New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
PHILADELPHIA.
From Our Own Reporter.

From Our Own Reporter.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ii, 1860.
The political exciemen's here tbs evening Of the
Prince arrival vi hdrew much of the attention which
would otherwise have been given him. The crowds
with ich the streets hlled were too mucl a..
soIbed by consider ions Of election results, aud, in
SINE rarta f'e city e pers)Is safety to give esDe
ca thought to the presence of even 30 distinguished
p,I,y of ysiers. Pr,at y bowling 10 German Club
house On Twelfth sueet and sscucedly diniug, a, the
Coptirenial Hotel tie Prince parsed the evening. %
Wedr etday morning, nsny offerings Of entertainment
aw aited him A few Of these-perhsps the hnndredth
part-he was able to accept. He visited Girard Col
l.ce, one or Two public scbools the Eastern Peni;en-
tiary, and the Insane Asylum and in the afternoon,
Witnessed the borse-races at Point Breeze But the
mot agreeable and remarkable event of the soo1rn
wac the opera ic performance on Wednesday evening,
at the Academy of Music, which publicly regarded
by the citizens as a forml reception of the Prince,
aud for which, in conseq lence, Philadelphia had
,eserved lie choicest Efforts at attractive display.
It was certainly more imposing denomination
than any the Prince has encountered since his
arrival in the United States; hardly inferior in
srarkls snd glitter to the memorable ball at Montreal
and far superi to that disply in the diyaifed I'D
graceful bearing of the multitude of psrtcipators. The
fapess tFeaer was filled with su1isncs sf proba-
Is ureqnaled brsncy, even in Pbilai'lphia, where
brillian, aucienc,s are by no means uncommon. Of
tbe thousands present. there were probably hundred
not in full eve ming drese. The galleries less
radiant than the lover parts Of toe house distinctions
# position having beep for once, overlooked. To
eek for verbal illustrations of the surprising spl-nd)r
OF the scete would be vain. Such assemblages
r,re that standard. Of com, ascn fail It quite suf
fciep to FAY that durns the American Witt no oca
zion more en- phaticay memorable has at any time &C.
CURED AID that pnaer probable circumstances can
any mirable representation of social gaces and
excellent popular taste be shown.
The Prince entered the Opera House at O'clock the
audience having arrived short inc before Upon
bic appearance in the private box assigned to him.
lille burst Of Applause ar se % which h. re.o5n,ed
by bows. The curtain inmed iitely lifted, aad
the opera pany already dressed fr Martha, led
by Adelba Pati, Miss Fanny Heron Forne- aud
Br eno, fteppecforward to the foot.lights. At the
opepi poles of God the Q leeD" the au ltors
wi one accord rose 10 their feet and remained stand
rg until the close. The fret verse was suog by Mss
Patti, Of couse witbou the suspicion Of foreign ec-
cent in the pronunciation Of the Eugliah words Tae
second was supg BY FO,mes no. vita lsss resooan
feet but with an npcuons mel ing Germ III utter
apce that transferred his earnest words of homage
from their intended object to apocryp al Prince Of
Ole In the chorus the eotre company joined. As
The curtain +, II into lie place, so also did the Prince
and those who accompanied him. Be.ide him, in the
front row of chairs were Lord Lyons, Eii St Gar
mans, al the Duke Of Ne vcasle. Ju,t behiDi Rere
Gen. Bruce, the Mayor Of the city aud duing par
OF the evening Lord HinchipgbroOk. The othsr mem
b,rs Of the suite occupied the proscenum box just
oppO,ite.
TIE operas, "Mafths" AID part Of Tra9ii'a
were better than ordinarily pr dlced. Ia tls fist,
Mia Patti b'r3Ele and dainty, 'e,ored abundant
Qualification Of rrDcely aprobsdol NJ. Brignoh,
no. comlen a'ed tor the hsrro viGg neglect he
peiisuced at the Montreal concert, by determined
- core brought about by per,onal exertions OF the
noble eueit9. An American coDtra,o, Miss Heron Of
Phiafelp bia-who shoud be better kuo WI, aud soon
Wilhe-sspg the part OF Nancy with exceeding clsv-
erness an6 acted il better. la the single act of
Trsviala," Mad lme Coleon bore the trinmphs. The
Prince remained until tie end of the Performance
appearing rather iDtererted than is usual Win
him upon public occasions, ia all that passed.
In fact, the interest by msans confined 20 the
stage display the occa ional speLdors of which were
always eclipted by the unvayng magnifcepce of tue
81 ee,' Gle in The front Of the honse Thick that ia
spire Ct all the easy nonchalaDce of the PRICE patty
there were sometimes indications which could not he
mistaken of delighted amaz smen not precisely at
the display itself, which may be often enough more
than Iivaed broad, but AT dazzling proof of the
possibility Of such an event in an American city for
which supremacy in matters of fashion t,ste had
never been claimed. In fact, there we're those who
declared that in no foreign capital could worthisr rep
resenstion of social bliancs and popular refinement
be proseptsd. The freedom from intrasions, from I'm
pertinent scrutipy which the Prince enjoyed, were
giss,ss than 10 bad eve found even among bic loyal