The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-16 00:00:00

PRINCE .ALBERT'S APPROACHING VISIT.

On Thursday last, his worship the Mayor proceeded to
I London, for the purpose of communicating personally
with Prince Albert's private secretary, Colonel Anson,
and arranging with that officer the programme of pro-
ceedings at the forthcoming visit of his Royal Highness.
In the meantime, the sub-coMmittees appointed for the
more effectually devoting their attention to the arrange-
ments are actively engaged. It is contemplated that
the Prince will arrive at the Edge-hill station about
noon on the 30th of July, from which he will proceed
with his train in three of the royal carriages, accom-
panied by a procession, to the Judges' lodgings, where
it is arranged for him to stay whilst in Liverpool,
and, after partaking of refreshments, will make a tour
through the town, and proceed to the Pier for an excur-
sion on the river, from which he will have the best view
of our splendid line of docks. In the evening, he will
be entertained with a banquet at the Town-hall, which
will be presided over, of course, by his worship the
Mayor, the Prince as the guest of the evening being
placed on his left hand. The number invited is expected
to be 294, amongst whom, we understand, are the High
Sheriff, W. Standish Standish, Esq., the Right Hon. Lord
Skelmersdale, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Sefton, the
Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., Lord
Stanley, Lord Sefton, Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard
Douglas, M.P., 'Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., William
Entwistle, Esq., M.P., the sixteen aldermen, and the 48
members of the Council. with all the military officers
stationed in this part of the country, many of our most
eminent merchants, and the principal subscribers to the
Sailors' Home. To add to the splendour of the entertain-
ment, the grand staircase, the decorations of which are near
completion, and the rooms will be splendidly adorned,
the floor of the staircase and of the vestibule being covered
with scarlet cloth. The windows in the Exchange Build-
ings are being embellished for the occasion, as well as both
the interior and exterior of the Judges' lodgings, with re-
spect to which, we may state,. that they are calculated to
afford accommodation to the Royal Guest, of which the
town will have no reason to be ashamed.

The Prince will lay the foundation of the Sailors' Home
on Friday, the 31st; and it is anticipated that there will
be a dejeuner in the evening, at which ladies will be pre-
sent. His Royal Highness, we believe, will leave Liver-
pool in the course of the afternoon. As we have stated
before, a magnificent display of fireworks will take place
on Thursday evening. The committee appointed to ar-
range the preliminaries is styled " The Prince's Com-
mittee."

We understand that on this auspicious occasion arrange-
ments are making by the Freemasons in the town and
district for a splendid procession of the order, in
which it is said the grand-master of the order, the Earl
of Zetland, who visits Liverpool for the purpose, will take
part. His lordship is to be here on the 29th. We are
also to have a discharge of fireworks, which we trust, for
the gratification of the mass of our population, who will
otherwise have little to make them remember, in after
years, his Royal Highness's visit, will be on a scale wor-
thy the occasion. It has also, among a number of other
matters, been suggested to us by a correspondent, that an
illumination of the town, with salutes throughout the day
from some of our fine peels of bells, would contribute to
the festivities of the period. Another circumstance con-
nected with the occasion we cannot omit pressing upon
the Committee of Management, viz.: the propriety of
throwing as large a share as possible of their favours, in
providing for the materials required to sustain the credit
of the town. into toe hands of our local tradesmen. The
tradesmen of the metropolis have opportunities every day
of displaying their enterprise and taste in such matters.
The tradesmen of Liverpool have not : and such an op-
portunity as the present should not be omitted.