The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-03
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST LOUIS, Sept IS, 1850
A7.raI Of the Pr;aoe Of Wales-Hr Gra,foa,ion r1h The
County and tie People-Dcmols.ration En- Rclte-The
People G,Sm1le al the EDefasireness Of Royaly-The Re
o7ticn IN S. LOsis-An Attempt a, Dis,rbanos-Th>
Fur Crssnds-The Prince and S'sits Cattle fdnei
evs, Dc, &c.
The Prince OF Wales len right station at eight O'Clock
this morning, by special train for ST. Louis and reached
here at about six O'Clock this evening Before he left
Dwight be repeatedly expressed his qualification with his
reception there, with the courtesy and polteness with
which the people had treated him, and with the
in which, while all anxious to him,
all had refraned from inruding on his privacy
or exhibiting any annoying and embarrassing curiosity
These assurances repeated by the Duke Of New
CASTLE General Bruce and others OF the SUITE and all
GREETED that they could not make longer stay Upon the
psrs and enjoy the fine sport with which thsy had de-
lighted themselves for day or two past Upon taking
leave of their hosts the roys party thxnked them for
their Kindness and hospitality and several presents
exchanged the Prince giving Mr. Spencer very hand
sonely mounted Manton.
The special train dashed over the road AT lightning
speed making but three soppages for wood and water
At every station the PEG assembled In large numbers
but the train only slowed to ten miles hour while
passing and the Prince did leave his respond 70
the hearty Ulcers Of the assembled hundreds. few
miles from Dwight the party threw up the windows
70 witness that most magnificent spectacle,
PaAnn on FIRE.
The short grass unusually short this season. prevented
the Gre making much hcsdway but along the horizon the
low flames advanced, In regular line putting up ciouds
OF smoke as II nred from distant artillery The country
from Dwight TO Alton il mostly prairie, such a. have
described former letter. with here and there little
hate ata otd
the houses, unsurrounded, by fences, rising lonely
from the level ground As the Train aeared Alton many
nne farma were passed, and cornheds, golden rlpe'
wheeled their long lines Of tassecd and pennoned pixies
like companies Of Wide Awakes without their
lanterns. the special train passed. and delay.
and more rrsmbsng The people say Thai the COMPANY
and the Prince equally 70 blame theorner for grant
Ing and the latter for desiring facilities which greatly
delay all the rest Of tho public II the Prince and hs
party desire TO travel like private gentlemen, they say
why take these annoying special trains, which attraot
which the party say they are 20 an ioas o avoid.
Al Alton the royal party eft the cars and drvea
10 the steamer Alton, upon which they embared for ST.
deck and never tired ing and exchanging
comments about the wonderful MHsss pp and tho sngu
,- ss Of steamers s wSsG ply rs wss The
ceived mcst afshy an elderly English lady who was
introduced 20 him, and whose history ead TO have
some connection with the royal family. When
LorE,
the New York OF the west with is Gne leves ike that
at The Battery, and h closely built rows Of stores and
warehouses, came In view the party turned their alton
tou to the city great crowd was collected ~ tho
landing, shouting and cheering in the energetic
Prince and his immediate suite easily passed 70 their car
ragcs, bowling ~ they proceeded me minor members
them som The oralnssy crowd were no. % iossanass
but we're obliged 70 push, crowd and shout a 10
Heensn, and ~ere pretty well iambled about before
they gained their arks Of refuge. simple announce
ct 81 their position which they too reserved 70
make, would have secured them every Kindness since
the words travelling With the Prince" always opens
nassage reporters through deusest throngs
when even the acute elbows ana scucy wits Of the mem
bers Of the New York prcss fail them
directly N Bsrnums Hotel, where he 10 CHARTERED He
occupies three Of the Eest apartments and these and
bu, elsrsn, style especially for This occasicn. There
fears Of disturbanoc upon the Princes land
Ing the Bdnr the organ q the Intensely Catholic Irish,
having protested In vehement tcrms Against the display
But 90 such Demonstration was attempted, for oue
IlsS Dag could ). cura In 81 Louis. and one 20 &
raised the fair grounds tomorrow win have 70 DO
manufactured for The occasion.
The Prince did not leave hu hotel during the evening"
but was Informally waited upon BY Mayor Finley and .
committee % sentiemen who arranged the programme
oa 70 morrU % sss, me s d ossrs nsy. 81
Morcsy. and which, though not % ane an exhibition
that Of last year account Of tho rue excluding every
thirs which took former premiums Ia stu very sue.
ful Thc~e undue enthusiasm In regart 70 ths
Prince, but until late hour, crowds collected In
front 81 the hoc IN expecasn OF seeing him. OF hearing
= eerenado and speteh
AZ ten O'Clock this morning large crowd gathered In
front Of the hotel and without making any demoosirs
tons waited patiently for about hour and half until
the Prince appeared the ladies' entrance OF The hotel
which IL used exclusively by his par,y-spd entered .
large orcn bsouche, drawn by four magnificent black
horres Mayor Finley took scs beside the Priucc aud
follow ed
driven through the principal streets Of the city wds
nng The sidewalks and cheering the Prince - he passed
The Prince, with hts customary postcoces scsho wcrtd
these saustors by boxing aud rasng bis hat At about
Two O'clock the royal party reached the
which were ,hrcnrca Win people. hundreds Of whom
bad obtained free admission By breaking down
the fenoes. AZ the Prince entered the ex.
eeen, VS. At rs height, and when the band struck up
God save The Queen,h The cheering was tremendous
Tic thorfspds of people without the grounds echoed
The cheers q hose within and the ladies rslned so1q
upon their sves, until the large barouche loaded
down With bov.rs The royal party drove slowly twice
around The Nsaa The cheering continuing with unabaicd
" this hcsr,es, Of greetings ope would have Thought
that The Isoe were ssnting thor failure sovereign
. nnssa 2. 'sn q Another nation 20 vld wn TIE
Every cheer tod II TIE ,niercndrnce of q
free r~oJ'e, Respecting. bu, 70 longer fearing
Try and dn,erceted observer could bu, se from ih
dem rsirniCu how entirely the old preiuaces sxsns,
nrsnd have been removed rom the minds Of our PEG
Hsvrg computed The rounds the party were conducted
into psgods witch bad bcen erected for the ocnveni
ence OF the edges The English anthem, With our ma
tioual melodies, was again played, but Fngleh Gag
wss dspay cd, partly 90 account Of The NJ feeling upon
the part ~ the extreme Irish fanatics 10 which refe
has already been made partly because some Of the
uost rtspeesble Of the citizens thought would Ne
proper 70 display such tag upon such occasion,
and rarity because, ~ has been before limited, no
Fnr sh hse could be oard In the city The party thea
The nr time made their appearance IN the character
OF
cArvTs rAscvpS
group Of horses, amorg which WAS the celebrated
Ethan Allen or his pamesake, uotied pxss, much
10 The admiration OF the party, and then are ot a cat,
tie. mostly Durhams led up and, Descending irom
The pssoda the Duke cf Newcastle and others q the
suite Inspected the Cattle hasdling them old farmers
said, with oil The tkiu OF erpevtenord fanctern The
compsny looked On with wonder ~ Ms exhibition OF
novcese which srsitsh rcbismea SO Dot rn~rsr'v
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