Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-08
Z. Z. DUSAwAr, Sec'y.
THE PRly EOP Wales.
HIS ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION AT ST. JOHN, N. B.

HIS ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION AT ST. JOHN, N. B.
ST. JOHN, N. b. Friday, Aug. 8.
The city is handsomely decorated with flags, ever
green's trumpha arches, columns and emblematical g
ures-some Of which, however, unfinished. The
hotels and private houses overcrowded. Steamers
come in but do not leave for which reason the mail
vice is interrupted and Halifax letters will not reach
New York this week.
ii. b. NJ gunboat Styr came in last night, and the
Prince landed this morning at 10 o'clock. He was re-
ceved by the Governor Sir j. Manners Sutton and with
cheers an a salute from the Artillery. Several traing
blunders made in the reception and little
fusion prevailed but finally all was arranged satisfactory
y.
The Prince drove the late Judge Chpmans house.
his temporary residence in carriage, through ranks Of
extending mile, standing each side OF the street,
aud composed of military. fre-companies temperance
societies. members of the Bar magistrates aud members
of the House of Parliament Both ranks doubled in
after the Princes carriage and formed procession wi
banners flying while the bells of the city ringing
Inside the gate of the Princes residence tV o
thousand schoolchdren the boys in black and the girls
in white, who sang the National Anthem and strewed
bouquets on the roadway. The Prince delighted
aud came and walked up and down the path with his
suite bowng the children. II very pretty sight
as the children cheered and capped their hands. The
procession headed by the children then marched away
and the Prince entered the house aud lunched.
Ali the time the streets crammed the windows
OF the houses occupied platforms erected for the
occasion filed the shops closed ard the ships
in the harbor were full dressed There was no cheering
as the Prince passed up the street. the people being in
tent on looking him, but afterwards he drove in
plain cloths round town. crowds shouted vocierously
lepee held afterwards at the Court House. the
streets leading which decorated with arches and
fountains Three or four hundred gentlemen attended,
and addresses presented TO which the Prince re-
piled appropriately.
In the afternoon the prince drove out with his suite in
uniform The city by this time had walked up, and there
we're cheers everywhere The city quite holiday
look EVERYBODY is dressed in his best clothes and all
are bent on enjoying themselves.
Formalities being gradually discontinued on the
Princes part and state and red tape dropped he
advances westward At Windsor he breakfasted the
same table with the members of Parliament and Of the
Press who accompany him.
1t has been determined that almost the whole West
India squadron now Halifax, shall go round Quebec
at which place and at Montreal the chief interest Of the
visit to the Colonies will centre.
The Prince is already much sunbrowned since his land
ing.
This evening there will be fireworks aud general llu
mnaton of the city. Tomorrow morning the Prince
will leave by the Forest Queen for Fredericton the
of Government Of New Brunswick, where he will stay
two days.
ST.. JOHN, N. B., Friday, Aug 3-Evening
The Prince drove out this afternoon in plain clothes
crossed the harbor In ferry passed through Car
Teton, and returned the great Suspension Bridge,
six hundred and eighty feet long, under which the
Falls of ST. John. He admired the scenery. The mem
bers Of the Government and several members Of the Lee
gislature and also the Mayors Of Halifax, Boston, &c.
dine this evening at Mr. Walkers; at whose house the
Duke of Newcastle and others of the Princes suite
staying The illumination is general and complete and
the transparencies are numerous.