The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-12-07 00:00:00

The GOVERNOR-GENERAL of CANADA.

The Correspondent of the Standard, in a telegram
f from Montreal, on Saturday, says :
Last evening thsre was a general illumination, which
was brilliant and varied, but the electric light failed in some
Instances. The Jesuit College was splendidly lit, as was
also the French nesspaper office. At nine o'clock the
Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise drove through the
streets incognito.
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"The ball was a great success; six hnndred persons were
present. The guard of honour furnishetl by the sth Fusiliers
lined the oorridor. At eleven o'clock the Viceregal party
entered, headed by pipers playing "The Campbells are
coming." The room was full of kilted Highlandmen.

"Even here his Excellency was psstered with an unex-
pected address, recalling to him that he was a descendant of
MacCtilliim More. His Excellency, who was evidently taken
aback, mide a happy impromptu reply, saying that since they
left England he and the Princess had been under the special
guardianship of Scotchmen The owner of the Allan line
was Scotch, the Csptain of the Sarmatian was Scotch, and
the chief engineer was the same. At Halifax they were
taked in charge by all races which make up the Canadian
people.
'The Viceregal quadrille was then formed, his Excellency
dancing with the Premier's wife, and the Princess with
Colonel Stevenson, of the Royal Artillery. A 6cotch reel was
next danced, the Marquis taking Miss Ogilvie for a partner.
• Supper was served at midnight, pipers playing before, durii.g,
and after it. Her Royal H;gtmess took the arm cf Colonel
Stevenson; the Marquis tovk Mrs Dow. Afterwards her
Royal Highness danced a reel with the President ot the Si,
Andrew's Society as a partner, thawing thAt her Balmor4l
training had not been thrown away. The VicertgAl party
then retire& amid loud cheers. The Princess wore white satin
d in Princeste,.Honiton face, nwers, and diamonds, with a
head-dress of feathers and diamonds.

' "Toe Princes has intimated her choice of Halifax as a
summer residence, and there is a talk of buying Oaklands,
on the bank of the north-west arm, formerly owned by Sir
Samuel Cunard.

"At the drawing-room to-night ladies in bad health may
wear a square cut dress on forwarding a medical certificate;
but dresses fastened to the throat are sternly prohibited.
"The Ladies' Educational Association, Montreal, pre-
sented the Princess with an address, soliciting her to become
its patroness. In answering this, her Royal Highness said :

"'Education is one of the greatest objects of the age, and
one of the moat important, not only because it is the
noblest in itself, but because it is the means of the complete
development of our common nature, and of a due discharge
of the duties of life in their bearing on the ft- ture destiny of
the race. The fruits of education are so attractive that we
are often tempted to force them prematurely with insuffi-
cient tillage, and thus lose eight of the true ollject of educa-
'lion, which consists much more in the development of the
intellect than in the mere putting on of superficial knowledge
and of cramming. Hence our necessity for grounding in the
rudiments of knowledge and thoroughness in all that is
done. Knowledge thus obtained never dies. Knowledge
got otherwise never lives. Again, it has struck me whether
there is not a fear of our making, through our very facilities
of teaching, the acquisition of knowledge too easy for that
pupils ; for it la from the meeting and mastering of difficul-
ties that intellectual strength grows and increases, just as
physical exercise developes physical strength. May I
venture to suggest the importance of giving special atten-
tion to the sinject of domestic economy, which properly lies
at the root of the highest life of every true woman."