New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-05

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1 Correspondence Of the \. Y. Tribune.
ALsIoS Horrl,
4 QUrnEo, Angus, 10, 1913
tmy last letter gave you some hasly notices
lntreal, where ! spent two days with no
! satisfaction. The morning after my arrival
8 srout TO the Champ de Mars, to see parade
4 Il. 8Ist Regiment. The field is long par
l.snam, in the north part Of the city at. the
Ia end of St. Pau.strcct. On the upper side it
5ns the military gardens, in which are the
snal, Barracks, &C., and there is here raised
~,ce some eight feet above the level and per-
a fifteen wide for spectators. The field is
.,etialv shom Of every shrub and blade Of grass,
l1bas been made as hard and smooth as Broad
n7 sidewalk There were some six hundred
au on parade, and their appearance was GER
NV beautiful. Their step, as they marched,
sned to be the tread Of a single man, and every
t,rsment was so precise and nstantupon the word
] command, as 10 give one an idea of the per-
cion Of military discipline. They were accom-
rasd by splendid band of music, which
named and executed several beautiful pieces
La The troops had left the ground. There are
+ present three Regiments in Montreal, fewer
Jan at any previous time since the rebellion of
H37. AT this end Of Rue de st. Paul and near
be miltary buildings is erected a monument to
lie memory Of NELSON. 1t is cylindrical shaft
sing upon square pedestal and surrounded by
ltdl length statue of the great English Admiral.
IlsEhole is not more than 80 feet high, and is
coming old and dilapidated.
The ride around the Mountain circuit of
sassx or eight miles-is the finest about the
aS The road leads you through the suburbs
aa 50 past several very beautiful country seats.
III summit Of the mountain may easily be
eahed, and offers view which richly compen-
las for whatever labor it may require. The
hole city lies in full view at the basc-the great
lmch of Notrc Dame towering above all It's
her buildings: the side Of the mountain is pre-
Ftous and thickly covered with trees, and far
eyond the city is spread out a vast extent of
vel land, embracing the whole plain between
e st. Lawrence and Sorcl, divided into num-
llcss farms and bounded by the chain of noun
ms Of which Bouchcrville is plainest in sight,
ough in a clear day The summit of Bel Oeil
ountain, surmounted by its vast shining cross,
sybe distinctly seen. Several villages in the
rounding country arc plainly in view ;-across
c river. at distance of nine miles, is Laprairic
ID to the north may be seen the extremity of the
land Of Montreal, the village of Bouchcrvillc,
ID opposite Longueil, and alittlc below Varcnnes
It'll its two-steepled church. The road from
e mountain into the city leads by the Priests
ARM "a large tract of land lying just at the base
the mountain. 1t is surrounded by wall of
lid masonry, some twelve feet high, and is un-
II high cultivation. The building upon it re-
mbles an old feudal castle more than any dwell.
g modern days. Square towers project from
swals; its windows arc small, its roof pointed,
nd combines many of the features Of the an
Hat European style. All the products of this
The Catholics in Montreal form large ma
nty of the population, and possess the greater
@ton of its wealth. Under the government of
le French, previous to its capture by the Brit
b, the Catholic Clergy in Canada became pos
ssed Of almost unlimited influence; so that at
% Tune OF the cession of the Colony the Jesuits
Id obtained grants of more than a million Of
res Of the best land in Canada, and the other
encal bodies had secured grants of at least an
lGal value Under the same policy large and
auable tracts of land had been conferred upon
atets of noble families, under the title of Seig-
'artrs, and these Also many of them, came
lmaely into the possession Of the Cathlic clcr-
i The whole Island Of Montreal is a Scigncu-
: Of thus kind; and to this day the monks of
'coiet have--though TO q greatly diminished
'eAt-the night OF tax on every farm and on
'efy sale OF real estate. 1t is to great extent
oh slls and similar sources that their nunnc-
, : are supported, their cathedral built, &C.
@ sa, income, however, is gradually diminishing,
~ 'lley arc loslng with the progress of society,
any OF the exclusive privileges with which they
c N, originally invested.
"lulin few years past considerable effort
J, Oeell made in Montreal to incrcaseits literary
"a educational advantages. The Seminary
institution under Catholic influence, is in an
aNa building. and has good library Of some
ygo Volumes. The French College, founded in
~ out OF the funds of the Seminary, is
- ! building, with q fine garden, good grounds
y m itorrishing state. There is prcpara-
:! !, schoo! connected with it.
~. asalli College, Protestant institution more
Ssl!ly erected, is becoming quite popular, and
Us iaif TO be of essential service to the cause of
I n learning in Canada. Rev. ]. BETHUSE,
- IS fnncipal and Professor of Theology
.. lee Tor all the Lectures in the Faculty of
~ IS 10 $3.50 per annum. The students
Nc ~ oollcgeat f2l $3.50 per annum, and have
mast and tea furnished at their rooms at
vaeis'e pHces. There is no very decided lite
!, society IN the city, though literary spirit is
:, ~ acqclrlng strength.
aae city Press is neither very able nor very in
, ~; The Montreal Herald is the most ef
ave and widely circulated Journal, and is cdi-
. @iu more ability than any other 1t is strong
asistently, and even ficrccy antiRepubli