New-York tribune., 1868-02-18

HOW THE VICrORlANS TREAT Ihb JUNE VI
EDINBURGH AND THE DUKE TREATS THE
yICToRIANs - GENERAL AFFAIRS OF THE
COLONY, ETC
Prom Our Special CouespoBieut.
MELBOURNE, Dec. 80, 1867
al have no hesitation in sayng-and | say it
boldly" that inhabitants Of these ofte-
world arc nothing II not sanch TO the last skyrocko
and FIRE cracker and loyal to tho last BREATH expressed
IN cheers for H. II. ii. For month we have been beside
ness and that Of our roy visitor have eted him in
every acceptable fashion and In many that Tefe ot nc
ceptabe, and then have paused 10 wonder What We
could do next Meantime the Duke las stood 1t pretty
well, doubt with strong inward protest thAt Ne Nouiu
Occasionally when the ouibursts Of enthusiasm
were too strong even f2r ms saGinl. enanranee e.
the dogs and ceasing for a short time to be Royal High
ness has been man, and enjoyed himself in his own
especially In Australia where loyal. The aztec
tonae ardor OF the eolonlss has been beyond drser
ton. When the Duke went" up the country the loyalty
OF the coloniss strongly appealed to that every
mothers son Of them got drunk and kept u up Ny re-
"'Left nought hut his glory behind"
At COac told, the intOxicauon reached an
heroic pitch Publoans scorned TO serve their customers
dances danced bar couner gasees were broken
and the health of the royal visitor Was so quancd
that every got nlinddrunk aud kept CRYING "JSnIPy
hn up the bowl" The Prince 80 impressed Dy thls
fcryent devotion that when he reached BaArat he ad
the on Se %hS dyn has made
BILE impression, particularly among the young men. ne
sbonlders and maBy like him all the better for It. lie
do object spree except when 1t Is under the sol
omn auspices Of Colonial Government Then no doubt
ne thinks could get up better on his own account
II you care TO know what he has been dong Io ~ insen
and what has been done for his during the month"; mere
After the Governors ball, of which. believe. gave
Won an account before, the Prince started on country
TOUR going rst TO Geelong where he saw regatta re-
ceived addresses attended ball DC Prom Thence ne
went to Barton Park where there Is pestNe oi p1s
ants hares rabbits &C. kept In good mltat3n OF an Ei
6aitle la Napoleon III After short visit TO the Hon
n. Blacks station, the Duke spent lew Gays ht
Bsarat, fnd SIT' the center Of the mining districts
Ss Ha'er descended into the bowels Of the earth
at the point Of ITS surface ycpt the Band Of Hope mines
about two hours. and coming up dripping win wafer
and mad. photographed In miners dress he MT
which he journeyed 10 Castlemaine reaching there on
the nth. and the next morning, sandurst Here the
that OF Melbourne Two serious accidents however cast
gloom the festivities. and made even the rune
grand ball was TO given caught rc just as the guests
were ssemeling and was soon he nShss 81 laeh soe
Tie ship being loaded with fireworks, which
took place. and four boys mOrtaly injured three
ward From sandhurst the Prince went to Baarat to
attend the Here again fatality attended his pres
events Of the day when he dropped dead II was ascer
tanned that he had been poisoned During the last few
days the Prince has been enjoying himself miscellaneous
y and doubt better than when he washappy accord
ing 10 rule.
The way the Prince has been Jenkinzed by country
papers and Melbourne correspondents Is aughabe. our
reporters are not used TO the thing ana stke OUT wd
after genteel compliments and polite particulars with
various success.
Here n the result Of some OF their Efforts
Prom The Hobart Mercury.
--latest intelligence from own Melbourne CORES.
pondent" "he Prince has been measured for PAIR OF
boots The unfortunate bOOtmAker has been beseged by
hundreds OF people for the size OF the foot OF his Royal
HRhnes The Mayor OF Ballarat has ordered pair OF
boots 10 be made from the measure, at an enormous
price, for HIS own private qualification"
Ton Tal ma naGrQa IN r.
doubt very damaging TO t opponents from tho Princes
yst Prince-the embodiment OF British in
stitutens British glory British liberty and British pow
er-proResses through the territory loyalty ana resto
ration sound evidently on the Increase TO
the discontinue OF tho R0besperrlan element ana the
revolutionary graspers Of 10000 TO be given 10 political
partisan who dspeased the Queen and outraged Con-
stitutonal Government that Her Majesty was compelled
70 recall him from the administration OF the affairs OK this
Colony, DC ., .
fearful tornado passed over Melbourne on the 2sh on
December Small vessels driven on shore the walls
OF the townhall blown down, and much damage
was done 70 other buildings.