Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper, 20 mars 1868, vendredi 20 mars 1868

[" RE We J +» with its provisions, and to consider their effect MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, COMMERCIAL REVIEW AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.New Szrixs, Vor.X., No.12.\u2014 MONTREAL, FRIDAY, MARCH @0, 1868.mp \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Whore NUMRER 1276.ol CORRESPONDENCE.ANDERSONVILLB PRISON.(To the Editor of the Daily Witness ) Bim,\u2014lo your issue of the 7th is an extract from the Rev.Newman Hall's statement about Andersonville prison.There is & well-known citizen of Montreal who was ip tbe regular army in the United States, taken prisoner by tbe rebels, and sent to this prison, where be remsioed & number ot months.When exchanged or discharged at the close of the war, Le (although a man of ordinary sige, \u2014nearly six feet in height, uud, when in good health, vf about 150 to 160 pounds weight) was so emac ated by bis sufferings there na to weigh ouly from 50 to 60 pounds, and had to be carried away, unsble, through weakness, to move himself; be was for five or six months carefully nursed iu hospital on bis return north, and then discharged from bis regiment with à broken-down constitution, Oo learning thet be had been » prisoner there, I inquired if Uspt.Wirts, the jailer, deserved death for bis cruelty.The answers that be gave me were such as to show that, if ever a wretch deserved his fate, then the bloody, cruel Wirts deserved his.His statements respecting the ¢ dead line,\"\u2014 called by Mr.Hall the * low fence,\"\u2014are completely confirmed ; for, if n prisover ever put his across it, be was shot like n dog by the sentries, who got, as à reward, & fortaight's leave.How prisoners were served, what they lived\u2014I may say starved \u2014upon, and were kept, is sickening and disgusting beyond measure, and could never be believed by tme except stated by a credible eye-witness.| have often thought that his whole narrative would be one of the most interesting statements to show the animus of the South that nould be written.If you desire it, I can easily procure his address.Yours, ke, Quastant.tA March, 1868.TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE.Tonowro, March 10, 1868.In marked contrast to the excessively stormy and disagreeable weather of a week or so since, the weather for the last few days bas been foe and mild.The immense amount of snow which had peeviously fallen has been melting and flooding the streets, to the detriment of numerous cellars which have been filled with the sar- plus water.The sleighing is entirely gone, and the only vehicles in the strects now are oo wheels.There is a balmy, spring feeling ia the atmosphere, which indicates the approach of the final break up.The cawing of the crows, too, those welcome barbingers of spring which have lately made their appearance bere, show that the reign of winter is about over.With the cold weather exit the Ontario Legislature, which was prorogued ou Wednesday last, nominally until April the 13th, but really until such time as the prorogation of the House of Commons will allow it again to assemble aud complete its unfinished labors.Such are ihe beauties of dual representation.[a order to suit the convenience of the Premier, Mr.Blake, and a few others who hold seatsin both Houses, à prorogation of the Legislature for two or three months becomes necessary.The most noticeable feature in connection with the closing of the session was the indecent haste with which Mr.Richards\u2019 bill relating to gold and silver miges, was hurried through at the very last minute, before the members bad «a opportunity to make themselves acquainted or the press to discuss its details and elicit the opinions of the country.The act\u2014the enforcement of which is fortunately left optional with the Lieut.-Governor in Council\u2014empowers Lim to lay out miniug divisions, appointing an inspector to each, who may issus mining liceuses at $4 per annum.These licenses give the right to explore for the precious metals, and mine on aby unsold Orown Lande within the division on the licensee staking out bis claim.The most obnoxious feature of the act is tbe imposition of a royalty of not less than two, nor more than ten per osut., on the gross amount of gold aud eil- ver mined, whether ou clsims taken up on Orown Lands or ou private lands.This is required to be paid over weekly to the luspector for the division, Great was the indignation among men when the terme of this act became known.Tbe Globe came out in lengthy editorials denounciog the whole project taxing the mines in unmeasured terms.It was ar, with much force that mining is now just in its infancy and needed encoursgement rather than & repressive taxation.lt had not been showo whetber the Madoo gold mines could be marked to snd yet this royalty was imposed on, not te £8 for that would bays been tole.Tole at the gross amour of the gold and eil- ver produced, whether Joy prof: waa made or mot.Quarts.miuing differed materially from alluvial mining, as it required the investment of Large capital and was à regular branch of manufacture.As well might millers or factory own- ors be taxed.The thiog Was monstrous\u2014iofa- mons\u2014iniquitons in itself, and the manaer of its passage rendered doubly abominable and oxearable.Thus the Globe, in customary glo- bulsr strains, vehemently argumentative and Gercely denunciatory.The Leader ular to relate, after waiting à few days to see how the act was recsived,and Anding 1textremely unpopular, also came out sgsinst it, mildly remonstes- tory aod apologetc in tone, as beBts s government supporter, timidly yielding for once to porular ure, A meeting of Board of the Mining Prvbaoge wes beld Friday afternoon.Coneider- able indiguation found vent lo words, and & Committes was appointed to consider the eub- report at n meeting to be held to-mor- La vaut op that the ast will not be enforosi; that, as it is optional with the Lieut-Gorernor whether be will put it into execution, it will either remain à dead letter on the statute book or be repealed next session.Mining affairs ure very dull at present, and shares io the various companies not much in de- wand, Several companies which were attempted to be formed last fall, for the purpose of mining at Madoc, bave hitherto been upable to gel their stock taken up.This duloess in the stook- | market, so far as miniog shares atic concerned, is due partly to the lime of year rendering active operations at the mines tmpnasible, and partly to the reaction which futiowed the foreed wad unoatural iaflation of siocke in tbe early part of the fall, when shares weat up lo speculative prices, without any solid foundation for the iocressed demand.One of the companies projected here at that time succeeded in getting organised ; snd a short time since the first charter grauted by the Lieut.-Governor of Ontario was issued 10 this inatitution.\u2014The Victoris Gold-Mining Company.The reviving activity of tbe spring will probably be productive of 5 oumber of these enterprises; and the spirit of speculation will induce many to invest in these enterprises.During the ext season, we may expect that every means of testing the question whether the gold-mines of Madoc can be worked remunerstively will be tried.The Madoo Mining Company, which was the most prosperous\u2014 so far as the selling price of its sbares was con- errued\u2014duriog the inflation period last year, is now considered to be on its last lege, \u2014the $10 shares, which then brought $40 or $50, baving fallen as low se $1 tc $2.\u201cOf making many books thers is no end,\u201d sud Solomon; mad, if true in his day, buw much more io this age of literary activity, when books\u2014 and in this country the frequent substitute for books ; uamely, newspapers\u2014are multiplied ex- oeedingly.Another newspaper enterprise is projecied.Mr.A.H.8t, Germain, recently connected with the Daily Telegraph, intuds shartly starting another evening paper, to be called the Daily World, and published at one cent per copy.Mr.St.Germain formerly odited the Hoening Journal,\u2014a paper which was published at irregular intervals, and finally merged in the Telegraph.The prospectus of the new venture Las been published, 80 that it may short- iy be expected; but its permanency is very doubtful.Nothing further has transpired rela- lative to tbe removal of the Hamilton Spectator to this city, which was lately said to be in contemplation.The chances are that the Whites will not be able ta obtain the guarantee of $50,- 000 wortb of business, which they were understood to require, as a condition precedent to removal, The feud between the Licensed Victuallers\u2019 Association and tbe Police Magistrate, Mr.Alexander McNabb, bas assumed a new and wore serious phase.For some time past, the clarge bes been generally circulated by the Victuallers that the Police Magistrate had divided with whiskey-Detective Mason the latter's share of the fines imposed in the Police Court for breaches of the liquor laws.This accusation was repeated before the Parliamentary Comuittes appointed to revise tbe municipal æc', by Mr.J.I.Evans, President of the Asto- cistion.Last night, in accordance with « notice given somefwecks previous, Aid.Boulton moved iu the city couacil, that the recorder be requested 10 investigate the charge.The resolution gave rise to quite a lively discussion in the council, and was finally carried by 12 to 3, =\u2014some of tbose who voted for it saying that they dii so out of friendship to Mr.McNabb, in order to give him an opportunity to clear bis «barscter from tbe imputations of tbe wbiskey- men.Very few respectable people give any credence to the statementa of the victuallers, aod the decent and law-sbiding portion of the community\u2019 will sustain (he police-magistrate in strictly enforcing the law as he bne done Lither- to.Mr.McNabb hes recently ro:sed the ire of many of tbe moderate drinkers by bis unapar- ing denunciation of drunkenness in bigh places and among the professional classes, in bis temperance lectures, delivered ip various parts of the country.He ia fearless and outspoken in his utterances, and has sound practical ideas on the subject, derived from his magisterial experience, FROM OUR WINDSOR CORRESPONDENT.Winpsos, March 6, 1868.This has been te most steadi'y cold winter that [ have experienced bere for the past thirty- seven years, aud the oldest inbabitants do not remember one ag cold.On referring to the record kept st the obser vatory cornec'ed with the Windsor Grammar sckool, I find that in the winter cf 1866 7 (be thermometer fell on five days to zero snd under, wb Ie the present winter it hea fallen on fourteen days to and below sero.1 fear the prospect fcr s good erop next season of the more tender varioties of fruit is not good ; as, 00 examining the bt sssom buds of the peach and finer kinds of cheery, I Gnd the whole or greater have been winter-killed ; other kinds of fruit, with, probably, the exception of he grape, bave, however, not been injured any.Last year we had a fair crop of cherries, peaches, and grapes, though the thermometer fell twice la January to 17 and 20ÿ degrees below sero, while this yesr the two coldest days were 13 and 21 degrees below zero respectively.There is a saying bere amongst the old French Oanadians that winter perer sets in till the coulées (runs of water) are Blied, This, the severest winter we bave had, le an exception te that rule, as (be couiéss bave been perfectly dry since midsummer; the farmers bak from the lakes and rivers having bad great difficulty in getting water for (beir cattle, and many of the steam- mills being stopped all winter for lack of water to keep the steam up.The great drifting snow-storm of let asd 2nd {1.84 ,ronched bere as severely as elsewhere, ihongh tbe one cf the week previous, so sr vere sast of this, was quits modersta here; but its effects wire (lt in getting vo malls fer pearly & week from Montreal, the daily visits of the Witness being greatly mised : four numbers of it arrived ons evenisg and two the next mornlag, while we wera three daya without Turonto papers.The Detroit river has been frozen over the greater part of the winter, the ice when undisturbed being sbout 13 inches thick; when broken up by the repeated passing of the Great Western steamers it is of much greater thickness, often, in some places, four or tive feet thick.MNeverul times tbe y bave been almost beat in crossing, taking the greater part of à «l4y to make à trip; but, in general, they plough through it with considerable ease, having beea built with a view to this service.It commenced reiviog last night and has continued all day ; about balf ihe snow ig melced, though it still es very deep and in great drifts If tbe rain continue, we may ex;ect to hear of west floods caused by the melting snows, The scarcity of water is now ut an end, J.D.\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE BABBATH-AFTERNOON RELIGIOUS TEMPBRANCE-MEBTINU.The meetings bave, since we last reported them, been very erowded and very interesting.At arecent ope, Dr.Oarpenter said, bis mind waa fall of an awful instance of the results of driaking which had just occurred, and bie thoaght that, when such cases were providentialiy brought to light, it beboved us to learn the lessons they taught.A young, vigorous, sccom- plubed, amiable, and popular gentleman had, it seems, been addicted to driok for some time.He bad doubtless made frequent efforts to overcome this propensity, or rather disease, for it was a disease ; but be would find it very dificult to sbetain in the fashionuble circles in which be moved,\u2014circles where people were trained to drink from childbood upwards.Thu geotle- mao met with 8 fracture which would not, in ordinary circumstances, have been dificult of eure, but, in the case of drinkers any injary is very liable to prove fatal.The brewers\u2019 dray- men, iu London, used to be in such a state of body with continual beer-dricking that a very eminent surgeon said, à prick with a pin would kill them.Io this case, delirium tremens, with all its horrors set in, rendering it impossible to bold the patient still.The consequence was, that he died after & few days of euch suffering as could not be descr:bed, and all this was the effect of drink on one who would otherwise have been a bright ornament of society.A physician of this city bad told him (Dr.Carpenter) that he was greatly shocked at the way children were taught to drink at childreu's parties.This be (ibs physician) had learned from bis own little son, who came home excited with liquor from a a and told bis father how the wine was snd bow much be bad drank.t seems wine is set out on the sideboard at these parties, and 1be children are left at entire liberty to help themselves as often and as much as they like; and, of course, the boys encourage each other to drink as a manly thing.At one of these parties, a boy got so madly drunk as to smash glasses, x01 anything that came in his way, till he had to be shut up in a room, where be could not do much damage till he got sober, He (Dr.Carpenter) deplored this debsuchiog of the youtb, and looked forward with slarm to its effects in after life, and he bad no hesitation in sayiog that the fashionable drinkisg usages of society were its chief bine, A soldier eaid the description which had been given of delirium tremens reminded bim of what he had passed through when in the same state.He raw hideous things coming out of the fire towards him, and feit them seizing end pulling him when no one else could see or feel anything; snd bis condition was so fearful that be cried in agony to God to hm end be would never drink again.God did spare bim, but he did not keep his vow.After bo got well, a friend esked bim to go isto % saloon And bave somethiog, end he went with him and began à fresh career of drinking.These saloons and taverns ars ever open to tempt men to break their good resolutions, and drag them down to destruction.Thanks be to God, however, be had been arrested in bis downward course, and not only ensbled to become à teetotaler, but a follower of Jesus.Last Sebbath afternoon, ttis meeting was crowded as usual.The portion of scripture read was th t which tells of Jesus weeping at the tomb of Lazarus; aad the lesson drawn from it was an ssgurunce of the warm and active sympathy of Christ for suffering humanity.If there were any sisters bere weeping for brothers who had goue down to the living tomb of intemperance they might be assured that Corist sympath'zed with them, os be did with the sisters of Betbany, and was as ready to help them ; and those brotbers might be nesured that the sat: voice which could command them to come forth from their corruption could give them the strevgth to obey.There was, bowever, & proper eptère for bumau effort in this matter.\u2018Loose bim and let bim go,\u201d said Christ, and this was just what the Tem- ce Society tried to do for the drunkard, ike the corpse of old, be bad been swathed round from bead to foot, his bandages being custom, usage, habit, und appetite; acd from ail these the perance Society sought to unloose bim, and let bim go fo:th à free man.Me.Ooox (colored) gave some account of à visit be had just paid to bis oid friends in the States, being the Bret since be from slavery many years ago.He bad tarried a short time in Boston, and found preparations making in every corner for the opening of drinking saloons and groggeries as soon as the ibis tory law was repealed.Men who should kaow better were advancing capital to enable their sons to go into business in « trafic as dangerous to themselves as to others, and all to make money! He sasled from 1bence to Norfolk, Virginia, his old home, and was much faterested in ing up the river from Fortress Monros to Nor- fix.to sco the evidences ot the late desperate struggle carried on thers, The banks were for- tied, and great caonon seemed comstaatly tn threaten them ae they miled slong, At Norfolk Le found the colored people quite free and inde- pendent; they sould work, sad learn, and rote 89 they pleased, a change which seemed simost incredible to him.They were all apxious for education in which they were makiog great progress; but be was sorry to Bod drickiog habite very rife among them, as among Lbe : whites, sad iad he not been bound to Mon.' treal by ties be could not bresk, be would ) bave remained among them to try to induce them to reform.And bers be would earnestly advise young men to sign the pledge.He (Mr.Cook) had, Like many others, thought, for mauy years, that there was no need fur bim to sign any pledge.care of bimself; but be bad come some month Ago 10 this meeting, snd wade an addre îte which be could not weli refuse nu invitation to sign the pledge, ar: he had found, in travelling, the great advantege uf su doing.He could scarcely bave resisted the reiterated kind inv tations to drink of his old friends in Buston and Richmond, unless be bad told them that be was & pledged testotaler.A young mao reviewed the havock that drink bad recently been making io this city, and la.met.ted that more aitenticn was not turned to this subject in bigh and influentis] quarters.He bad beard, last winter, à temperance sermon, by a minister whom he very Lighly respected, in which there was more about gluttony than drinking, and not & word about tbe traffic at all.He bad besrd agotber temperance sermon from a young minister, who said it was the first be had preached, as be did not think tbe pulpit sbould be used for temperance lectures ; but be felt bimself constrained to lift up a warning voice against drinking, inasmuch Age uot content with snatching away a few young men from the outskirts of the crngregation\u2014 it bad actually invaded the roll of communicants.: NEWMAN HALL ON AMERICA.Uscus Tom's Casix.\u2014 AsDeRsoxvitLe.In ths lecture on \u2018\u201c American Institutions,\u201d delivered Inst week at Exeter ball, by the Kev.| forburne Lo punish them, presentr, perbaps, tbe | most marvellous instance of nativual Christian magnavimity in ail (be ancais of bistory.ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, ACTS FAMED, An act respecting Atiorneys-a'-Law.An mct protecting Butter and Cueese manufacturers.Act 4 incorporate Toronto ¥.M.Christian , Amociatiun.Act tu Coneoii Inte debt of Peter- , boro, and authorise issue nf debentures.Act He was temperate and could take ! to authorize the Crescent Petroleum Oo., of N.aud Can, to hoid and disp se of certain ods.Act granting cesiain power to Waterloo Co.Matusl Fie In.Co, Act to extend \u2018 powers of the Gure District M.Fr» In.Co.Act to coufirm conveyaucee by J.H Campbell, for- erly of Quebec, ac:ing by Attorney, D.R.\u2018Stewart, to Thomas Eyre, lite of d'obourg, of lots in T.of Hetmilton, and to duclure conveyance vested in the said T.Eyre, ail the estae which the said Campbell had at tiwe of lus deathinsaid lands.Act amending law of Auctions of Estates.Act respecting overboldiog Tenants.Act to incorporate the Royal Nisga- ta Hotel.Act to extend the Cobourg nod Mar- mora Railway.Act to iocorjcrate Bishop Strachan\u2019s School.Act to incorporate Clifton Suspension Bridge.Act to eunble Trustees of Bt.Andrew's Church, Chathum, to sell lands, Act to incorporate Temporsl Committee, of St.Andrew's Church, Uitawa, in cou- nection with the Church of Scotland, and vest certain property in enid Committee.Act to grant certain powers to the Oxford Far- wers\u2019 Mutual Fire Association.Act to amend Common Law Pr.c-dure Act.Act respeetii g London Coliegiate Institute, and to change name to \u201c Hellmuth College\u201d Act to smend Act of Legislature, intituled, \u201c An Act to vest certain Real Eatate of the late Jolin Krate!- bull Roche, in the hands of Trustees\u201d Act to continue for limited time several Acts therein mentioned.Act incorporating Roysi Cz- nadian lus.Co.Act to incorporate Sisters of Newman Hall, LL.B.(tbe third of a series), ve- veral interesting topics were treated of, which we have not observed in the reports of the lecture given by the daily press.For instance, he L'Hotel Dieu for Diocese of Kingston.Act to legalize Debentures of County of Simcoe.Act to smend act entitle], \u201cAn act to ncorporatn the Ottawa City Passenger R.R.C0.\u201d An act mentioned that io & conversation with Mre.Hur- | fax the encou nt of Agriculture, Bortic:.l- nd x riet Beecher Stowe, that lady informed bim that | ture, Arte, « the idea of writing * Uncle Tom's Cabin\u201d came apon ber as with the force and solemnity of a religious inspiration.It was fitst presented to her mind whilst partakiog of the sacrament at public worship, On that occasion the ecens of the death of * Uncle Tom\u201d came vivi suddenly before as.vision, bis frest and clear upon ber memory she, immediately on ber return, wrote out the chapter describing it, which closing scene was, in fact, the first chapter of the tale, and all the other cnap- ters were written afterwards nnd adapted to it.A great variety of authentic illustrations of the evils of slavery were embodied throughout the work, which, from the extraordinary influence it excited in deepening the general abborrence of slavery might, without acy irreverence, be reasonably supposed to bave been providential- 1y prompted, even apart from the statement made to Mr.Hull by the gifted authoress.If, in au- cient days, Bizaleel and Aholisb were divinely endowed with mechanical skill and anvistic wisdom for the construction of tbe sacre£ and typical Tabernacle of Witness in the desert; asd if, a8 the prophet subsequently declared, the wisdom of the orator, the scribe, and the statesmun have their source in the Lounteous supply of alent implanted by the Spirit of the Creator, surely it 13 appropriate to conclude alno that the same Divine Providence may Lave supplied the ability for & work wbich was so effectual in sap- piog the foundations of tbe eminentiy anti-chris- tian system of slavery.Mr.Hall received from many gentlemen in the Northero States the most harrowing descriptions of the treatment of the Federal captives in ibe Soutbern \u2018 prison\u201d at Audersonviile.This pri- fod | pufactures.Act to sdmit Whitley to Law Society.Act respecting Mutual Iusurance Company.Actas to Executions against goods and lande.Act to amend law relating to purchasers ot Reversions.Act reco spectig rppointment of Mugistra\u2018ss and Coro ners.Act to iscorporate tte lslard of Point au Pelee in Lake Erie as a separate Municipality.Act respecting Grasd River Navigation Company.Act to incorporate tbe Board of Trade, Guelph.Act respecting grant of land in Woodstock to Trusees for the purpose of n burial-ground.Act to give effect to an indenture made between E.A.Meredith and A.F.Meredith, his wife; M.L.Nanton; L.W.Ord, and 8.H.Ord, bis wife; W.C.Gwynte and E.W.Jarvis; and J.Henderson, tte youcger.Act fur conversion of ordinary bonda and old stock of Brockville and Ottawa R.R.Co, into reduced new stock.Act respecting proceedings in Judges\u2019 Chambers at Crmmon Law.Act to amend the Acta resjecting Joint-Stock Companies for tbe cons\u2018ructico of roads snd otter works io Upper Candas.Act to make valid Commissions for tak'ng affidavits and bai! informally issued, and acts done in parst- spce thereof.Act to vest the estate of the | George Paxton.Act to incorporate the Royal Canadian Yacht Otub.Act for incorporation of the Burnside Lying-in-Hospital, Toronto.Act to amend the charter of the Grey and Sim- coe Railway Company.Act to authorise and mgulate the use of Traction Engines.Aet to grant certain powers to tbe Toronto Mutual Fire Insurance Company.Act to amend the Mun:- cizal Institutions\u2019 Actof U.0.Act to place the Wesleyan Methodist CLurch and Parsonsge property in the tows of Ancaster, in Wec:- son was, in fact, merely a large open pen of | worth, under the dinctions and provisions of enclosure, fenced in by à bauk two feet high, un- | roofed, exposed to tbe wind, rain, and frost, aud every way unsuited for the detention of s single human bring: yet, in this horrible place, 15,000 brave northern soldiers perished within nine montis! It was guarded by sentinels mounted on luw wooden towers, or standing in sheltered boxes.They were armed with loaded revolvers, and the instant any captive manitested any dis- | position to overatep the bounds, Le was instant.iy shot down.The most Wantun murders were repeatedly perpetrated by the sentivels in thus | way.Thus, on one occasion a poor lame soldier © dropped bis crutch over the low fence, and on | just stepping over to pick it up, was shot down | and left writhing in agony for bours, no one | within venturing to lilt bim up and so share bis fate, agd no sentry or officer caring to belp a | dying \u201cYankee dog.\u201d The commaudant of Andersonviile bonsted that, on bis he would take care to kill of as mary Yankees in tbe rear of the Boutbern armies as General Grant could slay in the front of them.He fulfilled bis word.The men perish.od by thousands, of starvation and sgovis- ing disease.Their food was balf-ground, uncooked Indian-corn, coarse, bard, and utterly unfit for human stomachs, scarcely At for à + beast, in fact.The supply even of water was also scanty aod is ler.À little firewood was furnished every few days, but the drenching ring often prevented its use.Meanwhile rheumatism, disrrl a, and pains of every description, carried off scores daily to the welcome test of death.The dead bodies were taken out | of tbe great enclosure, and often left in sight of the prisoners for many hour, or even a day or two, and treated with the utwost indigolty.' Some of the miserable captives endeavored to obtain « little warmth and shelter by scooping | out the earth underveath ibeir bodies s0 as to.form & rude \u201c bireow\u201d ta lie down in.They were ail crowdod together in à space barely af- | fording room enough Yor A grave for each Fierce bloodhounds were in readiness to chase any ranaways.Altogether the borrors of An.dersonviile can scarcely be exaggerated.The generous maneer in which the oribera States Ha the \u201c Model Deed\u201d of the Wesleyan Metbodirt Ohureb in Canada in connection with tte Erg- lish Conf -:nee, for the better management theren\u201d.Act to provide for the Inspection of Asylume, Hospitals, Common Geols, and Reformatories fn this Provines.Act to incorporate the To onto aad Nipissing R.R.Co.Act providing for the organisation of Territorial Districts, Muskoks.Act to incorporate the Port Whitby and Port Perry R.Co.Act to incorporate the Gananoque Water-Pcwer Co.Act respectiog Dentistry.Act respectiog Gold and Silver Mines.Act respectir g Registrars and Registry Offices.Act for the Co:lection « I Toxes for Belleville.Act to incorporate the Toronto Trust Co.Act to incorporate the Rama Tim- ber Trang Company.Act to impose tax upon all Baveoted Lands situate ia Algoma.mere RELIGIOUS NEWS.\u2014 It is stated that evangelization, ly ments of tracts and conversation, is greatly facilitated throughout France by the ready respotes, almost everywhere, of people Who went last year to the Imperial Exhibition and received à book, = [a India, as the result of missionary labor, there are now fifty thousand communicants, The attendance in the various Christian churches reaches at least two hundred and fifty 1kcumed.There are now two hundred and four native preachers.= A Bunday-scbool paper bas been started ia the Argeotize Republic, Mr.John Beveridge, st Cordova.Truly Suoday.schools are deve loping their power, if they slready demand an organ among the Bouth American Spanioh- speaking Protestants.«= The largest Bunday-schoo! building on the continent was dedicated Peb.13th, in Phi'sdel- plie.Ît belongs to the Betbany Mission School, and will accommodate 3,700 schols:e.This +flart was commenced .ten Joars ago fu n tent, in one of the most destitute port ons of the ety.= A single Prestyterian Babhath-retool, fa Pa, supports twe home mirmen- have since pardoned their Boutbern foes, aad | aries, paying $360 te each por sanum. 90 THE MONTREAL WITNESS, Marcu 20, 1808.Contemporary Press.| demonstrative character, la British ports.Bhe !burat all ber priass, which she constanty de- - or à by flying Briush colors.Hor Crew mah VAL \"oe ' the most part, English; some of ber ofticers TH.\"ALSEAMA CLALUS.were English; and she was paid for Ly money Ta (be ilo es of Commons, vu Friday night, raiced in England on the chauce of the success 6th Masih, Mr.Shaw Lefovre, in ising to call of the South.Her function Was not to (ight, attention tw the teduse uf negotiations with the | but to bra aod destroy and runaway.She was uestion of tecognition in connection with it.United States tiovernment for arbitration of the.à kind of firebrand, lightiag the seu with bou- Tuis was in November, 1963, Ouripialot was\u2019 \u201c Alabama\u2019 vlaiumé, said that the cause of com.fires of different merchant vossels.Tue damage ulso made that we allowed tlis vessel tu cuter | plaint où ti part ot the United Staws Govera- : sue did was eaormous.Toe like of such wa en- | our ports, and that we did not amend our lsws, ment arus: « 1; of lue Moj \u2018aty'u prochatuation of (apprise had never before been kuvwo, aud Was | when we found them defective in Uotober, 1833.so which wae wou d May 13, 1861, ON.scarcely possisle until steam had gives such n° Further information baring bven received of the! | ard to Quutederate cruisers.No sooner was it kuown that the © Alab sun\u201d had escaped sud | | was burniug Awericaa vesscis than Mr.À tams \u2018 ands a claim sgainet our Goverument for com- { pensation for thy He founded bin claim ou the remissuess of our Government in pore witting ber escape; but he said nothing of wie | the advice of the baw officers of the Crown.creat advantage to such vessels over merchant- uumber of voasels burned by the cruiser, the cor- The (ail © ot Susi 5 Look place ou the 14th men, which were for the most part ssiling ves: reapondence on that point was resutoed ; and in ! of Apci, was generally considered 10 bo the vols.The name of that vessel, ber cruise, ber | the course of that correspondence Mr.Adams tor! ot ihe civil wae.Long before poufires, her Eoglish origin aud conuec- 5 suven of the Con\u2018ederate States tion, be regretted; and the cheers of the the first time offered arbitration to tbe British Gurerument.But nothing was eaid about tLe COM.1 « that, lis bad tik te ob preparations tor war, and virtu- House be also regretied, whou wn honorable recoguition of belligersnt righte, the complaint! ally seps +d trow tbe Northern Sates.The membsr bousted of bis conuectivn with ber, beivg coufiued to the rensissness of the Govern: fall of Fu .Sauter was followed two days after- aud suid he would rather be tbe builder of ment in not malotu'ning the neutrality they pro- ! ward by : + pruclsmation of President Lucols, calling vu.seventy-tive thousand men.Tuat was follo «ed by à proclamation trom the Code federate Sites oalliug out thirty thousand wen, aad iuviiug privateers to apply for letters of marque.The next duy President Lincoln proclaimed the blockade of (be Southern coast, nad aauouuced bia intention to treat the : crews of ihe privateers as pirates.Thess facts reached ths country on the third of May, and on the fourth they were i-ublished in the Times, although it was uot till the tenth that en official Copy reacued the Foreign Ofice.Oa the sixth; of May Her Mujaty's Goverament announced in this ilouse tuat they whould recoguize the Bouth #3 be.ligereuts ; and ou the 13th of May, as be had sul the Proclaus sion of Neutrality was issued Uy tao Gurerumunt.The actual blockade Was euivrced by the North alous the const by the «ui of April, 4.01 trom tha day forward there we Lthe 2c 20 Codrls Dumerous Cases of Bagi vigils ca tind duriog the blockade, and ot vessels of tue Southera States capture 1 ou i\u2026 high sens.10 was uot uutil rome time atte.ward ust tte Svuthe u lg mate iw Appears Ewa the custom of the A ued eut ta tell us if ali the vessels 4 the Couïedurate flag had their origin in tu s country, bat thece were four cases of Confederate wea-uf-war, or privateers, which sailed fiom Soushera ports before auy oue was built iu tius country.Tue first, it ia believed, was & vesscl called the \u201c Sunver,\u201d which es- capad fiom New Urlosus, and wich, after ca.turing & viral prizes off Cube, put into Trinity on the 20 Lu of July, 1601.That was tue, firet insiauco iu which the Coufederate fig bhai ben recognized by the Goverament of this curry.Auothier vessel, the = Nashville\u201d alo lc mmiss.oued in ouc of the Ssathern ports, sii; ward sailed ou 8 cruizge of d itu tion, au t +t nto K -glish porta at various times.It was atid toe following year that any com- plaiut » «« wade Of A vessel biog buiil mod: equip; tn oir ports.lu the course of the it than make the speeches which the honorable membor (rom Rochdale had made.(Hear, hear.) All these Lad sute.ed deep iut) the hearts of the feased, and in not putting the Foreige Bulist- | ment Act iu furoe and thereby preveating those vessels leaving British ports.On that occasion | American people, sud bad dose uatold mischiet | be did uot find tbat Lord Russell took uotios of in raising ill-feeling between them and us.this of-r of arbitration.The noble Jord sim- (Hear, hear) Heo supposed there were fow now | ply met the claim of Mr.Adams, and denied its who would not lovk upon all those who weie conuected with that vessel as nuong the greatest malefactors of the age.Unfortunately they were never brought before & criminal tribunal; and it was, perhaps, on account of their im- brought forward.lo tbe course of the corre- munity that other similur attempts were made,\u2014 spon ence Lor.Ruszell adverted to the claims some succeamful, others not 80.He need not re- made by Portugal in 1834, aud pointed Call to the memory of tbe House tbe case of the out low similar they were to those now iron-c'ad ranse, also built Ly the Messrs.Laird.made by the Federal Goreroment on Eng- The Government by that time bad learned that land; acd he also pointed out thet the United it they followed the strict lina they Lad pursued States took the same line of defence then as Kag- in the case of the \u201c* Alabama,\u201d viz, of insisting land does now.The noble Lord then adverted up sn strict evidence to connect this vessel with Lo tbe qeation of arbiteatios, and ubserved that wie Souty, aad disregarding the surrounding be could not consent tu gubrait to the arbitre crc im:1auces of rivleat suspicion, the vessels ! tion vf auy foreign Gurernment the 1wo points, wouli get away.lu the case of the rams, the whether the British Government had acted with Govern unt overet-ppyd the line of the law.due dilig-ace in maintaining the neutrality they and detained them, vu their own vegponsivility, bad procisimed, and whether the law officers of peading further ivquuivs.lt would be recol- .the Crown had properly interpreted tho Foreign lect-4 that Lord Caicns Made a ferce attack Kalistment act; veitber of which questions could upon the Government, and ooly failed by six be submitted to 6 foreign aibitration with any voies in defeating them.Was there a member regard to the dignity of this country.With of this House, be woudered, who did not this the correspondence closed for some period ; wish that the sme course had been pursued but President Jubnson, in bis message to Cou- in ths case of the Alabama\u201d Another ves- | gress, in 1865, observed that tbe accordance of sel, called the * Panpero,\u201d was also seiz-d at | belligerent rights to the insurgent States was Glasgow, aud was condened in the courts there, | unprscedented, and expreased regret that Groat At the close of tte war she was restored to ber | Britain bed declined arhitration on the sub.owners, who respouded to that act of kinduess ject.When Parliament met in 2866, Lord by immediately rushing into another similurwn-, Derby stated in another place that he fully ap- terprise, nnd, under tbe D me of the \u201c* Turnado,\u201d ; proved of the correspondence of Lord Russell, hat vessel bad doue ber Lest tu complicate our .and of the arguments by which be bad sup- relations with Spain.Two other vessels, how- | ported the cause of England iu that House.No ever, escaped witho it.as far as be could learn, objection was made to the course t«ken by their any information or compisiut having been made late Government, only one or two members by the Ameriosn minister.They were the having ventured to express incidentally their \u201cGeorgian\u201d and the * Sea-King,\u201d a\u2018terward the regret that arbitration had not been accepted.\u201cShenandoat.\u201d Usth these vessels sailed by He himself, having a strong opinion oo that stealth from our ports, mel other vessels, bring- | point, had framed a motion early iu the session winter « Ÿ 180.\u20142, tte Coufederate Guvernmeat ing guus aud men to them, scm sere beyond of 1866, after cousulting with a few who thought pent ov.ore à atvff of naval officers, Witb iu- our jurisdiction, and then started où the same | as hie did; and, having done so, hie went about Btrucliv iv day or bull vessels of war, their | erraud as the \u2018\u2018 Alabama.\u201d In the case of the \u201810 see how it would by met by other members main uv.) being 10 embrail us with the North.last vessel, he sbould mention that a letter from of the House.He found that if the discussion They al.» ruised & considerable loan, out of the | the American mivieter al London to his own came on, it would elicit so strong an expression process v.which Wiese vessels were Lo be paid for.la ud.course, the Orets\u201d or \u201cFlorida,\u201d | said on the other side of the question as to tbe tion with his friends, sud especially with the was cowpicted by Mossrs.Miller & Co., of Liver-.pegligence of the American sutborities.He honorable membec from Bradford, be thought it .Tue Americau Minister having mide 8 | complained in his letter that be was not yet in- better not to progress with it, feeling confi- Complai.! a respect of this vessel, inquiries were formed of the whereabouts of the Federal dent that the subject wust come on again made, sui the Coliector of Customs, a gentle- | cruisers; and said if be bad b:en, be might |at some future time; and in the mean- man wii» s«emed on all occasions to have been have been able to stop the vessel, as he knew !time it was not wise to commit the © aily misled, asserted bis belief that she was in- | what was gcing oa a: Liverpool.The vessels | House too strongly aga'nst it, If anything at tended \u2018or tbe [ulian Goverament.She cleared | he had named, constituted, for a long interval, that time seemed more improbable than even for Palermo, Lut she sailed direct for Nassau, the cruising force, bie believed, of the Confederate Lousehold suffrage coming from s conservative there i erwent some julicial investigation; navy, except, perbaps, two or three coasting pri- government, it way that they would offer arbi- thers vr.xined à portion of Ler armament, sud vateers, or some tloating batteries, which never tration for the settlement of the™* Alabama\u201d ran th.viockale into Mobile, wheace, in due left their ports.Of 1bese six vessels, four claims.(A laugh.) Their whole attitude in time, he sled az u vessel ol war, buruing aud escaped from oir ports.The damage done by their ches during the war seemed to render for nearly two years; and when they were re- oewed in tbe case of the last vessel, the question of belligerency was theo for the first time destro 2 every Feaeral voesel ebe fell ia with.them was very great.The; captured, or burst, it impossible.But it scomed that office brought In bis Vata of the doings of Lat vessel, upward of two buodred merchant veis:ls, with with it a great change and sense of responsi- Mr.Acams point doas that another vessel was cargoes vaiurd at about three million pounis.bility, which was wantiog before.Perbaps bing va.t iu ths Messed.Linde\u2019 yard, also for the C.tederates.The Collector of Customs, on bv.ig consulted about that vessel, reported that eli: was vbviously iatended for war pur- Ler vwaers did no: deuy it, but that ed to say for whom.Ua the 31st of July, 1552, alli lavita were obained by the A m>- rican Consul, throwing light upon her intentions.Among these was one from Passmore, who sise i that he bad been told by Oapt.Bil.lock, wuv engaged bim, \u2018hat the vessel was intended (v tigut the North.Thess affidavits, the next day, the 22nd, were also seut to the Fureign Office by Mr.Adams, and on the 23rd, the Suli- eitor to tbe À merican Government, Mr.Syramey, On calliug at the Foreign Office, was informed by Mr.Layard that the papers had bsen sent on the 22ud to the Law Offisers.Tne honorable aod lea .cd member for Rchmond, Sir R Palmer, :Lea À oruey-General, bad on a previous occasion told them that they only reached him on ths 28h.During that iiterval they appear to have been left with the Queen's Alv.- cate, who, according ta the ru atiae of the offi ze, would have given bis opinion, aud sent them on to the Atturney-Geueral.Unfortuua ely, st that very mowrnt, the tien Queen's adtucite was aufering fcom à severe maiaiy, from whieh it wad to be feared he never wouil recover; and from this sickness thers resuited that: long delay.Tha fact bitherto bad mot been stated ia tiis House, chiefly (brough the A considerable portion of that loss, however, fell upon English in:urance companirs.Ano- ber portiun tell in the same way, owing to the enbaacemeat of the price of oil and oiher commodities destroyed.But the damage 10 the Americans Was not measured only by the loss of these vessels: their comm ree fled their flag; freighta rose so kiigh, in consequence of the rate of insurance, that their vessels could not get them ; large numbers of their vessels were gold either really, or collusively, to us to be registered under our fla.What they lost we gained.Iz two years the foreign commerce of Ameri carried under their flag, fell to about oneabird of what it was before ; while that under our fe | He bad no desire to taunt the honorable members doub'ed.This, perhaps not unnaturally, raise | with either one change or the other.He re- « suspicion in the minds of the people in the joiced ip both, They were both equally bene- .North, that the ship-buildera and ship-owners of ficial to the country as to tbe honorable mem- Liverpool were not even disinterested in the aid bers opposits; but it was right that, in estimst- which they gave to the slave-owning South.ing our present position, we should this in Those only who had travelled in America since | mind.the war could, be believed, appreciate the barm Lori Stanley then took thefisor.He praised which bad been done by the cases which he m2n.the pacific tone of the oration of Mr.Lefevre, tioned, or the extent to which ill-feeliug had and wa mly complimented Mr.Adams for the beea roused in thatcousiry.At thesam=iimy conciliatory spirit be bad displayed in the sub- he did pot wish to exaggvrate or alarm on this ject usder discussion.He said we could not subject; for be did not think that war would make iodiscrimioate conceasions, but we could ever arise out of the matter.He believed that learn the -igbt of the case.There never was à case it was the feeling and desire of most all classes where there was more need to understand the in this country and in America to bave this ques- points.Much allowance was to be made for the tion brought to & proper, amicable conclusion; feelings of the United States.Grest Britain, in and the only question was Low that best could , the sam?case (with five bundred millions of debt kind reserve of tbe honorable and learned mem- , be done, and what should be the conditions of contracted through a civil war, in which s ber for Richmond ; but, a8 in a conversativn be- tbe arbitration.He woull next refer to miilion lives bad been lost), might appreciate tween Lord Russell and Mc.Adams, reported in | the manner ia which diplomacy bad dealt tbe cise batter than mere lookers-on only.He the American official correspondencs, th) delay with it, \u2018The first matter was recogoi- thought England bad been entirely neutral.was attributed to that cause; and as it was tion of the belligerent rights cf the 8)uth- Lut no neutrality would have pleased America.well known in the Siates, \u2014there was no longer |erners, and Mr.Adams arrived in this What the Uaited States wanted was neutrality any reason for that reserve.Oa the 28th, the ' country, which they must all regret he would coupled with warm sympathy and aupport.papers reached the Attorpey-General, wo at) shortly git, on the very day the Proclamation The Queen Was ready to arbitrate and sub- once gave bis opinion, and orders Were siutthe of Neutrality was issued.His first task appears | mit all questions but the at point of re- next day to stop the 1.Ou the next day, to have been to communicate with Lord Russell, cogn'ziog tbe balligerent rights of the South unfortuantely, before the order arrized, or was and he expressed regret that tlie British Govern.Noboiy eontends that at no\u2019 time the South execute J, the biilders got wind of it, and the m-nt hal decided to issue that proclamation, acqu'red them.If not, why deny the right ot Alabama\u2019 zut away by a stratagew, under the which nt once raised the insurgent States into of (ireat Britain to recogn'se them at the time pretence of a 1rial-trip.without @ clearanes, holligerents, Lord Russell replied that tbe pro.she died?The Confederate ship \u201cAlabama\u201d did and witli 8 party of ladies and music on board, | clamation was due to the advice of the law-offi- uot sail from England until 1883, and the bat.but pot without great suspicion of treachery, the | cers of the Crowa, and that, io recoguiting the \u2018 tle of Bull Rua wae fought in 1861.Admitting cause vf which, be believed, was freely spoken insurgent States as belligerents, no opinion was | that it was wrong for Great Britain to recog- of io Liverpool.She west to Port Lyoss, near expressed on the merits of the war.Mr.Adams, | vise the South, would the United States Govern- Beanmaris, where sho received part of her crew, while statiog his readiness to assent to that ment say tbat ils case against tbe \u201cAlabama\u201d had and then sailed to the Azores, where she was! view under otber circumstances, intimated that bseu altered had Great Britain made a declars- met by another Wessel, fron which abe obtrined the act appeared to be a litle more rapid than tion of neutrality six rather than eleven months the rest of ber men and armament.When [tthe occasion actualiy called for.Ata subsequent | befors abe sailed ?Lord Bianiey roferrad to the was discovered that sbe bad escaded, orders period, Mr.Adams protested, in conversation, speech of Daolel Webster lo the United State \u2018were sent to Queenstown aod Nassau to detaln against the course pursued ; but, in the diploma- | Senate ou tbe subject of recoguisiog Ha in bee: but she svoided those ports, and when she | tic communiontions, no official despaich between support of bis neguzent, and continued : How pat into n British port in Jamaios, she was re- | the two countries referring to the fact of the could Bogland to recoguise 8 war which osived as 8 properly commissioned vessel-of- | protest was to be found until a very recent pe- Mr.Seward himself had announeed to be a civil war.From that time to the end of ber career, | riod, although, in the letters from Becretary war nine, twelve, end sixisen days before tbe be never pat into à Southern port but sbe fre- \u2018 Seward to Mr.A dame, there is abundant refer.progtemetion Who could complain that Bag.quently received hospitality, sometines of a ence to this matter.Sach was not the case with bad recognised the civil war which the also the two changes with reapect to re form and to tbe mode o! lookiug at Ame- ricaa questions were not 60 unconuected with oue another ag might at first appear.Tue howtility of certain parties in this country to the Federal cause was due mainly to a dread of its institutions, to an instinct that ia the success of the North was inveived tha success of populace governmeat.It waathe homage paid to the forces of Americag institutions, of the North, there followed an immediate necessity for an advance loward democracy bere, end it was only right that it should be accompanied by a very different tone toward Arerica, government showed that there was much to be of disapproval ofarbit-ation that, after consulta- - Oa the success | United States 1nd admitted some weeks before lu conclusion, be thought a friendly arrangement of this difficulty still practionble.He deprecated tbe debate.The litendiy reception of Nr.Thorston at Washington was & pledge of poac~.The British Ministers are ready to leave be question to the people of tbe entire world.Mr.W.RB.Forster, memwbar for Bradford, thought that Mr.Beward's view of the question of tbe recognition of tbe * Alsbama \u201d clai rs deserved better treatment and wore careful cosei- deration, ns being, perl aps, the view that was right and sensible.He complnived of the abrupt disposition of the question which bad been made when the universal wish fo the United Kung.dow was for its speedy settloment.He thought that, had any infl ential statesman been sent to tbe United Stales as minister, (he point in dispute might bo readily acjisted.Mr.John Stuart Mill, member for Westminster, was the next speaker, He regarded the present condition of the qaestion as the result of a mutusl mistake, \"The real question was, whether England was bound to prevent such expeditions as that of itbe \u201cAlabama\u201d He denied that ths United | States Government;claimed, or could claim, that the recognition of the South was a violation justice, From tbat Lime the claims lny dormant of the law, but only tbat it wes an unfriendly, rash, sud unprecedented act.The American Government only pressed the polnt for the purpose of making it manifest that but for the unfriendly action of England the \u2018 Alabama\u201d depredations would not have orcurred.Me.Mill thought that an arbiter between the two countries was needless, and that reparstion was fairly due to the United States.He conctuded by advising the appointment of a mized commission for the proper ad- l justment of the question.Mr.W, E.Gladstone, member for South Lan- casbire, thanked Mr.Lefevre for kis able speech, snd Lord Stanley for his temperate reply.He (Mr, Girdstone) could not understand why the negotiation was cuded, nor conld bie agree with : Me, Mill that Lord Stanley bad ad.aitied that reparation was due, or that an arb.ter would :enrely decide against England.For hiuself, | he doubted it reparation for the \u2018* Alabama\u2019 | depreda\u2018ions was due the United States.It was unquestionably right that the point should be referred to & commission ; but if tbe Government feared such a reference it should settle the matter at once or lea \u2018e the decision with an umpire.He (Mr.Glad-tone) inferred, however, l from the c'osing sentence of Lord Stanley, that | communications between the twa Governments were pot closed, and that friendly feelings be- toleen the United Biates and England wou'd be preserved.He concluded by saying if bis iu- : ference was correct the whole country would \u2018support Lord Stapley in a just and honoratle { settlement of the case.The debate ended with | Mr, Gladstone's remarks.; SPIRIT OF THE BRITISH PRESS.UKENEWSD SUAPENSION OF THE HABSAR-CORPUS ACT 1% IRELAND.| On the renewed suspension of the Aaleas- i corpus act in Ireland, the 7:mes remarks: \u2014 We believe Lord Mayo has acted wisely io re- commendiog that the Aubeas-corpus act be at | once suspended for another year.It is @ Ce- plorable bginning of what is practically a new session, but it is a necessity.The continued disturbances at Cork, and the frequent return to Ireland of the foreign instigators of rebellion who have been set at liberty on condition of leaving the country and betaking themselves to their own shores, show that the time bas not | arrived when the sureties of personal freedom | usually enjoyed uoder the constitution can be restored.Toe Morning l\u2019ost refercing to the same eub- juetsayas\u2014it ia certainiy true,as Lord Mayo stated, that the Irish Executive has invariably | exercise 1 the la-ge powers entrusted to it with !bumanity and dscretion.Wherever it has been possibl-, the law bas taken its ordinary : cuurse, and those who bave been arcested bare been treated in precisely the same manner ns if the Auseus corpus act was ia force.And it is ; certainls a striking tribute to the discretion with _ which the lsish Government have acted, tbat | the organs of the Fenian B-otberho ;d have never : charged them with the abuse of the unlimited \"right of arrest with which they are endowed.The Morning Star thus speaks oun this topic : \u2014We should by more sasguine in our, hopes that | at Jast some justice may be done to Ireland if we did not see in Lord Mayo's speech too many traces of the old disposition to ignore the realities of Irish disaffection, and to set up fantastic theories of Irish disturbances.If the peace of Ireland were merely troubled by the intrusion of s handful of unscrupulous desperadoes, undoubt- ely it would be the proper course to seize them and deport them before they couli work any mischief.But Lord Mayo, though be thus paints the situation, can scarcely believe that bis bearers will be convinced.Every speaker or writer | who knows ansthing of \u2018be subject points out that day by day the danger is growing, that tbe feeling against Dritish rule is spreading, that the difficuley is graver now than it was s year Ago.The Mrnchester Examiner declares its belief that the \u2018present government have not the power or the will to initiate a policy adequate to the occasion.THE IRISH CHURCH QUESTION.Earl Russell has published a pamphlet which deals with the Irish lend question, and also the Church question in that country.Oa the { latter topic, the Morning Star remarke:\u2014\u201c In | regard to the Church, Lord Russell proposes that we should actually take a step backwards, lastead of disendowing the Established Oburch {in Ireland, Earl Rascell would endow sll the | Oburches there.He would divide the rent.| charge in lieu of tithes among tbe tbres secte | which, roughly speaking, comprehend the whole Irish people, The Roman Catholics should bave | siz-eighths, the Protestant-Episcopal Church about one-eighth, and the Presbyterisng rather less than one-eighth.The lrotestaot-Eplsco Oburch should cease to be otablished, econ.ing merely an endowed Church, like ite neighbors; it would no longer bave its archbishops and bishops sitting ia the House of Lords; all Irish bishops, of whatever church, should be know.only in official documents by their names, sed not by their jurisdiotions.All questions connected with property or glebe lands should be reforred (0 commissioners to tavestigate in the fret instance, and to Parliament In last resort to decide.This is the pis\u201d 6 le open to the following, smong many otbe: objections.The Irish hieraroby ard people do not want, and pal Journal, declare they will not bave, Biste endowment, \u2018The English radical party may be said to be almost 10 & men opposed to the whole principle of State endowments for religion.The same is to be said of the Scottish liberals.Many inôuen- tial men among all actions of political life are of opinion that the one condition which alone can render State endowment tolerable is State control.Mr, Mill bas pointed out very effectively that some advautége, at least, is derived from establishment iu a country like ours, by the act that the Buate, being more liberal than the chureh, acts ns a cheok upon bigotry and retrogression.Earl Russell wouid propose to endow three cliurches in Ireland, and wo release thom practicalis from all State control, The Duily Telegraph thus refers to the same Question :\u2014\" Uf course every | must wait until setils (he prelimicary question, Are we to bave any Irish endowmenta?Wise mea are agreed in this, that we must bave in Ireland complete ecclesiastical equality ; either all the churches must be disendowed or sil endowed.The endowment of all is & compromise wot likely perbape to excite popular enthusiasm, but it ie à plan that à lous Conservative atates- man should deligbt to propose; wbile \u2018the dissndowment of ail would enlist those \u2018 fery Voluntaries\u2019 who, though a minority in nums- bers, have intense, if narrow, enthusiasm, and great persistency io agitation.\u201d THE POPE ON WOMEN.(From N.¥.Times.) If, 'by any teaus, the Pope were to obtain the same power aul authority in the United States that be bas in tbe Catholic countries of Europe, there would be nt this moment a tremendous breakiug-up of those advanced iustitutions for the intellectual culture of the female sex which have of late years been established all over the country.At the very beginning 07 an attempt to give the young women of France au oppoitunity of becoming acquainted with the élemeuts of modern science, a storm has been raised in the church which is not likely to be settled till either the Pope or the Sciences pass out of existence.As :oon as à uumbar of the professors of Paris bad formed their admirable plan for establishing classes of young ladies to be instructed in such branches of elementary science as are taught them ia » thousand American seminaries and institutes, Bishop Dapanloup came out and au- thoritatirely denounced the scheme in the strongest terms\u2014denounced ita purpose, its origiuators, and its victims-aud demanded the instant suppression of the classes.At once the Pope bastened to address (bo Bishop & brief strengtbening bis opposition Ly still higher authority, and using languege that would be startling if it came from any oue bits Pope.He provounced the attempts of these scientiic pro.tessors te form young ladies\u2019 classes to be opposed to religion, authority, virtus, and woman's function.He declared tnat they tended to \u201cdee spoil woman of her native modesty, to deag her before the public, to turu her from domestic life and duties, to pull her up with vain and false science\u201d He charged them with exciting wicked passions, corrupting education, and car- ryiog out all the macwivres- of a shameful impiety.\u201d He alleged that they filied women with pride and arrogance, leading them to pervert their children, and to becomes stumbling- block to all; aud he closed by a warning that the whole thing would only hasten the ruin of society, already begun.All this uproar from such a cause ! Even in France, where the effort to furaisb icatruction in elementary science :o the female sex is à novelty, this Papal brief bas caused no little commotion.It bas not yet been the means of breaking down the young ladies\u2019 classes which had been formed ; but it will quite surely bring the audacious pupils under ecclesiastical discipline.Ifit fai iu its eect, it will greatly Weaken the authority of the Church among the intelligent classes, and among such women as may have courage te go on with their studies and discover by experience that science (which means the laws of God) is neither corrupting to their morals nor their womanhood.What would His Holicess the Pope think, if be knew that in this wicked country we have a bundred\u2014yes, five hundred\u2014institutes, wbere young ladies are instructed in the modern sciences, the higher mathematics and the classics 7\u2014and that, too, without moral or socisl ruin.Lite girls study atgebrs and logarithms witbout a thought of depra- vizy ; girls in sbort dresses recite Greek paradigms and pierce the depths of Latin pro- sody\u2014nay, read even Xenophon aad Virgil\u2014 without having their wickey passions excited ; girls yet in their teens labor over the mysteries of astronomy and geology\u2014nay, get initiated into the arena of chemistry and anatom: \u2014without having their womanhood despoiled, or their minds puffed up with vain science, or their desires tarned from domestic life.Instead of having such effects as these, it is believed in this coun'ry that these noble studies improve the faculties, atrengthea all the powers of mind, elevate tbe intellect, and fit woman for the better and wiser performance of all Ler duties in fo.We are gure that if even the Pops himself would visit these innumerable female institutes for the bigher learning that abound in America, and observe the crowding thousands of fair pupils, and their discipline and manners and morals and countenances and lives and history and circumstances and prosrecte, be would be compelled to conclude be had made s mistake as to tbe awful results of giviog young women the opportunities of culture in elementary science, In the meantime, it is well for all these admir- ahle institutes and their intelligent pupils that tbe authotity of the Pope is somewhat less in America than it is ia Rome.THOSE PAPAL ZOUAVES AGAIN.(From N.Y.Episcopalian.) Our Romieb contemporary, tw Freeman's we perceive, is greatly scandalised at tbe indifference of the great y of those who are attached to ite particular sect, to the presence of the Papal Zousves among them ope day last week, as referred to in my last communication.The Arobbishop and sons few of tbe Jesuit fathers exhibited a hospitable courtesy, it is true, but the Journal laments that 0 little enthusiasm was shown on the part be the laity.Indeed the editor confesses that of feels \u201cquite bumiliated.\u201d There are fire bun- dred or more Catbelle societies in Now York, be onye,and be cannot understand wby tdess did not turn oat en masses, to weloomsh the soldiers of Mazcn 20, 1868.THE MONTREAL WITNESS, ot \u2014 mm the cross.\u201d However, it will be all right yet, for, ka ter; and Mr.Peabody's there is to be another instalment of the defenders of our boly religion and the Pope, from On- be continues, \u201cin the course of & few wee pads, passing through this city, as ihe must com venient port of departure\u201d they to go, 8s the and oot as Christians ?to Soclety men.\" deems it no impertinence on our part, we tbiok we can explain to bim how it was that no ublic demonstration was made by the lloman- In the Brat place, the Zouavea themselves bad sense enough to know that any such proceeding cculd not bave been coutempls ed with complscency ins city which contains hundreds of thousands of | sympathizers with Garibaldi and tbe friends of self-gorerament ia Italy, and hence they woull ta on the occasion alluded to.have notbing to do with à formal reception.In the second place, as the writer of this bappens to keiow, many Roman Oatholice who ate usually among the foremost men in public meetings bad got it into their beads that the whole affuir was pretty much of what the Yankees would call & bumbug.Having free access, in this free city, to a free Bible, they could cot understacd why the professed successor of St.Peter was in need of the sword, whish bis (8s.Peter's) Lord and Master commanded him to \u201cput up.\u201d They could pot understand, if the Kingdum of Christ was not of this world, why it was necessary to bave it thus backed up by bayonets, iu the hands of a foreign legion.Hence, they very na- tually concluded that either t ptures were wrong, or the Pope was badly asiray ; and, as intelligence and common sense, not to say faith, were ail in favor of the former, the P impossibility of working up say eatbusiasm among the \"Society \u201d mea is explained.As we stated last week, the priesta aad a few of their al friends tendered them & public reception, but, au the event showed, it really amounted to oothing.The conviction, too, that the Canadian geotlemen were but going on à sort of holiday-excursion, only calling tbem- selves Papal Zouaves in order to ba parged slong the French railwaye free of expense, no doubt contribated to cool the ardor even of those who really believe that the Pope\u2014pretended follower of the Prince of Pesce\u2014ought to be supported bus by men of war.BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.\u2014 Last year, 1,001,645 acres in Ireland were devoted to the growth of potatoes; in Great Britain, almost three times as large, and with more than four times the population, only 492,- 217 seres.= Tte Glasgow Free Press, having been censured st Rome for its Fenian proclivities, is, it is reported, about to bs discontinued by its pro- tors.From its ashes, another journal is to arise, to be called the [risk Patriot.= The Sheffield rattening still flourishes, in spite of the disclosures of lust year and of Mr, Roebuck\u2019s invective, Last , two brothers, named Marshall, were rattened,\u2014no less than five bande being taken away.\u2014Jobn Stewart, the apprentice monider at Glasgow, who recently poured water into iron moulds non-union men in Oama- Iscbie Foundry, with intent to cause an explo- tion, bas been sent to prison fo?3) days.\u2014 G.P.Train was waited upon, recentiy, st Cork, by a deputation of females, and presented with an elegant-bound volume of tbe * History of Ireland.\u201d One of the deputation was the sister of young Allen, who was executed at Manchester.== The following advertisement is from the Times :\u2014\" Education\u2014-Wanted, by & father, à school, wbere bis son may receire an education to fit bien for & manly and useful life, without any bumbug as to nations dead and buried thou- He asks, \u201care rst detachment has done, through New York, ss if is were a city of Turks, We put the question It our Rowish friend will othee building will soon be erected escond donation of £100,000 will be avail of the trust in July, 1869.ia ail the buildiugs er.cted by the trustees is, 1,883.= À letter irom the Madras Presidency, dated the 16th ult.says :~\u2014\" We do Bol begin © the year with good prospects.North Arcot hes pot bad & drop of rain since Dec, 1866, and the oousequence Le that every tank ie empty, and no crop of rice le likely to reslixed.The large Cauvervpank tank, for instance, bas, lt is said, but sufficient water for one-quarter of Use crop pooessary for three villages out of twenty-two that Lt usually supplies, snd bas been fordable | for months.Cuddapah aod Salem will, I fear,\u2019 wuffor.Madres and South Arcot are in nearly | as bad a cage as North Arcot.The whole of the laboring clams belug thrown o ment, already find it hard to live with third-sort rice at six Madras sores the rupes, and crime of course increases rapidly.\u201d Turesaum Scrranize 1 Pauseriae \u2014Lady Georgiana Fullerto:s writes to the Tublec (Roma Catholic) ia bebalf of the asylum at Betblshem, enclosing a letter from a canon of the Holy Sepulchre, who draws a harrowing pie- | ture of the stats of starvation to which the poor | of Paleatise ars reduced.He tells of women! welling their children, or strangling them, and of young men utterly destitute, clamoriog for = | morsel of bread.Drought, cholera, and locusts | are tbe cause of tbe famine.| Sixaucan Punsommson.\u2014Un tbe 27th of December, 8 most singular phenomenon was wit- peased at Copiapo, Chili, which a journal of that ince describes as follows :\u2014* At about 5 pm, owing to the light clouds which covered the ok y like a broad curtain of gauze, there appeared shows surrounding the sun.Towards the west was s third rainbow, in a direction opposite to the other two.Soon after, the oro of day was reflected with such intensity from the northern and soutbern extremities of the central | buw, sn almost to induce the belief that there: were three suns placed in & straight line and | equidistant from one another.The brightness the apparent suns was so iniense as to das- slo the eyes of the bebolders.Alternately losing and recovering their brightness, the two ap- p'rent suns remained visible until sunset, by which time the rainbow had disappeared.\u201d Fexaus Burrnaou.\u2014Lady Langton, wife of the member for West Somerset, bas signed n petition prayiog tbat unmarried women sod widows duly qualified as ratepayers, &c, migbt be admitted to the privilege of voting fur members of Parlisment.Petitions on the sutjset have been signed by 13,497 persons.The movement is supported by persons cf every variety of opinion and creed; vis, Lady Am- berley, Bir George Bowyer, Mrs.Somerville, Sir Rowlsnd Hill, The O'Donoghue, Mary Howitt, Lord Romilly, Lady Goldsmid, Rev.C.Kings- ley; 8ir J.Simpson, M.D.(who introduced chloroform to the world); Goldwin Smith, kc.At the present day in Austris, on the crown and hereditary lands of the empire, ail females, if large landed proprietors, possess votes just the same as males.By the Swedish Reform Bill, in December, 1865, » widow or single woman of full age, if g more thas £33 « year, can vole in the election of members of the Upper Ubamber.AMERICAN NEWS.\u2014 Twenty-five railroads are in course of cou- struction within 80 wiles of New York.\u2014 The Vieginis State Convention bare in dorsed irpeachment by 55 to 33.\u2014The South Carolina Reconstruction Convention have passed à clause making education compulsory.\u2014 The Democratic party of Maine bave gone for the payment of the Government bonds in sands of years ago.\u201d Treasury notes, and for Pendleton for the Pre- = It Is computed that the cost of distilling water at Annesley Bay is 26.» gallon, and the daily needs of the men snd animals collected there average 40,000 galions s day.Thersfore, the water supply alone of that station is costing the British taxpayers at the rate of £1,520,000 a year.= Marshal Niel, the French Secretary of State for War, bas devoted the spare room at the Invalides into a warehouse containing all the sidency.\u2014 The Hon.Portus Baxter, of Derby Line, Vt, died suddenly at the Everett House, Wash- | ington, D.0, en Wednesday lsat, of pheumonis.The honorsbie gentleman was well known throughout the Eastern Townships.\u2014 A litle German gir) ia Cincinnati, who is only two years aud eight months old, bas the phytical snd mental development of a girl of fifteen.Her case excites much interest among the medical faculty.\u2014 Dameges to the amount of $900 have been awarded to Robert L.Jordan against a druggist on Hudson street, New York, who gave opium when asked for rhubarb, whereby & child was nearly killed, and its bealtb and mind are still impaired.\u2014 The Ohio Wesleyan University bas cast out the devil of caste, by admitting a colored student,\u2014n preacher who wanted & better education to fit bim for bis duties.\u2014 The new constitution of Mississippi bridges one of the time-honored privileges of the \u201c chivalry,\u201d by a provision declaring that duellists shail not vote.So much for negro supremacy and barbarity ! \u2014 The Obio House of Representatives bas a severe law against prize fighting.It punishes principals by imprisoument in the Peni- tentiaty for from vise to ten years, snd abettors by Boe and confinement in jal.\u2014 Efforts are being made to introduce the tea-plsnt into California.Recently, s box of toa seed was received in San Francisco from Jepauv.Tue Agricultural Society bave given instructions for its cultivation.The importance of this new addition to tbe agricultural resources of the Pacific slope is apparent.\u2014 A couple of colored delegates from the South Carolina Convention have arrived at Washington, to confer with congressmen #8 to the propriety of electing colored men to Con- from that Stats.The members are as av their word, and the delegates are as- impedimenta\u2014feld-ovene, camp-kettles, tents, ambulances\u2014required for an army of 200.000 men.Everything could be issued at a minute's notice.; = A weet of-Engiand newspaper, in reporting the speech of an bonorable and galisot gentleman, the otber day, made the speaker utter the following : \u2014Mr, Gladstone avowed that he would stand or fall by bis bill ; be bad burned bis coats, destroyed bis breeches, and did not mean to reor.ss theriver.\u201c Coats,\u201d of course, should have been \u201cboats,\u201d and \u201cbreeches\u201d * bridges.\u201d - == Events seem to be basteping on n catastrophe in the East, A despatch from Vienna announces that the Government of the Sultan have received information of s vast conspiracy in Bulgaris, aud the Ministry have been assembled to deliberate on the steps to be taken.The Grand Visier has been ordered back from Crete.According to all accounts, Prince Oharles, of Roumania, is à tool in the hands of the Russians: the bands which are being organized got all the support they require Lbere and in Servis.==Tte Ohinaman is going at last to become a true citizen of the world.The Ubiuese Goo vernment is about despatching embassies to America and Europe, constitutad.of dignitaries raking in the fourth class, wearing the red batton, which denotes bigh favor, aud sccom- panied by not fewer than four and twenty see.tetaries.The main business of this mission will He la Bagiend, because, aa ls asserted by Hong- Kong newspapers, the Chinese are anxious io gn discover why, in tbat country, they are sll so good bappy sad etous.The of the Fared tbat any Iy-elocted loyal represen- vwonty-four Yoorstaries will, no doubt, be ex- lative will be \u2018admitted, without regard to his tremely interesting.made under the balls of Congress at Washing.able for the objects | ton, sa American paper asseris wad shipped to The tutal population Csusds.The int wation suggests the propriety ofn casual inspection of tbe foundation of the Parliament buildioga at Uilawe, unless some satisfactory explanation is given where the stuff went tu.= Four Thomsess have recently been promi- ueutly teforg tbe publie:\u2014Judge Thotnas, of Massachusetts, wbo failed to receive the sppoint- ment of chiel-justios of tbe Supreme Court of Massachusetts ; Benator Thomer, of Maryland, rvjacted by the Uaited States Senate for having given aid and comfort to em enemy of the Re.publie during tbe rebellion; @en.Lorenzo Thomas, tbe cat's-paw employed l'y Mr.Juhoson to violate the law of the land; aad Gen, Geo.H.Thomas, the bero of Obickemaugs and Nest- ut of etploy-! ville, who declines the promotion which (be | President seeks to thrust upon bim.\u2014 The Chicago /'ost has the fol owing warning to young gicls:\u2014Ac instance of shame and sorrow, witbout actual guilt, as the result of ac answer to a advertisement ins city pater, by a thoughtless girl, who thus threw tatei by à friend who is cognizant of all the facts; and, though we are prevented by cbvicus considerations from giving the particulars, we wish they conld be known by all young ludies who, in moments of idleness, are tempted to do what that girl did, * just for fun.\u201d Her four foolish notes in (he bands of a scoundrel coat ber father $1,500, \u2014that amount wes exacted as the price of giving them up.Sbe bas bad a lesson that will last ber as long as she lives.Tue Isransationst Boar-Racm.\u2014Tbe Harvard mea seem at last to bave given up the ides of a boat-race between their University and Oxford, and in a letter which was sent to the committes of the Oxford University Boat-Olub, the Harvard wen answer the objections of the Englishmen to rowing without a coxswaio, and elaim that they do not intend to obtain any unfair adventsges over the Oxford men.They close by regretting the affair bad come to so ua- satisfactory a termination.Euoration 10 vw Sourr \u2014The efforts which some of the Southern States bave been making to secure emigration from Europe are meeting with considerable success.South Carolina and Virginia bave been the most forward in this movement, and they are consequently the ficat to resp the reward for such labors.We noticed some time ago the arrival of a cousider- able number of German immigrants at Charleston, 8.C., and there are pow in Virginia agents sent out from Switzerland and Hollazd to ses ubout the prospects for planting colonies from those countries in thet State.The agent from Switzerland is sent by the Swiss Emigrant Society, and is empowered to buy 100,000 acres of land, adapted to pe-culture and fruit- growing, and the agent from Holland 1s looking for a place for several bundred families who propose to leave Holland in the spring.Tbe more intelligent Boutherners bave got over the ides that it is necessary for all their lands to be held by a few persons, and are beginniog to soe that the accession of isbor and capital will be of positive advantage to them.They will realise this more and more us they get out more completely from the narrow-mivaedness occasioned by their devotedness to slavery, and the labor and capital and ballots of immigrants trom the North and from Europe wili have no small part in developing the resources of the South, and preparing it for filling its place in the future es a component part of the greatest and most prosperous republic in the world.\u2014 Boston Journal, How an Inrraconent 8 Compuoren.\u2014The following paragreph, indicating tbe mode of further proeedings in the case of impeachment, is quoted by authority :\u2014The Committee appointed by the House will appear before the bar of the Senate and officially unaounce the resolution of impeachment.The President of the Se- ate will appoint a select committee to bear the report of the committee of the House.A report will then be made by the Senate committee tothe Senate.The Senate will take action, and {ts motion will be officially commusicated to the House.The Speaker will appoint n Board of Managers to conduct the impeachment ; the; will carry to ibe Senate the articles of im- peschment.The action of the House will be read to the Seoate, which then appoints the time when it will \u201c resolve itselfintoa Court of Impeachment.\u2019 Each Senator takes the cath that be will do impartial jastics.The Boerd of Managers of the House being introduced to the bar of the court, formally present ths articles of impeachment.A summons is is ued to the party accused to answer be articles of impeach- meat, lizing the day returnable, which is served at least ten days before the return thereof.Tbe day of the trial baviog arrived, the House, resolving itself into n Committer of the Whole proses in a body to the Senate Chamber, au 10 admitted.The return is read by tue Secretary of the Seuate.Arrangements are then made for the summoning of witnesses.The trial being completed, each article is read by the Secretary, and the roll called, when each Senator answers, « guilty,\u201d or \u201cnot guilty,\"\u2014two-tbirds beiog required to declare the accused guilty.The decision 1 given, snd communicated to tbe accused.If found guilty, the President will, from that moment, be deprived of Lis office, the fuge- tions of which will devolve upon tbe presiden a the B:nate, the Hoo.Benjamin F.Wade, of CANADIAN NEWS.ONTARIO.== The Dominion Telegraph Compasy bas fized its beadquarters at Toronto, and made ac- rangements for 4,000 milesof wire.== At the last Guelph cattle fair, $5 per owt, live ht, was paid for a good quality.Working cattle were beid at $135 per yoke.w= A splendid fat steer, weighing 2,600 lbs, named Abe Lincoln, bas been brought by Mr.at Wentmine- from New York caused 8 careful search to be [commence work réelf partially in the power of villain, is re- | \u2018permit.= The Obaiham /lenet enyo that on Sunday morning last, a freight train ren of an embaok- ; ons of the cars being © a of them were killed .\"ment ou the U.W.i tull of fat cattle.Bi | sud the atbers injured.fornia, About sizly have left within the past few days.== The oil establishment of Messrs.Spencer & Recnleyside, near London, took tire inst Satur- - The tar-cocks of several of tbo sulls were day.blown off through the intense beat, nud the crude oil under distillation waa scattered, ull of which took fire.ore, taken frcm the Mclatush tive io ihe 5th conceasion of Madoc, yielded at tho rate of $125 per ton.\u2014J,P.Hutton\u2019s saw-mill, at Brampton, was destroyed by fire on Pridey night.Loss, $4,000, \u2014 Thu freshet in the western part of the Province bas been exceedingly destructive, and numerous bridges bave been swept away.= Four women bave been arrested st Aiton, for eausing the death of William Wright, by burning him with hot irons, while deceased was in à state of helpless intoxication.\u2014 The Young Men's Christian Association, and the Evangelical Allience, of London, are to amalgamate.\u2014 The township of Ustridge bas voted & bonus of $60,000 to the Toronto and Nipissing narrow-gauge railway.= The ratepayers of the township of Oxford refused to sanction the Dunkin liquor law, ss adopted by the council.= The Kingston Whig laments the emigration to California of many able-bodied young men from that section on account of bard umes.= The lumber business bas increased during the past sesson to an enormous extent in the Ccuaty of Waterloo.= The St.Patrick's Bociety at Guelph will forego their celebration of the anniversary this year, and appropriate tke amount of funds usually devoted to that object fur the benefit of the poor.\u2014 The Council of the township of Howick have offered a reward of $200 for the appreben- sion of the murderer of the German who waz beaten to diathnesr Wroxeter, as ment:oned in à late issue.\u2014 history of the settlement of tbe Bay of Quinte, the result of a few years\u2019 careful labor and research on tbe part of Ur.Cannift, of Belle- ville, is in the bsods of the printer.\u2014 Anevening paper, to be called tbe Da:ly Worid will be.started in Tcronto within & few propriètor.tremens took « dose cf poison.\u2014 The \u201cLondon Pressed Brick Manufacturing Company\u201d is now maturing, and will begin operations a3 soon, after this month, asthe weather will permit.The capital stock is limited to $6,000\u2014in sbares of $100 each.\u2014 The Hamiltoa Spectator says: \u2014A former yesterday entered the city, and proceeded along Kiug street, riding on an 03.The animal was saddied, bridled, &c., and appeared to get over the ground quite briekiy.We understand the owner was bringing bim to sell in the market.\u201cns soon ns tbe weather \u201cwill = (Quite an exodus of young men ie going on about Prescott, nearly all being bound for Cali- = Dr.Otway, of Belleville, certities that gold | weeks.It is to be a one cent Daily, independent of politics, Mr.A.H.8t.Germain, editor and \u2014 The Listowel Banner records the suicide of Dr.Grey, at Molesworth, 29th ult, He bad | expensire been drinking hard, and in a fis of delirium | members.\u2014 Hillsborough Advocaie.ia bonoe of Rev.O.P.Mallory, which was intended as an acknowledgment of bis loog sad faithful pervioss in the cause of temperanes for over 20 years.= lo consequence of the stealing of « number of dead bodies from the grave-yard in Quebec, à Dumbsr of citisons have formed themselves into & night-patrol to watch the burying-ground.\u2014 The St.Johns News understands that im- .mediate sts ps are to be taken to extend the 8, 8.& C.railway from Watetl 0 tu Magog.Hoa.Mr.Foster has submitted uw pinpoeition to oon- tract the road, which has jen accepted, and tbe stock-books have len ordered to be at i once opened.\u2014 The municipal courc | of Granby village : have passed à b5-law proinuiurg (te sale of li quor\u2014 = A new janer bas hecn staried iu Daaville, called the Danville {\u2018neon.It is to be under the management of Mesers J.L.Goodhue, W.E- 1 Jordan, aad Dr.Hurd, aud is ts be printed in the i office of the Kicumond Guardian.= A.0.T.Beancheniin, Becretary of the Syndies of the parish of Koxtun, has been bound over to stand bis trial for perjury at the pext ; Court of Queen's Bench.| NEW BHUN-WICK.Povaxiv 1 ras Nxincporis.\u2014The sume now teing paid fur iu-duvr and out-door poor sro becoming alarming.The alms-bouse is crowded, those receiving out-door relief are unusually numerous ; and more than this, strenger paupers from other places are crowding in upon us.\u2014 Reporter.Was :t à Moupen?\u2014A party «f workmen, employed oo the Fredericton Branch Railway, in the vicinity of tLe mills, recently unear: hd the skeleton of a man, which mjparently bad \u201cbeen buried for Gf y years or more.The trace of foul play were still «distinctly visible in three distinct fractures or ind¢utatiors of the aku'i \u2018by » bammer or sore similar weapon.The cic | cumstarce bas caused some little excitement in : fbe neighborhood.\u2014 1b.Graxrs 10 zum Univeamer \u2014From the late returns submited by the University of N.B, it appears thst that institution es jiys an anvusl incomes cf about $15,5(0.Ap additional grant \"of $800 in now souglit from ibe legislature on ! account ct the new Chair cf Logic.Beveral of ; tbe members are of opinion that in view of the | large sums required for other educational pu- , poses, the present grant to the University ic as large aa the province can afurd.: Tuner-savox Berow Zero.\u2014The mercury in the thermometer at Fredericton, on tbe 2ud, ; marked 34 degrees beluw z-ro ; at Apobag | tation it was 37 degrees Lelow.; Ping ar Eurniac.\u2014Oo the 28tb ult, à large two-story house, built by Mr.R.F.Adercromt- , was totally destroyed by fire.The destrnction lof this five property was evidently the work of | sn incendiary, as the bouse had not been occu- , pied for the last three months.| À Uszcues Leoutative Cocxcir \u2014The fact is +hig Legisiative Council, ccmposed of members appointed for life, is an unneceasary institation ; | and, if not abolished, ought to be rendered less by a reduction in tbe number of its Exresmive Land Poncaasss.\u2014During the past year the Messrs Eaton, of St.Stephen, purchased lumbering lands in the State of Msise amounting to £6,356 acres, for which they pait $35,187.20, Besingss.\u2014 Since my last, [am bappy to be ; able to report à sligbt change in hisiness for tbe \u2018better, I enclose au extract from à letter from | ap extensive abip-owning firm :\u2014\u2018 Three of our vessels are londed wiib gr-in for England\u2014their , united freights amount to $18,000 in gold.We bave just received intelligence from three of our West Indiamen, and tbey are doing a fine busi- \u2014 On Thursday night last, three men, dis- | pegs, Our adventure cargo of potatoes and guised by having their faces blackened, entered oats for Demerarn, will turn out fair.We are the saloon kept by an old man named Cutter, in Sandwich, and after tying him hand snd foot, appropriated bis entire cepital, amounting to about $50.Suspay Cuzess-Mamixe.\u2014Mr.W.R.Wells, of Bayfield, writes the Loudon Advertiser that it was mistaken in stating in an article on the Dairymen\u2019s Convention that Sunday cheeso- making is a general practice among Canadian dairymen.He states that be was present at the couvention, and that a motion condemning it was there unsnimouly adoyted.The Advertiser has been told hat the practice of delivering milk at the factories on Sunday was quite com- moo in many places, although not obligatory on those who had religions scruples against it ; and it trusts that cow attention bas been call: to the matter, the practice of Sunday cheese-makiog will be entirely discontinued.Tue Mapue Rai.\u2014 (ur Collingwood contemporary bas of late teen ventilating the merits uf | & wooden instead of an iron ra\u2018! for certain pur- | poses.and it is said that there is some prospect {of seeing the former tested between Colling- | wood and Meaford.A may le rail is said to be | almost ae durable as iror, and of course bas the merit of being very much less expensive.The | cont of such & line through a tolerably level | country is estimated at from $2,000 to $3,000 à mils; ao tbat, if the Collingwcod and Meaford project succeed, We sball probably soon bear of & similar connection mooted between this town and Orillinm or Pevetanguishene.Such ronds are of course intended mainly to act as feeders to n main line, ani if the one to Meaford should be built, it would be served by the rolling stock of the Northern.The maple rail ie, we believe, in use in the United States in some abort branch lines, aad is found to answer well.We bave seen a specimen of tbe track, shown hers by Mr.George Smith, of Collingwood.Instead of chaire being used, as inthe case of the total rail, the wooden one ia let into the tie and wedged \u2014 Barris Advance.QUERSS.\u2014 St.Jobns is talkiug of having a park, but the News thinks it bad better drain tbe streets | getting out the largest ship-frame we bave vec {bad t0 do with \"\u2014Hal:fax Correspondent Si.{ John Christian Visitor, Z9th.As Aorive Housz.\u2014Tte Assembly is pushivg | on business rapidly.In this respect, as in some | others, it contrasts favorably with many of its | predecessors.We truat it may be able to ad- , mated by the Government.=\u2014 1b, journ at the completion cf the thirty days est- Tax WesTwoskLasD Bask \u2014A meeting of parties interested in this institution was bell ! before Judge Weldon on Saturday.The contri- butaries, or real stockhoiders of the bank, have teen all fixed, or nearly so.Sume dificulty is i experienced in deciding wtether Mr.H.B.AHi- .son or * « Crane Esta\u2018e, of Sackrille, is the * bolde: of some $14,000 of stock in dispute, and, ; until this is settled, the assessment on the other ' shareholders will remain unfixed ; but, in either cage, it cannot be less than, sey, 50 to 60 per cent.of the amount subscribed.That ir, the sharebolders will lose their stock and more than ball as much more in cash.The affairs of tte bark are shown to bz in & disastrous condition.| The curator appears to have done little towards collecting debts due the bark since bia appointment.Another meeting is fixed for May lst.\u2014 * St.John Telegraph, 3rd.San News raou Font Sravans.\u2014From Dr Brown, who bas just returned from Fort Totton at Devil's Lake, we learn that King Frost, aided by the unusual depth of snow, is makiog bad work, both for the U 8.troops and the half- breeds, near the fromtier poste.It appears that at Fort Stevens, part of the force there still oe- eupy tents, and of these unfortunates there were lately thirty-nine frczen to ceath in their beds.Mail communication was aimost at an end, and many of the carriers were more or less severely frozen.The effects were equally destructive on the lost animals, vumbers of borses and mules having beep frczen, snd many of the cattle killed to avoid sbaring a similar fate.The Sioux are in considerable tumters in ! the neighborbood of Devil's Lake, and just now (hs friendship with the Awericans, yet the f-breeds, resident at Devil's Lake, seem to 1 «== The annual report of the trustees of the Peabody foud has just bess issued.The fund has been increased some twenty thousand pounds by rente and Interest on unexpended capital, and the total for December, 1967, is £170,043 6s.44.The bulldings at Spitalfields and at Is- lington are fully occupied ; those at Shadwell are slow in Alling, owing te the depressed oon.dition of trade.Tae dwellings continue beaithy, the tenants satisSod ; the playgrounds for tte children bave produced the results, Aa went to Chicago, reached the city, snd before be was fairly outof the depot, be was attacked by a score of small boys, who pressed le: \u201cWant à divorce, mister?\u201d \u201c Here you are; divorce you hi: ffteen minutes?\u201d sod sush like astoundis, nitroglycerine, the = A man, who left his wife is New York and ugrrates that, #6 soon as be upon him the cards of various and sseauited him with shouts of g ories.= The one hundred sad sixty-five pounds of sudden removal of which West, s Guelph cattle dealer, from Buffalo.\u2014 The fresbot nt Port Stanley bas been the bearviest that bas occurred for many years, \u2014per- baps the water never was 50 bigb before, \u2014but the injury to property will not bo so heavy as on some previous occasions.\u2014 The Ottawa Times oays :\u2014Preparations are being made to put up © large number of bualtdings during the spproecbiog sping end summer.Bricks, stooes, sad re are bauled to all parts of the eity, to be ready to think with the opening of spring will find hos- tilitles recommenced.Somrcity of bi flalo azd consequent want of food will make hem ne- oept the protection snd aid which the Govers- ment offers to tho peaceable tribes; Lut there seems to be scarcely a doubt but that ihe Da.kots mind is +till restless snd dissatisfied, and only the absolute nestseity implied by sn lm- possibility to proeire buffile will make them really submit 10 the Government conditions of posce.\u2014Red River Nor: Wester, frst.\u2014 À new masonic lodge is to be established in Prelighsburg.\u2014 In Compton, on the 5tb inst., the dweill house, tore, end barn of Silas Todd on stroyed by fre.Lose, $2,000.Op the 6th, tbe house sad barn of Mr.Alfred O.Parker, ot the same town, were burned dows.«= On the 10th inst., tbe temperance j eople of Huatiogrille aoû ricisity gave an entertainment \u201c2 \u2014- % THE MONTREAL WITNESS.Manon 20, 1868, Barus, Massiauiis, axo Dearas.\u2014 No uo- tioes anserted unless paid in advance.Births and denthe, 250.marriages, 500.THE VYUÉNBSSS FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1868.Ts WANTED FOR PUBLICATIONS oF THE WITNESS OFFICE.Agents wanted in every city sod county of the Dumiuin of Canada, to canvass for The Daily Witness.$3.00 per an.Montren Witness, (semi-weekly) 300 ¢ Woekly Wiluess.1.00 © Oanadisn Messenger, moult.New D.uil NEWS OF THE WEEK.\u2014 The steamer Empress\u201d was burned to the \u2018water's edge, at Kingston, on Wednesday morn- \u2014 TLe Duti: ion Parliament was opened at Ottawa on the 11th, The attendance was small, there buing ouly about seventy-five members present.AGE lon, teports that great pricatiou end distress prevail among the population iu some sections of that island, \u2014 The Yarmouth Zerald says that nearly all the thirty-six supporters of the repeal resolutions in the Nova-Boutian House of Assembly, delivered speeches oa Lhe subject, and acquitted themselves croditably, effectively representing tbe iveling of the country.= The 8t.John Telegraph says that sll the houge-coal now instock in that port is in the bands of ous firto, who are demanding eleven dollars per chaldron for it.Imagine the poor paying such rates for coal, aud the quantity required during the cold weather that has recently prevailed.\u2014 The Bt.Joho Journal eslls attention to the fact that as yet there is no inter-provincial or Dominion alien law ; and, at present, a man naturalised in New Brunswick would etili be an alien in Nova Scotia, Quebec, or Outario, and vice versa This matter appears to have been i overlovked by the Ottawa legislature.«= The Kxpress of Halifax is responsible for the statement that the Repeal resolutions, passed in the Nova-Scotian Lower House, were not seat to ibe Legislative Council for concurrence, agft is well understood that they would have bern rejected ln that branch of tbe Legislature, ap- \u2014The people of Quebec lave just held a meeting lo devise means to construct & cheap | railway to l\u2019urtueuf, to facilitate the carriage of firewood to that market.\u2014 The vase which bas just occurred in thi city, of tiie same druggist giving the same - 1y poison, by mistake, about the same oi to two different mothers, each of whom | ber child withit, is probably without parillel.= Thx Minerve calls for myge stringent le; lation co -cerning tbe sale of poisons, that the juusent faciliquezlt obtaining tbe mest deadly druge tu a sort of encouragement to the moet frightful crimes, as in the Joutres and Ruel cases This subject certainly requires the attention of our local government.= The Quebec City Fathers mot last night to consult about retrenchment.Some of the off- cial, it iz expected, will be dismissed ; the collection o' taxes and other debis is being wigoro:sly prosecuted ; acd a ray of light begins to dawn i the dark financial sky of the azcient capita.= M:.Saudford Fleming, with his surveying staff, be cen sent to Riv.ère du Loup tu ex- amic tha practicability of the Keswick- Valiey cuure for the Intercolonial Railroad.His report is «ob: submitted to Parliament within à month.\u2014T.- !lonorable J R Benson, of St.Cathe- en appointed Seustor in room of the Me.Blair.Mr.Benson representei of Lincoln in the Commons.oAry arrangements are beiig made for the =: ction of à large cotton-factory in tbe pointed as it was by the leaders of Confederation.\u201c ; == The St.John Morning Journal | that the press of that city can make libe- | ral terms for getting cable news from England, , 0 land telegrams trom WashingtonyNew York, \u2018mad Boston, than it can fur setting Intelligence from Ouawa.The Journal says t the Otta- ! ww Privy Qounait esatrols tbe Parliament, and oan sash meagares it pleases, through the of Commons ®t least, beture the people of i New Brunswick are made Quily aware of their nature, if they wait for re mailed correspondence, and the telegra; tariff between St.John and the Dominion capital is so high as to be nearly prohibitory.= The eruptions of Mount Vesuvius continue with increasing power and grandeur.; ! == Fitsgernid, Doherty, and McCarthy bave been discharged from custody at Dublin, \u2014 Louis Napoleon will visit 88.Petersburg in June.=\u2014 The Prince of Wales will soon make a visit to Ireland.= Clancy, the alleged Fenian, who shot at two policemen in London, hw bess centenced to penal servitude for life.\u2014 The Mont Cenis Summit Railway, it is expected, will be opeaed for regular through trafic on the first of May, \u2014 À bill has been passed in the Prussian | Cbamber of Deputies to close tbe gambling- houses of Ems, Wiesbaden, and Homburg in |1872.lo the toeantime, these places age to be j opt shut on the Sabbath and on h.lidegs.| == La France says that the Rouman Gevern- vicinity «I Quebec.The capital is figured st meat have sent an envoy to St.Petersburg, to $300,001.aid the mills will give employment request the adhesion of Russia toa project for to about 3,000 woskmen.ing tbe absolute independence of Rou- the 14th of May next he osder of St.Jobn of Jerusalem is = We ask all who encouraged or juatified the comstr:c:on Of vessels in Britain to destroy Americas commerce during the late civil war, to about tô be geinstituted, with the express pur- read Nr.Shaw Lefevre's speech on the subject ee of devoting itself to the defence of the in Parl.aucot, which we copy to-day.Itis one y Bee.of the \\ st and most important speeches ever | \u2014.A Roman-Catholic hierarchy is about to be delivir.d in the House of Commons, showing, | established in Scotland, The Archbishop or ms it c'vily dues, the true position of a most | Cardinal is to bs Bishop Lynch, of Carstairs; Érritati\u2026 question between the United States and Father Parkiuson, au Oxford pervert, will ani B.:.ai\u2026, and its only cornet solution.All pe bishop of Glasgow.Who de:ire to know the merits of this question, which may yet possibly huve far-reaching consequences should study Mr.Lefevre's speech.= Bat litle has yet been done in Parliament.The government leaders, however, have given notices uf the introduction of a number of important bills, bearing upon a wide range of subjects :\u2014Tle international treaty for the apprehension of offenders, penitentiaries, the trial Of coutroverted elections, the currency, the feclogion survey, consolidated revenue fund, nsurance companies, civil service, Dominion notes, aud, last mentioned, but certainly not least in importance, railways.Both the Senate and tbe Commons bave adjourned until Monday.= The Compton township council bave passed & by-law providiog that all liquors kept in any liceus-d house, shall be placed in a close cupboard out of sight.Surely there must be something very peculiar in the nature of an article which requires such anomalous regulations.Wby shouid rum-sellers be sutjected to such a law when all other classes of tradesven are allowed tu expose their goods lo the world, thus invitiug |mrchase?We can imauive them complaining very loudly of the a:b.trary and oppressive legislation of temperance w-n, and yet is th ro not a cause for it and a sufficient one tco ?== The Canadiaos in Detroit have formed themeelves into a society to sesist their needy fellow-countrymen resident in or visiting that city.They have \u2018* Benevolence\u201d for their motto, and the baaver an] maple-leaf for emblems.== Governcr Dundas, in bis speech at the opening of the P.KE.I.Legislature last week, made no refereuce whatever to Confederation.The epeech was moatly taken up with the all-im- portant land-tenure question.== The New-Brunawick Confederates have returned their candidate to the House of Commons for the county of Restigouche by a majority of forty-seven over bis \u201c Ati\" opponent.«= T #0 pow senators have been appointe from New Brunawick, \u2014 Messrs.Johin Glazier, of Sunbury County, and James Dever, of 8.John.The latter gentleman is the frst Roman Ostho- fie who bas been appointed Lo the Senate from that proviace.= Not ouly is there great distress among the Bahernian of Nova Scotia, but iv some parts of the int: rior also, Io the county of Lunenburg, many fam lies are suffering from want of the necess Liles of life, the Bridgewater Times says, aod veel assistance quite as much as those who dwell near the sen.= The of the French captain t sehooner \u201c Sislla Marie,\u201d from Bt.Mique Mique- = A number of Roman-Catholic Cardinals hive just been appointed, Lucien Bonaparte | amongst the uumier.S:veral bishops have , also been appointed fur Canada and the United ! States.| a Sir Stafford Northcote, Secretary for In- i dis, stated at a recent meeting of the i Geographical Society that the.British Government will adhere to its determination to withdraw from Abyssinia so soon as the prisoners are liberated.= Mr.Justice Shee, whose recent death is noticed in the British papers, was the first Roman Catholic who has, in modern times, been elevated to the judicial bench in England.Mr.Shee wad nominated in 1864 & puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench, when be also received the honor of Knighthood.\u2014 The British troops in Abyssinia are being sæadily pushed forward.Theodorus, with bis troops and war-malerial, is in the neighborhood of Magdals.= The French Press-bill, as amended, bas been passed in the Legislative Body, with only one dissenting vote out of 243.\u2014 It bas been statei in the House of Commons that the London police were informed of the intention to blow up the Clerkenwell-jail wall, but that they were thrown off their guard asto the exact hour for carrying out the plot.= Three actions against ex-Governor Eyre are still pending with regard 10 bis proceedinzs in Jamaica, one of which will be tried at an early date.\u2014 The Inwalide Russe states that in tbe town of Docbrawa, in the government of Minsk, 2,000 Roman Ustholies, with their curé, bave become con.erted to tbe ieligion.«= A Copenhagen letter mentions s rumor that Prussis bas demanded of Denmark the ces- lon of an im t island in the Baltic Bea, as a condition of retrocession of the Danish portion of North wig to Denmark.\u2014 The Le Times ot » late date publishes letter written n'Msefewson, èm the Nora tian gold-fields.The writer, after spending three months io examinlag these gold mines, belierss they will prove the most productive in the world, He says they need only the investment of tbe superabundant capital iriog unemployed in Great Britain.== Further information from Obins shows tbat Mr.Burlingame's appointment by the Cbi- ness Government is that of joint ambassador to western nations.Two Obisese of bigb rank \u2018were originally appointed for this but it was feared that their inexperience wi de- ; fat the objeot of the mission, and Mr.Bariie- re ay wards added to tbe number, the three motifs ordinate miviaters, ~\u2014 Au attaché We» British legation at Jeddo, who was there on tha 2iat January, describes he streets of that aly aa cumbored with the out sad disfigured of those who fall In the fight in that city the burning ot the Tycoon's palace, end tre thus let uaburied to the dogs avd vultures, while acres of Salty were in ashes or blaskeoed ruins, \u2014 Noticing the statement of the Sughlih dependent, that the Rev, W.Morley Punshon will remain ln Amerigs for three yoarg, tha Wasring- ton (Lancashirff) Guarditn says it bas reabom to believe (hat stay will be permanent, as be intends to tal) adumantage of the.Bejted States law, and give to bis motberiess child: other parent in person of bis decensed wife's Mater.\u2014 The Poil-Moil Gazette says that General MeClellés has a claim to a share in the Banda Kir! rise-money.He bas proved bimselt to be nearest of kio, and consequently beir te Mug Alicia Campbell, who inberited from ber Smother, the late Lord Clyde, a portion of the Banda and Kirwer prise-money.Geo.MoOle'- lan\u2019s father was cousin-german to the late Locd Clyde.\u2014 Who will say that the world is vot moving?The issue of the Austrian Red-Book was considered to be a good sigs of the beginning of constitutional habits, and sow\u2014alill more wonde.ful\u2014Turkey follows with n Gray Book upon Orete, and the affairs of the Christiane in Tu:Uny generally.It gives the whole question trom Wo Turkish point of view, and recapitulates the reforms and privileges conceded to the Christian subjects of che Sultan.- = Intel ce from Valparaiso states thet the feeling inJiae Santiage Cabinet is very bos- tile to the t Peruvian t, and war tn and Peru is hi probable if the celebrated repudiating allthe acts of the governments subsequent to 1860, be not repealed.= The legislature of Maine, at fta late ses- salon, incorporated twenty-four companies to catey on various industrial enterprises, with so aggregate capital of $4,250,000.\u2014 The Impeachment Oourt was reorganized yesterday, and by a large majority refused the forty days for preparation asked for by President Johnson.The twenty-third has been fixed fur the commencement of tue trial, and thé court has been again adjourned until that date.= The House of Representativesat Washington has voted to remove ali taxes on manufactures, except those on liquors, tobacco, and coal- oil.Ttis will greatly relieve industry in the States.Taxation should be mainly laid by a correctly graduated scale upcn incomes and successions, 80 a8 to leave all kinds of industiy and trade as free as possible, and 10 equalize the burdecs on all kinds of property.\u2014 The entire Democratic tiolnt dune teen electod in Kontecky- \u2014 In the U.S.Senate, on the 9th, an Iiweis member presented a petition to abolish the offre of President of the United States.\u2014 Rents are falling a little in New York; in some instances 5, 10, and even 15 per cent.below last year's prices.\u2014 The N.Y.Tribune says, it has yet to find the first square Republican paper that does not justify the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.There are a few that regret the necessity, but none that doubt the rightfulness, of the step taken.Weakly Svxorsu or Mowrasai News.\u2014 The public have been startled and horrified, within the past few Jays, by tbe accidental poisoning of two children.Their parents bad applied at tbe drug-store of Mr.Picault, Notre Dame street, for Worm-powders, instead of whisb strycbuine was sold to them in mistake, by Mr.Alfred Pioault,\u2014this deadly poison having some similarity in appearance to santonine, the chief ingredient in the supposed worm-;owders.Both of the children died within an hour or two of Tay © Dias.\"\u2014This is s good Bunday-schooi paper, published in Toronto, at the sxoesdingly low price of 16 cents per Annum for a single copy, or $6 for 50 copies.It ia suitable forall denominations.\u2018 \u201cBonpar Maossins\u201d au Liguon Advanrien- tbe Sunday Mugagine, baving been called to the advertisements of liquors on the advertising shevt of @at magazine, Dr.Gutbrie, io & private let- states timt be had protested against it, and be boped that nothing of the kind would appear again.It appears that tbe advertising is farmed out, and the consent of neither editor nor publisher is asked respecting aay advertisement that may be oSered.Nuarany Jounmac.\u2014We have received tbe rat number of Ths United Service Gazette, an eight-page military journal, published at Ottawa, and professing to be \u201cdevoted to the interests of the passed candidates of the military schools, the volunteer and service militia, and tbe naval foes of the Dominion.\u201d The pros- pootus states that the editor, during the early part of the past year, has been engaged as the editor of the Voluméesr Review, iu the peculinr sphere which the Caseste ia intended Lo occupy, which journal, be be designs to conduct in the interests of all ci of military men.Mr.Ira Cornwall is at present canvassing for this periodical bers.Pauttaxsaranpiamxise-Sato0n.\u2014An ominous paragraph apposité in the telegraphic despatch from Ottawa Intely, to tbe cffbet that refreshment ssloon of the Senate ly.Now itis to be remembered that be Lower House, acting on the pressure conviction and painful experience, and enlightened public opinion, closed its bar, -an act which was mueh to ite oredit,\u2014the President of the Senate resolved to reader the reform nuge- tory, by opening a similar establishment on his side of the Parlieæent buildings; and now it seems it io ready.Me.Cauchon is the evil ge- uius of Canada in several ways, but in none more markedly than in this effort to promote aod perpeteate drisking in our national Capitol.Cusnons.\u2014Whes we se the astounding changes that have recently taken place in Britain, in matters political, ecclesiastical, and social, we are not disposed to wonder at anything.TheSouibern Slates may within a fow months prove the warmest ad vecates for liberty, equality, and education ; avd devote their time sud energies toagriculture, manufactures, and cowweros,.ised of drinking and fighting.Bowie-huinesy we lesen from Sheffield, bave al- omdy gene ost of date.The only market for them was the Southern States, and there is now #0 demand for them there ; and all the other attributes of slavery and barbariem will, doubtless, soon follow the bowie-knife into oblivion.When the South comes to herself, she will be the world, da, gives the following encouragement to immigration : \u2014 tions of the known world, .2.Real estate and taxes are lower here than in any part of tbe world, in proportion to the improvements and commercial advantages.3.Thousands of acres of well-timbered land, good soil, can be bought for 30c.per acre, and much of it within By miles of Montreal, 4.Four classes of resources inrite develop went; viz, timber, agricultural, mineral, and water-power.5, The country is especially adapted to the raising of sheep, and the production of butter cheese, the administering to thew of one of their re- \u201cEd spective powders ; and an inquest has been held, resulting in a verdict of death from culpable negligence.\u2014\u2014Yeot another case of death bas 0c- curred.On Wednesday evening, à Mrs.Fer- ney, residing in Vallée street, while laboring under temporary insanity, strangled herself by tying one end of a clothes-line rouni ber neck, and fastening the other to the bed, and throw.jog bersell backwards.\u2014\u2014 A writ of quo warranto has been granted to Mr.Beaudry, the defeated candidate for the mayoralty; also to Mr.G.Bowie, the defeated candidate for the St.Lawrence Ward.[tis sought to set aside the election in both these cases, on the ground that the polling began oo Ash- Wednesday, which bas lately been made a legal bolide; ground that the successful cand rgsinet the corporation.\u2014The water supply continues scanty.\u2014\u2014The ladies\u2019 literary association of the McGill Normal School, gave its anpual entertainment on Thursday evening.It was very interesting, and an original poem by Miss Bothwell, one of the pupil teachers, was read by her on that occasion.- The lest of the snow-ahee races for this season were run on Saturday, the 14th fnst., on the cricket-ground.They were of a supplementary nature, aud were given to afford an opportu- pity to run for a very costly prize, the \u201c Tecurs- seth Cup,\u201d given by a merchant to be rua for, the person who wind it twice in succession to retain it permaneytly.[t was won on Saturday by George Masdly, of Toronto.The fleld was in a woful condition from the thaw.\u2014\u2014Robert Notmian bas heen committed to take bis trial, at the next te the Court of Queen's Bench, on à charge of rtion.\u2014Tbe poisoning case, alleged by thé girl Gags to have taken place last fall fo Bonaventure street, in this city, bas not been substantintedby ber, and consequently the Mrs.Hooper whe bern taken into castody, on suspicion, has discharged.\u20148t.Patrick's day was celebrated with great ¢elof, there bei «large procession 3 chad in the weralng, « grand promenade at the Oity-Hall in the evening; aleo, , sttended by both Protestant and Irishmen was given in the Bt, Lawrgues Tus Prussian Law or Eovoavion.\u2014The Minerve gives & synopsis of the educational law of Prussia, which requires that all children, besides the usual secular branches, shall have religious instruction fiom teachers of their own faith at the public schools, unless tbe pa- rests prove that they are receiving an equally good religious education elsewhere.This law the Minerve highly approves, and asks us what we think of it?Wo answer that we regard religious instruction as of the utmost value in the training of the young, but cannot see bow it is to be communicated in common schools, which are necessarily mized, unless all could agree, as in the Irish National System, upon the religious books to be used and instruction to be ven.To take che money contributed by all nominations to teachers for ioculcatiog the dogmas of each, would appear to us a system fraught with inswperable dificulties.Tee ParaL Zova: The following despatch from tbe Abe Mardou, bas born Sommrd by the committee for ensailiog Papal Zouaves in Montreal t= \u201c 11th March, 1868.The Zouaves have anfived ih Rome.All ae in good health.Head agother 3 \u201c \u201d \u2014Neuveau Monde, 190.~ Æ ad It appears onlp like yesterday that these Zouaves departed from the Bonaventure Btation, sad now ve bear of their sefs eékiral at Rome.What a marvel of oelerity! The supposition that these young mes only to enjoy a good time In sesing Parig, Narosilies, Rome, de, appears either to mea Incorrest, or thelr purpose bas so far frustrated.It la, however, to be that tbe call for more Zouaves dose not ons of their own ot \" aumber, from pe priest who aosompaniod A xsare.\u2014The attention of Dr.Guthrie, editor of among tbe fairest and most prosperous parts of Tua Proviso or QuEnnc.\u2014A correspondent who has travelled a good deal in Lower Cana- 1.The country is one of the healthiest por- \u2014 Tus New Haureume Eusonon \u2014In the pes- sent conflict between the President snd Oone grees, the election which took place on the 10th inst, in Now Hampebire, was regarded with ln.tense, we may almest say feverish, interest by tbe whole Union.The lines in this elsction were drawn very distinetly.Herriman was the candidate of the Unlon party, which carried through the war to a successful iseus ; and Sinclair was the candidate of the old pro-slavery party, whose affections and sympathies were with the South all along, and who as effectually aided the rebellion as if they had enlisted in the Southern armies.This party, as is well known, is now representod by Johnson aud bis supporters,\u2014 as the other is by the two houses of Congress.New Hruwpahire was claimed by both parties.Ie its normal and chronic condition, it was a pro-slavery Democratic State; but the excite- mont of the war gave it, for a few years, to the Hepublicans.It was, however, thought that bigh tazes and hard times bad restored it to the Democracy ; but by the telegraphic reports on the 111b, we see that Herriman's majority, so far as ascertained, was about thres thousand.Jurascauswr.\u2014Those who are cryiog out against the impeachment of President Johnson aa a revolutionary proceeding, would be puasied 10 explain what was the object of ths provisions of the United States Constitution in the premises.Ifimpeachment of a resident Le never to take place, why are there ji in the feonstitetion feriv.Af pds resor ga, 4 what ease could mo! otly requi : it?Herears major of pu sentatives of the pacole dolag all ia wer to bring back the Uaion to a good wotkiag condition on their plan, whilst the Presideat, a man who was not even elooted to that office, is doing all in bigspower to tbwart and frustrate their efforts, and to subatitute an entirely different plan of bis own.Nor, in his efferts for these objects, does be keep himesl! within the letter of law, but distinctly and avowediy violates an aot of Congress.This was for the purpuse, as be now alleges, of having its validity tested by the court; but that ie a pretencs which would equally avail bim for violating any other law, or all other laws.If ever a chief te was a disgrace and an injury to a nation, itis Andrew Johnson ; and if ever it were lawful to remove une from office, it is in his case, Raruzncumant.\u2014Tbe St.John Morning News gives a hint on this subject to the Dominion Parlisment, It says: \u2014 \u201c ft is the belief of the people in the Maritime Provinces that some hundreds of theusands of dollars might be saved by judicious vetrench- ment in several departments of the Dominion service.Especially was it the opinion of almost everybody from the Lower Provinees visiting at Ottawa last full that the ignoble army of loafers swarming around the palatial legislative buildings with much pay and little work, bad increased , was increasing beyond all ressemable unds, and ought promptly and largely to be diminished.Theme and Fired matters should be attended to forthwith.Por a long, long time to come, many public works of great gens- eal utility will remain untouched, because the Dominion revenus will be too small to warrant, their being undertaken.Nota dollar, therefc should be wantonly thrown away in wastatal expenditure.We shall be more willing to contribute a dollar to worthy necessary purposes than to pay one cent to gratify the taste for lavish extravagance.\u201d Taz InranooLonuL\u2014We bear & hint that a company has offered to construct the Inter- solonial Railway by the shortest and best road, namely, that of the St.Join Valley, for six millions, whereas the estimated cost of the road by the Gulf is called thirteen millions ; and, if carried on by the Government, it may (Parliament Building fashion) swell to thirty millions.But for our ministers to adopt the cheaper plan, would obviously be to destroy their own patronage.Brothers\u2014of whom, we understand from the Minerve, Mr.\u2014 bas still some unprovided for\u2014would have little chance, and cousins perbaps none at all.Besides, how could the elections be carried on without a stock.piece like Parliament buildings or a railway to draw upon ?Seriously we had hoped that Dominion politics were to prove much purer than those which preceded ; but when we fox at the tenderness of the Minister of Justice for fraudulent Waterloo brewers, and the scheme unveiled by Le Canadien to rob the public of a million of dollars, \u2014the chief author of which is alleged to be the President of the Senate, \u2014and other matters, we are inclined to doubt whether the Oanadisn political atmosphere is altogether pure yet.PURGATORY.The True Witness, of last weak, announces that it \u201cnever chops Scripture with Protestant\u201d ; and, consequeatly, we suppose we remain permanently in.the dark, as te alleged text which was to prove purgatery as clearly as any text we could prod: would prove the Trinity.We thought nelghbor would run ashore ia his search fer that text, and, indeed, be is candid enough to admit that the text whivirhe did cite, though doubtless the best he could fied, did not prove purgatory at all (we thank him for the admission); be oely pleads that it was as good as the one we quoted to prove the Trinity, All bis argument was expended not to prove his own text conelusive, bat ours laconclusive, And bers the question arises, Is the True Witness willing to invalidate the strongest proof of à doctrine whish he and we bold ia commen es fandamental, ia order to ee Marcu 20, 1868.\u2014\u2014 \u2014 got it dows io # level with the Agent of pur- | gators It may be replied, bowerer, that the text he quoted about 8 man being saved 50 as by fire, must mean something ; and what can that be, if not purgatory We answer that ibis proof of purgatory is jist upon a par with the favorite text of the Mormons to prove the divice origin of their book.in one of the Psalms, it ls anid, \u201c Truth shall epring out of the earth\"; and the same question is asked concerning it.This text must refer 0 something; and what can it refer to but the book of Mormon, which cams out of the ground?Itis obvious that any thing could be proved from Scripture la this way.Happily thers bas been an opportunity of placing tte two texts bafore the public, who will decide which is the most relevant snd » sogent.We must further take the liberty to point ou: that in this whole matter nur contemporary reasons upon assumptions which are wide of the mark, He puts the Oburob, both in point of time and authority, before the Word of God,\u2014the latter possessing no validity but wbat it derives from the testimony and interpretation of the former,\u2014whilst in fact the Word of God must necessarily have boon befure the Church, just as 8 charter must precede a corporate body and give that body its powers and privileges.We do not, of course, mean, that auy of the books of the New Testament were befors the Obristian Oburch or Churches, but the Word of God, which is infallibly preserved in the Scriptures, was s0.And it is to that unchavgeable Word that Protestants appeal in preference to tbe changing and changeable words of men though they should be those of Popes ot Councils.So far from the Bible baviug no aathority but \u2018what it derives from the Church, it is the Church that has no authority but what it derives from the Bible.One iaiog in the reply of the True Witness pleases us, namely, the probable inference that \u201che clope S-ripture\u201d with Roman Oatholics ; though we could wish be bed used & more re- veront expression in the premises.Aud though Protestants are excluded from his cho; pings, we ould be glad to learn more about bis Bible- APPEAL OF THE MONTREAL TEMPER ANCE SUCIETY TO MINISTEKS, BAB- BATd-SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, AND SABBATH-SCHOOL TEACHERS.Farzues anp Bearunzn, ~The young are the hope of the Church and of the temperance onnse.It is easier to produce impressions upon young minds than old ones, and they are more lasting.It is much easier and incalculably better to prevent bad habits than to cure them, ==$0 avert intemperance, than to grapple with it tn o deadly struggle.Total abstinence from intoxicating drioks, from youth up, saves from numberiess temptations, dsogers, aod poilu- tions; and experience shows that it is easy to train youth in the principles and practices of total abstinence.But if parents, pastors, and teachers neglect this training, the youth will probably be subjected to quite another kind of * training in saloons aud bar-rooms, Deeply convinced of these truths, and equally convinced that the Sabbath-school affords one of the beat opportunities for training the young in temperance principles, this Society bas petitioned successive Sabbath-school Conventions to recommend the formation of Bands of Hope or other temperance organisations ia connection with Babbath-schools; and nt the convention of the past summer, held in Toronto, the following resolution, to which we call special attention, was adopted :\u2014 % Rusoloed,\u2014That this convention, viewing with disttess and apprebension the fearful ra- veges of iutemperance in our land, and believing that it is both safe and scriptural to abstain from intoxicating drink, earnestly recommends £0 the teachers and managers of Sabbath schools the inculeation of the principle of total absti- nance upon the young, as one of tbe most effectual remedies for this present evil.\u201d The reasons for seeking the formation of temperance organizations in connection with Sabbath«echools are obvious.lst.Buch organisa tions are likely to be more lasting and better managed in that connection than any otber.20d, It is but reasonable that the children and youth attending Sabbatb-schools should be statedly warned against the greatest danger that fs likely to beset them in after life, and bave their sympathies enlisted on the right side.3rd.Babbath-school teachers are precisely the class in which the sealous friends of the tempez- ance reformation are found in the largest pro- To parties so enlightened as those we address, it ia unnecessary to present further arguments on a matter so obrious as tbe need for some ef- ficlent system of training the young in tempe- «+ rane principles; and we think you will agree with us that judiciously mansged temperance organizations, ia connection with Sabbath- schools, would be a most effectual mesos of pro- postage, moting this object.It is boped, therefore, that you will use your influence in establishing such organisations.Signed by order of the Committee.THE abs 10 the tomperacce cause, are respectfully | be twelve and \"a ball osate per & 0, hat is to that among these would be found the opinions requested to give an insertion to the above appeal.\u20148.B.G.Bec.] THE NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS.The following summary of the new postal re- gulstions bes been circulated among postmasters, We omit the introductory clauses :\u2014 PRINOIPAL RATES OF POSTAGE.\u2014LETTBNS, 5.On letters passing between any two places within (be Vominion of Canada, a uniform rate (irrespective of distance) of 3 cents per § ox., if prepund ; and 5 cents per § ox, if posted unpaid.6.Ou letters between any place in the Dowie.nlon and any place in the Viol Bates: \u2014 6 cents per j vx, if prepaid ; 10 cents do, if posted unpaid.7.On letters to or from the United Kingdom, in mails by Canada packets, to or from Quebec in summer, or Portland in winter; or by mall- packet to or from Halifax, \u201412} cents per § ox.On letters in mails vis New-York packets, 13 cents per j os.Oa letters to Prince-Edward Island, if prepaid, 3 cents per j ox.; if posted uopaid, 5 cents per à ox.On letters to Newfoundiand, 13} cents per à OF.; to be in all cases prepaid.On letters to British Columbis and Vancouver Island, 10 conts per § 0s ; to be in all cases repaid.On letters to Red River, 6 cents per § ox.; to be in all cases prepaid.NEWSPAPER BATES.8.Newspapers prioted and published in Ca- oads may be sent by post from the office of publication to any place in Osnada at the following rates, if paid quarterly in advance, either by the publisher, at the post-office where the papers sre posted, or by the subscriber, at the post- office where the papers are delivered :\u2014 For a paper published once a week, 5 cents per quarter of a year.For a paper published twice a week, 10 cents per quarier of à year.For s paper published three times a week, 15 cents per quarter of à year.For a paper published six times a week, 30 cents per quarter of a year.If the above rates are prepaid by the publisher, the Postmaster receiviog payment must be careful to bave .be papers so prépaid separately put up, and marked, distinotly, as prepaid.When the above rates are not paid in advance, by either tbe publisher atthe office of posting, or by the subscriber af the office of delivery, the pagers sre to be charged ons cent each on de- ivery.9.Canadian newspapers, addressed from the office of publication to subscribers in tbe United Kingdom, the United States, Prince-Edward Island, or Newfoundland, may be forwarded, on prepayment at the office in Oanads wbere posted, at the above commuted rates, applicable to such papers within the Duminion.10.Exchange papers passing between publishers in Canada, and between publishers in Ca- nads and publishers in the Uvited States, Prince- Edward Island, and Newfoundland, are to pass free,\u2014one copy of each paper to each publisher.11.Transient newspapers include all newspapers posted in Canada, othér tban Canada newspapers, sent from tbe office of publication, and when addressed to may place within the Dominion, to tbe United Kingdom, to tbe United States, Prince-Baward Island, or Newfoundland, must be prepaid two cents each by postage- stamp.13.Newspapers coming into Canada will be subject to the following charges ou delivery : If from the United Kingdom, by mail-packet to Quebec, Halifax, or Portland, \u2014fres on delivery.By mails via the United States (New York), two cents each, If from the United Stat-s, two cents each; to be rated at the Canada frontier or exchange office receiving mails from the United States.If from Prince-Edward Island or Newfoundland, when received by regular subscribers io Canads from the office of publication, the ordinary commuted rates applicable to Canads newspapers.Transient papers, two cents each.13.The Onnada postage-rates on newspapers coming from or going to tbe United Kingdom aud United States, will thus be the same as those charged in the United Kingdom and the United States on newspapers there received from or sont to Canada.14.Canads news-agents may post to regular subscribers in Canada, British Dewspapers, free ; and the United States newspapers unpaid,\u2014 such papers in the latter case must be duly reted two cents each for collection on delivery.PRINTED PAPESS, CIROULARS, PRIORS-CUKRENT, BAND-BILLS, BOOKS, PAMPELETE.15, The rate on printed matter of this deserip- tion posted in Canada, and addressed to any place in Oaneds, Prince-Edward Island, Newfoundland, or United States, will be one cent per ounce to be prepaid by postage stamp; and & like rate will be payable on delivery, when received from the United States, Prince-Bdward Lalen i, or Newfoundland.PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS.16.When posted in Canada for any place in Oanads, Prince-Edward Island, Newfoundland, or United States, the rate will be one cent per four ounces, 17.A like rate will be payable on delivery in Ca when received from the United States, Prioce-Edward Island, or Newfoundland.18.Periodicals weighing less than one ounce per number, when posted in Canada for any place within tbe Dominion, Prince-Edward Jaland, Newfoundland, or the United States, may, when put up singly, pass for one-half cent per number, to be prepaid by postage stamp.19.As the postage rates rn periodicals, other than newspapers, will be payable in advance, and né certain classes of such printed and published in Csna sent from the office of publication to regular subscribers, bare for some time past been exempted from , when exclusively devoted to the education of youth, to temperance, agriculture, and science, or for other reasons, it is ordered, thet with respect to periodicals which do now joy this privilege of exemption, the exemption shall and continue until the expiration of tbe current that is, until the 31st December, 1868, that from tbe 1st January, 1669, ail such special exemptions and privileges shall cease.PARCEL POST.20.The rate on parcols, by paresl poet, will MONTREAL WITNESS, ay.Ons parcel weighing not excesding 8os.124 cents.Over 8 ox., and not exceeding 1 lb, 28» Over 1 1b, and not exceeding 24 0s.374 And so on, to the limit of three pounds.BOOK AND NEWSPAPHR MANUSCRIPT, AND OTHER MISCALLANDOOS MATTER.31.On Book and Newspaper Manuscript (mesaing written articles intend d for insertion sa & newspaper ur perivdical, sod addressed to the edit>r or priblisher thereof, for insertion), printers\u2019 prox f-sheets (whether corrected or not), waps, pnots, drawings, engravings, music (whether printed or written), packages of seeds, cuttings, roows, scious or grafts, aod botanical specimens, the rate will be one oent.per ounce, when posted for any place in Canade or the United Slates, sa\u2019 prepaid by postag: -stamp.POSTAGE-STAMPÉ.33.To enable tie public to prepay conveniently by postage-stamp, tbe foregoing rates, the following denominations of postage stamps, for use throughout tte Domivion, have been prepared, and will be supplied to Postmmsters fur sale :\u2014 Half-cent stamps, ope cent do, two cent do, three ceut do., six cent do, twelve and a half cent do, fifteen cent do,\u2014all bearing, as à device, the effigy of Her Majesty.23.The postage stamps now iu use in the several provinces may be accepted, as at pre sent, in prepayment of letters, &c., for a reasonable time after the 1st of April; but, from aud afte that date, all issues and sales to the public will be of the new denomination.FRANKING AND FUEN MATTER.The following matter is exempt from Cuna- dian Postage : 34.All letters sod otber mailuble matter addressed to or sent by the Governor of Csnada.25.All letters or other mailable matter sd- dresaud to or sent by any Department of the Government, st the Heat of Government at Ot- taws, under such regulations as may from time to time be made by the Governor in Council.26.All letters and other mailable matter ad- dresssd to or sent y tbe Speaker or Obief Clerk of the Benate or of the House of Commons, or to or by any member of either House, at the Seat of Government, during any Session of Parliament,\u2014or addressed to any of the members or officers i this section mentioned at the Seat of Government as aforesaid, during the ten days next before the meeting of Parliament.27.All public documents and printed papers seat by the Speaker or Chief Clerk of the Benate or of tbe House of Commons to any member of either House during the recess of Parliament.28.All papers printed by order of either House seat by me:ubers of either House during the recesa of Parliament.29.Petitions and addresses tn either of the Provincial Legislatures of Uutario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nuva Scotia, or to any branch thereof; and votes, proceedings, and other papers, printed by order of any such Legislature, or any branch thereof, during any Session thereof, \u2014provided such petitions and addresses, votes, proceedings and other papers, are sent without covers, or in covers vpen at the ends or sides, and contain no letter or written communication to serve the purpose of à letter.30.Leiters and other mailable matter (except that provided for ns above) addressed to, or sent by the Provincial Governments or Legislatures of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, will be liable to the ordinary rates of postage.31.Public documents and printed papers sent under tbe foregoing clauses, should Lear, as part of the address, the bona-fide superseription of the Speaker, Chief Clerk, or officer specially deputed for this purpose to act for those func- tienaries, or of the member sending the same.32.The privilege of free transmission, as above described, has effect only as respects Canadas postage rates.33.Ail letters and otber mailable matter, to and from the Postmaster-Geners!, and the Deputy-Postmaster-General, and all official sommunications to and from tbe Post-Office Department, and to snd from ths Post-Office Inspectors, are to pass free of Canadisn Postage.34.All letters and communications on the buainess of the Post-Office Department, intended for the Post Office Department at Uttawa, should be iuvariably addressed to \u201cThe Post- master-General.\u201d\u201d ment for which the letter or communication is intended, should be written on the left-band upper corner of the letter, thus : # For Accountant,\u201d \u201c For Sscretary,\u201d &c., as the case may be, but the main direction must be to tbe Pustmaster-General, or Deputy-Post- master-Geperal.35.All letters containing a remittance on sc- count of the public revenue, sent by any Postmaster in Canads to a bank or bank agen:y ; sud sll remittances or acknowledgments sent by à bank or bank agency, on account of public revenue, to any Postmaster in Cauads, are to pass free through tbe post, as respects both and registration charge.Poe change is made in the Way or Sub- Office system of Nova Scotis and New Brunswick, Que ec or Ontario, 37.No change is made in tbe Money-Order stem, ve.A system of Post-Office Savings-Banks will be instituted on the lat April, sad will be extended as quickly as practicable to all the principal cities, towns, sad pores throughout the Dominion.« Oaurueze, Postmaster-General.DOMINION PARLIAMENT.HOUSE OF COMMONS.Orrawa, March 12.\u2014'l'he Fraazen took tbe chair at 3 o'clock.Nr, Langlois, the newly elected member for Montmorenci, Was introduced by Hon.Mr.Lar- gevin and Mec, Simard, and took bis seat.The Speaker informe i the House that be bad examined the recoguisances to the election petitions relating to the Hi.Hyscintbe, Joliette, Montreal East, and Argenteuil, and found them unobjectionable ; also that be had issued à writ during tbé rece.s for à now election for Resti- uche, in room 01 the Hon.Jobn McMillan, wbo Li accepted office and resigned his seat, which writ was not yet retursed.Hos.Nr.Laxesvin pressated a number of reterse te addresses.Uae of these consisted of The branch of the Depart.dela) \u2014_ of the law-officers of tbe Orown in the case, which was brought down with their own consent; aud it was not desired that this should be considered & precedeat.Notices of motion Were then eslled, but none were procesded with.Sir Joum À.MacpowaLo said that on account of the thinness of the House, not abore 70 orders to be called.He moved that the House do now adjourn.The House, at a quarter-past 3, adjourned till to-morrow at 3 oclock.Orrawa, March 13.\u2014In the House of Oom- mons to-dsy, Sir Jous A.Maopoxaip gave notios of the introduction, va Tuesday, of bille respecting the treaty between Her Msjesty and the United States for the spprebensivn of uffend- ers; respecting penitentisries ; respecting the trial of controverted elections; respecting the coatinuagce of Parliament notwithstanding the demise of the Crown.Mr.Ross gave notice of bills respecting the eurrency, geological survey, the establishment of & consolidated-revenue fund, insurance companies, civil service, and to enable certain banks in any part of Canada to use tbe notes; of the Dominion instead of issuing notes of their own.Hoo.Mr.Cantisr \u2014- Act respecting railways.Mr.Dozion called attention to the fact that the petitioner in the case of the Kamourasks election, Mr.Chapais, had accepted n seat in the Senate, and thought that the petition should now he discharged, as he could not sit in this House.Sir Jonm A.Macnomauo ssid the matter would be looked into.He also observed that Government did not intend proceeding with the orders to-day, tbe House being tbin, and moved un adjournment.Mr.MoKuszim icquired as to what steps had been taken to fill the vacancy in the Cabicet xused by the death of the President of the Ooun- Sir Jons A.MacpoxaLp eaid the introduction of the departmental bills, of which notice bad been given, would affurd an oppounity\u2019for ex- planatica.Adjourned at 3:20, until Monday.Orrawa, March 16.\u2014The Sraaxss took the chairat 3 o'clock.Several additional petitions wore presented to-day in favor of Robinson's line for tbe Intercolonial Railway.In reply to Mr.F.Jouns (N.Leeds and Grea- ville), Mr.Lancevis (Dorcheater) said that, in reor- gsnizing the Crown Lands Department, the Go- veramest had dispensed with 11 clerks and 3 messengers, thus effecting s saving of about $7,000 per annum.In reply to Mr.P.Jonas, Sir Juus A.MaopowaLo said it was the intention of the Government to carry out in good faith the agreement for the eonstruction of the Intercolonisl Railway, and that the eastern terminus would be at Truro, as provided for by the Guarantee Act.In reply to Mr.Maczunzie (Lambton), Sir Joux A.Macnosaup said the Government bad not decided on the Intercolonial route.Ia reply to Mr.Bourassa (Portneuf, Q ), Mr.Ross (Huntingdon, Q ) said, the Government bad taken no steps towards the renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty, but would neglect no measure by which the interest of the countey could be promoted.On motion of Mr.Commasr (Carleton, N.B.), au address was voted for a statement of the money in the hands of the Treasurer for New Brunswick on the 1st July, and received to lat September.On motion of Mr.Macxenz1n, the order of the House was issued for a return of shareholders members being present, bs would not mek the ! 93 eee thought, wben it was known in Nova Beotis that the dissatisfactivn there bad been brought before this House fur the purpose of resistiog the eon struction of this great work, it would tend «w allay that feeling.He had entire confidence in the government.The discussion ceased\u2014motion to stand.| Mr.Bounassa (S3t Jobn, Q.) moved for eor- respondence respecting the leciproecity Treaty.Mr.Roan enid none existed.Mr, MackEnz:E moved for the names of engineers appointed in connection with tbe futereo- lonial Railway.Mr.Huurow supposed thers must bave beea such a pointed to ohisin that further information which the leader of the goverument said tbe minority of the Cabinet desired.He thought it most desirable tbat his hon.friend should supplement that statement by informing tbe House as to the came ter and extent of the information which this minority in the Cabinet required, tbe time it would take to obtain it, and when the announes- ment of the routs might reasousbly be expected.Bir Jorn A.Maco warp said they bad better bave & copy of names before discussing the subject of the motion.Carried.Mr.Horrow moved for a retarn of the amount of Dominion stock sold, &c.Mr.Ross ssid there would be no objection to furnishing such & statement, the amoust mold aod tbe prices, but not the names of purchasers ; that was only done when some grave question of public interest was involved.Mr.Houtox maintained that the muthorities were adverse to ihe opinion of the Finance Minister, and that in n case of this kind the publie bad à rightto know the position of the loan.Mr.Roen said tbe publication of the names of bolders of stock, and of those who tendered, would bave the «fect of rendering it unpopular.Mr.Houros said if the motion were not granted in the shape he desired, he should take issue with the Fiuance Minister upou the point be raised, and allow the motion to stand.Mr.Porn (Compto +, Q.) moved for all correspondence respecting the annual drill \u2018or 1867.Mr.Cautian explained that tbe drill would be continued as heretofare.The motion was withdrawn.Mr.BLexE moved for copies of the warrants, orders, &c., connected with the issue of writa for the iste elections for Huntingdon, Montmoresey, and Restigouche.According to tbe Union Act, until the new laws were enacted, government should issue warrants in cases of vacancies\u2014 Carried.Io answer to Nr.Holton, Bir Jous A.Macpowaro said that no answer bad yet been received from the Imperial Parlis- ment to the address of both Houses passed last session in relation to the sonexstion of the North-west territory to tbe Dominion.The cause of delay in transmitting the aoswer was probably due to the illness of Lord Derby and his subsequent resignation.Sir Joux A.MacnomaLD moved that & writ be issued for the election of a member for Lin- colo, in the place of Mr.Benson, app: inted to tbe Senate\u2014Carried.The House adjourned at 5:15.SENATE.Orrawa, March 12 \u2014The Speaker tock the chair at 3 o'clock.Hon.Mr.Chapais, recently appointed Senator for De La Durantaye division, took tbe oaths and hip seat.Hon, Jobn Ross and Hon.Thos.D.Archibald also took their seats for the first time, having been absent during the previous Parliament of the session.Hoo.Mr.LtsiLien gaye notice that be would of the various baoks in the Dominion, aad the amount of stock beld by each.Mr.Mackanzin moved for the correspondence ' relating to the abduction of Allan McDonald.| He could sot believe the statement made in the , newepapers that, the United States Government ! baviag repudiated the action and apologized, therefore the British Minister had refused to demand a release of the prisoner, on the ground | that be had broken faith.This was not a; criminal charge.Sir Jouw A.MacnowaLD aaked that the matter stand till to-morrow.Mr.F.Jonas moved for the correspondence reapectiog the location of the Intercolonial Railroad.Sir Joux A.Macnomatp asked for « similar y.Mr.Horton (Chateauguay, Q.) said of course there would be no objection to this, but be was surprised to hear frem the leader of the Govern- meat that the route had not been decided on, especially in view of the urgency of the Government to pass the lutercolonial Railway Bill when they last met, in order to keep faith with the British Government and the Lower Provinces.Upon tke ground then taken by the hon.gentlemen themeelves, this delay would look like & breach of faith, Mr.F.Jonss had not intended to move the wotiou ag a censure on the Government for delay, but thought if Nova Scotts was not to remain in Confederation the Dominion should not stand pledged to the constructing of the work for whicl Ontario would bave to pay a very large share.Sir Joux A.Macoowatp deprecated such a Government were prepared to carry out their agreement in good fuitb, and by showing that they were, they would tend to lessen the dissa- Yisfaction in Nova Scotia.He said the question discussion at this stage of the proceediogs.Tbe .move an amendment to the report of the Contingencies Committee on Salaries, to the effect that tha scale be that fited in 1864, and that the reduction should be prospective, not apply~ ing, to the preser.t officers.Tbe Clerk reported that, during the recess, the following persons bad severally left the service of the Senute \u2014Jobn Walsh, permanent clerk ; Jos.Garon, sessional clerk ; and Samuel Fraser, sessional messenger.Hon.Mr.Cauraxiy introduced a bill respect ing Commissions und Oaths of Allegiance, and of Office.Also, a bili respecting the security to be given by cfiicers of Canada, Hon.Mr.CaxlasLL moved the adjournment of the Senate until Monday, as a mark of respect for the memory of the Inte Hon.Fergusson Blair.Mr.Campbell pronounced a fitting eulogy on the deceased Senator.Hoa.Mr.Carurin, in seconding the motion, and Hon.Mr.LavaiLiss also, spoke ip bighly eulogistic terms of the .The motion was agreed to, snd the Senate adjourned.SPECIAL NOTICES.= Jacobs\u2019 Rheumatic Liquid for Coughs.\u2014 Hunt's Hair Gloss prevents the Hair from falling out\u2014De.Colby\u2019s Pills are recommended for biliousoess.+ Fon Tunoat Diszases AND ArFECTIONS OP THE ebes:, \u201c Brown's Bronchial Truches\u201d or Cough Lozenges, sre of great value, In Cougbs, Irritation of the Throat caused by cold, or Unusual Bzertion of the vocal organs, in speaking in public, or singing, they produce the most bené- ficial results.The Troches bave prowd their efficacy.= FF.Gross's Obeet-Expanting Steel Bhould- er Braces, manufactured at tbe Canada Truse Factory, 36 Victoria square, Montreal.\u2014This is was at this moment occupying the serious atten tion of the Gorerument.The feeling uf different sections of tbe country through which this road was to pass had been aroused, and Govern ment bad pressed upon them sll arguments in favor of one route or another, \u2014these bad to bs fully weighed.The msjority of the Govern- went felt that they bad information enough, but tbe minority desired something further, and the t were now explaining this.Mr.Carrion (Montren! Rast, Q.) maintained that Ontario bad great interest in any event in the construction of this railway, for without it it bad no seaport, and the States might impose restrictions on the transit of goods through American territory.Mr.Counuce asid the question of tbe construction of 6 railway was one in which New Brunswick was greatiy interested, whether Nova Sco- tia remained or not, and the selection of tbe route might greatly influence New Brunswick in gon.tin as à part of the Confederation without the papers in the Lamirande once} aad be stated Nova Me.Srewane Oauraecs (Geyedere, M.8.) an entirely new aud superior article for ladies snd gentiemen who have acquired a bahit of stooping.This brace is certain to answer the purpose of keeping the chest expanded and the body upright, and will also prove conducive to | health and gracefulness.For gentlemen, this ' Ohest-Expander will enable them to do sway with the common suspenders.Custion fo | Parents.=~Parents, look to children ! ulder Braces | Grose's vewly-invented Bteel are almost indispensable for children, as the; are liable to contract the babit of stooping ' shrugging their shoulders at scbool, causing them to grow narrow-cbested, and laying the foundation for consumption and lung diseases.Parents should beer this in mind, ne wearing our Braces will counteract this bad babit.= The la:t days of ex-President Martin Ven Buren were meade comfortable by the use of Jooss Whitecomb's Asthma Remedy.Letwes in oar on from his physician, and from Mr.Van Buren himeel!, express m tion with the result of ite ase.Joseph Durastt & Oo, Proprietors, Boston snd New York. 94 Family Reading.[For the Mouruzar Wirunes.TALL ME NOT OP PORGOTTEN LOVES.Tell me not of forgotten loves, Nor speak of forgotten woes, The buman beart is a burial place Where memory's ivy grows Green o'er the graves of buried hopes That are hidden from mortal eyes; With tear-dews we water each sacred spot Of the beart where a dead hope lies.Tell me not of forgotten loves, You may bury them deep if you will; But remove the affections of Ister years, And you'll find their graves there atill, Fresh and green as when first you laid Their ashes to rest in peace, Breathing a prayer from the burdensd heart \u2018That its paioful throbb:ngs would cease, Speak not to me of forgotten woes : 1s time such a healing balm ?Oan it soothe to forgetfulness hearts berefL ?Or to griefs storm speak a calm \u2018That will last till the Leart anl the hopes sre dead ?Ab | no;\u2014fcom the dust of years, A careless word may awaken past griefs, Olaimiog fresh sighs sod learn Thea tell me not of forgotten loves, Nor speak of forgotten woes ; For memory will guard ns à sacred trust Dead pusions till life's lateat close.J.B.M Beeuharnois.[For tbe Monrasas Wiruess.LOSSES.BY MRS.A.CAMPBELL, QUEBEC.4 What is mother looking ro grave about?\u201d said a bright-looking, curly-headed boy, of about sixteen, as he ztole his arm round his mother's neck, and looked lovinglyin her face, \u201cyou look as if all your Orpl Asylums and Mothers\u2019 Homes, &c., &c., were at a dead-lock for want of cash ; what's the trouble, 7 \u201cDid I look grave, Haery ?[ did not know it.I was only thinking over my losses of to-day.\u201d ¢ Losses! why, what did you lose ?\u2014vour pares, your watch; or\u2019 (giancing mischievously at à small siater sitting at the table near by) \u2018\u201c your temper ?\u201d Why, Harry, what an impudent boy you are, to suppose mamma could tose her temper ! she never does auch a thing.\u201d \u201c i know Ne Fo gere pad | Eng down in the office, and writing an expla 4 d lum, either to be disposed who does; so | am not far wrong.Don't box my ears, please.But, mother, dearest, tell us all about what happened you this afternoon : Isee \u2018that there haogs a tale\u2019 I see that father is putting fm is paper ready to listen ; 10 give it to us.\u201d ; \u201cIt is not much of a tale, Harry.My losses were those of time, about which you and Milley think so litle; but, as it may verve to show you how such losses cannot be made up, I shall tell you how worried I was to-day.I had but a few hours to spare, I bad timed myseli\u2019 according'v : a few visits to be paid,\u2014some of business: some the returning calls which had already been left too long for politeness, ending with one to old Betty to write à letter for hier te her son ; and, - lived farthest oft, bers was left last, which I now regret, as the time intended for hor was stolen from we aliogether.After leaving the ferry, the day being brisk and; fine, I thought should walk, and, as Mre.\u2018a house was my nesrest point, made first for it.She was \u2018at home\u2019 the servant said ; and I was shown into the drawing-room, there to wait fifteen minutes by my watch, before abe made her appearance.\u2019 4: Fifteen minutes, mother! labould think you bad time to become acquainted with the pattern of her carpet, and get the paper on the walls off by heart, by that time.\u201d \u201cI had, Harry ; and time to learn a little more than that also.\u201d ¢ Had you a lesson book in your pocket 1 gravely inquired little Pop, lifting her bead m & whole page of spelling she had been trying to become acquainted with.\u201d i Ror dear: lessons are not always learnt out of books.Things teach and teil themto you if you only use your eyes and ears.\u2019 + How funny! what did things say to you, mamma, there?\" 4 Why, firet, the sun told me he never danced nor gambolied in that room; and that it was a very dull place, where a chink in the shutter was his only entrance; and that it was no wonder [ felt a chill after my nice warm walk 10 be ushered into a den be never warmed and lighted, Then the chairs and sofas tied up in brown Holland pinafores, so smooth; and the general neatness and stiffness of everything,\u2014told me that Mr.Suu was not the only banished one in that room ; but that other little suns and daughters, too,\u2014 whoee plaintive eries and pattering feet I hoard overhead,\u2014were not allowed there, slso; sod [ felt glad that my little Pop, and baby Ciary, could clap their bande ead crow with delight, as they tried to catch the sunbeams which danced u and down our dear home parlor, and shoul the perfume out of the window.lants, and made yO Mrs.Pussy purr so contentedly in the best armchair; and all these things taught me a lesson of contentnient, and said as plainly ee words could speak.\u2018If ever you get Miss A\u2014\u2014, don't ever feel rich enough to afford » shut up room; for, if you do, you will shat out it what riches caanot bay.\u2019 Bo now, Pop, kiss me, and go on with your ling while 1 tell Harcy snd paps the ers story.1 could or run away from Mrs.D\u2014 at once, jou bnow ; and so I paid my visit, and listened to a long list of worries about sick children who would not stay oon- tentedly in a smsll pu upstairs, with nurse and governess to mind them.I could not help telling her that, if she moved the out of the one close room where Pos ont and drat k and o'ept, and gave them à choerfui room, in thet nies, large drawing h, complain of my being \u2014 room, wud & fitily of her own companivaship, \u2014she would tind them both beter in health and manners.\u201d ; \u201cThat was & bold su gestion,\u201d said Mr.A=\u2014\u2014; \u2018how did she take it?\" ; \u201cOh! not very well.She looked horrified at the thought of hide-and-seek being played behind ber grand sofas and fauteuils, and seemed to suppose that & game of pussin-the- corner would have ended in the utter nanihila- tion of every valuable in the room.Bhe told me, she thought that the nursery was the proper place for children, and that servants were paid to take the care of them from their mothers, I tried to interest her in the thought that mothers had à certain rosponsi- bility which, as Christinus, they could not throw off upon the shoulders of inferiors ; rand that, if we wish oar children to grow up | genie folk, we must give them the opportu- nier où doing eo in he company of gentlefolk.ever: but, on leaving, she accepted, wilh kindness, & fow little books I had [ my bag for the children; and 1 burried on to the Be.\u201cHere I was kept wailing so long in the parlor, that 1thought the maid had forgotten to tell [ was there, I had iy hand upon the table-beil when Mrs.B\u2014\u2014 made herappear- anca.She hoped I would excuse her: but the dressmaker had been with her; and she could uot leave one whose time was so valuable.I wondered xhy she had not sent we word she was engaged.Now don't Inogh when I tell you that ! bad to listen to the old story about the badness and dishonesty of servants and their ingratitude ; and I do wish Indies would tind some oiher topic of conversation more agreeable than complaints of that sort.I confess I have very little sympathy for thew, and am old-fashioned enough to believe that good mistreases make good servants, and that there must be fauits on both sides.1 was heartily glad to run 5 and found myself obliged to skip two visite, to be in time for an Appointment 1 liad made to west a lady at her sister's house, and go with her to Mr, G\u2014\u2014\"s place of businees, to consult with him on matters of moment to our new mission.\u201cHe had kindly allowed us to choose the hour post convenient to ourselves.To my dismay, wy friend did not arrive till three quarters of an hour past the time named; and then it seemed as if procrastination alone had been the thief inthis case.We hurried off in a cab; but, of course, found ourselves too late.Mr.G.ad given ue up, and started by the train for home ; so the mission affuirs must stand over till next month, I eu; 1 tried to repair the mischief by sit- nation of the busivess to Mr, -G\u2014, an posting it to his address: but, I fear, it will uot be of much good; as the matter needed a personal talking over.I found, on getting up fiom the desk, that I had time to do no more than pay a couple of bills, and reach the ferry for home again; and so that poor old Betty and her letter would bave to wait.I am vexed about it too; as the English mail will close tomorrow, and I cannot go over in time for her.\u201d \u201c What a pity!\u201d eaid Mr.A\u2014\u2014.\u201cIf your friends could only see bow their needless trifling away of your time by keeping you waiting ou visita, aud want of punctuality in appointments, bad robbed not only the mie sion of the valuable aid of à was like G\u2014, but bad damaged your character for punctuality with him, and deprived the poor old widow Betty of the comfurt of your visit, and the sending of a letter to her boy Jack! Une reason why I have given up calling upon Indies myself is, that [ cannot afford to be kicking my heels in their rooms, wasting my time, while they are dressing up to receive me; and [ am glad, my dear, that you have the good sense to show yourself in morning- dress, rather than keep people waiting, We men notice these things, you see.My partner 1\u2014\u2014 remarked the other day, with much approval, your having done so with him.\u201d \u201cYes,\u201d wan the reply: \u201cI think, as Chris tisns, we should no more waste other people's time than we would our own ; and we ars too sadly forgetful also that we are Lut stewards, not owners, of the talent, either.Bat, Harry, it is my turn now to ask what you are looking so grave about.\u201d \u201cDear mother,\u201d was tbe reply, with » smile, \u201c I was thinking over what vou and father had been talking about, and wonderin how often I have played thief to the time o the masters and fellows at school; and I am afraid conscience is putting me down on the wrong side of the book.\" 4 To see one's faults, my hoy, is the first step towards mending them.You know where to seek for help to do better.Tell Jesus about it: none ever told bim in vain.\u201d ¢ Mother, said the boy, about half an hour after, as he kissed her for good-night, \u201c1 ma «sad, lazy fellow; I do not like getting up early, sa you know; I never played amanuen.«is to à creature in my life: bot, if it would ease your mind and comfort old Betty, I could take the early ferry, and write that letter to Jack, aad be backin time for breakfast at nine.\" « Could you, Harry ?it would be a relief to me, indeed ; but is it not asking too much of u, dear 7\" «You didnot ask me, mother ; and it is bard if I can't put my selfishness into my pocket for once.I am ufraid you bave not often to 100 obliging.Good: night.Good-night, father.Here goes for s try at punctuality and old Betty.\u201d ] think, my dear,\u201d said Mr.A\u2014 your today\u2019s losses may turn out gaing, after all.\u201d \u201c With God's blessing, they may indeed,\" was the answer.= Lord Stanley is about forty years of ee.Tn manner he ie very grave aod austere.On the occasion of the cable banquet where mirth and hilarity were the order of the evening, Lord Stanley was strict ne n boadle.At an early hour be 10 be excused.* Now,\u201d sald bis fatter, the Berl, * we can have some fun\u2014 the clé mun bas gone!\u201d 1 do not know how I succeeded, how- | THE MONTREAL WITNESS, AN AFTERNOON AMONGST THE ORPHANS, Urphon! The word is associated in the mind with bleak wintringsey with bowlin, + Januar blasts,\u201d with the hollow soughing of labo mouruful wind, uttering in fitful cadences ita dirge-like music.And yet a visit to Mr.Muller's world-famed Orphan Asylum gives you à totally different idea.There the word \u2018seems an embodiment of all that is cheerful ; and healthful aud gind and glvesome.mil \u2014hsppy jing fuces greet you on overy hand, p ; merry faces, with sparkling eyes aud glowing cheeks, and features over which the sunshine { of enjoyment ever scem to ripple.i What » marvellous institution this Ashley i Down Orplian Asylum is; sud what a marvellous man is George Muller! The verieet infidel who ever breathed cannot restrain his wonder when listening to the story of this good man\u2019s life and labors, Et is said that truth is oftentimes stranger thao tiction, and thia is, perhaps one of the best instances that could adduced in support of the assertion.No romance ever contsined such & thrilling narrative, From first to last it savors more of the miraculous than of the suber, matter-of- fact, business like relations of ordinary life.George Muller feeds, houses, clothes, aml educates no less than eleven hundred aud fifty orphans; and he is making rapid preparations for feeding, housing, clothing, and cducating nine hundred more.Upwards of two thou: sand children dependent upon one man !\u2014or rather dependent upon One God, in whom that one man places a reliant trust rarely met with even in tales of religions faith.No money has he of his own.For his very cont\u2014his morning amd evening meals\u2014ihe barest necessaries of life\u2014he is dependent upon the Uge whe, through deep waters, through evil report aud through good report, through tribulation And success, bus never deserted him.George Muller is a wonderful instance of a man practically carrving out the principle, \u201c A chaque jour suflit su peine.\u201d He takes no heed fur the morrow what he shall eat, or what lie shall drink, or what he shall put on; or what the eleven hundred and fifty children under his care aball eat, drink, or put on.Trusting ever, praging ever, he sees the morrow always brings its daily bread.From sll uarters of the globe, \u2014from the region of the a], from the backwoods of Canada, from the bus -house of (he Australian pede, from the slopes of the sunny vineyards by the rippling Rhone, from the Terme) snow-lands ow the frigid north, there comes a constant flow of supplies sent by those who, far away, remember the poor orphan at home.Strange supplies they are, too.sometimes.All sorts of ueer odds and ends fiud their way to the Asy- of, or used by the children; and the givers to this noble charity are sincers and disinterested in their liberality, for no flourishing wubacription:lists, with their names announced in big type, are ever to be seen, no annual.meeti known to the world that they have benefited humanity to the extent of \u2018one pound one.\" The history of the rise and progress of the Orphan Asylum\u2014itasmall beginning in 1836, when only thirty orpbans were provided for\u2014 aud its subsequent extraordinary develop wment\u2014are facis which have already beeu fruitful in chroniclers.Our object is not to refer to these, We purpose merely giving a brief sketch of a visit to No.3 House, which was made last Thursday.On previous occasions we had seen the other two houses-\u2014the ruddy-faced boys bustling with important energy ; the tiny infants\u2014verituble baby-or- phans\u2014too young to know mught of heir mighty loss, and tended with almost motherly solicitude by the careful nurses\u2014and now our visit was to the girls\u2019 department, tbe most important of all, in many respects.Just fancy what might bave become of some of these girle if they had been left to the tender mercies of distant relations, or, still worse, to the cold charity of the world.Just picture what bas become of many poor orphans who have had no one to care for them, and who have fallen into an abyss of misery.Boys are better off; their ragged natures are more titted for contact with the sharp joatlings of real life; but the tenderly woman nature requires & gentler care, or it may perchance run into unwomaaly extremes of the saddest character.There are four hundred and fifty girls in No.3, varying in age from aix or seven up to eighteen.he house is divided into two compartments, similar in description.We learn this from an agreeable and commuuica- tive indy who chaperona the party through the establishment.The first room we enter is a dormitory\u2014spacious, lofty, light, airy, and well-ventilated.Everything is beautifully clean.The snowy purity of the bed linen rivals the whiteness of the whitewashed walls.Neatness\u2014severe neatness\u2014is the rule, and it is one of those rules which seem to boast of no exception.Forty iron bedsteads, accom- modsting eighty children, are the only furniture of theroom.There is sometbing almost austere in the absence of all luxuries.Nothing but absolute necessaries are to be found \u2014no chaire, notables- nothing but a rigidly formal row of beds.There are several of these large dormitories, two cf them provid: ing room for a hundred girls each, and every one of them Las a teacher's bedroom at tached, #0 tbat the children may be said to be under mpervision during the whole of the nigbt.In some of thos teacher's rooms, which are furnished with a little more taste, but very nearly sa much simplicity, may be seen specimens of the children's work\u2014Lili- putien dolle, for instance, attired in the smallest of frocks, with tucks that are just visible tu the naked eye, worked with the most exquisite finish, Iu connection with ea-h room there ies wardrobe, Kvery girl bas ber own numbered compartment, where, folded with scrupulous neataess, is kept her stock of clothing.Take out s frock or & shawl anywl and wo defy you to discover no much aa 8 speck of dirt upon it.There is, indeed, euch a monotony of cleanliness throughout the house, that one would almost like to chance upon a soiled spot somewhere \u2014 to give the eyes a little relief, Kven the floors, which are uncarpeted, are sc thorough ly well scrubbed aml cleaned that s dinner might be (aten from them without the risk of the slightest speck of dirt being admitted to the diner's system.We next go to a room where à number of dirls are occupied in learniug to make their own clothes.Denly the little fingers ply the needle, and happy look the little faces peeping up from their work.Some are making frocks, and some bousets, The training which they get in the latter branch would hardly Gt thew for employment in a milliner's establishment.The bonnets are » shade or two at variance with the present fashion.But what matters it?The headpiece aud the short hair ate no tests of the goodness or the usefulness of the child.From the workiouni we go to the schoolroom.Specimens of writing and cyphering, very creditable indeed, are laid out fur the in- spectivn of the visitors.The teacher proceeds to put the children through a sort of examination, They march round the room with quite a martial step, and then sing seve ral pieces, both of & sacred and secular cha- racler.The sweet, pure, melodious, childish voices rise in a full-sounding aud hurmoni- ous chorus.They reem to enter heart and soul into the work, and sing with à right good will.The sound of a child's voice, tortured into the painful treble of the vagrant vocalist falls on de ear like a wail of despair.But the merry jucund songs of the Ashley Down OUrphaus, und their winsome faces, are a more pleasant theme on which to deecant.Then the teacher makes them explain the different mgns by which they express what they want; for, where there are so many together the hubbub would put anend to all wo:k if everybody epoke wben they felt inclined.Bo, instead of saying \u2018* ! want a needle,\u201d or \u201cT want some ink,\u201d they make signs with their fiugers, and their requirements are sup- lied without tbe stillness of tbe school-room ing disturbed.Exercises in drilling form another part of the examination, and then the visitors wete treated to what, to ua at least, was à novelty.The children, by making à peculisr balf-whistling, halfhissing sound, gradually increasing in volume, give a good imitation of a rising storm.These whistling guets of wind moat make one shiver; Tue when the rumbling of feet on the tioor bursts into an artificial thuuder-clap, the etfect is complete.In the play-rooms there are rows of cupboards in which the girls keep their own pri vate boxes.How treasured, we can imagine, are many of their contents.Who knows how many of them are the tombs where lie en: shrined the last gift of a dead mother, or the lock of & father\u2019s hair?Poororphans! Over those sadly-swest relics they can linger with tearful eyes; over the memories thus called up they can ponder ia day-dreams of the past, end if the eyelid droops and the bosom heaves when the remembrance of the mother who \u201c turned from ber Bible to bless ber child\" comes fresh as yesterday, summoned by those love-links so fondly treasured ; if the orphan\u2019s sorrow is thus ever cherished ins calm and hallowed spirit of \u2018¢ Thy will be done,\u201d \u2014the lock of hair, orthe faded flower, or the little Testament with a parent's writing on the flyleaf, will be a lifelong sermon more earnest than burning s of eloquence, more touching than the softest sigh of pathos.Sad memories, indeed, do these hoarded relics call up,\u2014ead aud bitter memories, perchance, of lingering deathbeds or of abrupter severances! But who would rob the orphan of such memories?Their soothing, purifying influence is too valuable to be lightly prized; for we hoid that the recollections of a mother's are love amongat the holiest thoughts of the mind, and the tears shed over those recollections the noblest overflow of the heart.But from the play-boxes and their associations we must hasten, for the children are romping busily in a merry game.skipping and singiag and running, sud enjoying themselves to their Leart's content.No restraint in put upon them now, sad there is a veritabie Be of voices, à ' uitting the play-rooms and paving à hurried visit to the bah and washing-rooms, kitchen, and dining apartment, we ap: introduced to a number of young women who are being trained for domesticservice.It is well known that servants from the asylum are eagerly souzht for, and Mr.Muller is daily obliged to refure applications for girls because he is unable to supply the demand.This speaks well for the training they get.They are taught washing, ironing, mangling, scrubbing rooms, and ail the other ramifications of bousework, of which we must admit ourselves to be profoundly ignorant.We must dismiss cursorily the rest of the internal arrangements, which are all car:ied out with systematic regularity and precision.As we leave the colony of orphans, and the five large buildings (two of which are in course of erection), the strange romance of the story comes back to tbe mind again, and fastens itself more firmiy than before.The Ashley Down Orphan Jum 16 one of the wonders of a very w al age.\u2014 From Bristol ( king.) paper.THE REASON WHY.A noble-hearted Irishman, who had been taught by the rum-seller that the friends of temperance were aiming to take away his liberty, entered a temperance meeting which we addressed & few weeks ago.At tbe close of the exercise, he rose up and asked permission to speak.Leave was granted.He saul thet with others he had come to the ball intending to make a noise and break up the meeting, but that the lecture bad remuved the wool that the rum-seller bad drawn over his eyes, that he had Leen brought to see the true issue, aod that, in place of rising to trouble the meeting, be rose to state that Le bad made à great very.He now saw why it was thal the poor Irish hod been hewars of wood and drawers of water to the Americans, \u2014 why it wae that they toiled from day to day and gone to sonr, Pa Marcn 20, 1868.with libersl wages, and still wore poor and Th grogabo \u2014and pot \u201c grog-sl get our money, soi only our mosey, tt also wills it, our strength, our character, and our ail.\u201d A late Catholic bishop of New York said to a friend: \u201c1 bave found that the laboring clases under my charge in the city of New York, pay for drams alone, at the grog+hops, $1,250,000 suaually, This money, saved to the Irish in New York and converted into comfortable dwellings, better clothing, better education to their children, would soon elevate them toa condition and a 1 bi- lity which would do honor to the country of their adoption, and make them its most powerful defenders.\u2019 We commend these facts to our fellow-ci- tizens of Celtic origin, and wish increased success to the zealous efforts of the Father Mathew Societies, who are doing a great work to change this state of things among their countrymen.\u2014 National Temperance Ad vocate.CIIILDREN'S CORNERA SNAKE STORY FUR CHILDREN.One time a keeper of a menagerie went with a friend to public house.The two staid there several hours, and they both drank until they came to such a state that they scarcely knew what they were about.As is alwaye the case with persons in that more than hsif-drunken state, they said and did » great many things they would never bare No of doing if they bad been sober.When they went back to the garden where the animals were kept, the keeper began lo par with the snakes.He had often done so ore, but this time he was not so careful as usual, because he was not as sober as usual.Ina fow minutes cus of the snakes flow uj and bit the keeper's nose, Perhaps he felt ineulted that n foolish, drunken man should presume to play with him! The poison ran very quickly through the mau\u2019s blood, and he became very ill.Those who take care of such exhibitions of animals, and play with them for the amusement of the people, generally carry in their pockets s Fedicise which will cure such bites, in case they should happen to need it.his man who was bitten by the snake had some of the medicioe in his pocket ; but he was «0 stupefied from the effects of the liquor that be forgot all about it.Ile was taken Lo the bospital, and in a sbort time Le died, « Now, would it not be well to pat upon the sign-board in front of every tavern this verse of Bible truth, \u2018\u2018 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder\u201d t And we might also bave a huge brazen ser.nt twined along the post from the topto the ottom RIDDLES.No.383, My firet to the wearied traveller at night, Be Ww aver wo small, is 4 place of delight.my second part wy first precedes, I'm a call that the waiting visitas heeds, My first and my second make up my whole, Which oftentimes does & man\u2019s actions control.When of moderate extent, | never displeass, When too great for one man, his pleasures cease No.286.Complete, it is a house for cattle; bebead it, and it is à sund ; bebead again, and it is ability ; a bundle ; now, behead again, and it is » kind of liquor.No.28%.PUZILE TORT.I was born off the coast of Labrador, or along that region.My childbood was marvellously bappy, being spent chiefly in frolicking with my companions amoog the waves, for we were groat bathers.Unc day, after some grand sport, Terawied upon à suony, ccsy cake of ice to rest, where [ fell aslesp.While I slept, n number of men in a bost spproscbed me cautiously (or else I dreamed it), and ove struck me a blow which killed me.Of course you think that was tbe last of me, and I should think so, too, but that I one day, how long after I know not, came to my sensed in à crowded court where, a8 I found, John Smith was being t for having broken nie,\u2014a thing, tLev said, John bad no right to have done, and I nal agreed with them.But ! should never bave Kkuown myself as | was now, never, bad not I beard my name called so much.The judge, the lawyers, the witnesses, gave me the very same name that the Asbermen off tbe north-eastern coast formerly did ; yet bow can this round lite tle red thing, no larger than your thumb-nail, attached to & piece of paper folded into oblon shape, and without the power of motion at if Thaw can thie be me! [ am sore puzzled about my identity ; but if you can guess my name, I shall conclude I still am really « or No.288.There is & certain number of two digits, the sum of which 11 equal to three times their difference ; and their di ce, multiplied by ces of hen, ie equal to one-third the required number.This will admit two solutisas ; what are they ?ANSWERS TO RIDDLES.No.381 \u2014TOBA COO.No.287 Plaintiff, Wo.283.\u2014Peatber, No.384.\u2014Because we cannot make them bere.BIBLE QUESTIONS.No, 471.Who was the fret Christian martyr ?Ne.478.\u2018What biteth like a serpent ?Ne.479.What memerial was erected at Lus ?No.480, What instrument of musie did Miriam wee ?What Jowled caps ses Al at Jew! captive was seat a te rebuild Jeruaniom Ÿ br bing ANSWERS TO BILE QUESTIONS, No, 472\u2014Matt.10:14.Le on Thee 19:14=81, je.474,\u2014 11:31-38 36:88.We.476.\u2014Raih 1:4, ' Me.4t6.\u2014Reib 4:10-23, \" Marcu 20, 18\u20ac8.The followiog ie Miss M.M.Botbwell's poem, which was read at the Normal Bobool literary en- tertaloment on Thursday evening.We are sure tbe reader will admire its patriotic fesling.This sentiment also pervaded some of the literary productions of other of the young ladies on that occasion, and was afterwards alluded to with special commendation by the Hos.Nr.Chauveau, Minister of Education : \u2014 We are a nation, and we boast A country fair sad free ; Our fathers placed the lac.marks bere When first they crossed the sen.With willing bands and honeat hearts, Thelr purpose to fulfil : To make the fields they tilled their own, They worked with iron will, They came from Severn's Bowery weads, From many a Highland bome ; Aod Erin saw, with sorrowing beart, Her children hither roam, And oft the blackened ocean ships Oame struggling up the tide, And left their living cargoes here Aloug St.Lawrence side.\u2018Mid summer beat, and winter snows, Through many a weary year, The well-ditected woodman's axe Laid bills and valle,» bare, How oft the wild bsast missed the Launts He uever missed before ! How oft the wild bird left her nest, Ap never found it more Returuing spring new life infused, Where foreats fled the plain; Aud autumn, year by year, looked forth On widening fluids of grain, 'Twas by their sweat, and uot by blood, \u2018They won our virgia voll ; And we shall still revere their names, \u2014 Brave pioneers of toil.We are a nation, and we boast A country fair and free ; Oar fathers placed the landmarks here When first they crossed the sea.\u2018We have no sins of pirate bands To check our hopes with fears: \u2018What honest toil procures for man Will stand the teat of years.For Norman blood invigoratep Still courses through the veins Of those whose fathers\u2019 chivalry Reclaimed Canadisa plains.The plough bas turned the war-path up, The wigwam\u2019s hearth is cold, And culture decks with flowers and fruits The bunting-grounds of old.Two generations of à rece Alike are known to fame, As history and tradition span The stream which bears their name.The first reclaims the wilderness, And portions out the soil ; \u2018The last relinquishes the lands Won by ancestral toil Our firat bave done their duty well, And left a heritage ;\u2014 Oh may the last lie far beyond A long and glorious age! We are a nation, and we boast A country fair and free ; Our fathers pisced the landmarks here When first they crossed the sea.WELSH CIVILIZATION.\u2018The present condition of the Principality of Wales furnishes s remarkable illustration of the civilizing power of the Gospel.Separated from England, not only by diversity of lan, but by a proud and jealous sentiment of nationality, the Welsh people were, for nearly two centuries after the establish- went of the Protestant Reformation in this country, abandoned to almost total spiritual lect.Not that there were wanting brave and devoted men during that interval who toiled with apostolic seal for the evaugeliza- tion of their native laud.But they had to ursue their labors, not only without the bn but against the resolute and active op- osition of the authorities in Church and Étate, who used all means in their power to frustrate their endeavors and destroy the fruits of their faithful husbandry.It is little more than à century since the state ot North Whales was such as described by the Rev.Thomas Charles, in the following words: \u2014 \u201cIn those days the land was dark indeed.Hardly any of the lower ranks could read at all.The morals of the country were ver corrupt, and in this respect there was no difference between gentle aod simple, laymen cal and clergymen; gluttony, drunkenness, and licentiousness prevailed throughout the whole country.Every Sabbath there was what was called \u2018Chwareu-gamp;' à sort of sport in which all the young men of the neighborhood had à trial of strength, and the people ns- sembled from 1h> surrounding country to see the feats.In every corner of the towns, some sport or other went on till the light of the Sabbath.day was faded.\u201d Dut marvellous is the transformation that has been ef: fected within the last hundred years.It may be safely said that there is now no country in the world so amply furnished with the means of religious instruction and worship, and where thuse means are used by so large n provortion of oples as this long-neglected rineipality of Wales.At the census of 1851,the population of Wales, inclading Mon- mouthshire, amounted to 1,118,914.By the same returns, it appeared that the number of Fg, provided in church and chapel was 994,336, à far larger provision than will be found uo dass beat mada any other part of the United Kingdom, A ing to cei- eulation of Mr.Horace Mana, there ought to THE MONTREAL WITNESS.be accommodation, in places of worship, for 88 per cent, of the population, at the very lowest, though, unhappily, there are soarcely any parts of Hngland where even this mar is attained.But it will beseen thatia Wales such accommodation is actually made for 8% r cent.of the population.And what ren.era this still more surprising is the fact, that by far the presser part of this provision has been made by a poor and scatiered people out of their own resources.Toshuw the rapidity with which this work of evangelization has been carried on in Wales, it is only necessary to compare the number of Dissenting congregations found there at two different periods, with an interval of less than a century between them.Thus, in 1775, the total number was only 141.Butin 1866 it had risen to 8,107, showing sn incresse of 2,936 Christian churches in Ÿl years.And it is estimated that the Welsh raise by voluntary contriba- tions, for various religious objects, between £250,000 and £300,000 a year.Nor are the results, as respects the moral character of the people, lem decided and satisfactory.Accustomed formerly, as we have seen, to spend their Sundays in jollity and riot, there is now no part of the world where the Lord's-day is more reverently and univer sally observed.Travellers, ne they pass through the country, and see churches snd chape s nestling in the curner of some secluded valley, or perched on some solita mouataia side, far away, apparently, from ali human habitations, often wonder whence the congregations are to come which are to occupy such buildings.But should they pass through the same neighb rhood on Sunda: moraiug, they would find their wonder solved, 88 they saw streams of people coming, with their Bibles and hymn-books in had, slong paths across tbe fields, or down the hillsides, from many a remote farmhouse and cottage, until the house of God is well lied with iatel- ligent aud devout worshippers.With a population so much under the influence of the Gospel, we need not be surprised to tind very little occupation for the policeman and the jailer; and, indeed, the paucity of serious crime is one of the most gratifying facts in reference to the Principa- According to the \u201c Judicial Statistica\u201d of 1864, it appears that the number of persons committed for trial in England amounted to 1 in every 155 of the population, and the number committed in Wales was only 1 in 252, while upon analyzing the nationality of the latter, it turns out that nearly one halt of those committed in Wales were not natives, but strangers or stragglers.Indeed, it in quite à common thing to bave maiden nesizes in Wales, where there is no prisoner to try, while, in several of the counues, tbe nuruber of offenders is always small, and generally on charges of a very trivial description.In 1865, Mr.Serjeant Shee addr the grand jury at Cardiff in these words: \u2018F have now Deen in the discharge of the duties of my office for two years in the Principality, and as yet, though | have three counties, only six persons bave been convicted before me; so that, if my experience wers to go no further, Ishould be in the condition to say that the iubabitants of the Principality of Wales set a most excellent example Lo the rest of ber Majesty's subjects.\u2019 ve ve said that this state of things in Wales furnishes a remarkable illustration of the civilizing power of the Gospel.And so it is.For the Gospel has been almost the only ugent in elevating and purifying the character of its population.A hundred years ago there arose in the Principality 8 race of preachers, endowed with marvelious power to move the popular heart and conscience.They were men who had a profound conviction that they bad received m commission from God to go forth and speak to the people in His name, and their words ran ike astream of electricity through the whole iand, kindling & new spiritual life, where before there way death.And these early apostles of Wales have, happily, not wanted successors of kindred spirit to keep up and carry on tbe work they had commenced.Long may this succession last! \u2014Christian Times.THE MASONIC QUESTION.The Mystic Temple, the now masonic pa started in this city, gives ita readers the following extract from the Baptist, with au appended comment : \u2014 RITRAOT FROM \u2018AMBSICAM BAPTIST.\u201d \u201cWe are informed that several of ths Congregational churches bare washed their hands of this iniquity.Now is the time for our Baptist churches to move.We call upon every brother that reads our paper to put his hand 10 the work, We do not expect any immediate succesd ia driving masonry out of politics and out of the nation, but we do expect sucess in driving it from evangelical churches.With the wave of iofidelity that is setting in upon us, it cannot but be popular among rationalists and {ree- thinkers ; all, therefore, that we can hope for, at present, is a total separation of evange- people from the iniquity.We know of Christian professors, sud ministers of tbe gos- pol, 100, who say that they will give up their church rather than their lodge; all we ask is that they should bave the opportunity.What re demand is that they shall not bold their re- iations to both.COMMENT OF MYSTIC TEMPLD.\u201d \u201cThe above extract from the American Bap.tiet, published in this city, ie the most striking illustration of the tratbfuiness of the ndage, \u2018whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad,\u2019 we have over seen.Tbe arrogance, lguorance, vindictivensas, suicidal and absolute- iy devilish spirit which must bave prompted whoever committed such sentiments to paper, is 0 painfully apparent that we are at a loss bow to treat the subject of such a singular hallucination.Obarity, however, leads us t> suppose that the writer is really iu earnest in the proposed work, but to believe that any intelligent and sane human belag, in this enlightened age could evince such stupidity or deliberate sad uswarrantable slander upon any table body of mes, uo} within the power credulity.In either case, it would be unpardonable to let such conduet pass unnotiosd and unre- baked, and we call upon the author to reteact his base insinuations, or furnish evilence te warrant the declaration of tbe \u2018bare-faced deiem of tbe upper degrees; ' beathenish doctrines; \u2018iolquitous aod biddes worke of darkness,\u2019 etc.Masonry pesds no defence at our hands, and we bave only to say, In conclusion, that self respect, and à desire to prowots the dissemination of tbe truths of the holy seriptures, will induce the writer cf the above to make the amende honorable.\u201d BEFLY OP \u2018AMERICAN BAPTIST.\u201d The point which ms to have greatly excited our contemporary is our reference to the \u201c bare faced dein,\u201d and \u201c\u201cheathenish doctrines\u201d of masonry in its higher degrees.We should be very sorry to attribute to any man or budy of men & creed which they do nut hold.If the religion of mason: something different from deismi, we xhafl be most happy to acknowledge tbe fact.But our charge rests on the testimony of 80 many unexceptionable wituesses that we could not admit it to be incorrect, without e ually good evidence on the other side.When it can be shown that any of tbe hizher orders, speaking through their regular officers, have repudiated or renounced the deism taught by their present standard authorities, then it will be time to call us to account for stat ing what masons themselves liave taught use have, in our late discussion, made quo tations from various masonic writers of the highest standing, who all unite in affirming the same masonic creed.We published 8 portion of the masonic ritual, copied by Elder Bernard from the official degrees written out by Rev.Dr, Dalcho, the grand head of ma soury, containing the * requisitions to make a good mason\u2019 amongst «therm that he should \u201cshuke uff the yoke of infant prejudice, concerning the mysteries of fhe reigning religion; that he should fight azunst it as \u201cu serpent which we detest, as an ulol that is adored by the idiot and vulgar ander the name of Religion.\u201d Whea this ritusl was adopted, and wheo Dr, Dalcho copied it, the prevailing ur reigning religion\u2018 wes Christianity.The reli of ion ef masonry, then, is not the religion hristianity.1f the religion of masonry be not deism, will the Mystic Temple Le good evough to tellus whatit is?Is it Judsism or Mahomuedanism or Hinduism?It must, according to all masonic authorities, be something in which Mabommwedlans, Hindus, Parsees, and men of every religious belief, except atheists, can join.What religion is there beside deism that can unite all these discordant elements without.infringing upon auy of their doctrines ?In the last masonic work on the higher degrees, by McClenachan, we not only find that niasoury givesnss \u201cuniversal religion,\u201d but we learn exactly what that religion is.It is what the European masons call the ¢religion of God;\" i.\u20ac, deism.It McClena- chun's Book of the Scottish Rite\u201d does not teach deism, it would be impossible to teach itiaany words that could be invented.But we will, forthe present, waive nl! these testimonies ; admit the supposition that Dal- cho, Macoy, McClenachan, and other illustrious masons of the thirty-third degree, have been mistaken ; and look to the columns of the Mystic Temple, to find out what the religion of masonry is.As only three numbers of this periodical have been published, we shall have rather a scant field from whence to gather up the several points of (he masonic creed.But we trust that what we do find, in this small compass, may not be disputed ; as there can, of course, be n obigber authority with the editor than bis own carefully digested and clearly expressed opinions.To begin with the numier containing the \u2018 criticism atthe head of thisarticle, It« lead- iug editorial is ua the \u201citeligion of Masonry.\u201d We do not find init any formal definition of this religion, but the whole ecope of the article shows that it is deism.* Atheism is condemned.The substance of it is, that \u201csweet religion unfolds to wan his brilliant | destiny ;\" that the soul is immortal; that nothing is the offspring of chance; that the chain which binds man to earth is not a heavy one; that when death, \u201cthe blind divinity, bas burst the thick crust of matter which envelope his soul, be shines in space like an angel of light, beyond reach of the shafts of iction.\u201d \u201c The path leading to the Temple of the Eub- lime Architect of the universe is not rough and thorny it expects not that mortals shall suffer superstitious fear, or that, breaking the bonds which bind them to surrounding objects they stall condemn themselves to austere principles and practice, or to à life of contemplation which is contrary to bis law.\u201d Whatever this may be, it certainly has no Christianity about it; it carefully eschews the Sigtrait gate\u2019 and the \u201cnarrow way\" of the New Testament.Another editorial on the next page, concludes with the following lau- dation of masonry as the sure passport to eternal life: \u2018As a tree is known by its fruit, we challenge an impartial comparison of the virtues sud benefits of mmsonry with those of any or all the evangelical bodies of the day ; and should it be accepted, aad the dignity of the order require it [at 7] our bauds, our oppoveats will find that the wildaess of masonry is only equalled Ly her firmness and ability to establish her claim te be the best and most ancient and honorable institution known oa earth, and (As surest pase- port to everlasting enjoymenta in the life to come.\u201d It is not our object now to dispute or disturb our contemporary\u2019s comforting opinion masonry is a better passport to salva tion than Christianity ; all we sek is that he should not pretend to be a Christian and & beathen at the same time.Holding these deistical doctrines, let him not be ashamed of them, hor accuse others of sisnder because they apply to them (he proper = lation.Ve Toy down this third number of the paper, and take up the one for January 4th.Here ve bave first à \u201c\u2019salaiatory, \u2019 and then à long aud flowieg éditorial on \u2018\u2019masouic tolers- tion,\u201d The editor begins with stating that \u2018the fundsmental basis of our institution rests the adoration of tingle omnipo- teat Deity, and thet [the] method we observe ! multitudes, progressed to the uisition of purity in kits He then thom how tthe Meise sad intelligent of successive generations have been compelled to descend to dissimulation in pandering to vulgar prejudices and in svowiny absurdities, repugnant to mors) con- victiona;\"\" how these philosophers bave, nevertheless, heen themselves superior to these popular delusions, aud bave * congregated io hidden asronblles aud disseminated their teachings aud symbolized their oral precepts by the invention of parables, legends, inscriptions, and graven devices, which while conceal: ing an vecult interpretation, served Lo ratify the fuutasies am] superstitions of wonder fuving Pting as enunciations of fact ingeniows lictions, inculcating imoral abstrac tons.\u201d Warming with bis subject, the editor continues : # Aided by the light of Truth asd of Res- son, we, to whom have been transmitted revelations of sacient mysteri-s, admire and respect tbe depth of primitive philosophy, with the soundness And necuracy of whose teachings we bave becotne impressed, At each stage of ms- sonic exaltation, we are tempted to wonder at the sublimity of their doctrines, and to pause in admiration, viewing the comprehensive scope of that enigmaticil symbolism designed for thelr perpetustion ; as the vell is gradually uplified from the portals of tha Mystic Temple there is disclosed a vastness of expanse, a newly discovered world, peopled with the shades of sages snd philosopbers, messengers from à transmun- dane sphere, bearing to us revelation of a religion consonant with the laws of Nature, inculcating a dogma simple in truthfulaess and benef- cent through ite universality.\u201d After the errors of the dark azes and 8 during the dawn of resuscitated light,\u201d the philasophers conceived the idea of * discard- wg their subterfuges,\u2019\u2019 but courageous an they were, \u2018nevertheless, they dared not openly propagute their doctrines\u201d # Coul i they,\u201d asks the editor, \u201cwhen Catholiciem was the avowed religion of the states, incur certainty of martyrdom, by reviving the ancient mysteries, obuoxious as identified with pagavism 77 \u201cBut ous course was left to the sagacious sons of light ; finding the Hebrew book of laws à convenient basis for a system of roligious discipline, alike acceptable to the Christian, the Lsraelite, and the Moslem, they proclaimed to the world that they bad combined to re-erect a mystic temple, physically extinct, still capable of reconstruction.Unwilling to be identified with the templars and ober monk knights, sworn enemies to the Moors, persecutors of the Jews, and oppressors of Christians of lower degrees, the new order assumed a grade in mechanical labor, and beneath tbis unostentatious guise sought to combine humanity into & har- moby of religion, race, and privilege.\u201d Observe it is the Mystic Temple not we, tha tells this story of masonic trickery, men making up a religion of their own out of the old pasan religions, and palming it off upon the world under the \u2018\u201c guise\u201d of \u2018a le in mechanical labor,\u201d and using the Hebrew book of laws as the basis of their discipline, simply because it was ¢ convenient!\u201d The editor proceeds : '! As every religion boasts a demigod, every nation 8 master, and every dogms of faith a legend, the masons invented the fable of the Widow\u2019a Son, the outline of whose imaginary existence and martyrdom coincides with the mythological actions attributed respectively to Osiris, Hercules, Wodez, Artbur, Pendragon, and to Jusus of Nazareth.\u201d Could there be a greater libel on Christianity thas to say it \u201cboasts a demigud?\u2019 No Christian, of any sect or name, with the exception of Unitarians or Socinians, hold that Christ is a ** demigod,\u201d or anything less than the © fuloess of the Godhead.\u201d And yet this masonic editor asserts that * every religion boasts a demigod!\u201d And that masons have \u201cinvented\u201d the story of Hiram Abiff, with an outlive that coincides with the ¢ mythologi cal actions\u201d attributed to \u201cJesus of Nazareth!\u201d Whatisthi«?Deism or blasphemy?Let our readers judge.The editor goes on: \u201c By means of this simple narrative (that of Hiram AViff), devoid of supernatural and marvellous embellishment, they inculcated the dogma of ag identity in all religions ; for, by whatever name history or fiction may designate the demigod, H.A.answers for them the type of « perfected mau-martyr through superexcellence of virtue, who died, arose from the desd, and gow lives in life eternal\u2019 .This is a little bolder deism than we have seen in any of the masonic works that have come under our notice; but, for substance, they are all inuccord.The Christian plan of salvation is subverted ; Christ and his cross are thrust aside to give place to a vile substitute, a dramatic representation of an imaginary martyr, Hiram Abiff; Reason is eutbroned as the supreme God; and speculative masonry, a humau invention, assuming for a mere \u2018 guise\u201d bumble garb of * mechanical labor,\" is pronounced the \u2018surest passport to everlasting sojoyments \u201d ® Mystic Temple has our answer.We have given the proof demanded.If the editor wishes for more, it shall be given.We say, as wedid before, that the higher degrees of masonry sre incompatible with membership in an evangelical Christian church.We call for a separation in no vindictive spirit.Every mau has the right to choose his religion, but he bas no right to sail under false colors.If he prefers the deism taught in masonic books, let him come out boldly and avow it before the world, sud not come to us with the absurd.\u2018dogma of identity in sll religions,\u2018 claiming to be Chris- tisn in belief, while be puts Baal and Je hovah side by side, and worships at un altar inscribed ¢ Soli Sanctissimo Saccum-\u2014Sacre to the Most Holy Sun l\u201d\u2014From the Ameri can Baptist, THE FOLLIES AND SINS OF AMERICAN WOMEN.When I see the tawdry fashions, Lhe costly vulgarity, and the wicked extravagance of the times, 1 foel sure that thousands 0 American women are to the first law of refine- in his worship vasies as the néophytes have mary \u2014simplici of manners and attire.\" When T see that thousands of American women read the most shamelul romances and the most degrading newspapers; frequent the vilest dramatic entertainments, and join is dances too shockiog to ba named among Christians, \u2014I feel that Christisn matrona are becoming too few, and that civilized beathen- ism i returning to the fields we have wrested from the Tndisnn qaily of the angodi en I read daily of mont y divorces, and of crimes agsinst social purity aud against human life itself, which are too ross to be mentioned more particularly, I pol that too many of our countrywomen are without God in the world, and (hat radical reforms are necessary in the systems of education on which the youdg women of America are dependent for their training.When I see thouxai Is of housebo!ds in which young girls are reared for a life of pleas without reference to duty, | cannot wonder at these results, nor at the misery in which they involve families and communities, Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind ! Asa Christian bishop, therefore, I make my sppeal to you, Christian women, and I ask you to begin the reformation, by faithfully bearing your testimony against \u2018oll that tends to the degradation of your rex, and the more so, when such crime is not only winked at, but receives countenance in circles which ought to be exemplary.\u2014 Pastoral Letter of Bishop Coze.AGRICULTURAL.Tux Desomatazisg Texpescy or Aakt- CULTURAL Fairs.\u2014A Rochester paper, referring to the results of the horse-racing, which bas grown to be a leading feature of catitle-shows in Western New York as well aa other parts of the couniry, says that, whether it is necessary to inc:ease the number aud improve the breed of lant horses or nut, \u201cit is plain that the numbers of fast young men and women are increased with an unecessary rapidity, while their morals and manners are mot in the least improved, Gambling and betting, drunkenneas and profanity, are getting to be as commn at countey faire, à8 at any race course in the country; and men who rezard their character of any account are obliged to keep away, or be accused of counterancing the growing evils,\" One of the satirical writers of the day, in reporting his visit to a cattle show, humorously says: \u201cThere was tew yoke of oxen on the ground, besides several yokes of sheep aud à pile of carrots, and some worsted work, but they didn\u2019t seem to sttract eany sympathy.The people banker for pure agricultural hoss- trot.\u2019 Marie StGar.\u2014The Rutlind Herald publishes statistics, culled from the l'nited States census relative to the productions of maple syrup 8nd sugar.ltapy that more than one and a ball mullion yallons of delicious maple syrup Bad over forty million pounds of maple sugar were made in a single year.Now, if the syrup ix estimated st one dollar per gal lon, the amount is $1,597,599, and sugar at fifteen cents per pound comes to $6,018,030.75; total, $7,614,619, 75,8 sum that adds mach to the wealth of the country.Throughout the Middle and Northern States many tons are made every reason.Maine, Masssachu- tetts; New Hampsbire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Ohio, and the Canadus, make the most, and the Middle and some of the Southern States, produce it in limited quantities.In the year 1560, Maine produced 32,679 gallons of agru».run 306.712 pounds of sugar ; Vermont 15,274 gailons and 9,887,781 pounds, and Nes York 131.513 pallons and 10,816.419 pounds.The Empire State takes the lead, and Vermont comes next.But Vermont.in proportion to her territory, far exceeds New Yo k or any other State.Mi- chigau ie the third State, producing four millions of pounds of eugar and sixty thousand gallona of eyrup.Taepixe Marie Tues.\u2014The rapid wasting away of the forest trees, especiaily of the sugar maple, has induced greater circumspection on the part of the owners of sugar orchards than during the early settlement of the country.Then a tree was regarded as something to be gotten rid of, and as the sugar maple generally Lad possession of the best ground for farming purposes, tapping the trees by boxing was re, as s ready means of getting a present supply of sugar while promoting an eaily death of the tree.By this process a tree would be girdled in three or four years, and be the more readily remuved from the soil.But now the sugar maple is regarded as & source of gain,\u2014hence, in extracting its eaccharine, the boxing system has been abandoned, and the less exhausting one of tapping substituted for it.the But even this is often recklessly done by boring deeply into the tree, thus weakening it and producing decay, when a slight perforation wou'd eliminate the sap without impair ing the vitality.When a young sugar, orchard is intended as permanent, great care in tapping should be exercised, Without this their vitality will diminish rapidly.Hence an orchard which ought to last a lifetime will die out in a few years, thus depriving the owner of & domestic luxury which a little care and forethought might have preserved through successive generations.If the auger, gouge, or both, are used, the in- cisious should be light and so dispersed over the surface of the body as to give it a chance to heal before & second one is made in its immediate vicinity.In this way the holes will grow over the vitality of the tres be so little affected as Lo render the flow of sap 4 nearly uniform for a long series of years.Wueat.\u2014The statistician of the 1- tural Bureau puts the yieid of wheat in the States east of the Rocky Mountains in the year 1366 at 151,000,000 bushels; and estimates the product of the Pacific States at 15,000,000 bushels but he inclines to the opinion thet the total uct of the Union wae more\u2014uearly, 175,000,000 bushels, The erop of 1h59, according to the eighth conven, was 171,000,000 bushels; that of 1949 wag 100,000,000, THE MONTREAL WITNESS.Manon 02, 1868 \u2014\u2014 96 - \u2014 A ME EE _ - \u2014 \u2019 \u2014 ~On the 11th tus v ' .- COMMERCIAL.lyééhees rétemeee apeie naiss H UNT'S EMPIRE HAIR|J H.THOMAS\u2019 FIRST-PRIZE BEK-HIV ES! ev.Mr, ua ui ML \u2014 Mosraszac Witause Orrion, the Rev.Mr.Kilegond, Mr.Kugene M.\u2018opéland, This plessaut, agreeable, and selentific SINGLE Aran Noprans AND THE Unrrap Brazel has been aw Thursday, March 19.to Emma Elizabeth, second duugher of Mr, peration is An indispensible article for the those Hives nt ail the Provinetal pried ny, Marc! 3 Louis Blanchani, ail of this city.No Cards.t cleanses the seal, Tenders \\he halr of a dark: \u2018 and muny County Faire for the tant The thaw has continued since lsat week, avd AM, STANHuPE\u2014AU Kivasion Church, SF Sppearance, bt castiy SEPALS SET four years.They iio obtained the snow has almost disappeared from the streets.There was frost last night, snd this morning is coul, but clear.Therm.at 7 a.m., 21 above sero.Savr is in moderate demand, at $140 to $1.50 for coarse; $180 to $3 for fine.The log of na: ion, now likely to be, after , pretty early, must bring down prices.Har-Markur.\u2014 Prices have risen rapidly within à week, sud (be best hay is now held at $11.50, though a tuie quality may be bought for $10.The lower qualities, or that which was | late cut or injured by rains, may te bad for $8.- : 80.The sudde rise in prices is due to tle state of the roads, and when the roads freese again, ss they doubtless will, a tall in prices may take place.TORONTO MARKETS.\u2014Masck 13.The attendance on \u2018Change to-day was pret) fair, aod the tone of business decidedly firm.Holders do not geciu in any great hurry to part with their stocks uclreu at an ndvauce on late rates, aud Luiyers have not yet, generally, yielded to this, though there are soute who have done #0.Outside, we have to report the sale of one car of Fife wheat for $1 £5 at Brampton, two cars of Lower Caunda buriey (inferior) at $1.10 delivered in Torouto, aud last evening 100 brle.of oatmeal at $6 40 on the care in Toronto.lo oats, there bas been an offer, fur May delivery, of 8,000 bu, at 85{c.in Toronto.In seeds, 35 bags of Timothy sold at $2.35, and 50 bush.at $2.35.Some bales of hops, good quality, for local use, soid at 350.On the street, pease sold at 83¢.10 B6c., and spring wheat at $1 634.Toronto Cartue-Markar \u2014Cattle.\u2014 The market bas been well supplied ervce our laat ; about aix cars of good cattle came down from the Guelph fair for this market, insides that from the usual sources.The demand, however, has 5 been fully equal to the supply, snd prices bare beld up all the werk.First-class eaitie have sol at from $7 to $7.50, dressed weight; ve- cond-class at from $6 to $6 50, nnd third-class at shout $5.Sheev have become ratber scarce, and the demand continues unabated, which bas tended (0 creats a rise in the market.clase are worth $6 to $8, second-class $4 to $3, and third would bring about $4, but there were none off: ring.\u2014 Leader, Corn Exchange Daily Reports.{Furnished exclusively to the + Daily Witness\u201d, WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES Corn Excuaxes, March 18.Fous, per barrel of 196 1bs.\u2014Superior Ex.tre, nominal; Extra, $7 75 to $8.25 ; Fancy, $7.55 to $7.70 ; Superfine, from Canada Wheat, $7.40 to $7.80; Sirong Superfine, from Canada Wheat, $7 60 to $7.724 ; Buper.from Western Wheat, $7.43 to $7 50; Oity- \u2018brands of Super, nominal: Super.No.2, $7.15 10 $730 ; Fine, $6 40 to $6 65; Middlings $6.00 to$6.35 ; Pollards, $5.00 to §5 75; Bag-Flour, $3.80 to $3 85 per 100 Ibs.The business doce this forenoon could bardly be called wholesale ; a few sales of Strong Supers.mentioned a\u2019 $7.60, 87.65, and $7.67.Oavumar, per brl.of 300 1bs.\u2014Quotations for L.C.brands are $6.25 to $6.50.Warar, per bush.of 60 lbs \u2014U.C.Spring nominal, at $1 674 to $1.70.Paas, per 60 1ba-\u2014Nominal,\u2014worib 90c to 91c.for May delivery.Oars, per bush.of 32 Iba.\u2014Nomival,\u2014no recent transactions.Coun, per bush.of 56 °1bs.\u2014Nominal\u2014s few bundred busbels sold yesterday at $1.00 in bond.Bantry, per 48 lbs \u2014Scarce, and wanted ; good L.Ü.nominal, at $1.00 to $1 05.Asnne, per 100 lbs \u2014Market quiet ; First Pota nominal, at $5.50; Seconds, $5.00: \u201cThirds, $4.65 First Pearls, $6.60 to $6.65, \u2014 no Seconds offer Borren, per lb.\u2014Market firm ; choice dairs at Abc.to 27c., and some parcrls at 28e.; medium, Z0e.to 23c.; and inferior nt 18e.to 20c.Lanp, per 1b.\u2014Steady, at 11jc.in kegs, and 12c.in tubs.Poax, per lil.of 200 The.\u2014 Fair enguiry ; Mess, #19: 3; \u2018Lin Mers, $1850 to $17.00: Prime Mo, $14.50,t0 $18.00, sud Prime $13 50 to $14.BIRT! Twospeo¥.\u2014Un the 10h isst., the wife of Mr.Heury A.Thompson, Hem mingrord, of & son, Wasor.\u2014la this city, ou the 13th instant, Mrs, \u201cThos.Mason, of a daughter.Brows.\u2014Un the 15th lurtant, at 108 Ottawa street, Mrs.W.Bro.u, of & ou, WEBBR.~ At 13 Mc untain rt, on the 12th inst, the wife of Geo.Ws bb, G.T.K., of a son.HARDIE.\u2014At 151 SL, George st, cn the 11th son ARTE REY a Wardle of § daughter.RYCENAN \u2014%t the Wesleyan Parsonage, Niugsion, Ot.(xrio, ON the 9th (bat, the wie of the Rev, la B.1tyckman, B.A., of a daughter, MUNRO \u2014At 202 Selencur Mreet, the wife of Wu.Munro, U.T,R, of à donghter.BupnEx.\u2014On the 11th inst the wife of Henry A.Budden, of a daughicr.Mrir~\u2014At Nicho', County of Well: the 2st Feb, Alexander Muir, aged uch and justly regretted, 'BRAIGIC.\u20140D 11th inet.Mire.Jobn Craigie of + daughter.WALKER.\u2014In this City, Où the 6th inst.Mrs, Johu Walker of a danghter.McDotaALL.\u2014Un 9th inst, a1 800 St.Catherine street, Mrs.I), A.McUouguli, of a son.MARRIED, Ronixson\u2014A#xo1t,\u2014Un the 11tb inst, at the idence of the bride's futher, by the Kev, br.athieson, Mr.John Robinson, G.T.R, to jon, fourth daughter of Mr.James Aroott, of this city, ton, on years, ry, ASPR, DCURFAOR\u2014AL the Riviere Dosert Feraa, on Nh tustant, by v.M, Teeson, Wes.Tes Hinisçer, Alexander Fra 8q., of the \u2018ownsiip of Laledovin, Count, to Margaret ascGregur, Coie @ pywp\u2014W ALKER.\u2014Un Thursday, 37th o A at \u2018Brsdiom, by the Rev.Wil.rar , Etobert Crawford, Merchant, Mon- Gr 1 Franoes Elizbeth, eldest daughter of N, vanes, Keq., Ashfield, Isie Mau.No cards, CARON, K8LLY.~\u2014On the 1th joetant, by the ev, Norroain W.Camp, D.La, Recux vi l'hrint Chureh, at House's Point, N.Ÿ., M Carson, lo Miss Jroe Kelly, ON Sa EbWARD:, MCFER.\u2014Un the 10th | the a bass ovoibar, Bellevue, Four ir Havelock, Provins of que Fa M.son, Jeuçe À.avr AGE Of Toronto Globe, to Ka cond the late Lieut.-Col Aiez MoFee.Firet- P.INGH.Derbyshire, ou the 13th Jan.Jus.Penrose, ouest von of James Tu wr Ingham Bq.of Ce der Li Las Chie Sars Cr erefordsh othe Ludy Cay here Btanthiope Sent duughier of the Karl aml Countess of 1larrivgton, DIED, CLOWLEY.\u2014In this clty, on 1he 1h instant, Juutielln, youngest, daughier of Mr.J.Clowley, two Weeks.i KMAN.this city, on Thursday, 12th inst, James, youngest sun of Mr, James Alkman aged 5 yours, months, and ÿ day ULENAON.\u2014Ou the 12 st, Juhu Gtennot, | Eng, in ins 66.yenr.CARW ELL.\u2014~U8 Thundsy morning, 13th Mareh try Ann thick, relict of Jleratio carwell, for- erly of Quebre, agcest 59 yenrs.1 Mass \u2014In this .on (be 1Rb fuel, toha | Ross, sen, uged 76 y for muy years plonub- er, âc., wud utterly of dale Boirdou, Bout de | Piste BLA.x.\u2014At Rose voltage, Newtonstewart, Pad Fe brung die | bolls Hine, te Rev on the 15th inst, Flore \u2014in this city y sept aged ou Benth ae! cen days.Muoux\u2014@n tre 15th inst, Jon, son of Jolin More, ged § nyoths nd 3days, MENS Es\u2014In thin city, on the 15th Inst, Mary Lin, only duugbter of Paul Meintios, aged IS mounts and ¥ days.BUTTERWORTH.\u2014AL Polut Kt.Charles, on the Wh jus, Mr John Buterworh, formerly of the 30th Fun, n native of Berry, Lancashire, Englund, nge 1 37 sears, LATDR®R.\u2014In this city, on the 10th instant, Philip, anges son oi Gevrye Lauder, agod i yew snd § months, GALL.=UD the morning of the 8th inst, Wil.Yam Gall, aged 83 years (lute of Hasbadoes, West undies).HetsTox\u2014In this elty, on (he 10h Inst, John Frederica, aged § mnths und 2 days, infant son of Arcuibuld Heuston, Ronrr.\u2014On the 9tb ibsL, from accident, Mr, John scott.Brow x.\u2014Iu this city, où the 10th Inst, Janet Heil, youngeet dauguter of Willium Brows, aged months.HAMILTON.\u2014n this city, on the 10th Instant, Witla Jobo, Infant soa of Robert Hamilton, aged 5 ntonthe and 8 days Axavs.\u2014ln this city, at 12,50 this morning, March 10th, Nuria Wyeth, wife of Willlam Au- gus \u201cuty ULARK.\u2014At Lochiel, County of Glengarry, \"0, on the th ust, Duncan Clork, a native of Killin, Pertushive, Scotland, aged ¥2 years, Advertisements.- RIRE YOUNG LADY (English), desires nu engagement ns Kesldent Governess, ln a gentleman's (amty; {oxieh «reuch, Music, Singtog, and Drawing.Address, U, C,, WIT AESS odice, Montreal.SUIENTOR COURT, MON.h TREAL \u2014 No.1167.\u2014 Dame FLORESCE EBERT, Wile of JAMES A, BARBEAU, of the parish of Lapeuirie, district of Montreal, Plaine if; against the said JAMES A, BaRBEAY, De- fewinnt.\u2014N otica is hereby given, thut the Plaintiff has sued out an action for division of property té ion de biensi.inst the said I urban.VOUTRE & DJUTILÉ, Attorneys for Paint ft.Montreal, 12th March, 1968 WORT HEN & BAKER'S PATENT HANI-LOOM.The Hand-[Lrvom weaves Tweed, Ur ton Cloth, Batinett, Jeans, All-wool Flannel, âc.Aba, Manutacturers snd Dealers in t otton and nther Warps, Shuttles, Govins, Keedn, tinrness, &c For imther particulars, adress, with stamp, WORTHEN & BAKE, Conticook, P.2., or Port Hope, Ont.: 7 .MOR SALE, 80 Acres of Land beinz fr nt hilfoffnt No 38, rd Conces sion, Lancaster, two miles [i ti, 1, It, Depot near Military Road, For particulars apply to D, D, MCLENNAN, MeGIl College, Montreat; wn ox db.McLENNAN, iver Taint ro, arto.vw [LECTURING TOUR UXDER TURE AUSPICES OF THE MONTREAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.MR.Taos, Hurcuisgs Wiil visit the follow ing places witha view Le holding meeting topo.mate the Temperance cause, revive old societies, rnd form new ones on the old open basis, Where ever it In doenired he will tv a neeting for the young in the afternoon, with n vlew to the for mation of a Band of lope; std for these purses he will have a supply of blank books, with \u2018onatitution, ready to commence Tem persnet Socletles or Bands of Hope on the spol :\u2014 Magog, Wednesday, March I6/h.Geoegeville, Thursiay, March 15th, Fitch Bay, Friday, March 2th Marlow, Katurdaÿ aud Funday, March Mst and Qrifin\u2019s Corners, Monday, March Beebe Plain, Tuexduy, Murch 2th, Htanstead Plain, Wednesday, March 23th, k Island, Thurmiay, March Seth.' llle, Ériduy, SIarch : ton Corvers, and 20th.Conticook, Monda, Com pou \u2018Tuesdn, Martinville, W Johnville, Thursday, A Coolssbire, Friday, Apr 1 Ard.Eaton Corners, Saturday and Sunday, April #th al 3 Sawyervitle, Monday, April Sih.The friends of the Temperance cause ih each IncaliLy are reapectiully requested to make the necessary arrangements for effective meetings ; andit in especially hoped thet Ministers of iH] Uospel will take sD Interest in these meetivgy and address them.A collection will be taken up at each meeting to atl the Montreal Tempermnes effort; and It 1e he the friends of the cause Ds ely Jn ae Te mininhing of y.the traveiliu oxpeuses of ing Agent, ° w, Tate D.D, President, JUHN DOLUGALL, Vice-President.J 5 Ess Treasurer, BB, GUADY, Becretary, at duughter vf té, KE Stames, of |e fely fn thin 3 mpire Hair Gloss wii find that it readers the harsheat and conrsest hair, soft, glusay, fluo, and beautiful, disposing It to stay In auy ition io which iis viéced, IL preventa the hair from falling out, invigorates and wireugthens it, and often th of Limir where In has sl.Invigorating and pestor- une les, blood.vessels, and roots of ihe hair, Price 23 cents.5.J.Fosse © Ca.proprietors nu sote manufeturers, Kher.brooke, Provinces of Quebee, Henry Simpson & (Co.Monttenl; Ty mans, Elllot, & Co, Toronto, Wholesale Agents.svw J ACOB'S RHEUMATIC LIQUID, Foethe immediate rellef and permanent cure \" Urutren, Burns, Frost.A ba or Blomach, welling of Joints, re Turont.* JACOWS RHEUMATIC LIQUID