The New York herald., 1868-05-04

not to nroner a,so onr heartfelt thanh and homage
TO the lustrious and noble lady, the o a. vts,t ~
royal guest, on this the first occasion OF h ycstby
Irish shores (Applause.) There Is no mar q ply Ply
Of the name OF lrishman whether he be the c0Io
need peer, the installed knight, or the Marcy ann
stltwart son OF the soil, who has not iet the ialr
presence OF that illustrious lady as ray OF sun,
peam gliding the Irish horizon. lGreat appiaas'e.b
me in drinking healsb long is and every happiness
to our lustriOus guest and knight and TO the royal
and lovely lady who bears his name and shares his
Princess Of Wal Wales" s'' tAppiause lap sen M '' ''
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.
LIS r9yai @ @higmness the PRINCE OF WALES LII re-
YOUR ExoELLENoY, Your Royal HIGHNEssEs MY
the Princess OF Wales and myself beg to tender
you my warmest thanks for the very kind and
natterng manner In which this toast has been pro-
posed and for the cordial way in which It has been re-
ceved by the company present here this evening Tn
der any circumstances should feel it great honor TO
have my health proposed by his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant, but tonight the circumstances under
whch II mas beep proposed are peculiar Tor appear
here as Knight OF the iustrlous Order OF 81:
Patrlck. tApplausel can assure you that feel
very proud To wear this evening for the first time the
star and riband Of this ustrions order; and am
given 1t to me. On former occasions / have
received the orders OF Great Britain from
cannot but regret that on this occasion she has
not been able to give this order to me herself,
still u ,cas tne Qees .cfs, that should receoe 1t
on IRISH sOai. from the hands or her representative,
first founded, now more taan eighty years ago, by
my great-grandfather, King George III, and was in
stituted by him as mark Of his good Will and ted-
stD towards this country; and 1t is my hope that az
his grentgrandson having to-day received 1t ON Irish
sou may also be instrumental In evincing In this
country In the name OF my sovereign and my
mother her good will and friendship towards Ireland.
(Applause.) l feel also proud that have been not
only invested with the insignia Of this order but in
stalled in the magnificent Cathedral Of St. Patrick,
for the restoration OF which we are indebted to
the great munifcence of private gentleman
OF Ireland, whose name is so well known
that need not mention 1t TO you, more particu-
larry as have the pleasure OF seeing him at this
table. (Applause.) My Lords and Gentlemen, am
very glad to have this opportunity OF stating to you,
behalf Of the Princess and myself how deeply graft
fed we are by the reception which has been accorded
to us In this country net only as the Lieutenant
has observed, by the higher classes, but on the sons
OF NE Soh as well. lApplause.) Arer the sdd times
Of the past gear 1t might perhaps, have been thought
by some that our reception would not have been all
that could have been wished. myself felt confident
that It would and my hopes have been indeed
realized. beg therefore, to offer not only to those
present who participated more Immediately In our
reception but to the whole Irish people, our thanks
Tor the cordial, hearty and friendly welcome which
we have received. (Applause.) I will not weary
you with more words, but thank you once more for
the honor you have done US In SO heartily drinking
our healths
His Royal Highness spoke with an unaffected earns
estness which deepened the impression left by his
words.