The Montreal witness, 13 février 1867, mercredi 13 février 1867

[" _ CONMERCIA ; REVIEW AND FAM Vou.XXII.CORRESPONDENCE.THF.BABIN CASE.(To the Editor of the Montreal Witness.) Mz.EpiTor,\u2014I notice 10 your paper of yesters day, a letter over the sigastar« of \u201cA Ouureh- man,\u201d commenting unfavorably upon tb- conduct of the Bishop of Quebec.Allow me to say a word per contra.Your correspondent says thatthe unchuritahle suspect that \u2018the absence of the power alone prevented & return to medieval corruptions, \u2018when the priestly character shielded tbe villain from the consequences of his villainy.\u201d [beg to say as one wiio is not un- charituble, that, viewed in the light of charity, the Bishop's character presents itself\u2019 in a fairer light, 5 offer notone extenuating word for Nr.Pubin.We have now had his cause sufliciently investigated to judge fairly of his churacter, aud 1 bope society has few such members.But you, in introducing the letter of \u201c À Churcbman,\u201d kind.God.MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, FEB as is geverally expected of wueions of this\u2019 overdone.Indeed, it generally copsisted, not As, however, there appears to be iso much in a puwerful stress on the emphatic a desire to becume scquainted with tbe in- word or phrase, as is « eubordinating thereto jeume snd expenditure of tbe French Mis- of the other members of the sentence.Wher- sion in Illinois, care will in future be teken that ever lay the point of a sentegce, there would be Mr.Chiokyny's finnocial stutements are as widely : tbe place for placing the emphasis.Any pew circulated ns possible.In tbe menntime, 1 can ides entering into the sentence should be empha- give the fullest assurance to tbe friends of this | sized in proportion 10 its eficet fv strengthening Mission, that any coutributions sent, rither to or modifying the sentence.Manncrisms were Mr.Chiniquy or to myself, shall be spproprinted as desired vy the donors, and duly acknowledged and accounted for.T shall be happy to see the feelings of sis.picion which have been engendered during the ! 1cucher carefully to correct all prosincialisms in past few years, regarding Mr.Chisiquy and his ; the pronunciation of the scholar, und to insist wission, pass away from the minds of the Pro- on à clear, perfest, and slow enunciation.It testant people of this country aod of Rurope.| was highly important, end advantageous, too, [has ofteu pained me to find good men, from i the causing the scholars colletively lo read si- misinformation and mistakes in regard 10 facts, multaceou:ly with their teacher, siding with the Papal enemies of Nr.Chiniquy and lecturer's own successful practice with his classes the Guepel, aud unwittingly hindering « work | 1m thé High School, \u2018 of reformation that bas met with the blessing of | have made it my business 10 examine the bane of readers, and dislogue-reading was the best fur the destroying of them, and, from its variety of intoustion, also the most pleasing to listen 10.It was the duty of the This was the Muster Frederick Baynes, one of Mr.Andrew's pils in the High School, then cleverly recited \u201c Queen Mab;\u201d stated by tie lecturer to be the make use uf language which explains the cun- auct of the Bishop, when you say, * [t was hoped that the innocence of (Le Rev.Mr.Babin should be clearly established Ly a thorough, searching inquiry.\u201d If such was your hope, is it strange tbat à biskop of the Anglican Church shouid entertain à like hope?The world in ever ready to judge at vace, and to award the judgment to the darkest possible view of & man's fuiliogs.Religion teaches us to believe a man innocent until we are forced to a contrary conclusion.Worldly policy might have taught the Bishop to have joined in with the popular fury, and to have discarded, unheard, the accused.But the Bishops of Christ's church shonld not Naten to the promptings of policy, but to the lessons of the Divine Master.Itmight bave been that Babin was the victim of circumstances, [t might havebeen that the fatberly eye and voice of the Bishop were needed.Who are so unsaspect- ing as the innocent aud pure of heart?Is it strange, tben, that the well-known noble heart of the Bishop shonld bave led him, regardiess of eacouptering tha fatizues and expense of along journey ; regardless of encountering the storm of popular fury, even then raging sgeinst the prisoner,\u2014to have pressed forward to the scene of this dreadful trial, tor the bare possibility of shielding ao ianocent man ; and that there was such a possibility is admitted by yourself in the words already referred to.1u regard tu the seat awarded to the Bishop during tbe trial, allow me to say that it wes doubtless not of bis own seeking, but was @ just tribute of respect from the Judge, who is above 1be suspicion of lending himself w the creation of \u201can artificial stmosphere.\u201d If such an atmoshera was created, peither the Bishop nor tbe Judge is responaible for it.; I am, sir, À Cuanitasix Cacncumax.Monrezaz, 5th Feb.MEMARKE.thoroughly into every accusation that [ have heard of regarding Me, Chiniquy, and io every in- wont difficult piece in the English language, and stance have found them to be without fouuda- | perbapa never poefectly rendered, except by the tion; to have arisen from hasty judgment, | gifted nevor and elocutioniat, Charles Kemble, groundless surmises, false reports, and eredulous suspicions.Mr.Chiniquy bas now been two years and a half a minister of the Uauads Presbyterian Church, and under tbe care of the Presbytery of London; and by bis own Presbytery, by whom he is best knowu, be is beld in the bigbest esteem.At their lust meeting, they heard most gratifying report of his work from his assistant, tbe Rev.Mr.La Fontaine, lately a priest, and mapifested the deepest interest in tbe work to encourage Mr.Chiniquy aud to They ulso deputed the Rev, Mr, Thomson, of Sarnia, and myeelf to visit St.Anne on the 27th inst.As [ shall leave Windsor ou the 23rd for St, Aonr, any contribations sent to me before that time I shall convey to Mr.Chiniquy, aud 1 am eure they will giadden the hearts of limself und assistants, The departments of Mr.Chiniqur's work are : 1st,the mission proper, embracing the whole work of evangelization in the district ; 2nd, the school, : ets* Associaliun, ia moving 4 vote cf Lanks to er college, for both sexes, in which there are | the lecturer, acknowledged in warn terms the great elocutiounry merits which bad bern shown in the rendering of the illustrations, and likewise confesecd that, at the present moment, teachers themrelves required to be tanght the principles und practice of the reader's art.Principal Dawson, who presided, spoke of the upwards of 100 free pupils ; 3rd, the preparation of young French Canadiana for the mivisery, of whom tlrere is one at Knox College and five or six attending preparatory studies: 4th, the law.®n\u2018ts which have been fustituted by the R.C.lishop of Chicago for the twentieth time at brucen alarmed the of tbe iron one, in the deepest tone of the lecturer's maguificen voice, resembliog, at length, prepare a full report of the whole mission, ; the romblitus of the distant tbunder, inspired To any, in the cant phrase 0! the duy, that the reoderiog of that wild and unenrthiy bast verse\u2014which want of space alone hinders us from quoting\u2014created a sensation, would be bui to speak the truth.This way, or may not, be higli praise, but the effect was most signal, aud the best proof of correct conception and powerful execution.every one with nwe, Pue's poem of \u201cThe Bell,\u201d was likewise rend by Mr, Audrew and threw of his pupils, Masters Bayues, Dawson, and Corbrane, ench taking a pull respectively, at the silver, golden, brazen, and iron bells, in voices not uneymbolical of their different metals, tive recitation of tbe evening.If the silver bell had cuchanted, the golden delighted, and the listeners, the tolling This was the most \u20ac Mr.WiLLiawsoy, the Secretary of the Teach- TRACHERS' ASSOCIATION | On tbe 7tb & most interesting and inetriic- jtive lecture was delivered least, and which be must defend.Contributions for any of these departments will be gratefuily received.Auex, F.Kevr.LECTURE.in the Norma! importance nf Vhat ucguirement : and stated that they were mach indebted to Mr.Andrew fur this kind of work, which be hed now been doing for some yrars nt the High Schrol.The coun.tev at Jaros was alio much indebted to him for the improvement in the art of reading cf the were sont out over the Province, The above reply should probably have been 96200 by Mr.Andrew, on the \u201cBeating of 1 AXNUALSOILREE UF THE RIFLE-BRIGADE sent to the paper from which we copied * Churobman'a\u201d letter.We are, however, 1o publish it, and esnecially to ald u fact hat! A | Poetry.\u201d The subject waa na attractive one, bappy | 224 this fact, combined with the ackauvledged PPT talent of the lecturer, drew a much Inrger audi- TUTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY, \u2018This festival is worthy of special record, beng the ouly one of the sort we think that bas pevuried in Cauads.Pleats of soirées young teachers who, from the Normal School, RUARY 13, 1467, called to the front aud a beautiful goid pencil- case was presented to bi ; the President stating that be had always discharged his duty with zeal and energy, and hoped that be would cherish this gift as an expression of the good wishes of his brothers.CONCERT OP THE YOUNG EARNEST TEETUTALERS.This, judging from tbe remarks made by the people when coming out, was the most successful concert of the season ; and certainly it hud all the characteristics of saccess, such ss à crowded audience intensely interested, and à varied programme well executed.The choruses were led by Me.Burton, and Mr.Barre presided at the piano.There were about y juvenile singers, the half being girlson one¥ide of the platform and the other buif boys pn the otber side, who responded te each other, and joined in the chorus after the fashion of the Greek drama.Several solos were sung nlvo, and pieces 1ecited,\u2014some of them by very small folks ; sod a hutle fairy gave two solos un the pine very sweetly.The tnal of slcubol was the chief thing of the ~vening.Alcohdl, appesring in the shape of à uge black buttle wwering over the little people composing Lhe court, like a Gulliver among Liluputmus.This bottle by ita motions, especially when couvicied and coudemued, showed thas it contained some kind of spirit, sod when iv rau off bm slug with judge, crier,sdvocates, wWitnesses.and jury, (be inughter wus itomenss.Another awusiug scene was n musical burlesque, called * Tue Schoolmaster aud bis Scho- urs\u201d The souga which were, perbaps, most highly appreciated, were, © Don't Marry n Man if be Drinks,\u201d * 1 Marry no Mun if he Dricks,\u201d \u201cCome home, Fathve,\u201d and \u201c Learu to say No\u201d; but, indeed, all were londly applauded, {t wus stated by the Chuirman that this band of Youvg Earuest Teetotaiers now numbers about two hundred and tity, whe were receiving muet estutary priuciples aud impressions, which would, doubtiess, isflueuce their conduct through life, and he interred tint & greater work bad alitendy been dune by the young gentlemsn who hud gor it up, and who was bimæif, a fow years ago, a member of u Baud of Hope, than | nny 6 weulthy man had sccomplisbed in bis whole life-time, At tbe clore vf the meeting the sentient was expressed from tbe cLau, sud responded to by the wudience, that when the Young Enrnest Tectotalers call the public together again they would get anther full ouse.CANADA ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS.Erucoratian.\u2014A letter from the Uishop of f)atario to the Society for Promoting Olrustiay Kuow I-dge, stated uss intention to establish a Collegiate School in bis divceze at Picton, A honee nud grounds have been puichinsed for 43,000, ands list of subscriptions is already promised amounting to £3,048.The Bociery #18 unabre to make any grant in sid of the under taking.Two churches, under the f om Iliucis, who was on a visit to the townehips of Walsioghsm, Charlutteville, de, where be bad Jabored over forty years ago.The sum of $14 was also presented to Wrs.MeDerma::d.Three clergymen were present on the occasion whom Mr.McDerinand cluimed as his spiritual\u2019 cbildren.\u2014\u2014The Rev.Mr, Moutgowery, Scotland, was lately presented by his congregation with the sum of $60 A donation way given to the Rev.Mr.Anderson, of S'irbng, on tbe 23rd Jan.The attendance was lige, aud cou- tributions Liberal, amounting w $159, & large proportion of which was cusp, \u2014 A special meeting of the Hamilton Pies bytery (Canada Presbyterisn) was beld in St.Catharines on the 30th ult, for the purpose of sonsidering the call addressed to Dr.Burns, Hrom Cliuoego; Rev.R.Wallace, Moderator, A series of resolutions were read, winch bad beeu adopt by the congregation of dt Oatba- rines, pointing out (be great benefits which the Church had ex) ced from the Rev.Dr.Burns\u2019 winistral oss tbe church would sustaio in bis removal, Aid their-Ansiety.jo retain bim as their pastor; fev.Mr, Duncan, pi - ton, Ü.R,, and Re¢/Mr.Cocbrare, of Bua , C.W., dolegat mm the Chicugo congregation, addressed resbytery, stroagly urgiug the cluiteb of Chicagn, and showing the extent of the field that would be opeu to Dr.Buros.Mr.Robert Lawrie, Hon.J.G.Curie, and Messre.Denton, Henry, Grace, and Blair addressed the Presbytery in a very able wind feeling manner, om behalf of the congregauons of St.Catharines and Port Lalhouse.Dr.Burns wus then called upon 1 give his opiuiun.After referrring at soive length 10 tbe elaims of both places, be concluded by seyiase that, althougk tis feeliugs aud incliontions were in favor of St Catharines, hu thought that duty eniled kito to.Cbiengo, but be would place bim-elf in the hands of the Presbytery, and be guide | entirels by their decision.Ou motion of Mr, loglis, seconded by Dr.Ormiston, it was resotved that Dr Fume he releared from bis charge on the first of March, nud transferred tu the Presbytery of Lundun.= The iittawa News understands that the committee appointed to solic subscriptions, for a second charge in connection with the Church of Scotland in thay city, have afready succeeded 1 geting $800 subscribed.LOWER PROVINCE ITEMS.\u2014 Tue grand jury of Lunenburg, N.8, have refused to rvcummend the lang of li- conges [1 the eaie of intoxicating hquor in that county.\u2014 The Nova Scotia Marine losurance have din.clared u dividend of $12,000 ont of the protite Of tbe past year, equal (> 530 per share, or at the raté of SO per crul per avuum on the paid-up capital.\u2014 During the «turn on Thnrsday ight, 17th January, tm brigants Jd.J.Fraser,\u2019 Clark, master aod owner, of Port Malgrave, was sunk off Cano.All biwnds were lost exept une wan, Jutnex Shear 1«n, of l\u2019urt Mulgenve.we bave learard from undoubted authority j\u2014 ; ence than is usually tw be found at these weet- namely, that the Metropolitan Bishop of Canada | ings.id, since it mizht be i have been hell by temperance societies, but required an explanation from Mr.Babin when eid he: an d pe \u201cnome hys military temperance society before.the body of his sister was found ; and that his | is art, Le would read wo extracts from uupro- | J'avious enterudaments of this kind bave also Lordship deposed him at that time on account fessional writers, testify ing t the value of the been got tp/orsoldiers by philanthropic friends, of the cruelty with which, by bis own account Aft of the elogusioust,\u2014one of these wane Mr ibnt none 4y philanthropic soldiers for their be bad treated that sister.Cox, the other, the widely-known author, Mrs.comrudes and the public.In these respects, Ellis.He then sbowed the falincy of the popa- then, the Rifle Brigade takes à position, which charge of Le Kes, HB.Wray,~each capable of bolding threes hundred persons, \u2014bmve been erccted in the Muskoka Mismon, C.W ~\u2014a pulse coutmining $337, with s complimentary address, lus been presented to Rev, Edwin Hutch, Rector of the High School, sod lru- tessor of Morrin College, Quebre, on bis lesving permanently for knglend.-\u2014\u2014Tue Uunwa Citizen suys:\u2014*The Hee.Mr, Labia, \u2014 The Courier, of &t, Stephen, N.B, says: \u2014 \u201c1t ia yinted (hut one of our business firms alone \u2014lbat of Mesere.Todd, Clewicy, & Co\u2014bave alrexly seat gueds over tue Brunch Railway to the vnlue of ten thud dollars, during the short tive the irains have bevn running.\u201d \u2014 The section of the Pictou railway, from Truro 10 the bend of Went River, aver which le ulike new and cheering, and, having taken EXPLANATION CONCERNING FATHER CUHINIQUY'S WORK, The Rev, Mr.Kemp, of Windsor, transmits a letter of explanation from Mr.Cbiniquy, eon- eerping pecuniary matters, called forth by are.mark io the Witness, that he should for the advantage of the work in whish he is engaged publish su annuel statement of receipts and expenditures, like missionary Associations \u2014 The letter explaina that be (Mr.Chiniquy) bas lur belief, that it was an eusy task to become : « good reader.for accomplishmens it is, and something more,\u2014it was not sufficient that the test should be understood.This, of course, was the first requisite, and the experienced reader could, through the eye, take in the meaning, in advance of Its attempted expression by the tongue.Tbis aoprebeusion of the mesning might be oh- tained by tbe learner, during the brief instants afforded by the grammatical pauses.But to read profitably it was necessary toread pleasantly as well as correctly, In striving tw do this, To acquire this accumplisbmeat, | up with a will.tbe rows of seats.and their fu the matter, they carrind for their it through Owing to ap noexpecied change of the place of meeting they had to work wonders in the way of extemporizing tables and other preparations but they uccomplished the matter, and the Mechanics\u2019 Hall never mppeared to better advantage than on this occasion, when wholly filled with long tables, capable of seating comforably 340 persons, and leaving free passages between At the hour snuounced, those tables were well filled, chiefly hy soldiers ilies, intertoixed with & good sprin- guests; it is reported upun seemingly good authority, bas beea deprived of Lis clerical connection with the Church of England, at the suggestion of His Lordebip the Metropolitan Hisbop.\"\u2014\u2014 The Lee.W.Bewidge, B.D, fector oi { Woodatock, and tbe Rev.B.L, Elwood, A.Mi.of Guderich, have been appointed, by the Lord Bishop of Huron, canons of 8t.Panl's eatbedral, Loudon.\u2014\u2014=Mr.Jumes Shaw, Superintendent of Mt.Marks Sunday-scbool, Pak-nbam, bas been preseutvd with à baudsome copy of \u201c Clu-ch Services \u201d by lbe teuchées and sctolers, to anow their affection and gratitude for tbe way be had tho ears bave been running sinet the dist ult., is now open fur passenger and light freight traffic.Seven or eight wiles of ibe 21 comprising this section, are still very far from being completed, and raonot be considered safe sts speed of over ten miles an bour.\u2014 An interesting case was decided in the St.Jobn (N.B ) Cireuit Court, on the 29th ult.\u2014 Mrs.Elis J.Abell, 8 boarding-house keaper, detained certain furviture, &c., belonging to & lodger, Alex.J.Light, for bis board.Light bad ber arrested for detainiog bis goods, and, being unable to find bail, she was kept in jail : most people fell iuto a sort of ning-song or lilt, r i always been connected with committees or | 0007p cansing tbe intonativn to become an | kliog of civilians, and it was very pleasing tu presided aver the school for four yearn~\u2014A {fr sight daye, until her case was hoard, and she echo to the sense.Another, and moet prevalent gee the promptitude and order with which all BW church, 200 feet by 60, bas been put Op ut yyy discharged.She thersnpon hmught ap se- churches whose co-operation was necessary to the publishing of reports, and that he bad frequently endeavored to get acknowledgments published, but in vain.The following letter from Mr.Kemp goes over pretty much the same ground with Father Chiniquy's letter, and consequently we do not need to insert hoth :\u2014 Wixnaon, C.W., 16th Jan., 1867, Dean Me.Epitor,\u2014Mr.Chiniquy bas some reason to complaia of the distrust shown towards bim in regard to bis accounts.He subs mitted to tbe Cotamitree of the Canada Presby- serian Churcb, of which | was convener, & very full end detailed statement of ali bis receipts aod disharsements from the year 1859 to 1864, of which sn abstract was published at the time they were presented to the synod.A copy of these accounts is now before me.They fl] thirteen pages of letter paper, and embrace tbe whole Bald of Mr.Chiniguy's labors.1 have alse personally examined Mr.Chiniquy's books, snd oan testify to the care with which every receipt and disbursement bas been ndied st iw proper date.is acecunte bave, since he became a minister of the O.P.Church, been regularly submitied 10 his Presbytery ; and Mr.Proudfoot, of London, wbo bad charge of them for the last year, eomplained, at tbe isst esting of the Presbytery of London, that nlibougb bad sent them in tbe apriox of 1866 to the Editor of the Wis sienery Record at Toronto they bad not yet been published and no reason sssigned to him for this neglect, Permit me further to say that the cost of circulating a report such as Missionary Societies + Benseully do has bitherto deterred Mr.Obiciquy .aad bis friends from taking this step, and they error, was a uniform downward tendency of the voice atthe conclusion of every sentence.But this continued downward cadence was not the natural ope, for, in explaining or appealing, the course of the voice is upward.lt was neces- rary that the teacher should cause the voice to be trained to a firm and distinct utterance ; and then, when Et bad by this training become at once Grm and flexible, it was ready to be the mind's efficient minister, snd the well-tuned organ for tbe expression of tbe varied emotions which move the beart.Accent aod rhythm entered into all aprech, whether it was the spovtaneous flow of conversation, the premeditated composition of the prose writer, or the half: consciously inspired verse of the poet.Rhythm, which might be considered ns tbe articulative process regulating the rhetorical movement, might be frm, equable, wavering, irregular,\u2014might have, in fige, every characteristic of the buman geit The mechanical perfection of verse lay in the colacidence of seuse with acosnt and rhythm; and, ne an illustration of this, the lecturer read Campbell's poem, !' The Esile of Erin,\u201d also \u201cThe Two Vagrant,\u201d s remarkable and grimly facetious pontic production by Trowbridge, sn Awerican suthor, sod which appeared some time ago in the * Atlantic Magasioe™ The mere punctustion was à very imperfrot guide to correct reading, though it bad been wont to be considered as ueatly sll-sufficient and infallible.But the management of the breathing was of cousiderable importance, and for this pxrposs the stops might be taken advantage of, though there was no peed for a punctilions observance of the intervals supposed to be represented by them.Toe chief use of the pauses was to enable the reader to group the ideas.After some remarks on the more prominent other, were served by some thirty or forty yonog soldiers, who acted as volunteer waiters.cral officers were present, together with the scripture reader of tha garrison, and some members of the Montreal Temjerance Society, Sev.Afters plentiful repast of ten, cnffec, cakes, He was no strange: &c., &c., the chair was taken hy Mr.Carl Wisen- born, President of the Total Abstiornce Bo- ciety of the Rflc Brigade, who, after à few remarks op the plessurs those who had got up the meeting derived from secing so many present, called upon Mr.Dougall, of the Montreal Temperance Naciety, who expressed his admiration for tbe moral heroism which enabled soldiers, in the midst of so many adverse influences, to adopt and advocate the temperance cause.He felt indeed more honored to be invited to & party suchas this thau to any r, however, to the zealous labors of soldiers in the cans of Christ and temperance.Many of tbem had spoken at the Sabbath afternoon meeting, aod 1bey bad always been listened to with peculiar attention, The musical entertaioment was then carried out according to the programme, occupying the whole eveving ; and we need not say the singing sud playing were remarkably good, such as in fact it was a special pleasure to bear.hope this may pot be tbe last entertainment of the kind.In the cnarre of the evening Mr.Hutchine, of tbe Montreal Tempetunee Society, and Nr, Turner, of tbe Rifle Brigade, delivered admirable addresses, which were highly appreciated by the sudience.Tbe President, in the name of the Sosiety, presented the Secretary, Mr.D.Hail, with a testimonial, stating that the Society was organized in 1861 with only three members, that they had We Lucan, C.W.; Her.Mr.Sanders incumbent, WraLkvan MeTHoDIAT.\u2014Special services have been hold ut Wolvertcn apd Green Deigbbor- tion against Light for damages, sod tbe jury uwarded her $2,000, hood, Wasbinglen Circuit, resulting io tbe adali- tiun of tweoty-Gve members to the church.The Satbath-school avviversaries at Platteville and | Washington, on the same circuit, bave been very successful; the collection at the fonner\u2014 which numbers 230 scholars\u2014was $40, and at the latter\u2014wbich numbers 130 scliolars\u2014was | $l02.\u2014On tbe Innisfil Circuit, by mrans of | special services at two appointments, sixty per sone have been added to the cburch.Una recent Sabbath, sermons were preached in the cburch at Vicwris, on behalf of the trust fund, by the Itevds.Wu.Pollard sand A.Langford.An interestiog tra-mvet- ing was beld on the following day, the pro ceeds of which, together with the Sabbath collections, amounted to $136 \u2014\u2014At Uwen Soriad, the anpual missionary meeting was beld recently.The meetiog was addressed by J, Frost, Esq, Dr.Cbristie, Rev.Mr.Anderson of Durbata, end Rev.Nr.lrwin of Invermay, whore remarks were well received by those present.The amount realised was upwards of $87.\u2014\u2014The annual missionuey meetings of the Whitby and Oshawa circuit branches, beld dor ing the past week, were very successful.The collections and subscriptions amounted to the œum of $319.Murnopist Ermcoriz\u2014Revivals sre reported st MNallorytows, Eramoss, Colborne, Ennis- killen, and Petrolin.Bartratr.\u2014The Rev.Tbos.L.Davidson, D.D, received Intely from his congregation 6 dons tion in goode aod cash to tbe amount of $155, Mru.Davideon was also presented by the Tas Mannc Goud Lanps.\u2014A Sanious Cuanos.=We tind in au oppwition journal a grave accusation against the Goverament.It a shameful puslversation, a manifest rohbery of the public chest, in fuvur of the minions of power.The accusation in thus state] :m \u201cIt appears 1bat tbe Crown Lande Department is selling at a trifling price the gold lands of Madoc, to its mivions, among wbom je Mr.Powell, an ex-M.P.P., who bad already been recompæosed for bis winisterial seal, by the ebrievaity of the district of Ottawa.This conduct is disgraceful vo tbe Government, aod is in reality » robbery perpetrated at the expense of tbe people, who ars compelled to B11 the coffers of the Ftate.Why bave not tbe Admin- intention put nn these lande at anrtion, and thus secured the highest possible price 7 Before we support this sceuration, we would ask the minister isl pres what it bas 0 say on the subject.That the Government inguilty is quite possible.[3 bas committed such misdeeds before.Let us give it tbe benefit of the doubt, while wailing an auewer from tbe organs.\u2014 Translated from Le I'ays.Frax-MitL av Pranmnen-\u2014A correspondent wntes from Bradford, C W., ae follows :\u2014Ths flaz-mill in tbis place Is in full operation, and there Is more than enough material on hand to be worked up to keep it oo till the Bext erop comes la.The mill was bullt last summer bya company formed bete, and material wa» received by giviog out two or tbree bundred busbels of reed to tbe farmers around, to ba repaid in flax.The rate paid for the prodnee of the flax Belds was from $25 to $37 per ner.About sizteen bands are employed at prevent, and during the buy gon about twenty-siz were employed.youpger members of the congregation with » pores containing $30.,~\u2014The proceeds of n ten- mesting==Si0-=held lately at Wo'foeban, were presented to the Rev.Mr.MeDermand, ve been satisfied with acknowledging receipts parie of speech, embodied in every group, the enrulled over \u201c two thousand \u201d upon their books letter and ln tbe newspapers time to |lectarer lucidiy explained the nature im- in the beginning nf their operations as a Society, This bas been dove all along, and ae |portance of emphasis.This last element of aod they had at this day from 250 to 300 mem.Jn publicity bas been given to contributions currect asd eflective reading should pot be bers, good men and true.The Secretary was 98 THE MONTREAL \u2018Contemporary Press.SPIRIT OF THE EUROPEAN PRESS.(For the Week ending Jan.19.) ENULISI( \u201c BEARS\u201d AND FORSIGN MARKETS.Tne operations of last year ou the Loudon Stock Bactange, writes the London Reriew, are commenciog to bear fruit.It was bardly to be expected that ine reckless way i which certain speculstors ran down s0 many sound concerns during the past twelve months, in order to wake inordinate profits for themselves, would pass uunoticed by the financisl men of otber countries.Nu doubt those who made their fortunes by the ruia of so mauy persons little thought that soouer or later they would reap the uarvest of the geveral distrust which 1bey themselves had sown.But retribution for evil committed is certain to come round one dey or other, and from this rule even the * bears\u201d of the * house \" are pot exempt.When the worst of the crisis was ove, sad men had time to look about, tbe Committee uf tye Stock Exchange was »oked to adopt, in order to prevent simi- Jar dishonesty and like results for the future, & very simple regulation for many years enforced in Liverpoot and otber Proviocwl towns.This rules, tht every seller of baok shares sbould be obliged 10 give the numbers of the shares be Bold to the purchaser.By such means no speculative or imsgioary sales could take place, and an end would hare been put, at any rate so \u2018ar a8 bauk shares were concerned, 10 ibe ras- cality of the Stock Exchange \u201cbears.\u201d In short, tbe public asked tbe committee of \u201c the bouse\u201d to enforce honesty in at least one kind o° share-dealing ; and after ail that had bajpened, it was not unnatural to suppose that the committee would have at once agreed to Lbe suggestion.To the amazement of every one, the proposed rule, which worked so well elsewhere, was pronounced \u201c incouvenient\u201d for London, and the resulu are LOW obly too easy to be pointed out.In more than oue financial undertaking which has been Iniely brought out in foreign money markets, it has been stipulated that the shares are not to be bought or sold on the London Stock Exchange.Of late months there has been no instance in which the Stock Exchange Committee has ge- conded any movement from outside, which asked for the enforcement of honest dealing in the purchase snd sa'e of shares.At à time like the present, wien mon-y is plentiful, ebares, in all bona-fide undertakings, are rising, and the prospects of the money market brighter than they bave been for & long time, it certainly beboves 1s to establish 8 careful waich over those of whose dealings we Lave good reason to doubt.If the Stock Exchange won't do this, some other power that will must be sought for.If we fail in establishing 8 better supervision of our share- markets, England will soon cesse to be tbe courting-house of the wor.d.USIVERSAL BUFFBAGE.The Times (Jan.14), referring to a recently published letter of Lord Macaulay's, holds that, desperate as the experiment would be, it is doubtful whetber even universal suffrage would realize, in this country, either the hopes of its vocates or the fears of its opponents.Ita first effect would assuredly be to iucrease the power of the lauded interest, and it would not be surprising if it should subsequently develop a demand for a \u201cstrong government\u201d of a very different type from the Chartist ideal of democracy.That ideal would probably be now repudiated by the Reform League itself, Of the five points of the Charter, one bas been conceded, without any serious opposition, by the abolition of the property qualification of members of Parliament.Two otbera\u2014universsl sufirage and vote by ballot \u2014 are still retained in the Radical programme, though Mr.Bright has again sod again refused his sdbesion to the former.Annual parlisments nud tbe payment of representatives are not among the measures which Mr.Beales nod his friends consider essential to our liberties, and the right of appeal to physical force which constituted the favorite article of the extreme Chartist creed bas heen abandoned by general consent.Lord Macaulay would doubtless bave admitted that, with all their faults, the popular leaders of 1867 are less visionary nud more scrupuluns tban Frost and bis associn'es.The blimdocss to ibeir own in- fercits which prevented them from including free trade among their claims, and rendered them perfectly insensible of a flugrant practical griev- snce while they clamored for the abolition of abstract wrongs, caunot be imj.uted, fn an equal degrec, to their aucoessors.* The crrora of tbe Cbartiets\u201d are errors of tbe past, but have they no parallels in the present?Protection in one form way be an obsoletc illusion, but are there no similar ilineions cherisbed by our working classes, which, if enoctioned by legislation, would Kill the very root of national prosperity ?If there be, Lord Macau'ay's counsels are still opportune, Let'usgradually enlarge the basis of our Constitution, aud admit to the franchise those who sre likely to vote intelligeolly acd honestly, eitbout unworthy misgivings lef it should dis- tush a supposed equilibrium of classes.VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.The Doily News (Jno.14) bolds that there would be no Lardship in requiting that at least every future mejor or colonel of wilits or vo- Junteers should bave pasted through 8 suitable course at tbe Staff College, and sbould be selected for promotion only alter bavirg testified bis ability to handie troops, not only in tbe barrack yard, but jn some actual position nuder given conditions.And when we bad the fleld-officers hus competent, we might fairly expect that they would at every opportumty exercise the captains wid subslterns similar practical examples.We must require of every militia and volunteer officer such degree of knowledge as every one who pretends to take command in time of war is bound to bave, When this was donc, our strength io men would be à real, not a delusive, strength, Wy would wo longer be exposed to panics, knowing that our whole force was available at any inetant.We should, if driven into war, no luoger illustrate the old Eoglish prineiple, that we must begin with à few years of defeats ore wo become fit to conquer.And mervien than of tne nation.Tbe noble profes sion of arme, miserable indeed in its necessity, ot glorious in ifs devotion, will be raised etil Lever in the estimation of all whose judgment $4 values by whatever makes it more worthy of n enr sapaot and deserving of our trust, THE NORTH GREMAK PARLIAMENT.La France gives the following information about the position of the North German Parlia- meut, which is to meet at the end of February, and in which will be represented the countries belonging to that Confederation, the limits of which were drawn by the sword of the victor of Ssdowa.Three powers will be present in this Contederation :\u2014The Executive power, the Federal Commission, and the Parliament.King of Prussia.It includes the supreme command of the army and navy, the diplomatic representation, and the framing of treaties of peace and war.The Federsl Commission is nothing but s council formed of delegates from the different States, and charged to prepare bills for the Parliament.Tbe Parliament will represent the legislative authority.It will be composed of 291 members, thus distributed, \u2014for Prussia, 193; for the annexed provinces, 42 ; for all the other Confederate States, 56.These Ggures show clearly enough the infiu- ence which will predominate necessarily in the Legislative Cliamber of the Northera Confederation.Prussia has an enormous msjority in it, without reckoning the votes of the provinces which she has directly anpezed.Wit can the 56 votes of the little States do agaiust the 193 votes of the former kingdom of Prussia, aud the 233 of aggrandized Prussia ?This German Parliament will, therefore, be essentially Prussian, and we do pot see in what it will be able to differ seneibly from thie Chamber of Deputies in Berlin, A member of that assembly, M.Twesten, of the moderate liberal party, in & letter published by the Kolnische Zeitung, autributes these significant words to M.von Bismarck, \u201cI will bury Parlinmentism in the Parlisment.\u201d This short explanation will show bow little the first German Parlument will resemble the first Jtalian Parhiament.It will differ as muvL as the policy of Cavour differed from that of 3 Bismarck.The day when the deputies from the whole Pegingula met at Turin, the minority of Piedmont was manifest.It was not Piedmont wliich absorbed [taly, but Italy which absorbed Piedmont, M.von Bismarck proceeds differently.The object he hus in view is not the absorption of Prussia by Germany, but the absorption of Germany by Prussia, He brings together not & Prussian minority aud a Germsa majority, but Prussians and conquered populations, penetrated on ail sides by the Prussinn clement.Germany, left to berself, would be a great country, deeply pacific, cultivated, civilized, aud inclined to the development of public liberties, as well as to advancement in science and industry.Germary, fashioned on the Prusmsn model, would be a conquering puwer as Prussia has been, condemned to seek abroad a necessary diversion for interior agitation, and beieg able to create iv Europe formidable contingencies.Will the German Parliament have authority enough to modify this political tendency?We hope s0 sincerely in the interest of Germany and Prussia.THR PRUSSIAW TESETIA, Prussia, remarks tbe /'ays (Paris, Jan.16), bas created for berself, in Schleswig, & litile Venetia; abe was warned that it would ba so.The young Schleswigers are emigrating, en masse, rather than submit to the conscription.They go and enroll themselves in Denmark, pre- terring the Danish flag to the Prussian: tbe former being, by the community of tradition, glory, misfortune, and bloodshed, theirs.Tbe Danish papers give up the hope of ever seeing the fifth article of the Treaty of Prague executed.The recent debate in the Prussisn Parliament has dispelled their illusions.They know now what tactics will be used to elude an engagement, which, however, was a solemn one.I\u20ac the inhabitants of a canton\u2014supposing they deign to consult them\u2014lave to reply to the question : \u2018 Will you be Prussiaus or Danes?\u201d and tbey answer \u201c Danes,\"\u2014 Very good,\u201d they will be told ; \u201cunfortunately your canton forms, territorially, « military posi- Lion important for tbe defence of Prussis, and whatever desire we may bave to defer to your wishes, it is impossible for us to sacr.fice ourown security to you.\u201d MISSIONS IN CHINA, The Chinese Empire, as is generally known, is the oldest and most populous living empire ou the face of the earth.Kwpdoms and dynasties have reared their heads sod disappeared, and bave been almost forgotten even since Obina began to have a writen bistory.China basever sought exclusion and aveided intercourse with other nations, and ber people and rulers devoted themselves to literary and peaceful pursuits rather than to the acquisition of territory of glory by military force.The population of China is roughly estimated at ubout one-third of the entire population of the world.Forages and generations our Christian civilization could not gain a hearer amonget her people, nor a foot- bold upon hersoil.The Roman Catholic Church was the first 10 send missionaries to this eeclud- ed empire : but their efforts were comparatively fruitless, and they were finally banished from the Empire.It is but little more than fifty years since the first Protestant missionary went to Clina to meet single-handed and alone\u2014so far na buman ageney wss concerned\u2014ibe ancient and time-bonored prejudices of the people, and to combat them with the simple truths of the Cliris- tian religion.Instead of one there are now 200 missionaries ia the field, and the membership fs counted by bundreds.The multitudinons gods of Chine, \u201430,000,\u2014and the dificulty of acquiring the language, every sign of which expresses an idea, instead of a sound, are the chief obstructions to the speedy evangelization of the Chivese.Their lingnal signs are variously estimated from forty to seventy thousand in number ; but2,000 are sufficient for the penal code of the empire, 6,000 for the standard classles of Confuclur, and 19,000 for the translation of the Holy Scriptures.A missionary can acquire the language after & residence of about three years smonget them.But, having gained & knowledge of thelr written language, the whole empire is comparatively easily reuchied,\u2014tbe written langnage being understood by all, though the disiects are various.To reach the millions of India, on the contrary, 8 knowledge of 20 languages is required, sud to reach the other two-thirds of the earth's inbabitants an acquaintance with 3,063 languages is naces- ue.Buddhism, though last introdus ed into China, was the religion of the empire under the Mogul Ic is now the religion of the common A people, whose Louses sre filied with idols, and If report speaks truly, Lord Monck wili not whoee minds are crowded with superstitions.Confucianism is su escrescence which the said, will come in lis stead, a8 Governor Gene- caustic of free thought will one errors and superstitions of both Tavism and Bud- _ .dbiem will vanish before tbe light of science, as Rickard Southwell, Lord Nass, is descended the mists aud ghosts of night before tbe light from a branch of the illustrious house of Clanri- ot day.For illustration, Buddhu, who assumes carde, aud is c.usequently an Irish peer.The to be ombiscient, teaches that the earth isa place first of bia ancestors of whom we bave any re- with & mountain in the centre 1,630,000 tmiles 0°d Was Joba Bourke, a captain of borse under in beight, and 810 miles in diameter, baving at | Marquia of Ormonde, during tbe civil war its base a ridge of stone 36,600,000 miles in|?Ireland in 1641, and who subsequently mar- cireumfercace: that eclipses are caused by a fied Catharine, the daughter of Meyler Fey, sud giant who can swaliow either eua or moon in his D'écé of Paul Daye.This geutleman left four juouth: that soms cities have stood on earth 390% of whom Richard, the youngest, became millions of years, and some Kings linve reigned the founder of the present bouse.His youngest quadrillions of years ; that the buman race ori- 29% Jobo Bourke, way M.P.for Nuas, and was ginatly had wiags, and that they may be gene- elevated to the peerage on the Ist of August, rated by flowers, or vocal ullerances: that 1776, as Barou of Naas, county Kildare, Ou among he virtues ia one which is impossible, Lo .and apotber that if universally observed would T4nced to the digaity of Viscount Mago.The soul terminate the human race; and that God iesent Lord Naas is the oldest gon of Richard and heaven are, in the last result Nuwana, or Bourke, fifth earl of Liz house, be basing euc- Tne along the const.Chinese extends, their prejudices diminish.ans fous pe Yorn ee nt Tues married Blanche Julia, third daughter of Col.tain situations among foreigners, for which George Wyndham, of Petworth, Sussex, by Western languages must, they are very eager.rhon 3 À and will of course, be followed Ly Western tic life of bis lordship bas not been one of as ressonably as in Virrioia.a \u2018There is an appar- in the membership.pent nine years Cumming, of London, delivered an add Birmingham on ** The Retrospect of 136! infallibly, to interpret \u2014its consummation and He Led never said would be annihilated in 1866 or 1857.ing than the on: them that the antediluvia: the Levitical economies al bave no suspension, aod & wer of the Pope.The calculation: 1866 as the limit of bis writers on prophecy ba dealt 10 tbe Papacy.It was therefore ve: roarkeble that that very period witn last Frencbman had left be.The priests would sa! of the temporal powes would not calamity.The Pope, they \u201cFe religions of Chis are Oonfucisnism,; \u2018Buidblem, the fist of whieh is vested with two swords, The one WITNESS, the established religion of the empire.It the air when he fulminated a bull, and Christen- teaches à comparatively bigh form of morality ; dom answered it with bursts of laughter and but, like owner systems of idolstrous wor- with contempt.The other sword wus the tem- ship, has lost much of its bold upon the peo- poral power.Taking away the Pope's temporal Tauism deifies and incarnates reason, | power was uot simply tukiog away tbe dotation and teaches the doctrine of tbe absorption of| of Charleinague, the few jultry States of the the good into the Eternal One, aad of suc-| Church, but it was extracting the teeth, so tbat cessive transmigrations of tbe bad, and ex-| he could put bite: breaking his sword, that he horta to moral purity by a life of seclusion, could not strike; depriving him of 1be power of austerity, celibacy, and meditation upon vir- persecuting, which be had held and believed in The Executive power belongs exclusively to the t fur 0 thousand years.OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.return to Oanada.Of Lord Naas, who, it Is ral, ao English paper says :\u2014 the 13th of Junuarg, 1785, be was further ad- ceeded bis uncle, John, fourth earl, who died on Chios has of late years been brought more the 24th of May, 1849.The motto on the coat into contact with other nations, and the inter- uf arms of Lord Naas is 4A cura salus,\u201d and course ia making itself felt upon the people.the seat of the family is Palmerston House, in Russian civilization presses upon it on the North French on the South, British and American aii| Hewas boro on the 21st of February, 1622, Ag the acquaintance of the and is conseyneutly not quite furiy-five years tbe county of Kildare, [relsnd.of age.Un the 3lst of October, 1848, he whom he Las bad several children.The pub- promigence, although he was kuown to the Tu 1847 tbe Metbodists first entered the field House of Commons as one of the speakers of with their Missionaries.They Lave chosen the that body.After the resiguation of the Hus- Province of Fookien,\u2014s flowery land, well wa- sell ministry in 1851, and the succession of Earl tered and picturesque, where three crops may be ; gathered R one season ; where the pe plant tary for Ireland, and was appointed to the same thrives, and the peach and the orange grow; position upon the second administration of the where long before the vernal equinox, [as adorn Earl in 1859, If we recollect aright, be ob- the hillsides, nud growing wheat the valleys; tained bis late secretaryabip for the third time where under s January sup roses bloom; where from Earl Derby.SI beneath the ample shades of the camphor tree In personal appearance, Lord Naas is re- fragrant shrubs perfume tbe air; and where presented as a tall and very stout gentlemen, ope may hope for healib and long life with 8 large, round, and ruddy face, and very This province small eyes.He was a member of parliament contains within nn nren of 59,000 square miles, for several years, and was known as the \u201c Fat 15,000,000 of people, 63 third-class cities, and Irish Boy: tbree firet-class, of wbich Foochow, the largest und the capital, is the bead of their Mission \u2014 |THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE IN NEW Here the Methodist Church sustains 36 missionaries, owns property worth $26,000, bas ; 3 ; | ; tive membership of 154, and runs a Mission The following circular gives delightful evi- press, which prints 2,000,000 pages a year, be- dence that the watchmen on the walls of Zion tides (elaine Pl bospital and (here are not disposed to suffer the guilt of ent disproportion between the amount of mis- .sionary labor expended and the results as seen when they see a great danger threatening the peo- But when the above diffi- ple, They are also ado; ting the only wise plan, culties are considered, and tte fut that one |yiz., not confining themselves to preaching missionary there\u2014Dr.Maclay- - laboring before he could couat the first couvert, the membership will appear large.Derby, Lord Ness was appointed Cli-f Secre- BRUNSWICK.blood upon their skirts by contiomng silent against drunkenuess, which, as long as preacliers The anaual- and people continue to driok, is merely bealing ly increasing facilities for communication be- tbe air, but removing the cause cf druuken- tween our own country and China will more ness:\u2014 effectually than any other instrumentality open (cirerLan.) up the way for modern civilization and Obris- Lo._ linnity to reach the homes and the bearts of To the Ministers of the Gospel in the Province of hese millions of human beioga.DR.CUMMING ON THE PROPHECIES.On Wednesday, 9th January, tbe Rev.Dr.drinks prevalent in the community, and mature in aud prayerful deliberation as to the course which The we, as guardians of public morality, ought to meetiog waa under the auspices of the Birming- adopt respecting it, we have formed ourselves bam Protestant Association.Be said 1866 bad becn a remarkable year in of our influence and efforts in the most effectual many respects.Never in Lis life had be pre- manner, for the purpose of counteracting this tended to be clothed witha prophets mantle, or wost deplorable evil.to bave à prophets inspiration ; but simply and We bave been influenced in adopting this humbly, slong with many other living men, be Course mainly by the following considerations :\u2014 bad tried prayerfully aod earnestly, thougbnot! 1.By the ma the written record.its rapid growth, \u2014ils wide-spread and insidious They bad all read in their Bibles of certain extension into the various departments of social dates in connection with prophecy relating to lite, \u2014and its baneful influence upon the tcmpo- the present dispensation ln which they lived ral welfare and eternal prospects of tens of thou- It was © sands of our fellow-men.singular fact that all the dates mentioned 2.By the conviction that, the Church of in the Book of Daniel united in the autumn Christ, being the divinely-appointed institution this world for promoting religion aud morality among men, For 20 is called upon to take a more promivent pari years bie had thought precisely the reverse ; and than it bas hitherto done in arresting the progress asserted, on the authority of Scripture, that no- of 1! thing tue Devil bad corrupted would be handed ip aiding those who ate already engaged in this over to the Devil's pussession, but that the world important work ; and would be purified, reconsecrated, and be made 3.By the itapression that in order tbe more 8 paradise, fairer, nobler, avd vastly more last effectually to combat tbe common foe, it is de- 6 with which the world began, sirable 10 associate and cumbine, as far as Some would, perhaps, ask what was made by practicable, the efforts of all the sections of the the exhaustion of these dates?He would remind Christian Church ; and to call upon the mibis- the patriarchal, and ters of religion, in connexion with the various had their end ; and denominations, to place themselves in the vanof the times of the Gentiles were on the very |the movement.eve of their exhaustion, expect the Jew to return to New Brunswick, Baxranes,\u2014After much and anxious thought upon the fearful exceas in the use of intoxicating into an alliance, with a view to the combination itude of the evil to be met,\u2014 vil, and rolling back its deadly tide, and that they Keeping there considerations steadily in view own we have formed our Alliance upon a purely ca- Jerusalm would be restored; and thokic and unsectarianbasis.We bave adopted some time\u2014when, no man could say\u2014His|as our pledge the simple articie of abatinence who would come to reign and to glo- from intoxicating drial 8 a8 & beverage ; and we d with » splendor which should lave so framed our Constitution,\u2014a copy of sunshine that would which is herewith forwarded.to you,\u2014tbat by bare nvend.One interesting point with regard adopting the pledge any person may becomes to the approach of the events be had mentioned member of the alliance and of its managing was contained in the calculations tbat had been committee.made with regard to the termination of the| We hereby address you, earnestly soliclting your bat bad attention to the Allisnce\u2014your adherence to ite n made for 25 years past, fixed the sutums of principles\u2014your adoption of its pledge\u2014and ower ; and many able your earnest co-operation in carrying out its ob- bold tbat in the latter |jests, We aball be happy to add your name to end of 1866, they would see the most fatal blow the Managing Committee, a8 soon a9 you sutho- re- rize us to do so; aud we would furtber solicit tbe your sid in forming » branch ailisnce ln connec fulfilment of the pledge of Napoleon, \u2014\" Italy tion with your congregation.In the event of aball bo free from the Alps to the Adriatic\u201d your forming such Branch Alliance, you will The last Austrian had gone to bis capital ; the please transmit to our Corresponding Secretary me ; and the Pope was alist of the names of persons from time to time now left to take care of his own sheep without associating thomselves therewith, in order that even & collie dog tobark at them of worry them.| they may be entered upon the records of the He could easily see what ibe end Alliance, We shall also be glad to receive som- that the loss [munications from you relating to the progress of » very great the canes, which might be read at our monthly \u2018was [n- meetings.bo waved in! By order of Committes.\u2014L B.Bill, Pred.lof + Fesrvary 13, 1866.dent; N.McKay, Curresponding Becretary.Committee \u2014Rerds.I.E.Bill, G.À.MeNutt, N.McKay, G.0.Huestis, E.C.Cady, J.G.Baylis, W.Alves, W, V.Garner, J, Bennett, J.8.Addy, J.L.8ponagle, 8.Robluson (decensed), J.Buird, J.G.Aogwin, G.M.W, Carey.TRE \u201cGLOBE* SUUNDING THE ALARM.We find a French Canadian contemporary quoting the Richmond Guardian as saying tbat tbe Quebec resolutions have been adopted by the conference in Londou, with a modification ae- cording in substance the right of appe Lucal Diovriues to the Federal Partiomest a activa of the Local Legislatures.There issome rexsuD Lo hope that the Richmond paper is mist8ken; but if it isnot, then the outrage which wus threatened by parties Ligh in ministerial confidence, before the depacture of the delegates, has been consummated, and the people of Upper Canada bave been most scanda- lousiy betrayed.Should it prove true that the Quebec acheme bas been tampered with in so vital a poiut, the peuple of Upper Cunada will require 10 make known at once their 10- diguativn at 30 base an act of treachery, in order that their voice way be heard iu Engiand in time to Warn the Imperial Government ad larlis- ment ofthe dsuger that will result from giving effect to such a provision.It this right of appeal is accorded to the minorities in the Local Parliaments, then ope of tbe greatest advantages uuticipated from Coniederation will be defwuted.The very purpose fur wiich these Local Parluuments are tbe constituted is tbat of dealing with local questions,\u2014and the question of education es- peciully,\u2014and it was intended thereby to remove these questions from tbe General Parliament forever.But ifthe mivority in either Local Parliament is to have the right every time it is beaten to rua with an appeal to the General Par.Lameat, then the istier body will continue to be the scene ot religious and sectional strife, aod that in a greater degree than the Canadian Parliament ever exhibited in its worst days.It was bad eno7gb in tbe legislative Union to have Upper Canadian questions settled by Lower Canadian influence ; but it will be far worse if, in the Federal Union, the Federal Parliament is to be allowed to over-ride the local in the decision of local questione, and to impose upon Upper Canada or any other Province, local legislation odious to her people and inimical to her deacest interests.But, we repeat, there is reason to hope that the Richmond pmper is in error.We cannot deem it possible tbat all tbe delegates from Upper Canada would consent to the treachery laid to their charge.The Imperial Parlisment meets to-morrow, and we sbail soon know the nature of the Confederation Bill to be proposed to that body.Ifitdoes devialc from the Quebec scheme in the way alleged ; if the solemn settlement of the education question made at Quebec and ratified by Parliament, is to be upset by the Romishi bierarchy,\u2014it will rouse such a etoru of indignation in the country as wiil be ceriain 17 bring the delegates to their senses ; or, if that is impossible, to warn the Imperial Parliament not to perpetrate such a gross injustice upon our people.There cannot be any danger that the outrage will be actually consummated if Upper Canadians are on their guard.\u2014Globe, REMARKA.The Globe, with that sectional bias and limited range of vision, which has all along characterized it, flouted contemptuously and angrily the Protestants of Lower Canada when they asked for some guarantee that they would not be left wholly and helplessly at the disposal of the French Reman Catholic majority.It averred that, inasmuch as their political leaders bad hitherto been cowed by, and subservient to the Roman Catholic priest party, therefore, the Protestant people of Lower Canada were to be bound hand and foot, and laid at the feet of the priests for ever; and that, too, be it observed, by the aid of Upper Canada! This was the Globe statesmanship, and if it is going to be defeated it is » cause of bearty rejoicing.The only thing that could make tbe Globe fear the result of appeal to the federal legislature would be the influence of French Canadians on that body.And if that influence, attenuated and diluted by a great Protestant majority in the federal legislature, be 80 dreadful, what would it be whe concentrated and all-powertul in the local legislature ?For ourseivcs, we cannot see much danger in the right of appeal from the local to the federal parliament, constituted as that is likely to be; and, even though it were never used, its very existence wonld be a great safe-guard against oppressive legislation on the part of majorities.If this right is retrospective, as well as prospective, 20 that the injustice of the present education laws of Lower Canada could be remedied, it would remove our greatest objection to Confederation.RED RIVER ITEMS.We have received the Nor\u2019 Wester of January 19.This number of the Nor'- Wester contains the first of the series of articles on \u201c The Red River, \u2014its resources and capabilities,\u201d \u2014designed to afford reliable information to intending emigrants and others abroad, who may be attracted, under the prospect of approaching changes, to the Red River settlement, aad 88 & means of letting people in all parts of the world know lte great sgricultural resources.At a meeting of the Governor and Council of Assinibois, Mr.W.R.Smith was appointed President of the Petty Court at White House lains.?At the same meeting it was resolved, that the fees hereafter received by the Governor of As- sinibols for marcisge-licenses, granted by bim to members of the I'resbyterian comwunity, be banded over to the senior minister of the Presbyterian church in behoof of that body.There is but one photographer in tus Red River settlement, \u2014Mr.R.Larsen.The coming in of many of tbe traders shows the quantity of furs trapped or killed, up to the clos thip yeas, There seem to bave bees, this win= ! Fesrvary 13, 1867.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.99 ter, more than the usuel vuraber of mick, lyux, | \u2014 Cungress nas passed 4 bill which punishes, and skunk, nnd Juss of otter, beaver, rats, and | with & fine of $100, vrc-nalf to go lo the inform- especially fisher.er, auy person who issues avy business card or The Presbyterian congregation of Kildonan,\u2014 ! advertiement in the similitude of the sited Rev.Jobo Black, pastor.\u2014ruised during 1768, Stutes or Nutooal Bask carreacy.It also pro-.tbe sum of £273 4s.5d.The congregutivusl | vides for a fine uf $300 being imposed upon any records show ¢ marriages, 34 baptisms, and 21 person who ball disfigure tbe putionsl cur- burisis during tbe year.Tencs, by prinung rdrectisciments 1hercon, Ate meeting, on the 7th, of the vestry ofl \u2014 The bones of tbe defanct mastodon found John's Cathedral, the sum of £55 51g.was voted lat Cohocs have been boiled in oil, aod are to to the Diocessn Endowment fuud.! be set up in the Siste Goologica! Department at Uvraion stune #t Cincinusi su 1863, which con- ! sucoeeded by the Duke of Buckiugtnm, the pres victed lim of conspirsey, in violuton of the {sent President of the Council in Lord Derby's laws of war, to release the Rebel prisuners vf, Cabinet, Tow Duke of Buciiogbam will nut bs war confined by xushority «f the United States, at | unknows to your reuders, having visited Canada Curap Dou;ias, near Chiexjo, Il, atid s\"utenced | jn 1850 while Marquis of Cbuudos, un which Lu to be bung.The ducaments vbuw that cecasion be created « very favorable impression.tbe President of tbe United Sintes approved of| He is à very popular and public-apurited noble- the proceedings wud findin::4, but in considers | man.\u201d lon of the recommendation uf\u2019 the members of * \u2014_ i ol the Court, and the successful progress of the EE ct etter ie a shall be su reported by au) Usbery allier, pro- seculions wilt te cunlIQUES 16 pursuauce of 4 police forumlly given.Îtie, bowever, tbe exper- tation of the Depuctioeat that will proprietors und others, perceiving sl ove the necessity ul ouserving the law und the advantage of ti proposed moditication, will be wole Lu report prompt complisuce.\u201d Tru BeLmont Rainwav \u2014We learn that tte line of route fur 11» pew ruitmay fiom tae brad The Collector of Customs st Pembina, US, addresses a letter to the Nor Wester, in which Albany, under the supervision of Prof.Hull, who in to replace ke missing jarts of the skeleton he states that a large fraternity of smugglers from Red River are now carrying on, aod that to a deplorable extent, an illicit rade with | by modets of his own, When sanding creet, the skeleton will be ten nod 4 balf feet high aod Sioux Indians, hostile to the American Govera- ment; that not less 1ban $200,000 worth of dutiable goods bave been smuggled since lust full into the Pembins district: and that, if reports are true, this vexatious, illicit, unlawful, aod warlike trade is countenanced by men in high positions, such as Governor Mactwvish, and Fathers Richot and Ricber.The Nor IWearer expresses its belief that the Pembina collector bas been grossly misinformed.RELIGIOUS NEWS.\u2014 The Wesleyan Missionary.Society of England, in its report for the yeur ending April, 1866, gives its total home receipts as £101,549, which, with its foreign receipts added, made ite whole income for the year £145,885, or not far from $750,000.\u2014 We receive among our exchanges a Sun.day-school paper in lwlian, published at Florence, entitled Sevois J/ella /Jomenicu, lirerally \u201cSchool of the Lord's Day,\u201d which bas been established three years: und a Portuguese paper, published at Rio Janeiro, entitled Imprenss Evangeliea, * The Evangelical Press,\u201d now in its second volume.\u2014 Tract Journal, \u2014 The Methodist missionaries in Nortbern India have recently been holding a camp-meet- ing, which was a strange sight to the Asutics.Une of the missionaries writes, ' Tiis was = new thing here, ss none but our American bre- *bren and sisters had ever secu such a meeting.We entered upon it with some anxiety as to the results.Bui lam happy to say, our fears were groundless.God was with us io power, aud it exceeded in interest my most sanguine expecus- tions.\u201d - = Professor George Williams, of King's College, Cambridge, bas a leticr in the Times on bebalf of the Samaritans, \u201c the smallest nationality in the world,\u201d who have been suffering for many months past a vexatious persecution from those who should be their natural protec tors.When Le was at Nablous Just September, Le found that the Sumaritun community, now reduced to 130 souls, had been for bree mouths deprived of the us: of their synagogue, and, consequently, of the opportunity of celebrat- iug ther religions offices, owing 10 the intolerance of the Turkish authoriues,\u2014tbe pretext for whose intervention being that the Samaritans had heightened the sirest-donr of their synagogue frum four feet to five feet six inches, and had renewed à decayed portion of the pavement.[n consequence of this, a moh tad demolished the work and fastened up the principal entrance 10 the building.In spite of interpositions on their bebait made to Reschid Pacha, recent letters from l\u2019alestine show that aothiog tus been dove, and Professor Williaroe thioks s friendly representation from the Britieh Foreign office to the Central Turkish Gavern- wen\u2019, of the bardships they are now guttering.might issue in A speedy reparation of their grievances.Tag Caväcm 19 Arataatin.\u2014A Melbourne letter, dated Nuvemmer 28, says the measure sume months back introduced by Mr, Cardwell 10 the House ul Cowmous, lating to the branches of the Chureu of Eugiend io the colonies, bas roused tu activity a considerable number of the Anglican ciergy.The object of Mr.Cardwcils measure\u2014apparently suggested and made uecessary by the Privy Council judgment in tbe Coleuso case\u2014wsd to cusble ibe colunial churches tu run alone, under such form of ecclesinatical polity and goverument ss might appear suitable to local necessities.Tue large majority of the clergy, ss well as such uf the laity as are members of the Church of Bogland Assembly in Victoria, are distinctly opposed to the proposition; and at a recent meeting tbey sigoified their opposition by thy fuilowing resolutions, embodied, amony others, in a petition to ber Majesty :\u2014\u201c That, in the opinion of this Aerembly, tbe principal points te be kept in view towards maintaiviog such eonnection (viz, With the United Church of Eogiand enil Iceland) are :\u2014I.The preserva- Ven of tbe Church in tbis colony as an integral portion of the United Church of England and Ireland, although tot connected with the State as sn Established Church.3.The appointment of bishops to the United Church of England and Ireland in Victoria, according to a uniform rule, s0 as to avoid tbe danger of veveral ihdividuals claiming simultageously to he bishops of the same diocese.3.An appeal su all ecclesiastics) causes to the supreme eecle.mastical tribunal of tbe United Church of Eng- laud aud Irelend.\u201d AMERICAN NEWS, \u2014 Tbe Seuste of Pennsylvania bas passed s bill forbidding railroads to make soy distinction between psssengers on account of race or cui r, aud the House, it is expected, will concur.= ln the U.8.Benate on Monday, Mr.Cban- dler prevented the protest of the citizens of Michigan againet tbe issue of American registers to Canadian-built vessels.Referred 10 the Com- tmsttes on Commerce.\u2014 Acletk in the Treasury Department, at Washington, disappeared, Jan 26, taking with him $35,000 seven-thirty votes.He was traved to Baltimore, but thers the clus is for the present Jost.= À Mr.Dodd bas iuvented a steam jea-boat, The vesse), which weighs ten tons, having been brought from New York on two [inform cars, arrived, on the 4th inst, nt Fiebkill, and will make a tris trip on the Hudson River in the course of a day or two, \u2014 A woman pamed MeGlennan died at Bellevue Hospital, New York, while uuder tbe influence of ebloroform, Un New-Yoars-Day she had had her nose bit off is a quarrel, and the surgeons of the hospital having undertaken 10 form a Dew nose from the integuments of the forsbond , administered chloroform, which proved fa fifreen feet long.= The N.V, Times says tliat to meet the demand for the present year, à single firm in New Yurk bas mupufuctured 2,591,644 vulentines, of the aggregate valucof S317,167.OF these, the number of \u201ccomic\u201d valentines is 1,000,000, at a costof ic.each.The highest priced are two \u201c sentimental\u201d valentines, at $150 each.The practice of sending valentines is said to be cx- ending.\u2014 Miss Ellen O'Mahoney, late Head Directress of tbe Fevinn Sisterbood, is exposing the tricks and rascalities of the Brotherhood in a series of articles to the New York News, in the course of ono of which she states hat the greater portion of the goods exposed for sale at the celebrated fuir of the Sisterliood could Dot be sold, and were subsequently stolen by the Mauhatian Committee.Ble is very virulent in ber de- | nunciations of Mr.Doras Killi d all through sides with her namecake John of unfortunate\u2019 memory.Tue Auenican Onvrcs iv Rous.\u2014The New York 20st has information from Jlowe that the American arms bave been hoisted on the fucade of Mr, Macpherson\u2019s house, and the United States Legation srchives transferred to the large room in it used by the American Episcopal congregation, s0 tbat Dr.Lymsn ia no longer in danger of being ousted, us Messrs, Lewis and Williams | have been.! Onaxces \u2014The 8t.Augustine (Florids) Ara- 1 miner, speaking of the great crop sf oranges, says that sixty thousand will be picked from ove grove.A gentleman writes that * they i fiaog in rich yellow clusters from tives on the pide of the streets, und the soft air is redolent of tbeie rich Jerfume.\u201d Feusies Traven\u2014The statement has been made and widely copied that so great was the | rush of prospective travel to Kurope, and, espe- clelly tu the Puris Exposition, that sll berths in out-guivg stenmera bave beev engage.for montbs to come.We ar: assured by representatives of sowe of the leading lines that this statement is unfounded, and thst the travel at present is scarcely more than in, ordivary limes.\u2014N.37 Tribune.Firsy Ixorans vor l'ari8\u2014The l\u2019ommission- era of the l'aiversu] Exposition bave expresced the desire that a delegation of (he aborigines of North America sbould be sent 10 Paris, and the ! Commissioner for Minnesota snd ibe territories of Dukota sud idaho has been invited to lake .herent of the Urleaws fawily, und under Lonis Goveroment in suppressirz the renellion, and in mecordance with the si: