Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 26 avril 1856, samedi 26 avril 1856

[" MONTREAL lEKllD SIEAII BOOK & JOB PRINTING OFH, Wo, 209 Notre Bïatnae Street, (Near St.Frs.Xavier Street, MONTERA Ij rpHK Proprietor ot this Bsiablishment begs to X inform hia Friends and (ho Public in general.that having rocDABOED his Stock of PRINTING MATERIALS, STB AM PRESSES, &c., he is now prepared to undertake every description oi Printing, such as Books, Pamphlets, Magazines, Insurance Policies, Programmes, Catalogues, Posting Bili», Dam! Bills, Railway Bills, Steamboat Bills, Oir.ulars, Invitation and Funeral Letters,Druggists' md other Labols,&c., with despatch, and at the lowest city prices.£3\u201d Yisiting and Business Cards neatly and promptly executed.JAMES POTTS.22 Jan.26.AUSTHikiLI A, ÏNWEPEIIVBÎENT ONE, \"T ^.\u2018 4NO DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE VOLUME XLYXII.MONTREAL, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1856.NUMBER 99.N E^W S P R I N p GOODS.The magnificent clipper ship a Queen of the 1500 tons register, -master, .SefES,\u201d Will sail oh or about tlie 25tii of May, FOR iFSELBOURPIE, for her short passages.Shippers will please bear in mind that the owners will in no case detain the ship, but will send her to sea, full or not full, at an early date.She can accommodate a few passengers in first cabin in splendid style, if applied for in time.For balance of Cargo, or Passage, in First Cabin only, apply to GOODEVE, ARKELL & ELLIOT.88 Pearl Street, N.Y., Or MOSS BROS., Montreal.April 12.\tws 87 CORPORATION OF MONTREAL, Notice is hereby given to farmers and others, desirous of procuring the MANURE being collected m the several Streets of the city, that they can receive the same on application to the undersigned.JAMES A.B.McGILL, City Surveyor.City Hall,\t?Montreal, April 10, 1856.$\t£5 iSli A SECRETARY is wanted for the UNIVERSITY OF McGILL COLLEGE.Preference will be given to a gentleman competent to fill one of the Lectureships in the College.Application to be made to Mr.Principal Dawson.W.S.BURRAGE, Secretary McG.C MoGiil College, ?Montreal, April 15, 1856.$\t89 flMaeBSffls, yigsssaM» maxMS- zamm Nova Scotia Railway Office, HALIFAX, MARCH 22, 1856.EXTENSION OF THUNK.MNE TO NEESOSPS, SHUKENACABME.Tenders for O-radtng, Construction, &c.TENDERS will be received at this Office, until SATURDAY, the 10th day of May next, at 12 o\u2019clock, noon, for the Construction and Finish of that portion of the Railway extending from the end of Contract No.7 to Nelson\u2019s, Shubenacadie River, on the Eastern Road leading to Truro, including Road alterations\u2014the distance being about ten miles.The Board will furnish Rails, Chaire\u2019, Spikes and aide keys.The work to be completed by the 30th day of June, 1857.Plans, specifications and quantities may be seen on the ground, on Thursday the 1st day of May, and afterwards at the Engineer\u2019s Office.An Engineer will attend persons desirous of Tendering, and meet them where the line crosses the Nine Mile River Road, at 10 o\u2019clock a.m.Tenders to be accompained by the address of parties tendering, and the names cf their Bondsmen.JOSEPH HOWS.Chairman.March 25.\t80 S.W.ABBOTT & CO/S EXTENSIVE FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT, 113, Craig Sireet, 113.SW.ABBOTT & CO., having Enlarged, \u2022 Newly Arranged, and Fitted-up their Ware-Rooms, are now manufacturing and Importing the Largest and Moat Varied Stock of FURNITURE and HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS ever offered in this Market.Their extensive and Spacious Rooms and increased Facilities will enable them this Season to offer a much Larger Stock of FIRST CLASS GOODS than formerly, comprising a Great Variety of Rose-Wood, Walnut and Mahogany Parlor and Dining-Room Furniture.Sofas, Couches and Chairs of every variety, Upholstered in Tapestry and Damask.Also a General Assortment of Cane Seat Office Dining and Common Chairs, What-nots, Centre Tables, Matrasses, Spring Beds, and every description of Common Furniture.They are now Finishing, and in a few weeks will be prepared to Exhibit, over Two Hundred Setts of Rose-Wood, Mahogany, Walnut and Ornamental Chamber Furniture,\u2014Reautiful New and Original Designs.They would most respectfully invite the attention of all in want of Goods to call and examine their Stock.March 18.\t.\t66 ________________v.____B____________ GAS LUSTRES AND FITTINGS.gas lustreTwasehouse, 76 GREAT SAINT JAMES STREET.THE Subscribers respectfully invite the attention of their friends and the public to their extensive and elegant stock of Gas Lustres, comprising 1, 2, 3 & 4 light Dining Room, Drawing Room and Parlor Lustres, in bronze, brass, ormolu and crystal, of the latest and most admired designs ; Hall Lamps, Bed Room, Library and Kitchen Brackets, Plain and Ornamental Harp Pendants, Vase Lights, &c ; with a complete assortment of Gas-fittings suitable for shops, which, having been for the most part manufactured by themselves, they are enabled to dispose of cheap Also, Glass Shades in great variety.B.MITCHELL & CO., Gas-fitters, &c.April 17.\t91 S9E&M SHOT! GARDNER\u2019S POISON FOR BUGS will be found a most effectual exterminator.For sale only by\tJ.GARDNER, Chemist and Druggist, Opposite Morison, Cameron & Empey\u2019s, West End Notre Dame Street.April 12.\t87 & £?©\u201e STOCK & PRODUCE BROKERS, Commission, Shipping and General Agents, TOBtGHTO.HÏNKT TOBBANCE.\tGEORGE THOMAS.References :\u2014J.Stevenson, Esq., Cash, Br.Bank Montreal, Toronto ; W.W.Ransom, Esq, Mana- Ser Br.Quebec Bank, Toronto ; Messrs.Moffatt, [urray & Co., Toronto ; Messrs.Hutchison & Co., Toronto ; Messrs.David Torrance & Co., Montreal ; Messrs.Gibb & Ross, Quebec ; Messrs.Curtiss, Mitchell & Co, New York; Daniel Torrance, Bsq., New York.Ti - \u201d3T£TW » NIC m MASONIC EMPORIUM.Hp\" æ cf; Wjf THE IMPORT TRADE OF CANADA.COMPARATIVE ST.TEMKNT shewing in contrast the Quantifies and Values of the Principal Articles of British and Foreign Merchandise, entered for consumption in Canada, during the years 1853 1854 and 1855 : ARTICLES.J, & M.MIGHOLS, Mo- 2@© Metre B^me Street!, WOULD RESPECTFULLY INVITE THE ATTENTION OF BUYERS TO THEIR EXTENSIVE STOCK OF ENGLISH AND EEENCH DRY GOODS, Suitable for Spring- and Summer Wear, To enumerate them would be impossible, but they would especially solicit an inspection of their NEW STYLE DRESSES, OF EVERY VARIETY, Composed of the Richest and Lightest Fabrics, and of the Rarest and most Elegant Designs ALSO, THEIR SILKS, SHAWLS AND MANTLES, ALL OF THE NEWEST STYLES, THEY HAVE RECEIVED AN INFINITE VARIETY OF Embroidered Cambrics and, JHuslins.©F GLOWES AÜD HOSIERY They have Imported an unusually Large and Fashionable Stock, from the First Manufacturing Houses, all of which they offer at the LOWEST RATES.Montreal, April 14, 1856.\t1m 89 Toronto, March IT, \u2019S6, «m 65 HEW MIMDKY GOODE.UjPHE undersigned have now received, via Bos-JL ton and Portland, a large and complete assortment of FANCY and STAPLE DRY GOODS, in every variety, and in the latest styles, to which they invito the attention of the Trade in general.GILLESPIE, MOFFATT * 00.April 9, 1856.,\t1m 84 New Goods via Boston, ?pHE Undersigned, AGENT FGR|BRITISH JL MANUFACTURES, has just received via Boston, TWO HUNDRED PACKAGES of NEW SPRING DRY GOODS, which he is prepared to sell by the Package or Piece, a due margin being allowed to purchasers of the former.The Goods, which are now on view at the Warehouse, ST.JOSEPH STREET , (rear of Cathedral), consist in part of\u2014 Ashton\u2019s 7-8, 9-8 and 5-4 Prints, in every variety of these well-known Goods Printed Muslins, in the most recent designs Fancy Tweeds and Cassimeres, French, English and Scotch Hobbs & Co.\u2019s (Vale House) White Shirtings and Grey do Printed and Colored Twill\u2019d Flannels Dick & Sons\u2019 (Clyde Mills) Celebrated Spool Cotton WILLIAM HOBBS, Js.April 8.\tS3 SOflYEn & BËAIJÛRŸ~ AGENTS, Corner of Dame & St.Vinec2.\\Sts, opposite the Court House, HAVE the pleasure of announcing to chsir numerous friends and customers that they have on hand a very large assortment cf JEWELLERY and WATCHES, &c., and all articles in that line of business.They continue, as heretofore, to REPAIR all kinds of Jewellery.Montreal, April 10.\tde 85 BABY\u2019LINENS, Ladies\u2019 Underclothing! CHILDREN\u2019S DRESSES, MARRIAGE! OUTFITS, NEWEST STYLES, Just received ; and some splendid new designs in BOYS\u2019 DRESSES, at \u201c THE GENTLEMEN\u2019S SHIRT STORE,\u201d April 15 211 and 213 Notre Dame Street.JOHN AITKEN & Co.89 MMOVAIa.&BOM&E MÆ&ÆM, DEALER IN HARDWARE, STOVES, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Ac., &c., HAS REMOVE!) M2 M4 ST, PAUL ST,, Opposite Messrs.Green* Sons, and near McGill Street.April 19.\t93 Removal t® 272 Noire Bame-SI, llingland &' Ewart Have removed to the queens arcade (one door West of their old Stand).R.& E.would call attention to their present large Stock of NEW GOODS, amongst which will be found a large Stock of FRENCH KID GLOVES, from Is 3d to 2s 8d per pair.A very large Stock of PARASOLS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, SMALL WARES, UNDER-CLOTHING, &e., expected in a few days.A large Stock of Gent\u2019s and Youth\u2019s SHIRTS, COLLARS, TIES, &c.N.B.\u2014SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER.Terms Cash, and ®o Second Price.April 16.\t90 JOHN HENDERSON CO., CRYSTAL BLOCK, SOLICIT an examination of their stock of ENGLISH VELVET, NAP, SILK and FELT HATS, of superior quality.A largo variety of CHILDREN\u2019S & INFANTS\u2019 HATS; MISSES\u2019 BLOOMERS, in Felt & Beaver.\u2014ALSO,\u2014 A very large and varied assortment of INDIA RUBBER CLOTHING, consisting in part of Officers' Coats, (large sizes,) Capes, Jackets, Driving Gloves, and Head Preservers.April 5.\t81 JOHN LEVEY, Importer of Segars, Tobaccos, and Fancy-Goods, CIS/ÏSTASL BE.OCK, MOST respectfully informs his numerous friends and customers that he has just returned from Europe after visiting all the principal manufactories on the Continent, and has succeeded in selecting the largest and most varied stock of Tobacconist Goods ever imported into Canada, consisting of every article appertaining to the Trade\u2014all of which ho expects by early Spring ships, and will offer them to the Trade at a small advance.Just received, per steamer Canada, 20 cases of those most favorite and celebrated WOODVILLE SEGARS, and daily expected, direct from Havana, 75 cases of VARIOUS BRANDS and of the CHOICEST QUALITY.Also, his usual assortment' of MANUFACTURED and FANCY TOBACCOS.Montreal, April 9.\t84 MEW GOODS, Chamberlain & Thomson, ST.1PAUIL STREET.THE SUBSCRIBERS have now received the whofn of.their Spring Importations of STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, consisting of : West of England Broad Cloths, Plain and Fancy Cassimeres and Doeskins, Tweeds, Summer Coatings, Vestings, Alpaccas, Lustres and Delaines, Madder,.Mourning and Fancy Prints, Muslin Dresses, Bareges, Challies, Cashmeres * Cobourgs, Linen Damasks, Diapers, & Towol-liage, Forfar Sheetings, Hessians, Canvas, Grey Cottons, Sheatinge,'.White Shirtings, Regattas, Blue Derries, Apron Checks, Silocias, Ginghams, Carpets, Velvets, Gloves, Laees, Crapes, Braces, Buttons, Hosiery, French Flowers, Parasols, and Umbrellas.A large assortment of Ribbons, Bandannas, Gros ds Nap\u2019s, &c.&c.&c.\u2014ALSO,\u2014 A large and complete Assortment of Small Wares, and Haberdashery.To which they solicit the attention of the Trade, as they are prepared to offer every inducement to purchasers.CHAMBERLAIN * THOMSON.April 21,\td 95 GIBB & CO.t3A¥E {RECEIVED Per sleamet \u201cEmeu\" T H E I JL- C-SJJ.A L SUPPLY OP Miicoiu & Bennett BLAdlS MAP HATS.\u2014ALSO,\u2014 A SELECTION OF JOHN 0, BROWN, 135, NOTEE DAME STSEET, 135, HAS just received, and has for sale, a choice lot of French and other makes of SHIRTS) COLLARS, FRONTS, &c.Also, on hand and receiving, an assortment of Gents\u2019 Summer Cloths, Broad Cloths Tweeds, Satinetts, Moggadore Cloths Gents\u2019 and Boys\u2019 Silk, Satin, Muslin and Gingham Ties Black Silk Squares Colored, Fancy and Plaid Squares Silk and Cotton Under-Clothing Belts, Braces, Hosiery, &c And many other articles of Gents Wearing ^Apparel, too numerous to mention.a eijoiee lot ot Regatta aîli Otüttr\"Buirtmg A variety of Dress Patterns in Calico Delaines, Cashmeres, Ginghams and Checks French Delaines and Printed\tdo And a large assortment of PLAIN and FANCY DRY GOODS.JOST BECIUVIHG, By way of New York, his Spring Importations of Ladies\u2019 Plain and Fancy Straw and other Bonnets, Straw Trimming, Flowers, Feathers, &c.And a large and unrivalled stock of Plain and Fancy Black and Colored Velvet Trimmings, and Lace Trimmings, Silk Braids, and Bonnet Ribbons.AND Every.article requisite for Masonic purposes always kept on hand.To all of which attention is respbctfuily invited.To be sold Cheap for Cash at J.0.BROWN\u2019S.April 12.\t87 HBUCASSOEf.Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies.MRS.WOOD (a native of England,) most respectfully begs to announce to Parents and Guardians that she purposes OPENING on the FIFTH OF MAY NEXT, at No.188 DeBLEURY STREET, MONTREAL, A SCHOOL for the instruction of YOUNG LADIES, as Boarders and Day Pnpils, in the various branches of a FIRST-CLASS ENGLISH EDUCATION, with French, Italian, Music,_ Drawing, Dancing,, and Ornamental Needle-work, &c.&e.MRS.' WOOD begs further to observe she is asaistedlin her School by her TWO DAUGHTERS, also natives of England ; and likewise, that for the past three years she has been engaged in the instruction of the young ladies of Medford, in the immediate vicinity of Boston, Mass., and iu that period her system of education has been so thoroughly appreciated by the parents of her respective pupjliï, as to have acquired for her not only their cohtidonce, but their cordial and lasting esteem, as a reference to the testimonials in her possession will show.For them, for terms and other information, apply until 1st May at No.179, and subsequently at 183, DeBleury Street.Among other references, Mis.Wood is enabled to name the Rev.W.Bond, Rev.D.Fraser, Dr.Campbell, Dr.Holmes, Dr.Sutherland.April 14.\t1m 88 ihs.galls.cwt.ItiS.lbs.For Summer wear.They have also received their usual selection of GENTLEMEN\u2019S UNDER CLOTHING, SHIRTS, COLLARS, TIES, &c.&e.April 12, 1856.\tddb 87 Spring Importations for 1856.OGÏ&VY, LEWIS & Co.HAVE NOW RECEIVED the whole of their SPRING IMPORTATIONS of FANCY and STAPLE DRY GOODS, which they intend to offer at a very low advance on the Sterling.Below will be found a list of some of the leading Goods :\u2014 Ladies Silk and Lace Mantles, in great variety French Printed Bareges French and English Bonnet Ribbons French Delaines, Plain and Printed French and English Printed Muslins French Barege Robes Several cases Parasols, in every variety Printed Delaines and Brilliants Black Silks, in 18, 24 and 36 inches Col\u2019d Glace Silks, iu 18 and 24 inches Fancy Stripe and Check, in 18 and 24 inches A large assortment of Muslin Work in Collars Habit Shirts, Flouncings, Edgings, &c.A most complete assortment of Lace Goods Paisley and French Long Shawls Black Cloths, Cassimeres, Doeskins and Summer Coatings A splendid lot of all the New Styles in Cassimeres, Tweeds and Doeskins A large assortment of Gloves, including Kid, Lisle, Taffaty, Silk and Lace Every variety of Hosiery 7-8 and 5-4 Prints and Regattas Black and CoTd Cobourgs and Lustres Union, Superfine and Imperial Carpets A few bales of Choice Tapestry Carpets Grey and White Shirtings and Sheetings A most complete assortment of Haberdashery OGILVY, LEWIS & Co., 13 St.Joseph Street.Montreal, April 19,1856.\t93 \u201cHigHTariiT EARLY IMPORTATIONS.N, S.WHITLEY HAS NOW RECEIVED via Boston and Portland, upwards of Two Hundred Packages ENGLISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, comprising one of the most extensive and varied assortments ever offered in this market, to which the attention of purchasers is invited.276 ST.PAUL STREET.April 21.\tr 94 NEW SPRING GOODS.TUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE\u2014 «1 Paisley and French Filled Long Shawls \u2014with,\u2014 Every novelty iu Printed Shawls.ALEX.WALKER, Custom House Square.March 27.\t73 MAMTLES, 3 CASES MOIRE ANTIQUE and GLAOB-Newest Shapes.March 27.ALEX.WALKER.73 SEWED MUSLINS.5 CASES, consisting of the latest styles in COLLARS, OHEMIZETTES, HABIT SHIRTS, SLEEVES, GAUNTLETS, RICH FLOUNCINGS, TRIMMINGS, &c.ALEX.WALKER.March 27.\t-73 Removal.THE Subscriber begs respectfully to inform his Customers and the Public generally, that the New Jewellery and Fancy Depot May now be found at ïïo.170 ISotre Dame Street, (Directly opposite T.Mussen\u2019s Dry Goods Store,) i Where he will continue to offer, as heretofore, a ; Splendid Assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jew- ; ellery, Electro Plated Goods, Papier Mâché Ware, | and Fancy Goods of every description, at prices | that will defy competition.A.HOFFNUNG, 170 Notre Dame Street, (Facing St.Lambert Street.) April 9.\t84 BORDEAUX VINEGAR, in hhds and qr-casks For Sale by R Jan, 21, JAMES TORRANCE.17 SPUING DM GOODS.ECEIVING ex \u201c J.E.THAYER\u201dand \u201cBRITANNIA\u201d\u2014 Grey Cottons, all widths Prints and Printed Delaines Jean Stripes Ribbons and Bonnet Satins Lace Goods, in full assprtment Cotton Drills and Nankeens Parasols and Umbrellas Mohair Caps and Plaits Summer Coatings Tweeds and Doeskins Superfine Black and Carriage Cloths Hollands and Grass Cloths Cotton Hose and Gloves Small Wares, in full assortment Silesias and Oasbans Bonnet Shapes Shirts, Collars and Ties tAIso receiving,\u2014 American Domestics and Small Wares Bonnets, Shapes, &c.,&c.ROBERT ADAMS, 298, St, Paul Street.March 23.\t74 Pianoforte Warerooms.Sfffi A.& S.NORDHEIMER BEG to announce that they have lately been receiving supplies of the very superior Pianofortes of CHICKERING, STODART & DUNHAM, and that their stock of Pianos by these and other makers is now the largest and most complete that they have yet opened in Montreal, consisting, in part, of CHICKERING\u2019S 6 Octave^ Rich Black Walnut Oases 6\t\u201c (Rosewood\tdo 6^\t\u201c\tdo\tdo 6%\t»\tdo\tdo 7\t\u201c\tdo\tdo 6% and 7 Oct.Fancy Cases and Louis XIV styles \u2014also,\u2014 Chickering\u2019s New Parlor Grand STODART\u2019S & DUNHAM\u2019S 6 Octaves Plain and Fancy Rosewood Cases 6% & 7 Octaves Plain & Fancy Cases, new styles \u2014also,\u2014 Pianofortes by other makers in great variety.Second-hand Pianos, from £10 upwards Pianofortes for Hire Old Pianos taken in Exchange, and Tuning and Repairing attended to.Montreal, 18th April, 1856.\t92 Improved Havana Plan Lottery! By authority of the State of Georgia.FORT GAINES ACADEMY LOTTERY! FOR APRIL\u2014Class 14, To be drawn in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, on the 24th April, 1856, when Prizes amounting to SO,000 ttoM&Jrs will be distributed.Capital Prize.7,500 Dollars ! Tickets $5, Halves $2,50, Quarters $1,25.Prizes iu this Lottery are paid thirty days after the drawing, in bills of specie-paying Banks, without deduction, only on presentation of the Ticket entitled to the Prize.Bills on all solvent Banks taken at par.All communications strictly confidential.SAMUEL SWAN, Agent and Manager, Atlanta, Georgia.April 11.\tly 6 PASSAiC MÎLL- No.joisn eoa/r.Yds.Paterson, W.J.CUPPER DUCK.No.JOHfll COM*.Yds.Paterson, K.J.JO MM COJLT\u2019® Standard Cotton Sail Duck & Twine.THE undersigned, Sole Agents for the sale of the above well known brands of Coasting or Hard Duck, and Clipper or Ship Duck, have constantly on hand, and offer for sale, at all Nos.from 1 to 10.Also will make to order at short notice Nos.0,00, and 000, Cotton Duck, and Yacht Duck of all numbers, 12, 14, 16, and 18 in width.JOHN COLT\u2019S HEAVY, LIGHT] and EXTRA RAVENS, constantly on hand.Superior to any other made.Messrs, Mackintries, Laurie & Co., represent H.C.B.& CO.in Boston.H.C.BEACH & CO., 71 Pine St., N.Y.April 8.\t3m 83 FOR HAVRE, BSRECT.PRAIÎCO-AMEEICAÏÎ COMPAHY.The French Screw Steamship ALMA, 2,200 TOSS BURTHEN, JEANNE, COMMANDER, Will leave for the above Port, SATÜRDA1F, MAH 3d.AT TWO O\u2019CLOCK PRECISELY, FROM PjSRR 44, SORT*» RIVER.PRIOR OF PASBACiE : First Cabin.$100.Second Cabin.$50.Steerage (Ship\tfinding\tProvisions).$35.BAGGaGE\tnot\twanted during «3\tthe passage must be sent on board Jsliyiliag»the day before sailing, marked \u201c Below.\u201d ¦ No FREIGHT will be taken after THURSDAY, May 1st, nor will any be received on board unless accompanied by a written order from the Agents.Letters, (pre-paid 20 cents per half-ounce,) will be received at the office until noon, on the day of sailing.We beg to call the attention of shippers to the difference of duties in France, on Foreign produce, per French vessels.8 The following Steamships, composing this Line.JACQUART.2,400 tons.FRANCOIS ARAGO.2,400\t\u201c ALMA.2,200\t\u201c BARCELONE.2,000\t\u201c are all built of Iron in the best manner, with water-tight compartments, and insure at the lowest rates.FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE, apply to the Agents, EM.& ED.POKIER & GO., 17 William street The BARCELONE will succeed the ALMA and sail on Tuesday, June 3d.April 12.Tts 33 Boarders Wanted.SIX or SEVEN GENTLEMEN can be accommodated with BOARD and LODGING, after the 1st of May, at MRS.CLARKE\u2019S, No.50 St.Peter Street, Corner of Notre Dame Street.33\u201c Gentlemen wishing to make arrangements can apply at No, 3 Craig Street, near St.Antoine Street.April 9,\ts4 Colfee\u2014Green.^\u2019s- ' Roasted.Cigprs.\u2018.A.Molasses.SnUjff.o\t-.u\u2014v, makes no distinction between the value of an article consumed by the rich or by the poor man: and the hon.gentleman had quoted Mr.Gladstone as an authority in support of his proposition.But he (Mr.G.) would take Mr.Walker, and the system of ad valorem duties now existing in the States, as introduced by that gentle-nan ; besides, we must look at the influence of! the classes in England, and Air.Galdstone certainly, although a liberal man, leaned on the side of the rich, while the latter gentleman was the representative of the Democratic party in the States, and had, by bis system, consulted the interest of the people at large.He (Mr.G ) would 'lay before the House the system of tariff adopted in various countries, and it would find that where ad valorem duties existed, the country enjoyed full liberty as its reward, and that those which adopted the specific form were lowest in civilization, and in their efforts to promote the general good of all the people.(Hear, hear.) Russia, with which the Inspector General was most familiar, he having resided there, and having, doubtless, formed a predilection in favor of their financial system, (hear, hear) had a tariff partly specific and partly ad valorem\u2014very much the same as was now proposed by the lu-ipector General\u2014and goods were there charged by weight.Spain alro had both duties, land goods by weight.The Zolverino duties are by weight, no matter whether the article was a cambric handkerchief or cotton sheeting ; Austria, allf,specific ; Portugal had both, and Sweden and Denmark were almost entirely specific ; the U.States entirely ad valorem ; Great Britain both, but the greater part ad valorem ; Belgium both ; the free cities of'Hamburg and Bremen entirely ad valorem; Holland both ; France both.Now, it could not be questioned that those coun- no Ijo a meritiauie sy» mme.aulov/j iiiviocuj wcic\t_ the very terms wbicli that hon.gentleman appli- r tries which had distinguished themselves in the ed to it, but he could not now be held respousi- arts and sciences, and developed the_liberties of ( ccc ed ble for a policy carried out by a former Government, neither could the Inspector General, nor the Post Master General.Mr.Holton asked where the Premier would .stand.; Mr.Gamble knew that tho hon.and gallant knight had advocated the carrying out of that scheme, and thought that the time had come when that Railroad should be.constructed, and that hôn.gentleman supported Mr.Hincks thro\u2019 the whole of his policy upon it, (hear, hear).The administration should only be held liable for the application of the £900,000 voted last year ; nor did he hold them responsible for the pretended deficiency in the revenue, arising from the Northern Railroad.(Still, they had to grapple with th® question, and he trusted that beiore long they would come down and inform the House what they intended to do.But he denied that the shareholders of the Grand Trunk Company had any legal or moral claim upon the Government for the bonds of the Company.As to our tariff, he regretted it was ever meddled with at all, and, if the hon.Inspector General had acted On the advice which he (Mr.Q.) gave him during the last session, ho would have been chary of having meddled with it.One of the last things that he (Mr.G.) would have done would have, been to have reduced that tariff ; but it as was some duties had been repealed, and an increase Was now to be asked on them, and he trusted that the Inspector General would take care that while he obtained the requisite revenue, it should be made* to act as an appropriation to our home interests.Mr.DeWitt said that he presented a petition last week which prayed for the reduction of the tariff with respect to tea, coffee, &c., and he would now advocate that principle most strictly.He did not wish the people of Moutreal, who had sent in that petition, to be placed on a different footing to those of other cities of tho Province.He wpnt for the benefit of the entire Province.\u2014 He had voted for the abolition of differential duties, and would do so now.As to the bonds of the Company in question, let the credit of the Province be kept, up, and the honor of the country thereby.The debt should be promptly met The duties should be so apportioned as to favour our own manulactures, commerce, and agriculture, and the water-power of the country should by all means be energetically encouraged.The hon.gentleman went into details on the subject, but could not be heard distinctly by the reporters He concluded by Baying he would vote for the amendment.Mr.Holton understood that the Inspector General was going to give to-day those explanations to which he had alluded last night, and he thought it of much imparlance that they should be given at once, as it was said that statements had been made in the Legislative Council by the gentleman who had lately seceded from the administration totally at variance wilh those given here last night by the Attorney General East.Hon.Mr.Caylby said he would give those explanations when the House went into Committee.Mr.Holton believed it was unusual to give inch explanations in Committee ; but of course this is an ettraordinary Government\u2014it is not governed by ordinary practice.Mr, Galt was desirous of lenowing whether the statement made by the late Speaker of the Council was in accordance with the opinions of the Governmeat or not He had been told by a gentleman whç was present in the Council Chambers this ev*ening, that the late Speaker had said that his explanation had received the assent of tl e senior members of the Council.Under these circumstances, be thought it but due t < :he Attorney General East that he should put bisuoelf right, as he now appeared to be in the wrong.\u2014 He proceeded to state that the propoL.ii'oa , f the Inspector General that they should go imo Committee, with the view of adding 25 per cent to the tariff\u2019, without the House having before them estimates of the expenditure tor the present year\u2014 without having a knowledge of the financial requirements of the country\u2014was a preposition which should be received with caution by the Ecus®.He asked whether a sufficient cause had been put before the House to warrant their adopting such an increased taxation as was contemplated by the Government.He could understand nothing more likely than that the letter of the Vice President of the Grand Trunk Company, might be a justification of the Inspector General for including in hip estimates for the year a sum sufficient to meet the interest which had been referred to, but he could not admit that the Inspector General, without examiaetion, and without a knowledge of what the necessities of the company might be, should ask the House to impose an increase of 26 per cent pp the taxation of the country ; to accept the conclusion after a mere interval of 24 hours that the company were absolutely bankrupt, and had made* no provision for the interest on their bonds for an indefinite period, was to say the least of it very hasty.There was a prima facie cause for making provision for that interest in the estimates of the year, but there was no prima facie cause for making a permanent increase to the taxation of the country.At an early period of the session the Inspector General declared it was not his intention to make any considerable change of the tariff, and on the faith of that large commercial spéculations had been entered into.It required, therefore, a case ot the most urgent necessity to be shown, before they assented to a «ourse which was a breach of faith, and might prove highly injurious to many belonging to the mercantile community.But, he affirmed that no such necessity existed, for, all that the Inspector General required\u2014and that only for one year\u2014 so far as he could learn, was £200,000, while there was now an amount actually at his credit, iu the Consolidated Fund, of not less than £300,-000, (hear, hear).In these circumstances, he would cordially support the amendment of the hon.member for Lambton.Mr.Brown\u2019s amendment was then put and lost \u2014yeas, 32; nays, 67.\t\"\t\u201d\t\u2014 Mr.Merritt then read the following resolution, he intended to move, as instruction to the Committee :\u2014That the removal of all duties on the productions of tho British Possessions in America, on precisely the same terms as between the différent States composing the American Union, would materially increase their intercourse and promote their prosperity.2nd.That the mutual interests of the United States and Canada would be promoted by extending the principles of reciprocity, now confined to the productions of agriculture, to manufactures and shipping interests.3rd.That, in order to place the manufactures in Canada, which have always remained in a state of great depression, on a footing will; those f the United States, which are in a most flour- hing condition, arising in a great measure from inequalit es betweenthe tariffs of the two cann-l, ills the opinion of this Committee that the rate of duties be imposed on articles manured in the United States, when consumed in ads, as are imposed by their Goveromesi oa the world, bad adopted the system of ad valorem duties, which tended to promote intercourse with other countries, and build their commerce, and place a fair and equal amount of taxation upon the community generally.He put it to the House whether this was a time or place to enter into speculation on that subject?The House should resolve upon adopting a principle, which recommends itself to every commercial people on the face of the earth.Now, with regard to the objection raised by the Inspector General,\u2014that the ad valorem principle, if carried out, would be an obstacle to Upper Canada.He proposed to take the case of a merchant iu Toronto, under the system of ad valorem duties.There the effect would be to leave him the choice of route by which be would make his importations.There was no difference between the routes, then, which he adopted\u2014whether it be by the St.Lawrence or New York.The cost to the consumer cannot be enhanced in any case by the adoption of this principle.It would merely give the importer the right of choosing the route, and he believed the people of Upper Canada wouid rather carry on their trade with their own people, with their own vessels, and with their own capital, than see that trade pass into the hands of foreigners.He*believed they do not want to see this country merge into a mere dependent of the Union on the other side of the lakes, but that they would rather see it grow into a national position.He believed that in a question of taxation there should be no difference between Up-fcer and Lower Canada ; that the two sections Jof the Province should not be supposed [to have rinterests opposed to each other,\u2019.and that if they 'are to grow into a state of national existence, they should not quarrel in the cradle, but should unite cordially on those principles which are likely to be to the mutual advantage of both.He held that the practice advocated by the Inspector General of raising the increased amount, which he says he wants, by specific duty, is open to the objection that it will benefit one section of tho Province at the expense of the other.He would not say which it would benefit ; one year it might benefit one section, and the next the .[Other ; fyit.ir.wnnlH wholly destroy the principle/ of enual tamtinn.He would therefore move that\u2019 that the course proposed by the Government was necessary to meet the exigencies of the occasion.Mr.Merritt said it was a ridiculous idea to hold that youjean put the ad valorem duties upon articles as high as now was put upon them by specific duties.Why was it that the trade of Surope was not drawn through the St.Lawrence ¦irer?It was certainly nearer to England by he St.Lawrence than by the United States.It vas because Great Britain had paid a bounty to the Cunard line, which represented a capital of £7,000,000 sterling, and by that they diverted the ocean freight from Canadian ports.Mr.Stevenson replied to the arguments of the hon.members for Lincoln and Sherbrooke.In looking over the import duties of England, it was quite apparent that the taxes were levied there with tho view of collecting the largest revenue from that class of the community which consumed the most luxuries ; but the income tax there only touched the rich.One thing in the ad valorem system was, that if the article was a low priced one, then the duty was low, and upon a high priced one high, and thua a premium was (offered to parties who could succeed in entering an article at a lower price than the honest trader could do.That was the case iu New York under the ad valorem system, where great trouble occurred in correcting false entries.Could the Ispecific duty be carried out as to all articles, the experience would soon point to the necessity of following that system.The hon.member for Sherbrooke thought that civilizatiou was entirely centred in the United States by the conclusions he wished to draw.If that were so, the American people must have arrived at.that civilization within a very short time, for it was not very long since that they altered the system of their tariff upon articles by the square yard, and that they had levied the specific duly.Frauds were now constantly taking place there under their present form, while.the honest trader was injured by the fraudulent one, without the community receiving any benefit.He believed ithat the principle object of hon.members opposite,being in favor at this time of ad valorem duties was, that they thought it would benefit Montreal in her trade ; but if he (Mr.S ) believed that, he would feel differently, but he looked upon their arguments as fallacious.He did not wish to see any distinction made between Upper and Lower Canada on this matter, but had not merchants of Upper Canada enterprise enough to look after their own interests ?He thought we might safely pursue the course followed in England of levying an ad, valorem duty on such articles as cannot conveniently be specified, and a\tuu^r upon an otners ; ana mat me system now proposed by the Inspector General would not produce a higher tariff than that proposed last session, and upon our imports now we should have as large a tariff put, as was intend-.ed by that hon.gentleman.But he (Mr.S:) would certainly advocate the encouragement of manufactures in the country.¦ Mr.Chapais said he looked on this as a [favorable opportunity of aiding the cause of temperance by imposing high duties upon Brandy, ,Gin aud other spiritous liquors.He ai so express-led himself in favor of so passing the tariff as to favor the poor, encourage industry, manfactures and agriculture.\t\u2014- /~Mr, Galt\u2019s amendment was then lost,\u2014Yes, B6; Nays, 55,\t\u2014' T^The main motion was then carried, and 1he (House went into Committee.Mr.Cayley said \u201c It must be recollected by the Committee that the Governmeat showed yesterday great reluctance to enter into fall explanations respecting the resignation of their late colleague, the former Speaker of ihe Legislative Council, because theyi.had not at that time the sanction of the Governor General to discuss the subject fully.But I may remark, that just in proportion as they shewed that reluctance, they were pressed to give some explanation with reference to the points referred to in the letter of the late Speaker.Now, the remarks I have to make on the subject are these : Perhaps it would be best to lay the whole matter before Committee.The day previous to the resignation of the late Speaker of the Council, he jjbad informed his colleagues of his desire to explain the conrse that he intended to take in reference tp certain mat-ters that were pressing on his mind.We generally were under the impression that he had a wish to withdraw from the Government, The next.day he came to the council chamber and informed his colleagues he had made up his mind toj withdraw, and he confided to the Receiver Gen.as the senior member of the Council, instead of the Premier who was siek, a letter explaining his reason for doing so.I said read the letter, and ho rose in his place and read the letter which has been read in this House.When he had completed reading it, I said, \u201c Are you fixed in your determination to retire ?Is it debateable point?\u201d He replied, \u201cNo; I am when the Speaker do leave the chair, it be an in-Jstruotion to the Committee that the tariff be ad-(justed on the principle of ad valorem duties.-'-'Mr.Cayley said that after the assertion of the member for Sherbrooke, that this was not the time for speculation, he had taken rather a strange mode of carrying it out by moving an amendment proposing a change of the present system on purely speculative principles.The member for Sherbrooke had said that the hi.\u2019her you ascend in the scale of civilization, so do you find more general the adoption of the ad valorem principle, and he brought up for an instance Great Britain, which collects only £145,000 of her whole income by means of ad valorem duties.He (Mr.C.) did not propose to bind himself to the principle of specific or ad valorem duties ; he preferred a happy mixture of bqth.'as might be found most applicable, and thougEt the golden msdium'.had been attained.If the member tor Sherbrooke can show that any change can be made with advantage, he would be happy to adopt it.Hon.Mr.Yodng called the attention of the House to the Inspector General's charging the members of the opposition with want of foresight and judgment in advocating a reduction in the tariff', and concluded that if his recommendations had been carried out on the ad valorem instead of the specific duty system, on sugar, molasses aud spices, there would not have been so great a deficiency in the revenue of the last year.The Inspector General had referred to the trade of Montreal.He (Mr.Y.) had figures to show that while the trade of the whole province, its imports and exports, had increased from £524,000 in \u201944 to £1,500,000 in \u201954, the business of Montreal and Quebec in the same period had gone back from £660,045 to £570,000.He fully agreed with the Inspector General that the Legislature of this country should not be guided by sectional principles, but should give equal justice to all.The merchants of Montreal did not desire anything else ; but what they constantly represented was that the system now pursued was driving trade out of its natural channels.The principle which the Inspector General applied to the tariff was sectional against Lower Canada, driving trade into wrong channels.In regard to public works the Inspector General stated that he believed the amount of expenses this year somewhat exceeded determined to withdraw.\u201d I tiien made no opposition, and remember none that was made by any of my colleagues.He got up shortiy after aud left us.I must say that but one impression at the moment was felt by ns a:!, at parting with a colleague who had eat with Us for so many months,\u2014that there was no disposition to cavil at the reasons for resigning ad vsneed in his letter\u2014that it was not a matter of dispute between us.He had made up his mind on his own views on his own impressions\u2014with which we had nothing to do, he having deemred his intention to withdraw from us.There-fore there was no exception to the language ; he had conveyed that intention in the letter handed to our senior colleague in the room.-\"\t\u2018 Mr.Sicotth\u2014I think these explanations ought 1 to be made in the House.The Committee of the IHouse is a mere family party, and this has {.\t.) nug to do with them.\u2018\u201c'Hon.Mr.Cayley\u2014I am quits content to led \u2019the explanations rest here ; and am quite satisfied to stop.I have said we take no exception to 'the language of the letter; but I have no objection to offer a few words more.I mean to say that whether the iata Speaker of the Council was right or wrong on the several points he took up in his letter, with that we had nothing to do.There were several points of which I and some others of my colleagues were not aware, and had no opinion to give.There were, one or two points there from which, had I been asked, I should have differed ; but I was not ssked for my opinion.Our late colleague has given his reasons for withdrawing from the Government ; and there was no analogy between it and a former occasion, when Mr.Hincks had stated that a reason should be agreed on to go forth to the public, and there should be then an agreement.He had his own view of the matter\u2014a view that was not concurred in by his colleagues.They urged him to remain ; but he had determined to withdraw from the Government, and they felt ;hat at that moment they had no right to object.These are the only explanations I have to offer on that point.I have got the sanction of his Excellency and of my colleagues to refer to another point, objections being taken to these explanations.\u2014-\u2014.-^ \u2019/-¦'Mr.Holton moved that the Committee do rise (and report progress, and ask leave to sit again, with the view of having the point of order decided.After a good deal of discussion, the Chairman refused the motion, and the Inspector General; was allowed to proceed.V Mr.Cayley said that when interrapted he was going to remark, in connection with the charges brought against him in the Grand Trank matter, that he had obtained the sanction of his Excellency to explain one or two points in connection with these transactions.He had been charged with YOluntarily and designedly bringing embarrassment upon the Company and the Contractors, by delaying to have the inspection of the road made by skilled Engineers, under the Act .passed in the spring of \u201955.So far from his having been the cause of any delay, as far back as September laet the Executive Council had selected several gentlemen to make that inspection, but the inspection was deferred in consequence [of solicitation by a gentleman connected with tite/ Grand Trunk Company.( Mr.Holton\u2014Who solicited the inspection*'?!)) (be deferred ?\t^ Mr.Cayley\u2014I have no hesitation in stating it was at the solicitation of the President of the Grand Trunk.Mr.Holton\u2014He was not in the country in September.Mr.Cayley\u2014He was in this country shortly after the nomination, and when made aware cl it he requested us not to proceed with our arrangements with regard to those gentlemen, and I have his permission to state this.Mr.Galt\u2014The President anired in December.Mr.Cayley thonghtit was a little earlier.The appointment to which he referred was discussed before the Government left Quebec.It was the duty of the Government, in accordance with the House why he made use of that expression.He did not believe that the English capitalists connected with the Grand Trunk were for many weeks baforehand prepared for the communication made in Mr.Brassey\u2019s letter.So far as he had learned, these letters came out subsequent to, and he might say, in consequence of a large sale, of Grand Trunk stock, to foreign buyers, principally French holders, who, on subsequently hearing rumours that the Company was not in as good circumstances as they had supposed it to be, had called upon the Contractors to explain the position of the company, and, to relieve themselves of the imputation that they had kept a cloud over the company\u2019s position at the time they were negotiating these shares ; and in consequence of that call upon them this communi-nation was made to the shareholders in England ; and Mr.Brassey\u2019s letter being first of all issued, in pamphlet form, for circulation among the shareholders, and being at the same time transmitted to the late Speaker of the Legislative Council, and only within three or four days, ora \u2022week, before the letter appeared in the public papers here, Mr.Ross had put these letters into Eus hands, and be believed they were not seen by fthe members of the Executive Council before [they appeared iu print.UWith regard to the knowledge they ought to have of the condition! of the company, he might make this remark tha the financial condition of the company depend] very much upon the means the contractors ma; have of disposing of the stock.!)* Messrs.Petô, Brassey & Betts being large shareholders as well las contractors, it depends much on their private [means whether they can dispose of their shares bo as to make their payments.It might have been in the knowledge of the hon.member for Sherbrooke that they were unable to fulfil their engagements, or whether it is necessary that shares should be guaranteed by tho Government.It may be partly the fault of the original arrangement on which the company was based that £80,000 of stock was received for the Canadian shareholders, which they might have known could not be taken up herey He thought no one conversant with Canada could have advissd such a atep, at a moment when there was a demand above [par for the stock in England.He for one was disposed to view the condition of the Company with very great feelings of regret, that they should have advanced so far in an undertaking when the times were so much depressed.He was not willing to suppose that the Yiee-Presi-dont had come down with a lie in his mouth SSfiohb?prôvince''t{) meet the demand in Jufy next.He had been asked why he brought forward a measure to meet this demand before he brought down the estimates, aud made full explanation as to the ways and means.He replied that be had no intention to take any largo portion of the ordinary revenues of this year to meet this demand.The ordinary revenues are appli-* cable to the ordinary services of the year.Thisl demand coming unexpectedly, they were called on to make special provision for it.It was true they had a large balance at the credit of the consolidated turn), as they had had in many previous years, and which had been increasing ever since.This balance has risen in this way : Every year the House has voted iarge sums for carrying on the public works.It was the policy of Mr.Hincks, as well as his (Mr.Cayley\u2019s) own, so far as the surplus revenue would enable them, to meet thé demand of the public works, not by increasing the debt of the country by the issue of new debentures, but in cash, bolding the debentures ready for any emergency that might arise, and saving the interest on the debentures, which could he made available at any time when a pressure arose.There were also large balances of appropriations for those works yet unclaimed, but which they might be called on to pay at any time, and which they must have the means of doing either out of the surplus revenue or out of the debentures they had iu hand, which for this reason was not available for the emergency ol this road.That was the reason why they apparently had a large surplus at the credit of the consolidated f .nd.This is not a cash balance.There was about £500,000 in cash, and £900,000 in available securities.He did not think it sound 'policy to sell those debentures now.He was more disposed to saddle the country with immediate charge of the payment of this interest.It was a safer course ; and as he thought, more cal-, ^plated tores tore the credit of the country.U r~ Mr.Holton-\u2014Tt is now clear the Inspector General had adopted the extraordinary coarse of entering into explanationsin Committee of the whole, instead of the House, sojthat he might mix them up with all-sorts of matters not having any legitimate connection with them.He did not propose to go into any reply as to the speech of the Inspector General which should reeeivej some consideration at his hands at a future stage! gf the resolutions.-\u2014-\u2014\u2014 Mr.Galt said that the Inspector General replied to charges which he (Mr.Galt) made tmMos r*TC rrUt-BO-Qh-,^' r£0.K MOftr 3s Ah BE SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1856.First Page.LAST NIGHT\u2019S PROCEEDINGS IN THE PR® VINCI AI.PARMAMEWT.BY TELEGRAPH.\u2014Montreal Line.LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.Toronto, April 25.Yesterday, the following petitions were received and read : \u2014 Of the Municipality of St.Charles; of John Dunn and others ; of the Municipality of St.Genevieve ; of Rev.J.O.Shanold and others ; of W.Mountain and others ; of R.Turcotte aud others ; of M.Lemond and others ; of the School Commissioners of Stadicona ; of H.Blake and others ; of F.Prefontaine and others ; of the Baptist congregation of Clarence; of Jacob DeWitt and others ; of the Municipality of Baldwin ; of the Municipality of Elizabethtown ; of the Mtinici\" pality of North Elmsly ; of John McNulty.The bill to amend the Woodstock and Lake Erie Railway and Harbor Company\u2019s Act, and the bill to enable the Municipality of Cornwall to appropriate the surplus raised for a macadamised road, were read a second time.__ /'\"'The Tlouse resumed the consideration of a motion made yesterday\u2014Tha J'e best interests \u2014\t-\u2014uuaua TJlfCw\t- by a repeal or dissolution of the political or legal union now subsisting between tiose sections of the Province ; and, also, the molion of the previous question, viz., shall the question be now put ?The debate thereon was carried on till past midnight, aud the House adjourned witboutj ^dividing.'\t'\t*-\u2014 To-day, after routine, Mr.Smith, (Northum-beriand) introduced a bill to run a line between Concessions 7 & 8 in Clark.Mr.Drummond to amend the Seigniorial Act.IBjfnsrorrison to\u2019 against him as to the failure of the Contractors being owing to the delay in the appointment of the engineers who were to report on the state of tha work, and that great difficulty had been in the way of the Contractors obtaining the releases to which they were entitled.The Inspector General had referred to letters from Mr.Brassey and (Mr.G.) wished to contradict the arguments he had made use of, and the inference he had drawn from these letters.It was most unfair that without any knowledge of what had taken place being before the House, the Inspector General should proceed in this measure.Had he laid his estimates before them it might be found that there was no occasion to provide f* the January interest,auff\thon.gentleman v.\u2022just.as well aware of all the facts a week ago as he is at this moment.He admitted that the (sual course is to advise when the payments ave been made and it is perfectly certain that the last interest has been paid, and it is most improper to allow it to go to\u2019 the country, that the .payments have not been made, Mr.Cayley\u2014Who was to blame for making those statements ?Mr.Galt\u2014YJell, he was astonished to hear a gentleman who was a director of the Company, and who ought to have been aware of what took place, make such (statements.He must have been aware of what was in Mr.Holmes, letter Jjefore it was sent to him.Mr.Caylby\u2014Would the hou.member have thought it right in him to object to the Vice-President in making the report he was called on to make?He told him ha was making a statement which he would have to put in writing which would after be made use of.Mr.Holton\u2014Of course it wouid.Mr.Cayley continued at some length.r.Mr.J.S.McDonald said this was a pretty ex.'hibilion, which the House had witnessed, of the difficulties which existed between the Govern-meat and the Company.The Inspector General had been charged wiih the neglect which the Company had complained of, as having resulted from hia management.The hon.gemleman sought to deny the charge, and asserted that the Government had stretched a point and behaved .with great, liberality to the Company, Nowth^ 'Province was goinv to pay for alt this ffnd would be th9_suff5aiL2Llns5nfi; 3md, whether the^ few- Worda protect the Fisheries in Upper Canada, and to incorporate the Lake Huron Transit Company.Mr.Bowes to incorporate the British Bank of Canada.On motion of Mr.Drummond, ministers were given preference for their measures upon Wednesday, in addition to Tuesday and Friday.Mr.Holton moved that the House should hereafter sit on Saturday, from 11 till 4 o\u2019clock.The motion was declared out of order, for want of sufficient notice.Tha House then went into a Committee of Supply, on the Tariff.The Legislative Council tent down a bill passed by them, providing for the Quebec Waterworks, Mr.Drummond, in introducing his bill, said he wished to do away with the necessity of the month\u2019s residence of a Commissioner in each Seigniory to receive complaints, leaving the matter in the hands of some local agent and so saving expense.The Crown Seigniories would also be brought under the operation of the law and the Lods et Fentes there abolished from the passing of the law.Ths right of appeal to England on the part of the seigniors had lapsed, notice having been given to the Crown within the time prescribed.The island of Montreal would remain, as at present, excluded from the operation of this bill, and subject to the old commutation law.Last night from Toronto.\u2014We learn by telegraph last night, that it was rumoured in Toronto that Mr.Cauehon had followed Mr.Ross\u2019 example, in retiring from tha Coalition Cabinet\u2014on account, it was said, of the refusal of his colleagues fo entertain the North Railway project.Mr.Cayley\u2019s Tariff, we are told, was being adopted in the Honse, and would be passed, with the exception of silks beingpiaced onthe same jfooting as other drygoods, and a trifling change \u2018¦-vor of cheap wines.EURTHER NROH TORONTO.Financial Statement.\u2014Wo learn by telegraph, late last night, from Toronto, that the Inspector General had stated the revenue this year, down to the 11th Instant, to be from Customs, £140,890-being an increase over last year of £4,752.And the revenue from Public Works, for the same period, to be £57,442\u2014being a decrease of £965.The English News.\u2014The details of English news, received by the \u201cArago,\u201dwe are forced, from want of space, to leave over till our next EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.the revenue ; but the fault was that last year the -directions of this House, to watch over the ad- expenses of the Welland and St.Lawrence Canals were £138,000, and the total revenue £78,-000, showing a loss of £68,000 on these public works, aud the same had been the case in previous years.Instead of increasing the Tariff, he' considered the true course of a finance minister to pursue was tha development of these works, which, in his opinion, would make these, instead of being a loss to the country, a source of large revenue.< i Mr.Bowssjsaid he would vote against any resolution, the* tendency of which was to force the .trade of the country into anylparticularichannel.I The hon.Mr.Cameron had never heard greater [differences of opinion expressed than to-night by mercantile men, in regard to the tariff and other imatters before the House.In regard to the interest on the bonds of the Grand Trunk Com-|pany, he trusted that no reimbnrsement would be made until it was clearly seen in what capacity Messrs.Baring had paid the January interest, whether as Bankers of the Company or Agents for the Province, bnt it was the duty of the Government to see that means were provided for sustaining the credit of the Province, and not to leave it to chance whether our debentures should be returned dishonored or not.I~ Mr.Gamble believed that the ad valorem duties might be best in theory, but in practice they could not be fully carried out.He agreed thatf .the most just plan in theory was by taxation,! and those who had ever been familiar with rais-J ing assessment by direct taxation, knew it can-| not be carried into practice.He would venture to say that perhaps of all tho taxes imposed on the public, none are more unequal than those raised by direct taxation, for when they come to personal property they never could ascertain its real value.7, All the countries alluded to by he member for Sherbrooke were in favor of a mixed system of specific and ad valorem duties.On the wholeAhe was in favor of specific duties, V and agreed with the Inspector General Tn his mode of levying taxes.With regard to the canals, be would, of course, prefer that our com-unerce should pass through our own waters, but I Ihe did not think that could be accomplished by( ^legislation.It could only be done by the enter-* prise of the people themselves.The people of Montreal must be prepared to compete with those of New Yoik and Boston jn the purchase of the produce of Upper Canada, if they desired to obtain their business.Mr.Chabot spoke at some length in French, of the difference between ad valorem and specific duties, each of which have, under certain cir-cumstacçss, their pseuliar valu».He contended it was his (Mr.C.\u2019s) duty, as one ot'the Kaiirbad Commissioners, and not as a member nf the -(Grand Trunk Company,Ho use all due precan-' vance of the guarantee as the road progressed! and to take care that there should be an inspec-1 tion of the road as it advanced towards comple-' tion ; and, while the appointment of skilled engi-| peers was delayed, in consequence ofjtbe request of the President of the Grand Trunk Company,' tions in the issue of the guarantee.He was desirous to assist the Grand Trunk Company by advancing the guarantee, so far as he could be guided by the advice of the Assistant Commis-missioner of Public Works, Mr.Killaly ; but, in the absence of the report of these Engineers, he was compelled to be more scrupulous than he wished to be, for they had not that to guide them, by which alone the country would expect them to be guided, in advancing the guarantee.When they got the reports, from time to time, they advanced the guarantee upon them, up to the latest period to which a report had been brought down\u2014the first of April.There was one feature of embarrassment, however, supposed to arise from this delay, which he could not pass over.Mr.Cayley then read an article from the Leader of the 16th April, which, he said, was so accurate that, in fact, only one thoroughly conversant with the whole matter could have written it\u2014either a member of the Grand Trunk, or some one deriving his information from such.\u2014 The proprietor of the paper was a member of the Grand Trunk Board, and, perhaps, might be the authority.It was stated in this article that the embarrassing results of the neglect of Mr, Cayley could not be estimated, and that the reason why the Company had been unable to pay its January dividends was, because they had not received the requisite amount from the guarantee.If, then, the January dividends had not been paid by the Company, but had been paid by the Provincial agents, for the honour of the Province, (then, the amount remained in the hands of the government unreleased, and available to enable he Company to keep their engagements.But, le could not shut his eyes to tha fact that the lotice they had received from the Vice-President of the Grand Trunk that they would have to provide for the dividends of the coming year, was a notice which they must receive as being of equal value and gravity with the protest of a notary, when a bill is due and not paid, as being in truth, a notice of non-acceptance.But, there was another charge brought against him, that he did not speak the truth when he said that Mr.Brassey\u2019s letter came upon him almost like a thunderbolt.He thought he eould shew to the Inspector General or the Company was to blame, it was certain the House would be called on to add more to the liabilities which the Province had already assumed with respect to the Company.But what did the Inspector General do the other night?He based his scheme of tariff on the idea of the January debentures not having been paid, and saying that we must prepare for the July interest.Hon.Mr.Cayley contradicted this.Mr.McDonald went oa to say that the impression was left on his side of the House that the January interest was provided for by this House, It also came out with regard to the tariff, and the amount raised upon the imports coming to this country, that if the Province was not liable for the January interest, we should have so much more for other purposes.He objected to the Inspector General coming down and asking for such increase of the tariff, as we had only the January interest to provide for.After some further discussion, in which Mr.Dorion of Montreal, Mr.McKenzie, Mr.Holton and Attorney General McDonald took part, it was agreed that the Committee rise and report progress, and sit again on Thursday, New Bills.\u2014On Monday last tha Governor General sanctioned the following bills : An Act to change the tenure of the Indian Lands in the Township of Durham, An Act to amend the Act for estafcliihing Freedom of Banking.An Act to provide for the holding of an additional Term of the Appeal Side of the Court of Queen\u2019s Bench for Lower Canada, in the present year.An Act to facilitate the disuniting of the Counties of Lincoln and Welland, and for' other purposes therein mentioned.\t\u2014 An Act to authorize the commutation of claims' on Ordnance Lands, upon the transfer of such : Lands to the Province.'An Act to repeal in part an Act to provide a remedy against the City of Quebec, in case of injury to property^by riot.An Act to remedy a defect in the Act passed in the eighteenth year of Her Majesty\u2019s Reign, to amend and extend the Acts incorporating the Champlain and St.Lawrence Railroad Co.An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Port Darlington Harbour Company.An Act to explain and amend the Charter of the City Bank.Death op the Countess Dowager op Pembroke, \u2014Katharine, Countess Dowager of Pembroke, mother of Mr.Sidney Herbert, M.P, who died a few days since at her residence injGrafton street, was a Russianjlady of high rank and connections, and a relative of Prince Potemkin; being a daughter of the late Count Woronzow, a nobleman of large patrimonial estates in the Crimea and the South of Russia.Her brother, the present Count Woronzow, has been for many years Vioerory of Southern Russia, and has long resided in that capacity at Odessa.The late Countess of Pembroke was born in 1782, and in 1802 became the second wife of George Augustus, eleventh Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, E.G.by whom she was the mother, of the Right Hon.Sidney Herbert, M.P.for South Wilts, and late Secretary at War.Her other children are the Marchioness of Ailsbury, the Countess of Clanwilliam, Viscountess De Vesi, besides the late Countess of Shelburne and Dunmoro.Her ladyship was well known in the sphere of fashionable society, where she long divided the rule with Lady Jersey, the Marchioness ofLondonderry, and the celebrities.Her receptions and reunions in Grafton-street, in the reign of George IV.and to a later date, were always crowded with brilliant throngs, and her refined accomplishments and amiable character endeared her to a very large circle of friends and acquaintances.It may be imagined that when just two years since, war was declared between England and her native country, her ladyship's feelings and sympathies were sadly divided between Russia and the land of her adoption.She lived just long enough to know that peace was near, and all but within onr grasp ; had three days been added to her existence, she would have lived to hear the news that it had been actually proclaimed.Toronto, April 22.The long-gathering trouble in the Ministerial camp at last broke out, on Friday last, by the resignation of the Honble.John Ross.I do not know that I need go over the facts which led to his resignation, and to the acceptance of the place in the Executive Council which he had vacated by Mr.J.C.Morison.Repetitions are tiresome ; and for the deeds of these gentlemen and all that they did, are they not written in the Parliamentary debates?Nearly all; and it is just upon the exceptions that I propose to say a The coalition ministry when formed, had for its support : 1st, The large body of the Lower Canadians who had lent their aid to the Hincks Ministry; 2nd, A considerable number of the old reform party of Upper Canada, who had served under the same banners ; 3rd, Some twelve members of tho old Conservative party of Upper Canada.These parties, except the latter, had previously pledged themselves to the three measures\u2014Abolition of the Clergy Reserves ; Reform ot the Seigniorial Tenure ; the Reform of the Legislative Council.The coalition was to carry all three.The first two were the sectional measures respectively of Upper and Lower Canada\u2014Upper Canada having set her heart upon the first, and Lower Canada on the second.These having been carried, there was no strong party interests involved in the remaining one.The House of Assembly, at least, was pretty unanimous one way, and the Council in the meantime troubled no one very much, jt was, therefore, not wonderful if the coalition began\u2014the cement existing no longer\u2014to fall to pieces.The ostensible movements came from the reform wing of the Government, and these had been going on, as it is well know.n, from the vejy beginning, and even before the beginning of the session.\u2014 But if the Reformers moved, the old Conservatives were not very much behind on their side ; and, perhaps, the first of what may be considered overt acts was the caucus of Mr.Cameron\u2019s friends, of which dne record was made at the time it occurred.From that moment to the final rupture which has separated Mr.Ross from his late colleagues there have been constant rumours of caucnssing among those who still call themselves Reformers, though they have, in fact, throughout the session, been the constant slaves of Mr.Cauehon and his friends\u2014men who deserve the name of Tories, if such a name is deserved by any men now living.The connection of the Reformers with these gentlemen has, in fact, been their great misfortune.They have been constantly obliged to give votes, which the Globe has as constantly used against them.As these votes were unpalatable tfi the people of Upper Canada, the dedunoiations of this journalist have been echoed by resolutions in public meetings, and by letters from constituents, indicating very plainly the strong set of the current.Under these circumstances, it is not wonderful that the members of the Reform wing should become very uncomfortable, and they seem to have imagined that they could best set themselves right by getting rid of the Premier.My own impression is that the Premier has been in reality tite least of their troubles.Sir Allan, I imagine, has no very great sympathy with anything which his supporters of the Reform school desire to effect ; but he is ready enough to yield anything that may be necessary to maintain his position, and he can do so upon the class of questions to which I now refer without in any way shocking the feelings of his supporters.Mr.Cauehon, on the contrary, is not a yielding man, and at his back he has supporters who are not disposed to give up their opinions.He and his friends in the House have, therefore, been by far the most inconvenient friends of the Upper Canadian Reformers\u2014those whose exigencies have most exposed them to the lash of the Globe and the sting of the speeches of Mr.Brown.Nevertheless, Sir Allan MeNab was th# bête noire of the Upper Canada reformers of his ministry and he must be got rid of.The last of the caucuses took place, according to the best informa-tion which can be obtained of these occult assemblages,last week, and it appears that at one of them a resolution was passed, to the effect that the reform section of the ministerial side of the Honse were dissatisfied with the existing ministerial arrangements, and that they warned members of the Government to expect a defeat.This was communicated to certain members of the ministry supposed to represent in that body the Upper Canadian Reform section of the Honse, and one of them, Mr.Ross, thought it was a sufficient indication of the will of his party to compel him, as a man of honor, to resign.It appears that Mr, Spence\u2014 the other gentleman who was put into the Ministry, at its formation, as the representative of the Upper Canada Reformers\u2014had another opinion.What he imagined the Reformers meant by their resolution and their message, he has not yet told ns : but we must take his word for it, that he had no idea that they meant the Ministry should resign.On the contrary, ha (\u201c but this is an hon-onorable man\u2019\u2019) and Mr.J.A.MacDonald (\u201cso are they all, all honorable men\") understood that what was intended was, a complimentary embassy to express the fullest satisfaction iu everything as it was.Still, surgit alquid amari\u2014some doubt obtruded even on this strong conviction ; but the precedent of the famous Corrigan business was, happily, still retained in memory, and Mr.Spence suggested that, really, in the state of uncertainty which prevailed, the only thing that would make all plain was a vote of nonconfidence.He saw the door opened, but he had no idea that there could be any proof of a request for his retirement, short of a fair kick-out into the street.Well, it is further said that there was one gentleman who was willing to put an end to this painful suspense, and to make the thing as plain as the nose on the Postmaster\u2019s face, &\tM his associates in the caucus to allow him, as their spokesman, to put on the paper a notice of a vote of want of confidence.According to his own statement in the House ho said he told them that the most manly method of getting rid of the government was by such a vote.At any rate this gentleman, who for one reason or other thus spoke of proposing a vote of non-confidence iu the ministry in caucus ou Thursday night, had agreed by 3 o'clock on Friday to become their colleague, and was gazetted on Saturday I\u2014anf instance of a sudden conversion, conscientious of course ; yet such as, fortunately for the sake of the confidence which men place in each other, is ^very rare.Jii/ijuW ''\tI One word as to the vote of non confidence which Mr.Spence thought was the only mode which could convince him of so gross an improbability as that his friends were not satisfied with his ministry.In a government formed oni homogeneous principles, upon unity ot political faith, the idem sentire de republiât, one comprehends readily the propriety of refusing to take the sense of a party for the sense of the House.But iu coalitions ministers represent the diverse .nterests of the coalescing parties, and for Mr.Spence to say that he would not abid by the decision of his special friends, bu wanted a vote in the House, was entirely to abandon his place as the exponent, in the Cabinet, of the views of the Upper Canadian Reformers, and announce his determination toj hold his seat in defiance of them, by the over powering influence of the Lower Canadian vote, That is, in fact, not theoretically, but practical! the position he has assumed.Mr.Ross, thi other nominee of Mr.Hincks, and a man of some strength of will, has retired, leaving Mr, Spence to support reform principles in tho Cabinet by his unaided efforts\u2014or by his efforts aided only by Mr.J.C.Morrison, whose weak, though amiable character is sufficiently indicated by his Parliamentary soubriquet of \u201c Good-natured Joe.\u201d The fact is that the old Conservatives have contrived to turn the efforts of the Reformers to purge the ministry of conservatism into a meaus of getting rid of the only efficient support which the Reformers had in tho Cabinet.Mr.Spence\u2019s own turn will come next, if the administration should last long enough to give room for 'new intrigues, and there will then bo a thoroughly conservative government, who, after going on as long as they are able, with the present Parliament, will at last go to the country, united iu Lower Canadian and Upper Canadian toryism, with all the strength belonging to possession of the public purse and patronage.Such is the obvious effect of the weakness which has neglected the opportunity, and has let the game slip out of the hands of those who held it, into other and more dexterous hands.There is no doubt that we shall shortly see a rapprochement of all the scattered conservative elements\u2014I mean Mr.Cameron and his followers\u2014with the ministry, Iso as to make.it High Church on each wing, lüpper and Lower Canadian.^ In the meantime, the opposition gains strength both in numbers and in oneness of feeling.Mr.Jackson, a man of some influence, has regularly and undoubtedly separated himself from the coalition fortunes.Mr.Bell has done so also.Mr.Ross, brother of the ex-Speaker of the Legislative Council, will, I take it, follow suit, if, indeed, he does not.resign and give his place to his brother.Mr.Conger, who has been but recently elected as a ministerialist, has given almost as many votes against ministers as for them, aud is now understood to he thoroughly in opposition, though he did not choose to identify his departure from his old friends with that of Mr.Ross.Other defections, if they have not taken place, cannot be long postponed, and members who cannot be said to have gone into decided opposition have become very uncertain in their allegiance.The effect of all these changes was seen in the second vote on Monday night.The division on Mr.Drummond\u2019s amendment to Mr.Dorion\u2019s motion fora writ was a strictly party vote.With the exception of said the other two were quite sufficient; that those two, with himself, retired into a room in the Governor General\u2019s house; and that there Mr.J.A.MacDonald himself proposed, and Mr.Taché agreed in the proposition that the letter should be read in both Houses.Mr.Taché, by his si-\\ lenco in the Council when thus appealed to, of course, put the stamp of veracity on Mr.Ross\u2019 statement.What, then, becomes of Mr.Drummond\u2019s assertion of Monday night ?He has offered no explanation himself to-night, though such explanations were repeatedly challenged.\u2014 Supposing the Attorney General East had only been mistaken\u2014which we must suppose,\u2014what a fine proof we have of the manner in whicl these precious Ministers do business, when, on such a simple matter as this, one of them directly denies what the other had just assented to in another public place.But extraordinary thing: crowd upon ns here.The ministerial explanations are always given in the House, when the Speaker is in the chair, and Lord Palmerston recently apologized when, from particular circumstances, he was obliged to make them in Committee.Mr.Cayley, however, chose to set aside til precedent, and make his explanations in| Jommittee, on the tariff.The object o: ibis was to put off the matter till late1 n the evening.After having given such state nents as he pleased on this subject, suddenly Mr.Turcotte got up and said this was quite irregular, such explanations must be made in the House and not in a Committee on the Tariff.Oh I said Mr.Cayley, I have just done, and them having obtained a decision from the chairman, that being done, he was in order, he struck out not into the tariff but the Grank Trank, talking on that subject till nearly half-past 12 o\u2019clock.This shut out, and was of course intended to shut out, all debate on the matter for that time, unless the House continued to sit, so that all the Inspector General\u2019s statements might go to the public without contradiction.The trick was caring\" fcTdrowntfie-voices, a\u2019hSrilfwM only at the expense of a row that the opposition contrived to get a few words to say in reply to the usual imount, of insinuation on the part of the Inspector General; insinuation, which when challenged to put into tangible shape, be as usual declared meant nothing at all.The report of the debate this evening will, of necessity, be brief, and can give scarcely an idea of the ignominious figure which ministers cut.It| l^ajivell worth reading however.\t\u2014 Travelling to New York.\u2014We learn that Lake Champlain is fairly open, and that the famed Steamers on its waters will, on and after Monday, leave Rouse\u2019s Point on the arrival of tho trains from south Montreal.The \u201cIron Duke\u201d and \u201c Prince Albert\" are on their station, busy transporting goods, wares and merchandise to our city.Winter travelling may be said to be at an end for this year.Messrs.Murney and Lyons, no member in the minority was tinctured with Conservatism ; yet, in a House of 116 members, the majority was but 16 ; the Upper Canadian vote showing a majority of seven against the ministry.Of the minority, besides Mr.Conger, who, as I have said, frequently voted with the opposition, there were Messrs.Cook, Jackson, Lutnsden, Southwick and Mathieson, none of whom have ever given an adverse vote before, and Mr.Biggar who has done so only at very rare intervals indeed.Such a vote shows the immense gain which the opposition has made, comparing its position now to that which it occupied during last session.The ministry in the meantime are said to meditate a coup dktat, like those which in the United States are accomplished by, what are called Con-gressioually, omnibus bills, and which, as their name implies, are intended to give everything to sverybody.Iu short, while they affect to have a great horror of anything like a Grand Trunk Government, they are about to start a scheme to which the Grand Trunk will be as a baby to a giant.It is no less than a plan for a great railway from Quebec to the Georgian Bay\u2014of course with an exceedingly profitable line from Montreal to Quebec, to balance that other profitable line from St.Thomas to Richmond.It is stated confidently here that a formal decision has been come to in the Executive Council to start this new project with a grant of 3,000,000 acres of land, to be followed, of coarse, by pecuniary aids in debentures, till another 25 per cent is added to our tariff.\u2014 Whether all that is stated of the details be precisely true or not, I cannot say ; but the friends of the North Shore Road have made no secret of what they consider the undoubtedly approaching iriumph of their plan ; and the members of the Cabinet pro and con are talked of.Whether, if the Ministry are willing, they will find another magnificent firm in Lombard Street, is also a curious speculation.But the general opinion is that we are this time to have a home-made conjuror ; and as Mr.Hincks was the prime agent at the debut of Pefo, Brassey & Co., so Mr.Cauehon is to act as accoucheur to the coming Baby.' This evening some developments of a sufficiently strange character have taken place.Last night, in the Legislative Council, in the presence, of course, of Mr.Taché, the now Speaker, and of Mr.Drummond also, Mr.Ross read the letter, which you will have received before this by telegraph, and stated distinctly that he had previously communicated with his late colleagues, and asked whether they assented to his reading it as a statement of facts.In the House of Assembly om the same evening, Mr.Drummond positively declared that he and his remaining colleagues never expected that Mr.Ross would read that letter.Well, this was rather a flat denial.But this evening Mr.Ross again repeated his statement in the Legislative Council, asserting tliat he had invited Messrs.Taché, MacDonald and one other\u2014I forget which,\u2014 to agree upon the facts of which the usual explanation was to be mad® ; that the third gentlemas Formation of the Irish Protestant Benevolent Society of Montreal.\u2014On Thursday evening, a large meeting of the Irish Protestants of this city was held, according to public notice, in the Mechanics\u2019 Hall\u2014Benjamin Workman, Esq., M.D., in the chair.The object of the meeting was to hear the result of the labours of the Committee which had been appointed at a previous meeting, to take the preliminary steps necessary for the formation of this new benevolent society.When the chairman had called the meeting to order, he stated that the Committee had drawn up a constitution for the society, which he would now submit for the approval of this meeting.He also stated that they had drawn up a code of bylaws which would be submitted at afuture meeting.Before proceeding, however, he would again state that the society was not proposed to be organized from a spirit of opposition or rivalry towards other societies in the city.He also said that he had been requested to state that the St.Patrick\u2019s Society did not intend to confine its charity exclusively to Roman Catholics; the recent change effected in that Society was made to connect it more closely with St.Patrick\u2019s church, and to prevent the Society from being made a tool of during the heat of political contentions.The Secretary, Mr.Merry, then proceeded to read the constitution.We cannot afford space for its publication, but we believe it will be published, as amended at the meeting, in the first number of the Protestant.After its reading, Mr.Holmes moved its adoption.The Rev.Mr.Cord-ner here rose, and, after suggesting some slight alterations in the constitution, went on to say that, if he were left to himself, he could not, nor would not, become a member ¦ of any society professedly formed for exclusive charity.His feeling of charity was broad, and embraced the whole human family.Still, since exclusive measures had been taken by tho St.Patrick\u2019s Society, the present hard step was forced upon every Protestant Irishman.It had been said the change made in the St.Patrick\u2019s Society was for the purpose of connecting that body more closely with the Ghurch.If this were so, it should not be called the St.Patrick\u2019s Society, but the Congregational Society of St.Patrick\u2019s Church.As it was now organized, it could not be called a National Society at all.\u2014 It had been said that they did not mean to exclude Protestants from their charity ; bnt they excluded Protestants from sitting among them as members.This exclusion he complained of.It was said that it is \u201c more blessed to give than to receive ;\u201d now, by excluding Protestants from their Society they excluded them from the greater blessing.He, therefore, objected to the exclusion made by the St.Patrick\u2019s Society on religious grounds.Religion and theology were two different things.The Scripture says, to \u201c Love the Lord with all our heart, and our neighbour as ourselves, ou this point hang all the law and the prophets.\u201d On this point of our common religion then, we are all agreed, however much we may differ on certain theological points.Let, us all unite, then, on this common ground for the formation of a great national society.And this too would be a religious society in its aim ; and that in the strictest sense of the word, which was Charity.Some discussion then arose as to whether the meeting would adopt the constitution as a whole, or adopt it section by section.It was agreed to take the latter method.They accordingly proceeded to discuss each section, which occupied a considerable time, as some of the points were pretty freely discussed.At length the constitution as drawn np by the committee was adopted by the meeting, with a few unimportant amendments and alterations.A book was then opened for the enrollment of members\u2019roames, in which about eighty at once entered themselves as members .This book of membership will lie open for a few days at the office of M.H.Gault, Esq., Francois Xavier street, who was appointed Treasurer pro.tern., previous to the next meeting of the society, which will be for the election of office-bearers.After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Secretary, the meeting broke up about eleven o\u2019clock, amidst loud and enthusiastic cheering.More arrivals in the Harbour.\u2014Yesterday we had more arrivals in port.We had the Ver-cheres and the Jacques Cartier.A barge laden with wood also arrived.The Grand Trunk Ferry Boat No.2 commenced her trips yesterday morning, and at noon her wharf was crowded with merchandise, that has collected at Longueuil since the ice became bad.The river is almost completely clear of floating ice.The steamer Quebec arrived in the afternoon from Sorel, and will leave for the same place to-day at three o\u2019clock ; where we understand she will remain all night, and sail for Quebec in the morning.\u2014 All these vessels,from the flags, green boughs, &c,, with which they are decorated, have quite a holiday appearance.St.Anne Market.\u2014The clerk of this market, Mr.Abbot, seems to be stirring himself latterly in detecting \u201c false measures.\u2019\u2019 It was but the other day he seized some light butter, and he again on Thursday confiscated five bags of potatoes, from what they called a very \u201c respectable farmer.\u201d The public servants at all the markets deserve high commendation for making these seizures ; the man who thus comes into the markets with short weights and measures deserves the same punishment as the common pick-pocket; their crimes are in reality the same.Such a man may be professedly a Christian ; but despite his professions, he is in the words of St.Paul, \u201c worse than an infidel.\u201d Inauguration of the Toronto Exchange.\u2014 On Tuesday last a large gathering of Merchants took place at the Merchant\u2019s Exchange, new buildings on Wellington street, Toronto, to inaugurate the opening of that institution for public business.At mid-day a salute of cannon was fired from the fort, and numbers of gaily dressed ladies, in court phrase \u201c the beauty and fashion,\u201d of the Queen City, entered the edifice where the interesting ceremony was held.The inside of the hall and around the railing of the rotunda were hung with national flags.The City Band filled the corridors with strains of enlivening music.\u2014 The chair was occupied by F.H.Reward, Esq., President of the Toronto Exchange.TRADE AND COMMERCE.ENGLISH MARKETS, BY THE \u201c ARABIA.\u201d STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER.The tenor of the advices from Manchester is favorable, and with a fair business for prices are well sustained., LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET, April 11.The brokers\u2019 circular reports heavy importations, with a weak market and small transactions.Wheat is called 2d lower, and Flour Is, principally on the lower grades.Western Canal Flour is quoted at 25/@31s ; Ohio 35/®35s 6d; Canadian 30s/®30s 6d; Baltimore 34s/3)35s.\u2014 White Wheat 10s 3d/S>10s lOd.Com 2s lower, with a still declining tendency ; white 28/S>30a ; mixed 28/g)28s 6d; yellow 28s.6d.Some oirou-lara report good Flour and Wheat unchanged, but inferior descriptions considerably lower ; they also quote a decline in Corn of 2s 6d, and buyers demanding a reduction.The weather had been very favorable for agricultural purposes.Latest.\u2014Liverpool, Saturday, 1.40 P.M.Richardson, Spence & Co.report the market to-day dull, but without any material change in quotations.Corn of all kinds selling at 28s.LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET\u2014April 11.Richardson, Spence & Co.report Beef in moderate demand and firm at former rates.Pork firm and unchanged ; sales at 82/S85s.Bacon in active request at 52s 6di®53s.Lard in moderate request at last quotations\u201452s Gd®54s 6d, Tallow firm ; good North American 52s.Cheese of average quality selling at ffis ; market again bare.[From the broker\u2019s circular.)\u2014Ashes, a moderate business at unchanged prices ; pearls 40s ; Pot 35s 6d/@36s, Rosin in limited request at 4s 7d/S)4s 9d to 63.Turpentine in some request but none in the market.Nothing doing iu Tar.Spirits Turpentine, moderate business at 34/5)34s Gd.Linseed Oil, a fair business at about 34s : Whale aud Sperm Oils neglected.Linseed Coke at auction, sold at £9/®£9 5s.LONDON PRODUCE MARKET\u2014April 11.[Baring Bros.& Co.)\u2014Sugar dull with a declining tendency.Tea, Coffee and Breadstuff's ¦weak, and transactions limited.Iron active and firm at former rates; Bars £85s; Rails £8 7s 6d 10)£8 12s 6d ; Scotch Pig £7 3s 6d.LONDON MONEY MARKET\u2014April 11.Money was in active demand, but rates have undergone no change.Consols for money closed at 93)^; bar silver sold at £5 10 ; dollars, price not fixed.The bullion in the Bank of England has decreased £443,000.Great Western Railway.\u2014 Comparative Statement of Traffic Receipts for the week ending 18th April, 1856 and 1855 :\u2014 1856.No.of Miles open.283 Passengers, Local.§15,368\t11 Do Foreign.24,037\t50 Do Emigrants.2,603\t30 Mails and Sundries.2,228\t18% Local Freight and Live Stock.\t9,183\t36 Foreign Freight and Live Stock.24,570 80 of\t, Reported for the Montreal Herald BY MONTREAL LINE, Office Merchants' Exchange, St Sacrament St Boston, April 25.The schooner Miller, from Warwick, Va., for Boston, was capsized on the night of the 20th and filled.All the crew were lost except Ed.Colbert, who was taken from the wreck 48 hours after, by the schooner William Corgell, from Philadelphia and Boston, The Miller belonged to St.George, Maine.Washington, April 25.John A.Washington writes to the National Intelligencer, this morning, that he had been willing to sell the Mount Vernon Estate to either Virginia or the United States, but that both parties had declined the purchase.The property is not now for sale.NEW YORK MARKETS\u2014April 26.Flour 12)£c lower and dull; sales 4006 brls at S5,75i®6,00 for State, $5,50/0)6,00 for Michigan, $6,12/8)$7 for low grades extra Western.Canadian\u2014no change ; sales 200 brls at $G,25/S>$9.Wheat dull and nominal, and 2ei@3c lower.Corn heavy.Sales 20,000 bushels at 60c (0) 62Mc.Pork better.Sales 500 barrels at $18,25 for Mess, $ld,62 for Prime.Lard better.Sales GOO barrels at 9%c f3> 10&C.Ashes unchanged.Stocks opened higher, but closed lower and dull Money easier and plenty at former rates.Exchange, 109% /S> 109%.THEATRE^ ROYAL.For One Week Only.Wm IMlNsmumBuP Comprising 15 Members ! THE largest travelling Company in the world \u2014from 663 Broadway, New York, and Me-lodeon, Boston, will give SIX of their Inimitable Entertainments, at the THEATRE ROYAL, commencing on MONDAY, 21st April.LEE MALLORY, General Business Agent.April 15.\t89 GRAND TRUMMTlWAY.g» Montreal and Brockville Section.Total.$77,991 25% No.of Passengers.17,437% 1855.No.of Miles open.241 Passengers, Local.§11,675\t66% Do Foreign.17,988\t65 Do Emigrants.3,778\t50 Mails and Sundries.1,958\t24 Local Freight & Live Stock.8,673\t62 Foreign do\tdo\t12,683 48 Total.$56,758 15% No.of Passengers.13,817% Total Receipts from Feb.1, \u201956 .$606,185 63 Total Receipts from Feb.1,\u201955 .$418,145 77% GEO.DARTNELL.Imports by (tbe Ctranil Trank Railway.April 24.J Tiffin 622 bxs raisins ; S & Cochrane 50 trunks ; Forister, Moir & co 18 bga coffee ; N S Whitney 85 bis ; Tyre, Colquhoun & co 2 bxs 3 bis ; A Amos 1 bx ; A Molson & co 1 do ; Clark, Thompson 10 bis; J & A Douglas 6 bis ; Chamberlain & Thompson 5 do 1 box ; K & K 20 bags coffee ; Maitland, Tylée & co 221 hf chts tea ; W Dangerfield 1 bx ; J Tiffin 12 cks oil ; Morland & co 2 cks ; Brewster Sc Mulholland 210 bdls iron ; Barber, Kerr & co 1 bri ; Galt, Stevenson & co 2 bxs; J G McKenzie 31 bis 5 bxs ; Benjamin Bros 18 bxs ; J Tiffin 42 hds sugar ; McDunnough, Muir & co 1 box ; T May 1 box ; S Greenshielda & co 2 bxs 1 bl ; Morii-on, Cameron, & Empey 4 boxes ; Evans & Evans 1 do ; J Y' Gilman 1 bl ; Ringland & Ewart \u2014 ; Fabre & Gravel 1 bx ; Laurie, Stirling & co 1 bx 1 bl ; J McKay & Bros 2 do 1 do ; A Walker 2 do 3 do ; Sims & McIntyre 2 do 2 do; Ogilvy, Lewis & co 4 do 4 do ; H & M O\u2019Neil 1 bl ; J Johnston I bl; Maitland, Tylee & co 2 bxs; H Hobbs 8 bis 3 bxs ; J Hutton 2 bxs ; W & R Muir 5 do 3 do ; W Darling & co 2 chts 5 bxs ; H Dennis 7 bgs potatoes ; W S McKenzie 4 bars iron 1 axle ; Leslie, Starnes & co 1530 pkgs tea 15 puns rum.Imports l»y the Montreal & New York R.R.April 24.J Beauchamp 1 tool chest ; Thompson & Min-chin 70 cks hardware ; Janes & Oliver 400 brls ; A Molson 7 bis 8 boxes ; S & J Thompson 1 box scythes ; W Gibbon 1 do do ; A Simonds 21 do do ; Barber & Kerr 1 do hardware ; N 2 pianos ; Wilson & Couillard 1 box ; W Learmont 9 do clocks 3 do weights ; J & A Foulds 4 bxs goods ; Geo Durkie Sc co 18 bxs ; F & J Leclaire 1 bx ; G Hagar 2 do marble ; J Levey 3 do marble ; Wilson & co 1 bx leather ; Grenier & Murphy 2 es 1 Dd ; M Moses 5 brls turpentine ; J Kotehinthall 1 bx ; G Murphy & co 1 bl ; G Dauker & co 2 bskts wine ; G Murphy & co 2 bxs mdse ; McM 1 iron shaft.Importa by the Champlain ite St.hawrence Railroad.April 25th.H Joseph & co, 30 bxs 2001 do 2[ Tobacco ; Knapp & Holmes.60 hf-chests Tea; J E Mullins & co, 66 hf-chests' 10 caddies Tea ; Barber, Kerr & co, 4 bxs 1 barrel ; Greuier, Murphy & co, I case goods ; Moutreal Rubber co, 1 bale bags ; Van Duson Brs 3 cases Tobacco.SPECIAL HOTICE.St.Paul's Church.\u2014We are requested to state that there will be no service in St.Paul\u2019s church to-morrow.We beg to call attention to the sale of superior and handsome Household Furniture at the residence of Thos.Workman, Esq, Victoria Terrace, Sherbrooke St., this morning, at eleven o\u2019clock.The Carriages and Harness are new, and the Horses sound serviceable animals.They will be sold at one o\u2019clock.Parties furnishing, and desiring first-class furniture, will find it their interest to attend this sale.For particulars please refer to Mr.Leem-ing\u2019s advertising columns.Loyal Orange Association, THE PAST GRAND MASTER requests the attendance of the Brethren of the several Lodges, to meet at the LODGE ROOM, Great St.James Street, on MONDAY EVENING NEXT, 28th instant, at EIGHT o\u2019clock, on business of importance.April 26.\to 99 Mercantile Library Association.THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING of the Members of the Mercantile Library Association will be held in their rooms, Odd Fellows\u2019 Hall, Great St James Street, on MONDAY EVENING, the 5th May next, at eight o\u2019clock, for the purpose of hearing the report of the Board of Direction for the past half year.A full attendance is particularly requested, as business of the utmost importance will be laid before the meeting.By order, D.REES, Rec.-Sec.April 26.\tu* 99 The Bar of Lower Canada\u2014Section of the District of Montreal.NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING of the Section of the Bar of the DISTRICT OF MONTREAL, will take place on MONDAY next, the twenty-eight instant, at THREE o\u2019clock p.m., to take in consideration the opportunity of exposing to the Government of this Province, the necessity for the good administration of justice in the District of Montreal, that a judge should be named as soon as possible in place and stead of the late Hon.G.VanFelson.The members of the section are requested to attend.By order, F.P.POMINVILLE, Secretary.Montreal, 25th April, 1856.\t99 BANK OF MONTREAL.NOTICE is hereby given, that a DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT, upon the Capital Stock of this Institution has been this day declared for the current half-year, and that the same will be payable at its Banking House iu this city on aud after MONDAY, the second day of June next.The Transfer Books will be closed from the I7th of May to 2nd June, both days inclusive.The usual ANNUAL MEETING of the Shareholders will be held at the Bank on MONDAY, the second day of June next, for the election of Directors, and other business, when a general statement of the affairs of the Institution will be submitted.The chair will be taken at TWO o\u2019clock precisely.Bv order of the Board.D.DAVIDSON, rin.n'hiar.SUMMER RATES OF FREIGHT.MERCHANTS and others are respectfully informed that on and after MONDAY next, 28th April, the FREIGHT RATES to and from all Stations between MONTREAL and BROCK-VILLE, on First, Second, Third and Fourth Class Goods, will be REDUCED TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT, below the Printed Tariff\u2014 and MONTREAL AND OTTAWA RATES To 1st Class cents.30 2d Sc 3d Class cents.25 I 4th Class > cents.> I 20 S 100 fcs.M.PENNINGTON, Goods Manager.Montreal, 25th April, 1856.\tda 99 THE VANDERBILT EUROPEAN STEAMSHIP LINE, FOR Southampton, Havre & Bremen.THE First-Class Steamship NORTH STAR, 2,500 tons, Lefevre, master, will leave New York for SOUTHAMPTON and BREMEN, OK SATURDAY, MAY lOlli, at noon precisely.Price of Passage\u20141st Cabin.ÇHO Do\t2nd Cabin.60 The NORTH STAR will go up to the doek at Southampton to land Passengers and Mails, and will proceed thence to HAVRE on tha same day.Passengers and Mails for Havre will be sent on, on arrival at Southampton, in a first-class Steamship in connection with the Line.Tho NORTH STAR has been thoroughly overhauled, re-coppered, and re-fitted, and has Six Solid Permanent Water-Tight Bulk-Heads.In the construction and appointments of this Steamship especial care has been taken to insure, in the highest degree, the safety and comfort of' passengers.The NORTH STAR will leave Bremen for New York on June 7th, and Southampton June 11th.Persons desiring to bring out their friends can obtain certificates of passage.For passage and freight apply to D.TORRANCE, 5 Bowling Green, New York.April 26.\t99 THE FARMER\u2019S JOURNAL, And Transactions of the Board of Agriculture of Lower Canada.THE NEW VOLUME commences with the number for May, 1856.Two editions are published, one in the French and one in the English language.Each number contains 16 pages quarto of original and carefully selected reading matter, equal to 192 quarto pages per annum, or about 300 ordinary octavo pages.Subscription 2s 6d per annum, payable in all cases in advance.As the Journal enjoys a large circulation throughout the Province, its columns afford an excellent medium of communication with the public, which advertisers can avail themselves of at reasonable rates.H.RAMSAY.April 26.\tDo Cc 99 NOTICE.SEALED TENDERS will be received at the MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL on or before FRIDAY, the second of May next, for the supply of the undermentioned articles for the ensuing year, commencing from the first of May next :\u2014 BEST SOUP BEEF, Do BROWN BREAD, Do SWEET MILK, Do DRUGS, 100 Cords Best Quality MAPLE FIREWOOD\u2014Tenders to specify the length, &c.Tenders to be addressed to the \u201c Oommittee of Management\u201d of the Montreal General Hospital.For particulars apply to the Steward.April 26.\t99 NOTICE.PARTIES having accounts against the undersigned will please present them for payment immediately.JOSEPH H.MEA.D, 8 Richmond Square.April 26.\tm 99 LOST,\u2014On the 19th of January last, at the Ottawa Hetel, Montreal, a CARPET BAG containing two quilts, one blanket, seven men\u2019s shirts, and a woman\u2019s night-gown.Any person returning the said effects to the owner, who is an invalid, by leaving them with R.MITCHELL & Co., Quebec, will be suitably rewarded by THOMAS DOHERTY, Baker, Champlain Street.April 26.\tm 99 WANTED IMMEDIATELY,\u2014EIGHT OR TEN active intelligent MEN, who understand French and English, to obtain information for the City Directory.Apply to Mrs.R.W.S.MACKAY, 115 Mountain Street.April 26.\tm 99 WANTED\u2014A BOY about 16 years of age, to assist in a Bar.Enquire at the Saint Lawrence Hall.\tA.C.ROHLAND.April 26.\tn> 99 WANTED IMMEDIATELY\u2014TWO YrOUNG LADIES\u2014also TWO YOUTHS\u2014of good address and undoubted respectability, for a light genteel business ; must speak French and English fluently, and furnish unexceptionable references.Apply between the hours of 10 and 12 o\u2019clock a.m.at Messrs.BROWN, SWAN & Go\u2019s., 213 St.Paul Street.April 26.\tc 99 WANTED\u2014A SITUATION, by a YOUNG MAN, in the Dry Goods business, having had five years experience in the same ; can furnish good recommendation.Apply at this office.April 26.\tm\t99 Moths !\tMoths !\tMoths Î PRESERVE YOUR FURS and WOOLLEN?from the MOTHS by using the celebrated TOBACCO POWDER prepared expressly by the Subscriber, and which is warranted to protect every description of Furs and Woollens from that destructive animal, the Moth.Sold iu anv quantity.JOHN LEVEY, Crystal Block.April 26.\t99 Dahlias.UST RECEIVED from Paris a few dozen choice DAHLIAS in good order.H, J.LYMAN & OO.Place d\u2019Armes, J "]