The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-24 00:00:00

MARSHAL SOULT IN MANCHESTER.

(From the Manchester Courier.)
Information was received on Wednesday, that it was the,
intention of Marshal Simlt, Duke of Dalmatia, to visit this,
town before he proceeded to Liverpool, and such arranger
meats were accordingly made for his reception as the short
time would permit of. The precise time for his arrival here
was announced to be yesterday, at two o'clock, and the news
was quickly circulated amongst the inhabitants. By the hour
appointed, a vast concourse of people, anxious to obtain a
sight of the distinguished warrior, assembled in the vicinity
of the railway station, in Water-street; but although many
obtained access to the line, through the active exertions of
the police the mass was confined to the carriage drive. The
railway company had engaged to convey the Marshal from
London to Manchester in ten hours by an express train. He
left London a few minutes after four yesterday morning, and
arrived at the station, in Water-street, at half after two at
noon. The train consisted of two first class carriages, and
the Marshal's private carriage, drawn by the "Stentor" en-
gine. The marshal was accompanied by his son the Marquis
of Dalmatia, the Dukefof Viceuza, the Duke of Praslen, the
Marquis of Bassano, the Marquess of Mournay,, Count de
Touruon, Col. Mandet, M. de Franqueville, Admiral Napier,
Col. Napier, Mr. Manby, Mr. Mackintosh, &c. &c. The
visitors were met on their arrival by a deputation consisting
of the boroughreeve, John Brown, Esq, and the constables,
John Ferguson and David Price, Esqrs.; R. Birly, Esq.,
president of the chamber of commerce; Colonel emys;
Major Bonsall; Major Gregory ; Thomas Sharp, Esq.; John
Bradshaw, Esq. ; T. Townend, Esq.; John Brooks, Esq.;
Edward Brooke, Esq.; James Birt, sq.; George Saunders,
Esq.; H. Tootal, Esq.; James Derbyshire, Esq.; W. At-
kinson, Esq.; Richard Hall, Esq.; D. Broadhurst, Esq.;
and a number of other gentlemen. The marshal and his
friends were immediately conducted down the carriage way
amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the multitude—which the
marshal ackewledged by remaining uncovered—to three car-
riages which had been provided by the authorities, and were
in waiting in Water-street, to convey them to some of.the
principalmanufactories. Marshal Soult, the boroughreeve,
and two gentlemen whose names we did not learn, occupied
the first carriage, which was drawn by four horses; anst the
other distinguished visitors occupied those behind. There
were many gentlemen's carriages in the, procession, amongst
which we noticed Mr. Townend's, Mr, R. Phillips's, Mr.
Bradshaw's, and several others to the number altogether of
about fourteen.
The whole cavalcade then proceeded along Liverpool-road,
through George-street, Lower Alosley-street, to the Albion
Hotel, where the party halted for a short time for the, purpose
of taking some refreshment. A dense mass of people follovred
the carriages on foot. and it pioopuro to say,
that no accident, as far as we have been able to learn, has oc-
curred. At about twenty-two minutes to four, the party pro-
ceeded in the same order to visit the extensive cotton-mill of
Messrs. M'Connell, at A ncoats. In Oldham-street, the union
jack was displayed from many of the windows. Mr. M'Con-
nell received the party in person at the mill, and explained
every thing to them. Several times the marshalexpressed his
admiration of the machinery. After remaining there for
about three quarters of an hour, the cavalcade proceeded, fol-
lowed by thousands of people, down Jersey-street ' and here,
in turning the corner, owing to the narrowness of the street,
we were afraid that some accident would happen; but
fortunately the drivers of the carriages, perceiving the dan-
ger, slackened their pace,
_ and the crowd were thus enabled
to pass in safety, down Port-street, Faulkner-street, to the
works of Messrs. Sharp, Roberts and Co., where having
examined the machine and-forge departments, they proceeded
to Messrs. Roberts' locomotive works, where a number of
engines were shewn in an unfinished state, so that his excel-
lency was thus enabled to see the whole processor the engine.
Mr. -Manby, we observed, acted as interpreter. After re-
maining about half-an-hour, they visited the silk works of
Messrs. Royle and Compton, in Great Bridgewater-street;
and after having gone through the whole of this extensive
manufactory, they proceeded to the mill of the Oxford-road
Twist Company, which they examined • in every place that
was visited, we observed that the Due de Vicenza paid par-
ticular attention to the explanation given; and also by his
observations and examination proved that he took a deep in-
terest in what he saw. The next and last place visited was
Mr. Dyer's card manufactory, in Store-street, each depart-
ment of wkich they inspected. They then proceeded to the.
Albion Hotel, in Piccadilly.