Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-31
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with others good deal dissatisfied The appearance which
presents from every point Of view is imposing the
ueme. Its church and blocks of
stores its extensive shipping and noble stone wharves
bne to give idea of great wealth and lberay On
first riding my hotel struck with the cleanliness of
its Streets and being shown to my room convinced
that the hotel itself (Doneganas) of the first 1t
abounds in public buildings which usually built Of lime
sone and the city extends along the St. Lawrence about
three miles The streets in the older parts of the
picturesque and those of the ancient cities of
the old world but in the modern portions they quite egu-
lar and comfortable The principal street is Noe Dame,
which always presents pleasant day, gay and elegant
appearance
Generally speaking its churches below mediocry, but
has architectural lion worth mentioning the Catholic
Cathedral 1t faces square called Place Fairness and pre-
sents imposing appearance is built of stone and said
to be after the NormanG Gothic order of architecture but
should think mixture Of dozen DISORDERS Its extreme
length 255 feet breadth 1885, and its height ~ feet 1t
also has two towers, which 220 feet their summit
The windows in these towers closed with boards
and yet cost 100000. The ground floor is covered with
pews capable of seating 5000 people, while the ases and
galleries might hold 900 The galleries are support
ed by woodea pillars which reminded of New York
BARRIERS sign The interior has naked and doleu appear
the altar itself is loaded with gewgaws and of the many
paintings which meet you every direction there is not one
for which would pay ten dollars The organ resembles
bdhouse, and the music pepeated there every DAY in the
year would jar upon the of American Indian
And when Is remembered that this church built by one
OF the wealhiest corporations the continent utterly
impossible to entertain feeling of charity towards the found
ers thereof
The population of Montreal is estimated at forty thou
sand, oneha OF whom Roman Catholics, one-quarter
Professionals and the remainder nothing in particular By
this statement will be readily seen that the establishments
Of the Catholics must be the abundant Nunneres are
consequently quite numerous, of them well endowed
and to those who have passion for such affairs must be
ceedingly interesting,
But wish to mention more specimens of arch-
lecture. The market Of Montreal built of stone located
near the river and remarkably spacious and convenient in all
IT'S arrangements ecpseS any thing of the kind that we
can boast of in the States The only in the city
OF any note is Doric column, sumouned with statue and
erected in honor of Lord Nelson The entire column is
seventy feet high and gives air of elegance to that por
ton Of Notre Dame where stands On the four sides of
the pedestal pictorial representations in alto relievo rep
resentng Nelson of his memorable battles Ii was
erected by the British inhabitants of Montreal at a cost of
near $4,000.
fact that every body has to live, walk and sleep the point
Of bayonet Military quarters stationed various por-
tons of the city, and calheaded soldiers YOU at every
corner marching TO and fro and invariably pulled up with
ignorance and vanity The last who has become an
oucast from society attributes her misfortune soldier the
officers, however, who rule these military slaves generally
well educated and agreeable gentlemen. But these not
without their faults and, if might be allowed the express
sion, would add, that they appear supremely ridiculous
whenever they machino church the Sabbath with their
swords dangling between their legs and looking down upon
the praying congregation in all the pomp and circumstance
of war;
The people whom you meet in the Montreal seem
to from almost every nation in the world Now may
be the immensely pompous Engshman, who represents
wilderness district in Parliament and may be the cum
ming Scotchman, half famished rshman Sometimes i,
is The specializing American the humble but designing
Jew the gay and polite Haban group Of wandering In
dams from tie far north. The better class of Montreal peo-
pie ESQ called by fashionable world) the British settlers
rather the English population. Generally speaking they
highly intelligent but ovebearng and arbitrary in ex
ing their opinions doubt not but they may entertain hos
pab feelings towards strangers, but certain that they
have novel mode of manestng these feelings They boast
of their mother country, # her glory and power ON
npoen and scrupe not to insult American if he happens
TO defend his own They take great pleasure in sneerng
the entire Yankee Nation, while, the Time they
frequently indebted to the States for their steamboats, ca
ages literature, and for large proportion of their table
Injuries In religion, they free-tcH rather inepsn
dent Epscopalans they hate the Haitian, look with con-
tempt upon the poor Irish, and address their brethren Of Scot
land with patronising air. They drink immense quantities
OF wine, and those who happen to be members of the Proy-
ca Parliament think themselves the greatest people earth
The island upon which Montreal located seventy miles
in circumference, and f now the property of
an order of Catholic priesthood In the Of the city
noble hill, called Mount Royal from which it derives its
name. The hill itself thcky wooded but the surround
ing country is exceedingly FERTILE and studded with elegant
country seats and the rural abodes of the pasanty ride
around the Mount, pleasant day. Of the de-
lghfu imaginable, commanding view of Montreal and the
ST. Lawrence valley, which is grand beyond compare.
TO appreciate the unique features Of Montreal is
say that you should be there the Sabbath the gaaday
the Catholics Then ii is that the peasany flock into the
city from all directions and, when they pouring into the
huge Cathedral by thousands dressed thousand fantastic
fashions cracking their jokes and laughing they along
the entire is apt fill with peculiar feelings It
Uas beautiful to look at but the thought struck that
should hate TO live in the shadow of that Cathedral forever
But if you chance take walk in the suburbs Sabbath
afternoon you will notice much that but afford you
real satisfaction. You will find almost every cottage fit
ject for picture and the focs of neatly dressed happy
and polite children paying along the roads, together with