, 1874-08-18
Visit Of the Govornor-general to the
Board Of Trade.
lis Speech in Favor Of Closor Commercial
Relations Between Cauala
and tho States.
Lunch at tho Paciic---A Visit TO tho
Stock-Yards.
Reception Mt tho Palmer.

o'clock tho CoinmittoD OIL Dnfrorin l,ad gathcrc
in tho spacious Office Of tho hotcl, anu wcr
awaiing anxtously tho appearance Of or mos
RnGa from, the yice-rogal party. Thcir get-ul
way lnoxceptionablo, o. snowy nurfaco Of thei
Sunday shirts contrasting clearly with tho aombr
broat1cloth which envelopcd them. and thu pro.
tornetura1 gcam Of their Allcsmanic badge tcllin,
tho talo Of long hnlf-liours dissertation Of th,
r1oyiorls day with chalnois-loathor, whitening
mid elbow-greago. Five minutes pnst . tlit
Committee began to grow nervous md wller
tho clock showed that fifteen minutes haf
elapsed without 1lis ExcclIoncy'a apponrunce
their sensations wuro positively painful. In tht
meantime tho etoker OF tho Ben Draho wns
shcroling III tho coal, and6 6llc Captain WAS walk
: ing mi mud down with face a]nsust as anxious
rs those Of tho Committee on Dufrorin. Who,
hnlf-paHt 0 Ind arrivod, tho latter could stant
tho s,,epcnso no longer, mud aont AID. Dixon up.
stairs to Interview His Excocncy. Tho prosi,
pcnt Of tho Council returned In few minutce
with
A 1uaunnuus ootNrEHAscr,
and With tile announcement that tho Governor
General Of tho Unannexod states WAS aick, aud
would not bo nblo to Inntio tic trip up tue South
Drancl Many theories woro advanced nB to tic
nature aud cnuBo Of tho sickness. One held TINT
II must 10 Ill attack Of tho govt, d disease which
IL Ia we'll known British statesmen OF II certain
ago try to monopolize. Another suggested that
o,tr visitor had received hint as to tho uaturo
and a:ropgth OF tho odors that nrlso from onr
tiyor when itH watorB c!lsirnetl by tlg-boats
sorew; another TINT tho climb up tho Wator-Worls
tower was too much of d strnin but AID Dixon
put an cid to speculation and sttggcaeion on tho
subject by rcmarhing to tho rost Of tl,o Commit
tee in IN Irial whisper, which was innuaiblo at n
distance OF IL foot, "1t wna tho Mayors speech
that Hicicned him."
This explanation was deemed quita aatis-
faotory, and WHOM the further announcement was
mnde that tho Il ovoruor would be ready at half
pnGt II to 60 to tho Board of Trndo tho faces Of
tMe Committee glowcd ngnin, n,,l thoy won't
nbaat their respective bilnfncsHcs Mt tho tlmo
being.
TIE HOARD OF TRADE.
At about IL o'clock the Committee Toappcnrcd
rt tllo Tatlncr House, whrro they fofnQ Lori
Dutlolil4 mud party 1eady to inspect tho opera
tions Of tho largest grain market i'll tho world
nnd to take n look at tho ursino and bovine
operators. Towards noon tho Chamber OF
Commerce presented n very animated appear-
aneo. Over ana above Tho usual attendanss
quito a number ol outsiders wore present, md
tacos worked with almost mechanical en-
c7gy aud precision. Although many ofIetB from
buyers and Holcrs wore bciug .tnado, IL WAS ov,-,
lent that the bulls aud bears wcro aB anxions to
uce tic former ns lle WIS to 700 them, md every
now anl then 4 falso alarm throw them into 4
state Of excitomont.
At u fow minutca pasI II Tho stnid fcaturos Of
Tho Secretary Of tho DuRrd appeared above tho
Platform, and cyory Sound was hnshcd, and not
II few l,hts wcro removed II looked hs II 1t were
the Dnke of, instead OF plaiu 1Ir., Randolph who
wnh about to aldrass tho ,naoeting. From tho
intense qliot which proyatleu, it was apparent
11,fn $5fr n mt
connection with tho coming visitors was about
TO ho ma'to, md when tho tllroo preparatory
hpocks with tho Alellge hammer woro followed
with Tho usual Bunalo, July II. Wheat" etc.,
wna only cqualed III volume when :" Cinderella"
AYjsonsy6t gu tlio platform aud tried to pusB
llmsolf oI AZ Ills EsccllouoY.
At about twonty minutes past u tho Governor
Gonora! and Lady Dulrerir, and Btalr, acroln-
panied by Gov. Boyoridgo, the Mayor, and tho
Committee, entered the ball, aud wero conducted
to tha platform BY Mr.. How, presideut of tho
board Of Ira4le, .|ho introduced tho Governor
Go'.eral to tic board:
GEHFLEMEs: w. nro honoretl to-;iy by theproscnco
Of liia Excetency Lord Duor, Hoyernvl -fGlrral Of
taa tlo honor, in your bchuf to oxtcna to lin Ind
tnose accompanying him II cordial wolconu to our
tc-y, which invitation thoy ncceple ,.,.I Its Excel
ss"cs has consented 10 address sou.
Lo1D DCrr'EE1S
'tAsn replied as follows:
u1:HThIaaES: Mnen necof'tcu inc 1aV1tnfion
Hh.eh waa 70 Kindly uduresHed 10 Me by your n.esi
nsn! certainly was u'lpreparsd to ina ,nyaof in
iho l'renoncn Of 10 nrge ailt tstingushc1l nh audi
chco or Obligation OF aildrrssnI the1n III
nlicsch Atthe aate tiine do not like to content
1,ysea tncfey VIII curt expression of my aokn0w-
cuEneb, aud desire to tako Ills opportunity of cx-
lre*1nH, not ouly OF bchalf Of myself hit Of thoso
"ho nHso aecoMlnnscd me, mud on bchaf Of tho pco
TO ct Cainda, or tecp sense Of tho frenlness and
tnrtc,y Which is thus extended towards the crsou
who ntltn1A,Btors tho Government Of tho Dominion.
cannus hut consider itusa most srlkng proof of
5!ienuly 3totuG wleh ts nov hero exetldal towards
ir.ttsa Norh Ames1ca " fAo peor!o of tho unite1
I've assembled on this occsston to support your Tres
1aent tn Waitomng tllo doyesnortteiiel1l. I feel,
nsurcuscrr tAt nt hH moment tldro III Gct1tar pro-
ptioy tn MY tlnng myself iusnchlo;ssing rclntions
T 1 snS ~ an anu nshers ~ @ Of the oarl
tho ntca States which is Htttlatcd upon tiat great
na n H. q s; nEs wnssh aro she eo'mon property and
At tEstoonsent AM awnrc hc doyertincnts of tlo
two countries aro clggol ~ considering tue moHt
!hno!1sht Question e to Yhttl!or or Dt it might nut
aono!M'bn 70 un'u tue two peoples Into still closer