The Montreal witness, 1 janvier 1868, mercredi 1 janvier 1868

[" OMMERCIAL oA RE) ; = 4 É 3 & dal &3 IEW AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.Bd Vor.XXIII.eo MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1868.No.1.CORRESPONDENCE.MEASURING CORDWOOD.(Tothe Editor of the Witness.) Sir, \u2014As the question of firewood bas been 80 often before the public, as to want of measure ; and to bave à law for the measurement of which, is much needed, our wo*thy Chief of Police bus been searching, and found a by- 1aw passed in 1856, which by-law was then put in force, and found not tc work satisfactorily (perhaps not under so good management ag Mr.Penton's) ; but 28 there is still, as always, two sides to every question, it cannot work at all at present.The only obstacle waich be presents at present is, baving a measure stamped by the Corporation ard kept in your yard, and, it the people choose, to cord their own wood whe: they come to buy.Well, if you have to keep a maa to cord it, any policeman can stop your cart or sleigh on the atreet, and have it taken to the police-station, aad have you fined for short measure, if it may } :ppen to be so.Now, the only way to krep clearof tbat is, for each party to cord their own wood, and if they do not take eaougb, the fault will be with such parties themseives, if it is bought in less quantity than two cordast a time ; ar keepa man to cord in your yard\u2019 at $1 per day.The consumer will have expense to pay which would be very bigh, As to farmera hringing wood to market, they must have their wood corded, and a ticket given them of the measurement of their Joad, which will be à great loss of time, and prevent a large quantity of wood coming to market; and, with the short supply in the yards at pr sent, will have a very bad effect on the poor of our city, who ae to be pitied.1 am, sir, A Woop-DEALER, Montreal, Dec.24, 1867, BIMABES, We insert the above letter, though we do not agree with it.The cording of wood in a stamped frame is the only security the parchager of small quantities can bave for fair measure ; ucless, indeed,\u2014which would be still better, \u2014 the wood were weighed like coal, The objection to cording the contents of farmers\u2019 loads, and giving them tickets, \u2014that it costs something, and wastes time,\u2014would equally apply to weighing bay and straw.The fact is, the habitans generally take all the time necessary for cording their load in re-arranging it in the way that it will look largest before offering it for sale.No fair dealer cau object to have his weights and measures verified authoritatively.Sines writing the above, we have received a second letter from the same party, which seems to us to contain a very valuable suggestion, as follows : \u2014 | 4 Having thown the impossibility of successfully accomplishing any thing by wood inspection, without increasing the expense on wood too much, I would suggest a plan, if it were adopted, which would work to advantage to all, and be a source 0° revenue to the city, which bas not been thought of a3 yet.Now, Sir, wood mercbanta have to pay to corders 83 cenis per cord for cording, which might be dons away with, and be chang :d to weight, without in- creaging the expense.Tuere comes to the city about ove hundred and twenty thousand eords of wood per aunum ; and the average of hard wood would be two tons to the cord; having proved this, before writing ; this would make two hundred apd forty thousand ton, in thie year, at'5 cents per tom, would give a revenue of $12,000; coal, say one hundred thousand tons, at 5 cents per ton, would make $5,000; say,\u201d tbree hundred thousand tons cf iron, wbicb,\u2014if included, from the present mode of weighing, would be to the advantage of merchants,\u2014at 5 cents per ton, would make $15,000, which would, wien added together, make the round sum of $32,000; and, by allowing no party to bave private scales, would throw all this reveune into the hands of the Corporation.For the successful working of this scheme, for salaries of weighmasters, say $5,000, which, being paid, would leave in thu hauda of the Corporation, à large item of revenue.These weighmasters should be men competent to do their butiness, whsther friends | of our city fathers or not.PROVINCIAL PARLIAME QUEBEC LEGISLATURE.Quesso, Dec, 27,\u2014The opening of the first Quebeo Parliament took place at tbres o'clock to-day, Notwithstanding the bad weather, an pe immente concourse of people lined the approaches to the House of Parliament.Precisely at three o'clock, the heavy guns of the Grand Battery announced the arrival of His Excellency, attended by a brilliant staff of officers bulonging to the Queb-c voluntear forces.His Kzcellency, baving taken his seat on the throne, the Speaker of the Legislative Council roge, nnd, by command of tho Lieutenant- Governor, directed the Ugher of the Bi-ck Rod to summon the Legislati-e Assembly.The members of (he Lower House having arrived, preceded by the Ole k of the Assembly, Mr.Speaker informed them that when they should bave elected & Speaker, His Excellrney would inform them of the motives for which he had convened the Legislature, and that His Exvel- Jency would meet thei to-morrow for that purpose.The members of the Assembly then retired, and the Lieut.-Governar, accompanied by hig staff, returned to the Government House, In the Assembly, on the return of the mem- hors from the Conneil Chamber, Mr.CrrarvEau, Premier (Quebes Co.), rose in his placa, and, addressing the clock, referring to the vecessity - of electing to the Bpeaker's Chair member Dally converannt with hotis languages.propozed mat the member for Levin, J.G.Blanchet, B-4, Le \"ete Speaker of the Assom'oly, ; The notion was evcondei by Mr, D (Brome), and after a few complimentary words from Mr.Jouy (Lotbiniere), who referred to the military service, as well as the excellent civil qualities, of Col.BlancLet, the motion was declared carried.The Speaker was led to the Chair by Messra.Chauveau and Dunkin, and the Sergeant-at- Arms having laid the mace upon tbe table, the : Speaker briefly returned thanks for tbe honor conferred upon him, and threw himself upon the indulgence of the House for the support necessary to the delicate and difficult task he was assuming.On motion of Me.Crauvsay, eeconded by the Attorney-General, the House then adjourned.ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.Toronto, December 27th.\u2014The firat Parliament of the Province of Ontario was open- el'o-day, in the presence of 4 large number of spectators.Nearly all the members were present.Between one and two o'clock this afternoon, the ceremony of sweariog in ths mem- hers took place.The osth was administered by Mesars.W.H.Boulton, and O.T.Gilmore, Clerk of the House, who were appointed Com- maisaioners for that purpose, The members were gworn at the Clerk's table, one at a time, after Blicgiance.At three o'clock precizely, the Governor took his seat on the throne, and the Sevgeant-at- Arms having placed the mace on the table, Mr.M.U.Cu.eron, Provincial Secretary and Registrar, rose and stated that he had been com- D inded to ænnounce that His Excellency did not see fit to declare bis reasons for summoning a Pariament, until & Speaker bad been elected, but that at two o'clock to-morrow big Excel I ney would declare bis reasons.Shortly afte His Excellency bad withdrawn, the Clerk took the Chair, remarks, moved that Mr.John Stevenson, member for Lennox, be chosen Bpeaker of the House.nation, Mr.McKean (Bothwell) ssid the party he belonged to were satisfied with the nomination, and would not oppose it.Mr.Stévenson was & Reformer, aud they would be glad to see him in the chair.Sir Henev Sura (Frontenac) was sorry to bear the party spoken of already in the House.He, a3 a Conservative, was willing to vote for the present candidate, because he was & good man, and not because of his party.He strongly coudemped the member for Bothwell for bis remarks, Mr.T.R.Fszauson (S.Simcoe) took the same view ag the last speaker.Mr.Boyp (Prescott) said, he was a Reformer, but it as not for that reason tbat ke supported willing to give the Goverament a fair and im- , partial trial.He wag e'ected on thess grounds ! Tuough on the Opposition side, he did not wish to be considered an opponent of the Government, The motion was then put and earried uaani- mously.{to the Chair, the mace was laid on the table, and the Speaker, on taking bis seat, thanked the House for the honor conferred on him in elect- | jug bim Speaker of the firat Parliament of Ontario.| -ule the House irrespective of party feeling, and lto forward tbe interests of individual members, and trusted, that the acts passed would tend to the further advancement and happiness of the people.Sir Henry Swurra spoke with reference to an adjournment, next Tuesday, till after the holi- He would like an cxpresaion of opinion from the premier on the subject.Mr.Joux S.MAcpowaLD said that, of course, I nothing difinite could be said till to-morrow, bat | that, a» many of 1he mewbers doubtless did de- {aire an adjournment till after the municipal { elections, uo doubt the Government would lis- \u201cten to any such expression of opivioa.! The House then adjourned, on motion, till tc- | morrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock.| ! BRITISIL AND FOREIGN NEWS.= The telegraph reports that the cannibals at the Ferjec islands have murdered and eaten Rev.J.8.Baker and six Christian natives.\u2014 Frauce basa pavy of 343 steam and 116 sailing vessels.During tbe present year {wenty- six vessels have been added, two of which were built io this country.\u2014 It is reported that tbe Paris Rothschild reduced the salaries of his clerks fifty centimoy r day each\u2014to make up the expense of entertaining the Austrian Archduke.\u2014 The Prince of Wales, to the greatindigna- tion of ths bulk of English Protestants, is now a constant worshiper at All Saints Church, Mar- | garet street, one of the mos: extieme of the ritualistic climzches in London.| \u2014 Of twenty-nine young men approved at the recent Andover Conference as candidales for the ministry, seven are stated to ba sons of miazsters, five of deacons, twenty-four sons of parents both of whom are Christian professors.Franrce INUEDATIONS IN MANILLA\u2014Tbe Orer- !>od Obina Mail gives the following news from | was totally lost off Manille on September 20, All hands saved.Fearful inundations have cc- curred at Manilla.Over 10,000 Indians have been drowned.The Spaniah mail steamer !« Malespina,\u201d from Hong Kong to Manilla, bas been missing for 21 daye, It is feared she is to- | tally lost.Two earthquakes took place at | Manilla on October 4.No loss of life or damage \"to buildings.\u201d Tin Mancnosg:s or Queeseprany, \u2014The following letter appears in The Standard :\u2014To the Micebionens of Qucensherry,\u2014=Madam,~Your \u2018ende'\u2014the masderers\u2014who made my dow and my children fatherless, hav.y uxpiatet, on the earth, their erime, it which they signed their names to the oaths of Mr.J.8.Macnowa.n (Cornwall), in a few Mr, Cantine (London) seconded the nomi- the Gorernment nominetiou, but because be Was ° | The mover and seconder then led the Speaker | He was not unaware of the responsibility | tbat rested on pim, and be would endeavor to | Manilla :=-\" The British ship *Stunrt Wortlay\u201d would console my troubled spirit\u2014by them | \u201cter.upassoilzied,\u201d \u201cunapeled\u201d to its last) dread account,~were your ladyship to extend | to the innocent victims of the crime that consolation and support wuich you have promised to extend 10 tbe families of my murderers\u2014a course which cannot fail to be comfortiog to your own conscience, and will appease the spirit of hm ® 10 once was Bgerr.Roesia Pexparise ror Wan.\u2014[t is stated that the Russian Government is now in & position to send 200,000 men to either the Turkisb or Austrian frontier at a few days\u2019 notice, and one of the Russiau journals says that, sltbough the Government may continue to circulate peaceful pbrasesat London, Paris, and Vienna, it is known as & matter of fact there that war 18 imminent.It was recently stated that Prince Gortschak@if was about to resign bis seat in the Russian Cabinet ; and Gen.Ignatieff, named ss bia succeszor, is strongly in favor of a hostile policy toward Turkey.Tbe Turkish Government has recently adopted measures indicating an anticipated attack from Russia ; but if Russia takes held of the matter in earnest, and the Sultan 15 lift, without any foreign assistance, to ight with the Czar, the contest cannot be a very long one, and ita result will certainly be disastrous to Turkey.+ À DisTixcuieuan Visiron\u2014The Prince Min- boutaizon of Japan, brother of the Tycoon, landed at Dover on Monday, and afterwards went oa to London.Of course he had first to receive an address from the Dover corporation, to which he returned a * gracious answer.\u201d His bighcess visited the house of Parliament on Tuesday.Io the Lords he occupied a seat in the side gallery, and in the Commons a place of honor in the Dip'omstie Gallery.Ie appears quite a youth, is of low stature and spare frame, has a long oval face, the forehead made as high as porsible by the curtailtaent of his hair nearly up to the crown of bis bead, and about the templ=s.He wore what may be presumed to be the national costume, which was rather sombre than gay.He was attended by eight Japanese, armed in the mauner of their country, acd three European gentlemen, one of whom acted as interpreter in an interview between his highness and Lord Stauley in the Commons gallery, in the couräe of which elaborate courtesies appeared to be exchanged, Tue Honrican\u2026 AT Carcorra\u2014The arrival of the India mail brings us advices from Cal- cuita to the 8th of November.These accounts inc.ease the ceriousnesz of the disaster.In Cal- cutts city 109 deaths have been recorded, 101 brick-built houses destroyed, and 2,338 tiled and thatched buts leveled with the ground.In the auburbs, the loss of life is estimated at 285 ; and 62 brick-buiit bouses, 1,745 tiled huts, aud 25,- 148 thatched buts bave been destroyed.On the river, 622 lives have been lost.In addition, there have also been lost two ferry steamers, 67 cargo boats, 15 Madras sloops, 84 dingbee-, 82 native boats, and 336 up-country boats.The greater portion of these boats, together with those lost in the cauals, were Inden with jute und grain.The grand total of lives azertained ta have been lost is, therefore, 1,016 ; of- brick- ! built houses destroyed, 163; and of tiled and thatched buts, 20, 231.OF the larger shipping in the river, only some 26 ships bave escaped uninjured, aml three bave sustained sericus damage, oue of them being & complete | wreck.Traniric CYCLOxE 18 BexoaL.\u2014On the night l of the Lst inst, à cyclone raged in Bengal, from \u2018tbe bay nortlward to S-raijguni, Westward to : Midpopore, Burdwar, eastward to Burnsaul and 1 Dacca, The rice crops throughout the track visited by the cycione are greatly ipjured.In many placas it is estimated that not une-fourth ! will besaved.Many buildings bave been de- | 8troyed ; also, boats ou the inland rivers laden wiih jute and grain.Large quantities of growing jute destroyed.\u2018rent damage done at | Purt Banning.À storm.wave carried away a portion of the river bank, The jetties and railway were much injured, The station was destroyed.At Calcutta, the cyclone lasted eight !bours.Much more damage was done to the city than hy the great cyclone of 1864.In the + city snd suburbs, 1,000 lives were lost.30,100 native huts were destroyed, and vessels wrecked at Sanger, Sercral vessels were missing.The ships are returning dissbled.600 native boata | ere distroyed.At Burdwar there was much distress among the native population.The tele- | weaph line along the Ganges is down.From | Bengal, great distress is reported.The Bongal | Government are actively engaged in taking measures for the relief of the sufferers.Ausrria\u2019s Internat Pouicy.\u2014li is gratifyiog to observe that enlightened ideas are steadily making progress in Austria.The liberal mea- alirc* proposed by Baron Beust, the Prime Mi- Dister, are cordially sustaired by the Emperor, | and bid fair to place Avitria among the most ! progtzssive nations of Europs.In order to carry thn bills pending in the Lower Chamber of the Reicharath, ordaining civil marringes and establishing secular ¢ Jucation, the Emperor line {elevated twenty-one persons favorable to that policy to the Upper Chamber, where there was | a decided mnjorhy against these measures, and , they will now undoubtedly he passed, in spite of | the opposition of the prienthnc] and the reac- , tioniais, This was a bold step, and bas given * grent encouragement to the lit >ral patty, while | | the cons: vatives ara greatly exasperated, Attempts have been made, even by members of 1 4 imperial family, to oust the minister who is in- AMERICAN NEWS, \u2014 À Chicago Court has just decided that young women of 17 are too old to be chastised corporeally, == It is gid that, ip preparing the series of text-booka for the Virginia University, care was taken to \u201comit any version of facts that may morlify those that peruse them.\u201d \u2014 In Heory county, Ky., & man named Floyd became eo angry because his brother-in-law would not endorse his note, that he followed him home and shot both burrelg of his shot-gun at him as he sat atdinner.He did aot hit him, yet be fell dead; and on examination it was found that the dead man's heart was diseased, and that the great «xcitement bad killed him.\u2014 When Richard Pierce, printer, of Boston, worked off upon bis band press, on the 25th of Sep.ember, 1630, the firat newspaper ever published in America, the General Court tock the eheet intojcustody, held solemn debate over the daring disturber of the public quiet, and voted that :t * contained reflections of a very high nature,\u201d end its publication was contrary to law.It was not allowed to appear again.Tan Crp Burxixe Caex.\u2014Mr.and Mra.Brown, who buve been arrested on suspicion of having murdered a child at Cauaan, N.Y., for the purpose of obtainiog the insurance upon her life, bave been Jodged in jail at Hartford for trial.The Times cays Brown was not inclined to eay much; be stood upon hia dignity, and said if there was anything agaiost bim * prove it\u201d He was in one cell and Mrs.Brown in another, and when the officer approached her cell he cried out to ber to keep her tongue to herself.Ilo isa bard-looking fellow ; looks like an English thief.He is apparently about thirty.four years of age.Mra.Brown claims to be her husband's second wife, the child being his by hip first wife.She ia twenty-five yearz of age and a fair looking-woman, Niagara Scestpgn.\u2014A letter in tbe N.Y.Tribune describes certain strange phenomena which occurred at Niagara River and Falls last week.The strong easterly gale sent the waters of Lake Erie westward, leaving the Niagara River and tributaries lower than were ever known before.Buffalo Creek was so low that all vessels in it wero grounded, and Niagara Falls was a rivulet compared with ita native \u2014 After the first of January next Wynford post office (Salem Village) will be known as Salem post-office, and the old Salem office will be known as Mount Salem.i == The American Consular Agency at Chat.ham has been indefinitely witbdrawn \"tbe U.8.Government refusing to reconsider their order of last November.t= A man named Andrew Gallagher committed suicide in the village of Warkworth on ! Thursday last, by discharging the contents of a | loaded EnSeld rifle into hig bowels, \u2014 At Kingston, three boys have been fined five dollars, and to remain in jail until paid, far - disturbing public worship during & prayer- meeting.| \u2014 The man who banged Ethan Allen was recognized by the cebmeu at Kingston Station lon Wednesday eveuing, and came near being hammered.\u2014 A young man, named Freeman B.Smith, was arrested in Hamilton on the 161b, forextra- dition by tbe authorities at Toledo, He is charged with forpery.\u2014 The Burlington Literary Society, of Hamilton, after due deliberation, bave decided that | the rights of women are duly respected in the , present state of civilized Eociety.\u201d | \u2014 Horse-thieves ars anid ta be practisieg their nefarious business in the towzzlip of Nor- manby.Mr.F.Cassidy bad u ¢pan of horses stolen on Thursday last \u2014 Mr, Patterson, a promirent farmer of the , township of Gritasby, was kilied oo Wednesday \"last by the accidental discharge of n gun in tke hands of Lis son.\u2014 Tte colored convict Johnron, who was | sentenced to be buaged for murder at the late | Assizes at Chatham, has been reprieved, and his | sentence commuted to imprizonment for life, | \u2014 Tbe Elora Times ig informed that a branch \u2018of the Royal Canadian Bank will shortly be established in Fergus, and tbat Jobn Deattie.Esg., Reeve of Nichol, is to be the Agent.\u2014 Mr.John Black, an otd and much respected farmer of Nussagiweyr, was choked last | week by a piece of beefsticking in his throat, 81 ! Colelougb's hôtel, Kilbride.\u2014 An agency of the Royal Canadian Bank.will be opened in Fergus, at New Year's.John grandeur.The American branch was so de- Beattie, Esq, of Nicol, has been appointed nuded that one could travel in its rocky bed agent.without wettiog bis fcet, and mysteries thet| \u2014_ mpg Picton New Nution says that professed were never before revealed came to light on (lat temperance men io Prince Edward refuse to day.Rocka that heretofore were invisible ap- gin a petition against the liquor traffic, because peared in their full-grown deformity upon tte, they fear, were the movement to prove succeis- auguriting such great reformis, but without success.The new spirit which animates Ans- ! trian policy has also tren shown by recalling; Baron Hubner, the envoy to Rome, and substi- ! tuting Count Crivelli, The Baron isn personal friend of the Pore, and heartily devoted to the | interests of the church.The Count, although a Catholie, is in full accord with the reforms of, the Prime Minister.The new minister ig in-| structed to obtain the Pope's consent for the! l abrogation of the Concordat, and iis recapni.tion of civil marriages aad the secularization of éducation.These reform wil be eamricd an, however, whether the Po and he will be go informed.: maso ASS RN FURR .surface, and great was the consternation among the fouy tribes.The Three Siaters were accessible to fout-passengers, and many tra- verred where human foot bad never trod, with perfect impunity and dry feet.Below the Falla was the wonder of wonders.The water was full twenty feet lower than usual, and the oldest inbabitents gazed in wonder a.the grand transformation.Near Suspension Bridge, the celebrated rock at Whitmer's will, upon which 8 drowning man caught and was rescued several years ago, which barely projects its bead above the water, was laid bare twenty feet above the surface.Bryina New Tramtomes.\u2014The mania for buying territory ceems to be growing atronger.The last report on the eubject is, that the Spanish Government proposes to sell Cuba and Porto Rico to the United States for one hundred and fifty millions of dollers, and we are told by telegraph (rom Havana tbat * the public beert is beating with apxiety at the announcement,\u201d as the extinction of slevery would be ono of the ful, the price of their rye would be reduced ! = Port Hoge is one of the heaviest taxed towns in the Province, being st the rate of 397.| on the dollar.Ail the property owned in the | town is put down $1,069,260, std ibe debt of the town is tearly double, | = The people of Mount Forest have pasted | tke by-law giving a boous of $10,000 to tre « Wellington, Grey, and Bruce Railway.The vote was a'most unanimous, being tfty-one to five, \u2014 The editor of the Carleton Place Herald publishes, editorially, a challenge to Weston for a tramp to the Georgirn Bay, each to erry bis kuapsack with provisions sud camping utengile, | \u2014 The editor of the St.Catherines Journal alleges that Le bas the Ligheat auibority for aay- ing tbat the notorious ** Bill Townsend,\u201d the murderer of Mr.Nelles and Coustable Richards, bus again turned up acd has been arrested.\u2014 A lire broke out in a house occupied by a consequences of the sale, This extinction of family, named Coulson, living vesr Lowville, sluvery i: the anly thing that makes it seem in the smallest degree desirable that the news should te true.Even with thia prospect, we cannnt help thinking that the money would be vastly better spent in educating the freedmen we have than in acquiriog more.It igof vastly more importance, however, to the black race that those who are now free should be elevated and enlightened and turn out well than that any more should be liberated, either thig year or next.Moreover, fine as Mr.Sevard\u2019s performances in ths way of acquiring territory and making treaties of comwerce look, we do not ree what they do for the country except to enable it to grow rich fasier.But poverty, or ' : © the difficulty of making money, is not our great {an iron boot-jack at him, trouble.Our great trouble fs the abundance and variety of our rascals; and we do not see thet we shail either * confound their politics or frustrate their knaviah tricke\u201d by giving them more territory to operate over.We do not besi- | Nelson township, Halten ccuuty, on Saturday I night, 14th, by which the wife and babe were (burned to death, while ihe husband barely | esgaped, and was very much burned.| \u2014 A few days ago, the Biockville Recorder published an inquiry for a Mr.Nimmo, couched in such terms as to throw suspicion on Mr.| Nimmo, This the Kingston Whig procouncesa libel, Mr.Nimmo having beea in Kingston all the time, and the Recorder aware of it, * \u2014AtGe\", « colored man named Turuer was sat work win à man named Loweil, when Turner | was ordered by the other to aseist in unloading some Lay; and, upon his refusing, Lowell threw Ltiicting injuries Lowell es- (rom which be died in n few days.caped.\u2014 À correspondent of the Truro Mirror, | writing from Wallace on the Sth inst, says :\u2014 \u201c À bouge and barn, occupied by the Rev.Mr.tate to say that every inch of ground added to! Anderson, Kirk minister, was totally destroyed our domain over which we cannot enforce law by fire this morning at 2 o'clock ; all the furni- and order is not a blessing but a curse,\u2014nor a \u2018ture, books, clothing, and everything in the help to civilization, but to barbarigm.\u2014 New York Nation.CANADIAN NEWS, ONTARIO.== Men are now employed sawing ice on the Rideau river, The blocks they take out are 16§ inches thick.a= At the Fergus Cattle Fair last Week, prices averaged, per hundred pounds, $4.50 hive weight, \u2014 The Durham Chronir's says that a move ment is on fool for the incorporation cf that village, \u2014 St.Andrew's Church, of Fergus, hal a narrow escape from destruction by fire on Sun day evening, Inst week.\u2014 The Sun reports the affairs of the Urange- ville and Beampton Tramway Company in a moat flourishing condition.w= The Welland Trilune saya the mills in that town, dependent on the eanal for water for wotive power are again stopped.== A Young Men's Christian Aszociation wan formed at Ottawa on the 19th, consisting ot about sixty members.w= Tha Boar-Oreck eleirely towneirp cf + conzents or nt, Moore, wag destroyed by fire on tlie 6th inal ,\u2014 | carcass on a battle.field eappostd to be th work of an inceudiary.house, was consumed, Mr.and Mrs.Anderson ) barely escaping with their lives, «= The Anglo-American Peat Company bave | issued their prospecius.They purpose buying , the whole of the peat bog in tke County of : Welland, Ont, containing 3,000 acres.With ! ten machines, they estimate making in à reason of 120 days, :1,000 tons of peat, 1he sale cf i which, at 3 per ton, after deducting expenres, will pay a dividend of 12) per cent, the firs: | year.Cexvantion or Sugnirra\u2014À convention Sheritts wns held in Torento, on Wednesday ahont halt the Sheritls in the Provinces bein, present.The proceedings were strictly private The otjret of the convention is to elect a I change in the insolvency act, and other cnact- ments, which have reduced the income of 81 riffs considerably.Parliament w.ll probably be petitioned to that \"fret.Lonnviga\u2026It is said (tere bins been a tremendous amount of lobbying going on at Ottawa with reference fo the Intercolonial Kail- way, and that the lobbyists come chielly frem tbe Maritime Provinces, Tbo knowledge tha scma five millions stocting are to be spect ty the Government in the dnildivg of a railway brought the speculators together at Ultaws, Tite a flock of buzzards hovering ove the dees anbutied alter the cou il \\ : 2- THE MONTREAL WITNESS, | JANUARY 1, 1868, Contemporary Press.| LETTER FROM THE REV.NEWMAN HALL (From the London Christian Times.) Naw Yoks, Nov.5, 1867, ie is the day of election for city and state officers.There is à great struggle between the Democratic or Southern party, and the itepub- lican or anti-slavery aad loyal party.1 went to à great Democratic meeting the other even.15 held 1a the Cooper Insitute, and heard the only abuse of England I have listened to since I have been in America.Those Euglish people who have sympathized with the South should | have heard Low their fricnds denounced England | #8 treacherous and implacable, only watching, her opportunity to destroy America! Along with this abuse of England was m denuaciation of the negro race.They were represeuted as hopelessiy ignorant, \u2014as revengefnl\u2014ss unfit to exercise civil and political functions, \u2014as interfering with the labor market and bringing down wages, and ns likely 5 wake war on the whites.To treat them a3 vitizeas having equal : rights, was represented as allowing the nez v to tyranmze over the white man, [was horrified at the yells of hatred which such allusions | called forth.The majority of he vast assem- Lly seemed composed of Irish.lexpected to see some uproar at the polling today.How different was the fact! All the public.bou:es are closely shut up during the whole day of an ¢l ction! The polling-places are very numerous and are in all parts of the city.Every man must vole in his own districi, 80 there are no crowds.Persons may uot congregate round the nolling-places.Every voter must go in alone, so as to be uninfiienced by others.The polling-papers sre ubtained only at places a considerable distance from the urns in which they are to be¢ placed.1 was allowed to enter one of the polling-booths and watch the process.Persons representing the different parties stood behind the urna.For many minutes no one appeared, and [ chatted with the clerks.There were only four y -n near the door.Presently a laborer entered alone.The register was coneulted \u2014bis name was there\u2014 then he placed the papers containing the names of the candidates he voted for on the counter, folded up so that they could not be read.Then the clerks put tiem into the respective urus, and the voter quietly went away.| was taken to about half a dozen )wllisg-places in the most crowded and the worst districts of the city, and everywhere there was perfect quiet.Indezd the city was far more tranquil than on ordinary daya.No processions or banda of music are allowed on the polling-day.Whatever canvassing or speébhifying there is, must be done before the day for taking the vote, 1 weat, this morning, to one of the public schools sent.I oyened the departæent for elder girla, the grammar achool,\u201d with reading the Bible, a short uddress, and prayer.A hymn was sung most beautifully.Then they filed off to the class rooms, which J visited seriatim.In one, alge- braical equations were being solved, In the next, a problem in the third book of Euclid, In the next, a question waa being asked, as 1 entered, on the moon'a libration in longitude.Iu anc- ther class, the gizla were being examived in English literature,\u2014HBoyle and Chaucer were the authors about whom questions werc being asked.Ta this school, there are daughters of judges, lawyers, clergymen, merchants, cabmen, aud mechanics, side by side.No fre is paid, It is 1he best education given iu the town.These schoo!s arc not considered a3 * charities.\u201d The money of the public is spent to support them, | and they are regn-ded as belozging to the jublic atlarge.Al contribute, and ail arc entitled tv j the bruvft, Yester ay morning I saw à strange scene.| wag take to Wall atreet aud the Stock Exchange.| never Leard sucht no uproar a3 was caused by the voesferatiou of the merchants and brokers buying aad selling stock.Suddenly the president struck bis hammer for silence, and introduced wm, alluding to the part I had taken, with others, during the war.Immedixtely the crowd of busy tratfickera uncovered, and gathered round to listen to the few words which I was thus unexpect=dly called upon to address to them, I agsured them that the great mass of our nation cherished the moat friendly feeling to America, and expressed my bope that tie two nations might ever be united by the closest alliance.At the end of my address, they cheered heartily, and sang * God save the Queen!\" Then the clamor recommenced, and the intense excite meat in bidding for \u201c stock\u201d which had preceded this episode.As this, I am told, is seldom accorded exc:pt to their own distinguished generals, [ regarded it as an additional proof,\u2014uot, of course, of any mere peraonal compliment,\u2014 but of the desire for friendship between the na- tious, and of the deep appreciation of Dritish sympathy in their late struggle.REV, W, M.PUNSHUN, (From N.Y.Christian Advocate.) We find in the last number of tbe Christian Times, London, an interesting sketch of Rev, William Morley Punshon, M.À, fraternal delegate elect from the British Wesleyan Church to the next General Conference of the M, E.Oburch in the United States, and President cect of the Canadian Wesleyan Conference, * Mr.Punsbon is & pative of Yorkshire, where he was born in 1824.His father was draper, engaged in a large and prosperous se, and st the same time 8 prominent and active porter of the Wesleyan cause.He received his second name after hia uncle, Sir lissc Morley, a gentleman well known for many years in the West Riding of Yorkshire.He made his early attemptaat preaching, and in May, 1845, be presented himself for examina tion in London ag a candidate for tbe Wesleyan ministry.The writer of this sketch was present at thet examination, to which one or two other young men alsocame np, who Lave since attained 10 eminer.ce, and well remembers the impression then produced hy tlie appearance and snswers of ihe future crator.At the conference of 1843, be received Lis first appointment, which was to Whitehaven, where be spent two sears, followed by two years in Carlisle, and three years in Newcastle.The residence of seven years won for him an extraordinary popularity in the far north, ble faithfui devotion to every dep«riment of bu work being not less remarkable than Lis eloquence.Previous to his entrance iuto the literary effort of & religious kind, entitled, address, and he would endeavor to make & se- iE ft Sh dei nr - Raviog allu je immense area ake ment to the peculiar views and discipline of Superior\u2014some 33 000 tquare miles\u2014a space Methodism which has all along been characteris- | jg; ger than that of Scotland, and about equal tic of Mr.Punshon, though in combination with to Ireland, be went on to show that in respect such a breadih of view and catholicity of spirit.(o its scenery it was altogether different from that be has been claimed again and again by ' 149 other great Iakes\u2014the shores of which were other Churches as almost theis own.for the most part Hat sod uninteresting in point Boon after hin J reside in Newcastle, Mr.of scenery.Along the north coast of Superior pop ned th dpc ol, Ye, onl omg om LA , à eet in hei whose grandeur could onl several children.After leaving Newcastle, the .conceived \u20ac dose having an opportunity of ext six years of the subject of our sketch were | visiting them.; The lake itself constituted a speat in Yorkshire, \u2014three years in Sheffield, | busin, hemmed in by elevated brims, with all its and three in Levds.While in Leds, ue POpu- precijices lying towards the south, It was, larity was approaching Its ra t.a ee a.accordingly, on the north shore, and within the appenraacs ia Excter Hall as & Tccturer in cour ramers wor eocenten.\u201d oe Tener Ep | Arance a lecture - 3cenery Was presented.e lecturer sketche nection with the prong Men's Christian Asso Thunder Cape, with its elevation of 1,500 feet ; ! ciation.e subject was e Prophet ob the figure of the sleeping giant, lying on the Hr sb ont, le nn vor dl ly Sod vo en h and some of the otber picturesque points em- Liglly characteristic, aud produced a marked pained in the only great national song of the people as the moat fertile and genial section of | Foster, of Praskrille, with an address and $45, the New Dominion.TAE CALIFORNIA WHEAT CROP.CFrom the New Fork Shipping List.) Through the uniform high prices that have prevailed for wheat and flour at San Francisco during the current barvest year, the bulk of the Califoruia wheat crop of 1867 seems to have been drawn out thus early.From advance slips of the Suu Francisco Lulletin, dated November 27, received overland, we gather some interesting facts and figures on the wheat movement.The California barvest year com- meaces July lst.The receipig at San Francisco, from July 1st to November 27th, botb inclusive, comprise 3,713,403 sacks, against 2,749,936 sacks for the game time in 1866, showing an increase this year of 906,467 sacks.The receipts of wheat and flour (reduced to in acknowledgment of a sermon preached b Lim oa the 12th of July last.À new cburci | was dedicated in Adelaide last summer, and on i the 20th Oct.revival services were commenced, which bave resulted in nearly 50 conversions.Rev.George Jackscn repris that at à recent meeting of the g.ciety in Montreal, the | tremsurer read the reports of the collectors for the past year, showing a total collection of $647.Roman Osruozic.\u2014The Catholics of Pem- | broke have enlarged iheir church so as afford { additional accommodation for 200 persons.\u2014\u2014 | On the 15th, at Quebec, Monseigneur Baillargeon, \u2018the Archbishop of Quebec, consecrated thé newly built church of St.Sauveur-\u2014\u2014Rov.Pius McPhee, the former energetic and popular parish priest of St.Andrew's, P.E.I, ling been appointed to the mission of Grand i luver, Lot 14; and the Oatholics of that place wheat) same period, aggregated 4,108,813; Lave presented the Very Rev.James MoDonald, sacks, or 205,440 tons.This amount is equal | of Indian River, for the last quarter of à century to 71 per cent.of the total receipts for the entire | ber indefatigable parish prieat, with an address, harvest year ending Jue 30, 1867.Were Lie | Accumpanied by something more substantial, \u2014 About twelve hundred girls were pre- | | which that power bas been obuained.impression.He did uot appear again in this amity till the beginning of 1857, when hede- | ered what was probably, for rhetorical eftect, | \u20261s mus:erpiece,\u2014his lecture on Jolin Bungan.This oration wag delivered with electrical effect in various places.Ia 1838, Mr.Punshon received an appointment to Bayswater, where the task was assigned him of endeavoring to raise a new Wesleysa church and congregation.This, by the blessing of God which rested upon bis isbors, he accomplished beyond expectation; and in 1861 he was removed to lslinglon, Dur- | ing this period, several other lectures were delivered by him, which excited remutkable interest; large sums of money being frequently offered and refused for tickets, after as many as could possibly be issued hud been sold.One of these, * The Huguenots,\u201d wag published at a sbilling, and from the proceeds of its delivery Mr.Punshon gave a donation of & thousand pounds toward the Wesleyan chapel in Spital- fields.Large sums were also raised for various local charities by means of bis lectures.Io the meantime be was growing in the esteem and love of the brethren of his own church, was honored with many tokens of their regard, aud, bad it oot been for the failure of his beslth, would probably have reached, by this time, the highest digaity at their disposal, \u2014that of President of the Wesleyan Conference.It is impossible to speek too warmly of Me.Puushon'a unselfishness and geum-rosity.!n 1852, seeing the poor accommodation provided by Wesleyaus in several popular watering places, be uoder- took to raise within five years, by lecturing and personel solicitation, the sum of ten thoussnd pounds, in aid of a fund for the erection of chapels in those places, Everything seemed against the project.The cotton-famine and the financial panic occurred ; bis own bealth failed ; and, les this, nearly £200,000 were raised in the period for the msissionary jubilee.Yet the promise was fulfilled ; and laat August, the term of five years being completed, Mr.Punsbon had the gratification to announce that the pledge had been accomplished ! Suc manifold labors, however, nearly broke down bis health, and, for the last three yeara, be has, to a considerable extent, retired from public life beyond the sphere of hia own circuit labors.Mr, Punsbon will not leave Epgland on his official visit to this couatry until about the first of April.PEAT FOR RAILWAYS, (From the American Railway Times) Stay FusL.\u2014Whoerever the main source of ! artificial motion may lie bid ien away, awaiting © ultimate development, whether in air, or in water, or ic the heart of the earth iwelf, matters less to tue practical maa than the plilosopher.Coal hus losg been the wain source from How mucl longer it may continue 80 to be ia nncer- - tain, not so much (rom auy immediate probability of faiiure in the supply as that, of ate, other substances Lave been utilized which Lither to were comparatively unknown,or considered iaapplicable to the purpose of generaling sterm.It becomes us to consider, not only how to call our ows, but how to produce a fuel which aball satisfactorily occupy its position sa well now a3 when our coal-field scease to exiat, The two main sources from which tlie present genertion may expect to derive practical benefit, and to which we may look for aid in the economizing of our cosl, are peat snd petroleum.The value of peat, when properly dried, is well known and admitted, both for domestic fuel and for generating steam; and charcoal properly made from such peat ie, in all respects, equal, if not superior, to wood charcoal.When dug from the bog, peat generally contains from 50 to 75 per cent, of water, The inference drawn from practical experience is, that, to secure commercial success in utilizing peat, the operation mut be inexpensive and expeditious,~costly machinery being avoided.From four to five tous of peat, as talon from the bog.are required to wake one ton of dry condensed peat.The cost varies in different localities, but it may be pafely mssumed that Lhe average cost will not exceed that of coal at the pit's mouth, Peat thus prepared burns very freely, will stand a powerful blast, emits great heat, is smokeless, aud produces less ash than age of coal or coke.It 1s impervious to improves by keeping, and is incapable of self-ignition.The general heating power of the condensed peat hag been proved to be very superior to that of coal; and, in fact, this article appesra to be well adapted as n fuel for steam engines, whether marine, stationary, or locomotive.Its use bas been found to effect a saving of fifty per cent.in time in generating steam, and it will do double duty as compared with coal.The absence of smoke aad cinders, and tbe preservation of furnace-bars and boilers from the destructive effects of sulpbur from coal, are additional and importaut advantages.LAKE SUPERIOR.(From the Globe.) Last eveniog Professor Dsniel Wilson delivered a very Interesting lecture on \u201c Lake Superior, its Scenery and Antiquities.\u201d The lecture way delivered in ail of tbe Boys\u2019 Home of this city, and drew a large and fashionable audience.At the outset, the Protessor stated that he had ministry, he bad published a amall volume of poems; and wi age: Carlisle Le made bis first 2.4 been advised by his friends to deal with an amezing number of subjects ia the course of bis | economize that supply, which we can at present | continent, Longfellow's beautiful * Hiawatha.\u201d The name Superior bad been given the lake by the old French navigators, as the first and largest of the great clain of lakes; but altogether beyoud it lay a magnificent syatem of water communication, Jakes and riers, destined apparcatly to form part of the future great high- , way of the continent.Having noticed the Mi- chipicton river, which passed through a rich country in the pessession of many hundreds of Indiane, the lecturer proceeded to speak of the totally different scenery on the south shore | of Superior.From one eud of the coast to the | other the scenery was almost all of a uni- | form character.There was already a city in embryo.He had visited the place in 1855, at the very time which might be said to be the birth of the future city of Superior.Superior city, undoubtedly, was founded on the spot which seemed destined to contain the great city of the future,\u2014a city which sbould perform for Lake Superior the same functions which Chicago performed for Michigan; and which, at no distant time, would probably play the same part for that region that St Petersburgh did fur tbe Neva and the Baltic.The lecturer next alluded to the projected railway to con- pect the waters of the Mississippi with the great lakea, and said that, in seeking to open this | routs, modern speculators only aimed at adopting a route which bad been in use long before the discovery of the new world by Columbus.In proof of this statement, the lecturer alluded to the large shells belonging to tropical waters, which had repeatedly been found buried in the grave-mounds of ndian Chiefs along Lakes Superior and Huron.These were interésling me- morinls of a traffic carried on there by the aborig nes.This led the lecturer to treat of the sntiqui- ties of Superior.It liad, be said, long suggested | itself to the minds of inquirera that the transition frors the Btore Period to the Bronze Period had been à very abrupt one\u2014tbat there must have been mn intervening age\u2014and at length 14 had been affirmed, as a piece of inductive reasoning, that there ought to intervene a Copper Age between the Stone and Bronze Periods.Abundant | memorials of this Copper Age had been found in Lake Superior.Within comparatively recent years, one discovery after another disclosed the remains of extensive ancient mining operations along the Southern and North-Eastern shores of tho coptivent.Aucient mining trenches, altogether different from any modern works of Todians had been found.In some places they were at a depth of thirty feet, and they extended over an area of one hundred miles.Within these | were found the stone walls and beautiful-wrought copper im; lements for working the mines.In one particular case, in the Minnesota mine, à | ass of copper weighing five tons Lad been found in one of thise mines, buricd beneatl: the accumulated vegetable matter of countlres cexturies.This buge masa of copper was separated frow its matrix, aud alougeide it lay tse copper tools employed ia its excavation, over wilich had accumulated thirty feet of soil.It was not for him to conjecture the age of that mine; but an enormous inwrval of time must Lave been necessary for the trees to gruw,\u2014to shed their annual leaves, \u2014for tbe vegetable matter to fill a trench of such vast depth,\u2014and for the foreat to cover all as completely as though an excavation hud never beea made there.Now, who were these ancient miners?Not In- piana such aa now inbabit the shores of the | lake.There are untmistakable traces (bat | these minera must have been a race totally different from the red dudian.The mounds in the Mississippi valley iaclosed ths re- maing of an sncient race, having a form of head totally different from any of the Indian raced found on the continent.Their sculptured pipe-hends were of a different character from any in use among the Indians, This valley, then, had been occupied by a race difuring altogether from the Indian, and whose civilization was altogether superior.In the intermediate region, Wisconsin, there were, too, many curious indications suggestive of the idea that here, to the north of the country inhabited by these Mound Builders, was a kind of sacred iand specially dedicated to the remains of that great nation, «nd where they met the rude children vf (be forest ag on common soil.But whatever the character of that ancient population, there was every reason to believe it had terminated nbrupily ; that these ancient wines, after being worked for centuries, bad suddenly stopped, and the miners had never rosumed their work.Whether the work had been abrupily terminated througb pestilence, or through the encroachment of hostile tribes from the norih,~ or to whatever uuknown cause it was owing,~tke mines had heen suddenly abandoned; it was obvious that the tools were left there by the miners when the shadows of evening told bim bis day of toil was done, and that be left them never to return.Professor Wilson, in conclusion, briefly alluded to the mineral riches of the Lake Superior region.The great west, be said, lay bevond them rich in attractive promises for the future.Not only was tbe grest lake rich ia natural beauty, but ita ahores abounded with the sources of national wealth, It was impossible to overlook the evidence of Its great mineral weaïth.Not only were the inhabitants of the New Dominion invited to go up and possess that land, but the ticher territory aud possessions beyond it.North and west of it were the rich vallays of the Red River and Saskatchewan-\u2014aod westward to the Rocky Mountains and beyond, stretched a mag- receipts for the remainder of the current harvest year to conlinue in the same ratio as for the first part, instead of having 286,- 000 tons, #3 in 1866-67, there would be, for the year ending June 30, 1868, 616,000 tons,\u2014 though this is altogether beyond the expeciu- tions of the trade.Indeed, there is quite a general impression that the amount will fall behind that for 1866-7.Admitting that the receipts for the present harvest year will Le full as large us for last year, there is yet to come forward, of Hour and wheat, equal to 81,000 tons or 1,630,- 000 centals of Wheat.With eight months in which to bring this amount to the seaboard, the | montbly aggregate for the remainder of the year must necessarily be emall\u2014say 200,000 sacks or 10,000 tons.Ln view of the good and sufficient reasons which farmers had for putting in large crops ope year ago, may be that the surplus, yet in the interior is much larger than the above figures would seem to indicate, A considerable quantity of laud has already been seeded, and the work of preparing the soil is being carried forward on a scale hitherto ua- equalled in the State.Engiand bas been anex- celleat market for Oslifornia for the last two seasons.With the exception of the limited quantities likely to come to New York, England must take the remainder of her surplus, At present prices in San Francisco ($2.60 to $2.65, gold, per cental), there are no markets iu the world, except the Atlantic States and Europe, to which California wheat could be shipped witb profit.The shipments of wheat from July 1st to November 27, aggregate 2,318,271 sacks, valued st $4,652,211, against 1,321,878 sacks for the me time in 1866, showiog an increase this year of 996,393 sacks, or 70 per cont, The shipments of flour and wheat (reduced to wheat) same period, amount to 2,842,245 sacks, or 142,- 462 tons.Thus in four months, California has shipped 56 per cent of her total exports for the year ending June, 20, 1867.remaining BRITISH COLUMBIA.\u2014 Tho Nor- Wester bag aun account of the burning tu desth of eight persons by a prairie fire in Oct.jaat.Four of them consisted of a family named Thifault.From Bles of the British Columbian, up to Nov.6th, we extract the following :\u2014 \u2014 We understand Lhat the Surveyor-General will at once set about the work of reducing, locaung, and surveying the Indian reserves in this district, in pursusnce of a resolution there.apent, passed At but [ast session of the Legislature.Let us Lope hat this necessary but too- lang delayed wo:k wiil be done thoroughly and well, \u2014 lu Saturday's 'irite, Was published a statern- nt of the imgorts inlo tbe colony of British Columbia, for the quarter ending 25th September last.The total value is $391,936 24, Tuere are several features of the statement iv which we msy take occasion to allude in our next, \u2014 À party of miners arrived from Kootenay yesterday, haviag about $20,000 in tresaure.They do pot brisg much news, The five Indi- ane who murdered two white men, and wounded a third, at the Tobacco Plain diggings, had all been executed by the American authorities.Herzig, tbe wounded man, was recovering.Tre Tobacco Plain diggioys had proved a failure.The weather continued quite open, nod mining was still carried ou.No new strikes reported.~ Un Monday last, a native tisherman, while out lishing ou his own hook, hooked an enor mous sturgeon, snd forthwith * hooked it\u2019 for town The fish was 11 feet long, aud weighed 325 pounds, CANADA ECCLESIASTIUAL NEWS, Mera pier Erisooran.\u2014Rev.Joseph Wild, Belleville, waë receutly presented, by the members of Lis congregation and other friends, with the sum of $73 and some articles of value.\u2014 ça, A new brick parsonage has been erected in Mallorytown.\u2014\u2014The coogregation at Aults- ville is making preparations to build a new church next summer,.\u2014\u2014Twenty members have recently been added to the Church in Welland.=\u2014\u2014A revival has been in progress in tbe village of Hagarsville, resulting in 25 conversions.\u2014\u2014Rev.Mr.Miller writes from Walsingham : \u201cOur special efforts have resulted in the addition to the Church of 70 souls; a new church will be ready for dedication in a few weeks ; financial matters are favorable,\u2014all claims are being met.\"\u2014=The friends in the Embro Oir- cuit have raised $30 towards buying a new printiog-press for the C.C.Advocate.On the 25th inst.it closed its 33rd volume.\u2014\u2014The Kennebec mission is prospering under the labors of Rev.P.Wright.There are 10 appointments, and 160 members.\u2014\u2014\u2014A revival meeting cumwenced in Brooklin about three weeks ago.Fourteen persons have been to the altar for prayers, and some have joined the Church.Murnonier New Ooxvaxios.\u2014Rer.Mr.Mc- Kelvey, pastor of the church in Galt, preaches temperance ay well as gospel.He has induced nearly all the members of the church to sign 6 temperance pledge \u2014\u2014At a revival in connection with the church in Augusta, over 40 bave been conrerted.-\u2014Itev, John Kay writes from Milton that ail the church debt has been removed, and that thers have been between 20 and 30 conversions \u2014\u2014Several members of Jif- vificent country us fitted to be the home of an intelligent, industrious, caterprisiog, and bappy \\ ferent Urange Lodges Lave presented Rev.J.Hit\u2019 a purse.Un the 5th inst, Bis Lordship the Right Rev.J.Farrel}, D.D., B:shop of Hamilton, admivistered the sacrament of confirmation to sixty-seven children and four adults, in St, Mary's Church, Niagara Falls.~\u2014\u2014His Lordebip the Lishop of Toronto arrived at Ushawa on the 25th ul, for the purpose of giving confirmation, Siaty-six children received coufirmation, whose inteiligent appearance and correct answering in i the catechism, bore witness to the zeal of their | aster and the efficiency of the schools under i the direction of the Sisters of St.Joseph.! RELIGIOUS NEW ! =\u2014John Cartwright, the distioguished Methodist preacher in Illinois, is eighty three Fears old.A Nose Gier.\u2014Nine tons of tracts ave been sent by Henry Bewley, Esq, of Dublin, to the Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago.It is said that this gift is the result of à vow made by Mr.Bewley when the success of the Atlantic Telegraph Csble\u2014of which he is a large stockholder\u2014scemed doubtful, thst he would devote all hia dividends from it to reif- gious uses.Mr.Bewley is a man of great wealth and great Christian benevolence, sud holds not only this, bus the rest of bis income, to be used 83 the Master sball direct.These tracts mre in process of distribution, and a great demand for them Las already arisen.Last June, when in Duolia attending the meeting of the Irish Assembly, we apent nearly a week under his roof.It was there we met Mr.Moody, of Chicago; through whom, we presume, this large donation of tracts was forwarded to that city, rather than to any other In tbe United States.Seldom have we koown a man who won more upon our respect and our love than this Irish gentleman, whose cordial welcome gave us the best possible ides of Irish bospitality.Simple in manners, kind and generous, he seemed to live only to do good.Ii was chiefly, if not solely, by bis liberality that the Kiosque was erected in the grounds of the Great lüxhibition at Paris for the distribution of tracts and Bibles.\u2014New York Evangelist.Avnona CoLLxGE ron Young Wourn\u2014The Seminary will be opened for be reception of pupils next September.Every one knows Mr.Wells as an express man, but all do not know him as a man of large Christian beneficence.This building will cost him $100,000.Everything connected with it is done in the most thorough manner.The rooms will all be commodious, lighted with gas, ventilated and warmed, on the most approved plan.The edifice presenta a front to the Cayuga Lake, of a:- | tractive and imposing architecture, with high | Guthie roof, fourteen gables, aud gracetul | towers.Nearly every portion of the building {commauds & wagnificent prospect of lake, fieid, jand forest scenery, of exceeding beauty and va- (riety; and the groves, which are the back.jground of the edilice, present it to the eye of | the summer traveller on the luke, as a cabinet picture whose tasieful frame is abundantly fez- tooned with nature's graceful and verdant forms.The Seminary is to be suvplied with way of apparatus, library, gymnasium, and botanical garden.Good is it for the country that there are such business men ns Henry Wells, and such Christian scholars as W.W.Howard, \u2014N.Y.Evangelist, Discovenes ar JEnVasLEM.\u2014Biblical students will be greatly interested iu the discoveries which have been made, and are now in progress, at Jerusalem, by Lieut.Charles Warren of the Royal Engineers vf England.The colossal j foundations of the Temple wall, which are !* stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits,\u201d i laid by Solomon or his succesgors on the throne, are now being Iaid bare at the enormous depth of ninety feet and more beneath the present surface.If bared to its foundation, the wall would present an unbroken face of solid masonry neazly 1,000 feet long and 150 feet in height ! The wall, as it stands, has excited the wonder of the world.A letter in the London Termes yai\u2014 *The pinnacle of the temple, on which the tempter placed the Saviour, has just been uncovered to the base, and is found \u2018still to bave an elevation of 136 feet.The statement of Josephus is therefore no exaggeration.\u2018If any one looked from the battlements into the valley be would be giddy, while his sight could not reach to such an immense depth.\u2019 Sections of the ancient wall of Opbel have been exhumed, showing that, as Josephus says, it was joined to the southeast angle of the Temple.Aqueducts, cisterna, rock-bewn channels and passages bave also been discovered within and around the barem, throwing new light on the buildings, the arrangements, and the services of the Temple.\u201d The sites of Calvary, the Holy Sepulchre, and the Pool of Bethesda are hoped to be discovered ; and, if the exploring paety is provided with funds, Lieut, Warren does not despair of surveying and designating the boundaries and chief localities of the ancient Jerusalem which the Saviour saw and which Josepbns described, The recent visit of the Sultan to England bas been favorable to the work of exploration, and the wisdom and tact of Lieut.Warren and bis stall bave smoothed down Moslem prejudice, removed local opposition, and brought about opportunities for excavation such as never occurred before ; and, berides, large numbers of Arab laborers have been trained to the work und are eager to be employed, and the exact pointe for successful exploration are now knowu, every applinace for the best education, in the - be, f > GriTISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.>?f fy JANyAUARY 1, 1868, THE MONTREAL WITNESS.\u2014 The world has produced $3,341,500,000 of gold the past eighteen years.\u2014 Machine-belting is now being sucosssfully manufactured frow paper.| \u2014 Faber's establishment sends out $220,000, | 000 lead pencils yearly, \u2014 The new British knapsack weighs only four pounds and three ounces.\u2014 Forty elephants help the Eaglish in the Abyssinian expedition, \u2014 The Dowager Marchioness of Queens- bas sent £300 for Larkin's family, one of t:e executed Fenians.= À noble lord, who sits in the British Par- linment, has been sued wn an Eoglish county court for a butcher's bill amounting to £10, \u2014 Gus day last week a single firm in London sold no lesa than 10,732 Newfoundland seal skins.Doubtless, as many more were sold by other merchants.\u2014 The portion of the soi-disant Emperor Marimilisn's skull, which was removed ia the process of embalming, was stolen and replaced witha wooden plug.= At 5 sale by suction in Douglass, Isle of Man, a gold-mouuted tooth-brush, said to have belonged to the great Napoleon, realized the sum of £8 10a.\u2014 The young Chinese Emperor, twelve years old, rejoices in tke title of * His High Prosperity\u201d His Imperial father was \u2018Perfect Bliss.\u201d \u2014 Steam power is successfully used in London in pulling down old houses, where the contractor cares little about preserving the materials.\u2014 A butcher-boy in Newgate Market saya he bas often beard of the fore-quarters of the globe, but has never beard any person say anything about the Aind-quarters.\u2014 À lady has recently died in Bristol, England, at the advanced age of 84.Never in the course of ber life did she eat a morsel of butchers\u2019 meat, though she enjoyed all that time very good health.\u2014 In Russia, & woman professing to be the Virgin Mary ordered the people not to pay their taxes, They obeyed her uutil the government officers sent the virgin to Siberia, shut up ber temple, and compelicd ber followers to come down with the dust.\u2014 M.Ferdinand de Leseeps, in a lecture on the Suez Cansl, recently given at Nice, stated that the contractors were bound to terminate the work by the lat of September, 1869, under a penalty of 500,000f.à month for any delay.\u2014 An agitation in favor of the Saturday half-boliday bes begun in Dublin.The Lord Mayor presided at sa meeting to promote the movement, which was addressed by various clergymen,\u2014Protestant and Romanist.= Within sixteen years, the two colonies of Victoria and New South Wales have produced a supply of gold amounting in value to one hundred and ffty million pounds sterling, two- thirds of which have been the produce of Victo- rin alone.\u2014 Count Bismarck's yearly income, since he received the gift from the Prussian Parliament, is betweer forty and fifty thousand dollars.He lives very economically, snd, according to a correspondent, said, some weeks ago to Loths- child, that be had nodoubt that he would, by and by, become a millionaire.Until 1865 he was beavily in debt.\u2014 The hotel and restaurant keepers in Paris are now baving & turn of penance.Their charges were enormous during the Exhibition ; now they are without customers.We learn that the two great hotels, the fame of which Las gone through Europe and America, the Louvre and the Grand Hotel, aro ia the market.The price is £800,000 for the two establishments, and it is said that an English company is in treaty for them.Comiovs Excise Estry.\u2014Alezander Gunn, an Excise officer in Scotland, being dismissed from his employment for misconduct, aa entry was made in & book kept for the purpose as follows :=*A.Gunn discharged for making a false report.\u201d Tas Suez Caxan No Myru.\u2014An English paper says, the Government tug \u201c Prompt,\u201d recently despatched from England to assist in the embarkation of the Indian troops at Sues, was conveyed through the new Suez canal to the Red Sea.After having been lightened as much as possible, even to the removal of the paddle-wheels, a number of empty casks was laced under her, aud in this manner she reached Suez.Tra Dsapuy Crnasszror.\u2014A captain of the Garibaldisus says :\u2014* At a distance of over 1,000 metres (1,100 yards) a platoon fire of fifty men killed or wounded thirty Garibaldisze.During the quick fire at all distances tie bullets fell like bail, Twas engaged at Custozza and Solferino, and even then I never heard such a quantity of balls whistle about my ears.The result was, tbat, after a very short resistance, disorder commenced, and every one ran away without looking behiad bit.\u201d | AMERICAN NEWS.= A man entered & house in Savannsb one uight, and stole the dead body of a child.Being pursued, he dropped it in the street.\u2014 The Newburyport Ilerald says the beat of ship carpenters in that city are working for $1.25 a day.~ The meeting-bouse in Salem, Mass, where Roger Williams presched two hundred and thirty-six years ago, is still stasdiog.= At Ohicagy, on the 10th, Wm.Andrews attacked Wm.Hamilton, bit a great chunk ont © his lip sud swallowed it, moustache sud all.= The Usage Chronicle, printed in Kansas, livists the nume of Horace Greeley tor President, on the basis \u201cf \u201c universal amnesty and universal suffrage.Uh, sage paper! \u2014 By a law of the late legislature of Maine, J'honograpiiie reporters are employes by the State to thie evidence, Business {8 very 1nueh fucilitated by the improvement.==Deer-hunting on Long Island wa prolrbite ed for fire years sud tbe term expired on thn 41b instant.Tb.anim:'s are said to L very aumerots 09 the cast of the ='end.= À umber of spiritualists are boring for oil in Pleasantrille, Pa, under the direction of a \u201c medium,\u201d and shares of one-sixteenth have been sold for $5,000 esch.\u2014 À hunter in Crawford couaty, Wis., recently shot a cougar, or American panther, measuring three feet six inches in beight, and five feet in length ; the largest ever seen in that region.He got $13 bouuty, and deserved it.\u2014 Hon.Enos Stutsman, formerly of Montreal, bas lately been elected Speaker of the Dacotab Legislature, The Hon, Jobu L.Jolley, son of Nr.Jolley, saddler, of Hamilton, was the other candidate for tbe office, and came near being elected.\u2014 On Tuesday, the wife of Aaron Rowe, living three miles south of Mount Vernon, presented her husband with five children at one birth, \u2014thres boys and two girls.The mother and children are doing as weil a8 if nothing extraordinary had occurred.\u2014 Some time ago a cow rau in front of a train in Indiana, threw it from the track, and caused tbe injury of several persons.The railroad company sued the owner of the cow and recovered $4,000 duamages.The Supreme Court of that State has affirmed the verdict on an appeal.\u2014 Miss Maria Hall died in Lawrence on the 13th inst., after nearly eight years\u2019 suffering from the etfects of the fall of the Pemberton Mill \u2014January, 1860.She was rescued from beneath a fallen beam only a few minutes before the ruins took fire, and was wholly confined to ber bed for two years after the disaster.\u2014 It appears from the report of Secretary Welles that the U.8.naval force now consis of 238 vessels, mounting 1,869 guns,\u2014s reduction of 40 vessels and 482 guns since last year.Only 103 vessels are in use, including 56 on squadron service, and of the remainder there are 49 iron-clads laid up, and 29 of all kinds not completed.during the year in the naval and coast survey servic:8 is 11,900.\u2014 General Grant\u2019s report shows that on the 30th September, 1867, the aggregate strength of the army (officers and men) was 56,815 ; the number of recruits, 34,191 ; and desertions 13,- 608.The reports of the five military commanders are also embodied in Gen.Graut's report.He highly commends the judicivus and soldierly maaner in which their duties have been performed, and says : \u201c The commanders of the five military districts have executed their diffi- calt trust faithfully, and without bias from any judgment of their own as to the merit or demerit of the law they were executing.\u201d \u2014 The postmaster.general's report shows that the total receipts of the department during the Inst fiscal year, ending June 30th, 1867, were S$19,978,693.54 ; the expenditures, $19,- 235,483 46 ; excess of receipts over expenditure, $743,210.08, The receipts from postages have increased 6 per cent.Postage stamps 10 the value of $11,578,607 were issued, and stamped envelopes to the value of $1,290,- 588.The increase in postage stamps wes 6j per cent, and in atamped envelopes 61 per cent.The postal routes have an extent of 203,245, and an aggregate annual transportation of 78,981,- 189 miles.= The acnual report of the Secretary of the Treasury shows that the debt of the United States on the 1st of November, 1867, was $2,625,502,843.Of this there was bearing coin interest, $2,204,879,631; bearing no interest, $402,385,848 ; besides over ¢ighteen millions of Texas bo ids, and other items of old indebtedness.There wag in the Treaaury, however, $111,640,317 in coin, and $22,458,080 in cor- feuoy ; leaving the debt, less money on hand, $2,491,604,450.The receipts from all sources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867, were $190,634,010.The expenditures for the civil sarvice, including pensions, Indians, war de- pariment, navy department, and interest on the public debt, were $316,729,129.Of this, the interest on the debt was $143,781,591.The loans paid, a3 they arc called, were $748,350,- 525 ; and the reccipts from loans were $640, 426,310.Næw Oncgans, Dec.23.\u2014The Central Com- mittes of tbe Republican party of this State, nominated Chief Justice Chase for the Presidency this evening.AUGUSTA, GA, Dec.23 \u2014General T.W.| Sweeny, who was tried by court-martial, and isuspended from rauk and pay for six months, has had hia pectence remitted by order of the President, and bas been ordered to report to Gen, Pope for duty.| Crxotsnat, Dec.23.\u2014A cold-blooded murder \u201cwas comautied last night, on Fifth street.An , inoffensive man, named Elmore Smith, waa shot by & ruflian for merely jostling against him.{ The wounded mau expired in one hour after.\u2018ward, The asaussiu made bis escape, y Fossit Foor-Puists.\u2014Excavations are in pro- \u2018gress at Turner's Falls, Mass, for à flour and | grist will, and on the rocks twenty feet below | the surface have been found the prints of a foot resembling those of a wolf, though larger than those made by a horse.Prints of small fishes are also found, with the eyes, fins, scales, ete., all perfectly visible, À Caution To MILEMAIDS.-\u2014ÀA mao in Keu- i ltueky killed & eick cow a faw daye since in whose stomach was found a large brass pin, a , hsirpio, Aod & quantity of hoksa d eyes.A ljury of tbe neighbors formaliÿ sumimioned for jte occasion, returned an oral verdict that the ; anfortunata doceased (cow) had probably awal- ;lowed & milkmaid or & waterf:11 at som» period lof its adult life \u2014 American Paper.Cononpionia aT Wasiimutox.\u2014The c'erk of one of the Washington theatres sold two dress circle tickets to a colored man, one evening this week, supposing hat they were for white por- sons to ute.In the evcaing two colorei men | took their seats in the dress circle.The aude ence becam* indignant, and deputations of the ! officers of the house waited on the occ pants of the seats and told them they were in the wrong part of the house.They thought not, as they | bad paid for the seats they occupied, but the 'excitement among the whites of the audience | continued until the negroes were pail back their money and left the hone.Bosrox, Dee, 33.\u2014~Thrie is great excitement in the neighboring town of Ilaverhill this morning, over an Attempt to rob the Merrinac National Bank, and the shooting of officer Lurn- , of New Durkam, in the Township of Burford, | to November, and hal heen attended by over bam.The Tair occurzel Just before dayifght, | was cntered while the oceapanta were at chiurel, 1,200 adults, and of thin name about 209 Lace (when ag * t-skop in the neighborboud was, found on fire, and & couple of officers started to | therefrom.As yet no trace of the robber or give analarm.In passing the back they heard .robbers have been found and Mr.Juwes Douglas an explosion inside, and apprebending a robbery, | has offered a reward of $100 for such informa- made an examination.One of the officers: tion aa will lead to the detection of the thief.stationed himself at the front door, and officer| \u2014 The Hamilton Spectator of the 23rd nays: Buroham went round to the rear, and &s be\u2019 _The funeral of tho late Zachariah Hubbard, was passing one of the ride windows of tbe onc of the unfortunate victims of the terrible bank, « man jumped out, and, as Lie attempted to | railway disaster at Angola, N.Y., took place in grapple with bim, the burglar drew a pisiol und thig city on Suudwy.The unfortunste man's The number of men employed | shot the officer through the head, killing bim ia- | stantly.No robbery, however, was cilected, ns | the proceedings of the thief were interrupted as | above described, but the thief made goud his | escape, | Mogar Errecr or an Eantaquaze.\u2014 The Og- densburg Journal saye:\u2014-The more we bear of the impressions produced upon the minds of the peuple by the visitation of Wednesday morning, the more we appreciate ita awful grandeur.Very many fervently pious people supposed that the \u201cJudgment Day\u201d bad actually arrived, and remained in a atate of almost suspended animation for several seconds, expecting to hear the \u201clast trumpet sound.\u201d In the Third ward, a dancing party euddenly broke up and departed forbome and places to pray.A knot of gamblers in the lower part of the village dropped their cards, looked each other in the face and skedaddled for a refuge.Very few, in looking over the record of their deeds and misdeeds, which always paces so rapidly in moments of such fearful guspense, were satisfied with the balance sheet.\u2018Tuw Moapæn or ox.Cornauivs HaxizTon, M.C.\u2014Tue death of this gentisman at the bands of his insane sop, at Marysville, Ohio, on the 22nd inst, thuQ described :\u2014\u201c While feeding the stock yesterday (Sunday) morning on his farm, near Marysville, the boy stepped up bebind him, and with a piece of Leav, board struck him on the back of the head, killing him instantly, He then covered up the dead body with fodder, and started to kill his mother.Seizing au axe he made towaed Ler, when a younger brother, sceing the axe in tue maniac's band, shouted to his mother to run or Thomas would kill ber, She did so and escaped, The maniac then started for the brother who gave the alarm, and struck bim a dungerous blow on the shoulder.A neighbor, a.armed by the outcry, ran to the rescue of the boy, caught the axe, and succeeded, with the assistance of others who had by that time reached the scene, in preventing furiber mischief.The insque gon is now in prison, ecem- ingly unconcerned.\u201d Wasmnaron, Dec.23.\u2014The Committee on Appropriations have bad under investigation a private claim against the Russian Government for $500,000, on account of ordnance stores furnished during the Crimean war.While that war was in progress, the Russian Government sent officers to this country to purchase arms and munitions of war.\u2014 Among the proposals sent in was one from Mr.Per-ins of Massachusetts.Baron Stoecki, the Russian Minister at Washington, agreed to take 150 tuns of cannon powder from Mr.Perking, and a subsequent coutract was made with the same gentleman, through an ordaance officer, for 35,000 rifles.The powder was put on shipboard, and the rifles were manufactured, when the war closed, and tbe Russian authorities refosed to take the powder or the guns.Mr.Seward refused to interfere in the matter, except to ask Mr.Clay to represent the cage to the authorities at St.Petersburg, and ineist on the justice of the claim.But the Rus- sists, inasmuch as the coutract was not in wriling, objected to a settlement.In view of tbe proposed appropriation for the purchase of Aliasks, the Boston li-m see some chance to get their money, and are busy pressing their suit.The Committee on Appropriations is of tbe opinion that the claim is a legitimate one, and that it should be allowed, but they do not exactly seo how to settle it.The whole matter is now in the hands of the Commitice on Foreigu Affairs.CANADIAN NEWS.UNTARIO, \u2014 The North Wellington Times is to be pub- lisbed for the future in Elora, \u2014 Sir J.A.Macdonald has donated £10 to the Botanical Society of Canada, of which Professor Lawson is Honorary Secretary.\u2014 Mr.Otto Klotz, of Preston, is the aulbôr of à new German Grammar, wbica is said to be superior to the old system.\u2014 Judge Kingsmill, of Bruce, received a pair of white kids from Sheriff Sutton on the 10th inst, there being no criminal business on the calendar.\u2014/furon Seynal, 26tA.\u2014 In London, last Saturday night, agtranger, named Gordon, was attacked in the street by two roflians, who koocked Lim eenseless with a slung-shot, And then robbed Lim of $92,\u2014S71 of which waa of American currency.\u2014 The Almonte (fazctie learns that Mr.John Belton, of Ulayton, has lost his dwelling-house and contents, by a fire which occurred on last Saturday, 14th inst, originating by the very stupid practice of running & stove-pips through the roof of his house.\u2014 The 8t.Oroix Courier thinks \u201cthe town of 8t.Andrews ought to erect a statue of Adam Smith, Esq., editor of the Standard, in view of his being the father of the Charlotte County Press, and for his long continued and efficient advocacy of the interests of the shire town.\u201d \u2014 The Fergua News sage that, during the night of Thursday of Jast weck, some dastardly feet and legs were burned literally to & crisp, and be appeared to bave struggled fearfully for life; but, being held by tbe feet, bis tortures must have been horrible.Excepting this, and his bands, he was not otherwise burned or injured.He leaves a sorrowing widow aud three children, \u2014 The Milton Champion says, on Thursday evening last a poor woman was found dead near Mr.William Perkins\u2019.She had called at Mr.Perkins\u2019 a few minutes befoe, and was very civil in her behavior, although she bad purchased some whiskey at Munn\u2019s Corners à short time before.She had apparently fallen over the fence into the road and perished from the intense cold.À letter on her was nddressed to Mary Ann Speck, and a pin-cuabion marked À.S.\u2014 The Perth Courier learns that a young man named Cullen, son of Mr.Henry Oullen, of North Elmaiey, met with bia death on Tuesday, 17th inst.Îtappears he bad been assisting in hoisting up a uewly killed cow bymeans of a windlass across the beams of the barn, when, by sume means, his companion missed his hold of one of the arms employed in turniog the machine, which instantly commenced revolving with frightful rapidity, and, ead to relate, Mr.Cullen was struck on the head with such fearful violence as to occasion his death in about an hour, one of the levers breaking bis {+kull.He was only 2 J years of age.ATTEUVTED SeICIDE\u2014We learn tbat on Wed- nesduy last & Frenchman, who went tothe neighborhood of Glencoe village on Tuaesduy evening, attempted to kill bimseif by cutting bis throat with a razor.He was staying at the house of Mr.McNeil, in Moga, and on rising early in the morning asked for a rezor to shave with, which being given bia, he went out of doors nnd tried to end his life.Tne gash made by him in his throat was a frightful one, the wind-pipe being totally severed.When noticed, be was conscious, but could not speak intelligently.Medical aid was soon got, but it is thought impossible that he can recover.His name is not known.\u2014London Free Press.A Fiour wir WoLvxs.\u2014As Mr.Adam Lawr, 8 teamster in the employ of some timber dealers, now shaotying in the township of Easa, was passing through a cedar swamp, About five o'clock in the morning one day last weck, he was attacked by a number of wolves.Heat once jumped from the bob-sleigh upon the tongue, between the horses, from which place be endeavored to strike the wolves with his whip-stalk.After hitting one of them a pretty severe blow, they fell back and left him for a short time.Pretty soon they again renewed their attack, however, with their numbers increased to nine, and seemed determined to make bim their prey.Stopping his horses, Mr.Lawr got off\u2019 bis sleigh with the view to scare them ; but the wolves, made savage by the recent cold and Lunger, at once showed fight.The only weapon of defence Mr.L.had was au axe, and, with this jn bis bands, the battle commenced.In the tussle that ensued, the horaes became frightened and started off at full speed, leaving Lawr to make the beat of his circumstances.minutes or haif an hour abead of the other team- aters, the only progpect of his life was in keeping off tbe monsters till the other teamaters drove up.The jumping, snapping, howling, and teasing of the wolves taxed his whole energies; but, being a strong, muscular mer, he was able to stand it till his comrades drove up.So intent were tho auimala upon making Mz.Lawr their prey, that the other teamsters came up within four or five rods before being noticed ; the wolves then made off with howls.For some distance, Lawr's comrades saw the fight, and they say be was using hia feet and axe, a8 if he was at a day's work.He was very nearly exhausted, however, when tbe other teamsters came up.He anys he bas fought in crowds previously, but he never tried his hand with wolves before, Lawr thinks the wolves were too lazy to run after anything that was smart, and hence thought they would try a lump of a Dutchman for a bellyful ; but they were elipped up on it that time.Newmarket Era, 36th Youne Man's Cuaistian Associaticy or To- Ronto.\u2014The fourth annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association of Toronto was held at the Bond-street Baptist church, on : grue chair was occupied by | on, Friday eveuiog, Dr.Daniel Wils tion, The Obairman addressed the meeting, refer- President of the Aesocia- ting to the value of auch Associations, partien- lariy in large cities, by assisting and eucourag- As be had started some twealy © ing the rural youth Who frck to them io search | of employment, as well ag reclaiming those who, | in the midst of strangers, aud away from home influences, too often seek to relieve the tedium of | 8 queue.CT = A lodge of Good Templars has been organized at Trenbolmrille.\u2014 The Quebec News says that Judge Aylwin presided last week in the Court of Appeals in that city with bis brother judges, and took part in rendering judgments.\u2014 The Quebec News records the death of Edward Quinn, Esq of that city, which took place on the 24th instant.Mr.Quinn occupied a prominent position among tbe lumber-producers of the country.In 1852, be penétrated into the then almost unknown lumber-limita of the St.Maurico territory ; and, by bis energy : ud enterprise, led the way to tha present state of things, 80 lucrative to the town and district of Three Rivers, \u2014The Quebec Mews learns (tat the Mont.morenci river, between Beauport and the St, Michel and other conceasions, bas not yet frozen over,\u2014an unprecedented occurrence at this date (24th instant.) The water in kis river is now lower than at any time within the memory of the \u201coldest inhabitant\u201d and as the stream, when frozen, usually forma the winter road to the firewood prescrves of Beauport, the inconvenience felt by the hubituns of that parish is very great, \u2014 Some intéresting facts have been communicated to us respecting the late Mary MeDouald, wife of the late Ewan JicDonald, of Lancaster, U.Canada.This lady atiained tbe advanced &ge of 10 years, 1 month, and 20 days, having bef burn in the parish of Crongard, Inverness- shire, Scotlund, on the 5tb of January, 1761, and having died on the 27th of February, 1851, She was married at the early æge of 16.Shartly after, with Ler busband, stv rmigrated to Nova Scotia, but subsequently removed to Glengarry, Upper Canada.This venerable lady, truly a mother in Israel, bad 11 children, 73 prand- children, and 448 great-grandubildren, 17 of the next generation, and 8 cf the cext,\u2014allof whom moight have nttendcd at her funeral.Of Ler 8063, three served tlieir king sud country ia the war of 1812, snd thirteen of her grandsons did the came in the rebellion of 1637-38 \u2014 True Witnen, County oF Jacqres CARTED AGRICCLTURAL Sociæry-\u2014The ancual general mectiog for the election of officers of (bis Scciety for the year 1868, was held at Pointe Claize,nn the 23rd inst.The financial portion of the report was most satisfactory.Tie total amount of the receipts wag $989 85; $968.00 of which had * been expended for the purposea of tle Society, leaving a balance in the funds of $21.76.The report was unanimously adopted.The following gentlemen were elected oflice-bzarara : President, Alex.Sommerville, Keg, Lachine ; Vice-President, Antoine Lerre, Esq., St.Laurent ; Secretary, M.M.LeCuvalier, St.Laurent, (re-elected).Directors\u2014M.M.James Hodge, St.Laurent; Jean Bie.(0.Martin, Lachine; Jamea Smith, Urgele Valois, Pointe Claire; Jean Bte.DeCelles, Ste.Anne; Joseph Meloche and Isidore Daniel, Ste.Gencvi' ve.Members for the Board of Agricnlture\u2014the Runbles.J, Beau- bien, M.Arcbembeauit, Dr.J.C.Tacl:, and Jobn Yule, Esyra.LOWER PROVINCES.\u2014 Mr.W I.Lorrain bas been appointed Collector of Inland Revenue for Pictou County, \u2014 Several pgrain-laden vessels have been frozen up in the harbor of Charlottetown.-\u2014 The Anti-Confederate papers sre verpin- dignant at the new tariff, and cry out fr repeal more strongly than ever.\u2014 An old cntored Indy, tamed Minnie Boyd, died a day or two since at Preston, aged 115 years.\u2014 An \u2018aged woman, nnmed M\u2018Laughlin, died at Bt.Joho, in consequence of injuries received by falling on the ice.\u2014 The products of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are admitted into Nova Scotia ports on the same terms us beretofore,\u2014 free.\u2014 Launched, from tte shipyard of Mr.N.Gardner, Tusket, N.S., on the 13th uit., the fine ship \u201c Clara Killam,\u201d 566 tons carpenters\u2019 measurement, and about 800 tons register, \u2014 Halifax papers etate that F.W, Fishwick Esq, of Colonial Express notoriety, bas purchased the gunboat \u201c Delight\u201d from the British Government, and proposes placing Ler on the western shore next season.\u2014 Ou the 13th, a womaz and 8 young lad fell through the icein Picton barbor, while attempting to er to Fisher's Grart.They were rescued by \".r.Alex.Frusher, mate of the Steamer \u201cEast Kiding,\u201d who gallantly perilled his own life to save theirs.\u2014 The Berwick Stuer saya, à child of the late Mr, Kerr Fisher, of Somerset, Cornwallis, aged about two years, was so seriously burned on Tuesday, by its clothes taking fire during the absence of its mother, a8 to cause death in a few hours.À HBART-RENDING OCCCRRENCE.\u2014A schooner their spare eveniogs in miscellaneous if not ac- | called the \u201c Laila Rooka\" conmazded by Capt.tually depraved company.Davison, formerly of New London, and loaded The Secretary read the annual report of the with abip plank by Nr.Guay, of Lot 49, left Association, of which the following is an ab.Egmont Bay on Saturday evening last.There wretch, having gained an entrance to Stewart's photograph rooms, dcratchred bis two lenses with a diamend, and mized certain of bis, chemicals, Ths same mean trick was doue at, Miller's rooms on thr same night, The lenses | thus almast irretrievably injurcl are valued at! from $30 to $15 in cash case.\u2014The Hamilton Times gays, Oclonel John: Thoraer, whose death was annouaced on Friday, at the advanced age of 81 years, was one of the oldest residents of tLe city, and has brea inti- | mately connected with its history.He (ook an active part in the war of 1812, and performed | distinguishd service at thy battle of Que matos ; heights aud otner engagements ou the Nisgara, srout'er.| \u2014 On Guoiay, ths 1761 ult,, the house of Mr, James Douglue, reriding about one mile south | and the sum of $17, wostly in eîlver, stolen, atract:\u2014A0 increase of 183 has taken place in the membership since the last annual meeting, were on board besides Capt.Dawson and Mr.Gay, a son of (he captain's, a line lad of about the total number now being 338,~divided into | 17 or 18 years of age, and a sailor whese name 296 active, 40 Lonorary, and 2 life members.Three public meetings were held during the years \u2014one in Bond-strert church, oue to receive the reports of the delegates to tho Montreal Cone vention and the Union pesyer-mecting held in Z.ou church, when the Rove, Newman Hall and Il.Balgarnie were present.Thirly-six un etinge were held, at which essays were real.Prayers meetings have been held regularly, every Satur.duy evening, from eight to nine o'clock, and the Bible-clasa Las met regulariy every Sabbath afternoon.The different commitices have worked areidus owly, The Bible and Tract Distribution Come mittee report that they bave dis\u2018ribated, chivily among sailors aud lumberren, 2,823 English, and 332 French, tenets 2 Testaments, and 53 portions afSeriptara: $11 vessels an 26 shanties were visited, and the Scrifftures read on board vessels 46 times, at which 239 persons were nro.sent.Tho Hathel gervier on buard the \u201c City of Torent» has been held regularly from Awe! been ssilors, \u201cble.we bave not heard.After rounding Cape Eg- mont, & £qnall etruck the echocner and threw her on ber beutu ends.The crew cut away the magie and she righted, The stove was wasbed overhoard and-the cabin was full of water, #0 the four poor fellows were exposed, without shetler, during the whole of that bitterly cold night, to the pitiless fury of the gale, The 80.1, seems, made a complete breach over Lhe drifiing wreck, and the water froze on the teens clothes, making exertion next thivg to impos The captain\u2014and to this, no doubt, under Providence, bic owes hig own preservation\u2014\u2014made every exertion to keep the others from petishing.Bit his efforts were in vain.Que by cre bis companions, benvimbo 1 by the cold and exhausted ly their crotiors, lay down to lie, and the | oor man with unuiterable Anguish, va debt, saw his con preish ty lis side.The verzel was d'evovered on Sunday taornitg tauc's briekyard, Ly eme Frenc Threz of her crew, Gay, young Da the sailor, Were quite dead and ine.tat Care, Davison was alive, thes ami frogon.em Nummersi-h Jo a, mee mms cer de S 4 2 4 THE MONTREAL WITNESS, JANvAuT E, 186 \u201cBras, Mannusans, AnD Dairns, \u2014 No no- mated the Garibaldien party that anotber like cause, \u201cThis last fact is a withering com- | lisntly, drawing towards X the sarrounding sir, \u2014 At the recent meeting of tbe Montr tices inserted unless paid in advance.Births end deaths, 25c.; marriages, 50c.THE 'ARY 1, 1868.EDITORIAL ITEMS.\u2014 The rebus 10 the January number of the Jeminion Monthly was firet answered by C.S.Hamilton, to whom a copy for the year has been given.There is, therefore, no need of any further answers, * \u2014 Tie anniversary meetings will be held in the Wesleyau church, Great St.James street, beginning on tliv evenicg of January, the 21st ; and the Grand Trunk Railwey Company will issue balf-fure tickets to parties wishing to attend, on production of a certificate from the Rev.A.Macdonald, Secretary of the Commi:- te» of Arrangements.\u2014 Application will be made lo the Parliament, at its next gezsion, for an Act to incorporate an Agricultural Back, to be established in the city of Hamilton, \u2014 A serious fire occurred at Halifax, in a densely crowded part of the city,on Friday morning, by which three lives were lost and several persons injured.\u2014 The opening of the Local Legislatures of Ontario and Quebec, made Friday an historical day for Canada.Confederation is & grand experiment which is now being wrought out, and we trust the result will be eminently satisfactory.This, however, will depend on the integrity and ability of the men who undertake the direction of public affairs.\u2014 Rumors were prevalent in the city on Friday that the steamship \u201c Nova Scotian\u201d was overdue, There was also a vague and stupid report of some accident having occurred to it, As this ship did ot sail for Portland until the 1@h inst, she cannot reasonably be expected on this side before some time next week.\u2014 The Gazette notices that there are fourteen dual members in the Quebec Legislature, and sixteen of the sixty-five members have served in the last united Parliament.There are no fawer than eleven doctors and a large infusion of lawyers, \u2014 We have received from Mr.J.G.Parka, photographer, several very excellent large views of loeslities in Montreal.Victoria Square and the fountain in Viger Square make charming pictures.The work is of à character to give it a high place even among the productions of Montreal photographers.\u2014 The Franco-Canadien, of St.Jobna, states that the railroad bridge at Rouse\u2019s Point is a serious impediment in the way of commerce, Rafts Mave to be divided into cribs before they canbe passed through the opening for the swing.bridge.Owing to this defect, it says, insurance an flour ia increased on: cent a barrel.The editor hopes the Guverument will try and have the mat\u2018er remedied.1179 of a3 much interest to the governments of the States of Vorment and New York as to us, and therefore, doubtless, a proper representation on the subject would receive their consideration.\u2014 The congregation of Rev.James Farrelly, P.P, Lisdsay, Out., bave published an address to him, very numerously and respectably signed, in which they characterize the letter of a former parishioner (Mr.Jobo McHugh, now of Du- buque, I1l.), which was published in one of the Lindsay newspapers, as \u201ca base and unjuatifia- ble attack\u201d upon the said Father Farrelly.They do not, however, deny the statement of that letter, which was the only thing we copied, aamely, that tbe writer had been elandered from the pulpit by bis priest.If Father Farrelly did not abuse Mr.McHugh from the pulpit, we shall be very happy to publish an emphatic denial of the alleged fact.\u2014 No fewer than 30,000 special constables have beencirora in and are now serving in London, \u2014 The newly appointed Minister 10 Washington, Mr.Edward Thoraton, will sail in a few days for New York.= The Fenians of Dublin are charged with perpetrating a most brutal outrage.A number of packages have been recently sent through the post-office to promivent citiz:ns and officials.Each one of these packages contaided a quantity of explosive material, intended to maim or kill the person to whom it might be addressed.=\u2014 Russia has protested against the shifting policy of France on the Eastern question.\u2014 The Pope has forbidden the Paris Roths- childs to pay tbe coupons on the Italisa bonds.== The Sultan, it ie said, has offered to the Cretaus an autonomous government, with Prince Christian at its head, \u2014 The Prussian troops are beiog withdrawn from ail parts of Saxony, with the exception of the fortress of Konigsteio.= The vague rumors circulating in Paris, respecting the Roman question, for some days past, bave axsumed à dufiuite form.Twenty thousand men have been ordered to Civita Vecchia by the Frengh Government.M.Rou- her's declaration, that Italy shall pever bs al.: Kee +o : expedition is being organised against Rome, and with the full knowledge, too, that it must encounter & French army.The whole kiog- dom of Italy has been roused to indignation against France, and it is even said tbat the Italian Government will shut ita eyes to the fact of its soldiers, in large numbers, joining the expedition, wkich will be led by Garibaldi, HonmiouLrozaL.\u2014It is the intention of the Montreal Agricultural and Horticultural Association, when the public park on the mountain shall have been decided on, to endeavor to have a portion set apart for a botanic garden.Daring axp Mcrpoge.\u2014Thess two bave long been associated, and the shooting of a soldier, by his comrade, last week, in the Victoria barracks, is only another instance of how close ie the union.A few angry or scornful words, which, but for the drink, would, perhaps, never have been spoken, causes the brain which is on fire with Jiquor to resolve to expiate them in the blood of their utterer, and, in a fuw minutes, a deed is done that hurries one juts eternity, snd leaves the other exposed to a speedy death on the gallows.If history is philosophy teaching by example, then the history of driak is fraught with fearful lessons, and few more fearful than is this last chapter.Boarowing.\u2014The most noticeable feature in the meeting of the City Council last week, was the fatal facility which a majority of the members present showed for adopting the recommendation of a loan of $250,000 for a new City Hall.It wag in vaio that the minority protested against it, in the present state of the city finances.To make sure of à new City Hall on the site of the Government Garden was evidently a foregone conclusion ; and, if the Local Legislature sanction it, there ia ne doubt that it will soon be sought to negotiate the loan therefor.Yet if there is one thing more than another that can wait, it is this new City Hall.The Water Works question ia of infinitely more importance, and s0 are the necessities of the Streets.The Park and Public Squares are equally urgent wants ; and much more is a House of Correction, which the city may yet bave to build partly at its own cost.This disposition to rush into borrowing, \u2014at the very time, too, When a new and saving scheme of financing hes to be adopted, \u2014is to be deprecated.Till this scheme has been tried, it is impossible to say to what amount the city will need new loans; and though we do not condemn all borrowing, it is to be trusted that other requirements for our goud government will be attended to before the City Hall pet shall become a charge on the community, which has children more deserving of attention than this anticipated glory in stone and lime, Mr.McGre\u2014In reply to an invitation to be present at & soirée of the Victoria Division, Sons of Temperance, at Lachute, on the 26th iast, Mr.McGee bas addressed to the Secretary the tollowing letter: \u2014 OrTawa, Dec.18, 1867.Dear Sm,~-I Lave been wholly usable the past three weeks to attend to my correspon?- | vnce, or you ahould have bad & prompt acswer to your kiad invitation of the 28th ultimo.However, that answer could not have been : 3 acceptance, for sevorai reasons.The cbief and insuperab'e one is, that I do not see my way, at present, to address a meeting of temperaure me), having resolved, with the aid which all men need, to give total abstinence, as we say of the mirisiry bere, & \u201cfull and fair trial.\u201d 1 feel the propriety (and I am sure you will agree with we in this on reflection) of giving mysclf sufficient time-\u2014a year or two at least\u2014before consenting to speak publicly onthe subject.In the mesn.ime, 1 can assure your friends, generally, tbat I shall not fail to study this great question ia all ita social and sanitary aspects (at least) ; aud when 1 can see my way Lo Active co-opera- tion with any temperance organization of a public character, I shall not withhold any aid in my power to give.Believe me, dear Sir, Yours very wuly, (Bigned,) T.D'Arcv McGrs.Auax.Mosrox, Esq., Lachute, P.Q.Oui Fias Bricaps.\u2014We formerly thought our Fite Brigade was a crack corps, and we know there are yet in it men who would cara for it that name, were all like themselves.But ite prestige has passed away : and no wonder ; for, if certain statements of Mr.Alfred Perry in a letter to the Gazelfs bs correct, ~and we believe they are,\u2014the Fire Department bas become really, and without & figure of speech, a refuge in an interrogative form, that Ald.Pouparts brother (who was discharged from tbe police force as incompetent) Las been placed in the Fire Department, Obaboillez equate, within the past thirty days; that Coun.Bastien's brother-in.law, also in the force, is unhealthy, deformed, and incapable of performing his fair share of work ; and be completes the list of inefficients by declaring that one of the men at the Court House Station has ouly one finger on one of his bands.Truly, if this is to be the class of recruits to the Fire Brigade, their chief will soon have as good reason to be nat:amed of the whole body, as bad Fulstalf of his ragged squad, with whom h1 declared he would never march through Coventry.Two firemen were discharged for drunkenness a few weeks ago, and, Mr.P.sags, since the Committee has Lad the np- i pointing of the men, one-third of the total num- for the incapable and the distressed.He states, - bear in the selection of these men.IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.A suit which hag recently been decided against the Fabrique of the parish of Montreal deserves spacial notice, both on account of its own importance and because 1t is one of the very rare inatances in which our courts of law bave decided against an ecclesiastical corporation of the Church of Rome.The case was as fullows:\u2014The Fabrique leased a store to Mr.Samuel Edward Qurey, to be used for storing goods and as a bonded warehouse, and Curry received goods on storage from Mr.Eastty, which were seized for arrears of rent.The Fabrique contended that, though the law exempts subtenants\u2019 goods from seizure, it does not exempt goods or funiture belonging 10 third parties in the possession or charge of tue tenant ; but, on the contrary, as in several cases cited, renders them liable for the rent of the premises in which they are found.One of these cases was that of Jones vs.Lemesurier, in which the Court of Appesls held that goods belonging to a third party on a wharf could be seized for the rent of the whaif.[L was admitted that the Code Napoléon exempted goods of à third party when it was notoriou@that they did not belong to the tenant ; but that article of the Code Napoléon had not been adopted in Canada.The judgment of the Circuit Court\u2014Ber- thelot J.\u2014~was in favor of the Fabrique's claim, and the case was brought before the Oourt of Appeals, which reversed that judgment upon the following grounds :\u2014The provision of the Cou tum de Faris, under which the Fabrique claimed, was founded on the presumption that the furni- the tenant ; but it could not aff-ct goods received in storage, which notoriously did not belong to the tenant; ani to let a store for a public or bonded warehouse, as in this case, was fatal to any claim to se\u2019'ze the goods placed in it for storage, because the landlord had thus admitted that he did not expect the tenant to garnish the premises exclusively with Lis own goods, The judgment to the above effect was pronounced by Judge Drummond, but Judge Badgley went even further.He said ; + It was known to the proprietors that their tenant would put into their store goods which did not belong to bim.They therefore accepted bis simple responsibility, since they knew the nature of the business he intended to carry on.How, then, could they now claim privilege over merchandise placed in good faith, by a third party, in this store, when they themselves have consented to ita being used as a public warehouse ?\u201d The Nouveau Monde thinka this judgment will make quite a sensation among proprietors who let atores ta warehousemen, commis- the guods of third parties in whose possession are thus (reed from seizure for rent.The judgment in this case appears to us, notwithstanding the unfavorable criticisms of the Nouveau Monde, to be in strict accordance with justice and the public interest, for the following | reasons j\u2014 lat.It ia necessary and ndvantageous that the above named businesses should be carried on with a3 little impediment and uacertainty aa possible, and the liability of seizure, for reat, of goods seut on storage or consignment to A warehouse.man or commission merchant, would be a very great impediment to his business.The hardship to a person who seat bis goods into a public warehouse or auction-store in good faith, and found them seized for rent due, probably before they weut into store, would be very great.2nd.There is no corresponding hardship to the landlord in depriviog him of the privilege in such cases of seizing goods of third parties, because in letting his store for any of these businesses, be can require security if he does not see fit to accept the responsivility of the tenant, ; HEAT, LIGHTING, VENTILATION.At a time when so many public buildings are being erected, and others repaired, it may be of some service to those cozcerned, to call attention to these three most important considerations in every place of public concourse.\u2018They are subjects ill understood, although simple encugh, if principles receive due consideration, yet difficult of judicions application iu so Tariable à climate as that of Canada.Let us take the Mechanics\u2019 Hall.It has lately undergono repairs, and received fresh decorations, and has also been lighted up anew with five patent \u201csun-burners.\u201d The heating appears to be suplled by hot-air furnaces; the registers from which open up at sêveral points in the flooring.By these appliances to give light and heat, the great desideratum of good ventilation is supposed to be sttained.A very these grand objects are far from being secured, In some public buildings (we refer now specially to ons In Dorchester street), the stagnation ot the atmosphere is extreuie, aggravated by the position of the lights, which, from the poor supply of oxygen, are seen to burn dimly ; while many of the audience, overcome by the narcotic poison geaerated around, are found fast asleep.In the Mechanics\u2019 Hull, however, the sunlight is ment upon the improper influences brought to little examination tay show that two, at least, of placed bigh iu the ceiling, and opening out, as lowed to take possession of Rome, has soreani- ber of the furce have been discliarged from a its funnel must do, through a flue, it bures bril- \u2014rapidly, bewever, consuming its oxygen, and passing it, by being superheated, out of the building.ltis easy to see that, unless fresh air be pleatifully admitted, auch a means of ligbt- ing the Hall makes sad havoc with the oxygen- food of an audience.Now, the only means of admitting new supplies appears to us to be by tte heated air of the furnaces.Air that has passed over a heated surface hag much of its life-giving property destroyed ; but, apart from that, this air is admitted towards the centre of the Hall only, consequently it ascends at cnce ceiling wards, leaving the heavy foul air around the sides of the room without any circulation.The sun-buraer, too, is not in our estimation, a pleasant light.Its shadows are heavy, giving a ghastly lock to the audience, an unnatural look to chjects generally, and destroying tie effect of the fresco decorations, which become heavy and colorless.The moss difficult of all places where crowded audiences may assemble are church basements, especially wben used as Sunday-schools ; and, as there are several churches in the city now in possession of such adjuncts, and more building, we would here point out some excellent arrangements which have been adopted in that of Zion Ohurch.These have been well tested, and found suffigient for crowded audiences.One side of this Hall is provided with two ai-sbafts, which, communicating outwards, and termiuat- ing about one foot from the ground, and covered with folda of fine wire-gauze, bring down to the region of carbonic gas a constant and gentle current of fresh aud wholesome air.Besides these, there are also two other flues, which may be opened at pleasure, also communicating outwardly, but terminating at a greater height.are eo placed as to have their vents on à lovel with the breathing of those prezent.Now, at all times, bat especially when the fires are lighted, a bealthy current is continually kept up.But besides these means of ventilation, there are placed, 50 &8 to open up into the charch-aisles, registers, which, being also over the gas-pendants, the heated and used-up air, aloug with any unconsumed gases, arise directly upwards, and are carried off through the ventilating flues of the church itaelf, \u2014Com.THE MURDER AT THE VICTORIA BARRACKS, CORONER'S INQUEST.On Friday last, at the Military Hospital, an inquest was held on the body of Jumes Campbell, lance-corporal of the 100th Regt., who was shot on the 27th, in the Vic* ria Barracks, by private G.Wilson, of the same regiment.Patrick Nolan, private in the 100th Regt., sworn\u2014Knew the deceased vames Campbell about eigh.years, and also knew *\u201ce prisoner, George Wilson, about s year, The dc ceased, the witucis went on to say, prisoner, and mr \u2018self\u2019 About balf-past seven o'clock last night, the deceased wes talking to private Sweet, and said Le could lick Lim, Prisoner said, * You had better not; I cac\u2019t stand that\u201d Prisoner came towards the deceased in a pugilistic muuner, Deceased pushed the prisoner away, so that ise fell.1 picked tle prisoner up, and induced them to go to their beds.About ten minutes afterwards, I saw the p.soncr chow the rifls to O'brien, saying to him, * You sec Ua deut in the wood.\u201d I was lying upon my 1 +d, uesriy opposite Campbell's bed.The first thing I saw afterwards was the flash of à gun, rad heard the report, and | immediately ren towards Campbell.Private Grabam was there before me, and took the rifle fron Wilson's Lands.There was a vacsut bed between the priconer's ard the doceased's.I buard the deceased say in a very faint tone, \u201c4, my God, 1 am shot!\u201d I saw the rifle, at the present, in ihe prisoner's hands.Patrick Graham, private in the 100th Regt.testified\u2014I be'o- to tbe same company, and board in the same room Pw pri oner and de- censcd, in Victoria barracks.I had been sleep- in, buton 1 waking 1bad occasion to go down sir, On leaving the room, I heard a dispute between decea \u201c1 and the prisoner, the latter sa, ng, \u201c1 don\u2019t care a -\u2014 for you or any o'er nan in the company.\u201d Prisoner said to the deceased,\u201c What did you push me down for?\u201d 1 then left the room.About twenty minutes afterward, | returned to the room, and lay down on my bed, Soon after I beard the re- portef a gun, sud saw the flash.The rifle was held by Lhe prisoner, who was sitting on the side of his bed, and the rifle was pointed towardsd-.ceased.I took it frum prisoner's hands, I observed tbat be was drunk, and that Campbel: was ta worse for liquor.The decaased, when be was shot, was lying on tbe bed with his greatcoat and fur cap on.The rifles are never allowed to be loaded in the barracks.Apparently, they had pi 2viously been upon good terms.John Meyer, of tbe same regimeut, and boarding in the same barrack-room, confirmed the previous evidence as to both priconer and deceased being under the influence of liquot, ard, likewise, as to the particulars of the quarrel between them, Sergeant Brown, aworn\u2014After the deceased bad been thot, he (witness) inspected prisoner's pouch, and found ten rounds of ammunition gone.He found seven of thete concealed in the prisoner's bed, leaving three unaccounted for.Sergeant Clarke found two of these missing cartridges under a bed, leaving only one missing.A ball cartridge was produced, which was found in one end of the room.It had burst, and thers was a fragment of cloth attached to it, and it also bors stains of blood, Dre.Thompson and Rottot examined the body, and reported chat the ball bad entered the back and come out nearly in the middle of the breast.Through this opening protruded a portion of the left lung, The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder sgainat the prisoner, Wilson, and be was committed for trial at the next term of tue Court of Queen's Bench.Agricultural and Horticultural Association, b in the Mechanies\u2019 Hall, a vote of thanks wa passed to the officers and direetors for the past year, after which the election of office-bearers was proceeded with, and resulted as follows :~ President, W.Luon, Bag.; Vice-President, W, Evans, Esq.: Secretary-Treagurer, J.K.Pell, Esq.(elected by acclamation); Directors\u2014\u2014 Mesers.R.Spriggine, R.Brodis, J.Nairn, T.Wall, J.Middleton, T.McNab, J.Archbold ; Members of the Bourd of Agriculture\u2014Hon.W.Archambault, J.Yule, J.Drummond, B.Pom- roy.It waa now moved by Mr.McNab, seconded by Mr.Nairn,\u2014Teat this mosting, viewing with satisfaction that the propossl to form a public park on the mountain, which will make a magnificent park, is likely to be carried out, to the great advantage of the citizens of Montreal, desire to record their opinion that power should be obtained from the Legislature, authorizing tue Court to name three Commissioners, for the purpose of securiog the land requisite for the purpose; and that s Committee of this Society be named for the purpose of taking steps, when the park is finally decided on, of endeavoring to lave à portion set apart for & botanic garden.\u2014 Curried, Tire Committee appointed were Messra.W.Lunn and Chas.Alexacder, with Captain laync1.It was then moved by Mr.8, J.Lyman, seconded by Capt.Raynes,\u2014That this Society recognizes the valuable services of the Fish srd Game Protection Club, in the protection of ineectivorous birds, and that the directors be empo vered to grant such pecuniary aid as they way deem uecessary in the furtherence of their objects, Axsvar Somxe or Tz Nazauzte-Stezxr Mission SapnatE-Seiloor.\u2014The auaual festival of this school was held on Oliristmaa evening, in the basement of St.Joseph street Canada Presbyterian Church, which was kindly granted for the occasion.The attendance of children was large, there baing over 200 present; also ul parents and friendz, about 100.The chair waa filled by George Rogers, Esq.Tea, buns, and cakes, of which there was a large supply, were served at half-pest five o'clock, to which ture, &c., found on the premises, belonged to On the opposite side of the room, two fire-grated the little folks did ample justice.The arrangements througiiout were complete.Several hyurns were sung by the children during the ever\u2018ng; also two or three anthems by the cuoir, accompanied with the melodeon.Ad- dreasea were delivered by P.W.Torrance, Esq, Rev.J.M.Gibson, Rev.Dr.Irvine, Rev D.H.McViear, aad Rev.Mr.Young, pastor of tte St Joseph street church\u2014to the delight of the juveniles.- An interesting occurrence of the evening was the presentation of a handsome pocket-Bible to Robt.James Paterson, one of .be senior scholars of the school, for regular attendance and marked good con- duet, by Geo.Browne, Esq.The superintendent, in name of th.teachers, presented s nestiy- bound book to ome of the junior girls of the school.The superintendent, in the course of his remarks, took occasion to return thanks to the ladies and other friends who so kindly aided them with donations, in the shape of clothing and money, for the relief of the more destitute of tbe scholars.When the little ones took their departure, the teachers assembled and partook of rei, :shments, and spent a very pleasant hour together in taking a glance oser the work in which they are engaged.May this school, which was commenced a few years s vo with ve.7 few pupils, and now numbers about 206 on its roll, continue to go on and prosper, and may sion-merchaats, brokers and auctioneers, ~al?slept in the same room in the Victoria Barracks, 1! COntinue to be as a light in a dark place !\u2014 Com.MoNTREAL GxXEnAL Hossira.\u2014The Quarters; Meeting of the Governors of the Montreal General loapital, was beld on the 13th of Nov.last; Mr.Moriand in the chair, Tle Committee of Management reported that the expéuses of the quurier Lad been $3,937.84, which expenditure is $654 59 less than that of the corresponding quarter of last year.Of this sum over $3,000 bad not been paid, there being no funds in the Treasurer's hands, owing to the circumstance that the usual grant from the Le- gis'ature for the past financial year had not been received.So it would be difficult to say when further assistance from the Government might be obtained.The Committee solicited the earnest attention of the Governors of the Hospital to the finances of the Institution, with a view to the adop-\"on of some means that she.l for the future more nearly equalize the income and expenditure.The new building in process of erection for reception of fover patients, is so far advanced that it is now being roofed in.During the quarter, 440 in-door, and 2,395 out-door patients bad received the benefits of tbe Institution.Of the in-door, there have been admitted duv'ng tbe quarter, 333 ; remained from preceding quarter, 107.Total, 440.Of these, were discharged, 316 ; died, 25; remained in lst Nov., 99.Total, 440.Of the discharged and deceased, there were : \u2014DManles, 226; Females, 118, Total, 311.R.Omtholic, 161; Protestants, 180.Total, 341.Citizens, 249; Sailors, 88 ; Strangers, 25; Immigrants, 9.Total, 341, Of the Out-Door, there were :\u2014Males, 1,071 ; Females, 1,324.Total, 2,395, R.Catholics, 1,939 ; Protestants, 456.Total, 2,395, Oiti- zens, 3,387; Sailors, 72; Strangers, 34; Immigrants, 2.Total, 2,395.The following resolution was passed :\u2014 That the Committee of Management be res quested to communicate with the Government, with respect to the unpaid grant for tbe current year, and to state that if, under any cireum- stances, grants have been made contingently to other institutions, in expectation of their bein, afterwards sanctioned by Parliament, this Institution present its claim for like treatment, Montreal, Nov.14, 1867.\u2014 In Halifax, the Street Railway Company intend running covered sleighs during the winter, A Mivm or Uxroro Wea.ra.\u2014We are ic« formed on what appears to be reliable authority, that the silver-mine discovered in Prince Wm,, Is capable of produciag silver ore to the value of $10,000 per day, and that the actimony extracted from the ore is mufliciently valuable to pay all the expenses of mining.Wo have been turther told that Mr.Lawrence, the owner of the mine, has refused $200,000 for a single acre of 1Lia silvery soil.Heowns, it is said, a thousand acres, thinks the mine inexhaustible, and suf- poses himself to be the richest man oq this cor- tivent.\u2014 l'isitor, St.John, .Janvary 1, 1868.THE MONTREAL WITNESS.5 COMMERCIAL.Monrezau Wrrenss Orrice, Tuesday, 31st Dec, 1867.The weather for the las: few days Las been very variable, Nevertbeless, upon the whole, it has been fine and seasonable, and somewhat disposed to a healthy severity.Frept bas chiefly prevailed, and an amount of snow has fallen, though perbaps not more than has disappeared from one or two rather sharp thaws.\u2014 Greenbacks bought at 25j to 25} dis, and sold at 35 to 25] dis.Silver bougbt atdi to 4j dis., and sold nt 00 discount.5-20's sold at 106 to 109, and 7-30's sold at 1054.\u2014 In Toronto, Greenbacks are buying at 743 and gelling at 75.For Bills of the Buk of Upper Canada brokers are paying Ule., and for Commercial Bank Bills, 95c.\u2014 Lake Superior i becoming valuable iron- producing region.The mines near Marquette are said to have produced four hundred asd fifty thousand tous of iron during the past year.\u2014 The Chicago Republican of Friday says: \u2014Local monetary affairs presented no new features to-day.Tic money-market was close and stringent, and not even the best names could be placed in all cases.The rates of interest at the Danks and op the treat were firm, and quoted at 10 per cent.per annum, and 2 to 2} per cent.ner month, Eastern exchange waa scarce and in demand, and rates were firm, at par buying, aod 1-10 prem.selling.\u2014 A despatch to the N.Y.Tribune, of Monday last, from Chicago, reports :\u2014\u201c That a large Southern Railroad combination 1s being effected, in opposition to Vanderbilt's Northern through route to the Pacific.The plan contemplates a fusion of lines between St.Louis snd Philadelphia, with the Pennsylvania Central, and with the Missouri Pacific aid Union Pacific from Kansas City.The first move is to be the sale of the Missouri Pacific by the State, and an effort to that effect will he made aa oon a8 the Legislature meets.Should this sale be negatived, however, a combination will be effected through the West branch of the North Missouri Railroad, which will be completed to Kansas City next summer.\u201d \u2014 We would not be surprised if the United States Congress took some steps during its present session looking towards & renewal of the Reciprocity Trey.The Northern press is all but unenimous in its views on the subject, and something will baveto be done to put down present prices of food and clotbing in order to relieve the pressure upon the working, classes\u2014 thousands of whom are without employment in all the towns and cities, and look to Congress for some alieviation of their present deaperate position.Iu this connection, we rep\u201d it our previous statement that the people of Canada are not disposed to take the first ateps in the matter.They bave met with one rebuff already, and will Dot expose themselves to the risk of receiving another.As itis we are iu a position 10 comj-ete with and undersell the United States producer in every known market, snd aspire to drive him out of mar wbich he now engrosses.\u2014\u2014Gazette.\u2014 A meeting ¢ gentlemen interested in the Cuampiain Can .Was recently held at Fort Edward, N.Y., .the course of which the Hon.Mr.Burdett, of Troy, thus alluded to the abre- gation of the F .ciprocity Treaty, and the consequent loss to American trade:\u2014\u201cI do not furget, Mr.Chairman, that the Government bas, within the last two years, taken away from us many advantages enjoyed for twclva yeara previously, by the abrogation of tie Reciproeuy Treaty.This trealy not only admitted the 1 ciprocal exchisnge of the growlb and product: of the two countries, bu! ii admitted me wfne- tured lumber.Since tbat treaty bas been abolished, in one article of lumber, the price bas gone up from $30 to $60 per thousand feat, or more than doable.The whole operation of the repeal of that treaty has been ruinous to the transportation interes connected with the Champlain Canal, a3 well ag damaging to the best interests of the people.I bone, therefore, Me.Chairman, without dwelling farther on this point, that this treaty may be restored st au early day.\u201d Prrnozeux.\u2014The demand, for local cousump- tion, i3 brisk, and a good deal of oil is being digposed of to local dealers.Several lots were sold hy auction last week at 140 to 15c, one lot going at 134 cents, We quote No.1 relir cd 156 ta 1Te; No.2 do l4c to 15e: Benzive, 34c to 35c.Refiners complain that at present prices they are working at a loss of Ic per gallon.Coumæeciat Bank.\u2014The bills of this bank are nearly at par in Kingston.The money brokers will give 97 cents on the dollar, or silver for bills, So quick a resumption of credit was scarcely ever known, Certainly not in Canada says the Wii.Faars ror tas Cattie.\u2014An Amherstburghi correspondent of the Windcor Dominion W.les, 17th inst, that the cattle in that viciniiy are fating very poorly; no water, at least nous to apesk of, can be procured by the farmers regid- ing a few miles {rom the river.The little they can bave in barrels from the lake or river is half ice when they reach home.Pears are enterte\u2018u- ed that the cattle will go mad from the effects of licking the snow whea thirsty.Basking at Hauirax.\u2014The directors of the the Halifax City Banks have come to the determination that, after the 1st Jaouary, renewals of notes falling due stall not be for more than two-thirds of original, and, from the let July to the 31et December, one-half shall be the minimum, and after that the system of renewing shall for ever cease.\u2014Herald.Tason\u2014We have no important feature in any branch\u2019 of business to report this week.Every branch bas been remarkably quiet, the only movement being confined to groceries, which have been dealt iu to a limitad extent by local buyers to assort stocks, Many of our large importiog houses, who usually take advantage of the dull spell, are taking stock, winding up the current year's business.\u2014 7b.Fixanoiat.~\u2014The Woney.market is quiet and without change.Banka are discounting fair to choice Commercial Bills at rates ranging from 7 109}.On the street there is not much doing.Transactions in short-date paper have been do se at à wide range of prices ; viz, 8 to 10 for first-class names, and 1§ to 2 per cent.per month, according to the class of paper.Btocks have ruled quiet; but prices generally are a shade better than lust week, and the market for Bank shares especially frm.Sterling Exchange is nominally without change.Bank and Bank indorsed 60-day bills are worth 10 to 104; the bulk of the business having been done ht 103.Discount rates are 10} to 11} \u2014/did.Deegession oy Taaps.~\u2014All the iron manufacturing establishments in the vicivity of Wheeling and Pittsburg have determined upon & reduction of the wages of the operatives, or total suspension of work at the mills.The aggregate capital employed in Wheeling in the iron manufactories is about $3,000,000, which, by a stoppage of the wills, will lis idle, and 5,060 men will he thrown out of employment.If the iaborera consent to a reduction of thiry-ihree per cent.on their wages, oper a3 will continue.Tue New Boston Lise or Srsamspiez.\u2014The Worcester Spy, in noticing the withdrawal of the Cunard bosts from this port, aptly remarks: \u2014# After all, the merchants of Boston will abow to better advantage supporting their own new line of trans-Allantic ateamers.The Qutario\u201d of that line, which bas just made the passage from Boston to Liverpool inside of ten duss fiyiug the stars and stripes is betler worth the atiention of the American merchant than avy British vessel that ever sailed the ocean.\u201d Tur Cmoaao Ho Maresr.\u2014In their circular of December Z1, Messra.Henry Milward & Co.estime e the number packed up to date to be 528,981, against 165,000 lust season and 65,000 during the previous season, up to the same date.Concerning the receipts and shipments during the week, the Tribune says: \u2014The receipts of boga for the werk ending to-day, were 73,149 live and 26,45: dressed, \u2014making a total 99,002, against 149,772 for the week previous, and 141,049 for the week ending December 7.The receipts are large and somewhat in excess of the anticipations of those who were weil posted.The quantity is somewliat better, as n great buik of the arrivals is made up of Logs from the interior of Towa, where it will not pay the farmer to marke bis corn, and rush his hogs, half-fattened, to market.There must be an error in the ,8}\u2018pments of dressed hogs.The shippers bave been buying with considerable freedom during the week, and more were taken ban the shipmentissbow.The figures are those reported by the various railroads to the Secretary of the Board of Trade.It is hinted in several quarters that the shipments have not been reported, to the end that the market might be retained within the influerce of the * bears,\u201d We think it a small piece of business for railroad officers to cagage in.Messrs.Milward & Co.state in their circular: \u201cWe know of one instance in which 4,000 bead were shipped by a single firm.In relation to the probable duration of the season, we are still of the opinion expressed by us all along, and find nothing to change it.It seems to us that the packing will certainly aggregate 800,000 bead, if not more.\u201d Causnivee CartLe-Manger, Dec.24.\u2014Cattle.\u2014Receipts, 713 head, a ditference of 612 less than last week.With present eupply the mur- ket wag quiet and the demand light.We found dealers not disposed to make concessions; as the weather was favorable aud but few cattle, they had rather keep them over than to change prices, Quality fair.Prices of Market Bret\u2014 Ex.A, $13 to S13.50; first quality, $11.50 to $12.50 ; second quality, $10.00 to $11.00; third quality, $7.00 to $9.00, Prices ot Store Cattle \u2014Working Oxen, per pair, $150, $200, $250, aud $300, Mich Cows and Calves from $37, £30, $75, $85, and $100, Yeuiliogs, $18 10 $23; two yrara old, $25 to $ Lice years old, $40 to Bou.Sheep.\u2014The Sheep market remains comparatively unchanged, with Lut few exceplions.sume of the dealers ta'ked fc, : er Ih, off, but if aiy dillurence nut over je.per lb.The supply Yeing light, batchers bought withoat mach be zie tation.Quality awdly equal 10 last week; rot 50 many good lots.Prices of Sheepard Lambs \u2014In lots at $1.50, $1.75, to $2 each; exirs, $2.50 (0 $5, or from Zjc.Lo 7c.per lb.d'oultry.\u2014The supply of live poullry was light, tearcely reaching « ton\u2019a weight.Dressed pouliry bag been brought in abundantly since las , murket, and our markets are well supplied.We found a better quality at market than at Thanksgiving time, and prices for correaponding quality uachanged.\u2014 Foston Journal.Grascow Pic Iron Manexr, Dec.6.\u2014~The pig-iron market bas becs very dull this week, and prices of warrants huve further receded, £33.3d.one monlh, and 535.cash baving been accepted to-day.At the close there were sel lers on tbe latter terms, and buyers at 11d.less.We quote No.1 Gartsherrie, 60a.6d.; No.1 Coltnes, 60s.; No.1 g.m.b, 53a.9d.; No.3 gb, 52s.8d.\u2014Clasgow Post, Dec.7.Cripit Mosier.\u2014The extraordinary meeting of tbe Credit Mobilier proved somewhat different from what people anticipated, and from what the unfortunate shareboldera bad a right 10 expect.The proceedings were confined to the confirmation vf Count de Serninz (late Governor of the Bank of France) as Pre.\u2018dent, named by the government, and of two other directors in place of the Messrs, Pereire, who have been withdrawn.\u201d A statement war laid before the meeting, from which it appeared that 47} millions, out of the paid-up capital of 120 mitlions, bad been lost.Nomiually, therefo's, the aesets remaining would te 73 millions; but of these 60 millions are locked up in the Société Immobilier, or great Building Company or Paris (anuther scheme of the Messrs, Pereire), the 500-fr.shares of which are now offered at about 80 fr., those of the Credit Mobilier itself being only a little above 100.Then there are among the securities 86,080 shares of Sparish Mobilier, not easy to real\u2019ze just now, and 18,000 bonds of the Transatlantic Company, for which the Credit Mobitier has been made to pay the piper.\u2014 Herald, Raview or run Bairisu Corn Trans.\u2014The weather this week bas very seasonably increased in cold, with sharp might-frosts aud occasional fogs ; but remaining very dry until tbe Inst day of the month, Fieldwork bas now been got very forward, and fair preparaiions made for winter ; but it would seem po\u2018 itoes get wWorse, and those yet sound have become relatively dearer than bread.Under puch circumstances we have bern accustomed to iook to Scotland, but the north bas fared no better than thie south this year, 80 we tus nope for a wild season to eke out the other esculents, and it is well we enn fall back upon a fair crop of hay, Thrashinz hax continued At abont an average rate; fo the lower orders cannot complain that facets are holding back the corn, and we see no reason for much apprehesion as to the near approach of winter, as our necessities are not likely to be felt till we verge on summer, when other sources of supply are open.Prices bave been scarcely supported, but this period of Is usually dull, when payments occur about Christmas, and millers are not likely to change the kand-to-mouth system lately prevailing.In France the country markets have mostly de- cliued-\u2014say from Is.to 33.64.per gr.; but Marseilles, witb large arrivale, though in calm, | noted very little difference in rates.Rates in Belgium, Holland, snd Germany have been tending downwards in consequence of the dull London reports.This iufluence has been also felt at Odeasa, though without much effect on prices, which closed rather bigher.In Canada, the markets Lave been remarkably steady ; but in New York, though some sorts of flour were dearer, the tendency was in buyer's favor, and more busitess in tbe way of cxports to Great Britain would bave been done but Sor the difficulty of obtaining vessels in coutormity with orders - say for cargoes of two thousand five huod- .to three thoussnd qrs.wheat, to call for oruers at Cork.As we have had & touch of frost in our own country, sud St.Petersburg is already closed, with the prospect of tbe entire Baltic to follow, we must look for & diminution of sup- nlies ; and, should the frost bo intense, there ie very little doubt that, as we get into the winter, the rates will rather advance.With hurricaves snd tornadoes abroad, we can hardly expect perfect calm, The continued dull accounts from London as respects cal had their response geverally in the coun., more especially «s regards inferior qualities.Several markets were down ls.per yr\u2014Murk-Lane Express.NEW YORK MARKETS.Moxey Manxar.\u2014As (be year drawa to a close, the money market, contrary to the expectation of many eagacious calculators, shows an élmost unexampled condition of ease, which promises to continue for a long time.This anomalous state of the money market is owing chiefly to the prudential steps which were early taken to avoid the c.nsequences of a stringent demand for money, but also to the measures taken by Congress to prevent & further contraction of the currency.The Secretary of the Treasury bas nctified Senator Sherman that no contraction will take place during December and January ; and after thqp Congress will no doubt have prevented any further contraction by law.These considerations have imparted a feeling of confidence to the business public, which mauifeats itself by a revival of business on the Stock Exchange, a general advance of prices of railroad stocks, and greater frmneze in the prices of Government securities of ail kinds.A muderate speculative feeling has shown Îteelf; but prices are not unduly infisted ; they are only beginning to advance to their natural level.When regular ten per cent.stocks, like Fort Wayne, and Chicago, and Rock Island, are gelling at one to two per cent.below par, it is absurd to say that they are inflated.It is the general opinion of many prudent and intelligent financiers that there is a large margin for a rise In most of the investment stocks now dealt in at the the Stock Exchange.The last bank statement js highly favorable, mach more so than could bave been anticipated after tbe favorable onca of the two preceding weeks.There was au increase of $3,357,164 in legal-tenders, avd o* $588,823 in deposits, while the loans show a decrease of $2,164,192.There is a decreas: of specie of $1,418,749, and of eir- culation -of §63,459.No chnuges incident to the quarterly returns of the barks on the first Monday of the nexi year will be likely to seriously disturb (bis very cary condition of the woney warker.Lut muoey is reputed stringent in most of the Weat:rn citi a small outlaw in that dirertion; not to any damaging extent to our own banks, however.Call loans were readily made on Saturday at 6 ret cent, aad in some cases Btock-loiees had po diflicalty in borrowing at five pe- cent, As tuere will be a very large amount of money disbursed in the abape of divi- denda after the first of next month, there will be, necessarily, a great increase of the funds cecking a permanent investment, which will have the effect of sending up the prices of #11 sound dividead-paying stocks.The decline iu the prices in gold appears to bave been permanently checked at 33 to 34; and, the ship- mot of coin to Buiope being much lesa then Dad te 2p calculated upon, And the arrival frow Panama unusually heavy, at tbe close of the week there does not seem to be any great dun.ge- of a further sdvance.\u2014¥.Y.Independent.Drv-Goons.\u2014The sud \u2018en severity of the winter in the beginning of the mouth brought business to an untimely atand-still ; but the re-open- ing of communica.ions with the country during the puat week caused & revivalof trade.Sales, however, have been on a moderate scale, and prices bave rot : sumed anything like « fixed line.In many cases prices are merely nominal, and our quotations caunot be relied upon as giviog the exact rates at which operstions may be effected.Thay are ss near, how ver, as it is possible, in the present condition of be market, to get to the truth, Agents are auzivus to sell, while jobbers are not anxious to purchase; | 11, if tbe financial questions now before Cong.1 should be settled, as it is highly probable the will, there will be a virtual increase of t! + cure rency, the positions of jobber and manufactr er will be essentially changed, and prices will con- 8 siderably advance.The auction ssles have < n- sist :d mainly of odds and ends and broken lots.The importations are comparatively light; but some of the older houses, who have facilities for purchasing low, show great confiderce \u20181 making preparations for the spring trade.\u2014Zbid, Fanionts.=\u2014Freights are very dull, and rates are nominally unchanged.\u2014New York Tribune, 24h Drassep Powt.==Ohickens are very abundant, and are gellivg at low rates,\u2014many tors of frozen birds at 7c.to 8c per Ib, while very few of the best fresh, ach 16c Some large holiday turkeys, of 25 lbs, each, will bring 20c., though few reach 18¢c.The common price for good turkeys is 16+.The Express Companies have 80 much on the way, they ate engaging all the carts they can to deliver on Monday, And want dealers to keep open to-morrow (Sunday).One mammoth turkey, of 404 tba, brought $40 toa caterer who wished to beat every one clse, In a word, the markets are heavily plotted with poultry, and ealea are very alow.\u2014/bid, the year; , And there may be |; WEEKLY REVIEW OF MONTREAL STUCK | AR Tsvesnay, Dec, 26th, Business in Stocks and Bonds bas been very limited during the week.Prices, bowever, are well maintained.The Transfer Books of (he following Banks are closed :\u2014British North Amesica, Merchants, Toronto, Gore, Eastern Townships, Union, Roysl Canadian, and Cans- dian Bank of Commerce.Lank of Montreat\u2014 The stock Las agaiu advanced in price, and sales have been efected at 129 and 1294.There are now no sellers under 139.Bank nf British! North America \u2014Transter Books closed on the 24th.À balt-yearly dividend becomes payable on the 4th January.City Lank\u2014DBut little doing.Luyers at 98§; selle:s at 99.La Banque du Peupte\u2014In moderate demand at 107.Holders asking 1074.Ontario Bank\u2014Not quite #0 strong, the stock being offered to-day at 99, w Li buyers at 98 to 98}.Commercial Bank of Canadu\u2014Has been dealt in at 30; 31 is now generally asked for the stock.Molsons Dank \u2014Scarce and in demand at 110.Merchanee Dank-\u2014Nominal at 1044 to 105 ex div.Bunk of Toronto\u2014Notbing yet doing ex dir, Lu Banque Jucy «es-Cartier\u2014Inactive at quotations \u2014105 to 106.Gore Lunk\u2014Transter Books closed, Nothing doing ex div.Quebec Lank\u2014 Nowinal at 99 to 494.La Hungue Nationale\u2014 Notbing doing.Quotation nomiual at 106 to 107, Rastern Townships Bank-\u2014Books closed.No transactions ex div, Union Bank of L.C.\u20141094 ex div.is offered, but no sales have yet taken place.Mechanics\u2019 Rank\u2014Inactive at quotation ; 96 097.Royal Canadian Bank\u2014 Nothing doing ex div.Transfer Books closel.Railway Stocks and Bonds\u2014Chbamplain old stock continues to be dealt in at 12.Nothing doing in other Railway Stoks, Montreal Telegraph Company \u2014Scarce and in demand at 1331.Last sal 1 were at this rate, [Richelieu Navigation Company\u2014 Quotation nominal at 103 to 105, No sales to report.City l'assenger Kait- way Company\u2014Buyers at 98.Holders asking par.City Gus Company\u2014In good demand at 136}.Nostack in maiket.Montreal Mining Co.\u2014Quotation nomins'.Nothing doing for some time past.Canada Debentures\u2014Conti- nue to be scarce.Pr- is offered for Sterling and Qurrency Sixes, 88 for Sterling and Currency Fives.Sellers of the former at 88}.Montreal Corporation Donds\u2014Have been cun- sidersbly dealt in at 91.Montreal Harbor Bonds \u2014No Bonds in market for a loog time past.Ez- change\u2014Continues to be very scarce, and but little doing outside the Banks.75 days date Back Bills are worth 10} to 10j,\u2014vwith small transactions at 10] \u2014//erald.MONTREAL WHOLESALE GRUCERY MARKET.Monrezas, Frday, Dec.27.Busivess dull, but probably not much more so than usual at this particular period ; the turn of the year, it is reasonably expected, wall (if all be well) show improvement.The Mir\u2018ater of Customa has, it anpears, given intimation, which seems more particularly ir - ended for the people of the Lower Provinces, tha.parties aggrieved by the tarif may address the department at Utlawa up to lst Merch, when Parliament will again be in cession aud a tariff framed.Le: ua Lope tbat will give satis faction.The Lower Provinces are qui.e dissatisfied with new tarif arrangements, and especially with tbe increase of duties ; but there appears to be fittio doubt but tbat even had walters continued as they were with thew, their own tarifs would bave had to be increased.The package duty is very ubnorious ; and it is only common stose, ad well as common decency, lo have all frivolous and vexatious items on duties abandoned.All ty chores, sud mall, a3 well as large m= es, ard uncalld for worrying of duiy-pu- ers, should not be coutmued in ay way.Here we have a new julerpretition of the taritf in ane very small way late'y,\u2014i} «4 is, duty is now 4 u+nded on commission paid abreal for buying goods.1113 just as res.onable to add duty on all charges, including freight sad insurance.It takes & prety close observer to find out of the furm of declaration made with eptries at Custam-House, where it is stated that the goods wi.b'a referred tu are at invuice cust, or fair matket s.due at port of purchace, that this cost requires commission to be added.Our business commur'iy must bestir themselves, and take preseut opportunity of getting a right tatfi,\u2014that is now aiforded.Tras canr.ot be noted r+ changed herefor any good grades ; business has been light.Fine Japaps at low prices are wanted, but auch cau.not be imporled tosoll io meet\u2019views of buyers.An increased demand may be looked for for Teas with the new year.The import for the year has been considerable, but profits of importers cannot have bcen heavy.There is » good stock and preity general mssortment r- maining over.Suaan.\u2014Moderate Lueiness to report, and no change in prices ; 8c.to Bic.for Muscovadoes, and Refned as per list befgre given.The year's | br