, 1874-10-10
. QUE BEG.
Tho Two.llundretl Anniversary Of tho
Erection Of tho catholic Diocese.
How tho City Looks and Acts IN Fes-
tai Array.
A Firm Policeman and q Per-
.suasivo Cabl'lun.


Ing. 1ridunna has engaged tho Catholic minl Of
Quebac, and, except for tito RAIN, which, fell l,1-
coasngy Oh Wednesday,. poBtponing tho illum1-
nation, and makug tho streets exceedingly nautl-
dy, nothing happened to change tho original
programme nor mnr tho grand OCCASION:
Tho foto waa ,lshcred In. 1'uesaay ovoning. by
AN IMPRESSIVE ngSED,cG1oN
IN what WIS formerly tho French Cathedral, bit
Which hag, within a fow days, beon clovatod to
tho dignity Of O minor Dasilica. Wednesday,, OIL
acconut OF tho rain, was only observed by
such indoor coron1onioB M could tnho pince
Tho boncdiolion was .cllautcd Mt & o'clock in
TIN cvoning, followed by 4 Sermon to tho En-,
g1ish-speaking Catholics Of tho city, Mt tho na-
Hllioa. Archbishop Lynch; Of Torontoi was to |
hayo dolivercde tlis sermon; but, owing to hts
illnoas. lo could only address fow words to tho
inltnoueo congregation (n,tmhcrlng nbout 7,000)
aud glyo. .nlaoo ia, tho"1tov. Fathor O'aclly, Of
Toronto, To his Catholic listonors his sermon i
was eloquent and forvid; and oyon, to. tho
few protostants 'thoro,' its beauty Of stylo and
finish ctailncd recognition. Iii substance, 1t was
q r@auu,o Of tho growth Of tile Catholic Church
during tho last 800 years IN Nortl, A,norica.
And in his look ahead ZOO years, ho tlrow largely
upon history, at,a n1Ro--liio q truo frfshnlan-
upon fancy. Tho restrictions. ,lndor Which
ireland Ind groaned had ailcl to oil tho aai Of
tho onigra1it-ship, md freight it with zca1ous
Catholics, WHO. IN their nov home, planted their
religion deer, and tendedft woll. 81
Ills pEnoItATloN /
was Ms follows :"'-. =" -.>1 ."'~" '>~''~--' -
Ny Lords. Reverend Fathcrs, anecling on these a!-
tars sey dso T. q ssnaa st en- a %
tho attlo 70 contemplate tho t1alls We lavo won,-an
ss e. ~ 5 o fs ~ ,s spsf ses M
III tic darkness Of tho shadow Of death, Hchoola Of
flourish under tho shadow Of tho O,thcdral-ow-
sss psss 8 Ss
t,eao altar that Almighty dod may dlsra she dark:
contnelt7 Like tie Angel al tha rrone Of Tho Etcr-
nal Father wo will eah "lIow long Lor Eilt Thou
when thiA grand celebration ro1sn again, tels
Of millions will ho attracted from. every sIe Of tho
M as eyer our fsen aos od 1 @
We do to-day, at tler venerable nlEars to thank lno
Eternal Father for tito Rifsa Of Christianity.
While Father O'Ilielly's sermon could only DO
enjoyed an succession Of lowcry .phrasos and
an expression Of zeal part Of Ills hoarors could
neither understand nor syn,pathize with, tloro
was emo part Of tho service IN which all shared
equally. and tiat was
TIE MUSIC.
I doubt whether sueh has nften, ii oyor, .bofose,
boon heard in Quehcc, naustc-soy!ssg city though
it is Tho Hetoctions woro purely classical. CO
priHing such rs paris from stabat Mater, o
salussris, Landato (srom q theme OF Baeh), and
Grarias Agnnus. Besides tho Cathedral CHOIR
WIS grand choruB Of amateurs, md tho baud OF
" u = BAttory. -. 49,. t...,
After tic close OF tlle Cathedral sorvico tIlero
WAS fno concert at Laval University, Il! who II
WAS givon tho symphony Of "Christophor Co.
1omb, nby Fcliclon David. But must not pa,lso
to spcnls OF TINT, further than to say TINT tho
days Of rehearsal showed tleir OBJECT ln tho sl1-
porb rendering of tho symphony. ~.
Thursday daWlcd very mitch aa Sally Man-
chester cleared up from hor unhappy cngugo-
was day likely to be productive Of tootlaches
and bad colds; but everybody was out in spito
Of 1t, and BY o'clock tho streets woro tl,rongod
to that degree tlnt they were atnloat impasseb1o
at tloso points whoro
~ THE PROCESSION
would 'raRs. 4 friend had kindly offered no n
| scat III high window; hut whnt awaited & viii
dow Two squares away, when tic apaco Dotween
very vivid description Of tho procession (l.nlosa
| you allow nlo to copy 1t from the jlie''ca,y Or
| Chronicle), for only caught occasional glnnccs
| Of prioatly robes aud gildea mtres through tho
olDowa Of = forest OF tall pcoplo who surrounded
NO. But know from the printed order that it
| Comprised NIL tho State mud Church o!tioials. I
marched to tho Cathedral, whero High Mass waB
| colebratcd by tue Arcllolshop Of Quebec, md n
sermon preachol by Afgr. Nacine; and tho service
IL enitl to llayo been tho granaest over held here
| At o'clock I. banquet was 'givon BY tbo Arch
bishop at Music Hall, to which about QUO guests
| SGT down.
I THE STREET DECORATIONS
wcro roGly very ilne. consisting of aorcn nag-
| nltlcent aselos. 1'lcso woro erectol.--ouo at
tho cor.,er Of tho Cathedral. wl,cro H,ude streot
| enterd Market square; anothor. at t1o pout-Qf-
flco corner, md fl7o clrcling ronnd "tho lsine
e. pretty little garden, which all toursls wilt re-,
| o4tan1 Gr1x4,
work Of these arches w.ts t4ickly covered oyor
| with rlcl, dark evergreots, aud Clio graceful
trailing moascB which at homo wo cell srollnd-
pjnog:" They vore surlnonntod rnG adorned by
| 1ife-szcl statues OF tlltforent annta.
al. bllBlnesB wa8 suspended, and II general
holday-afr reignel. at the coIlyens tho rllpil-
wero freed, ufror Il royiewby tho Church dJgniu
tarica; and the nuns wero rccscatllG By saying
jolci,ls at tho thought Of ali lilo good things tho
Bishops mud psiess wero ealing ut tho banquet,
anl cileerfally usursehlng Tho crusts which fell
to tholr Bllaro. -.
but i was not until Inst evening TINT tho ell
max Of tho teto wan attained. lnubct, and tho
| surrounding country, aeeued To- haYo onlptlnl
itself iuto tic street. Tho old city wan trans-
forlno.l into
BLAZE OF srLENpoN, .
from tho Cathedral towor tit by c1cctric Light
down to tho lu,nblest lttlo houBo NTH its arrty
Of cheap candles. II WAS very, yoly beautiful !;
aud did not wonder at tho ce3tasy Of Il
decorative pain3cr who lad bech busy nil
the week on tranBparoncics, aisti wlio, at aiaht
OF tho brjIliauoy, olaspol hta hands in ilolisht
and criod out. y C'est mayaiG7ne !" and tllau
etood silent. Tho atchos Alioo will! tliair thou
sand lights, and tho white saints looked ont Ut
their gIeon inches upon tho, sureine crowd be-
low. Tho old Joauit barracks aeonlea to hayo
como back to tho laud Of tho living, aud a.
though this morning 1t Ina fallon agaln into tho
oblivion to which molorn Quebao l.aa eonsiguod
IT, last night it stood all aElov with thu 1notuen-
tary part it WIZ taking in tho celebration Of tho
nnnlsorsary IL had hoipod eatabliHll,' 10 lookod
VI it, fot that eithor wns Tery sentimental, Or
olao tle Catholic population, was yory Horitld, il
they could collaont to 500 the old building torn
down md all isu. asaooatona dissipatod lliri.
M tho Church Ia hero, 1t could easily ha rotaisla,
n,ni, III itH simple aodity and unprotentling .u,a-
siYenoan: stand for ngca yet i monument 10 tho
! Zeal or tllg Church.
TIE Y1rw FnoM pu1nAM TERRACE
wlll noYor DO forgotten by tho Thousands WHO
pron!ouadod thero Last night. Tho country fpr
~ miloa around Quebec waa illuminated, mid
1'eanfort, Lorotto, and tho ether villages which
nestle along. tho rivers or oliMb tho mountain.
eltlua. bazcd In All alnloAE unlrolton line. Point
Lows. acrous The ryor rising III it does from lho