, 1876-09-30
THE pACIFICATl0N OF GIlENT.

The Spectacle on the LRat Day Of tho Fotcs.
, Correspondence London 7ytnes.
.GnENT. Sept. l0.-rhc Inst day Of the fetes Of
tho Publication was the grandcst as spectacle.
The crowd Was enormous, and tho pag,cant had
the framework which a great chow wnnts III
thousands Of enthusiastic spectators. The
wealth acquired by modern industry, the pic
turesouc architecture beaucathed from tho Mid
die Ages, tho associations connected with the
long history Of the capital Of East Flanders, tho
seriousness enTcnaercd by the present state Of
politics, combined to produce an effect which
will not soon be forgotten. Decply-ladon boats
shot across tho canals, Gothic windows were
crowded with womcn and children, mon stood
upon the fouse.tops, and 10 the Place d'Ar1ncB
carriages were drawn up three rows Deep WAS
offered pl0cc upon tho 0uleburg, nm ancient
archway and turfet Of tho twelfth century, which
by Baldwin Bras dc Fer in 889. John o'Gatlnt,
tho t!ne-honUrcd Duke OF Lancaster, was born
In ono Of tho chambers Of the castle. preferred
sent ln the window opposito, whence tho IN
could bo seen. The cnst1e stands close to the
iish-rnarket and to the. Place 1t. phnraIlde,
where the hcrcttcs were burnt. OF tho pr0ces-
sion In general (which 1 hare already described)
othergreat gathering here, It wns wonderful to
behold the nobility and richness OF the Princes and
s'g,ors, displayed as well in thick beautiful furs,
nurtCns aud salles, as in the great chnins Of
fine gold which they wore twisted round their
nceks, and tho pearls md precious stones III
their bonnets and otherwise, which they dis
played III great abundance. It was Q very
Triumphant thing To- sec them thus richly
When tho flag Of Orange eamo on In the pro-
ccssion otlo Of thu mounted noblca halted In the
nlarkct-placs and made speech In Flemish to
the people. Tho Eehepl. Picard rode up and re-
piled. lhe burden Of both addresse4 WIS the
rEpaRnitp t1r,fnt1 nf hhntlt,r
cord. This u well enough, hut tho people left
the theatre the other evening, after Van Goe-
them's patriotic play hnl been performed,
snses ssssa vtn ts ;0 ,s Il fas tnS asea1 ests r5s
deliver us, o Lord" The Ultsnmonta1es arc
not bchIndhand. At the reception of Monsfgnor
Nattl by the Catholic Club, one Of tho two
members who spoke alluded to the song Of the
uucllx, and saId that there WAS an intimate con-
nertlo!t between yertntn aud beggars. Thu re-
cent electoral successes Of the Catholics have,
indeed, "sct thcsn Of Gaunt on lire" Tho
newspapers OF the rival parties are full OF mu-
courage the vltramontane paper by buying u,
md Il is for that reason snoro read and harder
to get than any other paper, Sometimes 1t Ia
enjoyed Two deep. The Liberal ncwsyendera
/ vainIy e,dcavored to DO busik%ess % showed @ ne ne
one copy hidden III hla bundle, but said that
was for. Ills prtvatu readng; he would
Nt not make NJ, , money by selling It. Men cut
opposite PARTIES Those tradesn,en who hang
out tlags from their Window say that they have
EtveM up the hope Of having customers among
the CATHOLIC party.
the oecasion for tho chanting by choir Of male
voIcea Of the WilEtetml,lied:
Withelmua van Enssu1wcu,
Lea lex van Duytschen hioet.
A tablet TO the memory Ut those who Ian
guisled in the Counts Towes was pulled up and
dlep1hFhi thA nnt1nf1t IH{HHtI. nh h6n a
littlo GIRL, dressed all In wllte, CAME forward
f!otl under THO black old archway ot the
Tower, and Uttered q garland of white and
.he a.E a'" ot wil.am an liz % siient. i IL "uss ~.
cepte<9 It will. df9nlty, and thc handsome boy
WHO was Ills foot-page carried t'le garland
oeiore US tHasteE with obvious pride. No estl-
mate u The total cost Of The procession j. trust
bor,e by private porao.ls, In lddttfOn to the
noncy cxleniel by the city. Many OF tie
100 performers hayc 10 be pail. Tie Maid II
tihe1t receives Is frauca each time she rides
A collection was made, as on tho other days,
Tor The society called the Ayenr, which estab-
liBhea sellools, taught by lay !nasters and mis-
lrstses ra' ~ eSnac' otherwise only provided
by law to found school for boys II there Ia al-
ready school u clerical school or 4 convent
school, for tnst4ncc). Many coinInunes hnYe
Snly ,l,a aasi. boys' schools % nre conducted
have III lay schools for girls. The Ayeuir
rivnl srh.,o!s directed 5y fay per;u,s. It's col.
lectors lave been It,st aetlve and ingenious to-
day In their quest. Umbrellas. hats, and
n,achino *htclt, With sudden expansion, raisc,i
q uloney-pos up to the lrst.Aoor window were
used to attract the ruin Of l.atfpenre A funnel.
shapeA car followed the procession, and was
musical with the rhink Of coppers. When the
procession went out before, I'd, ,00o pieces Ut two
ceatlMes Wero among the coln2 collected, aud
H. total amount Wa equivalent 10 i0,ooof