DESPATCH FROM THE FRINGE OF WALES.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6435, 6 May 1886, Page 3

DESPATCH FROM THE FRINGE OF WALES.

, 'ymi ttMLt*->*ire <m"_3obek boyat. -i ;;ij. : ;inpß! ;jf V TKHO> TBSWXSOH'S <OEE." T « s fct ii IBt Tujkhutr.] '; J ) SfeSsbeneaeyliM this day received the following telegrambom hie Boyal Biehnwe tkSmn of -WeXefl^ In forwarding the proceedings of the Opening ceremony o£ the Colonial snd Tfli««»» Kxlilbiticai by her Majesty **«™ day, I should be glad if you would publish them in a special issue el the " Gazette." BPSKCB BY THH PBXXCB OF WUm. Address by his Boyal Highness the Kxe. ontive President to Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the opening of the EiMbition. May it please your Majesty, as Executive Figtideat of the Boy&l Commissioners wpointedbyyour Mejarty*- BwalWarrani of the Sin November, 1884. for thepromoteooof an Exhibition of the Britiah Colonial Empire. subsequently ineor. porated by you Majesty's Boy aT Charter of thelOth September, ISBJ, I humbly beg laun to lay before yon a brief statement of owl jroceedinga ep to the present time. Ttefaoend interest manifested in the display made by your Majesty's Colonial and Indian Empire at the fteb: Exhibition, of 1878 led mc as fteddeat of the British Commission to «*8«» a hope that an opportunity might sooa oocor by which your Majesty's subjects; in would bs enabled t o witness &» marvellous development which under ycmr beneficent rule their brethren. •ad felloiMubiecta had attained throoghout to many portions of the globe. It was, therefore, with the highest gratification that I accepted your majesty's gracious uvUatkm to assume the Presidency of this Commission, the appointment Of which by jour Majesty has been the nejßß pf making this hope a reality. The wotatkaiß which we were empowered 0T your Majesty to issue to the eomaial Government* and to the Government of India were forwarded towards the close of the year 1884, and pom the answers received it at once became apparent that thisundertakingihad. SJRjined warm and hearty . sympathy. : 7?»wgghout your Majesty's dominion of *3aoQa, throughout your Austral asiai), ■ African, West Indian and X astern colonies, ™_ »wr Mediterranean poeeessions and eraots were voted. Commissions «**aed. and Executives appointed. That *cc TRJtk of preparation was nndertaken ynA.enthaaiaem, attended with sneceee, is erotent from the oomplete and varied egßections which at present fill the building ttasnwhont which your Majaety has jost geed. The response received from the Government of Tm4i«t -wse also of tine aa£ chanuster. Bit Excellency

caueed through theßevenue and Agricultural Departments instructions to be turned v to every district of your Majeetyfa Indian Empire for the collection of objects illustrative of the art, manufactures and r«6ourcße of that great realm. 1 hose collections, which now adorn a large section of the Exhibition, have been supplemented by generous contributions from their Highnesses the Princes of India, by collections the formation of which we oarselves have authorised., and by the contributions of private native exhibitors. We are desirouß of bringing under your Majesty's notice our deep appreciation of the hearty interest manifested by the respective colonial Governments in the Exhibition, and of taking this opportunity of stating how greatly we are indebted to the Commissioners appointed by these Governments, and to the Executive Commissioners, on whom the superintendence of the entire work of installation has devolved. We further desire to acknowledge the valuable assistance which we have received from your Majeity'a Viceroy, from the supreme Governments of India, and from the various officials who have k> ably and thoroughly carried cut their instructions. Our grateful thanks are also due to the colonial Government*, to the Government of India, to the Corporation of the City of London, to many City Companies, and to the firms nad individuals who have contributed to the guarantee funds. The fact that the list cl subscribers not only includes tfcoee whose interests are likely to be specially affected by the Exhibition, but also comprehends every class of the community, supplies gratifying proof of the universal 'sympathy and interest which this undertaking has arouied. We venture to avail ourselve* of this opportunity to convey to your Majesty our dutiful and loyal acknowledgment of ihe interest which your Majesty has been pleased to take in our labors, proved as it is by your Majesty's presence here to-day. Nor can I resist reference to a similar oeremonial presided over J.y your Majesty a few paceß from this, about thirty-five years ago. On that memorable occasion, the the first of its kind, the Prince Consort— mv beloved and revered father—filled the position which I, following in hia footsteps at however great a distance, now have the honor and gratification of occupying. Your Majesty alone can fully realise with what deep interest my beloved father would, had he been spared, have watched (as their originator) the development of the exhibitions both in thia country and abroad; and with what especial pleasure he would hare regarded this Exhibition—a* having for its object the prosperity of your Majeaty'e empire, the interests ef which he had so much at heart. la the Great Exhibition of 1851. your Majesty's colonial and Indian possessions were indeed represented, but their importance was then but little realised, and their present greatness was at that time unforeseen. During the years that have elapsed since 1851 few greater changes have been wrought than the marvellous development of the outlying portions of your Majesty's Empire. It is our heartfelt prayer that an undertaking intended to illustrate and record this development may give a stimulus to the commercial interests and intercourse of all parts of your Majesty's dominions, that it may be the means of augmenting that warm affection and brotherly sympathy which is reciprocated by all your Majesty's subjects, and that ie may still further deepen that stedfaet loyalty wbi.h we, who dwell in the Mother Country, share with our kindred, who have elsewhere so nobly done honor to their name. THE QUIIN'S SPBBCH. I receive with the greatest satisfaction the addreas which you have presented to mc on the opening of this Exhibition. I have observed with a warm and increasing interest the progress of your proceedings in the execution of the duties entrusted to you by tke Boyal Commission, and it affords mc sincere gratification to witness the successful result of your judicious and unremitting exertions in the magnificent Exhibition which has been gathered together here to-day. I am deeply moved by your reference to the circumstances in which the ceremony of 1851 took place, and I heartily concur in the belief you have expressed that the Prince Consort, my beloved husband, had he been spared, would have witnessed with intense interest the development of hie idea, and would, I may add. have seen with pleasure his son taking the lead in the movement of which he was the originator, and I cordially concur with you in the prayer that this undertaking may be the means of imparting a stimulus to the commercial interest and intercourse of all parts of my dominions, by encouraging the arts of peace and industry, and by strengthening the bonds of union whioh now exist in every portion of my Empire.

Ode on thb Opiniko of the Colonial ; and Ihdiah Exhibition. v (By Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate.)

Welcome! welcome! with one voice, In your welfare we rejoice, , Sons and brothers that have sent, From isle, and cape, and continent. Produce of your field and flood, Mount, and mine, and primal wood; Works of subtle brain and hand, Splendors of the morning land. Gifts from every British zone. , ■ Britons, hold your own!

May we find, aa agee run, The Mother featured in the Son. And may yours, for ever, be That old strength and constancy, Which has made your Mother great, In our ancient iil&nd state ; And, wherever her flag may fly. Glorying between sea and Bkyj Makes tne might of Britain knownrBritons, hold your own!

Britain fought her sens of yore, Britain failed, and never more, Carelesß of our growing kin, Bhall we sin our father.'Bin. Ken tbat in a narrower day— TJnpxopkette rolera they— 1 _^ alone— 7 ' "i 1 ;', it ! ; ..' ■ Britone, hold your own 1 , Sharers of our glorious part, ' Brothers, moat we part at last ? " : Shall net we through cold and ill, - Cleave to one soother still P : Britain's myriad voices call— " 86ns be welded, each and all Jnto one Imperial whole, ■ One : with JJntain teart and Bota— \me lifej one nag* one fletto oae ihmt,' Britonp, hold soar own. and God guard all! ' : ■ ■ -. ■ ;

THI GOVXBSOB'S MFLIES. His Excellency has sent the following reply r— " His Boyal Highness the Prince of Wales, Xondoo, — Ihe Governor and Government of New Zealand, on. behalf of the colony, acknowledge with respectful thanks receipt of telegram. They heartily congratulate your Boyal Highness on the opening Exhibition, the success of which is 90 greatly owing to your gracious exertions, a special * Garotte* will Dβ issued forthwith." His BxceUency has forwarded to her Majesty the Queen the fallowing tele- " Her Majesty the Queen.—The Governor and Government of liew Zealand, on behalf' of the colony, most humbly tender to your Majesty their respectrul thanks for the great honor conferred on the colonies by your Majesty's opening the Exhibition/