New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-20
PHE NEW DOMINION,

TWO GUNBOATS READY FOR SERVIcE-MiSTE-
RIOUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
GOVERNMENT.
TORONTO, Oct. 19.-COnsiderable activity has
been manifested among the troops since the telegram
afternoon All the troops here have received
notification to be readiness and be the march,
fully armed and ready for service, in two hours The To-
rOnto battery have just finished packing blankets and
clothing for the march, and ready TO turn out
If called upon In Of necessity they can be on the
way anywhere, with guns munitions, and field service
complete, IN couple OF hours By express 90 KEGS H
gunpOwder have been sent ON To GOdcrch
Tho gunOoats are already under ORDERS, iinGy
are the Prince Alfred, at Godench' on Lake
Huron and the Rescue at Kingston, on the 81
Lawrence. Both have been fully armed, manned, aud
equipped. and are ready for sea Inc troops were re-
viewed at GOderich this evening The Prince Alfred ~
under sa early in the morning. All the arms
stored AT Kingston the last rand being dstrio
utCd, and three more gunbOas can DC male ready m SIX
the outside. Fifteen or twenty Ohrr vessels are
convertible INTO our service before to morrow night
THE FENIAN ALARM--A GUSBOAT CARRYING THE
SUNBURST-wAR PREPARATIONS.
TORONro, Oct. 19.-The gunbOat Prince Al
fred stationed GOdcrch, has been placed In readiness
for active service Orders received here last night
directing the Toronto Field Battery 70 proceed nmedi
aely TO Goderch to man the Prince Alfred. Onehalf OF
the battery left here this morning. II Is reported that
the Feians have chartered ana equipped EunDoa car
ryug the "suuburSt TO do mischief 10 the towns on the
upper lakes hence this movement by the Canadian an
thOrtes. Last night III accordance Win an oider rom
the Government, twenty men. one officer ana two hhe
ready for orders
PROBABLE SUSPENSION OF WORK ON THE INTER
COLONIAL RAILROAD.
OTTAWA, Oct 19.-The lnter-ColOnial Rail
road Commissioners met to-day to consider the recently
expressed desire OF the contractors to suspend opera
tOns owing the low rates at which they undertook
the work Nothing transpired the course the Com
missoners will pursue. Many Of the opinion that the
work Will be suspended altogether on the line
Prince Arthur left here by special steamer i5 morning
Lower
VIE GREAT PROCESSION IN HONOR or SAINT
ZENON-CABINET AFFAIRs-sIR JOHN MAC
DONALD.
MONTREAL, Oct 17.-This Sunday afternoon
had religious pageant in our midst quite recalling
Rome and the Middle Ages. The occasion was the de-
posting in the great Parish Church Of the relics OF
certain Saint ZenOn. who converted from Plagiarism
to Christianity and beheaded In Asia Minor in the
Seventeenth Century. His bones were secured by the
Roman Catholic Bishop now In Rome, ana Enclosed IN a
today enshrined III the Church OF NUtre Dame. The
day COOL bright aud breezy There must have been
marched IN procession. First the scholars OF the
Frars' School carrying flags and banneroIs then the
girls educated the various hOspiccs and convent
schools then the nuns Of the different sisterhoods Then
tie students Of the Catholic Colleges. with bands
music then the Papal banner, followed by long train
Of acoytes and priests then ST. ZeLon himself borne on
the shoulders of four priests preceded by an Incense
bearer swinging "a golden censor. After these came
the Bishop IN inI cahonegis' SeaihRg and Tn ~
a nen BapsG societies Se and tue people, The Streets
and the Place dArmcs were crowded. ana
the windows fully occupied Flags fesOOns and flowers
eulveed the line OF march. The relics were borne 10
the magnificent platform erected III front OF the parish
church. where they exposed To the adOrlng gaze
Of the assembled thousands Take it for all in ALL the de-
uOnstra lion WAS one OF the most imposing ever wit
messed in this city. Political matters look more sEty
after the two years Of sagnatiOn which have had.
The entrance OF Francis Hhcs into the Cabinet has
raised storm OF unanimous cXecratiOn much more gem
eral Than flatternG. He will probably have hard Work
to secure The general belief II that cordial ac-
tion between two such men as Hincks and Sir John A.
Macdonald is impossible, aud that the matter Will end
in rupture between them tho probable Oustlng OF the
Premier bv ncks the II the present cabinet and
q new coalition between Sir JOhn and somebody UNI
known Sir John is not particular 70 shade III the matter
Of coations and lie To he al the head OF party
composed Of wing of the Ontario Conservatives and the
moderate Liberals and independents few would be as
tOnshcd. Meanwhile great scandal IL caused ny Slr
Johns TO his old habits OF tOxicallon and
many papers ClamOr for his political blood. IL Is SAID
that an article from the pen Of Mr.. Lnigan OF The Star
Of this city 10 appear the December humber OF LIP
DtncOt's Magazine fOOwed by second wherein the pc
Guitar inside history Of the movement will be made
public.