." There were, l
tile
cheers as the Prince, concluding, formally declared(' the
Chester;Town Hall opened. The band played, an
Prince and party were then conducted by the MaY'ooo.4
the Council Chamber, where several distinguished g_roa
were assembled. Addresses were then handed, Paw,
to the Prince from the Nonconformists, de-
tics, and Episcopalians of the city, They all
their
dared their attachment to the Throne, and expresso" "
best wishes for the future of the Prince and his for~co
Elie Nonconformists spoke of the virtues, of the Ist° 1
the
'lonsort, and hoped his children would inherit then' ;cling
Catholics declared that loyalty to the Throne was a fcdig
which religion had planted in their hearts, and s„ase
which they had learned to ground upon firm, bode n°
sacred motives. To these addresses the Piinee n fir tip
reply, and the documents were taken charge of by during
Knollys. There then ensued an awkward pause, the
which the Prince twirled his moustaches,G 01
ene
ladies and gentlemen looked at each other, 000-
S'ir W. Knollys regarded the prevailing "Elba 9,04 J
nent with a countenance full of sn-idetY'ooo"
the Prime Minister surveyed the perplexed 001
Lion with a smile. It ultimately dawned oP°
oar
thief parties in this tableau that it was time t°
fir,• and
thing, and they at once retired. The Prince) OW
Mrs. Gladstone, and a select party, then visited the
dial opposite. t. TO°
At half-past two there was a luncheon tmt..e. toast
Hall, presided over by the Mayor. In reply to t's" for
2f his health the Prince said :—" I had long I°°,,k°;* rea-
ward to this visit, and am glad my wish has o°w. 1;000. tig-
Used. lam glad also to have this opportunity °,‘ CO
ing you and all the inhabitants of Chester for th'of great.
reception I have met with. This town should be pe, ssOdi
'nterest to me on account of its loyalty to the thro an
!or having remained true during many troubli°o f
tl
trying times. lam also proud that I bear the titta:etheri;
ay, and that the two names can always be borne.„., of aP,,,
l'he Mayor has expressed, on the part, I feel a"—aa'hle
the citizens, his regret that the Princess wae haat regr,ne
accompany me. I need hardly assure you that ;tor 03e
is deeply shared by me. Before sitting down, all
the
propose the health of the Mayor. I thank him f°r prini
mirable way in which he has carried out everYthingouilers:
my visit. I have great pleasure in making you an all
to
° the
went. I am authorised by the Prime Minister to *
th galor
her Majesty the Queen is about to confer upon inento A
the great honour of knighthood." This annotioceaeat sa."
most vociferously applauded; the Mayor resPein
`he proceedings terminated.

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lodging-house. g-house. She had known the deceased ° floticil
3% He obtained his living bY ;on el,'
tzz es and selling them in the streets. He was :t (OW;
.n temperate habits. He went up to bed at eiP,-,,, 00,1.
on Wednesday night, when he was quite sober, `'-,./o0".
upstairs he said to her, " I feel as if sornetililig
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happen to me." She heard no more of hilt,. orpifiA
Butler said ho kept a coffee-house. On Thursdaf altittiA
last, about 6 o'clock, the was behind his counter tcorei
bread and butter, when the deceased, who vrao ~.°, , sOt_fa
to him, came abruptly into his shop apparentlY
andwsotlo'
of excitement. He noticed a cut over his ele A they
bruises on his face. He sat down for a minute a',.'i oPcie'
came up to the witness, and falling on his knees' sci3letc'esau
for me, cut my throat." At the same instant ale jot l''''
grasped a knife from the counter. Witness °coo 014.!
hands, and with the aid of some customers in
out of
he
wrenched the knife from him. He then 1-31' 6tietin °-
the ailel Do vioi,•:,
shop, and ran at the top of his speed in
Birdcage-walk. William Everett, a carman, said abooil
driving a horse and cart along Birdcage-vis'il‘h p, he
seven o'clock on Thursday morning last, woi e laitli
sawc the deceased in the middle of the 1'4(1'00.5'1
ut a hat, running towards biro, When the
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came up to the cart he spoke to him, and askea "It tone
had lost hi. 4 hat. The deceased did not resumepu iistslie°,
Witness
and ran alongside the cart for co
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Witness was driving at the rate of six Miles of tsi
When the deceased got about a yard in advanseiro° in
ti
wheel of the cart he suddenly threw hiniself d _ he e
road, in front of the wheel, which wear over the m ova
the deceased before witness had time to pull uP"
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as possible he stopped, and a police-cool
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with whose aid ho picked up the deceased. Ile way, 11:4
appear to be much hurt, and walked a little
necesSs"4,
then began to struggle violently, and it bccan'es covelioc,'
for the police to get a stretcher on which he wafter death.°Pl
to the hospital. He died in twenty minutes a f
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sion. The medical evidence proved that the eauciSger fr.!:
was a rupture of one of the internal organs, ' trtigglin
being run over by the cart-wheel or his violent s trorn
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The jury returned a verdict " That the dee° Art
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~,f acr-
his life by throwing himself under the wheel
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