The Montreal witness, 15 septembre 1866, samedi 15 septembre 1866

[" = : MERCIAL REVIEW Vou.XXI.THORRESPUNDENCE.| PROTESTANTS TAXED FOR THE ROMAN CORRESPONDENCE.| CATHULIC CULLEGE OF THREE i RIVERS.(To theEditor of the Daily Witness.) (To the Editor of the Montreal Gazeite.) Srr,\u2014I bave to thank you for your notice of | the telegram which appeared in this morning's | Gazette, with reference to the unfortunate escape of tbe Fenian prisuners from the jui! of this place.A similar telegram appeared | in the first edition of the Witness yesterday, ! without any comment: although it must bave been patent, one would thiok, to Mr.John Dougall, that it was the malicious invention of some person who had to gratify some imaginary injury or despicable purpote.This | telegram, with others that emanate from the same quarter to the press, ia without the slightest color of truth.À great effort has been made to pervert the press, by giving an unfair version of the prisoners\u2019 escape.and of the alleged complicity of the officials; but à sense of honest British justice will, I hope, dictate to all the propriety of not condemning one unheard « und unwed.I have sufficient coniidence ip: my own rectitude and faithful discharge of duty, | and in the Government whom I bave served for The Journal des Trois Rivières of tbe ith inst, while trying to vindicate Lbe corporation in its illegal appropriation of city moueya for the support of the College of Three Rivers, turns round on tbe Witness for its defence of Protestant interests, and berates it in language not over gentlemanly, This is natural, sud to be expected, und so might be allowed to pass ; but when he assumes tint, because the Protestants of Three Rivers did oot attend the public-meeting, or the subsequent meeting of the Corporation, 1 to oppose the contemplated appropriation, they ! concurred in ibe act, he is mistaken, and must be \"contradicted.The mere circumstance that « few ! Protestants, five in number, signed & requisition \u2019 to tbe Mayor, to call a public meeting to consider ! the best means of coming to the relief of the College, is a poor excuse for the commission of an illegal and unjust act.This excuse, however, is not thought quite sufficient by the Journal, and he supplements it with acotber, that there was not a dissentient voice, either at the public- upwards of twenty years, to feel that, when ull ; ; À the circumstances are tharoughly investigated, | Merling, or in the Corporation.Why ?Becanse à full measure of justice will be meted out 10 all.| there was uot a single Protestant present at the : ) .| public-meeting, nor 13 there a single Protestant l am, sir, your obd\u2019t.servant, : ; D.EN .re 8 member of the Corporation.Why were there .E.McIntyre, Sherirt.(no Protestants present at the public-meeting ?Cornwall, Sept, à, 1808.Because they were not ioterestzd in supporting y i 5 & Roman Catholic College, and never imagined ; [We thought the telegram in question ATT assembly of intelhgent men would in- singular ore, but bad no means of ascertaining i struct the Corporation to do what was wrong.its correctness or otherwise, and we do not alter Why did not they protest against the appropria- or suppress telegrams, We hope Sheriff Meln- tiou at the subsequent meeting o be Corgora- .i i ri i tiga.| 100?Because they were unwilling to believe re hi ba ou + quite Clear in the investige.that the members of that body would invade ion which is going on.\u2014Ep.Wiw.] their rights ; and because they would not be sllowed to open their lips at a meeting of that COURT OF INQUIRY.body.The Journal must not take it for granted rn - that, because the Protestants are not brawlers, (To the Editor of the Witnest.) ! they are going to allow upjust acts to pass un- Sir,\u2014The prompt manner in which the Govern- opposed.They are going to proceed ina con- ment bave conducted the Court of Jzquiry re- | stitutional and quiet manner to test the legality specting the escape of the Fenian prisoners from | of the appropriation in question; and should the Cornwall jail is a very plain indication of the Corporation refuse to rescind the obnoxious bye- old saying, \u201cwhere there is a will there isa Jaw, they will exhaust the last resources of the DE, of the prisoners for ime appear been intention, raie (bi Son sébol vc escape of the prisoners for a time ar- been \u201cdissentients,\u201d raise their own school taxes, ed to fleet unfavornbly on the presen?inary and support their own school.They have no ob- management at that place, but after à long and \u2018 jection to ses the College prosper, but they careful investigation on the part of the Govern- buve every objection to sce their money voted Tent, Lieut.Cal, Crawford and command pare gay sonecestarily, and contrary to thelr wishes, en exonerated from all blame in \u2018te matter.\u2019 1s not only Protestants who are opp 0 It is, therefore, owing to this impartial investiga appropriation.There are Roman Catholics \u201cjon that a worthy and efcieat officer and his | here who also condemn the act, and both 3ishop regiment bave been saved from unmerited i QOook and Grand Vicar Lefleche say that they censure.È disapprove of it.The institution is not 12qGired But after what haz been dope in \u2018bis case, here; and, in order to draw pupils, the cullege why, may I ask, do the Government make so offers to board and give a classical education to much difference between two volunteer regi- young men for eighteen pounds per annum; THE HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICUL | TURAL EXHIBITION.Owing to the unfavorable weather the attendance at the exhibition on Wednesday, 12th, was not 10 large as could have been wished, but in the evening notwithstanding tbe rain that fell, & good many were present.The flowers, more especially the dablias, asters, and the annuals, commanded a good deal of admiration.The space allotted to them is crowded, but a portion of the room in the glass cases for grapes and choice, delicate fruits, is unoccupied.In looking round upon the flowers and shrubs it is impossible to avoid noticing how the wet season bas told unfavorably on some, whilst others have been benefited thereby.Amongst the greenhouse plants isa good specimen of the Yucca flamentosa in flower, also a Bago palm, both from the greenhouse of Mr.John Torrance.Magnolio, not in flower, and a beautiful specimen of the India Rubber plan, were also much noticed.There are a number of handsome bouquets, wreaths, &c., on the tables; but it struck us that some of the floral designs were more ambitious than tasteful, Thereare the usual contributions of wax-flowers and fruit.They ure very delicate, and received much admiration.The agricultural department did not, of course, obtain quite so much attention from tbe mass of visitors: but there were some good specimens, especially awongst cauliflowers, which were of rather extraordinary merit.The list of prizes which we publish below will be a guide to the points where superior excellence is to be found :\u2014 PRIZE LIST.BOUQUETS, WREATHS, PLANTS, 4C.Bouquete\u2014Two large vases ; 1st, W.B.Davidson; 2nd, M Connell; 3rd, M Gorman ; 4th, W Faris.Bouquets\u2014l'air side-table or fan ; 1st, M Con- nell; 2nd, C J U'Brien; 3rd, W Burke.Boquets\u2014Hand ; 1st, R Ferguson; 2nd, Jas Middleton, gardener to Mr W Lunn; ird, W.Faris; 4th, T.Wall.Floral Demgn\u2014Ist, W B Davidson.Wreaths\u2014Handsomest ; 1st, W.Faris; 2nd, J Garland\u2014Not less than 15 feet long; 1st, W | Faris; 20d, W B Davidson ; 3rd, M Connell.| Tustic Work\u2014Never before exhibited ; 1st, N Milloy.Greenhouse Plants\u2014Not lessthan 54 Plants ; let, T McNulty; 2nd, M Gorman; ord, R Mc- Carthy ; 4th, Jaa Middleton.Greenbouse Plante\u201412 Plants; 1st, T Me- Nuity ; Zud, M Gorman ; 3rd, R McCarthy.Stove Plants\u2014Collection not less tban 30 ; tat, T McNulty ; Znd, W Sprigins ; :3rd, M Gor- man, Stove Plants\u201412; 1st T McNulty; 20d, W.Sprigins; 3rd, M Gorman.AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.MONTREAL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1866.Dabline\u2014l'ompon, collection; 1st, Jas Middleton ; 2nd, W Faris; 3rd, E Lafontaine.SPECIAL PHIZES, i Dahliss\u2014Largest and best collection, dissimilar blooms, named ; 1st, John Paxton ; 2nd, J Day; 3rd, W Sprigins ; 4th, W Faria; 5th, W B Davidson, Perpetual Roses\u2014Collection ; 1st, Gorman ; | 2nd, R Ferguson ; 3rd, pone; 4th, Jas Middleton and J Archbold.Gladiolus\u2014Collection ; 1st, J 8 uray; 2nd, W Faris ; 3rd, J Day; 4th, G Lulbam.Lilinms\u2014Collection ; 1at, J 8 Murray.Gloxinia\u2014i 1n pots ; Ist, T MeNuly.Achemines\u20146 in pots; 1st, M Gorman; 2nd, \u201cWheat Two bushels, Bluck Bea, with a sheaf ; 1st, Thomas Irving.Wheat\u2014Two bushele, Fife, with a sheaf ; 1st, Thomas Irving.Barley\u2014Two mino*s, with a sheaf; lat Thos Irving : 2nd, R.Brodie.Oats\u2014Two minots, with asheaf; 1st, Thomas Irving.Pease\u2014Two minots ; 181, R Brodie.Horse Beans\u2014Two minots; |st, Thomas Irving.Ee ans\u2014 White; 15t, W Faris, Indian Corn\u2014Two minots in the car, with a sheaf ; 1st, R Brodie ; 2nd, T Irving.Flax\u2014One bundle, and minot of seed ; 1st, T Irving.W Sprigins.ps\u2014Swedi inot : .Device\u2014In fruit and flowers, most tasteful p punir wedish, minot ; 1st, T Irving; 2nd, for Dinner or Supper Table, not before exhibited ; | : Len .1st, J Warkup; 2nd, M Bo n; 3rd, James repartee Globe, minot; 1st, Thomas Middleton ; 4th, J 8 Murray.Urnamental Grasses\u201413t, M Gorman ; 2nd, J Warkup; 3rd, W B Davidson.Carrots\u2014Orange, minot ; Ist, T Irving; 2nd, W B Davidson.Carrote\u2014White Belgian, minot ; let, Thomas Warkup; 8rd, M McConneli; 4tb, Jas Middle- |» d , ton | W Burke.FUIT, Penches\u2014Collection, named ; open culture ; 1st, W Young.l\u2019eaches\u2014Under Glass; 1st, J King.y Étéches Crown in pots; collection; 1st, T all.Nectarines\u2014Collection ; 1st, J King; 4nd, W Young.Apples\u2014Collection.named; not less than 20 varieties, 5 of each; 1st, J Archbold; 2nd, J 8 Murray ; 3rd, T McNulty; 4th, J H Spriogle.Apples\u201412 varieties, 5 of each; 1st, 8 La- combe ; 2nd, T McNulty; 3rd, J S Murray ; 4th, T Wall; 5th, R Brodie.Seedling never before exhibited\u2014lst, J H Spriugle; 2nd, J Archbold.Pears\u2014Collection, named ; 1st, J H Springle.Gira pes\u2014Beat five buncLes grown under glass ; | 1st, J Middleton: 2ud, M Conuell; 3rd, T Wall; 41h, J Cooper.Grapes\u2014Best and heaviest two bunches, black, grown under glass; 1st, J Cooper; 2nd, T Wall; 3rd, Jas Middleton ; 4th, A Connell; 3h, T McNulty, Grapes \u2014 Best and heaviest two bunches, white; grown nnder glass; 1st, J.Cooper; James Middleton; 3rd, M Connell; 4th, Grapes\u2014Greatest collection of the best varieties, grown under glass; Ist, James Middleton; 2nd, J Cooper; 3rd, J.King; 4th, M Connell.Fruit\u2014Basket of various sorts ; 1st, N Milloy ; 2nd, J 8 Murray, 3rd, James Middleton.Melons\u2014Best, and richest flavored ; 1st, M Gurmau ; 2nd, Jas Middleton ; 3rd, J 8 Murray ; 4th, T McNuliy, ! Melons\u2014Best Water ; lat, J Davidson; 2nd, ; W B Davidson ; 3rd, T McNulty.Figs\u2014DBest display ; ist, M Gorman; 2nd, W , Young, VEGETABLES.meats?* The Hochelaga Regiment, which has on several occasions rendered valuable service to the country, bas lately been cepsured in the | weoeral reports for dereliction of duty.Yet, ! although the officers of the regiment bave ear- ! nestly requested a Court of [nquiry, ! am informed | bat the Government bave persently refused 10 grant a request which they so promptly awarded to the present administrative oattallon at Corawail.If simple justice bad been done to the Hoche- Jaga Light Infantry, they, like their comrades in anos at Cornwall, would bave been saved from be many uomerited and ill-feeliog remarks to which they bave been subjected, ard, consequently, would bave been the means of creating that good-freling and sense of justice so desira- Lie at atime like the present.lv bas been remarked tbat, in conseg ence of be unsatisfactory state of militia wasters generally, tbe Fenians are likely to take fresh courage.If such be the thouplits of our friends, the Fiunegans, it would be well for them \u201c to look well before they leap ;\" for should they again venture to invade our homes, they will find (bat kere is one thing in which we are all united, zamely, love for our Queen and conntry, Yours, &c., A VOLUNTEER.Montreal, 12th Sept.GOVERNMENT ARMORY, (To the Editor of the Montreal Witness.) Sir,\u2014Should Canada have an armory, shop, and machinery for the manutactire, alteration, and repair of fire-erms ?It is now an admitted fact that breech-loading and repeating arms wmnst immediately take the place of the old muzzle- loading gong.To do this, large demands will immediately be made for supplies of machinery auitable for their manufacture, and workmen who luckily may aiready have been tiained to that particular branch of gun-making.As it is absolutely necessary that our volunteers and mailitary should with the least possible delay be armed with the very best breech-loading or repeating arms (the last named must eventually de used) the establishment at Montreal or Uttawa of shops for the purpose above-named, would be he readiest toenns (and in the end the cheapest) of altering the Enficlds into breech-loaders, and the same machinery, with some additions, would make repeating guus.The writer bas at some ~xpenss and trouble ascertained that tbe ma- vhinery, including that for the manufacture of Ball's repeater, one of the bee! repeating guns now rade, can be procured now at very reasonable raiez, and the nasistance bad of one of the most experienced manufacturers of fre-arms in the VU.8.to start the manufacture here.With cheaper raw material and tabor, the best guns cap, with the machinery we speak of, and take ing the advantage of the experience and skill of a few workmen from the U.8, be made as heap, and we thiok cheaper than in any other part of the world.\u2018Whether the enterprise should be undertaken by a company or by the Government may be a question ; if by & corporation or company, it should bave the assurance and guarantee of a certain amount of Government work; and, on The other hand, at all times Government work rhonld have tbe preference.À Caxabian.Stanbridge, Bept.8th, gon-boarders are educated at one dollar per month, The corporation of the College bas applied, during each of the two lust sessions of Parliaracnt, for a grant of the buildings and grounds which the College now enjoys free of rent from the Government; not with the intention of retaining the property for college bnild- inge, but with the design of selling it, and erecting a college elsewhere, The Journal and the Homan Catholics of Three Rivers mus: bear in mind that Protestants here do not so much object to the appropriation on acconat of its being made to a Roman Catholic institution, as that it is \u2018 unnecessary and illegal,\u201d ns stated in the petition and protest which will be served next Mouday night on the City Corporation Your obedient servant, Three Rivers, 6th Sept, 184.REMARKS.The above correspondence i3 a sufficien' answer to the article of the Jorrnal des Frois Rivières, with one exception, however.The Journal distinctly asserts the readiness of the Catholics of Turee Rivers to have the vate of the Corporation reversed if the l'rotestaus of the city desire it, but thinks that there is as yet no proof of their opposition to be taxed for a Catholic college, and that the Witness does not, perhaps, express their views, Îtsaya:\u2014 # Tp to the present time no protest has been made.How, then, is it that the Montreal #'t- neasundertakes such aa ardent crusade for the defence \u2018of the interests of the Protestants of this city, whep tbe latter have not yet even thought of raising their voice ?\u2018 * * \u201c [no conclusion, we repeat: If the Witness expresses in his articles the sentiment of the Pro.testaut minority of this city, the Catholic majority is bound in honor to remove all pretext for such accusations.Let it not be said that we\u2014a Catholic majority here==have attempted to persecute and crush our fellow-citizens of a different persuasion.\u201d From this declaration it will be seen that the Protestants of Three Rivers have now the case in their own hands.They are requested only to speak out their mind boldly, and, indeed are blamed by Catholics for not baving bad the moral courage to do 10 sooner.Coxbition or Wouxs :x Visxsa.\u2014r.Bals, iting from the Austrian capital, thus describes a 9ight be witnessed there :==' Alongside ofthat prodigious opera house they are building in Karntbnerstrasse.a new sewer is being ecca- vated.Peeping into a huge trench lately, I counted ope hundred and fifty women at vork there\u2014dreadful creatures, who had lost sll the softness and suppleness of their sex, were conrse of feature and muscularof arm, and plied the pick and shovel, and flung the dirt about with a will, and shouted to each other in harsh ton: and with uncouth gesture.Clad in unwommnly gear, slouched hats tied on 10 their heads, heir arms and necks bare, their skirts little bitter than aprons, their loge cased in buge bipket boots, their features worn, furrowed, and begrimed,==these poor creatures filled me hd .sickening horror.\u201d J] Sernniums\u201413 varieties ; 1st, M Gorman ; 2nd, | nt aricties 1at, 20d, Cauliiowers\u2014Fonr heads ; 1st, J King; 2nd, ing\u201412 varieties; 13st W Sprigios ; | J Day, 3rd, Thomas McNulty ; 4th, M Gorman.Fuchs Sad prigios; 2nd, Cabbage \u2014 Winter; two beads\u2019; ist, S La- M Gorman; 3rd, Jas Middleton.° st Canadian Ferus\u2014Collection in pots, named ; \u2018 combe; 2nd, Jas Bliddleton ; 3rd, J.King.1st, W Sprigins; Znd, M Gorman; Jrd, R Me-| Cabbage\u2014Iied : two beads ; let, Jas Middle- : Carthy.\u2018ton ; 2nd, John Paxton; 3nd, W B Davidson; | Warkup ; 3rd, T Wall ; 4th, Miss Beaudry.FLOWERS, Annuale=-Best collection and greatest variety ; 1st, Jas Middleton; 2nd, J Archbold ; 3rd, Johan Warkup : 4th, W Ii Davidson.Biennmls\u2014Best collection and greatest variety; W B Davidson; 2ud, Jas Middleton ; 3rd, J Archbold.Cockscombs\u20148 in pots; 1st, W B Davidson; 12nd, WB Lamb; 3rd, M Connell.i Stocks\u2014Collection ; 1st, M Gorman; 2nd, J +8 Murray; 3rd, J Archbold ; 4th, W B Davidson, } Balpiglogais\u2014Collection; 1st, J 5 Murray; 2nd, M Gorman : 3rd, Jas Middleton.Hollyhocks\u201412 single blooms: 1st, R Ferguson ; 3ud, John Paxton; 3rd, W Sprigins; 4th, T McNulty.Petunias\u2014Collection ; 1st, M Gorman; 2nd, none; 3rd, W B Davidson ; 41b, none; 8th, W 8prigins.Pansies\u201412 distinct blooms; 1st, John Pax- ton ; 2nd, J Day; 3rd, T McNulty; 4tb, J Ferguson, Pansies\u2014Collection ; 1st, J Day; 2nd, John Paxton; 3rd, T Wall; 4th, WB Davidson.Astera\u201430 distinet varieties ; Tet, JS Murray ; | 20d, W Sprigins ; 3rd, W B Davidson ; 4th, Jas Middleton.Asters\u2014Collection Globe flowered ; Lat, John Archbold ; 20d, W 13 Davidson ; 3rd, Jas Mid- dieton.Asters==Best and greatest display ; 1st, WB Davidson; 3nd, J 8 Murray; 3rd, J Archbold and W Sprigins; 4th, J Heffernan.Phlox Perennisl\u2014Collection, named ; 15t, Jas Middleton; 2nd, J 8 Murray; 3rd, J Archbold; 4th, W Sprigins.Immaorteller\u2014Collertion ; 1st, M Gorman ; 2nd, Jas Middleton; 3td, W L Lamb.Phlox Annual=ist, Jas Middiston; Jud, W B Davidson; 3rd, W Sprigins; 4tb, none; ith, M Gorman.Halsams\u20146 to be exhibited in pots; lst, W Sprigine; 3nd, T McNulty; 3rd, M Gorman; 4th, W B Davidson.Verbenas\u2014(ireatent and best variety, lst, J Day; 2nd, T McNuliy ; 3rd, J 8 Murnay ; 4th W B Davidson.Verbenas\u201412 single blooms, named, tst, J 8 Murray ; 2nd, J Day ; 3rd, T MeNulty ; 4th, W B Davidson.Double Zenniae\u2014Collertion ; 1st, T MeNulty ; 2nd, J Archbold ; 3rd, J.Middietou ; 4tb, R Fer- uson.5 Dablias\u20142+ dissimiler bloome, named; lst, J Paxton; 20d, W.Ferguson ; 3rd, W Faris 4th, J Day; 5th, W Sprigins.Dsahliss\u201418 dissimilar blooms, named; Ist, John Paxton ; 20d, W Faris; 3rd, W Sprigine ; 5th, C J O'Brien, Dahliss\u201413 dissimilar blooms, named: lat, John Paxton; 20d, R Ferguson : 3rd, W.Faris; 4th, W B Davidson; 5tb, T McNulty.Dabliss\u2014é dissimilar blooms, mamed ; 1st, John Paxton; 20d, R Ferguson; 3rd, W Faris; 4th, W Young.Winter Bouguets\u20141st, M Gorman 2nd, John Ath, J Davidson.Cabbage, Savoy, Two Heads-13t, CJ O'Brien; : 2nd, James Middleton; 3rd, W E Davidson; 4th, Thos Mair.Brussells Sprouts, Two Stalks\u20141st, Jas Mid- | dleton ; 2nd, Thos Mair.! Scotch Kale, Two Hends-\u2014lat, Jas Middleton; Zod, John Pazton; Srd, Thos Mair.Celery, largest and best blanched, six roots, | White; 1st, W B Davidson; 2ad, J Davidson;' 3rd, J King; 4th, Jas Middleton.Celery, aix roots, Red\u2014lst, W B Davidson ; 2nd, J Davidson; 3rd, Jas Middleton; 1b) J Archbold.Beets, best variety for table use\u20141st, J King; 2nd, Jas Middleton ; 3rd, M Connell, Turnips, six roots\u20141st, Jobn Paxton; 2nd, W Young; 3rd, R Ferguson.; Tomatoes, six sorts\u2014 1st, Jas Middleton ; 2nd, T McNulty: 3rd, J Archbuld.Tomatocs, best twelve\u2014Ist, J King; 2nd, T McNulty; 3rd, Jas Middleton.Catrots, 12 Barly llorn\u20141st, Wm Faris; 2nd, | Jas Middleton ; 3rd, J Archbold.Carrots, 12 Long Red\u20141st, Jas Cooper ; 2nd, 3 King; 3rd, W B Davidson.Pargnips\u201412 Table; 1st W B Davidson; 2nd, | J Davidson; 3rd, Jolin Paxton, Onlons\u2014Best four sorts, six of each; 1st, J Warkup ; 2nd, R Brodie; 3rd, T Wall; 4th, Thos Irving.Egg Plants\u2014Best four sorts, six of each; 1st W B Davidson ; 20d, Thomas McNulty; 3rd, N Gorman.Egg Plants\u2014Best and heaviest purple ; Ist, T McNulty; 3nd, R McCarthy.Egg Plants\u2014\u2014~Best and heaviest white ; 1st, W B Davidson ; 2nd, Thos MoNuliy, Saleafy\u2014\u2014Best 12 roots ; 1st,J Warkup; 2nd, T Walt.Corn\u2014Best and greatest collection; Ist, J Warkup.Corn\u2014Best six ears, Sweet: 1st, J King, 2nd, R Brodie; 3rd, W B Davidson; 4th, J H Hpringle, Squashes\u2014Two Canada: 1st, J Davidson 2nd, W Davidson; Jr J Archbold.Squasbes\u2014Collectida ; 1st, W B Davidson ; 2nd, J Davidson ; 3rd, J Archbold.Squashee\u2014Winter ; lot, J H Springle ; 2nd, W B Davidson : 3rd, J Davidson, Pumpkins\u2014Two Yellow ; 1st, Thos Irving ; 2nd, W B Davidson ; 3rd, Thomas Nair ; 4tb, R Brodie, .Vegetable Marrow\u2014Two specimens; Ist, J Archbold ; 2nd, J Davidson ; 3rd, W B David- son.Potaioes==Table, six varieties; six of each; 1st, J.Archbold ; 2nd, J.Paxton; 3rd, W B Davidson ; 4th, T Wall.Beans-Collection, fit for table use; let, W Faris; 2nd, R Brodie ; 3rd, R Ferguson.Sweat Herbs\u2014Collection ; 1st, W B Davidson; 20d, J Davidson.AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.\u2018Wheat\u2014Two bushels, winter, with a sheaf; 1st, Thomas Irving.Irving.Mangold Wurtzel\u2014Yellow Globe, 12 roots; 1st, T McNulty ; 2nd, T Irving.Mangold Wurtzel\u2014Long Red, 12 roots; 1st, T Irving ; 2nd, T McNulty.Kohl Rabi\u2014Minot; 1st, T Irving; 2nd, R Brodie, Beet\u2014Sugar, minot ; 1st, T Irving.Paranips\u2014Minot ; 1st, W B Davidson; 2nd, J Davidson ; 3rd, T Irving.Potatoes\u2014Collecton, half a minot of each sort; lat, T Irving.Squashes, Large, for Cattle, two\u2014let, W B Davidson ; 20d, R Brodie; 3rd, J Davidson.Butter, one crock, 28 Ibs\u2014Ist, D Drummond ; 20d, T Irving; 3rd, Jas Drummond.Cheese, one not less than 16 lbs\u2014Ist, R Brodie ; 2nd, J Drummond ; 3rd, D Drummond.Honey, in tbe comb\u2014Ist, D Drummond ; 2nd, T Irving; 3rd, J Warkup.Honey, & jar of clear\u20141st, D Drummond ; 2nd, J Irving ; 3rd, John Warkup.POULTRY.Fowls\u2014trio [1 cock and 2 bens] Asiatic ; 18t, W Faris.Fowls\u2014trio [1 cock and 2 hens] Blk Spanish ; 1st, T Irving; 20d, W H Collinson; 3rd, W Boyd.Fowls\u2014trio [) cock and 2 hens] Dorkings; 1st, T Irving.Fowls\u2014Trio (1 cock and 3 hens) Pencilled or Spangled Hamburge; 1st, W H Uollinson ; 2nd, T Collinson.Fowls\u2014Trio (1 cock and 2 hens) Golden Po- lands; 1st, W McGibbon.\u2018 Powls\u2014Trio () cock and 2 hens) Silver Po- Jands ; 1st, WH Collinson ; Tod, W M¢GMben, Fowls\u2014Trio (1 cock and two hens) white; 1st, W H Collinson.Fowle\u2014Trio (1 cock and 2 hens) Bantams ; 1st, W H Collinson; 2nd, T Collinson.Fowls \u2014 Pair Cocbin China, Shanghai, or Bramah Pootra ; 1st, SJ Brady ; 20d, W H Col- linson.Ducks\u2014Pair of Muscovy; lst, T Collinson; 2nd, W H Collinson.Ducks\u2014Pair common ; 1st, W Ii Collinson ; 2nd, T Collinson.Dncks\u2014Pair Aylesbury ; st, T McNulty ; 2nd, {7 Collinson ; 3rd, W H Collinson.Geese\u2014Lremen ; one pair; Ist, WH Collin- son.Gesse\u2014Common ; one pair; 1st, W À Col- linson ; 2nd, T Collinson ; 3rd, T Irving.RISGING BIRDS.Canaries, best pair\u20141st, T McNulty.Imported Birds, collection\u20141st, T McNulty.MISCELLANEOUS.Moss House, best model, never before exhibi- ted\u2014ist, N Milloy ; 2nd, John Parton.Rustic Chair, best, never before exhibited\u2014 1st.N Milloy.Rustic Vase, made by exhibitor, with plants growing ; 1st, N Milloy ; 2nd, M Sprigins.Wax Flowers, best group\u2014Ist, Mrs ti Shaw, 2nd, E Wright.\u2018Wax Flowers, single\u20141st, Mrs G Shaw; 2nd, E Wright.Extra Entries will be judged to-day.Anpication oF MAXINILIAN.\u2014A private letter from Monterey, received in New Orleans last Thursday, stated that Maximilian bad abdicated in favor vf Prince Napulcon of France, on the Tôtbult.A despatch from New Urleans, dated last Friday, says, thie rumor 1s false, but high government authority says 1bat Maximilian some weeks since bad packed up bis effects for the departure, access to the palace having been denied for several days, while this was being done.It is also believed that the French au- thogiies absolutely refused to permit bis final departure from the country at tbat time.The so-called Emperor will, however, leave Mexico atan early day, but not abdicating, as is stated in favor of Prince Napoleon.Mextco\u2014Tle Paris correspondence of the Independence Belge, dated the 24th ultimo, says that the Emperor of the French has announced to the Empress of Mezico bis irrevocable resolution not to belp Maximilian further.He adds:\u2014\u2014#It is now certain that the Empress of Mexico will not again return to that country, and that the Emperor Mazimilina will soon join her after having abdicated.\u201d Taz Late Lorn Parxenstos.=The grave of Lord Palmerston in Westminster Abbey bas recently been marked by placing over it a large slab of reddish gray granite, the surface of which Is bighly polished, nod incised with a floriated cross, enclosed by n border of double lines; bee tween the last is an inscription in Gothic characters, giving the title and aame of the deceased, and the date of his death.This writing fills one side only of the slab.\u2014 The London Times states that tbe owners of merchant vessels are beginning to be alarmed at the difficulty they experience in Indiug ses men; and goes on to show that this Is te the general rise in the prices of labor, and the low rates paid to seamen, \u201c ee 3460 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\" THE MONTREAL WITNESS.\u2014\u2014 mes SEPTEMBER 15, 1866.Contemporary Press.line \u2018of battle ships, eiglit heavy frigates, a flot- SPIRIT OF THE EURCPEAN PRESS.{For the Week ending Aug.18th.) NATIOKAL DRYENCE.A recent issue of the l\u2019all-Mali G'azert- has an arti:ie showing tLe Jeasons which Britain ought to learn from ihe war io Europe.It refers to the views of the Examiner, which cannot see any cause fur unessineds arising from the fate of Aus- ria, there being no ansiogy between that couu- try and Englazd, as \u201c \u2018Austria is almost wholiy un inland power, composed of heterogeneous, dis:urcant.and almost hostile populations, probably about « fraction of vne-fifth of them ciri- lized without being in the first rank of civi tion, some semi-civilized, and some semi barous, and little above the rank of Asiatics.We are a sea-girt, as sgainst an invaderat feast a united, prople, whilst we rank with the first civilizations of Europe ; and the Eaglish, moreover, have in the sea the best and stroogest of natural frontiers, and this frontier could mot be passed witbont prolonged preparations, during which bey could make counter preparations.\u2019\u201d ; It then goes on tosay : =\u201c Certainly we do not undervalue the importance of civilization in war, Men are strong, brave, healthy, and enduring, in proportion to their civilization, and no doubt the superior education\u2014in every sense of the word \u2014of the Prussians gave them at least as much advantage over the Austrians as the needle- gun.But what ia the reason of this?It 18 not civilization in itself which gives an advantage in war, or which gives strength, courage, and endurance.It ia civilization inthe form of dis- ciphne which does all this, .The argu ment of the Examiner would be sound if it were directed against some one who bad denied that the English nation was potentially a great military power.Neither we nor any one that we ever heard of maintains such an absurdity, Fairly raise the blood of the English people, give us time 10 make our arrangements, and we will fight with as good a chance of success as before.The question is, whether at a given day and on a few weeks\u2019 notice we could put into the field aa army capable of contending on pretty equal terms With à great con- tinentai army; snd whether we bave a fleet capable also on short notice of defeating such a fleet aa might readily be brought against us.Till these two questions can be answered io the affirmative the couatry cannot be in the position which it ought to Gl.If the country is never to be invaded at all, the voluuteers are mere aonsense, an idle pl idi the possibility of au inv: 5 de seriousty contemp:ated and quietiy provided for beforekand, then the service ought to be made thoroughly efficient ; aod never will deserve to be called no till an order from the nroper authorities could at a certain abort notice, say two months or more, put in the Gold an army of 306.- 000 men perfectly equipped and provided with every necessary for real efficient service.\u201d PURE WATER, \u2018The ravages of the cholera ic Locdon, sud tie wonderful fortune Las been that of the Prussian conuection which Las been proved to exist between bad drinking water and the prevalence of epidemic diseases, Lave roused public attention | to the urgent necessity of obtaining a supply of pure water for the metropois.Two plans for accomplishing lbis end lave been proposed, The first, brought forward by Mr.Bateman, who | projected the works for convericg the water of Loca Katrine to Glasgow, is to bring the water from the Welsh Mouotains st the bead of the Severn, to London by means of an aqueduct, : with a large reservoir in the high grounds in the neighborbood of Staumore, about ten miles from the city.The other plaa is to bring to the metropolis toe waters of the Cumberland and Weat- moreiand lakes.The authors of this scheme are Mr.Hemsna and Mr.Hasssrd, tbe former of whom is well known ia his profession as an eminent engineer, and the latter has been practical- Iy engaged iu establishiog the Dublin water- | works that bring the waters whose sources are in the Wickiow mountains, aud which feed the - River Vartrey, to the Irish capital.Doth plans, therefore, Lave for their sponsors practical sod experienced men.The Welsh aqueduct would | be about one hundred and oighty miles in length, and the other about (wo hundred and forty : the estimated cost of the latter being ten million pounds.London will require a minimum supply of two hundred million galions daily.an amount which either scheme would furnish.The Morning Post remaris :\u2014 i Au aqueduct two hundred and forty miles long will, of course, occupy a much longer time in its construction thaz one only three-fourths of that lengtb, se that, as far as London is concerned, and if time is to be considered as an es- seutial element of preference, the Welsh scheme, assuming it to be, ns there seems little reason | to doubt.adequate for the supply of our grow- ing wanw io the future, would upua these con- | = ditions appear to be the best.It would cost auch less, and would be the soonest completed \u2018 and ready for the secvice of the metropilis with purs water.But then there are utber towns be- aides Loudon equally ia want of pure water, and | the longer the aqueduct, and the greater the | number of large towas it could supply, the more | useful would it be.We are bound to consider such questions as this upon the principle of utility, \u2014tbe greatest good of the greatest number, Ît must be borne in mind that this case is different from the Glasgow works.Loch Kat- rine is comparatively near to that city, and the, supply is intended for its sole use.And so, if there were a vast natural reservoir of pure wa.! ter within & like distance from London it would be expedient and legitimate to avail ourselves | of its advantages st once.But we bave no such reservoir, and shall have to send a hundred and eighty or two hundred and forty miles for it, 30 that the project assumes the dimensions and im- portaace, uot merely of & metropolitan, but of & | great national work, and while we are sbout it | we ought to construct it in such a way es will be most beaeficial to the entire nation.THE NAVY.Tbe state of the British navy at present, which bas boea brought before the notice of tbe public through the recent visit of the Lords of the Admiralty (0 Portamouth, is excitiog much in- digaation.Tbe whole of the reserve at Porte- wouth consist of two iron-clads, the Bellero- phon\u201d sud the \u201c Valianl,\u201d rigged, stored, and ready for sen, except that they are as yet unprovided with guns; the \u201cRoyal Sovereign,\u201d an iron-clad .irret ohip not designed for duty at #88 ; two frigates, the \" Mersey\u201d aad she \u2018 Glas- If this taleat we shall be obliged to shut our eyes gow,\u201d and two or three smaller vessels.Eleven ing battery, sad 8 squadron of gun-boats, make | up the Channel fleut, but all this without armor, and without any guns which could make an impression on en armored enemy.The ! Timesaska,\u2014What is doiogat our chief naval yard in the way of construction ?What is Portsmouth producing in aid of our needs?If we have no efficient \u2018 reserves\u201d at present, Low soon \u2018shall we bave any/ As far aa we can see, a single sloop is the only new vessel actually in | baud, The dock-yard aruficers are engaged upon tbe \u201c Himalaya,\u201d s good old troop-ship ; the ! * Scorpion,\u201d one of tbe Mersey rame, condemned Ito transformation; and tbe \u201cWarrior.\u201d This latter vessel has now been nearly two years in dock, and it is expected will be there about a quarter of a year more, after which she will be in as good a condition, it is hoped, as when she was lust put out uf commission.Ten there are two fine vessels *outhitting\u201d\u2014the * Minotaur,\u201d one of the swiftest iron-clads in the world, and the\u201c Royal Alfred,\u201d 8 wooden ship, converted by iron-plating into 8 powerful frigate ; but these \u2018two also are wailiog for their guns.We fancy it would nut be difficult to collect | from these statistics a general idea of the | way in which money is spent at Portsmouth.We must say we are no longer much surprised at the deficiency of reserves.We cannot do everything, even with such lavish estimates as those yearly voted.If we must needs keep up an old Fleet, we cancot expect a new one too.We l have pleaty of ships which would bave been very useful in the year 1846.They are now about as useful as postcbuises, but we bave taken such care of them that we have had little to spare for Lhe substitutes which present times require.COUNT BISWARCK.The Weser Zeitung, & Dremeu paper, says:\u2014 # There was certainly no one among all those whose watchword was for years, \u201cdown with this Ministry!\u201d who was not convinced at the beginning of tbe war\u2014provided be bad any patriotic feelings for Prussia\u2014that for the moment Count Bismarck could uot be replaced.However greatly desirable a Liberal Ministry would be for Prussia iv many other regpects, one ought not to forget that tLe whole Liberal party lacks ope quality, quite indispensable in times of external danger,\u2014the quality of routine in government affairs.With the victory over Austria, matters Lave not become smoother; bay, tbey have rather become more serious and complicated, and the talent evinced by the present Premier bas by no means become supertluous.For the sake of also in future to the dark sides of his character.The position of Prussia will yet, for some time to come, be of such a nature that the antagonistic parties will be obliged to come to terms about mizor objects.PRUSSIA 3 NEW POSITION.© (From the Correspondence of the New York 1 Ubsercer.) Faaxce.August, 1860.\u2014What singular and monarchy! Four buodred snd twenty years ago, à petty Count of Hobenzollern, who was Buryrave ai Nuremburg, obtained from Sigis- As to Southern Germany, formed of secondary States, with\u2018 six millions of inhabitants, what resistance can she offer to Prussia\u2019s colossal preponderance ?She would be like a planet constrained to roll in the orbit of a star of the first magnitude.REPUBLICAN EXTRAVAGANCE.(From N.Y, Observer.) The Fvening Post, speaking of the dioner given to President Johnson during his recent visit to this city, says: \u201cThe dinner given at Delmonico's last even: log, vas probably tbe most elegant and expensive affair of tie kind ever enjoyed by so large a party in the country.When the committee of citizens having charge of the Presidential reception bud determined on a state banquet, they ordered, at Delmonico's, Fourteenth street Place, au dinper for two bundred and fifty, with the dirvetion that it should be the best that could be gotten up.No limit was placed as to the cost of the dinner or wines.Those Wbo know the resources of Delmonicu's establistment, nud the cost of rare wines, will not be surprised that the bill wus à large one.We are informed that the dinner actually coat twenty-five thousand dol- larg, or une hundred dollars for each plate.A large part of this extravagant expense is to be charged to the wines.There were eight ditter- ent varieties during the dinner\u2014esch appropriate to a particular course, and costiog from ten to twenty dollars per bottle.As at all such dinuers, but a small portion of each botile wus actually drunk\u2014tbe rest set aide, We make no comment on the extravagance of such & dinner.\u201d We do not thiok that any occasion could justify such a reckless expenditure for the eater- tainment of two buodred and fifty citizens of the United States in the company of the President of the Union.We consider upon the contrary that it was a pernicious example of extravagance and display, in bad taste and worse morality.The way in which such entertainments are provided in our great cities is well understood.\u2014 The Committee who bave the matter ia charge, send a ticket to each of the prominent persons whom it is desirable to invite, accompanied by a subscription list, orun intimation that if the ticket is accepted, à subacription of ten, twenty, fifty, or a hundred dollars, ns the case may be, will be expected.If tbe receiver of the ticket wishes to attend, be keeps the card, and forwards the desired subscription.Complimentary cards of invitation are sent to members of the Press and some officials, and the dinner passes of with grest éclat, and is duly reported in the journals, as à great public diouer, when in fact it is nothing of the kind, but ouly a great and costly private entertainment, It is absurd to say that the people share in it because they read an account of the proceedings in the next morning's paper.The dinner given last week to the President was povided in this way; sod it is only as a private entertainment given by rich men to an illusteions visitor that it cag be justified at all.Viewed even in this Light, its influence upon the morals and babits of the people is bad.We bave claimed freedom from the extravagances and follies of European courts, have prided our- mozd.Emperor of Germany, the Province of selves upon a Republican simplicity which re- Brandenburg.which had neither military nor commercial importance.It was one of the most unimportant Principalities, and tbe heads of the Germanic empire could never bave imagined nor even dreamed that the inberitors of this insiguificant territory would ever dare dispute the supremacy of the Hapaburg dynasty.At the time of the Reformation, the princes of Brandenburg begaz to acquire more power and importance.Property belonging to the Romish clergy was confiscated, and, in consequence of larger revenues, the civil heads were able to increase the number of their soldiers.Yet Bran- deaburg was still in à very inferior rank ; much below Sazony, Westphaiia, and tauay other German Principatities.In the Thirty Years\u2019 War the Electors of Bran- deuburg joined the heroic Gustavus Adolphus,but did not play an important part in the contlict.The Swedes and Saxous were greatly superior, both in the matter of revenue and military streagth.It ia siogular that the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was the origin ofa new destiny to Prussia.Very many French families, exiled by the brutal despotism of Louis XiV., brought their manufacturing arts to this country.The Huguenots were good citizens, brave soldiers, skilful workmen, and enriched their new country at th expense of France.In 1701 the Elector of Brandenburg obtained the title of king, soliciting this act of munificence from the Kmperor uf Germany, to whom, a3 vassal, he had rendered important service.But this new title did not confer greater authority r respect on Frederick Firat, This cewls- created king continued to be the bumble dependant of the Emperor, and could undertake no military expedition without the permission of his Suzerain chief.Prussia's true greatness began in the middle of the eighteenth century, under the reign of Frederick II, This great captain, who was on intimate terms with Voltaire and other philosophers of bis time, maintained, as much by his genius ag by the number of his soldiers, three great struggles, not oly against the House of Austria, but against @ great continental coalition.He nonexed Silesia anda part of Poland to bis bereditary dominions.Nevertheless, at his death, in 1736, Prussia bad not over seven willions of inhabitants.Sut she had a well.disciplined army of 200,000 men, aod unshaken confidence in the bravery of ber battalions.itis well known that the Prussiaoe, by turns conquerors and conquered, in their long war against Napoleon, crowned their exploits on the field of Waterloo.The King of Prussis was rewarded by the treaties of 1915; he obtained a rt of Saxony and other provinces, which gare im considerable rank among the continental potentates.But the Empire of Austris preserved incontestable supremacy in Germany, and its re.resentative had the presideacy at the Diet of raokfort.What a change following Iste evente! The Prussian monarchy will bave almost absolute control over thirty millions of Germans; an army of from 00,000 to 600,000 men, perfect! disciplined ; finances in à flourisbing condition ; an fotelligent and industrious population,=in a werd, all the elements of great powsr and great prosperity for the future.The Prussian king will be the real Emperor of Northern Germany, lieved those in public office from tle necessity of maintaining costly establishments to burden the people aud beuefit à class; we bave held that the office-holders in the land, from the highest to the lowest, were the servants, not the lords of the people, and that their highest honor came, not from their official position, but from the faithful discharge of its duties.Now, to tender such magnificent and costly entertainments to the chief servant of tbe people, is to strike at the root of those Republican ideas and princi: ples.It is to establish the precedent for an aria- tocracy of official position aud of wealth, and in a measure to isolate the highest offices in the government from that conuection and sympathy with the people, which is essential to the success of a government like ours, The influence upon the morals of the community, of such a dinner, where each guest was furnished with eight different bottles of wine, is too evident to need more than a passing allusion.How many of the suddenly rich and consequently extravagant men in our land, and bow many fashionables society will ape this foolish display, sud thus mature habits of luxury and ef- femiuacy like those which disgraced and degraded Rome, or the times of decay that led to revolution in France! Such an account as that which has called forth these remarks, leads those who love their countey to tremble for its future in view of the extravagance, luxury, and vanity of the times; and to loog for a retura to the elder di f the Republic, whea it was possible to be hospitable without being absurdly extravagant, aud to do booor to a guest without spreading evil and immoral examples among the people.| THE FENIANS IN TROY, 1 (From Troy Correspondent of the Globe, Sept.8.) i The brotherly love which prevailed a short | time ago in Fenian circles is rapidly vanishing.| The uame of \u201c brotherhood,\u201d as applied to the i organization, is very inappropriate just now, and i might be set down as an Irish bull.The dele.| gates here are fighting like the historic felines of !the sweet town of Kilkenuy.Roberts berates Sweeney, Sweeney pitches into Roberts; some take sides with one, some with the other, and many with neither.The charm is broken, and | the family is bappy uo longer, except in à pecu- , larly Hibernian sense.A ROW IN THE CAMP, i Yesterday morning the bad feeling exhibited itself more prominently than ever before.There was a regular rumpus ia Congress, snd that it did not have a Donnybrook fair termination was due entirely to the exertions of a few prominent men, Harmony Hall (s wonderful misnomer just now) is where the Fenians meet.It is 6 very fine room, situated ou the third story of a block in the heart of the city.[no order that their debates may not be heard outside, the brotherhood keep the windows and doors carefully closed, and allow no one to enter that portion of the block in which the ball is situated.Yesterday, however, these precautions were use- 7 less.They were discussiog the question of f- nance, and during the course of the debate, the fact was developed that money had been aguan- dered in the most reckless way, and that a large sum, amounting to many thousand dollars, bad entirely disappeared ia » most usaccouniable SOUSSE 7 1000 ram manger.This roused the fighting Fenians.\u2014 They demanded a faithful account of every cent subscribed.The leaders attempted to give such an account, but their statements were lame and unsatisfactory, and oaly tended to make matters worse than ever.The scene that ensued battles description.Une-balf attempted to speak at the same time, and tbe other half tried to stop them.Everyone was on bis feet, and everyone was shouting at the top of his voice.They swore and blasphemed in the most fearful man er, threatened Roberts, Sweeney, and the other leaders with instant punishment, unless the missing funds were accounted for, and created a perfect Babel of confusion, The noise was so great that it was heard three streets away, and several bundred people congregated in front of the ball, greatiy amused at tbe row, snd expecting every moment to see one-half of the delegates throw the otber hulf out of the windows, The guard was called in 10 quell the disturbance and after a frightful row, a few of the most obstreperous individuals were collared aud pulled out of the hall, fairly frothing from tbe mouth with rage.Some of them were driven into the street where they continued to swear and threaten in tbe most horrible wwnner, in the midst of an excited and curious crowd.As soon as something like order bad been restored, the meeting adjourned until the afternoon.Turoughout the day knots of the brotherhood could be seen here and there ou the streets discussing the matter in anything but a brotberly mapper.This, with the other causes of trouble that exist, bas nearly broken the party in two, and it will require ail the ge- nerulsbip of the leaders to bring about peace, unity, and concord.Some one appears to bave pocketed a large sum of money, and until a vatisfuctory account is rendered there will be no peace in Israel, THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.In this question of money all other matters were for a time forgotten.The leaders, bow- ever, sre cute fellows, and know how 10 settle the passions of tbe crowd.They are aware that, however much they may quarrel about other matters, they are united upon one, that is, the conquest of Canada.They bave only to introduce that topic and all is quiet.TLis question has formed the subject of debate at several sessions, aod the opinion of all is that the blow must be struck at once, and with all the power possible.They feel that delay is dangerous.They cannot much longer tamper with the feelings of the rank and file, who are impatient te be led across the border, and ate forcing them to push matters forward.Many of the delegates ure Captaine, Majors, Colonels, and Generals, and Ibave it from some of themselves that they bare companies and regiments ready to turn outin a few hours\u2019 motice.They are only waiting for the order from headquarters.1am aware that some of tte Canadiana detectives here have written to our (overament to the effect that there is no immediate danger.This is all folly.The detectives are writibg by way of doing something for the pay they receive, From we positon they occupy hese they are all known, and [ may safely say that their opportunities for ga:bering facts are not nearly 80 goud as mine.I know that thece is danger, and will tell you why.The Fe- niansaee that Canada isevery day becoming stronger; that the pumber of ber volunteers is increasing; that they are becoming better drilled and better armed; that Eoglend is sending reinforcements iusto the country : and that every day they loge only adda strength to the foe they bave to meet.They know also \u201chat their men are growing impatieat end are clamoriog for an immediate attack.Tbey have long been promised a fight this fall ; they look forward to it ns à fixed fact; they bave been prepar ng for it all summer, and the leaders koow that if they do not keep their promises, the entire organization will go to the wall.In fact the delay would not have been submitted to so long a it has, except that the men have been kept in order by the promise that everything would be arranged at the Congress now in session, and that tbey would be led on immediately afterwards\u2019 They have been disappointed so often that the leaders would pot only risk the organization, but their own lives, by any further delay.It is a fact that arma and ammunition are gathered not ooly along the frontier but in Canada itself.During the last few weeks nearly tedges to well-known Fenians living in border twos, and they are stored away, ready for im- irediate service.This is no secret, but is openly acknowledged by the Fenians themselves.And, more important than all, the plan of the csmpaign has been decided on.Hece is an out- lise of it.As I have already stated, there are bundreds of Fenians hanging around Canadisn cides at the present moment.On a given dey or night they will all make s rising, certain towns will be fired, and whenever there is an opportunity of doing so with suc- ceis arms and military stores will be seized.\u2014 At the same time, feints will be made at Fort Ede or Windsor, acd at some place on the upper St.Lawrence.As soon as troops are sent of to these points the railroads and telegrapba will be cut.It is calculated that by this menus th: country will be thrown into a frightful commotion, the troops will be scattered, all means © communication will be cut off, and the people be in & comparatively defenceless condition.Then, and not till then, will the grand attack be made.Two armies will advance into the country, \u2014one into Lower and one into Upper Ca- nade.The Lower Canada wing will advance with all possible speed upon Montreal, from waich it is calculated all troops will have teen sent to meet the raiders on the upper & Lawrence, The city captured, ail public moperty will be seized, all vessels in the hitbor taken possession of, and the Irish fag raised.The Upper Canada army will ome in either at Goderich, Sarais, Windsor, or * some polot on the Niagara river ; it will de- rend entirely upon the feint.[f it bas been nade at Windsor, the army will enter at Fort Erie, Goderich, or, perhaps, Coilingwood, or if the feint be made at either of these places the srmy will enter at some distant point.It will trike at once for Toronto, which, as in the case «f Montreal, it is hoped will be left undefended, the troope baring been sent away to meet the \u2018slot, and being unable to get bask on account of the railroad connection being out oft.With Toronto and Montreal ns bases of operation, vo will be sent out, and proclamations will Le issued announcing the capture of the Pro- *ioce, and declaring it the territory of the Irish Republic.The righte of private property will be every train bas carried boxes of rifles and car.reapected, and all persons found plundering will be severely punished.All provisions and horses seized will be paid for when Fenian autbority ls completely established.Having thus gained a foothold in the country, they expect swarms of Americans to join them, with whose assistance the troops will be fought in detail and overcome.Canada will thea be tboroughly captured, a Fenian provisional government will be established, local rulers appointed, and the people taxed for the support of the new order of things.This is à brief outline of the plan.How I procured it I must not tell.I can only say that it ia reliable.It is positively and certainly the plan decided, and if it be not carried out then the present intentions of the leaders of the Fe- sian organization will not be fultlied.Noday bag been fixed upon for the rising.The Cou- gress will not settle that.It is thought safe to leave it to the leaders, who will in a few days after the adjournment fix the date, and inform the centres ofall the circles in the country, ins secret manner, of course, and by meuns of telegraphic cypher.NUVA SCUTIA.\u2014 A cousiderable number of Canadians \u2014 principally commercial meu\u2014are now on « visit to this aud the adjuining Province of New Brunswick.Tux Goto Misgs Rervans.\u2014The total yield of gold for the quarter ending with that date was 5,915 ounces, 4 dwt, 13 gra., showing an increase on the amount for the previous quarter of 896 oz., 15 dwt., 21 gra.Waverley and Sherbrooke seei the leading * diggings.\u201d » \u2014 The coal operations at Block-house Mines are very succeseful this season.À few days agu the steam-collier \u201c Pioneer\u201d received eleven bun- dred toua of coal on board, at the works of B.H.Mining Company in cigbteen hours.The Sbip \u201c Missouri\u201d on Tuesday and Wednesday last took on board fourteen Lundred tons of Coal,\u2014 tbe largest cargo ever shipped at the above.named works.\u2014Sydney (C.B.) News, 18th.A MoxTrEAL VOLUNTEER 15 Nova-Scoria.\u2014 At the Annual Provincial Rifie-match at Bed- ford, Nova Scotia, on the 1st instant, Corporal Stenbouse, Dartmouth Engineers,\u2014who was formerly in the Highland Cumpaay, Royal Light Infantry\u2014won the Ladies\u2019 Cup.value £50 aod £10, with twenty-taree competitors.The same volunteer won two valuable prizes last year, a: the annual rifie-match.BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS, \u2014 Mr.Spurgeon has started a project fo: a Baptist public schoo! on a large scaie.\u2014 Among the curious adjuncts to the Paris Exhibition is the advertising on tie building acd inside.The entire privilege Las been sold for half a million france, The advertisements are to remain seven months, \u2014 The United Service Gazette quotes asa siga of the times the following divisions! ordes which Las been isgued at Aldershot: \u201c The inst-uctio: of infantry recruits iu the platoon exercise will be discontiqued uatu furtéer orders.\u201d \u2014 The story of the invention of à bullet-prouf coat, which appeared in the Nord, now turcs out to be a hoax.The pistol was loaded with & small cork only, and the indested bullet which was afterwazds shown to the astounded spectators, was drof ped upoa tae floor by the perpetrator of the Loax tae mcmeat tie weapon was fired \u2014 Captain Lafon, of the Freacl ship \u201c Marshal Pellssier,\u201d which ba: arrived at Havre, from Rio de Jageiro.reports the discovery of a rock, not indicated in the charts, in the direct line of vesseis navigatiog between Europe and America.It only just comes tothe level of the water, and at a distaace appears like a piece of wood.\u2014 The new bill regulatiog the election of de- putics to the German Parliament, as reported Ly the Minister of the Interior.ia a::bstantialip as followa:\u2014Every Prussian wao bas passed bis twenty-fifth year, und is of an unblemished character, ia an eiector.except persous uader tLe charge of curators and guardians, bankrupts, ingolvents, aad paupers.Every Prussian having pasted his 25th year, aad baviog belonged to the State for three vears, is eligible as a deputy.One deputy is to be chosen to aa ave:- age population of one hundred thousand souls Electoral Lists will be prepared and exposed to the public inspection at least four weeks before the day of voting, nnd only those will vots whose names ave on the lists.Proxies for Deputies are pot to be elected.Election follows an absolute majority of all the votes cast in the district.It will be seen that this system is fa: wore liberal thas the English one, and very peacly resembles the ode adopted in New Bag- lan A Frexce Usoraraxsa\u2019s Revonr.\u2014The uc- dertakera business ia a monopoir in Paris, and is farmed Ly the city to a joint-stock company.it is said the last annual report of the manager to the shareholders of this company commenced : \u201c Gentlemen, the year opened badly; the general health of the public was unfortunately ezcel- lent.A change for the better took place in September; we are happy to say the cholera made its appearance in Paris.and proved fatal in the majority of cases.\u201d Har oa Cystuey of Exioratios reox Ewe Laxp.\u2014According to the tables of the English Emigration Commissioners, during the fifty-one years which bave elapsed since 1814, there bave feft the United Kingdom 5,901,513 emigrants, of whom 3,607,780, or nearly G1 per cent, Lave come to the United States.During 1865 tho emigration amounted to 203,801, of whom 17.211 went to British North America, and 147,258 to the United States.Since 1848 the emigrants to the United States have sent back the enormous sum of £13,776,537 to their fends in the United Kingdom.Tax Britis: in Jaran.\u2014À Japanese soidier \u2018was severely punished some time ago for drawing bis sword on two British officers; tor this crime.which the man committed when Iatosi- cated, the Japauese authorities sentenced him to be degraded to the ranks.be being a aer- geant, and to be imprisoned for one year, In consideration of the cordial feeling subsisting between the Japanese and British troops.and a! the request of Oolonei Browne.of the 20th Regiment.her Majesty's minister interceded successfully for the culprit, and the sentence, sofarss the imprisonment is concerned.hag been remitted.The Japanese troops, for this act of kindness, asked permission to t arms to the British Consul, who attended the ceremony of degradation, which was permitted. \u201crebels to fight & SerrEmser 15, 1866.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.547 AMELICAN NEWS._ Minnesots will produce this year, it is estimated, 15,000,000 bushels of wheat.\u2014 The mercury plant bas bees poisoning people in Danbury, Conn.\u2014 Peaches eleven inches in circumference bave been raised this season by Mr.Yates, of Caswell County, N.C.\u2014 The Philadelphia North American givesan account of & minute species of black fly which infested the atmosphere last Friday.Their pumber was legion, and s0 thick were they that they presented a phenomenon neves before witnessed.\u2014 An Arkansas paper reports tbat recently four Union men accepted a challenge from four duel with rifles, distance one hundred yards, All being sbarpsbooters each ball 00k effect, tree being kilied outriglit, and the other five more or less injured.\u2014 The Richmond Izaminer invites Northern emigration in the following terms = (entle- men of the North, we extend to you & cordial welcome, 30 you bring thrift, industry, honesty and\u2014greenbacke.And if you will only leave your consciences hebind, nothing will molest you from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.\u201d \u2014 Judge Dullock, presiding Judge of the County Court at Natchez, Miss, bag decided the State law denying colored persons the right to carry arms to be a violation of the provision of \u201cbe State constitution requiring the Legislature 10 pass laws for the protection of the persons and property of freedmen, and therefore void.\u2014 General Meade has assumed command of tbe Department of the East, to which he was recently appointed.It includes the whole of our frontier and most of the Northern States; and as he has proved himself a man of strict in- zegrity and a soldier, in the highest sense of the word, the appointment will be satisfactorily received in Canada.\u2014 Mrs.Perch, living in the mountains of East Tennessee, is, perbaps, the oldest woman in America.Her age is one hundred and twenty-one vears.Although entirely blind, she is bale and hearty, and walks without assistance.Her mind is pot impaired to apy great extent, aod many of the most stirring and thrilling events of the Revolution ave still fresh in ber memory, and are discussed with an accuracy as to date and lo- ciality that is truly wonderful.\u2014 The New York Æzprers suggests that \u201c the governments and bankers of the old and new world should now agree to do away with mere \u201corms of what is called the par of exchange, by making cents wad pennies, pounds aod half eagles, correspond with each other, doing away with all so-called differences of exchange.Why ant sell a pound sterling, or one hundred pounds, \u201cor 80 many dollars and cents?This would be » beginning in the right direction.As it is, the difference is not only often very unequal, but very puzzling.\u201d Such a consummation is devoutly wished for, and woud reader the cable «till more useful in the equalization of ex- \u201ckanges.Germas Prunesce \u2014The Worlds Berlin correspondent states that nearly every German prince bag at least a Lundred thousand dollars invested in American Securities, and the King _¢ Hanover, who has been notified that be cana0t return to Lis throne, has Lalf a million in our loans.Naw Yor Papsrs.\u2014We understand that the subscription list of the Joly Nous is rapidly 1uiling off.Tbe readersof that journal now find coagenial matter in the columns of the Ties, whose reasonable sentiments are much more elegantly clothed.On the other hand, the Joyal venders of the Jimes, disgusted with its Rebel prepossessions, are transferring their patronage to the Joyal and clear-spesking Tribune, Cer- «ain it is that the circulation of the Tribune is growing rapidly, and mostly from the accession of those who have heretofore bought the Times.\u2014Lirovilyn Union.Tue Avericay Boarn.\u2014The financial year of tte American Board closes Sept.1.-eceipts during the month of August amounted \u201c3 about 575,000, and the total receipts for the vear have heen not far from #420,000.The \u201crensury will be kept open for a few days for woh offerings as were intended for the last iinan- year.But after these are all in the result wil] probably be that the receipts for the year just closing will be about £100,000 less than for the preceding year.It happens, bowerer, that owing to the difficulty nf finding men to send ont, the expentes of the Board have been less :ban was expected, and it is free from debt.Coir A¥D Pernotarw.\u2014Pennsylvania conti- 2-9 to be the chisf producer of these two important articles ia this country, enjoyiug, ine eed, almos: a monopoly in them.In 1253 the \u201conl coal product of the United State was 17,- 417,617 tone, of which amount Peousylvania rodced 13,144,704 tone, lenving ali the other States tosupply vily 3,093,913 tops.Of petro- le-im the tots} product of the United States in 1895 exceeded two millions of barrels, allowing rorsy-Âive galions to each barrel.AN this, with \u201cbe exception of less than 120,000 barrels, was the product of Western Pennsylvania, Thus far this year the foreign exports of petroleum amonnt to more than 34,560,000 gallons.Tas Excise Law of Nxw York.~\u2014The Supreme Court of New York bave decided the Excise Law to be Constitutional, and thet all liquor dealers must take ont licenses or pay the pennity.This decision will give the commissioners power to go op and restrict and regulate the traffic as they were efiiciently doing when their proceedings were stopped by injunctions Issued on applications of the liquor dealers.vion now given was the unsnimous opinion of the Court.\u2014N, F.l\u2019aper.{Thus ends the miserable attempt of corner grocery judge Cardozo, to nullify the acts of the State Legislature, \u2014an sttempt which, however, bag for months flooded New York with ivtem- perance.Bo.Wir.) Comots Manntace Cass.\u2014A singular case \u201came up in the conrst oflaw in Buffalo à few days since, of which the man facts are as fol- Jows : Some twenty years ago, & young man of good reputation married a daughter of a respect- ble farmer, who gave birth to a dsugbter, who is pow a young Iady somn nineteen years of age.Soon after, the husband went into Penn- eylvania, married again, and for some crime was sestto prison for a term of years.Not long since the father of tbe second wife, beariog that The deci- | his son-in-lsw had been guilty of Ligamy, came to Buffalo and began an action of divorce, The husband wet the charge by denying that there had been any previous marrige.The motber and daughter set themselves to work to find the proofs, but in vain.\u2018The certificate could not be found ; the Justice who performed the ceremony was dead ; and none of the witnesses could be discovered.The denial under these circumstances may unfortunately bold good.Raiwav AccipeyT.\u2014A correspondent of the Heratd\u2014Mr.J.W.Hayes\u2014gives some additional particulars of the accident on the G.T.Railroad at Starke, NX.H, on Tuesday lust :\u2014' About twelve persons were taken out al} more or less wounded, Une gentleman we left at the station in so bad a condition that tbe doctor judged that he could not live long.A lady lad also ta be left behind, her forebead very badly cut, and still more serious injury icflicted on ber spine.A little child bad also to remain, and was at first thought to be ina dying condition ; but before the train left she appeared to be recovering, One or two others also stopped at the station on account of the injuries they had met with; but I cannot describe particularly the nature of their several wounds, The passengers, 1 believe, are generally of opinion that neither the conductor nor the engineer were to blame for this unfortunate occurrence.They impute it to the Directors of the road, for continuing tu run their trains over rails whichare so entirely unfit for the service.The object which I bave in view is to warn the publie of the present condition of the road, which requires very exien- sive repairs to make it fit for the passenger traffic now done upon it.\" Tux Camp ar Tuorocn.\u2014The Niagara Volunteer Company marched to the Ca roldon Saturday last, fur eight da, Volunteers were overtaken by a violent rain they neither balted nor lost their good humor, The campiog ground at Thorold is an open cluy field, without drainage, and which every shower of rain converts into sticky mud.The tents hed no flooring, nor seat, nor board, many of them had pools of water in the middle, and all were as wet, muddy, and comfortless as could be.(In this wet ground the Volunteers had to stand, sit.or lie down as best they conld.The regu- Jars have their tents well floored, and how is it ! that the Volunicers have not been accommodat- \u201ced in the sume way ?Ina place shouuding with with saw mills like Thorold, it is disgraceful that \"our young men have to sit and lie on the wet iground or at the best on straw.They are cheerful, bowever, Bula brief ingpection of the equipments of the Volunteers shows that bardly any real improvement bas been made since June Inst.The pay of the men is still greatly behind.The Niagara Company bas not received their pay for drill in 1865.There are surely a good many screws Joote, that the Adjutant- | General might very profitably attend tu without i delay \u2014Neagura News.Moran AscrLa (Euies Husues), or Tie Sis- 7xi:3 oF Caamitv.\u2014The Reverend Mother Angela, Superior of St, Vincent's Hospital of the Sisters of Charity io this city, died at the bospital in Eleventh-st., 8t 5} v'clock, yesterday morning.She was a sister of the late Archbishop Hugbes, and was born on her father's farm near Augber, County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1805.She came to this country with ber mother in 1818, her father having emigrated to Pennsylvania two years previously.\u2018The family seuled at Chambersburg, and Ellen was edueated in 8 convent at Frederick, Maryland.She joined the Sisterheod of Charity at the age of 23 or 23, assuming the name of Angela wien she took the vail, and has ever since that time been a prominent member of the Order, superintending vari- ona achonls and charitable institutions, principally in the City and State of New-York.In 1846 the Sisterhood waa divided, all the various houses of the congregation in New-York, New- Jersey, and the New-Eoglaad States being erect ied into à separate congregation, the beadquart- ers of which were established at Mount St.Vincent's, within the prerent Limits of the Central Park.Motber Angela was chosen Superior, and {retained that office for six years,\u2014the longest | period allowed by the rules.For the last eleven years sbe bas been Director of the Hospital in { Fleventh-st.Ste bore & striking resemblance in person to her distingnished brother, of whom rhe | was always a special favorite.She was like him also in decision and strength of character; though she also possessed a good deal of teader- ness and affectionateness of disposition.During the ate war the deceased was active and untiring in ber aid to the Sanitary Commission, caring for the sick and providing for the necessities of the needy families of absent or disabled soid- iera\u2014N.F, Tribune.Joux Ross.\u2014Johu Ross.0° Kooweskoowe.Chief of the Cherokee Indiane.died in Washington recently.He was a balt-breed.and « early age acquired 8 good English education.In 1817 mod 1819, the time the State of Georgia attempted to induce the Indians to remove west of tue Mississippi, a liberal bribe was offered for this purpose to Ross by McIntosh, a Creek balf- b Indian, but it was refused.The proceedings of the Georgia Legislature withreference to he Cherokees, in 182%, led to an appeal ou the part of the [ndians, Rost acting as their agent, to tbe Supreme Court of tbe United Siates.which resulted in & decision in their favor.\u2014 Georgia, however, refused to obey, and aggres- sions upon the Indians increased.In 1835 & treaty was concluded between J.F.Schermer- horn.an agent of the United States, and Major Ridge.his son John Ridge, Blias Boudinot.and about 600 other Cherokee Indians.including | men, women, aod children, by which the In- diane agreed to surrender their lands and remove west within two years.Against this treaty, known as the New Echota, Rose.and over 15,900 of his tribe protested, in an sppeal written by Ross, and addressed to the President of the l\u2019nited States, es having been fraudulently obtained.The Government, however.sent & force under Gen.Scott to compe! the fulfilment of the treaty.The Cherokees yielded, and with Ross at their head, removed to their new home.Moderate allowance was made them for their losses by the Government; and after years of suffering they became a prosperous sation.Ross continued to be the Chief of the Cherokees for several years.In 1861, after some hesitation, be entered into s treaty with the Confederate authorities, but it bas been stated that be heart loyal to the Government, and bis bu in Washington wes for the purpose of reseing claims against tbe Government for josses during the war.Gex.Susninan's Orinion.-\u2014Gen.Alfred L Lee of Kansas delivered an address at Leavenworth last week, during which he detailed some most revolting incidents connected with the New Orleans butenery which came under bis personal observation, He likewise sffirmed that Geo.Sberidau's sympathies were wholly with the Union men of the South, and in proof of this, repeated the following remarks made to him by tbe General, in the course of an extended conversation : \u201c J fear Northern men don't understand this tbiog.Io a word, these rebels are willing to come back if they can place the rebel flag right alongeide of the Stars and Stripes.They want to preach rebellion ; they want 10 go back to Congressional halls, clothed with the mantle of authority ; they are very willing to come back if Lee and Johnson shail stand on the same plane as Grant and Sherman ; they are willing to come back if this rebellion shall be made a thing to be proud of, and its memory shall fall as a glorious heritage to their children.I consider these gorgeous funeral processions an insult to me and to every man who ever wore the Federal blue.\u201d Rascrep py His Fruenms.\u2014A few days ago, before the Niagara Falls and Cleveland speeches by President Johnson, the New York Frening Post, ome of bis supporters, in a manly and dignified article rebuked the President for his *indecorous language and injudicious conduct,\u201d whieb, i tetated.bas not only made him unpoju- Iar, but hus aroused such a storm of indignation through the country, it bas so driven the peo- piles blood to their heade, that they no longer stop to reason, but include in one strong condemnation not only Mr.Johnson.but every mensure and poliey which hefavors.\u201d It adds: « His language and acts show not a wise, temperate, nud conciliatory spirit.not a desire to number of boys belonging to Bothwell were engaged in a squirrel hunt south of that town in the vicinity of the Pepper Weil, when one of their number, Joseph Morrison, was accidentally shot.Morrison hud climbed up 8 tree after à squirrel, when one of the boys, not seeing Morri- sop, fired at the squirrel with his revolver, the ball passing directly through Morrison's heart.He of course died instantly.was the cause of bis melancholy snd untimely death \u2014/'rercott Telegraph Sih, \u2014 The Simcoe British Canadien says that pumbers of sbeep sre dying iu that neigbbor- hood with sume disemse, with which the fur- mers are \u201cinscquainted.Some autribute it to a goat, while others contend that it is aitri- butable to some other cause.Mr.Thomas Pusey, of Wotdbause Gore, hus lust exgbteen \u2014 The \u201c Rothesay Castle\u201d bas been examined | sheep with the disease, within the lust two a to her capabilities as a gunboat, aod, with some alterations in ber decks, it is thought she will answer admirably.Ît is not the intention of the Goveroment, however, to place any more weeks; as almost al) were lambs of bis superior stock, the Joss hes heen serious.The ditesse does not uppear to be contagious.\u2014 The case of ihe two youny men.Green puni nd er a Pc D an rave nly ned a orn say Castle will be mustered into the service, [OF complicity in the Cooksville burglary, was y \"argued before the Courts yesterday on & writ of Globe, 8th.+ error, and the case referred back to the County \u2014 The gunboat \u201c Heron\u201d arrived here at noon Court Judge in order to have the proper sen- yesterday, and anchored off the Grand Tr unk tence passed upon them.An effort will be made Station.She only remains here & short time, | gt that me to produce affidavits to prove that when sbe will resume her cruise round the Iskes.' Dr.Davis, then ipstrumental in their conviction \u2014ib.by turning Queen's evidence, is now a Gorern- \u2014 Captain McLean's battery of artillery was [nent detective, and unworthy of the confidence inspected last evening i gade-Msjor Denison.It is understood that the large guns are bere, and the smaller ones, the n the drill-shed by Bri- | usually placed in one in that position.\u2014Torunto Globe.\u2014 We now begin toreceive sad stories from requisite ammunition, clothing, ke, will arrive | the rural districts of the Ottawa Valley.The sbortly, so that the battery will be fully armed and equipped at once.\u2014\u2014 Nos.8, Capt.Adam, and 10, Capt.Ramsay, of the Queen's Uwn.assembled in the drill-sbed last evening to receive their eight days\u2019 pay, including their term of camp service at the front.\u2014Jb.\u2014 We regret to have to state {bad an unfortunate accident occurred to our respected fel- low-citizen, Ald.Vickera, yesterday ufternoon about three o'clock.As be wag leaving bis own residence on Simcoe street, be slipped on the planks, and falliug heavily, broke one of bis legs below the knee.He was immediately conveyed | greater portion of the crop is yet ont in tbe fields, and tbe weather bas been bad beyond all precedent.The consequence is, that a great proportion of the grain is spoiled, seme of it being sprouted in the ear.The potatoes, 00, which promised most abundantly, present & very bad appearance.In short, unless we are now blessed with fair weather, it is difficult to say what will be the consequence.We bave had no rai\u201d today, which is ap encouraging fact as the season goes.\u2014Qitawa Post, Sth.\u2014 One nigbt lately Mr.Fetherston, store keeper at Ourp, Huntley, was awakened by a storm, which drenched them to the skin.But : opposition.\u201d produce harmony and to eflect bis ends with the general concurrence of the nation ; they showa petulant spirit, a harsh temper.whose inevitable effect, when used toward an intelligent people, | stances.\u2014 Toronto leader, 8th.jealous of direction frum their public servants.is to arouse a passionute feeling of Lostility and | which was blown up two or three weeks Bgo, | prisoner was recognized as one William Hop- into the house, and Dr.C.B.Hall summoned to | ; © .attend Lim, At last accounts be wns doing as | noize, aod looking out oF Lis bedroom dco well as conld be expected under the circum- | at once puesued, 2.captured A neighbor, , ., ; .being slarmed by tbe barking of à dog, assisted \u2014 We learn that the Powder Mill at Windsor, Mr.Fetherston in securing the burglar.The bus been rebuilt and is again in successful opera- | kins, wbo bad served four years inthe Peniten- Windsor bids fuir to become à emart me- patch, the New York Times.which.since Mr.Raymond's defection, bas been emphatically thé + President's moullipiece,\u201d and bis ablest supporter among the newspapers in the country joined in this well merited rebuke to the President.Standing ontside of the immediate circle by which the President is surrounded, it sees the effect which the disgraceful exhibitions which the President is making of himself is baving on late \u2014 Boston Journal, CANADIAN NEWS.\u2014 We hear that the Maquis de Montholon, French Ambassador at Washington, is expected in Quebec shertly.\u2014Quebee Chronicle, 8h.\u2014 The steamer * Victoria\u201d sails for the West Indies at 4 o'clock, stopping at Pictou to take in coal.We hope this is the commencement uf à large and flourishing trade.\u2014 Jb.\u2014 Tt is estimated that the flax crop this year will average at least two tons to the acre, and been grown.\u2014 The London Free Press complains of the desecration of the Sabbath by shooting and fishing in Westminster, and cails upon tbe authorities to take steps forthwith to obviate the evil, stands that during the past month 12,000 bbls.of flour were passed over the Grand Trunk Rail- Yesterday, as will be seen by our special des- tion.sued by Government.\\ thirty-five men and three officers.in several cases three and three and a balf Lave \u2014 The St.John News of a recent date under- | nufacturing village.Messrs.Angus & Logan have purchased the water-power there of Mr.Wurtele, and are rebuilding the grain mill, and are also putting up a large paper will.This, in addition to their worke for manufacturing wood pulp for paper, will make quite an uddition to the place.\u2014 On Friday an important enterprise was the people, and it feels constrained to miler a ; brought to conclusion at a spot very pear the word of warning.But the warning comes 100: wo Lr on The well delonging to Mr.Freeman | | Prince was tested, and found to be equal to; | something over one bundred barrels a-day.This | | command of Major Smart, out op a sixteen days\u2019 village of \u2019ashmere, and about three miles from fortinate event will put new life into the operations in that locality.\u2014Zondon Free l'ress, 4th.\u2014 The Durbam Light Cavalry, under the drill, made their first appearance on the 8th, in the new busear uniform and saëdiery, just is- The troop Dumbered They are s fine body of men, cbit fy taken from the country and accustomed to horsemanship, Speocer carbines will be issued to this troop shortly.\u2014In Quebec, on the 7th, as & girl named ! Margaret Hanlon, residing in St.Jobn street, was stepping from a window on to a lofty gallery, part of the gallery gave way, and the unfor- funate girl was precipitated from a beight of nearly 35 feet.It was nrcertained that she bad sustained a fracture of the base of the skull, and, though she bas regained consciousness, Lier ree covery is exceedingly doubtful.\u2018 b for deal way to Portland, en route to that port for dealers our IxTorgnasce.\u2014Three Rivers is a town we 1.Wyllie, just ed.ith of considerable size on the St.Lawrence, chietly \u2014 Col, Wylite, Jus re , bas met with ;ubabited by Canadisns, but containing also n every encouragement on 0is western trip.10- fair froportion of old country people.The wards makiog provision for expected Lroop3\u2014 Roman Catholies of the place possess u college, Ottawa Cor, Toronto Globe, Sth.! which, however, they are either unable or un- \u2014 The barn of Mr.A.Winger, Walpole, { willing to keep up by their own contributions.was set on fire by lightning on the ist inst, | In this dilemma, they applied to the Town Conn- and totally destroyed, together with its con- il, which voted a grant of $2,000.As tbe Pro- tents.Some adjoining buildings were also con- \u2018 testants are among the largest tax-payers, about sumed.Loss about $3,000 ; insurance, $1,000.| one-balf of this sum will come out of their pock- \u2014 St.Catharines is being built up very rapid- ets.They are, of course, indignant, but there is Iy.This season there are quite a number of { no help for it.They must either pay, thus doing structures in course of erection, and all the car- | violence to their consciences, or, sacrificing penters are overworked.\u2014 St.Catharines N° phal- their property, leave the country.Actssuch as ist, Late these indicate the spirit of our future rulers.\u2014 \"The salt well at Goderich is now pumping i Huntingdon (C.F) Gleaner.brine of 100 per cent in sufficient quantity to \u2014 Mr Dickson, the Mayor of Ottawa, Mr.manufacture 100 barrels of sait per day.\u201cCarrier, M.P.P., and Mr.Henbeck, &c., propose \u2014 We regret to hear that last evening, after to form à Corapany for carrying and forwarding | dark, aa a ship was being hauled out, an acc business, de, along the Ottawa, Rideau, SL i red, whereby 3 loat their li Lawrence rivers, canals, and elsewhere in Ca- ates Chron.TU > 3 men logt thelr Hv adn, Stock to be S250,000, and their name «The (ittawa & Rideau Forwarding Company.\u201d \u2014 The body of a soldier of the ath, who bA3 | Oitaica Cor.Globe, Bthe & pany ; been missing for some time, was iecovered ia _ .i the river yesterday morsing, in an advanced state | ago À conchman was discharged à on Te Ts of decompurition, The ingest will be beld to- our leading citizens.He was sent off rather sud- day at 10 o'clock.We understand the mAn® 1 geniy, aud on his ronm being examined, bere time was pearly expired, so that tliere are grave | wo found concealed between the mattresses suspicions of foul viay.\u20141b.; * of his bed a Spencer rifle with eigbty rounds of \u2014 We are informed that yesterday, while the | ammunition.The circumstance is, 1o say the cupied by the Royal Engineers at Levis were burnt down ; the origin of the fire is unknown.Several men lost their kits, their little all, by this unfortupate accident.The question arises, who will pay for (be damage?We think the Canadian government, as the men were working In their bebalf, and on their woil\u2014/6.\u2014 Tue London Free Press states that the inquest into the cause of the death of Samuel Howell Post bas resulted in the jury finding » verdict to the effect that the deceased came to bis death in consequence of morphine baving been administered to lim in poisonous quantities.\u2014 On Friday, the 3st ultimo, a man named Munson, & resident of Egremont, went out to shoot deer, when the gun accidentally exploded, killing bim almost instantly.An inquest was beld on the body on the following day, and verdict returned in accordance with the above facts.\u2014 At a meeting of the Six Nations Indians, recently beld at Onpndags Long House, Grand River, C.W., Simcoe Kerr, a grand son of the renowned' Captain Joseph Brant, was chosen chief and takes the traditional name attached to the office of Tekaribogen.Kerr's Indian name was Thaydendanegear.The ceremonies are said to have been very interesting.\u2014 Boys who break the Sabbath day should read tbe following :\u2014On Sunday morning 8 men were absent at drill, several of the buts oc- least, suspicious, especially as tbe man could not account in a natural way for baving the wea pon in his possession.\u2014 Toronto Globe, 10tk.\u2014 We understand that, as a military precan- tion, the Government are abont to erect à telegraph line between this village and Caugh- nawagn.It is also stated that it is intended to repair the Plank Toad.If the Government in- teuds to bold this part of the frontier the latter measure is a prime pecessity, for it is the only dt, 1Lawrence.\u2014Iluntingdon Journal, 1th.\u2014 The weather during the present week has been settled so far.Farly on Bunday morning last & very beavy shower fell sonth of this; parties declare it to bave been one of the heaviest they everknew, The great bulk of the grain has been saved, although there is still considerable Iylog out, We are sorry to say that the pot atoes which promised so well three weeks ago, are going fast\u2014/b.\u2014 Eariy on Wednesday morning last the body of Mr.Alexander Waugh of Prescott, was found at the bottom of the river, near Fraser's old \u2018wharf, life being quite extinet.From the appearance of the body it was judged that it bad been in the water for several honrs.The verdict « Found drowned\u201d was rendered by the coroner's jury which sat on the case.T je deceased was à young mas of extraordinary talent as an accountant, but was unbappily addicted to the excessire use of liquor, which there ip little doubt uary for forgery.Un the person of the prisoner were found two gouges, one screw driver, two silver watcbes, oue revolver, seven revolver cartridges, a knife, and a memorandum book, with a number of addresses and memoranda, which, in the hands of the deteclive, may be turned to good account.\u2014 A rifle club kas just been formed at Owen Sound, tbe object of which is to accustom the members to the use of the rifle.and to prepare them by regular practice for efficient service ad home guards, should the necessity arise for calling them out.Kuch member is armed with one of Allen's breech-loading rifles, aud, according to rule 5, every member must bave in readiness one hundred rounds of ammunition, besider, that required for practice.A large sum of money has already been expended in tbe formation and operations of the club, and the mem- bere.we are glad to learn, are acting with mest praise-wortby zeal.Such an example should be followed by otber towns.\u2014 Boulton's troop of Cobourg Cavalry, three officers and fifty men, are ordered to camp at Thorold to-morrow.The battalions at present there will be relieved by the Uniario battalion, pine companies, thirty-two officers, and four hundred and fifty men, Lt.-Col.Fairbanks; the Welland battery, properly horsed and with their artillery, Lient, Schofield, two oflicers and fifty men ; and a battalion from Lieat.-Col.Taylor's district.The troup will proceed to Port Dal- housie by steamer, and return with the Cobourg battalion, at present at camp under Lieut.-Col.Cubbitt.The steamer City of Toronto\u201d will take over lhe Ontario battalion, and tbe Welland battery will march to their destination.\u2014 At a meeting of the Town Council of Berlin, held on the 2rd instant, the following resolutions were passcd :\u20141, That this Council, bearing thatit is the intention of the military authorities to distribute the regular troups now on their way from England, to important points co the railways of the Province, would suggest to the nuthorities the desirability of stationing « number of these troup Berlin, and this Council pledges itself to pro sll ibe necessary har- rack accommodation.2.That Councillors Jul tay, Snyder, Gildner and Mr, Bowlby, the Reeve, be a commitiec to represent to the nulitary authorities the facility with which any number of troops could be moved eastor west by the Grand Trunk, or south by the Berlin and Doon branch, and thence by the Galt branch of the Great Western ; and the advantage to the battalion of volunteers, just about to assemble at its headquarters in Berlin, the county town, of bav- ing regular troops to forward and instruct them in military dutins.Tue Crors.\u2014There were only eleven days in August without rain, and the farwers say they never had to much difficulty to secure their bay.In the parishes of Long Point, Pointe aux Trembles, and probably many others, grain has been cut and lying on the Gelds for fortnight or three weeks exposed to all tbe bad weather, which bas rendered it almost valueless.It has sprouted, and the straw js discolored.The grain which is not yet cut, particularly oats, is lodged on the ground as if herds of cattle bad been trampling on it.The wheat is still standing, but it bas sprouted in the ear.The potatoes are rotting everywhere ; and it looks sa if fise weather would never come again.\u2014/' Aurore, Sept.6.Que ar Tuaxsavitek\u2014A veritable \u201cstrike\u201d was made last week at the Victoria Well, be- short and safe vu, of communication with the ; lPBi0E to 8 Boston Company.The well was commenced only a few months its present depth being 319 feet, and during the whole time of drilling there was no appesranteof water, as is usual in oi) wells, till the oil came mized with water.Theindications are saidto be first.rate, and will likely be tested by pumping today.One singular circumstance connected with the locality is that, although Mr.Mayhew has been in possession ot the farm for twenty years or upwards, be has never been able to raise crops of any kind on the particular spot where the well is situated\u2014some acres in extent.The other wells in the neighborhood of Thamesville and the Wabash settlement are progressing at various depths, viz: The Shaw well, 800 ft.; Gilbert, 550 ft.; Tapley, 403 ft.; Courtney, 400 ft.; Morden, 580 ft.; Webber, 445 ft.; and Kinder, 420 ft.All these wells are situated west of Thamesville, and from one to three miles from the river, 00 that there is every prospect of this territory being fully developed in & very short time.A 545 (Speoial Telegram to Witness.) Urrawa, Sept.12.\u2014Since Mr.Howland vas gazetted Fiuauce Minister, rumors have been rife on the streets that other chunges were contemplated.One romor says Mr.Campbell will leave the Crown Landa and take the Post-Uf- fice, ard that Cauchon will be called to the Cabicrt as Crown Land Commissioner.Another je to the same purport as far as the Post-Oftice and Mr.Campbell are concerned, but points to Mr.Abbott or Mr.Dunkin as Crown Land Com- THE WITNESS.SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1866 Pranive ron New Suasceisexs.\u2014For a new subscriber to the Daily Witness or to the Mon treal Witness, or two subscribers to the Weekly Witness, or eight to the Canadian Messenger, we will give twelve choice tulip bulbs, well assorted: As the expense of sending this small parcel by express would be too great, it should be sent for by any private opportunity this autuma, with an order to the following purport :\u2014 « Huving remitted for \u2014\u2014 new subscribers deliver one dozen tulips to bearer for me.\u201d SEMI-WEEKLY SYNOPSIS UF MONTREAL NEWS.The Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibition has taken place in the Victoria Skating Rink.Ita excellence bas been equal, and in some points superior, to that of preceding years.The great anticipated increase in the number of entries bas not been realized, however, and the weather has not, upon the whole, been very propitious.The dahlias, asters, and annuals were uncommonly fine.The fruit was much as in former years.Many of the agricultural specimens deserved considerable praise, and there was a very choice show of poultry, a new feature ju the exhibition.\u2014\u2014Lieul.-Col.Devlin having resigned the command of the 1st or Prince of Wales Regiment of Velunteer Rifles, of which he has been a member during twelve years (the last five years as Commander), bad a dinner given to bim by the officers of the regiment on the evening of tke 12th inst., at the Cosmopolitan hotel.Au address was also presented to him, and & service of silver, of four pieces He replied at considerable length to the compliment, and Capt.Clarke, late of the same regiment, also addressed those present on the subject of his (Capt.Clarke's) recent dismissal from the corps, owing to certain correspondence of his reflecting on the militia suthorities.EDITORIAL ITEMS \u2014 The oldest inhabitant probably does not remember such a long continuance of wet weather in harvest time as we bave bad (bis year.There were, it is said, only eleven days in August in which it did not rain, and up to this (14th of S-ptember) it may almost be said, \u201cThe rain it raineth every day.\u201d Scotland bas generally been considered to bave à very wet climate, but we doubt if it is more so than that of Lower Canada has been for the past six or seven weeks.Great loss must result from these almost continuous rains at this critical Eeason.\u2014 The (lobe, it seems, sent a special correspondent to the Fenian Congress at Troy, & report of which will be found on the first page.But we must say that the plan he sketches as that resolved upon for a Fenian invasion, appears improbable envugh.Itis, however, well to be prepared ; und the fact that & gentieman's coach- mas in Toronto had & rifle and a quantity of ammunition concealed under his bed, indicates that there is, to some extent at least, Fenian treason at work in Canada.\u2014 1 is announced ia le Canada that Monseigneur Qooke, Bisiop of Three Rivers, ls about, on account of bis advanced age, to follow the example of the Bishop of St.Hyacinthe, and resign bis episcopal office.The Rev.Grand Vicar Lafièche, well known for bis eloquence, is to be bisenccessor.\u2014 The Minerve of the 13th inst.says, Lord Mouck bas commissioned Dr, Kirwin, of Quebec, to purchase for the Imperial Government a thousand horses of the Canadian breed, which is now recognized as the best adapted for cavalry purposes, on Account of its powers of eadur.ing fatigue and privation.\u2014 The recent defections from the Republican party of the State of New York to join President Johnson, bave freed it from the inveterate wire.puliers who threw everything into confusion unless they could carry thelr own by-ends.That perly is thercfure supposed to be now stronger than ever, The \u2018Great Eastern bas sailed for Liverpool.\u2014Bath of the Atlantic cables are in fine working order.The tariff is to be reduced one- balf.Our despatches of last night are the most lengthy yet received.\u2014 The despatch announcing the death of \u201cLord North,\u201d rends in the New York papers \u2018 Lord Northbroke, formerly Sic Francle Daring.\" \u2014 Russa showe signs of once more endeavoring to obtain the control of tbe Danubian Principalities.= The Sultan of Turkey bas decided to es- tabilsh an embassy lo Wasbington \u2014 The Prince-Royal of Prussia is about to visit THE MONTREAL WITNESS.thy ization of the Prussian administration | energy ; and throughout [relacd, at least fifty of to then countries the houses of worship belonging tp the Presby- Mr.8.D.sta rt isin England soliciting tering Church, owe their existence to his parse.vering efforts.\u201d subscriptions towards a testimonial to General lobert E.Lee.The intention is to raise $150,- Romax Carmouic Mizaciss.\u2014 Leogthy ac- 000, to add to the endowment of Washington counts of two recent miraculous cures reproduc- College, Virginia, of which the general is presi- | ed from French papers, are \u2018ound in the Courrier dent.| da Canada, and must create a great sensation \u2014Ex-Governor Eyre, of Jamaica, bas received | amongst a large class of people who trust to the invitations to banquets at Bath, Chippenham, | reliability of these statements, Une of these and Cambridge.alleged miracles occurred ia London, and con- \u2014 Bismar:k, in the Prussian Legislature, de- sists in the snddea cre of a very lame and pa- clares the policy of Prussin at present to be ralytic girl, who, after partaking of the sacra.tirmly to retain what it gets.ment, threw away ber crutches.The other mira- \u2014 Tbe King of Saxony, it is believed.has ab- cle took place in Naples, the subject being au- therein, that, on proper representation and substantiation of the facts, the Secretary of State shall order the same to be performed within a limited period; and if such duty should not be performed witbin the time specified, then some person shal! be ordered to perform it,\u2014the expenses, Including the superintendence of the work and costs of legal proceedings, &c., to be paid by the authority in default.thy eutertained in Britain against occasionul Government interference in municipal matters is thus at length compelled to give way before the force of circumstances arising out of the growing density of city population.dicated in favor of bis son.\u2014 Austria has invited Italy to a joint commission for the improvement of telegraphic and postal intercourse between the two countries, \u2014 Alarge and aristocratic company, includ- ! other girl, who was cured from idiocy ard ds-| There is such a thing as an absurd, as well as SEPTEMBER 15, 1866.come, in conformity with an act Passed on the Sth of August last, between ug and the majority of the members of the clergy, etc.ote.# {Tuonas, Bishop of T.R.\u201d Mr.Pacaud argues from this document that be has a right to refuse paying the titbes to the Rev.Mr.Dubsult, because of the following considerations :\u2014 let This gentleman has never been named irremovable and perpetual priest of the parish, as required by the Statute of May, 1679.2nd.The defendant bas bought from bis bishops the | appointment to the parish by assentiog to a pe- | cuniary consideration.This renders him guilty | of Bimony, and tuerefore incompetent to exercise the functions and claim the rights of the priest | bood.3rd.The defendant has surrendered bis The old and somewhat unreasonable aztipa- | ease of the heart, by sn apparition of the White a wholesome, dread of centralization, and sove- | ! Lady of La Salette.The French paper in which l\u2018reigu power is apt to be abused ; but not astreet | | tuese miracles are related, \u2014tke Messenger af the should be permitted to be laid out, without at 1 | Sacred Heart of Jesus, \u2014says, speaking of them : the same time being sewered, nor should there be permitted to be built any house without its claims to the full tithes, in obedience to à soves reign power foreign to that of the Queen, name- y, the Propaganda in Rome, and this is a crime of diglogalty.4th.The defendant, in allowing ing several ladies, went on board the \u2018Ré | Whether the miracle was performed under the d'Italia\u201d to witness the destruction of the Aus-!eyes of a large concourse of the faithful or ia trian navy, and all were lost with the Ituliun | the secrecy of m convent, is a ruatter of no im- being provided with a drain to connect with the public one of the street.himaelf to be tithed by his Bishop has violated the principle, Ecclesia Ecelesiam non decimat, From these objections M.Pacaud passes on to ship.\u2014 The cholesa has been prevailing in New Orleans for a month, and does not yet abate, One hundred men died in onc colored regiment.Sister Tugnzsa.\u2014It is announced in L Ordre that Sister Theresa of Jesus bas returned to Montreal, baving spent eight years in Chili and Montreal, and be the General Manager ofall the Catholic Providence Aoylums in Canada.Sceroseo Mrapzk SEAR CHATEAUGUAY.\u2014 A vestigation.It seems that about a fortnight ago one Louis Lefort, living near Chateauguas, was suddenly missing.Inquiry was fruitless; but last Saturday some human bones, and also a number of buttons like those worn by Lefort, were found ia a lime-kiln by the railway track, Chateauguey.A relation of Lefort has been arrested, and the rervuins of tbe bones Lave been placed 1n the keeping of the High Constable, NiaGana\u2014Mr.James R.Benson, merchant, 8t.Catherines, bas been asked to stand for the Division vacated by the resignation of Mr.Cur- rie.The proposed candidate is, we believe, & very respectable and worthy merchant of long standing in St.Catberines, and mercantile men ever, take a very good mau to bes worthy successor of Mr, Currie, who was one of the few temperance men in the Upper House, and who was reliable for upright and conscientious votes, Warzasporr.\u2014A priest has informed L'Union seven in Burlington.She comes to reside in | cage of supposed murder is now undergoing in.| are much needed in Parliament.It will, how- | To provide for these | regulations being invariably carried out, it would seem desiruble that there shou!d be an appeal to a supreme power in the state, to awaken and correct with a sharp peralty the frequent torpor or selfishness of local legislation, Something of this nature exists at present in Canada, in the appointment of a Central Board of Health ; ; which, however, is only temporary, having | been made in the expectation of & visit of cholera to the Province.But all Muni- | cipal bodies should be made to feel that there is | « power superior to themselves, whose function and prerogative it is, not to arbitrarily interfere ! port.Although less abowy, tae fact is not lesa real.\u201d We tlink, on the contrary, that it makes a vast difference whether the alleged miracles ' were private or public.We have bad, of late ' years, many accounts of Roman miracles in the * way of wonderful cures taking place in nunne- ties and amongst devotees; ard such bas been ; the case even in Montreal.It is high time if these miracles are to be of any use in silencing j incredulity and establishing the apostolic and I infallible claima of tbe church of Rome, that | some of them should be performed iz such a public and ostensible manner as to remove all ground for suspecting either unfair means or with the working of just and humane local laws, ' pious delusions.but to see that they be enacted and faithfully i Two Rsvocrs 15 Russia.\u2014The cable telegrams obeyed.give us scraps of information respecting two re- 1 volts of some little importance now progressing !in the Russian Empire, ~one at its south-west- i ern extremity, in the Caucasus and the other in | the remote regions of Siberia.The former is {evidently one of the periodical outbreaks of the \" warlike and impetuous Circassians, occasioned : by their unquenchable opyosition to Russian domination, and by a resolute determination to drive the invader from their country.Army i after army of the Russiazs bas heen defeated and | destroyed by the brave mountaineers, and, though the lutter bave been all but conquered by the greater numbers of their foe, there is still much \u201cof the old Sery spirjt among them, of which this l'insurrection is a manifestation.Daghestan, tbe j scene of the outbreak, lies on the western shore | of the Caspian, and north of tbe Cuucasus range, and bas a population of about 250,000.THE QUESTION OF TITHES BROUGHT BEFORE THE SUPERIOR COURT.For several years all agitation bas ceased on the subject of the oppressive law of tithes, which iu Lower Canada compels the Catholic farmer to pay brer to the priest one twenty-sixth part of all his grain.Whenever there has been a poiat in dispute, or a doubtiul interpretation of the law in reference to the payment of thess tithes, our courts bave generally adopted the view most favorable to the clergy, and enforced their claims.After the decision given by a French judge, some eight years since, that pease were grain, and tithable, an absurdity which bad never before obtained official sanction, the people have given up all idea of opposition, aud bave understood that they were entirely at the mercy of their priests as to the way in which the latter chose to claim the payment of tithes.Nationale that the disaster which has overtaken Ip Siberia, a formidable band of Polish exiles the farms of St.Rémi and St.Michel is due tos | and Russian emigrants, in the neighborhood of waterspout.The crops locked as trampled | Irkoutsk, have taken a staud agaiust tbe oppres- down, crushed, twisted, and besmeared with | sion of their rulers, and bave defeated the Rus- black mud.Where the soit is bard some patches sian troops sent out against them The rum- bere and there have been left standing ; where it ber of exiles has lately been so great as to be lasoft the whole was lost and covered with | more than sufficient fur the labor of the Govern.dirt.The despair of the farmers after the dis- ment mines and factories, and about 1200 Poles aster was great, and one lost temporarily his were sent to make roads in the barren, desolate Qur Legislature, which could have dealt with some of & more general character, which if acknowledged by a Court would make the tithes so wortuless to the clergy that they would be glad to give them up, and throw themselves upon the voluntary principle.His fifth objection is drawn from the Imperial Act 14th (Geo.III, ch.83,8.5), which decides thut the surplus of the tithes which may not be wanted for the support of the priest, must go to the support of the Protestant clergy.Tbe tithe paid by the prieet to the Bishop, therefore, belongs legally to the Protestant clergy, for it is a surplus of the tithes not necessary to the support of the priest.But what ie the amount necessary lo the support of a priest?Mr.Pacaud finds the answer in the decree of the Btate Council (Conseil d'Etat) of July 12, 1707, in which the tithe of a priest is limited to 500 livres, that is to say $87.33 (£31 16s.8d.), which was the only amount of tithes legal at the time of tke conquest, and, therefore, sanctioned by treaty or by Imperial act.The support of the priest was supplemented entirely by the casue! and free-will do- ations.Now Mr.Pacaud shows that, according to the returns of the census of 1861, the Rev.Mr.Duhault must bare received in tithes à value equal to $1,216.He was legally entitled to only $87, therefore the balance, $1,129, should have gone to the Protestant clergy, orelse have reverted to the Crown.While the priest of St.Maurice raised that large sum from a poor parish, the people could raise in the same year only $505 towards the education of their 380 children, and the highest salary paid by them to any teacher was but $120.To these important considerations Mr.Pa- this grievance, was practically impotent to remedy it.The Protestants, who formed the ma- Jority, were afraid to touch a religious queation, and to legislate upon a subject in which Catholics alone seemed interested and about which the clergy insisted no legislation could take place without their leave, on account of the guar- caud adds several of less public interest, to show that, ia hig case at least, the tithes were not due, He declares, in conclusion, that Fe cannot loyally, conscieutiously, and legally pay tithes to a priest already far overpaid, whose services be has never sought, and to whom be owes absolutely nothing.Mr.Pacaud has made out a very fair case; be will, however, almost surely reason.At St.Rémi, eight of them are completely ruined, and twenty have suffered serious losses.\u2018The proportion is about the same at St.Michel, TEMPERANCE IN AnTIABASKA.\u2014A correspondent writes to Le Défricheur that altbough the County Council bad last spring, at the request of the clergy, refused to issue licenses for the sale of intoxicating drinks, the poison is sold everywhere openly, and in defiance of the law.Those illegal venders are not disturbed, no one caring to prosecute them or to inform against them.This, the correspondent thinks, evidences à state of demoralization amongst the people.They are, most of them, indifferent to the enforcement of the law, or else coincide with those who break it.This shows that temperance legislation, in order to be effectual, needs in every locality the constant and determined cooperation of its friends.OnvinaTiox or à Missiomanv roæ Tne Lanna- bor Coasr.\u2014Nr.S.R.Butler, who bas for some time been missionary on the coast of Labrador, in connection with a Society in this city, was ordained to the work of the Christian Ministry on Monday evening, in the lecture-room of the American Presbyterian Church.Rev.Dr, Wilkes presided, asked the usual questions of the candidate, and offered the ordaining prayer ; Rev.Nr.Gibson preached the introductory sermon; Rev.Dr.Taylor gave the charge; and Rev.Messrs.Bonar and McVicar conducted devotional exercises.The above-r amed gentle.met, together with the Rev.Mr.McKillican, of the Sunday-school Union.united in the imposi- tom of hands.Mr.Butler's replies to the usual questions were clear and satisfactory.A considerable number of the friends of the mission were present, and enjoyed much the deeply inter- eating services.Dears or Rev.Dx.Enoaw, or Brubasy.\u2014 This eminent minister of the Gospel died recently in Dublin.The Northern Whig, published in Belfast, speaks of bim as follows := \u201cThe Presbyterian Church not only of Ireland, but of every country in which that form of Christian religion hne established ftuelf, will learn with extrema sorrow of the death of the Rev.De.Edgar, which took place on Sunday in Dublin.De.Kdgar had done more perhaps than sny other memter of the Assembly for the extension of the Presbytering Cheech.During the lust furty years fully seven or e.ght of the meet Hanover and Hesse as viosroy to preside over iing-bouses in Belfast bave been erected by bis antee of old treaties at the time of the cession of the Province by France to Eng- laud.Confederation, however, must remove this great difficulty in the way of reform and legislation about tithes.The local patliamentof Lower Canada, composed in great majority of Roman Catholics, will be ina p tion to legislate on this institution, modifying it or abolishing it altogether, without Protestant responsibility being called upon as hitherto to screen the interests of the priesthood, In the meantime tbe whole subject in its most general aspects is to be brought before à court, und immediately to engross some share of public attention, owing to the courageous course of a French Causdian gentleman, Mr.Joseph Narcisse Pacaud, of the parish of St.Maurice, Three Rivers, who bas declined to pay to bis priest tho tithes be claimed.On the 16th of June, 1866, the Circuit Court of Three Rivers gave judgment against Mr.Pacaud, but he hasappesled to the Superior Court, and published 8 paper which is before us, in which he states what ate the grounds upon which he bases bis opposition.Some of bis reasons are based upon the peculiar circumstances connected with bis case, while others are of such general and comprebeneive import as to invalidate tbe legality of the whole system of Lower Canada tithes.On account of their importance we will briefly state the leading ones :\u2014 Mr.Pacaud rests his defence principally on what he alleges to be the temporary, conditional, and, therefore, illegnl, appointment of the priest of his parish; an exception which, if well grounded, will apply, we surmise, to a large portion of the clergy, if not, perhaps, to the whole.Referring to the registers of installations, kept at the Bishop's residence in Three Rivers, he produces the following official document, on which rests the appointment of the priest:\u2014 \u201cTo the Rev.George Dubaalt.\u201cBin=We entrust to you until revocation, on Our part or that of our successors, the cure of the parish of Bt.Maurice.You will exercise there the ordinary powers of the parish priest; you will draw the tithes and other offerings, according to the usage of this diocese, and in conformily 10ith the decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda.You will pay every year, in May or June, to the Bishop of the dio~ cess, for the support of the bishopric, the tenth part of the income you will draw from the tithes of the mid parish, and this for eight years to district around Lake Baikal.The soldiers defrauded them of a great part of the money aod provisions allotted them by Government, typhus and other disenses broke out amongst them, and the knout was freely used on those who complained, apd seeing themselves without any means of redress, the poor Poles armed themselves against their oppressors, and were subsequently joined by some 3,000 soldiers of the penal regiments, and by a large reinforcement of the native Buryat races.An army of four thousand regular troops was sent out against them from Irkoutsk, but they were driven back badly beaten.The otrug- gle, bowever, is not likely to last loug, as the insurgents must soon be overwhelmed by numbers and discipline, when their condition will be just so much worse than before.The Turks, too, bare trouble on band of a si- wilar character.Besides the revolutionary movement of the Greek Christians in the Island of Crete, who have rejected the terms of sapitulation offered them by the Turkish Government, and are strongly confident of suce cest, tbe province of Albania (the ancient Epi- rus) asserts its independence of Turkey.The inhabitants resemble the Circassians in their warlike disposition, and bave long been only nominally subject to Turkish rule.They bave taken to the strongholds of the mountains, from which the Sultan may find it ne difficult to dislodge them as the Car has done to reduce the Circassians to ohedience.NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL.An Act passed in the last session of the [m- perisl Parlinment, and koown as the Sanitary | Act, makes compulsory the emptying of the sewerage of any house into à public drain witbin one buodred feet of the same, It goes etill further, and autborises the municipal authority to furnish a supply of water, and charge @ tax fur it.It also checks the evil of uvercrowding, so fearfully prevalent in all growing cities, by setting n limit to the number of inmates to any house, or part of à house, sud requires that ail lodging houses shall be duly registered, drained, inspected, and cleansed, And, in order hat the act may not fuil to be carried out, st provides, when any Local Board of Health, or other Municipal or Santary authority, whose duty is to perform the above requirements, shall have made default lose it.The power of the clergy will be used to the utmost in a case so vitally affecting their temporal wealth, and will overrule every legal consideration.But the agitation thus begun, if kept up, will probably in the course of years find its way into tbe balls of our local Parliament, where the whole question of tithes must unavoidably be discussed and revised at some future day.PRINOE EDWARD ISLAND.Coat.\u2014A Charlottetown paper says that Mr.Henry, from Halifax, has recently visited portions of the island, for the purpose of ascertaining whether there exist, on its surface, any indications of coal, &c.He found no indications of mineral deposits.The /sfander in referring to the subject says :\u2014 \u2018If goal underlies the Island, it is probable that it exists at too great a depth to render it worth while to attempt to work it, especially as we are 80 near to the mines of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.The most valuable deposits of which Prince Edward Island can boast, are in the beds of its bays and rivers\u2014the mud and shells.There are mines of wealth, as our farmers bave, of late years, discovered ; and working them will prove more remuperative than digging for gold or copper or coal.We are aware that a sum of money has been appropriated, by the Legislature, for the purpose of bari ut we would suggest that, before expending shilling of this grant, the Government should ascertain, from Sir William Logan or Professor Dawson, whether either of these eminent geologists considers that boring would be productive of any Rood result; and should govern themselves by the reply.\u201d Domxstio Sxnvanta.\u2014We have siready stated that there Isa great scarcity of domestic servants in Montreal, ard we may add that the class especially wanted is women who can both cook and wash.The number of advertisements for this class is unprecedented, and women from the country, capable of filling them, would find good places at once.Our chief reason, however, for alluding to this matter again, is to suggest the establishment in this city of a public Inundry, which wonld send round its light waggons for the parcels of linen, returning them promptly, and drawing the money at once.The facilities for washing, drying, and mangling, which steam affords, would make this a profitable business, whilst it would be a great benefit to the public, Cannot tbe fatbers of families in Montreal get upa Joint Stock Laundry Company limited, and thus lay their better halves under lasting oblis gations to them ? SepTEMBER 15, 1866.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.549 THE EORTIOULTCRAL EXHIBITION.| \u2018This exhibition was opened to-day at two | o'vlock, aud should the weather\u2014which at pre- ! seat is very unsettled\u2014be favorable, there is lit- | tle doubt of a large attendance, and the consequent profit to the funds of the Society.At the hour of our visit this morning every thing was not yet in its place, nor, owing to the heavy rain of the past night, bad all arrived, one or two of the cross-tables still remaining to be filled up, Sufficient, bowever, was to bo seen, to Warrant us in believing that the exbibition would be, what the public bas been assured it was likely i 10 prove, namely, excelient in kind, and abun- lant in measure.The arrangements are, as we bave previously described them, so that little further needs to be added on that score ; auffi- cient to say thut the fine new gallery has been finished and stained go as to resemble in color: the other woodwork of the building.Thismuch | being premised, we shall peint out a few specimens of what at a somewhat hasty anrvey, struck ua as being noteworthy, where all is good.+ Aud first, the visitor is impressed by the large : area occupied with green-house nod other plants.| These may furnish occasion fur future remark.They cover two tables on each side of the centre aisle, and also the larger proportion i Of tbe cross tables, in the part of the building beyond the fountain in the centre.Two of the tables to the left hand of the entrance are occupied with fruit, principally apples snd grapes.Some of the apples are very good, and muny specimens of grape are of extraordinary fineness.Some peaches, too, on these tables are well worthy of admiration.The two tables | on the extreme right of the entrance are covered with flowers.Amongst them, both for quantity and quality, predominate the asters and dahlias.T hese will, we think, bear away the palm over! any collection of the like flowers of previous\u2019 years.There are some good pansies, gladioluses, | balsams, &c., and the specimens of cockscomb | struck usas being of extraordinary size and richness.The fuchaias are also well worthy of attention from the lovers of that elegant plant.Some noble green-house plants are grouped around the fountain, and amongst them is a lemon tree, bearing fruit, having from fifceen to twenty lemons on its branches.Upon the raised parapet on the left hand, and also upon the same along the head of the building under the gallery, is to be found most of the agricultural display.This was not particularly large ; but there were excellent specimens of grain, roots, and vegetables, including some very fine potatoes, paranipe, carrots, and also gigantic Scotch kail.The specimens of poultry are to the left hand against the wall.Many of these were very choice, and will attract their due abare of attention.In speaking of the Aowers, we bave omitted to mention some good \u2018bouquets ina variety of forms.The wax flowers and fruit had not been put in their places at the moment when we left, The number of entries is 603.LITERARY NOTICES.\u201cTap ATLANTIC\" MoxtaLy\u201d for September commences with a very improbable story, written in & very unsatisfactory style, called \u2018\u201c The + Surgeon's Assistant.\u201d * Woman's Work in the Middle Ages,\" contains & good deal of readable information concerning the various kinds of needlework, aod other accomplishments of ladies of the olden time.After a continuation of the \u201cPassages from Hawiborne's Note Books\u201d comes \u2018An Address to the Alumni of Harvard, at their Triennial Festival, July 19, 1866,\" on the subject of \u201c University Reform,\u201d which, taking the ground tbat a college ought to be something more than an advanced school, that its true objectis to give the two things that students require, opportunity aod inspiration, advocates the abolition of the whole system of marks, college rank, and compulsory tasks.A brief sketch of the history of Life Assurance is followed by a humorous articleentitled * A Distinguished Character,\u201d detailing the miseries that celebrated authors bave to undergo.The * Chimney Corner\u201d for this month is on the subject of amusements.\u201c An Italian Rais-Storm\u201d gives an account of the road from Nice to Genoa, seen under the somewhat unsual aspect of bad weather.* Incidents of tbe Portland Fire,\" is written by a lady whose own home was destroyed oa that futal day.+ My Little Boy,\u201d * Yesterday,\u201d and \u201c The Johnson Party,\u201d (a powerful article) with reviews of * Armadale,\u201d aod Gilmore's \u201cFour Years in the Saddle,\u201d complete the list of prose articles.The poems are,a third sonnet from Longfellow on * Translating the Divina Come- dia,\" \u201c The Voice,\u201d \u201c The Bobolioks,\" and * Lake Champlain.\u201d Cuanxocx's Worzs, Vol.V., contaïning miscellaneous, discourses, indexes, &c.Goopwix's Works, Vol.XII, containing sermons snd notes of sermons, indexes, &c Edinburgh: James Nichol, Montreal: B.Dawson & Son.Thess volumes form part of Nichols series of Standard Divines, Puritan Period, which is being issued under the direction of & Council of Publication consisting of ministers: and professors belonging to the various evangelical denom- jnations.The indexes with which these con cluding volumes are accompanied, form a very complete table of reference to all the euhjects and scripture texts which are discussed in any of the sermons, and thus greatly increase the value of the series.Racies von à Bivsssary Ptobixa \u2014One pint of molasses, into which stir aud hest very well one teaspoonful of carb.-sods or ssleratus ; then put in three pints of berries, a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, sad one of cloves, & pinch of salt, and four enough to make n hatter as stiff ss you can stir it; boil it three bours in a tin mould, but a common tin can, with a tight cover, et in a kettle gn high that the water cannot boll io, will answer very well.The tin must be well buttered ii To be eaten with a sauce.This will mal pudding for a large fumily, but it is nice warmed up tbe vezt day.Aout Sauve Sith, \u2018The above cecipe has been sent by a lady in the States for insertion in the Witness, == A telegram from Liverpool on the 6th September, states that the \u201c * oravian\u201d sailed on MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.Tux Surrosgp Mcuozr.\u2014A Coroners Jury was empannelled at the bouse of Louis Lefort, the mun supposed to have been murdered at Caugbnawaga.The circumstances of the case appear to be these :\u2014Lefort had a small clearing in Caughnawags, near tbe Chateauguay line.; Lo this was a miserable log shanty, with po other building nearer than half a mile from it.Besides farming in a small way, Lefort burned lime ina small kiln built abut forty yards from the house, and this he was in the babit of attending 4t night to keep the fire up.He had a daughter married to a man named Wilson, but she has been for some time separated from lier husband, and is now living in Louisville, Kentucky, On the eveping of the 31st ultimo, Lefort came in to supper with his two little girls,\u2014aged respectively about ten and cleven years, Some time after supper~\u2014about dusk\u2014he went to the kilo, taking with him a butfulo skin on which to sleep.Not long after, the children went to bed, aod bad falien aslesp, They were awuken- ed by some one moviug in the house, butat what Lour they could not tell.Une of the girls asked who was there, and was answered by Wilson, who said he was lodkiog for an axe tu chop some wood with, but that be could pot find it.He then left.Early next morning Wilson was there, and they asked him where their futher was.He told them their father bad gone to the States to see bis son° and to work there.He attended to the kiln all day, aod kept up the fire steadily.This be did till Sunday evening.Then he went over for Lefo:ts wife\u2014bis mother-in-law\u2014who was at Sault St.Louis.When he arrived he asked ber if she bad sven her busband.Somewhat surprised she asked if be was not with the children.He suggested that her husband might be at ber son's, seeing Lim.Being alarmed, Mme.Lefort started ns early as possible on Monday morning, but could hear uotbing of ber husband.Wilson then said as he had been inthe habit of clearing out the kila when the lime was thoroughly burned that he would draw this one, a8 soon a3 be had removed the ashes.He accordingly carried out the ashes, scattering them in different places.The way in which this was done excited suspicion, and the ashes were searched, among them being found some bones which Dr.Luberge, of St.Philomeoe, whose opinion was asked, believed to be buman bones.Besides the boues were found United States military buttous, the buckle of a belt such as Le- fort wore, and the buckle of a pair of trousers.\u2018On Monday be was taken by the Iligh Constable to Chateauguay.where the inquest was held, and brought back yesterday.He is now in gaol.The inquest will be resumed on Monday next at the Caughnawaga Hotel.\u2014 Herald.PessentTationN.\u2014We learn that a gold watch was presented in this city on Saturday last by Mr.Coasul-General Potter to Capt, Ovide Gagnon, of tbe British schooner * Marie Louise,\u201d for the rescue of two American seamen off the Mag- dalen Islands last summer.Two other watches have been presented by the American Government for the rescue of these two seamen, one to Collector Fox, of Amherst, and the otber to Capt.Bapt.Carbonneau, who was at first supposed to be the captain of the schooner; but Capt.Gagnon baviag made claim to the watch sent for preseutation to Carbonneau, Mr.Potter was instructed by the Secretary of State to inquire into the watter, and present the watch to the party entitled thereto, when it was found that Gaguon waa the true captain of the schooner and Oarbonueau sailing-master.Mr.Potter, however, recommended that a watch be presented to both Gagnon and Carbonneau, as both had been instrumental in the rescue, and had acted with great kindness to the suffering men ; which recommendation was approved, aod à watch furnished for presentation to Captain Gagnon.Each of the three watches cost $500, im hunting-cases, the design on one side being the Arms of the United States, and on the other & sailor rescuing a seaman, with the foi- lowing inscription: * Presented by the President of the United States to Capt.Gagnon, for the rescue of two American seamen, Jupe, 1865.\" \u2014Herald, = The Aylmer branch of the Montreal Telegraph Company was opened for business on the L1th inst.\u2014 There was & maiden calendar at the Court of Quarter Sessions, which opened in Kingston on Tuesday, and Judge Draper bad the unusual pleasure of receiving a pair of white gloves from the Sheriff.\u2014 The Dublin correspondent of the Times says: « lord Monck, Governor-General of Ca nada, is expected home at lus estate, near Ennis- kerry, County Wicklow, about the latter end of September, on leave.\u201d = Welearn that the inbabitants of Stanbridge, Dunham, and St.Armand, in Missisquoi County, are very generally arming themselves with Ball's repeater (a pive-shooter), and Ballard's breech loading rifie, and supplying themerlves with plenty of ammuuition ; so that in caee of another Fenian invasion of their locality they wiil not, as was recently the case, be left eutirely at the mercy of the Fenian brigsads.\u2014 Com, == À correspondent of the Toronto Globe states thet a Mr.Thomas Ilally, whose son is in gaol as & Fenian prisoner, bas lately written to Gen.Sweeney, to get him released and received an answer telling bim not to be noeasy about his son as Canada will be in possession of the Fe- nians at latest oy the 17th or 18th of Septem- her, and that hin son will then be fren.The letter bad the large Fenian seal upon it, and was signed by the Secretary.\u2014 On the 8th Inst, ns Private George Burr, of the 60th Rifles, was sttempting to leap from the cars, when in motion, on the station at Komoka, he slipped from the steps and fell under the wheels.One lex was cut completely off above the knee, and the other shockingly mutilated.The poor fellow was quickly cared for by his comrades, who endeavored to stanch the flow of blood ; but he died before medical assistance could be rendered.Triat of THR Fenian Prisowsns.\u2014The Fenian prisoners now incarcerated in the Toronto fail are, through tbele counsel, making ready for the trials in October.Geoersl O'Neill and Colonel Starr are to be present at the trial of Colonel Lynch, and wiil testify tbat be is not a Fenian.O'Neill and Starr are going to Toronto under a safe conduct from our government.Mr.M.C.Cameron ls to defend tbe Feniaa prisoners, and is to receive, it is nuderstood, $5,000 in gold.that day with upwards of 300 regulars fur service ia Canada.The main portion of the fes has been made up by s committes in Buffalo, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.Tonosro, Sept.10th.\u2014~Capt.J.H.Richey, Paymaiter 10th Royals, died this morning from disease contracted while ou active service at Fort Erie in June last.Complaints are prevalent that members of the Volunteer.Force who were obliged to go to the front with their Companies, are refused work at the machine shops and foundries where they bad been employed.i An attempt was made yesterday to tamper | with 8 sentry on guard over the Fenian prisoners at the oid juil.A man placed a large bottle of spirits in close proximity to the seotry, but was seen by the officer on duty.The bottle of spirits will be analyzed to-dey.The man escaped.An unsuccessful attempt was made yesterday tosel fire to the carpet store of Mr.Baylis, on King street, Toroxto, Sept.12.\u2014As a boat with two men was crossing tbe Niugara River to-day, some distance nbove the Falls, they were caught in & sudden squall and cepuized.The unfortunate wen were carried over the Falla.The race for the Prince of Wales Cup was run again to-day.The yacht\u201c Ripple\u201d was the | winpet.Tue late Capt.Richie, of the 10th Royals, wag buried to-day with military and masonic honora.\u2014Zferald Special, Orrawa, Sept.12th.\u2014The Provincial Secretary returned to-day.The Report of the officers appointed to provide barrack accommodation fur trovps was laid before the Executive Council to-day.Satisfactory arrangements were made at London, Brantford, and Toronto.Mr.Reynolds, manager of the Prescott and Ottawa Railroad, had an interview with the Postmaster-General to-day, in reference to running an evenivg train, to leave Prescott after the arrival of the Grund Trunk from the West.The change is to be made as soon as the road is securely fenced, that it ray be safe from cattle.A subscription list is in circulation here to defray the expenses of erecting a monument in memory of the late Lieut.-Col.Suzor.Hopkins, lately arrested for being unlawfully armed, and attempting forcibly to enter the house of Mr.Featherston, at Carp Village, was sentenced to 7 years in the Provincial Peniteu- tiary.\u2014 Transcript Special.SPECIAL NOTICES.Professional men.students, clerks, females, and all who may suffer the inconvenience of indigestion from lack of air and exercise, will, in most instances, derive great benefit from the use of Colby'a Anti-Costive and Tonic Pills.They can be taken with advantage by persons who can bear po other tonic.They can be taken any length of time without injury, and, what is peculiar, without increase of dose.Sold by al! Druggists.To Duroaists, Grocess, axo Faites.\u2014Bur- netts standard flavoring extracts, renowned for their great purity and strength, are for sale by the trade generally, \u2014endorsed by the leading confectioners,\u2014Barwzs, Hmmv, & Co, and Auex.MoGisnon, Montreal, general agente.Traveutezs.\u2014Travellers are always liable to sudden attacks of dysentery and cholers morbus, and these occurring when absent from home are very unpleasant.Perry Davis\u2019 Vegetable Pain Killer may always be relied upon in such cases.As soon as you feel the symptoms, take one teaspoonful in & gill of new milk and molasses, and a gill of hot water, Stir well together and drink hot.The effect is almost magical ; the cure certain.Tax Opinion oF AN OFVICER IN THE Any.\u2014 \u201c At inspection I noticed thata large proportion of the men's knapsacks contained a box of Troches, being generally used by them for Colds, etc.\u201d * Brown's Bronchial Troches\u201d should be rsed upon tbe first appearance of a Cold or Comgh, which by neglect may terminate in some incurable Lung Disease.COMMERCIAL.Monrauaz Wiruuas Orricn, Montreal, Sept.14, 1866.Heavy rains up to Wednesday night when it ceased, and the weather is since fine; and it is to be hoped that we are now to have a season of dry weather, which would, to à certain extent, save great quantities of the crops still outlying in a precarious and almost rotten state.\u2014 Greenbacks are bought at 32 discount, and sold at 314 to 31j dis, Silver is bought at 54 dis, end sold at 5 dis.5-30's are sold at 108 to 111} ; 7-30%% are sold at 1064 to 107, Fisaxcrat.\u2014New York, Sept, 14.\u201410:30 a.m.Gold, 145] ; Exchange, 74.\u2014 An error inadvertently occurred in last Grocery Report.Japans and Twankays read rather lower, which should bave been rather better, \u2014 A friend, from Hawkesbury, C.W., informs ue that the continuous heavy rains are damaging the crops in that vicinity, both on the high and the low lands.Similar reports come from various parts of the country.WEEKLY REVIEW OF MONTREAL STOOK MARK Trurspay, Sept.13, 1866.There has been an acttive business transacted in most stocks at somewbat higher rates, the market being decidedly Brmer.Bank of Mon treal\u2014We have to report transactions at 116, 116}, and 116}; but little stock in market.BanR of British North America\u2014The stock in offered for sale at 101, with buyersat par.City Bank\u2014Very heavy.Offering at 98}.La Banque du Peuple\u2014Has been dealt in at 1014 and 101} ; now heavy at the latterrate.Onto rio Bank\u2014\u2014Sales at 100}.It is offered at 101, with bagers at 100}.Commercial Bank of Ca nada\u2014Sellers at 76, Bayers at 76, Demand limited.Bunk ¢f {pper Canada\u2014The stock is | sales of coarse flour were made at high prices offering at 10, without inducing purchasers.Molion's Bank\u2014In good demand 111} to 113.The Transfer Hooks will be closed on the 151b until after payment of balf-yearly dividend.Merchants Lank\u2014We have to report sales at: 106 aud 1053 ; there is & fuir demand.Bank of Toronto\u2014There are sellers at at 106.Buyers at 105.We have no transactions to report.; La Uanque Jucques-Curtier \u2014 Is nominaily | quoted.\u2018Latest sales at 1054.Core Lonk\u2014 Sellers at par.No tranaactions to report.Quebec Bank\u2014Nominal at 99 to 100.La Langue Nationale\u2014Nominsl at 1054 t5 108}.Ruilicay Stocks and Bonds\u2014 Are neglected.We bave no business to report.Montreal Telegraph Com- pany\u2014Buyers at 133 to 134.The stock is scarce.Richelieu Navigation Company\u2014Sel- : fers of small amounts at 125, with buyers at 124.City Passenger Railway Company\u2014No.minal at 80 to 82j.There is somewhat more | inquiry.City Gas Company\u2014Nominel at 130 to 132.Montreal Mining Company- ness.Sellers at $3.Buyers at $2.Detentures\u2014There are sellers of currency Sixes ot98; buyers at 97.Five per cent.Sterling have been sold at 80.Holders now asking 82.The new 7 per cent.two year issue offering at 101.Montreal Corporation Honds\u2014We buve 10 report sales of Water Works at 86; Corporation extremely heavy at 85 to 86.Harbor donds\u2014Seven per cents, 9 years to run, offering at 1001.Nothing doingin eight per cents.FErchunge\u2014Up to yesterday Bank Bille were considerably dealt in at rates ranging | from & to 6j, when, consequent upon an advance in New York, there wasan active demand | at 6} without sellers.The market to-day! opened very Grm at 7} to 8, but closed dull at 7 | to T{.=Herald.| TusoLvexts.\u2014The following is the new list of bankrupts in the Canada Gazette of the 8th inst, = Peter O'Rourke, Goderich, C.W.Jesse Francis Byam, Belleville, C.W.Joseph Proctor, Goderich, C.W.George Armstrong, Toronto (township), C.W.Joseph Decimus Hanson, Stratford, C.W.Joseph Austin Simcoe, C.W.Joba Marshall Sandford, Simcoe, C.W.Andrew Douogh, Goderich, C.W, Jamea Melville Teasdale Hannum, commission- agent, Ottawa, C.W.Charles Goodwin, contractor, Ottawa, C.W, Louis Maurice, Quebec, C.E.George W.Browne, Sherbrooke, C.E.Patrick Logan, Woodstock, C.W.William Basil Hamilton, Collingwood, C.W.Charles Macdonell, Collingwood, C.W.R.Elliott & Co., Belleville, C.W.Willism Little, Clinton, C.W, James Edward Orr, Lynden, C.W.Nazaire Marchand, hotel-keeper, St.Patrice de la Rivière du Loup, C.E.© \u2014 Samples of Lower Canadian grain of this year's crop were exhibited on our market yesterday.We regret to say that the wheat and bar- Jey bad a very poor and discolored appearance.\u2014Îeraid.J.BELL, FORSYTH, & CO\u2019.PRICES CUR- HENT OF TIMBEW, DEALS, &c.QuxBNC, Sep.7, 1866.nd sd White Pine, in the raft, frs \u2018erior and oi nary accord average, &c,, 0) off.068 07 For Bu) erior Jo de w° 8@lv al ler accord! \"a Torage and ating to, s@®10 Buard Whol neh, in shipping | 101% ASSET .Red Pt in the raft, m odo de a 06 @ 810 In shipping order, 40 feet.09810 LUN AO by the Dram.17@18 Elm, by the fi, nccordi: average and quality.010 @ 12 gon ehipmogorder, 12814 mara juare, \u201cUN I UNE PA ere rires 010 @ 11 pEtatted © do 06 @0 7 M pohaptable sd £58.10 t0 £57.10 pe £80.00 to £87.10 eu ble £16 to £1410 le accord = peu, £17 to £18 for late, rds for 2nds REMARKS.Our market remains much as it was when we last issued our circular.Holders of White Pine are not pressing sales, nor ars buyers quite so eager as they were, owing in some measure to the great stringency in the money market, occasioned by the bill lately introduced, making alteration in our banking system, aod disarranging the whole trade of tbe Province.Ta White Pine the sales have not been large, and 58 fest have been sold at from Tid to 84d, and larger averages at prices varying from 8d to 104, Red Pine continues dull snd depressed.Oak is much as when we last issued our circular, although the advices from England are rather better.Elm is scarce, but uo buoyancy is felt in its disposal.Staves are in good demand, and are by no means abundant, We advance our quotations to £57 108 per atd, and £16 to £16 10s for West Indis.For all pipe, £60 to £82 10s.Deals are still asked for, especially Bright Pine and Spruce.The latter are becoming very scarce, and we increase our quotations to £8 10s, snd £9 for Ist quality, £6 103 to £7 for 2nd do, £5 for 3rd do.Freights are very languid, and 22s 8d for Liverpool and the Clyde.The last charter we bave heard is 248 for Troon; while for Bright Deals for London, 75s may be considered about the rats, TORONTO MARKETS.\u2014Szpr.12 TH.On account of the unfavorable state of the weather the attendance on \u2018Change was not so good to-day ag is usual on Tuesduys.Holders of flour are Arm, snd prices tend upwards; No.1 superfine bas, under the influence of more favorable advices from the east, advanced fully 50e to 75¢ during the past ten days.and is now quoted fully as high sa superior, and bigber than extra.The wheat market is dull, there being no stocks offering, and no shipping demand.The receipts on the street market are now con- quite a numher of loads were offering to-day, some of which sold bigh, as will be seen from quotations.Flour\u2014Receipts 135 bris.Very little flour offering; No.1 held at from $7, but { during the week.Wheat\u2014Receints oil; a small lot of midge proof new sold at $1.30 ; soother lot offered ut $1.35.Spring wheat brought from $1.23 to 31.30.Oats \u2014Receipta by team considezable ; prices lower: 26¢ to 37¢ for new.Barley.\u2014 Receipts improved ; prices range from 40¢ to 58c.Pess.\u201453c to 54c on the street market.Provisions.\u2014Dull and lifeless.Butter lower, 13jc to l6c.Eggs unchanged; 10jc for shipping lots.Bacou \u2014Stocks light; 11e to 12jc.Mesa pork, $23.50 to $23.75; prime mess, $21 to $22.Lard scarce\u2014Ilôc to 18c.MONTREAL RETAIL MARKET PRICES, For MARKET DAY, Sept.14, 1508.(Carefully corrected for the * Montreal Witness\") 5 , 8 dd Flour, country, perquintal.22 6 to 2 ¢ Oatmenl, * per quid! m0 to C00 ndian Meal (Oo) * Yet 98 Peas.48 t 50 Oats, 1101 29 Buckwhet 0% 09 0 busi- ' Indian Gorn (Ohlo).36¢t 30 + : Turkeys (old), per couple.76% #0 Canada Geese (young), do 5uto 60 Ducks, do 80% 39 owls, do 29 to 28 Eiki, parce PIB 18 zgeonn (tume), per pair.Beef, per ib.rer pa 944% 09 Pork, per | 0 Tito UK Mutton, per 05to 08 Lamb, per qua VU sto 06 Montreal | Yeu), perib.ét 07% Beef, per 100 Ibs 00 to @ Pork, fresh, 4.50 to $10.00 Butter, fresh, per lb.13% 18 Do.salt, per 1b.Unto 10 Auger, Done, ER 3 3 3 : ; ne, per Lard, pr fu: 2 H 8e 1 8 \u2018885, fresh, per to Hétidock, perin v4t 00 REMARKS.\u2014The atte: {farmers inthoir vehicles is large, and the market boats are bringing heavy supplies.Sales were brisk.Considerable demand for large dressed hogs, which sold almost as soon as brought in.Pota- toey, owing tothe are fust increasing in and will Boon reach $1 per bag, The Asanti of poultry of all kinds in market is very large, and Yet prices keep up.MONTREAL CATTLE MARKET.\u2014Serr.14.Extra Cattle, none in market.Firat quality of Cattle, $7.50; Second and Third, $6.50 to 1 $5.50.Milchk Cows, $20.00 to $25.00 ; Extra, $35.00 to $40.00 each.Sheep, $3.00 to $5.00.Lambs, $2.00 to $3.00 each.Hogs, live weight, $7.00 to $7.25, silver.Hides, Tjc per Ib.Pelts, 60¢ to T0c each.Tallow, 6c per Ib.Rrmanks\u2014A large number of cattle have come to market during the week, and all have been sold, with the exception of a few culls; prices have been well sustained.Sheep and Lambs are scarce, and sales have been made at outside figures \u2014sharp.Hoge, a fair supply, and all sold.N.Y.MARKETS (By Telegraph) pox, Sept.14.Flour 15¢ to 25c better; receipts 9,407 bris.Wheat 3c to 5c lower; receipts 17,162 bush.Corn firm; receipts 70,067 bush.Rye quiet.Oats dull and drooping.Pork steady; Mess, $33.12} to $33.25.Lard doll; bris 17jc to 20c.Ashes dull.Barley quiet.Peas dull.Freights dull.Corn Exchange Daily Reports.WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES.(Furnished exclusively to the Daily Witness.) Moxrzmar Oonx Excmanens, Sept.14, 1866, Froon, per bri.of 196 lbe \u2014Superior Extra purely nominal, $4.00 ; Extra $7.50, nominal; Fancy, nominal, $7 to $7.25; Super., from Canada Wheat, $7.25 to $7.50; Strong Superfine from Canads Wheat (rates exceptional), $7.70 and upwards; Super.from Western Wheat, $7.25 to $7.50; City-Brands of Superfine, $7.25 to $7.50 ; Super.No.2, nominal ; Fine, nominal; Middlings, nominal; Pollards, nominal; Bag- Flour $3.90 to $4.10 per 112 Ibe., according to quality.Market firm, but little business doing.The sales of Flour since the 'Change bour yesterday included 1,000 barrels of Welland Canal chiefly at $7.40 to $7.50, one parcel bringing $7.60, Super.from Canads Wheat sold in 100- barrel lots at $7 50 ; and strong Plour at $7.70 to $7.75.Flour is quoted at 15c to 25¢ per bel.lower to-day in New York.Oaramaz, per brl.of 200 Ibe\u2014The rate is $4.75 to $4.80.Wuamat, per bush.of 60 lbe\u2014No quotations can be given at present.1 Puas, per 60 lbs\u2014Latest sales in car-lads at 3e.Oars, per bush.of 32 1ba.\u2014No sales to notice.Banrtar, per 48 1ba.\u2014No really brightssamples arriving ; the price per minot (the weight being about 53 lbs.) varies from 50e to 65c, the latter rate only paid for best.Rvs, per 56 lbs.\u2014A lot of 10,000 bushels sold to arrive, Cony, per 56 Iba.\u2014Latest sales in bond at 55c.Asnus, per 100 be \u2014Market excited ; price of First Pots, $6 to $6.16; Inferiore sold at $5.30, to $5.50.Pearls, nal $6.90 to $7.Poux, per bri.of 200 lbe.~~Latest sale of inspected Mess at $25.50.Borran, per Ib.\u2014Dull; no strictly choice Dairy in market.Ousees, per Ib.\u2014Dairy, ile; Factory, 126.Fastonts.\u2014Ocean.\u2014Rates for Grain mostig nominsl.Per steamer to Liverpool, \u2014Grain, &s per 480 Ibe.; Ontmesl, 26 3d per brl ; Pot Ashes, 30s per gross too; Pearls 35s; Provi- sious, 458 per ton.Per steamer to Glasgow,\u2014Graio, 5s per 480 Ibs.; Pot Ashes, 259 per gross ton; Provisions, 45s per gross ton.An engagement for Grain per selling vessel to Liverpool at 4s 6d per 480 lbs.Lower Ports.~Rates nominal.Flour to St.Jobos, Nfid, 29 currency per brl.; to Halifax, Nova Scotia, 28.Fruanciar.\u2014Sterling Exchange rather firmer; Bank 60-day drafts on London, have »dranced to 7 to T| prea , for cash ; counter-rate, 8) prem; Best Private 6 to 6§ prem; Documentnry and Produce bills 5} prem.The rate for Sterling Kachange io New York city quoted by th graph at 6} to 7 prem.Demand drafts on New York about 31 dis.The quotation for gold in New York city at noon to-day was 145}.Latest Wreatanx Aovioms.\u2014The folowing are the latest Western Advices received hy tale granh at thé Oorn Exchange : Miuwauxes, Sept.135.\u2014No.| Whest une settled $2.4.fob.No.2 Whest, $1.84, fab, ; receipts, 46,000 busbels; Flour $10.00 1 $10.35.Freighte 16c.Mica, Sept.13.\u2014No.1 Whew setive $3.19 10 $2 20 f.o.b.No.2 Wheat $1 94 +0 $3 03 burs were unwilliog to pay this price.Extre \u2014None offering ; worth from $6.78 to $7; some Co.b.; receipts 72,000 bu.Corn firm 883 * 0.b.; receipts £1,000 bush, tae me m+ © ernie r > ns ee he en = THE MONTREAL WITNESS.pon, SEPTEM&ER 15, 1866, A BIRD IN HAND.EY CERISTINA ROSSRTTE.If I might see another spring I'd not plant summer flowers aad wait : I'd have my crocuses at once, My leafless pink mezere ons, My cbill-veined snow-drops, choicer yet My white or azure violet, Leat-nested primrose ; anything To blow at once not late, If] might see another spring I'd listen to the daylight birds That build their nests asd pair and sing, Nor wait for mateless nightingale : T'à listen to the lusty herds, The ewes with lumba as white as snow, I'd find out music in the hail And all the winds that blow.If I might see another spring\u2014 O stioging comment on my past That all my past results jo \u201c31° \u2014 1f I might see another spring I'd laugh to-day, to-day is brief ; I would pot wait for anything: I'd uge to-day that cannot lust.Be glad to-day and sing.\u201d THE TEMPERANCE MEETING IN THE VILLAGE OF TATTERTUWN.(Continued.) The rude conceptions of the poor girl, in connection with Mr, Lune's suggestions, bad left an impression on the mind of her mistress that the article, somehow or other, was not altogether in good keeping with their establishment.This impression was not likeiy to be weakened by the remarks of Miss Judy Jiggle, a cousin of her husband, who, shortly after, dropped in for tea and muBlis.In her way, and it was the oddest imaginable, Judy was a nonpareil.That which in almost any other person would have been absolute rudeness, was in her astrange compound of naive- é and plain-hearteduess, an earnest and honest desire to promote the weifare of her iriends, and a thorough contempt for the axiom that the truth is not to be spoken at all times.Judy, ufter surveying the new articles for a few moments, put her bundkerchief to her moth evidently for the purpose of strangling a fit of laughter in its birth, but in vain.\u2018 Why, Pezsy,' said she, \u2018 what is all this ?'\u2014: The pitcher, said Mrs.Lane, coloring with displeasure, \u2018is a present from my uncle Saul, und the sideboard is one that Mr.Lane has purchased, or rather taken in exchange for our old one,\u2019 \u201c+ Mercy upon me!\u201d cried Judy, lifting up her bands; * | didn't think your uncle Saul was such a fool.If he'd sent you the value in money, or family stores, there would have been some sense in it.1 should have thought cousin Archy might have had more sense tian to bave brought such nn expensive thing into a house where there's not an article to match.The next silly thing he'll do, I suppose, will be to change those mean litile cane-bottom chairs for some costly trumpery.He'll break in leas than a year, I\u201d dare say.\"\u2014So little iil.nature was there in these remarks, that when, upon turning towards ber, she perceived Mrs.Lane was shedding tears.« There now,\u2019 Judy exclaimed, what a fool [ am! I've hurt your feelings, you dear soul; and instantly embracing her cousin, begun to shed tears herself, which caused Peggy's to flow more freely, which cuused Judy to sob aloud ; and when Mr.Lage entered, as hedid shonly after, the ladies were clasped in each other's arms, and seemed to be incorporated for the purpose of carrying out & fit of hysterics.Enough was disclosed, in broken sentences, to give him a ready comprehension of the matter.\u2018Dear me,\u2019 said he, ¢I feur cousin Judy will never wik and act like the rest of the world ; and Fm afraid Peggy will never get thoroughly broken into the only safe habit, that of dis regarding her strunge remarks,\u2019 Coustn Arcby,' said Miss Jiggle, \u2018one of two things you bave got todo; wither to send oft that sideboard, directly, or get a set of chairs to match.\u2019 \u2014¢ Well, Judy,\u201d he replied, {I mean to do the latter to-morrow.Shall | have the pleasure of slopping your preity mouth with # hot muffin 7 \u20147ex had just then been set upon the table, * Accustomed us he was to the oddity of his cousin Judy, he himself was not always entirely prou! against her sudden and unexpected uttucks ; her random shots occasional.iy found their way between the joints of the harness, He was evidently piqued by her lust suggestion, \u2014the more so because it was bused on a fact too palpable to be questioned for a moment.\u2018The very next day a new bargain was made with Veneer ; u complete set of new mahogany chairs took the place of the little cave-bottoms ; and to make the arrangement one of agreeable surprise 10 his wife, an o portunity was selected, during her absence in the morning, for cffecting the exchange.It would be a work of supererogation to give a detailed uccount of the exclamations of wonder and delight, the dear Archys, and lear Vegyys, that passed upon the interesting occasions.\"How soon possession makes us poor | A week bad not run by, when Mr.Lane hud the mortification, upon his return one evenin from the store, of finding bis little wife sut- fering from unuccountable depression of spirits.It was a long time before his most earnest inquiries could elicit the cause.* Whom have you had to visit you to-day, my love?\u2019 said Mr, Lane.\u2014¢Mrs.\u201d Pryor, my dear,\u2019 she replied, \u2018and the turee Mina Pickiiaws, and Mrs Upperdunk, and « very disagreeable body she is; and Mrs, Freetattle passed half the morning bere.'\u2014¢ Well, and was not Mrs, Freetattle pleased that you had taken her advice about the aide-! T'\u2014\"Ob, ÿes, Archy the voemed mightily pleased.The first thing, she said when she saw iy was, *¢ There, dear, didn\u2019t] tell you so 7\" She praised it 10 the skies.Sbe called the other ladies to lovk at it.The Miss Pickflaws had never seen one of that kind that didn\u2019t crack,\u2014 they thought it much too large, \u2014it was very handsome, hut sideboards were going out very rapidly.Mrs.Freetattle requested Mrs.Upperdunk to look at the chairs, and all she said was ¢ \"mph,\" turning her nose up in the air.She then asked ber if she did not think the sidebourd very handsome; and again she said \u2018 l'mph, tossing her nose still higher, She then drew her attention to the pic\u2019 r, when she cried ¢ Uinph,\u201d louder than betore, und tossed her nose higher than ever.After she had gone, the three Miss Pickflaws, who, J thought, were her most intimate friends, from their particular sweetness towards her, remarked upon the rudeness of her manners.They laughed heartilr at ber bustle, which was all on one side, They said she was nohody in (Germany, and that she had not the true fashionable toss of the nose by any means.| don\u2019t believe the Miss Pick- flaws \u201care very sincere: for Mrs.Freetattie told me, when we were by ourselves, that not withstanding their compliments, which were very lavishly bestowed, they were, ull the time they were\u201d here, busily \u201cengaged making fun\u2019 of the carpet.She says she saw the eldest, Miss Hetty, as often as my back was turned, pointing one finger at the carpet and another atthe pitcher.Mrs.Freetatile says, Archy dear, that this Kidderminster carpet will never answer in the world with the sideboard and chairs; she also said the furnishing would be vers incomplete, even then, without ope pier-table at least, and a sofa.\u2019 \u201cReally, dear l\u2019eggy,\u2019 said Mr.Lane, with an unusually anxious expression of fuce, \u2018really I cannot siford it.\u2019 \u201cI told her so, Archy; and only think, she laughed in my fuce, and said everyhody knew yon were getting rich very fast, and that, fur her part, she couldn't see the wisdom of hoarding up riches for nobody knew whom.\u2019 \u201c4 «1 rather think,\" replied Mr.Lane, \u2018that I understand my affairs better than Mra.Free: tattle.\u201d «+4 I'm afraid, Archy,\u2019 said his wile, as she noticed the gravity of her husband's countenance, \u2018I'm afraid you'll think I am extravagant, and l'maure, dear Archy,*\u2014a tear stood in her eye,\u2014it was a pearl, iu her over-fond busland's estimation, sufficiently valuable to pay for the celebrated «cloth of gold,\u201d and of course, for the finest Suxony in the world.\u201c*Extravagant ! my love, certainly not.Mrs.Freetuttie is riot, perfectly right.Consistency demands that we should have these articies or rid ourselves of the others ; the latter is out of the question.\u2019 He kissed hia pretty wife, incomparably more so in her tears ; and, instead of devoting their evening to the perusal of some interesting volume, according to their usual custom, they consumed it in discoursing upon the comparative me- Hts of Brussels and Saxony, measuring their floor to ascertain the number of yards required, and deciding upon the most a pro- priate positions for the piertables and the sofa.Well, my love,\u2019 said Mr.Lane, after the little area had been traversed as industriously as ever the South Pacific wax traversed by Captain Cook, \u2018I feel more weary than 18 usunl for me ; before we retire, let's bave a yluss of that sherry.\u2019 \u201c+ What, now, dear?said his wife; \u2018you never took wine in the evening since I knew you, and you used to say that one glass after dinner was your daily allowance.\u2019 * True, Peggy, but this is my nightly allowance,\u2019 aid he, with a laugh, (To be continued.) THE \u201cAMATEUR CASUAL\u201d IN THE NURSERY, Mr.James Greenwood, the \u201camateur ca sual,\u201d bas been writing for the Morning Star sn account of visits which he had lately paid to the cholera haunts of London.In de.| cribing bis last rumble Mr.Greenwood says :\u2014 \u201cIn Peter street, getting towards Tufton street, there is à quiet-looking house in arow with the others.It has à shop, but the windows are now partially whitened, and nothing now is sold there.On the door is a notification that this is the infant nursery, ali informa.JO*d those precepts, to the conduct of tion concerning which may be obtained on ringing the bell, I rang the bell, and a decent.looking young woman answered, and in reply to my inquiry, civilly informed me that the matron was {rom home, but that I was wel come to look over the establishment, The shop and parlor appeared to be used asa sort of ollice and living rooms in one.The youn, woman took me upstairs to the first fluor, where one of the oddest sights it was ever my lot to witness immediately mot my view.In the front room, which is'& large room, there is à apuce in the middle railed round like a miniature horse circus, the rail being about eighteen inches high, a netting of string ex.teuding from it to the floor.Spread within the ring was first a wool mattress, then an india-rubber sheet, and over all a warm woollen rug.This was where the babies, the tiny things, from a month old up to toddling size, disported, and there they were disporting\u2014 bappy and contented, seemingly, as birds in A nest, Toddling about the room, which was plentifully furnished with comfortable little chuirs, were several other little children, all with clean fuces and well-brushed hair, and all wearing an ample pink pinafore with the sleeves tiedup with a lot of blue ribbon.There were toys to play with, and pictures on the walls, and a swing, and » magniScent rocking-chair, presented by some kind patron ; and somebow the decent little woman in charge of them had such a capital way of mensging them that they were all us merry as grigs, and in the best of humors one towards the other.Out of this room you.came to one even prettier, for here ranged along the walls were Liny iron cots with white sheats and feather pillows; and this is where the youngsters tired of play were laidto rest of after.noone.There was one so resting no an elephant out of Nosh's Ark in his chubby hand.The civil young woman took me a little bigher in the house, and showed me a lead flat securely railed in, and on one side of which were growing tome blooming scarlet runners, with th me to another room, whici neighborhood that had to do duty for an alle told me what it all meant.Five and knowin, this was the result.\u201d A SISTER'S INFLUENCE.since she wont to her reward, that tient and perseveringefforts moulded my c ence in lite.grateful emotions.to live for some high purpose ! how much hid- world ! Une scene in my early life now rises vividly before my mind, the inifuence of which upon my character will never pass away.When I 'was a were boy, not having reached iny tenth year, Ifell'under an exceedingly evil my own age, but men who sought to lead me astray.Dilizently did they labor to etiace early instructions\u201d and implant the seeds of evil.Too well, alas, did they of my parents and setting the Inw of God at defiance, to hear them applaud and call me \u201caman, | grew apace in wickedness, my family not even suspecting the terrible infli- enceexerted over me; for in their presence J was gnarded.One day, having some difficult horse I was endeavuring to manage, à whom I could grieve was near, and gave vent to wy rage in oaths and enrses, Upon my return to the house, what was my surprise to find began to talk tenderly to me.were her appeals! but I was unmoved, My reason was gone.My heart was stone.exhausted all ber resources, but in vain.Evil had dominion over me.lence.| was hardened in iniquity.At last, ed.Those tears touched my heart, fully resolved 10 abandon my evil courses.earlier days resumed their power; henceforth .1 yielded myselfto her control.Yetit was not the words of my sister that produced the effect.Good and true as they were, they failed to make any impression, Not till I'saw the tear start in her eye, and heard her tones «(quivering with emotion, and | evincing her sincerity, her earnestness, and bringing before me the consistency of her life, was I vanquished.| little value, Many a parent gives good pre.lcepts uit repented, and wonders that.they fall ; on hieedless ears, bearing no fruit.Lite ! does he realize that those children, apparently so unthinking, are looking earnestly be im who gives them, to see if his life corresponds with his teaching.Ifit does not, vain us the wind are his words; and the more they are multiplied, the less is their effect.But example furnishes not only an unanswerable can Messenger.2 |THE WINE QUESTION\u2014IMPORTANT TESTIMONY, The Rev, E.S, Lacy, late pastor of the Firat Congregational church, San Francisco, has been travelling in Europe and the East what especially interests him to his California friendsand acruaintances.through the columns of the Pacifi~.Île is both a careful and_intelligent observer, and we therefore regard the following paragraphs of his last letter touching on this Juestion ss very important, perbaps we should say conclusive, testimony on this subject, He says: \u201c1 wish now to tell you of what | have observed in wine-growing countries, and to give you the result of my inquiries concernin, the drinking habits of the people.The testi- heard, was to the effect that intoxication vas very little known in wine-produemg districts, and that if wines were only cheap and unadulterated in America the vice of intemperance tion of the vine culture in California, sad its general increase, as a barbin, rality, country place in do nothing but work in their vinejar: where wine is cheap and e beverage of the laboring classes than scène enuobling character, This was the babies\u2019 play-ground.She took was the bathroom, and the water-closets were here too, but without the very faintest evil smeli\u2014a fact accounted for probably by the existence of & capacious cistern, as large as many in the of twenty houses.And when I'had seen afl that was to be seen the civil young woman ears ago some kind ladies in the neighborbood, pitying the shocking condition of the little children such as I have endeavored to describe, that the mischief arose chiefly out of the circumstance of their mothers being compelled to be out at work from morning till night, laid their heads together, and My sister | Nearly forty years have passed Yet she lives in my heart fresh as if it were but yesterday Ï listened to her voice and saw on her countenance the approving smile that urged meonin my upward way.Her earnestness, her wisdom, her seif-denial, her love, her pe Le racter, and determined my position and influ- I never think of her without Were all elder sisters such, how many hearts would throb with gra.He was a pretty.boy, and much beloved.titude! what multitudes would be stimulated His grave is, or will be, among felons.influence, It was not lads, companions of succeed, 1, drank in their words ; I practised their pre-, cepts, I disregarded good, and highly pleased | was |, when trampling upon the instructions | that my sister had witnessed my conduct and \u2018 heard my blasphemy ! She took me aside and ; I knit my brows and steeled my heart.How she reu- soned with me! How vividly she pictured her surprise and disappointment! How touching She Istood in sullen si: in despair she dropped my band, and bursting into teurs, told me | might go.Then I relent.I was {too proudto let her know she had made any impression, but I went from her presence By divine aid I kept my resolution.No oath i again escaped my lips; the impressions of Precept alone is of argument, but an irresistible appeal, \u2014 Ameri.bo for nearly two years, writing occasionally of r of general mo.I have dut spent six months in a witzerland, where the people i ure, and far more water ; where noue think of making a dinner without a bottle of wine; where all the about is of the most elevating and Here more intoxication was obvious than in any other place it was ever my lot to live in.The common people A to and fro with loads of bay or wood, or to and from their markets, would become intoxicated before reaching home; the wine shope or cafis along the roads were at all the day might be found fuil of men.days and festal occasions you might suppose all the male population drunk, so great are the number in this deranged and beastly condition.On Sunday afternoon young men go shouting along the street.Intelligent Germans informed me that this is the great social evil of their country, à place where wine is not very Cheap, 1s never adulterated, aud where great quantities of it are drank,\" A BOY LOST.There is a boy lost, not from sight, but be is lust unto the world.He sought his com- ; panions among the Jow and dissolute, and became like unto his associates.lle is lost! His parents weep and lament, and hope for his return to virtue and reapectability; but, alas! they hope against hope.CL The object of their love and solicitude is in 8 whirlpool, which\u2019carrics him further and further from their sight and in a few years he will disappear forever.A boy lost! When last seen he was extracting money from the till of his employer.À boy low! He disappeared gradually.den power would be developed 10 bless the First, a cigar retlected the light by which he was seen in his downward course, He was next reflected by the glass which contained the sparkling and ixtoxicating dranght.His voice was last heard in a gambling saloon.He is hopelessly lost.U! how many boys huve been lost.\u201cScarcely a family in the land | but mourns à lost boy.- Will parents never awake to the perils of their children ?pl Drunkenness is the grand canal to shame | and disgrace.Itlunds its votaries in the deep whirlpool of ruin.It is a grand canal to bell, and every rum-shop isa feeder.Will you justify these feeders, justify the Commissioners of Excise for opening them, aud giving them the sanction of the law.THE LITTLE WREATH.A few mornings since, I entered a room where à lady was busy with a handful of flowers just with a: gathered from the garden, and, tomy inquiry, became | very much enraged.[knew not that any one | ers 7\" she replied that she was making a \u201c What are you doing with those white tiow- wreath to lay upon the coffin of a little child ! \u201cIt will be \u201cso soothing to the heart of the poor mother,\u201d she added ; \u201cand I will carry them over that she may look upon them while they lic by her child, before the fune- vai\u201d There was in this a kind feeling of sympathy with à sorrowing heart, and an effort tu impart comfort, which we too seldom consider! Ju the afternoon of that day I attended the funeral of that child.It wasin atene.ment house, occupied by several families of the neglected and indigent from different parts of the world.The family were in a very destitute condition ; the futher was a sufleriny soldier, reduced almost to a skeleton by a disease contracted in the army,\u2014and everything bore evidence of want and sorrow ! Very few persons came in to express an interest in the uflicted parents, but that wreath spoke to their hearts a language peculiarly grateful in this hour of grief.How easily was this act done !\u2014and how many ways there are of imparting solace, which not only afford evidence of sympathy, but often open a wa, to convey spiritual blessings to the affiicted, CHILDREN'S CORNER.(UNDER THE CHARGE OF À SPECIAL EDITOR.) BELLES SHOE BOX: A STURY IN MUNUSYLLABLES, Kate Hall used to come, once in awhile, to the home of Bell March to spend u day or two.Kate was grown up, and Bell was a child of ten years, They took long walks in the fields and lanes and\u201d woods, and had nice, lon, talks of birds and trees andlruds.And Île learned a great deat from Miss Kate when she did not know it: for the child had thought \u2014and it way be, my love, you bave thought so too\u2014thai afl we learn we must get out of ok8.Ab, it is not zo at all.1 think Bell learned more in her walks and talks with her grownup friend than she did in a whole year at school, .Miss Kate tanght her of the things she saw in the house and out in the fields ; and how to be a good child, too\u2014neat in her wars, prompt to mind when she was called, to be soft and sweet in voice and word ; to be wise and kind.And she had such & nice wa when she taught the child that Rell could no help hut learn, | will just teil you of one thing, Une day they had gone up stairs (0 put on e or a long tramp up Blue Hill, to get some pine cones with whic they were to make some frames, Now, when Miss Kate was all dresscd, she went to Bell's door to see if she had gone down and she wave a quick, low, +0, dear me!\" as she saw 11's shoes here and there, all round the floor, their boots and hats mony of travellers in Europe, as far as | have | One was by the side of the bed, one by the chair, and two or three more by the press oor, \u2018This will not do at all,\u201d said she, and at once she went to the stairs and called : would be greatly abated, if not entirely remov.| ** Bell | Bell | come here, my dear, I want ed.1 was s0 well convinced by such unani- youl!\" mous testimony that I regarded the introduc-| \u201cAll right,\u201d said Beil, I'll come, Just wait a bit, will you ?and soon her bri red curls dan could want, \u201c Look here, Bell! in that the way you treat your shoes?\u201d said her friend.I should'not think it right to use mine so; | wm sure I think too much of mine for that.\u201d \u201c Bell laughed, \u201cBhoes don't care! think,\" she said.\u201cBut tbe room; J should not dare to leave my room in such a plight,\u201d said Miss Kate, ht, up thestairs to see what Kate They can't feel or hours frequented, and at almost any time of On boli- \u201c1 should feel it would leave me for some one else, who would take good care of it.\" 4 You are sodroll \"cried Bell ; rooms can\u2019t run ofl, I'm sure.\u201d \u201cBut your ma, Bell, what will she think if she comes in and sees the room in such a sad case 7\" ¢ Ob, she will think I am but a child, and will go and call Sue to set it to rights! Why, Kate, I am sure it is no new sight to ma, \u201cBut your own dear self, Bell: do you know what will come of it if yon leave your things in such a way all the time?PAR no.What barm will come of it \u201cTwill tell you.Whenyou are grown up, and have a house of your own, you will not be neat ; for if you do not learn now, while you are a child, to be neat and nice in your own ways, you will not learn when you\u2019 are grown up.\u2019 * Oh, dear me!\u201d said Bell, \u2018 what shall I do 77 \u201c Go and take care of your shoes, my love, the first thing.Put each pair in its place.\u201d \u201cThey won't stay bung up, Kate, and I can't muke them.See, I have nails on this door to hang them on, but just as soon as shut the door, it shakes them down.There, now, do you see?there they come, right straight down on the floor I\" \u201cYou must have à box for them, as I do,\u201d said Kate.% But would a box look nice in a room?F should not think it would, \u201cMine does.If you saw it you would not think it was a box for shoes ; you would take it to be a nice seat.\u201d #1 guess | will have one, then.Where can I get it?\u201d asked Bell.\u201cWe can make it.Come, let us do it right off, and not go to tke woods.You know what we read last night: *Do not put of till the next hour what you can do in this.\u201d Now, that bux the books came in last week will be just the thing I am sure.\u201d So they went down to the yard to look for the box, but they found that Sue bad sit it up for hrewood, 4 That istoo bad,\u201d said Miss Kate.\u2018Sue should not have split up such a nice box to burn.She should have put it by for some good use.But let us look, I guess we can find one yet.\u201d So they went to theshed, and there they foun just what they wished, It was a box that bud been used for somp.With a few nails and a strip of coarse, strong cloth, Kate made a hinge for the lid.Ske laid a bunch of hay on the lid, and nailed a piece of the same strong cloth tight dowr round the edge.Then they went to the piece bag \u2014Bell's ma said they might\u2014und there they found some nice green chintz, which had been left from a quilt.She cut a piece for the lid, which she nailed down us she did the first.She used wee bits of nails, and drove them through a piece of green tape al! around, and then turned the tape down so as to hide the nails.Aud then she made à fléunce for the sides.When this was done, Bei! cried out: \u201cO, whata nice hench to sit on! I will pu it by the side of my bed, und sit o:.it when put on my shoes.\u201d \u201cSo you can,\u201d said Miss Kate, \u201ciat it is not done yet.\u201d She threw back the lid.\u201c Count your shoes, Bell,\u201d she su: 1.\u201cOne, two, three, four, live pairs.Kate,\u201d \u201c Well, then, I shall make six nice, snug cells in the bux, and you can have one fur each pair, and then a place for the next new pair.Do yousee?Uut J muat have some strips of thin boards to do it.\u201d | \u201cI know where to ge: some,\u201d Bell, lé Just what you want, They ave out in the shed in a cask.\u201d So she ran out, and in a short time came back with the strips in her band.\u201cJust the thing! just the thing!\" cried ! Miss Kate: + Now I can fix it first rate.See here, L will put this long atri right down | through the box\u2014s0: then ! wil eut two short \u201cstrips, and place them here, and there, on this side.Doyousce?In this way | make three | cells in this half.And now I'will tike two more short strips, which | will pince here, | and there, on that side, and we have three more cells on that bulf\u2014six in all, Now for the shoes, Bell.\u201d The shoes were hrongbt, and ench rairput in its place ; and from that hour, you may be sire, there was not u stray shoe to Le seen in Bell's room.Her ma was glad nt the change, and more than once thauked Miss Kate thut she had taught Bell this good plan.nd Bell thanked her, too, for thie.and for all the good things she had leamed trom Y her friend, *¢ I dou\u2019t know how 1 shall pay you for all the good things you have done me, s3e said one day.\u201cTknow, said Kate.\u2018 Kiss me, and love me.\u201d \u201cThat I will, my dear, good, awae!, kind friend,\u201d cried the child.H.E.B.RIDDLES.No.130, A ular vebicle is my firs Thea B and s period of ve These form a plant which is good to ti» tases, i pray Jou, name me, and thus solve my rhyme.No.121, In what case is it absolutely impossible to be slow and sure ?No.122, My first is part of a man ; My second prepared fur by few; My whole is often told, But not always very true, \u2014_\u2014_\u2014 ANSWERS TO RIDDLER, No.117.\u2014A pencil.No.118.\u2014Vail, vile, Levi, live.No.119.=The noise of the wheels.ANSWER TO PROBLEM.32 8-11 migutes past twelve. tte mo atl, J SEPTEMBER 15, 1866.THE MONTREAL WITNESS 551 The Miscellany.\u2014_\u2014 FREB DAY-SCHOOLS IN ONE OF THE DARK PLACES IN LUNDON.«The path was mud and slop, and pebble pav- ing, Save where the urchins bad pulled out the stones, And dug deep holes, a little more mud craving With ¢ bones ; As wild they ra3, all shouting, yelling, rav- , bbage leaves, tin bottles, and fishing, In every kind of Pandemonitm tones, G'er that great heap of rubbish high in sir, Which fill'd the centre of our Chequer square.* How much of giass the windows might contain, And how m'.ch paper, we can not determine; How many roofs that would keep out the ala; How many cesspools bringing still the germ in Of typhus fever, and its Lideous train; How much of dirt; how many kinds of vermin That made the alley need not an apologist ?As à ine field for British entomologist.\u201cThe people all were, like their circumstances, As low as ignorance and vice could push them ; No odds the source from which they got finances, From beggery, theft, or toil \u2014their want would crush them ; Improvidence their misery enhances, Till work-bouse homes or pauper graves could bush them ; Noray of good through their dark arch was en They seemed siike by man aud God for- aaken.\u201d Among tbe efforts for the benefit of their degraded locality, initiated by Miss Macarthy aud her helpers, was the establishment firat of Sun- day-schools, and then of free day-schools, in which the simplest rudiments of secular education might be given along with religious teaching and good influence.\u201cTeachers were found, and by the kindness of two gentlemen who defrayed the expense, two groups, of aixty children ia each, were collected in two rooms.Nothiog could be more simple than the school machinery brought into action, sod very circumscribed was the range of daily duty to be observed.Having ascertained that each child wag as clean and tidy as possible, a suitable bymu was sung, sod a few words of prayer offered, which the children were taught to repeat simultaneousiy after the teacher.Little picture books and slates were then distributed; each d as one of the most promi nent members of bis profession.Trussell was known among the black profession as what is termed a ** square man,\" and was uuwer- sally liked by Lis ucquaintances, amoung whom he numbered à pretty wide circle not members of the profession, but men of some standinz inrespectable walks of life.He was addicted to driuking, und for weeks together would be in a maudlin state of inebriation.He had acquired the notoriety of quarrel ling with the editors of two city papers.Que of these quarrels was aceasioned.by an aiter- cation two years ago, between him ond this same woman who has now murdered bim, One day she seized him on the street, and wanted him to go with her.Trussell got angry and beat the girl badly.Last night she hud her revenge.But the probability is that the act was \u2018npremeditated on her part, and was the result of a sudden bluze of rage with drunkenness combined.The career of this unfortunate woman has been a wild one, Ten years agoshe was & chambermaid in the American House.Being of an attractive figure she soon became & fu- vorite with the fust young men of the town.Among others, Trussell cast his eye upon her aud adopted her as his own.She was devotedly attached to him, aud bis estrangement from ber caused her the bitterest disappointment.Several years ago she bad a child, who is at schoolat South bend, unconscious of his mother's degradation and guilt, For two years Mollie has been the proprietor of a house of ill-{ame.\u2014 Chicago paper.OPPRESSING WOMEN.The system at present in vogue of depre ciatity woman's fabor, aud payiog her less than helf price for the sume amount of work society, but who, falling into dissipation, and | virulent and fata! in its attacks when it broke out among persons of intemperate babits.Lapies\u2019 Hars.\u2014If one can judge from the great variety of hats worn by ladies, the inventive genius of French milliners should 5 have exhausted itself some months since : bat : a late Paris paper announces that within the receding fifteen days sixty-seven new styles of hats for ladies were patented in that yay city.We are not informed of the peculiarities of the sixty-seven huts, and we must wait their arrival in this country.Haven't we inventive genius enough in this country to produce & hat which shall be adapted to our eli- mate, or must our ladies continue to pay allegiance to Paris inventors who never take into account the neuralgic east winds of this hemisphere.Curiosities OF ATLASTIC TLLEURAPHE.\u2014The Courrier du Havre sets forth a striking result of the layiug of the Transatlantic telegraph.It says: ew York is situated nearly 76 gegreas of longitude westof Paris.The curthin its daily rotation travels through 360 degrees in twenty- four hours, from which it results that every fifteen degrees to the west of the meridian placed at Puris is one hour later, When it is uoon at Paris it is only 11 o'clock at 15 degrees to the west of that city.And as New York is Tü degrees to the west of Paris, it follows that it is seven o'clock inthe evening at New York when it is mignight at Paris, Suppose, then, that a great editice in Paris, the Upera for example, takes fire at a quarter past twelve at night ou the lst of September next, the event is immediately telegraphed from Paris to New York and is duted : 4 Paris, 6 quarter past twelve at unigbt, lst Septem- her.\u201d The news arrives iu New York, let us say, in two hours, to make ample allowance for interruptions, &c., the des atch, dated Paris lst September, arrives iu New York st a quarter past nine in the evening of the 31st of August, so that a New York manager could appear on the stage, and after the three customary bows, could thus express himself: + Ladies and yentlemen\u2014[ am sorry to bave to inform you that the Opera at Paris has been destroved by fire three hours after the present time.Qur director has just\u2019 transmitted to his Paris confrere his condolence on the disas- tec which is goiny to happen to him.\u201d Dauxkevsess.\u2014 The Nation has the foi- lowing :\u2014* The Round Table published, some weeks 120.a statement that drunkenness was very common among American ladies belonging to \u2018the best circles,\u201d that it was not un usual for them to appear drunk on Broadway, and that arrangements existed ut the hotels aud contectioners, by which respectable female tipplers could obtain liquor secretly from the waiters, and have it charged in their bills as « extra lunches,\u2019 or some other harmless fux- urs.The story was so very absurd that we believe nobody with much to do took the when performed by a man, even in a less able manuer, is at once the disgrace and the one tremendous crime of this age and people.fruits women, merchants have rolled up wealth by ed wages, and even the Government of the United States, which squanders milions uselessly every year, bas stooped to the bringing of female clerks to do the work of its Departments because they could be got for a smaller sum than maies.The day of the contractor hoa passed away, und the tod money wrung from these poor tie Government must one day pay its debt | also.But the merchants still continue their | iniquitous system right bere in the heart of | this Christian city.Our wholesale clothing houses vie with each | other in depreciating the lahor of their seam- : stresses, until the price of making a garment is so +mall that it hardly pags the maker's car fare from house to store.The \u201c Song of | the Shirt\u201d finds a painful echo in the hearts | of thousands of poor women in this town, who work day and night until their eyes are blinded.and their fingers and hearts ache, simply to keep soul and body together, and themselves from moral ruin, These extortioners admit thet they pay too small & price for work, but they excuse themselves upon the ground that they cannot improve it.as individuals, because their neighbors will under sell them, and so they make ne effort towards reformation.; .The retail merchants of this city are likewise guilty of his oppression.The system they adopt is to procure the services of à young girl aix months for nothing, under the retence of teaching her the business.She is » useful hand at the end of & month, and so five months\u2019 labor is procured without the payment ofa cent.The latter half of the year she receives $2 a week, while her board costs perhaps$4.The second year she pts $3 a week, and is a first-rate hand, The third she is discharged to make room for the new.comers who cost nothing.This is the rule in almost every establishment in the city.There are some honorable exceptions, but they are rare.Five dollars » week, we venture to say, is the highestrate paid to the beat and oldest hands in the majority of stores.Philadelphia Saturday Night.\u2014 SELECTIONS.Ecmors.\u2014 What must be done to conduct a newspaper right ?\u2014Write.What is necessary to a farmer to assist him?\u2014Syatem.What would give & blind man the greatest delight ?\u2014Light.What is the best piece of counsel given by a justice of the peace ?\u2014Peace.Who commit the greatest abominstions ?\u2014 Nations.What is the greatest terrifier ?\u2014Fire.\u2014 À conference was held in Manchester, on Thursday, for the purpose of more strin- gentiy enforcing the laws against&irunken- neds.Among the speakers were several me- Contractors have grown rich upon the | of the unremunerated toil of poor needle.| trouble of either noticing or refuting it.[t bas, however, been copied in England, and is now going the rounds of the press in that country.It may be readily imagined that it will not contribute much to the comfort of Aweri- can ladies travelling in Llurope, or to the robbing friendless girls of their honestlyearn- | consideration which they will receive in society: and we cannot help regretting that any American journal laying claim to respectability, should bave, even for that dai ling object of newapaper ambition, the production of a + sensation,\u201d put such stuff inte circulation, The business of blackening the character of our wives and sisters is hardly one which a respectable journalist ought to'keep up.We crentuses will carry its own curse with it, and | need scarcely say that no Americon lady has ever been seen drunk in Broadway or on any other street, and that the arrangements by which, according to the Round Tuble, they surreptitiouely procure brandy at hotels and restaurants, exist only in the imugination of the moralist who so terribly scourges our corrupt society in the columus of that journal.\u201d \u2018Tue Coxpirion OF Avsreia.\u2014\u201c After me the deluge * was one of Metternich's favorite sayings, meaning that when the pressure of his unnatural system of absolutism and tyranny should be taken of, the condition of that kingdom would be as chaotic as the old world in the days of Noah.His prophecy bas partly come to puss, Austria is divided into some twenty or thirty different nationalities, speaking nearly à hundred different dinlects, and all these are beginning to quarrel with the gaverament and demand reform.They call \u2018or free institutions, municipal franchises, self- government, ond responsible ministers.The, ure offended that the Emperor should make seh craven appeals for French protection, and acknowledge himself sodependent upon the Court of France.The situation of Hungary is not the less interesting.As the power of the Austrian empire declines so the influence of Hungary rises, as Austria's distress is Hungary's opportunity, The Mayyars have given but very little assistance to the Austrian cause during the present war, aud they feel that Prussia and Italy have been fighting battles for them.The Magyars, feeling that they are the ruling race, are already clamor- iug for a separate government, constitution, diet, and king.Not less loud in pressing their grievances aud demanding redress are the Qalicians, Styriane, Illyrisns, pod Dalmatians.Inthe words of the London Times, * every service rendered is backed up by a corresponding demand.The Austrian barque is stranded, aud its crew of various nationalities is turned into & gang of wreckers, all intent on making their own profit out of the common tain.\u2019 AGRICULTURAL.Pawkrrive Bremvz.\u2014The following mode of keeping bees has been practised in Iudia for a long period, snd is said to be very suc: cessful: \u2014 \u201cAs Bone forms a favorite article of food among the Himalaya highlanders, thay haves very extensive sale forit; it is therefore with them n grest article of internal commerce, in fact, the staple at their bazaars, where it always Buds a ready vent.They obtain the a1 men, who stated that cholers was most honey without destroying the bees, by means of» hollow cylinder of 8 ood incised in the wall of their huts, on the side moat sheltered from the weather, and in which there is an opening from without for the bees to enter.In the centre of this hive there is & movable division which is kept open while the bees are muking their boney; but as soon aa the combs are full, the busy family is driven out by a noise mad.through\u2019 the inward extremity.As soon as they hove retreated, the central partition is closed and the combs are drawn out of the cylinder from the opening on the inner wall, The houey being secured, the hive ia sain opened, und the bees commence their interminable labors of reproduction.\u2019 Parranise Butren von Mauxer.\u2014We feel called upon to again protest against the manner in which much of the butter is pre- pred for sale.Our attention has been very Frequently called to the matter within a very few weeks.Weaee alot of butter brought in, in rolls, looking very nice perhape, but upon examination we notice oge or two rolls are perfectly fresh, the buttermilk still in, and the salt not worked through.The par- tien offering it seem at first to tuke pride in it, as being 80 fresh: aud when objections are raised to such, 8s not being in proper condition to sell, ure quite indignant.Another complaint made of the great mass of our Western butter, is the quality and quantity of sult used.Very muuy use the common boiled salt, much of which is quite coarse apd unfit for butter.We believe that the dry ground Solar saltis much the best, and is pre- puted for that purpose.When worked through, à greater quantity can be used than of the other, without being offensive to the taste, ag it dissolves und is embodied in the butter; while the other being in large particles, does not dissolve, and when used is disagreeable to the taste.The kind mostly used Eastern duirymen is the ground Ashton or Liverpool salt.We hope our Farmers\u2019 Clubs will agitate this subject, and learn why prime Western butter should he quoted 30 to 50 per cent.less than New York State butter, in the city of New York.\u2014 Northern Farmer.Frock Peexing.\u2014Among the many needful rules which every Hockmaster must not tose sight of, is this.Always keep your best ewes.This is the fundamental principle which must guide you in ail your labors, if you expect to carry the excellence of your tock one degree higher each year.The reasons for this rule are almost too obvious to require mention.Will any man need to be told that ifhe sells his ewes, the buyers will have better sheep than be?If & man with 100 ewes, sells the ten best, it may take him years of careful breeding to get ten more as good as those be sold.Many cannot resist tempting offer fora ewe, but it should be remembered that when you sell one such, you sell with ber all ber valuable increase for ihe future.When you bave succeeded in bringing your flock to such à degree of excellence that you will not notice the loss of a few of the * number ones,\u201d you can sell from the first-class ewes.But as you must sell of the yearly increase of the Hock, let such be selected as you do not wish to keep, and the present is the best time of the yeur to make that selection.\u2014N.H.Farmer.Cranseurv Gaowens\u2019 CoNvENTION.\u2014A Cranberry growers\u2019 convention was held in Harwich on Tuesday last, at which almost every town on the Cape was represented.It was stated that the crop this season would not be more than balf as large as last year, and that the berries were generally smaller.The crop in New Hampshire, New York, Obio, Michigan, Illinois, Indians, and Iowa, was also represented as below the average.The Yarmouth Heyister says an interesting discussion took place respecting the characteristics and habits of the vine and fruit worms, in which a large, number of the members participated.Almost all were of the opinion that flowing is the only sure remedy against the vine worm.Rexove Fares Fatrr.\u2014No fallén, unripe fruit should decay on the ground under ornbout the trees.Fruit that drops before it is ripe, does so because diseased.Insects mature iu the fallen fruit, and rise to infect the trees, or leave their larvæ for another crop of its kind.Fruit growers cannot be too careful in gathering the fallen fruit, that the grounds beneath their trees do not become insect nurseries ; that their orchards do not become swarming households for tribes of insects.Orchards should Le guarded against insects.Oniarx CF Cuzest Factonius.\u2014The famous Chedder cheese of England owes its name to the small village of Chedder in which the neighboring farmers, by uniting the milk of their cows, were able to produce a beavier and thicker cheese than was ususlly made throughout the kingdom.By this union,\u2014the cheese being made st each other's house in turn, \u2014they obtained the bighest prices for their goods, and are perhaps entitled to the credit of originating the factory system of cheese-making.\u2014 A writer in the Leeds Mercury says: \u2014 As I observe an unusually large number of thistles this year, I would wish to give s hint to my brother agriculturiste how to get rid of them.My farm, à few yenre ago, was dreadfully infested with them.[ effected their destruction by the following plan: \u2014¢1 had them mown at this season of the year, i.c.just preceding the development of the flower; this prevents the seed coming to maturity, and it ia quite as essential to bave them cut again in the autumn, as thestem is then hollow : sad by cutting off the top the rain-waier down the tube and rots the root,\u2014thns both the seed and root are destroyed.Iam convinced if farmers would only adopt this plan the entire extirpation of this unsightly, injurious, snd obnoxious plant might be easily and readily effected.\u201d \u2014 North Adams claims the largest elm in New England.ltstands four miles south of the village, on Irs Richmond's farm, and ia branches cover half an acre, and 150 bead of cattle can essily stand in the circle of its wide spreading shade. 552 THE MONTREAL WITNESS SEPTEMBER 15, 1866, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.(BY ATLANTIC CABLE.) BanLiy, 10th.\u2014The Upper House of the Prus- tian Diet has passed the bill to indemnify the King for acting without the asset of the Diet 10 the matter of the Budget and army supplies, yrevious to the war with Austria.The bill pass- | ed unanimously.| The Chamber of Deputies rejected the Government proposal for an issue of sixty millions \u201cTreasury notes, and adopted in its stead an ; amendment authorizing the issue of thirty millions, payable one year fepm their date.It is reported bere 1bat the King ot Saxony bas decided to resign in favor of his son, Mapriv, Sept.10.\u2014Tbe papers state that the recent visit of the Queen of Spain to the Em- vress Eugenie at Biarritz wus of a political nature.Loxpoy, J0th.\u2014The Directors of the British | California Bank are urged to wind up the affairs | of the institution, Lord Stanley is spoken of as the probable | eccessor of Lord Crowley as British Ambassa- Advertisements inserted in any of these cdi- tons at the rate of 7 cots perline firat insertion, and 3} cenis each subsequent insertion, rer The \u201cMONTREAL WITNESS\" is printed and publixhed by Joux DovaaLL Box, Pro Glasgow, rietors 138 Great Mt.Jnmes Street, \u2014House bed of brumrnond Stresi "]