New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-23
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
QUEBEC.

QUEBEC, Monday, Aug. 20, 1860.
Ii Is q great pity that royalty cannot command the
elements Since the arrival of the Prince Of Wales in
this count y the weather has manifested e EXTREMIST
disregard Of the importance of the occasion. 1t has
howned where smiles were most Of all xpected aud
smiled ony at tmes when lutte gloom might easily
have been excused. Csndor oompels the acknowledge
nent that the North American climate has done itself no
credit Wherever the Prince has moved, storms have
preceded him. Heavy rains aud dull misc have been mis-
perpetual berslds The SUM- however has done better
struggling with the sen atmosphere at jast the crt.
cal moment and driving away the worst Of the clouds
for hour So during all the landings and
At Halifax at St. John, at Fredericton, Charlotte
town, and at Quebec it has been the Last Sstur-
day, which should have been the fsires day of the
season. broke dismal the prospects of the Demo.
cratic party The hights around Quebec we're wathed
In fogs; the city looked moist and uncomfortable To-
stead Of sparkling and jubnaut-its usual aspect;
tie ST. Lawrence had not q single sunbeam 10
brighten It's waves and the flags, which a GER
tain degree Of pubic spirit had caused to be
displayed, instead of iuttering bravely, as pa
triotic and loyal flags should do dropped langudly
in damp folds cluug tightly the spars which bIre
them. The morning aud part of the afternoon
passed thus dissgreeably; but toward o'clock, when
the squadron first gliding up the river, the
sun az ON previous occasions, made effort, secured
an opening through thin cloud dispersed the mists
szilded the waters gloried the city tin roofs and
made things quite cheerful for time. The Prince
was therefore enabled 10 land under tolerably dry
circumstances and succeeded in getting over the
addresses and the with speed enough TO escape
the return of the heavy rain. But the suns influence
was not sufficient TO keep the showers in complete
restraint, and the eizens forced to sdOp such
means Of shelter most convenient The streets
were lined with umbrellas and umbrellas, though
often usefol are never festive objecs. is hard too
20 be joyful in mackintoshes, and no crowd can be
spor.ive under permanent drizzle. So the popular
demonstration was not exubersnty geeful aud 10 this
respec. fell behind those Of Halifax aud St. John.
Qusbee had been waiting rather quietly
for the show. The interest was far from
being universal, for Quebec is essentially French
city, with French traditions, French prejudices
and French instincts throughout and although no
active amnesty appears at least to stranger there
Is nevertheless settled sentiment of disafecton which
no efforts the part of the British can sllay. The
French citizens greatly in the majority, sbo wed little
disposition to join in the chorus of g'eetDg Without
ANYTHING Like open exhibitions of aversion such as
those which recently occurred in Montreal and wh;h
are believed to have been mach violent than they
stion to quietly hold themselves apart from the COM
mon celebration. 1t did not SEEM however that the
public preparations for signalling the event
much mpeded on that account AS far decorations,
iIluuipstions and other external displays
earned there were profuse supplies The city was al
most as universally bedecked as Halifax Dad been, al
though with less taste for the otherwise elegant aches
of evergreen, which oveshung every tnoroughfare,
were esgured by cheap pictures of the Roy family,
inscriptions forcble in color and feeble in rense gang
blotches of paint signifyng nothing, aud redd;iDg
everything to the most tawdry effect 10 the world.
The walls Of almost all the hou es were Pasered over
In the same ridiculous way. Two days before the
Prince arrived the city as fresh and comedy as
one of its own pretty daughters. When he landed, it
vas Ike a patched and painted old dOwager, vainly
trying TO look dashy and inviting.
The short trip around Prince Edward Island had
given needed TO the royal party. IL was not an
eyentful voyage, although very agreeable one.
Minor excitemeuts were afforded IN variety of WAYS
The Hero with the Prince on board, ran aground
twice. to the particular dissatisfaction of the officers
At one point q man fell overheard, and was resco
with promptness that delighted everybody, himself
moulded The AriadIe detained a while by
troublesome bit Of machinery, which got hot and
melted and was repaired 30 speedily that all the mis-
chief wss taken Of l. before ANYBODY kne tho diff
ference There were also some incidents of serious
character The Canadian Ministry met the Prince at
the Bay of Cape and went to hin In body, and hsd
themselves then and there presented. sheriff came
out from q fishing village and asked the privilege OF
the Princes name which bis 10 wnsmen were anxious
to apply to then port The Sagusnay-rver Of eter-
pal desoation after passing which one might approach
the Styx without dread-was visited the Prince as
cepdpg twice en- successive days in a small steamboat
EVERYBODY Gsbed for salmon, and nobody caugh.
any, trout or two, however, consented
10 be booked. There was general avoid
snoe Of formal y, which made all people
happy. The party tsok personal paddle
in birch canoes. A Mr.. George Macbeth came down
from the town Of London with proposition TO murder
sleep In sn innocent and modern way BY means Of
grand Midnight ball, 10 be given az that place. The
Prince accepted Mr.. Macbeths invitation VITO Duncan
Ike readiness. Then there were informal anose-
nents again The Prince had the "youngsters OF the
squadron to dine with him, and thereby, no doubt,
added 70 bis popularity which lie certainly very great
in all the ships The stories of bis association with
he junior officers prove this The night before the
second ascension Of the Ssguenay farming in at or
possibly ials after mionignt, he was challenged
10 be up aid on deck at the end of the middle watch.
a bet OF sovereign was ventured. The Prince
would win It, at any hazard-evet that Of repuda,ing
his berth altogether This, however, was not needed
His friends would look to hs interests. So las. be-
fore 4 o'clock the summons came 10 him. Seen was
dear at that moment but the disgrace of FORGETTING the
wager ha. TO be avsrted. In some malicious way
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