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L'axamplaira filmA fuc . gin^roait* da: jsrodult grAca k ta Harold Campbell Vaughan Memorial Librery Acadia University. Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha baat quality poaaibia conaidaring tha condition and lagibility of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha filming contract spacificadona. Laa imagaa suivantaa ont M raproduitaa avac la piua grand soin. compta tanu da la condition at da la nattaiZ!^S!''l^n^^S!'^ ^v . ^H.n.,. ,. Who,, .u,- «»«i A,lan.icCoa.rof Ksco ir„ • '"If^ «o establish a Colony on * Wiia celebrated wth«frf«;.?hl * """^ '" ""« ''"''O" of Chebocto;' g^eijUanaahappyandcLtemeft'^^^^ '" '^' "*"' ""^ '■^""'^ atfd the gloop of WaV Sphinx with ^2« h"''"'^/'"^ J"*^""« P«««««. P. the Go^eLr, was the fim' ^ ar, v. SK ^*^"'"{ Cornwalli,. M ,, bocto 00 the 8th June, and H « F.r M *• ^^e entered the Bay of Che, seqaence. formed Vor the parjjoae of m "I ? of Citizen, was, in con- 'n« funds to defray the e/penCa Vf th« rf*'"« it P"?.""* ""'' "^tain- prized all ranks and «rad«i«!h«.^ '^''^ ^^'" Committee com- «0Dal animositiLwefe buried -Ii.™""?''^ '• "" PoJ«ic4l and per- add the ••lebriuorpass.d off whhont'a ' f T'""^ J" '*"• '""^t'vi.J,- ■ to diatarb the harmony "' " "'"S'* onpleaaant occurrence peS;,-'"'^'"^*'*'" '«"»8«'»-nt wa. composed of the following V^.tl^lJ^!^^-'^'- ^«-'^ «• G. Gra^r McLean, t/ ■on, J. Doull. " rrimroae, R. Noble, J. Monro, J. Richard- a|^^;:^f: J^^^^^^^rtt-. W. Yoa„g. J. McDougaH. G^] e. ; -^— ^?^^^:^l£^f^^ Mr. William«^*^ so I) I -^ i^. ^. B. Fay, J. Refie,, U Wier g c.'ld«; "p""'*"^' '• ''''•""»*". '•>J«e,J niack, E. Young. J Croa-kHI // w S ^'t^"""*^^^ W. H Barrati. ^oce'y.-C. C. Vaot, J. Riobardion. H. D. "w',Ih:ilSra\:i«t?o;'o"rha'„^ ^m" * Courier of ,h.t d..e, thMrareocca.ion, thai .he bod ro.e i^.? 5 ^ '* ."P"" "'«br«'ing the diaiani hill-top, wi.h hi. ,L, a„d h^^* "•**' 1I'l«ndour, fri„gi„| -nruffied -^^^ "^ "»'« --"h7rV„\^'ilet% '»"' ^^ qaieily rested nfier her ocean vovo^e . huLl Li ^ *'^ <^ornwatl(, n.i«y »e.l which at that dbtent eJa 1,^,vn^H k ^"u " ",""• "^'h" "™« mouth, now alowly floated from SehorL "^""■V^^^^^''" "^ »«rt. and ahroad in obacoritv the ac^lrwhL?^^^' ^ -^ "'"""«'* '» ''"«" »ndcon»ecratethBd-y. ThaSeenlrk. J''' ""!?'^'"* '» ''««"»''> •imaakiriedtheplacldwaer. had 21 »t""'f *'''"*' '" ^^' «'«'«" han.e. and .erda^nt fields 0^ he eaa^„%^^fe V"^ P"''"'"^ dwell..ga of'lH. CiTYOr Halifax -fi.ri^'^ '''* *''"•>''• an<» margin, offered a alrikingcontrasV.o, J;. il*";"» '?'^"« ''- «"»«'"' tf chime.-even '• theTraSe OM T ' n*^ "^^P'^' ""« "»» their mer- h.>ur warns .oldi.ran^"Sren'',hXh^^^^^^^^ i'- "" messored length of \u Bolnmn ..„»«. J L '*'"«' t ime— forgot the that made it. ?£ .idlVatr w i "gC' 'itZ' tIH " r^'l^ ""' fep, that it may never see another CLdav of J h„„7^ *''"•' '"«"" jo^oed .n ,i, ht good will with the ro;^;!;« w^icj 'eS't o'^ay !-!"' Oh ! ring away cheerily, R'Jolce while you may, LeavB care for the morrow. . Be merry today. At BiK 10 the morniiig one of the hn U nt ika e » ». opened for the installation of The Conlpn. "'n-^"-' °'^ Temperance hoar the Union Mark LodVe opened mP^^ i>«v.8.on, and at the same action ot Ma,ooic work ^ ^ ^ 'eemason's Hall for the trans. which .phven and refresh the centre of .h^ocitv *""' '•"•" ingTo.s;;.t;'i?;jr the dwellings of onr citizens, and from ah nubJic nl- '^'"''"'r' ^'<' out . .hoos,Dd coloor^ coo;piouo JTmoL'^ w h ch'^werJ' «*"* 'j.""'« M be seen the Biiiisb En^iun iinH n,. Vr * w"'Cn were everywhere that Gre,t and uSd B, ?eh Emn J' whT ^ "^-'^P^'^n'^tive, of SoTeroign- " i^mpire, whose sceptre is swayed ^y one A Ui A ce«i c. " }!fJ""" "■« •"• '"■•*e wiinesatd by ihoaaaods of onr ciitzenaand a lo^Sn?'?*'"' '.*"'«'"'• °f the citadel.'^ A. it terminated no;".. aulBte of rwenty-one gnn. waa fired from ihe Flag Ship H'elU^Uy. THE GRAND PBOCESSION. The variooa Chari.able and other Societies of the City accordinu to • rrangemeot aaaembJed on the Grand Parade, and aboul one o'clock the I roceaaiOD commenced moving in the following o.der?- Mr. VV. C. MAWNiwa, Mo Wm Rbamt. Ro. ^'"''7o::i\ ^""^'-' «-" Ma"ah?,r;^b'Ba;oa commute.. , ,,,,,^,,^ ^^a^nd blu, W. moputed. AoAMH.MMBow.E.q. Hon. J B. Uniackb. J. J. Sawt.r E.o Mayo, of the Attorney General, and High SheXV th-'' monmprf Member of Commiilee. Connty in fall coat. ">9Bmod. mounted. monoied. n.n-i „'*'EMBEBe or TH« General Committee The CUy Recorder. 2he Custos of the County. TheJuy Treasurer All mounted. MIMBEH8 or THE CITY CORPORATION. Ail mounted. BEVEHAt COUNTY MAGIITRATE8. .„ . . „ , THE PRESS. An ancient Preas, dr.wa on * platform bv 4 gray horaea, and at work iv-.ur t- "'"" ^^^^ ENGINE COMPANy OF HAIIFAY "arh d^rrrft""''"' decorated with flower.rflag. -n^'^Hd'^ng, iealeS^^mL n u"' "b°"'-P''"''"^ ^^ * <^«'"='' "herein tere ' H-fi -J?™" ^ech«an, Senior. VVil/iam Caldwell, and Wil- him Crawford, veteran Captiina of the Company, and Capt.m Henry Spike tha Captain Commandant. HA.i.A°-5'\°.i';<*^^""'"*"<»f">e Company monnted Under ^htn'^^^ 1 ^r^l^^.'^''%^* ARTILLERY^COMPANy, Under the command of Ma or J.me. Cogswell, Capt. Josh. Lee. A nnmh , f ^^•^'^^'^- Trer»3,n. Jr.-6 Field-pfecea. carSe tTnJ^TJ''''"'" •"'"' «'»•" »W inhab^anta abated in . Mr*^ rf/r. « V "»""-^i*M Mr. Andrew Smith. Mr. Jo.t. M^ I .taa Smith Mr. A^or Steven.. Mr. Wm. Lepjert, Mr J'tin Haveratock and oihcra W Morr^TTh' w" £ A.^rnighton, Beamish Murdoch! Fr"erick FrfL„ i'lr^" W Morri*. Francia S. B.amish. Philip C.Hm Edward Binney. Thoma, Oit Beami.h, Henry Green, Cha. Beamub. and a number of othere who.e naLea wj could , not procori),* and "*. o J 3?^ I ""i^^'^J^i. iifmf^ A LIVE MOOSE DFER. |>1IL. MAC INDIANS Id couple*, headed by one of limit r,r.. • •' ■ 1 he Society -8 Banner i. of Sky Ulue SilW f,;; I SOCFET y. MEMBEHi IN COUPLE* ' " • « reai(Jcnf. COLD WATER ARMY Consisting of many hpnjred children ofboth^cea w'th „„ nor- in charge of Mr. Georgo G. Grey tJi^r '"*''?"'' '^^^^ TUP a i-k KT c ^ ""^"/i wieir Genera . P A .y SONS OF T n M P E R A N r P Preficded by their MnWh-^ll Mr n„„ v '»• ^ i> O E, B.non. 'i;;he Body "oUr^-s'^D "o'nTo?;!:'^''''' «''"''- -^ cornpao.ed by ,he Officers „nd a^prTpna^e fc„„^°"'' '"^'' "'^'- themeniberain fuJlrcealia Thp.?iJ^ "'^""' ""'^ «" cMefly composed o7y oJng' t„ ^f^Z 'l ''^'^'°"'' "'« Who ha,e united ^^ZX^.^'^^S^y Th^nJ^^Tt.'.'""*"' Temperance. '° The Dartmopth Division waa also in attendance II.^„ . CADETS OF TEMPERANCE. Under command of Dr. Lawrence Van ii„.b- i THE OLD HALIFAX TEMPERANCE SOCIETY With its Banwer. President, Wm. M. Brown. ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY, With appropriate Banners. Slavkrv Abolition Society, with Dann^r. Doth composed of men of rolnnr Tk- '"" •manners, 1. A M ■^ GEORGE'S SOCIETY The B.„„„ *';■ /"V «"-■ "."l..'l,l'K '^"' ■ ''■ "■ I n by 4 by iho itajii. le* \'Y. ind Gill, by a nd lonf. sDuii- ia and HC-. * un- mpe- ley. ) in lita Id. The CruK oTSt. Gaorge sur'ounded with a proruiiun ornovvcm <*im borne on high by (wo mornbora, and they curried iheArmnor OM Kn(^liind, tha Haorer of WuUa, the two fclntigna and (ha Union Jack all in rich ailk. THE IRISH CHAIUTAULK SOCIETY, Mr. Peter MorrisRy. Prca. Mr. llernsrd O'Noil, V. I'J Mr. Juba Eiigan, Marahal of Society. Thia ancient aocieiy mustered in great strength on theoccaaiun. Their Haitner of grocn with Sh^imrock and Harp wai bornn in front — '.hey carrixd the Colour! of thi) old Sih ILut. of N. H. klilitia, with ii« gronn En»ign— a beaotifal Hanner wilh tho lloand Town surmount- ed by I ho ancient Natiinal down and the Gcnim of Ireland Hilling with the Wolf-Jogs at hrr feet— an immense green iiii< Banner with tha Harp richly embroidcrod, brought up iho ronr. NORTH liRlTIaH AND HIGHLAND SOCIKTIES, With their Piprra in full Highland cottamp. VVm. Yoan?,Giq, Pre*. H. Hoc'y, Mr. f. McDoogal, Frei. N.n. Sno'y. Tlie Banners of these two Socieiiea were very boaotilul. Old Siiint Andrew frowned down from rich White Silk' and Gold— The Amis of Old Scotland,— Tho Diagonal Croan, and other appropri/i(« de- vice* ware borno in various paria of the procossion, and ihry Carried a splendid Thistle with nemo me impune lacetsit: A MILITARY BAND. THE MASONIC BODY, Consisting of 4 or 5 Lodges with tlioir DunnerM, all t4te membert in full legalia. Their Grand Alustcr the Hon. A. Keith, in a carriage, brooght up the rear. The Truckmen of iho City forming a tr«op of cavalry , with tli' if Dan- noti, closed th i procejj o i ; Uu whole of which extended a mile and a (] larter in It ogih. " The vast body'' (9iy9 the newopaper of the day,) "occupied more than an hour moving from the Parade in their re»pecti\e pliceo. They had fairly commenced the procession ot one o'clock, and wnre another hour walking through the sireeta above mentioned, and by George Street into Granville, Upper Water, and Curnwallia Sireetii to the Common. Triumphal arches were thrown across the streets in many places. From the tower of St. George's Church h ung out a su- perb Red Cross banaer ofSl. George. The windows of the houHeit in the line of Procession were sparkling with bright eyes and healil>ful cheeks, and welcome smiles of tbM||f Fair Daughters of Acadia,*' lua- ny of whom displayed, treasured np for the occasion, boqueta of their own beauteous May-ilower, that blooms amid tho snow. The Common was overspread with such a vast concourse of people as was never before witnessed in Halifax ; and the slopes of the cita- del were thronged with spectators. At two o'clock, a Royal salute annnanced tha approich of the Lieut. Governor, who, with a brilliant stiff was received by an assemblage composed of Heads of Depart- ments, City authorities, Sic., with, three cheers ; after which the fol- lowing addresses were presented to His Excellency by the oldest in- hiibitanton bHlmlf of the assembled maUitade. To His Excellency Lieutenant General Sir John Harvey, S[r., S[C May it Please Your Excellcnct — " This day being the Centenary of the Settlement of the City of Ha- lifax, the Metropolis of this Province, the inhabitants havo (irepared an Address to Her Most Gracious Majesty, assuring her of their *'Hilh- in- warm than WrHnPP.'.^»- ^*.''°?°'°" inhnbitaoli are no' leH foaliogi ofgriititudeio ih- Ai.^- u. P„ . " ' '"ono. it is with deep nation, lovir. and bH"-^-* • -r""?"'"* "''*'' ""* *'^''"'» of • mighty blimo "od cUo, nVaS^^^^ 'can aoxiou. world .be^o^- •ian in a Hrtn rajianop nn "'^« '''""g- »">«. of Your aiBJ.8t,% Royal Hn^LVl- ?' 't."'" '"I"* °^''"' Members the Undo You; ZntGlli.- m">'* "'"J'^'^ ^^"'''"» '^e Fourth, nonrablo career ?„ the Ve^vi'ce of hi^J^^'''''.' "'' ^''•'"« ^'^ "^''^ »'"■ hi. name will long be held Tnaffecl^.r'^ " l'"^"'"' ""'""K "«' ""'' Hii Majesty, hi. L„ ".li'" !;r!'.''""'°/«'"«!"^^?"'-«- A Portrait of HiShnea, Edward Dake of KonT/rpU "''""" '^^'"*'" ^"'^ ««>«' Commander in Chief of ih-Skp"'®'' °™"r« "*'^"'' """V >««". as the clo.eofhj8e,,,anr«l? "'•^•'^"•^ i" No"h America,' and ,0 8coti,, many Vf whose l«n„l«n»"'I! ^"^"^ "'"^ *«" "'"her'to Nova friendly e««ionrau3int«rK^?:ir'''o' «^»n'=«">enl in life to th. honoored by ^YoarwTjeu'a ffir;H"'H''"'' ?' an.eUors have b«n •« Wfl be» \la^It ^ ^ kifldred and predecessor n Nova Scoiia yoar MaK^^^^ 'I" your Majesty oor heartfelt hope. , hii Centenary of oo^nTv^JdadoD^ed".^ pro.peroo,. and that the'.econd eontente/aod thrfvr.ntrSCatTwV/^^ a";'ET;.:h^Mr. To which bi. EieeHency made the following Reply. I' My Fr,e«d. and F.llow Suaj.crs.-. -{«*o«»..#»f.*i^5^y2l- now ocoopiai >e«l that Yoor laod, in order Hljilunlt of the Faju«iy on ilii« hrncDt (o Your ago, ■ liritiah )rcctiriior of a inhabiianta of ■ Headily in- • are oot levt id, and attach- 18 with deep erse, that we ts of a mighty >vorld the lu- e power con- >nd the love 'St Britain are tiios are pagu- protectud by r people, and ence of their hoaentiments rong. It has the Members n theFuarth, lia early hu- mong us; and A portrait of f one of our (His Royal loy years, as rica, and lo her to Nova life to the Ve feel that itances, and if loyalty in The piide Honarchy of poo the per- have be«n ^ova Scotia. hopea that t the second rons pnnplo nglidh Moo- e in trans- foot of the * Identified an I an, «. ,;„„ii i,w .„ .u ■ ,^ . . .onalfeeli„g,J„„,^' ;,"j;,',Jj,V -^'^^^^^^^^^^^ by n,y per- peopleofNoCaScotia/lrfimc.-ifiL .^^^^^^ happ,ne« „f the- «"g to ,ho Knowledge of ouyemffl tt F ^''^i^*' '"•'^''"" ''^^"•'«- Bneqoi,ocnlih«t.e5?iment,of3ev„iM... r**^ So»«,ci,in, p.ootV To and Institations, that TehL of .^h^ «'tnchment to IJrit,«h conne,i.,n rnaybeja,tlycCcter!A;L^^^^^^^^ «he Thrcna a. In fhis Colony from he re, V^f if z^'.''''.''* """""^d nni.npa.r. ,1 ■ re this day m.iT cowZno^^^^^^^ [.he even, wh.cb we the same ttmo, .aurtrfe M 'i«\?" r" '" '^" "'"" *•""' '"'' "^ "' in no portion ofhir;;, Co oniir«„Vn'"^"''" "'?' "'^'^^'">'>. -bat moroatrectionateatar menitoHnrM "''"'""^ " " **""""'• " vade the whole ma«l^fr„'I" V . '^^ »{"'*>' P"""" "'"^ ^"""'v. per- •• With raf«;»„ ! V- ?"?"'«'">". 'ban in thi<. lojal Province in -"Other portion rK.seVX>;"/H'*'''u"V*'''"''.' """ ""*"«'' ed me) ''are nriii.h i„ «n '^'"*''''' ' ^y^f (««'d Ib'sowho address, with the glorin 'country ^foT^o'^'^ ^'"'- " ^'""^ '" ^^ -""«-"" of it. mother and :o:Sr,;:;ra"S- ^ '^'" ^''"« '" '^-« timel^'tSTarglU";' ^:i"''''"'«"' '"> """ —icti.-n that this .en America, I am*c"^; ' ed tlfaf f^'r"''"' "'" rP""**'"" '^ ^"'''^^ ^«"'' w.ue ^n.b„.iaat.ca,sr?e:;iir.;'^- irr :rr; ^ir::!:^: when'lVn;^^Tu"tuo;;:cornt?;r/";"'Tr"''"« •»'« "^-^ ancient homes, for the pur" ^of « -Kl h- "T'' ""," ""''"« •"" "'"' of this, at that time 7nC;>,,.hi«u''''^'''« «».emselve.s «„ ,hn ahores occupants we- ,L JS XI Jn^7»I '^''v?.'' "'^^'*'''^'' "''""^^ "'« «olo ^d.a's Brito... oeSu,^^er,j;d''n°.r'''r*T'- 'J"'-""**'') P"P«^r. brought wiih ihem. in add i„l r^ .K * r °^. '"''.■: "'* f'os'lon, th^y domitable love of nan„n«l f ^ '*«'«'»* ?f civilized Ii(o, and an in- were incoropatiblH w, h the 1/»^Z„ //''''' '°" '""^ di"«nsions prevailed, and strife was unknown ^£1^1.^''^''''''' '"""""^ Public good alone occuDiadhB.Ml',? u ' ""^y'lcement of the •' In making the.e reS *^ i " „,. 'f«»« P""»tive settler*, which ia here aiippHed To „/'J.r^ ""!"'* '"*'""^' '° "'« "'"'ive aasun you (but t'^he necessi v o ?-"h ' '''' ""'"^ ^'''f' ' ""'' "«<» ' whole tenor of my puS i-S) th!t^L a.aarance i. disproved by the rr.eron9 assemblage as i«|«-'inrf5?H i °k ' ""' '" '^^ ^"""'^ *" '»'*'' "»- ., , "J. HARVEY." Thi, eodtj, ihe p.opl. ,,ih„cd ro.„d . ,o..„m in ,h, csnir- of lb. 'Corntr.on, where Beamish Murdoch, Esquire, a c'escendact oi "tr of tho First scltlerd, delivered tiie tollowing ORATION : Vellom Co'intrymen, and Fellow Citizens: While [ deeply fael tho honor of bsing selbcled to addrcs* yoa. on this great ealuinnity, 1 am far from being inaeaaibie orth) diffioulty of doing jdfetice to the occasion. You are celebrating tho Toandation of yoor City, at the close of the first Century of ita existence. A ceremony is now for the first lima ndopted whiuh no living man bis seen before, and which no one now lining can raasonably expect to see repeated. To express all the feeliogs that spring op at soch a time, all ibe sen- timents your patriotism excites,— to give them shi| e arid form and voice is beyond individual power ; but I futl encouraged by knowing that in every sensation that pervades thi^ great assemblage I can fully sympathize. For if I view you as a British audience, I can prondly oay, I am a British subject,— if yon are Nova Scotia.is, I too sm a naf live of Nova Scotia, — if yoa are men of fialifax, I was born in thiif city,— if, among yoa aro dojcrndents of her first selilers, Itrace-thof same descent. In all, then that fills your hearts this day, mine tod i)veifl.)wa. \ One hundred years sgo, oar fathers left for ever their loved »nd' happy homes to pi ml (ho Standard here that waves upon the hill. From England's smiling pluins, from Erin's greenest vallies, from Scotland's lofty mountain.s, from Germany's broad fatherland — havin|; wipad away the bitter tears^ of pirling, they embark under the Royal ttanner, — they cross tho broad Atlantic, resolved on tho iron boand -const of Nova Scofa to build a home for their most remote posterity. It was npon the Sth day of June, 1749, thjt l.ltle fleet which bore the fortunes of our province Hppearod upon the horizon As the misty distance lessens, each ship !« seen distinct on yon blue waters. Ad- vancing nearer, they ceme inside the Capo, they p.iBJ tho Islands, they steer up the channel, they are in ilie harbour, tho anchors ere let go, the saiU aro furkd, " and the wi'd boach retornod iha scainen'a ' ial cheer." On tho da/ we commemorate, the day the expeditior ist anchor in the Uny of Chebuclo, those shores lay desolate in their primeval condiiiun. The dark deep ihichet, tho woods aboriginal as their occupants,— the mouldering rook overrun wiih moss and lichen,— the still, silent waters compcaod the scene. No roof tree marked the presence of civilized man, no foutfail woke tha echoes of Iho hilla around. The wild sea bid's scream might break npon the ear, but lonely and dreary was this land, now resonant with life, aotivity, and cheerfulness. To this savage solitude were our fathers thus suddenly, and somc- whit unexpectedly inlrodaced. There was no need of bold heart* and untiring spirits to stem tho hardships and confront the privotiona involved in their situation, and the fortitude gnd firmness were not found wanting for many of them had served the crown by iand and seaj " A various host —from kinJred realms ihey came, " dfethren in arms, but rivals in renown." Vision of Don Roderick Stanza LVIII. The rocks to bo removed, the streets to be extirpated, the climate's rigour to be enononiered, were the smaller portions of the task. There -wore deadly ambuscades to be avoided, mortal pestilence to their ranks, nod more than all these, there was the heart sickeniag for tho homes and friends lt>ft in Europe to be enjoyed no more. How shall wn jtiKtly nsiiinnta the c-ost tl which they croccred for ss ithub!v,8jin2s we now enjjy ? How we revere the men who held on A !ndant oi "«r IrcB* yoo, on 3 d'ffioalt}' of ' close of the he first lima nu ooe now , all ibe sen- rid forai and I by knowing !e I can fully [ can prondly too am a na< born in ihia r, I trace- thof ij, mine too eir loved nnd pon the bill. valljeg, from l«n;l— haviriK ler the Rovol 9 iron boond :e pistority. !t which bore As the misty waters. Ad- Islands, they s are let go. lunen's ' 'ia.1 peditior ist lolate in their da aboriginal ih mosa and yio roof tree »h» echoes of upon the cat, life, aaivity, y, and somc- f bold hearts? he privctiona cag were not land and eea; \zaLVlII. the climate's i task. There ence to their eniag fur thd Qcsred for us bo ha Id on their coarso anabtbon n^A . J he filhorg of iho colony • Wh„,„ peanefpJ graves, in the lanZheirri/hh,"'! ""'^' ^^ «" m xho„ w.Idernes.. Should we not C R "^'' .^'^'^'^e'^ed f.on, the S Soodly inheritance they left „?/ r:''!!'"'"?:'^'' *^''«" w. ,» "^/"h^ '"•■r. herbeauteoosBiBin h«ri; 1 "'*°.'' ""'*'"". »>«, foperb h-, 'oy«l popol.tion. her baldin;; ':;£«:;'""'• ^"^«"« "-rt^J^hl'r ;'«rk. her b.rraeks, her ordS.rfce her Wnii''""'^"-"''^'"'* "'«'"»'/rM. tre,.tha,gu.rdsand crowns horh;!..'"''^"'''^'''' ,he p,ood f;,. Wha.emi.tsoftimo.-h;ves3hi d«v Ihi ^'"T' '" ^•-»" lovely danjjbters and intolliad we tho power bv ,„,ne pot -nt ml "'^^«"<°'«us<'et.(.r. Or hor their .hadowy foVm. ; h» haa given to literature an Hali- borton — ti acicnca a Geaner ; and while oor Province haa tupplied judges and public miin of great ability (o aeveral of iho other eolonibt, •ha haa yet a« abundant eopply of taleDt and genin , store for her own Bse*— in the aenate, at the bar, in the nuip:i, >; poetrv and lita- ralore. Yjueommemarate to-day the boilding nfyonr cit7> The true city, whore is it to ha found ? not in the rrere iiinsaes of baildinss, bat in the popio la yonr he^di, in your hands, in yoor hertrta. Here, then, a«/)embled to-day I see the heart and the soul of Halifni. Other land^ may botibt greater wenlth,— other cities a more numerous popa- Ittion ; but where on yon find a city or a piovince whose sons and daughters love her and cling to hor as fondly, as proudly, as exclu- sively, aa we do to Halifax— to Nova Scoti.i. The treasures of onr land are her lovoiy and pure-minded daoghtors, the wealthof [lalifa ^ H in the 30,000 hearts that this day beat in unison for its welfare, Its honour. The future, the coming; century, the second century of Halifax. In this shall wu not see her advance. Yonr children are to be the citizans of the coming century. Educate (hem in r'ght principles, in oaeful pursui 8. Providence ha.s pointed out nautical and commercial indut* try as our vooatiun by giving us this peninsular situation. In this we should study to emulate the upright character and the enterprise of ina Bfitish niBrchiDl. Members of the National sori' ties cnrulled under the flags of yonr dear nHtive land*! For the holy love you cherish for thorn is our best Hfsnrance of your worth. Ii tells ns you will prove good citizena and fai hful friends to the hnd of yoor adoption, the home of your choico, the birth plice of yonr chi'drtn. The charities that bind you to each other indicate your gocial value.. Soci.ty of Nova Scotiana! True vi-tue becomes conapicaona in the most adverse circumstancea.no yonr Mayflower bloonns amid the snow. Act on the iesaon your favourite emblem furnishes, and yonr patriot- Htn will coaao out of every trial as pure and brilliant as yonr native amethyst. Moat ancient and honourable Soci-ty of Free Maaons! Yon displa* the emblems of acicnoe, order, onion, and of all embracing love of your fellow men. Yon thus teach u» how lo Uy the only aonnd foon- dation of the Bocial edifice By sueh prineiples cities flunriab, king- doma prosper. To lose them ia to lose true civilization. Sons of Temperance, members of Temperance Societies! Yont bi«h aim, your incessant rtrugglo for moral refor n is known to all — Tha great influonco yoo witld for good in Halifax is shown in yoor long array. Members of Fire Cjmpiniea ! How can [ anflifsiently praive the vigiUnce, tho activity, the courage and the discip ine you bring to bear in your wurfrtre with tha terrible woeniy yon oppose. By day or night when danger call you oat, yotircnim, resolute and onflmching efforts tr) »ubdao confliigratioo.to rescue property and life.are familiar to osall. wrot.^ro-'i ofths Afiieaa °i;c-i«iy' j'uar prcseace to da^ proves that 1 and Scot- Ution been n, evinci'i|{ nind— iu its trig in. d honoorf. WnlliB and e an Hati- 18 lupplied er colonifcCi •re for her y and lite- 9 trne ciiy, igs, bat in ris. Here, fni. Other iroas popa- } sons and , as eiclo- ires of oor nrdalifa X, a wclTare, latiTai. la ihfl citizans , in otefal citil indof- In this we prise of tha dgs of yonr is our best litizeOB and onr choice, lOa to each aoDi in the I the snow. )Br patriot- ^onr native 'no display ng love of onnd fonn- iritb, kiag- ies! Yoor n :o %It — wn in yoa r praine the ing to bear ay or night ling eflTorts irto OS all- iruves that n while oor hwa secnre yoar freedom, a hindneas which no law m .i i create has made jon warm friend, to the city yoa dwell j" ""''' .„:?!. ^u'*'""' »"°P«n'8 of «ho "O'l have been inviied and "are hpr« p add to the interest of .his spectacle. Trne philanthropy knows n« CrtiTtT''. '" '*'V''«"""' ^''"^ "">"• If widecirc?i^i„J"ade8,lf -n^In r* « ?i" .V ""^ »Pe»t"t«>" of .hia eihibition ! Yoo ha e united to recall the past, to mark the memory of bygone dsv.!^ pay a great and a merited bonoor to the foandera. thf fathe.^^of'^i, conS.JT"' """""".""r*"' .'' '•'''' •'♦'""^"l """i-g -hall increa.0 concord among yoo. the day will not have been mis-spent. " Men of Halifax! Yoo began this day by prayer to God on hi»h f« Z\rTnirT''Vl'!'' ""''''• '* " '»"« mo., solemn rJf,v;/^' tCt non« ;h,f?"X " •*"'' y°° •°8'"'" '" » ='»" bond of brotherhood pi:;.;re":nSyed.'" '" "''"' ""' '«« "-"'^ "e'eafte, be ot"of s«3i''?^'"i°" ^r honoured nith three hearty cheers, after which the Societies returned to the City and dispersed, l^he (ollowin- Doem prepared for the occasion by the Hon. Joseph Howa, v^ardifribniS doring the day from the press in the process/on :-- "* SONG FOR THE CENTENARY. Hail to the Day ! when the Britons came over And planted their sfandird with sea foam still wet » Above and around us their spirits shall hover Rejoicing to mark how we honor it yet. Beneath it the emblems they cherish'd are wavine— rru ^u ^ °^^^^ EnRland the road side perfumes The Shamrock and Thistle the north winds are bravine Securely the Mayflower blushes and blooms. In the temples they founded, their faith is maintained, Ev ry foot of the .soil they bequeathed is still ours ! The graves where they moulder no foe has profaned • But we wreathe them with verdure and strew them 'with flowers! The blood of no brother, in civil strife pour'd. In this hour of rejoicing, encumbers our souls ' The frontier's the field for the Patriot's sword, And cursed is the weapon that Faction controls ! Then Wail to the Day ! 'tis with memories crowded Delightful to trace through the mists of the past. Like the features of beauty, bewitchingly shrouded. Ihey shine through the shadows time o'er them has cast. As travellers track to its source, in the mountains, n„; h/*I""' .T-'^.*"* ^"i" 'welling, expands o'er the plains. Our hearts, on this day, fondly turn to the fountains Whence flowed the warm currents that bound in our veins. And proudly we trace them : No warrior flying From city assaulted and fanes overthrown, VVith the last of his race on its ba!t!em«nts dving, And weary with wandering, founded our own? From the Queen of the Islands, then famous in story. A century since our brave forefathers came. And our kindred yet fill the wide world with her glory. iinlarging her Empire, and anreadin? has t-n-jT ^^^fiM. 1^ tv'ry flush of her genius our pathway enlightcris— Ev'ry field she explores we are beckoned lo tread, Each laurel she gathers our future day brightens— We joy with her living, and mourn \rtth her dead. Then, Hail to the Day ! when the Britons came over, ■ And planted their standard with sea foam still wet ! Above and around us their spirits shall hover, Rejoicing to mark h6w we honor it yet. ^ Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 8th, 1849. It was nearly four o'clock when the procession closed. The remain- der of the afternoon was passed in sports and games and feasting on the Common. The Nova Scotia Society entertained the Indians, and there was abundance of sport provided for competitors in athletic games. At dark the Province Building, Dalhousie College, and the other Tublic Buildings were illuminated,. and the residences of many of the citizens were decor&ted w'ith flags anl appropriate devices, and brilli- antly illuminated with gas. The weather was extremely fine, and the evening still and serene, with a cloudless sky— the harbour like a mir- ror reflected the brilliant lights from the city, and the streets were crowded with people until a late hoar. The great attraction was the Province Building, in the centre of the City, splendidly illuminated, with Its fountains playing high in the air, and falling with the most refreshing muvmur among the fresh foliage of Spring— brilliantly illu- minated with the revolving gas lights ; while the M!itary Bands in the area kept up the soft music until the hour of midnight. A triple arch . ^V'S'-eens extended from the centre gale of the building across the street to Mr. h uller's Bookstore, lit up with revolving lights on each Hummit--whK-h with the lights of the windows and the continual dis- charge of rockets, shed around more than mid-day splendour ,t} T^"''^?*^^'^ l^^ Wellesley, line-of-battle ship, bearing the Flag of the Earl of Dundonald, opened her fire, and continued to discharge broadsides which shook the City, reverberating among the hills like the most terrible thunder. This was truly grand. Each broadside Tvas proceeded by showers of Rockets, and the fireworks were lo admirably arranged that in almost an instant of time the whole Ship. rom truck to bowsprit, was illumined with Blue lights. Sine o5t fe«tiv^ti n'f tJlT' " n ' S'^'" K^ ^^^ Highland Society, wound up the fhe elite of h»A^; "7^"' vyell attended by the middle-classes" and SarriJge be'l " ''' Garrison-and '« all went ofl" as merry « a ISriirax, N. a^PuBllrtwl by W. 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