The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-13
Cur Montreal Correspondence.

| MONTREAL, August 4, 1865.
| Departure Of he French Narai Officers Hind up
Of the FsstiUities-1He GRIND Dinner The City
Press and CoaJish drisfocrots--A Military Visit
Expected Visit Of Nesc York Citisens-- 1aea
tricals--7'rade, Money and Crops.
Our French yisiters of La Capncieuse have left us,
and Montreal is once more itself again.
The public festivities in honor Of Commander De
Belyeze terminated on Thursday evening last, by q
promenade instrumental concert on the Champ de
Mars, At which the democracy mustered in full force,
and Young Canada was particularly eyuberant in
noisy demonstrations of welcome to the naval repre-
sentative of Ia belle France. constant fire OF Chr
nese crackers, reminding one of fourth Of July
celebration, kept up and an attempt at fireworks
terminated the demonstration.
At the recent public dinner to the officers of La
Caprceuse the usual courtesy of an invitation to the
Press was not extended to the corps editorial
quently The leading city papers were spared the tro-
he and expense Of putting into readable shape the
! unmiGgated twaddle that escaped on the occasion.
gentleman here who IS or pretends to be quite
Z lGdys man. ard a gentlcman-who certainly can
not be accused Of undertaking his own Importance
is OF opinion that the press is bound to report all the
attcr-dinner that evaporates on such occa
sons and That for the privilege Of associating with
reporting the flashes Of brilliant oratory ten dollars
was q low figure. The members Of the Fourth es-
tate" however take different view Of the matter,
and having joined in the demonstration OF welcome
The citys guest, at their own expense, refrned,
properly, rs it appears TO me, from nficting upon
their readers the speeches OF the evening; and the
world Icmasns therefore, profoundly ignorant of the
startling eoquence that electrified the s0ons of st.
Lawrence Hail. or the witicisms that kept the table
in q roar.
The Montgomery Guard, from your city are short
II expected a visit OF pleasure, being
specially invited by the Young Mems 1t. Patrick
Society. On this occasion Know N0thingisn will
be most efiectually knocked into cooked hat, and
the United States will be oratorcaily demolished by
The "spachfying" OF some OF cur Hibernian c,ti-
Zens, many Of whom strongly advocate a regular
stampede Of the Roman Catholic Irish from the
United States to this bsstul province, Canada East
Some two thousand citizens Of Plattsburg, ". Y,
visited Montreal on Thursday last, and were re-
ceived at the railroad depot by the Mayor Of the
city, and thence escorted into town by the fremen,
preceded by pecomptcs band. The Writers were
well received, the day exceedingly fine, and the
party returned the same evening" II is 10 be hoped,
wen pleased with their excursions although, Opne,
some few might require on the following morning
the aid OF Congress water TO obliterate the renins
cences of occasional visits TO restaurants, within
whose precincts the prohibitory law has not as yet
intruGcd.
The theatrical season, all things considered. has
been pretty fair, so far, this summer. Mrs. Buck
land an old established favorte has lost none of her
attractions With Montreal audience. We have had
likewise professional visits from Davidge, great
card here; Mr.. ard Mrs. Conway and Brougham;
and next week two circus companies appeay
Business Of oil kinds is excessively dull just now.
and the money market tight, although the appear
ance of most abundant crop of all descriptions of
grain tends to revive the dropping spirits OF our MGR
chants, and 10 afford grounds for the anticipation OF
healthy autumn or fall trade. :. SO mote it be-"
KNOW NOTHING.