THE PRINCE OF WALKS AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 54, 12 October 1878, Page 3

THE PRINCE OF WALKS AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

Tin: following are the opinions of a few of the leading Paris journals, of a speech delivered by the Prince of Wales at a banquet given to him at lie; opening of th..' Paris Kxl.ibilii.n : Lc Coustitutinnnel, rail-. Xlav /. Th.. Prince of Wales, We are sure, 1:1 speaking as he did, knew that be was expressing the feelings of th" Queen, the Government and the majority of the Parliament. It must also be reiiiemiieied that his Royal liighuess spoke uoloio 300 Englishmen representing the tinun cial, industrial and commercial power ••; th.' United Kingdom. Ttie speech, therefore, was no ordinary after-dinner edusiou. Journal des Debats, Paris, May 7. Some reactionary journals gloat over the fact that the Prince of \\ air.-, did 11..! mention the Republic by name. As for us, who have never been used 10 separate France from her Government, we rejoice to lind ti.e Prince of Wales does not stick at questions of political form, and that he unhesitatingly greets in our country a kindly competitor and a friend. I,e Teiegrapho, Paris. May 7.— The great news ot the day i.s the speech of ilie Prince of Wales. Tie' beii apparent to th" English LWvn spoke in favour of France in terms which have profoundly mnved all Frenchmen. We know that this speech has made a great impression in Europe. Who can now pretend that the Republican form of Government in France frightens Monarchical Europe, ami repels sympathy with us.