The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

gerated rumours of the incident that the fact is
mentioned here. The supper was admirably get up,
and ample justice done by the Prince, as by others,
to the fare. During the day he had visited the La-
val University, and in the reception room there he
received and replied to the address from the hier-
archy of the Roman Catholic Church and the mem-
bers of the University.
" His royal highness passed along the Grand
Battery, which was converted into a shrubbery of
spruce, and, amid the cheers of those assembled, he
entered the main portal of the Laval building, the
band playing ' God save the Queen.' He and his
suite, in morning dress, walked the whole length
of the reception-hall to the raised Bias in front of
the throne, preceded by the vergers of the univer-
sity, in robes, with gold and silver wands of office.
The first address was read by Mgr. Baillargen, Bi-
shop of Tloa, administrator of the diocese of Que-
bec, who advanced to the front of the throne and
was the central figure in a group of nine prelates,
all attired in episcopal purple, wearing, too, their
golden badges. When the administrator had read
this in French, he asked the Prince to allow Bishop
Horan, of Kingston, as representing the English-
speaking portion of the Roman Catholics, to read
the translation, to which his royal highness as-
sented. The next address was that from the faculty
of the university, who advanced in order, clad in
their black gowns, relieved by scarlet edgings and
fastened by scarlet tassels. It, too, was read in
French and English. The Prince replied to both of
these, collectively, in English only. The writer ap-
plied to the proper authorities for copies of the docu-
ment, but after being kept waiting nearly half an
hour, received for a reply that for some reasons he
could not obtain them. This is another instance of
the stupid manner in which Quebecers throw ob-
stacles in the way of the tress and; offend all their
visitors. The longer the strangers who are here
stay, the louder their complaints become.
" After the above ceremony the Prince was con-
ducted through the various rooms of the building
to see the library, museum, and cabinets of various
kinds, almost all of which are as yet in a very in-
complete state.
" After 'doing' the Laval University, the Prince
went to the Ursuline Convent, which was very
prettily decorated—a complete arcade of evergreens
leading to its entrance, and flags, with mottos tes-
tifying respect and affection, hanging from every
part of the building. An address was here pre-
sented to the Prince by one of the young ladies,
pupils of the nuns, who was very prettily dressed
in white, and garlanded with flowers. To this ad-
dress, with which his Royal Highness seemed par-
ticularly pleased, he returned a gracious reply; and
in this building the writer fortuitously met the
Vicar-General Casault, who, learning the incivi-
lity of his inferiors in position, ordered the address
of the bishops and the reply to be at once placed at
the disposal of the press,' The Prince replied as
follows :

" I accept with the greatest satisfaction the welcome
which you offer, and I assure you that I feel deeply the ex-
pressicn of your loyalty and affection for the Queen.
" I rejoice to think that obedience to the laws and sub
mission to authority, which form the bond of all society and
the condition of all civilisation, are supported and enforced
by your teaching and example.
" The assurance that you enjoy the free exercise of your
religion, and that you partake in the benefits and protection
of the British Constitution, is a pledge that your hearts and
thosa of your fellow .subjects, of whatever origin they may
be, will ever be united in the feelings you have now ex-
pressed, of attachment to the Crown of Great Britain.
" I acknowledge with gratitude the earnest prayer you
offer to Almighty God in my behalf, and I trust that my
future course may be such as will best promote the welfare
of this great province and of its inhabitants.
" To you, gentlemen, who are engaged within the walls
of this building, in the education of the youth of the
country, I also tender my thanks. I trust that your Uni-
versity may continue to prosper, and that in future years
its sons may look back upon the days they have spent under
your instruction with the same gratitude and sense of the
benefits they have enjoyed as I and others feel towards the
more ancient institutions of my own land.'
" To an address from the Ursuline nuns his Royal
Highness thus replied :
" Madame,—l thank you for these expressions of kindly
interest in my visit to the city of Quebec, and the personal
good wishes which this address manifests.
" ' Your exertions in the cause of education are well known
and I trust they may long continue to exert a beneficial in-
fluence upon the population of this interesting country.'
" After a lunch, at which the remainder of the
members of Parliament were entertained, his Royal
Highness proceeded to view the Citadel, and thence
he returned to his Palace to dine. In the evening
he was expected to visit the fireworkS, of which
there was a magnificent display on the Esplanade.
Whether he did or not We cannot say—probably
not—but at any rate there were a large number of
people congregated, several hundreds of whom were
on the seats which had been erected by the corpo-
ration. Hardly were these benches filled before
they gave way, luckily not with a sudden crash,
or the consequences would have been awful. As
it was, several ladies were injured and several gen-
tlemen seriously so. A party of sailors from the
fleet who happened to be on shore were of material
assistance in extricating the sufferers from among
and under the boards. It is very unfortunate that
almost at the end of our festivities this untoward
event should have occurred.
" On the 23d the citizens of Quebec paid their
farewell tribute of loyal regard and affection to the
son of their gracious Sovereign. If the weather was
inauspicious upon the occasion of the arrival of the
Prince, it made ample amends in a bright, genial sun
and a cloudless sky to the thousands who thronged
the streets to catch a farewell glimpse of one who
had, even in the short space of a few days, won his
way, by his quiet, unassuming gentleness of man-
ner, to the hearts of his future subjects. Through-
out the city business was, to a great extent, sus-
pended; but on the line of march of the Royal party
the shops were all closed. From the hour of nine,
Prescott-gate-steps, Port Dauphin-street, the Grand
Battery, and that portion of Buade-street facing
the Royal residence were crowded with citizens in
holyday costume. In front of the Parliament build-
ing the carriages of his Royal Highness and suite
were in waiting, and the band of the Royal Cana-
dian Rifles were stationed on the square close to
the guard-house. From Prescott gate to the Champ-
lain-market Wharf the streets were lined with
soldiers of the 17th Regiment. There was a good
display of bunting iu the streets, and some of the
house decorations appeared to have been renovated
for the occasion. The civic procession, as on the
occasion of the Royal arrival, proved a failure; but
this can be easily accounted for by the excitement
which prevailed to catch a glimpse of the Prince on
every possible occasion. The fact is, men could not
be found sufficiently calmed down froth the general
excitement to submit to the drilling and the dull
regularity of a procession. However, when the
Prince left the Royal residence, a little after 10
o'clock, accompanied by his Excellency the Gover-
noieGeneral, the Duke of Newcastle, Gen. Bruce,
the Earl of St. Germans, and the other members of
his suite, he was accompanied by the organised pro.
cession, such as it was, and by citizens innumerable.
The cheering along the line was most enthusiastic.
The deep voices of men wished him a long life and
merry one; women waved their handkerchiefs and
smiled bewitchingly upon the young Prince „ho
was such a favourite with them ; even children
added their little voices to the general enthusiasm.
The Royal carriage was surrounded by a guard of
the Quebec Cavalry, whose martial appearance and
well-regulated movements were the theme of gene-
ral praise. The approaches to the place of embar-
kation at the Champlain-market-wharf were guarded
by the city police and the 17th Regt. At the head of
the slip were standing the members of the Execu-
tive Council, the Mayor and City Council in full
dress, the police magistrate, and representet ives from
the different national societies. While we are on
this point, we may mention that in front of the
St. Andrew's Society appeared a small bat well
got up body of men in the garb of old Gaul,' with
their piper Playing. Arrived at the wharf his
Royal Highness left his carriage, and after bow-
ing several times in graceful acknowledgment of
the cheers of the people went on board the st: airier
Kingston. The scene at this point was exceedingly
gay and picturesque. The moment the Prince had
set foot upon the deck of the steamer a Koval
salute thundered forth from the Grand Battery,
the Durham-terrace, and Cape Diamond Batteries.
Salutes were fired from the ships in port, all of