The Star, 2 janvier 1880, vendredi 2 janvier 1880

[" ms \u2018VOL.XII.NO.1.Morning Telegrams, | Sparks from the Telegrapl.amine is increasing in Persia.Divil war in Samoa continues.A great fire is raging in Grenads, Spain.Ihe King of Abyssinia has adopted a pa- jcattitude.) wo hundred Protestant schools are now p 9 Manitoba.['hrfrst issue of the Vatican organ, the roït, appeared on the Ist, - [Fheglection in Metz has resulted it the url anti-German candidates.reslent Haves\u2019 New Year's reception b 10 so largely attended as usual, aria has been discovered on Haman hinnla, opposite Kertch, Russia, Wheschooner ¢ Freedom,\u201d of Lockport, 5, as been lost with all on board.heKing of Spain has given 10,000 mark thiamine-striken of Upper Silesia.Ho.Joseph Royal has been returned to | louse of Commons for Provencher, p.FDL Powers have persuaded the Prince of ptiegro to postpone action regarding bie.Ferral Roberts has levelled all the lags and walls within one thousand yards Pbijur, e Lesseps and his party reached As.on Tuesday, and started the same # Panama, 1.Mayer and Humbert have fought an- priuel near Paris, in which the latter was ptly wounded.i Governor-General received a large ph of visitors at the Council Chamber, hy, on the 1st.ral Hatch, with Chief Ouray and the Kisoners, have reached Lake City, on ay to Washington.hil Cologne Gazette says it thinks t'at \u20ac miy must now look towards France h more watchful eye.h Emperor William has presented pSaint Vallair, French Minister, with Oler of the Black Eagle.jh usual New Years receptions were the Emperors of Russia, and Ger- ayand the President of France.esperete fight with bushrangers at abodgery Station, New South Wales, en were killed and several wounded.Society of St.Vincent de Paul in ave resolved to have a special col- fin each of its conferences to relieve ess in Ireland.ETc are disquieting rumors m Berlin re- g the conduet of the French Ambassa- à St.Petersburg, who is charged with 1 Russophobism and intriguing against ay.feared that the growing distress in lad may necessitate relief works.The \u20ac in Ireland is also increasing, and a pl winter is anticipated in those dis- piore particularly attected.pe steamer ¢¢ Scythia,\u201d bringing the is mails transferred from the \u2018\u2018 Circas- Pad Mr.Parnell, the agitator, was eat a late hour on the 1st.The paring\u201d also reached New York on the pri.both steamers report having experi- À cavy weather on the Atlantic.pa THE MAINE TROUBLE.hing in Republican Constables\u2014 A Desperate Leader.ox, Mass, January.1.\u2014 Captain D.mson, member of the Maine Lagisla- sys that Col.Spurling, formery of the line Cavalry, has arrived in Augusta, pil, to take command of 200 special nen, all Republicans, sworn in by Nash, of Augusta, to protect the city pof riot.Captain Simpson says Col.g is one of the most desperate of ki, and the inference is that he will pany attempt to capture the State The Captain stated that he was a supporter of the action of Governor from beginning to end.i THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.p Park Again Lighted\u2014Success of Edison\u2019s Experiment.\"W York, January 1.\u2014 On New Year's pty street lamps, lighted with elec- illuminated the little hamlet of Men- k, and to-night the desplay was re- In addition to the street lamps, bere two electric burners in operation Plessor Edison\u2019s laboratory and Mac- buildings, and in private residences, mber of lights will be increased ntil it reaches about 800.The Penna Railroad Company carried people to fu the Park at a reduced rate of fare, titudes availed themselves of the nity to witness the illuminations.eet lamps are globular in form, and nted upon slender wooden posts.As scngers stepped from the cars, they mfronted by the rays from the lamps ighted the stairway leading from the p the plateau of ground upon which lage stands.Wednesday night's dis- 5 the first general street illumination lo Park, although half a dozen out- ips and a number of houses had been ply lighted with electricity.Since age was first lighted up a week ago, 0 have been busy erecting additional sts in the strects, and last night the ition was pronounced a complete suc.ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.Mist Movement\u2014Plot to Mur- all Crowned Heads of Europe\u2014 ial Precautions for Queen Vics \u2019s Safety.10, December 31.\u2014A severe cross- tion of Gonzales, who attempted the ing Alfonso, has resulted in the dis- that he, like \u2018his predecessor Man- 8 the tool or agent of the secret as- whose ramifications extend through- Europe, and who have for their first ¢ ossassination of all the reigning ÿs of the world, not excepting Queen Tt is thoroughly well established § ussociation furnished those who ie cttacks upon the Emperor William any, King Humbert of Italy, the King Alfonso, and it is _believed re 8130 the cause of recent extraordin- tions taken to secure the life of ictoria.Gonzales, who is a very Pan, is understood to have given way e-and fear after arrest, and to have to che Judge who examined him as the agent of men whom Le scarce- but who had worked upon him y fear and partly by Yromises, to ate life of the King.The \u201composure {ajesty at the moment of attack and «was remarkable, The nerves of tha rs last night she was in great dis- THE AFGHAN WAR.f Terror in Cabul\u2014Mahommed Ss Basis of Peace\u2014Rebel Chiefs endering\u2014Royal Visitors at kend.N, Jan.1.-A Cabul despatch says : ahommedans are abandoning Cabul, ome retribution will be exercised on they all sympathize with the Bosth vho remain in Cabul.The report Jeign of terror existed from the 15th until the city was abandoned by 1s.Every suop and house was cept those belonging to Mahomume- he women were stripped publicly, en shot in the streets.The total Le enemy mear Cabul is placed at he snbw is fant melting, Among jations presented by Mahomed Jan for peace were the \u2018return to India tish force at Cabul, and that a be given to send back the h tive British officers to remain at hostages for the fulfilment of The Viceroy felegraphs as fol- seneral Rober®s \u2018reports that on 30th the force under {he com- \u2018eneral Baker, which left gabul on December, is returning from having destroyed the -unopposed rebel Ci Mirbatcha, which was andoned, Several Kohistan and els have tendered their submis- étigence from Tashkend states : 's brother and cousin have jére, solicitine the hospitality and ofthe Russian representatives at + = _ ucen were greatly shaken, and for\u2019 at\u2019 owing - .authorites \u2026, bodies have been widinug, a \"oat exredition has been organized fo search for tiem.Despatches from Dundee state that the Tay Bridge will be immediately rebuilt.The wrecked train is rapidly disintegrating, and fragments of cars and pieces of apparel and baggage of passengers are rising to the surface.Numerous additional ho lies Lave been recovered, and are in the morgu- waiting recognition by their friends.In several cases recognition has alr.ady taken lace, and the seues in connection with them are said to be very affecting, LATEST MAIL NEWS.Canadian.Winnieg is to have a Police Magistate.Cordwood haz fullen us low as 82,50 per vord in Stiatford, Ont.Several men along the line of the .P.Rare reported frozen during the recent cold suap.The headquarters of the Mounted Police are to be removed from Fort McLeod to Touchwood Hills or Qu\u2019 Appelle.The sheep trade from P.E.Island has this season been very lively.No less than 27,000 have been shipped »ie Point du Chene, and many have gone from Charlottetown to England.À large shipment of dressed becf and mutton was made lately from Seaforth, Ont., to \u2018Winnipeg, the freight on which amounted to $800.Should the venture prove a success it will be repeated.° It is stated that on Section 15, C.P.R,, the several camps are swarming with men, and preparations are being rapidly made for the accommodation ot more, to push the work to an early completion, American.General Hooker left $300,000 for relatives, Virginia quailsare very hard to kill.The bird lies well to dogs during the season, which ends in January.Cardinal MeCloskey will wear $10,000 worth of vestments at the High Mass on Christmas Day in the New York Cathedral, Maryland\u2019s ex-confederates gave Stonewall Jackson\u2019s daughter Julia, who is now at school at Baltimore, a Christmas gift of a handsome silver pitcher.A bill to prevent and punish the intermarriage of whites and negroes has passed both houses of the South Carolina Legislature, and has heen approved by the Governor.A correspondent describes Hot Springs, Ark., as a city of doctors\u2019 shops, drug stores, bathhouses and boarding houses, with a few stores and churches thrown in to fill up the chinks.Tne horses drawing the Soledad, Cal., .stage stopped with a frightened, backward plunge shottly after midnight on the 8rd inst, and at the same moment a man behind a tree at the roadside said ina gruff voice: ¢ Throw out that box.\u201d The driver a man named Meyers, hesitated, but at the click, click of a shooting iron the passengers begged him to let the highwayman or bighwaymen have the treasure.When the | box had been cast out the horse still refused to budge and it was found that a rope, from which fluttered white handkerchiefs, was stretched across the road.The rope was cut and the stage lost no time in reaching \u201c Soledad, two miles,ahead.The treasure box contained only §165.Scotland.Salmon are very plentiful in the Spey.Curling clubs gre having fine sport in the northern counties.The High Constables of Edinburgh held their annual dinner on the 4th inst.\u2018A year in Tudia,\u201d by Anthony George Shiel, of Dundee, has just been published, Mr, Froude's forthcoming lectures in Edinburgh are anticipated with great interest.\u201cThe Book of the Chronicles of Keith\u201d Las Leen sent to press, and it will appear as a souvenir for 1880.The aggregate amount of the policies insured and surrendered to the City of Glasgow Bank is £280,000, The Duke of Sutherland proposes to go to Egypt in the month of January.He will go to India next year, as rumored.Lord Rosebery will deliver his rectorial address to the students of Aberdeen University in the course of the present session.The Cunard steamer ¢ Bothnia\u201d is commanded by Capt.William M\u2019Mickan, of Isle of Whithorn.He has crossed the Atlantic nearly 300 times, At the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons, held in Edinburgh, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart was elected for the seventh time as Grand Master.Owing to the fog no fewer than five persons fell into the Clyde at Glasgow Dec.8, through missing their way.Three were rescued, but the rest were drowned.On the occasion of Mr.Gladstone\u2019s next visit to Scotland, which will be immediately after the dissolution of Parliament, he wiil be guest of the Marquis of Tweeddale at Yester.The employees, numbering about 2,000, in the extensive flax mills of Finlayson, Bousfield & Co., Johnstone, are about to receive an advance of wages ranging from 5 to 10 per cent.Among the converts to Mr.Gladstone may be reckoned Professor Blackie, whose appearance in the ante-room of the Music Hall at the Edinburgh meeting was the signal for much good-natured chaff on the part of lis friends, Such was the demand for the rectorial address of Mr.Gladstone on the day of its delivery that the circulation of the Evening Times reached 90,000 copies, and was only limited to this owing to a deficiency inthe supply of Mr, Gladstone\u2019s portraits.Captain John Orr, formerly of the Black Watch, died at Edinburgh December 7th at the age of 90.He was the only survivor of the officers who were with the gallant 42d when it achieved distinction at Waterloo, sud one of the few remaining survivors who took part in the Peninsular War.A woman named Haliday, one of the occupants of ¢ Carruthers\u2019 \u201cCottages\u201d Alms Houses, became insane, and was by the Inspector of the Poor removed to the Southern Counties Asylum.On her cottage being examined among the effects was found a bauk- hook showing £111 18s.7d.to her credit in the Dumfries Savings Bank.The Duke of Argyll has given a lecture in the Castle Pavilion at Inveraray on ¢ Ma- Lomet and the Koran.\u201d After a rapid sketch of the rise anû progress of Islamism, he illustrated its peculiar doctrines and morality by copious quotations from the Koran, which he contrasted with the higher Precepts and examples contained in the Jewish and Christian Seriptures.World Over.That the late Countess de Montijo had secretly married the late Prosper Merimee two or three years after the death of her first husband used, says the London World, to be generally admitted in Paris society.The Empress Eugenie long called him ¢godfather.\u201d The late Mrs.Catherine Hogart Dickens was in her youth a pretty, bright-looking young woman.In her later years she is described by an American acquaintance as a comfortable-looking matron of the English middle-class, amiable, but commonplace in conversation.The Ameer of Afghanistan has a considerable foundation of education and an evident power to receive new and correct impressions.He possesses a very fair acquaintance with European and Asiatic geography, and makes shrewd remarks on Russian and Persian politics.Todleben is the 157th Russian Count created.Up to the time of Peter the Great there were no counts in Russia.The first count of the Russian empire was created in 1706.Deter created only nine of them.There are many persons who bear the title, who had it prior to their becoming Russian subjects, and the Russian Government récog- nizes their {ifles.\u2014z-\u2014\u2014=yy-\u2014\u2014Drigalle, auc-4te\u2014 .fore sent round for a general gathering av .Cential Station on Craig street.About nine a.m.the men came dropping 1m, each receiving hearty welcomes and clasps of the hand {rom their comrades, and the real unity and mutual confidence existing among the members of the Brigade were evident even to a comparative stranger.Among the faces were the familiar \u2018enes of men who lave fought the flames here tor a score of years or more, and the hero of one of the latest marvellous escapes, Johuson, was stalking round challenging any younger man to equal his forty-foot jump at the St.Peter street fire.About halt-past nine the company gathered in the large hall in the upper part of the station, Ilcve, after a little prelimioary waishalling, Captain McCrobie ushered in Chief Pation and Sub-Chief JleCullough, accompanied by His Worship Mayor Rivard and Ald.Hood, Chairman of the Fire Com- witlee.About seventy-five of the Brigade were present.The Chief, stepping forward, said that in bringing with him to the meeting the Mayor and Ald.Hood to wish the mem- bezs of the Brigade a happy new year, he was to the men a pleasant surprise.After the reading of the address which he believed the secretary was about to produce, he trusted that the Mayor would speak a few words.ADDRESS TO ALD.HOOD, McCrobie then read the following address to Ald.Hood : \u2026.em a em ** S1r,\u2014 Permit me on behalf of the members of the Fire Brigade of the city of \u201cMom treal, to wish you and your family very many happy retums of the day, and at the same time to tender you our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for the past favors already received and the great interest you have taken in the brigade.Knowing as you do the arduous and hazardous duties that a fire- wan has to perform, and being yourself one of the oldest and most respected firemen in the city, we wish to avail oursélves of the present occasion, as we intend bringing our grievances before your committee, to express the hope that you will stand by us and see from your own past experience that what we will solicit is only what we are justly entitled to, and that we receive that recompense and attention which our arduous and hazardous duties justly merit and deserve.Again permit us to wish you and your family many bappy returns of the day.\u201d ALD, HOOD replied warmly, saying that those present could not over-estimate the pleasure it gave kim to meet such friends on the New Year morning of 1880.He hoped that God would spare them through the coming year, and deeply regretted having to notice one or two accidents in the year which was gone.The men of the Fire Brigade could not know at what moment they might be rushing into the jaws of death, and he counselled.them all to be brothers and to forget any such thing as nationality among themselves, He was honored in presiding over such a body of brave, noble-hearted men, and as long as he lived he would never see a wan or officer of the brigade in trouble without doing what he could to aid him.In the address certain grievances had been spoken of.He could think of only one, and that was the cutting \" down during the past year of the miserable pittance for which they risked their lives.This he had opposed with all -his strength, -and the Mayor, who was standing by him, knew it and had sympathized with him in his efforts.He noticed now that a reporter was present, and he would take advantage of this to speak of a mean slur east upon the Montreal brigade.Alter a recent fire in the city a Toronto paper had jeered at what it termed the bursting of a rotten hose, and a Hamilton paper has followed this up by assorting thal the fircinon took iweuly wmin- utes to reach the burning place.Was that sot (No! No!) It was «a lie; he did vot believe that there was a better brigade than that of Montreal in existence.HIS WORSHIF THE MAYOR then spoke a.few words, expressing his warm wishes for the happiness and safety of the men throughout the year.He said that it was very pleasant to him {o make his first New Year's visit to the Fire Brigade, and concluded by again wishing thew very many Lappy returns of the day, and a prosperous future.After some cheering, Guardian Beckingham read an address to Chief Patton and his assistants, as follows : \u201c\u2018 Gentlemen : \u2014 Perit me on behalf of the members of the Fire Brigade of the city of Montreal, to_wish-yonand your families many happy returns of the new year.We have to regret that some of our members on the present occasion are unable to be present with us, suffering as they are from the serious accidents so lately met with at the St.Peter street fire.While we feel confident that you have used your utmost endeavors to further our interests and obtain for us that remuneration to which we feel our services are justly entitled, having to fight the Fire King at all seasons of the year, yet we have to regret that our services in saving life and property should be so little appreciated by the citizens at large, and the City Council in particular, as is shown in reducing our pay.Having at this inclement season of the year, with the thermometer at 20° below zero, to rise from our Leds to be drenched with water actually freezing, and so contracting diseases which tend to shorten our lives, we are sorry; and regret the proofs of ihe accidents to which the life of a fireman may every moment Le subject.However, we can assure you that though we would feel better satisfied were our services more fully appreciated in a pecuniary way, nevertheless we will to a nan ever be ready to support you, follow your advice and counsel, and perform our duties in an efficient, able and conscientious manner, and render that justice which we have hitherto done «ad hope to do.Finally, we hope that the unity at present existing among us may long continue, and that you and your families may be spared together to enjoy many happy 1eturus of the New Year.\u201d CHIEF PATTON - 1eplied shortly, saying that after the way in which the Mayor and Ald.Hood hud spoken of the past year he could add little, but he must acknowledge the way in which the Cheirman of the Fire Committee had worked for them.He had noticed lately, however, that the Police Committee had been giving medals for meritorouis werk.Such medals were not too freely forced on the firemen.At the late fire at Benning & Barsalou\u2019s, two of the Brigade had gone into sinoke-filled cellurs up to their waists in, water, at a time when the thermometer was 16° below zero, to extinguish a fire.One of these men was still laid up from the effects of that night, and surely the venture was equal to swimming in summer across the canal after a prisoner, But the press took no notice of the plucky decd, Again, when Beaulieu was struck down, he (the chief) was standing within a couple of feet of him, and the first thonght of the crushed man was for his chicf, and his first ery was Chef / Chef / Such was anex- ample of the unity and discipline of the brigade.\u2018 Such unity T have done all I ean to promote.Iam a Canadian, and you are Canadians, and as such we must work together, no matter of what nationality we may have been.I am sorry that sub-chief Naud is not here, but he is afraid of having to make a speech, and that is the only thing he isafraid of.I wish you all a very happy New Yearand that you may go safely through it under the care of the Almighty.\u201d SUB-CHIEF M\u2019CULLOCH was called for and said a few words in his straightforward way, hoping that he and his confreres, for some of whom he had been \u201cassociated with thirty years, would be spared to meet at many more such times ad this.He was not afraid with such men to face a fire, be it were it might, After referring to the stalwart appearance of the men in their uniforms and paying a deserved compliment to the mayor, Mr.McCullough thanked the firemen for their kindly words and hoped to meet the married gentlemen again before long.The unmarried ones he was not so sure of, as only a wife could take proper care of a man.THE WOUNDED FIREMAN McCrobie said that to show that the firemen did not forget tiggr comrades, he would read Faculty or Arts, the leaves of United States b \u20ac shake in the breeze.\u2014Bgg ol.sporting Competition in SEE from Nova meat and \u20ac $ PA@üstand it, but how Scotia.OurexP5\" will feel about increased the Brélis'and from they of his own honse- fe Tenn To \u201ca om Aer acer.Why roa.andr; remains to be seen.\u2014N.Y.Herald.The riot losses at Pittsburg, which Alle- ghany county is foreed to shoulder, are likely to be settled by a compromise.It is found that the railroads are willing to take 81,- 000,000 instead of $2,882,000, and private losers $200,000 in place of twice the amount.\u2014 Springfield Republican.The Springfield, Mass., Republican says that \u2018the curency question is loaded and should Le handled carefully.\u201d That is true ; but at the same time, as the gun may have to be fired some day, in case of war, it is foolish to run down any more slugs.The old thing might burst \u2014Burlingion, la, Hawkeye.Mr.Gladstone has unequivocally been the popular, and, we may almost say, the national leader in the reaction against the policy of Lord Beaconsfield ; and the conelu- sion has been drawn that he should therefore become once more the formal leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commous.\u2014 London Daily News.The troupe which played Fatinitea last week at the Academy did not make enough to pay their hotel bills here.If the Academy continues in the same way it wlll rapidly fall into the third rank of music halls, It can gain nothing by going to New York to look for cabotins who are brought here to play before empty benches.\u2014 La âfinerve.The Dominion Ministers have been having a \u2018high old time\u2019 since thev got into power.They have had pleasure trips to England\u2014 at the public expense.They have had lunches and dinners and suppers from their friends.They have kept up a constant flitting hither and thither.And all the while the public business has been neglected.\u2014Halifaæ Chronicle (Liberal.) \u201cWe will fight, if necessary,\u201d suid a Maine Republican legislator last week.Go in and fight for your rights then, but reniem- ber that if you attempt in 1880 or 1881 to heist a man into the White House who was never elected, you may expect the Democrats to follow the precedent for the recovery of stolen property set by the Maine Republicans.\u2014 Louisville Courier-Journal.The (lobe, while professing to deprecate the discussion of annexation, is the first to lead off in tire discussion by setting forth suggestively weak arguments against such a consummation.The Globe has done more to divert the public mind in this direction than a score of debating clubs, and if the matter assumes any prominence, here or abroad, it is mainly responsible.\u2014 Z'oronto Haïl.The Hamilton Spectator says there is an under-curreut of public sentiment in favor of abolishing the Local Legislatures.If there is, it must have made itself felt for the first time since the fifth of June last, for previous to that date the most carnest protestations of the Conservatives was that they were not in favor of such a step, while the Liberals were never accused, or even suspected, of entertaining any such feeling.The Hamilton Zmes thinks that Mr.Blake is the man who has done more than | any other to ¢¢ destroy the bitterness of party feeling.\u201d \u2018We should be interested in seeing a single kindly word, a single expression of generous thought, a single honest admission of good in an opponent, that Mr.Blake has ever spoken as a public man.There is no man so vindictive, no man more cruel and ungenerous than Mr, Blake.\u2014 Ottawa Citizen ( Conservative, ) An English paper calls attention to the fact that the telephone is likely to cause somewhat of a revolution in regard to messengers and clerks, as it enables a good deal of business to be done by word of mouth which now must be done by much correspondence and many messengers.But in ease of legal disputes, the proof of a telephone message would be rather hard to make, we imagine.\u2014 Ottawa Cilizen.Referring to the Globe's attack on the Montreal political debating club just organised the Ottawa Herald says: We fail to see that our Toronto contemporary had any provocation for such an angry tirade, unless it wished to let-the country know what its feelings were on the subject of annexation.We detest any person or paper that howls for freedom of speech and of the press, and then jumps at the throat of the first man who dares to express an opinion.The Duchess of Marlborough, says the Boston Advertiser, now the first lady in Ireland, likes popling, but her example is lost upon her sisters.American ladies once drank no tea out of political spite, snd the ladies of Lima give their last golden ring to keep up the fight against Chili a hitle longer.But uo political, patriotic or national sentiment can induce Irish ladies to wear poplin, or to have their uphelstering done with the bestand almost only dress material produced in Ireland.One of the chief difficulties with which the Canadian journalist has to contend, is the uncertain character of ihe telegraphic despatches.The gentlemen who make up the telegrams for the Associated Press arrogate to themselves functions which are in nowise theirs, they volunteer opinions which, clearly enough, are nobody's but their own.These views are generally pieces of gross impertinence, valueless as expressions of public opinion, and totally uncalled for by the circumstances to which they are attached, \u2014 Quebec Chronicle.The Alail of Saturday last devotes an editorial noteworthy from its thought and style to the coming celebration of the 24th of June, 1880.Never has an English journal published a more brilliant eulogium of the French-Canadian race, and we thank the ail for this act of justice, at the same time as we felicitate it upon its generous inspiration, Our content will be complete when the Globe joins the Mail in speaking in kindly terms of the French-Canadians.But is not this asking too much ?Nevertheless, let the hint go.The Globe will now have agrand chance to make reparation for the past.\u2014Le Nouveau Monde.The reunion of the 24th of June, 1880, thus placed under the lofty patronage of the episcopacy, will be invested with a character truly national and truly patrictie.That which has distinguished the Canadian people in the past has heen the intimate union between the faithful and the clergy.We look in the future for a platform upon which all Canadisns can meet\u2014a standard around which all can rally\u2014 cach saying, ¢¢ This is my flag.\u201d .Well, this flag the priesthood presents to us; it isthe gloricas flag of reli- gon\u2014Le Canadien, Mr.Tarte is determin- men.1f Parliament will not have him, p-r- haps the Church will, - : The great blessings 6f a Civil Service, entrance to which is determined by merit, arises from its being absolutely free to all well- conducted persons, and from its absolutely seperating the functions of a legislator from the distribution of patronage.If the Government really desires to set this matter on a good footing, which we confess their whole give effect to two or three leading principles.The examination will be free ; they will be public; they will be made by men who are independent alike of polities and politicians ; they will Lave practical results in appointments being given only as thep.3-e of excellence.\u2014ifontreal Herald ( Liberal.) Mr.Matthew Arnold, says London Truth, now stands before the world as perhaps the most perfect specimen of modern.English A the destructive sehool, as Cardinal Newman is of the conservative.He believes in little, and in that little feebly.On the other hand, he disbelieves in much, and notably, in dogmatic Christianity, radicalism, immediate perfectibility of the negro, the moralizing effect of railways and free trade, the beauty of repealing the Contagious Dis- cases Act and many other things which win belief from others.In short, he discredits nearly every modern nostrum for our ills, and many an ancient one he utterly rejects.The Globe is in a lumor for secing plots and has unearthed a couple of them, if not three.First,there is an annexation plot, with \u201cthree Torics at its head,\u201d and with its headquarters in Montreal.This plot, as seer in Montreal, is in the form of a debating club.especially for the discussion of questions of political economy.According to the te mony of the Montreal papers ib is geoff they of all shades of political opipiiseworthy.agree in considering its 925 debating club There 1s no reas a question as annex.should not Gir Puch of Te views held by ation.Ir Oring majority of the people of the ia the discussion of it should ba welcomed ns beneficial.The days have gone past When men\u2019s mouths can be muzzled upon that or any other question.\u2014 Jamilton Spectator, _ NEW BOOKS.Joux Miro.By Mark Pattison, B.D.English Men of Letters\u2019 Series, edited by John Morley.New York: Harper & Brothers.Montreal: Dawzon Bros.Many readers complain that admirers of Milton are, as a rule, blind enthusiasts who not only laud their favorite to the skies, but also persist in attempting to force their opi- pions upon other people.It is sometimes said that it is impossible to find a critic who can give a cold dissertation upon Milton's merits without being influenced by zeal or undue raneour., We gre inclined to think that the above book willunswer here.In it, however, the story of the poet\u2019s life and a general estimate of his character and aims largely overbalance any direct critical examination of his work.The contents are perfectly dispassionate.Milton\u2019s ¢\u2018Promethean grandeur\u201d of thought and language are acknowledged in one paragraph, and we ave told in the next of his descent, in controversies, to a « despicable region of vulgar sewrrility and libel.\u201d The various productions, prose and poetical, of the great Puritan are weighed in the balance like so many bales of goods, and an estimate placed upon each ; Paradis: Lost, we are told in a matter-of-fact way, is losing its hold upon the imagination, although its author is conceded the second place in English letters.Ii Mr, Pattison were a business man it would be easy to understand his way of looking at John Milton\u2019s poems.But he is of Oxford, and even holds that an appreciation of John Milton can only be had by \u2018consummated scholarship.\u201d As some of our readers who may not read Mr.Patti- son\u2019s book will be curious to know why Paradise Lost is losing its hold upon the imagination, it may be explained that the reason is simply the disbelief of the nine- - teentlh century in Milton\u2019s peculiar theology.Possibly Mr.Pattison\u2019s argument is a good one, but the facts arc against it.The nineteenth century, particularly its English fraction, is not going to take in Homer's very ridiculous deities and Dante's seven hells, and yet leave Milton out in the cold because of his peculiar Scriptural views.THE Boy TRAVELLERS IN THE FAR EAST.Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Japan and China.By Thomas W.Knox.New York : Harper & Brothers.Montreal : Dawson Brothers.À truly beautiful book, not only in the binding, typography and numerous illustrations, butin the excellent manner in which the author has treated his subject, The marked character and grotesque peculiarities of Oriental ways and customs is well calculated to engage the attention and amuse the fancy of the young, and the author, who appears to be the first to select it for that numerous class of readers, may be safely said to have made the most of his fine opportunity.The customs of this strange people are vividly described in a clear, concise and pointed style, admirably adapted to sustain the attention of those for whom the book is more especially intended.The illustrations are very numerous and aflord immense assistance to the text, while the cover itself, with its brilliant covering and curious foreign designs, is calculated to delight young readers, for whom a more attractive book can scarcely he imagined.ART IX Amunica.S.G.W.Benjamin.New York : Harper & Brothers.Montreal : Dawson Bros.An excellent book for à Christmas gift.It is filled with numerous and well-executed engravings and beantifully bound.The text gives a readable and interesting account of the progress of art in America since the duys ol the Mayflower, City News, MAISIRG ThE WixD.\u2014A man was arrested Wednesday night while endeavoring to dispose of two pewter mugs.The owner of them can obtain his property at the Central Station.ÉOCIETY OF COLONIZATION.\u2014 An assembly of the society for the colonization of the dio- cesc of Montreal was held on Monday last.À sum of $500 was voted for the construction of a chapel\u2014the Canton Howard.alf of the sum was at once placed at the disposal of Rev.Mr, Jodoin, of St.Sauveur, who hal made application for the appropriation.STOLEN Goons,\u2014Mr.J.Fenning häs reported at this office that he found about the time the robbery at Clarke\u2019s store took place, a quantity of stereoscopes in the ditch of the road leading from the city to Cote St.Paul.Mr.Fenning says he reported the finding of the goods at the time to a clerk in Mr, Clarke's store, but has since heard nothing from him.No one has claimed the goods and Mr.Fenning is in doubt as to whatto do with them.WErK OF PraveR.\u2014The annual Week of Prayer, held by the Dominion Ewangelical Alliance commences next Monday.Meetings will be held each day at noon in the Y.M.C.A.rooms, Victoria square.Evening meetings :\u2014Monday, St.Andrews Church ; Tuesday, Olivet Baptist Church ; Thursday Erskine Church ; Friday, St.James Street Methodist Church, and Saturday, Wesley Congregational Church.Wednesday evening will be reserved for the usual Prayer Meetings of the several Churches, with the exception of Point St.Charles, where a meeting of the several Congregations will be held in the Methodist Church.Meetings for ladies only will be held in the Y.W.C.A.rooms from 10 till 11 a.m.daily.Tue CANADIAN ILLUSTRATED NEWs commences its twenty-filst volume with this week\u2019s numbsr, which is alike very creditable for its illustrations and literary matter.The frontispiece represents the closing of the old year and the opening of the new, very prettily designed.Another picture gives several comical sketches of New Year's calls and callers, followed by a scene from life, ¢ The Patriarch\u2019s Blessing on New Year's Morning.\u201d There are illustrations on \u201cNew Year's Day,\u201d ¢\u201c New Year's Gifts,\u201d ¢ Holiday Festival in Germany,\u201d ¢ Grand Festivalat Paris for the Inundated of Spain,\u201d and ¢¢ The Markets Holiday Time,\u201d sketches of St.Ann's and St.Lawrence Markets, ¢ Clara Chillington, or the Pride of the Cliff,\u201d a serial by Rev.Jas.L.Boxer, is commenced in this number, and the balance of the original and selected matter is of the highest character, making the\u201d present issue an excellent one to send to friends at a dis- past lives make us generally doubt, they will \u2014\u2014 x\u201c THE MONTREA (THE NEW YEAR Watching the ola Year out ay ing in the New\u2014MHow th ; w Obscrved\u2014The Chure Schools, &c./ Round Tov * The day was all that & in the way of fine weg\u2019 have been more approp arrangements been - for a suitable day to one\u2019s lady ing the fave was much leg years, So} their usu get ThrOUgn-vaive.> versal discussion of IS 4 Not 50 ninjiy were accom plishe ormerly possible.The gentlemen, however, were in all cases pleasantly received, and many ladies expressed regret at Phe discontinuance of the former feature of the day.- A PRETTY CUSTOM which seems to be coming into more extensive practise as that of visiting goes out 18 the sending of New Year cards of remembrance and greetings, as : .di Fis, TV : : Mr.and Mrs.Tso andjainily : = wish Mr.and Je 2 New Year : 4723 cppy Ne ear, \u2019 sfeakhill.January, 1880.: \u2018One of the most pleasing features in connection with the day was the apparently almost universal banishment of the wine cap from the refreshment tables, even of those ladies whose custom it ordinarily is*to entertain their guests withit.Several gentlemen who called extensively have reported that they found no intoxicating liquors anywhere they visited, and in but few places were refreshments of any kind offered.Watech«Night Services\u2014Exit 1879.The services in many of the chusehes Wednesday night were of a very impfessive character and well attended.In the St.James street Methodist a pumbét of anthems were sung by the choir, interspersed by short and appropriate addresses by the pastor, Rev.Mr.Johnston, and others.Similer exercises were.gone through in St.George's, St.Bartholomew\u2019s and St.Jude\u2019s churches.In the former addresses were deliversd by Revs.Canon Baldwin, Evans and Rev.Dr.SulH- van.In St.Bartholomew's, Rev.Dr.Ussher preached from Matthew 24 chap., 25 verse :\u2014 \u201cHeaven and earth shall pass away, bat my words shall not pass away.\u201d In St.Jude# Church Rev, Mr.Dixon's address was listened to bya devout and silent congregation, prayer being indulged in while the city bells proclaimed the exit of 1879 and the advent of the New Year.On the whole, the services were better attended than was expected, owing to the blustering state of the weather.St.James Street Methodist.Gatherings of Sabbath-school children took place yesterday in many of the churches.In the St.James street Methodist about two thousand children gathered and sang anthems appropriate to the joyous occasion.Greetings from a number of sister congregations were read and responded to, after which each of the children was presented with a gift in the shape of confections, &e.The Olivet Baptist Chuveh.The Sunday-schools of the Olivet Baptist, American Presbyterian, with St, Henry branch, the West-end Presbyterian, and the Eminanuel churches met at the Olivet Baptis- school-room, on Mountain street, yesterday.Dr.Dawson occupied the chair, and addresses were delivered by the following gentlemen : Rev Gavin Lang, Rev Mr Munro, Rev Mr Wells, Mr Stevenson, and Capt Adams, Shortly after the meeting opened Messrs Wells and Stevenson were voted to call at the St.James street Methodist and Erskine churches, where similar gatherings were being held, to wish them, in the name of the assembly, \u201cA Happy New Year.\u201d The Dexology and Benediction brought to a clos2 a very interesting meeting.1 Erskine Presbyterian Church.CHILDREN'S GATHERING, A morning service was held in the above church for the children of the Presbyterian Sunday-schools, presided over by Judge Torrance.After singing a hymn, prayer, and reading of the Scriptures, the President delivered a short address, which was followed by the hymn ¢ I Hear the Saviour Say.\u201d The Rev.Mr.Mackay, of Cpescent street Church, then addressed the audience, speaking fromthe words ¢ So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.\u201d He said it used to be the fashion to write in the Sunday-school literature of former days of very good boys and girls, who usually died at an early age.Happily they did not receive such books now, and lewas glad of it, for it was not comfortable to feel that if one strove to be good in early life his career would end in premature death, and yet this was the idea encouraged in these books.He did not like them, and felt pleased to tell them that these things were among the relies of the past.Good children were able to grow up into men and women to lead useful lives, He wished them all a happy New Year.The Rev.Mr.Stevenson came to them with a message of good-will from the sister- gathering at the Baptist Church, and traced the gradual development of these ¢ Happy New Year's Day meetings.\u201d Originally one building was capable of holding all the children in the city, but it was not so now.The large gathering he saw before him reminded him of a story which he had heard that morning from Mr.Wells.A visitor to Ireland was once shown something that was said to be the skull of St.Patrick, on seeing which he exclaimed he lad seen a much largerskull of the Saint in Armagh County.His lady guide thereupon assured her guest that the one she had shown him was the \u201cskull when St.Patrick was a little boy.\u201d The history of these school gatherings suggested this story and they could regard the gathering at the Baptist | church as the skull ofthe Saint in his carly boyhood.He wished them alla happy new year,and hoped they would all grow up handsome men and lovely women.The hymn \u201cbut an Armour-Bearer\u201d was sung, followed by a collection in aid of the funds of the Association.The Rev.Mr.Mackie, of St.Pauls\u2019 chureh, addressed the meeting, saying he had come there to greet them and say a few words of encouragement.They were little people, aud in early life it was important they should attend to little things.He thought Solomon had given them an excellent example in the character of the four small animals spoken of in his book, the ant, the coney, the locust, and the spider.The first taught them, prudence, the second, protection, the next, union, and the last, Perseverence.They were taught at school the first things in learning were the three rudiments, but he wonld like to add another R, and that was religion.Without religion they must not expect their training would be complete.Cultivate it, for that only could give them happiness and make them useful to cach other.One more illustration, there was once supposed to be a fairy conference in the air, and it was a council of raindrops.They were imagined as holding conversation on the parched condition of ths earth beneath themand viewing the withered flowers cach thought his falling simply would avail nothing.But one ventured to drop on the top of a daisy and immediately it was followed by a beautiful freshness, after which another and then a third raindrop fell followed by a whole shower, until the conference of talk was ended in individual and general action, which gave the famished earth abundance of moisture.They could learn from this their personal responsibility, and the ferce of example \u2018in efforts of good work.The hymn was sung \u2018\u2018 Work for the night is coming,\u201d and, after the benediction, a pleasant morning was brought to a close.Young Men\u2019s Christian Association Teceptica.Between the hours of three and six o'clock yesterday a reception was held at the rooms of the above Association.À group of ladies assembled about three o'clock to meet the visitors and show them through the rooms, which were tastefully laid out with Indian curiosities, microscopes, with a great variety of objects, and a collection of pictures from the Dere gallery.Several choice selections of music were given by the ladies on the thie city churches, .Among those who took \u201ced te baye some friends among his country tance, part.in.the musical portion ofthe programme piano, followed with singing by members of | Misveriancons.1 ; MORE rrnvs, \u2014 The employees o Moa?Gon Bishop & Co.\u2019s establishment Were the recipients of à fine turkey each, for.which they beg to return their hearty t Yer Guxem vs.\u2014Mr.P.A, Crosshrecented of the Dominion Type Fog fat turkey on each of his employes Fote of thanks was New Year's Exe the thankful recipients, tendered Jin have been in the Company's MANYS fora number of years, \u2018\u2019Mone LinrrALITY.\u2014Mr.D.H.Henderson of the City Saw Mille, 342 William street, presented each of his employees with a Turkey and Goose on New Year's Eve.The Foreman and Clerks were also the recipients of very nice presents from Mr, D.H.and N.B.T.Benderson, for which they beg to tender their thanks.The cmploye\u2019s of Johnston's Fluid Beef Works, Bei r Charles, to the number of about two hundred, were treated to a ball and supper Wednesday evening Dy their generous employer.Dancing was indulged in till an early hot the following morning, after which short addresses expressive of the good feeling which prevailed between oll of Mr, Jobnston\u2019s workmen and himself were delivered and responded to.COMPLIMENTAKY BALL,\u2014 À most suecess- ful entertainment, in the shape of a complimentary ball, took place on New Year's eve, - for the benefit of Allen Roy, well known for his affability and cordiality at all times in assisting with his ¢ pipes\u2019 at so many social gatherings.Too much praise cannot be given to the committee, and the bereficiære has much pleasure in tendering his thanks to Messrs.Frazer and Armour for their kind assistance, also to Piper McNeil for valuable services rendered.A Weccoms New YEAR'S GIFT.\u2014The parents of the late fireman, Michael Barry, who was killed at the St.Urbain street fire, received yesterday the sum of $67, subserib- ed by the following Assurance Companies, cach contributing five dollars ; Queen's, Commercial Union, Royal Canadian, North British, Pheenix, Citizen\u2019s, Royal & British America, Dominion, Quebec, Imperial, Liverpool, London & Globe, Scottish Imperial, Scottish Commercial, which, with an anonymous contribution of $2, made up the sum.Noon Telegrams.AMERICAN.WIFE MURDER.\u2014NASIVILLE, Jan.2.\u2014 Richard Battle, a negro, on Wednesday evening met his wife, from whom he had separated, and demanded that she return with him, Ou her refusal, he placed the muzzle of a shot gun to her mouth, blowing off the whoie of the head, Battle escaped.THE PANAMA CANAL.-PANAMA, Jan, 2.-Be Lesseps was met at Matachin yesterday by a delegation, and all along the road from Aspinwall to Panama he was ve- ceived at the stations with the greatest enthusiasm.The Government of the State of Panama proclaimed three days heliday on the occasion.Wild excitement prevails.There will be a bull fight, a grand parade of troops with a banquet.De Lesseps says he has made arrangements for the complete verification of surveys, which will require about six months work in constructing.The canal will then begin.The verifications of surveys have been undertaken by M.Dirake, ard the work was inaugurated yesterday afternoon at the mouth of the Rio Grande, near Panama, by Dircks and DeLesseps.DeLesseps adheres to his plan, He says: It is the only practicable plan, and I will carry it through.\u201d He declares Le is quite sure of the money necessary to complete the work, THE MAINE TROUBLE.\u2014Nrpw YORK, Jan, 2.\u2014The Herald's Augusta special says the State House is thoroughly guarded and the utmost vigilance prevails, owing to a well founded rumor that a secret military organization has been formed composed of ex-soldiers, The Sun\u2019s Augusta special says the situation last night wag less warlike than before for many days.It is reported the Republicans will resort to parliamentary tactics to attain their objects, and force will not be used.FROM HALIFAX, N.S.AREIVAL OF THE ¢\u201cHIBERWIAN.\u201d\"\u2014 Havrax, N.8,, Januwy 2.\u201488, ¢ Sar- matian \u201d has arrived from Baltimore.The Allan weekly mail SS.¢ Hibernian,\u201d Capt, Archer, arrived from Liverpool to-day, being 15 days on the passage, with 896 tons of freight, of which 132 tons were for Halifax and 763 for the Upper Provinces, and 70 passengers, 52 steerage, 14 intermediate and the following cabin :\u2014C.W.Bulley, Mus, Louasada, Jos.12.Hughes, and T.A.De- Wolf.After discharging she proceeded to Baltimore, for which port she has 958 tons of freight and 22 passengers.The ¢ Hibernian \u201d encountered a series of gales trom the day she left Liverpool until yesterdsy.The « Hibernian\u2019s\u201d physician, who has been sailing in her for 11 yedrs, says it is the worst voyage he ever experienced.Two or three accidents occurred, one sailor being knocked up against a wrench by a sea with such violence as to break his pelvis.Gessip About Gilnwea.Lord Lorne it scems is playing the part of head-usher at Ottawa.He has informed his Ministers that much inconvenience to the public being caused by their occasional ubsence from the Departments over which they preside, they will be good enough in future to signify to him in writing their intention of leiving the capital.Possibly the Marquis grudges his Ministers the happy privilege of escaping when they choose from the boredom of official life in a place characterized by nothing else\u2014a privilege denied to himself by the exactions of his own office.But the attitude thus adopted by the Gover- nor-Ceneral is novel, and lamentably akin io that which Ilis Excellency\u2019s encmies prophesied he would assume when his appointment was first announced.Perhaps the most unfortunate part of the whole affair was the way in which the snub was administered.An ordinary elerk in the Governor's oilice wrote and signed the letters in which this intimation was conveyed to the Ministers by Lord Lorne\u2019s direction, who had better have signed the letters himself, if he did not employ a private secretary or an À.D.C.for the purpose.The patronage of the Governor's office is with the Ministry, who are thus placed in the position of having eut a rod with which to flay their own backs, Is it possible that, the genial influence of Her Royal Highness having been removed,-the youthful Governor contemplates having a row ?Imagine the veteran statesman, Sir John Macdonald, compelled to write, \u2018 Please sir, may I go to Toronto ?or Sir Charles Tupper meekly pleading the illness of his father in Nova Scotia as a reason for absenting himself from Ottawa! It is narrated that when Sir Edmund Head once issued some intimation to his Ministers about office hours, the gallant but irascible Sir George Cartier sent back a memorandum to the A.D.C.: < Tell Sir Edmund Head to go to \u2014¢¢ This was naughty, but history may repeat itself at the cost of Lord Lorne\u2019s dignity.\u2014 London Vanity Fair.Special Notices.If your food distresses you, tuke a little SANFORD\u2019s JAMAICA GINGER.14 KNICKERBOCKER hose for snow-shoeing on hand and Knitted to order at Bond\u2019s Shirt Store.Tuqurs, for the Montreal, St.George, St.Andrew\u2019s, Emerald, Independent, College, Canadienne and Jacques Cartier Snow #hoe Clubs, at Bond\u2019s Shirt Store, opposite Thompson's hat store.Remedy for Hard Times.Stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich fecod and rtvie.Buy good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing; get more real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habitof running after expensive and quack doctors or using so much of the vile huinbug medicine that does you only harm, and makes the proprietors rich, but put your trüstin the greatest of all simple, pure remedies, Hop Bitters, that enres always at a triffing cost, and you will see better times and good health.Try it once.Read 01 it in anoiber column.coe McGill .CI ns La ATG x SEE X.A.BEAUVAIS BOYS\u2019 SUITS, FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS, MOST BEAUTIFUL, \u2014_\u2014 SEE I.A.BEAUVAIS\u2019 sILK HANDKERCHEIFS, FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS, LESS THAN HALF PRICE, SEE F.A.BEAUVAIS\u2019 FINE SILK SCARFS, FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS, VERY LOW, _ ama tiNT8, LIKE THEM.Sec FIL A.BEAUVAIS KID GLOVES, FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS.See I.A.Beauvais\u2019 Fancy Gloves, FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS, AWFUL LOW.See EL A BEAUVAIS\u2019 CHEAP PANTS, FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS.See I.A.BEAUVAIS\u2019 NEW GOODS, TOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS, Sec 1.A.BEAUVALS OVERCOAT, how thy are reduced for New Year Presents, all shades and sizes, See I, A.BEAUVAIS ULSTERS, ridusd viry low for New Year Presents, still a very large stock.SEE I.A.BEAUVAIS\u2019 GOUDS, BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE.\u201c SEE F.A.BEAUVAIS\u2019 PRICES, And you will be convinced that he has the best and very cheapest READY-MADE CLOTHING in the City.BUY YOUR NEW YEAR PRESENTS \u2014 AT \u2014 I.A.BEAUVAIS\u201d, 190 ST.JOSEPH ST.805 3 NEW YEAR'S CARDS, VISITING CARDS ! VERY NEATLY AND PROMPTLY PRINTED ! ar Morton Phillips & Bulmer\u2019s, NEW PRINTING OFFICE, No.375 Notre Dame street.NEW TYPE! NEW PRESSES! 304sod * DOMINION ORGAN EMPORIUM, 280 Notre Bame street, HONTREAL.I.E.N.PRATTE, GENERAL AGENT, HOLIDAY PRICES.> 05 x New Year Presents Toilet Cases, Toilet Seis, Vases, Cut Glass Toilet Totties, Ivory, Tortoise Shell and Mother of Pearl Bair Brushes, Lubin\u2019s and Atkinson\u2019s Perfumery, Teautiful Hanging Baskets, all Cheap for Cash.C.J.COVERNTON & CO., DIS ENSING CHEMISTS, Corner of Bleury and Dorchester streets, \u20ac = New Year Presents BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS, in elegant bindings, at lowest prices, suitable for Christmas Presents, and New Year's Gifts, at THE BIBLE HOUSE, Young Men\u2019s Christian Association Building, sot, reet, Lauds and wav \u2014 - -ayCK.BENNING & BARSALOU, Auctioneers.Montreal, 17th December, 1879.302 By John J Arnton.ALUABLE MERCHANT FLOUR MILL, Lachine Caual, Montreal, by auction.One of the Finest in Canada.The subscriber will sell at his rooms, 91 St.James street, Montreal, on Thursday, January 22, 1880, The weli-known \u2018\u2018 Mount Royal Mill,\u201d at Cote St.Paul, a mile and a quarter from the city, with 160 feet frontage on LAUININE CANAL, and à special siding in connection with the Grand Trunk Railway.Area of ground, 37,300 feet.Ten run merchant flour mill, 56 x 48 feet, 5 storeys high, with storehouse 75 x 48, capable of storing between 90,000 and 100,000 bushels of grain, fitted up with bins, two lower flats for flour, outside ship elevator, \u201cwith all the necessary spouts, scales, and carriers to receive and deliver 2,500 bushels per hour, Miil \u201chas all latest improvements, wheut separators, smut mills, brush machines, bran dusters, four n:iddlings purifiers, three \u2018\u201c Mattison\u201d flour pack- crs, and all necessary bolt chests and elevators, and capable of packing 300 barrels of flour per day.Also, two run small stores for corn and feed.The whoie driven by five * Lefiel?water wheels, Cooporage, 160 x 36 feet, with latest improved machinery for making barrels.Everything in first- class running order, having been only a short timo in use.Terms liberal.Titlo perfeet, Salo at ELEVEN o'clock.JOHN J.ARNTON, Auctioneer.VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR 301 The undersigned arc instructed to offer for sale, by private sale, at very liberal conditions, the following immovable property belonging to Dame Amable Jodoin fils, viz.: That certain fine three-story stone building, bearing No.296 of Lagauchetiere street, lately occupied by said Dame Jodoin as her residence ; the stores bearing Nog.217 and 219 of Notre Dama strect, presently occupied by M.M.Fabre Gravel and Dubuc, Desautels & Co.; the stores bearing Nos.276 and 278 of St.Paul street, presently occupied by M.M.P.P.Martin Co., and Senecal & Cadieux, and the block bearing Nos.509, 311,313 and 315 of St.Paul street, presently occupied by Jodoin & Co.and others, Titles perfect.Yor further particulars apply between 9 am.to 5 pm.to JOBEN & PERODEAU, Notaries and Commissioners, £c., No.5 St.Therese street, Or, FOBOIN & CO, No.319 St, Paul street.Montreal.18th December, 1879.298 tf Insolvent Notices, A Happy New Year.Do not fail to supply your New Year's Table with that most delicious of all delicacies.the \u2018¢ Angel Cake.\u2019 Customers will please oblige by leaving heir orders early to avoid disappointment.Also ¢n hand a large assortment of Plain and Iced Cakes.( andies made fresh every day.\u20ac.M.PUTNEY, 304 6 40 Victoria Square.N EW MARKET.Corner Craig street Hill and St.Lamberi FRESH MEATS: Of all Sorts, at Lowest Market Prices, Delivered to any part of the City.CHAS.MEUNIER, 303 26 Proprietor.WROUGHT IRON RANGES FOR PRIVATE DWELLIEGS, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS.Superseding Cast Iron Ranges.More durable, Extra Heavy Bricks.Moré Ecoiomical\u2014See Testi- monjais, More Easily Managed and with EXTRA QUICK OVENS, containing En rish Durability with the Modern Americar Improvemenis.Every one Guarranted sai sfactory, and Fre of Expense for Repslivs for One Year.Can refer to upwards of 200 Families using Wrought Icon Ranges.Liberal Allowance made for Cast Ranges in Exchange.Ceorge R.Prowse, 306 + 224 ST.JAMES STREET.GA) CELEBRATED THE WORLD OVER.The manufacturers were awarded the highest and only medal given rubber plasters, at both the Centennia! and Paris Expositions.Ask any physician about il.FAR SUPERIOR FO common porous plasters, liniments, the so-called electrical appliances, &c.It is the best known rentedy for LAME and WEAK BACK, Rheumatism, Female Weaknese, Sciatica, Lumbago, Discased Kidneys, Spinal Complaints and all ills for which porous plasters are used.Ask your Druggist for Bengon's Capeine Dlaster, and see {hat you get nothing else.One Benson's Capcine Plaster will effect more than a dozen of any othe: kind.Scld bÿ all Druggists.Price 25 cents.SEABURY & JOHNSON, Proprictors.21 Plutt Street, New York.1x Zaw To Dealers in Leather.The public is hereby warned {hat by the Tnzpee- {ion Act of 1874, no Raw ides or Leather can lawfully he eold, with the weight or quailty marked theri on, unless the same have been duly inspected, or that the words \u2018 Nor INSPLCTED \u201d are markod above such flgures ; that I am the duly appointed Inspector of Raw Hides and Leather for the District of Montreal, and that no leather is inspected by me unless my initials are stamacd thcreon, e.5, F, Il, I, M., Thomas Hawkine, Muspector, Moutreal.\u2018This notice 1s caused by information received that certain parties in this city have been in the habit of scsling leather, not inspected, as having baen inspected by me, therciore any infringement on the Act, on information, will be vroceeded against in accordance with the law.THOMAS WAWKINS, Leather and Hides Inspector.Monireal, January 2nd, 1830.13 a ; > F OR SALE\u2014Specialtles for 1880 ~ Manufacturing of Jewellery of every description, Spectacles and Eyc-glasses.Grants Fatent Bifocals.Maspnit and Soriety Regalia.Matertals for manufacturirg.R-pairs to Watuhes, Clocks.Jewellery, spectacles, Musical Boxes, de.New stock of Rings just made.Other goods ag usual, H.Grant, 26 Beaver Hall Terrace.16 NY ON HAVING A GOOD PIANO to dispose of, call at 205 26 Beaver Hall Terrace.WANTED IMMEDIATE- IY\u2014A nicely-furnisked House, in the Western part ofthecisy.Address 304 Im J.A.,, 383 MeGiill College av.A FEW CASES OF FINE AMERICAN OVERSIISES, Now selling at W.L.SHAW3 Stores, 195 St.James strect, at auction prices.207 EREONAL Letters for Annie McDonald, Agnes Johnaton, Lizzie Harri ton, i.onisa Fortune, Anu Reyno:às, Catherin\u201d Me- Cormack, daria Fillon, at STAR EMPLOYEES OF FICE, 3 Blëurÿy street.307 6 R CG OM S\u2014Furnished.\u20184 Vic- L torix street.16 ROOMS With Eoard.No.341 - Bleury street.112 ROOMS and BOARD\u2014No.498 Lagauchetiere street, between St, Urbain and Cote street.11 Y OST\u2014Gold Locket, along Ontario, Bleury and Dorchester, to St, James Club.Finder rewarded, au 245 St, Urbain sérogt.J OSTA Folding-door Key, en- clozed in leather case marked \u201c W.G.> Finder can receive $1 rewerd on returning it to STAR oxfice.: 11 OST\u2014OUn New Years Day, between Victeori :ènuare and Ontario street, by way of Bleury.a Skate with Boot attached.The finder will concer a fnvor by leaving word at the STAT office or 20 St.Bonaventure street.11 169, EMPLOYM'T WANTED by à young man (French,) 19,to mind horses, and do general work ; en furnish good references.Apply to D 669, STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Dieury street.14 E 78, EMPLOYMT WANTED by a young woman (25,) as House or Wable- maid ; can furnish the best où references.Apply 10 E 78, STAR EMPLOTMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury Brest.Ÿ \u2019'ANTHD \u2014 Good Laundress, and assist with the Housemaid\u2019s work ; must be strong and healthy.Country girl preferred.Apply 10 A 170, STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Blours street.ANTED\u2014A Catholie General Servant, for four in family; «ood references re\u2018uired.Apply to À 17S STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury street.16 WANTED \u2014 A Young Girl, as Gene ral Servant, at 88 Cathcart street, Pio- testant preferred.11 Yy ANTED TO PURCHASE.LEFT-OFF CLOTHES WANTED\u2014S.H.Ratcliife, F25 Craig street, corner of St.George, purchases Ladies\u2019 and Gentlemen\u2019s Wearing Apparel, Books, Fictures, 01d China, Coins, Medals, Curiosities and Miscellaneous property.Letters addressad as above.prouiptly attended to.Terms cash.WANTED Office and Storage, at moderate rent, together or separate, former preferred.St.Paul street or vicinity, Address U.S.A., STAR Office, 308 2 V ANTE D\u2014An apprentice (Enulish-speaking) to learn tho Wood Engraving ; must be of first-class character, and of respectable family.One who can draw well, Soh ¥ Hop Bitters are the Purest andj : Best Bitters ever made, a É They are compounded from Hops,Es uchu, @ * Mandrake and Dandelion,-the oldests B H best, and most valuable medicine in the world and contain all the best and most curative J M properties of all other Bitters, being the great- Best Blood Purifier, Liver Regula HB tox, and Life and Health Restoring Agent Mon earth.No disease or ill health can possi- @ Bi\\)ly long oxiet whore theo bitters are used, £0 | varied and perfect are their operations.j \u2018Phoy give new life and vigor to the aged and j§ infirm.To all whose employments cause irre- i Égularity of the bowels or urinary organs, ig fl or who require an Appetizer, Tonic and mild fH Stimulant, these Bitters dare invaluable, I being highly curative, tonic and stimulating, À Hwith owt intoxicating.= B No matter what your feelings or symptoms @ à are, what the disease or ailment is, use Hopg & Bitiors.Don't wait until you are stick, butiffg you only feel bad or miserable use the Bitrers @ M at once.It may save your life.Hundreds E have been saved by so doing.78 3300 will Khe paid for a case they will not cure or help, É Do not suffer yourself or let your friend § Esuffer, but use and urge them to use Hop} à ers.; .) Be mber, Hop Bitters ig no vile drugged, a B drunken nostrum, but the Purest and I ost ë Medicine ever made; the \u201cImvalid\u2019sf M Friend and Hope.\u201d and no person or family should be without them.Try the i Bitters to-day.} ; B Try Hop Cough Cure and Pain Relief, FOR E T LYMAN, SONS & GO, Montreal, H.§.EVANS & CO,, \u201c 1 H.HASWELL & CO, * ASK YOUR GROCER \u2014 FOR \u2014 POLIWHA\u2019'S IMPERIAL BORAX, AND TAKE NO OTHER, It is now nsed by thousandë of families in Canada for wassing, starching, bathing.shampooing, arresting fenmentation, removing cockroaches, &c.EMIL POCLIWHA & CO, 36 St.Sacrament street.Speciaities for 1880.\u2014 Manufacturing of JEWBLLERY of every description, SPECTACLES and BYE-GLASSES.GRANT'S PATENT BI-FOCALS, Masonic and Societies Regalia.Materials for manufacturing.Repairs to Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Spectacles, Musical Boxes, &c.: Few stock of Rings just made.usual.27.GRANT, 307 20 Beaver Hall Terrace.RECTORY SCHOOL, FRELIGHSBURG, Q.A home School fer Boys to whom personal instruction and family privileges are afiorded, in a picturesque, healthy and accessible locality.Class resumes Jan\u2019y 7, 1880.Address Rev.J.Burrows- Davidson, M.A.308 6 ((OVERED SLEIGHS.COVERED SLEIGHS for Bally, Night Partizs, Theatres, &c., furnished at skort notice, returning at any hour of the night.Large parties requiring Sleighs for Back River, Lachine, and other -places, can be supplied at short notice.Orders may be left with my Agent at the Windsor Hotel, or at my Stables.Prompt attention given to orders.306 26 F.T.MOREY.Livery Stable Re-opensd.FIRST-CLASS SLEIGHS and HORSES always on Hand.DENIS MIRON, 101 Campeau strect, corner Derchester.LOOK HERE ! THE UNIVERSAL GRINDER, (NEWELL PATENT), Works daily in two localities in Montreal.PHOSPHATES AND ALL MINERALS GROUND, AT RATE OF ONE TO EIGHT TONS PER HOUR TO ANY FINENESS.Corn, 04s, Buckwheat, and all Cereals, are reduced into Meal at rate of more than one hundred bushels per hour.1260 Other woods as 308 2 CALL AT OR WRITE IO 59 COLLEGE STREET, MONTREAL.x John H.R.Molson & Bros, ALE AND PORTER BREWERS, No.286 St.Mary street, MONTREAL, Have always on band the various kinds of Ale and Porter, IN WOOD AND BOTTLE.FAMILIES REGULARLY SUPPLIED.1R8 and ai 626 Craig street.WANTED\u2014A Partner in a flouriching business that promiges an enormous increase.Che present owner nocds à partner only because he is about establishing a factory in the United States, which will require his attention.None but frst-class men Of administrative ability ed appiv.Terms aato finances moderate.Address.\u2018 Manufacturer,\u2019 STAR Ollice.278 tf WA NTE D\u2014 The Advertiser desires to communicate with one or two intelligent, educated youths, of from 15 to 18 years of age (just from school preferrad), with the view to {beir engagement upon newspaper werk.Appli- canta should have » sufâcient knowledge of Fr-uch .to be able to translate and converzo fairly in that language.Country boys posecesing the required qualifications would be acceptable.Address, C, IT, À.M; P.O.Box 212\u20ac, Montreal, -202tf W.H.DIOR YOUNG, D.D.S., Graduate of Philadelphia Denial College, 1873, DENTIST, 3003 NOTRE DAME STREET, Surgical and Mechanieal Dentistry, ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.Partienlar attention given to administration or Anesthetics under supervision of Medical Practi- ticner.\\ Over 16 years\u2019 practice tn the Dental Profession.; ame 5 Montreal.3008 Æotre p treet, tareal.INSOLVENT ACT of 1875, And Amendments.In the matter of ELIE RAYMOND, of the Village of 8t.Eugene, an Insolvent.SALE CF BOOK DEBTS.1, the undersigned, will sell by Public Auction, | within my office, on Monday.the 51H day of January, ISSO, at Eleven ¢\u2019clock forencon, The uncollected Book Debts of the above Estate, amounting to about 8500.JOHN FULTON, Assignee, No.97 St.James street, t Montreal, 2nd January, 1380.12 INSOLVENT ACT of 1875, And Amending Acts.Re THOMAS A.EVAKS, Insolvent.Will be sold by Public Auction, at my office, on Monday, the 5th Janusry inst.at 11 o\u2019clovk in the forenoon, All the outstanding debts due to {his Estate, amounting to £5,250.00.ALSO, Estate Lawrence Townley, Bonds for $10,000.Terms and conditions made known at time of sale, SEORGE BURY, J © \u2018Assignee, Molsons Bank Chambers, } Montreal.307 Heu Advertisements to-day, NOTICE.All Ratepayers indebted t&o the Corporation who desire to secure their votes at coming Municipal Elections must pay all Municipal dues on or before 31st December instant, and all in default at that date will he proceeded against and their names published in accordance with a resolution of the City Council ordering the same to be printed and submitted; and all parties shaving claims against the City arc requested to send them in for adjustment and settlers ent before tne close of the year.JANES F.D, BLACK, City Treasurer.300 10 Montreal, 2nd December, 1879.C OMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS\u2019 ASSOCIATION.Cerlificates for 1880 are now ready and can be had upon application to the undersigned.S.0.SHOREY, 32 St.Joseph street.Montreal Collegiate School, Zi VICTORIA STREET., 207 Classes will bo formea On Monday, January 5, 1880.CHARLES NICHOLS, LR.C.P., 2076 Principal.\u201c QLD JOHN,\u201d Late JAMES HANNEVAN.NEWSVENDOR, ST.JAMES £TREET.Any one owing the above for papers will perform - a duty in payirg the amount in to the STAR office, when it will be handed te the widow, who is in very poor circumstances.Please pay at once.306 EOPLE WONDERING WHY THE NEW YORK HOUSE can Setsuch a Table, for tbe money, when 32 Dishes and Catlery require washing by one person each Meal, for 25c.pex, Meal, or $13 per month, Echo answers: \u2014* See that my Grave is kept Green.\u201d AMERICAN PROPRIETOR.626 Lagaucheiiere street.305 z WW ANTED TO PURCHASE, Wasts paper of every description, Office papers and books, Printing papers, \u2018Wrapping paper, &c.Cash on delivery.J.R,.WALKER, 271% 34 Foundling street.DE M.H.UTLEY, Who Is very wellknown to a large majority of the citizens of Montreal and throughout the Provinces as a first-class Homeopathic Physician and Medical Electrician, has, after an absence of three years, returned to remain permancntly, and will resume his practice at 1356 St.Catherine street, at once, whero he may be consulted between the hour of 9 and 11 a.m.2 and 4 p.m, and in the evening.278if ENTLEMEN FURNISHING .their own materials can have their Clothes made up in the lateat fashion, cheap, for cash.J.STAFFORD, Merchant Tailor, 261 St.Tames street, 1st flat, ttp-stairs, 274 54 Next to 3.Morgan & Co.P0OKRS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, ARCHITRAVES, MOULDINGS, AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF HOUSE AND STEAMBOAT JOINER WORK ON HAND, AND MADE TO ORDER, Also, ¥looring, Deals, Laths, Shingles, &c., &¢.JAMES SHEARER, 283% St.Gabriel Locks.\"THOMAS ROBERTSON & CO.MONTREAL TUBE DEPOE.11 & 13 CHENNEVILLE STREET, Engines and Boilers 10 and 15 horsepower, pew oid second-hand.THOMAS ROBERTSON & COQ., 9 Chenneville street.Engineers\u2019 ard Railway Supplies of all kinds.A LARGE STOCK OF PUMPS AND GAS FIXTURES, CHANDELKERS, &C., AT GREATLY BEDUCED PRICES.PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, No.2,408.) Disirict of Montreal.IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR LOWER CANADA.\u2014The Twentv-sixth day ot December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.Elizabeth Waldron, fille majeu \u20ac et usant de «es aruits, of the City and District of Montreal, Plaintiff, vs.Patiick John Brennan, Clerk, of \u201che same place, but now absent from ihe Province of Quobec, Defendant \u2014It is ordercd, on the motion of Me:srs.Cruickshank & Cruicshank, Attorneys for Plaintiff, inasmuch as it appears by the return of M.Hynes, ouc of ine sworn bailiffs of the Superior Court for Tower Canada, acting in the District of Montreal, written on the writ of summons, in this cause issued, that the Defendant bas Isft his domicile in the \u201cProvince of Quebec, and cannot be fonnd in the.District of Montreal ; that the said Defendant, by an advertisement to be twice insert d in the Frenca langurge.in the newspaper of this city called Le A great Monde, and twire inthe ¥nglish language, in the newspaper of this city called Tur STAR, he notified to appear before this Court, and there to anewer the demand of the Plaintiff within two wonths arter the last insertion of such advertisement; and upon the neglect of the said Defendant to appear and to answer to such demand within the period aforesaid, the «aid Plaintiff will be permitted to proceed to trial and indgment as in a causa! by default.Ps (By order), 308 2 HUBERT, HONEY & GENDRON, read ON.,n-Commissioned Offic .y Room, 26 Rospital st, SA aext, 2nd January, at 8 og] Ot sis most urgent, every Non-pooks er must be present.On By order, GEO.SULLY, Capt, Adjutant.3rd Pay, 2 JOADEMY OF MUSIC.Frinmphant Success ! NEW YEAR'S WEEK! Phe Kate Girard Drainatic Co, Will appear in Elliott Dawn's Comedy Drama, entitled \u201cPREJUDICE !» Or, * Society vs.Singe!\u201d When the Beautiful and Talented Actiegg MESS HATE GIRARD, * Will appear as.- NENO, Supported by a Company of 16 picked Arthtg, Grand New Year's & Saturday Mstitee Pricesasusual.Box Plan at DeZuuche's, 304 HOLIDAY SPORTS: A Grand Eh oting Mateh for Turkeys aid Geas will take place on ihe [ce in front of the ST LOUIE HOTEL, Lachine, on Saturday next, Jannary Sri, Commencing at ORE o\u2019clsck p.n.3039 DANCING.The Waltz taught In six lessons, $2.50 ingly lessons, 50c.Private Class Monday and Tlirsduy Public Class next Friday till 12, extra Nisic, &e Admission, 50.Good programme.Mrs Gdwin4 Acsdemy, 71215 Craig street.Private resicnee, erveieneais 360 18 St.Fexepi Stcet, .THE .Winter Garden Skating lini, CORNER .Ontario and St.Urbain streés, Has been successfully flgoded and opaed tp the Public .\u201d Tickets are now for sale at the Rink.03 tr MONTREAL TELEGRAH COMPANY.À A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 3rd AX.NUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Sharehders of the Montreal Telegraph Company will be hel atthe Company\u2019s Office, in Montreal, on Thursday, the Sth January, 140, at ONE o\u2019clock, to elect Directors for the Suing year and generally to transact the businegpfthe Company.A DIVIDEND (the 65th) of Four per cen} Capital Stock of the Company has been d for the Half-year ending 3Uth Novemb.r.18 will be payable at the Offices of the Company after Thursday, 8th January next.The Transfer Books will be closed on the vening of Monday, the 28th instant, «nd wilt be orned on the Morning of Friday, the 9th of January.By order of the Board, JAMES DAKERB, Montreal, 27th December, 1870.Bectgry: New Advertisements to-da 22.CUNARD LYE, - The Cunard Steamship Company [Limi tween NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, c CORK HARBOR, From New York.The \u201c SCOYTHIA\"\u201d will gail on WED: January 1st.The ** BATAVIA # will sali on WEDÉSDAY, January 14th.| bes 2 a) DAY, THOMAS WILSON, Agen 308 x eod 58 Bt.Francois Xavientreet.Ÿ Direct Stsem and gail ë Communication.& FROM the CONTINENT to CANADA, \u2018The undersigned are now prepared to aute rates of Freight per Steamer or Sailing Vessels {om Ante werp to Montreal; also, through rates til parts of the Dominion for the season 1880.To secure tonnage by first vessels it Isfesentind to make application at an early date.Special low rates for large shipments.STEINMANN & LUDVIG, ANTWERP, MUNDERLOH & CO., MONTREAL, Agents White Crositino.Montreal, 22nd December, 1879.801= SEASORA LE! \u2018We offer to the Grocery Trade: CANDIED CITRON PEEL, CANDIED LEMON PEEL, CANDIED ORANGE PEEL, SPICER, all kinds, ground and unground.CREAM TARTAR, gionnd.\\ FRUIT SYRUPS, all kinds, COX'S GELATINF, all sizes, PURE FLAVORING EXTRACTS,\" YORKSHIRE RELISH SAUCE, | MUSIIROOM KETCHUP, \u2018 CURRIE POWDER, | KEEN'S MUSTARD, &c.&c- Our Spices and Cream Tartar are ground atour own mills, and are warranted PURE.KERRY, WATSON & C0, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, 351 ST.PAUL STREET, 300 eod d Pp'IrFSOMANTA! DR.D'UNGERS\u2019 cure for HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS5; The Fluid Extract of CINCHONA RUBRA.Prepared in accordance with the directions of the discoverer, from the True Bark, iinported for tho purpose, at THE MEDICAL HALL, AND BRANCHES,} PHILLIPS SQUARE snd 350 DOCTOR.HE POSITION OF DOCTOR AND SURSEON id the employees of the STEEL CO'Y OF CANADA being now vacant, applications for the position wil be received.The practice is carried on under ibe auspices of the Company.À married mea PT ferred.Address, with references.Steel Company of Canada, LONDONDERRY, 301 6 NOVA SCOTIA: Androgynous HAVANA CIGARS; \u201d \u2014 AT THE \u2014 PALASTAG 23 St.Francois Xavier Street HE VICTOR COMESTIBLES AND CATERING ESTABLISHMENT, No.1366 #6 Catherine street Parties wis=ing for Prepared Meats, Boned Turkey, ee iin all styles, Croquettes ot all kinds, Vols-s+ tent, Game Pies, Pastry, oan be supplied & a proment\u2019s notice.= inners and Suppers furnishod for Balls, Wed ing Parties, &c.292 MERCHANTS AND TRADESMEN\u2019S BOOKS Written up by à compatent Book-keapor and AC countant, with best of references, either in day Hme orevening.Terms moderate.Address,\" Account unt,\u201d Box 986 Post-office.Madame PETIPAS, Recently returned from Parts, begs to inform BEF Pupils and the Musical Public generally thet 8h 8 now prepared to resume her Music Classes (Sime ing, Piano, &¢.,)at her new city residence, No.1 Bleury street, uoarly opposite the Caurel of Gesu.IANOS AND lowest prices.Beils Orgaus are the bel t.cheapes J.HECKER, 302% 10 Philip's Square: _ BILLIARDS! The New Billiard Room OF THE ORGANS, al St.Lawrence Hall! ~\u2014 OPENED On Saturday, Znd August.e Mender's best, and of th eT Halls ull Of the bes fine Game are requeste The Tables 30416 - \u2014 \u201c9 Vo 7 SN Fo \\ \u201c ° IP 1 \u20184 a ~~ \"à a 4 A wd , » \" : i wa.À tehlee.- LH \\ - CIRCULATION Of the \u201c I\u201d DAILY STAR for th.week ending December 27th, 1879 :\u2014 3 MONGAY.001000000000 0000000011 14.833 TREEAAT.ves ssrrsrriss \u2018Wednesday.s+rr061000510:14,240 TRUFSQAF.000000 s far sasceu sous rs * SatUrdAV.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0.00 01 14,620 * Christmns Day.reson en 7771 re Rirths, Marriages and Deaths.HOGG\u2014In this city, on the 18th December, BERSEY\u2014At 119 Chatham street, on the MACDONALD\u2014 At 52 Scotland street, West, HUMMEL\u2014At 114 Champlain street, on the LOMER\u2014At No.1 horne Crescent, on New McCONNELL\u2014At No.MACARTHUR\u2014BULLING\u2014At BIRTIHES.1879, the wife of William Hogg, of a som, 31st instant, the wife of J.E, Hersey, of a son.on fhe 1st January, Mrs.J.X, MacDonald, ofæ son.30th December, the wife of Henry G.Hüm- mel, of a daughter.Quebec papers please copy.Year's Eve, the wife of Mr.Gerald Lomer, -jun., of a daughter.1083 Wellington street, on the 29h December, the wife of W.J.McConnell, of a daughter.MARRIAGES.DRY SDALE\u2014WALES\u2014On the 1st instant, at the residence or the bride's mother, # Oakland,\u201d St.Andrew\u2019s, Que., by the Rev.D.Paterson, M.A., Mr, William Drys- dale, bookseller, Montreal, to Mary Malt- bie, daughter of the late Charles Wales, Esq., J.P.No cards.12 tue residence of the bride\u2019s fatber, 172 St.Denis street, on the 1st instant, oy the Rev.G.H.Wells, William Ross Macarthur to Martha Maud Bulling.©, 12 SMEATON\u2014KNIGHT\u2014Ai No.8 Finlayson Place, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland, on the 1ith December, by the Rev, David Strong, M.A., John C.Smeaton, to Nora, daughter of the late George Knight, Esq.FCOTT, GREENSHIELDS\u2014At the residence of the bride\u2019s father, Danville, P.Q., on the evening of the 2ith December, by the Rev.Principal Tanner, of St.Francis College, Richmond, the Rev, A.H.Scott, M.A., of Knox Presbyterian Church, Owen Sound, Ont., to Agnes S., second daughter of John Greenshields, Esq.No cards.MACAULEY, BAILEY\u2014On Christmas Day, - at the residence of the bride\u2019s parents, by the Rev, W.T.Smith, Major M, B.Mac- Auley, ot Lake Megantic, to Miss Emma M., daughter of Cyrus Bailey, Esq., of Cookshire, \u2019 DEATHS.BLACKBURN\u2014On the 1st instant, Kate, youngest daughter of John Munro, Esq.and beloved wife of W.Blackburn, Board of Works, Montreal, aged 34 years.The funeral will take place from 239 St.Antoine street, on Saturday, the 3rd January, at 2:30 pan.Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend without further notice.Ottawa and Henfrew papers please copy.YABSLEY\u2014In this city, on the 2nd January, Richard John, only son of Mr.John Yabsley, agcd 3 years and 8 months.; \u2014 The funeral will take place from his father\u2019s residence, No.48 Jurors street, on Saturday afternoon, at 2:50, to the place of interment, Mount Royal Cemetery.Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.St.John\u2019s (Nfid.) and Toronto papers please copy.ELWES\u2014At 80 St.Denis street, on the evening of December 31st, very suddenly, cf congestion of the lungs, Charles Williant Harvey, aged 5 years and 6 months, third con of C.F.Elwes.: .The funeral will leave the house at 8:15 on Saturday morning.SIMPSON\u2014At 32 Anderson street, on the 1st inst.Henry Alexander, infant son of John Simpson, aged 4 months and 27 days.; The funeral will take place from his father's residence on Saturday, the 3rd instant, at 2:50 p.m.Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation, BILLS\u2014In this city, on the Îst instant, Asenath Bain, aged 51 years, widow of the late Archibald Bills.The funeral will take place from the residence of her son-in-law, Walter Sten- house, No.35 City Councillors street, on Saturday, 3rd instant, at 2:30 p.m.MONTGOMERY\u2014In this city, on the 8lst December, of inflammation of the bowels, William Bronsdon, aged 11 years and 9 months, eldest son of Thomas Montgomery.The funeral will take place from his father\u2019s residence, No.14 Mance street, on Saturday, the 3rd January, at 2 o'clock.Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.WHITEHEAD\u2014At her grandfather's rosi- dence, 85 Mackay street, on the 28th December, Ethel Maud Dora, beloved and only daughter of William Whitehead, of Winnipeg, aged 7 months and 18 days.Funeral from the above address on Saturday, the 8rd January, at 2 p.m.Friends and acquaintances will please accept this invitation.12 SCOTT\u2014In this city, on the 2nd January, Mary Ann McFarlane, widow of the late Wm.Scott, aged 56 years.Friends and acquaintances arc respeci- fully invited to attend her funeral, on Saturday, 3rd instant, at 2:30, from her late residence, 7 Ste.Genevieve street, to ihe place of interment, Mount Royal Cemetery.Dear mother, thou hast gone before us,\u201d And*hy loss we deeply .feel ; But, *tis God who has hereft us\u2014 He can altfour sorrows heal, So FITZPATRICK\u2014In this city, on the 38lst December, Thomas, youngest son of the late Bartholomew Fitzpatrick, newsboy, aged 23 years and 9 months.KEMP\u2014In this city, on Wednesday, the 81st December, 1879, Jane Dunning, beloved wife of Edson Kemp, Esq., advocate, in the 48rd year of her age.GREEN\u2014Suddenly, at Valleyfield, on the 31st December, the beloved wife of Mr.Joseph Green, teacher.Two Cclock PH.City News.THE RECEIPTS@ÿt the Recorder\u2019s Court last month were $1, New Year's Carrs.\u2014 No less than twenty-nine calls were made at the Central Station yesterday, all of which were involuntary ones, the callers in every instance remaining over night.À large proportion of the visitors were suffering from the effects of intoxicants.INSPECTED Lu ArnEn,Referepes was nade a day or two ago to an action taken by Mr.Thomas Hawkins, leather inspector, against Messrs, Cassils, Stimson & Co., for exposing unstamped leather for sale.Messrs.Cassils, Stimson & Co., made default, but have since filed a plea of guilty and paid the fine.AN OrricE Raquisrrs.\u2014 One of the neatest and most convenient office desk requisites which has been invented comes to our table from Messrs.M.Drysdale & Co.It consists of writing pad, daily journal, calendar postage, interest and other tables all combined in one so that they cannot stray away from each other.99 0.00, COMMERCIAL.Wholesale Frovision Market.Business is quiet and steady.There is some little movement in butter at current prices, but cheese continues dull, Eastern Townships butter is quoted at 20¢ to 22¢ ; Morris- Burg do, 19¢ to 21e; Brockville do, 18c to 19e ; Western do, 15c to 18¢; Kamouraska co, 10e to 18c.From le to 2e per 1b is ob- wined for small lots sold to » City trade.Cheese is sold to 4 local trade at 13e and 13%e, but round lots are worth 12e to 18.Hog products continue to improve.Dressed hogs are quoted at $6.75 to $6.90 per 100 Ibs.in car vs Mess pork, $17 to $17.50; Canada Tard, 10¢ to 11c; Fairbanks do, 114e; haws, 11e to 11%c; bacon, Sic to 94e; fresh eggs, in cases, 8c to 20c; limed do, 15e to 17c.Dressed poultry steady.Turkeys, 3c to 9¢ ; geese, 5e to 6c; chickens, be to 7c; ducks, 7c to 8c ; partridges 50e to 55¢ per brace.Venison: Saddles, 8¢ to 9c; carcasses, 5c to 6c.Apples, good winter fruit, $2.75 to 58 per barrel ; seconds, $2; fall, $1.50 to #2.YEARLY RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.\u2014 The receipts of produce at Montreal for the year Just closed show the following changes as compared with last year: Wheat, increase, 3,923,539 ; corn, decrease, 1,728,035 do; peas, increase, 414,946 do ; oats, decrease, 932.562 do ; barley, decrease, 63,627 do ; rye, increase, 310,073 do ; flour, decrease, 144,995 bbls ; oatmeal, decrease, 56,150 de ; cornmeal, decrease, 7,928 do ; ashes, pots, increase, 468 do, pearls, increase, 12 do ; butter.increase, 87,277 packages ; cheese, increase, 74,508 boxes.Thirty-one vessels of 10,617 tons registerad at St.Johns, N.B., were lost in 1879.Twenty-seven new vessels of 14,672 tons were added to the registry of the port.There are now on the registry books of St.Johns 38 vessels, of 281,101 tons, a gain of one vessel and 5,000 tons since last year, There is a larger -mount of tonnage on the books .2,341 customers served, but no ercdit! - To bo had of Wholesale and Retail Dealers through: COMPARISON ! There is nothing like comparison for making un feel iow small we sometimes are, Messrs.A.T.Stewart & Co., of New York, sent ninetcen van-loads of parcels as tiie result of their retail trade for the day Leforo Christmas, but on the same day they made 5,100 entries on credit.The result of the same day's business with us were UDIy vloven van-103d8 of parcels, and amily Some people think that the leading retall firms in New York do their business for prompt easlh, but such is not the case, as we have reason to be- Leve that New York is perhaps the greatest city in the world for buying on oredit.RULES: Some think that they are very harshly dealt with in Montreal, if they are not allowed to come to business at almost what hour they choose.The rule with some of {he best New York firms is 25¢ fine if from two to five minutes late, and 50c¢ if more than five minutes.TO-MORROW.To-morrow\u2019s advertisement + let the public know how we intend conducting our ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARING SALE À great many of the reductions in prices, w!ll be, made for this afternoon and to-morrow\u2019s trade.S.CARSLEY, Nos.393, 395, 397 and 399 NOTRE DAME STREET.it RICHARD HEMSLEY, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, 173 St.Joseph Street, MONTREAL, A FEW DOORS EAST OF CHABOILLEZ SQUARE, Established, 1870.Mr.R.H.thanking his patrons for past favors, extending over nearly 10 years, wishes to call their special attention, and that of the public generally, to the very large and varied assortment of goods in his line, suitable for the \"HOLIDAY SEASON! The following comprise a few of the lines of goods he ig showing :\u2014 Gents?Solid Gold Watch Chains from,., $9 00 Ladies\u2019 Solid Gold Watch Chains from.ee 14 00 Ladies\u2019 20lid Gold Neck Chaing from.,., 5 00 Ladies\u2019 Solid Gold Neck Chains, very fine, 00711 HN ere +.1200 Ladies\u2019 Solid Gold Open Face Watches from.14 09 La jies?Solid Gold Double Case Watches from 20 00 Ladies\u2019 Solid Gold Double Case Watches, very flne, from.cc.oeereceneronnan.30 00 Solid Goid Lockets from.\u2026 1650 Solid Gold Lockets, very fine, from.we 500 Solid Gold Plain Wedding Rings from.1 00 Solid Gold Kceper Rings, very fine, from.2 00 Ladies* Solid Gold Gem Rings from.\u2026\u2026.300 Ladies! Diamond Rings from.++.14 00 Ladies\u2019 Solitaire Diamond Rings, very flne, from.Ceres 25 00 Gents?Diamond Rings from.Cents\u2019 Gold Scarf Pins from.Solid Gold Studs from, .,.» 26 00 075 1 50 adies' Silver Watches, perfect beaities,from 8 00 Folid Silver Lockets from::.2 00 \u201cPoiid Silver Neck Chains from.4 00 The largest assortment of Silver Watches in the City, from $4 to $75.Waltham Watches, Hunting or Open Face, from 2 oz.to 6 oz.cases.Warranted within one mjnute per month, from $15 upwards.Algo a large number of second-hand Gold and Bilver Watches of all kinds, very low in price.Eleciro-plated Silverware.Table Cutlery.Spooxs, Forks, &c., and Clocks of all kinds.ALL GOODS WARRANTED.SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO REPAIRS, ALL KINDS OF JEWELLERY MADE TO ORDER.178 ST.JOSEPH STREET.297604 Established, 1868.THANKS.In accordance with his usual custom for mahy years (and one which he is glad tosee is extending) the Subscriber hag much pleasure in tendering, in this, the first of the New Year, to the many whe have patronized him during the year just closed, bis hearty thanks; and, at the same time, trasts that the year now entered on will prove to alla Happy and a Prosperous one.J.T.HERDERSON, Bocek-seller, Stationer and Importer of Faney Goods.HENDERSON'S LENDING LIBRARY, 191 st.Peter street, Jan.1st, 1880.© 11 1854 ask ror 1879 E.B.EDDY\u2019S MATCHES \u2014 AND \u2014 WOODENWARE! THE BEST in the WORLD.ave heen awarded Gold aud Bronze edna, and numerons First Prizes.out the Dominion.HULL, P.Q., Canada.H.A.NELSON & SONS, AGENTS, MONTREAL.236 2 New Year Cards! WE HAVE à Few Thousand New Year Cards OVER, WHICH WE WILL CLEAR OUT TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE, At a Low Price, for Advertising purposes.EWING & CO., i4 PE BRESOLES STREET.295+ OR SALE-SIix assorted Sleihe, cheap.221 Panet street.R O O M 5S\u2014Furnished, (Single.) + 01 8t.Urbain street.13 STRAYED -An English Setter Dog, white with hver-calored ears, wih name ox leather collar.Please return him to 408 Sher: rooke sirzet., Anyone harboring him\u2019 after this iotice, will be prosecuted.\u201c 13 now than ever before.In the whole of the Province there are registered 1,137 vessels of 342,844 tons.At the.present time/ there are in construction, or under contract, 30 vessels of 16,000 tons; last year 20,004 tons were being built.CITY MARKETS.At Bonsecours and St.Ann°s.The city, markets were almost deserted, fire being few country sellers and scarcely any hers.Receipts of preduge are cxpected to be much hrger to-morrow.Freeh butter snd eggs were deayold- cre asking 40e to 35c per Ib.fur the former ad 00 «to ÿ5e per dozen for the latter.Poultry wee firm ét franer prices.Dressed rogs are still ending no change to note in meaty, grain, fruit A vege- = \u2014 I py wards in price, Two car lots are reporte(soid at .20.Vor small lets $7 to $7.16 is asked Thers nN L OST \u2014On Tuesday Evening last, 2 Buffalo Robe.Pinder will be rewarded by returning same to 114 King street.13 v ANTED\u2014A young Man, from 4 17to 20 years of are, to attend in a8ore; must speak French and English; references required.Also, Two Strons Boys, as Apprentices.Apply at 186 Bt.Antoine street.11 WwW ANTED\u2014Directtrom Lender, £1,000, first mortgage.Property valued at $7,000.J.A.Charland, 80 St.Elizabeth stro t.VWANTED Young.Girl, 13 to 15, to mind a ch)d and wash dishes.Apply to À 170, STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury street.18 WAITED\u2014A Good French ; Tablemaid for a hotel; good references required.Apply, immedistely, to A 172, STAREM- \u2018 FRAUs NEw YORK,- to the Herald su, customs have been discove.\u2026- , in the importation of silks and vue.Under valuations in invoices in masÿ Cases reached twenty to forty per cout, À number of importations have been seized.The amount recovered to (\u2018uvernment on velvets alone from July 1st to November Ist has been £100,000 COMMOTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.\u2014NEw YORK, January 2.\u2014The Times says considerable commotion wgs caused at the White House reception yesterday by Col.Henry C.Deahns, formerly Collector of Custums at Sitka, Alaska.He entered with the public, and when he reached the President used violent language.He claimed to have been unjustly removed from office and his family ruined.He was ejected by the police.\u2019 THE GROCER'S BANK FAILURE.\u2014 New York, Jan.2.\u2014One of the directors -of the Grocers Bank stated yesterday that the failure of the bank would not be disastrous.The suspension was more a matter of prudence than necessity, The directors he- lieve the liabilities will be met dollar for dollar.PROBABILITIES.\u2014 Orri0E, Tonoxto, Jan.2, 10 am.\u2014 Probabilities for the next 24 hours\u2014St.Lawrence, brisk winds, cloudy to partly- cloudy weather, with light showers.METEOROLOGICAL FROM QUEBEC.NEW YEAR'S DAY.\u2014QUEBEC, Jan.2.\u2014New Years Day was observed here in the usual manner.There was a good deal of visiting, but as a rule ladies did not set wine hefore their visitors.The streets of the city were lively all day with visitors, hoth walking and driving in all directions, The Lieut.- Governor received visitors at Parliament House from 2.30 till 4 p.m., à perteetstream of people pouring in and out of the house during the whole of the time.His Honor was attended by his aide de-camp and by Hon.Mr.Flynn and a number of volunteer ofticers.The day was remarkably fine.FROM OTTAWA.[BPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE STAR.PACIFIC RAILWAY CONTRACTS.\u2014 OTTAWA, Jan.2.\u2014Strange rumors ave afloat as to the composition of a firm of contractors, who have lately gone extensively into Pacific Railway contracts.It is said that some revelations will be made next session that will create a sensation.NEW YEAR'S DAY.\u2014Several hundred gentlemen called on the Governor-General at the Privy Council Chambers yesterday, The day was observed as usual.The residence of Ministers were thronged with callers.LIBEL CASE.\u2014Several persons of this city have been subpœnaed to attend the trial of Boyle vs.the Globe, a libel suit growing ofit of tlie printing contract, for selling which Mayor MeIntosh is accused of pocketing $10,- 000.Considerable true inwardness in the contracting line will likely be exposed.SMALL-POX CARDS were placed on the entrances of several prominent citizen\u2019s houses on New Year's Eve, and scared away early callers.The Mayor's house was thus honored among others.THE COMMISSION OF FISHERIES here igsued a circular directing that laws for the protection of insectivorous birds and the prevention of obstructions to streams must be left to the jurisdiction of the local authori ties, PERSONAL.\u2014Messrs, Tupper and Tilley have returned to town.City News, Mr.Vexxor.\u2014 By the indications to-day Mr.Vennor seems to have \u201cstruck oil.\u201d He says : \u201cIf the basis or theory upon which I have built my predictions this year is sound we should now have immediately and with the commencement of the new year, a decidedly mild term, lasting probably for about a week.During this period rains and slush may beexpected.The second severe dip is probable about the 9th or 10th of Janu- Is Posrriox.\u2014A large iron box for the -purpose of recciving contributions in aid of the General Hopital, was placed in -posi- tion\u2019 in Joe\u201d Beefs yesterday morning, - the key of which willvhe handed over to the authorities of that institution this evening.The first contribution was made by five students of McGill College, cach of whom dropped twenty-five cents into the box, Upwards of $8 have already been, deposited in Joe\u2019s bank.PRESENTATION.\u2014 Mr.Wilson was presented yesterday morning by the members of Wilson's Brass Band, of which he is leader, with a handsome baton, \u20ac music stand and music portfolio.The baton bears the following inscription : ¢¢ Presented to Prof.James F.Wilson by the members of his band, as a token of esteem, January Ist, 1880.\u201d The other articles were made by a member of the band.Mr.Wilson eordially thanked the members, and a good time was indulged in.His LITTLE HATOHET.\u2014A colored man named Theodore Currie was arrested last evening for creating a disturbance in a saloon on St.Lawrence Main street.When searched at the Central Station a cooper\u2019s axe was found in his coat pocket, the handle of which was eighteen inches in length.Of course, like George Washington, he ¢ couldn\u2019t tell a lie,\u201d ue did not intend to cut any one with his \u2018little hatchet.\u201d The Recorder thought differently, however, and fined him #5 or one month.THz Ice Bripce.\u2014 Large gangs of workmen are already busily engaged in making the roads from the city to Longueuil and St.Helen\u2019s Island.Nothing now remains but to smooth the way, as a number of teams are at present driving to and fro on the ice, disposing of snow and rubbish from private yards, The floating ice which acewmulated | previous to the ultimate forming of the bridge, is in may places piled to a great - height, and therefore a few days will be required to make it passable for teams.Unless something unexpected should happen, it is expected that winter travel across the ice bridge will be in full blest in a few days.Tue MILITARY SCHOOL Will open in this city on Wednesday, the 7th inst, in charge of Col.Bacon the Brigade-Major.The examining officers are Lieut-Col Fletcher, CMGDAG, and Licut-Col Harwood, DAG; Major Atkinson, late Adjutant Royal Fusiliers, will be the instructor.The hours of attendance will likely be the same as formerly, namely, from 8:30 a.m.to 1 p.m.Officers who are not qualified should take advantage of this school and fit themselves for the position now held by them only provisionally.In addition to the regular school, we understand Major Atkinson intends to have a private class far evening drill, at which ihe same facilities enjoyed by the regular cadets will be available.RECORDER'S CovRT,\u2014Before Mr.Sexton \u2014 Joseph Gervais, drunk and breaking a l window; $10 and costs or one month ; Pierre Parean, drunk and disorderly, 15 days; Patrick MeGurdy and Terence McGurdy, drunk and impeding, 15 days each ; James McGregor, drunk and assaulting the police, one month; James Tighe, furniture- dealer, assaulting Wm.Engell, $10 and costs; Dennis Ryan, drunk'and disorderly in Notre Dame Church, $2.50 or 15 days; William Ryan, drunk and assaulting the police, 85 or one month; James Gillespie, rescuing a prisoner, $2.50 or 15 days; James O.Williams, drunk and refusing to pay his carter, $2.50 or 15 days; Charles Quintal, drunk and assaulting the police, &5 or one month; Alex.St.Laurent, driving without a pocket number, $1.50 or 10 days; Leon Hogue, absent from his sleigh, $1.50 or 10 days; John Bowes, lying drunk in Smith street, one month ; Thomas Kennedy, drunk and disorderly, $2.50 or 15 days; John Booth, drunk and assaulting the police, $5 or one month ; Daniel Irwin, drunk, $2.59 or 15 days; George Burns, diunk, $2.50 or 15 days ; Matthew Regan and James Garraghty, boymof 14 years of age, assuming drunkenness and loitering in Ottawa street, $2.50 or 15 days each ; Michael Mallon and John Doherty, drunk and resisting the police, $1.50 or eight days each ; James Harring- top, drunk and lo tering, $1.50 or eight days; or eight days; Osten Rohen, drunk and loitering, $1.50 or 10 days ; Wm, Heffernan, | x inter, drunk and assaulting David Rolston, + 91.50 or ten days ; Joseph Pepin, driving TLEFNENT OFFICE, J Bloury strest, 18 \u201cwithout a number, $1.50 or 10 days.\u2018Francis Cannon, loitering in a gateway, $1 | 4.ç Ne Th oe \u2014 1 j } = VTHRRM A , rome, DAILY STAR Frrpay.Lom = STAR, FRIDAY dan, de St, Lawrence Ha Quebec, is | Koel COMMERCIAL, de ] Ry 9 7 ph Hudon ] \u2018 Corn Oe DaH\u2014Chre 2 © 180-7 © marguillie das been appointed oe erated \u2014 Porn Wh, \u201cLara 3 At his Ine ti of Notre Dame land quigg, '°2t and Cops In Eng.g Feral pieces do mar eEday the stef local breadstufrs mar*et is quiet but 0, ady 2 \u2018 n had been one of its nd Were TH og er qe ales reported Apr! \"| Strong Bakore C5 Sp-08 Extra, $6.10, 59 SONGRESS ÿ : + ; 20.10; me\u201d RESS.\u2014 5 ; ning oo Bridge.changed.akers, $6,50\u201d Grain nominally up.Pas JR ALISUR e Socialis, Conan pes Semorten êtes of My ; Rc ; its 1.- Uay\u2019s session vester porter 0 io B aylis, far.| 500 barres annee 1,600 bushels ; flour, arret of nominating a a o .the In cone vertently my, do in Ject, some pack ages a le \u20acs, 12 barrels ; butter, 76 Sident, after a four hour's heated dis lg errors were inad.ot eu of The Chi Es, 333, Bishop, of Chicago, and Osborn Ward were ductory paragraph, .8 kept rmer and 20 wheat market to-day opened selected, and will he referred to the arty, the amalgamated companies a.* a3 Fp, advanced to $1.22 January ; the two names receiving the highest ae Nk sufficiently distinct.\u201cdruary, when it dropped down to | Of Votes to be candid ad The paragraph should have read : In 1872, a company was organized under the name of the Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company with a charter to build a railway from Ottawa City to Coteau Landing, and #40,000 was paid upon its capital stock by Canadian gentlemen, and the first directorate consisted in part of the Hon.D.A.Macdonald, the present Governor of Ontario, R.J.Reekie, C.J.Brydges, John Rankin and A.Brown, of Montreal ; whieh Company in July of the same year contracted with a respectable firm to build their road.Two-thirds of these contractors were Canadians, &e., &e.About the same time a charter was obtained by another company, nearly all Canadian gentlemen, under the name of the Coteau aud Province Line Railway and Bridge Company, with permission to build a lew level swing-bridge across the St.Lawrence from Coteau to Val- leyficld and thence to a point on the Province Line.Surveys and plans for sach a bridge were made by Mr.C.FE.Legge, C.E., and \u201call the conditions of the charter complied with, stock subseribed and all the preliminary expenses were orne by Montreal gentlemen, and in 1874 Messrs.Stanton & Balch contracted with this company to build their bridge (a low-level swing) and their railway.The plans and surveys were submitted to the Railway Committee last session and were approved in the main by Mr.Walter Shanly at that time.It is these two companies that are now amalgamated under the name of the Canada Atlantie Railway Company, and last session received the restoration of the swing- bridge clause to their charter provided the Governor in Council wus satisfied that it did uot interfere with navigation.SUBURBAN.After a service of three years Mr.Pierre Lamouche retires from the Cote des Neiges 3lunicipal Council.Another of the Council, Mr.Gokier, has been removed by death, and new Municipal elections are necessitated.Ou New Year's eve Chief Benoit of the St, Henri Fire Brigade was presented with an ebony-hundled cane by the firemen, accompanied by an address.Later on the force was entertained at supper by Mr.N.Taille.fer, butcher.The last meeting of the Ste.Cunegond: Town Council was held on Monday evening, when the accounts for the past vear were passed, The possession of the water-works was formally handed over by Messrs.Beique and Berger, and the Council to-day commence the sule of the water, The same price will be charged as in Montreal, The meeting of the Mutual Fire Assurance Company for the countres of Chambly, Laval, and Jacques Cartier, held in th: Hochelag: town hail on Tuesday, was presided over bir Mr.P.B.Benoit, AL P., Mr.Bellerose acting as secretary.Mr.Benoit explained that tie meeting was called to provide for going into liquidation.It scems thatthe affairs of the Company have been in a most disorganized state since October last, no less than three hoards of directors having been in office since that time.In consequence it is said of the arbitrary dismissal of Mr.De Laet, who had been secretary of the Company, the board of 1879 were turned out at a meeting held on the 9th of October, and a new direction elected.The old board tock advantage of a clause in the charter, which provides that three members of the retiring board must be re-clected, and determined to keep power.The new board, relying on the custom during the two previous years of eleciing all new members, also de- PL.81.505 1.81% January; $1.333 February, Corn slg gw, \u2018YMer, at 404c Jan, ; 402c Feb.; 464c May\" Pork finuer, at an advance 5 options.Quoted at $18.75 February ; 25 March.Lard firmer.tay \u2019 BEERBOEM'S ENGLISH ADVICES .\u201cport :\u2014 Floating cargoes, wheat and com not Auch demand.went, wheat and corn neglected, no business doing, Chicago or Milwaukee wheat for shipment during present month and following one, 53s to 53s 6d.Stock of wheat in principal ports generally fair.Stock in Liverpool\u2014wheat, 460,000 to 480,000 quer- ters ; coin, 50,000 to 60,000 quarters ; flour, 190,000 to 200,000 bbls, Liverpool\u2014wheat, spot, market gnite of a holiday character.On passage for the United Kingdom, wheat, 2,250,000 quarters ; corn, 290,000 quarters, January 2nd, 1880.\u2014Floating eargoes, wheat and corn inactive.Cargoes on passage and for shipment, wheat and corn very dull.Mark Lane, wheat and corn steady.Red Winter wheat, off coast, 57s 6d; Mixed Americen com, do, 27s 6d; do for p oupt shipment, 27s 6d.English and French country wheat markets, quiet.Stock in London\u2014W heat 440,000 to 460,000 qrs.Corn, 50,000 to 60,000 qrs.Liverpool wheat and com, spot, very quiet.Da Westem Mixed com, 5s 8d.Liverpool Capadian peas \u20acs 11d.Weather in England warm for the time of year.Bacon, short clear, 38s 6d.Cloice cheese 67s.Prime Western lard 89s 8d.CHicAco UNION STOCK YARDS.\u2014Hogs\u2014 Estimated receipts, 1,200.Official receipts, Wednesday, 17,090; shipments, 2,775.Thursday receipts, 9,050 ; shipments, 2,187.Market quiet ; $4.40 to £4.60 heavy packing ; $4.50 to $4.65 light ; $4.70 to $4.90 light shippers.Buyers looking round.STOCKS IX STORE IN MONTREAL.Jan.2, Dec.15, Jan, 2 1880.1879.1879.\u2018Wheat, bush.123,56 130,505 85,270 Corn, do.10,000 118,85 Peas, de, 60,027 51.952 ute, do.129,944 23.141 Basley, do.277 7.974 51,804 ve, do.21,050 14,611 369 Flour, bbls.34,070 33,101 49,968 Oatmeal, do.TE \u201c26 389 Cornmeal, do.124 124 T5 W.J.Fairbairn\u2019s despatel trom Liverpool reports: \u2014Wheat quiet, firmly held, busi ness small ; to effect large sales holders would be compelled to make concessions.Corn weak, likely to decline.Livrrroor, 2.30 p.m.\u2014Choice cheese quoted at 67s 6d per cwt,an advance of 2s 6i since Wednesday last.The cental system appears to have been permanently adopted in New York as a despatch from that city says:\u2014¢ Receipts of grain will be given in centals after to-day.\u201d Stocks or Cierse.\u2014 Messrs.Hodgson & Sons of Montreal estimate the stocks of cheese af the prineipal points as follows : Canada, 40,000 boxes; New York city, 194,- 758 boxes, as against 395,000 this time last year, Six principal States, viz.: New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Towa, Wisconsin and Ohie, 154,600 boxes; Liverpool, 63,510 boxes.All these estimates are much below the stocks on hand at this time last year.At the Winnipeg Produce market grain is increasing in price, the supply being unequal \"to the demand.Wheat is 80c to 85¢c.Oats, 48¢ to 50z.Rye, none in the market.Peas are scarceat r5cto 80c.Coin, imported, 90c to §1.Barley, 62e, Potatoes very searce at 90e.At the Emerson market, termined to keep power, and got the books | into their possession.The old board abstract- | «ed the books.Then the shareholders held another meeting on Nov, 27th, and elected a third board.abroad that the meeting had been packed, and ag the new directors seemed to bz dis- DOSE TO gO AZAINST TLE WILNeS OT tlle ulijori- ty of the shareholders, the result was the Soon after an impression got : BROWN\u2019S meeting of Tuesday, when to properly finish up the matter a fourth board of management was.put in with instructions to go into liquidation.The Chairman of the meeting, Mr.Benoit, made some statements as to the expenses of the past administration, which | are contradicted, or rather explained away, .To conclude, a petition ! by Mr, De Lact.has been lodged in the Insolvency Court, at the instance of the latter, for a writ of attachment against the Company.The petition is supported by affidavits asserting that th: Company cannot properiy go on, and that a number of the shareholders Irive not confidence in the new management.A CONSIGNMENT OF SILK.WORMS, The Largest That Ever Arrived Fierce ' \u2014A Valuable Carvge.A consignment of silk-worms\u2019 eggs believed to be one of the largest that has ever passed through this city, arrived by way of the Pennsylvania Railway on Friday night from Yokulzunt, Japan, via San Francisco, and will be.transferred to the out-going steamer for Havre,the Amerique, in time for shipment at 2 p.m.on Wednesday.The cargo filled six freight car aud its value is stated by the agent who received it as about $350,- 009, Theeggs are ail products of Japanes: nurseries situated in the vicinity of Yokohama, and have been collortel and consien- ed to silk-growers fn France and Italy by agents oftheirs stationed at that point.The use of the route via San Francisco and New York in preference to that by way of the Indian Ocean, the Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean Sea, is comparatively so experimental that the agent opened several ofthe cases yesterday after the unloading and handling had commenced, and inapect- ed their contents with some curiosity, The larvae were in exesllent con i every instance, and silk mon who insy them pronounced the experiment a su and the route practizable, notwithstanding the necessity for unloading and handling at San Francisco and New York, sated The mode of packing these delicate objects is so simple as to he worth describing.The cases employed are about three fout long by little more than 1 foot in width and rather less than 1 foot in height, leaving a cubical capacity of about a dozen feet.One of these cases iscapuble of containing 600,- 000 eggs.Parallelograms of card-board are eut soas to fit the cases,and coated with gum to render the eggs adherent.They are minute bodies just visible to the unaided eye, and bearing a vagne resemblance to dust.When thus coated with adherent eggs, the strips of card-board are carefully packed with layers of tissue paper between them to prevent injury to their precious con- .tents by obviating the pressure and jar which way prove fatal to the the of the embryo insect.From 20 to 25 strips are placed in each case, each strip containingfrom 30,000 to 35,000 eggs.With this simple packing, and with due precautions against moisture and high temperature, these delicate structures are transported three-fourths of the distance round the earth in perfect safety, provided always-that a moderately cold fresh air is given free access to the quartersin which wheat is 75¢c to 79¢; oats,-30c to 40c ; barley, 35c ; potatoes, 80cto $1.25.At the Portage Laprairie market wheat is 60c to 65\u20ac ; cats, 35e ; barley, 40c ; potatoes, 35c.New Advertisements this P.M, Household PANACEA \u2014 FOR \u2014 REL EVING PAIN, 178 + A FINE ASSORTMENT OF | Cats\u2019- Eyes ! Suitab\u2019e for Rings and Ear-rings, at F.R.HARPER & Oo., Jewellers, 308 5 + 388 NOTRE DAME STREET.Mew Years, White Wire Hapdkerchief and afôté Doxes Wateh sud Jewel Stands, Horso Shoes, Cake and Fruit Bu skete, Brush Frames, Slipper Cases, Newspaper snd Music Racks, &c., &c.Also, Skates, Sleighs and Pointers, Cornices and Poles at L.J.A.SURYEYER, 2 524 Craig street.TRAMP TO St.Laurent, To-morrow, FROM CLUB HOUSE, AT 3 O°CLOCK SHARP.303 2+ DOWLING CONPETITION.arsesc ra nes TH-NIGHT, SHOOTING\u2014SMALL TARGET.\u2026.MONDAY, 5th EHGOTING\u2014LARGE TARGET.TUESDAY, 6th.STEEPLE-CHASE .0000 WEDNESDAY 14th.GEO.R.STARKE, PUBLIC ROTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that cn a petition for the ag pointm« nt of n Curator to the vacant succession oO the late Jobn Keely.of the City of Montreal, Wood Merehent, zn order hiss been issued by the Hon.L.A.Jeite, one of {he Judges of the Superior Court, ecnveniog a meeiing of the creditors of the said John Keely, at the Tutelle Office in the Court Jlouse in ¥enirveal.cu WEDNESDAY, 1hie SEVENTH of JANUAR ant, at TEN o'clock a.m.to give their advice on the*contents of said petition: P.E- SORMANDEAE, N.P, - a Siontreal.January £, 1580.The Berthier Grammar School WILL RFE-OPEN ON Tueerday, the Gth Jdan\u2019y., 1880.E.MCMANUS, Principal.INSOLVENT ACT of 1875, Ard Amending Acts.LG S.H.& J.MOSS, Plantig.Fe.J.D.EDOUARD LIONAIS, Defndant.À Writ of Attachment has iesued in this canse.TFHOS.A.EVANS, , Offieis! Assignee.i ontreal, ï 102 St.Francois Xav.er street, Montreal | 12 they are stored.Heat, it is stated, produces : an immediate effect upon the development , of the larvee, thusrendering it impossible to deliver them in good condition for growing unless all the scientific requisites are observed, The difficulty of securing these conditions, as respects temperature particularly by the Indian Ocean and Suez Canal, route has led the shippers to test the route by way of San Francisco and New York with.good results thus far.Necessity for low temperature also prevents shipment during : Silk men say the par- ; the Summer months.tial failure of the crop in France and Italy during the season justended has given an impulse to shipment from Japan and other producing tracts in Eastern Asia, which will cause an immense and unprecedented move.- ment of eggs via San Francisco and New York to Havre this Winter.Great care has always been necessary by the Indian Ocean route, and, even when that was exer- - cised, consignments were often spoiled by the high temperature in doubling the south- er points of Hindostan.The cr immense shipment is expected from San Francisco, this week in time Tor the \u201cFrance\u201d which sails Jan.7.\u2014W.F.Times.\u2019 increas :d - number of transfers slightly injures the | eggs, but the nggregate damage is consider- | ably less by way of the Suez Canal Anoth- | QUMRE-ERVED Sale of FURS, We Lave received instruc ions to offer for sale, a splendid lot of Furs, of every deseription\u2014Caps, Muife, Jackets, &c, to the value of $25,000, at 379 8t.Joseph street, commencing on Monday, the 51th inst.at 7 p.ni., And Every Evening during the week.MARCOTEE &£& ARCHAMBAULT, 15 Auctioneers.ETTER LATE THAN NEVER \u2014 Gur flock of general Plain and Fancy Furniture, suitable for the Present Seazon, is very large and consists of every article in the line.Our Stock of Childri n°8 and Misses\u2019 Dres-ing Bureaux, finithed in four different styles, viz.: Rosewood, Blue, Green and Pink with Landscapes snd Fiowers, are very nice for New Year's Presents, ab 0.BEeGARVEY & SOAS, 1+ 7, 9 and 11 St.Joseph Street.$2,500 TO LOAN\u2014Address, P.0.Box, 1004, City.13 OCOCMS TO LET \u2014 Breakfast and Tea if required, at 197 Bleury street, OST\u2014On Wednesday night, a ¢ Nickel-plated Skate attached to a Boot.The Hinder will be rewarded by leaving it at 702 Palace street.13 / ANTEN\u2014Nurse, for Ottawa,- 2 children (3 and 7), must be able to sew and knit.Fare paid up.Apply, immediately, at STAR ENPLOFHFNT OrriCF, 3 Bleury street, 1 ANTED \u2014 A respectable young Girl (Protestant) fiom 12 to 15 years ; ofzge,\\« \u2018onk after childrea and make herself ueéfnt aronund ihe house.Apply at 323 St.Ax oine stre t.11 ; ANTE Agents everywhere \u2014£end 25 conts for sample and fall particu lars of & new Invention, \u2018Glister Hanufacturing- Co.Toronto, Ont.16 - V ANTED\u2014A Nurse, Apply at 4$ Argrie Avenue, : - 12 | | | passing along Dorchester street near St.Cargoes oR passage and for sh | : .ates for presid vice-president.P ent and News, A Rover ASSAULT.\u2014 Early on New Year's morning two youn i ; g men were retu home after UT Wautch-night maceting, dus Lawrence Main were most bru Cc by five roughs.Their faces i sites ad mar eyes completely closed from the effect.IY Ore DOW Coufined to their homes suffering most acutely sem the effects of ti treatment.oe Amusements.ACADEMY oF MusIc.\u2014« Prejudice\u201d ay Academy of Music drew a large audience last night, and was most excellently played, The slight imperfections mentioned \"in\" the T more extensive consignment.notice of the opening night have been reine, died, and now the pretty comedy drama is produced exquisitely.Such a play by such a fine company of artists deserves the most { lavish patronage from the public.It is so .well worth seeing that we would caution our | friends not to miss it.To-night, to-morrow | night and the matince will close the engage- i ment.| TmzaTue Royar.\u2014 Charles L.Davis, as | Alvin Joslin,\u201d supported by his own company, drew a poor house at the Theatre Royal last night.The countryman\u2019s experience in the city is well portrayed by Mr.Davis, but the phase of society which he introduces chiefly is one that decent people are not much interested in.It has the merit of novelty and sensation, however, and hence has charms for certain people.It is on the boards again to-night.Quebec Press Associntion.The meeting of this body was held in the Gazette editorial rooms this afternoon.Mr.R.White, Secretary-Treasurer, oceu- pied the chair, and in a few words acquainted those present with the objects for which the members of \u201cthe fourth estate\u201d had banded themselves together.The actual running expenses of the Society for the past three and a half years amonnted to but $20, which was spent in printing circulars, postage, and a few incidental items.There were present representatives of THE STAR, Spectator and 1Wii- ness.The Secretary read a copy of a circular which he intends sending in a few days to the managers of the different railroad companies, in Canada, asking that a reduction to two cents.per mile, or such as they think advisable, be made to members of the association on presentation of their certificate of membership.The circular also trusted that the companies would acquaint the several agents onthe route of their lines with the privileges acquired by the members of the Association, so that no difficulty or unnecessary delay would be experienced by them when travelling.After reducing the membership fee to $1 per year, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr.White for the able manner in which he performed the onerous duties devolving upon him.The meeting then adjourned to meet some time during the ensuing session of Parliament, when a better attendance is confidently expected.Winter Navigation.Mr.E.W.Sewell is again before the public with his scheme for the winter navigation of the St.Lawrence.In March, 1878, he made the following proposal to the Dominion Government :\u2014 \u201cTo run a steamer of 3,000 tons and 2,700 | horsepower for the first year.This vessel to i leave Liverpool on the Ist of December, 1879, for Quebec, and to continue running between these two ports for the twelve months at a subsidy of $70,000.Two vessels to 1un the following year under a subsidy of $140,000, and a weekly line to be established in 1881 at a subsidy of $400,000 per annum for a term of ten years.The contracts to be terminable by the contractors on giving six months\u2019 notice, and by the Government in case of default ; average passage not to exceed twelve days.\u201d _- ÿ ; Hé complains that Parliament cannot be induéed to accept these proposals, and now urges the city of Quebec to raise $500,000 for building a vessel by publiz subscription, It is much to be desired that the experiment should be tried\u2014if commercially successful the benefits to Canada of a winter port at © Quebec would he enormous.The Government would not be justified in subsidizing an enterprise which appears impracticable, It isnot enough that this line of stzamers should be established, they must pay their way to prove their right to exist.- It would, however, be well worth while trying the experiment of a winter vessel at the cost of £500,000, and Canadians generally should subscribe to the fund which Mr.Sewell proposes that Quebec should set about collcet- ing.-\u2014 Toronto Globe.FINANCE AND COMMERCE.The decline in Gas Stock in England, ou account of the electric light, causes a depre-, ciationin New York, Gas Stock fell 15 per cent.there this month.The Bank of Yarmouth has declared a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 8 per cent.per annum, The Bank of Nova Scotia has declared a half-yearly dividend of 84 per cent.The Halifax Fire Insurance Company has declared a half-yearly dividend of 123 per cent.for the year.It is reported that the Grand Trunk Railway have acquired, or are about acquiring the International Railway with a view of completing their read and forming a connection with the New Brunswick Railway, thus -making en uir-line to the Maritime Provinces, and offering serious competition tothe Intercolonial Railway.Twenty-thousand tons of steel 1ails have been ordered in Westphalia for the American market.A number of prominert business men of Port Hope, met under the Presidency of Mr.Lewis Ross, to receive a proposition from Mr.James Hall, of Montreal, ou behalf of a company who comtemplate erecting a cotton- will in that tow.The Credit Valley Railway is now open for trafic to Ingersoll, Orangeville aud Elora.The extension from Ingersoll to St.Thomas, a distance of 28 miles yet remains to be built.Exelusive of rolling stock, the road has cost 820,000 per mile.Bonuses by municipalities have been granted to the extent of $535,000, aud Local (Government aid has been given tothe extent of $30,000 per mile.The bonds of the company are limited to £12,000 a mile.Money market dull, Cull loans ave negotiated at 5 to 6 per cent.and time loans at 6 to 7 per cent.Good paper discounted at 7 to 8 per cent.Sterling Exchange 1085 to 1084 for 60-day bills between banks, 1082 to 1084 over the counter.Gold drafts on New York § premium.Sterling in New York $4.814 for 60-day bills, $4.84} for demand.The Stock Exchange was closed to-day, and will not be opened again until Monday.The cash dividends declared by the Bank of Commerce, Union, Eastern Townships, Tinperial and Standard Banks, payable today, aggregate about $380,000, Business Troubles.During the year just closed there were in New York 460 failures, liabilities amounting to $416,383,932 ; assets, $5,560,030.In 1878 the failures in that city amounted to 01, with liabilities of $64,000,000, and assets of $18,000,000.Rumours have been in circulation in New York that the Grocers\u2019 Bank there had become seriously embarrassed through the fail- i ure of Mr.Haigh, wire manufacturer, whose ; bankruptey was previously announced.A meeting of the directors of the bank was held - last evening, but the nature of the business : transacted has not been made public.The following discharges from insolveney were made by Hon, Mr, Justice Mackay : \u2014 William M.Cushing and Frederick Cushing, fancy goods merchants ; Thomas Cushing ; | A sher, Laurie & Co., fancy goods merchants ; | D.Butters & Co., merchants ; James Lenni.| han, wine merchant\u2019; William John Wob- ster, manufacturer; J.G.Lyon, Abraham Fauve, Olivier Deguise, Isaac Giroux, Louis | 'Tourville, Maurice Derocha, traders ; Dame M.M.Tomkins, grocer, Co \u2018| rejecting, by the vote of the members, the proposed A Curious Cansignment.A firm of Montreal engineers have just sent the parts of a number of wooden houses to Newfoundland, and making preparations fur Itisalleged ildings in Newfoundland are al- the only s the granite of the island, economically, while d to be worked easily attainable for brick- malig no clay can be worked much more cheaply here, consequently the experiment of sending down all the finer parts of structures is likely 10 prove a success, \u2019 The First Duel at Philippopolis.À duel which took place hie otluny day at | Philippopolis excited intense interest among the inhabitante, being the first duel Philip.| Popolis has ever known since ît has been à city.The combatants were a Russian artil- | lery officer and M.Paehtery, the editor f the Fronch part of the Greco-French news | aper the dip x \" ; out of a row te out.The ghertel arose ; officer by way of \u2018 chatt\u201d brandished asword over the editor\u2019s head, as though he intended to eut it off.This led to a challenge, and a meeting for the following day was arranged.Revolvers in the absence of duelling pistols; were chosen as the weapons to be.used 5 the distance to be 25 paces ; lots to be drawn to | decide wko should have the first fire, and the uel to cease after the first exchange of duel si ous Pachtery was anxious that the disabled, bee on until one or the other was ; ! point were overmuea able wishes on this | 4 ® take place on a one-spus, air arranged the cite = nsate him for his dispo LOSE: ron the ri = : 1 t tira Af levelling his omg of fmt fire, ang, Mr.Maskelyn that his conclusions are pre- the gathering, supported by T a M i however, more 2 with The pen hs Pretnre.on amd PPG MHE Tucker, CS.Bre it i : \u201d MI + Prrrrent ickey, i se of ine à i ea hisman, \u201cNow,\u201d \u2014The soul, \u2014ST.PETERSBURG, January 2, Yoo! the course of the evening, com.turn.\u201d ¢ Yes, sir,\u201d ejaculate sublime insouciance, ¢¢ fire,\u201d cordingly fired, but beyond an alleged WET 4¢- ant whistle close to his ear, the editor sufft.no disagreeable consequences.said the Russian officer, magnanimously, \u2018I ask your pardon.\u201d ¢ Freely granted, and no ill-feeling remaining,\u201d replied M.Pach- tery.The combatants therrembraced each other warmly and left the ground, accompanied by numerous friends, highly delighted at the happy termination of the affair.This first duel at Philippopolis having been so great a success, others are expected to follow.\u2014TPall Mall Gazette.Murder in Manitoba.À murder was perpetrated in Winnipeg in the spring of 1878, one John Gribbon being the chiefactor, and David Bell his victim.For the committal of the decd he was sentenced, Lo ten years in the Provincial Penitentiary, from which place he escaped.When he leftthe penitentiary he hid in the bushes till dark, and then struck out across the prairie, heading for the Pem- bina Branch, C.P.R.In a day or two he brought upat Grand Forks, Dakota.His victim was cabin boy on the steamer \u201c\u2018 Mani tobe,\u201d and for that reason the steamboat men were specially \u2018\u201cdown\u201d on Gribbon.A number of them were putting up at Grand Forks for the winter, and the escaped convict was \u201c\u201cspotted\u2019\u2019 almost as soon as he put his foot in the place.A dispateh was at once forwarded to Winnipeg, announcing his presence at Grand Forks, and the authorities immediately took the necessary steps for his recapture,and telegraphed the authorities at Grand Forks to arrest Gribbon.He was greatly surprised to find that the long arm of the law had reached for him so soon and that he was within its grasp, every effort was made to have the conviet extradited, but all attempts were futile, and Gribbon was released.The authorities at Grand Forks were then sent word to re-arrest Grib- bon on a charge of murdering two women at Rat Portage, and he now lies in goal awaiting the regulations of the extradition treaty.\u2014 Poronto Globe.Lord Derby\u2019s Wealth.Lord Stanley\u2019s allowance as an eldest son was £12,000 a year.and menknew it; so that he realized the idea} income sketched by the gentleman in \u2018\u2018 Coningsby'\u2019 \u2014ten thousand a year, with the reputation of having only five thousand.Lord Derby himself says that he was richer before he came into the estate than he isnow.But that is one of your quiet men\u2019s paradoxes\u2014rarely uttered, and then the wildest conceivable.For Lord Derby is enormously rich \u2014 one of the wealthiest subjects in Europe\u2014and his income is steadily increasing.Itis calculated that in : a few years he will be in receipt of some two- thirds of a million per annum, There we have the first and chief explanation of Lord Derby\u2019s success, or, rather, | of the profound veneration with which the majority of Englishmen regard him.For successful lie has scarcely been ; but of that .- presently, The second fact to be taken into account is that this man of £600,000a year is the head of the Stanleys\u2014a name | which has shone agsin and again with singular brightness in English history, and has been inscribed by immortal writers on the pages of English literature.The Earldom ol Derby, the oldest onthe roll excepting that of\u2019 Shrewsbury, dates from 1485, when Henry VII.conferred it on Thomas Lord Stanley, as the meed of his treason to Rieh- ard III.\u2014for even a Stanley may fall short of absolute prefection.\u2014 London Frith.New Advertisements this P.M, ST.GEORGE SXOW-SHOE CLUS.TRAMP TO BLUE BONNETS! TO MORRGW ATTERNOGON, (Weather permitting.) Starting at 3 o'clock sharp.W.L.MATHEWS, 11 Secretary.VICTORIA MUTUAL BUILD- .ING SOCIETY OP MONTREAL, NOTICE.In compliance with the resolution at the last meeting, and in accordance with our orescat Rula xxiii, there will ve 2 $PECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Society, at the usual place of business, Grace Church School-iouse, Point St.Charles, Montrral, on MONDAY Evening Next, 5th JAN- TARY, beginning at EIGHT o¢*clock sbarp, for the purpose ot cither confirming and adopting, or of alterations and amendments of Rules and By-Laws, ag recomw.cnded by the app-inted Committee, a copy of which has been mailed to each member with the notice of meeting annexed.Every member is urgently roquested to be present.No voting by proxy will be allowed, except teose duly su- thorized bp a regular and properly drawn power of attorney.By order, WA.McWGOD, President, 8.C.MATTHEWS, Secrvetary-Treasurer.3 PEE SONAL\u2014Lost but not stolen The $107 which Weil McDonald was so posi- ive of loosing at his Doardiug-house, 227 Bt.Bons- venture stroct, Was found by & boy outside of the ousc.Room AND BOARD Wanted in a private family, for a single gentieman.Address, H.M., STAR Office.11 OOM TO LET Single, st.Catherine street, O OM 8 \u2014 With or without * board, with all modern improvements.70 Victoria street.16 I OST \u2014 On Thursday À the lstinst., a Lined Bufialo Robe, between Victoria and Union Avenue.The tinder will please: retuin to No.9 Bleury street, and he rewarded.1 State .erms.1200 12 Evening, OST\u2014On the evening of the Bachelors\u2019 Ball at the Windsor or returning, a Lady's Lace Handkerchief.Finder will please return to STAR office, and be rewarded.Le } OST-\u2014Five Doliar Gold Piece, On St.James, between Nordheimers\u2019 Hali and Post-office to-day.Finder may ratain $1 and return balance to J.G.Lanthier, 215 St.James gireet, : 12 OUND\u2014Un Wednesday morning, on Papineau Road, à Mare.Ownercan have, on proving property and paying expenses, by applying to Thos.Irving, Logan's Farm.3 Peis; EMPLOYM'T WANTED by a\u2019 young man, 22, as Coachman, Store- man, or any similar position; can furnish good reo- ferences.Apply to D 675, STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury street.14 = PN RES EMPLOYMNT WANTED by a middle-aged woman as Working House- Eueper or Plain Cook ; can furnish good references.Apply to E 94, STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury street.E 84, EMPLOYR\u2019NT WANTED by a young girl (15), a3 Saleswonan, in Fapcy Goods store, or any similar position, Apply to E 84 STAE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury street, > ; 7 \u201d « $0, EMPLOYM'T WANTED by a middle-aged woman, as Cook , willing to wash and iron; can furnish good references.Ap- piy to E 90, STAR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 3 Bleury street.E92; EMPLOYM'NT WANTED by a young girl (24) as first-class Cablemaid, can furnish the best of city references, speaks French and Enulish.Apply to BE 92 Sra EwvLox- MEX OFFICE, 3 Bleury sireer, 14 ANTED \u2014 A first-class Pony Harnees; must he choap «nd in goad ord.r.R.Y.4, STAR UËce.22 FANTED \u2014 General Servant :- recimmended.2u7 Bleury street.Apply Lelween § and b.32 Vi ANTED \u2014 À Situation by a ._ Écotehman who thornughly understand the Cinssesof Shirts, Du inz hd upwarde of 20- Lat ho sea ts Ensignd.support.\u201d Lonpon,J anuary 2 , ; ; + lox\u2019s chemical works, writes to the Times affirming he has produced carbon in dizmond modification, and ask the mineral department of the stun, pending an interview appointed for the 6th, in which Mr.MacLear AL convince : tr ; 7 Don is Famine etween the rivers V olga and have alrcady Tsazartin has arrived 44 see _ Prefect of urge contributions for the relier x*ersburg to And now, of that place, where famine and | Extra Edition.| Evenire Telegrams, CABLE.THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.\u2014 Panis, Javary 2.\u2014At President Grevy's reception to the Diglgmatic respresentatives on Now Year's day, Wince Hohenlohe, Ger- way mbassador, addressing DeFreycinet, the gr President of The Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in o loud tone said: 6] am charged by Bismarck to tell you in the name of my government that notwithstanding the regret we feel at the departure of Count De St.Vallier from Berlin, we see no reason why our relations with the present Cabinet should not bear an loxpress of the same sentiments of cordialty and peace we felt and manifested with fregard to the preceding Cabinet.\u201d The Papal Nuncio, addressing De Freycinot said : \u201cI rejoice to see placed Efi O hs Ciptact wan whose broad ment of toleration are well known ; on whom ve, can rely to wield power in the most equit- abie sincerity and liberal manner, and in whom we are certain to find strietly Lupartial THOSE MANUFA CTURED DIAMONDS.«\u2014Mr.MacLear, of St.Rol.ing a suspension of udgment on the letter of Mr.Maskelyn, of British Mu.Will convince Strie) Perignetts and many persons e ty pha leonle Swe appeared.TRS fever Jou BERENCES SETTLED.\u2014 VIBNNs, Sit Austimam a long conference between Tle 2 Mortoy, putt De la Bionda, Brooklyn : 4 the Turkish Wed, British Ambassador, and PL tON, Broole]y 3s Srookiyn nT concluded the dimof Foreign Affairs, itis Mackay, Ottawa,\u201d \"oc, Cofatt, Orillia; P 1 affair of the German nîtes concerning the demned priest have been Mwy and the con- THE IRISH QUESTION, \u2014 med.2,\u2014The Bank of England has vo , towards the fund instituted by the Ta.Mayor of London for the relief of the distress in Ireland, At meetings yesterday at Rathdrum, Wicklow, Tully, Scrive and Sligo several thousand attended.COMING LEGISLATION.\u2014 LoNDOXN, Jan, 2.\u2014Samuel Plimsoll, Member of Parliament, and author of the Merchant Shipping Act, has declared his intention to make an earnest effort next Parliament to secure legislation prohibiting the loading of grain in bulk.THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN.\u2014Loxpox, Jan, 2.\u2014General Roberts reports, under date Dec.31, the country quiet.His communications have been restored.Numbers of people are returning to Cabul.Supplies are coming in.AMERICAN.ARRIVAL OF MR.PARNELL\u2014NEW York, Jan.2.\u2014The \u2018\u2018Seythia \u201d arrived in port this morning, having on board Messrs.Parnell and Dillon, both of whom were received by a large delegation of prominent citizens, and heartily welcomed to America.The delegation at an early hour this morning steamed down the bay ina Revenue Cutter and boarded the ¢* Scythia\u201d on her way up.An address of welcome by citizens of New York, and another by citizens fof Chicago were presented, to which Mr.Parnell replied.RELIEF FOR IRELAND.- SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, January 2.\u2014A sympathy for Ireland meeting was held yesterday.Ex- Governor Palmer presideds Resolutions were adopted synipathizing with the Irish people in their struggle, À subscription realized considerable.GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.\u2014NEgw YORK, Jan.2\u2014The British barque \u2018\u2018 W.H.Jenkins,\u201d from Philadelphia for Hamburg, has arrived in the Downs.She lost 50 of her crew overboard, She has also been in col- Lision.City News.AN EXHIBITION of the phonograph is talked of in connection with the annual tea meeting atthe St.James street Church this evening.Brox His Lre.\u2014David Kirkwood, aged 40, slipped on St.Peter street yesterday and broke his leg.Having no residence and being friendless he was sent to the Hospital.OVER THE MOUNTAIN.\u2014 The Montreal Snigwstioe Club held a special meeting at Cote des Neiges on Wednesday evening to re-gonsider certain articles of the constitution.Crevrrasne Work, \u2014The St.Georgs\u2019s Society on Wednesday last relieved 135 English: families, numbering 612 persons, with provisions and 46 quarter cords of wood.GrAND Truxk Reczirrs \u2014The receipts for the week ending December 27th were $169,341,showing an increase over last year of $45,129.Increase for past 26 weeks 8416,686, \u2019 SERENADE.\u2014*B\"\u2019 Company, Royal Fusi- ! Tiers, witli the drummersend pipers of the | regiment, serenaded Capt.Bagg, Lieut.Red.| | 55» path and Adjt.Lydon on New Years Eve, : being cordially received by those officers, .\u2019 PRESENTATION \u2014 Mr.Severe Godin, of Ne, 6 Fire Station, was presented by his | fellow firemen with a handsome meerschaum® | pipe mounted with a gold ferrule on which! wag inscribed : ¢ Souvenir d\u2019amisa S.Godin, 1st January, 1880.\u201d Surrer.\u2014The Montreal Engineers were entertained by Major Kennedy on Wednesday last with a supper conducted strictly on temperance principles.The men afterwards proceeded to Hochelaga, where Major Kennedy was serenaded at his residence.PorrcB COURT STATISTICS.-During the year 1877 there were 1121 warrants issued in this Court.The following year there were but 1085, a diminution of 36 compared with the preceding one, and for the year just closed a still further reduction of 207 hus to be chronicled.TRE THaw.\u2014The sudden change in temperature has caused much inconvenience and in many cases serious results have been expected.This morning the snow, which had become hard ice, parted company with the roof of the Sunderland House Hotel, St.Lambert Hill, and smashed the lamp over the door fortunately no one was passing.\u201cPINAYORE\u201d AT CowWANSVILLE.\u2014Dr, Maclagan\u2019s \u201c\u2018 Pinafore\u201d Co, which left the city on Wednesday night for Cowansville, gave three very successful performances, one on New Yu's eve and 2 matinee and evening performance on Thursday.Atthe evening entertainments the hall was literally \u2018é packed,\u201d\u2019 standing room being hardly ob- taïnable.Pouice Couar.\u2014Jousiant Bolchea 11 St, .Joseph street was charged with stealing two rolls of tobacco from Charles Bennet, The pliscner was remanded.Joseph Barnid laborer Seaton street was sentenced to two months for breaking «a fence and stealing spikes.Patrick Power waiter was suspected of larceny but was released after an examination in Court.FAISE ALARMS.\u2014The reels of No 6 fire station have twice within the last two duys been called out on u false alarm, sounded from boxes 78 and 74.It is supposed to be dene by some malicious person who has became possessed of the necessary keys.The men are very indignant about it, and should the perpetrator of the joke be caught he will repent him of his practical joking.PRESENTATION.\u2014 Louis Guillette, care- \u2018taker of the St.Jean Baptiste Club, was presented by the members of that body wih a beautiful persian lamb cap, Wednesday evening.À suitable reply was made by the recipient, who expressed the pleasure so useful a gift would give him during the coming months-provided Vennors predictions of heavy thaws would not be verified.PRESENTATION.\u2014 Mr.Alex.Bower, mechanical foreman at the Canada Sugar Refining Co\u2019s, works, wason the 31st Dee, presented, by the men under his charge, with a very handsome silver-mounted set of draw- inginstruments : an address was alsd presented stating the very high opinion in which he was held by the men.Mr.Bower responded, expressing his thanks, in a peat spéeeh.CRIMINAL STaTIsiITs.Of the twenty- nine priginers in the Recorders Court this morning, four were Protestants, and tweaty.five Roman Catholies.Four recorded themselves as being temperate men, one of whom - was fined $2.59 for being drunk.Five were | friends Beaulieu has discharged his re attendants and engaged the services of à farmer, who claims to possess supernatural curative power, Loysl Lord Palmerston Lode 3 M.U., Valleyfield.last evento fu: d the establishment of their Lode Spirit, and the Manchester Unity proud that men have allied the The concert and b something in advance of such city, the members from Montreal same sentiment.presided over the plimented the Valleyñeld brethren on the spirit shown since the opening of i r i the lodge, which he Pearrio the future.meo from Montreal were treated is to-day a matter of general commendation, 3 HOTEL ABRIVALS\u2014SE, Lawrence Hall Strato\u2019 Burns, Hartford; ¢ H Macfarlane, nean Mills ; od H Hatters, Brockville Fe d wa; E Fisk, Joliette; ton; W J C Hayes, Boston.5 Menzies, Peterboro; Alex Carter, rune los Ç Farrell, Ottawa; J H Shanley, York \u2018the older guests diligently sought in the : recollections of the past for the younger ones.* The original Clark was that Ebenezer Clark, .4 born in Ireland, one in Scotland, one in the United States one in Ontario and the remainder in this province.No less than sixteen of the vietims were undertwenty-one years of age two only being over thirty-five years.The female class of criminals was almost unrepresented, one ouly appearing in the dock, charged with drunkness.In every instance the priconers, acknowledged their guilt, consequently fines were imposed upon all, which amounted in the aggregate to $75.50.Tur INJURED FIREMAN\u2014In a paragraph which appeared in our edition of Monday last in regard to the injured fireman Beaulieu, it was mentioned that at a consultation of his physicians it wag decided that amputation of the limb was necessary.This was a premature an- nouucement, \u2018as the physicians did not come to any definite conclusion.It is said that owing to the advice of his gular OppreLLOWsHIP, \u2014\u2014The members of the augurated ge with great y may be spiited hody of mselves to their Order.all is said to have been affairs in the > present wich PPG hs the , | «ju TACKEY, post prandial such a and the officers who Were 2 hoped to see carried out in the The manner in which the gentle: :DX Macdonaip Evans, Cati- ; Downy Cumberland; JL Whit nets Otta.New Yor?Toronto; R Chas Hamilton, vit Ramsay and wife, Robinson : treal; Saml Baule! smsburg ; HH Wil.and wife, Beebe Plait, 2 | Samuel, Mon- St Hilaire; C G Griffin, Bd; Dr Whiches St Albans; Newton Stokes, EF Campbell, Staten Island; Kenneth Brownÿ Allan, Howard Taylor, New York; John Béjf:ton, ville; Henry Slaughton and wife, Toronto! Endsor Hotel-Rev W Jones Brie, Sprlineton > ai L \u2026, Burlington; liamson, The Windsor Hotel.It is rumored that a change will shortly take place in the management of the Windsor.Mr, Worthington\u2019s numerous railway and othergngagements are said to necessitate his untranimelled atention, and the name of a wealthy Saratogan, Mr.Tomkins, is mention ed instead in connection with the carrying on of the hotel.The net profits of the business since the opening are placed on good authority at $15,000.Serenades and Serenaders.On Wednesday night about 60 men of the Victoria Rifles, accompanied by their band, serenaded the following officers: Lt.-Colonels Bacon, Fletcher and Whitehead and Major Redpath.A supper was prepared for the menat the major\u2019s, after which they were dismissed.Some 40 members of the Prince of Wales Rifles, with the Garrison Artillery Band, were also out serenading ; they called on Col.Bond, Major Stevenson, thé Assist- ant-Chaplain of the regiment, and Lt.-Col.Fletcher, of the Gairison Artillery.At the latter place, a dispute arising between the men of the respective corps, they parted om not the very best of terms, the P.W.R.men returning to their armory.A GOLDEN WEDDING.Interesting Reminiscenees of Clark Family.Mr, and Mrs.John Clark celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding Dec.4.About fifty ladies and gentlemen, with few exceptions the ¢¢ children of the house\u201d and other immediate relatives of the lamily, came together, dropping in in small groups hy preconcerted arrangement, at their residence in Lancaster, until it gradually grew upon the hostess that she had a large company.Ample arrangements, however, had been made for their entertainment.The presci- tation of golden wedding gifts was raled against, and wasrigidly adhered to, its only relaxation being in the presentation of a bouquet by one of the grandchildren.All of thé immediate descendents of Mr.and Mrs, Clark were present, five sous, four of whom live here, and the other, Mr.T.R.Clark, came from his farm at Sharon, Mass., for the purpose.Mrs.Olive, wife of James Olive, Ex-Mayor of St.John, was the only one present who had been a guest: at the wedding of fifty years ago.Of course during the evening old times were talked over and- the storehouse of memory for reminiscences and who came out in the Mayflower.As the Massachusetts Bay colony sent out little settlements in all directions, some _cmbers of the Clark family found their way along the shore to Yarmouth.Long before the Loyalists reached St.John the grandfather of John Clark visited the mouth of this river, finding here but three squat ters, After the Loyalists landed hic made his home here.John Clark was born in Carleton about seventy-four years -ago.In those days, quite as much as now, there was an interchange of visiting, sentiment and business between St.John people and the people of the Yarmouth shore.Indeed many of the oldest families in St.John can trace their origin to people who lived along the Western shore of Nova Scotia before the loyalists came.Mrs, Clark, who is about the same age as her husband, was a daugh- tex of the late Sheriff Hunter, of Shelburne, N.Sawin whose shrievalty Yarmouth was- then included.They have witnessed St.dobn grow up from a comparatively small and scattered village to a fine city.Mr.Clark's father, the late John S.Clark, Mr.* Clark himself, and his brother DU.W.Clark i were vaturally builders, and their labors exhibit themselves in piers, wharves, breakwaters, ships, wills, ete.My.John Clark was one of the prominent sub-contractors of that famous but futile attempt to bridge the falls below the site of the present bridge.Before going on with the work he warned the Direetors that he did not think the plan of the work could succecd.\u2014SE.John (.B.) Globe.A Rash Reet.History affurds iwo or three examples of challenges to the duello having been interchanged by lot-headed monarchs eager)\u201d fight out state quarrels in person.It) however, been reserved Tor Bjornst Bjornson, the celebrated Swedish dramati author; to{urnish amazed society with a precedent for the defiance to mortal combat of a reigning soversign by one of his own subjects.King Uzear 1], of Sweden, is a literary man of some note in his native country.writes ballad: and sonnets, and contributes elaborate criticisms of poetical and dramatic worksto a well-known bi-monthly review, published in his capital.ltappears that, a short time ago, he cut up one of Bjorson\u2019s plays somewhat ruthlesaly in this perodical, whereupon the infuriated poet wrote to him.in good set terms, demanding a publie apology for the unwarrantable onslaught committed upon the offspring of his genius by the royal critic, or personal satisfaction upon the field of honor.King Oscar, entertaining a strong objection to either alternative, handed over Bjornson\u2019s letter tothe State Prosecutor, who straightway enteredan action for treason against the writer in the Stockholm Criminal Court.This prosaic method of dealing with his cartel caused Bjornson .to quit Sweden in so promptand secret a manner that his most intimate friends were unaware of his departure until they received letters from him, written at Vienna, informing them that for urgent private reasons he had resolved to take up his abode in the Austrian capital.It seems improbable that le will return to Sweden for the present, \u2014 London Telegraph.Business Troubles.A writ has been issued against Joseph W.Lamontagne by Andrew T.Gault, cf al., for 4239.52, C.Beausoleil, assignee.~ Special Notices.RARE novelties from London, Paris and Vienna, for New Year's gifts, can be -found at the Rotunda Fancy Goods Stand in the \u2018Windsor Hotel: iE He .- \\ var zs ~ \u2018I will\u2014I will, indeed, nurse.\u201d THROUGH MANY TRIALS + OR, Struggling against Heavy Odds.\u2014 CHAPTER XXV\u2014Continued.40 heaven ! to be caught in the toils as I am\u20141, a poor sparrow in the fowler\u2019s net, a poor fly in the spider's web! What shall I do ?\u201d sé Fight the devil with his own weapons, honey.Carcumwent carcumwentions With carcumwentions ; cross crooked ways with crooked ways.Or, to let alone mathephysics, and come to the point again, do this\u2014stay quiet where you are, \u2019cause you ain\u2019t got no other home, and this is the proper place for you.And don\u2019t let on to Mrs.Jay as you suspicion anythink ag\u2019in her, much less as you know anythink.© And Lay low, and sy nothink.\u201d be very easy now to put her through the marriage ceremony that shall make her the wife.of James Stukely, md constitute him the master of Cader Idris.We ghall only have to tell her what to do, and she will do it mechanically.Meanwhile, I must let her alone for to-night, apd wait unyl to-morrow morning to present ¢ (ladys, my love, ; to go down to-night, you are really too tired.I will leave you to rest.Good night.\u201d Gladys seemed mucli too far gone into er to reply.| he when Ars.Jay had fairly turned her back to leave the room, the little actress looked over her shoulder, and threw after the retreating figure a glance and smile of triumph.; To be Continued.ANDALISM DN ITALY.HOW Ancient Art Works are Ruined.\u201cAmd take her baleful drugs whenever she chooses to administer them ; and commit the deadly sin of marrying James Stuke- ly whenever she has reduced me to a state of idiocy low enough to consent to it.ll die at te, no, no, no! don\u2019t think of that.You and me together will carcumwent her carcumwentions, and we will begin fomorrow morning.You luvw I waîts on the break- fast-tavi.Well, honey, it is in the first sup as she always puts the drug, \u2018cause, you see, she wouldn't have a chance o\u2019 puttin\u2019 of it in another without being seen.So it is in the first cup as she putsit.Now, honey, to-morrow morning, when you takes up your cup of coffee, you make your hand tremble and shake till it upsets the cup, and spills the cofice.ing; revel, nd means to obtain De ce the pis fo and ro eee.ed - the sight was heau pi pinki ; sie, © es., .rou will \u2019scape drinking of the physic, a acces i s hea without itm her suspicion,as she will think rending ; the glorious old church, g And thon at dinner, put what can\u2019t be Things pub on your ; and choose it 35 all nervousness.honey, don\u2019t eat any think p'isoned ; refuse the first LoL oF plate, and ask foro ol bt drugged.something the drug ag'in without \"citing 44 Suspicion, cause she will set it down to a i etite.se ou don\u2019t like tea any more,and you! take a glass of new milk, which 1 wisut and bring it to you myself.And Yen to a the drug a third time, and likanwhile we citing suspicion, for it Wait for what may changeable appetitée from the drug, can can watch her,æ about you, and show to turn up ; somes to the house how reason- keep.) are, and when the time comes, evn I'm afraid will come pretty soon, you gg refuse.p\u2019int blank to marry Jim Stukey, which nobody on the face of the globe can compel you for to take him, Aud as to be sure it is best to live \u2019long 0\u2019 your g\u2019ardein in your own mansion-house as comfortable as you can, for scarce three years, until you is of age, and come into your \u201cstate, and then \u2018you can turn round on her and turn her out, and serve her right.So you see, dear, the crooked way may be the longest way round, but it is the surest way there.And this is the longest speech as ever I made in all my life, and I hope you Il \u2018tend tolit as I'm quite out o\u2019 breath,\u201d said Alice, panting.\u201c\u2018 Perhaps you are right, Alice.I will think about it.But, oh, I would rather go out in the world, and earn my own bread for the next three years, than live in the same house with this wicked and dangerous .woman,\u201d \u201cYes, dear, but you can\u2019t do it.You ain\u2019t got no experience in anything as money is made by.Besides which she would never let you go if she knowed it, she being your g'ardein ; and if you wasto run away without ber knowledge and consent, she would go after you, and catch you, and may be say you were mad, and clap you in a \u2019sylum, and that way keep you out o\u2019 your own not only for three years, but for just as long as she chooses.\u201d \u2018Oh, is there no way out of this misery ?\u201d »\u2018* I don\u2019t think there is, exceptin\u2019 the way I tells you of\u2014to live here quiet, and live down scandal, and wait patient till you is of age and can turn the tables on the old madam.\u201d While Alice spoke, the sound of carriage wheels was heard approaching the house., \u2018That's her.Talk of the de\u2019il, and his imps appear, 1 mustn't be cotched having a private confab along of you, else she\u2019ll suspect something.But youmind and remember what T told you,\u201d said Alice, as she arose to leave the room.Left alone, Gladys thought over all that she had just learned.\u201cI was wrong in reproaching my old nurse.She was right in not bursting out - and violently interfering.I see now, that such a course would not only have been useless, but dangerous.For I was then too far gone in apathy to have understood her ; and if I had not drunk that drugged cup, I could easily have been cheated into drinking another very soon.And as for poor Alice, she would have been punished for her violence and sent away, or perhaps imprisoned, and I should have lost her service.She was right in other matters, too ; for even if I were to go before a magistrate, how easy it would be to charge me with insanity, and establish the charge, too, especially as I have acted strangely.And if I were to accuse her of producing all these appearances of mental abberration in me, by the administration of these deadly drugs, how easy it would be for Ler lo repudiate the charge, by making it seem that the powders she gave me were harmless, and beneficial medicines! And the weight of lier character would tip the scales of.justice, and my cause would go down! No! I will stay here quietly ; I will be patient and hopeful; I will profit by Alice\u2019s lesson, and perhaps improve upon it ! There is Mrs, Llewellyn coming tomy room ! Now for a little acting,\u201d said Gladys, as she heard the step of her guardian at the door.Gladys had just time to conceal the glass tumbler from which she had drank the cordial of ammonia, under the valance of her resting chair, settle herself back among the cushions, fix her eyes upon the smouldering fire, and assume that look of placid dullness, that had never been natural, only lately been habitual, and was now merely a piece of fine acting, for the purpose of evading Mrs.Llewellyn\u2019s suspicions.\u201cGladys, are you awake, my dear?\u2019 inquired that evil woman, approaching her ward.\u201cYes,\u201d was the soft, dull, careless answer.Mrs.Llewellyn took the seat that had larely been vacated by Alice, and drew it to the side of Gladys, and gazed into her face.Gladys was lying back in the resting chair, and staring stupidly into the smouldering re.* Gladys, my love, your Cousin James has arrived,\u201d said the lady, laying her hand caressingly upon the young wife\u2019s shoulder.Gladys made no reply, for she seemed never to speak, unless compelled to do so, by a question being positively put to, or forced upon her.\u201cMy dear, I tell you that your cousin, James Stukely, has come tospend the Christmas holidays with us; are you glad of it?Say, Gladys.\u201d \u201cI\u2014yes\u2014no\u2014I don\u2019t know,\u201d answered the wife of Arthur Powis, vaguely.\u201cTat, tut, tut, my dear, You don't know whether you are glad of your cousin\u2019s arrival or not?How is that, Gladys?\u2019 ¢¢1\u2014what was it you said ?Say it again,\u201d \u201cOh, dear! I said that your cousin, James Stukely, has arrived from college on a long visit to us, and I asked you if you was not glad to hear it ?\u201d \u201c\u2018 1 dare say am, but it tires me to think whether I am or not.\u201d \u201c Why, what do you mean, Gladys ?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t mean anything.\u201d \u201cSo you don?t care about James's coming?\u201d \u201c\u201cI\u2014no\u2014yes\u2014I suppose I ought to\u2014I dare say I do, butit tires me to think whether Tdoornot.I will care if youwant me to,\u201d said the young wife stupidly and submissively.\u201cGladys, my love, listen to me.It is not late ; it is only nine o\u2019elock, and you are not undressed ; you are looking very nicely in your demi-toilette.Would you like to go down into the drawing-room and welcome your cousin ?\u201d said Mrs.Jay, iu an insinuating voice.Then I will run and take away And And at tea-time, honey, say Mr.J.C.Robinson, an English authority on art, in a letter to the London Times says: «\u2018 One of the chief trensures of the South Kensington Sculpture Collection 1s the ¢ Can- toria,\u201d or marble singing gallery from Santa Marin Novella, at Florence.I obtained this noble work about the year 1860 under the following circumstances: Being then in Florence busily occupied in my official task of gathering works of art for the Museum, then under my charge, I learned that it hat , been resolved to \u2018restore\u2019 Santa Maria No vella, and that noble old conventual chui every part of which was previous y to known to ie, was shut up and er prs acting the Lender mercies of of the monks.ams dex of what was going to i i with 3 : only &büld follow him there, taking me ont of i ate bus, lim, to stay with Comtesse ill not require you besides hearing , on 1 ; Montcour than in her conritry hous I asked HESTER.\u2014_\u2014 te CHAPTER _ Yo Paris already ; his Raoul hes.-coming was to ask my father \u2018Helene while he Foe ir pupepective lord of the Maer =\u201d is away in Metz, where be ry to doi te, ader ldris.: inks his wl Then raising her voice, she said\u2014 giment.He ws quicker, at the Hotel «When does Raoul go to Metz ?in a trembling voice.mu eng or to-mortow morning ; put x we catch the first train we shall be sure tu bewildered feeling, that gave mes strange sensation that 1 was not Hes © oe Ligny, but some one else who had ta enl plane, L becan.menbarieny\"axd'Séfore many hours bad passed my father and I were being whirled to Paris by the express.Arrived in Paris, a footman came up, and told us that M.de Montcour's carriage was waiting for us, but that he himself had been unable to come Still feeling it must be a dream, 1 passes through the usually quiet station, now full of soldiers in every conceivable unitorm, | shouting and screaming together, so ing loud, warlike choruses, some ee hurried farewells to WIV oa 0 an ation.her fair head, and kiss twice, red passions back,\u201d she murmured Pp: z \u2018 d stop her, she ha te A past us 4 Ponto the dark rt horse once, ine him safe 2 and, he between the eyes.i ë st al one do shut behind her.; mount and ride away, with a feeling of pain ou wy heart ty 1 hod pe nee be married ; but before : s gol \u20ac c ing tnd of their horses\u2019 hoofs had died away in the distance, Raoul had repart I was still standing dad ou the Step ou ere d left me.e lean ov is hey fon and whispered hoarsely in my ears «Take care of her, Hester, I believe nd the door * 1 watched them all sho sake OI the ce ca er, and I will wateh over ee Ti » Aud before my * could reach him, past, a ; him as far in me lies.eager, *\u201c Raoul, Raoul ! had ridden away.he had ri To be 1 Em Children\u2019s Corner, > ee - oe SNOW SONG.the snow 18 falling now Ob =e ders all the trees, \u2019 akes abound, and ail around It floats upon the breeze, while No mon VAE TE from the frontiez tol He ea et Tons glad tofind myself with 1x carriage, of the noise and confusion He sees.I don\u2019t driving toward the Chat yi] we drew ap think we spoke Ole my father whispered : at the door, afr, it would kill me if T were «\u2018 1 think-jermans here ; for the first time to seg.ad your mother is not alive,\u201d which Towed me where his thoughts had been ever be done, and no one Was allowed to get inside C sy wonderful details, and to AA ne Chaos, thousand memories, Was swvement, once one gutted and pulled to Pins in Italy.al the other.The 948 (Mes Im aly, al- of the most i venga beautiful seulptur- , -Wed grave slab, \u2014the very pave- most Éléaccio\u2019s ladies of the \u2018 Decameron ?\u20ac Hagined to have trod, \u2014was torn up and condemned, and every footstep stirred up.clouds of sacred dust of the thousand old Florentine worthies beneath.All around lay heaps of dismantled altars, stalls, and curious church-fittings, and among them the huge marble stones of the ¢ Cantoria.\u2019 \u201cI learned that it was actually intended to replace this latter splendid work with a new one of entirely different design in black stone! The thing seemed incredible, yet it was true; and this was the reason : It seems that the monks of Santa Maria Novella had suddenly been cursed with wealth.One of their number had inherited a considerable fortune, and the fatal idea occurred to him that the best thing he could do with it would be to ¢ restore\u2019 the church.Some demon, doubtless, whispered this terrible suggestion, and the same fiend must have prompted the architect who came forward to carry out the plan.This worthy persuaded the monks that it was necessary to make the church and its contents uniform in style.Now, Santa Maria Novella is a fourteenth-century buildiug, and from the architect\u2019s point of view, of course, all after additions were to be transformed or done away with.This the misguided man actually carried out.The entire series of altars which lined the church on both sides, erected at various periods during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, some of them splendid specimens of carved and gilded woodwork, were all ruthlessly swept away.Fresh altars were erected in their places in Florentine black stone, rows of them all alike solemn travesties of fourteenth century Italian.Gothic, hideous and unsightly, and utterly out of keeping with the great pictures which adorned the old altars, and were reinserted in the modern structures.It would be tedious, however, to recount a tithe of the enormities committed ; as regards the marble Cantoria, the work of Baccio d'Ag- nolo, one of the greatest of the Florentine quattro cento sculptors, and which is lauded as a famous master-piece by Vasari, it was sold to this country for a \u2018sum\u2019 amounting to not one-third of the cost of the hideous \u2018gothic\u2019 stone gallery put up in its place.To crown all, the architect had the folly and stupidty, at the conclusion of the work, to | publish a self-landatory pamphlet descriptive of his labors.\u201cComment on this lamentable story would be superfluous ; things quite as bad have been done since ; the only way to stop them is publicity.Italian newspapers would render sure service if they would take the trouble to find out and denounce the innumerable acts of vandalism which are rapidly depriving their beautiful country of the evidences of its ancient glories, instead of abusing observant foreigners who call attention to the subject.Meteoric Danger.Mr.Proctor writes: \u2014¢ I have received several inquiries, some of them rather anxious inquiries, respecting the dangers to be feared from meteoric downfall, the death of David Meisentlater having apparently suggested that such dangers may be greater than has heretofore been supposed.If we knew the average number of meteoric masses which break their way ®hrough the earth\u2019s armor\u2014 that is, through the firamament, expanse of cther, pure transparent elemental air\u2014it would be very easy to calculate the exact chance of death by meteoric downfall.As a matter of fact, we have no satisfactory evidence on this point, because most of the meteorites which fall upon the earth escape attention.I suppose, however, that if Professor Newton, of Yale College, rightly assumes the number of falling stars of all orders to be 400,000,000 yearly, we may fairly assume that about 4,000 meteorites fell annually upon the earth\u2019s surface.This allows one meteorite for 100,000 falling stars, Now, let-us take the total number of human beings at any one time on the earth as 1,500,000,000.Assume the risk of persens within doors equal to that of persons in the open air\u2014for a meteorite falling on a house would not be seriously interrupted in its course, since it would travel with a velocity of several miles per second.Again, remembering that the meteors do not fall vertically nor, even if they did, do men always stand upright, we must take a larger surface for each person than that which he presents as seen from above when standing.We may take half a square yard for an adult and perhaps a qurter of a square yard for the average human being.Now, the earth\u2019s surface contains about 2,000,000,000 square miles, each containing about 3,000,000 square yards, or 12,000,000 quarter square yards\u2014whereas the human\u2019 race occupies only 1,500,000,000 quarter square yards.Thus the chances of a single meteorite striking some one is as 15 in 24,000,000 or ag-in 1,600,000 : and if4,000 meteorites fall per annum the chance of one death occuring in any given yearis about 1,400th.On the average one death by a meteor stroke might be expected to occur in 400 years.Ifit is true, as] have seen recently stated, that nine such deaths have occured in the last 900 years it would appear probable that 16,000 meteorites, instead of 4,000, annnally reach the earth.\u201d \u2018Where She was in the Habit of being Tried.The late Counselor E\u2014\u2014, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for Dublin, was so remarkable for his lenity to female culprits that a woman was seldom convicted when he presided, On-one occasion, when this humane barrister was in the chair a prim- looking woman was put to the bar of the Commission Court at which presided the equally humane, though perhaps not so gallant, Baron S .She was indicted for uttering forged bank notes.According to the usual form of law, the Clerk of the Crown asked the prisoner if she was ready to take her trial ?ith becoming disdain she answered, «No !\u201d She was told by the Clerk she must give her reason why.As if scorning to hold conversation with the fellow, she thus addressed his Lordship : \u201cMy Lord, I won't be tried here at all.\u201c1 don\u2019t know whether I would or not, and it tires me to think, but T will if you wish me to.I will do anything you wish, so you don\u2019t ask me to think about it.It tires me so to think,\u201d murmured Gladys, first pretending to rouse herself, and then affecting to relapse into torpor.\u201cAh, ah!\u201d muttered Mrs.Jay to herself, as she gazed with satisfaction upon the seemingly stupified young woman before her.| Ah, ah! this is better than I could have _ expected, better even than I could have desired.She is more of a senseless tool than T ever knew her to be, More, even, than I PI be tried by my Lord E-\u2014\u201d The simplicity of the woman, coupled with the well known character of E\u2014 caused a roar of laughter of the court which even the bench could not resist.Baron S\u2014-, with his usual mildness, was about to explain the impossibility of her being tried by the popular judge and said : \u201cHe can't try you \u201d\u2014\u2014when the woman stopped him short, and with an inimitable _ sneer, exclaimed : .\u201cCan't try me! Ibeg your pardon, my Lord, he tried me twice before.\u201d She was tried, however, and for the third wished her to be, Heavens! But it will time acquitted.think.since we left Tours.And,\u201d he added, to think I am too old to take a sword and go to the front with them\u2014that 7 am to be left behind 1 \u201cOh, don\u2019t, father,\u201d I cried, catching hold of his arm\u2014¢¢ don\u2019t say that, and don\u2019t hint at such a dreadful thing as defeat.You may well say that would kill you !* Then the door was opened, and I stood inside, for a moment almost blinded by the glare of light after the darkness outside.Before I bad time to say anything, a door opened, and Madame de Montcour stood beside me, holding out her hand, and bidding me welcome, She looked paler than the last time I had seen her, but the childlike brightness that was so much a part of her nature had not left her, although I noticed there were dark rings round the lovely eyes which told of many sleepless nights, I thought you would come !\u201d she said.\u201c When Raoul asked me whom I would like to have to stay with me while he was in Metz, I asked for you directly ; for L have uever forgotten you, and I always hoped we should meet again.\u201d I murmured some unintelligible words, and sho went on: \u201cYou must be dead tired.Come up stairs and take off your things, and then I dare say you will feel better.I followed lier up stairs, and I could not help noticing how small and frail she looked in her black dress\u2014we all wore black at that time, for were we not all mourning for our vative land ?\u2014so small, that I felt quite a giantess as I stood beside her.She sat down for a minute, and I stood watching her.\u2018What a lovely face hers was! But I hardened my heart against her, and when she repeated, \u201cI am so glad you came !\u201d I only said, \u2018\u2018 I was very glad to be of any use,\u201d and washed my hands, and smoothed my dark- brown hair, and stood ready to accompany her down stairs.\u201cWould you like to see our baby ?\u201d she said in a hesitating voice, as she shut the door behind us.¢ Ah, no!\u201d she added ; \u201c on second thoughts he is most likely just asleep, sol dare not disturb him.But you will see plenty of hire, mademoiselle, before you leave, 1 have little doubt!\u201d And with a merry laugh, that reminded me of the Comtesse Helene I had known before, she descended the stairs.When she opened the dining-room door, they were all standing there, my father, Henri, Raoul, and M.de l\u2019Orme\u2014all, it seemed to me, who had made up my life.I stood still for a moment with a feeling of nervousness I could not overcome, till Raoul came forward and said in a grateful voice, ¢* I Knew you wonld come !\u201d and then immediately returned to his talk with my father.Madame de :Montcour said : I need not introduce M.de Ligny to you, or M.de l\u2019Orme either, They both go to Metz with my busband, so that I thought we would spend the few hours that remain to us all together.\u201d I saw her lips tremble a little as she finished her speech, but no one else noticed it, I I could not help admiring her, as I saw her trying to keep her own fears down, for the sake of not disturbing him she loved, She was a brave woman, was Helene de Montcowr ! Oh, that dreadful dinner ! I am sure I shall never forget it.Isat by Raoul, and he tried to make conversation to me ; but ever and again I saw his glance wander to the head of the table, where his wife sat trying hard to talk to my father and brother, with a bright flush upon her cheeks, which told to the most uninitiated eye the efforts she was making ; and every time I followed his glance, the truth was being borne deeper and deeper into my aching heart.that the love I had thought mine for ever had been taken away and given to another.It was what I had told him would happen ; I had, in the depths of my heart, known it all along; and yet, wicked as it was, I could have cried out at the pain it was to me, instead of rejoicing at his happiness.\u2018When desert was put upon the table and the servants had left us, we all sat for a few minutes in silence, each one too much oceu- pied with his own thoughts to speak.Then Raoul suddenly stood up and said, \u2018 Well, friends, before we go, and go we must in a very few minutes, let usdrinka last \u2018 stirrup- cup.\u201d\u201d He spoke almost merrily, but I saw his hand tremble as he filled his glass, Then he looked across at his wife and said : ¢ Fetch the child, Helene; I have a fancy for us to be all together.It is the correct thing,\u201d he added with a laugh, \u2018\u2018at a last stirrup-cup.\u201d Madame rose without a word, and presently returned with the child, in its little white night-dress, in her arms ; he was sound asleep as she had lifted him out of his cradle.We all stood up, our glasses in our hands ; but before he spoke, Raoul moved round from his place, and put himself next his wife, with his arm round her waist.\u201cI must drink out of your glass,\u201d she said with a faint smile, ¢ for I cannot hold one with the baby in my arms !\u201d If only a painter could have seen us then, what a picture he might have made ! The briliantly lighted room, the men in their bright uniforms, with their swords unsheathed, and their glasses lifted in which the red wine sparkled ; and we two women in our heavy black dresses, and the fair-haired child asleep in the midst.\u201cTo the health and success of the Emperor!\u201d said Raoul, and we all drank the loyal toast with bent heads.\u201cTo our safe return,\u201d he went on in a lower voice, and then I'saw one tear fall on the baby\u2019s white dress ; but Helene\u2019s voice sounded as cheerily as ever, as she lifted the glass to herlips, and said : ¢ To our next merry meeting!\u201d She was braver than I, for T could not have spoken to save my life.Directly after dinner I escaped so as to leave them alone.I went into the drawing.room, and stood in the conservatory which opened out of it, gazing out of the window, aud saying: It is just, it isjust! I sinned, and this is my punishment,\u201d when the door opened into the drawing-room, and they both came in, He had his arm round her, and her voice sounded rather tearful ; but she was still, as always, thinking of him rather than of herself.¢ Of course you will soon come back,\u201d she said wistfully.\u2019 ** Of course, darling,\u201d he repeated.How his tender tones maddened me, and yet I tried to say I wasglad ; I prayed to be glad ! \u201c Give me one kiss\u2014I must go.\u201d She did not answer, but followed him out again restlessly into the passage.As I stepped back into the drawing-room, a voice I recognized as that as M.de \u2019Orme\u2019s said; \u201cGive me a daisy to fight for.Give me some hope ; tell me that the answer your father gave me from you two years ago was a mistake,\u201d As he leaned over me, whispering in an excited voice into my car, Raoul glanced into the room, but seeing us went out again, evidently thinking himself de trop.¢¢No, don\u2019t,\u201d T cried, hastily passing him, as he stretched out his hand.\u201cIt is cruel to ask me now,\u201d I went on despairingly, and before he could speak again I wasin the hall.They were just leaving.Raoul's charger was at the door, a dark chestnut I knew well, A few more hasty words, and Helene descend.Jack Frost Is here, we fee] him near, He\u2019son his icy sled, And covered deep, the dowers sleep Befeath their snowy bed.Come out and play this winter day, Nor heed the falling snow, Cume young and old, nor fear the cold, Nor howling winds that bfow.Sung at the Kindergartin School, Montreal.No good action is ever dove in vain.Jesus said that éven the cup of cold water given to a thirsty fellow creature would not be lost ; that those who do any kindness to the sick, the starving, the oppressed, do it to Him ; and that he accepts It as if it was a kindness shown to himself.This should comfort those whose kindness is forgotten, or returned only by ingratitude.If we give or are kind, to be repaid by the like, we are not generous but self-seeking.But if we assist or pity, because we sympathize with others, as children of one greatand good Father, that Father will behold us with approbation; and the deed, whether it be active help, support, defence ; whether a gift, large or small; whether the tear of pity only, the kind look, or the cheering word, it will not be forgotten, it will be laid up in God\u2019s treasury, and not overlooked when ¢¢ He maketh wp his jewels.\u201d And remember, children, that\u2014 \u2019Tjs little acts of good or ill, That make our vast account; No one, though great, does all God\u2019s will : Small drops the caves of ocean fill ; And sands compose the mount, Pavid Price's Temptation.À Srory or CHRISTMas EVE, David Price Was a good lad and a sharp scholar, a well-grown boy about twelve years old.But David who had not what is called a contented mind, was often sorely tempted.This arose from his being very poor, and belonging to those who had been in their time much better off.We said \u201cthose,\u201d but the fact is, David bad now nonc but his mother to look to, and she was a widow.David\u2019s father died when the boy was a baby, and he left but little for his widow.She struggled bravely, and went on well, doing a good \u2018business as vest-maker.She let off the larger part of the small house they were living in \u2018and so more than cleared her .rent.David was as nicely dressed and ag well taken care of as though his father had been alive, and when he was old enough he was sent to school, although the little fellow \u2014for his mother\u2019s sake\u2014would much rather have gone to work and earned a few pence.But troubles came creeping on poor widow Price.Furniture will gradually wear out, even with the best of care ; and people who occupy furnished lodgings are not always so careful as they might be.When the furniture got shabby, the people who took the rooms would not pay so much for them ; and the widow, busy with working buttonholes, would worry her brain how to get a bit of new carpeting and smarten up again her apartments.Being prudent, she was afraid of debt, for debt brings danger.What we Lave not paid for is not our own.Still she risked it, aud had some new things, for which she was to pay afixed sum every week.She kept up her payments for a while, and she kept the bill about her apartments in the parlor \u201cwindow, but nobody took them.People sometimes came and looked at them, and suid they would think about it, and went away.Then she had to pay her rent, and could not get the money; and the poor widow was well nigh out of her mind, Then all her goods were taken by the landlord, except a few things which she was allowed to keep, and she had to leave her house, and go into a very humble lodging, and stick to the vest-making with renewed zeal.Poor David knew all this trouble, and many a time he besought that he might get a place, and help her with whatever trifie he could earn ; but she kept him still at school, and thought it would be the best in the long run fort hem both.And now it was that David's temptations began.He saw his mother was getting ill ; he knew their fare was scantier\u2014not that he minded for himself about that ; he knew hard creditors troubled her, and that still he was sent out nice and clean, though: her clothes were shabby, and that hie was getting on in his learning like a gentleman's son, \u2018Poor David ! he was tempted to set his mother at defiance.He saw lots of busy errand boys no bigger than himself, earning money, nay, heaps of lads selling papers, or doing odd jobs, and getting paid for them, and heused to grow impatient with his mother\u2019s patience, and he was very nearly led into saying things he ought not.As Mrs, Price grew paler and weaker, David\u2019s temptations grew stronger and stronger\u2014why should they be so very poor ?The boy was haunted with the thought oftheft.From thishe shrank as he would have done if some horrible creature had drawn near him ; but the thought remained.One Christmas Eve he had left his mother very sickly, and their breakfast had been more than usually scanty.He was heavy at heart, though he applied himself to his studies with his usual diligence, and sat at the top of his class.Every boy below him was ten times better off than he ; they were going home to well-to-do fathers and mothers, and would get capital smoking hot dinners when they got home.Proud as his position was in the school, he felt wretched as he thought of his poor mother, and the foodless table.When school was over, and he turned his face homewards, everything in the shops tempted him.The prime joints at the butcher's, the white loaves in the bakers, the spicy scent of tenand coffee from the grocer\u2019s, the showy dresses in the shops, made lim feel chafed aud angry, and set him think- ing\u2014 & \u2018Why is it mother should not be as well fed as other people?She wants meat and drink,\u2014nourishing food would put new life into her,\u2014and why should not mother be as well clothed as that lady yonder ?and why should I be so miserable and she so comfortable ?\u201d The lady on whom he fixed his eyes was young and pretty, and very handsomely dressed.Her furs, costly and beautiful, and her gloves, so neatly fitting to her tiny hands, especially roused the boy\u2019s indignation.He thought of his mother, wrapping her poor, ungloved fingers, half frozen with the cold, under her thin woollen shawl, as she ran out to get her work or take it home.Just as the lady reached a fashionable portico, belonging to one of the large west-end houses, something dropped from her hand.It wasa charming little purse.The boy's quick eyes saw it, and the next inoment the purse was in his own hand.It felt like fire.His brain whirled.He thought of a plentiful Christmas dinner, of what its contents might buy for his mother.For a moment he was a thief\u2014in heärt.Then he flung the tempter from him, and, boldly ringing the bell, got rid of his temptation.The lady had not missed her purse, but was evidently very glad to get it back, .\u201cYou are a good boy,\u201d she said, in such a sweet voice, -that it sounded like music \u2014 \u201cbut I cannot reward you now ; the purse is empty ; see,\u201d she said, shyly.¢¢] deserve no reward, ma'am,\u201d \u201cNow oblige me,\u201d said the lady, giving him a card, \u2018\u201cby coming to that address about five o\u2019clock this afternoon, and ask for Miss Turner.There, don\u2019t forget.Goodbye, and thank you.\u201d A servant had opened the door ; but before the lady entered, she turned and smiled upon the boy so sweetly, that it seemed to.take all the evil out of his heart.; Carefully putting away the card, David ed the steps, he following her out into the hurried home and there he stood amazed, J 0 + made ples Dn oT that he Ws really awake ing seemed changed since he ) rectly | -Ev x a bright Tree M bis horse re Ay it in tisporning- There \u201coprond for : dat ve SP ro OT inc he did fire in thoate, a clot PE, mother smart- night.vile Yonge tome, I thi sundry smah marcels, a derfalty cheerful 3 not even see me.ein, bent ened up and 10%ing ont hiness about the Helene, standing e bridle-rell there was an aspes.of brig his eyes to cou Dawd rub q .a p VE well be surprise, pu x \u2019 he daughter O al and true.T ghte Sd Tend and patron of you Sather Mo found ts out and done all this, à more, God bless her.¢«¢ A lady, mother?\u2019 «Ay, ree a lady as ve Miss Turner ; have younev The boy turned hot a .«My boy, you are #4 ; what is it, dear ?\u201d «No, no, mother, but I have seen her; {his Miss Tupter.She dropped her purse ; Piece Lu Up and gave it to her.She told me be, name, and I am to go this afternoon.\u2019 _ ** Her purse ! how strange, she showed it Mme and told ue she loved that purse because it was her dead sister\u2019s ; and Lere she emptied it of every sixpence it contained.\u201d Poor David thought within himself, should he tell his mother of his great temptation ?No.Why pain her?Hé would tell the lady.That afternoon, when the boy waited on Miss Turner, he told her everything, and she spoke so kindly that David felt quite strong.Mother and son spent a happy Christmas- day, and from that time everything went well with the Prices.They were re-estab- lished in a comfortable home, the widow encouraged to attempt a much better class of work than that on which she had been engaged, and as soon as David\u2019s school time was over, he was given a clerkship in Mr Turner's office.It was a prond day when he handed over his first wages to his mother, and lier eyes were moist as she kissed him and murmured,\u2014 \u201cThe God which redeemed me from \u2018all evil bless thee, lad.\u201d And David added, softly, to himself, ¢ And keep him from temptation.\u201d The Hard Case of a London Editor, The case of Mr.James Mortimer, who is at present undergoing a semtence of threo months\u2019 imprisonment as a first-class mis- demeanant, for a libel published in a journal of which he is editor and proprietor, has not unnaturally attracted much attention, and there are certain facts in connection with it that deserve to be brought under the notice of the Home Secretary.With regard to the article containing the libel there is nothing to be said of it, save that it bore the name of the person who wrote it, and therefore the prosecutors could not have proceeded against Mr.Mortimer on the ground that they were unable\u2019 to discover its real author.But we are less concerned with this point than with other circumstances of the case which have recently come to light.At the trial it was stated by one of the witnesses that the proof of the incriminated article had been seen by Mr.Mortimer, who had made several corrections upon it.Not only did the defendant deny this statement, but when he appeared before the court last week to receive sentence he produced a number of affidavits, made by competent persons, who, from their personal knowledge of the facts, swore that the witness in question must have been mistaken ; that the defendant had not seen the proof, and could not, therefore, have altered it.The Lord Chief Justice said it was a pity that attention had not been called to these affidavits earlier, as he was inclined to think that, had a new trial been applied for, the defendant would have succeeded in the application.But, his lordship added, it was too late now to reverse the verdict of the jury, and all that remained for the court to do was to pass sentence.Throughout the whole affair the defendant appears to have been peculiarly unfortunate.The sub-edi- tor who had permitted the objectionable article to appear, suddenly left the country, and Mr.Mortimer \u2018himself, when put upon his trial, was foolish enough to conduct his own defense, with the result, as we have seen, of omitting the most important evidence in his favor.Had the actual facts been as they were laid before the jury, Mr.Mortimer would not, perhaps, be enittled to complain of the sentence passed \u2018upon him.But it certainly does seem hard that, in addition to being condemued to pay a heavy fine, a man should have to suffer three months imprisonment for an offence which he did not personally commit, and of which he had no personal knowledge London Stands rd.The Wedding Bull-Eight.The first royal bull-fight despite the piercingly cold wind, attracted thousands of people who, the day being u fine oue, crowded the route of the royal procession.It is estimated that 17,000 persons were closely packed in all the available space.The Loxes presented a brilliant spectacle, being filled with ladies, whose toilet was exquisite and becoming.The Ambassadors and Envoys Extraordinary were present with their staffs, and all the official circles were represented.When King Alfonso and Queen Christine entered they were greeted with enthusiastie cheers and every demonstration of respectand loyalty was exhibited, The Queen was dressed in the national red cloak, white mantilla, and bright bodice.Queen Isabella also met with a hearty reception.\u2018 When Queen Christine gave the signal for the commencement of the display the vast assemblage redoubled their acclamations.Then the tores with brilliant gilt costumes, mounted on picador mules appeared simultaneously in the ring seated in coaches, each drawn by four horses plumed, richly harnessed, and caparisoned.They were;escorted hy deputies to assist the ca- belleros in the Plaza, who rode their own horses against the bulls.The sport was, foribull-fighting, excellent, and the audience were greatly gratified.The famed Toraros killed eight fine animals; not, however, without many exciting incidents.One bull jumped the barrier, knocking down several persons, and tossing up a gendarme.Another animalinjured a picador, and a third also had its victim.The people expressed much satisfaction to see the Queen remain throughout the entire performance, as well as the Austrian duke.\u2014Madrid Correspondence London Standard, The Power of a Cyclone.In discussing the two cyclones which visited the bay of Bengal in October, 1876, Mr.Elliott, Meteorological Reporter to the Government of Bengal, incidentally gives some idea of the cyclopean forces which are developed by such storms.The average ¢ daily evaporation \u201d registered by the Bengal instruments in October is \u2018\u2018two inches,\u201d The amount of heat absorbed by the conversion of this amount of water daily over so large an area as the bay of Bengal is enormous.\u2018\u2018 Roughly estimated,\u201d says Mr.Elliott, ¢it is equal to the continuous working power of 300,000 steam engines of 1,000 herse power.\u201d A simple calculation will show that it suffices to raise aloft over 45,000 cubic feet of water in twenty-four hows from every square mile of the bosom of the bay, and transport it to the clouds which overhang it.When we extend the calculation from a single square mile to the area of this whole Indian gulf the mind is lost in the effort to conceive the force which, ina day\u2019s time, can lift 50,000,- 000 tons! Yet it would be easy to show that such figures, fabulous as they seem, do not adequately represent the cyclonic force of a single storm.\u2014Professor T.B.Maury, in Popular Science Monthly for January.Buffalo Bill.William F.Cody thus explains how he came to be called ¢ Buffalo Bill :\u201d\"\u20141In 1867, when the Kansas Pacific Road was being built, I was in the service of the Government.One of the managers of the road came to me and said the men were out of meat, and asked me what I would contract to furnish twenty-five buffaloes a day for.1 told him I was in the service of the Government and could not work for him at any price.The company, however, made an arrangement with the Government, and so I got off, aml he hired me at $560 a month to shoot buffaloes.I thought $500 a month was the biggest salary any man ever received.I went to work, and in eighteen months I killed 4,280 buffaloes.The Irish laborers employed on the road, as a consequence, became very tired of buffalo meat.When they saw me coming they knew my appearance heralded a fresh supply of tough buffalo meat, and they said onc to another, \u2018 Bedad, Liere comes.Buffalo Bill again ; sharpen np your grinders, we'll have more buffalo meat now.\u201d Isoon became known along the entire line of the Kansas Pacific as ¢ Buffal Bill.\u201d \u2018 When gazing in your lover's eyes, - How soon his sense of rapture dies Ifthere\u2019s no sweetness in your breath : If by your failing teeth be shown \u201cThat SOZODONT to you's unknown, \u2018 And that your mouth is suffering death.The Only really reliable Remedy for Wasting and Nervous Diseases.After numerous experiments, Mr.Fellows succeeded in producing this combination of Hypephes- phites, which has not only restored him to health but has since been found so successful in the treat- mont of every other disease emanating from loss of nerve power, and consequently muscular relaxa tion, viz.: ; Aphonia, Neuralgia, Apparent Agoula, Nervous Debility, Anæmia, St.Vitus\u2019 Dance Angina Pectoris, \u2018Whooping Cough, Chronic Diarrhæa, Congestion of the Lungs, Dyspepsia.Emaciation, Diphtherelic Prostration, Epileptic Fits, Fever and.Aguo, Leucorrheea, Marasmus, Mental Depression, Nervousness, Palpitation of the Heart, Interrupted and Feeble Action of the Heart, Melancholy, Fear of Child-Birth Dangers of Child-Birtn, Liability to Miscarriage, Hypochondriasis, etc.Diseuses produced by overtaxing the mind; by grief and anxiety; by rapid growth; by child-bear- ing; by insufficient nourishment; by residence in hot climates or unhealthy localities; by excesses, or by any irregularities of life.Solé by all Druggists.81.50 per Bottle.A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY.PERRY DAVIS PAIN-KILLER.\u2014Its effacts are almost instantaneous, affording relief from the most intense pain.It soothes the irritated or inflamed part and gives the rest and quiet to the suf: ferer.1t is eminently the people's friend, and every one should have it with thom, or where thoy can put their hands on it in tho dark if need b PAIN-KILLER is 4 purely Vegetable preparation.safe to keep and to use in every family, The simplicity attending its use, together with the great variety of diseases that may be entirely eradicated by it, and the great amount of pain and suffering that can be alleviated through its use, make it imperative upon every person to supply themselves With this valuahla remedy, and to keep it alwavs near at hand.THE PAIN-KILLER.\u2014We have known the high character of this medicine, and that it is used with £reat'success and satisfaction in our very bost fa- mijlies.It is the favorite medicins of our missionaries in heathen lands, where they use it more than all elge together for tho diseases that abound in those warm climates, It-should be kept in every house, and be in readiness for sudden attacks of sickness.\u2014 Christian Press.THE GREAT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REMEDY, PAIN-KILLER.Sold by all Druggists and Grocers.The PAIN KILLER is put up in 2 oz.and 5 oz.bot tles, retailing at 26 and 50 cents respactivoly\u2014largo bottles ar&gherefore cheapest, get one af them.Imperishable Fragrance ! MURRAY AND CELEBRATED Florida Water.The richest, most lasting, yet most delicate of all perfumes §ig for use on the HAND-# KERCHIEF, at the Toilet 0 , And in the Bath, delightful in the sick room, relieves weakness, fatigue.prostration, nervousness and headache.Look out for counterfeits, always ask for the Florida Water prepared by the sole propriotors, Messrs.Lanman & Kemp, New York.For Sale by Perfumers, Druggisis and Fancy Goods Dealers.PERRY DAVIS & SON \u20ac LAWRENUE, MONTREAL, Sole Agents.300x eod PETROLEUM JELLY.V ASELINE! Grand Medal at the Philadelphia Exhibition.SILVER MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION, The most valnabla eile Rampede knawn for the \u2018WOUNDS, BURNS, SORES, CUTS, SKIN DISEASES, RHEUMATISM, CHILBLAINS, CATARRH, HEMORRHOIDS, &o ALSO, FOR COUGHS, COLDS, SORE THROATS, OROUP, DIPTHKRIA, &0.Used and approved by the leading physicians of Europe and America.The Toilet Articles are made from pure Vasaline\u2014 such as FOMADE VASELINE, VASELINE COLD CREAM, VASELINE OAMPHUR ICE, VASELINE TOILET SOAPS, Are superior to any shnilar ones.25 and 50 Cent Sizes to all onr Goods.SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, Chesebrough Manur'g Co, NEW YORK.No.246 Notre Dame street, MONTREAL.238x O MORE RHEUMATISM OR GOUT, AUUTE OR OHRONIO, .SALICYLICA.SURE CURE, » Manufactured only under the above Trade Mark, y 8 European Salicylic Medicine Co.; OF PARIS AND LEIPZIG.ÆImmediato Relief Warranted, Permanent Cure Guaranteed.Now exclusively used by all the celebrated Physicians of Europe and America, becoming a Staple, Harmless, and Reliable Remedy on both continents.The Highest Medical Academy of Paris report 95 cures .utof 100 cases within three days.Secret\u2014the only discoverer of the poisonous Uric Acid which exists in the Blood of Rheumatic and Gouty Patients.$1.00 a box; 8 boxes for $6.Sent to any address on receipt of price.Endorsed by Physicians, gold by all Druggists.Address, .SHBURNE oO, Only Importers\u2019 Depot, 212 Broadway, N.Y, For sale by LYMAN, SONS & CO., and H, HASWELL & CO., 53z Druggiets , ontreal.MOTHER'S JOY AND NURSE'S TREASURE, Or COVERNTON\u2019S8 NIPPLE OIL for Oracked or Sore Nipples, never fafls when it is used according to directions ; if used one month before confinement it hardens the nipples go that no mother need suffer from cracked or sore nipples, Price only 25c.Prepared only by =~ 1C.J.COVERNTON & CO., DISPENSING CHEMISTS, = Cornor of Bleury and Dorchester stroots.We have now on hand a large assortment of Fancy Hair Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Hat Brushes, Tortoise Shell and Ivory Dressing Combs, Gold and Silver Topped Smeliing Bottles, Cut JGlass Bottles.Also, Perfumery in large variety.283x JOHNSTON'S FLUID BEEF, The Great Muscle Former.Baron Liebig, In the Lancet, says: * Were it possible to furnish a preparation of meat combining in itself the albuminous, together with the exttac- tive principles, such a preparation would have to be preferred to the Extract of Meat, for it would contain all the nutritive constituents of meat.\u201d Johnston\u2019s Fluid Beef is the only preparation which meets this imperfection in Baron Liebig's Extract.Cans, 36c., 60c.and $1.237x STATIONERY.ESTERBROUK'S , & STANDARD AND FOR SALE By All Stationers, ROBERT MILLER, Agt., Montreal SPENCERIAN STEEL PENS.SUPERIOR ENG- 2 Hse MAKE.A LE CARD of one, each of the TWENTY Numbers FOR TRIAL, by mail, on receipt of 20c.Alex.Buntin & Co, .MONTREAL, Sole Agents for Canada.203 DRUGGISTS.G.L.wien, DRUGGIST, {CORNER St.Joseph and Richmond stroeis.R 283:1 ond | WONDERFUL DISCOVERY, \u2018o SARBULINE A Deodorized Extract of Petroleum as now IMPROVED AND PERFECTED, Is Absolutely the Only Article that will Restore Hair on Bald Heads, And Oures A .Diseases of the Skin and Scalp.What the World Has Been Wanting for Centuries.The greatest discovery Grour duy,sofaras a large portion of humanity is concerned, is CARBOLINE, an article prepared from petroleum, and which effects a complete and radical cure in cases of baldness, or where tho hair, owing to diseases of the scalp, lias bocome thin and tends to fall out.It is also a speedy restorative, and while ils use secures a luxuriant growth of hair, it also brings back the natural color, and gives the ifiost complete satisface sion in the using.The falling out of tho hair, the accumulations of dandruff, and the premature change in color, are all evidences of a diseased condition of the scalp and the glands which nourish the hair.To arrost these causes the article used must possess medical as well as chemical virtues, and the change must begin under the scalp to be of permanent and lasting benefit.Such an article is CARDOLINE, and, like many other wonderful discovering, it is found to consist of clements almost in Eheir latural state.Petroleum oil is the article which is made to work such extraordinary resuls, butit is after it has been chemically treated and completely deodorized that it is in proper condition for the toilet.It was in far-off Russia that the effect of petroleum upon the hair was first observed, a Government officer having noticed that a partially bald-Leaded servant of his, when trimming the lamps, had a habit of wiping his oil-besmeared hands in his scanty locks, and the result was in a few months a much finer head of black, glossy hair than he ever bad before.The oil was tried on horses and cattle that had lost their hair from the cattle plague, and the results were as rapid as they were marvellous.The manes and even the tails of horses which had fallen out were completely restored in a few weeks, These experiments were heralded to the whole world ; but the knowledge was practically useless to the prematurely bald and grey, as no ong in civilized socicty could tolerate the use of refined petroleum as a dressing for the hair.But the skill of one of our chemists has overcome the difficulty, and by a process known only to himself, he Las, after very elaborate and costly cxperiments, succeeded in deodorizing petroleum, which renders it susceptible of being handled as daintily as the famous Eau de Cologne.The experiments made with the deodorized fluid on the human hair were attonAed with fha magt actfnmichine reamlta.A fow applications where the hair was thin ana falling gave remarkable tone and vigor to the scalp and hair.Every particle of dandruff disappears on the first or second dressing, and the liguid, so searching in its nature, seems to penetrate so the roots at once, and set up a radical change from the start.It is well known that the most beautiful colors are made from petroleum, and by some mysterious ope\u201d ration of nature the use of this article gradually Imparts a beautiful light brown color to the hair, which, by continued use, deepens to a black.The color remains permaneut for an indefinite length of time, and the change is so gradual that the most in_ timate friends can scarcely detect its progress.Im a word, itis the moet wonderful discovery of the age, and well calculated to make the prematurely bald and grey rejoice.We advise our readers to give it a trial; feeling satisfied that one application will convince them of its wonderful effects.\u2014 Pittsburg Commercial of October 22, 1877.THE GREAT \u2014AND ONLY\u2014 Hair Restorative! \"7 READ THE TESTIMONIALS.DAVISVILLE, C'al., Nov, 8, 1878.Cuaxs.LANGLEY & Co, San Francisco : DEAR SIR, \u20141 take great pleasure in informing you of the most ratifying results of the nse of CARBO- LINE in my own ease.For three ycarf the top of my head ha: been completely bald and smooth, and I had quito -:ven up any hope of resjoring the hair.Four weeks «wo I noticed the advertisement of CAR- -BOLINE, an on the recommendation of a friend, concluded-to iry a bottle, without any great hope of good results, however, I have now used it less than & month, and,sto my most agreeable astonishment, my head is completely covered with a fine, short, healthy growth of hair, which has every appearance of continued growth ; and I confidently believe it will restoro it as completely as ever it was in my youth.y I takc great pleasure in offering you this testimo- nil, and you have my permission to publish the same.Yours truly, CHAS.£, WHITE, Davisville, Cal.Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day 0} November, 1878.JAMES D.KING Notary Public.JOSEPH E.POND, Jr., Attorney at Law, North Attleboro\u2019, Mass., says: For more than twenty years a portion of my head has been as smooth and free from hair as a billiard ball, but some cight weeks ago I was induced to try your CARBOLINE and the effects have been simply wonderful.Where no hair has been seen for years, there now appsare a thick growth, It is growing now nearly as rapidly as hair does after it is cut.You may use the above testimonial if you choose, and may refer to me for s truth.MR.W.8.GOLD, No.70, River avenue, Allegheny City, Pa., wi tes to us that he had his head badly scalded by hot water, and that CARBOLINE no\u2019 only cured his head but caused his hair to grow luxuriantly.ALFRED PHILLIPS, Druggist, Gloversville, N.Y, says: My wife has tried CARBOLINE, and she hat now a coating of hair over the top of her head an inch long where her head had becn cntirely BALD for years.DONGOLA, Ill, March 19, 1879.SrR8,\u2014By the persuation of a friend I began to use CARBOLINE onfmy hea last September which had been bald for twenty years, an now I have a nice growth of hair on my head that surprises everybody that has observed the fact.A.G6.WILLIAMS, M.D.THOMAS LAWRENCE, M.D., Mill Creek, Illinois, says: I can cheerfully recommend CARBOLINE af aremedy for baldness.I was entirely bald, and procured one bottle of CARBOLINE, and now have & fine suit of hair growing where thers was no appearance before I began using CARBOLINE.I certify to the above, besides selling Dr.Lawrence the CARBOLINE.; W.H.McELHANY, Druggist.CARBOLINE bradiotion as the Besa TH He Shea) the Hair the world has ever produced.Price ONE DOLLAR per Bottle, Sold by all Druggists.KENNEDY & CO., PITTSBURG, PA, Sole Agents for the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.\u2018Sold in .lontreal by all Druggists, and everywhere in Canada and the United States, by all wholesale and retail dealers.H.HASWELL & CO.Canada.143 cod Speciai Agents for L ALLAN LINE, Have a Contract with the Government of Canada for the con- 2, 7 cat TRAN voyance of the CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES MAILS, WESTERN DIVISION, Christmas & New Years Holidays, Return Tickets stat 1KK0.1880.Winter Arrangements.This Company's Lines are composed of the un der noted firat-class, full-powered, Clyde-built, double- Lo all Stations, will be issued at ONE SING FIRST-CLASS FARE, on 23r engine, Iron Steamships :\u2014 amd 25th Do mber, valid to totes tor 315% Doom: Tons, ber.Also, on 30th, 31st December, and 1st Janu.Parisian.,.-.5400 Building.ary, valid to return till January 7th.Sardinian.4100 Capt J.E.Dutton.\u20ac.A.SCOTT Polynesian 4100 Capt.R, Brown.29 + Re 'y Sarmatian «4000 Capt.A.D.Aird.614 Gen.Superintendent, Circassian 3800 Capt.James Wylie.N \u2014 Moravian .650 Capt.John Graham, So Peruvian.2000 Lieut.W.a2 Soith, B.N.R, _ 2 Nova Scotian,.,.3300 Capt.W.Richardson.uy Eran, 8200 Lieut.F.Archer, R.N.Be py orn] | 8700 Cant.B.5.Waste, Roig sot, apt.R.8.Watts, 5 ; .2700 EE 6.Sjenhon 1879.Holiday Ex ursion.1880.000 Ont: Hugh We îles SINGLE F 000 Capt.Hug y 3 cn \"3150 Capt.McDougall LE FARE, 2800 Capt.C.J.Menzies: 2800 Capt.James Scoft, 2600 Capt.Legallals, 2400 Capt.R.Barrett, \u2014_ wip RE E.D.Q, M., 0.& 0.R.R, 7111 sell tickets to and from A Divisions, good to go on 28rd, Sah, ations on this and to return any day from 25th Deg.until 515% \u201coe 1500 Capt.Cabel.Dec;, 1870.These tickets are not good io return or Newfoundland.1350 Capt.Myling, 231d and 24th Dec., and will not be good after S1et Buenos Ayres.4200 Capt.Neil McLean, Dec 1879.ta à af The Steamers of the Liverpool Mail Line sailing 80, Tickets to and from Stations, good to go on from Liverpool every Thuraday, and from Halifax gle Dec, and 1st January, and return until to 7th every Saturday [calling at Lough Foyle to receive anuary, inclusive.At one Single Faro, on board and land Mails and Passengors to an J A - from Ireland and Scotland], ars intended to be des- + T.PRINCE, patched FROM HALIFAX : Sarmatian.,.Saturday, Jan.3 Hibernian.Saturday, Jan.10 Austrian.Saturday, Jan.17 Sardinian .Saturday, Tan.24 Moravian.Saturday, Jan.31 RATES OF PASSAGE FROM MONTREAL, 0.Cabln, according to accomnrodation.867, $77, $37 su Intermediato rune.mererecerce 43°00 EASTERN DIVISION.[1730 £211: PP erie, .$31 00 The steamers of the Halifax Mail Line will leave Halifax for St.John\u2019s, Nfid., and Liverpool, as fol- CHANGE OF TIME, lows \u2014 Commencing WEDNESDAY, December 10th, 18 Hibernian.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.veerveren Jan, 10 Traiva will be run on this Division as follows :- T9 Sardinia.OP S ts s00n 06 Jan, 24 MAIL, MIXED, RATES OF PA GE BETWEEN HALIFAX AND Daily, Daily, ST.JOHN'S: Sundays Sundays Cabin.,.,.,.520 00 | Steerage.eee.86 00 Leave Montreal apr excepted, An experienced Surgeon carried on each vessel Teal.\u2026+.2.15 p.m, 5.20 p.m, Berths not secured until paid for.Kone Taree Ivers.me 525 pm.308 am.\"Through Blils Lading granted in Liverpool Lo * and at Continental Ports, % all points in Canada RETURNING., and the Western States, MAIL, MIXED, Fdr Freight or other particulars, apply :\u2014 Daily, Daily, In Quobec to ALLANS, RAE & CO.; in Havre to Sundays Sundays JOHN M.CURRIE, 21 Quai d\u2019Orleans; in Paris to excepted.excepted.ALEXANDER HUNTER, 7 Rue Scribe; in Antwerp Leave Quebec.2.20 p.m, 5.30 p.m lo AUG.SCHMITZ & CO, or RICHARD BERNS: im Leave Troc Bi 530p.m 400am.Rotterdam to RUYS & CO in Hamburg dre oh Arrive Montreal.9.00 p.m, 9.50 a.m, Trains leave Mfle-End Station ton minutes later.Tickets for sale at offices of Starnes, Leve & Al Agents, 202 St.James street and 158 Notre Dans street, and at Hochelaga and Mile-End Stations.J.T.PRINCE, Gen.Pasa.Agt, ._291 tn TAMES MOSS & CO.; in HEIRN RUPPEL & SONS ; in Bolfast to CHARLEY & MALCOLM; in London to MONTGOMERIE & \u2018WOREMAN, 17 Gracechurch street; in Glasgow to JAMES & ALEX.ALLAN, 70 Great Clyde street; in Liverpool to ALLAN BROTHERS, James street; in Chicago to ALLAN & CO., 72 La Salle street; in New York to LEVE & ALDEN, 271 Broadway.H.& A.ALLAN, Corner of Youville and Common streets.\u20ac x cé FIN J'EAVE a.m, and 3.16 p.m, FOR NEW YORK and at 7.16 a.m.and 6 p.m, for BOSTON.BOSTON AND MONTREAL AIR LINE SHORTEST ROUTE VIA CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY LINE.Three Express Trains daily, equipped with Millar Platform and Westinghouse Air Brake.Sleeping Cars are attached to Night Trains between Montreal and Boston, and Springfield and New York vig Troy, and Parlor Cars to Day Express, between Montreal and Boston, TRAINS LEAVE MONTREAL, DAY EXPRESS for Boston, via Lowell or Fitoh- burg, also for New York, vig Springfield or Troy, at :15 a.m.For Waterloo, 7.15 a.m.For Waterloo and Magog, 3.15 p.m.WHITE STAR LINE, ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.SPECIAL NOTICE, \u2018The steamers of this line takes the LAKE ROUTES recommended by Lieutenant MAURY, U.S, N., On both the outward and homeward voyages.SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK.: - \u2018 NIGHT EXPRESS for i dense RP TI I) Ammen See LAR 8 Sormaie, Shursday, LDP.{| Zhd York via boriasfeid, 6 pan.me Cette BART 000m, TE Hh Day magnons tegees momen ws et at 8 Republic Saturday, 30 p.m.\u201c 2lst via Fitonburg at 8 nm.Troy at 7.40 a.arriving Adriatic .Thursday.5.30 a.m.\u201c\u2018 26th in Montreal at 9.20 p.m.: Night Express leaves Boston at 5.35 p.m.vis Lowell, and 6 p.m.via Fitchburg, and New York at - 3 pm.va Springfield, arriving in Montreal at 8.58 \"Night Express leaves Now York, via Troy, at 7.00 rm \u201c arriving in Montreal 2t10.00 a.m, or Tickets and Freigl es, apply at Cent Vermont Railroad Office, 136 St, J amen brant.mal Boston Office, 260 Washington street.New York Office, 417 Broadway.WM.F.SMITH, Passenger Agent.8S.W.CUMMINGS, J.W.HOBART, Gen.Passenger Agt., General Supt, 8t.Albans, Vt., Dec.29th, 1879, 308x WINTER RATES.SALOON PASSAGE.Special Rates for Winter Menths, New York to Liverpool, #60; Return Ticket, $110.New York to Liverpool and Queenstown, $80 and $100 gold, Return Tickets, $146 and 8175 gold.Tickets to London, $7, and to Paris $20, gold, additional.Children between one and twelve years half-price.Infants free.Servants, $50.These Steamers do not carry Cattlo, Sheep or Pigs.: STEERAGE PASSAGT, To and from Montreal, Liverpool, London, Lon- donderry, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast or Cardiff, $31.Passengers taking the \u2018 White Star Steamers,\u201d as a rule, arrive in London in 91 days from New York.Passengers booked, via Liverpool, to all parts of Europe at moderate rates.For further information and passage, apply to R.J.CORTIS, Agent, 37 Broadway, New York.Or to B.J.COGHLIN, SOLE AGENT, 26 St.Bulpico.street, Montreal.DOMINION = Line of Steamships, Rynning in connection with The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.Line and South Eastern R.RON AND AFTER Tuesday, December 23rd, Passengers for this Line and Railway go by Train from Bonaventure Station, without change of Cars.Trains leave Bonaventure for points in the Eastern Townships and New England at 5:00 p.m.Afternoon Train has Pullman Sleeping Car attached, 200 TORONTO, BUILDING,.3,200 tong Lake Memphremagog.ONTARIO.3:201) tons DOMINION.3,200 tons FIeave Montreal by Bouaventure Station, aa MISSISSIPPI.2,250 tons TEXAS.2,360 tons above for Newport,\u201d Lake Memphremagog, at TEUTONIA .2,150 tons 5:00 p.m.Returning, leave Newport at 3:15 am.ST.LOUIS.2,000 tons D, .dally, arriving in Moutreal at 10:00 a.m.BROOKLYN.3,600 tons MONTREAL.3, H.P.ALDEN, BRADLEY BARLOW DATE OF SAILING.Supt, Trafic.Prost.& Gen.Mangr, Steamers will sail as follows : G.LEVE, From Portland.Can.Agt.M.& B.Air Lino & 8.E.By.BrOOKIYIs2 0000000 0000ra00rou0re Oth JanUAIY.Rates of Passage for Winter Months : Casim\u2014Montreal to Liverpool, $50 ; return do, EUROPEAN TRAVEL.Cabin, Intermediate and Steerage Passage Tickets $90 fo all parts, of Burope, by ost Teliable Tor, sa] tn id Steerage Tickets issued at the lowest every WEDNE THUR! and SATURD, ravpel® Steerag w © 5% from New York and Boston, aglowest rates.Choice staterooms secured telegraph, free of charge.Offices: 202 St.James streot, Montreal, and 271 Broadway, New York.Through Tickets can be had at all the principal Grand Trunk Railway Ticket Offices in Canada, and Through Bills of Lading are granted to and from all parts of Canada.G.LEVE, For Freight or Passage, apply, in London, to Bow- 303x > Ting, J amieson 4 co.17 Fast India Avinge ; in = Gen\" Agent, iverpoo.n diMontgamery dames street; in\u2019 uebec, to W.M.Macpherson ; at all GOVE R N M E N T RAI LWAY.Grand Railway Offices, or to _ AS DAVID TORRANCE & CO., Exchange Court, 287 Hi 1 street.NCHOR LINE UNITED STATES MAIL re WESTERN DIVISION, Q.M.0.& O.RAILWAY.YORK for GLABGOW every SATURDAY suai Short \u2018or eve .i TORE for GLASGOW ovory § ortest and Most Direct Route From New York to Glasgow, Londonderry, Belfast 0 Ottawa.or Liverpool, \u2014_\u2014 SALOON CABINS.$60 ta $80 Currenc On and after Weduesday, October SECOND CABIN including all eauisios.540 Ist, Trains will leave Hochelaga Depot as follows ;\u2014 AM, PM.Express Train for Hull at.,.,,,.9.25 and 445 Arrive at Hull at.,,.+»1.30 p.m.and 8.60 + Aylmer at.,.,,.2.00 p.m.and 9.20 AM, P.M, Expross Trains from Aylmer at.818 and 3.36 a 9.d 4.Arrive at Hochelaga at.p.m and 539 Train for St.Jerome at.\u2026.BAL RIL a 5.15 P.M, Train from St.Jerome at,.«7,00 iM Trains leave Mile-End Station ten minutes later.Magnificent Palace Cars on all Passenger Trains.GXNERAL OrFICE\u201413 Place d\u2019Armes square.STARNES, LEVE & ALDEN, To London by Direct Steamer\u2014No stocrage.Saloon Cabins, $65 and $66.Excursion Passage at Reduced Rates.Passenger accommodation unsurpassed for elegance and comfort.All Staterooms on main deck.For Books of Information, Plans, &c., apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS, 7 Bowling Green, N.Y., or to GUSTAVE LEVE, 202 St.James street, Mont iz, PACIFIC MAIL SS.COMPANY.For California, Japan, China, Sands wich Islands, New Zealand, Anse tralia, British Columbia.Northern Ticket Agents.Offices: 202 ST.JAMES and and Southern California and Ari- NOTRE DAME STREETS.Zona.C.A.SCOTT, Steamers sail from New York on the 20th and General Superintendent Western Division 30th ofeach month, carrying passengers and freight for San Francisco.Through Emigrant Tickets to New Zealand and Australia sold at greatly reduced Rates.Circulars giving information regarding the climate, soil C.A.STARK, General Freight and Passenger Agent.July 15.233 BILLIARD TABLES.BILLIARDS ! BILLIARDS !! Now is the Time to buy a BILLIARD TABLE ! The Long Winter Evenings have, at xast Set in.BUY A TABLE AND KEEP YOUR YOUNG MEN IN THE HOUSE AT NIGHT! and products of these two countries and the pros- Pects for settlers free on application.For passage or information in regard to routes apply at the Company's Passenger Department, Hx 257 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.GUION LINE MAIL STEAMSHIPS.FROM NEW YORK EVERY TUESDAY, For Queenstown and Liverpool, Berths secured at Montreal Agency.HART BROS.& CO., Agents.22 St.John street, Montreal.All my Tables are now made of the best materials.All work Guaranteed.NO MONEY REQUIRED until Purchasers are satisfied that the Tables are as represented.À Large lot of NEW and SECOND-HAND TABLES in stock.All sizes.A very good, well-made Table, 3 ft.3 in.by 6 ft., bird\u2019s eye maple, slate bed, first-class in every particular.This is a perfect Billiard Table on which the best player can play an enjoyable game.Complete, with Ivory Balls, Cues, &c.,set up in the house, $75.This Table is pot to be compared with the Cheap \u2018Wooden Bed Tables, which have been imposed on the public, and are entirely useless to play Billiards on.Always in Stock a Complete Assortment of BILLIARD FURNISHINGS, HENRY NIGHTINGALE, Manufacturer of the Dominion Standard Billiard Table, 7 & 9 ST.JOHN STREET, 285 TOBACCO, &c.I will unnesitatingly garantee my ?Gow Fake Cut Pus D \u2014TOZBE THE \u2014 MONTREAL.299 x Best Smoking Tobacco IN INSURANCE.F CANAD PLATE GLASS INSURANCE.A It is made by a new and original process through which the rank nicotine is extraote and the sweet Aroma and Natural Flavor are retained.It is made from pure sun-cured, Bright Virginia Leaf, without the ald of coloring or injurious compounds, It is cut ready for use and neatly packed in tin-foil, in compact 4-ounce packages.It will keep in any climate, and will not burn the tongue.COLD AND FROSTY WEATHER LARGELY INCREASES THE DANGER OF Breakage or Plate Glass.C As dealers are slow -to take hold of a new PROTECTION thing, however much tg merit, until there is a .i demand for it Lhav détermined to place it My he had at Small Cost by securing a Policy in the T directly withinf13 reack « :.: For the next ninety days, where it cad 1 (1be obialned .of DOMINION local dealers, I will seid TWO samplemackages {4 0z.each) post-paid, to ONE address, on re- celpt of 50 (cents Tostage stamps or currency).All overs of the Pipe are Invited to give 18 trial.J.E.SAXTON, Globe Tobacco Wovks, WINDSOR, ONT, Plite Glass Insurance Company, Uyer which, in case of breakage, new panes F2, replaced at once.P A; RAMSAY, 10 Inspector street.6 4e0d 284 à mt és ES cm "]