The Montreal witness, 15 novembre 1862, samedi 15 novembre 1862

[" mer = 2e COMMERCIAL REVIEW AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.VOL.XVIL MONTREAL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1862 No.91 CORRESPONDENCE.DR.JOHN BROWN ON MODERATE DRINKING.(To the Editor of the Daily Witness.) Sir\u2014Dr.Brown, in his geuerally excellent little work : * Five Lay Sermons on Health, to tbe Working Olasses,\" carnestly entreate his readers not to use in- toxieating liquors ; but in another part of his book he is particular to say :\" Iam not a teetotaler.Iam against teetotaliam as a doctrine of universal application.[think weare meant to use these things as not abusing \\bem,\u2014 this is one of the disciplines of life \u201d\u2014 (The italics ate mine.) That is to say, Mr.Editor, it is right enough to drink moderately, but a t sin to become à drunkard\u2014as if every moderate drinker could continue to limit bim- self to à certain quantity ! And the renowned Doctors remarks on drinking, moderate or otherwise, altogether ignore the question of example.No ove, even of the * most straightest sect\u201d of moderste drinkers, can afford to say the \u2018 firat word\u201d of rebuke to the chief of drunkards.His own practice, however, affords an impregnable excuse to tbe drunkard.Said a very moderate drinker to a drankard wallowing in the mire : \u201c Why don\u2019t you become à testotaler 7\u201d Said tbe dronkard, in his own drivelling way, to the very moderate drinker : \u201c Are you & teetotaler?\u2019 Which argument to the man,\u201d bappily, converted on the spot our moderate drinker ; and he replied, that he was going to become a teetotaler that very night.Bat, toreturn to the Doctor, snd in conclusion, the following lines (from s poem, once quoted in your model and cheapest of papers)\u2014tbe following lines, I say, contain, in my opinion, the true \u201csom of the whole matter,\u201d about moderate drinking :\u2014 \u201cOh, you thiok you have sll firmness, that my steps you ne'er will follow ; That your feet will nevet flounder in the mire wherein I wallow, I'd bave laughed at all such nonsense ; yet, you see my situation ; And, as am now, you may be, though you driok in moderation.Moderation !\u2014ugh, what folly | quiet ! Speak of peace unto the tempest !\u2014but in drinking, never try it.Rouse of appetite the lion, and, though friends and guards attend you, From his lair the beast will lesp out when yoa least expect, and rend you, 1 was moderate in drinking; but my chain of limit lengthened ; Feeding on ils constant practice, day by day the Aabit strengthened\u201d Ask the whirlwind to Bata, VENTILATION IS LIFE\u2014 ITS ABSENOEISDRATH.(To the Editor of the Montreal Wilness.) S:m,\u2014I bave recently observed three well intentioned articles in your valuable columns, on the important subject of Veutilation.Each of these articles contained some truth, but there was, nevertheless, an admixture of error.In each case, the effect of the error vould practically result in misleading those unacquainted with the science of Ventilation, and to a cou- siderable extent ceutralizing the truth contained in the said articles, In the first article to which I refer, it was stated, that it was necessary to provide 500 cubic inches of air per hour, for every inmate of a dwelling or hoepl- tal.The utter absurdity of these figures will appear from the fact that every full-grown man, in the process of respiration, draws into his chest, on an average 300 cubic inches of air per minute, and as it es capes and mingles again with the surrounding atmosphere, it vitiates at least two cubic feet, or 3,456 cubic ches of air per minute, and renders it unfit for respiration.It therefore follows, that to limit the supply of 500 cubic inches of air per hour, would be certain death to all the iomates of the room so limited.The second article to which I refer, contained an allusion to the fact, that Dr, Reed, in ventilating the House of Commons, bad stated the minimum quantity of fresh air to be supplied to every person therein at 30 cubic feet per minute, and the maximum at 60 cubic feet per miaute.While quoting this fact, the writer of the article in question recommended a supply of 10 eublo feet per minute.Now, if & supply of 10 cubic feet of mir per minute, for each person occupying, or assembled in any building, be ample, why did Dr.Reed place 30 feet as the minimum, and 60 feet as the mazi- mum supply?These are highly important considerations for all persons engaged in the erection of dwell- ing-houses and public buildings, but alas! how litile are thoy understood.Hence thers is scarcely a dwell.ing-house or public edifice to be found, where thers is sy provision made on sclentitic principles for ventila- on, This brings me to the third articls which ia our Journal of the 7th inst.The writer sa ing, air needs an outlet below the floor of the build.\u201d and again, \u201c The worst places to be ventilated ars ments of our churches, where the Sabbath- schools and week.night meetings are held.These places cannot be thoroughly ventilsted even in summer, with all the doors and windows open, without beat below the surface of the floor to rarefy the polson- Iaden air,\u2014 the reason being, that cold, bad air is heavier than pare air.\u201d Before commenting on tbe two former articles, I will endeavor to correct the error contained in the last statement.It is quite true, as the writer state st cold, bad air is heavier then the pure air, but he labors under a misteke jo asserting tbat the basements of churches cannot be ventilated without introducing bent below the surface of the floor.In my profession as mining engineer, it bas fallen to my lot to lay out the ventiln- ton of coal aud otber mines, at & depth of from » 100 to 300 yards from the surface of the earth, Io some of those mines, large quantities of carbonic acid as well a8 carburated hydrogen 8 were continually giren oat in large volumes.There, it would bave been out of the question to have talked of introducing beat below the surface of the floor, But the poisonous gases bad nevertheless to be expelled, moment by moment, or hundreds of lives would otherwise have been sacrificed.In order to effect this, the heavieras well as the lighter gas had to be swept clean out of their lurking places, to be forced up under-ground inclines, to be propelled through some two or three miles in length of air ways, and finally, to be carried up a vertical shaft of say 150 yards deep, All this was effected by placing à furnace at the bottom of the \u201c upcast,\u201d or outlet ahaft, This shaft was in communication with ail tbe working places of the mine, and sucked out the air as it approached it.The mine was also supplied with a \u201c down-cast\u201d shaft, also in communication, in au opposite direction, with the working places of the mise.As the polluted sir was drawn up through the upeast, the fresh air rushed down the downcast, and its turn swept through the mine, and carried before it the poisoned gases, which were contioually percolating from abandoned portions of the works, and elsewhere.But I perceive that] have already written too much for one letter.I will, therefore, reserve my remarks on the ventilation of churches, &c., for a future communication.In the meanwhile allow me to say that 1 quite agree with the writer of your third article in bis appalling description of the absence of adequate ven tilation f many of those sacred edifices.JW.THE \u201c ARABIAN'S\u201d BOILER.(To the Editor of the Montreal Witness.) Kixesron, November 7, 1862.SiB,\u2014I would beg leave to ask if any investigation bas been made as to the cause of tho fatal occurrence which took place on board the steamer * Arabian,\u201d a short time since.Having seen no further notice of the subject in tbe Witness since the very extraordinary statement appeared io your issue of the 18th October, in which it was spoken of as being merely an ordinary collapse, and an unavoidable occurrence, that a boiler capable of bearing 45 pounds pressure should give way with a pressure of 26 pounds! I, and many others in my line of business, bave f: It very anxious to know more about the matter.The Editor of the Scientific ÂAmerican\u2014oo mean authority on such subjecte\u2014is of opinion that sil such accidents are the resnlt of veglect or carelessness.(See page 278 current vol.Sci.4m.) How far such may have been the case in this instance remains to be seen.Srmax ENoINEER.[Every explosion without exception should, we think, be made the subject of a careful enquiry by the Government, to ascertain especially, two points :\u2014 lat.Tbe condition of the engine ; and 2rd.The capacity aod character of the engiveer ; and where either are found defective, heavy damages should lie against the owners forall losses incurred.Government appoints an Tospector of engines, bat it is at least equally important to appoint an examiner of engineers ; and this we say without any knowledge whatever of the cate above alluded to.\u2014Ep.Wit.) {For the \u201c Montreal Witness.\u201d THE RIGHT MAN WANTED IN THE RIGHT PLACE.Every day's expetieoce shows the necessity of baving an intelligent mercantile man at the head of the Customs\u2019 Department.Rules and orders are frequently issued which are so absard that subordioates are ashamed to enforce them ; and why tbe time of clerks sbould be wasted, and goods be delayed, to the injury of trade, is a problem which can only be solved by 1be supposition that & trial of one's patience and good nature is necessary.Job had mang trials ; but not the infliction of ignorant heads of departments.The last folly was the attempt to assess duties on goods above their value in gold, end now it is required tbat every invoice should be certified by the British Consul ns made out in the true value of Gold, involving an ex- nse of from $3 to $3 for each certificate.A manu- acturer in the interior of New England or Penusylva- nia sends bis invoice to Canada, Be Best step in rass- ing the entry, must be to return the invoice to Fave it certified, The nearest Consul is & hundred milice off, and the invoice must be sent, with a fee, causing a delay of several days to tbe annoyance and loss of the importer.Why should not the invoice be accepted without this certificate now as it has always heen?Why should the rise or fall of gold affect the truthful.Deas of an invoice?Aud, if à certificate is required, why sbould not the Customs\u2019 Department obtain a daily report of the value of gold in New York, instead of compelling every importer to pay three dollars à day for this information.We bave s U.8.Consul here, and we do not see why he is not the most sppro- priate official to certify as to the value of U.8.cor- reocy.In makiog these remarks, there is no design to disparage the Customs\u2019 officers of this port.There is, on the whole, a disposition to carry ont offensive and unnecessary rules with as little Taconvenience to the publio as possible, and to afford every facility to legl- timate trade.It is to be hoped, however, that these representations will bave the effect of repealing so absurd a regulation as that which requires every lavoice to be certified as to Its value, Inponrme, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.Wasunotox, Nov.11.\u2014Tte Navy Depariment bas received volumioous despatches from Rear- Admiral Farragut, dated Pensacola Bay, Oct.15th.After stating that Galveston, Corpus Christi and Sabine Clty, and the adjacent waters are now in our possession, be says:\u2014A short time ago I sent down the const of Texas, soting volunteer Lieut.J.W.Kitridge with bark # Arthur,\u201d the little steamer * Sachem\u201d and « launch, with which force he said be could take Oor- pus Obrlsti and the waters adjacent, whence we beard of 0 many small craft running to Hevanna.He suo- ceeded very well, took the places, made several captures and compelled the enemy to burn eeveral of their vessels.But on ons occasion, venturing on shore with his small boat, he was surrounded and taken prisoner aud carried to Houston, whers they paroled\u2019 bim vn condition that he should go North and not serve till regularly exchanged.I nextsent the * Ken- sington,\u201d the ** Rachael Leaming\u201d and a launch with a howitzer, to Sabine Pass, Acting-Muster Crocker commanding.They took the fort, and are still going ahead finely, basing taken several prizes, one of which arrived bere yesterday with dispatches.I pext sent Commander Rensbaw with the gunboats * Qwasco,\u201d ¢ Harriet Lane,\u201d © Clifton\u201d aod ¢ Westfield,\u201d which he did in the shortest time and without the loss of a man.It appears that the first sbot from tbe \u201c Owasco\u201d exploded directly over the heads of the men at and around the big gun, their main reliance, and the enemy left.À flag of truce was hoisted, and the preliminaries arranged for a surrender, which took place on the 9th instant.Corpus Christi and the adjacent waters are slill held Ly the \u201cSachem\u201d and other small vessels.The Ricbmond Ezaminer, of November Stb, is received.Speakiog of the results of the Northern elections it says :\u2014*' These astonishing manifestations from the North convey the ideas of an emphatic and impressive popular verdict against the Abolition faction which bas ruled the Government at Washington.The North- ero papers sttempt to lessen the value of the results of the elections in the eyes of the South.The value is, however, determined by the circumstance that the principal des on which tbe recent canvass the North was conducted, was, that the Democrats w peace party in disguise; and with this iscue thrust io their faces, the people of the three most powerful States in the North have given unprec dented numbers to the Democratic candidates, and a blow to the Abolitionists at tbe ballot boxes that will stagger them into the back ground.\u201d That paper further says, tbat the prospects of the European intervention bave dissulved like a snow- wreath.But a short time ego there were bopeful indications that England and France were about to take some action in the war, that could be favorable to the South ; and this opinion wad held, pot only iu the journals of the enemy, but in the minds of intelligent foreigners on this side of the Atlantic.It is known that, on tbe strength of the calculation of our nations] existence, being early recognized by Eogland and France, transactions have been made to some extent for foreign capitalists in Confederate bouds st 86 cents on the dollar.\u2018There is, however, no mistaking the signifieance of the speech of the British Secretory of war in which he asserts that the Boulh has not as yet accomplished her independence, and must be regarded 2s & belligerent holding mo uncertain position in an undecided war.The British Government will in no way, and at no time during the continuance of the war, recognize the Southern Confederacy as ove of the independent powers of the earth, or interfere to limit the duration of this war.The Examiner adds : ** While the soldiers who enlisted to fight are engaged at Dray's and Cbapoo\u2019s Bluffs, in felling trees aad ditching up to their knees in mud snd water, Richmond is fui} of free negroes aud slaves, who ars obstructiog the markets.The Yaokees set an e¢xumple to our autborities in their employment of neg oes.Gold ig selling in Ricbmond at 220 to 265,\u2014a decline of 10 cents within the week.From Nocthern Virginia it is romored shat Gen.Lee, having decoyed the enemy into a trap at Soickersrille, had fallen upon and routed them with great slaughter.We bave failed to obtain from tbe commanding officer confirmation of this pleasing story.\u201d Nzw York, Nov.11.\u2014The Herald has additional news from Richmond to tbe 81h.Lee arrived there two weeks ago and is said to be acting Commander- in-Chief nud military adviser to the War Department.The active command of the enemy's forces in the Geld devolves npon Gen.Johnston, Ta: Merrimac)\u201d No.3 is completed, and now lies below Fort Darling.Oflicers in the rebel service have been detached by the Richmond War Department to carry on the contraband trade between Ballimore and Richmond.Stonewall Jackson's corps bas been increased to 50,000 men, Fortius Moxson, Nov, 11.\u2014Ths Richmond Whig of Nov.10th, says that Gen.Van Dora takes upon himself the responsibility for the failure in his last battle at Corinth.He said it was from neither the fault of his officers nor men, but was his own misfortune, Gov.Brown's Anousl Message was read in the Legislature on Thursday.He refers principally to topics of State interest.In a special message he takes ground against the Oomicript Law, and submits the subject to the Legislature for action.He sleo recommends action on Martial Law, fubeas Corpus aud im- pressment of priv ropertr.The Wahig says Geueral lil; bad a Bght with the enemy, on Monday Inst, in Clarke County, Va.The General that the eucmy were soundly thrashed, and driven back 5 miles.The fight was obstinate, and our loss considerable.From the activity of both armies, and tbe frequent skirmisbiog taking place, It is not improbable that a fight may take place at any moment, Tbe blockaders of Wilmington, says the Whig, fired upon and desiroyed a barque laden with salt, while endeavoring to run the blockade.Twonty-tbree Yankees came oo shore to finish their work of destruction, but were caplured and sent to Fort Fisher.The barque was from Nassau.The Yankees bave advanced in force upon Higbland County, Va., about forty miles from Stanton.This is a part of the plan by which the Abotitionists expect to crush out the r:beilion la Virginia.The steamer * Champion\u201d from Aspiawall brings $717,008.The \u201cSt.Louis\u201d brought down In addition to San Prancisco $660,000 in Mexican Treasure, and 66 bales cotton.Antigua, the great strong-bold of Arboleda\u2019s party, bas submitted quietly to Arboleda,\u2014 the likely end of the war in New Grenada.For tbe last 18 monthe a gigantic system of frand against the Goverament, bas n going on by means of forged bills on the Sobsistence Department Ta White street, It issupposed the whole amount will foot up not far from a million dollars.The Richmond Despalch of the 10th \u2014\"\u201cIt appears tbat the enomy landed large for: t Washington on Sunday, aod advanced towards Hamilton, and took possession of that town.It is reported that they destroyed nearly tbe entire place.Their force at Hamilton Is represented to be about 10,000 infantry with 40 pieces of artillery, and a considerable force of cavalry.They are also reported tu bave landed a large force st Palmyra, Halifax County, some 23 or 30 miles from Weldon.There was a report in circulation on Satar- day, that an engagement occurred in Farboro on Thursday.\u201d CANADIAN NEWS.Acrion vor LiBBL AGAIXST À NEWSPAPER PROPRIRTOR.\u2014 Carroll vs, Davis, et al \u2014In this case Juun Carroll, Esq., Reeve of Hibbert, claimed $1,000 dumages for & libellous article which appeared in the Mitchell Advo- cute, of which the defendants are proprietors, accusing plaintiff of conspiracy with the Towasbip Clerk to disfranchise vot re, who were known to be favorable to Mr.Daly.It was clearly proved that there bad been no conspiracy, aud even the witnesses for the defence gave evidence which clearly exculpated the plaintiff from the libel.The jury could not agree, aoû they were discharged.This, of course, leaves tbe case just where it started, \u2018ach litigant paying bis own costs, and the plaintiff baviog the right to briog the case up at the next court.\u2014S?, Mary's Argus.Proucsine Bxx \u2014Oa Thnraday last 8 number of the farmer friends of Rev.A.S.Falls, nssembled at bis farm in Adelaide, and testified their approbation of his actions by th voluntary contribution of their time and Iabor in tilling his farm for bim.\u2014 Strathroy Home Guard.A Basxsuercy Biit.\u2014It is uodersiood that the two Solicitors General are engaged in preparing « measure for \\be regulation of the estates of insclvents, and for tbeir relief, which ia intended to apply to the whole Provivoe.This announcement will give great satis faction to tbe country.We trust that the Bill will Avoid 1he error of extravage.t machinery which was so prominsnt in tbe measure of the lute Ministry.\u2014 Globe.\u2014 Twoyesrs ago Mr.Wm.McCabe, of Whitby, proposed tbut the County Council esablish 5 scholarebips fu the Grammar School, to be c-.mpeted for by scholars of tbe Common Schools.The project was not approved of.This year Mr.McCabe, with the assistance of some friends, Las offered free tuition in the Grammar School 10 the two best pupils of tbe Common Schools.Nr.McCabe's plan is worthy of consideration by the friends of education in every couatry ; and if adopted, would have a stimulating effict upon many youtbs.\u2014 A man pared James Huff was killed at an axe factory in Belleville Inst week, by being carried round à shaft, abour three feet below the rafters seven or eight times.His bead was daebed against the ceiling with rach revolution of the shaft.The deceared was endeavuring to slip the belt off tbe wheel when bis foot was caught in it.\u2014 The dwelling house of Mr.Blackwell of Ops was deairoyed by fire last week, \u2014 A man of the name of Malcolm McNeill has been arrested in Toronto for oblaining groceries to the value of from $300 to $400 from Messrs.Seaton & Co., uuder false pretences.He represented himself ae the agent of 8 Jumbering house in Quebec, for whom he was about to get out lumber in Osnads West.On their knowledge of the reliability of the Quebec firm, Mesors.Seaton supplied the goods.\u2014 Mr.Archibald McNab, of Owen Sound, has received instructions from the Government to make & survey of the Manitoulin Islands.\u2014 The Grand Trunk Company bave leased the right of advertisiog io all their passenger cars, thus opening ap à new source of revenue.\u2014 The Toronto City Council has resolved to petition the Legislature for antbority to employ the prisoners maintained by the city in the jail, in keep the streets clean, and Jn doiog other necessary worl for the advantage of the city.Cannot the prisoners annually committed to the jail in Montreal be employed in the same way ?\u2014 The Canadien states that several ancient pieces of gold and silver have been picked up on the shores of Ambert Island, one of the M lenes.The spot where they have been found is cal \u201cMoney-Nubble Point\u201d for it is not the first time that coins bave been washed ashore there after a violent storm.The coins are French, bear date from 1580 to 1620, and proceed undoubtedly from some oid submerged wreck.\u2014 farmer in Dunfries, bas probably the largest specimen of the swine genus ever raised in Onnada, Foes in the world.It weighs 1,300 lbs, \u2014 Tue Rossiu House, Toronto, bas been lit up with Petroleum gas.It gives & most brilliant light at one- fourth the cost of cual gas.\u2014 The Hon.Nt.Foley was seized with a fit of epilepsy whilst travelliog on the Grand Tronk Railway, nesr Kingston, on Saturday morning.(a the cvening be was much batter, \u2014 The Bishop of Huron bas favited the Episco Congregations ha tis Diocese to take up collections on Thanksgiving day, the 4th December, on behaif of the British operatives.\u2014 There is trouble in the Diooese ot Ontario, respeet- fog the disposal of the endowment granted by William IV.of 718 acres to make provision for the permanent instruction of Episcopalians in the tenets of the Church of Eugland.We believe hitherto the proceeds of the eadowment bave been divided among the Kingston Episcopal Churches.It is now proposed to ap propriate (he whole endowment to augment 1be income of the Bishop, and to the benefit of 1be wealibiest congregation in the city.The News stales, that if the Oburch of England leaders use tbe property granted by the State for purposes that are calculated 10 excite the cupidity of their eo-religioniste, tbey basard the loss of even the remaant of State provision they still possess, 730 THE MONTREAL WITNESS November 15, 1862, Cotemporary Press.THREATENED DANGER TO FREE DISCUSS (From the Edinburgh Witness.) Îr is manifest that & crisis is fast approaching in our courtry on the subject of free discussion, The matter is grave, aad demands the iostant attention of every friend of our constitutional liberties.We have s0 long.and in meagure 80 ample, poasessed the right of fresly caavassing, both by speech and pen, every public question, political and social, that we can with difficulty entertain the idea uf that right being token from us.Put down the right of free discussion! we exclaim; it is impossible.There is no party in the conntry that dare even make the attempt.Our pens are [ree ; we may write and publish what we please.Our specch is free; we may proclsim from our platforms whatever opinion on lities and science seems right and good to us; and if, whilst discussing religious subjects, we do not stray into blasphemy and atheism,\u2014and if, while discussing political questions, we do not vent sedition or treason, \u2014there is no one who will seek to restrict us in the exsrcise of our right of free speech.That right is secured t> as by the Constitution ; it is guar auteed by law ; it is established by use and wont; and it is vaio to suppose that it cau now be takes from us.Were any Government 80 mad as to make the attempt, an indignant people would overthrow itina day.Aud should the mob endeavour to overbear our rights in this pacticalar, the arm of the law would put them down, No, it cannot be.We have been too long accustomed to liberty ever again to submit to boudage, and to a bondage of so galling and miserable a kind as not to beallowed to say that we think on public questions.You never shall see Britons going about with padlocks on their lips, as in France or in Spain, or afraid to speak the truth about tyrants aud their doings, because their minions are ready to hoot or stone them.No; you may aa well think to take from us the light by which we ses, or the air by which we respire, as to take from us freedom of speech.And 50, comforting ourselves with theee assurances, we go to sleep, sud leave our liberties, the most priceless of all our treasures, to take care of themselves.While thus we promise to liberty in Britain, as tbe Romans did to their Jove in Italy, an etercal home, we seem little aware that that liberty is actually being Gilched from us.That very freedom of speech on which we plume ourselves\u2014and justly 50, for it is in & sense the palladium ofa our other liberties, \u2014is now being grievously abridged and en: eroached upon.There ia a class of questions on which the right of fres public discussion is at this moment virtually forbidden in a grest many places in Britain.Nor are these questions of trifling moment.Oa the contrary, they are questions at ali times of vital interest; and at this hour of prominent and supreme importance, seeing thay bear apon the public liberties of Europe, and the constitutional rights of our own country.Oa these questions, it is well known, the citizens of Britain, at lesst the vast majority of them, cherish stroog and decided convictions; and it appertaios not less to the proof liberty than to the character of the country at they ehould give forth no uncertain sound upon them.Liberty and tyranny are fighting their great battle on the Continent.We have a deep stake in the issue.Interfere byarms is what no prudent man would advise, but the necessity is all the stronger on that account to throw the moral weight of our opinion upon the side of the oppressed and strug gling, We have, 100, a branch of the same great Conflict ia our own conui A powerful body of priests, spread over the land, taking their orders from 8 foreign authority, to whom each of them has sworn unlimited allegiance, and having unde: them a body of adherents, groasly ignorant, fiercely fanatical, and as blindly obedient to their leaders as these leaders are to their foreign masters, have broken out iuto open war against the privilegea which the Constitution so manifestly accord to us.It is the Roman question abroad,\u2014the Pope's right as & temporal ruler to oppress the Romany an to be maintained in that oppression by French bayonets; at home, it is the lawfulness of subsidizing the priesthood by gants from the British treasury,\u2014 which ie the form this question assumes, Now, what we wish our readers to mark is, that at this moment an attempt, successful in places not a few, is being made to take from us the right of free discussion on both the home and the foreign branches of this one question.We are being gagged, and yet we seem not to know it, We commiserate the unfortuuate people of France, and yet we are sinking into the same condition.There is one question, and that the question of the day, on which we are told that we must not speak out.Wo say nothing ss to the side on which lies the right.With tbe matter ia band that bas nothing to do.Here is a great public question, \u2014a question which deeply agitates the people of these islands; and on that question the right of free, unfettered discussion is denied them, And by whom?Not, indeed, by the Government, but by the mob,\u2014by the mob, who choose to thick differoatly from the vast majority of the nation; or rather, who choose not to think at all, but who obey tho instigation of their Priesthood, aa the priesthood do the instigation of ir foreign masters.Thus the priest is master of the situation.He says to the people of Britain, \u2014 \u201c1 abrogate your right of free speech.\u201d And with skill does ho \u2018select bis point.That which is the fenos around the fabric of their rights he throws down, that hc may the more sarely proceed in bis intended demolition of the whole edifice, We shell go no farther for illustrations of the direction in which we are permitting affairs to drift, than to recent instances, and of these, not all, but some.To begin with Parlisvient, whose proud boast it was that jt isthe palladium of British liberty, and of course, of freedom of s;.eech: even there, there are certain questions, \u2014Lh4 16, in short, pertain- log to Protestantism,\u2014wbicb vaunot be freely discussed, In June last, when Mr.Whalley rose in his lace in the House to introduce his motion regardio, Maynootk, he was assailed with hootiog, yelliog, an ribald voises of all kinds, 60 that bis voice was weil- Bigh drowved, aud his speech was audible only in broken and diajoiuted portions.This violation of the rights of a British senator, sud of the rights of his constituents iu bis person, was, it is true, tbe work of the Komanist faction, but it was done with the tacit consent of the House.While this storm was raging, not an effort was made by à single mem- bee to quell it.The Speaker sat serenely in bis robes ; the mace reposed quietly upon the table the serjeant-at arms stood unmoved at his post ; and the House looked quietly ou while its privileges were being trampled into the dust.What s blunder! And yet in Mr, Whatley's address thers was nothing intemperste,\u2014nothing which it was anbecoming an English gectlemen to utter or to hear; nor were the sentiments he was expressing sentiments peculiar to himself.He bad come forward with his motion at the request of a large and influential body of men; and tbe vote made it evident that he carried with bim a decided majority of the electors of Scotland.And yet, because his views were displeasing to the Popish Members of tbe House, be was denied the right of free discussion.This was a wounding of liberty in her head.If we have no free discussion, we have no free Parliament ; and if we bave no free Parliament, free election is a mockery, Nor let Honourable Members imagine that it is only in the person of the representative for Peterborough that the freedom of speech will be attacked ; their turn will come in_duc time.Every right and liberty ia marked out for overthrow by this factiou whose hatred to freedom is absolute, and who have vowed to spare peither root nor branch of the British Constitution.It is Protectantism to-day; it will be the freedom of the press to-morrow, The #zample so worthily set in Parliament has been zealously followed, as was to be expected, out of doors.In places innumerable throughout the three kingdoms bas freedom of discussion been put down by Popisk mobs, \u2014of course, drilled, marshalled and st on by the priesthood.The outrages iu Belfast are yet recent.The cause was an unoffending demonstration in the Botanic Gardens of that city, in which the speakers eliminated from tbeir discourse everything like assault upon Rome as a Church, and submissively craved simple equality with their Romau- ist brethren, Yet this modest demand woke against them the ire of Romanism, which appeased itself only after three days\u2019 riot and wrecking in their city.Next came the riois in Wigan.These were followed by the riots in Tralee, where Gavazzi, at the peril of life, discoursed on the present aspect of Italian affairs, aud bis audience, ot the same peril, listened to bim.And, as if this were not enough, the unfortunate hotel-keeper who reccived the cloquent lee- tarer into bis bouse, it may be unwittingly, was put under social ivterdict by the priests, and bas had bis custom ruined.Next came the intimidation at Newry.Placards appeared on the walls, aonoun cing that on a certain night, in 8 certain church, Gavazzi would lecture on things in Italy.The ms gistrates could scarce have been thrown into greater alarm though they had been informed that an army of ten thousand men were marching to besicge them.They hastened to the minister in whose church the Padre was to speak, in fear and great trembling, protesting that, if Gavazzi were permitted to carry out his intention of lecturing, rioting would ensue, with destruction of property, and probably also of life.The permission to Gavazzi was withdraws; the right of free discussion was again violated ; N the Protestants of Now: ,' as the editor | of the 'esory Telegraph complains, ¢ were muzzled ; an: their right of rie \u2018meelin is for tbe present totally obliterated from their public life ;\u201d and the worthy magistrates of that town have reversed the ancient maxim ;\u2014iastead of being a terror to evildoers, the evildoers have become a terror to them.Then, again, we have had the wrecking of a chapel in Birkenhead, with a great deal of formidable Popisb rioting ; and why ?Simply because the inhabitants of thet town wished to exercise their undoubted right of expressing their sympathy with Garibaldi, and their good wishes for the cause of Italian liberty.\u2014 Emboldened by these successes, wo now witness the same attempts in a higher quarter and on à larger scale.The riots in Hyde Park are sgitating not only the Metropolis, but the empire, and sre attract: ing the notice of foreign countries.he proceedings, \u2014 breaking out aimultaneously ali over the empire, and directed to one object, the suppression of freedom of discussion, \u2014manifestly aitest previous concert and arrangement.It is not un- ikely, as the Morning Post hints, that the initistve comes from abroad, and that the party who are there labouring to promote re-action and despotism find it convenient to employ their wretched tools in this country in embroiling Britain, and weakening its moral action in favour of free goverment in foreign countries.Why should not the eame cause which sends brigades to Naples send sbillelahs to London ?1t is manifest, 100, that in the impending strogglelit- tle reliance cau be placed upon the local authorities.They have proved themselves so far either too timid or too lukewarm to use their office fearlessly for the rotection of irce discussion.And it is farther evi- lent that we shall have against us the great bulk of the infidel population, and the most influential part of the secular press.The TYmes is obviously pleased that fanaticism is to be put down; and among the worst of fanatics it classes the evangelical preacher.Amid these gathering signs of coming despotism and violence, it Batioves every lover of liberty to think by what steps he may most effectually vindicate bis own sud hie Plow cit ons\u2019 rights.FRBNCH REACTION.(From Edinburg Witness.) Some future writer, embellishing the biographies ot the Empresses of France, will, no doubt, aitri- bute the Ultramontane change iv French politics to # woman's power.\u201d A heretic, who dared at Rome to assign the impunity and preservation of the Papacy to the wiles and smiles of L'Imperatrice, would ron fair chance of being stillettoed-\u2014they do not burg heretics publicly, atleast, now.Still, if the resent position of affairs continues, and ila new Pope succeeds when Pius the Ninth lics quietly over the canons\u2019 door, the Romish calender will eu.tichod with a new divinity, Sainte Eugenie.Bhe is fully as deserving ot eanonisation as those ugl mar tyrs of Japsu, But the moody and inflexible Emperor is uot the man to change his policy for & pretty smile or winning pout.Twenty years since he might have been & Samson t> n pure Delilab, but his heart is eteeled.Eagenie muy serve as the pretext for the change, but there are otber causes and other motives besides 8 woman's fanaticiem.After all, the Emperor haa but partially returned to bis old programme.When Kurope was electsi- fied by the peace of Villefranca, Italy was to be placed under a Confederation, and the poor old Pope was tickled with the prospect of being at the head of it.Events io Italy, however, moved too fast.Tuscany, Modena, tbe Romagna, rose sud annexed themselves by universal suffrage to Victor Emmanuel.There conld be no confederation, for after Garibaldi had givon Naples to his Sovereign, there were none to confederate.Yet, with that tenacity of purpose which marke tho Emperor's character, fitful gleams of confederations occasionally flicker athwart Europe, and atthe present moment a mirage of more then ordinary doration dazzles our victims.The Emperor never intended to relax his grasp on Rome.He always professed to be the darling and pious eldest son of the chureb; true, be hinted at reforms and was always answered with ecclesiastical gliboess, Antonelli and the Emperor perfectly un- lerstand cach other ; each measures the other's nature, and bas sounded its depths, The more glaring the errors of the Papacy, the more firm became the Emperor's grasp on Rowe, but Europe was amuted and baffled.Occasional announcements of the intended withdrawal of the French were made, but just in proportion as Rome became French, the rench Emperor became Roman.Four causes may be given for the sudden \u201c wheel round\u201d recently performed.The Emperor bas chosen the moment carefully, and indeed prepared for it.The prematare movement of Garibaldi and bis defeat evidently served as a pretext for a ckange of policy.We now know thst Garibaldi was urged to undertake bis expedition when be did by Rainzzi bimself ; and Ratazzi is but a French secretary.Had Garibaldi delsyed, it is probable bis party would bave become too powerful to be crushed.\u20ac was urged, flattered, promised aid.He fell into the trap.His defest by Italiens bas atrengthened the influence of the French Ewperor, avd now the Emperor tells the Turin Cabinet they must coostitute their Italy without Rome.Then there is the coup d'etat of the Prussian Government and the virtual abolition of the consti- tation.In tbe more ancient days of the Roman republic, if the Patres and the Curie agreed to a particular line of policy, it was vain for the plebs to hope.So tbe King of Prussia counts himself as the bead of the state.His budget has been carried intact in the aristocratic cbamber, and as two out of the three bodies of which the constitution bas takon cognisance have agreed to act in defiance of the third, the King will epend all the money he requires upon his army, and next year will repeat the man.œuvre.The lower chamber is virtually abolished, And this reactionary change brings Prussia in closer accord with France.There can be a Protestant as well as s Romish Ultramontanism, which is but another name for despotism.The Liberal party in Prussia is baffled and powerless.Should Piedmont enter upon a atraggle for Rome, she need not took to the liberal populstions of Germany for aid.Well will it be for them if they cau upbold their own liberties.Since the failure of Garibaldi's expedition, the French Ministry bave been inundated with remonstrances from England, Earl Russell bas again had recourse to that \u201cmoral influence\u2019 which is ludicrous unless backed by power and will to enforce ît.The Emperor, in hia diplomatic circular, alludes in no pleasant terms to the interference of English statesmen.\u2018 France,'\u2019 he eays, \u2018\u2019 must not yield to pressure from without.\u201d The only country from \u2018which pressure has been exerted is England.The phrase is aimed directly against Earl Russell's diplomacy.To put an end to this pressure from without the Emperor dismisses the Minister who bear kened to it, and teaches the Italiane that the British Foreign Secretary may be powerful in essay iting, but shrinks from an appeal to arms.To rid himself of jmportunities, the Emperor clearly acd unmistakably declares he will not leave Rome ; and there is o clever appeal to the old animositics of the French people against England in tbat poisoned phrase, ¢ pressure from without.\u201d\u201d Those Frenchmen who believed most firmly that it was beneath the dig- pity of France to act asa gaoler and police agent for the Pope would at ouce riss pp in fiery indigoa- tion at the idea of submission to * pressure\u201d from England.hen, lastly, there was the audacious outbreak of tbe Romish population amongst ourselves.We may form now a guess as to the source from which the money given to the rioters was derived.A few hundred pounds judiciously distributed among the most violent of the Irish by sacerdots] agents would suffice to excite a riot.Perhaps the money came from one who was conscious he was about to change bis policy, and desired to find & pretext for it which we wouid understand.The apathy aud timidity of the Birkenhead magistrates furnished an admirable argument to a reactionist Ewperor.He can say, You, in Protestant Logland, could not bold a pu lic meeting in opposition to the mandate of the followers of the Pope.\u201d \u201cIf in London, if in Liverpool, you were unable to suppress outrages, robbery, snd violence committed in the Pope's name, how could I bu expected to quell disturbance 7\" \"¢ 4 people sre very pions, as indeed I am myself, We all desire the reformation of the Papacy, but not its destruction.\u201d \u201cIf you cannet quell riots, I may well fear insurrection, and 1 wust consult for the peace of wy kingdom and the progress of Christianily by making Rome atill more my own than it has a, We believe it ie the intention of the Emperor to make the specious pretence of furthering the inter ests of Catholicity bis stand point for increasing the vigour of bis despotism.he hit at the pressure from Englaud in the diplomatic circular is sufficient to prove tbat the relations of France and England are not very cordial.These riots, which have been foolishly tolerated among ourselves, may be interpreted to the Emperor as\u2019 proofs of a powerful conspiracy to uphold the Pope, and that Kogland would fear to interfere with his designs in Italy lest the Romanists, whom she bas pampered and encouragod to the peril of Protestantism, should rise apd turn upon her, The Emperor's policy, however, has wholly changed.They who favoured the independence of Italy, aud the surrender of Rome as the ca- lead of Me.Cobden, and became apostles of free trade, share in the expulsion.Thec! sage is wholly snd altogether reactionist, and wight have occur at any moment.The coup d'efal in Prussia, defeat of Garibaldi, the powerless remonstrances of pital of o united and consolidated kingdom, are |pe driven from the Ministry, They who fo! owed tha re the dian farmers best those of the Genesee val Earl Russell, and the Dogberry toleration of outbreaks here, are the reasons why the change is announced now.The Emperor never intended to quit Rome, which he regards as part of hisdominion, nor will he leave it until Piedmont is atrong enongh to wrest it from him, or can find an ally whose arguments are men and ships, not \u2018 moral influence,\u201d which is mocked by the master of balf a million of soldiers, GOD WILL SAVE US YET! At the last hour\u2014too late to eave his friends, but not too late, we trust, to eave the country\u2014the President has relicred Gen McClellan from the command of the Army of the Potomac.Geo.Ambrose E.Buroside succeeds him.Gen.McClellan retires for the present from what is by courtesy termed actiro service, Wo are among those who hailed the summons of Gen, McClellan to the chief command under the President of our armies with outspoken hope and joy.We trusted in him as the predestined right arm of the Republic in her deadly struggle with ber traitorous foes.It took months of stubborn, criminal, futal paralysis, in the face of a foe contemptible in every element of strength save capacity to hoodwink our Commanding General, to cure us of that fond delusion.Not till we have seen avd felt and realized that our fondly imagined Marcellus had a chronic incapacity for getting on, did our faith ia him falter.But when month after month had passed away _ingloriously, while be held One Hundred and Fifty Thousand brave Volunteers idly shivering theough's Winter in canvas tents, while our country was brought to tbe brink of rain by the imminent danger of a war with Great Britain, which would soon havo widened into a struggle with all Western Earope, aod while Fifty Thousand Rehels beleaguered Washiogton, obstructed the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, and kept the Potomac closed against our shipping, that faith was shaken, And when at last, threc weeks after the time sct for the movement in peremptory orders given him four weeks earlier yet, be advanced to Centreville, and found nothing but maple cannon to impede his progress, we gave him wholly up, sod the faith that had yielded so slowly to overwhelming evidence could never be revived.It does not nocessarily impeach the loyalty of Gen.McClellan that the Rebels have uniformly spoken of him as our greatest General, while every sympathizer with treason in the loyal States has been his noisy and constant idolater.The greater and more obvious his shortcomings, the louder and more unmeasured bave been their commendations, They saw that he was working out their cherished ends, and that sufficed them, no matter what were his own purposes.What Gen.Howe and Sir Henry Clinton were to our Revolution, he was to the Slaveholders\u2019 Rebellion.These Generalslecked not loyalty but evergy.They did not comprehend that every hour that parses Hy and uneventfully in a war of insurrection is & clear gain to the iosurgentsaud a cor responding loss to their adversaries.Such Gener als always squander the goldea opportunity.Ifthey advance into the enemy\u2019s conotry, they halt just when they should press on, and wait till the ravages of disease and that desultory, indecisive warfare of pickets and outposts, wherein the advantage is always with the party that is familiar with the ground, bas seriously thinned the ranks of the invading army, while those of ita antagonist bave been swelled by the levy en masse to a superiority of number, when the General who should maintain the offensive is attacked and worsted.The invader who hesitates, and fears to strike, andstands on the defensive is doomed.: .It has been Gen.McClellan's misfortune and still more the country\u2019s that his iutimate friends and trusted counsellors were nearly all at heart opposed to an unqualified discomfiture of the Rebels, They are Unionists after their fashion\u2014they would not bave the Republic divided and ruined \u2014but they have no conception of, no liking for, any other settlement of our troubles than one which shall be based on Compromise\u2014that is, buying off the traitors from persistence in their treason by new concessions, new gusrecties, to Slavery.Their ideal bond of Union isa chain around the slave's neck with a gag in every freeman's mouth.These men desired tbe War spun out through mouths of prodigal but fruit: less inaction until tbe exhausted, discouraged people should be driven in desperation to call on oor Sey- mouts, Joel Parkers and Fernando Woods to end the struggle by giviog the Rebel chicfs whatsoever they might be pleased to ask asthe price of their condescending to resume the government of the country.The fact that these chiefs had atubbornly refused to resume the overseership of the Union on any terms has been willfully ignored by these politicians, who could not believe, even with their experience at Charleston ia 1860 to enlighten them, that the Rebels prefer abeolute, indefeasible rule over balf the country to a {plified and precarious Sway over the whole of it.But the truth is that the slave: bolding oligarchy are weary of the sham whereby they are designated Democrats and Jiagusted with their alliance with the Five Points, the Hook, aud otber dens of coarse depravity snd debauchery at the North, Such associations give them an uncleanly fecliug of disgust and self abssement, from whic they have long wished to be delivered, They have veised upon the present ws their opportunity, and will not persusded to forego it.\u2014N.¥.Tribune.Tas Buvs Riper Gaps.\u2014Tho gaps in the Blue Ridge, through which an army cab pas-\u2014of which wo hear so much\u2014are seven in number, viz: Vee tal's, 8 miles from Hacper's Ferry; Suicker's, 24 miles from the ferry, through which passes the Alexaodris and Harper's Ferry Turnpike ; Asbby'#, 38 miles from Harper's Ferry, through which passes a branch Pike from Alexandris to Winchester.\u2014 Fourteen miles below Ashby's is Meosssas Ga) tbrougb which rans the railroad; 8 miles below Chester's Gap, a road, not much travelled, passes through it; 28 miles elill further down is Thorntog Gap, through which the supplies for Lee's arm were bauled in wagons from Gordonsville and Cut per.Ii is probable tbat the main body of the els made goud their retreat through Thornton ° Gap some days ago.\u2014 The Genesee Farmer states, In spesking of the Qaue- recent Provinclsl Exhibition at Toronto, hairy fa their show of wheat. Ds potttrees Abattoirs.iiiisciiiosn pets ouidih Le \u2014\u2014 vr SI np me AIR ae NoveMBER 15, 1862.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.731 TREATMENT OF UNION MEN IN THR BOUTH.We see no reason to doubt the statements made in the following speech of an escaped Union clergyman, delivered at a Union uieeting at the Cooper Institute, New York, unless it be the extraordinary atrocities which it relates.The speaker was tbe Rev.Mr.Aughey, of Mississippi, one of à number of Southern refugees who addressed the same meeting.The Rev.gentleman spoke as follows :\u2014 I appear before you, as your President bas said from repudiating State of Mississippi, 1 will tell you bow I got here; I came on the underground railrosd.(Beers) I was seized by the Hebels, heavily ironed and placed, with eighty others, ins Southern dungeon.I remarked to Gen.Jordan that I bad heard that iron was scarce in tbe South, but they had given me a large supply of it.[Laughter.) My crime was, that I bad use seditious language, or, as they term it there, I had talked Union talk.While 1 was in that prison numbers of us were led out and shot.At first, they supplied coffins for those who were sbot, but the great number of executions revented tbe supply of coffins, so they duga hole p y in the ground, and made them sit down on the brink of the bole, and there was a certain number of soldiers who advanced aod fired three balla into the brain and three into the heart, and this was the mode of execution, Iwas conversant with a number of Rebel soldiers who were deserters ; they were in the rion and I learned these particulars from them.bad scarcely crossed the room from talking with them when I saw the officer2 enter.They unchained them and ordered them to follow.Said one: * Shall I bring my biaoket?\" * No,\u201d says the officer, in a laughing mood, \u2018you'll never peed a blanket again.\u201d They were marched out andshot, but my doom was to be bung.1 was to be suspended between heaven and earth as an arch-traitor, because on various occasions I had expressed my sentiments folly.1 had charge of churches when the Rebellion broke out, and had preached à sermon in which I had told my people to oppose the Rebellion by talking agninet it, by writing sgainst ît, and if neceseary, by fighting against it.[Cheers.} l'was inearcerated; in company with e friend, I made an attempt to escape ; my friend got away, bul I wasre-arrested.They gent after me with blood- hounde\u2014ses, bloodhounds; they hunt the Union troops now with those animals.The second time I was more successful; I went off in a south-west direction, opposite from my home, in order to escape the bloodhounds, aud I did not leave a single article of clothing through fear that they would get my scent.I knew that if I got away out of the town of Tapelo, which was surrounded by the Rebel camps, I could get aid from Union men.My fellow-pris- overs labored all day to get my chains iu such a condition that they could be slipped off, 1 had to carry the iron bande with me titi I could get among friends.Three of the prisoners stood up between the guards and myself while I escaped by getting ucder the floors.had been elected chaplain of my fellow-prisoners, and I never bad a more attentive gongregation, 1 never preached to them but some bad been taken away and executed of those to whom I had preached before.After I escaped I was compelled to live mostly upon green corn and bad water, and when I reached the Union lines I was in the condition of a skeleton, sod I hase not got over it ; ny constitution was shattered, and all this for being 8 Union man, Some days after my escape 1 was compelied to go to a house; I was becoming very faint, and it required perhaps an hour togo a quarter of & mile; 1 went to one house, and I noticed that there were some slaves sboutit, I went away, knowing that where there were slaves the matters are Secessioniste.1 might as soon bave walked into Tupelo.If I could have eccu the slaves alone I would have trusted myself with them, I fourd another house where there were no slaver.The man was a mau of herculean frame, and I said, in the conrse of conversation, that the Yankees were overrunning all the country, and every man that was able to ght was needed in ths army, aud asked why wasn\u2019t ho there?His wife gave me her mind ver: freely.She said he was not there, and be wasu't going there, acd she gave ber opinion of the Con: scription law.Then I told them my coudition, sod gave me food.I never liked corn-bread very much, but the corn-bread that they set before me was the sweetest morsel that I \u2018ever tasted.A chicken was killed, and I devoured nearly the whole; and while I was sitting eating, I heard a little gir in an adjoinfog room say that ehe bad been able to get only 8 wing, and that I was a horse to est, [Great laughter aud applause.] I must not name this man ; it would draw upon him the persecutions of the traitors.He said that be did not know tbe ronte to Rienzi, but be knew & men who did, aud who would show me.He concealed mein a thicket, and brought this man to me.The man ssid: * ri do all I can to get you to the Union lines ; you must go to that house in the distance and stay all day.I would like to bave you in my family, but it might get out.I've a largé family, and most of \u2019em are gals and ye know gals will talk.\u2019 [Leughter and applause.] That may not be true of the New-York gi bot it is true of them down there.I thought this & sufficient excuse, and I went there and at night he came with two horses, and conducted me to a int eight miles distant, to bis brotherin-law\u2019s, and asked him to conduct tne to the Union lines.His brother-in-law was a Union man; he bitterly de- nonnced Secessionists, He told me, while there, that there was a gentleman by the name of Newman who \u201ctalked Union talk\u201d as they called it\u2014iold of bis love and devotion for the Union.Lhe cavalry went and wrested him, snd there was difference of opinion among them ; some were in favor of shoot: ing him, and some were in favor of bangiog him; but they finally got scalding water, and prot him to death.{Bensstion.] Then they bung up the body, and put « label on it, eying thai any man who took down the corpee should served in tho same way.My friends and his friends took bim down sud buried him, and in after time thers will be à monument raised to bis virtues, My friend conducted me to the Union lines.I had travelled before only during the night, but we had to travel during the day, be- canse there was a great storm, and it was dangerous to cross to Tallahatchie during the night.At à place called Davis's Mill we found five or six Rebel soldiers; they in pirod where we came from.He said we were in hunt of oxen, sn ed them if they had seen à black ox and a pied ox.They bad not.\"hey said I looked as though I bad the fever and age for à year, He told them that I had come from Ala- bams, and my folks thought I was almost gone with consumption.This satisfied them, althoughit was not strictly insccordaace with therules of veracity.When I got in sight of the Btar-Bplanged Banner my feelings may be more readily imsgined 1han described.At Rienzi, I found Gen.Asboth ; I believe he is of this State; and near by 1 found Gen.Jefferson C.Davis.He offered me ail cf bis cavalry to get my fami- 1y in.In oue esse it bad required 1wo cannon and à large force of infantry to bring insome families into the Union lines.I found my friend, who had escaped when I was rearrested, there, We are often bed this question: * Will the slaves make good soldiers?Are they sufficiently intelligent?\" Let me tell you that the slaves are more intelligent than tbs peor whites in the South, Why, I went into a bouse not three months ago, and there was a lady belonging to this class of rand billers, and I remarked by wey of posing the time, as I was waiting for ber busband, that there was a picture of the Presidents, i Yes,\" taid she ; * them\u2019s the picters of the Presi dents, and some of \u2018em must be gittin\u2019 mighty old by this time, if they ain't dead.\u201d [Prolonged lau he ter.] I remarked, in addition, that that one at the head was Gen.Washington.* Yes,\u201d eaid she, \u201c l've heern of him ever since I was a gal ; I wonder if he's dead yet.\u201d I told her that I had seen an account of his denth in the papers.[Continued laughter.] There were two fawilies in Tishamingo County who were going to move, one to Texas and the other to Arkansas; but the wife of the Texas man wanted to go to Arkanass, snd tke wife of the Arkanses man wanted to go to Texas.\u2018The men were out hunting one day, and were thinking about it, and at last they agreed that to trade would be a good plan.[Laugh ter and spplapse.] Now, this is the condition of the poor whites in that vicinity.The slaveholders rule them.There is one thing that they complain bitterly against, and that is this ; they are compelled to patrol the country to keep down insurrections of tke negroes.Though they never could get them or many of them, to aid in recovering their fugitive slaves\u2014they are tco proud to do that, that is left to the bloodhoands to do, and to tbe Northern people who wish to carry out the Fugitive Slave law [Loud aod long-continued applause) although 1bey caunot make them do this, they can compel them to patrol the country.They must go out at night, or what ever time they are called upon by their lordly wasters.Then there is the question about whether the negroes will fight agoivst their masters.The negroes sre & very kind people, and are possessed by » very great deal of piety\u2014indeed, I believe that the resl piety of the South is ensconed in the bosom of the slave population of that country\u2014and they would not wish to destroy their master, however they might abuse them or whip them, But every man in the South is not the master of every specific negro in tbe South ; that negro would not fight egainst his master, but be would fight aginst every other master in the South.1 have relatives iu the South; I unfortunately bave three brotbersin-law officers in the Rebel army.If T knew I was aiming at one them, I would not shoot ; but I would fight willingly, and if in fighting 1 should kill one of them, I should do it with & good conscience.I bave been asked\u2014 Will there be insurrections ?1 say not, ss long as the negroes can run away ; so long as they can run eud find pro tection, there will be no insurrections.great alerm in the South through fear that there will be insurrections.Others said it was not true, snd that they were hanged upon irresponsible state- memts of irresponsible persons, While I was in Macon last Sommer six negroes were executed and one was buroed in the stceets, When I was at that Presbyterian Sypod, 1 preached to a large congregation of slaves; it was the largest congregation | ever spoke to in my life with this exception.With one exception, that of the minister who sat beside me, they were all slaves, yet one-third of them were whiter than J am ; 80 that slavery is not confived to color, because you often see red-haired sud biuecyed slaves.Another question is, will they come North?I would reply to this, that if Freedom is proclaimed South, they will not come North, because they love freedom, but they bate labor.They would prefer to go South.I saw e certain suggestion in the papers to give them the State of Florida.I was glad to see it; let them have that beautiful territory of Pence de Leon, so graphically alluded to.If, bow.ever, they come North, I bave no objection ; I bave lived among negroes, and cao agin, but let that matter be decided hereafter, [Applause.) You are aware of the fact, that in all the Southern part of the country, people born north of the negro live are called Yankees.I am a Yankee too ; by birth I am à native of this glorious Btate of New York, and 1 am proud of it, and let me read you a few lires of what they say about the influence of the Yankees.This paper is prioted in New Otleavs.[* Nawe of paper.) The True Witness, butit is a false witness.(Mr.Aughey read an extract from De Bow\u2019s Review, warning the South agaiost the leveling and disastrous consequences which would flow from allowing Yenkee immigration.] They seem to think that the war is waged in behalf of the institution of Slavery, aud that if injured in avy way the whole war has been profitless\u2019; for be believes that the war waa undertaken for the purpose of carrying Slavery through the free domain of the glorious Weat.The cause of the Rebellion has been set forth; I need not say uy thing in regard to that.The only other question l'brve been asked is this: Will there be harmony of feeling between the Southern and Northern States hereafter?I say there will not so long as this institution of Slavery exists, [Applause.] But let that institution be eradicated, and there is no obstacle to harmony, There is no feeling of resentment between the Maineites and the Mississip- ians which may not passaway, and as for tbe loyal issigsippisns, they demand tbe protection of ihe Star-Spangled Banner, and bave reason to detest the Stare aud Bars, a8 my poor discolored ankles now testify.MISCELLANEQUS NEWS.MecaxcoLy Raiway AccipentT.\u2014An instance of the danger of putting the head out of à railway carriage when in motion was brought before the Lou- don Coroner on Saturday.A person whose name is yot unknown, while travelling between New Cross and Forest Hill with much politeness undertook to extricate à Lady®s dress from the door, in which it had been caught.Having succeeded by opening the door, be leaned out of the carriage to fasten thelock, Bat there is P° when his besd was dashed against one of the bridges, and his immediate death was the consequence.Ixtonrcrion oF Iuprovep CamBINEs IX TRE Aruv,\u2014His Royal Highness the General-Command- ing-in-Chief has decided upon introducing into the army Ferry's breachloading carbines, with which the 16th Hussars have been recently armed for experimental purposes.Tnx Perseut War.\u2014What can the President gain by headstrong adherence to aa impracticable policy?What expectation can he have that his emancipation policy will prevail with evidence before his eyes that the North as well as the South will treat it as unconstitutional ?If the negroes should ll be nominally set free, they would have to flee to the North to escape re-eutlavement.But tbe North will never consent to Lave these four millions of negroes emptied into its channels of employment and its poor-houses.It would drive the lack borde back to the Soutü ; if necessary at the point of the bayonet.Even Governor Andrew, ested abolitionist as he is, fatly refuses the prof fer of a few hundred freed negroes made by Gen.Dix.The whole belt of border states, from Pennsylvania to Illinois, have elected Democratic legisla- tutes.If Mr.Lincoln shail announce iu his sunual message, his intention to persevere in the eman cipation scheme, these states will at ouce initiate measures to protect their laborers aud tax-payers against the threatened evil, The: will ervct a dyke against the black inunda\u2018ion.The result will be that the negroes, kept in the South, will be reclsi- ed by their masters, who will easily recover them, as ull the southern etates alike will treat tbe proclamation a a nullity, and recognize the constitutional obligation to surrender fugitives from labor.Seeing that perseverance in his rashly adopted emancipation policy can serve no other purpose than to breed mischievous dissensions and distract public attention from the war, the President will doubtless act ihe partof a prudent statesman and siuk the whole question out of sight as rapidly as possible.À recognition in bis annual message, of the public will as expressed in the elections, is the only further public action Mr.Lincoln ever ueed take on the subject.\u2014 World, Tac Coxeravcrion or otk Inox-CLans.\u2014Tbhe question bas been asked so often of late, ** When will we have iron-clads ready to fight ?\" that it is worth while to answer indefinitely.We believe the time specified in the contract betweeu Mr.Ericsson and the Governmert has expired, yet three veraels of his fiest nine are not yet launched, and ur one of those that are can be called ready for ses.The Navy De- partent has sent on here officers for the \u2018 Passaic, \u201d at that vessel will not be turned over to them until the problem is decided whether s cannon can be fired without protruding through a port hole.Yesterday at Greenpoint, workwen were engaged iu making an iron box nesr the port into which the gun is supposed to move.The worst of it is that the turrets, now ready for all the nine irou-clad Ericsson bat teries, are bored like the ¢ Paseuic.\u201d 17 Mr.Erics- sou\u2018s new theory is impracticable they will have to be bored wider or 11-inch guns must saffice.Now, the labor of boring through, or cutting away, any part of an iron wall eleven inches thick is so great that, were all the craft otherwise ready for ses, it would detain them some two or thice wecks, aud rbaps more.The recent difficulties experienced In firing the gun within the turret have not disheartened the iaventor.Another trial is resolved upon before he abandons his idea, although the generality of Naval officers do not see how it can wurk.Meantime, the irou-clads are wanted, the time js up, aod the publie begia to look to tbe Navy Department for work.No new iron-clad vessels at pretcot progressing cau be ready for hostile duty this month except the \u201c Passaic.\u201d* If the next trial fails she, too, will be delayed.There is no reason why four of these ships could not be ready for sea by the lat of December, although almost every one ordered to them expects to spend the Christmas ashore.Notwithstanding the good service performed by tbe «t Monitor,\u201d her uine * sister ships\u201d are mere experi: ments io some points.To speed they fail inevery instance to come up to the mark.The \u2018 Paseaic\u201d in tolerable water cannot make more than seven knots, and thut with a clean new bottom.In stroug sen tide she wouli be worthless even for comstiny, ex- .ce} t she was towed, and could not keep her headway.This is ouly the fault of the engine, which seems to have been built exclusively for harbor locomotion.The * Monitor's\u201d journey to Washington proved (bat veasels whose \u201cbottoms collect fith so rapidly ought to have more power and better machinery then that in the ** Passaic\u201d and \u201cMontauk.\u201d \u2014 Letter in Tribune.Draru or Gex.Mironer\u2014 The death of Geo.Mitchell excites universal regret.He fell under an attack of yellow fever, from which be might have recovered, exoept for & frail cunat\u2018Lut'on, enfeebled by à long-ttanding disease o! the Loari: He was thus cut off in the midst of those useful labors which hed already wou for him the gratitude of bis countrymen.Kentuckian by bith, whose inberitance wag poverty, his early advantages were not such as most young men would bave called adequate for acquiring an education, But, overcoming all obetacles he made himself, while yet a bon under thiiteen, familiar with Greek, Latin, and Mathematics; and from this point onward his carcer was à continned success.man of genius, aided by an impetuous energy of will, and @ patience unusual to such tem peraments, he rose to distinction as sn astronomer, 2s an orator, and as a soldier.In bis political views he was s Conservative, until, in carrying Out bis brilliant campaign in Alabama, be found that Liberty was the fittest wenpon in à war against Slavery, ond from that time forward be stood the ardent friend of the militery policy of Emancipation.His name will be beld in honored remembrance as one of the few successful generals of tbe Union army; while, among bis many personal friends, who know his character better than the world could know it, he bas left Lehind him a generous nppreciation of his noble temper, bia rare jntellectu: gifts, bis varied scquitements, aud bis fervent Christisn faith.\u2014/n.dependent.Ncoro Fiourixa.\u2014A letter from Osage, Mo, giving an account of an engsgemont between the Kansas negro regiment snd à lurge force of Rebels, : 11 is useless to talk any more of negro cour ge.The men fought like gers, each and eve one of them, and the main dificulty was to bol them well in hand.\u201d Bus 17 Comx ro Tumm?\u2014A case was recently tried before the Montgomery County Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, wherein the Court was to enjoin certain portées whose fanctions correspond to those of the school Committee in our State, from paying a salary tos school teacher, on the tha fe teacher was of African descent.Tbe following is the conclusion of Ji udge Rice\u2019s decision :\u2014 \u201c The Constitution of this State, and the statutes adopted in pursuauce thereto, forbid the migration to, and settlement in this State of such persons They are forbidden to vote, sit upon juries, hold office, and to testify in cases where white persons are parties.Especially by the common sc 1 law of this State are negro children prohibited from attendin as pupils and enjoying the bene£its of schools established for the benefit of white children, No doubt, bad the Legislature conceived it probable that an sttempt would ever be made to place negroes in the delicate and almost paternal relation of \u201cteachers of the white children of the country in the public schools, they would bave inserted an express provision against it.We think, however, enough is shown to demonatrate the fact that the Legislature intended that the races should be separate in the public school beyond any reasonable doubt.It would also seem that moy sttempt to appropriate the public funds to such » use is an abuse, Andan assumption of power wholly unwarranted, against which the tax-payers interested ought to bave relief.A decree ir Berelore granted according to the prayer of the bill.\"\"-Am.Paper.6 Parer Psxce\u201d 18 IsELaxp.\u2014It appears from.(he published returns of ¢ Peter\u2019s Pence\u2019 that Ireland has contributed, in litde more than 5 year, no less than £70,000 to the eleemosyna St.Pelrie.Cousidering the population of Irelund, this is a larger sum thau bas béen given by acy niber country in the world.The thirty-five millious of Roman Catholics of France have given away only £320,000 sterling ina year and s half; while Austria, with thirty-six millions of souls, subject 10 the Concordat has raised but £80,000, Let those who have hear so touch within the last twelve mouths, of the dis tress and \u2018 famiue\u201d\u201d among the population of this couutry, pouder upon there significant facts.The cry of iby Romish priesthood in every lceality was, tbat the people were perkhing for lack of food; while ot the same time bey were quietly wringing out of this starving population the sum of £70,000 to nupport a foreign despotic government in oppressing its uwn subjects.Seventy thousand pounds extracted from & Roman Catholic poputution of lesa thau four millions, more tbau oue-fumti ol whom (if we believe the reverend gevtiemen wh.pocketed their pence) were reduced to paupecism! Thiek of what this sum would Lave doue towards relieviog the distress ip that country during the past jeur 1\u2014N.Y.Observer.Missover Ergcrion.\u2014The Newburyport Herald, (a Democratic paper.) sags :\u2014The Missouri election is one of the singular eventa to be poticed in politics.While the Free States ure voting agsiurt emuucipsticn, the State of Missouri is çuing for ut in its most ull:a form.Already four emancipation wémhera ne reported elected to Congress\u2014 Knox, Blow, Boyd sud Loan, sud tke State ticket is eaid to be the same.The fact that Bair, the first Republic cau clected from a Slave State, wes throws over board in St.Louis, as & conservative, to make place for Knox.an jmmediste emabcipationist, stows that Missouri, if indved the State has gone tbat way, will take her piace by the side of Vermont and Masse chusetra.It is Lot essy now to see what has produced this change, but probably most of the eluve- holders were secessioniats, aud many of them bave left the State, while the frequent 1ebel reids must have cursged every loyal man.+ * DesamonTisacIoN.\u201d\u201d\u2014One of tbe graudest of the civil reforms introduced by President Mosquers into the jusrisprudence of \u2018the Upited States of Colombia,\u201d?ia 1be decree abolishing the title by Mortmain, thereby restoring to the uses of suciety the estates which bad gradually accumulated in the bands of the Romish priesthood, Some ides of the eatent and value of these estates may be gathered from the des- peratenens with which the priesthood and their sd: rents bave resisted their alienation, maintaivio, an sorelonting civil war mainly on this issue.single farm advertised is valued at 406,000 dollars.\u2014 The unparslleled feat of writing by telegraph direct through A continueus line of 3,500 miles wea achieved yesterday.Between 4 and 5 p.m.a mews message was sent to San Francisco, to which a few minutes afterwards a return message was received, dated San Francisco, Nov.6, 2} pm.The New York message of 3 p.m.was answered at 2 p.m, or three hours fore it was sent, in the usual order of time.\u2014 The difference la time between the two cities is three hours and fourteen minutes.With free use of the tele- greph, our Sen Francisco contemporaries could print ull the news in The Daily Tribune ou the same mora- Ing, serving their patrons with papers as early ss we do ours.\u2014N.F, une, 8th, \u2014 To-morrow a Cabinet Council is to be held, and ou Saturday Lord Lyons is to embark at this port in the * Scotis\u201d for New York and Washington.The io- ference is obvious.To-morrow the English Ministers will debate and Gually determine what message they will send to tbe Federal Government.Its genersl form is said to be already settled as follows: \u2014To assure President Lincoln and bis Cabinet of England's earnest desire tbat North and South may setile their differences without European intervention, and to ex press her readinese, should the North recognise the opelessness of restoring the Union by force of arms, to uso bee good offices In bringlog about a stitlement of the terms of peace.As opposed to Mr.Gladstone's empbatic declaration that Jefferson Davis has already made a separate nation of the South, there is surely nothing 1a this friendly message for the most sensitive Federal to take uffence at.\u2014 Liverpool Courier, Oct.33, \u2014 The al cs have proved to be wrong this year, and Admir: zroy right.The equinoctial gales did not come as they are regularly predicted, in tbe middle of September, but toward the end of October instead.The Admiral telegraphed, however, from the Moteorlo- ical Depattment on Saturday to sil parts of the nited Kiogdom, that a galo was coming, and on Sunday afternoon it came with a terrible foroe.1t affords another proof of the rotatory charactor of all great hurricates, as recently set forth in tbe recently promulgated law of storms; for it appears that they bare worked equal destruction on the east sod west cossts of Bogland, and in the Irish Sen and German Oosan.\u2014 Liverpool Courier.\u2014 The Irish in Dirkenbesd are still turbalent.Incen- diario bas been perpetrated by discharged laborers. 732 1s or Inston Pacs.-\u2014\u2014Second Page :\u2014\u201c Threat- end Das viré Free Discussion.\u201d * French Reaction.\u201d \u201c ill save us yet!\" Coded eo Treatment of Union Men in the South.\u201d © Miscellaneous News.\u201d Sixth and Seventh Pag ¢ Husband apd Wife.\u201d \u201cDescription of Pekin.\u201d \u201cThe Growth of Russia.\u201d Ought Teetotalism to be a test of Ohurch Pellowshi pt 4 Belgctions.\u201d * Seed-time and Harvest\u201d ¢ Adveo- ture with the Wolves in Russia.\u201d «Human Bacrifices in India\u201d \u2018Ten yosrs\u2019 Imperialiem in France.\u201d THE WITNESS.MONTREAL, SATURDAY MORNING, NOV.15.Faseoox or Sercn.\u2014On another page is a well- written article on tbls subject, from the Edinburgh Witness, of interest to Canada, for, unbappily, freedom of speech bas been frequently interfered with in various parts of this country.Should Loman Catholics be molested at their lectures or public meetings, we would be the firat to take their part; and we are sure that every Roman Catholic will acknowledge that Protestants, whether in their churches, hired balls, or even in tbe open air, bave an equal right with thew- selves to speak or to Histen witbout molestation.It is generally conceded that when a man iu discussing with another gets ont of temper, it is because be cannot meet the arguments of bis opponent; and tho inference may be drawn when Roman Catholics endeavor to prevent free speech by threats or by violence, that their cause is not a good ove.It is as muck for their interest to respect freedom of speech, and to stand up for its preservation, as it is for Protestants.What would they say should their conduct be imitated by those who differ from them?If they wigh to commend their religion to others, it must be by leading \u201ca quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and bonesty,\u201d 1 Tim.ii.2; it can never be done by riotiog and violence.ProvixciaL Notes.\u2014The statement that tbe Ontario Bank had offered to take à large portion of the new 5 per cent.Government issue bas been denied, simply becanse it seomed absurd and impossible that the Bank should make such a poor investment when able to ob- taia 9 per cent.for its funds.A correspondent of HOrdre, however, reaffirms the incredible statemeat, and thinks Le cau explain the myatery from some partial revelation made to him by Mr.Starnes, to the following effect :\u2014A stranger called some lime since at the Ontario Bauk and inquired from the Macager what rate of interest was aliowed upon deposits, and, being auswered 4 per cent., stated his intention to make a largo deposit.A few days after, the strange.returned, followed by several boxes of gold coin, and deposited a willion of dollars.It is that sum which bas been offered to the Government at 5 per cent.for a year,\u2014 the Bank netting by the operation $10,000.The stranger is supposed to be an agent for some capitalists or banks in the United States, who wis to put thelr money away from the chances of war and bankruptcy.The statement is plausible: we give it for what it is worth.Cocoxizarion or Lare Sr.Joux \u2014It is not in the present time that the first effort was made to colonize the shores of Lake St.Jobn.Two hundred ycarsago the Rev.Father Dequen bad explored the locality and reported 80 favorably that the Jesuits undertook there a mission among the Montaguais Indians, and endes- vored to establish a settiement there, It seems, at a superficial glance, that lands situated Bo far Norib of Quebec should be an inappropriate place for « new seitie- ment, because the severity of the climate must make that region undesirable, at least, so long as lands can be easily obtained in more southern portions of Canada, This is not, however, the case, and the climate of the shores of Lake St.John is, contrary to all rules, mach milder thau that of Quebec, and scarcely as severe as Montreal, while the fertility of the lands is unsurpassed.This exceptional fact bad long been made knows by the Jesuit Fathers; but the extreme distance and the want of a market had discouraged emigration.It is owing to the zeal of two priests that there are now already populous setlements along the Lake.The Rev.Messrs.Hébert and Boucher, prieats of two parishes near Quebeo, resigned, ten years ago, the comfurt of their manses to proceed to the wilderness as pioneers and open on Lake St.John a colony for the benefit of many of their young parishioners and other French-Ca- Badians.Both missionaries and colouists started for their voluntary exile, with the assurance from leading men that whenever the colony was once firmly estab- Liabed the Government would be urged to construct them a road, and then, could not well refuse.They, therefore, demand the opening of an outlet to Quebec, both as a right and as the fulfiment of à promise.\u2014 They have gone through a great many bardsbips, and now that the land yields to them superabundantly, they have no means of selling thelr produce, it has all to be consumed on the spot.The proposed new road would not only enrich tbe colonfsts, but benefit the Olty of Quebec, securing for ber markels all the produce of Lake St.Joba ; and, at tbe same time, enabling hor to supply the commercial wants ot that region.It is not an easy matter, however, 10 trace the short- out red between Quebec and the Lead of the Bague- vay; for the reason tbat several mountains and Jakes, of which ag yet little Is known, intervene on the direct line.The early Jesuits bad studicd these geographical difficulties, and established a path, the remnants of which are now obliterated.An Investigation is, however, beiog made\u2014we suppose smongat Indians aed tbe older inbabitante\u2014to obtain clues to the old track.It is hoped that, by the most direct winter road, the THE MONTREAL WITNESS distance of the colony from Quebec will be only 120 miles.The first 30 miles from Quebec are practicable, since a rough road exists as far as Tewksbury; there would thus remain at least 50 miles to be constructed.This, tbe colonists represcnt, will not cost more than from 6,000 to 8,000 dollars.But the Government plead that they have ro funds; that they bave spent this year on colonization roads already more than they could well afford; and they wish the colonists and their friends to have paticoce.But, if the outlsy needed is s0 emall and the ben fits so great, why should not the city of Quebec undertake it without waiting for the Government, and do it by voluntary wubscrip- tions?The scheme is wortby the attention of the mercbants and capitalists of the old metropolis.Canapians Syurarmsing wits Exarasp\u2019s Fozs.\u2014 The party in Canada which all along hea sympathised with the South iu its rebellion ageinst the Government of ita choice, and which lets pass no opportunity to give vent to its hatred of President Lincola\u2019s admi- istration, is now rejoicing at te success of the Derno- cratic party.These British eubjects are, perhapa, vot aware that the Democracy of the States is the party which bas ever clamored for war with Britain, and pumbers in its racks the greatest enemies of the fatherland.During the recent electioneering campaign the votes of a certain class were endeavored to be obtained under the promise that, when the Sou'bern rebellion was ended, (he peace party\u2014i e., the Demo- cratic\u2014would turn its attention to the redemption of Ireland.To sympathise with this party is, therefore, to sympathise with the egemies of England.Weknow the men who occupy this position boast loudly of their loyalty aud of their attachment to Britain; but, itis nevertheless true, that they are doing all they can to make the party favorable to a war with England popular in Cupada.Nearly all the talk of invading Canada, and the buliyiog and threatening of Britain, comes from the Democrats.Whether in Congress, or at meetings, or in the press, if England is denounced, or war is threatened, the author is almost sure to belong to the Democracy.Before seccssion, tbe South did most of the blustering and tbreatening, aud now the work is done for them by their norihern slaves for the Demo- crate have b meaned themselves to the commission of the most servile acts to remain on good terms with their southern masters.Thus, in the Zvent affair, whilst a Republican in Congress counselled caution and forbearance, Vallandigham and other Democrats were most violent in their abuse of England.Bo with the press.We do not find the leading Republican papers threatening England with war, or holding out promises of what they will do to emancipate Ireland when tbe Union is restored.It is the Democratic Herald aud other papers of the same kin which are most viralent in their abuse of England.Can these ba the true loyal sons of England who admire the American Democrats, and rejoice st their present political success ?There is one feature which shows the dishonesty of these Canadian defenders of Democracy.The Federal cause and the Government is charged with all the shortcomings of the Democrats.Thus, when the Herald blusters and raves against Eugland, these Canadian writers charge it to the Federals ; they do not blame the Democrats.So in the result of the recent election in the State of New York.It is attributed to tbe dissatisfaction of the people at the slowness of the administration in puiting down the rebellion ; but the fact is withheld that the commanders, who were most inactive and least disposed to be severe with the rebels, were Democrats.Yet, this is the party, with its pro-alavery sympathies and batred of England, which is held up to the admiration of Canada by some Canadian newspapsr writers.Can the latter be the friends of England?Ten Gaaxp Trunk Rawwar Ooxvany.\u2014Herepath's Railway Journal of the 25th ult, contains a letter from Mr.Grant, tbe Secretary of the Company, and Mr.Watkins\u2019 third report, From these documents we learn, that the nomber of Directors is to be reduced from 15 to 13\u2014seven to reside io England and five in Canada.London is to be the legal residence of the Company, tbe Oansdisn Directors being merely a Committee to attend to local matters.It is also proposed to appoint en Auditor in London, so that the accounts will be twice audited.Mr.Watking states, tbat he has representod to the Guvernor-General the disappointment and alarm of the Company at the revocation of the postal arbitration scheme, and that members of the existing Government admit thet the claim of tke Company for the sottle- ment of the amount of remuneration for carrying the mails ought to be conaidered snd disposed of.Mr, Watkins seems to expect that the Government will favorably eotertaln the demands of the Company rather than have the good falth of the Province questioned in England.Mr.Watkios, on this subject, is rather ob- acure in his language, which is calculated to excite the fears of Osnadians without being satisfactory to the English abareholders.He then goes on to show that the failure of the capitalization scheme left the Qom- pany to struggle with financial difficulties, pressing debts had to be paid, so that remittances for England could not be sent, nor need they be expected for some time tocome.A warolog is then beld out to Canada tbat, it the postal claims of the Company sre not taken iato consideration, dangers will arise affecting the best interests of Onoada\u2014rallway iaterests we suppose\u2014 and the commercial progress of the country will be impeded on account of the ivability of the Company to provide for the rapidly increasing traffic.Mr.Watkins then enters isto details respecting the reorganization of the Company, aud refers to the com- plaint that the Canadian Board was too much under the control of one political party.To remedy this it will be necessary to receive the resignation of some gentlemen who have spent many anxious years in con- section with the Company ; and the road is bencefurth to be managed as a commercial affair, independent of politica or party interests.Mr.Watkins then says: \u2014 \u201cIn the future the undertaking must stand or fall, by the strictly commercial character of its administration.It must be managed by men of business, and so as to be self-supporting.Further help from England ougbt not to be rendered.The extent of the accommodation it affords to the public in the future must be measured as in all other business partnerships, great or small, ia Canada and elsewhere, by the profit which the work to be performed will yield.This may be disagreeable, and will perhaps excite complaint, but it is obriously inevitable.The report thea refers to the compliance of the Government with a request of the Company to be released from the cost of & Government audit, and expresses the Lops that the Rallway Inspection fees will also be abolished.Mr.Watkios then eaters on some details respecting the new management.He says:\u2014 \u201cTo the practiced eye, indeed, the signa of improved administeation are amply appsrent.Your trains work to time; freight is delivered with dispatch; your customers can obtain a prompt answer to any proposition of business; and contracts made on your behalf are carried out without constant excuses about deficiencies of plant or material, or of want of belp of some eort or other from England.At the tame time the railway is no longer offered to the free enjoyment of many who appeared to claim a prescriptive right to use it without payment, nor is freight sougbt for which, while it would not pay to carry at the rates offered, displaced so much paying traffic of the produce, or for the use of Oanada itself.Stricter rules of business have, of course, brought some uopopularity amidst a limited circle, but the good sense of the Province appears fully to approve and support them.Reference is then made to improvements and repairs of the roadway, and to the erection of elevators at certain points.The bope ig expressed that the question of à central station at Montreal will meet the support of the mercantile community, so deeply interested in the possession of facilities for transit; and the report closes with 8 reference to the long projected Intercolonial Railroad, which is ultimately to form part of a roadway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and forming the shortest, cheapest, best, and most independent route of communication between the Western aod Eastern Worlds, ALLEGED JobsiNG IX THm Post Orrice,\u2014A morning cotemporary, apesking of à recent appointmest in the Post Office, says :\u2014 \u201c The people of Montreal have just received a speci- mea of the retrenchment policy of the Administration, in the appointment of Mr.Fitzgerald as book-keeper of the Post Office here.The previous incumbent of the office resigned, and the Postmaster General, in- ntead of promoting, according to the Civil Service Act, one of the clerks in tbe department qualified for the duties, or one of the clerks removed as not being needed from other departments, violated the law by conferring the situation on Mr, Fitzgerald, ee the keeper of that Milesian Paradise, a corner grocery, s retailer in fact of whiskey by the dram.\u201d The unjust intrusion of an outsider, who can have Httle or no experience iu post-office affairs, is such an extraordinary proceeding that the paper in question searches for the causes of it, and finds them in the alleged facts, thet the ssid Fitzgerald in his capacity of grooer, &c., bad been furnishing Mr.McGee with supplies, and that he is brother-in-law of Councillor Me- Oready, who eupplied the property on which Mr.Me Gee was qualified.We know nothing whatever of these allegations, but if true, they make out a case sufficient to damage any ministry materially.The Âdvertiser adds :\u2014 * After the resignation of the previous book-keeper, and prior to Mr.Fitzgerald's appointment, the duties of the office were performed by one of the clerks quits competent for the situation.\u201d We hope a satisfactory explanation of this matter may be given to the public, Buionatios Acgwoms Asgoap.\u2014The Government, very lsudably anxious to retrench ss much as possible in all the branches of tbe public service, has decided to cut off entirely the former allowance for emigration agents employed in Europe.Economy in this parti cular branch, bowever, is not viewed with satisfaction by the friends of colonization; and, in awswer to & statement of the Globe tbat thus a great expenditure has been saved, the Courrier du Canada contends that the allowance was small, snd the money well spent.He gives the following figures, taken from the official accounts :\u2014 German Agency,.$5,931 Irish and Scotch Agency, .5,116 Occidental European Agency, .1,200 The total of tbis is little over $12,000.The first two agencies do not benefit the French Canadian nationality, snd, ia a religious point of view, favour equally Protestants and Catholics.The third agency alone, which applies ta France and Belgium, benefits the French Oanadian nationality; but it will be seen that its expeuses were comparatively small.Only one agent has ben employed \u2014 Mr.Verret; and the Courrier states that be has been so economical in bis expenses and moderate in bis charges tbat, in reality, this sgency bas cost only $788, and not the $1,200 above mentioned.A correspondent of the Courrier, however, does not regret the suppression of these agencies; but, on the contrary, thinks tbat it will prove ultimately beneficial 10 French Canadian interests.He thinks that foreign emigrants are more likely to prove enemies of bis race, belog of different and less pare babils than those of the pious habitants.He wants Lowor Canada 10 be settled by the sole of- spring of French Canadians; and, as the latter multi- Ply more rapidly than the British, they must, provided emigration is stopped, increase rapidly their relative proportion to the rest.In bis own words, he believes, NovExsxr 15, 1862, \u2014 then, the bope and ultimate success of colonization rests on \u201cthe strength of expansion of the Canadian race, and the proverbial fecundity of the French Cana- diss woman.\" Tan Recsxr Taiat or A Scuoor Tzaouss aT CoruwaLL.\u2014 A fow days ago we commented briefly on a paragraph relating to a School Teacher of Cornwall, who bad been convicted of seducing a pupil.The teacher thereupon resigned, and strange to say, the Trustees refused to receive his resignation.We are glad to learn that severalof the Trustees did not approve of the course of the majority, and bave appealed to the Superintendent of Education for redress.Some Roman Catholic papers commenting on the affair, refer to it as a proof of the danger of Common Schools to the morality of the young ; and state, that such an occurrence could not bave taken place in a Roman Ca.tholie, or scarcely in any school under proper denominational supervision; but such reasoning is illogical snd unjust.Why condemn several thousand teachers for the immorality of one?Tben is it logical to affirm that because in connection with one school, out of several thousand, there hag been immorality, therefore, the whole Common School system is an immoral one.Apply this reasoning to another case.The Confessional has been taken advantage of by some priests to seduce females, therefore the confessional is an immoral institution, Still again, some prieats were found goilty in France of corrupting the pupils of several schools ; therefore, sll institutions of learning under the management of priestaare immoral and dangerou3 to the young.Accordiog to the reasoning of the papers referred to, these inferences must follow.A little more logic and less rhetoric would be useful to such writers.Respecting the case of the teacher at Cornwall, the interests of morality demand that he should not only resign bis situation, but tarn his attention to some other occupation.The character of & teacher of the young, like that of a mivister's, should be above suspicion.Since the foregoing was written, we have seen a letter ia the Globe, over the names of several of the Tras- tees, which puts a different face upon the matter.Mr.Hay is stated to be a competent teacher, whose conduct Las been morally and religiously irreproachable.Mr.Hay awore before a magistrate that the charge brought against him was false, The Judge, at the trial, commented on the improbability of the young woman's statements, and the bearing of his charge was in favor of the defendant, On the rendition of the verdict Mr.Hay placed his resignation in the hands of the Trustees, and they did not accept it, as the parents and guardians of every pupil, with one exception, signed à memorial requesting that Mr.Hay's services be retained, and expressing their full confidence in bis innocence and moral integrity.After the verdict, the Judgeis said to have expressed bis disapproval, and to have stated that bo would grant a new trial if the defendant moved for one.Under these circumstances, the Government ought to investigate the matter, that Mr.Hay, If innocent, may be cleared of all suspicion ; and till this is done, we still think that it would bave been better to allow Mr.Hay to resign.NOTES OF A TOUR IN CANADA WEST.THE DESTITUTE OPERATIVES IN BRITAIN, Throughout Canada there is much interest felt on behalf of the destitute operatives of Lancashire and other manufacturing districts of Britain; but the sympathy of the farmers is apt to take a practical turn.\u2014 Their first thought is, that they bave & surplus of food which they would gladly send to those who bave none; and their next thought is, that the wiser way would be to bring the destitute to the food.Throughout the length and breadth of the country the want of belp Is everywhere felt; and, though cotton spinners and weavers would not prove the most efficient assistants in rural affairs, at least for a time, yet they could anywhere readily obtain their food for their lsbor and something towards clothing, even to begin with, This is specially the case with youog women, who are much wanted throughout the country as assistants in farmhouses.In the comparatively new country opened up by the Grand Trunk Railroad, between St.Mary's and Sarnia, we were informed by intelligent residents, that fire hundred respectable young women could im mediately find places in the farmers\u2019 families, where they would have abundant food, moderate wages, and be treated more as members of the family than as servants.Nor was female help the only kind needed, half the number of men could doubtless find employment of one kind or another, without difficulty, in the same region.If other parts of Canada could absorb immigrants in like proportion, ten thousand young women and five thousand young mon might, with safety, be transferred from the reliel-lists jn Britain to the abundance of Canada\u2014if thelr passage were provided for ;\u2014and the farmers thick, that it would be wiser and better for sll concerued to use the amounts eol- lected in Canadas in bringing out the destitute, than in affording them a temporary relief where they are, This ie à very important subject, and cannot be too soon taken ioto consideration by the enlightened and ener getic parties connected with our Immigration and Crown Lauds Depariments.If the miserable jealousy which prevents our Governments from inviting Protestant immigrants, could be got over, and they would heartly seek the best jutereats of the country irreapec- tive of creed, a system of select immigration wight immediately be organized by Canads as bas siready been done by Australia and Now Zealand.Healthy aod well-behaved young men and women\u2014 whether slogle or newly married\u2014would have passages provided for them, io whole or In part; and families, largely composed of thoss who could immediately earn a living, would be included.\u2018Were Nr.McGes aud Mr.McDougall to issue & prose tt TS A tg le.cp the drifting wreck, besides being nearly poisoned with petroleum.\u201c At ten o'clock to-day, not a vestige of the ill-fated ship was visible, but that there had been fire of pe- woleum thers could bs no mistake, for the stench from the vicinity of the wreck prevailed all over Liverpool, aid s0 great was its effect in the Exchange Newsroom, {b the floor had to be sprinkled over with chloride of me.\u2019 COMMEROIAL.Montana Wirnzas Office, Friday, noon, Nov.14, 1863, The weather during the past two or three days bas been variable ; 8 good deal of the snow has melted away, leaving the roads in town and country in bad condition.The fine sleigbiog in the early part of the week, however, was tbe occasion of à large attendance of farmers at (ho Tuesday markets here.Yesterday wass fine day, with bright sunshine ; this morning was dull and overcast; baron.at 7} a.m., 30:19; therm, 40° above zero ;\u2014at noon, 44 © above ; barom., 30:13.Tua Juroxr Durr Questior.\u2014A propossl was before the Governor and Counoll, on this subject, and it Is now reported, by telegram from Quebec, that,\u2014iostead of requiring & consular certificate, ag before ordered, \u2014 Government has resolved to obtain fom New York, and transmit dally to Collectors on the frontier, the amount of depreciation of American currency.This will save both trouble and expense to importers.Dirrerentiat Rarm or Faniouy tn ravor or U.8.\u2014 The Grand Truuk collects its freight on property consigned to Montreal in a currency equal to gold ; but if the property is to be delivered in the States, they receive payment in the suspended depreciated paper which constitutes the carrency there, or, in otber words, they give a discount of about 25 per cent to those who send their produce to Portland instead of domisticated in Oanada as it is in Lapland, Montreal.Should, for instance, the rate of freight from any point in the interior to Montreal be 75 cents, and to Portland $1, by sccepting payment of the lat« ter iu notes, which are at 25 per cent disconot, they only get the same rate for carrying the produce 230 miles farther, This is obviously ubjust, snd must operate as a descriminate tariff against Montreal, Tbe remedy would be to require payment everywhere in gold, or its equivalent, or to make an additional rate for the States equal to the discount, wbich would obviously be only just.FixanciaL.\u2014 The transactions of the Week \u2014Sterling Exchange is scarce and firm.The Bank rates for 60- dy drafts on Loudon, are,\u201410} prem.for cash, and 11 prem.for credit; with small offerings of Private, which are promptly taken at 8} to 10 prem.,\u2014very best signatures bringing something more than our outside figure.The close of the season for shipment of Grain, Timber, &c., by diminishing the amount of Ex- cbange making, will cause continved firmness in rates.The Commissariat have not been in the market for over two weeks, \u2014tbe latest issue of their 30-day drafts being on October 29.Exchange on New York has varied since last foreign mail day, from 23 to 26 dis.for Bank and Private de- mand-drafis.Since our issus of yesterday we bear of & very considerable sale of Bank-exchange on N.Y.City at 25 dis.; it is proper to state, however, that more cannot be obtained at that price.We quote Bank at 24 dis., and Private at 24] to 25} dis, according to quality.The demand is light.The press-telegeam, of last night, quoted higher rates in Wall Street,\u2014rviz., Sterlinge Exchange, 146] to 147, quiet ; Gold, 31} to 32 prem.We are informed that the quotation for Gold, to-day, is 32} to 33 prem.Rates for American bank-notes at Exchange-offices here are,\u2014buying 25 to 26 diz, selling 24 dis.Stocks.\u2014The Montreal Brokers\u2019 ciccular of 13th inst.remarks :\u2014Baok of Montreal, nominally as quoted, (1171) there being no Stock in market.\u2014Bank of Toronto, no Stock offering for many weeks psst.\u2014Ontario Bank, sales to some extent at 105 per cent; but it is to-day offering at à less rate.\u2014Bank of British North America, no Stock in market.\u2014Commercial Bank of Canada, sales to some extent at 894 to 90 per cent.\u2014 City Bank, io fair demand as quote, (1023) there being very little Stock in market.\u2014Bank of Upper Oanads, pot in demand ; quotation (9 dis.,) nominal.\u2014La Banque du Peuple, the latest sales were at 109 per cent; but holders are now demanding higher rates.\u2014Molsou\u2019s Bank, noue in market; asked for.Montreal Mining Company Consolg, steady at $1.60 per share.\u2014Champlain and St.Lawrence Railroad, buyers of Old Stock, but no seliers, at 97 per cent dis.the New Preferential Stock is not offered.\u2014Montreal City Passenger Reilway Company, steady at 5 per cent disconut.\u2014Richelien Navigation Company, sales at 107] per cent.\u2014Montreal Harbor Bonds, no sales during the week ; latest gales of 6} per cent Bonds at 103} per cent.\u2014Kontreal Telegraph Company Stock, sales at 127 per cent; buyers to-day offer 125.\u2014Mon- treal Oity Gas Company, nominally as quoted, (1124 ex div.)\u2014 Government Debentures, sales of New Five per cent at 88.\u2014Con.M.L.F.Deb., nothing doing.New Yonx Borren Mamxer.\u2014Incemiszp ExronT.\u2014 White & Douglas, in circular of Sth inst, report an improved condition of the N.Y.Butter market.They remark :\u2014All the lots that receivers have been anxious to realize from have been taken up, and those who have beld more ateadily are now reaping the benefit of a little firmness.Although our State election bas intervened to attract much interest, and to some extent divert attention from business, much bas been done to reduce stock, and a3 receipts are not excessive, a very firm feeling pervades the market, The shipments of Butter from this port to Great Britain from May 1st to October 31st, 1862, are 15,448,171 lbs.equal to 193,102 packages, of 80 1bs.each.During the same period in 1861, the shipments were 9,732,905 lbs, or 121,661 packages, showing an increased export in 1862, of 71,- 441 packages of 80 lbs.each.The active domestic demand and large ebipments abrosd combine to encourage holders in expecting high rates to rule during the season, Grascow Makers von FLOUR Anb Gratx.\u2014The following is an extract from a private letice, dated Oct.25:\u2014\" At yesterday's (Friday's) Gain market we bad a lightly improved tendency.Wet weather is, we believe, the chief cause of the improvement.Our opinion is that good sound Canadian No.1 Super.Flour will sell well here this Fall, not only is our home-grown wheat in great part in bad condition for milling, but we hear of large quantities of our foreign supplies sr- riving in bad order.\u201d MONTREAL WHOLESALE PRODUOE PRICES OURRENT.Montreal, November 14, 1863.FLour\u2014Pollards, $2 to $2.30 ; Middlings, $2.50 ; to $2.75 ; Fine, $3.75 to $3.80; Super, No.2, $4.25; Superfine $4.35 to $4.40 ; Fancy $4.60 to $4.65; Bx- tra, $4.85 to $4.90 ; Superior Extra, $5 to $5.30.Flour, per 113 !bs., $2.40 to $3.45; Scotch, $2.50,\u2014 There are considerable arrivals and moderate sales.During the past fortnight there have been considerable fluctuations in Flour, A gradusl decline from 29th Oct, to 4th Nov.amounted ia all to from 330.to 40c.in Superfine, bringiag the price down to $4.20 and e in vome cases as low ne $4.15.From the 5tb instant tothe 11th, the price went steadily up again till it reached $4.45 to $4.50; but it has since receded to $4.374 to $4.40.These Auctustions bave been partly caused by advices from Europe but chiefly by the conditions of supply aud demand and the flastuations of freight ; and it is very difficult to say what prices will be when our navigation closes.Webeliere the Winter rates by Railroad will be less than last year ; but cau not announce them with certainty yet.Sora per brl.of 200 1bs., nominal, at $4.26 to 50.Wazar.\u2014Osnade Spring, 920, to 930.ex-cary ; afloat, O4, to 850.; White Winter, $1.04 to $1.05, Conn per be 1be.,45c.No transactions reported, Pnas per 66 lbs, 860.to 70c, Pearls $6.25 ; Inferior Pearls $6.30.Burren per 1b.\u2014There is o steady business doing ; rices about the same, vis, laferior, 100.to 1040.; me- vd 110.to 130.; foe, 13}.to 1340.; choice, 140.to Ecas per doz,, 126.Lazo per 1b., 8c.to 8jc ; fair demand Tarrow per 1b., She.to 9c.Haus per 1b., duil; 60.to 106, Pour per brl,, Mess $10.50 to $11.00; Thin Mess, us per 112 lbs, Puts $6.70 ; Inferior Pots $6.75 ; | 733 rer] $9.00 to $9.50 ; Prime Moss, $8 to $4.50; Prime, $8 to $8.50.or per bel, Prime Mess, $9 to $9.50.Nomisal.JOHN DOUGALL & Co.Couxmsion MercHan Paonuce 270 8t Paul Btreet.(Successors in the Produce Business to Jorn Dovears.) WEEKLY REPORT OF MONTREAL WHOLESALE GROCERY MARKET.Moxrazar, Friday, Nov.14, 1862.The business done in Groceries, rines our report of Tth inst., has been moderate.Tzas-\u2014Not much inquiry during the week, bat prices are steady.Choice Yoang Hyson and Guopow- der are scarce, and held firmly for an advance.The following show the range of present rates : =Twankays and Hyson Skin, 32)c.to 67}e.; Young Hyson, 47jc.to 90¢.; Gunpowder, 70c.So 9c.; Japans, 57¢.t087j¢; Congou and Souchong, 36e.to 75c.Corrzz.\u2014No sales of importance to mote; higher rates are in some instances demanded ; and we hear of recent exportations io quantity to New York city, where a decided advance has taken place.Suaars.\u2014Transactions this week have been moderate, being chiefly io ordinary Grocery descriptions at $8.35c.to $8.50 ; Good to Bright Cuba and Porto Rieo, $8.624c.to $8.75 ; Prime Porto Rico is worth $9.Rarixen Scaars.\u2014 The Refinery prices are unchanged, viz., Loaves, 12}¢.per Ib, ; Dry Crasbed, and Ground, 12¢.; Extra Ground, 133¢.; Crusted A, tlic; Yellow Refined, No.24, 8jc.Golden Syrup, 42c.per gall,\u2014 none, Movasses.\u2014Fair inquiry at 3%¢.to 32].for ordinary Muscovado, in puns.; 34c.is the price of Fine, - path's Golden Syrup, in second bunds, commands 44e.; Extra Golden, 45¢,\u2014G0-days.Facrr.\u2014No note-wortby sales ; market well stocked with Raisins, both Layer and M.R., which are freely offered.Orts are not plentiful, and transactions are limited.Palo Seal brings 866 to 90c.; Cod, 75c.to 77e.Whale, 65c.; Olive, $1.25c.to $1.30.SaLT.\u2014The market receded a little from the extreme rates of last week, but is frm again ;\u2014sales are noted at $1.50 to $1.60 per bag for Liverpool coarse, and $L.15c.for Stoved,\u2014cash.MONTREAL WHOLESALE FISH MARKET.Monraraz, Friday, Nov.14, 1862.Codfish.\u2014The receipts of Green Codfish, during the past week, havebeen greater thau tbe demand, and to-day we cannot quote over $3.25c.for barrels, snd $4.50c.for large draft.Dry Codfsb is wauted at $4.25c.per quintal.Herrings.\u2014Round Herriogs bave been arriviag in large quantity ; but they are dull of sale, as there are no Western buyers in the market at present.We cannot quote over $2.50 for fair quality,\u2014$2.80 to $3 being previous rates.The receipts of Split continue small, but they are quite sufficient for the demand ;\u2014 $4.75c.to $5 is about the rate current.There have been some receipts of Digby Herrings, and sales at 5s Gd to 68 per box.Salmon ave easier, the quotation st present being al Mackerel \u2014We note transactions in No.L at $7.25 ; in No.2 at $5.25; and in No.3 at $4.75.Norx, fo Shippers at the Lower Ports.\u2014We are anzious to impress upon all who ship Fish to the Montreal Market, the necessity of forwarding their eon.signments earlier in the semson.None ougbt to be received here after 1st November, the Upper Canada busicess being then nearly over, NEW YORK MARKETS.\u2014[By Telegraph.]-\u2014Nov.14, Flour a shade easier; receipts 13,104 brls.Wheat dull snd 1c lower; receipts 92,605 busb.Cora dull and lc lower; receipts 143,755 bush.Rye firm, ut 80¢ for Western, and 90c for State.Pork quiet.Lard drooping.Ashes firm; Pote, $8.37 ; Pearls, $9.00,\u2014 Oats are firm, at 67c to 69c for common to Prime.Barley firm at $1.50 to $1.60.Peas quiet and un- PCS.36 INCH No.1.SHIRT BUNDLES BEST CANADIAN COTTON TARN.Fer Bale by GEORGE WINKS,6 00.PIECES \u201cCROSSLEY'S\" PATENT changed.NEW ADVRATISEMENTS.2000 PAIRS BLANKETS, assorted qualities, from 8s.9d to 378.6d.per pair.40 PIECES SCARLET, WHITE, ¥ BLUE AND FANCY FLANNELS.For sale ' GEORGE WINKS & CO, \u20ac .300 PCs.SREY COTTON, tn 28 600 PCS.HORROCK'S LONG CLOTH.200 cui 40 PCS.BLEACHED COTTONS in Supers, Medium and Twine Finish.For Bale by GEORGE WINKS & CO.2000 PCS.98 MADDER PRINTS, in all Colors and New Btyles.1500 PCS.6-4 and 7-4 COLORED COBOURGS, st old prices, For sale by .GEORGE WINKS & 00.à 600 0 TAPESTRY CARPETS, in new les and solouriage : also, an assortment of Rich Velvet, RE re p at GEORGE WINES & CO.BOTER's B Commirsioners\u2019 Street, ad Custom \u2018House Buare.200-8226 2.w TEWARD & GARDENER or Ga&pENaR ONLY.\u2014The sdvertiser offers bis services to suy lobleman or Gentleman la want of & first-cluee Practical Landscape Gardener; he understands the layioz out of ali description of Pleasure Grounds, Avenues, Walks, dc, Be; as had the alo charge sad laying ous of the New York Central Park ; also the Boston Babli Gardens, Massachu- nette, where dvertiser has just como from.Auy Get- han Dr a rie orient En ndscape aud Hortloulture.address, Alphs, Witness los\u201d monslew EACHER WANTED.\u2014A CLASSICAL TEACHER, to take oh ment of the caen Proce Vion Crum ag \"pren 300.To commence in January, 1468 \u2014 ere R, BEL y e L, Chat jo a 1n.w.for3w.Carleton Plast, or 1h 734 Literary Extracts.HUSBAND AND WIFE.The world had chafed bis spirit proud By its wearing, crushing strife, Suspicion, censure, tbe thoughtless crowd Had showered on a blameless life ; Like the dove of old from the water's foam, He wearily turned to the ark of home.The hopes he had cherished with joyous heart, Had toiled for many a day, Body and spirit, with patient art, Like mists bad melted sv, Now o'er day dreams vasished\u2014o'er fond hopes flown, He sat him down to grieve alone.No not alone, soon sof.fingers reat On bis hot and aching brow, Back the damp hair is gently pressed, Whilst a sweet voice murmura low : \u201cThy joys have I shared, ob, my husband true, And shall I not share thy sorrows too ?* Vaio task to resist the loving gaze That so fondly meets his own, Telling abe courta or cares for praise Bat from bim and him alone; And though censure and grief upon him fall, To her, at least, be is all in all, What iffalse friends now turn aside, Or gaze with icy look ; What if ho meet the Pitying pride The high heart ill can brook ; There are depths of love in one gentle heart, From whose clinging faith, death aloae cau part.Aye! well may thy brow relax its gloom, For a talisman hast thon, Gainat hopes guick blighted io early bloom, Against scornfsl look or brow\u2014 Her heart ia a high and a holy throne, \u2018Wisere monarch supreme, thaa reigu'st alone.Kindly return her tender gaze, Press closely tbat tender hand, Whisper fond words and soothing praise, They ate o'er at thy command\u2014 'Tis all ber trus heart will ask to reap In return for love ay the ocean deep.Ms.LEPnonoN, DESCRIPTION OF PEKIN.BY AN ENGLISH MISSIONARY, An opportunity was afforded me of seeing Pekin early in the present month, little before the relaxation of the restrictions on passports, I pend you this brief account of some of the things mw.The strects and gates are singularly regular.The Tartar city is square.There are two gates in each wall, placed opposite to cach other; but the south wall has three gates instesd of two, the middle one being in front of the Imperial palace.Conceive of walls from forty to sixty feet high, and thirty-five feet wide, crowned with lofty towers, of several stories, over the nine gates and at the corners.Had not the Chinese Government yielded, our troops would have found vo little difficulty in forcing an entrance through sach balwarks.So said a colonel of one of our regiments to me lately, and with reason.The Tartar city is three miles and a half across, In its center is the Imperial city, which, within s triple wall, incloses the palace, The approaches to the top of the wall consist of gradually rising slopes, suitable for cavalry to mount and close to the gates, Some of them are open, and invite the visitor to ascend them.From the wall in the vicinity of the south central gate, there is a finc view of the palace.A succession of yellow-tiled roofs are seen stretching far to the north.Beyond them is \u201cProspect Hill\u201d or \u201c Hill of Beauty,\u201d an artificial mound made to beautify the palace, Let the reader suppose himself to be walking from this spot to the Randsome terre plein to the eastward; ho will observe the English and French flags waving, on his left, over gay, green-tiled roofs, which once protected princes of the Im rial family, Ho will also notice the Russian oburch very near thom, and bearer yet to the wall he may observe à street where à crowd of Coreans are congregated.Their clothes aro of White cotton, manufactured by themselves.A handkerchief is tied around their unshaven heads.They wear laced shoes.In all these poiats differing from tho Chinese, they exhibit also a bustling, disputatious, quarrelsome disposition, which scandalizes those who watoh them.But this may wear off on better aoquaintance.They drive bargains with gin seng, the root whose tonic vir- tacs are 80 celebrated in Chins, in stout paper, and strong oalioo, ali of them product of their own peninsular turning tho angle of the wall, the Astro- nomioal Observatory comes into view.It is an terrace adjoining the wall, and equally high, n this terrace aro displayed the beautifully-oaat observing instruments of Verbiest.They are of bronze, and appear to have been executed with t accuracy.The large oclestial globe is eix in diameter.After à sentry and : half of exposure to skyey influences, they look fresh an capable of being used to advantage.Below this \u201c terrace for obscrring the stars,\u201d there aro seen lying on a slight elevation at the bottom the astronomical instraments made in the Mongolian dynasty, nearly six hundred years ago, by the Chinese mathematician Kwo-sheu-king.Noar the Observatory is the Examination Hall, where thousands of students guther to acquire distinction in a struggle for literary honors, I met several candidates who had just arrived by steamer from Cancon.Lower d aro granted THE MONTREAL WITNESS.tare is only given in the capital.They were Masters Arts who bed braved the inconveniences of a sea voyage rather then bo checked by the disordered state of the intermediate provinces in their of reaching Pekin.Only 200 out of 5,000, they told me, oan receive the coveted honor.Their own chance was not a bad one, because, coming from remote provinces, twelve or fifteen hundred miles distant, they would share in the advantage gained by the equitable distribution which the Emperor makes of the 200 diplomas amoog the provinces to which candidates belong, THE GROWTH OF RUSSIA.In Soptember the thousandth apniversary of the foundation of the Russian empire was celebrated with great eclut at Novgorod, tho ancient capital.Tho early history of Russia\u2014as all bis- tory of a thousand.jours sgo\u2014is involved in ob- sourity.The Greek and Roman writers speak of the Soythians and other barbarians in the unknown North, and the Grecks held commercial relations with them and established colonies in southern Russia, In those carly tines the waves of Asiatic population poured in upon the west, and Russia received the Avars, tbe Huns, tbe Bulgarians, and the Slavi or the Sarmatians ap- red founding the towns of Novgorod and Kier, the capitals of the independent Slavic empires.Here the hostile tribes warred\u2014the Slavi and the Finns on tho one side, and the Vaga- rians, the wandering tribes of the North, on the other, the latter with success, Then, as in a hundred other instances, tho defeated party called in foreign aid, offering to submit to another sovereignty to be relieved from their hated conquerors, Now, just one thousand years ago, went a foreign chief, Rurio, and his two brothers, Sindf and Truwor, and many followers, to take part in the war.They were called Russians\u2014* from the other side of the ses,\u201d that is from Denmark, whence were the Normans and other tribes, whose blood mingling with the ancient Britons, we have in our own veins, The Russians are, therefore the blood relation to the Anglo-Saxons, though the relationship is so distant, and there have been 20 many infusions on each side, that we might as well claim it by way of Noah and Adam, Rurio was simply one of those Northmen, or Norman, or as we term them Danish, pirate obiefs, who sailiog up the Gulf of Finland took part in a do- mestio insurrection, or civil war, in 862, and so made himself master of Novgorod, assuming the title of Grand Princo; aud after the death of his brothers ho added to his possessions the estates and territory they bad acquired, founding the empire in what is now Northern Russia, He held the same relation to the country that Wil- liaw, the Norman, did to England.The conquerors became the nobility, ruling the natives by the sword, aod dividing the country among their friends who continually came\u201d over to strengthen them.This went on for more than a century, till the conquerors bad intermingled with the natives, when the Prince dismissed his Danish body guard, assumed the language and religion of the country, and all became Russian.It was not long before the Greek religion was introduced and a opted from Coustantinople, for very soon they reached the Black Sea, and soon after they intermarried with the royal Greeks, introducing the arts and learning of the Eastern empire, with the new connections there formed.Then the Russian capital and its chief cities took precedence in fashion, literature and religion, asd the youth from other countries went there for education, when London and Paris were of no importance.The Russians were à progressive people, and by frequent wars annexed the surrounding territories ; their Prince in course of time assumed the title of \u201c Czar of all the Rus- sins,\" and Moscow, their capital, which was built in 1147, might have become the seat of empire for all Europe, but for the Tartar invasion and conquest of the country in the 13th century.It was in 1224 that the Mongols poured over the west, not for the purpose of settling\u2014oolo- nizing, but for plunder.The Pricses of Russis met them in battle and were totally routed.This virtually ended ancient Russia; for more than two hundred and fifty years, Russia was a dependency of the great Mongol empire in Asia.uring this period the civilization of the empire wasted away.It was under Ivan, whe camo to the throne ia 1472, that independence of the Tartars was gained.\u2018When he received despatches from the ongol court, instead of riding out to moet the messenger, in token of his submission, he took the popers from bis hand, and without reading tore thom in pieces and trampled them under bis feot before his nobles, whom fe bade prepare for war, War followed, and with it came the end of the Tartar rule.OË the present Russian empire Ivan was tho founder, less than four hundred years ago, and not Rurie a thousand yours ago; for under Ivan there was an entire re-organiza- tion, snd then the basis of that despotism which has continued with fow alterations to this day, was hid.He made the indivisibility of the realm a fandsmental law.Ho iutroduoed frearms, and commenced the modern civilization of the empire.His second wife was Zoe Sophis, the niece of the last cmperor of Constantinople, which had surrendered to the Turks; and through her the double-headed eagle came to the Russian arms.in the provinces; but that of Doctor in Liters- Bho was followed to the court by à suite of Greeks and Italians, through whom the useful and elegant arts were introduced, and the commence ment made of that syetem of improvement that wag afterwards so energetically carried forward by Poter the Great.We do not care to follow down the history of the country.From its release from the Mongol rule, ita progress has not ceased to this day, when in extent of tertitory it surpasses any other nation on the face of the globe, and in population it is tho first of civilized peoples.It now covers in Europe, Asia and Ameries, an ares of 8,333,884 square miles, which is one-seventh.of all the land oa the globe, and double the whole of Europe.The United States is but about one third as big; France is one fortieth; and Great Britain one seventieth.Its length is nearly 1000 miles from the Baltic to the Sea of Japan, and constantly it is pressing out on the south for new acquisitions, Within a very few years it bas gained a vast re gion in Northeastern Asis, drained by the Amoor, a river as largo as the Mississippi, and now the frontier is but five hundred miles from Pekin.It has in the same manner been pressing down upon all its line in Asis, and is to day in à condition more favorable for growth than ever before, Its population increases faster than its territory.Sixty years ago it was but thirty-six millions, and and now it is 75,000,000, Not less prosperous is itin all branches of industry\u2014in agriculture, commerce and manufactures \u2014Am.Paper.OUGHT TEETOTALISM TO BE À TEST OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP?This question is frequently asked; and asa correspondent has, within a few days, asked our opinion on this subjeot, we propose to make à few remarks on it.Without wasting time on preliminary observatione, we state at onoe as our unalterable conviction, that nothing should be made a test of church fellowship but that which Christ has clearly made such, There can be no doubt in any intelligent mind that the drioking usages of society are fraught with the most appalling evils both to the church and to the world.It is now established, by indisputable statistics, that three-fourths of the pauperism, more than five-sixths of the erime, and more than half the lunatics are directly traceable to intempernnce.The late excellent Governor Briggs discovered, as the result of an cfficial investigation, that there were from 1,200 to 1,300 idiots in the State of Massachusetts, and from 1,100 to 1,200 of these were born of intemperate parents ! In a report published by a Temperance ciety, just 30 years ago, the following astounding osloulation occurs: \u201cIf the crimes which are prosecuted annually in the United States are only one-fifth as many in proportion to the po- ulation as in the city of New York, thcy must in thirty years amount t» 1,800,000; and 1,000, 000 of these, according to judges and jurists, must be laid to the use of ardent spirits.\u201d Of the 7,200 murders which have been committed during the thirty years lat past, according to the ratio adopted, over 5,000 must be attributed to strong drink.It is but a few weeks since we undertook to cut from the Daily Globe the record of \u201c murders,\u201d \u201c suicides,\u201d and * melancholy accidents,\u201d for a single week, which were directly attributed to drink; and we grew sick and weary when we found our list reached over thirty / We gave up the task and we do not know yet how many occurred on that specimen week.And yet, with this fiery steam rolling its death-losded wares through among us, there are professed followers of Christ\u2014yea, and Christian ministers\u2014 who patronize dram-drinking ! e do not take the ground\u2014we have never taken the ground\u2014that the bare use of wine or spirits is wroog in itself; but we do hold that enlightened Christian benevolence requires men to give up the uso of what leads so many to ruin.Paul taught that if wine made bis brother to offend, he would drink no wine while the world leated.If this was the rule of Christian duty for Paul, it should be ours.Aud if any man bas ever been overcome by spirits, be should forever and ever avoid them.Touch not, taste not, is the only safe rale for bim, We must not bo told at the present day that the moderate use, by a Christian, of intoxicating dricks is not praotioally an encouragement for tho weak and vicious todriuk toexoess.The reverse is notoriously true.The moderate offender, iu & world like ours, does, by bis example, far more mischief than the more abandoned do, And certainly all drunkards sre made from moderate drinkers, We have not space to enter more largely into this subject at prezent, but we make one statement, in conclusion, which we would commend to the consideration of \u201cmoderate\u201d drinkers, No Christian man, at the present day, oan drink, even moderately, of spirits or beer, without lowering himself in the eyes of his brethren\u2014 and that, too, the most devout and earnest portion of them?Can they afford thus to saorifica their Christian influence for s mere momentary gratifiostion ?Ie it right that they should do 80 1\u2014 Canadian Baptist.SELECTIONS.SOUND ADVICE.\u2014A young farmer asked sn old Bootohman for advice in bis pursuits, He told him what had been the secret of his own success in farming, and concluded with the fol- lowlug warning: * Never, Sandie, never, above ull things, never get in debt; but if you do, let el Novemeer 15, 1862.Voice or ANixaLs.\u2014There is à chapter in the history of animals that bas hard) been touched upon as yet, and that will be especially interesting with reference to families.The voices of animals have a family character not to be mistaken.All the canidæ bark and howl.The fox, the wolf, the dog, have the same kind of utterance, though on a eome- what different pitch.All the bears growl, from the white bear of the Arctio snows to the small black bear of the Andes.All the eats mia, from our quiet fireside companions to the lions and panthers of the forest and jungle.This last may seem n strange astertion ; but to an: one who has listened oritically to their sounds and analyzed their voices, the roar of tho lions is but a gigantio miau, bearing about the same proportion to that of a cat as its stately and msjestio form does to the smaller, softer and more peaceful aspect of the cat.Yet, notwithstanding the difference in their size, who can look at the lion, whether in bis sleepy wood, ss be lies curled up in the corner of his cage, or in his fiercer moments of huoger or of rage, without being reminded of the cat?And this is not merely the resemblance between one carnivorous animal to another ; for no one was ever reminded of a à orawolf by à lion.Again, ail the borses an donkeys neigh; for the bray of the donkey is only a harsher neigh, pitohed on a different key, it is true, but & sound of the same character, as the donkey himself is but a clumsy and dwarfish horse.All the cows low, from the buffalo roaming the prairie, the musk-ox of the Arctic ice-field, or the jack of Asia, to the cattle feeding in our pastures.Among the birds this similarity of voice in families is still more marked.We need only recall the harsh and noisy parrots, so similar in their peculiar utterances.Or take, as an example, the web-footed family.Do not all the geese and the incumerable hosts of ducks quack ?Docs not every member of the crow family caw, whether it bo the jackdaw, the jay, the magpie, the rook, in some green rookery of the old world, or the crow of our woods, with its long melancholy caw, that seems to make the silence and solitude deeper?Compare all the sweet warblers of the songster family\u2014the nightingales, the thrushes, the mcckiog-birds, the robins\u2014they differ in the greater or less perfection oftheir note, but the same kind of voice runs through the whole group.\u2014 Ez, Paper.Tue PoPULATION or MEx1C0.\u2014The present number of the Revue Contemporaine contains two articles on Mexico, by M.Vivan de St.Martin, from which we glean the following statements: 4 The Mexican population comprises five different olasses,\u20141, The whites constituting the aristooracy of the country, and generally called oreoles.They ave the direct descendants of the Spaniards, and their number is estimated at 300,- 000.2.Those who consider themselves whites.They are the descendants of Spanish and Indian rents, Few of them are rich ; they chiefly follow the military profession or that of the bar, or else bold situations under Government.They have marked aversion to every kind of honest labor, and constitute the nucleus of the Republican party, Juarez belongs to this class, which numbers about 800,000.3.The Indians, re duced to a state of most abject misery and servitude.They livein villages, and constitute the agricultural olase.Their number is about 4, 000,000 ; they still speak the Azteo or old Mexi- con language.Although slavery is not recog nised by law, yet practically the Indian is his employer's elave to all intents and purposes for, as the wages he gots for his daily labor are insufficient to maintain him, Le is obliged every now and then to apply to bis employer for a loan ; and from that moment he gets into an inextricable slough of debt, and must work on to the end of his days, without the slightest hope of ever redceming himself.4.The Mestizos, or mixed races, distinguished by various names ; the issue of an Indian and a negrois called a tambo ; that of a white and a negress, a mulatto ; or a white and mulatto woman, à terzcron ; of the latter snd « white, à quadroon ; and ao on to the eighth or tenth shade of color.The issue of the Indisn and negro constitues the gipsies of the country; in towns they are called leperos, aud do nothin but drink, gamble, and commit every kind outrage.It is from their number the bands of highway robbers which infest the country draw their recruits ; some join the army, and others become servauts.The number of mestizos in the country is stated at a millon and a half.5.The Europeans, among whom the Spaniards predominate, The number of the latter is about 40,000\u2014they are generally nicknamed Gachu- pinos, which in the old Mexican tongue, means pioking with tho heel, in allusion to the spurs the first conquerors wore ; next follow the North Americans, called Gringos, or spuiterers; then the English, French, German, Swiss, &o., conatitut- ing a verysmallnumberin all.Thowhole papa tion of tho country does not exoeed 7,000,000.«It isnotall the talking profession in the world that oan stop tho mouths of foolish men ; it must be well-doing, grace improved, grace ex eroised and manifested in the ways of holiness, that must work so great s wonder; \u201cFor so is the will of God, that with well-doing je may put to silence tho ignorance of foolish men.\u201d \u2014 Brooks.\u2014God's very service is wi strewed with roses, and paved with joy that is unspeakable and fall of glory and with peace thet it be for manure, passeth undersanding.\u2014/D, 9; bis wags are ) | i 1 à \u2014Chombers Journal, Novemser 15, 1862 THE MONTREAL WITNESS 785 The Miscellany.SEED-TIME AND HARVEST Bonesth a dark November sky, With the cold rain filling drearlly, And the bleak wind mosaing and shrieking by The seed o'er the lind is cast; And iu grave-like l.crows the grain doth lie, Till the weary mouths are past, In curling mist, and frosty air, A And weeping skies, it lieth there ; Or buried in the snow, or bare To every wind that blows ; And Nights deep darkness, like despair, Hangs o'er it while it grows.It grows in spite of cloud and blast, And sullen rain descending fast, And snow-wreatbs thickly o'er It cast, And thunderous darkening skies; The very tempests roaring past Strengthen it ag it lice, Anon a kindlier season shines, Aud warmth and light, the Spring's soft signs, With many a beauteous blossom twines The breast of icy Earth And the grain, io delicate emerald lines, Springs up a fairy bieth, Then sunny months, ic swift career, Bring up the lusty ripened ear; Aud the golden barvest time draws near, Avd the reaper whets his eythe ; Till, on a day, the rich sheaves rear Their shapes on the landscapes blithe.Sowa in the cold, dark, desolate days; Reaped in the eusshine's mellow blaze ; Thus in the dim and wondrous way Of Fate are the deeds of men; Sorrow and trial, defeats and delays, Like storms that often the graïo, Must test the heart's sspiriog claim ; But every just acd noble aim Shall pass the ordeal clear of blame, And in the appointed hour Bring forth its fruit of wealth or fame, Of knowledge, wisdom, power.Sow, though in days of gloom, the seeds, Of manful toil and generous deeds, Of stera self-gacrifice, that beeds Little the world's behest i Cast out the lying thought that pleada \u201c Enougb, now take tby rest.\" In the wieds of Scorn, the storms of Hate, In the darkness of hope deferred full late, Through days when the world shows desolate, Must sleep the good deeda thon bast done ; Faitbfuily labor, patiently wait, Thy work ahall see the sun.That which was sown in the wintry air, Shall blossom and ripen when the skies are fair, Though thine sbould be many an snzious care Ere the barvest is gathered in\u2014 Be stout to toil aud steady to bear\u2014 The heart that is trae shall win, B.C.D.ADVENTURE WITH THE WOLVES IN RUSSIA.A writer in All the Year Round gives the following account of a narrow escape he had in an attack by wolves while making a sledge journey on & tour from the Volga to Jaroslav : At this point in our journey the drive sent the blood dancing through my veins by the arming ory of \u201c Volka! volka!\u201d * Wolves! wolves!\u201d sprang from my seat, and, looking ahead, saw six great, gaunt, and no doubt hungry wolves, sitting exactly in our way, at a distance of about a hundred yards or Jess.Our horses bad huddled themselves together, trembling in every limb, and refosed to stir.We ehouted and bawled, but the wolves also refused to stir.My fat friend, gathering a large handful of hay from the sledge boitom, rolled it into the form of a ball, and handed it to me, saying, \u201cmatch,\u201d I uaderstood bim at once.The driver managed, by awful lashing and noonooing to get the horses on, until we came within a short distance of our enemies, By this time I had sucoeeded in sot- ting fire to the ball of hay, and just as it began to blaze out well, I threw it in among them.It worked like a charm.Instantly the wretches parted, three on each eide, and skulked off slowly at right angles, their tails dragging as if thoy were beaten curs.On dashed our brave team\u2014 lash, lash\u2014noo, noo, \u201cHurrah I\" 1 shouted, with a lightened heart; \u201c we aro safe this time, thank God !\u201d \u201cWait; look back,\u201d said fat-sides.I did so, and I saw the wolves, who had joined each other again in tbe center track, pausing as if to deliberate.Our horses were going at their utmost speed, the driver standing up and using Insh and voice with all his might, tourge them on to the station, then only about a mile ands half abead.Luckily the road or track, as far as we could soe, was free from drift, and our bo was that we could gain the station before the wolves, should they pursue us, Looking back just as we turned & bend in the track, I saw the whole pack in swift pursuit, I had often been told that wolves will not at- taok à party unless in alarge pack, Six were no large pack, yot here they were, coming up to attack us; there was now doubt about that.Hunger, through a long and severe winter, must have made them daring.With the consciousness of an impending death-straggle, I prepared for the result.My thoughts went for one moment tomy wife and children; for another, to the great Disposer of events.Then, throwing off my sheepskin cost, so as not to impede tho free front seat beside the driver, but with my back to the horses, and my face to the enemy.I said to the driver: \u201cThey are coming, brother; drive fast but steadily.I bave six bullets in this pistol.Don\u2019t move from your seat ; but drive right in the center of the track.\u201d My fat companion sat still in his corner, and neither moved nor spoke; I saw the blade of my bcar-knife gleaming in bis band.be track had become worse, so that the horses oould not maintain their pace.In a short time the wolves ran beside the sledge; the horses straiced and chot on, keeping their distance, but in forcing our way through a drift we came to a walking pace, and the first wolf on my ride made à dash at the horse next me.The pistol was within a foot and a half of his head when I fired, and the ball went tbrough bis brain.I shouted my triumph in English; my companion echoed it witha * Bravo!\u201d The second wolf received my second fire in the leg, which must have shattered the bone, for he dropped behind instantly, \u201c Bravo!\u201d was again riod from the corner, But the same moment was the moment of our greatest peril.My pistol fell into the sledge, as, with a sudden jolt, our horses floundered up to their bellies in à decp drift; then they came to a desd stop, and there was a wolf at cach side of the sledge, attempting to get in, My bludgeon still remained.With both hands I raised it high, and brought it down with the desperate foroe of a man in mortal extremity up- ou the head of the wolf on my side.He tumbled cver on bis back, and the skull was afterwards found to have been completely smashed, As I stooped to regain wy pistol, I was astopished to see my companion coolly thrust one of his arms into the wolf's mouth, as coolly, with the disengaged hand, drawiog the knife, with a deep and short cut, across his throat.A peculiar cry among the horecs arrested my attention.Looking round, I saw another wolf actually fastened on the off horse by the ncek.The driver was between me and the wolf.He cried, \u201c Give mo the pistol !\" I did so, and the poor horse was free.So, also, were we ; for the other wolf ran off, followed by thie ooe with the broken leg.The wolf last shot wus tambling among tbe scow.The driver handed me the pistol to put right, and begged another shot at the brute.This finished the engagement.HUMAN SACRIFICES IN INDIA.One of tho most difficult tasks of the British Government in India is that of winning.such wild tribes at the Khonds to oivilization.In tha annual \u2018 statiaent showing the progress and condition of India,\u201d recently issued by the Go- verament, there is a report, by Captain A.C.MNeil), from which it is plain that the practice of female infanticide bas not ceased in the hill tracts of Orissa ; legal evidence, however, is seldom proourable, and the only check is considered to be an annual visit at which the agent insists upon sccing ail the children of both sexes, and it is suggested that the head men of those villages in which the relative number of the sexes is proportional should receive some mark of favour from Government.Although many more female children are now reared than formerly, it is clear that infanticide must still obtain to a great extent.Large districts hero are inhabited by sacrificing Khonds.Captain M\u2018Neill was plainly told in the bill tracts of Bandhasir of Karoonde that compuleion alone causes them to refrain from human sacrifice, Among the Khonds of Jeypoor he found aû uneasy feeling prevailing under the relinquishment of sacrifice.In the last three seasons, be writes, tho rains had been scanty in the Karoonde and Jeypoor Khond tracts, sud the orops of cattle suffered much in consequence.The Khonds were anxious to revert to their long.cherished rite, and applied to the paut rajsh of Tooamool for permission to sacrifice, and asked him for « merish or viotim.This he declined to give, statiog that human sacrifices had been probibited, but offered them buffaloes and sheep.he offer was rejected by the Khonds, and they resolved that be the consequences what they might, a publio sacrifice should take place at the full moon of Poosoo last year.The question was then raised, where a victim could be procured, and was solved by a Khood stating that he would band over for sacrifice a * toorie,\u201d who, though not purchased as a moriah, wes an agrarian slave bought for five rupees.The offer bavinz been accepted, the intended viotim, an elderly woman, was removed to the village of Puckregoodah, and there heavily ironed, and, on an unsuccessful attempt on the part of the paut rajah to rescue her, was taken off and seoreted on the hills.The paut rajab then sent an oxpress to the sgent, and within an hour a guard of fifty-eight sebundies started under a trustworthy sirdar, marched fifty- two miles in thirty-oight hours over a very billy and rugged country, aud reached the socne of sacrifioo as the victim was being removed to the poet erected for her immolation.The assembled bonds, at least 5,000 in\u2019 number, found themselves at tho last moment deprived of what they fancied no power could dispossoss them.A most determined attempt at rescue was made ; but the sirdar, making a judicious disposition of his email perty, and of fifty matchiockmen seat by the paut rajah, was able to defeat the attempt, though he was obliged, in self-defence, to fire when attacked by the Khonds, No less than fifty-three intended viotims for sacrifice woro resoued in the hill action of my arms and lege, I sprang on the ~ traots of Orissa in this one sesson.In Chinna TEN IMPERIALISM IN FRANCE.Tok author of Ten Years\u2019 Imperialism in pd retrieve their forinues, The Emperor has France\" has not attempted to describe the workings snd counter-working, \u201cthe wheels within |gort of terrestrial providence.Not a year passes wheels,\u201d of the Imperial policy.He does not give & fuil and «xaot measurement of such an exton- sive and diversified field.to a pleasant ramble through it, and meroly al- He abandons himself upon his notice.sentiments are \u201c impressions\u201d rather than opinions.Although he is evidently friendly to the Emperor, he is too much of a latitudinarisn to become an advooate of the Imperial cause.Even his attempts at effective description are dashed off in an easy, off-hand, though effective style.It is only when he stumbles upon statistios that he forgets his assumed character.Then he pulls out bis note took, and makes observations to satiety.The first object that attracts the attention of the \u201c Flancur\u201d is the architectural reformation which is going on in Paris.It was said of Augustus that ho found Rome wood and left it marble.A similar though not eo great a com- liment may yet be paid to Napoleon ITI.He ound Paris irregular, and he bids fair to leave it regular.With a sccreoy unknown in free countries, the plans for the demolition and rebuilding of etrects are laid and inexorably determined.Rumours of the coming destruction soon crcep abroad, and set the inhabitants of the doomed district in a fume of discontent.Poli- tioal economists declaim about \u2018destruction of capital,\u201d and \u201cthe morbid stimulating of tho buildiog trade.\u201d Government officials growl and grumble at the prospect of being compelled to remove to dearer houses.Shopkeepers become indignant at the thought that in new premises they will lose à great many of their present ous- tomers.\u2018The publio generally begin to wince under the certainty of a new imposition of taxes, Yet all this ferment is in vain, The march of improvement must continue, although it should trample down the roof-tree, and pass through the sacred cirole of home.Ina few days the mark of doom (a placard with \u2018\u201c Pour cause de demolition\u201d) is effixed to the houses, and the inmates begin to remove.Very soon the whole district is ono scene of tumbling houses and whirlwind of dust.Then in a few weeks there appears, like a phoenix reviving in her own ashes, a new strect, Broad sud regular.From constant practice, the workmen are expert ; the building progresses with wonderful celerity ; and very shortly the district wears a new, clean, and finished appearance.Nor are the results unworthy of such a great expense.Not only is trade stimulated and the prios of labour increased ; not only have the people better houses and better food ; but Paris istraversed by a series of straight, broad, macadamized streets, which would be of great advantage to the Emperor should another revolution arise, They could bo swept by cannon, and the insurrection would be prevented from spreading to the other \u201c quartiors\u201d of the town, From these somewhat uniform lines of houses the.\u201c Flaneur\u201d\u2019 is glad to take refuge among the time-caten labyrinths of the old oity.There, he says, the citizens love to wallow in their native Paris mud ; thero they are content to grow up, and to live and die.Greater animation prevails, a brisker trade is driven, and a large population huddle together, than ia any other place of equal siz.Even the well-to-do tradesman never thinks of secking bis Lappiness clsowhere.Unlike bis London brethren, he does not live in the suburbs, but prefers to dwell above his shop, amid the associations of his success, The minglod steam of mud and cookery that rises before his window is far moro suggestive than the breath of garden flowers; the sight of the provision shop over the way is far more =atisfactory than verdant meads fraed by deep-uddered kino; and the cheerful ight of tho gas lamps outshine the splendour of the sun as ho sinks behind the bills.For a long time à strong sympathy has existed between the soldiers and tho oitizens.During tho reign of Louis Philippe, the citizen-king, this feeling was intensified, and became, as it hed been before, the cause of à revolution.To weaken this sympathy became the polioy of tho Emperor.For this purpose ho has been trying to create and fuster in the army sn esprit de corps.sats used to groan, bas been considersbly changed.By paying a certain sum, conscripts ma be exempted and soldiers may bo\u201d released.; soldicr's lot more eaviablo, The bounty has been increased from fiftcen bundred to two thousand fravos; and the term of norvico has boen lossened the same time, tbe Crimean and Italian wars * Ten Years\u2019 Im; \u201c\u201cPlaneur.\u201d William Blackwood & Sons.from twenty-five to twenty yoars.At the ago (is written; to be of thirty-five or forty many a soldier may retire dosite of knowled with a compotenoy for tho rest of his lie, At oapacities and abilities, to undertake to pry into \u2014_ mind, Souls that aro thus soarin Kimedy the Khonds, when interrogated regard- have added an eclat to the name of \u201c Soldat ing the renouncement of the meriah, endeavoured Francais,\u201d which makes it the most enviable of to avoid the question by evasive \u2014* How can we secrifies meriahs when the sirdar hi al n 1 has taken them away ?\" Yet thirty persons de- their happiness in politics, and, in their dioated to the Merish Goddess, and intended for [of this phanton, bave oscillated for the last cen- sacrifice, were rescued there in thescason 1860-51.[tury between republicanism and monarchy.lies, such as titles.The French have always been prone to seek pursuit Their repoated failares have not convinced them of their mistake.\u2018They are still under the hallucination that the Government must regulate therefore been compelled to constitute himself s by in which he does not enact whole volume of laws for increasing the comfort of the people.Not a failure happens ia agriculture, trade, or manufactures, wbich he is not called upon to re- lows the principal features to obtrude themselves medy.Even private calamities muet all be alle- He is a \u201c Fleneur\u201d (an obser-|viated by money from his purse.vant lounger) rather than a philosopher.He is time, there are Government salaries to be in- o trimmer rather than a political partizan.His creased, members of Senate and Corps Legislatif At the same to be fee\u2019d, and general friends of the empire to be rewarded.The fickle temper of the French has become roverbial.Wo have scen them subside from imperious aristocrats into truckliog courtiers, and start from humble-mouthed claves into raviog revolutionists.And now they are no longer giddy leasure-bunters, daffing the world aside and ancing along at the tail of some novelty, A moneymania has seized them, and they have become keen men of business.To make à fortune has become a passion ; and their commerce, as in the notorious case of Mires, often resembles a gambling transaction.There is no desperate game of speculation in which Frenohmen will not stake their fortune; and it is France, and not England, that has now become the last resort of needy potentates and Governments.A deadly enmity was wont to exist between the bourgeois and the ouvrier.The ouvrier was allowed to grow up like a brute, untended and an- cared for.When a scason of dearth came, the ferocity of his nature was roused.A wild beast at any time, ho was tenfold more rabid when goaded on by the pangs of hunger.With ominous growl he demanded food from the bourgeois.Terror-stricken, the bourgeois, instead of relieving him, tried to orush him, The savage was maddened, and a fearful vengeance was the result.That hunger was the result of this fatal feud, Imperialism soon saw.Accordingly, it set about stimulating the trade of the ouvrier, increasing his wages and brightening his His stomach was filled, and then his head began to be emptied of revolutionary ideas.Even bard times bave wot awakened the old spirit.The high price of provisions in 1856, the monet crisis in 1857, and the American war of the present time, bave come and found bim still patient, It contents him to see that the Government strives to stimulate trade, and that even the bourgenés withholds neither sympathy nor aid.The ¢ Flaneur\u201d concludes bis book with some gonerul gossip about the Emperor.There are, he says, two opinions about this great enigma of the age.Some say that his success is the result of blind chance ; and others assert that it is the fruit of deoplaid sohemes, Neither of these, he declares, is exactly correct.To get an adequate notion of his policy, we must reviow his career, From 1832, when, by the death of the Duke of Reichstadt, and of his elder brother, he had be- como the heir of the Bonaparte dynasty, bis entire ambition was concentrated upon tho throne of France.At first he fondly imagined that the namo of Napoleon would act as a ocnjurisg word to revive the dend Imperialism; and on two several ocoasions ho tried to excite a revolation at Strasbourg and Boulogne.But after he had miserably failed, and bad lain for eeveral years in the dangeons of Ham, his policy was com- letely changed.With consummate tact he identified himself with the French Republican party; and along with its growth he grew in power aod popularity.Accordingly, in the Re- volation of 1848, he was elected President of the Republio of France.But agsin his tactios veered completely round.By the famous coup d'etat, which gaïoed for him the throne, bo placed himself in a position antagonistio to liberty, There was nothing now for bim, the chosen of the pl, but bigh-banded despotiem.Aud his ad- erents and aocomplices, instoad of im roving his false situation, only aggravated it, They - trated all his conoiliatory measures towards the Republicans, and opposed tho Italian war, the eolarging of the power of the Legislative As sembly, and all his other servioos in the cause of freedom.The consequences are, that one portion of the pooplo remain disaffected, and would willingly hurl bim from the throne; and that another portion are lukewarm and would oppose him or back him just according to cireumatanoss, He is therefore driven to fascinate both the dis- The odious consoription, under which the Pes- [loyal and the indifferent by an incessant whirl ol shan and nace: u this manner does the \u201c Flaneur\u201d i abies jo! The abo tF ; money thus obtainod is then devoted t9 make tho anxioty phot Rn rt co Top - \u2014It is dangerous to love to be wise above what ourious and uosober in your , and to trast to your own secrets, snd to be puffed up with a carnal abore the lism fa Francs: Impressions of bounds aud limits of bumility, usually fail into tho very worst of errors\u2014Brooks.Là.~ rnc | ' i i ! 736 Td THE MONTREAL WITNESS, mais Novemsrr 15, 1862.BY TELEGRAPH, Arrival of the \u201cOITY OF BALTIMORE.\" Naw Yok, Nov.12.\u2014The \u201c City of Baltimore,\" from Liverpool, on the 29tb, and Queenstown on the 30th, azrived off Bandy Hook.The \u201c City of Washington\u201d from New York, arrived out on the 8th.The Rebel pirate Alabama\u201d had destroyed the bark \u201cWare Crest\u201d from New York to Cardiff.Some other names are given in the despatch, but they bave been iously reported.The ship Traswans,\u201d released tbe \u2018 Alabama,\u201d had arrived with tbe officers and ctew of the t Wave Crest\u201d and Dunkirk.\u201d No culars are given about the * Wave Crest.\u201d The Times city article says Lord Lyons took out full assorance that while England will be eager in concert with other nations to adopt any step to promote a permanent return to peace, she will in the meantime individually refase to depart one hair's breadth from the couree of non-interference.\u2018Wilkes\u2019 proceedings at Bermuda continue to claim attention.Tbe Captain of the * Gladiator\" publishes a letter containing charges against him of regularly blockading Bermuda.The Times argues that it is not fer England to impeach the belligerent right of search, and the Federals have not actually exceeded their right.England must make allowances for their temptations and put themselves in their place before pronouncing judgment, The Federals have probably doue no more than England would have done, The News remonstrates with Wilkes\u2019 appointment, and recommends his removal.The Galatea\u201d and \u201cEmerald\u201d had sailed to reinforce the West India Squadron.The Times is glad to see the Democrats making & show of force, snd believes their success most promis- ng for peace, be British Consul writes a letter to the Foreign Office on the cotton prospects, He estimates the tity in America at four million bales.The Rlectric Engineer, Varley, writes to Cyrus Field that recent experiments convince him that tbe Atlantic cable could be worked from 13 to 16 words per minute.The Queen has retoroed to England from Germany.The great Continental topic is the abdication of the tbrone by the King of Greece.The Provisional Government assumed a threatening attitade towards Turkey.The Post charges Russia with instigatiog the revo- Iution in Greece.Reports of Garibaldi's health sre conflicting.A general consultation was to be held as to amputation.Arrival of the \u201cNOVA-8COTIAN\" Cars Racs, Nov.11.-~The * Nova Scotian,\u201d from Liverpool on the 30th, vis Derry 31at, was boarded this (Fuzedan) morning.The * Saxonia\u201d arrived out on 9 29tb.In England Mr.Cobden had addressed his constituents at Rochdale.Ile regarded the distress at Lao- eashire an a national question, snd if public and private aid proved insufficient to relieve it, Parliament would have tomake provision for it, He then referred to the American war, and said it would be a waste of time for foreigners to attempt to influence the combatants.To interfere in the war or to recognize the South would do more barm than good, and fail to forward peace.Ap to how the contest was going toend, be confessed bis inability to form any opinion, bot if compelled to make a guess he would not give the same guess that Earl Russell and Mr.Gladstone did.He did not believe that if tbe war should be brought to a termination, it would end in a separation of the North aad South, He thought that those who profesied so much for Italian uvity, ought to appreciste the same union in America.The interlerence by force would do more to strengiben the Federal Government than soy- thing elss, and the cost to England in six montbs, d be more than sufficient to feed the cotton opens tives for years.Mr.Cobden concluded by reproa: ing the Palmerston Government for ila extravagance, and advocated retrenchment, The Times bas à leader with regard to the action of the New York Chamber of Commerce, touching the operation of the Confederate steamer \u2018 Alabama\u201d In another editorial the same journal expatistes on the difculiies attending the conscription in the Northern States.Praxca \u2014Mr.Slidell bad an interview with the Em- peor on the 38th.Gazeos.\u2014The Natiooal Assembly, it was reported, would tender tbe Crown to Prince Alfred of England.King Otho bad arrived at Vienne.COMMERCIAL.Lonnos Moxsr Mauxer.\u2014Funds were flat.Demand ot the Bank for discount continued active.The Bank's minimum rate had advanced to 3 per cent, Lavænroon, October 30.\u2014Breadetuils\u2014Market stesdy and geueraily unchanged.The authorities report flour still advancing, sod 6d to 10 higher, mostly for the fier qualitles.Wheat quiet end firm; Red Western M to 108 34; Red Southero 108 to 108 6d; White Western 108 6d to lis; White Southern 118 to 120 6d, Corn ficmer ; Mixed 29s 6d to 30s.Paovisions \u2014The sutborities report Beef heavy.\u2014 Pork nominal.Bacon quiet, with a downward tend- =, Lard dull and unchanged ; quoted 408 to 414.casier.an, Oct.30.\u2014Breadstuffs firmer sad slightly Li higher.Concols quoted at 93} to 93 for Money.The rate of discount bas been advanced by the uk of Maglsnd to 3 per cent.Illinois Central shares quoted at 46 discount ; Brie, 37 to 38.Larmer (rl Londonderry.) \u2014Bresdstuffe.\u2014 Flour steady.Whe ler.Corn qulet, but steady.Provision market Bat but prices stesd Lowpox, Oct.31.\u2014 Console, for Honey at 91j to 921, The Bullion in Bsok bas decreased £396,000.Tonoxro, November 14, \u2014A fire commenced at two elook this morning in the cellar of the Rossin House.Bverythiog is destroyed, sod it is reported that several fives are lost ;\u2014tbere were about 300 peop Hotel at the time, A des! of farniture is loss ot yet known, The fire Is still raging; 3 # fire-engines have been engaged trying to conqu flames ; but witbout success.The whole block à total wreck.A strong guard of the 30th Regt.ison duty.1.still later report says, the fire commenced io the mar building, and by 3.30 the whole of the two wings in rear, were a mass of flames, after which, In spite of the utmost efforts of the three steam-Bre-engines ft 10 the main building.The engines drew the water faster than the pipes could supply it, sod by 8 sm, tbe whole Hotel block was in flames.Two of the brave soldiers are supposed to have been crushed by 8 tion of the falling roof.As tbe westber is Soe the Ee le not likely to spread farther, and much of the baggage Is saved, Mrromstr, O.W,, Nov.14.\u2014A fire originated in the back store of Mr.O'Loane bere yesterday, and spread with fearfal rapidity, consuming the entire block on the main street.The losers are: T.Smith, $2,000; H.& N.Campbell, $1,800 ; G.J.& J.Sills, $1,000; Perth Reformer, $2,000, insured for $800; R.Thag- gard, Law Office, trifling ; D.Mclntyre's stock, $1,000 ; À.Russell, tailor, $500 ; Mre.Kerr'abuliding, $1,200; Dr.Hornibrook, $200; Mr.Wills, tailor, $400; J.Cubpiogham's stock, $800: W.H.Nibbles et ck, $400; Dr.Cook, $500; J.Fisbleigh, buildi and stack, $15,000, invared $4,000, The total loss 8 estl- mated at about $26,000 or $27,000 Cause of fire was accidental, Wassimerox, Nov.13.\u2014Herald's special dispatch, dated 12.\u2014Gen.Fremont bas been ordered to report for duty.Another dispatch says, \u2014Mejor General Fremont has not been ordered bither, but visits Washington, on leave asked for and granted a month sgo for that purpose.Lord Lyons who returned to Washington, yesterday, aid a visit of courtesy to President Lincoln this a.m.n company with Nr.Seward.New Bacxawick, N.J., Nov.13.\u2014A delegation from New York waited upon Gen, McClellan to-day.They invited him to visit thelr city, but received no satisfactory answer.Immense crowds of people nasembled in the street in front of Gen.McClellan's quarters at 9 o'clock.The Trenton cornet band was present and played a few airs.Gen.McClellan appeared at the door of the hotel, and in reply to an address said:\u2014My friends, \u2014for 1 feel that you are all my friends, I stand before you, not a8 a maker of speeches, not 848 political man, but as a soldier.I came among you to seek quiet and repose, and from the moment I came among you I bave received nothing but kindness ; and although I came among you as & stranger 1am well acquainted with your history.From the moment I took command, your gallant sons were with me.From the siege of Yorktown to the battle of Antietam 1 was with them and witnessed their bravery\u2014(here the cheers were loud and long)\u2014and that of the ever faith- fal and ever true Taylor, and the intrepid and dashing Kearcy.Ope word more.While the army is fighting, you, a8 citizens, see that the war iy prosecuted for the preservation of the Union and the Counsatitution\u2014for your nationality and rights as citizens.(It was almost impossible for the General to proceed in consequence of the dense crowd and the immense aud prolonged cheering.After be had retired be Was again called out, aad simply thanked tbe crowd from tbe wisdow and bade them good night.) Parsason, N.J., Nov.13tb.\u2014The Daily Register of this city nominates Gen, Geo, B.McClellan for the United States Senatorship, made vacant by the death of John B.Thompson.James M.Oook, mate, and Wm.Jones, steward of the brig Magnet,\u201d from Belfast, Ireland, were arrested for the brutal murder at ses of a sailor named James Little.He was terribly besten and finally had bis skull fractured br s belaying pin.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS.BIRTHS.Montreal, \u2014ilth inet., at No.1 Metcalf Terrace, the wife of Thomas A, Evans, Esq., of a daughter.Montresl\u2014Nov.11th, The wife of Mr, Wm.Hastie, of 8 won.Uttawa,\u201410th:inst., No.1 Prince of Wales T A Cspt Bowie, of à son.es Terrace, Mrs MARRIED.Montreal, \u2014Nov, 13th, at St.Stephen\u2019s Church, b the Rev.Mr, J, BI , My, Robert on, to Miss Emily Hesley, of Montres 1.Montreal, \u2014In Trinity Church, on the 1st inst., by the Rev.W.B.Curran.Mr.William Dowliog, of Covey Hi 1, C.K, to Mary Ann K., second daughter of Wm.Barrett, Esq., of same place.Quebdeo,\u2014On the 9th inat., at the Pariah Church, Mr.F.D.Garrington, of this city, to Miss Klien C.King, of Clifton Park, Birkenhead, Kngland, On the 10th Inst, at Plensant Grove, 1he residence of the brides father, by the Rev.J.G.Armstrong, B-A., Incumbent of Hawkesbury, C.W., Richard Lawlor, sq, te Sarah Amelis, eldest daughter of Z, 8.M, Hersey, Eiq, both of Hawkesbury Village.At Toronto, on tbe sth Inst , at the residence of James Shaw, Esq., by the Rev, Alexander Topp, M.A., the Rev.W.T.Murdoch, of Galt, C.W,, to Georgina, youngest daughter of the late James Christie, Eaq., Merchant, of Glasgow, Scotland.At 6 Anligus Btreet, Greenock, on the 224 Qotober, by the Rev, James Stark, Cspt.Wm.Inglis, of the Ship \u201c Hooy- land,\u201d of Glasgow, to Mary Lesnox, eldest deughter of James Cairns, Ksq.DIED.In this elty, on the 13th inst., Ann, third daughter of John Gillies, aged elght years, one month Montreal the morning of the 13th, Francis W.Duclos, of Consumption, sged 39 years.Montreal, \u201412th inat., after a short lines, Annie Evelina, ged 1 year and 8 months, youngest daughter of A.B.Bell, ontreal,\u2014Nov.6th, William Henry, son of Mr, (CARPETING.Hen receiving vy the Sub- seriber, n large importation of every c'escription of Carpeting, Mattinge, be \u2014ALSO~ FLOOR OIL CLOTHS of the best English and American Mavufactures, which can be eut to any dimensions.JAKES BAYLIS, IMPORTER WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 74 Great St.James Street, Montreal.8 King Street, East, Toronto, 22 tL and sw t.LD = REAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF FIRST-CLASS BEWING MACHINES.\u20ac.W, WILLIAMS & CO.RESPECTFULLY invite the inhabitants of MONTREAL and VICINITY to oull at the ROOMS, formerly cocopled by Messrs.BRAY & CG., No.29 Great Bt.James Street, and see their unequalled DOUBLE THREAD YaxiLy SLWING MACHINES in OPREATION- Their superiority over all others for CILEAP- weas, EXCELLENCE, DURABILITY, BIMPLI- \"7 CITT, and esse of management is unlversally 5.7 conoeded.Every Machine warranted, and => kept In repair one year without charge.A.FULLER, AGENT, 260-8588 2-W nn Sub-Agents wanted.Agee EWING MACHINES FOR SALE.\u2014The Genuine Binger's Sewing Machine, also the Wheeler & lson Patent tor Family or Dressmakers, and the Wax Thread Machine, All kinds of Machines repaired at short notlee and low pricee-R Call and examine.200 \"nw No.29 Great St.James Street AE Woops AND FORESTS.DEPARTMENT OF CROWN LANDS, Quebec, 286k October, 1862, NOTICE Is hereby Given that Licenses to cut Timber on the scattered vacant Public Lande, in the Old Townships, in the Territories mentioned below, \u2018will be granted, by the re ive Crown Timber Agents, to spolloasty therefer, on od after the TWENTIETH of NOVEMBER next, When two or more applications are received for the same lot or lots, the applicants will be called on to tender a Bonus in addition to the single Ground Rent.The Bonu d Ground Rent to be paid within 8 given Durmber of d: be fixed by the Agent, If not then paid, Liceute t- to the next highest tender, TERBITORIES.AORNTS, ADDRESS.Lower Canada, C.B.BELLE, Montreal, C, E, Upper Canadas, A J.RUSSELL, Ottawa Ci W.Ontario, JOS.F.WAY, Belleville, C.W.Emissalact | 4.W.POWELL, Windsor, C.W.WAM McDOUGALL, 2560.Commise! INE TULIPS.\u2014The undersigned bas a few more assorted Tullp Bulbe, of fine varieties, at $2 per 100, or 50 for $1.\u2018Any One who remits for a new subserider for the Witness, or who has at times past procured subscribers, Will receive one dozen bulbs gratis, on applying for them,-if by letter, fying how t! Es are to be sent, whether by Parcels, Jost or Express, They may be planted any time before the front rete in, 21 JOHN DOUGALL, OR SALE, a LOT of LAND in the Eastern Townships, well Tim- à, considerable portion Pine and Sprace, within 13 miles of good SAW MLLLS; 5 miles from s @.T.Station, and within 60 miles of Quebee.For particulars address.À.M., this Office.20264 Jaw lw FIRST-CLASS FARM FOR SALE.\u2014That valuable Property in Cote rt.Luke, formerly owned and cultivated by the late ROBERT CRAIK, is now for sale.Possession to be gen on the 1st of MAY pext or partial poséession imme- and thirteen days.| &e.lately, if required The FARM ia situated atthe extremity of the Western Slope of ihe Mountain, about two miles from the St.Antoine Toll-gate, and in full view of \u2018- Monk: Jand\u2019s\u201d (formerly the residence of the Governor General.) It comprises about 135 arpents of the fnest land, unsurpassed for fertility by any in Canada, and js thoroughly watered by never-failing Bprings and Rivuléts, one of the Intter windin; Rctares uelly through the Orchards within a few yards of the Dwell dog and Ont-houses.The land is in the higheat state of cultivation, beng elaborately laid out, and thoroughly drained and fenced, the late owner having spared nether pains nor expense to render it in eve, respect à model farm.With the exception ofthe dwelling house which isold and considerably out ofrepair, the buildings.including Bares, Btables, Granarles, Root-bouse, Work-shope, Sheds, &e \u2026 AF6 commodions, comparatively new, and in ood order.\u2018The property has Deen commuted, and the Title js indis- utable.For further particulars apply to Dit.CRAIE, 130 Uraig Street, from 10 to 10) in the forenoon 2w.s.w.t.1b 250-20 John Bogers, formerly of Cardiff, Wales, aged 36 years and months.Montres! \u2014th inat., Robert Watson, aged 30 years.In this eity, on the fith inst, Charles Henry, only child of Mr, Isaac Hillman.Bt.John's Neses please copy.At Ogdensburg, N.Y., on the 10th ioet., Walter Vernon Wellesley Houghton, youngest child of Charles A, Mon- delet, Ksq, aged 8 months and 20 dags.ADVERTISEMENYS.DAMS & 00.MANUFACTURERS & INFORTERS, HAVE FOR SALE CORN BROOMS, (our ows Manuteeturs) TELEGRAPH MATCHES, do do do VIENNA MATCHES WABH-BOARDS, PAINTED TUBS, |n Nests, (8) (0) & (9) CLOTHES PINS, Round and Square, BKIRT CANE, Round and Fist, CHAIR CANE, PAINTED PAILS, PAPER HANGINGS, WINDOW SHADRS.-AL80,\u2014 A Gemerslldnoriment of WOODEN AND WILLOW WARS, OLOCKS AND FANCY GOODS, The attention of the Trade is tnvited ILL rR Ab Redd Btock of the ADAMS & 00., Me, 48 Great £t.James Street MWMNEILW David's Bloek.EEE 0 PRINTERS.\u2014For sale, about 250 lbs.BREVIER TYPE, not much worn may be had at à over half price.Apply athoan \u201cLr waw VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE\u2014Lot No.14 in6th rage of Kin , C.K., containing 200 Acres, Seventy Aeres Cleared, sjtuated In French V Tor particalars apply to Mzs.H DICKSON, Mo, 18 Cote Btreet, WM.BROOKE, ADVOCATE, Richmond C.B- age or 254-09 & 130.w PORK (Eages Inspection.) CANADA NESS, HEAVY WESTERN MESS, THIN MESS, RUMPS.PRIME MESS, For ule by QILMOTR 4 CO, me WALD & aw 43 Bt, Peter Street, Montreal, ONTREAL OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S \u201cGLABGOW LINE.*\u2014FUBTHER KEDUCTION IN Ex, \u2014Ihe Agents of this COMPANY have been im- structed to ISSUË RETURN TICKETS im First Cabin, abore Steamers, at ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ins of One Hundred and Twenty as heretofore.150 tb.EDMONSTONE, ALLAN & CO, ONTREAL OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMP AN Y.\u2014Direst Blea communiestion between MONTREAL, QUE- BKC, and GLABGOW.The New, Clyde-bullt, Iron Steamship \u201cJOHN BELL,\u201d Cart.SCOTT, Will satl from Quebes for Glasgow, direct, on WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV, BATES OF PARSAGE.Cabin, $00; Intermediate, $40; Btoerage, $25.RETURN TIOKETS AT REDUCED RATER Intermediate passengers by these steamers are provia by the Company \u2018with Beds, Bedding and other requisit Por Freight or Passage spply to EDMUNSTONE, AL\u201cAN & CO.To be succeeded by the B.8.* 8T, GEORGE,\u201d Cary, WYLIE, from Queboe, NOVEMBER \u2014\u2014, 1563.ws MONTREAL OCEAN STEAM- BHIF COMPANY, Sarr Ing the Canadian and United States Malls, calling at Londondei .\u2018The Steamship Norwegian,\u201d CAPTADS MCMASTEE, will eail from Quebec to Liverpool on Saturday, Sih November, Hates of passage from Quebes to Liverpool, Glasgow, and Londonderry.= CABIN, 0000) Until farther notios the steamers of this Company will take the route by the Bouth of Anticosti and R found.land thus avoiding the Canadian Chanzel apd the Straits oi je Isle.Yor freight or passage apply to EDMOSSTONE, ALLAN & Oo., Agents.The above vessel will be succeeded by the * Bohemian,\u201d CAPTAIN BOELAXD, Sailing from Quebec on Saturday, 15th November.184 ding to ANADA AND EUROPEAN EXPRESS.\u2014TM British and American Xxpress Co.have opened sn Ofiee in Tower Buildings, 22 Water Breet, Liverpool, for the ., forwarding of Parcels, Freights and \u2018Valuables of every de- seription, the Montreal Ocean Bteamship Company's Bteamers.nsignoents solicited.Orders promptly sttended to.AGENTS: Liverpool, A.Blackwood, Jr., Tower Balldin, 22 Water Bt.London, Hili Bon & Meadows, 35 Milk Street, Cheapside.« \u2018@.W.Wheatiy & Co., 150 Btreet, Eu Manchester, Globe Express Co., Market Street.Glasgow, do do Miller Street.Dublin, do do Eden Quay.bh, Wm.Crouch, North Bridge Street.Montreal, D.T- Irish, Place D'Arme.* Toronto, M.R.Irish, Toronto Street.Hamilton, J.D.Irwin, 1 West-King Street.uebeo, W, C, Bcott, St- ingston, Clarke, King Brest.Poi d, Prindlie, Kxehange Street.And In all the Principal Towns in Canada of whom any information may be obtained.PACKAGES delivered to any Rallway Company in the om, sddressed care of B.& A.EXPRE2S Con.PART, 22 Water Street, Liverpool, \u2018will be promptly forwarded.Pre-payment optio J.Ww.HOWES, Manager.Montreal, 5, 1960.BUSINESS CARDS WALT & BIMPBON, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AND DEALEBS IN FLOUE AND OATMEAL, BUTTER, EGGS, HAMS CHEEBE, CORN-MEAL, PORK, OATS, BRAN, &cC., YOUNG'S BUILDINGS, No.2 Mc@GILL STREET, MONTREAL.RerarExcre:\u2014Messrs.Janes, Oliver & Co., Messrs Faward Maitiand, Tylee & Co, M.Lalog, ¥sq, Wm Parkyn, Eeq.ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE BOUGHT & BOLD 0X Couisatest.a BARLES LEGGE, CO.E., LATE ASSISTANT ENGINBER VICTORIA BRIDGE, Furxisnas PLANS AXD ESTIMATES FOR ENOINEKNIEG STRUCTURRS 0F EVERY DESCRIPTION.Parties aing to erect Mill Damp and Bridges, would do well to obtain suitable plans for the same, as maDy thousand dollars are annaaily lost, In the destruction of the Fall and spring frei , whieh by a small expenditure af tartiog, ia and executed, such works darin would be prevent: having the work properly plann: Having been for a number of years past engineer for some of the most extensive Hydraulic Companies on the Continent, in which the investigation asd apportioning of water power has been his principal duty, he can from ex perience thus gained, with confidence recommend his services to thone requiring Information on any point re to water-power, damages arising from artificial obstructions in rivers, &c.Address, postpaid, CHARLXS LEGGE, Ce \u2018oung Bu 3 210-11 S28 Ww.MeGHll Montreal \" \u2014 (BRARLES LEGGE, ©.B.SOLICITOR FOR PATENTS, &C.ol ne a ee av le use of his rm ER Jeo generally, ervices are atill at bolt ho estrous of obtaining Letters Patent for useful Br ventions, need scately be reminded of the great impot of having the necessary drawings, specifications, and 3 eompany [ug documents executed in the most nccurate mst ner possible, and which can ouly be accomplished by mess f lenotd and scientific agency.ret, fee of fos dollars ls tovariably re quired ndvance, fall information end instructions [4 To furnished, and the Patentee credited with the amossé on settlement.Address, BARS, CHARLXS LEGGE, SOLICITOR FOR Fa Es se, Modul Btreet, Montreal 3 2106-11 62M8.W T°, FARMERS.\u2014BSuperior Land Plaster in Barrels.Also, Ground Linseed Cake, an economical superior food for eattle, for sale.Nov.10.65.w LYMANS, CLARE & CO.OR SALE, Fine Calcined Plaster, for Btuseo work.Also, Hydreullo Cement.Nov.10,86.LYMANS, CLARE & CO.EE HANTS EVANGELIQUES.\u2014Of 2,100 Copies of this NEW FRENCH HYMN end TUNE OK, only about 500 are remaining, which will be sold to help pay the publishing expenses.jou only 38 cents.DAWSON BROTHERS., Whlow 23 Great Bt.Jamee Street.EE ANTED, a MaLæ TzA0HER, holding à first-class certifioats, to whom a Liberal salary w paid.Apply peesomally to Wu, GILLKSPIE, rructess Behoo!, D: MONAUGHTON, {Section No.3.Lancaster, C.W., Nov.4, 1082, meow DR.J.A.BASIM, SURGEON DENTIST, 39 GREAT 87, JAMES STREET, MONTREAL.DR.W.E.BOWHAN, (Licentiate of the College of Physiclans snd gorges of Lower Canada, Graduate of McGill College, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, M'GiLL STREET, MONTREAL.SOUS HENRY BVANS, Tron-Yard: Bt.Nicholas Street | Office asd Waresoss?Bt.Paul Street, MONTREAL December 1, 1880.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The * MONTREAL WITRESS\" printed aoû publie MPORTER of IRON 13d HARDWARE.\u2014Stores Mé : Greet FERRIER Aa TEE "]