The Montreal witness, 2 mai 1868, samedi 2 mai 1868

[" Vor.XXIII, « second time.DOMINION PARLIAMENT | The debate was resumed upon the motion of SENATE.\u2018Me.Milla fur the second reading of the bill to Ortawa, April, 27.\u2014Senator Tæ:sins moved facilitate the removal of obstructions to the for an address prayiog for copies of all letters | navigation of the river Sydenham ; which was and petitions add essed to His Excellency by the | finally carried, and tbe bill referred to a select MO) Boards of Trad ; in Usoada concerning or relating to requests for encouragement to the building ot vessels of woud and irun, kuown as composite vessels, in tue establishment of special schools of navigation and naval architecture, aud of all answers thereto and reports thereon, After some discussion the motisn was carried.The Senate then adjourued.HOUSE OF COMMONS.Orrswa, April 27.\u2014The Bræacex took the chair at three o'clock, Ua motion of the petitioner, the Hochelaga Election Committee adjourned to 6th May.Mr.Ross stated that he would make his financial statement at three o'clock to-morrow.Sir Joan A.MacoonaLp submitted a message from His Excellency, sigued by himsclf, which was read by tbo Speaker as follows :\u2014 \u201cMonck \u2014The Governor-General desires to communicate to the House of Commons the following telegram, which reached him on the morniog of Saturday, April 25th, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, addressed Lora Monck, Ottawa, Canada :\u2014 \u201ct Ap unauccessful atlempt was made at Sydney to shoot ths Duke of Ediobu-gh by one O'Farrell.His Royal Highness wes wounded, bat he is going on well, aud it is hoped that he will shortly ba able to resume hig duties, ani sail for England i the course of next week.The assassin was arrested.He avowed himself a Fenian, and is under t.ial, \u201cy(Signed,) BUCKINGIAM, « London.\u201d Sir Joux À MaopoNaud said be was sire the informa'iou contained iu the message just read, would be received with feelings of horror by every bon.minister in the House, \"The message spoke for itself, nnd he thought they ought at once, in bouaden duty as it was their pleasure, to offer their sincere cougratulations to Her Majesty on the escape of her son.(Hear, hear,) He would therefore move that the message of his Excellency be referred to the Select Committee to draw up an address to Her Majesty.Thereon the committee to be composed of Messrs, Cartier, Dorion, McKenzie, McLellan, Fisher, Campbell, and the mover.Mr.Dontox said he was glad the Government bad come down at once with this resolution.The unanimous sense of this House should be expressed at once, to show that we in Canada feel that such attempts a9 that which bad been successful in this country, and that of which the House was now informed, were regarded with | committee.| Ou mution of Sir J.A.MacoonaLn, the bill re- \u2018apec iug uliena and pacralization, from tbe Senate, was read the first time.Oa motion, Mr.LaNaxvin's bill, respecting the organization of department of agriculture, from the Senste, was resd a first time, ME.CHAMBBRLIN'S HILL CONCERNING INDEMNITY TO MEMULHS, Mr, CuameraLiN (Misaiequoi) moved the ses cond reading of tue biil tv amend the met respecting indemnity to members.He expressed himself as prepared for the opposition which this bil had elicited.He deprecated the introduction of personal matters iuto discussion.He bad acted on the principle thal on the introduction of the bill members should receive such sums of money a8 would defray their legitimate expenses in nitendiag Parliament, but no more; und be thought what be proposed would do that, He boped the House would never recognize the principle of payment for services.Six hundred dollars did not do that, and yet it was more thaa sufficient for expenses.The representatives cf the people should set the example of retrenchment.He thought the English principle of taking nothiog at all much the best ; but, if this could pot be introduced, the miai- mum smouat that would cover expenses should be adopted.The local membera of Quebec received only what he proposed.The Government should be encouraged in their eff rte at retrenchment.The reduction be proposed was a small matter to each, but became important iv the aggregate.Mr.Junsson thought the public would tell bis hon.friend that it be expected his bill would bave passed, he ni ver would have moved it.He (Mr.Jobusou) did not thik the sum paid was more than enough to cover the legitima'e expengex, especially of those who bad ww travel by stages, &c., a8 well a3 by railroads.After recess, Mr.Jackson, of Gray, moved in amendmsnt that the indemnity to members be abolished altogether, stating tbat if it was carried it would effect a saviog of $276,000 a ear, 7 Mr.Casusearix raised a question of order.Every public bill muet be read twice in the House before altered or amended.The Sruazan decided (bat the amendment waa out of order.Mr.Jackaox then moved that the bill be not now read a secoad time, but that his amendment | be adopted.Mr.Craxarkuis said, that if the amendment feelings of horror and detestation by the entire | eould be carried out be was quite ready to ad- population of this country.Weought toshow, mit it was superior Lo his bill, but he considered by a unacimous expression, our abhorrence of \u2018it impracticable, and its introduction into the such an act ; and he was etre the proposal of the | House now was only intended to quash bis bill.MERCIAL REVIEW AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.5 act respecting the Statutes of Ouuads was read uotes of (be Dumivion, instead of issuiug notes i of their own.Mr.Mokk1a moved an amendment of which he bad given notice.Mr.Roser hoped the honorable gentleman would not press bis amendment.A committve on banking hud been appointed, and wera collecting valuable information on every poinl connected with banking; one included an amendment amuog others.Mr.Gipms seconded the amendment because be considered the country should buve information concerning bauks asked for by ameadment.Not one banking institution in the country had fais d any objection to it.Mr.Houron asked wbat possible objection there could be to imposing upon bunks the oblige- tion to lay before the House information directly connected with the new powcra that bad been conferred upon them.lt was highly desirable that the country ebould know in what proportion the capital of banks was employed in the various provinces.The amendment was then put and lost on & division.Yeas, 60; Nays, 63.(Cheers and laughter ) The bill was then read a third time and passed.Mr.Ross moved the third reading of the bil respecting the currency.Mr.Boozassa moved an amendment, of which he had given notice, making silver a legal tender to the amount of $100.Mr.HuLTox opposed the amendment.Lost on division.The bill was then read the third time acd passed.On motion of Mr, Roau, à bill to regulate and restrict contingent charges of departments of public service, and to establish a stationery office, wai read a third time and passed.On motion of Sir Jomn A.MacpoNaLp, a bill | for the organization of departments of Marine end Fiaberies was read a third time and passed.On motion of Mr.HowLanp, a bill conatitut- ing the department of Inland Revenue was read a third time and passed.On motion of Mr.Ross, the report of the Committee of the Whole on the resolutions re- received.Sir Joux A.MacponazD introduced a bill respecting the Consolidated Revenue Find.The House then went into Committee on the bill constituting the Department of Customs, Mr.Lawson in the chair.The bill was reported with amendment, and the second reading orde red for to-morrow.Sir G.B Cartier moved the gecond reading prosct respecting railways, which he explain d of only contained visions of the old act.Motion carried, On motion of Sir Joux A.Macnowarp, the act for the better security of the Crown and Go- veroment was, Alter some diecutsion, rad a second tice.Mr.BLaks intimated that he was disposed to take this ard other similar measures oo trust, The bill was passed throngh Committee.On motion of Sir Jos A.Macnoxauo, the act TREAL, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1868, No.36.tion thereon, , | Qollection of Revenues and Cuatome.| Commutation and remission of duties on imports for the use of the army 211,312 ture for which a vote was asked, $17,326,000, 488,261 there bud been expended to 15th April $9,542,- 000, leaviog to be expended, befween this sod 30ib June, $7,784,000.He did pot, however, specting the Consolidated Revenue Fuud was: and navy 75,000 believe the expenditure would be se much.Toland Revenu 158,660 ' There bad been purposely an over-estimate, be- Post-Office.751,000 cause, under the stringent provisions of the Public Works (Oatario «nd Quebec).329,625 Audit Act, it was impossible that the Govern- Do.(Nova Scotia).240,000 ment couid by any means spend more than Do.(New Brunswick), 215,000 | Parliament had actusily appropristed.The Qollection of Minor Revenue, 12,000 ; Floating Debt be ptated in December to be \u2014\u2014 $6,011,901, including the amount then in Total.renee .$7,901,855 course of remittance to the financial sgents in The followlag detailed estimates have just: England to meet the January interest.There been laid on the table :\u2014 | were two items not included, $:00000 to Expenditure authorized by special the Court of Chancery which bad been de.acts.rere $10,059,087 | posited at that time, and & balance or: the aub- The fullowiug sre the principal items of the 8idy sccount to the various Provinces of $146, public debt: \u2014 \u2018759, making floating debt in December cf IN LONDON.fr 1086161 deducting bank bal nos of $3,303,- i : 869, there was a fluating debt in D.cember of a public debt of Ontario 1$3,854,807.The balance due the English Nove Sco in.iageuts had now been reduced to $510,503, New Brunswick.there was due to tbe Bank of Montreal $2,500,- Oa current accounts.25/000 290 aad to the various Provinces $591,677.\"V7 The total Boating debt on 15th April, wrs $3, 1M CANADA.(602,299 ; deduot bank balances, $1,893,523, and Interest on Public Debt.\u2026.219,250 | there was left a net Hoating debt of $1,708,776 Do.Dominion Stock.126,000 linstead of $3,8 4,807, a8 in December last.The Do.Floating Debt, Bank of | amount due the English fiscal agents had been Mootreal .a.105,000 \u2019 reduced by the sale of Nova Scotia bonds to the In Nova Scotis, Icterest on Public extent of $1,003,153, and the floating debt had Debt.* 88,800 also been reduced by the saleof Duminioh atouk In Nova n, SN 26,000 to the extent of $1,600,000.He congratulated Iz New Brunswick, interest on Pub- the House aud country that there had been such lie Debt.2 000.PP 11,768 à sensible diminution of the flsatiog debt, and In New Brunswick, in Savings-Banks 43,000 hoped before six moutt# were over ihe Govern- Charges of Management, Commis- ment would be under no obligations to the sion to Financial Agents.37,212 banks or the fiscs] agents.The way in which Charges on Investments for Sioking | the Dominion stack had been takeu up by ihe Fund .000s heres .2,477 | country exbibited very gntfying features.Advertising, Telegrame, Postages, | There were six(y-one teudersu der par, and one and Bill-Stampe.es 3,675 hundred and forty-five ut and above par.The Cost of Provincial Notes Cea 5,000 | most gratifying feature connected with the dig.Allowance to the Bauk of Montreal i tribution of the stuck was, thut it was not taken on average of noles withdrawn + up by speculators and capitalists, but was dif from circulation.156,541 ' fuged vver the who'e country in small sums held Percentege on Provincial by trustees and vxecut ra of charitable institu.50,000 \u2018tions, und by ind.vidumis who Lhus invested the.r | smull savings.It hud tbua te effect of giviog 1,250 j the public at large an interest in the permanency Salaries of Provincial Note Uommis- and stabili'y of the institutions of 1he country.i a.3,400 As regarded the balance of the sum which Lad Savings-Bauk, Nov otia.2,240 {gone in diminution of the floating debt Saving:-Pa k*, New Brunswick, Com- that raised by the sale of securities mis-ioners to Saving:-Banks agents.1,000 | of the Dominion\u201d or of Nuva Scotia bonds : Premium on Exchange 40,000 | sold m8 such, it was gratifying to know ! Sipking Fund.247,713! that the first tinancial operation of the Dominion REDEMPTION OF PUBLIC BERT.had been very successful.With regard to tbe Balance of Guaranteed Loan, London, 683,767 portion of the Hoating debt which still existed, Debentures to be redeemed in Ca- be anticipated that it would very evon be dis- oada .Ceeerriianas .#74500 charged by tbe receiptsfrom the various services To redeem Mutilated Notes in United which be bad indicated in December, whch Sintes \u20ac,000 could be realized graduaily, acd without disturb.Civil Government galeries and His ance 10 the commercial interests of the count y.Excellency the Governor-General : Some progress had beeu mude in negotiations in of British North America.48,666 the Great Western Railway for rea.zation of tie The other items arc salaries to judges, indem- | consideralle indebteduess of that corporation.Government would meet with the hearty con-! currence of every section and party.(Hear, Mr.Jones (Leeds) said though be did not consider the amendment would be beneficial to raspecting accessories aud abettors of indictable | nity to members, genlogical surveys, pensions, Lear.) ; the country, yet be would vote for it, io order The committee then retired, and presently re- (at the ever-recurring question of indemnity, through Committee.here bad been with & similar view both leyi:- Iauve aod executive action on the indebtedness «ffrnces was read a second time anl passed [ese postage, subsidy, compensation to seig-, niories, $184 786, nnd seignicrinl indemnity to ©f the Bank of Upper Cauada, There was a turned with the following address :\u2014 To the § .cen's Most Excellent Majesty Our Most Gracious Suvereign : We, your Majesty's dutiful aud loyal subjects, the Commons of Cunada, in Parliament assembled, desire to appronch your Majesty with the expressions of our horror snd indigoation at the recent atrocious attempt to assassiate His Royal Highness th: Duke of Edinburgh, and to convey our deep sympathy with your Majesty in the distress and anxiety which the endeavor to take the life of one so justly dear to you, at such a distant part of your empire, must bave occasioned.On uniting with your Majesty in thankagiviog to Almighty God that it has plessed Him to save tbe life of bis Royal Highness, 80 recklessly and wickedly assailed, and in fervent prayer that it may please God to restore bim speedily to bealth and strength, we beg leave to assure your Majesty that the high personal esteem with which his Royal Highness is regarded throughout this Dominion, from lively recollection of his gracious demeanor amongst us during bis visit to this conntry in the year 1861, has heightened, if possible, our abhorrence of this detestable act.We take this opportunity of renewing to your Majesty our assurance of our devotion and attachment to your Majesty's throne and person.The address was read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed aud sent to the Senate for concurrence, In reply to Mr.Buaxs, Sir Jorn A.MacpoxaLD said it was not th intention of Government this session to introduce & bill to establish & Court of Avpeal for the Dominion, as the sutjact required mature consideration, but such » court would be established.On motion of Nr.SHanty, a bill to incorporate the Clifton Suspension Bridge Company was read a third time and paseed.On motion of Mr.Street, a bill to authorize the Niagars Falls Gas Company to extend their works for the purpose of lighting the towa of Clifton, was read a third time and passed.On motion of Mc.StaruEnson, an address was voted for the correspondence respecting status might be disposed of for ever, Mr.WaL-# spoke against the amendment, and , declared his intention to vote for the bill.Sir Jen A.Macpovalp said be would vote |againstboth.The first measure passed by this | Parliament fixed indemnity to members, and | now, without any new cange, to repeal that bill during the same session would show that they ibad po confidence 1n their own legislation.! Since that time he bad not seen a single article ,in any newspaper complaining that indemnity was excessive, Ile considered the, present in- * demnity reasonable, and pot more than sufficient to meet the legitimate and necessary expenses of members.the bill and the amendment was carried out to its legitimate cad, some other member might go further and move that members pay $600 for the honor of sittirg in (be House.Many of them paid far more than tbat to their constituents to get to Parliament.(Cheers and laughter.) The amendment was put and lost.Mr.CramauaLin said the legislation of the first part of the Session was, in a great measure, of a temporary nature, and therefore be was justified in bringing an amendment to one part of that legislation.Mr.Porr was disposed to economise, but did | not consider the present indemnity excessive.Sie J.A.MacooNALD moved the bill be not | now read a second time, but be read this day month.| An amendment was then put, and, the yeas i Ymag\u2014Messrs.Aoglin, Acchambenult, Ault, Bollerose, Bertrand, Blanchet, Bourassa, Bowell, Broussean, Burpes, Oameron (Inverness), Caeon, Cartier, Cayley, Coflin, Colby, Connell, Costi- gan, Crawford (Brockville), Crawford (Leeds), Croke, Currier, Proust, Dobbie, Dorion, Du.fresne, Ferris, Fisher, Forbes, (nucher, Gibbs, | Godin, Grover, th, Howland, Ruot, Johnson, ! Jones (Leeds and Grenville), Keeler, Kempt, Langevin, Lafreine, Lawson, Little, Macdonald, , Sir J.A.(Kingston), Macdonald (Antigonish), | Macdonald (Luneoburg), McKenzie, Masson (Soulanges), McCarthy, MeDougall, McKengney, McMillan Metcalfe, (Vaudreuil), McMonies, On mation of Mr.TiuLxy, the House went into townships, $43,402, and subsidiea to Provinces, measure now before the House which would put abroad of British subjects naturalized ia any of Mills, Morrison (Victoria), Morrison (Niagara), the Provinces of the Dominion.Merritt, Oliver, Paquet, Parker, Perry, Pope, Oa motion of Mr.McCarty, ep address Raokin, Ray, Robitaille, Rose, Ross (Victoria, waa voted for a statement of all accounts ren- N.8.), Ryan, Rymsl, Simard, Spront, Street, dered to the Government by the proprietor of Sylvaio, Thompson (Ontario), Tilley, Tremblay, the Gaseite de Sorel.On motion of Mr, Masson (Terrebonne) an address was voted for a return of arme, accontre- | meuts, &c., purchased by the Government of the 1ste Province of Oanada.On motion of Me.MoFartaxs, the act for the better regulation of traffic on railways and eavals was read a second time, and referred to the Railway Committee.On motion of Mr.Goom, the act to change the limits of the counties of Joliette and Berthier for electors] purposes was read a second time, Wallace, Webb, Welle, White, and Wright \u201483.Navs \u2014Abbott, Beatty, Benoit, Blake, Bod- well, Bolton, Bouman, Boun, Oaldwell, Oame- ron (Huron), Oarling, Cassult, Chamberlin, Oheval, Cimon, Coupal, Gaudet, Gendron, Grant, Holton, Irvine, Jackson, Kiersekowski, Langlois, McDonald (Middlesex), McFarlane, Magill, Masson (Terrebonne), McConkey, Morris, Mun.roe, Pinsonneault, Poulet, Roger, Redford, Renaud, Scatcherd, Shanley, Bnider, Stepbenson, Sterton, Thompson, Baldimaod, Walsb, Whitehead, Workman, Yonog\u201447.Mr.Ress moved the third reading of the bill and referred to à select committee.ne to enable banks in any part of Osoads to use On motion of Mr.Micis, the act to amend the Committee to consider tte resolution, \u2014\" That it is expedient to authoriza the Governor in Council to fix the rates of duty on foreign re- | prints of Biitish copyright books imported into Canada.The duty not to exceed 30 per cent.ad valorem, and to be paid over to the parties beneficially in\u2019erested in copyrights.\u201d | The resolution was reported, read a second time, and a hill founded thereon introduced and | read n firet time.| On motion of Sir J.A.MacnowaLn, the House | went into crmmittee on resolutions relating to sa'nries of officers mentioned in the act respecting penitentincies, which were reported without If the argument of the mover of amendment and referred to the committee on the requirements for the year 1568 bill respecting penitentinries.| EirJ.A.Macoonaip introduced a bill for the | more prompt administration of criminal justice in certain cases, and two other bills of minor interest ; as ulso n bill for the regulation and inspection of the fisheries, The Senate's amendment 10 the bill for the organization of tbe department of Becretary of State was read for the firat time.Sir J, A.Macpowaup introduced à bill of in- demmity for persons holding office under the i Crown who bave seats in the House of Com.| mons, \"The House adjourned at 11:40.! OrtAwA, April 48.! TUE SSTIMATEE.! The followiog are the estimates for the year eo And nays boing called, was carried ag follows :\u2014 ending June 30th, 1869, laid on ibe table today := ; Civil Government.$602,700 + Administration of Justice 176 600 Penitentiaries .245,733 Legislation 299,143 Scientific [uatitutions.9,760 ; Arts, Agricnllure, and Statistics 7,000 | Immigration a: d Quarantine .36,805 | Militin aud Gunboata.1,041,807 | Pensions 1,452 ; New Militi we 17,225 | Railways, all of them being in the | Maritime Provinces, and latercolo- nial Survey .1,860,000 QOanals.233,000 Parliament and Depar ing 100,000 Rideau Bai .107,000 Public Buildi ge 25,000 Harbors, piers, an:l lighthouses 120,000 Other public works.140,500 Ocean and steam river service.129,600 Ligbthonses and coast service 204,832 Marine Hospitals.37,000 Fisheries, .\u2026 236,800 Oulling Timber, .75,000 Railwny and steamboat inspection.11,850 Expenses of Seigniorial Commission.6,000 Indian annuities, &a.ves 8,400 Miscellaneous, including $100,000 unforeseen expenses, and $903,912 expenses connected with Confederation and Imperial legisla- | Mr.Ross, in moving that the House resoive ' the Government in possession of a considerable | iteelf into a committee of supply, said that, in | sum se deposited from insurance companies.A making his promised Snancial statement, as tbe considerable sum would also be realized by the most convenient way of presenting the informa.| Post-Office Savings-Banks.The Government tion which be proposed to put the House in '80 far bad confined themselves to establishing the possession of, be would state, in the first place, | Post-Olfice Savings Bauke, and until they bad the probable result of the operations of the cur- 80me practical experienc) of thess, deferred es- rent year ending 30th June, 1868.He would | txblishiog the proposed Government Savinge- next state the position of the floating debt, aud Baoks.He was informed that a fesling existed the changes in it since December last, when he 10 some degree in tLe country that Goverament made his previona financial statement ; he would | Wes taking possession of too large an amount then say a few words in explanation of the Of money, which was needed fur the commerce of actual position of tke various provinces to- the country.This was not the case.He wards the Dominion.He would next state the could assure the House the Governmert , aud the means Would watch anxiously and vigilaotly the effect | by which government proposed to meet the re.Which ny of their operations would have in | quirements.In the last place, he would refer | withdrawing from tbe banking institutiors and | commercial interests of the ocuntry that capital to the contemplated additions in future years to | COM I the burden of the conntry, and the means by | Which was needed to catry au their operations.which they proposed to meet these additional | There bad been very little witl drawn ag yet.burdens.[n December Inst, he stated that the ' Very little of the money invested in Dominion probabla expenditure for the yeara 1857-8 would be $16,226,000, of which $1,825,000 was on capital account ; leaving as the anticipated ordinary expenditure of the year, $1,431 300.The estimates, in detail, laid before the Houge, showed an estimated expenditure of $1,765,018, to which had to be added supplementary estimates, $17,000, making a total of 17,836,019, instead of $16,226,000, as estimated in Decem- | ber.There was in reality, however, vo change lof any consequence.There had to be deducted, | an not properly belonging to the service of the | year, $81,327.Arrears paid on account of the late Province of Canada, $20,010, expenditure which woull pot take place before the first of July next, and which would be struck ont from the estimates before they went through committe, Deducting these sums wonld reduce the gross expenditure of this year t0 $18,314,662 instead of $16,300,000, ay estimated i + December.From the estimated total expenditure of $16,318,562 there is to be de.! ducted for capital and redemption, $1,863, also arrears of the late Province of Cn which is still dependent on the vote of the House, be meant the arrears due to the charitable insti tutions, and the sums payable to the townships on account of the seignorial indemnity fund ; these deductions left $14,321,360, as the or- diosry expenditure of the year 1867-68.Coming to the anticipated revenue, judging from the experience of the nice months which we now | stock could be looked upon as so withdrawn, and the small savings deposited in Savinge- i Banks would bave lain idle and unproduetive if not so invested.The [nsurance deposits would not be withdrawn from the cemmercial deposits of the coun'ry.On the contrary, tbe greater portion of them would come from abroad.He , now came to explain the fiscal relations between the Dominion and the various provinces.The debt cf Nova Scotia, on the lst July last, was \"$7,435,785, being $564 715 lees than tte debt of $8,000,000 with which it was entitled to enter the Union ; but beyond this it was found that its obligations amounte:l to & very coosiderable sum in excess of the eight miiliope, being no less than $1,202,545, making the total jresent debt of the Province $9,293,545.Under the terms of the Union Act, the Dominion became responsible for all the engagements of the Provinces, no matter whether (hey exceeded or not 1 tbe amount of debt with which they entered the Union.To meet the engagements of Nova Scotia, the Dominion had to raise cash or otherwise to provide & sum of 1$3,019,628 since 1st July la The re- i ceipts from the Province in the same time | were $1,159,288, showing an excess of payments \"over re.siptsof $661,933.He mentioned this, not ! with sny sectional object, but merely ag u matter of account.The debt of New Brunswick at the \u2018ime of Union wes $5,028,422, leavings balance of $1,076,878 to make up its quota of bad, he believed the anticipations he indulged \u2019 the 7 millions of debt with which it wasentitled in December would be fully realized, and that to enter the Union, but the estimated excess of there would be a fair and moderate excess be.| its engagement beyond the 7 millions which youd the surplus he then stated, Tho gross receipts from Customs to 31st December were $5,318,003.Judging from the receipts of January, February, and March, the Customs re- iceipta for the current year be estimated at $o,- 060,000.The receipts from Excise he estimated at $3,970,000, and those from miscellaneous sources, belonging to receipts of the year, $2,- 728,500, making a total revenue of $14,895,500, « surplus over the estimated expenditure on 30th June next of $374,140.Of the total expendi.bad to be provided for by the Dominion was $792,719, It followed therefore that the amount altogether which the Dominion had to finance ; for tomake gnod the obligations of that Pro- | vince was $2,758,850 which bad to te met in | cash or at abort dates, and was now in course | of payment.Tbe receipts from New Brunswick in the same time were $760.\u20ac60, which, wilh the cash cn hand at the time of Union, made a total of $1.036,310,showin g an excess of payments on bebalf of the Province over the receipts of 5 282 $357,730.(Hear, hear) The Dominion had thus to provide means of meeting tle obhiga- tions of the part of these two Provinces to tbe amount of $5,148,486.With regard to Ontario and Quebec, it was difficult for many reasons to state their precise position fn regard to the debt, because the matter was now the subject of arbitration, and be bad no doubt from tbe bigb character of the arbitrators, that they would make a just aud fair award.mony with the Finance Department for the adjustment of accounts.He then went on to refer to the estimates for the fiscal years, 1848 9, which bad jist \u2018been laid before the House.Io dealing with these estimates it was indispensably necessary to distinguish between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure.He bai calculated everything which could, by any possibility, be included in ordinary expenditure, but, beyond this, there were works of a perms- nent character going ou in various parts of the Dominion, payment for which could not be made out of current funds, but must be met by loans, and these be had put down as extrasrdinary expenditure, under the head of capital account.it would be seen by the estimates that the anti- cipsted sxpenditure for 1863-9 on ordinsry account was $13,836,644.He proposed to add to that, but be did not propose to take the vote for it, the sum cf $154,516, making a total expen- ditare on the ordinary account of $14,041,161.This sam of $154,516, for which a vote, bow- ever, would not be asked, represented the interest on the pcssible outlay on the [atercolonial Railroad and on fortifications.He estimated the operations on the intercolonial would extend over four y -ara, and on tbe fortifications, five yea-s.He had, therefore, estimated a possible expenditure on those works this year, running over a pericd of eix months, of say one- eighth of the tutal expenditure on the I iterco- lonisi, and one-tenth on fortifications, m king together a capital sum the interest upon which he bad just mentioned, and when the House came to consider Ways aud Meaas, he would propose that the Government should be pl ced in a position to provids for any possible expenditure that might become necessary.In addition to what be termel ordinary expenditure, there would have to be met by loans in accounts of public works, railways, and cpera\u2018ions now going on, the sum of $2,456,000.With reference to the amount of t e department, there was à portion of it for wh'c's they could not be called on to make provisicn, as it would bs met hy the sinking fund.It amounted to $633,167 The remainder, 3871,500 would be met by 7 per ent bonds, and these items form>d tbe $|,500 600 reg iired for redemption, I+ was further estimated that there would be ap expeaditure on capital acco nt fur the Iiterco- lonial Railway on the principle he had just mentioned.The total work, be estimated, would ex'end over a period of four years, and the six months\u2019 operations of 1858-59 would te 0a these accounts, $968,653.This amcunt, of course, bad to be receiv-d byloan.With regsrd to the rate of interest, be thought the House would feel it to be a liberal one.Tnere was little doubt but, with the Imperial guarantee, they would be able to raise part of the money at four per cent ; and, with the addition of their own guarantee, the balance might be reised at five per cent.The estimates he had just submitted could not undoubtedly be classed as large.He was by no means disposed to underrate the public burdens, He took it that, in coasidering this question of expenditure, it became their duty to see that they restricted the ordinury expenditure of the Dominion within as narrow limits as possible.There must be no waste of the public money ; and be would now proceed to state to the House that there were certain expenditures which it was impo:sible to reduce.Such, for instance, as the interest on the public debt; the subsidies payable to various provinces; tbe eeiguiorial payments; accounts payable to tbe ludian fund; sum necessary for the post-cffise and ateamship service, under contract ; aad for (be maintenance of public works.All these were incapable of reduction, and formed a total of seven per cent.of this whole expenditure, He would now mention items with regard to which it was the desire of the Government to see whether it were not posei- ble to reduce them.These included the ex- peuditure for civil government ; fur the administration of justice; for the legislation of the House, m.litia, publie works, customs and exc\u2019se, miscellaneous, emigration and fishery, involving an amount (q ial to 30 pe: cent.of their whole expen- ditare ; and with regard to these items the Government had 1st been remiss in their efforts to reduce them as rapidly as possible, consistently with the due efficiency of the public service.As a sample of what had been done hy the Gorern- went in this direction, he would mention the audit measure introduced last session, which he believed a truly important measure, cone which provided that avery shilling of the public money voted, and not spent on July lst, should be put bash into the Treasury, to bs obtaionble from : thence only by a new vote, Then, the new Civil-Service Bill was also a step in the same direction, acd s0 was the bill with reference to contingencies.Compared with the estima:es of 1067-68, it would be sern that tl re was a considerable reduction.This year, the Government thought they could see their way clearly to a reduction of between $30,000 and $10,000, and under the provision of the twobills last mentioned.He now came to indicate the sources Irom which he propcsed to derive revenue and he principles which bad guided the Government in the matter.Before proceeding further, he desired ta appeal 10 the forbearance and patriotism of the members representing various localities.He appenled to them, not to ask at the hands of tbe Government, at the present time, the appropriations for tbe new works.Clearly, it was of the best importance to the credit of the Dominiun that they should not stert with anything like a deficiency, but that their income abould be more than sufficient to meet their expenditure.Apotber resson which the Government could not lose sight of ip framing their taxation in the manner in which he was about to indicate, was tha?the duty of the present hour was the : consolidation of the Union, not to impose any burdens which were not pressiugly necessary, They felt that every new tax was lable to be misrepresented and misunderstood, and as there were some portions of the Dominion not yet entirely re onciled to the Uuion, he believed the policy which ba had alluded to would commend itself to the country generally.The Govern.try were not insensible 10 tue (ryiug CIFCUD- | wgeilies WoL sue sloivaet ls comnicad jus acuy soCulding (0 (Le LUKE dud yusuly of gress, and wealth, as shown by (hv expansion | u.e auger stances in which tbe country bad been placid in consequence of the repeal of the Reciprocity Treaty, aud the unwise restrictive legislation adopted by the Americans.could oot lose sight of tbe fact that many of the great produs:s of the Provinces had been prohibited from the United States markets, and that in consequence the cosl trade of Nova He paid & high Sootis was languishing, tbe men working but, the resources of all the Provinces, there compliment to the treasurers of all the Provinces two or three days à week.The lumberers of \u2018could be no doubt as to what was in for the manaer in which they had acted in bar- this country had been almost probibited by m'etore for us in tbe future.He was not\u2018 bigh tariff from entering the American markets.Provincial grains and fiaheries ebared the sam: tute.All 1bese considerations had been borne in mind by the Government, but they felt that anything like a retaliatory or restrictive pol.cy at the present moment would not be conducive to the best interests of the country.(Hear, bear.) The hon.gentieman alluded next to the recent removal of one of the great obatacles to a free intercourse between the Dominion and the United States.He meant the almost entire sweeping away of all the taxes on interns! manufactures in the States : that indicates a desire on the part of the people of the United States to adopt à more liberal policy.Besides, the feeling of Congress appeared to, be undergoing & change in favor of a renewal of reciprocity, and the informetion tbat body had caused to be procured asd laid before them still further showed them the folly of the abolition of that treaty and the benefits lowing from uare:tricted intercourse with the Provinces.It was a matter of fact that the great gas interests of Boston, New York, and the Atlantic cities, Wers clamorous for a repeal of the duty on cosl, and other large interests were also lamenting the pressure occasioned by the restrictive policy 10 force.The bon.gentleman went on to sbow that the exclusion of the products of Caneda from the United States markets bad not been an unmitigated evil, inasmuch a3 in conacqence of it the people of the Provinces have been firced into other aod more remunerative markets.Ue of these was the West [nd es,and he believed as firm - Ly as be stood there, that the splendid trade of that section might be grasped by the people of this country, The total trade of that section wiih the United States had reached $34,400,000, and this trade consisted mainly of articles which the Provinces produced, and bad for export.Without trespassing farther on the time and attention of the House to explain the motives and policy of the Government, he would add that their desire was to make as few changes as possible, and that these should be in the direction of conciliatiog their friends in the Maritime Provinces, and also \u2018hat they should not be such as fur\u2018her to restrict tke intercourse with the United States.Ho then referred to the tanff changes which we are not permitted to ceud until the resolutions are adopted, and thea went on to say tbat the condition of the rade of the country was a suhjsct on which the Government had bestowed muc: consideration in estimating the probable revenue for '68-9; and the conclusion to which they came Was, tbat it would not be safe to calculate upon & larger revenue than during the past year, The estimated revenue was, from Customs, $9,100, 000; Excise, including duty on petroleum, $3,540,000 ; miscellaneous, $2,500,000; total revenue, $15,140,000; against total estimated ordinary expenditure of $14,042,161; showing a surplus of $1,071,839.He did not consider this au over-estimate.1f the country enjoyed average prosperity, he bad no reason to doubt tbat this amount ot revenue would fall short.He bad used the term ordinary expenditure, as distinguished from extraordioary.Under extraordinary expenditure, be included the sum of $348,700, to ba spent in Oatario snd Quebecy; Nova-Scotia railways, light-houses, &c., $690, 000; New Brunswick railways, light-houses, &c., $1,237,000; Intercolonial Raiiway, $180, 300 ; waking a total to the capital account of $2,456,000; to which might be added two sums on account of the redemption of the pab- lic debi, amounting to $1,618,267 ; thia was ex- tlusive of fortifications.The hon, gentleman then went on to speak of the eff-ct of the propozed changes in the tariff on the revenue.AFTER RECRBS.Mr.Ros resumed.He said he felt his work would be only half performed, if he did not say a few words with reference to the future he Lad indicated and the state of their existing ob:iga- tions.\u2018The necessity for constructing the In- tercolonial R-il ray was now acknow!-dged on all bands.Without it there could have been no union, and therefore regarding that expenditure no observation would be necessary ; and, in considering their r-lations with other countries much needed not to bo said as to the duty of taking their fair share towards the defence of the Dominion, and doing that without which ail their expenditrre for militis purposes would have been rendered useless.He would therefore pre- ceed at once to state the extreme limit of the annual charge for Intercolonial Railroad, for the fortifications, and for the sinking fund, would he maximum annual charge, both for interest and sinking fund, bad been reached, There would be provided a siuking fund of one per cent.to rrovide the repayment of the debt in a given number of years; and in 38 or 41 years, according es the sinking fund was invested ai five or six per cent, the debt would be extinguished.To show that, without undue pressure on the resources of the country, the required amount could be raised, the hon.geutioman referred to the past history of the rovinces, showiog that for «ight or the Provinces in population mod wealth.During the last 9 years the imports of Canada proper increased upwards of 81 per ceat, the exports 94 per cent ; and a similar cheering progress, though not to such & gent extent, bad been made by the Maritime Provinces in the same period.There was no reason to doubt this progressive increase would obtain In the future as in the past.Ia the exports of agricultural products, and their products, and of manufactures, there had been & corresponding large increase, and showing very large expaasion of the productive powers of the country, Then the two means of carrying foreign trade of the country had largely iacreassd inward aud outward, tonnage baviog increased to sn enormous extent.Ha gave detailed figures to show the increase that had + bad also to bear in mind their position = relation to the United States.The Minis.taken place under these heads, and also the increase of population in tte several Provinces, The Government : ten, Tears past there bad been a steady jacresse of | of the products of the forest, of animals : THE MONTREAL WITNESS, of banking capital employed w the country, | [od the amount cepasited in banking institutions, a!l of which affirded evidence of the steady and gratifying progress of the country and the ch ering indication of & prosperous future before us.If we worked together in harmony, if we cemented this Union, if we developed | an enthusiast, but he could say that with jour vast resources remaining to be deve.\u2019 Lyped, and with a bardy, thrifty, and ener | geti population, no more certain prospect was ever enjoyed by any country, if we only did our ; duty.(Hear, hear.) He did not allude 10 those satisfaclory features of our position, in order to offer any encouragement 10 exiravagant expeu- \u2018diture.On the contrary be thought whalever Government be in power, the people would demand a careful and economical administration of puolic affsire.He thought the present Go- verumeut Could not fairly be accused of any other than a desire to confine the expenditure within the smallest possible limits, and to promote by every means in its power the public weal.(Hear, hear.) He then referred to statements often made respecting the load of debt this county bad to support, and pointed out that {the people in New Z-alaod bad $6 per bead ; Queens and, $4 97 cts.; New S,uth Wales, §3 21 cis.; Victoria, $2 88 cts ; South Australia, $216 cte.; Tasmania, $1.51 cents, while in Osnada it was only $i.12j cents.H:also compared the amount of taxation here and in New York State, arguing from figures elicited by the Finance Committee of the Albany convention, | that the State taxation there was $15 a year per head ss against $5 in Canads ; and proportion of the National debt was $158, as against $28 in Osuads.The hon.gentleman concluded by ; au appeal to the Nova Scotia members, that the policy of the Government bad been framed with the view to remove say it jisiice tbat that Province may have suffsred, and be trusted that the policy would convince them that their interests would be regarded, and that their vuice and their remonstrances would be heard, to use the last words of one wbo had passed from them, \u2018 They would shape their policy, with a view to conquer them with kindness.\u201d (Cheers ) Mr.ConnsLL said he wa ified the policy | announced by tbe Minis\u2018er of Finance would have the support of the House, and would commend itself to the people of the Dominion.He called aitention to an item in the estimates for deparimental salaries and contingencies, and to the fact that particular salaries were nof mentioned.Mr.Rose said the estima\u2018e for that item was based upon the existing salaries, which had all been given in the last estimates.He bad brought dowa the item in this way to enable the Government to effect reductions.The estimate for this item, last year, was $580,533, but, on account of reductions lately made in contingent expenses, he would only ask vote for $550,000.Sir G.E.Canrvima then at some length repeated in French the main features of the statement made by the Minister of Finance.Mr.Hozrox made some general remarks on the statement submitted by the Finance Minister.The honorable gentleman claimed that there would be a surplus at the end of the financial year, 1867-68; but it was evident from bis explavations that he bad increased the funded debt more than he had decressed the un- fanded debt.This increase had gone to meet the ordinary expenses of the country, and therefore the surplus on which be congratulated the House could have no real esistencs.Referring to the remarks of the Finance Minister about the indebtcduess of the several Provinces, be could not understand how the representatives of Nova Scotia who took part in framing the Union Act could have been 80 utterly out of their reckoning, as the statement of the Finance Minister to-night showed they had been.It appeared the debt of Nova Scotia was already largely in excess of what she was permitted to take into the Union, and ! this excess must Zo in abatement of her subsi ly, and diminisb pro rate ber resources for the ord'- nary purposes of government.The same was true, aldo, though not to the same extent, with reference to New Brunawick, Mr.Horton proceeded to express his regret that the Finance Minister should have indulged in the old fallacy of distinguishing between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure, under cover of which for 7 or 8 years the late Minister of Finance bad left a large deficit at the end of the year\u2019s operations.The hon.gentleman had said & good deal about the advantages of establishing a West India trade, be (Mr.Holton) was it our joland navigation, but be could not conceal from himself that the St.Lawrence was not the | direct route.gentleman's speech, The House then wect into Committee on Ways and Means, and passed the cxiise resolutions i moved by Mr.Howland, aod the customs resolutions moved by Nr.Tilley.There was some desultory discnss'on on several of tbe items, no report of which was allowed to bs transmitte] by the wires, until it | was too late to get it through in time for publication.It was stated that there would be a more formal discuscion of the proposed changes at a future stage, on the motion for concurrence.The following is that portion of Mr.Rose's speech relating to the tari changes :\u2014He said | that the Government intended to take the duty | off dour, meal, green corn, and breadstuffy, corn and breadstuffs of all kinds.(Hear, hear J Al:0 to take off tonnage dues for light-house purposes, and make a change in the dul molasses, in the shape of à reduction, and to revise sugar duties, a class with which there was a great difiiculty in dealing, especially to meet the views of importers and refiners, Between these two arose the great interest of encouraging direct trade with the West Indies; one of the great objections to the present tariff \u2018was the irregulatity of its operation, It was purely a specific rate, graduated according to a certain scale, as near as possible to English standard.la England, however, there were only four or five ports at which sugar was imported, and, with experienced men at these, there was little did.culty in having the rate of duty collected ex chrse to be en nasassin.government went on just as it had been going for alx-and-seventy yenca ; and socie'y kuew not an instan:s disturbance of its order and method because of Bootl\u2019s attempt to top tho Roman part, bad Bootb's bullet failed of Îta mark.It was drive ker forward, and from the vigorous chs.cruel in Americans tbus to tefuse to go to de- | racter of the people we have à right to expect struction for the sake of ples:ing their foreign | that she will be the first among the East Asiatic friends, whose character was compromised by | countries to rise to a level with the more civile our perversity in refusiog to accept the destruc- ':z.d uations.tion 50 genorously provided for us on so mauy | occasions.feelings of others ing with tbe selfishoess of Americans, ani showed that most persons who bad travelled in the United States had truly drawn our chacacter when they bad printed Ît en noir.give us up, aud if we wished to be destroyed, in | cellor of the Exchequer may have s troublesome 0 the future th=y would have nothing to do with ' task befors bim, 1A its, 6 the destructive business.8 De oneidersd more aaefactory than could Tue operation of specific duty there was comparatively easy, bat the case was very diferent with the number of ports in the Do- minivn.Tbe Government, therefore, having due regard to the int=rest of the consumeraad the purposes of the revenue, came to the conclusion to recommend a mixed ad valorem and sprcific rate; namely, 35 per cent.ad valorem, and one cent per pound ou all sugar above No.9 Dutch standard, and 25 per.cent.ad valorem, and three- quarters vf a cent per pound on all sugars belcw No.9 Du\u2018ch standard.It is also proposed to reduce molasses to 35 per cen.ad valorem.Melado, 25 per cent.ad valorem, and five-eighthe of & cent epeciic duty; molasses for refining purposes would remain ag at present.on wine was Lo be 20 per cent.ad valorem, and 10 cents per gallon, whether in bottle or wood ; also 10 per cent.ad valorem on beer and porter, in addition to apecific duties now collected ; and five per cent.on some articles of iron.export duty would be imposed on pine logs and shingle boards ; on animals there would be specific duty instead of ad valorem as st present.There would be $16 on horses, $10 on catue, $2 on swine, and $1 on sheep, and be also proposed, in way of excise, to impose small additional rate on spirits equivalent to the remission on corn; ba slso proposed to place an excise duty of five per cent.per barrel on refined petroleum, all ot which would be subjsct to inspection ; instead of permitting articles such as tes, cott e, wine, &c., to be imported free for the use of Her Majesty's raops, an equivalent money payment was provided for in the estimater, considerable difficulty and abuse having arisen from this cause, The duty Small Resolutions giving the following customs changes not specified above: \u2014Rice, essential oils and medicine for bospitals, removed from fre : list and 15 per cent imposed.Duty on coal ol and kerosene oil to be the same a3 on the refined petroleum, 15 per cent.imposed.Sulphuric Acid, balf cent per pound, Duty oa Tinctures raised from 30 to G3 cents per gailon.Perfumed and Fancy Soaps taken from non- enumerated articles at 15 per cent, and subjected to 25 per cent.duty.Five per cent.:\u2014Iron, viz, bar, rod, hoop, sheet, Canada plates and tinned plates, nail and spike rod (round, equare, and fist), rolled plate, wire, type, and printed books.Export duties :\u2014Shingle bolts per cord, 128 cubic feet, $1; stave bolts, $1 ; pine and oak logs.per M.$2; spruce logs, $1.The following are the Excise Resolutions :\u2014 1st.Thatit is expedient to impose an excise duty of 3 cents per gallon on all apiri's maou- factured in Canada, in addition to the excise duties imposed thereon.2nd.That it 18 expedient to impose an excise duty of 5 cents per gallon on all petroleum and coal oil manufactured in Canada.3rd, That it is expedient to provide for the inepection of all petroleum and coal oil manufactured in or imported into Canads, and for the forfeiture of all such as may be offered for sale without having been inspected ; and to impose thereon an inspection fee of 20 cents for each acd every barrel, cask, or package po inspected.4th, That it is expedient to provide that no person shall carry on the business of refining petroleum without a license, for which a sum of $50 shall be paid.Such license to be renewed annually.5th, That the first and second of the foregoing resolutions shall take effect, and that the third and fourth shall take effect on and after the 1st day of July text.The House adjourned at twenty micutes past two.TBE TRIAL OF MR.JOHNSO.L (From the Watchman and Reflector.) This trisl attracts considerable attention abroad, and wonder is expressed that every thing should go on so quietly bere while the national legislature is trying the nations] chief magistrate, with the certainty that be will be deposed in the event of his conviciivn.Foreigners cannot understand how it is that we get through all our difficulties with so much eage, comparatively speaking.When the secession war began they said we were ruined, and that \u2018was sinful in us to fight againet the inevitable, and that we ought to b: ashamed to spill blood and shed gold in behalf of a doomed cause.But to blood spilling and the spending of money we went, and finally our arms were successful.They felt burt, because we had made it appear that they were false propbets; but when Presi- deut Lincoln was assassinated, they took comfort.\u201c Now the hour of tbe model republic baa come,\u201d they said, \u2018for no nation can stand up under l'in the bighest degree favorable to developing \u2018such a blow, coming immediately at the close of 10 awful a civil contest.gurated anarchy.\u201d He doubtel whether it was a kerchiefs to thelr Je practice ble route from our inland lakes to the away tears that would not come at call.for the first year $300,633; the second year it: tropics.He proceeded to refer to the tariff here again they were destined to be dissp- might be assumed at $618,066 ; the th'rd year at\u2019 changes; bit we ace not allowed to use the tele.pointed.The woadel republic refused to accept $927,100 the fourth year at $1,236,133; the grayhic wires for reporting this part of the hon.anarchy, merely because & fool and a fanatic | | fifth year at $1,289,666.This last year the ! Assassination bas inau- And they put their hand- faces, a8 if they would wipe But Te macbiuery of All things were as they woull bave been Buch reprehensible disregard of the as, however, quite in keep- They would But they could not resist the temptation that presented itself when President Johnson was im- | peached.At Inst, the fatal hour bad come, and we were booked through by express down-train, and the terminus of our journey must be the famous City of Destruction.poiutment been theirs, is two months old, and never has the country been more quiet than in these two months.With an obstinacy quite beyond their comprehension, the American people behave in as orderly s manver while President Johnson undergoes kis trial as thoy would have behaved bad that gen- Again has disap- The impeachment case May 2, 1868, Vlemau Uceu Lue MOL ITeProACnADIe wud popular of magistrates, We bopse they will now give up their amiable expectations, and admit that we are a civilized race, in spite cf our democracy, and that it is possible for a nation to exist and flourish even without the blessings which proceed from bereditary rule.If they should not, they will only add to their disappointments ; for we Americans are resolute in our purpose not to gratify hum.We mean to keep our country in ex'sience, and, with tbe aid of Providence, t increase its power and solidity, no matter what political troubles may occur to annoy us,\u2014troubles such as have been known in all countries, no matter what may have been the character of their institu-lons.THE NEW ERA IN JAPAN.(Fromthe N.Y, Tribune.) The extraordinary dimensions which the civil war in Japan has of late assumed, cannot fail to add largely to the interest which the whole civilized world haa taken in the wonderful trang- formation of this country during the last fourteen years.When the treaties with the United States and Great Britain were concluded in 1854, there was sll over the world a natural curicaity to learn something of the remarkable country which for fully two bundred years had been able to live in complete isolation from the reat of mankind, Nearly all the nations of Ru- rope showed a desire to enter into diplomatie intercourse with the Japanese, and tbe first treaties with foreign parties were followed by treaties with Russia and the Netherlands iy 1855, with France in 1859, with Portugal i 1860, with Prugsia aod the Zollvereiu in 1861n with Swiiz:rland in 1864, with Iialy in 1866, and with Spain in 1867.Three of the best ports of the ccuutry were thrown open to the treaty powers, aid a lively commerce sprang up, the number of vessels entering thege ports amounting, in 1863, to 170, and the exports in vessels under the British flag rising in the one year, 1864-65, from $9,941 404 to $:6,186,823.Resident Ministers of most of the treaty powers established themselves at Yeddo ; and Japan, in its turn, sent epecial en bussies to the United States, France, England, and other States, and 14st year appointed a resident Consul-General in San Francisco.This contact with tbe civilized world produced a powerful effect.Japan solicited and obtained from the French Emperor able instructors for her army.She im orted books and steamboats from the United States, and began to build some miles fof ra'lroads and telegraphs.Pre- testant and Rrman Catholic missionaries re.explored the field which, more than two hundred years ago, awakeoed an extraordinary interest in the Christian world ty an syparent inclination ti embrace Cbrisuanity.The Bible Las been translsted into Japanese, 8 Japanese dictionary bas been prepared ; and it is even ae serted that among the descendants of the Christians of the seventeenth century, a power ful movement toward an open protession of the Christian faith bas shown itself.Thus the relations of Japan to the world abroad have undergone a complete revolution.It was to be expected that the revolution would not stop at foreign relations, but would produce a change no less radical in the home government.The relation of the Tycoon to the Mikado was altogether abnormal and untenable, The Tycoon is not, as was formerly believed, the Temporal Emperor, bat only the first among s large number of semi-independent Daimios.The Mikado is not, ag was formerly believed, the Spiritual Emperor, but be is tte secular ruler of Japan, who, however, bas hitherto taken little or no partin administration affairs.That a better acquaintance with tke governments of foreign countries would change this unnatural state of things, wes to be foreseen.Either the Mikado bad to assert hia supreme authority, or he must anticipate that the Tycoon would become the nominal as we'l as the actual ruler.The present struggle in Japan does not appear to have originally been so much one between the Mikado and the Tycoon as between the Tycoon and a large number of the other, especially southern, Daimios, who have seized the person of the young Mikado end geem io use his name for breaking the preeminence which bas been established in the course of centuries by the Tycoons.But it is easy to gee that whatever may have been the occasion for the war, the real point at issue is the reorganization Jf the Government of Japan.According to the latest cable despatches, the Tycoon defies the authority of the Mikado.Having been beaten in mn encounter with the hostile Daimios, be bas collected at his capital (Yeddo) anew force, and, instead of committing bari-kari, be has taken the field for the defence of his position.It has been common to represent the Tycoon as the head of à party friendly to the fireigoers, and his chief opponents among tbe Daimios as the heads of an anti-foreign party.Whether those statements were fully correct or not, the Mika lo and the Daim\u2019es who act with him now disclaim all intention of violating the treaties.The foreign policy is to be carried on ia the same spirit as before, And (nll indemnity is promised for every injury that during the civil war may have been infl.c'od upon foreigoers, We think it likely that these promises will be carried out.Japan could not, if she would, retrace | the step which she bss recently advanced in civil'eation.The force of circumstances will | | THE BKGLIBR REVENUE RITUANS, The Times, examining the Revenue returns, , comes Lo the conclusion that, though the Chan.EXTRACTS FROM THE LATEST BRITISH PAFERS.may be considered more satisfactory than could bave been anticipsted.This is not tbe first time it has been seen that the legitimate commerce of the country 18 to & great extont supé- rior to the accidental derangement of the money market.It is strange that the Poat-Office, fcr once, exhibits no incriase on the quarter; but, with this exception, thers seems renion to hope that we bave passed the worst rwoment of this prolonged crisis.[fit were not for the unknowsn possibilities of the Abyssinian expedition, we might view our financial prospects with cons!- derable equanimity, The Daily Telrgraph acouses the OC: b'aet of 7 Mar 2, 1863.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.reckless expenditure.Mr.Liaracli Ww not LU b'ame because there is a deficit; but be Las failed to appreciate the signs of its approach, or to prepare for ita cuming.Ab anticipated excess of £1,040,000 dwindles down 10 one of £165,651,\u2014a difference on the wrong side of £874,349.But for the extra penny imposed in November, there would bave been, for the first time during many years, a lameutable deficit; tbe resources of the country would bave failed to meet the new calls; and even witino war on our hands, with no peculiar drain on our tres- sury, we might have been obliged to impose fresh taxes.THS FPEENOH LAW ON THE BIGUT OF ASSEMBLY The new law on the right of assembiy, just passed by the Corps Lézislatif, appears to bare met with a check in the Senate.Le Temps, howerer, declares that the law on the right of assembly is so framed that its withdrawal, ad- jouroment, or application, appear to many people, sud to us among the number, of very liule cousequeace.It consists of very little liberty, and much that is prohivitory sud arbitra y.If it be wrecked within sight of laod, tbe regrets of the Liberals will not certainly equal the present alarms of the Conservatives.In a word, the amount of liberty off:red is not worth the trouble of disputing; it is not broad enough, it cannot ba efficacious; it does not put liberty in a position to modify the general situation ot affairs, or to influence the march and spirit of our Goveroment.TBE RIOTS IN FRAXCE.La France, commenting on the disturbances which have takkn place in several towns, remarks that, though isolsted and powerless effurta, they yet teem to have corresponded to & mo d'ordre, as if the revolutionary party wished t essay ite strength.These attempts are easily and promptly suppressed ; but stiil there is & symptom in all this wl ch ought not to be treated carelessly.Forthe first time for twenly years demagogy has raised its Bag.It was thought definitely vangaished; it Lsd merely bilden itæelf; it now appears, \u2014powerless it is true, but stll itreappears.This is enough to cause conservative interests to redouble beir vigilaace.DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.Le Temps says :\u2014A telegram from Copenhagen announces that the Minister for Was ia Denmark bas just lefc for Paris.People know very well what is still the etste of the negotiations which have been pending so long between the Cabinet of Berlin and the Danish Goverom:nt on the subj«ct of the retroceasion of the noribern district of Schleswig all statements agree that they have lod or will econ leal wa dead-lock, nnd consequently to a suspension.The Danish War Minister coming to Paris, which can no longer be doubted, seeing the source of the news, seems to indicate that diplomacy will bave to condbra itself seriously about this affair, and perbaps We were right in asking the other day if it were not about to enter a more acute phase.RUSSIA AND THE EAST.Le Journal des Débute says that people are mistaken in thinking that Russia has been con- ! accident of & deplorable character occurred last 283 SHUUKING AcCILEAT AT à VusChut Hauu \u2014 AU AMERICAN NEWS.weck at Day's Crystal Concert Ball, Birmiog-} = Uae bundred and forty thousand tons of | bem.Woen the whole of tue ballet girls were ice are stured iu Ouicago for home consumption.on the stage, ons of them struck with a wand Une millon dollars was paid for this luxury in the wick of a lamp which was tized on a pedea- that city last year.tai about seven feet bigh.A portion of the| \u2014 A short time since, the Emperor Napoleon wick, saturated with spirits of wine, fell upon made a present of à five bell to an educational hor dress.1t ignited directly, sud iu a moment ingtitution in the Suste of Indiana, He bas now she was enveloped in flames.Boe rushed off made à present of the [mperiu] edit on of hs the stage, aod theo on and then off agaiu, and \u201c Life of Cwssr\u201d to the Lyceum L brary of New was at length rolled in mans cost, and the Orieaos.} fire was extioguished, not, however, until sbe Fatal ACCICEST OX THR VERMOKT Cenraas | was dreadfully\u2014if not fatelly\u2014burued ali over Raimosp.\u2014Thers was à collsion on the Ver- the body.It was fortunste that none of the other ballet girls went near ber, snd that she did not set any of them on fire as she rusbed |trains.Mr.Hazzard, baggage master on the ! wildly backwards or forwards, or the reaulta mail train, was killed, and The engineer on the might bave been terrible.freight train, named Webster, was hurt.No | Enocisë Purss on McGre \u2014The correspond others were injured.| ent of the Glole writes from Londos under| A Lior Sexrexos.\u2014It will be remembered | date of April 8th: The sed intelligence of the that Daniel Priel, formerly & partaer of Jobony | asssssination of Mr, D'Arcy McGee arrived in| Roche's, in the oyster business, was shot dead London at s lute hour Inst night, and was fiest by Jarry Hardigan, at the corner of Pearlunl\u2019 committed to the prear by Messrs.Pope and Ree, Frankfort atreets, on the afternoon of Novewber who, 1 imagine, aspire Lo becume rivalsof Reuter's 6, 1867.The difficulty grew out of a political agency.| peed not say that tbe lamentable quarrel ; aud, at the coroner's inquest, the jury | event has excited considerable sensation in this brought in a verdict that the deceased came to countey, aud that in Ireland it will provoke the hig death at tbe hands of Hardigau, and found | deepest feeling.His name was the most promi- Patrick Hayes and James McCabe aiders sui pent in the second rank of Irish agitators in [abettors.À few da: ce Lhe case was brought 1848, and the knowledge that since big residence up for trial; end, after tbe examination of a in Canada he had become a loyal subject of the few witnesses, the evidence given not beiug | crown, and had risen by the force of merit to the deemed sufficient to convict, Hardigan was die- | rank of atutesman, bad procured for him in Eug- charged upon the payment of a Bue of six cents.land a joiot consideration pd respect not often \u2014N.I.Clipper, April 25.bestowed on unsuccessful revolutionists.le Où was in this country about two years ago, snd part usar Oomax Bacs The St net with & cordial reception from all classes of ads the trip fi - York to Q ow B 1e people with whem be came in contact.Our | less the pou cod or wf troy re _ublic journals have scarcely had time to com- |.0% 0 on record, Tue M ace TA Des ment 63 the tragedy which bes abruptly closed tween the Cunard steamer \u201c Quba,\u201d Capt.bis bzillisut and erratie career.The Siar thusip Wo Moody, and tbe \"City of Paris,\u201d lita off tbe main features of bis character ;\u2014* He ; was a clear, persuasive, plausible man, eloquent Cant, a iy of ounedy ! be al to | in a certain sense; too shrewd and keen to eatisfy the enthusiastic and sanguine temperament of to and from Burope of any steamer aflsat, hav-| mest of his countrymen ; a maa to rise to the ing accomplished the run from Queenstown to) surface anywhere ; 4 mag not likely, perhaps Sandy Houk, à few weeks sivce, in the unpreer- | 10 be zealous to self-sacrifice in any cause.His dented time of seven days twenty-three hours snd literary talents were varied, versatile, and bril.four minutes, which is four hours shorter than lisnt ; be wrote good verses and spirited leaders ; tbe Cunard steamer * Scotis\u201d had previously he was s very persuasive and effective speaker.\u201d made.; The Æzpress pronounces bis death to bea great) Imezacnsent.\u2014The Washington correspond- loss to Canada, and quotes the wise advice ent of the Buston Journui sa58: The Senatora which, on more than one occasion, be has given Will be called upon to answer on each article | to the disaffected portion of his countrymen.A of impeachment guilty or mot guilty.The, collection of his speeches was published here two question then naturally arises, What will the yeurs Ago.sentence be?The Constitution ia pinin, for | Disnanti InrempzrAtr\u2014The London corre the fourth section of the third article) spondent of the New York Tribune says :\u2014In à provides that ple President, ai oo ea recent letter 1 biated that, on the closing night Move: rom» = on dry ed or sn of the Maguire debate, Mr.Disraeli spoke under conviction of high crimes and tmi-demencors- an inflience sto or than mere excitement There is no discretionary punishment.If the The charge which E taat time was not even Benate fond Andrew Johnson guilty, be sball ha binted 1 any English journal, is now made removed from office.But this is not all.The\u2019 openly, with rene to his speach on the 3rd tbird section of tbe firat article af tbe Consticu- : ) : °C tion declares that judgment, in case of impeach of Ape, hen the re avid Xr ish ment, shail not extend further than to & removal | noon, between the up mail and down Ireight 1354 ue succeeded tue Marquis de Mice fl res #3 Unief ot the Cabicet, and reudered himself agais populsr by the repression ot lhe insur- (a bara or btusle bzlonging to & mun named i Charles Tooley.It is said this man has been \u2018 allowed for s long time to keep an unlicensed rectionsry movement in St.Domiogu io January, | rum-bole in Carleton Place.Whereauch & car- 1865.Gen, U'Donnell came into power shortly case is, thither will a certain class of eagles be after this coup, but remained in office (or a short time, the Duke of Valencia again taking the reins of goveroment in 1866, which be retained until tbe time of bis death.\u2014AN.}\".paper.CANADIAN NEWS, QUESEO.\u2014 Two new churches are ia couria of erection \u2014 A return of expenses incurred for survey of the Intercolonial Railroad routes since Sand- ford Fleming's appointment in 1863, shows that sum of $70,600 hus been so expended.Revenue Inspecron \u2014NMr.T.A.Perkins, of Waterloo, has been appointed Revenue Inapec- tor for Bedford District, in place of the late W.G.Cowie.Wei cry Tax-One day last week ns bigh a sum as $10,000 was paid into the stom House at Quebec, by one firm, for whis- ey.Lavweu.-Mr, W.H.Baldwin lsunched from bis ship-yard, River St.Charles, on Saturday morning, & fine ship of 1,299 tons, uamed the \u201c Abyssinian,\u201d of the following dimensions: \u2014 Length of keel 186 feat, over all 183 feet, breadth of beam 39 feet, depth of bold 23 feet, Parur Boxes\u2014Mr.Richard Smith of this town has taken out a patent for making paper- boxes from paper pulp, which will save the labor and waste of material ia cutting, pasting, and makiog up bazes from pastebos The coat of manufacturing boxes under this patent, it is said, will scarcely equal the firat cost of the material when made in the ordinary way.They are forwed in a metallic mould under licavy pressure, and come out smooth, and stronger aud more petfect in 843 and shape than can be made in any other way.\u2018The manufacture of match boxes loue, in connection with Messrs.Becketls match factory in Suerbrooke, consumes annually about seventeen tons of paper for the small boxes, in addition to whick about 200,000 quacter-gross boxes made of wood ave required yearly, All the boxes can bz eco- | nomically made from paper pulp under Mr.Smith's patent.i gathered, and where they are, such fruits ss ttis i will follow.The case is in the bands of Dr.Wilson, coroner, We bave, aa yet, heard no | particulurs.\u2014 Perth Courier.i A Camstiam Wosx.\u2014The Young Mev's | Obristian Association of Hamilton propose es- tablisbiog in that city s Reformatory and House vof Industry fcr the reformation of erring females.* The intention is to furnish a cottage containing wont Central Railroad, near Betbel, Friday after- | at Waterloo\u2014ao Episcopalian and Wesleyan ; five or six rooms so tbat eight or ten persons Methodist.\u2018could be lodged comforiably, A matron would , be placed in charge of it, and the inmates occu- | pled under ber supervision in washing and plain sewing, acd other light domestic work.After passing a probationary term in tle Reformatory, situations will be obtained for these poor outcasts, us opportunities present themselves.The estimated nauual expense is set down at $2,- 400.Licevsun Rux Setteus\u2014The mimbera of the above fraternity, under the assumed pame of Victuallers, beld.their abnusl mectiog in Toronto, on Tueaday last, snd, notwithstanding the earnest appeals cf the crgan of the society, \u2014 te Spirit of the Age,\u2014the attendsnce appears to , have been very meagre.We are pleased to ob- | serve that the President acknowledged 8 complete failure on the part of the Victualiers in getting the Legislature to do as the whiskey ic- terest demanded, at Toronto, during the late session of Parliament.The published report of the proceedings evince that the Association bas not met with the success desired by its members.May such a state of things continue\u2014~only more so! \u2014ÜUntariv l\u2019aper, WareeLoo Bugweniks Crosep.\u2014 Quite a 3-0- sation has been produced in this county within the past few days by tbe operations of Mr.la- spector Romaine and excise offi ers.On Tuvs- duy morning, y lite uaexpected'y, they enterud tbe brewe: of C.Buether aud D.Kun:z, tak- iog possession of tbe whole establishimenta, in- | eludiog bouks and every thiog of any valur they could Lay their hands upon.TLey placed them in charge of chiet constable KL ppert, who, with several assistante, 19 kceping & guard over them.The same duy they also took charge of the breweries of George Seip nad Joseph Spetz, of Berlin.Yesterday they went lo Baden and Hamburg, aad closed up the breweries in those places.It isulso reporud that the _ We understand it is proposed to form 8 preston establishments fared iu Lhe same way.joint-stock company to carry on the business of | Waterlow Chronicle, 23rd.manufacturing boxes on an extensive scaie in Sherbrooke, if suffizient interest is wanitesied by our townemen to furaish the necessary capital.[t is estimated that the factory will give employment to about 100 hands, principally unskilled.\u2014 Sherbrooke Gazette.ONTARIO.\u2014 little steamboat called the \u201c Mississippi\u201d is to ply between Almonte and Appleton, A Sinaucar Danau \u2014Païlm-Sunday \u2014 two days befo.e Lis assassinatior \u2014Mr.McGee spent wits an esteemed friend in Ottawa, from the members of whose family we heard the particulars we are ab.u\u2019 to oarrate.The deceased went to Huly Communion in the morning, at early Mass.During the fore part of the day, be wrote letters to the Earl of Mayo, and Dr.Tup- per, who ia now in London.After diuner, he retired to the library and bad a short sleep.spiring against Turkey, and preparing a gene- excessive stimulus was stronger tbau before.from office and disqualification to hold end en- ral insurrection among the Eastern Christians.perhaps the second offence was thought less joy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the Tbe mistake lies in thinking that tbe Christian pa:donable than the first, Me.Gladstone may populations of the East arz disposed to make & be aupposed to have referred to this when hi collective insurrection.This general under- described parts of tte Premier's speech as du standing between themselves is an ides which |, the influence of a heated imagination,\u2019\u2014 haë not, as yet, entered the mind of the Eastern ; Obristisns.The community of race 80d |pificany laughter.language is the only lie known.To suppose in | pjacable of Censors\u2014calls it \u201c postprand the different races of Christians in the East the |Ppe Star printed 5 bacchanalian peroration, power of making a collective insurrection, is giving them credit for European ideas.I United States.e| ls Kine Tuecpous Suais 2\u2014The cable informs o| un that in the attack on Magdala the Abya- sino monarch was killed.This may not hrase to which the House responded with sig- Prove true, a3 the wily chieftain has here.ï ee rest Mall mont ite.tofore Lsen reported killed, but lus gub- sequently re-appeared, owing to the fact these races were in à condition to conepire ib {gra The London Review thinks no preliminary wears.In this way there are a number of R:ch- common, they would also be in à condition to potations could have maintained their influence mouds in the field, aud the genuine and original form a confederation aud to govern themselves through a speech of two hours and a half; and, Theodore, when the fight becomes too bot, within common : one of the greatest difficulties of the pegide, the first part was clear and brilliant, draws to à safe spot and only diva by proxy.Tt Eastern question would i tantly disappear.while only at the end did the orator appear to is possible that General Napier will find it is When one says that Russia is going to raise all | become muddied.It suggests tbat, while he one of ihe Dromios and not the genuine Theo- the Chrisuans in the East together againit | appeared to be drinking water durinæ bis speech, | dore who bas departed.\u2014 Boston Journal.Turkey, one attributes to ber tbe power of he was, in fact, drinking gin or whiskey.The CuoukrA 3% Soutu Amerca\u2014Tte corre working a miracle.which 18 83 yet impossible.story was, all through the ciubs next day, told spondeat of the Hartford Courant, writing from BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.\u2014 The King of Prussia bas sent Prince Hum- without any ifs; and without any affectation of Montevideo, Feb, 14, enys : \u2014\"Lu the single Pro- concealment.À club is tbe last place where any | vince or Buenos Ayres, it is estimated that 30,- excessive picety on a point of morals is to be 000 have failen a prey to the epidemic, outof a lrart, eldest son of the King of Italy, as a lonked for, but the verdict was decisive that tbe population of some 350,000 ; add to this num- present, 8 horse valued at 19,000 france.\u2014 The reports of the result of the late rice- pub ic would not stand that sor: of thing \u201d in ber the list of deaths reported from the neighlor- a Prime Minister of to-day.Lord Melbourne is ing provinces, and the victims at the seat of war, barvestin Bengnl are very favorable.The price | known to be the Inst of the swearing Premiers.| and we have the startling sum of over 100,000 of rice a low, and the prospects of the nem orop Unless Mr.Disraeli take heed to his steps, he deaths in the River Plate within a year.In d.may cote to be known as the last of 1he drink- some in are gov I} Put and his three bottles of died in | port are quite gone out of fashion at the Tres- about 50 per cent, or every other one of tbe in- au \u2014 À portion of the Palatine Hill bas been | DE Mims era, purchased by the Eaperor of France from the ex-King of Naples.It ia a mine of artistic worth, teaming with statues, altars, ornaments, | and rich marbles.| Jw ry.Da.LivimostonE.\u2014The Transvanl Argus, of to treatment, be sa ron nuary last, publish 's the \u2018ollowing interest- \u2018tier say that water works \u2018prodigies\u2019 there nificant country towns, over 100 have gle day.In some small sections, habitants, bave been taken away.\u201d In regard :\u2014# Reports from the fron- that when he goes into a batile be bas a.tbe actual utterance of the Minister before it had laif-dozzn of bis chiefs dressed in the same cos.been dressed into decency by charitable report- {ume apd with (he ssme insignia of rauk that be | this summer.hy avd bac i \u2014 Un Wednesday, at Almonte, the dead! Upon returnivg 10 the family circle, be remarked | body of an infaut was found concealed in a that iy somewhat annoyed by a singu'ar | stable, supposed to bave been murdered by its | dream he bad bud.Upco the ladies aking him | mother, Ito repeat it, he said :\u2014¢ [ dreamt | wag gland Hoag, he marinero Siphon pow: 2%, be Fell uf Meum und 47's bi becker, Las buen extradited from the Uaited | and npproaching the biiuk of the caisrect.Sister, and is now in secure quarters in 1be | S-eing their danger and apparent ignorance ci county jl of Bruce.lit, | rushed forward tu warn them, The boat \u2014 Professor Thompson, of the University | turned ruund and proceeded up the rapids, and College at Toronto, sayz, there is gold in Cans-! | went over into the gulf besenth.\u201d These are.| da worth bunting for.lt isin the blsck Bay re- ay near as pussible, the words in which Mr | gion co Lake Sperior.McGee told a dream which secins to have ben: | \u2014 The Goderich Sigual enys, the new ealt | 8 premonition of that death which so soon ful- ! wells are all progressing lioely.It will soon be lowed.It certainly derives great significance ! able to announce thatsome of them bave struck from its awful fulfilment.\u2014Cunudian Freeman.salt.: | Raiuway AccipasT.\u2014The St.Catherines Daowwss.\u2014At Mount Forest, last Snuday | Journal says: \u2014A fow days ago an old lady the 19th inst , a boy named Robert Hall, eleven named Patterson, 62 years of age, met with « sears of age, wag drowned while out boating.fatal accident while on the morning expre:: Braatinov.\u2014The assessment of Strathroy, | SIN of the Ureal Western Railway.She at- just completed, shown tlie total vaiue of property tempted to pass from ove car to another while x ; the train was in motion, sad fell between them.to be 8,000, se by 000 : ; ! over Sa ren pus of wbout $68,00 The cars passed over one leg, cutling off ber foot, | Sratistios or Guecpr ~The value of real ; mad tore tbe ony ation ; popery in thie town in the ota) amounts 10 i and medical aid procured, but the shock où bei roa sonal Bro, Tot ni value, $154,700.The entire population is 5,901.| roiutives in Boston, and was on ber way to Tor Ondax Quastion.\u2014The Kingston Presby- ! Chicago to join her husband.tery of tbe Canada Presbyterian Church has, by ! NEW LAUNSWICK.« vote of 8 to 1, decided to recommend tae Synod | Mrsicar.\u2014Fredericton, with only about 5,000 to grant the prayer of the overture from Knox ; \u2018 Church, Montreal, viz, to grant liberty to such jinbabitauts, Las recently organized a Ghorsl \u2014 The Athenæum says that Major Tennant is going out to India to observe the total eclipse of August 18, with a special view 10 photography and polarization ; the cost of the expedition baviog been sanctioned by the Secretary of State for India.Msjor Tennant will be accompanied by three mon commissioned officers of the Royal Engineers, well exercised in photographic manipulation.Loxnon, April 23.\u2014There wss an immense assemblage of anli-Tory c.tizens at the Rev.Mr.Spurgeon's Church in this city last evening, to consider the question of tbe Irish Church.The Hon.J.Bright was called to the chair, and made s& speech of unusual eloquence.Many other distinguished men addressed the meeting.Resciutions favoring the disendowment of all igicua sects in Ireland were adopted with en- Mapacascar\u2014Information bas been received from Madagascar, that Queen Rasoberina seriousiy ill, suffering from diabetes, and that the people are beginning to think of a successor.it is reported that thers are three different parties, each having a successor fn view in case of the Queen's death, and each prepared to grasp tbe crown.Prince Ramonjy, the brother of the Queen, who died a few months ago, was beir to the throve, and wou'd in all probability have sucoseded ber.Accumact or Bia Gras.\u2014The accuracy sud mobility of our English big guns been con- clusiveiy demonstrated at Shoeburyn The running deer target is five feet square, and travels upon wheels.Ata range of 1,000 yards he apparent size of the deer is very small.Out of ten projectiles weighing 250 be.each, fired from à twelve-ton gun, within eight and n-half minutes, two of the ten struck it, and the rest + dropped close by.The range was known but so would the range of any ship or boat be known if it pasted near one of our ses forts, because all soris of scientific appliances would be employed to ascertain it with s certainty.ling intelligence, on the authority of Capt.J.| The Indiana are most violently attacked by the | Fenwick Wilkinson :\u2014*' The captain informs distemper, & whnle tribe being seized within an lus that be bas just arrived from Marico, where hour or two.They go snd lie in the rivers, | | be bad seen Mr.Marthinus Swarts, an elephant- lakes, or nant pools, no matter where, only | buater, well known in (his republic, and who that they are under water,\u2014thus they eave bad just returned from one of his annual shoot- themselves.\u201d ing excursions in theinterior, near the Zambesi.| Mansnai Nanvarz Duxm or Vatencea \u2014The | That while engaged in hunting at & certain cable informed us last night of the death of point above the Victoria Falle, in the month of Narvaes, Duke of Valencis.Don Ramon Maria | | July Tadt, he had spoken toa umb:z of natives, Narvaez was born at Lojs, in Andalusia, 8 Pro- \u201cwho Informed him that they acted 88 guides 10 ince of Spain, on August 4, 1666.Lie catered | Dr.Livingstone, whom they praised bighly, and the army while yet young, first serving as a | who, they stated, bad dismissed them nt the cadet in the Walloon Guards.He greatly dis- | | Chief Retaugs, giving them, at the same time, tinguished himself in the war between Spain various presents, These natives bad come # and France in the early parl of the present cen- | distance of twenty days\u2019 journey, on foot, from tury, snd was promoted rapidly.!aving ren- Central Africa, to wbere Mr.Swarts met them ; dered himself obnoxious to the Government of vis, at some distance above tbe Vicieis Ferdinand Vil.in 1832, he retired to Lojs, and Falls, as already stated.The doctor was well at took no part in public affairs until the death of, the time they left, and no attempt bad bzen Ferdinand in 1832.In 1934 he rejoined the i made on bis life; on the contrary, he was ex- | service as Colonel of the Chasseurs, and in the ceedingly popular, and was everywhere well te- following year repressed the insurrection in the | ceived.From what these guides stated 10 Mr.Basque Provinces with such ardor and ability Swarts, it appears that the doctor bad explored {hit he was made & brigadier.During the ! some very large river, sad was about retracing Carlist war be made bimsel( famous by the cele- | bis steps when they left him.Cepopo is the brated pursuit of Gomes, the Ca general, | name of 8 chief the \u2018other side\u2019 of Retaogs, whom he fionlly defeated at Majaceite, in No- whom they stated the doctor had visited, We vember, 1836.This was the turning point in bave no reason to doubt the truth of this infor- his career, bis popularity being such that be mation; on the contrary, we bave every rea- became the rival of his former leader, Espartero., son to believe it to be perfectiy correct, partieu- At the close of the war in 1840, an open rupture | arly a the information waa voluntarily given having occurred between Espartero and the | to Mr, Swarts by the natives, who seemed to be party of the Queen-Motber, Narvaes espoused | proad of having acted aa guides to the doctor ; the canse of the latter.la 1843 Narvaez, by and at the time this information was volun- his efforts, overthrow the dictatorship of Bspac.| tesred to Mr.Swarts, he was not even aware tero, and for his success was rewarded with the that considerable anxiety was felt for the fate of title, Duke of Valencia.Me was the Prime the doctor : had be known this, he states, be Minister of Spain until the defeat of bis ministry would bave been mors particaist in his inqui- in 1846.In 1817 be became the leader of the res.\u2018This intelligence will, we doubt not, be plots designed against Queen Isabella by (he bailed with extreme satisfaction wherever it is Queen-Mother.In October of that year he reoslved.\u201d became President of the Council, an office which Bantix, April 28.\u2014The Diet of the Zollverein, | he retained until the breaking up of the Ministry now in session bere, bas chosen Herr Silpson |in 185L.He accepted, but subsequently re- President, and Prince Hobenlohe Vice-President.signed, à seat in the Armero-Mon Cabinet.In congregations as desire it to make use of in- b struments] music in worship.Provemse Mares.\u2014The London Advertiser says, that the anounl match of ** Tre West Klgin Sheaf Society \" was held on Duncan J.McColl's farm, où tbe 161h inst.There were fourteen competitors and two hundred spectators present.In the men's clase the first prize was taken by Duncan McArthur, end in the boye' class by John Meltas.Victonia Umivsneiry \u2014The annual calendar of (his Uvivergity has just been issued.The condition of the college continues 10 be exceedingly good.During the year there have heen in attendance 63 students in Arts, 19 in Law, 215 in Medicine.In addition to these, tbe Grammar ' School department has Leen attended by 119 pupils.Tite Lirwers oX Tis Move.\u2014The Brewers of Untario have called a convention to discuss the present Malt Act, and they talk knowingly of \"influencing the Government.\u201d The Hamilton Times says, we rust the Government will have too much good sente to change thu pre- sentexcise law simply to gratify a fow brewers, whom nothing could sstisfy except the privilege of cheating the Goverament ad infinitum.Tum O's.~There is n° somewbnt singular similarity in the names of seversl of the patties engaged in tbe investigation at present going on in Ottawa.The Irish prefix \u201cO\u201d is prominent, There are O'Gara, tbe presiding magis- {trate ; O'Reilly, the Queen's Counsel, and \"Neil, the chief detective ; while some say the prisoner's real name is O'Sullivan.One of the most important witnesses is Patrick Buckley, and the counsel for the prisoner is named Patrick Joseph Buckley, a promising young lawyer, who studied ia the office of Bir John A.Macdonald.Mysrzriors Craccustancn.\u2014By à person from Carleton Place, we are informed that, on the eveniag of Tuesday last, 21st inst.the dead body of an infant was found under the floor of Society, numbering uearly one Lundred mem- ers.A New MancractUnINe EntTsrraise.\u2014 À com- | pany has been formed in Boston and Woodstock, N.B., with its works at Rast Florenceville, 21 mdes from Woodstock, for manufactur , ing an extract of hemlock bark ; also for making the barrels, &c, required in its shipment.| The plant used includes extract machinery, steam- engines, saw-mill, tram-tailway, etc, ete.The : capital le $50,000, of which the balf ie | aid up.The company hus orders from Newcastle, Eug- land, for all it can ship.There are few countries which afford facilitics for this gort of mm- | nufucture eq ai to Now Brunswick, Bao Accimext.=A few days ago as Mr.Gi- berson and wile were proceeding down tbe To- Isspue River, on the ice, with a span of horses and loaded sled, Mra.Giberson driving the horses.while the husband followed the sled, at eome littl distance behind on foot.Without the slightest notice the ice guddenly gave way beneath \"tha team, and the current being very sirong, dire.Giberson, sled and horses, were instanta- \u2018neously - drawn down bencath the ice.lu a : moment, powerless to assist, the husband was forced to behoid the partner of his mw disap peur from bis embrace for ever.\u2014 W'Adatock Sentinel, Finn ar Woonstoce Roap.\u2014Un the 10th instant, an extensive and dissstrous fire occurred at tbe Richmond Station.It destroyed a whole block of buildings; Oarr's large blacksmith shop, shed aud out-buildings, and about balf bis tools, insurance only a trifling amount ; Messrs.Thompson & Tolmes's establishment, partinily \u201cinsured ; Condon's, Gieddis's, and Blanchard's [stores and back-buildings.Had the wind, at tho time not beco mild and from the south, nearly the whole station, including hotel and freight bouse, must have been burned.By active exertions, the hotel.Stevens's and Leighton's i stores were protected, although roofs of the buildings caught several times.=Cor.Carleton Sentinel, I 284 THE MONTREAL WITNESS.May 2, 1868, AGENTS WANTED FOR PUBLICATIONS «f te Iuman line, to beat the *\u201c Cuba,\u201d the crack OF THE WITNESS OFFICE.ship of the Cunard line, in à race across tbe Agents wanted in every city and county of Atlantic, provided nothing was done to risk! tbe Dominion of Canads, to canvass for the safety of the vessel.The Cunard line is so The Daily Witness.RT $3.00 per an.careful, in this respect, that perbaps it is really Montreal Witness, (semi-weekly) 200 \u201c | entitled to the bighest praise, after al, in this: Weekly Witoess.0.1,00 \u2018race.We wait the details with interest, Tan Cowviorion or Fanags 1e Sypxey \u2014The i rapidity of proceedings against the Fenian who \u2018shot Prince Alfred, in Sydney, is something ; remarkable ; but not grester, probably, than ; should characterize such à prosecution, as\u2018 eelerity in punishment is one of the chief means , , for inspiring terror and deterring from crime.\u2014 RE = == | Criminals themselves Lave stated that a swift \u2014 Wo cannot longer receive the old five \u2018 and certain punishment is far more terrible to: and ten cent postage-stamps in payment of | them than one, even though more severe, that is subscriptions., dilatory and uncertain.EDITORIAL ITEMS.| Siexs or New Commotions 1m Irauy.\u2014The ; | Mitano Gazetta 8iÿ8 that \u201c M.Menabrea (one of = 1 t bows the expenses of the Forint on Cam.da to: tbe Italian Ministers) has sent word to General ! Garibaldi that the best way for him now to help have been $36,629.: ; .Italy is to keep quiet at Caprera, as approachin, ; M.Chro.| 181F PY prera, app g Proposals from the Quebee Morning Chro | events might bring us to Rime much sooner nicle and L'Evénement, to advertige for the Corporation of that city at ususl prices, with 70 per \u2018Uno is expected.\u201d It ia stated also that large cent diszount, have been Arcepted.i aumbers of red shirts are seen wandering upon s 2en A , \u2014 Tue corporetion of 1ebec is certaialy pos- - the Pontifical frontiers, though they never come sessed of very economic notions at the present contact with French sol diera.A new inva- moment.At its last meeting it was resolved °F of the Papal territ >ry seems imminent, but to discontinu> th> use of half tLe public lampe, LP He knows whence the signal will be given, This is considered by some as going too far, but: Tue New Jupoes \u2014The Nouveau Monde, we suppose that this present pareimony is the which bas given publicity to the rumor of the result of past extravagance.| probable elevation to the bench of Attorney- \u2014 The government échooner \u201cLa Canaëi-| General Ouimet and J.U.Beaudry, Esqs., now enne\u201d is to sail next week for the protection ot says that a protest against euch nominations has KING THEODORE.the fish ries, and thie enforcement of fish'ng re-; fulations in the lower S: Lawrence.She is now commanded by Mr.Tetu, who has bee defisitively appointed in the room of Capt.For- \u2018in, now M.P, for Gaspé.\u2014 Dr.Blanchet, meuber of the Commons for Levis, ià again bringing hefore parliament s law for permitting persons whose property bas | been taken possession of by government for military or other purposes, to appeal to ordinary courts against the estimates of official ! appraisers.It appears that great complaints are made a' Levis by proprietora of land taken for the {rtifications there, parties having actu- | ally bezn awarded less than they bad paid.\u2014 Sic John A.Macdonald gives notice of a bill respecting the importation or manufacture i of copper coin or tokens.Something should be dome t> rid us of the present nuisance of balfpeany tokens.I: is Annoying to all, end falls very beavy indeed on sume.When the.tew E iglish copper coinage came in, the oll: was called in and disappesred six years ago although bing of the same valuelas the new, it snnoyed nobody.Our cents, which were issued before the above-mentioned coinage, are atill kept at bay by a mongrel race of coppers, | which it would be profitable for the government to give cents fer, as they contain much | Chatoberlin's bill to redure the indemnity for a | sixty-day session from $600 to $450 was lost on been plazed in the hands of the executive, The.paper does not mention upon what grounds the opposition is bas:d.But we hear it stated that itis in connection with a celebrated law-suit, in which the above gentiemen have taken, one as legislator and the other as witness or otherwise, such part 24 to draw upoa themselves the serious animadversion of the press some time ago., PARLIAMENTARY, \u2014 The proceedings in the | House of Commons, yesterday, seem to have | gone on with a rapidity which indicates the | speedy termination of the session.Many mea- .sures of greater or leas importance passed their | \u2018 third reading.It will be observed that Mr.a division of 87 against 47.The honorable minori\u2018y included several who usually vote with be Ministry, which opposed the measure.A much closer division than this occur-| _ red on a motion to require the backs - Kiug Theodorus or Theodora of Abyssinia to give information to the House concern.| ¥i'h Whose nama and rec-nt hi-tiry every ing their investments iu D.minion stock, &c, | Feader of Qewspap:rs throughoit the world has This motion was made by Mr.Morris, usually a | bec me fumiliar in canseq tence 0° his war wit through adberent of the Ministry, and support.| E8gland, bus been slain at the storming of his ed by Mr.G bb, another Ministerialist.11 was CAPI'al, Magdaly, hv che English armv.Thy oppossd by the Ministry, and was only rejocted CTiival name of Theodore was Dejjmatch by three votes, the division standing 66 to 63 Kasai.He was born of himble parentage in Tacse are the firat decided symptoms that we | QUsrel, on the borders of Western Ambara, ani bave received that Parliament is not wholly at; 788 éducated in a convent, in which he was the beck of two leaders, but is disposed to ex- ' placed under r:straiot by his mother.He es.HISFORY OF KING THBUDURB\u2014OR GIN UF THE WAR.ibi i fj ent.more value of metal Lan the new cents.bibit some independence of judgment =\u2014 The Progrès, of Levis, says that & baker y caped from ths convent to his nncle, D-jatch { Comfu, a noted rebel, with whom Le imbibed a pat Tas Bopest.\u2014Tue perusal of Mr.Rose's | taste for warlike pursuits, and eventually be- Csmsron into prison, and bad him chained 8ire 1 Lo CAITY O40 13 ADV =z lous 4 bre au) ; | jhe even wro'e nn aitozreph lett-r to Quern * Vistorix, asking permission Lo send an emb say | ta Laden.Altho igh the letter ranched Ë (g-: ltandin Februvey, 1353, it remained uuanswer+d; land the supnostion is that this cirenmatans, , together with a qua-rel with Mr.8 er), a mis- swnary, who, in & book on Ahy gia, bad\u2019 epokea disrespectfully of the king, ana who bad | remnastrated againat the fligging to death of | two interpreters, roused the king's tem rer; and a your after having deapatched \u201chs upan-! tl | swered letter, he sent an ar-ued force to the mis- (siooury atation, sezed the missionaries, and them in chæns He also cast Mr.\u2018 of that place bas dizcovered an improvement in budget and speech leaves, upon the whole, a very.M6 rulsr of a large portion of Anyssiviv.|contioually to an Abyssinian soldier.Great bread-making, which enables him to sell for 15 favorable impression, especially with regard to cents the loaf usually meld for 25c.We bope .three points.Firat, an earnestly expressed and the improvement does not consist in the addi-' frequently reiterated determination of the minis- tion of cheaper substances than flour, such as try to retrench and economies, ag far as is com- the improvements 4 re ble patible with the efficiency of the public service.basa g * Second, s strong desire to conciliate and con- \\ \u2014A most singular and deplorable accident tent the Maritime Provinces, not confined to occurred in Quebec, Friday last.Two horsemen ; Worle merely, but carried out in the tariff.oi the volunteer cavalry were running their Third, determination not to retaliate on the steeds at full gallop along one of the strests of United States for the heavy duties they lay on St.Roche, and, in doing 80, struck & young girl | our grain, coal, &c.; but, on the contrary, to returning from church, She was thrown upon recive theirs duty free.This large and liberal the ground, but without much injury, as she: policy will, we think, favorably impress all immediately rose to Ler fest again.The two, + > LC ; borsemen besring cries turned their horaes back, , Whether in or out of the Dominion, and lead to and were coming to see whether the child was | the beat resujts.burt, but did po iu 80 careless a maoner that| The vesed question of the sugar duties they again struck and overthrew her; one of the is, we suppose, settled, on as fair terms , si J horse's feet striking ber and wounding her this | as the nature of the © will permit.\u2014 time so severely that ber lifeis despaired of.| .; \u2014 L'Evénoment observes that if parliament Low-priced sugars will be admitted at a iow were to vote & reduction of one per cent, upon | Fate of duty, and high-priced sugars at a high every item of public expense, it would effect a late \u2014wbich, so long as it is deemed necessary saving of $160,000, which would be more use- to raise a revenue from this necessary of life, is, ful and less onerous to private individuals tban d0ubtless, the fairest way.To show this, let the paltry economy of $39,000 from parlisment- , us, merely for example, suppose that the beat ary clerks.We are afraid our Quebec con\u2019rère lonf-sugar costs 8 cents per lb at the place of will be the victim of bis advice, and lose Mr.| Bellerose's subscription.| = The oration of the Archbishop of Halifas, | upon the occasion of the celebration \u201cof high ' mass \u201cfor the repose of the soul of the late | Hop.Mr.McGee,\u201d is & most elogient and touching éloge upon the prelate\u2019s deceased friend.It! occupies pearly six columns of small type in the purchase, and An inferior quality of ravr-sugar | 5 cents.In each case, suppose the freight a quarter-cent per lb, and tbe other charges, \u2014 insurance, &c.\u20145 per cent.Then we bave the following results by the tariff just announced : \u2014 No.1.100 lbs, refined sugar, (cost 8c) $8 00 Freight, lc.sue.025 Halifix Express.Charges, § pec.040 == Farrell, the Sydney Fenian who attempto Ad.val.duty, 35 p.c .200 » asnssinate Prince Alfred, bas been tried, Bpecificdo, To.perlb.100 convicted, and sentenced to death, : $11 = The trial of the prisoners who were| Or very near 11 cents per Ib.charged with participation in the Clerkenwell No.3.cxplosign bas been concluded, Barrett is the 100 Ibs, sugar (cost 5c.).$5 00 only ote convicted ; sll the rest have been ac- Freight, {co.0.0.2 itted.Charges, 5 per cent.wee 26 aw Ad-val.duty, 38 per cent.1 2 « Barry, the man who was apprehended as 8, eclfic duty, fc .ET be was trying to smuggle a bamper of explosive ' \u2014 substance into Buckingham Palace, has been $7 50 or 7jc.per pound.The reficer will thus bave a good margin for refining, whilst those who choose to use the low qualities will got cheap sugar, It would, however, il appears to us, bave heen wore simple, and bave amounted to nearly the same thiog, to bate put an ed-valorem duty \u2018of about 37} per cent.on all qualities.remanded for trial, The contents of the vessel proved 0 be phosphorous only, ard not Greek fire.«= A French nobleman, the Comte de Mon- blanc, has penetrated as far as Maco, the residence of the Mikado, which Las hitherto been inaccessible to foreigners.= It is & great thing for the Oity of Paris,\u201d Naturally ambitions and politic, bh» sucgeeded in enlarging hig authority steadily at the expense of the other \u201cRas\u201d or Cheeta of Abyssinia.His power e3pecially increased when in 1853 he defeated hig father-in-law, Ras Ali, and tonk him prisoner.At length, in 1855, he Fett himself string enough to formally claim the throne of all Abyssinia, ani be was crowned a8 8ich by the Abuna Salama, the head of the Abyssinian Church, His reign soon proved to be the most ¢fiective Ahysswin bad ever bad, As soon as be came into power, his attention was directed to the importance of bring on terms of friendship with the goverament which Tules fndia, and wbicb has establishet itaelf in the neiæhboring stronghold of Aden.He, therefore, resolved to assert the rights assured to bim by virtue of the treaty made between Great Britain and Abyssinia in the year 1849, and ratified in 1853, in which it was stipulated that each Sate should receive ambassadors from the other.Mr.Plowden, who bad been for many years English Gunsul at Mas'awah, although ! got an acoréditel agent to Abyssinin, went to that coun'ry with preseats for the people in authority, aul remsined during a war which broke ont at the accession of Theodore.Uifortunately, Mr.Plow- den, who had succeeded 1a winning the favor o the Emperor, to a la\u2018ge extent, was killed, nnd Lis successor, Mr.Ca neron, was informed, son after his arrival, in 1862, by the king thit he co excitement prevailed iv Enginnd on the arrival of the n ws ot this oltrage against British sub.jrets ; but in consideration of an armed expe-' dition having to undergo many hardships in! such a warm climate, it was deemed best by the | | English Government to uw diplomacy in its ef- | forts to have the prisoners raleaied It was un: until the second half of August, 186%, that Mr.Ragsem an Asiatic by b rth, was gent on a special mission to the Abyssinian potentate, and | was received on his arrival 10 February, 1866, lina truly magnificent style, the release of the | prisoners being at once ordered by the King.But the hope thus raised was soon to be disappointed, fur when Mr.Rassam and the otver prisoners were juat oo the point of taking leave of the Emperor, they were put under arrest and notitied that they would have to remain in the country ae State guesta until an answer could be obtained to another letter which the King was ging to write to the Queen.Hyporrisy, faise- ness, and mendacity seem to have taken a prom'nent part ia the character of King Thod re; for white he, ia an nactuous letter to the Queen, natensibly attributed the detention of Mr.Rassam to his wish of consulting with him in what way ha friendly relations of tbe English and Abys- st extended, he short period, and soon used rigorons measures tiward his victims.As m reason for his c'iange of condut, he afterward gave an treated the prisoners with leniency only for a | abet) vepu i tat Bugns ., Fènch, and Turkish troops were aa their way to inrade Abrasi- nin.Toendore\u2019s letter was conveyed to England by Me.Find, a G:rman musionary, who was 1160 the bearer of & letter from Mr.Ressam, in which be requested that Foglish art«aus be Bent to engage in the Ahyssinisn service.The E iglieh Government engagei scme artisans for th service, and having sent them to the coast of Abyssinia, notified the King thst they woull enter his tecritory if he would previously liberate he captives.\u2018I've condition being uot cowaplied with, the actsans returned to England.After exhnusting all diplomatic resources to obtain from Theodore the release of the captives, the E glish Government last year declared war agamst Theodore, The war was chiifly to be carried on with the troops, European and native, which in India had become accur omed to the hat climate.The first English troops made their appearance in Uct., 1867, but it was ro: until the close of the year that the whole of the army arrived.The expedition was commanded ny Gen.Bir Robert Nupier, heretofore Command.mg-General at Bombay.Under him acted as commanders of divisions, Sir Charles Hteevely and Col.Malcolm, white Col.Merewether com'anded the cavalry.The distance from Magsowab, the landing place of the troops, to Magdala, the capital of Theodore, ie about 390 miles.Tne English had to overcome great difficulties, but they have overcome them with remarkable energy.King Theodore gradually retired before the English withont risking a battle until be reached bis capital.Then, as the cable in our issue of this morning informs us, he made a stand and fought bravely for his crown, but in vain : he was defeated, the capital capturei, a1d tbe King bim- wif slain.King Theodore wns, on the whole, the preateat ruler Abyesinia las ever bad ; even, according to English accounts, be excelled in all mauly pursnits, and his general manner was polite sud engaging.Had he avoided this foolish quarrel with Eng'a- d, and proceeded on the way of reform which he entered upon io the heginning of his reign, he would probably have played an important part in the political regeneration of Kastern Africa.Taw Zovavss 1m Rouk.\u2014A Zousve wring from Rome saya t'at if the Roma question wete pettled, the Canadians wou'd not complete their two years\u2019 engagement, but would come back immediately, He says they get absut 12 cents for five days, and manage to increase that to shout 15 pence per week by selling half their allowance of bread ; but out of that they have to purcliase polishing materials, whiting, tlacking, etc., and adds very philoso pbically, * You may presume that with such income ] am no millionnaire, yet I am Lappy and contented.\u201d Another Zouave, writing to # Ordre, says that it is very dangerous to go out in the streets of Rome in the evening unless accompa.vied by a tried friend.Happy city that! Taz Tire Oaasm.\u2014The Ottawa correrpond- ent of the Franco-Cuanadien says, that, before Sir George BE.Cartier was gratified with his recent title, be showed much unususl cooluess to Sir John A, on account, it is supposed, of displeasure at the preference given to one of the political Siamese twlu-brothers ; but, now that superior rank bas been given to the previously neglect d one, it is feared thet the discontent and coolnsss may come from the other side | The same paper espiaing the cold shoulder shown to Mr.Galt by the secret annexation propei.s:ties of which be is accused, and asks | whether the principal author of Confederation may not be concocting sums awful plan to tke revenge against bis more favored former cul leagues.Tus Rep [liver \u2014The Nor.Wester resents an assertion in the St.Paul Free Z'ress to the effect that Lhe inhabitants of the Red-River Sot tlement are favorsble to annexation, and thats large proportion of them ars emigrants from the United States, He estimates the civiized population of the North-West Territory at; fourteen thousand souls, of whom not more than two bundred «nd fifty, or one in fifty-six, are Americans; and adds that the natural desire of the pe: ple is emancipation from the H.B.Co, and the formation of a Btate-Goverument under Britain, to be incorporated with Onoada.The threats of ancezation, same eight or ten years s0, were made only in despair of getting redress from Britain, and to accelerate that redre:s, and have censed aliogether.\u201c At present there is no willingness manifested to be ab:orbed into the Universal Yankee Nation.\u201d LiquUos LuGiSLATISN 1Y Mas-acovartrs.\u2014Mas- sachuzet's is blessed witb a temp: tance Governor in À.Hi.Bullock, Tue legislature recently passed à license law, which repealed the previous prohibitory law, tut it was necessary to receive the Governor's signature before it could bec me law, sul ject however to the provision of the Constitution, tat if the Governor failed to sign it within a certain time, it should nevertheless become law, The Governor has refused to ign the Bill within the time prescribed, and it bas therefore become law.[n his communica- tior concerviug itLe says: = Thr fourth section of the bill throws open public bars and tippling houses, in every quarter of the Sate.It leads into temptation the young and the weak ; it spreads snare for the stranger and the unwary.It replaces thrift with waste, and the prace of quiet neighborboods with bojs.terous and reckless disorder.Itis destructive to the iufluences of tbe family and fireside, adverse to god mora's, and repugnant to the religious sentiment of the community, To a measure like 1his, which, ns a cit zen, I could not support, as the Chief Magistrate of the Com- cionweslth 1 cannot atiz my signature in approval; and, declining to retura it with my o Jections, for the reasons I bave given, 1 refer it to the judgment and the conscience of all the people of Massachusetts, Mav 2, 1865.THE MONTREAL WITNESS, 285 MAP OF ABYSSINIA.yasmin] Antedon PAF 2 7, Fan?or, sa Las a Zila] MAGDALA.It has] been remarked hy (he Army and place from which they hope to ba delivered by force of arms.The 1 a German and a missionar; He tou much to expect an character from his pen Prideanx and Captain Cameron shouid not have thought it worth their while to give any information respecting the pos no and ap proaches of their prison, does seem mtl explicalde, That they are afraid of t ters fall i the best lauation to be sugested, when the reveren incroditle barhari it would naturally hing of n mititary but that Lieuten-nt rlet- into the enemy's hands would he But gentleman tells as of the practised by the king: £ bis troops by the hundred rtillery over their wriths ing bodies, pale hh the whiastty pallor ot an agonizing death\u2014the whole se lit up by the lurid fumes of countless i diary fires \u2014it does strike one as something remarkable that, where such things pass, worthy information is so very sparingly remitted.The fact is, that if all were true respecting the number of his subjects that the King has executud, there would scarcely be 5,000 leit of his whole army, which, including all its followers, generally numbers some 150,000 sonls.But perhaps Theodore in quite aware of the contents of these vxtraordinary epistles, and, rightly concluding that the words of a clergyman will 1e implicitly beti hy lik soi-aistant vonn- trymen, no doubt chuckles at the queer ideas they will form of the Albyyssinian monster and his armics.ver, fortunately for the © Britixh tax- \"and still more fortunately for those lave to maÿptain, and in spite af the il KING THEODORE.The persistent and almost inconceivable infatuation of King Theodore of Abyesinin has appropriately terminated in bis own destruc'ion.Even at the very last, afier Gen Napier had, by overc:ming obstacles and dificulties almost intu-mountable, reacbed the mouat vin fortress of tis despot, it seems he was granted an armistice to allow him to restore the prisoners be had so long andurjustly beld.But be rej cted the tmst opportunity of avoiding a collision, This foolbardiness was probably the result of bis pride and the confidence he placed in some great guns which be had procured and transported at enormous cost, or perhaps it was the result of ng notorlous intemperance, Many a one has gone to destruction under the brain-disturbing inf 2euce of lignor.However this may be, all bis barbaric courage and old guns could make no serions staad againit the perfected artillery of modern warfare.And now thst Britain bas paid nearly thirty m'llions of dollars for the release of sisty pii- 20ers, (1a'f à million each, or, if we calculate the cost for each B-itish subject beld prisoner, some five or six io number, ive milli ;ns each) the question is, How will she close the expedition?She can either continue to hold Abyssinia, or she can set up some native ruler, and place a resident at his court, wiro will be the real ruler, as has long been ber policy in Iudis ; or se can abandon the conntry altogetter, leaving the Abyesiniang to arrange matters ns they choote, which would be, by far, the most economical way.lo any case, British infl be greatly increased throughout all i.3 cette\u201d how very extenordinary it is other African country.And we will take, for that the captives immur«l in Magdala have instance, Magdutu, where, as is reported, all not given any information concerning the | the prisoners have been placed by Theodore, v.Mr.Stern Iudng , teau on the sonth side of the | Times dictum that \u201cwe know very Jittle \u2018and narrow de about Aliyssinia,\u201d the fact ix we know à very great deal about it\u2014more, indeud, than of any Magdaln is situated on a high narcow pla- Pasbilo, wl the Gallas tr cast cing graded by the strong precipitons fortresses of Amies Gahit and Aid Geshien, Un the west it is divided fren the plateans of Worro Haimanot aml Amara it by a rgged and precipitons ridge, and an 1) ngly deep eof Tentah.ic moun- Un the south the enor tain mass known ns the Kollo high up into the ble sky, its glittering glaciers fleshing in the bright sun-light with all the sublime beauty of Alpine seenery, It will be thre the detiles aml pass: this mount the advance on Magdala will t or thouzxh the approuch is very ne as dificult ax frogs the north or cast, still tye most difficult portions are not 50 immediately commanded ax in the other quarter, Tle height of the fortress above ihe valley of tie Bashilo is aliout 3,300 fect, and it is protected by the perpendienlar rocks and Chasme hat surround it on all sides, expecially on the cast antl west, where the natural and artificial bms- tions fall some hundreds of feet into the charms below, \u2018On appronching it from the north a difficult and tedious ascent leads to the plateau of Ishum-Gie, the Mohnmmedan qnarter, whence à -r ascent of leads to the fortrexs proper, whi -h ed area ofover twa miles square.On the north «nd sonth it is approached by deep mind narrow fissures in the rock, forming natural gates, which in addition are strongly fortitiod strengthened by this fresh and brilliant instance of ber prowess; and British sutjects must b=, if possible, safer all the world over, when it is perceived that invading their rights teals to such a terrible retribution.It must aow be clear to all 1he semi-civil\u20182-d nations o! the earth, that the whole strength of the empire will be exerted on behalf of any of ite subjects who may be oppressed, sul this knowledge will be salutary.Nor is ita small thing for Canadians to know that they are included in ll the privileges of Britons in this respect.THE SUICIDE OF FENIANISW.The worst * Irish bull\u201d that we ever hearlof wag that of 8 man who, in crossing a stream wi ba scythe over his shoulder, made a lunge with the handie at a salmon.Whether he | strnck tbe fish or not, the story does not say, bit be cut off his own head.Aud just such a feat bas Feoiani:m accomplated in the toul as.! -assination of the late lamented Thomas D'Arcy McGee, The atrocious Clerkenwell explosion, whereby a whole neigbborbood was endangered, and several lives destroyed, had near y ex-: at Tae and provided with porteulli exists in abundance; there corn magazine, always well & very good arsenal.It is pro Wate stored an indefinite t to bring any and Jight artitlery would ba than pop-gnos.The place can pr it would be impossible | very evident tbat Femsns im Usuada ace made \u2018lose her reputation?You bad livile 10 luse; up exclusively of the low, restless, vicious, in she everything, even to the risking of ber life.short, \u2018dangerous\u2019 portions of the community.even that you yielded, \u2014for you were Luman, They are the very off-scourings of the Irish po- though thst is no justification of your offence ; pulation.The keeper of a low groggery is, , but why, when you had both of you so fur fal- very properly, the Montreal hend-centre; and & len, did you not take her to your bome, to your drunken co bler and smuggler figures, with But this is notall.You resolved to commit à equal propriety, as secretary, and, we suppose,\u2014 | double crime, including tbe probable murder of treasurer.Falstaff soldiers were geutlemen | the issue of your own loins.To this was added and heroes in comparison, and to find a decent the offence of concealment of birth.But it is Irishman who would \u2018march through Coventry painful, it is almost barrowisg, to further pur- with them\u2019 would be as hopeless a task as to sue the enormity of tbe offence; mnd if fish for an Ichthyosaurus in the Don.| now do it, it ie on account of publie \u201cWe are not inclined to use strong language morality, and that I may, if possible, ia unnecessarily, and would not wish to excite vio» some demree, aid to check the contagion of a i lent passion and vindictive feeling ; bus this Fe crime, of which there are but too many teachers.| nian farce, ever bovering on the verge of tragedy, You would seem to have been instructed by and now and again passing into crime of the some of those wretched and immoral publica- darkest dye, has gone on now quite long enough.tioas sent over the frontier, for you yourself | Great leniency has been shown, and that declared that you bad administered to her medi- leniency has been falgely attributed to fear.It | cines enough to operate ups ten women.Still, Lis but right that we should eay to all witbia our this anfortunale womsn bafll=d your efforts, and | borders, that we don\u2019t mean this playing at trea- | then you applied to xa unferiuuate young maa, | son mnd practising asssssioation to go on any | who came out from his own country with a fine longer.The number of disaffected in Canada education and à good character, You urged.we bave always believed to be very small, and him to assist you, and he consented.Yet t5 very uninfluential; and the revelations in cou- | only sign of remorse you appear to bave evinced nection with the Ottawa murder will, we are was when, from Torouto, you wrote, saying, \u201c1 perauaded, make this more than ever usques- would sooner that this thing had not been done.\u201d tionable; but, be the number emall or large, But soon afterwards we find you aa determined they will find that they have preached treason : as ever, and you induce this young man, thie in Canada with impunity for the last time; and Dr.l'atton, to procred to extremities.What.| bat, though their jusignificance may bave | was done on that dread night in the rocm in the | bi:uerto protected them, it will protect them no ; St.Lawrence Hall, what passed there during longer.Society, when it cannot protect itself that dark sod mysterious wight, will perhaps | against midnight assassins aud cowardly ns- never be known ; bai, on the morning fullowing sailants of the weak mod tie defenceless, hua | that night, that mas, D: l'atton, was found practically ceased to exist.Ia Gunada, things : dead, poisoned by his own band, He was have not coms to such & pass, or anytbiag like | stricken with remorse go deeply on thinking that it.Woe are a peace-loving and law-ubidiug peo- he bad cau:ed hee death, that he preferred to ple; aud, because we are so, it is nec y that lake @ leap into eternity, lu face bis we show that, wliile we resolutely secure justice | Creator, rather than stay bere to fuce along | for the innocent, we are as determined (bat tue with you the coneiqiences of bis & ving.guilty shall bave bis deserved portion aud ap- I hope, I trust mos earnestly, that tLis case propriate reward.\u201d | will prove a warning to a'l wbo may be tempted - to crush out lite, befure it bad evtered the | | | COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.Present\u2014Mr.Justice Drounoxp.April 29th.THE NOTMAN CA°R.Robert Notman was placed at the bar, at twelve o'clock to-day, and Mr.Kerr moved for av arrest of j idgment, on the grouad that the general verdict found against the prisoner was bad, on the ground of uucertainty.Another ground was that the jury bad been illegally struck.His Honor immediately ruled out the latter ohjretion, as not to be maintained al this etage of the proceedings.Mr.Kerr adduced, aa grounds of uncertainty (world.1 could, at first, huve wished tbat the ard and sickeniug detnils of this csse might nct | bave gone abroad ; Lu: now I do not regret that ' trey have done so, by means of the prees.It is well that t ey bave been 80, for I de:ire it to be , known (and the publication o the particulars of \u2018this tris] will assist in making it kuown), I | desire it to be understood that, nearly always, none but those abandoned men known as quacks will ever lend themselves to the crime in question, and a'so that it is almost impossible to effect it, except nt the hazard of life.itis bigh time indeed that an attempt should made to crush cut this moral ve.iom, this secret poizon,ibat in already beginning to corrupt the communily ; more especially, as | am in- an extensive in the general verdict, that ergut of rye was a some fixteen to twenty cannon\u20146 and 12-pound- err\u2014aud can he held by a hundful of men for formed, in the townships.Sometbing must be mentioned in the first count as having been tbe | done, if we are not to full into the depths of noxious drug administered, whilst in the second | depravity in which other communities have ere count it was stated that a certain thing, un- this sunk.Something must be done herein by known to the j:ey, was caused to be adminis- the action of public opinion to stop this crime > tered.He conteuded that the two counts were toa atrikes at the very root and foundation of tillery to bear upon it, inconsistent with each other,\u2014in one of thew 80ciety.Robert Nolman, I could bave wished o more effect naming the noxious thing, and the other st iting that it bad been possible Lo pronounce a lenient w 4% lit to Le unknown to the jury.The prisoner | denteuce upon you, but considering,as [ do, that Ly strutegem or storm; ro it fx evident, from gaunt to have been taken upon each cf the.the protection of the morality of the future is Lere- the mere natitre of the plier, not reckoning upon any other impediments that may be thrown in the way, that the troops have no Light task before them; and the assertion of Mr.Stern that half wo revolver their Dads cond deliver them from th grands ix as unforced ns it is palpably ridiculous, For if half a dozen coul fre them from (he outside, surely x\u2014komne tw Re means to eke apne from durance, and en It in no good disguising the fact, feving rovernment assertions pub ishal for political reasons, contrary to all common seuse ; for the expediton canot possiby de anything this season to lil the captives, English prope do not know what it is to trass)jort commissurint stores and artillery by mules when they sivk up to the fetlocks in mul, or have to swim a rish- ing torrent every two hours, Magidnin is about us diticult to take ax a fortress would be perched np on Mont Rinne xomewhere about \u2018Le Grnd Rocher; tthing * Le Grand Plateau\u201d as a lmxe for the attack.King Theodore knows this very well, nod will doubtless amply provide the place with provisions, whilst lic himself will hurss our army in the open fidd.\u2014 London Socie'y.venge; and the very name of Fenian will bence- forth be shunned as inseparably linked with indelible disgrace.Meantime, it is pleasant to find bow wretchedly low and contemptible were the characters who kept Fenianiam agoing here.Not one person of aay mark seems to ba impliested, but only 8 circle of fcequenters of Mrs.Scaolon's bar; and, by the way, we may «sk whether that lady, whose letter we receotly published, is still invested with the authority of our license board 10 keepa Fenian resort?We append the following pertinent remarks on the suicide of Fenisuism, from the Toronto Globe: = \u201cThe great pr .minent fact which is coming out with ever-increasing distinctness is that which was expected from the Heat; viz, that, whoever murderid Mr.McGee, it was done through the instrumentality of Fenianism, aod was the re- ult of a deep-laid aud long-concocted plan, to tnke off one who was thought a great barrier to Lhe success of that mis-rabla collection of good- f.r-nothiugs, who, under the plea of patriotism, hnve sought t) live lives of ease, riot, debauchery, and plunder, That, ja this great crime, they bave made a terrible mistake is Dow mans- fest, and tant through this very thing, which, it n Englishmen with counts sepirately, aud convicted upon the one, in concerned, I should feel [ waa not doing my * [and acquitted upon the otber.| duty to my country, nor to my God, if I did not \"| \u2018The learned counsel was then going on to unfit x severs eentence upon you, though, | take an objection to the panel, when ' Heaven knows, my beart bleeds whilst | do it.The Court declined to hear anything on that | now condemn you to the Peniteutiarÿ for the subject, at this stage of the proceedings.Ac- term of ten years.May God help and -onsole cording to te law itself, the Lime bad gone by you! You once bad, T know, a strong reli- for this.gious tendency.May you there review the + Mr.D-vlin contended that, if there wag a, Ast, and make new and better resolves for the ground fur a writ of error in this cage, there was | future ; thryw yourself at your Creator's fest ; sla0 ground for an mrrest of judgment.Toe | lement because of 1be sorrow pou have tnfl:cted verdict was inconsistent and invalid; and he On this young woman and tose nent Lo ber ; besought bis Honor to give Lhe prisoner the be- Féep over the misery you have inflicied o- netit of an appeal, and slay the passing of sen- | JOUT respectable family, and, tack God, your lence in this case until the first day of Juve | veueralle old father in now no more, and that next, when the subject of thc soundness of the bo does not survive to Le ebucked with your verdict could be brought before the whole | crime and its expistion.Bome relief may jossi- Bench, sitting in appeal, He trusted that hig | Vly Come to jou from muotber quarier;\u2014at all tinguished ail respect for Fenianism, evet | gas hoped, would forward tbeir designs, they among those most inclined to sympathize with | will more throughly frustrate their own Nile region, and for nm long distance round hope must be at an end of raising British power in India must also be !a few individuals drinking an it; nod the cold-blooded conspiracy to murder | McGee, has filled the cup of public loathing and | indignation to the beim.The attempt on Prince ! Al'red, if possible, intensifies the universal condemuat'on, and it is not, therefore, at all surprising that the Feman besdqaar.ters in New York should be advertised sence must\u2019 10 Jet, or tbat the chief Fenian leader of the the Stwtes should go into the Bankrupt Court, All funds to keep spouting re- schem~s, and bring themseivus to the kaowledge and within the power of the antuorities, is alno unquestionable, A wise rencence is maintained by the officials who have charge of this mat- tor, but enough is siready known to give us hope that, as far aa Canad is concerned, at any rate, Feninoiem will ba entirely stamped out,\u201d snd its plans, organzstions, aad resources so far known as to deprive it to a great extent of its power of inflicting injury, or even of awakening anxiety, 4 80 far as the revelations have been made, it Is \u2019 Homor would assist the learned counsel, and not compel them to apply to the Attorney-Gene- | ral for à writ of error: fur, hy his Honor doing | 80, public justice could not, by any means, euf- | fer.He trusted the Crown Prosecutor would not abject to this, ! Mr.Morin said he must peecs that sentence be | passed on the prisoner.The Court then proceeded ag fullows to pass | the SEMTENOU, Robert Notman, no truer word was ever ut.! tered by me, than when 1 said, jist now, to Mr.Devlin that [| could have no desire to pass sentence upon you.No: far \u2018be that feeling from me.[have had tue pleasure of knowing you | for many years, and admired you, amongst other things, for tbe zealous and intelligent as-' sistance you gave to your brother in bringinz* to perfection the productions of bis art, and I! assure you it is one of the most painful acts of | my life now to pags sentence on you Wuen [| reflect upon your position and arquirements, | ; am the more strack with sorrow at the position in which you now stand; for those favorable surroundings only aggravate your offence.\u2019 You, R-ibert Notman, bad all the advantages of education to remove you from temptation.Pt is not tat I wonder at your being tempted, and heart, and to your bosom, and make ber an honorable woman and à happy wife.She was worthy of you until you demoralized ber; your equal in conduct, in manners, and eduon- tion ; and, jidging from the manner in which | she gave her testimony, and the tenderness with which sbe forbore to make, damaging allusions towards yourself, he: must bave felt a regard for yon.But even if she bad not possessed these recom- meudations, however low a woman may have been brought by a min, he ought not to desert her, but, if necessary, stoop to raise her.But to : such thought dues uot seem to have been in your mind ; and, instead of that, you led ber on from her first sad sin with you, to a yet worse, \u201can entiely new and supe events, 1 Lave done my duiy.During the delivery of this address, the deepest silence prevailed in court.His Honor spoke evid-ntiy under profound emotion sod solemn earvestuess, while the prisoner hung hia head, and thua listeoed to words whose weight all felt; \"and the justness of which, the public, ou reading, cannot fail to acknowledge.SPECIAL NOTICES.\u2014 Hunt's Empire Hair Gloss is nicely perfumed \u2014\u2014Thousands testify to the efficacy of Jacob's Leqiid.\u2014\u2014Theee of Colby's Pills are a wedinm duse.Tanoar Diswases \u2014 We would call attention to \u2018Brown's Bronchial Troches We hava found them efficacious in atlayiog Irritation in the Throat and Brouchis, and would commend thers to the attention of Public Speakers and others troubled with affictions of the Throat.They are also an excellent remedy for Honrse- nes resulting from cold.\u201d\u2014Congregationatist, Hoston.\u2014 1s health worth haviag ?If it is protect it\u2014il is a jewel na easily lostas virtue, and in many cases ns difficuit to recover.In this eli mate, and more particularly at this season of the year, people are very apt to take cold and suffer from sure throat, coughs, spitting of blood, and pulmonary compluints generally, which it not checked immediately lead to serious consequences.The question arises\u2014which is the quickest and most effectual remedy?Bryan's Pulmonic Wafers have been before the public fur twenty years, and have always given perfect satisfaction, and invariably effect permanent cures when taken in season.Sold by all medic ciue dealers at 250ta.per box.\u2014 F.Gross's Chest-Expanding Steel Shoulder Braces, manufactured at the Canads Truss Factory, 36 Victoria square, Montreal.\u2014This is rior article for ladies and gentlemen who have acquired a habit of one ; one more terrible in its nature, aud also in stocping.This brace ia certain to Answer the its effects.Legally, at least, it makes no differ- | purpose of keeping the chest expanded and the ence whether ste was à consenting narty or ' body upright, and will also prove conducive to not; doubtless she was, but the law affords no health and gracefulness.For geatlemen, this power to punish the woman who is thas guilty, Ches:-Rxpnader will enable them to do away But will she go unpunished 7 And was 1t to be with the common suspenders.Caution fo wondered nt that she should desire, and even\u2019 Parents \u2014 Parents, look to your children?strive stremuorily, to conceal her shame?i Gross's newly-invented Sieel Shoulder Braces A woman, brought up hke her, by religi-'nre almast indispensable for children, as they are ous, by Puritan parents, themselves reared 'lisble to contract the babit of stoopiag and in the stern, unrelenting principles of ald; shrugging their 8 oulders at school, causing Puritanism ; she, knowiog that all she held dear : them to grow narrow-chested, and laying the in this world might be forfeited by the dis- foundation for consumption and lung diseases.covery of this, her frality,\u2014was it surprising If Parente should bear this in mini, es weariog she was resolved 10 risk even her life rather than our Braces will counterect this bad babit, 286 Family Reading.ALL PREVAILING.| Prayer its way 0 God can find + From earth's deepest centre ; Tho\u2019 8 wall of steel confined, Prayer that wall can eater.Rocks of granite, gate of brass, Alps to Heaven soaring, Bow to iet the wishes pass Of & soul imploring.From the body of the fish, : From the earth's recesses, | From tbe lion's den the wich Up to Heaven presses, Near the Niger, or the Nile, : Or where forests bound thee, ! On creatior\u2019s farthest isle Mercy's smiles surround thee.| Deity in every plece, i Oa tbe earth or ocean, Opeas wide the gates of grace, To siccere devotion, \u2014James Montgomery.i EXTRACTS FROM SIR SAMUEL BAKER'S EXPLORATIONS OF THE NILE TRIBUTARIES.GAZELLE ETALKING, In the evening I went out stalking in ibe desert, and returned with five fine buck gazelles.These beautiful creatures so exactly resemble the color of the sandy deserts; which they inhabit, that they are most diffi- calt to distinguish, and their extreme shyness renders stalking upon foot very uncertain.I accordingly employed an Arab to lead a camel, under cover of which I could generally i manage to approach within a hundred yards.A buck gazelle weighs from sixty to seventy pounds, and is the perfection of muscular development.No person who has seen the gazelles in confinement in a temperate climate, can form an idea of the besuty of the animal in iw wative desert.Born in the scorching sun, nursed ou the burning sand of the tree | less and shadowless wilderness, the gaz:lie is among the antelope tribe as the Arab horse is ; among its brethren, the high-bred and superlative beswiy of the race.The skin is as; sleek as eatin, of & color difficult to describe, | as it varies between the lightest mauve and, vellowish brown; the belly is suow-white; the legs, from the knee downward, are also white, and ere as fine as though carved from ivory ; the hoof is beautifully shaped, and tapers to a sharp point; the head of the buck is ornamented by gracefully curved, aunulated borns, perfecily black, and generally from nine to twelve inches long in the bend; the eye is the well known perfec: tioa,\u2014the full, large, soft, aud jetblack eye of the gazelle.Although the desert appears incapable uf supporting animal life, there are in the undulating surface numerous shallow sandy ravines, in which are tufts of an herbage 80 coarse that, as a source of nourish.| ment, it would be valueless to a domestic : snimal; nevertheless, upon this dry and wiry | substance the delicate gazelles subsist; and, | although they never futien, they are exceedingly fleshy, mod in excellent condition.Entirely free trom fat, aud nevertbeless & mass of muscle and stmew, the guzelle is the fastest of the antelope tribe, Proud of its strength, and confident in its agility, it will nerally bound perpendicularly four or five eet from the ground, several times, befure it starta at full speed, as though to test the quality of ita sinews before the race.The Arabs course them with greybounds, and sometimes they are caught by running several dogs at the same time ; but thia result is from the folly of the gazelle, whic: at first dis.1ances his pursuers like the wind ; but, secure in its speed, it halts and faces ths dogs, exhausting itself by bounding exultingly in the air; in the mean time the greyhounds are «losing up, sud diminishing the chance of escape.As a rule, notwithstanding this absurdity of the gazelle, it has the beat of the race, aud the greyhounds return crest-fullen and beaten.Altogetheritis the most beautiful specimen of game that exists, far too lovely sud harinluss to be hunted and killed for the mere loveof sport, But when dinner depends upon the rifle, beauty is no protection; accordingly, throughout our desert march, we lived upon gazelies, and 1 am sorry to confess that I became very expert at stalking these wary little animals.The flesh, although tolerably goud, hes a slight flavor of musk; \u2018his is not peculiar to the gazelle, as the odor is common to most of the small varieties of autelopes.WILD-A88 BEUOTING.The tracks of wild asses had Leen frequent, but hitherto | had not seen the suimals,as their drinking hour was at night, after which they travelled far into the desert ; however, on Ile moruing of the 29th of June, shortly after he start, at about 6 8.m., we* perceived three of these beautiful creatures on our left, \u2014an a, a female, and o foal.They were sbout half à mile distant when firat observed, and, upon our approach to within half that distance, they halted and faced about; they werd evidently on their return to the desert from the river.Those who have seen donkeys in their civilized state have no conception of the beauty of the wild and original animal.Far from the passive and subdued appearance of the English ass, the animal in its native desert is the perfection of activity and courage ; there is « high-bred tone in the deport: ment, 8 high-actioned step when it trots free: Jy over the rocks sud send, with the speed of a horse when it gallops over the bound: Jess desert.No snimal is more dificult of approach ; and, although they sre frequently captured by the Arabs, those taken are in.variebly the fouls, which are ridden down by fast dromedaries, while the mothers escape.The color of the wild ass is a reddish cream, i with the shade most prevalent of the ground that it inhabits, and it much resembles thesand of the desert.1 wished to obtain & apecimen, and accordingly I exerted my ut- most knowledge of stalking to obtain a shot at the male, After at least an hour and a ball; 1 succeeded in oluaining a long shot, with a «ingle rifle, which passed through the shoulder, and I secured my first and last donkey, lt was with extreme regret that I saw my beautiful prize iu the last gasp, avd I resolved never to fire anotker shot at one of ita race.This tine specimen was in excellent condition, although the miserable pasturage of the desert is confined to the wiry herbage already mentioned; of this the stomach wes full, chewed into morsels like chopped reeds, The height of this male ass was about 13.3 or 14 hands; the shoulder was fur more sloping thau that of the douestic ass ; thie boofa were remarkable for their size,\u2014they were wide, firm, and as broad as those of a horse of 15 hands.| skinned this animal carefully, and the Arabs divided the flesh among them, while Hadji Achmet selected à choice piece forour own dinner.At the close of our march that eveuing, tbe morsel of wild aes was cooked in the form of \u201crissoles;\u201d the flavor resembled beef, Lut it was exiremely tough.CROCODILE SHOOTING.A few days Lefore our arrival, a man had been snatched from the back of his camel while crossing, and was carried off by a crocodile.Another man had been taken during the last week, while swinimsing the river upon 8 log.It was supposed that these accidents were due to the same crocodile, who was accustomed to bask upon & mud-bank at the foot of the cotton plautation.Un the day following our arrival at the Atbara, we found that our camel-drivers bad absconded during the night with their camels; these were the men who had been forced to serve by the Governor of Cas.sala.There was no possibility cf pro- ceedipg for some days, therefore | sent El Bayggar across the river to endeavor to engage camels, while I devoted myself to a reurch für the crocodile.1 shortly discovered that it was unfair iu the extreme to charge one par- tieular animal with the death of the two Aruba, as several large crocodiles were lying upon the mud in various places, A smaller one was lying asleep high and dry upon the bank; the wind was blowing strong, su that, by carefully approaching, I secured a good shot within thirty yards, and killed it on the spot by à bullet through the head, placed about an inch above the eyes.After some time, the large croco.lileswhich bad taken to the water at the report of the gun again appeared, snd crawled slowly out of the muddy river to their basking-places upon the bank.A crocodile usually sleeps with its mouth wide open; I therefore waited until the immense juws of the nearest were well expanded, showing a grand row of glittering teeth, when I crept carefully toward it through the garden of thickiy-planted cotton.Bacheet and Wat Gamma tollowed in great eagerness, In a short time 1 arrived within about forty yards of the beast, as it lay upon a flat mud bunk formed by one of the numerous torrents that had carried down the soil during tbe storm of yesterday.The cover ceased, und it was impossible to approach nearer without alarming the crocodile; it was a fine specimen, apparently nineteen or twenty feet in length, and I tuok a steady shot with the little Fietcher rifle at the temple, exactly in front of the point of union on the Lead with the rpine, The jiws clashed together, and a convulsive start, followed by a twitching of the tail, led me to ruppose that sudden death had succeeded the shot; but knowing the peculiar tenacity of life possessed by the crocodile, 1 fired another shot at the shoulder, as the huge body lay so close to the river's edge that the slightest struggle would cause it to disappear: To my surprise, this shot, fac from producing 8 quietus, gave rise to a series of extraordinary convulsive struggles.Une moment it rolled upon its back, lashed out right and left with its tail, and ended by toppling over into the river.This was too much for the excitable Ha color, and much shorter ad thicker in proportion than the uther, which grows to an Miumense leugth, aud is generally of a pale grecnish yellow.Throughout the Atbars, crocodiles are extremely mischievous und bold ; this can be accounted for by the constant presence of Arabs and their flocks, which the crocodiles have ceased to fear, ss they exact a benvy tribute in their frequent passages of the river.The Arabs assert that the dark- colored, thick-bodied species is more to be dreaded than the other, The common belief that the scales of a crocodile will stop a bullet ia very erroneous.If rifle is loaded with the moderate charge of two end a half drachmns, it will throw an ounce ball through the scales of the hardest portion of the back ; but were the scales struck obliquely, the bullet might possibly glance from the surface, as in like manner it would ricochet from the surface of water.l'he crocodile is so difficult to kill outright, that people are apt to imagine that the scales bave resisted their bullets.The only shots that will produce instant death are those tbat strike the brain, or the spine through the neck.A shot through the shoulder is fatal, but as the body immediately sinks, and does not reappear upon tbe surface until the gases have distended the carcuss, the game is generally carried away by the stream before it has lLiad time to float.The body of a crocodile requires from twelve to eighteen hours before it will rise to the surface, while that of the hippopotamus will never remain longer than two hours beneath the water, and will generally rise in an hour aud a half after death.This difference in time depends upon Lhe depth and temperature ; in deep holes of the river, from thirty to fifty feet deep, the water is much cooler near the bottom ; hence the gas is not generated in the body so quigkly us iu shallow and warmer water.The crocodile is not à grass fesder; therefore the ato- much is comparatively small, and the contents do not generate the amount of gas, that 80 quickly disteuds the luge stomach of the hippopotamus; thus the body of the furmer requires 8 louger period before it will rise to the surface.GATHERING THE GRAPES.That is a touching picture in the closing days of Henry Martyn, when he went out at eveutide, to seek some repose under the shadow of some spreading trees at the foot of the Caramauiau mountains.\u2018I sat in the orchard,\u201d he says, sud thought with sweet comfort of God\u2014,in solitude my company, my friend, my comiorter.Oh! when ehall appear that new lieaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness and love!\u201d Already on those feverish lips the grapes of the kingdom were distilling their exquisite flavor; within ten short days Eshcol was exchanged for that shining shore, where his thirsty apirit drank of the fruit of the vine in the paradise of God.Blessinga and thanksgivings for those valleys of foretaste! We reach them in our most unselfish hours of work; we reach them in our humblest and holiest hours of worship, Afler à long, tiresonse, distracting day in the sirifes of the store and (he street, \u2014 amid the wrangles of the money-mart and the jabber of the bargain-makers, how balmy breathes the air uf an earnest, delightful prayer-meeting! How the fragrance of Christ, the Vine, fillsthe atmosphere! And when we go hiome from the hallowed spot to our dwellings, we carry\u2014iike the spies of Is- rael\u2014¢\u2018a huge cluster upon a stafl, and bring also of the pomegrupates and the figs.\u201d Christian men of business! these are trying times to many of you in the life-march.Some streams of wealth are running dry.Many a once prosperous cistern has become a \u2018broken cistern.\u201d But no investmens in God's treasury\u2014in building new churches and supplying preachers for the frontiers\u2014 have yet + passed a dividend.\u201d Not a dollar given to Christ bas yet been lost.Your own cheet, who, followed by his friend, Wat Gamma, with more couarage than discretion, rushed into the river und endeavored to catch the crocodile by the tail.Iefore I had time to call them back, these two Arab water-dogs were up to their necks in the river, screaming out directions to each other, while they were feeling for the body of the mouster with their feet, AL length I succeeded in calling them to shore, and we almost immediately saw the body of the crocodile appear belly upward, about fifty yards down the stream ; the fore pawn were ahove the water, but after rolling round several times it once more disappeared, rapidly carried away by the muddy torrent.This was quite enough for the Arubs, who had been watching the event from the oppo- spread that two crocodiles were killed, one of which they declared to be the public enemy that had taken the men at the ferry, but upon what evideuce 1 cannot understand.Although my Arabs looked forward ton dinner of crocodile flesh, 1 was obliged to search for something of rather milder flavor for our selves, waited for about an hour, whilethe firat crocodile was being divided, when 1 took a shot gun and succeeded in killing three geese, und a species of antelope no larger than 8 hare, known by the Arabs as a Dik dik { Nanotragus Hemprichianus.) This hit.tle creature inhabits thick bush.8ince m return to England, I have seen 8 food speci men in the Zoological Gardens of the Regent's Park.Upon my arrival at the tents, I found the camp redolent of musk from the flesh of the crocodile, and the people were quarrellin for the muskglands which they extracted, and which are much prized by the Arab women, who weur them strung like beads upon s necklace.A crocodile possesses four of such glande; they vary in size according to the age of the reptile, Lut they are generally sbout as large as 6 hazel-nut, when dried.\u201cTwo glands are situated in the groin, and two in the throat, & little in advance of the forelegs.1 have noticed two species of crocodiles throughout all the rivers of Abyssinia, end in the site bank of the river, and the report quickly | ground (like Souah's) may be blasted ; but the grapes of Ksheol hang as mellow and purple as ever on the vines.It is time to gather them.He who prays the most fervently und | toils the most faithfully for Christ and perish.\u201c ing souls \u2018will bring home the premium clusters on bis pilgrim-stsff.\u2014 Theodore L.Cuyler.THI: SAILORS\u2019 8NUG HARBOR, In the year 1801, Capt.Robert Richard Randal, of the city of New York, after making certain specific legacies, bequeatbed all the residue of his estate, real and personal, to the Chancellor of the State, the Mayor and Recorder of the city of New York, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, the Pre.wident and Vice-President of the Marine 8o- ciety, the Senior minister of the Lpiscopal Church, the Senior Minister of the l\u2019resbyte- rian Church, and their successors in office, 10 be applied to the erection of an asylum to be called the * Sailors\u2019 Snug Harbor,\u201d for the muintenaace and support of decrepit and worn- out sailors, The institution was to be opened a9 soon as the income was sufficient to support fifty seamen.The set of incorporation subsequently obtained from the Legislature named the Rector of Trinity Church and the Pastor of the Kirst Presbyterian church as the Trustees designated as senior ministers, and their successors.The real estate bequeathed for this purpose, and which was designed by the testator as site for the institution, lies\u2019 on both sides of Broadway, frdm Fourth to Tenth streets, or thereabouts.It soon became evidint that this property would be too valuable to be occupied for this purpose, although for many years the income of the whole property was less than $4,000.It was therefore disposed of on leases, and 8 farm of 150 acres on the north side of Sia ten Island, uear New Brighton, was purchased in 1831 for $16,000, and the erection of buildings immediately commenced, This site, on the bay, in view of all the shipping that enters the harbor of New York, was chosen ns being more appropriate for an institution for seamen than one io the city, on the property bequeathed, where the inmates could THE MONTREAL WITNESS, White Nile.Oueof these is of dark brown | not have a igh: of their ows element.The qf tract of land bequeathed for this purpose has become immensely valuable, sud is still the property of the institution.lu includes tbe ground on which the fine row of dwellings on the north side of Washington square, the Mercer street church, Siewart\u2019s new store, und other buildings iu the vicinity, are erected, aud which is ill eased from the Trustees of the Sailors\u2019 Suug Harbor.\u2018The annual income to the institution is mow $85,000, sud in 1874, four years hence, when the leases are to be renewed, it wiil be doubled, ut least, and the insdtution will then have 8 clear income of wealy $200,000, ali of which is to be devoted to this noble pur pose.The Sailors\u2019 Snug Harbor was opened for occupation August 1st, 1833, with thirty men, sll worn-out mariners, At the present time, there are 423 inmates, the eldest of who is 100 years, This mau was adiitted at the age of eighty, aud bas therefore been in the Home twenty years.Another, who is now living, wasadaniedat the age of eighty-nine, alter he bad been ut sea seventy years, We doubt if another parallel case could be found among the sailors of all seas.Beveuty years tossing upon the deep! These men are both Americans.There is no restriction ss to nationality in the enjoyment of the benefits of the institution, the only requisition being that & man must bave sailed under the United States flag at least five years.The nativity of the present inmates is given as follows: United States, 217; England, 45; Ireland, 35; Sweden, 21; Scotland, 16; Germany, 15; Denmark, 13; Norway, 12; all other countries (sixteen in all,) 49; Born at sea |.The Bome provided fur these weuther- beaten, worn-out sons of the sea, comprises extensive buildings, admirably arranged, with rooms for the men, which aie kept with scrupulous nestness ; public halls, hospital, chapel, ete.spacious grounds, besides the farm devoted tothe use of the institution ; and it is a beautiful sight to behold there old sailors enjoying ease and comfort in the buildings, or on the ample grounds devoted to them.Truly they have found a * Suug Harbor\u201d in which to end their days, after battling the storms at ges for Bo many years.HULY PLACES AT JERUSALEM.The following is an extract from a letter from Palestine, in the San Francisco Pucifie.The writer is describing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: \u2014 This is an immense edifice, or rather series of joined editices, occupying the site of a church erected by Constantine, in the year 326.The main portions of the present structure were erected in 1048\u2014the preceding having been destroyed, These edifices are occupied by Roman Catholics, Greeks, Armenians, and Copls\u2014portions in common, and portions held separately.The buildiogs claim to stand upon the site of the Lord's sepulchre, and also the site of the crucifixion.It is wonderful what a sum- ber of incidents tradition locates under this roof, and ail 80 near together that the space between euch locality is architecturally right for symmetrical little chapels.Besides the tomb of our Lord, the site of Golgotha, with the hole in the rock in which the cross stood, the monks show you a series of little chapels, running around the sides of the building, marking such sacred places as our Lord's prison ; the coiumn to which he was bound when he wasscourged ; the jilace where the soldiers took hia garments; the place of crowning with thorns ; (aud the actual crown of thorss is exhibited in a glass case!) the rent in 8 rock caused by earthquake at our Lord's death ; the place from which Adam leaped alive at the resurrection of aints; the luce where our Lord's body was wrapped in inen clothes ; the very centre of the earth, indicated by the Lord's own hand; the place where he appeared to Mary Mayduleue ; the place where the Virgin Mary stood during the cruucifixion, etc, etc.Tlie list is too lung to stale, In jt not strange that these places should all be in regular order around the ialls of the chureb, just fitted for Little eide-chupela ?1 came vut of the richly adorned Holy Se- pulehre sad and sick at heart.It is a marble enclosure under the rotunda, A multitude of lights are kept constantly burning, Pilgrims were approaching it on their kuees, kissing the stones us they went, This cannot be really Lhe site of the crucifixion or the sepulture of our Lord.These must have taken place outside the walls, These sites covered i the church of the Holy Sepulchre must have been far within the walls, asthey are tar within the present walls.The unscrupulous lneation of holy places is wicked.The credulity which can crowd them into such settled order within four walls is puerile, There would be a satisfaction in standing over the exact site of our Lord's tomb, but it would be sadly marred, if that site were profaved by gaudy decorations and superstitious ceremonies.CHILDREN'S CORNER.\u201cPEEP,\u201d 8AYS8 CURIOSITY.« How shall we employ our time till the gan in lit 7 sxid George Harvey.\u201c1 wonder whether papa will tell us à tale ?Mr.H.\u2014Well, I have thought of one that perhaps may improve & certain young person, if he will attend to it; but J mention no names.Geo.\u2014Do you mean me, papa ?Mr.H.\u2014I did notsay so.; Geo.\u2014 No papa; but though you did not say 30, perhaps you did mean me.; x.M.\u2014In & certain town there lived a ntleman of the name of Broadhurst, Mr.roadhurat was a married man, bat, as he had no family of bis own, he used to invite a niece to live with him occasionally, and she frequently spent many weeks together at her uncle\u2019s.This young lady had acquired a very troublesome habit o sokiug questions, and of prying into things that did not concern her,\u2014in short, she was what is generall May 2, 1868.she was well aware of it herself, ing her auut left the room.and was absent fur rome time on domestic uffairs.Her uncle sat reading the paper.When Le had ligished it, he laid it upon the table, and pushed up his spectacles to bis forehead, which was & certain sign that lie was goiug to say something very grave, Geo.\u2014That is juet as you do, papa.Mr, H.\u2014ls it?Well I believe it is, said Mr.H., smiling.He then called his niece to him, and said, ¢¢My dear, I am going from home early tomorrow morning, 1 have something should wish to leave in your care ; may I depend upon you?\u2019 \u2018 Uertain- ly you may,\" replied his niece ; * but what is it?\u201d * That,\u2019 said Mr, Broadhuret, I wish to remain unknown.* Well, said bis niece, « that is very odd ; bow can you commit any thing to my care without my knowing what?\" lt ie\u201d replied her uncle, \u201cinclosed in a small paper box.1 have so much dependence on you, thut I dare intrust you with the box unfastened; bui with the kuowledge of what it contains I may not.Here is the key of my desk; open it, and you will find the box wrapped in a brown paper.\u201d When she bad found it, she carried it to her uncle.\u201c Now my dear,\" eaid he, as he unfolded the paper with care, * this small box I give into your bande, You must neither tell Mrs.Broadhurst, nor any one elsc, what has passed between us this evening; and you will lock the box upin your trunk: it is of im- ortauce to yourselfto remuin ignorant of its contents.Goodnight, love.It may probably be three weeks before | return.\u201d Geo.\u2014I wonder what was in it; do you know, papa?Mr.H.\u2014You cannot wonder more than Mary did.She carrjed the box upstairs into her room ; slie examined the outside over and over again; it was s small box made of purple paper; and afler poring over it for a full Éal-bour, she was just as wise as at first.It bad no smell; it felt extremely light, and sounded boliow; for thus far did Mary's curiosity lead ber.At length she placed it in her trunk, and locked it up, as she had pro- wised to do, Bhe could scarcely sleep for thinking of it.What could it be, that was of importance 10 Lor uot to know, and yet that ber uncle bad put into ber hands?What could it be that be would not even trust her sunt with i.?for it wea the first time she had ever known her uncle to concesl angthing from her.When at length she fell asleep, the box \u2014the box\u2014atill troubled her; she dreamed about it; waking or sleeeping, the box still ranin ber head.Day afier day passed ; the desire to know what was in the box grew stronger.A thousand tines did she wish that her uncle had never placed it in ber care.Itwas dai y examined; and many 8 time was her baud on the point of raising the lid.She had tried, and found that it was really not secured in auy way.The evening at length came, preceding the day ou which ber uncle was expected to return.To-morrow, she thought, would put it out of her power to ascertnin the contents for ever.She tried the lid\u2014it dropped into ber hand; there was a paper in the Lox.\u201c Well,\u201d said she, \u201c1 will not read this paper; I will only just look at it.\u201d She raised it ; the paper was bisok ; but beneath, on the Lottum of the box was written in large characters,\u2014* Peep,\u2019 says Curiosity.Pour Mary burst into a flood of tears.The box dropped from her hand upon the floor.To deny that she had opened (he box she couid not; a lie was whut Mary never told, uncle meant when lie said that it was ol importance to herself that she did not open it.She bad forfeited hia good opinion, and, in all probability, 8 reward; though to give Mary due credit, her mind was so completely occupied by the thought of having lost ber uncie's esteem, that the latter idea never entered her mind.To increage her per plexity, at this instant there was a knock at the hall door.It was her uncle's well-known rap.When he was informed of the truth by Mary's frank confession of the whole, he told her that be intended no punishment,\u2014 that be meant 10 give her a lesson which he trusted she would never forget.¢ That I shall not indecd,\"\u201d said the sobbing girl; and I sm happy lo say that, before long, she recovered the good opinion of her uncle \u2014 Golden Rule Story \u2018Book.Oue even- RIDDLES, No.311.The cat did my first with & curl of her tail, When the game she bad made quite secure By means of my second, aud not of my whole, As you wili agree [ am sure, No.312.called very curious ; though Ido not thin How do you like me?rich or pour, With four legs or without, With apy les piled and oranges, Or straw heaped round about, Or carved in panels rich and rare, With canopy o'er head ?Say, do you like me as à seat, A table, or à bed ?When do you like me?When ! own A gentle Arab steed, Ot in the noonday summer heat, When cooling draughts you need ; Or if the calendar points out Bome day of public note, Then when my occupiers\u2019 robes Their office high denote ?Where do you like me?In tbe yard, Bebind the stable door, Or in the street, or at bazaars, Perchance on the first floor ; Or where the vast cathedral pile Rears its majestic spire, There do you like me 4 my place Within the vaulted choir ?No.313, How can you tell s man in à single word that he took = late breakfast?ANSWERS TO RIDULEN, No.307.\u2014Archi No.308.\u2014Kindness, No.309.\u2014Idabo.No.310.~$330.It was now apparent what her - > cmon EE OT ES Mar 2, 18\u20ac8.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.ahr dhe ML \u2014 287 The Miscellany.THE FRENCH JOURNALISTS CODE.To start a journal firstiy, ye Must give immense security.Stamp duties you must also pay, As 8002 ag dee from day to day.Unless you would lose every cert, No'er speak against the government.The Chambers you must too respect, Nor dare the ministry ceglect.Until he gives you leave to do it, Speak of no man \u2014or else you'll rus it.The revenues you n-'er must touch, Returns, accounts, or any such.For if you de, withouten fail, You will be tined or sent to jail.And every fine will tuke a third _ OF your sec-rity, my bird.And further from the law to quote, You also lose your right to vote.Moreover\u2014for \"tis not yet ended, Six months your sheet shall be suspended.And you likewise, for any caper, May ba suspenéel with your paper.With these reserves, my lucky man, Speak, write as freely as you can.\u2014 Tranalated from La France.THE IRON WORKSHOPS OF GLAS.Guw, I'he following is an address by Dr, I', H.Thomson, president of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow :\u2014 In endeavoring to place before you the history of some of the most important workshops which have conduced to this prospe:- ous state of matters, I shall endenvor 10 explain, as practically as possible, the result of each work which L visited ; and, in the first place, alluw me to carry you along with me to the large and important establishments of Messrs.Randolph & Elder, who are not only very extensive engine-makers, bul possess one of the most important building-yards on the Clyde, MESSES, RANDO:PIL, ELDER, & (08.WORKS, On first entering the engine-worka the magnitude of the building 18 at once apparent, the lemgth being 270 eet by 100 broad, exclusive of the galleries, which, in fact, are large and deep workshops.The wihcle building is covered in with a glass roof, giving ample light aud protection to all the departments.Ou looking up, you see gallery rising above gallery, where trom 500 to 600 men are all earnesl'y employed at turning, slotting, planing, boring, and pattern-mak- ing; in fact, engaged in the production of all the dilferent wuterial 1equired in their large and extensive business.The most important object that strikes the eye on entering the yard is a compact beam engine, working up to 80 horse-power, which drives the whole ma chinery in the place.The first department visited was the engine fitting-yard.This consists of a space 200 yards long by 50 broad, forming the back of the work, fitted up with four sieam derrick cranes, each capable of lifting five tons, which can be combined acd concentrated almost at any point.Immesli- ately below the roof there is a large travelling crane capable of lifting sixty tons.The wheels of this crane it ou the outside of the rails, and thus tend to increase the strength and stability of the 200 feet wall, which other wise might some day bulge out under the in- fluerce of a heavy pair of engines.The strength is also increased by heavy iron sings on the inner side.Ibeyoni this rail and towards the other wall, you have a reflection of the galleries coming round from the main vard, under which may be observed a number of large slotting and turning machines, applicable to heavy work, both vertical and horizontal, At the period of my visit, the yard was rather empty of work, several lieavy pairs | of engines just having bren sent out, but there wers 1wo pairs pretty nrarly finished, \u2014 one pair eighty-borse power fir Spain, and the other Li0-horse power fur China.We now proceed to the hlucksmith shop, where 30 smiths\u2019 firex and (hree steam-ham- mers (one by Condy, and the others by Righy & Beardmore) were all hard at work, forging, in the rough, all the different parts required in the production of an engine.Next tu this was the large store-room, containing stock of all kinds, checked by clerks, wlin register every item given out.Upstairs, in the first gallery which surrounds three sides of the work, are somewhere like ~0 lathe 3, punching and alotting mictuans ol à amuller desciipe tion than those in the basement, with about the same number of vices.Above this, in gallery No.2, pattern-making of every des_ription was going on ; also, the adaptation of wooden teeth to iron wheels, which is much preferred for certain kinds of work.A pore tion of this gallery is devute:l to tie mannlac- ture of donkey-engines, of which 250 aré cenerally produced yearly, The thiid gallery was principally used ss & drawing ronm and certain portions of fine pattern making, T fourth gallery waspa-ily used for the diferent sawing machines, and amongst them the end- 1's band saw.This beautifully-nrranged work has turned out, during the last 27 months, 5,565 horge-power, besides doing a very large general business.; ; 1 afterwards paid a visit to the lar:e build ing-yard, which covers 17 acres of ground, and is fiited up with every requisite for carry ing out their extensive business, fa 27 months, this house turred out 10 addle-steaners, snd 13 screw-sieamers of iron, and | componite steamers, making 42 in all, registering 31,610 tons, In two years they expanded £00,000 (24,000,000).\u201cThe wages bill during that time being $1,000,000, the number of bands was about 3,000, lARKHEAD FORGE\u2014 RIGBY AND BEARDMIRE The first } luce we entered in this establis | und about 50 broad.This contained several huge instruments, which, compared with what I bind seen iu other works, lcoked like huge leviatbans, In the first pace, there was an engine of 15-horse power entirely devoted to \"this place, which had tor its work the driving 10f the various lathes and slouting machines, capable of executing work for the largest ves \u2018sels iu the world.For instance, | saw in | process of planing, by one of the »lotting ma.| chines, a rudder frame for a transport vessel, weighing uine tons.The turning-lathe ia | al-o one of the largest in the world; and they ! have also à boring-machine capable of going through large masses of iron, Lhe dismeter of the drill being ten inches.The smithy was the next shop we entered, | aud à most extraordinary appearance it prre- sented, ag the time of our visit was after dark ; and to ree the men running about like so many fiends gave the place a most extraordi nary appearance.In this shop, although difficult to define the multifarious operations carried or, yet the mest apparent [ shall attempt Lo describe :\u2014to work the huge masses of m- tal you have cranes of the most powerful description, acting in comert with the masses of nou which are brought out of the heating furnaces; and to show the power at their com 1 and, | way mention that they have them in the following order: 4 capuble of lifving 40 tons; 2 capable of lifting 30 tons; i 4 capable ot lifting 12 tons.These supply ; food for thirteen steam-hammers, p incipuliy by Rigby & Naysmithy, the averare weight ) of the blocks being from one to seven tons, The text, the scrap-shop, is a very important spaitment, and well worthy of notice.On first entering you are surrounded ly per.lisps 100 or 500 tons of scrap iron of all descriptions, which is being conveyed hy boys to a pair of large doubleaeing shears, capable of cutiing through three inches of volid iron as you would cut » piece of cheese, and whose huge maw is constantly supplied by ten corps of twenty or thirty boys, superintended by une steady foreman.rum this the iron is taken, wieghed, and placed in parcels, and from thence conveyed into the shingiing house, where it is first put into what vou would call the scrap furnaces, then into the heating furnaces ; from thence it is taken soi pleced under the steam-bammer, where it is shaped wud brought into all the various shafts and crunke fur which the work is famons, Each stesm-hammer does the work of four furnaces.As a result of this shop, I saw in anuther part cf the work an immense crank apylicab'e to 200-harse power: and Mr, Besrd- mre told me that they had that day got an order frem Government for one weighing 56 tons ; that of the \u2018 Black Prince,\u201d which was made hy them for the Messrs Napier, only weirhing 27 tons.The rollinz-millg next attracted ny attention, and, althonzh not strictly devoted to rell- ing, seeing that at one end you have thirty pudding furnaces, seven re-heating furnaces, sud two shingling machines, yet the one is so intima\u2019ely connected with tbe other as to be economically placed under one roof, which covers a épace 500 feet in length by 150 feet wide.The rollers are driven by two hori.znutal engines of 300-horse power, made by Messrs Napier & Sous,of the Lancetield works, supplied by fourteen vertical boilers, heated [from the puddling furnaces and others, ami driving a fly wheel of 15 tons weight, at 100 revolutions per minute, What might be the effect of Accident in this shop you may well conceive, The annuul quantity of coal used in this work is 60 000 tons, ani the quantity of iron consumed is 15,000 tons.The ordinary number of men is 700, and the average fortnizhts wage £1,100; wben in full work, as much aa £1,700.ATLAS WORKS\u2014J.M.ROWAN & CO, Having thus given youa somewhat detailed account of some of the large engineering works, T come to one which possesses much interest ; namely, that f our friend and member, Mr.John M.Rowan, of the Atlas Works, who has shown great energy and determination o: character in the adaptation ol anything vew in engineering or epplied science, snd whose latest endeavor has been the practical elimination of Mr.Bessemer\u2019s process for making steel, The process is carried on in a fire-proof house, and, on entering, the most conspicuous | ebject is unquestionably the convertor, a ves: eel.a peur shape, made of stoutboiler-plate, and lined with à powdered silicious stone, known 8s ganniotia, a far more durable sub- ystance than firebrick, The convertor is | mounted on trunnions, which rest on atcut iron ls\u2018andards, and it may be turned in any re.ire position hy meansol gerring worked by hydraul\u2019c power.There is an opening at \"the top for Gilling it with the molten crude | iron, nnd for pouring out the steel afier be.| ing manufactured, Af the bottom of the ves.i sel are insular seven fire-plale tugeren each * baving seven holes, through which the blast of the engine is admitted.Before commene- ing to charge the convertor, its interior is brought to à white hrat hy coke, the hlast through the tuyeres urging the fire.Wihilst the convertor is being lieated, opportunity ix afforded to the sy ectator 10 inspect the rever- hatory furnace adj ining, where the pigiron iu melted.The convertor being sufficiently | heated, it is turned upside down, and ail the unburned coke falls out.The mouth of the vensel is then Lrought into a level with the | apout uf the furnace, which is tapped, aud the | molten pig-iron runsisto the convertor, When | the proper charge of pig-irou has been run in ('n Messrs Rowan's case about 34 tone), the | binstin turned on, and the vessel quickly moved linto & vertical position, with, of course, the | mouth upwards, The hlaat,at the pressure of 15 to 15 to the square inch, now rushes into the ! fluid metal from each of the forty nine holes | of the tugeres, producing a most violent agi- : tation of the whole mass and most intense combustion,\u2014the combination of silicon and carbon with the oxygen of the air eliminating most combustible gasea, While thie ia going on all the impurities in the pig-iron are ment was the machine-shop,\u2014s well-con-| carried off in brilliant Gamer, which illuminate structed building, of about 150 feet in length, the whole building, throwing brightest ges.light into the shade.During the period of blowing, several important changes in the flames Luke place, by which the state of the metal is known, and at the end of fifteen to eighteen minutes a decided alteration is observed, when the vessel is inmediately turned down lo the horizontal position, snd the blast shuts off.Thorouzh decarbonization is now effected, and the mass is now in the condition of malleable iron.To muke it into steel of the required tem er, a known quantity of carbon must be give » mck, and thig is effected by running into the convertor, from another furnace, a proportion of melted mugnesian spiegle iron, which completes the converting process.The convertor is then tipped further forward, and the fluid steel is run in a rough casting-ladle, which is made of a similar material with the convertor, and is carried by a hydraulic lift te the moulds which are prepared for the steel.Instead of tilling the casting-ladle when pouring into the moulds, thereis a conical valve ot fire clay in the bottom, which is easily and safely worked; and this plan of tapping the metal from below has the advantage of preventing scoria or other floating impurities from running into the moulds.By this process from 1 to 10 tons of iron may | be couverted into cast steel in less than ha\u2018f 8a hour ; the loss of from 1% to 20 per cent.on the weight of the pigs, at a comparatively small cost for fuel.ludeed, Bessemer steel is now produced by Messrs, Rowan and others at best irou prices.Itis nit to ba wondered nt, therefore, that it is now coming into pretty general use where malleable iron has hitherto been employed, \u2014such a for railways, axles, rails, and tires, piston rods of steam: engines, plates for steam-boilera, and more re- ceutly the hulls of ships.For the latter pur- puse Bessemer\u2019s invention will doubtless be lound most valuable, the toughness and ten sible strength of his sreel enabling much thinner plates to be used in shipbuilding, for mercantile purposes, and in men-of-war, enabling them to carry invuluerable armor.plates.HYDE PARK LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, SPRINGHURN.The management of the Hyde Park Works is very perfect, inasmuch that, commencing at one side, You can trace the raw material through every phate conseculively, up to the tinished engine, ready to siart and fulfil its duty, by 4 branch line to the North British leadinz out of the works, and thence to any part of the world.On first entering I was tuken to the smithy, which coutains something like sixty fires, including wheel fires awd spoke furnaces, You also see nine steam hammers, from 3 cwt.to 5} cwt,, ali hard at work, as also seven forge furnaces.Here you bave brought into shape all the compo- neut parts of the locomotive formed of iron \u2014 such as piston-rods, axles, connecting-rods, and others too numerous to be detailed.In fact, this shop produces from the largest to the smallest forging required in the manufac- wreof the locomotive.Thesteam hammers, ditected by bogs, do the work of giants, and so perfectly are they under conrmand, that the largest mass, weighing many tons, can be shaped almost ready for turning, or so controlled that the force would hardly crack an epg.But the work that they generally have to perform is forging and welding the crank- axles.The Boiler Shop.\u2014In this pandemonium, called the boiler shop, it was difli ult to asks question-\u2014the noise was so deafening; but here it is that the loilers\u2014those ingeniour and intricate expositors of steam \u2014are framed and put together.The sheet iron dertined for the work is here cut and shaped into the proper size; drilled round the edges for the rivets, and put togetber by & most ingenious stesm contrivance, which clinches on both aides.making & most beautitul job, and leaving no hammer marke, The rivets are heated hy buys; and being rapidly inseited into the p'ates, which swing vertically, the man in charge can rivet three in the short space of three or four seconds.This is a great im provement on the old procees, both as to «quality of finish and rezninted strength.In the production of a boiler lies une of the great difliculties; for the strength and accuracy of the fittin ss must be peifect.The riveting of all the internal tubes should be able to stand the extreme tests to which boi'ers are put, before being turned out, It ix the practice in this establishment to do this three or four times during its manufacture; first when it comes from the bands of the riveters; afterwards, when plused upon tlie soleplate, the full hydraulic test is applied.If uli seems perfect, steam is then tried Letore Lhe outer coverings are put on.And Mr.Neilson in- lormed me that as a result of this caution he had never heard that any explosion had ever taken place with regard to any of their engines, The Foundry.\u2014This is a comract and well- regulated place, having a malt engine devoted Lo its use [or the purpose of working the cranes, &:.Here is carried on the casting of ail the small pieces also the cylin.derx, the iron used being a apecinl mixture, which is mixed and re-melte | till brought to the proper strength and harduess.I emthus particular in giving details which may perhaps appear too simple; but if you consider the fearful risks mvolved in the manufacture, and responsibility of engines working at such 8 high power, too great credit cannot be given to those who are thus particular in the selection of their material.Adjoining this shop 1s the Brass Foundiy\u2014the metal being carefully compounded ani reduced in crucible ! furnaces for the casting ol hearings, &c, : snd through the next will is the Coppersmith Shop, where pipes ani domes Are made and firisked.: The Fitting Shop.\u2014This is the largest in the eatallishment, having accommodation for 400 or 500 men, all busily empl syed in boring, laning, shaping, slotting, dnliing, Ke.ere you see the turning of the crunk-gxles, and the surface turned out from the ditlerent planing machines, so perfect from the su- periority of the machinery employed that no trouble is almost afterwards required in patting the parts together.And as a conve.\u2019 pendent vessels near the heat where it a~- i quence of this you bave à perfection of fit cumulates until respiration is re-umed, FF | ting which no manual labor ever could pro- this bivod were thrown upon the lune while | duce; and this being 80 essential in the manu- their functions were suspended, it would pro- | facture of the locomotive, it is matter of much | duce suiliscation.The body of th beaver is | consequence to realize this apparent perfec.| nearly balunced on bis hip-juints.With these tion, points as fulerums, by meana of bis hivd leis, | The Erecting Shed.\u2014This is one of the feet, and tail, he bas full command of his most important shops in the establishment, bodily motions, without depending on his fore- | for here the 5,416 parts are adjusted, fitted, : feet.His paws are thus liberated, enublinz and ultimately brought into discipline, and it\u2018 him to take up earth and stones, and to carry may easily be conceived that such comlina- them short distances while walking on bis tion to be in harmony, the utmost accuracy hind feet.The possibility of his architectu.and completeness of tinish must le observed.ral skill is thus found in his structural organi- The cost of engines built in this establish.' zation.ment, 88 in every other, varies, according to\u2018 The nutriment of the beaver is drawn ex- size, (rom £,1000 to £2,600, aud the works clusively from the vegetable kinglom.He themselves are adapted for the production an- ' subsists principaily on the bark of deciduous ually of 100 engines.When the works are trees, preferring the willow, poplar, cotton- fully employed the usual corps of men is wood, aud yeliow birch, Ile slio eats the 1,400; and if regularity and perfect organiza- bark of the maple, walnul, and white ash, tion can secure success, it must [all tothe lot with various kinds of roots, sa those of the of the enterprisiog proprietor, who wag the pond lily, and of the coarse grasses that grow first in Scotland to involve a lurge capital in in the margins of their ponds.Late in the this special department, winter, they eat clear woud, and such roots a8 they can reach from their burrows, or find in their banks, lu the summer, they rarely cut large trees, but live upon the ba-k of the smaller ones, upon willow and raspberry bushes, and various roots, THE AMERICAN BEAVER, Mers, Lippincott & Co, of Philadelphia huve recently published an interesting volume upon the habits and works of this animal.| The teeth of the beaver are sharp and The writer, Mr, Morgan, while constructing | powerful, like chisels in form and structure.a railroad on the south shore of Lake Bu.| \u2018rom the age of e\u2018ghteen months to that of two perior,\u2014the mst reyarkable beaver district | or three yeurs, they are in the best con- ia the country,\u2014had à favorable opportunity ldition for cutting.After this, as the ani- of acquiring a knowledge of his subject.ily grow older, their teeth are filed The following brief summary of what he ob- down with constant use.The loss of power served will be of interest to our readers : \u2018is an great that very old beavers are often The American beaver, when full grown, 1 unable to provide suflicient foul for their sus- attains the weight of from thirty to sixty pounds, In form, he is short belween the fore and hind legs, broad, heavy, aod clumsy.He walks with a waddling gait, aud his motions are slow and awkward, An ordivary dog could overtake him in a short chace.In the water, which is bis natural element, lis motions are comparatively free and graceful, He propels himself in awiniminz by the hind legs.The fore-feel are not used, beinz too amall for that purpose, and are pressed back syainst the abdomen, The paws are capable of considerable rotury movement, enabling Lim to hold sticks and limbs of trees, und to handle them with ii eat dexterity while cutting tenance during the winter, and thus become poor anl feehle.Such beavers ure often found dead with gashes in their bodies, havi ing been killed by uther beavers, the Indians ay, for stealing cuttings, There is no evidence that the beaver ever atincks or feeds upon fish, When domesticated he will eat some kinds of animal food, but he prefers farinareous substarces, and has a special fancy for sugar, The flesh of the beaver is not very good eating.though it is used in the same forms as the flesh of other animals.The tail, which is composed chietly of fauy tissue, is esteemed a delicacy, them.The normal habitation of the beaver is the: burrow rather than thelodge.He excavates ; long chambers under ground, with bis long and curving claws, In ius form, structure, | and uses, the tail in his most conspicuous organ, Ît is nearly Hit, broad and straight, and every portion ol its surlace is covered with borny plates of Blustrous black, with the appearance of scales.lis prircipul uses are to elevale or depress the head while swimming, to turn the body and vary its direction, and to assist the animal in diving.It is also used to give à signul of alarm to its mates, When alarmed m his pond, he immediately dives, and, as he descends head fure- most, the tail, which is thrown outofthe water, is brought down upou the surface with a heavy stroke, throwing up the spray two or three feet high, and making a report like a pistol shot.JL haa often heen asserted thut the beaver uses Lis tail a8 a trowel in preparing mortar from mud.But this is a mistake, cultivated on low grouml that is overflowed He ures mud and soft earth, sometimes inter: by salt water, vel, a8 & matter of necessity, it mixed with roots snd grass, precisely us he iis usvally cultivated on upland fur removed fluds them, without any preparation whoever, from sult water, A very light and deep soil But he employe his tail 10 puck and com- {is requisite for ita succes ful cultivation.As press mud snd earth while constructing sludge | the crop depends alike on the vigor of the or dam, which he eflects hy repeated heavy | roots aud the rapid growth of the shoots | AGRICULTURAL.CULTIVATION OF ASPARAGUS.Asparagus hus long been held in high es- 1eem, nut only because it is among the varli- est of vegetables grown in the open air, but because of its uzreeable flavor, and ulso of its important medicinal properties.It may be eulen to excess; but there are few plants which have such an immediate remedial influence upon some part of the human systems It wus iu use amon the ancient Greeks and Romana, and was as much esteemed by them #8 iL is now, Being an exotic in most situations in which it is raised, it requires peculiar and careful cultivation.It is a native of the seashore, where many of the varieties are slill found growing wild ; and although it is sometimes down strokes, an operation rol unlike some through the soil, the bed must be kept in à of the uses of the trowel.state lsvorable to both of these properties.The eye of the beaver is disproportionately l À mensure of sand is quite desirable among small, the optic nerve is & mere thread, and ithe ingredients of the soil, to give the plants his virion of short range.His hearing, on | Something of ita native element, and also to the contra:y, is very acute, und he relies on!keep the roil loose.There are very few this sense to a much greater extent than on | plants which require so much depth of soil.the sight.He sita up un his hind legs to lis Tlie roots extend so fur down that the bed ten, which is his usual position when suapici- should never be less than 20 inches in depth ous of danger, and after listenin for rome \u2014and 30 igatill better; and, befure planting, time wall retire and relurn at intervals to re- | the ground even below this should be so pre- pest the observation.pare, by some system of drainage, that the The social propensities furnish another bed may nlwuys, in the growing season, be striking characteristic of these animals, It kept dry and porous.Asparagus never will is their bubit to pair, snd iive with their thrive in a cold, heavy soil.The bed should ofl-pring in family relutions until the latter he kept thoroughly munured, and the most obtain maturity, when they are forced to | renerous tremtment iu this respect will be leave the parent Indge.Two or more such an:ply repaid by the product ; while, on the families usually inhabit the same pond, and juther hand, economy in manure and in labor contribute their labor to the maintenance of to udapt the manure to the plant by thorough the dam; but the common opinion that they | ceusoning and manipulation before putting it live in colonies is an errur.Kach fumily has on, will be found to be penny wisdom and ita own lodge and burrow, and its separate | pound fully.The greatest care should be ex- stock cf winter provisions, There is no ercised to have the wmnuure awl tu keep the eviderce of any concert of action among ge- bed free from grass and weeds of all kinds.vera! families, and if auch cases have oc.The tench have been celebrated for rais- curred, they form an exception to the ge- ing enormous shoots of as; arugus, such asal- ners) rule.wage command the highest price in the mar- Although there is no ground for the popu- kel, nnd hive the tines) aprearance, if not the lar belief 1hat beavers live in organiz-d com: hizhest flavor when covked.This extra sizs munities, they are eminently socinl in their is obtained in part by high cultivation, andia hab This trait is exhibited in their pro.jut by giving to ench stool of asparagus, senwily 10 pair, aml estabiivh family re'ntions, ' wnen planted, a wide apace from which to vis still further illustrated by their construc.' draw its nourishment in growing, The shoots tion of dame, lodges, burrows, and canals, \u2018wre sometimes forced by sheltering them for common family purposes, and hy provid | with gluss- ; inga store of subsistence for winter use.) After all snid ami dune in regard to the cul- À feaver l'imily consists of a male and female, tivation of the asjura tug much of its flavor and their offspring under two years old.\u2018and value depend on the cooking.Tt may be The mothers hing forth frum two to five made very inslelens, while its peculiar, deli- in the month of May, and nurre them for a cate and agreeable flavor can be preserved Tew weeks, when they are left to subr-ist on nly hy a good cook, the hurk of trees and shrutw.They aitain! their {ull growth at two yeam anda hall.and, according to Indian authority, live from Aust M8.\u2014 Aquariums are now 20 wel twelve to fifteen years, The cry of a vouny 'understovd as tobe in a lair way to hecome es- beaver is s0 much like that of a childs few jrentisls in the ruon:gurdening ot nil persons (lays old.that the most experienced trappers | of tate.Growing plants, fishes, and water rep- are often deceived by the resemblance.Liles are placed in the rame globe or tank cl When the litter attain the are of two yeurs, water, and the gases which the fish reject are they are sent out from the parent lodge, to the food of the plants; while the plants, vn sect mates and establish lanilie< for them.| the other hand, prepare the elements neces.selves, The heaver requiresspecial organic sdapta- tions for his aquatic life.He can suspend respiration fur several minutes while awin- ming nuder water, and at the same time exert his full physical strenzth.Îlis heart and lungs are small, and his respiration moderate, But the bloud must circulate while respiration is suspended, sud hence there are inde- sary for the health of the (ish, By this beautiful principle of reciprocity, both plants and animals remain in perfect health, without the water acarcely ever being changed, A tank for plants and piscatorial animals might form the bre uf & pretty ornament ; a central por: tion consistiny of a case (or terns and simile plants, and a cage for birds on the top, \u2014 Lure dener's Monthly, ops \u201cCOMMERCIAL.MoxraeaL Wirnmes Orricn, Friday, May 1.Some rain bas fallen since our last.Weather | 10-day besutifully fice.Thermometer at 7a.m., 29 above zero.Tax Takirr.\u2014~The intimation that the Tariff would be brought up on Tuesday did not contain the needed addition, that the changes to be recommended, if carried, would be law throughout the Dominion the following morning; yet 80 it is, and to-day the duties current yesterday will not be accepted.While there ars reasons that there should be to special delay, yet it is pretty hasty legislation and driving matters tod fast to change in this way.In the forenoon it was intimated that duties on packages containing sugar and molasses \u2018would be charged ; but further instructions have come from Ottawa, and packages are now not 10 be charged duty.Some of the immediate changes are : \u2014Sugars below No.9 Dutch Standard, that is of the class of refining sugars, are now to pay jof s cent, and 25 per cent.; and sugars above that standard, or say grocery-grades, are to pey 1c, and 25 per cent, or fully 2c.the 1b.on the average cost.Melado, to pay § of s cent, and 25 per cent.ad valorem; and molasses to be reduced from 55c.the 100 lbs.(or say 9 gale.), equal to 6c.the gallon, to 25 per cent.ad valorem, Or 4 to 5 cents the gallon.Rice from being free is now 15 per cent.This seems strange, in the face of the duty being trken off Fiour, Meal, and Breadstuffa of all kinds.A pound of Rice is about as cheap and food as a pound of Flour ; better that Rice should be free as well as general breadstuffa.Teas are not altered, aad the saomaly continues of Chinese Qolong Tes being classed as Black at 3jc., and 15 per cent, while Japanese Oolong, just about as much and no more green tbe other, pays Green Tes duty, Te.and 15 per cent.Coal Oil to be 15 per cent.duty, and on all msde in Canada, 5c.the gallon; excise to be paid.SINGULAR LEGISLATION.The following telegram and reply have been banded us for publication: \u2014 To Thomas Workman, Esq , M.P., Ottawa: Are we to understand that all the articles used in the factories of Messrs.Morland, Rose, and Watson, are to be exempt from duty ; viz.puddied bars, white and red lead, steel in bars, and sheets cat into shapes, and pig lead, while bar iron, boiler plate, and nail plate, are subject to duty ?(Signed,) Wu.Danuix, Haury MULHOLLAND, Jaume Cuatuean, L.J.Betuiveau, Committee of Hardware Trade, Montreal, April 29, 1868.Mr.Workman answers, © Yes.\u201d It appears tbat the recommendation of the above Committee w: u that, in the event of any vew duties being imposed, they should be\u2019 distributed equally over the whole free list, so as to interpose aa little as possible with existing relations.The committee was therefore surprised to find a duty of 5 per cect.has been laid on every article in the former free list not used in the above factories, while every thing there used has escaped.It is also maid that 2} per cent.laid upon the whele free list would have raised a larger revenue.It is possible, however, that the above coincidence may not bave been the basis of Mr.Rose's division ; and, in defence of his position, it is said that the only change on the former tariff in the list of articles above enumerated has been on the article of manufactured iron.There are, in Montreal alone, three makers of one class of this article, \u2014viz., nail-plate,\u2014and they commenced the manufacture of it at a time when there was a duty cf 10 per cent.upon it.This duty was withdrawn under Mr.Galt's tariff of 1886, and there was sn impression, At that time, that tbe iron-masters were not very fairly treated.None of the other articlés in the List of iron, on which the duty of 5 per cent.has been now imposed, are manufactured in the country to any extent.When the tariff of 1866 was discussed in Parlisment, Mr.Rose advocated the retaining of a duty upon manufactured iron, and took a vote of the House upon it.He was supported by Messrs.Holton, Dorion, and other free.traders, at that time.Graxp Trusx Ranway Famenrs.\u2014The summer tariff of the Grasd Trunk Railway has just been issued, and will come into force on the 20th inst.The following are 1he rates on flour and grain between Toronto and the undermentioned places :\u2014To New York: flour, 75c.per bel.; grain, 386.pef 100 lbs.To Portland, Danvilie, and Yarmoutb Junctions : flour, 750., grain, 38e.To Boston : flour, 80c.; grain, 40c.To Point Levi, for Quebec: flour, 55\u20ac, ; grain, 28c.; and St.Johns, C.B.: flour, 45c.; grain, 23¢.To Montreal: flour, 35c.; grain, 18e, To Prescot' : four, 30e.; grain, 15c.To Kingston : flour, 250.; grain, 13c.To Montreal, first-class freight, per 100 Ibe., 35c.; second-clase, 26c.; third-claes, 240.; fourth-class, 22c.Live stock, per car, $45; lamber, per car, $41.By Merchants\u2019 Express to Montreal : Bret-class freight, 42c.; mecond-class, 33c.; third-class, 3lc.; fourth-class, 29c.Psrnouwun \u2014\u2014The atriking of another large well at Petrolen has again de tbe market, Orude may be quoied as dull and nominal, at 450.per barrel, and likely it will recede to 300.fn a week.In fact, the producing business is utterly prostrated, and many of the wells must soon cease operations.There is great activity in refined, in consequence of the anticipated Go.veroment tax of ten per cent.per gallon, Bhoulil the excise not be placed on stocks in the hands of refiners and other holders, refined oil will be very firm, a4 the stock in Canada, some 27,- 000 barrels, Will rise in value to the extent of .In that case, the refineries must vus nd operations wll the stocks in the market age abeorbed by the public.Crude, at the wells, THE MONTREAL WITNESS.per bri, 25e.Refined, Straw, per guli, 13c.Refined, Light Saw, 14e.Refined, Standard .No.1 White, 18c.\u2014 London Free Preis.Oucrs 1m CaLirorsia.\u2014Messrs.Platt & Now- », San Francisco, under date April 6, state: [i regard to the growing oereal crops, it is | now estimated tbat from 20 to 40 per cent.more land will be sown to grin in this State the j present year than was planted in 1867.To state the additional breadth at 25 per cent.would probably come nearer the actual increase, which, with the present improved prospect as | regards yield, would make the disparity in favor of 1868 equivalent 10 8 or 10 per cent more.The breadih of land sown to wheat last year, though much greater than that devoted to bar- | ley or oats, is likely to be still more out of pro- i portion tbe present year, as the high price of that cereal has, thua far, led our farmers to plant it more exclusively ; wherefore the product of this grain promises to be immense on tbe incoming barvest.\u201d | tof Tun Missuwsiprr Rovrs.\u2014A New Orleans correspondent states that quite a large number of capitalists from Western cities have invested largely in real estate in New Orleans, for the purpose of erecting warehouses, gran elevators, &e.This 15 due to the fact that shipments of grain made by them of late to Europe, by way of the Mississippi, bave proved very profitable ; and they are evidentiy prepariog greatly to enlarge their operations by this route, \u201cIf the Northwest,\u201d be adds, * shall once become con- vinoed that the Pacific trade can be intercepted at Panama and distributed by way of the Mississippi and the West, New York will find a formidable competitor for that trade of which she now enjoys & monopoly.\u201d Markets Telegram.Loupow, April 29.\u2014eve.\u2014Consols, 93} to 94 Bonds quiet, at 70}.Livsreoor, April 29.\u2014eve,\u2014Cotton closed quiet ; Uplands, 123d.Corn declined to 37a.9d.Bacon acvanced to 50s.6d.Antwerp, April 29,\u2014eve \u2014Petroleum, 429 2d for stardard wbite.TORONTO CORN EXCHANGE \u2014Arun 28.Flour\u2014Reccipts 200 brle.; shipments 700 brie.Market very quiet, Bale yesterday of 200 brls No.I super.at $7.15.Nothing doing to-day.Wheat\u2014Receipw 1,300 brls.; shipments by rail, nil.Several cargo lots of spring offering at §1 64 with po buyers at over $1.64.! A lot of 520 bsbls.sold st $1 65 f.o.c.Nothing .doing in fall.Oats\u2014No receipts; no sales.+ Barley\u2014No receipts; no sales; street prices $1.35 to $1.40.Pease\u2014No receipta; car lots nominally worth 90c.Ua the street 91c was paid, and in an exceptional case 92c.The produce market contisues very dull, with nothing of interest transpiring.Un 'Change to-day their waa a fair attendsuce of members, Several large lots of wheat and flour were offering, but buyers would not pay the prices asked ; the difference between buyers and sellers in some cases was, bowever, very trifling.Flour is quiet aod unchanged.No.1 Superfine sold today at $7.15; there wag, however, very little demand at that price.Wheat remains quiet, but firm.For several cargo lots of Spring, $1.66 was asked ; aud, although buyers came within | less than a cent of that price, holders would not sell.A smaller lot of Spring sold at $1.55, f.0.b, on the street market; $1.64 and $1.65 | were paid for a few loads of Spring.There was votbing doing in fall wheat either in lots or oo ; the street market.Barléy remains unchanged ; car-lots are nominally worth $1.35 to $1.40 ; there is notbivg, however, doing.Pease are Grm at 80c, for car-lots ; as high as 92c, was paid for a load on the street market ; but we believe that price was an exception, 81c.being only paid for all the other loads that offered.WEEKLY REVIEW OF MONTREAL STOCK MARKET, Tavaspar, April 30.Prices are generally unchanged since our last iegue.Transactions bave been of small amount.Bank ef Montreal.\u2014Has considerably a !vanced in price, We have to quote sales at 133, 1334, and 134, There are to-day buyere at 133j ; sellersat 1344.Bank of British North Ame- rica\u2014In demand st 103; no stock offering.City Dank\u2014There is « limited demand at 101 j ; holders generally asking 102.La Banque du Peuple\u2014Has been sold at 104}, closing dull at 104 to 105.Ontario Bank\u2014Huns been dealt in at 894 and 100 ; Will in marketat 100 to 1004.Nolson's Bank\u2014 Quotation nominal.There are 1 buyers, but no sellers, at 107.Merchants\u2019 Bank of Canada-\u2014Worth 1044 to 1054.Bales during | the week at 104] to 1064.Bank of Toronto\u2014 Has advanced ia price, there being a good demand at 111} ; boïders asking 1124.La Banque Jacques-Cartier\u2014Hns been sold at 107} ; small amounts offering at 108.Gore Bank\u2014Ofer- ing st 70 with no demand.Que trifling sale took place yesterday at 60.Quebec Bank\u2014A dividend of 3§ per cept.for the past year has been declared payable on 1st June.Offering at 1004 ; buyers at 994.La Banque Nutionale \u2014 Trausfer books closed.A dividend of 4 per cent, payable on 1st proximo.Eastern Town- i ships Bank\u2014Nothing doing.Nominal nt 98 to 99.Union Bank of L.C.\u2014Buyers at 101 ; sellers at 102.Mechanics\u2019 Hank\u2014Transfer books clcsed.A dividend of 4 per cent.payable on 1at prox.Royal Canadion Bunk\u2014 Nominal at 87} to 89 ; there have been small sales at 88 and 88}.Railway Stocks and Bonds \u2014The demand for old Champlain R.R.Stock, bas somewhat revived, there being now buyers st 9) and seliers nt 104.Montreal Telegraph Company\u2014Has been sold at 132; 133 would now be paid ; 134 io naked.Richelieu Navigation Company-~Nominsl at 1004 to 103.City Passenger Railway Company\u2014Buyers 104}.No stock offering.City Cas Company\u2014Sales at 1324.No stock now for sale under 133}.Montreal Mining Co.\u2014There are now buyers at $1.76 ; sellers still asking $2.00 per share, and only a limited amount offering.Canada De- bentures\u2014Wa have to quote eales of Dominion six per cent.stock and of Canada six per cent.Bonds at par.Large amounts could be sold at 894, but rate would not be taken.Montreal Corporation Bonde-\u2014Smail transactions bave been made at 9j to 91 ; otill offering at latter rate.Montreal Harbor Donde\u2014Inactive ; 6j per cent.Bonds nominally quoted 994 to 100j.Exchange\u2014But little doing.Bank bills are worth 9{ to 1}.Private 8] to 9}.Large sales of Gold Drafts In New York at à dis.to par.| MUNTIEAU USPAN, MAUK * PRICE, For MARKET DAY, May 1, 1868, \u201c 2 13 13 == NEMYÉAECOOSSOLRBEMCTE SZ Flour, country, per 100 1b; shatnital