The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-08
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poor Russian bear looked sick enough of warlke ap.
piances and the inscription English cheese-had
enough in another bruin being offered Prunes Fran
hack through ST. Gabriel to Little st. James street, the
were found brilliantly ghteda star blazed on the cor
ner of the latter street The Natural History societys
played several appropriate transparencies in lis win
dows, and Ar. Alexandra the way the ST. Law
renee Hill, displayed large one, with attempt ro
present the st0rming Of the Malako At the Office Of
Mr. il. Judah and the Segnoral Commissioners bril-
liant star jet displayed. Returning Notre Dame
street. the court houses lighted up through their
whole front, producing fine effect. Several Transparent
cies were displayed the portico Of the build
ing with the names Of the generals victories soveegns
&c. Among Others was device representing n bear
driven out OF the Crmea by the allied soldiers with
inscription
EN- ROUTE FOR ST. PErfItsBURG
At the old Government House coored lamps with mot
toes, displayed tho gates and In the windows
were portraits OF George w. the Duke Of Wellington
and transparences with various inscriptions. The bar
racks, commssariat Office and officers quarters,
ALL OF course, Illuminated At the Military Secretarys
and Engineer's Office the motto Utique" displayed
and "Dnce q deco,um est pro porta nori.n Several Of
tastefully lit up and decorated with flowers &c
Among them We noticed particularly Mr. shepherds and
Mr.. Morfis's, MT; Dumas next to Donesana's, on
nes of the Queen and Napoleon /. being shown
in two Of the windows. Mrs. kobertsons residence OPP
pokite all lighted and decorated Leneganas itself
and the houses adjoining the east were also finely
lighted and embellshed Down St Paul street. In that
soldiers inns most crowded. there wereots Of
burned and notices, &C., displayed in the windows and
enthusa well kept up inside. Up Bonsecours street,
Francisco made brilliant show, and in one Of Mr. J.
yiger's windows quaint device representing the
British lion in very dctatoral fashion putting the
question to the Austrian eagle Pour contres Down
upon the water side the scene was very beautiful At
O'Clock the artillery fred salute from 81. Helens and
after that they continued for some time TO send up
signal rockets of unusual beauty. The steamers in
port-he Cultivateur, Castor, Jacques Cartier and
that OF the Grand Trunk Railway-were decorated
with lamps, the latter very beautifully. The Quebec
also was similarly decorated and sailed at later hour
than usual with her lamps still lit presenting beautiful
spectacle and az she passed several rockets were sent
upper harbor several vessels similarly illuminated
and the Montreal and Banshee sll farther in the
canal basin continued the brilliant stream of light the
latter being tasefully Illuminated The front of Mr..
Mullins store and the tall mast above 1t decorated
with coored lamps, a bonfire burned In the Custom
House square, and another the old cattle
Commissioners street. The Custom House, Montreal
House, Crathern Caverhis ami the liarbor Commits
sioners' Office, brilliantly lighted up, the hitter
having pretty monumental device to st. Arnaud and
Raglan in Of its windows. Back upon st. Paul street.
either way the warehouses showed a fair sprnk
ling q lights rockingham a. Workman's and sey-
mour Whitney, being particularly splendid. Among
others this street lighted, noticed to tho east
Mcsfrs Chalmers, Douglas Glcnnon, Mo0att, Gauhier,
Hadimand, and others whose did not learn.
The Hotel Dieu showed lights tastofuy arranged in ts
two windows st. Paul street. Upon lantern
this street noticed side the Redan MalakoG
captured and the bear his back the other Gorts
chakof suIrcnderng To Peissier AMI simpson, and Ii
prandi In full retreat surmounted by the inscription
" IArenir." The offices Of La Min,vre, Lc Pays and
La Pdi,ie all Illuminated, the two first displaying
appropriate devices, and La MinGrc adding flags In
West 81. Paul. which we visited late perforce we no.
ticed ferrier Co.'s establishment lighted with several
well designed transparcncies Mr.. T. s. Browns 1--WE
once had an illumination BY the bye, on the occasion Of
his defeat, decorated with guns and pistols with
the significant words
T,if1y ARE MEN 1T fgaAsroPoI-
Messrs Mckay Bros. W. stephens and Others were still
lighted up. Gong thence into McGiii street we found
Youngs Block brilliantly lighted with colored amps and
large reflector; at Rcxfords transparcnccs one Of
which bore the inscription
HONOR NIGHTINGALE
And another
{ 1Br FOLDERS AND SAILORS VINO FoccHr orr BATTLES.
In gas, " Peace and Plenty" Mr. Smyth had some
pretty devices in his windows, and Mr. Ramsay added
another transparency 10 his windows in honor of Miss
Nightingale coupling with her name the passage Of
Scripture" For was sick and ye visited me-"
Proceeding from McG street and LEAVING it's brilliant
market Here the views at different points were brilliant
and beautiful From one point OF the head of Great st.
James street the lsh's Of this street those Of McG
street. Bonavcnture ST. eet and the hill above all showed
al once, md combined 10 mike singulary fine effect.
Ascending the hill past Zion church, brilliant lights
shono every side Dr. Joncs's decorations very
tastfui and appropriate 81 Anirex's church ~ up
and with its beautiful architecture and stained Windows
~ outlines showed distinctly through the darkness and
holding IL that religion lending her sacred counte
nance to the colonization Of the peoples joy at the
Of decisive victory in the OF human freedom and
the Ultimate triumph Of the the crescent for
such must be the result Of granting freedom TO Christi
anity in the Fast.
Not, however, 10 stay to moralize, we proceed up
Beaver Hall terrace. The houses nearly all 1T up
and that brilliantly, both sides Of the street Numer
flags displayed; and notices, and devices and
that this war has rendered immortal,
numerous The houses most brilliantly decorated
those Of Messrs. Pruyere and Judge vanfclson.
David attracted attention. II wen lit up, and
mented With evergeens and roses The standard Of the
Royal Montreal cavalry foated from one OF the wniovs
This standard Is a very costly and very handsome
Many other houses In Dorchester street also beau
fully illuminated and decorated
Proceeding up Unis avenue, steps arrested
a. The cut stone building the Of g. Catherine
street, commonly called " Hopsys block" both dscora-
uon and illumination here more than ordinarily
brilliant and beautiful Lights were in the window
both in the back and front q the houses and the top
ngs the allies iastofaly displayed Mr. roves
house the meat brilliantly lit and decorated In the
whole block. number n rockets and other re works
set oil from tie roof Of the house fronting Union
avenue.
Proceeding up Thu avenue the lights 81 McGn College
in the distance, forced themselves apcn the attention
Every window appeared 20 be III UP, and standing Clearly
in tho Darkness the eject very good For
distance along towards the vest far the eye could
the villas that thick dot the base OF the
tain presented points d light. The same remark nay be
made Of the house IN sberbrooke street east Of Union
avenue.
Hctrarinx our steps, went down Brunsvick street
Here again illumination In every house ami u would
almost lie inydious 10 mention names the general
character Of the whole much alike.
The High school Is 1T mp and several a the houses IN
iiantIy 80 -
~ Hanover s'rset the X may be made Of
Brunswick street
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