The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-22

THR PRINCE OF WALES COMING TO RIca
MoND.-Several prominent Southern GENTLE
men temporarily in New YORK. have address,
ed letter to the Prince, through Lord LYONS
formally inviting him to visit the South that
h. may IN person Judge Of the social condition
and agricultural rosperity of that region
Lord Lyons sends the following reply:
TORONTO Sept 10, 1860
Sir-I nave the honor 10 acknowledge the
receipt OF the letter dated the 2sth ultirno by
which, in common with otner distiupuis b. I'D
gentlemen, you have invited his RoyaI High
ness the Prince of Wales to visit the South
ern States Of The Con federation.
assure you that the kindness and cordial
ity or your invitation have been most highly
appreciated and that his ROYAL uighness has
received With the most lively satisfaction
your hearty expressions of res pect for her Ma
lesty the Queen, and of regard and affection
for her people.
His hyal Highness regrets extremely that
the shortness of the lime which he bns at his
disposal, renders il i'm possi bic for hIm to visit
upon this occasion the more Southern por-
tlohs or the United States. His Royal High
ness hopes to be able to go to Richmond, ia
virginia, but he is SO much pressed tor lime
mat he viii be unable TO extend his tour far
Their South.
In fact the necessity Of his Royal Highuess
oeing In England by the end of next month at
latest, precludes his beirg able to prolong his
stay In the United States until the season
"urI pdNeilDR IN the SDuIn becomes neailny
10 European constitutions.
Your courteous and cordial invitation will
NOT, however, be forgotten, and will be regard
ed as an additional proof OF the kindly seuti-
ments entertained towards Great Britain in
all parts Of the great kindred nation. l have
the honor to be- sir, your very faithful humble
servant, LYONS.
The Hon. Henry W Hilliard, and others.
A BoGus PRINCE OF WALEs-An Immsa"
oi.i ..aJa,
ly "sold" on Monday morning by one who
claimed TO be IL. r. IL. but who turned out to
be an impos;or of the basest sort. Itappears
that dispatch was last week received by the
Mayor of ST. Louis from Mayor Wentworth,
of Chicago, announcing that the Prince Cf
Wales had abandoned the design of spending
Two days in shooting on The prairies OF Ili-
nois, and would, therefore, arrive at St Louis
by the Alton aud Chicago Railroad on Mon.
day next, the 2ilh inst. When, therefore, il
was whispered around on Sunday evening
that the Prince was expected to arrive the
next morning, those who heard tha rum0r
readily concluded that Monday the i7tb, and
not the 2ith, was the correct date telegrapned,
accordingly the depot throEged al an early
hour on NJ N lay morning
Dp1H tnr StiiiNdi III "a" cars splendid open
baruuchp, drawn by four attractive horses.
was on hand, coutaiuing an ancient loukEa
gentleman IN white hair and extensive beard
no WAS pom ed out rs the Duke of NeWcas-
lie, and His yaI Highness, rugged off IN
profuslon OF ribbons and regimen tails at hie
,ld- aud others intended to make mp the IRA
vellUS SUITE. The crowd at the depot honored
;he royal party with an nthusIdstic recOguI
uon-cneerlng, waving their hats, &c
To ali the NANTES ia ions OF tue admi'ing
Gro Nd the Prii ce bowed his profound acknow
Judgments, raising his military chapeau with
winning grace aud cOmPlaisance, which
excited the admiration OF the throng that /.
was with difficulty they were prevented from
removing The horses and themselves drawing
the vehicle through the streets, a disgrace they
were fortunately spared. The carriage, witE
Its inmates, drove through the city, receiving
On all sides the piaudlts OF the populace, tualiy
disappearing. leaving the spectators firmly
convinced that they had bahrld the verI "a biz
Prince of Wales. Towards evening, however
unpleasant rumors of a ''seil'' began to pre-
vail, and by nightfall the excited city war
made fully aware of the gigantic proportions
of the hoax practIced upon them. The prime
mover III the above enterprise is said to have
been DIR. Bohannou, an ed ducated Irishman, al
incorrigibie wag, whose former practical Jokes
has given him considerable local notorie,y
The Doctor it was who personaled the Duke
Ot Newcastle on the occasion.