New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-24
THE RAILROAD CELEBRATION At
TORONTO.
Frem Oar OEn Reporter.

GRAND PREPARATIONS.
lie city u crowded with The delegates snd que Il
VINO arrived last ri ht ard who have been confirm
ally pouring IN nom all directions BY every boat and
trsin throughout The day. The hotels sr 90 foil that
it is impcss be to get even look a; dinper.t .ble
and TIE al who should, at tbs late day, ask sor
bed would be corsioefed as exhibiting tia onemo ni-
tory symptoms Of ipssuityi and that sxrayscsut In
diyic nsl who shcu even hat - sinss room vo,ld
be locked upon as hopsless'y crszed 10 the pablo
! hslls corceit rooms ~ sll svaila Die places. tenn
rorary beds have beer tsd up; the citizens have
thrown oeen their houses and spsrirg effort 10
afforo T. cir guests all the sccommoc alton possible
| Ger the circumstances |, is estimated that not less
than three thousand peOpe aen the city from abroad,
on special il vi,son from the Committee Of Arrange
merts beside the ihfopg attrsc ed fom the nne Hate
vioiLsge by the novelty and brilisncy Of TIE affair.
DECORATION OF The CRY.
The public buildings Of tee tosn are ornsmerted
With fsgs and bsbrers. aud some of the merchants
ard ubic men have dspsyei Ia font OF thsis preni-
siresners, hsss snd notices, aid the Gay IL
very beautiful ole, the city appears to he best i'd
ysLtsse.
In toe principal msIke..bous' which is one of tho
finest in all Anne RIGA, ose iaer sted have taken the
greatest pains decorsie their stss end have Nsorted
to Ian for en- BELLS ing their premises which differs
IRON any meaus usually employee. The csicssses OF
slaughtered beeves swiI aud sheeo all Of a size,
qui iiy and condition, the finest WI in Aneri,a,
are symu ct icslly aIrsp, ed and trimmed si.e nib
boz settss and howeIs; numbers Of the sleep
having been diessed without cecaptaion hays their
heads 81 horns glded, and thtr lat sides oi,plsy
great vsriey of inscriptions expressive of price and
exuta ion st their una i,Skale superiority over the
common herd. huge SnssP, wnioh fiOn its si1s
mi. BIT have been tive! Old steer wi sheep's
head and bcrDs b. Inis sse, exhibIed psiated on
his Iihs "We, thar, don't this knock em slli" Be-
ioie fin alive Answer could De pre2aed, the eve
was eau. ut by the motto sTit'en the and
eyes of lam looking na ksbly micy aud teader,
al exceedingly suggestive Of july s0d green peas,
which ran &c FOL eSs: Youth, Beauty aud a far
slin." Others have tie oyI and p,uiodc
phr ases, "CanAds ard Home God save the
"Qufeo and bliss The Ptople;" and multitude Of
oth RS Of similar import All the publ, eildces aud
pee on snd admiration of the stranger host promi
neBt smong which are the Normal ana Model Schools,
the Ca,htdrA OF St James, the Ca hedral Of Sc Nj
cbael the College Avenue and Park, the Provincial
Magnetic Obse vatory, aud the ST L,weuce Hall aad
Msik,t. There is display OF military, tbs troops
being nearly all witoc from the Pro rnces 70 meet
the demands of the mother country. This fact, how
ever tracts litt from the biiisn Of the display
as TIE civic authorities ard political celebrities have
turn. out in full force ard there many din-
guisheo eut SITS present that the city filled to over
flowing, and e thousand soldiers would be only ia
the way Of people who are ore u'efu not ornamental.
The BANQUET HILL.
Asthere was no public hall in the city capable Of
consisting even ythe Of he Invited guess the GA
tario Simcoe and Huron all osd CO. placed at the
disposal of TIE city authorities and oommi tees their
huge workshops, which by the aid of carpenters aud
uphosteieJs, bave been transformed from machine
thops al iron work into superb doi0g sa Don ana
a II az nifCent dancing hall. Shafts aud wheels have
been draped With flags and stfeauer. monsrou i.toes
supp anted by sofas, pom 'erous beams, orisoaiy
made 10 uphold the heavie.t and most ponderous ms
chiIely have ceased their heavy 4boIs for while, ana
are now only employ ed in the lighter du les OF suppo-
ing baDr ed with appropriate devic s. ana the
huge steam engine the great giant OF tne "no'e woio
of machinery now, sbora Of lite Samson Strength,
makes sport for the Phil shines, and lite golfers bear
upon thu il broad shoulders payoo and thron' car
ueted draped az decorated tor The dainty preseaoe
If tbe fses Indies Of the land. Industry has given
way 10 gayety: work is laid aside for plays and waers
all is Usually smoke, ana noise, al steam, ana whul-
irg shafts, and revolving wheels AMI ponaerous UP
hammers all joining together IN the Tremendous disooro
Of manufacture, ever tang Is nov music, harmony
gTeee, and gentehese.
The BANQUET hall to which the guests were first ad'
itte bes been us ed feght aud car room by tho
rail company. Its about 40 OF long by 90 vide,
with line Of supporting pillars running through tue
s@s $ sas % Of bs
They were turg with part cOlored drspery sad
wound with RaJ -eoiored stresmers, AID pend-
art rom each alterpa'ey hurg the Bi'iah AID Aaei
cA fags At The head Of the room tie h,ss of these
two atOEs were arransed in On inverted pyramid
supporting banners watch were inscribed with tue
OF some of the IN Dst prominent add in portant
of our Western railroads. At the extrems 10 YER end
of the room the American ttars snc Stripes ard the
Brrist uuioo jack were Gle. ayed affeconstely en-
twbec while across each OF the lover windo alter
Iotcly were stretched the mammoth ensis ns Of tle
countries. In fhls room the eve s0nphs
eth er The French or Turkish colofs neither vs.
bl --LothDe bu the broad red . OF st. George or
the starry banner Of @ United States.
pavilion cons ructed 10 the middle OF one side
Of the hall, unoer which the Governor General Sir
Edmund Head with many of the prominent members
Of the Government, were sested. Sre chog along in
front and on either eide of this throne like ele-
vatioD Ian the table at which ware ssa'ed
most f the more prominent guests, and the
n eater part Of the officers Of the Province Most
noticeable among the after ware The Hon j. A. Nc
Donald, The Attorney General OF pper Canada, who
occupied tie lead Of the table, Sir Altar MacNab, Sic
EomDnd Head Governor General Of the Province,
LORD Bury, the SOD OF The Earl of Albemare and
Secretar, 10 the Governor, the Hoo. q. w. Allen,
Mayor-of Toronto the Hon. Nh. Cayley, lnspector-
General, Sir j. Is Robinson, Coet- Justice OF the
Court of Queens Bench, the Hon. w. b. Robinson,
the Hon. X. Cameron, NJ. Z. the Hon. Mr..
Sn ncs Postmaster. General the hoo. judge Mclean.
tie Hon. Judge Richards Capt Retsllaok, ABIDE
CAMP TO the GoyrrLOf, the Hon. q. Carrier Pfovln-
cal Sec'eisy, Samuel Zimmtrman the Cansds
"Rslway King" and many others holding stations Of
less importance and with whose names t1e puolic Ia
10 60 fsmiisr. Among so great osd OF American
eu sis II would be mpOsribe TO nae all those OF puo-
lie in poitsu and influence without ranscenolns ali
IebsoIste limit
At lie {, Of Of TIE Governors table was stationed
the brsss band of the rifle reg me nt which nj preossy
l O'Clock gave the signal for the admission OF tho
gJests by striking up God save the Qdsen:
IA coon 81 he company were sealed ana hsI some
hat ont ssfd ,ber sppetites, the Mayor Of Toronto
c..d mon all TO charge their glasses and then pro-
posed the following o'oer
THE REGULAR TOAsTs.
l. oueeSThis was dIutk s1i the most tfsm sndous
cbe.ig wsieb jynsd ueee hs'Sy thaa the ssted
49, ut ch The srtlre uultad. remained standing
p H. Rosai Hlnss. Prime ibsrs and he Rosa family
Hu,ic be BTitnh GreIsdTp.
s. The Pyeside.t1 me United States
This lsst toast was responded 10 in The following
wtros by ELI Cook, the Mayor Of Buffalo;
al have much pleasure, Dir. mayor 500 sentiemeu,
80 nj .erf Kou n