The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-18 00:00:00

THE ROYAL VISIT TO MANCHESTER.

A lively discussion took place in the Manchester
Town-council yesterday as to the reception to be
given to her Majesty in passing through the city on
her way to the Art Treasures Exhibition on Tues-
day, June 30. It was moved that the Committee
for General Purposes be empowered to take such
steps as might be desirable ; but an amendment
wai proposed that the expense be limited to 1,0001.
On the one side it was contended that, while there
was no intention to incur any extravagant expendi-
ture, any limitation of the amount would be to
measure the loyalty of the citizens by just so much
money, and that it would be better to do nothing
than to do it grudgingly, while the fixing of a limit
implied a want of confidence in the committee. Oa
the other hand, it was stated that on her Majesty's
previous visit a sum of 5,0001. was expended in
preparations which were never completed, and that
the extravagant expenditure on that occasion
showed the necessity of a limit on the present one.
It was further urged that if the expenditure of
1,000/. was insufficient to measure the loyalty and
good feelings of the city to her Majesty, so also
probably would be that of 3,0001., or anything
short of what might be deemed an extravagant
amount, and that it was better to leave demonstra-
tions of this kind to the spontaneous feeling of the
citizens ' • and that the erection of triumphal arches
—which were usually anything but triumphs of art
—and of street decorations, by a corporate body,
a&rded no real evidence of popular attachment to
her Majesty, who would, no doubt, receive a much
more cordial expression of welcome from. the lips
of the people than could be given in any other way.
The amendment was carried by a majority of 32
to 19. _ _ _

Addresses of congratulation were adopted by the
counsel to be presented to her Majesty and to his
Ito Yd. Highness the Prince of Prussia on the ap-
proaching visit. In both these addresses the ap-
proaching nuptials of the Princess Royal and the
Prince of Prussia were. adverted to, with the ex-
pression of a hope that the union might be advan-
tageous to the interests of the countries thus about
to be brought into closer relationship. The address
to her Majesty is to be presented at the Art Trea-
sures Palace on the 30th, during the Queen's State
visit, and after her Majesty has been conducted
to the dais, and not on her entrance into the build-
ing, as was the case with the address presented to
Prince Albert on the sth of May, when the Art
Treasures Exhibition was opened. The address
to the Prince of Prussia is to be presented
to his Royal Highness at the Manchester Town
Hall on the following day (July 1), on his return
from the Exhibition, and after her Majesty has re-
turned to Worsley. The Prince of Prussia will be
accompanied in this visit to the Town Hall, to
meet the corporation, by their Royal Highnesses
Prince Albert ana the Prince of Wales, who will
afterwards, in all probability, visit some of the
principal workshops and manufactories in the neigh-
bouLhood.
On the occasion of her Majesty's visit to the
Exhibition, on the 30th inst., the route of the
Royal cortege will be through Worsley, Swinton,
and Irlams-o'-th'-Height, to Pendleton, and thence
along Broad-street, Chapel-street (Salford), and
New Bailey street, entering Manchester by the
Albert-bridge, thence along Bridge-street, John.
Dalton-street, Cross street, St. Anne's street, St.
An u e's-squarer Exchange-street, Market-street,
Piccadilly, Portland-street, Oxford-street, Caven-
dish-str, et, and Gretfot d New-road, which leads
direct to the entrance of the Art Treasures Palace.
Her Majesty will probably arrive there between 11
and 12 o'clock. The hour for her Majesty's second
visit, Which is to be a private one, has not been
fixed.
The returns for Tuesday were as follow :—Ad-
missions by season tickets, 1,283 ; on payment of
I.s. each, 5,282 ' • total, 6,565. Of the total number
of visitors 1,699 arrived by railway. There were no
• excursion trams.