thedral was laid in 1879 by the Prince
of Wales, with Masonic ceremony. He was accompanied by the Princess of
Wales, Prince Albert Victor, and Prince George. The Prince was again
asked to be present at the Consecration, when the building was
completed. The ceremony took place on the 3rd of November, 1887. On
arriving at the station, the Mayor of Truro presented an Address, to
which the Prince thus replied:--

"I thank you for your loyal address and for the kind words with
which you receive me on this memorable occasion. It affords me
the most unfeigned satisfaction to be able to attend the great
religious service which is held here to-day, and to be present
at the consummation of the important ceremony in which I took a
leading part more than seven years ago. The interest which the
Duchess of Cornwall and I have felt in the progress of the work
has continued unabated since that period, and she commissions me
to assure you how deep is her regret and disappointment that
unavoidable causes prevent her from accompanying me to the
consecration of the first Protestant cathedral erected in
England since St. Paul's in London. I join most heartily in the
expression of your hopes that the western part of the building
may ere long be completed, and I trust that circumstances will
then allow me once more to visit a town which can boast of
having been mentioned in Domesday Book 800 years ago. Let me in
conclusion, gentlemen, express my warm acknowledgments to you
for the loyal and cordial terms in which you allude to the Queen
and the Duchess of Cornwall."

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the predecessor of the present Bishop, and
a large number of the Episcopal body, with many of the clergy and laity
of the diocese, were present in the Cathedral. The service, including
the administration of the Holy Communion, occupied nearly four hours.
After the service the Prince drove to the Truro Public Rooms, where
about four hundred of the principal residents of Cornwall assembled for
luncheon, Lord St. Germans, Lord Lieutenant of the County, presiding.

The noble Chairman, after proposing the toast of "The Queen," gave that
of "Their Royal Guest," who, he trusted, felt at home in his ancient
Duchy. The Prince, in reply, said:--

"Lord Mount-Edgcumbe, Ladies, and Gentlemen,--I am deeply
touched by the very kind manner in which this toast has been
propo