The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-25
Airbmonn Qispatrt.
sATuRoeY MORNINa. !. AUG. as rs.
THE PRINCE AT QUEBEC.
deception OF the Catholic Bishops Visit
to q Convent. &c.

X eceptioa OF the Satholic BiSh0ps-.visi
to Convent. &c.
In Quebec, on Wednesday morning. the
Prince, with his entire suite, visited the Ro-
man Catholic College, where he met all the
Provincial Bishops and a host of sub prelates,
from whom he received two addresses. bo tn
of which We're In French. His answer was
in English. The meetit & between the august
bodies was held in the large audience room, at
the end OF which was gorgeous throne and
the arms OF Great Britain. Bishop FIod de.
livered the addresses in French, and the Bish-
op of Kingston translated them into English
The dispatch says:
One OF the most interesting and remarkable
incidents which has thus far attended the
Princes career, was his visit to the Ursuline
Conveha, winch was open to male visitor
ior the nrst time since the calling of the Duke
OF kent-the rule being that none save women
can enter the Convent, with the additional
exception in favor of members of the Royal
family.
The Prince stood upon the dais, supported
by his suite, while the young ladies, number
ing sixty, many of whom belong to the first
families of the Province. formed a asemi-circle
In 'front.' OF him, and welcomed him in a song
and French address of kindly greeting and re.
spect, TO which the Prince replied, thanking
them for their kind interest in his visit To
Quebec and their good wishes for him per-
their efforts in the cause OF education, and
expressing hope for their future welfare
During the song there were allusions to the
Prince, at each of which the young ladies
gracefully curtsied, and the teachers murmur-
ed, ''Long live the Prince" The whole cere-
mony was eculiarly beautiful.
The second grand illumination has taken
place tonight, and magnificent display OF
fireworks was made at the Esplanade or parade
ground. About twenty thousand spectators
| were there, of whom fifteen thousand sat up
| on an elevated platform. While the prelimi..
nary display was going on, the under fixing OF
the platform gave way, and precipitated about
| thousand dhorror-struck people to the ground
| Only two were seriously and fatally injured,
but a great many were severely bruised and
| terrified. The scene for a few moments was a
| terrible one. Men, women and children were
| mixed up promiscuously, and piled in heaps
| OF falnting, screaming, yelling humanity and
| II required the utmost efforts OF the police and
| the unterrified spectators, to keep the fallen
| ones from second calamity, which would
have beer worse than the first.
A party of ladies went on board the Hero
this afternoon, examined the cabin occupied
by the Prince, and stole every pin, every piece
| of wax, and all the nick-nacks that they
! could find there, soureatrS of his Roy al
| HIghness. The Princes private room was
| also invaded by rush of the fair SEX who
| mounted his chapeau, played with his sword,
| and fooled with his accoutrements generally.
One damsel was caught trying on his overcoat,
from which every button had been cut by eager
| devolees of the youthful Guelph.
The New York Committee are to have an
official interview with him at Montreal, and
| as he is very anxious to see the Empire CITY.
you may rely upon long and gay visit from
not only the Prince, but host OF military and
| naval officers, who will be ordered there as
part of his cortege.
| The following sketch of incidents on the way
| up the st. Lawrence presents his Royal High
| ness in a more jovial light:
The Prince had the youngsters of the
| squadron to dine with HIM, and thereby, no
/ doubt, added to his popularity, which is GER
| ta1nly very great in all the ships The stories
| of his association with the junior officers
| prove this. The night before the second as
| cension OF the Saguenay, on turning in at, or
| possibly little after midnight, he was chal-
! lenged 10 be up on deck at the end of the mid
| die watch. bet of sovereign was ventured.
| The Prince would win it, at any haZard-even
| that OF repudlaung his berth al together. This,
| however, was not needed. His friends would
look to his interests. So, just before O'Clock,
| the summons came to him. Sleep was dear at
| that moment but the disgrace of forfeiting the
| wager had to be ayeTted. In some malicious
| way his clothes had been tampered with and
| his stockings evaded all search. Bat, withou
| stockings, and, on the whole, imperfectly clad,
| the Prince found his way up in the dark ana
| just won his sovereign by slipping on deck
| exactly at the moment that eight bells struck.
The last night upon the ST. Lawrence was
| celebrated by merry gathering on board the
| Hero. The scene toward O'Clock was utterly
| void of stately or ceremonious conditions
| Grouped together on the main deck, the Prince
and his party, officers from other ships and
visitors from the halls of Canadian Govern
| ment, smoked and sang and frolicked, in a
| manner calculated to ute dIspel those doubts,
| which every body knows have always existed
| as to the capacity of gentlemen with large
titles and severe responsibilities to participate
| in human and natural enjoyment. At the
| close, minister, high in Provincial fame, i'm
| peiied solely by melodious instinct, stepped to
| the centre aad broke out in very earnest Ca
/ nf m ha IL
| purport. A circle encompassed MIR. Cartier
| and listened approvingly. The chorus was
| found TO be attalnable with but little effort-a
chorus, one might say, that fitted to perfection
| at the first trying on. Now a few voice.
chimed in. the Princes leading. Then others
maturer, the Dukes beyond a doubt among
| them. But it lasted only little while. AT
half-past nine the lights vanished and the ci-
| gars were sacrificed the Prince yielding to the
regulations of the ship with greater readiness
than some gentlemen OF superior years, who
were insubordinate to the extent of an inch or
two OF tobacco that remained unburned Then
the deck became DINNER, the listening sailors
moved slowly forward, the sentries took up
| their positions, the big Newfoundland dog rat
| tlea MS cnain ior gooo-nlsht and curied him.
| self away, and the guests mounted TO the
quart deck for an hours stroll, or turned to
their quarters.
[BY TELEGRAPH.l
| MONTREAL, Aug. 23.-The Prince of Wales
left q uebec to-day, with his suite, amid en- thu
| siastic demons trations, salutes, cheers ETC.
| The New York City Committee to arrange for
| the reception of the Prince at New York were
| met here by the Mayor of Montreal and the
| American Consul General and leading citi-
| zens. The reception speech of the Mayer was
| responded to by Ex-Governor Fish, utter
| which the committee were escorted to their
| quarters at the st. Lawrence Hall. Lady
| Franklin arrived here by the same train.
| THE GREAT METRoPoLIs.-London now
| covers 12l square miles, having increased