The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATION

Whilst the public mind is occupied with the prepara-
tions for the Royal visit, political feeling is very likely to
slumber. We must not, however, allow it to be forgotten
that we have preparations to make for the far more im-
portant business of asserting our constitutional rights ;
and that a general election is, in all probability, not dis-
tant. The Borough Registration Court commenced its
sitting yesterday ; and it behoves the Conservative elec-
tors of Liverpool to be upon the alert, and to see that
their names are upon the list of voters. The enemy is
watchful and energetic. Objections have been very freely
and unscrupulously served ; and they must be combated,
if we have any serious wish to see Liverpool once more
represented by proper men. The County Registration
Court commences its sittings on Thursday next; and, if
the freeholders be true to themselves, we can with some
confidence assure them that South Lancashire may be
made safe. Let it be borne in mind that Liverpool and
South Lancashire sound the key notes of the political
feeling of the most important district in the united
kingdom. It was the South Lancashire Conservative
Association which, somewhat above fifteen years ago,
commenced that triumphant movement, which re-
sulted in placing a Conservative minister in the House
of Commons with a majority of 91 votes at his back.
That minister, it is true, betrayed his trust. But the
same energies of the same men may once more effect
as signal a triumph in returning to power a government
composed of more honest and consistent statesmen. we
would most strongly urge upon every elector, and espe-
cially the freemen of Liverpool, to attend the court at
once. Every assistance will be afforded them on applica-
tion to the active secretary, at the office of the Constitu—
tional Association. The proccedings a terdayArc re-
podia in our Sixth page

THE QUEEN'S VISIT.
In proportion as•the great and auspicious day on which
the beloved Sovereign of these realms is to visit her loyal
and loving subjects on the banks of the Mersey approaches,
does the intensity• of anxiety as to giving a reception
worthy of so gracious and revered a Monarch increase.
The Queen's visit is the all-engrossing theme, and every
new fact, however trifling, is seized upon with loyal
avidity. And yet, after all, it is difficult to obtain any.-
thing like information, to gratify the laudable anxiety of
the public, from those who are in the executive. Why
this should be, is somewhat peculiar, but so it is ;
new fact is only obtained like water from an ill-filled
sponge, by hard squeezing, and then what is produced
is scarce worth the labour in bringing it forth. The
enquiries which were instituted yesterday ought, and
would, had they been met in a proper spirit, have pro-
duced treble the information which we are enabled now to
present to an ardent and loyal public. Why should this
secresv be ? Does loyalty, in Liverpool, dwell exclusively
in the Town-hall—in the sacred precincts of the Council
Chamber—more than in the generous hearts of a loving
and adoring general public? In Manclizster 'A is not so.
There the press is not only afforded every information,
upon enquiry, but column upon column of facts are fur-
nished to them. The facts we subjoin we condense
from what has already been published, with such scraps
of fresh information as we have been enabled to lay h
ands upon. The official route itself, which is as follows,
is said to have been altered, yet without any intimation
having been given to the newspapers to intimate the same
to the public.

The Mayor and Council, with the Corporate officials,
will meet her Majesty at the boundaries of the borough.
In coming from Croxteth her Majesty will pass the Zoo-
logical Gardens, then proceed down Brunswick-road,
along Moss-street, Daulby-street, into Brownlow-street,
up Brownlow-hill, into Mount-pleasant, cross into Hope-
street, down Hardman-street, Leece-street, Bold-street,
Church-street, Lord-street, James street, along the Goree
piazzas, over the bridge at the north end of the George's
Dock, to the Landing-stage, where she will embark on
board her yacht the Fairy, at eleven o'clock. On landing
from her yacht her Majesty will proceed over the same
bridge, along the Goree, Strand-street, round the south
front of the Custom-house, passing the Sailors' Home;
thence up South Castle-street, along Lord-street, Church-
street, Parker-street, Lime-street, to the east front of St.
George's-hall, and, without alighting from her carriage,
pass down St. John's-lane, up Manchester-street and
Dale-street, to the Town-hall. On proceeding from the
Town-hall to the Railway-station, her Majesty will pass
along Dale-street, Manchester-street, St. John's-lane, to
the north end of St. George's-hall, where she will pro-
bably alight for the purpose of privately inspecting the
building ; after which she will proceed to the Railway-
station, en route to Worsley-hall. To this arrangement
considerable objection has been made, and it would, of
course, be quite impossible to please all parties. Castle-
street should certainly have been included in the route,
as it is one of the finest thoroughfares in the town, and
affords a better approach to the Town-hall than Dale-
street, through which the Royal party will pass twice.
It has been suggested to us that the route should be ex-
tended further along Hope-street, so as to pass the new
Unitarian Chapel, and obtain a view of Gambier-terrace,
and, passing down Sandon-terrace, have a full view of
our noble Cemetery, and then turn along Rodney-street,
as far as Leece-street, and thereby give a view of part of
one of our best streets, Rodney-street, instead of only
crossing it, as at present intended.
We last week mentioned that the Dock Committee
would pro:Ted on a voyage of exploration on the river.
They did so, and the arrangements will be as follow

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The royal yacht, together with two steamers, containing
the Council and the members of the Dock Committee,
will proceed, in the first instance, to the extremity of the
new North Docks, keeping on the passage close to the
Prince's and other pierheads, which will, of course, be
crowded with spectators. The yacht will then be steered
towards the Rock Lighthouse, and will proceed up the
Cheshire coastalmost as far as Eastham, when the river will
be again recrossed, and the yacht, with two accompanying
steamers, will come down leisurely by the Lancashire side
to the landing-stage, where the disembarcation will be
effected, the total distance to be travelled being nearly ten
miles. The City of Dublin Steam Packet Company and
Messrs. M`lver have each offered gratuitously one of their
fine steamers for the use of the corporate and dock autho-
rities, and both offers, we learn, have been gratefully ac-
cepted. No other vessel, we believe, will be allowed to
steam after the yacht; but any number of craft will be
allowed, with flags flying, to cast anchor near to the royal
route, as now indicated, aid the dee'. s, rigging, with every
mast and spar, will, of course, be lively with spectators.
It has been in contemplation to provide seats on the land-
ing-stage to accommodate some 3,000 persons. The
benches or forms would be raised one above the other ;
and this would constitute the most pleasing situation
through which the royal cortege could be viewed. The
various ferry steamers will land and take in their passen-
gers, temporarily, at the Prince's-pier. Various suggestions
have been made as to providing accommodation for spec-
tators on the Prince's-parade and other sites from which
a view of the proceedings may be obtained; an aquatic
procession, which would give increased effect to the inte-
rest and splendour of the fife, has also been mentioned ;
but as yet the committee have not come to any decision
upon these matters, nor upon the arrangements generally.
The arrangements in the Town-hall will be as we
stated them last week ; but instead, as we then announced,
of each member of council being allowed five privilege
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by tickets (issued to the members of the council, the pro-
prietors, subscribers, and tenants) to the area of the Ex-
change itself, which will easily accommodate, standing,
about SOOO persons. The entrances from 'Water-street
and Dale-street will be barricaded, second admission
afforded by the gates at the north, west, and east, or by
doors placed in the barricades, as may hereafter be deter-
mined.

If the proceedings at St. George's-hall had been
carried on with one-tenth the vigour for the last ten
years as they have been for the last few weeks, that
magnificent building would not now present the unfi-
nished appearance it does. And why should this not
have been the case ? Simply because the lethargic spirit
that crushes all progress in Liverpool was not combated
with. Evidence has been given, or is being given, that
the hall might have been finished, and " all made
clear," years ago. Thanks to a royal visit, the public
will not only bask in the smiles of the royal presence, but
derive great and substantial good therefrom. Almost all the
rubbish and building materials have been cleared away from
the exterior of the building, and the site is now enclosed by
a wooden pallisade about eight feet high. The devoted rails
have met with the unmitigated and unanimous disapproval
of our contemporaries. We know not why ; unless it be
that, as with a favourite game with boys, that one ven-
tured to urge the fault, and all the others followed the
leader. Suppose that her Majesty does alight at the hall,
it does not follow that she will proceed along the inclosure
between the rails and building ; and if she does, her loyal
subjects of Liverpool know their duty too well to tear
away their line of boundary; for had the barrier been
but four feet high, as some have suggested, only
the first front line or two of spectators would have
been enabled to view the royal cortegelt But the mo-
desty and consistency of some of our contemporaries,—
we don't doubt their loyalty,—who for years have ex-
pended their lungs in shouting for economy,—suggesting
that the present railing shall be removed for the occasion
—of ten minutes' duration,—and afterwards replaced ?
If the railing be good at all, it is good now. A four-foot
barrier would neither be an obstacle to keep out of the
precincts of the works during the coming winter nights
improper characters, or to guard the operations against
the attacks of unprincipled or self-aggrieved workmen.
We had the pleasure, at the last Ascot races, of witnessing
our sovereign lady attend, to participate in the pleasures
of the turf, No sooner was it announced that the Royal
party had entered the course, than the hundreds of thou.
sands of human beings who thronged the two miles " run
home" simultaneously separated on each side, as though
impelled by a magic wand, and the Royal party passed up
uninterrupted, but by the loyal greetings of the countless
thousands of loving adherents. Are the people of Liver-
pool less loyal than those on Ascot-heath ?

On Friday the head-constable presented a report to the
sub-committee appointed to decide upon the police and
other arrangements on the occasion of her Majesty's visit.
Her Majesty's line of route throughout the town will be
about four miles, exclusive of the river excursion. It has
been decided, in regard to the due protection of the caval-
cade from pressure, and, at the same time, to afford the
greatest facilities for the public to see the Queen, that
barricades shall be erected for the entire length of the
route, of such a width as will permit the Royal cavalcade
to pass freely, and yet to be so arranged that the public
shall have the best advantages for seeing their Sovereign.
There will also be other barricades at the ends of the dif-
ferent streets by which the procession will pass, and in
those places where unusual pressure may be expected a
zigzag barrier will be erected, similar to that which was
used at the Albert Dock on the occasion of Prince Albert's
visit. It is further intended to lay a bed of gravel within
those barriers through which her Majesty will pass, that
the carriages may traverse the route without slipping. All
the police are to be on duty on the occasion, and they will
be instructed to admit no person within the barriers except
such as are official. But, if the police force will be insuffi-
cient of itself for this duty, it is proposed to enrol at least
a thousand young men of respectability, who are to be
distinguished by the name of " Her Majesty's Guard of
Honour," and who, in conjunction with the civil autho-
rities, are to assist within the barriers to preserve
the way. Those who are desirous of forming constituents
of this honourable guard are desired to give in their names
and residences to Mr. Dowling, the head-constable, who
will open a book for their reception at his office in High-
street. This Eody-guard to the Queen will have excellent
places appropriated to them for seeing her Majesty, and
each member of the corps will be
presented with an elegant
rosette, which he will wear for the day as his symbol of
office.

The Council are, it is said, open to receive applications
from persons desirous of erecting stages, platforms, and
the like, on property belonging to the town which may
be unoccupied, and the use of which they will grant to
proper persons free of charge. A meeting of the general
committee was held on Saturday, at which several points
were decided. The front of the Town-hall is to be illu-
minated with a novel and beautiful device by Mr. Alfred
King, engineer of the gasworks. The question of a gene-
ral illumination has been considered, and is left to the
taste and discretion of the inhabitants. The theatres will
not be opened by the authorities to the public, but the
sill
Zoological Gardens he thrown open for the admission
by ticket of 6,400 persons, 100 tickets of admission being
placed at the disposed of eack member of the council,

The gardens are to be illuminated, and a display of fire-
works with emblematieal devices and transparencies will
be exhibited, and entertainments added such as are given
by Mrs. Atkins on gala nights. Two other displays of
fireworks will be made, one at the north and the other at
the south end of the town. The enclosed space in front
of St. George's-hall will be appropriated to the children
of the various charity-schools, upwards of 24,000 in num-
ber; and a sum of money will be placed at the disposal
of the manager of each of the schools, to be appropriated
for a treat to the children. It is in contemplation to erect
a triumphal arch at the bottom of Brunswick-road, at the
entrance of the town.
The preparations at Croxteth for the reception of her
Majesty are progressing with all possible despatch. It is
understood that a tent will be erected in the park, near
the south-east entrance to the hall, in order to entertain
the tenants of the Earl, who will, it is supposed, number
about 500.

we last night received intimation that, after a royal
communication, some slight alteration is to take place in
the royal route through the town. Instead of her
her loyal subjects half way up Castle-street, by Ma-
jestypro-
going down James's-street, it is purposed to gladden
ceeding up Castle-street to Brunswick -street, down
which she will pass and proceed over the north bridge
to the Landing-stage. Now, this, deubtlessly, is an im-
provement, but it is another instance of our local
legislators dealing in half measures. If her Majesty
could be brought half-way up Castle-street, why could
she not be brought the whole length and so proceed down
Water-street ? thus preventing the friendly-unfriendly
jealousy of one-half of the inhabitants of this loyal and
best-constructed street in the town. To this arrange-
ment no valid reason can possibly be urged.
We have been surprised to learn that the number of
young men solicited to constitute her " Majesty's Guard
of Honour," is, as yet, insignificant. This is more
strange, as the office is purely formal. All that is required
is, that the parties so enrolling themselves shall swell out
the "order force." the distinctive mark of office being a
white rosette—the reward of office, a good place to see
everything.
THE APPROACHES TO LIVERPOOL.
We can readily believe that one of the greatest difficul-
ties in the way of the committee appointed to arrange for
the Royal Visit has been the want of a decent approach
to the town. The state of London-road and Dale-street
is anything but creditable. Long ago the unsightly
property on the right hand, ascending Shaw's- brow, ought
to have been removed, to open out the view of the north
end of St. George's-hall. The approach from the Lime-
street Station is equally bad. There is not a single direct
access to it from the centre of the town ; and hence we
have to take the Royal Party by the circuitous route of
Parker-street and Elliot-street. The state of the property
in the immediate neighbourhood of so splendid a building
is as wretched as it can be. The unoccupied ground at
the back of the Fish Nlarket is in a disgusting condition;
and it would be well if it could be blocked up, by some
contrivance, from the Royal sight and sense of smell.
The whole of Roe.street should be temporarily closed as
an abomination. Surely this visit will stir up the autho-
rities of Liverpool to some vigorous effort to amend their
ways.. There is not a town in the kingdom more capable
from its situation of being made worthy of the admiration
of strangers visiting it; yet there is scarcely one, the
very centre of which is more unsightly and disgraceful in
its sanatory arrangements. In no way could we more
properly celebrate the present auspicious visit of her
Majesty, and prepare for that more formal one which is
promised us, than by originating the formation of a good
street from Castle-street or the Town-hall, to St. George's-
hall and the Lime•street Station. Why not compliment
her Majesty by building a splendid " Queen-street."
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO MANCHESTER.
Throughout both Manchester and Salford there is very
large preparation for illumination. An order has been
given in London for an expensive and complex design of
great beauty for the Manchester Town Hall, and another
for the Exchange. The Salford Town Hall is to be illu-
minated, and nearly all the large houses in town have
given orders. The various gas-fitters and decorators have
found it to their advantage to expend some money in gas,
and every night one or more displays some loyal device in
front of his shop. We find that already windows and
rooms in houses along the line of route are " to let," or
-have been let for the day. The committee of the Salford
D spensary have let the balcony over the door and the
room adjoining for £5 ; and several other windows " have
fetched good prices." Others we have heard of, but the
sums said to be paid are so large that the tales must be
fabulous.—Manchester Courier.
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