Quebec morning chronicle, 12 août 1891, mercredi 12 août 1891

[" Si «rîir rt YOL.XLIY.QUEBEC, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1891.NO.15,991.Quebec Central Railway.Quebec, Boston New YorK Portland and White Mountain Line.Solid Train Service Between Quebec and Boston Daily Via Sherbrooke and White River Junction.Through Coach, Quebec to Portland Daily via Dudswell Junction, and Quebec to New-port on Night Trains via Sherbrooke.At #«lj Use ruaiag eeaMi«4 rtrler u4 SlMfligCan totvees Quebec tad Spriagteld and Qaebet aad leetea aad Q««b«« aad Fakjan», J.H., vitbest cbaag*.ON AND AFTER MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1891, Trains will run as follows EXPRESS\u2014Leave Quebec (Ferry) 1.30 P.M.Leave Levis ?.00 P.M.Arrive Sherbrooke 3.00 P.ÎL Poster.,8.10 A M., New York 11.40 A.M.Th» train runs through from Quebec to Boston without changé.Mon* arch Buffet Parlor Sleeping cars Quebec to .Springfield and Quebec to Boston without PASSENGER\u2014Leave Quebec (Ferry) 8.30 P.M.Leave Leris 9.15 P.M.Arrive Sherbrooke 4.30 A.M.Boston 4.55 P.M.New York 7.20 P.vl.and via Dudswell Junction arrive Fabyans 8.50 A.M., Portland 12.15 P.M., Boston via North Conway, 3.30 P.M.Monarch Parlor Sleeping Car* Quebec to Fabyans.N.H., via Dudswell Junction, connecting with PuHinan cars at Lancaster.N.H.for Portawt-abd Boston.Through Coach (cushioned seated) between Quebec and Portland and Quebec and New- Krt.This train will leave Quebec on Sun-y nights instead of Saturday nights.MIXED-ri^ave Quebec (Ferry) 1.15 P.M., Leris 1.40 P.M.Arrive Beauce Junction 5.45 P.M., St.Francis 6.45 P.M.GOING NORTH.EXPRESS-Leave New York 4.00 P.M.Boston 7.45 P.M.Sherbrooke 7.40 A.M.Arrive Levis 1.35 P.M., Quebec (Ferry) 1.45 P.M.\t.\t.i This Train runs through Boston to Quebec via White River Junction and Sherbrooke without change of cars.\t.Monarch Parlor Sleeping Car* Boston to Que-bec and Springfield w> Quebec without passe?ger -Leave New York 10 AM., Boston 1.00 P.M.; or leavë Boatott via North Conway 1.15 P.M;, leave Portland L05 P.M.Arrive Levis via Dudswell Junction 6.35 A.M., Quebec (Ferry) 6.45 A.M.Monarch Parlor Sleeping Cars Fabyans to Quebec via Dudswell Junction without changé.\t.\t; Through Coach Portland to Quebec without change via Dudswell Junction and Through Coach Newport to Quebec without change via Sherbrooke.\t.\u201e MIXED\u2014Leave St.Francis 6.00 A.M., vrnve Beauce Junction 7.05 AM.Levis 10.20 - A.M., Qucbec.(Ferry) 10.30 A.M.This is the best railway accommodation that aever been given between Quebec and New \u2019land, and enables the citizens of Quebec to travel with comfort to any of the principal cities along the line of tne Boston ft Maine or Maine Central Railways without being subject to the inconvenience of changing cars.Baggage also goes through without being disturbed or changed from one car to another in transit.\t.Tourist tickets to Newport, the White Mountains, Boston and New York are on sale from June 1st to October 31st, and Saturday excursion tickets good to go cn Saturday and return the fo'lowing Monday, aie on sale from June 1st to September 30th.For further information apply to ticket office opposite the St.Louis Hotel, or to any of the Company\u2019s Agents.FRANK GRUNDY, J.H.WALSH, Genl Manager.Gen.Frt.ft Pas.Agt.August 8,1891.FAST EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE.-FROM QUEBEC TO- Sherbrooke, Portland, Boston, New York, Ottawa, Kingston,Peterborough, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, London, Detroit, Saginaw, Bay City, Chicago, &c., &c.NO.4 DAY EXPRESS DAILY.Leave Quebec (Ferry).10.45 A.M.\" Levis (G.T.R.).11.10 A.M.Intercolonial Railway Sleeper to Montreal.Through Coach to Worcester, Mass., via Sherbrooke.Passengers leaving Quebec at 10.45 arrive at Sherbrooke at 4 P.M.NO.2 NIGHT EXPRESS DAILY (except Sunday).S8.Pullman Sleeper to Montreal.Through Coaches to Montreal and Portland.No.6 Mixed train for Richmond leave* Quebec .(Ferry) 9.15 A.M.Levis 9.35 A.M.daily except Sundays and Mondays.FRO THE WEST.Express Trains arrive at Levis 6.20 A.M.and 2.00 P.M.Mixed trains at Point Levi 1.00 A.M., and 8.00 P.M.THROUGH TICKETS TO ALL POINTS m Western States, Manitoba, North-West Territories, British Columbia and t\\jf Pacific Coast, are issued by this route.far One Management only from Quebec to Chicago.\t.For fares, time tables, Sleeping Car accommodation, and general information, apply to the Company\u2019s Ticket Offices, opposite St.Louis Hotel, and 17, Sous-le Fort Street, also at the Company\u2019s Wnarf Quebec and Levis and Point Levi Stations.L.J.SEARGEANT, General Manager.WM.EDGAR, General Passenger Agent.June 29, 1891.\tapl20 Intercolonial Railway.1891.Summer Arrangement 1891.ON AND AFTER MONDAY, THE 22ni> June, 1891, the Trains will be rutt daily, Sunday excepted aa follows :\u2014 TRAINS WILL LEAYB LEYIS.Express for Riviere du Loup and Dal- housie.7.25 Accommodation for Riviere du ÏKiup.Express for Halifax and St.John.Accommodation for Riviere du Loup.TRAINS WILL ARRIVE AT LEVIS.Accommodation from Riviere du Loop.Express from Halifax and St.John.Accommodation from Riviere du Loup.Express from Dalhousie and Riviere du Loup.The Sleeping Car attached to Express Train leaving Levis at 7.25 o\u2019clock runs to Dalhousie and the Sleeping Car attached to Express Train leaving Levis at 14.30 o\u2019clock runs to Halifax.All tne cars on this train are lighted by Electricity, and heated by steam from the locomotive.\t, The Train arriving at Levis at 10.40 o clock, will run daily from River du Loup.t2T All Trains are run by Eastern Standard Time.\t,\t., Tickets may be obtained, and also information about the route, and about Freight and Passenger Rates at the QUEBEC AGENCY, 49, Dalhousie Street, Quebec.D.POTTINGER.Chief Superintendent.Railway Office, Moncton, N.B.,| 8.00 14.30 17.45 5.15 10.40 10.45 20.05 1 -I ALLAN LINE.ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS.1891.\u2014SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.\u20141891.of This Company's Lines are Composed Double-Engined Clyde Built IRON AND STEEL STEAMSHIPS.They are built in water-tight com pa r tmen ts, are unsurpassed for strength, si>eed und comfort, and are fitted up with all the modem improvements that practical experience can suggest.Liverpçbl, Londonderry, Quebec and Montreal Servicb.From Liverpool.\tFrom Derry.\tSteamships.\tFrom Quebec.16 July\t17 July\tCircassian.\t2 Aug 23\t\u201c\t24 \u201c\tPolynesian .\t9 \u201c 30\t31 \u201c\tSardinian .\t16 \u201c 6 Aug\t7 Aug\t\u2022Mongolian .\t 13\t\u201c\t14 \u201c\tParisian\t\t30 \u201c 20 \u201c\t21 \u201c\t\u2022Numidian.\t\t 27\t\u201c\t28 \u201c\tCircassian.\t13 Sept 3 Sept\t4 Sept\tSardinian\t\t20 \u201c» KITES OF riSSICE FROM ÇlEkF.C.Cabin.$40.00 to SIOO.OO According to Steamer and Accommodation The $40 rate applies to ss.Mongolian and Numidian only.Intermediate.S30.00 Steerage.§20.00 \u2022Steamships Mongolian and Numidian will not carry Intermediate or Steerage Passengers on voyage to Liverpool.f3T Parisian, Sardinian, Mongolian and Numidian are lighted throughout with the Electric Light.Glasgow, Quebec and Montreal Service.From Glasgow.Stcamsh ips.\t- From Montreal to Glasgow on or about Cobban\t\t4 August Buenos Aylean\t11 \u201c Peruvian\t\t18 \" Norwegian\t\t25 \u201c Sarsiatian\t\t1 September 16 July 23 \u201c 30 \u201c 6 Aug 13 \u201c .These Steamers do not carry Passengers on voyage to Europe.______________________ London, Quebec and Montreal Service.Front Montrral to Luitdan on oi- about DOMINION LINE 'ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.Running in connection with the Grand Trunk, Canada Pacific, Intercolonial, and other Canadian Railways and Steamers SUMMER SEASON, 1891.LIVERPOOL SERVICE.flint not hi* O\u2019iifon:i(t( J with' (on'i\u2019iiion cathartic or purgative pills.Carter\u2019s Little Liver Pin* are entirely unlike them in every resjiect.One trial will prove their superiority, m.w.fri&w Sir Hector Resigns.^îis Defence Before the Committee of Privileges and Elections.Steamship.Orkuon.\u2022Toronto .Vancouvkr.Sarnia.Dominion.Orkgon.\u2022Toronto.Vancouver.Sarnia.LÀbt»M>on.From Liverpool.June 19tli.July Aug 26th.2nd.10th.17th.24th 31st.6th.14th.21st.F rom\tF rom Montreal.Quebec .July 8th .\t\u201c 15th .\u201c 18th July 19th .\u201c 29th .Aug 5th .\t\" 12th .19th .\t\u201c 22nd Aug 23rd .Sept 2nd .\t** 9th BRISTOL SERVICE, FOR AVONMOUTH DOCK.Prom Montreal From Bristol.From Montreal.Texas.Tune\t18.About Jnly_8 Peverii.July 4.Ontario.\u201c\t11.Dominion.\u201c\t18.Texas.\u201c\t25.Tonies all knowledge of Fraud NEVER RECEIVED A BRIBE AND HAS ONLY DONE HIS DUTY.Ontario.Aug 15.Dominion.\u201c 22.22 \u201c 29 Aug 5 \u201c 12 Sep 2 \u201c\t9 No Passengers are to be liooked for Bristol steameis except per S.S.\u201cDominion cabin passengers only, at §40 and §45.Rates of Passage : Cabin\u2014From Montreal or Quebec to Londonderry or Liverpool, §35 to §80.Return §70.00 to §150.Intermediate, §30.Steerage.§20.t^T Berths not secured until paid for.These Steamers have Saloon, State-Rooms, Music-room and Bath-ror ms amidships, where but little motion is felt.The accommodation for Second Cabin on these Steamers is exceptionally good, and well worthy the attention of the travelling public.\u2022This Steamer has no Intermediate accommodation.The \u201cVancouver\u2019\u2019 is lighted throughout with the Electric Light, and has proved herself one of the fastest Steamers in the Atlantic trade.For Freight or Passage, apply : In Liverpool, to Flinn, Main ft Montgomery, 24, James Street ; David Torrance ft Co.Exchange Court, Montreal.WM M.MACPHERSON, Agent, Quebec.July 11, 1891'.From London.Steamshirt.23 July 4 Aug 14 \u201c )N AND AFTER MONDAY, 15th JUNE, 1891, Trains will run to and from Quebec, follows, Sundays excepted : LEAVE QUEBEC.10 AM (F rom C.P.R.Station) Through *\t* Express for Lake St.John, daily, arriving at Chambord Junction at 4 47, and at Kober-val at 5.15 P.M 30 P M (From Louise Dock Station) iOU r»m.Local Express for St.Raymond, daily, arriving there at 7.05 P.M.ARRIVE AT QUEBEC.IS AM.Through Express leaves Roberval 110,000 and that the contractors would not call for payment until Parliament should have niatte further advances to the Commission.Ihe Departmental letter was w-ritten in pursuance of a report of the Chief Engineer, dated the 31st July, recommending that course.In this matter I believe 1 did all I could reasonably do to master the subject.The explanations civen by the Corporation must have appeared to me sufficient to induce me not to delay further the approval of the draft contract, 1 consulted only public interest, I have in no way contributed to the dismissal of the Engineers, \u201cMessrs.Kinnipple ft Morns, 1 had not to give it my e^sent.On the 7th December, 1882, the Harbor Commission era wrote to the Minister of Public \\N orks complaining of those Engineers, who resided in England and whose absence w;as the cause of vexatious delays and of considerable increase of expense, and requesting them to Iks replaced by Canadian Engineers.Here is the original letter : \u201c Harbor Commissioners\u2019 Office,! Quebec, 7th December, 1882.J Memorial to the Honorable Sir Hector L.Ungevin, C.B., K.C.M.G., Minister of Public Works, Ottaw a.The Queliec Harbor Commissioners most respectfully show that in consequence of certain difficulties, os hereinafter enumerated, witli Messrs.Kinnipple ft Morris, the Engineers, with reference to the execution of their plans and specifications with tlm Har-l>or Improvements in the river St.l.harles and the Graving Dock at Levis, the Harbor Commissioners are of opinion that a change is desirable for the satisfactory completion of these important public works.That the Harbor Commissioners beg to suggest that the superintendence for the completion of the harbour improvements and the Graving Dock should be entrusted to engineers residing in the country, and the services of Messrs.Kinnipple ft Morris should Iw» retained as consulting engineers only when * C^rhe reasons the Commissioners produced in support of their request are as follows, When the majority of the present Commission came into office, they found an agreement signed by Messrs.Kinnipple ft Morris, dated 23rd August, 1875, by which these Engineers agreed to superintend the harbor improvements as enumerated in their plan No.1, Sec.H.H.IE, and the construe-lion of the Graving Dock, at 5 per cent commission ; 24 per cent has been paid on the total cost of both t hesc works and the balance, \u202224 per cent for superintending them, w hich latter has been unsatisfactorily performed owing to their absence from this country, having their residence in England.Although |K\\id their commission regularly, they have visite 1 these works on the tollow-ing dates: \u2014In 1887, Mr.Morris arrived at the end of March and left in the Ijegunung of May ; in 1S7S, he arrived at the end of April and left in the beginning of July ; i» 1879, he arrived in the middle of July and left in the middle of September ; in 1880, he arrived at the end of July and left at the end cf August ; in 1881, Mr.Kinnipple arrived Ottawa, August 11.\u2014The Committee of I'r/vileges and Elections met this morning at 10.30 o'clock.\t.\t, It has been known for some days that Sir IV.tor Langevin would appear to give evidence this morning, but intense excitement was aroused by an editorial announcement in the Citizen this morning, that Sir Hector Langevin had placed his resignation in the hands of the Premier.The room in which the inquiry was held was packed to suffocation by a dense mass of members of Parliament and outsiders anxious to hear the statement of the Minister of Public Works.Sir Hector entered the room attended by Sir John Thompson.Immediately after the minutes had been read, Sir Hector rose and said : Mr.Chairman, I have seen, as many others, the minutes of the proceedings of this Committee, and finding my name was connected with this enquiry, I have thought fit to come here of my own accord and ask to be put upon oath to make a statement to the Committee.Sir Hector having been duly sworn then spoke as follows I regret tnat in conse-qucnce of the manner in which, as respects myself, this enquiry originated.I have been obliged to appear to be passive while charges of the gravest character have been gradually accumulated against me, by the slow and unusual process of adducing evidence unon them before they had been formulated or communicated to me.If Mr.Tarte, when he brought his accusatione in the House of Commons on the 11th of Ma3', 1891, had made his charges directly against me, I w\u2019ottkl have at once, pending the caquiry, put my resignation as Minister of Public Works in the hands of the Prime Minister, in accord-\u2022ance w ith the custom followed in such cases in England ; but his statc(n;nt.apparently, aimed only at M r.McGreevy, afid the facts with which he subsequently connected my name were not stated at the time as directly implicating me in any improper act, or as indicating on my part any guilty object or any intention of failing in my duty.In so far as they seemed directed towards my con.duct they were vague and indeterminate, but when the evidence came to be adduced l>efore the Committee, it became nlaiu that it was intended to assail mo directly, and even then the charges intended to be made against me were not stated at once in full, hut left to be gradually developed by the evidence j so that it was not until Mr.Tarte\u2019s case was completed hist week that I became fully aware of the imputation against my official conduct.From these facts, it may bo easily understood why I was not represented by counsel at enquiry, as undoubtedly would have been my course in justice to myself, if, by being informed of the accusations to he levelled at me, I had been given the opportunity of defending myself.Now, however, I know whereof I am accused, I have to answer and to explain.I intend to meet the accusations by the most positive denial, but I feel bound at once to lay my resignation as Minister of Public Works in the hands of the First Minister, so that my colleagues, ns well as the Committee and the House of Commons, may have the greatest freedom in judging my acts and the value of the accusations brought against me.To-day, I ask to be allowed to make under oath a statement of my conduct in the several matters inquired into ; 1 wish here to uppro^mij «.¦\u2022»>\t- , meet all the accusations, either direct or in- [Messrs Larkin, Connolly ft Co «.tender was direct, which, according to me, are found in »> the Langevin testimonial fund by Mesers.Larkin, Connolly ft Co.a few days after the firm received the contract, I declare that i never requested it and it.became, known to me only on the day on which the list of suh-scriliers was laid before this Committee, when I learned also for the first time the names of the other subscribers.contract 3rd.Graving Dock at Levis.Mr.Tarte insinuates that the Minister of Public Works had caused this contract to be granted in June, 1884, against the public interest, after a promise made by Messrs.Larkin, Connolly ft Co.to Mr.Thomas Mo Greevy, to pay him certain sums of money.According to the provisions of the^Act of Parliament 38 Vic., chap 56, the Miuister of Public Works had to cause to be approved by the Governor-General-in-Council,.a report made by him jointly with the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, about the choice of a site and the dimensions of the dock, the plans and specifications and the draft contract of the work, and to recommend according to the progress of the work the payments to be made to the Harbor Commission.The choice of the site of the dock, the first plans, specifications aud draft contract having been made and approved under Mr.Mackenzie\u2019s administration, I have not to discuss it here.\t.On the 19th May, 1884, the Commissioners informed the Department that they had given to Messrs.Larkin, Connolly ft Co.the contract of the works yet to be exeented, and sent the draft contract to be submitted to the Governor-General-in-Council for his approval ; on the 7th June following the draft contract was approved, on the favorable advice of the Chief Engineer of the Department.The above is all I had to do with Dus matter.I have acted conscientiously to the best of my knowledge, not being aware whether Mr.Thomas McGreevy might have an interest in the work tendered for by Messrs.Larkin, Connolly ft Co.; basing been subjected to no undue influence on his part or on that of any one else, and having myself tried in no way directly or indirectly to induce the Harbour (Commissioners or any other person to favour the tenderers whom I have just mentioned' -Payments have been regularly made to the Commisaioners as tho works progressed, and on t-beir, request backed by the certificate of the Chief Ku-giuccr.contract 5 (1886-87.) Dredging of the )Vet Dock.Mr.Tarte contends that by the influence which Mr.Thomas McGeeevy had in the Department of Public orks, the Chief En-giueer made a report for the purpose of obtaining for Messrs.Larkin, Connolly ft Co.the dredging at exorbitant prices.I had nothing to do with the contract for this work.The Commissioners have themselves given the contract,\u2014as the statute authorized them to do,- without being hound to obtain the approval of the Government to their draft contract or the dredging work.I had no other duty but to recommend the payments at the request of the Commissioners backed by the advice of the Chief Engineer of my Department.I have uevec^ltempted to influence in any way the HaH>our Commissioners and I have not been subjected to any undue influence m connection with the payments which 1 have recommended in their favor.contract 5 (1886.) South Wall.The charge made by Mr.Tarte is that Mr.Thos.McGrecvy had from certain public officers, communication of tenders received, in order that he might inform accordingly Messts.O.E.Murphy, Connolly aud Robt.McGreevy.\t.\t,\t.The contract of 1886 was given by the Harbour Commissioners in the same way an the preceding one.I did not try to influence them and no employee of my Department has, to my knowledge, given information about the tenders, which moreover had not been communicated to the Department.\u201cfr* Perley was acting in this matter as the ( hit I Engineer of the Harbor Commission and I did not influence his decision.CONTRACT 6 (1884).Building of the Graving Dock al E*juiimltt British Columbia.Mr.Tarte insinuates that the Minister rf Public Works, giving way to the influence of Mr.Thomas McGreevy, agent of Messrs.Larkin, Connolly ft Co., (Mr.Robert Mr-Greevy having an interest in the work) allowed Mr.Thos.McGreevy to obtain from the Department illicit information and modi» fications of the plans and charges iu the execution of the contract, to the public detn- To this insinuation I give the most forrnsl denial.I never knew that Mr.Thomas Mc» Greevy and Mr.Robert McGreevy had an interest in the contract ; I never had any conversation with Mr.O.E.Murphy about the Esquimalt Graving Dock.This work is the only one of all those which came under examination by the Committee which was, from its inception to its completion, carried on under the d'rert supervision and responsibility of the Public Works Department.\t.\t, .It has been explained above that the details of all the works in Quebec were carried out under the direct responsibility of the Hat» hour Commissioners.,\t, ,\t,,\t, The construction of this dock had been undertaken by the Government of British ( olumbia under plans prepared by Messrs.Kinnipple ft Morris.The British Columbia Government had called for tenders for the execution of tho work and the contract for the same had been awarded to Messrs.V B.McNamee ft Co.The work appears to have been carried on with varying degrees of success until the 13th July, 1882, when the Hon.Mr.Trutch reported to the Department that the Government of British Columbia had can-celled their contract with Messrs.F.B.Mc-Namee ft Co.and intended to carry on the work by day labour.The work wa* con-tinued accordingly and with more or loss vigour, when, on the27th September, 1883.an Order-in-Council was passed approving of Sir Alexander Campbell\u2019s report of his mission to British Columbia, and of the agreement of the 20th August between himself, on behalf of the Dominion Government, and the Local Government in reference among other matters of the t .king possession of the Graving Doekat Esquimalt.The agreement tn question was authorized by 4< ^ ic., cap.6, (1884), which was assented to on the 19th April* 1SS4.Steps were then taken by this Depart* ment to organize the service in connection with the.dock and on the 24th November, 1S83 tho Hon.Mr.Trutch was given the supervision of the work with Mr.Be™»** rvs Resident Engineer, Mr.connett having been connected with tho work since its inception, he having been sent by (Continued ou Fourth Page.) t THE MORNING CHRONICLE.WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1891.NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.Wkklv Chroniclk.Neglige Shirts\u2014L A Bergevin & Roy.Cacouna Races\u2014John Brennan.Old Steel Rail» for Sale\u2014L J Seargeant.Notice to Grocer».Dyer'» Improved Food for Infants.Oakey\u2019s Wellington Knife Polish.Beeoham's Pills.SooM\u2019s Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphitea of Lime and Soda.Quebec Steamship Company\u2014Arthur Ahern.See 1st Page.McLaren\u2019» Celebrated Cook\u2019s Friend Baking Powder.thu: 9* \u201cWeeklyOlironiele will be ready THIS DAY, (Wednesday), at 11 A.M.It will contain Canadians at Bisley ; Wakeman\u2019s Wanderings ; The Roberval Ro* mance ; Marie Gordon is dead ; A Form of Petty Swindling; The Queen's Prize ; Purse Seine Fishing ; Literary Notices ; Our Chess Column ; Notes and News ; Sporting News; Editorial Matter; Local, Shipping and Telegraphic News.Price, Five Cents.For sale at This Office, and at all the News Depots.August 12.1S91.\ta JACQUES CARTIER HALL.GAIETY THEATRE.WitK First-Cta&t Actors and Actresses from the New York Theatres.Performance Every Evening* Matinee Wednesdays and Saturdays AT 2 O\u2019CLOCK.Popular Prices\u201410c., 20c.and 30c.Ticket» for sale by Messrs.Gervais & Hudon, Louis Dallam*.Robitaille Sc Guimont, _ St.Joseph street ; M.A.O.Raymond, Fabrioue st*B ; R.M.Stocking, St.Louis street ; M.F.Be land, St.John street ; Victor Marier, D\u2019Aiguillon street ; Surer & Trudel, Bridge street, St.Roch\u2019s ; R.Morgan, John street ; W.Brunet, St.Sauveur ; JT N.Godbout, J.E.Alain, Camile Chouinard, Jos.Dagneau, El*.Vincent, J.E.Lepage, Blanchard\u2019s Hotel, Mountain Hill House.Seats can be reserved at Messrs.Gervais & Hudon\u2019s store and at the Jacques Cartier Hall.A first-class Orchestra from New York has been engaged.J.O.LABBE, Manager.August 11,1891.__________________ Notice to Grocers.All grocers, brewers and Bottlers, are requested to attend a special and important meeting TO-DAY, (WEDNESDAY), the 12th, at 8 P.M.in Chapelle des Morts, St.Koch.August 12, 1881.«\tA Grand Trunk Railway.OLD STEEL RAILS FOR SALE Tenders are invited for 1,000 tons of Old Steel Rails, two feet long and upward», to he delivered at any point as may be agreed upon, before the 31st December.Tenders to give price per ton of 2,240 lbs.and to state place of delivery.Tenders endorsed \u201cTender for Old Steel Rails,\" and addressed to the undersigned, will be received on or before Wednesday, 19th inst.L.J.SEARGEANT, General-Manager.Montreal, August 5th, 1891.August 12.1891.NOTICE.T HE UNDERSIGNED Masters will not pay any debts whatever contracted by the Crews of their reflective vessels while in this port.Bark \u201cCanova,\u201d Johnson, Master.\u201c \u201cJ.P.A.,\u201d Von Heuvelin, Master.\u201c \u201cGudrun,\u201d Tonm>sen, \u201c \u201cMina,\u201d Tonnesen, \u201c \u201cArctic,\u201d Andreasen, August 11, 1891.G Ex S.S.\u201cPolynesian.\u201d 1 Case English Optical Goods Self-Registering Thermometers.Barometers Pocket Aneroids.Dairy Thermometers.Tourist Thermometers, etc., etc.G-*?H \"O' ._ S' 34 Fabrique Street August 11.1891.mar21 m DUFFERIN TERRAGE.Il kl -AND- SPORTSMEN'S WATERPROOF SHIRTS All Reduced.LiBergefin&Roy 35 to 45 Notre Dame Street, 100 & 102 Mountain Hill.or TitEPHOJnt 587.August 12,1891.\t^ raarchlO 1891- RACES-1891 TO COME OFF On Saturday & Monday, THE 15th AND 17th AUGUST, Under the Management of the Cacouna Turf Club.FIRST DAY.1st Race\u2014Purse of #125.8100 to first and $25 to second, 2-mile heats.Turf Club Weights.2ad Race\u2014Purse $100.$80 to first and $20 to second, 2-mile, heats.Weights to be declared by the Stewards before entries are made.3rd Race\u2014Purse $25.$15 to first, $7 to second and $3 to third, for young gentlemen taking riding lessons.4th Race\u2014Purse $15, for Carters and Fanners.$10 to first, $3 to second, $2 to third.J-mile, heats.PROF.WOODWARD\u2019S PERFORMING Seals and Sea Lion will perform twice daily, at 3 and 8 o\u2019clock P.M.Patronized by the best class of society.Admission : 10 and 20 cents during performance ; half price other hours.August 8, 1891.\tFp OCULIST.\u201d Dr.Wilfrid Beaupre, Oculist, 58 St.Louis Street, Quebec.Student of the university of Paris and New York ; of Paris and New York Hospitals ; of Drs.de Wecker and Abadie\u2019s Ophth&lmological Clinics of Paris ; of Drs.Knapp\u2019s Ophthalirological Institute of New York.Late Professor of Chinic to the Hotel Dieu of Montreal.Office Hours :\u2014From 9 A.M.to Noon.Telephone 722.August 8, 1891.Cm QUEBEC, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12,\u201991 SECOND DAY.1st Race\u2014 Hurdle Race\u2014Purse $150.$125 to first, $25 to second, over three hurdles, 3 feet 6 inches.ï-mi!e, heat».2nd Race\u2014Purse of $150.$125 to first and $25 to second.g'inile, heats.Turf Club Weights.3rd Race\u2014Farmers and Carters Race.J-mile.Purse declared from stand.4th Race\u2014To be decided by the Stewards.Entries to be made at St.Lawrence Hall, Cacouna, Friday night before 10 oclock.Stewards decision to be final, who have the E>wer to poatixme the races in case of un-vorable weather.Jockeys to be dressed in jockey style.Entrance 10 per cent.Quebec Turf Club Rules.JOHN BRENNAN, Esq., Secretary.August 12,1891.\tC Literary and Historical Society OF QUEBEC.m The general monthly meeting of the Society, will be held in their Rooms, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th instant, at 4 o\u2019clock P.M.A meeting of the Council will take place on the adjournment of the General Meeting, at .which the Members of Council are particularly requested to attend.J.W.STRACHAN, Assist.-Secretary.August 11,1$9L\tB HERE AND THERE.\" The nows that Sir Hectok Lanoevin had resigned his office in the Cabinet spread like wild-fire through the city yesterday Men, at first, refused to believe it.There seemed to bo no good reason for the act Up to this date, the Minister had nothing to fear from his enemies, within and without his camp.So far as the tale revealed by the evidence before the Committee is concerned.Sir Hector Lanoevin\u2019s name remained untarnished.He says he has resigned because he felt that it was his duty to Parliament, the Government, and the Committee to do so.Many will applaud this movement on his jjart, but many again will decline to justify it, heroic and chival rous as it is.We must not question, at this posture of affairs, Sir Hector\u2019s motive.He doubtless has Iris own reasons for retiring from the Treasury Benches.He has not boon treated well by many who, not long ago, posed as his friends.He is a proud-spirited man.He has, for nearly a quarter of a century, practically led his people.He has done the work, repeatedly, of one or two departments besides his own.He was ever a master of detail, and one of the ablest administrators that the Government ever saw.Summoned to give evidence, n his own behalf, before the Committee, he, no doubt, deemed himself to be practically on trial.He, therefore, concluded to appear in a light which would not em barrass his colleagues, though, we feel bound to say, not one of them would have asked him to take the step that he has taken.With the chivalry born of his race he has relieved his fellow-members in the Cabinet, of bis presence for a time, until, at least, the Committee, after hearing his testimony, exonerates him from the scandalous charges that his enemies have brought against him.Yesterday, ho read a lengthy statement before the Committee.That document appeirs in another part of the Chronicle to-day, and our readers will read it, and draw their own conclusions.We print here the editorial which announced in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday, Sir Hector Lanoevin\u2019s temporary retirement from public life.Our contemporary says : \u2014 \u201cThis morning the Hon.Sir Hector Langevin, Minister of Public Works, will appear before the Privileges and Elections Committee for the purpose of making a statement in connection with the Tarte-McGreevy enquiry.It is understood that the hon.gentleman has tendered his resignation as a Minister of the Crown, con-s dering that it was his duty to Parliament, the Government and the Committee.If this is true, Sir Hector Langevin is what his friends always thought him, a chivalrous and high-minded believer in constitutional precedent, even to a degree really unnecessary under existing circumstances.Though Sir Hector Langevin\u2019s enemies triumphed it would be but a cadmcean vic- tory, for the day may come that his persecutors will realize how unjust have been the tactics resorted to, in attempting to destroy one who for twenty-five years was the official colleague of his late leader, the Right Hon.Sir John Macdonald.We deplore the fact that he has been placed in a position reflective of discredit.But the end is not yet.We do not believe that either Liberals or Conservatives desire to establish wrong-doing on his part, we do not believe they can, even though so desirous.A poor man to-day, this is an answer, speaking trumpet-tongued in his favour, for many many years a splendid departmental administrator, one who has performed the work of two Ministère in his department, who has never permitted his party politics to prompt him to do an injustice.It is well that he is about to bo judged by his peers, well that the High Court of Parliament is about to render the verdict by which he must stand or full.Partisan zeal may mislead a few, but the grand principle of fair play, of generous consideration, of broad-minded and manly disinterestedness, will, doubtless, secure for the veteran statesman treatment worthy of those who have known and respected him for so long a time.Sir Hector Langevin has been the loader of the French-Canadisn Conservatives for many years.He has been honored by men of all classes, creeds and sections, and we look for his triumphant vindication ere the unpleasant proceedings terminate.\u201d The place of honour in the current number of Blackwood's Magazine, just to hand by the \u201cServia\u2019s\u201d mail, is filled by Mr.Martin J.Griffin, Librarian of Parliament, with a touching and deeply interesting and instructive paper on Sir John Macdonald.The tauk of presenting old-world Conservatives with a truthful and adequate account of the life and career of the Chieftain of new-world Conservatives, could have fallen into no better or abler hands.Mr.Griffin knew the Premier well.As editor of the Toronto Mail, when the Mail was the principal spokesman of the party, he was constantly thrown into the society of the leader.Sir John\u2019s confidences we*| placed into Mr.Griffin\u2019s keeping, A1 he by that means, and in other ways, had the opportunity of seeing a side to the Chieftain\u2019s character, enjoyed by no other man.In-the dark days, immediately after the Pacific Scandal disclosures, Mr.Griffin first met, wo believe the man whose devoted and untiring friend and champion he subsequently became, until death took the eminent Canadian away.To Sir John\u2019s memory he now jiays tribute.The article in Black-v.'ood is very full, very rich in allusion, very graceful in manner, very charming in reminiscence, very touching in its sympathy.The writer briefly surveys the field, and notes hero and there Sir John\u2019s mar vellous personality, his friendships, his statesmanship, his playfulness, his love of hooks and reading, his happiness as a letter-writer, his love of Queen and country, his Imperialism, and his perfect manhood, and steadiness of purpose.We sus pect that the friend to whom Sir John said so many gracious and kindly things, is Mr.Griffin himself, who enjoyed a place very near his heart always.The peroration is finely done, and the paper as a whole, has not been surpassed, even by Mr.Griffin himself, in the notable articles he wrote immediately after Sir John\u2019s death, in the New York Indej?endent and the Montreal Gazette.The Chief Inspector of Post Offices has not visited Quebec a minute too soon.He should at once make a few sweeping changes.The oflice here is- very short of hands.Several clerks are either away or ill, and the work has to be done by two or three men.The mails are not attended to promptly because men are not electrical machines, or steam engines.The staff | hero needs additidhs.Mr.Sweetnam might also look after the ventilation of the office, and get the scrub lady and her little pail to work as soon as possible.The painter and the whitewasher might also look in, and do some business with the Government.And ^t wouldn't be a bad thing either, if the ship\u2019s carpenter went around with his little hammer and chisel, and fixed up the lock-boxes, several of which are badly out of repair.BOARD OP TRADE MEETING.QUA HT ERL Y ( COMMUN ICA TI()N Y ESTE HD A Y.THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE (London Canadian Gazette, 30 July.) The final meeting of the Organizing Committee of the Imperial Institute was held hist Thursday, 23rd J uly, at Marlborough House under the presidency of the Prince of Wales, Sir Charles Tupper being among those present.After the transaction of some necessary formal business, the Organizing Committee was dis.solved, the Prince of Wales having previously expressed his indebtedness to the members for their valuable services.The first meeting of the new permanent governing body followed immediately afterwards, and Lord Herschell was elected Chairman.Canada has, it may be noted, a strung representation upon this body.The governor appointed by the Dominion Government is Sir Charles Tupper, while the governors appointed by the various Provinces are Sir Henry Tyler and Dr.Jonn Rae (Ontario), Dr.George Stewart and Mr.Louis Honore Frechette (Quebec), Dr.Charles Cogswell (Nova Scotia), Mr.James I.Fellows (New Brunswick), Hon.Donald Farquharson (Prince Edward Island), Mr.Peter Rcdpath (North-West TeiTitories), and Mr.II.C.Beeton (British Columbia).Manitoba has yet to appoint its representative.Mr.A.R.Whiteway has been appointed by the Newfoundland Government to represent that Colony.Canada will also have a warm friend on tho governing body in the Marquis of Lome, who has been nominated by the Prince of Wales to represent the Channel Islands.The Executive Council (consisting of thirty governors) includes Sir Charles Tupper.Now that the Dominion and the various Provinces have been accorded their representatives, it may be well to remind the Canadian people that they must bestir themselves if they are to reap the full benefit which the Imperial Institute holds out to them.The Australian Colonies are, we understand, making extensive pre parations for the due representation of their various productions and manufactures, and it is very desirable that this example should he followed in Canada.Persons from all parts of the world will visit the Institute to see the trade possibilities of the various sections of the Empire, and the suitability of each for successful settlement.It is very necessary, therefore, that Canada should give a good account of hex-self.The quarterly general meeting of (he Quebec Board of Trade was held at the Hoard rooms yesterday afternoon.Amongst those present were Messrs.R.Turner, President, (in the chair), and B.Verret, R R.Dobell, S.S.Bennett, J.Me-Limont, H.A.Dauphin, M.Joseph, E.H.Wade, F.DeVarennes, E.Pelletier, S.Peters, F.X.Turcotte, N.Kirouac, Louis Blouin, Arthur Picard, Thos.Brodie, Misael Thibatideau.The President, after routine, addressed the Board briefly upon the action of the Council since last meeting.It had represented to the Dominion Government the absolute necessity of paying a sufficient subsidy towards a new trans-Atlantic mail service to secure for Canada at least as fast a service as any now enjoyed by the United States via New York, even if it had to exceed the proposed subsidy of £100,000 a year.The Council had been pleased to note that the Government had at last introduced legislation respecting the cancellation of bonds on the North Shore Railway, which hail so long been urged upon it by the Board.The Council had, however, deemed it its duty to petition the Government to amend the proposed legislation as furnished by the Chronicle, (for the Board had not been favored with an official copy thereof), so that no portion of it should be expended on rolling stock, which might subsequently be removed to other portions of the road.He read tho copy of the petition which had been sent to Ottawa.The Council had also urged upon the Government the desirability of improving the facilities for boarding ocean steamships at Grosse Isle.It had succeeded, too, by its representations with the City Council, in having an interview with it, together with the Levis Board of Trade, respecting rates, Ac., in connection with the ferry service, and the result of such conference was the adoption of most of the views urged by the Board, which are embodied in the conditions under which the new ferry contract is to be entered into.The Government had granted the request of the Board for fishing to lie permitted froth the 15th May instead of 15th June, os formerly, but hud objected to employ a lifting barge upon the removal of rocks that interfered with navigation between Quebec and the Island of Orleans, on the score that one of these barges was occupied elsewhere and the other was out of order.He was pleased to be able to report that the Government had at last, after several refusals, introduced an Act to prohibit purse-seining in the Gulf, which had so long been urged upon the Government by tho Board of Trade.The Harbor Commissioners bad declined the invitation of the Board to join it in urging upon the Government the desirability of abolishing the hospital dues on shipping, though in Montreal the Commission had taken an active interest in the matter of such abolition wlricli had there been carried to a successful result.In this connection he noticed that while the Government had collected $8,101 from shipping in the port of Quebec for hospital dues, ic had only expended for the same purpose $2,213, leaving some $5,800 to the profit of the Government.On the other hand, the Government had expended $31,000 for police service in the harbor durtn the post year, while the dues collecte for the same purpose amounted to only $19 000.In Montreal this tax had been abolish ex or label \u201cGuaranteed Havana Filler.\u201d The guarantee may be readily understood when the public are informed, which is a fact, that Havana fillers can be bought from twelve cents per pound upwards.The only *q/« guarantee, and the ou/y one.we offer to smokers, is brands of cigars that have stood the test for nearly half a century, that are recognized as honest goods, and always reliable, as is attested by the many millions of Cable, Mungo, El Padres'and Madré E Hijo's that are sold yearly, and for which the demand is constantly increasing.S.Davis & Sons, Montreal.T ATEST NOVELTIES WEEKLY IN |j Fancy Dress Goods, direct from the best European Houses.csr Special Departmf.nts \u2014 Dressmaking, Mantles and Millinery.Always a choice selection of New Dress Materials, Silks, etc.Travelling and Wrap Shawls.Ladies\u2019 Cravenctte Waterproof Mantles.Best makes of Hosiery and Gloves.Ladies\u2019 Merino, Cashmere and Natural Wool Underwear.Ladies\u2019 Cotton Underwear.Umbrellas, Laces, Frilling».Lice Trimmed Cambric Handkerchiefs, etc.ZEPHYR BLOUSES HALF-PRICE.Twice a year it is our custom by means of Sales when the Season is past to offer our ENTIRE STOCK at Large Reductions, so as to realize and keep over as little stock as possible.The following items taken from our stock will shew that the Reduced Prices extend Over all kinds of Goods.Any article purchased and approved of, will be ex changed or the money Refunded.not Children\u2019s Zephyr Dresses.\u2014 About 100 fast color Drames, in Pink and Blue, at exactly half-prices.All new goods a few month» ago, and in perfect condition Prices 55c., now 28c.; 72c.now 36c ; 78c.now 39c.; 88c.now 44c.; $1.10 now 55c.White Sateen Dresses\u2014For children, new in the spring.The balance to be sjld at half-price.Prices 88c.now 44c.; 98c.now 49c.; 81.00 now 50c.; 81.24 now G2c.; 81.38 now 69c.These «re not soiled, but in excellent condition, but being Season goods we wish to clear them.White Cotton Dresses -lu Broche style for children, all at half-price.69c.now 35c.; $1.13 now 57c.Ladies\u2019 Blouses\u2014All kinds, ill fancy material, Zephyr and Print, at half-price.52c.now 26c.; $1.15 now 58c.These are less than the cost of making.India Muslins \u2014A lot of colors in Pink, Sky, Coffee, Cardinal and Black, our 18c.quality reduced to 12c.Excellent for trimming hats, etc.Black Nun\u2019s Veiling\u2014Light texture all wool, 19c.reduced to 15Jc.Black Crinkle Nun\u2019s Veiling, 22c.now 18c.Cream Flouncing\u2014Washing material, 40 inches wide, 32c.reduced to 20c., and 55c.reduced to 44c.order Drosses and Mantles made to two days\u2019 notice.GLOVER, FRY & CO.(iciitiemcn's (Miring\u2019.Black Silks rE very piece and kind reduced.Gros Grain for Dresses $1.39 now 81.11 ; $i.«0 now 81.28 ; 81.93 now 81.55 ; and 82.38 now 81.92.Black Surah 81.35 now $1.08, and $1 48 now $1.19.Colored p&ngees -All reduced.Our quality at 50c.now 40c., and quality at 60c.now 48c.Parasols - A few coses remaining.All offered at half-price, 81.88 now 94c.: $1.18 now 59c.Burmese Muslins\u2014Double width with borders, 22c.now 18c.; 21c.now 19c.; single width, 37 inches wide, 15c.now 12c.Black Cashmeres \u2014 Very best elvety makes only kept.Best French dyes and all pure wool.Our quality at 49c.now 39c.; 59c.now 47c.; 89c.now 71c.; $1.10 now 88c.Black Lustres\u2014For Dresses, brilliant make, 25c.reduced to 20c.; 38c.now 31c.; 45c.now 36c.Black Persian Cord 20c.now Itic.Lace Curtains\u2014In White and Cream.Every pair »t reduced prices.$1.23 now 99c.; $1.48 now $1.19 ; $2.08 now $1.68.Every pair bound and 7 yards to pair.Buttons\u2014All colored dress buttons, at half-price, by the card, 10c.now 5c.; 15c.now 7Jc.All Wool Beige \u2014In Steel Grey 15c.reduced to 12c.; 18c.now 14}c.Oriental Laces\u2014In Coffee and Tan shades, at half-price.7je.now 3^c.; 35c.now 17Jc.The latter wide for collars.Ladies' Underclothing\u2014In White Cotton.Night Dresses, Chemises, Knickers, all reduced.38c.now 31c.; 50c.now 40c.; 72c.now 58c.; $1.00 now 80c.: $1.10 now 88c.All Sales STRICTLY CASH Delicate Infants.Dyer's Improved Food for Infants is guar-iteed nure, and easily digdSted.It will be found ot great value for weak, delicate children, cutting teeth especially Price 25 cents.All Druggists keep it.W.A, Dyer Sc Co., Mon* Choice scotch and west of England Coatings and Trousering».Standard make» in Natural Wool and Merino Underwear.An experienced Cutter from London on the premises to carry out all orders for Clothing in 48 hours.(UoYor, Fry & Co.GREK REDUCTIONS -ON ALL- Dor Sniiiiiirr Stuck.10 Per Cent Discount ON WHITE DRESS SHIRTS, From 49c.to $1.50.BOYS\u2019 LACED SHIRTS, \u2022\tFor 4Gc., worth 65c.Mens Laced Shirts, 83c., worth $1.16.-JUST RECEIVED- Two Cases Latest Novelties in Waterproof Cloaks and Goats.All with 30 Inch Cape.The Largest Variety Shown.A First-Class Tailor on the premises 'SI COTE & FACUY, 27 ST.JOHN STREET, OPPOSITE PALACE HILL July 16,1891.\tJan22-Lm S.J.SHAW&C0.St.John Street, Upper Town, and Sous le-Fort Street, Lower Town.GENERAL HARDWARE MERCHANTS FISHING TACKLE, -and- TROUT RODS -R EEL S.- CASTING LINES, LANDING NETS BASKETS, \u2022r -AND- -A.U\u2019XTLL LUSTE OF \u2014ANGLERS\u2019 REQUISITES\u201d Telephones { Upper Town, 573.Lower Town, 44.SUMMER HATS.UNCOUi&BENNETT'S BEST SATIN \u2014AND- Felt Hats IN ALL THE New Colors.Straw Hats.Genuine English Waterproof Clothing Best Qualities LOWEST PRICES* G.R.RENFREW & C0\u201e 35 & 37 BUADE STREET, UPPER TOWN, QUEBEC.Branch : 71 * 73 KING STREET EAST, TORONTO June It, 1891.\tinar31-Iin JUST OPENED OUT One Case of English Spats ! Fine Blue and Black Serges, White Cricketing Serge, Fancy Striped Flannels, Tennis Trowserings, Fancy Linen Duck Coatings, English Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, Gents\u2019 Silk Sashes and Belts, Ac., Ac.John Darlington, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.July 14,1891.Tig Ohinic Hardware Co.(LIMITED.) REQUISITES Hectagonal Bamboo Rods, $4 to $50 Each All Lakckwood (Stock Ron) $3 Only, Silk Bound Rubber Handle, On Wood Frame, With Covek.Lancewoods from $2 to $20 Each.Reels from 25cts.to $20.00 Each.Landing Net Ring and Handle, Complete for 90 cts.LEADERS OR CASTING LINES, 10cI».TO 82.50 EACH.Fly Books, 50 cts.to $10.00 Each.FABRIQUE STREET.August 3, 1891.400 STYLES Salmon, Ouananiche, Trout & Bass Flies, 30cts.to $8.00 Per Dozen.Beef Mocassins, Wading Shoes and Apparel.Blankets, Rubber Sheets, Tents, Camp Kits, Birch, Bark and Wood Canoes.Gregory\u2019s Fly Repellant.P.S.\u2014We defy competition in the United States and Canada, June 6,^1891.\tm 3-Cm Special.OWINB TO THE EXTRA LARGE STOCK -OF Tailoring and Gent\u2019s Furnishings, The Kntire Assortment is Reduced.The Attention of Buyers is Invited to Insjiect one of the Best and Largest Assortments.Great Inducements Otlerod ! PUBLIC ACOUNTANT AND LIQUIDATOR, Attends to Auditing of Accounts, readjusting Books and preparing Balance Sheets.Extra Conptitioii Prim ! D.MORGAN, T^ATLOIR, August 8, 1891 THE COLLECTION OF GOOD, DOUBTFUL AND BAD DEBTS A SPECIALTY, and on most EASY TERMS.Has the best experience to act as Trus.tee in cases of Compromise between Debtor and Creditor.Bnivsrsity and School of Bishop\u2019s College.LENNOXVILLE, P Q.COLLEtiE\u2014Matriculation, September 15, at 9 A.M.Lectures September 17.SCHOOL\u2014Michaelmas Term, Sept.12, 1891.OFFICE = 125, St.Peter Street, Quebec.July 13, 1891.augusl8,89 Apply to Principal for College ; to lleacl Master for School ; or to Secretary, LennoxvUle.j August 7, 1891_ aplS-if ! FIRE BRICKS ! AUCTION SALES.BY G.R.GRENIER & CIE.50,000 CARR\u2019S Newcastle White Fire Bricks, NOW RECEIVING EX \u201c PRINCE RUPERT.\" In the matter of F.M.DECHENE & FILS, Dry Goods Merchants, Quebec, Insolvents.Geo.iWebster&Co.95.97, 99 Dalhousie Street TELEPHONE 296.August 6, 1891.j ¦' HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT BY JL.public auction will be sold at so much in j the dollar as per inventory, at the store of the Insolvents, 47 and 49 Notre Dame street, j Lower Town, Quebec.! On Tuesday, August 18th, 1891, At 11 A.M., the Assets of this Estate as follows A\u2014Stock-in-Trade, Dry Goods, Mil- finery &c.$9,896.74 Store fixtures.618.00 B\u2014Stock-in-Trade, Tailoring De- $10,515.34 1892-OFFICE DIARIES-1892 c- ONE, TWO AND THREE DAYS TO page.Foolscap Size and Quarto.SCRIBBLING DIARIES, LOWEST PRICES.BLANK BOOKS, ALL SIZES, Ledgers.Journals, Day Books, Cash Books, Minute Books, Copying Letter Books, Counter Blotters, &c,, fee.partment.7,050.92 Book Debts os per List.ô\u2019eZôisï T.J.MOORE & CO., Y.M.C.A.BUILDING.August 1, 1891.Jan5 r*\t\u201e\t$23,242.07 D\u2014Balance of rent to May, 1892.The sale will be made for each item en bloc.The Inventory and a List of Book Debts are at my office.The stock may be examined at the Insolvent's store Nos.41 and 49 Notre Dame street, and 104 Mountain Hill.Lower Town, on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th instant.Terms of Sale :\u201425% cash on adjudication, balance either cash or by equal payments at 3 and G months, with interest added at the rate of 8% }>er annum, duly secured to the satisfaction of tho Curator and Ins{>ectors.Sale at 11 A.M.NAP.MATTE, Curator, National Bank Buildings, 75 St.Peter Street.GEO.R.GRENIER A CIE., Auctioneers.August 8, 1891.LIFE, FIRE, MARINE AND ACCIDERT Insurance Agency.London & Lancashire Life Assurance Company.1 olicies issued on the most favorable terms and conditions Tor most popular plans of Insurance.Northern Fire Assurance Company of London.Insurances taken outside City of Quebec, for One or Three at Lowest Kates.Years, Risks The Fire Insurance Association of London, taken in Quebec or Country, for One or Three Years at Lowest Rates.\t\u2019 British & Foreign Marine Insurance Company.Marine Risks covered to all parts of the World, either under Open Policies, or Special Contracts.Losses payable in Quebec, or elsewhere, at option of Assured.Norwich & London Accident Insurance Company.Accident Policies covering all occupations issued on Most Favorable Terms.For further information, apply to FRANK HOLLOWAY, Telephone 38.Mav 23, 1891.AGFETSTT.* 105 ST.PETER STREET.Cm Hotel Roberyal ! Xi-AJECE ST.cronnsT- * throughout.Bowling Alley, Billiard Room, Lawn Tonnis, Boati ig, Bathing, and other amusement*.The fine invigorating mountain air and delightful country surrounding* make this an excellent resort for invalids, and it is recommended as such by leading physician».The Island House, at the Grand Discharge of Lake St.John, lo lgi* 100 Guest*, and is managed in connection with the Hotel Roberval.It i* built on an Island in the Discharge, in tho centre of the celebrated Ouananiche fishing grounds, the privileges of which and of all the waters of Lake St.John are free to Guests of the Hotels.Steamers under the Hotel management make daily trip* between Roberval and the Island House, and to other point* on the Lake and tnhtitory rivers Guide booksandiother information at all ticket office*.' Daily trains between Quebec and Roberval, with Parlor and Sleeping Cars.T.KENNA, Manager, »,\tRoberval, Lake St.John.July 25, 1891.\t\u2019\tAm RARE BARGAINS.The entire stock of goods as below will be cleared out at the following figure* :\u2014 CHILDREN'S BLUE, PINK AND PLAID DRESSES, At 50 cents and 75 cents, (regular price $1.75) Pinafores, and Aprons, from 20c.A Good Chance Now to Purchase Children\u2019s Outfits and all that is necessary for the Little Folks Returning to School.Ladies\u2019 White & Colored Blouses, At 50 Cent* Each.LADIES\u2019 PRINT DRESSES (Skirt and Waist Complete) $1.25.Ladies\u2019 Nightgown», 75c.; Chemises, 30c.; Drawers, 30e., all full size.Complete Clearing Sale of the Entire Stock of the latest improved Baby Carriages, Summer Game» and Toys much below cost, at Mohr\u2019s Stores, 121 AND 123 ST.JOHN STREET, (WITHIN.) CORNER ST.URSULE STREET.Augusts, 1891.Anderson & Armstrong, 74 St.Louis Street, Quebec.Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters ! Heating Public and Private Buildings by Hot Water A SPECIALTY.Plumbing of all Kind* Executed Under the Strict Sanitary Principle*.ALWAYS ON HAND Coal Oil and Lamps & Lamp Fittings.Agents for Wallace\u2019s Celebrated Iron Roof Ladders and Fire Escapes.No Obstruction to Snow, Will Not Bum, and Will Last 100 Years.£3r CALL AND SEE THEM ebiac and intermediate jiorts.BURNED.\u2014A despatch received by the Signal Service Office yesterday, states that the Egg Island telegraph station was burned during a thunder storm on Sunday night.Canada.\u2014The R.& O.Navigation Co.\u2019s steamer \u201cCanada\" left for the Saguenay yesterday morning, on her first trip of the season.She carried a full complement of passengers, everyone of her 120 staterooms being occupied.Ivy\u2014The bark \u201cIvy,\u201d Captain Caron, from Quebec, arrived at Pembroke Dock, on the 10th August.For Sea.\u2014The sS \u201cSwedish Prince\u201d and \u201cForest Holme\u201d having completed their cargoes, left for sea yesterday.Passed.\u2014Yesterday, ss \u201cPeace\u201d and \u201cSalamanca\" from Montreal for Sydney , \u201cThames\u201d from Sydney, etc., for Montreal.Sagamore\u2014The American steam yacht \u201cSagamore\u201d left port for the Saguenay yesterday afternoon.Tows.\u2014Bark \u201cColumba\u201d arrived from Montreal yesterday, in tow of tug \u201cConqueror.\u201d\u2014 Bark \u201cKelverdale\u201d was towed down from Ba-tiscan yesterday, by tug \u201cFlorence.\u201d âlKXAL 8EKVICE MAItIXE DEPARTMENT» Quebec, August 11, 1891.River dn Loup\u2014Clear ; light variable wind.Outwards at 8.00 a m, yacht Alexandria ; Bernadette here.Inward at 11 a tn, two steamers.Father Point\u2014Therm.69.Clear ; east wind.Inward at 10.30 a in, str Warwick.Matane\u2014Clear ; west wind.Inward at 11.30 a m, str Haytor.Caribou Islands\u2014Tug Lake anchored.Trinity Bay\u2014Tug Dauntless anchored.SAILED FOR QUEBEC.Hercules, Staalham, Sydney, Aug 8 Lima, Carver, Liverpool, Aug 8 th, J Sarpsborg, \u2014 Portsmouth, Aug 7 SAILED FOR CANADA.Helen Isabel, Olsen, Barbados», July 15 July and PORT OF QUEBEC-ARRIVED.Aug 11\u2014SS Peruvian, Nunan, Glasgow, 30, Allans, Rae &.co, passengers general cargo.- Thames, Bernier, Sydney, CB, Ac, for Montreal, coal.Bark Arctic, Oslassen, Goole, June 21, John Burstall & co, bal.-J PA, Van Henveln, Greenock, July 3, Hy Fry & co, coal.ENTERED FOR LOADING.Aug 11\u2014Stralsund, 581, Dundee, John Burstall & co, Bowen\u2019s booms.CLEARED.Aug 11\u2014SS Beaver, Masson, New Carlisle, &e., A Fraser & co.Bark Olga, Jensen, Tayport, The McArthur Bros Co (Lmtd).Schr Daisy, Girard, Gaspe, W & R Brodie.TIDE T.AJ3EE- HIOH WATER AT QUEBEC\u2014STANDARD TIME\u20141891.Morning.Evening.Monday\t\tAugust.\t10\t9 42\t9 57 Tuesday\t\t\t11\t10 13\t10 31 Wednesday.\t\t12\t10 49\t11 08 Thursday.\t\t13\t11 28\t11 51 Friday\t\t\t14\t0 18\t0 47 Saturday\t\t\t15\t1 22\t2 08 Sunday\t\t\t16\t2 44\t3 24 N.B.\u2014The stream of tide rung up forty-five minutes after high water.Moon\u2019s Phases.\u2014First Quarter, Wednesday, August 12th, 4.27 p.m.OOM-MZ-EZROI^-E.Quebec, Aug.11, 1891.Orcnn Freights.The following are the transactions rejKirted for the past week :\u2014 Quebec to Greenock\u2014Timber, 19s.Quebec to a range of ports\u2014Timber, 20s.Montreal to Liveri»ool\u2014Timber, 18s ; Deals, 41s 3d.Freights to Knlf Ports.From Quebec to Gaspe and Perce, 35c per barrel, and $4.00.Per steamer, to Sum-merside, Charlottetown, P.E.I., to Pictou, N.S., &c., 30 cents per barrel, $3.00 to $4.00 per ton.Per schooner, 25 cents per barrel.Klver Freights.To Montreal\u2014Salt, 8c.per sack.Coal, 90c.Iron, $1.00 lier ton, sailing.Scrap Iron, $1.10 per ton.Sawn Lumber, Pine and Spruce, per 1,000 feet, board measure, $1.00; Tamarac, $1.25.Lumber to Burlington, Whitehall and Platts-burg, $1.50 per 1,000 feet, B.M.Lumber to New York, $2.75 jier 1,000 feet B.M.To Troy, $2 50.To Three Rivers\u2014Salt, 7 cents i>er bag.Coal, 75 cents jier ton.To Sorel\u2014Coal, 85 cents per ton ; Salt, 7J cents per sack.To St.Johns, P.Q.\u2014Salt, 11 cents per sack.Railway ties, tamarac, 8 cents ; cedar, 6 cents.From Batiscan to Burlington, Plattsburg and Whitehall.\u2014Lumber, $1.50 per 1,000 feet, B.M.\t*\t»\t» From Montreal-Flour, 8 cents per barrel, and 4 cents per bag.Pork, 10 cents jier barrel.Heavy goods, 5 cents per 100 lbs., and charges, or 5 cents free.Bran per ton of 2,000 lbs., $1.20.Coal.\u2014One cargo of American Anthracite, of 1,085 tons, arrived during the week, and changed hands on private terms.One cargo of Scotch also arrived, but is still on the market.Salt.\u2014One cargo came to hand during the week, and is still on the market.Selling, ex store, at 51 Jc.jier sack.Quebec Retail Market, Aug.11,1891.\u2014 Beef, 1st quality, dressed, per 100 lbs., $10 ; 2nd do $8 ; 3rd do do $6.00 to $7.00 ; jierlb., 5c to 12Ac.Veal, per lb., 10c to 12c.Mutton, per lb., 10c to 12c.Spring I-amb, $3.00 to $4.00 each.Pork, fresh, per 100 lbs , $6.75 to $7.00 ; per lb., 10c ; salt, per barrel, $17.00 to $18.00 ; per lb., He to 12c.Hams, fresh, BIT lb., 8c to 9c ; smoked dc, 12c to 15c.Flour, ungarian Roller Process, jier barrel, $5.50 to $7.00 ; Superior Extra, $5.20 to $5.30 ; Extra $4.90 to $5.00 ; Strong Bakers, $5.30 to $5.60 Spring Extra, $4.75 to $4.90 ; Superfine, $4.50 to $4.75 ; Fine, $4.30 to $4.40 ; Bag 100 lbs., $2.25 to $2.55.Oat Meal, per brl., $6.25 to $6.50 : Com, white, do, $3.75 to $3.90 : do yellow, do, $3.60 to $3.65.Salmon, No.1, per brl of 200 lbs., $16.50 to $17.00 ; |»cr lb., 10c to 10c.Codfish, green, |>er brl., $4.00 to $4.50 ; do in draft, $0.00 to $0.00 ; j»er lb, 4c ; dry, jicr quintal, $4.75 to $5.00.Cod Oil, i>er gallon, 30c to 37c.Labrador Herrings, No.1 jier brl, $3.50 to $4.00.Fowls, j>er pair, 60c to 80c ; Chickens, do, 40c to 75c ; Turkeys, do, $2.00 to $4.00.Potatoes (early rose), per bus., 50c to 60c.Oats, ;ier bus 34 lbs, 55c to 56c.Butter, salt, i»er 11»., 16c to 13c ; Fresh do do, 15c to 20c ; do do do (prints), 20c to 25c.Cheese, per lb., lO^c to 12c.Eggs, per dozen, 15c to l7c.Hay, i>er 100 bdls., $8.00 to $8.50 Straw, do, $4.00 to $5.00.Wood, per cord (2 feet 6 inches), $3.50 to $4.50 ; (3 feet), $3.50 to 85.50.Leather Market.\u2014Spanish Sole, No.1, per lb, 23c to 24c ; do No.2, 21c to 22c ; Slaughter Sole, No.1, 25c to 26c ; Harness Leather, 27o CubtomhDuties\u2014The following is the amount of duties collected at the Custom House, Quebec, August 11.1891 :\u2014$2,724.43.Gold Exchange\u2014New York, Aug.11, 1L00 .m.\u2014American Gold, 4.86.Sterling Exchange, 4.84.Montreal Stock Market.\u2014Montreal, Aug.11\u2014Bank of Montreal, 230 to 220.Quebec Bank, 121 to 120.Ontario Bank.115 to lllj Banque du Peuple, 100 to 9SJ.Molson\u2019s Bank, 165 to 158.Bank of Toronto, 227 to 220.Banque Jacques-Cartier, 100$ asked.Merchants' Union Bank, 85 offered.Banque Nationale, 83 asked.Bank of Commerce, 132 to 131.Eastern Townships Bank, 140 offered.Imperial Bank, 1624 to 162.Commercial Bank of Manitoba, 90 asked.Mon treal Telegraph Company, 107 to 105$ North-West Land Company, 81 to 80.Riche lieu and Ontario Navigation Company, 61 to 60 ; sales, 25 shares at 60.City Passenger Railway, 200 to 182$.Montreal Gas Company, 209 to 208.Canada Pacific Rail way, 81g to 81$.Canada Cotton Company, 30 offered.Dundas Cotton Co, 30 asked.Hoche laga Cotton Company, 130 asked.Dom ininn Cotton Mills Company, 120 offered.New Gas Company, 200 to 185.New Passenger Railway Company, 180 asked.Commercial Cable Company, 106 to 104 ; sales, 10 shares at 103$.Bell Telephone Company, 130 to 125.Chicago, Ill., Aug.11.\u2014The leading futures closed as follows :\u2014Wheat.No.28ellers August, 94 Sc ; September, 92jc ; December, 94£c Com\u2014No.2 sellers August, at 624c ; Septem her, 59$c ; October, 55$c.Oats\u2014No.2 sellers August at 284c ; September, 288c ; May, Sljjc.Mess Pork\u2014sellers September, at 10.40 ; October at 10.52$.Lard\u2014sellers September, at 6.57$; October, at 6.67$.Short Ribs\u2014sellers September, at 6.70 ; October, 6.82$.Cash quotations were as follows :\u2014No.2 spring wheat closed at 94jjc to 94$c.No.2 red at 91$c.Na 2 Com at 63c.No.2 Oats at 284c.No.2 Rye at 83c.No.2 Barley closed nominal ; No 2 sellers February at 53c to 60c ; No 4 do, 50c.Moss Pork closed at 10.37$.Lard closed at 6.55.Short Ribs sides, \" at 6.65 to 6.70.Dry salted shoulders at 6.10 to 6.20.Short clear sides closed at 7.20 to 7.30 Receipts\u2014Flour, 15,000 barrels ; wheat, 380,000 bushels ; com, 255,000 bushels ; oats, 220,000 bushels ; rye-, 68,000 bus : barley, 8,000 bushels.Shipments :\u2014Flour, 3,000 brla; wheat, 105,-000 bushels ; com, 82,000 bushels ; oats, 104, 000 bushels ; rye, 101,000 bushels ; barley, 1,000 bushels.CARTERS PIUS IJMHPOIRTS- Aug 10\u2014Per ss Toronto, Davies, from Liver-Jiool\u20141 case indflfe to J A Langlois.1 case do to J Amyot & co.3 pkge mdse to W McLim-ont & Son.21 do do to W M Macpherson.I case mdse to Thihaudeau, Frere & co.11 do to Ganvreau, Pelletier & co.1 do to J Amyot 4 Frere.1 case leather to O L Richardson & Son.25 pkgs mdse to Z Paquet.2 pels samples to McCall, Shehyn & co.1 case to Boisseau & Behind.Through Goods via Point Levi.\u2014Remainder of cargo for Montreal.Per hark J P A, Van Henveln, from Greenock\u2014802 tons coal to H Fry & co.Per Express Companies\u2014Aug 11\u20141 bag, 1 bdl, 1 i>cl to W A Marsh & co 1 pkge to M Vineberg.1 box to Mont Cotton Mfg Co.1 box to \\V A Slater.1 pkge to D M Stinson.I bdle to J E Livernois.1 do to M Rowand.1 do to J & W Reid.1 do to S J Shaw A co.1 do to E Giroux & co.1 do to Rinfret & Marcotte.1 pkge to A Leannonth.Per Railway Companies\u2014Aug 11\u20141 case to Dominion Corset Co.9 brls to F H Andrews & Son.2 bxs to J Lemesurier & Son.8 cases to N Lemieux & Noel.1 chest to P Michaud.4 brls to A E Vallerand.3 bxs to Price, Bros & co.2 cases to S .1 Shaw & co.Sundries to Mechanics\u2019 Supply Co, 2 cases to F T Thomas.13 bxa to Whitehead & Turner.2 cases to W B Dillingham.Sundries to C Pellerive.Do to W R Russell.1 box to W A Marsh & co.1 brl to W H Polley A Son.4 bdls to F Gour-deau.2 cases to W Brunet & co.-EISIIPOIRTS- July 17\u2014Per brig George, Gagne, for St Pierre-Miqiielon\u20143379 pcs spruce boards, by Gagn\tFrere.\u2014Laden at Pentecost.July 28\u2014Per schr L\u2019Esjierance du Marie, Tremblay, for St Pierre-Miquelon\u20145097 pcs Kruce boards, by Gagnon A Frere.\u2014Laden at intecost, July 29\u2014Per bark Pacific, Enrikscn, for London\u201418,752 i*cs deals, 1120 do deal ends, by Gagnon A Frere.\u2014Laden at Pentecost.Exports ok Lumber, Deals, Etc., from Montreal.Aug 11\u2014Per ss Polynesia, for Liverpool-495 i>cs scantling, by J Burstall A co.411 {xai deals, by McLean, Kennedy A co.J\u2019er bark Columba, for Glasson Dock\u201416,937 |>cs deals, 169 do lumber, by McLean, Kennedy A co.Per as Colina, for Glasgow\u2014311 pcs deals, by McArthur Bros.2369 do do, by Reford A co.Per ss Dominion, for Bristol\u20147960 pcs boards, 1700 do deals, by W & J Sharpies.1499 do deals, by R Cox & co.Notices of Births, Marriages and deaths 50 cents.No exception will be made to this rule.DEATHS.DcqUET\u2014On the 10th instant, at the age of 03 years, Joseph Norbert Duquet, Secretary of the School of Arts and Designs, and formerly typographer.The funeral will leave his late residence.No.37 St.Joachim street, at 8.45 o\u2019clock, this ('¦Vednesday) morning, for St.John the Baptist\u2019s Church.Friends KHd relations are requested to attend without further invitation.Freeman\u2014On Monday, tho 10th August, Harriet Watts, wife of R.Freeman, Esquire, in her eighty-third year.Funeral to day (Wednesday), at3o\u2019clock, from her late residence, Marl Hill, St.Ambroise, Jeunne Lorette, to Chalmers Church, and thence to Mount Hermon Cemetery.Friends and acquaintances are requested to attend without further notice.The Montreal Fttnily Herald will please copy.\t2 McMcrmch\u2014At Toronto, on the 7th instant.Janet McMurrich, widow of the late Houble.John McMurrich, in her 76th year.Fakes, Prizes, Seductive Offers, Etc., Etc., Etc.Wc have none ol the above mentioned things to offer the consumer to induce him to buy our manufacture.Our offers are an unbroken success of nearly half a century in our business.A superior article at a fair price.A reputation for honest goods, the host value in tho market, brands of Cigars such as have been a household word with smokers for many years, and which to-day stand unequalled in quality or value, as is attested bv the millions of \u201cCable,\u201d \u201cMungo,\u201d \u201cEl Padre,\u201d and \u201cMadré E Hijo\u201d Cigars that are sold annually.\u201cA word to the wise is sufficient.\u201d S.Davis A Sons, Montreal.CURE gSSpKSSS remarkable suwe^lm Sm'^own in curin** SICK Headache, yet Carter\u2019s Little Liveu Pii iji are equally valuable In Constipation, curicg ?hi?vPnU^e™i!i£ fhl na^!n°iing con,P,Aint.while u1 R disorders of the stomach, stimulate the liver and regulate the bowels, tven if they only cured HEAD Ache they would be almost priceless to those who suffer from this distressing complaint* hut fortunately their goodness does not end here, and those who once try them will find these httle pills valuable in so many ways that Îm7nî> nnf the Government-, an additional sum oï ÿ\u2019J.OOO to com plfetro thfe aVilountof 5 per cent security required, and an Order-in-Council was passed to that effect on the 16th October, 1884.However, on the *24th October, Messrs.Starrs k O\u2019Hanly wrote slating\tthat they found they had made\ta mistake in some of the items of their tender and it would neither be prudent for them nor In the public interest to take the eotittiact, and they asked, therefore-, leAve to withdraw theit- tender.The statement being a confirmation of the opinion entertained at the outset by the Chief Engineer, that the price of this firm was too low, that officer reported on the same day (24lh Oct.) that having made u thorough examination of their tender, he found that the price* for masonry aiid concrete was so low that they barely covered, the cost of the stone to be funiahfed, leaving nothing for cement and labor, ô'r foV 'cutting and setting thé same iA thé frork, Ahd it was evident that they made & serious mistake in the prices given.This report of the Chief Engineer formed the base of a report to Council of same date, which quoted the remarks of the Chief Engineer, a*.id accordingly recortimended that permission be given to Mcssr*.Starrs k O\u2019Hanly to withdraw their tender and also to accept the next lowest tenderer, that of Messrs.Larkin, Connolly k Co.A year had elapsed since tht 'Agreement had been made with ilie British Columbia GovernmeV.t for the completion of the dock, and it was imperative that no further delays should occur in the completion of that important work.An Order-in-Counoil of thro 25th October authorized the acceptance of the tender of Messrs.Larkin, i\u2019onnroily A Do.CHANGES, JSTtV, IN dock at E8QCIMALT.The fret Change in order of date is the dispensing with the second entrance of the dock, thereby giving the same an additional length of 50 feet.The dock as originally in tended was to have been 380 font long, 65 frifel wide on floor and 00 feet at lûp oh gtburtd level, with ati ehtt-aucfe 63 feet widte.The original plans for the dock provided for Inverts and a caisson recess at the bead of the dock, iii Anticipatibh of the construction at a fulrtré lime of a second entrance beyond the present one.Shortly after the award rof the contract ih 1884, tho sdbjefct of lengthening the dock Wab brought to the notice of the Department, and by a despatch of the British Columbia Government of January, 1885, respecting the advisability of such increase in length, the Chief Engineer on the 21st January, 1885, made a report in reference to thro proposed additional length, stating that the second rontranéro provided for.in case ,of need I» the future, was aud would l>e practically useless, merely hddihft to the com and reducing the Usefulness of the work, while the liaréyingof thedock bottom to the full length would give all additional useful docking space of 50 feet 6 inches, or a total length of dock of 430 ferot, with an additional estimated cost of §35,000.A memorandum based on that report was submitted by me to Council, and an Order-in-Council approving the same was issued on the 3rd February, 1885.Tho next change which bccuhed was thfe recourting of the étonea in the walls of the dock, larger Ones being permitted to be used instead of thé small sikes specified ht first.It would appear front a memo written by the Chief Engineer and printed at page 38 of Che blue boolc published in 1890, that at the time the original plan* were irtadb it was believed that stone of the thickness then specified was all that could be obtained within a reasonable distance of Esquimalt.However, after the contract was let, in searching for stone a quarry was found in which stone of a tine quality and great thickness could he obtained.Stone large enough to make one course instead of two thin courses was got out and brought to the works.Correspondence ensued between the contractors, the Hon.Mr.Trutcli aud the Chief Engineer with reference to the use of larger stones and Mr.Trutoh was instructed on the 4th May, 1885, to permit the contractors to build the work with stone of increased size as proposed by themselves, no extra payment to be made to them on account of this change.In the fall of 1885 the Chief Engineer visited the works and after his return, he, on the 18th January, 1886, made a report to me with reference to his examination of the dock.He stated in that report that the cost of the works would be increased by #35,000 owing t} the change in the size of the stone, and recommended that the contractors be paid full measurement for all the stone they had placed in the dock, due care being taken to reduce the quantity of concrete backing.The report was approved by an official letter dated the 28th January, and payments were made accordingly.It must be borne in mind that the price given in their tender for the stone was not increased and that no payment over the price mentioned in the tender was made to them on account of the change in coursing, but that the additional amount was the result of the difference in the tender price of stone and concrete backing, where the price of one was 81 per cubic foot and that of the latter 88.50 per cubic yard.The change in the dimension of the stone had been suggested by the contractors themselves.I did not at once see the advantage of the change.I knew, however, that stone of large dimension suited well the work ami for that reason I assented to the change on condition that the prices should not he increased.Latex on in 1885 Mr.Perley went to British Columbia »nd visited for the first time the works.When ho returned he explained to me how the change in the dimension of the stone was advantageous to the public, because it increased the solidity and the power of resistance of the walls.Being thus convinced, I thought then that I was acting in a proper administrative way, as well as in justice, in granting to the contractors a compensation for the change that I had assented to.Nobody, 1 believe, will contend that the public was not benefitted by the change, at least in proportion to the additional amount paid to the contractors.On the 18th January, 1885, the Chief Engineer reported that the caisson recess had been built of stone instead of brick, the difference of cost being 86,000, and he recommended payment and the Minister approved his report on the 28lh January.This changro not having been criticized, I will say nothing more.I refer to the second report of the Engineers appointed by the Committee, which shows that the entire cost of all changes in plans ami extention of the work is about 853,000.When the contract with F.B.McNaince was cancelled and the arrangement was made between the Ijocal and Federal Governments for tho assumption and completion by the latter of the dock works, an inventory and valuation of the plant and materials on the ground was made, and in the specification drawn up for intending tenderers, it was stipulated that said tenderers would have to take over all plant, buildings, tools, materials, ka., mentioned in the inventory attached to said specification and which was valued at §50,288.61).On the lOth April, 1885, the Hou.Mr.Trutcli informed the Department that the plant ami\tl-r-p** dtJîvfd-éd lit Hie cnVdriirV\u2019Lui i'ii,ii iliuy were unwilling to accept the same at tho prices named.On the 29th April, the Chief Engineer reported that tllfe plant, etc., should bo accepted by the contractors at prices named hi Mi»* JrtVentoly ami on the Wtl» .May, l88.>, lion.Mr.Trutcli wasoflloiiVliv informed that there was no option on the part of the contractors tq.take only part of the plaht.pr refuse a Hcrtion pf thr sal is.and t!'âlliro- would havfe tu take all that iV&S tasutlon eriin the schedule.The value of the plant was, therefore, deducted in twelfths from the second estimate to the 13th, until the whole iumur.it of §50,288.69 had been deducted.However, upon his return from British Columbia, the Chief Engineer in his report of the ISth January, iHStl, alludes to that plant ami says he found a portion of it old and unserviceable ami Ihul its value might at some future «late become a question between this Department and thro contrac-tots.\t* Sinçe thAt tlhie hô menticn is made of that 'plant in tho Departmental papers, ami when the allowance of .$19*000 on account of old and unserviceable plant was made, the action in that matter appears to havebtën taken by tho Chief Engine*:!- personally w ithout re-forronroc to the Minister.Mr.Pcrlroy has himself made a declaration to that effect l>e-fore the Committee.See page HO cf evidence.There is no doubt that iAÿ altfenitoh should have been called in this AlioiVanc-ro of $19,000 In ihe final tHlhnaie, and there is every reason to bellfeve that the Chief Hnginber, iltuling that a latgc porlloh of the plant, which was supposed to be serviceable.Was useless and rubbish, thought that the mhtractôrs should not pay foi- Material that could not be ùtud and to replace which Ihôy would have tos paÿ a second time.Final estimates are not submitted tc rre .when there is no reduction made or extras granted.It the Chief Engineer is of opinion t.iat the works are completed, it is for him to see to the issue of the final certificate for the payment of the balance of the price of the contract.In so important an administration aft that of thro Public Works, where, the éoVrès^oua-fehçTO alopc in, Qiftt lAst Véar represents nearly ÏHydOP otUcpd Icucts, besides 8,946 cheques, it n Impossible for the Minister to sec and know everything.He most necessarily lonvc to his chief officers that part of the work of the Department which docs not require a decision on his part.He must also have con fidence enough in them,\u2014sro long as they have not shown themselves unworthy ol it»\u2014to rely on their fidelity ami depend on their submitting to him all questions which require hiç interference.j have only to lay a Word on the projected ïubstUution of granite for sandstone.When Mr.Perley, who was favorable to that change, consulted me, 1 was inclined to assent to it.For prudence sake I spoke of it to the Conn' oil ; the Council waro of opinion hot \u2018to accept the change and t informed Mir.Perley ac-erotdihgly.1 have stated everything that occurred to the best of my recollection.In ordeb ^o help my Wiettiory L have caused searches in the records of thro Departments and examin liions to be made of the documents which might have reference to the works above referred to.I hope that no important paper shall have escaped notice, In any c\"Xc 'my statement of farts Ifi honestly made.Thfe Committee will please observe that Mr.Thomas McGreevy, as member reprcr sen ting Queliec West, was presumed to take a special interest In the works of the Harbor of Queliec.His position ar.a Itar-bor Commissioner gAV'c him the knowledge t)f thU lenders and contracts, and as a director of the Union Bank of Lower Canada (now Canada), which made advances to Messrs.Larkin, Connolly k Co., hro followed with Interest the execution of Works at Esquimalt.7thj Muhshlies granted to the Buie dtfl Chaleurs Railway Company.Mr.Tarte has accused Mr.Robert McCreevy of having received more than 840,000 from these subsidies.Although no mention is made of mo, nevertheless in the evidence my name is several times mentioned in connection with these subsidies.In a letter of the 3rd of March) 1886) (page 26 of the evidence) Mr.I\u2019homas McGreevy writes \"Nothing new ih .the Baife dns Clialfeiirs at thro lust tfron^rîtl 'rlcbtl\u2019Jn ior the House of v ominous, and wished through me the influence of the Government of Canada in his 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