Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-04
The Prince of Wales at St. Johns.

ST. JOINS, Aug. 3.-The following is the
address of the corporation Of st. Johns to his
royal highness, and the princes reply =
We, the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty
of the city of st. John, hasten to approach
your royal highness for the purpose of well
coming to New Brunswick the heir apparent
to the throne, and the future sovereign of this
great empire, of which it is our pride to form
portion, and over which the benefcent SWAY
OF our beloved queen day by day strengthens
those ties which happily unite us with the
mother country. Among US is still to be found
remnant of those who in the last century
witnessed and partook of the Joy and enthu-
slasm with which your royal hghness' grand.
father, the Duke of Kent, was received on his
visit to this infant city, upon the founder
OF winch, IN token Of royal appreciation,
great benefits had been recently conferred
by the royal charter of his majesty George
the Third. And with just pride we declare
to your royal highness that the feelings of
loyalty and attachment which led to these
shores the founders of this city, still emil
nendy characterize the entire population of
this colony. Its our prayer that your royal
highness will have propitious termination to
your tour through her majesty's North Amer
lean dOminions i'll which YOU are now engaged
and we hope that you will vouchshate to as
sure our gracious queen that peace and con-
tentment are found amoug us under her rule,
and that love and attachment to the person
and crown, is the common sentiment of her
devoted subjects in this the commercial
capital of her province of New Brunswick.
Signed, THOMAS MCDoRoITY, Major.
The prince received the address formally
from W. r. NJ. Burtis, to whom it was hand
ed by the recorder, and returned the answer
direct instead of through the duke =
Gentlemen-l thank you with all sincerity
for the address which you have Just presented
to me- and for the welcome which it CONVEYS
to the colony Of New Brunswick and the i'm
portant city of which you are the municipal
representatives. When my grandfather, the
Duke of Kent, paid to this place the visit to
which you make SO gratifying reference, he
found it but little more than village 1t is
nay fortune to receive on the same spot from
city which affords a striking example of
what may be effected under the influence
of free institutions by the spirit and energy OF
the British race. These demonstrations of
love and loyalty to the queen which are at
this moment reflected upon me. Your COM
mercial enterprise has made this port the
emporium Of the trade of New Brunswick,
and as the noble river which flows into it
brings down for export the products of your
soil, so L trust the vessels which crowd its
piers will reward your successful industry
with the wealth of other lands | am not
unmindlul Of the origin of this city, and it will
be subject of pride and pleasure to me to
report to the queen that the descendants of its
founders have not departed from their first
attachment to the crown of England which
brought them to these shores.
The city is Illuminated, and fireworks are
being let off. There are great crowds tri-
umphal arches, &C., &c. His royal hghness
has been much pleased with the reception and
the decoration of the streets.