The canadian gleaner, 9 juin 1892, jeudi 9 juin 1892

[" NO.1495 NEQUALLED FACILITIES FOR HAND- U LING BUTTER CHEESE EGG S21 AND FARM PRODUCE GENERALLY, ¥&\" CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.\u201c®% Quotations for Flour, Oatmenl, Grain or Mill Feed un application, AM eorrespondeucs promptly ettsuded to, HOWE, McINTYRE CO, Flour, Genin and Commission men, 200 Commissioners-St., MONTREAL.DOMINION DAY! A GRAND FORESTERS PICNIC AND BARBECUE, under the auspices of Count Craigend will be held in Gurdner's grove on Dominion Day.Grand Lacrosse Match All Kinds of Atheletic Sports For which valunble prizes will be given in competition.Program will appear later.SPECIAL TRAINS Will run from Montrenl in connection.Reduced rates will be obtained on all railroads.FARMERS EMPORIUM Under New Management.115 undersigned, lately of Maxwell, Ont.Chas leased the premises occupied by the Inte THOMAS GAMBLE, where he will carry on the business inall its branches.Horseshoeing and jobbing a specialty, In connection with the Blacksmith Shop, there is a first-class WHEELWRIGHT SHOP, enabling me to supply my customers with first-class handmade Carriages, Waggons, Sleighs, &e.By strict attention to business, good honest work, and fair-dealing, I hope to merit the patronage of all old customers and wany new ones.Yours respectfully, 96 Findlay Bell.VV ANTEP- fou wide-nwake Agents to sell for the Fonthill Nurseries of Canada.Good pay and regular and constant employment to the right men.No drones need apply.We have 700 acres under stock, every department fully equipped.Address STONE & WEIL- LiNGTON, Temple Building, Montreal, J.W.Brann, Manager.Nae this paper.3 WING tothedeath of Mr GEORGE ADAMS, all parties indebted tothe firm of Adams & Kyle must settle their uccounts by the 1st July.Apams & KYLE.I ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK COMPRISING Tweeds Dry Goods Hats Hardware Boots nnd Shoes $a We will give a reduction in prices for xt 60 dnys.the next ny Adams & Kyle, Dry Goods Dry Goods D'OR THE NEXT 30 DAYS we shall give special bargains in all kiuds of Dry Goods DRESS GOODS in great variety PRINTS TWEEDS GREY and WHITE COTTONS SHEETINGS GINGHAMS FLAN NELETTES TABLE LINEN GLOVES HOSIERY MEN'S, BOYS\u2019 and CHILDREN'S READYMADE CLOTHING.y e 'S SHOES, GOCE I WALLPAPER, &e.1&5 Don't fail to give us a call \u201cbefore going elsewhere, an we are sure that one visit will convince you that our prices are the lowest in Huntingdon.Morrison Brothers TO SELL OR LET HAT pleasantly - situated house, with stable, situated on Prince-street, opposite the residence of Dr Clouston, with unlimited supply of water brought into the house by pipes.Immediate entry.Apply to ANDREW SOMERVILLE.i Huntingdon, 4th May, 1802, ard FOR SALE.On account of advancing years and failing health, the undersigned offers his farm for sale.It is beautifully situnted on the banks of Trout river, 2 miles west of Huntingdon village, and contains 100 neres, more or less, with first- class sugar bush and good outbuildings and dwelling-house.For further particulurs apply to Jonn l'orn, on the premises, or by letter addressed 1.0.box 233, Huntingdon, .Q.ARM TO SELL OR RENT.Number 5 in 8th range and 6 in Oth range, township of Dundee, lately occupied by Mr Alexander McMaster.For terms und conditions apply to A.SoMERVILLE, Huntingdon.RARE CHANCE for some one who would like to invest in a good paying business and very light work.od with Also, TWO HOUSES, always filled with good paying tenants, A PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY in thesatne buildings, well fitted up, and a Boat Livery adjoining the buildings, with a number of SkiMs.The Photograph business could be taught to the purchaser free of charge, in a short time.This is n bargain for some one, in 1 have business elsewhere.Address B.D, Box 141, Valleyfield, P.Q.__88 AT A.G.HENDERSON'S At Montreal Prices.T* is a foregone conclusion that we are still leading in w nice line of BEDROOM SUITES Ranging in price from $13 up to $40, in Ash, Cherry, and AntiqueOnk.Also, some very nice SIDEBOARDS, iu Ash, light, dark, or antique finish.Coil Spring and W, Wire MATTRESSES.Also Fibre and Sea-Grnss.A nice line of 2-inch WINDOW POLES.In CHAIRS of all kinds we offer good value.Centre, Leaf and Extension TABLES.And When You Montion Parlor Suites We have something in that line that is sure to please, in Plush and Hair Cloth, and we are giving just aa good vilue as you can get in tho city of Montreal.Call in and look over our stuck and see he bargains wo are offering.A.G.HENDERSON.QUEBEC LEGISLATURE.QUEBEC, May 81.\u20140On theitem of $75,000 for colonisation rouds Mr Stephens said he believed the item to be too high for the use which was annually made of it.Colonization rouds were all very well on principle, but it was known that they were oftentimes made for political purposes, und that the forest grew up again in the roads newly opened.He thought the amount might be reasonably diminished.Mr Bernatchea beld on the contrary that j the grant was nat large enough.This | money spent yearly in colunfzation counties was a great buon to the poor settlers.Mr Martel remarked that the present ; grant was above the average.Culoniza- | tion was not only at a standstill, but | newly opened regions, such os Lake St ! John and the Vulley of the Ottawn, were actually being depopuluted.He attributed this to Mercier\u2019s iniquitous laud law, which .placed settlers at the mercy of lumbermen , iobbers during thirty months.: An amendment that the grant be $100,- , 000 was defeated, Stephens und Ste Marie i voting with the government.Mr Deschene brought up anew the Haras \\ national, asking that the contract be can- : celled.! Mr Pelletier held that the house was bound by previous engagements and that the contract was in good and due form nnd unconditional.Mr Stephens said that the government had appenled to the country with political purity as the foundation of their program.They owed their success and their very existence to the Liberals of the province who had voted for them.Ie (Stephens) had energetically opposed the late government.Their methods, he thought, were blamable in the extreme, und he had \u2018resolved they should not return to power if he could prevent it.He thought the present house was a better one than the province had ever had.lle wus surrounded with good responsible men.He said this sincerely.Concerning this question of the Haras national it was said that $6,000 a year had been granted to it for five years.This grant was not voted for the Haras national, which was not mentioned in the ! resolution, but simply in a general way for | breeding horses.Therefore the govern- \u2018ment could cancel the present contract | whenever they choose.The very fact of : Mr Beaubien\u2019s Leing in the ministry ought i to be sufficient to induce him to abandon the grant.Every man in the house knew | that the money spent for this company | wus wasted money.There were certifientes .stating that the stallion Joly was a roarer.\u2018There was another horse named Bontemps, who wus also unsound.Two of these liorses were therefore unsound, and notwithstanding this fact the government still refused to cancel the contract.Six thousand dollars were pald annually for six horses.The whole Haras was not worth $8,000.He would undertake to import six such horses for $5,000.The contract.he regretted to sny.was an egregious piece of humbug.He called upon Mr Beaubien to ask that the contract be cancelled, and take his chance with other importers.There were men in this country who imported good horses as private enterprise, and here we were actually giving a premium to ruin them with unjust competition.If this was the use made of public money, the exodus was not surprising.This business must be stopped, and it would be stopped if he could do it.Mr Beaubien said he was a private individual when the contract was passed two years ago.He thought that he had done a service to the country by the contract.Half of the capital was French; he could not, therefore, cancel a contract in which others were interested.The house had no right to ask who were the sharcholders.The contract had Leen fulfilled, and the horses were sound.Each time horses left the Haras they were furnished with certifl- entes from Dr Bruno, who was attached to Laval university.He asked that the soundness of the horses be discussed before the committeeof agricuiture.Thecontract had been voted unanimously.He could not break the contract unless some fault | was discovered.It was true they had refused to subrnit to the inspection of Dr MeEachran for certain special reasons.He was persecuted today because he had refused to support the Liberals, but he had acted fairly and would not submit to be dictated to when following a course which he considered right.Mr Girard observed that the motion was not a refusal to vote money, but simply a declaration that the house could not vote money blindly without knowing whether the company had fulfilled the conditions of the contract, Many questions had been asked on that subject, but the government constantly refused to answer.On the other hand, it wasa fact of publicnotoriety that the company withdrew their horses from the inspection of Dr McEachran at public fairs.These horses had been declared inferior to those of Robert Ness, which cost not more than $800 a piece.Mr Mercler hud committed a fault of administration in granting that contract, and had himself admitted it.Mr Girard declared that Dr Guy, à well known veterinary surgeon, had declared that he had always refused to give certificates to the horses of the Haras.u 5 Pry .murdian HUNTINGDON, Q., THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1892.af a k) The motion to cancel the contract was Mr Kennedy was in favor of the bill.For doubt, influenced his course in the matter.then put and lost by 41 to 15.BStephens \u2018some time past the widows and epinsters But the knowledge that Miss Nixon had a voted with the 15; Greig with the 41.WEDNESDAY.of Montreal had a right to vote in municipal matters, and for his part and from his | umber of very poetical effusions which bore his signature and had transferred There is an item of $18,000 for the en- | experience of municipal matters in that them to Lier lawyers was à feature in the couragement of the beet root industry in | city he certainly had never had any renson matter not to be overlooked.After the the estimates and when it came up for dis- | euasion today it cnlled forth a strong to regret it.Mr Stephens was the ladles\u2019 stoutest { receipt of the writ Mr Brimstin took coun- I el with himself.In these days $5,000 is protest from Mr G.W.Stephens, who champion.After giving the many rensons | not to be trented with an air of flippancy, contended that it wus downright folly to | for which the present bill should pass, he | and overtures were made with i view to a continue to vote large sums of money for | went further and pointed out that in every | reconciliation.The writ did not affect the this purpose, since it could never be n fuc- { country where women enjoyed political | standing of the family on the question, wesw io this country, where the cost of #ights, the political atmosphere had de \\ and when ite head determined to carry out extructing the sugar from the beets is so | come brighter and purer.Their influence | his former intentfon of ngnin putting his great that we cannot pretend to compete wus everywhere increasing und extending hend in the matrimonial noose he kept with outside refineries.He thought it a | for the gréat good of humanity.In this \u2018 quiet about it.Not a word was sald to poor kind of economy for the government province in particular, although the attor- | the objecting children, but arrangements to practice to keep on voting such sums | ney-general seemed to think that the for no useful purpose.The only thing he French-speaking portion of the population thought that it paid farmers to grow beets | was opposed to women's rights, he would for was to feed them to their cattle, or per- | venture to say that, judging by the excel- | haps they might be able to sell them to lent work doneby French-Canadian Indies in | foreign sugar merchants to extract the j the convents, there wis great reason for! sugar from.If the item was voted he said | doubting whether the male portion of the it would make a total of $85,000 given up conunuuity was at all superior to them.in the last few years to this purpose, und | He regretted the proposed amendment no good had yet come of It and none ever ' giving municipalities power to make the ! would.He was of the opinion that the! law inoperative.! money might have been put to a much Mr Lussier advocated Che passage of the | better use.i bill as it stood.In defence of his policy Hon Mr Beaubien | Mr Fitzpatrick was in favor of the bill, said that practical men thought the enter- ' but would not go so fur as to legalize the prise wight succeed, und the Hon Mr Me- | right of women to interfere In politics.Intosh said that it should be given n fair { There she wonld be beyond her sphere.trial.But when she asked to be allowed to vote Mr Grenier asked the government if it | upon the election of councillors who were intended to continue to encourage butter to tax her property and for school trustees and cheese factories by means of subsidies.| who controlled the education of her chil- Hon Mr Beaubien answered that it was dren she was strictly within her sphere.the government's intention to encourage It had been said that the admission of them by every means in its power.women into politics would refine politics, Mr Cooke raised a long discussion by but he feared it would be at the expense of moving for copies of the order-in-councit , the refinement of women.So far ns per- appointing district magistrates for the | mitting women tobe elected school trustees city of Montreal.Speaking to liis motion or commissioners was concerned he was an he said that these magistrates courts were | rendy to give them this us to cutrust them of no use whatever.for the work could be | with the education as schoolmistresses of as well done by the judges of the circuit lis children.court, and ought therefore to be dispensed Mr Curbray shared entirely the views ex- with.pressed by Mr Fitzpatrick, and laid down Hon Mr Hall agreed with much Mr | the principle that the Roman Catholic Cooke said and would like an expression of church was opposed to the intervention of opinion from members as to what the j women in politics, but not to such legishs- government should do.tion as proposed by the bill.Mr Auge said that the court was not! Mr Panneton said that if they gave only useless, but even prejudicial to the women the right to vote in these elections interests of the people.There were ten | they would have also to allow them to vote judges in Montreal where eight active men i in parliamentary elections, which was not would suffice, but we must have men who | desirable, as in order to give a counscien- would occupy themselves only with their | tious vote they would be obliged to attend proper functions and not pass their time | political meetings.giving lectures at universities undon other | Ton Mr Cusgrain moved two amend- matters.He cited a number of cases where | ments to the bill, both of which were car suits for inconsiderable amounts had in- | vied.Oue was to strike out the provision volved litigants in grent expense, and : qualifying women for school commission.where bailiffs and others were enriching ers and trustees, and the other to provide themselves at the expense of the poor.that the frauchise should only be given to The district magistrates\u2019 court was a | women in municipalities which previously nuisance that ought to be abolished at .declared by by-law in favor of putting the obce.| law tn force witbin their limlts.Mr Hackett was of the opinion that the The bill so amended was reported from district magistrates should be deprived of committee.jurisdiction in civil affairs and given pro- | On à bill coming up to umend the elve- vincinl jurisdiction in criminal cuses.In! tion act, Hon Mr Taillon said he could not this way the necessity for holding terms of see why people who left the country should the Queen\u2019s Bench in outlying counties | have the right to come here to vote.A would be obviated.certain number of these were guilty of cor- Mr I'anneton and Mr Lussier favored the : rupt practices but left again the same abolition of these courts.| night und by next day they were out of Mr Stephens thought that there was the rench of prosecution.He did not wish room for reform not only in this court, but to insult his compatriots in the States, but, also in all the courts in the land where they were not more perfect than ourselves judges, who were members of business con- \u2019 aud we must do everything in our power were quietly made for the postponed_ceremony to take place.Miss Nixon was anxious that the marriage should take place, und expressed herself to that effect.So one duy last week the pair were united in the bonds of wedlock, and when Mr Brim- stin\u2019s family came home in the evening from a day's outing they found Mes Brim- stin duly installed.\u2014Toronto Empire.A writer in La Patrie shows from the records that there wore several English- spenking persons in the city of Quebec in 1716, that is, 50 years before the transfer of the country to Britain.The city in those days had a population of 34,000, counting the French soldiers and the pupils at the seminaries and convents.The ancestors of some of these English may have come to Canada with the brothers Kertk in 1629, but most of them appear to have been prisoners taken by the Indians in New England and brought by their enptors into New France.One of them, Joseph Greenhill, was born at Worcester in England.Another known ns Jean n Renaut was n Londoner by birth.He was probably adopted while a lad by one Renaut, Mary Willis was brought to Quebee when eight years old by the Abennki Indians sbout 1692.She was thrice mar- rid, Mary Stilleon, Mary Rollis nnd Thomas Golden, were the names of other English or New England persons.An order in council was passed in 1710 un.turalising some of these people.The court.of review has rendered judgment in the charivari ease of Ovilu Duquet va.Joseph l'esant dit Sanseartier and Jos.Corbeil.This was a charivari that took place at St Leonard de l'ort Maurice, during two consecutive nights in July last, Some thirty persons took part in the pro- cemlingg, and Duquet took actions against.four of them.The defendants pleaded separately and the two above mentioned were alone before the court of review.The court below condemned Corbeil to $12.50 for having countenanced the charivari by his presence, and Pesant to $25 for having been there also, and about to join the disturbers, when he was struck by a stone.The plaintiff nppenled from this judgment on the ground that there should be no din- tinction in the degree of culpability of the persons taking part in the proceedings, they being all jointly and severally linble.The court held this point to be well taken, the net being one of the nature of a civil conspiracy in which all concerned are jointly and severally linble.The judgment, was therefore modified, the amount being raised to $50 and both defendants being jointly and severally condemned to pay the same to plaintiff, with costs of an action in the superior court.Mr Beauchamp, M.I.A.one of the best cerns, etc., devoted much of their time to their own affairs instead of to their public duties.If the judges devoted their whole time to their business, as they ought to be compelled to do, they would be able to to put down corrupt practices, The bill was passed.One clause prevents all who have been 6 months out of the province from voting, gives votes to all clergymen, and restores to the status of l vote where the question of a loan of money tot his children to a step-mother.These get through their work quite well.Hews opposed to judges acting as ngents for estates and engaging in other business and taking six or nine months considering à case that any intelligent man could decide in ten minutes.The Hon Mr Pelletier said that as both | sides of the house seemed to agree so perfectly on this question there would be immediate action taken in the matter.Mr Stephens moved for copies of the statement showing all sums spent upon Spencerwood for maintenance and repairs.He thought that a more economical residence fur the lieut.-governor must be found.electors all Federal officials.CANADA.All's well that ends well.The threatened legal fight between James Brimstin, hardware merchant, aged 70, and Miss Jennie Nixon, aged 27, over a $5,000 claim for breach of promise of marringe, hus been declared off, as Mr Brimstin has made satisfactory amends for his conduct on Good Friday evening, when he deserted Miss Nixon ut the altar,and thereby caused u deal of talk among the many friends of himself and the young lady in the city.The cnse was the talk during Eastertide of that portion of the city which lies over the Don.Miss Nixon, an attractive, dark- eyed young lady, lived at 227 Logan avenue with her sister, where the marriage ceremony was to have been performed.She was dressing for that event when she Mr Casgrain said the government nc- was handed a note which informed her cepted the bill with the exception of the ' that the prospective groom had decided to proviso making women eligible to be elect- shirk the responsibility of a second ma- ed as school commissioners.| trimonial venture.Everything was in Mr Pannetou said he ndored the women , readiness for the ceremony; the minister, at home, but would not like to see them at | the friends and the wedding dinner were in the polls.\u2018readiness.The receipt of the note threw Mr Marion also opposed the Lill, as the consternation into the household, but Miss country was not ripe for it.i Nixon was not long in recovering from the Mr Lussier strongly supported the shock.She gave Best & Holmes antho- | mensure.: rity to issue a writ for $5,000 damages | Mr Hackett said that the objection of against the widower, and then composed Mr Papncton to his bill looked to him like herself to await developments.Now, Mr a relic of barbarism.The question nt Brimatin isa man who has carried on a {ssue was whether British subjects holding successful business for a generation, and property in this province should or should during that time he has Inid by a few! not be deprived of the right of voting pence for a rainy day.He hasan grown up thercon in municipal and school matters?family, and it was supposed that tlie cause Even now they were entitled by Jaw to of bis erratic conduct lay in the objections THURSDAY.Mr Hackett 's bill, giving women who are ratepayers the right to vote in municipal \u2019 and school elections, was considered in committee.was concerned.weighed Lemvily on bis mind, and, no farimners in the province, has little faith in the beet sugar industry.Addressing a committee he raid: We are told, that in France beet cultivation has been n success.and wededuce from that that we, in Canada, could have the same success.I deny the proposition for the reason that the farmers of the provinee of Quebec are not at all in the same position as the French farmers.1st, the price of wnges is at lenst one-half, if not two-thirds, higher than in Europe; 20d, the climate is not so advantageous here as in France, not that we cannot raise the sugar beet in n sufficient quantity, and that our soil is not fit for that cultivation, but because our summers nre too short and the Canadian farmers have not enough time before the soil is frozen to do the necessary fall ploughing and other important work which, if not done then, will cause a great Joss in the coming crop, whereas in France they can dig the beets, take them to the factory, and bave plenty of time to go on with the necessary fall work, us they are not afraid to see the ground closed up by frost.A third reason is that in Canada we have something more paying in the dairy industry, which the French farmers had not when the sugar beet cultivation was introduced and have not yet.This is why they have directed all their efforts towards the industry.But in Canada, having ñ more paying industry, the farmers will direct all their efforts towards it, and I advise them to continue to i do so, Let every farmer have on his farm as many head of cattle as will consume all that is harvested on his farm, not excepting the sugar beet, for it is admitted by any farmer of experience that $5 is a very small price for 2,000 ths of so rich feed, and yet the factories only offer $4.The transportation of Chinese laborers from long Kong to the West Indinn islands is a new field of railway enterprise discovered by the C.P.R.There is great demand in Cuba and tbe other islands for leaner.unskilled labor, and the emigration from China is likely to grow to great dimensions, us no anti-Chinese laws linve been yet enacted by any of the West Indian legiela- tutes, Speaking of Chinese migration Mr MeNicollsaid that the reports of smuggling Chinamen from Cannda to the United Ntates were for the moat part gross exaggerations.The (.P.R.certainly had no intervet in this trattic, nnd never contemplated evading nny laws affecting international intercourse.But the company\u2019s policy was to promote in every legitinute way trade with China; und this they had succeeded in because they were the first to treat Chinamen as rational human beinge, without subjecting them to ridicule nud contempt.\u201cI have never known a China.man,\u201d mid he, \u201cbrenk his word, nnd as he keeps fuith with others he expects others to keep faith with him.Once prove fulue to a Chinaman und you ean never afterwards deal with him, if he enn help it.That ehnraeteristic ins brought Chinamen to us and now nearly nll going from New York to Hong Kong go by the CPR \u2014 Star.MISCELLANEOUS, A eyelony in Southern Kansas Friday- week left un S-shaped teach of death and utter ruin G miles in width by 15 miles in length\u2014with the haunlets of Crystal Springs and Argonin almost blotted out of existence nd Harper and Wellington made seenien of desolation nnd mourning.Harper had n population of n couple of thousnud, nnd of the eight or nine hundred buildings in the place barely half on dozen were uninjured, while a hundred and fifty were completely wrecked.Nine persons were killed_and a large number injured.Wol- lington is the principal city south of Wichita, and contains twelve thousnd inhabitants.The fury of the storm spent itself in the business section, where enorm- ons damage was doue.Churches, school: houses, hotels and stores were reduced to kindling wood and erumbling brick nnd mortar as if they had been of cardbonrd.Twenty persons were killed, half n dozen ave missing and one hundred nye on the lint of the injured.The power of the wind was beyond comprehension, Two men were lifted by it bodily and eavried two hundred yards.Stoves inside of houses were tuken up and Jonded on the second floors of the ruins.In one case n horse wis whitled to the top of a two-story building.Of twenty freight cars standing together, ten were carried one way nil ten another, the wreckage of the two keetions being left a mile apart.In the country stock was killed and crops destroyed.The losses must reach over a million dollars.At about 7 o'clock Sunday morning, May 29, fire was discovered in the A, Maguire atore, occupied by John Bush ng in general store, on West, Muin utrent, Chatenugay, NY.An nlarm was quickly given and the fire depurtment woon had the fire under control.The weight of water wis mo grent that it broke down Che upper floor.The back purt of the building and the roof were consumed aud the building badly wrecked, The Maguire store was n frame building with au brick front.The building was insured for $800 which will not cover theloss, Me Bush estimates bisloss at between three und four thousand dollars.Insured for $2,500.The cause of fire is unknown but, suppose to be ineendinry.\u2014Record, \u2018otosky, Mich, May 27.\u2014A tragedy in which two Middle village Indians, a snil boat, nnd aw bottle of whiskey were the prinetpul features hns junt come to fight.The two Indians were taking a bont Tond of potatoes to the north shore of Lake Michigan.They became involved in a drunken quarrel, and after a desperate struggle one was thrown overbonrd.He wwoin after the boat, but with fiendish malignity his victorious adversary kept the bont just out, of his reach until the poor wretch bheenme exhausted and went down.The survivor claimed that hiscom- panion was accidentally drowned, but afterwards, while intoxicated, boastfully told the facts us herein stated.Nice, Muy 27.\u2014A young man named James Welfregg, an American, who left New York in the early part of May fora pleasure tour of Europe, committed suicide nt Monte Carlo on Tuesday lust.Wellrege, who was about thirty-two yeurs of age, played for several days nt the Monte Carlo gaming tables, and lost about one hundred thousand franck.On Tuerddy, while in the rending-room of the casino, he shot Liimself futally with a revolver, dying soon ufter.Rome, June 2.\u2014In response to a letter from Archbishop Corrigan, of New York, requesting the Pope Lo disavow Archbishop Ireland's school plan, the Pope has sent a letter to the bishops of the province of New York re-approving the Faribault-Stillwater scheme.Rome, May 31.\u2014A young Italian has rfected an invention, which will prove of immense value to future warfare.It consists of a candle, which produces a most intenme light.The candle is intended to be projected from a cannon and to strike the enemy's works or that part of the country where it is suspected they are.On striking any solid substance it breaks and, the substance contained in it taking fire, produces a light estimated to be of the intensity of 10,000 candles, which illuminates the field for a great distance.London, June 2.\u2014The fifth battalion of the Royal Inniskillen Fusileers, Donegal militia, going through manœuvres at Lit- ford, county Donegal, Irelund, refused Just night to obey the command of their officers to pass the night in tents in the open field.The reason given by the men for the refusal was that the ground was damp and that occupancy of the tents would result in needless and avoidable injury to their health.Finding the men resolute in their determination not to occupy the tents, the officers were obliged to find accommodation for them in houses in Lifford.There wun no display of violence.The case will be investigated.London, May 20.\u2014Turkey has fallen into- line with the other nations in the matter of experimenting with smokeless powder, and a military commission has been sitting at Constantinople to investigate the merits of the various inventions in that line.The result is just announced.The commission report that they have tested samples of all makes, and have found that adopted by the Austrian government to be farsuperior to any other in use.The French smokeless powder is dismissed as a very inferior article, and the (German is spoken of as very little Letter than the French.These conclusions are likely to lend to some new inquiries into the values of these powders by the governments which have wen con- gratulating themselves on the ion of the best obtainable article.The Turkish $1.50 A-YEAR 1 | government will doubtieas accept the report of the commission as final, aud adopt the Austrian powder.I London, May 26.\u2014Two huge petitions were wheeled into the House of Commons this afternoon.They bore the signatures of 188,305 members of the! Protestant Alliance and 101,426 members of the Loyal Protestant lengue nul others, praying for the appointment of a commission to enquire into the condition of the convents and monasteries tn the United Kingdom, The Assembly of the Free Kirk of Neot- | Innd at Edinburgh hus been surprised and i greatly cheered by the nnnouncement that | the decensed New York imfllienatre, 4.It.| Muckensic, bad bequenthed §30Q,000 au 1 \u2018auatentation fond for the chureh, Mr Mackenzie died before bis will was nttested, but his children declared that they would execute their father's intention as expressed in the document.Not long ago anindividunl, nquack, who, crented somo stie in Kogland by the manner in which he vended hin nontruins, wns packed off to prison by the German nuth- orities; and now the Belginus have gone for an eve doctor, The way in which the oculist wan trapped is rather comical, He wanconsulted by a pationt who complained of a defect in one of his eyes.\u201cThe doctor promised to eure it.But he knows now what he didn't know then\u2014that the eye was mode of glnss.A writer says that whenever n horse driven by him has balked he has got out of his carriage, gone to the horse's fore foot, liited it from the ground, and struck the shine a few blows with a stone, He han never filed to start w balky horse in this very simple way, Que of The pteasontest episodes in Queen Victoria's sojourn on the Riviern was the wudience she gave to three l\u2018rench veternns of the Crimea, [ler Majesty chatted cordially with the aged warriors, and was agreenbly impressed by the interview, for it nwakened \u201cineffucenble memories*\u2019 which she han always held denr.MoGILL UNIVERSITY Montreal, Nension 189233, Principal and Vice-Chancellor: Sir William Dawson, LL.D.Jr VITE OF LAW.(Sept.5th.) Denn of the Faculty, NW.PrENHOLME, MAL D.CLL, FACULTY OF MEDICINE.(Oct.3nl.) Doan of the Faeglty, Ronkir Craig, M.D, FACULTY OF ARTS, on ACADEMICAL FACHLTY, Including the Donald Special Couvee for Women.(Opening Sept.1éth,) Dean of the Faculty, Avkx, Jonsson, LL.D.FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE, includin Deprietinentaof Civil Enginvering, Mechanicn Fnginecring, Mining Eogineering, Electricnl Fugineetiog, nnd Practica) Chemistry, (Sept.1610) Tnevensed facilition are nowoffered in thin Fneulty by the erection of extensive workshop, Dean of the Faculty, HT.Bovey, MLA, CE, FACUETY OF COMPARATIVE MEDICINE AND VETEKINARY SCIENCE, (Oct, Jut.) Dean of the Fueulty, Dunes MecEAcugans, 1), MeGILE NORMAL SCHOOL.ILE (sept.lat.) Principad, SP, Rowse, LED, Copier of Lhe Calendar nnd of tho Exumina- tion Papers may he obtained on application tor the undersigned.J.W.Biakesnmnok, B.C, Addrewn- -MeGill College.2 Acting Recy.Lemule Tenchor Wanted.ANTED, an English Female School Tencher, having a diploma for an Elementary School (Catholic School), at Norton Creek of St Chrysostome, Apply to Fus.DebisLE, Chairman, 8t Chrysos- tome, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ns genes Dr GEORGE R.SHIRBIPF IPAKES this opportunity of announdng to the publie that he Lins opened a DIRUG BUNSIN ICH In Shanks\u2019 Block In the Store lately occupied by Mr A.Chalmers am 0 grocery.Flo in prepared to dispense also the prescriptions formerly put up in the store of Dr F.W.Suncare.Consulting room in connection with the Store.\"TERMS CASH.-G0 ARGE Stock of Pebble and ordinary Spectacles and Eyeglanses always on hand.Special attention given to the fitting and repairing of 44 the same.fl Extra In stock of | Jewelry, and new goods 2 always being added.f Special bargains in Watches.Nice variety of Rogers and best makes of Silver- wure, Handsomelineof fancy goods for presents.Clocks always up to time, Repniring of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry ÿ promptly attended to.SMITHS ALMANAC, W.B.Saunders Opposite Pont-Office, A LARGE BTOCK OF Fine Wood and Cloth Covered Caskets and Burial Cases, tere Robes and Undertakers\u2019 Supplies Constantly on hand at fair prices, A SPLENDID HEARSE ALWAYS READY Withor without horses.Orders left at our factory, Athelstan, or office, Huntingdon, will receive our prompt and careful attention, BOYD & CO.Proprivtors, January 20th, 1892, Huntiagdod,Q. ee the streets and were destroying the ditches, The secretary waa instructed to notify Me Phillips that he would be prosecuted if this many more seriously burned, while the | Quebec legislature and of that portion of the archives preserved at Ottawa relating | to the war of 1812, would have given Mr Tue Protestautaof Quebec, knowing that | Montreal, in which Protestants have in! ther are falling off in number, await with | crensed, ure the following: yt Œhe Éhateauguay Advertiser, loss of property runs into millions.this column, notices or mare PO at gi it pees ar aT wh «ean ail = min + rian TE aan eee Advertisemen | some degree of anxiety the returns of each | PHOTESTANTS Cation \u2014 \u2014\u2014 ; ieht.One error d.* riage di and items of local mews of handed pg | 5 \" > .1 i rob #est 1861 4m0t | 4 COMPANY composed entirely of Awneri- M: Mullen an entirely new High led b * nuisance was not stoppe .Ce dames Anderson, Ormatowrn, mot later than Gas 3 sucrensive census.The advance bulletin, yee B11 T12 20,107 36,480 2.\u2019 into which he has probably been | The chairman of the road committee re- Weineaday oon, sill be attended fo.as Ses (RN \"issued the other day, affords not a gleam | Bonaventure.8,065 2,068.9,197 15,771 | (HR Citizens, contracted to supply the Garneau, is his estimate of Wakefield, ported that a well had been dug on the Lo - LE -_ we ' of encouragement beyond the welcome! Chambly.INL LONG L 12,631 10,610, suburban municipalities of Montren! with! hom he represents (p.78 vol H) usa man square, cost to be paid jointly by this 3 f x 3 .\u201cws .u .3 + .: +4 ile .; ARM FOR B The Canadian Gleaner fact that in the city of Montrenl and its | Chicoutitaiand - { waterworke, bargains being made with of loose principles, und ne getting \u201ca posi corporation and the scliool commissioners, That aplendid property in the Brd concession - i ag Saugenux 677 10 15,767 ST331 Cote St Antoine, St Henri, St Paul, and tion ou the Beauharnois canal, but there is that the well was completed and a pum of Ormatown, known us the Fisher farm, and - suburbs there hus been à substautlal gain.pavot.ns: 05 10,124 9.31 St Lou After the contrats we ign Ho record of what became of him after- tht we \u2018 x purap owned by Joux 6, Can, iw now after for sale.Husmisanon, Q., THUHsD4Y, JUNE 9, 1892 ! Beyond the shadow of Mount Royal it Is Ottawn county 7,561 12,100 .10x03 51 460 SF [Louis : ter ie contracts were sig wards\u201d Wakefield wus one of the most placed in it.McCollum and Narey had Te voi ar in unsurpassed in the county, === mms naw ! the surne dishenrtening story as the census Pontinc.6,002 9,118.7,255 12,966 ed, the Americans transferred them to remarkable men of his time and the inei- been paid 495 for their work and the total Will be woh) ree Wann RTL PhocEEbiSGs nt Ottawa have not been | of 1871 and of 1881 told.In 1861 there Richmond und La the Montreal Island Water and Electrie dent in his life over wbich Garneau gloats cost would be ubout $140.Action con.i ; ILLES 2, ; : \u2018olfe 3,808 7,050.BATH 23,70: ; : ap ; : Lion apply to 13 uy ate Montreal, Q.of an interesting character.The new crim- were 168,000 Protestants in the province.Rimi.olfe pass Ta oa! pT compuny and disappeared.A Lill is now [is susceptible of different representation.firmed.- _ , .MasKi.\u2026.dus D.to 3 Dir + : .\" iti - \u2018 rupic hh time co or tre ; ; \u20ac this Wakefield occupied no position on the D Tencher Wanted inal code has occupied much time and the According to untural fucrense und immi- Temiscoustu.115 170 18,116 95 528 tore the pales ne Ce Te op but a bis influence ORMSTOWN COUNCIL Co .Lg os AS ok : .inc , , R District No 4,Ormstown, Applications redistribution Lill has been the subject of gration, there ought now to be at least TWoMountuine 558 509 17,875 14,488 ransfer and ratifying the actions of the MET on Monday; members all present ex- received up to Mosbay, the 13th day of June, at two Hi the clock in the afternoon.None need apply unless duly qualified.One of experience preferred.References required.school to open on the 15th day of August.Falary $220 per annuus.Address A.MCEACHERN, secy.Treas, Ormstown, May 31,1802, 9 HE subseriber has ndded to the Ma clinery of the ORMETOWN MILLS a Planer, Matcher and Moulding Machine.Parties having Lumber to be dressed can have the same done with quick dispatch, He would also mention that the WOOLEN MILLS and Custom Cards aire being put in rood repair and farmers having wool to be carded or manufactured can have the same done to their rutisfaction.On Hand and For Sale 14 and 1% matched Flooring of Pine, * Spruce, Baswoud and Soft Maple.Also, seasoned 1, 1%, 1% and 2 inch I'ine Lumber; also, Hemlock and Cedar Shingles.R.N.WALSIE.Ormstown, April 11, 1592, Quefnes T- BAIRD.109 Spring Tiens 1692 SURAH and CHINA SILKS in all shades.DRESS GOODS A large assortment of dew Summer wns in al) shades, and fries to suit all Choice variety of v \u201c ony Plain anods 4 , lerinodds 0 .© Figured ponds Light and Dark colored Sateens Black Sateens Black Muslins Dark and Light l'rints TWERDS New Serres Colored Muslins Black Priut- Plain and Striped Tweeds v Variety of new Suitings, Pantin, &c.Fine Boots and Shoes Coarse Boots and Shoes Feather weight Rubbers Crockery and Glassware CLAPBOARDS 3 eurs Cedar Shingles lcur No 1 1carNo2 x CEDAR PICKETS HEMLOCK LUMBER 1 CAR LIME, 1 Car of Corn sweet Western Yellow Southern Swee Wes Red Cob Ensiluge.D* J.WATSON, Veterinary Surgeon, i i North i t home, in the first concession, N rth pee.except Tuesdays and Fridays, when he will be at Howick, xt Henry Quimet +.> riber ha» on hand and for wale.TIONAL WASHER & W RINGER For easc in washing, doing quick work, and for strength and durability, it has no equal in the market.The NATIONAL is the only w ashing machine on the continent operated by a thorough system of leverage.It has two levers 80 arranged and connected that the machine is operated with astonishing ease andeffect.T he washer is guaranteed to wash and cleanse apy class or quality of goods, from the finest linen or lace, to coarse rag carpet, and without injury to the fabric.Any person wishing to trs one of the NATIONAL WASHERS & WRINGERS can have the privilege of doing so.By letting me know, I will be pleased to take one to them, and show them what it ean do, The wringer is made from pure sheet rubber, vuleanized on the shaft.Every wringer is ruaranteed to be good.THE NATIONAL WAS HER saves both clothes and health.No standing over hut steam,as withother washers.Ladies, TRY ONE! If you do, you will buy one, and ou will never regret it.Also, THE HON EY ANNING MILL for sale by JOHN SADLER, Agent, ORMSTOWN.N 'CLLEN, Advocates, 162 R'X.SEL trot.Montreal.Attend all Courts in the District of Beauharnois.Mr CCLLEN will be at J.Hastie's, Orins- town, every Saturday Toronto Globe: A sensible and well- considered plan for a memorial to the late Mr Alexander Mackenzie has now taken form.The first feature of it is that no aid is to be received from the public treasury, and that tbe fund is to be raised by voluntary subscription.The second is that the money is to be spent, not upon a statue of the departed statesman, but upon the founding of scholarships and fellowships in political science.The third feature is that the subscription should not be allowed to drag for an indefinite time, but should le closed in a month.All those, therefore, who desire to ald must send in their subscriptions promptly.It is proposed that the Ontario contributions shall be ultimately banded over to the authorities of the University of Torouto, while the Que- bee contributions shall go to McGill; also that the interest on the fund shall be paid to the widow of the late Mr Mackenzie during ber lifetime, and immediately afterwards the expenditure for the educational purposes we have mentioned shail begin.The Citizens Insurance Co.hus taken a saisie gagerie in ejectment against Mr Duncan McCormick, the absent lawyer, who was a tenant of the company.Simultaneously the announcements are made that Sir John Thompson has been appointed one of the Bebring Bea arbitrators on the British wide, and that Mr Foster aud Mr Bowell have proceeded to to discuss the difficult ques- prolonged debates.Mr Lnurier's amendment was voted down and the house is now occupled with one proposed by Mr McCarthy, which sweepingly condemns the ! bill, This action brought (down upon him the abuse of Mr Haggart, who applied the party whip, telling him as a Conservative he had no business to be moving amendments to government measures.Colonel O'Brien backed McCarthy, and the end is not yet.duced a resolution endorsing Irish: home rule and expressing a hope that it would be granted by the Imperial partiament about to Le elected.On Monday Mr Devlin intro- The resolution was supported by Curran and Costigan.Those who opposed it did so chiefly on the acore that Canada had no business to interfere in the matter.One speaker nsk- ed Mr Devlin it was that demanding home-rule for Ireland, he op- how while posed home-rule being extended to the Northwest territories?The debnte wns cut shart by the time limit and may not be resumed, which is likely to be also the fitte of Armstrong's Northwest resolution.MINISTERS are endeavoring to rush Lusi ness at Quebec and the session may close next week.The most important measure, that providing for new taxes, has not been introduced yet.and there is n rumor that it may be held over until the next session, which will ineet in the full.The resolutions introduced by Mr Beaubien to further the dairy industry will go to coufirm the growing impression that the government When it is considered that there are over 1700 municipalities in the province.one.the amount of money required to pay a bonus of $20 for the best silo in each parish, to maintain a pupil from cach parish at a school farm, the establishing It is vain to say the object is good.That und dairy syndicates can be imagined, was Mercier's ery when he asked grants for beet root, agricultural haras, colonization and repatriation.The merit, national working out of Beaubien's plan means Loodie for government supporters and nothing else.Daity and dairy farming are not going to be established by act of legislature and Mr Deaubien knows that.Government interfurence with the industries of à people 18 bad and always bad.During Mercier's tîme many dairy factories received bonuses.It was so much boodle is not going to prove to be an economical | lonly not pf some GU model furms, daivvine schools, | 250,000.There are only 196,000.From 942,000 in 1861 the Catholtes of the province have fucreased to 1,300,000 fu 1891.Were it not for the island of Montreal, the showing for Protestantiem would have been calamitous, for while nearly everywhere else in the province l'rotestants have been decreasing they have there increased over 85,000, Protestantism The stronghold of in this province is no longer the Eastern Townships; it is Montreal und neighborhood, for there ure clustered over a third of the total number, with a thrifty growth and high ex- pectutions us to the future, To judge from present appearances, the fate of Protestantism in the provinee of Quebee depends upon Montreal.How fares it in the Townships?In 1881 two constituencies where 'rotestants had heen in the majority, Sherbrooke and l'on- tine, had to be dropped.This census shows that other two have to be added 14 is true the former liad a majority of 479 Protestants in April, 1891.Lut, from the rate at which the Catholics incrense there, to them\u2014Compton and Missisquoi.that majority must now be extinguished.Huntingdon trembles in the balance but in its case there are some hopeful elements.The following is n list of the six Fnglish- speaking counties which in 1851 hud clear Protestant majorities, with Uieir populu- tion in 1861 compared with that of 1591: PROTESTANTS CATHOLI A 1s61 1801 Isl nil Argenteuil.S201 NITT LL L605 6,01 Brome.10,192 02] LL 2000 LOSS Compton.TS24 11,620 0,2 US6 11,150 Huntingdon, 9031 T0710 solo T7011 Mic isquob.T1200 S100 Stansted, 1121 10875 STOEL S5.0T0 LL 27 In 40 years the Protestants have not increased but actunliy fallen off kay 2000 while the Catholics inereisd 20,000, these 6 counties the Protestants had, 0 years ago, a majority of 30,000; today that majority has dwindled to 8.000, Ten Years ago these 6 counties hud 16,000 of a Protestant majority.Ur to put it in other form.in In other counties, which never had a Protestant majority, but where the Eng- lish-speaking element had some standing.the change has been more marked.Where the Protestants- form a solid, compact body, as in Brome aud Stonstend, alight impression is made upon them; in counties to their proprietors, for these factories are enterprise aud which depend for support solely on theirpatrons.Ii the government desires to promote the prosperity of the render the farming community just now.THE stay of the Orange grand lodge in Montreal did not pass without disagreeable incident.Among those who attended it, were two aldermen of Toronto, acquaintances of Colonel Ntevensan, and he took them, with a few more friends, to the central fire-station.ing what was to be seen in the hall, one After examin- of the visiting aldermen, who is chairman of the Toronto fire committee, expressed a desire to see the brigade turnout, when Colonel Stevenson arranged that there should be a parade that afternoon.A malignant report got abroad that the firemen were to turn out in honor of the Orange grand lodge and, threats of vivlence being made, Colonel Stevenson acted with the promptitude of a soldier, le reported the facts to the mayor and asked that a body of police be detuiled to overawe any disposed to break the peace.McShane refused, whereupon Colonel Stevenson, determined that there should be no disturbance, countermanded the order and there was no parade.At a parting dinger to the Orange visitors, the incident was made a handle of by à conple of the speakers, without arousing any feeling.No principle was involved in the matter.The visitors ns Orangemen had nothing to do with fire brigades and if a parade of firemen was going to lead to a breach of the public pence, both the mayor and Colonel Stevenson did their duty in stopping such display.To needlessly provoke wrath is as senseless as it is wicked.Mason - GENERAL HERBERT hus rearranged the military districts in the south-west part of this province, blotting out the distinction hitherto made between the French and English Lattalions and brignding them together.The step is a seusiliie one but of small practical moment, for the militia in country parts Weskington tion of the canal toils, exists largely on paper.dispersion goes on apace, inferior to those established Ly private; farmers, let it retrench go as to avoid tax.| ing them.That is the only service it enn\u2019 where they are few and scattered, their This will he seen from the following list of counties: PROTESTANTS CATHOLICS 193 1s sal IN Bagot aos 305 LIN 288 21 000 Berthier .LUE 134 19,108 19,702 Leauliarnois.1.807 1,073 11,655 15,5854 Chateangay.1,173 3076 13,659 100488 Champlain.B20 ITAL 19688 20,002 Dorchester.0nd ol LIS 2H 18,408 Drummond & ka 3054219007 40,560 Gaspé.5,965 3010 LLANE 23,456 Iherville.1,276 131 .15,613 11,159 Joliette.0 SV5 UTA 20,800 23,647 Levis.Ts3 100 31,508 23,505 Lapraivie.553 173 .13,020 16,725 L'Assomption 429 119 17,026 T3604 Lotbiniere .1,278 33S LIKTHE 20,330 Maskinonge.\u2026.123 SO LTLEBT 17,770 Megautic.5,016 1,154 12,813 18,079 Montealm.1,571 675, 13,150 11,150 Montmagny \u2026 ns 22 13,5588 14,704 Napierville., TID UGS 19,738 9.836 Nicolet.121 3421442 28,701 Portneuf.937 TS6 20,331 25,027 Quebec county 3,451 1,155 24,159 18.368 , Richelieu.185 .18,509 21,169 | Trouville.ATS \"17,704 15,534 St Johns.1,600 12,528 10,673 St Mnuri 15 10,989 12,252 Shefford\u2026 1,502 3,508 12,217 19,305 Xoulanges GST BTS 11531 0,285 Terrchonne.MS GOS 18,477 22,170 Vaudreuil .7 23 .11,211 10,261 Yamaska.81 L15,506 15,074 11,154 2%, S14 504 360 563,932 Tho decrease of I'rotestants in these 32 counties has Leen 15,340, considerably over a third.The decrease in Shefford, once an English-speaking centre, is re- murkable, and s0 is that in Beauharnois, bearing in mind the rapid growth of Valleyfield, which within a generation has risen fron a small village to a town.Deducting the lrotestanta of Valleytield, few are left for the remainder of the county.The list could have been extended, but the counties omitted have only a nominal Protestant populution.Thus, Kamouraska out of its 20,434 only counts 3 Protestants, Bellechnase 4, 1.'Islet 2, Montmorency 9, Charlevoix 25, Ver- cheres 23.Of all places, the most striking change has been in the city of Quebec.In 1801 it counted 9,632 Protestants, The census enumerators Inst year could only find 4,536.Three Rivers in 1861 had a Protestant colony of 473 souls, It now numbers 25.The counties, outside the island of 26,245 88,118 160,592 270,507 Increnseof Protestants 11,870; increase of Catholics 109,915.We give the figures for the island of Montreal by themselves: PBOTESTANTS CATHOLIGY 1881 199) Je6l 189} Montrenl.84,4497 48,558.63,896 134,112 Jucy.Cartier 484 1518 T0801 12,814 Hochelaga\u2026 1,610 12,385 26,K21 62,514.90,804 215,211 Incrense of Protestants 35,402; increase of Cathoties 124,407, The vital fact established by these figures is, that wherever the J'rotestants depend upon the plow they ave rapidly decreasing; wherever there are manufae- \u2026 VH561 68,755 turing, lumbering, or commercial industries, they about hold their own.The rise of Hull has given à larger I'rotestant population to Ottawa couuty: the cren- tion of Ville Neuve hus incrensed the Pro- The significance of this truth, that the l\u2019ro- testant yeomanry of Quebec is fnst disappearing, is not fully realized either by those directly interested or hy our public men.testants of Hochelaga six times.Thut as fine a body of farmers as is to be found the undergoing i rapid process of extinétion on continent should be is u circumstance so unprecedented that it ought to command attention.It muy be said that part have left because they could get better land in the west, that part have gone spurred by the desire of change, that part have fallen in with the movement to crowd into the cities, hut after making all due allowanee, there remains the stubborn foet, that thousands have left farms they conld not Letter and left them with great reluctance, Unless checked ut Protestant farming population of Quebce the wigration is once, the will be wiped out in other 30 yonrs, There will, of course, be large settlements of them even then, but they will be only remnants; us a substantial fuctor in the body politie, the English-speaking minority in the townships will have ceased to exist, This is no rash statement: it is simply what the figures of the last three census affirm, How has it come nbout that such a fute has overtaken an intelligent, industrious, and economical class of people?We believe there is only one nnswer\u2014the existence of an established chureh in Quebec, We have contrasted the census of lust yenr with that ot 1861 purposely, because over 30 years have passed since the townships began to he invaded by 'p to about 1860 the Protestant population of township land was prosperous and expansive.No sooner did the blight of the parish system creep over that territory, than the de- the parish system.cline set in, and ench successive census has shown that the decline has progressed with increasing rapidity.The existence of a church establishment affects every industry, but none to anything like the same degree as that of farming.Protestants in Montreal and other manufne- turinæ centres, have held their ground; Protestants whose acres have fallen under the spell of tax and tithe have found such a change of circumstances ercep upon them, that out.it became advisable to sell Give back even yet to the townships their old rights, banish from their bounds the power to levy tribute from its soil for support of an established church, and they will spring again into life.That the energies of those who cultivate these once free lands should be stifled by an ecclesiastical pall is à disgrace to those who submit to it, and to those who could assist in effecting a change, but who prefer to shun a plain duty in order to obtain the support of n dominant chureh.Tue Republican convention opened at Minneapolis on Tuesday.The attendance is Inrge and much enthusiasm is displayed.The prospect is that Mr Blaine will receive the nomination for the presidency.For a long while it looked as if he would leave the field for Harrison, but his resigning his position in the cabinet on Saturday shows lhe has changed his mind.The Democrats are to meet at Chicago to make their nominations.ON Sundny morning Oil creek, which truverses the valley in Pennsylvania whence most of the petroleum comes, rose to flood height, and overflowing tanks nnd wells, ita surface Leeame conted with ail, Set on fire either by lightning, for a thunderstorm prevailed at the time, or by the furnaces of steamengines, the creek burst into a blnze and the Luildinge along ita banks were instantly enveloped in flames.The loms of life at Oil City and Titusville is given ut about 300 with company.On Tuesdny, Mr Morris, men- ber for Montreal centre, rose in the assembly to n question of privilege, He wtuted that un article appeared in that morning's Montreal Herald containing a fulse statement of the company in question, that that article wus written by Geo W.Stephens, whom he proceeded to cull folse and malicious, nn stubler-in-the buck, a promise-breaker, a sneak and a coward, un wan who had not made his wealth but inherited it, who never gave a doy\u2019s employment to a workman, a slanderer, the candidate Montreal would not elect, with a good deal more of the like, winding up by telling him that there were shareholders in the Water & Elee- trie company so rich that they conld buy Lim out and sell him without knowing they hud made a financial transaction.George W.quietly replied that the anger displayed proved he had been the means of exposing a rotten piece of legislation, und he had no hesitation in saying the bill before the house was irregular and designed to legalize a job, that would cost the The at- torney-generat promised to examine the muuicipnlition denr.bill before it was advanced another stage and the squall blew over.There is no longer any question as to Mr Morris being the Chesterfield of the house.The GLOBE continues to publish letters on election Thos Metiveevy, then MP.for Quebec, and of the The following one from the late matters addressed to treasurer Conservative election fund, premier is characteristic: Srapacona Hae, OTTAWA, 24th June, 87.Private, My Dear MeGREEVY.We hitve thrashed the rascals and enn run the machine for another five years.| We shall probably go to R.du Loup in the first week of July.I was glad to see Malouin defeated and nll the Quebec district sound.I um awfully used up, but hope soon to get around again.Fours sincerely, Joux A.MACDONALD, The Hon T, MeGrervy.The means used to defeat \u201cthe raseals\u201d is revealed in a long sevies of letters, of which this will do for a sample\u2014 \u201cSTE CLAIRE, Feb.13.\u201cHon T.McGreevy: \u201cMy deaririend nnd colleazue,\u2014My agent will show vou n letter addressed to Mr Bosse which will furnish you with par- tleulurs of the fight we are waging here\u2014 one of the tonghest in the whole province.1 want to carry the county cost what Ît may.But Ihave many influences against me\u2014money.whiskey, Larochelle nnd his clique, and a host of Liberals from Quebec.In fact, there's the very devil to pay here.We want speakers; above all we must have money without fail, or it is all up with us.Send me at least $1,500 this week.Don\u2019t hesitate; if you don\u2019t come to the rescue at once we are lost.Yours.etc.SC.A.LESAGE.\u201d \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014/\u2014R TnE ITisTorY oF CANADA from its first discovery to the present time, by John Mercier McMullen.2 vols.Publishers: MeMullen & Co, Brockville, Whoever desires to inform himsell of the history of Canada can do so with case by reading these two volumes.Of course the reader will miss much contained in Parkman and Kingsford, but the narratives of those authors are so extended that few have either inclination or time to read them.That Mr McMullen's history is all that could be desired, cannot be said.The story he undertook to tell would have im- preseed the memory nnd the imagination more had he woven the incidents into an harmonious whole.Mis plan is largely chronologicul and he relutes events us if writing a yearly register, so that his work hang, to some degree, the disconnected nature of n tabulated chronicle as compared with the unity and glow of a well-designed picture, There are certain well-marked epochs in the history of Canada\u2014epochs not always marked by change of dynasty or constitution\u2014stnges in the growth of the people, and grouping together the eir- cumstances that marked each epoch and which led to the coming of the next, seems to us the natural method of telling the story of this northern land.Accepting Mr MeMullen's method, we grant that he has done his best to omit no fact of moment, and whoever masters the contents of these two volumes will have an adequate conception of the past of the country in which he lives.Ileginning with the time when the keel of European ship first fretted the waters of the gulf of St Lawrence, Mr Me- Mulien conscientiously leads the reader down to the present day.That he is always correct he himself would not assert, for his preface shows he has a wholesome consciousness of the difficulty of his task; that he is ns correct ns he might be, we cannat aftirm.In the chapters relating to this province there are numerous misnp- preliensions of circumstances and misstatements of facts, largely due to Mr MeMnl- len\u2019s accepting Christie as an authority.Christie's history of Lower Canada is vulu- able from the documents it reprints, but its text is benenth contempt, Comprehension and accuracy were qualities denied to Christie, and in relating even events that were within his personal knowledge, Le blundered.A perusal of thejournalso! the as n member of the legislative assembly to have that cunal placed where it is, in order to benefit the company that then owned the seigniory.For a stranger, he seized the main points of the situation in this province with remarkable acuteness, und held views that it would have been well for it had he remained toadvoeate, During und ambitious, when the field wns opened to extend the British empire into the then unknown wilds of New Zealand and Austra- lin, he threw all his means into the project, left Canuda for the southern seas, and died, as many another pioneer of our race has done, nt his post.We are not going, however, to undertake the ungracious task of seeking out errors in 1 meritorious work, and we are free to say that in our perusal of it we have found fewer than in any other history covering thesame ground.Natural 1y Mr McMullen is more at home in hisown province and a more candid or more impartial narrative than he has given from the days of the family compact to the present could not Le desired.To many, his chapters relating our political history from the union to the death of Sir John Macdonald, will be regarded as the most valuable portion of the book.Mr MeMul- lbn\u2019w style is unaîtected nnd terse and the impression he lenves on the reader is that of a conscientious man endeavoring to convey an accurate idea of the subjects he deals with, The work is well printed and bound, and we trust its sale may be sufti- ciently extensive to afiord adequate compensation to publisher and author.HUNTINGDON COUNTY COUNCIL MET yesterday.Present, the warden and all the councillors, except Coun Boyd.Ou motion of Coun Walker, seconded by loun Seriver, Mexis C.Caza was appointed delegate in place of Dumase Droust.On motion of Coun Caza, seconded by Coun Walker, Michael Moriarty was ap- puinted special officer over the Moriarty discharge, nnd Felix Boucher special otticer over the Brady discharge.On motion of Coun McLennan, seconded by Coun Gavin, Oliver Monique was appointed special officer over the Beaver and Sulphur Spring creek, from the province line to the Walker bridge, and John H.Brady special officer over the remainder of suid creek.Ou motion of Coun Walker, seconded by Coun Maclaren, the secretary was instruet- ed tohave the fences round the court house grounds repaired and proper gates made, On motion of Coun Walker, seconded by Coun Cazn, the mayorsof Elginand Hinch- inbrook were authorized to have the necessary repairs made on the Outterson bridge.On wmotlon of Coun Johnson, seconded by Coun Perron, the mayors of Elgin and Godmanchester were authorized to live the necessary repairs made on the Hol- brook bridge.ORMSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL Mer on Monday; members ali present, Mayor Baird presiding.Two petitions were presented asking for sidewalks, one from Itobert Sadler und the other from Archibald Sangster, Moved by Coun McCormick, seconded by Coun Smith: that the petition of Robert Sadler be granted as follows: The walk to commence at the front rond of Jamestown and continue down to Dugald Lang\u2019s north line, with a stone crossing opposite the property of Nicholas Smith; also, that the petition of Archibald Sangster be granted, the whole to be built according to specification and under thesuperintendence of James Simpson.The petition of William Lockerby was left over for further consideration.The sccretary was nuthorized to pay the following accounts; John Sadler, for work done on the Routh side of the village.$14 00 Hugh Chambers for lighting lnmps to 28th May 5 P 517 Alexander McCurdy, special superintendent, reported that John Winters had completed the side walk on Prince street and certified his account, also Jumes Simpson reported that John Winter had completed the sidewalk from Paling's to the bridge and certified his account, The sec-trens.tendered his resignation, Moved by Coun Smith, seconded by Coun Chambers, that the resignation of the secy- trens.be left on the table until next meeting.HUNTINGDON VILLAGE COUNCIL MeT Monday evening; present, Mayor Boyd and Conn Levers, Anderson, Henderson and Hunter, A letter wus received from Mrs T.Gamble, complaining that the ditch on Prince Nt.wns not properly cleaned out, and that the water was flowing into the cellar of her house.The chairman of the road committee reported that the ditch referred to wus already deeper than necessary to drain the street, that tho late Mr Gamble had placed o plank pipe below the bottom of the diteh, that the pipe wns now partly broken up and he considered if the ditch was made deep enough to drain this cellar nnd left open it would be dangerous to travel.Left in the hands of the rond committee, Complaint was made that cowsowned by Thos Phillips were allowed to pasture on cept the mayor.Coun Smith took the chair.The several road inspectors made their reports regarding the state of the roads in their respective districts, except rond inspectors Hooker and McCartney.Moved by Coun Dumas, scconded by Coun Mclierrigle, that road inspector Demers is authorized to have joint labor done on the front rond in his division, work to be done in the hollow near the White-Lrook, at the place where the road is washed away.Road inspector Lapage was ordered to notify all the partiesinterested in theroads in his division to have their rouds repaired on or before the 20th inst.Moved by Coun Cavers, seconded by Coun \u2019ryson, that James Reid, junior, be np- pointed special officer over the Reid discharge, Jamestown.The secretary was authorized to pay the following accounts: Henry Winter, for work done on hyroad through 3rd and Ath concessions of JAMESTOWN Leusccccrrissesscrsscarn serre roscnncrne $20 00 A.E.Sadler, for repairing bridge in his BIVISION.cctv 450 Meslos Lepage, for repairing bridge eros- sing Black Brook.500 T.Brault, for repairing bridge on Hebert's.200 T.Brault, for road opposite the property of James Murphy and John Murphy.1.00 Moved by Coun Bryson, seconded by Coun McClintock, that Alexander Mills be appointed special superintendent to inake plan and specitications for repuirs required to be done on the bridges at Graham, Cross, and Mark Hebert's and report at next meeting.The secy -treas.tendered his resignation to take effect on the 1st day of July.Moved by Coun Bryson, seconded by Coun McClintock, that the resignation of the secy.-treas.lie on the table until next meeting.Moved by Coun McClintock, seconded by Coun Cavers, that Johm Beattie be appointed specinl superintendent over the works under contract to John Winter at MeNeil's bridge.Curried, Coun McGerrigle dissenting.DUNDEE COUNCIL Mer on Monday; present: Mayor Me- Lennan and Councillors Millar, Timlin, Colquhoun, Murchison and Vass.Peter Buchanan was appointed special officer over the Battaux creek discharge, in place of Chas.M.Farlinger, whose appointment was recinded.John Taillon was granted a certifiente to procure n license and charged $20 for the same.Wm.Napier was instructed to repair the covering on the Sulphur Spring creck bridge by laying plank lengthwise on the old covering aud to send his bill to the council.ST ANICET COUNCIL Mer on the Gth inst; present, A.B.Caza, Lkq., mayor; councillors D.Morarity, P W.Leehy, J.D.MacDonald, and O.Caza.On motion of Coun ©.Caza, seconded by Coun MacDonald, Joseph Sylvestre, road inspector, was authorized to measure the wire fence built by J.oseph Beauchene along the Lyroud betwcen 48 and 49, 2nd range, and to report according to the bylaw ndopted by this board.On motion of Coun MacDonald, seconded by Coun O.Caza, Michael Finn was appointed special officer over the watercourse established by Pierre Beauchene, through lots Nos 688, 689, and (90.On motion of Coun MacDonald, seconded by Coun 0.Caza, W.D.Campbell and A.Campbell were authorized to cause to be rebuilt, by the day, with 8 feet span, that bridge on the byroad between 40 and 41, 2nd range, next to Thomas Cooper's hill.On motion of Coun 0.(\u2018azn, seconded by Coun I\u2019.W.Leehy, Coun L.N.Masson's seat was pronounced vacant, ns having refused or neglected, without, in the opinion of this council, reasonable cause, to continue to discharge the duties of said office since the first of February last, TRES ST SACREMENT COUNCIL Mer on Monday; members present, Councillors Anderson, Vallee, McFarlane and Bryson, under the presidency of pro-mayor Bryson.Moved by Coun Anderson, seconded by Coun McFarlane, that inspector Wm Jus Logan order out the lower half of his divi- .sion on Friday and Saturday 10th and 11th inst., also the upper half of his division on Monday and Tuesday following, to haul clay to the cast end ot the Turcot bridge.Moved by Coun McFarlane, scconded by Coun Vallee, that John Slater beappointed superintendent to look after the hauling of the clay to the Turcot, bridge abutments.Moved by Coun Vallee, seconded by Coun Anderson, that inspector A.McCartney call out the rate pnyers in his division on Wednesday and Thursday, 15th and 16th inst, to huul clay to the west end of the Turcot Lridge.Moved by Coun Anderson, seconded by Coun Vallee, that road inspectors dno .Rutherford and Alex Cunningham call out the rate payers in their respective divisions to haul clay to the approaches of the Allan\u2019s Corners bridge, Moved by Coun Anderson, seconded by \u20acdun McFarlane that Robert Anderson build the corporation's share of fence at the enst end of the Turcot bridge.Moved by Coun Anderson, seconded by Coun Vallee, that the secretury notify all the road inspectors that they have the roads in their respective divisions put in a proper state of repair on or before the 30th inst., nnd render their report at next general session, Moved by Coun Anderson, seconded by Coun Vallee, that the report of sale of the old material of the Allan\u2019s Corners bridge by inspector Logun be accepted.Said sale amounted to $17.35, less $3 for expenses of sale and piling planks ut the end of the bridge, also putting away 8 pieces of timber to be lield in reserve (on Mr Whiteford's property) for repairs, Moved by Coun Anderson, seconded by Coun Vallee, that the report of Mr K.Whiteford, superintendent on construction of the Allan's Corners bridge be accepted and thut the secretary pay contractor Cullen $57.50, being the first half of the contract price of construction.ORMSTOWN.À lieavy rain storm passed over here from the north on Monday afternoon.The crops have not suffered much from the wet weather.The pea crop is slightly discolored, but prospects are encouraging.The potato bug has made its appearance.Our bath is in course of erection.Corporation sidewalks are still being built, making agreeable promenades for our villagers and visitors.The ladies of the W.C.T.I\".are making arrangements to hold a County Convention on the 23rd of this month.There will be morning and afternoon sessions in the sons of temperance hall and a public meeting either in the Presbyterian church or in the hall in the evening.Besides represeu- tative temperance workers from this district, Mrs Sanderson, the provincial president, and other delegates are expected from abroad.These with ministers in the district will give addresses in the evening.The Union here will entertain all delegutes coming from a distance, VALLEYFIELD.The election on Tuesday cansed but little interest.We have not yet thedetails of the votes but it is safe to suy that not one- fourth of the votes here were polled.The result has surely demonstrated to the three losing candidates and their few admirers, that, for the present, the county of Beau- harnois has no use for such candidates.They will go back to Montreal lighter in purse, nnd with some high priced experience that may serve them Iater in life.Mr Bisson\u2019s large majority of 737 goes to show, that it was his Mercier supporters who were responsible for his severe defeat at the general election.We notice the Valleyfield correspondent of the St Johns News hus taken to task one of the candidates in the late contest for calllng à tnveting of electors tn such à snanner as to altogether Ignore the Eng- lish-speaking electors.While the question is before the public, there is another matter that might be pointed out, which, if acted upon, would insure a stronger and more united English vote for the member who has the courage to remedy the existing state of affairs.It is a recognized fact that the members for the county of Beau- harnois have at their disposal considerable public patronage.Especially is this true of our representative at Ottawa.Upon his recommendation some very important and lucrative offices are filled, and we believe we are correct in stating that, not since Confederation has any English-spenk- ing person been nominated to one of the many government offices that have Leen created or made vacant since that time.It may be said in reply that no claim has been made by the English-speaking electors for any public office.Even if that was true, it would not lessen the injustice to the English-speaking electors.We do not wish to convey the impression that aman\u2019s only qualification for a government office should be his nationality.Far from it, but what we desire to make plain is thatin the appointment of government officinls, some very deserving English-speaking men have been passed over because of their nationality.Tuesday morning we had no Montreal or western mail.The Valleyfield mail bag had been carried past Ste Martine on the west bound train.Valieyfield has had a great brushing up during the past week, in expectation of the numerous visitors who will attend the installation services oi Bishop Emard on Thursday.Work on the proposed Noulanges canal was commenced lust week.As yet but n small force of men are on the ground.HEMMINGFORD.The rain which fell here, for five hours or more on Saturday night, must have caused some injury to grain upon low lying land poorly drained, and, I noticed when travelling yesterday (Monday) through a portion of the St Lawrence valley, that the ditches and furrows in many flelds were filled with water while pools were visible in some places.l\u2019ens und, in some instances, small grains were showing the effect of an excuss of wet, in an unhealthy- color.The cool wind and bright sunshine with which we ave favored here today will probably prevent any serious or widesprend injury resulting from the heavy rainfall of Saturday and Sunday last.From ail that I can eee and hear regarding the condition of our meadows, I judge that for many years past the prospect at the end of the firat week in June of a bountiful hay crop, has not heen more encouraging than it is at the present time.The pastures too are in an excellent condition and the good effect of this state of things is shown in the quantity of milk delivered at the factories in this portion of the county.Theorchards in this township never within my recolleetion, gnve promise of u more bouutiful fruit crop than they have done this season.Ten daysagothey were one mass of bloom.I had the curiosity, nbout that time, to make a little enumeration regarding one orchard (and that one of no particular or extraordinary excellence) that came under my observation.Out of one hundred trees that 1 counted, I could see but eleven that had not more or less blossoms on them, and o large proportion\u2014three-fourths ut lenst\u2014 of them were so covered with bloom that the green lenves on them were scarcely perceptible.The weather generally since the blooming of the trees has becn favorgble for the setting of the fruit, though it is feared that some injury to the blossoms wus caused by the gale which visited this part of the country on Thursday Inst.The poles which the people of this place agreed tofurnish towards the construction of the proposed telephone line between La- colle and Athelstan, are rendy for use and have been mostly distributed.1 understand that, owing to the illness of the mayor of the adjoining township of Have- lock (who war charged with the duty of providing the poles to make the quota for that township) a little delay has occurred in the matter, but that the work of construction will not be materially retarded in consequence.We are in hopes, therefore, that not many weeks will elapse before we will have telephoniccommunication with our county town.The Hon L.H.Davies, M.P., of Charlottetown, P.E.l.visited on Saturday and Sunday last with a friend in this village.Those of our villagers who had the pleasure of meeting Mr Davies, when he was here a twelvemonth since.were gratified to observe that his health had greatly improved in the interval, The visit, under the auspices of the Royal! Templars, to this place, of the Emeralds\u2014 referred to in a former communication\u2014 ended with theexpiration of the week before Inst.The meetings held by this trio of spenkers and singers, were fairly well ut- tended, but it is doubtful that any substantial good to the cause of temperance was the outcome of their efforts.In consequence of the rain in the carly morning and the threatening appearance of the weather during the forenoon, the attendance at the morning services in our village churches, was smaller than usual, It was better in the evening.The usual summer evening services in the Presbyterian church, commenced a week ago Inst Sunday.The half yearly communion service in that church is to be held on Sunday next.DOMINION PARLIAMENT.OTTAWA, Many 30.\u2014Me Arnistrong moved that power Le given to the legislature of the Northwest territories to denl with the questions of separate schools and dual language.provided that no school section us at present constituted shall be interfered with.He supported the resolution by a long speech, contending that it ouly gave the Northwest the power enjoyed by other sections of the Dominion and that the state had no right to interfere with religion one way or another.He desired that children of all faiths be taught together.Mr Wallace did not consider it fair to tie the hands of the people of the Northwest by excepting school districts at present constituted, and moved to strike that clause out.Mr McMullen was willing to concede separate schools but thought French as an official language should cease in the Northwest.There were only 1500 who could speak French there and the printing and writing of every law and notice in both languages was expensive and caused trouble.Mr Devlin spoke strongly against the resolution which he denounced in sweeping terms.Mr Seriver.Mr Speaker, I desire to say first, Sir, that you were in error in numing me ns the seconder of the motion now le- fore the house.I did not consent to second the motion, but I did not dissent from your connecting my name with it because of my desire to be courteous to my neighbor, Mr Armstrong.1am not in favor of this motion in all its details.No far asthe part relating to the dual language is concerned it expresses my views; views which I took the liberty of giving to the house when the motion relating to that question was before us.1 then expressed my sympathy with the notion of the hon.member for Assiniboin (Mr Davin), which was to the effect that the question of languages should be left to the decision of the people of the Territories; but s0 far ns the question of separate schools is concerned I take a somewhat different view.Allusion has been made by several hon.gentlemen to the position held by the Protestant minority in the province of Quebec in relation to their school system.1am one of that Protestant minority, and I am here to express my concurrence in the statement alrendy made, that the Protestant minority in that province has been treated since Confederation, with perfect fnirness and with full liberality Ly the Roman Catholic majority.The Protestants of that province could not live there were they not accorded the privileges in regard to the education of their children which they now enjoy.Holding the views which Roman Catholics do conscientiously hold, and they being largely in the majority, il we had a common school system there, | and but one school where all religious tenets would be taught, the Protestants would not and conld not possibly aceept it.This being the came, and it being the fact that we have been, ns I Lave said; treated with perfect fairness and perfect liberality in the province of Quebec, 1 do not sce how Protestants, taking a proper view of this question, can fuil to consent to extend to their Roman Catholie fellow- citizens the same privileges which they enjoy themselves.I cannot give my support to a proposition which would deprive the Roman Catholic population of the Northwest from the enjoyment of the privileges which the Protestants of the province of Quebec have enjoyed nud do enjoy, and [ believe will continue to enjoy in the future.I cannot consent to givemy support to a motion which at some time or other\u2014if it would not have that immediate effect\u2014would compel the Roman Catholics of the Northwest to either allow their children to grow up in ignorance, or to send them to schools which it would be a violation of their religious convictions to send them to.Therefore, 1 am opposed to a portion of the motion of Mr Armstrong and I am also opposed to the amendment moved by Mr Wallace.Mr Macdonald (Huron) held that the Northwest should be left to arrange matters as suited them, and would therefore vote for Mr Armstrong's motion.Mr McCarthy followed in a long and powerful speech.lle wished to remind the house that it was dealing now with the Northwest, with that great country which before many yeurs, will overshadow the eastern part of the Dominion, with this territory which, before many years, will be the heart of the Dominion of Canada, and we are laying the foundations there of several great stutes, Now, is there an hou.feutleman in parliament who believes that, if he had to establish a constitution for that country, he would lay down as u part of its laws, as the foundation of its existence, that the people should speak two separate tongues?We are establishing states in the Northwest, and in that sense we are an finperinl power, and it is for us to suy, and we have in fact said, that, with the exception of the province of Quebec.when we got our charter, the English lnn- guage was to be the language of the people of this country.le objected to Mr Arin- strong\u2019s motion on account of the munuer in which it was worded, and moved un amendment which he considered better expressed.Mr Mills spoke at length and declared his intention to vote aguinst both motion and amendments.The debate was adjourned.LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.QUEBEC, June 3.\u2014On the item of $10,000 for the promotion of the dairy interest Hon L.Beaubien spoke nt great length.He sald the Intention of the government was to make the province a dairy one, und to that end expressed the hope that every member use his best endeavors to bring about the general adoption of the system of feeding dairy cattle by ensilage.It was his carnest hope that each member would work in his own county to secure the establishment of silos in every parish, and announced, amid applause, that a bonus of $20 would be awarded iu each parish for the best kept and best worked silo, He also urged that from each parish the member for the county, assisted by the municipal authorities and other leading people, should endeavor to select and send to the school-farm of the county ut least one suitable pupil, who would be taught on scientific grounds the true principles of good farming, He explained the working of theseschiool-farms and said pupils would be received at them from 14 to 18 years of age as long as they were sons of reapect- able farmers.lle insisted upon a careful choice of students, and after testifying to what education had done for the professional classes of this province and to the superior acquirements of its clergy, he said he now asked their aid in improving the practical training and attainments of our agricultural classes, who, after all, were the backbone of our country.Their concurrence was wanted in the formation of a well trained and practically intelligent and educated farming community.This province, he clnimed, posserged exceptional advantages from an ngricultural point of view, nnd that, for dairy purposes, an he Ind been assured by eminent authority, they werceven superior to those of Ontario.He proposed that all the butter and cheese factories of the province should enter into a syndicate, for which system he claimed n number of advantages.All the factories would be under the control of a government inspector, so that their products would be articles of uniform quality and value.The formation of this syndicate would be under the control of 15 inspectors, all specialista, and the defect of producing #0 many different qualities of but ter and cheese would disappear and the articles manufactured would command the attention of the English market.They would bear tlie government stamp, not upon the box which held them, but upon the articles themselves.In urging the national importance of this subject, he estimated the annual return it should bring the province at $7,000,000, lis first aim was to have one silo, one cheese or butter fuctory, and one farm student in each parish of each county.He foreshadowed the establishment of a dairy school at St Hyacinthe, where students will be instructed in the art of cheese and butter making, and ndded that if the active nid of the clergy and the members of the house went with the efforts of the government, he was certain in two years the products of this province would compete successfully with those of Ontario.In fact, he looked upon dairying ns the only salvation of this province,and nalvised the farmers to drop the ruising of cerenle, lenve that to the Northwest, with which we were unuble to compete in that respect, and turn their attention at once to that branch of agriculture for which the province was best adapted and which would prove the moet surely profitable.REPORTS OF THE JUDGES ON FARMS, Tux award of the judges for firme entered fu competition of agricultural merlt Lins been at last published.The first place is given to E.W.Judah, Hillhurst, Comnp- ton, who obtained 96.50 points.The following are the successful competitors in this district.The first 5 get silver medals, the others bronze medals: POINTS 5 Thoms Watson, North Georgetown, 84.10 7 Robt.Robertson, South \u201c .BN OÙ 25 Thomas Drysdale, Qrinstown,.2N John Muir, Hinchinbrook.\u2026.39 James Cottingham, Ormstown., AN Win, HL.Walker, Godimanchester.69 Jus.Symons, St Louis de Gonzague.79 Benjamin Vinet, Beaulbirnois.RE Angus MeNaughton, Hinchinbrook.85.15 THOM AR WATHON, Ou the 22nd of June, we visited Mr Thomas Watson's farm at North George: town, County of Benuharnois.This farm contains 100 superficial acres of which 16% are in forest.The division of the farm is rood, nevertheless we were obliged to deduct a guarter of ov point because part of his alley was not fenced on one side.Mr Watson's system of rotation is perfect, It is as follows: First year, oats; secomd year, hoed crop, or pean and wheat.He sprends his manure in the autumn and plows it under, purses the grubber twice in the spring and then the roller; third year, barley with hayseed composed of 1 gallon of timothy and 5 hs.of Vermont.clover; he takes n hay crop for two years nnd pastures for three.The dwelling house, barns, stables for horses und cows, piggery, granary, out houses and blacksmith shop, are well adapted to bis needs.A fine garden ornn- ments the front of the house, and on one side there is a splendid orchard containing a large number of fine trees, The orchard is protected by a fine twelve foot hedge of mixed cedar, white spruce and balsam.The fences are of wood and wire and are in very good order, The fields are all well cultivated nnd in perfect order.The munure is not looked after with aufficlent attention: on that hend we deducted 1% points.The agricultural implements are most satisfactory and in very good order; we allowed him on that score the maximum of points.Mr Watson has a % bred Clyde mare, 4 work horses, 1 colt ¥ Clyde, two yenrs old, and one, 1 year old ¥% Clyde; 1 Ayrshire bull, 10 Ayrshire cows, 2 one year old Ayr- T Ayrshire calves, nll shire heifors and 7 registered and of first-class quality; 1 sow Berkshire and 7 young pigs, Berkshire and Chester white grade.Mr Watson hus 20 arpents in meadow, 32 in pasture, 4 arpents in wheat, 4 in barley, 10 in oats, 5 in peas, 1-5 in beans, 1 arpent in beet roots, & in white carrots, 1 arpent in potatoes, 3 arpents in Indian corn for ensilage, and 3% arpents in orchard.We observed that the farm work was carried on with the greatest economy, all the wood and iron work and all repairs being done in the most perfect manner by Me Watson\u2019s sons.One of Mr Watson's sons devotes a great deal of attention to the raising of bees, und has 18 magnificent hives.His sons are all hard-working and intelligent; one of them is a veterinary surgeon.Mr Watson has obtained 89.40 points, and consequently he is entitled to the silver medal and to a diploma of distinguished merit.8.N.BLacRwooD, E.CASGRAIN.(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.) CANADA.London, June 2\u2014The dehorning commission today heurd the evidence of Dr T.V.Hutchinson, medical health officer; Benjamin Cook of Avon, and Mr Lorenzo stevens of East London.They all thought the operation cruel.The Ridgeway veterans of London, Ont., celebrated the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Fenian invasion by «a procession, followed by speeches in Victoria park.The Methodist conference has evidently come to the conclusion that the Indians ure at Oka to stay and that they will not go to Gibson, For years past the conference has intimated its desire that the In.diuns should go to Gibson, and the general conference reaffirmed nnd supported this resolution.For years the Rev Mr Maudsley has been endeavoring to secure the support of the conference in a suit which he proposed to take ngainst the Catholic church to recover the land which the Methodist Indians claim as theirs, but the conference steadily refused to run any risk of being involved in a large bill of law costs.At the beginning of the present conference Chief Timothy Arihorn appeared before the conference and usked for assistance in building a church at Oka.À small committee was appointed to consider the question, and they reported in favor of building a church on lund to which they could get an unquestionable title, This practically means a support of the Indians in their determination to remain at.Oka, as it is not likely that a church, the cost of which will come from the great- er part of the Montreal district, would be , built if any thought ol removal were en., tertained.A committee, consisting of the chairman of the Moutreal district, the Chief und Rev W.H, Ensley were named tq look after the building of the church.The annual meeting of the Eastern Town- i ships bank was held at Sherbrooke ou the Int June.The report opened with these words: \u201cThe directors.regret that they are unable to present as favorable a report us that uf last year.Not ouly have the profits been smaller, but some accounts which seemed safe and secure developed wenkneas, and it was thought desirable to write them off.This was the more dia- appointing as the directors, at the close of Inst year, felt confident that due provision had been made for all such contingencies,\u201d Out of the year's profits a dividend of 7 per cent.is paid with $23,000 added to the reserve fund, which is now $625,000, Ottawa, June 8.\u2014A meeting of the credt- tors of Duncan Md 'ormick, of Montreal, was held yesterday afternoon.J.H.Gordon, of this city, won appointed assignee, nnd James Elliott, James Gardoer, Thon, Liggett, Wn Stoker and A.Losperaner, of Montreal, inspectors.The Ussignee wos instructed to continue business and sell what assets he could.Valleytield, June 8.\u2014The weather had a damaging effect toduy on the demonatrn- tion made in honor of the new Bishop of Valleyfield, which took place tonight.\u2018The town never appenred bigger in the eyes of the residents than on this occasion.Grent preparations hud beeu made for the rerep- tion of the new bishop, nnd every building of any importance wan gayly decorated and brilliantly illuminated with Chinese lnnterns.The eraftson the canal also had hundreds of lanterns and flugs strung out.The unnatisfuctory part, however, was the full of vain, which commenced about 7 o'clock, nnd a continual drigsle lnsted till after midnight.The train was consider nbly delnyed and on arrival the passengers disembarked, the bishops and assistants taking earringes and the procession, which had formed along (he mnin street, proceeded to the pavish church.As the procession pissed along fireworks were sent up from the streets, windows and roofs of houses.On the arrival of the elergy at the church the address of welcome was rend by Mayor Sullivan and answered by the new bishop.They then withdrew to the presbytery, where the new bishop received his friends, The news that ex-lremier Mercier had made an abandonment of his estate to his creditors was not a surprise (o commercial circles, It ix known that certain banks were pressing him for payment of promissory notes endorsed by him, and that about two weeks ago he had endeavored, but ineffectually, to compromise with his creditors on Lhe basis of 25 cents on the dollar.His liabilities are estimated at $62,000, while his nssets will not execed $25,000 at, the most Tiberal estimate.This step, of course, involves hig resignation as member of Bonaventure.A meeting of the creditors will be beld onthe 16th.\u2014Gazet te.One Provost, who ncted ns n deputy returning officer at last election, inn been fined $100 with costs for examining the ballot papers to seo how the electors voted, Kingston, Ont., June 2.