Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 5 décembre 1883, mercredi 5 décembre 1883

[" a {- 1 1 TRADE & COMMERCE DEPARTURE UF CUBAN SILAGERS, a \u2014\u2014 Steamer.Date.From.To.Servia.ec 5 .New York.Liverpool Neckar .Dee 5.New York .Bremen W.A.Scholten.Dee 5.New York.Rotterdam St.Germain .Dee 5.New York.Havre Republice.Dec 6.New York.Liverpool Sarnia.Dec 6.Portland.Liverpool Sardinian.Dee §.Portland.Liverpool Lessing.Dec 6.New York.Hamburg 8.Boston., .Glasgow 8.New York.Liverpool 8.New York .Glasgow 8.New York.Bremen .New York.Liverpool New York.Liverpool .Portland.Liverpool 3.Portland.Liverpool C.of Chicag .New York.Liverpool Nova Scotian.Dec.14, .Halifax.Liverpool Celtic.Dec.15.New York.Liverpool FT.Champlain.Dec.15.Liverpool Scandinavian.Dec.15.Portland .Glasgow Abyssinia .Dec.Liverpool The Queen.Dec.15.Liverpool Circassia.Dec.15.New York .Glasgow Take Huron.Dec.18.New York.Liverpool Cephalonia.Dec.19.New York.Liverpool Oregon .Dec.20.Portland .Polynesian .Dec.20, Portland .C.Richmond.Dec.20, New York.Germanic Dec.22.New York Prussian Dec.22.Boston.Arizona.Dec.22.New York.FINANCIAL, Tur Hera OFFICE, Montreal, December 4.Montreni Stock Market.To-day the stock market exhibited weakness, with a few exceptions, ahd there was an unsettled feeling abroad, which, augmented as it was by outside events, was calculated to create no little uneasiness, while there was literally nothing of a favorable character to counteract it.Transactions showed less volume than yesterday in the aggregate, but Montreal, Merchants, Montreal Telegraph and Canadian Pacific were more active, while the volume of business in Gas showed a large decrease.The principal dealings were in Montreal, Merchants, Commerce, Montreal Telegraph, Gas and Canadian Pacific.The feature in the market was the break in Montreal, which dropped 2% per cent, closing weuk at 1713.Mer chants was active and weak, closing 13 per cent.below yesterday at 104%.Commerce was steady at 1194@120.Ontario sold one per cent.higher at 99, and closed at 101 bid, 102 asked.Toronto was weak, and declined 1} per cent, closing at 162.Federal sold at 1274, and closed at 125 @ 128.Peoples was quoted at 60 @ 62, and Molsons at 1102@1124.The active stocks on the miscellaneous list were weak and depressed.Gas declined an additional 2, closing at 163%.Richelieu sold 1} lower at 533.Montreal Telegraph was a little more actively dealtin, and ruled weak, «closing one per cent lower at 1162.City Passenger was dull and neglected at 107} @109.A lot of Investment & Bdg.Cochanged hands at 70.Other stocks were nominal.Inter, Coal, 27}/@40; do bonds, 90@100; Canada Shipping, 88 asked; Dundas Cotton, 54@60 ; Montreal Cotton, 60 asked; Loan & Mortgage, 50 bid; Guarantee Co., 92@95; Accident Ins., 95 bid; North-West Land, 62s @ 63s; and Land Grants, 95@100.In railway securities Canadian Pacific was more active and weal, and it closed 13 helow yesterday at sr.in the morning St.Pau! & Minn.was quoted at 98@101}.The following are the Liverpool day\u2019sftransactions :\u2014 MORNING BOARD.Montreal.1@174,5@1733, 75> @ 173} reves 20@98%, 5 @ 99 TN XB 42@108, 75 @ 1053 .1502120, 124 a 10: Federal.sescsouse Montreal Telegrap .50 @ ii Gas.610@10$}, 25@1631,25@1631, 4 @ 164 Inv.& Bdg.Co 20 @ 70 Canadian Pacific.AR 50 @ 57% \u2019 AFTERNOON BOARD.; al.62173}, 60@173, 50@172j, 50 @ 1725 Montreal.OOH 172} 1008172, 145 @ 1714 Toronto.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.v\u2026scucve sa ssuca ns 5) ®@ 18 Merchants.6021051, 501051, 50@105, 50 @ 104 Commerce.04 1.25@1193, 50 @ 120 \" aph.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.7 117 Montreal Telegraph.AT % @ 116} ees @ 53% Slchaliew., ooo 16 Canadian Pacific.ene 125 @& 57 The following are the quotations of the stock market as reported by Mr.D.Lorn MacDougall to-day :\u2014 STOCKS.Bank of Montreal.Ontario Bank.Bank BN pe se 5 Be le anque da Peuple.24p.c.Molsons Bank.50 j4 p.c.| 1128 110; Bank of Toronto.| 100 |4 p.c.| 162) 181% Bank Jacques Cartier., 25 Merchant's 8ank.| 100 Bank d\u2019Hochelaga.East\u2019n Township B'k.Quebec Bank .Banque Nationale.Upion Bank.Can.B'k of (\"fommerc Dominion Bank.Bank of Hamilton.Exchange Bank.Ville Marie.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.Standard Bank.Federal Bank.eee Imperial Bank.MISCELLANEOUS.Intercolonial Coal Co | 100 {.| 40} 27} do bonds.su.sessoofucc02/ 100 9 Montreal Tel\u2019gr*ph Co| 40 4 p.c.j 117 | 116} Dominion Tel\u2019sr\u2019'phCo; _59 :8 p.c.eT vas p.c.City Passenger RR.City Gas Co.10 Cornwall Gas CO.|+\u2026.Canada Cotton Co.| 100 Canada Paper Co.100 (5pp.c.4.of Canada Shipping Co.j 100 8 pc.| 81.Dundas Cotton Co.|.|5 p.c.| 60 54 Graphic Printing Co.j.\u2026.\u2026.f.\u2026.151.dobonds.scnnosfesseuo] 40 Mont.Loan&Mort\u2019eCo| 50 84p.C.|.0}.2.0000 Mont.Invest&Bldg.Co! 50 3\u2019 p.c.| 71 69 Royal Can.Ins, Co.| 90 [3 p.c.|.Montreal Cotton Co.|.Hudon Cotton Cer.Stormont, Cotton Co.Burland Lith.Co.cle Bell Telephone Co.| 100 Bip.Cl.li cone Guarantee Co of N.A.l 59 [8 p.c.95 92 Accident Ins.C,of N.A| 100 [8 p.c.j.95 L.Ch'néSt.Law J'n Bl.j|.\u2026.\u2026.| 86 [2.0.0 Canada Cent\u2019IR\u2019y Bdsi.4 8 Rich & Ont Nav.Co.109 13 6 5 AND DAILY COMMERUIAL GAZETTE VOL.LXXV,\u2014290.MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1383.PRICE, ONE CENT Commercial bills were 430] @481.nentul bills were as follows: Francs, 521$ @522% and 5193@320; reichemarks, 94% and 953 @95%; guilders, 393@39% and 40/@ 404.The following are the posted rates of the leading drawers of foreign excl.ange :\u2014 Sterling.Paris, francs .Antwerp, francs.Zurich,francs.Berlin,reichsmarks.5 Bremen, reichsmarks.95} Hamburg, reichsmark 95} Frankfort, reichsiar 953 Amsterdam guilders.40} London Finane Consols in Lion:lon to-day were easier, and declined 1-16/@} from the opening, closing at 100 7-16 for money ex-interest, and 100 for the account ex-interest.United States bonds were unchanged at 117 for 43\u2019s, and 104 for 5\u2019s.Canadian Pacific stock was weal, and declined 13 closing at 595.Erie fell back § to 31%, while Illinois Central advanced } \u201cto 138}.Ye:terday St.Pau! closed at 102}, Wabash preferred at 36}, %, and Mexican Central at 663.The Imperial Bank of Germany during the week gained 18,160,000 marks.Loxnox, December 1,\u2014The Economist of this week says : \u2018\u2018 The rate of discount for bank bills, sixty days to three months, is 2} per cent, and for trade bills, sixty days to three montlhis, 233 per cent.At the beginning of the week the Soudan defeat, the Tonquin imbroglio, the failure of M.de Fraissinet, of Marseilles, and reports of threatened strikes helped to lower prices.During the last three days, however, a good recovery las been shown, and a good deal more business has been transacted.New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio first, mortgages are 2} per cent.Albany and Susquehanna 3 per cent, and Cleveland and Pittsburg à per cent.higher.Central Pacific are } per cent.Denver and Rio Grande 1} per cent, \u2018Louisville and Nashville 1 per cent., Oregon and California 1 per cent., and- Wabash 1 per cent.lower.\u201d New York Stock Market.There was further and more pronounced weakness in the New York stock market to-day, and prices gave way all round.Canadian Pacific declined 1 from the opening.The Northern Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental seemed to be the chief objective pointe of attack, the preferred stock of the former declining 2%, while the latter dropped 2§.N.Y.Central, North-West., St.Paul, M.& M., and Texas Pacific were weak.Pacific Mail was strong and advanced to 423, but closed weaker at 42§.Compared with yesterday\u2019s closing, the following changes appear :\u2014 Advanced\u2014DPac.Mail, $.Declined\u2014C., B.& Q., #; Canada South, %; Canada Pac., 1}; Cent.Pac., 4; Del, Lac.& West., §; Érie, à ; HI.Geutral, à ; Kansas & Tex., 4 , Lake Shore, # ; Lou.& Nash, 1 ; Missouri Pac, $ ; N.Y.Central, 1; North.Pac, 1# ; do pret, 25; North- West, 14 ; do pret.13 Oregon Trans, 2 ; Reading, §; St.Paul, #; St.Paul, .& M, # ; St, Paul & O., ë ; do pref., à; Texas Pac.; Union Pac.# ; Wabash, 4 ; do pref., 4 ; West.Union, #.Unchanged\u2014Den.& Rio Grande, Rock Island.\u2018 The following were the fluctuations in New York to-dav:\u2014 sé 8| 2 STOCKS.2 2 S| = oO n C.B.& Q., X-D.124} 2600 Canada Soutnern.| 553 1200 Canadian Pacific.Cent.Pacifle.Del.,Lack& West.Del.& Hudson., Denver & Rio G.2353 Erie.303] 30 Do.Pre vannes e H.&Tex.Ill.Central.Kansas & Tex.9739731 Bi.ual 1172117 11163 116; oli 283i.1 27H.834] G34] 62\u2019 60j).12571953 /125% 124 149 1481.1148 Oregon Trans .Ont.& Wester Ohio South.Ohiv & Miss.Ohio Central Pacific Mail.Reading .Rock Island St.Paul.Do.Pref.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.St.P., M.& M., St.P.& Omaha.Do.Pref.San Francise San Francisco Mining Stocks.Sax Fraxcisco, Dec.1.\u2014The following are the official closing prices of mining ssoresjeveveultsnauo tocks to-da, \u2014 ; St.Paul, M&M.Ry.|.\u2026[8tp-e.igi % stoc Y rosin gl Closing.Canadian Pacific Ry.].}.o.| 57 Alpha Con 15\u2018 Argenta.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026._\u2014 Mont.5 BS Stock.01£ 1.és l'es \u2018Alta.75 | Mount D 5 3.12 Canada N W Land Co «0 058 Belcher.\u2014 |Navajo.3.7 *Can.Pacific L.G.B.\".avacnss lusc Ÿ Best & Belch ! 2.623 | Northern B 1.50 Ex-dividend.à Bodie Con 75 [Ophir.5.87 California.\u2014 | Potosi 70 Leans and Discounts.Chollar.w.1L75 | Savage 30 There was no change of interest in the money market to-day, loanable funds being in good supply, and ample for all requirements.Call loans on stock collaterals are made at 53 per cent., and the best commercial paper is discounted at 7 per cent.Money in New York, in the afternoon, was higher at 3 per cent.for call loans on stocks.Foreign Exchange.The market for sterling exchange was dull, with a restricted volume of business.Bankers\u2019 60-day bills are nominally at 8} @ 8 53-16 between banks, and 84 over the counter.Currency on New York, between banks, is at § discount.The posted rates for sterling in New York, to-day, were unchanged at 183 and 4853.Yesterdays actual rates were :\u2014Sixty daye, 482/@4821.Demand, 4843@4843.Cables, 485/@485%.Con.Virginia.Scorpion 7 35 80 | Sierra Neva 20 Crown Point.r 2.874 EurekaCon.3.Union Con.2.50 Elko Con.Utah .1,50 Gould & Curry.1.00 | Yellow J \u2014 Grand Prize.30 | Eureka Con.\u2014 Hale & Norcross.1.00 | Independence.\u2014 Mexican .\u2026 200 | Belle Isle.The Alta Mining Company has levied an assessment of 2 cents per share, and the Northern Bell Mining Company an assessment of 50 cents per share.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 GENERAL NOTES.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2014The latest commercial news by tele graph will be found on our eighth page.\u2014The largest single contract ever made by St.Croix lumbermen is that entered into between Messrs.F.H.Todd & Sons, of the one part, and Messrs.Tracey, Murchie & Love, of the other part, for the cutting and yarding of 7,000,000 feet of logs during the coming winter.The groûnd to be operated on covers a block, six miles Contisquare, on the Wissattaquoik stream, in Piscataquis county, Maine \u2014St.Croix, N.B., Courier.\u2014The stock list has been opened and stock is being subscribed in the Maritime Provinces for the Rapidj Transit Telegraph Company, of which Senator Carvell and Josiah Wood, M.P.(successor to Sir Albert Smith), are the principal promoters.\u2014The Mark Lane Express, November 19, says :\u2014 Whatever may be the result 0: the last harvest\u2014and in England the crops as & whole, with the exception of wheat, were generally superior to those of recent seasons\u2014we may at least congratulate farmers and the country on a good start for next harvest.Throughout the greater portion of England and in the early districts of Scotland wheat-sowing is nearly finished, while in forward counties nearly all the wheat is above ground.\u201d \u2014Advices from Australia continue to be of a most favorable character in respect to the wheat crops now maturing, In the colony of ictoria the wheat crop is said to look better than at any time since 1870, while in South Australia the season, so far, is said to be the best in the history of the colony.The exports from the Australian colonies during the month of October to Great Britain were 2,100,000 bushels.In New Zealand the crop prospects are good.\u2014Mr.Thomas Walls has written to the Toronto papers from Chicago anent the cause of his failure, which he chiefly attributes to bad debts and bankers refusing a discount longer.He had not \u201ccheek\u201d enough to face his creditors and therefore skipped.He denies having taken $16,000 with him, but admits having taken $154.\u2014Advices from the Argentine Republic state that the wheat harvest is expected to be very abundant.The harvest cow- mences at the end of November.The acreage of wheat and maize planted 1s larger than ever before, and these crops are described as being splendid.\u201d In Rosario there has been erected a grain elevator with a capacity of 230,000 bushels.\u2014There was nothing worthy of note at Viger market this morning, and the offer ings of 3 cows and about 30 sheep remained unsold at the closing of the market.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 en RAILWAY NEWS.\u2014The New Orleans freight-andlers\u2019 strike has ended in favor of the strikers.\u2014The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St.Louis & Chicago Railway, the Wabash & Lake Erie & Western have withdrawn from the Lafayette pool.\u2014Mr Schreiber, Government Engineer, 1s makng an inspection of the Picton branch of the Intercolonial Railway.He will complete his tour in the course of a week.\u2014A theft of 850,000 by a ring formed among the contractors engaged in rebuilding the Wabash Co.\u2019s bridge, at St.Charles, Mo., has been discovered.It is alleged that the contractors have falsified reports.\u2014The New York Commercial says it is understood that all the articles have been signed in the agreement between the West Shore and the Grand Trunk & Great Western railways to take effect on January lst.\u2014The officials of the Pennsylvenia Railroad deny the reports that the com- any intends to lease the New York, est Shore & Buffalo line.They say the company has a satisfactory traffic contract with the West Shore road, but has no intention of either purchase or forming any other alliance with it or enter further into competition for New York traffic.~-The Boston Journal says that when the attempt was made last winter to purchase the Hoosac Tunnel from the State, it was generally understood that the movement was in the interest of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway, and that the result would be the lease of the Fitchburg Railroad to the West Shore.It is understood that another move in the same \u2018 direction will be made at the approaching session of the General Court.Ît is reported that the New York Central has decided not to wait until the Fitchburg and West Shore have completed an alli ance, and there is good authoritv for the statement that the Central will, if it has not already done so, notify the Hoosac Tunnel line management of its withdrawal from the line on March 1st, thus carrying out its contract to give ninety days\u2019 notice of its withdrawal, = The withdrawal will seriously affect the traffic and earnings of the Fitchburg Railroad, as well as the Commonwealth, the Troy & Greenfield and the Hoosac Tunnel roads.The notice from the New York Central was received by the Fitchburg Railway last Saturday.The Central is not only to withdraw its freight traffic from tiie Tunnel line, but no through passenger cars will be received by it from the Tunnel line, the Fitchburg and Troy and the Boston road.This will result in cementing the connection between the Fitchburg and West Shore roads.PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.MoxTREAL, Dec.4.Frovr.\u2014The flour market continues in a very unsatisfactory condition, in fact most grades are scarcely saleable at present prices, but even if concessions were made it is doubtful if that would increase the movement.Few sales are reported, and values are nominally unchanged.We quote\u2014 Superior Extra, per brl.$5.5 @ $5.6) Extra Superfine.340 @ 3.45 Fancy.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.0.00 @ 0.00 Spring Extra.5.25 @ 530 Superfine.cancers 475 @ 4.30 strong Bakers\u2019 (Canadian].550 @ 35.75 Strong Bakers\u2019 {American).575 @ 6.25 Fine.3.8 @ 3.95 Middlings.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.875 @ 3.85 Pollards.3.50 @ 3.60 Ontario bags 25 @ 2.65 \u201c \u201c [spring extra) b.i.2.50 @ 2.55 \u201c « [superflne).b.d.3.25 @ 38.35 City bagsfdeliveredl.3.00 @ 3.05 GraIN\u2014There is no substantial change in the grain market, in which businessis extremely light, and only in car lots.In brief the market is very dull and entirely without interesting features.We quote :\u2014 Canada red winter wheat, $1.20/@$1.22 ; Canada white winter, $1.18@$1.19 ; Canada spring, $1.20@$1.21 ; peas, 90c@91c ; oats, 35c ; rye, 60c ; and barley 60e @ 65c for Lower Canada and 67e@73c for Ontario.The marked strength developed in the near corn options was the feature of Chicago speculative grain circles to-day December was buoyant and advanced 1c.to oF 57e.January rose lle, then fell oft le.and closed at 563c.May closed lc.higher than yesterday at 53jc.Wheat was irregular and weaker, fluctuating le.@ l4c., and closing !1c.@ Je.below yesterday at 964c.December, 97c.January, $1.04} May.Oats were stronger and closed jc.@ Jc.higher at 31§c December, 3lic.January, 35fc.May.Rye was weak and declined jc.@ le, closing at 57c.December, 57%c.January, Gilc.@ 6i}c.May.Barley was steadier at Gc.cash-Decem- ber, 66¢c.January.The sales on call this afternoon embraced, 20,000 bushels rye, 85,000 oats, 650,000 wheat, and 920,000 corn.The estimated receipts for to-mor- row were 349 cars spring wheat, 27 winter, 437 corn, 103 oats, 114 barley, and 42 The following were the amounts of grain in store in Chicago on the dates mentioned :\u2014 Dec.1, Nov.2{, Dec.2, 33.1883, 1882.Wheat, bush.9,573,328 9,030,302 4,060,670 Corn, busim.1,101,233 978,479 1,240,733 Oats.bush.474,119 236,159 21, Barley, bush.194,013 174,733 313,155 Rye,bush.1,316,020 120,068 276,517 Dec.2, Dee.4, Dec.6, .1880.1879.Wheat, bush.3,716,833 5,896,782 6,019,672 Corn, bush.7,310 3,836,521 2,081,235 Oats, bush.399,927 1,207,640 3,004,637 Barley, bush.237,674 196,293 651,917 Rye, bush.358403 208.199 277,791 Wheat in New York was very active, but it closed unchanged from yesterday at $1.103 December, $1.12% January, $1.19 May.Corn was active and stronger, closing lc@jc higher at 63}c December, 643c January, 66§c May.Oats closed at 37}c December, 382c January, 41ÿc May.The sales on call this afternoon were 3,500,000 bushels wheat, and 2,000,000 corn.Ocean grain freights were firmer, and one farthing higher at 41d per bushel by steam to Liverpool.The Toledo wheat market was again .weak and lower, No.2 red closing }c below yesterday at $1.03 @ $1.033 December, $1.04} January, $1.11 May.Corn was strong, and closed lic higher at 563c cash- December, 56£c@56{c January, 59$c May.Oats were firmer, closing at 31e @ 31ljc cash-December, 32c@323c Jannary.Wheat in Detroit was firm, No 1 white closing at $1.04% cash,$1.06 January,$1.073 February, and No 2 at 95}c.The Milwaukee wheat market was irregular, closing at 97}c January, $1.04} May.Écerbohm's cable advices od to-day\u2019s date report the British marketsasfollows : Cargoes off coast, wheat, very dull; corn, nothing offering ; cargoes on passage and for shipment, wheat, buyers hold off ; do, corn, quiet but steady; English country wheat markets, quiet ; French do steady.Liverpool wheat and corn, spot, dull.\u201d LiverpooR standard California and club white wheat, 8s 10d@9s 1d.American extra state flour, London and Liverpool, 11s 5d.Wheat and flour in gParis, quiet.Liverpool mixed maize, 53 63d; Canadian peas, 6s 9d.Liverpool, 2 p.m, Bacon, CC.436 6d; S.R., 41s; prime Western lard, 43s.A despatch from Liverpool at 2.30 p.m., says\u2014The market for breadstufls is quiet ; No.1 Cal.at 8s 11d@9s 3d ; No.2 do at 8s 6d /@8s 10d ; and corn 5s 63d.The weather is fine.The receipts of wheat during the past three days were 157,000 centals, of which 5,300 were from America.Provisioxs\u2014The outlet for hog products does not increase, and the market remains dull at nominally unchanged quotations.Dressed hogs are quoted at $6@$6.50.We quote: \u2014 Western Mess.\u2026.\u2026.$15 00 @ 1575 Lard, western, perlb.AR @ 00 11} Do.Canadian.@ 00 10; Hams, uncovered, per lb.0014 @ 60 143} Hams, canvassed, perlb .00 @ 00 00 Bacon, per Ib .0 .0013 @ 6015 Tallow, per 1b.Wo @ 000 Dressed hogs, per 100 lbs.@ 06 50 Pork in Liverpool was weak and declined 1s, while lard advanced 3d.The 5 p.m.cable quoted pork 63s, lard 43s,bacon 393 6J/@40s 6d and tallow 39s 6d.The Chicago provision markets were variable but strong.Pork fluctuated 273c @324c, and finally closed 20c/@25c above yesterday at $12.85 December, $13.624 January, $14.30 May.Lard was similarly affected, and the nearer deliveries closed 15¢ better at $8.373 December, $8.52} January.May, after advancing to $9.03, reacted 15¢ and closed at $8.90\u2014a gain of 24c from yesterday.Ribs advanced 7}c@12}ec, closing at $6.72} December, $6.77} January, $6.97; May.The sales on call this afternoon were 750,000 pounds ribs, 10,000 barrels pork and 11,000 tierces lard.The hog inarket was somewhat firmer, with trading at $4.30@$4.7 5 for light grades, $4.40@$4.80 for mixed packers and $4.90 @35.40 for heavy shipping.The estimated recei pts were 52,000 against yesterday\u2019s official 48,988, with shipments of 8,245.There were left over from yesterday 25,000 hogs.Burrer\u2014Not much animation was shown on the butter market to-day, and there is no positive change.On fine goods the advantage is with the seller, who retains a firm position.Stocks generally are within moderate compass.We quote : Creamery.oe.veureens sa.«\u2026\u2026.\u2026.2c@®27 Townships, choice.oe Do.fair te good \u2018 8 @% Morrisburgs, fairto choice.\u2026.\u2026.18 @ 21} Brockville, do.RN @ 21- Western.sentowrense es es sa nes 15 @ 18 E.McLennan, 22 St.John Street (Western Chambers), reports the Chicago grain and provision markets as follows :\u2014 Curcaco, Dec.4, 1883.S\u2019me Op\u2019g.|Hi\u2019st|Lo\u2019sti Closing.| day last year WHEAT\u2014 $ $ 3 I December.| 0 967 0 96; 095 dons ods January.| 0 974 0 974} 0 9% 097 109% May.| 1053} 1058 1 04 1045 {.CORN\u2014 December.{.| 0 573} 0 57 057 | 0551 Sao 0 56 0 563 |.0 33; 0583] 059 | 0384 058 [i.0313 0314 0311 0314 | 0352 031d 033 02131 0315 | 0 34 0353) 035i 0 35} 035k ].doen 1300 1285 1285 |.1355 (13 80 |13 473] 13 624 [17 7 14 423[14 473[1£ 207) 1430 |.gh 83230 8873 (107 860 |8 4 8524 (10 75 905/890) 890 |.671.677 eran 6 97 NEW YORK, Dec.4.\u2018Wheat, No.2 red, closing, $1.10 December.$1.12; January, $1.14] February, $1 192 May, Corn, 63jc December, 64jc January, 643c February, g6jc May.Curese\u2014The market to-day was quiet but firm, and some very strong reports were made.The tendency appears to be to quote higher, and the stock here is con- 3e, but later reacted and closed at | centrated in few hands.We quote 11}c@ 12e for fine to finest.The public cable quoted 61s.Eccs\u2014The supply is meagre, and prices more or less nominal at 26c@27e per dozen for fresh.In New York Canada fresh are at 30c@31c, held lots at 29c, and limed at 231c @24c.AsnEs-Pots are quiet and about steady at $4.70/@34.80 as to tares.RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE\u2014Dec.4.G.TR.C.PR.Wheat, bush.\u2026\u2026\u2026.1,200 RN Corn, bush.FE 450 Peas, bush .1,200 cee fats, bush.- 800 arley, bush.2,000 400 Flour, brils.\u2026 3,030 2,056 Ashes, pots.o 6 oes Butter, kegs.[RINE 3 ¢ 335 Cheese, boxes .Dressed Hogs.Leather, rolls case cansaes Whiskey & High Wines, casks.154 Cee Tobacco, pkgs .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.00008 Lauune .46 LONDON WOOL SALES.Loxpox, December 1.\u2014The following are the wool sales of Friday in detail ; Sydney, New South Wales and Queenslandscoured at 93d.@2s.2d.; New Zealandacoured at 93d./@2s.2d.; locks and pieces at 23d./@1s.10d.; Cape and Natal\u2014scoured at 1s.@2s.To-day 10,751 bales of Port Phillip and Sydney were sold.\u2014 THE HAY AND STRAW MARKETS, MoxTREAL, Dec.4.\u2014There was a fair supply of hay offered today which sold at $5@$8.50 per hundred bundles as to quality, the outside figure for extra choice.Straw was quiet and firm at $4.50 \u2018@$5.50 per hundred bundles according to quality.In New,York prime hay is firm.rime timothy 90c.; good 75@80c.; medium 60@70c.; shipping 50@ô5e.clover mixed 55@60c.; clover 45@50c.;; No, 1 rye straw 55@60¢.; short rye 40@ 45¢.; oat 35@45c.\u2014\u2014_>-\u2014\u2014_\u2014 THE HORSE MARKET, MoNTREAL, Dec.4\u2014Trade in horse flesh continues dull with nothing new to report.The cause of this is the fact that there are no horses offering which came up to purchasers\u2019 views in quality, but as American buvers commence to arrive in, it is probable that the market will brighten up a little as farmers will then see a better change of making sales and will be on the market more freely.Mr.Kimball of the Horse Exchange reports the following sales:\u2014One pair black horses at $325; one gray mare at $175; one brown horse at $180; and one bay do at $30.At the College street Market there was no business of importance.The shipments of horses to the United States for the week ending Dec.1.are as follows, eight horses valued at $1,010.RETAIL MARKETS.MoxTrEAL, Dec.4.\u2014There was more animation in most departments of the retail trade at Bonsecours market to-day, the better means of transportation now prevailing having been the incentive to a large attendance of farmers and other sel- lors than was the case last week.The number of buyers on the market was also greater, and in consequence trade moved along more briskly, although without particular activity.Generally speaking the supplies of all kinds of market produce were good, and in few articles was there any decided scarcity.Frovr axp Mear\u2014The trade in flour and meal was moderately active at about steady prices.Flour ranged from $2.80@ $3.10 per 100 lbs.for the qualities most in request, and a fair movement took place at these prices.A moderate supply of buckwheat flour was offered.Choice lots of Upper Canada sold at $3, while Lower Canada brought $2.50 per 100 Ibs.Oatmeal was in fair demand, with a light supply.Prices were firm at $2.50 @ $2.60 per 100 lbs.Cornmeal was steady at $1.80 per 100 lbs.Mouillie was in light supply and firm at $1.50 @ $1.80, as to quality, hile bran changed hands at $1 per 100 s.GrAIN\u2014AS usual the bulk of the offerings of grain cousisted of oats, of which there was a fair supply, larger than last week.The demand was fair and prices ranged from 85c/@$1 per bag as to quality.Peas were in light supply, a few lots selling at $1/@$1.10 per bushel.Beans changed hands at $1.50@$1.80 per bushel as to quality.No samples of buckwheat were noticed.VeakraBLes\u2014The supplies of vegetables and roots generally were fair for the season and as good a selection was offered as could be expected.Potatoes were 1n moderate supply, about enough to satisfy the requirements of trade at steady prices.Sales were made at 60c/@80c per bag as to qualitv.Cabbages were steady at 40c@ 60c, and red do.at §1 per dozen.Cauliflowers sold at $1.75@$3 per dozen as to quality.Imported lettuce is worth §1.20 per dozen.Celery was firm at 40c@50c per dozen.Native spinach is scarce, and will soon be out of season, Some changed hands to-day at §1 per bushel.Brussels sprouts brought $1.50 per dozen.Carrots and turnips sold at 50c per bushel, beets at 60c, artichokes at 90c, and parsnips at 76¢ per bushel.Onions were wanted at 60c per bushel.Vegetable marrows sold at 10¢/@20c each.Fnrurr.\u2014The feature of the fruit market is the high prices that are being realized for choice apples, which are very scarce, and command unusual figures, sales of choice Fameuse were made to-day at $6 per brl, and there are more buyers of similar stock at that price.Inferior varieties sold down to $3.50 per brl, but for all good to choice stock in sound condition there is a ready market at full prices.There was a moderate trade in oranges.Jamaica were lower at$5 per brl, while Louisiana are quoted at$ll per brl, and Valencia at $9/@9.50 per case.Almeria rapes are in fair request at $5@$5.50 per Br Cranberries are steady.Dairy Propuce.\u2014The offerings of fresh dairy produce were light, and not sufficient for the demand.Prices therefore ruled firm.Good to choice butter in prints had a quick sale at 30c@35c per und, while tub butter ranged from 18c@ 22¢.Fresh laid eggs were In light supply and wanted, selling readily at 30cW35c per dozen.Good packed eggs brought 25c.Pourtry\u2014The receipts of poultry were fair, and dealers have commenced to lay in stock to meet the requirements of the approaching holiday season.The demand for consumption is an.average One at i steady prices.Chickens sell at 60c@75c, and fowls at 60c/@80c per pair.Turkeys were in better supply, and sold well at 90c @$1.50 each, as to size and quality.Ducks sold at 80¢@$l per pair, and geese at S0c/@$l.25 each.; GamE\u2014In this branch there was a fair trade at about former prices.Black duck were firm at $1.25 per pair, while other kinds of duck and woodcock were unchanged.Partridges ranged from 50c@ 65c per pair.Plovers and snowbirds were steady.Rabbits were in fair supply at 35¢ per pair.MEars\u2014 There was a fair demand for meats at about former prices.Good to choice beef brings lic@l8 per lb., and muiton l0c@l2c.Beef quarters were offered to a fair extent considering the early stage of the season, and sold well at 6c@Tc per lb.Dressed hogs were a shade easier at $7@$7.50 per 100 lbs.Fisu\u2014The fish market was more bountifully supplied than we have seen it for some time, and each dealer seemed to vie with the other in making the most profuse display.Some very fine maskinonge, weighing from 40 to 45 pounds each, were exhibited at the stalls of Messrs.L.Larive& Son and Mr.Thomas Cawthorne, who, as purveyors of fish for the public, make an excellent showing of all descriptions in season, as much in quality as in quuntity.The first lots of lake salmon and whitefish have arrived, and sell at 12c per 1b.Lobsters, from Portland, are worth 15c per lb.Maskinonge was in demand at 20c per lb., and haddock and cod were steady at 6c@7c.Boaters sold at 30c per dozen, smelts at 10c per Ib., and finnan haddies at 8c@l0c per lb.Halibut is quoted at 20c per Ib.The following is a revised list of the day\u2019s quotations\u2019: \u2014 FLOUR, ETC.Flour, per 100 pounds.$ Buckwheat flour, do.Oatmeal, do.oe Cornmeal, do .Mouillie, do Brau, do.GRAIN\u2014 Wheat, per bush.Barley, per bush.Oats, per bag.Pease, per bush.Beans, per bush.Buckwheat, per ba; Corn, per bush.VEGETABLES.\u2014 => PEs PELE S60OCOODOSOOOSS HNOOSOSSOSSOOGD SOOHNDOSCH HmMRHSO GOSSO HEOOUEENE SOSOHSIOSWDOCHOMO SO-HHOO HHHDOO : October D 4 Decemberu + AHERN, Secretary, Quebes SS thi Sfeamsiugs.ALLAN LINE.ere mera Under contract with the Governments \u201d! Canada and Newfoundland for the Conveyance of the CANADIAN and UNITED STATES Mails, {895- Winter Arrangements-1884.This Company\u2019s Lines are composed of the following Double-Engined, Clyde-built IRON STEAMSHIPS.They are builtin water-tight compartments, are unsurpassed tor strength, speed and comfert,are âtted up with all the modern improvements tiiat practical experience can suggest, and have made the fastest time on record.Vessels.Tonnage.Commanders.Numidian.6100 Building.Parisian.5400 Capt.Jas.Wylie, Sardinian .4850 Capt.J.E.Dutton Polynesian 4100 Capt.E.Brown.Sarmatian.3600 Capt.John Graham.Circassian .4000 Lt.W.H.Smith, R.N.Peruvian.3400 Capt.Joseph Ritchie.Nova Scotian.3300 Capt.W.Richardson.Hibernian 3440 Capt.Hugh Wylie.Caspian.3200 Lt.B.Thomson, R.N.Austrian \u20182700 Lt.R.Barrett, R.N.R.Nestorian 2700 Capt.D.J.James.Prussian.Scandinavia Hanoverian Buenos Ayre 5000 Capt.Alex.McDougall 3600 Capt.John Parks.000 Capt.J.G.Stephen.B00 Capt.Jas, Scott.Corean.4000 Capt.BR.P.Moore.Grecian 3600 Capt.G.Le Gallais.Manitoba 150 Capt.A.MacNicol.Canadian .600 Capt.C.J.Menzies.Phœnician 2300 Capt.John Brown.Waldensia.2600 Capt.W.Dalziel.Lucerne.20 Capt.John Kerr.Newfound] 39 Capt Mylius.Acadian.350 Capt.¥.McGrath.The Steamers of the Liverpool Mail Line Sailing from Liverpool every THURSDAY, from Portland every THURSDAY, and from Halifax every SATURDAY.calling at Lough Foyle to receive on board and land Mails and Passengers to and from Ireland and Scotland, are intended to he despatched FROM HALIFAX.Sarmatian.Saturday, Sardinian.Circassian.Dec, 1 \u2026BSaturday, Dec.8 Saturday, Dec.12 Polynesian.Saturday, Dec.2% Parisian.\u2026 Saturday, Dec.25 Peruvian.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0.Saturday, Jan.5 At TWO o'clock P.M., or on the arrival ofthe Intercolonial Railway Train from the West.FROM PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL, VIA HALIFAX.Sarmatiab.«o.oo.Thursday, Nov.29 Sardinian.«oo \u2026Taursday, Dec.6 Ciresssian.\u2026.\u2026.00\u202600000000 Thursday, Dee, 13 Polynesian.Thursday, Dee.20 Parisian.Thursday, Dec.27 Peruvian.ass Thurxday, Jan.3 At ONE o'clock P.M., or on the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway Train from the West.Rates of Passage froin Montreal via Halifax : Cabin.vere.362.65, 878 and $88 (According to accommodation.) Intermediate.$45.00 Steerage.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.2.\u2026.PH3.00 Rates of Fassage from Montreal via Portland: Cabin.$537.50, $77.50 and $87.50 (According to accommodation.) Intermediate.oovu 00000 s $15.00 Steerage.ea, .$31.00 Newfoundland Line.The Steamers of the Halifux Mail Line from Halifax to Liverpool, via St.Johus, N.F., are intended to be despatched FROM HALIFAX.Caspian.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.vee Monday, Dec.8 Nova Scotian .Monday, Dec.14 Austrian.Monday, Dec.3i Caspian.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0002000uceus Monday, Jan.14 RATES OF PA3SAGE BETWEEN HALIFAX AND 8T.JOHNS : Cabia.520.00 | Intermediate.$15.00 Steerage.ÿ6.00.Clasgow Line.During the season of Winter Navigauon, a steamer will be despatched each week from Glasgow for Portland or Boston (via Halifax when occasion requires), and each week from Boston or Portland to Glasgow direct, as follows :\u2014 oo FROM BOSTON.Waldensian.sec.Saturday, Nov.24 Nestorian.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.Saturday, Dec.8 Prussian.\u2026 Saturday, Dec.22 FROM PORTLAND.Manitoban.PT Saturday, Dec.| Scandinavian.Saturday, Dec.15 Waldensian.«Saturday, Dec.29 THROUGH BILLS OF LADING granted in Liverpool and Glasgow, and at all Continental Ports, to all pointsin the United and Canada, and from all Stationsin Canada and the United States to Liverpool and Glasgow, Via Boston, Portiand or Halifax.Connections by the Intercolonial and Grand Trunk Railways via Halifax ; and by the Central Vermont and Grand Trunk Railways (National Despatch), and by the Boston and Albany, New York Central and Great Western Railways (Merchants\u2019 Despateh), via Boston, and by Grand Trunk Railway Company via Portland.Through Rates and Through Bills of Lading for East-bound Traffic can be obtained from any of the Agents of the above-named Rail- Ways.For Freight, passage or other information, apply to JOHN M.CURRIE, 21 Qual d\u2019Orleans, Havre; ALEXANDER HUNTER, 4 Rue Gluck, Paris; AUG.SCHUITZ & Co., Or RICHARD BERNS, Antwerp ; RUYS & Co., Rotterdam ; C.Hugo, Hamburg; JAMES Moss & Co., Bordeaux ; FISCHER & BEHMER, Sehusselkorb No.8, Bremen ; CHARLEY & MALCOLM, Belfast ; JAMES SCOTT & Co., Queenstown ; MONT- GOMERIE & WORKMAN 17 Gracechurch street London ; JAMES & ALEX.ALLAN 79 Greal Clyde street, Glasgow; ALLAN BROTHERS, James street, Liverpool\u2019; ALLANS, RAE & Co., Quebec ; ALLAN & Co., 72 La Salle street, Chicago; H.BOURLIER, Toronto: LEVE & ALDEN, 207 Broadway, New York, and 15 State street, Boston, or to H.& A.A 1 India Street, Portland, 80 State Street, Boston, and 25 Common Street, Montreal November 22 279 UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMER SAILING WEEKLY BETWEEN Now York and Liverpool, calling at Queenstow e PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK ARIZONA.\u2026.\u2026.NOV.2, 9.00 0.m ÿ oe cere seen Nov.27, 3.00 p.m y Greene oeneeDee.4, sam \u201cee +.LCe.ABYSSINIA eo > 6.00 0m \u201c++.Dec.15, 6.00 a, The GUION LINE 0¥3 how booking Steen age Passengers from montreal to Live 1 for 826.50, This includes Railroad Fare from Montreal to New York.They are also booking Steerage Passengers FROM LIVERPOOL T9 MONTREAL for $22.50.pec.un rip Tickets, good 31st March, 1854, $120, > ood to These Steamersare bullt of 1ron, in watertight compartments, and are furnished with every requisite to make the passage across the Atlantic both safe and agreeable, having Bath reom, Smoking-room, Drawing-room, Piano and Library; also, experienced Surgeon Stewardess and Caterer on each steame The State-rooms are 2 up r deek, thus in.riug those greatest of all luxurie perfect ventilation pnd light.s at sea, N PASSAGE, $60, $80 and $100, according to location, &c.INTERMEDIATE.This Is a class that affords people of moda- rate means a respectable way of travelling Beds, Bedding, Wash-basins, &c., together with good food, separate Dining-room from either Cabin or Steerage being provided.Passage, $40 single ; $80 round trip.teerage passage at Low Rates.Apply to WILLIAMS & GUION, road wa, ew York orto ssh x GILMOUR à Co., » Paul stree May » Montreal, Blteamsijips.LINE.STEINMANN & LUDWIG, OWNERS AND GENERAL AGENTS, ANTWERP.DIRECT AND REGULAR STEAMSHIp COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CANADA AND ANTWERP, Under Contract with Dominion Government, The SS.HELVETI A will sail from Halifax N.S., for Antwerp, on or about the 12th De: cember.Parties who wish to seeure Frelghtby this steamer, for Antwerp, Will plea, ply to room Se ap.CHIPMAN BROS, in Halifax, NS Or to A.O0.CROORSHANK, in St, John, N.B.MUNUKRLOH & CO., General Agents, Montreal, December 1 ; 285 BLACK DIAMOND Steamship Company, Limited, pes For Newfoundland.THE NEW IRON STEAMSHIP COBBAN, Capt.Daniel Anderson, is intended to leave BOSTON FOR ST.JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND.About Wednesday, December 12th.This vessel has been specially fitted for the trade, has superior Cabin »ccommodationge and carries an experienced Stewardess.For freight and passage, apply to KINGMAN, BROWN & CO., 14 Custom House Square, Montreal.Or to D.W.JOB &CO., State Street, Boston November 26 \u2019 282 WHITE STAR LINE.Calling at Cork rarbom, Lreiand.CARRYING BRITISH AND AMERI CAN MAILS.IMPROVEMENT.NOTICE.\u2014The steamers of this Line take Lieutenant MAURY\u2019S lane routes at all seasons of the year.Salling between NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, via Queenstown, are appointed to leave as follows :\u2014 REPUBLIC.Thursday, Dec.6,at 10,00 a.m.CELTIC.Saturday, Dec.t3, at 7.00 a.m.GERMANIC.Saturday, Dec.22, at 11.30 p.m.ADRIATIC Thursday, Dec.27, at 2.00 p.m* BRITANNIC.REPUBL.C.not galing at Q CABIN RATES.$50 ren lv Lirermnol and Queenstown, $60, Excursion Tickets, good for one yenr, 8144 and $1s0.Special limited Exe cursion Tickets available frem Livers pool, after November 6, 1883, until April 1, 1884, 8120.kets to London, $7, and to Paris, $26, onal, Children between oneand twelve years, half-price.Infants free.Servants, BRITANNIC.*Extra steam THESE STEAMERS DO NOT CARRY CATTLE.SHEEP OR PIGS.STEERAGE RATES.From Montreal to Liverpool, Londonderry, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast, London, Bristol, Cardiff, Belmuilet, or Galway, $26.50, including Railway Fare to New York.Prepald, $22.50.Passengers booked, via Liverpool, to all parts of Europe at moderate rates.For further information and passage apply to R.J.CORT:S, Agent, 17 Broadway.New York.Orto B.J.COGELIN, SOLE AUENT.413 St.Paul Street, Montreal, INMAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL Carrying the United States Mails August 11 EE = City of Berlin.,.Saturday, Nov.24, 1.00p.m City of Montreal.Thursday, Nov.20, 2.00 p.m City of Chester.Saturday, Dec.8, 11.00 a.m City of Chica.o,.Thursday, Dec.13, 3.00 p.m City of Richmond.Thursday, Dec.2, 9.30a.m From Pier 37 North River, New York.The INMAN LINE are now booking Steerage Passengers from Montreal to Liverpool for 826.50.This includes Railroad Fare from Montreal to Now York.They are also book- eerage Passengers FROM LIVERPOOL TO MONTREAL for 822.50.Intermediate Passage, $40, RATES CF PASSAGE\u2014 a and according to accommodation, Fame $80, acc saloon privileges.Children, between 2 and 12 years of age, half-fare.Servants.$50.Special Round Trip Tickets, good to 31st March, 1884, $110.Tickets to London, $7 ; and to Paris $15, and $2) additional, according to route selected.Saloon, Staterooms, Smoking and Bathrooms amidships, These steamers do not carry Cattle, Sheep or Pigs.INMAN STEAMSHIP CO.(Limited) 81 and 33 Broadway, N.Y.C.'C.MCFALL, St.James Stree Or J.Y.GILMOUR & CO., June 2 St.Paul street, Montr eal, EF LE a ag CUNARD LINE.LANE ROUTE.The Cunard Steamship Company (Limited) between NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, calling at CORK HARBOUR, FROM PIER 40 N, R.NEW YORK, SERVIA .e00sev.Wednesday, Dee.5 SCYTHIA .++.Wednesday, Dec.12 CEPHALONIA.Wednesday, Dec.19 BOTHNIA.Wednesday, Dec.26 PAVONIA.Wednesday, Jan, 2 .see Wednesday, Jan, 9 SCYTHIA crises rc.Wednesday, Jan.16 CEPHALONIA .,.Wednesday, Jan.23 And every followin, Yorn y g Wednesday from New RATES OF PASSAGE\u2014$60, $80 and $100, according to Acorns 3 $100, Steerage at very low rates.Steerage tickets from Liverpool and Queenstown, and all other parts of Europe at lowest rates.Through Bills of Lading given for Belfast, Glasgow, Havre.Antwerp and other Ports on the Continent, and for Mediterranean Ports.For Freight and Passage, at tho Cempany\u2019s Office, No.4 Bowling Greed, OWN & CO Or to THOS.WILSON, .rament Street.17 St.Sac 119 - CL a AA AA A he AL ad pb se \u2014 ts er on Pa THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZE1TE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5.\u2014\u2014 THE EXCHANGE BANK.Meeting of the Stockholders Yesterday.Three Liquidators Nominated.An Expose of the Affairs of the Bank, How Mr.Craig Deceived the Directors.A meeting of the shareholders of the Exchange Bank was held yesterday at 11 30 AM., in the Board Room of the Bank, for the purpose of nominating liqu- dators under the order of Court.There was à large attendance of stockholders, about four-fifths of the stock of the Bank being reprezented.Among those present were Hon.A.W.Ogilvie, Vice-President, Messrs.A Buntin and &.K.Greene,Directors ; Messrs, D.Macmaster, Q.C., and J.N.Greenshields were present as counsel for the Bank.Among the shareholders present were: Messrs.H, Bulmer, G.A.Greene, G.B.Burland, N.B.Corse, Hon.T.Ryan, James Cratherun, I.B.Mathews, F.X.Simard, Thomas Workman, James McDonald, Ald.Thomas Wilson, J.E.Labadie, A.Plimsoll, E.Holton, M.P., J.1.Nott, James Robertson, Albert Nelson, J.D.Nutter, Warden King, E.Jones, St.Andrews, F.Caverhill.Hon.A.W, Ogilvie took the chair at the appointed hour, and commenced the proceedings by reading the following official document by authority of which the meeting was held :\u2014 Canada, Province of Quebec.?DISTRICT OF MONTREAL.SUPERIOR COURT FOR LOWER CANADA.The Twenty-second day of November, one a: thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.Present :\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice JETTE.George A.Greene, of the City and District of Montreal, Merchant, Petitioner; and The Exchange Bank of Canada, a body politic and corporate duly incorporated, and having its head office and chief place of business in the said City of Montreal, Respondents.The Court having heard the Petitioner and the Respondents by their counsel on the merits of the petition of said Petitioner, examined the proceedings and deliberated: Doth before granting the prayer of said petition for the winding up of the said Bank, order that a meeting of the Shareholders of the said Bank, Respondents, be summoned, held and conducted for the purpose of ascertaining their wishes as to the appointment of liquidators; and doth further order that the said meeting of Shareholders be held on the fourth day of December next (1883), at the hour of half-past Eleven of the clock in the forenoon at the office and place of business of suid Bank, Respondents, situated at number three hundred and forty-two Notre Dame Street, in the City and District of Montreal; and doth also order that the Honorable Alexander Walker Ogilvie, member of the Senate of Canada, and Vice-President of said Bank, be and he is hereby named and appointed Chairman of said meeting, and ordered to make a report of the result of said mecting to this Court on or before the eighth day of December next (1883); and doth further order that the said meeting ef Shareholders be summoned by notices inserted in two issues of the Canada Official Gazette and the Quebec Official Gazette, and in the newspapers La Patrie and the Montreal Dally Gazette, both published in the said City of Montreal, the whole in accordance with the Statute of Canada forty fifth Victoria, chapter twenty-third, Intituled, * An Act respecting Insolvent Banks, Insurance Companies, Loan Companies, Building Societies and Trading Corporations,\u201d with costs distrails to 8.C.McCorkill, attorney for said Petitiôner.(True Copy.) HUBERT, HONEY & GENDRON, P.8.C.The Chairman also read the notification of the holding of the meeting, which had been issued by the President, à copy of which had been sent to each stockholder.Mr.E.K.Greene eaid that an official list of the shareholders up to this date had been prepared and was in the hands of the Directors.Mr.E.H.Holton, M.P., said he would like to hear the list read.Mr.Simard asked if the liquidators were to be appointed by the shareholders.Mr.E.K.Greene\u2014The liquidators will be nominated by this meeting, subject to the authority of the Court.Mr.Simard desired to know i fin this nomination of liquidators the creditors had not a right to be heard, Mr.D.Macmaster\u2014The creditors have no standing in this meeting, which is a meeting of shareholders.; Mr.Crathern\u2014The meeting has a right to nominate certain gentlemen as liquidators, and the Court will select from them.The Chairman\u2014l'hat is correct, Mr.Simard\u2014Surely it would be very unjust to set aside the rights of the creditors.Mr.Macmaster\u2014This is a meeting of shareholders called by order ef the Court, not of creditors.Ample provision is made in the Banking Act for the latter\u2019s rights being protected.The proceedings to-day are under an act passed a couple of years ago, not the act under which some other Montreal banks have been wound up.Lhe only object of this meeting is the appointment of liquidators.Mr.Crathern\u2014The vote of to-day, I presume, will be placed before the Court by shares, but will the minority be heard ?Mr.J.N.Greenshields\u2014Any shareholder can appear before the Court.Mr.Macmaster\u2014The minority will not be prejudiced.; sfr.Crathern\u2014I will be satisfied if the Chairman says he is going to give notice of the day when he is going before the court with these proceedings.Mr.Simard\u2014The creditors, who represent five or six times as much as the stock- hoïders, should be heard.; «pThe Chairman\u2014 While T have no wish to prevent discussion, I think that as this meeting has been called regularly, we should go on more regularly.; Hon.Thos.Ryan\u2014This meeting, I understand, can only recommend, and the Judge will decide on the report who the liquidators are to be, and he will receive representations from any class of share- holdérs as vo their rights.I think it all important, in order that the report of the proceedings may be correct, that it should be made clear that this is a legal list of shareholders, We must see that all are qualified whose names are dewn, and re- resentations against the correctness of the ist are open to all.I hope, therefore, that the list has been properly prepared, and I think that there should have been a print- y of it.ed Soh H.Holton\u2014The Hon.Mr.Ryan has stated the situation quite accurately, but he hag not brou ht out one point with sufficient clearness.Lt may be thought that the Judge has discretion as to whom he shall appoint as liquidators, but the fact is that he must choose from those recommended by this meeting, and if this meet ing only recommends thee persons the wdee must appoint these taree.J \u2018The Secretar, Mr.Varey, then read the list of shareholders, which had been cor rected to the day of meeting, and which was as follows :\u2014 Abbott, Hon.J.J.C., Mentreal.3 Buntiu, Alex, sontreal Lu +- ee 000 conn Bulmer, Heury, Montreal Burland, G.B., Moatreal.oe Brodie, Ann, (Ex\u2019ers Estate of late), St.Henri, Boyd, John, Montreal _ Boud, Geo.W., 3t.Andrews, Q.ä Beanchaud, Moise, Beasthurnois, Q.2 Haptist, Alex, Tunree Rivers, Q.15 Barclay, John, G.asgow, Scotland .,.10 browning, Mrs.M.A., Montreal.10 Brown, Wm., Caledonia, Ont.,,.5 Bleakley, John H.Y., St.thomas, Ont.21 Beard, 8.W., Monireal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.10 Caverhill, EX.of Est.late Thomas, Mont- YORl.c0s0 1000100000 .318 Craig, Thomas, Montrea .\u2026.539 City & District Savings Bank, Montreal.218 Cross, Hon.Alexander, Montreal.5 Craig, Hugk, Montreal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.lv Clement, Heirs of Estate late Israel, Lachine, Q.c.oiiiiiiieiriiarnensrnenans Corse, N.B., Montreal.12 Carter, (or Park) Catherine, Montreal.3 Colquhoun, Win., Dickinson\u2019s Landing, 0 11 Clark, Louisa A., Montreal.Clark, O.L., Cote St.Paul, Q.Cowie, Lucy Ann, Cowansville, Q.Chisholm, Duncan, Williamstown, Ont.Chishoim, Isabella, Williamstown, Ont.Caverhill, Trust.of Est.late John, Mont- PERL Le Lea i rire s ave Crathern & Caverhill, Montreal.Cream, Win., Quebec.Cramp, G.B., Montreal.Cruikshank, George, Mo Craig, Geo W., Montreal.Carvers, Peter (in trust), Ormstow Craig, Thos.(in truss), Montreal.Dubuc, Arthar, Montreal.Drumm, Eliza, St.Johns, Q,.Dickey, Hon.Robert Barry, CPP TES Doherty, Patrick, England.Darwell, R.C., England.Desautel, Henriette (in bonne, Q.c.oiiiiiii co Lena aa ana ee Estate of late E.J.Bancroft, Montreal.14 Edgar, Frank, Montreal coe 12 Foster, G.K., Richmond, Q.Fletcher, Jas, Rigaud, Q.Greenshields, J.N., Montreal.Greene, E.K., Montreal.Gilroy, Thos., Winnipeg, Man, .Gault, M.H.(in trust), Montrea Greene, Geo.A., Montreal.Gauit, © E., Montreal.Gault, M.H., Montreal Greene, E.I£., and Ge TRL.Li iii ieee ee Hart, Mrs, Julia, Three Rivers, Q.Irish Protestant Ben.Society, Montreal.3 es CIOICODI BY \u2014 Lore Gr + = ma CIOL ED Amherst, trust), lerre- 1.Jones, Edward, St.Andrews, Q.35 Jones, Robert W., St.Andrews, Q.5 Jacques, jr., G.E,, Montreal.,.1 Jones, Miss Ann H.St.Andrews, Q.3 Kershaw, John, Montreal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.oe 5 Kewin, Edwin, Cornwall, Ont.12 Lamplough, estate late II.T., Cote de Neiges, Que sessre san anne use 15 LaRocque, Leiia de Salaberry, L\u2019Assomp- OD, Q.00000s0n0cccuc mure costa vases na 0000 LaRocque, L H.KR.L'Assomption, Q.2 Moore, Jas., Montreal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.2B Mills, Robert, Napanee, ORt.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.2 Mu-sen, Tnos., Mentreal.19 Maloney, M., Montreal, sassecreeues D Mathews, F.B, and A.Kinnear (in trust), Montreal.[RN .10 Moody, Matthew, Terrebonne, Q.\u2026\u2026.5 Municipality of Etang du Nord, Quebec.3 Macdonald, Jas., St.Johns, Q.12 MacMaster, Thos,, England.PS MacBain, estate late À.L., Lancaster, Ont 8 MacBaiu, James, Williamstown, Ont.5 Maguire, Dennis, St.Jehns, Q.sv.\u2026.20 Macdonald Duncan, St.Johns, Q,.37 McMaster, Exec, of est.late Arthur, Toronto, Ont.\u2026.020200 00000 nana 000000 MacMaster, Dr., Montreal.2 Nelson, estate late H.A., Montreal.10 Nutter, J.D.,, Montreal.5 Nutter, J.D.(in trust), Montreal .1 Ogilvie, John, Montreal.D Owens, T.& W, Stoneficid, Q .Ogitvie, Archivald, North Georgetown, Mb Less saut ons sacre sons sara sas ca0c0u000 Ogilvie, Hon.A.W.(in trust for H.Kelly), Montreal.8.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026eusee .Ogilvie.Hon.A.W,, Montreal een Ugilvie, Miss Frances, Montrea Plante, Elie, Montreal.Papineau, Narcisse, St.Timothy, Pratt, estate late Jonn, Montreal Pa-ker, Mrs.C.E., Montreal .cgxznfie Philips, Henry, Montreal .14 Prevost, Madame Veuve, Mon 6 Prevost, Amable O.A., Montreal.2 Prevost, Chas.A.G., Montreal.4 Prevost, Edouard H.A., Montreal.4 Prevost, Louis Romeo, Montreal.2 Prevost, Toupain, B.H., Montreal.2 Prevost, Madame M.IR.B.Montreal.3 Prevost, Miss, M.E.A., Montreal.3 Rivet, Louis, Montreal.Ryan, Hon.Thos., Moutreal.PRR 5 Rose, Executors Est.late Alex., Montreal 10 Rodäier, Estate late Hon.C.5, Montreal.59 Reeves, Miss Margaret, Montreal 2 Robertson, Jas., Montreal .36 Rogers, T.L., Parkhill, Ont ven 1 Roy, Arthur, Executor Est., Montreal.58 Reid, John Jas., Montreal.3 Simard, Joseph, Montreal.2 Spriggings, Richard, Montreal 5 Smart, John, Port Hope, Ont.10 Simpson, Moses D., St.Andrews, Q.18 Sun Life Insurance Company, Mon 50 Simpson, L.T., St.Andrews, Q.7 Thornley, Estate late Wm., Verdun, Q.11 Tate, George, Point St.Charles, Q.28 Vipond,T.8., in trust, Montreal.1 Watt, Estate, late Alex., Montreal.2 Wing (or Stevens) Mrs.Mary, Durham,Q.7 Warnock, Dame Jane, Toronto.2 Wilson, Thos., Montreal.9 Webster, George, Montreal.1 \u2018Whitfield, George, St.Athanase, Q.1 Wylie, Mary.Montreal.2 Whitney, Mrs.N.S., Montreal.18 Total.sos ssa00us + «215,000 Mr.E.H.Holton\u2014I don°t think that list is quite correct.I claim to be a shareholder.Certain shares have been transferred to me, but the directors refused to allow the transfer to be made on their books and I served them with a notarial signification of the fact, which I produce.Mr.Macmaster\u2014The transfers could not be made legally when you asked it.When a bank is in liquidation shares cannot be transferred.owever, there is no objection to Mr.Holton\u2019s name being added to the list.Mr.Bulmer - I cannot accept as correct the statement that shares cannot be transferred after the winding up process has commenced.The Directors have no right to refuse to transfer shares until the liquidators are actually appointed.I desired to have a friend with me here at this meetings, but 1 was refused the transfer by the Directors, and other stockholders are in the same position.Mr.E.H.Holion\u2019sname was then added to the list of shareholders.Mr.Geo.A.Greene then moved the following resolution which was seconded by Mr.A.Buatin :\u2014 That inasmuch as the Bank is insolvent in the opinion of the shareholders of the Exchange Bank of Canada here present and represented it is desirable in the present position of this Bank that the business of the Exchange Bank of Canada be wound up and that the prayer of the petition presented by Geo.À.Greene for a winding up order be granted and that the shareholders here present nominate E.K.Greene, A.W.Ogilvie and Arch.Campbell as liquidators.Mr.Crathern\u2014Before this resolution is put I would like to have a statement from the Chairman in regard to the affairs of the Bank.The Chairman\u2014I am quite new to this proceeding and am not a lawyer, but I believe that I have been appointed by the Court for the purpose ot presiding over a meeting to nominate liquidators to the Bank.I think, therefore, that before anything else is done I should see that object carried out.I have heard that it has been said that when liquidators are chosen I intend to quit the chair and dissolve the meeting.As soon as this business is done I will lay a statement that las been prepared by Mr.Campbell before the stockholders, and wiil remain to discuss it.Our first business, however, is to appoint liquidators.I am not here voluntarily, but as an officer of the Court, and I desire to proceed to the duty before me in a regular manner.\u201c Mr.Holton\u2014The position of the Chairman is a most extraordinary one.This is the first time since the closing of the Bank that you have faced the shareholders, and now a statement is refused.Surely the shareholders have some rights which the Board are bound to respect.Mr.Macmaster\u2014We don\u2019t deny that.Mr.Holton\u2014You do practically, for you do not give us such information as will enable us to vote intelligently.We do not come merely to say \u201cyea\u201d to the wishes of the Board.Mr.Greenshields\u2014You can move an amendment.Mr.Holton\u2014We intend to doso.Mr.Campbell is well qualified to be a liquidator, but as for the other gentlemen they were on the Board that wrecked the Bank.Mr.Simard\u2014Do 1 understand that vou ! will give a statement to the shareholders after the nominations are made?Mr.Holton\u2014Why, when the nominations are made the business is done.Mr.Simard\u2014Before the nominations are passed upon I would like an explanation in regard to the retirement of one of the Pirectors slnce the Bank closed.The public are curious to know why Mr.Bulmer should have retired.The Chairman\u2014This affair as well as the other will be explained after the nominations.It is true that a Director has sent in his resignation ; it has not been accepted.All information will be given.on.Mr.Ryan\u2014All this information is important in order to guide us in the selection of names.It should be given first.The Chairman\u2014 We have got to do things legally and properly.I have no choice in the matter, and cannot do any other business until the nominations are made.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u20141 would like to see the legal opinion that prescribes that rule.Anything will be in order which can influence the vote of the meeting.Anything that can influence our selection is proper to be discussed.Mr.Holton read from section 99 of the Act under which the proceedings were taken, which requires the wishes of the stockholders, with regard to the appointment of liquidators, to be ascertained, and asked how the stockholders were to advise or recommend without information ?Mr.Macmaster\u2014There is no doubt a great deal of forte in what Mr.Ryan says, and I think that any question germane to the qualifications of liquidators may come up, but the Chairman has properly taken the ground that he is not required to make liis statement now.Mr.Crathern\u2014There is one thing I would like to have information about.The statement of the Bank in the beginning of July showed it to be in » most flourishing condition, and that the liabilities of Directora were only $32,000.In August the liabilities of Directors had been reduced to $19,000, and in September they had risen to $157,000 ; showing that in the month of August the Directors had appropriated 30 per cent.of the Bank\u2019s capital.Surely this is a subject that requires some explanation.Mr.Buntin\u2014I have been a very heavy loser, and have never borrowed a penny from the Bank.The Chairman\u2014I believe 1 am doing my duty legally and correctly, and do not wish to widen the discussion until the business is done.Mr.Crathern\u2014Suppose you go back to the Court, and say that you refused infor- mationto the stockholders.If they say that is right, well and good.The Chairman\u2014Is there anything more to be said to this resolution ?A Shareholder\u2014Suppose that there is an amendment that we do notappaint liquidators ; it may not be necessary.Mr.Crathern\u2014If a proper statement were made we might resuscitate the Bank; it may not be insolvent.I take exception to the names of some of those in the stock list.There is Mr.Thos.Craig put down for 539 shares.It may not be correct, but T have heard that Craig has made over all his property to the Bank to cover his indebtedness.I do not see how his stock can be voted upon if it has been transferred to the Bank.Then there are 248 shares pat down to the City and District Savings ank.Mr.Workman said the Bank did not intend voting on them.Mr.Crathern\u2014Very well ; then we can come to shares held by Mr.Craig in trust; and then there are 344 shares inthe name of Mr.Greene.The impression is that these shares were purchased with the money of the Bank.We should have information on this point before we vote.The Chairman\u2014I do net think that matter need come up now.I have no hesitation in stating that the Bank is insolvent and cannot be resuscitated.If any names have been put down improperly en the stock list itis easy to take them off, but I do not think I can refuse to accept the names on this attested list.Mr.Crathern\u2014You can say whether Mr.Craig transferred his property to the Bauk or not.The Chairman\u2014I did not say that Mr.Craig had transferred all his property t> the Bank.He transferred a large amount of it, consisting of mortgages, stocks and securities.Mr.Simard\u2014Did the transter cover his stock in the Exchange Bank ?The Chairman\u2014No, it did not.Mr.E.K.Greene\u2014Perhaps I may as well make a statement in brief as to the affairs of the Bank.Since Mr.Campbell commenced his investigations he has brought many matters to the knowledge of the Directors of which they did not dream before.Mr.Craig had entered into transactions which had never been brought before them and of which they had no knowledge.The losses from that cause had been very heavy: The purchase of stock was the largest jitem, and this was wholly unknown to the Directors.They were perfectly astounded when they heard of it.There arealso some accounts on which, if the Bank had not stopped, losses would not have been made.Our chief labor has been to obtain security on these accounts, and in that we have been mainly successful.Some accounts which were unsecured are fairly good.The chief losses have been through the transactions of Mr.Craig.Mr.Simard\u2014 What was the reason one of the Directors left the Board at such a time ?Mr.Greene\u2014This will all be explained at the proper time, but as far as that goes it does not affect anything.Mr.Bulmer\u2014If the meeting wishes, and the Directors will allow me, I will put myself right.When Mr.Greene says it does not affect anything he is wrong.1t might affect the appointment of liquidators.Mr.Greene\u2014The raatter would take a great deal of time 1f gone into now.; Mr.Holton\u2014But we want to go into it betore we vote.Mr.Bulmer\u2014If the meeting desires my reasons for leaving the Board I will give them.If the Chairman will have my letter of resignation and the extract from the minætes read, it won°t take five minutes, The Chairman\u2014I have given all latitude in this debate, but if I was going to make any change in the programme laid down I would first give my statement.I must insist on putting the resolution if there is no amendment offered.Mr.Holton\u2014You may be legally right in holding to so strict an interpretation, but you would be equally right in giving more latitude.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014I think the statement that Mr.Bulmer is to make may be important.Mr.Holton and Mr.Geo.À.Greene were appointed scrutineers.Mr.Crathern\u2014I regret to be obliged to move an amendment to the resolution before the meeting.Had a full statement been made the necessity might have been avoided.As matters now stand I have no other course to pursue but to move the following :\u2014 Inasmuch as public rumor has connected the said Edward K.Greene and Alexander W.Ogilvie in transactions with the stock and funds of the Bank which will require to be investigated, And inasmuch as such investigation may establish that the said E.K.Greene and A.W.Ogilvie have interests antagonistic to the Bank, and that legal procegdings may have to be taken against them by the liquidators in the general interests of the shareholders and creditors of the Bank, And inasmuch as it is desirable that the liquidators appointed should Le disinterested parties free from any danger of having interests autagonistic to tho-e of the Bank, That 1 homas Darling and E.J.Barbeau be and they ave hereby nominated by this meeting of shareholders iu lieu and in place of thre said E.K.Greene and A.W.Ogilvie'to act as liquidators of the said Bank, together with the said Archibald Campbell.The Hon.Mr Ryan seconded the amendment, Mr.Simard said that if he only could get the required exptanation he would be satisfied with the first three names.Mr.Crathern\u2014We want to nominate two gentlemen who will give most of their time to this matter.Mr.Ogilvie will soon be going to attend to his Parliamentary duties in Ottawa, and Mr.Greene will likely be in England.We want two active men who will be certaiu to be here.The Chairman\u2014Neither Mr.Greene nor myself need care who winds the Bank up.For the last two months we have been attending to the affairs of the Bank night and day.When in Ottawa last winter every week I was in Montreal and at the Bank, If1t were not for the sake of the shareholders, God knows I would like to be out of the job.Mr.G.B.Burland\u2014In speaking of Craig\u2019s stock I understand you to say that all his stock was not transferred to the Bank.Craig said to me the other day that he had given over every thing he had in the world.Mr.Macmaster\u2014 Although his stock is not transferred to the Bank, the Bank has the first lien on it.Hon Mr.Ryan\u2014Who will vote on that stock ?Mr.Greenshields\u2014I have a power of attorney to vote on Mr.Craig\u2019s stock.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014Is it possible that Mr.Craig is to be represented here and to vote without making an explanation of his position ?Is that fair or honest ?Let me ask one other question.In your report to the Judge, Mr.Chairman, do you intend to give a clear and precise account of what has taken place at this meeting, and of the protests of members ?For if not we would like to be in a position to be heard before the Judge.The Chairman\u2014TI intend to give a fair and in.partial account.Mr.Cratliern\u2014There are also 218 shares held by Thos.Craig \u201c in trust.\u201d Has Mr.Greenshields power to vote on them also ?Mr.Greenshields\u2014Yes.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014 What is the date of the power of attorney ?Mr.Greenshields-\u2014To-day, 4th December, 1883.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014If stock transfers are not legal now, why should powers of attorney be?Mr.Macmaster\u2014\u2014À power of attorney is legal at any time.The Chairmaun\u2014I wish the meeting to undersiand that the vote is to be by ballot.Mr.Bulmer\u2014Before the question is put, I would like to have an assurance that when the vote is over you will give us a statement of the affairs ot the Bank.The Chairman\u2014I do not think it is fair or kind of Mr.Bulmer to make such a remark.I have said more than once that when the necessary legal formalities are over, I will make all the statements and explanations that are required.r.W.Owens\u2014l am sorry to see you placed in such a position by your legal advisers, I think your sense ot right must make you feel that you are in a false position.Ishould be sorry to vote agaiust vou, but there is certainly nothing in the law to prevent you from making an explanation now.I trust that you will see your way clear to make one.The voting was then proceeded with, the amendment being put first.It was announced that 17 persons representing 1,310 shares had voted for the amendment, and 24 persons representing 2,409 shares had voted against it.The amendment was declared lost.Mr.Crathern\u2014I desire the Chairman to note that I object to the vote being received on the 539 shares held by Thos.Craig, and \u201cthe 218 shares held by Thos.Craig in trust.By the way, where is Mr.Craig ?The vote on (he main motion was then taken, the result being 2,395 votes for it, and 1,075 against it.The Chairman declared it carried.Mr.Crathern\u2014 You will please to state in your report that at this shareholders\u2019 meeting a majority of the shareholders are very much dissatisfied at the way the meeting has been conducted, rendering it impossible for them to carry out the wishes of the judge and give an intelligent vote.The Chairman\u2014It is very likely that I will report to the judge that I have acted illegally.I will try to give a \u201caithful report, but I will not say that I did not carry out my instructions faithfully.I vromised to give the statement at the proper time; if allowed I will giveit now.After some further badinage, in which Messrs, Owen, Simard and Crathern took part, the Chairman proceeded to read the following statement :\u2014 The Directors, in submitting a statement of the affairs of the Bank, are desirous of meeting the shareholders in the fullest manne» and affording every information in connection with its affairs.A number of important transactions were entered into by Mr.Craig which were not brought before the Directors, and of which they were not aware.The usual statements submitted to the Directors purporting to show all transactions of the Bank and its position at the time did not fairly show these transactions, and the Directors could not have any knowledge of these except as presented by Mr.Craig from time to time as it was his duty to have done.Regarding the important purchase of the shares of the Bank by Mr.Craig it was done by him upon his own responsibility.In the statement of the affairs of the Bank now laid before the meeting a large amount has been deducted for bad and doubtful debts, which, it is hoped, may eventually turn out better than they now appear.The Chairman then handed the tables of figures over to Mr.E.K.Greene, who read them as follows :\u2014 Statement of the Affairsof the Exchange Bank of Canada as on 17th Nov: 1883, to be submitted to the Shareholders at a Special Meeting on 4th Dec., 1883 :\u2014 LIABILITIES.Direct to the Public: \u2014 Notes of the Bank in circulation.$ 285,481 Due to depositors.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.» 1,000.Due to Governments (Dom.and Prov.) Due to local banks on balances.Due to local banks on loans, Due to Foreign Agents Reported due to outside holders of guarantees by the Bank (not in the BOOKS).veiniviensronannnrnons 41,409 Mortgage on bank premises.\u2026.\u2026.00,000 $2,329,961 Special :\u2014 Notes of the bank held as collateral security by the Federal Bank for lOANS.L.12e Les so 0e save n sac savane css 92,535 Indirect : Endorsations on papes re-discounted by local banks, still unpaid as reported by respective holders.228,099 To the Shareholders: \u2014 Capital SLOCK.\u2026.\u2026.0\u20260.0000 0 , Rest and contingent fund, less profit and loss account.,.320,019 Unclaimed overdue dividends 324 \u2014 820,343 ASSETS, $3,470,959 Cash, Cheques on and bills of other Banks.Froucssen ec ocarennens 22, Balances due by Local Banks.21,962 Due by Agents in New York.AR 76 Debentures (Munieipal).161,835 Notes and Bills discounted Current.986,001 Notes and bills discounted Overdue.671,963 Overdrawn accounts estimated by Directors secured.$440,000 \u2018 unsecured.670,358 1,110,338 Claims for guarantees of the Bank.41,400 Real Estate and Mortages.29,638 Bank Premises.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.s\u2026\u2026.\u2026.105,000 $3,150,304 NUTE.\u2014DÏ the above the Diveciors estimated :\u2014 Good.o.oo cease Donbttul.53.130304 Federal Bank, circulation held by them as collateral for balance of loan, returnable when loan is paid.92,555 Bills receivable, rediscounted by local banks, endorsed by Exchange Bank, estimated by the Directors asgood.eras s\u2026.\u2026.223,099 $3,170,959 RESULT.Assets as above (available).53,150,304 Direct liabilities, as above.2,329,961 Nominal surplus.Lo.P 820,313 Directors\u2019 estimate : LOSSes.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.-.8642,982 Doubtful.[ 166,600 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 809,532 Apparent surplus available assets over liabilities to the publie¢.5 10,810 Mr.Crathern\u2014Have any parties overdrawn their accounts?Between the 31st August and the 30th September the Direetors\u2019 liabilities increased from $19,000 to $157,000.Can you give us any information about that ?Mr.Buntin\u2014That was carried over by Mr.Craig for a length of time.Mr.Bulmer first told me of it.The report to the Government had then gone forward, and we had it recalled by telegraph and corrected.It ought to have been put in the accounts as \u2018l'homas Craig\u2019s indebtedness.Mr: Crathern\u2014Then Craig took this money in September?Mr.Buntin\u2014It was discovered in September, but it had been carried forward.Mr.Crathern\u2014How long is it since you had an inspection of the Bank ?\u2018The Chairman \u2014 Not for several yeara.Mr.Crathern\u2014Craig was evidently President of Board of Directors and General Manager, all in one?The Chairman\u2014It was Mr.Crathern that brought Craig here.Mr.Crathern\u2014Yes, and as long as he was kept in his place ae a servant he did well enough.Mr.Simard\u2014Craig built a castle, and spent $05,000 on it.I asked him how he did it?He said he made the money all in one speculation.Mr, Crathern\u2014Has the Bank got a transfer of that property ?The Chairman\u2014No, but we hold $102,- 000 of Craig\u2019s property in mortgages and stocks, and Craig came to me and said he wished to hand over everything and secure the Bank.He seemed to feel very bad, and I thought it was no use to abuse him.We took all the security we were able to get.I understood that the house was already mortgaged, aud that it is his wife\u2019s property.Mr.Crathern\u2014What is the total amount of his indebtedness to the Bank ?aoû Chairman\u2014About $220,000 or $230,- WHY MR.BULMER RESIGNED.Mr.Bulmer then proceeded to read his letter of resignation asa Director of the Bank ; it is as follows: \u2014 MoxTrrear, Ith November, 1883.To Tromas Craig, Esq., President Exchange Bank of Canada : Sir,\u2014I send you my resignation as a Director of the Bank.I am more than surprised at the posjtion of the affairs of the Bank as now disclosed ana for which I feel .no responsibility, and after the action of the Board this morning iu voting down the very important motion I made in con.pection with that $16,000 cheque and liability for shares of the Bank held by individuals for themselves or in trust, I feel there is such a want of accord between the majority of the Board and myself that 1 find it incumbent upon me to take the step I now do.T have to request you will lay this before the Board at the first meeting, and I hope my resignation will be accepted at once.I remain Your obedient servant, Hexry BULMER.Mr.Bulmer added : This matter arises out of the purchase of the shares of the Bank with the Bank\u2019s money.Some time before the Bank suspended a friend told me there was a very large overdraft in the Bank which I did not know of.I asked Craig about it in this very room, and he said there was no overdraft, nothing over $100.I found out afterwards, however, that about 1,200 shares had been bought and planted in different directions.They had been bought with the money of the Bank.Seeing these large overdrafts made me uneasy with regard to the double liability, and I regarded the matter as of such grave importance that I followed it up,and looking over the list saw an overdraft chareed to E.K.Greene of $16,000.I found that this was a perfectly new account which had been opened on the 12th September.I asked Craig about it.He said it was all right, and as soon as Greene got back from Eugland he would fix it up.The Bank closed on the 15th September; the cheque on which this $16,000 was drawn was ade on the 12th September.The cheque was signed E.K.Greene, pro G.W.Craig,~G.W.Craig.A party had mformed Mr.Geo.W.Craig, who claimed to be Mr.Greene\u2019s representative, that a margin of $16,000 must be put up in a certain financial institution where shares which had been placed there by Mr.Greene were held or that the shares would be sold.The cheque of Craig and Greene was drawn by Craig and initialed by the President, and the money paid into this other institution.I was astonished when I heard about it.Mr.Greene\u2014So was I.Mr.Bulmer\u2014When Mr.Greene éame back he wanted this $16,000 transferred to the account of Mr.Thomas Craig.He said that it was Craig\u2019s affair, and afterwards Craig admitted that it was.Mr.Greene \u2014He could not deny it.Mr.Bulmer\u2014I considered that it was a private transaction of Greene\u2019s.Mr.Greene\u2014It was not mine, I had nothing to do with it.Mr.Bulmer\u2014That $16,000 went to reduce Mr.Greene\u2019s liability in the City and District savings Bank.Suppose there is a further loss there who is to bearit?I became alarmed at finding these large blocks of shares held in that way.Mr.Greene proposed that we should have the opinion of the Board.I now desire that the minutes ofthe 9th November last be read, or that part of them which relates to this transaction.Mr.Greene then proceeded to read the minutes of the 9th November, explaining that on that occasion all the Directors were present and Mr.Ogilvie in the chair: \u201c6 That whereas on the 12th September, 1883, a cheque for $16,000 signed by E.K.Greene per G.W.Craig, and G.W.Craig was presented and by the consent of the President cashed, and whereas the said cheque was charged to Mr.E.K.Greeneand whereas Mr.Greene states that the said cheque was drawn without his authority or knowledge, be it therefore resolved that the above explanation be appended to the said entry.\u201d .Mr.Greene\u2014I insisted that this was an irregular charge, and should not have been made.Mr.Geo.W.Craig drew this cheque without my authority.I said I was not indebted to this Bank, and suggested that my explanation shonld be appended to the statement.Mr.Bulmer refused to permit this.I will read the re mainder of the minute :\u2014 .« Mr.Bulmer objected to this, and moved in amendment to the amendment that all the words after be it therefore resolved \u201d be struck out and the following substituted : « This Board will not acknowledge any liability of the Bank for any shares of the Bank held by individuals or parties either for themselves or in trust, and that they will not concur in the change of any entry now standing iu the bouks of the Bank, and further the Board expresses its sur prise at and disapproval of the action of the President in accepting an-l enshing the said cheque, and it insists upon immediate steps being taken for the %16,000 in question being repaid w the Bank.\u201cThe vote was taken on the amendment.Mr.Bulmer voted for it, and Messrs.Greene, Craig and Buntin against it.\u201c The main motion was then carried on the same division reversed.\u201c The meeting then adjourned \u201d Mr.Greene\u2014When Mr.Bulmer suggested putting the matter ow record, disapproving the action of the President all concurred, but when he put in the clause to strike out all the explanation we could not concur.We offered to vote for his amendment if he would leave the explanation in.The Chairman\u2014That is correct.Mr Bulmer\u2014But that $16,000 went to reduce the liability of Mr.Greene in another institution.Mr.Greene\u2014My action in that matter was, as I supposed, to assist the Bank, I had no interest in those securities that were deposited in the City & District Savings Bank.When Mr.Gault sold his stock there was some difficulty; the City & District Savings Bank wanted some transaction changed.Mr.Craig desired to obtain some money for the Bank by way ofloan.Mr.Geo Craig asked me to go to the Bank with him, and a number of securities were transferred.It was not stock of the Exchange Bank.But if the stock had been sold when the margin was called for it would have been a great deal better, for the paying in of that $16,060 reduced the amount which will eventually be realized.Mr.Crathern\u2014That sum went to redeem your personal liability in the City and District Savings Bank.Mr.Greene\u2014I had no personal interest in this matter, but to facilitate Mr.Craig in making a loan for the Bank I become a guarantee, I did not authorize the making of the cheque.Mr.Crathern\u2014Why did you not have Craig arrested for forgery ?Mr.Greene\u2014That would not have helped matters.Mr.Bulmer\u2014I felt very mueh hurt when the vote was taken before that day, and only went back on the persuasion of Mr.Buntin, who said he would make it all right.Ithought my recommendation would be agreed to.The Chairman\u2014It was, all except that portion of it which cut off Mr.Greene\u2019s explanation.That would have stultified us, but we were perfectly willing to accept the rest of the amendment.Mr.Bulmer asked me to have the minutes confirmed that evening, which was an unusual proceeding.He then took his hat and walked out.Mr.Crathern\u2014Mr.Bulmer\u2019s explanation only applies to the 248 shares in the City and District Bank, but we find 344 shares held by E.K.Greene and G.W.Craig.Mr.Greeue\u2014Iwish to explain that Thad no interest in these shares.Oneday 1 was asked if I would accept with Mr.G.W.Craig some shares from the City and District Savings Bank.1 thought then they belonged to that bank, but have learned since that these shares belonged to Mr.Thos.Craig.My confidence in him was then so great that I did not look into the matter, but I am likely to pay dear for my experience.Mr.Geo.W.Craig\u2014With regard to the signing of the cleque I signed on behalf of Mr.Green and myself to reduce our joint liability at the City and District Savings Bank.I had no authority from Mr.E.K.Greene to sign the cheque, but it was signed with the consent of Mr.Geo.A.Greene.When the shares came tumbling down it was arranged that some securities in the City and Distriet Savings Bank should be transferred to them.Mr.Greene were you not aware that they were being carried for Mr.Strathy and other brokers ?Mr.Greene\u2014Yes, but I did not know what they were for.Mr.G.W.Craig\u2014 When these securities which were substituted for Exchange Bank stock were deposited the City and District Savings Bank transferred the Exchange Bank shares to Mr.Greene azd me.Mr.Crathern\u2014Who gave Mr.Strathy the authority to borrow the money ?Mr.Holton\u2014These 344 shares do not seem to belong to any one ; who is to pay the double liability ?Mr.Greene\u2014I will have to, Pm afraid.The Chairman.\u2014We as Directors were as ignorant of these over drafts as any one could be.Imperative orders had been given that the highest line of discounts to any one person should not exceed $40,000 and that no man should get more than that without a special resolution of the Directors for that loan.We were accustomed to go over our accounts with Craig and supposed that they were all right.We had perfect confidence in the man, thought him tobe worth money, and that if any man would be careful it would behe.These inquiries were repeatedly put day after day.Mr.Bulmer was as particular in making them as any of us.Mr.Buntin was very savage once when Le found that these instructions had been disregarded.No persons (and here Mr.Ogilvie spoke with much feel ing) are going to lose as much by this failure as the Directors, I am sorry to be put in such a position.Icould have had 180 for my stock a few months ago.Had I suppesed there was anything wrong, is it fkely that we would have continued on ?I thank you for your kindness to-day, when we had no right to expect anything but hard treatment.If the Court confirms the nominations you have made, 1 say that our best attention aud endeavors will be given to work out the affair in the very best manner.Mr.Campbell has shown himself to be a most capable man in unravelling the affairs of the Bank, and Mr.Greene and myself will do our best.If T have said anything unpleasant to any one here to-day I hope you will forgive me.Mr.Bulmer\u2014The absent are always to blame; I donot think the Directors should be too hard on Mr.Craig.The Chairman\u2014I do not think that any thing has been said about Mr.Craig more than the facts warranted.As for his absence, we expected that he would have been here to-day.Mr.Crathern\u2014How was it that it never occurred to you to have the books andited ?Mr.Simard\u2014How can the shareholders be satisfied with the administration of the Directors?Did you not know a man named Beard who got from $220,000 to $230,000 from the Bank?Were youaware of this?The Chairman\u2014In answer to that I would say that while I don\u2019t think it is advisable to discuss private accounts that Beard\u2019s affair was gone into without the knowledge of a single Director.It became rumored on the street that he was getting a reat deal of money from the Exchange Bank, and then I asked Craig about it.That it had ever approached a tithe of its present proportions I never dreamed.Mr.Buntin\u2014When I came back I found out about that account, but I never dreamed it was more than $40,000 or so.I found fault with Craig about it, and I afterwards learned that he had falsified things to me in regard to the Bank, so that within the last six months I bought $40,000 worth more of the stock, of which 100 shares were Craig\u2019s own stock, and were shoved on me, Mr.Green\u2014I had been told on the street of Beard\u2019s account with the Bank.1 went to Craig and said he could not get $500 out of the Bank with my consent.Î consulted with Mr.Ogilvie on the subject.Craig said the advances were covered b warehouse receipts an} bills of lading said they might be well enough in some cas.s but not with a man like Beard.That was in July.The trouble was that the books did not show the correct figures.Mr.Bulmer\u2014Neither Mr.Green nor Mr.Ogilvie spoke to me about Beard\u2019s account.The Chairman\u2014It was discussed at this Board table in this very room.Mr.Bulmer\u2014Then I was not there.The Chairman\u2014Oh, yes you were.Mr.Greene\u2014I told Mr.Craig we did not want any transactions with Mr.Baird.Mz.Crathern\u2014Do you gentlemen know Beard by sight?From the first day of May until the Bank stopped he was in the Bank more than vou were.Mr.G.B.Burland\u2014Each Director seems not to have any knowledge of what was being done in the Bank.What are shareholders to expect?Itwas in the Directors, Messrs.Ogilvie, Buntin and Greene, that the people put their trust and induced them to pay a high price for their stock.I understood that E.F.Carter ran an account of over $70,000 with the Bank.Did the Directors know nothing about that affair ?Do they know that $50,000 went to the Montreal Manufacturing Company, Why some ot the Directors of this Bank were stockholders of that concern.Mr.Greene\u2014T never knew of that account, The Chairman\u2014None of the Directors except Craig was a stockbolderin that concern.Mr.Burland\u2014What are people to know or say or do?Are we to look to you or to Craig?Why is not Craig here?You irritate people and forge them to take steps against vou by vour refusal to give information.Do you carry on your own private business in this way without knowing your men ?The Chairman\u2014Did not ibe shareholders indorse that confidence we felt in Craig did not they elect him ?Mr.Buntin\u2014Mr.Crathern was on the Board when that account was opened and he is as much responsible for it as any one, Mr.F.B.Mathews\u2014Did F.E.Gilman obtain $50,000 from the Bank without security ?The Chairman\u2014We have security for a good proportion of the amount, and will soon have it for all.Mr.Burland\u2014Was the loan made with security ?The Chairman\u2014I do not know when he got the loan.Mr.Burland\u2014I think you will admit that things are in a bad state?Mr.Simard\u2014Can the stockholders eall a subsequent meeting ?Mr.Macmaster\u2014Yes, the ehareholders can call a meeting at any time.It was now 3.45, and, as no one seemed to have anything more to say, the meeting broke up.CHAPTER D.\u201c Malden, Mass., Feb.1, 1860.Gentlemen\u2014 I suffered with attack of sick headache.\u201d Neuralgia, female trouble, for years in the most terrible and 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A NEW DEPARTURE.1 -\u2014\u20142\u2014 We commence to-day the publication of Tue Monrress Hzrazp, daily edition, as a Ong CENT PAPER.That is to say, we offer the public an eight page paper, of fifty-six columns\u2014in- eluding about thirty columns of reading matter\u2014for one cent per day.As the subscription price of the paper, delivered at city residences or mailed to any address, will be THREE DOLLARS per annum, the cost to the subscriber will be slightly under one cent per dar.This change is due to a desire on the part of the proprietors of Tue HEeraLD to keep pace with the steadily growing demand for cheap newspaper literature, and also to a determination to extend to the utmost limit possible the influence of a journal of which we may in all modesty say that its past has been neither uneventful nor un- influential.Tus Hurarp has had positive opinions on all the great questions which have agitated the public mind in old Canada or the new Dominion during the past seventy-five years, and it is altogether likely that it will sontinue to have a voice and influence in public controversies for very many vears to come.It is important, therefore, that what it has to say should be addressed to as large an audience as possible ; 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he Monireal Herald, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC.5.ZBAll correspondence for THE HERALD (except business letters) should be addressed t@ the Editor, MR.JOHN LIVINGSTON.Business correspondence to be addressed to Mg JAMES STEWART, General Manager of \u201cHerald Printing and Publishing Co.\u201d Limited).Æ@#-The offices of THE HERALD are in Victoria Block, corner of Victoria Square and St.James St.West.\u2014Editorial Rooms, up one flight of stairs.APPOINTMENTS.Theatre Poyal\u2014Performanceat 8 p.m.AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.BY BENNING & BARSALOU.Dry Goods\u2014At their stores, at 10 a.m.\u2014 THE EXCHANGE BANK COLLAPSE.There was a large attendance of the shareholders at the Exchange Bank meeting yesterday, four-fifths of the stock being represented.The proceedings, as a whole, were creditable to those who are likely to be such heavy losers by the Bank\u2019s mismanagement and failure.While there was, no doubt, very general \u2018indignation felt over the Bank\u2019s condition, as it was gradually unfolded and each individual transaction commented upon, the feeling was, as a rule, suppressed, and the meeting was not interrupted by any unseemly outbreak.It was apparent that there had been mismanagement and if the Bank\u2019s means had been dissipated, the directors themselves, who held so much of the stock, were the greatest sufferers.It was also apparent that the directors had been deceived as well as the shareholders, and as they would have to pay the penalty in their pockets there was little use in unnecessarily assailing them.The absence from the meeting of the President and manager, Mr.Craig, gave rise to much speculation, and when it was whispered that he had left the city rather than face the shareholders, and that he had probably gone across the border, it was considered that the directors as well as the rest of the company had good reason to feel exasperated in view of his conduct.If any doubt in regard to the wisdom bf winding up the bank\u2019s affairs existed before the meeting was held, none was left when the time came to take action on the petition asking that this should be done.It was seen that the means of the bank had been dissipated in a manner so reckless as to call for the severest condemnation, that strange uses had been made of the bank\u2019s funds by the President, and that directors who should have known all abeut the heaviest transactions in which the bank had at auy time engaged had, by their own admission, known little or nothing of what had been going on.The statement of the Vank\u2019s affairs, read by Mr.Greene, one of the directors, showed the utter impossibility of the bank\u2019s continued existence.This statement represents the bank\u2019s liabilities to the public to be $2,650,152.(Its liabilities to its shareholders amount to $820,344, but we count them out.) To meet the liabilities to the public the bank has assets as follows :\u2014 Cash, checks and bills of other DbanKs.\u2026.\u2026.\u20260000suesenecce es $ 22,068 Balances due by local banks.21,962 Due by agents in New York.T6 Debentures, municipal.161,835 Claims for guarantees of the bank Real estate and mortgages.29,638 Bank premises.105,000 Federal Bauk, circulation held by them as collateral for balance of loau, returnable when loan is paid.RARE .\u2026.92,535 Bills receivable, rediscounted by local banks, endorsed by Exchange Bank\u2014estimated by the directors as good.228,099 Assuming that these assets are all realizable at the face (including the real estate), we would reach a total of $702,633, leaving nearly two millions still to be provided.This large amount can only be realized out of the following additional assets, as per statement of the Directors :\u2014 Notes and bills discounted, cur- Tent 2.000 vocoro 0000 sacre $986,001 Do., overdue.vescennces \u2026\u2026\u2026.671,963 Overdrawn accounts, estimated by the Directors, secured.440.000 Do., unsecured.covsreveeneens 670,358 Giving a total\u2014good, doubtful and bad \u2014of $2768,312.Of this amount the Directois are already in a position to state that $809,532 is \u201cbad\u201d and \u201cdoubtful;\u2019\u2019 while the \u201coverdue bills and notes\u201d and the \u201coverdrawn accounts, unsecured,\u2019 alone amount to $1,343,321, showing conclusively that the Directors can not yet be possessed of sufficient evidence to justify so rose colored a view of the situation.Accepting their own statement, however, it is not possible to get the two millions needed for the public out of the $2,768,312 of \u201cgood, doubtful and bad\u201d notes and bills discounted and overdrawn accounts; while, regarding the probabilities of = the case from an impartial but not exacting standpoint, the prospect of a large deficit would seem to be altogether reasonable.The showing would appear to be a very bad one, and the cause of the collapse and the impossibility of resuscitation are alike self-evident, No recourse was open either to the directors or the shareholders, except to go into liquidation, and the shareholders, by a large majority on a stock vote, resolved accordingly, naming two of the directors and an able bank accountant to the Court as liquidators.The directors and their friends appear to control nearly one-half of the stock, assuming that the whole of the 5,000 shares were represented ; as it happened several large blocks of stock were unrepresented, but there is nothing to show that had representatives of this stock been present yesterday or,being then present, had voted, the result would have Leen different from what was arrived at.There is no one, with a proper spirit, who will not regret the misfortune which has overtaken the Exchange.It is easy to be wise after the fact, and doubtless there are many able financiers in our city who will declare that they always predicted such an ending.Be this as it may, in the presence of recent disclosures it ought not to be difficult to arrive at the real cause of the bank\u2019s collapse ; and if its fate prove a warning to other banks and other managers the Exchange will not have died in vain.A YEAR'S BUSINESS OF THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE.-\u2014 There is no department of Government in a free country which in its operation is more intimately related to the great majority of the people than the Post Office Department.Hence, statistics exhibiting the working of the department are always in order and are always interesting to the average newspaper reader.The exhibit which has just been made by the Postmaster General of the United States\u2014in which 50,000,000 of people are interested \u2014 and which is usually given to the public in advance of the delivery of the Presidents Message, ig especially striking and will be regarded with astonishment.The revenue for the year ending June 30, 1883, was forty-five millions and a half of dollars.The expenditure, in round numbers, was forty-four millions and a half.The increase in receipts, over 1882, was $3,632,282, or 8} per cent.It would have been greater but for the fact that the public limited their purchases of three cent letter stamps and stamped envelopes in anticipation of the reduction to two cents which took place Oct.1.There are now 48,683 post offices in the United States, and 69,020 persons are employed in the department.The free delivery system was in operation in 154 offices, and employed 3,860 carriers, and cost $3,173,336.There were added to this system last year 42 cities having 223 carriers, while 343 carriers were added to the older free-delivery cities.The postage on local matter\u2014 that is, what we in Canada called \u201c dropped\u201d letters\u2014amounted to $4,195,230, which is more than a million over the total cost of this branch of the service.The number of mail \u2018letters delivered during the year was 342,013,750, an increase of nearly 171 per cent.over 1882; mail postal-cards delivered, 86,133,228, an increase of 203 per cent.; local letters, 104,437,146, an increase of 16 per cent.; local postal-cards, 60,472,193, an increase of 18% per cent.; registered letters delivered, 2,830,203, an increase of nearly 11 per cent.; newspapers delivered, 203,568,- 005, an increase of 26 per cent.The number of letters collected was 345,317,- 803, an increase over last year of about 5 per cent.; postal-cards collected, 115,113,- 531, an increase of 156% per cent.; newspapers collected, 64,751,842, an increase of about 5 per cent.The whole number of pieces handled during the year was 1,324,637,701, an increase over last year of nearly 16 per cent.There are in the United States 2,195 postmasters who are described in the Postmaster-General\u2019s report as \u201c presidential postmasters,\u201d whose salaries are based un the receipts of their offices.These salaries amount to $3,707,500, and the receipts of the offices to $33,535,253, or 74 per cent.of the entire receipts of the department\u2014the fourth class offices, 45,650 in number, yielding $11,614,746, or about 26 per cent.of the revenue.Clerk hire in first and second class offices cost $4,385,000.The vast extent of the department\u2019s operations is strikingly shown by the fact that 1,944 claims for reimbursement of postmasters who sustained losses by burglary, fire, etc.,in the last 15 years, have been filed ; 274 were allowed, amounting to $42,241 ; 182 claims were disallowed, amounting to $27,772, and 360 were abandoned or withdrawn.The others remain undisposed of.The United States mails are carried over 1,513 railway routes within the coun- fry, the united length of these routes being 110,208 miles, and the annual aggregate transportation by rail was last year 129,198,641 miles, costing nearly eighteen millions of dollars.Steamboat and \u201c star route\u201d service swelled the total of number of miles mails were carried by 82,000,000 miles, There were in June last 3,855 railway postal clerks, who handled 3,981,516,280 pieces of mail matter, an increase of 548,125,800 pieces over 1882, Last year ome postal car clerk was killed, 35 seriously injured, and 42 slightly injured by railway accidents.There are 5,927 money order offices in operation, whose transactions amounted to $117,329,406 of domestic money orders issued and $7,717,832 of international orders.The letters and parcels received at the Dead Letter Office last year numbered 4,440,822.Of these 18,095 contained drafts, checks, money orders, etc., amounting to $1,381,991.No less than 35,160 contained photographs.Fhe letters and parcels sent through the registered mails numbered 10,594,716, the amount.of registry fees being $926,549- Figures of such magnitude as those we have quoted show how intimately the post office is bound up with the social relations and prosperity of the people, and in all English speaking countries this intimacy is steadily and wonderfully increasing.The reduction of the price of drop letters from two to one cent is discussed and disapproved of.The illegal letter expresses now running in and between United States cities, and the use made of the mails by lottery managers reccive attention.In regard to à postal telegraph system the Postmaster-General thinks the evils complained of are not so grievous as to call for Congressional intervention.Ix TEE Democratic caucus at Washington for officers of the House of Representatives, says a correspondent, \u201cthe South elected the Speaker and every other officer, except the Sergcant-at- Arms, while the Northern supporters of Mr.Randall exclaimed, as the shouts of the winners came from the hall :\u2014\u201c It\u2019s the old rebel yell.\u201d Ex-Congressman Clark, of Missouri, who was elected Clerk over Mr.Atkins, of Tennessee, was a Confederate major general, and has never occupied a prominent position in his ten years\u2019 service as a member.J.A.Wintersmith, of Texas, who was in Morgan's rebel cavalry, was nominated for doorkeeper.The entire result is pleasing to the Republicans, for the organization of the House is in Southern hands, and it will be hard work even for Mr.Carlisle to restrain his supporters from ill-advised acts.\u201d There cannot be any question of the fact that a \u201c Solid South\u201d controls the Democratic party, a circumstance of which the Republicans will make the most.Art the Trinity House banquet the Rt.Hon.Joseph Chamberlain, of the Cabinet, stated that in the last three years there had been added on an average to the British marine something like 500,000 tons annually, and in the last year of all 714,000 tons were added to the registered list of shipping of this country, chiefly steam tonnage.Last year 1,303 British ships went to the bottom, with a loss of 370,000 tons.The year before 1,310 ships were lost, with a tonnage of 345,000, and that is the largest loss of ships at sea that has ever been recorded in the register of the State.Last year alone in British ships 3,372 lives were lost, and that also is the largest death-rate in the register, except in 1874, when two colonial ships went down and 1,200 coolies on board perished.Mr.Chamberlain\u2019s efforts to reduce marine losses and save life and property at sea will be sustained by the ritish people.AFTER à perusal of the following from New York it will scarcely be denied that the world is progressing towards millenial days at a rapid rate :\u2014 NEw York, Dec.4.\u2014An organization of grocers\u2019 clerks has been formed called the A B C Union, the object of which is to systematically rob employers.One of the rules of the association is that each member shall, by fair means or foul, possess himself of $125 a month and de- osit it with Christian Krosz, of Brookyn, who acted as treasurer.The members were to be given $2,500 from the funds of the society at the end of the year if they wished to go into business, and if sick were to be paid $2 a day.The retail grocers\u2019 union has caused the arrest of Krosz and a number of clerks.It is said that Krosz received 87,000 from the association per year.Frou our report of the meeting of the Windsor Hotel Company yesterday it will be seen that the company has been doing a rushing busines\u2014a business which left a clear profit of about $87,000 lost year, and justified the company in adding a new wing at a cost of $137,000, including furnishings, It is gratifying to know that the Windsor, which is so creditable a Canadian institution in point of enterprise, is alco proving a profitable investment.Very much of the credit of its success is due to its very able staffa A THERE seems to be © serious mistake somewhere in the Treasury Department as to the stock of precious metals in the United States.The Comptroller of the Currency and the Director of the Mint disagree in their estimates of the total amount of gold coin and bullion in the country to the extent of over twenty millions of dollars, and this difference has been growing since 1880.RIVAL LAND POLICIES.The Canadian North-West and United States Homestead Regulations\u2014 Which is More Liberal ?Comparison between the homestead policy of Canada and the United States will show which is more favorable to settlers :\u2014 Canada, The head of a family or any male person not less than 18 years of age, 1s entitled to a homestead entry.Such entry may be for any quantity not exceeding 160 acres in any lands open therefor.The even numbered sections on The United States.Any male person not less than 21 years is entitled to a homestead entry.The entry may be for any quantity not exceedingeighty acres in the first, or $2 50 class, or one hundred 8 and sixty acres in the about eighty millions second, or $1 25 class of the most fertile of lands open there- lands being free for for.selection.Until the 1st January, 1885, the settler will have the right to The homestead settler has not the right of pre-emption.re-emption of an ad- oining tract of the same extent of his homestead, which he can purchase at the end of three years at Government prices.He obtains a patent He obtains a patent at the end of three attheendoffive years\u2019 years\u2019 residence and residence and cultiva- cultivation.tion.He may have a sec- He cannot have a ond homestead entry.second homestead en- ry.He may commute by purchase after one year\u2019s residence, but it is recommended that this privilege be modified an restricted.: He may commute by purchase after one year's residence.Your Friends \u2018A CARNIVAL TIME.Don\u2019t let them find your house badly furnished.Get a new BEDROOM SETT FOR YOUR SPARE ROOM Or a nice PARLOR SETT, Now being sold at LOW PRICES at S.B.PARSONS\u2019 Furniture Rooms, 437 and 439 NOTRE DAME ST.December 5 m 290 ROAD DEPARTMENT, Public notice ishereby given, ==\u201d that no Wheeled Vehicles will be allowed to run on the public streets or highways after this date, until further notice.By order.F.B.LAVALLEE, Deputy City Surveyor.Montreal, Dec, 4th, 1883.m 290 Will Visit You.T Tem ADNertisemenfs.WINTERSILKS Having purchased the entire productions ot WINTER SILKS, both black and colored, from the Corriveau Silk Mills, at very much below regular prices, we offer them Letween now and New Year\u2019s Day, at 50c per vard off the prices.Thus on a twenty yard length ten dollars will be saved and actually deducted from the bill.Winter Silks The above Silks are strictly Winter Silks, made expressly for winter wear,and are much richer in appearance and thicker than regular Gros Grains or Corded Silks.Very soft and pleasant to handle.S.CARSLEY\u2019S.WINTER SILKS The following shades of CANADIAN WINTER SILKS can ve found at S.CARSLEY\u2019S.Nc.1 Lot\u2014 Reseda Shade.No.2 Lot\u2014Mousse Shade.No.3 Lot\u2014 Bronze Shade.No.4 Lot\u2014Olive Shade.No.5 Lot\u2014Light Myrtle Shade.No.6 Lot\u2014Dark Myrtle Shade.~ No.1 Lot\u2014Cardinal Shade.No.8 Lot\u2014Terra Cotta Shade.No.9 Lot\u2014Grenat Shade.No.10 Lot\u2014Bordeaux Shade.No.11 Lot\u2014Clare: Shade.No.12 Lot\u2014Copper Shade.No.13 Lot\u2014Light Prune Shade.No.14 Lot-Spotted Leopard Shade.No, 15 Lot\u2014French Gray Shade.16 Lot\u2014Hussard Shade.No.17 Lot\u2014Acajou Shade.No.18 Lot\u2014Dark Navy Shadé.No.19 Lot\u2014Light Marine Shade.No.20 Lot-Tobacco Shade.No.21 Lot\u2014Maroon Shade.No.22 Lot\u2014Loutre Shade.No, 23 Lot\u2014S8panish Brown Shade.No.24 Lot\u2014Cream Shade.No.26 Lot\u2014Rouille Shade.No.26 Lot\u2014Chocolate Shade.No.27 Lot\u2014Drab Shade.No.28 Lot\u2014American Gray Shade.No.29 Lot\u2014Sapphire Shade.No.30 Lot\u2014White.No.31 Lot\u2014Black.CALL AND SEE THEM.S.CARSLEY, 393, 395,397 and 399 NOTRE DAME ST MONTREAL.JOHN MURPHY& COS GLOVE DEPARTMENT.In calling attention to our Glove Department we beg to state that we were never better prepared to supply the public with Winter Gloves than we are at the present time.It is also eatisfactory to to state that our eales in this department are nearly double any former season.The right place for all kinds of Winter Gloves at the right prices is JOHN MURPHY & CO\u2019S The right place for all kinds of Winter Mitts at the right prices is JOHN MURPHY & CO\u2019S.WINTER GLOVES.WINTER GLOVES Our leading lines are as follows :\u2014 Kid Gloves, with Flannel Linings.Kid Gloves in all the newest makes, with Fur Tops and Fancy Linings.Buckskin Gloves, in all the best mukes and newest styles, at lowest prices.Cashmere Gloves with Fleecy Linings.Taffeta Gloves, with Fleecy Linings.Knitted Gloves, with Fleecy Linings.JOHN MURPHY & CO\u2019S.$403 and 405 NOTRE DAME STREET.105, 107, 109,111 St.Peter Street.Terms CASH and onlv ONE PRICE.MRS.POTTS\u2019 COLD HANDLE SMOOTING IRONS, H.R.IVES & CO.Queen Street, MONTREAL, SOLE MANUFACTURERS FOR THE DOMINION OF CANADA.##- Send for Price List.December 5 \u2014_\u2014 PANGS, ORGANS MUSIC.A magnificent Stock of the above may aiways be inspected at ; À.&S.Nordheimer's, 211 ST.JAMES STREET.(Established 40 Years.) Agents for the SPLENDID PIANOS by STEINWAY, CHICKERING, HAINES, GABLER, &c, AND ORCANS by ESTEY.Old Pianos taken in part payment for New ones, i Special attention paid to Repairing and Tuning.Pianos and Organs sold on monthly [n- stalments.À great variety of Second-hand Pianos, at all prices.A large stock of Instruments always on Wand to Lend on Hire.Agents for the Publications of Augener & Co\u2014the largest and best Catalogue in 290 Europe.Orders for Tuning or Music ean be sent by Telephone.December 4 289 a New Advertisements, Flem | Agdoueisements, : LE 2 its BEAUVAIS GREAT WONDER! Given to any person Buying for an amount of S10.00! lt is not necessary to buy for $10.00 at one time.If you purchase goods for only two or three dollars, checks are given to you for amounts, aud when you have bought $10.00 worth the wonderf:l present is granted to you.BHEILECITRICITY ! When will mankind kuow or realize that the utmost limits of its powers have been realized ?Motive force light, communications of thought, the voice even being traus- mitted.All those things are now familiarized, but who would have thonght that it would ever become an active and impressing method for iinparting to the mind a knowledge of Scripture, Geography, Histery or Music.But such is now actually fhe case.THE BELECTRICALINSTRUCTOR DOES THIS, AND EVEN MORE, FOR IT SOLVES Conundrums and Matrimonial Problems! A more ingenious method of imparting knowledge and amusement simultaneously could not be devised.It is a most unique idea, and commends itself to all who have an Interest in Instructing Themselves! In order to give a correct idea of this WE shall give its description, A WONDERFUL INVENTION | Useful Instruction Conveyed by Electricity! BEAUVAIS Latest Benefaction to the Public ! In his ambition to serve his patrons, BEAUVAIS, the Clothier, is ever devising some new scheme whereby some substantial benefit may be conferred upon them.His latest benefaction is an Electrical invention, by means of which much useful information is imparted and much amusement furnished to old ard young.This is one of the infinitely multifarious uses to which Electricity is adapted, and wherein it is made to gerve iu a menial, and, at the same time.not ignoble capacity.The new invention is from England.It consists of a set of books, apparently elegantly bound in cloth with ornamental cover and gilt edges, but which in reality are boxes, fitted np with an Electrical apparatus, by means of which a great variety of questions of Historical, Musical, Religious, and other subjects are correctly answered.__.There are eight different books on as many different subjects in the same.On lifting the cover of one of the books a dial or communication is seen, with a delicate and apparently aimless and on pointing in almost any direction around the dial are the answers to the questions.The mode of operation is as simple as the mechanism is ingenious.On readicg a question on the circular card, the point on the edge opposite the game is placed on a black spot ou the dial.Instantly, as if magic, the index starts and travels around until it reaches the correct answer pointed on the dial, and there it remains stationary.In one volume there are leading facts in the Old Testament While this is a most useful and highly instructive deviee, valuable alike as a pastime and a keepsake, it is, nevertheless, designed to advertise the great house ot Beauvais the Clothier.This NOVEL WONDER is given away to every person purchasing for an amount of $10.00 At BEAUVAIS.Such aJnovel means of advertising has never before been resorted to here.It is no empty souvenir, but a solid and enduring instructo i i their children, and Sunday School Teacher will fin ia ve ne introduce it fo C dit a valuable aid in imparting instruction.Much can be learned in Music from this] i K ; 118 ingenlous contriv: .en Instructors generally, and Temperance advocutes will endorse it.rivance lergymens BHAUV AIS will commence presenting the new ELEOTRICAL WONDER On MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd.This new wonder promises to be the greatest success y et achieved in advertisiug.YOU CAN ALL GET ONE! mm tri Nos.186 and 188 ST.JOSEPH STREET.Now Notre Dame Street West.MONRREHAL.« December 3 m mwf 288 en À _ÙN Fro Go vil sh pio! ( | yea Ea diti hui ce T one the Truc tv e+ Ol AST LO ERE TD Ie t is it ve ly ve © \u2014\u2014\u2014 ing His na- the > to ) is ith lec- cal, On ate the 5 in- the and ; re- hile da pr 8 no it to ; in- pen, ug.8 THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 A DISTINGUISHED HUNTING PARTY.From the Courier-Journal.In the early part of next month James Gordon Bennett, Sir William McCormac, Her Majesty\u2019s physician; Lord Mandeville, Capt.Bogardus, the champion wing shot of the world ; Dr.Carver, the champion rifle shot of the world ; W.F.Cody (\u201c Buffalo Bill\u201d), \u2018 Tom\u201d Sun, for thirty years a guide and trapper, and \u2018 Boney\u201d Earnest, a wealthy ranchman of Rawlins, Wyoming, will set out on a hunting expe dition.lt is probably the most noted hunting party that has ever come together.« Tom\u201d Sun has the reputation of being one of the most interesting characters in the tar West.He is the prince of romancers, and it is from Tom\u2019 that « Buffalo Bill\u201d secured the material for his rude, wild Western plays, as well as the dialect incorporated in then ; while from « Boney\u201d Earnest, Cody secured his original education as a scout.The rest of the party are well known everywhere, Among stock men, and those drifting in with the great cattle markets from the West, there is considerable interest in this proposed hunt.À ranchman said to me yesterday : \u2018\u201c They are the best crowd of practical hunters that ever got beyond the Missouri, and they will take an immense amount of game.I understand that are rangements are made to ship considerable of the elk aud deer secured by the party to Chicago and theuce to Louisville.If any body thinks James Gordon Bennett is a \u2018dude,\u2019 he is mistaken.He 1s one of the best hunters in the country.Besides that, he has a splendid reputation among the cowboys for personal bravery and downright common sense.There are mighty few © tenderfoots\u2019 that know it, but itis a fact thut Bennett introduced among all the cowboys of the Southwest and those that have Leen riding the ranges in the foot hills for years one of the most sensible and serviceable articles they are using.This is a \u2018bucking strap,\u2019 and is attached to the saddle in front of the horn.« The story goes that the first known of the ¢ bucking strap\u2019 was in Texas several years ago, when Bennett was there gathering together a lot of bronchos to ship East at the time he introduced polo.The cowboys thought they\u2019d have some fun with Bennett, and bantered him to ride one of their bronchos.It was a noted © bucker.\u2019 Bennett quietly signified his willingness to mount the broncho if they would put his saddle on the animal.This they did, expecting to see the ° Eastern newspaper snob,\u201d as they called him, fired into the heavens every time he came down and struck the broncho.They harnessed the brute, and about three hundred gather ed around to see the fun, In a twinkling Bennett was in the saddle.The broncho was a perfect devil and bucked\u2019 for all he was worth.He hadn\u2019t any more than struck the nag when the boys commenced yelling.Bennett didn\u2019t ay any attention to \u2018ern, but just set there Finder easy and pleasant like and fanned himself while the durned brute whirled and bucked.You see, Bennett had ex- ected something of this sort, and got the rop on the boys by having this bucking strap made and fastened on his saddle before he left New York.When he sat there on that ugly little broncho and smiled on them all, it broke em all up.\u201d LANGTRY AND GEBHARDT.Master Freddie Pays Toronto a Visit\u2014 He Goes to Sce Mrs.Langtry\u2014He Does not Smile\u2014A Glorious Little Supper on the Road.Toronto World, Nov.26.Frederick Gebhardt, the owner of the famous race-horse Eole, and noted as the « Freddie \u201d whose devotion to that ancient and almost obsolete sort and species of friendship which is designated \u201c Platonic,\u201d has atfracted now for eighteen months the attention and admiration of American reporters, was present in the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening to witness Mrs.Langtry\u2019s initial presentation of Julia in the Hunchback.Mr.Gebhart has seen the Hunchback acted Lefore; in fact, Sheridan Knowles\u2019 popular play has been frequently put on the boards \u201cin New York, with scenic effects that \u201cToronto (groaning under an N.P.) can hardly hope us yet to rival.It was therefore paying a special compliment to Mrs.Langtry, and displaying an especial admiration of her histrionie qualities which induced Mr.Gebhardt to undergo a 20-hour tedious journey by rail for the sake of seeing this play again.À He arrived by the 4.25 train {standard time] from Suspension Bridge in the afternoon.At about the same time O.B.Sheppard, manager of the Grand Opera, was contemplating the following instructions be had received from Mrs.Langtry: \u201cGet me the best seat you have in the house for this evening.\u201d MR.SHEPPARD SIGHED at the peremptoriness of actresses in gen- eral\u2014of \u201c stars \u201d in particular\u2014and then gent down to the American Hotel the following message: Can'you let me have back orchestra chair No.123 2\u201d At 8.10 in the evening a World reporter was standing at the door of the rand Opera when a tall, dark young man, SIX feet high, with a slight stoop in his shoulder and coal black hair and slight moustache, approached him.\u201cIs this the Academy of usic 7\u201d he asked., « No,\u201d answered the reporter, «That was Freddie Gebhardt.\u2019 Mr.Gebhardt handed his coupon to an usher WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, and the usher taking him down the centre aisle, showed him his seat.Tt was orchestra chair No, 123.Mr.Gebhardt hardly glanced round the house.All his attention was devoted to the stage.si was à great compliment to the youthful actress, and Mis.Langtry felt 1t.In Toronto such almost pawmfully ainstaking acting has never been witnessed, and perhaps such perfect and maiden gladness at having triumphed; at having braved the erdeal and won from it; at having broug down a house to her teet, has not yet been exhibited at the Grand Opera.Mr.Gebhardt, however, with that grave and taciturn demeanor that of itself wou! make him recognizable anywhere, scarcely gave a smile during the entire perform- we watched every motion with attention, but never either ppplauder > express ! interest whatever.( a hen Mrs.Langtry came forward and \u2018est and most win- made one of the pretties cs that has LISTENED GRAVELY ; and the next moment he was outside the theatre striding swiftly with a cigar in his mouth to Union station where Mrs.Langtry\u2019s private car was drawn up and coupled to the train going west.The steward and cook of Mrs.Langtry\u2019s special car had meanwhile been engage in deep and solemn consulta- ion.Their mistress had ordered a special little supper that night and their mistress had a special and very critical taste in the matter of suppers, and if she did not admire that supper it would be no excuse to give her that there was nothing to be got in Toronto anyway.\u201d Then they heard a step on the platforin as Mr.Gebhardt entered the car, and they flew to see that the little supper was oomplete as could be in a place like Toronto.Five minutes after the porter opened the car door again to Mrs, Langtry, it being then just 11 o\u2019clock._Then a whistle was heard, the engine gave a snort and steamed ahead, and the special car attached to the regular train which had been delayed for the purpose steamed away for Louisville, Kentucky.SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.Snowshoeing.ST.GEORGE'S CLUB.The St.George\u2019s Snowshoe Club held their first tramp of the season en raquettes overthe Mountain last evening.P.W.R.SNOWSHOE CLUB.The seventh annual meeting of the Prince of Wales Regimental Snowshoe Club was held last evening, and the following officers were elected :\u2014President, Lieut-Col.Bond ; 1st.vice-president,Seargt.Major Porteous; 2nd.vice-president, Lieut.Paul; secretary-treasurer, Sergt.Copping ; committee, Sergt.Lefebre, Corporals Wocd and Pringle, Privates Wat-son, Ross, Couper, Bothwell, Moriss, R.Johnston, Sully, W.Johnston, Maynard, Rigney, Stevenson, W.C.Johnston, Horsnell and Gaden.It was decided to hoid the first tramp of the season to-morrow.Athletics.THE HUNDRED YARDS RECORD BEATEN, PorTiAND, Oregon, Dec.3.-A foot race of 100 yards between M.K.Kittleman, champion of the east, and Fred.Harmon, champion of the Pacific Coast, for $3,000 a side took place yesterday.Harmon won by 20 inches, time 9% seconds, beating the best record by} sec.Two thousand dollars changed hands on the result.Vanity Fair says that ¢ Plunger\u201d Walton\u2019s turf operations have been so much less successful this season than last that he has left a number of creditors behind him.It says the creditors are assured, however, that the \u201c Plunger\u201d is going to send over funds by the first mail; but they do not feel quite the same as they would if the money was in their pockets.ON THIRTY DAYS\u2019 TRIAL THE VOLTAIC BELT Co.,Marshall,Mich.,wil send Dr.Dye\u2019s Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and Kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of health and manly vigor.Address as above.N.B.\u2014No risk is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed.DEATHS.ARMSTRONG\u2014At No.16 Phillips\u2019 Place, on Monday evening, 3rd instant, Geurge Albert Gordon, son of Louis Armstrong, Advocate, aged 4 years and 7 months.Funeral to-day (Wednesday) at 2 pam.\u2014 \u2014_\u2014 Amusements.ACADEMY OF MUSIC, MENRY THOMAS, Lessee and Manager.For THREE NIGHTS ONLY and SATURDAY MATINEE.Commencing Thursday, Dec.8th.From DALY\u2019S THEATRE, New York, REHAN'S COMBINATION in Or, Casting the Boomerang.A superb company! A delightful entertainment! A beautiful souvenir of 7-20-8 given to every Lady attending the Matinee.Seats now on sale.Next Week\u2014Qucen's Lace Handkerchief, December 4 289 Temple Emanu-El.Corner RADEGONDE and LATOUR STS.A GRAND FAIR Will be OPENED by the Ladies\u2019 Aid ef Temple Emanu-El, On Monday, December 10th, at 8 P.M, And will be continued until the evening of December 15th.ADMISSION, 10 CENTS.December 4 r 289 THE DIRECTORS WILL OPEN H The Rink (Weather permitting) On Saturday, the 8th instant, At THREE p.m.Tickets will be issued at the Secretary- Treasurer\u2019s Office, No.96 St.Francois Xavier Street, on and after Tuesday, the 4th instant, from 10 am.tol p.m., and from 2 to 4 pm.Rates will be same as last year W.ALEX.CALDWELL, Sec.-Treas.December 1 11-7 Heu Adurriisements Silver Mounted BRIAR PIPES, FOR RESENTS T0 YOUR FRIENDS, AT PHILIP HENRY'S, 134 ST.JAMES STREET.December 4 289 \u2014\u2014_.BOTTLES! BOTTLES! FOR SALE to Close Consignment, A few lots of Clarets, Wines, Ale, Porter and Cider Bottles, at BLAIKLOCK BROW.No.17 COMMON STREET.Henr Chapman& Co.IMPORTERS, MONTILEAL.ACENTS IN CANADA FOR: PINET, CASTILLON & CO, Cognac, BRANDIES.LUCAS FRERES, Cognac, BRANTDIES.A.C.A.NOLET, Schiedain, GINS.G.H MUMM & CO., Reims, CIAM- PAGNES.P.A.MUMM & CO, Frankfort.O.M, HOCKS and MOSELLES.B.& E.PERRIER, Chalons, CHAMPAGNES.T.G.SANDEMAN & SONS, Oporto, PORTS.CASTLES & CO., Tarragona, RED WINES.W.HAY, FAIRBAIRN & CO, Glasgow, WHISKIES.DUNVILLE & CO., Belfast, WHISKILS.R.THORNE SONS, Greenock, WHISKIES.BAGOTS, HUTTON & C0, Dublin, WHISKIES.H.G.KEWNEY & ÇO., Liverpool, OLD LONDON DOCK RUM in cases.D.J.THOMPSON & C0., Leith, GINGER WINE, OLD TOM, etc., ete.MACHEN & CO., Liverpool, lixpo:t Bottlers of Guinness & Sons Foreign Stout.ROBT.PORTER & CO., London, Bass & o\u2019s Ale.WILLIAM McEWAN, Edinburgh, SCOTCH ALES.LAWRENCE JOYCE, Liverpool, PICK- THE APOLLINARIS CO.L'd., London, NATURAL MINERAL WATERS.Also Agents in Montreal For HIRAM WALKER & SONS, WALKERVILLE.AND LLOYDS, LONDON.December 3 2m mwf 288 THE CARPET WAREROUSE ESTABLISHED 1859.Has alwavs been noted for keeping the best assortment of reliable goods in artistic styles at the lowest prices and turning out all work in first-class manner only.Every effort is made to have customers satisfied and on all cash purchases 1s allowed Five per cent.Discount.JAMES BAYLIS&SON, 459 and 461 Notre Dame Street.Office Furnishings a speciality.December 3 258 ELECTRIC LIGHT! THE FULLER ELECTRICAL COMPANY, NEW YORK Have on hand, ready for immediate use, machinery and lamps for producing the best ¢ Arc\u201d light in use.This light is specially suited to the illumination of Streets and Public Parks : Factories of all Descriptions ; Iron Works, Rolling Mills, Foundries and Machine Shops, Railway Statious, Shops and Yards, Steamers, Docks and Wharves, Hotels, \u2018Theatres and Public Buildings, Large Dry Goods Stores and other Ware- TOOMB.Send for Illustrated Circular.THE FULLER ELECTRICAL COMP\"Y 44 RE.14th Street, New York.December 3 du 288 MAS AND THE HOLIDAYS TRADE NOTICE TO Druggists, Fancy Goods Dealers, &e.We offer a large assortment of ODOR CASES, BRUSH and COMB CASES, CHOICE PERFUMERY in Fancy Boxes, FANCY TOILET BOTTLES in all the newest styles\u2014Cut, Tinted, Cameo, &c.\u2014 from the leading British and Foreign Manufacturers.Also, a very large and beautiful assortment of British and German MEOHANI- CAL XMAS CARDS and SACKETS.All High in Quality! All Low in Price! LYMAN, SONS & CO.384 ST.PAUL STREET.December 1 287 FOR SALE, Puncheons BARBADOES MOLASSES Do PORTO RICO do Do JAMAICA RUM Barrels STRICTLY PALE STEAM REFINED SEAL OIL (Giieve\u2019s and Stephen Brands) Barrels PALE STRAW AND BROWN SEAL OIL Barrels PORPOISE OIL (quality very superior) Barrels NEWFOUNDLAND COD OIL Barrels GASPE COD OIL Barrels GREEN CODFISH (Inspected Nos.1 and 2) Barrels LABRADOR HERRING Kegs LOCH FYNE do (Malcolm Brand) Quintals PRIME TABLE CODFISH, soft and hard cured.i JOHN BAIRD & CO, 191 COMMISSIONER STREET.November 29 285 Notice of Dissolution of Partnership, The Co-partnership (Limited) hereto fore existing between David Morrice and John W.Mackedie, under the name of JOHN W.MACKEDIE & CO., as Manufacturers of Clothing (Wholesale), has been dissolved by mutual consent.The business shall henceforth be carried on by the said John W.Mackedie, alone, under the same name, style and firm of JOHN W.MACKEDIE & CO.(Signed,) J.W.MACKEDIE.Montreal, 30th Nov., 1883.r 283 CATHEDRAL LADIES AID ASSOCIATION, A Sale of Useful and Fancy Articles, Will be held THURSDAY, December 6thin the Natura! History Rooms.Commencing at TWELVE o\u2019clock.A.attractive Musical programme in the evening.Admission 10 cents.Donations of articles or materials can be sent any time before Thursday, to Mrs.Baldwin, the Deanery, 67 University St.Contributions of flowers or refreshments will be received at the Natural History Rooms, on the morning of the New Adueriisements.Avrtion Sales.\u201cBY PARENT BROS.PARENT BROS AUCTIONEERS AND Real Estate Agents, We would respectfully inform our client No.237 ST.JAMES STREET.Auction Sales BY SMYTH & WALLS.T.PP.WALLS.Anctioneer.SMYTH & WALLS, Trade Auctioneers AND s! Commission Merchants and the public generally that we have added to our Real Listate Agency an AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE, in order to tacili- tate the prompt disposal of property, when parties do not wish to await the delays that sre sometimes necessary to accomplish sales by private contract With over twenty years of constant experience in this branch, we are in a position to better accomplish sales to the entire satisfaction of interested parties than persons wlio are not thoroughly conversant with values.We, therefore, ask our patrons and landed proprietors to call on us and make arrangements for their forthcoming sales, which will be conducted in a thorough business manner.We would invite intending sellers to choose the months of December and January to put their properties at public or private sales, in order to profit by the enquiries made by persons seeking houses and investments, The great depression in Bank Stocks will have the effect of turning the attention of monied people to the realization that Real Estate is the very safest investment, and offering the surest returns.The many industries and railways centering in this city are bound to make this TRADE SALESEVERY TUESDAY Liberal CASH ADVANCES {made on Consignments when necessary.Correspondence invited from Merchants, Trustees and Manufacturers.10 DeBRESOLES ST.MONTREAL.Miscellaneous, NOTICE.W.A.J.WHITEFORD has for sale at his Store, No.27 ST.LAWRENCE MAIN STREET, a good assortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELLERY, OPTICIANS\u2019 GOODS and MUSIC BOXES, &c., &c.And CAREFULLY REPAIRS the above.find them the finest in Canadaecember 1 d 287 metropolis the New York of the Dominion.We hope to deserve encouragement by hard work and promptness.We cordially invite every one to call and examine our Salesrooms and we are positive they will Do not forget the number,\u2014237 ST.JAMES ST.November 28 2m 284 RED LION AND TREMBLE! N.FORCIMMER Manufacturer of Fine Gold Jewellery and Practical Watchmaker.Streetof watch he advertises to sell for $18.00.my own risk.Holiday season.Call soon.All cordial invited.member the address, N.FORCIMMER, 84 St.Antoine Street, Montrealmises with despatch, and has my speci guarantee.November 30 CHRISTMAS CARDS The Richest Display in the City ! 15,000 Cards on View NO OLD STOCK! ALL NEW W.J.CLARKE, November 28 284 few Aduertisements.READ THIS I have no relations as a factory in the old country, but Iam prepared tosell the same kind of watches at a lower rate than sold by a so-called wholesale jeweller on Bleury $7.00 will buy the same kind of watch advertised by him for $8.00 ; $9.00 will buy the same kind of watch he advertises to sell for $10.00; $11.00 will buy the same kind of watch he advertises to sell for $12.50 ; $16.50 buys the same kind All goods sent to any part of Canada at Iam \u201cprepared to sell my SOLID GOLD WATCHES and JEWELLERY at a special discount during the No trouble to show goods.Re- N.B.\u2014All Repairing done on the pre- r 286 NO EQUAL TO THIS IN CANADA! BEAVER HALL SQUARE.ESTABLISHED 13 YEARS, L.P.DUFRESNE, 92 Notre Dame St.» (late 92 St.Joseph St.) Montreal.WEDDING RINGS A SPECIALITY.Orders sent through Post, Telephone or otherwise will be promptly attended to.November 30 $6.50 BUYS A SOLID SILVER HUNTER, solid silver capped, jewelled and hand- Im 286 y timekeeper.R.W.STODDART, Wholesale and Retail Jewellers, Diamond Setters, &ec.Factory\u201413 Red Lion St.London, Eug.Winnipeg Bankrupt Stock Purchased at 58 Cents in the Dollar, the Dominion free at our risk.al | ver capped, jewelled in 15 sections.to any part of the Dominion at our risk.| Sent free.» Sent free to any part of the Dominion.Large size M $50.00, worth $75.00.! | music and perfect tones, with piano accom: paniment.the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.Emerald, Garnet and Piain Gold Rings.Quality marked on each ring and guaranteed in writing.FOR SALE.rive, OYSTERS! OYSTERS! Narrows and Malpeque OYSTERS recei ed daily.: Cases CANNED LOBSTERS Do do MACKEREL RING Do.No.1 GREEN CODFISH Do.No.2 do Bundles Dry CODFISH Brls.STEAM REFINED SEAL OIL Do.Tessier\u2019s COD LIVER OIL Newfoundland, Halifax, Gaspe CO OIL A.Extra Prime PORK \u2018 Poole\u2019s PICKLES, mixed and assorted J.& R.McLEA November 20 \u2018 1 Car-load JAMAICA ORANGES to ar- Brls.and hf-brls CAPE BRETON HER- Brls.and Casks Large GREEN CODFISH Barbadoes, Trinidad and Demerara.MO- \u201c LASSES 8 COMMON STREET, 2 November 24 281 COLE'S NEW CHANDELIERS, Ywith patent extension to raise or lower.The cheapest and best value ever offered.Neat Chandliers, $1.50, $2.50, $3.50.Goods carefully packed for the country.COLE'S LAMP STORE, 418 NOTRE DAME STREET.USE COLE'S PURE COAL OIL, D November 1 261 St, John Exhibition.The Mount Royal Miling and M'F'g, Ca, OF MONTREAL Have been AWARDED THE A.ANSELL'S, AND November 28 284 GENUINE THOMSON PIPE, Reduced to $3.00 122 ST.JAMES STREET, 1341 St.Catherine St.First Prize and a Bronze Medal FOR Rice and Rice Products, October 18 249 MOLINO DEL REY Sherry.Estate, at Gllora.SOLE AGENT, FRED.KINGSTON, 25 HOSPITAL STREET, Mon November 25 PATENTS TES, The Association will hold A SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION HOURS\u2014From 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.bers free.it Association of Montreal, OF PAINTINGS AND DRAWING.It will be opened, to members only, on THURSDAY, the 22nd NOVEMBER instant, at 8 p.m, and to the pnblic from the 93rd NOVEMBER to 15th DECEMBER.Admission\u2014Non-members, 25c.; Memupon Reasonable Terms by J.A.RENNIE, Solicitor and Expert, #@ Correspondence Invited.August 2 183 on First-class Mortgagesale on liberal terms.H.M.PERRAULT, Auction Sales.\u2014.BY SHAW & GOWDEY.LARGE SALE OF NEW SECOND-HAND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Carpets, Stoves, Platedware, China and Glassware, Furs, Pictures, &c.In consequence of the large quantity of goods now offering at these sales, we shall continue next Friday\u2019s sale all day, selling in the morning at 10 o'clock, and in he aflernoon at 2 o'clock.\" 239 SHAW & GOWDEY, Auctioueers.SLEIGHS AND FURS.Large sale of a number of Sleighs and Fur Robes, Buffalo, Japanese, Wolf and other Robes, Gents\u2019 Fur Coats, at our Rooms, St.James Street, Friday Afternoon next, the 7th Instant.At TWO o'clock.290 SHAW & GOWDLY, Auctioneers Royal Canadian Insurance Co y.y NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all the FORFEITED SHARES in the Capital Stock of the said Company will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, in the Salerooms of Messrs.SHAW & GOW- DEY, Auctioneers, No.235 St.James St., in the City of Montreal, on the 20th Day of DECEMBER NEXT, 1883, at the hour of ELEVEN of the clock in the forenoon.By order of the Directors.ARTHUR GAGNON, somely engraved, and warranted a good | Having purchased an enormcus stock of Watches and Jewellery of the best American, Swiss and English brands, offer to the ublic the first real inducement to make arge purchases for the Christmas Holidays ly} 8 Dollar Bill buys a Ladies\u2019 size Watch, worth $12.50, solid silver watch, full jewelled, solid silver cap.Sent to any part of 10 Dollar Bill buys a Watch worth $15, heavy, substantial, solid silver Lever, sil- Sent $12.50 buys a Stem-winder, strong, serviceable, solid silver cases and movement.$18.00 buys an extra fine Lever, Stemwinder, very strong, solid silver cases, either Waltham or European manufacture.SICAL BOXES sent free to any part of the Dominion this side of Winnipeg, berng the same bankrupt stock, Guaranteed new Together with the old-standing stock, which will be reduced 25 cents in the dol- + | lar to make \u201croom for largest and most * | complete stock arriving and to arrive for WIll be found also the most elaborate stock of Diamond, Rubv, Pearl, Turquoise, COAL OIL CHANDELIERS ! THREE LAMPS ALL COMPLETE, Beautiful New Design $9.00.A Delicate, Dry, Non-Alcoholic Direct from the Duke of Wellington's Properly secured in CANADA, UNITED STAT EUROPEAN and FOREIGN COUNTRIES with promiptitude.TRADE MARKS and DESIGNS registered.AGREEMENTS and ASSIGNMENTS drawn.All matters relating to PATENTS transacted with Accuracy, Promptitude, and 949 St.James Street, Montreal.MONEY TO LOAN.Money To Loan at 6 per cent.Several City and Country Properties for Secretary.Montreal, 20th November, 1883.278 P.S.The number cf Shares to be sold is 2,849%, of the Reduced Capital, of $100 each.Particulars will be given at the time of sale.\u2014A.G.HOUSERDLD FRN TUR SALES At Private Residences, Sales of Farm Stock, Agricultural Implements, &ec., in the City and Country, and General Merchandise.All receive our best attention.SHAW & GOWDEY, 32 Auctioneers.Misceliansous, 2 Newr York & Mordsesd: _ fers nited States & Cena: en sm PPER SEC.CHAMPIGHE | DRY Auction Sales.ies.7 BY BENNING & BARSALOU- THIS MORNING.SA 1 Fall and Winter GOODS UCTION.The subscribers wili sell at their Stores] Nos.86 and 88 St.Peter Street, on Wednesday, 4th December\u201d A complete and general assortment of Dry Goods, suited to the Fall and Winter Trade, consisting of, in part, Blue and Black Presidents, Heavy Beavers, Black and Grey Naps, 6-4 Black Ital ians, Meltons, Beetled Twitls, Canvas, Black and Colored Cashmeres, French Merinos, Crape Cloth, Black and Colored Velveteens, White and Scarlet Fiannels, Grey Flannels, Ladies\u2019 Corsets, Shawls, Kid Gloves and Mitts, Wool Hose, Winter Scarfs, Linen Handkerchiefs, Coat and Vest Buttons, and a full assortment of Smallwares.LIKEWISE, To close balances of consignments\u2014 Grev Cottons, Heavy Flanuels, À.W.Black Cashmeres, 6-4 Coatings, Assorted Tweeds, Cardigan Jackets, Woollen Yarns, Table Oil Baize, Shirts and Drawers, Assorted White Blankets, Brown Blankets, Cloth Caps, Winter Mitts, Assorted Hosiery, Grey and Blue Flannels, White Shirtings, Fancy Prints and Heavy Etoffes.AND A complete assortment of Linen Tablings,bleached and half-bleached, White and Brown Sheetings, Assorted Towels,\"Stair Linen, Canvas, including 7 cases of Job Towels.ALSO, Gents\u2019 and Ladies\u2019 Fine Cashmere Hose, lain and in colors; Gents\u2019A.W.-Shirts and rawers, of superior quality and assorted sizes, Scotch make ; all balances of Madeup Furs and Buffalo Robes, Ladies\u2019 Jackets, Gents\u2019 Fur Coats, assorted, &c., &c.NO RESERVE, In lots to suit purchasers.Sale at TEN o\u2019clock.BENNING & BARSALOTU; 287 Auctioneers.Miscellaneous.ST.JOHN, N.B., PICKLED FISH WE OFFER FOR SALE: 500 BRLS.CHOICE, FAT SHELBURNE HERRING, (LARGE and No.1.) 400 BRLS.and HF-BRLS.No.1 BAY SPLIT HERRING.4,000 BOXES SCALED HERRING.HARDING & HATHEWAY, ST.JOHN, NB September 27 JNO.H.R.MULSON & BROS: ALE AND PORTER BREWERS, 286 St.Mary - reet MONTREAL, Have always on hand the various kinds of ALE AND PORTER IN WOOD AND BOTTLE.Families Regularly Supglied, 3&5 ORDER: RECEIVEE BY TELEPHUNE Mav 2 24 DAWES & CO.BREWERS AND MALTSTERS, INDIA PALE axp XX MILD ALE.EXTRA ann XXX STOUT PORTER, (In Woop and BorrLE.) Families supplied.SAND PO TER, Quarts and Pints, OFFICE: A Verv Dry Fine Wine.November 8 267 2 GIBB & CO.Having received their Falland Winter Goods Tailoring and Haberdashery, Also, PATTERN SUITS FROM POOLE, INVITE INSPECTION.September 19 TO CONSUMERS.English Oak-Tanned Leathe.BELTING ! MANUFACTURED FROM THE PURE OAK-TANNED LEATHER.CASSILS, STIMSON & C0 ° March 31 \"UT BROKERS\u2019 ADVICE NOTES.BROKERS\u2019 BUYING AND SELLING CONTRACT BLANKS, HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO'Y.(Limited), VICTORIA SQUARE, MONTREAL.CORDON PRESS.FOR SALE A half medium Goricn (CYLINDER Press ; Steam or Treause ; good as new Disposing of it to make room for a larger 179 St.JAMES STREET WEST, MONTREAL.28~Orders received by Telephone.\u2019 August 14 193 DOW'S BREWERY, CHABOILLEZ SQUARE.Superior Pale and Brown Malt; India Pale and other Ales, Extra Double and Single Stout, in Weod and Bottle.FAMILIES SUPPLIED.Tn following bottlers onl, are authoriz} ed to use our labels, viz.: Thos.J.Howard.546 Derchester tree Jos.Virtue.«eo 19 Aylmer street, Thos.Ferguson.162 St.Elizabeth st, Wm.Bishop.s«.566 Ontario st.Thos.Kingells.106 Colborne street.3& ORDERS RECEIVED BY TELK; PHONE.WILLIAM DOW & CO.Brewers and Maltsters.THE INTERNATIONAL RAILWAAY AND STEAM NAVIGATION GUIDE Published Semi-Monthly, contairang the TIME-TABLES AND MAPS of all CANADIAN and the priceipal [If AMERICAN RAILWAY and STEAM NAVIGATION LINES For sale by News Dealers and, Bookseller and by News Agents or Trains and Steamers- - PRICE, - - - 20.Annual Subscription, $2.00 payable 1a Advance.CANADA RAILWAY NEWS CO.(Limited) Publishes and Proprietors, 190 and 192 St.James Street West Excellent Storage.ing little expressions 0 sale, not later than ELEVEN o'clock.S.ENGLISH, Secretary.99 St, Francois Xavier Street | machine.Can be seen at tie HERALD Apply at pi in cand Me Gethard November 23 280 | December 4 u 289 Montreal, 12th Nov., 1883,\u201d 16D 210 { August1l 119 | Office.ABRES INPPEOTION OFFICE.just rose in his seat an = ee N ç CT MONTREAL (TRRALD AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, corny om ) © CHRISTINE.[CONTINUED.] \u201cYes,\u201d he answered, slowly, \u201cthat is al- your doing.And you,\u201d lifting his eyes and looking at her again.\u201cAre you happy ?But, no, [see you are not.I hoped your life was as bare and wretched as mine is.Now that I have seen you\u2014\" «Well 7\u2019 she questioned, as he hesitated.«Now I wish you were happier.But I knew it,\u201d almost exultantly, a moment Jater repeating his own words of so short a time ago, \u201cA bad-tempered man with a small income, what chances were there of happiness 7\u201d \u201cBut -did you wish,\u201d she cried, kneeling down by his side, and laying her slender ungloved hand on his, a hand on which aleamed ker wedding ring, ¢\u2018did you wish it?Are you glad to know that he is tired of me, unkind to me, and that I find life too hard to bear ?Is that all your love was worth ?Could such à flower indeed yield such a poison ?\u201d ; His own words! Just that which he had thought himself, but letting the idea half vaguely, half fearfully surge through his mind was different from hearing it put in plain words, with those sad, heartbroken eyes looking into his.No,\u201d he said, sitting more upright, and taking the small trembling hands in his.\u201c No, you are right, that would be a poor sort of love; mine was of better worth than that.« Do not ery, poor child,\u201d soothing back the fair hair from her forehead.« | feel your tears still falling upon my hand.Tell me, what can I do for you?Why have you come to me ?\u201d She half lifted her head, but did not take her hands from his.« Now you luok kind and good, as you did in the old days when you were always s0 tender to me, that I almost grew to love ou.\u201d » « Almost!\u201d he repeated.if you had stayed, I would have made you love mel\u201d No, I could not\u2014I loved him always, always.But I knew you were good\u2014very good\u2014only\u201d\u2014she sighed.\u201cBut you are changed.\u201d \u201cJ also?\u201d \u201c Yes, you are not like the Robert Lovell 1 once knew.Your eyes have grown stern and hard\u2014they frighten me; frighten me so that when I came in and saw youl could not tell you what I had come for.\u201d \u201c\u2018 What was it ?\u201d he said gently.\u201c\u201c Trust me, tell me.\u201d « Qnly for your forgiveness,\u201d she sobbed, clasping her hands tighter, \u2018\u201c only that ; but am afraid to ask you.I thought always that if you knew I craved for it, vou were 80 good you would grant it, but when I looked in your facel read there that you would not.I read in your eyes that you were glad that I had suffered too, that you had been hoping all this year that he was making my \u201clife miserable, that you would rejoice when you knew it was 80.\u201d \u201cYou were quite right,\u201d he answered slowly.I have never forgiven you, never.But\u2014\u201d She had slipped her hand away aud had risen to her feet, wrapping the heavy folds of her cloak about her.«Then that is all,\u201d she said, her voice falling sadly in the empty room.< It would have made me happier, I think,\u201d hesitating and looking towards him once again\u2014 and\u2014\" \u201c Come here,\u201d he said gently, stretching out his hand and taking hers.¢ Come here and look again into my eyes.Do you not see written there, as plainly as you can hear my words, Christine, that all I have to forgive is forgiven, and I wish that with my life I could buy back your happiness.\u201d \u201c Yes,\u201d she answered softly ; mess FRANCE AND CHINA.Panic in Chinese Business Circles.LonpoN, Dec.4,\u2014A firm in Shanghai holding;silk valuedat one million pounds The English Squadronto the men on the brig, and succeeded in saving all that reached her deck.Twentyone in all were saved, one of whom was her second officer, a few were of her crew, and the rest were passengers.She was the French vrig Rocaley, 160 tons register, bound from St, Pierre to St.Milo, having in all 110 souls on board and no cargo.She had been chartered by a gang of men who had been at St.Pierre curing fish during the past season to take them home.Not one of them could SPEAK A WORD OF ENGLISH, not one of us could speak a word of French.We tried in vain to learn something more about them, After the collision we cruised around the place until 10.30, but nothine was found.: © \u201c Our own damage amounted to the loss of a jibboom, and the breaking in of a ¢ The disaster was followed by another ENGLISH LEVERS have no rivals in either elegance, price, or quality Every watch a work of art.Prices Tess than usually charged by retail dealers for worthless foreign watches.\u2018CONDITIONS.Rach watch sent on a week\u2019s free trial ana the full amount returned to any one dissatisfied, all delivered safe and free to the purchaser, carriag® paid by us with key Instructions and guarantee enclosed with each watch, the Solar taken in payment at its full value of 4s.2d.against our Engish prices.MONTRFAL WEEKLY HERALD ADVT On receipt of remittance and this COUPON we hereby agree to supply sender with either of our Dawson & Co.at the General candidates were in favor.of the Govern- | tion to-day with splendid ceremonies.A gress, at its last session, I recommended deliberations would probably be aided peony or rem ed.More J Sng end couple of planks by the end of her jib- | Watches named above, on the ment, but Glasier was the Government largenumber offnative Indian princes par- | that ali excise taxes be abolished, except slightly, if at all, by anf particular sug- money until the war cloud has vänished boom that is still there.One of her lower conditions stated, by first return party\u2019s choice.ticipated in the exercises.those relating to distilled spirits, and that | gestions which I might now submit, I > rovement of Chinese T, ished.| yards was landed on our starboard top- | post.Haurrax, N.S., Dec.4\u2014The Public \u2014\u2014\u2014 substantial reductions also be made in the | 8V0W my belief, however, that the Gov- Hore Kor Dor a BL perte gallant forecastle, where it lay fore and aft (Signed) STEWART DAWSON Accounts Committee of the City Coun- | Fremeh Bombardment of Madagascar.| \u2018evenues from customs.A statute has | ernment should be authorized by law to on: : ONG, oe even hundred | with the slings inboard after the brig sank.| co, cil are engaged preparing the estimates of | LONDON, Dec.4.\u2014According to advices } gince been enacted by which the annual | exercise some sort of supervision over vioC oy Ds passe ere to-day on the On Nov.8 we landed the survivors at 15, Toronto-St., Toronto Canada, the civillexpenditure for the ensuing year.from Madagascar the French have bom- | tax and tarif receipts of the Government | inter-state telegraph communication, and | Wa¥ to Lanton.ore are following.Fayal.- | P.O.Orders payable to Stewart | I their attention is how they are to make up the revenue that will soon cease from he liquor licenses when the present licenses expire.The Dominion Liquor Act will come into force, and this is expected to decrease the revenues of the city by some $10,000, and the estimates of receipts are based on the stated amount for liquor licenses.It is likely the city will have to ask the Legislature for a special Act to raise the deficiency by other means.; ee LATEST COMMERCIAL NOTES.north-east coast, and two French frigates have gone to bombard Fort Dauphin and other places on the south coast.ee rere Lord Lorne in Birmingham.BirMINGHAM, Dec.4.\u2014At the great cattle show here yesterday, Lord Lorne, in replying to an address, paid a high tribute to the Dominion of Canada.He said it was only necessary for Englishmen to know Canada to feel for her that love, sympathy and friendship which, inherent in all true Britons, binds the Empire into least fifty or sixty millions of dollars, While I have no doubt that still further reductions may be wisely made I do not advise the adoption at this session of any measures for a large diminution of the national revenues.The results of the legislation of last session of Congress have not as yet become sufficiently apparent to justify any radical revision or sweeping modifications of the existing law in the interval which must elapse before the effects of the Act of March 3rd, 1883, can be end some measure may be devised which will receive your approbation.The President discusses the report of the Attorney-General and Secretary of the Interior.He says on the Mormon question that he fears the Utah Legislature opposes\u201d by the act of Congress, and suggests that the laws be made more effective by the incorporation of some such stringent measures as were included in the bill on the calendar of the Senate at its last ses- The Restrictions Placed on Polygamy LoNpoN, Dec.4 \u2014The English squadron has arrived at Shanghai, Algerian Reinforcements for the French, TouLoN, Dec.5.\u2014A telegram from Paris orders that all the available transports be despatched to Algerian ports, where they are to embark at least 12,000 men, with provisions for seventy days and large supplies of ammunition, The greatest activity prevails in the arsenal ere.>\" THE SOUDAN REBELLION.fatal accident just before we got into port.À.H.McDonald, a seaman, Shile at wor k on the fore topgallant yard, on Nov.28, ailes onccountably, and was instantly The Thomas Dana is a ship of 1,440 tons.Her lights are not less than twenty feet out of water.Capt.Sisson believes that the crew of the brig on deck were gathered about the galley drinking coffee instead of keeping lookout, and that when they saw the towering black hulk of the ship above them they were too much frightened to see that they wore really out Post Office, Toronto.NOTICE.\u2014Don\u2019t fail to write for Ste wart Dawson & Co.\u2019s Iltustrated Pamphlet containing full particulars of all their Watches.100 pages of valuable and interesting information, 60 pages of most wonderful testimonials from all parts of the world, and illustrations of Gold Silver Alberts, Chains, &c., all at strictly wholesale prices.Sent free by mail ford cents in stamps, lo cover postage.one indivisible brotherhood.definitely ascertained.A portion at least | sion.\u201cI am convinced, however of danger Address all letters aud orders to | .) .; ger.STEWART DAWSON & CO A f the surplus revenues may be wisely | that pol has b t ! A Despatch not Believed, \u2014\u2014 - Heavy Failure at Hoboken.be Ma .ol ih P y ely polygamy has become so strong 4 pus r., TORON ; New Y D 4-5.M Mey b A Daring Bab \"a oe same .| applied to the long neglected duty of|ly \u2014intrenched in the territory Carro, Dec.4\u2014A telegram from the \u2014This was the very concise verdict of a 15, TORONTO ST, TORONTO, CANADA, WEST: EW YORK, Dec.4.\u2014S.M.Meyenberg MARSEILLES, Dec.4.\u2014À cle ploy habilitati .f : - + Austrian Consul at Kharto .|eoroner\u2019s jury in Idaho : \u201c anuary WI.& Co., silk manufacturers, of Leonards-| ed by the Credit Lyonnaise went to a rehabilitating our national forcesand pro-| of Utah that it is profitless jartoum announe- Jury aho: \u201cWe find that mre \u20183 land, Hoboken, have assigned.Liabilities, $250,000.mr settle mer nme.Standard Time Legal Time.Boston, Dec.4\u2014In the case of the insolvent debtor who, answering a summons to appear at ten o'clock, appeared at 9.45 standard time, which was one minute after ten old time, and who was defaulted by the Commissioner, the Supreme Court to-day decided that the new standard, by its universal adoption, became the usage of the community the day it went into effect, house on the Rue Pardis to-day, to collect a sum of money.Immediately he received the money he was seized bya stalwart man who strangled him and robbed him of fifty thousand franes belonging to his employees.The house has been occupied only three days, the tenants being strangers who rented it for a week.\u2014 ap \u2014\u2014 \u2014The Governor of Pennsylvania has vetoed all the appropriation bills, holding that the Legislature Ras not done the business it was called to do.viding coast defences for the protection of our harbors, Discussing the effect of the extensive retirement of the securities which are the basis of the National Bank circulation, the President believes there would be such a contraction of the volume of the currency as to produce grave commercial embarrassments, and asks, how can the danger be obviated?\u201cI commend to your attention a very interesting and thoughtful suggestion upon the subject which appears in the Secretary\u2019s report.to attack it with any but the stoutest weapons which constitutional legislation can fashion.I favor, therefore, the repeal of the act upon which the existing Government depends, the assumption by the national legislature of the entire political control of the Territory, and the establishment of a commission with such powers and duties as shall be delegated to it by law.\u201d After dealing with the Department of Agriculture, the President advises the immediate establishment of Civil Government in the Territory of Alaska.The objections which he urges against the ing the destruction of only a third of Hicks\u2019 army is discredited.News From an Officer.Cairo, Dec.4.\u2014The Khedive to-da received a telegram from an English officer lying wounded at Birkett, south of Kashgil\u2014\u2014_ Hop Bitters Co., TORONTO : I have been sick for the past six years, sut- fering from dyspepsia and general weakness, I have used three bottles of Hop Bitters, and they have done wonders for me.Iam well and able to work, and eat and sleep well, I cannot say to mach for Hop Bitters.SIMONS ROBBINS.the deceased came to his d i ti use eath by ¢ Tom Watlings a liar.\u201d © calling \u2014In the light of the annoua Mgr.Capel has converted Ooi oe Norristown Herald hopes that if ie gains 150 pounds in weight while in this country he will be in a condition when he returns home to tackle M.Zola and attempt io show him the error of his ways, Ax JHE MONTREAL HERALD XD DAILY COMMERCIA.i Shen PISE ie Me MON EEERE I ING COMPANY (Litter?FUBLISH- GENTS-\u2014TO CANVASS FOR OUR BRIGHT and pleasant pager.\u201c\u201c The Canadian Band of \u201cHope.\u201d 1 enty-five cents & year.Address T.MAHDUCKS, Publisher, London, Oat.A GENTS \u2014 EVERYWHERE \u2014 FOR OUR new monthly publications Happy Hours; 50 cents a year.Address T.MADDOCKS, Publisher, London, Ont UNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS\u2014 SEND post card for samples of the Canadian Band of Hope, the best paper published for distribution, Address T.WN A ADDOCKS, Publisher, Ludor, Unt.ENGLISH WATCHES! } 4 | 3 2 ob pO = ena Cd Mn PP Ahh AA Lb Pa hed bod hd bed hen Lad A Ah AR AA A ed hd by ty nd Dl TA dh hh Mn EAA LE a he hd bd Ld hd A LB ad AS rd bond 7 bd Bm mT bm fd AN 1) fd] TTL ed od 5 =i S00 fn ye mes PA 70 À BP he ped Am AA MN md ed hd A PS A Fmd pd bid bd A Ped MM SO - PAM A 7m As Cr BI A di a hd LN ed a A ek \u2014 Le Lt MM he Pe me a tam NW a Me Mo "," a {- 1 1 TRADE & COMMERCE DEPARTURE UF CUBAN SILAGERS, a \u2014\u2014 Steamer.Date.From.To.Servia.ec 5 .New York.Liverpool Neckar .Dee 5.New York .Bremen W.A.Scholten.Dee 5.New York.Rotterdam St.Germain .Dee 5.New York.Havre Republice.Dec 6.New York.Liverpool Sarnia.Dec 6.Portland.Liverpool Sardinian.Dee §.Portland.Liverpool Lessing.Dec 6.New York.Hamburg 8.Boston., .Glasgow 8.New York.Liverpool 8.New York .Glasgow 8.New York.Bremen .New York.Liverpool New York.Liverpool .Portland.Liverpool 3.Portland.Liverpool C.of Chicag .New York.Liverpool Nova Scotian.Dec.14, .Halifax.Liverpool Celtic.Dec.15.New York.Liverpool FT.Champlain.Dec.15.Liverpool Scandinavian.Dec.15.Portland .Glasgow Abyssinia .Dec.Liverpool The Queen.Dec.15.Liverpool Circassia.Dec.15.New York .Glasgow Take Huron.Dec.18.New York.Liverpool Cephalonia.Dec.19.New York.Liverpool Oregon .Dec.20.Portland .Polynesian .Dec.20, Portland .C.Richmond.Dec.20, New York.Germanic Dec.22.New York Prussian Dec.22.Boston.Arizona.Dec.22.New York.FINANCIAL, Tur Hera OFFICE, Montreal, December 4.Montreni Stock Market.To-day the stock market exhibited weakness, with a few exceptions, ahd there was an unsettled feeling abroad, which, augmented as it was by outside events, was calculated to create no little uneasiness, while there was literally nothing of a favorable character to counteract it.Transactions showed less volume than yesterday in the aggregate, but Montreal, Merchants, Montreal Telegraph and Canadian Pacific were more active, while the volume of business in Gas showed a large decrease.The principal dealings were in Montreal, Merchants, Commerce, Montreal Telegraph, Gas and Canadian Pacific.The feature in the market was the break in Montreal, which dropped 2% per cent, closing weuk at 1713.Mer chants was active and weak, closing 13 per cent.below yesterday at 104%.Commerce was steady at 1194@120.Ontario sold one per cent.higher at 99, and closed at 101 bid, 102 asked.Toronto was weak, and declined 1} per cent, closing at 162.Federal sold at 1274, and closed at 125 @ 128.Peoples was quoted at 60 @ 62, and Molsons at 1102@1124.The active stocks on the miscellaneous list were weak and depressed.Gas declined an additional 2, closing at 163%.Richelieu sold 1} lower at 533.Montreal Telegraph was a little more actively dealtin, and ruled weak, «closing one per cent lower at 1162.City Passenger was dull and neglected at 107} @109.A lot of Investment & Bdg.Cochanged hands at 70.Other stocks were nominal.Inter, Coal, 27}/@40; do bonds, 90@100; Canada Shipping, 88 asked; Dundas Cotton, 54@60 ; Montreal Cotton, 60 asked; Loan & Mortgage, 50 bid; Guarantee Co., 92@95; Accident Ins., 95 bid; North-West Land, 62s @ 63s; and Land Grants, 95@100.In railway securities Canadian Pacific was more active and weal, and it closed 13 helow yesterday at sr.in the morning St.Pau! & Minn.was quoted at 98@101}.The following are the Liverpool day\u2019sftransactions :\u2014 MORNING BOARD.Montreal.1@174,5@1733, 75> @ 173} reves 20@98%, 5 @ 99 TN XB 42@108, 75 @ 1053 .1502120, 124 a 10: Federal.sescsouse Montreal Telegrap .50 @ ii Gas.610@10$}, 25@1631,25@1631, 4 @ 164 Inv.& Bdg.Co 20 @ 70 Canadian Pacific.AR 50 @ 57% \u2019 AFTERNOON BOARD.; al.62173}, 60@173, 50@172j, 50 @ 1725 Montreal.OOH 172} 1008172, 145 @ 1714 Toronto.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.v\u2026scucve sa ssuca ns 5) ®@ 18 Merchants.6021051, 501051, 50@105, 50 @ 104 Commerce.04 1.25@1193, 50 @ 120 \" aph.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.7 117 Montreal Telegraph.AT % @ 116} ees @ 53% Slchaliew., ooo 16 Canadian Pacific.ene 125 @& 57 The following are the quotations of the stock market as reported by Mr.D.Lorn MacDougall to-day :\u2014 STOCKS.Bank of Montreal.Ontario Bank.Bank BN pe se 5 Be le anque da Peuple.24p.c.Molsons Bank.50 j4 p.c.| 1128 110; Bank of Toronto.| 100 |4 p.c.| 162) 181% Bank Jacques Cartier., 25 Merchant's 8ank.| 100 Bank d\u2019Hochelaga.East\u2019n Township B'k.Quebec Bank .Banque Nationale.Upion Bank.Can.B'k of (\"fommerc Dominion Bank.Bank of Hamilton.Exchange Bank.Ville Marie.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.Standard Bank.Federal Bank.eee Imperial Bank.MISCELLANEOUS.Intercolonial Coal Co | 100 {.| 40} 27} do bonds.su.sessoofucc02/ 100 9 Montreal Tel\u2019gr*ph Co| 40 4 p.c.j 117 | 116} Dominion Tel\u2019sr\u2019'phCo; _59 :8 p.c.eT vas p.c.City Passenger RR.City Gas Co.10 Cornwall Gas CO.|+\u2026.Canada Cotton Co.| 100 Canada Paper Co.100 (5pp.c.4.of Canada Shipping Co.j 100 8 pc.| 81.Dundas Cotton Co.|.|5 p.c.| 60 54 Graphic Printing Co.j.\u2026.\u2026.f.\u2026.151.dobonds.scnnosfesseuo] 40 Mont.Loan&Mort\u2019eCo| 50 84p.C.|.0}.2.0000 Mont.Invest&Bldg.Co! 50 3\u2019 p.c.| 71 69 Royal Can.Ins, Co.| 90 [3 p.c.|.Montreal Cotton Co.|.Hudon Cotton Cer.Stormont, Cotton Co.Burland Lith.Co.cle Bell Telephone Co.| 100 Bip.Cl.li cone Guarantee Co of N.A.l 59 [8 p.c.95 92 Accident Ins.C,of N.A| 100 [8 p.c.j.95 L.Ch'néSt.Law J'n Bl.j|.\u2026.\u2026.| 86 [2.0.0 Canada Cent\u2019IR\u2019y Bdsi.4 8 Rich & Ont Nav.Co.109 13 6 5 AND DAILY COMMERUIAL GAZETTE VOL.LXXV,\u2014290.MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1383.PRICE, ONE CENT Commercial bills were 430] @481.nentul bills were as follows: Francs, 521$ @522% and 5193@320; reichemarks, 94% and 953 @95%; guilders, 393@39% and 40/@ 404.The following are the posted rates of the leading drawers of foreign excl.ange :\u2014 Sterling.Paris, francs .Antwerp, francs.Zurich,francs.Berlin,reichsmarks.5 Bremen, reichsmarks.95} Hamburg, reichsmark 95} Frankfort, reichsiar 953 Amsterdam guilders.40} London Finane Consols in Lion:lon to-day were easier, and declined 1-16/@} from the opening, closing at 100 7-16 for money ex-interest, and 100 for the account ex-interest.United States bonds were unchanged at 117 for 43\u2019s, and 104 for 5\u2019s.Canadian Pacific stock was weal, and declined 13 closing at 595.Erie fell back § to 31%, while Illinois Central advanced } \u201cto 138}.Ye:terday St.Pau! closed at 102}, Wabash preferred at 36}, %, and Mexican Central at 663.The Imperial Bank of Germany during the week gained 18,160,000 marks.Loxnox, December 1,\u2014The Economist of this week says : \u2018\u2018 The rate of discount for bank bills, sixty days to three months, is 2} per cent, and for trade bills, sixty days to three montlhis, 233 per cent.At the beginning of the week the Soudan defeat, the Tonquin imbroglio, the failure of M.de Fraissinet, of Marseilles, and reports of threatened strikes helped to lower prices.During the last three days, however, a good recovery las been shown, and a good deal more business has been transacted.New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio first, mortgages are 2} per cent.Albany and Susquehanna 3 per cent, and Cleveland and Pittsburg à per cent.higher.Central Pacific are } per cent.Denver and Rio Grande 1} per cent, \u2018Louisville and Nashville 1 per cent., Oregon and California 1 per cent., and- Wabash 1 per cent.lower.\u201d New York Stock Market.There was further and more pronounced weakness in the New York stock market to-day, and prices gave way all round.Canadian Pacific declined 1 from the opening.The Northern Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental seemed to be the chief objective pointe of attack, the preferred stock of the former declining 2%, while the latter dropped 2§.N.Y.Central, North-West., St.Paul, M.& M., and Texas Pacific were weak.Pacific Mail was strong and advanced to 423, but closed weaker at 42§.Compared with yesterday\u2019s closing, the following changes appear :\u2014 Advanced\u2014DPac.Mail, $.Declined\u2014C., B.& Q., #; Canada South, %; Canada Pac., 1}; Cent.Pac., 4; Del, Lac.& West., §; Érie, à ; HI.Geutral, à ; Kansas & Tex., 4 , Lake Shore, # ; Lou.& Nash, 1 ; Missouri Pac, $ ; N.Y.Central, 1; North.Pac, 1# ; do pret, 25; North- West, 14 ; do pret.13 Oregon Trans, 2 ; Reading, §; St.Paul, #; St.Paul, .& M, # ; St, Paul & O., ë ; do pref., à; Texas Pac.; Union Pac.# ; Wabash, 4 ; do pref., 4 ; West.Union, #.Unchanged\u2014Den.& Rio Grande, Rock Island.\u2018 The following were the fluctuations in New York to-dav:\u2014 sé 8| 2 STOCKS.2 2 S| = oO n C.B.& Q., X-D.124} 2600 Canada Soutnern.| 553 1200 Canadian Pacific.Cent.Pacifle.Del.,Lack& West.Del.& Hudson., Denver & Rio G.2353 Erie.303] 30 Do.Pre vannes e H.&Tex.Ill.Central.Kansas & Tex.9739731 Bi.ual 1172117 11163 116; oli 283i.1 27H.834] G34] 62\u2019 60j).12571953 /125% 124 149 1481.1148 Oregon Trans .Ont.& Wester Ohio South.Ohiv & Miss.Ohio Central Pacific Mail.Reading .Rock Island St.Paul.Do.Pref.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.St.P., M.& M., St.P.& Omaha.Do.Pref.San Francise San Francisco Mining Stocks.Sax Fraxcisco, Dec.1.\u2014The following are the official closing prices of mining ssoresjeveveultsnauo tocks to-da, \u2014 ; St.Paul, M&M.Ry.|.\u2026[8tp-e.igi % stoc Y rosin gl Closing.Canadian Pacific Ry.].}.o.| 57 Alpha Con 15\u2018 Argenta.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026._\u2014 Mont.5 BS Stock.01£ 1.és l'es \u2018Alta.75 | Mount D 5 3.12 Canada N W Land Co «0 058 Belcher.\u2014 |Navajo.3.7 *Can.Pacific L.G.B.\".avacnss lusc Ÿ Best & Belch ! 2.623 | Northern B 1.50 Ex-dividend.à Bodie Con 75 [Ophir.5.87 California.\u2014 | Potosi 70 Leans and Discounts.Chollar.w.1L75 | Savage 30 There was no change of interest in the money market to-day, loanable funds being in good supply, and ample for all requirements.Call loans on stock collaterals are made at 53 per cent., and the best commercial paper is discounted at 7 per cent.Money in New York, in the afternoon, was higher at 3 per cent.for call loans on stocks.Foreign Exchange.The market for sterling exchange was dull, with a restricted volume of business.Bankers\u2019 60-day bills are nominally at 8} @ 8 53-16 between banks, and 84 over the counter.Currency on New York, between banks, is at § discount.The posted rates for sterling in New York, to-day, were unchanged at 183 and 4853.Yesterdays actual rates were :\u2014Sixty daye, 482/@4821.Demand, 4843@4843.Cables, 485/@485%.Con.Virginia.Scorpion 7 35 80 | Sierra Neva 20 Crown Point.r 2.874 EurekaCon.3.Union Con.2.50 Elko Con.Utah .1,50 Gould & Curry.1.00 | Yellow J \u2014 Grand Prize.30 | Eureka Con.\u2014 Hale & Norcross.1.00 | Independence.\u2014 Mexican .\u2026 200 | Belle Isle.The Alta Mining Company has levied an assessment of 2 cents per share, and the Northern Bell Mining Company an assessment of 50 cents per share.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 GENERAL NOTES.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2014The latest commercial news by tele graph will be found on our eighth page.\u2014The largest single contract ever made by St.Croix lumbermen is that entered into between Messrs.F.H.Todd & Sons, of the one part, and Messrs.Tracey, Murchie & Love, of the other part, for the cutting and yarding of 7,000,000 feet of logs during the coming winter.The groûnd to be operated on covers a block, six miles Contisquare, on the Wissattaquoik stream, in Piscataquis county, Maine \u2014St.Croix, N.B., Courier.\u2014The stock list has been opened and stock is being subscribed in the Maritime Provinces for the Rapidj Transit Telegraph Company, of which Senator Carvell and Josiah Wood, M.P.(successor to Sir Albert Smith), are the principal promoters.\u2014The Mark Lane Express, November 19, says :\u2014 Whatever may be the result 0: the last harvest\u2014and in England the crops as & whole, with the exception of wheat, were generally superior to those of recent seasons\u2014we may at least congratulate farmers and the country on a good start for next harvest.Throughout the greater portion of England and in the early districts of Scotland wheat-sowing is nearly finished, while in forward counties nearly all the wheat is above ground.\u201d \u2014Advices from Australia continue to be of a most favorable character in respect to the wheat crops now maturing, In the colony of ictoria the wheat crop is said to look better than at any time since 1870, while in South Australia the season, so far, is said to be the best in the history of the colony.The exports from the Australian colonies during the month of October to Great Britain were 2,100,000 bushels.In New Zealand the crop prospects are good.\u2014Mr.Thomas Walls has written to the Toronto papers from Chicago anent the cause of his failure, which he chiefly attributes to bad debts and bankers refusing a discount longer.He had not \u201ccheek\u201d enough to face his creditors and therefore skipped.He denies having taken $16,000 with him, but admits having taken $154.\u2014Advices from the Argentine Republic state that the wheat harvest is expected to be very abundant.The harvest cow- mences at the end of November.The acreage of wheat and maize planted 1s larger than ever before, and these crops are described as being splendid.\u201d In Rosario there has been erected a grain elevator with a capacity of 230,000 bushels.\u2014There was nothing worthy of note at Viger market this morning, and the offer ings of 3 cows and about 30 sheep remained unsold at the closing of the market.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 en RAILWAY NEWS.\u2014The New Orleans freight-andlers\u2019 strike has ended in favor of the strikers.\u2014The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St.Louis & Chicago Railway, the Wabash & Lake Erie & Western have withdrawn from the Lafayette pool.\u2014Mr Schreiber, Government Engineer, 1s makng an inspection of the Picton branch of the Intercolonial Railway.He will complete his tour in the course of a week.\u2014A theft of 850,000 by a ring formed among the contractors engaged in rebuilding the Wabash Co.\u2019s bridge, at St.Charles, Mo., has been discovered.It is alleged that the contractors have falsified reports.\u2014The New York Commercial says it is understood that all the articles have been signed in the agreement between the West Shore and the Grand Trunk & Great Western railways to take effect on January lst.\u2014The officials of the Pennsylvenia Railroad deny the reports that the com- any intends to lease the New York, est Shore & Buffalo line.They say the company has a satisfactory traffic contract with the West Shore road, but has no intention of either purchase or forming any other alliance with it or enter further into competition for New York traffic.~-The Boston Journal says that when the attempt was made last winter to purchase the Hoosac Tunnel from the State, it was generally understood that the movement was in the interest of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway, and that the result would be the lease of the Fitchburg Railroad to the West Shore.It is understood that another move in the same \u2018 direction will be made at the approaching session of the General Court.Ît is reported that the New York Central has decided not to wait until the Fitchburg and West Shore have completed an alli ance, and there is good authoritv for the statement that the Central will, if it has not already done so, notify the Hoosac Tunnel line management of its withdrawal from the line on March 1st, thus carrying out its contract to give ninety days\u2019 notice of its withdrawal, = The withdrawal will seriously affect the traffic and earnings of the Fitchburg Railroad, as well as the Commonwealth, the Troy & Greenfield and the Hoosac Tunnel roads.The notice from the New York Central was received by the Fitchburg Railway last Saturday.The Central is not only to withdraw its freight traffic from tiie Tunnel line, but no through passenger cars will be received by it from the Tunnel line, the Fitchburg and Troy and the Boston road.This will result in cementing the connection between the Fitchburg and West Shore roads.PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.MoxTREAL, Dec.4.Frovr.\u2014The flour market continues in a very unsatisfactory condition, in fact most grades are scarcely saleable at present prices, but even if concessions were made it is doubtful if that would increase the movement.Few sales are reported, and values are nominally unchanged.We quote\u2014 Superior Extra, per brl.$5.5 @ $5.6) Extra Superfine.340 @ 3.45 Fancy.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.0.00 @ 0.00 Spring Extra.5.25 @ 530 Superfine.cancers 475 @ 4.30 strong Bakers\u2019 (Canadian].550 @ 35.75 Strong Bakers\u2019 {American).575 @ 6.25 Fine.3.8 @ 3.95 Middlings.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.875 @ 3.85 Pollards.3.50 @ 3.60 Ontario bags 25 @ 2.65 \u201c \u201c [spring extra) b.i.2.50 @ 2.55 \u201c « [superflne).b.d.3.25 @ 38.35 City bagsfdeliveredl.3.00 @ 3.05 GraIN\u2014There is no substantial change in the grain market, in which businessis extremely light, and only in car lots.In brief the market is very dull and entirely without interesting features.We quote :\u2014 Canada red winter wheat, $1.20/@$1.22 ; Canada white winter, $1.18@$1.19 ; Canada spring, $1.20@$1.21 ; peas, 90c@91c ; oats, 35c ; rye, 60c ; and barley 60e @ 65c for Lower Canada and 67e@73c for Ontario.The marked strength developed in the near corn options was the feature of Chicago speculative grain circles to-day December was buoyant and advanced 1c.to oF 57e.January rose lle, then fell oft le.and closed at 563c.May closed lc.higher than yesterday at 53jc.Wheat was irregular and weaker, fluctuating le.@ l4c., and closing !1c.@ Je.below yesterday at 964c.December, 97c.January, $1.04} May.Oats were stronger and closed jc.@ Jc.higher at 31§c December, 3lic.January, 35fc.May.Rye was weak and declined jc.@ le, closing at 57c.December, 57%c.January, Gilc.@ 6i}c.May.Barley was steadier at Gc.cash-Decem- ber, 66¢c.January.The sales on call this afternoon embraced, 20,000 bushels rye, 85,000 oats, 650,000 wheat, and 920,000 corn.The estimated receipts for to-mor- row were 349 cars spring wheat, 27 winter, 437 corn, 103 oats, 114 barley, and 42 The following were the amounts of grain in store in Chicago on the dates mentioned :\u2014 Dec.1, Nov.2{, Dec.2, 33.1883, 1882.Wheat, bush.9,573,328 9,030,302 4,060,670 Corn, busim.1,101,233 978,479 1,240,733 Oats.bush.474,119 236,159 21, Barley, bush.194,013 174,733 313,155 Rye,bush.1,316,020 120,068 276,517 Dec.2, Dee.4, Dec.6, .1880.1879.Wheat, bush.3,716,833 5,896,782 6,019,672 Corn, bush.7,310 3,836,521 2,081,235 Oats, bush.399,927 1,207,640 3,004,637 Barley, bush.237,674 196,293 651,917 Rye, bush.358403 208.199 277,791 Wheat in New York was very active, but it closed unchanged from yesterday at $1.103 December, $1.12% January, $1.19 May.Corn was active and stronger, closing lc@jc higher at 63}c December, 643c January, 66§c May.Oats closed at 37}c December, 382c January, 41ÿc May.The sales on call this afternoon were 3,500,000 bushels wheat, and 2,000,000 corn.Ocean grain freights were firmer, and one farthing higher at 41d per bushel by steam to Liverpool.The Toledo wheat market was again .weak and lower, No.2 red closing }c below yesterday at $1.03 @ $1.033 December, $1.04} January, $1.11 May.Corn was strong, and closed lic higher at 563c cash- December, 56£c@56{c January, 59$c May.Oats were firmer, closing at 31e @ 31ljc cash-December, 32c@323c Jannary.Wheat in Detroit was firm, No 1 white closing at $1.04% cash,$1.06 January,$1.073 February, and No 2 at 95}c.The Milwaukee wheat market was irregular, closing at 97}c January, $1.04} May.Écerbohm's cable advices od to-day\u2019s date report the British marketsasfollows : Cargoes off coast, wheat, very dull; corn, nothing offering ; cargoes on passage and for shipment, wheat, buyers hold off ; do, corn, quiet but steady; English country wheat markets, quiet ; French do steady.Liverpool wheat and corn, spot, dull.\u201d LiverpooR standard California and club white wheat, 8s 10d@9s 1d.American extra state flour, London and Liverpool, 11s 5d.Wheat and flour in gParis, quiet.Liverpool mixed maize, 53 63d; Canadian peas, 6s 9d.Liverpool, 2 p.m, Bacon, CC.436 6d; S.R., 41s; prime Western lard, 43s.A despatch from Liverpool at 2.30 p.m., says\u2014The market for breadstufls is quiet ; No.1 Cal.at 8s 11d@9s 3d ; No.2 do at 8s 6d /@8s 10d ; and corn 5s 63d.The weather is fine.The receipts of wheat during the past three days were 157,000 centals, of which 5,300 were from America.Provisioxs\u2014The outlet for hog products does not increase, and the market remains dull at nominally unchanged quotations.Dressed hogs are quoted at $6@$6.50.We quote: \u2014 Western Mess.\u2026.\u2026.$15 00 @ 1575 Lard, western, perlb.AR @ 00 11} Do.Canadian.@ 00 10; Hams, uncovered, per lb.0014 @ 60 143} Hams, canvassed, perlb .00 @ 00 00 Bacon, per Ib .0 .0013 @ 6015 Tallow, per 1b.Wo @ 000 Dressed hogs, per 100 lbs.@ 06 50 Pork in Liverpool was weak and declined 1s, while lard advanced 3d.The 5 p.m.cable quoted pork 63s, lard 43s,bacon 393 6J/@40s 6d and tallow 39s 6d.The Chicago provision markets were variable but strong.Pork fluctuated 273c @324c, and finally closed 20c/@25c above yesterday at $12.85 December, $13.624 January, $14.30 May.Lard was similarly affected, and the nearer deliveries closed 15¢ better at $8.373 December, $8.52} January.May, after advancing to $9.03, reacted 15¢ and closed at $8.90\u2014a gain of 24c from yesterday.Ribs advanced 7}c@12}ec, closing at $6.72} December, $6.77} January, $6.97; May.The sales on call this afternoon were 750,000 pounds ribs, 10,000 barrels pork and 11,000 tierces lard.The hog inarket was somewhat firmer, with trading at $4.30@$4.7 5 for light grades, $4.40@$4.80 for mixed packers and $4.90 @35.40 for heavy shipping.The estimated recei pts were 52,000 against yesterday\u2019s official 48,988, with shipments of 8,245.There were left over from yesterday 25,000 hogs.Burrer\u2014Not much animation was shown on the butter market to-day, and there is no positive change.On fine goods the advantage is with the seller, who retains a firm position.Stocks generally are within moderate compass.We quote : Creamery.oe.veureens sa.«\u2026\u2026.\u2026.2c@®27 Townships, choice.oe Do.fair te good \u2018 8 @% Morrisburgs, fairto choice.\u2026.\u2026.18 @ 21} Brockville, do.RN @ 21- Western.sentowrense es es sa nes 15 @ 18 E.McLennan, 22 St.John Street (Western Chambers), reports the Chicago grain and provision markets as follows :\u2014 Curcaco, Dec.4, 1883.S\u2019me Op\u2019g.|Hi\u2019st|Lo\u2019sti Closing.| day last year WHEAT\u2014 $ $ 3 I December.| 0 967 0 96; 095 dons ods January.| 0 974 0 974} 0 9% 097 109% May.| 1053} 1058 1 04 1045 {.CORN\u2014 December.{.| 0 573} 0 57 057 | 0551 Sao 0 56 0 563 |.0 33; 0583] 059 | 0384 058 [i.0313 0314 0311 0314 | 0352 031d 033 02131 0315 | 0 34 0353) 035i 0 35} 035k ].doen 1300 1285 1285 |.1355 (13 80 |13 473] 13 624 [17 7 14 423[14 473[1£ 207) 1430 |.gh 83230 8873 (107 860 |8 4 8524 (10 75 905/890) 890 |.671.677 eran 6 97 NEW YORK, Dec.4.\u2018Wheat, No.2 red, closing, $1.10 December.$1.12; January, $1.14] February, $1 192 May, Corn, 63jc December, 64jc January, 643c February, g6jc May.Curese\u2014The market to-day was quiet but firm, and some very strong reports were made.The tendency appears to be to quote higher, and the stock here is con- 3e, but later reacted and closed at | centrated in few hands.We quote 11}c@ 12e for fine to finest.The public cable quoted 61s.Eccs\u2014The supply is meagre, and prices more or less nominal at 26c@27e per dozen for fresh.In New York Canada fresh are at 30c@31c, held lots at 29c, and limed at 231c @24c.AsnEs-Pots are quiet and about steady at $4.70/@34.80 as to tares.RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE\u2014Dec.4.G.TR.C.PR.Wheat, bush.\u2026\u2026\u2026.1,200 RN Corn, bush.FE 450 Peas, bush .1,200 cee fats, bush.- 800 arley, bush.2,000 400 Flour, brils.\u2026 3,030 2,056 Ashes, pots.o 6 oes Butter, kegs.[RINE 3 ¢ 335 Cheese, boxes .Dressed Hogs.Leather, rolls case cansaes Whiskey & High Wines, casks.154 Cee Tobacco, pkgs .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.00008 Lauune .46 LONDON WOOL SALES.Loxpox, December 1.\u2014The following are the wool sales of Friday in detail ; Sydney, New South Wales and Queenslandscoured at 93d.@2s.2d.; New Zealandacoured at 93d./@2s.2d.; locks and pieces at 23d./@1s.10d.; Cape and Natal\u2014scoured at 1s.@2s.To-day 10,751 bales of Port Phillip and Sydney were sold.\u2014 THE HAY AND STRAW MARKETS, MoxTREAL, Dec.4.\u2014There was a fair supply of hay offered today which sold at $5@$8.50 per hundred bundles as to quality, the outside figure for extra choice.Straw was quiet and firm at $4.50 \u2018@$5.50 per hundred bundles according to quality.In New,York prime hay is firm.rime timothy 90c.; good 75@80c.; medium 60@70c.; shipping 50@ô5e.clover mixed 55@60c.; clover 45@50c.;; No, 1 rye straw 55@60¢.; short rye 40@ 45¢.; oat 35@45c.\u2014\u2014_>-\u2014\u2014_\u2014 THE HORSE MARKET, MoNTREAL, Dec.4\u2014Trade in horse flesh continues dull with nothing new to report.The cause of this is the fact that there are no horses offering which came up to purchasers\u2019 views in quality, but as American buvers commence to arrive in, it is probable that the market will brighten up a little as farmers will then see a better change of making sales and will be on the market more freely.Mr.Kimball of the Horse Exchange reports the following sales:\u2014One pair black horses at $325; one gray mare at $175; one brown horse at $180; and one bay do at $30.At the College street Market there was no business of importance.The shipments of horses to the United States for the week ending Dec.1.are as follows, eight horses valued at $1,010.RETAIL MARKETS.MoxTrEAL, Dec.4.\u2014There was more animation in most departments of the retail trade at Bonsecours market to-day, the better means of transportation now prevailing having been the incentive to a large attendance of farmers and other sel- lors than was the case last week.The number of buyers on the market was also greater, and in consequence trade moved along more briskly, although without particular activity.Generally speaking the supplies of all kinds of market produce were good, and in few articles was there any decided scarcity.Frovr axp Mear\u2014The trade in flour and meal was moderately active at about steady prices.Flour ranged from $2.80@ $3.10 per 100 lbs.for the qualities most in request, and a fair movement took place at these prices.A moderate supply of buckwheat flour was offered.Choice lots of Upper Canada sold at $3, while Lower Canada brought $2.50 per 100 Ibs.Oatmeal was in fair demand, with a light supply.Prices were firm at $2.50 @ $2.60 per 100 lbs.Cornmeal was steady at $1.80 per 100 lbs.Mouillie was in light supply and firm at $1.50 @ $1.80, as to quality, hile bran changed hands at $1 per 100 s.GrAIN\u2014AS usual the bulk of the offerings of grain cousisted of oats, of which there was a fair supply, larger than last week.The demand was fair and prices ranged from 85c/@$1 per bag as to quality.Peas were in light supply, a few lots selling at $1/@$1.10 per bushel.Beans changed hands at $1.50@$1.80 per bushel as to quality.No samples of buckwheat were noticed.VeakraBLes\u2014The supplies of vegetables and roots generally were fair for the season and as good a selection was offered as could be expected.Potatoes were 1n moderate supply, about enough to satisfy the requirements of trade at steady prices.Sales were made at 60c/@80c per bag as to qualitv.Cabbages were steady at 40c@ 60c, and red do.at §1 per dozen.Cauliflowers sold at $1.75@$3 per dozen as to quality.Imported lettuce is worth §1.20 per dozen.Celery was firm at 40c@50c per dozen.Native spinach is scarce, and will soon be out of season, Some changed hands to-day at §1 per bushel.Brussels sprouts brought $1.50 per dozen.Carrots and turnips sold at 50c per bushel, beets at 60c, artichokes at 90c, and parsnips at 76¢ per bushel.Onions were wanted at 60c per bushel.Vegetable marrows sold at 10¢/@20c each.Fnrurr.\u2014The feature of the fruit market is the high prices that are being realized for choice apples, which are very scarce, and command unusual figures, sales of choice Fameuse were made to-day at $6 per brl, and there are more buyers of similar stock at that price.Inferior varieties sold down to $3.50 per brl, but for all good to choice stock in sound condition there is a ready market at full prices.There was a moderate trade in oranges.Jamaica were lower at$5 per brl, while Louisiana are quoted at$ll per brl, and Valencia at $9/@9.50 per case.Almeria rapes are in fair request at $5@$5.50 per Br Cranberries are steady.Dairy Propuce.\u2014The offerings of fresh dairy produce were light, and not sufficient for the demand.Prices therefore ruled firm.Good to choice butter in prints had a quick sale at 30c@35c per und, while tub butter ranged from 18c@ 22¢.Fresh laid eggs were In light supply and wanted, selling readily at 30cW35c per dozen.Good packed eggs brought 25c.Pourtry\u2014The receipts of poultry were fair, and dealers have commenced to lay in stock to meet the requirements of the approaching holiday season.The demand for consumption is an.average One at i steady prices.Chickens sell at 60c@75c, and fowls at 60c/@80c per pair.Turkeys were in better supply, and sold well at 90c @$1.50 each, as to size and quality.Ducks sold at 80¢@$l per pair, and geese at S0c/@$l.25 each.; GamE\u2014In this branch there was a fair trade at about former prices.Black duck were firm at $1.25 per pair, while other kinds of duck and woodcock were unchanged.Partridges ranged from 50c@ 65c per pair.Plovers and snowbirds were steady.Rabbits were in fair supply at 35¢ per pair.MEars\u2014 There was a fair demand for meats at about former prices.Good to choice beef brings lic@l8 per lb., and muiton l0c@l2c.Beef quarters were offered to a fair extent considering the early stage of the season, and sold well at 6c@Tc per lb.Dressed hogs were a shade easier at $7@$7.50 per 100 lbs.Fisu\u2014The fish market was more bountifully supplied than we have seen it for some time, and each dealer seemed to vie with the other in making the most profuse display.Some very fine maskinonge, weighing from 40 to 45 pounds each, were exhibited at the stalls of Messrs.L.Larive& Son and Mr.Thomas Cawthorne, who, as purveyors of fish for the public, make an excellent showing of all descriptions in season, as much in quality as in quuntity.The first lots of lake salmon and whitefish have arrived, and sell at 12c per 1b.Lobsters, from Portland, are worth 15c per lb.Maskinonge was in demand at 20c per lb., and haddock and cod were steady at 6c@7c.Boaters sold at 30c per dozen, smelts at 10c per Ib., and finnan haddies at 8c@l0c per lb.Halibut is quoted at 20c per Ib.The following is a revised list of the day\u2019s quotations\u2019: \u2014 FLOUR, ETC.Flour, per 100 pounds.$ Buckwheat flour, do.Oatmeal, do.oe Cornmeal, do .Mouillie, do Brau, do.GRAIN\u2014 Wheat, per bush.Barley, per bush.Oats, per bag.Pease, per bush.Beans, per bush.Buckwheat, per ba; Corn, per bush.VEGETABLES.\u2014 => PEs PELE S60OCOODOSOOOSS HNOOSOSSOSSOOGD SOOHNDOSCH HmMRHSO GOSSO HEOOUEENE SOSOHSIOSWDOCHOMO SO-HHOO HHHDOO : October D 4 Decemberu + AHERN, Secretary, Quebes SS thi Sfeamsiugs.ALLAN LINE.ere mera Under contract with the Governments \u201d! Canada and Newfoundland for the Conveyance of the CANADIAN and UNITED STATES Mails, {895- Winter Arrangements-1884.This Company\u2019s Lines are composed of the following Double-Engined, Clyde-built IRON STEAMSHIPS.They are builtin water-tight compartments, are unsurpassed tor strength, speed and comfert,are âtted up with all the modern improvements tiiat practical experience can suggest, and have made the fastest time on record.Vessels.Tonnage.Commanders.Numidian.6100 Building.Parisian.5400 Capt.Jas.Wylie, Sardinian .4850 Capt.J.E.Dutton Polynesian 4100 Capt.E.Brown.Sarmatian.3600 Capt.John Graham.Circassian .4000 Lt.W.H.Smith, R.N.Peruvian.3400 Capt.Joseph Ritchie.Nova Scotian.3300 Capt.W.Richardson.Hibernian 3440 Capt.Hugh Wylie.Caspian.3200 Lt.B.Thomson, R.N.Austrian \u20182700 Lt.R.Barrett, R.N.R.Nestorian 2700 Capt.D.J.James.Prussian.Scandinavia Hanoverian Buenos Ayre 5000 Capt.Alex.McDougall 3600 Capt.John Parks.000 Capt.J.G.Stephen.B00 Capt.Jas, Scott.Corean.4000 Capt.BR.P.Moore.Grecian 3600 Capt.G.Le Gallais.Manitoba 150 Capt.A.MacNicol.Canadian .600 Capt.C.J.Menzies.Phœnician 2300 Capt.John Brown.Waldensia.2600 Capt.W.Dalziel.Lucerne.20 Capt.John Kerr.Newfound] 39 Capt Mylius.Acadian.350 Capt.¥.McGrath.The Steamers of the Liverpool Mail Line Sailing from Liverpool every THURSDAY, from Portland every THURSDAY, and from Halifax every SATURDAY.calling at Lough Foyle to receive on board and land Mails and Passengers to and from Ireland and Scotland, are intended to he despatched FROM HALIFAX.Sarmatian.Saturday, Sardinian.Circassian.Dec, 1 \u2026BSaturday, Dec.8 Saturday, Dec.12 Polynesian.Saturday, Dec.2% Parisian.\u2026 Saturday, Dec.25 Peruvian.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0.Saturday, Jan.5 At TWO o'clock P.M., or on the arrival ofthe Intercolonial Railway Train from the West.FROM PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL, VIA HALIFAX.Sarmatiab.«o.oo.Thursday, Nov.29 Sardinian.«oo \u2026Taursday, Dec.6 Ciresssian.\u2026.\u2026.00\u202600000000 Thursday, Dee, 13 Polynesian.Thursday, Dee.20 Parisian.Thursday, Dec.27 Peruvian.ass Thurxday, Jan.3 At ONE o'clock P.M., or on the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway Train from the West.Rates of Passage froin Montreal via Halifax : Cabin.vere.362.65, 878 and $88 (According to accommodation.) Intermediate.$45.00 Steerage.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.2.\u2026.PH3.00 Rates of Fassage from Montreal via Portland: Cabin.$537.50, $77.50 and $87.50 (According to accommodation.) Intermediate.oovu 00000 s $15.00 Steerage.ea, .$31.00 Newfoundland Line.The Steamers of the Halifux Mail Line from Halifax to Liverpool, via St.Johus, N.F., are intended to be despatched FROM HALIFAX.Caspian.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.vee Monday, Dec.8 Nova Scotian .Monday, Dec.14 Austrian.Monday, Dec.3i Caspian.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0002000uceus Monday, Jan.14 RATES OF PA3SAGE BETWEEN HALIFAX AND 8T.JOHNS : Cabia.520.00 | Intermediate.$15.00 Steerage.ÿ6.00.Clasgow Line.During the season of Winter Navigauon, a steamer will be despatched each week from Glasgow for Portland or Boston (via Halifax when occasion requires), and each week from Boston or Portland to Glasgow direct, as follows :\u2014 oo FROM BOSTON.Waldensian.sec.Saturday, Nov.24 Nestorian.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.Saturday, Dec.8 Prussian.\u2026 Saturday, Dec.22 FROM PORTLAND.Manitoban.PT Saturday, Dec.| Scandinavian.Saturday, Dec.15 Waldensian.«Saturday, Dec.29 THROUGH BILLS OF LADING granted in Liverpool and Glasgow, and at all Continental Ports, to all pointsin the United and Canada, and from all Stationsin Canada and the United States to Liverpool and Glasgow, Via Boston, Portiand or Halifax.Connections by the Intercolonial and Grand Trunk Railways via Halifax ; and by the Central Vermont and Grand Trunk Railways (National Despatch), and by the Boston and Albany, New York Central and Great Western Railways (Merchants\u2019 Despateh), via Boston, and by Grand Trunk Railway Company via Portland.Through Rates and Through Bills of Lading for East-bound Traffic can be obtained from any of the Agents of the above-named Rail- Ways.For Freight, passage or other information, apply to JOHN M.CURRIE, 21 Qual d\u2019Orleans, Havre; ALEXANDER HUNTER, 4 Rue Gluck, Paris; AUG.SCHUITZ & Co., Or RICHARD BERNS, Antwerp ; RUYS & Co., Rotterdam ; C.Hugo, Hamburg; JAMES Moss & Co., Bordeaux ; FISCHER & BEHMER, Sehusselkorb No.8, Bremen ; CHARLEY & MALCOLM, Belfast ; JAMES SCOTT & Co., Queenstown ; MONT- GOMERIE & WORKMAN 17 Gracechurch street London ; JAMES & ALEX.ALLAN 79 Greal Clyde street, Glasgow; ALLAN BROTHERS, James street, Liverpool\u2019; ALLANS, RAE & Co., Quebec ; ALLAN & Co., 72 La Salle street, Chicago; H.BOURLIER, Toronto: LEVE & ALDEN, 207 Broadway, New York, and 15 State street, Boston, or to H.& A.A 1 India Street, Portland, 80 State Street, Boston, and 25 Common Street, Montreal November 22 279 UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMER SAILING WEEKLY BETWEEN Now York and Liverpool, calling at Queenstow e PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK ARIZONA.\u2026.\u2026.NOV.2, 9.00 0.m ÿ oe cere seen Nov.27, 3.00 p.m y Greene oeneeDee.4, sam \u201cee +.LCe.ABYSSINIA eo > 6.00 0m \u201c++.Dec.15, 6.00 a, The GUION LINE 0¥3 how booking Steen age Passengers from montreal to Live 1 for 826.50, This includes Railroad Fare from Montreal to New York.They are also booking Steerage Passengers FROM LIVERPOOL T9 MONTREAL for $22.50.pec.un rip Tickets, good 31st March, 1854, $120, > ood to These Steamersare bullt of 1ron, in watertight compartments, and are furnished with every requisite to make the passage across the Atlantic both safe and agreeable, having Bath reom, Smoking-room, Drawing-room, Piano and Library; also, experienced Surgeon Stewardess and Caterer on each steame The State-rooms are 2 up r deek, thus in.riug those greatest of all luxurie perfect ventilation pnd light.s at sea, N PASSAGE, $60, $80 and $100, according to location, &c.INTERMEDIATE.This Is a class that affords people of moda- rate means a respectable way of travelling Beds, Bedding, Wash-basins, &c., together with good food, separate Dining-room from either Cabin or Steerage being provided.Passage, $40 single ; $80 round trip.teerage passage at Low Rates.Apply to WILLIAMS & GUION, road wa, ew York orto ssh x GILMOUR à Co., » Paul stree May » Montreal, Blteamsijips.LINE.STEINMANN & LUDWIG, OWNERS AND GENERAL AGENTS, ANTWERP.DIRECT AND REGULAR STEAMSHIp COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CANADA AND ANTWERP, Under Contract with Dominion Government, The SS.HELVETI A will sail from Halifax N.S., for Antwerp, on or about the 12th De: cember.Parties who wish to seeure Frelghtby this steamer, for Antwerp, Will plea, ply to room Se ap.CHIPMAN BROS, in Halifax, NS Or to A.O0.CROORSHANK, in St, John, N.B.MUNUKRLOH & CO., General Agents, Montreal, December 1 ; 285 BLACK DIAMOND Steamship Company, Limited, pes For Newfoundland.THE NEW IRON STEAMSHIP COBBAN, Capt.Daniel Anderson, is intended to leave BOSTON FOR ST.JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND.About Wednesday, December 12th.This vessel has been specially fitted for the trade, has superior Cabin »ccommodationge and carries an experienced Stewardess.For freight and passage, apply to KINGMAN, BROWN & CO., 14 Custom House Square, Montreal.Or to D.W.JOB &CO., State Street, Boston November 26 \u2019 282 WHITE STAR LINE.Calling at Cork rarbom, Lreiand.CARRYING BRITISH AND AMERI CAN MAILS.IMPROVEMENT.NOTICE.\u2014The steamers of this Line take Lieutenant MAURY\u2019S lane routes at all seasons of the year.Salling between NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, via Queenstown, are appointed to leave as follows :\u2014 REPUBLIC.Thursday, Dec.6,at 10,00 a.m.CELTIC.Saturday, Dec.t3, at 7.00 a.m.GERMANIC.Saturday, Dec.22, at 11.30 p.m.ADRIATIC Thursday, Dec.27, at 2.00 p.m* BRITANNIC.REPUBL.C.not galing at Q CABIN RATES.$50 ren lv Lirermnol and Queenstown, $60, Excursion Tickets, good for one yenr, 8144 and $1s0.Special limited Exe cursion Tickets available frem Livers pool, after November 6, 1883, until April 1, 1884, 8120.kets to London, $7, and to Paris, $26, onal, Children between oneand twelve years, half-price.Infants free.Servants, BRITANNIC.*Extra steam THESE STEAMERS DO NOT CARRY CATTLE.SHEEP OR PIGS.STEERAGE RATES.From Montreal to Liverpool, Londonderry, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast, London, Bristol, Cardiff, Belmuilet, or Galway, $26.50, including Railway Fare to New York.Prepald, $22.50.Passengers booked, via Liverpool, to all parts of Europe at moderate rates.For further information and passage apply to R.J.CORT:S, Agent, 17 Broadway.New York.Orto B.J.COGELIN, SOLE AUENT.413 St.Paul Street, Montreal, INMAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL Carrying the United States Mails August 11 EE = City of Berlin.,.Saturday, Nov.24, 1.00p.m City of Montreal.Thursday, Nov.20, 2.00 p.m City of Chester.Saturday, Dec.8, 11.00 a.m City of Chica.o,.Thursday, Dec.13, 3.00 p.m City of Richmond.Thursday, Dec.2, 9.30a.m From Pier 37 North River, New York.The INMAN LINE are now booking Steerage Passengers from Montreal to Liverpool for 826.50.This includes Railroad Fare from Montreal to Now York.They are also book- eerage Passengers FROM LIVERPOOL TO MONTREAL for 822.50.Intermediate Passage, $40, RATES CF PASSAGE\u2014 a and according to accommodation, Fame $80, acc saloon privileges.Children, between 2 and 12 years of age, half-fare.Servants.$50.Special Round Trip Tickets, good to 31st March, 1884, $110.Tickets to London, $7 ; and to Paris $15, and $2) additional, according to route selected.Saloon, Staterooms, Smoking and Bathrooms amidships, These steamers do not carry Cattle, Sheep or Pigs.INMAN STEAMSHIP CO.(Limited) 81 and 33 Broadway, N.Y.C.'C.MCFALL, St.James Stree Or J.Y.GILMOUR & CO., June 2 St.Paul street, Montr eal, EF LE a ag CUNARD LINE.LANE ROUTE.The Cunard Steamship Company (Limited) between NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, calling at CORK HARBOUR, FROM PIER 40 N, R.NEW YORK, SERVIA .e00sev.Wednesday, Dee.5 SCYTHIA .++.Wednesday, Dec.12 CEPHALONIA.Wednesday, Dec.19 BOTHNIA.Wednesday, Dec.26 PAVONIA.Wednesday, Jan, 2 .see Wednesday, Jan, 9 SCYTHIA crises rc.Wednesday, Jan.16 CEPHALONIA .,.Wednesday, Jan.23 And every followin, Yorn y g Wednesday from New RATES OF PASSAGE\u2014$60, $80 and $100, according to Acorns 3 $100, Steerage at very low rates.Steerage tickets from Liverpool and Queenstown, and all other parts of Europe at lowest rates.Through Bills of Lading given for Belfast, Glasgow, Havre.Antwerp and other Ports on the Continent, and for Mediterranean Ports.For Freight and Passage, at tho Cempany\u2019s Office, No.4 Bowling Greed, OWN & CO Or to THOS.WILSON, .rament Street.17 St.Sac 119 - CL a AA AA A he AL ad pb se \u2014 ts er on Pa THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZE1TE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5.\u2014\u2014 THE EXCHANGE BANK.Meeting of the Stockholders Yesterday.Three Liquidators Nominated.An Expose of the Affairs of the Bank, How Mr.Craig Deceived the Directors.A meeting of the shareholders of the Exchange Bank was held yesterday at 11 30 AM., in the Board Room of the Bank, for the purpose of nominating liqu- dators under the order of Court.There was à large attendance of stockholders, about four-fifths of the stock of the Bank being reprezented.Among those present were Hon.A.W.Ogilvie, Vice-President, Messrs.A Buntin and &.K.Greene,Directors ; Messrs, D.Macmaster, Q.C., and J.N.Greenshields were present as counsel for the Bank.Among the shareholders present were: Messrs.H, Bulmer, G.A.Greene, G.B.Burland, N.B.Corse, Hon.T.Ryan, James Cratherun, I.B.Mathews, F.X.Simard, Thomas Workman, James McDonald, Ald.Thomas Wilson, J.E.Labadie, A.Plimsoll, E.Holton, M.P., J.1.Nott, James Robertson, Albert Nelson, J.D.Nutter, Warden King, E.Jones, St.Andrews, F.Caverhill.Hon.A.W, Ogilvie took the chair at the appointed hour, and commenced the proceedings by reading the following official document by authority of which the meeting was held :\u2014 Canada, Province of Quebec.?DISTRICT OF MONTREAL.SUPERIOR COURT FOR LOWER CANADA.The Twenty-second day of November, one a: thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.Present :\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice JETTE.George A.Greene, of the City and District of Montreal, Merchant, Petitioner; and The Exchange Bank of Canada, a body politic and corporate duly incorporated, and having its head office and chief place of business in the said City of Montreal, Respondents.The Court having heard the Petitioner and the Respondents by their counsel on the merits of the petition of said Petitioner, examined the proceedings and deliberated: Doth before granting the prayer of said petition for the winding up of the said Bank, order that a meeting of the Shareholders of the said Bank, Respondents, be summoned, held and conducted for the purpose of ascertaining their wishes as to the appointment of liquidators; and doth further order that the said meeting of Shareholders be held on the fourth day of December next (1883), at the hour of half-past Eleven of the clock in the forenoon at the office and place of business of suid Bank, Respondents, situated at number three hundred and forty-two Notre Dame Street, in the City and District of Montreal; and doth also order that the Honorable Alexander Walker Ogilvie, member of the Senate of Canada, and Vice-President of said Bank, be and he is hereby named and appointed Chairman of said meeting, and ordered to make a report of the result of said mecting to this Court on or before the eighth day of December next (1883); and doth further order that the said meeting ef Shareholders be summoned by notices inserted in two issues of the Canada Official Gazette and the Quebec Official Gazette, and in the newspapers La Patrie and the Montreal Dally Gazette, both published in the said City of Montreal, the whole in accordance with the Statute of Canada forty fifth Victoria, chapter twenty-third, Intituled, * An Act respecting Insolvent Banks, Insurance Companies, Loan Companies, Building Societies and Trading Corporations,\u201d with costs distrails to 8.C.McCorkill, attorney for said Petitiôner.(True Copy.) HUBERT, HONEY & GENDRON, P.8.C.The Chairman also read the notification of the holding of the meeting, which had been issued by the President, à copy of which had been sent to each stockholder.Mr.E.K.Greene eaid that an official list of the shareholders up to this date had been prepared and was in the hands of the Directors.Mr.E.H.Holton, M.P., said he would like to hear the list read.Mr.Simard asked if the liquidators were to be appointed by the shareholders.Mr.E.K.Greene\u2014The liquidators will be nominated by this meeting, subject to the authority of the Court.Mr.Simard desired to know i fin this nomination of liquidators the creditors had not a right to be heard, Mr.D.Macmaster\u2014The creditors have no standing in this meeting, which is a meeting of shareholders.; Mr.Crathern\u2014The meeting has a right to nominate certain gentlemen as liquidators, and the Court will select from them.The Chairman\u2014l'hat is correct, Mr.Simard\u2014Surely it would be very unjust to set aside the rights of the creditors.Mr.Macmaster\u2014This is a meeting of shareholders called by order ef the Court, not of creditors.Ample provision is made in the Banking Act for the latter\u2019s rights being protected.The proceedings to-day are under an act passed a couple of years ago, not the act under which some other Montreal banks have been wound up.Lhe only object of this meeting is the appointment of liquidators.Mr.Crathern\u2014The vote of to-day, I presume, will be placed before the Court by shares, but will the minority be heard ?Mr.J.N.Greenshields\u2014Any shareholder can appear before the Court.Mr.Macmaster\u2014The minority will not be prejudiced.; sfr.Crathern\u2014I will be satisfied if the Chairman says he is going to give notice of the day when he is going before the court with these proceedings.Mr.Simard\u2014The creditors, who represent five or six times as much as the stock- hoïders, should be heard.; «pThe Chairman\u2014 While T have no wish to prevent discussion, I think that as this meeting has been called regularly, we should go on more regularly.; Hon.Thos.Ryan\u2014This meeting, I understand, can only recommend, and the Judge will decide on the report who the liquidators are to be, and he will receive representations from any class of share- holdérs as vo their rights.I think it all important, in order that the report of the proceedings may be correct, that it should be made clear that this is a legal list of shareholders, We must see that all are qualified whose names are dewn, and re- resentations against the correctness of the ist are open to all.I hope, therefore, that the list has been properly prepared, and I think that there should have been a print- y of it.ed Soh H.Holton\u2014The Hon.Mr.Ryan has stated the situation quite accurately, but he hag not brou ht out one point with sufficient clearness.Lt may be thought that the Judge has discretion as to whom he shall appoint as liquidators, but the fact is that he must choose from those recommended by this meeting, and if this meet ing only recommends thee persons the wdee must appoint these taree.J \u2018The Secretar, Mr.Varey, then read the list of shareholders, which had been cor rected to the day of meeting, and which was as follows :\u2014 Abbott, Hon.J.J.C., Mentreal.3 Buntiu, Alex, sontreal Lu +- ee 000 conn Bulmer, Heury, Montreal Burland, G.B., Moatreal.oe Brodie, Ann, (Ex\u2019ers Estate of late), St.Henri, Boyd, John, Montreal _ Boud, Geo.W., 3t.Andrews, Q.ä Beanchaud, Moise, Beasthurnois, Q.2 Haptist, Alex, Tunree Rivers, Q.15 Barclay, John, G.asgow, Scotland .,.10 browning, Mrs.M.A., Montreal.10 Brown, Wm., Caledonia, Ont.,,.5 Bleakley, John H.Y., St.thomas, Ont.21 Beard, 8.W., Monireal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.10 Caverhill, EX.of Est.late Thomas, Mont- YORl.c0s0 1000100000 .318 Craig, Thomas, Montrea .\u2026.539 City & District Savings Bank, Montreal.218 Cross, Hon.Alexander, Montreal.5 Craig, Hugk, Montreal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.lv Clement, Heirs of Estate late Israel, Lachine, Q.c.oiiiiiiieiriiarnensrnenans Corse, N.B., Montreal.12 Carter, (or Park) Catherine, Montreal.3 Colquhoun, Win., Dickinson\u2019s Landing, 0 11 Clark, Louisa A., Montreal.Clark, O.L., Cote St.Paul, Q.Cowie, Lucy Ann, Cowansville, Q.Chisholm, Duncan, Williamstown, Ont.Chishoim, Isabella, Williamstown, Ont.Caverhill, Trust.of Est.late John, Mont- PERL Le Lea i rire s ave Crathern & Caverhill, Montreal.Cream, Win., Quebec.Cramp, G.B., Montreal.Cruikshank, George, Mo Craig, Geo W., Montreal.Carvers, Peter (in trust), Ormstow Craig, Thos.(in truss), Montreal.Dubuc, Arthar, Montreal.Drumm, Eliza, St.Johns, Q,.Dickey, Hon.Robert Barry, CPP TES Doherty, Patrick, England.Darwell, R.C., England.Desautel, Henriette (in bonne, Q.c.oiiiiiii co Lena aa ana ee Estate of late E.J.Bancroft, Montreal.14 Edgar, Frank, Montreal coe 12 Foster, G.K., Richmond, Q.Fletcher, Jas, Rigaud, Q.Greenshields, J.N., Montreal.Greene, E.K., Montreal.Gilroy, Thos., Winnipeg, Man, .Gault, M.H.(in trust), Montrea Greene, Geo.A., Montreal.Gauit, © E., Montreal.Gault, M.H., Montreal Greene, E.I£., and Ge TRL.Li iii ieee ee Hart, Mrs, Julia, Three Rivers, Q.Irish Protestant Ben.Society, Montreal.3 es CIOICODI BY \u2014 Lore Gr + = ma CIOL ED Amherst, trust), lerre- 1.Jones, Edward, St.Andrews, Q.35 Jones, Robert W., St.Andrews, Q.5 Jacques, jr., G.E,, Montreal.,.1 Jones, Miss Ann H.St.Andrews, Q.3 Kershaw, John, Montreal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.oe 5 Kewin, Edwin, Cornwall, Ont.12 Lamplough, estate late II.T., Cote de Neiges, Que sessre san anne use 15 LaRocque, Leiia de Salaberry, L\u2019Assomp- OD, Q.00000s0n0cccuc mure costa vases na 0000 LaRocque, L H.KR.L'Assomption, Q.2 Moore, Jas., Montreal.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.2B Mills, Robert, Napanee, ORt.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.2 Mu-sen, Tnos., Mentreal.19 Maloney, M., Montreal, sassecreeues D Mathews, F.B, and A.Kinnear (in trust), Montreal.[RN .10 Moody, Matthew, Terrebonne, Q.\u2026\u2026.5 Municipality of Etang du Nord, Quebec.3 Macdonald, Jas., St.Johns, Q.12 MacMaster, Thos,, England.PS MacBain, estate late À.L., Lancaster, Ont 8 MacBaiu, James, Williamstown, Ont.5 Maguire, Dennis, St.Jehns, Q.sv.\u2026.20 Macdonald Duncan, St.Johns, Q,.37 McMaster, Exec, of est.late Arthur, Toronto, Ont.\u2026.020200 00000 nana 000000 MacMaster, Dr., Montreal.2 Nelson, estate late H.A., Montreal.10 Nutter, J.D.,, Montreal.5 Nutter, J.D.(in trust), Montreal .1 Ogilvie, John, Montreal.D Owens, T.& W, Stoneficid, Q .Ogitvie, Archivald, North Georgetown, Mb Less saut ons sacre sons sara sas ca0c0u000 Ogilvie, Hon.A.W.(in trust for H.Kelly), Montreal.8.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026eusee .Ogilvie.Hon.A.W,, Montreal een Ugilvie, Miss Frances, Montrea Plante, Elie, Montreal.Papineau, Narcisse, St.Timothy, Pratt, estate late Jonn, Montreal Pa-ker, Mrs.C.E., Montreal .cgxznfie Philips, Henry, Montreal .14 Prevost, Madame Veuve, Mon 6 Prevost, Amable O.A., Montreal.2 Prevost, Chas.A.G., Montreal.4 Prevost, Edouard H.A., Montreal.4 Prevost, Louis Romeo, Montreal.2 Prevost, Toupain, B.H., Montreal.2 Prevost, Madame M.IR.B.Montreal.3 Prevost, Miss, M.E.A., Montreal.3 Rivet, Louis, Montreal.Ryan, Hon.Thos., Moutreal.PRR 5 Rose, Executors Est.late Alex., Montreal 10 Rodäier, Estate late Hon.C.5, Montreal.59 Reeves, Miss Margaret, Montreal 2 Robertson, Jas., Montreal .36 Rogers, T.L., Parkhill, Ont ven 1 Roy, Arthur, Executor Est., Montreal.58 Reid, John Jas., Montreal.3 Simard, Joseph, Montreal.2 Spriggings, Richard, Montreal 5 Smart, John, Port Hope, Ont.10 Simpson, Moses D., St.Andrews, Q.18 Sun Life Insurance Company, Mon 50 Simpson, L.T., St.Andrews, Q.7 Thornley, Estate late Wm., Verdun, Q.11 Tate, George, Point St.Charles, Q.28 Vipond,T.8., in trust, Montreal.1 Watt, Estate, late Alex., Montreal.2 Wing (or Stevens) Mrs.Mary, Durham,Q.7 Warnock, Dame Jane, Toronto.2 Wilson, Thos., Montreal.9 Webster, George, Montreal.1 \u2018Whitfield, George, St.Athanase, Q.1 Wylie, Mary.Montreal.2 Whitney, Mrs.N.S., Montreal.18 Total.sos ssa00us + «215,000 Mr.E.H.Holton\u2014I don°t think that list is quite correct.I claim to be a shareholder.Certain shares have been transferred to me, but the directors refused to allow the transfer to be made on their books and I served them with a notarial signification of the fact, which I produce.Mr.Macmaster\u2014The transfers could not be made legally when you asked it.When a bank is in liquidation shares cannot be transferred.owever, there is no objection to Mr.Holton\u2019s name being added to the list.Mr.Bulmer - I cannot accept as correct the statement that shares cannot be transferred after the winding up process has commenced.The Directors have no right to refuse to transfer shares until the liquidators are actually appointed.I desired to have a friend with me here at this meetings, but 1 was refused the transfer by the Directors, and other stockholders are in the same position.Mr.E.H.Holion\u2019sname was then added to the list of shareholders.Mr.Geo.A.Greene then moved the following resolution which was seconded by Mr.A.Buatin :\u2014 That inasmuch as the Bank is insolvent in the opinion of the shareholders of the Exchange Bank of Canada here present and represented it is desirable in the present position of this Bank that the business of the Exchange Bank of Canada be wound up and that the prayer of the petition presented by Geo.À.Greene for a winding up order be granted and that the shareholders here present nominate E.K.Greene, A.W.Ogilvie and Arch.Campbell as liquidators.Mr.Crathern\u2014Before this resolution is put I would like to have a statement from the Chairman in regard to the affairs of the Bank.The Chairman\u2014I am quite new to this proceeding and am not a lawyer, but I believe that I have been appointed by the Court for the purpose ot presiding over a meeting to nominate liquidators to the Bank.I think, therefore, that before anything else is done I should see that object carried out.I have heard that it has been said that when liquidators are chosen I intend to quit the chair and dissolve the meeting.As soon as this business is done I will lay a statement that las been prepared by Mr.Campbell before the stockholders, and wiil remain to discuss it.Our first business, however, is to appoint liquidators.I am not here voluntarily, but as an officer of the Court, and I desire to proceed to the duty before me in a regular manner.\u201c Mr.Holton\u2014The position of the Chairman is a most extraordinary one.This is the first time since the closing of the Bank that you have faced the shareholders, and now a statement is refused.Surely the shareholders have some rights which the Board are bound to respect.Mr.Macmaster\u2014We don\u2019t deny that.Mr.Holton\u2014You do practically, for you do not give us such information as will enable us to vote intelligently.We do not come merely to say \u201cyea\u201d to the wishes of the Board.Mr.Greenshields\u2014You can move an amendment.Mr.Holton\u2014We intend to doso.Mr.Campbell is well qualified to be a liquidator, but as for the other gentlemen they were on the Board that wrecked the Bank.Mr.Simard\u2014Do 1 understand that vou ! will give a statement to the shareholders after the nominations are made?Mr.Holton\u2014Why, when the nominations are made the business is done.Mr.Simard\u2014Before the nominations are passed upon I would like an explanation in regard to the retirement of one of the Pirectors slnce the Bank closed.The public are curious to know why Mr.Bulmer should have retired.The Chairman\u2014This affair as well as the other will be explained after the nominations.It is true that a Director has sent in his resignation ; it has not been accepted.All information will be given.on.Mr.Ryan\u2014All this information is important in order to guide us in the selection of names.It should be given first.The Chairman\u2014 We have got to do things legally and properly.I have no choice in the matter, and cannot do any other business until the nominations are made.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u20141 would like to see the legal opinion that prescribes that rule.Anything will be in order which can influence the vote of the meeting.Anything that can influence our selection is proper to be discussed.Mr.Holton read from section 99 of the Act under which the proceedings were taken, which requires the wishes of the stockholders, with regard to the appointment of liquidators, to be ascertained, and asked how the stockholders were to advise or recommend without information ?Mr.Macmaster\u2014There is no doubt a great deal of forte in what Mr.Ryan says, and I think that any question germane to the qualifications of liquidators may come up, but the Chairman has properly taken the ground that he is not required to make liis statement now.Mr.Crathern\u2014There is one thing I would like to have information about.The statement of the Bank in the beginning of July showed it to be in » most flourishing condition, and that the liabilities of Directora were only $32,000.In August the liabilities of Directors had been reduced to $19,000, and in September they had risen to $157,000 ; showing that in the month of August the Directors had appropriated 30 per cent.of the Bank\u2019s capital.Surely this is a subject that requires some explanation.Mr.Buntin\u2014I have been a very heavy loser, and have never borrowed a penny from the Bank.The Chairman\u2014I believe 1 am doing my duty legally and correctly, and do not wish to widen the discussion until the business is done.Mr.Crathern\u2014Suppose you go back to the Court, and say that you refused infor- mationto the stockholders.If they say that is right, well and good.The Chairman\u2014Is there anything more to be said to this resolution ?A Shareholder\u2014Suppose that there is an amendment that we do notappaint liquidators ; it may not be necessary.Mr.Crathern\u2014If a proper statement were made we might resuscitate the Bank; it may not be insolvent.I take exception to the names of some of those in the stock list.There is Mr.Thos.Craig put down for 539 shares.It may not be correct, but T have heard that Craig has made over all his property to the Bank to cover his indebtedness.I do not see how his stock can be voted upon if it has been transferred to the Bank.Then there are 248 shares pat down to the City and District Savings ank.Mr.Workman said the Bank did not intend voting on them.Mr.Crathern\u2014Very well ; then we can come to shares held by Mr.Craig in trust; and then there are 344 shares inthe name of Mr.Greene.The impression is that these shares were purchased with the money of the Bank.We should have information on this point before we vote.The Chairman\u2014I do net think that matter need come up now.I have no hesitation in stating that the Bank is insolvent and cannot be resuscitated.If any names have been put down improperly en the stock list itis easy to take them off, but I do not think I can refuse to accept the names on this attested list.Mr.Crathern\u2014You can say whether Mr.Craig transferred his property to the Bauk or not.The Chairman\u2014I did not say that Mr.Craig had transferred all his property t> the Bank.He transferred a large amount of it, consisting of mortgages, stocks and securities.Mr.Simard\u2014Did the transter cover his stock in the Exchange Bank ?The Chairman\u2014No, it did not.Mr.E.K.Greene\u2014Perhaps I may as well make a statement in brief as to the affairs of the Bank.Since Mr.Campbell commenced his investigations he has brought many matters to the knowledge of the Directors of which they did not dream before.Mr.Craig had entered into transactions which had never been brought before them and of which they had no knowledge.The losses from that cause had been very heavy: The purchase of stock was the largest jitem, and this was wholly unknown to the Directors.They were perfectly astounded when they heard of it.There arealso some accounts on which, if the Bank had not stopped, losses would not have been made.Our chief labor has been to obtain security on these accounts, and in that we have been mainly successful.Some accounts which were unsecured are fairly good.The chief losses have been through the transactions of Mr.Craig.Mr.Simard\u2014 What was the reason one of the Directors left the Board at such a time ?Mr.Greene\u2014This will all be explained at the proper time, but as far as that goes it does not affect anything.Mr.Bulmer\u2014If the meeting wishes, and the Directors will allow me, I will put myself right.When Mr.Greene says it does not affect anything he is wrong.1t might affect the appointment of liquidators.Mr.Greene\u2014The raatter would take a great deal of time 1f gone into now.; Mr.Holton\u2014But we want to go into it betore we vote.Mr.Bulmer\u2014If the meeting desires my reasons for leaving the Board I will give them.If the Chairman will have my letter of resignation and the extract from the minætes read, it won°t take five minutes, The Chairman\u2014I have given all latitude in this debate, but if I was going to make any change in the programme laid down I would first give my statement.I must insist on putting the resolution if there is no amendment offered.Mr.Holton\u2014You may be legally right in holding to so strict an interpretation, but you would be equally right in giving more latitude.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014I think the statement that Mr.Bulmer is to make may be important.Mr.Holton and Mr.Geo.À.Greene were appointed scrutineers.Mr.Crathern\u2014I regret to be obliged to move an amendment to the resolution before the meeting.Had a full statement been made the necessity might have been avoided.As matters now stand I have no other course to pursue but to move the following :\u2014 Inasmuch as public rumor has connected the said Edward K.Greene and Alexander W.Ogilvie in transactions with the stock and funds of the Bank which will require to be investigated, And inasmuch as such investigation may establish that the said E.K.Greene and A.W.Ogilvie have interests antagonistic to the Bank, and that legal procegdings may have to be taken against them by the liquidators in the general interests of the shareholders and creditors of the Bank, And inasmuch as it is desirable that the liquidators appointed should Le disinterested parties free from any danger of having interests autagonistic to tho-e of the Bank, That 1 homas Darling and E.J.Barbeau be and they ave hereby nominated by this meeting of shareholders iu lieu and in place of thre said E.K.Greene and A.W.Ogilvie'to act as liquidators of the said Bank, together with the said Archibald Campbell.The Hon.Mr Ryan seconded the amendment, Mr.Simard said that if he only could get the required exptanation he would be satisfied with the first three names.Mr.Crathern\u2014We want to nominate two gentlemen who will give most of their time to this matter.Mr.Ogilvie will soon be going to attend to his Parliamentary duties in Ottawa, and Mr.Greene will likely be in England.We want two active men who will be certaiu to be here.The Chairman\u2014Neither Mr.Greene nor myself need care who winds the Bank up.For the last two months we have been attending to the affairs of the Bank night and day.When in Ottawa last winter every week I was in Montreal and at the Bank, If1t were not for the sake of the shareholders, God knows I would like to be out of the job.Mr.G.B.Burland\u2014In speaking of Craig\u2019s stock I understand you to say that all his stock was not transferred to the Bank.Craig said to me the other day that he had given over every thing he had in the world.Mr.Macmaster\u2014 Although his stock is not transferred to the Bank, the Bank has the first lien on it.Hon Mr.Ryan\u2014Who will vote on that stock ?Mr.Greenshields\u2014I have a power of attorney to vote on Mr.Craig\u2019s stock.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014Is it possible that Mr.Craig is to be represented here and to vote without making an explanation of his position ?Is that fair or honest ?Let me ask one other question.In your report to the Judge, Mr.Chairman, do you intend to give a clear and precise account of what has taken place at this meeting, and of the protests of members ?For if not we would like to be in a position to be heard before the Judge.The Chairman\u2014TI intend to give a fair and in.partial account.Mr.Cratliern\u2014There are also 218 shares held by Thos.Craig \u201c in trust.\u201d Has Mr.Greenshields power to vote on them also ?Mr.Greenshields\u2014Yes.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014 What is the date of the power of attorney ?Mr.Greenshields-\u2014To-day, 4th December, 1883.Hon.Mr.Ryan\u2014If stock transfers are not legal now, why should powers of attorney be?Mr.Macmaster\u2014\u2014À power of attorney is legal at any time.The Chairmaun\u2014I wish the meeting to undersiand that the vote is to be by ballot.Mr.Bulmer\u2014Before the question is put, I would like to have an assurance that when the vote is over you will give us a statement of the affairs ot the Bank.The Chairman\u2014I do not think it is fair or kind of Mr.Bulmer to make such a remark.I have said more than once that when the necessary legal formalities are over, I will make all the statements and explanations that are required.r.W.Owens\u2014l am sorry to see you placed in such a position by your legal advisers, I think your sense ot right must make you feel that you are in a false position.Ishould be sorry to vote agaiust vou, but there is certainly nothing in the law to prevent you from making an explanation now.I trust that you will see your way clear to make one.The voting was then proceeded with, the amendment being put first.It was announced that 17 persons representing 1,310 shares had voted for the amendment, and 24 persons representing 2,409 shares had voted against it.The amendment was declared lost.Mr.Crathern\u2014I desire the Chairman to note that I object to the vote being received on the 539 shares held by Thos.Craig, and \u201cthe 218 shares held by Thos.Craig in trust.By the way, where is Mr.Craig ?The vote on (he main motion was then taken, the result being 2,395 votes for it, and 1,075 against it.The Chairman declared it carried.Mr.Crathern\u2014 You will please to state in your report that at this shareholders\u2019 meeting a majority of the shareholders are very much dissatisfied at the way the meeting has been conducted, rendering it impossible for them to carry out the wishes of the judge and give an intelligent vote.The Chairman\u2014It is very likely that I will report to the judge that I have acted illegally.I will try to give a \u201caithful report, but I will not say that I did not carry out my instructions faithfully.I vromised to give the statement at the proper time; if allowed I will giveit now.After some further badinage, in which Messrs, Owen, Simard and Crathern took part, the Chairman proceeded to read the following statement :\u2014 The Directors, in submitting a statement of the affairs of the Bank, are desirous of meeting the shareholders in the fullest manne» and affording every information in connection with its affairs.A number of important transactions were entered into by Mr.Craig which were not brought before the Directors, and of which they were not aware.The usual statements submitted to the Directors purporting to show all transactions of the Bank and its position at the time did not fairly show these transactions, and the Directors could not have any knowledge of these except as presented by Mr.Craig from time to time as it was his duty to have done.Regarding the important purchase of the shares of the Bank by Mr.Craig it was done by him upon his own responsibility.In the statement of the affairs of the Bank now laid before the meeting a large amount has been deducted for bad and doubtful debts, which, it is hoped, may eventually turn out better than they now appear.The Chairman then handed the tables of figures over to Mr.E.K.Greene, who read them as follows :\u2014 Statement of the Affairsof the Exchange Bank of Canada as on 17th Nov: 1883, to be submitted to the Shareholders at a Special Meeting on 4th Dec., 1883 :\u2014 LIABILITIES.Direct to the Public: \u2014 Notes of the Bank in circulation.$ 285,481 Due to depositors.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.» 1,000.Due to Governments (Dom.and Prov.) Due to local banks on balances.Due to local banks on loans, Due to Foreign Agents Reported due to outside holders of guarantees by the Bank (not in the BOOKS).veiniviensronannnrnons 41,409 Mortgage on bank premises.\u2026.\u2026.00,000 $2,329,961 Special :\u2014 Notes of the bank held as collateral security by the Federal Bank for lOANS.L.12e Les so 0e save n sac savane css 92,535 Indirect : Endorsations on papes re-discounted by local banks, still unpaid as reported by respective holders.228,099 To the Shareholders: \u2014 Capital SLOCK.\u2026.\u2026.0\u20260.0000 0 , Rest and contingent fund, less profit and loss account.,.320,019 Unclaimed overdue dividends 324 \u2014 820,343 ASSETS, $3,470,959 Cash, Cheques on and bills of other Banks.Froucssen ec ocarennens 22, Balances due by Local Banks.21,962 Due by Agents in New York.AR 76 Debentures (Munieipal).161,835 Notes and Bills discounted Current.986,001 Notes and bills discounted Overdue.671,963 Overdrawn accounts estimated by Directors secured.$440,000 \u2018 unsecured.670,358 1,110,338 Claims for guarantees of the Bank.41,400 Real Estate and Mortages.29,638 Bank Premises.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.s\u2026\u2026.\u2026.105,000 $3,150,304 NUTE.\u2014DÏ the above the Diveciors estimated :\u2014 Good.o.oo cease Donbttul.53.130304 Federal Bank, circulation held by them as collateral for balance of loan, returnable when loan is paid.92,555 Bills receivable, rediscounted by local banks, endorsed by Exchange Bank, estimated by the Directors asgood.eras s\u2026.\u2026.223,099 $3,170,959 RESULT.Assets as above (available).53,150,304 Direct liabilities, as above.2,329,961 Nominal surplus.Lo.P 820,313 Directors\u2019 estimate : LOSSes.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.-.8642,982 Doubtful.[ 166,600 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 809,532 Apparent surplus available assets over liabilities to the publie¢.5 10,810 Mr.Crathern\u2014Have any parties overdrawn their accounts?Between the 31st August and the 30th September the Direetors\u2019 liabilities increased from $19,000 to $157,000.Can you give us any information about that ?Mr.Buntin\u2014That was carried over by Mr.Craig for a length of time.Mr.Bulmer first told me of it.The report to the Government had then gone forward, and we had it recalled by telegraph and corrected.It ought to have been put in the accounts as \u2018l'homas Craig\u2019s indebtedness.Mr: Crathern\u2014Then Craig took this money in September?Mr.Buntin\u2014It was discovered in September, but it had been carried forward.Mr.Crathern\u2014How long is it since you had an inspection of the Bank ?\u2018The Chairman \u2014 Not for several yeara.Mr.Crathern\u2014Craig was evidently President of Board of Directors and General Manager, all in one?The Chairman\u2014It was Mr.Crathern that brought Craig here.Mr.Crathern\u2014Yes, and as long as he was kept in his place ae a servant he did well enough.Mr.Simard\u2014Craig built a castle, and spent $05,000 on it.I asked him how he did it?He said he made the money all in one speculation.Mr, Crathern\u2014Has the Bank got a transfer of that property ?The Chairman\u2014No, but we hold $102,- 000 of Craig\u2019s property in mortgages and stocks, and Craig came to me and said he wished to hand over everything and secure the Bank.He seemed to feel very bad, and I thought it was no use to abuse him.We took all the security we were able to get.I understood that the house was already mortgaged, aud that it is his wife\u2019s property.Mr.Crathern\u2014What is the total amount of his indebtedness to the Bank ?aoû Chairman\u2014About $220,000 or $230,- WHY MR.BULMER RESIGNED.Mr.Bulmer then proceeded to read his letter of resignation asa Director of the Bank ; it is as follows: \u2014 MoxTrrear, Ith November, 1883.To Tromas Craig, Esq., President Exchange Bank of Canada : Sir,\u2014I send you my resignation as a Director of the Bank.I am more than surprised at the posjtion of the affairs of the Bank as now disclosed ana for which I feel .no responsibility, and after the action of the Board this morning iu voting down the very important motion I made in con.pection with that $16,000 cheque and liability for shares of the Bank held by individuals for themselves or in trust, I feel there is such a want of accord between the majority of the Board and myself that 1 find it incumbent upon me to take the step I now do.T have to request you will lay this before the Board at the first meeting, and I hope my resignation will be accepted at once.I remain Your obedient servant, Hexry BULMER.Mr.Bulmer added : This matter arises out of the purchase of the shares of the Bank with the Bank\u2019s money.Some time before the Bank suspended a friend told me there was a very large overdraft in the Bank which I did not know of.I asked Craig about it in this very room, and he said there was no overdraft, nothing over $100.I found out afterwards, however, that about 1,200 shares had been bought and planted in different directions.They had been bought with the money of the Bank.Seeing these large overdrafts made me uneasy with regard to the double liability, and I regarded the matter as of such grave importance that I followed it up,and looking over the list saw an overdraft chareed to E.K.Greene of $16,000.I found that this was a perfectly new account which had been opened on the 12th September.I asked Craig about it.He said it was all right, and as soon as Greene got back from Eugland he would fix it up.The Bank closed on the 15th September; the cheque on which this $16,000 was drawn was ade on the 12th September.The cheque was signed E.K.Greene, pro G.W.Craig,~G.W.Craig.A party had mformed Mr.Geo.W.Craig, who claimed to be Mr.Greene\u2019s representative, that a margin of $16,000 must be put up in a certain financial institution where shares which had been placed there by Mr.Greene were held or that the shares would be sold.The cheque of Craig and Greene was drawn by Craig and initialed by the President, and the money paid into this other institution.I was astonished when I heard about it.Mr.Greene\u2014So was I.Mr.Bulmer\u2014When Mr.Greene éame back he wanted this $16,000 transferred to the account of Mr.Thomas Craig.He said that it was Craig\u2019s affair, and afterwards Craig admitted that it was.Mr.Greene \u2014He could not deny it.Mr.Bulmer\u2014I considered that it was a private transaction of Greene\u2019s.Mr.Greene\u2014It was not mine, I had nothing to do with it.Mr.Bulmer\u2014That $16,000 went to reduce Mr.Greene\u2019s liability in the City and District savings Bank.Suppose there is a further loss there who is to bearit?I became alarmed at finding these large blocks of shares held in that way.Mr.Greene proposed that we should have the opinion of the Board.I now desire that the minutes ofthe 9th November last be read, or that part of them which relates to this transaction.Mr.Greene then proceeded to read the minutes of the 9th November, explaining that on that occasion all the Directors were present and Mr.Ogilvie in the chair: \u201c6 That whereas on the 12th September, 1883, a cheque for $16,000 signed by E.K.Greene per G.W.Craig, and G.W.Craig was presented and by the consent of the President cashed, and whereas the said cheque was charged to Mr.E.K.Greeneand whereas Mr.Greene states that the said cheque was drawn without his authority or knowledge, be it therefore resolved that the above explanation be appended to the said entry.\u201d .Mr.Greene\u2014I insisted that this was an irregular charge, and should not have been made.Mr.Geo.W.Craig drew this cheque without my authority.I said I was not indebted to this Bank, and suggested that my explanation shonld be appended to the statement.Mr.Bulmer refused to permit this.I will read the re mainder of the minute :\u2014 .« Mr.Bulmer objected to this, and moved in amendment to the amendment that all the words after be it therefore resolved \u201d be struck out and the following substituted : « This Board will not acknowledge any liability of the Bank for any shares of the Bank held by individuals or parties either for themselves or in trust, and that they will not concur in the change of any entry now standing iu the bouks of the Bank, and further the Board expresses its sur prise at and disapproval of the action of the President in accepting an-l enshing the said cheque, and it insists upon immediate steps being taken for the %16,000 in question being repaid w the Bank.\u201cThe vote was taken on the amendment.Mr.Bulmer voted for it, and Messrs.Greene, Craig and Buntin against it.\u201c The main motion was then carried on the same division reversed.\u201c The meeting then adjourned \u201d Mr.Greene\u2014When Mr.Bulmer suggested putting the matter ow record, disapproving the action of the President all concurred, but when he put in the clause to strike out all the explanation we could not concur.We offered to vote for his amendment if he would leave the explanation in.The Chairman\u2014That is correct.Mr Bulmer\u2014But that $16,000 went to reduce the liability of Mr.Greene in another institution.Mr.Greene\u2014My action in that matter was, as I supposed, to assist the Bank, I had no interest in those securities that were deposited in the City & District Savings Bank.When Mr.Gault sold his stock there was some difficulty; the City & District Savings Bank wanted some transaction changed.Mr.Craig desired to obtain some money for the Bank by way ofloan.Mr.Geo Craig asked me to go to the Bank with him, and a number of securities were transferred.It was not stock of the Exchange Bank.But if the stock had been sold when the margin was called for it would have been a great deal better, for the paying in of that $16,060 reduced the amount which will eventually be realized.Mr.Crathern\u2014That sum went to redeem your personal liability in the City and District Savings Bank.Mr.Greene\u2014I had no personal interest in this matter, but to facilitate Mr.Craig in making a loan for the Bank I become a guarantee, I did not authorize the making of the cheque.Mr.Crathern\u2014Why did you not have Craig arrested for forgery ?Mr.Greene\u2014That would not have helped matters.Mr.Bulmer\u2014I felt very mueh hurt when the vote was taken before that day, and only went back on the persuasion of Mr.Buntin, who said he would make it all right.Ithought my recommendation would be agreed to.The Chairman\u2014It was, all except that portion of it which cut off Mr.Greene\u2019s explanation.That would have stultified us, but we were perfectly willing to accept the rest of the amendment.Mr.Bulmer asked me to have the minutes confirmed that evening, which was an unusual proceeding.He then took his hat and walked out.Mr.Crathern\u2014Mr.Bulmer\u2019s explanation only applies to the 248 shares in the City and District Bank, but we find 344 shares held by E.K.Greene and G.W.Craig.Mr.Greeue\u2014Iwish to explain that Thad no interest in these shares.Oneday 1 was asked if I would accept with Mr.G.W.Craig some shares from the City and District Savings Bank.1 thought then they belonged to that bank, but have learned since that these shares belonged to Mr.Thos.Craig.My confidence in him was then so great that I did not look into the matter, but I am likely to pay dear for my experience.Mr.Geo.W.Craig\u2014With regard to the signing of the cleque I signed on behalf of Mr.Green and myself to reduce our joint liability at the City and District Savings Bank.I had no authority from Mr.E.K.Greene to sign the cheque, but it was signed with the consent of Mr.Geo.A.Greene.When the shares came tumbling down it was arranged that some securities in the City and Distriet Savings Bank should be transferred to them.Mr.Greene were you not aware that they were being carried for Mr.Strathy and other brokers ?Mr.Greene\u2014Yes, but I did not know what they were for.Mr.G.W.Craig\u2014 When these securities which were substituted for Exchange Bank stock were deposited the City and District Savings Bank transferred the Exchange Bank shares to Mr.Greene azd me.Mr.Crathern\u2014Who gave Mr.Strathy the authority to borrow the money ?Mr.Holton\u2014These 344 shares do not seem to belong to any one ; who is to pay the double liability ?Mr.Greene\u2014I will have to, Pm afraid.The Chairman.\u2014We as Directors were as ignorant of these over drafts as any one could be.Imperative orders had been given that the highest line of discounts to any one person should not exceed $40,000 and that no man should get more than that without a special resolution of the Directors for that loan.We were accustomed to go over our accounts with Craig and supposed that they were all right.We had perfect confidence in the man, thought him tobe worth money, and that if any man would be careful it would behe.These inquiries were repeatedly put day after day.Mr.Bulmer was as particular in making them as any of us.Mr.Buntin was very savage once when Le found that these instructions had been disregarded.No persons (and here Mr.Ogilvie spoke with much feel ing) are going to lose as much by this failure as the Directors, I am sorry to be put in such a position.Icould have had 180 for my stock a few months ago.Had I suppesed there was anything wrong, is it fkely that we would have continued on ?I thank you for your kindness to-day, when we had no right to expect anything but hard treatment.If the Court confirms the nominations you have made, 1 say that our best attention aud endeavors will be given to work out the affair in the very best manner.Mr.Campbell has shown himself to be a most capable man in unravelling the affairs of the Bank, and Mr.Greene and myself will do our best.If T have said anything unpleasant to any one here to-day I hope you will forgive me.Mr.Bulmer\u2014The absent are always to blame; I donot think the Directors should be too hard on Mr.Craig.The Chairman\u2014I do not think that any thing has been said about Mr.Craig more than the facts warranted.As for his absence, we expected that he would have been here to-day.Mr.Crathern\u2014How was it that it never occurred to you to have the books andited ?Mr.Simard\u2014How can the shareholders be satisfied with the administration of the Directors?Did you not know a man named Beard who got from $220,000 to $230,000 from the Bank?Were youaware of this?The Chairman\u2014In answer to that I would say that while I don\u2019t think it is advisable to discuss private accounts that Beard\u2019s affair was gone into without the knowledge of a single Director.It became rumored on the street that he was getting a reat deal of money from the Exchange Bank, and then I asked Craig about it.That it had ever approached a tithe of its present proportions I never dreamed.Mr.Buntin\u2014When I came back I found out about that account, but I never dreamed it was more than $40,000 or so.I found fault with Craig about it, and I afterwards learned that he had falsified things to me in regard to the Bank, so that within the last six months I bought $40,000 worth more of the stock, of which 100 shares were Craig\u2019s own stock, and were shoved on me, Mr.Green\u2014I had been told on the street of Beard\u2019s account with the Bank.1 went to Craig and said he could not get $500 out of the Bank with my consent.Î consulted with Mr.Ogilvie on the subject.Craig said the advances were covered b warehouse receipts an} bills of lading said they might be well enough in some cas.s but not with a man like Beard.That was in July.The trouble was that the books did not show the correct figures.Mr.Bulmer\u2014Neither Mr.Green nor Mr.Ogilvie spoke to me about Beard\u2019s account.The Chairman\u2014It was discussed at this Board table in this very room.Mr.Bulmer\u2014Then I was not there.The Chairman\u2014Oh, yes you were.Mr.Greene\u2014I told Mr.Craig we did not want any transactions with Mr.Baird.Mz.Crathern\u2014Do you gentlemen know Beard by sight?From the first day of May until the Bank stopped he was in the Bank more than vou were.Mr.G.B.Burland\u2014Each Director seems not to have any knowledge of what was being done in the Bank.What are shareholders to expect?Itwas in the Directors, Messrs.Ogilvie, Buntin and Greene, that the people put their trust and induced them to pay a high price for their stock.I understood that E.F.Carter ran an account of over $70,000 with the Bank.Did the Directors know nothing about that affair ?Do they know that $50,000 went to the Montreal Manufacturing Company, Why some ot the Directors of this Bank were stockholders of that concern.Mr.Greene\u2014T never knew of that account, The Chairman\u2014None of the Directors except Craig was a stockbolderin that concern.Mr.Burland\u2014What are people to know or say or do?Are we to look to you or to Craig?Why is not Craig here?You irritate people and forge them to take steps against vou by vour refusal to give information.Do you carry on your own private business in this way without knowing your men ?The Chairman\u2014Did not ibe shareholders indorse that confidence we felt in Craig did not they elect him ?Mr.Buntin\u2014Mr.Crathern was on the Board when that account was opened and he is as much responsible for it as any one, Mr.F.B.Mathews\u2014Did F.E.Gilman obtain $50,000 from the Bank without security ?The Chairman\u2014We have security for a good proportion of the amount, and will soon have it for all.Mr.Burland\u2014Was the loan made with security ?The Chairman\u2014I do not know when he got the loan.Mr.Burland\u2014I think you will admit that things are in a bad state?Mr.Simard\u2014Can the stockholders eall a subsequent meeting ?Mr.Macmaster\u2014Yes, the ehareholders can call a meeting at any time.It was now 3.45, and, as no one seemed to have anything more to say, the meeting broke up.CHAPTER D.\u201c Malden, Mass., Feb.1, 1860.Gentlemen\u2014 I suffered with attack of sick headache.\u201d Neuralgia, female trouble, for years in the most terrible and 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A NEW DEPARTURE.1 -\u2014\u20142\u2014 We commence to-day the publication of Tue Monrress Hzrazp, daily edition, as a Ong CENT PAPER.That is to say, we offer the public an eight page paper, of fifty-six columns\u2014in- eluding about thirty columns of reading matter\u2014for one cent per day.As the subscription price of the paper, delivered at city residences or mailed to any address, will be THREE DOLLARS per annum, the cost to the subscriber will be slightly under one cent per dar.This change is due to a desire on the part of the proprietors of Tue HEeraLD to keep pace with the steadily growing demand for cheap newspaper literature, and also to a determination to extend to the utmost limit possible the influence of a journal of which we may in all modesty say that its past has been neither uneventful nor un- influential.Tus Hurarp has had positive opinions on all the great questions which have agitated the public mind in old Canada or the new Dominion during the past seventy-five years, and it is altogether likely that it will sontinue to have a voice and influence in public controversies for very many vears to come.It is important, therefore, that what it has to say should be addressed to as large an audience as possible ; 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he Monireal Herald, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC.5.ZBAll correspondence for THE HERALD (except business letters) should be addressed t@ the Editor, MR.JOHN LIVINGSTON.Business correspondence to be addressed to Mg JAMES STEWART, General Manager of \u201cHerald Printing and Publishing Co.\u201d Limited).Æ@#-The offices of THE HERALD are in Victoria Block, corner of Victoria Square and St.James St.West.\u2014Editorial Rooms, up one flight of stairs.APPOINTMENTS.Theatre Poyal\u2014Performanceat 8 p.m.AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.BY BENNING & BARSALOU.Dry Goods\u2014At their stores, at 10 a.m.\u2014 THE EXCHANGE BANK COLLAPSE.There was a large attendance of the shareholders at the Exchange Bank meeting yesterday, four-fifths of the stock being represented.The proceedings, as a whole, were creditable to those who are likely to be such heavy losers by the Bank\u2019s mismanagement and failure.While there was, no doubt, very general \u2018indignation felt over the Bank\u2019s condition, as it was gradually unfolded and each individual transaction commented upon, the feeling was, as a rule, suppressed, and the meeting was not interrupted by any unseemly outbreak.It was apparent that there had been mismanagement and if the Bank\u2019s means had been dissipated, the directors themselves, who held so much of the stock, were the greatest sufferers.It was also apparent that the directors had been deceived as well as the shareholders, and as they would have to pay the penalty in their pockets there was little use in unnecessarily assailing them.The absence from the meeting of the President and manager, Mr.Craig, gave rise to much speculation, and when it was whispered that he had left the city rather than face the shareholders, and that he had probably gone across the border, it was considered that the directors as well as the rest of the company had good reason to feel exasperated in view of his conduct.If any doubt in regard to the wisdom bf winding up the bank\u2019s affairs existed before the meeting was held, none was left when the time came to take action on the petition asking that this should be done.It was seen that the means of the bank had been dissipated in a manner so reckless as to call for the severest condemnation, that strange uses had been made of the bank\u2019s funds by the President, and that directors who should have known all abeut the heaviest transactions in which the bank had at auy time engaged had, by their own admission, known little or nothing of what had been going on.The statement of the Vank\u2019s affairs, read by Mr.Greene, one of the directors, showed the utter impossibility of the bank\u2019s continued existence.This statement represents the bank\u2019s liabilities to the public to be $2,650,152.(Its liabilities to its shareholders amount to $820,344, but we count them out.) To meet the liabilities to the public the bank has assets as follows :\u2014 Cash, checks and bills of other DbanKs.\u2026.\u2026.\u20260000suesenecce es $ 22,068 Balances due by local banks.21,962 Due by agents in New York.T6 Debentures, municipal.161,835 Claims for guarantees of the bank Real estate and mortgages.29,638 Bank premises.105,000 Federal Bauk, circulation held by them as collateral for balance of loau, returnable when loan is paid.RARE .\u2026.92,535 Bills receivable, rediscounted by local banks, endorsed by Exchange Bank\u2014estimated by the directors as good.228,099 Assuming that these assets are all realizable at the face (including the real estate), we would reach a total of $702,633, leaving nearly two millions still to be provided.This large amount can only be realized out of the following additional assets, as per statement of the Directors :\u2014 Notes and bills discounted, cur- Tent 2.000 vocoro 0000 sacre $986,001 Do., overdue.vescennces \u2026\u2026\u2026.671,963 Overdrawn accounts, estimated by the Directors, secured.440.000 Do., unsecured.covsreveeneens 670,358 Giving a total\u2014good, doubtful and bad \u2014of $2768,312.Of this amount the Directois are already in a position to state that $809,532 is \u201cbad\u201d and \u201cdoubtful;\u2019\u2019 while the \u201coverdue bills and notes\u201d and the \u201coverdrawn accounts, unsecured,\u2019 alone amount to $1,343,321, showing conclusively that the Directors can not yet be possessed of sufficient evidence to justify so rose colored a view of the situation.Accepting their own statement, however, it is not possible to get the two millions needed for the public out of the $2,768,312 of \u201cgood, doubtful and bad\u201d notes and bills discounted and overdrawn accounts; while, regarding the probabilities of = the case from an impartial but not exacting standpoint, the prospect of a large deficit would seem to be altogether reasonable.The showing would appear to be a very bad one, and the cause of the collapse and the impossibility of resuscitation are alike self-evident, No recourse was open either to the directors or the shareholders, except to go into liquidation, and the shareholders, by a large majority on a stock vote, resolved accordingly, naming two of the directors and an able bank accountant to the Court as liquidators.The directors and their friends appear to control nearly one-half of the stock, assuming that the whole of the 5,000 shares were represented ; as it happened several large blocks of stock were unrepresented, but there is nothing to show that had representatives of this stock been present yesterday or,being then present, had voted, the result would have Leen different from what was arrived at.There is no one, with a proper spirit, who will not regret the misfortune which has overtaken the Exchange.It is easy to be wise after the fact, and doubtless there are many able financiers in our city who will declare that they always predicted such an ending.Be this as it may, in the presence of recent disclosures it ought not to be difficult to arrive at the real cause of the bank\u2019s collapse ; and if its fate prove a warning to other banks and other managers the Exchange will not have died in vain.A YEAR'S BUSINESS OF THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE.-\u2014 There is no department of Government in a free country which in its operation is more intimately related to the great majority of the people than the Post Office Department.Hence, statistics exhibiting the working of the department are always in order and are always interesting to the average newspaper reader.The exhibit which has just been made by the Postmaster General of the United States\u2014in which 50,000,000 of people are interested \u2014 and which is usually given to the public in advance of the delivery of the Presidents Message, ig especially striking and will be regarded with astonishment.The revenue for the year ending June 30, 1883, was forty-five millions and a half of dollars.The expenditure, in round numbers, was forty-four millions and a half.The increase in receipts, over 1882, was $3,632,282, or 8} per cent.It would have been greater but for the fact that the public limited their purchases of three cent letter stamps and stamped envelopes in anticipation of the reduction to two cents which took place Oct.1.There are now 48,683 post offices in the United States, and 69,020 persons are employed in the department.The free delivery system was in operation in 154 offices, and employed 3,860 carriers, and cost $3,173,336.There were added to this system last year 42 cities having 223 carriers, while 343 carriers were added to the older free-delivery cities.The postage on local matter\u2014 that is, what we in Canada called \u201c dropped\u201d letters\u2014amounted to $4,195,230, which is more than a million over the total cost of this branch of the service.The number of mail \u2018letters delivered during the year was 342,013,750, an increase of nearly 171 per cent.over 1882; mail postal-cards delivered, 86,133,228, an increase of 203 per cent.; local letters, 104,437,146, an increase of 16 per cent.; local postal-cards, 60,472,193, an increase of 18% per cent.; registered letters delivered, 2,830,203, an increase of nearly 11 per cent.; newspapers delivered, 203,568,- 005, an increase of 26 per cent.The number of letters collected was 345,317,- 803, an increase over last year of about 5 per cent.; postal-cards collected, 115,113,- 531, an increase of 156% per cent.; newspapers collected, 64,751,842, an increase of about 5 per cent.The whole number of pieces handled during the year was 1,324,637,701, an increase over last year of nearly 16 per cent.There are in the United States 2,195 postmasters who are described in the Postmaster-General\u2019s report as \u201c presidential postmasters,\u201d whose salaries are based un the receipts of their offices.These salaries amount to $3,707,500, and the receipts of the offices to $33,535,253, or 74 per cent.of the entire receipts of the department\u2014the fourth class offices, 45,650 in number, yielding $11,614,746, or about 26 per cent.of the revenue.Clerk hire in first and second class offices cost $4,385,000.The vast extent of the department\u2019s operations is strikingly shown by the fact that 1,944 claims for reimbursement of postmasters who sustained losses by burglary, fire, etc.,in the last 15 years, have been filed ; 274 were allowed, amounting to $42,241 ; 182 claims were disallowed, amounting to $27,772, and 360 were abandoned or withdrawn.The others remain undisposed of.The United States mails are carried over 1,513 railway routes within the coun- fry, the united length of these routes being 110,208 miles, and the annual aggregate transportation by rail was last year 129,198,641 miles, costing nearly eighteen millions of dollars.Steamboat and \u201c star route\u201d service swelled the total of number of miles mails were carried by 82,000,000 miles, There were in June last 3,855 railway postal clerks, who handled 3,981,516,280 pieces of mail matter, an increase of 548,125,800 pieces over 1882, Last year ome postal car clerk was killed, 35 seriously injured, and 42 slightly injured by railway accidents.There are 5,927 money order offices in operation, whose transactions amounted to $117,329,406 of domestic money orders issued and $7,717,832 of international orders.The letters and parcels received at the Dead Letter Office last year numbered 4,440,822.Of these 18,095 contained drafts, checks, money orders, etc., amounting to $1,381,991.No less than 35,160 contained photographs.Fhe letters and parcels sent through the registered mails numbered 10,594,716, the amount.of registry fees being $926,549- Figures of such magnitude as those we have quoted show how intimately the post office is bound up with the social relations and prosperity of the people, and in all English speaking countries this intimacy is steadily and wonderfully increasing.The reduction of the price of drop letters from two to one cent is discussed and disapproved of.The illegal letter expresses now running in and between United States cities, and the use made of the mails by lottery managers reccive attention.In regard to à postal telegraph system the Postmaster-General thinks the evils complained of are not so grievous as to call for Congressional intervention.Ix TEE Democratic caucus at Washington for officers of the House of Representatives, says a correspondent, \u201cthe South elected the Speaker and every other officer, except the Sergcant-at- Arms, while the Northern supporters of Mr.Randall exclaimed, as the shouts of the winners came from the hall :\u2014\u201c It\u2019s the old rebel yell.\u201d Ex-Congressman Clark, of Missouri, who was elected Clerk over Mr.Atkins, of Tennessee, was a Confederate major general, and has never occupied a prominent position in his ten years\u2019 service as a member.J.A.Wintersmith, of Texas, who was in Morgan's rebel cavalry, was nominated for doorkeeper.The entire result is pleasing to the Republicans, for the organization of the House is in Southern hands, and it will be hard work even for Mr.Carlisle to restrain his supporters from ill-advised acts.\u201d There cannot be any question of the fact that a \u201c Solid South\u201d controls the Democratic party, a circumstance of which the Republicans will make the most.Art the Trinity House banquet the Rt.Hon.Joseph Chamberlain, of the Cabinet, stated that in the last three years there had been added on an average to the British marine something like 500,000 tons annually, and in the last year of all 714,000 tons were added to the registered list of shipping of this country, chiefly steam tonnage.Last year 1,303 British ships went to the bottom, with a loss of 370,000 tons.The year before 1,310 ships were lost, with a tonnage of 345,000, and that is the largest loss of ships at sea that has ever been recorded in the register of the State.Last year alone in British ships 3,372 lives were lost, and that also is the largest death-rate in the register, except in 1874, when two colonial ships went down and 1,200 coolies on board perished.Mr.Chamberlain\u2019s efforts to reduce marine losses and save life and property at sea will be sustained by the ritish people.AFTER à perusal of the following from New York it will scarcely be denied that the world is progressing towards millenial days at a rapid rate :\u2014 NEw York, Dec.4.\u2014An organization of grocers\u2019 clerks has been formed called the A B C Union, the object of which is to systematically rob employers.One of the rules of the association is that each member shall, by fair means or foul, possess himself of $125 a month and de- osit it with Christian Krosz, of Brookyn, who acted as treasurer.The members were to be given $2,500 from the funds of the society at the end of the year if they wished to go into business, and if sick were to be paid $2 a day.The retail grocers\u2019 union has caused the arrest of Krosz and a number of clerks.It is said that Krosz received 87,000 from the association per year.Frou our report of the meeting of the Windsor Hotel Company yesterday it will be seen that the company has been doing a rushing busines\u2014a business which left a clear profit of about $87,000 lost year, and justified the company in adding a new wing at a cost of $137,000, including furnishings, It is gratifying to know that the Windsor, which is so creditable a Canadian institution in point of enterprise, is alco proving a profitable investment.Very much of the credit of its success is due to its very able staffa A THERE seems to be © serious mistake somewhere in the Treasury Department as to the stock of precious metals in the United States.The Comptroller of the Currency and the Director of the Mint disagree in their estimates of the total amount of gold coin and bullion in the country to the extent of over twenty millions of dollars, and this difference has been growing since 1880.RIVAL LAND POLICIES.The Canadian North-West and United States Homestead Regulations\u2014 Which is More Liberal ?Comparison between the homestead policy of Canada and the United States will show which is more favorable to settlers :\u2014 Canada, The head of a family or any male person not less than 18 years of age, 1s entitled to a homestead entry.Such entry may be for any quantity not exceeding 160 acres in any lands open therefor.The even numbered sections on The United States.Any male person not less than 21 years is entitled to a homestead entry.The entry may be for any quantity not exceedingeighty acres in the first, or $2 50 class, or one hundred 8 and sixty acres in the about eighty millions second, or $1 25 class of the most fertile of lands open there- lands being free for for.selection.Until the 1st January, 1885, the settler will have the right to The homestead settler has not the right of pre-emption.re-emption of an ad- oining tract of the same extent of his homestead, which he can purchase at the end of three years at Government prices.He obtains a patent He obtains a patent at the end of three attheendoffive years\u2019 years\u2019 residence and residence and cultiva- cultivation.tion.He may have a sec- He cannot have a ond homestead entry.second homestead en- ry.He may commute by purchase after one year\u2019s residence, but it is recommended that this privilege be modified an restricted.: He may commute by purchase after one year's residence.Your Friends \u2018A CARNIVAL TIME.Don\u2019t let them find your house badly furnished.Get a new BEDROOM SETT FOR YOUR SPARE ROOM Or a nice PARLOR SETT, Now being sold at LOW PRICES at S.B.PARSONS\u2019 Furniture Rooms, 437 and 439 NOTRE DAME ST.December 5 m 290 ROAD DEPARTMENT, Public notice ishereby given, ==\u201d that no Wheeled Vehicles will be allowed to run on the public streets or highways after this date, until further notice.By order.F.B.LAVALLEE, Deputy City Surveyor.Montreal, Dec, 4th, 1883.m 290 Will Visit You.T Tem ADNertisemenfs.WINTERSILKS Having purchased the entire productions ot WINTER SILKS, both black and colored, from the Corriveau Silk Mills, at very much below regular prices, we offer them Letween now and New Year\u2019s Day, at 50c per vard off the prices.Thus on a twenty yard length ten dollars will be saved and actually deducted from the bill.Winter Silks The above Silks are strictly Winter Silks, made expressly for winter wear,and are much richer in appearance and thicker than regular Gros Grains or Corded Silks.Very soft and pleasant to handle.S.CARSLEY\u2019S.WINTER SILKS The following shades of CANADIAN WINTER SILKS can ve found at S.CARSLEY\u2019S.Nc.1 Lot\u2014 Reseda Shade.No.2 Lot\u2014Mousse Shade.No.3 Lot\u2014 Bronze Shade.No.4 Lot\u2014Olive Shade.No.5 Lot\u2014Light Myrtle Shade.No.6 Lot\u2014Dark Myrtle Shade.~ No.1 Lot\u2014Cardinal Shade.No.8 Lot\u2014Terra Cotta Shade.No.9 Lot\u2014Grenat Shade.No.10 Lot\u2014Bordeaux Shade.No.11 Lot\u2014Clare: Shade.No.12 Lot\u2014Copper Shade.No.13 Lot\u2014Light Prune Shade.No.14 Lot-Spotted Leopard Shade.No, 15 Lot\u2014French Gray Shade.16 Lot\u2014Hussard Shade.No.17 Lot\u2014Acajou Shade.No.18 Lot\u2014Dark Navy Shadé.No.19 Lot\u2014Light Marine Shade.No.20 Lot-Tobacco Shade.No.21 Lot\u2014Maroon Shade.No.22 Lot\u2014Loutre Shade.No, 23 Lot\u2014S8panish Brown Shade.No.24 Lot\u2014Cream Shade.No.26 Lot\u2014Rouille Shade.No.26 Lot\u2014Chocolate Shade.No.27 Lot\u2014Drab Shade.No.28 Lot\u2014American Gray Shade.No.29 Lot\u2014Sapphire Shade.No.30 Lot\u2014White.No.31 Lot\u2014Black.CALL AND SEE THEM.S.CARSLEY, 393, 395,397 and 399 NOTRE DAME ST MONTREAL.JOHN MURPHY& COS GLOVE DEPARTMENT.In calling attention to our Glove Department we beg to state that we were never better prepared to supply the public with Winter Gloves than we are at the present time.It is also eatisfactory to to state that our eales in this department are nearly double any former season.The right place for all kinds of Winter Gloves at the right prices is JOHN MURPHY & CO\u2019S The right place for all kinds of Winter Mitts at the right prices is JOHN MURPHY & CO\u2019S.WINTER GLOVES.WINTER GLOVES Our leading lines are as follows :\u2014 Kid Gloves, with Flannel Linings.Kid Gloves in all the newest makes, with Fur Tops and Fancy Linings.Buckskin Gloves, in all the best mukes and newest styles, at lowest prices.Cashmere Gloves with Fleecy Linings.Taffeta Gloves, with Fleecy Linings.Knitted Gloves, with Fleecy Linings.JOHN MURPHY & CO\u2019S.$403 and 405 NOTRE DAME STREET.105, 107, 109,111 St.Peter Street.Terms CASH and onlv ONE PRICE.MRS.POTTS\u2019 COLD HANDLE SMOOTING IRONS, H.R.IVES & CO.Queen Street, MONTREAL, SOLE MANUFACTURERS FOR THE DOMINION OF CANADA.##- Send for Price List.December 5 \u2014_\u2014 PANGS, ORGANS MUSIC.A magnificent Stock of the above may aiways be inspected at ; À.&S.Nordheimer's, 211 ST.JAMES STREET.(Established 40 Years.) Agents for the SPLENDID PIANOS by STEINWAY, CHICKERING, HAINES, GABLER, &c, AND ORCANS by ESTEY.Old Pianos taken in part payment for New ones, i Special attention paid to Repairing and Tuning.Pianos and Organs sold on monthly [n- stalments.À great variety of Second-hand Pianos, at all prices.A large stock of Instruments always on Wand to Lend on Hire.Agents for the Publications of Augener & Co\u2014the largest and best Catalogue in 290 Europe.Orders for Tuning or Music ean be sent by Telephone.December 4 289 a New Advertisements, Flem | Agdoueisements, : LE 2 its BEAUVAIS GREAT WONDER! Given to any person Buying for an amount of S10.00! lt is not necessary to buy for $10.00 at one time.If you purchase goods for only two or three dollars, checks are given to you for amounts, aud when you have bought $10.00 worth the wonderf:l present is granted to you.BHEILECITRICITY ! When will mankind kuow or realize that the utmost limits of its powers have been realized ?Motive force light, communications of thought, the voice even being traus- mitted.All those things are now familiarized, but who would have thonght that it would ever become an active and impressing method for iinparting to the mind a knowledge of Scripture, Geography, Histery or Music.But such is now actually fhe case.THE BELECTRICALINSTRUCTOR DOES THIS, AND EVEN MORE, FOR IT SOLVES Conundrums and Matrimonial Problems! A more ingenious method of imparting knowledge and amusement simultaneously could not be devised.It is a most unique idea, and commends itself to all who have an Interest in Instructing Themselves! In order to give a correct idea of this WE shall give its description, A WONDERFUL INVENTION | Useful Instruction Conveyed by Electricity! BEAUVAIS Latest Benefaction to the Public ! In his ambition to serve his patrons, BEAUVAIS, the Clothier, is ever devising some new scheme whereby some substantial benefit may be conferred upon them.His latest benefaction is an Electrical invention, by means of which much useful information is imparted and much amusement furnished to old ard young.This is one of the infinitely multifarious uses to which Electricity is adapted, and wherein it is made to gerve iu a menial, and, at the same time.not ignoble capacity.The new invention is from England.It consists of a set of books, apparently elegantly bound in cloth with ornamental cover and gilt edges, but which in reality are boxes, fitted np with an Electrical apparatus, by means of which a great variety of questions of Historical, Musical, Religious, and other subjects are correctly answered.__.There are eight different books on as many different subjects in the same.On lifting the cover of one of the books a dial or communication is seen, with a delicate and apparently aimless and on pointing in almost any direction around the dial are the answers to the questions.The mode of operation is as simple as the mechanism is ingenious.On readicg a question on the circular card, the point on the edge opposite the game is placed on a black spot ou the dial.Instantly, as if magic, the index starts and travels around until it reaches the correct answer pointed on the dial, and there it remains stationary.In one volume there are leading facts in the Old Testament While this is a most useful and highly instructive deviee, valuable alike as a pastime and a keepsake, it is, nevertheless, designed to advertise the great house ot Beauvais the Clothier.This NOVEL WONDER is given away to every person purchasing for an amount of $10.00 At BEAUVAIS.Such aJnovel means of advertising has never before been resorted to here.It is no empty souvenir, but a solid and enduring instructo i i their children, and Sunday School Teacher will fin ia ve ne introduce it fo C dit a valuable aid in imparting instruction.Much can be learned in Music from this] i K ; 118 ingenlous contriv: .en Instructors generally, and Temperance advocutes will endorse it.rivance lergymens BHAUV AIS will commence presenting the new ELEOTRICAL WONDER On MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd.This new wonder promises to be the greatest success y et achieved in advertisiug.YOU CAN ALL GET ONE! mm tri Nos.186 and 188 ST.JOSEPH STREET.Now Notre Dame Street West.MONRREHAL.« December 3 m mwf 288 en À _ÙN Fro Go vil sh pio! ( | yea Ea diti hui ce T one the Truc tv e+ Ol AST LO ERE TD Ie t is it ve ly ve © \u2014\u2014\u2014 ing His na- the > to ) is ith lec- cal, On ate the 5 in- the and ; re- hile da pr 8 no it to ; in- pen, ug.8 THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 A DISTINGUISHED HUNTING PARTY.From the Courier-Journal.In the early part of next month James Gordon Bennett, Sir William McCormac, Her Majesty\u2019s physician; Lord Mandeville, Capt.Bogardus, the champion wing shot of the world ; Dr.Carver, the champion rifle shot of the world ; W.F.Cody (\u201c Buffalo Bill\u201d), \u2018 Tom\u201d Sun, for thirty years a guide and trapper, and \u2018 Boney\u201d Earnest, a wealthy ranchman of Rawlins, Wyoming, will set out on a hunting expe dition.lt is probably the most noted hunting party that has ever come together.« Tom\u201d Sun has the reputation of being one of the most interesting characters in the tar West.He is the prince of romancers, and it is from Tom\u2019 that « Buffalo Bill\u201d secured the material for his rude, wild Western plays, as well as the dialect incorporated in then ; while from « Boney\u201d Earnest, Cody secured his original education as a scout.The rest of the party are well known everywhere, Among stock men, and those drifting in with the great cattle markets from the West, there is considerable interest in this proposed hunt.À ranchman said to me yesterday : \u2018\u201c They are the best crowd of practical hunters that ever got beyond the Missouri, and they will take an immense amount of game.I understand that are rangements are made to ship considerable of the elk aud deer secured by the party to Chicago and theuce to Louisville.If any body thinks James Gordon Bennett is a \u2018dude,\u2019 he is mistaken.He 1s one of the best hunters in the country.Besides that, he has a splendid reputation among the cowboys for personal bravery and downright common sense.There are mighty few © tenderfoots\u2019 that know it, but itis a fact thut Bennett introduced among all the cowboys of the Southwest and those that have Leen riding the ranges in the foot hills for years one of the most sensible and serviceable articles they are using.This is a \u2018bucking strap,\u2019 and is attached to the saddle in front of the horn.« The story goes that the first known of the ¢ bucking strap\u2019 was in Texas several years ago, when Bennett was there gathering together a lot of bronchos to ship East at the time he introduced polo.The cowboys thought they\u2019d have some fun with Bennett, and bantered him to ride one of their bronchos.It was a noted © bucker.\u2019 Bennett quietly signified his willingness to mount the broncho if they would put his saddle on the animal.This they did, expecting to see the ° Eastern newspaper snob,\u201d as they called him, fired into the heavens every time he came down and struck the broncho.They harnessed the brute, and about three hundred gather ed around to see the fun, In a twinkling Bennett was in the saddle.The broncho was a perfect devil and bucked\u2019 for all he was worth.He hadn\u2019t any more than struck the nag when the boys commenced yelling.Bennett didn\u2019t ay any attention to \u2018ern, but just set there Finder easy and pleasant like and fanned himself while the durned brute whirled and bucked.You see, Bennett had ex- ected something of this sort, and got the rop on the boys by having this bucking strap made and fastened on his saddle before he left New York.When he sat there on that ugly little broncho and smiled on them all, it broke em all up.\u201d LANGTRY AND GEBHARDT.Master Freddie Pays Toronto a Visit\u2014 He Goes to Sce Mrs.Langtry\u2014He Does not Smile\u2014A Glorious Little Supper on the Road.Toronto World, Nov.26.Frederick Gebhardt, the owner of the famous race-horse Eole, and noted as the « Freddie \u201d whose devotion to that ancient and almost obsolete sort and species of friendship which is designated \u201c Platonic,\u201d has atfracted now for eighteen months the attention and admiration of American reporters, was present in the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening to witness Mrs.Langtry\u2019s initial presentation of Julia in the Hunchback.Mr.Gebhart has seen the Hunchback acted Lefore; in fact, Sheridan Knowles\u2019 popular play has been frequently put on the boards \u201cin New York, with scenic effects that \u201cToronto (groaning under an N.P.) can hardly hope us yet to rival.It was therefore paying a special compliment to Mrs.Langtry, and displaying an especial admiration of her histrionie qualities which induced Mr.Gebhardt to undergo a 20-hour tedious journey by rail for the sake of seeing this play again.À He arrived by the 4.25 train {standard time] from Suspension Bridge in the afternoon.At about the same time O.B.Sheppard, manager of the Grand Opera, was contemplating the following instructions be had received from Mrs.Langtry: \u201cGet me the best seat you have in the house for this evening.\u201d MR.SHEPPARD SIGHED at the peremptoriness of actresses in gen- eral\u2014of \u201c stars \u201d in particular\u2014and then gent down to the American Hotel the following message: Can'you let me have back orchestra chair No.123 2\u201d At 8.10 in the evening a World reporter was standing at the door of the rand Opera when a tall, dark young man, SIX feet high, with a slight stoop in his shoulder and coal black hair and slight moustache, approached him.\u201cIs this the Academy of usic 7\u201d he asked., « No,\u201d answered the reporter, «That was Freddie Gebhardt.\u2019 Mr.Gebhardt handed his coupon to an usher WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, and the usher taking him down the centre aisle, showed him his seat.Tt was orchestra chair No, 123.Mr.Gebhardt hardly glanced round the house.All his attention was devoted to the stage.si was à great compliment to the youthful actress, and Mis.Langtry felt 1t.In Toronto such almost pawmfully ainstaking acting has never been witnessed, and perhaps such perfect and maiden gladness at having triumphed; at having braved the erdeal and won from it; at having broug down a house to her teet, has not yet been exhibited at the Grand Opera.Mr.Gebhardt, however, with that grave and taciturn demeanor that of itself wou! make him recognizable anywhere, scarcely gave a smile during the entire perform- we watched every motion with attention, but never either ppplauder > express ! interest whatever.( a hen Mrs.Langtry came forward and \u2018est and most win- made one of the pretties cs that has LISTENED GRAVELY ; and the next moment he was outside the theatre striding swiftly with a cigar in his mouth to Union station where Mrs.Langtry\u2019s private car was drawn up and coupled to the train going west.The steward and cook of Mrs.Langtry\u2019s special car had meanwhile been engage in deep and solemn consulta- ion.Their mistress had ordered a special little supper that night and their mistress had a special and very critical taste in the matter of suppers, and if she did not admire that supper it would be no excuse to give her that there was nothing to be got in Toronto anyway.\u201d Then they heard a step on the platforin as Mr.Gebhardt entered the car, and they flew to see that the little supper was oomplete as could be in a place like Toronto.Five minutes after the porter opened the car door again to Mrs, Langtry, it being then just 11 o\u2019clock._Then a whistle was heard, the engine gave a snort and steamed ahead, and the special car attached to the regular train which had been delayed for the purpose steamed away for Louisville, Kentucky.SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.Snowshoeing.ST.GEORGE'S CLUB.The St.George\u2019s Snowshoe Club held their first tramp of the season en raquettes overthe Mountain last evening.P.W.R.SNOWSHOE CLUB.The seventh annual meeting of the Prince of Wales Regimental Snowshoe Club was held last evening, and the following officers were elected :\u2014President, Lieut-Col.Bond ; 1st.vice-president,Seargt.Major Porteous; 2nd.vice-president, Lieut.Paul; secretary-treasurer, Sergt.Copping ; committee, Sergt.Lefebre, Corporals Wocd and Pringle, Privates Wat-son, Ross, Couper, Bothwell, Moriss, R.Johnston, Sully, W.Johnston, Maynard, Rigney, Stevenson, W.C.Johnston, Horsnell and Gaden.It was decided to hoid the first tramp of the season to-morrow.Athletics.THE HUNDRED YARDS RECORD BEATEN, PorTiAND, Oregon, Dec.3.-A foot race of 100 yards between M.K.Kittleman, champion of the east, and Fred.Harmon, champion of the Pacific Coast, for $3,000 a side took place yesterday.Harmon won by 20 inches, time 9% seconds, beating the best record by} sec.Two thousand dollars changed hands on the result.Vanity Fair says that ¢ Plunger\u201d Walton\u2019s turf operations have been so much less successful this season than last that he has left a number of creditors behind him.It says the creditors are assured, however, that the \u201c Plunger\u201d is going to send over funds by the first mail; but they do not feel quite the same as they would if the money was in their pockets.ON THIRTY DAYS\u2019 TRIAL THE VOLTAIC BELT Co.,Marshall,Mich.,wil send Dr.Dye\u2019s Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and Kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of health and manly vigor.Address as above.N.B.\u2014No risk is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed.DEATHS.ARMSTRONG\u2014At No.16 Phillips\u2019 Place, on Monday evening, 3rd instant, Geurge Albert Gordon, son of Louis Armstrong, Advocate, aged 4 years and 7 months.Funeral to-day (Wednesday) at 2 pam.\u2014 \u2014_\u2014 Amusements.ACADEMY OF MUSIC, MENRY THOMAS, Lessee and Manager.For THREE NIGHTS ONLY and SATURDAY MATINEE.Commencing Thursday, Dec.8th.From DALY\u2019S THEATRE, New York, REHAN'S COMBINATION in Or, Casting the Boomerang.A superb company! A delightful entertainment! A beautiful souvenir of 7-20-8 given to every Lady attending the Matinee.Seats now on sale.Next Week\u2014Qucen's Lace Handkerchief, December 4 289 Temple Emanu-El.Corner RADEGONDE and LATOUR STS.A GRAND FAIR Will be OPENED by the Ladies\u2019 Aid ef Temple Emanu-El, On Monday, December 10th, at 8 P.M, And will be continued until the evening of December 15th.ADMISSION, 10 CENTS.December 4 r 289 THE DIRECTORS WILL OPEN H The Rink (Weather permitting) On Saturday, the 8th instant, At THREE p.m.Tickets will be issued at the Secretary- Treasurer\u2019s Office, No.96 St.Francois Xavier Street, on and after Tuesday, the 4th instant, from 10 am.tol p.m., and from 2 to 4 pm.Rates will be same as last year W.ALEX.CALDWELL, Sec.-Treas.December 1 11-7 Heu Adurriisements Silver Mounted BRIAR PIPES, FOR RESENTS T0 YOUR FRIENDS, AT PHILIP HENRY'S, 134 ST.JAMES STREET.December 4 289 \u2014\u2014_.BOTTLES! BOTTLES! FOR SALE to Close Consignment, A few lots of Clarets, Wines, Ale, Porter and Cider Bottles, at BLAIKLOCK BROW.No.17 COMMON STREET.Henr Chapman& Co.IMPORTERS, MONTILEAL.ACENTS IN CANADA FOR: PINET, CASTILLON & CO, Cognac, BRANDIES.LUCAS FRERES, Cognac, BRANTDIES.A.C.A.NOLET, Schiedain, GINS.G.H MUMM & CO., Reims, CIAM- PAGNES.P.A.MUMM & CO, Frankfort.O.M, HOCKS and MOSELLES.B.& E.PERRIER, Chalons, CHAMPAGNES.T.G.SANDEMAN & SONS, Oporto, PORTS.CASTLES & CO., Tarragona, RED WINES.W.HAY, FAIRBAIRN & CO, Glasgow, WHISKIES.DUNVILLE & CO., Belfast, WHISKILS.R.THORNE SONS, Greenock, WHISKIES.BAGOTS, HUTTON & C0, Dublin, WHISKIES.H.G.KEWNEY & ÇO., Liverpool, OLD LONDON DOCK RUM in cases.D.J.THOMPSON & C0., Leith, GINGER WINE, OLD TOM, etc., ete.MACHEN & CO., Liverpool, lixpo:t Bottlers of Guinness & Sons Foreign Stout.ROBT.PORTER & CO., London, Bass & o\u2019s Ale.WILLIAM McEWAN, Edinburgh, SCOTCH ALES.LAWRENCE JOYCE, Liverpool, PICK- THE APOLLINARIS CO.L'd., London, NATURAL MINERAL WATERS.Also Agents in Montreal For HIRAM WALKER & SONS, WALKERVILLE.AND LLOYDS, LONDON.December 3 2m mwf 288 THE CARPET WAREROUSE ESTABLISHED 1859.Has alwavs been noted for keeping the best assortment of reliable goods in artistic styles at the lowest prices and turning out all work in first-class manner only.Every effort is made to have customers satisfied and on all cash purchases 1s allowed Five per cent.Discount.JAMES BAYLIS&SON, 459 and 461 Notre Dame Street.Office Furnishings a speciality.December 3 258 ELECTRIC LIGHT! THE FULLER ELECTRICAL COMPANY, NEW YORK Have on hand, ready for immediate use, machinery and lamps for producing the best ¢ Arc\u201d light in use.This light is specially suited to the illumination of Streets and Public Parks : Factories of all Descriptions ; Iron Works, Rolling Mills, Foundries and Machine Shops, Railway Statious, Shops and Yards, Steamers, Docks and Wharves, Hotels, \u2018Theatres and Public Buildings, Large Dry Goods Stores and other Ware- TOOMB.Send for Illustrated Circular.THE FULLER ELECTRICAL COMP\"Y 44 RE.14th Street, New York.December 3 du 288 MAS AND THE HOLIDAYS TRADE NOTICE TO Druggists, Fancy Goods Dealers, &e.We offer a large assortment of ODOR CASES, BRUSH and COMB CASES, CHOICE PERFUMERY in Fancy Boxes, FANCY TOILET BOTTLES in all the newest styles\u2014Cut, Tinted, Cameo, &c.\u2014 from the leading British and Foreign Manufacturers.Also, a very large and beautiful assortment of British and German MEOHANI- CAL XMAS CARDS and SACKETS.All High in Quality! All Low in Price! LYMAN, SONS & CO.384 ST.PAUL STREET.December 1 287 FOR SALE, Puncheons BARBADOES MOLASSES Do PORTO RICO do Do JAMAICA RUM Barrels STRICTLY PALE STEAM REFINED SEAL OIL (Giieve\u2019s and Stephen Brands) Barrels PALE STRAW AND BROWN SEAL OIL Barrels PORPOISE OIL (quality very superior) Barrels NEWFOUNDLAND COD OIL Barrels GASPE COD OIL Barrels GREEN CODFISH (Inspected Nos.1 and 2) Barrels LABRADOR HERRING Kegs LOCH FYNE do (Malcolm Brand) Quintals PRIME TABLE CODFISH, soft and hard cured.i JOHN BAIRD & CO, 191 COMMISSIONER STREET.November 29 285 Notice of Dissolution of Partnership, The Co-partnership (Limited) hereto fore existing between David Morrice and John W.Mackedie, under the name of JOHN W.MACKEDIE & CO., as Manufacturers of Clothing (Wholesale), has been dissolved by mutual consent.The business shall henceforth be carried on by the said John W.Mackedie, alone, under the same name, style and firm of JOHN W.MACKEDIE & CO.(Signed,) J.W.MACKEDIE.Montreal, 30th Nov., 1883.r 283 CATHEDRAL LADIES AID ASSOCIATION, A Sale of Useful and Fancy Articles, Will be held THURSDAY, December 6thin the Natura! History Rooms.Commencing at TWELVE o\u2019clock.A.attractive Musical programme in the evening.Admission 10 cents.Donations of articles or materials can be sent any time before Thursday, to Mrs.Baldwin, the Deanery, 67 University St.Contributions of flowers or refreshments will be received at the Natural History Rooms, on the morning of the New Adueriisements.Avrtion Sales.\u201cBY PARENT BROS.PARENT BROS AUCTIONEERS AND Real Estate Agents, We would respectfully inform our client No.237 ST.JAMES STREET.Auction Sales BY SMYTH & WALLS.T.PP.WALLS.Anctioneer.SMYTH & WALLS, Trade Auctioneers AND s! Commission Merchants and the public generally that we have added to our Real Listate Agency an AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE, in order to tacili- tate the prompt disposal of property, when parties do not wish to await the delays that sre sometimes necessary to accomplish sales by private contract With over twenty years of constant experience in this branch, we are in a position to better accomplish sales to the entire satisfaction of interested parties than persons wlio are not thoroughly conversant with values.We, therefore, ask our patrons and landed proprietors to call on us and make arrangements for their forthcoming sales, which will be conducted in a thorough business manner.We would invite intending sellers to choose the months of December and January to put their properties at public or private sales, in order to profit by the enquiries made by persons seeking houses and investments, The great depression in Bank Stocks will have the effect of turning the attention of monied people to the realization that Real Estate is the very safest investment, and offering the surest returns.The many industries and railways centering in this city are bound to make this TRADE SALESEVERY TUESDAY Liberal CASH ADVANCES {made on Consignments when necessary.Correspondence invited from Merchants, Trustees and Manufacturers.10 DeBRESOLES ST.MONTREAL.Miscellaneous, NOTICE.W.A.J.WHITEFORD has for sale at his Store, No.27 ST.LAWRENCE MAIN STREET, a good assortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELLERY, OPTICIANS\u2019 GOODS and MUSIC BOXES, &c., &c.And CAREFULLY REPAIRS the above.find them the finest in Canadaecember 1 d 287 metropolis the New York of the Dominion.We hope to deserve encouragement by hard work and promptness.We cordially invite every one to call and examine our Salesrooms and we are positive they will Do not forget the number,\u2014237 ST.JAMES ST.November 28 2m 284 RED LION AND TREMBLE! N.FORCIMMER Manufacturer of Fine Gold Jewellery and Practical Watchmaker.Streetof watch he advertises to sell for $18.00.my own risk.Holiday season.Call soon.All cordial invited.member the address, N.FORCIMMER, 84 St.Antoine Street, Montrealmises with despatch, and has my speci guarantee.November 30 CHRISTMAS CARDS The Richest Display in the City ! 15,000 Cards on View NO OLD STOCK! ALL NEW W.J.CLARKE, November 28 284 few Aduertisements.READ THIS I have no relations as a factory in the old country, but Iam prepared tosell the same kind of watches at a lower rate than sold by a so-called wholesale jeweller on Bleury $7.00 will buy the same kind of watch advertised by him for $8.00 ; $9.00 will buy the same kind of watch he advertises to sell for $10.00; $11.00 will buy the same kind of watch he advertises to sell for $12.50 ; $16.50 buys the same kind All goods sent to any part of Canada at Iam \u201cprepared to sell my SOLID GOLD WATCHES and JEWELLERY at a special discount during the No trouble to show goods.Re- N.B.\u2014All Repairing done on the pre- r 286 NO EQUAL TO THIS IN CANADA! BEAVER HALL SQUARE.ESTABLISHED 13 YEARS, L.P.DUFRESNE, 92 Notre Dame St.» (late 92 St.Joseph St.) Montreal.WEDDING RINGS A SPECIALITY.Orders sent through Post, Telephone or otherwise will be promptly attended to.November 30 $6.50 BUYS A SOLID SILVER HUNTER, solid silver capped, jewelled and hand- Im 286 y timekeeper.R.W.STODDART, Wholesale and Retail Jewellers, Diamond Setters, &ec.Factory\u201413 Red Lion St.London, Eug.Winnipeg Bankrupt Stock Purchased at 58 Cents in the Dollar, the Dominion free at our risk.al | ver capped, jewelled in 15 sections.to any part of the Dominion at our risk.| Sent free.» Sent free to any part of the Dominion.Large size M $50.00, worth $75.00.! | music and perfect tones, with piano accom: paniment.the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.Emerald, Garnet and Piain Gold Rings.Quality marked on each ring and guaranteed in writing.FOR SALE.rive, OYSTERS! OYSTERS! Narrows and Malpeque OYSTERS recei ed daily.: Cases CANNED LOBSTERS Do do MACKEREL RING Do.No.1 GREEN CODFISH Do.No.2 do Bundles Dry CODFISH Brls.STEAM REFINED SEAL OIL Do.Tessier\u2019s COD LIVER OIL Newfoundland, Halifax, Gaspe CO OIL A.Extra Prime PORK \u2018 Poole\u2019s PICKLES, mixed and assorted J.& R.McLEA November 20 \u2018 1 Car-load JAMAICA ORANGES to ar- Brls.and hf-brls CAPE BRETON HER- Brls.and Casks Large GREEN CODFISH Barbadoes, Trinidad and Demerara.MO- \u201c LASSES 8 COMMON STREET, 2 November 24 281 COLE'S NEW CHANDELIERS, Ywith patent extension to raise or lower.The cheapest and best value ever offered.Neat Chandliers, $1.50, $2.50, $3.50.Goods carefully packed for the country.COLE'S LAMP STORE, 418 NOTRE DAME STREET.USE COLE'S PURE COAL OIL, D November 1 261 St, John Exhibition.The Mount Royal Miling and M'F'g, Ca, OF MONTREAL Have been AWARDED THE A.ANSELL'S, AND November 28 284 GENUINE THOMSON PIPE, Reduced to $3.00 122 ST.JAMES STREET, 1341 St.Catherine St.First Prize and a Bronze Medal FOR Rice and Rice Products, October 18 249 MOLINO DEL REY Sherry.Estate, at Gllora.SOLE AGENT, FRED.KINGSTON, 25 HOSPITAL STREET, Mon November 25 PATENTS TES, The Association will hold A SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION HOURS\u2014From 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.bers free.it Association of Montreal, OF PAINTINGS AND DRAWING.It will be opened, to members only, on THURSDAY, the 22nd NOVEMBER instant, at 8 p.m, and to the pnblic from the 93rd NOVEMBER to 15th DECEMBER.Admission\u2014Non-members, 25c.; Memupon Reasonable Terms by J.A.RENNIE, Solicitor and Expert, #@ Correspondence Invited.August 2 183 on First-class Mortgagesale on liberal terms.H.M.PERRAULT, Auction Sales.\u2014.BY SHAW & GOWDEY.LARGE SALE OF NEW SECOND-HAND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Carpets, Stoves, Platedware, China and Glassware, Furs, Pictures, &c.In consequence of the large quantity of goods now offering at these sales, we shall continue next Friday\u2019s sale all day, selling in the morning at 10 o'clock, and in he aflernoon at 2 o'clock.\" 239 SHAW & GOWDEY, Auctioueers.SLEIGHS AND FURS.Large sale of a number of Sleighs and Fur Robes, Buffalo, Japanese, Wolf and other Robes, Gents\u2019 Fur Coats, at our Rooms, St.James Street, Friday Afternoon next, the 7th Instant.At TWO o'clock.290 SHAW & GOWDLY, Auctioneers Royal Canadian Insurance Co y.y NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all the FORFEITED SHARES in the Capital Stock of the said Company will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, in the Salerooms of Messrs.SHAW & GOW- DEY, Auctioneers, No.235 St.James St., in the City of Montreal, on the 20th Day of DECEMBER NEXT, 1883, at the hour of ELEVEN of the clock in the forenoon.By order of the Directors.ARTHUR GAGNON, somely engraved, and warranted a good | Having purchased an enormcus stock of Watches and Jewellery of the best American, Swiss and English brands, offer to the ublic the first real inducement to make arge purchases for the Christmas Holidays ly} 8 Dollar Bill buys a Ladies\u2019 size Watch, worth $12.50, solid silver watch, full jewelled, solid silver cap.Sent to any part of 10 Dollar Bill buys a Watch worth $15, heavy, substantial, solid silver Lever, sil- Sent $12.50 buys a Stem-winder, strong, serviceable, solid silver cases and movement.$18.00 buys an extra fine Lever, Stemwinder, very strong, solid silver cases, either Waltham or European manufacture.SICAL BOXES sent free to any part of the Dominion this side of Winnipeg, berng the same bankrupt stock, Guaranteed new Together with the old-standing stock, which will be reduced 25 cents in the dol- + | lar to make \u201croom for largest and most * | complete stock arriving and to arrive for WIll be found also the most elaborate stock of Diamond, Rubv, Pearl, Turquoise, COAL OIL CHANDELIERS ! THREE LAMPS ALL COMPLETE, Beautiful New Design $9.00.A Delicate, Dry, Non-Alcoholic Direct from the Duke of Wellington's Properly secured in CANADA, UNITED STAT EUROPEAN and FOREIGN COUNTRIES with promiptitude.TRADE MARKS and DESIGNS registered.AGREEMENTS and ASSIGNMENTS drawn.All matters relating to PATENTS transacted with Accuracy, Promptitude, and 949 St.James Street, Montreal.MONEY TO LOAN.Money To Loan at 6 per cent.Several City and Country Properties for Secretary.Montreal, 20th November, 1883.278 P.S.The number cf Shares to be sold is 2,849%, of the Reduced Capital, of $100 each.Particulars will be given at the time of sale.\u2014A.G.HOUSERDLD FRN TUR SALES At Private Residences, Sales of Farm Stock, Agricultural Implements, &ec., in the City and Country, and General Merchandise.All receive our best attention.SHAW & GOWDEY, 32 Auctioneers.Misceliansous, 2 Newr York & Mordsesd: _ fers nited States & Cena: en sm PPER SEC.CHAMPIGHE | DRY Auction Sales.ies.7 BY BENNING & BARSALOU- THIS MORNING.SA 1 Fall and Winter GOODS UCTION.The subscribers wili sell at their Stores] Nos.86 and 88 St.Peter Street, on Wednesday, 4th December\u201d A complete and general assortment of Dry Goods, suited to the Fall and Winter Trade, consisting of, in part, Blue and Black Presidents, Heavy Beavers, Black and Grey Naps, 6-4 Black Ital ians, Meltons, Beetled Twitls, Canvas, Black and Colored Cashmeres, French Merinos, Crape Cloth, Black and Colored Velveteens, White and Scarlet Fiannels, Grey Flannels, Ladies\u2019 Corsets, Shawls, Kid Gloves and Mitts, Wool Hose, Winter Scarfs, Linen Handkerchiefs, Coat and Vest Buttons, and a full assortment of Smallwares.LIKEWISE, To close balances of consignments\u2014 Grev Cottons, Heavy Flanuels, À.W.Black Cashmeres, 6-4 Coatings, Assorted Tweeds, Cardigan Jackets, Woollen Yarns, Table Oil Baize, Shirts and Drawers, Assorted White Blankets, Brown Blankets, Cloth Caps, Winter Mitts, Assorted Hosiery, Grey and Blue Flannels, White Shirtings, Fancy Prints and Heavy Etoffes.AND A complete assortment of Linen Tablings,bleached and half-bleached, White and Brown Sheetings, Assorted Towels,\"Stair Linen, Canvas, including 7 cases of Job Towels.ALSO, Gents\u2019 and Ladies\u2019 Fine Cashmere Hose, lain and in colors; Gents\u2019A.W.-Shirts and rawers, of superior quality and assorted sizes, Scotch make ; all balances of Madeup Furs and Buffalo Robes, Ladies\u2019 Jackets, Gents\u2019 Fur Coats, assorted, &c., &c.NO RESERVE, In lots to suit purchasers.Sale at TEN o\u2019clock.BENNING & BARSALOTU; 287 Auctioneers.Miscellaneous.ST.JOHN, N.B., PICKLED FISH WE OFFER FOR SALE: 500 BRLS.CHOICE, FAT SHELBURNE HERRING, (LARGE and No.1.) 400 BRLS.and HF-BRLS.No.1 BAY SPLIT HERRING.4,000 BOXES SCALED HERRING.HARDING & HATHEWAY, ST.JOHN, NB September 27 JNO.H.R.MULSON & BROS: ALE AND PORTER BREWERS, 286 St.Mary - reet MONTREAL, Have always on hand the various kinds of ALE AND PORTER IN WOOD AND BOTTLE.Families Regularly Supglied, 3&5 ORDER: RECEIVEE BY TELEPHUNE Mav 2 24 DAWES & CO.BREWERS AND MALTSTERS, INDIA PALE axp XX MILD ALE.EXTRA ann XXX STOUT PORTER, (In Woop and BorrLE.) Families supplied.SAND PO TER, Quarts and Pints, OFFICE: A Verv Dry Fine Wine.November 8 267 2 GIBB & CO.Having received their Falland Winter Goods Tailoring and Haberdashery, Also, PATTERN SUITS FROM POOLE, INVITE INSPECTION.September 19 TO CONSUMERS.English Oak-Tanned Leathe.BELTING ! MANUFACTURED FROM THE PURE OAK-TANNED LEATHER.CASSILS, STIMSON & C0 ° March 31 \"UT BROKERS\u2019 ADVICE NOTES.BROKERS\u2019 BUYING AND SELLING CONTRACT BLANKS, HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO'Y.(Limited), VICTORIA SQUARE, MONTREAL.CORDON PRESS.FOR SALE A half medium Goricn (CYLINDER Press ; Steam or Treause ; good as new Disposing of it to make room for a larger 179 St.JAMES STREET WEST, MONTREAL.28~Orders received by Telephone.\u2019 August 14 193 DOW'S BREWERY, CHABOILLEZ SQUARE.Superior Pale and Brown Malt; India Pale and other Ales, Extra Double and Single Stout, in Weod and Bottle.FAMILIES SUPPLIED.Tn following bottlers onl, are authoriz} ed to use our labels, viz.: Thos.J.Howard.546 Derchester tree Jos.Virtue.«eo 19 Aylmer street, Thos.Ferguson.162 St.Elizabeth st, Wm.Bishop.s«.566 Ontario st.Thos.Kingells.106 Colborne street.3& ORDERS RECEIVED BY TELK; PHONE.WILLIAM DOW & CO.Brewers and Maltsters.THE INTERNATIONAL RAILWAAY AND STEAM NAVIGATION GUIDE Published Semi-Monthly, contairang the TIME-TABLES AND MAPS of all CANADIAN and the priceipal [If AMERICAN RAILWAY and STEAM NAVIGATION LINES For sale by News Dealers and, Bookseller and by News Agents or Trains and Steamers- - PRICE, - - - 20.Annual Subscription, $2.00 payable 1a Advance.CANADA RAILWAY NEWS CO.(Limited) Publishes and Proprietors, 190 and 192 St.James Street West Excellent Storage.ing little expressions 0 sale, not later than ELEVEN o'clock.S.ENGLISH, Secretary.99 St, Francois Xavier Street | machine.Can be seen at tie HERALD Apply at pi in cand Me Gethard November 23 280 | December 4 u 289 Montreal, 12th Nov., 1883,\u201d 16D 210 { August1l 119 | Office.ABRES INPPEOTION OFFICE.just rose in his seat an = ee N ç CT MONTREAL (TRRALD AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, corny om ) © CHRISTINE.[CONTINUED.] \u201cYes,\u201d he answered, slowly, \u201cthat is al- your doing.And you,\u201d lifting his eyes and looking at her again.\u201cAre you happy ?But, no, [see you are not.I hoped your life was as bare and wretched as mine is.Now that I have seen you\u2014\" «Well 7\u2019 she questioned, as he hesitated.«Now I wish you were happier.But I knew it,\u201d almost exultantly, a moment Jater repeating his own words of so short a time ago, \u201cA bad-tempered man with a small income, what chances were there of happiness 7\u201d \u201cBut -did you wish,\u201d she cried, kneeling down by his side, and laying her slender ungloved hand on his, a hand on which aleamed ker wedding ring, ¢\u2018did you wish it?Are you glad to know that he is tired of me, unkind to me, and that I find life too hard to bear ?Is that all your love was worth ?Could such à flower indeed yield such a poison ?\u201d ; His own words! Just that which he had thought himself, but letting the idea half vaguely, half fearfully surge through his mind was different from hearing it put in plain words, with those sad, heartbroken eyes looking into his.No,\u201d he said, sitting more upright, and taking the small trembling hands in his.\u201c No, you are right, that would be a poor sort of love; mine was of better worth than that.« Do not ery, poor child,\u201d soothing back the fair hair from her forehead.« | feel your tears still falling upon my hand.Tell me, what can I do for you?Why have you come to me ?\u201d She half lifted her head, but did not take her hands from his.« Now you luok kind and good, as you did in the old days when you were always s0 tender to me, that I almost grew to love ou.\u201d » « Almost!\u201d he repeated.if you had stayed, I would have made you love mel\u201d No, I could not\u2014I loved him always, always.But I knew you were good\u2014very good\u2014only\u201d\u2014she sighed.\u201cBut you are changed.\u201d \u201cJ also?\u201d \u201c Yes, you are not like the Robert Lovell 1 once knew.Your eyes have grown stern and hard\u2014they frighten me; frighten me so that when I came in and saw youl could not tell you what I had come for.\u201d \u201c\u2018 What was it ?\u201d he said gently.\u201c\u201c Trust me, tell me.\u201d « Qnly for your forgiveness,\u201d she sobbed, clasping her hands tighter, \u2018\u201c only that ; but am afraid to ask you.I thought always that if you knew I craved for it, vou were 80 good you would grant it, but when I looked in your facel read there that you would not.I read in your eyes that you were glad that I had suffered too, that you had been hoping all this year that he was making my \u201clife miserable, that you would rejoice when you knew it was 80.\u201d \u201cYou were quite right,\u201d he answered slowly.I have never forgiven you, never.But\u2014\u201d She had slipped her hand away aud had risen to her feet, wrapping the heavy folds of her cloak about her.«Then that is all,\u201d she said, her voice falling sadly in the empty room.< It would have made me happier, I think,\u201d hesitating and looking towards him once again\u2014 and\u2014\" \u201c Come here,\u201d he said gently, stretching out his hand and taking hers.¢ Come here and look again into my eyes.Do you not see written there, as plainly as you can hear my words, Christine, that all I have to forgive is forgiven, and I wish that with my life I could buy back your happiness.\u201d \u201c Yes,\u201d she answered softly ; mess FRANCE AND CHINA.Panic in Chinese Business Circles.LonpoN, Dec.4,\u2014A firm in Shanghai holding;silk valuedat one million pounds The English Squadronto the men on the brig, and succeeded in saving all that reached her deck.Twentyone in all were saved, one of whom was her second officer, a few were of her crew, and the rest were passengers.She was the French vrig Rocaley, 160 tons register, bound from St, Pierre to St.Milo, having in all 110 souls on board and no cargo.She had been chartered by a gang of men who had been at St.Pierre curing fish during the past season to take them home.Not one of them could SPEAK A WORD OF ENGLISH, not one of us could speak a word of French.We tried in vain to learn something more about them, After the collision we cruised around the place until 10.30, but nothine was found.: © \u201c Our own damage amounted to the loss of a jibboom, and the breaking in of a ¢ The disaster was followed by another ENGLISH LEVERS have no rivals in either elegance, price, or quality Every watch a work of art.Prices Tess than usually charged by retail dealers for worthless foreign watches.\u2018CONDITIONS.Rach watch sent on a week\u2019s free trial ana the full amount returned to any one dissatisfied, all delivered safe and free to the purchaser, carriag® paid by us with key Instructions and guarantee enclosed with each watch, the Solar taken in payment at its full value of 4s.2d.against our Engish prices.MONTRFAL WEEKLY HERALD ADVT On receipt of remittance and this COUPON we hereby agree to supply sender with either of our Dawson & Co.at the General candidates were in favor.of the Govern- | tion to-day with splendid ceremonies.A gress, at its last session, I recommended deliberations would probably be aided peony or rem ed.More J Sng end couple of planks by the end of her jib- | Watches named above, on the ment, but Glasier was the Government largenumber offnative Indian princes par- | that ali excise taxes be abolished, except slightly, if at all, by anf particular sug- money until the war cloud has vänished boom that is still there.One of her lower conditions stated, by first return party\u2019s choice.ticipated in the exercises.those relating to distilled spirits, and that | gestions which I might now submit, I > rovement of Chinese T, ished.| yards was landed on our starboard top- | post.Haurrax, N.S., Dec.4\u2014The Public \u2014\u2014\u2014 substantial reductions also be made in the | 8V0W my belief, however, that the Gov- Hore Kor Dor a BL perte gallant forecastle, where it lay fore and aft (Signed) STEWART DAWSON Accounts Committee of the City Coun- | Fremeh Bombardment of Madagascar.| \u2018evenues from customs.A statute has | ernment should be authorized by law to on: : ONG, oe even hundred | with the slings inboard after the brig sank.| co, cil are engaged preparing the estimates of | LONDON, Dec.4.\u2014According to advices } gince been enacted by which the annual | exercise some sort of supervision over vioC oy Ds passe ere to-day on the On Nov.8 we landed the survivors at 15, Toronto-St., Toronto Canada, the civillexpenditure for the ensuing year.from Madagascar the French have bom- | tax and tarif receipts of the Government | inter-state telegraph communication, and | Wa¥ to Lanton.ore are following.Fayal.- | P.O.Orders payable to Stewart | I their attention is how they are to make up the revenue that will soon cease from he liquor licenses when the present licenses expire.The Dominion Liquor Act will come into force, and this is expected to decrease the revenues of the city by some $10,000, and the estimates of receipts are based on the stated amount for liquor licenses.It is likely the city will have to ask the Legislature for a special Act to raise the deficiency by other means.; ee LATEST COMMERCIAL NOTES.north-east coast, and two French frigates have gone to bombard Fort Dauphin and other places on the south coast.ee rere Lord Lorne in Birmingham.BirMINGHAM, Dec.4.\u2014At the great cattle show here yesterday, Lord Lorne, in replying to an address, paid a high tribute to the Dominion of Canada.He said it was only necessary for Englishmen to know Canada to feel for her that love, sympathy and friendship which, inherent in all true Britons, binds the Empire into least fifty or sixty millions of dollars, While I have no doubt that still further reductions may be wisely made I do not advise the adoption at this session of any measures for a large diminution of the national revenues.The results of the legislation of last session of Congress have not as yet become sufficiently apparent to justify any radical revision or sweeping modifications of the existing law in the interval which must elapse before the effects of the Act of March 3rd, 1883, can be end some measure may be devised which will receive your approbation.The President discusses the report of the Attorney-General and Secretary of the Interior.He says on the Mormon question that he fears the Utah Legislature opposes\u201d by the act of Congress, and suggests that the laws be made more effective by the incorporation of some such stringent measures as were included in the bill on the calendar of the Senate at its last ses- The Restrictions Placed on Polygamy LoNpoN, Dec.4 \u2014The English squadron has arrived at Shanghai, Algerian Reinforcements for the French, TouLoN, Dec.5.\u2014A telegram from Paris orders that all the available transports be despatched to Algerian ports, where they are to embark at least 12,000 men, with provisions for seventy days and large supplies of ammunition, The greatest activity prevails in the arsenal ere.>\" THE SOUDAN REBELLION.fatal accident just before we got into port.À.H.McDonald, a seaman, Shile at wor k on the fore topgallant yard, on Nov.28, ailes onccountably, and was instantly The Thomas Dana is a ship of 1,440 tons.Her lights are not less than twenty feet out of water.Capt.Sisson believes that the crew of the brig on deck were gathered about the galley drinking coffee instead of keeping lookout, and that when they saw the towering black hulk of the ship above them they were too much frightened to see that they wore really out Post Office, Toronto.NOTICE.\u2014Don\u2019t fail to write for Ste wart Dawson & Co.\u2019s Iltustrated Pamphlet containing full particulars of all their Watches.100 pages of valuable and interesting information, 60 pages of most wonderful testimonials from all parts of the world, and illustrations of Gold Silver Alberts, Chains, &c., all at strictly wholesale prices.Sent free by mail ford cents in stamps, lo cover postage.one indivisible brotherhood.definitely ascertained.A portion at least | sion.\u201cI am convinced, however of danger Address all letters aud orders to | .) .; ger.STEWART DAWSON & CO A f the surplus revenues may be wisely | that pol has b t ! 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