New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28

,onv them, There were lOyai uehion'''
at Truro and other places.
THE 1oIrRNEY WESTWARD BEGUN.
HEARTY FAREWELL AT HALlFAN-"hhEii'''
ALONG THE ROAD
ipY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNEi
c,,pprrJTON. Nov 27.-The royal tram s'ar'eu
at II o'clock for Montreal, where 1t VIII aIIo vi
Friday noon. after remaining one night al Me'apc-
ala and another at Danvile. A guard Oh hohOr
drawn ND outside the depot restrained INC inpa,
tionce of a great throng while the Marquis anu
Princess alighted from their carriage The CROWD
cheered again and again as the Princess walked
along the carpet and entered the car Al'er
che start was made the Marquis passed through
tho train, shaking hands with every one
and finally reached the Press car. Here every cor
RESPONDENT was presented to him, and he remained
with them quarter of an hour, and when be re-
tired he received four hearty cheers. The orglnal
nlan of the correspondents to go by special
train which would have started several hours after
the royal train and then have passed 1t on the roau
thus anticipating its arrival III Montreal. by re-
quest of the Marquis this plan was modified ana an
slegant Pullman car was attached to the royal tram
and placed at the disposal of the correspondents
The MARQUIS and Princess occupy the last car on
the train and travel in seclusion. The drawing
room car is in front of tbem and then come coaches
occupied by staff officers, Cabinet and other Domh
ion officials, and the ladies who accompany the
Princess The two travellers in the last car, there
fore hold receptions very easily if they grow weary
of themselves and the scenery, and when they are
hungry they can solace themselves with the best
that the markets afford, from prairie chicken or
nallard duck to chocolate cream and Madeira VINE
iellv. AT night the train will not be i'll motion, so
that the ROYAL progress will be made comfortably II
not rapidly
The car in which the Royal progress is made from
Halifax to Montreal is one of the most elegant that
eve1 trunded over q railroad bed. tbs the palace
car of the IntercOlOnial Company and 1t has been
scrubbed, painted vanished and silver-plated I'M
iii the trucks underneath and the ventllators over
head are bright and glossy. The exterior OF the
parisa brilliant Tuscan red richly ornamented
with gilt On each side are the Royal Arms, ana AT
zach of the four is the crest OF the Marquis
The hand-rails at each end have been silyer-pated
The interior of the car is luxurious. There is fresh
carpet on of the diningroom the easy chairs
and other furniture are newly upholstered; the
sides are of birdseye maple, trimmed with walnut;
the window-frames are of mahogany, with plate
glass and silver handles; the curtains and hang
inps are lined with brown silk; the lamps are
silver-plated, and connected with powerful re-
Electors; and the bedrooms are heated with hot
water, and very Handsomely furnished. This Is
the carriage in which the Princess is to ride nearly
n thousand miles through bleak and desolate
region. Behind the royal car are three Pullman
coaches, restaurant car and three other cars, one
of them laden with baggage Doubtless the
Princess and her Scottish Laird will wish more
than once during their long journey that there
were fewer tapestries and silver handles and good
deal more steam and speed in the engine.
There were groups of expectant and enthusiastic
he frai from
Halifax, but there was no noticeable demonstration
Ofloyalty and good cheer until Truro was reached.
This Is a wealthy old town of over 1000 inhabl-
tants, at the head of COhequid Bay. Two COM
NAMES of a Highland regiment were drawn mp at
the station as guard of honor, and reception
platform was approached through an arch at the
centre of the building. The palace car stopped near
the platform at the siding, Immediately in front
of the arch and the GOvenOr-Goneral stepped for
ward TO receive an address from the town council,
and the greetings of a great throng of townspeope
The proceedings lasted not more than ten minutes,
but were hearty and spirited. Although the squeak
of the bag-pipes was heard here there is as much
Irish az Scotch blood in Truro. Among the early
settlers were bands of Scotch-Irish from New-Iamp
shire and disbanded soldiers from Ireland, and the
stock has not run out yet rs one could tell from the
faces at the station.
From Truro the railroad runs almost in air
line for 800 miles along the neck of Nova Scotia
and the eastern border of New Brunswick to Dali
house in the north. whence il passes eastward TO
the st. Lawrence, opposite Quebec. The country is
heavily wooded, and the scenery is monotODOus.
The Cohequid Hills in the vicinity of Amherst are
well-rounded and handsome, and beyond Moncton
Junction there are some bold prospects; but for
the greater part of the way the views from the car
windows are dull and dreary. The tall beech and the
luxuriant sugar maple lose their charm when
few hundred thousand of them every hour, and
the broad lines of evergreen vegetation of
the North are iuexpressIbly sOmbTc and cherries.
II is to be hoped that the Princess has merry travel
ling companions for there is little entertainment to
be had from the vlstas of Eastern New Brunswick
There is nothing there to remind her of the kYles
of Butte Loeb Fyne the coast of Argyll, where
She went sketchng once upon a time.
This edge of the Dominion mainland fronts upon
Prince Edwards Island, and is very thinly pOpu-
lated. The most prosperous town is Amherst, at
the head of one of the great arms of
the Bay of Fundy, and here a longer
stop was made, and the GOvernor-General
and Princess Louise were created heartily by the
crowd that fOcked around the station. The Mar
gus was presented with an address of welcome TO
which he responded by speech from the platform
of the car The sudden fail at a side arch at this
place somewhat married the ceremony. At MOnctOn
Junction where the st. John branch DIVORCES from
the main line, there was another throng eager TO
see the Princess's face and to hear her husbands
voice. Here and at Newcastle, where there was
also large crowd loyal addresses were presented,
which the Marquis gracefully acknowledged. From
Newcastle nOrthward the journey was q more quiet
one IL is pity that the Dominion officials decided
10 run by Quebec without hating for breath. A
glimpse of that quaint bat beautiful old town would
have done much to reconcile their English Princess
TO exile in the Colonies.