The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-21
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,esion was formed and tho Mayor and
Operation proceeded to Commissioners
Square when tho ceremony OF inaugcrating
The wator works was gone through-Wo
we're not present during these cerimoniss.-|
In the afternoon o grand military review
and sham Fight took place in the Champ d.
Mars spuce Of about twenty acres in the
rear ofthe Palace Of Justice. The troops
on the Geld oonsis sed of eight Companies Of
foot beloging to the thirty ninth Regiment
regular troops, and seven Companies Of tho
Canadian Regiment Of Rifles. The display
was brilliant Que. Probably not less than
%, 900 persons witnessed It.
About nine o'clock grand display OF
FIRE works took place on Island wharf.
The ball in Bonsccoun Hall was attended
by vast concoure Of people.
After the Governor had retired, tho ball
commenced with great spirit, the spacious
hall being entirely filed with the votarics
of Terpsichore. waltsing and quadrilles
are being kept up until this hour. More
than 5000 persons must have been present
during the evening. The crowd at all times
was intolerablc.
Bonsecours Market, over which tho hall
Is situated is built upon the model Of Quin-
sy Market building, Boston. 1t is not
quite 10 extensive however. One wing Of
the Hall above, to the Rotunda Is divided
into Refreshment, Retiring and COMMITTEES
Rooms, while the other wing throughout It's
whole length is devoted to dancing and Ice
ture purposes, and forms room capable Of
accommodating over 5000 persons.
Beneath the rotunda is beautiful foun-
taiu, with gruccs surmounting tho great ba-
sin the whole was on this evening covered
with moss and decorated wsth evergrecns.
Its waters gushing up amid the excited
crowd. had most cool and refreshing ef'
feet. 1t was perfect watercd oasis in the
midst of mild and suiiocatcd desert Of hu.
manity.
Our experience at the Ball consisted In
getting most essentially punched, crowded
and jammed for IN hour and half, another
hour passed in e1ertions to obtain the cloth
ing we left in the care oftwo Tippcrary gen.
tlemen in one of the ante-rooms, q view Of
the supper tables. and the low necked dress
s Of the ladies, and an egress from the build
| ing by side door and subterranean passage
about one o'clock. When we left, tho rust
of the corners for admission at the entrance
doors was nearly as strong as It had beer
three hours before. We were glad to make
our escape into the fresh air and to retire tc
our floating Hotel to pack our valise, and
catch, II We could, q few moments rest, be
fore the hour Of A. NJ. arrived when w
were to turn our back on the Island city,
and return home as VIC designed, by Rouse''
Point and the Vermont Central rail road.
Such was the jubilee. The citizens O
Montreal were naturally anxious to celebrate
an event, 50 propitious to their future pros
perity as the connecting them with the grea
West in an appropriate manner. They cav
out great many invitations, and judginl
from tho number present, weinfer they wer
all accepted. 1t was great affair, and al
though there were some things in the ar
rangemcnts which might have been improv
Cd with little moro labor, still as whole
u was managed crcditably, and conidcrin
the immense labor necessary TO get 1t up a
we'll rs could have been reasonably expected
The citizens and their committee eIerto
themselves to the utmost to provide for til
pleasure and accommodation Of their guests
) and we shall always have lively remember
ancs Of their courteous attentions, and til
pleasure we derived from the visit to the
, city.
AGA. NJ on Friday we were with OF
, "tnps"a and travelling companions on boar
= the steamer "Iron Duke" to cross the s
8 Lawrence and from thence to take the ca
Of the Champlain and st. Lawrence road,
. Rouse's Point, and to return by way Of Il
Vermont and Canada, Vermont Central, ar
. other roads to the place Of starting. Pas
ing over these roads, stopping for tho nicl
: = in Concord N. H., we arrived home by Il
= IL p. NJ. train from the West, Satu rday.