New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-27

with which the name and prosperity Of this cv will
evermore be most intimately couaected-most perma
pity identified. In this .tupendous work your Royal
gtness will not fail TO Observe how natural obstacles,
ost iIsurmouniale in their popderous strength and
complicated variety have been tiumphsntiy overcome
by the mbined power Of British enterprise and CAPT
tai and OF Canadian energy and skill. And we beg 10
assure Royal Higesa that this wonderful achisve
ment of engineering and ne hancal perfection will
teDceforh possess new claim interests and re-
CARDS ocsted as it must evermoge be in our memo-
ries and affection with this suspicious visit of your
Royal Higbness, and the interesting ceremony OF is
peifec, contamination by your Royal Highnese hands.
We earnestly hope your Royal Hghness's visit to
this city will be of unmixed satisfaction and de-
light and we pledge ourselves for the citizens Of Mon
tres that they will and all esteem il the highest
qualification and honor 10 every means In their
power 10 render your too short stay among them
agreeable happy and comfortable.
We pray that your Royal Highness will be pleased
to communicate TO most gracious Queen, your royal
and beloved mother feelings of ardent atty and
devotion to her royal person and crown, and lively
gratitude and acknowledgements for this last gracious
evidence of her royal condescension and favor your
Royal Hehness's most WELDON and grateful visit to
this city and province.
To this the Prince replied as follows:
GENrLEMES: The address you have just presented
to me, in which you proclaim your loyalty to the
Queen and attachment to the British Crown demands
my warmest acknowledgements. The impression made
upon me by the kind and cordial reception which has
been accorded TO this, my first vslt TO Canada,
can never fade from my mind and deeply will the Queen
be grated by the proofs that II affords that the inter-
est which che takes in the welfare of this portion OF
her empire and which she has been anxious to mark
by my presence among you, is met on their part by
feelings of afectionate devotion TO herself and family
For myfef rejoice at the opportunity which hiss been
afforded me of visiting this city, great emporium of
the trade Of Canada, and whose growing prosperity
offers 80 striking an example OF what may be effected
by energy and enterprise under the influence of free
itsiutioDs But that this prosperity may be still fur
ther enlarged my earnest hope, and there can be no
doubt that by the time of the completion OF that stu
pen0ous monument of engineering skill and labor which
have come in the name of the Queen to naugurate,
new sources of wealth will be opened to your citizens
and the country, new elements OF power developed,
and new links forged to bind together in peaceful CO.
operation the exertiOns Of widespread and rapidly
increasing population.
The exercises attending the Inauguration of the
Crystal Palace were few and very simple. After some
music, Sir Edmund Head made address, to which
the Prince thus replied:
"AIost readily consent to the request you have
made, request more agreeable oecaute is conveyed
10 me by my kind friend your excellent Governor
General. am OF ignorant OF the high position OBJ
tanned by Canada in the great exhibition OF l8)l which
opened under the happy auspices OF the Queen and
the Prince Coosort and carrying out the design OF
that memora able undertaking the smaller but to Can
ada most interesting collection of the products of your
lsnd and Of works of srt and industry has my sym
paihy and claims nv best wishes for its success. l
IL
it has been designed"
The Prince then declared the exhibition open, and
walked round inspecting the articles.
Lady Franklin was present.
The next event of the day was the ceremony of
laying the cornerstone of the Victoria Bridge.
The approach to the bridge lined with seats, to
which persons admitted only by ticket. Inside
the abutment were seats for the higher classes COW
cred with led cloth, while the gallery above was re-
served for the families of the Legislators scaold
was erected for the Prince the cornerstone which
was slightly raised, together with apparatus for
lowering the stone. The Prince and suite having
assembled the platform the builder of the bridge handed
him silver trowel the handle of which was made Of
Canadian beaver. On the blade was an inscription
commemorative of the completion of the bridge by the
Prince and representation of Victoria Bridge. The
mortar having been placed under the stone by the ma
sons the Prince took little the trowe and spread
il under the stone The latter then slowly low
ered and the Prince tapped 1t three times with
wooden maet. The ceremony completed, the Prince
entered the car proceeded TO the center arch of the
bridge fastened two rvets and then went across to
ST. Lamberts.
In commemOraton Of the inauguration Of the bridge
by the Prince gold medal has been struck which is
beautiful specimen of art. 1t bears on its face rep
resentaon of train of just emerging from the
bridge, while in the foreground are visible steamer
ascending, and raft coming down the river. Above
the bridge are the armoria bearings Of the Canadian
Provinces, the figures of which are 10 bold relief.
The inscription is 40 follows: