, 1877-05-20
What the People Of the Lancashire Me-
tropolis Think Of Her
Action.
The Sale Of Baron Grants Collection Of
Piotures-some Of the
Masterpieces.
Lectures By Hiss Helen Taylor and Lady Anna
Gore.LaDgton.--Ths Women
Of India.

nae neen evoked DT tne Tclusal oI lne StuceA W
visit Manchester in May, and open the new Town
Hall, which Is at the point Of completion. The In
habitants OF that. manufacturing metropolis have
looked with laudablc pride nt the rising walls Of
thcirmagnifceat municipal pa1ace. and it has been
auniversal idea among them, loudly and frequently
expressed, that nothing short Of the Sovereign
herself would suffice for the inaugural
ceremonies. ''None OF your Princess Christians
or Duchess of Tccks for usl" the inflated citizen
has been heard to declare in the peculiarly Ham
boyant manner Of the traditional Manchester
man.; he has nodded with plying condescension
to Bristol, and with patronizing anability to
Brighton, when those cities have expanded in the
viyifying presence OF the Prince Of Wales and the
Marchioness OF Lorne, at the opening Of tho
great docks Of the one aud the new School Of Art
Of the other. But without implying the slightest
disresrect to those distinguished personascs, he
has let it be well understood that nothing but the
presence Of
"HRR GRACIOUS MAJESTY"
would meet the expectations and deserts OF Man.
chester. These expectations have been well known
at headquarters, and, Us nothing In the nature
Of y encouragement had proceeded thence, tho
Town Clerk Of Manchester, writing to the Prime
Minister to request that her Majesty would fix toe
day for the opening ceremonies, was overwhelmed
to receive an Official reply stating that 1t was out
Of her Aajesty's power" to b. present on that oc-
ssa4oA' luz A1sAs =, " NV "A " s,1-
nuhs upon 'ne s1o"tns iesaa,5 ~ .'~ 1s
.'ess Anu peop'e A.',s 49, ssh,T
and the majority agree in attrbutmg to personal
OF partisan pique on the part Of the Earl OF Bea-
consaeld- The leading journal OF Manchester con-
tains this week spirited article on the subject,
which is significant and suggestive. It says:
*'When We are told that it is out Of her Aajcstys
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a"'s suSsesseu ss tu"t .ue Aao'' - 'AN'' 49,
euo''' '''8 <aee" 4 ~AAAo' ~ 80
nEeAoah en1 "oS - ...-.,
ueT Aa)esty Ii ono o' tne le" Peisons !"
the world TO "nom 1ae privilege oeAonss VI eiut'-
Tying mllaons OF people oy seasce'S appsee!nalc
sae1ince OF tne'f own eon'enie"ee' - ~A
ehes1cr Is Inc "eteopoHs oi i.aneasiuss' anu i4An
cash1se' Win .s sesn.nE popuaA VI pusI 49,
c'"' 'n'6u' oe usse' 1a y, "n ,r.ss.N,A
Us one VI tae os1snless co. 1e"slo ~ Ae1 M"ye
crown. here are millions o. peop's WHOSE .naus. .s.
us nus maue 'ne naue - Enu 80, l,uoa s.se .,s Nv
enos ol tae eas'u' "nose pAaen. w. '..s ~.
wealth. WHICH n'na1~ino oa1 81 " "u 80" +-
whose Injured aegaanee ~ one " tue p1'a1e =. US
ta1one. ,Aoya''. aAe 1nets 20 e"e"pt1 ~ 'e"1sou'
e!tmpse OF thel1 eosetetsn onec - '"cA's Ss"'9'
moreover, "na1 ~ tue moaetn tneo'y ~. mou'
atcny' 1he Sovereign !e's.'' wv ooso wv 9'
ihe governing pos1 VI 1oe oua4Io a' "s w 40
"c4i "!'noat Aosaty 10 "4t III 4u Auu - ~ ,"'s
paftment We oo ''.uat'y o1speuse W. :.
lhe ch'e1 iunenoh ielt - no5a'y' .s sua. W se'
Ing ~ sa54as pun. 1oi u"s'o'.4 ens7
brilliant centre round WHICH our aaecnons nl&s
eathes. II ho5a!ty loses 'uls 'one''on' A'' sa4'o
ID p'ayoo ou1' ano
ON THE hoAo To EAIlSet1os' ...
In anotne1 pace 1ne cu'tof says ua% sAa
have oaended neF Males's' - II poss'o'e .uas sne