The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-08

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DosreANA'' HorrL, MONTREAL, Oct. 81, ls47.
Notes Of TJip from Hamilton to Montreal Cattie
Show at Misunderstanding Nth D. pity Royalty
Curious Doings.
Being now on bend in the Canadas propose giving
you my experience, and should prove acceptable per-
haps may give you another ssve from Quebec and the
eastern townships, where intend to spend the winter
God willing, numbering moose
My nrst landing In Her Msjestys dominions was made
at Hamilton, which place visitsd principally to be
present at the Provincial Agrcutura Show there to be
holden and which the beauty and chivalry " Canada
expected to grace with their prsssno, In fact
great things we're anticipated in the way spsachss
and fseding and had not the weather been very un-
favorable, doubt not che affair would hav been dsci
oeoy crsditaos 10 tho canadians and perl ps might
have collapsed our Fair AZ Saratoga butt constant
rain prevented the various articles being Libed to
TIC sost advhnsgs Eut the great lion, u centre Of
attraction and BY far the most magnificent rt Of the
show in the eyes Of the Niue tina Governor
General Lord Elsn with bis wife and his W s's sister
they We're not to bs deferred fom exhibiting themselves
by Lny amount OF flood Eucased In India ubber his
exc,luncy graciousy received addresses t. which he
most graeiousy granted replies, inspected The stock
praised the bulls ard horses, patronisedt 10 heifers
and made hiusefas agreeable as tho very da weather
would permit, altogether Acquiring himself ich to the
satisfaction OF her majestys loyal subjects oft solder
ing them with the most patIonisng condes tension, In
return for the gross hattery heaped upon hi in their
addresses His ladies also bravey faced the utorr and
through the whole show, very to the grsth
cation OF two ladies and several women, who accompa
MED them.
After Fair there was dinner with his exceliency
for guest at which great deal Of toadysm dis
played with very poor for the guests
low degree Concerning the want Of courtesy shown
the press and other matters of complaint you will have
full accounts In the Canada papers had not the
attending dinner, va Won
thing from my own observation; but understand 1t
more to be wondered at considering the pains John
takes to do ali things properly when any eating is to be
DONE or a dinner IN the question.
After the Fair MIR Elgin went to the Falls and took
. trip through the country west Of Hamilton; and
splendid country 1t IT, and mistake The roads are
lnacadamized plspksd and much better than we
have sdetbs by tho bye, is considerable for a
Buckeye to acknowledge that the Kenucks are In any
respect ahead OF 9a The villages are thrving Gait,
particularly decidedly the prettest and compact
village have seen IN America After visiting London
Gait, Brantford, Woodstock, smcos (when you visit
Smcoe go the Norfolk House, they do things proper
their under the direction ofthe charming Miss Aiusie
and Dundas, returned to Hamilton and embarked
tor Toronto where arrived in time the loyal in
habitants turn out to receive Mr. Governor Triumpha
arches were erected and the whole population turned
out to do him honor The streets decorated with
tags evergreens, and military Again addresses
presented, and again gracious replies given. Among
Others the loyal niggers gave expression to their loyalty
and In reply his excelency lovingly called them his
brothers, and graciousy reminded them OF his in
jamaica where he said the c'lored people were the
aCQuatntanCe.
Toronto Is very fine city of which the Canadians
may well be proud. The public buildings neither
very numerous or very magnificent The banks rr.
fine substantial buildings, and add perhaps more to the
establishment of the city than any others The whole
is substantially built; the streets Clean wide
and regular. / understand that ths society in aud
about Toronto Is the best in the PROVINCE the display
Of private carriages was good and some Of them very
stylish affairs with their veried coachen and ootmsn
the country back 10 well settled and the city is mprov
ing every day
From Toronto embarked for Kingston in the royal
t,to
evening, Ia II. NJ steamer Cherokee arrived In
Kingston next morning, where again found triumphsl
arches erected and every preparation made for loyal
display remained to the per formauce which was
q repetition OF the Toronto aRair, on q smaller
scale But believe there attempt to get UP a
advertisement Of more exciting character. to add
rety to the and for the particular
his .xcellency This was no less than fight between
Cork and Conueusbt, or orange and green; but, con
trary to the usual practice Of the finest pssnty
the lace Of the earth" there this ocoa-
sion Tho fact is the green found themselves in mi
nority, and considering . the better part Of valor
discretion" walked quietly oil the ground not joining
in the procession, very much to the disgust Of the
orange who disappointed in not having an oppor-
tunity OF showing Mrs. Elgin how much they loved
their Christian countrymen by knocking them down
Kingston makes very good appearance from the
water, but Is place Of no trade enterprise The
people look discontented and unhappy. The truth is
they are pining away from the cruel Inconsistency of
the people in removing the seat of government
Montreal and have not the faculty like Mark Tapley
Of being jolly under adverse Fort Henry
with Ave Marteo aud the water battery In front
Of the splendid market house make Kingston pretty
strong place, in military point OF view but |
guess not impregnable The provincial penitentiary
Is here. hut all my friends busy being civil
the Governor they had no time to be attentive to
ana show ms over the building ! understand the
Of the prison Is confined Ia the cells of
his manufacture on charge of putting out Of
the couvicts whom he had made to personate vii
liam Tells son by standing up with An apple his
bead the worshpul warden to fire. at Unfortunately
one day his not good the missile went too low
and turned William Tells son into Cyslops.
Next morning Governor, his wife, wifes sisters, and
her tru love, Lord Mark Kerr and myself moved our
boots board the Passport Capt Bowen Q'm wrong
(;oyeruor &c sept on board all night cause the tay.
ems in Kingston had bu2s) bound for Montreal. Mr.
Governor, wife and family denned up In the stern Of
the steamer and screened themselves from our vulgar
gaze behind crimson curtain, resembling the drop Of
rix penny theatre at country town calculate they
must have had very nice time for they did not show
themselves until we arrived at BrockYle where the
loyal inhabitants again rushed down to welcome Bruce
welcome Egn lord ana lady, and insisted on his goin1
their rouse to receive addresses and show him.
ssf to the ladies' The weather dsplorablethe rain
poured down In torrcns and buried the arches
greens in the mud; but trug tbstacles could deter
their xceencies from the pleasure Of making the poo
pie happy. Accordingly, marshaed by valiant mill
tary man, with so inmense sword Mrs. Eigin aud Miss
Lambton slowed themselves In the stern OF dilap-
dated hackney coach, with only one seat, 80 Mr. Co
vernon squatted himself down their knees and thus
in the only carriage which Brockvilc could boast they
rode through the escorted and cheered by
rous little bsys whose careless had forgotten
lock the doors when they went to Zee the show. More
tions; and then Mr.. Governor bows Mrs Elgin endea
smile and then hey take their leave crowd them
selves into the broken down looking coach and
board looking very wet aud very uncomfortable Really
all this appears most superlative tomooery,
pecialy in such very dsagreeabie weather. not to
ton the annoyance to VI passengers ny the cetsnton
At Prescott, the Governor having learnt wisdom from
his experience ut Brockgs did not 20 shore, but
graciousy bowed to- and Lady Eigin benignly smiled
some OF half drowned looking individuals,
whose devoted loyalty would not allow any reflection OF
royalty to pass their doors without bowiAg down
To worship, in any weather At Cornwall, again.
more addresses-more r.. ns Nth more. hum.
bug and nonsense, which Que - tb- deputies made
slightly amusing by reading his address la very pecu
liar manner heard the gentleman had been with
who had been drinking but perhaps this scandal
at all events Miss Lambton smiled most sweety on him.
Next morning arrived In Montreal, where We found
the ground covered with snow and very cold weather
Having had the high honor Of travelling with deputy
royalty you might suppose would feel proud; but I
dontfac Is, think something aust have gone wrong
with Exceenoy at Kingston or perhaps wifean he had
IL is he looked anything but pleasant
the passage down and was by On agreeable
travelling companion.
In the morning after leaving Kingston the
proposed address. and young Canadian who ren,,d