New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-08

mus, positively he recorded to yPfy the general chsF-
acter Of the sssemblege.
nj. dors-,ashly, perhaps, for when ons travels in
an unknown land, and Hampers with an unkaoEn
rho sbs force the consequenoesi Doe feels,
inSeeS. In this regard, ibe little child wandering
upon the shore, pckog up stitches while the great
ocean of millinery lies undiscovered beyond. But
some decre.d ii who woud not be denied. Let them
asume the dread responsibility.
THE RECEPTION OF TaE PRINCE OF WALES
The p. nce Of Wales ~iIl leave Philadelphia for this
city on Thursday morong uext by special train over
The Camd.n and Amboy Railroad embarking at Perth
Amtoy ON the reveoue cutter Harriet Lane Capt
PauBcs, reaching New-YoIk about p. m. The First
Division Of the NswYork State Militia will parade at
the Battery at l2l o'clock and on the arrival of the
Price, Re win be received formally by the Mayor aud
Common Council at Castle Garden. Toe line of march
viii be up Broadway and Chatham street 10 the City
Hall where the hOnors Of a marching saldte will be
paid to the ipce and bic sui after which the Divs
Ion will form lie In Broadway, with the right on
Bond street, and continue their march up B oadway
around Union Square, do ~n Seventeenth street to
Fifth avenue aud mp Fifth to Madison Square
after sing which the several brga5es will be arched
from the g,ound by their respective commandants.
About ff cen or twenty rooms have teen engaged
the Fh,b-svenus Hotel for the accommodation of tn
Prince Of Wales and sue during their stay in tnis city,
The are on the fret oor and the parlor and bed
room Of the PRICE will be the corner of Fifth ave-
nre and Twenty -.bird street. Tue adjoining rooms
fronting on each street will be occupied by the gentle
men composing the Princes suite All of the apart
msnts fitted up in style of regal magui6cence,
and have been very little used since tee hotel was
opened. There will conseq be material change
made in them although the propretors of the hotel de-
sign placing some ne pictures of the Royal family 10
the rooms set apart for the Prince.
On Friday, great tall takes place. the invitations
for which have just been issued. The following is the
text:
:THE GENERAL COMMITTED OF ARR sNGeMENTs:
INVITE MR. - TO BALL
sEs sE II ST'F 6F G % sTT;SoHE TO THA
AT the Academy Of Music Friday Evening the 18th day:
np7pn COO S 81 o. to6eI, ls'O q, 9 9,cloG1
PbIEH COOPER, Chairman. NJ Il. FIELD, Secretary
circular, accompany! ing the ilvit,tion cards. is ad
dressed to the members Of the General Committee as
follows:
THE BALL IN HONOR OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY NJ. Q Pine. st., }
Nkw-IoRK Oct. 3, 1860. (
SIR: have the honor TO Iclose the nyi ations for
the bSll which as a member of the General Commit
have 5'ed. You Will phase eXDlkin 70
the ladies' and gend-men for whom they are intended
that theee sim IL cards Of invitation, and do not
admit t. the ball lew Dc before the bail, the tick
etc Of admission will sent to you and tue
Of Of ihe.e tickets will be inperadvely necessary
in order to obtain admission to the house on the night
Of the ball
Itis not probably, necessary for me to remind you
that both the invitations snd the tickets strictly per-
soDal, and that they OF be tran feiTed.
avail ysef Of the Opportuni 10 state that under
sheraton laoes bs admitted with bonnets
Gent men emit led 10 we4r uniforms reqneste 10
do AL hers expected to appear ia evening
dTese VIZ: Back trow szJs, black dress coat ack
wsistcoat aUd white cra7at, or white waistcost aud
black crayat the former preferable and ight-coored
Kid gloves. Umbrellas canes, hats and ovsTC0ats VIII
not be adnitted in The ballroom proper places being
Ms. FIELD, Secretary.
The preparations for the parade of tue NeS-York
Fire Department Saturday next, in honor OF the
Prince OF Wales 10 progress, aud the Committee,
consisting Of the folio wing gentlemen have been for
the past week, aud stll are, busily engaged 10 the
matter; Chief Engineer Decker, Assistant Engineers
Kioetlapd, Bryce, Michel Cornell, Donovan, Mr..
Bro~p. foreman of No. s Engine; Mr.. Stertt fore
m An of No IS Engine; Mr.. Cattle foreman of No. 10
Hook and Ladder; Mr. Lacy, foreman of No. 40 En-
CINE, and Mr.. Buck, foreman of No 36 Hose.
Fear tboueand torches have been ordered, and it is
de signed to place one in the hands Of nearly every fire.
man. The engines will be elegantly decorated.
One hundred and ten companies have already in'
formed the Committee that they intend 10 take part IN
the parade, and scoesSions constantly being made
to the number When the affair was fret mooted there
were about twenty OF thirty companies who declined
to participate in the pageant assigning as their reason
their opposition to uphOiiDg royalty and because II
was proposed first by his EKcellsncy Fernando Wood.
Tbsee oissenters have, however, since reconsldsred
the mat er and will probably join in will the others
From the preparations the show will be magnificent
one There will alto be splendid display Of lire works
The route has not yet been decided upon, but Is
probable that the line will be formed 10 Broadway
above Madison square, and thence march down Broad
way through the Park, up the Bowery, and dismiss at
Union square.
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HIB DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON AND
RECEPTION AT RICHMOND VA.
WAsHIsGToN, Saturday, Get g. iS0C
The anxiety Cd the psrt Of the Pqohc ID OBTAIN a
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