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spl endour . " The reception of her Majesty , " writes a reporter , " was cordial and affectionate rather than noisy and vehement . There was cheering , certainly , and an immense waving of handkerchiefs ; but the beaming eyes and the suffused countenances told the internal emotions more eloquently than any noisier de-• jnonstfations could have done . " Arrived at the dais , the committee formed a double line , and allowed the Boval party to pass up to the dais . Prince Albert stood on the left of the Queen , and next him the two wg . Her Majesty had now an opportunity of
surveying" the whole of the magnificent scene . She stood for some minutes in silence , gazing on the vast sea of up-turned faces—the noblest ornament of that noble hall—which she evidently contemplated with no ordinary emotion . Prince Albert seemed also deeply affected . Indeed , it was plain that both were taken by surprise , and that they hardly expected that a scene of such extraordinary interest and brilliancy awaited them . After the lapse of a short time , the Marquis of Breadalbane , by command of her Majesty , conducted Mr . George Roe , the chairman of the executive committee , to the Queen , who , attended by the othel : members ,
presented an address . The Queen said , in reply , speaking clearly : — 'I receive with sincere pleasure your address ; and I thank you for the expression of your loyal and devoted attachment . ' "I willingly contributed to this collection of arts and manufactures from most of the countries of Europe ,
the object of which was to promote the industrial and intellectual improvement of my people ; and it has added much to my gratification , in re-visiting this portion of my dominions , to see the complete success of an enterprise which has been carried out in a spirit of energy and self-reliance , and with no pecuniary aid but that derived from the patriotic munificence of one of my Irish subjects . "
In reply to the address presented to him , Prince Albert said : — " Gentlemen , —I thank you most sincerely for your very kind and gratifying address . " It is with more than ordinary satisfaction that I again find myself " in this city , at a time when the energy of the Irish people , aided by the noble liberality , which you so justly commend , of a single individual , has opened to the world an Exhibition , in which I rejoice to hear from you , that articles of native produce , and of native art and industry , occupy so large a space .
" Most cordially do I respond to the prayer with which you conclude , that each succeeding visit of the Queen may find Ireland advanced in art , in agriculture , and , I would add , in the comfort , happiness , and prosperity of her people . " The Chairman , with Lord Talbofc de Malahidc nnd the Hon . George Handcock , leading members of the executive , were now permitted to kiss hands , the Queen removing her glove for that purpose . " The committee , it lias been stated , crowded somewhat too closel
y round the group ; but it was observed that one gentleman—not the least important of their number with a national modesty illustrative of his character , remained at the foot of the < lais , and in the rear of all ins brethren . This was William Dargan . His evident , ro to avoi < l anything approaching obtrusiveness did not escape the observation of her Majesty , who inti-IJ" , a Wish thllt Mr - 1 ) ar ff'i » should approach , offern '' or hand with a gracious expression , in which it was impossible to disguise the evident satisfaction and approbation pervading the royal mind . "
TUB INSPECTION . '' is portion of the ceremony having been concluded , "oinomberH of the committee formed in procession , 1 ( l preceded the Queen and bor royal consort through ' HCVe ral courts and corridors of the building . Desending fr om thc throne the Queen took the arm of «¦ roya l consort , ami , conducted by tho Lord Cham-• i-inn anil tho equerrics-in-waiting , walked first wh - l th ° nvCnuo loiulin S into tho Northern Hall , Hi i < T ° i " rccu I > tiou wns marked by tho Hiunc cnthu'l n winch had greeted her entrance to tho building . i » ,. ' . ., arrive ( l ufc tbo cn ( 1 of * " >« •»>»» l » or Majesty
Hci'iT n ^ th 0 < lc P artmcnfc contiiinin tho magnibv tl O l ° a of Iri 8 niuin (! rnI » nnd marbles exhibited 0 <* ni * - ° i | r > lin lS <)<; i France , ami Kolfriuui , pausing for ft « xhib-f . i , " () lnc ° f tllomoro r « innrknblo of tho urticlc . s l 'i 1 ¦ ^ procession continued on through tho whi I '" ' " 1 doIMirt »» o"t «> to tho l- 'ino ArlH Court , in en uro exhibited ouo of tho finest collections of mint-M over brought together . Tho beautiful proportions tho 1 , " I h ' ' " O / I > with HO 1 Uanv "he / louvres of '" gUejtt pioborinl urt , at onco nrreated tho attention
and admiration of the Queen and the Prince . So anxious was the Queen to examine the gallery that she suggested to the chairman of the committee , if it did not interfere too much with their arrangements , that she would prefer , in the first instance , to look at the modern collection . Thereupon the committee withdrew to the entrance , leaving her Majesty , Prince . Albert , the royal children and suite , accompanied by the chairman , Lord Talb » t de Malahide , and Mr . Dargan , to make a tour of the hall . Commencing with thc Belgian collection , her Majesty was particularly struck with a picture of the Dauphin ( Louis XVIL ) , for which
the committee are indebted to the liberality of her Majesty ' s uncle . The striking and painful pathos of this beautiful work rivetted the Queen ' s attention , and she pointed out and explained the subject to the Prince of Wales . It represents the little captive King in a squalid apartment in the house of Simeon the shoemaker , to whose keeping he had been consigned by the revolutionary Convention . The poor child , starved and nearly naked , is seen reclining in a dying state against the walls of his prison , his pallid countenance and glassy eyes turned up in meek resignation . At his feet lies the Moniteur announcing the execution of Louis XVI . and his Queen , and on the wall
the dying child has written these words— - "Oh Lord , pardon those who have killed my parents . " Having examined some of the other pictures in this collection , her Majesty crossed over to the contributions of the English school , when she recognised her own celebrated paintings , and pointed them out particularly , though old acquaintances , to the royal children . Passing along with a current commentary on the pictures that chiefly attracted their attention , her Majesty and the Prince came where Raphael ' s Dolphin and Child occupied the centre of the hall . Coming down the northern side of the hall , the attention of the royal
visitors was arrested by two great national historical pictures— "The Review of the Irish Volunteers in College-green , " and " Grattan moving the Declaration of Irish Independence . " Lord Talbot de Malahide , with the aid of the key , explained the latter with some minuteness , pointing out the great actors in that memorable scene , and particularly the most prominent figure , Mr . Grattan . The Queen next paused before Sir M . A . Slice ' s portrait of Thomas Moore , comparing it with Mr . Mulvany's striking likeness of the poet in his more advanced years . The portraits of Sheil and O'Connell , in their immediate vicinity , also came in for a due share of the royal attention . The Prussian collection of pictures was next visited , and first a
painting well known to the frequenters of the Exhibition" Prince Waldemar of Prussia supporting his dying physician , Hoffmeister , who was shot at the Battle of Perozeshah , " the property of the King of Prussia , arrested their notice . In the background of this noble picture , but still prominently brought out , is a portrait of Lord Hardinge , surrounded by hia staff , which the Queen remarked for the accuracy of the likeness . Her Majesty nnd the Prince , preceded by the committee , then entered the Mediaeval Court , on leaving which they proceeded to inspect the French pictures , first , however , looking at Mr . Jones ' s bust of Mrs . Dargan , which is placed at the entrance of thc mediaeval dopartment .
When the Queen returned to her seat an address from the Corporation was presented , to which she returned thc usual gracious answer . Tho ceremonial of the day was over . Hor Majesty bowed to thc assemblage , took the arm of Prince Albert , and preceded na before by tho committee , and followed by the officers of hor household , who proceeded down tho centre avenuo amid cheers—aecluniations which were renewed more vigorously than at firstentered her carriage , which was in waiting for her , amid tho ncclumations of thousands outside , who had remained there in spite of tho weather , and escorted , n » she hud come , by a troop of Lancers , drove off to tho Viceregal Lodge . VISIT TO WILLIAM OAKOAN .
This not of kindliness and good tasto Booms tho happiest of all tho Quoou ' s doings in Ireland . Tho following account appears in tho Morning Chronicle and Daily News : — " Her Majesty and Princo Albert proceeded at a quarter to five- o ' clock to vi « ifc " William Dargan , Esq ., n ( , bin ' residence , Mount Annvillo . The- Hon . Colonel Gordon , cquorry in waiting " , accompanied thorn on horseback . Tho dillbrent ;
carriages daubed oil ' at a rapid paw ; , and proceeded b y tho direct routo towards tho park gato . Tho appearance ol tho oil tritium in thoir Hcarlofc livorioH was tho signal for thc approach of bor Majesty , nnd n number of carH , laden with Hpootatorrt going in a contrary direction , wheeled round mid drove- affcor tho royal party . Ah tho carriagOH proceeded , tbo lino of vehicles following began to inereano , ml would lmvo bocomo still lurgor but for tbo rapid paco » t which tho royal oarriagoa woro drivon . Whon tho royal
party had proceeded half-way down the leading thoroughfare of the park , the rain began to fall heavily . For some time it was thought that the shower would blow over , and her Majesty and the rest of tho royal party used umbrellas , but the rain increasing , it was deemed necessary to stop the carriages for tho purpose of closing down tho tops , which were open up to this time . Pending this proceeding , the crowds of cars in tho rear began to accumulate , but there seemed to be so much anxiety on the part of the people to avoid everything calculated to give the slightest appearance of inconvenience to her Majcstv , that immediately on . receiving a suggestion , tho large assemblage of conveyances wheeled back in the most perfect order . The carriages having been drawn up in front of
the principal entrance of the house , the royal party alighted , and her Majesty , Prince Albert , the Prince of Wales , and Prince Alfred , were received by Mr . and Mrs . Dargan . The manner of her Majesty was exceedingly gracious and courteous , and that of Prince Albert most polite and cordial . Mrs . Dargan . having beeu presented to her Majesty and Prince Albert , by whom she was most warmly and graciously received , the royal party wero , after a time , conducted through tho splendid mansion to the lofty tower adjoining , from which they obtained views of Kingston Harbour and the Wicklow Mountains , Uouth , and the Bay of Dublin , the city and the luxuriant valley of the liffey . Her Majesty and his Itoyal Highness expressed their warmest admiration of tho scenery .
" After paying a visit of moro than half-an-hour's duration , her Majesty , the Prince , the royal children , and the rest of tho distinguished party prepared to return ; and while the carriages were being brought round , the Queen and Prince Albert again entered into familiar conversation with Mr . and Mrs . Dargan , of whom they took leave most graciously on departing for the Viceregal Lodge . In returning , the royal party proceeded at a quick pace by the route leading through Kilmainham to the Park , and arrived at the Lodge at shortly after seven o ' clock . " Prince Albert on the same day showed his usual interest in efforts for the improvement of the people , by visiting the baths and washhouses on Usher ' s Quay , and the model lodging-house in Marlboroughstreet .
On Wednesday and Thursday , tho Queen privately visited and inspected the Exhibition . On Wednesday , there was also a military review in the Phoenix-park .
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SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER , The death of a hero in these days of peace is sure to stir the national pulses ; and when that hero is one like Sir Charles James Napier , thc greatest general left us since the Duke died , a strong clash of regret mingles with our admiration of his deeds . The hero of Scinde , the battered and wounded soldier of a hundred combats , lies now calmly enough at Oaklands , with the colours of his regiment , tho 22 nd , waving over him , and Im good sword by his side . Ho was born in London in 1782 , and was educated in Ireland . JJeforo he was twelve ho got an ensign ' s commission in the 22 nd , and in a few months was gazetted as a lieutenant . This was in tho time of Irish disaffection , and young Napier served in suppressing Robert Kimnet ' s trivial insurrection . In 1803 , lie was made captain in the 50 th , and was appointed to a majority in the same regiment in 180 ( 5 . He commanded tho 50 th during the Corunnu campaign : he wlmrcd in tho terrible retreat . ; and in the last action he received fivo wounds as ho pressed forward into tho thick of tho battle . " Encompassed by enemies and denied quarter , ho still fought and struggled for life
until a French drummer , with a , generous heat and indignation , forcibly rescued him from his barbarous assailants . " Soult behaved generously to tho bravo prisoner , and ullowod him when recovered to return on purolo to England , where ho found his friends in mourning . They had believed him dead . In 1811 ho returned to tbo Peninsula , nnd joined tho forces as a volunteer . Ho fought fiercely at Coa , where ho had two horses whot undor him . At tho bloody battle of Busaco , ho whs one of tho earliest risers for that
morning fight—ami fought in Iron ! - with his visual hardihood , receiving a ball which injured his eyo and broke his juw . Ho straightway rode to Lisbon , one hundred miles off , and had tho ball taken out . At 1 ' uenton d'Onoro ho again showed his love of lighting , and Iuh thirst for glory , and ho joined in the splendid . storming of Badnjo / .. ilo nerved in the American war of 1 . 8 . 1 . 2 ; but did " nothing there worthy of himself ,. having but ; crtiiwid oil" tho Chesapeake , capturing k <> i '"' American vessels , and now and again descending on tho const . s . Ho returned to Europe three duys lalo for Waterloo .
India was tho hcoho of hi * next military w « rvico : in 1841 ho was appointed to tako tho command of tho army at Hombay . Ho hero drew up a plan on a largo Bealo for mi A % haniK < an campaign , and nhortly after was Bent to Hcinde . Scindts was iu a very tliw > rdere ( l condition , and Uritfah influence much weakened by tho
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September 3 , 1853 . ] THE L E A D / E R . 84 B
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 3, 1853, page 843, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2002/page/3/
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