The Montreal witness, 27 février 1867, mercredi 27 février 1867

[" een COMMERCIAL REVIEW ANT) FAMILY NEWSPAPER.Vor.XXII.\"CORRESPONDENCE.(To the Editor of the Witness.) \u201cA Swiss watchmaker is going to send à watch to the Paris Exporition which indicates the year, the month, and the day, with their names and numbers, sod aliv the hours and the minutes.\u201d MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1867, NATURAL HISTURY SUCIETY.The fth of the preseat course of Somerville Lectures, which was delivered on Thursday night, at the ball of the Natural History Bo- ciety, by Mr.McFarlane, was more than usually obscure and technical.Hence our abstract will be brief.The subject was \u2018 The Determination and Classification of Rocks, from Granite to The Hon, Louis Papines:1 next propused the were lost, but some received very severe cuts | health of Majur-Generul Aver:ll, and in s0 doing | and bruises.No train on this rosd should be complimented both bim and ihe country which run over 15 miles an hour in any case, and it is Le represented, predicting for the latter & great certainly worthy of tke consideration of 1be and happy future,\u2014a country, be observed, | Managers of the Company whether a more care- which be honored and respected, and which hia | ful inspection of tbe road fiom day to day bonurable and gallant host had su greatly aided | would not tend to avoid accidents such as these, to maintain, in its hour of trial and adversity.wWbich cannot but be attended with vast ex- We notice {be above paragraph in your yes- Basalt.\u201d orday's i In speaking of the crust of the earth, the terday\u2019s issue, and beg to say that we bave | lecturer said it was composed of minerals, snd watch, 80d will be glad to show it to any One, the various mineral epgregates which contribute made by Mons.N.Nordin, of Switserland, that in an essential manner to the formation of this shows tbe month, day of the month, day of the gr snd are usually termed rock, and, in in lithology they are so termed whether oceur week, hour, minute, and second.Mons, Nordin a coment, ard masses, or as soft and loose obtained a medal at the London Exposition, for nggregutions.To (uote an apt figure, he said, bis excellence of manufacture.i the erust ofearth may be compared to a book, Yours truly, SavaGE à Lvmax, |the various geological formations 10 its pages, _\u2014 the rocks to its words, and the individuel maine ; NIN rals to the letters which form the words.He GARDENING.| suggested the follwing questions to the audi- (Te the Editor of the Witness.) ence :=\u2014Are there any rules for the determination Sim,\u2014A0 I find there is no instruction-books | of rocks?Is there apy system by following to be had un gardening, for this particular part} which | may be able with certainty to decide as of the world, could you induce some of your 10 the nature and nate of any given rock?friends to give your readers a little instruction Minerals of regular form end well-developed trough your valusule parer, and oblige fossils ave comparatively rare, but the rocks meet Use oF MANY.tbe eye and fuot at every step ; on and aronnd * Meunt Royal are to be found many representa \u2014_\u2014 tives of the comparatively freenteruptive rocks, en ç ¢ Trackyte and and Dolerite.On the Island of EXPLANATION.! Montreal are apecimens of every description of (To the Editor of the Witness.) |sedimientary rock.In a short trip up the St.Sin \u2014I observe that in a communication | Lawrence or Ottawa rivers, we can find the which appeared recently in the Witness with re- | beautiful crystalline rocks of the Laurentian ference to the mission of the llev.C.Chinigny | system.In the Eastern Townships may be geen in INinois, statement is made to the effect that the Clay-slates, Mica-schists, Serpentines, and Mr.Chiniqur'a accounts had been * sent to the | Diorites.In ull directions, rocks are readily to editor of the Vissionary Record at Toronto, but | he found at the service of every student of na- that they had not been published, and no reason ; ture.And just as in qualitative analysis there assigned for the neglect.\u201d The facts are these ; are rules by which the young chemist may detect \u2014Ig the early part of last summer there were | the eubstances beld in solution, so in like t to me for publication abstracts of Mr.Chi- | Manner the young geologist may determine Dijuy'a accounts for a number of years, together | the quality and character of auy given rock.with lists of contributions received during the | Granite and basalt were particularized as the winter of 1595-06.At the time when [tO extremes of the felspathic rocks chemically, Tesived these accounts, and for some Mineralogically, and geologically, as forming the months after, the apace at my command wag oc- | LWO extremes of a chain of eruptive rocks, eupied with statistical and fioancisl statements | Which, from the earliest geological age to the connected wul the Synod.Some time ago, lTesent time, have arisen from the bowels of the when my attention was directed to the subject, ; \u20acATth and broken through its crust.Who, it is I found tbat the papers bad been mislai asked, can form any conception of the eternity, bave more than once explained this to Mr Ci almost, which lies between granite and basalt; quy, and stated, at the same time, that if furnish.' of the continents produced and overwhelmed ; of ed with another caps I should endeavor to pub.the races created and swept away of the fold- lish the accounts without delay.I need not say lbs, Contortions, avd dislocations, which the that there was no with 10 do Mr.Chiniquy an, earlieat crust experienced before and during injustice, or even an act of discourtesy, I pre- those millions of plutonic eruptions, of whose sume another copy can be furnished.In this | extent and violence the most destructive eartb- ense [ shall do what 1 can to publisbit at once.| Quske pod most stupendous volcano can pire i Y cdi no idea.Texture was à result of the differen Yours truly, Wx.Rip, Editor of iecord, | conditions under which the rocks soliditied, those Toronto, Feb.18, 1867.of a coarsely granular character baving solidi- | fied in large musses at a very Ligh temperature, and, comparatively speaking, at rest, and the older granite and gneissoid rocka being produced | At a most intense heat in masses of enormous \u2018extent, subjected to the influence of wide-spread currents, moving along, sometimes quietly, at \u2018other times with irresistible and tumultuous force.To realize the exact conditions under Montreal, 201k Feb, MONTREAL TEMPERANCE SUCIETY AGENCY.TOUR THROUGH THE EASTERN TOWNBHIPZ, Alter leaving Montreal on Wednesday, the 13th inst., the first meeting of\u2019 any consequence was beld at Farnbam Centre on the 15tb insu, in the Presbyterian Church ; a good audience being in attendance.Atthe close of the meet- 108, nineteen persons signed the pledge.They decided to have anotber meeting in a few days and elect the office-bearers, and thus form themselves into a branch of the old Society.On Saturday, the 16th, held a public meeting in the Congregatioral Church at Cowansville.The audience was not large on account of the bad state of the weather.Received valnable cooperation from tbe pastor, Rev.C.P.Watson.Ubtained the names of ten persons to the pledge and constitution, and thus organized a branch of our Society, The list of the officers, when completed, will be sent to the Secretary.On Monday eveuing, tbe 18tb inst, held a meeting at Sweetsburgh.This is becoming n place of some importance from the fact that tbe Court bus.ness for this large section of country is done here.I was largely indebted to ler.J.8.Orr, and Henry Rose, Esq, for valuable co-operation.The meeting was well attended, and at its close ! had tbe satisfaction of obtalning thirty-two signatures to the pledge; and it is thought that à subsequent meelng will result in the establishment of & branch bere, On Tuesday evening, 20th, held a meeting at West Brome.The attendance was not very large.Here, too, I received valuable assistance from the Rev.J.8.Orr, who forwarded me to my next nppoiutment.At the close of the meeting, obtained the names of nineteca persons to the pledge and constitution, thus organizing & branch at this place.The following are the officers :\u2014Simon Shu- felt, Enq., President; 8.L.Hungerford, Esq, Vice-President ; James Pettes, Enq, do.; Lu ther Scott, Esy., Sec.-Treas.; (Committee to be appointed.) Un Wednesday evening, 30tb inst, beid a meeting at Brome Corner, a fair audience in attendance.(There are no licenses granted in the town of Brome.) At the close of the meeting thirty-two persons signed tbe pledge and constitution, aod à branch of our Society was planted in this place, elected, vig == E.L.Ciiandler, Esq; President: H, N.Jack« sou, Es, O.A.Vincent, Fsg., Thomas Chap.map, Bey., Vice-Presidente; L.Chaudier, Esq., ù Committee : W.E.Neid, Daniel raim Carter, Omer H.Souls, aod Jos.U.Malley.1 must not forget, on belialf of the Society, to acknowledge, with thaokfulness, the hospitality of the friends in the different localities, and their valuable aid tendered me in the performance of: Mayor, with Mesdames J.G.McKenzie, Theo- my duties.Tuos.Hrrcuixus, Agent M.T.8.\u2014 = A Quebec paper states that the Cunard toast of the Queen, General Company do not intend sending their steamers to Halifax and Boston oftener than freight or which these old granitic and gneissoid rocks were formed is beyond the power of the human mind.It would appear certain that all the organic matter now existing in A solid form on ; tbe surface of the earth must then have existed in the atmosphere; that the atmosphere must have been incapable of supporting combustion and possibly of transmitting light ; but as to the scene beneath that atmosphere, with ita intense heat, its melted rocks, its seethiog turbulence, our imaginations are at fault, and we fall back with relief, and in all faith and bumility, on the scripture record,\" And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of tbe deep.\u201d In conclusion, the lecturer observed : From investigations into the minutiæ of every science, arise those grand results which electrify mankind, and contribute either to their material or intellectual advancement; and the investigation of winute matters connected with such as their texture and chemical com- position, may lead to the recognition of the condition under which they solidified, and to the solution of the most intercating questions concerning the origin of the eruptive rocks from granite to basalt, aud even from goeiss to lava, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.Friday night at the St.Lawrence Hall the birthday of Washington was celebrated by a supper | and ball given by General Averill, Consul-Gene- | ral of the United States.The guests were numerous, and, besides American residents, or | those of American origin, included must of our prineipal citizens, and also many of the officers -ofthegarrison.The room was decorated with the Bags of Great Britain and of the United States, snd also embellished with portraits of Her Ma- { jesty, Gen.Washington, en:1 Mrs.Washington.The music was by Thorbabn's \u201cuadrille-band, | and that of the Rifie-Brigade, the services of the Iatter having been offered by the officers of that j corps.The company assembled about ten o'clock, and were teceived by Gen.Averill, who was The following officers were duly | drested in the uoiform of & Major-General of the U.8.Cavalry, and by Mrs.J.G.McKenzie, Mrs.Theodore Hart, and ire.Stephen Thomp- 200.The guests were introduced,\u2014the military by Capt.Hallowes, of the 25k, and Capt.Coke, of tbe 23rd ; and the civilinns by Capt, Esdaile of the Victoria Rifles, and Capt.Howard, of the Royals.At supper, in the centre of the room, was a table at which were Major-General Averill, Sir Joba Miciel, the Hou.L.Papineau, and the dore Hart, Stephen Thompson, and Miss Starnes.Major-General Averill having proposed the ie John Michel roposed that of the President of the United Karen His Worship the Meyor proposed the )issengers offer for them, after the termination toast to the memory of Washington, and spoke of their mail contract next year.ta it briefly.Major-General Averill returned thanks, and, | amongst oter things, said :\u2014] am proud of my nationality, a respect for which bas brought you together ag my guests on this occasion.From the beginuing of my residence here] have been indebted for courtesies which I bave anpreciated with a grateful beart, and which bave made me feel quite at home.To be sure | bave not felt that I was very far from home, for | bave observed nothing in the babita, customs, manners, or industry of Cannda, which could beget that feeling of strangeness which onc usually experiences in a foreign land, And yet I cannot help seeing that there is much that Americans may learn and ought tu know of Canada, \u2014 of ber geography and resources; of ber great internal improvement ; of the extent, guod order, and refinement of ber society.\u2014 But while it is very important that such an ac- uaintance should be cultivated on the part of the citizena of the United States, it must be worth while fur Canadians to make careful note of the history their peighbor is muiung.The character and tendency of her progress are well worthy of your close attention.In that progress we have exhibited wbat may bare seemed to you some irregularities.Some of our people are far in advance, come far away in rear, but believeme they are all united by an abidiog fuith in the destiny of the Republic which sur mounts and soars above every obstacle: and through the eyes of that faith they constantly see beyond, union and peace, liberty and prosperity.There is so much that is identical in our history, progress and prospects, that we cnonot afford to misunderstand each other.The culture of civilization upon this Continent is confided 0 our guidance.Let us lift ourselves up to u sense of our sublime positim.We cannot expect always to escape the vicissitudes of harmony and discord, common to all relations as well as neighbors: but Ly considerate regard for each other, respecting one another, and so showing respect for ourselves, we may avoid giving undue consideration to trivial causes of irritation, and promote the happiness and tranquillity of the two countries.The entertainment as a whole was one of the finest ever given in Montreal.NINTE REPORT OF THE QUELEC DISTRI- BUTIUN CUMNITTEE.The Distribution Committee bave the bonor to report :\u2014 That tbe Sub-Committee to which was referred the question of indempity to indigent persons insured, havo made a report, the consideration of which bas not yet taken place, That at its meeting of the 13th inst, it war\u2014 Resolved \u2014To apply to the Gezeral Committee fur a grant of $4,000, which, with the sum of $2,000 voted on the 13th inst, will make « sum of $6,000, to be applied for the relief of the sufferers the two weeks ending March the 4th.That the wants of the sufferers in the St.Sauveur district being found to be more urgent than those in other localities, a special grant of $540 has been made out of the funds yet at the disposal of the committee for their relief.The sum of $30 bas been granted to Private P, Brennan, of H.M.30th Regiment, in consideration of long illness resulting from an injury received at the fire of tbe 141h October last.The whole, nevertheless, respectfully submitted.J.Z.Coangst, President, Tus MoxtrEAL TRMVERASCE SoCiETY.\u2014Rev Nr.Gundy, Secretary of the Montreal Temperance Soclety, reports the following efforts made since the reconstruction of the committee at tbe annual meeting i the end of January :\u2014 1st.A travelling agent bas been sent forth, who, in the first week of his journey, held several meetings, and was instrutmental ia forming two branch societies.2nd.A deputation was sent to Lachine, where a meeting was held, aud a braoch society formed.3rd.A branch society has been formed in connection with the Methodist New Connexion Chureb, Dupré Lane.4th, Two thousand copies of the report of the annual meeting, including the report of the Society, bave been issued in the tract form.Stb.The frst of à monthly series of temperance meetings in the Mechanicy\u2019 Hall was held on Tuesday, and proved encouraging.6th.The Society, requiring funds for these and other efforts, is about to mnake a call on the friends of the cause for liberal sud.\u2014 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.New Caxapias Novez\u2014Mr, H.Emile Chevalier, à weil-known lictérateur, and & former editor of Le /'ays, is about to publish a Cnos- dian bistorieai novel in Paris, under the title of \u201cJacques Cartier.\"== News, AccipeNT ox THE Grawp Tavne.\u2014A passenger communicates to the //raid the following account of an accident oo this road :\u2014 Yesterday, about 4 o'clock p.m., s serious accident happened to the afierncon express coming East, ata point between Mallorytown aod Lansdowne, at the Escote Mile Pond.The train ran off the track through some defect in road, either from a broken rail or by the spreading of the rails on slight curve.The engine was thrown across the track, the axle of the tender broken, the baggnge «ar aad second-class passenger car thrown down the embankment on the ice about 10 or 15 feet, and the icc was broken, so that be water came {nto the second-class cars about 4 or 5 fect deep, The first-class passenger cars were saved from going down the embankment by the prompiuess of the Conductor, Mr.Wil- liame, springing to the brakes of the last car.They were both, however, thrown from the track.Through a guod Providence no lives pense.Ax EorkuenT\u2014Information was received Yesterday that a Wesleynn minister named Van- denberg, living at Lachute, bad eloped with the sister of Mr, Steinforth, with whom be bad boarded, taking with bim borse und sleigh, which be had sold.On Friday morning last, the girl having stated that she wished to go to Montreal on a visit to some friends, Vandenberg offered to drive her there, baving, he said, seme business to do in town.No suspicion was entertained of anything wrong until the arrival on Wednesday of a neighbor at Lachute, who told Mr.Steinforih that be bad sevn his horse and the sleigh at the American Hotel, in pus- session of a man who had bought them.Mr, Steinforth thew came to Montreal, went to the house of his sisters friends, who had seen nothing of her, found at the American Hotel that bia horse had left with the purchaser, and then proceeded to the police-station.The Chief of Police despatched Detectives Cullen and Bouchard to make inquiries, who soon discovered that be had put up at the Albion Hotel, in which be and Miss Steinforth bad slept, their names being entered in the buok as \u201c Mr.Wood and lady.\u201d Here they remained from Friday till Monday night, prssing as man and wife.On Monday night they lett by the ten o'clock train for the East, apparently under the belief that the train still went to Portland.What adds to the villany of this affair, is that Vandenberg hes à wife in Cobourg vow in a dying state.Some tite ago the same Vandeoberg lodged information that big eafe bad been broken open and robbed.There were some curious circumstances connected with the robbery.and it is now believed, ag was before suspected, that be bimself waa the robber.\u2014flerald, Ocr Scuoou Syarem.\u2014The Minerve returns to this subject, and reaffirms the statement thut hereafter the management of all the Catholic Schools in British North America, is to be by law takeu out of the hands of the existing lay corporations, and placed io the bands of the Roman Catholic Bishops.There may be a great deal said on the merits of that change in it- self; but what an insight does it furnish as to the | nature and consequences of the mode in which ithe Confederation scheme has been worked, ! when the people of these Provinces, wio are said to enjoy self-government, and to bave asked for the enactment of (his plan, bear lof one of the most important clauses of it for the first time from a Catbolic journal published in Cincinnati.We venture to say that this clause could be carried in none of our existing British North American Legislatures, and, after Confederation, could be carried in only one of the new legislatures which will be established by that measure, and yet it is to be made law for us in England, on the solicitation of Archbishop Connolly, of Halifax, almost before any one in these self-governing colonies had cren heard of it, bad not an organ of an ecclesiastical body in a foreign country prematurely expressed its gratification at the concessions which that body had obtained.The Globe professes to doubt this intelligence ; but there is no reason that we can see to doubt it, and we already perceive indications of its conviction of that fact in the toning down of ita utteranves upon the subject, preparatory to accepting withall tbe rest of those unconstitutioual proceedings against which it has so long professed to struggle, but to which it is now exerting itself to give effect.\u2014 Herald, Toronto Ireus\u2014A Mrs.Dunn was nearly burned to death, while druok, on Wednesday morning.Her husband, David Dunn, was arrested last night, charged with wilfully neglecting his wife.The charge will come up to-day.\u2014\u2014A gentleman proceeding home a couple of evenings since was attacked by sume ruffians, who demanded money from him * to buy drinks.\u201d On refusing to comply, be was knocked down nod badly beaten.His assailants escaped.\u2014\u2014 À sleigh-riding party of a novel character took place on Tuesday evening last.It was got up and carried through by ladies.A lady manager, lady stewards, and lady drivers filled the different posts with n credit that the gentlemen did not fail to acknowledge.Quesec Ireus.\u2014The Hon.Mr.Cauchon, it is rumured, wili make it a point to be present in the Iroperial Parliament when the debate on the Confederation Bill commences.He will also proceed to Paris with his wife and eldest daughter, and visit the principal capitals of Europe ers returning bome.\u2014\u2014The sum of £130 5s.9d.was received on Monday from Edinburgh, Beotland, for the Relief Fund.\u2014 The 8t.Patrick's Ball came off at the Music Hall on Tuesday night with great felat.\u2014\u2014At the meeting of conl-buyers held on Monday last, at the office of Messrs.Wm.Crawford & Son, & Committee of five coal-buyers was appointed to make inquiriesin Canada, the United States, and England, with the view to obtain weighing ma~ chines, adapted to weigh as large quantities daily as bave customarily been delivered by v sels without weighing, say 100 tons per day; and it is intended to have a sufficient number of tbese in revliness on tbe opening of navigation, to weigheveery cargo that comes into port\u2014\u2014 The Grand Trunk Railway bine just lakenwest- ward to Kingston a large consigoment of the new (Government Speucer repeating rifles.The | Spencer ritles willat one be served ont to all the volunteers in Kingston, cavalry, infantry, and artillery ; also to the volunteers in Toronto and Hamilton, nud before three :nontbs will be in use all over the Province.Srrarszoy, Feb.18th.\u2014About two p.m.on Saturday a fire broke out in E.8.Mann's tin and stove shop, but its progress was arrested by the expedition of the fire company before any serious damage was done.Also, at one o'clock on Sunday morning, the spoke lactury, waggonand a No.17.blacksmuib shops of Vacatatdru& Milnor were entirely destroyed by fire.Lows, sbout $35,000 ; no insurance.Un Saturday, a child of Mr.BL Armstrong was drowned in the creek ; tbe wwe having given way.All ¢ffrte to recover the body bave as yet been fruitless \u2014Uitana Citizen, Evora, C.W., Feb.20.\u2014The Provincial Grand Lodge of Western Cunade met livre yesterday, About 140 members were present, promipeut among whom were Bros.F.M.Daley, Darcy, Boulton, and Andrew Fleming.A large amount of business wus transacted, the proceedings, of course, being held with closed doors.Lr.John.sun, of Lincoln, is appointed representative of the Grand Urauge Council 10 be held in Los- don, England, in July next.The brethren, beaded by music, marched to the church to-day, where 8 sermon was preached by the Rev, Mr.Gundy, Grand Chaplain.The election for Grand Master caused great excitement among the brethren.Bros.Jon Corne, H.Metcaite, and J.C.Ferguson, were proposed, Coyne was elected by an overwhelmiog majo- tity.James McClure, of Holland Landing, waa elected Deputy Grand Master, and Edgar, Associate ; Keys, Grand Secretary; Beshy, Grand Treasurer: J.Ross Robertson, Toronto, Grand Director of Ceremonies: Arnold, Grand Clap- lain; Doupe, Deyuty do; Cowan, Grard Lecturer; McCardle, Grand Tyler; Auditors\u2014 Dr.Johnson and T.R.Lrouvlee.The Grand Lodge meet next year at Urampton.They adjourned to-night at 8 o'clock.A soirée was held this evening, which was largely attended.A Mixixe Cawratin.\u2014The Peterboro Review :=\u2014On all sides we hear of vigorous pre- for active prospecting and mining operations in our back country during the ap- preaching summer.Joint-Stock and other companies are being formed, lands bought or leased, and other arrangements perfected, which give indications of & series of operations of & most extensive character as soon a8 spring opens.Indeed a few enterprising men from the front have been prospecting in Burleigh during a part of the prescnt winter, notwithstanding the disadvantages of snow and frost.Tbe fact that gold bas certainly been fourd in Madoc, in paying yuantities, and its existence proved in several Townships both east and west of that place, in greater or less abundance, give color and probability to the expectation that in our back country tbe auriferous metal may be found with equal success if only the proper explorations are made iu order to discover it.In fact, some sanguine persons, Laving seen the deposit in which the golden grains have been fouod in the Richardson mine, are strongly of opinion that similar stuff bas been brought to light imme.dintely in our rear, but ita value remaived unappreciated.Tie Liquor Excitement ar Sr.ALkans, VT.The liquor seizures at St.Albaus have created almost as much «xcitement as did the late Fenian raid on Cudada.A correspondent of the New York Times, in alluding to it, sare:\u2014\" It originated in ap attempt of the State officials to enforce the liquor laws of Vermont.These officials have been on the nlert for some time, and on Wednesday seized ou a quantity of the \u2018ardent\u2019 at & billiard saloon and placed it in the lock-up to await the making out of the necessary papers to insure its epilliog in the strest.WLils it was thus disposed of, some of \u2018Le liquor dealers, by way of strategy, went and informed a custom officer that there was a quantity of smuggled liquor in the lork-up, and forthwith that official gathered bis forces and seized the fluid which was awaiting confiscation under Um State laws.This riled the State officials, and a whoiessle raid npon every saloon and hotel was the consequence, the keeper of each botel and saloon being required to give bonds in tbe sum of $1,000 not to open bis bouse to any outsider whatever.The consequence of this was, that when the usual influx of strangers to the village occurred on Thursday night, they had not where to lay their heads, and no place to procure a meal even, except at the eating room of the depot.One of the * peculiar laws of Vermont is that private houses cannot receive and entertain any stranger for compense- tion, as that would be an infringement of the rights of hotels, so the unfortunates who desired to remain in the village were compelled to huddle tugether in the depot wheu night came, and two or three freight cars were metamorphosed into barracks for their accommodation.The situation was unclianged up to last accounts.Every hotel is closed, villagers are excited und business is almost at a stand-still.\u201d (From the New York papers of Suturday.) = Though the Tariff bill was made a special order in the House for Thursday, it hes not yes received the slightest attention.\u2014 The House yesterday, by a vote of 63 to 54 amended the tax bill so ag to remove the tax upon raw cotton\u2014a curious proof of tbe vague and inconsistent way in which the House legie- lates on financial subjects.It bas repeatedly, and by decisive majorities, refused to take the tax of three cents pee pound from cotton, snd seemed to approve the arguments by which Mr.Morrill and others demonstrated the justice of the tag\u2014the only important revenue derived from the Southern Ntates.Here ure about $20,000,000 to be throwa away, upon the pretext that the small tax discourages the production of the staple.But Mr.Blaine, who moved the amendment, should know that all the calcnlations of cotton brokers, secretatics, and others, of the production of colton in the Boutbern States bave been far below the true figures, and that the quantity of cotton raised haa sot only been systematically under-estimated by the South, but is greater than there was reason to expect.We do not believe that the tax is too heavy for planters to bear, especially as they throw the weight upon the consumer.The House, however, having begun to reduce taxes, secms resolved to go through with the work.Yesterday so many articles were exempted from taxation that there is reason to expect that the Free list will be larger than the Tax bill itself. 1:0 Contemporary Press.fai VF OTLE EULOPEAN PRESS.Ë et Le hate CI Le AUCDUUR fesewn lu Which 3174 to be i$ Lou's BEAD cabinet be atord- su scvouLt vi tue Maux d'œau ag immedinte the Azusa: thinks, cartes.Tus Feur promiècs, at 10 be thé Iuuét quiet ou record { watched for ar iu wlich we might 15 to deal with this nl yueat CL, We dusbt it so good à Moreosur, tkere 2 raul eL ete THE MONTREAL WITNESS.Muataplia Pastis, after laving occupied tue pro- piston bus # stroke of 43 inches.She is fitted In colleges, as grealiy conducing to (Leir province of Selino, determined to go by sea to the ! with a patent rigLt-and-left serew steering ap- sperity, and benefiting the students of both sexes, province of dphakia, hoping to mert with vo re- | paratus, worked oy a double or single wheel, un | circumstances may require, and the gleersmen ; are fully protec'ed frum tbe weather; and to Howerer, in the port of Saiut provide against any casualty Winch way unex- Rusneli, where he wished to land, Le found the \u2018 pectedly arise, the rudder is also Thted to be | i ish commander attempt.provided with a stesm-worked capstan for raise ere he Cumin: camp by storm, =a Le and lowering the anchors, which are suse | vision, which embraces the auriferous locality, | Upper Canada.three times he was repulsed with heavy loss, 60 pended from auchur-davits instead of the old- sistance there, because be belivves in the words of some Sphakiotes turgetful of their country and religion.Candiotes concentrated.th.be wus obliged to fall back.There is no \u2018longer any doubt that all the Sphakiotes have ttken up arms, and are resolved to conquer or worked by tie ordmary tiller-cbains, fashioned cat-beads.She is also provided with an ample supply of lite and other bonts.In | short, nothing has been omitted which could \u2014Ep.] | EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE NEW 0) N.Y.\u201cTRIBUNE.The Hoa Billa Flint, M.L.©.fur Quinte Di.bus discovered several apparently rich deponts, and in the faith ie possesses has purchased from ' Ni the Governmeot something like 8 thousand acres of laud, at the advanced figure now de- die.In the city of Canea the Turks are much suggest itselt for securing speed und safety to | manded.This, added 10 1ke several thoussnds discouraged, all the more us the English cousul only reproves them for their cruelty towards the Christians.In the province of Candia au en- ! counter took place between a Turkish corps of n 0 n : \u20ac lla is ; ; i 500 men and the volunteers commanded by ' long by 36 feet wide, and 7 feet 2 inches bigh : locality.In Elzevir he owns a village in the | Petropulach;, an old veteran of the war of inde- in the ceiling.It is very fully lighted and ven-, comprehensive sense that n man may be ssid 10 | , the ship and freight.The arrangements for passenger Accommodation are of the best orcer.The principal or ! dining saloon is a maguificent apartment Gu feet previously owned by him, gives sn extensive field for operntion in the sprivg, which, it is understood, he intends to improve.© The lon.Billa is an important nan io this pendence, who landed with 300 wen a few days | ulated, and is & cheerful as well us à sumptuous own a bousc \u2014because be built it, sud rules ite ago in Candia.In 1his encounter eighty Turks lounge, capable of accemmoiativg, comtoriably, pronouncing what may ard way not be prac.CANADIAN GULD REGIUN Tv TBE F \" \u2014 FEBRUARY 27, 1867.| Quebec scheme it was ovided that e | provided that eac] = vince embraced in the ion should reams: bn.the federal treasury an annual Brunt equy) |, eighty cents per bead of its population, a, wo i whlished by le census of 1041 \u2014auch aid ob, in full setticment of all future demands upon ti ederal Government for local purposes, Te nooual burdeu thus impused ob tue federal Chu was ag follons jm \u2018 Pop.1,398,091 S1,1t6,21; $ LU11,508 \u2018és; \u201c 330,857 204,686 4 252.047 201,62; \u2014_\u2014 Total annual grant.,., $2,472,430 These annual grunts were not to increase iy ty.tare years with the increase of population, but lto remain permancatly at these figures, Ba this privciple, it Low appears, bas been overthrown by the delegates 50 fur as regards Now Bruuswick.That Provinces to receive an li.creusud subsidy frou time to time, as her Por lation increases, uuu she has 400,000 Peoyie tend ber grant Will amourt to $329,000, Pie | Vue increuse is tu stop, and Ler grant, like tt: + uf the other Provinces, is to remain statioygrr_ fell and three Christiaus.Also, ia Rettimo, : eiglity persons at dinaer.It is bandsumely, in- lized wilbin its limits.*No spirituous liguors | Caroneos defeated 8 Turkish corps, putting the * deed gorgeously, fitted up.The #leejiing berths sold bere\u2019 is one of the fusportaut edicte that eneniy to flight, j for first-class passengers are cighty in number, | buve gone orth, and hence the thirsty continue aud they are situated in comteriably-arrauged to thirst, for not in all the place cun spirituous ite sutlicient to Ortui ty May 5008 oe- we look at the Tory res that are supposed to be rout ian Reform, no one wio knows a run easily suppress a smile.co jarticuis pressure for Reform in -, laws.The necessary changes in tug the London poor will ot be uriaiice to exclude all debate !n the matter of army legislation, if the measure be & mere matter of detail, it will not :ske y « Any great awoust of tie, and no Tery Covernment is likely tu propose à measure to revoyitionize the army.There is to be a compromise, it is said, about Le Conscience Clause, but tuat can make no difference, as the House always debates the Conscience Clause.If they vaik of delay on nccount of the urgency laughed down.The too fiagrantiy insincere.Re.orm, if delayed this year on such a Pea as that, bud better be postponed at once to the ext century.The Times Lolds that the agreement of the leaders of opinion, repre-enting as they do different habits of thought, on the principies of reform, ought to make the problem of reform sim- le.Fverving wat distinctive character of the House ot Commons which makes it an epitome of our national life.aod there ought to be no insuperable ditticulty in defining tbe objects to be sought after in any reform of its composition, or in devisicg plans by which these objects might be secured.We muy, ever now, enunciate the main desiderata.All classes are represented in tbe House of Commons, but they are sot repre- = sented in proportion Lo their importance, | and the qualifications of electors are so fixed that many are excluded from exercising the suffrage who may justly aspire to that privilege.These are tbe great defects, And the lutter of them is the more important.Men are apt tol be content, provided ti 1t they have an advocate | of their own \u2018hovsing, as they are generally £o : confident ot the justice of their own cause asto believe it must wake its way when once it is fairly argued.Tue emancipation of the unen- © franchised would remove & possibie source of danger.«14 would undoubtedly add to the stu- bility of the constitution.THE EXAMINATION OF LUGGAGE DURING THE EX- HISITION.People in England.remarks the France (Jan, 20), as in France, bave fur seme days been talking ot à question jarticuiaris interesting for travellers ot all conntries who intend coming to the Caiversal Exhibition.Several papers assert even that Leçotintions are siready going on between tue Guverzmer 4 of England and France to abolish tix examination of luggage.It is incorrect te say that uegotiations are They are unanimous on the necessity of | death of the crew of | was ordered by the King himself.According THE FRENCH IN CUREA.(Correspondence of N.Y, Times) The French are creating a sensation ia Corea.Last spring, or early iu the suwmer, some Ro- manu Catholic French missionaries, laboring iu Corva, were brutally murdered, it is believed at the instigation of the authorities.escaped iu nu @hinese junk to Chefoo, the nearest Consular port in Cniua, and repuried the tacts 10 the French oiliciais at Cliefoo and at Siaug- bae.It was soon decided that the French Admiral in Chinese waters should visit Corea, (and demand satisfaction.In the menntime, be l fore extra French war veasels and soldiers bad =, arrived in Nort i ich bad been or- of these + 1mpery questions, they will be simply.arrived in Nuribern China, which bad nor i dered up from Saigon, in Cochin China, one or \u2018two private individuals or firms sent vessels to Corea witb arms, aœmunilion, &c., with intent to eell ciaudestinely or without the protection of treaty.One of these attempts, made by an Enghsh steaming vessel in the interest of an Eoglish firm, was successful, the vessel returning safely to China, having disposed of her |eargo.Ît has been since ascertained that all the Coreans that had to do with that vessel were decapitated by order of the Government.An American schooner, the \u201cGeneral Sherman,\u201d commanded by an American, fitted ous by an } English merchant living here, was not successful.She left Chefoo, Aug.9, and in due time : entered the mouth of the river on which the capital of Corea issituated.Whileascending the river she grounded on a sand-bask.According to information received by one of the refugee French missionaries, who went back in Septem.1 ber 01 one of the French vessels to Corea, * the Governor\u201d at once sent to the king's father for instructions, whether he ebould put to death those on hoard or sliould burn them and the vessel to- getber.Tbe Kiug's father replied, to burn the vessel and all bands.This barbarous order was \u2018executed.\u201d Another account states that the \u201c General Sherman\u201d to an account contained in the China Nail, published at Hong Kong, \u201c those on board the ves- cel were tied down below in their berths, and the sbip was then fired ; the unbappy victims being literally roasted slowly to death.The | cause alleged by the Coreans was that the vessel | was pirate, as she bad arme on board.\u201d Among I those on board the * General Sherman\u201d were two English gentlemen, ove a missionary of the | London Missionary Society, who wen, it would > seem, as linguist or interpreter, having some koowledge of the Corean lenguage, He had previously visited that country on a vessel which sailed from Northern Crioa.It remains to be reen what will be done by the Une or more, already goer 01 with this view: but we con- American ard the English ministers located at sider as very jirobable the spoutaneous adoption Pekin, in regard to the burning of the * Gen.by the Freuel Government of a widely liberal i Shermna,\u201d and the murder of the crew and pas- srstem in favor of the numerous travellers whom tengers.The schooner was professedly on a the opening of the Exhibition will aturact to smuggling or uulawful expedition, and its Frauce from ail parts ot tLe world.confiscation or deg.ruction by the Corean Go- it ia vd tkat 1bere is some thought of veratrent, in any civilized manner, would bave organizing vast pleasure excursions between veen justified by \u201che Iswe of n ions.But the \u2018 tbe principal towns of Europe aud America and brutal method of pu:ting to deatu its crew and Paris, 80 that trat.Îlers, by simyly Laving their luggage j/ombe, can Arrive nt the different sia- tions of the capital without Lring subject to any search.Reciprocally, the pleasure excursions leaving Paris toretura to their place of departure will bave the game privilege.Wunen one considers that the Minister who bas 10 settle there questions is the same who signed toe comercial treaties, nud gave such a grea.impulse to the principle of tree t.ade, we may expect ag liberal measures ag circumstances may call for.TUREET.The Nord-Deutche Allgemeine Zertung, Bismarck's organ, sass :\u2014The quieting impression which was produced by the late news concers- ing the state of things in the East has been changed 10 the opposite by intelligence from the other side.Lurect intelligence from Candia | pacsengers cannot, by any means, be justified by \"the laws of nations.The Coreans need to be ! taugbt that such « destruction of life cannot be | tolerated by the nations concerned in comerce in China and Japan.In all probability they | will be obliged, by force of arms, if necessary, to enter into treaties with the principal countries engaged in commerce in the East, which shall prevent, as far as treaties can prevent, the recurrence of such a fate to any other foreign res- sel as that which the American schooner \u2018\u201c Gen.Sherman\u201d met in August last.{ ! MONTREAL STEAMSHIPS.\u2014 THE * NES- TORIAN.\" (From the Portland Daily Prea.) The new screw steamship © Nestorian,\u201d belonging to the Montreal Ocean Steamship Com- | pany (Messrs.Allan Bros, & Co.), under com slater tba the insarvents were victorious in two.mand of Captain J.E.Dutton, arrived at this fights ou tke Ttb ana on the 12th uf this month; | port about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, on her that tte Candian National Assembly, wbich has | first trip from Liverpool, which piace sheleft on been muting uninterru,tediy in Hagia Roume'i,' January 31st, and Londonderry February let, bas installed a provisions! government of She put into Halifax on Friday last, short of veven meinbers to see to the home management | coal, and left that porton Friday evening.She of tbe rection.was off our barbor at 11 o'clock on Saturday 14 is avsertrd aléo that tbe Central Committee | night, but the fog was so dense she bad to lay sitting in Syra bave resolved to plant the insur-.to.She brings sixteen cabin and 100 steerage rection in cther islands of the Archipelago, and | passengers and large cargo.Like ail the the Porte Las lately agsiu scut ten battalions as ; other steamers belougiog to this company, the reinforcements to Thewsaiy.However gloomy this news as a whole may appear, the gravity of the situation is most Glas, clearly characterized by tbe report from Puris concerning the demands, the concession of which is put forward by the ambassador extraordinary of Greece as the indispensable condition of the resluration of a state of safety in the East.According to tbe Mémorial Lhplomatique, Greece claim nothing l+se than the cession of Candis, the Cyclades, anda part of Thessaly.It is not as yet guaranteed that the Greek Government bas in fact put forward the above claime, but it is by no means improbable that the present moment may be regarded in Athens as opportune to give the Greek State the indisputably necessary extensivn for it to continue to live ig a dig- pified way.d'Ouservatore Triestine says it bes received the following intelligence concerning Crete :\u2014 Athens, Jun.19.\u2014Tbe last news we bave re- coired from the war in Candis is as follows :\u2014 tr | \u20ac Nestorian\u201d isa large, powerful, and splendidly !fitted-up craft.Sbe was built et Whiteineb, gow, by Messrs.Barclay, Curle & Co.: being the third constructed for the company by tbote eminent builders.The dimensions of the \u201cNestorian\u201d are as follows: In length, by surveyors\u2019 measurement, she is 817 feet; her width 1s 38 feet.She is 20 feet 6 inches deep in the hull to the spar deck, and 32 feet 8 inches to the promenade deck.Her gross measurement je 2,248 tons, and her passenger and cargo-carrying space is registered as 1,527 tons.The « Nestorian\u201d bas been constructed on remarkably fine lines, under special survey, and is very strongly built.She is divided into seven water-tight compartments by six strong iron bulkheads reaching from the keel to the par deck, and all the materials of which she is composed are of the very best quality.The engines are of 490-borse-power nominal, but capable of working to five times that amount.The cylinders are 65 inohes iu diameter, and the : state-rootns on the deck below the saloon.These | 8*1te-rooms are capacious, light, well ventilated, | village\u2014this vilisge of Lridgewater, witli its se aud supplied wita everythiog which can condnee to emit.a comrortible tempeiature by means of steam | heating Arrangements, «nd wre in all respects , luxuriously sug cabing.The >} ace for steerage passengers ie situated on two decks, and is stujly sutlicient fur 600 adults, and this Jurge awount of space is ad- i mirabiy lighted aud fally suppliet with the | meana of regulated veutiation.She is to be titted with Wcod'a patent bammock-cots for adult steerage pussengers, which bare aiready and found to uiford great advan.ages ns to cleanliness, ventilation, and mess accommodation.To provide, as far as possible, for the expected increase of trade, the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company ure baviog built for them another magnificent steamer, similar, in every respect, to the ¢ Nestorian.\" She is to be named the « Austrian,\u201d and is being constructed by Messrs.Barclay, Curle, & Co, of Glasgow, and is expected to be placed on the Liverpool and Quebec line in May.The Company will then have, on their British and North American line, 13 first-class stenmabips, ten of which will ply between Liverpool and British North America, and three between the same settlements and the Clyde The # Nestorian \u201d will leave, on her return trip to England, next Saturday.THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FUTURE.(Letter by Theodore Tilton, Editor of the N.Y, Independent.) AxN Ansor, Micmean.I have once again gone through college ; that is, ! bave gpeat three delightful days at toe [ni- versity of Michigan.And, in return for my bospitable welcome within its walls, I want to propose à revolution in the institution._À new idea Las oftentimes its worat enemies among those who ought tobe ita best frends.1 do not know whether [ am speaking the voice of the majority of the university, or not; but I am speaking the voice of common sense, and of impartial justice, when [ suy that this institution the noblest in the West, the rival of Harvard and Yale\u2014ought to be immediately put in barmony with the progress of the age, by admitting to its classes nut only tue sons, but the duugh:ers of the Wear, Icis idle, perhape, to ask Yale and Harvard to swing open their rusty gates on equal terms to the Psalmists \u201cxoung men and maidens.\u201d \u2018Those colleges-noble and venerated !\u2014were built on the decaying models of the past.Bu.the University of Michigan is young\u2014not yetin its prime : it stands with gilded brow under the very dawn of promise: it bas no excuse for not comprehending the nineteenth: century, Lhold it 10 be the solemn duty of this great university to give the only just and generous decision possible to the question which is now exciting the thought of ita faculty and friends ; and that is, to throw open all its unrivalled facilities fur education to women as well as to men, As I walked through its cloisters, from one department to another, out of one ugly building into another, and saw the apy thousand volumes ; the geographical collections, which won the praise of Profesor Agassiz; the museum of stuffed birds and animals ; the finest array of medallions in the United States ; the engravings and pictures\u2014mostly bad ; the statuary\u2014montiy good i the unexcelled astronomical instruments ; the anatomical curiosities,\u2014to say nothing of twenty or thirty ghastly dead bodies, minced by surgeons\u2019 knives jn the dissecting-rooms; when I saw all this grand apparatus for many studies, costing balfa million dollars of the public money, I asked myself, \u201c Who can render a reason why, if young men are justly entitled to such à young women can be justly denied it?\u201d The State bas no right to show such à partialit: cosily opportunity, possible to be reached by any of the great existing Universities ; for the chief end ought to be the attainment of that beautiful refinement of mind which can come only from the education of both sexes out of the same book, in the same class, and under the same roof.Many of the smaller colleges, particularly of the weat,\u2014such as Cornell, in lows, under Pres.Mortison,\u2014have adopted this plan, with the bap.piest success.It is nature's plan.[tig the education plan of the fature.Existing seminaries, if they expect to live long in the land, must conform to the new dispensation.The world iy growing wiser.It begins to respect woman as it respects man.[n the near future, all institutions of learning, everywhere, Will be founded on the equality of the sexes.Pre-eminent above all others to-day, the Uni.vervity of Michigan ought to be the leader of the new movement.Dr.Haven, th president, «man of of fine fibre and generous puise, publicly committed himself to the true theory years sgo.And [ happen to know that many\u2019 of the leading professors, even including the law de- [This would indeed be a desirable innovation Like the saioon, they are kept ar! bn tried in several of the compuny\u2019s steamers, | Nor is de chief end of à university education | | beverage bu found.At this village\u2014tbis model j thousand iubabitauts, the Lon.gentleman of temperance and enterprise i3 now erecung uo botel to accommodate 30u gold-seekers.The work las commenced, aud will early in the season Le completed.To the resent time the Government has gold wild lund at double its forwer value, viz,, $1 per acre, to theextent following Madoc, 4,300 acres, a132.8 8,600 Eizevir, 5,900 acres, at 11,800 Tudor, 550 acres, at & 1,100 Marmora, 370 acres, at 32.740 Total.522,240 And purchases are still being made, faster, it is understood, than patents can be issued for them by the employés of the department.There is plenty of Crown Lands unsold in these townships yet, however; enough, perhaps, to keep the clerks busy parchment-writiug aud record-read- ; ing for six months to come.! The Deputy-Commissioner of Crown Lands was here from the seat of government lust week.| Tbe receipts of cash for lands at his department | must have aroused him.A traveller from one of the\u2019eastern townships reports guld found in Loughborough, 50 miles | east of this place.He eays in localities farmers | bave built fence with quariz rock, not knowing | its character, and that fine specimens of gold are | now being found in quartz that hitherto bas ber ! considered worthless, My informant beiug à : most trustworthy gentleman, I have no hesita- ' tion in repeating bis assertions, i REPORT OF E.H.DERBY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF A NEW KEUIPRUCITY| TREATY.i Wasiisatos, Feb, 19tb.\u2014The Secretary of State tu-night transmitted to the Senate (Le report of E.H.Derby, who was charged with the investigation, in accordance with a resolution of last July, of the practicability of establishing ' reciprocal relations between the U States and the British Provinces, and also of the question of the rsberies.Tue report embraces a history of the fisheries, a description of the climate and resources cf the country between | Canada and the Pacific Ucean, the statistics of\u2019 the Provinces, and other mut tors connected with * the relations of the two coustries.He deems i the fisheries of g; value to this country, providing immense edible supplies, aud serving as schoo\u2019s to rear and educate a hardy body of seamen.He states as a striking fact, tuat Canada gives a bounty of 54 per ton at the very momeuténat we discontizue the one we have paid eince the commencement of the century, duties and bave the fisheries at their gates.He reports that the shipyards of the provinces annually furgish 200,000 tons of saipping, and Lave supplied uemily one-fourth of the ships that float under tbe British flag.He suggests, that transfers of American ships to British flags, have been punished sufficiently and should no longer be excluded from our registry.He does uot recommend, however, the commission of vessels to our registry and coasting trade, It is shown that the stumpage duty formeriy paid in New Brunswick, for every tree felled, is replaced by an export duty of 20 cents per ton on pine timber, aod 20 cents per 1,000 on pine plauks, by which & tax is levied on American timber entitled to the free navigation of the St.Johns River, This duty yielded $61,903 in 1865.It is asked, \u201cis not this an evasion of the Ashburton treaty 7\" The mercbants of the Provinces, he states, find the great market for their productions not in great Britain, but in the United States.Mr.Derby intimates bis L2lief that the Provinces are ready to negotiate ® Dew treaty on equitable terms.He proposes #9 a basis for an arrangement three schedules Covering the chief productions of each country: vix.,a Provincial free list, a United States free list, and a dutiable list, covering farm animals, barley, pease, beans, rye, buckwheat, pota.ces, sh, minerals, lumber, candles, bricks, glue, glassware, leather, machinery, and starch.New York Tribune, THE CONFEDERATION BILL.(From the Toronto Globe.) We received last evening from Mr.J, Gordon Brown, who is at present in England, a suyopeis of the changes made iu the Confederation scheme by the Delegates from Oanada, Nova Scotie, and New Brunawick.Mr.Brown bad not seen Lord Carnacvon's bill wien his despatch was made up, but we have no doubt that the measure will be found to be in barmony with his information.The name of the new Confederation is to be Cauada! Upper Canada is to be styled the Province of Ontario; Lower Canada is to be called Quebec; and tbe other Provinces are to retaln their present designations.We fancy this is as good & selection as could have been wade, The general features of the scheme of the Quebec Conference are maintained ; but we deeply regret to learn that there bave been several | vi gra Separate partment, would devoutly welcoue the new order very important modifications mads in matters of lues granted ta be granted to Reparate Scho * oe.\u2014 tfomt, change could be detail, in Lower Canada ; and, second, that sil meant i ect ae : bi wh ola > y \u201d the sunshine And, fret, à serious change has been made in about Separate Schools sbell be subject the annual grants from the federal chest for the support of the Local Governments.Under the aithovgh the fishermen are exempted from | ! i but a1 £320,000.It wul be recollected that under the Quebec ewe, New Lruuswick bad a speciel adraz- age over the other Provinces.The 651b Tei lation declared :\u2014That \u201cThe position of Nev Bruugwick bring such as to entail large immediate chrrges upon ber local revenues, jt + ngreed that for the period of ten years from tie tte when the Union takes etteet, an additions) | atlowance ef $63,000 per avnum shall be m,.je to that Province.\u201d Our despateb does uot gar that tbla speciul grant is to remain a part of the scheme, in addition to the new boon co.ferred on New Bruaswick: but we infer that it is: und, if 80, very great injustice has been done to tbe other Provinces.But this is not the worst.It appears that tie ! delegates have agreed to increase the grants 1, \u2018all the Local Goseramen.s; and that not on the just principle of population adopted at Quebec.out in & manner 1.ally irrational aud most up.Just to Upper Canada! In addition to the eighty cents per head disuibuted ns already showr, the delegates have agreed that the following annual grants suall be paid permanently from the Federal chest :\u2014 To Upper Canada, £80,000 To Lower Canada.70,000 To Nova Scotia .60,000 To New Brunswick .50,000 Total additional grants.$260,06v Had this svn of S250,000 been distributed according to population as determined by the census of 1£61, the distribution would bave been as folle wa :\u2014 Upper Canada.« ST1T, 449 Lower Canada.\u2026.93513 Nora Scotia.27,834 New Brunswick.21,204 Total.e+.$260,000 The whole graat for lucal purposes under the scheme as amended will now be as follows :\u2014 Upper Canada .81,196,873 Lower Ca $59,253 Nora Sco 324,686 New Brunswick.314,638 Total.$2,798,450 These grants, at tise estimated populations of the several Provinces on 1st January, 1863, pire the following rates of grant per bead :\u2014 Population.Per Lead.Upper Canad, 1,802,056 60 cents.Lower Coaad 1,268,880 74 + Nova Scotia 368,781 & New Brunawick.293,084 110 # Nothing could be more scandalously un to Upper Canada than this, and we are amaz:: tbat Mr.Howland could be a party to it, The second departure from the Quebec scheme is, that until Prince Edward Island comes tbe Union, Nova Scotia and New Bruns shail have between them the four seats in :.Upper Chamber that the Island was to have Lai.Tue distribution will now be as followa:\u2014 Population, Member: Upper Canada.1,802,058 2; Lower Canad: + 1,286,880 24 Nova Scods aud New Brupswick.663,884 24 There is nothing to pailiate this change.der tbe Quebec scheme, the injustice to Ui} Canada was marked enough; bus 10 add to it in this manner was totally indeensible.Wir, the three Provinces of Lower Canada, Nova Sco.ia, and New Rrumawick united bave \u201cut 150,689 people more than Upper Canada, ani yet they are to bave 48 Legislative Councillor: aod Upper Canada but 24.Every Upper Ce nada Councillor will thus represent 75,085 pu - ple, while the average of all the rest will bet: 40,682, \u2018Che thing is utterly unfair, The House of Commons will start with © following distribution of seats, aud remair #> until the census of 1871, when Upper Capa will get a number of additional seats :\u2014 Upper Canada.8 Lower Canada .\u20ac Nova Scotia.« 19 New Brunswick.13 Whole Houne.181 The third departure from the Quebec scheme in that the Crown is to have power to enlarge the number of Legislative Councillors toa lm: ed extent, when Decessary to prevent & lock.This is unquestionsbly an improves upon the original scheme.Phe forth departure from the Quebec achen is the transference of control over the Fishel) and over Pevitentiaries from the Local on General Goverument.This is very for being an improvement.It is just putting sers wedge of Federal interference in local bro od The more distinct and apart are the du 2 unetions of the two governments the pei Seer Laat, but very far from least, comes two i tarien School question.And bere, ast! ip ing 1s not so clear as wo could beve desire?give the spsissima verba of our despatch: aust \u201c In reference to the School question, \u20ac ing (bat any [© have been Introduced, first, oe haols in Up il.| 10 the Governor-General in Vounci Pa tothe Bret of those provisions it FeBruary 27, 1867.THE MONTREAL WITNESS, 131 sery harmless.There is pol much danger of an ead; the back puri of Lia bend was crushed Upper Canada\u2014we beg pardun-\u2014Ontario Legis- in, and both shoulders dulocated.Walker, wl pa low Pre fader exh ot ue cocon sevtarisuism in the working of u sou lingere t fu ut ten hours : h Aine: Neuoot system.The meaning of the second pro- a fracture in the skull rome two inches long by vision is, unfortunately, nou clear.The 31st thiree inches in depth, fom wlhich, the attending resolution of the Quebec scheme yrovides | phsaicing, Dr.Tuguart, removed splinters of tha, \u201cnny bill passed by the Local Legisiature bone and wood, We did not learn the exact shall be subject to di-allowanes by the Governor | nature of Teeter's wounds, but understand that General within one year of the passing thereof; .he 18 seriously wounded, aud lis recovery is az if nothing more is done in the Confederation considered doubtful.Bill than to confirm this power of disutluswance, The evidence given before the jury went to aoû to state we precise mode of binging objec: i tad the boiler ora considered, A com.\u2018ons to any Separate School Bill fully under! petent judges, good working order, bu the notice of he Federal Excoutire, with spas ia order to obtain bear Pressure of view to its owance,\u2014there can no pos- steam, tional we ghts n placed on 5) le objection to that.\"so long as the power | the safety.alive.Tlus was very dangerous ofinterterence of the federal authorities is mere- | when ie ragine was pot at work, on the Iy negative, little burm cao result, What was ' case when the disaster occurred.It also came > be feared was the outrageous proposal to out in the evidence 1hiat the water in the boiler clothe the Federal Purliament with the right tu, had become very low, and that for the purpose legislate in school matters in direct defiance of | of replenishing the water the pumps bad been the Local Legislature.| put to work a short time before the explosion.These we understand to be the whole of the' To theic two causes the jury attributed the departures made from the original Quebec | disaster.scieme.Some of them are quite unreasonable I and excedingly unjust; and we can hardly uu B THE HASTINGS GOLD REGIONS ; derstand how the representative of Upper Ca-, ELLEVILLE, Feb.16, «\u2014Since the appoint- nada now in London assented to them.There | ent cf tne Crown Lands Agent bere, Mr.Al- way poseibly be yet an opportunity of amending fred À.Campbell, be bas sold something like some of them, When we have the bill at fall 30,000 acres of land at the government price, length, we will be in a better position to survey Viz.32 per acre.OF this quantity some 5,000 the whole question.But, meantime, we have 8Cres were ia Madoc, and in the latter town- 10 hesitation in stating our opinion, that if tie 2bip there now remain ouly 400 acres unsold.whole tale has been told in our dvspatch\u2014if Your readers will probably ve interested in the there are no other changes to be heard of\u2014the fact tbat tbe only form necessary to be gone bill, with all ita defects, will be an immense | through in purchasing land is to show to the boon to the people of Upper Canada, and we wil) - Crown Lands Agent an affidavit from two re- Lieartily rejoice when it receives the Royal sanc- #pectable \u2018armers or residents that the land you tion.wish to buy is unoccupied, i.¢, there is no \u2014_\u2014 sunuer or settler upon it, If there should be, WASHINGTON'S BIRTH-DAY IN MON- : T of course you must buy him vut, which is mot REAL.tbe easiest of watters it he thinks be bas a \u201cshow\u201d , or * good indications.\u201d You then get from the 4 | ugent a receipt for your money.and in the course of time your deed from the department at Ot- (From Montreal Herald, Feb.23rd.) The anniversary of the birth of this great an good man, the firat President of tbe newly | tounded Confederacy of the United States of America has naturally been marked with a white stone in the national calendar.And now that the passion which belonged to the ume of revolutions have long ago aubaided, and the descendants of those who were once the countrymen and fellow-subjects of Washington can admire both the man and his work with judgments as unclouded as those of the Americans themselves, it cannot but be à high pleasure to all liberal minded men to be affsrded an opportunity of *siing part in festivities, which, in addition to the social erjoyment which belungs to them, serve in some sort to show their parlicipation in 1everence for the memory of a man against whom their fathers felt ita duty to fight, and fought with a heroism ro less than bis own, though with userjual saceess.This opportunity was afforded last sight by General Averill, the Consul-General, toa large company of ovr fellow-citizens, many of them descendants from those brave and chivalrous men, who, when Washington took bis side fur the people, took theirs as stoutly for the king, and went into banishment with the loss of all temporal gueds but their honor, with as much fortitude as they had shuwed in bearizg the brunt of actual battle, Canada is full of the grand-children and grent-grand-children of these men, and there must bave been many of them among the guests of the American Consul last evening.The occasion was of a kind such as we have rever seen in Cauads before, and, besides the opportunity whicL it affurded to à large bum- ter of our citizens of increasing their itis macy with the bost who has already secured the good-will of our whole society, it was best possible rebuke to the illiberal and scorri- lous spirit, wbicb bas been s0 rife in certain quarters during & few years past, whenever the United States, their Government, or their policy bas been the subject of discussion.This spirit bas, no doubt, been exhibited under the idea that the ribaldry in question was popular: bat the brlliant assembly, which met last night, roves that this has been a complete mistake, and that, at any rate, among that clase of our society which from its position and intelligence may be supposed to give tone to the whole, there is no other feeling but one of respect and good wishes for the neighboring country, which is #0 ably as well as pleasantly represented by General Averill.We shall, therefore, doubtless see an end to that rabid style of abuse which bas hitherto formed the staple of so much of our current literature, but which is evidently opposed to the sense of those to whom it has been addressed.We shall heartily rejoice at this termination of a line of conduct which we have felt to be disgraceful to our profession and to our country, and shall regard it as one of the best results of the presence among up of 1be representative of the United States, who now resides in this city.TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT TEETERVILLE.(From the Simcos News.) On Thursday afternoon s boiler in a shingle factory belonging to Messrs.James Robertson and Solomon Teeter, situated in the village of Tes- terville, in the township of Windbam, exploded, causing the death of two gentlemen, and serie ously fojuriog a third, The building in which the boiler was situated is 8 complete wreck, portions of which were teattered in all directions.The cap of the boiler, » heavy piece of ton, was thrown a distance of some two buu- dred feet, crushing its way through the roof of Mr.Edgeworth's store-house.An inquest was beld on Saturday morning by Mr.Lawson, the coroner of Simcoe, and the fullowing facts were elicited :=It appears at the time of tue explosion, which occurred about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, the following parties were in the bullding: Mr, Solomon Teeter, Gillis Flock, engineer; David Walker, foreman, and Walter Urooks,\u2014whether the latter was an employé we did not learn.Crooks, who had a miraculous escare, testies that be was standing near the door, and upon bearing the explosion, rushed out; be immediately after \u2018attempted to enter the building again, but conld not on account of it being led with steam.In à few minutes tbe steam ctcaped, and other parties baving arrived in the meanume, they entered the building and found Flock, Walker and Teeter completely covered with timber, boards, etc.The debris was removed ag soon ne possible, and the unfortanate Men, who were insensible, Were removed to à tuilding pear by.Flock lived some twenty.fire minutes, but never regained conseious- nwa, |\" There is much apprebension amongst the good people of Belleville as to the safely of themselves and property in the forthcoming summer.There are cven new a larger number of stran- : gers than usual about the town, and botel ac- | commodation is at a premium.We are told | that, in addition to the usual collection of | \u201croughs\u201d found in and about the auriferous localities, there are two thousand Californian ! miners, and a large swarm of celestiala at this | moment on their way from San Francisco.Ap- plicationa bave been made to the town council for an increase to the police force, which now numbers only one chief and four constables ; and municipal bodies being much the same all the world over, you can well imagine what a state oura Las been thrown into by such a request At the same time, we are thirty miles from Madoc.A rumor was current to-day tbat the Hon.Billa Flint bad bevn offered, but had refused, 85,800 for an acre of land in Eizevir.I cannot speak to its truth, however.The directions of the different townships where the gold lands are, with reference to Madoc, which I will 1ake as a centre, are a3 follows :=Elzevir, EN.E.; Ilun- gerford, S.E.; Huntingdon, 8.8 E.; Marmora, W.: Rawdon, 8.8.W.; Lake, N.W.: Tudor, N, \u2014Correrpondent of Leader.RELIGIOUS NEWS.\u2014 American Suuday-schools, under the agency of the American and Foreign Christian Union, are making tbeir®ay ou tbe continent of Europe.Inthe city of Amsterdam, contain- the ing 250,000 inhabitants, the thing was at first opposed, with true Dutch obstinacy, but at last Sunday-schools were established in that city, and are now very popular.= Permission bas been given by the Freneb Tæmperis) Commission, to the Bible Society of France, to bave its stand in the park surrounding the Paris Exhibition.The Bible Committee of England propose to add their forces and to make the occasion for the wide distribution of the whole Bible or the New Testament io many different languages.It is thought that some 2,000,000 copies may thus be disposed of, and the sum of $30,000 is now being raised in England for this purpose.Tue A.M.A.\u2014The purchasing sgent of the American Missionary Association bought in New York, last week, upon a single contract, six tons of elementary school books for the schoois of the Association among the freedmen.This energetic Society now employs nearly four hundred tenchers and relief agents, And carries forward extensive operations every Southern State at a cost of more than a thousand dollars a day.Cauvix's Rusipexce.\u2014Dr.Moore, of Riche mond, in s recent visit to Geneva, writes :=\u2014-To our surprise, sad I think to the shame of the Genevan Protestants, unless there is some fact to explain it unknown to me, I found it occupied as an establishment of the Sisters of Charity, Before noticiog this, our driver bad rung the bell, and one of the Sisters came to the door.Hustering what French and courage we had for the occasion, we inquired if it was Calvin's house, and with a very curious look and almost shrug, she demurely replied, \u201cYes, gentlemen, but ita destination is changed,\u201d à fact in which we fully agreed with ber as we thought of what the stern old reformer would bave said bad be met auchan apparition at bis door three hundred years ago.Tan Surrasssion or MONASTERIES 19 Iraur.\u2014 The Naplea correspondent of the Débats writes under date of Jan.7: \"An event of great importance has occurred here es well as throughout Italy; all the monks have left their monasteries.if there be any exceptions, it is only in à few tty communes whiers the municipsl autborities Be succeeded in obtaining the convent property in order to keep the monks with them, for they are not unpopular in our provinces.Their legal suppression, however, bas not caused them to dissppeer; far from it.Being deprived of their cloisters they are to be seen more frequently in the streets, and at all hours of the day.Pec- ple bere are struck with the resignation, one might almost say the indifference, with which they bave necepted their fate.\u2018It in the will of God, they say: but it might be said gene rally that His will does not appear to them to be severe, One very significant circumstance is observed; ft is that the vigorous manger in whieh the law against the monastic orders bas been enforced-