Daily evening mercury, 12 février 1887, 12 février 1887

[" BIRD THE LAND AGITATION, thy of the Buglish Land Restoraar n Longue with the Irish Tenants and Scotch Orofters, (anolon Standard, Jun, 27.) A public mieolinsg was held at the Central Finsbury Liberal md Mudical Club last evening, wider she ive of she English Land ltastoration League, to express nysupathy with the Scotels crofters sd Irish tonants in their ngita- tion aguinst \u201cthe unjust demands of Jandlordis Lhe chair was taken Ly che Nov.8.D.Headlam, whe explained the objects of the Leugue, and snid that thoy were encouraged to go ou with their work by whit was taking place in Irelund at the present times, Liescause, although thy evivtions which had buen so graphically veported were terrible and puinful to read about, they had had n very good effect upon n large number of English peuple who would not be in- fluenesd very much Ly logical arguments but who, when the scone was dramatically put before them, were forced to acknowledge that land was entirely dif- forent from any other property.(Heur, hear).Numbness of men aud women who might call themselses Whigs or \u2018Tories, when they send Che story of these evictions feit Lint what was going on was monstrously unjust, and wust be put n stop to.The League had the fullest sympathy with those who were in the front of the battle in Ireland, for the disgraceful way in which they had been treated, wud with those noble Trish leaders -and he was proud to acknowledge that nmouy those leaders were the vast wajority of Lrish pricsts\u2014who were carrying on what was called the Plan of Campaign (cheers.) So far from considering the Plan vf Campaign the most immoral action that could bu devised, they looked upon it us really one of the most righteous things that any populs- tion could venvern itself with.They also sympathised with the Scotch crofteis, not alone on acerunt of the manner in which they were iw ted, but 8s & measure of self protection, since their large towns were over crow dml and their wages were lowered by tha influx of the crofters, who wera diiven from their howes hy the landlords.Mr.J.Stuaet Glennie moved : - \u201cThat this meetin : of London workers tenders its henrtivst sympathy, nnd pledges its active support, to the Seotch crofters wud Irisle tenants in their vonstitutional Agitation wgainst the unjust burdens which landiordism bas imposed upon them\u201d lo said that the whole secret of the crofter grievance was that the com- ons of the Highland hamlets, consistir of some hundreds of acres of hill anu pasture in each case, with the possessicu of which the crofters were able to live comfortably, bad been taken from thew forcibly and fraudulently by the landlords.Mr.Glennie stated that a Celtic League, composed of Scotch Highlanders, Welshioen, and Irishmen, had been form ed for the purpose of bringing about Home [lulu and a thorough going reform of the land question (cheers) \u2014 Mr.G.S.Weir seconded the motion, and said it was u disgenes to our boasted Christianity and civilization that such scenes as the Glenbeigh ovictions should taka place in the British Islands.A mention of the Queen's Jubilee made by the speaker was received with hisses and laughter.Mr.John McPherson, one of the leaders in the crofter agitation, supported the resolution, and said lie hoped that the Jubilee your would be of advau- tage to those who were in bondage, and that the rights and lands of the crofters would be returned to then, The crofters had been represented by lundiords for hundreds of yoars, and thd only result was thut the landlords had squeezed the very life ont of them, but now they hud got rid of them, and were represented by their own people, lia was ashamed of the had houses that the crofters had, but he did not lame the people, for he kuew how they had been trentod.When ie gave ovideuce before the Royal Com tuission on the Housiug of the Poor, he was asked whether there were any slated honses in Glendale, and he answered, \u201cYes, three,\u201d \u201cAnd who owns thew 1° wus the question: \u201cWell, tha lundlord owns one, tha factor owns the second, and the landlord's dogs the third\" ({mughter).He had been to prison twice or the Innd agitation, and would go again if necessary (cheers) Tho resolution was carried with cheers.lt was further resolved :\u2014* That the principal enuse of the poverty of the werkers in England ns well us in Scot lisud and Irelwnd, in grost manvfactur- ing centres na well ns in the agricultural centres, is the monopoly by the fow of the lad which is the common property of all; thin meeting therefor urges the workers to unitn in demanding tht those who enjoy the use of the land shail pay for the privilegu to its rightful owners, the prople.\u201d The ex-Empress Eugenie hus gained much lealth nnd strength at Naples, and will remain there until the middle of March, when she will go to Romo until after Faster, BREACH OF PROMISE.Awusing Bvidensa as Recent Case in : d.At tha Manchester Ausize Courts on the 26th of January, Mr, Lewis Wil linn, Q.C., and & jury sat to assess the dumages in a suit brought by Martha Georgina Martin, an attendant at Mump\u2019s restaurant, Oldham, against Jomeph Plast, also of Oldbam, for brescli of promise of warriags, Judgment in the action liad been allowed to go by de- fuult, uftar which £25 had been paid in- tr court, Mr, Asgroft, for the plaintiff, suid the defendant, who was au architect in » gond position, was asvustomed te tuke his wenls at the restaurant where the plaintifl\u2019 was one of the principal witendunty.The letters between the parties began with two or three sheets und dwindled down to a little post card (!nughter).The letters belonged to three s, the budding period, before the gagemont, the flowering period, and the period of decay, represented by the posteard.On Nov.21, 1882, he wrote : \u201cYou may be vure, tuy darling, that I wisend our walk on Sunday night, for 1 do an dearly love to be with you.I do 20 lung to huve you near use always, and am looking forward with hopefulness to the time when 1 shall be able to make you my dear, dear wife.\u201d On 5th Decdefendant weote : \u201cI long for the time that [ may take you in my arme and press your dear lips to mine, anil to hear you tell me again with those pretty lips that you love me with all your heart.\u201d In his next letter © \u2018endant seemed to have developed a religious turn of mind, fur he wrote: \u201cI pray every morning, dearest, that God may ses fit to restore my darling to strong and robust health ; and, my dear Georgy, you must pray for tha same.\u201d Writing at Christmus, de- fondant ssid: \u201cYou know 1 do so long to see you, my darling, and have such lots of sweet kisses, which 1 know you will let me have\u201d (faughter).The decay period began on April 1, 1886, when the defendant wrote : \u201cIt is not so much the matter that occurred on Sunday night as the constant accusing we of seeing some une else that has annoyed me.\u201d Then defendant went on waking appointments, breaking them, and trying to induce the girl to give him up; and at length he told her he was married, The plaintiff gave evideus .in support of this state ment, and said she was 23 and che defendant 25.He wid her he was earning £3 n week and commission.The jury gave » verdict for £250, for which the assessor certified The Church of England.From the susmmary of Church work in the \u201cClurch Yew Book,\u201d it appears that members of the Church of England raise and spend on Church objects just £4,00,000 a year, of which not quite half a million goes to Foreign Missions directly.Thus, for every guinea spent on churches, parsonages, schools, additional clergy, ete., at home, only three shillings is devoted to evangelizing the world.Taking it that seventy per cent of the population belong to the Church of Eugland, 1 find that each Church family gives to Foreign Missions three shilings a yesr; that of every £1,000 of churchmen\u2019s incoms, 13s.8d.is given tb Foreign Missions ; and that for every £1,000 of rateable value belonging to the Church people, 40s.is given, or less than a rate of 4d.iu the pound.Who would hesitate to vote for a rate of 1d, in the pound for a free library ! and yet the total contributions to Foreign Missions are less than » halé-penny.It may perhaps ba suid that not many people are ric enough to give more.My reply is that the ninety London clubs have 80,000 wembers, who pay annual subscriptions exceeding half a million pounds, while the Church contibutes to Foreign Missions less than half a mil.lion\u2014S.Gecdgere \u2014\u2014\u2014 Population of France.The population of France is not quite stationary, the census for 1886 showing a guin of nearly 550,000 for the year, of which 75,000 was in Paris.The total, now given at 38,218,000, is larger than any ever tocorded before the loss of Alunce and Lorraine, which took away nearly 2,000,000 people directly and indirectly.llowever, the growth of France is very slow compared with other European countries from whivh the emigration is wuch heavier.Germany has now risen to sume $6,000,000, and the British Isles, which, at the beginning of this century, liad only half the population of France, are now even with it.ue good d The prospects for a spring trade nre mon excellent.The only drawback is « slight uncertainty as to the result of tho elections in some sootions.It is felt that if the Government is sustained the commercial progress will continue, but that & Grit victory would be disastrous to business men all along the line.The farmers are equally wide awake to the situation, so that it is pretty safe to proguasticate that Sir John will have the support of both business men aud patriots.QUEBEC, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, THE WIDE WORLD OVER.Interesting Items Clipped from Our Exchanges.Whistling is very much in demand in Hoxton, À certain pretty girl who is said to have \u201ca charming mouth for whistling\u201d is making rather u good little income whistling for private parties.À \\arge congregation of Indians attended the Christion services nt Ne.Paul's, Lyttou, British Columbin fort; five of whom comunnicate at the midnight oelebration, and a number more the next morning.They sang the \u201c Adnste Fidoles \u201d in their own language, and some carols, St.Louis Republican : -[f all the corlfish in Cunada were to he wads into ons codfish, and all the embezzlers in Cannda into ons embezzler, and that ambezzler were ta ent that codfish ; and it we could then extradite him hy making 80 much war as might bu represented by the tanch-hole of a revolutionary horse.pistol, our voice would still bs for peace.Asked why the Salvation Army used red so much in their dress, Gen Booth is reported to bave said : \u201cIt grew on us, We began by wearing a.small budge to know each other.Then it became bigger and bigger, till some of the officers dress in red from top to tee.1 live and sluep in red.1 hope to die and be buried in it nnd go to glory init.\u201d Canon Farrar, in one of his total abstinence arguments, remarks : \u2014\"Cruikshank, the artist, offered £100 for proof of a tarribla crime by « total alistsiner, and the monsy remains unclaimed to this day, I offer as much for any one case \u2014sither in the church or out of it\u2014 where drunkenness has been cured without total abstinence.\u201d The authorities at Washington have telegraphed to one of the largest fish ex porters in St.John, N.B., stating that no duty will be levied on frozen fish for immediate consumption, imported into tbe United States from Canada.The Collector of Customs at Eastport had previously given it as bis opinion that frozen fish from the Provinces was dutiable.Dr, Rumbold (Maryland Med.Jour ) says that many patients cough more often than they need do, and that the number of coughs may he greatly lessened: hy asking that a record should be kept, as by marking on a card, of the number of coughs in the twenty-four hours.He bas known patients to reduce the num ber of efforts 75 per cent., and always with advantage to the cough and the patient.Ex-Governor Foster says the statistics of the state of Ohio show the enormous sam of $70,000,000 expended in one yenr on rum.Of that sum not less than $50, 000,000 were spent by people who had not tha money to spend in that way, and their families in destitution and want.It was also shown that the taxes of the people of the State were increased 85,- 000,000 from the direct consequences of intemperate use of alcoholic stimulants.A writer in the St.Paul Pioneer Press says that \u201cChicago\u201d was the world used Iv tha Pattawatomie Indians to desi- gr mite a place where wild onions ahound- wl, literally an onion patch.Hence the appellation \u201cGarden City\u201d applied to Chicago.The term used to designate the skunk was almost identical in sound with the Chi-caw-goo, the place of onions.Lt was the belief of those Indians that the skunk derived its oder from eating onions.Euglishmen declare that their country is absolutely unable to supply the wum- ber of middle-cluss horses that would be required in case of a war, and the question as to the means of supplying the possible demi is being agitated.The exportation of horses has Leen forbidden trom Continental countries which have any to spare, and it is demanded that immediate steps be taken to procure 20,000 head if necessary.Most people have the impression that since vast herds of cattle have accumulated on the great ranches of the West, the number of cattle in proportion has lnrgely increased.Such is not tho fact however.fu 1850 there were in the entire country, Kast and West, 766 cattle to the 1,000 population.In 1860, 814 ; in 1880, 716; in 1885, 722; thus showing that there was just bout the sume number of cattle por thousand in habitants that there was in 1850, and less than in 1860.Tn 1850 there was a population of 23,191,875, and 17,779,- 000 head of cattle.In 1885 the pnpula- tion was estimated at 57,000,000, and the cattle at 44,000,000.\u2014 ps NervousDebilitated Men.You ave allowed a fair trial of thirty days 0 the use of Dr.Dve's\u2019 Celebrated Voltaic Feit with Electric Suspensory Appliances, for the speed relief and pormanent oure of Nervous vie , loss of Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred troubles, Also, for many other diseases.Compléte restoration to hoalth, vigor and manhood guaranteed.No risk is incurred, [Dlustrated pamphlet, with full n *ormation, terms eto., mailed trae hy addres.ing Valtaie Bel Co' Marshall Mick MOAKS HI STUDIA KT POPULON KP PRÆTIA DICAM -\u2014Viry, tizor; IV.8, 1887 aN os as mea Policy.Not only bnve the wages of the work | ingmun Loan greatly increancd, but tha purchasing power of these wages hus on the whole liée incresusd 15 per cent.everything a man aod his wife and family want, taken in the Jorge, being cheaper now than in 1478.A few bun ple billa are given to show this et.Montreal, 3rd 1700, 1887.Every consumer debtor to th Nation al Policy for the difference hetwecs tose two bille : \u2014 1878.lames, 24 1s.sugar granu: Iuted Jaffe BAX mule S104 Slbtea.Ge | w he 1685 11h, coffee.EL 3 am 3h.butter.Dh: w .a 1 Ib, chesse.I0¢ to le 0 14 Ih.flour,per bel.65 a6 #4.12} oa 14 1b oatmeal.Ze a 2 2 1 gul, eyrup.se so so RU 1 gul molusses 38¢ 4% Ihe 48 3 tine salmon.Ze à be 45 1 bush potatoes.Ge Gl Ww) AH! 2 gale.coal oil.Can He us a 45 Jah loavenliowl 200 [] 130 9 89.07 ¥ Out of n ten dollar bill, n customer received 3c.in changs in 1878, und 82,23 in change in JRRG, Average retail prices for the same quality of \u2014h article wt a corresponding period in each year are taken.Montreal, 3rd Feb, 1887.Every houseliolder debtor to the National Policy for the difference brtween these two bills: \u2014 1878 1586 10 yda gray cotton 134 81.33 @0e 93 10 yds white de Jde L400 1lic 1.15 3ydacolored do.18: 1.28 dic 1.08 5 yds cheek do.21ÿc 1.08 VHje TR 5 yds gingham,.[+ $4 Me hy 6 yds wool twewls GT} 4.04 db 2.94 von an Out of a ten dollar bill, a customer received 2c.change in 1878, but 2.56 cannge in 1886, Average retail prices for the same quality of goods are taken in wach year at a corresponding period.Montreal, 3rd Feb, 1887.Every houssholder debtor to the Nutional Policy for the difference between these two Lille :\u2014 1878 1386 4 tons stove conl.@$8.25333.00 @ 86.50 $20.0 4 chal.coke.4.00 1.50 258 1.23 10 gal.coal oil.as 3.00 23 2% 237.0 $20.55 Out of four ten dollar bills, » customer received £2.50 change in 1878, but 810.45 change in 1886.Average retail prices for the same quality arn taken for « sponding periods in each year: if instead ot oil were usad, the percentage saved would Le still higher.For #33 in 1378 a customer got four loads of coal ; for #33 in 1536 n customer got five loads of conl and 5U cours change.For 818 in 1878 n customer got six chaldrons of coke ; for 818 in 1856 + customer got seven vhaldrons of coxe and 50 cents change.For 23 in 1878 n customer got 10 pulis.Can, coal oil ; fi in INsG à customer got 13 galls.Can.conl vil.QUEBEC AND LEVIS FERRY Ice and Weather Permitting The Stontvers on this Fervy, conneuting with the undermentioued l'ruins, will leave, QUEBEC i LEVIS, POR [NTERUOLONIAL RAFLW AY AM.\u2019, 7.30 Mail to Halifax.8.00 Accommodation to R.du Loup.10.45 Mail tu HR, 44] 6,50 Mail iron Hal 2.00 Mail rum R.du Loup, Loup.\u2018 P.M.ax 8,50 Accommodation | 6.00 Accommodation to R.ilu Loup from R.du Loup FOR QURBES CENTRAL RAILWAY P.M.M 12.30 Express to Sher- | 11,30 Mixed fron.st brouke, Juseph, P.M M 2.00 Mixed to st| 230 Expressfrom Joseph.i Sherbrooke, December 8, 1886.GRAND TRUNK RH On and after the 9th JANUARY, the Ferry Stoumer FERRY W/LL LEAVE QUEBEC.SOUTH QUEBEC PM.AM.1.06 Mail trom th West.1 30 Lightning Lx p Mpro 9 M1 400 Lightning Exi press from the 7,00 Mailt the WW nt, 1 Want, Toe ail weather permitting.&F Tutormodiute trips for Freight 1GURE FITS) § ths bet tran ery Wi lug tiem for a ate thom permis agabt Ties 8 radical