The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-17
MARQUIS AND PRINCESS.
His ExcclIency the GovernOr-General
of Canada Receives the Mayor
anu a Committee Of Citizens.

The Princess Not Present, Owing 10 Fatigue
Ten-Line Speech from the Mayor; Five
Line Reply from the sinrquis-Address o
Welcome from the Sons of 81. George Re
ceived with Expire rcssions OF Pleasure-Visi
to the Capitol and TO the Studio OF Yalen
tine-The Alleged Letter from the Hiarquii
TO General sherman Sell-The Trip TO thl
Bermudas-Personai, &C., &c.
Some Of the committee appointed by his
Honor Mayor Carrsngton to wait upon his
Excellency the Marquis OF Lorne, Gov
ernor-General Of Canada, to learn when II
would be agreeable to him to receive q
deputation Of our officials and citizens,
wentto the Exchange and Ballard yesterday
morning and had an interview with Colonel
De Winton, the chief Of staff. The Colonel
informed them that he was then unable to
name an hour, but would communicate
with them later. About 114 o. clock he
wrote note to the Mayor, naming 2 O'Clock
as the hour when the Marquis would be
happy to receive the deputation.
BREAKFAST.
The party seemed to have been over
whelmed with fatigue from their nine days
travelling on the rail, for they did not 80
TO breakfast in their private diningroom
till about IL O'Clock, and the ladies had not
left their rooms long after that hour.
PLANS.
Talking with Colonel De Winton, he
said that they had had a most delightful
,lo.,,-t f-oxallfnof ,ritafolv al al
declining public receptions and entertain
ments, they had been everywhere the re-
cipients of courteous attention. He thought
that the party, IL sufficiently rested, wonld
leave here for Charleston, S. c., this after
noon; but that all depended upon how
they felt. Her Maiesty's ship Dido has ar
rived at Charleston and will there lie wait
ing their orders, with the purpose OF taxi
ing the Princess, II she wishes, to Bermuda,
which balmy climate, il is believed, will be
beneficial to her health, which is not first
rate. The Marquis, himself, has to attend
the session OF the Parliament OF the D0min-
ion OF Canada, which commences the first
week in February, and il the Princess goes
to Bermuda he will not.
THE BERMUDAs.
1t is not yet positively known that they
will 90 to the Bermudas. There is re-
port that the fever exists there, and there
is some doubt about their getting such ac-
commodations rs they could wish, for
which reasons they will have to be in re-
ceipt OF more than present information
before they set sail for these fair isles.
The Bermudas are in about the latitude
of Savannah, and are about 900 miles from
Charleston.
CANADIAN RAILROADS.
Colonel De WintoD being asked how the
members Of Parliament could ever reach
the capital in mid-winter and over such
SHOWS rs are peculiar to that land, said that
of late years the railroad companies there
had learned how to master the SHOWS to q
considerable extent; that, where possible,
in building roads they now raise the road
bed some distance above the level OF the
country traversed. and that by this means
much Ci the snow is blown by the wind
from the track, and the remainder is easy
10 remove.
IL seemed rather surprise to him to see
so much snow here in the South, but he
said he had been told that the winter here
was unusually severe.
SO it has.
OUT FOR DRIVE.
A goodly number Of people having
learned that the party had ordered car
riagcs for drive, stood about the hotel
doors and windows waiting for them to
come out, hoping that in the short interval
occupied in going from the Ballard-Housc
door TO the carriage they would be able to
NJ thn VI n-ranol anlfNlq
The carriages waited and waited in the
street till 12t O'Clock, when the door at the
ladies' entrance was opened, and his EX-
cellency, Colonel De Winton. Colonel Tour
telotte. and DR.. Burnet came out and got
into carriage and drove OIL. The ladies
kept to their rooms, warned that it was
better to do so by the snow which had
fallen in the morning and the clouds which
threatened further demonstrations in that
direction.
This was more than hall disappoint-
ment for the spectators. They wanted to
see the Queens daughter, and had to con-
tent themselves with view OF her bus
band. However, he is quite an agreeable
person to look upon. He seems to he about
thirty-seven or forty; has light m0ustache,
halr, and eyes; 4; is about the medium height !;
is inclined to stoutness, and might a. easily
be taken for German rs for an English
man.
He was anxious to drive about Richmond
and revisit the spots that interested him
when he was here seventeen years ago.
Al along the trip he had expressed plea
sure in anticipation Of seeing if he would
recognize buildings and localities which he
remembered to have seen Oh his first visit.
At THE CAPITOL.
The party visited the Capitol and spent
about an hour III the State Library.
The Marquis was introduced TO Mr.. w.
G.. Elan, Secretary OF the Commonwealth !;
Colonel j. S. Browning, secretary to the
Governor; and Colonel Sherwin McRae.
State Librarian. The latter was very at-
tentiye to the distinguished visitors.
Governor Cameron was not ut the Capl-
tol. His private secretary informed the
MARQUIS that the Governor had requested
him TO present his regrets ut not having
the pleasure OF meeting him, and stated as
the reason that the Governor had had yari-
oloid in bis family.
THE STUDIO.
After leaving the Capitol, the Marquis
and his party visited the studio OF the
SCULPTOR Valentine, on Leigh street, and
spen. some time there looking at the artists
work, being particularly pleased with
Valentines great work Andromach, and
taking much interest in the plaster east OF
the recumbent figure OF Lee.
The Marquis, upon his visit to this State
some seventeen years ago, paid visit to
General Lee, and has always spoken OF him
with admiratiOu