The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

nations. The skill and science displayed by Mr. Benson
are indeed remarkable, and place him high amongst thn,
architects of modern times. As the representative of oil
most gracious Sovereign, I receive with satisfaction yo'
dutiful and grateful acknowledgments of her Majesty's
goodness and that of her Royal Consort, in becoming
contributors to this Exhibition. I learn with pleasure,
though without surprise, that all classes of the commu-
nity have evinced a generous and hearty desire to aid you
in the performance of your arduous task ; that in several
departments of art, Irish productions are already excel-
lent, and that Ireland possesses several sources of wealth
which are well worthy of further development. That it
may please Almighty God so to prosper this undertaking
as to make it the means of diffusing throughout the land the
love of peaceful and industrious pursuits is a prayer is
which I earnestly and fervently join." Alderman Roe then
introduced Mr. Dargan to his Excellency, who, addressing
that gentleman, congratulated him on the triumphant suc-
cess of his exertions, as well as upon the skill and industry
displayed by him throughout the entire undertaking.
His Excellency expressed his regret that the only honour
he had it in his power to offer was one which Mr. Dargan
would not accept, but stated that he would have great
pleasure in recommending him to her most gracious
Majesty as a fit and proper person upon whom to confer
the dignity of a baronetcy. After his Excellency had
concluded his address he shook hands in a most cordial
manner with Mr. Dargan. Amidst the hearty applause
which ensued, Mr. Dugan, after expressing his thanks in
suitable terms, retired. Alderman Roe then brought
forward Mr. Benson, and presented him to his Excellenat
to whom a plan of the building was handed by that gen-
tleman. Mr. Benson then, at the request of his Excel-
lency, knelt down, and the Lord Lieutenant having passed
high encomiums upon his talents and exertions, to which
were in a great measure due the successful issue of that
vast undertaking, conferred upon him the honor of knight-
hood. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, in his
robes of office, accompanied by the members of the corpora-
tion in their civic dresses, then presented an address to big
Excellency. Mozart's motett, No. 1, "Oh God, when
thou appearest." Beethoven's " Hallelujah Chorus," were
severally performed. The conductor, Mr. Joseph Robinson?
who, like the organist, Dr. Stewart, is an Irishman, Was
most successful.

A procession was then formed, and the chairman, with
the members of the committee and the principal officers'
conducted his Excellency, with the Countess of St.
Germans, round the building. Their Excellencies having
returned to their seats on the dais, the Hymn of Praise,
was sung. His Excellency then in a loud voice exclaimed
—" In the name of Her Majesty, I declare this Exhibi-
tion to be open, and, in so doing, I pray to Almighty
God to bless and prosper this undertaking." No sooner
had this proclamation been made, than the vast assembly.
as if acting under one impulse, burst forth into cordial
and prolonged cheering ; and as fast as the echoes died
away, they were again awakened by some new emotion.
The two concluding choruses were Haydn's, " The
heavens are telling," from " The Creation," and the
glorious " Hallelujah Chorus" of Handel. The National
Anthem was then performed, after which the Viceregal
party left the building, shortly before three o'clock..
Everything passed off harmoniously, peaceably, and
quietly. The Exhibition was crowded during the re-
mainder of the day, especially the Fine Arts department..
Her Majesty, having ordered Mr. Haghe to paint a scene'
from " Macbeth," as revived under Mr. Charles Kean's'
management at the Princess's Theatre, has graciously
given instructions that it shall be forwarded to Dublin
for exhibition in the Fine Arts section. Mr. Deane re'
ceived a communication from Buckingham Palace to the
above effect on Thursday. Mrs. Dargan's dress was a rich
pearl grey broche poplin, with tso jupes, designed and
manufactured expressly for her. This is the first time
in which this style of dress, now so fashionable in French
silks, has been produced in poplin.
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10,138

Money lodged in Bank, £14,G45 Bs.
THE MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL AND THE EXHIBITION•

At the banquet given in the King's-room by the Lord
Mayor of Dublin on Thursday, and which was graced by
the presence of the Lord Lieutenant and other distin-
guished persons, Liverpool, through her worthy represen
tative the Mayor, was highly honoured. In the course of
the evening, the Lord Mayor said he had now to propose
the health of the representatives of the various corpora-
tions who had done them the honour of being present that
day. (Hear, hear.) In rising to propose that toast, be
must say, with reference to the Irish corporations, that be,
expected nothing else but that they should be here, and
should give them their assistance—(hear)—but when be
looked at the English corporations, he thought that they
were bound to thank them in the warmest manner for the
great attention they had given them. (Cheers.) Hefelt p!lr-
ticularly bound to allude to the attention the corporation
of Dublin and the Industrial Exhibition had received irom
the corporation of Liverpool. (Cheers.) If it were net
for the movement made by the Mayor of Liverpool, 11e
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doubted—he said it with deference—that they would have
had the support from the other side which was hapPY
to say they had. (Cheers.) Therefore, it would be un-
grateful of him if he did not, on the present occitsr_onrid
stand forward and say that to the town of Liverpqnol
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its Chief Magistrate they were deeply indebted.
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visiting this country. (Cheers.) He woul" -
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the slightest degree on any otter corporation, he would
particularly introduce to their notice " The health of the
Mayor of Liverpool." (Loud cheers.) He begged
to propose " The healths of the Representatives of
the various Corporations who had honoured them with
their presence.' The toast was drunk amid applause:
The Mayor of Liverpool tendered his most grateful
acknowledgments for the way in which they had received
the toast which had been so handsomely proposed by the
Lord Mayor. Representing, as he had the honour of
doing on that occasion, a seaport, the commerce of which
surpassed that of any other seaport which history men-
tioned, and which possessed intercourse of the most ex'
tended commercial nature, with every seaport in Irelandr
he had thought it not only a privilege, but a duty, when
he saw the noble work which had been set on foot by 31r;
Dargan, and so warmly taken up by other gentlemen of
that great city, to endeavour to set an humble example
by holding out the warm grasp of friendship to men so
nobly engaged, and to cheer them onward in their wag'
nificent labour—(applause). They would bear with biE
when he told them that political agitation and religious
animosities would never give them prosperity—(hear. hear),
He had witnessed to-day a magnificent spectacle, but be
would tell them frankly that they must follow it up rf
they wished it to be serviceable to their country—(hearr
hear, and cheers). After an eloquent speech, the Mayor
of Liverpool concluded by saying that in no part of Eng-
land would greater sympathy be shown towards the right'
ly-directed efforts of Irishmen than in the town he repre-
sented, and that it was only by the aggregate result of
persevering industry on the part of individuals that the)'
would accomplish the true justice to Ireland.

EXPRESSING EXTRAORDINARY.-THE WAGHORN OF