The Portland daily press., 1883-10-24
CANADA'S NEW GOVERNOR
GENERAL.
Ceremonies at the swearing-in Of the
Marquis OF LansdOwne-GreaI Enihn-
sinsm HEanifested by ihe People.

QUEBEC, Oct. 23.-The Marquis of Lans-
downe has just been sworn in with considera-
BILE pomp and the ceremony passed over with
out casualty of any kind. The enthusiasm
Of the populace was very great. The Governor
General landed abont 10 o'clock and drove di-
rect to the department buildings, escorted by
the military staff. The following address of
the corporation was read by the mayor:
ADDRESS OF THE CORPORATION.
'May it please your Excellency: There was
a time when the Office of Governor General of
Canada, like other colonial appointments, was
only regarded as an unimportant item of min
isterial patronage, and when the nomination
to the same was sometimes made without re-
spect to the fitness of the person appointed,
Happily such state of things no longer ex-
lists. Not to go farther back than the past few
terms, her Majesty has sent as her representa-
tive to this country, first, one of the most
brilliant of European diplomats; then m en-
Der of her own family, whose talents would
have rendered him conspicuous, even had he
not been so near the throne. The appointment
OF your Excellency as his successor is conclu-
sive pro- that the Imperial government in
tends to continue this system; and her
Majesty, in selecting your Excelleney for
who, although still in the prime
of lie, has already filled inn
portant political offices, aud is universally ad-
mltted TO have distinguished career before
him. Your Excellency's position is not an easy
one. OF course you may rely upon the good
Will and hearty support of the citizens general
ly of this country in the discharge of the ardu-
GUS duties to which Her Majesty's confidence
has called you, but the marked success OF
Lord Dufferin's and Lord Lorne's Administra-
tions has unquestionably made the task OF
their successor difficult one. We have no
doubt, however, that your Excellency will per-
form 1t in manner to prevent as from regret
ting your predecessors. If not to lead US to for
get them: and we base our conviction in this
respect on the great talents which Your Excel
lency has Inherited from your gifted ancestry
and the success which you have achieved in
the important positions you have already filed.
Oar best wishes are that you may have a sue
cessful administration and that your residence
in our midst may be as pleasant to your Excel
lency and Lady Lansdowne as we trust it will
be useful to our country"
REPLY OF LORD LANsDowNE.
Lord Lansdowne then replied as follows: To
His Worship, the Mayor, and the Council of
the city of Quebec: Mr.. Mayor and gentl g.
men, have listened with feelings of the ut
most gratitude to the courteous and hospitable
terms in which you have been pleased to well
come our arrival on Canadian soil. ] thank
you for the reception you have given me.
shall not easily forget it, and trust that may
regard it as a happy augury of the relations
which will henceforth exist between myself
and the citizens of Quebec. L accept the ad-
dress which His Worship, the Mayor. has
handed to me in the name of the illustrious
sovereign whose commission / have the honor
to hold. and towards whom the people OF the
Dominion entertain feelings of loyalty
and of devotion not less profound than
those OF her subjects on the other
side OF the ocean, which we have
traversed. l accept it also in the name of the
n b0 fod In,
a patriotism which alike inspires you both and
by the feelings of mutual consideration and
esteem which you entertain toward each other.
vi myself, sir, | will say but ths
That feel only too we'll the disadvantage un-
der which l shall labor in following the two
distinguished men who have been my predeces-
sors, and whom you have spoken of in lam
guage at once apprecatiye and just. If do
not shrink from the responsibilities which at
tach to the high Office to which ] am called !;
II can claim any qualifications for a position
SO honorable-it is because undertake its du-
ties with sincere admiration of the qualities
which have earned for the people of the Do
mln1on so conspicuous o place among the
civilized communities of the world; with deep
seated faith in tn e.political institutions under
which that place has been won and with an
earnest desire to deserve the confidence which
you have reposed in my predecessors and to
work hand in hand with you for the advance
ment OF the best interests of your country,
winch shall regard as my own. The words
OF your address leave DO doubt in my mind
that l may count upon you to assist me TO the
utmost of your ability in the realization of this
wish. l have, sir, lastly to acknowledge grate-
fully the wish with which your address con-
cludes, that our residence amongst you may be
at once agreeable TO Lady Lansdowne and my
self and useful to our country; and I can as
sure you that we shall long preserve the most
agreeable recollections of the manner in which
we have been received in your historical city.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the Vice
Regal party were driven to the railroad station
where a train was in waiting 10 take them to
Ottawa. As the train moved out of the sta
tion the Marquis of Lorne proposed three
cheers for the Marquis and Marchioness of
Lansdowne, which were given with a will, Mar
quis Lorns joining in the cheering.
LATER.
OTTAWA, Oct. pa special train with the
Vice Regal party arrived this evening having
made the run from Quebec, distance of 800
miles in seven hours including q stoppage of
half an hour at st. Martin. Fully 5000 people
had gathered at the station which was hand
somely decorated. A guard of honor was fur
pished from the Governor Generals foot
guards, and an escort from the Princes Louise 8
Dragon Guards. Many private residences
ed. The Parliament building and grounds
were also brilliantly illuminated and there was
grand display of fireworks. Everything
passed off without an accident and as the bells
rang seven the new Governor General and
party we're safely within the walls which only
a few days ago were the dwelling place of
royalty. No extra guard was mounted, a squad
from the Dominion police alone being on duty.