The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1860, Page 1

THE WHOLE NO. 8727. MONSTER EXCURSION T0 “APE MAY. | Yesterday Afternoon, Over a Hundred Thousand People on the Piers, Houses and Along the Shores of the River. Thirty Steamers Escorting the Triton to Sea. Twenty Thousand People on the 5 Water. Very Exciting, Very Enthusiastic and Very Extraordinary Scenes in the Bay. BBAUTIFUL DAY. tala etre R ms SPLENDID AQUATIC EXHIBITION, &e., &., &o, ‘The Great Eastern was announced to leave New York for Cape May at three o’clock yesterday afternoon, but from some cause she did not depart from her anchorage wntil half-past four o’clock. The scene on the river, in ‘the harbor, down the Bay, through the Narrows, over the Dar and out to sea was very fine and enthusiastic. Our reporters have fully described what they saw of this grand aquatic exhibition. THE SCENE AT THE DOCK. OROWDS, CRUSH AND CRINOLINE—OVER FIVE THOU- AND PERSONS PRESENT AT ONE TIME—LITTLE BOYS AND BIG GUNS—INCIDENTS, BTC., ETC. Almost if not quite as much excitement was mani- fested yesterday, when the big ship left on her excursion to Cape May, a8 was shown when the monster mate her first appearance in the Hudson. All along the line of the dock at which she has been for some time moore, and from thence as high up as Sixteenth street, crowds of men, women and children might have been seen gradually gathering together until they amounted at one time to over five thousand people. To all appearance the excite ment that has existed ever since the vessel has been in the vicinity of the city had not decreased until she had ‘thoroughly disappeared from the view of the gazers at the Battery, and then {t seemed somewhat to subside, as it wore, to allow of @ smail rest until ‘ something new turns up.”” ‘At ten o’clock yesterday morning the interest of the amembled throng seemed to be equally divided between gazing on the noble veesel, as she lay on the bosom of the Hudson as easily and as @tately as a ewan, and in examining the remains of the poor unfortunate English sailor who had some time wince fallen overboard from the Great Eastern and been drowned, and whose body had been brought to the sur- face by the motion of the screw as the ship moved away from ber dock on Sunday. About that time our attention ‘was drawn to the verse) by the words of a bystander, “Ob, they are getting up the steam,” and, by the look of ‘the emoke stacks, there was an evident proof that they were maxing up the fires, although the steam could wearcely be said to have as yet mavle ite appearance, For some length of time during the morning a tugboat ‘was employed towing a barge to and from the Great Eastern with cargoes of ice, showing plainly that the directors of the excursion were determined, if possible, to make their visiters ‘ keep cool.” About one o'clock the excursionists began to ap- pear at the place of embarkation, at the foot of Hammond street. They made their “entrance upon ‘the stage” im the characters of pedestrians, horso- men and occupants of carriages. The vehicles were of all styles, from the private close carriage and pair to the one horse boggy and commen hack, The baggage wagon of the St, Nicholas Hotel was several times seen, and at each timé heavily laden. Tne stages of the Astor Houre, Fifth Avenue, and, in fact, all of the hotels, brought each down their load of living freight to cither ‘view the departure or to go on the contemplated voyage. Every one who had a wagon unemployed seemed to have +“puckled on their team’’ and taken up a friend or two to wee the “big ship” go away. ‘The steamboats Edmund Griffin and the Island Belle ‘were busily employed trom one o'clock to three in taking thore who had ticketa from the shore to the vessel. Every time the boats left they were overloaded, so much 80 that many of the on lookers expecte! every moment to fee them sink or turn over, and discharge their passen. gers ia the river instead of on the Great Eastern, Some trouble was experienced by the police (of whom there ‘were twelve on duty at the place of embarkation, under Captain Seabring, of the Ninth precinct) to keep the people from jumping on the boais when too full, and one woman narrowly escaped being thrown into the water by insist. img on leaping on the paddlebox after the boat hat start. ed. Thons who had t4 go on board the boats were com pelied to “ walk the trom the shore to the top of the wheelhouse, which neceesity made it rather cafortu wate for the fair sex, as they had ladder to of the Isiand Belle was the represen ation female, the face, bounet, dress and boote of which of a decidedly bine color. A smart youth at ocr elbow ked that “before morning that Was not tho only that would look biue, or be blue.” Of course be have no reference to Ube pasoengers on board the the dock might bave been seen stalie for the soda, fraits, candies, cakes, oysters and « called lemonade whlch had more appearance dirty water ‘in a horse bucket the used up slices of lemon from a punch bow!, a hot nignt’s hard usage than anything else we cau ind at present. A man,with’acart drawn by a de Jackass, was dispensing to the ‘crowd what he called ea,” but which seemed to us to have ous look. A smart looking “ darkay boy’ ed at the tail of a wagon, trying to dispore of ia wares by the utterance of the following rhyme — Swoet as sugar and cold as ice, Water melous a penny a slice. Near him was a man who very anxioualy invited ail to try whether they were consumptive or not, tor the low charge of a cent, and not far from bim stood a youth who ‘was of a firm opinion that the assembled crowd could do no better than to tee how much they could lit. A third told the people that if they wanted ‘individually to know ‘their exact weight they could do so for one cent. Bat wbove all their vociferations coull be heard the cries of numerous news boy® who would sell a “ complete history of and guide to the Great Eastern,” and you at the eame time, and all for tem cents. As the day of their market early ended, the more anxious seemed they to Several men werb also to be seen disposing " for a low price, and a EE east 5 ist picara +— cente a glass,” ani be therefore could charge his own joc. There was also present the noisy ven: of the pineapple rock ,”’ which he warranted to “cure all the ills that man is heir to, in the shape of coughs , ke." Of course the man with the spring ‘and target was there, for they are always to be id where there is to be a crowd. of the boats, plainly fore at there was to be music on board ‘ ee er the abip ag On ene of tained. Not onty were theee piles so brought into use, but also of houses and sheds, the rigging of ali the yes- pve tee chafing Ae of steamer, and every Place that was a foot above One en ‘the city, no exact time our report was ce on the faces of the fair sex was great excitement and some warmth, for the day was certainly charming, and until a quarter ee Sat en sreenees disturbed by @ DETECTIVES ON BOARD. Among those who proceeded to Cape May in the Great Pastern yeeterday were four detective policemen, under the command of Sergeant Dickson. THE SCENE ALONG WEST STREET. On the tops of houses and at the windows, on veran- dahs above, and chairs beneath, on piles of lumber and rigging ‘of shipe—in fact, on everything that could be used, either movable or immovable, crowds of anxious persons could be seen watching the Great Eastern as she passed down the river. Every pier that abutted on te North river was occupied by handreds of persons, an) when the vessel had passed by the number of the peopl» that began to move along Weet strect, and those that lei from it, carried ‘the ideas of the lookeron to the masses that leave Beecher’s church on a Su . Salutes were fired from the ocean mail steamers were lying at their docks on both sides of the river, by those who oecupied other steamboats, and by private parties on the shore. We did not see that any of these salutes wore answered by the “big ebip,” but this doubtless arose from the idea that if she answered one, and not the others, offence migit be taken hers none was intended. SCENE AT THE BATTERY. From before two o'clock in the afiernoon the crowds began to assemble on the Battery im «large numbers, and increased very rapidly. By four o’clock over ten thousand persons were here congregated, and up to the time when the vessel passed they kept on increasing in numbers. Shortly be- fore five o'clock the cry of “bere she comes” set the people on the qui vive, and shortly after the vessel hove in sight, and a general rush was made towards that part of the grounds nearcst the Camden and Amboy pier. As the ship passed at too great @ distance from the astem- died crowd, no attempt was made to raise a cheer, as doubtless the people thought 1+ waste of breath when [ayn even excitement here, as well a8 at all pointe of ‘the city, was intense, and when one map remari that be“ thought the people bad all gone mad, to be rushing about go merely to ace a steamer go on an oxsursion, was soon silenced by the answer, ‘that the like before * and therefore all tried to get a architecture and parting g! the champion of (he seas. THE TURNOUT IN BROOKLYN. Every available space along the river front or high ground was crowded with persons about five o'clock yea- terday afternoon to witness the dopartare of the Great Eastern. A good view of the vessel was obtained from the City Hail and the roofs of several high buildinzs in ‘the vicinity. Almost ag mueh interest was manifested to see ber steam down the Bay ag there waz on the occazion of her arrival. SCENES ON THE RIVER. The excursions which accompanied the noble steam ship Great Rastera down the bay yesterday, on her plea. sure trip to Cape May, were, like everything hitherto connected with the big ship siaco her arrival in this country, @ pleasing an’ veritable seccess. If there were immense crowds along the various wharves and Piere of the city on the occasion of ber arrival amongst us, the multitudes that were drava together yesterday were not a whit bebindband ip point of, numbers and the eutbusiasm which they displayed. From tho Battory up to the farthest point the eye could scaa alung the beautiful North river, there was nothing but an iliimita- ble goncourse of human heads and faces to be seon. Every pier that commanded a view of the river was crammed to repletion. The sheds that protect many of these piers were so thronged, bot within and without, that in many cases serious feare were entertained that there would be a goodly number of broken bones to be reported before the close of the day. Tho ehips at anchor in the stream, a8 well as those secured to their wharves, were packed with curious folke aa closely as herrings | Could be packed ina barrel. Itreaily became a theme for wonder that, although no kind of business had been suspended im the city, #0 many thou rande of citizens could have assembled within go short a space. The steamboats whieh had been announced to ac- company the Great Fastern to the Narrows, or to a con- siderable dietance down the river, turned out in fall foros, and a nember of volunteer boats which bad not been ad- ‘vertived at all found it an exceedingly profitable under- steamer Thomas P. Way, which waa to leave the North river from the foot of Dey street at three o'clock P. M., and to accompany the Great astern out to the Atlantic, At the hour appointed, the pier No. 90, where the vosse! could not be heard by thore on | ~ee Sete MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1860. HERALD. Mer trip to Newark, where she had embarked so many " | Paswengere tbat it was utterly impossible to accommodate apy more. All those who had not yet secured passages, a0 | therefore, bastoned to hurry on board the Thomas Hunt,’ | Very beautiful steamer, which very fortunately came up to the pier soon after. After the lapse of a little time the ‘Thomas P. Way was seen running down the river with her living freight huddied together ag thick as bees, and careening over on one side, so that the water beaten up by her paddles was gent squirting through the upper part of her paddle boxes. She, however, gallantly held ber way, and as she dashed past the other craft, with banners Streaming and the music from her band floating sweetly on the alr, she was loudly and enthusiastically cheered. Such @ numerous excursion of steamboats has seldom ‘been seen even in New York Bay. Besides a number of boats which carried no names that could be distin- tinguished, the following steamers were all racing away, crowded to the utmost with passengers of both sexes:— The Tiger, Keyport, Huntress, Satellite, Thomas Hunt, Mayflower, Naushon, Columbia, Island Belle, Flushing, Delaware, Broadway, James Watt, Hendrik ? Hudson, Belle, Red Jacket, Anna, Achilles, Taminend, James A. Stevens and George Birkbeck. The cap- taine of each of theee vergels entered fully into the spirit of the eport, and if their passengers did not enjoy them. elves to their heart's content they had none but them. selves to blame. ‘The Satellite was as crowded as she could poseibly be, and added not a little to the genera) amusement of the occasion by the music of the splendid band which she bad on board. She was closely persued by the Hendrik Hiudgon and the Thos. P. Way, each of which contrived to make excellent way despite of their crowded condi- tion, Nothing, however, could excel or even compete with the fine steamer Thomas Hunt. She completely dis- the gallant Eastern—Mr. Howe, the ilot, and Mr. Barney, the engineer. To the exertions of Theo gentlemen und the untiting fifemen, whe kept up Ra steam, may be attributed the great success of O18 jveamboat. fine si ‘The scenc that was ited on the river as these along under the full power of g: X{ 3 3 ity ES i 2. BEE ee = i = 3 g i & E “There she goes, now,” cried one; “How beautifully she moves,”’ ejaculated an- other, while others expressed their admiration in curt and ‘unreportable . The ladies, be particularly delighted. Presently engines of the steamer were put in motion, aad the little tug having drawn off, the monster of the deep puted out big volumes of smoke from her giant chimneys, began her majestic march down the river. Those who had cheered before, now cheered again more lustily than ever. The little steamboats and sailing craft dashed forward under more vigorous impulses of steam and saj]; the loud and hearty strains of Dodworth’s bands echoed from the decke of the great ship and revorberated along the shore; cueers from warm and generous hearts rent the air; the loud thunders of cannon woke up the distant echoes of the slumbering woods that gird and fringe the bay; and, in short, the scene beca ne one of en- thusiaam and exultation such aa one eres but rarely ina lifetime. On arriving off the Cunard dock a tremendous salute Fgh rw and Zz the Great Eastern vy Led — she added to the cing by dipping her iad and belching forth the ues Ting ‘The ereve from this point up to Staten Island was one cont!un- ous ovation. Steamboats of every dimension aad capaci- ty surrounded the great vessel like so many satellites (o @ great planet—many of them seeming to spring up sud- denly from the botom of the deep. Among these, the satellite wag prom.neut for the good will and enthusiasm she exhivited in the loud au’! generous cheers of her pas. sengers and crew. \p the music of her band and the echo- ing reporte of two cannons which ebe mounted for the occasion. Before reaching Staten Island, and while she was about midway between the Battery and that point, the Great Pastern stopped al! her machinery, and for nearly a quar. ter of an hour became perfectly stationary. Al! sorts of Opimions were afloat om the river steamegs as to the cause of this detention, but no one could solve it readily. Some i ‘that she was waiting for the tide, others thought | she deranged ber engines, whilo many more did not | know what to think at all. It seems, however, that one | of her anchors bad got entangled towards the bow, im ped og her 2 considerably, and it was ut ad- visable to rect.fy that encvmbrance before ing. From Staten Island down to the lower part of the bay the scene continued as enthusiastic as possible, unt]! many | of the excursion boats bad to drop beh) ad. On paseing by a large Bremen steamer the Great Fast- | ern dipped her fag, and the German returned the ealute in the same Jorma! manner and by the we of One gun. 4 large American steamer on pass\ng also gracefully dipped her flag, a compliment immediately reeponded to by the big slp. On ooming abreast of the two large forte at the entrance of the Narrows the Great Eastern ¢roo tbe American flag Ubree times from the main, and thea ran it op to the beight of the mast, firing two guns at the same moment. forts did not reply with any eur After ali the other excursion boats had, one by one, one ‘back, the Thos. Way still coatinved to dash along With the giant of the sear, Jobo Bal ere: ition of plack, and exbibited bie fatisfaction by cheering lustily and by waving handker- chiefs, hats, bottice, piliowe, 18, and certain unmen- tionable articles , from the different parts of the ship. Never was there more perfect coalition Seapecn pap ws 00 fee| Jobn/’’ was complacently {S'whseh Joba in the distance could only reply by his sheets and pillows more emphatically than ‘The people on both sides laughed, howled and cheered ramme, cheered, bow Jn short, excursions at we ead ily snccesatal, and we doubt not that many more meetings of this kind between Jobn and Jona than wil! tend to remove the few remaining asperitics that exist between the rival cousins. On the hour arriving to leave the great ship to her solitary course, the enthu sisam of the people on both sides knew no bounds. Such Shricking of steam whisties, such extension of sirong Jungs, and general exe!tement, may thefuervous never experience, The Thos. P. Way sounded {ta loud whistle, passengers cheered aga board, as well ag on tho Groat "astern, and after compl mentary dipping of ‘lage, the | nobie vessel darted forward in separation from her brave Little companion, apd dashed through the Ceep blue of the silent waters —— Like a thing of life, Daring the elements w atrife. She wae followed by many long an! lingering eyes, and | after three tinal chears for the muccers of her trip, the gallant Thos. ’ Way turne! round on ber homeward way, and in a vory short time deposited her passeagers in pe fect safety at the place from whioh they had started We to add that pot a quarrel occarred, aud pleased that there are no accidents to report—at least upoo the river. Tak ng the pagmengere and crew of the with the tremendous rush Hy SLE merous sicamboate and railing veese! ie have been less HF river, there Pan Hil Staten Island where the now fort stands, or rather where, in addition to a considerable line of old forta, the prorent ‘new one and its extensions strike the eyo of the visiier. ‘Thousands of our citizens were taken down by the boate, many, indeed, making their way there at an carly hour, in ‘antictpation of a jam by the later boats; but the great rush, of course, was resorved for the one, two and even three o'clock tripe. So great was the pressure at the time the two o'clock boat left, that some of the employés of the company bad by force to keep the crowd back, who, in their anxiety to get on board, were madly rushing forward when the boat was leaving the wharf, and many of whom would ondoubtedly have got a rather unpleasant immer- tion if not checked in time. Certainly thowe who selected Maven Inland ana standpoint from whence to view the noble vemmeb—which yesterday #0 provdly and magnif- ently themed vp the waters of our inner harber, through the sunlit waters of the Narrows, and away with its plea- sure seeking freight of excursionists through the broader expanse of the Lower Bay, opening into the yet wider ex- panse of the broad Atlantic—evinced sound judgment in selecting £0 favorable a site, as well as thorough appre= ciation of a lovely scene, Very few peoplo disembarked a) the first or second landings, and it was evident from the general course of conversation from time to time that the great point of attraction was that spot which commanded the best view of the Narrows. Some there were who knew exactly where they were going, and many there were who trusted by following a crowd to come right at last, and thus by-and-by the leaders and the led all met on the high bluff of land which overlooks Fort Hamilton As the living freight from each boat that arrived crowded the Vanderbilt pier they spread themselves along the principal road leading to the point of attrac- tion, The greatest excitement prevailed in an anxiety to get seats on the different conveyances which offered a lift over the heated roads, and in which excitemen pater famelcas, with long strings of young olive branches behind them, principally figured. But what surprieed these, when at nome, good easy men, was the extortionate demand of the jehus—with ane ee just fu riously driven to catch the boat—for a drive over the short mile of road that lay between the wharf and the hill. In many idstancea the dread of loging the grand sight which had induced them to leave for a time the dusty city behind, conquered the repugnance felt individually for these b ooetevetagrge th = ie and stage and bass and buggy and rockaway rat along the road in @ continu- ous String, filed with miscellaneous parties of citizens, On, too, kept the moving mass of pedestrians, sweltering the heat, re many degrees more intolerable from their own hurry and impatience, and fear of being last the hill was gained from which the ex) crowds were to command a view of the Great Eastern, as she steamed between the batteries on either shore. ’ And rarely, indeed, have eyes turned upon ascene more lovely than that which pre- sented itself to the gaze of the thousands who gated r upon Grriviag late wonld fret be strack, perhaps, with eur. prise at the number which had ‘vorite point of observation, and, casting his eyes around the homogeneous throng, he would, by-and-by, take in the details which made up that whole, and,'if a reasoner, migpt easily connect the individuals of party brought ao” inany. strangers to ‘eachother. together, so mauy o " all anxiously intent on enjoying a pleasure common to all, Here and there were of men, women and children, some seated on the neatly trimmed green award which bordered:the fort, grim with guns and their deadly missiles, of balls; some standing in the shade of a arbor of trees, looking anxiously towards the point where the Great Eastern had been moored in the morning, while others. the moments as they fled, wandered about as > & Baz # Res g F € z i BFF & 5 3 E $838 8 craft upon their thing loth to make further a ther on and nearer tne city sels, their white sails glancing in the sun and as contrast- See at onder aan nao, line of hills upon the Jersey shore, iting their - tiful sharp outlines as reflected which they floated. In contrast again to these was the tortuous line of shipping anchored at the wharves, ond theee again the tall spires and steeples of the city ag | with their towering rivala of the city of Churches. To the lef, embosomed in luxuriant foliage, sppeared the white bulldings of Hudson City, ‘and on till abruptly lost the sharp termination of tho pallieades upon the Hudson. To the right pe pen ped Br ‘n, Commenced the green luxuriant and cultivated slopes of Long with numer- ous villas, whose gardens appeared as if guarded from {he ood by those tal], green sentinels which so pictu- resquel m the shores. Ranging the gaze along thia almost falsy Scene, again it rested for @ moment and is lost on the boundless expanse of ocean, over which the anxiously looked for Great Hastern is 80 soon to take its way. It was near five o'clock when at last the booming of Agun announced that the Great Eastern was fairly oo her Way and at once the scattered throngs began again to aasemile upon the most favor spola for @ View.es she steamed up and through ihe Narrows, Nearcr and nearer came the great dark mass, aud more fand more distinct grew her vast, yet symmetrical pro- portions, and every eye was turned towards her, and ra passed from hand to hand until she was fairly under ‘the gaze and sorutiny of the thousands who looked down upon her with admiration and wonder. Slowly ani ma- Jestically mbe glided through the waters, attended by nu Merous emal! sicamers a8 her satellites, but not one of whow did not create a greater splutter on the water than she. Secarcely a ripple passed from her bows, and ber wake could scarcely be marked, 80 smootbiy, perhaps so lovingly, the limpid waters bowed before he Ad thus did the Great Eastern pass through the Narrows, The thocsands who bad to long waited for that moment, now tbat it was passed, immediately turned their faces home- warde, There was but little time to spare to catch the seven o'clock boat, and there was no time lost in making tracks for it. In conclusion, it may be said that no acci- dent on the return home, although one of the boats was per!lous!y crowded, occurred to mar the pleasure of the day 18 THE GREAT EASTERN A LEGAL COASTER? TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. 1 would like to inquire under what law, or by what pro- vision of the law, the Great Frstern can sail between the port of New York and Cape May, or any other coastwise port, either by registry or license?’ The law requires that any vereel over twenty tons must be enrolled and 1i- censed to ent tle her to engage in the consting trade, and to be £0 licensed she must be owned only by citizens of the United States. Is the GreayEasiern allowed to run upon excursions and carry parengers at #0 much per head? if so, what would be the objection to a line of British vesse!s opening a line for excursions from to ports in our harbor ; Can this verse! clear at our Custom Mouse? If so, under what provision? Does not Mr, Schell rendor himself lia- ble to the Jaw in allowing this excursion to take place? 1 would like to inquire, also, by what right the ste sells tiquor on board this steamer, said liquor not having paid the usual import duties as required by law? Is it customary in foreign ports for the Custom House inspect ore gto sea! up al! packages of liquors rewaining on board our veasels. ‘Tuese questions have ccourred to day to a number of our shipmastere, and reference is respectfully mate to you for cousideration apd reply Tt City Intelligence, Exmcnmos or ras Scuoor or me IMxactLaTe Con- cmrnox.—The fourth annual exhibition of the scholars attached to the schoo! of the Immaculate Conception, ia Rast Fifteenth etreet, near avenue A, took place last evening \n the schoolhouse, before a large and crowded audience. Rev, Father Ryan—ibe pastor of the church of the fame pame—presided on the occasion. The ch!!- dren, to the uomber of about two hundrod, were seated on either side of the platform, which was neatly fos. tooned and decorated with bouquets. The girls were tastefully arrayed in fwhite dresses, with blue and rod ribbons, their heads being covered with wreaths of Sowers. The exercises commenced with an open ing address by Miss Anne Ryan, who was loudly applauded at the close of ber meritorious eifort. A song—The Merry, Merry Sun”—bj popilé, elicited much approbation from the audience, who seemed much pleased with the delightfal manner in which it ar} war rendered. \“Riepzi's address t the Ro- well delivered by Master James McKien. The Mocking Bird,” ‘n which an imitation of 6 of that bird was introduced, was well received ‘Seven Scenes from the life of Mary, Queen of Scots,” was enacted by seven young girle—the charact sr of the Queen at the acaffoid being taken by a young Indy who caine upon the stage roved in a long, flowing dress of black, and a white veil—adding very much to the effect of the piece. The oxercises concluded with a “Vacation Song” by the children, who seemed to give it with particular zest, as the time denoted in the title i# now at hand. Besides the pieces there were numerous other pupila acquitted them. Gustavus Schmitz, the in- the vocal + of the exercises Father Ryan apnounced that the ay and consisting of a number of beautiful books, would tributed this morning at nine o'clock. The selves with great credit. struetor in music, secom| exhibition om the piano, At the close of teinment coun wh much credit on =e ives and the teachers who bave had ‘in el ‘Tar Heexan Tasrmowis1.—in a fow days the committee baving ip charge the Heenan fand will report, and the Champion be presented with the amount collected. Some six thousand dollars were subscribed, but as yet little over two thousand has been paid in, al! o’ which has been deposited with Duncan, Sherman & Co, The are to be closed to-morrow. ACCIDENT ON THR STEAMER Mortoowsny.—Three men, named John McKee, Henry Jones and Walter MoCarthy, were last evening brought to the City Hospital suilering from injories received by the of else hy agora es the Great Fastern outeide the Fook. "Jone injerien ore ferious that hia recovery ia said to be The viber two were badly borped about Whe head! and foo, Det pet dangerovaly. VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, His Arrival and Reception at Halifax. Welcome Addresses, and the Prince’s Replies. ENTHUSIASM OF {HE NOVA SCOTIANS, &., &., &eo, Baurax, July 30, 1860. ‘This morning at cightfo’clock I went down the bay in the steamer Neptune to meet the royal squadron, consist- ivg of the Hero, Ariadne and Flying Fish, which were geen steaming up in the distance. When we came abreast of the Hero, 1eaw the Prince in plain costume on the quarter deck. We cheered, and he raised his cap and bowed in reeponge. All the batteries fired the royal sa- lute of twenty-one guns as the vessels passed, and guns were also fired from wharves and merchant craft, all of which were dressed with flags. As the squadron approached the frigate Nile, she man- ned her yards, and the crew, in their white jackets and trowsers, cheered vociferously. A mighty chorus of voices rose algo from the standing masses of people lining the water side, and great was the waving of hats. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy, with drizzling showers at intervals, but not sufficient to spoil the gene- ral effect of the scene, which was one of extreme beauty. On the walls of the citadel were seen the red coats of the infantry, and all the way down to the buoy the roofs of the houses were covered with spectators, and over the heads of these, thousands of banners hung damp and iife- Jess from their staffs. At ten o’clock the squadron anchored opposite the dockyard. The prince left the Hero in one of the boats, and at a few minutes before noon landed at the dockyard amid the thunder of salutes from the six British war steamers in port. He was accompanied by the Duke of Newcastle and Governor General Bruce. ‘He was received at the landing steps by Lord Mulgrave, who was introduced by the Dake of Newcastle, and with whom he shook bands with self- possessed ease amd cor- diality, at the same time uttering a few words of gratifi- cation, while a pleasant smile lighted up his happy look- ing countenance. Istood near and bad a full view of him. He is very prepossessing in appearance, elicited general admiration. In height he is Gve fect seven, and slightly built § He has small, but well formed and full-mouthed face, and his eyes, which have avery merry twinkle, are large and hazel colored. He has a complexion equal to that of a peach, and looks very healthy. His hair is dark brown, and cut so as to show the lobes of his cars. He worea black cocked hat with a tuft of white plumes, a red coat with a blue sash across the breast, and awhite leather belt round the waist, black trowsers with a thin red stripe down cach leg, patent leather boots, white kid gloves and a regimental sword. This uniform specially belongs to himself. The Mayor and Aldermen of the city were introduced on the spot by Lord Mulgrave, when their speaker read the following addrees of welcome to him:— To His Royat! Hicuyuss Arsert Epwarp Prince ov Wales May {t please your Royal Highness, we, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Halifax, in Nova Scotia, in the name of our citizens, do most cordially welcome your Royal Highness, We rejoice that our city should be thus highly honored by the presence of the son of our re- vered and beloved Queen, the grandson of that illustrious Duke} whose memory ie gratefully cherished as the warm and constant friend of Nova Scotia, and the heir appa rent to the powerful and glorious empire over which her Majesty has for many yeare so wisely and so beneficently ruled. We venture to approach your Royal Highness with the expression of an earnest hope that your sojourn in our city and on this side the Atlantic will be attended with much pleasure. We are fully por- suaded that the reception which awaits your Royal High ness, in every section of her Majesty’s North American dominions, will only impress you with the conviction that devotion to the British throne and attachment to British institutions are abiding elements in the minds of tho inhabitante, and that the lustre which has been shed on the crown by the Christian and domestic virtues of our most gracions soverciga ie justly and gracefully ap preciated by all her subjecte. We earnestly implore the Giver of all good to guard and protect you and restore you in eafety to the parent land and to that illustrious family cireleof which we regard you as the ornament and tho pride, and that He may be graciously pi long to spare your Royal Highness to fulili those distinguiched destinies fo whic your high position points. The Prince listened to this calmly and attentively, and at the end read his reply from a large sheet of draft pa per, which was handed to him by Gen. Bruce. Hie utter ance was clear and unfaltering a8 his mother’s, and the expression of face meanwhile just a8 bland and comporet GxaTiamrx—I have been led to expect that the loyalty and attachment to the British Crown which exisis amongst the inhabitants of Halifax would insure to me a kind reception in your city, but the scene which I have witnessed this morning proves that ny expectations are more than realized. For your welcome to myself, I feel, I assure you, sincere gratitude, but it is still more satis- factory to me asasen and as an Englishman, to wit ness your affectionate attachment to the Queen and the laws and institutions of our common country. Your allasion to my illustrious grandfather is aleo most grateful to my feelings, and 1 rejoice to find that his memory is cherished amongst you. tn your noble harbor the navies of Great Britain can ride in safety, whilst you prosecute that commercial activity which, under their protection, woul! seem desticed to make Halifax one of the most important cities of the Weatern World, and to raise ber inhabitants to a high prosperity. That euch may be the fate reserved for it by Providence i# my very earnest hope. | request you to con- vey to the citizens of whom you are the representatives my cordial thanks for the greeting they have given me. After this he adyanced a few steps, chatting with Lord Mulgrave, who was in civic uniform, and smilingst the restive movements of a few inilitary horses colle (od in the yard. A fine, high spirited black charger was now led to him by @ groom, upon which he mounted with the graceful alacrity of a true equos trian. Lord Mulgrave and the Duke of Newcastle also mounted their horses and took their places, and, with the Prince riding between them, moved out of the yard, which was lived wit) infantry, alike with the whole rovte to the Government House, to which they proceeded direct. The Prince smiled and raised bis hat at every choor which saluted him. The weather was now fhir,and all the population were gathered to see him. At the Government House tho Prince was conducted by Lord Mulgrave into the draw ing room, where, after a few minutes delay, the members of the Logialature were admitted to preseat their addrers tobim. He was then standing near an open folding door, with the Deke of Newcaatie on his left and Lord Malgrave on his right, with the ladies of the Governor's family isnmediately in the background Mr. Young, the Premier of the Council, then advanced and read to him along addroge of weloome, after which the document was handed to him, and by bim trans ferred to the Duke, who handed bim a sheet of paper, from which he read as follows. He made a slight mis take in doing #0, and colored, Dut soon regained bis self. powers ion — “Tam deeply touched with the warmth and cordiality with which Ihave been welcomed to this coloay, and thank you most heartily for your address. It will be my duty, and it cortainly will be no lees a pleasure tome, to inform Her Majesty of the proof which you hare given me of your feelings of loyalty and devotion to her throne, and of your gratitude when those blessings, which it is her happiness to reflect, have during ber reign been bestowed upon fyou and so many others of her subjects in all parts of the world, Mort heartily dol sympathize in the pride with which you regard the laurels won by sons of Nova Scotia, and the affection with which yoa honor the memory of those who have failen in the service of my country and yours ‘The monument you refer to will kindle the fame of pa. tricti¢m in the breasta of thore volunteers whom | have pacsed to day, and who, in this aud the colony which J PRICE TWO CENTS, SS have lately quitted, are emulating the zeal and gale lant spirit which have been exhibited turougbe out the mother country. One hundred years have now elapsed since the international struggles which retaried the prosperity of this vouniry Were brought to a close. May peace and harmony amongst yourselves complete the good work which then vom. menced, and increase the happiness and contentment of 9 loyal and united people, He bowed after these words, and the members retired, A few minutes after which, Lord Mulgrave conducted him up stairs to his rooms. At halt-past seven he is to dine with the Governor and DUMCrous guests. ‘The Weather was fair during the reception, but it is now raining again, which is unfortunate on account of the illue miuations. The troops in garrison and the battalion of volunteers Will be reviewed by His Royal Highness the Prinee of Wales, on the common, at eleven o'clock A. M. to-morrow. His Royal Highness will hold a levee at the Government House at eleven o’clock on Wednesday, lat of Avgust. ANOTHER account, : Haurax, July 30, 1860, The Prince of Wales landed here to.day at noon, The Squadron was off the port yesterday. Royal salutes from the fleet and the batteries greeted him upon his arrival, while the people turned out in immense numbers to give him a cordial reception. He was presented with an ad- dress aj the dock yard. He wore the uniform of a colonel of the army, and rode on horseback to the government house. Emerging from the gates of the dock yard the proces- sion passed through a double file of troops and volunteers tothe government house. There were a number of tri umphal arches erected in the streets, including Cunard’ arch with @ steamship on the top of it; the volunteer artillery arch, built of military trophies; the Mayor’s arch; the Archbishop's arch, a very handsome ecclesiastical arch; the Masonic Arch, aud a member of very bandsume arches, all of which were beautifully decorated. On the parade, the firemen turned out with a “ trophy fifty feet high, surmounted by a colossal figure holding @ hose pipe. Thirty-five hundred children of the schools turned out im white and blue, and sang the National anthem “God save the Queen.” All the public buildings. a8 well as private Jones, schools, &c., were splendidly de- corated with flags, banners, tran’ »arences and evergreens. ‘The Mayor of Montreal, the Mayor of Boston and acon siderable number of other Americans, were in attendance and were well received. A pouring rain to-night will postpone the intended fre- works, DEPARTURE OF LORD LYONS TO MEET THE PRINCE. Barrusors, July 30, 1860, Tord Lyons and Frederick Ware, Esq., of the British Legation, left here this morning for Canada, to meet the Prince of Wales. Mclancholy ee of a New Orleans le mi {From the New Orl Bee, Jaly 26.) The entire mercantile —— as well as the largo number of his friends, were greatly excited and shocked eeereay by the report that Captain Thomas Munroe had committed suicide. He was senior partner of” ‘the frm of Cory & Miller, wholesale tobacconiats and dealers in cord, twine, &c., at the corner of Gravier and New Levee streets, Mr. Miller is at present in the State of Virginia, making arrangements to obtain the agency of tobacco firms there, and was telegraphed the facts yester- day. Pecuniary embarrassment, acting for the first time upon a very sensitive and honorable nature, was undoubt- edly the cause of this sad act. One of the firm's notes for a small amount fell due on Tuceday, avd Mr. Cory found himself unable to meet it. Still he did not appear melancholy or disheartened, and about noon he left the store, saying that he intended to go out and raise some money. ‘The runner of the bank where the note was payable came round to the store in the afternoon and left a notice of protest. Mr. Cory had not returned yet, and the clerks closed up the store and weut home, Yesterday morning, at a quarter past seven, the clerks came down and opened the store, After a while one of them went up to the second floor, when be was astounded and horritied to see Mr. Cory’s body hanging from the third story steps, in U rof the counting room. The unfortunate man must have come to his store during the night time and determined upon his self-destruction. He wrote two letters at his desk in the counting room, one of which, addressed to his partuer, was as follows:— New ORLEANS, July 24, 1800. Mr, ——: Dear sir—If you can look complacentiy upon the wreck you have caused, ‘tis my wish you may do #0. Your promises and representations in regard to Tuamano induced me to form a connection with you—and those promises baye ail failed. I am now reduced to the last alternative—to die, or live disgraced; and from your ledge of my disposition, you cannot dou 1 freely forgive you all the injury you hay ed me, and my earnest Wish is that you may be happy and never know the tortures to which I haye been sudjected since my business association with you. With many good wishes far your future welfure, I remain, truly your friend, T. MUNROE OoRY, The other, which had no address, and was probably in tended for whoever found his body, was as foliows:— I shall to day be protested, and cannot live d All whom IT have injured I hope will forgive aed freely forgive all who may have injured me, dear father, brothers and sisters, I hope will bear this affliction with the fortitude with which their religion inspires them. in the goodness of God my epirit to His holyfkeeping, sincerely hoping thas he will deal with me in @ more Kindly manner than I deserve. My body may be disposed of in any way, but I would wish my friends, McStea, Value & Co. would give it a Christian burial THOMAS MUNROE CORY. After writing these letters linen twine from the ground Strand of it, stood on a chair and fastened one end to the ceiling; then making a slip noose at the other end, he ad- Justed it aronnd his neck and stepped from off the chair, when the noose instantly tightened about his throat and strangled him to death. He was found with ope foot on other touching the ground, #0 that he ved himself after the noose tightened, but » must have got a ball of or, and making & double bis \roo will, no doubt, triumphed over the natural tena- city of life, Hie face bore no evidence of the death > gle, except in the slight protasion of the tongue, thoug! it wore the traces of gi anguish. Coroner Beach was immediately to the quest, and they rendered a came to his death by strangulation. Ho was buried last evening, at balf-past five o'clock, from his late residence, No. 165 Julia street. Mr. Gory wasa native of Provi- dence, Rhode Island, forty eigit years of age, and hae been a resident of this city since 1842 He was an um married man. Domestic News Items. Tur Home or Mx. Bocuaway —One day last week, gaye the Reading, (Pa.) Leader, when visiting Lancaster, we were invited to view the beauties of Wheatland, the country seat of Mr. Buchanan. Upona knoll, between the Marietta and Columbia turnpikes, and a half mile from lancaster city, is this well known and often named «pot. The farm contains only about twenty acres, but the land is exceedingly good, the mansion large and well built and asa pleasure ground it could not be better located Mr. Buchanan bought the place ata gerieg when property Pn had greatly depreciated iv vajue, an the smal. sum of five thousand dollars; uow he would probably wot ac cops went thousand, ‘he forniture remains ae it did before Mr. Bochanaa entered the White House, and the property is attended to by an old maiden housekeeper and a gardener, We were in formed by a neighbor that Mr. Buchauan does not intend to sell Wheatland, as bas been reported, but will return thither ater his Presidential term has closed. When he does return, be will Gnd that four years have played havoc with his fences, filled the ten, te with weeds, and changed the appearnuce of the from a well cared for homestead to a neglected where be who Wills may ramble without dread of interforence, & Lomenat Brqveers oF 4 ManvLaxnen.—Mr, Victor Thom- fon, a wealthy druggist of Hagerstown, Md. died on the 17h inst. The Torchlsgh vay —On Friday inet his will w itted to probate, After making libe- $20,000 to four boards of the Old Sehool dg (yd jncation, Ty the Board of Publication, $6,000 to the Board of and $6,000 to the Board ‘of Domestic Missions. He also fice, $1,000 to the charity school of this $2,600 to the Mayor and Council of purchase of fuel for the poor, $1,000 to his colored ser- pa Ve hears bee ae ig to revert to and be appropriated as the preceding legacy, and for the purchase of the epring on the Treinivee of the heirs of the late George Henaeberger, in North Potomac street (kaown as Miller's spring), for the use of the public. Free At Amosrtac.—A shingle mill, with the com. ente, at Amoskeag, N. H., p of Colonel Daniel Farmer, his son, , Jr. was consumed by fire on the 27th inst. The was a building 20 or 2 feet by 40, and over $1,000 worth of machinery, mostly new and in repair. The mili contained 8. sh! Mon &Co,, and 12,600 owners of ‘the mill. The total $2,000. Mr. Farmer suffered a loss of burning of a stable, two barns, hay, ‘28th of February Inet