There had been significant protests from non-conformist church members and clergy in Britain over the government's plans in the upcoming 1861 Census to require those being counted submit their religious affiliation.  This, it was said, went beyond the civil purposes of the count.  Under this pressure, the Liberal Government in Parliament removed that requirement from the the Census Bill.  (By John Osborne) 

The giant S.S. Great Eastern, recently arrived at the New York City docks, was viewed from the quayside by crowds numbering up to six thousand at any one time and an estimated 30,000 New Yorkers over the whole day.  The crew were making repairs and painting in preparation for the record breaking vessel being opened for public tours.  These tours began on July 3, 1860, with a charge of admission of one dollar.  (By John Osborne) 

A quarter-mile wide tornado touched down in Braceville, Ohio completely destroying the town's railroad station.  A flying fence rail killed one person as the twister went on to the north east, demolishing one house and unroofing another.  On its path of around two miles, the storm scattered trees and debris over the railroad track and delayed service for some time.  (By John Osborne)

The Prince of Wales had sailed July 10, 1860 aboard the 91 gun warship H.M.S. Hero from Plymouth on his tour of Canada and the United States and had anchored at St. John's, Newfoundland in the early evening of July 23, 1860.  The royal party went ashore at noon on the following day for its first of many rounds of receptions on the North American continent.  On July 26, 1860, the party sailed for Halifax in Nova Scotia.   (By John Osborne) 

The Prince of Wales had sailed July 10, 1860 aboard the 91 gun warship H.M.S. Hero from Plymouth on his tour of Canada and the United States.  After an crossing that was uneventful but for the loss of a seaman overboard, the Hero, accompanied by H.M.S. Ariadne, made landfall at St. John's, Newfoundland and anchored in the harbor there in the early evening of July 23, 1860.  The royal party went ashore at noon the following day.  (By John Osborne) 

The Prince of Wales boarded the 91 gun warship H.M.S. Hero at Plymouth in preparation for his sailing on his tour of Canada and the United States.  The Hero, accompanied by H.M.S. Ariadne, sailed the following morning from Plymouth Sound and received the salute of the Royal Navy's Channel Fleet before turning for the open sea.  The Hero made landfall at St. John's in Newfoundland on July 23, 1860.  (By John Osborne)