The Star, 29 décembre 1880, mercredi 29 décembre 1880

[" = \u2014X = 4 > i VOL.XIL, NO.307.Morning Telegrams.Sparks from the Telegraph.The Egyptian budget shows a surplus of £550,- 000.\u2018The Direct cable between Torbay and Rye Beaoh has broken.Gen.Skobeloff has had another encounter with the Tokke-Turcomans.Cambridge, Mass, yesterday eslebrated the 250th anniversary of its settlement.The reduction of the U.$.publie debt during December amounts to about $35,600,600.A heavy snow-storm has prevailed at New Jersey, trains in some instances being delayed eighteen hours.Many political prisoners, confined in Russian fortresses, have perished owing to the severity of their treatment.- Five hundred French Canadians returned from the States to visit friends in Quebec during the Christmas holidays.The suicide of M.Anderwert, President of tho Swiss Confederation, is said to-have been caused by temporary insanity.The Governor-General gave his annual Christmas treat to four hundred school children of New Edinburgh at Ottawa on the 27th.Madame Graux, who made the original charge against Gen.de Cissey, has, since bis acquittal, reaffirmed the truth of her accusations.Seven persons were killed und a great number injured by the falling of a chureh-roof at Saillagot, Tarn et Garonne, in France.The French Ambassador to Constantinople recommends \u2018the - Forte to accept the arbitration of the.Powers\u2019 on the Greek question.The situation at Cabul is very eritioal, and it is not inprobable Abdul Rhaman Khan will be compelled to defend his position by force of ars.Khan Agha Jamshadi, the Chief who ahan- donod the coalition against his son-in-law, Ya- koob Khan, and surrendered to him, was put to death on his arrival at Horat.Two of Sitting Bull\u2019s principal men have arrived at Fort Buford, io negotiate terms for the definite surrender of Sitting Bull and his band, who are now encamped at Milky River.The Governors of the Turkish Provinces have been instructed to forward a half of the gross rc- ceipts of \"revenue to the Capital to deiray the cost of the present military preparations in Turkey.The New York Bourd of Aldermen have passed a resolution requiring all Chinese laundries in that city to take out a $5 license and requiring their proprietors to be citizens of the United States.Sporting Notes.A London despatch says :\u2014ule, the pedestrian, broke down this morning, having covered 2,253 miles of his proposed feat.Je commenced on November 30, at Little Bridge, undertaking to walk 2,500 miles within 1,000 hours.At the commencement he walked at tho rate \u2018of a mile and a-quarter every half-hour.The decision of the referee in the Vignaux- Slosson billiard match is being severely eriticised, even by French billiard experts.It is understood that M, Picot, who ueted as referee in the revious international match, unreservedly con- emns it.The mistuke made by Slosson was in not instantly laying down his cue and refusing to play out the match.As he was à long way ahead of the score of Lis antagonist, his action could not have been misinterpreted.SS.ARRIVALS.\u2014Loxbox, Dec.28.\u2014Arrived out, 88.\u201cCity of Richmond\u201d and \u201cBath City\u201d +.0 QUEENSTOWN, Dec.28.\u2014Arrived SS.\u201cErin.\u201d The Inman Line SS.¢ City of Richmond,\u201d from New York, for Liverpool, vic Queenstown, 18th inst., arrived at Liver- pool at 9 a.m.to-day.THE PACIFIC RAILWAY SCHEME.\u2014Kivgs- Tox, Ont., December 28.\u2014The public meeting to consider the Pacific Railway scheme now before Parliament was held last night.The speakers in favor of the ratification of the contract were Geo.A.Kirkpatrick, Dy.Sullivan, John MeIntyre and J.H.Metcalfe, Those agninst were Sir R.J.Cartwright, A.Gunn, M.P., W.Robinson, ex- M.P.P., W.Tandy and J.M.Macbèr.A resolution endorsing the scheme was moved by Dr.Sullivan and seconded by John McIntyre.An wmendment condemning it was moved by A.Gunn, M.P., and seconded by W.Robinson, ex- M.P.P.The chairman put the amendment and declared it carried.The advocates of the original motion stoutly affirming that the chairman\u2019s decision was wrong, the meoting broke up in confusion at midnight.FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.TiFFiN, Ohio, December 28.\u2014A collision occurred here this afternoon on the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railway betwoen a pas- senger-train going north and a freight train going south.The two engines were wrecked, and the mail, express and baggage cars were together and burned, consuming the mail and express matter.The baggage was mostly all saved.W.A.Wood- berry, a fireman on the passenger train, was killed.He had been recently married, and his wife was aboard the train.Robt.Huylon, engineer on the passenger train, was seriously injured; T.G.Ellery, express messenger, had his right leg broken; A.Stewart, mail agent, was seriously injured.No passengers were hurt, except a lady, whose face was slightly cut.PR SNAP.TE an | Sy ST CEH- Be PÉ Cmrcaço, 1 éember 28,\u2014The following is a summary of/ £ie present Manitoba wave wiich is sweeping ofS and southeast.The Government thermometeY in this tity this morning marked 9 degrees below zero, hut private thermometer indicated all the way from 10 to 18 below during the night.To-day 10 degrees below hns been the average.\u201cAt Minncapolis yesterday the mer- | eury was 28 degrees below, and at points.on the Winone & St.Peter Railway it ranged from 34 to 30 degrees below.The cold snap was accompanied by a strong northwest wind, which badly drifted the snow in that region, causing a blockade of trains.At Fort Garry-this morning it was AJ degrees below.Duluth is the next coldest point noted, 28 degrees below; at St.Paul, Minn, 25 degrees; at Ercanaba, Mich., and Lacrosse, Wis., 20 degrees below; Sexfon®® | \u2018and Madison, Wis., 19 degrees below.+ the Çs# Y VE THE SOUTII AFRICAN WAR.xürther Successes by the Boers-=Troops for the Scene of Strife.Loxpox, December 28.\u2014An official despatch from Pietermaritzburg says the attack of the Boers on Potchefstroom Camp lasted throughout Sunday.The British Toss was slight.The Boers have seized Utrecht.A Durban despatch says the first shot of the war was fired at Potchefstroom, on a body of Boers who were approaching the British camp.Potchefstroom is now in the hands of 6.000 Boers, and there are 3,000 Boers at Heidolberg.Only 300 of the 6th Dragoons, with 300 horses, can be shipped aboard the National Line steamer \u201cThe Queen,\u201d which has been chartored to carry troops to South Africa.The rest of the regiment, numbering 200, with a battery of artillery, will he sent in two other transports.\"The troop-ship \u201cEuphrates\u201d will take from Bombay for Natal, South Africa, the 13th Regiment of Hussars, and a battery of artillery, without horses, and also the 6 5th Regiment of Foot.CENSUS RETURNS.WasHinGron, D.C., December 28.\u2014Tho following statement shows the population cof certain \u2018tates and Territories according to the census of 1880.This statement is still subject to possible corrections, by réason of the discovery, omissions or duplications of names in the lists of inhabitants returned :\u2014Alabama, 1,261,241 ; Arkansas, 802,564; Connecticut, 622,683; Delawaee, 146,654 ; Florida.266,566: Georgia, 1,537,878; Jowa, 1,624,463: Kansas, 995,335; Kentucky, 1,648,599; Louisiana, 940,293; Maine, 648,945; Massachusetts, 1,783,086 : Missouri.2,169,091: Nebraska, 452,432; Nevada, 63,265; New Hampshire, 347,782; Now Jersey, 1.130,892 ; Now York, 5,082,844 ; North Carolina, 1,400,000 ; Oregon, 174,767 ; Rhode Island, 276,528 ; South Carolina, 995,706; Tennessee, 1,542,463; Vermont, 332,286; .Virginia, 1,312,203; acest Virginia, 618,193; Wisconsin, 1,313,- 6 ; Distriet of Columbia, 177,638: Idaho, «6,311; Montana, 39,157 ; Ulah, 143,007; Washington Territory, 73,120; Wyoming Ter- ritorx, 20,788, THE IRISH TROUBLES.Home Rule Manifesto-The State Trinls\u2014 The Opening Speech\u2014 Protection to Roycotted Persons\u2014A Landlord Plot\u2014 Policeman Shot.DubLix, Dec.28.\u2014At & meeting of Home Rule membors of Parliament, in Dublin, yesterday, resolutions were passed as follows, in addition to those already announced :\u2014** Union among Irish members of Parliament is so absolutely essential that æ large discretion must he conferred on Parliamentary Committees to which the members present pledge themselves to submit, and any attempt in Parliament to pass a Coercion Bill shall be resisted to the utmost by every means in their power.\u201d It was stated during the meeting that no English or Scotch Bill would be allowed to be proceeded wiith unt} all arrears of Irish legislation are wiped out.A Dublin despateh says the attendance in the streets around the Four Courts was meagre.The \u2018cheers for the traversers were very mild, and very little interest is felt in the trial.The Irish Government has issued a circular to Magistrates ordering them to patrol their districts monthly.Many Irish- Americans have arrived within the last few days at Queenstown, but any attempt to land arms will be frustrated, for the coast is now very carefully guarded.The Government is at least fully determined to keep Ireland nominally under the rule of the Crown, although all law continues to be openly trampled under foot hy the great mass of the population, The jury in the State trials consists of eight .Çatholics, three Protestants, and one Quakor.Wher the jury had been constituted, the Attor- ney-General opened the, case for the Crown in a firm but moderate tone.Ile saïd the object of thie conspiracy, in which the two traversers were engaged, was to cause the social cxcommunica- tionofa number of persons and make their lives not worth having.He pointed out the absurdity of, the idea of parceling out Ireland among a population of 5,000,000, which would only add to the misery of the unfortunate country.He condemned the policy of the Land League, which, he said, advocated freedom, yet brought all its power to bear on the coercion of private individuals.The Government, he said, wore bound to.institute proceedings to put down suc h wicked agitation.Many members of Parliament have arrived to attend the State trials.The Garrison was closely configed to barracks to-day, and a strong force of police guard the approaches to the Four Courts.At 2 meeting of tho Land League to-day, it was decided to mention the prohibition of torchlight processions in Kildare in Parliament.The police force at various stations in the County Clare will be increased in order to provide greater surveillance by night patrols, and to protect Boycotted persons.Several hundred members of the Magisterial Executive of Ireland recently sent Mr.Gladstone a memorial declaring that the state of lawlessness existing in the country requires the immediate attention of the Government.Mr.Gladstone replied that Parliament will deal with the subject.Dupuy, December 28.\u2014The Land League profess to haye information of a deep laid landlord plot to excite the laborers against the farmers.: The Conservative papers, 2s might be expected, reproach the Government bitterly, but the leading journals in the provinces -express their full approval of Mr.Gladstone\u2019s policy, declaring that the time for coercion in Ireland without the redress of Irish grievances has passed by, never to return, .CLONMEL, December 28.\u2014A policeman has beon dangerously wounded by a shot from behind a hedge near Cappagh, White County, Tipperary.Loxpox, December 28.\u2014Mr.C.McLaren, M.P., has addressed a meeting of his constituents at Stafford.Referring to the action of the Gov- erument respecting the Compensation for Disturbances Bill, Mr.McLaren said that the con- duet of the House of Lords had roused a feeling in the country which it would be difficult to withstand.He was not prepared to vote against the existence of n hereditary House, but could see no reason why it should not be reformed.With respect to Ireland, he was satisfied that only a thoroughly new Land Act would satisfy the people.: A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.- An O1d Woman Found Murdered in Her Som\u2019s Barn.* Brocrviure, Docember 28.\u2014A North Augusta despatch says an old woman aged 86, living three miles from the village with her son, Wm.Hart, an old bachelor, was found lying dead and frozen stiff in the harn yard on the premises of her son this morning.She was clothed in her night dress, and was in her bare feet.The body presented a horrid speotacle, being mangled .and cut in different parts.She was lying on her.face in a pool.of blood ; blood stains are to be seen around the barn where she walked, and marks of blood stained hands.on the logs where she supported herself before she fell.There is intense excitoment over the affair, and although there is no suspicion attached to any person and no motive for foul play can be assigned, still it remains a profound mystery as to what tempted her to leave the house, around which there is no trâce of blood or evidence of a struggle having ensued, and travel so far in the snow in that state, and also as to what caused the mangled appearance of the body.The son is in the habit of imbibing rather freely on occasions, and it is said he brought a supply of whiskey and lay intoxicated in the house on Christipas day.The old woman was much opposed to her son's habit of drinking.He reports having awoke early in the morning, and on calling for his mother he recoived no answer, when Phe begufl to search for her, which resulted in finding her in stato deseribed.He cannot account for anything connected with the tragic affair.ee Finance Committee.This Committee\u2019 met yosterday afternoon at two o\u2019clock.Present: Ald.Nelson (Chairman), Greene, McShane, Mooney, Laurent and Grenier.Mr.Glackmeyer, the City Clerk, in making a ' personal explanation, said that bis name was down on the arrears list for $56 ; which he thought was an excessive charge, as it was merely for a foot-path en his property, laid down some two years ako.Mr.St.George, who had made a valuation, certified that the proper charge would bo $26.27.: - On motion of Ald.Grenier, the matter was referred to the Road Committee.Ye claim of Mr.C.A.Dugas, 7 *aneration for the services per- @ging the des the late Ro- a nbeation was re- Fi = opinion, that the city need not\u2019 claim.Mr.Mullin asked that theCommittee would relieve the Orphan Asylum on William street, from interest amounting to $4.35 on 37 9.20, taxes due in 1879.The principle sum had been handed in.The Committee secing that legally they had not the right to remit the interest, subscribed the amount among themselves.An cxemption from business tax was given to Patrick Kennedy, gardenor, as he only sold at the market, where he paid foes.Mi.Frechette\u2019s claims for exemption from arrears, on account of bankruptcy, was brought up, and the City Treasurer ordered to get the Attorney\u2019s opinion and act acéordingly.A petition was received from the Montreal Insurance Company, asking for exemption from taxes sinec Soptomber last, when they closed business, it as his tertain tho PETITIONS NOT ENTERTAINED.A petition from Messrs.Normandin and Rod- den, clerlgs in the Assessor's Office, asking to be remunerated for extra work during the illness of one of their confrcres was rejocted.Mr.Jas.Kimble presented a petition asking to be relieved from arrears on onc of his properties, amounting to $130.20.The petitioner oxplain- ed that he had bought the property from Mr.Teos on the understanding that thers were no taxes duo upon it.Resolved that the petition be not entertained.The matter of publishing 100 copies of the list of those in arrears to tho city was next considered.On motion of Ald.Grenier it was decided to leave the matter with the City Attorney until the next Council meeting.It was decided that the $47,302 left in the sinking fund should be invested by the City Treasurer in city sccurities.It was resolved that the sum of $200, claimed by Messrs, Brown & Resther, for valuing the pro- _ perty of Mr.¥.X.Beaudry, be paid.Mr.Metthew\u2019s petition complaining of an ex- mecting adjourned.PB ug ® POS TP OPPI OO TU FPP II + P+ oP Pe POOP ves = - Tv \u201che had been asked to reply to this toast.cessive water tax, was rejected, after which the- MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1880.COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS, | Their Annuzl Dinner.At the Windsor Hotel last evening, the annual dinner of the Dominion Comercial Travellers took pluce, and was a most successful afinir, nearly three hundred members and invited guests being present.The chair was occupied by the Vice-President, Mr.A.Gowdey, and among those on his right and loft were Messrs.I.W.Hen- shaw, President .of the Board of Trade, TU.S.Consul-General Smith, M.H.Gault, M.P., William Wainwright, Grand Trunk Railway, J.B.Labelle, Thos.White, M.P., Wm.Cassils, C.J.Coursol, M.P,, W.J.Patterson, Secretary Board of Trude, J.B.Lamere, J.J.Maclaren.Q.C., A.Milley, Ald.Greene, Ald.MeShane, M.P.P., Ald.Noison, M.P.P., and others.Letters of regret wero received from the following gentlemen :\u2014The Ri.Hon.Sir John A.Macdonald, Sir Chas.Tupper, Hon.J.A.Chapleau, M.P.Ryan, M.P., L.Taillon, M.P.P., His Worship the Mayor, Lt.-Col.Fletcher, C.M.(., Lt.-Col.Bacon, Joseph Hickson and others.À very excellent menu having been done full justice to, the chairman explained the absence of the President, Mr.Cantlie, which was due to a recent.death in his family.Referring to the standing ol the Association ho said is had a membership of 877.They hed nearly $18,000 on hand, and they intended, as soon as it reached $20,000, to make some arrangement so that members would be benefited.\"The toasts of \u201cThe Queen\u2019 and the \u201c Prince of Wales\" having been honored by cheers and the playing of National airs by the band, Mr.Smith, U.S.Consul, responded for tho \u201cPresident of the United States.\u201d Regretting that he wgs unable to furnish at the time such exuct trade statistics as he lad brought before the Association in 1879, the speaker spoke generally of the material progress made by the United States during the past twelve months, and the influence which such progress had exerted on the trade, commerce and manufacturing induostries of Canada, By a communication which he had received trom the Commissioner of Customs at Ottawa, he learmed that the total exports to the United States from the Dominion Jor the fiscal year 1880, amounted to $31,388,361, being an increase of neatly 37,000,000 over-the preceding year.Of this increase in the exports to the United States, there was an increase of the exports from the port of Montreal of more than $3,000,000.Ile was sorry to say, however, that imports from foreign countries into Canada had fallen off, and the United States bad to bear their share, and perbaps more than their share, of a diminutive Canadian market for their products.Speaking of the railway system of the United States he said that something like 5,000 miles of now lines had been opened the present year, and every mile of new railway in Canada afforded the people of the United States, as every mile of new road in tho United States afforded to the people of Canada, à readier access to an enlarged market.Perhaps, the most interesting fact connectod with this development of the North American railway system was the rapid construction of roads in the South-West.'T'wo or three great lines were approaching the border of Mexico with the intention of completing their roads to the capital of that fertile and interesting country.It secmed to be heyend doubt that in a few years, at furthest, many hundreds of miles of railway directly connected with the American-Canadian system would open up to the commerce of tho English- speaking portion of the continent the ancient realms of the Montezumas.The rich products of the tropics would thus bo brought into casy and rapid reach of Montreal and New York, aud tho whole of North America would be bound together by the strong bonds of profitable and useful commercial intercourse.At the conclusion of the address a telegram was read from the Commercial Travellers of Toronto, holding their annual dinner at the Rossin House, wishing the Dominion Travellers a happy and prosperous New Year.: The toast of His Excellency the Governor-Gene- ral was then responded to, when Mr.R.B.Hutchison proposed \u2018 Commercial Interests in the Dominion,\u201d coupled with the names of Mr.Thos.White, M.P., and Mr.F.W.Henshaw, President of the Board of Trade.Mr.Thos.White was glad that as one of the Vice-Prosidents of the Dominion Board of Trade, Unfortunately that body was not at present in a very flourishing condition.It was undergoing the same process as the National Board of Trade of the United States had undergone.In past times the Dominion Board of Trade appeared to have a great interest for the community, but now when men had as much to do in their own business as they could attend to, it did not receive that attention it did formerly.They could congratulate themselves that Canadians had reached that stage of their existence when commercial questions were the most prominent.Canada was now getting out of its swaddling clothes and there was less disposition to ignore the: natural resources of the country.Mr.Henshaw made some reference to tho progress already made by the Dominion and partieu- larly by the city of Montreal.Montreal had taken its stand as tho commercial emporium of Canada and its manufacturing and maritime in- terosts were assuming greater magnitude every year.The history of Quebec had been written and historians had spoken of Montreal as a flourishing inland town, but the history of Montreal had yet to be written and that history would include tho names of men in commercial life who, even at the present time by well directed enterprise, were placing Montreal in the foremost rank among the cities of the continent.Mr.W.J.Patterson, in answering to our \u201cRailway and Forwarding interests,\u201d made u most interesting speech.Speaking comparatively of the.great rivers of this continent, he said it had been computed that the volume of water in this great Canadian water highway is equal to the enormous bulk of 11,000 cubic miles, an aggregate greater than that of all other fresh water rivers on the globe, including the Amazon, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, &e.Canada, without our great river would simply he a stamping ground for hears, eariboo, angl such like, while trappers and fur traders would comprise the population.The gateway to the great Northwest Territory, if that region had heen discovered, would possibly be by Ifudson\u2019s Bay to Nelson River, but Jueques Carticr\u2019s name could have found no recorder here.There would be no record such as Canada has of early progress in steam navigation, showing that by the enterprise of Hon.John Molson aud others in 1809 steumers commenced plying on the St.Lawrence, nor that the first steamship, the Royal William, that crossed the Atlantic under steam all the wuy was built and owned in Canada in 1831, and became in 1883 the pioneer of ocean steam navigation.There could have been no Canada Pacific Railway projected, with Montreal for its headquarters, to afford nltimately to the merchant princes of Great Britain the shortest route for mail, merchandise and passenger communieation with Japan, China and Australia, through Canadian territory, under that grand old flag with its trinity of crosses\u2014the cross of St.(George, St.Andrew and St.Patrick.Where could Toronto Bay have been without the St.Lawrence navisa- tion ?and where would Hanlan have practised his art?But there was a St.Lawrence navigation, and, thanks io the Hon.John Young, a ship channel 22 feet deep at low water, which would be deepencd to 25 feet in 1882, existed.Instead of craft of 350 or 400 tons (as in 1850) from the Mother Country, the lurgest steamships and iron clippors came up to Montreal, saving expensive lighter age, securing lower rates of freight, &e.and during the season of navigation, vessels from all maritime dations were scen in the harbor.The fleets of steamships that now came to Montreal worthily represented the capital and enterprise of the Allen Line, the Dominion Line, the Canadian Shipping Co., the London, {tinsgow end other lines, and gave prestige to the city.Montreal is the commercial and banking cmporium of the Dominion, which it could not otherwise have been.The Customs collections at Montreal amounted to 37 per cent.of tho entire Customs revenue of the Dominion, and the city received 43 per cent.of all imports, and despatches #4 per cent.of all exports.In conclusion Mr.Patterson said let us ask our statesmen, while they are generously devoting millions of dollars to the Pacific Railway, to be liberal and just to the river.And, when the iron-horse shall by- and-by be dashing westward from Montreal to Victoria, we shall all rejoice that so cordial a reponse was made by the\u201d Government to the people\u2019s call to stand by thé St.Lawrtuce.Mr.Lamere.of the Richelieu & Onturio Novi- gation Co0.; Mr.Wainwright, ¢.T.R.; Mr.Labelle, of the Q., M., 0.& O.- Railways, and Mr.Cassils also spoke.Mr.Jacob Wilson gave a history of the growth | of Commercial Travellers\u2019 Associatiôns in Canada, voices are used, but last evening's performance was the next thing to it, the con- oŸ which ho was one of the first founders and \u2018 traltos being excellent.The \u201c Hallelujah\" chorus trusted that all would shortly be united.Mr.Copeland and Mr.C.J.Coursol, M.P., replied to the toast of \u201cThe Army, Navy and Volunteers,\u201d and the band played the \u2018British Grenadiers.\u201d Col.0.P.Patton aiso spoke.The \u201cMayer and Corporation\u201d called forth speeches from Ald.Nelson, McShane and Greene.All.Nelson claimed that the credit stood high and adduced figures in proof.In 1874 the revenue of Montreal was $1,130,000; in 1875, $1 35,000; in 1876,$1,564,000;in 1877, $1,582,000; in 1878, $1,551,000 and in 1879, 31.519,000.These figures.be said, proved that the citizens, even during the depression which was felt all over the woild, were able to pay their taxes.In 1874 there was coilected from arrears 353,120; in 1875, 378,547: in 1876, $149,505; in 1877, $197,231; in 1878.$231,925: in 1879, $242,802.Total coliections from arrears in six years, $953,050.In 1875 the 6 per cent.bonds of Montreal were sold at 13° per ceni.prem., while to-day they were quoted at 15 per cent.prem.In 1874 ou 5 per cent.loan was made at 90 to 95 on the dollar and this present year it was quoted up to 13 prem.Ald.Me- Shane's remarks referred principaily to the mayoralty.He favored the candidature of Ald.Nelson.Auld Lang Syne and God Save the Queen terminated the proceedings.Heavy Libel Suit.DAMAGES LAID AT $30,000,\u2014ALLEGED\\SGPPRES- S10 VERI.An action was instituted yesterday in the Superior Court by the Canadas Guarantee Company, through their Counsel, Messrs.Hatton & Nicolls, against the Citizens Insurange Company and their manager, Mr.G.E.Hart, for malicions libel, the damages being laid at £50,000.The facts of the case we lesrn are as follows: During the last session of the Dominion Parliament, the Canada Guarantee Company, desiring cerinin amendments to their charter, applied for an Act for that purpose, which was passed in due course.While the Bill embodying .theso amendments was under the consideration pf the usual Parliamentary Committees and of thie two Houses of Parliament, during the debates, certain interested persons made remarks and misstatements of æ nature to injure the Company.These eriticisms and misstatements subsequently appeared in somo of the newspaper roports of the Parliamentary debates, but were immediately contradicted and shown to be false and incorrect both in the public prints and in the Houses of Parliament.It is now charged that the Citizens Insurance Company, which was them the only other Company in Canada carrying on similar business to that of the Canada Guarantee Company, although they very well knew that the original reports contained misstatements and errors, and that the same Rad been publicly contradicted, with a view of injum- ing the Canada Guarantee Company, and of diverting some of its business, if possible, to themselves, obtained copies of all the reports containing these false and injurious statements and caused them to be reprinted in the form of a circular, to which they attached a prominent heading; and not only this, but also had all expressions at all calculated or likely to .do.Canada Guarantee Company: |: order } injury to tho printed in prominent black type.in more readily to attract attention.This circular, it is alleged, was secretly and anonymously dis-{ tributed and circulated by the Citizens Insurance Company and their agents through Cenada, and through the United States, where the Canada Guarantee Company are doing a large business, amongst Banks, Railway and other Companies, and persons with whom the Cenada Guarantee Company had, or were likely to have, business relations, with the deliberate intention of injuring the latter Company\u2019s business, and, if possible, benefiting themselves thereby.We understand that civil imprisonment is asked against Mr.Hart, in the event of the non-payment of the damages recovered.We are informed that as soon as the Canada Guarantee Company were able to trace the authorship of this circular to the Citizens Insurance Company they at once demanded a retraction and apology from the latter company for publication, that they might obtain an amende from the Citizens without recourse to the legal tribunals.This caused considerable.correspondence und delay, but the Canada Guarantee Comé pany not having received a satisfactory apology by the date finally fixed by them, have taken the proceedings above alluded to.Amusements.Coxeter ar CALYARY CaAURCH.\u2014Calvary Sunday School gave a concert last night under the able leadership of Mr.Charles Gurd.Several choruses by the scholurs gavo evidence of careful training.Songs by Masters Tom Woir, George Foster und Charlie Foster were well received, as was also the duet of Miss A.Lamb and Master C.Foster.\u201cThe Now Church Organ,\u201d a recitation, was rendered in lively manner by Miss H.Moser, and \u201cEdinburgh after Flodden,\u201d by Mies M.Ellicott, also delighted the audience.À transposition scene, compiled by Mrs.H.Saunders, constituted the dramatic element of the concert, and in it evidence of considerable skill was manifested by Martin R.Wight and the Misses L Westcott, M.Ellicott, B.Bell, A.Bradford, M, Innes, A.Lamb, L.Brinton, E.Gurd, T.Thompson and Nellie Weir.Miss Kate Forster acted as accompanist throughout the evening, to the satisfaction of all.Acanewy or Music.\u2014A fair audience grasped \u201cYer \u2019and, Guv'nor! yer \u2019and!\u201d last evening, and held it continuously until the curtain fell about eleven o'clock.George Fawcett Rawe, a3 the Putney hoat-builder, was at his bestsiwhile My.Howard's Butterscotch was no less desérving of commendation.Owing to a very severe cold recently contracted, Mr.Egbert was unable to assume the role of Freddy.However, he appeared as Gregory, & Yorkshire groom, and developed a remarkable degree of proficiency as a comedian, although he was so hoarse that he was obliged to strain his voice in order to make himself heurd.Miss Kate Glassford, as Carrie, looked and acted charmingly.though the part is one which leaves little room for an artiste to score a triumph in.Miss Herbert's Mrs.Macclesfield was scarcely us good as the merits of the character deserved.She failed to carry herself with the grace and ease so important to a correct répre- sentation, although in every other respect her acting was good.Queen's HauL.\u2014The choir of Christ Church Cathedral gave a concert in Queen\u2019s Hall lust night under the direction of Dr.Maclagan, organist of that church, before a large audience.The programme was opened with the overture from.\u201c Zarapa,\u201d by Miss Gross and Dr.Maclagan.The: piece was excellently given, their execution being: very fine.Dr.Maclagan afterwards played: Boscovitz\u2019s \u201c Menuet du bon Vieux Temps,\u201d inh which he surpassed himself.sang \u201cThe Day is Done,\u201d \u201cChildren\u2019s Voices,\u201d Claribel.Her voice is very sweet for such a young lady.She uses it with: much expression.In the latter piece the chorus from the corridors bad a preity effect.Mrs.B, R.Johnson sang \u201cJoyous Life,\u201d Handegger, very: Balje, and also.sweetly, The Carols by the choristers were well sung, After Canon Baldwin had made some pleasing remarks about Christmas and Christmas carols, a handsome silver water-pitcher and stand were brought in and presented to Dr.Maclagan by Canon Bald-\" win on behalf of the members of the choir.He was evidently surprised, and responded in a few well chosen words, A rather medern Santa Claus, clad in bucksking and a raccoon coat, thew made his appearance cracking his whip lo the great delight of the children.He immediately proceeded to distribute the great and wondrous store of good things from the * Merrie, Merrie Tree.\u201d cach child getting a present, \u201cGod Save the Quecn.solo and chorus by Master Mann and the choir brought a pleasant evening to a close.WesLEY CuurcH.\u2014The Christmas concert at this church last evening attracted a considerable audicnee.The programme was an ambitious one, but the porformance fully justified the selection.A striking feature was the predominance of Hadyn\u2019s intensely descriptive musie.In \u2018The Marvious Work \u2019 the solo was taken hy Mrs Leach whose splendid voice showed to great advantage above the chorus, The same lady also sang * On Mighty Pens\u201d than which fow more trying compositions exist.Mrs.Leach, however, excels more in this class of solo work than in any other, the trills and runs of which it consists are decidedly her joite, and the solo was given most artistically.'fho chorus was exceptionally good throughout.\u2018\u2018 How Lovely are the Messengers\u201d is never perfect unless boys\u2019 Miss Ade Moylan: as usual here was too hurried, and the tenors camo to griet at that pons as sinorum tenorum, \u201cAnd He zhnil reign.\u201d By the way, the audience with the exception of two or three dozen persons kept their seats during the singing of the ** Hallelujah.\u201d Of course this is a free country and no one is obliged to follow the example of even the Majesty of England, but many beliove that they honour themselves.in honoring this masterpiece.Miss Lusher sang \u201cI know that my Redeemer Liveth \u201d wmagniticentiy and {or an encore repeated the latter part of the solo, the only disappointment being that she did not repeat the whole vf it.The concert reflected great credit upon Mr.sell Popham, the organist.A Lady\u2019s Wish.\u201cOh, how T do wish my skin vas as 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