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

771. E PRINCE OF WALES IN QUEBEC.

• LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
The Anglo-Saxon, which touched at Queenstown
yesterday, arrived here early this morning.
The Quebec Chronicle of the 25th ult. gives the
following account of the Prince of Wales's proceed-

ings in Quebec
"About 3 o'clock on the 21st the booming of
heavy guns from the whole of the batteries of th©
fortress, and from all the ships in harbour, gave
signal that the Prince was leaving the Governor-
General's and coming to take up his quarters in the
Palace prepared for him, and he shortly afterwards
made his appearance, driving down between the
files of soldiers who lined the streets. It rained
heavily at the time, but as his Royal Highness and
suite were in covered carriages the brilliancy of their
uniforms was by no means tarnished. Having taken
possession of their apartments, all of which are
beautifully furnished, and divested themselves of
their overcoats, &c., the Royal party entered the
reception room, late the Legislative Council Cham-
ber, and arranged themselves in front of the crim-
son drapery of the Throne. The Prince was, of
course, in front, the central figure in the group, at-
tired in the regulation dress of a Colonel, with all
his ribands and orders around his person. An ad-
dress was then presented to the members of the
Legislative Council, and then followed a ceremony
which it had been rumoured would be performed,
but of which nobody was certain. The Duke of
Newcastle, by command of his Royal Highness,
advanced to the Speaker, and intimated that the
honour of knighthood would be conferred upon him;
so Mr. Belleau—
soon to be Mr. no longer—ad-
vanced reverently and knelt on both his knees,
while the Prince, taking the Duke's unsheathed
sword, laid it first on his left, then on his right
shoulder,
saying, at the same time that he adminis-
tered the magic touch, ' Rise Sir Narcisse Belleau.'
Sir Narcisse accordingly rose, and rose a knight.
The rest of the proceedings of the Legislative Coun-
cil were, after this, comparatively tame. The mem-
bers all filed past, from left to right, and were pre-
sented individually—Colonel Irvine and Earl St.
Germans announcing the names, the clerks and
attaches of the house receiving a similar honour.
Then, with due dignity and deliberation, they re-
tired.
" In a few minutes the crimson doors again swung
upon their hinges, and the Commons of Canada ap-
peared upon the scene. First the Sergeant, Mr.
Macdonnell, with his silver chain, his ponderous
golden mace, knee breeches, silk stockings, and
etceteras, bowing in due and ancient form. Next
Mr. Speaker, in all the amplitude of his Commons'
robe, the beauty of Valenciennes ruffles and wrist-
bands, the quaintness of shoes and buckles, the
majesty of cocked hat. Then the rest of the Com-
mons, in dress—tail coats, white cravats, and
gloves, &c. The ;ceremonial gone through with
this body was just the same as with the Council.
The Speaker, with sonorous voice, rolled out the
feeling words of the address—first in English, then
in French, polished for the occasion ; and, in reply,
the quiet tones of the Prince's youthful voice were
listened to in deepest silence. Was Mr. Henry
Smith to receive the honour of knighthood was
then the anxious thought of every one, and, though
there was a short delay, the suspense did not last
long, for on invitation of his Grace, the Speaker
knelt, and rose Sir Henry Smith. Then the mem-
bers filed before 'the Prince, passing the reverse
way from those of the Council, and were presented
by name, the whole of them, excepting Mr. Mowat,
detained by illness in his family, being present.
The Attaches of the House were the last of the pro-
cession, and then the Commons were bowed out.
They most of them, of course, had the bearing of
gentlemen. Some were, however, rather singular,
to say the least, and at these his Royal Highness
could not repress an involuntary smile.
" The address of the assembly was then read, to which
the Prince replied as follows :
';' Gentlemen,—No answer that I can return to your
address will sufficiently convey my thanks to you, or ex-
press the pleasure which I have derived from the manifes-
tations of loyalty and affection to the Queen my mother, by
which I have been met upon my arrival in this province.
" ' As an !Englishman, I recognize with !pride, in those
manifestations, your sympathy with the great nation from
which so many of you trace your origin, and with which
you sharo the honours of a glorious history.
"' In addressing you, however, as an Englishman, I do
not forget that some of my fellow-subjects here are not of
my own blood. To them also an especial acknowledgment
is due, and I receive with peculiar gratification the proofs
of their attachment to the Crown of England. They are
evidence of their satisfaction with the equal laws under
which they live, and of their just confidence that, whatever
be their origin, all Canadians are alike objects of interest to
their Sovereign and her people.
" ' Canada may be proud that within her limits two races,
of different language and habits, are united in the same Le-
gislature by a common loyalty and are bound to the same
constitution by a common patriotism.
" ' But to all of you, and to the 3,000,000 of British sub-
jects of whom you are the representatives, I am heartily
thankful for your demonstration of good will, and I shall
not readily forget the mode in which I have been received
among you.

" With you I regret that the Queen has been unable to
comply with your anxious desire that she would visit this
portion of her empire. I have already had proofs of the
affectionate devotion which would have attended her pro-
gress; but I shall make it my first, as it will be my most
pleasing duty, upon my return to England to convey to her
the feelings of love and gratitude to her person and her rule
which you have expressed on this occasion, and the senti-
ment of hearty welcome which you have offered to me, her
son.'

" A dozen or so of the officers of the garrison came
next in order, after whom a very different body came
in—namely, the Synod of the Anglican Church,
diocess of Quebec. Bishop Mountain led in his
flock of lay delegates and clergy, the latter of whom
wore gowns and hoods of various linings, from Ox-
ford ermine, through Dublin scarlet, to Lennoxville
white tape. The venerable Bishop, his voice feeble
address from this body, to which
with age, read the
'
all the Synod audibly said Amen; Thereply was
as follows : _ _

" Gentlemen,—lt is a source of no little pleasure to me
to receive from you these words of welcome, and to hear
from the lips of your Bishop the assurance that your prayers
are offered for my future usefulness and happiness.
" Witkin the walls of your cathedral I have joined in
the petition offered for the Queen, and I am convinced that
the ministers of this church, from whom this address ema-
nates, do not fail to inculcate those principles of loyalty
which are so characteristic of this province.
"' I trust that it may be my lot, whatever be the future
reserved for me, to realise the hopes which you have ex-
pressed, and to secure the beneficial results of this my first
acquaintance with the Canadian people.'
" They then retired, and the general levee-12
o'clock—commenced. At the levee about 1,000
gentlemen were presented, and a number of ad.
dresses from national societies and other confederate
bodies. These were, however, delivered without
receiving any replies.
" After the levee upwards of 50 gentlemen—
members of the legislative Council and Assembly
and others—partook of a dejeuner with his Royal
Highness. The number of those to be invited to a
repast with the Prince here is about 180, and they
are divided into three parts according to alphabeti-
cal precedence.
" After the dejeuner the weather became beauti-
fully fine, and the Prince and his suite drove in
carriages to Moritmorenci Fans. There were at
least a dozen arches built on the road thither ; the
houses were dree sed with flags, and Dorchester-
bridge was most handsomely ornamented. There
were crowds of people on the way out, shouting
and cheering lustily. The falls were very fine, and
the volume of
\rater many times as great as usual,
owing to the late excessive rains. It is needless to
say that his Royal Highness was enraptured with
the scenery. proceeded when there to the Na-

tural Steps, about a mile up the river, a most sin-
gular and picturesque formation. Refreshments
• were liberally provided for his Royal Highness and
suite when there. On his return to the city, where
he arrived at 11 alf-past 7 o'clock, the Prince was
heartily cheere,?.. He dined at the Parliamen
Roue with a seLlect pariy-

" At the ball :at the Music Hall, en the 23d, the
Prince danced every dance with various ladies of
the city, and on ay left at half-past 4in the morn-
ing. A slight izccident occurred during one of the
polkas. A little; middy, who whirled his partner
into too close P r oximity to the Prince, tripped his
royal highness uP. who fell on one knee. The lady
did not fall, am I. it is only to contradict the exag-

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gerated rumours of the incident that the fact is 1
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 dias In front of
the throne, preceded by the vergers of the oniver-
sity, in robes, with gold and silver wands of osce.
The first address was read by Mgr. Baillargen, B;.
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 press and: offend all their
visitors. The longer the strangers who are here
stay, the louder their complaints become.
6, 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 addigess
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-
pression 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
those 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 in 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 from 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-
nor-General, the Duke of Newcastle, Gen. Bruce,
the Earl of St. Germans, and the other members of
his kite, he was accompanied by the organised pro-
cession, such as it was, and by citizens innumerable.
The cheering along the line was most enthusiastic.
voices of men wished him a long life and
merrydeep
one;women waved their handkerchiefs and
smiled bewitchingly upon the young Prince who
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 lithßegt. 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 representatives 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 but 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 steamer
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 Royal
salute thundered forth from the Grand Battery,
the Durham-terrace, and Cape Diamond Batteries.
Salutes were
fired from the ships in port, all of