New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-12
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE or WALES.
TIE TORONTO DIFFICULTY.
From Oar Own Reporter 49,.

uoIe tAblOIbo-tHo Jet myotoiV~o "'N "NSN>P
difference between the Duke of Newcastle and the
Mayor of this ciyis at this beterunderstood
in New York Il an 10 Toronto; for the letters which
you have already received by telegraph, aud which
disclose all that needs to be known about the matter
are here closely guarded, and withheld from public
view The local newspapers in the absence Of direct
Information, present various opinions and specn ATOMS
which, Of course fail to meet the point exactly, sat-
tfy the popular wish. at present the general judy
melt appears to be that the difficulty is still unsettled
and that the Orange outbreak Of Sunday will agra.
| vate The troubles As you have been informed, no
farther dsqoie in this city at least is to DO appre-
| hended, either frcm the one cause or the other.
fuller statement than that cent By telegraph of the
orsn and The course of the Misunderstanding bet veen
the Duls and the Mayor, may sti possess interest.
Upon receiving the fret letter from Sir Edmund Hea5
in which the Governor. General communicated the
Dukes unwliDgness to recognize in any manner the
Orange stituons, the Mayor of Toronto co nmenced
such investigations as he thought the case demanded
Having discovered that ground was already broken,
upon King street. for the erection OF an arch by the
Oraneenen he interrupted the progress Of the work.
in view Of the feet that permission 10 proceed had not
been given by the city Authorizes. This was done
with 10 expectation Of intelposDg any permanent m
pediment fince a msjorty Of the City Council beng
Oran en- the permission needed to be asked for
to be at once grsr,ed but 10 order to hold the parties
concerned from beginning to end as strictly RESPONSE
BILE wnbin the legal limits, special meeting was
convened after which the work went on under
sptcisl authority. The Mayors next atep was to
learn in what manner the arch would lie decorated,
and on receiving info mation that picture Of King
William the Third crost log the Boyne add party To-
geDd we're to be promiI emily disp aged explained 70
the Orange leaders that these would certainly be OBJ
iected TO. After some 'utst On, the Grand Master
of the 0rangemen Mr. JohlY Hiilyard Cameron agreed
TO effect an arrangement by which portrait OF the
Prince Of Wales should be substituted for that OF King
William, and the inscription "0ur Glorious Constitu-
fion for that of the ofensve legend tits quite proba
BE that only bali Of this pledge intended to
be carried cut but there is no doubt thst the Mayor
believed the agreement was made in good faith Thus
ssaured he wrote to Sir Edmund Head giving ri.
mute scrpt;on of the proposed arch specifying all ia
sdornments ioeludng TIE Orange 5rms--erown, scep-
ter and Bible--by which it was surmoGnted. Ito
answer he received appeared 10 set all doubts at rest
for it clearly stated that 80 arranged, .he display
would be regarded ith no dsfaVor. The question OF
the was otherwise settled aad has not since
been Ieopened.
But al the last moment, when the Ioysl party had
already arrived at Wbitby, the Mayor learned that,
although the promise Of the Orngemen had been full
filed go FAR IS the motto concerned it had been BY
them determined TO 7etsin The picture Of King William,
as at fist intended. The Mayor demonstrated, but
was persuaded by various arguments not 20 interfere
at this moment In syery way he seems e pians and
timid gentleman, whose undoubted amiablity might
Naturally ovsrbalance his resolution IN any emergency
lire the pTesent. Yer, TO reassure bin'ef he sought
the counsel Of some Of the leading Roman Catholics,
1ho inlnated to him that they could detect nothing
offensive in the exhibition Of the picture, and that they
were ready 20 paes under and salute it, il the occasion
80 required The Mayo, falling into the Ct oon-
founding the position of tie Catholics with that Of the
royal party concluded to offer objection, bat still
teTmined acqusLt the Governor General an0 the
Duke with the uDeX pece1 change For TIL. purpose,
he wss about to reopen letter which Re bad Just writ
ter, But, at the suggestion OF the City So
lictor, Mr.. Gamble, who was about proceed
ing, as the representative Of the eoTporaii)n
to meet the guests, he extended to that gentleman
verbal message Of explanation. Althougd the Mayor
in bis letters and in conversation, is than anxou3
to acc pit the blame Of the entire affair." It does certainly
appear that his only mistakes were those Of permitting
the picture to be established in s place ct ALL and fail
ing to communicate the fact by letter instead Of by oral
message. Mr.. Gsmble, forgetful or negectfu Of bis
charge, failed 10 inform the Duke Of the manner in
which the arch had besn iYsly decorated and by
~ preseuting TIE condition OF he city in the most IA
yorabe way, succeeded in Bringing abou. the hoding
without the precaation which the Dube had Intended
to exercise of sending special messeI ger to examine
and report upon ths subject.
The reception WIS 20 cordial and the display was so
imposing that no person f disposed &c reconsider too
closely the unpleasant circumstances which had pre-
csded the arrival. The procession formed
10 bicb, according to PROMISES no Grange societies
Orange banners appeared, although few peculiarly
obstinate individuals wore Grange coiors upon their
breasts In the first of the carriages, which were
preceded by long escort the Duke 2f Newcastle at
upon tbs front seat riding backward while tho PRICE
sal opposite to am. The evening was far advanced
when tey approached the Orange arch (which, it
should be mentiorsd was fashioned aud oolored TO
represent the old stone gate of Derry, so that until
they just about to paes under it, the Prince cd
not Observe ;he picture above. The Duke, Of course
YVES unable to zee it at all. TIE. Prince, however,
quickly poiate6 out and had il been possible then to
check the horses and withdraw from tie procession
it would sssuredly have been dope. BIT It was too
IL e, ard the carriage rolled along, tse Orangeusn
stouticg with PARTICULAR emphasis il emerged from
tie shadow of the arch, vGcfeFously combining com
pbments to the Prince and eptSets agsost the Duke,
who never appeared more imperturbaae than at that
moment. TIE Prince, however, wac yisibly impatient
ard annoyed
The procession novel along, and gradually reached
the Government House. At the earliest opportunity,
tie DIXIE sent 5or the Mayor, end. reproaching him
with severity which many regarded as too extreme
to be wholly justified, AID which certainly had re-
markaSle eec. upon it, embarrassed object demanded