THE PRINCE OF WALES.
The Prince arrived at Niagara on the 14th of September. An Ameri- can news-letter says-
" At the Falls the Prince received an address from the magistrates of the county. The Fall was beautifully lighted up with blue lights and Bengal fires, producing a splendid effect. On Saturday Blondin was to cross on the rope, the Prince was to inspect the suspension bridge, and a boat was to be sent over the Falls. It was expected that the royal party would remain at the Falls two or three days. The weather during the week has been cold and wet, but on Saturday it was beautiful and warm. The Prince will go from New York up the Hudson, stopping awhile at West Point, reaching Albany on the 16th. He goes to Boston on the 17th, in a car fitting up ex-
pready for him, to will be attached a regal smoking car. Reeihing
Bton on the 17th, he will remain until the 19th, getting to Portland on the 20th. The Chicago committee accidentally dropped the. Pact that there would be given a grand- ball to the Prince, whereupon the duke saidin that ease the Prince would not go to Chicago at all; or anywhere, unless they coeformed strictly to his programme. He will, after visiting St. Louis, go back to ERMA'S, and spend four days in grouse shooting." Before he left Canada the Prince of Wales was again insulted by the Orange faction. Even at Toronto, where the Mayor had undertaken to prevent any demonstration, an Orange flag was flaunted in the Duke's face at the landing-place, and the Orange arch is King Street, which. was otherwise unobjectionable, was adorned by a. portrait of King William III., as he appeared when crossing the Boyne. The Duke of Newcastle rebuked the Mayor severely, and that functionary explained, bat his explanation, though accepted, did him no credit. On the morn- ing of the 9th, as the Prince was driving to church, the mob seized the horses and carriage when they were near the Orange arch, and endea- voured by main force to drag the vehicle under the arch. The coach- man resisted by every means in his power, the Duke of Newcastle en- couraging him, and finally, by lashing the horses and using his whip freely upon the mob, he succeeded in disengaging the carriage and reach- ing the church. The Orangemen have erected three arches over the railway to. Coliingwood, under which the Prince must pass in the ears to reaeh.that place. It was by such stratagems that this warfare was con- ducted. A letter recording the proceedings on the 10th, says— "The Prince spent today in a trip to Collingwood and intermediate Flame: There were only twenty of us upon the train besides the Prince and his immediate suite. Nothing of special interest transpired until they reached Aurora, at which place there were three arches, one of which was an Orange arch, and was literally covered with the colours and insignia of the order. The Duke did not notice it until the Prince called out, You're caught at last, Duke—you have got to go under Uncle William at last,' which occasioned great merriment among the party. By the arch stood the mister and members of the lodge, the former holding the banner in his hand. At Holland handing there was another Orange arch, on which were two paintings—one of the Queen and one of Ring. William—and the inscription • Loyal Orange Lodge, 1693.' The train did not stop, however, but pro- ceeded to Collingwooti."
At a meeting of the masters of the various Orange lodges in the district of Toronto, held yesterday, the following resolution was passed, moved by N. C. dowan, and seconded by Thomas M'Lcan-
' itesolved, by the Masters of the various Orange lodges in the district of Toronto, that, while events have recently occurred tending to excite the Orangemen of this district, we cannot but regret that a few persons who are not in connexion with the order, forgetful of the sanctity of the holy Sab- bath, did, without the consent or knowledge either of the Mester or of the committee which has charge of the Orange arch, place thereon certain ban- ners, surreptitiously obtained from one or more of the Orange halls of this city, and which banners were taken down at the direction of the chairman of the Arch Committee, and not as represented in some of the city papers by orderof the Mayor or police; and while regretting that an institution based on devoted attachment to the Sovereign and fidelity to the Constitution as by law established should be slighted by an authority of the empire, we cannot but at the same time express our hearty congratulations at the arrival of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales among us.
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