Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 13 février 1884, mercredi 13 février 1884

[" a ws \"By rs 1S i Uz a= Stcamships.Dampfschif - Bhederei - Hansa, (HANSA STEAMSHIP COMPANY.) - OF HAMBURG.Direct and Regular Steamsbip Communi-; cation between 4 CANADA, ANTWERP and HAMBURG} The Steamers of this Line will sail us follows :\u2014 ! ss.BAUMWALL from Hamburg, 11th# Feb, Antwerp 17th Feb., for Halifax} and Boston.o SS.WANDRAHM from Hambnrg, 5thy March, Antwerp 10th March, for Halifax and Boston.88.VORSETZEN from Hamburg 28th April, Antwerp Z5¢h April, \u2018for Quebec and Montreal direct.And after regularly every month at fixed dates.Through Bills of Lading granted in Hamburg and Antwerp to all parts of Canada and United States.For Rates of Freight and other information, apply to F.Lagisz and Aver.Bol- TEN, Hamburg ; Grisar & MarsiLy, Ant werp ; or to WM.DARLEY BENTLEY, Western Chambers, 22 St.John Street Montreal, and also at Halifax, N.S.February 5 ] 31 Onder contract with the Governments =f Canada and Newfoundland for the Conveyance of the CANADIAN and UNITED STATES Mails.1884-\u2014-Winter Arrangements-1884, This Company\u2019s Lines are composed of the following Double-Engined, Clyde-built IRON STEAMSHIPS.They arebuiltin water-tight compartments, are unsurpassed tor strength, speed and comfort,.-are fitted up with all the modern improvements that practical expe- rience-can suggest, and have made the fastesi tirme-on record.Vessels.Tonnage.Commanders, Numidian.6100 Building, Siberian.4600 \u201c Carthagenian .4600 6 Parisian.+.5400 Capt.Jas.Wylie, Sardinian.«4650 Capt.J.E.Dutton Polynesian.4100 Capt.P.Brown.Sarmatian.3600 Capt.John Graham.Circassian .Peruvian.Norwegian 4000 Lt.W.H.Smith, R.N.3400 Capt.Joseph Ritchie, .8331 Capt.Barclay.+8300 Capt.W Richardson.3440 Capt.R.Carruthers.Caspian.3200 Capt.Hugh Wylle, Austrian.2700 Capt.A.MacNicol.Nestorian 2700 Capt.D.J.James.Prussian +3000 Capt.Alex.McDougall Ecandinavi 8600 Capt.Johu Parks.Hanoverian .4000 Capt.J.G.Stephen.Buenos Ayrean Corean.,.Grecian.Manitoban.3800 Capt.Jas.Scott.4000 Capt.R.P.Moore, 3600 Capt.G.Le Gallais.3150 Lt.R.Barrett, R.N.R.2500 Capt.C.J.Menzies.«2800 Capt.John Brown.+4.2600 Capt.W.Dalziel.Waldensian.Lucerne.2206 Capt.John Kerr.Newfoundland.,.1500 Capt Mylius.Acadian.,,.1350 Capt.F.McGrath.The Steamers of the Liverpool Mail Line Sailing from Liverpool! every THURSDAY, from Portland every THURSDAY, and from Halifax every SATURDAY.calling at Lough Foyle to receive on board and land Malls and Passengers to and frem Ireland and Scotland, are intended to he despatched FROM HALIFAX.Parisian.ooocie vovnnnnn Saturday, Feb.9 Caspian.Saturday, Feb.16 Sarmaltian.Saturday.Feb.28 Sardirvian.Saturday, Mar.1 Circassian.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.rsasees Saturday, Mar.8 POIYNESIAN.\u2026.100.Saturday, Mar.15 Peruvian.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0.0.Saturday, Mar.2 CASPiAN.11000005 casse nes eue Saturday, Mar.29 At TWO o'clock P.M., or on the arrival ofthe Intercolonial Railway Train from the West.FROM PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL, VIA HALIFAX.Parisian.Thursday, Feb.7 Caspian -Thursday,, Feb.14 Sarmatie Thursday, Feb, 21 Rardinian Thursday, Feb.28 Circassian Thursday, Mar.6 Polynesia) Thursday, Mar.13 \u2018Thursday.Mar.20 -Thursday, Mar.27 At ONE o'clock P.M., or on the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway Train from the West.Rates of Passage from Montreal via Halifax : Cebla.362.65, $78 and $88 (According to accommodation.) Intermediate.Rates of Fassage fromm Montreal via Portland: Cabin.$57.50, $77.50 and $87.50 (Aceording to accommodation.) Intermediate.$45.00 Steerage.oovvnen.At lowest rates, Newfoundland Line.The 33.NEWFOUNDLAND is intended to perform a Winter Service between Halifax and St.Johns, N.F., as follows :\u2014Connecting with Steamers leaving Liverpool for Halifax on Jan.17,81 ; Feb.14, 28; March 13, 27 : From Halifax\u2014Tuesday, Jan.29; Feb.12, 26 ; March 1', 25; April 8.From St.Johns\u2014Monday, Feb.4, 18 ; March 3,17,31; April 14, RATES OF PASSAGE BETWEEN HALIFAX AND ST.JOHNS ; Cabla.$20.00 | Intermediate.,.,.$15.00 Stecrage.$6.00.Glasgow Line.During the season of Winter-Navigauon, & steamer will be despatched each week from Glasgow for Portland or Boston (via Halifax \u2018When occasion requires), and each week from Boston or Portland to Glasgow direct, as fol- l0ws;\u2014 FROM BOSTON.Waldensian.Saturday, Feb.16 Manitoban.\u2026.se.Saturday, Mar.1 Prussian 000 .Saturday, Mar.15 Waldensiem,.,\u2026.\u2026 Saturday, Mar.20 FrdM PORTLAND.Norwegian ceases raed Tuesday, Feb.18 An.ce .Tuesday, Feb.Scandinavian.; Saturday, Mar.$ Hanoverian.Saturday, Mar.22 THROUGH BILLS 0x LADING anted in Liverpool and Glasgow ontinental Ports, to &li poinisin the 4,4! AU and Canada, sud from ai Stationsin ç nada and the United States to Liverpool and u1 au gow, Via Boston, Portland or Halifax.Connections by the [ntercolonial and Grand Trunk Railways via Halifax; and by the Cepsral Vermont and Grand Trunk Railways (National Despatch), and by the Boston and Albany, New York Central and Great Western Railways (Merchants\u2019 Despatch), via Boston, and by Grand Trunk Railway Company via Portland.i Through Rates and Through Bills of Lading for East-bound Traffic can be obtained from any of the Agents of the above-named Railways.For Freight, passage or other information, apply 10 JOHN M.CURRIE, 21 Quai d\u2019Orieans, Avre; ALEXANDER HUNTER, 4 Rue Gluck, Paris; Ava.SCHMITZ & C0., or RICHARD BERNS, Antwerp; Ruys & Co., Rotterdam ; C.Hueo, Hamburg ; JAMES Moss & Co., Bordeaux ; FISCHER & BEHMER, Sehusselkorb No.8, Bremen ; CHARLEY & MALCOLM, Belfast ; JAMES SCOTT & Co., Queenstown ; MONT- GOMERIE & WORKMAN 17 Gracechurch street, London ; JAMES & ALEX.ALLAN 70 Great Clyde street, Giasgow; ALLAN BROTHERS, James street, Liverpool ; ALLANS, RAE & Co,, Quebec ; ALLAN & Co., 72 La Salle street, Chicago; H.BOURLIER, Toronto: LEVE & ALDEN, Broadway, New York, and 206 Washington street, Boston, or to H.& A.ALLAN, 1 Indla Street, Portland, 80 State Street, Boston, and 26 Common Street, Montreal.February 5 31 BROKERS\u2019 ADVICE NOTES.BROKERS\u2019 BUYING AND SELLING CONTRACT BLANKS HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 00'Y.(Limited), VICTORIA SQUARE, NONTBEAL 4 \\ AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE VOL.LXXVI.\u201438.MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1884.PRICE, ONE CENT _ Steamsiips.Sleamsinps.DOMINION LINE.BEAVER LINE.aS en À AE æÆ æ PASSENGER SERVICE.The new Iron Steamship SARNIA, Lin- dall, commander, is intended to sail from PORTLAND, on THURSDAY, the 28th FEBRUARY.For Liverpool.The Saloon, Music Room, Staterooms and Smoking-room are amidships, where but 1it- tle motion is felt, and the Steamer is luxuriously fitted up, No Cattle or Sheep Carried.Rates from Montreal\u2014Cabin, $67 50 and $77.50; Intermediate, $16.50 : Steerage, $29.50.W.DD.O'BRIEN, 148 St.James Street.DAVID TORRANCE & CO., General Agents, February 5 31 WHITE CROSS LINE.STEINMANN & LUDWIG, OWNERS AND GENERAL AGENTS, ANTWERP.DIRECT AND REGULAR STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CANADA AND ANTWERP, Under Contract with Dominion Government, The steamers will sail as follows :\u2014 \u2018 ANTWERP TO HALIFAX DIRECT.8S.HELVETIA, on or about 23rd January.ss.DANIEL STEINMANN, on or about 1st arch.HALIFAX TO ANTWERP DIRECT.SS.HELVETIA, on or about 23rd February.ss.DANIEL STEINMANN, on or about 1st April.~ First steamer from Antwerp direct, for QUEBEC and MONTREAL, will sail on or about the 20th APRIL NEXT, Arrangements have been made with the In- tercolonial and Grand Trunk Railways for moderate Through Rates and quick dispatch, Through Bills of Lading granted in Ants werp to all points West.For Rates of Freight or Passage and other pariiculars, apply to STEINMANN & LUDWIG, in Antwerp.CHIPMAN BROS, in Halifax, N.S._ F.0.CROOKSHANK, in St.John, N.B.MUNVERLOH & CO., General Agents, Montreal.February 5 81 WHITE STAR LINE.Calling at Cork Marbout, Lreiand.CARRYING BRITISH AND AMERI CAN MAILS.PROVIDED WITH EVERY MODERN IMPROVEMENT.NOTICE.\u2014The steamers of this Line take Lieutenant MAURY\u2019S lane routes at all seasons of the year.Sailing between NEW YORK and LIVER: POOL, via Queenstown, are appointed to leave as follows sm BRITANNIC.Saturday, Feb.8, at 3.00 p.m, REPUBLIC, .Thursday, Feb.16, at 7.00 a.m, *ADRIATIC.Saturday, Mar.1, at 8.00 a.m.BAITIC,.Thursday, Mar.6,at 1.00 p.m BRITANNIC.Balurday, Mar.15, at 7.30 a.m.REPUBLIC.Thursday, Mar.20, at 1/.30 a.m.CELTIC.-Thursday, Mar.27, at 4.00 p.m.GERMANIC.Saturday.April 5, at 1.3) p.m, *ADRIATIC.Thursday, April 10, at 4.60 p.m.BRITANNIC.Saturday, April 19, at 11.30 a,m.REPUBLIC .Thursday, April 24, at 8.30 p.m.CELTIC.Saturday, May 3,at Noon.* This steamer has superior accommodation for a limited number of Intermediate passengers.Rate, $40.00.CABIN RATES.NewYork to Liverpooland Queenstown,$60 $80 and $100.Excursion Tickets, good for one year, 8144 and $180.Special limited Ex» cursion Tickets available from Livers pool, after November 6, 1883, until April 1, 1884, $120.Tickets to London, $7, and to Paris, $26, additional, Children between oneand twelve years, half-price.Infants free.Servants, THESE STEAMERS DO NOT CARRY CATTLE SHEEP OR PIGS.STEERAGE RATES.From Montreal to Liverpool, Londonderry, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast, London, Bristol, Cardiff, Belmullet, or Galway, $3100, including Railway Fare to New York.Prepaid, $28.00.Passengers booked, via Liverpool, to all parts of Europe at moderate rates.For further information and passage apply td R.J.CORTIS, Agent, 17 Broadway, New York, Orto B.J.COGHLIN, SOLE AGENT.413 8t.Paul Street, Montreal.February 5 31 CUNARD LINE.LANE ROUTE.The Cunard Steamship Company (Limited between NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, calling at CORK HARBOUR.FROM PIER 4) RN, R.NEW YORK.GALLIA.«acvosasnsss0s Wednesday, Feb.13 SCYTHIA.vero Wednesday, Feb.20 CEPHALONIA .Wednesday, Feb, 27 VIA.Wednesday, Mar.5 PAVONIA .Wednesday, Mar.12 FALLIA \u2026.\u2026.Wednesday, Mar.19 CEDENI 0 +.Wednesday, Mar.26 And à A.Wednesday, Apl.2 York, following Wednesday trom New RATES OF PASSing to accommoaii 800,850 and $100, accord Steerage at very low from Liverpool and Queen Steerage tickets parts of Barope at foe raies, and all other Through Bills of Lading given 1 1fast.Glasgow, Havre.Antwerp and other peel ; the Optinent, and for Mediterranean Pof.oR or Freight and Passage, at tho Ce \u2019 Office, No.4 Bowling Green.Company» VERNON H.BROWN & CO.Or to THOS.WILSON, 17 Bt.Bacrament Stree! February 5 5 ERMUDN AD WEST HDI QUEBECSTEAMSHIPCOMPANY.Sailing from Pier 47 North River, New York.For BERMUDA, 88.ORINOCO, Feb.7.For ST.KITTS, ANTIGUA, DOMINICA, MARTINIQUE, ST.LUCIA, BARBADOES and TRINIDAD, SS.MURIEL, Feb.12, r A eight, passage and insurance, apply to A.E.OUTERBRZLGE & C0, Agen 8, Broadway, New York.LAVE & ALDEN, 138 St.James street, Montreal, ARTHUR AHERN, Secretary, Quebes The Canada Shipping Company's Line of Steamers BETWEEN Montreal and Liverpoel, Comprising the following First-class, Clyde- built, Full-powered Iron Steamships :\u2014 Tons.Lake Winnipeg.3300 Lake Nepigon.23(9 Lake Charplain.2300 Tons.Lake Superior.5300 (Building.) Lake Huron.4100 Lake Manitoba.3300 From April to November the Steamers of this Line will sail WEEKLY from LIVERPOOL, calling at Queenstown or Belfast to embark passengers for Quebec and Montreal, connecting at these Ports by direct rail for all points in Canada and the United States, and to which Through Ticuets are issued.These steamers are built in water-tight compartments and of special strength for the North Atlantic trade.In the passenger departments the most perfect provission has been mage to ensure the comfort and convenience of all.Inthe Cabin the Staterooms are large and airy.The Steerage is fitted with the most approved Patent Canvas Berths, and is fully ventilated and heated by steam.An experienced Surgeon is carried by each steamer, also Stewardesses to attend to the wants of females and children.Saloon rassengers are embarked and landed at Montreal, thus saving the expense and annoyance of transter at Quebec.Prepaid Passage Certificates are issued to and from all points at lowest rates.RATES OF PASSAGE: Cabin\u2014Montreal and Liverpool, $50 ; return $90.Steerage at lowest rates.For Freight or other particulars, apply: {x Liverpool, to R.W.ROBERTS, 21 Water St.; in Belfast, to A.A.\"WATT, 3 Custom House Square ; in Queenstown, to N.G.SEYMOUR & Uo.; in Quebec, to H.H.SEWELL, St.Peter Street, orto H.E.MURRAY, Gewmeral Manager, 1 Custom House Square, Montreal February 5 81 3 DOMINION LINE oO STFAMSHIPS?Æ Aa Sy Running in connection with the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.Tons, | Vaucouvet.570 | Brooklyn .Sarnis \u2026.3,850 Oregon.Moutreal.3.Ontario .3,576 | Dominion Texas.\u2026.\u2026 2.700) Quebec.,.Mississippi.2,080 | DATES OF SAILINGS.FROM PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL DIRECT.TORONTO.14th Feb DOMINION 21st Feb.*SARNIA.28th Feb.MONTREA.6th March.*OREG .13th March.ONTARIO., .20th March.*These steamers carry neither Cattle nor Sheep.Rates of Passage from Montreal \u2014Cabin, $57.50, $67.50, $77.50; Return, $101.25, $121.25, $111.25, according to steamer arid berth.All outside rooms and comfortably heated by steam.Intermediate, $46.50 ; Steerage, $26.50 Prepaid Steerage Tickets issued at the lowest rates.Through Tickets can be had at all the principal Grand Trunk Railway Ticket Qftices In Canada, and Through Bills of Lading are granted toand from all parts of Canada.For Freight or Passage, apply in London, to Gracie & Hnnter, 96 Leadenhall Street; in Liverpool, to Fliun, Main & Montgomery, 24 James Street ; in Quebec, to W.M, Macpherson; at all Grand Trunk Raliway Offices ; or to W.D.O'BRIEN, 143 St.James Street.DAVID TORKANUE & CO., General Agenis, Montreal February 5 81 THOMSON LINE.SPRING 1884.Mediterranean Service.The 8%, BARCELONA is intended to load at MARSEILLES about 15th MARCH, for MONTREAL, calling at Leghorn, Messina, Marsala, Tarragona, Valenciaand Cadiz.Charente Service.The 8S, AVLONA is intended to load at CHARENTE, about 12th APRIL, for MONT- REALdirect.Both vessels due to arrive in the St.Lawrence on first open water.i For Freight space apply early to WILLIAM THOMSON & SONS, __ Dundee Scotland, Or ROBERT REFORD & CO., ° 23 and 25 St.Sacrament St., Montreal.February 9 15A 27 =e = GUION LINE.UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMER AILING WEEKLY BETWEEN Now York and Liverpool, calling at Queenstown PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK ABYSSINIA.Feb.5,11.30 am WYOMING.000000000000 «Feb.12, 5.30 a.m NEVEDA .Feb.19, 10.30 a.m WISCONSIN.Feb.24, 4.30 a.m ARIZONA.Mar.4,10.30 a.m ABYSSINIA.«ww.Mar.11, 430 a.m The GUION LINE 875 now booking Steer- PS Passengers from montreal to Liverpool Or 821.00, This includes Railroad Fare from Montreal to New York.They are aiso booking ge Passengers FROM LIVERPOOL I ol BAL for $28.00.oi Sinnot IS Fp Heke, good to ese Steamersare bullt of iron, in watertight compartments, and are furnished with every requisite to maka the passage across the Atlantle both safe and agreeable, having Bath reom, Smoking- and Library © room, Druwing-room, Piano experienced Surgeon, Stewardess \"and Colors geon, The State-rooms are all Pre rdc steamer suriug those greatest of ail Tudeck t perfect ventilation and light, 5 al sea, $40, $80 and SHEN PASSAGE, , an according to location, &c.INTERMEDIATE.Eu This is a class that affords people of moderate means a respectable way of travelling Beds, Bedding, Wash-basins, &c., together with good food, separate Dining-room from either Cabin or Steerage being provided.Passage, $40 single ; $80 round trig, steerage, $31.00 ; from Liverpool, $25.00.Apply to WILLIAMS & GUION, 29 Broadway, Now Y Or to J.Y.GILMOUR 4 Con ork 354 St.Paul street, Montreal February 5 Rn FURNESS LINE == = E : = TE = BOSTON, Mass, and LONDON, Eng, Comprising the following first-class full-powered 1ron Steamships, Classed 100 A 1.Sailing Regularly from Boston and London BOSTON VI 3,000 Tons.LINCOLN CITY.CALCUTTA CIT LONDON CITY .- In addition to our regular trade between the two ports sbove mentioned, we have to call the special attention of the general public toour facilities for handling goodson Threugh Bills of Lading to and fiom all the principal Baltic, Continental, Mediterranesn and Oriental Ports, conuecting at London with direct steamers.CANADA TRAFFIC,\u2014Merchandise for warded via Boston, in Bond, to and from all points in Canada, which will have our special care.Through Bills of Lading via this Line can be obtained from: any of the Railread Agents in the Dominion.For Freight, or other partical.rs, apply to J.B.BRIGHAM & CO.Asents, Boston Mass.* Orto ADAMSON & RONALDSÔN, Age +, London.February 5 81 INMAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS FOR QUEENZ TOWN AND LIVERPOOL Carrying the United Stats Mai?City of Berlin.Raturday, Feb.2, 9.00 a.m City of Montreal.Thursday, Feb.7, 2.00 p.m City of Chester.Saturday, Feo.18, 8.30a.m City of Chicago.Thursday, Feb.21, 12.830 p.m City of Ricamond.Thursday, Feb.28, 3.00 p.m City of Berlin.Mar.#, 2.00 p.m City of Montreal.Me.13, 3.00 p.m City of Chicao.Mar.22, 1.00 p.m From Pier 36 North River, New York.The INMAN LINE are now br.king Steerage Passengers from Montreal to Liverpool for $31.00.This includes Railroad Fare from Montreal to New York.They are also booking Steerage Passengers FROM LIVERPOOL TO MONTREAL for 828.00.Intermediate Laas, $40.Round Trip $75.RATES OF PASSAGE\u2014$60 and $30, accora- ing to accommodation, all having equal saloon privileges.Children, between 2 and 12 years of age, half-fare.Servants.$50.Special Round Trip Tickets, good to 31st March, 1884, 8110.Tlekets to London, $7 ; and to Parts $15, and $20 additional, aceording to ronze selected.Saloon, Staterooms, Smoking and Bathrooms gmidships.\u2019 These steamers do net carry Cattle, Sheep or Pigs.INMAN STEAMSHIP CO.(Limited) 81 and 33 Broadway, N.Y.C.C.MoFAUL, St.James Stree Or J.Ÿ.GILMOUR & CO., 854 St.Paul street, Montreal.February 5 .8l Railwans.SOUTH-BASTERN RALLWAY MONTREAL & BOSTON AIR LINB WHITE MOUNTAIN ROUTE.The Dircet and Best Route to Boston and all New England points, via Concord, Manchester, Nas ua, Lowell, &c., and the ONLY LINE ranning through the White Mountains to Ports \u201c ne mt T'roins leave Montreal asfollows:\u2014 9.00 A.M.\u2014Day Express, with Parlor Car jttached, Jor Concord, Manches! fer, Nashua, well, SLON, &C.; also for Portlan i \u2018White Mountains.à via 5.10 P.M.\u2014Night Express far Boston and New England Points, with Pullman Palace Sleeping Car attached.Also for Newport, Waterloo, Bedford, St.Cesaire, and intere mediate points, with through connection for Springfield and all points on the Connecticut River line.Kk aggage checked through and passe Customs at Bonaventure Depot ?aby the For Tickets and all information, apply at 202 St.James street, Windsor Hotel or Bonaventure Station.T.A.MACKINNON, Genagal Manager.November 5 264 FOR SALE.MOLASSES ! MOLASSES! Puncheons CHOICE BARBADOES Do do DEMERARA Do do TRINIDAD LOBSTERS! MACKEREL! Cases best brands CANNED LOBSTERS and MACKEREL FISH! FISH ! 200 Qtle.Newfoundland, Gaspe and Hali fax DRY CODFISH Brls.aud Casks No.1 GREEN CODFISH Brls.No.2 do Bris.Large No.1 Cape Breton HERRING OILS! OILS! Brls.Very Choice Pure Newfoundland COD LIVER OIL Brls.Pure Newfoundland, Gaspe and Halifax COD OIL A.PORK !\u2014Brls.EXTRA PRIME PORK PICKLES |\u2014Poole\u2019s PICKLES, mixed and assorted JAMAICA COFFEE Do GINGER J.& R.McLEA & COMMON STREET, ] December 7 292 TO CONSUMERS, English Dak-Tamed Leathe BELTING ! MANUFACTURED FROM THE PURE OAK-TANNED LEATHER, CASSILS, STIMSON & CO.March 31 UT | TRADE & COMMERCE DEPARTURE UF GCEAN STEANERS, 0 Steamer.Date.From.To.Gallia.Feb 13, New York.Liverpool Caspian.Feb 14.Portland.Liveopool Republic .Feb 14.New York.Liverpool \u2018Waldensian.Feb 16.Boston.Glasgow C, of Chester.Feb 16.New York.\u2018Liverpool Neveda.Feb 19.New York.Liverpool eee FINANCIAL.Tue HEraLp O¥Fick, } Montreal, February 12.| Montreal Stock Market.At the opening of business the tone of the stock market was strong, if not buoyant, and up torthe close of the morning session there was a continuapce of the strength.In the afternoon, however, there was a marked change, which seemed to indicate that the speculative energy, which put prices up, was exhausted.The whole market fell back, and although final quotations were generally better than yesterday it looked weak.Longs realized more freely aud some got out at the top figures.There is a fair short interest outstanding, but there does not appear to be much anxiety to cover, as the late upward movement is generally regarded as having been greatly augmented by artificial means.There was a more active business to-day, especially during the morning board, the principal dealings being in Montreal, Toronto, Merchants, Commerce, Richelieu and Gas.Bank stocks were higher.Montreal was more active and strong early, when it advanced 13 per cent.to 1843.Before the close it beeame weak, and declined 1 per cent., closing at 1831\u2014a gain of } per cent.from yesterday.Ontario was higher.It sold at 101}, and closed at 100 @ 102.Toronto was strong and moderately active.The opening sales were at 173$ @ 174, but in the afternoon it was weaker, closing at 1734.Merchants opened strong at 112, but later dealings wero at 1164 @ 111.Commerce, shortly after the opening, advanced to 1204, but closed weaker at 119 @ 120* Federal was dealt in at 1281 /@ 1283.Peoples\u2019 was quoted at 60} @ 65; Molsons at 114 bid; and Eastern Townships at 113 @ 115.In tie miscellaneous list Gas was the feature.It was more active and led the early advanoe, reaching up to 185.In the afternoon, however, it was weak and declined to 183%, closing there\u2014an advance of 3 per cent.from yesterday.Richelieu was stronger and changed hands £ higher at 55.City Passenger in the morning eold at 115 and closed at 114 @ 115}.Montreal Telegraph was dull, closing at 119 @ 1198.Other stocks were neglected and nominally as quoted.Canadian Pacific sold } lower at 55.The following are the day\u2019s trrnsac- tions :\u2014 MORNING BOARD.Montreal.25 @ 1834, 25 @ 184, 175 @ 1844 Ontario.5®@ 1004, 150 @ 101 Toronto.25 @ 174, 20 @ 1733, 100 @ 174, 5 @ inf Merchants.60 @ 112, 75 @ 1114, 50 2 ui Commerce.70'@ 120, 100 @ 193}, 130 @ 120 Federal .\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.+.25 @ 1283, 25 @ 1284 Richelieu.viii, 25 @ 55 City Passenger 100 Gas.225 @ 184}, 100 @ 184}, 450 @ 1843, 50 @ 185 Canadian Pacific.00 Na 5 AFTERNOON BOARD.Montreal .195 @ 184, 50 @ 183% Toronto.25 @ 1733, 85 @ 1734 Merchants \u2026 57 @ 111, 7 @ 1108 Federal.in 20 @ 123 Montreal Telegraph.1@120 Richelieu.550 @ 551 City Passenger.@ 113} as en ana anne 275 @ iii; 23 @ 1834 The following are the\u2019 quotations of the stock market as reported by Mr.D.Lorn MacDougall to-day :\u2014 om bd, Me =,3 aa dre 2e [82 STOCKS.9 44201351 25 5% FEA 28/28 Bank of Montreal.| $200 |5 p.c.| 1833 183 Ontario Bank.100 3 p.c.] lv2 100 Bank B.N.A.Loo] £54 (3 poe.Banque du Peup | $ 50 j24p.c.Molsons Bank.| 80 j4 p.c.Bank of Toronto.| 100 [4 p.c.Bank Jacques Cartier.| 25 [3ip.c.Merchant\u2019s sank.| 100 [3jp.e.Bank d\u2019Hochelaga.| 100 18 p.c.East\u2019n Township B\u2019k.50 sipe Quebec Bink .100 [3ip.c.Banque Nationale.| 50 3 p.c.}.Union Bank,.10 |3 p.c.Can, B\u2019k of Jommerce; 80 4 p.c.Dominion Bank.50 5 p.C.\u2026\u2026\u2026l.\u2026.Bank of Hamilton.| 100 (3ip.c.|.|.Exchange Bank.100 4 p.61.Ville Marie.\u2026.\u2026.100 iy cevene]iiain, Standard Bank.50 13ép.c.|.l .Federal Bank.100 (6 p.c.| 130 128 Imperial Bank.100 j4 p.c.\u2026.\u2026.j.\u2026.MISCELLANEOUS, Intercolonial Coal Col 100 |.| 401}.dobonds.evenen]ieanes 100 9) Montre 1 Tel'gr\u2019ph Co| 40 4 pe.1194 119 Dominion Tel\u2019gr\u2019phCo| 50 (8 p.c.i.|.vee Rich & Ont Nav.Co.| 100 3 p.c.| 524 85 City PassengerRR.} 50 (7 & 1j 1154} 114 City Gas CO.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.40 |6 p.c.j 184 1834 Cornwall Ga CO .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026busssoficonse les sofeu0 us \u2018 Canada Cotton Co.,.100 15 p.c.; 61 1.Canada Laper Co.100 |5 p.c.| 115 |.\u2026.Canada Shipping Co.| 100 8 pe.|.55 Dundas Cotton Co.| 100 (6 p.c.| 60 \u201cee Graphic Printing C .do bonds.Mont.Loan&Mort\u2019eCo Mont.Invest&Bldg.Co Roya' Can.Ins, Co.Montreai Cotton Co.Hudon Cotton Jo.Stormont Cotton Co.Burland Lith.Co.Bell Telephone Co.Guarantee Co of N.A.Accident Ins.C,0f N.A Le Ch\u2019n&St, Law Jr 3 Canada Cent\u2019l R\u2019y Bus St.Paul, M&M.wy Canadian Pacific Ry.Mont.5 p.c.Stock.Canada W Land Co Can.Pacific L.G.B.*Ex-dividend Loans and Discounts, There was no change in the condition of the money market, the general rate for call loans on stock collaterals remaining at 6 per cent., and the discount rate for the best mercantile paper at 7 per cent.Foreign Exchange.The market for foreign exchange to-day was strong, and had an upward tendency under light offerings.There are few sellers of sterling and business is light.Rates are very firm and higher for counter.A round amount of sixties changed bands at 9 7.16.Rates for sixty-day bills are 98@9 7-16 between banks, and 94/@9$ over the counter.Demand bills are higher at 10@10} between banks and 10}@10$ over the counter.Cables are up to 10}/@ 108.New York funds continue very firm, 3-16 premium being paid to-day.Counter rates are higher at }@§ preeminm.In New York the market for sterling was strong and rates are now up to about the gold export point.Posted rates were 486} for sixties, and 490 for demand.Actual rates were 485$ for sixties, 4882@489 for demand and 4893 for cable.The following foreign exchange quotations are reported specially for Tue HERALD by W.L.8.Jackson, broker, 102 St.Francois Xavier street :\u2014 In New York] \u2014In Montreal-\u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 | Bet.banks Co\u2019nter Pstd} Actual._ N.Y.F'ds.| } @ 3-16 {2 Stg.60d\u2019ys.| 8f @ 9 7-16] B19, Do.dem, .J100 @10} |10;@ 10 Do.cables.10} @10§ New York Stock Market, The stock market to-day was less active and weaker.Compared with yesterday\u2019s closing the following changes appear: \u2014 Advenced\u2014Rock Island, #; Ohio & Miss, 1; Pac.Mall, 3.Leclined\u2014C.B.& Q, } ; Canada South., #; Canada Pac, là; C.C.C.&I,+; Del.Lac.& West, § ; Del.& Hudeon, Ë ; Den.& Rio G., 4 ; Erie,# ; Lake Shore, # ; Lou.& Nash., } ; Mich.Cent., § ; Missouri Pac., # ; N.Y.Cent , §; N.Pacific, 3 ; Ont.& West, # ; Reading 38 ; St.Paul, 4 ; St.Paul & M, } ; St.Paul & O.prfd., 4; Texas Pac, #; Union Pac, §; Wabash, # ; do pr£d., 4 ; West.Union, 4.Unchanged\u2014Cent.Pac., Kansas & Tex, N.Pac.prfd., North-West., St.Paul prfd., St.Paul & O.The following were the fluctuations in New York to-day: \u2014 [TI so 8 =e = ê| 8 TOCKS.D a = SE ghd Z CE © D C.B.& Q., .\u2026\u2026\u2026.ees 126 [126 [12741253] 8500 Canada Southern.\u2026.563 Si 664] 564 Canadian Pacifle.| boil 55} 554] 55 2300 Cent.Pacific.| 625] 624 624) 624] 26 Chesh & O.lo .C.C,C.& I.\u201865 66 64#| 614 C.C.&I.C.\u2026 Jodo ear Chie.& Alton.codeine Cai Del., Lack &We [1264 1268 12741196} Del.\u2019 & Hudson.Jsdinsg.ns Denver & Rio Gi 20 21 | 213 Erie.27 26%.Erio & Westeru.,.Lake Shore.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.Lou.& Nash.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.4 Michigan Central.Mob.& Ohi0.\u2026.\u2026.|.Missouri Pae.N.J.Central.N.Y.Central .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.N Pacific.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.! 3 Do.Pref.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.453 454 464] 453/ 213UQ North-West 121} 1234 120} 15300 Do.Pref.Oregon Trans .Ont.& Western 100 Ohio South.ouct coded] Ohiv & Miss.100 Ohio Centra vrusfessuss Pacific Mail .| 483 3500 Reading.4) 564 4600 Rock Island.+ (128 7400 St.Paul.40900 Do.Pref.600 St.P., M.& M.,.| 96 wo .P.& Omaha.,.| 88 590 Do.Pref.Creare 96 954'.| 954 900 San Francisco.,.|.| Cees Tex.Pacific.2 Union Pacific.Wabash.oo veeeinnnn, Do.Pref.cooiveinnniis Western Union.Exchange.PRE MONEY .\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.son Lol Total Sales.sense» 340,000 Sales yesterday.398,200 PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.MONTREAL, Feb.12.Frour\u2014There is very little doing in flour, but values are fairly steady.We quote :\u2014 Superior Extra, per brl.$5.55 @ $5.67 Extra Saperfine.\u2026.540 @ 5.45 Fancy.0.00 @ 0.00 Spring Extra.490 @ 5.05 Superfine.ve.veeerencieens \u2026 0.00 @ 4.50 Strong Ba ors\u2019 [Canadian].325 @ 650 Strong P gers\u2019 [American).5.45 @ 5.85 Fine.3.60 @ 3.75 Mid ings 340 @ 3.50 Po ards.» srirereccucce 3.25 @ 3.30 Ontario bags (medi.u].b.i.250 @ 2.60 \u201c \u201c [spring : xtra] bi.225 @ 2.45 \u201c i\u201c superfines .,.bi.215 @ 3.00 City bags [delivered].0.00 @ 0.00 Grarw\u2014T'he situation of the grain market has remained unaltered.The volume of business is light, and prices continue nominal in all respects.We quote :\u2014 Canada red winter wheat, $1.22 $1.-24; Canada white winter, $1.19 /@ $1.20; Canada spring, $1.22 @ $1.25 ; peas, 90c ; oats, 3Tc @ 373c; corn, 75¢; rye, 62c @ 63c, and barley, 52¢ @ T0c as to quality.Wheat in Chicago closed without change from yesterday at 953 February, 964 March, $1.02 May.Corn advanced 3c/@ 4c.closing at 54c February, 54}jc March, 594c May.Oats closed unchanged at 33}c March, 374c May.Barley was quoted at 60c cash, 61c February, 62¢ March.The sales on call this afternoon were 65,000 bushels oats, 665,000 wheat, and 375,000 corn.Wheat in New York closed #cr@Zc lower, at $1.08 February, $1.093 Marchy $1.14] May.Corn closed firm at 633¢ February, 63gc March, 663c May.Beerbohm\u2019s cable advices of to-day\u2019s date report the British markets as follows : Cargoes off coast, wheat steadier; corn, nothing offering ; cargoes on pas sage and for shipment, wheat, there ap- gears to be a better feeling; corn, quiet.Red winter wheat off coast, 39s.6d.Liverpool wheat, spot, more disposition to buy; do.corn, moderate demand.Liverpool, 3 pm.\u2014 Bacon, C.C., 445 64d; S.R., 46s ; L.C., 47s; S.C, 48s; prime Western lard, 50s ; pork, prime mess, East, 81s ; do., do, West, 71s; shoulders, 39s.Provisions\u2014The hog product market was very quiet, but firm, with a limited jobbing demand.Canada short cut pork 18 held at $22.The stock of Western mess pork is al present light.New is held at $21.50.Lard is firm, but quiet.Dressed hogs are firm.We quote :\u2014 Canada Short Cut, per br!.$21 50 @$22 0) Western Mess (new).2100 @ 21 50 Lard, western, perlb.- 00 123 @ 0013 Do.Canadian\u2019.1112, 00 12 @ 00 123 Hams, uncovered, per 1b.,.00 134 @ 00 14 Hams, canvassed, perlb .,.0000 @ 0000 Bacon, per Ib .0.e0v.ts 00 00 @ 00 Ov Shoulders, per Ib.ven 0010 @ 00 11 Taliow, per 1b.cu.us,.00 @ 0000 Dressed hogs, per 100 1bs.82 @ 850 Pork in Chicago closed steady at $18 February, $18.02% March, $18.30 May.Lard was steady at $9.874 February, $9.924 March, $10.10 May.Ribs closed at $9.55 March, $9.673 May.The sales on call this tr afternoon were 250,000 pounds ribs, 10,500 bris.porit, and 1,750 tes.lard.BUTYER \u2014 The market remains dull, Western holders are otfering goods here, but do not force sales.We quote :\u2014 Townships, choice.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.4.\u2026.Do.\u2019 \u2018fair te good.\u201d ci 85 Morrisburgs, fairto choice._!!! 15 @21 Brockville, do.saassoucuce «18 @2 Western.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.neueneus ees.16 @ 19 Currse\u2014The market was quiet and frm at 12Jc/@13} as to quality.Eccs\u2014Fresh stock remains nominal at 35¢ per dozen.AsHES\u2014Pots are easy at $4.20@$4.30 sq to tares.E.McLennan, 22 St.John street [West- era Chambers], reports the Chicago grain provisou markets as follows: \u2014 CHIcAGO, Feb.12, 1834.3me.a last X year.t1i\u2019st Lo'st|{Closing.WHEAT\u2014 February.Ma:ch .May.CORN.February.March.May.OATS\u2014 February.March.S288 : Ld zi Sg\u201d : Mn February.,.[I18 March .May.LARD\u2014 February.March.,.Muy.RiBs\u2014 February Mareh NEW YORK, Feb.9, Wheat, Nn.2 red, $1.084 February, $1.083 March, $1.12} April, $1.14 May.Corn, February.633c.March, 64fc.April, ay.RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE\u2014Feb Ii.: ; G.T.R.C.P.Wheat, bush.Crreeren .6,900 LS Peas,.\u2026 950 1, Oats, bush.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.1,800 .Barley.bush.1,900 Vey.cri iiiiiann, 500 Flour, bris.Ashes, Pots, bris.Pork, barrels.Dressed Hogs.\u2018Whiskey and highwines.Tobacco, PRES.20000 .5 THE HAY AND STRAW MARKETS, MoNTrEAL, Feb.12.\u2014The receipts of hay at the College street market to-day were fair, but principally of inferior quat ity.What choice No.1 was offered foun ready sale at $7/@$8 per hundred bundles, as to quality, while inferior was slow of £ale at $4@&6 per hundred bundles.The supply ofstraw was light with a fair demand at firm prices, viz., $4@86 per hun3 dred bundles, as to quality.LIVERP0U.PRODUCE MARKET.\u2014\u2014 Feb.11, 5pm.Feb.12,5 p.ms.d.8.d s.d.d.Flour percwt.Wo@ll 610 0@1l 6 Spring wheat.79\u2014- 82/71 \u2014 838.Red Winter.8 3\u2014 88/8 2\u2014 838 No.2 California.710 \u2014 8 2710 \u2014 8 1 No.1 California.8 3\u2014 8 8/8 2\u2014 88 00/15 2\u2014 60 00/15 5\u2014 00 00/15 6\u2014 00 0015 35\u2014 00 00]6 6\u2014 00 00/75 0\u2014 0 0 000 0\u201459 0 047 6 \u201448 0 040 0\u2014 0 0 069 0\u2014 0 0 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH TO THE MOM CREAL HERALD.CANADIAN.TORONTO, February 12, GRAIN\u2014Wheat, Fa,l, No.I, $0; No 2: $060 @ $1 07 ; No 3, $00) @ $1 04; Spring, No L $000 @ $111; No 2, $1 09 @$0 00; No 3, $0700 @ $0 V0.Barley, No 16 @ 7% ; No 2,67c @ 00c ; No 8 Extra, 62e @ (0c; No 3, 52e @ 55¢.Peas, Nol, (0e ; No 2,736 @ 00c.Oats, No 1, sepne i No 2, (sec@v.; i-Superior, $5 W@$5 10 ; Extra, æ su p 8 $5 ; $4 75 BRAN\u2014$12, HOGS\u2014$3.00'@ $8 121.BUTTER\u2014I12¢ @ 19¢ per 1b.Market inactive.Flour steady, but quiet, Wheat scarce and steady.Oats quiet and firm.Barley inactive and rather easie».Peas as before.Rye sold at 63c.Hogs sold $8@$8 12).Eggs unchanged at 30c@32c fiesh, and 26c@286 limed.EUROPEAN.LONDON, February 12.MONETARY\u2014 1130 a m\u2014Consols, 1ul 1-16 money ; 1013-16 account; 44's, 1164 ; 5's, 104; Erie; 2/7}; Illinois Central, 141; Canadian Pacific, 563.4 p m\u2014Con-ols, 100 15-16 money; 101} account; Erie, 27ÿ ; Illinois Central, 1403; Canadian Pacific, 554.502 pm\u2014Consols, 101 5-18 money ; 101ÿ account; 4#'s, 1163 ; 5\u2019s, 104 ; Brie, 27% ; Illinois Central, 141: Canadian Pacific, 563.UNITED STATES.CHICAGO, February 12.LOOSE MEATS\u2014S C, $98); S R, $955; L C.$9 45; shoulders, $7 50; G Hams, $11 75; boxed meats, $ C, $1005; SR, $980; L C, $970; shoulders, ÿ7 75 ; 8 P H, $12 5.NEW YORK, February12, GRAIN\u201410 15% m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 104 March ; $113} April ; $1 15§ May.10 25 a m\u2014Wheual, No 2 Red, $1 104 March; $1134 April; $1 15 May; $1 16§ June.Corn, téec bid, 663c asked May.11 10 & m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 154 March ; $1 12} April ; $1 15ÿ May ; $1 164 June.Corn &c Pebruary ; 63ic asked March : 643c lasked April; 66}c asked May.Oats, 41e nominally February; 4lfc March; 42fc April.Laat THY ; Fed, ÿ 1vÿ bid March; 3 pril ; ay.Corn, 63jc aay ; 66lc May.y \u2019 12 00 m\u2014Wheat, quiet; No 2 Red, $1¢ February ; $1 10@$1 104 March ; $1124 @ $1 123 April; $1 151 @ $1 15¢ May; $1 16281 165 June.Marea bi AT Fat, ; sie @ 63lc arch ; c@6 pril ; c@86ic May ; Cc @66{c June.Oats, quiet.i v3 66 12 20 p m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 09] Maych ; $1124 April; $115 May; $116 June.Corn 63¢ bid February; 63jc bid March ; 64fc asked April ; 66}c May.100 pm\u2014Wheat, quiet; No 2 Red, $1 104 March ; $1 123 April; $1 15} May.Corn, steady; 63c February ; 63jc March ; 6ije April; 66e + May.Oats, quiet.145 p m\u2014Wheat, No 3 Red, $l 10@$1 101 February; ÿ 123 @ $1123 March ; 15} May.Corn, 63gc February; 63jc @63ic March ; 86lc ay.2 pm\u2014Close\u2014W heat, close No.2 Red, $1 09 February ; $110 March; $112§ April; $1 154 May ; $116 June.Corn, close, 63jc February ; 63jc March ; 64jc April ; 66ic May June.Oats, close, 4lÿe March ; 424c April ; 43}e May.3 10 p m\u2014Wheat, close, No 2 Red, 31 084 February; $1 693 March; $1 124 April ; §i 1} May ; $116 June.Corn, 63}c February; jc March ; Sife April; 66jc bid May.1042 Maroh $10 Bal a AS February ; arch; ril ; $10 ay; £0 34 @ $10 40 June.pil; $ vi @Ble; refined, 9c; cases, lljc.FREIGHTS\u20142id @ 0d.COTTON-Easier and unchanged.HOPS\u2014Firm at 12c@27c.ToLEDO, February 12.GRAIN\u20149 502 m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, §I (2 cash and February; $1 034@;1 04 March; $1 084 bid April; $1084 May; $110} asked June, Corn, 51c@54}c cash and February ; 55¢ @ Sbie March ; 57e bid April ; 59ÿc May.Oats, 35e * cash; #8ic May.11 49 a m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1014 cash ; $1032 March; $1 06; April; $108} May; $1 093 June.Corn, 54c cash ; 66e March ; 57e April ; 59}c May.Oats, 36ic cash ; 381c May.240pm\u2014Wheat, No.2 Red, $101 @ $1 013 cash ; $1 03\" March ; $1 06} April ; $1 081 May ; $1 09:@$1 08] June, Corn, 832c @ bic cash; 54ÿe @ 55c March; 59c@591c May, Oats, 353c cash ; 88jc @ 38ic May.) DETROIT, February 12.GRAIN-1020 8 m \u2014 Wheat, No 1 White, £1060] aaa Beararaked february; $1.06 bia arch ; 3 May ; No 2, ste pid.\u2019 } » $109; aske 2 noon\u2014Wheat.No.1 white, $1 043 cash; and February; $1 06 March ; $108 il; $1 May.No 2 white, 9c.$108 April; 8 di MILWAUKEE, February 12.(ÉRAIN\u2014I0 08 a m\u2014Wheat, 86c March; $1 024 y.11 65 a m\u2014Wheat, 95jc March; 13 014 May.109 p m\u2014Wheat, hard, $105; No 1, 9c : No 2,85¢ cash and February ; 95§¢c March ; $1012 ay.- \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2014The following is a statement of flour inspected for week ending 9th February, 1884, as furmshed by Mr.Li.A.Boyer, flour inspector :\u2014 } PETROLEUM~2.25 p.m.\u2014Crude, in brls, 8¢ i li ji j +\" ET \u2014- THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 CHADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.The Minister of Railways\u2019 Speech w In Support of the Resolutions for Granting Aid to the Company.Sir CHARLES TUPPER.\u2014Mr.Speaker, in moving that the House go into Committee of the Whole on certain proposed olutions respecting the Canadian Pacifie ulway, I desire to make a general statement as to the position of that great work.I am deeply impressed with the great import ance of the decision at which the House may arrive in regard to the resolutions tieat I now have the honor to propose.A year ago, when discharging a somewhat similar duty, making a statement to the Mouse in regard to the position that the Chnadian Pacific Railway then occupied, 1 ventured to say that the most sanguine expectations of the promôters of that great enterprise in Parliament had been more than realized ; that the work performed by the Canadian Railway Pacific Co.had been unprecedented iu regard to the vigor with which ic had been prosecuted, and the success that had attended their efforts.I am glad, sir, to be able on the present occasion to reiterate that statement, and to say that the position occupied in respect to the progress of that great work is still stronger, still greater, to-day, than it was when I made that statement a year ago.At that time I ventured to affirm that if the Canadian Pacific Railway Company made the same progress in the future that they had made in the past, we had every reason to believe that the line would be open from Ocean to Ocean by the end of 1886.I am now glad to be able to say that, in consequence of the vigor, the unabated vigor, the increased energy, with which that work has been pushed, we are able to sa$ that if in the future the same progress is made as in the past, we will be able to shorten the period for is completion by something like a year ; that it is new be- Bieved to be'quite practicable to complete the whole of that great enterprise by the end of the year 1835, and opeu the line for travel and traffic in the spring of 1886.I need not say, Sir, to the House that those who liave watched the progress of that work, as I am sure every hon.member of this House has done, will feel the immense importance to this country of that which is practicable, being realised at the earliest possible day.The contract entered into ess than three years ago\u2014because it is rot quite three years ago since Parliament ratified the contract made with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company\u2014 provided that the Government should complete 428 mriles of road from Port Arthur to Red River, and 213 miles from Port Moody to Kamloops, a total of 641 miles, by the time stated in the contracts for their completion, which was July, 1885.I am glad to be able to say that that which the Government undertook to do in relation to the portions of the work that still remained under construction by the Government will be fully realized.As I stated to the House when last addressing it upon this subject, in order to open the line for traffic in the spring of last year, it became necessary to transfer to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company a portion of the work which remained to be done on contracts 41 and 42, and work required to be performed on contracts 13 and 25, the first contract from Port Arthur, and on which a considerable amount of work remained to be done in consequence of the considerable period that had elapsed after it was completed, and work required to be performed, being necessary to place it in the condition in which the Government agreed to hand it over to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.Istated to the House that it was intended to tranfer those works to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in order that the road might be operated at the same time that the works of completion were in progress and as the only practical means by which that practical result could be attained.Those arrangements, a8 you, sir, are aware from the contract which I have laid on the table, were carried out.The Canadian Pacific Railway Company took over all the works requiring to be done by the contractors of section 42 at the prices contained in their contract, less 15 per cent.on the train work that the former contractor had undertaken and prepared, and to which, as it lessened the cost of the work which was to be done, the Government and the company both agreed the contractors were entitled as a matter of justice.That work has consequently been completed, or is being completed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company upon the same terms as it would have been completed, and at the same cost to the country, under the contracts that had been made with the contractors for section 42.The portion of the work that remained to be performed on sections 13 and 25, and was also agreed to be executed by that company upon the lowest terms, and at prices which similer work had cost in connection with those contracts.The sum of $286,000 had been paid in relation to that work performed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company entirely outside of their contract for the whole line.I may mention here that I do not take that question into consider ation at all, because the contract with the company is precisely in the same position as contracts with any other private individuals or contractors, and has no relation to the question we are now about to discuss.[ maysay in reference to the works upon the 213 miles from Port Moody to amloops, that the progress has been of the most satisfactory character.As the House is well aware, the eontractors for those 213 miles were Mr.Mills and Mr.Onderdonk, the latter being engaged in both.Of something over $9,000,000 of an estimate for the work on that contract, over $7,000,000 have already been executed, and with the force at their command, and the progress they are making, we have every assurance that the work will be completed within the time stated in the contract ; in fact the track will be laid from Port Moody to Kamloops, through the whole distance, in September next ; and within the time\u2014and think I can say considerably before the time named in the contract\u2014the entire works will be completed.I am glad, sir, to be able to say that the further information which we have acquired, down to the present time, when, as I have already stated, over $7,000, 000 of the $9,000,000 proposed expenditure has been completed, shows that the cost of that work will not exceed the estimate which I have already given to the House.Then, Sir, the company were bound under the terms of the contract to construct 659 miles from Cal- lander to Port Arthur, and also to construct a line from Red River to Kamloops, a distance which by the present line is ascertained to be about 1,250 miles, making 1,900 miles in all, as nearly as possible.Trains are now running on 1,131 miles, al- | ment ratified the contract under which they are working.These facts have reference to the main line; but the Company have also constructed 239 miles of branches on which trains are running, making now in operation of main line and branches not less than 1,370 miles.A large amount of work Las also been executed upon 160 miles of the line (in addition to the 1,131 miles) of the very heavy works north of Lake Supefior.The Company have at this moment over 9,000 men employed in the construction of the portion of the line that remains to be completed in that region; and, as I have already stated, with the force at their command, and the appli- auc 8 with which they are prepare | to execute the work, we have every reason to believe that it is entirely practicable to complete that road from end to end by the close of the year 1885.Now, Sir, I may say with reference to the character of the work, that when the contract was entered into with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company it was feared by some gentlemen in this House that a sufficiently high standard was not created whereby the Government would secure the construction of that work in as perfect and thorough a manner as it was desirable it should be constructed.My answer to those criticisms was that as they were constructing it for themselves ; and as the cost of operating the line for all time to come would depend on the mode in which the work was performed, we had in these facts a better guarantee than any possible standard of construction that the work would be well executed.I think, Sir, it is not necessary for me to say to this House that the manner in which the Canadian Pacitic Railway Company have executed the work which they have performed is so satisfactory as to command, a8 it has commanded, the unqualified approval and admiration of every person who knows anything of railway construction either in the adjoining States or in Canada, who has visited and inspected this road.A great number of gentlemen, thoroughly qualified to judge of the quality of railway works, have gone over the line, and from them there has been but one opinion, and that opinion is that not only has the contract been fully and faithfully carried out but that it has been exceeded in every particular, and that on any part of the continent there is not to be found a finer road running through a similar country.My own Chief Engineer, the Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, bas visited these works from time to time, and he affirms, in the fullest possible manner, as also does Mr.Sandford Fleming, formerly Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, that it would be impossible to find a work executed in a more satisfactory manner than this work has Leen by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.It might, perhaps, be desirable for me to give a slight glance at the character of the work which remains to be done.From Sudbury Junction to Michipicoton the work is said to be light, the grading for the greater part is of à sandy nature ; this distance is 210 miles.The 140 miles from Michipicoton to Pic, the wurk is said to be moderately light, the cuttings generally of clay or sand, with some rock.From Pic to within 35 miles of Nepigon, the work is excessively heavy, the grading being composed chiefly of hard rock ; distance 95 miles.It is upon this heavy work, to a very large extent, that the strong force which I mentioned are now concentrating their efforts.The work for the remaining 35 miles to Nepigon is mode- ralely light ; the grading is about complet ed.Then, as regards the work in the Rocky Mountains, from the summit of the Rocky Mountains to the foot of the Mountains, the work may be classed as generally heavy, with some short distances very heavy; distence, 45 mies.From the foot of the Rocky Mouutains to the foot of Selkirk Mountain the work is described as being light, the country being very flat; distance, 30 miles.From the eastern foot of the Selkirk Mountains to the mouth of Eagle Pass, the work may be considered moderate fur mountain work, the grading being largely through gravel ; distance, 64 miles The remaining distance from the mouth of Eagle Pass to Kamloops, 161 miles, is described as medium, the cuttings being rock, clay and gravel.This inakes in all 780 miles remaining to be constructed north of Lake Superior and the part to connect the end of the contract wi:h the summit of the Rocky Mountains and with the works which are in progress by the Government at Kamloops.The summit of the Rocky Mountains 1s 5,300 feet, and of the Selkirk Mountain, 4,316 feet.I may say, Sir, that down to the present hour the Canadian Pacific Railway have prosecuted their work with unabated vigor, and have, so far as the carrying out the contract into which they entered with the Government is concerned left no ground of complaint as to the mode in which they have proceeded.THE GUARANTEE.It is well known, Sir, to the House that in October last the Company applied to the Government for the purpose of obtaining their support to guarantee the interest on the outstanding stock of the Company\u2014some §65,000,000.The first proposal, ag the House is aware, was to obtain a guarantee on the whole $100,000,000 of stock issued, and it was supposed by the Company at that time\u2014 in fact, I believe they had reason to sup- pose\u2014that no difficulty would be experienced in obtaining the amount of money necessary to guarantee the payment of a 3 per cent.dividend on the whole of their stock, the entire $100,000,000.That was subsequently found to be iinpracticable,and an amended proposition was submitted to limit the guarantee to ail the outstanding stock, the $65,000,000, and to provide that the remaining $35,000,000 should be deposited with the Government, and no more stock issued except as the Company deposited the money necessary to furnish the guarantee of 3 per cent.It will not be necessary for me to discuss at any length the reasons which obliged the Company to adopt the course they did.It is perfectly familiar to the House that a demoralization in railway stocks occurred in New York in regard to all those trans-conti- nental lines of railway, and everything connected with them, which rendered 1t impossib'e for the Company to sell the remaining stock upongrhich they depended to obtain the money to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway with the promptness and vigor with which they were performing that work, except at an entirely ruinous sacrifice.I do not intend, Sir, on the present occasion, to go at length into the dian Pacific Railway.I waut, in making a calm, dispassionate, business statement of the position of that great work and of the question as it now stands before this House\u2014I want to avoid, as far as possible, raising any matter of a controversial character.But, Sir, I may say to the House, what is very well known, that in the United States, parties connected with the Northern acific Railway, the Central Pacific Railway, and the Union Pacific Railway, in fact, all the trans-continental lines of railway\u2014 parties, who a few years ago regarded the roposal to construct a Canadian Pacific ailway by the people of the Dominion as entirely illusory, and as a matter that need give them little concern, have latterly, gradually but very rapidly, been changing their opinions with regard to that great work, They have found that the vigor with which the work has been prosecuted has rendered the early completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway a ques- though it is not yet three years since Parlia- of the merely theoretical ; and, causes that especially affected the Cana- \u2018certainly we now know never will be re- tion far removed from the region Sir, they have learned, upon enquiry and examination, when their attention was drawn to the subject, that Canada pos- sesdey advantages with respect, to a trans- coatinental railway that would render it a formidable rival, either of the Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific er the Centra Pacific Railway.And the result of the discovery of the greater advantages which a Canadian Pacific line of railway would possess, has been a great increase in the activeyhostility of all the tran-scontinental lines,of railway\u2014and, l may say,of all the lines in the United States connected with those trans-continental lines\u2014towards the Canadian project.And, Sir, I wish I was able to say that the hostility to this great national work\u2014for national work it is\u2014 was confined to those lines of railway that wight be considered rival lines in a foreign country.Isay,I wish I was able to say that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and this great national enterprise had not suffered from any hostility within, as well as-without, our borders.But, Sir, it is well known that atiempts tc decry this great work, attempts to break down this great enterprise \u2014 aye, Sir, even if it involved breaking Canada down, as far as possible, along with it\u2014have been entered upon, not only in the New York, but in the London markets, with very determined vigor; and, asl said before, and I do not intend to detain the House longer on that subject.The result is well known, the value of the Canadian Pacific Railway stock became so impaired and weakened as to render 1t impossible for the Company to obtain money from that source sufficient to enable them to prosecute to completion their great enterprise.Now, Sir, the House will remember that when Parliament was providing for the means of constructing this great work, the Government who submitted the proposition to the House were told that we were granting an undly large subsidy for its accomplishment.We were told that, in addition to the work we were performing to cost $28,000,000, we were giving $25,000,000 in money, and an inordinate quantity of land, when we added a grant of 25,000,000 acres, as so great a subvention was not necessary in order to provide full for the completion of the work.Well, Sir, that land was estimated\u2014I think I way say without much controversy\u2014 as worth about $2 an acre.Assuming, therefore, that that was all true, it would involve to the people of Canada, fur the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, a cost of $103,000,000.But our answer was this\u2014and it has been thoroughly established by subsequent ex- perience\u2014that great as was the quantity, valuable as way the character of those lands, valuable as they would be rendered by the coustruction of this great line of railway and the branches which the Company proposed to construct in connection with 1t, it would not be possible for them to realize from those lands the money that would be required to carry on the work.That, Sir, has been abundantly borne out by the facts.With every ettort that was possible being made to realize on the lands, the time came when it was apparent that, great as was the value of the property of the Company, it would be impossible alone by issuing the stock of the Company, to obtain the means to carry on the work.As I stated before, the resources of the Company became impracticable, and if they threw the additional $35,000,000 of their stock on the market,it would be sacrificed without their obtaining the means expected.Now, Sir, it will not be necessary, with the papers before you, for me to refer to the mode in which the dividends guaranteed to the Company were provided.You are aware that the Company provided over $8,000,000 in cash, and you are aware that they provided for the payment of all the remaining money required to warrant the Government in giving the guarantee, by securities of the most ample description.I do not thiuk there is any person in this House or out of it, who will be disposed to question the desirability, on the part of the Government, of securing the prompt completion of this great work, by giving their assistance in the form that was proposed.The Government has scarcely transcended the usual borrowing powers of a Government.So far as the $8,000,000 providing for a guarantee for five years was concerned, of course nd question can arise.That was entirely within the borrowing powers of the Gov- ernmeut, and it was but a slight excess of that power\u2014although certainly one requiring the approval of this House, and one which the Government felt every confidence in asking this House to approve\u2014to accept undoubted securities for the payment of a portion of that money at a deferred period ; thus enabling, as was to be expected, this work to be prosecuted with the same vigor as that which had hitherto characterized its constrliction.There is another point to which I might be expected to draw the attention of the House for a few moments in connection with the guarantee, and that is that in addition to the land graat bonds that were deposited to secure payment of the entire amount required to provide the guarantee for the whole ten years for which the Government became responsible, a postal subsidy estimated at $3,000,000 was taken as a part security.I am quite certain those who will take the trouble to look into that question will find that the Government were amply warranted in doing this\u2014that in fact it was no novelty to use a \u2018postal subsidy in that way.It was known that we were now paying at the same rate to the Canadian Pacific Railway as to other railways, a large postal subsidy; and that in a very short time, assuming the work to be completed, and even in the absence of the completion of the work, we should be paying over $120,000 a year for postal subsidy, which would represent the $3,000, 000.that were taken as a security without regard to the transport service they would perform for the Department of the Interior In connection with the management of Indian Affairs and the Mounted Police.But, I say, altogether apart from that, it is known that, at the same rate paid to other railways, they will become entitled to a subsidy of no less than $204,000 a year for the transmission of mails on the comple tion of the road, representing at an early day a much greater amount than the $3,000,000 that was estimated to be covered.But these were points independent of a railway subsidy.Taking the second lien upon the $5,000,000 of bonds deposited with the Government.to secure the operation of the line for ten years\u2014and as I'shall show by-and-bye a security that quired tebe called in operation a first lien upea a fumher sum $5,280,000 in bonds\u2014 \u2018abundant 8 curity was taken, independently of the postal subsidy, for the entire amount that the Government were required to guarantee.It .thus became a question with the Government whether for the purpose, not of enabling the Canadian Pacific Railway to complete their contract\u2014I wish the House to understand at the very outset that no change is proposed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in regard to their con- traot\u2014that the Canadian Pacific Railway they own, the lands that they possess\u2014 putting a more moderate estimate of value upon them than that of hon.gentlemen opposite, and one in which I think the ouse will be prepared to concur\u2014putting the most moderate estimate on the value of tueir lands, the Canadian Pacific Railway feel that they are unable to carry their Company, taking into account the property |- coutract to completion without the alteration of a letter.There is no proposal now submitted to the House to change a single line of the coutract with the Canadian Pacific Railway.It is to stand now as it Stuod on the first day when we laid it on the table of the House.Iustead of its value having decreased, every one knows that with every suceeeding year the Canadian Pacific Railway has established itself in a stronger and stronger position.Every one knows that the experience in the sale of a portion of their lauds\u2014between three and four millions of acres already sold by the Company \u2014 leaves no room to doubt that in that subvention they have ample means for the completion of the work, with the additional means which they themselves have already provided in connection with its progress and construction.But the question that was submitted for the consideration of the House, and that was submitted for the consideration of the Government when the Company asked for this guarantee by the Government, upon depositing inoney and securities to represent every dollar of it, was whether that step should be taken not to enable the Cauadian Pacific Railway to fulfil their obligations and to carry out the contract they had made with the Government, but for the purpose of anticipating the time provided in that contract by over five years; and the - Government believed they were cousulting the best interests of Canada in adopting measures which, without cost and risk to the country, would accomplish so great and desirable an object as that of opening to the people of this country all that transcontinental line of communication from end to end in that brief period.REASONS THAT INFLUENCED THE GOVERNMENT It is well known that the Northern Pacific by making a great effort, have completed their line of connection running from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean.It is well known that traffic once established in a groove is very difficult to be drawn from 1t, and placed upon another line; and we regarded it, therefore, as the firat consideration in the interests of the country\u2014looking at this as a great trans-continental line of railway\u2014 that at the earliest possible moment there should be a line of communication for travel and traffic extending across this Continent on Canadian territory, aud enabled to draw to its support all that travei and all that traffic which could possibly be drawn to it from our own country and the country which lies to the south of us.Under these circumstances, the Government adopted, with some modifications, the proposals mage by the Company and provided for the guarantee.I need not tell the House that it resulted in failure\u2014 that all the expectations that the Company had formed, aud that the Government had formed\u2014and I am able to say capitalists without exception in Canada, in the United States and in England, had formed\u2014to the effect that the result ot that guarantee would be to give all the means required to the Company toenable them to carry on their work with such vigor and promptness as would secure its completion by the end of 1885, signally failed.They were found to be erroneous.But if the Company were wrong, if the Government were wrong, the error was one in which financial men and capitalists without exception on both sides of the Atlantic shared, because no doubt was entertained as to what the result would be.The war, however, against trans-continental stock was intensified, the efforts to bear the stock of the Canadian Pacific Railway wcr: intensified, and then the result was that the project ended in signal failure\u2014aot only in failure, but in disaster.Because, as it will be read:ly seen, the Company found themselves in this position, that having failed to obtain such increased value for their stock, as every person supposed they would obtain, they were left with $8,700;- 000 of their cash deposited with the Government, an amount locked up which otherwise they would have had at their command for the purpose of going on with the construction of the line.So that 1n- stead of obtaining the object expected, the very contrary was occured, and the embarrassment and difficulty that had before been experienced by them in providing for a rapid and vigorous completion of the line was intensified.Under these circumstances, the Government submit the Resolutions that are now on the Table for the consideration of this House.And I think, after I have had an opportunity of placing in the most frank and open manner before the House all the questions connected with this Company, every transaction so far as I am able tojudge that is interesting to this House in regard to their position, that this House will come to the conclusion that the Government are not only warranted, but that they would fail in their duty to the House and to the country if they did not submit the propositions that are now placed before you, not with a view to enable the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to derive advantage, or to realize larger returns for the property that they possess, but for the purpcse of enabling the people of Canada to have finished within two years this great transcontinental line of railway, and to derive all the advantages that are calculated to flow from the prompt aud vigorous completion of this work.~ Now, Sir, the Company ask that we should postpone, or rather I should say that the resolutions before you ask, that the Company may postpone, the payment of $7,380,912 for the first guarntee for five years.But they leave with the Government ample security, as provided for under the written arrangement, for that postponement.Practically the proposal before the House is only a change of the payment of the $2,853,912 that! was to be paid on the first day of this month.That is the change from the arrangement already made in relation to the guarantee.It is proposed to postpone the payment of that guarantee for five years, and\u2019 to loan the Company $22,500,000, to be repaid on the first day of May, 1891.The conditions of that nd- vance mey| briefly be stated as follows : In the first\u2019 place, it is proposed that in future the payment for work done shall be placed upon a different basis from that which was contained in the contract.That is not a real but simply a nominal change in the terms of the contract.When the contract was made, it was provided that, upon the completion of every 20 miles, gthe Company should receive payment, according to the terms of the contract, on the 20 miles completed ; but it is now found that, owing to the character of the work which remains to be done, it would be impossible, with any justice to the Eompany or to the Government, to carry on that mode of payment.Take the country north of Lake Superior, the whole distance until you come to the 95 miles of enormously beavy work, and if you paid them pro rata according to the \u2018contract for the number of miles done, you would not have left the money that\u2019 would be required to perform the work on the 95 miles where it is inordinately heavy.So, in the Rocky Mountains, the 30 miles that is comparatively easy would not bear any proportion to the other work that remained to be done ; and it is only proposed to make a charige that is based upon the principle upon which payments are made by the Government.In\u2019 relation (0 almost all the other contracts\u2014I think I may say to all the other contracts, on the canals, on railways, and on: everything of the kind,\u2014the principle is to pay for the amount of work done.The whole section from Sudbury \u2018certificate that the Junction, to which the line is now completed, to Nepigon, uorth of Lake Superior, the whole of that section it 18 provided shall be covered by a certain sum of money, and instead of paying for each 20 mijes as it proceeds, which, as I say, would leave yon without the means of completing the 95 miles of the heaviest portion of the work, it is proposed to adopt the same principle that is adopted in relation to the paynients on all similar contracts and almost all the works under the charge of the Government,to pay them pro rala bs the work proceeds, according to the value of the whole work.In the whole distance there is a certain sum of money to be paid.The Chief Engineer makes his estimate of the cost of the work in order that payment be made for the work done, inproportion to its value to the ing arrived at that conclusion, he gives his work remains to be done\u2014n regard to that which 1s already done\u2014warrants the payment of a certain sum of money.As[ have said, it was indispensable, iu the interests of the Government, as well as in the interests of the company, that that change should be made, In order to provide pro rata,as was the intention, for the work performed by the Company for the Government.Then, Sir, it is proposed to advance this $22,500,000, not to pay a dollar of it to the Company except ag the work is performed, but as the work is performed in relation to the whole work remaining to be done; and so that, wien then the $22,500,000 is exhausted, together with the $12,710,788, of cash subsidy remaining in the hands of the Government, the Government shall have the certainty of the work being completed from end to end.! THE SECURITY THE GOVERMENT HAS The conditions on which it is proposed to give that advance may be briefly stated in this way.First, there is the charge already described for securing the payment of the guarantee at the end of the five years.Then, there is the forfeiture, upon default of the interest or principal for twelve months, of the entire pre- perty of the company.There is the prohibition of any further charge upon the property, except for the sole purpose of repaying the advances.Iv is quite possible\u2014and it may be necessary more epecifically to provide for that\u2014to enable the company to realize the means of promptly paying the Government, when the opportunity may present itself; it may be found, in fact, quite desirable to provide that they shall have the authority to establish a charge upon the land grant, for the purpose of providing the means of wiping out their indebtedness to the Government, whenever a suitable opportuuity may present itself.Then, there is the removal from the market of the balance of the $35,000,000 of stock remaining to be issued.Tiat remains in the hands of the Government, and, with this entirely under ite control, not a dollar of that stock, even if they provided the amount as arranged in the first agreement for the guarantee of 3 per cent., can be issued until such time as the Governinent agree, and then it can only be issued with the consent of the Government, for the purposes of the road, or for the parpose of repaying the loan to the Government.In order to take entire control of that matter, in order to place the Government in the position that 1f the value of the stock rose to a point where we thought it ought to be sold, and the money returned to the treasury of the Company that had been advanced, we had power to secure the sale of that stock and thus recover the amount of indebtedness to the Government.I need not refer to the proposal fo relinquish the security of $1,000,000 for construction ; because, Sir, I need not remind hon.gentlemen opposite that the objection of taking $1,000,000 security for the construction of $100,000,000 worth of work could only be of one Kind, and that was for the purpose of getting an effective guarantee of the bona fides of the Company, and securing ourselves against the possibility of their failing to go on with the work.The House knows that in every contract that we make, as the work advances, it is customary to give up the security that has been deposited for the construction of the work\u20145 per cent.of the security deposited is given up to the contractors as the progress of the work warrants the Government in the conviction that the work will be carried to completion.So in this case, seeing that a large amount of the money received from Government sources las gone into the work, the Government feel that it would only be unnecessarily hampering the Company to lock up, without the slightest cause or necessity, this $1,000,000 that, to a very large extent, they are already entitled to receive back according to the principle we have adopted in the contracts of all kinds with the Government, Now, Sir, I may say that this is the proposal\u2014 t> postpone with ample 8:curity for its payment already placed in the hands of the Government by the Company, to postpone the payment of the $7,380,912 for the guarantee, and to advance, as the work proceeds, $22,500,000.Now, Sir, I will, no doubt, be asked if the Company have shown the Government that they have a fair and a legitimate right to ask for that assistance in order to ensure the completion of this work within two years.And, Sir, in regard to that matter I will lay before the House a frank statement of the affairs of the Company, as given by themselves, which, I think, will remove all doubt as to the position they have placed themselves in so as to\u2019 entitle thera to the confidence of the Government in regard to this application.I propose to give a statement of expenditures made by the company, and the source from which they have obtained their money and receipts, which, I think, will satisfy every hon.gentleman in this House, how baseless are the statements that have been made broadcast over this country, that the moneys received from the Government, and from Government sources, have been used by the company outside the contract for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway ; and that, instead of taking the large, liberal and generous subvention that this Government asked Parliament to provide fer the construction of that road, and instead of putting it into this great work, they have used those means derived from the Government for the purpose of engaging in outside enterprises apart from the Canadian Pacific Railway, and are thus not entitled to come to the Government and seek for any assistance, even for so desirable a purpose as that of securing the construction of this great work five and a half yeurs before the time provided in the contract.The statement placed in my hands by the Company shows as follows :\u2014 EXPENDITURE.Works of construction on main line, west of Callander, embracing 1,131 miles of completed road \u2018Works of construction on branch lines, west of Callander, embrac- ine 269 miles of completed road\u2014 $23,078,929 [Ei sna nee 3,759,793 mprovement of Governmext ! lines, west of Cross Lake.353,606 Materials, rails and supplies.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026 verses $4,364,839 Less advance on rails.,.339,235 ; \u2014_\u2014 4,095,504 Rolling stock $6,130,792 Lake steamers.552,25.Plant, tools and ou construction .187,002 .6,870,045, Five per ce-$.dividend on stock.2,128,000 Interas# &C., on land grant bonds.372,880 Trepüsit with Government on guarantee .,.FT 8,710,240 Extension from Callander to Montreal and Brockville.8,270,351 Rolling stock for above.900,000 ShOPS.200.00000 sonner 516,032 Tools and machinery 352,230 Real estate for termi 90,790 Total expenditure from Montr eal to Kamloops and Brockyville,.,, $54,728,500 ; Advances ard Accounts Receivable for Extension to the Seaboard, &e.Soath-Eastern Railway.$1,582,327 St.Lawrence nnd Ottawa Railway.69,900 Atlantic and North-Western itail- Ç WAY.anaca nue ns se u0 rte ne # ones 156,616 Canada North-West Land Com- _ LA CE 600,097 Advances to contractors in con- 9 SÉFUCLION.202000000000 00e 00e acte 600,0! Su:idry advances and carriers back charges and other matters 73,281 incidental.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u20260ecseeeee ner 473, Pald in respect of securities de- sited with the Government in 81,614 leu of $1,000,000 cash._ 484, $53,685,363 RECEIPTS.Net receipts from sale of stoc.ie or ,856;823 on o Lote.BL0W,00 © 4,930,000 Cash subsidy.12,289,212 Land grant bord s, ee sess 9,720,012 Sale of town sites.477,715 Net revenue $1,115,574 re- _ cuived.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.891,875 $52,994,702 Excess of expenditure over receipts $5,700,663 Deduct advances, &c., as above.3,966,595 $1,733,798 They have expended in the construction of tl e main ine west of Callander, embracing 1,131 miles of completed road, $2,578,929 ; that they have expended on works for the construction of branch lines west of Cal- lander, embracing 269 miles of completed road, and covering 295 miles of branches, $3,759,793 ; that they have expended on the improvement of Government lines west across the lake, $353,606.That, Sir, 1 may mention, has no reference to the expenditure that, as I have said, they are engaged in making for the Government, which is left entirely outside this amount in regard to works left unfinished by the contractors who are to perform that work for the Government.That is an expenditure by the company on the lines received from us at their own cost and at their own charges.They have expended in materials, rails and stores, $4,364,839, less an advance of rails of $339,235, leaving a balance of $4,025,604.They have expended on rolling stock on the main line $6,130, 792 ; and I may mention here that all the rolling stock furnished west of Callander is laced on the main line, and is treated as elonging to the main line, because it is so regarded by the Government, and so held.They have expended on lake steamers $552,251, for the purpose of making communication between Algoma Mills and Port Arthur in the spring.They have expended in plant, tools and outfit for construction, $187,002, making $6,870,045 for rolling stock, lake steamers, plant, tools, and outfit for construction.They have expended on the 5 per cent.dividend on stock $2,128,000 ; on land grant bonds, $3,728,800 which is depositel with the Government on guarantee, and $8,710,- 240, for the extension from Callander to Montreal ; making in all for services on the main line and branches west of Callan- der, $49,299,097.They have expended on the extension from Callander to Montreal and Brockville, $3,270,351; on rolling stock for this end of the line, that is, the acquired lines from Montreal to Callander, $900,000.They have expended for shops and machinery, $516,032; for tools and machinery, $352,230; real estate for termini, $390,790, making a total expenditure from Montreal and Brockville to Kamloops of $54,720,500.Then, Sir, they have expended on advances and accounts receivable for extension to the seaboard, to purchase bonds of the South-Eastern Railway, $1,582,327; St, Lawrence and Ottawa Railway, $69,900; Atlantic and North-Western, $156,646; Canada North- West Land Company, $600,097; advance to contractors on construction, $600,000; sundry advances and carriers for back charges and other matters, incidental to traffic, &c , $473,281 ; paid in respect of securities deposited with the Government in lieu of $1,000,000 cash deposit, $484,614.These amounts are all placed separately in this statement as advances and accounts receivable, because many of them are amounts that may be reeeived back by the company.In fact,all of ther I presume are susceptible of being treated in that way.These items amount in all to $58,695,365.Then, Sir, I come to the question of receipts.They have received from the rale of stock, less commissions, $25,356,828 ; on a loan made on $10,000,000 of pledged stock, $4,950,000 ; on cash subsidy, $12,289,212; on land grant bonds, $9,029,012; sale of town sites, $477,775.\u2018The net revenue from the operation of the road was, $1,115,674, of which they have received $891,875; or in all $52,994,702.Now, Sir, I propose for a moment to review the character of those expenditures.But before doing so I may be asked what evidence I have, that thisis an accyrate statement of the expenditures and receipts of the Company.And anti cipating this question, although of course I was bound to accept the statement of the Company as a fair and honorable exhibit of their actual receipts and expenditure, I felt it was right, on a matter of so much importance, to be in a position to give Parliament the most abundant and accurate information, and to show that beyond the possibility of question there was no doubt as to the accuracy of the statements placed in my bands as to the expenditure and revenue of the Company.And for that purpose the Government nominated one of the ablest accountants in the public service, a gentleman who had been employed by the late Government on financial questions of the gravest importance, as one of the ablest gentlemen whose services they could command ; Mr, Miall, Deputy Minister of Inland Revenue, was asked by the Government to go to Montreal in connection with Mr.Schreiber, the Chief Engineer, whose familiarity with the whole question would be of great value in an investigation of that kind, for the purpose of making such an investigation of the books and statements of the Company, as would assure beyond question the accuracy of the statements they had placed in my hands.I will read an extract from the report of those gentlemen, which, I think, will be found to be entirely satisfactory on that point.Mr.BLAKE\u2014T suppose the hon, gentle- fan intends to lay that report on the able, Sir CHARLES TUPPER\u2014I do; I will lay the papers ou the table.I think, perhaps, Mr.Speaker, as this is an important paper, I may as well read the corespond- ence.The following is the lefter addressed by me to these gentlemen :\u2014 \u201cOTTAWA, Bth Jap- 7: ve \u201c DEAR SiRS,\u2014I have to À as you will, with all \u2018convenir, speed, proceed to Montreal, with a view .- Investigate the books and accounts of thr nadian Pacific Railway Company so, -4I 88 such examination may be nec-°21Y to enable you to verify certain stat nents of revenue and expenditure whic ave been laid before my colleagues gr myself by that corporation.\u201cI am aware that an exhaustive and detailed audit would entail the labor of weeks, if not months.This is notexpected.But you are required to make such examination as a prudent business man would desire to make efore leading capital to or entering into terms of copartnership with a respectable commercial firm.A copy of the Company\u2019s statement is transmitted herewith.\u201cIam faithfully, (Signed) CHARLES TUPPER.\u201d The following is the report made by those gentlemen où their seturn :\u2014 \u201cOTTAWA, 2nd February, 1884.\u201c To the Hon.Sir CHARLES TUPPER, C.B.K.C.M.G., Minister of Railwaysand Canals \u201c\u2018 SIR,\u2014In obedience to your letter of instruction (bearing date the 28th uit.) we proceeded to Montreal on the morning of the 28th ult.** On arriving at the offices of the Canadian Pacific Ratlway Company we were informed that the President was temporarily absent from the city; but upon communicati to Mr.Drinkwater the nature of our errand, he at once placed a room at our disposal, and stated that all the books, accounts and vouch- | ers would be cheerfully produced for o \u2018Rocky Monatains.\u2014 segs tn d the C oo He then summone e Chief Acc of the Company (Mr.Ogden) and roquaant him to hold himself and staffin readinesy furnish any assistance or information r quired, when we forthwith proceeds; with our investigation.We found the books of the company under Mr.Ogden\u2019s able vision, to be faultlessly kept, both as to tem aud detail ; so that less difficulty thay ve anticipated was experienced in establishing »n independent triai balance as the basis of further operations.\u2018\u2018 Working backwards from this point b process of analysis familiar to accountant, sufficient detail wes obtained not Sr on} check the figures presented by Mr.Ste le but also to examine into the details of each sub-head, where such examination wus deemed Lo be necessary, and to prove ihat the gen, eral results were arrived at without the aig ot any improper manipulation of accounts di rectly from the original entries made in propsr chronological order from the Varioy subsidiary books.s e do not wish to convey the impresgi that the nature of the expenditure unger ol sub-head has to any considerable extent challenged our attention.Such an examination would, necessarily, occupy a considerable longer time than was at our disposal and would have transcended the limits of our in.strudtions.Neither did we examine into the matter of the distribution of stock, \u2018* As the result of our investigation, however, we have no hesitation whatever in submitting our opinion that the statements furnished by the President and placed in our hands for verification, represent truthfully the actual condition of the Company\u2019s affair as portrayed by the books of the Company.** It is understood that if any farther information is required in respect of specific items the books are still open to our further scrutiny, whenever you may so determine or re.aire.* \u201cThe books of the land grant bond trusteeg were also placed before us, fer investigation and were found practically to agree with the statement made by the P:esident.\u201c We have the honar to be, Sir, \u2018Your obedient servants, \u201c(Signed,) COLLINGWOOD SCHREIBER \u201cE.MIALL.\u201d , THE CHARACTER OE THE EXPENDITURE, Now, Mr.Speaker, having shown to the House the steps that have been taken to verify the Compauy\u2019s statement, I may ask the indulgence o1 the House for a tew moments while [ draw attention to the chap acter of those expenditures.In the firet instance, there can be no question as to the expenditure, $23,078,928, on the main line from Callander to the west of the Then we come to the expenditure of $3,759,793, being for Al gona Branch and Western Division branch, 295 miles being under construction in all, 1 think, Sir, that there is no Lon.member who will not say that in the interests of Canada it would be impossible to find any expenditure to which the Canadian Pacific Railway Company could apply their money more important to the success of the emterprise, more important to the character of the work itself, or of more vital importance to the settlement and develop ment of the great North-West.Every mile of those branches.constructed without any aid whatever from the Government, is calculated, I say, to serve the purpose that the Government had in view in making the contract-the development and advancement of the country, perhaps to still greater degree in many instances, than a portion of the trunk line itself.I need not detain the House upon this item of $4,425,064 for supplies.These supplies are rails and other materials for the pur pose of carrying on the coustruction of the work.Rolling stock, $6,130,792, is, of course, part of the contract on the main line between Callander and Port Moody, is demanded under the contract, and every dollar is expended directly for the purposes for which the contract was made.The expendilure of $552,251 for lake steamers is also an expenditure made for the purpose of facilitating the development of the work of carrying on the traffiz and business of the country ; and of, at the same time, promoting the construction of the portion which remains to be completed, The plant, tools ahd outfit for construction are, of course, incidental to the construction, $187,000, making for that service $6,870, 045, upon which, I think, no possible ques- tiou wilt arise.Then, we have dividend on stock, $2,128,000, which was, of course, incidental to the sale of the stock, and necessary to enable them to realize the $25,000,000 obtained by the sale of the stock for the purpose of constructing the road.The interest on land grant bouds,$372, 880, was, of course, a necessary expenditure to realize the money they received from the Jaud.The deposit ot $8,710,220 with the Government on the guarantee was an expenditure also made directly for the same object as the payment of the dividend on the stock\u2014the objeet of furnishing money- for the completion of the contract.The extension from Callunder to Montreal and Brockville, $3,270,351 ; rolling stock, $900,000 ; shops, $516,032; tools and machinery, $352,230, and real estate for termini, $390,790, will be admitted, I think, by every person familiar with this question, to be expenditures of the most valuable character to the Canadian Pacific Railway.Every person is aware, Sir, that in the construction of a great trans: continental line, it was of the greatest importance to the character of the under taking and to its standing, its position, and its success, that instead of commencing at an unknown point, such as Callander\u2014 which it would be impossible to make.the financial men of the world understand ; it was of the most vital consequence to the success of the work, in order to obtain the confidence of the public to carry it on to qompletion and to make it successful after it was completed\u2014that they should bring that terminus at Callander down to the city of Montreal, where it could be fairly and honestly claimed that there was an inter-oceanic line, extending from the Atlantic communication on the one side to the Pacific on the other.I think, Sir, it will not be necessary for me to say one word to show that, in the interests of Canada and of the Canadian Pacific Hail way Company, it was impossible to make an expenditure which was more calculated to benefit the country and benefit the eo terprise than the expenditure involve! 18 carrying the terminus from Callan«r to Montreal.This makes an\u2019 ex = x _ THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY.FEBRUARY 13 3 \u201c, .- .To = ; ; - ; 2 ; 393 miles Huron (Sir Richard Cartwright ve, vn has be sked wh hit felt bound Tv \u2014 enditure Deposit with Govern they have expended over $2,000,000, the 21,246,600 acres of land and 3,39 ! chard Cartwright) gave, un en asked what money these] hitherto felt bound to preserve, that of re- See of oe year EN ish ment on guarantee .8,710,249 211100 branch to Algoma Mille, it covers the 269 of road, without any charge upon it of any an important occasion, his estimate, eaying gentlemen put into the Canadian fusing to consent to the construction of which believe every P ntinental line of mr miles of branches in the North-West, it kind from eud to end.The whole total 18 there was no reason to suppose that the Pacific Railway?Well, Sir, I have | lines within the Province of Manitoba, con to see this great trans-so Totalexpenditure.\u2026.\u2026.$15,539,304 covers the three magnificent steamers that $97,001,328.That is what the road conetruction uf the line, even if due time shown that if you deduct the last dollar railway successful in drawing down traffic and travel from every section of the country, would be only too glad to see them | make.It may be said that they aim also at obtaining access to Portland, Boston and New York.Suppose they dg.1 say the Canadian Pacific Railway would fail in their duty in the great enterprise in| which they are concerned, would fail in ; their duty to Canada 1£ they did not take every practicable and feasible measure of drawing every pound of traifis they can draw from any port in the United States upon a Canadian line to be carried across the continent.Under these circumstances, I say, the expenditure which is made in that regard 18 one which, I believe, will commend itself te business men\u2014and I am sare it will to railway men\u2014asa sound and prudent-consideration.I only regret that they did not when acquiring a railway to the city of Montreal go on to the real ocean port of Canada in summer, the city of Quetec ; and I believe that it will be found necessary by that Company, motwithstanding that thev have reached ocean communication at Montreal\u2014I believe the interests ot the Company will involve the necessity of their securing direct and complete through communication with the great ocean port of Canada, for the \u2018summer season, at the harbor of Quebec.I have no doubt that every measure will be taken that can be taken to attain that important object.I trust that, by the shortest line to the sea, reaching ports in the Maritime Provinces by a shorter line than the Intercolonial, and by connecting the links which have been shadowed forth, in connection with this matter, they will never rest until they have come, not only to the harbor of Quebec for summer,\u2019 but that, looking to the vital importance of having, as they will have, a great ocean port there in summer \u2014the vital importance of having a Canadian port open throughout the whole year, winter as well as summer\u2014they will never rest until they have established a route of communication to St.John, to Halifax, to St.Andrew\u2019s, and ultimately to Louis- burgh.I say, Sir, the fact that when they have reached the harbor of Louisburgh, they will make it the interest of every man who has a letter to send or who wishes himself to pass in the shortest period of time from London to New York to go through that harbor, will compel the Company, in the interest of this great national work, not to rest short of attaining even that point as the ultimate object.But I have no hesitation in saying that the distance between Montreal and Halifax in winter can be so shortened by the measures that are in contemplation as to give every reason to believe that the Company will find it their interest, until Louisburgh is reached, to make Halifax at all times \u2014 in the winter at any rate\u2014the great grain shipping port for the Canadian Pacific Railway.Now, Sir, with reference to the $600,097 of stock purchased by the Canadian PPacific Railway in the Canadian North-West Land Company ; that stands upon the same footing as many of these other measures.Why did they subscribe $600,097 of stock in the North-West Land Company ?Every per-on knows, who bas been watching the proceedings of the Cumpauy, that they made a large sale of land to the Canadian North-West Land Company, anl it was of great moment that the stock of that Company should be sustained\u2014should be placed in such a position as its inherent value deserved, for the purpose of rendering the Company\u2019s operations successful, and thus giving them the means for promoting the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.The advance to the contractors in construction of $600,000, I understand to stand thus: A construction compasy was formed, embracing a large number of the members of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, if not the Company itself, with a number of outside individuals who were prepared to go into a construction company, and the works were carried on by it.I expect, in response to the application of the hon.leader of the Opposition, to lay on the Table of the House, in the course of to-morrow, the contract with that Company, which will- disclo-e its exact character; but 1 may say that, so long as the means were found by the construction company and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company com bined, to vigorously carry on the work, it was carried on in that way.But, when the time came\u2014when, owing to the stringency of the money market in New York, and the depreciation of the property of the Company, it was impossible to obtain the means to carry on the work\u2014they tell back on the principle of a guarantee in order to obtain funds from another source, and they closed their accounts with the construction company, to whom it appears they had made advances at that time of $600,000.Then there is an item of sundry advances, carriers\u2019 back charges, and other matters, amounting to $473,281, which are incidental expenses connected with every great undertaking of this kind.The next amount is the sum of $484,614 paid in respect of securities deposited with the Government, in lieu of the $1,000,000 cash deposit, to secure the completion of the contract.As the House is aware, the Government agreed to release the $1,000, 000 in cash, and to accept in its stead, $1,680,000 of Credit Valley Railway bonds.It was'found by my predecessor, the late hon.Minister of Public Works and has been found by myself and the hon.Minister of Public Works beside me, necessary\u2014in order to give additional facilities to contractors to complete their work\u2014to exchange the original cash deposit for reul estate or a security of some other kind ; and this action of the Government was simply in conformity \u201cwith the usual plan, adopted by the late Government as well as by this Government, in relation to all other contracts.And I presume\u2014in fact I know\u2014that this ayment of $484,614 represented stock belonging to Mr.Stephen in the Credit Valley Railway, and if that deposit is redeemed, this money will go back to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, to be used in prosecuting the enterprise.Now, Sir, having given2as briefly as I could the character of these expenditures, I propose to show a litile more in detail how the account will stand.On the main line, between Callander and Port Moody\u2014on the eastern and central sections\u2014with improvements made on the Government line west of Cross Lake, the expenditures have been as follows :\u2014 Main Line, between Callander and Port Moody, Eusternand Central Sections, with improvemeuts made on the Government Line, west of Cross Lake.EXPENDITURE.Construetion\u2014 Nipissing .Division.$ 3,249,971 Construction\u2014Lake Su- perior Division.2,299,783 Construction \u2014 Western Division 0.17,529,175 \u2014_\u2014 $23,078,929 Equipment \u2014 rolling stock.irrare eraeensn $ 6,130,792 Equipment\u2014steamers., 552,251 do tools and Plant.cvveveniene 187,002 6,870,045 Materials on hand\u2014fuel.§ 459,666 do general 170) £1: JN 843,907 Materialson hand\u2014ralls, ties, ®C.0 succes 1,539,792 Supplies for construction 1,521,474 $ 4,364,839 Less advance on rails.380,28: \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 4,025,604 Improvement on Government lines west of Cross Lake.,.veoeens 853,606 Five per cent.dividend ON SLOCK.\u20260\u2026.2,128,000 Interest, &c., on land grant bonds.2,880 CASI RECEIVED.Cash subsidy paid by Government .$12,238,212 Proceeds of rales of laud grant bonds.9,623,012 Proceeds of sales of own BILE.Livin ee 417,775 ; \u2014_ \u2014 $21,796,0°9 CUlplB.iv viviivariiens EE $23,743,305 Main Line and Branches between Collander and Port Moody, Eastern and Central Sections, Branches with improvements made on the Government Line, west ef Cross Lake.EXPENDITURE.Main line, as before stated.$45,039,304 Branches.AlgomaBranch.$1,177,324 Western divisionb.anca 1,582,469 3,750,793 Total expenditure.$19,209,097 GASH RECEIVED.Main line, as before stated.$21,705,999 Excess of expenditure over re- PSTA ROUES dans sesess $27,593,008 Main Line and Branches, between Montreal and Port Moody, Eastern and Central Sections, acquired Lines, Branches and Improvements, on Government Line West of Cross Lake EXPENDITURE.Main line and branches, west of Callander, as before stated.\u2026.!.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.- $49,299,097 Acquired lines\u2014 Canada Central Rail- Er ZT $2,251,242 Q M., O.& 9 Railway 180,833 mprovements ere- a 770,956 ville Loop Line Branches.3,270,351 Rolling stocK.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.000000 W0,000 Shops \u2014 Montreal 516,032 Tools and machinery.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.352,280 Real estate tor termini and shops.399,790 CASH RECEIPTS.Main line and branches west of Callander, as YY 03 $ 21,795,999 Net revenue \u2014 $1,115,574 received.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.891,875 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 22,687,874 Excess of expenditure.$32,040,628 Main Line, Branches and Extension, from Seaboard to Seaboard, Eastern and Central Sections, acquired Lines, Branches, Improvement in Government Line, West of Cross Lake, and advances on Lines to the Seaboard, &ec.EXPENDITURE.Main line and branches between Montreal, Brockville and Kam- loops, as before stated.Souta Eastern Railway.$ 1,582,327 St.Lawrence & Ottawa Railwa; 69,900 156,646 Atlantic & North-West.600,097 600,000 $54,728,500 ern Railway.Canada North-West Land CO.Advance to contractors on _comnstrnction.Sundry advances and carilers for back charges and other matters incidental to traf- fiC, KO.avan sacs 0e0 473,281 Paid in respect of securities deposited with the Government in lieu of $1,000,000 cash._ 3,966,865 Total expenditure.$58,695,365 CASH RECEIPTS.Main line and branches between Montreal and Brockville and Kam- loops, as before stated.$22,687,874 Excess of expenditure overreceipts.$36,007,401 Deduct advances, &C.ovovvns 3,966,866 $32,010,626 VALUE OF THE COMPANY'S PROPERTY.I trust under these circumstances we have heard the last, either in this House or out of it, of the unfounded statement\u2014as I have proved it to be from the figures that I have submitted to the House-\u2014that this Company has taken the money received under this contract from the Government for the purpose of building a line of railway from Callander to Kamloops and expended it on outside enterprises, apart from and without any reference to the Canadian Pacific Railway.If we have not, I think we ought to have reached that point in the discussion.I may draw the attention of the House for a moment to the property that is to be covered by the lien.Rie Canadian Pacific Railway have property which, if realized at its fair value, is abundant to cowplete their contract without any assistance from any source.Having an enterprise on hand that has established itself beyond controversy as an enterprise based on a sound commercial foundation, they are in a position to say that with anything like a fair realization of the value of the property they possess they do not require assistance from any person.They are in a position to say to the Government, we can fall back upon our contract, we can disband our force of 9,000 men now operating near Lake Superior, we can draw in our expenditure, and by lst May, 1891, we shall be enabled to sell land enough to provide with the net revenue for operating all that we require, We shall have the means of completing our contract; but if you want that great work completed by the end of 1885, we agk you, not to give us an additional dollar, but to advance to us as the work proceeds the amount of $22,500,000 for that purpose.I have told the House in the first place that they do not ask an additional dollar of subvention for the have made with the Government.I have told the House that the Company have the strongest confidence in the value of the subvention already given; that with the amount that can be obtained from the outside public, aud that has been obtained from the outside public, they have the means of completing their contract.But while they do not ask the House to give them a single additional dollar they ask us to use the credit of this country\u2014 which, thanks to the management of my colleague, the hon.the Minister of Finance, never stood in a higher position-to obtain the means of accomplishing this great national work by the end of 1885; and that without imposing the slightest shadow of a shade of additional burthen upon the Government or upon the country for the repavment of every dollar by the time the contract was to be completed, the 1st May, 1891.I say that if this is the position in which they are\u2014and I think I may venture to say that hon.gentlemen opposite wili not controvert the soundness of that position, will not question the fact that the security offered to the Government securiug this temporary advance in order to quickly complete this great national work is abundant\u2014we should not hesitate a single moment in giving that measure our support.Let me draw attentiombriefly to the property that is covered by this lien by the Canadian Pacific Railway.I have already said that, if there is either one year\u2019s default in the payment of interest or default in the payment of the $7,300,000 at the end of five years to cover the guarantee or of the amount on the first day of May, 1891, if by the first of May, 1892, every dollar of interest and every dollar of principal is-not refunded to the Government of this advance, they propose that we shall become at once the possessors of the entire property of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.What does that embrace ?That embraces the entire property from the ocean terminus at Montreal to Port Moody on the Pacific, it embraces the line on which they have paid over $3,000,000 between Montreal t> allander, it embraces the line on which Total expenditure.$34,728,500 |.purpose of completing the contract they | they are placing upon the route between Algoma Milla awd Por Arthur, and it covers the entire 21,246,000 of acres of land that remain at the disposal of the Government.I shall not elaborate this question, because I do not anticipate that any hon.gentlemen in this House will say for a single moment that the security is not so ample, that the value of the property pledged is not so enormous, as to place the possibility of failure or the possibility of our not having every dollar of rincipal and interest advanced to this ompany refunded, beyond a question of any contingency or doubt.I may say that this road will embrace, of the main line from Montreal to Port Moody, 2,886 miles, it will embrace 112 miles of branches belonging to the lines between Montreal and Caliander, and it will embrace 395 miles of branches in the North-West, making a total of 3,393 miles of road.Let us look for a moment at the character of that security.\u2018he entire charge to which the road between Montreal and Cal- lander is subject is $5,333,333.The land grant earned by the Company and unsold at this moment is 10,002,305 acres, and the land grant unearned 11,244,295 acres, or a total land grant to whick the Company is entitled when the road is finished of 21,246,600 acres, over the portion that they have sold.This land is subject to a lien of $5,000,000, charged as security for the operation of the road, and, as I have already told the House, we do not propose in these Resolutions to release that lien.There is a very great misapprehension, I find, in some quarters, on that point.There is no proposal in these Resolutions to release that $5,000,000 of land grant bonds held by the Government as a security for the operation of the line for ten years.I may say that that is rather a matter of sentiment than otherwise, so far as the Government is concerned.We wish the contract to remain intact as we made it, and we, therefore, do not propose to release that lien, although we feel the most confident assurance that it is unnecessary to retain a single dollar of that $5,000,000 of bonds for the security of a road when it is already shown that, with its unconnected portions, laboring under the greatest possible difficulty, its net earnings have been some $978,000 within the last nine months.That the road when constructed will be a valuable property, there can be no reason to doubt.That the road this coming year will earn a very large amount of net profit over and above the expenses of its operation there cannot be a question ; and, when opened from end to end it is perfectly obvious that the Canadian Pacific Railway will be placed upon a thoroughly sound and complete commercial foundation, as one of the best lines of railway communication that is to be found in the country.Let us look a little more ¢losely at what this 3,393 miles of road represents.I have already said that the eutire land grant of the Company, the 21,000,000 of acres in the hands of the Government, over and above the small portion required to deal with the outstanding bonds, will be a security to the Government ; and all the money derived from that source will come directly to the Government.The land grant bonds issued are $10,000,000.Of this $6,667,000 have been.destroyed or cancelled.There are held by land companies, against instalments of purchase money not yet due, $346,000, making $7,513,000 of bonds that are either cancelled or held by land companies nntil they make payments on the land purchased and they then come in.That leaves the balance ia the handsof the public $2,487,000.The balance or purchase money of land b: ught by individuals not yet aue, applicable to the redemption of this, is $1,363,500 leaving a balance of issue not provided for of $1,123,- 500 in all.So that, when this $1,123,500 of land grant bonds that are outstanding is provided for, she whole 21,246,600 acres of Jand stand in the position of simply representing securities in the hands of the Government, or money that is to come into their hands as the laud is sold.The extent then of the property placed in the hands of the Government is 21,246,600 acres of land and 3,393 - miles of road.Suppose an improbable contingency\u2014 I will not say improbable \u2014 I will say \u2019an impossible contingency.There is not an intelligent man in this country who does not know that it is not within the range of possibility, with a lien of such an insignicant character upon property of such magnificent proportions as have shown this property to be, that any other result can happen than that every dollar of the principal and every dollar of the interest will come into the hands of the Government before a default of twelve months is made.I might dismiss that subject at once and forever from any consideration, were it not that it is jus as well to look at a phase of this question that I think has not, perhaps, attracted public attention, and that is, the position the Government would be in, the position this country would be in if the company made twelve months\u2019 default in the payment of the last dollar of this money advanced for their assistance, or of the interest upon it at 5 per cent.Now, Sir,I have spoken of the lands and the railway.What will that road cost us, assuming that to-morrow after this arrangement is made, assuming that to-morrow they make default, assuming that to-morrow the Company were to abandon the work it does not matter whether default is made now or at the end ; the position, so far as these figures are concerned, will stand the same.I will show you what this 3,393 miles of road will cost the people of this country in case of the impossible contingency of default.I will put the land on oth sides of the account, the land which they have sold, and which netted then $2.36 an acre on 3,753,400 acres.But, for the purpose of meeting the views of hon.gentlemen opposite as closely as I can regarding the value of these lands, I will call them worth $2 an acre.If we call the subvention that goes to the Canadian Pacific Railway Cowpany of 25,000,000 acres of land worth $2 an acre, it makes, with that which we pay in cash, and that which we paid in completed road, $103,000,000 ; and that, I think, was the favorite calculation of hon.gentlemen opposite.Now, Sir, I will charge ourselves with the 3,753,400 acres of Jand sold at $2 an acre, making $7,506,300; I charge the advance on rails of $339,235; I charge the cash subsidy paid, $12,289,212; 1 charge the proposed advance of $22,500,000; I charge the lien on the Canada Central andthe Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa & Occidental Railway, $5,333,338, assuming we will have to pr it if the road came into our hands; charge the guarantee dividend on stock postponed, $7,198,460; I charge the lacd grant bonds sold with no sales to redeem them, $1,123,560 ; I charge the estimated cost of the work the Government has to build at $28,000,000; I charge the balance of \u201ccash subsidy, $12,710,788, and what is the total?I challenge the scrutiny of hon.gentlemen opposite ; I will lay.this paper on the table, and I invite the closest scrutiny \u2018and investigation as to whether this is not u fair statement of the position we would be in if, to-morrow, or 2% the end of two years, they made de- ault, or _if at any period they made default.In regard to this question, I say this is the account; every dollar 18 charged there that by any ibility the people \"of this country would have to pay for that what would be our position ?And, Sir, | would cost the people vf this country.The paper is as follows :\u2014 Statement showing that should the Company fail to fulfil the terms upon which the loan 18 made, the Government will be seized of possesion of the following property for the sume named below :\u2014 Extent of Property.Land.\u2026.\u2026.0.00\u2026000uccecrrccee 21,216,600 Acres.4,393 Miles.Which will Cost.3,753,400 acres land (sold) say its _ value at $é Per UCre.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.$ Advance on rails.Cash subsidy paid.Proposed advance Of.\u2026.2000000.22,500,000 Lien on Canada Central and Q., M.O.&0O.RY.oviiiiiiiiiaiine: 5,333,333 Guarantee dividend on stock postponed.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.RENE 7,193,460 Lund grant bonus sold, with no sales of land to redeem them.1,123,509 Estimated cost of Government WOIÉ.0000 0esa ana a nan cases tem e 28,000,000 Balance of cash subsidy.12,710,788 Total.aassesai sea 0000 $ 97,001,523 Assuming the lands to be worth $2 per acre, the following would be the position : 21,246,600 acres at $2 per 8cre.$ 42,493,200 3,393 miles of railway at $16,065 .54,508,128 Now, Sir, what more ?What shall we do with the lands?I nave charged the land they have used at $2 per acre, and put it on the other side of the account, and showed equally what the lands have realized, and what our position would be, and what the road would cost us.I credit the that will come back to us out of the $97, 3,393 miles without a charge of a dollar upon it, from Montreal to Port Moody, costing the people of this country $54,503,- 128.That is the total.So, Sir, I say that in that position there is no intelligent man who will say, in the first place, that there is a shadow of ground for supposing that every dollar of this principal, and every dollar of this interest, will not be returned, as provided for in these Resolutions, to the coffers of Canada.And! say, further, that in case of that impossible contingency arising, we would stand in the position of having the lands\u2014at the value these gentlemen have put upon them, the lands that would come into our hands, along with the 3,393 miles of main line and branches from Montreal to Port Moody\u2014at a cost to the people of this country of $54,508,128.Weli, Sir, what will the Canadian Pacific Railway proper cost us 2\u2014that road, Sir, that hon.gentlemen opposite declared would cost $120,- 000,000.I need not remind the House that when we were discussing this question before, the hon.leader of the Opposition gave to the House a careful calculation of what it would cost the Government of this country to build aroad from Callander to Port Moody, with not a mile of branches\u2014the simple line from Callander to Port Moody ; and the hon.gentleman stated that he had submitted the careful calculation in regard wo this matter to his colleague, the former Minister of Public Works, who had been for years examining this question, and dealing with it asa Minister ; and, Sir, these two hon.gentlemen came to the conclusion that the lowest amount for which the Canadian Pacific Railway could be built from Callander to Port Moody was \u2014the hon.leader of the Opposition stated it\u2014$120,000,000.He submitted the calculation of the hon.member for Lambton (Mr.Mackenzie) my distinguished predecessor, containing the result of that hon.gentleman\u2019s most careful and accurate calculation, which put the cost of the road trom Callander to Port Moody at, more accurately, $121,700,000.Now, Sir, that is the value of the road, as stated by hon.gentleman opposite\u2014the lowest cost at which it could be built.It was true, Sir, I had estimated the cost of that line from Callander to Port Moody at $84,000,000, and my hen.friend, the leader of the Opposition, took the opportunity\"of reminding me that that was not a railway, it was nothing but a tramway.That was after I had stated tc the House the character of the road we expected to be able to construct, and I was unable to controvert the statement of the hon.gentleman because it was true.I had stated that, in the position in which we were placed, we had no alternative but to go forward and do the best we could, and I showed that the smallest amount for which we could construct the most inferior line of railway that would give us communication from Callander to Port Moody, would be $84,- 000,000.I could not controvert the soundness of the hon.gentleman\u2019s caleula- tion that the lowest cost for which a railway worth the name\u2014as he called it\u2014 could be constructed was $120,000,000, or, to state more accurately the calulation of my distinguished predecessors, $121,700,- 000.Now, let us see what that is going to cost the the people of this country under this Administration : Statement showing what the main line between Callander and Port Moody would cost the Government in the event of the Canadian Pacific Railway failing torepay the loan: 3,898 miles of main line, branches and stea- IETS COSL.coy cvvunevnnnrennnninins 854,508,128 The457 miles of mai nline and branches between Montreal, Brockville and Callander, $23,550 per mile, amounting to.$ 10,762,736 The 395 miles of branches west of Callander at the cost shown by the Company\u2019s accounts.The steamers cost.: cost 3,759,793 452,251 $15,074,780 Making a total of $15,- .074,780, which should be deducted from the above sum, $54,5)8,128, to arrive at the cost of the main line b:tween Callander and Port Moody, showing the cost to Government of line between Catlander and Port Moody.\u2026.\u2026.eerie $ 39,433,348 Mr.BLAKE.\u2014(Hear, hear).Sir CHARLES TUPPER.\u2014The hon.gentleman says \u2018 hear, hear;\u201d but I will invite him to.place his finger upon the slightest flaw or error in this calculation.I will stake, Sir, my standing in this House on the accuracy of the statement I have presented ; and if the hon.gentleman can show that I have not given a fair, frank and unvarnished statement of the figures and facts as they stand out in the public records of the country and the documents before the House, then I will admit that I have no claim to the confidence of the House in regard to the statement I am making on this question.I have said there is oniy one point which is a question of estimate at all.There are two points.The one 15 the estimate that the work with the supplies on hand can be completed for $27,000,000.Well, all I can say is that the Chief Engineer of the Department has gone carefully into that question, and, as the House is aware, has committed himself to the statement that he belleves the figures of the Company may be accepted as accurate.With respect to the $28,000,000 of expenditures on works still under construction, I have given the House the figures down to the present moment, and I have no reason to believe they will be, to any considerable extent, increased.But I thisk the House will agree with me that there is a great difference between these amounts and $120, 000,000, the estimate of the hon.gentleman opposite (Mr.Blake.) And I may say, in giving the opinion of hon.gentlemen oppo- gite, that the hon.member for South road with the 21,246,600 acres of land at PE $2 per acre, making $42,493,200 of cash | 000,000; and I take the completed road of } iwhich I have submitted to the House in \u2018which those lands are placed as worth §2 were given, could be brought within $100,- 000,000.I think, Sir, I have shown the House that between the e-timates of the cost of this work on the part of the hon.leader of the Opposition, the leader of the late Governmeut, aud the Finance Minister of the late Government, and this amount of $38,433,338, there is a pretty large nrar- gin.Under these circumstances, the line from Callander to Port Moody, 2,541 miles, would cost the people of this country about $15,520 per mile, with ample equipment for service after completion.I need not discuse, I think, ar any length, the question of the value \u201cof the land.have placed the value of the lands sold by the Company at $2 per acre against the road, and have credited the Government wih the remaining lands at $2 per acre, which hon.gentiemen upposite will not be likely to question.By reference to the speech wade by the hon.leader of the Opposition it wilt be found that he estimated 11,500,000 acres of choice lands\u2014as will be seen by Hunsard, 1680, page 13\u20141s worth $4.04 per acre, making $45,450,000 ; at $3.18, $35,775, 000 and, addressing your humble servant, he said :\u2014¢ At your miserable $2, $22,- 500,000.\u201d So that the entire amount we are asked to advance to the Company by the proposed Resolutions for which there ig now other ample security 18 $22,500,000.which sum the hon.leader of the Opposi- n declared that 11,500,000 acres of land .my miserable fizure of $2 would pro- ¢oce.So, I think, under those cireum- ces, the hon.gentleman is not likely M nestion the accuracy of the calculation per acre.Ou 17th December, 1880, the hon, member for South Huron [Sir Richard Cartwright] gave the House the \u2018benefit of his calculation, and [page 16, -Hansard], he said: « And 18,750,000 acres of selected land worth to-day, as lands are selling in the North-West, at least $37,500,000.\u201d Aud no person knew the value better than the hon.gentleman, because he was giving his attention to that \u2018question ; and I am not at all certain, if I had been as free as the hon.gentleman to deal with lands inthe North-West, I would not have been alongside him endeavoring to get the benefit of his judgment in making my selections.I am quite certain that from whatever quarter objection may come as to making this advance of $22,500,000 it will not come from that hon.gentleman who has himself declared, so long ago as 1880, before the contract for the rupid construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway was put in operation, when that country was comparatively dormant, when there was 100,000 less people located in the North-West than there are to-day, that 18,750,000 acres of selected lands were worth $37,500,000\u2014that hon.gentleman, I say, will not question the ample character of the security, when instead of 18,750,000 acres we have 21,246,- 000 acres to cover any advance.There 18 no doubt that, however valuable the lands were then, they are much more valuable to-day.No person in this country has been more enthusiastic in regard to the value of lands in the North-West than myself.I never was more enthusiastic in regard to their vaiue than I am to-day.I say that the value those lands had when the hon.member for South Huron made the speech to which I have referred, is much greater to-day, when there are facilities for access, not ouly by the construction of the trunk line, bus by 239 miles of branch lines now in operation in the North-West.The hon.Mr.Anglin, your predecessor, said, on the 3lst of December: « If the land is worth anything, if the country is worth settling at all, $2 must be a low average indeed.\u201d I may add that, so far as the sales of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company have gone, they fully justify and corroborate the statements made by hou.gentlemen opposite as to the value of the lands, because, on the 3,753,400 of acres already sold, they have received a net price of $2.36 per acre.TIE EARNINGS OF THE JOAD Now, Sir, I shall not have much more to eay in regard to this question, except as to the value of the earnings of the road.I need not say to any person in the least degree acquainted with railway matters that, after all, the vital poiat, when you come to the question of value, is, what can the road earn?As to the ability of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to earn money, there was no doubt a large field for difference of opinion, for speculation, for calculation, as to whether the road would or would not be able to pay its working expenses.I will say nothing of those who were most despondent on that subject, but I will gay that those who were most sanguine in this House and out of it, in regard to the character and, position of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a commercial enterprise, were not prepared for the evidence which is already furnished, of the fact that all question as to the sound and commercial basis upon which that great national work is placed is completely set atrest.With the evidence already given of the power of the road to earn money, it is settled at once and forever that from this time forward, as the road advances, the receipts will be advanced ; and that when we have this great irans-continental line completed from ocean to ocean we will be in the proud position of finding not only a great volume ot traffic and travel drawn over the line, but that the railway will be in a position to make a more satisfactory return than was expected to those who had the enterprise and the courage, when it was a question of doubt, to put their means into this work and grapple with so gigantic an enterprise.I hold in my hand a statement of the gross earnings of 1883 ; and I find, estimating for the month of December, the amount not to be less than $5,420,931.It is true this includes an amount for the transportation of construction materials and supplies of $1,274,000.But there is no person at all acquainted with the development of the North- West who does not know that the development of that country, which is in its infancy at present, must be in the nature of things very rapid\u2014so rapid that in every ensuing year more will be required in the way of transport to supply the demands of the population by the carriage of freight and passengers than the amount which is charged in this account for the transport of materials.But even deducting that amount and taking the actual traffic revenue, we have a sum of $4,146,913, as against $2,449,824 in 1882, an increase of $1,607 ,089, on the earnings of the road during the past year over the preceding year.Then, as I have already said, the earnings of the last nine months, and which I have treated as the receipts of the Company, are not less than $978,600.The announcement of that fact will show the House that the most sanguine expectations of the people who had most confidence in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway have been much more than verified by the actual facts as they are now before us.I shall only refer again for a single moment to the enterprise of the promoters.I refer to the gentlemen who originally formed the syndicate of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and I say, Sir, that the very difficulties with which they are now struggling, the very position in which they now find themselves placed, notwithstanding all that energy acd enterprise and skill could do, is the best evidence of the courage with which they have grappled with this enterprise.It received from every source, tire is a large balance standing against the Company for money, contributed, after all they have re ceived from cash subsidy, from sales of their land and their town sites, from the net profits of operating the line and from tiie stock they cuuld sell even at the low price at which it sold\u2014deducting it all, you have a balance still standing against those gentlemen.And what is the fact ?Of course there is no syndicate now; the syndicate ceased to exist when they organized the Canadian Pacific Railwa Company and subsequently put the stock of the Company on the open market, then it ceased to become their property, and it ie now with the shareholders that we have have to deal.But I cannot forget that there would have been no Canadian Pacific Railway Company, there would have been no such gigantic progress as there now is if these gentlemen had not the courage, the energy or the enterprise to risk their own money to the extent of $10,000,000 before asking the people of this country to put a single dollar into the purchase of stock.I say that they had such confidence in this work that they imperilled their own capital; and if we had not the good fortune to make this contract with men of great wealth, great resources, great energy and great enterprise and great experience, we would have had a most disastrous coliapse in connection with this work, and all the progress and advancement and development which has taken place in connection with the rapid prosecution of this enterprise would not have existed to-day.1 do not rest these Resolutions for a single moment on the low ground of any claim that these gentlemen have.They have no claim.They made a contract and they received by the terms of that contract a magnificent subvention for tbe work, gseat as it was, that they were undertaking to deal with, and they have, no doubt, prospective profits of a large character before them.Idonotask for a moment that these Resolutions ghall receive the consideration of the House on any such claim.I say, that if there was no dispocition on the part of this House to meet their wishes and their interests in the slightest degree, these Resolutions must stand on the broader foundation of the interests of Canada itself.But, Sir, unless it can be shown, that apart from any claim, these gentlemen have in the interests of Canada, that the means should be provided which are required to prosecute this work with the unabated vigor with which it has been prosecuted, then the Resolutions cannot commend themselves to the House.You will allow me to glance at a few figures\u2014 distasteful as they are to myself aud to the House\u2014which will show what has been the effect upon Canada of the prosecution of the Canadian Pacific Railway.It being six o'clock, the Speaker left the Chair.AFTER RECESS.Sir CHARLES TUPPER.\u2014Mr.Speaker, when the House rose at six o\u2019clock, I had drawn attention to the important fact that in case, from any cause, the Company should fail to pay every dollar of the $22,- 500,000 to be advanced asthe work proceeded, and for the purpose of carrying it to completion, or in the interest thereon, the people of Canada would obtain the construction of the entire Canadian Pacific Railway\u2014from Callander to Port Moody, for which Parliameut provided a subvention (counting the land at $2 an acre) of $103,000,000\u2014for less than $40,000,000; and I assumed that that being the case, such a contivgency was entirely impos- sible\u2014that under no circumstances could it be supposed that a Company, possessed of a property which I have shown to be of such immense value, would fail to provide for the paynient of a comparatively small sum of money such as is provided for by these resolutions ; and, assuming that they did pay the money, arliament and the country would obtain the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway on precisely the terms provided in the contract originally made with the Company.I showed further that such was the result of the operation of the line\u2014yielding, as it has, a net profit of $978,660 within the last nine months from the digjointed and disconnected sectious of the road, as they now are\u2014that I might assume, as I think I had a right to do, that all question as to the commercial value of the enterprise was entirely set at rest, and that we might fairly come to the conclusion that the Canadian Pacific Railway night be regarded henceforth as placed upon a thoroughly sound commercial basis.I showed that the present Government had adopted the policy of their predecessors in regard to what is called the monopoly in the Province of Manitoba ; that when the late Government undertook to carry on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a Government work, they felt bound to protect the traffic of the road from being drawn off to lines to the south of us in the adjoining Republic, and had consequently refused to issue a proclamation which would charter lines within the Province of Manitoba to connect with American lines to the south.I said that the present Government, when we came into power, adopted that policy ; that we felt, as our predecessors did, that, grappling with so gigantic a work as the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, we were bound to adopt every possible means of protecting our own line against having its traffic drawn to lines to the south\u2014and, mark you, this was at a time when we did not contemplate at an earl day carrying the Canadian Pacific Railway further than Port Arthur.I said further that when we made it obligatory upon the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to extend at once the line north of ake Superior, giving us an all-rail route from Montreal to the Pacific Ocean, or from Callander to the Pacific Ocean.we felt obliged to give to that Company, upon which we imposed such onerous obligations, all the security that we had considered necessary, and that our predecessors in the Government had considered necessary, for the protection of the Canadian Pacific Railway.CONSTRUCTION .OF THE LINES TO THE SOUTH But I am glad to be able to state to the House that, although, true to that policy, the Government refused to give assent to the construction of lines within the Province of Manitoba to connect with American railways to the south, such is the evidence presented by the operation of the lice so far as it has gone, such is the conclusion arrived at by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company itself in regard to the ability of a through line of the Canadian Pacific Railway to take care of itself, and by the inherent power of its own advantages to maintain its position notwithstanding any competition to which it may be subjected\u2014although we have no power, under the contract, to touch any ortion of the country in the orth-West Territories, we are now in a position to review and to reconsider the policy of the late Government, and the policy of the present Government, as to the continued necessity for any long period of protecting the Canadian Pacific Railway against competition.I am glad to be able te state to the House that such is the confidence of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, in the power of the Canadian Pacific Railway to protect itself, that when the line is constructed north of Lake Superior, the Government feel it will not be incumbent upon them to preserve the position they have necting it with American railways to the south, I can give no better evidence to the House and the country of the advang- ed position which we consider this great enterprise of the Canadian Pacific Railwa, has attained, than when I aay that I fee it is consisteut with wbat we owe to the people of this country and to that great national work, that the Governinent should not deem it incumbent on themselves to pursue the restrictive policy within the Province ot Manitoba, wnich we have hitherto been obliged to maintain, When the House rose, 1 was about to draw its attention for a few .moments to the ettect the rapid construction of the Canadiun Pacific Railway has had upon Canada, and I feel that it will not be wasting your time if, instead of giving you ray own opinions in relation to that question or the general public centiment witn regard tg it, I should for a few moments call your attentiou to figures and facts which place, 1 think, upon a foundation that nothing can shake, the evidence that the progres of Cauuda, under the rapid construction of this Canadian Pavific Railway, has sur+ passed anything that the must sanguine promoter vf that great enterprise evet could have anticipated.Let me give you à statement of 1ts etfect upon the sale of land in the North-West.Our predecessors were engaged as actively as they felt was in the iuterests of the public service in the promotion of the construction of the Cana dian Pacific Railway.When we succeeded them we felt obliged, in accordance with the opinion we had always professed, to grapple somewhat more vigorously with that work ; but we were not able, down to the time that it was in our power to make this contract with the Canadian Pacific Railway, to take such energetic action as I am glad to know has beeu taken by that Company since it received the approval of Parliament.I hold in my bands a state! ment showing the amount received on ac count of Dominion lands, homesteads, préemptions, sales, colonization compa ies, timber, grazing, ininerals, an miscellaneous receints in Manitoba and the North-West Territories, and I ash ed the hon.Minister of the Interior tg divide this so as to show, as far as pos sible, by contrast, the effect upon this important question of the contract made with the Canadian Pacific Railway.From the 1st July, 1870 to the 30th June, 1880, ten years, we received from all these services\u2019 the sum of $817,426; from the lst.of July to the 31st December, 1883, we received $3,572,836, giving the ,most palpable evi dence possible to ve given of the eifect upon the development of the North-West Terri tories of the rapid construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.There is due during the next three years on pre-em tions, since 1880, in addition to the $3,572, 836 received since the first of July, 1880, no less than $4,393,070.It would be impossible for me to give to the House more striking, more incontrovertible evidence of the effect upon the development of the North-West Territories caused by the rapid development and coustructien of the Canar dian Pacific Railway, than that furnished by the statement I have just submitted, Then, if you turn to the Department of Customs, what 18 the effect shown there upon the trade of that country by the rapid construction of the Canadian Pacific Rail way ?Io 1880, the Customs receipts in Manitoba were $279,766, and in the North- West Territories, ouside of Manitoba, $21,856 ; or a total receipt of Customs revenue in the North-West, including Manitoba, of $319,622.In 1883, the Customs receipts in Manitoba were $1,054,601, and in the North-West Territories, $51,755, or a total of $1,106, 356.In 1883, they had risen from $297,- 000, in 1880, to $1,764,805 in Manitoba, and $68,137 in the North-West Territories ; or a total of $1,832,942, in 1883, as compared with $319,022, in 1880.It would be impossible for any evidence to establish more conclusively the enormous and rapid development of any countrv, consequent upon any action taken by à Government than these figures establish.The total amount of duty collected in Manitoba and the North-West Territories from January 1st, 1881, to December 1st, 1883, was $1,831,167 more than the total sum collected from June 30th, 1870, to December 31st 1830.So that you have a striking evidence of a single year covering a larger amount of duties than the ten years previous.Now, Sir, I will draw your attention for a moment to the evi dence given by another Department of the public service\u2014that of Inland Revenue.It will hardly be necessary for me to allude to the fact that, under an Act-which I had the honor of submitting to Parliament when Minister of Customs, in 1873, the Inland Revenue Department has not much to do, I am happy to say, in the North-West Territories, because, under that Act, we established what is calied a Maine Liquor Law throughout the North-West Territories, which prevents the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors in any part of those Territories.The result of that enactment has abundantly justified it.It was with no small degree of satisfaction that I found, when it was proposed to take a section of the North-West Territory within the bounds of old Manitoba, that the people arose en masse against it, and protested against being carried into the Province of Manitoba on any other terms than that they could take the exclusion of intoxicating liquors which they then enjoyed in the North-West, and retain that provision when they became part of the Province of Manitoba.But in that Province, as you are aware, the Excise Department has had something to do, and the Excise revenue of 1879-80 was $65,841, with $1,567 for stamps io addition to Excise.The Excise revenue rose from $65,000, in 1879-80, and $96,000, in 1880-81, to $184,750 in 1882-83 and to $84,257 1n the first six months of the fiscal year from July 1st to December 31st, 1883.From 1873-74 to 1879-80, six years, the excise collected was $215,000, whereas, from 1880-81 to December 31st, 1883, two years and a half, it was $530,328.Then, if we come to another indication of the condition of the people, and a very striking indication of the condition of the masses of the people, the balances at the credit gf de positors in the Government Savings Banks, we find adlitional evidence all pointing to the same direction, On December 31st, 1880, there were balances of $153,589.On December 31st, 1883, the balance had risen to $615,354, an increase since the contract wag ratified with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company of over $400,000 of balances due to deposit- ora in the savings banks.Then if you take the evidence which the Post Office Departmert affords, you find the like gratifying indication of the remarkable progress of the couatry.I hold in my hand a statement showing the amount of mail matter posted at offices in Manitoba and the North-Weet during the period of one week in 1881, 1882 and 1883, and I am obliged to confine it to one week because I could not obtain the same general statistics in that Department as I was able to obtain in the others.In a single week in 1881, the letters and post cards mailed were 42,894, and the newspapers, books and samples, 6,552.For a week in March, 1882, there were 62,892 letters and post cards mailed, and 12,053 newspapers, books and samples.For the corresponding week in March, 1383, it had risen in a single year from 62,000 to 89,847, witu 18,193 newspapers, books and samples.(CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE.) + | I THE M ONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY (COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB.13.am correspondence for THE HERALD oT business Petters) should be addressed & the Editor, MK.JUHN LIVINGSTON.Business correspondence Lo be addressed to MR JAMES STEWART, General Manager of +lernia Printing and Publishing Co.\u201d (Limited).e offices of THE HERALD are in Victoria Block, corner of Victoria Squareand &t.James St.West.\u2014Editorial Rooms, up one aight of stairs.APPOINTMENTS.Royal Theatre Museum\u2014DPerformances at 2.30 and 8 p.m.The Shedden Company (Limited)\u2014Annual General Meeunz, at the Company\u2019s Office, at 3 p.m.ANNIVERSARIES\u2014FEBRUARY 13TH.ST.AGABUS.1820\u2014Duke de Berri assassinated.1691-\u2014Massacre of Glencoe: | | 1869\u2014Wreck of the Hermann\u2014200 lives lost.d780\u2014Sir William Blackstone died.#854\u2014Earthquake at St.Lucia.1754\u2014C.M.de Falleyrand-Perigord born.4898\u2014London bridge destroyed by a flood.1676-Benvenuto Cellini died.INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.Mr.Joseph Hickson, General Manager of the Grand Trunk Railway, has caused the publication of correspondence, addressed by him to the Government of Canada, which seems to call for comment at the hands of the press.Mr.Hickson, on February 2, wrote Sir John Macdonald, stating that -his cable advices from London intimate that the London daily papers of Feb.1 all protest against any further aid being given by the Canadian Government to the Canadian Pacific Railway Co., \u201cso long as that company continues to go out of its legitimate sphere to compete with and injure the Grand Trunk Railway Co.\u201d Why the London papers all came to the determination to write in this strain at the same moment, unless moved to do so by parties interested in the Grand Trunk, does not appear; nor is there anything to show that this mechanical and pre-arranged outburst of \u201c public opinion \u201d\u2019 is anything else than the opinion of the Grand Trunk.Mr.Hickson then explains that he is \u201curged to protest \u201d against the public funds being granted to be used \u201cto damage private interests in other Canadian railways,\u201d\u2019\u2014 which, of course, means that nothing must be done to affect Grand Trunk interests or to relieve the people of Quebec, Ontario or the Maritime Provinces from their condition of vassalage to the Grand Trunk.If anything be done in this direction, by granting aid to the Canadian Pacific Railway, then the worst will happen that can possibly happen! Says Mr.Hickson :(\u2014 The result of persistence in the course which has been pursued in the past by the Canadian Pacific Company, or those controlling that Company, can only be a total destruction of credit, endangering the large investments of the Government in the Canadian Pacific Railway and retarding the settlement and progress of the country.This means, of course, that the influence of the Grand Trunk and its 20,000 shareholders will be thrown against the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian North-West, in \u2018England or wherever else this influence extends.Unfortunately the railway and the Canadian North-West have already been subjected to this influence.Grand Trunk hostility in the money market and in the press is no new thing.The policy of rule or ruin, as avowed by Mr.Hickson on behalf of his English company, is not unknown to us.When he asks : \u201c Have you considered what the result of united, harmonious action by the two Companies in Europe, working for the promotion of the settlement of the North-West and the advancement of the interests of Canada generally, would be?\u201d The question naturally suggests that Mr.Hickson is foreshadowing the consequences to the North-West \"and to Canadian interests generally, not merely of want of co-operatson between the Companies in England but of the Government\u2019s refusal to accede to his terms.In his opening letter he refers to a conversation with the Premier in which he had indicated the terms of a compromise with the Canadian Pacific Co., and on a request, dated Feb.4, from Sir John» for a statement in writing of what he had disclosed to the Premier personally, Mr.Hickson shows bis \u201c hand,\u201d and exposes the true inwardness of the Grand Trunk\u2019s movements.This letter is dated Feb.7.Mr.Hickson wants an \u201carrangement between the two companies;\u201d he wants no \u201c unnecessary lines,\u201d destructive of existing investments, constructed.He suggests that \u201c there might be an exchange \u201c of the North Shore line for lines own- \u201ced by the Canadian Pacific Company (or \u201cthose controlling the Company )in Ontario \u201c on terms to be agreed upon, or (under cer- \u201c tain definite conditions) determined by \u201c arbitration.\u201d He goes on to say: \u201cSuch \u201c exchange of interests to be accompanied \u201cby agreements which, whilst securing \u201c the freest use by the public of the lines \u201c involved, would determine the interest \u201c of the two companies in the results of \u201c their operations, and the terms of which \u201c agreement, in, case it should be neces- \u201c sary, might also be settled by arbitra- \u201ction.\u201d As an alternative scheme of settlement Mr.Hickson proposes \u201c that the \u201cOntario and North Shore lines be \u201c organized as independent companies, \u201c owned and operated as such in the \u201c interest of the Canadian Pacific and the \u201c Grand Trunk Companies, under agree- \u201c ments which would secure full facilities \u201c to the public, and for the traffic pro.\u201cper of the main lines of both % companies.\u201d To prevent the building of more lines to the Maritime Provinces, Mr.Hickson suggests that © the Grand Trunk % Co.has been and is quite willing to af- \u201c ford all requisite facilities for the traffic \u201c of the Canadian Pacific line proper over \u201c its lines, east and south of Montreal, in \u201cboth directions, and to practically place \u201csuch traffic on as favorable terms as its \u201cown business.\u201d Coupled with this is the intimation that by the use of the North Shore line to Quebec, there to connect with the Inter-colonial, the great through line from the Pacific to the Atlantic, at Halifax, will be secured.It will be noticed that these suggestions mean that weare to be shut up to the longest possible line between Montreal and the Maritime Provinces; that no new lines are to be built east of south of Montreal; that the Ontario and Quebec line, from Montreal to Toronto, whose construction was rendered absolutely necessary by the over-crowded condition of the Grand Trunk, shall be surrendered to the latter ; that from Montreal west the Dominion is to be divided between the two companies, having a common understanding; that ALL COMPETITION IS TO CEASE, and the entire traffic of the Dominion to te placed at the mercy of a'single!combination both as regards the present and the future.This is the price the country is expected to pay for \u201c harmony \u201d\u2019 between the two companies\u2014for the Grand Trunk\u2019s silence or the withdrawal of its opposition to the railway resoiutions now before Parliament\u2014for its English aid to Canadian and North- West interests !! In another letter, of the same date (Feb.7), Mr.Hickson reiterates the Grand Trunk\u2019s protest against further Government aid to the Canadian Pacific, but his first letter of this date constitutes the key to the Grand Trunk situation, the full explanation of its \u201cprotests,\u201d the settlement which it is willing to accept, the terms on which it will agree to condone the offence of loaning the Canadian Pacific public mouey.When in the course of this correspondence we read a cable message directing Mr.Hickson to inform the Premier of the Dominion that the Directors of the Grand Trunk, sitting in London, \u201cstrong- \u2018ly protest against.thus using public \u2018\u201c money for competition against private \u201c enterprise,\u201d the mind naturally wanders to those entries in the Public Accounts of Canada, 1883, where it is officially represented that the Grand Trunk at this moment owes the public Treasury of Canada about Twenty-Six Millions of Dollars for money loaned and interest on the same.Oue can not help feeling that a good deal of assurance accompanies the Grand Trunk\u2019s protests, and that the settlement of this little bill might properly have preceded the dictation and the threats of which Mr.Hickson is the mouthpiece.We believe that neither the Parliament nor the people of Canada are in a mood to be dragooned by the Grand Trunk Railway.They do not propose to regulate their conduct and their railway legislation by Grand Trunk dictation.They do not intend to consent to the huge monopoly covering the entire Dominion, that is proposed by the Grand Trunk, not in the interests of the people of Canada, but in the selfish interests of Grand Trunk shareholders in England.If this country has a Government or a Parliament so weak and wicked as to be coerced or bullied by Grand Trunk directors or English newspapers inspired by Grand Trunk agents; if it hasa people who know so little of their rights and resources as to surrender before Grand Trunk threats of working mischief to Canadian interests in England, the future of this country would indeed be hopeless, But no such Government, no such Parliament or people can exist in Canada, and Grand Trunk threats are utterly wasted on those who have in hand the public affairs of four millions of free people.DEATH OF MRS.HOLYOAKE.Up to this time mention has not been made in these columns of the death of Mrs.Holyoake, wife and; help-méet of Tux HERALD\u2019s esteemed London correspondent, Mr.George J.Holyoake.On this painful subject the London Daily News, of January 15, said ;\u2014 After an illness of several weeks this event took place at Bartholomew\u2019s, Brighton, on Friday last.Though Mrs, Holy- oake took no part ic public affairs, she was one of those women who enabled others to doit.She shared unmurmuringly the vicissitudes consequent upon the part her husband chose to take on public questions, though the sharpest results were experienced by her.Her eldest daughter perished during Mr.Holyoake\u2019s imprisonment in 1841-42.On subsequent occasions of peril or discomfort, occurring in the way of duty.by others, she never made any reservation for herself.The little she wrote was marked by instinctive simplicity of statement and strong sense.In the last days of her illness kiad and valued words of sympathy came to her from Lord and Lady Tennyson.The Daily News contained an interesting account of the funerl of Mrs.Holy- oake, and of the part taken by Mr, Holy- oake in the funeral service :\u2014 Mrs.Holyoake, of Sudbury, Harrow, whose death occurred at Brighton, was interred at Highgate Cemetery.The Rev, Stopford A.Brooke would have officiated at the Chapel\u2014the views of the deceased being mostly in accord with those which characterise his ministry\u2014but he was prevented being present by an unavoidable engagement.As Mr.Holyoake had often spoken at the graves of others, his wife had a wish\u2014the only public one she ever expressed\u2014that a few words should be said at her own.That this might be, Mr.Holyoake himself spoke in the chapel, first reading a letter sent by Mr.Stopford Brooke, which, from its beautiful sympathy, was of the nature of a service.After that he read from the Second Book of Esdras the remarkable dialogue between the Prophet and the Angel Uriel upon the knowledge and duties of this world: following the words by a short oration upon the three qualities which distinguished Mrs.Holyoake\u2014that of service of others in which she never thought of herself ; that of truth, not of speech only but of conduct, of which she had so clear a sense that the absence of it in others was not concealable from her ; that of pride, which ness\u2014an independence of obligation,which was not a second nature, it was her first, and she had no other.Though called upon early in life to confront alone the death of her first child, to be the sole watcher, the sole sympathiser, and sole mourner at an unattended grave, she brought away no murmur.During more than 40 years she never forgot it, and never complained.It was written of her\u2014 The martyr\u2019s cross without the martyrs cause, The grief, the wrong, without the self-ap- plause ; A round of homely duties nobly done\u2014 These were her lite, who sleeps beneath this stone.The services in the chapel being ended, relatives, sons and daughters, and early friends proceeded to the grave, where Mr.C.D.Collet sang the fine hymn of Harrict Martineau, beginning\u2014 Beneath this starry arch\u2014 Nought resteth, or isstill ; But all things have their march ; Asif by one great Will Moves moves one, move atl\u2014hark to the foot- all ! On, on, for ever.\u201cTre HERALD'S\u201d CARNIVAL NUMBER will be ready for delivery to-morrow (Thursday), price 25 cents, It is a fifty page issue and well worth the price charged.A list of the principal illustrations is given in our advertising columns; but these, interesting and valuable as they are, form only a part of the Carnival Number.With them is bound up an exhaustive and accurate account of the Carnival proceedings, nothing being om = ted ; the whole forming a complete ill: ge trated chronicle of a remarkable serie: gl interesting events, to witness which 25.\u20acu visitors came to Montreal.We can hea fly recommend all readers of Tue HER: LD to purchase this fine specimen of the joint skill of the artist, the mewspape reporter and the printer.Way Ap SHOULD BE GRANTED.\u2014In to-day\u2019s HERALD we publish in full the argument of the Minister of \u201cRailways iu support of the Pacific Railway resolutions now befcre the House of Commons, It will be read with interest, especially in Montreal, which has so much to gain by the early completion of this great national work.ee THE APPEAL of the members of the Board of Out-door Relief should receive prompt attention from all the charitably disposed.Let there be a ready response.No one will miss à contribution proportioned to his or her means, and the sufferings of many may be relieved.They give twice who give quickly.DEATHS.Reppy\u2014Suddenly, at Dublin, Ireland, on the 23rd January, in his 62nd year, John Reddy, M.D, L.RSCI.Funeral will take place from his late residence, 1277 St.Catherine street, on Thursday, 14th instant, at 2.30 pm.u Hew Aduertisements, Asbestos Wanted.CRUDE ASBESTOS WANTED, for cash, in lots of 50 tons or more at a time, Forward sample, and tate price, to LOUIS WERTHEIM, Frankfort-on-Maine, Bernheim, Germany.u 38 February I3 NOTICE.The Royal Canadian Insurance Co.invite applications for the position of MANAGER, to be addressed to the President of the Company, till the first of March next.: All applichtions will be treated as strictly confidential.ARTHUR GAGNON, Secretary.w 38 DUNDAS GOTTON MILLS GO.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the ADJOURNED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of this Company will be held at 84 St.Peter Street, Moni- real, On Wednesday, the 27th February, At TWO o\u2019clock p.m., for the Election of Directors for the ensuing year, and generally to transact the business of the Company.\u2019 The Transfer Books will be closed from Thursday, 14th February, to Thursday, 28th February, both days inclusive.WM.HODGSON, Asst.-Sec\u2019y.Montreal, 13th February, 1884.¢ 38 WANTED, A GOOD SMART BOY.Apply at Montreal, 12th Feb., 1884 HERALD Pressroom.m 37 NOTICE.WILLIAM CASSILS McINTYRE has been admitted a partner in our business on Ist January last, and the firm\u2019s name shall hereafter be MCINTYRE, SON & CO.MoINTYRE, FRENCH & CO.Montreal, 11th Feb., 1884.r 37 CLUB CHAMBERS 855 Dorchester Street, next to Windsor Holel.Accommodation for strangers with MEALS if required.January 28 February 12 Im 14 NOTICE OF DIVIDENDS.In the matter of ACHILLE BOURQUE, of St.Gregoire, ALFRED AUBIN, of St.Barthelemi, P.Q.ADJUTOR DELISLE, of Stanfold, P.Q.ANT.L.DESAULNIERS & FILS, of Louiseville, P.Q.Insolvents, A second and final dividend sheet of the above insolvents has been prepared, subject to objection up to Wednesday, February 20th, 1884, after which date said dividends will be payable.All creditors of the above insclvents are requested to immediately file their claims, if not already filed, in order that they may be able to draw their dividends.P.P.MARTIN et al., Joint Trustees.was more than self-respect\u2014it was debtless- Office of P.P.Martin & Co.Montreal, January 21, 1884 r str 29 Meum Adueriscinciris, S.CARSLEY'S PRICES DRESS GOODS ! For the largest asscrtment of Dress Goods.For the best choice of Dress Goods.For the greatest bargains in Dress Goods go to » S.CARSLEY°S.All-wool French Beige, Camel\u2019s Hair inish, worth 38c.§.CARSLEY\u2019S price 29e per yard.Ali-wool West of England Serge, worth 3c \"S$.CARSLEY\u2019S price 2lc per yard.American Broche, worth 18c.S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 10¢ per yard.All-wool French Serge, satin finish, worth 48c.8.CARSLEY\u2019S price 85¢ per yard.All-wool French Cashmere, in all the leading shades, worth 50c.8S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 42¢ per yard.Al-wool Ottoman Cloth, in all worth 50c.8S.CARSLEY'\u2019S price 35¢ per yard.shades, New Scotch Homespun \u2018I'weed, assorted in shades, worth 33c.S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 25¢ per yard.Cashmere Broche Silk Warp French Fabrique, worth 65c.S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 40c per yard.American Stripe Suiting, new shades, for Ladies\u2019 spring costumes, worth 60c.S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 45¢ per yard.British Mohair, shell patterns, worth 22¢ S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 16c¢ per yard.All-wool Scotch Plaid, worth 42c.8.CARSLEY\u2019S price 36¢ per yard.All-wool Plain French Serge, cloth finish, worth 45c.8.CARSLEY\u2019S price 32¢ per yard.All-wool Banneckburn Tweed, worth 70c S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 40c per yard.Germun Ottoman Cloth, for Ladies\u2019 cos- tnmes, worth 75c S.CARSLEY?S price 50c per yard.All-wool Drap Parisien, for Ladies\u2019 costumes, worth 70c S.CARSLEY\u2019S price 55¢ per yard.CARSLEY\u2019S, MILLINERY SHOW ROOM, 3817, 389, 391, 303, 305, 307, 309 NOTRY.DAME STREET.MONTREAL.FISH ! FISH ! Bris and Hf-Brls LABRADOR HERRINGS Brls No.1 CAPE BRETON HERRINGS Bris No.1 MACKEREL Bris GREEN CODFISH Brls B.C.SALMON ALSO, SMOKED SALMON SMOKED EELS Kits FAMILY MESS MACKEREL FOR SALE BY VERRET, STEWART & CO.February 13 b 38 R.W.STODDART, 41 and 41} Bleury Street.Carnival Week's Jewellery, SOLID SILVER HEAVY TOBOGGAN SETS, 90c.SOLID SILVER THIMBLES, 20c.TOBOGGANS, SNOWSHOES, in Ster- ing Solid Silver.NEW DESIGNS.At Prices Lower than any other House in Montreal.A large stock of AMERICAN JEWEL LERY, half-price.WALTHAM WATCH CO.\u2019S (Broadway Compensation Balance) Lever Jewelled Watches from $10.ENGLISH LEVERS from $18.ROTHERHAM & STODDART\u2019S ENG- LISE LEVER WATCHES from $20.00 to 40.00.The largest stock of SWISS LEVER WATCHES in Canada.LADIES\u2019 GOLD WATCHES, a superior stock with great variety, from $12.50 to $100.Mark the Address : R.W.STODDART, 41 and 413 Bleury Street.Wholesale\u201413 Red Lion St, London, Eng.February 13 ; 38 GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.TENDERS are invited for the supply of COAL for the Grand Trunk Railway for the season 1884, delivered as follows :\u2014 At Montreal\u201476,000 Tons gross.That brought in by water to be tendered for including cartage, and the Company\u2019s weights to be accepted in all cases.At Chaudiere Junction, Quebec, 20,000 tons gross.At Portland, Me., 30,000 tons gross.Full particulars to be obtained en application to D.McTAGGART, Fuel Agent G.T.R.R., Montreal.Tenders to be in on or before the 26th February, 1884.The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.JOSEPH HICKSON, General Manager, Montreal, 7th Feb., 1884.rfmw 34 MONEY TO LOAN.Money To Loan at 6 per cent.on First-class Mortgage.TO LET\u2014Shop and Dwelling, Bonse- cours Street.Also Tenements, Champ de Mars Street.H.M.PERRAULT, 99 St.Francois Xavier Street.February 1 28 J MURRAY McNEIL, LONDON, Ont., + gives written guarantee that his MOUSTACHE GRO will produce heavy moustache inside TEN WEEKS, or money refunded.Price of receipt, $1.Ad- dress Box 264, London, Ont.February 13 r 38 _ The whole forms the most elaborate Rew Aduertisements.CRNA NUMBER THE HERALD WILL BE READY Thursday Morning, THE 14th INSTANT, giving a most elaborate and complete description of the whole week\u2019s proceedings, and will be the only paper coutaining a full and detailed aocount of the great Winter Carnival.This number will be replete with beautiful illustrations of CANADIAN WINTER SPORTS, specially prepared for it by such eminent artists as HARRIS, NOTMAN, HENDERSON, BIRD AND OTHERS.ILLUSTRATIONS.Double page view of Dominion Square, with the Ice Palace.Ice Palace in four colors.Snowshoers\u2019 Living Arch in four colors.\u2018 Tying a Knot,\u201d a snowshoe scene, full page.Snowshoers Ready for the Tramp, full page.Tobogganing, full page.Sleigh Drive, Mountain Park full page.Curling, full page.Victoria Skating Rink, full page.New Grand Trunk Station, full page.Victoria Square in 1834, full page.Victoria Square in 1884, full page.Cutting Ice for the Palace.Hauling Ice for the Palace.PORTRAITS OF Her Majesty the Queen, Lord Lorne, The Marquis of Lansdowne, Joseph Hickson, Esq., Chairman of the Carnival Executive Committee, BESIDES MANY OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS.THE ILLUSTRATIONS NUMBERING TWENTY-FIVE, COVER Twenty-Two Pages.The Lietter-press description of the Carnival fills Twenty-two Pages.and interesting SOUVENIR of the Carnival Week yet produced.It 1s the best, most reliable and most artistic CARNIVAL ISSUE turned out byany Newspaper of the city.THE HERALD Carnival Number is worthy of preservation asa Memento of a remarkable week in the History of Montreal.THE HERALD Carnival Number is the very best to mail to Friends at a distance.\u2014 IT IS FOR SALE By all Booksellers; by all News Agents; on the streets ; in the Railway Cars; in all parts of the Dominion; in the cities of the nited States.PRICE, = = = 25 CENTS.A Liberal Discount tothe Trade.ADDRESS: THE HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO.Victoria Square, MONTREAL.February 12 3 + For Sale gr ia Fel FOR SALE, Al HOUSE Nec.749 DORCHESTER fi srrner.Apply to MR.DAKERS, 43 Belmont Park.February 6 r 32 TO LET.Ah, That splendid house No.820 Sher- EzRiffl brooke St., opposite McGill College Grounds, newly decorated and in first-class order.Every convenience, drains inspected, perfect.Large stables and coach house.Possession 1st May next.Rent $1,000 and taxes.Apply on the premises between 2 and 5 p.m., or to JOS.BEAUCHAMP, No.11 Place d\u2019Armes Hill.æ Fleum Advertisements.Wanted Immediately, (00 PANT MAKERS FOR MILITIA.« 200 or 300 pairs will be given at a time if the work is well made.Apply at I.A BEAUVAIS, 186 and 188 St.Joseph Street.February 9 9,11,13F 35 TENDERS ! TENDERS, addressed to the undersigned, will be received up to the 18th instant, for the erection of a Church in the Town of Cornwall.Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of JOHN COPELAND, Fsq., Chairman Building Committee, © WM.HODGE, Secretary Building Committee Knox Church.Cornwall, Feb.6th,1884.9.13,16F 35 Pay Your Gras Account At the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Cor.ST.JAMES AND ST.GABRIEL STS., ON OR BEFORE Thursday, the 14th Instant, AND SAVE THE DISCOUNT.February 12 m 37 SEE ANSELL'S STOCK OF .FINE BRIAR PIPES, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES, Just Received FOR THE CARNIVAL 122 ST.JAMES STREET (Opposite Post Office.) 1341 St.Catherine Street,one door West of Victoria, February 4 30 TOURISTS | IF YOU WANT GOOD IMPORTED HAVANA CIGARS; GO TO THE VIC-REGAL TOBACCO EMPORIUM 134 St.James St.4 February 5 31 THE CARPET WAREHOUSE.ESTABLISHED 1859.Visitors are invited to inspect the special attractions now offering at low prices.TOBOGGAN CUSHIONS in all sizes, ready for delivery, handsome light, strong, cheap, together with the new LOOP- HANDLE only 10¢ pair.CARPETS OILCLOTHS, LINOLEUMS CURTAINS, &c., &c., of every kind.ORIENTAL RUGS and CARPETS of all sizes.Imitation TURKISH MATS for Bedsides and BATHROOMS, only $1.50.]SHEEPSKIN RUGS and MATS all colors and sizes at reduced prices.An attractive novelty are the imitation TIGER and LEOPARD SKINS, for health rugs and sleigh robes, exact copies at a fraction of the cost of real skins.Travelling Rugs and carriage wraps in new styles.JAMES BAYLIS & SON, 459 and 451 Notre Dame Street.February 5 31 UT FLOWERS.\u2014The largest stock ever come to Moutreal at once.Thousands of Roses, Carnations, Tulips, Violets, &e.Ladies\u2019 and Gents\u2019 Buttonhole Bouquets and Hand Bouquets made in every style.For sale at Windsor Hotel News Stationery, or at W.B.DAVIDSON?S, 2 Phillips\u2019 Square, February 4 ry 1m 16 SARATOGA HOTEL, 204 and 206 St.James Street West, near Grand Trunk Depot, Montreal.Dow\u2019s India Pule Ale and Sand Porter on draught or in bottles.Finest quality of Wines, Liquors and Cigars.Oysters in all styles.T.J.MoKO WN, ate of Pittsburg, Pa., Fifth Ave.Hotel.January 21 1m 18 OTEL AND RESTAURANT.\u2014E.FORTIN, 216 NOTRE DAME STREET\u2014216.46 St.Gabriel Street and 224 Notre Dame Street (private entrance to the Restaurant).Mr.E.FORTIN informe his unmerous patrons that he has attached to \u2018his establishment a first-class Restaurant, where Lunch is given every day from 12 to 3 o*clcck, at moderate prices; and also Meals served at a'l hours.e begs to inform the general public also that he has a fine Billiard Hall attached to the Hotel.January 24 Sm 21 ABANQUEDU PEUPLE.\u2014NOTICE \u2014The Annual General Meeting of the Stock-holders of La Banque du Peuple will be held at the office of the Bank St.James Street, on Monday, the 3rd of March next, at 3 o\u2019clock p.m., in conformity with the 16th and 17th clauses of the Act of Incorporation.By order of the Board of Directors, A.A.TROTTIER, Cashier.Montreal, Feb, 1st, 1884.3M 29 BERARD & MAJOR, Carriage Manufacturers, (039-ST.CATHERINE ST.-1039, GREAT SACRIFICE.During this month all the Winter Stock of Sleighs, of different styles, will be offered at reduced prices, January 31 du 27 Amusements, v T\u2014 ACADEMY CF MUSIC, HENRY THOMAS, Lessee and Manage MONTREAL ENGINEERS, ASSISTED BY THE Grand Trunk Amateur Dramatic Club, will present, for the first time in Mont Epw.STERLING\u2019s Military Drama, THE WHITE SLAVE), Or, THE FLAG OF FREEDOM: ON FRIDAY and SATURDAY, February 15 apg If, Box plan at Nordheimer\u2019s, Popular prices.February 13 13,15F 38 EE ROYAL THEATRE MUSEUM.SPARROW & JACOBS \u2019 Proprietors and Manngcrg, The GREATEST 10c SHOW ON EARTH.Every Afternoon and Evening.Ww, v of February 11th, 8 Week The famous English Hollywood Children, Bonnie Runnells, and \u201818 Star Performers |\u201418.Admiesion, 10c.; lower floor 20c.Performances at 2.30 and 8 p.m, Seats at Prince's.February 9° 3s TATE NORDHEIMER\u2019S HALL, Mr.R.D\u2019Oyly Carte has the honor to announce two lectures only in this city by the distinguished poet, critic and essa ist, MR.MATTHEW ARNOLD On the following dates Tuesday Evening, February 19th, Subject\u2014* Numbers, or the Malor! ; the Remnant,\u201d Jority and Wednesday Evening, February som, Subiect\u2014 Literature and Science.\u201d Course tickets, B1.50; single tickets, $1.Course ticket sale will begin Thursday morning, February 14th, Single ticket sale will begin Saturday morning, Fetry- ary 16th.Beats secured at Nordheimer\u2019s Music Store.Lecture at 8 o'clock, Carriages at 9.15, ebruary 12 b 37 rem Bividends-Meetfings.\u2014\u2014\u2014_ THE SHEDDEN COMPANY LIMITED).NOTICE.The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of THE SHEDDEN COMPANY (Limited), will be held at the Company\u2019s Offices, 184 ST.JAMES STREET, Montreal, On Wednesday, the 13th day of February Next At THREE o\u2019clock p.m.HUGH PATON, Manager and Secretary.Montreal, 30th January, 1884.13F 27 THE MONTREAL INVESTMENT AND BUILDING COMPANY ° The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders will be held at the office of the Company, No.229 Sr.James Street, on Thursday, the Fourteenth Instant, t THREE o'clock in the afternoon, for the Election of Directors and the tracsac- tion of business generally.The Transfer Books will be closed from the 6th instant urtil after the meeting.W.A.MERRY, Secretary.Montreal, Feb.2nd, 1884.14F 30 The Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Lo NOTICE TO SHAREHCLDERS The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company will be held at the Company\u2019s Office, On Tuesday, the 19th of February Next, at ONE o'clock p.m., in conformity with the Fourth Clause of the-Act of Lucorpora- tion of the Company.The Transfer Books will be closed from tne 2nd to the 20th February next, both days inclusive.A DIVIDEND OF THREE PER CENT.has been declared, and will be payable on and after the 19th of February next.By order of the Board.J.N.BEAUDRY, Secretary.Montreal, 21st January, 1884.mwf 20F 81 The Canadian Pacific Railway COMPANY.OFFICE OF THR SESRETARY, Montreal, Jan.11th, 1884 THE HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND UPON THE CAPITALSTOCK OF THIS CO., at the rate of three per cent.per an- num, secured under agreement with the Government of the Dominion of Canada, and a half-yearly supplementary interest Dividend at the rate of Two per cent.per annum, declared by this Company, together forming a Half-yearly Dividend on the said stock at the rate of Five Per Cent.per Annums WILL BE PAID ON Monday, February 18th, 1884, to the Stockholders of record on that date.Warrants for this dividend, payable at the Agency of the Bank of Montreal, 59 Wall Street, New York, will be delivered on and after Februury 18th, at the office of the Company\u2019s Agents, Messrs.J, Ken- nedv, Tod Co., 63 Willian Street, New York, to Stockholders who are registered as resident in the United States or Canada.All other warrants will he delivered on the same date, at the office of Messrs.Morton, Rose & Co., Bartholomew Lane, London, England.he Transfer Books of the Company will be closed at 3 o\u2019clock p.m., on Satur day, January 26th, and will be reopened at 10 o\u2019clock a.m.on Saturday, February 23rd, 1834.By order of the Board.CHARLES DRINKWATER, Secretary.mwf l7F 12 The Annual General Meeting OF THE MONTREAL MINING COMPANY will be held at the Company\u2019s Office, 58 ST.FRANCOIS XAVIER STREET, On Wednesday, the 20th February: At ONE o'clock P.M.By order of the Board.A.J.HANDYSIDE, Secretary.Montreal, 5th Feb., 1884.6,13,20F 32 January 14 nd 16, UM, crs, Week Shild- Per.3 L.nor to ty by ayist, LD, } and bth, 8, §1.rsday ticket \u2018ebru- mer\u2019s Car- 37 ns.I [ING DEN it the \\ MES Next, Ary.27 \u2014 ma PANY [ING at the ames nt, y, for 2SAC- from RY, 1834.)END THIS or an- th the nada, terest t.per y, tond on Win, 884, date.ble at al, 59 ivered office .Ken- , New stered nada.on the orton, yndon, npany Satur pened Tuary ER, 7 12 any ting ANY ice, 58 I, marys E, ary ed the A | THE MONTREAL, HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETT FE WEDNESDAY, FIIBRUARY 13 5 D OMINION P ARLI AMENT.Hi 3 hon .a ri end ha i obj ected toth eCom pany Second Session-Fifth Parliament HOUSE OF COMMONS.Orrawa, Feb.12.The Speaker took the uhair at 3 pan.NEW BILLS.After routine, the following bills were introduced and read a first timé :\u2014 To amend the act tu iucorporate the Napanee and Tamworth Railway Co.by Mr.Bell.To amend the act incorporating the Souris and Booky Mountain Railway Co, and to change the name to the Battleford and Peace River R.R.Co.by Mr.Beaty.To legalize certain agreements between the village of Parkdale and the G.T.R.Co.by Mr.Wallace, [York.] To incorporate the San Francisco, Winnipeg and Hudson\u2019s Bay Railway Co.by Mr.Royal.YORK, N.B.ELECTION.The Speaker announced that he had received a certificate from the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery of the return of Mr: Thos.Simple for the electoral district of York, N.B.: THE C.P.R.RESOLUTIONS.Mr.DAVES, [Queen\u2019s P.E.L.] deprecat- fact that members opposite had wandered in the d'scussion #0 far from the subject of the resolutions.Be spoke of the reciprocal malignity of gentlemen on the other side who had attacked members of the Opposition and denied that the members on his side were entitled to be called disloyal because they would not enter upon a succession of \u201cFourth of July\u201d orations, making unwarranted assertions as to the advantages possessed by this country.He reiterated the assertion that the po:ition between the Canadian Pacific Railway and the country was analogous to that between the Grand Trunk when Canada took a first lien on the road with interest at the precise sum of eleven per cent.For years the Canadian Pacific Railway could not be made to pay.This was one ot the arguments used In favor of the present grant, precisely as it was with the Grand Trunk Railway.He traced up at length the similarity between the two positions and he had come to the conclusion that some day an appeal would be made to Parliament to allow the Government to take second place to the claims of investors in the Company\u2019s stock.The member for Cardwell had declared that the people of the North-West had no grievances.If they had none would they have left their farms at a busy season of the year to pass resolutions against the locking up of lands, the colonization companies, and the railway restrictions ?Mr.WHITE (Cardwell) declared that he had not asserted that settlers had no grievances.What he had said was that their grievances were not such as the early settlers of Ontario had to complain of.Mr.DAVIES, after further re-asssert- ing and attempting to prove from Hansard what the member for Cardwell had denied, defended the Liberal party and press from the allegation that they had done their utmost to depreciate the country and the Canadian Pacific Railway, adding that the company had to thank themselves for the present condition of things.Had they given up their monopolies, told the country that they had the richest grain country in the world, and endeavored to build it up, instead of locking it up as they had done, their stock would have committed a good price and they would not have been compelled to ask additional belp.Referring to the interview with Mr.Van Horne and a reporter and the construction placed upon it his ridiculed idea that the Canadian Pacific Rail way had not time to make accurate estimates.For his part, in view of what had been said and what had taken place, it was impossible to tell whether the present grant would complete the road.There ad been no public meetings in this country in favor of this grant which he was convinced the public disapproved of.He saw no reason for the advance.We had ample means of communication with the prairie lands we wanted to reach.He understood the advantage there was in this, and he could not understand that there was any reason to pay $30,009,000 to have the Rocky Mountains crossed and the road built north of Lake Superior.The Minister of Railways said that there had been no change in th: original coutract.Scarcely was there a clause which had not been changed.Why had not the Minister of Railways provided, before the prairie section had been paid for, that the road should be paid for pro rate per mile?It was because it did not then suit the Company.Yet, now the Minister said that if the change were not made there would be no guarantee that the 95 miles of hard work would be built.The Company had already been partially paid for the heavy work in advance, but while conceding everything to the Company the Government had not cnacted anything from them in return.He rallied the Ministerialists on the National Policy, which they had advocated when speaking of the winter port for the Pacific.To hie surprise it was not St.John or Halifax which was recommended, but it was New York, Portland or Boston.The result would be that we in Canada would be the losers and our Aunerican cousins the gainera.When the Canadian Pacific Railway scheme was first laid before the House in 1880 the members of the present Government held out as the one great reason in 1t8 favor that they would be rid of it once for all, and that the company would be able to carry out its contract without any further aid from Parliament, but what was the case?Why, in three years they were asking for thirty millions more.He claimed that the fifty-eight millions odd which the Minister of Railways said had been expended on the road included over $31,000,000 which was in reality outside of the contract, leaving only an expenditure of twenty-seven and a half millions, and of this amount the company had received from subsidies $12,300,000, land grant bonds $9,200,000, bonuses $250,000, and town sites $408,000, making a total of $22,- 200,000 which the company had received from the Government and country and leaving ouly-five millions to be paid by the company.In conclusion, he said the strongest argument against the Government\u2019s proposition was its want of finalty, and he had no doubt that before another two years the cumpany would again be asking the country for aid.Mr.FO§TER, afer reviewing the remarks of the speakers at the earlier stage of the debate, said that the hon.member for Queen\u2019s, P.E.I.(Mr.Davies), complained very much that the hon.gentleman who had preceded him had taken up the time of the House on loug speeches on matters outside of the question, but still he (Mr.Davies) had spent precisely one hour and five minutes before he came to the point at all, and proceeded to give, as he called It, © strong and cogent\u2019 reasons why this measure should not be looked upon with favor by the House.(Cheers.) The Preceding speaker had hit his own side father hard when he pronounced ihe malignity with which he had claimed the Members of the Government were im- Ued as a reciprocal maligaity.(Cheers.) brgzing from the Government for a loan, but he [Mr.Foster] would like to ask him that if he had given a contract for building a house und tliat before the contract was completed the contractor should come to him aud ask for a loan offering as security property worth five times the amount, would he consider that that contractor was begzing from him?Of course he would Hot.Again, with even greater precision than Vennor,his hon.friend had prophesied that before two years the Company would again be asking the Government for aid, and that the precise amount for which they would ask would be $22,500,000, uot a dollar less, not a dollar more.He thought they hud a right to say that the Conservative party had a record upon this quesiion and that having been sent back to power in 1882 to carry out that policy, they would fail in their duty to the people if they did not carry it out with all speed and progress compatible with safety.Ten, again, his lion.féend had said that no meetings had been held endorsing the railway policy of the Government, but he (Mr Foster) would say that generally when people made no sign ot opposing any proposition it was usually understuod that they acquiesced in it.\u201cThis question had now been before the people for about a month and the hon, gentlemen opposite were not able to show that a single meeting had been held in opposition to it.It might, therefore, be taken that they were willing to support it and the hon.gentleman\u2019s argument had been as novel as it was untenable.It being six o\u2019clock the Speaker left the Chair.AFTER RECESS.Mr, FOSTER (continuing) said that as a boy he had had a yearning for a country of which he might be proud, and with such fecllnga in his breast he had welcomed the idea of Confederation, and wieñ this had become an accomplished fact it gave a new impetus to the progress of the various provinces and gave us a new Dominion, with its fertility and great natural re sources.The elements which went to make up the Dominion at that time were somewhat widely separated.The people of British Columbia knew practically nothing of the people of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the people of the Maritime Provinces knew very little of the people of Quebec and Ontario, much less those of the far West, and it therefore became imperative that something should be done to unite these widely separated people and give them communication one with the the other, The only communication that was adequate for this purpose was that ota trans-continental railway uniting together all parts of the Dominion.Such a policy had been, he considered, inevitable, it not in this generation, most certainly in the one that would succeed it.He was in favor of Confederation as giving us a couuntry of our own and, therefore, he was in favor of the speedy construction of this great national highway.There had been the plans of 1872 and 1874, and in 188] there had been a third plan, which was practically the one that the House was now considering, and of these three he considered the latter the most advantageous, In 1881, the Canadian Pacific went to work with great push and energy, and in good faith, and built a much better road than was provided for in the contract, and ia 1883 the Company stood before the country with 1,131 miles of main line West completed, 269 miles of branchos completed, equipped and running on that same main line west, and with 470 miles east of Callander, taking in branches from Montreal and Brockville, and as far west as Callander, and running up to Algoma Mills.He then proceeded to give reasons why he thought it was better to grant the loan to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in order to have the line completed by the spring ot 1886, rather than at the expiration of the contract in 1891.The fact that there was a need for this loan was as unwelcome and equally as painful to hon, gentlemen ou the Government side of the House as it was to hon.gentlemen opposite.It was a phase of the question which they were sorry had even been presented, but the fact remained.The completion of the road in 1891 on the one hand, and the comp'etion of the road in 1835, and a loan on the other hand.As an independent member of the House\u2014 Opposition members, (hear, hear.) Mr.FOSTER said that he heard some gentlemen opposite cry * hear, hear,\u201d but he wished them to understand that while as a member of a party he would support the Government of the party to which he belonged on broad lines of party issue, and it was impossible for him to at once make up his mind as an earnest thinker and investigator upon every subject that did not come upon these lines, and he was bound to say there had been more independent and scattered voting on the Government sile of the House than on the other.(Cheers) But what were the reasons why the Company asked Parliament for this loan?First they said that owing to hostility both at home and abroad, which had decided and depreciated the value of the stock ; they had sufficient resources, and all they wanted was a loan, for which thev would pay a fair rate of interest, and they would then finish the road by 1885.The company came to the Government and said, \u201c\u201c We have a fair prospect.We will give you as good a rate of interest as you can get elsewhere and better.Will you doit?If so, well and good ; if not, then we will fall back upon our original contract.\u201d No one would deny that hostility to the company had bcen manifested, and therefore this was only a reasonable request.He also thought that it was decidedly better to have the road completed in two years than in 1891, and his first reason for coming to this conclusion was because of the interest of Canada abroad.The push and energy and bold front and drring exhibited by this country in endeavoring to do what was considered bold and daring for the couutry south of us with a population of 38,000,000 had given us a prestige not only amongst our own people but among the people of Europe and the whole civilized world.The people of England, Ireland and Scotland in their homes were watching the endeavors of the people of Canada to weld the country togethicr by building a railway 3,500 miles in length, and if this idea were once falsified it would undoubtedly injure the prestige of Canada.Intimately connected with this was the subject of immigration.The building of this great transcontinental railway had been one of the best attractions to put forward in all parts of the world from which we drew our immigration and we could reap the beeefit, as year by year we had on an increasing crop of immigration.There were also reasons at home too why the road should be completed by 1885, one of the first which was ihe development of the North-West.We could only get there now through the United States and a transcontinental railway was needed for carrying on that uniform and speedy communication which was necessary in shaping the policy of this country.We had no adequate com- muninication to, the heart of the North- West upon which it depended for its development.Again some hon.gentlemen opposite wanted to have branch lines, and he would only say that if the road were completed in 1885 there would be more branch lines in 1891 than if it were not completed till the latter period.Another reason why he thought the road should be completed at the earliest possible date was that cargoes could then be shipped from the remote ast to the Far-West without being inter- t red with by a hostile tariff.It was these amongst other reasons which had induced him to wish for the completion of the road in 1885.He then referred co the nature of the loan of $22,500,000, and said that unless he was sure that the security for the loan was sufficient he would not vote for it.The security offered he considered quite sufficient.The Company offered $38,087,977 worth of railway security in actual value of line west of Callander, and $5,429,403, value of road, machinery and rolling stock of the line east of Callander, making a total of $43,517,370.Of the loan of $22,500,000 $7,500,000 went for floating liabilities, leaving $15,000,000 for actual construction, which, added to $12,710,788 of subsidy, algo to be paid out, made a sum of over $28,000,0)0, represented by the actual constructiou of road, and this added to $43,000,000 made a total railway value of $71,228,158.But this was not the only security.We had also over 20,000,000 acres of land, which, taken at a value of $2.36 per acre, represented $48.000,000, and making altogether a security in value of $120,147,853, or $5 security for every dollar loaned.He thought that no one would deny that this was eufficient securi- ty\u2014(cheers)\u2014and besides the value of the railway security would not depreciate but would constantly appreciate in value.After quoting the prices of lands along the railway lines in the Western States to show that $2.36 per acre was rather an under estimate if anything, Mr.Foster went on to say that if the allway should ultimately be left on the hands of the Government, as had been suggested, he would have no objection to seeing it fall into the hands of the Government at so small a price.À point worth considering in that case was whether it would be a dead or a live asset, and he hoped, by quoting from gross and net receipts on the constructed portions of the road, that those portions of the road would be a paying property at any rate.Again, taking an average yearly immigration of 50,000 per year, four-fifths of whom would in all probability belong to the agricultural classes, and each of whom would on an average cultivate 20 acres of land, and making an estimate of 10 years a surpriing vista of productive possibilities would open before them, all of which would go to feed the line of railway.If the Government in good faith carried out the behests of the people as expressed at the last elections they would then be able to look them in the face before the polls.He said that after reading the speech of the hon.leader of the Opposition three consecutive times no one would be able to say that it had not received sutlicient attention at his hands.He found that the larger part of it was occupied by questions which had been settled by this Parliament and settled by the country after having been settled by Parliament.The hon.leader of the Opposition had said that speed meant cost, but he [Mr.Foster] was of the opinion that speed meant benefit to the Company, as the suoner the road was constructed the sooner would capital now lying dead give a return.The hon.gentleman [Mr.Blake] did not like the construction company and had referred to the fact that the Canadian Pacific Railway formed part of that company, but that was à matter which in his {Mr.Fosters] opinion did not touch directly upon the question before the House.Referring to the remarks of the member for Queens, P.E.I, [Mr.Davies] he said that much of trade of this road would come from the United States or go through it, therefore it was necessary to have a United States port.He exired to see it go through a Canadian port, but he would not hamper the road as the :ast speaker desired to do by decrying it as unpatriotic to have for our trade a United Stutes port or point of distribution.He went on to say that the benefits to be derived from the Pacific Railway were of far mere advantage to Canada than could be the losses and risks to which these resolutions might subject Canada.He compared the speech of the leader of the Opposition delivered upon a former occasion with the one he delivered the other day.Both were full of \u201c\u2018 May bes,\u201d and both showed the geatle- men to be unable to appreciate the true position of affairs.He likened the member for South Huron to Cassandra, and spoke of the possibility of the day coming when it might be said with regard to him \u201cIt\u2019s only the mad Cassandra who was fulminating his unfounded warnings.\u201d He analysed the extravagent predictions whose probabilities were so very remote a3 to be unworthy ot attention.He denied that there was a parallel between the relative position of the Canadian Pacific and the Grand Trunk railways.The lien on the Grand Trunk had not been incurred under conditions that could oceur here and the probability-was that the claim against the Grand Trunk Railway would ere long be satisfactorily settled.In all the budget speeches of the member for South Huron there had either been mournful predictions, or satisfactory forecasts but none of them had been realized.His authority in this direction had not been very great and it did not appear likely it ever would be, but he had never been a good prophet.Here Mr.Foster cited a number of his prophecies, one of which had been so well illustrated at the elections when the prophet was himself left at home.Why should the House continually troubled in this way, and no wonder members said \u201cils only the mad Cassandra, let her roar.\u201d Members on this side of the House were accustomed to look at the public accounts and the only time they found a minus sign in them was when the member for South Huron and his friends had sat on the Treasury benches.He reminded the House that the little store he affected to set on the members for the Maritime Provinces was only his means of wrecking vengeance on those Provinces for failing to appreciate him on his missionary tour down there.He twitted the member for South Huron on his double shield exploit and repeated in their succession some of his very widely diverged expressions, some of which showed him to be a Canadian patriot of the first water.The member for Queens had \u2018sought to make it appear that there was: an endeavor to reproduce in the North-West the old landiord system, but there was no resemblance between those and the present land system of the North-West.He reminded the member for Queen\u2019s of the old motto Memo Me Impune Lacessit.The money to the Pacific was a square bar gain and loan, and it was not a proper representation of it to say it was given never to be given back.He concluded by expressing the belief that it would not be more than a quarter of a certury before a coming generation would recognize that in developing this Coufederation their fathers had done wisely and well, and Lad erected a monument more enduring and more creditable to them than anything of the kind which they could have erected.(Loud cheers.) Mr.FAIRBANKS remarked upon the hypothetical character of the remarks of the gentlemen opposite, and went on to describe the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving his estimate of what it had cost up to thie present moment, the company having so far made a pretty good profit of $1,500, 000 in two years\u2019 work, added to which must be the quantity of road built by the Government, about $19,000,000 more, It had been declared by the Minister of Railways that the company had put in $23,750,000 more \"of money into.the road than they had received out of it.This had been scattered where the woodbine twineth.Suppose the $22,500,000 now asked for were obtained from each of the different constituencies.It would make about $106,000 from each.Now he would like to know whether hon.members would te prepared to vote such an amount on the part of their constituents.He deprecated thie rapid construction of the road which had caused a rapid draft on our bauks and that had caused à rapid contraction in the monev market.The progress of tie North-West did not commence with the commencement of the Canadian Pacific Railway.Then as to expenditure of wages among the workin g men.It was well to remember that nine- tenthe of the workinginen came from the United States who received the proceeds of the high taxation consumed by Cuna- dian workingmen.He charged that serious mistakes of millions of dollars had been made in the calculations of the gentlemen on the other side.He did not share the opinion of those who enlarged upon the great obligation under which the new provinees were to the older ones, all the works done there being for peneral advantage.The Company could not lose the land because they retained a mortgage on it and kept it locked up as much as possible.Much had been said about patriotism.His own observation had been, tht a man who boasted of his piety wanted lookin afler, while a man who boasted of his honesty would bear watching so was it with the boasted patriotism.According to the company\u2019s own figures they had expended $23,500,000 on the road and required twenty-seven millions more to complete it.The Government had given land and money to an extent which showed that the company had not put out any money themselves, but for their trouble would have the railway to themselves for nothing, together with $5,000,000 more for taking possession of it.On motion of Mr.CURRAN the debate was adjourned and the House adjourned at 11.45 p.m, THE GRAND TRUNK AT OTTAWA, How Manager Hickson\u2019s Dictation is Received.Special to THE HERALD.Orrawa, Feb, 12.\u2014Great indignation is expressed by Conservative members at the assurance and presumption of the Grand Trunk Railway in using influence to affect their votes on the resolutions now before the House respecting the Canadian Pacific.It is considered the height of presumprion that a company which has done its best during the past year to decry our North-West in England and elsewhere, and used all its influence to cry down the stock of the great national enterprise, the Canadian Pacific, should approach members of Parliament with a desire to interfere with their action.That a company which is indebted to the Dominion to the extent of eighteen millions, on which it has failed to pay a single cent of interest should seek to stop advances to another railway, to the building of which Parliament and the country are committed is astonishing, and can only be regarded as an exhibition of the sublimest cheek and unwarranted presumption.Pamphlets which were to-day circulated by the Grand Trunk authorities among members of the House and Senate, instead of accomplishing their presumed intention, have only excited universal contempt for the company which will adopt such tactics towards another line, Mr, Hickson talks about the Grand Trunk being willing to place Canadian Pacific traffic on as favorable terms as its own business, but he is blind, indeed, if he cannot understand that \u2018the rejre- sentatives of tlic people are fully aware of what that means, Those portions of Ontario and Quebec through\u201d which the Grand Trunk passes know, to thier loss, what favorable terms on that line mean ; how American business is given the favorable terms, while increased rates are charged Canadian shippers to make up the difference in cutting against rival roals across the line.It was only the other day that it was shown that goods which came over the Grand Trunk from New Orleans were carried at 42 cents per hundred from that city to Montreal, while a member of the House has been charged 45 cents from Peterboro to Montreal.This is but one of many instances of a similar character, and yet this is the company which asks Parliament not to aid the Canadian Pacific b-cause, forscoth, they are engaged in the censtruction of a line which will be a rival to the Grand Trunk from Toronto to Montreal, and break up the monopoly they now enjoy, by virtue of which which they are enabled to charge these extortionate rates.Neither will Parliament, as has been said, forget that to the Grand Trunk Railway Compauy is due in a great degree the depreciation of Canadian Pacific stock, in consequence of which the latter Company has been forced to ask this loan.Nor are members unaware of the fact that at this moment cablegrums have been received from London announcing that the Grand Trunk has renewed its war on the Canadian Pacific in the British money markets, because the latter Company has again refused to enter into a pooling arrangement, and that Grand Trunk financial agents there have threatened to carry the war against the Finance Minister when he goes to make the loan out of which to realize the amount required for the advances.POLICE NOTES.His Honor the Recorder had another busy day yesterday, their being seventeen names on the list which greeted his eyes on ascending the Judicial Throne.The list, which was a choice and varied one, embraced nearly every nameable petty crime, but none of special interest to the public The usual number of drunks, loitering cases, disturbances, a furious driving case, ctc., going to fill up the programme.The sentences were as varied as the offenses, from the $2 or four days for the ordinary drunk to $25 or six months for a man and woman loitering ou St.Charles Borrommee street and being questionable characters and well known to the police.Detective Cing Mars, as usual, added his quota to the general entertainment, he having caused the arrest of Jacques Lafleur, Josephine Houle, Josephine St.Pierre and Marie Louise Corneau on a charge of vagrancy, all residents of a house on Campeau street.It appears from the story of the detective that these people and several others were found inhabiting one room in the house in uestion, living in a state which would disgrace the very beaststhemselves.The man Lafleur was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or three months.Not having the needful wherewith to meet the Court\u2019s demands, he went down to rusticate.The woman Corneau received a like sentence, but her daughter, a girl of fourteen was liberated, it being learned that she was offered a situation which she consented to take.The parting scene between the mother and daughter proved to be a very affecting one.The Judge relented and suspended sentence and the twain departed, showering thanks on all around and making promise: of tter con- ductiin the future, which it is devotedly to be hoped will be kept.REST AND COMFORT TO THE SUFFER Nu.\u2018* BROWN\u2019S HOUSEHOLD PANACEA\u201d has no equal for relieving pain, both internal and external.It cures pain in the side, back or bowels, sore throat, rheumatism, toothache lumbego and any kind of pain or ache.\u201cIf will most surely quicken the blood and heal, a8 its acti ng power is wonderful.\u201d \u2018 Brown\u2019s Household Panacea,\u201d being acknowledged as the great pain reliever, and double the strength of any other elixir or other liniment in the world, should be in every family handy for use when wanted, \u2018 as it really isthe best remedy in the world for cramps in the stomach, and pains and aches of all kinds ; and is for sale by all druggists at 25 cents a bottle.wim Auction Sales BY PETER RYAN, AUCTION SALE OF THE WHOLESALE MILLINERY STOCK McCLUNG, BRIGGS & CO.Under instructions received from Donald McClung, Assignee and Trustee of the Estate, the undersigne | will offer for sale, by pnblic auction, \u2018 ON 26th FEBRUARY, 1884, At the hour of 12 ¢\u2019clock noon, at No.29 FRONT ST.WEST, Toronto, at a rate on the dollar as per Inventory, the whole Stock-in-Trade of the firm of Mc- CLUNG, BRIGGS & CO., amounting, at gelling price, TO ABOUT 870,000, and comprising Knitted Woollens, Shapes, Straw and Felt Hats, Smallwares, Silks, Velvets, Ribboas, Parasols, Laces, Flowers, Feathers, Birds, Ornaments, Frill- ings, &c., &c.An Invoice is being - prepared showing the discounts off selling prices to be allowed to the purchaser, and the Stock and Inventory will be ready for inspection, at No.31 Front St.West, Toronto, on and after 18th instant.Terms\u2014One-third cash ; balance in two equal instalments at 3 and 6 months, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent.per an- num, on approved endorsed notes.PETER RYAN, Trade Auctioneer.Toronto, Feh.11th, 1884.13.16.23F 38 Miscellaneons, ol ao : MEN 2 Sn 8 02 Men York & Montreal 66 À \u2014_ferthe United States 8 C ; Ws ag PER SET.CHAMPAGNE | A Verv Dry Fine Wine.November 8 267 ART IN BUSINESS.ENVELOPES stamped in Relief Cameo and illuminated in colours by PA TENT PROCESS, quicker, cheaper and better than by any other house in the country.Neo charge for Business Dies.All our Work is Designed, Engraved and Stamped on the Premises by Competent Artists.GEO.BISHOP & CO, Engravers, Lithographers and .Printers, 169 St.James Street.May 5 107 ARTISTIC TAILORING L.LOEWENTHAL, (Late of NEW YORK.ARTIST TAILOR AND :CLOTHIER, Has JUST OPENED at No.424 Notre Dame Street, With a Complete Stock of FRESH GOODS.A share of your patronage solicited.| Only skilied hands employed, and satis; faction guaranteed.November 8 6m rat 267 BIL.HEADS RULED TO PATTERN.< Statement\u201d Forms, &c.HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY (Limited), VICTORIA SQUARE, MONTREAL.__ Auction Sales.BY THOMSON & GOWDEY.AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Trade Sales of every description, Farm Stock Sales, and General Sales at our Rooms will receive oùr personal attention.Liberal Advances on Consiguments.Fire Losees adjusted, and Valuations of all kinds will have our prompt attention, .THOMSON & GOWDEY Commission Merchants aud Real Estate and General Auctioneers, 241 ST.JAMES STREET.February 2 29 _ THOMSON & GOWDEY, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Real Estate and General Anctioneers, 241 ST.JAMES STREET AND 133 ST.PETER ST, MONTREAL.Liberal Cash Advances on Consignments for Sale or Storage.\u2019 JAMES THOMSON.| ALEX GOWDEY, February 2 29 Miscellaneous.THE, CELEBRATED VIENdA BAKING POWDER In 11b., #1b.and # lb.Tins.\u2014 Co ed Messrs S.H.& A.S.EWING Proprietors and Man ers, MONTREAL COFFEE & SPICE STEAM MILLS, 57 & 61St.James Street A useful paper of Receipts enclosed Jin each tin.For Sale by ali Grocers.FRANK SMITH & CO., Toronto.RAE & WATSON, 6 Agents for Toronto and West.December 24 306 ST.JOHN, N.B., PICKLED FISH WE OFFER FOR SALE: 500 BRLS.CHOICE, FAT SHELBURNE HERRING, (LARGE and No.1.) 400 BRLS.and HF-BRLS.No.1 BAY SPLIT HERRING, 4,000 BOXES SCALED HERRING.HARDING & HATHEWAY, ST.JOHN, N.B.September 27 231 St, John Exhibition.The Mount Royal Miliing and M'f'g, Co, OF MONTREAL Have been AWARDED First Prize and a Bronze Medal Rice and Ri Products, October 18 JOHN HOPE & D, MONTREAL, Agents in Canada for JOHN DE KUYPER & SON, Rotterdam MARTELL & C0U., Cognac.JULES ROBIN & CO., Cognac.MOET & CHANDON, Epernay.DEINHARD & CO., Coblenz.BARTON & GUESTIER, Bordeaux.M.MISA, Xeores de la Frontera.COCKBURN, SMITHES & CO., Oporto MULLER &:DARTHEZ, Tarragona.FREDERIC VALLETTE, Marseilles.E.& J.BURKE, Dublin.PATTERSON & HIBBERT, London.BULLOCH,LADE & CO0., Glasgow.WM.JAMESON & CO., Dublin.CANTRELL & COCHRANE, Dublin.©C.\u2026, &e.N.B.\u2014ORDERS RECEIVED FROM THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY.VALUABLE PIANOS FOR SALE For Sale at a Bargain, Two Second-hand N.Ÿ.Weber Grand Pianos, one Grand Chickering, one Grand Hallett & Davis, and several Squares, All in first-rate order, almost as good as new, aud very suitable for Convents or Schools.Apply to N.Y.PIANO CO., 226-228 St.James Street, Montreal.August 1 182 GET MARRIED, But before doing 60 join the MARRIAGE AID ASSOCIATION.PAYS AT MARRIAGE $250 to $5,000.MONTREAL AGENCY, 235% ST.JAMES STREET (Room 6), Where information and circulars can be had.January 7 6 Auction Sales.BY W.E.SHAW.IN THE MATTER OF BENNET & CO.Closing Sale of Stock and Fixtures; The closing sale will take place a Stores, No.453 St.Panl Street, on \u2018the Wedn Morn RE he oun ton The balance of Stock remaining from the General Saie, consisting of 500 gross of Pencils, 100 M Needles, 64 gross Lamp- wick, 20 dozen Inkstands, 12 M Gum Tickets, 30 dozen Match Safes, 10 dozen Shaving Brushes, 100 dozen laying Cards, 20 dozen Spectacle Cases, lot Fancy Toys and Puzzles, quantity of Blank Books, 30 dozen Hair and Clothes Brushes, Shelf Paper, 20 M Envelopes, 5,000 Visiting Carde, lot Pass ooks, Microscopes, Purses, Copy Books, &c., &c.The Fixtures, ONE CUTTING MACHINE (Sheridan Patent), 4 Stoves, Desks, Partitions, Show Cases, Sample Tables, Card Cutter, Grindatone, FIRE PROOF SAFE, Packing Boxes, Trucks Platfonin Scales, &c., &c.Immediate delivery.SAMUEL C.FATT, Trustee.W.E.SHAW, Auctioneer.BE Over One Thousand Dollars\u2019 worth of SCRAP PICTURES will be sold in lots to suit the retail trade \u2014 W.E.S.35 SPRING AUCTION CARD.I will give my personal attention to Sales of Household Furniture at the private residences, Farm Stock and General Merchan- diee during the approaching season.REAL ESTATE.City and Suburban Properties economically and properly advertised.' Sales at my well known salesrooms every Friday as usual, FIRE LOSSES ADJUSTED, Notarial and Judicial Valuations and Appraisals, Advances on Consignments.~ \"I will be glad to consult with those who desire my services, and beg to thank my friends and the public for liberal atronage in the past.The old stand, 235 & James street.W.E.SHAW, 29 Real Estate and General Auctioneer.RS Miscellaneous, DOW'S BREWERY.CHABOILLEZ SQUARE.Superior Fale and Brown Malt; India Pale and other Ales, Extra Double and Single Stout, in Weod and Bottle.FAMILIES SUPPLIED.Tn following bett'ers onl/ are authoriz ed to use our larels vwiz.: Thos.J.Howard, .046 Dorchester street Jos.Virtue.19 Aylmer street, Thos.Fergusor .162 St.Elizabeth st, Wm.Bishoy.566 Ontario st.Thos.Kinsella.,.105 Colborne street.té\u201d ORDERS RECEIVED BY TELK PHONE.WILLIAM DOW & CO.! Brewers and Maltsters.DAWES & CO, BREWERS AND MALTSTERS, INDIA PALE axp XX MILD ALR.EXTRA axp XXX STOUT PNRTER.(In Woop and Borrræ ) Families supplied.SAND PON IR, Quarts and Pints, OFFICE: 179 St.JAMES STREET WEST, MONTREAL.##\"-Orders received by Telephone.August 14 193 INO.H.B.MOLSON & BRON ALE AND PORTER BREWERS, 286 St.Mary &'reot MONTREAL, Have alw vs on hand the various kinds of ALE AND PORTER IN WOOD AND BOTTLE.Families Regularly Supplied, 3 ORDER; RÉCEIVRD BY TELEPHONE Mav 2 U Portland Cement, Fire Bricks, Drain Pipes, Roman Cement, Water Lime.W.&K.P.Currie & Co, Crev Nun Street.May 108 THE INTERNATIONAL RAILWAAY ANY - STEAM NAVIGATION CG UIID ER Published Semi-Monthly, containing the TIME-TABLES AND MAPS of all CANADIAN and the principal AMERICAN RAILWAY and STEAM NAVIGATION LINES.For sale by News Dealers and Bookseller and by News Agents on Trains and Steamers.PRICE, - - - 20 CENTS.Annual Subscription, $2.00 payable 19 Advance.CANADA RAILWAY NEWS CO, (Limited) Publishers and Proprietors, 190 and 192 St.James Street West YES! YOU CAN GET SOME OF THE FINEST FINISHED PHOTOS IN TOWN MR.PARKS\u2019 STUDIC: GO AND TRY.195; ST.JAMES STREET, MONTEhsAL June 14 MOLINO DEL REY A Delicate, Dry, Non-Alcoholic Sherry.Direct from the Duke of Wellington's Estate, at Gllora.SOLE AGENT, FRED.KINGSTON, 26 HOSPITAL STREET, Montreal.November 35 (CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE.) The money order business in Manitoba also exhibits a very striking illustration in the same way.The issmes of money orders in 1875 were $26,452.85; in 1876, $29,139.73; in 1877, still less, $28,350.25.In 1878, when of course the change of Administration gave new life and impetus to the people, they rose to $46,751, in 1879 to $69,986, in 1880 to $172,396, and in six months to the 31st December, 1880, to $107,101, making a total from the 30th June, 1875, to the 31st December, 1880, of $480,000 issues of money orders in Manitoba.The amount of money order business done in Manitoba and the North-West Territories from the 1st January, 1831, to the 3lst December, 1883, was as follows: For the six months ended June 30th, 1881, $114,270; for the year ended June 30th, 1882, $393,241; for the year ended June 30th, 1883, 677,722; and for the six months ended December 31st, 1883, $347,854.From the 30th June, 1875, to the 31st December, 1880, the total issues were $480,000, while in the six months ended the 31st December, 1883, they amounted to $347,000, or nearly as much as in the whole of those previous years, and the total from the 1st January, 1881, tothe 3lst December, 1883, was IEMIGBATION TO THE NORTH-WEST $1,538,088.Now the most striking illustration perhaps of all, the most striking evidence of all of the rapid development | of the North-West, that in which we are all the most interested, is the number of immigrants that we are enabled to attract into the country.We all know that we have in Manitoba and the great North-West Territories an unbounded field for development.We all know that in that country we have the reat remaining wheat field not only of Éritioh North America but of North America itself.We all know that Mr.Consul Taylor, the American Consul for the last twenty years at Winnipeg, and a high authority, has publicly declared that three- fourths of the remaining wheat belt of North America lies to the north of the boundary line.We all know, in the fi.st place, that the soil of that country exceeds in fertility the soil of any part, I may say, of the whole world\u2014certainly there is in the wheat-bearing States to the south of us no parallel to be found to the fertility of the soil in the Canadian North-West.We know now, Sir, that we have 250,000,000 acres of magnificent farming lands that for fertility cannot be surpassed on any portion of the civilized globe.But, Sir, notwithstanding that we have that unbounded field for development, we were able to accomplish but little, and we never would have accomplished much, towards its development, but for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.Now, Sir, the best evidence we have that at this moment the eyes of the world, the eyes of those who, in the older and more thickly populated countries of Europe, are looking for a newer and better field for their labor and their exertions, is what is taking place now across the water.We know that their eyes are concentrated upon the North-West of Canada \u2018as they never would have been, and never could have been concentrated, but for the construction of a Canadian Pacific Railway.And, Sir, we know, not only that we have à field of boundless extent for development, but that in addition to the fertility of the soil, the character of the wheat that ig grown in that northern clime surpasses in excellence the character of the wheat that can be grown in any southern or more genial clime, So, Sir, fromZevery poins of view from which we may be \u2018pleased to Took, we see boundless possibilities in that country.We all regard every means for the development of that country as the means, and the only means, by which Canada can rapidly become a great and prosperous country, and attain such a position a3 every true Canadian must desire 10 see her attain, and that ai a very early date.It would be impossible to over-esti- mate the effecus (ut this rapid construe- tion of the Canadian Pacific\u2019 Railway and the measures taken by that Company to diffuse throughont the world information in regard ta chat country, have had in drawing immigration into it.Now, Sir, let me give you the figures touching immigration, and what do they show?Why, Sir, they show that the total number of persons who entered the North-West during the ten vears previous to letting the contract to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company ; that is, from 1871 to 1880 inclusive, was 64,755.The total number who entered the North-West since the contract with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was signed, that is, during 1881, 1882 and 1883, is no less than 149,560 immigrants.The total value of the money and effects brought to the Dominion\u2014and that is an entirely secondary consideration to that which is more valuable than money \u2014that industry and labor which is neces- gary to create great national wealth\u2014I say, even in that regard there is great progress, for the total amount brought in by settlers in 1875 to 1880 inclusive, as nearly as it can be ascertained in six years, was some $6,000,000 ; while during the past three vears the sum taken into the North-West, at the lowest rate, can be placed at over $15,000,000.Ileave these figures to the House as evidence of the effect roduced in the development of the North-West Territories by the rapid construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.Now, Sir, a very important point in connection with immigration is the cost of carrying immigrants into the North-West.The first question asked by an immigrant in any part of the Continent of Europe or in Great Britain, when he proposes to come to this couutry is, what is the cost of my being able to get there?And the question of a few dollars in the difference of cost very freguentiy, as any - gentleman who has any knowledge of the subject knows, diverts the immigrant from one line to another.Now, sir, the charge on the all-rail route from Quebec to Winnipeg, at the present moment is $31.50; the charge via the lakes and Duluth on the all-rail route from Quebec to Winnipeg is $25.50.The figures I have giyen are those that prevailed for some years, but an arrangement that has been in operation for the last two years, has reduced the charge from Quebec to Winnipeg to $21.64, and via the lakes and Duluth to $16.64.I believe, Sir, these rates have never been published.But, in consequence of the rapid progress made by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, it is now in our power to say to the immigrants ou the Continent of Europe, and in the Briti-h Isles, that the rate from Quebec to Winnipeg, via Port Arthur, will be reduced this spring from $31.50 to $12, and from Montreal to Winnipeg, via Port Authur, to $10.I need not say to the House what an enormous impetus this change in the cost of carrying Immigrants into that country will naturally produce upon the volume of immi- ration that will be thrown into 3t.desire, Sir, to say a single word here in regard to a point that has attracted sume attention in a portion of the press of this country, aud that is : that an arrangement has been made at a comparatively low rate for immigrants comiug by New York, over the Erie Railway, and making cou- néction at Brockville, thus reaching Winnipeg via the port of New York, at an un- precedently low rate.I may say.Sir, that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company had nothing whatever to do with that arrangement.My hou.friend, the Minister of Agriculture, is responsible for that arrangement ; and I will make a statement to the House that will satisfy every mau THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 in Canada that he would altogether have failed in his duty to the country if he had uot adopted that course.Every person will acknowledge the immense importance of reducing the rate for immigrants from Quebec to Winnipeg from $31.50, the published rate, down to $12.Every person will see at a glance the enormous tide of immigration that will be brought into that country by that change.But, Sir, there was this difficulty, that if you made that low rate by the Allan steamers to the port of Quebec, and did ot provide for a correspondingly low rate to the port of New York, the effect would have been this: At this moment, as you are aware, on the Continent of Europe, all the emigration service is performed by agents of steamships lines, and the moment that the rate was cut down to that low figure by the Allan line of steamers to Quebec, and there was not a corresponding reduction by New York, you would enlist the services of every emigration agent on the Continent of Europe and throughout Great Britain also, who was in the interest of the lines of steamers running to New York\u2014not against the Allan line of steamers\u2014for they dare not do that, but to denounce and decry Canada, as the only means by which they could serve the interest of the Allan steamers sailing to New York.It thus became absolutely essential in the interests of Canada that we should have not only this low rate of passage and this communication from Quebec, but that in order to retain our hold, and to strengthen our hold, which we are most anxious to do, upon the immigration from the Continent of Europe, we should prevent that which was otherwise inevitable, and that was that every agent for every line of steamships sailing to New York from Great Britain or ,the Continent, would from Monday morning to Saturday night, year in and year out, would have been denouncing Canada for the purpose of holding immigration to the port of New York.Under these circumstances, I am sure Sir, there are no men in this country who would not feel that our policy was in the interests of Canada and in the interests of Quebec, for the moment you set every immigrant agent on the Continent of Europe against this country and thus prevent people coming by the Allan Line of steamships, you take most effective means to prevent the great tide and vol- umeof Immigration which, under existing circumstances, will naturally flow to Canada through the port ot Quebec.Of course, we all know the importance of saving the distance as well as lowering the rate.Men who were obliged to go by Chicago to Winnipeg had not only to pay $31.50 instead of going through Canada for $12, but they were obliged to run the gauntlet of a long journey through the United States, during which every possible inducement could be used by agents of land and railway companies to prevent then ever reaching the Canadian Nerth-West.That is one of the great objects attained by the rapid con- | struction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.That is one of the great objects attained by the Cacadian Pacific Railway Company ia obtaining a line from Montreal through to.Winnipeg, and in that way we have not only avoided exposing immigrants, who would otherwise \"be liable to be taken off our lines to other sections, by carrying them by a route entirely through Canadian territory,as they will be carried next spring, but they will avoid a circuitous journey of 900 miles and be taken by a direct line from Quebec to Winnipeg, through our own territory instead of OAPABILITIES OF THE NORTH-WEST round by Chicago.I want to place a very condensed calculation before the House in respect of the capabilities ot the North- West.Iam not going to deal with the question of a little difficulty that has occurred in consequence of the frost during the past season.It has been greatly magnified, greatiy to the disparagement of the North-West and Canada.But they had frost in Ontario, Dakota, and Minneqota, and even i5 New York State, and those who were not fortunate enough to get their crops in early have suffered to a greater or less extent.It only requires a little more prompt and energetic action on the part of the farming population in getting their crops in early in spring to avoid any contingency of that kind in the future, and of course it was an entirely exceptional year.But I may say that I believe there are few members of this House, much as our attention has been turned to the development of the North-West, who have begun to contemplate in all its fullness what the capabilities of that great country are.I have spoken of its enormous ex- teat, of the unexampled fertility of the soil, of the splendid description of wheat that can only be produced in these more northern and colder climes.But let me just ask the attention cf the House for a single moment to a few figures which will indicate what the capabilities of thal country are in regard to the production of wheat.One hundred thous- aud farmers, each farmer cultivating 320 acres of wheat land\u2014has any hon.member made the calculation of what they would produce ?Sir RICHARD CARTWRIGHT\u2014Yes.Sir CHARLES TUPPER\u2014I am glal the hou.gentleman has done so.1 am glad his attention has been drawn to the fact that 100,000 farmers cultivating 320 acres each, or 200,000 farmers cultivating half that quantity each, and taking the product at only 20 bushels to the acre, instead of 27 or 30, which is the average in the North-West in favorable years, would give 640,000,000 bushels of wheat, or 50 per cent.more wheat than the whole nited States produces to-day.You have only to look at, those figures for a single moment to see what the future of Canada is, to see what a magnificent granary for the world is placed in our Canadian North-West ; and when you remember we have six belts running through that fertile country that would each give 320 acres each to 100,000 farmers, you can understand to some little degree what a magnificent future awaits us in the development of that great country.And, Sir, I say that I believe Canada has just reason to be proud of the fact, and all history will give credit to the [people of this Dominion, because they had the courage, the daring I may say, to grapple with the construction of a Canadian Pacific Railway.Sir, when the United States had a population of over 38,000,000, the world was astounded at the fact that they undertook to secure the construction of a trans- coutinental railway.It attracted the attention of the civilized world, and day by day it was heralded in the press as an astounding fact, that the United States had undertaken to construct the Union and Central Pacific Railways.Why, the Union and Central Pacific all told were nothing like as long as the Canadian Pacific Railway.The Union and Central Pacific only covered some 1,900 miles of road, while the Canadian Pacific Railway proper covers 2,541 miles; and yet four and a half millions of Canadians, which we were then, had the courage to do a greater work than that which was undertaken by 38,000,000 of people in the United States, and which attracted the admiration of the world.I say, and I say it fearlessly, that history dues not furnish to-day an example of a more courageous,a more daring and a more energetic enterprise than that which was undertaken by the Government of Canada, when they said: We have a magnificent North-West to develop.We have a great country, half of the continent of North America, placed under our control and management, and for which we are responsible;,gand with these responsibilities we will do and dare what only men who feel they can rely confidently upon the resources of a great country, half a continent, ought to dare and _undertake ; aud if tlie present generation do not give us credit for it, in all time to come 1t will be regarded as one of the greatest accom plish- ments of the century in which we live, that we had the vigor and daring to grapple with that great enterprise.Providence has favored us.God and nature have marked out on the face of the Canadian Dominion the shortest and best route for a trans-continental line of railway.Providence has marked out and placed within our borders and within our reach a line.of communication from ocean to ocean, the shortest that can be found, a shorter connection with the east and the old world than any other.Providence has placed within our borders a line of railway, a larger portion of which runs through a more fertile country than is to be found on the continent of America.Providence has placed in our hands and under our management a line of railway in which the pass through the Rocky Mountains is lower, the Rocky Mountain section is shorter, and the snow-fall 1s lighter than on either the Northern or Union and Central Pacific.This road, when completed, makes it shorter for the man living in Chicago\u2014to say nothing of our own people\u2014who wishes to reach the Pacific Ocean, to take the Canadian Pacific Railway by the nearest approach he can obtain and pass to Port oodr, thereby obtaining a shorter line of travel than he could take to San Francisco withia his own country.Under these circumstances the Government of Canada have discharged what they believed to be their duty to their country in grappling as they have grappled with this great question.Ieay, Sir, with the evidence that we have before us, of the unexampled and unprecedented development which has fol lowed our efforts in this regard, we would be faithless to our obligations and to our country if we neglected to adopt the simple means wnich are now propounded for the consideration of Parliament, of accom pligh- ing the rapid and early completion of this great national enterprise.know too well ow thoroughly this question of the Canadian Pacific Railway has sunk into the hearts and minds of \u2018the people of Canada to have the slightest doubt or hesitation in assuming that this Parliament will, on the present occasion, as it has on previous occasions, give a hearty and generous response to the proposal of the Government.We would be unworthy the position we occupy\u2014the advanced nosition we occupy on this continent in regard to this great national measure\u2014if having put our hands to the plough we were to turn back, or for a single moment shrink from the plain and obvious duty which devolves upon us of carrying this great national work to completion at the earliest possible moment in our power.Let us contemplate for a moment what would be the effect of turning back at this juncture.We have obtained a position in \u2018the estimation of the mother country and of the world, we have obtained .a status by the rapid construction of this gigantic enterprise that Canada could not have obtained in twenty years by any other means.With that fact, patent and lying on the surface, in regard to this great question the people of Canada will demand at our hands that when the opportunity presents itself of obtaining without the cost to the country of a single dollar of additional subvention, the completion in two years of a work which otherwise would take to 1891\u2014they will demand that without hesitation we should, in the interests of Canada, adopt the course which is indicated in these resolutions.As I said before, I ask this not in the interests of any body of geutlemen\u2014not in the interests of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company~I ask it, Sir, from this House, as the people ofthis country will demand it from this House, in the iuterests of the country to which we belong, of the Canada of which weare justly proud.Mr.Speaker, I move that yqu do now leave the chair.ErPs's COCOA.\u2014URATHFÜL AND COMFORT ING.\u2014\u2018\u2018 By à thorough Knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful ap- lication of the fine properties of well-selected Jocoa, Mr.Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save usmany heavy doctors\u2019 bills, It is by the judicious use of such artioles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every te dency to disease.Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point.We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.\u201d\u2014%vil Service Gazette.\u2014Made simply with boiling water or milk.Sold only in Packets and Tizs (lb.and lb.) by Grocers, labelled\u2014\u201c JAMES EPPs& Co.Homœopathic Chemists, London, Eng.\u201d Insurances.Royal Insurance Co.OF ENGLAND.CAPITAXL~= = = $10,000,000 FUNDLDSINVFEFSTED, : 826,000,000 Invested in Canada for Proteo- tion ofCanadian Polioy-Holders, exceeds - - - -8 700,00 Liability of Shareholders Unlimitec M.H.GAULT, ni \u201d W.TATLEY, }Cuiet Agents, Recent London (Eng.), Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow directories can be seen at the Company,s Offices, corner Place t\u2019Armes and Notre Dame St.October 8 24} THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO.Canada Board of Directors: The Honorable HY.STARNES, Chairman ' THOS.CRAMP, Esq., Deputy Chairman THEODORE HART, Esq.ANGUS C.HOOPER, Esq.EDMOND J.BARBEAU, E«q.Capital, - .\u201d - 810,000,000 Amount Invested in Canada, 200,000 Assets, = - « a = - « « 832,000,600.Mercantile Risks accepted at the lowest current rates.Churches, Dwelling Houses and Farm Properties, insured at reduced rates.G.F.C.SMITH, Chief Agent for the Dominion, Sub Agents: CyYRILLE LAURIN, \u2018RED, C.HENSHAW, 16 Place d\u2019Armes.24 Hospital St Having been appointed Sub-Agent for the above Company for the City of Mont- rea!, I take the liberty of asking my friends to favor me with a share of their Insurance Risks, F.C.HENSHAW, 24 Hospital St, \"TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION April 10 85 WINTER CARNIVAL, 1884 ! Photographs of the ICE PALACE! ICE PALACE ! All sizes.Now ready for sale At ARLESS\u2019 PHOTO STUDIO, 251 ST.JAMES STREET, Montreal.Jannary 23 1m 20 ARE YOUR HENS LAYING ?Give them Gronnd Oyster Shells.PERRY\u2019S POULTRY EXCHANGE, 765 Craig Street.Im 20 January 23 For Sale or to Xet.REAI, ESTATE A FINANCIAL AGENCY, Established 1863.Parties desiring to sell their property are respectfully requested to communicate with the undersigned, who will charge no Commission, or for Advertising if a sale is net offected.The subscriber alse continues to give his personal attention to purchasing property at public and \u2018private sale, and as a Valuator of ihe same.PROPERTY FOR SALE DUROCHER STREET, No.§2.\u2014Tiiis charming new Gothic Villa was bullt with great care for the use of the present owner.but who is now selling lo reside in Europe.The commodious apartments arehandsome y decorated and the gene.al arrangements re much admired.The - house is thoroughly heated by Spence\u2019s Patent, and nothing is wanting to render it a cosy and cheerful home.Tke Jot, 30x120, is situated on the corner of à private street, with a wide lane in the rear, affording additional light and easy access.First-class drainage.WEREDALE PARK, Dorchester Street.\u2014A beautiful Stone Villa, 40 feet square, two storey, stone front, fine cellerage, with washroom, laundry,etc.The two upper stories contain 8 exquisite modern apartments, and pretty little conservatory ; also extension kitchen in rear.Heated throughout by Spence\u2019s hot water Apparatus.The house was expressly built for the cceupation of present owner, and js in every respect a perfect gem.\u2018The lot measures about 80x100, and is situated in the midst of the charming park, formerly che property of the Hon.George Moffatt.SIX ARPENTSOF LAND under a high state of cultivation, with ap excellent resi lence, conservatory, ete., situated on the river side, Long Point road, owned und cceu- pied by F, Prefontuins, Esg.PLATEAU STREEY No.5.\u2014A comfortable well finished house of about ten apartments, in this quiet and convenient locality being within a few minutes walk of the cent: c of the city.The price is within the reach of a person of very moderate means.The property is to be sold only in consequence of the owner having removed froin this city.Easy terms if required.Perfect title.DRUMMOND STREET, Nos.\u2014.Two neat Brick Cottages, uear Osborn Street.These nice little houses are very ceutrally situated, and whether for personal occupation or for renting purposes, they are the class of investments thut can be thoroughly relied upon.This presents a good opportunity to any two friends desiring to purchase adjoining houses.ELEGANT D®TACHED VILLA, No.472 Guy street, corner of St.Luke street\u2014 Cut stone fro.t, two stories.Main building aout 45x15, and commodious extension kitchen.The apartments which are numerous, and most conveniently arranged are in perfect order.The discomfort and fatigue, sometimes experienced in ascending long stairways, is to a great extent obviatet.The house being widespread and only two flats.It is thoroughly heated by Gould\u2019s Patent, wide verandas and all other modern improvements.The lot measures 121 feet on Guy street, and 158 feet onsst.Luke street, or, if desired the villa with a portion of the land will be sold, The property is offered for positive sale.DORCHESTER STREET.No.696\u2014Elegant fourstory restdence, thoroughly renovated and decorated duringthe past year.Lot 170 feet deep with stabling, situated nearly opposite the St.James Club, and in the immediate vacinity ofthe windsor Hotel.MATTHEW STREET, No.40 a comfortable family residence, convenient and healthy locality, price very moderate and easy terms of payment.COSEY COTTAGES, Nos.88, 143 and 189 Cadieux street, just the class of houses for persons of moderate means.GOTHIC VILLA\u2014That greatly admired Goes thie Villa, situated on Dorchester Avenue, fi\u2019 st house West of Metcalf Avenue.The villa is two stories, basement, and about thirty-five feet square, handsome turret roof and verandas, and contains ten apartments, newly painted and paperad.Well cultivated garden measuring 113 feet front and 250 feet deep ; good water supply.Less than five minutes\u2019 walk from St.Catherine Street Cars.Just the place for a business man who enjoys a rural home.THE EXCELLENT T&ERRAUE of Solid Brick Houses, Nos.56 to 70, corner Colborne Avenue and Doichester Street, belonging to Mr.W.Anderson, This is a good paying investment.ST.CATHERINE STREET WEST, No, 2000\u2014 Three storey Stone House, 26 feet front, lot 26x110 and lane, thoroughly Anished for ise of present owner, on the imme- dia\u2018e line of City Cars; gas and water ; assessments merely nominal.The home for comfort and economy.METCALF STREET, No.121.\u2014The spacious, first-class residence occupied by George Reaves, Esq.Three stories.Cut-stone front.Bay window.28x44.Contains, besides the handsome drawing and dining rooms, about twelve other fine apartments, fitted up in the most modern style, Combination Furnace, &c.Fuel sheds and yard, with lane in rear.Fiue open view in front.THAT EXCELLENT DOUBLE CUT-STONE RESIDENCE, with bay window, No.396 St.Denis street, a little above Sherbrooke street.\u2014This house was built expressly for the use of present owner, C.D.Bernier, Esq.First flat contains a handsome drawing room, full depth of the house, fine dining room.and pretty receplion room.Fine hall, with convenient extension kitchen in rear, On upper flats, several nice bedrooms, B.and W.C., &c.Large fuel cellar, and lot 26x115.THAT MOST SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT DETACHED VILLA belonging to J.D.Adams, Esq., 284 Upper University street.\u2014The house is over forty feet square, and contains a large number of spacious and elegant apartments.Nice little garden front and rear.The situation is most salubrious, and possesses a most comnmand- ing and clearing view.CENTRAL RESIDENCE, No.569 Lagauche- tierre Street, close to Bleury Street, Solid brick, sto.e foundation, Very convenlent and in nice order.Exceedingly easy terms of payment.Perfect title.ELEGANT COITAGES, Nos.41 «nd 43 Shuter Street.Tw.exceedingly handsome, most substantially built Stone Cottages; high bright basements, mansard roofs, stone bav windows, ten exquisitely finished apartments, heated by Spence\u2019s Patent, concreted and rat-proof, and all the floors deafened and division wallsof solid brick Coal Cellars In front, with slides, an many other improvements, constituting them probably in every respect the most charming little houses ever offered for sale in this city.If purchased before the first of February, possession can be obs tained on the first of May next.No.1.9 UNION AVENUE.\u2014I um Instructed to offer for sale the very central and commodious double stone residence belonging to the Estate of the jate Dr.Scott.The house is in perfect order throughout, and contains about twenty apartments With all modern improvements, and from its general arrangements and convenisnt position is particularly adapted for a Physician or other professional mau.Good Yard, Stabling, ete.LORNE CRESCENT.\u2014For sale, several of those handsome Cottuges, heated by furnace, and having all modern improvements.This 1s one of the most healthy and pleasant Positions in the city, and only one mile from the Post Office.\u201d Perfect titles and easy terins of payment.Also, an elegant Corner Residence, with double lot, on University street.CENTRAL TENEMENT PROPERTY\u2014For Bale, the block of neat Tenement Houses, Nos.19, 21, 23, 25 Alexander Street, close to Craig street and Victoria Square All rented to good tenants, and being convenient to so many large factories and gens eral business, will rent at any time of the year, and is, conse, uently, a\u2019 safe invests ment.The Property is in perfect order.Terms\u2014$1,500 cash, and balance at 6 per cent.SUBURBAN VILLA, LONG POINT ROAD\u2014 This very attractive Villa is situated a short distance from the T.1l Gate, on the river side, with 72,000 superficial feet of land well stocked with shade and ornas ment trees, excellent stabling, etc.From this spot a most charming view of the river and its many attractions is obtained With splendid opportunity for boating an fishing, and being within thirty minutes\u2019 drive of the city, is well adapted for the home of a business mun.Pho:ograph on view at my office.TO MANUFACTURERS AND OTHERS\u2014 That prominent corner property fronting on Wellington, Murray and Young streets, containing about 33,000 superficial feet.Unsurpassed as asite for manufacturing purposes or warehouses.Is situated in the immiediate vicinity of our great shipe ping and railroad interests, with G.T.R.track running along its Wellington street front.Will be sold en bloc or in convee nient sized lots, according to a plan to be seen at my office.FINE INVESTMENT\u2014That excellent block of Solid Brick Tenement Houses, formerly owned by Mr.M.Farmer, Nos.81, 8t}, 83, 884,85, 854 Chatham Street, close to St.Joseph Street.These are, without exception, the finest tenements in the locality and if purchased by an energetic resident proprietor, the income would in a few years pay for the property.Sheriff's title and easy terms of fF eyment.Also, the \u2018Wooden House No.70.University Street, Cormer Prince Arthur Street\u2014This very Superior Stone residence Was built expressly for private occupation, is three stories, lofty bright basement, three handsome stone bay windows, an contains ever sixteen clegant apartments plate glass in all the principal doors and windows, marble wash basins, heated throughout by hot water, with fine marble tops and all other most modern improvements.The house is 30 feet front and 42 feet deep exclusive of the bay windows.The lot measures 55 feet in front and 135 feet deep, with wide lane in rear.also excellent Brick Stables, Coach House, &c.A most beautiful and commanding view of the Mountain, River and City is obtained from this property.SPLENDID BUILDING SITE.-That highly desirable Building Site measuring about feet on Oxenden Avenue and 175 feet on Pine Avenue.This charming site is situated between Durocher and University Streets, and isone of the most salu- brieus pasitions in the city, and is especially adapted for detached residences.The distance is one mile from the Post Office, and by the new arrangements the City Cars will run close to this spot.If desired, will be sold in separate lots, and at price that will defy competition.THAT HIGHLY VALUABLE BU.LDING LOT, containing 174 feet on Dorchester Street and 90 feet on Mountain Street, with the buildings thereon erected.This is one of the most prominent corner properties in the Wesi-End, and as practical uilders will observe, can be utilized to great advantage.ELEGANT STONE TENEMENT HOUSES, To be Sold en bloc or Separately.In order to meet the wishes of intending purchasers (who are not in a position\u2019 to purchase the whole Terrace), the owner 1as decided to receive applications for one or more of tho-e five beautiful Stone Houses, known as \u201cLORNE TERRACE,\u201d Nos.30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, and 48 McKay Street, near Dorchester street.Each house is adapted for two families, and have all modern improvements, with separate yards and sheds for each tenant.Were built five years ago, and can be confidently submitted \u2018to the inspection of any expert, or the most experienced purchaser.Are all leased to highly respectable and prompt paying tenants, and presents, probably without exception, the best and safest investment that can be offered in this city.Rent at It can be stated as a matter of fact many of the houses were bespoken six months previous to the expiration of ast year\u2019s leases, and ns a further evidence of the great demand for these tenements, it may be mentioned oneof the lessees was unexpectedly obliged to remove from this city, and notwithstand ing the lease was only surrendered about the last day of the renting season, there wcere eight applicants for the house.\u2018this fact, together with the stability eof the buildings and their fine location, is a further proof of the desire ability of the investment.The upper tenements are leased for $280 and the lower for $240 per annum.BEAVER HALL SQUARE.\u2014The Cut-stone front Residence, No.8 Beaver Hall Square.The property has an excellent frontage, With convenient rear entrance from Union Avenue, etc.The strip of land at the side of the house is wel adapted for the erection ot an extension, or offices suitable for a Physiclan or other Profes- \u2018sional men.ELEGANT NEW RESIDENCE, No.161 Drummond Street, close to Sherbrooke Street.One of the finest houses that has been offered in this city for many years, Three stories, handsome stone front, 28 feet wide and 75 fect deep ; elegant drawing and dining-room, with extension kitchen, 10 fine bedrooms and extensive cellerage, with all modern improvements throughout; stone steps and handsome fencing, Ady person requiring a really first-class residence should examine this property.Lot 28x132, with lane in rear.THE TWO PRETTY CUT STONE HOUSES, Nos.23 and 25 Windsor Street, each containing about twelve apartments with all modern improvements; the opening up of this street has greatly enhanced the value of these houses, and being situated in the immediate vicinity of the several Churches, Windsor Hotel, Dominion Square, and so convenient to the business centre, renders them desirable for private occupation or as an investment.Also, THE HANDSOME STONE COTTAGE, No.49 St.Mark Street.This house was most carefully built by one of our leading architects for his private investment, and can be confidently recommended.If desired, a large portion of the price can remain on the property at six per cent, A fine Building Lot, 40x116, with lane in real, Close to the above, is offered at a very moderate price.SHERBROOKE STREET, Nos.732, 734, 736, corner of City Councilior Street, ese three 3-story Cut-stone houses are most desirably situated and are all occupied by first-class tenants.\u2018The Lot contains 7,418 superficial feet.An excellent position for investment.DORVAL\u2014A most desirable Residence, with exéellent Outbuildings, situated on a beautiful point, possessing a most command ing view.Line Bouting, Fishing and Bathing, and is, undoubtedly, one of the most delightful and convenient Summer Resorts on the Island of Montreal, THREE HANDSOME NEW COTTAGES, No.38 on Shuter Street and Nos.13 and 15 on Tupper Street, The Cottages reut from $320 10 $340 per annum, and whether as an investment or as an attractive home, they cannot be surpassed.THE LOT OF LAND, about 800 feet front by 70 feet deep, with lane in rear, forming the corner of German and Lagauchetiere Street, adjoining the handsome Terrace, Jamaica Place.No better site in the city to build for paylug tenements or manufacturing purposes.SHERBROOKE STREET, No.911\u2014This handsome and very comtortable first-class Residence is 3} stories, over 40 feet square and contains sixlecen apartments replete with all the conveniences necessary to cousti- tute a really first-class Residence.The house was built by order of Andrew Allan, Esq., and adjoins the elegant mansion of the Hun.John Hamilton, and is, undoubtedly, the finest situation on Sherbrooke Street.Lot is about 40x170, fine Qutbuild- ings and Lane in rear.THE COMMODIOUS RESIDENCE, with good Outbuildings and lot 32x122, No.458 Guy Street, near St.Catherine.HOUSE AND GARDEN\u2014The fine brown stone front residence, No.64 Durocher street, with nice garden of 111 feet front and 120 feet deep.If desired, the house and stabling, with the Lot of 837x120, ean be sold separately.The drainage is new and perfect.THAT COMMODIOUS DOUBLE BRICK COTTAGE, with large outbuildings and beautiful garden, No, 507 Guy street, close to ~herbrooke street.If desired the land can be advantageously devided into building lots,each house possessing a nice little garden.MACKAY STREET, Nos.89 to 99, Five supe rior first-class houses, very spacious, and containing all modern improvements.Mackay street is one of our Inost favorite locations; as an evidence of the fact, many of the houses are owned by leading architects and practical builders, and oe- cupied by some of our first citizens, and the above houses will be found to compare favorably with any on the street.SPLENDID CORNER VILLA LOT.\u2014That delightfully situated Building Lot, 54 feet on Snerbrouke street and 119 fect on Elm Avenue, beautifully shaded with Trees.Free from City taxation, yet inside of the toll-gate, being only a litile over one mile from the Post-Office.The many advantages of the position, and the very moderate price required, renders it well worthy the special attention of intending purchasers.GOOD INVESTMENTS.\u2014Those two exceedingly well built solid brick houses of four tenements, Nos.116, 1164, 118, 120 St, George street, and the two fine briek houses of four tenements, Nos.51, 514, 53 and 5 on Anderson street.The whole formiug one block and oceupied by eight excellent tenants.Nos.18 and 23 DRUMMOND STREET\u2014These Lwo very substantiaily built three-story houses were erected by the late Wm, Stuart, Esq., for his private investment and are so advantageously constructed that cach house can, if desired, be occa- pied by onc or two fainilies,and are consequently adapted for good or bad times, and is one of the best positions in the city for renting purposes.Each lot 25 x 106, with lane in rear.VALUABLE BUSINESS PROPERTY\u2014Nos 535 to 601 on Uraiz Street, opposite St.Francois Xavier Sireet.Two comimodious stores with dwellings.This property is situated in the very midst of general commerce and on one of the leading thoroughfares, and is well adapted for most any kind of mercantile business or manufacturing purposes.Size of Lot, 48x110, 5,290 sup.feet, with lane inrcar.The two Sione residences, with bay windows 88 and 90 St.Fumble Street; only $1,000 cash required down.» Building lots on Peel, near Burnside street.Three Cut-Stone, convenientiy arranged houses, 621, 623 and 625 Sherbrooke street.Brick cottages, Nos.36 and 49 Coursol street, close to C.P.Railway.Two first class Cut stone residences, 23 and 30 St.Famille street, near She rbrooke street.Send for Catalogue containing particulars of the above and other properties which Iam offering for sale.8&¥ Intending purchasers are reminded tbat no property can be inspected without a PERMEt from the undersigned.H.Hl.GEDDES;, Nordheimer\u2019s Hall, 207 St.James st.& T 1 HANDSOME RESIDENCE, No.281 Upper HE THREE VERS PAPER COMPANY MANUFACTURE EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PAPER FOR NEWSPAPERS, WRAPPING PAPER, ROOFING FELT, ae, &c., &c, ORDERS EXECUTED FOR PAPER OF ANY SIZE AND WEIGHT, æ#-Samples and Prices sent on demand.STANDLY Office : 19 (ST.PETER January 1 PENTLAND, Agent.STREET, MONTREAL, \u2019 1 To Arrive per Steamer \u2018from St.John\u2019s, Newfoundland, ANOTH ER LOT 500 BARRELS PURE DUNOLAND COD OIL J S.MAYO, 9-COMMON STRHEET-9 MONTREAL.October 29 258 Hotels.DAITISH AMERICAN HOTEL, KINGSTON, ONT.This old-established and favorite establishment is again OPEN FOR THEZRECEPTION OF GUESTS It has been remodelled and newly fur nished.Bath-rooms and Closets on every floor.The Cuisine is under the direction of an Al Cook.Home comforts and everything to make the Boarder or Travel ler happy and contented.Rates most moderate and concessions to Commercial Travellers and Boarders.70 Bedrooms.ARCH.McFAUL, Proprictor.Octoher 6 LIVERPOOL.SHAFTESBURY HOTEL, Mount Pleasant, A comfortable home for Canadians visit ing Liverpool, with moderate charges Three minutes\u2019 walk from the principal railway depots.Omnibusses to all parte of the city pass near the Hotel.Over 100 rooms.Cab fare from Landing Stage for the Canadian Steamers 2s.B&™ The MonTtREAL Dartiy Herawd taken at this Hotel.168 July 4 GLASGOW, Scotland.PHILPS COCKBURN HOTEL, 141 BATH STREET.First-Class, Quietly and Centrally Situated Moderate Charges.| Turkish Baths.Tux MONTREAL HrraLD is on fyle at this Hotel.WD 181 July 31 RUSSELL ST.LOUIS HOTEL ¥.LOUIS STREET, QUEBEC.THE RUSSELL HOTEL COMPANY \u2018WILLIS RUSSELL, President.This Hotel, which is unrivalled for size, style and locality in Quebec, is OPEN hroughout the year for »leasure and bus.ness travel, having accommodation for 50% : THE RUSSELL, OTTAWA.The Palace Hotel of Canada.This magnificent new Hotel, fitted up in the most modern style, is now open.The Russel contains accommodations for over FOUR HUNDRED GUESTS, with pas sage and baggage elevators, and commande a eplendid view of the city, Parliamentary grounds, river and canal.Capital having business with the Govern ment find it most convenient to stop at the Russel, where they can always meet leading public men.The entire Hotel is supplied with escapes, and in case of fire thers would not be any confusion or danger.Every attention paid to guests, AMES A.GOIN, Proprie:cr._ February 5 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.EI REVERE HOUSE, Mrs.MoNE:1, Proprietress First class Commercial and Private Hotel.Good Sampie Rooms, convenient Rearlway and Steamboata, Medical.NORMARN\u2019S Flectro-Curative Belt Institution ESTABLISHED 1874.Norman\u2019s Curative Electric Belts Bands, Insoles and Trusses, are guaranteed to be the best remedy known for the immediate relief and permanent cure of Nervous Debility, Lame Back, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, all Liver, Stomach and Ches Complaints, Constipation, all Diseases o the Nerves, Genital Organs and Rupture.Circular and Consultation Free.A.NORMAN, 4 Queeu Street East, Toronto, Ont, J.A.HARTE, Druggist, Montreal, Agent, May 21 120 THE NEW WARD.Next Saturday afternoon the official transfer of the Municipality of Hochelaga to the City of Montreal will take place at half-past two.A monumental stone to commemorate the event will be erected on the occasion, at the limits, near the Ruisseau Migeon.His Worship Mayor Beaudry will preside, and a large assortment of hand-painted cards of L.Touzin\u2019s Hairine will be given to the public.L.Touzin's Hairine, THE GREAT ENGLISH:REMEDY, Stops the Falling of the Hair, Removes Dandruff, Cures.Itching For wale everywhere, 50 cts.per bottle, and by J.H.TOUZIN & CO., 94 Notre Dame Street, Montreal, December 21 304 ; Clark Meacham, of Visitors to the « LAROSES FAMILY LINIMENT, Lavonia station N.Y., writes :\u2014\u201c I had lame back and jà ! shoulder for many years, and after trying ; many other linimients, I did not get any \" better ; I saw the above liniment adver i tized, I bought some of it ; after using one bottle I was cured.I recommend the liniment to all.\u201d \u20ac Wholesale by H.SUGDEN EVANS & Co, H.HASWELL & Co., Montreal.259 \u2014\u2014\u2014 ! | _ October 30 + DR.154, loves] I (AFTER.) CTRO-VOLTAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES are sent on 30 Days\u2019 Trial TO MEN ONLY, YOUNG OR OLD, who are suffer : ing from Nervous DEBILITY, ST VITALITY, W'ASTING WEAKNRESES, and ail those diseases of & PERSONAL NATURE, resulting from ABUsES &n OTHER CAUSES.Speedy rellef and complete restoration to HEALTH, VIGOR and MANHOOD GUARANTEED.Send at once for Illustrated Pamphlet free.Address VOLTAIC BELT CO., Marshall, Mich.November 23 W D fmw 280 AIR DESTROYER\u2014ALEX.ROSSS' DEPILATORY removes bair from the face, neck and arms; 3s.6d, per bot tle ; sent by post, secretly packed, for $l.Hair Dye, for light or \u201cdark colours; Oil of Cantharides, for growth of hair ; Curl ing Fluid; Bloom of Roses, for giving beauty to the lips and cheeks; the Skin: tightener, for furrows; Liquid for black specks, each 3s.6d., sent Ty post for $L plints for crooked limbs, 21s.; Medicine for obesity, 5s.; Complexion Pills, 26.94.3 Nose Machine, for shapening the nose, 108 6d.; Ear Machine, for outstanding ears, 10s.6d, ; sent for $3.\u201421 Lamb\u2019s Conduit street, High Holborn, London.Had of all Chemists, or of LYMAN & SONS, Drug gists, Montreal.MANGE NESTOR, 1s A victim of early impradauce, cuasing LETVOUL aobile « Ît5, preronture decay, cte., having tried in vein eve known remedy, has d ored a simple meersof sel | cure, which Le will seed FREE to his feiiow-suiterers ; Adûress, J.HU.REEVES, 43 Chatho\u2014 8u, Ne +08 July 9 mwf 162 pe rer \u2014 a ?i iscelianeans.i 5 U R E F | T y N When I say cure i do not mean werely to stop à on oT i C E x a time and thon have them: return again, I mean THE ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE COMPANY will apply to Parliament, at its approaching session, for power to allow the Shareholders, at any meeting called for that purpose, to reduce the number of Directors to not less than five.ARTHUR GAGNON, Secretary.Montreal, 14th December, 1883.2m 299 THE MONTREAL HERALD AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE is printed and published b the MONTREAL HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY (Limited).{mL __ a radl- cal cure, I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPEY or FALLING SICKNESS s life-long study.warranty Jomody to cure the worst cases.Because others aat ( falled {s no reason for not now receiving a cure.Sen thie once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infall a remods.$0tve 1 Express and Post Office.It costs 7° Rothing for a , snd will cure you.ddross Dr.H.G, ROOT, 183 Pearl St., New York I \"NO ADVERTISERS.\u2014 Lowest Rates for ak vertising in 970 good newspapers sers free.Address .GEO., P.ROWELL & CO.Spruce St., N.Y, PTION.NS J have æ positive remedy for the above diseaso; by it® Tse thousands of cases of the worst kind and of long s:andinghave been cured, Indeed, s0 strong 19 prit in is efficacy, that will send TWO BOTTLES user together with a VALUABLE TREATISE on this d18¢ to any sufferer.Give Express and P.O.address.2 ok.DR.T.A, SLOCUM, 18) Pearl 8t., New Yorks ld 2 har a PN bed I A Va bad HR pau: ev A Curr ee of bu wd OO Crd bad pm pd de in ent ng tle, al, if, ion and ing Any vex one the THE MONTREAL HERALD AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 LOCAL NEWS, Bock & Co\u2019s genuine Golden Eagle Princess Cigars, S.Hyman, 308 Notre Dame Street.Mr.W.E.Spoaw sold on Monday by rivate contract the residence No.96 Bathedral street for $3,300 and expenses, to Mr.McCall.Boy one of our life preserving pants.Sold only at the \u201c Standard \u201d Clothing Hall, 41 aud 43 Notre Dame street west, old St.Joseph street.Tickers for the Montreal Engineers\u2019 play ¢ The White Slave,\u201d on Friday and Saturday, are for sale at Messrs.Drysdale\u2019s, St.James street, at Manton\u2019s and at Hughes & Stephenson\u2019s, Craig street, at Brown & Sons, Bleury street, and at Lindsay\u2019s Piano Store, St.Catherine street.Box plan at Nordheimer\u2019s, Tue Passive SHow.\u2014Should any of our visitors desire dress suits or single garments, they can be satisfactorily and promptly made in the best etvle and finish with perfection of fit, by L.Robinson, 31 Beaver Hall, MoNTREAL PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM.\u2014We are requested to remind the friends of the Montreal Protestant Orphan Asylum that the annual meeting (D.V.) will be held in the House of the Institution, 1545 St.Catherine Street, on Wednesday next, the 13th instant, at 2.30 p.m.A large attendance is respectfully solicted.m A LARGE variety of boys\u2019 and youths\u2019 clothing, in all the latest styles.Call and see them at the ¢ Standard\u201d Clothing Hall, 41 and 43 Notre Dame street west, old St.Joseph street.THE annual meeting of the Kingston and Montreal Forwarding Company, limited, was held at their office yesterday, when the following were elected directors for the ensuing vear, viz :\u2014A.Gunn, Esq., M.P., Senator Jas.G.Ross, Thomas Cramp, James Swift and William Stewart.Boarp oF REevisors.\u2014The Board of Revisors met yesterday morning, Ald.Laurent in the chair.There were also present Ald.Tansey, Roy, Holland and McShane.Six voters qualified themselves to vote in St, Mary\u2019s Ward.Ald.McShane submitted a long list of voters in St.Ann\u2019s Ward disqualified for non-payment of arrears or :tatute labor tax.The list was referred to the City Treasurer for examination.HanpsoMe blue snowshoe suits for la dies and gents, ready-made and made to order, at the \u201c\u201c Standard \u201d Clothing Hall, 41 and 43 Notre Dame street west, old St.Joseph street.ST.LAURENT Cuurca\u2014At a meeting held on Sunday last of the churchwardens and parishioners of the church of St.Laurent, it was resolved to demolish the towers and front of the church and rebuild them according to designs submitted by Messrs.F.& D.A.Lapointe, architects, of this city.Work will be commenced at once, and it is estimated to cost about $12,000.The interior of the church will also be remodelled, ard the whole will probably cost $26,000.Warm Wrars.\u2014 Half the enjoyment of our winter out-door amusements is lost by visitors not being provided with a good overcoat.Therefore I would suggest to those now in the city, that they should look over my stock of sample overcoats, which I venture to say have no equal\u2014 besides being far cheaper than New York or Boston prices.American cutter, and every satisfaction guaranted.L.Robinson, Raavor Hall THe ANNUAL MEETING of the Merchants\u2019 Manufacturing Company was held yesterday afternoon at the Cotton Mill, St.Henri, and the report of the Directors read and adopted.After which the following gentlemen were elected Directors of the Com- any for the ensuing year :\u2014Messrs.G.Dheney.A.A.Ayer, J.P.Cleghorn, J.R.Ward, Jonathan Hodzson, Robert Mackay and J.3.McLachlan.At a subsequent meeting of the Board Mr.Clieney was reelected President and Mr.Ayer Vice-Presi- dent.Business Axp PLEASURE.\u2014Combining a little advantageous business with much pleasure will enable our American friends at present in the city to secure fur sets, fur-lined and sample overcoats and suits, at Canadian prices, with all the style and finish of States made articles.Therefore I \u201ccordially invite visitors to favor me with their commands.Selections and variety unequalled.American as well as English cutters.Promptness and satis faction certain.L.Robinson, fashionable tailor, 31 Beaver Hall bill, near the Windsor Hotel.STANDARD GooDS, standard prices and standard styles, at the \u2018\u201c Standard\u201d Clothing Hall, 41 and 43 Notre Dame street west, old St.Joseph street.An inspection invited.Mer Her ar Tee -CarnivaL \u2014Last Saturday forenoon a telegram was received at Newport, Vt., from the conductor of the express train due there atl p.m.from Montreal, asking that the town clerk and a minister be at the depot on thea rrival of the train.The request was complied with, and when the train pulled up at the station it was found that a man from Newport, N.H., and a woman from Manchester wished to be married.The bridegroom was 67 years old and the bride 61, and the parties were 1eturning from the Carnival when acquaintance had been formed which resulted in so prompt a union.As the Memphremagog house was as near the Wain as the depot the party adjourned to that hotel and the knot was tied in the presence of an interested crowd of passengers, train hands and villagers.A Vice-Recar Expranarion.\u2014Mr.A.J.Corriveau, president of Le Trappeur S.S.Club, has received the following letter from Lord Melgund :\u2014 To the President of Le Trappeur Snowshoe 31R,\u2014His Excellency observed in the Mont- Yel newspapers a statement that upon the OCasion of his visit to the slides of the Lans- One Toboggan Club, on Tharsday night, a dep tation of members of Le Trappeur Club Was nrattendance to receive him.As you &T¢ Dthably aware, Their Excellencies found it imInsible, owing to the crowded state of hestres, to approach the slides by the Toute Wich they had intended to follow, and t was, nidoubt, owing to this that they had not the Pasure of meeting the gentlemen of your clubwho had been good enough to assemble in snor of their visit.Their Excellencies, hotver, none the less appreciate the complimenwhich you wished to pay them, and I am ssired to convey to you, and W Tough you the members of the club, His ixcellency S>rdial thanks, and the expression of his regst, that, owing to the above Arcumatance e should not have had the vantages Ofmeeting them on Thursday night.T HAVE 1\u20ac honor to be, Sir, pur most ob\u2019t servant, MELGUND.DramoxD Cox XAMOND.\u2014Shortly after eleven oclock last ight cries of murder, police, ete., were hurd to issmed from the well known establhment of Joe Beef.The police hearing th ories were soon on \u20ac spot, when it was vund that the cause of the disturbance watthat two of Joe's boarders were engaged in a fisticen- 6 unter.The officers promptly arrested the pugnacious individuals, and they were brought to the central station, When there it became a literal case of * diamond cut diamond,\u201d they entering counter charges, accusing each other of stealing a pair of pants and vest.After each of the contes- tantg had made eloguent and exhaustive addresses to the officers in charge, in sup- ort of his claims, the officer decided upon ocking up Alfred Richard, whom he judged the most guilty of the two, the other Joseph Bourguigon, was allowed to depart, promising to reappear to-morrow to prosecute ; and Alfred was led off to the cells, swearing vengeance on all concerned in the matter, particularly the officer who arrested him, Memo For Visirors.\u2014During each summer season large numbers of Americans visit Montreal, and whilst here, with characteristic shrewdness, embrace the opportunity of getting a complete outfit in the way of clothing, the prices here being so much less than in the States.Many of these visitors favor Mr.I.Robinson, 31 Beaver Hall, with their orders, he being noted for the excellent variety and quality of his stock and the perfection of style and fit, as well as the artistic manner in which garments are finished.Gentlemen visiting the city during Carnival week de siring to embrace similar advautages can have their work executed at short notice.American cutters and satisfaction guaranteed.A specialty is made of fur collars and cuffs for overcoats made to button on and fit perfectly, in seal, otter and beaver.Sets supplied and buttons sewed on in ten minutes, PERSONAL.J.W.Bengough and wife have arrived in the city on a short visit.They are registered at the St.Lawrence Hall.Mr.George W.Fellows, ¢ Romeo,\u201d of the New York Mail and Express, arrived in the city on Monday night, and leaves to-day for Ottawa to look over matters and things in Parliament.AMUSEMENTS.Academy of Music.THE MONTREAL ENGINEERS.The performances to be given in the Academy on Friday and Saturday evenings by the Montreal Engineers, assisted by the Grand Trunk Amateur Dramatic Club, promise to be among the most suc cessful amateur entertainments given in the city this season.The scene of the play\u2014The White Slave, or the Flag of Freedom\u2014is laid in one of the West India islands, where a revolt of the slaves takes place.This furnishes an excellent opportunity to lay the plot aud give the play a military character.This energetic corps is sure to score a success.Already, we believe,a very large number of tickets have been sold.Dime Muscam, There was a crowded house at the Mechanics\u2019 Hall last night.The enter tainment is a good one, and should be seen hy all.Remember there are two performances daily.THE CANADIAN WOMEN\u2019S BOARD OF MISSIONS.At three o\u2019clock yesterday afternoon the above Society held their regular monthly meeting in the Hall of the Women\u2019s Christian Association, Metcalfe street.A very large number of the lady members of the Society were present.Miss Forte presided in the absence of the President, Mrs.Mc- Dougall, absent through illness.The minutes of the previous meeting being read, a highly interesting letter was read from Miss Tianey McCallam, tract distributor, in Constantinople, giving a des cription of her work, and ot the success which was attending her labors among the Greek \u2018and Turkish children I The letter also contained a very beautiful description of life and scenes in Hastern lands.The treasurer\u2019s report being read showed that the balance of the fuuds on hand after settling various items of expenditure was $94.95, which was considered very satisfactory.Miss McMasters, of the Presbyterian Women\u2019s Missionary Society, being present answered geveral questions in regard to her field of labor, which were listened to with much interest.The secretary then read an official letter from Ottawa announcing that the mersorial of the Society to the Queen in regard to child marriage in India had been forwarded, and that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had written, acknowledging its receipt and stating that he would have it laid before Her Majesty.Miss Wilson was offered and accepted the charge of the jouvenile branch of the Missionary Society, which was stated to be also in a flourish- mg condition.Before the close of the meeting it was announced by Miss Foote that Montreal was soon to have a visit from Mr.and Mrs.Windson, Indian Missioners, and It was decided to invite Mrs.Windson to address the society, the time and place to be hereafter named.The meeting then adjourned.rer OUT-DOOR BOARD OF RELIEF.The Committee, to whom the duty is committed of distributing relief, are now in the middle of the winter, under the necessity of once more appealing to their fellow citizens for additional supplies.The number of families aided weekly is increasing.Last Thursday there were upwards of 200 so helped.A large number of these cannot obtain work of any kind ; others are widows ; others, histories of various kinds, but ali needing fuel and bread.Help us, and we shall be as careful as possible, with the aid and reports of the visitations made by the Protestant Associated Charities.Subscriptions, so urgently needed, may be sent to any member of the Board, or to D.McMillan, Secretary of the Protestant House of Industry and Refuge.CHARLES ALEXANDER, Jd oHN SINCLAIR, E.E.SHELTON, N.B.CoRsE, Jas.Moore, W.D.Stroup, HEexry Drerruss, IMPORTANT When you visit or leave New York City -ave Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire and stop at Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot.450 elegant rooms, fitted up at a cost of one million dollars, reduced to $1 and upwards per day.European lan, Elevator.Restaurant supplied with he best.Horse cars, stages and elevated railroads to all depots.Families can live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at anv 4rst-ciass hotel in Lhe city \u2014e MOTHERS ! MOTHERS ! MOTHERS! Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth 3 If 80, go at once and get a bottle of MRS.WINS- LOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, It will relieve the poor little sufterer immediately\u2014depend upon it; there is no mistake about it.There is not a mother on earth who has ever used it, who will not tell you at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother, and relief and health to the child, operating like magic.It is perfectly safe to use in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the prescrip- tionof one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States.Sold everywhere.Twenty-five cents a bottle.LAW INTELLIGENCE.Tukspax, 12th February, 1884, Superior Court.FIRST DIVISION-\u2014ENQUETE AND MERITS.Present\u2014The Honorable Mr.RAIXVILLE.The case of C.H.Walters vs.Joseph St.Onge was resumed.The evidence was concluded, the parties were heard on the merits, and the case was taken en delibere- Messrs.Greenshields & Co.for plaintiff.Messrs.Loranger & Co.for defendant.The following case was then heard on the nierits, and taken en delibere :\u2014The City of Montreal vs.Dame M.E.C.Per.rault.Mr.R.Roy, Q.C., for plaintiff.Messrs, Judali & Co.for defendant.The case of Samuel Bornstein vs.Zelie Davis was then taken up, and continued to the 13th inst.Messrs.Abbott & Co.for plaintiff.Messrs.Walker & Co.for defendant.In À.L.Kent et al, vs.T.Smith et al, judgment was ordered to be drawn for p'aintitf.2.Messrs, Mercier & Co.for plaintiffs.Messrs.Doherty & Co.for defendants.The following cases were struck from the roli ,\u2014 Drummond vs.FaJardeau.Leduc vs.the City of Montreal.Emard vs, the City of Montreal.Pratt et al vs.Oatell.Frederick Wheeler, insolvent, the Sun Mutual Insurance Co., contesting.Present\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice PAPINEAU.The case of Joseph Rassoni vs.Daniel Murray, was then taken up and the examination of witnesses proceeded with.Messrs.Doutre & Co.for plaintiffs.Messrs.Duhamel & Co.for defendant.Present\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice LoRANGER Pinsonneault et al, vs.La Banque Jacques Cartier et al\u2014The plaintiffs in this action are two of the daughters of the late Alfred Pinsonueault, who were minors at the time of their father\u2019s death, but are now of age, and bring action to declare illegal, null and void an act of tutorship appointing the late Dr.Schmidt their tutor during their minority, and an obligation to which he became a party for the sum of $60,000 with interest, as having been given to their prejudice without proper and sufficient authority.On the institution of this action the Banque Jacques Cartier took an action against the estate Tor the amount of the obligation.Justice These two cases were heard on their merits and taken ea delibere.oo Messrs.Judah & Co.for the plaintiffs Pinsonneauit.Messrs, Lacoste Co.for the Bank.THIRD DIVISION.JUDGMENTS, Present\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice Mara 1EU.Burland vs.The Grand Trunk Railway.\u2014Tlhis was an action of damages brouzht against the defendant for damages caused by the death of plaintiff\u2019s father who was run over by a train.There was no proof of negligence on the part of the company, and the action must be dismissed with costs.Messrs.Adam & Co.for plaintiff.Mr.Macrae, Q.C., for defendant.Present\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice Douerty.His Honor, on coming on the Bench, remarked that in the cases in which he was about to render judgment there was nothing of importance to be said.He came there more for the purpose of disposing of the cases, and consequently he would pronounce judgment without unnecessary discussion, Isaac B.Graham: ct al ro.Deonjamin If.Bennett\u2014Judgment for $704.62, amount of a promissory note Capias and saisie arret declared good and valid.; Mr.Benjamin for plaintiff.Messrs.Greenshields & Co.for defendant.George M.Kinghorn vs.Jos.Ostigny et al\u2014Judgment for $303.81 on a promissory note.Messrs, Macmaster & Co.for plaintift.Mr.Maclaren, Q.C., for defendant.In La Banque Ville Marie vs.H.Lionais es qualite\u2014Judgment for $7,607.78 on a promissory note.In this case the defendant pleaded that the plaintiff held other notes upon which it had instituted action, and that all its claims should have been joined in one a:t'O 1, so as not to incur unnecessary costs.The judgment would go for the amount of the notes, but with costs against the plaintiff, as the latter had no right to separate its action in that way.Such a course should not be sanctioned, as it was unfair to compel a defendant to defend himself when a separate action should not have been brought.Messrs, Lrudel & Co.fur plaintiff.Messrs.Doutre & Co.for defendant.Present\u2014The Hon.Mr.Justice TorRANCE.In the case of George Stephen et al, petitioners for a writ of injunction against the Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway Company, and J.C.Hatton petitioner in intervention.Mr.O\u2019Halloran, Q.C., presented a motion to discharge the inscription on the ground that it was irregularly and prematurely made.In sup- ort of his motion he referred to article ,003 of the Code of Civil Procedure\u2014The case of the Merchants Bank vs.the Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway Com- pany\u2014in which it was decided that inci- cidental proceedings must be governed by the ordinary proceedure.The Judge\u2014Proceedings on injunctions are summary and not subject to the ordinary delays.r.Morris\u2014Mr.Hatton petitions to intervene as a shareholder in the company, owning shares, and as a bondbolder.To this the petitioners for injunction reply that he has no interest, that the shares are illegally hold by him.They do not answer the allegation that he is a bondholder.I propose to prove that le holds shares in the company.Michael Lonergan, advocate, was then sworn\u2014l am the Secretary-Treasurer of the M.B.& P.Railway Company, and have been such for upwards of six years.I am also a director.Be'ng shewn a stock certificate of the M.B.& P.Railway, he replied it was signed by him and by Mr.8, B.Willett.Mr.W.Mett was the President of the company.The stock certificate was for 670 shares and was in the name of John Cassie Hatton.CROSS-EXAMINED.Mr.Hatton stated to me that the stock belonged to his clients although it was in his name and that personally he had no interest in it.RE-EXAMINED, The 38 bonds of $1,000 each now shown to me are, | have no doubt, genuine.I believe Mr.Hatton has physical possession of these bonds.The intervening party\u2019s enquete was then declared closed.Mr.Morris then proceeded to reply to the objection to the sufficiency of the inscription and submitted that the delays were summary in proceedings of this kind.Mr.Geoffrion, Q.C., submitted that the decision in the Merchants Bank cited did not apply as the cases were not similar.The preliminary objection was then taken en delibere.Mr.O\u2019Halloran, Q.C., for petitioners for injunction, Mr.Louergan for the Company.Mr.Geoffrion, Q.C., and Mr.Morris for the petitioner in intervention, CIVIC AFFAIRS.Water Committee, Ald.Donovan presided st the meeting of the Water Committee yesterday afternoon, when there were present Ald.Holland, Fairbairn and Rolland Mr.Hutchinson and other directors of the Cote St.Antoine Water Company appeared before the Commitlee to petition for the transfer of the water contract from the municipality to the Company.The Committee were agreed upon re commending the proposed change to Council, but the Chairman thought it would be impossible to have the agreement ratified till aiter the hrst of March, as no new business would Le taken up by the present Council.Mr.Lapierre, tue accountant, asked for instructions regarding corporations using water in Hochelaga Ward.It was decided to charge these companies for water at Hochelaga rates up to Dec.21st, 1883, the date of annexation, and at city rates from that time onward.; The committee decided to recommend an increase on the salaries of Messrs.Filteau aud Dow.A claim was submitted from Messrs S.H.& A.8.Ewing, 57 St.James street, for $266.18 damages sustained by leakage through the foundation wall.After many excavations the D.partment had discovered an old service pipe in the buried foundations of Little St.James street.The claim was referred to the City Attorney.Another claim was presented by W.Reed, Richardson street, tor $50 damages for loss caused by flooding of cellar due to the bursting of a Corpuraticn hydrant.Referred to City Attorney.WATER WASTE.Mr.Lesage submitted the following report :\u2014 On the nightof Sunday, January 27th inst., there was made a series of tests to ascertain the rate of consumption of water by the city.Fifteen tests were made, the first at midnight on Sunday, and the las: at 4 a.m.Monday.The different tests varied but slightly in their results, and indicated an average rate of consumption.Of seven and a half millions of gallons per twenty-four hours.This is a larger rate than on November 4th or 25th, when similar tests were made.On the former occasion the rate was 7,031,000 gallons, and on the latter 6,356,080.The quantity actually expended in the fonr hours of last Sunday\u2019s test Was one and a quarter million gallons out of à total daily consumption of ten millions.If the waste went on the same rate during the day it would amount to three-quarters of the entire consum ption.But this is not the case.For onething a consumer cannot use and waste atthe same time from the same tap, so that the waste from taps must cease at least while the legitimate supply is being drawn from them.Again the fact that the houses are better heated in the day time (thus diminishing the risk of freezing pipes) lessens the temptation to keep the taps open.Leaky pipes also will waste least when the draught in their vicinity is largest, the pressure then being smallest.The temperature at McTavish Reservoir during the tests, was from 5° to 109 below zero.Lows LESAGE, ; Superintendent.Montreal, Jan.29th, 1884.The claim of Cote St.Paul for taxes on the aqueduct property, which had been already paid to the Municipality of Verdun.A sale of the aqueduct was advertised for March; 5th.Mr.Roy, City Attorney, gave as his opinion that the claim of Cote St.Paul was, according to the Lieut-Governor\u2019s proclamation, defining the limits of the municipality, wholly without foundation and should be resisted.He was empowered by a resolution of the committee to take the necessary legal proceedings.Ir.Lesage\u2019s patent pneumatic stopcock, fully described in the HERALD a few weeks ago, was then shown to the committee, who expressed themselves well satisfied with its working, The committee then adjourned.ON THIRTY DAYS\u2019 TRIAL.THE VoLTAIC BELT Co.,Marshall, Mich.wi} fend Dr.Dye\u2019s Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are, afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of health and manly vigor.Address as above.N.B.\u2014No risk is neurred as thirty days trial is ailowed.\u2014 rr mm Sliscellansous.ATCH REPAIRING.\u2014 Chronometers, Duplex, striking, Fly Back, and other costly and difficult watches repaired with certainty and success ; over 45 years experience in the English and continental watchmaking establishments is a guarantee of good work.Charges very cheap.Established 1858.HENRY GRANT & SUN, 26 Beaver Hall Terrace.February 12 37 ENTRAL EMPLOYMENT AND AGENCY BUREAU, 1082 St.Cathe rine Street, Montreal.: M.T.CORCORAN, General Superintendent, January 8 3m 7 W.J.POTTER, Designer and Engraver on We od, 242 St JAMES STREET, (Room 9).\"he on] Bugraver In Canada using the Celebrated Baker Seven Combination Engraving Machine,\u201d producing Engraving hitherto, unequaled in Canada.Specimens on application.January 4 +4 Art Association of Montreal, Gallery of Puintiogs and Statuary, PHILLIPS\u2019 SQUARE.Open from 10 AM.to 3 P.M.Admission\u2014Non-Members, 25 cts.( SATURDAYS FREE, January 25 CARNIVAL MUSIC i \u201c Souvenirs du Canada Quadrille,\u201d with colored view of Quebec.\u2018\u2018 Souvenir du Canada Valse,\u201d with winter view of Montmorenci Falls,\u201d in colors.\u201cThe Lyra Polka,\u201d composed for the Carnival Ball.¢ The Rink Galop\u201d\u2014Vocal.\u201c The Queen\u2019s Canadian Quadrille \u201d on Canadian National Songs.For sale by HENRY PRINCE, 228 St.James St.February 2 29 DRUMMOND COLLIERY, BITUMINOUS VOALS, (Large or Small) Delivered by Carload on Line of the Intercolonial & Grand Trunk Railways.THE INTERCOLONIAL COAL MINING COMPANY, 199 Commissioners Street, MONTREAL.| December 19 w 302 Hailways.SES pme feds CENT \u201cGreen Mountain Route,\u201d Two Express Trains daily to Now York with Pullman and Wagner Sleeping and Parlor Cars attached, Three Express Trains daily to Boston with Pullman\u2019s Buffet Parlour and Bleeping Cars attached.TRAINS LEAVE MONTREAL.8.39 am.\u2014Fast Train arriving at St.Albans 10.50 a.m., Burlington 12.10 p.m., Montpelier 12.56 p.m., White River Junctio» 2.40 Lm.and Boston, via Concord, Manchester and Lowell, 7.05 pm New London 9.50 p.m., and New York via Springfield at 11.10 p.m.5,30 p.m.\u2014Night Express\u2014Arriving at St.Albans 7.55 p.m., Burlington 9.10 p.m., Rut- land 11.20 p.m.Troy 2.05 a.m., Albany 2.25 am.and New York 7.30 a.m.Also te Waterloo and Magog, Montpelier, White River Junction, Bellows Falls, Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield, New York, via New Haven and Boston, via Fitchburg, arrfy- ing 9 37 a.m.«30 p.m.\u2014Bosten Night Express\u2014Arriv- ing St.Albans 10.40 p,rn., Burlington 12.10 a.m., Montpelier 1.00 a.m., White River June- tion 2.55 a.m., Concord 5.35 a.m., Manchester 6.18 a.m., Lowell 7.38 a.m., and Boston 8.38 am.\" Close connection at White River June- tion for all New England points.+ GOING NORTH.The Night Express via Troy leaves New York at 6.30 p.m., arriving in Montreal at 25 a.m, Day express leaves Boston, via Fitchburg 8.00 2.m., via Lowell 8.30 a.m., ar riving at Montreal 8.30 p.m.Fast Train leaves Boston via Lowell at 1.08 p.m., New York via Springfield at 9.00 a.m., arriving Montreal 11.05 p.m., with Pullman Buffet arlor Cars to Montreal without change.Night Expressleaves Boston, via Lowell, at 7.00 p.1n., via Fitchburg, 8 p.m., Ro New York at 4.30 p.rn., via Springfield, a.ing in Montreal at 8.25 am.Fer Tickets and Freight Rates, apply, at Central Vermont Railroad Office 136 St James Street.A.C.STONEGRAVE, Canadian Passenger Agent, 8.W.CUMMINGS, J.W.HOBAR' Gen\u2019l.Passenger Agent February 5 Gen'l.Manager.Eastern Division.THE OLD RELIABLE.MONTREAL AND OTTAWA, SFHORT LINE.Winter Arrangements, In effect MONDAY, DEC.24,1883, Trains run by Standard Time (6 minutes slower than Montreal Time).Local Fast | local TIME TABLE |Express.Express.Express Leave Montreal.| 7.00 a.m| 8.45 a.m| 4.30 pa Arrive Ottawa.|11.30 a.m|12.15 p.m| 9.07 p.m Leave Ottawa.] 8.15 a.m} 4.30 p.m, 8.35 p.m Arrive Montreal.[12.45 p.m| 8.0%) p.m!i0.58 p.m THE CELEBRATED CALUMET, LACHINE and CARILLON, Three of the Grandest Drawing Room Cars in America, are run on the Fast Express Trains \u2018between MONTREAL AND OTTAWA.Close connections at Ottawa with Trains te and from BROCKVILLE, PERTH, SUDBURY NORTH BAY, PEMBROKE, REN- FREW, ARNPRIOR, and all points in the Upper Ottawa Valley.For full information regarding Time Tables of ali Through and Local Trains, Tickets, Seats in Parlor Cars, &c., apply at the Company\u2019s New City Ticket Office, 154 St.JAMES St.Windsor Hotel Ticket Office, Quebec Gate Station, Hochelaga and Mile-End Depots.GEO.W.HIBBARD, Asst.-Gen.Pass.Agent.W.C.VAN HORNE, ARCHER BAXER Gen, Manager.Gen, Supt.February 5 31 Intercolonial Railway WINTER ARRANGEMENT.Commencing 10th December, IS83 THROUGH EXPRESS PASSENGER TRAINS RUN DAILY (Sunday excepted) as follows: Leave Point Levi.Arrive Riviere du Loup 12.05 P.M.: «Trois Pistoles.A5 4 Rimouski.8.u0 \u20186 \u2018Little Metis.4.11 * Campbellton.,.50 < Dalhousie .8.30 \u201c Bathurst.cesse ss 1033 + Newcastle.1216 A.M Moncton .3.40 #6 St.John.7,00 «6 HaAlfAx.L.css no sns esse nas 12.10 P.M.The Grand Trun Trains leaving Montreal at 10.00 P.M.connect at Chaudiere Junction with these trains.The Trains to Halifax and St.John run through to their destinations on Sunday.The Pullman Car leaving Montreal on Monday, Wednesday and Friday rung through to Halifax, and the one leaving én Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to St.John.Ali trainsare run by Eastern Standard Time.P#-THROUGH TICKETS may be obtained via rail and steamer to all points on the Lower St.Lawrence and in the Maritime Provinces, For tickets andall information in regard to passenger fares, rates of freight, train arrangements, &c., app to G.W.ROBINSON, Eastern Freight and Passenger Agent, 136 St.JAMES STREET (Opposite St.Lawrence Hall \u2019 Montreal.D.POTTINGER, Chief Superintendent.Moncton, N.B., Dec.7th, 1888.294 Em TI Canals RAILROADS.SARATOGA LINE Saratoga, \u2018Troy, Albany, Boston New Tork, Philadelphia.AND ALL POINTS SOUTH AND EAS?a fast express train The only line runnin, New York\u2014leaving between Montreal an Montreal at 6.10 p.m.Fast Trains leave Montreal : 8.00 a.m\u2014Fast Day Express, WagnerDraw1 Room Car tached, for Saratoga.Troy an Albany and New York, arriving in New York at 10.00 p.m.6.10 p.m.\u2014Night Express\u2014Wagner's Elegant Sleeping Car runs through to New York without change, arriving in New York at 7.30 a.m.next morning.his Train makes close connection at Troy and Albany with Sleeping Car Train for Boston, artiving at 9.20 2.12.New Yorg Through Malls and Express eared via this wine.res nation given, and Tickets sold, at all Grand Trunk Offices, and at the Company's Ofhee 143 St.James Street, Montreal.D.M.KENDRICK, CHAS.C, MCFAL! General Pass\u2019r Ageat, General Agent Albany, N.Y., Montre January 28 Professional Cards.RICHARDS & CAMERON, Barristers, Selicitors, &c., No.362 MAIN SIREET, (P.O.Box 1243.) WINNIPEG.\u2014\u2014\u2014 A.E.RicHarps.| J.D.Camæron._Jauvary 28 LI Au BUSTEED & WHITE, Advocates, Barristers and Solicitors, FORESTRY CHAMBERS, 132 ST.JAMES STREET, MONTREAL, E, B.Besrevn, B.A , B.C.L.W.J.WarrE,$B.A., B.C.L.292 December 7 DUNN & BENNIE, Accountants, Auditors, Commercial and Financial Agents, NOFRE DAME ST.EAST, (Opposite Bank of Montreal.) WINNIPEG, MAN.Special attention given to Insoivent matters.Estates in Trust carefully and econom- leally administered.Collections made.Information cheerfully Even.Correspondence invited.Address Box 811, P.O., Winnipeg.Rosr.Doxx.| THos.BENNIE, November % 281 STUART & FAIR, NOTARIES, lssuers of Marriage Licenses, Commissioners for Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.13 HOSPITAL STREET.ERNEST STUART.| Joux Far, Jr.September 10 216 McINTYRE & LEWIS, Barristers and Solicitors, PARLIAMENTARY and DEPARTMENTAL AGENTS Land Patents and Patents of Invention Procured.Solicitors of the Bank of Montreal, OTTAWA.A.F.MoINryre, | J.TrAveRrs Luwis.October 17 276 ANDREW A.WILSON, STOCK BROKER, (Member of Montreal,Stock Exchange.) Stock boughtiand sold for cash or on margin, Office : Hamilton Chambers, 17,8T.JOHN ST.(P: O.Box 1867.) October 27 257 H.SANDFIELD MACDONALD, (Late Maclennan & Macdonald.) Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, Notary, &c.Solicitor for the Ontario Bank.CORNWALL, Ont.N.B.\u2014Special facilities for makin rompt Collections throughout Ontario an anitoba.June 28 153 LEITCH & PRINGLE, BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY, NOTARIES PUBLIC, &o., CORNWALE.ONT.Jas.Leiren.J R.W.PrixeLE August 25 w 203 FHiscellansous, Safes! Safes! Safes! THE MOST PROVED Fire and Burglar Proof Safes.Iron Vault Doors, Iron Shutters.Also, all kinds of Bank Securities.Combination, Bank and Safe locks.Openiag Sates and repairing done cheaply.Combination locks put on Second-hand afes.A.AHERN, 577 Craig Street.January 9 8 BARB WIRE FENCING.FIRST PRIZE awarded us at the Exhi bition held in Montreal, September, 1882, and SILVER MEDAL for the Machine used in the manufacture of same.THE MANITOBA Four-Point Barb \u2018Calvanized Stee! Wire Fencing.Ordinary Fencing Barbs 74 inches apart.Hog Wire for bottom line, Barbs 44 inches apart.Plain Twisted Wire Fencing, without Barbs, at REDUCED RATES.B&¥ Send for Circulars and Price Lists.THE CANADA WIRE COY H.R.IVES, President and Manager, QUEEN STREET, Montreal.January 10 9 Montreal Loan & Mortgage Co'y, And TRUST COMPANY.ENCORPORATED 1858.CAPITAL, - .- $1,000,000.00 Loan money on REAL ESTATE and PUR E MORTGAGES.This Company is authorized to act in any position of Trust, either as Executor, Adu inistrator, Guardian, Trustee or Re ceiver.Registrars and Transfer Agents of the Stecks and Bonds of Incorporated Companies.Trustees of Mortgages executed by Railroad and other Corporations.INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.DEBENTURES : Issue Sterling Debentures payable in Loudon ; also, Currency Debentures, payable in Canada.BOARD OF DIRECTORS: M.H.GAULT, Esq, M.P., President.Hon.A.W.OGILVIE, Vice-President, THEODORE HART, Esq.RICHARD BOLTON, Eq.A.F.GAULT, Esq.JAMES CRATHEEN.G.F.C.SMITH.Trustees and Executors are authorised } by Act of Parliament to invest in the De bentures of this Company.W.L.MALTBY, Manager.Office, No.181 St, James Street, Montreal, November 26 282 7 \u2014\u2014 rofessionar Œards.BEATTY,CHADWICK, BLACKSTOCK @6ALT, BEATTY,CHADWICK, BLACKSTOCK& NEVILLE, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, &c.E.M.CHADWICES BEA = EL THOMASP.GALT.ES.NEVERS C K.Offices - Bank of Toronto Buildings, Corner of Wellington and Ch ORONTO.ureh Sts, December 31 311 ERNEST STUART, STOCK BROKER, 13 HOSPITAL STREEI.Member of the Montreal Stock Exchange.January 17 15 H.JOSEPH & CO.Real Estate and General Financial Agents No.16 St.Sacrament St, .MONTREAL.Special attention given to the management of Estates, Renting, Collecting, &ec.December 24 306 PRIEUR & MACKAY, ACCOUNTANTS & GENERAL AGENTS 4 Hospital Street, Montreal.Cases of Insolvency and Trust Estates carefully managed.Rents and debts collected Correspondence solicited.F.X.PRIEUR.H.B.MACKAY.October 2 6m 235 JOHN FAIR, ACCOUNTANT.Commissioner for taking Affidavits o Ontario.115 ST.FRANCOIS XAVIER STREET.March 23 70 THOMAS DARLING, Accountant and Auoitor, 242 ST.JAMES STREET, MONTREAL.May 20 120 JOHN FULTON, Accountant and Auditor 242 8ST.JAMES STREET, MONTREAL.Novemoer 15 273 ARTHUR H.PLIMSOLL, Auditor and Accountant, HAMILTON CHAMBERS, ST.JOHN , MONTREAL, April 4 80 EDWARD EVANS, ACCOUNTANT, 215.S1.JAMES S1REET, Mora SED HEIMER'S HALL.te WALKER&BOWIE, ADVOCATES, BARRISTERS, &c., :Commisioners for all the Provinces.\u201c American War and Pensions Claims Collected.Marriage Licenses issued.59 ST.FRANCOIS XAVIER STREET D.E.Bowig,B.C.L.| W.8.WaLkxg, B.C.L, April 28 101 GIBBONS, McNAB & MULKERN, Attornies, Barristers and OEFIC&# Corner Richmond and Carling Streets LONDON, ONT.GEo.C.GssoNs | Gzo.MoNas.P.MurkeRn.January 3 2 RIDDELL & STEVENSON, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, | 22 St.John Street, Commissioners for the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba.A.F.Ripper.| A.W.Srevryson.November 274 MACLENNAN & LIDDELL, (Late Maclennan & Macdonald.) Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, &o., CORNWALL, Ont.D.B.MacLexnaN, Q.C.| J.W.Linperz, July 2 156 JOHN McDONALD, ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR, 230 St.James Street, Montreal EsTABLISHED 1867.Special attention given to auditing t books and statements of Joint Stock - panies and Corporations.January .201 H.MACMAHON, Q.C., MAIN STREET, WINNIPEG.January 12 10 MOFFAT & CALDWELL, Bankers, Stock and Real Estate Brokers, 444 MAIN STREET, WINNIPEG, Man Real estate bought and sold.Mortgages negotiated.Collections made.Correspondence invited.Address Drawer 1269, P.O., Winni g August 18 197 JOHN G.GRANT, Stock Broker.(Member Montreal Stock Exchan e.) Stocks and Bonds bought or sold for Cash or on margin.Office 3 Wesiern Chambers, 22 St.John Street.P.O.Box 34.July 12 165 JACKSON RAE, Office : Royal Iasurance Chambers, NOTRE DAME STREET.General Financial, Investment and cm mission Agent.Municipal or other Bonde and Stocks Bought and Sold.Loauron Mortgages or other Securities Etect} ed.Advances on Stocks, Merchandise or Commercia.Paper Negotiated.April 12 MacDOUGALL BROS., Stock Brokers, 69 SI.FRANCOIS XAVIER STRKET, Buy and Sell all Securities quoted on New York Stock Exchange, through their Agents, Messrs.Prince & Whitely.erms\u2014Ten per cent.margin on the par value, Commission for buying, } of one p cent, end same for selling, December 29 31% J.RIELLE, Lana Surveyor, 148 ST.iIJAMES STREET H.COTTE, Accountant and Auditor, Address P.O.Box No.1,866, Septembe~ RE ER SEE [SORA ry Tr \u2014\u2014\"\"\" \u2014 ~~ TT ma 8 THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.SINKAT CAPTURED.POPULAR PASTIMES.kioiredien d 8 Seri Ba Sn Miscellanzous.ebate on PParnell's Amendment Thompson 9 do.5 bxs; R J Tooke & co 2 cases; \u2014 _ Anan Last Night's Deb Te PR LoNDoN, Feb.12.\u2014In the House of Tooke Bros 3 do; L C de Tonuancour ldo; \u2018 rez Minds | \u20ac ate on The C.rent Commons last night the debate was re- The Rebels Successfully Attack Snowshoeing Thibaudeau Bronge 3 pales, Sos T, Fitzgibbon Th p Continuous Feed Lubricator \u2018 \u2014 Mr.e > y, i ARGYLE L >N .0 700, pels; SH IS itnevW &co Lilo: QUEBEC.Speech\u2014The License Commissioners sumed on Mr.I Tn Pha var a the City.LE LADIES\u201d NIGHT bxs do; Whitley Bros 1 cs; Whitney Wéco 1do; J Action fer Salvage\u2014The Better Terms Deputation \u2014 Railways vs, Canals \u2014 The Gaspe Election\u2014Judge Mousseau at Rimouski.Special to THE HERALD.QueBEC, Feb.12.\u2014The action for salvage pending in the Vice Admiralty Court against the schooner St.Hilaire has been ordered for summary hearing on the 22nd inst.Lievt.-Governor Robitaille and his Ministers have gone to Ottawa to press on the Federal Government their new policy of better terms.Petitions are in circulation for signature asking Archbishop Taschereau to allow the erection of a new Commercial College under the charge of the Christian Brothers.There is an animated little war going on here between Mr.Shehyn, president of the Board of Trade, and Mr.Dobell, one of the members, on the merits of railways and canals for carrying purposes, &c.Mr.Shebyn is in favor of the former, while Mr.Dobell takes up the cudgels in favor of the water courses.The writ for Gaepe, vacant by acceptance of office by Mr.Flynn, will be issued at once, and Mr.Flynn himself will probably proceed to his constituency without delay, as there threatens to be opposition.RimouskI, Que, Feb.12.\u2014 Judge Mousseau arrived from Quebec this afternoon.He was met at Bic by a deputation from Rimouski, and was escorted from Rimouski station to the Court House by the members of the Bar, and a large number of citizens.A very appropriate address was presented to the Judge y J.N.Pouliot, Esq., in the name of the members of the Bar and the citizens of Rimouski.The learned Judge made a very appropriate answer, speaking at some length of what must be the admi- istration of justice.A dinner will Le given to the Judge on Thursday night by the members of the Bar and the citizens of Rimouski.ONTARIO.Anglican Missions-The Medical Slander Case\u2014Faial Accident at Whitby\u2014Ce tral Bank of Cannda\u2014Toronto F- hibition\u2014Trades\u2019 Benevolent Associf; tion\u2014Sonp Factory Burded-=Faärewe\"! | Reception\u2014Temptrance Work.Toronto, Feb.12.\u2014 The Anglican Churches of this city during last year contributed $9,389 for foreign and domestic missionary purpose.The first annual meeting'of the shareholders of the Central Bank of Canada took place here to-day for the purpose of organizing.The following gentlemen were elected Directors : David Blain, H.P.Dwight, Samuel Trees, A.McLean Howard, C.Blackett Robinson, John Ginty, K.Chisholm, M.P.P., D.Mitchell McDonald.At a subsequent meeting of the Directors, David Blain was elected President and Samuel Trees Vice-Presi- dent.The new bank has a large list of shareholders, and will commence business jn a few days.The annual meeting of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association was held this afiernoon.The annual report is most satisfactory, showing the sum realized by the last exhibition, over and above all expenses, to be $6,585 or $1,400 over the previous year.Tha Presidezt, amongst other things, strongly