The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

THE PROCERSION.

This was fol'ited in Hamilton-street, opposite the pre-
sent Town-hill, and is Ham' iton-square nal the streets
adjoining.

The high constable of the hundred, Mr. Palmer; Mr Miler,
hea constable of Liverpool ; Mr. Moss, general superinten-
dent; and Mr B nprhey. police inspector, t. eaticd the procession
on horseback, anti a ted as conductors. They were followed
by a few other officers on hors,back.

Four Trnmreters, on horseback.
The Champion,
in complete poll-11rd steel armour. and monr.t?d, as Seneschal
of the Pri 'ry of Birkenhead.
Lond n Assurance' Fire Engine.
drawn by four horses, with posti!ions in scarlet.
Firemen in uniform, with helmets.
Norwich Union Fire Engine.

latc'y presented to the township, accompanied by Mr. Hewitt,
superintendent of our fire police, and several of his brigade, in
uniform.

Printing Press,
from the office of Mr. J. Law, c-ti a large waggon drawn by two
hors: s. As the procession proceeded, cop:es of the Birkenhead
coat of arms, with the rn- tto " Homo prnponit, Deus disponit,"
a list of the Dock Commissioners, and a notice of the occasion
which it commemorated, were printA off, and handed to the
crowd, who evinced the greate-t eagerness to obtain impres-
sions. Copies also of two songs—one written by Mr. Mogan.
of the imperil Hotel. Liverpool, and the other by Mr. George
Cranmer—were printed and distributed.
Temperance Rand, in handsome uniform.
Good Samaritan lodge of Odclfellows,
with fi,,c fl lgs and regalia.
•
rincess ttoy.a Lodge,
with a splendid bano.,r, representing her Majesty and the
Princes Th, men were ve *y neatly dressed, and decorat:al
wi h sashes, rosettes. &e. Th! regalia was of the mcst costly
and beautiful description.
C rte:a. nit un'ed on stout horses.

Grand UnitA Or,ier cf G.th )lie "r• Oren, with regalia, &c.
Band, in irrt'cri, with military caps.
Band of the Gt i Regiment of Foot.
Loyal Liverp 01 Lodge of Oi!dfell ,vrs,
accompanied by a splendid banner.
Duchess of Lancaster Lodge.
I.oyal Stanley Lodge.
Loyal Persececance Lodge.
Band of the sth Dragoon Guards.
Loyal George IV. Lodge.
Loyal Mersey Lodge.
• The Covenant Lodge.
Friendly Society of Operative Masons.
Reehabites.
Star Tent.
Fend of the 6th Infantry.
Goad Samaritan Lodge.
Liverpool Shipwrights.
These carried a fine model of a steam.vessel, and several (tiler
fine modes of vessela, and were preceded by a large flag. They
were very respectably dressed. A large banner w'th a figure
of the Duke of Wellington, and another with a fir ire of Charles
the Second, were carried in this part of the processio:t.
. _

. . Ancient Order of Foreslers, -
many of them in the full costume of tie order mounted. In
the procession were a hepher and a shepherdess—the former
with a fine dog couchant at his feet,and the latter with a lamb.
Operative Slwyers,
accompanied by a model shed and saw pit, in which two gro-
tesque-looking automaton figures appeared in the act of sawing
a balk of wood. Al ueh amusement was created by this exhi

Pensioners' Band.
Iron Shipbuilders in the employ of John Laird, Esq.,
carrying beautiful ranee a of iron vessels.
Men employed in the Enzineer's Tug Yard,
carrying sands in their hands.
Stubbs's Royal harmonic Band.
The Commissioners of Birkenhead;
J. D. Case, Esq., W. Jackson, Esq., rill John LairJ, Esq.,
t-iking the lead.
Several hundreds of Men employed in making the new Park,
six abreast.
Several carts decked with laurel and evergreens, and filled with

Women and Children, brought up the rear.
The procession occupied about three quarters of an hour
In passing through Hamilton-square.
At twelve o'clock a discharge of cannon announced the
starting of the procession. As it moved along. the streets
were thronged by enthusiastic spectators, and the win.
down of the noble mansions in the square and neighbour-
ing streets through which the immense phalanx. with nu-
merous flags and banners, including the Royal standird,
&c•
passed, were thrcnled by fair occupants, who waved
flag, banners, and handkerchiefs, in token of their ap-
probation ; while the roaring of the cannon, and the mar-
tial music of the various bands, combined to produce an
effect at once magnificent
ton and heart-stirring. At the en-
trance to llarci -street, and also in Church-street and
other streets on the route, triumphal arches of laurel were
ereeted. On turning thacicoonrcer of the yard of Birkenhead
Church, and passing
i.tabey-street, salutes were
fired from time to time from niece; of cannon planted on
the new river-Wall enclosing maere Pool on the north.
e speanrtte}:l of Scotchmen,
On passing the Wellington lloto,
Purpose,
themselves on
dressed in the
o. pr r
the
a i,,a ti.r one
a stage which bail
one oft em struck ol)
end of the building;
the bagpipe,on
their favourite 714411:1n05t, which seeYem air,
excite much attention atnongst the spectators. seemed to
The route thron‘rii the principal streets, given in our
last. was adhered to. The procession, in returning north-
ward, crossed Harnilten.square, end-along ConWay.street
to Parkflti], where a lice of }14:4 was placed. It thence
passed along Cavendish-street to Corporation-road, where
it halted oppesitc.. Mr, 1,;-fid'.,:. iron shipbuilding yard,

which was profusely decorated with flags. A ttii,iiphal
arch had been erected at this part ci ine road, ertd the
usual manifestations. inclulinK ;chutes, &c., wet:`e, again
given. The who!e line thence moved on to Woodside
Ferry, and thence along the new road close to the beach,
to the scot where the stone was to be laid.