Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper, 10 mai 1867, vendredi 10 mai 1867

[" .COMMER CONVOCATION UF MCGILL UNIVERSITY.The annual convocation of ths University was held on Thursday nfteruson in the Wi, Molson Asi.The Hon.Jas, Perrier, senior (lovernor, in the absence of the Chancellor, Judge Day, presided, and ou the duis were (lovernors, Feilows, and Graduates, ulso Hon.A.T.Uait, likewise the Res.Dr.Jenkins.The Hon.Jus.Perrier, ater expressiog hi gre at tbe absence of the Chanceltor, call the Rev.Archdeacon Lench tu ojva the pros ing« with prayer, The Registrar, W.C.Biynes, 5.A, read the wibutes uf the lust convocation, Fellows were then elected in the different Faculties ag follow + jem Faculty of Law: ©.I, Dasidion, B.C.L.; Professor Torrance.B.C.L.Faculty of Medicine: Dr.Godtrey and Dr, Trenholme.; Faculty of Arts: Iiroven Chamberlin, M.A.; RR.Leach, M.A.The Venerable Archdenccn Leach, Dean of the Faculty of Arte in MeGill Callege, ten, tead the Honors and Class List as follows: = FACULTY UF ARTS\u2014UNIVENSITY EXAMINATION PAMED FUR THE DRGREE OF 4.A MeGILL COLLEGE.In Hunors, Joba Sprott Archibald, of Halifax, N, 8.: Cutin Campbell Stewart, of Musquodubuit, N.5 Ordinary.! Class 20d: Alexander Duncan, of Montreal ; | James Carmichael, of Montieal.MORRIN COLLEGE, Ordinary.Class 20d: Jobn McKenzie, of Quebec.©ASSED IX THE INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION.McGILL COLLEGE.Class 19t : Alex.D, Cruicksbank, E.B, Green- | New Series, Voc.IX, No 19 iF À, Gre (Conese) Class I: Clnsz 1: Cruikshank, Kabler, iellls and Price, partial, equal, Clary 11: Lewis, Montgomery: MeKenze.Clarke, Harrington, Mclean, J.J.McLean, B.8; Jones, Bievenson, Class HI.: None, First Year.Claas |.: Blnekndder, Robertaon, prize; Maclenuan, I, H.Clase 11; Joseph.Fidir, Major, Purtvous, Clus BE: Dasa, hituey, Torrance; Lionne sud Munro, equal ; Rivet, | Becond Year, HsTONV, Class I.: Fisher, prize, Robert., Hinckuder.Class 11: Major, Joseph.Ut: D, H.Machennau ; Wlut- ney, Molson, Esduile, and Kahler, «qual.LUGIC, MENTAL AND MURAL IHILOSOFIY, AND ENGLINH LETKMATULR, tirdinary B.A.Examination.(Mental and Moral d\u2019uilosophy.) Class LL: Archibald Class IL: Duncan, Stewart.Class I!1.: Carmichael, prize essay.Tuird Yenr.(Mora) Philosophy ) Claes | : Hirooks, prize, Clasn IL: Marler, T.F.Wood, Fowler, Moore, Durt, Laing.Class IH; Hiost- ley, Slack, Keanedy, F.0.Wood, Second Year.(Logic).Class I: Cruick- shank, Montgomery Lewis, Class IL: Greene shields, Jon-s, McKenzie, Harrington, Class 111: Kabler.Stevenson, Clarke.Jubn Mclean, B.C.MeLean.(English Literature).Class I: Montgomery Lewis, prize; Cruickshanks.Class II.: Greenshielde, Jones, Stevenson, Price.Class HI: Clarke, Kabler, Harrinitez, ® ©.MeLean, Jolin McLean.First Yrar.(Logic) Clasa 1.: Bincksder prize.Class Hi: Joseph, Melennan, equal: Robertson, Fisher.Porteous, Whitney, Class First Year.Bu Purl 1 il: Moutoe, David, Major, Kabler, Esdaile, Torrance, Nolson.FRENCH.Third Year (Advanced Course.) Class I, : Marler, prize.Class 11.None.Claes III: Kennedy, F.U.Wood, Slack.(Elementary Brooks.Cert.Class II.: None.Class lII.: T.F, Woul.MONTREAL, FRIDAY, MAY lions of @ student fe.The tormation of prope habits of work and corr ct methods of study were epsential, und he University professed to Rive & wise selection of yul jects, tested by Ue exprcience of centuries, and calculated to deve.\u201ctinued, in Lower Canivle these aida, lop and strengthen the powers of the mind.Yet they must ever renin students; the more to us this was an age of progress.Tlls would iuvolve continue 1 labor, but it would bave its reward.High imæsl prineiple was even moré important than wide aud devp intellectual eul ture, Belf-relinnce commanibed ct, aod a well-regulated ambition was a legiimate and ustul incentlve, Bat a University education ! wht.nlongr with its privileges,\u201d duties apd i regponsibilities.It bebooved the graduates of | this University to strive to extend the benefits of round! lensing.Unsler our new constitution lit would be the more neceprury to exten] en- lighiteiment to the muses, anid the prosperity and permanence of the new Dominion would largely depetsl on the ditY isin of & soun: and liberal education amongst 0.Ig convlu-ion, \u201che wished all prosperity, Laj-vinezs, and success might be vouchsaled tu twos whom he ai- dreasvl, Principal Dawuox stated that the only des gree, other than ordinary, granted in the past session, was the ad eundem degree of B.A.to Bev.(0.Fortin, B.A, of Bishop's Cullege, Len.noxville.He then jroceeded tu say :\u2014 Mn, CHANCELLOR 4ND GENTLEMES CF Coxvo- cavion,\u2014The past session Liaw been one singularly uneventful.We have no great gins Lo record und no great lusses to déplore.Uur putabre of atudent bu3 maintnived itself at its former standu:d, but, except in the Pacuity of Medicine lias vot increased, (tar number of graduutes will be somewbat larger than ou any previ- ! ous occasion, though iu Arts, owing to spe- cil causes, it is Luis year exceptionally small.In these circuma! I thivk it my duty 1 direct your attention, not to the past, but to the future, more especially in connection with the | great politicul change on wbicl this country 16 { ) .; about to enter.Thut change appears to be in d'Le 1., Becond Year (Advanced Course) Class I: | * ge appear a : R.Mebenrie, B.0.Harrington.J.M.Lewis, prize.Cluss Il, : Stevenson, Green.| it® grnersl character of the nature of à new and McLean, M.Joues, F.A.Kahler, W.Clazke, B.cLenn.Clas: 3rd: 8.C.Stevenson.MORRIN COLLEGE.+ Class 24 : F.G.Wotberspon, Jubn Fraser, À.H.Cook.| PRIZES, HONORS, AND STANDING.\u2014Mc- GILL CULLEGE.Graduating Class.B.A.Honors in Natural Science : S\u2018ewart, Colin Campbell : Frat Rank Honors in Natural Science and Logan Guld Medal; prize in Ele- brew aud Chaldee.11.A.Honors nu Mental and Moral Philosophy : Archibald, Juha Sprott : Fir-otn, 3 New Lranswick, 2° Prince Edward |-luuid, 1 Newiendland.3 luited Bülre, 4 The tuber of students wbu puessed the pri mary examination.which includes Anatomy, Cuematstrs, Maer Medics, luptituies vi Mestre cine, wud Lotmog «or Zsolugy, was ua follows (mm Reginald A.DK uz.Saint Sylvester, C.E.: Angus A.Gilman, Granny, O.KE.; Deore Lee Ile Perrauit, C.K; Eiwn D.Ault, be, COW Danni Mo J Hugarty.Borne W.; Dawel bb Satis, Cornwall, C.James MeNeece, Quetes : Guy D.Dals, esota, US; Jante J Query, Luvan, C * Marsha) I.Wiens, Whitty, CW.| Situs Kucal, Woci-tock, C.W.- Taucred de Gre.- bois, Chambly, C.Durie] A.© Uounor, «Montreal: Thomas G.Itoduiek, Harbor G NF.George Stanton, Himcor.Ü : dobn É.W.Holw-1l, Quebre ; Waiter Moffat, Hickory, Pa, U.5; Wiliism MeGeachy, Fingal, C.W.Wa.Henry Pattersun, Almoste, C.W.; Wm.D.C.Law.Newtown Robin, CW.Done d Fraser, Quebec: Clarence J.I.Chipman, None teal: Chas.W.Padiuld, Burford, C.: Jubn Perrier, Halifex, N.8.: Fred.W.Harding, Wind-or, N.8., Alfred 0.Btimpson, St.Pie, C.E.; Algernon Wolverton, Grimsby, C.W.; Lorau L.Paimer, do.: Joun H.Wye, Brantford, C.W.Wm, G.lirysun, Lindsay, C.W.Jobn W.ClemesLe, Port Hope, C.W.; Donald Bayver.Montreal.The foil wing ure the names of students pre.\"sented for the degree of M.DD, C.M, their ren dences «04 the gubjects of ther theses = Lonld NeDinraud, Corowail.C.W., Pytho- genie Fever; Lichard S.Murkell, Osnabruck, | 0, Modes of Death: Archd.McLean, Swroie, du., Reflex Paralysis; Jon Gillirs, Morriston, and barmoscious working of our several school du, Typhoid Fever ; John R.Wagless.Montreal, systems, In the last place, the guarantees in the [\u201cnion Billdo not touch the peculiar wants of the Universitien University.It is much to he lamented that the framers of this bill bad not the courage to place all matters relating to l'niversity puwers and privilegua in the bands of the Guneral Government and Legislature, Iufinite mischief may result from conflicts of local legislation op tui« subject, and from the tending to lower the standard of degrees in conseynenrs of local: competition and a limit] field of action.All our Universities should have been Brit::h American in the strictest sense, ali their legrees of national vaine, all lawz relating to the standard and legal estimation of thuse degrees of national extent.This is a question in which every University worthy of the name is interested, as well a3 every young maa coteriag into professional life.The muthorities of this University considered it their duty to uege strongly their views in relation to it by petition and otherwise.but spparently without effeet.! would now eay to ali our friends and graduates that no time should be lost in remedying this omission, if we would wish our country to be united and strong in one of its most imjor- tantinterests, of this University in connection with the Royal Institution, and what I must characterize as the flagrant breach of faith on the part of both the Imperial and Canadian Governmests ia failing to fulfil the promises of endowments for the higher education, made more than sixty vears ago, aud frequently renewed since.the Boar: has urged its claiœs again and agaia without | elect; and now we regard tbe case as finally decided against ns, for it cannot be supposed that the local government in its comparative poverty will assume debts, Lowever just, wbich the Canadian ani Imperial Governments have found it expedient to repudiate.! can only assure my frieuds that every possible | effort bas been made and that the University | bas nobly and successfully struggled, without | any public endowment, to make itself second to \u2018 uote in British America, and that we stand this : day in a position to maintain and continue, with | our own resources, the duties which we bave | undertaken.But for the purpose of farther extension, and of meeting the growing wants of the country, we must rely «a the benefactions of the wealtby friends of education in this coun- tey, whose kind assistance bas act hitherto failed | us.To sum up this matier.\u2014the present crisis | demands the careful thought and united exertion | of our public men ag to the manner in which educational affairs sball be settled in the first meetiag of the local legislature; and as to the prevention of narrow and injurious local legis- | lation with reference to University matters ; and we are entering on & time when the kind solicitude and liberality of the friends of education will be even more imperatively demande than * heretofore in sustaining our educational institu.' tions.Should the proper spirit prevail in regard | to these points, we can have no fears of ultimate success.For myself as] the authorities of this : University, I Ly say that we are animated by mo selfish motives, From our point of view we | Gas perceive the links that bind together the whole of our institutions of learning, from the smallest common school to the university; and | C.E, Diniætes Mellitua ; Edw.K.Patton, Que- bee, do, Gonorrbun: Peter A.Melotyre, nd more especially of this\u2018 Prince 1: war] Island, Dysentery ; Henry W.McGowan, Kingsey, C.E., Cancer of the Stomach: William MeCarthy, Henryville, do, Typhoid Fever; Jumes Howard, Bt.Andrews, du, Idiopathic Eryaipelss: William 11.Praser, Perth, C.W., the Human Heart Robert.I.McArthur, Martintown, do., Plural Births: John Madill, West Essa.do, Enteritis: William Grant, Willismstown Emboii J.C.ltuberts, B.A.Fredericton, N.B., Heat William G.Bey- son, Lindsay, 0.W., Poeuma Jobn Words wortL Clemesha, Port Hope, do.Fractures, Ricbd King, Peterborough.de, Signs of Pregnancy; Wm.Dougan, St.Catharines, do.Air, Exercise, and Ligbt : James W.Oliver, 5 tharines, do, Peritonitis.Wm.MeGruchy, Fingni, do, Old iand New Practice of Medicine; John Brandon, ! Warwick.do., Relations of Pulmonary and Cardiac Diseases; William B.Malloch, +)i1aws, do Conrussion and Compression of the Brain; Loran L.Palnier.Grimsby, do., Ug Foetal A nacul- tation ; Algercon Wolverton, B.A., Grimsby, \"do, Dysentery : Clinton Wayne Kelly, Louisville, Ky., U.S, Hemorrhage or Pregnancy; Lafon- tuine L Powers, Port lope, C.W., (trigin of In.w la regard to the peculiar claims | fantie Sy Philis : Clarence H.Peg, Utica, N.Y, U.8.Hospital Gangrene: Frapes L.Howland, Sylvan.C.W., Phtbisi ohn Vieat, Montreal, C.E., Acute Pacumon ierre E Paradis, St.Denis, do, Abortion: Cniixte Etbier, St.Joseph, do, Ergzipelus : Dan.O'Connor, Montreal, do, Dysentery ; Henry Harkin, Montreal, da, Casta of Tubuli Uriniferi : J.C.Johnston, Asat.Surgeon, R.A, Muntreal, Cholera.(William Gardner, B-auharnois, C.E., Vaivular Heart Disease : Patrick Roberteon, St.Andrews, do, Scarlet Fever; David M.Cussidy, Montres], who were under age, but passed \u2018their examination laat session, had their degrees conferred at thismeet- 10g of convocation.) The following gentlemen passed their exami- vation, but are pot of age.Their degrees will be conferred at the next meeting of Convocation : \u2014Charles U'Reilly, Hamilton, chloroform ; Clarence B.Church, Merrickville, C.W , progressive Locomotor Atexior; Geo.Dickensun, Ottawa, ight.The Medical Facalty prizes consist,\u2014fitst, of the Holmes Gold Meds), founded by the Faculty in honor of their late Dean, sul two prizes in Books for the best Primary aud best Final graduation examipation.The Holmes Medal was awarded to Clinton Wayne Kelly, of Keatacky.The competition was very close between this gentleman and Mr.McGeacby, of Fingal, C.W.The prize for the best examination in the Final branches was awarded to Clinton Wayne Kelly, and in the Primary branches to William Henry Patterson, of Almonte.C.W., very closely pressed by Thos.Gi.Roddick, of Newfoundland.The gentlemen whose theses and eyaminations were considered sufficiently meritorious to entitle them to compete for the medal were Messrs.Kelly.McGeachy, pepe Dickevson, Gillies, Male loch, Wolverion, MacLean, McCarthy, Clemesha, Paradis, Palmer, Church, McArthur, Fraser, Powers, and McDiarmid.The prizes in Natural History were awarded aa follow Botany : J.H.Matheson, Ist prize : L.Kneal, that unity of educational interest which in the | 20d prise, Zoology: D.McCrimmon, prize.bigher aspect of the subject applies to our whole country, and overgoes all its divcesities of races, creeds, and local interests.We labor, therefore, to promote these high aims ani that unity of action which can alone secure great results, and are ready for these ends to make any sacrifices and to put forth say efforts that may be required of us.(Applause.) The convocation was then declared adjourned till this afternoon, when degrees in Jaw aud medicine will be conferred.The benediction was then pronounced by the Rev.Dr.Wilkes.SECOND DAY.The Hon.Jus.Faauss, Senior Gorernor, again presided, and the proceedings baving been opensd.with prayer by the Venerable Archdeacon Leach, Ww.0.Bavass, B.A, read the minutes.The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, De.Cawrnsty, then read the award of prises and honors to students in Medicine as follows == The total number of students in the ast ses- In Practical Anatomy«=Demonstrator's Prizes «Senior Class: For geueral excelience ns [ractieal Auutomist, prise awarded to William jofatt.Students of the second and third years\u2019 courte * who deserve honorable mention as good practic cal auatomists : T.D, Lucas, Jobn Reid, ©.HE.Clarke, aud Clarence Chipman.Junior Class: Prize divided between Josiah Corliss and Wm, Sutherland.Student of the fires year who gave satisfaction or diligence ac attention: W.H.Robinson.The degrecs having been conferred où these gentlemen, Mr.Power, cn bebalf of (be graduates in medicine, read an able valcdictory.De, Camrsziz.Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, then delivered an address of considerable leogtb.Hs complained of an amevilment which bad been attempted to be foisted into an excellent act lately (mesed, and entided \u201c An Act to regulate the qualifications of Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery in Upper Capsds.\u201d Had this objectionable amerdment become law, nuge of the holders of our tegrees could prac- 146 tise in that provines unless they submitted to à veeuiaation va the manner directed by the Council, and the injustice uf this will be most deat when it iv remembered that British degrees and diplomas with qualitieations, literary and professivoul, no bigher than our own, are exempted from the operation of this act, The address was coucluded mith some excellent tical advice Lo the gra-luates.Senter + Tunnarce, M.À, B.C.L., in the sbésuce of tbe Drau of the Faculty of Law, the Hou.J J ©.Amarr, read the award of prises and honors to Students in Law as follows :\u2014 FACULTY OF LAW.\u2014SESSION OF 1806 AND GRADUATES : Adams, Abel; Baynes, Edward Alfred ; Bou.thillier, Charles Pronteanc ; Chamberlain, je, Jobu : Chuiveau, Alexandre ; Drummond, Wha.Domuiasek: Gordon, Ass; Kittwon, Ueorge Robt, Willinm ; Lay, Warren Amos; McCord, David Ross; MacLaures, John Rice; Mitchell, Albert Edward; Richard, Emmy Edouard; Short, Robert.PRIZES.HONORS, AND STANDING.\u2014 SESSION 1866-67.Faculty of Lau \u2014Runking of Students as to General Proficiency.3rd Vear\u20141, Asa Qurdoun, tirat in four classes, (Blizabeth Torrance Gold Medal) ; 3, John Rice MacLuuren, first in two classes and second is three classes.And Vear\u2014I, William Warren Lynch, first in two classes and secoud in two classes; 3, James Robertson Gibb and Jolin James Mel lirst in two classes and oecoud in one, equal.Let Year\u20141, Meredith B.Bethune, tirat in thres classes ; 2, Robert Hughes Coaroy, first in two classes and second in two.Best Thesis, Edward Alfred Baynes.Criminal Law\u2014DProf.Carter.3rd Year\u20141, Asa Gordon and John Rice Mc- Laurea, equal; 3, Alexandre Chauveau and Robert Short, equal.Commercial Law\u2014Prof.Abbett.let Year\u2014Joseph Dubuc, Meredith, B.Bethune, equal; 2, Robert Hughes, Corrog.__3nd Year\u20141, James Robertson Gibb : William Warren Lynch.3rd Year\u20141, Asa Gordon : 2, John Rice Mc- Laurin, Roman Law\u2014 Prof.Torrance.3rd Year\u20141, Asa Gordon.John Rice McLaue rin, equal al; 3, Alexandre Chauveau, Robert equal.2nd Year\u20141, John McLaren, James Rqbert- son Gibd, equal ; 2, Wm.Warren Lynch.1st Year\u20141, Lewis A.Hart: 3, Conroy.Jurisprudence==Prer.Le Frenaye, 3rd Year\u20141, Asa Gordon ; 2, Joha Rice Nac- Lauren, Albert Edward Mitchell, equal.20d Year\u20141, William Warren Lynch, Jobn James MacLaurev, equal; 2, James Robertson Gibb.1st Year\u2014], Meredith B.Bethune, Robert Hughes Conroy, equal ; 3, Joseph Dubuc, Francs John Keller, equal.Customary Law and Rea! Estate\u2014Prer.Laflamme.3rd Year\u20141.Alexander Chauveau; 2, R.Short, Jobo Rice McLaurin, equal, 2nd Year \u2014 I, W.W.Lyach; 2, Jobo Mec- Laurin.let Year\u20141, M.Bethune, R.H.Conroy, equal; 2,J.N.Brenvenn, R.C.Fisher, \u2018The degrees having beeu conferred, Mr.E.A.Beynes, author of the best thesis, read a rather humorous valedictory, which was well received, both by the gentlemen oa the dais and the general audience.A Prof.Tonsauce, M.A, B.C, L., delivere.l an excellent aad appropriate address on the auliject of oratory, which want of space precludes us from giving.Priacipal Dawsox thea announced that the degree of D.C.L.was conferred on the Hon.J.J.C.Abbott, and Brown Chamberlin, Esquire.He also stated that 69 degrees had been conferred at the present convocation, à larger number than ever before.700 had graduated in the University since its foundation.He added that the Prefessors took a deep intoreat in the present sad future welfare of the graduates, who went from this place with the hopes of their teachers for their highest happiness aud prosperity.C.Dexuix, Beq,, M.P.P, in the absence of the Chancellor, had been requested to say a few words.He said there was one matter which had been mentioned by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, He bad referred to an attack made on the medical faculty of this University, which was indeed an attack u;on himself, Mr.Dun- Kin.It was stated that a certain clause was surreptitiously introduced into the Medical Act of last session.I\u20ac this were so, then it was introduced by himself, Mr.Dunkin.A special committee of nine members of the legislature was appointed to deal with the matter, four from Upper and four from Lower Canada ; the Attorney-General for Upper Canada having « casting vote, to cheat Whom it required a person to get.up rather early in the morning (laughter).He bimoetf was the mover of the measure, though at the time the committee heard all that was to be said on both sides of the question, and were ultimately of the opinion that the clause should stand.The construction of the clause was thrown on bimselfaad no one changed a word of it, and he was satisfied the clause was good, in fact a desirable improvement.The speaker then referred to the present and fature position of the University, in view of our chan political condition.The masses, he sald, beld the idea thst they were not so much interested in the universities as in the common schools.This was a gross beresy.Ins coun try like this, where there were no unen- franchised it was necessary that the highest education should be open to all.But how could this be done in Lower Canada, where- dn we were a minority.We must be prepared to contribute largely.Even in old countries, universities could not be made self-wup- porting, aod we in Lower Canade had 0 sustain honorable rivalry with universities that immense advantages in revenue, and where tbe teachers\u2014though the laborer of bie hire\u2014mwere men that, from THE MONTREAL WITNESS.their edues tional establishments hould be libe- | mon Obristian struggle.They bave, howaver, | amoug bis profession as a youth of \u201cgreat pro- pois : shown for several years that they are not dif! \"mise.After Pergusou's return froms Philadel- bey bave long : phis, where be bad prosecuted his studies in 1 In with lirst bonore, he became connected in busi- ! they are willing to retain; but they object to ' road to professional renown with rapid strides.rally endowed, or else they must be content to 000 thems languish.Whatever might hare been thelr prior opinion upon Confederation, there was but one wish,\u2014that it might work well; and all were bound to do their utmost for the success of the experiment.As Protestants, we were in u minority in Lewer Oavada, though powerful in proportion to our pumbers.It was now, however, certain that it was impossible for us to obtain any sort of apecisl recognition either from the General or Imperial Government, on account of auy past claims.We might yet succeed well, but it must be by depending upon ourselves, and being fully prepared to be thrown upon our own resources.He considered that most of the educational demands of the Protestants in Lower Canada migbt bave formerly been obtained, but for our complication of policy with Upper Dansde.He had found the leaders of both parties disposed to agree to our demands in a spirit of fairness ; but they were, in respect to these demands, tied to the Upper Causda school system, whicl, it was considered, was bound to run parallel with theirs in concession.It was this pp Oanate entangiement that bad prevented Mr.Galts educational messure from passing in the Inst session.But in the Local lature at Quebec, if we urged our claims earnestly, yet in .conciliatory spirit, he thought we should sve- ceed better than in past years.They must, bowever, act as well as talk.Their sympathy with Protestant education must be shown by their liberality, and they must especially eudes- vor to recommend their Universities, by sending Larin, out from them students who would do thems bo- nor.(Applause) Tbe Rev.Prof.Conisu then pronounced the benediction, and the convocation closed.\u2014\u2014 THE CHRISTIANS OF TURKEY.The movements of the Christian population in Tuckey have of late buen pushed into the background by more cxciting topics of Furopean politics.But though less exciting, thes continue to be of the utmost importance to the entire Christian world.The Christisn elecient in Tur key, which has so long been kept in | ondage, is constantly rising, is becoming more and more restive, aud propares lo assume the reins of gu- vernment, which are dropping from the hands of the enervated Moslems.Last year, two of the Christian tribes inhabiting Turkey-\u2014tbhe Roumanians and the Greeks\u2014 carried on war for the overthrow of the Turkish rule.The Roumanians were entirely sucoessful in the realization of tkeir bopes.Formerly they were divided into two principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia, which, although inhabited by people of the same race and religion, were not connected by any bond of union.Each of them had its own \u201c hospodar (prince), and this dignity was not hereditary in either, thus giving to the Turkish government à most us opportunity of creating and fomeating dissensions among rival families and parties.Uwing to his otate of adtu're, tbe Roumanians lave long been desirous of baviug the two principalities fused into one.and placed under the hereditary rule of a bospodar selected from vne of the sovereign houses uf Europe.This, they thought, would cut off the undue influence of the Turks, promote the stability and progress of their national institutions, strengthen their friendly relations with foreign countries, and thus prepare the way for their entire separation from the dead weight of the Turkish government.Afler| B00, yoo oo te tire hagf hous.Tors | wounding Ferguson in four places.She then ives time fur prayers inside and talk out.Mem- ; 45 : bere sit with their bats on.unless they address keen point touched bis body be fired & fatal the Chair or move from their seats.An outsider #001, and the woman fell upon her once-loved bas no chance to speak.The ministerial leader PAramour a corpse.The crowd broke through on one side and the leader of the opposition on tbe door aud gathered around the forms of those a loog struggle, they carried every point last year.A successful revolution put a prince of Hobenzolivro atthe head of the government, and the Suitan, after long hesitation, bad not only to recognize him, but to concede to him all the demands of the Roumaniau nation.The beroic struggle of the Greeks upon the [sland of Candis bas not yet met with an equal success.The Turkish troops have not yet been expelled from tbe island.The movements in the OPTS! provinces of Epirus and Thessaly, which are likewwse inhabited by Greek Christians, and which, like Candia, desire annexation to Greece, have not yet had the desired result; but the heroism displayed by the Christian population in these provinces, especially in Crete, has not been altogetber in vain.Russis, Prussia, Aus- tris, France, [taly, are all urgiog the Turks to allow the people of Crete to decide, by a popular vote, on their annexation to the kingdom of Greece.The Turkish Government is not powerful enough to disregard such diplomatic interference, and it may, therefore, be safvly asserted that the speedy annexation of Crete, of Epirus and Thessaly, sud the otber Turkish districts and islands inhabited by Greeks, to the kiog- dom of Greece, ap) never so certain as at present.Instead of the present Griece, with little more than one million of people, we shall son bave in South Europe a Grecian kingdom with at least from four to Bvemillions of inbabi- tants.Since the beginning of the present year, two wore of the Christian tribes Turkey have assumed a wore prominent position io the struggle of the Christians for the recovery of national rights,\u2014ihe Servians and the Bulgarians.The former are the ruling race in all the nortb-west- ern provinces of Turkey, -Of these two, the principalities of Servis and Montenegro bave always at lesat semi-independent ; while in Bosais, Croatis, and the Herzegovina, tbe Chris- tisn population was trampled under foot by the Turkish officers, and was without even the semblance of a national government.Recently, the Prince of Servis, supported by the Great Christian Powers of Europe, bas compelled the Turks to grant him the same independence which had been granted to the Prince of Roumanie.The Turkish garrisons in Belgrade and other fortresses of Servis have been withdrawn; all influence of the Turkish Government upon the home administration of Servis bas ceased, acd the duties of the Prince toward tbe Sultan are reduced to the payment of an annual tribute.Encot by this success, the Prince of Servis now demands that the mal-administration of the provinces of Bosnia, Croatis, and Bersego- vina, be remedied by connecting them with Ser vis.The question is something new for the Turks, and will make at first a violent resistance ; but at length tbey will have to yield, a8 they bare jelded to the demands of the Rou- manians greater independence, The success of the Servians in this Dew question would establish in north-western another Christian country with about four mi of le.Ps Bulgarians have been more thes the tribes mentioned above in joining the com.ferent to the issues at stake.demanded tbat the rights of thelr nationality be respected in the appoiotment of Bishops.point of doctrine, the Bulgarians are connected with the Greek Church, and this eonnection receiving from Constantinople Greek Bisliops | who do not understand 8 word of their lun- guage.Recently, a Centrai Bulgarian Committee has been formed, which has issued a manifesto, settiug forth the claims of the Bul.ian nation.They demand that Bulgaria Ç constituted a distinct national State, and tbat the Sultan assume, in addition to bis imperial title, that of King of the Bulgarisus, as the Em- roe of Austria is styled king of Hungary.he kiogdom ls to be governed by a Viceroy elected by a national assembly and spproved by (be Sultan.The military force is to in composition and organisation.If, as is probable, the bulk of the Bulgarians be was released on bouds, | ! national ; Ferguson shut him, and was immediately acre will follow the example of the Roumauians, the © Berviang, and the Greeks, and unite in dema: ing the restoration of à national government, it - return to Memphis.may greatly hasten the complete victory of the ! beautiful person and Obristiaas in European Turkey.The four tribes | him to furget bis duty to society and his prufes- which we have mentioned constitute a large sion, was gathering the meshes of death around majority of :he total population of European bin.She hal loved the man wiom Ferguson Turkey, and, ifacting in concert, would, without | liad eo ruthlessly shot 1own, aud the sight of difficulty, establish on the ruins of the Turkish power, if not a Byzantive Empire, at least a Clristian Confederation, for several independent Christian kingdoms, CURIOUS NOTES CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.{From Letter of Burleigh in Boston Journel.) The House of Commons is just now the centre of great interest.The Gludstune party were turned out of power on the Reform bill.It was expected that the Derby, or Tory panty, would bave been hoisted by the same engine.But Derby seems to be master of the situation.His threat not to resign if be is defeated on the bill, but to appeal to the country, has Lad ite effect.Soon this question will be ectiled one way or the other.The country bas grown a great deal io twelve months, The Gladstone bill, which the Togies rejected with horror, they would now gladly receive.With that bill the country would have been amply satisfied for a quarter of a century ; but that bill the country will not now accept.The Speaker cmbodies the dignity of the House.Île is chosen for life.He usually serves for about six years.then takes a pension and goes into the House of Lords.He has a salary of $35,000 per annum.He occupies a sumptuous house, most magnificently furnished at the expense of the nation.Tbe plate belonging to the bouse with which be gives ceremcnial dinners cost the nation $850,000.Every night on the opraing of the House crowds assemble to i process he \u201cFerguson, thia is the sigual of your death ;\u201d mme Se fiom eu The {and ss she drained the glass, Yonker, with a buge miace, gold gilt.as much as n man can Rléaining bowie-knife, made a lunge at the The state sword.'Ureast of Ferguson.His situation flas double-banded, after the fashion of Richard of ' Ito wind ss the cold, sharp steel penetrated Lis lift, is borne before him.the Lion-Heart, over six feet long, gilt scabbard, and jewelled bilt\u2014is borne by his sword-bearer.A man behind holding bis train, and a chaplain, in full rig, completes the procession.\u201cOye! 0 Speaker!\u201d yez! make way for the honorable All fall back and uncover while he enters and takes his seat.Few are present at 0rner, where he stood at bay.Excited ut the There is an understanding that no bu- the other, send à list to the Speaker each evening.No other member will be \u201c seen\u201d by him.The division of the House is very curious.It tes frequently like a snap jud, t A call is made fora division.À three minute glass in front of the Speaker is immediately turned.When the sands run out the doors are closed, and no one is admitted until the vote is taken.Members are in all sorts of places \u2014in the library, inthesmoking-room, in tbe eating-room, in tbe lobbies.in the committee rooms.To reach these absent ones, and get them in the House within three minutes, is often a difficult task.There are thirty-six bells, leading from the House of Commons to all parts of the great building.Immediately, on the call for à division, these bells are rung.Whippers-in are busy, and men scramble from all imaginable places to get inside the House before the three minutes expire.The rule is inezorable.The doors are closed promptly on the second.The Queen herself could not get in.Men file out from different ends of the room, go through different passages, bave their names written twice, and come back by different doors.The speaking in the House is as bud as can be imagined.The utterances are indistinct, the hesitation is painful, and such a thing as oratory is unknown.Gladstone is the best speaker in the House.He ia a tall, slim, pleasant-looking man, with a ringing voice.Hut he stands close to the table, grasps it with both his hands, so! teeters on bis toes while be speaks.Disraeli bas & good voice, but is slow and prosy on ordin: occasions.He is a small, dark-complezioned, Jewish-looking map, seldom looks any one in the face, and glides rather than walks into bis seat, as if he did not wish anyone to know he had come.John Bright is & short, thick-set, chubby-looking Englishman, wbo leads tbe democracy, and with the people is the most Popular vrator in England.always sits on the Liberal side, but below the gangway, which indicates that he is at liberty to vote with or against the Liberals as he pleases.Tha report- ery sent is bebind the 5 r.The men ocoupy the gallery, aad they ace relieved every ten minutes by new reporters.No man besides them is allowed to make s pencil note even in tbe House.Vigilant eyes are upon every comer.Its men & pencil out to mark or write in «book, be is instantly waraed to desist of be will be removed from the House.A QUADRUPLE MURDER IN MEMPHIS\u2014 THE RESULT OF VICE.A singular y resentiy ocourred in Memphis, ty of wi were substantially as follows j= chief actor in this dramas was 8, Joung named Robert Ferguson, a late uate the 'Medieal University or Fidentia, who bore à reputation for mildness and good beha- vice, and who was fust becomiag recognised 4- love for the beautiful courtesan cuused him to | { ker entervd, and was introduced by the woman.| lifting à glass of tbe sparkling beverage to bis | navy-gized pistol, be shot Yonker dead, just as A bedi.the would-be assassin attempted to fire at him zened official precedes the party.crying out: | With 8 Derringer pistol, t \u2014 TR medicine with great diligence, and graduated ness with one of our popular physicians, and was, to all appearances, advancing slong the But it seems that good fortune did not benellt him.He became reckless, and finally it was rumored among bis maoy friends that be bad enamored with n young woman of great beauty, but depraved habits, and had neglected his business so that he could enjoy ber society, She ha otber suitors, among them a young mao who was considered an intimate friend 10 Ferguson.Their meetings were clandestine ;; but ere long Ferguson became aware of the false actions of the courtesan whom Le loved.A coldness ensued between him and his friend.ed.but, through sume peculiar modus operandi, After bis release he went to Nashrille, but a The woman who, by ber educated wiles, had caused bis dead body Lad arous-d in ber pitiless heart all the passions of desperation and revenge.She wound the coil, and as she caressed her victim, her eyes would seem to rend his very heart.In her desire to fully mature ber plans, she seemingly descended lower into the pool of degrada.tive, and cultivated the acquaintance of wen who were noted for their desperation and vil- lay.Hut in her train she brought many youths of good family, whom, through good address and sssiduous attention, obe bad ready to do ber bidding.Ferguson saw that he was \u2018nu danger from his many rivals, and insisted tant they should leave for Oalifuruis.She made sowe trivial excuse, remarking, \u201cYou will go on a longer journey next week.\u201d She spoke truly.but little did she know that ber coils were enveloping uot only ber intended victim, but ber- self.Un the night of the 15th of March, she concluded to put into execution her Bendish object.Her accomplices,\u2014men of depraved natures, \u2014named Hammond, Yonker, and Buwles, were instructed xs to tbe time wben Ferguson was tube assassinaied.The courtesan made au appoiatment with Ferguson.True to his word became.As Le entered the saloon, he was invited to a private apartment adjoining the saloon, where parties were in the babit of drinking wines, &c.Yon- He ordered a bottle of wine, Ag Ferguson was lips, the courtesan raised ber glass, remarking.across left shoulder.With a quick bound be placed himself in & corner of the room; aud drawing a The courtesan, foiled in Ler designs, fired at Ferguson, who fell, covered with Liood, in the sight of blood, the woman continued her shots, upon him with a knife, aud just as the who bad figured in this dreadful strife.Before tbe womeu.whose fieadish-like spirit bad caused this dreadful havoc, could be lifted from the form of Ferguson, be bad died.A DUMB CRIPPLE STARVED TO DEATH BY ITS FATHER! (From the Quebec Merewry.) It is seldom the reputations of our country population are stained by borrid crimes, aad less frequently is the commission of deliberate wickedness to be Inid to their charge.An exception to the rule, however, has just occurred at Fe- reol, ou the Si.Ann's river, uear the falls on the north shore, thirty miles below Quebec, whence Mr.Coroner Panct returned on Wednesday evening from holding an 10quest on the body of a child, clearly proven to bave bad its death accelerated, if not caused, by the orders of its inhu- mao father, Alexander Lachance, who babitual- ¥ kicked it out of lis sight, and beat its mother for giving it food.Julien Boucher de St.Fereol, deposed\u2014Am neighbor of prisoner Lachance.1 recognize the body of his daugbter, Malvine Lachance, aged about six yesrs.My house is about thirty feet from prisoner's.During tbe winter, his eldest daughter, Sophromse, came in tears to my house, saving, ber father would not allow any food ta be given to the child who died on Friday wee Narcisee Bilodeau said, the mother of the deceased told that the prisoner forbade ber to feed the child, and that if she gave it food In his presence, he cursed and swore at ber.Pierre Bilodeau said, prisoncr\u2019s wife, on being questioned by him, early in March, ne to the rumor that ber husband was starving the child to death, replied that it wes so, and when prisoner found out that she fed it he beat and maltreated F.Professor Larue had examined the body and found no sign of external injury.The right leg was shortened by some bending or fracture of remote date.The bcdy was greatly emaciated.It measured but two feet five inches, and weighed thirteen pounds.Thers was a total absence of fat, tbe skin literally adbering to the boues.The beart was healthy.The immediate cause of death was bronchitis, followed by dis- vase of the two Junge, The want of sufficient ly account for the extraordinary state of the body.Tbe jury returned à verdict of \u201c Death from bronchitie and lung disease,\u201d and that the prisoner did not give it that attention and care which its weak state required, Ia tbe momentary absence of the coromer from the room, tbe prisoner got into à warm discussion with those present, maintaining his right if not Mav 10, 1867.The poor little atoms of humasi 0 kept out of sight; in a bos stowed awa; rel a bed ia the small ill.ventilated hovel of its brutal parent; and whenever the father, on coming howe, found tbe starving child out of the black hole be bad allotted to it, he was in the babit of mt ouce kicking the box and ite dumb inmate under the bed out of sight again, In consequence of the verdict of Lis humane neighbors, unacquainted with the workl's base- evs, the wretch is at liberty, though of course subject 10 tLe action of the Orowa Prosecutor.\u2014_\u2014 THE RECULLETS IN CANADA, (From the Montreal Herald.) The destruction of the ancient edifice, 80 well known to all our readers us the Recollet Oburch, which ls about to make way tur the irre, ible commerce lu dry-goods In the hands Messrs.Lewis & Kay, has given occasion to Mr.L.8.Lesage to issue some account of the old ohureb, aud of the order from which it bas taken its name.The Recollets belonged to the order of religious mendicants founded by Bt.Thomas d'Assise.Their name indicates that they were meditative, aud by 1431 they had Give bundred consents, in twenty-.wo Provinces, of their order, They first arrived in Canada in May, 1013, up to which time bo priest had t appesred bere, though Queboe been founded for seven years, by a company, of whose objects one was stated to be the conversion of the lu- It was Champlaio\u2014wno believed that ion should be the Lams of his colony, and who, besides, was shocked ut the depravation of morals which be witnessed\u2014who persuaded the Recollets to come bither.A wouden chapel was soon erected in the present Lower Town of Quebec; two wiatiouaries remained at that place, and two others proceeded with Champlain to the Sault Nt.iv (Caughoawags), in order to learn the lnoguage of the people.On tbe 23th of June, 1615, mass was first celebrated in the Quebec chapel wusketry and salvos of suc! the colony then possessed.Father Obleau way the officiating priest, and Father Leclerq conceived that now the vast solitudes of the country bal become à \u201c Paradise, all invoking the King of Heaven, and calling to their aid tbe tutelary angels of the great Province.\u201d Pathers Jamny snd Caron, who aceotspanied Champlain, were the first who celebrated mass on fhis island, which they did at the east end, at tbe cntrances of the Rivière des Prairies, very much to tbe admiration of the Indians, who apparently made the chief part of the con, tion, and of course saw the rites of the church for the first time.Mass was first said at Three Rivers on the 15th July, 1615; and another Recoliet, brother Du.Plessis, who assisted on the occasion, daring the course of the succeeding year, opened a school for the instruction of the Indians, who then greatly frequented the place in order to trade in fure.This was the first school in Canads.The Recollets then, by the help of contributions from France.constructed on tbe River St, Charles.near Quebec, a stone chapel, monastery, and forification for defence.This was on the site of tbe present general bospital at Quebec, and there they established the chief Louse of their community.Acting as curés, these priests married Guillaume Couillard to Guillemette Hebert, and baptized Ahraham Martin, dit l'Ecossais,\u2014frem whom (be plains of Abraham take their name,\u2014in 1621.These are the first marriage and baptism in Canada of which any record is preserved ; hut the register is not the original ; but ore composed from memory after the destruction of the first register by fire in 1640.Father Sagard relates as fillows := de Some good J reoclimen edised r wise and worthy conduct; but others living like brute boners and atbeists, hindered the conversion of this poor people.\u201d The Hugue- uots also gave the orthodox clergy some trouble, for while the latter said mass, be former, according to the same authority, would set up thelr canticles.and had a minister wherever the Catholics had a priest, all of which was found to be somewhat confusing to the native mind.However, in 1628, Father de la Roche Daillon determined to proceed to the country of the with discharges of small artillery ag us greatly by Hi now Upper Ci for the pu of aiding Father Viel, who had been some fine in that part of the country ; but this was prevented by the death of Father Viel, which has given the name forever to the well-known Sault- au-Recollet.The Hurons who were conve: ing the priest and a neophyte who accompanied him to the trading post at Montreal, brought the canoe into the Rivière des Prairies.and to save the trouble of a portage, ran the rapid, aod in doing 80 overturned the canoe aad drowned the priest aod Lis companion.It is doubtful if this affair did uot arise from design rather than frum accident, for the Hurons all saved their owa lives, and carried off all the luggage of theic passengers, \u2018The Company by which Canada was exploité, did not do much to encourage the Recollets, probably finding that the presence of these reverend persons operated somewhat as a constraint, did not encourage their wi and Kerik, the Huguenot, in 1629, scized Quebec for the English, who held it for thres years, in the meantime driving out the Catholics and their ¢ .On the restoration of the country, the Recollets could not obtain an authorization to return, Canada being handed over to the Jesuits, #0 far as its religions interests were concerned to the great regret of Father Le Caron, who died soon afterwards, as it was sup in part from mortification at his exclusion from tbe scene of his former labors.However, in 1670, they ere permitiod 10 resume their mission, and obtained a return of the properties which bad formerly beld, and, in 1693, Monseigneur de Laval Jurchased their convent on the St.Charles for the General Hospital, giving them in return the ground which now forms the Place d\u2019Armes nt Quebec, where they soon after built their convent.In 1680, they once more appeared in Montreal, and, in 1693, acquired the property woich has since gone by their name, where they at once began to erect their convent and church.They, moreover, collected slma through tbe city, taught the catechism to tbe children, and set up pri schools, They also undertook the duty of suniog the slok, and dipordencs, à large parden which siaies » ice, à en which ex wl fortifications on McGill street.There Wat also a fine orchard, and, in front of the pro- porty on Notre Date street, a row of noble elm- After the conquest, thelr property fil to the British Government, and they were not allowed to reerult their numbers, Todividually, boweres, Mar 10, 1867, they accepted the curacies of dificrent parishes, and thus becoming subjects of the new sovereign ubtained the advantages of the treaty.The last of the Lecoliet schools were those of Montreal, Queber, Three Rivers, and Verchères.THE \u2018mission in Madagascar, whicli ie now as strong.exile, or order 10 execution.After the state of lor perhaps sicunger, in Kuropean agency that war has beco declared, sll persons found upon | the Protestants ; bul its congregation are nut the streets are 10 be taken as rebels and treated one-eighth as large.The ailopiad children of the accordingly, Queen and those of the leading officers bave À Teuxun Neuo\u2014A letter from Constanti- Their property was used as a barrack, and been transferred from under the instruction of their church was in puet occupied by the (the Romish missionaries to the charge ofa.Beotch, as & plscs for Presbyterian worship.native Protestant pastor.There |» reason, says Mr.Lesage spenks of both these facts bue Kvangelical Christ to iæli that the ing witnessed with pain by the Fathers, and of Queen found upon ation, that while the tbe admission of the Prerbyterians to the Church scholars in the Protestant schools were gaining #8 having been an intrusion enforced by the Go- an education worthy of the name, the attainments veroment, We have always understood, how.| for which the pupils uf the prissts were chiefly ever, that the partial use of the church was of- remarkable were the reciting of litanies Lo the fered, or at any rate, willingly granted by its Virgin and the saints.owners, until the Scotchmen obtained a church | gations bave been rather lesa numerous of late, of their own in Bt.Gabriel street.The last of owing to the impression on the mind+ of the the Recollets, Father Louis Jean Demers, died |uatives that the Government is Inclined to» The Protestant congre- | uople says that, while bis empire is crumbling about his ears, the Sultan wakes things remarks.bly easy.He rises in the morning at about 10 o'clock, and sends for two of his favorites In the ; palace, who entertain kim a while and go with bim to visit his in hie private theatre, which be bas tra vd into stable.After this be gues tu his new menagerie, where be is having a sort of Cryatal Palace huilt for ag aviary, at a cost of & quarter of a million of dollars.Thence he generally gor to « kiosk near by, where be amuses himself by shooting at a the 20d of September, 1513.A brother of the house, though not a priest, must have been seen by many of the present generation of Montreal.ery, at an advanced age, bare-footed, and with the cord of the order fur a girdle, He died in 1848.He had taught at the Recullet School, Lad beeu beadle to Father Louis, and died in the office of Sacristan at the Cathedral.At Quebec the monastery of the order was destroyed ly fire, and the Anglican Cathedral and the Court House were built on the site, The monks disperse:l through the colony; those who were sufficiently instructed becoming priests, or directing the schools, and the others mark with a rifle, pistol, or bow, He comes tack ia the afternuon, dines, smokes, aol soon I after dark retires to the barem, It is seldom {bat he bears anything about political affuirs, ithe sons of the highest officers at Court\u2019 re aud when be dues Lie usually gets into a tower- I regular attendants av Christian worskip, is suf- pesto at « kentleman who is con- of ° ficient ground for believing that \u201cthe heuthenism are numbered, and that, after u few Tus Gusar Exmsirion.\u2014The Imperial Com- », Obristianity will be the ruling power in mission bas not yet deemed it right to provide agascar.\u201d The memorial churches are slow- .visitors with seats, Ladies are sven tolling approachiog completion.about, 100 much interested to yo away from the - - \"objects to be seen, and yet 160 weary to look at BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.them with the attention they deserve.In their \u2014 Dr, Cumming has published in London | ¢¥haustion.perhajw, one of them rests her elbow binder the spread of Cliristingity ; but one of the missionaries remarks that thy fact that there are inthe capital alone between four and five tliou- ! sand Christian communicants, and that nearly all MONTREAL WITNESS.! Horas vo Rsxr\u2014Nov&L An\\eurinewust \u2014The fulluwing explicit, candid, bunear, pegiops truths.ful, straightforward, trouble-saviug, admirable, iustructive.snd eutertaiving notice is joonted, 1 outside of & house, on West Fulton street, alittle east of the park : = This house $40 jer month \u2014two parlors, dining-room, nod kiteben bslow ; above four bedrooms, with clorcts.The whole {inn wretched evndition ; the paint worn off, the paper in parlors tora and smoky, that of the diving-room entirely falling off.The landlord makes 00 repairs, not even a pans of glass.No @as; very cold in winter.A Lack way for fuel, but none for groceries.Thiais to eave \u201cquestions and bell-pulling.No one shown through the bouse.\"\u2014C'hicago Tribune.Broerane or Wonk in Lowstt.\u2014The Lowell Citizen says that the Tremont Mills and Suffolk Mabufacturing (\u2018ompany of that city have given the operstires in their employ notice of a partial stoppage of work in their mills.Ode Lalf of the work «in eucb corporation is Lo be stopped on theexpiration of the notice, and the manufacture uf woollen goods is to be entirely suspended.The mills wil! again be fully run as beretofore whenever the demard for goods shall warrant running full time.The Courier learns further thut thereis a purpose to curtail the businuss on other corporations of the city.Operatives, as usual, are every week leaving, apd thers is no disposition to fill their places, and those out of employ find it very difficult, if not impossible, 147 Easitz Ritor \u2014A large buld-headcd engle was shot near the Village of Cumberland inst week \u2014Uttuwa (alien, Baie An action was brought against a écntieman at Ottawa recently for hosting supe, in order to gat 8 legal decision as to whe ther the bird Was insectivorous or not.At the trie), Dr.Van Cortlandt gave the following description of the snipé =\" According to the opi- vions of several naturalists of worta-wile reptation, inelu-ing Doctor Lathual, Audubon wid Sir Humphrey Davy, the snipe feels on the lars or grub of a dipteroux insect, called , Tipuls, fumiliarly knows as Duddy-loog-legs, aud other congenerpus tise nud insects.ag well * 48 worms.\" A Cuuroerry \u2014 We were Inet week shown, by Mr.Joba M:scuer, à piece of white oak Leuriog distincily the marks cf an axe, taken from very near the heart of nn old tree.By examination of tbe tree and compritetion, it has been ascertained that the marks were made no less than two hundred and fifty yeurs ago.The tres was | then a sapling, and in its vigurous growth hed , extended over the cats, but tbe tuarks remuined in the beart of the tree.The cut surface was very hard and in a good state of preservation, baving been fur the last two and-a-balf centuries excluded from all external influences.The tree stood on tbe farm of Mr.Hessler, & sort distance west of the neighboring village of * Thorold.and the curiosity became apparent ln undertekiog the duties of country life \u2014 anotlier prophutie book, called The Last Woe, in | fOr 8 moment on the case or on the pedestal The Three Rivers establishment failing to tbe ; 0 to get work.low long this state of things is EPlitting the body for fence-stakes.The tree which he says that the Jews are to hs converted | Where the objects are shown.Up comes an at- to exist Is of course unknown, even to the of.Must have been cut about the time Cham- vee SR - eme British Government became at first 8 Court House nnd Jail ; but in 1810 was converted into an Anglican Church, the monastery proper becoming the parsonage.As to the buildings now in course of demolition, they were exchanged by the Government with the Hon.Baron Grant, of Longueuil, in 1818 for St.Helen's Island, which was thus acquired for the purpose of fortifying it.The new mequirer laid it out in building lots, which form the streets called St, Heleus after the Island ; Le- moine in honor of his wife's family, and Recol- let in memory of the ancient proprietors, The church was still untouched, and as the Catholics of Montreal bad & natural feeling in favor of that venerable pile, the Fabrique acquired it from Mr.Grant for £4,500.An extract from a notice in the Abeille Canadienne, published in 1818, menticning these latter changes, implores from the Fabrique their protection for the elms which adorned tie frunt of the property.The trees, however, died one after the other.The front of the church, as many of our citizens may have remarked, bore tbe insemption of 1725.This front on cut-stone liad, however, been fitted to the Recollet church from the old Parish church, when that made way for the present edifice, and bad been adapted to that on the year of which it bore the date.We will conclude this notice with the following sptiquarisn complaint which Mr.Lesage makes at the end of bia pamphlet :\u2014# The Fabrique of Montreal, as every one knows, is greatly in debt: and as it received no revenue either from the church or convent, bad resolve:l to sell them, which was done last month for the sum of $85,000.\" Wo may add that by the terms of tbe sale the Fabrigue bas reserved the right to retain the front of the church aad its interior.The bodies which bave been buried beneath it are being exhumed, thoss of the Recollets being distinguished by having been buried with.gue coffins and merely in the gowns of their or- er.RELIGIOUS NEWS, = The British and Foreign Bible Society is circulating the Seriptures in Portugal with encouraging signs.Portugal differs from Spain in baving nominally religious freedom.= Midnight meetings for reclaiming fallen women have been in operation in London for five years.During thistime, 588 women have been restored to their friends, 2,200 provided with employment, 66 married, 172 dismissed, and 250 sent to the hospitals.= During the past few year the Presbyterian Chureh bas originated a considerable number of congregations in the provincial owns of England.Successful efforts have been made, and churches established, in such places au Worcester, Swansea, Cardiff, 8t.Helen's, Nottingham, Darlington, and other increasing centres of population ; but hitherto the Presbyterian Church bas been all but uorepresented in what are usually known as the eastern counties.A move ment has now commenced, however, which, it is hoped, will result in the formation of churches in Norwich, Ipswich, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Lynn, and other large towns, where & consider able number of Scotch and Irish Presbyterians are located.Bonnso.\u2014The Sedumak mission is now reported by the Rev.J.Richardson, of the Propagation Society, as being firmly established.Thirty- ose persons were baptized during the last haif- year, and there are, at the present time, 103 Christians where four years ago there was not one, Ravivar tx PRTERBORO\u2019.\u2014A letter from Peter- boro' says:\u2014\"A rer has been going on the Wesleyan congregation ja this town for the Tost six weeks, and is ail in progress.Every night the week,\u2014 Saturdays excepted, \u2014a large congregation has been in attendance, listeniog to expositions of Scripture, and joining in the exercises of prayer and praise.Scarcely any excitement or outward manifestations have been visible, beyond anxiety and interest.Many members bave revived, end numbers from the world bave professed peace in believing.The converts are from among the children in the Sabbath-School, grown-u; young people, and heads of families.\u201d Gsnmans 1x van Sraraa.\u2014Rev.W.A.Bartlett, of Brooklyn, discusses, in the Independent, the importance of the German element in our population, snd the way to make it available in christisniziog our country.He shows that the German masses are not infidel, properly spesk- ing ; that they are willing to be assimilated to our churches, in preference to having churches of their own ; and that the way to win them is to present gospel truth in a thorough, scientific manner, so #6 to satisfy their minds; and toim- prove our church architecture and church music, so es to satisfy their taste.The great number of German immigrants makes tbe subject one of great moment in many localities.\u201cThose Teu- toaic Miogdoms and duchies shed emigrants, sa autumnal forests do leaves for the enrichiog of the soil upon which they fall.\u201d Mapagasoan.=Six French priests, besides Sisters of Mercy, have been added to the Popish racious revival of religion miles.«a a natibo, and the Papacy is to be extinguished, between the autumnal equinox of 1567 and the same.period of 1858.The time is short.\u2014 In Manchester, Bogland, fifty-four public- bouses buve sacred music on the Sabbath to draw customers; of which one says, * Thus souls are lured to perdition to the strains of | the ¢ Hallelujah Chorus\u2019 aod ! The Heavens | ure telling.\u2019 \u201d This is one step farther than the | \u201c Sunday-eveniog concerts \u201d of our country.; \u2014 The Queen bas presented to the 3nd rer | ment of lite-guards, through Colooel Marsanll, t « magnific-nt cream-colored borse, Lo be ridden in front of the band of the regiment by the cele.| brated kettle-drummer Corpural-Majne Wood- This fine moimal stands 154 bands | high, is aix years old, and wa: brought from the Hampton Court stables.\u2014 A London newspaper says that Mormonism | isin a very flourishing condition in Keanington, | and tbat the Saints are rapidly increasing in; numbers and influence.They give concerts and concersuziones in aid of the Salt Lake emigration fuod, and find no difficulty in persuading young | men and women to try their fortunes among the Saints of the boly city.= Herr Schweizer, director of the Ubserva- tory at Moscow, has published a pamphlet, in which he attempts te show that the town and its vicinity lies on & very thin crust of earth, beneath which is & very deep and extensive cavern.[t is said that experiments have fully borne out the truth of Herr Schweizer's statements, = Twenty years have not elapacd since the great Hungarian poet, Petofi, poured out bis last and bitterest denunciations, as a poet and & patriot, against the Emperor Francis Joseph; apd to-day the same Francis Joseph, now King of Hungary, for whom Petofi's lifs was sacrificed on the battle-field, subscribes a hundred guilders toward the erection of a monument in honor of the puet, = Prince Kang, the actual raler of China, refused 10 allow the English there to build a railroad.His reasons in opposition were that the prejudices of the people were very strong ; the country of Confucius differed from the wild, semi-barbarous, and primitive regions of Europe, whose inhabitants were cumparatively of recent origin, whereas the Flowery Kingdom was under elaborste culture, and the occupations of the iphabitants were peculiar, Arras 1x Lisen:a.\u2014A letter from Monrovia, February 9, gives a favorable account of aftairs in Liberia.Agriculture is on the inerease, and the inhabitants generally were turning their attention to farming as a means of securing & competence for the future, Hetruio rumm Bamruren.\u2014It is stated thet the journeymen tailors of Paris on strike bave received a despatch from sympathising breth- rea in London, announcing that à sum of £8,000 is about to be remitted t0 enable them to bold out against their masters.Motwr Sr.Goruann.\u2014English engineers Lave been, during the past winter, studying the pass over Mount St.Gotbard, with à view of establishing & railway acroes it.According to their report, the line could be completed in five years, The longest tunnel would be.over three 8.A MNonarvaz Soveszion.\u2014 Prince Henry XXIL, of Reuss-Greis, having attained bis ms- jority, bas ascended the throne of that country, which, since 1859, bas been governed by his mother, the Princess Osroline, as regent.The extent of the territory over which Prince Henry XXII.is now ruler ia seven square , [J Tue Faxian Ixrorumes raow Awsmica.\u2014In the list of witnesses to be produced against tbe Fenian prisoners in Ireland are Patrick Oondon, otherwise called Godfrey Massey, formerly a colonel in the Confederate army ; Jobn Joseph Corydon, formerly a lieutenant in the United States army; and John Devany, formerly a clerk in a mercantile establishment in New York.Exrtorarion or GammwLaxp.\u2014An expedition bas recently left England, under tbe auspices of the Roya! Geographical Society, to explore the Interior of Greenland.This immense island, if island it be, supposed to be larger than the whole United States between the Canadian lineand the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mississip and Atlantic Ocean, has never yet been thoroughly explored, Mr.Edward Whymper, of Arctic fame, nod Mr.Robert Brown, à Rocky Mountain explorer, are the leaders of this cxpedition.Punuio Oxpun 1x Srain.\u2014Great excitement was Jecently caused at Madrid, and throughout the whole Spanish kingdom, by the promulgation of what was termed \u201c À Law of Publle Order\u201d This law recognizes three states of society,=the normal state, the state of alarm, and the state of war.The local authorities of any town are authorized, in case of an emergency, ; to declare that either the state of alarm or the state of war exists, and to send word of their declaration to the centers} goverment.In the bou tendant and tella ber that thisis * forbidden.\u201d She looks wistfully round for a seat, but in vain.She remembers, it may be, that seatsure usually to be found in picture galleries.There are the great French picture gall crowded with visitors : but they have no! gle seat.The lady goes off io dexpair to sume benevolent exhibitor and asks for leave to ait for a minute on an empty packing case.It isa great fuet about Exhibitions that people soon get tired of louking at the objects, but they never get tired of look.| ing at each other ; and the success of an Exhibition to a large extent depends on its power of ministering to this social tendency.There is no promenade in the present Exbibition\u2014no great hall where people can cungregate, form in- | to groups, or saunter toand fro.The buildiog | is constructed with a view to circulation, and | all the arrangements of galleries and pathways | tend to produce circulation.You go round, and round, aod round the building in one circle or unother.If you are tired of one circle, | you go into the next, or, like the hyena at the Zoological gardens.if yon are tired of making\" the circuit one way you turn about and make | it the other.No chance of secing a man twice in this building.If your friend has passed you, ficers of the companies.Ræn Rivan.\u2014There is said to be a movement for independence in (bat part of British America kuown as the Red River country, lying north of Dakotab, and subject at present to the control of the Hudson lisy Fur Company, whose only interest in it consists in is supply of furs.It has a population of 10,000, is & fine agricultural region, and trades now, so far as it trades at all, with the inhabitant: of Minnesota on its southern border, The United States Government Las established a postal route to its southern boundary, and placed à post-office and a custom-house very near the line.The conse- «quence is, that they buy all their rupplies of cotton and other goods from the United States.The inhabitants are getting up a sharp agits- tion as to their condition, insisting either upon | @reater care aud attention from the English or Canadian authorities, or else upon iadependence, with the right of disposing nf themselves au they see fit.One of the local papers describes the movement as one of importance, and likely to lead to interesting results.\" J\".Times.Tensiaue Muromr.\u2014A correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal describes a fearful tragedy plain diecovere! Lakes Huron sad Nipi-sing.\u2014 \"Wettand Tribune.| Wusar\u2014The wheat crop looks unusually promising throughout Bothwell and Kent.From personal observation aud information received, we can safely assert that tbe yield will be unprecedented.Takiog int» consideration the fact that more than rnough wheat yet remains in the farmers\u2019 bunds to supply bome consumption , until the next full, und considering the favorable : progjiecta of the ensuing harvest, we ball ex- ject oo advance in breadstuffs.Farmers in the south of these countivs are preparing to plant a | large breadth of corn and beans.Good seed outs ure difficult to be obtained, and readily command 50c.per bushel for sowing.An un- j usual breadth of spring wheat is being sown.principally of the Mediterranean variety.Barley | and osts are now being put in, and, should the ; weather continue favorable, we can safely pro- pbesy an early seeding anda bountiful harvest \u2014Chatham Lanner.: An Exrmaorpisany Cask or Poisoaixe lo the wood: near Bresigu, C.W., où the Z71h, two Joung lads were accidentally poisoned by eating « root which they supposed to.be the wild par- \u2018snip.They were song of Mr.Abrabam Clem- he bas passed like à ship at sea: you will never ' Which, le says, occurred near Peru, Indians, a mer, who lives close to Breslau, and were about see him more.Alas for the fond youth who in | few days since.A man -old bis farm for $14,600 | one of these encircling galleries may fall in love at first sight with some fair face.He will never see that face again.Away goes the damsel in ker orbit.The fond youth may follow her, but be will never meet her.AMERICAN NEWS.= Nine men were fined $100 apiece at Boston on Saturday, for being engaged in the lottery business, = The supply of ice gathered for New York isabout 600,000 tons,\u2014being 55,000 tons over that of last year.\u2014 American Artisan.\u2014 The City Council of New Urleans has appropriated $50,000 for the education of the colur- ed population, for whom separate schools are to be established.\u2014 The people of Montreal go in for cheap emusements.Competent persons are employed to read Shakespeare and other authors to audiences, who pay five cents admission.\u2014Æoston Paper.\u2014 The \u201c big trees\u201d of California, 300 to 360 feet in height, are now being successfully grown in this State.À resident of Rochester planted oue fourteen years ago that bas even now gigan- tie proportions.\u2014Albany Journal.= By the latest change in fashion, the quantity of a lady\u2019s dress is reduced ten or twelve Jord, which is a very agreeable saving to hus- ands and fathers, but is likely to affect Uncle Bam's revenue unfavorably.= Black river, Wisconsin, is completely jammed with loge for fifteen miles, Itis estimated that there were not less than 223,000,000 feet in the river at the opening of spring, of which about 120,000,000 have already gone down, =A special order of Gen.Griffin, commanding in Texas, forbids all further elections therein by civil authority, and directa the Governor of the State to report his appointments to Military headquarters.Texas, like the rest of the South, must now accept the fact of Recoustruction, face to face.«= The N.Y.Times says :\u2014Gen.Grant bas ordered that a company of cavalry shall accompany a number of professors from Bloomington, ÎlL, on a scientific tour to the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.The expedition will be absent about three months, and will be furnished with transportation and subsistence.= Information bas been received at the Trea sury Department that ti isn officers Customs are aiding and abetting, in every possible way, the practice of smuggling goods from Capada into the United States, Merchants and men of acknowledged respectability iu Canads aud England are said to have embarked capital in this contrabnd business.= Two envelopes were received from Cincin- natiin the same mail, addressed to Gea.Spinner, United States Treasurer, unofficially, one containing $2,300, and the other $1,000, in greenbacks.Not a Word of explanation accompanied either of them.Although the band- writing of the address on each is different, it is surmised that they both came from the same source, A Lvavs Natrrs.=One of our compositors, last night, in openi.ug an orange, found in the heart of the fruit a small, but fully formed, orange, perfect in all its parts, although only about the size of à common marble\u2014Zoston Journal, Arnsars ron Meapgn.=Three young men, travelling sgeats, or \u201cdrummen\u201d as are called, connected with Boston and New York 908, have been arrested for alle, connec- meantime, until the central government approves or disapproves the declaration, thelocal authorities have full power to azrest, imprison, send jute tion with the murder of the at \u2018itegibbons, at Montpelier, Vermont, last Wednesday evening.Their names are got published.\u2018and went to Pern to deposit his money.He did not reach bis destination until the next morning.He awoke, in the night with a strong presentiment that sometbing had gone wrong with his family, and was with difficulty persuaded to return to bed by twoof bis neighbors wbo ocen- pied the same room.In the course of half as liour be again woke, and persisted on going home.His friends accompanied him.On reacbiog bis house he found the doors locked | and beard a noise within.Looking throughs window be saw his wife and bis four children | murdered.The perpretators of the bloody deed were still in the bouse, ransacking every corner and receptacle for booty.The farmer and his friends forced an entrance and attacked the murderous freebooters, four in number, shot three of them dead, and severely wounded the fourth.On being washed and stripped of disguise the wounded man proved to be no other than the purchaser of the farm.CANADIAN NEWS.= The county of Bruce has offered a bonus to any parties who will sink a salt well in that county, ~ A member of one of the Hamilton volunteer companies was fined $5 the other day, for neglecting to attend drill.\u2014 Hamilton Times.= Heo.Messra.Macdonald and McDougall are on their way from England.Mr.Cartier is to be out by the 10th or 15th.and Mr.McGee by the 20th or 25th of May.\u2014Minerve, \u2014The Cobourg Sentinel says the youngest son of Jas.R.Barber, the Superintendent of the G- T.R.at that place, was drowned on Tuesday afternoon last.\u2014 À young woman, aged about 18, daugb- ter of Pranklin Ivers, of Tingwick, was drowned on the 23rd inst, while attempting to cross Trout brook on a log.~RicAmond Guardian.= The Coroner's jury, in the military murder case at Quebec, have returned à verdict of \u201cwilful murder\u201d aguinst private William Bevan, for shooting Corporal Marr.He was committed to gol, where he now awaits bis trial.\u2014 Last week, à woman named Mary Smith 65 of age, was found dead in u cistern in Binbrook, C.W.She bad gone for a pail of water, and, it is supposed, had overbalanced herself and fallen in.\u2014/familton Times.= Within the last few weeks a large number of horses have been sent over the Ottawa and Prescott Railway to the United States.The prices for these animals ranged from $60 to $150 Canadian currency.\u2014 5.\u2014 A half-starved, midds man stole some paint-brushes the other day, in London, and was walking away with them rather sharp- Jy, when be fell down and expired.A pos mortem examination showed that be bad died from exhaustion.The stomach and bowels were entirely empty.= A dumb cripple, named Maloms Lachanee, wag lately, it is loved, starved to death by ber parents, residing in Quebec.The jury returned 8 verdict at the inquest, that she died from an attack of pericarditis, but tbe evidence produced showed that the unfortunate child been horribly treated by her parents.= A disgraceful brawl took place recently in the streets of Elors, C.W,, between à J.P.and the son of a former M.P.P.We see no nse in publishing the names, which muet be known in that vicioity; sad the local authorities, civil and ecclesiastical, will doubtiess, in their respective spheres, look into the matter.The Essex Record says the fall wheat throughout Western (Canada generally, looks promisiog; but in some sections, especial.the County of Huron, the frost has injured the plant conelderadir- In Bssez, present ap pesrances indicate a better crop than has been realized for some years.thirteen and eighteen years old, respectively.i Instead of digging up and eating the wild par- onip, as they bai intended, they appear to have got bold of a root of most deadly poison, for in Laif an hour after eating it, one of the lads dropped down dead io the woods : and the other ap- | brebending a like fate, ran bome with all the speed of which be was capable, in order to secure medical aid, if possible, and inform them of the fate which had befallen bis brotber.But be bad hardly ot to the bouse when be, 100, e2- pired, leaving the grief-stricken parents to mourn over the untimely and shocking death of two of their children.Toronto Globe.Cirzznixc Prosrscrs.\u2014From all parts of the Province most encouraging reports are received concerning the crops.The condition of the wheat is so favorable that, if no injury befall it, | we nay expect the most bountiful harvest that we bave bad for many years, Tbe fruit prospects are also good.In some localities the peach germs were killed by the severity of the winter, but the reports are generally indicative or an average yield of peaches, snd of a wore than average yield of other fruits.Farmers are now busy with their spring seeding.In localities where only spring wheat can be raised successfully, the farmers are engaged in stirring their fallows preparatory to sowing.With them much depends upon early seeding, and the wea ther is now favorable.The winter wheat crop, bowever, is the leading agricultural staple, and unless the crop shall suffer from tbe weevil, rust, or other of its enemies, the Larvest will be unusually pleatiful.\u2014 Hamilton Times.Stopes Daaru or à ScuooL Graz.\u2014An inquest was lately beld in Quebec on the body of Marie Routier, daughter of Nr.Elzear Routier, keeper of the St.Olivier street rink.The child attended the school of the Good Shepherd.Rebecca Frederique, another scholar, heard ber cry and beard her teacher order her to follow ber down stairs.Sister Larose, who had ber in charge, passed for being rough ; told decess- ed in bearing of witness,\u2014' You must go down by good will or by force.\u201d This witness at first told Mrs.Routier that the Sister bad thrown deceased down stairs ; but at the inquest she said that was a falsehood.Josephine Poitras gave corroborative evidence.She said deceased would not and the Sister raid, \u2014* You will go by will or by force,\u201d and flung ber from the \u2018op to the bottom of the stairs.The witness immediately added\u2014\u201cShe fell off ber- self, and I swear positively the Sister did not throw her down nor push ber\u201d Dr.Tessier gave it as his opinion that deceased came to ber death from pericarditis, complicated by congestion of tbe brain and lungs.The fatber of deceased said the latter bad been subject to rheumatism ; she complained after leaving school, but did not speak of having fallen.The jury returned s verdict, * Death from pe- ricarditis complicated with congestion of the brain and lungs, and not from violence or injury?Orsnixe or NavieaTion.\u2014We have been favored by Me.Heatly with the following interesting extract from the Log of the Quebec Ub- seratory, relatiag to the opening of navigation, during the last twelve years = River ice broke up.First ship.oth May.28th red .21st April.28tb April.28th April.33nd April.22nd April, 3rd May.241b April, 29th'Apni.+ +0 28th April.1st May.\u201c19th April.1867.1stMey .Quebec Gaselte, 148 Mauvus, Manviauns, anp Dearus.\u2014 No uv tices inserted uuless paid in advance.Births and deaths, 350.| marriages, 0c.THE WEEN HIN.0 FRIDAY.MAY 10, 1967.WEKKLY SYNUPSIS UF MONTREAL NEWS.The couvucation of MoGill Unirersity took place on Thuralay, the 2ud instant, in the We.Molson Hall.The proceedings were intervatiog, and Dr.Dawson, the Principal, delivered a telling addiess on the state and prospects of English Protestaat education in Beitish North America under the new Dominion.An increased number of graduates took the degree of M A.The attendance of the public was smaller than usual, owing, uo doubt, to the inclemency vf ' a= 11 will be seen front the spe.ch of the us.| Jobu A.McDooald ta the corporation of Utta.wa, that he takes credit to bimself and Mr.McDougall for securing the seat of the Coale- derate Government at Ottawa ; à matter which, it seems.was at one tims, during the negotiations last winter, doubtful, ~ Mayor Munro, the hero of the New Orleans massacre of July lust, is sald to be coming to ! Canada, doubtless expecting, from our antecedents, to Gud that sympathy bere which be can uowhere hope for in the States.If be fails in this object, he might go to Shropshire in England, and enjoy the bospitality of the magis- | trates who could find uo crime in Governor Bj re's conduct in Jamaica.| | \u201c=A fine now tubular bridge has Just been | erected across the Aux Litvres, at Buckingham, THE MONTREAL WITNESS.conceruing ecclesiastical affairs in Montreal.The Court of Roms appears to be the firat Poreiga Court with which the statestien of Ca Bada have established direct relations ; but this official or semi-official dancing attendance upon the Pope's minister cannot be very pleasing to the Protestants of Canada.\u2014we regret exceedingiy to see that Britais Is likely to be drawn into a joint guarantee for the future peutrality of Luxembourg, or what- over may be decided concerning that Duchy by a Conference in Loudon.Luzembourg is just in the region which bus for centuries been the chief battle-ficld of Europe, and we cannot ses what interest or duty requires Brituin to gua- rautes anything concerning it.= À proposition has been seriously introduc- od into tbe French legislature that every sews.paper leading article should be vent into à government office twenty-four hours before ita ublication, and that it eliall be alwage law- for Goverument to compel a newspaper to publish simultaneously an official answer to it, and this without prejudice to a prosecution, Tas Sr.Laweunce Vaccey Raicmoap.\u2014It is becoming clear that Montreal must bare some other outlet besides the Grand Trunk.However well conducted and atteative to the public interests that or auy other corporation may be, monopolies are always dangerous; and there is vo saying whit whim may at any time take the | by the peuple of that municipality, at & cost of | Lu Liberté excinieus at this, \u2014\" Marsbul Nar.| direction about changes of time or utherwise, nearly $3,000.A new log-slide, 300 feet ia; lengtli, bus also been erected over the falls at { the same village, leading to the mills of James McLaren & Co, which firm, says the Aylmer Times, haa lad out over $12,000 in slides during the past year.Buch enterprise on the part of | municipalities and tirms is worthy of all praise.= Bome of the Upper Canada papers are com- Taez is outdune.\u201d that may, more or less, incommode the travel.\u2014The currespondents of the New York Tvi- liog public.It is, therefore, with great pleasure dune, rosi-lent at Constantivople sad Athens, that we see the St.Lawrence Valley Railroad agree in declaring that the reports published by scheme is being pushed forward, sud that it is telegraph, and ofticially put Jorth by the Great A now contemplated to extend it from Fort Cor- It mill, doubtless, pass the weaiber.\u2014Tlie weather has been very un- ! plaining of the frauds committed by the asses- settled during the last few days, and much rain [sors of property in different parts of that Pro- aod designedly false, Theubjeus bring, fur seltisb ends.to retain the Cliruti, 3 people of Turkey in à state of semi-tiavery to the Turks.Powers vf Europe concerning Ui ste, and Turkish | ington to 8t.Lambert.affaire generally, are persistent!y, outrageouely, | by Bt.Juhns, 50 a8 to connect with the Vermont | Central there ; and we shall bave three or four | departures for the south daily, instead of two, aa bas fallen, which has caused the river to rise, | vince.They say these frauds are becoming and again, to some extent, overtiow the wharves.regular busicess, and that they are perpetrated ; fur political purposes, as the voters\u2019 lista are \u2014\u2014Two deaths bave occurred which deserve up from the assessment polls.The Hamil- mention.(ae is that of 8 juryman, who Was | ton Z¥mes calls for A strict examination in cer- serving at the present term of the Court of lain cases therein mentioned, and urges that the \u2014 A despatch has been received from the beretufure.Musican Consul at New Urleaus, stating io briel Cugapr Rainwavs.\u2014Wo have aletter, stating that Miramon is dead, the Imperial furces dis- (hay if a cheap railway were constructed to the banded, Mat 'ws completely defeated, Queretary northern part of tbe county of Argenteuil, lands Queen's Bench, and is supposed to have died trom guilty parties be sent to the penitentiary fora term of years.having besa so long coutined in the foul atmos- | The Hamilton Ecening Ti ; ! \u201c = yy Times, in noticing phere of the Court.The want of proper ventile- ! the différence of opinion esisting among the tioa in this place bas long been felt and bitterly subscribers to the Volunteer Reliet Fund in this complained of, and now an application to the city, as to what sha!l be dove with the balance Executive for » remedy is Lkely to be made.The other death is that of G.Watson.a well- known, and somewhat eccentric bill-poster, who, in à fit of despondency, took a draught of vitriol, causing bis death in the General Hospital within à few Lours.\u2014\u2014Tbe churck-buildisg movement, which bas been s0,active during tbe last three years, is likely to be extended by the building of à new church in the interest of the ritualistic party ofthe Episcopalians in Montreal, bitherto represen\u201ceri chiefly by the congregation of the small brick church of\u2019 St.John the Evangelist, and who now seck an extension of their borders.The St.George's church coc- gregation (evangelical) have purchased a site urther west, and iuten d building tLere à Lew church, as soun as they cau dispose of the oil one.The protracted session of the Cours of Queen's Bench at length come to an end.No one has been capitally convicted, utd, therefore.the painful pendant to the proceedings (pendant in a double sense) of an execution bas been spared tbe public.\u2014=Tbe navigation is now completes ly opened by the arrival of vessels from ses.Apropos of this, a sew market steatuer, called the \u201c Lapeairie,\u201d was on Monday launched ftom Mr.Cantin's yard.It is to run between La- prairie and Montreal, aud bas been built by a Company, the sharcholders being chietiy residents of the former pes aud prose own patronage will be towed on the new boat.\u2014\u2014Mr.Vandenhof, whose coming is now looked for, like that of the snow-bird and the swallow, is giving readings from seme of the best authors, aud, despite of the rain, attracts.\u2014The rain itself deserves a notice, for it is not often that we bave it 80 continuously as bas been the case during the past week, \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 NEWS OF THE WEEK.= In reply to a letter enclosing short essays on the \u201c Evils of Procrastination\u201d and * Childhood'a Home,\u201d we have to state that we are so crowded with matter of immediate interest, that we bave no room for original communications on abstract subjects, unless, indeed, they be connected with some striking incident or etory that bas actually occurred.And we ecanuvot bold out any expectations of remuneration even for acceptable communications.\u2014 We have received the first number of a new weekly paper, published in the Reform interest, at Ingersoll, C.W., and called the lnger- soll News, == We bave received the first number of the Tel A, an afternoon paper jist started at Que but intended to be published only during the busy six months of the year.What its politics are to be isnot stated.\u2014 Some New Bruuswick papers aguounce that the Han.Jobn Rose is to be Lieutenant.Governor of New Brunswick, aod a New Bruas- wick man is to till the same pust in Upper Chnada.\u2014 Last nights telegrams conBim tbe sad news that Mrs.Stephenson, of nt.Catbarines, C.W., bas died of grief at tbe lose of her bus- band, who was accidentally killed à few days ago.== The Ottawa police have been armed with Smith & Wesson revolvers.== An affidavit bas been made to the effect that on the 27th inst.$30,000 worth of gold \u2018was taken from the Richardson mine at Madoc from two blasts of the quartz.\u2014 The publication of the Prescott Messenger bas been discontinued for want of sufficient encouragement.The proprietor bas made arrange.ents to publish a paper in Ogrieasburg.= The Minerve this morning has two columns and « balf, closely printed, of a telegraphic despatch, giving a detailed account of the consecration of Bishop Langevin, of Rimouski, in Quebec yesterday.«= The Quebec Dui'y News ntates that the \u2018Commissioner of Public Works has given orders for the immediate removal of sll occupants of the Parlismeut House, in order to ensure the early preparation of the building for the use of the Legislature and offices conuected with the sew Parliament of the Province of Quebes.«== Save:al papers are insisting upon a com- lowe Canadian currency, to the exclusion of all in , says :\u2014* We would suggest that the balance in hand should be kept, or be invested ; and allowed to accumulate until another occa- : dlon presente iteelf for the appropriation of the fund to the original and legitimate object for which it was subscribed.Suchan occasion may t Le 80 reniote as some imagine, fur the probabilities are so great as to fall short only of absolute certainty, that the volunteers will again be ! called out in & month or two, for metive service, whether there Le another actual invasion by the Feniaus or not.\u201d = The New Brunswick dailies and tri-week- lies now publish telegrams from Montreal, gi all the news of this Proviuce, as regularly and apparently at ns great length as their dese patches from New York.\u2014 Another fire has destroyed a large portion of Yokohama.\u2014 Asiatic cholera is ragivg in the cliief cities of Nicaragua.\u2014 À prolifie new gold field :3 said to have been discovered in Australia, ~~ The French court physician advises that the Prince Imperial be sent to Masicica.= A Cork paper says that for many years there Lins not prevailed more destitution than at present existe among the poor of that city.= Two of the Fenian prisoners, Burke and Doran, have been sentenced to death on the.29th May at Dublin, \u2014 The prospects of present peace in Europe are brightening.Prussia bas accepted the proposition fur the neutralization of Luxembourg.= Ti great Keturm demonstration took place in London yesterday.The proceedings were unimportant, sud the services of the police were | uot required.; = An English journal announces that the, Jamaica Commutiee have resolved ts prosecute , Mz.Eyre for misdemeanor under the provisions , of the Colonial Governors\u2019 Act.= Urders have beer.given to recommence the ; manufacture of war material at Woolwich upon : taken, and Maximilian hidden.which are not worth over 30 cents na ecre w= $100,000,000 will bave to be raised by the would increase tenfold in value, and supply Mon.State of New York during the year for the pur grey] with a good deal of (wry produce, fire pose of tazation.Tlie state has a population of | wood, ke.Villages would spring up, asd business extend greatly.A road, the letter adds, = The St.Paul Foneer states that Minnesota | could be made very cheap up the North River, is tilling up with emigrants, aud that the num- | Aj) this is worthy of consideration ; snd, at all ber of daily .rrivals is rapidly increasing.events, it is probably time that Montreal and \u2014The l.8.counsel for the defence of the tbe counties interested, should sguin try to make Fenians in Usnada last winter claim $30,000 83 1be rond, formerly projected, from this city to their fee.Point Fortune, from which a road already made ~\u2014 A Waslington telegram states that bail 0, extcndy to Grenville.This would take passen- the amount of $100,000 fur the release of Mr.gery for the Uttawa boat at Grenville in two Davis will be teudered by Horace Greeley and hours, and from thence to Ottawa would take, Augustus Schele.say, four hours, or about six bours in a!1 between \u2014 Russian America is not to be paid fur in! Montreal and the capital, and that Ly » very gd, it seems, but by a fleet of iron-cladr.which | pleasant and easy route.ratlier fewer than 4,000,000, Russin is willing to accept, and the United | States eu rally glad to get rid of, now that they : have no farther use for them.i \u2014 Several wealthy capitalists in Philadel- | phin have stated their willingoess, in conjunction with English contractors.to undertake the constructivn of the Georgian Bay Canal, on condition that it receives Provincial and wusiciyal | aid ! Tus War Crocp.\u2014There appears now to be « more hopeful expectation that possibly the impending European war may be averted, fur the time being at allevents.In response to a suggestion by Queen Victoria, the disputing parties have consented to a general conference of representatives of the European powers.tu meet ia Londun in May, and consisting of delegates trials of Jefferson Davis and Surratt.\u2014 À large number of staterooms bare al- | from Britain, Prance, Prussia, Austria, Russia, ready been secured for the second trip of the and Luxembourg.The terms of tbe basis for + Great Eastern\u201d from New York; and as, by, deliberation sic understood to be that France that time, the ex'ubition will be fully ready for | is Bot toenlarge her boundaries, that the fortress he reception of visitors, ber passenger-list will | of Luxembourg 18 to be evacuated and disman.be a very large one tled, that the future status of the Duchy ia to \u2014 The totarivus Dr.Blackburn, of yellow | oo termined by oe conference, red that the fever-clotling notoriety, Las made application ty Js the conference i Sn to the United States Attorney-General for per- | #63 bY the governments participating there.mission to return from Canada to take his trial | 1% Napoleon bas expresied bis satisfaction with in Kentucky, and bas received an answer that : tbe rr he.mel i t his re- : conferenée ma) i \u2014_\u2014 official bas no power to grant bis rer: the doubts and uneasiness which have recently \u2014 Much mystery seems to bang over the | prevailed in Europe.They are both accused of participation in tbe assassina- | Haup Worne\u2014The Bishop of Ontario bas ¢ scale, the k bei tion of President Lincoln, and tLe public are ex- : Éd or being to go on night, ecdingly desirous that all the facta connected = The Derby Government Las been defented .With that crime should be brought out; but in a division on the Reform bill by « majority of those who control the time of the prosecutions ; 81 votes, but has accepted the amendment car.' 996m to interpose interminable delays, and it is | ried by the Liberals, == The rivers Euphrates and Tigris bare | overflowed their bauks to such an extent that! telegraphic communication with India will be intecrupts d tor at least 4 month | = Orders have bee issued to stop the re.| cent extensive military preparations throughout | France.Belgium is augmentiog its military | establishment, and preparing to raise a pew loan.| = The day for the meeting of tbe Peace | | Conferer.ce bas been changed a second tie, to : the 9th instead of the 12ta, Itis understood | \u201cthat Lord Stanley.the representative of Great ; Briain, will preside.| | \u2014 À few days since.at Cork, the first female | , was arrested fur Fenianiem.The documents | found pop ber deeply involve her in the rebellion, The woman is the wife uf a printer named Jobn Buckley., = The controversy about woman suffrage is | | Roing ou in England with undiminielied interest, « Uccasionally little events occur which stow that the popular opinion is sdvanciug in this matter.À few dayssince at the Larnstable petty sessions, two Indies were elected parish overseers.| = A Cagdian correspondent of the N.Y.' : Tribune writes that eight months ago there were 46,000 Turkish troops in Crete, while the | insurgents bad not an average of five charges of powder and ball perman.At present there are not mote than 20,000 troops ia the island, and pearly all the people have rifles and plenty of powder.The Tribune writer predicts the sure downfall of Turkish domiuion in Candia.= If France and Prussia are brought into friendly relations by the Loudon conference, which is to assemble on the 9th of May ; and if the civil war in Mexico is terminated by the taking of Queretaro, reported yesterday, \u2014the newspapers will be likely to bave a fine op tunity for discussing abetract questions of poli- | teal, social, and industrial science, and others that bear on the interests of society, = The military force now in Ireland consists, besides a large body of artillery and engineers, of four troops of the military train, tbe militis ! otber coins.This would only be ing the staff, and the enrolied pensioners, of tour regi system of Britain, France, the United S od mearly all at ton ed States, ments of di n guards, the 10th husesrs, two It would algo of- fost & wonderful simplifeation of business, and save aù immense amount of discount on Ame sienna sliver.regiments of lasoers, a battalion of the Cold.stress Guards, three regiments of Higblan a battalion of each of four other eleven other regiments In their stren; | tious] government.\u2014Eo.Wir.) | tie of um to persons on tbe Line of bis route, « even freely asserted that these parties are not likely to be brought to trial at all.All this! seems very stragge.= At the latest dates an insurrection in Rome was apprebended, and it is said Ricasoli oniy resigned because be could not resist the revolutionary party.Many are advising the King of Italy to suspend the constitution and proclaim himself dictator.\u2014 Minerce.[This would just be to imiwte Meaicc.Tt will, however, be surprising if » Roman Catholic country like I:aly can maintain a constitu.U.C.Provexciar Exmpirion.\u2014=The T.0 Board of Agriculture met at Kingston on Wednesday last, in company with tbe local representatives, and examined the exhibition buildings, which were found in good order.They also made à number of preliminary arrangements for the holding of the exhibition, such as the appointment of local commitiess, &c.This early movement betokens the interest taken in the matter, and sugues favorably as to tbe euc- cess of the undertaking, A Tora Asérinaxca Cocsrr.\u2014For many Tears past the magistrates of Albert County, in New Brunswick, have refused Lo grant licenses for the sale of intuxicating liquors.It baving been recently discovered that the driver of the mail-cart in that district was supplying quantic public indignation meeting was beld to consider the matter, when the expression of opinions by the speakers present was remarkably clear snd decided in favor of maintaining tbe total-abati- neaos reputation of the locality.Camanus Casier Misistene at Rous>= The Minerve'e Paris letter of tbe 10th of Apeil says:=The Roman Court showed the greatest regard for Messes.Cartier, MeGee, Ryan, and Beudry.The Cardinal Barnabo granted them several audiences, and promised to ezamise carefully the memorial presented by the latter { addressed a loog letter on Ritushsm to bis vestry, the leanings of which may be gathered from the way bb designates the Evangelical paper of the denomination (the Echo of Moa real).He says :\u2014 + All the newspapers, too, which I bave seen, bave ascribed to rue sentiments I do nut bold, and lan which [du not use, especially a Montreal religicus (so called) newspaper, which seems, from such numbers of it as have been sent to me, à very césapool for the controversy of bigots.\u201d Commenting on the above, the British Central Canadian says :\u2014 \u201cune paper, published in Montreal, he apecial- ly designates ns à \u201c very cesspool for the con- troveray of bigots.\u201d This ecclesisstical vituperation (we cannot call it by another name), from the highest authority in the Diocese, agsinet a religious journal, conducted by members of the Episco Oburch, who bappen to differ with His Lordshi)'s opinions on an im tant subject, seems rather uncharitable ; but the consequence, we anticipate, will be that the circulation of the offending newspaper, will be increased by upwards of a thousand additional subsctibers, ete the expiration of the present year\u201d | DR.DAWSON ON THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION.The eloquent address of Principal Dawson at the annual convocation of McGill College University on Thursday, brought out, in strong relief, some very important snd immediate duties devolving upon the Protestant minority of Lower Canada with regard to education.1.We are placed in the very centre of the new \u201cDominion, \u201d and will, therefore, be as à city set 00 à bill ; and our seal and sucoses in the cause of education\u2014primary, intermediate, and bigher== will go far, not only to stimulate and encourage educational efforts among the French Canadian majority, but in the other Provinces.The alum- nl of McGill College, for instance, will be found in all parts of the Confederation, sad should every where be among tbe foremost promoters of education.1.The Oonfederation act, by putting the Protestants of Lower Canada on a par with the Os tholics of Upper Canada, gives us new asd im- poetant powers and privileges, whieh will prove sdvantageows just in proportion ae tbey are wood aad developed.Mar 10, 1867.Protestants in all parts of the Provisce should, therefore, claim and use all the advantages whioh this act confers upon them, and see that nous fall into abeyance or disuse.The advantages thus secured are as great as we could expect, but not so great as wo ought in Justios to obtain, beenuse it is ever to be remembered that our position differs entirely from that of minorities la other provinces.There the minority separates from a general system of education in order tu folluw out their own denominational views.Here it is the majority that are so de- nomioational that nude ulbers can join with them, aud the minority bave to separate in order to establish a general or common system of education.This minority, therefore, should really have the advantages of the majority in other places, such as the whole management of its affairs, A general system of education should not be placed under the control of the system of » single denomination ; and this relief we abould seek from the local legislature.3.With res sect to higher education, the Protes- tanisof Lower Canada bave not only been unjust- 1y treated, but faith bas been broken with them again and again.The British and Colonial governments bad frequently |romised adéquate eu- dowments to Protestant «ducation in Lower Canads, to counterbalance, to some exicut, the immense educational endowments of the church of Rome, bul every promise Las re- maioed unfulilied till now it le too late.Dr.Dawson felt that this was a great wrong to Ca.nads, and & personal grievance to those who engaged in educational effurts bere.He and his colleagues bad dune their best to make the McGill College take a high place among colu- nisl colleges, and they believed it was secon ito none in efficiency sud success: but they could have done five times as much had they been provided with the necessary means\u2019 for efficiency and expansion such as the promised endowments would bave secured.4.It was not, therefore, upon what might be expected from tbe Government that the Protestants of this Province were to rely for success, but upon their own zeal and Lberality.Especially was this true with regard to McGill Co!- lege.It bad already been placed in a proud position by the voluntary generosity of citizeus of Montreal, and the men uf wealth would bave to be relied upon tu carry forward the institution to tbe higher degrees of efficiency which, doubtless, await it in the future.This is satisfactory cvidence of progress, and wo have a sanguine hope that the next ten years will witness an ¢qually satisfactory rate of advancement, Canada, probably, was never before in so sound and healthy a condition as now ; and after getting over the troubles of the last decade a8 she has, there spears every expectation that, with prudent abstinence from fuolish speculation, combined with that steady industry which has made her what she is, she may, with the Provinces whose lot is now joined with bers, have a constantly iccreasiog measure of wealth and prosperity.REFORM IN TURKEY.During the twelve centuries, in which the nations of Western Europe, under the liberating and elevating rule of Christianity, have been steadily progressing from barbarism to the beight of civilisation, Turkey\u2014crushed uuder the despotism of Mohsmmed\u2014bhas bad either beart uor strength: to keep pace with ber neighbors.The Koran, as an embodied standard of seligion and mystery, has bad a tremendous power over the people, but it created no desire for further knowledge, it bas not educated those whom it enthrallsd.Forty years ago, Turkey, isolated from all the mcral forces of the West, stood relatively a century snd a bLalf belind the must backward State in Western Europe.The changes that have taken place since then bare, however, thrown the country more open to outside influences, and government and people bave striven macfully, and in a great degree successfully, tu overtake the age.We find in an article in the Congregationaliat, written by the Rev.Nr.Blues, some interesting information concerning the present state of affairs there.It will be seen that bis view of the sick man\u2019s condition is by no means a hopeless one.Considering the beterogeneoqs nature of the elements to be controlled, and the strength of the opposition, it seems wonderful that the reform party should already bare gained so much.A of education bas been organised for the whole Empire.aad it bas been eniimated by those who ought to know, that in proportion to the population there are thres readers in Turkey toone iu Rumia.However this may de, there is wow @ primary school connected with every mosque throughout the land.In the city of Constantinople there are more than 400 such schools, attended by more than 20,000 pupils, who learn to read and write, pre parptory to their entering upon some trade or There are also schools (estimated at 200) for instruction in civil nnd religious matters, besides naval, and medion saobere suaportd by Oo: Lo en ical teacl eu veroment.[0 these Tostitutions are found as instructors men of ability and culture from France, Rogie ad Other countries.Rdoca- ons amoung tl tien ton of tion also, protected Ch encouraged toe Government, very bandsome presents being often distributed among the schools of all na.tiomalities.As showiog the desire for information sad the advaccing intelligence of the people, we a - v- Tad Mar 10, 1867.«ay aote alse the fact that there are ten daily papers, and twenty other journals published at the preseat time in Constantinopie, and fiftees in other parts of the land, making forty-five in all in the empire, were but a very few years ago there was not one.Very marked aloo are the religious changes which are transplring in all paris of Turkey.Religion throughout the Ottoman Emjrire, among Turks, Greeks, Armenians, and Jews, is a bollow oeremonialism, containing no principle of real spiritual vitality, sad hence the enervation of conscience found among all classes.But tbe progressive forces of Mobummelanisns wire long since exbausted.Islamism as au element of the Turkish Government is losing its power, and as a religious system it is also fast hastea- iug to decay.Many things indicate that it may be speedily extinguished.The corrupt organizations of Uriental Christianity sre also losing THE MONTREAL WITNESS.EA ms the whole being that the total circulation bas | panying the pluugh wherever it goss, \u2014acung on risen from $8,800,000 in 1865, tu $13,000,000 by roe of ur, attached to this anchor où in 1867.or : : for i 3 ler i t th bibitor this 1.Balances dus to other bunks have reduced llr Fowler bn ut be only estibilon ja $600,000, the greater part being in the accounts office of Mesers.J.sud T.Howard, Bedford, of the Bank of Montreal.Now that interest is low | There a model of anoiber style of aisamculi .vating spparatus is shown, tuschines them.in England, bauke do not find it unprofitable to | selves wing at present at Billsacourt.The ap.draw on their credits on London bankers.(Lie, parntus of thess two great rival manufacturers, oevertheless, a bad principle, aad one to be though constructed on the same general priuci- discouraged and avoided as much as possible, PI*e, slill present some important joint of dif- The ease with which the Bask of Upper Canadas | renee, ,; 1 shall fies give a short description of 'owler's plough, and then explain in what re- could obiuin money from its English bankers\u2019 spect the other differs from i The simplest was oue cause of its ruin.[iad it been beld way to do this will be to suppose the machines tightly up in the daye when the government ac.placed in the field, ready for work.When count was kept with it, tbe bank would have RUNIEFS apparatus is so placed, you will bave gine at the beginning of oue beadiand, been compelled to avoid & mass of unsound and | the anchor in & similar position on the other, illegitimate business, which it unfortuoaiely un- i aud the plough ready to move backwards and dertook, and would probably bave been saved forwards between them.A wire rope, perhaps .five-vighths or three-quarters of an inch in di«- {from the overwhelming calamities which befell meter, is attached to the plough, passed round lit.Canada, on the whole (including both the à large pulley or sbeave fixed borizontaily below \u2014 RE I regret tu say, that difficulties Lave asisen which seem likely to prevent it.1 bupe, bowarer, that these may be overcuine, and that we may yet tested, Buiil, this 18 renlly of little importance to Lbe agricultural world at large, however interesting it would be to those who might have the privilege of seeing them perform, as they have been already abundantly tested in Great Britain and elsewhere.The fact that Messrs.J.& F.Howard, alone, bave sold upwards of five hundred already, shows that stesm cultivation is no longer & more experiment on this side of the Atlan bave ap opportuuity of veeiog thew practically | 149 shelters him from the rain, 8 good suni-shade, though Joho ls auythivg but white,embut far tr, heavy for my notion of bead-gear; cusivus- leukiug shoes,\u2014silk snd cotton uppers, with ; tbiek double sules made of that kind of leatker | that soldiers\u2019 belts are made of, tots turing up | Hke tbe bow of a schooner.Of course, after Lu is @ short time in the countrg, be begins to wesr | moleskin and canvas pants end leatber boots, | as they stand more wear and tear than his own ; and wears bis old pente as drawers, and th shoes as slippers in Lis camp, tent, or cabin Jobn bardly ever drinks cold water, but wenk black tea (he don't use green tea), which js a!- their hold upon the people.A movement has | governments, corporations, and private lndi- arisen among the Armenians for a reformation | viduals).ns borrowed too much mosey from of their national cburch, and discussions among | England for ber good ; and ber policy should be | the Greeks and Bulgarians forebode new strife | 10 transfor bor tureign indebtedness to her own : and new divisions.Even the Jows are divided | citizens.Tle present abundance of money in amopg themselves, | the west favors this policy, and we have had a, What is the suurce of thess movements ?Nr.| small beginning of it in the seven per cent.de.! Blu attributes them to Influences which be | beotures issued last year.If the finance says are abroad in every part of tha Uttomuy .wisisters of Cansds abandon foolish the Territory, making no meagre aggression on the | ories about a Provincial currency, sad con- remains uf these corrupt organizations, perform- | centrate their attention on getting the in- ing work which is seldom so palpable as to call debieduoss of Canada taken up on this side.it will redound to the advantage of all | the boiler of tie engine, then accuse tbe beld and roubd s similar pulley on the anchor, aud back again to the plough.A few rope porters are distributed aluog the rope to keep it off tho ground.A maa is stationed at the eagine, anoilier at the sochor, anuther bas charge of the plough, and a fourth is entrusted witli the duty of attending to the rope porters.Un the plough is a cuntri- vance called the \u201cglack gear,\u201d which, by its own action, ag soon as the engine begins to act upon it, adapts the length of the rope to that of the furrow, 20 that it 18 always kept tight.In order to avoid the necessity of turning the plough at the headlands, it is made double; that is, it bas two sets of mould-boards and shares, pointing towards each other.The two frames, or rather the two parts of the same frame, to which these are attached, are inclined I tind that my letter bas stretched out to & ways ready in bis cabin or camp, sud along.considerable length, and ng yet [ bave referred side of him at bis work.When be is thirsty, be only 10 one kind of machines, | begin to hops drinks 8 mouthful or twe, either bot, cold, or that there are not many such things xs\u201c steams lukewarm; at bis meals he may take a mouth.ploughs\u201d ou exhibition amoog tbe agricultural fui, and two or three more when done.He uses implements, otherwise it will take me almost a i go sugar unless oo a feast or bolidsy.Jubu lifetime to give anything like sn account of shaves Lis bead occasionaliy as we cut our bir, everything.However, the agricultural portiun ' with the ezcepticn of the crown, which ke never of the great show can scarcely be said to hinve 'sbaves, but braids into » long cue, or, as w- begun yet.Tuere is to be à svrien of agricul- barbariaes vulgarly esllit, \u201cJobo's tai'\u201d which tural shows at Billsacourt, extending tLroughout be winds round and round into a big knot the summer, but they have not begun yet.The \u2018 Bhould the wind be blowing very beavy, Juin first, | am informed, ia tu take place next Tues- untwists a coil or two to secure bis hat, su it 14 day (April 23rd), when bere will be a trial of not altogether useless.The Cbivess ure very ordinary ploughs.{ will bu able to tell you round-featured, the cheek-bones almust on a sumatbing about that in y next letter.level with the brow; generally very swartLy In my last letter, when speaking of the col- | bair black as the Indiens ; very little beard.As lection of minersis in the Canadiun court.[ for- | a general thing they bebave themselves bette: got to mention that the timber also of which there are some splendid specimens, was in its place in the exhibition lung before the opening.The other thiogs could not be unpacked on ac count of the unfinished state of the place which was 10 receive them.This week there is n great improvement, and it begins to be evident that Canada is not to be the last by any means to have her wares ready for the inspection of the world.By the end of this week, no doubt, everything will be complete, and I bope, next week, to be able to give an account of it.than white men,\u2014they are seldoes in our courts or jails, and [ never saw & drunken Chinuta: Jet, though they drink brandy, and alway: Luv.it on their feast days.They are very iugenious in their own war Mostly all vf them can write more or leas: they write with a brush Laviog a very tine point, lix- an orpemental painter's brush, which they Lui! in the band ms a carpenter bolds bis chisel There are Bve of them Living in & cabin cluse to me; they have an old cigar-box swanding oo » bell with the front open; it is lined inside with attention to it until it bas gone 60 far as tore- | .fuse to be stayed.For years, in spite of politi- | partiesalike.Not that it is true economy to eal intrigues and furious resistance, evangelical ; PAY 8 bigher rate liere than money can be bor- truth has been spreading in Turkey.Last twenty-five years several hundred thousand © À protectionist fallacy ; butas money is actes of God's d in fous languages bare * eumulatiog in Canads West, and tbe old chau-| found their way to the bomes and hearts of the ' nels of investment are not as available as they Within the | fod for from abroad this is but another form ! io such & way that wben one is horizontal, tbe other is pointing, it may be, to the sun.This | frame is made of wrought iron, and the beam to which the mouli-boards are fixed makes à considerable augle with the line of the furrow, so that, by varying their distance from each McO.piok paper, on which there are several of their | written characters, and some fixtures of litt!» people uf that land.Neither oppression, heavy used to be, it is very probable that loans could; taxes, poverty nor ecclesiastical domination, vor anatliemas, bave availed to repress the ear- vest longings of multitudes to obtain the bible.This bungering after light and liberty is still oo the increase, and the country will make peo- grees accordingly.Civilization and commerce are performing their parts in tbe struggle, and tbe political complications must bel on the good work ; causing the Koran to yield a still larger place to the Bible, and establishing, in- stex:l of the nominal toleration now existing, the fundamental and inalienable right, so long and earnestly conten led for by the Christians, of perfect freedom for all in matters of conscience.FINANCIAL REVIEW \u2014(ComuxceD.) The Auditor's usual summary for March 31 is ne follows : = Capital authorized.$34,466,608 Capital paid up and employed in Canads.su.veers.$26,917,844 March 31.Feb.28.\u2018Circulation.§ 9,751,838: $10,197,665 Due to ther Bagks.1,330,736 1,438,704 Deposits not bearing interes .13433,490 12,851,225 Dopusite bea: \u2018st 13,475,093 13,251,779 $37,907,204 $38,239,373 ASsETS.:Bpecie and Provincial Notes \u2026 $6,323810 $7,316,700 1,523,763 1,514,460 ise.6,501,663 6339417 Notes of other Banks.1,563,232 1,574,964 Balances due to other Banks.3,809,179 3,800,473 Notes and Hills Discounted.48,010,785 40,799,708 Other Debts not before included.2,394,136 2,322,503 70,178,699 $69,957,223 \u2018The circulation of Provincial Notes (including those beld by the Banks) on the 3rd April was $3,248,700.The total circulation of the Province, therefore, for March and February respectively, was as follows :\u2014 Bank Notes March3t.Feb.28, March 3, 37,886 $10,157,665 3,208,700 3,159,700 913,000,586 913,357,365 $12,631 732 An interesting feature appears in the above statement ; vis., that while the ordinary redemption of bank-notes bas proceeded as usual at this season of tbe year, the circulation of Provincial notes is larger than in February.The former have decreased $140,000, the latter have increased $90,000, Whether this is a bond fide incresse of circulation it le of course impossible to eay.It is possible that the whole increase, and more, may be accounted for by an increase in the amount of legal tenders held by the Bank Notes.Provincial Note: beaks.They hold, certalnly, from $1,000,000 eg, to $1,500,200, and $100,000 more or less at any particular time would be no object to them.Considering bow large the volume of circulation was during the winter, the amount redeemed in March was only trifling.That part of the country In which circulation le heaviest has received such an impetus towards returning prosperity that it ean afford to bold, and does hold, a far larger amount of money in band thao formerly.Tbe cirenistion is made up of inpumerable small amounts distributed over the whole population.Where poverty provails, what little money ie fssned Bands its way speedily to the stose, and thence to the bank again.Where prosperity abounds and prices are high, the man who had five dollars in possession will now have tee.Bo we may trace it through all its ramifications, the sum of be transferred from the other side of tbe Atlantic 10 this, at the same rate.: 3.Deposits exhibit an increase of $800,000, a large portion of which is in the accounts of | the Bank of Montreal.Deposits have again ; venched the same amount as capital; and we \"should be glad for the sake of tbe basking of the ! future to see them double that amount as suon a8 possible.i Specs und l'rovincial Notes have decreased £1,000,000, which is accounted for by the large increage of discounts which will be noticed in itsplace.It would be well if the specie and ; legal tenders were distioguiebel in future re- iturns.Taking the available assets of the banks, and putting them against lisbilities, we ! find them to amount to 33 per cent.This ia as large & proportion aa the most conserra- | tive banker would wish.It should be remem- | bered, however, that this includes the legal tenders held by'tbe banks, which are not, strictly speaking, really available, because they are lia ble to be presented for reclemption themselves.| Notes Discounted have largely increased, and | sow amount, we belisve, to a larger sum than |has ever before been known.Considering the | great probability that the discounts of the banks are now largely based on legitimate commercial operations, it must be considered a matter for congratulation that tbe business of tte country bas #0 increased as to be enabled to mall iteelf to such an amount of the discount- | ing power now in their banda.The discounts are nominally, even now, only about 10 per cent.more than they were in the deepest days of the depression of the last ten years, but there is this wide difference between the two cases, \u2014 then, probably, one-balf of the amount bad no commercial basis, and represented loans resting on real estate or on nothing ; now, by far the greater part bave à bona-fide foundation in business.Thus, taking the business paper, or paper based on business, under discount in 1859 and 1867 respectively, we should find the one not more than $33,000,000, while the latter would certainly be over $40,000.000.CORRESPONDENCE FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER AT .Pans, April 19, 1867.In passing through the British agricultural sbed in the Champ de Mars, the Canadian visic tor to the great Exhibition will bave bis attention arrested by maoy mysterious-lookiog machines.Among some that look like old friends, such as ordinary ploughs, barrows, horse- reapers and mowers, J) and pitchforks, an others which be recognizes at once as ordi farm implements, there are many others whic! be will fiad it difficult to connect, in his Canadian mind, with any known farm tion.There is ons group, especially, that will scarcely fail 10 exeite his curiosity, and to call forth sions of wonder.The central figure in four enormous wheels, 20 inches wide, Un the left is & ponderous machine with six or eight mould-buards and plougbshares attached to it ; and, on tbe right, an equally weighty article, which does not look like anything ever saw before.This formidable set of machines together constitute the latest style of plongh, auch a plough as, I will venture to say, be never saw in bis native country.This is one of the celebrated steam-ploughs manufactured by John Fowler & Oo, of Leeds.The ine is merely the iron borse uring to eo hime sell more generally useful than is his wout, by allowing great strength to be available for farm work in the fleid.The implement, with plough; snd the remaining machine is the \u201canchor,\"==made necessary by the fact that the iron bores already mentioned, having ocnscientious scruples about trem | the eld, keeps the instead of accom.this group is à huge steam-engine, mounted on PO the mouldboards and shares is, of course, the Plain, other along this level beam, tke width of the furrow alice is varied in a coriesponding degree.In tbe middle, between the two set of ploughs, is a pair of wheels, on which the implement turns, At each end is a seat for the plough.| man, and a cravk by which be guides the wheels, und, consequently, the plough.On | starting, the plonghman takes possession of the seat on the set of ploughs pointing in the direc.! tion be wishes to move, his weight bringing it to the ground, and throwing the other up into the air.By meaus of the crank, be guides the implement 10 the other end of the furrow.Here be changes seats, the engine and anchor are moved forward the necessary distance, the plough is got into petition, and the rope draws tt back again.The engine is merely a small railroad locomotive, adapted to move on ordinary roads and Belde instead of iron rails.The wheels are made of great width, to prevent them sinking in soft ground; and, in its construction, speed is sacrificed to traction power.The driver has within reach a number of bandles, by means of which Le develops the various functions of bis engine, Thus one throws the road wheels into gear when be wishes to move forward ; another reverses the action of the windlass, which, through the medium of the rope, moves the plough, whenever, baving arrived at the end of the furrow, it ia desired to right about face and go back again; snd another commands the fore-wheels, and therefore steers the engine when in motior The groove in the circumference of the sheave of the windlass consists of a series of powerful \u201c clips,\u201d which can be easily adapted to the size of rope used.They may be compared to a number of open jams, set round the circumference, which clutch the rope as the sheave revolves.The greater the resistance, the greater the force with which they sbut on it.They are important, as it is by means of them that the wlule power of the engine is exerted in pulling the rope.Under tbe sheave is a drum, on which the rope is coiled whea not in use.The anchor is « beavy frame, on four disc wheels about two feet in diameter, and, unlike those of the engine, 50 thin at the circumference that they cut into the ground.It is also provided with a 5-feet pulley, similar to that of the engine, but without the clips.It is so constructed that, by simply turning s crank, the action of the engine causes it to move forward slowly.The steering of both engine and anchor enables them to be moved along a crooked headland.The ro porters are small frames, mounted on light wheels, and carrying vertical pulleys, over which the rope passes.Of course there must be & man in atteudauce to shift these aa the plough moves along.Ina field of ordinary level, but few of these are required.The great object in their use is to keep the rope off the ground, as, if this be permitied, great wear and lose of power is incurred.Howard's aystem differs from that which I have attémpted to describe, chiefly in the mode in which tbe power is communicated to the implement.À rope is passed entirely round the Beld,\u2014unless it is à very large one, \u2014and, instead of one snchor, there is one at each angle of the tield.The plough may work between any two of these, which require to be shifted every time it traverses the distance between them.The anchors are also differently constructed from that of Mr.Fowler, being more like a ship-anchor.There are several advantages connected with this system, the most im- rtant of whiob, no doubt, is, that at the beginning the engine may take up the most convenient position, snd keep it till the work is done.I en ordinary-sised field may be all gone over without taking the engine into it.By this system, also, irregulariy-shaped Selds may be done as {ly ss the most regular ones.The reat disadvantage, of course, is that the draught not exerted on the plough directly, as in Fowler's system, sud that more rope is required.Both firme, however, manufacture apparatus in which Fowler's ancbor is replaced by another engine.This is more costly, and is recommended to companies, and to those who want a machine to bire out.If I bave succeeded in making this subject it will be readily perceived that the plough in both systems be replaced a cultivator, or barrow, or gru! or any other implement for the exltivation of the soil, It was ted that would have been seen et some time during this month, but, {For the Wirsess.MONTREAL TEMPERANCE BUCIETY .AGENCY.Duaz Sim,\u2014Since my return to the city, and in consequence of the very bad state of the roads, [ have been trying to improve the time by bolding temperance mectinge in the suburbs of the city, and, although the meetings hare not (us a general rule) been largely attended, I hope that the labors thus performed will not be in vain.On Monday evening, 15th inst, held a meeting in the Cross Musivn School House, Huche- lega ; Walter Marriage.E4q., in tbe clinie.The attendance was not large.At the close of the meeling, obtained the names of eight individuals to the pledge of the Montreal Temperance Society, with a view of establishing a branch.At the request of the friends, appointed the next meeting for Tuesday evening, 23rd.On Tuesday evening, 161b, I attended o meeting held in the St.Joseph Bireet Presbyterian Church, and assisted in the orgavization of a branch society.Rev.Mr, Young, the pastor of the church, way elected Premdent.On Wedoesdsy evening.the 17th, held à meeting in the Mile En Mission School House.The audience was composed chiefly of children, Atits close it was decided to bold anc- ber meeting on the following Wednesday ever- ing, and an invitation was extended to tle parents of tbe children present, and others, to attend, On Thursday evening, I attended a meeting in tbe Dupré Lane Church.The attendance was small, and, at its close, it was decided to bold mouthly meetings in future; the next to be beld on the seccnd Thursday eveniog in May.On Monday evening, the 22nd inst, I held a meeting at the Tanneries; the attendance was aot large, as the night was stormy.At the close it was decided to bold n meeting for the children on Monday, the 39th inst., at 4 o'clock p.m., aod a general temperance meeting in the svening at hali-past 7 o'clock, with a view of organizing & branch of the Montreal Temper ance Society.On Tuesday evening, the 23rd, beld à meeting at Hochelaga.and at its close obtained seven additional names to the pledge; but the idea of organizing s branch was deferred until another meeting is beld, of which due notice will be ven.¢ On Wednesday evening, the 24th, Leld a meeting in the Mile-End Mission School House, Was well attended by children of both sexes.Addresses were delivered by John Dougall, Esq., Mr.George Deacon, and the agent.Ît was decided to hold another meeting on Wednesday evening, the 8th of May, for the purpose (if possible) of organizing a Band of Hope.On Thursday evening beld a meeting at Cote 8t.Paul; Nr.Higgins in tbe chair.The attendance was small.from tbe fact that a very large number of tbe working-men are away (tbe water being out of the canal.) The calling of another meetiog was left with Mr, Higgins, when ho) expected à branch society will be organized.To Mr.Jobo Ritchie and Nr.F.E.Grafton | am largely indebted for valuable service rendered at these mestings.Taouas Huremiver, Agest of M.T.8.EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.\u2014JORN CHINAMAN.Bisxa Cuese, 1897.Mr Dzan Farmno,\u2014Those cute jou dee in the illustrated rs are pretty correct likenesses of the Chinaman, a3 be lands bere fresh from China.He looks very outlandish certainty, but extremely bandsome in bis own estimation, and looks on us as barbarians, or at best ss kuow.vothings.He is clad either in blue or enuff- colo wuch finer, and of better quality.Ose leg of bis pante is wide enough to go round a men's body, and reaches down half way between the knee and ancle; be jumps into tiem as be would into & sack, as there is not a button on them at all, while à string drews them tight rv ued a John's\u201d waist.We address them all ss John, and they address all white men the same.His jackets are quilted with cotton, end bave no \u2018backs or collars on them ; bis shirts are much the same make as our blue oversbirts, He bas buttons où bis sbirta and jackets, fastened on with cords booked into instend of button- John wears à tremendous bat made of voot, basietale ss good 68 an umbrells, held under tbe auspices of the Ebenezer Branch ! clothes, like the \u201coverall stuff,\u201d but sticks.Every «vening,st dusk, there are three little sticks, lengthened with twisted paper, leaning out of the front like a barber's pole, burning slowly, sod a little dim lamp burnisg st the door; the stumps of the burnt sticks are kept catefully iu a bundle inside the box,\u2014s fresh trio of sticks being burnt the next evening.and s0 On ad infinitum.| nuticed some of thos burnt sticks servers! times stuck round China- men's graves.| asked my neighbors one nigh.\u2019 ; what tbe operation in the cigar-bog meant, they ! pointed to the sky ; of course I understood di- regtly: but, whether it is Brabma or Biddl.| they worship, [ don't know.Wekhare to taik to lench otber in broken English, Chinouk, ai |rigus 80 it is pretty bard t make them wut | Your friend and well-wisber, À.McKaszie.sorg.\u2014The above was neither composed nr seat with an eye to being published ; but thickieg | the writers description of Jobn Chinaman way | be interesting to some of your readers! send :Lis 1 extract, Yours ss ever, Ww.L Meadowvale, April 25.1857.Ï CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE.| (Fothe Editorof the Montreal Witnew.) | S8m,\u2014There is one fact in connection with the conviction of the young man Brown for robbing the mail which ought to be brought before the public.It appears that the key used for opeu- ing the safe in tbe station was the same ne which opened the mail-bag.This key was cor.- stantly in Brown's possession.Sow, the gues.{tion 19, Would Le have robbed tbe mail hal Le j not been placed in a position to dos?Who ever beard of a mail-carrier being allowed to carey a key fur the purpose of opening the bags \u201d It appears to me very bard that a young mar, thus thrown in the way of temptation Ly persons who ought to have known better, should, for the first offence, under such circumstances, de condemne:l to the Penitentiary for life.I bad an opportunity of cecing à mail-bag come into one of our offices bere, and the P.at- master directed my attention to the fact that the bag bad no lock, but merely a piece of twine passed through the links and tied at the end, \u2014 be, at the same time, observing, Here is Her Ma- jerty's mail.which comes on a freight train, and no one responsible for it.This is & pretty state | cf things, and it is bigh time the public should \u201cKnow it.Yours, kc., MaLBOURSE.Melbourne, 23rd April, 1667.| SPECIAL NOTICES Two Questions Easny Awswarsp.\u2014Why should men wear beards?Because they are a great protection to the throat and lungs, aud add touch to their personal appearance.Why hould we use \u201cBryan's Pulmonic Wafers?\" Because when used for coughs, colds, tickling 1n the throat, hoarseness, &c., they act like a charm.Ministers and lawyers use them, and singers and public speakers say they are the very | beat medicine in existence for the cure of such complaints.Sold by all Medicine dealers, at | 25cts.per box.Sons Tunoar, Cotom, Coup, ax mMitar troubles, if suffered to progress, result in serious pulmonary affections, oftentimes indurable.\u201c Brown's Bronchial Troches\u201d reach directly the | seat of the disease, and give almost instant relief.They have been thoroughly tested, and maintain the good reputation they have justly acquired.4, there are imitations, be sure to obtain the genuine.| Cunaz Caxemon von CLorums-Motue.=Scid by Druggists everywhere.Hans: & Cuaruar, Boston.Imronrant to Daceaisrs ano Ovumms.\u2014Bur.nett'a Coconine, the best hair preparation in tbe world, both ag an invigorator end clegent Aaire dressing (as certificates and references abundante ly prove), is now for sale by every druggist in Canada at the old price, 80¢ a bottle.\u2014Basyms Asmar, & Oo., Montreal, general agents.M\" AI! unauthorised wee of our Trade Marks will be promptly prosecated.Jouez Bcamert À Co, Boston, 150 Ee ee Ving, be would find his list of patients diminisb- Family Reading.ol.Bo his fat bill of three thoussnd = franes\u2014\" VEILED ANGELS, OR AFFLICTIONS.Unnumbered blessing, rich and free, Have come to us, our tid, from Thee.Sweet tokens Written with Thy name, Bright angels from Thy tace, they came.Some came with open faces bright, Aglow with heaven's own liviog light, And some were veiled, trod soft and slow, And spoke in voices grave and low.Veiled angels, pardon ! if with fears We met you first, and many tears.We take you to our hearts no less ; We kaow you came to teach and bless.We know the love from which you come ; We trace you to our Father's home, We know how radiant and how kind Your faces are, those veils behind.We know those veils, one bappy day, In earth or heaven, shall drop away ; And we shall see you as yo are, And learn why thus ye sped from far, But what the joy that day shall be, We know not yet; we wait to see.For this, U angels, well we kuow The way ye came our souls shall go: Up to the love from which ye come, Back to our Father's blessed home.And bright each face, unveil'd, shall shine, Lord, fh the veil is rent from Thine, \u2014Schomberg-Cotta Poems, UNDER THE BAN.(Continued.) AN AFTERXOON'S COXTERSATION AT THE M'RO- VINCIAL'S, The Jesuit college at T\u2014\u2014 was duly erect: ed inthe southern past of the town.Vastand imposing in dimensions, it towered like a citadel over the aristocratic suburbe, lis white mass arvesicd as much attention as tbe splendid choir of St, Stephen\u2019s.The Jesuits had had it all their own way.The special fifa on which they had counted had sweiled to urge amounts, and none of the properties which they had looked out for had failed to be theirs.They bad had the satisfaction of witnessing M.Cayron, Madame de Vateil, and M.Le die in the odor of sancticy, and duly taken care of by the Church in their last moments ; and, thanks to the prudent mea sures taken, with the exception of those few who contrive to possess themselves of the most secret news, and whom the most skilfully disguised proceedings never escape, no one knew at Flake) that four or five families, lundered iu the persons of their aged and im- Peciie parents, had paid for the magnificent structure which had just been erected.Mr Tournichon had displayed the utmost energy and skill in carefully arranging the details of the La Clavière property bequest: and as he had learned by experience that reli- fioos houses are not over-generous, he put his ill into his pocket, and, to use à common expression, set off on à visit to the Provincial, for the purpose of Xoating accounts The little old man, with his thin lips, keen darting eyes, and puffed-out nose,\u2014pioched in, however, at the extremity,\u2014well shaved, and well got up, bent his steps toward the Jesuit abode, where, on his arrival, be was received by the porter, a lay-brother, a little bullet-beaded fellow, whose thick black bair was Slipped on bis forehead in a straight line parallel with his eyebrows.He, \u2018bareheaded, and knowing well that Tournichon was held in honor at that abode, | the: announced the visitor with a tone of most pious and unctuous obsequiousness.«M.Tournichon, very reverend father.\u201d Welcome, dear M.Tournichon.Well, have you succeeded thoroughly?Ah! that's well; we are most thankful to hear it.\u201d 4 Yea, reverend father; the sainted lady is indeed gone.Everything was dome for that could be done in the way of a funeral.1 have even ordered a tombatone.\u201d\u201d \u201c0b, quite right \u2014 proper of course À tombatone, did yousay?1 hope not à very expensive one.\u201d 4 l\u2019m sorry to say, father, that you can't © an article of that kindcheap.However, made as good & bargain as I could ; five bur.dred francs will clear it.\u201d Capital I\" \u201c Aud now, reverend father, I have brought my bill.Asusual, I have set down the debior and creditor account on esch side, and ruled à line between them, Concluding that you would not trouble yourself with details, I\u2019 totaled the columns, and you see the results.I think I may venture to say that I bave done my best with the property of the Church as regards the management of this charitable nest.po Excellent man that you are, how thankful we are, and howsorry that there are not more like you!\u201d «I have had come trouble, I candidly teli you.[In the first place, I have been off and on with the thing for ten years,\u2014for ten years have I bad to play cards with an old woman who wag often a very bad player.\u201d \u201c Not cheerful that, I own; but, then, how meritorious I\" * Such incessant assiduity and perseverance were required to prevent ber escaping me.Jom before her death, oven, she was very near ity + You don't mean to say s0 ?* \u201cI had to have recourse to bigh words, and so frightened her.Irewminded ber of her ente, and of the punishment with which vais Shoes who draw back from the good way, and 00 saved everything.aly dear fellow, your conduct is beyond raise.Oh! wbata bright reward you will ve for this glorious zeal in the cause of truth ?\u201d #80 gloriows that, thanks to the assistance of old aad dociors, sll bas come right at last.rascal of a doctor\u2014he has sent in a terrible bill!\u2019 \u201c We must dispate the amount, then.\u201d \u201cDon't be afraid; Pre done that.Moreover, I showed him that, if he were too exact.THE MONTREAL WITNESS, Mav 10, 1867.\u201cThree thousand francs\u2014bless my soul I\" * Has been reduced two-thirds, andeven its present amount apologized for,\u201d \u201c Adwiruble! You are a clever fellow,\" Theu the old man, having opened tbe docu.meut of the La Cluviète account, pointed timidly to the modest figure of 50,276 france as to à tritle not worth vaming, calculating at five per ceut.bis journezs fees, and expeuses of all sorte; barriug which sum, the whole progeriy, real and personal, fixture aud movable, was handed over to the Father Provincial to do as he pleased with, Thoroughly se the Provincial kuown of old the mainspring of old Tournichon's zeal, he could not refrain from exclaming, + Fifty thousand two hundred and seventy.six francs t\u2014why, that is outrageous, M.Tou:- uichon.\u201d\u201d dale merely five per cent., very reverend fa.* But do remember how very poor we are,\u201d Merely five per cont, very reverend father,\" \u201cThen yon will surely contribute to our | fands and works, M.Tournichon ?* * You are down in my will, ren reverend father, I owe too much to tbe Church and the 1eligious fraternities not to give them a rtion of my modest competence\u2014after my th, Meanwhile, I have a daughter, reverend father\u2014a daughter\u2014you po + Come, come, that all Le right enough.We'll look at the sccouut another day, when you will be more accomm ge \u201cReverend father, at my age, I must set my house in order.| need a tranquil spirit.Believe me, I have dune for you what | wouldn't bave doue in any other care.\u201d Aud again pointing out the total to the Provincial, be showed him the words, * Settled by ua,\u201d ** Be good enough, please, to audit the account, sud put your signature,\u201d ¢* But you are very dear: won't you take aay thing oft?\" ** Impossible, reverend father, Five per cent.for playing cards with an old woman for ten years; why, it\u2019s positively nothing.\u201d The reverend father took a pen, hesitated « moment, looked at the amount, and signed it.Then putting the voluminous document in his portfolio, ke muttered to himself, | + The fellow bas leeced us.\u201d end father.\u201d And Tournichon, thankful to have his little bill settled, made a low bow and withdrew, There was a large gathering of fathers in the Provincial's apartment.It was the afternoon recreation time : and Toarnichon having been seen leaving the room, that curiosity, which is alive even in the mind of Jesuit humanity, asserted its presence, Some of them had ascertained that vague rumors had been throad in the town on the subiect of the La Claviére and were consequent anxious, ober or a more confiding tens perament, exulted in the growing advance ment of their house.« How God is prospering us, father ! * Let us ask Him to continue His favors,\u201d was the answer.\u2018\u2018 Yes, indeed,\u201d said another father \u2014 \u201cHere\u2019s à fresh triumph in the case of Ma dame de la Clavière.eapital old Tourni- chon has been very clever: there's uot his equal for perseverance.Ab!if we had but men of his stamp every where.\" Have you had any news from Italy, fa- T \u201cYes, and very bad.We are driven from all our houses in Umbria and the Marches.only Rome is left to us in the whole peninsula.\u2019 +I thivk it would be well,\u201d said one of the oldest of the fathers, if we paused a little before building.The projected improvements will be very costly, and prospects are gloomy.r| You may rest assured that if there happened to bea political crisis in Europe, like Bat of 1248, we should be Tictimized first.There is a very wise prove: \u2018 a pear inst youre thirety\u201d should the tor \u2018break it would be very desirable to have the needful about us, They can't bring anything against us in France,» said the Provincial.\u201cYou see we never appear in any movement.Our general's orders are punctually executed.Not one of our fathers takes any part in the struggle of e iscopacy with the powers that be.The \u2018atholic Atlas, which is, in point of fact, our organ, is avowedly quite independent of us.We even repudiate it ourselves when we see occasion to do so.We never set foot in its office.Our colleges maintain a most scrupulous reserve; «all our efforts to enroll volunteers in the gi army, which was vout- ed so unhappily at Castell o, were scrupulously transacted with heads of families, sad bthat in 80 quiet à manner as to awake in no degree the suspicion of the government.\u201d * Our enemies are too clever, father,\" said the old Jesuit, ¢ to be oasily deceived.If we have never taken to news writing in France, we have the Cicilia Cattolica at Rome, and our great work is the centre of the Catholic movement against the modern sentiment, It ia from that quarter that the deadliest animosity may be looked for,\u2014animosity equally clear-sighted and implacable, Let Louis Napoleon fall to-morrow, and a new revolution will raise the cry, Down with the J'esuita ! \u201cWe've not come to that passyyst,\u201d said another.\u2018Then, too, we have so much influence over the faithful that no one will venture to attack us for fear of outraging their Catholic consciences, All the clergy would rise to defend us.\u201d who bad introduced the discussion.Nor do I fancy that the clergy are particularly fond of us.There are, it is true, bishops, vicars- general, and young professors in seminaries who admire our self denial.Our motto, ¢ Per- inde ac cadaver,\u2019 has filled them with ndmira- tion for us.But all the rest are our enemies who are outwardly civil to us, but who would rejoiee over our fall.Almost all the Paris clergy bate us.\u201d \u201c1 don't agree with you,\u201d said the father A \u201cUk, the clergy of Paris! Every ons knows that, Andit's tou.\" \u201cYea i but if the government lasts, these will be the men that will be ronde bisbope, And when they hold the sees of France, you will see whether they will trouble their heads much about Rome or Roman opinions.\u201d 4 Pleuty of time before that happens.\u201d \u201cVery likely; but in eight or ten years all the old prelates will have died oft\u2019; and if, during that brief period, the antipathy to us increases, 1 aball sce, to my sorrow, that | have been a true prophet.Do yon know what will rove most injurious to us?Why, the deve opment of the other orders in France.That's what annoys the clergy so.They feel them: selves being gradually ousted from preaching, snd in danger of soon being turned out of their pulpits.The Dominica Franciscans, aud Lasarists will be our formidable rivuls for this honor among them, and the secular clergy will never forgive us our success.You may make up your miuds that there is à strouz reaction among theo against ail the religious orders, and especially those given tu preaching.* Then, again, such of them as are taking up the teaching line are jealous of our col- loges, whose prosperity they watch with ap- prebension.The complain that we leave them the scum ouly\u2014the lowest orders of so- viety=-toturn into priests, ¢ When the youny wan of high oy was educated in emi uaries,\u201d say they, \u2018 with t auper's child, à useful link was established Lotwren classes ; Lut you (religious orders, Jesuits especially) have run of with the aristocracy.\u2019 And, in this complaint, dou't you thiuk they are, on the whole, right?Ut course, the affair is no concern of ours.We find the system answer, So much the worse for them if they get only sucbe for their clergy.Ouly you can easily understand that that sort of thing is hard to swallow; and when the moment of danger comes, so far from raising a finger to belp us, they will joyfully leave us to our fate, \u2018We can do without Jesuits well enough,\u201d (hey'li say : \u2018we can't do without clergymen,\u201d \u201c1 think you put it rather too strongly, don\u2019t Jou?I have travelled, equally with ourself, through Frauce, and bave met mem.fers of the clersy ou retreat occasions.I can assure you that they have the greatest respuct tor ourorder.\u201d \u201c1 am quite ready to admit this of many smony them, but even that respect is not with- n good note of at Home, | + May God bave you iu His keeping, rever- | out fear.They are delighted 20 receive us on the occasions to which you refer, because we don'tannoy them.We'haven't what they call large sleeves; and when some poor wretch who bas managed to getinto hot water, takes his retreat, be is only too thaukful to tind, instead of a harsh judge, a Jesuit father ready to abeolve him, and say, \u2018Goin peace.\u2019 That's our great merit in their eyes.They have severe rulers of their own, to whom they dare not unbosom themselves.Moreover, they know too much about them.Whereas we, birds of passage, confess and release them, carry offtheir sin in our pockets, and go on our way., however, from this litle service, for which they are duly grateful, they have no very tender regard for us.There is, P between us and them, à terrible point of dispute ; namely, money.And the needy priest \u2014paid badiy by the state and bis parish\u2014is hard to manage on this point.They never lose sight of the fact that, in the towns especially, we get the best of the offerings.They call us confessors of fine linen ; an: vicars ate specially sensitive about the confidence of P! their tip-top parishioners.Ah! father, I see you haven't listened at doors as I have.\u2018Ub, these Jesuits I they say; \u2018when a fine lady wants a mass, the fee is always a goodly piece of gold wiapped up in scented paper.\u2019 If it is 8 vicar of & parish, he gets, at the very most, the modest sum of five francs.These are amoung the causes of their ill-will ; but I have et to name the chief.Public opinion, in the igher circles, puts us over their beads; and this, strange to say, they don't seem to like, So we had better on our guard, We are verging on issues.Solitary individuals may please themselves ; but corporations, with their mutual claims, should be always wary.\u201d \u201cThere isa good deal of truth in what you se Such is a summary of the conversation held at the Provincial's that rh sa Se Awd on the point of separating, when er Quentin camp hurriedly in from the town, with « look of extreme consteruation on his pale countenance.«Oh, father, such news !* \u201c What's the matter now?\u201d \u201cI've just heard that the Abbé Julio, in bis own and his sister's name, means to attack bis aunt's will on the ground of its only being a fictitions bequest to M.Tournichon in our favor.I got the information, unfortunatly from too reliable & quarter, having been told by a magistrate who is very partisltous.Tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, the wrils will be served, and the cause called on.I bave even heard the name of their advocate\u2014 M.Auguste Verdelon, an ex-abbé, à terrible enemy of ours, who will run us bard.Good heavens, what a misfortune!\u2019 \u201cDon't excite yourself father,\u201d said the Provincial.* sends us the cross, let us bear it lovingly.\u201d \u201cIt is added,\u201d continued the other, not heeding the Provincial's pious suggestion, \u201cthat the whole affair will create a great sensation.Whatever the issue be, we shall suf: fer severely.\u201d \u201cThen we must submit meekly.Our order bas risen te eminence through trial of every kind.Father, suppose you retired to the chapel, and asked for & little coprageand w, uietness.\u201cI knew that the will would be attacked,\" he said afterward, (To be Continued.) \u2014 Happy are they who have à lyre in tbe boast, acd 1o the mind « musje which their actions execute ! \u2014A worth of mirth is worth a icine, FRENCH WOMEN.Dr.Guthrie, in commenting on the fact pa- tout to all travellers, that leas of poverty and wrotchodness is visible in Paris than in most cities of the continent, or in London aud Ediu - burgh, paye a deserved compliment to the industry and good taste of the French women.e sève = Call her, if you choose, and as some do, fri: volous, or, us uthers, deveillul, she bas n taste aud souse of propriety which would muke her ushawed to show herself with an unwashed face or send forth her husband or children with a rag on their hacks or a bole in their dross.In Paris you may see people with mend- cd, butnone with rayged, clothes; so that until we came to Hrilauy, where the people are as remakable for their popish bigotry, and deep drinking, and dreadful swearing, a1 for their antique and Jicturesque costumes, we almost never saw a French woman with a rag on her back or a spot on ber fica; and even here, the women, speaking of them generally, as they Ww the distuil while they tend their cows in the tield, or walk the rends kmtting, or sit at their windows sewing, show a tidiness that is as remarkable as their industry.In fact, for neatness of attire, respect for perrocal a pranance both in herself and in her family, aud bubite of industey, the French woman isa paltern to the world.Scarcely ever do we tind them what the Scotch call Amut-icte : and slatierne never, The girl who keeps a shop is busy with some piece of work when customers do uot require her attention.The woman who site by her stall iu the open street, with ber feet on 8 box of lighted charcoal to keep them war, is usually sewing or knitting ; and only lifts her head from her work to say when she becomes aware of your presence, \u201cWhat do you wish, sir?\" And but yesterday, in walking through the weekly market at Quimper, where the Breton women sat all tidily attired, with towers and wings of snowy linen on their beads, and on a table before them the produce of their dairy in curiously parved pats and pillars of first rate butter, 1 was greatly struck with the apectacle of industry which the scene presented.Hardly one uot engaged with a customer but was busy with wire or needle, \u2014a lively as well as pleasant spectacle, for their tongues wont an fust as their tools.I have seen in the humble homes cf our own country how à taste for tidiness and habits of industry will throw over poverty itself a decent appearance: and characterized as the Frenchwoman is by these, to ber in some measure may be atiributed that happy absence of the appearance of extreme abject wretchedness which distinguishes the streets of Paris.We boast of our superior virtues, but there Are minor virtues in regard to which we would Co well to take a lesson from Frauce.It is nothing to the purpose to say that the respect which is paid to tbe personal, outward appear - ance here is but the whitewashing of & sepal- chre ; the embroidered pall which covers the coflin and corruption.Whatever immorality may lieconcesled in France under the appearance of outward decency\u2014nor do I deny its existence, although, according to the Scotch roverb, \u201c Ill doers are ill dreaders,\u201d I believe !t has been often greatly exagperated\u2014the immorality in France is certainly not owing to those babita of industry and to that taste for rsonal decency which eminently and honora- ly characterize its women.The se simple and attractive graces are not vice ; and so is the absence of them from being à proof of iety, that it is à blot upon it.be ly is the temple of the Holy Ghost ; and experience proves, as the old divine said, that holiness and cleanliness ave nearly allied \u2014a remark which owes its triteness to ita truth, CHRISTIAN TREASURY.(Groen Pastures for the Lord's Fleck, by the Rev.James Smith.) \u201c Ajust God and a Saviour,\u201d\u2014fsaiah xiv.IL God cannot part with His justice even to gratify His love; and His justice shines equally with His grace in the present and eternal salvation of our souls.He gave His Son for a Substitute, He appointed Him to be our Surety, and punished Him in our stesd.He Jo condemned Him to die, though iltless, because our sins were imputed to im ; and Ho justly raised Him [from the dead, becaase our sins had been expisted by Him.His work was perfect, therefore His deliverance just.He is a just God, and therefore never will exact the same debt of the sinner which was paid by His surety; nor condemn Him for that for which His Subeti- tute atoned.His justice will shine in our eternal acquittal, and be eternally\u2018honored in our endiess salvation.He drew the plan of salvation, sent His Son to execute it, gives His Spirit to put us in possession of the blessing, and at last receives us to Himself, of purest > * He saved us, and called us withan oly calling, not according to our works, but according to bis own pu and grace, which was given ug ia Christ Jesus before the world began.\u201d tery of redemption this my sins on Christ were Iaid ; Mine offence was reckoned His ; Br Juan Be diplages ere justice He While Be saves toy soul by race.\u2014 CHILDREN'S CORNER.(crpER THR CRARGE OF À SPRCLAL EDITOR.) THE LITTLE TRACT DISTRIBUTOR.The following remarkable and affecting incident is related by the Rev.Theophilus oolmer.A tract distributor, who was gene- ally most attentive to his duty, allowed ira.sell to be detained at home one Sabbath after- moon, on account ofthe excessive rain.When his little daughter returned from the Sabbath-schoo!, sie saw his bundle of tracts bing, upon the table, snd immediately in uired : ¢ « Father, baven't you been with your tracts 7! \u201c No, my dear.\u201d Are you not going with them, father ?* 4 Not to.day, my dear.It is eo rory wel.\" Uk, father, lei me with them.I have got oy uuet on, aud shall soun take them round.No, nof Itis too wet for any one to go this afternoon.We must stay at home, my The child, however, was very urgent with Ber futher.ho said she thought it ould be auch a pity for the poor people to disappointed of their tracts, Sadho would \u2018ake great care not to yet wet, At last tbe father gave bis consent, and away went the child with the bundle ui tracts.Auvuget other houses, she cams to ove where there was no respouse to her kuock.She waited patiently, and then knocked agmin.Still no reply.The rain was coming down fast, and the afternoon was |articularly gloumy.There were many reasons why al should leave that house and go to the next.But perbaps the person belonging to the house was taking a short nap, or had gone upstairs todress; so sho knocked again, much louder than before.Then she thought she beard somebody moving about; and, alter another knock, the door was opened, and a respectably- dremel, but uubuppy-looking woman took in the tract.The child Suis the round, and went home.Un the next Sabbath, when the father came to the house where his little daughter had been kept waiting so long, the same woman appeared, but with & countenance very different from tbat which she wore on the previous Sabbath.\u201cWho was that dear child,\u201d she asked, \u2018that brought the tracts last Sunday?\" «My little daughter.[ wasn\u2019t inclined to come myself, because it was so very wet.But when she came from the Sundayschool, sud found that I had not gone with the tracts, she begged very hard to take them for me.And I have really felt quite ashamed ever since, that [ allowed the wet to keep me at home, seeing that my little girl was not afraid of it,\" replied the distributor.\u201c+ Well!\" said the woman, \u201cI sball bave to bless God to all eternity that that child ever brought the tacts round last Sunday ! l'had been in & very bad way for a long tite, and had got so low that I felt as if could not bear to live any longer, And last Sunday afternoon [ went upstairs, with the intention of destroying myself.I had fastened a rope round the bedpust, had made a noose in it, and was just slipping it round my neck, when your little daughter knocked at the door.1 did not know who it was, but thought I would wait until the person bad gone away.She knocked several times.Then I thought it would be hetter to go down to sce who it was, snd afterwards come back and complete my wickedness.When I found that it was nothing hut the tract, I felt very angry.But your desr litle girl banded in the tract with such a loc- iny look, that I was obliged to take it; and God made that tract the means of turaing me rom my wi urpose, and of dispelling all my gloom and dou te.It ledme to Christ.And now I am happy in His love, and rejoice that God bas spared my life.\u201d ¢ Whatsoever thy band findeth to do, do it with thy might.\u201d RIDDLES.No.129.In the forest's lonely shade, When the beams of sunlight fade, Where the hunter roams so free, There my sirst is sure to be; ORentimes my los is beard, © Though it never speaks s word, Telling to each careless Soon the race of life is run.Once there was a gallant band Pressed by foes on every band ; Foes with hearts like beasts of prey, While their friends were far away : Hark ! that faint, far distant sound, Can it be tbe lost are found ?Swester sounds ne'er reached the ear, \u2018Tin fair Scotia's pipes they hear.\u2018While my whole a hero brave, Led the way his friends to save.No.130, Twice name a creature formed for use, Van's too much slighted friend ; Myself | next must introduce, And with my country end ; My cruel total then appears, A stain on history's page, Bad source of a mourner\u2019s tears, In every clime age.No.131.Which are the most difficult ships to conquer ?PROBLEM.\u2018The square of tbe sum of two numbers is 2,304 ; and the square of balf thew sum is equal to four times the square of their difference; what are tbe numbers ?ANSWERS TO RIDDLES, No.126.\u20148core.; No.137.\u2014Charm, barm, arm, ram, mar.No.128.\u2014Stratagem.45.BIBLE QUESTIONS.No.188, Who is the first person knows to bare worn « ring on bis Sager No.189.Who was the first thet used a saddle ?No.160, What prophet speaks of sea-faring mea ?No.161.Where is the sealing of letters fret spoken of ?No.162, Who is the first governor spoken of?No.163.Where is ploughiog Aret mentioned ?ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS.No.183.=3 Kings 6:1-7.No.153.=Ezod.15:23-25.No.154.\u20142 Kings 2:19-32.No, 185.\u20143 Kings 4:38-41, No.186,\u2014Num.22:28-30, No.157,\u2014Gen.22:2-13.\u2014 \u2014\u2014 ou 55 + es À - + m7 > \u2014 4 =\u2014 SE - mse == 7 -m\" Tre mm ET Mar 10, 1867.The Miscellany.\u201c HOW RICH BEN ADAM 18!\u2019 Ben Adam had a golden coin one day, Which be put out at interest with u Jew ; Year after year awaltiog him it lay Until the doubled cvin two pieces grow, And these wor four\u2014so ua, till all the people saisl, *t How rich Ben Adam Iv!\" and bowed the sere vile bead.Bou Selim had » golden coin tint day, Which to n stranger asking lms be gave, Who weut rejoiclog oo bis unknown way.Hen Selim died 100 por to own a grave ; But when bis soul reached heaven, angels with pride Showe«l bim the wealth to which bis coin had multiplied.VILLEMARIE (MONTREAL) IN 1643-1044.(From advanced sheets of Parkman's ¥ Jesuits in North America In the Heventeruth Century,\u201d tobe published in May by Litte, Hrown, 4 Co, of Bosion.j daraxcy or Moxtneau \u2014 Tue Froon, \u2014 Vow or Maisonneuve.\u2014Pitanimaute \u2014 D'AnLesocsr.\u2014 Tue Hôruu-Diev.\u2014 Prery.\u2014 Provasanoism, \u2014 Wan, \u2014 [iv rUxs AXb Inoqrois, Lat us now ascend tothe island of Montreal.tere, ns we have seen, an association of devout an | zealous persous had essayed Lo found « mission-colony uixler Lhe protection of the Holy Virgin; and we left the adventurers, after their landing, bivouncked on the shore, on ap evening in May.There was an altar in the open air, decorated with a taste that beto- keued no less of good nurturo than of.piety ; aud around it clustered the tents that shelter- «1 the commandant, Maisonneuve, the two ladies, Madame: de la Peltric and Mademoiselle Mance, and the soldiers aud laborers of the © edition.u the morning they all fell to their work, \u2014 Muisonueuve hewiog down the firat tree, \u2014and labored with such good-will that their tenta were soon inclosed with a strong palisade, and their altar covered by a provisional chapel, hulls, ia the Huron mode, of bark, Soon after- wand, their canvas habitations were supplanted by solid structures of wood, and the feeble germ of a future city began to take ruot.The Iroquois bad not yet found them out; nor did they discover them till they had bad ample time to furtify themselves.Meanwhile, on bander, they would stroll at their leisure vver the adjacent meadow and in the sbade of the bordering forest, where, as the old chronicler tells us, the grass was gay with wild- tlowers, and the branches with the flutter and song of many strange birds.\u2018The summer passed prosperously, but with the winter their faith was put to a rude test.in December, there was à rise of the St.Lavw- rence, threatening to sweep away in a night tho results of ail their labor.They fell to their prayers; and Muisonreuve planted a wooden cross in {ace of the advancing delu, first making & vow, that, should the peril averted, he, Maisonneuve, would bear another | d cross on his shoulders up the neighboring mountain, and place it on the summit.The vow seemed in vain.The flood atill rose, filled the fort ditch, swept the foot of the pulisade, and threatened to sup the magazine; but here \u2018t stopped, snd presently begun to recede, til) ot length it withdrawn wishin ite lawful channel, and Villemarie was safe.\u2019 Now it remsined to fulfil the promise from \u201cwhich such happy results bad proceeded.Maisonueuve set his meu at work to clears path throu zh the forest to the top of the mountain.A large cross was made, and solemnly biessed by the priest; then, on the sixth of January, the Jesuit Du Peron led the way, followed by Madame dela Peltrie, the artisans and soldiers to the destined spot.The com- mandaut, who with all the ceremonies of the Church had been declared Firat Soldier of the Cross, walked behind the rest, bearing on his shoulder a cross so heavy that it needed his utmost strength to climb the steep and rugged path.They planted it on the highest crest, aud all knelt in adoration before it.Du Pel- wie, always romantic and always devout, received the sacrament on the mountain-top, a spectacie to the virgin world outstretched below.Sundry relics of saints had been set in the wood of the cross, which remained an object of pilgrimage to the pious colonists of illemarie.; Peace and harmony reigned within the little fort; and so edifying was the demeanor of the colonists, so faithful were they to the confessional, avd so constant at mass, that a chronicler of the day exclaims, in a burst of entbu- sissm, that the deserts lately a resort for demons were now the abode of angels.The two Jesuits who for the time were their pastors bad them well in hand.They dwe't under the same roof with most of their flock, who lived in the community, in one large bouse, and vied with each otner in zeal for the houor of the Virgin and the conversion of the Indians, Atthe end of August, 1643, a vessel arrived stVillemarie with a reinforcement commanded by Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonges, » pious ntlemau of Champagne, and one of the ciates of Montres).Some before, he had asked in wedlock the hand of Barbe de Boulogne; but the young lady bad, when à child, in the ardor of her piety, taken a vow of perpetual chastity.By the advice of ber Jesuit confessor she accepted his suit, on con.dit'on that she should preserve, to the hour of her death, the state to which Holy Church bas always ascribed a peculise merit.t\u2014 D'Ailleboust married her; and when, soon after, he conceived the purpose of devoting his life to the work of the Faith in Canada, he \u201cA! MS.map in M.Ji Viger's co, orfs Bn Replace de in Gare de.Montrval, ley down the posi ion and shape of the fort at this time, shows the spot where Maisonneuve planted the orom.ben bf lieben than (15s End SE ut oi Be EN LEE refused and forbade bim to mention the subject again.Ier health was indittorent, and about this time she fell ill.Aes Inst tesurt, she made a promise to God, that, He would restorv her, she would go to Canada with her hushand ; and forthwith ber malwlios consed.Still her reluctance continued ; she hesitated, revealed to her that it was her duty to cast her lot in the wilderness, Bhe accordingly evibarked with d'Aillebount, accompanied by her sister Mademoiselle l\u2019hilippine de Boulogne, who had caught the contagion of her zeal.The presence of these damsels would, to all appearance, be rather a burden than » profit to the colunists, hesot as they then were y Indians, aud often in peril of starvation ; but the spectacle of their ardor, as disinterested as it was extravagant, would serve to exalt the religious enthusisem in which alone was the lite of Villemurie.Their vessel pnased in safety the Iroquois who watched the St, Lawrence, and ite arrival filled the colonisu with joy.D'Ailleboust was u skilful soldier, speciully versed in the arts of Fortification ; ad, under bis direction, the fiail pulisades which formed their sole defence were replaced by solid ramparts and bastivas of earth.He brought news that the \u2018\u2018unkuown benefactress,\u201d as à certain generous member ofthe Association of Montreal was called, in ignorance of her name, had given funds to the amount, as afterwards up- peated, of forty-two thousaud livres, for the uilding of & hospital at Villemarie.The sourre of the gift was kept secret, from à reli- ious motive; but it soon became known that it proceeded from Madame de Bullion, s lady whose rank and wealth were exceeded only by her devotion, It is true that the hos pal was not wanted, as no one was sick at illemarie, and one or two chambers would have sutteed for every prospective necessity ; hutit will ba remembered thut the colon y hal Leen established in order that a hospital might be built, snd Madame de Bullion would vot hear of any other application of ber money.{ Instead, therefore, of tilling the land to supply their own pressing needs, all the laborers of the settlement were set at this pious, though superiluous, task.There was uo room in the fort, which, moreover, was in danger of inundativn: aud the hospital was accordingly built on bigher ground adjacent.To leave it unprotected would be to abandon its immates to the Iroquois: it was therefore surrounded by & strong palisade, and, in time of danger, & part of Lhe çaurrisuu was detailed to defend it.Here Mademoiselle Mance took up her abode, and waited the day when wounds or disease should bring patients to her empty wards.Dlauversicre, who had tirst conceived this plan of a hospital iu the wilderness, was a senseless enthusiast, who rejected as a sin every protest of reason against the dreams which governed him : yetonc rational and practical element entered into the motive vf those who carried tbe plan into execution.The hospital was intended, not only to nurse sick Frenchmen, but to nurse and convert sick In- iaus; in other words, it was an engine of the mission.From Maisonneuve to the humblest laborer, these zenlous colonists were bent on the work of conversion.To that end, the ladies made pilgrimages to tbe cross vn the mountain, sometimes for nine days in sucession, to pra God lo gather the Leathen into His fold, Wage oe, 5 > and armed men siways escorted them, ns a precaution ayaiust the Iroquois.The male colonists were equally fervent: and sometimes as many as fifteen or sixteen persons would kneel at once before the cross with the same charitable petition.The ardor of their zeal may be inferred from the fact, that these pivus expeditions consumed the greater part of the day, when time and Iabor were of a value past reckoning to the little colony.Besides their pilgrimages, they used other means, and very efficient ones, to attract and gan over the Indians.They housed, fed, and clothed them at every opportunity ; sud though they were subsisting chiefly on provisions brought at great cost from France, there was alwaya a postion for the hungry savages who from time to time encamped near their fort.If they could persuade sny of them to be nursed, they were consigned to the tender care of Mademoiselle Mance ; and ifs party went to war, their women and children were taken in charge till their return.As this attention to their bodies had for its object the profit of their souls, it was accompanied with incessant catechizing, This, wish the other influences of the place, had its effect; and some notable conversions were made.Among them was that of the renowned chief, Tessouate, or Le Borgne, as the French called him,\u2014a crafty and intractable seva: whom, to their own surprise, they succeed in taming and winning to the Faib.l He was christened with the name of Paul, and his squaw with that of Madeleine.Maisonneuve rewarded him with a gun, and celebrated the day by a feast to all the Indians present.§ Tree French ho to form an agricultural settlement of Indians in the neighborhood of Villemarie ; and they spared no exertio.s to this end, giving them tools, and aiding them to till the fields.They might have succeeded, but for that pest of the wilderness, the Iro- «quois, who hovered about them, harassed them rad des Supérienrs res Jéquites, MS.The Dayan] was Supe feet lon end Ney four feet wide, with a kitchen, a chamber for jou moiselle Mance, others for servants, and two large apartments for the patients.IL was amply provided with furniture, linen, medicines, sod ull necessaries; snd had alsotwo oxen, three cows, and twenty sheep, A small oratory of pe re ell ane ee rE arpents itt e: \u2014drchives du Séminaire Villemarie, cited by Faillon.1 Vimont, Relati 1\u2018 .Tessount chief of Allamotls Ted 12 (he Oftanes ES redecemon of tho nie Bame, Jas Clam D's om 10 1013, Ree loneers of France,\u201d Chap.be usunl Su roue autres Hiern Sharon: Thor were never givenio tise he ais ane.9 he Vibes to toaike use of this Mnethod 1u order trot wisi soriecienit may become noceptable in this aud then refused uga'n, when su inward lignt | the Alyonquins in terror from their camps.| Bowe time had elupsed, as we have scen, before the froquois divovered Villemarie; | butat lenght ten fugitive Algonquine, chased by a party of thew, made for the friendly settlement as asafe asylum; ard thus their us- | tonished pursuers became aware of its exiat- ence.They reconnoitisd the place, and weut back to their towns with the news.From that time forth the colonista had no peace; Po more excursions for fishing aud hunting ; vo mure Sunday strolls in woods and meadows.The men went srmed to their work, and returned at the sour