The Montreal witness, 3 janvier 1863, samedi 3 janvier 1863

[" Eu \u2018 © .\"sd 3 the Pravigeial Reveuue, stated by the \"3\" MeOleilan's roirest to Hatrison's Landing.CCMMERCIAL REVIEW AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.t MONTREAL, SATURDAY, JAN UARY 3, 1863 No 1.\"8 UN THIS CONTINEXN! DU ING fr YEAR 1862.; at below a short account of the leaë- 10 America for the past year.Tie ETOH OR THE mm part of globe ; and the inciïente of the cos \u2018eat consfiiute a great part of the history of the Year.ypily, we, in Oapa Ja, bare been peace- fa] and prosperous, and while there is nothing very atgking on our own pational reco:de, there is fbis jesson to bo learnt from the cals- our neighb>re:\u2014Firat, to be deeply thankful for our condition ; Second, to avoid greatness with a rapidity that astouished the world.JANUARY.1st, Mason and Slidell transfered from Fort arren to à British war-stesmer.13th.Reported Jess of the British mau-of-war, \u2018 Oun- eri 101 guns ; all bands saved.16th.De- to be, $3,50.,50%;- snnoynead Vat the Obio Legislature authorized suspension of specie ayments.301b.Beporied defeat of the Ooufe- Torato Army in Kentucky, and death of General Zollicoffer, 261h.Stated that Eoglaod's ez- pense in the Mason und Slidell affair, amounted to £3,000,000.29th.Arrival of stesmer with news of publication in Eugisnd of Seward's acd 1's despatches on the \u201c Trent\u201d affair ; dan- war sted.Daring this month there \u2018ware, J rivals of troops aud munitions of 4d, the former chiefly, to this city.FEBRUARY, 3nd.Federal authorities determine to treat rebel privateers ap prisoners of war.6th.Accounts from England of an awful Oolliary e1- Plesion at Hartley.7th.Federals capture Fort lenry, Tenn.10th.Osptare of Rosnoke by Bornside.16:b.Fort Donelson, Tenn., taken by the Federals ; Confederates evacuste Bowling Green, 35th, Reported surrender of Nashville to the Federals, war, tz! MARCH.6th, Message from President Lincoln, suggesting pecuniary compensation for the abolition of slavery, 8th.The * Merrimac\u201d sinks the \u201c Comberland,\u201d avd captures the * Cog 8;\" combat hetwern the \u201cMérrimac\u201d and \u201c Monitor.\u201d 10th.Ounfederptes evacuate Ma passes.12th.Account of: Confederate defeat ot Pea Ridge.13th;/\"Confcderate victory reported near the Ric Grande.18th.Accounts of the captu ewberns, N.C., by Burnside, 30th.Caindlah Parliament Convoked.23rd.-Bastfe between Jackson and Shields, Winches- ge, Va.26h.Reported blowing up of à bar- raoks, at Orizabe, Mexico, and 1,300 persons APRIL.Tus.Surrender of Istand No.10 to the Federals.8th.News received at Ohicago of the bat- le of Pittsburg Landing, fought on the 6th and th, the Federals cimiming victory.11th, The \u201c Merrimac\" and conscrts capture several small .15th.Reported unconditional surren- © Fort Pulsski to the Federals.10th.President Linculn announces bis consent to emancipation in tbe District of Columbis, 19th, The river opposite this city free of ice.22nd.Washiogton advices aonounos the capture of Frederlckebarg, Ve., by the Federals.26th, New Orleans stated to have surrendered.MAY.20d.Reported surrender by Confederates of Fort Macon, Tenti, on 25tb April.3rd.Yorktown, Va, evaconted by the Confederates.Sih.Occupation of Willismsburgh, Va., by Federals after an engagement on the 41h.9th, Groat fire in y N.Y, loss estimated $3,000,000.10th, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Nevy Yard, Virginia, fall into the hands of the Federals.11th.\u201c Merrimac\u201d reported to be blown up; Naval engagement on the Miesloulppt, Confederates repulsed; Confederates drive back Geoers! Pope near Oor'aib.13th.President Lincoln proclaims Be afort and Purt Roys!, B.C, and New Orleans fis frum blockade after first of June, 16th, In Osnsdiac Parliament esti 8, exclusive of supplementary ones, placed at $7,132,- 528.18th President Lincoln modifies General Huntet's Proclamation emsnelpating Slaves in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida ; repulse of Federal gun boats by Fort Darling, on James River.20h, Cartier Ministry defeated, not for, but upon Militia Bill\u2014 Yeas, 84, nays, 61.320d.Mr.J.8.Macdonald called to form a Ministry.24th.Extra of Gazeite aonounces names of new Oabinet.35th Gen.Bsvks driven across the Potomac.39th, Qonfederates evacuate Co:totb.31st Battle of the Obickahominy ; both aides elaim victory, sors.6th, Defeat of Confederate gunboats protecting Memphis ; surrender of tbe city.Tih.130 houses burned in Quebec.8th.Battle in Ske.nandosh Valley between Premont snd Jackson.9th.Battle between Shields and Jackson, near Port Republic; latter «Sects bis retreat, 101h.Anotber great fire In Quebes.131b, Btuart's caval wake & formy oo McClellan's lin 18th, Federals repulsed on Jomes Islund, pe Obarlestcn, B.C, 301b.President Lincoln pe ves ofa bill securing freedom in present and ture territories of tbe United Sates, 25th.Bevers skirmishing before Richmond.26th.romencement of tbe battles that resulted In JULY.Island wan crdered to be evacuated by the Fo\u2019 drrsle vo 27th June; President Livcolo calls for 300,000 more trous.41h.Gen.MeClellsa addresses the army, statiug Coufrderstes were every time repulsed.13th.Federals defeated at Murfreesboro, 16th.Gen.Halleck appointed Oomminder-in-Chief.18ih.Cunfederate ram \u201c Atkavess\u201d ran the gauotiet of the Federal feet, aud anchored deluw Vicksburg.230d.Miliwry order direstiog the seizure of property in all the Soutbern States, useful to the rebels.24th.Repulse of the Federal gunbouts at Vicks- burgh.AUGUST, lot.Confederates opcn Gre on McOlellan\u2019s lines, Harrison'a Landing ; Federale reply sod silence the guns.4tb.Prebident Lincoln cails fur 300,000 more men for nine me nthe\u2019 service.6th.Breckenridge repulsed at Baton Rouge Tih.News of the destruction by fire on 21st of July of atesmer * Golden Gate,\u201d 180 passengers and $1,114,000 lost.8h.Ooufederate ram \u201c Arkaneas\u201d blown up, 9th, Federals checked by Jackson at Cedar Nountsia.111b, Independence, Mo., taken by Confederstes.: 15th.Report of defeat of Federals at Comberland Gap oz the Tth evacuated by Federals.20th.Olsrkaville, Teno., 300 men, esnnun, etc, surrender to gue- rilias.2lst.Acouunts of tbe massacre of over 500 whites by the Minuesota, Iudisns.25th, Capture of Gen.Pope's papers and plans of campaign.27th.Federale abandon line of Rap- pabannock.28th.Accounts of Immerse captures of stores by Ounfederates at ananas.Z9:h.Second battle of Bull Run, Federals re- palsed.30th.Continued fghtiog at Bull Rup, paoic among McDowell's troops,\u2014Federsls forced back to Ceutreville, SEPTRMINE, 1st.Centerville evacuated by the Federals ; 24.Oonfederates witbio 39 miles of Cinciu- vatl ; 8d.Report of destruction of Baton Rouge by the Federals ; suspension of business at Cincinnati 4tb.Union army cobeentraied in the works around Washington; McClellan again in commaud.5th.Confederates cross to Maryland.11ib.Confederates reported marching on Philadelphia, 14th.Report of u Federal defeat at Payette, Kentncky, on the 10h, 14th, Federals capture the Hageistown heighis, Maryland ; news of the captore of Harpers Ferry by Confederates on the 13th.16th Battle of Antietam Oreek ; Federals claim victory.17th.Surrender of Mowfordsville to Coated.erates; 18.Confederates recrossing the Puto- mao into Virginie.33d.President Lincoln isswed = proclamation \u2018giving freedom to eluves moder certain circumstences.29h Maryland 1banks the Federals for expelling the Confederates.OCTOBRR, Oa the 4th the Oonfederates were repulsed iv ao attack upon Coiluih; they were also worsted iv 8 subsequent minor action in that vicinity, Bub.Batle at Perrysville, Kentucky, Covfederaves claiming victery, 10h, Stuarts cavalry made a ruid into Pounsyivania, 16th, Report of several vessels destroyed by the Aln- same.21st.Federals repulsed at Poctolega, 8.0.30:b.Advance of Geners! Burnside, in command of the army of (be Putomac, to form 8 junction with Siegel, HOVEUBER, 4tb.Election in New York State goes in fe- vour of lhe Democrats by a large majority.9th.The Brooklyn R.O.Orphan Asylum burned.° Two children burned to death.Prince of Wales attaioa bis majority.14th.Great fire at Mitchell, C.W.Burning of the Russin House, Toronto.Two lives lost.News reaches New York that the entire const of Texas is in possession of the Federals.The army of the Potomac breaks up from Washington for Fredericksburg, 28th, The Confederates sttsck the Feder: Newbern without success.28th.Battle at Cone Hill A'k.The Confederates ssid to retire, DECEMBER, lat.Meeting of Congress.President's Message.He recommends à generni abulition of slavery by be actlun of the several States; the Federal Government to grant compensation, \u2014 7th.Close of Navigation on the Welland Ca- pal.A whole brigade of Federals captured by the Confederates nesr Nashville.Avotber battle in Arksneas bétween Hindman, Qonfeder- ate, and Herron aod Blut Federals, Federals still claim the victory.Stesmer \u201cAriel\u201d captured by the * Alabama.\u201d Oue bundred sud tweoty marines found on board her are paroled and the ship ransomed for 228,000.111h.The Army under Burneide crustes the Rappshanoo k on Ponioous.Ursuccessful attemp of tbe Federals to storm the heights fo rear of Frodericks- burgh, The loss 10,000 in killed, wouuded aod misting.1831b.Quoadisn Custom Hours re.terne for eleven months show an increase of importe to tbe extent of $5,500,000 ; but 1bie was wholly In free goods, of which Lhe increase wus $6,000,000.Tbe dutics collected was $80,000 Tess on tbe fret e months of 1863 than on the fret everen montbe of 1861.15h Federals evacuate Friderickoburgh, recrossing (be river on tbe Pontoons.Gen, Batks arrives at N-w Orleans and takes command in place of Butler.211, Close of the ministeris] crisia at Wesbington, All the ministers retain their places.It is sobounced 1hat Attoroey Gene ral Bates bas decided that Pree Blacks burn in the United States are citigens; a decision contrary to the obiter dictum of the Judges of the Superior Court io the celebrated Died Bontt case 23rd.Address of tha President to the army of the Potomar, Tbunks them for thelr services and devotion, and says tbe ajtempt upoo the Frederickeburgh beights was pot sn error nor the Tallire oibrr then an accident.24th Siusrt makes another raid oo Dumfrire, oAptuses several butieries mod many trouph\u2014 27.Me, JfF Davin ioeue à proclamation de.16h.Earrison\u2019s Lasdiog | officers who ehmll bs fonod in company with uegroes.31st.River oppusite the city almost free of ice.SHARP PRACTICE ON THE G.T.R.(To the Editor of the Daily Witness.) Sin, \u2014 Please allow me a few lives in your widely cireulated juurual to expose a very dis- Lopest course of pricedure now practised by the Grand Truck Railway Company, The facie of tbe case are thyse:\u2014I bought a ticket on Wednesday, which I paid for fn Canada bills, and received my change in American silver at its v:smped value, Thureday uvening I bought a ticket to return, off.ring io puymect the very silver changes [ had recvived from the ticket agent bere, which was refused, excepfat a four per cent.discount, to which I was obliged to submit, Buch fucts as these drmand an fuvesti- gation, and the public suthorlties sbould adopt messures to prevent the continuance of such .D.proceedings.Iam,&c, JUDGMENTS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.December 31, 1862.Br Mn, Juarios Burs.Tait v.Sandbam, and Tait Petitioner.\u2014This was an application for an alimentary allowance made by the petitioner, Etisabeth Tait, pending sn acliun fur separation de corps et de biens, between her and ber busband.A similar sppli- cation had been made by her some time previously, but bad been refused, sufficient evidence of improper conducton the part of ber busband not baviog bern then adduced But since that time the enguéle in the action for a separation bad gone ou, und the evidence revealed the fact that there was a permanent feeling of hostility between the man aud bia wife, so that tbe Court now thought sceparation would be necessary.\u2014 The circuwela.cr of the husband not being very good, the provisions! allowunce would be fixed at $15 per mouth the sum of, $75 being payable at once for the five months which had elapsed.Bweetapple v.Gwilt.\u2014 This was an action for separation de ef de biens, brought by a wife sisi: bgpatbond in cue: quence of his impro- Tbe lady bad been married in , and consequently, à separation would give her no pact of the property at present possessed by ber hurband ; but abe wished 10 obtain a right to bold the property abe might siquire io future, separate from ber busband.The petition was in accordsuce with the practice in such cas-s, and would be granted, Benudry v.Vioet.\u2014The Piaintiff in this case brought bis action to recover au amount due fur tithes when be vacated his curacy.Tbe defendant pleaded that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, becnuse be, (plaintiff) owed defendent money.Bul he merely alleged this counter debt, without claiming that (bere was a eet-cff.This was bo answer to the action; be would, buwever, bs aliowed to roplead, on pay ing costs, Buyer 0.Prirur.\u2014Tbe plaintiff in tbis care tad sold defendant a quantity of fl ur, which the later neglect-d to carry away from Boyer's premises.Boyer notified Prieur two or three times to remuve the flour, but Prieur still allow- log it to remasto, be re-zoid ft at Prients expense, and now brought An action to recover the balance, or deficit.There was a letter in tbe record, by which Prieur acknowledged that the sale was compete.The Court held that Boyer was entitied to re-sell the flour after notification, snd would therefore award him judgment for the balance.Ball v.Loran.\u2014 Hall was tbe propristor of a bouse, 2nd brought the action to compel defendant to restore to bis premises à certsis pieno which defendant bad taken away.The plain- Off stated that this piano was pledged for the rent, and that defendant bad vo right to take it away, Tbe circumstances were peculiar, Jt appeared that Hall leased the premises to à person nemed Berry, who remained in possersion for 8 year, aud then sublet the property to one Praget, withdrawing bimselfand his furnitore.Praget remained jn possession as subtensnt, acd leased 1be plano in question from defen.dent.Defendant baving subsequently removed the piano, plaintiff brought bis action as abuve.mentioned.The Court said that the action should bave been dirested as the indivi- dusl who owed the reat sud the owner of (be ano brought fnto Court hy the seizure of ir.Oa account of this irregularity the action must be dismissed with costs.Ex parte Muley \u2014Tbis was an application for 8 writ of certiorars, made by Moley, who had been convicted of selling liquor without lHoense, Among the many ressons urged by the applic cant, only one required notice, vie, where à clause of 8 statute Imposing a penal y contained certain exemptions, it was incumbeot on the prosecutor to negative those exemptions, sod prove that they were not applicable to the case io queston.The statutes relating to licenses were obscure, and required careft certain he intention of the Le i bute sonsideration of tbe clause applicable to the present case showed that the exceptions did not apply, snd the pethion must be rejeated, Jatt o.Kerry.\u2014The plaintiff io this action sought to recover from Mesars.Kerry, Carter & Co, ber teuants, $187, amount of extra insure nace, charged ov account of the pature of their business ss wholesale druggists aud chemists.The defeudants were bound by the terms of tbe fease to pay such extra premiums of losurance.The plait ff was therefore entitled to recover, De Benujenv Rodrigue \u2014 This case, and three others of tbe esMe Dature, were drelded upon 1be following grounds.Tbe defendant was represented by Messrs Dutrre, Daouat and Douire.One of there grntien en, Mr, Pierre Doutre, died, and the remajving two came before the Court retaining the snme name, Dunire, Drouet atd Doutre His bosor regards d this ans fatsl error, living, or bad been fer:ied by Obaron across the river Styx.\u201d The survivors might bave styled themselves \u201c Doutrs & Daoust\u201d without any substitution of attorney; but they could not make an application ta the Court in the name of & dead man.The motion made by defendant for peremption dinstance must therefore be rejected, Egert v.Laidlaw ef al.\u2014 A petition was fyled io this case to discharge & capias.The petitioner contended that a person who arresta another under a capias, is bound to prove the allegations of the affidavit put in, to obtain the capias.The Oourt held that be was not bound to do so, till the defendant had impeached the allegations.\u2014 This was the Inw also in England, \u2014the petition must be rejected.Ross v.Burns, and Buens, Petitioner.\u2014 This wen asother petition to discharge a capias.\u2014 Buras bought a quantity of Wheat from Ross, and left a large balance of the purchase money unpaid.Ross subsequently arrested bim, al- Jeging that be (Burns) bad no domicile bere, and was immedistely about tu leave for Bcotiand, with intent to defraud biscreditors,.Defendant stated that be never intended to defraud bis creditore, that be had a permanent domicile in Montreal, sad that be was g Ing to Scotland to visit bis family, and bring them back with him to this country.If these facts were made out in evidence, tbe Court would be in favor of de- feudant, because it would be absurd to suppose the tapy merchant in Montreal was liable to arrest when be proposed to go bome on business.But the evidence showed tbat Buena had been bere for 30 years: in 1857 be withdrew to Scot- Jagd with bis family ; was there 12 months, and then came back to resume his business commission merchant.It was apparent that he bad bougbt où credit, that be bad po honse here, but lived wilb bis brother, and whea be concladed bis business hers be went bume to make arrangements for tbe ensuing year, His bouor knew him personally, and believed that be never intended 10 defraud bis creditors; but the question was, had he done enyibing to induce bis creditors to believe that he might withdraw bimseif from them for ever.His hono thought that he had, sud that the circumstances justified tbe plaintiff in arrestiog him, The petition to quash tbe capias must therefore be rejected, Br Mz.Josrion Baoovrey, Ez-parte Black.\u2014 Slack, who bad been convicted by the Judge of tbe Sessions of the Peace, applied for s writ of certioruri.Tbe penalty, it appeared, should bave been two months\u2019 impri- sopment, whereas, only npe month was imposed.Tbe Superior Court could amend ap order of the iofarior tribunal, but bad not power to correcta conviction.It must, therefore, be wholly set aside, each party paying bis own costs.Rividre v.Deslongehamps.\u2014Plaintif was a tavern-keeper near the market, and bis house was much frequented by butchers.Deslong- champs entered the house one evening about 9 o'clock.Rivière knew that be was a good tempered fellow when sober, but very violeat when io Jiquor.He had a preseutiment that there would be a row, and so it turned out.\u2014 After imbiblag four or five glasses of whiskey, Deslongchamps became so muck excited, that be asserted be could fight all creation, and assumed a fighting atlitude.À number of the matket-people who were present, not wishing to get into trouble, left the premises; but ve or six butchers remained.One of theso took off big coat, and placed himself opposite Des- longohsmps, who Immediately assailed him.They clinched ; hut one of the bystanders, eels- ing en iron poker, knocked Deslongchamps down; then bustled him ont, and threw him into the yard, giving bim a parting kick in tbe head with bis beavy boot On recovering bis senses, Deslongchamps endeavored to re-enter the tavern; but, Binding the glass door closed, be broke the g'ass, rushed through the tavern, and broke the windows, Tbe police then coming In, 100k bim to the ataiion.He gave accu- rity, avd\u2019 retorged to Riviére\u2019s house, sayiug that he was sorry, snd wished to make arrangements to pay for tbe dumage.Rividre refused to treat with bim, tben eaying that be was drunk.Next moruing, Drslongebamps again begged bis pardon, and cffrred to pay $30 for the damage, Riviére refused, and sued for $100; but, under the clrcumetances, his Honor thought he came into Court with a very bad grace, and would only award bim the $30 which bad been terderrd.Some distorbance bad occurred in the same place before, ln which a wan lost his life.This showed that the house could not be regarded a orderly one.Van Bartle vs, Penny and al \u2014This was an amicable suit between Mrs.Kinvear and the surviving partoers of the firm of D Kinnear & Oo, to test the validity of the will of the late Me.D.Kinneat.Mr.K.left all bls property to bis wite by one of the clauses of the will; but, having scored out a previous claure, aud folded be paper before the fok bad dried, tbe clause bequesibing the property was blotted.The Ouurt beld, bowever, that tbe will bad been fully proved ; and gave judgment, maintalving plaintiff\u2019 rigbte.\u2018 By Mr.Justice Monk.Morrison vs.Penn.\u2014The plaintiff sued to recover £1000 demages for an assault by defendant in the St, Lawrence Hall, Piaiatiff alleged thet it was sn uoprovoked assault, and very severe.It was certainly very severe, as the Plsintiff had two black eyes, an sbrasion on the nose aud cheek, and a tumor oo the bead.If it had been proved (bat Me.Peon struck the first blow, beavy dsmeges would bave bern awarded pisintiff.The impression of the Cours wag, tbat when Mr.Morrison oalled Mr.Penn a Var, (be latter struck bmg but the evidence of Me.Wilson, a spectator, was so positive as to the fact that Mr.Murrison struck firet, nod Mr.Myrsizcn's whole conduct wae so aggravating 81d evinced such a determinaiion to provoke s pouncing retaliation op the \u201c sbolitinalste.\u201d\u201d He 18, Arrival fo Montreal of the Governcr Goutal ; aonounoed in Now York that James orders Butler to be bung if caught, and also all end remmtked that \u201c(be judges were bound to; know wheiber they were auill in We land of the quurrel, that tbe Court must dismiss action Wrsuevax-MergobieT Waron-Nient Ssavies, ~The usual Watch-Night Services took place in the Wesleyan Oburch, St.James Street, on New-Year's eve, Acy annoyance similar to what was experienced on @ former occasion, wap avoided by the judicious measures taken, combined with the vigilance of a few members of the congregation.A most impressive sermon, which arose at times into impassioned eloquence, was preached by Rev.Mr.Kemp, from Rem, 13-11: \u2014* And that, koowing the time, that now it high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.\u201d Afters brief exordium on the importance of time and its fieeting nature, the preacher observed that money lost might be regaived ; bealth impaired might ba restored; but lost opportunities could never be recalled.Time, in itself go precious to man, might be considered, first, in its relation to this life, secondly, to tts part in the calendar of grace; and lestiy, in reference to sternity.From these considerations, bis bearers were urged, with wuch earnestness and feeling, to the immediate acceptance of Obrist as @ Saviour.In connection with the wdrds, awake ous of sleep,\u201d which were à portion of the text, most bappy abd telling allusion was made to the Dreine awakening now graciously taking piace in this city.At the close of the sermon the Rev.Mr, Harper followed in an appropriate address, which be eoncluded as the clock pointed to the bour of twelve; and the solemn moment that marked tbe passage from tbe old to the new year was spent in silence, ns is customary on the occasion.The usual bymo was then sung, and the benediction pronounced, the service ending at 8 little after midunight.\u2014 Daily Wilness, 2nd instant, member that oo Monday before last, an old woman who gave ber name as Mary Mack, was brought before the Recorder ou a charge of huv- ing attempted to commit suicide by throwing hérself into tbe canal at Wellington Bridge.On tbe 23rd of December she was commited to jail for a month.Yesterday morning, sbout eight o'clock, the matron of the ward in which tbe prisoner was confined went to procure breakfast for her and otbers.On teturning, in a few minutes, Mary Mack was found suspend ed by a ribbon which was attached to ove of the bars in the aperture of the cell door, four feet two inches from the floor.The door was at once puabed open When tbe wouän was discovered kneeling on tbe ground, life extinct.IL seemed that she bad taken the ribbon, which was uscd sg a garter, looped i round ber neck, fagtencd it to the bur, snd the distence from the ground being too shert to alllvw a fal), had stooped down and thereby etranglec hersclf.Every remedy was applied but in vain.The wotoan was 50 yiars of ge, 8 widow, and sop~ posed 10 have been insane for about four month on necount of ber children havisg left har ai joined the American Army.Ske was a scher woman, but pb; My prostrated, An inquest will be beld this afternoon.\u2014 Ibid.Potics C:uar.\u2014A person named Qotling appeared, to complain of having been last nigtt at » tavern kept by one Mulligan, who, be stated, pressed bim to driok, and whilst the comy.lain- apt wes doing so, a paper was pinned to bis coat by some one else and set on fre, thereby burning a bole in the back of the over-coat in which complapans appeared.He wished to proceed agalost the offender, or offenders, for assault, and was instructed to obiain their names by tbe magistrate, with whom be claimed to have been by vo means woacquaiated in bis, complainaots, better days.Adolphe Clement, cbarged with stealing money was discharged for want of cvidence.Alexander McOleave and Joseph McDonnell, both insane, were committed to jail as vagrants.John McGowan, was brought up, charged with baring gtolen 2 shirts and a Chemise, the property of Donald Gleech, keeper of the Ordosnce office.He was committed for exemibation.James Hickey, charged with stealing moi from Bernard Devlin, Advocate, was remanded.Elisabeth L-mare, brought up oo suspecion of stealing $14 from ber master, Mr.Austis, Advocate, wae rem 'nded.A boy nsmed Wm.Wood was brooght up on Wedneaday afternoon, charged with obtsiolng a coat under false pretences.It belonged to the Rev, Mr.Anderson, who gave it to the boy to carry to the tatlors to be altered.À few days afterwards that gentlemen calling ot Messrs.Morison & Co., tailars, to give sc me instructions a8 10 how it should be dove, asceriained that Wood had called for It, stating thas Mr.Ander son required it for a day, apd would return i The cont wae given to the boy, who was now charged with bariog obteined ft under false preteuces.He was committed for trial nt the next Court of Quarter Sersions.\u2014 Ibid, Arrruuexsion or à Gaxa or Bonocazs mv Queszo.\u2014A gang of burgiars, sometblog like tbat which tested this_cliy lately, em tu have been discovered lo Quebeo, The poli: in passing through Dorche street; obser toms boxes in front of tbe soap .factory of Mr.Dunn.Buspecting that romethiog was weong, they immediately entered, where they found three yonsg wen engaged in preparing for the removal such portions of the stock a8 pleased their fancy.Two out of the three were secured.They were taken to tbe Court, where one of the lads 10tued Queen's evidence, and gave information of the existence of an of gaoisation onmbering between forty and members, Of this number fourteen have aks ready beea apprehended, and no doubt the pos lios will succeed in bringing to justid the greater part of those implica: ta the of such « number of these villains, we bave 1 secret of the many successful burglaries which \u2014witbuut costs.2 ile TERRE AR bave lately taken place.: nd Svicns ar Tam Jai.\u2014 Our readers mayre- ay Wd yy \u2014 - troubled with those misgivings relative to the MONTREAL WITNESS.a > PEN wy EE Er \u2018 Januar 3; 166 Contemporary Press BISHOP COLENSO.(From the Record.) Ia the year 1853 Dr.Colenso was appointed to the Bishopric of Nual.He was at that time not very wi nown, except &s an aritbmeticiss; Fig publication from which an estimate could be formed of his theological opinions bring 8 small volume, containing nine sermons, eight of which bad been preached at the amall agricultural parish of 8t.Mary Forneett, Norfolk.It was about this period that the Rev.F.D.Maurice had found bimeelf vompelled to jesign Lis Professorship of King's College, in consequence of the strong feeling excited by his unsound and unscriptural teach ing, especially on the subject of eternal pao iehmeot.At this time Dr.Colenso expressed in the preface to bis sermons, his rofound admiration of Mr.Maurice, aud the obligations be owed to him for his doctrival teaching.Tu the sermons themselves he proved himself | to bean apt disciple of his master.T were characterised, in the first place, by that absence of distinctive snd dogmatic tesch- ing which so singularly marks the school.Throughout them the doctrine of human depravity was systematically ignored, the nature of sis being definitely limited to outward and it being not indistinctly averred that al mankind, witheut exception, were brought into immediate covenan: with God in Christ, and were partakers of the Divine grace, a wellknown tenet of the Maurician school.But what was especially interesting under the circumstances of his appointment as à missionary bishop where his views iz regard to the conditien of the beathen, and the mode in which they should be treated by the Christian preacher.He declared that the heathen ought nos to be regarded as fallen, miserable, guilty creatures, children of wrath, but as already in possession of their Lord and Saviour, sod enjoying even uow, for the soul as well as for The bod , the coming of the only-begotten Son of God.Their bloody superstitions and vices were described as sins of mere ignorance ; and it was declared thet to speak of them as outcasts from God would be a rash presumption, taking into our own hands the work of| the just and righteous Judge.And, lastly, it was boldly announced that the white man, coming into contact with the beatben, had much to learn, but nothing to give in return but bis own abominable aud loathsome vices.Such was Dr.Colenso\u2019s conception of the relative position of the heathen and the Christian, such bis truet in the Christainity he was commissioned to preach, such the feeble grasp which he even then beid on the great vital truths of the Christian faith.He was clearly imbued st that time with those principles of | the Maarician school of which Essayism is the legitimate development, and full-blown Infidelity the only consistent and logical is sue, and we take some credit to ourselves for having protested against his appointment to Natal on this ground.Bot it now appears, from his own statement, that the sceptical tendency was already ac tively st work, He doubted, even then, the historical truth of the Scriptural narrative, sod this ip regard to so primal & point as the Creation.These doubts he silenced at the time * by means of the specious explavations which are given in most commentaries;\" 1 found so much of Divine life and light in these and otber parts of the Sacred Book, that I was content to take all this for gravted as true in tbe main.\u201d Dr.Colenso assumes that in so acting he followed the example of \u2018many other clergymen,\u2019 an amertion in which we believe that be has deeply, however unintentionally, calumniated his brethren.We have no reason whatever to suppose that at the time of his ordination Dr.Colenso was historical truth of Scripture whieh he ackoow- ledges to bave subsequently entertained ; but suppose it had been 80 could be as an hosest man bave answered io the affirmative, ¢ I will eo do by the help of the Lord,\u201d if these doubts bad been upon hismind?We answer decisively that he could not.The only course open to a high-minded man would have been to delay hie ordination till he had thoroughly sifted these questions and brought them to & ision.Yet these doubts were in his mind at the time of bis consecreation to the Bishop rie of Natal; and st that solemn service, accompanied by special invocation to the Holy Ghost, questions of very similar import, though we freely acknowledge somewhat less fall and definite were pat and answered, We do not lay stress either on the first or thé second of these questions, because it is sn avowed tenet of the Maurician School, of which Dr, Colenso professed himeeif to ba at that time a disciple, that the Bible contains the Word of God though the Bible and the! Bisho commemorateO* cumstances which again roused tbe old diffi culties to the surface.Waa there = mot, eome will say, some misgiving, \u2014some struggle, before the historical truth of Borip- ture was given up?God and the bishop himself alone can tell.We only know that there was not the alightest evidence in his acts of that bumble, stricken frame of mind which the anguish of a great mental struggle would natorally have produced.For it is to some part of this period that the complaint of the orwegian missionaries against his conduct muet refor.First be appears to have taken the strong step of justifying polygamy ; not only, be it obebeved, pormiition it ere itex- isted before conversion\u2014a question surrounded, we freely acknowledge, with some natural difficalty-but encouraging natives to form connection with a plurality of wives after they bad professed Christianity.We are tôld that bis next step was to instruct the natives thet \u2018\u2018there is no bell,\u201d and this not only within bisown Mission station, but actually sendiog emissaries to other stations for the purpose.There is à strange mixtare of vanit sm hey bition in the pretensions with which these efforts were aocompanied.He proclsimed himself to be \u2018the great Teacher,\u201d and the missionaries of other Societies to be only \u201cshadow teachers.\u201d He styled himself \u2018the Father of the people,\u201d and bis station \u201c the home of light,\u201d proceedings not very accordant with the spirit ef our Lord end his Apostles.We give these facts on the authority of the Secretary of the Norwegian Missionary Society, and in such proceedings we look in vain for any evidence of that deep mental struggle which a Christian Bishop migbt have been supposed to ondergo, when conducting an examination on the issue of which hang belief or unbelief in the authority of God's Word.+ How deeply is any one mistaken who qupposes that ese views of the Bishop of Natal to be the result of long and anxious thonght and deep research, or anything but the crude, hasty, ill-considered conclusion of prejudice.LETTING THE * CAT\" OUT.(From the Londonderry Standard.) A friend has directed our attention to the report of n speech lately delivered by the Right Reverend Dr.M'Evilly, Roman Cathe lie Bishop of Galway, as contained in a news paper called the Galway American, in which Speech the Prelate alluded to boldly claims the establishmert of the Roman Catholic Church io Ireland, and the restoration of sll Church property alienated at the Reformsa- tion, as essential to the completion of \u2018\u201c Catholic emaucipation.\u201d\u201d The meeting above referred to was held in connexion with the monumental statue, originstod in Dublin by Dr.Gray, and, after a ong disquisition on the life and labors of O'Co the Galway * While Joining in raising & menument to unell\u2019ssuccessful triumphs, I would not have it inferred, what unhappily we know from melancholy and sad experience not to be the fact\u2014that the great changes brought about by O'Connell has hitherto proved of any substantial advantage to the people at lurge.(Hear, hear.) Take for instance one of his most brilliant and successfal schisvements\u2014Catholic Emancipation.Witk- out meaning to depreciate or detract from O\u2019Connell's priceless exertions\u2014and I believe had Providence spared him he would bave completed his work\u2014I have no hesitation in asserting that the emancipation of the Catho- lie Jeo \u2018e of this country is still incomplete avda ad letter in regard to the great masses of the population, from whom its most substantial adventages, extending to their ve: lives and personal liberties, are still withheld. Monarch could scarcely work more ¢ > than he does for the socomplishmen«: end in view.Hia Majesty is coutinually &f- plying irritants sud blisters to bis people the shape of addresses to loyal deputations, whilst his Government and his police, by their illegal acts, still farther add to the general surences and discontent.King Willicm now telis his people that the grand aim of the malcontents is \u2018the insaguration of a conatita- tional government,\u201d but, inssmuch ms the constitution bas not promised this, and only concedes ¢ legislation with the co-operation of the Parliament,\u2019 he is resolved not to with \u2018tbe constitutional rights of the crown.\u201d The country, in fact, \u2018\u2018 requires a powerful Crown and & powerful army,\u201d and it sball have them.It i positively asserted that the Queen of Pressia and the Crown Prince disapprove of the mode in whink the government of the country is at present conducted, sad that her Majesty has shown her #; thy with Von Bockum Dolffs and other de; hom the Ministry bas persecuted ou account their holding Liberal opinions at the same time that they had admicistrative as well ag legislative duties to perform.The Queen\u2019s halfsecret sympathies with German freedom and progress can, however, do little towards neutralising the folly of the King.Perba such a scourge was requisite to rouse up Prossians to 8 manly and persistent assertion of their rights, Tam Carnornse Case \u2014This tracted litigation against the Free Church of Scotland bas been renewed in the Beotch courts.The purser, the Rev.J.Macmillan, of Cardrom, whoss original aétion was last summer dismissed ob technical grounds after several years\u2019 proceedings, hes inatitated à pew action ins considerably altered form.The Free Church is mow called into court, not as a church or religious body, but as au association; the ex.istiog General Assembly is called 13 wil as the Imembly of 1858, by whom the pursuer was deposed, aud malice is alleged against the defenders in respect that they acted against their better knowledge of their own laws aod in deliberate violation thereof.The pursuer claims solatium and damages to the amount of £10,000, op the ground that be bas been wrongly and unjostly deprived of bis income of £208 a year, and left, in bis old age and after a ministry of above 30 years\u2019 duration, with no means of livelibood, with his character blasted, aod his pence of mind destroyed.GasuiouT 1# Raicwar Traiss.\u2014The eye tem of lighting railway carriages with gas according to Newsll's patent bas been introduced \u201cupon the Scottish Centrs! Railway.The first gas-lit train left Edinburgh on Mos- day evening for Perth, the whole of the car- risges being brilliantly lighted by means of ipes (wi expanding couplings carried rom roof to roof,) communicativg with the reservoir placed in & epecially constructed compartment of the guards break-van, Throughout the journey the lights remained parfectly steady and clear, and the passengers were much gratified with the successful inteo- duction of \u2018his vastly euperior metbod of illu- wioation.The evening train on Tuseday was lit in the same manner; And should the present trial be satisfactory, it is ex that the system wil be extended to the other night trains on the line, and probably intro- dnced on the neighboring reilways.\u2014.mes.Fras.\u2014On Satarday last, the dwellinghouse of Nr.T, B, Odell, of Bherbrooks, was down, Loss $2,000 ; insured for $800, = i | J + Vins Neh Carclics hau done a\" à yo t T4 | I; 8 brug 3, 184 THE MONJREAL WITNESS.=-\u2014\u2014\u2014 BRITISH AND FOMGN NEWS.ictfolly, yet sarnestly, to entreat all who Tux War zu Moxey §ra.\u2014A writer [ail unite in prayer on that occasion to 6 Bury Times says then Buey there 89 gmember at ste Phone of Grace\u2019 those 3 public-houses and 10fpeerahops; tbf vho are in bonds as bound with them, $0 im.Eve 172 drinke-ehops reqdf, où an sverag Hore amsistance, protection, guidance, and £10 per week eacko uphold thend/ af needful grace sad blessing for the many 1¥2\\rink-shops at £10 eager week will bY millions who, in this eveutfal year, are ob- aboy £90,000 per year ; that during th taining freedom in Russia, Americs, and the laat {ones years in Bury th has been sperEDutek colonies, as well as for those who may Shou £1,000,000 in upliding the dris Phereafter obtain their liberty in consequence trait Supposing, contindg this writer, thulof the solemn events now transpiring; to thera wre 10,000 people out# employment ifkcknowledge with humble gratitude that these Bury; h money spent in cébection with th{§nleoked for deliverances come from the band Liquor tèfie in Bury duringipe last 12 year! §f the Giver of all Good, and to supplicate would pebion the whole 10,0 off at the rat Wim to continue sud complete epeedily the of 125, each per week ff the next thre fork which He has commenced, b disposing ) y by rhich time be thäle the Yankesike hearts of all who still hold their fellows would eithr be tired of fight, or we shouldi§ bondagets ¢ loose the bands of wickedness, ve got lenty of cotton frdBother sources.tÿ undo the beavy burdens, sug to let the He proceds to show that thi who in goodoppressed go free, and to break every-yoke ;' Snes patdnized the public Hise are the Sra 8o tbe coming of that Vingdow ay be } to réef; thet the publidis were the men promoted which is appointed to proclaim li fom wha it was now most -ven & sipence for the rel bad impgerished themselv iem\u2014sdpuch so, that thre ficult to wring herty to the eaptive, and the opening of the of those who aon to them Ther are bound.poring by enriching |.\u2018 Signed on bebalf of the Committee, A seks since, of og.B.UxpzsmiL1s, Chairman.the mfey snbscribed for distressed in Ÿ F.Toukins, M.A., LL.D., Hon.Sec.8 dru p ton of Blackbuk votm peuny 4 Brxsaurs Scorr, Hon.Treasurer.\u201d enbhactibed by ny ofhe 460 public: ty Lo iy Lage \u2014a correspondent of 4 h I 7 Abe working meg ve not been |g Daily Nets writes :\u2014*¢ The ecclesiastic\u2019s er bas always itched to be in the marris, : av Sou Avariasix pr ven Dis fn willing forgetiulness that the only Ass8kD.§A Lioodon contempgary, referriog |iyinely instituted order of priesthood, the , ~ tbe difess in Lancashire, alls aitestion 3 aghast 81,500,000 wasted every |.Dfiiors that del Brave, and dos 3 i.ople ; chot_£1,00,000 oven lent and, would, at the rate of 5 sic, had no warrant to \u2018celebrate,\u2019 con- ts, or otberwise meddle in the matter.jo can havo suggested to Her Majosty (if story of he Guardian quoted in your A LOS; ; r of to-day be true, and not merely a bit i Rug! i cout, Yield £15,000 2 _anousl thes pv that there is a special unfit.JY witbont touching the | wm or unbecomingness for marriage during Er ke external aid that could possibly «@oired.| But what, ask our contemporary, the Lafousbire people doing for them.dves ?À iis ot 2,200,000 spend an- aime forty days in the year ?The next ste; ithat direction will very likely be towar 19 religious efficacy of salted fish, eaten ng the same term, or of what, by a deli- euphemism for penances, I lately heard ns city church, \u2018penitestial prac- ooally £8,000000 in sleobolie drinks, being| £115,000 wekkly, or £16,000 every day.De.el ducting à fouÿh of this araount to cover the |; d'tyjnution d'putiay wbich has followed from watt of mowy, we bave still £88,000 spent j weekly on itpxicatiny drinks Lancashire i alone.Allis speat on an hrticle ef con- wmption ucpaly unnecessary.but injurious ! By Nl meanfet us give our aif to the soffer- \u201c-æglietrictbui let us accompany our aid 3, *ÿst aod emphatie remonstrance * being wasted in these very dis- hich is not bread, while for many th are starv- 3 OTION OF TBE BuiTIsH GovERNMENT.\u2014 Nord gives the following as the substance communication made on tbe 3rd inst.bord Napier, the British Ambassador at td Court of St.Petersburg, to Prinee Gort- off :\u2014* The Boglish Government, in ment with the two other Powers who the treaties relating to Greece, intends nfore.to the stipulation which forbids Hellenic throne to tbe members of the »\u2014 Shui) League ing families of the three guarantesing A SafBely \u2014A Journ to bas j 5 However, it does not believe it to be sen brofl before be oti cedof 2h oat a:ght or a dut> to maintain that cleuse which Sir Burke.It bi Boon the in 1 orthodoxy upon tbe sovereign of rivileg B.Burke to chrbnicle many à in the event of the Greek people wish- d story bÀ \u201c Viciitades of Noble Fami 422 119 tbemaoives of it, und deeming is ft \" bakewkr a sadder one this.Ia] Fhoose a king of another religion.wretch t in Cook-stree}, on a bed of w Awrcu Dearn \u2014At the Kent assi: ckness, Rehabs of death, lay son of Sir beld, an old man named Thomas raocis (Neill, the sixth bar of his fa charged with a gross criminal assault on ily, the Édonbted descendant of a hundred 8 child.There was no doubt whatever as to 08% antBhe cousin of a duke aud of three the guilt of the prisoner, but from the im beard getting evidence from tbe child he Pers of realm.Paralysed, speschl h ble to dove, the scion o od Pat hous: wg discharged, and walked out of the dock O'Neil {s iain in Cook-street, in a garret, ovdently much surprised at his escape.On r four T months.A danghter-in-law bit way home to Hollingbourne, a village » Per tendef him, the motber ofrix children, bout five miles distant, he dropped dead on + Bat the meude of support for tbe whole family the road.The surgeon called to see him be- oh of 26.2d.a dsy.When disco- lieved that his death arose from apoplexy.\u2014 y à bénevolent gentleman, Mr.Tarm-| English Paper.a six athe \u2019 rent was overdue, and Tre Ganorre Pasio.\u2014The alarm which 7 5 \"Mi but the street.\u2014 Dublin repeated reports of audacious garoitiog creat- P vu ed in the metropolis bas pat polie upon 22 Ÿ K their mettle.At the Guildhall on Mouday Fina clot omponden, vee cio te drive dotrioen apps says, \u2014Some ei ears e m ments.he vations Gbrercments in Toiia wers that most of the daring cases had no other t4 pre sunval reports of their existence thai În the brain of an enterprising teation For {publication and submis penny-a-liver who bad imposed his fictitious bo Patliament,' There is not much that | stories uponthe newspaper editors.It was a most captions citic could find fault with intimated that the name of the offender was in the administration, the history of which is known, end if eo, the best service the police ia these reports.The sole blot ia authorities could now render would be to make thojPeculiar characker of tbe Exvise estab-| it public, that the editors may prosecute the crifices morality to reve- delinquent for obtaining money by false pre- lis! t, which nue, Wir Cxjue \u2018ad focreased, and more is fences.speat on jails, courts, and police than is thos| M, EuiLe ps Ginanoiv, who has for some en the opium monopoly would time been living in retirement, bas been in- divested of mueh tint the most eager phi duced to become sguin a contributor to bis laathropists find fault with if it ceased in! old journal the Presse, though he openl Northern India, and tbe cultivation ror Ea avows that he sees little chance of doing muc in Malwa, left to the public, under strict Æx-| 200d in the present state of the press in cise laws.Now tbat tho empire bas attained, France.He has already written two or three except in Burmab, ite natural limits, aod is| artioles on the Roman question.In bis last at peace, with railways spreading on all sides, production be urges the Emperor to withdraw what is needed is, that more m be spent En influence from the merely religious side of on international administration.Still the any political question; to regard the Pope in perseal of these reports leaves on our mind &| hig temporal capacity simply aa the sovereign gonriction, the truth of which we see every lof a small kingtlom ; and therefore to aban- day aronud us, that never, even in all ber co-| don all form of intervention between him and lonies, bas Boglaod doné so mighty à work pig subjects, .or shown eo much noble disinteresteduess| CouvioriOn or ANOTHER IsxocEwt BY 4 and wisdom ea she bas done and is doing in Fagxca TeisnaL.\u2014 Another case of the son- India Brergwbors there seezs to be Com-|demnation of an innocent person for murder tentment rapid progress.The rise of| poy (says s Paris letter) just been brought to ices bus been even more Wouderfal in Todia right, \u2014tbis time of Corics.\u2014 During s canvas than In other countries during the lest ten for an election to tbe Federal Council, & fac- [ad the silver which every mail pours tion fight took place between tbe friends of 8 to Bombay for cotton threatens to make it candidats, named Patricus de Corsi, and his serions.If we except Madras, where thelopponent.Patricus de Corsi was knocked Governor is said to do zothing, sod which is! down by a stone, and cried out that be was generally looked on ea the \u2018\u201c Sleepy Hollow\" murdered ; bot be was able to get up, and of India, weidom bave our provinoés been |; ned out not to be much burt.Ore of his governed at one time by men to able aud partisans, vamed Filipi, then rushed towards popular.the aggressors, aud was shot dead by a pistol.Autnrosx BLATERY.\u2014-À resolution aud let: A man nswed Jean Jacques Rencis, alias ter having beau addressed by the \u2018Committee Roeseau, wasarrested for the murder, tried, of American Conespobdence\u2018\u201d to the Evau-| found guilty and sentenced to vert Fours\u2019 ligal Allianos, remongtratiog with that body imprisonment, with hard labour, He wrote & oot including \u201cthd subject of slavery |from prison protesting bis innocence, and al- amongst the topios on bebalf of which prayer leging that one Simon was the really guilty ued in their annëal invitation to| party.The Proeurer General, M.Bedarrides ni Pore that the Kvedgelical Alliance |in the convict's memorial.He instituted an otice of their cgnmunication:\u2014 enquiry, the result of which leaves no doubt of badd Br liond All baving omit.the.guilt of Simoni, and of the entire ivno.; to.commend the poor #ves in rarious|cencé of Renois.Simoni has heen convicted r por, the following resolution was who had bul recently been appointed to that P a Committee upbn the report of office, was struck by some of the observations at whieh the mistake will be things are very shocking, at impression on the public for & pew tri et right.T aod make a mind.Tue Corrdy Disrrras.\u2014Tbe distress of tbe turing operatives still incres- to the official returns of Mr.Farnall.t week 457,374 persoñs were receiring rdfef, wbich is being distributed at the rate off 38,000 weekiy.Archbisbop of York, Dr, Thomson, decided objection to Puseyite orin churches, On Friday he ob- msecrate a church at Belsby Hill, , until a Boral cress had been re- \u201cthe \u201c altar\u201d \u2014The foceptance of the Bishopric of Gloucester and Ebstol by Dr.Ellieott has been followed by the fomination of Ounon Brodrick to the deanery boat to become vacant.\u2014 Orf3unday the Emperor opened the most t boulevard yet constructed iv Paris tis dedicated to Prince ses, accord continent.The Emperor and Empress appear to a rather cold reception, but this may ing suspicion that plomatic reserve is permitting the Greeks upon themselves a great disappointment.voting ardently and very unanimously inoe Alfred as their King in the face of a ublÿ annonncement that England and Russia agreed that neither of thess royal houses furnish a candidate for the vacant throne, The Paris Siecle of Inst aight advocates the ge of the Hellenic kingdom to s republic.AMERICAN NEWS, ROLEBALE SWINDLINOBT ARMY Broxezs, MY Orricexs, amp Asmv Conrractozs Neanur à Mirutos Dortans SroLEx.\u2014 investigation bas been going on in this ty, for the past two months, into the frends hich have been practiced upon the govern ho since the commeucement of the war, ol.H.8.Olcott is the special commissioner appointed by the government to make the investigation, He has employed sn interpreter end a short-hand writer.The investigation bas been private, for the reason, it is alleged that if public the parties most guy would run away from the city before they could bs secured.The results of the inquiry bow, Col.Olcott.thinks, that out of the sixteen haudred thousand doliars which bas been paid out in this city for the subsistence of soldiers, over seven hundred thousand doilars has been paid on fraudulent accounts.The means by which these frauds have been accomplished have also been developed, aud sbow, it is said, that nearly one thousand persons have been engaged in them, though all are not oriminally implicated.The Commission commenced to iuvestigate the frauds perpetrated by certain suspected brokers, and after having disposed of their cases, the Secretary of War aced in his hands a bill which had been col- ected in Washington by tbo Colonel of à regiment, who hag made 8 sworn affidavit to its correctness.The bill was accompanied by & great number of eub-vouchers for rent of recruiting offices, and subsistence and lodging furnished to recruits, and it was foun on examination, tbat ont of the whole number only two names on the sub vouchers were real, end those two bad bezu forged; the other men bad no existence whatever.The Colonel of the regiment had perjured himself and committed forgery besides.This led to an investigation of the affairs of the regiment, and it was found tbat he bad awindled the Union Defense Committee, individual citizens of this city, the General Government, and every one of bis officers und soldiers, and that be kad made out of his frauds probably $100,- 000; that he had tarned officers of bis regiment out of their place on frivolous pretex and sold their commissions ; and that be been engaged in 8 wholesale system of awind- ling of the mesnest and lowest kind, fit scarcely for a thirdrats pickpocket.The apers in this case bave been placed in the ands of Judge Advocate General Holt, sad the man has probably been arrested and will be subjected to trial by Court-martial.The developments in this case, when fully given to the public, will be among the richest and raciest over made, and will show that the Colonel has been & swindler fora number of ears, and been guilty of all sorts of crimes, Led that be was & regular Jeremy Diddler, and had sucoseded in getting tbe indorsement of some of tha best men in the city of New- York.It is not proper for the interests ot the Government that the names of theee parties should be given to the public.The probability is that the affairs of other regiments recruited in this city, which are to be inves- \u2014N.Y, Wor A Young Lapy A¥rzurra ro Erors wits à Nrono.\u2014Intense excitement was created 1nthe city this morning, by the report that à prepossessing lookiog girl, & denghter of wealthy parents at Lyous, had been captured at the ferry dock, while endeavoring to elope to Canada with a negro.A large crowd soon collected about the office of Justice Fuller, where the parties were taken, aad so intense was the excitement, that the # tors threat ened to desl summarily with the negro.Cur reporter was present and learned following particulars: At Lyons, in Oakland county, resides & very worthy and well-to-do farmer named Bradley, who for four years bus bed in bis employ & negro named Lewis Hill.Hill was treated as one of the family, eating st the same table, and enjoying every privilege.In tht family was & good looking daughter aged twenty, named Cadelia, who unsnown to the srents became enamored of the negro, and an elopement was agreed upon.The colored follow ia an ill-favored, k-marked, repal- sive looking man, end it is indeed strange that any woman could be infatuated by him, He is represented as a drunken, worthless character, and the Joung lady may feel thankful that she was arrested, for she has escaped s sad fate.\u2014 Detroit Tribune.CoxazLarion or Warrr.\u2014Dr.Robinet bas ; id [vos aod prayer- on tho clearest evidence, and is sentenced to pe wa oh A ow Hriatinas on twenty years\u2019 hard labeur.The Court of occ Mp! united prayer proposed to be Cessation must now do precisely what it did afored duri in January, [in Roeslie de Gardin\u2019s case.It will quash 1808, à à - of ineompe congelation cf wafan.to Academy addressed 8 curions commnnication a the \u2026- * » 2 > tigated, will yield results equally interesting.ë dicine.It is well known tbat the blocks of possession of gold, the mainland will soon bave ice formed in the ses yield fresh water by | the greater population, if, representation by po- liquafaction.When sea water or any saline dissolution is congealed, the pure water is separated in tbe form of ice, and there remains & concentrated watery solution of the saline matter.It is thus ralt is economically obtained in the porth of Europe.To increase the alcoholic strength of wine it may be subjected to artificial cold, whereby the water alone which it contains is cougealed and the wine becomes richer in alcohol.By operating in & similar wauoer ou potable water Dr.Bobinet bas found that it loses nearly all its salts, whether soluble or not.The waters of the lake of the Bois de Boulogne having been subjected to the operation, the small quantity of caleareous and maguesiun salts they contained were eliminated.The purity of the water is such that it may be used in many cases instead of distilled water.SixauLar FaraLiTr.\u2014There has been a singular fatality attached to the family of the lamented Chaplain Fuller.Three of the family have perished by untimely desths, Eugene Fuller, one of the sons, was drowned on the voyage from New York to New Orleans, in 1859, Margaret Fuller, Countess of Omoli, perished by shipwreck on Fire Island, near ew York, in 1850.She was returning fom Italy to her native land, from which she had long been absent.Her busbard and child were also lout with her.And now Arthur B.Fuller has been killed in battle.In every instance the surviving members of the family received the sad news by telegraph.New OxLzaxs CoLoreD Goarns.\u2014 So far as wealth B tbe First Regiment Native Guards (col red) can buy up any threes white regiments in tbe department.They.are men of propertrs and of education enough to write well in two or three languages; sod if you want to koow their opinions, just look over their organ IL\u2019 Union, which you find a fearfully radical, Jobn Brownite sort of ebeet, filled with articles written in the camp of the let N.G.C.\u201d\u2014NewOrleans Cor.Traveiler.Sap Accibents.\u2014Two terrible warniogs against careleusuess on the ice come to us from Connecticut.In Somers, on Sundey last, three sisters, the eldest sixteen, broke through the ice, aud were all drowned beside the father who came to their aid.Ia the same state, peur Birmingham, on Saturday, two little children broke through the ice, and were drowned, with their mother, who went to their rescue.\u2019 Tux Carnoxezs.\u2014 Recent information from the Cherokee Nation discloses a shocking condition of affairs there\u2014the disloyal Indisus slaughtering one another, the government severed, and a new one organized by tbe Confederate party, which is in 8 minority, Fizp ut aw AsYLUM FoR THE Ixsaxe.\u2014The large Vermont insane asylum at Brattleboro\u2019 was nearly destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.It seems a wonder tht no lives were lost.\u2014 Tennessee Is dying of Slaveholding Treason.More than half her ares has been desolated by the horrora of Civil War, and the residue js likely soon to undergoa like visitation.Treason will never cease to poison ber blood while Slavery remains, Conceive, then, the io- fatuation of certain of ber leading Unionists in asking that the Proclamation of Freedom be not made operative on her soil! Why not petition that she be surrendered to Jeff, Davis at once ?\u2014dw.Paper.\u2014 The Rochester Union says tbe United States ateamsbip \u2018\u2018 Niagara,\u201d of the Banks Expedition, wbich put into the Delaware breakwater in a disabled condition, is the old rotten lake steamboat * Nisgars,\u201d which has Leen laid up at Obarlotte for more than two years.She was purchased last spring by contractors from | New York, for about $9000.These parties suc- oeeded in chartering ber to the government as « transport, for ten thousand dollars a month, with fel found.The Government bas auffered a buge swindle by tbis charter, \u2014 Gen.Curtis bas issced an order from bia bead-quarters at St Louis, declaring the slaves of rebels tree, and if these negroes come into our lines for protection, they must be protected.\u2014 This order became necessary, in consequence of portions of the State militia being used to return fugitive slaves.Gen, C., it will be observed, takes precisely the same ground Fremont assumed fifteen months ago, and for which he was suspended from command in that Department.No doubt the world moves \u2014.dm.paper.\u2014 Our Minister to Brazil has been irying to get the country around tbe Amazon as a location for our pegrors.No result yet.The Nicaraguan Goverument bad feared tbat we wished to make wanted.Better give up this visionary colonization scheme at once.We can't spare the cotton-producing labor-power of 1be country, if we would ; and it can\u2019t be got rid of if we should attempt ts exportation.\u2014 Ib, \u2014 The amount tollected for the sufferers in Lancashire up to Baturday, hd the lateroa- tious] Rellef Committee, the Produce Mercha te\u201d Committee, and the Committee of British residents, was $160,602.N.Y.Paper.\u2014Rev.N.Oyr is now in this city on à mission to the French soldiers of our army.There are about 5000 of {hem, be tells us,sosttered throughout the United Btates.\u2014N.Y.Independent.CANADIAN NEWS.Barr Coruamaia.\u2014The Hon.Malcolm Cameron has fone to England où à mission (rom the people of British Columbia.They demand à overnment separate from that of Vancouver siand, to whose legislature they seri no representatives, They complain of being entirely ruled by the islanders, who, baring the power, would seem to have used it almost exclusively to their own advantage.Victorias has been made a free port, whilst a duty of 10 per cent, in Imposed on all articles entering British Oolum- bia, from which almost the entire revenus is said to be collected.This stale of thiogs is defended on the ground that the taxes are expended principally on the latter; roads being opened J tbe beatt of the mining- region.he of wl ment le now, olslmed vk I } Color and a, foe pulation should be conceded, Now- Westminster will before long become the capital, instead of Victoria.The necessity of s trans-continental route, to bring them into communication with Lhe Atlantic, Is said to bo one of the points to be urged by Mr.Cameron on the Home Gov- erament.À long letter from bim, of whieh the following is tbe pith, lately appeared in the Sarnia Observer.It states that the individuals who bave brought a report of the land have not explored the country away from the river-banks, or the trail followed in going to the mines.Good land was to be had below Hope, sufficient to sustain 100,000 settlers.The price of labor must soon decline, and there would be a sale for thelr timber.The pasture-racges were boundless, and cattle needed no housing in winter, The British Columbians had this year spent $400,000 oo a road, which would yet be the highway to Canada.The fature intercolonial railroad would, ten years hence, walt the drowsy \u201cbluencss\u201d from Halifax on Mi morping, and leave bim on Satardsy night sipping his tes with the people of New Woetaie- ster, There were no Bock Mountains on the route, and Canada would e the worlds thoroughfare, Tan Kisesron Rzoronr.\u2014The manifestation of displeasure shown with the recent unpopular appointment to the Kingston rectory, seems to be spreading, from an unwise sitempt which bas been made to evoke a counter expression elsé- where, It seems that the Rev.J.S.Lauder, Reetor of Ottaws, and brother of the Restor of Kingston, some days ago called (by bandbill) « meeting of his congregation \u201c 10 sympathise with the Bishop in his recent dispute with the St.George's Vestry at Kingston\u201d Thereupon, another handbill signed © Vox \" wes put forth, recommending the congregation to attend the meeting and record Lheir votes against the compulsory action of tbe Bishop of Kingston, which it characterised as * calculated to make the majority of Anglican Oburchmen in the dlooeses dissenters, and leave the rest to the unfeeling rale of bigotry and intolerance.\u201d The eigoificance of the latier document seems to bave been felt by she Reclor of Ottaws, who hag issued a notice, stating tbat, at the request of the requiaitioniats, the meeting wouid be postponed until farther notice.Coauina.\u2014 The cup preseated to the Quebec Curling Club by A.Fulkenberg, Eoq., was played for on the ice, opposite Dinning's Shipyard, on Thursday.The ice was in capital order, but owing to the ucfavorsble state of the weather the scoring was not so bigh es was expected.The play commenced at half-past eleven o'clock, and lasted till half-past three, when Nr.Orooket was declared visior.\u2014 Quebec Chronicle, Tea Maopaues Iscannsa\u2014Tbe Cowrier du Canada says :\u2014* We learn from private letters that the emall-pox is raging emong tbe population of the Magdalen Islands.\u201d ! Drati sy BoaLping.\u2014 On Wednesday lasts little girt, oamed Annie Buckley, was accidentally, scalded at ber pareuts\u2019 residence, by s pot of boiling water falling on her body, from the effects of which she died.\u2014 Toronto paper.\u2014 The Echo, referring to \u2018the St.Michael miracle, saya: \u2014* A physician of this city of high manding assured us the other day that be had been informed by & third medical gentieman who bas, by the way, an excellent opportunity of ascertaining the Truth, that no cure had a reality been effected in ibe case of Mrs.Connolly.We expeet to hesr of similar misstatements aod inconsistencies iv the o her reported cases of the miraculous agency of vainly honors,\u201d \u2014 Mrs.Ellen Bbaw, a Indy of position in Toronto, who was recently taken into custody, charged with stealing s wink victorine from the store of Messrs.Sult & Son, was tried for the offence on Friday last at the Toranto Wintee Assises, and acquitted.The Court was crowded 10 excess, the circumstance having excited unusual interest ; and the verdict was received with loud cheers and cispping of bands.= A letter in the Perth Reformer, from Wm, Hagill, jun, late of Fullarton, and who writes from the Saskatchewan, says, with regard to gold in that river,\u2014* There is no doubt there some, but tbe difficulty is to find where it ex- iew in peying quantitiss.\u201d \u2014 Mr.Jacob Walton, formerly of Owen Sound, left that place io an open boat, on Tues- dey week, for Purgatory Bay, and bas not siace been heard of.\u2014The Gorernor-Geners] bas appointed MM, William McDougall, Francis Wbealy, Thomas Adams, Johu McDonougb and Isanc \u2018Thompson, School Commissioners of the School Munieipa- lity of Godmanobester, in the County of Hug- tiagdon.TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.Wasamaron, Des.39.\u2014The Republican of this morning intimates that foreign mediation is close at band, and perhaps with the assent of this Government.The stories that the rebels are again about to threaten Washington are without foundation.New York, Dee.39.\u2014A New Orleans letter of the 20th states, that Judge Peabody, whe arrived with Gen.Banks, intends to open à court as soon as be can obtain a soitable build- iog.It is ex) that the first cases beard be this tribunal will be certain asotions brought agaiost Gen.Batler by citisens of Now Orleans, to teat the legality of the aeisure of thelr property.There are rumors afloat [no regard to the geveral, which it would be premature to mention at this stage, Com, Farragut, with his fleet, bas gone up the river to reduce Port Hudson rebel batteries, The T¥mes has the following despatch: \u2014Head- Quarters, Sigel's Corps, Dec, 28.\u2014A of rebel cavalry, 2,500 strong with 6 pieces are tillery, under command of Fitzhugh Lee, attack ed our forces under command of Col.Canby, at Dumfries, yesterday afternoon.After à brisk fight of some three hours, the enemy was repulseds end retreated towards Warrsntos Junction, with our cavalry In Juctait A body of cavalry wes sent from this point te intercept them, but they were unsuccessful, It 1s supposed they encoutered a portion of Gen.Slooum's command at Wolf Rua Sboals a ofies nonading was heard in that direotiau.- \u2014- - \\ Reports from Memphis say :bat our ploket® vé driven into tbe fortifications, au bare bee + = aim rr \u2018 A as su - Rw 4 wT THE MONTREAL WITNESS.Conraxts or Ixaime Pages.\u2014Becond Page: « Bishop Colenso.\u201d * Letting the \u201c Uat\u201d out.\u201d « Letter from Mexico\u201d * Letter from Washing- ington * The Black Heroes.\u201d \u2018bird Page :\u2014\u201c British and Foreign News.\" * American Naws.\u201d * Ounadien News.\u201d \u201c Telegraphic Nowa.\u201d Sixth sud Sevenus Pages :\u2014* The Uoseen Battle-Field,\u201d \u201cThe Newspaper Giants.\u201d Bishop Colensc\u2019s New Book.\u201d ¢ Balectiops.\u201d \u201cA Dirge for the Year.\u201d \u201cNew Years Addis.\u201d \u201cThe Plated Thimble\u201d \u201cThe Humas Eye : its Phenomena sud Illusions.\u201d \u2018\u201c An Example for Laymen.\u201d © Oomparative Betimate of the value of Horses and Oren.\u201d THE Wax or Prayer.\u2014 Arrangements bave been made in Kingston, CO.W., for bolding a series of union meetings next week.The tollowing ministers will preside in the rotation io which their names appear :\u2014Xonday, Rerds.P.Gray, George Young, K.M.Fenwick, F.Dobbs, Nr.Watts, Dr.Leitch.The recommendation in the circular of the Allisncs is to be followed in regard to the topics at each meeting.The above miuisters represeut the Canads Presby- terisn Church, tbe Wesleyan, Congregational, Episcopalian, Baptist and Church of Scotland.\u201cLzap 08 wor into Tameration.\u201d\u2014Most of] our renders doubtlens offer this petition every morning and evening, bat is its fuil import con- sidored by all! That it has à very important meaning may be inferred from the fact that it is one of the very few petitions of the prayer which our Lord taught bis disciples; and it may at all events be fairly considered to include the following principles :\u2014 1.That we should not wilfully lead ourselves into temptation.It would be sheer mockery to ask God to keep us from temptation, and then wilfully rush into it ourselves.2.That we should not lead others into temptation ; as it would be & manifest contradiction to do aught to frustrate our own prayer.Now, there is one application of these prioci- ples wbich is peculiarly appropriate\u2014and we might even say, urgent\u2014at this season of the year.Every one knows that the nse of intoxicating drinks is & great and dangerous temptation to multitudes, and that thousands who never expected to be overcome by it are now in every stage of ruin snd destruction.Society is, ip fact, thickly strewed with the wrecks of this temptation.The nature of these driaks is insidious.The Scripture says, \u201c Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging; and whosoever is de- otived thercby is not wise.\u201d To mock, to deceive, and to madden, is the very nature of these drinks ; and the only way in which any one is ever mocked, deceived, and maddened by them is, to begin moderately, and form an appetite for them by degrees, \u2014an appetite which finally masters the whole being.Now, we put the following questions with all deference, convinced that the suswers to them will be apparent to every candid miod :\u2014 1.I the person who uses intoxicating drinks not leading himself or herself into temptation ?32.Do those who furnish intoxicating drinks for theïr friends and guests mot lead them into temptation ?\u201c In citber case, the above petition of the Lord's Prayer seems tobe directly contravened, deaied, and frastrated.If Ladies set liquors before thelr visitors on New Year's day, are they not responsible for the consequences which may grow out of this custom.Ob! that Scriptuce and reason might take the place of fashion and custom to-mor- row! Nsw Ynan'e Dar.\u2014This time-honored festival was observed with all the form and ceremony thet custom has assigned to it\u2014 Tbe dey was bright and buoyant, and of that bappy temper ature whieh makes vigorous outdoor exercise n pleasure.Fromall we can hear there was a falling off in those customs, which, hospitable a3 they may seem to be at the time, seldom fail of producing unpleasant feelings and results afterwards.Though pearly all the male population of the city wae, at some time or other, out of doors yesterday, the number of| those observed to be lo any way the worse of| liquor, was unprecedently small; this, perhaps, may be accounted for when it is mentioned that in » great number of houses visited, ten and ooffes not only took the plaos of stimulants, but were in many cases asked by tbe guests \u2014 \u2018We must not forget to record that the river from an early bour in the morning, until late in the evening, was & scene of pleasure sod spimaton.From the Victoria Bridge to the foot of the current St.Mary, skaters of all ages and ranks were disporting tbemeelves to their hearts\u2019 content.À spectacle like that presented, was one that would delight the lover of has out-door amusements, Not cooped up within the four walls of sn exclusive rink, but on the broad bosom of the St.Lawrence: fresh air and fres space\u2014men of every clasa\u2014soldiers, civilians and even clergymen, mingled with each otber, raced with each other, and, as they 8 enjoyed the very romance of recreation.On tbe whole, New Yeat's Day passed off well and ereditably ; and on the winds of thousands will bave impressed recollection of real, healthy ples- sure that will last far into 1863.Prnons Missing.\u2014We have already mentioned the cases of two men who have disep- peared mysteriously, and wo see an advertisement concerning another similar case.Wo have just beard of the two following cases of females, À respectable emigrant-girl took service with a farmer near the city.Bhe gave some pieces of gold to her mistress, to keep for ber.After about two months of service, she asked permission to go to town, to get the emigrant-agent to write a letter for her, She neither took ber wages nor ber gold nor ber clothing with her; but she never returned or sent any word.Auotber similar case occurred in town.À girl left ber mistress to go to confession, taking neither wages nor clothing, but never came back.What can be the explanation of these five cases ?Loss or Tux \u201c CaLzpomia.\u201d\u2014Woe regret to bear of the loss of the Boe steamship * Caledo- nis,\" belonging to Messrs.G.& D.Bbaw's # Anchor Line,\u201d on ber voyage fo New York.Bhe eviled at midnight of last Tuesday from Portland, and returned at 8 p.m.on Wednesday, with the ship \u201c Anglesea\u201d in tow, snd then started sgain for her destination.Dispatches have been received in Montreal stating that she went ashore at Oaps Cod, on Wednesday night, near Race Point,\u2014and that the lifeboats bad put off to save the crew.No farther particulars received.Since the foregoing was written, the agenta here have received the following dispateb :\u2014 \u201c Caledonis\u201d between Peaked-Hill Bars and Race Point.Ran on at midoight; thick weather ; mistook Race-Point Light for Highland Light.Officers, men, and twelve passengers lauded in safety.ScazLeT Fever.\u2014This form of fever ia just now very prevalent in England.The Liverpool Mercury contains & letter recommending @ preventative for this disease.The writer says i\u2014 * This potent remedy consists chiefly of bells.donna, as prepared by the bomeopathie che- wists, sud can be obtained from them for ehil- dren and adults.The best form for adults is tincture ; for children, globules, For an adult, mix six drops of tiscture belladonna No.lin a cup of cold water, aad give a teaspoonful for a dose night and morning; and for very young children, give two globules No.3 ina teaspoonful of water at bed-time.Belladona thus given when scarlet fever is in the house or neighborhood, will generally act as & preventive to an attack, and may safely persevered in for some weeks.\u201d In scarlet fever, belladona is, we believe, the remedy.Great care should be taken in administering it, as bellsdons is & very powerful poison, Smzurs or Tosacco.\u2014We are informed that à seizure of about $16,000 worth of Leaf Tobas- co was made last Saturday, at Rouse's Point, for some alleged infraction of law,\u2014but, as had been remarked on the street, mainly that it was the property of a manufacturing frm bers, one of the parties in which is belioved to have come from the Confederate States, std Is sssoviated in business with British subjects.The requisite protests bave been entered against what is spoken of as an outrage on the part of some subordinate U.8.Custom House official.Laxcasmas Races Fonp.\u2014 We bave received and handed to the Treasurer of tbis fund, $84.25 from the Township of West Hawkeabury ; $5.00 from Mr.Jas.Allen, of Sorel; and Congregational Church, Bt.Andrew's, $4.* Tam Nogru-Barrise Raviaw\u201d for November commences With an article on # Christian Fadi- viduslity,\u201d takiog up tbe characters of John Angell James, Joseph Sortaia; Samuel Budget, the successful Obrietisn merobaot; Dr.George Wilson, Captain Bir Edward Parry, aod Oaptain Hedley Vicars.The next is on © Ths Austrian Empire fu 1862,\" taking for ite text various German works.The other essays ace entitled, \u2014\" The Poems of A.H.Olough ; \u201d \u201c France and Sootiend ;\u201d* \u201c M.Michel;* * Popular Propbeti- cal Literature ;\u201d \u201c Syris and the Eastern Question ;\u201d \u201cBt, Olement's Eve,\u201d \u201cThe American Confilet\u201d Ravrvat Eruxe.\u2014Mr.Becket bas prioted a few of the Revival Hymos which have recently been introduced bere, on 8 four-page tract, which he will sapply at twenty cents per 100.It may also be bad at this office, \u2014 We direct attention to the Prospectus of the 39th volume of the Canada Temperance Advocate.We bope bis old established journal will become increasingly popular and us ful.\u2014 The late coarse, and unclerieal-like letter in the Toronto Leader, from De, Roblason, à Southern and slaveholding clergyman, now s0- journiog ia Turonto, 10 reply to strictures iv the Globe, on the circumstance of bis baving preached, by invitation, in Koox Church in tbat clty, u followed by two letters from corres- indents, io which the anouymous writers emulate the Doctor's tone, aoû attrloute the authore ship of the Glube's animadrersious to a resident Minister of Turonto, whom they accuse of being actuated by jealousy and diesppointment.Truly s worthy spology ; but, even if the above alle.ations were trus, it has yet to be proved (bat 4 Two blacks make one white.\u201d Since the above skimmed past io exuberance of apirits and full as in type, ve baveaven a latter lu the Leader, of emulsion, they ¥ilustrated what bes been from Dr.Willis, the Minister reterred to.He styled \u201cthe poetry of motion,\u201d and, mo doubt, deies the authoisbip iwpuied to bim.kan camer, © adeng - ab.» ry = \u2019 PROCLAMATION OF LMANCIPATION, .Presdent Lineoln\u2014truelp bis promise, made la September last\u2014bas, ou te Girat day of 1863, issued bis Proclamation of epiro and uncondi- tions] freedom to the slaves ll the States and parts of States now io rebellige! This ina git of themselves to probably threqgi:lions of slaves, and ls, wo presume, tho greatedtNow-Year's gift on record.This Act of Ecanypation does not emanate from the President as Drlef-Mugistrate or Civil bead of the United wf which capacity he has no power in 1he penises ;\u2014but from bim as Commander-in-Obied f the Army and Navy of the Uuited States as ayar measure; and, in fact, 8 necessity of war, lojorder to the preservation of the Union and the paintensnce of the power of the Federal Govergpent.The validity of such m Proclamation canot be impugned, we presume, provided auflipent causes exist for its promulgation ; and sll §e course of the war, especially latterly, bag demonstrated the absolute necessity of such gneasure.Bome object to this aspect of the matty, sayivg that the proclamation affords no of the justice or humanity of the suthori being only « war-measure of meoessity.Theynswer to this objection was made by the Priyident himself\u2014pamely, thet & proclamation bagd on considerations of justios or philanthropy ould not legally free the slaves, whilst one on military necessity would do so.The thanks of the human race are dud to President Lincole and bis advisers for {ais great act, which Providence will doubtiess render operative to the entire overthrow of slavery io the United States.MR.HAMMOND'S FAREWELL ADDRESS AND DEPARTURE.We gave in, our last issue & portion of the proceedings at the immense fareweil meeting in the Wesleyan Church, on Sunday, 28th inst, and now resume the report.Oa Mr.Hammoud's return from tbe Lectare- room, he said, instead of one long sermon, be would preach four short ones, to different classes ; but we bave only room for a few of tbe illustrations which be introduced :\u2014 THB LAND.Many are doubtful of young converts, expecting them to fali away, and discouragiog them by the expression of their fears.An old farmer near Bath, in Maine, bad expressed this feeling to some who were speaking of tbe number of converts there.* Winter them,\u201d said be gruffly, \u201c Winter them rst.\u201d Would that farmer, if be got a little lamb, scarcely able to stand alone throw it out on 6 snow-bank aud say : * Winter it, and if it comes out in Bpriog a good strong abeep I will take it into the flock 7 No shep- berd woud do tbus with bis lambs; but many Christiane sct just so with Obrist\u2019s lambs, leaving them out in the cold world to see if they will struggle through themselves.TUE LETTER-OF CARDIT.s When\u2018in Europe, he (Mr.Hammond) had a letter-of-credit which be bad only to present at a Bankers anywhere, to draw what be wanted upon it; but at last he had drawn the whole \u201cmount, and it was of no use after that what- ever\u2014it would carry him no farther; but there is @ far better letter-of-credit than any banker could give\u2014within the reach of all\u2014 one which could never be exbausted, and which they would find in II.Corinthians, iz.8: * God is able to make all grace abound towards you; that ye, always baving all-sufficiency in ail things, may abound in every good work.\u201d YOUNG CONVERTS.By young converts he meant recent oon- vets, for many young converts had been old enoagh in sin.Sume grey-haired men had been broken down by the Spirit of God, till they asked the prayers of the meetings for themselves and their families ; and one bad given up the trade of selling intoxicating drinks, feeling that it was injurious «© others aod dangerous for bis own family, Such conduct as this is what Christ requires, wien be toile us to out of à right band, or pluck out a right eye, if they be causes of offence 10 us.Every young convert should inquire, witb Paul, \u201cLord, whet wilt thou have me to do?\u201d and all should do something in their Master's work, according to their several abilities and opportuuitles, BIPBRIBNOND ORRISTIANS, Those who bad been spesking to inquirers should be specially circumspect in their own walk and conversation ; for any inconsistency on thelr puri would do great harm to the young converts and the cause of Christ, AWAKEXED ONS.Many were desirous of fiodiog Jesus who yet beld back from giving themectves to him.\u2014 They bad some anzlety, some fear, some long- log, bat they folt na if they had not enough, and could not decide, Let such come just as they are to the luring Saviour, and let beliovers pray for them.DEPARTURE OF NH.HAMMOND.We leato, throagh H.A, Nelson, Eeq, who bas had the matter in hand, that the sum raised by the people of this olty for the Rev.E.Hammond, is $684 in Canadian curzency, worth to bim in American funds, $900.This » generous expression of the gratitude felt if\u2019 msny to thls faithful servant of the Lord, f the good be bas instrumentally done them ; ay there are doubtless many more, who bad the means to swell the amount in dollars a: cents, who will bold him fo grateful remes- brace through eternity, Mr.Hemmond &- pressed Lis appreciation of the kindness of the people of Montreal in a few modest and appropriate words, snd left en route for New York, bis next field of labor, His address while there will be, 599 Broadway.PASTORAL LETTER OF MONSEIGNEUR ON THE RELIEF OF TBE POOR IN MONTREAL.The R.O.Bishop of Montreal, Monseigneur Ignace Bourget, bas issued à pastoral letter, which waa read in sll the Catholic churches of the city on Sanday last.The proposed Protestant House of Befuge in Montreal bas made bis) Lordship feel tbat it would be a discredit to bi eburch to remain behind io such 8 work of Cristisn charity ; he has, therefore, addresse his people on the subject, and told them wha be intends should be done.His views mus commend themselves to the Oatholio commuui ty as judicious, while the tone of bis letter very conciliatory towards Protestants.W- transiste some portions of it, which are of pu lic interest, from their apologetis character the course the Bishop Intends to follow.H| fully eadorses the Protestant House of Refu In the following terms :\u2014 \u201cWe wish, very dear brethren, to declar| publicly that if we do not associate with o: separated bretbren in having only one and t same House of Industry for all the poor of t city, itis not on account of a bad spirit of i tolerance, but from principle and a sincers d aire to avoid any thing that might disturb th good barmony which ebould prevail amon us.You know, undoubtedly, my very de: brethren, that they bave generoualy taxed the: selves in order to establish a House of Inaust and Refuge for the poor in the city, and they a.decided not to shrink before the expenditure such a vast undertakisg, even should the of the building be forty thousand dollars, a: tbe annual support twelve thoussud.Eve: one of us of course wishes them aaccess lo undertaking so laudable, snd which will acco! plish 80 much good.\u201cYou keow also, very dear bretbren, tl this House of Industry and Refuge, will be P tesiant, that is to say, destined* to relieve 1 poor belougiog to their religions creed, a managed by a committee exclusively Protesta: Ic is, fa their \u20ac: tbe only practical way make this new iostitation effective.For t consider, that the Catholic could not well allied to the Protestant element in an {nati tion where a course of religious instruction needed.There is not a single Oatbolie but wi admit that they ure entirely right, and no o can blame them.\u201cThey should not ignore, however, that, much as we can, we associate with them i works for the common benefit of both Prot tants and Catholies.The Savings Bank of o city is a 1angible proof of this.For this in tution bas aiways been flourishing, and yet it bas both Protestant aud Oatholio directors, sail one of them, 48 you know, is your Bishop, wo thus induces you to bave full confidence in à publie institaiion offering every guprantes possible.\u201d : Bis Lordship goes on to show, ihat however praiseworthy for Protestants to build a House of Refuge, Oatholics have no need of tbe various Conveotual Asyloma a the sity ; but, iu making that statomsud, Be feels he bas to guerd against two dangers.Oue is the imputation which might be east upon Oatholics, that they are not coming ap té the mark and doing as much as Protestants.The Bishop wants, therefore, bis people to be ever ready against such s slur, with an answer which consists In & lint of the superabundance of Ostbolio inatitues of charity in this city.At the same time, inasmuch as boasting of what they bave done In that line, might induce them to relax in their efforts or merely to maintain the statu uo, his Lordsbip telle (bem pisinly, fiat in addition to what they have been in the habit of duing, an annual subscription of two or three thousand pounds will be indispensable to keep up with Protestant charity ; but, lot uebesr him speak, and give to bis charge a lesson in the apuloge- ties of Romaniem :\u2014 \u201c Wemust, our very dear brethren, point out to you tbe footing on which stand our several Ontbolic institutions, in order that you mght be able to know what to answer, {anybody were to tell you thet tbe Ostbolio religion does not assume the care of its paupers.A few Sgures will auffice to make you well aoquainted witb what you ought to kaow of the works performed amongst ourseives, and it will be ungecessary for us to add the names of our charitable institutions, \u201c Let us then say in afew words, that the On- tholic Oharch nurses dally in ber Hospital 200 patients; she frods every day during winter, 816 housebotds, to which she distributes food, fuel, and raimeut ; she lodgre babitealiy io ber Aaylums\u2014ever opened to every distregs\u20141,678 persons of ll ages, sexes and conditi focapa- ble of esroing their livelihood, from eaducity or widowhood, or infancy, and whom she rolieves np comforts, or to whom she teaches bow to fulfill their duties before going into the wo ld ; every year sbe prooures situations for about 700 femnle servante ; she lnvisbes her fostering care upoo 850 infante just able to talk aoû Waik, and thie, fo order that their mothers\u2014 while lvuving thelr children in ¢ecurlty fo plous ssylumes-migbt spend their lime in earning the necessaries of life : the bac Just opened rooms for convulescenty, who po lunger med the ductor, od yet, are tno poor lo recover at home the strength necessary to put them in à condition to work, Finally, every to do tbe same, th-ie Houses of Industry and Refuge already built and ia full uperatbon, co e 's shelter to the mut ui may not perish of eolc r guilty they may be.\u201d nder to Oesar the things Ÿ ofimitetibh.At the (fie, the num! given al ar apglling, _fpwiog what fast amount pf destitutie must \u201cPat amongst Catholic pdx of the sly ; the Ming tbe befit of large fealthy endowmentsVe the sup- | gether fro; et, the adbegts of Rome do pot tive ss well + the test.[1 these works aremditable to be Obarch wich undertakes thenshut, on the ther hand, i$ not creditable to by religion : jo cause mor Wead- ire tbe curf bat we prefer, vas) more the reventic a Iways have © better fodumanity.The Bisho; blished in Great Bais, a8 ust and Imogal.He says, and § Ur paot be the 71 of God to reli; aly by separstq s man fiom his children from their parenté.gentiemen of the Conference of Paul, who aseist in the relief of th siting them at bome, ascertaioing se: giving them usefal advice as wel es Then he concludes by an appeal ff the two or three thousand pounds mor ging at the doors of private hous rat long if they did, one would be sure hill ne some lasy fellow, unworthy of asi som, tbe Bishop suggests, can ed by the light sacrifice of 8 few perly upon every one to reckon spends on games, driving abosf, corsions, evening parties, an: ments, while bis fellow-beings to eat, nor sufficient clothing.The worthy Bishop closes h minding the feitbfal that for the! he has been himeelfa0 inmate of Hospital, where ke witnesses every that would melt the most bardeaed the sight of ¥hich would make almoffscy OF willing to mske some sacrifice for t relief | bis sofferiog brethren, \u2014___ FINANCIAL REVIEW.The Auditor's statement of the the Boks appeared in the Gazette the 20th fost.À summary of its bibits the following results :\u2014 Notes in circulstion,.Balances due to other Bank .Deposits not bearing tee Deposits bearing interest, .|.Total labilitles,.4.$31,770.918.10,939,088) 9,187,683.asuars.: Coin and Bullion, .J.6920.89 3 Landed and otber property} .1,814,431 à; Goveroment securities, .A.©.MAGALSE, ! Pr.Notes, or Bille of other Banks, T,185,721.00 Balances due from other Banks, 3,121,187.00 Notes and bills discounted,.41,413,935.00 ° Other debts, not befers included, 3,136,566.06 $61,374,380,00 Oomparing thls return with that of October Slet aod former ones, the following results are wortby of note :\u2014 1, Circulation exbiblts a considerable falling off from last month, and stands now at a polat but little over the lowest amount during the year.A month ago the amount was stated to be $11,280,000: this month it is $10,435,000 only ; the reduction emounting to 74 per cent.Tue lowest point touched duriog the year was on the 3ist of Augast, wben-the cirenlation was $10,088,000 ; and we look in vain for a year exbibitiog euch & result as the present, when, at the conclusion of the fall trade, the amount of notes in the hands of tbe people is but à email fraction above the amount circulating before barvest.The diminution of the circulation, too, since last year ls really remarkable, and, if we did pot know to the contrary, would lead as to the supposition that some great financial revale sion bad overtaken thy country.It is only paralloled by tbe reduofon after the panio of 1857; but even that a not an exact parallel, for then & period of fiv siapesd bot the bighest avd the ldirbet pointe, tbongb difference between them was Lisle more tbat between the nod the pry) \u201d the 30th Fonte fl, tbe notes Ÿ tion were $15,130,000, which 1p nearly 6§ per cent, mors than on jhe same day of this pear, [vis, bowever, wordy of note that, theogh the ( Banks bave redee nearly 85,000 0 of their issues during cle than they had last No- dmuonstrates at onco the healthy char À their own business, aud the existence of [isk amount of prosperity in th country.* The causes of gion of the cironla- \u2018have been -ed out in former articles, «a: Beed pot béiderred to now.We may re- tsrk, bowever Mist the extraordinary infux vol American aflirr bas, perbaps, more to do \u201cWith it than wefpmerly estimated, seeing that the amont imgired must bave resched upwards of half a ition dollars, s large portion © which has dif#hced the notes ôf the Banks The movemeofffr reducing the value of Ame- tian silver willl re the effect, if perseveriogly puried out, of siping farther importstions, so \u2018sat thers wifi Ebhably be no farther contrac- > of olrenlatifhfrom that eause.1.Balances diff'o other Banks bave decreased fom $1,088,004 $627,000, the largest dimini- : avtion being in Bank of Upper Canads.{3 Deposits in steady.Last month they amounted to $9,984,000 ; this month they / stand ot $20,%,000.We think it probable thatthe srerag@inount will keep above twenty \" milllons 1g_fufiag sud, that thers will be » Snedy incressgyed by year, as there bas been for sone years: p We caonot, however, expect so large « ratéof increase ag that between 1808 and the preseif year, for the deposits were rather less than ha! fvbat they are at present, \u2014 hu inerease of 100 cent.in four years cannot expected to contigae.Itmust be borge io wind, too, that a Busncial crisis will almost in- ovitably enshe in the peighboring States on the termination of the wd possibly before.\u2014 to have any great influ- 0 do mot axpeet t ' amas oyassbey de on a specie basls, and there has long essed to be any paper under discount in tke Banks, and payable in the current funds of the States.Btill, if the panic Le severe, we cau scarcely caloulate what its offasia may be.It may possibly create tempo- cary alarm bere, and the withdrawal of deposits for a time.Morec- :T, the recurrence of periodical panics ssems to have become almost a law bf£sance and commerce.Ever since 1825, there has been a crisis about once in tea yesrs, and there are already indications of that superabun- Aagos of money in London, and consequent prevalence ofa speculative mania, wbich are the precursors of such a reverse as that of 1857.\u2014 Such panics invariably lead to a large diminution of \u2018deposits, and when the period arrives, Canada cau scarcely be excepted from the gene- roi rule.4 Specie remains vearly as before.On the 81st October, the Banks held $5,979,000 ; this month they bave $6,930,000.On the 30th November, last year, they held only $6,180,000, notwithstanding tbat their circulation was baif @s much moreas itis atpresent, It les striking fact, that several of tbe Banks, at the presen: moment, hold more specie {ban they bave notes in circalation ; and, that the circulation of others does not amount to their specie and balances in hands of foreign cgents combined, The subjoined particulars will be found interesting :\u2014 ~ s Cirealation.Bpocte, Bauk of British North Ame- OM .\u2026.0.0120.00.961,225 1,008,839 Back du Peuple.186,434 213354 Molson's Bank.205,439 308,508 By d vs oremuion.BLE Bank of Montreal.3,575,863 3,951,018 Bank of Toronto .482,480 520,24v Ontario Bank.« 675,406 816,771 Takiog the banks 29 a whole, their cireuls- tion is more then covered by their specie, notes of otber banks, and net balances due from other banka,\u2014the amount of circulation being $10,- 425,000, and the amount of the other three iteme, (balances due fo other.Bgpks bariog been deducted from the amount due /rom,) $10,579,- \u2014 000.This leaves the whole of the paper under disdount, together with Government Securities, and other property, amounting altogether to $50,160,000, to meet the deposits.These, as ii has been stated, amounts to $20,717,000.8.Landed or other Propertyshowasan increase from $1,861,000 to $1,914,000.We should be sorry to pes any large increase in this ftem, for notbiog oss be more contrary to sound bank- log principles, or more disastrous ip its general effcgits, than to lock up capital in real estate.A Auk should most carefully avold advances of which tbe repayment depends on sueb security, sad should rigidly endeavor to hold go more than is required for its own occupation.The proportion of lauded or other property to capital of the different backs is as follows :\u2014 Niagara District,.4 Moleon's Bank,.3} Back of Toronto.4 Ontario Bank.4j Rasta Towu'p 3 «vs & Banque Nationale 2j Bank B.N.Amerion.B.Jacques Cartier 1} Bauk du Peuple.3j 6.Balances due from ofker Banks are somi- what lower than last month.The amount on Oct.31, wan $3,441,000, and on Nor.30, $3, 131500.7, Notes Diwcounted are lower than last month by $654,000, but they are sill somewhat bigher than they were this time last year.On Nov.30, 1861, the discounts were $40,647 000; thie year they are $41,413,000.There bas undoubtedly been less business lu produce this yout than 1s t, and itis, therefore, prob.ble that the volume of other business has looreared, 8.Other debts are diminished from $3,818,000 at ibis rate.\u2014Muwlsou's Bank, our quotation of i to $3,735,000 ; jhe greater the dimiaution in this ftem, generglly speaking, tie more healthy the ladication, The course Exchange durinz the month was remarkablÿsteudy.Gold tivctuated only from 128j to 13} ; the chunges being gradual, sod the price ay tbe close of Lbe month being the same as at {he opening, vis.: 128} to 129.Bterlieg Exchange ranged from 144 to 148; fluotustiog daily with gold.In (bis market, the price of Sterling exhibited a gradual advance, sod closed very Arm at 111 for bank, aod 1097 to 110 for private.New York Exchange ranged fiom 33 to 25 discount.During tha present month gold und sterilog in New York save ben very steady, the former at 130 to 133}, the latter at 144 to 146} ;\u2014and even tbe terrible disaster ut Fredericksburg affected the price very little.Here sterling Jss own increasingly fiem; and New York sxelenge, saleable at prices corres- pondiog'to the ailght daily variations in gold.EDITORIAL ITEMS, \u2014 From the éfficia] return of the number of voters at the reeeat New York Siate electivn, it appesrs that Seymours mufurity over Wads- worth, was 10,%32.As Seymour's majority in New York County wes 31,776, it shows that Wudsworth had a majurity outside of Now York of over 21,000.The rowdies aud rum- sellers of that city have, therefore, virtually elected the Brats offivers.\u2014 A laborer pamed Cloutier, dropped dead, while at work in Levis, on Baturday morning.\u2014 On Friday last, 0.K.Pane, Bsq., held an {quest at Poiote-aux-Teembles, en bas, on the buay of Maori Beaupré, who died in consequence of injuries received lo a fight on the bigh road À verdiet of mansluughter was returned against vne François Piché.\u2014 A oumber of membersof Bt.George's Congregation at Kingeton bave presented tbe eurate, tbe Rev.P.W.Loosemore, with a purse containing $233, \u2014I¢ is reported that the Emperor Alexander, uot contest with emancipatiug the serfs, bas issued a ukase for à radical reform iu tbe whole aysrem of Russian Iaw, which is to be placed ou à basis similar to that of the more civilised Européen nations.\u2014 France bas got a little more territory in! the Aina and healed a loog-stauding sore in Switzerland, by acquiring he valley of the Dappes in exchange for a cession of other territory.The treaty te this eMect was signed on Monday., \u2014 Colonel Ward, la-ely killed in the Imperial serviée fa China, itis said, bad contrived to «mnsss à fortune of more thaa £60,000.Coxruaanarion iw Lonpox, C.W.\u2014Last San- day evening \\be store of dr.T.Baxter, Dey Goode sad Grocery, London, O.W., was buraed, Tho grocery store next to it, kept by Messrs.Forbes & Co, met with the same fate, as did the bard ware store of Measrs.Baw & Vennor The loss sustained bythe several parties is beavy.The value of property destroyed is supposed to be between $50,000 snd $50,000, At the la- stanos of Mr.bazter, of whum ic jurious reports in connection With the fire were in circulation, the Coroner will hold an enquest to enquire into the cause of the fice.RaiLwar Aecinsur.\u2014Tbhe day express, west, which lef: Lundun on Saturday afternoon, Collided with tbe mixed, east, about one mile and- a-balf west ot Longwood.Furtanstely nô lives were lost.COMMERCIAL.Moyxvanar Wrrures Office, Friday, noon, Jan.3, 1863, The weather baa been very five for a day or two, and New-Yea:'s Day wus beautiful,\u2014the theme of usiverssl congratulation.Sume of the \u201coldest inhabitants\u201d declare there bas been no such genial temperatute at this season fur many & year.In 1846 nr 1847, according to ono authority, the weather bad been so continuously mild, thet on 3nd or 3:4 of January, ploughing was doos in this vicinity.Some of the weather-wise have been predicting, we understand, that there will be no ice-bridge across the St.Lawrence bers for s month to come.\u2014 The country-roads are bare and rough, making travelling difficult ; snow a foot deep is n general desire, Barom, at 7j this s.m,, 30:23 ; iberm.230 above sero;\u2014at noon, 360 above; barum.80:19 ; indications of snow.FixancuaL.\u2014Bterling Exchange is quiet and io little demand, 60-day Bank drafts ou London selling at 104 prem.for cash, and 11 prem.for credit.We bear of 30-day Bank drafts offering at 11 prem.for large smounts.The Commissariat bave not been sellers this week, Private 80-day Bierling drafts cell at 10 to 10} prem., with small offerings.Exchange on New York bas ruled dull during the week, at 24 to 24} dis.for Ounadisn Bank demand-drafis, and 24} to 25} dis.for American Bank aud Private, American Bilver continues at 4 to 4} dis.Rates for American bauk-notes at Exobange- offices here are, \u2014buying about 27 dis, selling about 26 dis A dispatch from New York City to-day quotes Stertiag Excbang 147; Gold, 333 to 34 prem, ; Silver, 26 prem.Stocks\u2014The Montreal Brokers\u2019 circular of Dec.31,62, remarks Bsok of Montresl, con: deradlenmount of business bas been done at fro 114 to 113) per cent.; tbe Stock la active at the later rate \u2014Bank of Toronto, in demand.\u2014 Ontario Bank, fair demand at our quotation of 101} por cent \u2014Bauk vf British Norib AÂwe- eries, no Sock fu market \u2014Commerciul Baok of Caoada, books clused until after Jun, 1; 94 per eœutez dividend is tbe rate nwmed; we bave not besrd of noy traneaciivns \u2014Oity Bank, beavy at the guulutioo of 99 per cent.\u2014Bank of Upper Ouvads, Do Stuck off ring.\u2014 + Harque du Peuple, 1hs Stuck is in market nt 109 per cont; the Latest transactions wera THE MONTREAL WITNESS, 11 per ent is purely nominal ; ne Stock offer | log, for some weeks.utres] Mining Company Contois, no traos- actions this week ; nomioal at $1.69 per share.\u2014Obamplain snd Bt Lawrence Railroad, sules of old Stock have been (ff cted at 90 per c:nt discount ; asked for.\u2014 Moutreal Harbor Bonds, Si per cent Bonds maturiog la 10 years, are saleable at 103 per ceut.\u2014 Montreal Telegraph Company Stock, in demand at 137 per cent.\u2014 Montreat Oity Gas Cumpsny, ln imoderste de- mandat 1134 per cent-\u2014Gorernment Deben- tares, notbing coiag.\u2014Cop.M.L.PF.D, no- thiog doing, MONTREAL WHOLESALE PRODUOE PRICES CURRENT.Montreal, January 2nd, 1863.Proon\u2014Pollards, $2.35 10 $2.50; Middlinge, $8.60 10 $3.80 ; Fine, $3.60 to $3.80 ; Super, No.2, $4.20 1034 20 ; SuperSne, $4.40 to $4 50 ; Fancy, $4.65 to $4.75; Extra, $4.90 to $4.95; Superior Extra, $56.15 t0 $5.80.Little doing; the Oorn Exchange Is sot to be opened until Monday, Oarusas bel.of 200 Iba., about $4.80, Wasar.\u2014 Canada Bpring, 936.to 94¢, ex-care ; U.0.White Winter, nominal, $1.03 w $1.04.Car loads in good demand.\u2018 Puas per 66 Iba., 706.to T2je.Nominal.Asus per 112 lbs, \u2014Pots, $6.35 to $6.35; Inferiors, 50.more ; Pearls, $6.20 to $6.30, BuTTER ie in fair demand, aod late quotations maintaioed ; inferior 106.to 104¢,; medium 116, to 12e.; fine, 1240.to 14e.; ehoïce, 1416 to 17e, Lanp per 1b., Tèe.to 8}.Taucow per 1b, 8fc.10 9¢.Haus por 1b, doll dull; smoked, Se.to 8e.; canvassed, 80.10 106, Porx per bel, Moss $10.00 to $10.56; Thin Mess, 30.00 to $9.50 ; Prime Moss, $8; Prime, $8.No transactions; quotations nominal, Dux per brl, Prime Mees, $8 to $8.50.Nominal.Hoas.\u2014Good demand ; Live $8 to $3.50 ; Dressed, $3.73 to $4.25 8mss.\u2014 Clover, 80.to8§0.per 1b, ; Timothy, $2 to $2.50 per 45 Ibe.JOHN DOUGALL & O0, Propuos Commusion Merozanre, 270 St.Paul Street.WEEKLY REPORT OF MONTREAL WHOLESALE GROCERY MARKET, Mouresat, Friday, Jan.2, 1862.The dulaess noticed in last report, as prévail- fng in the Wholesale Grocery market, as is usual at this season, continues; but thers has been a good deal of activity in the local trade.Tsas.\u2014There wero no transactions of any consequence during the past week.Imports are light, and will likely continue s0 for some time; but stocks here are, in general, pretty full.Rates are,\u2014for low grade Young Hysons, 40c, to 500.; fair, 520.to 60c.; fine, T5¢.to 856, ;\u2014 Japans, 54c.to 65c.Oorrez.\u2014No change to notice; current rates sre\u2014Rio and Legueyra;' 22e.to 240.; Java, î6c.to 370.; Mocks, 37§e.Svaans \u2014The market is not over-supplied, and really prime Porto Ricos may be quoted aa without materia] change, \u2014say $8.35c.to $9; ordinary to low Cubas can be bad oz somewbat easier terms, if buyers of quantities could be found, viz., $8 to $8 25.The general prices for small lots, however, aro much the same as before,~vis., $8.12} c.to $8.37}¢.Rsrmu Buaans.\u2014The latest Refinery prices were:\u2014 Loaves, 12{c.per Ib.; Dry Orusbed and Groond, 13c.; Eztra Ground, 12jc.; Crushed A, 11jc; Yellow Refined, No.8, 940.Mozassas.\u2014Dull, but when good sleighing comes, an improved demand may be expected ; quotations are nomiuaily as before, \u2014290, to 34c.Saur.\u2014Little doing, and abont as last quoted ; bat for quantity, à rate below previous figures would be named.Ourrent prices are, \u2014$1.40 to $L.50 per bag for Liverpool Coarse.MONTREAL LUMBER MARKET.Mournear, Friday, Jan.2, 1863.Since tho close of navigation, there has been but little changs to note io prices; the market is quiet but firm.The followiog are current rates :\u2014 \u201c ; Luxsen rnom Tue Yanns.\u2014Pine Boards, First quality, seasoned, $20 10 $23 per 1000 ft; Do., green, $16 to $18; Beconds and Thirds, ses- soned, $13 to $14; Do, common, $11.\u2014 Hemlock boards, 88.\u2014Sprace boards, $7 50 tu $8; Do, 2-ioch, $14 to $16; Do., 3.in.plank, (Ist aud 20d quality) none la market; Do., 3-iach culls, $16 to $18.\u2014Pioe Deals, 3-in., First and Second quality, none in market; Do., Third quality, (12-11-3) $30 ; Oulle, (12-11-3) $18 to $22.\u2014Muple sud Birch, $10 to $13.\u2014 Basswood, $7 to $8.\u2014Bluck Walnut, $25 to $35.\u2014 Pine dimension timber, delivered to order, $16.\u2014 Hemlock Joist from B.Townships, ex cars, $9 to $10.Tiusun.\u20148quare Pine, 5d to 7jd per eublo foot ; tenetl Pine, 3d to 4d per lin.foot; usre Temarse, 6d.10 8d.per cubic foot; Fred Tamaras, 8d.to 4d.per lin, foot ; Round Rook Elim, 44.t 6d.do.; Square Rock Bim, none; Bquare Oak, none, NEW YORK MARKETS.(By TelegrapA.]\u2014 an, 3, Flour 6 cents better ; recelpts, 17355 bris Wheat a shade firmer; receipte, 00 bushels.Cora sbude Hrmer ; receipts, 9,000 bush.Rye ufet, at 850.for Western, and 930.to 950.for drate.Porkquiet.Lard heavy.Ashes quiet; Pus $8.20 to $8.50 ; Pearle nomival.Oats steady, at 67c, to Tl.for common to prime.\u2014 Barley Brn at $1.35 to $1.65.Peay dull at $1.03 10 $1.08, Freights dull aad drooplog, OATTLE MARKETS, Montnza MARKET, \u2014 FOR WEEK ENDING Jaw, 2 1863.Extra Cattle, $6.50 10.88; First Quality, $8- to $0 80; Second and Third, $4 50 tv $380; Mük Quws, $15 10 $20, nud $30 to $35 for exe (ra; Bheep, $3 50 to $4.50, $6 to $5 for extra each; Liombe, $1 to $3 ench; ë \u2018Re live weight, $3 1083 75; diensed, $3.73 1084.35; Hided, #5; Pulis, $1 to $1.80; Tallow, rough, bc.MONTREAL RETAIL MAEKKT PRICNS, For MARKRY-DAY, Jaw, 8, 1083.(Carefully Corrected for (he * Witness\u2019) NompuorcmureeweShe sosfgacconuccccsacooncarea SSSSSESSSSIBESSSSSSSESSES sof olinuvonnuauSennnsnals?MNT cOm0aWANAOGGOOMHAMOOOS mootolio\u2026 3, fresh.13 y, per 100 10,00 10 4 eee re 420 to 710 Markets dull, REVIEW OF QUEBEC LUMBER MARKET.In a review of the business of the Quebec Tiber aod Lumber market for 1862, Foragth, ot; lasts between tbe North and South, nothing for trade in Eugland will be mors or less affect ou the Ottawa and St.Lawrence must look ont for correspoading inquiry bere.to about nineteen willions against fourteen millions of feet in 1861.Much of what winters is poor and ordivary in quality, snd unfit for shipment, and we question if there isas much prime timber in the booms as wintered over last seu- son.The stock, however, is of formidable dimensions, and we recommend curtailment io what is brought down should be well made aud advantage, having to compete with what is in market.Board Wood is much reduced in quantity, of any other article that may be brought down next summer, if over 20 inches and prime quality; but the loss in measurement is so great that few will venture to masufacture it un they could sell to arrive, which we do not think probable, quality.Red Pine has been improving of late in Bog- land and the Clyde, and although the stock is 3,400,000 agaiust 2,700,000 last year, we think the demand in Spring will be good.dually decressed in price, and Iste sales were what is large and well manufactured.t ready sale throughout the year, but larger sise bas uot been s0 smleable.We think the pros- Ir larger thao last 5: r by 50,000 feet.what is on hand is large.to the number of new ships building, and al though we bear that a £45 t0 £473 10s, but declined afterwards to £42 10s, at which they remain without meeting with a ready sale.The stock Is abont 250 abo £16, avd closed at £14.The stock of Pine De Pine, white Spruce are rather loss.was op follows :\u2014 1,398 206 8,042 is MR.W.0 BUCHANAN has this day been admitted san it in our business, whish will be carried on io the name of W.& I.LEKM ING & CO.|W! Wawa W.&T.LEEMING.|g MOUR snd w branches la the saine premises, under the ed, and it is to the demand thers our friends on| \u2014 Tbe Export from Quebec is greatly reduced societies from what it was last year, while our supply on bag been greatly In excess, and the stocks in 1.GuERx consequence sre unusually large, especially [give addre White Pino\u2014which, with Board Wood, smounts parts of the world.the manufacture toa larg: extent, and also that Papi not under 60 feet, for poor rafts will not sell to Th and we think more favorably of it than we do $ Much of what is on band is pour in Ir Oak 201d very early in the season, but gra-| Cote St.Charles, is bigh in Eogland, The stock wintering is| Fleas mention this Inthe Bid gratuty ook back | | 4 1 ies is two millious but gratof y ick on the long series uf years in Staudard, egalost one and & half in 1831 of [of send Temperance principles, ul guint the Sih one Lidar ra th en \u2018evallitig use Intoxion! iquors in Tho entire stock on band, on the 1st Decem-|fitividuate.\u201cbe undertaking hone: thr commencemiees Ler, 1863, including merchantable and culls, has been felt to be u difficult one, as in the Guithfui olga charge of our duty, we huve bed to contend with and oppuse tuany uf Gur personal friends ; our general bose ness has ulso suffered frum the opposition of thase who 1,298,608 ftons interes oppose us; but we rust thal we will be \"508 978 enabled, by the generous support of those « , have à right io louk for encouragement, to go on in our ravinee, but in olhet pa that is worthy of nota the either at home or alroad., We nved not rembid the 1,173 that a great deat of outlay ls required to make the tive 1,100 sate what wo intend it tu be, ho best D'enperence paper RW ADVERTISEMENTS, [whine \u2014\u2014 ISSOLUTION OP CO-PART- NRRIHIF.\u2014 The Co-Partaership heretofore existing between the subscribers under the firm of BURRITY, and Wholesale Desters tn LONSDALE & TOWSER, as Importers Dry (ieods iu this eity, this day dl-solved by limitation either of the ua- der.will sgn the mame of the late firm le Haul H.0.BURRITT, J.C.L' NSDALÉ, GEO, TOWNKR, 134 (Bigned,) \\ OTICE.\u2014The Oo-partnership exist- Ing between the anders! ned, under the name 1yle of Git.Mo! THOMPSON, was dissolved the 01h day vf Aups THOMPSON Jetlring from the All matters reiatiug to the late firm will 9 the remaioing partners, Mr.J.Y.Git.R JOHN WHITE, Fagen.JOUR WOITE 1643sw EFERRING 10 THE ABOVE, the Subscribers beg to Intimate that | i earry os the business as heretofore in i same and Montreal, Jau.2, 1863.yle of QILMOUR, WHITE & Co, J, TY.GILMOUR, JOAN WHITE, 1-64 2sw 213 85.raal street.Bell & Oo, remark that, while the oivil war THINGS NEW AND OLD.\u2014A MONTHLY MAGAZINK for the Lambs and with cert.inty can be relied où in formiog an vo que nadrens où 3505 canin ao oies (Pont estimate.of the business of the comiog season, [outs Orders cash io advance.Witness.Address.Y.N.and 1dowéwtfb JIBLE SOCIETY MEETINGS.\u2014 The Anniversary Meetings of the Braneh Bible , 18 connection with tbe Montreal Auxili- (D.V.)be beld as foliows:\u2014The Miniaters lospel in the varioos localities, and the Rey, \u2018elling Agent of the M, A.B.8., on the Bible Mission in various \u2018The public are respeetfoliysin- will he @ Ë DATE.HOUR pes, Nor.28, AN = \u201cEM \u201c2% 6 PM 1563, Jan 5 8 PE an.J \u201cà « BN « Ë © AN ; ¥ aq «EM \u201c8 ¢ Pi \u201c6 6 \u201coz, \u2018 «à 6 upp, 10 æ 8 s PM 1 P.M, sem 6 PM.6 Pal A.M, s Fa « PM 6 PM 6 PM.6 PM, ¢ PN 3 AM, PE On the Babbatha there will be à lecture or a ser- nade at 16d.& 16d.There is 1,300,000 in men, as may beat sui: the oocasion, bat all formality market, against 950,000 last year, bat much of| © Büsinens wili be svoided, Will the fricnds of the eause in the various loeall- It Is inferior, aod we recommend that mauu-| yes icase give these appointments the efe facturers be careful to send down notbing but over ere alor local.A1 fives, thas A long notice Is given, that done without lnconvenience, and the ork of the Agents so multifarious he really will Elm, especially 35 to 40 feet, bas met with a Nos be apie ta bps SoD visit in case of fellure.11 the hour fixed prove unaulusbleat an: plsee, the feuds will Lleass change it to suit thémacives.pects for next season are very fair, but not for| SUL, slew the Agent time fiom the next pi + next following appolotment, aud inform his e.small or inferior.of the chang Birch haa been very dull all the year, but jt| CouLEcTiONS will be Iaken OP ut each meeting.Co-OPKRATION.\u2014Will Mivisters of the Gospel, who receive a copy of the Reporter, please give to 8h is also greatly in excess of Lhe stock .i|the Society aud the Agent a hearty a ration sorresponding period fu 1861, but very little of ott le PE ue PUIS 4a lon eue and nid take part ju the meetings.Please press the Tamarac has beso sold to advantage, cwing subject npou the attention of your people.Tu THE BKCRRTARIKS.\u2014Flease bave the report deal is being made of ihe Lommities for the past Yeur ready ta be read 4 af me ting, and have be we think it will- sell well if large sized, as in- lighted id moderately warmed.\u2014Invite sll the min.qQuiries are making which may lead to its taking Isters in your locality ; and i( ou love to ses hé place of meeting well ork lu -whioh we are engaged prosper, have the the place of Pitch Pine in England.one betor Merchanteble Standard Staves opened at fouet de Abels work thoroughly the - ANADA TEMPERANCE ADVO.CATR Prospectus, ior the your 1883.Vol XXIX, M.larger than last your, while West India are| A Proprisior and Publhor uf Whe 4d ease.Qu peeing t as much less.These opened at £18 to| beiore the.friends and pavons of the paper.as we 20h Prospectus, we cannot we have heen enabled 10 keep up this exponent Rib Wines fic, aa of the Liquor en and 10 whom we AVe shall continue to note the progres of Temperance 303.639 principles throughuut the world, Le \" apprised uf whaicver is going on, not oily 1u our own.\u2018eping our readers bd slunuiale OUrselves, 80 thal tie readers of ihe Ades 3,407,083 cass may rest aseured that they will foid in vue pages all in the Temperauce Movement, the Proviices-ever lo make it pay szpeuses an 7000 SUBSCRIBERS, 3,039,141 (1 our present lit is indispensable ; and while grate trames.1800, 186L.1862, 1,348,477 938,627 1,068,664 798,761 112080 48,606 17,288 ora coun.110831 203211 725,380 32301 52.408 .7,071,030 15,384,949 Do, waney } 11,390,884 5 0/602 3,049,944 an Red Pine.3,649,187 3,707 109 STAVE.Btana'd Mill.1290 984 Panck'a do.1829 1,226 n Bris do.1839 Lage 1,100] lhe] DRALS, PineStand'd.3,248,161 1,577,469 Sprucedo.\u2018617,478 \u2018869,210 \u2018541,660 |acinouiedss ing the vigorous pfforis made by his Tory the publisher is pecousded thal more can\u2019 and will douse 10 extend Tod cireataton of the Advecats for Leen, than bas been dene in wiry previous year, The Prospectus for 1563 therefore sent firth at this esr that ul rnunily off taee neiges ore exertion to procure al least 10,000 Paying Subscribers, Jt \u2018important that the Lists should be sent in to ue OTICE OF CO PARTNERSHIP, [serly, as itis FIRST MUMBER OF VOLURE XXIX \"it ba iseged on the first Janomry 1843, und none will be ut after the 1610 of December this your, unlese re-ore dered MENT FUR THE BOARD AND EDUCA.OF YUUNU LADIES.The \\VisTER TErx will commence on FRIDAY, the 0th fast.aver.l vaos cies for Honrders.Atteution is favited to the series of ADVANCED Sansa supplementary to the ordianry Wchuol ouree.will appear in its weal RS.SIMPSONS ESTABLISH.|S Foleo meek ove Pesala Piero ek XP\" The Terms will be us filoves :-\u2014 Bingle C te 4L a.yenr, Five on toons Address, to \" All percela containing ive or more copies l0\u201dcna sie JUNIOR 04d ELEMENTARY CLASSES will be opened dred.will be mailed at ihe annual mie of 40 cents each, All Oniers must enclose pay nents in advance, of for Chlldren under twelve yours of » fur Whom d van the chal Fone will be reduced to 415 snd, $30 ce [aniec of pay nvent beiore the £1oes of 1 ok saeibe of tas sum.u paw volume, aml to JONN O.BROKRT, tor Prospeetue ply to Masses.DAWSON \u2026 .BROTHK44, ire or James Street, or at the Publisher.38 Groat St.Jamas Swrei, Monweel, School.Mansflerd Hireet, lduwk wtlb November, 188% HE TRACT ALMANAQ sent by M ait, Post: on recelpt of 10 cents.W'@.fes CEE paid, » 0g NNUAL REGISTER OF RURAL AFFAIRS peut by Wall, Post paid, on re 02LLY oupt of 28 outa Wines UI es .= TT cleulated to warn, instruct - i * a = \u2014 _.ee lg d THE MONTREAL WITNESS.The Miscellany.THE UNSREN BATTLE-FIELD.There is an unseen battle-Seld, - In every human breast, \u2018Where two opposing forces meet, But where they seldom rest.The fleld is veiled from mortal sight ; F __Tis only seen by Une, Who knows alone where victory lies, \u2018When each day\u2019s Sgbt is dens.One army clusters strong snd feree, Their chief of demon-form ; His brow is like the thunder cloud, His voice the bursting storm.His captains, Pride, and Lust, and Hate, \u2018Whose troops watch night and day, Bwift to detect the weakest point, And thirsting for the fray.Oontending with the mighty force, Is but a little band ; Yet, with a bold onyielding front, \u2018Those warriors firmly stand.Their leader is a God-like form, Of countenance serene ; And glowing on bis naked breast, 4 simple Czoss is seen.His captains, Faith, and Hope, and Love, Point to the wondrous sigo, And gazing at it, all receive, .Btrength from & source divine.They feel it speaks à glorious truth, A truth ag great as sure, That to be victors they must learn To love, confide, endure, That faith sublime, ia wildest strife, Imparts & holy ealm; In every deadly blew a shield, For every wound a balm.And when they win tbat battle-field, Past toil is quite forgot ; The plain where earnage once had reigned, Becomes a haliowed spot.A spot where flowers of joy and peace ring from the fertile sod, And breatbes the perfume of their praise Ou every breeze\u2014to God.THE NEWSPAPER GIANTS, HOW THEY USED TO FIGHT.The expenses which the Times incurred in its endeavours to distance its rivals were enormous.When the overland route to India Was opened, the Times, with its usual energy, determined to have the first supply of news from our esstern empire.To resolve was to fulfil; and the Times anticipated the government despatches by sending ;a courier to Marseilles, who brought the paper's own despatches from thenoe.The French government, jealous of this priority on the part of a private firm, threw obstacles in the way of this eourier\u2019s passage through Franoe, by raising questions as to the correotness of his Passport and other means, till the government wail from Indis had passed on for London.What was to bo done?Mr.Andrews, in bis * History of British Journalism,\u201d tells us that John Walter, of tho Times, determined to open a new route to Inds.The experiment was tried in October, 1545, the Times express was sent in the regular mail steamer which arrived at Sues on the 19th October.Here #' man on a dromedary awaited it, and dashed across the desert; with it, stopping nowhere till be reached Alexandrie, oh ere he appeared the very next day.orn, Wales coadjutor, himself, was ready on board an Austrian steamer with the steam up, and was off at eleven o'clock, His ojected route lay through Trieste, bus fe landed at Divino twelve miles nearer London und burried through Autris, rumia, Baden, and Bavaria, with pase already preparod and vised ; reached Freche in eighty-four hours, took 9; ial steamer to Cologne, and special train, all prepared and waiting for him, to Os- PA was on board a fast special atesmer and of for Dover in a few minutes, and the train there, arrived in London at half past four o'clock on the the morning of the 31st, thus performing the distance from Sues tu London in teu days and a few hours.Meanwhile, the regular mail, helped onward by the resources of the two greatest nations of the world, who were alive to the rivalry, and exerted their utmost efforts to defeat it, came toiling on, making its way nfally and lsboriously for illes.t did not reach Alexandris even\u2014the end of its first stage, as it were\u2014till balf- past eicht o'clock on the evening of the 1st, and did not leave till ten o'clock on the morning of the 22d, or forty-seven hours after Waghorn\u2014unencumbered by the machinery of goverpment\u2014had been off and away.And, before the mail had to Paris on its way to London, the imes bad made its appearance from London, with a full summary thus expressed, of the news which that mail was bringing, and which did not get to London tili eleven o'olock on Sunday night.This put the French government on its mettle; and placing fleet steamers and Special trains at the service of the courier the Mornis Herald, it enabled that journal to publi its pews, exprossed through Marseilles, forty-eight bourse before the Times sould ive its express brought through Trieste.bis was à sad blow to tho Times, after 4 all the expense it had gone to, but there was nothing for it but to quote the news from the Herald, aud to make à dash for the next or December mail.Another government was now looking on at the struggle with interest; Austria could not but 866 at once the great advantage to be derived by turning the steam of the traffic from the East through its territory, and accordingly gave its support to the Times scheme, and placed a special and powerful steaicer at its service to express its des- patohes from Alexandris to Trieste.The result was favourable to the Tïmes to à remarkable but acoidental extent.Fearful storms swept tho Mediterranean, and the mail steamer, exposed to their influence, could not make Marseilles, whilst the Austrian steamer, with the Times axpress went, snugly sheltered, up the Adriatic, and thus the 7¥mes was enabled to publish its news an entire fortnight before the mail arrived | But this did not settle the question of the relative merits of the two Toutes; and, after a fair trial and a sharp struggle, the Trieste line was found expen- was abandoned ; but we never heard of the Times despatches being trified with Soh is of th dis- ach is a specimen e energy played by the journalists of the last generation.There is no longer room for, mor pose Fo such tremendous exertions and outlay.The German Jew, Reuter, has proved a thorough democrat, and has brought down equality with the enus of the pro- vinoes, The history of Julfas Reuter, is s remarkable instance of diffioulties and discouragements overcome, which mark every period in the history of the press.To this case, bowever, the journalists were their own opponents.Mr.Reuter, for a long time, could not induce the London journals to accept his telegrams.They still trusted to the private telegrams of their special correspondents.The Times atill continued to incur the expense of a daily steamer from Calais to convey the continental news.Reuter was not to be disheartened ; he etill sent his telegrams to the London papers, and found that they were at last frequently used.It was on the 9th of February, 1859, that he made bis great hit \u2018\u201c On that day,\" says a recent writer in Once a Week, * the Emperor made his famous speech in which he threatened Austria through her ambassador.His ominous words were uttered at 1 pu, in the Tuilleries, and at 2 p x.the speech was published in a third edition of the Times, and had sbaken the Stock Exchange to ita foundation.\u201d From that day Mr.Reuter's povition was established.Ho tecame by degrees the purveyor of news to all the capitals of Europe.He now gets the American news telegraphed from the steamers as they touch the most eastern point of America, and from the most western poiut of Ireland.Daring that eventfol time last Christmas, when we waited to know whether there was to be pesce or war, be put on a special train from Queenstown to Dabiin, a special steamer special train from Holyhead, to London with the American papers; and \u201c Reu- ter's Express\u201d was a recognised medium of news conveyed with greater speed than news cver was conveyed before.Reuter treats all the papers alike.He knows no difference between the five-penny and penny papers; between London papers and country pepers.BISHOP COLENSO'S NEW BOOK.In The Leader of November 20th there was published on editorial containing some remarks upon s work lately published in England by, no less a personage than the Bishop of Natal.From the extraotx there given, it ocartainly appears to be a ourious production, even surpassing the Essays and Reviews in presumption snd boldness, for the author seems to spesk in a tone, as if it were impossible for him to have arrived at false conclusions, It is of course impossible, for tbe present, to enter upon any, arguments with the Bishop, until we ses upon what grounds be establishes bis assertions, but it must strike every person as amasingly strange that these disorepancies should not bave been disoovored by the oelebrated Rabbies who translated the Pentstench from the Bebrew into Greek, called the Septusgent version.Or by the famous Oukelos, the author of the Chaldee version of the Books of Moses, who flourished about fifty years before the Christian ers; or by the Rab- bies whose names flourished in that celebrated Jewish work called the Talmud, and whose disquisitions clearly indicate that they were men of great research.Or by that celebrated body of Jewish doctors, generally oslled Masoprites, who undertook the laborious task of the revision of the biblical text.All these no doubt were as good Hebrew acholars, and as well versed in Scripture as the Bishop of Natal, snd the authors of the Essays and Reviews.Or is it likely that the divines En ah sive and not at all times practicable, and |i the aristoorsta of the metropolis to an Po! from Dublin to Holyhead, and another | from the earliest period of the Christian ohureh, who spent their whole lives in the study of the Bible, as is attested by their volumnious works still extant, would have overlooked matters so momentous, or that they would have knowingly shut their eyes to false records in the Bible if such had existed ?What could have been their ob- jeot in designedly blinding their understanding?It certainly was not for the love of fame, or the prospect of gain, Ephraim, the Syrian divine, was s man of striot conscientious feeling, and is spoken of in great praise as well by the Greeks, Romans, Egyptisos and Armenians as by the Syrians ; his commentaries and bomi- lies were held in 80 great esteem that they were read to the congregations after the reading of the Soriptures, He had a per- foot knowledge of the Hebrew, Syria, Greek and Egyptian langui Theodore, another learned Syrian divine, who flourished in the fifth century, also wrote a commentary on the whole Bible, which was highly esteemed.The Greek and Latin fathers were all men of grest learning, and assiduous in the study of the Holy Soriptares, and some of them also in the study of philosophy; but neither the Greek, Syrian nor Latin fathers could per- oeive\u2018anything contradictory or unreasons- ble in the Pentateuoh, so as to shake the belief regarding the authenticity or inspiration of the five books of Moses.The blose investigation of the Bible led some of them, indeed, to adopt peculiar opinions as to the interpretation and applieation of certain rtions of Soripture, but as to its being the infalliable Word of God, in this respect they were of one mind.d where had the host of eminent modern Jewish commentators their wits, not to bave seen these terrible things in the five books of Moses which Dr.Colenso seems to have discovered?Is it likely, that such & man as Moses Maimonides, a learned theologian, 8 profound philosopher and eminent physician, skilled in Hebrew, Arabio, Cbaldee, Greek, and some modern languages, one who spent the greatest part of his life in controversy with the French and German Rabbies, and who for some liberal opinions which he entertained was obliged to flee from Spain, his native country, having been excommunicated, and seek sn asylum in Egypt; one who so loved the study of Boripture that be transoribed the whole Pentateuch from a very ancient manuscript, and who from the acumen and learning which he evinced in illustrating the whole body of the laws of the Hebrews, is oalled the eagle of Rabbies ; I say, is it likely, that he would bave overiooked all these sup) discrepancies in the Penta tench ?This famous writer, in the course of the study of Scripture, ived that there existed which required explanation, and he wrote the well-known work entitled \u201c More Nevochim, or Guide to the Perplexed,\u201d which is partly philo- sophioal sud partly theological.Its design is to explain the meaning of Soripture ; but does be even hit, because eertain por- tiona of the Old Testament may not be uite clear to the ordinary reader, that on that account it cannot be inspired?On the contrary, of the 13 artioles of faith, drawn up Tr the modern Jewish creed, and may be found in any Jewish prayer- book, the 6th, 7th and Sth articles dis- tinotly declare, that all the words of the prophets are true, and that all the law whioh this day is found in our hands, was delivered by God himself to Moses, and every article commences, I believe with » perfect faith,\u201d Besides the foregoing writer, wo have other sbrowd and deep-thinking Rabbies, such as, Aben Esra, an able astronomer and commentator.In the former science be made suoh happy discoveries that the blest mathematicians did not soruple to espouse them, sud io the latter he showed so much penetration and judgment that even Ohbristisns preferred him to mo:t of their interpreters.David Kimchi was both an able grammarian and commentator.Solo mon Jarchi is by some styled the prince of commentators, Moses Ben Nachman received, from his great learning, the name of \u201c father of wisdom the luminary.\u201d Isaak Aberbanel, n writer of great intelleot and comprehensive mind; and a great many others might be mentioned, pourly of equal fame, all of whom have studied the Sorip- ture as carefally and critically as Dr.Co- lenso, but have failed to perceive, with all their acuteness and learning, any of these \u201c variations,\u201d * contradiotions,\u201d ** impossibilities,\u201d snd absurdities,\u201d which he dis covered.And what shall we say of such world-renowned interpeters and writers as Luther, Calvin, Melanothon, Le Clerk, Lightfoot, Vitrings, Rosenmaller, Michæ- lis, Carprovins, Simon, Ploiffer, Vatablus, Buxtorf, Priestly, Eiocbborn, Jameson, Ainsworth, Graves, Hergstenberg, and à host of others, to have passed over silently such glaring inconsistencies as those which the Bishop of Natal professes to have discovered.There is but one reasonable conclusion that we can arrive at, and that is, that there exists no such inconsistencies in the Pentateuch.Difficulties, no doubt, often presented themselves to these writers, bat then they knew how tdsurmount them.They investigated tbe subjects which were not quite olear thoroughly] snd rested not until they found the right polution.The Hebrew e, in whioh the Old Testament was originglly written, has long ago ceased to be apdken, and hence is is often not easy, without much investigation, to arrive at the proper meaning of a word.Most Hebrew words, too, have various significations, and if tbe right meaning suitable to the contest is not chosen, ti must necessarily giye rise to erronsous conclusions.Los us Lake for example, Gen.ix.13: \u201cI do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of 8 covenant between me sad the earth.\u201d From the expression, I do set,\u201d it may be, and indeed it has by some been inferred, that the rainbow was then first set in the clouds; and yet, when we know thst the rainbow is the natural effect of the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays falling on the drops of water, wo can hardly bring ourselves to believe that it never was seen during the period whioh clasped between the Oreation and the Deluge.Nor need we have recourse to such a stretoh of imagination, for the Hebrew word nathan signifies to give, to put, to set, to appoint, so that if the last meaning Rad boen chosen, and tral ed, Ido appoint, the passage would have - fastly clear.The rainbow was then Et sppointed as an outward visible sign of the covenant promise made to Noah, though it may have been seen repeatedly before that] time, In I Kings vi.1 it is said & That Solomon began to build the Temple in the fourth year of his reign over arsel, and in the four hundred and eightioth year after the children of Israel were come out of Egypt.\u201d Josephus, however, gives the time to \u201c five bundred and ninty-two;\" and 80 does Demetrius, who wrote the history of the Jewish kings, during the reign of Ptolemy Philopator, and whioh, no doubt, is the correct time.Here, then, we have a difference®of 112 years.The favorite mode of getting over this difficulty seems to have been by sup- ing the number of -the Hebrew text to fo n corrupted, or not to have originally existed in the text at all.But for what object should the number have been altered or inserted?Dr.Colenso and the authors of the Æssays and Reviews, would perbaps pot adopt.such » mild mode of oriticisco, but the books of the Kings would, probably, share the same fate with the entateuch\u2014no doubt, an easy mode to get over the diffioulty.But let us see whether the 112 years cannot be aocounted for in more legitimate manner.The ancient Jewish Rabbies bad certain rules or canons of criticism which are now eon- tained in the Talmud; these are often of great assistance in the critical reading of Écripture, but having never been tran- elated, and the work being exceedingly scarce, not many have an opportunity to consult them.One of these rules declares, that the ancient Jews never counted the timo that they wore under foreign servitude, for the nation was then considered dead as a nation.Now, let us see how this rule applies here.If we turn to the book of Judges, we find the different periods that the Israelites were given over to foreign nations for their wickedness, as follows : \u2014 J udge fi 8.\u2014To the king of losopotamis\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.8 years.« «# 4 \u2014To the Moabites\u2026 18 Te *\u201c iv.3.\u2014ToJabin, king of Canssn.varansnnas es 20 « \u201c vi, 1.\u2014To the Midianites 7 « \u201c x.8,\u2014To the Philistines and Amorites.18 © \u201c xiii 1.\u2014To the Philis- -_ 111 Odd months always reckoned _with the precoding years 1 year.112 years Here, then, I think we bave the spps- rent di ney of 112 years accounted for, and it is in my opinion, a striking proof of the authorityof Scripture, for no mposter would bave ever .dreamed of adopting such a mode of caloulation.\u2014 Letter rom J.M.Hirschfelder in Toronto SELBOTIONS.EanvesTazss.\u2014The late Rev.Rowland Hill, in ones addressing the people of Wot- ton, raising himself, exolaimed, \u201c\u201c Because I am in earnest, men call me an enthusiast, When I first came into this part of the country, I was walking on yonder bill, and saw a gravel-pit fall in and bury three homan beings alive, I lifted up my voice for help #0 loud, that I was heard in the town below, at a distance of nears mile; help came, and resoued two of the sufferers.No one called me an enthusiast then ; and when I see eternal destruction ready to fall on poor sinners, and about to entomb them irrecoverably in an eternal mass of woe, and call aloud on them to escape, shall I be called an enthusiast now?No, sinner, I am no enthusinset in so doing: snd I oll a Janter 8, 1088 20e on thee loud to fly fol efuge to the set before thee inthe spel.\u201d bore SPEAKING vs.Rugung.\u2014Those tho are called to speak in pli are muck better heard and accep when they ean deliver their discourse}'y the help of à lively genius and ready jemory, than whyn they are foroed to rcadl that they would communicate to their 8.i is certainly a heavier wh; of conveying sentiments; and there very few readers who bave the felicity penetrating tle soul, and awakening thd assions of Who hear, by sach a gle and power oratory, as the man who Jems to talk er word from his very heal and pours the riches of his own kofrledge upon t People around bim by help of a and copious memory.6 gives life and spirit to thing thal is spoken, bas a oataral tendenoy mikes on impression on the mink of men; it awakens the dullest spirit§oauses them to receive a discourse with sélection and pleasure, and adds » sin, > and exoellenoy both to the perbn and his ore- tion.\u2014Dr.Watts.HABITATIONS or Wo IN LoNDoN.\u2014One of the most of the cities of E: tend with, and which is certain of our is, ] houses in which the poor live have not been constructed to meet the wants, com: fort, convenience, or health of their fu lies, The great majority of Wra-wakisey classes of this parish do not live in h but in parts houses, which have been conatruoted only for single families.Parts of houses which ought to be confined to the members of a single family are common, and this conversion of houses intended for single families into the residence of several isa fertile source of the breaking down of those barriers of decency and propriety which are the great safegusrd of honour and morality.This close association of several families in ove house is productive of immense evil ; it prevents proper parental control ; it encourages an association of the sexes, which leads direotly to one of our greatest social evils, and is one of the most fruitful causes of the spread and fatality of xymotio diseases of childhood, and lags the foundation of the serofuls and consumption which every year carry off a fifch of all who die amongst us.It is for these reasons that I would earnestly urge upon the vestry, the clergy, and all who sre interested in the welfare of the parish, the importance of assisting in carrying out the plans which are now in agitation for improviog tbe dwelliogs\u2014Dr.Lankes- ter's Report to the Vestry of St James\u2019.SAVAGE, THE PoRT.\u2014À short ode on the Queen's birthday procured for him £50 from Her Majesty, with permission to write every Jo on the same subject, and à promise of à like yearly reward \u201cuntil | something better could be done for bim.\u201d § Nothing better was done, but the ode continued to be written, and the pension to be Teveived for some years.Oo obtaining the money, however, Savage was acoustom- ed to disappear from the sight of all his acquaintance until every peony had been spent, and then he experienced distress from which his pen oould not relieve him.He lived by chance, most commonly at the expense of new friends formed at taverns, and lodged ss much by accident as he lived, insomuch that in a cellar, or the meanest haunté\u201d 6f the casual wanderer, was to be found (as Johnson has esid) the man whose knowledge of life might have aided the statesman, whose eloquence might have influenced senates, and whose conversation might have polished courts.\u2014Bens- lay's Miscellany, Graruic ILLUSTRATION.\u2014Ssid an old preacher onos, \u201c Fellow-sinners, if you were told that by going to the top of the stairs yonder, (pointing to à ricketty pair at one end of the churob,) you might de- oure your eternal salvation, i really believe hardly any of you would try it.Bat let any man proolsim that there were five hundred doilars up there for you, and [I'll be bound there wonld be auch a getting up stairs as you never did see.\u201d A Curx or DIPHTHERIA.\u2014A clue to one of the causes of diphtheris is ted by the Register General of Sootlabd.He suggests from having observed their contemporary oocurrenoe, that this fatal disease is the appearance in the human subject of the epidemio diseuse fh cattle, known a8 murrain or episodotio aptba, characterized in them 7 spthous snd ulcerated mouth snd sore hoofs.It is stated that diphtheria io children has been produced by partakiog of the milk of cows, affected with murrain.How To Maxz Goon Tza.\u2014M.Soyer, the lebrated, Parisian oaterer, recommends that, before pouring the teapot, with tes in it, shall Tn placed in the oven till hot, or heated by means of à spirit lamp, or in the front of the fire, (not s0'close, of course), and the pot then filled with boiling water.The result, he ays, will be, in about a minute, a delicious oup of tes muoh superior to that drawn in the ordinary way.in soy water, ARY 3, 1863, THE MONTREAL WITNESS.7 T|W|T 5 el?»| 3j 09/10'11/19113/14 16) 17]19 10;2001 (rulioisalue au ne LL .a01|.es A DIRGE FOR THE DYING YEAR.| mournfully | let musie float ind the dying year! Let sorrow thrill her saddest note, her brightest tear.How lately did we bail his birth, How soon bls eye gre \u2018With looking ou this cold, col Oeme, chant bis fazersl hyma.ly was the New Year met, n first be wandered down, \u2018With many priceless minutes sot As jewels in his crown.Ye leugbed, from out bis disdem To se6 bis treasures fall, Nor cared we then to gather them, Those gems so bright, yet small, pee Bat could the moments, one by one, Bach steal away a spark \u201cOf splendor from the Bummer sun, This world would soon be dark.And thus tbe Now Year's shining brow Of ail its wealth was reft, Till it grew old and stern, and vow There's scarce a jowel loft.Had we bat held thoss momenis dear, Their memory still would fling A glory round the fading yesr, nd gild bis drooping win And where were sown those Each heart wold reap a bloom Of truth or love, some noble deed To brighten oo bis tomb.To call them back we vaioly yearn, Those hours so idly cast oto that dark and mouldy urn \u2018Which mortals call the Past.\u2018Wo break Time's fragile woof, and leave.Its fragments dim with tears; \u2018Wo squander moments bat to grieve When they are lost in years; Like children in their heediess play On some wild river's brink, \u2018Who fling their treasures all away, And lsagh to eee them sink ; Till, as above each gilded toy \"The ruthless waters sweep, They cease to watch the waves with joy, And o'er their folly weep.As motes of dust, as grains of sand, As bubbles in the sea, Are mortal years witbio bis hand \u2018Who holds eternity.Yet be who weaves Time's mighty girth Marks when oue thread is riven, And every moment lost on earth Is echoed \u201c Lost 1\u201d in Heaven.The Old Year's dying hour bas come: els pale-shroud be cast him \u2014chaat a requiem, And leave him with the past.Aod now, to deck the Now Year's shrine, Go gather wisdom\u2019s flowers, That wisdom's quenchless star may shine Upon bis parting bours.Rosa Vinrvse Joxusox.NEW YEARS ADDRESS.Did you watch, dear friends, til! mideight To see the Old Year dis?Did you bear him breaths bis lest farewell To earth, and sky?Did you soe him sink to slambez, In the deep grave of the past; Where ene by one our sorrows, Our joys, our lives are cast?\u2018We never shall forget him, For the gifts that he bath brought ; For the joys that be bath taken, For the changes he bath wrought, The world has made some progress, And sowed the seeds of more, Since we brought our morning greeting, Last New Year's, to your door, It has bad its hopeful spring-time Ot beauty aad delight; Its joyous months of summer, \u2018With myriad blossoms bright; It has reaped its golden harvests Of blessings manifold ; It has borne the dreary winter Of sorrow, dark snd cold.The old year brought more saduess, More broken hopes, more foars, More want and desolation, Than many former years.Bat be bore his beavy burden Of famine, want, and war, To otber lands and nations, And sid them down afar, \u2018We have seen those distant shadows Grow deeper and increase ; While we bave reaped abundance Of blessings and of peace.God belp the sad and desolate, The needy and distressed | Throughout his world-wide family, God give bis children rest.With glad end teusting bopefulness The New Year's dawn we see; And with kindly wishes greeting ali, Eail: 1868.[For the * Witness.\u201d THE PLATED THIMBLE.+ \u201cMamms, mamms,\u201d said a little girl, \"tripping lightly into the room where ber mother sat sowing, see my new thimble ; I bought it myself, and it onl nny,\u2014my own penny, too.ight aud beautiful ?silver, but just as good, After mamma bad sufficiently admired it, the\u2019 little girl again repeated,\u2014* They lod it plated at the sho lated is just as good ea silver, is it not ?\u201d \u201cWell,\u201d was the well, and you wo difference ; but wi t is plated, not , mamma; and \u201cit looke as hard to tell the it comes to be worn | not be so pretty.will be all worn off, t brass inside.\u201d The outside contin, and leave nothiog \u201c Why, mamma, is that what a plated my doar; plating means eoating ing à common article with a costly material vory slightly, to as to give it the appearance of a real one,\u201d \u201c Oh, then, my pretty thimble is only a sham ons, after,\u2014s etory-taller: trying when it is not.said the little one, look- it tells you it is brass, not eilver.sold to yon for its real value, one no more ; and it does look very well now, may learn a little lesson from this thimble if we try.Stall we ?\u201d \u201cQh! yes, dear mamma, please, I love your lessons.\u201d thimbles (holding up a pure silver one) very like two kinds of Christians: real ones, and those who look real ones\u2014the Plated ones, Very fine they look, and right, and seem just as good as the ail ver, and are often taken foe it; but when shining brighter and brighter, their true chsçacter comes out, and they are seen to be nothing but brass\u2014nasty smelling brass, soiling and blackening your Gngers with îte touch.Now, my little girl will not teaches ber every time she uses it, to pray that sho may be & real Christian, stand aud grow brighter with the every day renta and wear of life; and, when vid and worn-out, nnd fall of holes like - \u201cStay,\u201d ssid mamma, \u201c the thimble did not deceive you, nor tell vou a story.Take it up and emell it, and you will see It was nay, though it will not do eo long.I think we \u2018* Well, then, I thiok the two kinds of rubbed and tried nod used, instesd of have paid too dear for her thimble, if it able to this thimble, to be carried to the jeweller be melted and re-cast, aod come out brigbt and new again, because made of are metal \u2014not thrown away in the dust- sp as only useless brass.\u201d \u2018Thank you, desr memma.I don't want to be only a plated Obristien; I want to be one through and tbrough ; so that God (the jewellor you mean, 1 know) may, when I am worn-out once, raise me up again, brighter nnd better than before Bo now, Mr.Thimble, I'll take snd use you to hem my new handkerchief; snd, while you shine so prettily où my floger, think how many pretty things shine in this world only to decsive us; sud thank ou for the useful lessor.I have bean taught y you, if you are only plated.\u201d Mags.C.THE HUMAN EYE : ITS PHENOMENA AND ILLUSIONS.No man liviag is entitled to speak on subjects of light and vision with more autbority thsa Sir David Brewster.From an article in Good Words, abounding in passages of great interest, we select the - [following on * colour-blindness ;*\u2014A very remarkable condition of the eye is that under which it is blind to certain colours.This colour-bhindness, as it has been called, seems to bo a modern affection of the eye unknown to the snoients.The earliest of it was desaribed by a Dr.Turberville, of Balisbary, who found it in a maid-ser- vant, wbo could only see black and white, being blind to all proper eoloar.Iu eon- uence of Professor Dagald Stewart, Dr.ton, and Mr.Troughton being blind to eertain ool the subject has recent], exoited so much interest that the late Dr.George Wilsen has written a whole volume on the subject.This defeot is of three kinda: \u20141, sa inability to perosive any colours but black and white; 2, an inability to distioguish browns, greys, and neutral colours ; 3, an insbility to distin- ish between red, blue, snd yellow, and tween green, purple, orange, and brown.Th first of these variolige is very rare; three or four cases only arn known, and those have been imperfeotly described.In the second of these varieties, the mere shades of the more compound colours are alone mistaken, such aa browns, greys, and neutral inte.The most common diffi- ty is to distinguish purple from pale blue, owing to the insensibility of the eye to red light.In the third variety, the primary eolours of red, blue, and yellow are confounded with the secondary and tertiary oolours, such as green, purple, orange and brown.This imperfection of vision is, in many cases, hereditary.There are several examples in which all the members of a family have been afflicted with it.Dr, Wilson informs us that, with few exceptions, each oolour-blind person whom he examined had mear relatives as colourblind as himself.Five bad each a brother colour-blind.One had five brothers equally defective.Another had his father, brother, sister, and nephew in the same diosment.The Countess of D.'s brother, son, and two nephews are colour-bliad, and « Mr, P.hes, or had, five ncar relatives equallyso.From a great number of observations, Dr.Wilson is of opinion that one person in every fifcy mistekes red for green, brown for green, purple for blue, and occasionally, red for black ,; avd including all kinds of colour-blindoess, be thinks that one in twonty is colour-blind, It is obvious that this imperfection of sight disqualifies the person for all professions that require 8 knowledge of colours.Colourblind sailors or railway servents, who daily peril life and property, ia the oase of red or green signals, are dangerous functionaries; and we have no doubt that Dr.Wilson is right in his suspicions that fatal shipwrecks and collisions at sea have arisen from the mistaken colour of a harbour.lamp or « lighthouse beacon, Serious as such risks are, there are others of a higher order which may arise from this defect of| vision ; in the preparation of medicines; in the maoufaoture, adalteration, and preparation of food ; in the operations of war, and in criminal trials.À colour-blind compounder of coloured ingredients; a ool- our-blind manufacturer of fuod, and even of bevel ; » oolour-blind officer or sentinel ; and a colour-blind witness, would all be dangerous in their respeative spheres.AN EXAMPLB FOR LAYMEN, Ia Michigan Oity, Indiana, there is liviog a clerk in a bank, with small salary.Hin health is fooble, lungs weak, and he has a family to support.Seven years ago he commenced to tesch the children to siog, in the thick woods, at two schoolhouses, seven miles from the city.He was ridiculed, opposed, but the ehildren loarned to sing ; the parents began to come in to soe and hear, Que horribly profaue man came, led by his little daughter, first from love to the child, then from love to his soul, at last from love to Christ, À work of reviving followed and the neighborhood was Shanes.His Bible class, in the city, was oon- tinued meantime, and every member of it, and many more were converted.The State Prison was established there.Ho established a Bible class.The Bible class grow to a prayer meeting; fifteen rose for prayer.The prayer meeting be came à chureh ! Forced for some reason to close his labora in prison, he turned to the country again.The two Brat sehools, being placed in the bands of s convert from the oity, he began soother in a third district, It became 50 large that two sohool-honuses were needed.Lenviog the first in the eare of a friend, he assumed the new one.It prospered.The old sohool-houss gave place to s new snd beautiful one.These last two schools have resulted in gathering a ohurch of Afty members.A meoting-hcuse has been oreoted.The manufacture, this teacher bartered his own invested $150 beside, THE VALUE OF HORSES OXEN.pair of horses will do more on the and barrow than a pair of oxen.old, but oxen should not be ice of keeping oxen.Oxen of \u2014horses are not.horses are, An insurer will ask fourfold than of oxen, on and off in half the time.horses must have four.the runners stiok to the snow.at less risk than horses, The: by the ploughman without any reins.tween oxen and horses.of the time.more in the market.When farmers quit reising and keepin, oxen, people must quit eating beef an tanning ox-hides.\u2014 Massachusetts Plough man.Sacaortr or THE ELEPHANT \u2014Me, Forbes has stated that elophants oan travel on an cmergenoy, two-hundred miles in forty-eight hours, but will hold out for a month at the rate of forty or fifty miles a day with cheerfulness and alacrity.\u201cI performed msny long journoys upon an elephant given by Ragabo to Colonel Keating; nothiog could excoed the oity and affsotiou of this noble quadruped.If I aio) to enjoy » prospect, he remained al aati I had finished my sketoh ; if wished for ripe mangas growing out of the common reach, he selsted the most feuitful bravob, snd breaking off with his truuk, offered it to the tle or palanquia on his baok), accepting any part given to himself with salem, by raising his trunk three times above his head, in the manner of the oriental obeisance, and as often did be ez- press his thanks by a murmurin either to keep off the flies, agitate the air around him, at the tent door, dur DE care sugar-candy or fra by the enoomiums and caresses he deservedly met with ; no spaniel could be more innooently playful or fonder of those who notived him, than this docile animal which shingles being burned in the process of| and only horse to supply the loss.He COMPARATIVE ESTIMATE OF AND It is generally agreed that horses travel faster thao oxen, and that on a farm eon- sisting of plain sand destitute of rocks, « Plough orses will wear longer than oxen; that is, farm horses will last to work till twenty years kept half so long, though some work till they are fourteen.But after admitting so much, we may be allowed to say a word or two in J favor of the And first as to the cost of the animals.equal weight with horses are bought for one half price.Oxen are worth something after they are worn out in work Oxen are not half so liable to disease as more for iosuring the health of horses The gearing of oxen coste less by half than that of horses, A wooden yoke lasta longer than leather harness, and it is pat One chain answers for two oxen, but two Ozen are more patient than horses, and will carry a more even yoke.They start a load better than horses, partioulsrly in a saow-path, where Ozxen oan be entrusted with hired men are soon taught to draw the plough, and are driven We bave not s large proportion of farms without rooks and stumps, and where the land is rooky there is mo comparison be- In regard to cost of keeping, there would be but little difference if both were kept on the same food.But many of our farmers keep oxen through the winter on soarse hay, straw, and husks, which would e- not keep horses alive.Oxen of the right breed are very readily fattened, and their boef is bettor than! morning dawned, the spires of the churches that of ows or young oattle, and brings sions rose above the cold, white grave & respeotfu] ted.oa particular ocsssions, appeared conscious\u2019 of his exaltation above the brate creation.\u201d \u2014Gilbert.Axus.\u2014Not one manufacturer of axes in twenty, makes in reality a good axe.It is not sufficient to have an axe out or to have it well polished, bus it o also work well; and even many choppers don't know but their axe works wll, for the reason that they never had the good luck to get an axe that was made right.I live at present in a ehop- piog community, aud but ons man out of Seats or thirty, has got an axe that they all admire when they take hold of it.They say, \u201cWhy, bow easy your axe chops ; I thought mine was a good one.\u201d This axe weighs four aud a half pounds, and its thickest place is in the centre, and at the lower of the eye, aud tapers straight to the top of the head, and tapering ovally dowa to the edge, and ovally to each side, being in the centre quite thick, and the bit would be called à very r-und one for a new axe.This axe does not require more strength te pall it out than it does to throw it in, whioh is the fenlt with too maay axes.When a heavy blow is struck, the Éhiok centre serves as a pivot for the axe to turn upon, when the haodle is pulled upon, and if the chip ie not thrown out, it cannot hold it.\u2014Country Gentleman and Cultivater.Noon MaRxs.\u2014Before Connecticut olock faotories tarned au article of luxury into & common-placs piece of furniture, they frequently made a noon mark of the house or barn, It stood on a due north snd south line, 80 that when the sun ceased to shine on the east side of the house, it was just noon, Could we mark exsotly the shadow of & distinot perpendiouler edge, we might know pretty nearly when the sun passes the meridian, This is sommooly called noon, but ia not exsetly the true noon, except at four periods of the year.One of these periods oocurs aboat the 16th of April, this year, and 6 noon mark then made, as some one by a quadrant observes when the eun passes the meridian, will indicate the true meridian north and south line.A better way still is, to make a meridian line with a ¢ eom- pass,\u201d allowing for the variation of the needle at the time and place where it is made.If a n has a very acourate watoh and oan get the exeot time for his looality, s noon mark may be made any duy, by marking the shadow as many minutes before or after 12 o'clock by the watch, aa are stated in almost all of the al- manaoë uuder the colamn besded \u201c sun on the meridian,.\u201d\u2014 Am.Ag.Tax FaTar TREAURE\u2014It is related that once the city of Pleurs stood in a quiet valley of the Alps, beneath the shadow of the snow-crowned & pleasant and prosperous town.Above it hang the avalanche, threatening destrac- tion.One night a wakeful man heard the ominous sound breaking on the still air which heralds the descending mass of ice.Starting from his repose, he awoke his daughter, and with her hastened to the Our own oxen (balf-blood Devon) never |; h il that bave any but cheap hay, husks, eto.city gate.Thero she recollected that her through the winter, though they labor much When April comes they are kept on good hay, apd thus they learn the the avalanche fell with the noi difference between cheap and oostly living.deluge of the amlanche fell wi ® nose onset of jewelry had boen left in ths hose, and turned back to secure the treasure.Ia soother moment, the overwhelming of thunder between father and daughter, burying the city beneath it.When the of the just before busy town, The maiden perished with ber idol, while Le who sought to save her escaped.To Ki RoaomEs \u2014Borax powder sprinkled about the kitchen, closets, pantries, sinks, drawers, &o., within the course of « fow days, almost completely exterminates roaches, with which nearly every house in the city is infested.Unlike most remedies, it is perfectly harmlem ia omse it should come in contact with food.Quantity\u2014from a quartor to half a pound.Moptz Dwsrzinoe 18 Parts.\u2014The Government has determined to accomplish a reform in the dwellings of the operative classes in Paris, and is about to commence by the construction of à ciré modele on the Boulevard Mazas for unmarried workmen.Fhe situation is well chosen, being it [in the centre of the manufacturing quarter driver, |of Paris.The proposed building is to be houdai five storeys high, and each floor is to be for the sompany la the A (the hp\u2019 divided into swalt rooms completely separ- 0 ground floor is to be appro- pristod to a reception room or common all open to sll the lodgers, to à restaurant or dining-room, an office for the director, noise [and an apartment for the house-porter.When à bough obstructed the hou ab, be The lan bas been already prepared by twisted bis trank aroucd it, and though of ; considerable magaitude, broke it off with |thet every room is to be well lighted, well ease, aud often gathered a leafy branch ponte in summor, and hosted in win.fe F, Obs waving fe] oil hestad, wbioh will be à great advan with his trook.He generally paid « visit |\u20184Z® to the workmen, who csn thus ne breakfast, to pro- their evenings there in place of spending 6, and be cheered [their time and mone ovsrament arebiteot, aod it shows The common hall is likewise to be in a wine-shop.The first stone of this building, which will confer so many advan on the workmen who have assisted in the decoration ot Paris, will shortly be laid.\u2014 Paris Letter.pe a BY TELEGRAPH.8r.Pauw, Minx, Dee, 37.\u2014The 38 condemned Indisos were bung at Monkota at 10 o'clock yosterday morning.Lovisviues, Ky, Dec.28.\u2014Jobn Morgen, with 3,800 men, attacked Lieat.-Col.Bmith, at Bliza- Dethtown, yesterduy.Col.Smith had 350 men in » stockade, After a severs fight, cur forces retreated to the Ouurt House and buildings near it.The losses are not stated, and the result uoknown.The city Las been intensely excited all day by rumors of skirmishes in various proximate localities.Nsw Yosx, Deo, 30.\u2014An army letter dated 29th inst, gives the following :\u2014 A balloon re.copuoissance reports the rebels removing thelr heavy gue, and there are other indications of a rotrest towards Bowling Green.Lee's movements are a mystery, as also are those of Gen.Burnside.Our pontoons have been inmotion several days.Division drills are bad daily.Our gunboats bave disappeared from the vicinity of Port Royal, and are scattered from Belle Plaia to Wastington.Wasursarox, Dec.30th.\u2014latelligence from Alexandria, represents that Slusrt's cavalry force, with artiliery, were yesterday encamped 12 miles from 1bat city, not far from Burke's station, on the line of Orange and Alexsodiis Railroad.Two rebel cavalry men, wearing \u2018uniforgns similar to our own, came into and rode about Alexaudria on Sunday ; they did not remain long.New Youx, Dec.30th.\u2014A Norfclk letter oon- taios tbe following:\u2014A British subject, whe came here from Obarleston, 8B.O., a few days ago, brings the information that 19 negroes were hung in the streets, just prior to Lis departure; this cccurred in consequence of a discovery made in rather a eingular manner.The whites thers, for some timo pact, have been closely watchiog the movements of tbe blacks; aad thiokicg bey ubserved an unusual number of faperals, a white man disguised himself and followed in one of the processions.On arriving at the berying ground, be discovesed that the coffin eontained srms, which were taken and buried in a vault in which & number bad already been deposited.The cons quence of this discovery was the execation of 12 of the most intelligent of tho conspirators.A Washington letter states tbat rumors of foreigu inter vention are quite common here at the present time, but they conuot be traced to any authentic source.It is, however, claimed by many ivtelligent persons that Mr.Seward confidently expects the jutervestion of the French Government in our affairs, aud that be has shapea the foreign diplomacy of this Go- veroment, of late, wholly in reference to sucha chance.Hence be concludes acquiesence in the trade goiog on between New York and the French lo Mexico, and in Mr.Corwin\u2019s singular conduct in Mexico.The exact facts iu the case are not likely to appear at present, unless they come to us as the first proposal of medistion eame through the English papers.The telegraphic message from Sau Francisco, announcing the capture of the steamabip \u201cAriel,\u201d received in this city last Saturday eveving was transmitted over the telegraph lines from that eity to New York in less than two bours, a distance of over 4,000 miles.The dispatch was telegrapbed from Sacramento to Obicago, a distance of 2,450 miles direct,\u2014tbat is, without being repeated at soy interhediate telegraph station, Lovmvirte, Dec.30th, 11 p.x.\u2014Col, Harlan attacked Morgan at Rolling Fork yesterday morning.The engagement lasted an bourand a ball.Harlan killed and wounded & number of be rebels, lostog 2 killed aod 3 wounded, himself among-tbe latter, and Lieut.Rollis, who bas since ofed.The rebels retreated towards Bardstown.Morgan spent last night at Bards- town, and moved eastward on the Springfield turnpike this morning.Scouts report that the rebel Colonel Bszil Duke wes seriously wounded at Rolling Fork, À messenger reported to Harlan that our forces had an engagement at New Havan this morning, and repulsed the reBels there.Rosencranz bas captured several Cannon on his approach to Murfreesboro, and reports from below indicate that an engagement is progressing there, ; Caro, Dec.30th.\u2014New Madrid is to be reoccupied , the 38th Iowa went there to-dsy.All iy quiet at Columbus.Naw Your, Dec.31.\u2014The Tribune bes the following :\u2014 Wasbiogron Dec.3lst.\u2014* The re- Er that the Rebel cavsiry have crossed into rylaud, at or near Edward's Ferry, le con- frmed.They were followed this wornlog bys force of mounted men, under Capialo J.B, Nix, of Scott's Co.To-day the recobnoisance was bed as far as Frying Pan, near Chantilly, un- Lieut.Col.Wilkeson.Three Rebel stra, foo were taken prisouers yesterday by the 554 ow York cavalry.Col.Wyndbam will take rsult to morrow, loter taken belongiog to the 3d Virginia and now fo the Capitol prison, says that 3 Staart and Memptou left Gurney's station où the 24th with 17,000 cavairy end six pleces of artillery.This force was divided.Stuart bav- ing 10,000 and 2 guos wus sent to Dumfries, sad Les with 6000 and 4 guos went elsewhere.À dispateb received this pm.from an officer near tbe Monocscy, in Maryland, siates that, & large body of cavalry were crossing the Potomac at Harrison's Island, about 17 mile this olde of Harper's Furry.The Times has tbe following details of Satur day's Ggbt with Biuart:\u2014On Saturday | Btasrt crossed tbe Rappabanueck at Ki Ford, about six miles esst of the Orange and Alexendris Raftroad, with 8,000 men and six 8 of artillery.He proceeded to Stafford ourt House where be divided bis foroe Into 3 oolumns, each having 3 pieces of artillery, and, thus formed, mercbed upon Ducofries, wbere be arrived atabout 11 o'clocka.tm.Tuking « position 0a the bills commanding the town, be com- menoed throwing sbelle, and succeeded in demo- tisbing tbe builaing Jevely occupk d by Genersl 8igel, sod several otber bouses in its vicinity, ace was oncupieé by 3 regiments of Infun~ oe cavalry, and 2 pieces of artillery of Gen.m'e corps, end under the immediate command of Col.Oaudby.The bgbt Insied about 6 tours, when tbe rebels retired defeated.Our foes wes 4 men killed and 8 wouuded, The eebel lose, so far as knowb, is 10 men killed and 16 wounded, 80 rebel scidiers were captured, and they captured 20 of our cavalry before sacking Dumfiics, who were out patrolling.4 up the % mila The Union troops scted In the most gallant meaner.The Secretary of War received to-day tbe following advices : \u2014 Olevelsnd, J .nuary 2od.The following has just been received by tele- greph from Cincinnatti, dated Murfreesboro, anuary 1st.A terrible battle was fought yesterday.The latest frum tbe field is up to noon.The rebel centre had been broken und things looked favorable.The losses ate reported to be enurmous, Stanley, u and Palme: are wounded, and the rebels Cheatbam and Ruios are kilied.\u2018Wasaiverox, Dec.31.\u2014Last night, at shout eight o'clock, the wires ceased to work north o1 Falmouth 8'ation.The caase was unknown at 10 P.M.\u2018Che Just beard of tbe rebel cavalry was fiom Occuqinn, which place they had passed on their way Northward.PuiLapguiuis, Dee.31st.\u2014The Washington Chronicle bing a special despateb from Frederick, Md, which ia believed to be reliable, and which is as follows :\u2014Gep.Stuart orossed the Potomac River at the Point of Rocks last night, Taesduy, with 1500 rebe] cavalry aod & battery of flying artillery, and fs now fo the Siate of Maryland.He is believed to be moving upon Frederick with the intention of destroying the bridge over the Monocacy River.As usual, plans are completed for tbe capture of the whole robel force.It is rainiog beavily, and it ip hoped the river will rise, so as to prevent the escape of the invaders.The afterncon\u2019s Star ssys that there is no truth in the current story that 8.usrt\u2019s cavalry crossed the Potomac into Marylend.It has been telegraphed bere last evening that the rumor grew out of the fact that the night before lass ten or twelve rebel gaerilias crossed from Ball's Bluff over to Harrison's Islaod, probably designing a brief thieving expedition into Maryland ; but seeing that their motions were observed from the North shore, they prudently returned into Loudon County before daybreak.This is the whole truth concerning the of 5,000 Confederate cavalry crossing the river into Maryland, over which the Secessionists bere were rubbing their bands last night.Crucinmars, Dec 31.\u2014The following is a spe- cisl despatch