The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-03

|IcTORIA's FIRST MOMENT or SOVEREIGNTY vii.
nam the Fourth expired about midnight at Windsor
castle. The Archbishop Of Canterbury, with other
high functiOHaries Of the kingdom. was in ATTENDANCE
As soon as the King had breathed his last the Arch.
bishop quilted Windsor and made his wav To Ken.
sington Palace. the residence At that time Of tbs
Princess victoria, where he arrived before daylight,
anu announcer n Usef, requesting an iuue1itt.
interview with the Princess. She hastily at,iraI
herself, AMI met he venerable Prelate in the ante.
room. lie informed her Of The demise OF the Crown,
anu III homage To her a. the Sovereign Of the nation.
one vas NJ eighteen Queen Of the only Tel. IL. in fac
or history, on which the sun never sets. She va.
deeply agItated- The first words she uttered were
these " ask your prayers in my behalf" They
kneIt down together, aud the young Sovereign in.
augurhteI her reign, Ike the young King II Israel,
BY askIugfr1m on high an understanding heart 10
Judge 50 great a people, who could not be numbered
nor Counted for multitude"
The PRIScE's DEPA RTURE-The royal journey is
at an end, 50 far as America Il concerned The
Prince an1 his suite having been fetei and lionizel
at Boston IN the most classical and Athenian man.
ner, left the city on Saturday forenoon, October both,
ana prOceedef 70 Portland amid enthusiastic cheers
from the citizens, and accompanied by Governor
Banks and other distinguished gentlemen, for Port
Lind, where he was received by the Governor Of the
State OF Maine, the Mayor Of Portland. "A respecta-
Die BODY Of military, and the entire population. He
was escorted through the streets Of the city, and
hnally embarked on board the British war steamer
Hero The incidents attending the departure are
thus given
~ AA-l tHe Il fince : ulFge, WDicn bore his DluDeS
on the front. started for the Hero, and Instantly the
guns Of all the ships thun Tered n salute. This was
repeated, the ships bands playing - God save the
Queen" Hail Columbia and Yankee Doodle"
rs the Prince stepped on the Hero's deck, at half
past four O'Clock Lord Lyons, and other members
OF the party, remained some time looking 1t the ship.
They then enjoyed the hospitalities Of Mayor How
ard, and returned 10 Boston nj six O'Clock the same
evening The harbour was full Of steamer, sail
boats, blrges. &c, which accompanied the royal
barge from the wharf, the latter being surrounded
by boats from the royal squadron filled with British
officers. There was 4 fresh easterly breeze blowing,
and the water in the harbour was quite rough, so
that the boats rOwed quite slowly. As the fOtilla
neared the royal squadron the yards were manned,
and this, with the strings Of bunting and flags flying
from evey point Of the fleet, formed a magnificent
spectacle, which was witnessed by an immense con-
course Of people assembled on Mount Joy, the va
rious piers, and every accessible place of observa-
ton.
As the royal party passed the various vessels of
the squadron, the Prince was received with repeated
cheers, and when he reached the Hero, at ter min
utes before four, the royal standard was run up to
the " main,' and another salute fired by all the
fleet. The rigging Of each vessel was instantly
stripped Of the bunting, and the sailors disappeared
from alOft.
At halfpast four the squadron sailed, steering out
Of the harbour, the Hero leading, followed by the
Nile, Ariadne, Flying Fish, aud the Styx. saluting
and being saluted by the fort as they passed.
\ P~Ex-ASDINK PORTRAIT OF THE PRlNcE A
peu-and-ink portrait of the Prince in uniform,
as a British colonel, has been presented to him by
David Davidson, the artist The peculiarly Of the
picture Is that the Princes figure il composed of
WashingtOn's farewell address. distinctly readable
with a microscope, and that the frame Of the picture
Is formed by the Princes genealOgy fully written
out The whole affair IL in the Lords Prayer, writ
ten in the circumference Of a sixrence, and il very
ingenious The Prince was delighted with it, and
sent for the Duke Of Newcastle and General Bruce,
and all three examined it with the greatest interest
and attention. 1t is 10 be sent on to London, by the
Princes request.