New-York tribune., 1868-05-05
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brui,t m .f,I city in the old world al the present
moment ap e metropolis Of The most miserable coun-
Try of that ol world To the eyeScI aIoAeroh VINO dIu
not know or vO dI not care 10 know, what lies under
ncath the CLOS ad glow Of things evident scntent, and
de,noustrvc here "a, the moment hero must be pow
crtv no misery, disloyay no. nor even discomfort IN
ireland at o present In streets there is 70 be
conrreston Of beauties ecrtaiTy-pardon my native
eauantry fvr m0ucn.-such IS no other European
metropolis. could present 20 the ardent gaze OF an adj
lirer OF woman, loyclless The most pleasing taste
ndorns them. Frcuclwomcn, should say the Of
Paris, know how best TO dress themselves in
the day bnt the women OF Dublin know best
writing Oir streets tlIOuced by their lovely group
ings. Faces That never shoue upon MS before and tnat
have tAc um>,klbic alien impress, are more familiar
in Dul1iu than those Of citizens. Carriages whrl about
Our street, W TIE mU>t mululudiHous way aud alto
gethcr there is ana ui3N of money-spendmg mohey-hay-
iug people Lh,r duj ti,cr through our th0gOughiacs
that XpeCcd -. % is lroiianie Iw3canSes nave
produccd ti, state ~ Things. His Royal Highues he
irincc o a1 d Ill.,! Royal ~ glucss the Princess have
together FOR uc uI,i mr visited ot S'oIts anu mere li9
tLc atrdco.- Df faces ulcqua!ed ia Europe, or VIII
say the world, To- bt seem at this hour upon an IRISH
every pifbvay 10 Iaur where Ireland might be her COM
pctifoi the WY 90 ho or Whenever she could monop0-
best horses ti To cross an obstruction are the Irish
cuiciy hu any Other horses n tha world, and leapng
wcn every where, at PunchesOwn their powers are put
on test than elsewhere and the crowd IS
~ ,-'frc tine Prince Of Waies had nor come
ercltcr Iui11 oi Strangers INTO Dublin than upon any
other occasion TucAestown is within easy access OF
Dublin aal people fucl IA all years TO Dublin for the
purpose oi ol3'hS Easy access To IL Inc GOyeInmehi
WAS aware OF mat ltct Recent events in Ireland had
forced them Into an attempt to conclate the country,
di-v vOutcucd igused aid danectcd as 1t was alleged
to ne The h'o"h project OF ihat atiemp Is the ylslt
of The Pq.ee ~ "A.rs Inc advisers at windsor were
n.Ai3iis e iulhr lac proceeding success and they
chose tihe when at al events " cfo"u "ouu ho' oe
wqGtsd ....,..,,. ,,,.. o,,,,. ,,,,s sort Of thing
was. No journalist "odd nave me oploltSt3 n W me
clare tla pb.n Was comparatively deSetled oa "a tp d
nijted that 10 most throngcd 49,,
Cbus wbcu tn Prince Wales set foot upon our shores
everything Was made ready for the Urnamentaon OF his
advent 80 f.F judgment could direct u successfully,
Weather on wednesday last he landed amid unusual
punp at Kug>t0wn accompanied IN ms voyage across
the channel by he feet which consists OF four hGge IRON
cllds-the Mcuutaur, Warrior. Achilles, ana Dcience;
One of these, tie Menotaur Is the most P1WeI V @
a. the service, and clIles ue Dulllns VI @ h th t
Warden Wbo among his other honOrS, numbers thaT OF
sgbf Sfor.d of ireland to the Princess of Wales must
have been of pleasure ANY one VINO nss saSo @
most beautiful in Europe and on TINS occasion ~ 'ne
Royal Yacht steamed slowly up to her anGoTaee N Nln
to,In h,rlor every addition that could embellSh the
scene WIS evcn tot The pier at Kingstown was crowded
~ he ssfaofs Of the day In cloudless sky the
shoue brilliantly. The harbor was nlod with cIaIt ci az
the landing of the heir apparent OF the throne aud his
from the haibgr as us buluhSs i'e uIo Elai t & ~
vati0n auHttd the gayest 1dgs ana brightest dec
Zen minutes WHO had come down by train from Dublin,
lmpeled by curiosity or loyalty, to see or greet the Dan
great was the crowd varied the dresses OF The ladies',
50 gay aud annged tlS Ya9s sesHe' t9t i5YW EaIss E
pleasing intel pTetatOH 1t i not NY duty 10 de-
scribe The mut OF the proceeding 10 your readers ana
80 l will omit description OF the dress or Her
Royal shnss further than to state that she wore robe
OF that peculiar fabric, Irish abnet which was mauYe
colored and white tule bonnet ornamented with sham
rocks. over her dress she white cashmere bur
Her appearance is greatly in her favor. although
She is not sEngy beautiful Ike OF the other royal
notabes OF Europe. Eugelie of France. stephane OF
Bavaria the Empress of Austria haughGest OF her tribe
are all before Alexandra, Princess OF Wales; but YET,
this lady is graceful fair, ana young. When she landed
with the Prince few faint cheers were gVen put there
was no general and peryading accalimng outburst TO
present preserved decorous and respectful silence and
looked on in curiosity without enthusiasm. The Royal
Of the roncad Numbered forth their sautation to the
el'Ingnlsheq NlsltoS anu oey Pl4ceedGI on t % Nay M
on the road repettons OF the decorations and the
same BUNTING spreading met the eye AS they passed
through the small the suburban refugees OF the
shOpkeepers OF Dublin they Dehed only the INITIATIVE re-
Elections OF those they had seen before one way OF other
they varied well could be done, and alto
Gether they made the scene pleasant with ther show
aud gaudess Addresses were presented wherever pos
ecther those anxious display their loyalty showed
want Of earnesneSs IA dong So Along ths thoL0ugh'
altogether of the traders and some OF the higher
aud welldreSsed classes were silent And so Il was in
Dubn the royal party drove through the streets
10 the castle Where there nothing to be gained by
denizen OF the metropolis he displayed no show; but II
he had the hope Of becoming State Surgeon Law Ad
wiser to the castle cOther or butcher baker TO the
Lord Lieutenant his ornamentation was prouse and his
preparations Tor Illumination spendd at least so lar rs
uOnlIOfeSS0udl
were the only persons who cheered If omit certain
groups In certain quarters who said 10 be placed
TO the ecl0t of OF this latter fact
cannot speak myself; but tell 1t as was told. one
thing only clear, that when such multitude was
gathered was by DO means enthusiastically yOcferOus
as Irishmen usually are.
We had, Of course, iluminations on that night, and
next day we a-that means Dublin and everywhere else
that a Is note could frOm-went the races Ex-
cep the castle gate the royal visitors received
cianati9n from the curious crowds which lined their
route But vast numbers went by rail TO Punehestown
The trains painted on every ten minutes, filled inside TO
suOcatOn, covered the roofs Of the with passen
gers until the roofs could hold mOre and steamng in
hot haste for the of equine tOurnay The
over there dinners at the castle the most
mentOus fact of which that Cardinal Cutler made
guest and took rank and precedence after rOyay and
its connexions. Day has succeeded day SINCE each
with its special novelty night after night with its special
fesvlty. The Lord Mayor gave the first ball to tle
Prince and Princess since the landing and IL made
magnificent entertainment with which the royal
guests said TO have been delighted On Saturday the
Prince of Wales installed with gorgeous ceremo-
nia In the Protestant Cathedral Of 81. Pat
ricks magnificent building lately renovated
by the lberality OF one OF ITS attendants,
the wealthy brewer, Sir Benjamin Guinness at cost OF
100000 knight Of the order OF st. Patrick. Few
ceremonies could be made more impressive by every
pedient of skill and every lavish expenditure Of wealth
procession through the streets took place before and
after the ceremony, which was splendid with eoulty
panopy and military parade, ana the scene WITHIN the
Cathedral during the procedure OF installation
which IL would require space than can have IN
your columns adequately to describe therefore for
bear any lame attempt at IL.
On this day have Just returned from the review in the
Phoenix Park at which even greater numbers cOngrega.
ted than anywhere else Indeed In the five places Of the
Fifteen Acres the people could not be accommodated
vast was the aggregation, ana IL was with the utmost
difficulty order could be preserved All the troops in
nairn, better known Sir Hugh Rose, the Commander
inChef Of the Indian Army, when the captured rebel
blown from them. must say that upon this occasion as
the Royal party passed along the crowd a the end OF the
yet the end OF all the gala and show, and
must reserve the finale for another letter.
And now You may be anxious 20 know what effect the
visit OF the Prince has had do not know any beyond
tlaf fbugaX WIN haN ted