The Montreal witness, 26 août 1868, mercredi 26 août 1868

[" unie EE { TAR Cn) inde, Vor.XXIII.# COMMERCIAL Lo EVIE EY W AND PAMILY NEWSPAPER.MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1868, r No.60, CURRESPONDENCE.[For the Wiruzss.OBITUARY.The Rev.Jobn Balmain, whose remains were consigned to their last resting-place on Monday last, was one of three sons of a respectable farmer (cousine of Mr.Rollo Campbell, of this city), near the village of Dunning, in Strath- earn.Iz Dunsing is an ancient cathedral, the tower of which, it is affirmed, was built by the Picts more than a thousand years ago.The neighboring villege of Forteviot, on the Esrn, was the residence of the Pictish kings in the sixta and seventh centuries.Here King | Duncan, afterwards murdered by Macbeth, consorted with the millers daughter, the issue being Malcolm Canmore, who made it bis favorite residence, and who is the acknowledged ancestor of the Empress Maude, the Scottish royal family and that of England, and of Pope Ole.ment the 7th.Mr.Balmain studied for the ministry at Glasgow Oollege, and also at Bi.Andrews, from whence he must hare returned to Strathearn in 1813, for he related to the writer his baving attended the funeral of the great-grandfather of Mr.James Dougall of this eity, who died in that year, aged 95, and ae baving seen aud been acquainted with five generations of that family.About this period Mr.Balmain was tutor in the family of Graeme, of Garvock, which he left for the West Highlands in 1816, preaching snd teaching very acceptably, and discharging all his duties with courtesy, fidelity, and zeal.He was eminently successful in communicating his knowledge as a teacher of the classics, and generally as an instructor of youth.He lived and died rich in the graces that adorn the Christian, and \u201c Even his failings leaned to virtue's side.\u201d THE FRERES CHRETIENS, (To the Editor of the Witness.) Sin,\u2014I bave just read your article on the echoola of the Christian Brothers with some surprise.In these days of change, it ought not to astonish one that some falling-off in the regard in which these schools were once held had taken place, but I think few were prepared for the \u201c discount\u201d which you report, ls it not possible that you underestimate the capacity of the Brotbers, and have been misinformed, to some extent at least, as to the reeult of their labor ?For instance, is it not the fact that, while the school at Point Levis has been discontinued, a larger and more flourishing one exist in the city of Quebec?Is it not also true that the several schools in Montreal continue efficient,and 1n good favor, and that they still sead forth, ua they have done from the beginning, well educated 0d moral lads to the atores, factories, printing offices, &c., of the city and ite environs ?Have Inot also read from time to time of a flourigh- ing and popular Brothers\u2019 establishment at Kingston?Among the resaons why I think you are in error ag to the question in Canada is this, \u2014you certainly misrepresent the standing of the body in France, If the terms you give (Frires ignorantins) at all obtain thers, it must be among the infidel class, for agsuredly the bighest and best Catholic families bave al ya encouraged and respected them ; and it is no less true that the most eminent Protestant in France, or, perhaps, in Christendom, Guizot, bas more than once publicly praised them and their system.Excuse :uy addressing you thus.I would not do so were there a daily journal in the Catbolic interest published bere; and why, may I ask, is there not such a means in this extensive city of replying to, or explaining away, the many painful and offensive statements which are being constantly published, often in good faith, no doubt, by Protestants ?MR.Montreal, July 21.[We need not reiterate that we perceive the geavest objections to schools for the people conducted by religious orders ; but we may add to the above letter that we think the writer of it is not acquainted with the popular estimation of the Frires in Prance.\u2014Ep.Wir.| THE HORSE-GUARDS ORDER VERSUS TBE GREAT CAPTAIN'S COMMAND.(To the Editor of the Witness.) Bin,\u2014Tbe stand taken by you against the despotic course adopted by the war-office In the case of Lord Adalbert Oecil and other Obristian officers of the army, bas afforded many of your readers much gratification, The great Onptain of our Salvation issued the well-known marching orders to all bis followers,\u2014* Go into all the world and preach the goupel to every creature\u201d i but the Secretary of War, in definnce of this plain command, says, You sball not preach he Gospel.\u201d There can be no doubt as to the duty of an officer who has taken service under the banner of Christ in such & cage, and when be puts the case clearly before bis conscience, \u201cSkall I continue longer ins position in which 1 cannot obey my great Master?\u201d there can be DO question as to the result.At the same time the propriety of acting in too precipitate a manner may be questioned ; for surely such a Christ.dishonoring order as that in question cannot remain long unrescinded.If representations weè-0 made in the proper quarter, I firmly believe this order would be either rescinded or #0 modified as 10 be shorn of its obnoxious aspect, Our good Queen would never tolersts such a0 abuse of power oop the part of her Secretary of War, or sanction such a direct attack on the useful and Obristian labors of many of ber most devoted officers.The royal Indy who sits by the bedside of a poor cottager reading the Word of Life (thus preaching Gospel) would, 1 am persuaded, not consider it inconsistent with the Josition and obaracter ef a British officer to hold meetings for the p of religious exer.else and instruction.Would it not therefore be | i With regard to the order forbidding ofhcers rescinded or modified before eending in their papers ; to show a bold frost to the enemy and fight him msnfully, instead of beating such « busty retreat, remembering that they bavea good causeand an ever-victorious leader ?to preach, 1 would suggest that petitions to the Queen be sent from every city and county in toe Dominion, praying for its revocation.Many | of your readers have no opportunity of procur- | ing à copy of this orde:, and would feel obliged by your publisbing it, R.Quetec, Aug.20.[Will any one furnish us with a copy ?\u2014Ep.] LES MEMOIRES DE PHILIPPE A.DE © GASPE, {To the Editor of the Witness.) Siz, avail myself of your widel: circulated journal to invite the attention of those who can read French to the work whose title beads this article: it will amply repay the trouble of a perusal.It is certainly no small merit that, in the upwards of 500 pages which it contains, and which are composed of à series of unconnected anecdotes, there should be maintained an ucflaggivg interest, without the aid of any relation of considerable length.The secret lies in an imaginstion that never dims or fails, » mastery of fluent expressions that | never abates, and a vein of light, playful bumor, scarcely intermitting,\u2014and then only when the subject requires,\u2014not infrequently intensifying into pungent wit.Nur, airy though the production be, and intended to be rather palatable than profound, is it devoid of a seriousness or solid utility ; for there are not a few remarks worthy the earnest attention of the Canadian statesman, and ao occasional su.lden ascent into sublimity that chases for & moment tbe smile from the lip, and makes the eye glisten with emotion and admiration.In my opinion, nothing can surpass the scene at the lake Trois Saumons,\u201d at which Père Romaine respectfully recommenda to the author to say, * un petit bout de prieres.\u201d All this vivacity is wonderful inan old gentleman, who, at the time Le wrote, was seveniy-nine years of age.Your obed\u2019t, servant, Montreal, Aug.17.CREDITABLE.(To the Editor of the Daily Witness.) Sie, Will ou permit me through the medium of your valuable paper to return thanks to the officers of tbe G.T.Railway in Montreal, for their kindness to a lady parishioner of mine who lately bad her pocket picked in the Montreal depot, and was left with her two children utterly destitute, in a place where sho was now & comparative stranger.She received a free Pass to ber home in Philadelphis, and takes this HD, method of publicly tbanking them, and algo | About fifty of them attend a sebool kept by a Judge Coursol, before whom brought, | more consistent, on the part of Obristian officers | ; to use every effort to have this arbitrary order ber case was | 0 taking out of the Church\u2019 hands work which | belo.ged to itself alone.But he thanked God This was long a disputed point, but it is now set that be had arrived at clearer light, and bad long definitely at rest by the icvestigations of these French physiologists.pereeived the groundiessnees of his former opi- vious.| A soldier of the 100th Regiment atated that, while he bad been in the service, he Lad been in several countries where the weather was at AD extreme of heat or cold, and had never found strong drink necessary, but always an unmixed abl Another soldier, belonging to the cavalry, said that be was once a teetotaler, but was not uow.He feared that the teetotalers idolized their principles too much, to the neglect of re- ligon.For bim, Christ was above everything Obrist there was no danger of his becoming a | drunkard, j eo Rev.Mr.Durr thought bis brother was laboring under a very grave error, for there was danger of a moderate drinker becoming a drunkard, whether be was a Christian or not; and in view of tbe influence of our example, be did not see consistent Christian and not be at tbe same pe time a teetotaler.Though he could not say of whether or not he loved Christ as well as bis military brother, yet he did love him well enough w deny himself whatever might cause a weaker brother to offend.Another speaker thought we ought to be careful how we condemn those who conscten- tiously differ from us on this great question, and trust that if they were really in Christ they would gradually some out into the fall light, and see x their duty to abstain entirely from strong drink.The meeting was closed with prayer and praise.Sunpar, Auguet 23.Tbis meeting increases in interest every summer on account of the number of strangers in the city.Yesterday the three chief speakers were from Rhode Island, Obio, aud Torunto, respectively, and all very effective.The audience listened with the most marked attention, and unanimously prolonged the meeting a few minutes after five to hear the last speaker.The chairman read the portion of the sermon on the mount beginning, \u201c Not e very one that saith to me Lord, Lord,\u201d &c., aod showed, from melancholy cases well known in Montreal, that be pu a profession of religion, or even the occupying Without him ou our side, we could never contend against the devil, who ir the real leader of for years of the place of an acceptable teacher of religion, could not secure from tbe most | all lamentable falls and the deepest degradation.A speaker who had visited Oaughnawags, with the Sabbatb-School pic-nic of tte previous day, spoke very favorably of the Indians there.He said they appeared to be generally comfortable and well dressed, especially the women, Many of their bouses were substantially built of stone, and were neat and clean eutside snd inside.The children were numerous, and no Mr.Morrison, a Protestant teacher there.These He bildren bad learned to sing several of the finest on the contrary, lower it.nished them and the world, but it was unmistak- lusory, the temperature of the blood being immediately and appreciably lowered by alcoholic evil.stimulants.! strength, but, on the contrary, diminish it.nutriment, and many which increase animal heat : sod contribute to physical strength, but alcohol elie, and be believed that if à man was rea'ly in | and its compounds are pot of that number, sat in Obicago, and had been fully confirmed by them.Bo that all the acknowledged evil consequences of tbe spirit ration to soldiers and sailors are purely gratuitous, there being no good \u20ac results to counterbalance them.He (Me.Deni- how it was possible for a man to be an earnest, son) admired the religious character of this tem- Siates in temperance efforts which did not acknowledge their dependence on tbe grace of God ; but ina mesting where evangelical bymns were used, and where the Scriptuzes were read and Christ was exalted, Christian men and ministers could take a part with their whole heart.timate relations with the Ohio Penitentiary, bav- ing tried to become personally acquainted with each of its 1,100 prisoners; and, from the knowledge he had acquired of their history, he could affirm that three-fourths of them were brought there, directly or indirectly, He gave several affecting instances of the crimes i wrought by drink, even extending, in some | cases, to murder, as the result of being over, band, be mentioned some of the worst cases of drunkards, who had after desperate struggles reformed, and oue of whom was now stud ing for the ministry by the advice of Thane Miller, 0 501 D.D 3; Rov.T.Vusey,3.For Beore- He, the speaker, deemed it bid puch a meeting as this God-speed, tbe only stated temperance meeting that be knew of in the world, and its success and power was far ahead of them in this meeting ; but he thought they were ahead of Montreal in the ob tervance of the Sabbath.Toronto bad no city- cars running, nor cabs on the stand on that day.taining He contrasted the state of thiogs in Oanada |« lerge portion cf which bus been sent gratui- Then drinking was universal; now, there was a fearful amount of it in cities, towns, end villages, yet the farmers gene- more interest in the temperance cause, | I may also add that their kindness was not Sabvatb-School bymus, some of which they unworthily bestowed, as ber life is one of un- #388 very well at the pic-nic.It was, bowever, ; ; to be regretted that the liquor traffic bad easing efor bud industry bere, for the support invaded Caughnawags, notwithstanding the : ; : .efforts of the chiefs to keep it out.Liquor for tp mg Tou will fiad space in your columns was sold, he learned, in five bouses within ; 8 short distance of the railway depot, in de- seein your opedient servant, Oburch * fence of two laws.1st.They sell without di- : North 12th Street, Philadelphia.| cente, 88 no license can be granted on sa In-! he ; dian reservation; sad, 20d, they sell to Indisps, | Philadelphia, Aug.18, | which ia prohibited anywhere under heavy penal- = ties.The chiefs had applied to the Revenue SABBATH AFTERNOON RELIGIOUS TEM.Inspector, and brought cases before the courta PERANCE MEETING.here, but their remonstrances were systematically Sunpar, August 16.ignored, and their prosecutions as systematically The chairman read for tbe Scripture lesson defeated.All in authority (even Mr.Cartier the message of St.John to the church of the! Se pho liad been memorialized and re- Laodicesns, and remarked upon the useleasness of persons who were neither cold nor hot.More than à century ago, à band of students in Usford, England, met together in prayer-meet- ings, and became so fired with seal from on high, tbat they went forth exerting a great influence, not ouly in England, but throughout tbe Christian world, So also a few laboring mes in Preston, England, became earnest in the temperance cause, some of them travelling Bor might know of any cdse of selliog liquor to In- tor dians, to bring it before the courts.A gentleman in New York was regarded as a noble philanthropist for protecting horses from cruel treatment.How much more noble to protect our Indian brethren! Rev.Mr.Duniton, of Westerley, Rhode Island, made one of the most effective apeeches ever delivered at this highly favored meeting, Be said he bad served through several years of {be recent \u20ac yorcible ar in the Siaten snd been on many battlesand sieges, and could testify to ian ies, to to mecs temperance esting, the destructive effeots of liquor, He bad seen the ct again.The consequence was, that | casks brought upon the field, and their contents sstonishing progress was made in the tetoper- \u2018 distributed, to which balf of the loss of life might « ance reformation in England, Were there any in some battles be attributed, He bad known present that day, who were neither cold nor hot ® bottle of whiskey, in the hands of one man, especially to instruct the young in temperance jour next issue (September 1), principles, there being a sad Inck in this respect sustain for three mouths or longer wr « ition of iu many quarters.He was also convinced that temperance should be taught in every Sabbath.school, along with other religious truth, The meeting was closed with aud prayer by Rev.Mr.Denison.Cavrca or Ewavano \u2014On the 28th July the ide Lord Bishop of the Diocese bald & confirmation tree ed Jamea Church, Kiagstan, when | Mr.Noel has attracted to himself no small share ; (of the interest and attention of the religious ult, Bishop Fulford, Metropolitan, performed | © ; the ceremony of consecrating ALLS vinta church | 114.However much his church may regret turned no answer) appeared to despise the In- At Abercorn, in the township of Sutton.\u2014\u2014Rev.f most eligibl BarTist.\u2014On the 24th alt, Mr, J.McLaurin, graduate of tbe Canadian Literary Instiute, was ordained to the work of the ministry in Strat- ford.\u2014\u2014Rev, 0.Northrop, of Wellesley, bas re- centl: tized four young people.\u2014A new : ; hard ses dodicsted ur Wheatly on June lat.| foc) Tears since Mr.Noel separated himooif \u2014\u2014Rer, Henry Cocka of Spurgeon\u2019s College, London, has been called to Vittoris, and has commenced his labors there.\u2014\u2014 The members of the Baptist Oburch, Lakefield, lately 1 presented their pastor, the Rev, Mr.Bock, with | bas been caused in religious and on military Eight persons bave recently been baptized at Dundag, five being beads of families.\u2014\u2014 Rev.in this reform?Could not each one do something?Some might go down to the wharf, and invite the sailors to this meeting, A book bad recently been published, urging young men to retain their individuality, Many depended too much on organizations, and were backward in personal efforts.Rev.Da.McGmzy, of Massachusetts, said that, witb all their good features, associations hed one fault,\u2014they tended to make men forget their individuality.We ought not to rely to much on organizations, but each man should consider bimeelf slone, as a temperance organisation.He expressed himself as highly pleased with the idea of a religious temperance organisation, and was certain that the temperance cause, and every other good cause, needed to be based upon religious principles, and in this way would ultimately triumph, mperance societies without a religions base, were ephemerai and bad every few years to be resuscitated under some other name ; but religious teraperance organizations would succesd because thoy ful6lied the true conditions of succets, Rev.Mr.Dum, of Sherbrooke, whom the chairman characterised as one of the oldest and most consistent temperance men in said be was once a religious antl-teetotaler, an sold rum,\u2014not considering it inconsistent with s Christian profession.He opposed the testotal.ers on religious grounds, believing that they were a dangerous set of innovators, and were nor beneficial to the soldier, however arduous the the contrary, injurious, and this for tbe following reasons : cost the United States several millionsof dollars and several thousand lives, besides the defeat of the expedition, The American government\u2014 like al! other governments\u2014considered the stiumulus of strong drink necessary and beuef- cial for soldiers undergoing grest fatigues and exposed to great bardsbips; out be bad come to the conclusion, after long and careful obser.vetion, that this was a great delusion; and a number of other officers and men, coming to the same conclusion, had declined to use spirits and were all the better for ft.Ths correctness of this view bad also been confirmed in & very re- merkable manner.The French government, perceiving the numerous evil consequences of what it regarded as the necessary practice of Aviog spirits to the men, asked the French gicademy of Science to investigate the question, \u201c What quantity and kind of liquor should be given to the troops?\u2019 This body was universally acknowledged es tbe first in the world, in point of scientific knowledge aud pains-takiog accuracy, and the subject being so important was given to a large committes, each member of which of was to pursue bis Investigation separately without communicating with the others, and for these investigations they bad the most ample means and opportunities.It was very remarkable, and a sure proof of accuracy, that every one arrived independently at the same conclusions ; namely, that spirituous liquors were neither necessary Ro v.service in which be might be engaged ; but, on J.Reddick, of Boston, Oat.reports that 28 per- | gious meetings.sons have been added to the church since last sell his commission in & service where be is not March.$150 have been spent in repaire of the | allowed to devote bis chapel \u2014\u2014Rev.Edward Kershaw was ordained | the minds and elevating the souls of his fellow- to the work of the ministry at Port Rowan, op mortsls.It is oot pretended that be bas tam- the 61h fost \u2014\u20140On the 8th of July, the French | pered in any way with toldiers of à different Canadian Baptist Association held ite first an.creed, or that bis duties as an officer have been Dual meeting at Grande Ligne.The meeting neglected or improperly performed.Under these was organized by the choice of the Rev, Louis circumstances, the interference of the bome Roussy for moderator, and brother T.Riendeau authorities seems wholly unwarranted and a acy.h of the churches which ited to give t the churches whic! Ta form a Caton, and to present their fa word of censure for the officer of the 23rd letters, \u2014whicb having been done,tbe following , cburches were formed into an Association, vis.: \u2014The church of Grande Ligne, pestor,\u2014 mandeau ; the church of Ste.Marie; Riendeau ; the church of Roxton Pond-pastor, pad F.X.Smith; tbe cburch of H Mise! ford\u2014pastor, J.B.Lestournesu; the church Rossier the church of Montreal\u2014 =\u2014 Rev.Thos, O.DeWitt, charge on the South Branch of tbe Oromocto, and bas engaged to take the pastoral care of the churobes at Victoria Corner, Watervitle, and 7th Tier, Jacksontown.cated at Waterville on the 26th July.\u2014 For eight or ten months the Baptist Chapel in Carle- too, N.B., has been ol a De of making necessary re 3 g this tbe church has held its Sabbath as well as 1st.Alcoholic liquors contained no riment week-dey services in the vestry.The internal repairs having been nearly completed, the chapel was again thrown open to the public on Sabbath, 26th ult.Roman Cargouic.\u2014M, Baillargeon of Quebec, recently made a pastoral visit, during which he confirmed 5,000 children \u2014\u2014The Red River Nor Wester says : \u201c We note the arrival among us of Mon.Grandin, Condjutor Bishop of the Isle jit la Croix Mission, with a large number of i priests, siztesn in number, we believe, dest'ed - for missionary work in the vast interior of this territory \u2014\u2014Rev.Mr.Begin, of Quebec, after «sojourn at R >me, has returned with the degree of Doctor of Theology, and has been sppointed to fill the professor's chair for Holy Scripture and ecclesiastical history in the University l.\u2014\u2014A union camp-meetiog under the auspices of the Wesleyan and New Connexion Methodist churches, of Durham, wi'l be held on the fare of Mr.I:ave Hutton, on Friday, 4:k Sept.Mosray Bav.\u2014The Protestant Church at this favorite watering-place is now externally fiaieh- ed,and presents à nest appearance.The building is in Gothic style, after plans prepared by the well-known architect, Mr.Thos Scott, of Mon- teal Tue site is admirably chosen, being on the shore of the bay, commandipg an uninterrupted view of the romantic scenery, which ia the leading feature of Murray Bay.The Church is cavable of sccommodating 310 persons.[1 ix keld by two trustees, chosen anpually ; the one representing the Church of England, tbe other the Presbyterian Church of Canada vices are alternately unier the control of these Trustees.30d.They do not increase animal heat, but, Thia discovery rato.ly true.The feeling of increased beat 1p il- 3rd.They contribute nothing to physicial There are wany articles which abound in These conclusions bad been submitted to a mmission of American ecientifie men which rence meeting, and regarded itas a guarantee success.They had lost all confidence in the The next speaker stated that he was in in- \u2014_\u2014 \\brough drinking.RELIGIOUS NEWS, Bairiss Co :ranunce.\u2014 The following was tbe vote for President and Secretary this year: \u2014 For Piesident\u2014Rev.8.R.Hall, 144 ; Rev.J.Farrar, 91; Rev.F.J.Jobaon, DD, 83; Rev.J.Lomas, 11 ; Rev.J.H.James, DD, 8; Rev.z8usded to take a glasnofbeer.Oa the other tary\u2014Rer.J.Farrar, 254; Rev.L.B.Wise.man, 26; Rev.J.B.James, D D., 20; Rev, F.J.Jobson, 4; Rev.G.Smith, 3.\u2014 The Christian at Work is a monthly newspaper in this city, conducted by Jared B.Waterbury, D D, an eminent mivis\u2018er of the Presbyterian Chorch.It isa large sheet, filled with excellen: matter, or ginal and select The gentleman from Toronto said, Montreal ed, all calculated to stimulate, guide, e-courage and reward a \u2018* Christian at work\u201d in tbe vineyard of the Lord.No.5 is before us, with this notice: \u2018 As our readers know, we Lave been gug- for some time a circulation of 25,000, A great privilege to | It was attributed to its acknowledgment of Christ.that opposes the Temperance Reformation.w with what it was thirty or forty years ago | tously to pastors, Sunday-sctios! superintendents, although .members of young me's christian sésociations, (ête, elc, tbrougnout the entire counuy.As | tbe result of (is and the blessing of Providence, ly were sound in temperance principles.| we bave in a few monihe obtained «subäcription- thought ministers should be asked to \u2018ake | list egal to that of many religious papers which and | kave existed for years Comwenciog with we expect to 50,000.\"\u2014N.!\".IndepenJent.Tux How.axp Rav Bariiar W.NogL\u2014The retirement of the Honorable and Rererena Baptist Noel from the labors of the Ohristisn ministry is an event which seems to demand more | than a mers passing notice.As one of the ableat and most diatinguished ministers of the Baptist nomination is England, and one who has probably made greater sacrifices for conscience\u2019 | sake, than apy christian of the present age, the doxology CANADA ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS.| the loss of bia services, We cannot doubt that 8.Cartwright bas finally decided on leaving bis resignation of the pastorate in John Street, dien.The speaker eyhorted all whits men who Bomianie Eo one 1 nceepted a call to minis.Bedford Row, is dictated by conscientious mo- [tives and a0 upright mind.Several months 480, his intended resignation was announced ; and now having reached the age of serenty, Mr.Noel bas carried it into effect.To use his own language, he leaves \u201c his work, which bad always been a joy to bim, only because it would soon have becume à burden.\u201d It is now fully io Ob: Church, Hamilton ; one of the ppointments in the Province.from the Established Oburch of England and identified himself with the Baptist aemominae tion,\u2014 Canadian Baptist, Taz Case or Lozp Crem.\u2014Some excitement { circles by au order from the Horse Guards to prevent Lord Oecil, an officer of the Rifie Brigade, at present in Ottaws, from continuing his reli- Lord Cecil bas determined to sum of money, between $30 and $40.\u2014 ure time to improving without eve: the shadow of an excuse.Asa legate: in- Pastors and delegates were in ; contemporary says, the Horse Guards ot Fusiliers, who, assuming to be the friend of his Colonel, betrayed bie confidence, ruined his wife, and then basely deserted ber.Such offences as thes do not come under the ban of the military authorities, who, by their silence in the one case and the stern displeasure evinced in the other, Appear to intimate that an officer in Her Majesty's service may be a liar and scoundrel, \u2014everything that is bad, in fact, so that be does not venture to take any intereqt in the spiritual and eternal welfare of the men upder his command, over whom he must necessarily exercise so potent an influence.[t was Hedley Vicars and men of his stamp who adorned the annals of the Crimean war; it was Havelock, the * praying Colovel,\u201d who led the Highlanders to Lucknow, and afterwads defended that bis.totic town against a host of foes.And in the future we may rely upon it that Britain's bravest of and truest warriors will be found among those who are also soldiers of the cross and of the Christian faith.\u2014 London Adcertiter.usey ; tbe church of St.Pie=-pastor, L, Nor- tor, T.Roudies ; the church of South Bly\u2014Mission.enryviile\u2014 lonary O.Therrien; the church of Rich- Montgomery \u2014 pastor, J.D.; ch Montreal=\"pastor, P.Lañeur relinquished hig A new church was dedi- , for the pur 546 Contemporary Press.WM.C.BURNS.{From the Presbyterian.) Those who have read ths Life of tle saintly McObeyne, will remember that he was a ¢ | ver of good men,\u201d and that he drew to him many who were like-minded with bimself, so that while living be was the centre of the group of ministers of Christ, whose souls were filled with an intense love of Christ, and an ardent longing for bis glory.He was soon taken from them, leaving them to toil on in the Masters work and to fullow him, one by one, into the Master's glory.On April 4th, away in the most northern part or Ohina, William C, Burns yielded up his life, and went to walk in white before the throne.Io the biography of McCheyns, Mr.Burns is mentioned as the son of the minister of Kileyth, snd as the man selected by McOheyne to watch over and minister to his flack in Dundes, during bis absence on a journey to the Holy Land McCheyne wrote to him, when he heard of his acceptance of the post, in the following strain: \u2014*You are given in answer to prayer, and these gifts, I believe are always, without exception, blessed.I hope you may be a thousand times more blessed among them than ever I was.Perhaps there are many souls that never would bave been saved under my ministry, who may be touched under yours, and Gd bas taken this method cf bringing you into my place.His name is wonderful.\u201d \u2018The preaching of W.©.Burns was followed by greater blessings than were anticipated, even by McCheyne.In Kilsyth, where tbe elder Burns micistered, there came down showers of beaven!y ivfluenc s, while the son was proclaiming the Gospel of Christ.A great revival oe- gan, extending to Dundee, Perth, ard many other places in Scotland, of which the fruit still remaics, though much of it bas been borne into the everlasting garners, When McCheyne returned, it was with wonder aud gladnees that be heard of G x's mighty workioga in St.Peters church William Burns continued in the work of an evangelist, preaching everywhere with great power, One who knew him well says of him :\u2014* [ was scarcely ever ina place in Scotland where [ did pot meet resuits of bis preack- ing.\u201d His beart 80 yearned over the perishing, that he was moved to seek them in strange cities, aad in foreign lands.Many in Canada will re- cali him preaching in streets and market-places, and wterever be could find a way open to the grest dying multitude.When be preached in Canada to tbe Ninety-third Highlanders, a band was formed to work with, and to stand up for bm.He met with great opposition, aud the following story is told of him: *Ouae day the Popish crowd of Montreal tore bis coat to tatters, and struck him till the blood poured down his noble face.Uanmoved, he preached on.A few uf the Nioety-third beard of it, and Hector Macpberson (now missionary at Bt.Martin's, Pertt) lesdin + the others, rushed through the crowd, and Hector in trepidation said, \u2018Mr.Burns, what's this?The man of God quietly wiped the bloo1 from his brow, and smiling said, \u2018 Never miud, Hector ; 1t's ouly & few scars in the Master's service ?7 Later io life he resolved to become a miasion- ary of the cross among tbe Obinese.He was sent out as a missionary of tbe English Presbyterian Church,\u2014a Church which, though small, bas been honored to have the name of David Sandeman on the roll of its missionaries.Buras went out in the very spirit of an apostle.Duncan Mathieson says of hiw : \u201cHis mind being set on Chins, notbing would Keep him back.Such was his total absorption in the grest work on which he was going, that be walked on the vessel's deck with oniys earpet-bag in hand, his ooly outfit for Chins.Barely, bere is 8 ou\u2019 ject for painter's skill or poet's lyre.In Chios be often slept on the mountain side, with his cloak about bim as bis only coveriog.He dressed Lke a native, and mixed freely among the people.Hunger and thirst he often felt, and his last illness was brought on through a want of the ordinary comforts of life.More than once he could hardly be persuaded to take the sum given by the English Presbyterian Church 10 their missionaries, and it was scattered a freely as be could find opportunity.I once beard of his sending two hundred and fifty dollars to a Baptist missionary, with the simple message, \u2018God bless you! Is it too much to say be fell a martyr for Ohion\u2019s millions?No.He labored till he could do oo more.Calls from home to come and recrait were left unheeded.Ohica was his heart, aud eteraity was printed on bis eyeballs; and seeing all in the light of it, be stood at hie post till be fell.\u201d No magn, in our time, bas more thoroughly cast away from him this world, and all worldly aims, thoughts, and motives, than William Borne.He trampled all that men ordinarily call good under his feet, and separated himself unto his work with an utter forgetfulness of self, and an Intense fervor of devotion which bas not been equalled since the days when Henry Martyn trod the burning sands of India, a solitary witness for Obrist.Yet be was happy in his isolation ; happy io his self denying service of the good and gracious Master, to whom he bad consecrated his life.His own words describe the sources of bis joys : The happiest state of a Obristian on earth seems to be this,\u2014that he should have few wants, La man bare Obrist in bis beart, and beaven before bis eye, and only as much of temporal Blessings as fs just needful to carry kim safely through lifs, then pain and sorrow bave little 10 shoot at; such & man hag very little to lose.fo bein union with Him wbo is Shepherd of Lersel, and to walk very pear to Him who iss mn and shield, \u2014that comprebends sll thats poor sinter requires to make him happy between this and heaven.\" Tae Weekly Review gives the following ac- sount of the Inst days of this great missionary : © Mr.Burns was taken seriously ill about the beginning of January, but his bealth bad suf- fared on tbe voyage to New-chwange in à native vessel, in August last, owing to the effects of unwholesome native food, from which it is pro.Hable be never recovered; and being (es Dr.Watson tells us) \u2018 without many of the neces.series of life, and all the comforts ; while laboring in New-chwange, a low state of health, ending in extreme prostration, was the result, All was done that could be done for bim in bis linees.«He lived at the extreme west of the Chinese wwo, fully two miles from the settlement, and THE MONTREAL WITNESS.{could not be persuaded to remove to better | quarters with our own countrymen.Receiving | word (in the afternoon of April 4tb) that he was worse, the doctor, in company with the consular assistant, went immediately, but juat too late 10 see him die, though the heart and pulse were still beating when they arrived.\u201c One of the gentlemen most frequent in bia visite to Mr.Burns said that, about a month alter the commencement of hig illness, be began to apprehend its fatal issue, but said be was prepared.After six weeks or 80, his fresh looks began to leave bim, and the brightness of hid eye faded, and gradually he becams like sa old decaying man.About six or seven days before his death, they bad a very interesting religious conversation.Finding n decided change for the worce, and great distress in breathing, the gentleman read aud repeated several portions of scripture, \u2014among others, Paslm xxiii, Hesitating at the verse, ' Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,\u2019 Mr.Burns took it up, and in a deep strong voice continued and finished the psalm.He also greatly relished Jobn xiv., ¢ Let not your hearts be troubled\u2019; and, on closing the exsrcises with the Lord's Prayer, Mr.Burns suddenly became em- pbatic, snd repeated the latter portion and doxology: \u2018For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, with extraordicary strength and decision.This was the last time he manifested any power of mind.Afterwards be ouly evinced recognition, and at last hardly spoke, or even opened his eyes.Thus he passed away.\u201d The world will hardly give to euch a man a higber title than that of fanatic,\u2014at least of enthusinst.But such names ag his are among the royal names in the Church of Christ.In addition to the foregoing particulars concerning Mr.W.©.Burns\u2019 visit to Montreal, we could give several more of deep interest.For instance, when be went to preach in the Place d'Armes, in front of the great French Church, then recently completed, he pressed on before the litle company who went with him, and mounted alone on some stones that were lying in the centre of the Square.Then he sang the 23rd Psalm to the tune Martyrdom, and thus collected » crowd of bearers, He toen began to preach on the words \u201cGod spared not the old world,\u201d ebowing how all who did not repent would be destroyed by fire, as the old world bad been by water.\u201cDo you say that church will be burned ?\" cried out eome one in a threatening tone.\u2018 Ah yes,\u201d said Mr.Burns, \u201cthat and everything else will be burned up, aa well a3 all who do not flee to Jesus for salvation.\u201d Here the crowd msde a rush at him, snd dragged him about, tearing his cost, whereupon a generous Irishman cried ont, * Let the Jintlemsn off this time if he'll promise niver to doitagain\u201d Ohno, my friend,\u201d said Buros, \u201cI can make no promise cf that kind.I must do my Master's work.\u201d When Mr.Burns returned to his home that evening (he was enjoying the bospitality of the Inte esteemed James R.Orr, merchant, of this city), bis friends gathered round and cried, \u201c Oh\u201d Me.Buros, \u201c what is this ?\u201d \u201c Nothing worth speaking of,\u201d he replied, \u201cthe apostle Paul could boast that be bore the marks of the Lord Jesus in hig body, but [ have them only in my cost\u201d TBE REV.DONALD FRASER DECLINES THE CALL TO LONDON.(From the London Christian World.) The Presbyterians in London have just met with a great disappointment.As is known to many of our readers, the congregation of that denomination, situated in Upper George-street, Marylebone, recently gave a call to the Rev.Donald Fraser, one of the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland in Inverness.The stipend which they offered was £800, being the largest ever given to a Presbyterian minister by a cen- gregation.The Free Presbytery of Iuverness beld & special meeting on the 29th July for the purpose of disposing of the call.The commissioners from London were Hugh Matheson, E.q., Wm.Millar, Biq., Professor Ohalmers, and the Rev.Mr.Wright, of Southampton.From Mr.Fraser's present congregation there also appeared an influential deputation.The London commizsioners, in pleading for the reverend gentleman\u2019s translation to the soutbern metropolis, dweit upon the importance of having ministers of bis stamp, settled in the great centres of industry in Eogland, especially in London, Professor Chalmers, in urging the point, said it was not in Scotland, but in England, that the battle of religion for the next twenty-five years bad to be fought, and that were the Free Church of Scotland at this mcment to take the ten best ministers within her pale, and send them to London, building commodious places of worship there, she would do ten times ss much for the ata- bility snd progress of Presbyterianism In Seot- land, as by building at home ten times as many churches, and ordaining ten times as many ministers.Mr.Millar, in the course of bis remarks, referred to the warm reception which Mr.Fraser had received from: all denominations when in London addressing some of the recent May meetings, and stated that men like Dr.Raleigh snd Mr.Spurgeon had expressed a desire that Mr.Fraser might see bis way to accept of the call.If the London deputies exersed themselves to present their case in the strongest light, those of Mr, Praser\u2019s 00D tion were as determined that nothing should be left undone on their part to retain him in Inverness.A memorial was laid on the table of she Freabytary, signed by 1,333 persons, deprecating in the strongest terms ble removal to the south; and it was stated by Mr.Sheriff Thomson, a member of the congregs- tion, that so greet was Mr.Feaser's popularity as « preacher, tbat probably, with the exception of Dr.Gutbrie's, wben be was In his prime, there was not a church in Beotlend in which stran- gers\u2014Episcopalians, Independents, &c., mnd persons of every social position\u2014hsd such a chance of being seen, as lu the Free High Church of Inverness.In accordance with Pres- bycorian usage, Mr.Fraser, after having heard the statements on both sides, was called upon to give his own, He made no attempt to conceal the great attraction whioh à place like London bad for him.He would desire that, if he bad to move from bis present sphere, it ahould be to that mighty city, to contribute Lin part in serving the Lord there.There was, he said, no spot of the earth where one who loved the glorious Gospel could have such opportunities for preaching it, and for advancing the vital in- tereats and fostering the far-reaching activities of the Church of God.In an able, many address, he declared that bis first impression was in favor of scoepting the call; but when be considered the work which he bai yet to do in tbe North of Scotland, and the many appeals wbich bad resched him from the Highlsnde snd Lowlands not to sbandon bis present post, as well as tbe strong ties that bound bim to his present congregation he felt constrained to decline it.It was evidently with po litile rlue- tance that be gave up the idea, cherished for yours, of being the minister of a London congregation.After the clear statement which he gave of his views, the Presbytery unanimously agreed not to put the call into Mr.Fraser's bands, and refused to \u2018ranslate.THR FATAL PANIC AT MANCHESTER.(Frim the London Christian World.) It eeemu to he quite impossible to teach reason to a crowd is « moment of apprehended danger.Over and over again one bas bad to read of an attempted rush out of a crowded building upon a cry of fice, and of consequent mutilations and deaths.People, under auch circumstances, won't understand that safety almost invariably consists in being quiet.The story from Manchester is a very sad one, and may well have produced a thrill of sorrow and of agony throughout the land.[tis not only that three-and-twenty persons were crushed to death, and many others periowsly injured, but tte panic that produced it was utterly causeless.A music and dancing ball, or rather theatre, consistiog of a pit and two galleries, was on Friday night filled as usual by some two thou sand of tke Manchester populace, mostly youths and girls from the mille and workshops, when the breaxing of a gas-pipe by a disorderly lad led to a cry of fire that caused a sudden rush from tbe galleries to the narrow stairs, which no shouts of reassurance from the stage could arrest, and tbat ended in such an appalling catastrophe.It is mentioned as remarkable that nearly the whole of the sufferers were young men or boys, there being but few women present; but, after reading à description of the Victoria Music-hall and ite amusements, the surprise should rather be that any women ever frequent the place.\u201cThe eeats and floor,\u201d writes one of the reporters in the daily papers, \u2018\u2019are black with grease; a stroog and unbearable odor of stale tobacco-smoke pervades the place ; and, deapite several attempts at proper ventilation, the Atmosphere is 30 close and hot as to be sickening and unbearable.\u201d Yet this ball * has pever lacked a plentiful and profitable supply of patrons\u201d from the ran'.s of the great unwashed, who go there in their dirt, and smoke and drink, and shout and fight, between the \" hornpipes, jigs, clog-dances, nigger melodies, and comic songs,\u201d preferring the place to one of more comfort, because, \u201cso long as they pay their twopences or threspences, and do not get unmanagesbly drunk or disturb the performers, no one may interfere with them.\u201d From s scene of this gort three-and-twenty boman beinga were dragged out dead! It is saddening heyond expression to think of it; and especially that it is a mere glimpse at the debasing influences at work upon the countless multitudes of the young people of our great towns.Of course a similar calamity might have bappened at a religious service in ball or church, and we ought to see in the event another strong reason for eo constructing all our places of public meetings that their congregations might be easily discharged.NASBY.(From the Toledo Blade.) Pose Orr, Conraprir X Roavs (Wich ix in the State ur Kenta, Aug.6, 1868, TES KLXOTION IN EBNTUCKY-=THN DEMOORA110 VICTORY\u2014MB.WASBY'S ACCOUNT THERB(P.Ef the Amerikin Eagle is in the habit uv screemin at Democrat victories, she kin now test her capacity to the fullest extent.The election in Kentucky resulted more glo- riouser than ever we hed anticipated, Righty thousand majority is s big thing, aod we knowd it, but we felt that the eye of the Dimocriny wuz onto us, and we did our level best.We bed held & series uv meetine, all wioh, with the exceptions uv Elder Pennibackers obstinacy, wuz harmonious and effective.Gov, Seymore\u2019s letter wus a great help to us, [ hed been afraid that he mite say suthin in it wick wood bother us, bat when I got it I exclaimed balleloogy ! He hedn\u2019t sed a thing! He bedn\u2019t tetched any uv the questions at ishoo, and consekently coodn\u2019t give no offence to nobody.Bascom took it, and swore that be wus satisfied from readin i¢ in conneckebun with b's Cooper Instoot speech, that he was mn favor of payin the bonds in gold, while Pencibacker wus quite as well satisfed from readin it in conneckshun with the platform and Pendleton\u2019s speeches, that be was in favor of payin the bonds in greenbex.They got disputin over it, and referred the matter to me.Imitstin Seymore, I never sed & word wbout bonds and greenbax, but went orf into 8 most elokent denunsisshun uv Joodis Iskariot.vs always safe to aboose Judis, ex there ain't nobody nowhere to defend him.« But !\" sed they in korus, * does he perpose to pay the bonds in gold or greentax ?\u201d milla benignantly onto em, es Seymore did st the Convenshun, I replied in these words : \u201c My friende\u2014for you are my friends\u2014Ilet us confine ourselves to livin ishoos.Let me ask yoo ez patriots, and men who hev the best interest uv the country at heart, \u2018 do yoo waut yoor daughters to marry niggers ?\u201d \u201c Never 1\u201d sed they, striking tables, * never I\" and they rushed out in the street, bollerin 1 \u2018Rah for Seymore.\" The elecsbun went of magaificently.Never did I see in all my experience, wich hex bin very great, sich extensive preparations made.Bas- com's bar wus made free.Deekin Fogrem, Kernel MoPelter, and myself, one uv wich holds « government offis, and the other two expects to, hed a barl uv new elecshun whiskee purobiet.wich Elder Pennibacker, notwithetandin his disaffeckshun, fornlsht at cost, wich wus 22 cents per gallon, es no tax hez ever bin pade in this disteiot.I ed the polls, usin for the and he comm purpas à hat, votin commenst lively.put in two, Bascom slipt in three under ditfrent names, acd the other faithful ones voted eg many times ¢s thay thot nessary.About ten oklock Pollock came up to vow, at wich I wuz surprised.When I say surprised mean it.The very presence uv the mau at sich a time and place woz startlin, and it hed a terrible effeck on the popalis.\u201c Wat!\u201d sed Issaker Guavitt, indignant!y, \u201c shel n Ilinoy Ablishoiet\u2014a man not born in Kentucky\u2014\u2014a man who holds views so totslly diffirent trom ourp, persoom to vote at these ere poles 7 Never I\" And Isseker, bilin over with rage, went for him, in wich he wrz sasisted by tbe entire balance uv the Corners.The wretched man paid a heavy penalty for his insolence.He wuz carried off by some sympathisiu niggers, s more wreck uv his former self.A little later the * Yoonyun men,\u2019 ez they call theirselves, upon Pike Run, come down to vote.But Issaker and McPelter reasoned with em.Keroel McPelter's remarks wus pertikelerly impressive.They asserted that az Amerikin citizens they hed a rite to vote, and shood do so st all bazards.The Kernel, in reply, atatid to em that the Corvers wuz a fitin for hee liberties ; tbat, no matter wat their abetrak rites might be, the Corners cood not permit herself to be contaminated with Ablisbin votes.© Bhoold yoo attempt it,\u201d sed be, impressively, ** The blood uv the Corners will be up, and [ wont be answerable for the consekences.Beware!\u201d They pressed forerd, when from among our people & single ahot wus heard, and the bead of ose uv em, a preacher, fell writhio in the dust.1 pitied the poor wretch, but wat kin we do?Why will thoy come about ve, irritatin our people with their incenjery votes?That man bed a family.Wat reason will he give them, when he is carrid home dead, for his ontimely deceese ?Ita ever thus, The Ablishnists will never letus aloue, And yet I spose that a bire- lin and subsidized press in the North, in the face uv the provocashen we recoeved, will accuse us of murdrin this man! Our ambishen wuz to bev the vote clean Dimekratic.But it woz not so.At about one p.m, Joe Bigler, who bed beerd uv the doins, come to the polls.Issaker and MePelter wuz & goin to pervent him from votin, but the villain drawd a revolver the minit they lookt at him, and they partid, makin a lage for him to tbe hat.* Does any one challenge my vote ?\u201d sed he, cockin his wéepon ; \"ef eo, lot em speek.But no one -interfered, and I took it.When we countid out there wus barely one Ablishn bailot in the hat, It wus Bigler's.But we were peer enuff soonanimus, and we perpase to keep so.The process is simple.it consists merely in shootin all who differ with us.Thus we hev peace at home.Our politikle prospecks are mixed.The reduckshen uv the tax on whiskey inclined many uv our voters toward Republikinism, but I headed this off by swearin that the Democrisy wuz pledged to take it orf altogether.The Northern papers assertin that Blare's letter don't mean revolushen is hurtin us some, but that is wore than balanced by the ease with wich we kin organize, Yeaterday an entire regiment in the Confedrit servis reorganized as a Seymore snd Bare Olub\u2014retainin their officers, es doorin the war, and yoosin the identikie rolls, flags, and sich.It aids us wonde:fly.Psrnouaum V.Nasay, P.M, (Wichis Postmaster ) THE FUTURE REVOLUTION, IN FRANCE, (From the Nation.) M.de Montalembert dces not think as unfavorably of the connection of church and state as he did forty years ago ; but be nevertheless believes that the eupport rendered by the Church to the Imperial régime will give the next revolution a character of irreligions which the revolutions of 1830 nd 1848 had pot.He treats aa absurd the eupposition that the existing régime will not end in revolution, ton, compared with which \u201cthe crises of 1830 and 1848 will appear child's play,\u201d sad goes on to say \u201c that the suppression of political lite in France has produced in certain strats of French society a development of sensuslism, materialism, and even mthelsm of which the eighteenth century itself offered no example,\u201d and he predicts that one of the first acts of tbe revolutionists will be the stoppage of the clerical pay from simple detestation of the Church, M.de Montalembert is not à man whose forebodings are ta be treated lightly ; but he seems to us to fall into an error not unnatural in a man of his opinions and temperament\u2014an er- rot, too, which a considerable portion of the religious world sbares\u2014of treating the ma- terialiam of this age as the same in character with that of the eighteenth century.There is not the least likelihood that we shall ever witness again such an \u201cexplosion of iereligion,\u201d as that which mccompanied the firet revolution, not only because manners are softened, but because the \u201cirreligionist\u201d of our day feels little of the hatred of the Cbarch which its strength and abuse of power excited in his predecessors of the last century.Moreover, there bas been a great change in the manners of the clergy on the Uontinent, and in the relations of the lower orders of them to their flocks, Those who most contema their doctrines and office are forced to respect them as philanthropists, and the worst of our modern smsualists bas a little of the \u201c religion of humenity\u201d in him; and even if be hates the Church, bas ut least a vague betief in the * Dieu des bonnes gens.\u201d But it is right to add that many acute observers thare M.de Montalembert's forebodings, PRESENT ASPECTS OF TER HURON OANAL ENTERPRISE.(From Canadian Journal of Commerce ) An important correspondence has been published in some of the newspapers relative to the above subjrct.Mr.Oaprecl, who is still in Fogland, writes under date 31st May last, to the Hon.Joseph Ho Chas, Tupper, M.P.(both of whom were then in London on business connected with the Nova Scotia mission), In reference to the advantages the canal would, if constructed, confer upon the maritime provinces.These advantages, Mr.Oapreul states, would lie in the opening up of an illimitable market for tbe mineral resources of these provinces, and in enabling them to obtain, at the cheapest cost, tbe cereal and other productions of the west.There would also be some general advantages acorning to the population of those provinces, and particularly to the shipplog interests, from the interchange of com.modities.Mr, Oapreol states the general fea- M.P., snd the Hon.| G: Avausr 26, 1868, tures and cost of the uudertaking, and, in reference to the proposed grant of Jand by the government, says that, moder liberal and judicious management, this land will attract à large population of the best clasa of settlers from Europe, \u2018 whose wanis in imported commodities and exports of the surplus products will largely coutribate to the traffic of the canal.\u201d He thinks that, iu a few years, not only will the immense exports of the Western United States, which now find their outlet by the Erie Canal, pass through the Huron and Ontario Osoal and down the St.Lawrence, but that a vast weatera and northweatern Capading trade will have sprung into existence,\u2014a trade in which the maritime provinces will participate to an extent beyond anticipation.In conclusion, Mr.Oapreol states that the plans and estimates bave ail been revised and certified by Mr.Hawkshaw sud Mr.Reudel, tbe emivent engineers, and that British capital is waiting to be employed in the undertakicg, so soon as the pa: lisment of Gaunds can waken up to the vast national interests involved in tbe question, and can be prevailed upon to make s grant of land to the company.In reply to this communication, Mr.Howe and Dr.Tupper both acknowledge the importance of the work,=the latter, indeed, going #0 far ag to say that its importance cannot be overestimated, and both express a sincere hope that the efforts of Mr.Capreol may be crowned with success.Dr.Tupper, moreover, not content with a general acquiescence in the scheme, writes an important letter to the Hon.J.8.Macdonald, the premier of Ontario, urging immediate action in reference to the matter.The question may be viewed in its more general features, ag shortening and cheapening the transit of grain from the west to the ass-board, and especially as forming & link in the direct route from Europe to Asia, of which this must be said in its favor, that it would offer great attractions by reason of the immense distance along which water carriage would be available.Then there is the national sapest of the affair,\u2014 more particularly that in reference to the prosperity of our own Dominion.To see the St, Lawrence studded with oceac-going vessels along iw entire length; to witness the rapid growth of all the ports and citica, together with the settlement of the intermediate territories ; to enjoy & vast accession to the revenue of the country,\u2014these and other advantages are so material that no man with any pretence to statesmanship, no politician not altogether absoibed in the petty teapot warfare which disgraces our Dominion councils, would for an lostant shut his eyes to the undertaking or poob-poob it, as some of our sucking politicians affect to do, merely because it has pot been originated by a particular cl\u2018que.We venture to say that, by the conception of this ides, and by the persistent pursuit of the objoct under every poasible difficulty, Mr.Capreol and bis coadjuters deserve more at the hands of their country than all the members of the Government and Opposition put together.In after years, bowever, when history comes to be written and read, those men will stand out the brightest who, rising above mere personalities, saw before tiem certain great national ends, and steadily pursued them through evil and through good report.THE NOR WEST.Rep Rives, 27th Jaly.\u2014About the last week in July the grasshoppers took their departure from the Settlement, rising in the daytime, whenever it was clear aud a north wind blew, and flying in countless hosts sonthwards toward Minnesota.A number of the Bed- River farmers then sowed turnips and other green stuff, hoping Jet to be able to get a little before the close of the season.The potatoes soon chowed again above ground, and before left Fort Garry the stalks were in some places a foot high, giviog rise to the hope thatic scme instances enough would be obtained for seed.Should another awarm of grasshoppers not replace those who bave just risen from their feast, there is every likelihood of the usual abundant harvest next year.Taking tbe past as a guide, there is, I think, every probability that this visitation will not be repeated next year.I believe there were but two such wholesale raids since the foundation of the settlement, some 60 years since, slthough grasshoppers have done partial damage at long intervale, as they bave done within the past two or three years in lows, Wisconsin, and other States.Nothwitstanding the devastation caused by grasshoppers, and the complete tailure of the summer buffalo hunt, immense quantities of goods arrive bere daily In large brigades of carts, snd there is yet a large lot of freight on the road.Bill more patonisbiog to relate, it would æeem as if the bulk of the lading of every second or third cart were tea and spirits! I would not for the world traduce the character of the people of the settlement ; but I believe it to be a fact that more tes is consumed there, in proportion to the population, than in, perhaps, any other part of the world.Where not a few of the good wives keep the teapot on the stove all the day long, and tes, strong as gunpowder, is the favorite beverage four or fire times a day, the consumption of this article must necessarily be enormous.Asto the quantity of liquor cou- sumed in the settlement, I cannot speak from personal knowledge, but am told itis increasing Jearly, and is immensely io excess of what it ought to be.It is aiso\u2014ead to say\u2014~fnding its way largely into the interior, where the In- disns have been la several cases treated to the most abominable strychnine, end, in more than one instance, the unfortunate drunken savage bas lain down in his debauch and never woke sain.Of this sort of traffic, however, the £ ompany have very properly washed their ands.In addition to the bridges or carts conveying je to the settlement this year, the Hudscn y Company's steamboat * International\u201d bas been plying between Georgetown snd Fort arty, carrying the Company's freight, and bas made since the first week of May last, three trips from Georgetown snd three from Frog Point, about half-way between Georgetown and Fort Garry.The same traders are also freighting to Fort Garry s quantity of goods by flat-boat built at Fort Abercrombie.And, as specimen of the difficulties frontiersmen have sometimes to face, it may be stated that, through some blug- der, the men engaged in the fist-bont business had to start on their long journey of 550 or 800 miles without an ounce of provisions.Their guns and some fish-hooks furnished their sole means of precuring their meals.How would some of your enterprising Toronto mea like to + = \u20ac ar Ld te tt Er \u2014 Avausr 26, 1868.embark is that line of life, \u2014part-banters, part- freighters; now with a gun or a fish-book, now with an oar! In the face of coming and prevailing misers, the merchants I have spoken with bere are | hopeful as to their prospects of disposing of their | goods.Very many farmers who have suffered severely by the destruction of their craps wilt bave their losses in great measure counterba~ lanced by betakiog themselves to freighting goods ; others\u2014for instance, nearly ail the Bootch setuers\u2014Lave not only resorted to the same source of money-making, but are, in addition pretty well off; huving wheat supplies on band enough for a yeur or & year and s baïlf.They will not be very stinted purchasers.Taen again \u201c outfiiting\" for tbe fur trade is being more largely gone into, year after year.It is found to be immensely profitable, \u2014so much 80, indeed, that I have beard of ons American firm established bere clearing $25,000 on the profits of two years\u2019 operations on an original capital of $30,000, Recently several Oansdiaus and Americans bave located themselves at Portage La Prairie, on tbe Assineboine,\u2014not long since the Republic of Manitobab,\u2014and here some o* the largest farming in the territory is now carried on.Toe lace is outside the diatrict of Red River, and always gone \u201con its own hook\u201d so far as law and government are concerned.This may, of letters delivered in England and Wales in 1866 was 613,410,000, ss compared with 597,- 377,616 in tbe preceding year,.or an increase of 437 per ceut,,\u2014or 34 to each person.In Bcotlend they numbered, in 1866, 70,100,000, Or 228 to eac1 person, «nd boing an incsesse of 435 per cent.; and in Ireland bey numbered 56,800,000, or 10 to each person, \u2014the total for the United Kingdom being, in 1846, 780,000,000, a8 compmced with 720,467,307 in 1865.In addition to these large numbers of letters, no leas than 101,784,185 uswspapers passed through the post in 1866.Tuere was algo £19,317,906 paid in money-orders.Japan.\u2014The monthly budget of news from Japan which we receive by the arrival of the regular mail steamer at Ban Francisco, continues to be of great interest, Japan, which fifteen jeurs so was an entirely noknuwn Land, and by many a leading newspaper of the world not even mentioned oftener tbsa once Or twice à year, has now become one of those countries irom which public opinion, both in America and Europe, is auxious to receive full and regular inteiligence.The news brought by the\" Co forade\u201d again presente some important points.The war between tbe Mikado and the Tycoon is ull in full rage, Ao attack made upon Yod- do, the capital of the Tycoon, by the army of the Mikado, on tbe 4:h of July, proved successful, after a bloody fight, lasting two days.Tne ha tly account for the eccentricities a arlibe lesdencies of the population.Certain it is, that deadly weapons are very common up there, Going into & house there, | was treated to an alarming display of guns, pistols, and dirks ; each member of the family\u2014motber and danghier not excepted\u2014showing one among those their choice weapons.The daughter was a zapital shot with the pistol, whilst the mother \u2014a tall Scotchwoman\u2014ezhibited 8 handsome dirk! Being peacetully inclined, I was aboat as much takeo aback when I firat beheld this ex- Libition as that Glasgow body, Bailie Nicol Jarvis, was at ths outbursts of his Highland relative, Helen McGregor.The scene reminded me of a paraliel one on the stage between St.Cloud and Abercrombie, when | met & handsome young American woman, who told me that her husband, berself, and two friends were on their way to St.Paul from one of the interior forts, and that they bad fifty shots between them.She said she carried fourteen in her belt a8 her share\u2014two seven-shooters.\u2014 Cor.Toronto Globe.BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.\u2014The Prince and Princess of Waleswill not, it appears, visit Londonderry in Ang.during the Annual Bhow of the Royal Agricultural Society, as bad been expected.Oa the perfect testoration of the Princess, after ber confinement rheir Royal Highuesses will probably proceed to Scotland or the Continent.~\u2014 A Bt.Petersburg letter says: \u201cThe famine which last year ravaged the south of Rus- sis, that is, the districts ordinarily the mogt fertile, threatens to recur this season.The Baltic provinces, Livonia, Esthonis, and Courland, bave exhausted their stocks, and will not have the means of renewing them.But especially the south of the empire is menaced with dearth, In the Governments of Pultows und Ekateri- noslaw the harvest about to take place will produce nothing, The drouth has destroyed the entire crops, without taking into account the conflagrations which have spread over an immense oxtent of country.Similar disasters bave taken place in the Goveroments of Kiew, Podolski, and Volhynis, which are the most pro- dactive ; the ceresl crops will yield only insigai- ficant results.\u201d Binunian ExiLus \u2014Tbe President of Western Siberia estimates at 12,000 the convicts banished every year,of whom more than a auth are women and children.The journey is performed on foot, A fifth die on the way,or in hospitals.The distance is about 2,600 miles, about 280 days\u2019 walking ; the time tu the more distant goveru- ments one year and two months und a half, Gsonon McuuRs or BaiaToL.\u2014 George Muller, the renowned founder of the Orphan Kstablish- ment, Bristol, has received and expended £553,- 000 ; every penny of which has been sent voluntarily, and without solicitation.He bas twelve \u201chundred orphan children under his charge, occupying five large etone houses, each distinct from the others.The following personal description is from the Boston Journal :\u2014\u201c He lives in the simplest style, and does not milow himself » lounge or & rocking-chair, unless he i He was s poor man when be began, and is a poor man to-day, though be bas handled millions of money, and could bave spent it as he would.\u201d Fiezs 1e ExoLand.\u2014One of the most distressing eff:cts of the severe drouth in England has been the frequency of fires along the great lines of railway, the destructive element in many cases extending to the corn-fields ad- jaceut to the lines, and consuming s large quantity of both standing corn and cut corn.Nothing at all like it bas ever before been soon in England, every mile of the great trunk lines, it insald, bringing a ploture of some blackened tield upon which the devouring flawes bave been at work.These fires are attributed to the fact that locomotives in Kngland are far mors smoky and more fiery than they were, showers of cinders striking the tops of the carriages like 8 bail-storm, or falling on either side of the lige like a volcanic shower, while the train is in progress.These fire-sbowers are the result of burning coal : they were unknown when coke was burned, Yanxes Notions 19 Lowon.\u2014 Thurlow Wesd \u2018writes trom Loudon to the N.Y, Commercial that an enterprising obap bas made a decided Lit in establishing & soda-fountain in that city.It hae been immensely drawn upon during the hot weather.The approaches to it resemble long files of clerks after stamps at New York Post-Office.Had some New York Rushton gone over in the spring, and established a fountain in Regent or Oxiord street, or in Piccadil- 1y, socessible for ladies, be would have made a fortune.In driving about London, you ocos- sionally see signs indicating the sale of American products exclusively, Wenham Lake Toe\" is wold in the Strand, At two of the most attractive establishments in Regent street, American sewing-machines are displayed and sold, Tan Comnzsroxpmwos or a Gamar Couxsz- OiaL Narion\u2014The postmaster-geueral of England bas submitted his thirteenth report to the Treasury.It lsaccompanied by two statements In respect to the year 1806.The total number Takugawas, the family to which the Tycoon belongs, were entirely routed, and half of Yeddo burned.But further in the south, the chief chsmpion of the Tycoon, Prince Aidza, gained 8 complete and & very important victory over the two foremost supporters of the Mikado, Princes Satoums and Cnoemn.The latter were deserted by several Daimios, and subsequently Ohosia himself declared his intention of witb- drawing from the contest.give the Northern Daimios, or the party of the Tycoon, very decided ascendancy.The latter, however, are willing to make peace with the Mikado on honorable terms.They have proposed to leave the settlement of all differences to the arbitration of the United States, England, and France, and they bind themselves for the faithful execution of the arbitrament.Thus it is again the party of the Tycoon which shows s due appreciation of the superior civili- ration of foreignere.\u2014N.F.Tribune.Sauxr Kevis's Reroemaronv SonosL, GLes- CRE.Yesterday, the Lord Mayor and members af the Corporation made their annual visitation to the Reformatory school at Glencree, near Emniskeny.Tae excellence of the institution, and the deeply interesting character of the proceedings on such occasions, never fail to attract 8 numerous assemblage of friends and subscribers ; and it ia that on suc:eeding years the gatherings are becoming larger and larger, which this and other kindred establishments throughout the country are effacting in the reclamation of youth and in the consequent diminution of crime, must be apparent to every one.Boys who would inevitably have been sent to prison for a lengthened term are here cared for, and under the management of attentive tutors brought up in the paths of order and industry, while at the same time precepta of morality are inculeated.During the past three years no fewer thao 194 lads have been liberated, after à most careful course of training ; and itis satisfactory to all concerned to know that the most searching inquiries baving been made as to their subsequent conduct, the directory find only two have relspsed into their former evil ways, being a ratio of about 1 per cent.When discharged, the connection between the boys and the School is not entirely severed.Having been amply provided with clothing, and either apprenticed to some trade or furnished with means to emigrate, they keep up correspondence with their old masters for a considerable period ; and, as might be understood, these communications are funds of information, and also afford encouragement.The juveniles at present in the house number 304, and these by no means ez- bibit signs of discontent, but on the contrary the mojority appear to be quite happy, and not a few seem determined to benefit by their inatruc- tione, awards offered from time to time.\u2014 Irish Times ~- Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has three and a quat- ter saw-mills for every thousand of its population.\u2014 Mre.Charles, tbe popular authoress of the 8howberg Cotta Family, etc., has been recently afflicted in the death of her husband, \u2014 United States Senator Abbott, of North Carolina, says that over $10,000,000 of Northern money bas been invested in that State since the war.\u2014 Postmaster-General Randall bas, in conformity with tbe recent act of Congress, issued orders to bis subordinates to send to the Dead- letter office all letters, circulars, &o., concerning lotteries, gift-concerts, and similar swindies.\u2014 Tbe 8t.Louis artesian well bag reached a depth of nearly three-fourths of a mile, The work bas been discontinued, the impossibility of obtaining fresh water baving been demonstrated, Bootblacks' Home in Chicago, state that during six months past three bundred and Bity homeless boys have been sheltered.posed to erect & building especially for the home, ~ A woman iu Alexandria, Virginia, who vas suffering from neuralgis, sought relief from chloroform.She took an overdose and died.Here is another case, like that of Gen.Halpine.showing the danger of sdministering an œsthe- tics to one's self.\u2014 Abe Gilmore, a freedman of Bastrop county, Texas, sent the first bale of new cotton to Galveston market, and received therefor, from Messrs.A.Sessums & Co., the premium of « fie silver pitcher and two silver cups, and also one and & half cents more per pound then the market price, \u2014 We are now printing and ciroulating 193,500 copies of the Waskly Tribune.lieve that exoeeds by many thousands the weekly issue of any other politionl journal in the world,\u2014the Lacrosse Democrat being our only serious competitor, We hope to reach 250,000 before the close of the Presidential canvass \u2014 Tribune.== The act of Congress amending the postal lawe declares that it shall not be lawful to deposit In a Post-Office, to be sent by mail, any THE MONTREAL WITNESS, 517 letters or circulars concerning lotlecies, so- called gift-concerts, or other similar enterprises, off sring prizas of any kiad, on any pretext whatever, In conformity with this law, Postmaster- General Rindall bas directed that all such matter be sent 10 the dead-letter offi se, without being returned to the owners.THap.Sravaxs\u2019 Grave.\u2014Itis understood that Mr Gievens\u2019 remains will be interred ia the Gettysburg National Cemetery, where be owns a lot.Bome time ago Mr.Stevens nearly concluded for the purchase of onc in a cemetery at Lancaster, Pa., when, hearing accidentally that colored people were not permitted to be buried in the cemetery, he withdrew from the purchase, Ooxssevariva Gununacs.\u2014Our Democratic exchanges are publishing a list of Gteen Union Generals who will support Seymour and Blair.Two of the number bave already prunounced for the Republican ticket.Five more were retired in disgrace during the war.O.e of the number hes been court-martialled and punisbed since the close of the war.Two were never in any engagements; one is dead, s:d of the remaining four the country never beard, unless it be 8locam.\u2014 Boston paper.À SuusisLs Uocouæp Man.\u2014The Lieutenant Gavernor of Louisians ia a colored man, Mr.Dunn.At bis inauguration be gaid =A to mys-lf and my people, we are not seeking social equalities.That is 4 thing no law can govern, We all have our preferences, we all wish to select oar associates, and no legislation can for us.We ask nothing of the kind, We simply ask to be allowed an equal chance in the race of life, an equal opportunity of supporting our families, of educating our children, and of becoming worthy citizens of this government, Tas Isrmrootomiar RaiLway,~The selection of a route for this leading trunk line of road, is 8 very important matter.lt ie not simply the disposition of a difficult question for the moment that is to be considered ; but the shortening or lengthening of a great international highway for generations to come.Moreover, this road must eventually form part of that through Northern- tians-Oontinental route which, in the not distant future, is to connect the trade of Great Britain proper, with that of ber populous Indian and Australian dependencies.Again, if this road is to compete with American lines, iu the carriage of agricultural products from the Wet.ern States, as well as the conveyance of European and West Indian merchandise thither, it is clearly necessary that the shortest, not the tongest, route should be adopted.\u2014New Fork Albion.Lire Insvesncs.\u2014Since the creation of the Insurance Department in this State, the credit of our New York companies in every branch of insurance bas been raised to a high standard, and their vaiue appreciated ail over the country.It haa not been possible, under the insurance code, au vigilantly administered by Mr.Barnes, to carry on an insolvent insurance company in this State, nor to permit one to be introduced here from any otber State.One marked effect of this rigid surreillanos 1m New York is that the solvent companies of other States have eagerly sought admission under the department here, in order that they might obtain ita certificate of their soundness to accredit them elsewhere.We commend the study of this interesting, eiabo- rate, and important report to every intelligent citizn who either bas his life insured, or fos that he ought to lusure it, in order that be may clearly understand all the bearings of this great iuterest.\u2014N.I\u2019, Evening Dost.Fraux Braiv's Fesian Srexoe \u2014Ia the aum- mer of 1866, Frank P, Blair, now D:mocratic candidate for Vice-President, made u speech at St.Louis, in response to a serenade by a Fenian procession.Tbe speech was as follows ; \u2014 \u201cGentlemen ; I am with you heart and soul, and heartily say, * God bless the Finnegsns! (A voice\u2014( Fenians, General\u2019) 1 know what | am talking about, and I say Finnegans.(Laughter and confusion) And J eay that | hope to see the cause flourish and prosper, and ahall bless the day when Ireland is governed by Irishmen.In accomplishing this laudable undertaking, 1 will do all I can to assst you.I will place myself, if need be, at your Lead, march with you to Staten Island, oversee your embarkation, will stand on the moat elevated bluff of the cosst, and as you raise the green emblem over the Stars and Stripes, while your steamers, under full headway, are turning their prows to the east, I will say good-by, God bless you, and may you be successful in your undertaking.May you lift the British lion out of his boots, and wrest from bis grasp the emerald gem of the sea ; but whether or not you shall sue- ceed in this endeavor, \u2018may you each and all remain in Ireland or elsewhere, and never sgain set foot upon these shores | Yoa are wanted there, and we can get along without you,\u2019 * Here Frank was choked off, and hooted from the stand.MavaxczoLy Ocovassxon\u2014Two Youre Wo- ue Deowwsp.~The Spectator says: ~One of the most melancholy accidents which bas taken place ia this vicioity for a long time, oceurred Wednesday afternoon at Burlington Beach, whereby two young women named Augusts Yearsly and Annie Thompson were drowned.\u2014 About ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, Mr.Thompson, who resides on Mary street, bis wife and four daughters and sou William, accompanied by Mrs.Robert Yesrsiey, of Hughson street, and ber deughter Augusta Mary and a young woman pamed Oatherine Gough, procured a yacht at Bastien's boat-house and started for the Beach.The young women\u2014Aanie Thompson, aged 22 years, and Augusta Years.ley, aged 15 years\u2014atasted for » secluded point some distance off, and, removing their apparel, proceeded to the lake to bathe.Miss Yearsley was the first to enter, followed sbortly by ber companion.The former, suddenly coming upon 8 deep spot, threw up ber hands, gave 8 loud scream, and immediately sunk under the water.Miss Thompson sprang forward to rescue her companion, butebs, too, in turn, bad got beyond her depth, and quickly went down in the wake of ber drowning companion.By this time William Thompson, observing the occurrence, hastened to the spot, entored the lake, and managed to ot bold of bis sister, and brought her to shore, \u2014his own life being also endangered in conse.qaence of the depth of water into which he ventured.Ass Gough algo fearlessly entered the lake to give assistance, and narrowly ese oaped with ber life.Had it not been for the timely aid of other parties who bad been attracted to the spot, it is supposed these two latter persons must bare been drowned.A This would seem to fact worthy of remark The great good ieing with each other for the little AMERICAN NEWS.\u2014 The manageers of the Newsboys and It is pro- We be.ley was recovered in a short time, Neither of the young women breathed after being taken on shore.Boston, August 17.\u2014The State Prohibitory Committee have issued another address to the Republicans of the State, witha view to secur- 8 leading issue in tho conduct of the State campaign.They maintain that it is a political on A matter more strictly politi al.license votes.If it adopts License, it loses pro bibitory votes.If it stands neutral, its license @embers mike new organizations to secure license, and its prohibitory members make new Organizstions to secure probibition.\u201d Taey further maintain that & declaration, sither for neutrality or for prohibition by the convention, would not affect the present national issue, and aver hat \u201cevery consideration of party success, «8 well as of public interest, demands that the Republican party shall distinctly resolve, that the law whic now establishes and sanctions a common-school system of intemperance, shall not long continus to diegrace the statutes of the commouwealih.\u201d Impressed with these views, they urge the Rspublicans of Massachusetts to selcet delegates to the convention who will demand, with no ambiguous voice, the repeal of the present license law, and a retucn to the former policy of the commonwealth, CrnreaL Cry, Col, Aug, 19.\u2014Speaker Colfax and bis party have jast arrived from Hot Springs, Middle Pak.They went in & driviog saow-storm over the Bay Hound Pass, 13,400 feet, and returned over the Boulder Pass, 15,000 feet abore the level of tbeses, Oorvus:a, Aug.20.\u2014The bill authorizing the Governor to take possession of tbe assste of the banks of the S:ate, to the exclusion of foreign bondholders, passed the Senate to-day.Tae v.lue of the assets is nearly $500,000.Mr.Randolph (colored) introduced bill authorizing the Governor to take possession of the batteries, and equipments belonging to the State.The bill organizing tbe State police into & serni- military organization passed both Houses.NassviLLB, Aug.19,\u2014The mayor of Franklin, Tenn., atrived in this city this afternoon, and reports that a party of horsemen, numbering 20 or more, masked and clsd in the garb popularly supposed to be the Ku-Klux uniform, entered Franklin, last night, between 11 end 12 o'clock, broke into the atore of a Russian [ 3rselite, named Bierstein, took bim about 75 yards from bis place of business, and killed bit, shooting him fire times.A negro in the employ of Bierstein was also shot and killed.CANADIAN NEWS.ONTARIO.\u2014 Mr.Wabrgang, postmaster at Heapeler, Oat, received such injuries in attempting to get où board a train last week, that be died in 8 few days after.\u2014 The bachelors and benedicts plsyed a game of cricket the other day, when the married men were badly b:aten, their opponents closing the game with nine wickets to spare.Mora! : If you want to excel at cricket, don't marry.\u2014 A young man named George Jobnson, while attending a threshing-machine near Uak- ville, was caught by the cylinder, and one arm was torn completely from hia body and thrown out witb the straw\u2014Z/amilton Times.\u2014 Whiskey Dstective Mason bas brought charges against thirty-five tavern-keepers of West York for keeping their houses open on election daye, and for selling and giving away liquor.The fine for each offence is $100.\u2014 The Town Council of Perth, at its sitting on Monday last, decided that means should be adopted whereby the town may, if the tax-payers #0 decide, withdraw from the jurisdiction of the County Council of Lanark.Tue question will be left to their decision.\u2014 A follow, named Chris.Lee, made a treacherous and savage assault upon Mr.W.M.Nicholson, of the Barrie #zaminer, on tbe Tih inst.À bench of magistre tes bound Lee over to take bis trial at the next Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Simcoe, fixing the bail at $1,400.Mr.Nicholson was confined tv bis bouse for some days, but is again attending to bis duties, \u2014 //amilton Times.= Oo Saturday, the 8th, as a farmer and his wife, Mz.and Mrs.Abbe, were driving & pair of young horses in the streets of Toronto, some boys lifted a kite, which rose about twenty feet, sad then suddenly swooped down upon one of the horses\u2019 backs, frightening them so that they ran away and threw the old gentleman with such force to the ground, that he was seriously injured, and is now in tbe hands of a doctor, The waggon was mucb broken, and the horses getting away from it escaped through the streets, endangering the lives of the people.Mre.Abbs remained in the waggon uainjured.On Thuredsy she was driven to market with the sams horaes, when a kite in the very same manner frightened them, and nearly kilied her snd another woman whom they ran over, They are both very seriously injured.Quick Transit.\u2014Thirteen packages of mer- chandiss, shipped per steamship © Nestorian,\u201d from Liverpool, on the 29th July, and consigned to Messrs.J.Atkinson & Co.of this city, artived per Grand Trunk Railway here on Fri day last, the time occupied being exactly sixteen days.That's despatch, traly.\u2014London Free Pren.Laonosss.=The interest in lacrosse is freshly excited over each match that takes place here.On Saturday two new clubs were formed, one among the butchers and the other among the foundfymen, both of which have the mate- Tae for first-class organizations.\u2014 Kingston Nor so Stow !=The Sarnis Olserver says Oornelius Masten, aged 23 years; height, 6 feet l inoh; weight, 178 lbs.; bora in County Hastings, Oat.,\u2014on Thureday, 6th Aug.1868, out sight acree of oats, containing 3,106 sheaves, on lot No.9, 1st.con,, township of Plympton, He began work half an hour after sunrise, and fodabed baif an hour after sundown, taking 14 hours for meals, No bet, and no grog used.Who can beat this ?boat was procured, and the body of Mien Years.| Accloast on Lace Bixcox.\u2014 4 correspondent of the (lobe gives an account of a melancholy ' accident which took place near Boil Ewart ou ! Saturday.16 appears that a party of eix left for a point at which a pic-nic was to Le Leld, and on their way, the boat filled.The whole ; of the party, including three Foung wome., ing an jndursement of prohibition by the sp.| clung to the boat, but one of \u2018he Iatier, 8 Migs proaching Siate Convention, aud of making that Julia Raid wbo bad been ailing for some time | previously, burst a blood-veagel and died in the water, supported by two of her comparions.question, and that no party issue was ever based Her boly was then fastened to tho boat, and the matter m 4 It is a | rest of the party were shortly afterwards res- question identifiod with the ordinary objects of | cued by a boat which came to their assistance, State Legislation, and they maintain that the the crew of which also took on board the © >rpse Republican party must bave an avowed poliey of Miss Reid.Mr.T.Graham, one of the res.thereon.They then go on to sy that, \u201cIf the cued party, was insensible when taken from the Republican party adopts prohibition, it loses water.Racsrnociry \u2014Ia reference to the report and resolutions unanimously adopted at the Portland International Commercial Convention, caliiog tbe attention of Congress to the desir- Ableness of closer commercial relations with the Dominion, the Barrie Æraminer sayg: \u201cIt is satisfactory to find that in view of the movement, which is wholly conBaed to the United States, no desire for cringing has been evinced on our side.Tue Americans muat bave discovered by this time, that the Canadians can get slong without reciprocity, although they are q 1ite ready to enter into Arrangements whereby they will not be called upon to sacrifize eitber their trade or their nationality, The Portland Convention was very explic | indeed upon the annexation point, and put the matter very fairly ; just, in fact, as we expected honorable men of bosiness would do.Îtis quite clear Oanada bas nothing to gain by seeking a renewal of reciprocity, and that it is best to await the result of the steps taken on the other side.There is no need of harry in 80 far as we are concerned, but the Americans ses the Lecessity of epeedy action.and we shall not he surprised if the movement is pushed forward with vigor.Tuat reciprocal trade would be mutuslly beneficial, we verily believe, but the offer must come from the United States.We bava go! along well enough for three years without reciprocity, and would perhaps continue to do sn, bat if we can Dave it upon fair and equitable terms, and with.out any detriment to our general interests, then we can see no objaction to it, and would gladly welcome its renewal.\u2019 QUERTC, \u2014 Last Thursday evening, a number of the merchants and others of Richmond and Melbourne, presented Mr.James Murphy, G.T.ata- tion agent at Richmond, with a complimeatary address, and n baudäome gold watch and chaîa, valued at $300.Mr.Murphy deserves this bonor, as his conduct towards travellers and otbera doing business with the railway has ever been that of à gentleman.Avtsazp Tinws.\u2014We aro through a contemporary that the ex-member for Hochelaga is now proprietor of a small hovel in Chicago, sod bag for bar-xeeper the ex-mewber of Beaubarnois, He states further that their present position is much nore adapted to tteir mtelligence than making laws for Canada \u2014 Quebec Chronicle, Bozse SreaL1sc \u2014Two colta were stolen from Mr.Dawes\u2019 farm at Lacl.ize, s fe w days ago, of which no trace could be found Meanwhile, they were brought to the Bonaventure depot by two men to be shipped to Kingston.The G.T.officials suspected there waa sometling wrong from tbe fact of there Leing no bridles on the horses, and, afler some q-iestinzing, directed the men to take them to the freivbi department at Poist St.Charles.This seems ty bave scared them, for they quietly elipped out of the yard and made off, leaving ike animals behind them.Subseq ently, Mr.Dawes came to town to make inquiries about the missing colts, and was directed by tle detectives to Point 8, Charles, where they were fouad all right.ALL Hoxonance Man.\u2014There is at laat some chance of getting rid of tbe enormous number of \u201c Honorables\u201d and \u201c Exceliencies\u201d with which we were threatened.The Governor-General ia to be tbe only function.ry to whom is to be \u201cp- plied the title of * Lx: ¢.leacy,\u201d the Lieutenant Governora are only t>L.tyl-d \u201c Their Honors.\u201d The Privy Oouneil!s.-f 1h - Dominion are to be atyled \u201c Honoral:t * fr life, but all the others are simply to Le styled ¢ Honorable\u201d while bold- ing the office to whici the title applies.Besides this the Legialative Councillors in the Provinces are no longer to receive the prefix to their name, altbough the Executive officers ghall receive it durteg their term of office.The President of the Legi-lative Council in the Provinces and the Speaker of the House of Assembly in the Provinces will be entitled to be called \u201c Honorable\u201d only while holding office, The proclamation will be useful, and will settle several unseemly disputes tbat have arigen regarding the mode of addressing gentlemen who thought themselves entitled toa handle to their name, but wbich other gentlemen who believed themselves learned in the laws of titles, could not see their way to bestow on ttem.Hence sharp correspondence, the pouring forth of the vials of contempt, and ejectment from office,=a lifting up of testimony to tho faith worthy of Mause Headrigg, but a vain effort, for the let in high places, have decreed that the Executive Councillors are to be called \u201c Honorable\u201d as lorg a they retain office, but no longer.\u2014Z7erald, RouTs or the InvancozoniaL Raitway Ser- TLED AND TIR WORE ABOUT To 88 CoNNENOND = We have received the following imporant in.teiligence by telegraph, It is not all new, but it is entirely reliable :\u2014 Intelligence reached Dalbousie on Saturday by telegraph, but was not generally believed until this moroing, when the Newcastle Union Advocate Extra was ve- ceived, giving an authoritative snnouncement to the effect tbat tbe \u2018 Major Robinson\u2019 route for the Intercolonial Railway bas been chosen, tbe formal consent of the British Government given, and the money partly borrowed already.The work commences at the Nova Scotis boundary, Metapedia, and Revière-du-Loup immediately.There is a large party now locating the track at Metapedis.Commissioners are to be Appointed at the first meeting of the Ottawa Cabinet, \u2014probably in three weeks.The railway office is aow open in Dalhousie for surveyors, kc.The coniracte are to be given out at Rivière-du-Loup and Metapedia soon; also at Miramichi ae soon as the crossing is located.In bouor of the news, the town of Dalhousie is gaily decorated with flags, and 100 cannon-shots have been fred.\"\u20148¢, John (XN.1.) Telegraph. 546 THE MONTREAI.WI'I NESS.Arcusr 20, 1868.AGENTS WANTED FOR PUBLICATIUNS OF THE WITNESS OFFICE.Agents wanted in every city and county of \u201cbe Dominion of Canada, 10 canvass for The Daily Witness, .$3.00 per an, Montreal Witness, (semi-weekiy) 200 Weekly Witness.1.00 \u201c \u2018Onnadian Messenger, twice a \u201c Month.0.\" New Dominion Monthly WITNESS.WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1868.~\u2014 We cannot longer receive the old five and ten cent postage-stamps in payment of subscriptions.Parties writing us to change the address of their papers must, 1% ALL Cases, give the name of the post-office raox wiica they wish them transferred, a well as that of the new one.Pailure to do 80 renders it impessible for us to comply with their requeat.SEMI-WEEKLY SY~opsis OF MONTREAL The law-cfficers of the crown bave decided adversely to the appeal for a writ of error, made by Robert Notman's counsel, on the ground of an informality in the trial.\u2014\u2014Robberies of bouses whose occupants have left them for the seashore bave been fréquent.The most important is that of the robbery of the bouse of Msj T Grant by a party of young thieves, who broke it open and made great riot among the faroiture.They were captured, and are in jail.\u2014=On Mouday, three young men were arrested for stealing $1,300 from the house of Mra Landry, Grothe stie.t.Tite robbery was made outhe 14h inst, wod the thieves had spent nearly all the money before they were arrested.EDITORIAL ITEMS.\u2014 A writ of error in the Notmsn case hse been refused by 1be Attorney and Solicitor Ge- Deral of the Province of Quebec, \u2014all the reasons urged for it by Messrs, Kerr and Devlin being pronounced insufficient, \u2014 A Quebec telegram states that the Local Government have assented to the propositions of the Gosford Railway Company to sell them land On easy terms.\u2014 A cataogue of the Catholic Bishops snd clergy, from Jacques Cartier's two chaplains down to the conquest, has been published by the Abté Tanguay.\u2014 The Ontario Board of Agriculture has appointed sn Committee (one member of which is & veterinary surgeon) to proceed to Chicago, and examine into the cattle disease and report as «oon às possible.\u2014 The Globe of last Friday contradicts the report about the discharge of au employé for re- fasing to work on the Sabbatb, and denounces the person who gave currency to the report ss s libeller, = The Gazette des Campagnes saya the crops ia the North-eastern Townships are going to surpass all expectations.Somerset, Stanifold, and St.Christophe, &e., are covered with luxurious barvests.The counties of Montmagny and Ksmourasks are very promising.=\u2014'An All-Eaglsnd Eleven will sail from Liverpool on the 3nd of September for New York, for the purpose cf playing the cricketers of New York, Boston, snd Philadelphia.They will also spend a week in Montreal, to play gar- ison and citizen clubs.\u2014 À great battle has taken place between the opposing forces in Japan, and a great portion of tbe city of Jeddo has been barned.The Southern princes cffer to accept the mediation of England, France, and the United States.= Detailed news from Brazil shows that in the last asssult on Humaita, the allied forces lost a third of their numbers, or 3,000 out of 10,000, and were compelled, after all, to retire before the indomitable bravery and perseverance of the Paraguayans.\u2014 terrible accident occurred on the Holy- head railroad on the 21st.A passenger train an into à petroleam train.Seven persons were killed outright.The petroleum cars caught fre, and eighteen more were burned to death; the two trains being entirely consumed.«= The Rochester Advertiser says that a company bas been formed in Cobourg which bas obtained the control of the Rice Lake, and noti- -Sed Americans that they are not to fish there.This the above-named paper thinks s small business, sa Americans who went to fish in the Rice Lake spent, on the average, at least a dollas in Oanads for every pound of fish they took away.The Advertiser must be in error, however, in supposing that the probibition refers to Americans aloge.There is no law tn Canads that would justify such an invidious distinction.The prohibition, #f it exist ut all, must be general.= We have much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to tbe advertisement appearing io our columns to-day, about the Institutes of the French Qenzsdian Missionary Society at Pointé-aux-Trembles, The committee bave obtained, through the recent visit of their Secretary to Earope,the services of two thorough.Jy trained men for this important depart- went of the mission.They bave also decided 10 concentrate st Pointe-aux-Trembles thelr educational efforts by the removal there, from Montreal, of tbe class for tbe training up of missionaries under the able management of the Rev.Proi.Cuussirat.Beeides the cour © heretofore pursued, of combining sound religious instruction with thorough elementary training, ! the brauches of a superior common education are to be taught.Weare glad that this exeel- lent society is enabled to open the 23rd session of ite Pointe aux-Tremt les Tostitutes under such favorable cireumatances,and bope that the friends of the mission will second its efforts by inducing Freuch-Capadisn youth to avail themselves of the educational advantages so liberally provided for them.A word from Eoglish Protestants would bave great weight with many of these.Let that word be spoken, Many of the pupil sugported by private individuals and Sabbath- schools.The cost of maintaining a pupil is not less than $30.As tte cost of maintaining these institutes will now Le greatly increased, peeu- visry aid in this way w.uld be most desirable.Never before were the opportunities of doing good to our respected fellow-sutjects of French origin so fuvorable as at present ; sod this society, in extending its agencies to take advantage of tlese opportunities.increased c'aims upon tke liberality of English Protestants., Evesp asp Borrox or Mcsraxes.\u2014A man, \"weighing ope huodred pounds, and using à | heavy Mexican saddle, Spanish bit, and free I rein, bas recently ridden in Ualifornia three , bundred miles in fourteen hours and nine minutes.| This bests the time made by Mr.Osbaldiston with race-borses io England, and is the fastest time on record for such a long ride.Thirty smal! common California Mustang horses were used, each going four times round the course.Tas Usirso Sraras axo Nexico.\u2014The United States, like Rueeia, bas her sick man, by whose bedside she watches with assiduity.But, unlike Russis, she is the ouly watcher, Russia cannot quietly smother the Turk snd rifle his house without the interference of others who want a share of the spoils; but with the United States itis only a question for its own determination what it shall do with Mexicg All danger of any foreign interference bas passed away, and the world would do no more than look on.This very freedom of action, however brings with it s corresponding responsibility to act aright.Thus pithily remarks the Minerve.Tus Nicurmars or UxoesTaurr.\u2014The Governor of the Bank of France inst year, io msk- ing a financial statement to the Corps Legislatif, said tbat the superabundance of specie in the bank vaults and the low rate of interest were symptotan of a general falling of io commercial end mauvfactaring activity, and that this unfavorable state of things bad been caused by \u201c the nightmare of ancertainty\u201d which hong over Europe, and wbich, it was to be boped, would be dispelled before another year.The Governor of the bank this year announces that there iss still further accumulation of speci®, and that the pressure of * the nightmare of uncertainty\u201d was felt more heavily than ever upon commercial and industrial activity.They both seem, though they do not say so, even to long for war rather than continued ut certainty.La Revos Camapiewwn.\u2014We have received the number of the 25th July of that publication, snd bave to apologize for not noticing it sooner.The number before us contains s paper by Mr L.de Bellefeuille,upon * La Profession Religieuse en Bas-Csnada,\u201d in which tbe author applies himself merely to show what is the legal status j among us of the religions orders.He proves that they have been more thorougbly protected , under the British flag iu this province, tban any where else, Rome alone excepted, perhaps.We are, however, sorry to see in such a dissertation the assertion that the Emperor Maximilian expiated by his death the error of having despoiled the Church of its property.The other productions of the present number of the Revue are & continuation of \u201cAnne Severin,\u201d a novel by Madame Craven.A short paper on a curious product of Mexico, being a small insect which forms pert of a plant.It is dificu't to ascertain whether the author, Mr.Faucher, means to give an exactly scientific description or merely to perpetrate a traveller's | joke.The battls of Carillon,between the French under the Marquis de Montoa'm and the English under General Abercrombie, forms the subject of a long narrative extracted from & work by a | French missionary, and, of course, as seen from |a French point of view.We see with pride, however, a very favorable mention, made by the | Prench general, of the Canadian militin-officers {who took part in that battle; and in which, we observe names not yet extinot, and the bearers of which bave afterwards shown to the : British connection the sams devotion they bad for the fret natural allegianos, such as De Gaspé, Raymond, De Saint Ours, De Lanaudiére, Dumas, ete.Liaur.\u2014The cost of gas in St.John very saturally leads to inquiry for a cheaper light.Finding the gas-bills for lighting our publisking- offices prety heavy, we discontinued the use of tbls light, and took In ita stead a cheap bat good Can oil.À barrel of forty gallons the oil bas lasted from Fe lot op to the pre- tent date (neatly six and s half moths), and is not yet quite done.During that time, have had from twelve to fourteen lights golog from five to eight bours every other night, and, Caring probably three months of the time, ther, or most of them, have been burning every night.An abundance of good light wae furnished, and no odor waa perceptible, The costof the barrel of oil was not over $13.Oonsidering the length of time it held out, this light we consider the chespest we Lave ever Uur gas-bills for the same length of time, atthe rate we were are I previously paying, would have footed up not; lois than $60.($13 sgainst $60).\u2014St.John y (N03) Telegraph, August 13, ! We are led to inquire if some such experiment \"would not be advisable in this city, and we feel almost disposed to lead the way ourselves, aud i give the public the benefit of the trial.For the year ending July 21, 1868, the gas-bills of the | Witness office smount to $175.34, and that, be it remembered, in an office where there is none of what is called night work, and where nearly ll lights are out by seven c'elock at night, and scarcely any after eight.Catapowia Braisai\u2014We ara informed by telegram {rom a prcminent professional gentleman of this city, now at Caledonia Springs, that the : tatements made concerning the observ- snce of the Sabbath at that popular watering- place in a contemporary are wholly unfounded and miechievous, and likely to lead to legal measures.Our informant states that thereis a church within two minutes\u2019 walk of the hotel, and that divine service is held twice every Sunday in the church, the ball-room, or the parlor, according as the guests may prefer.There is no tavern open within a mile of the Springs, and there is generally no foundation for the paragraph to which we bave aliuded.\u2014 Gazette, The above differs from the information we have received from a reliable party who recently passed a Sabbath at the Springs, snd upon whose authority our former paragraph was based, This person put up at a tavern s0 near to the Springs as to be nearly opposite tte re | sidence of Mr.Gisnelli himself; and, upon asking the waiter for some temperance beverage, te was told he bad none, but he had brandy and whiskey, of which be could have as much 8s be pleased.Having visited the Springs, which are near the Canada Hotel, curiosity led him to a place where people were going in and | coming out.There, he observed a notice posted up to the effect that the bar of the hotel (which, along with the bowling-alleys, is ia an adjoining building) was shut on Sundsys; but our informant nevertheless saw it open on the Sabbath of bis visit, 8 waiter in attendance, and liquor sold and drunk.A Piesbyterian mi- vister writes us from the Springs tbat within three minutes\u2019 walk from the hotel there isa chapel in which religious service is held every Sabbath, conducted by ministers of d ferent Protestant denominations, A Jew\" 1lso writes that nothing would have afforded bis brethren greater pleasure than to give up the use of the drawing-room to the Protestants resident at the hotel, bad any such wish been expressed to them.We are glad to be able to make these statements with regard to the Sabbath worship.No place of worabip was visible to a stranger's eye, and our correspondent inferred ita absence from the fact that there was service ou a previ- oun Sabbath in the ball-room of the * Osnads Houge ;* but the statement of an eye-witness, as to the selling liquor on the Lord'a-day in the bar of the Canadas Hotel,\" asd the place above alluded to, on at least one occasion, is still unre- fated.ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE Qf Another attempt at assassination\u2014the mean- ertas well as the greatest of crimes\u2014stains the page of history ; and this time the attempt bas been directed against the singularly amiable lady who bas so long graced the British thro: e.No sense of manhood appears to have restrained the foul plan of assassinating « woman ; and from this fact, were there no other, we can infer the true character of Fenianiem.Blood-thirsty, treacherous, snesking, unmanly, must that organization be which can not only shoot down & statesman in the dead of night on his own threshold, and attempt the life of a young Prince in the midst of unsuspecting gaiety, but can with murderous intent dog the footsteps of & lady whose excellence in all the relations of lifeis the admiration of the world, Had the wretch succeeded, there would doubtless have been (as in another case) a subscription raised among Penisns generally, to defend him by every possible quirk of law, and his acquittal, hind that been obtained, would have caused exultation in every Penian circle.This state of feeling shows the solidarity of the whole Fenian family with assassination; and if with this great.ent'afcrimes, then by implication with every other that they may think necessary to success.Happily, however, though buman nature has little to boast of, there is an utter abhorrence generally felt of assassination; and, consequently, Penianism is, by this crime, cutting itself loose from humanity, and sinking under its weight into an abyss of infamy from which there is no resurrection.On the other band, however, what sha'l we say of the system of government which is the indirect causé of such crimes, sud which creates sympathy for them In avy circle however depraved?Must there not be & complete reform in Ireland, and that speedily ?The remedy for the offensive church establishment is the entire separation of Ohurch and State, as in America; und the remedy for the land question is the repeal of the laws of primo- geviture and entail.For haif à century or more bave these great measures been urged by men of advanced political perceptions in Britain.Let them be adopted ere it is too late.A nation is not to be sacrificed to s class, The large landholders in Ireland do not number ag many bun- dreds as the people do millions, and the churob- system aud land-system were devised by snd AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A GOVERNES3, A small volume printed by Mr.Lovell bag been issued under the above title which is det serving of notice on account of the importance of its suggestions.It coutains the very condensed autobiography of a governess who bad gone tbrougb all the different phases of that vocation, namely,\u2014 school-govi roess, resident governess, and day- governess.The experience of the lady who writes itis very varied, but very sad ; the one | great thing lacking throughout nearly her whole career being sympathy.She was alone in the boarding-scbool, being regarded with coldness by ber employers, indifference by tbe teachers, and distrust by the pupils, even when she was doing ber Lest to perform her duties and to make them friends.In families, she was subjected to tte caprices of ill-brought-up children, and to the injusticeand petty tyranny of iguoract and vulgar mothers.As day-governess she had to walk far to and from the family she attended, sud had aleo towalk out with ber young charge daily.day with them, but she resisted thia demand, sa she advises all otber governesses to do.Sbe bad of course to provide for all her own expences, and yet she was sometimes | kept out of her weekly salary for à week or a fortnight, to her no small suffering.One of the great drawbacks to the life of a governess is, tbat no young gentleman can pay her any attention witbout offending against the absurd rules of society.Altogether, we gatber from this modest par- rative tbat a life spent without appreciation and without sympathy, by one who is superior in birth, breeding, knowledge, and ability to the majority of those with whom she comes in contact, must be a very ead one; and that notwithstanding the consciousneen of trying to do her duty and benefit her employers to the extent of her ability.The fair author makes some practical suggestions, which we think important.She exhorts parents who engage a governess to maintain ber in her just and rightful autho- ty over the children, aud not to be jealous of her winning their affections.Above all, never to command or snub her before them.Ste exhorts all young ladies whose fathers are in trade rather to belp them, by selling behind the counter or otherwise, than to lose the comforts and sympathies of home by becoming Covernesses ; and she disapproves of all amatear governesses who go for low salaries merely to obtain the means of dressing better.She maintains that tbe profession of gover- nese is an important and honorable one, which should only be taken up by the daughters of good families which bave fallen into decay,\u2014 ladies of high education and breeding,\u2014and it should be well remunerated.It is the cheap, underbred governesses who bring disrepute upon the profession, and caute all to be treated unworthily.The book is well worthy of perusal, and only costa 25c, at Grafton\u2019s.TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION IN GRÉAT BRITAIN.There is a marked difference between the peo- pleof Great Britain and those of the United States with regard to the manner in which they conduct reforme.Though, perbaps, on the whole the people of the latter country are farther advanced than those of the former in many political and socis] movements which are denominated reforms, yet it is doubtful if the reforms effected in the United States are as stable and as fruitful in benefits as those in Britain.The Americans are impulsive, aud their impulse may subside before they have placed their reform on a sound basis.John Bull, on the other bond, is extremely cautious in his movements.He dislikes to take a step forward till he is very sure the ground is safe aud that he can maintain his position, England never goes backward ; America sometimes retraces her steps, at all events for a time.The progress of the temperance movement in these two countries illustrates very well the characteristics here ascribed to the people in each country.In Maine, a prohibitory law was passed, and, we believe, repealed and passed again.In Vermont, the same proces took place ; and in both of these States the probibi- tory law appears to be the final choice of the people.In Massachusetts, a prohibitory law, which had been in force for some years, was repealed last winter aud a license law substituted ; but it is likely that this State will fiaaily follow the example of Maine and Vermont.In Britain, all that temperance men ask for is à law to permit two-thirds of the legal voters in any locality to prohibit the I'quor-trafic therein, and they cannot yet sucosed.This permissive bill is to be introduced into next Session of Parliament, but with no hopes of carrying it through.Temperance meu are, however, improving the occasion of n general election under the new Reform Act, and are bending all their energies 10 secure the return of candidates who will voto for the Permissive Bill.Yet in Britain, as in Massachusetts last spring, other political issues interfere to distract attention frem the pro- bibitory question.Most ail the temperance men belong to the Liberal party, and in some cases they are celles on to choose between for the hundreds, to the injury of tbe millions.voting for à Liberal candidate who is opposed Indeed she was asked to walk twice a 1 to the Permissive Bill, and a Tory candidate who will support that measure.It thus be- | comes a question with thera, whether the dises- tablisbment of the Irish Obureb, compulsory | education, and vote by ballot, or the prohibi.| ton of the liquor trafie, more nearly concerns | the welfare of the people and country.There .are indications that the friends où prohibition wiil remain fuithful to their principles in this ; matter, and will support the candidate favorable to the Permissive Bill, irrespc ctive of bis views on \u2018otter questions.The temperance men 45 à party * ré 60 Strong that candidates on either side cannot sfford to ignore them.In some places they are believed to be in à majority, and can dictate their own terms of support.An example of this is furnisbed by tte town of Greemack, in Scotland.There were two candidates for ita rejre- sentation, & Mr.Cbristie and Provost Grieve, The former in the beginning avowed himself in favor of the Permissive Bill, and of course received the support of all the temperance men.| Provost Grieve dec'ared himself oppesed to the measure, but eince he bas seen the strong opposition he would encounter on this account, he bas retreated from his original position, snd now aunounces that be will support the Bill.Ia otber constituencies, the temperance men have compelled one or both candidates to give pledges that they will support the Bill, and, in a great many others, both candidates show à desire to curry favor with this party.We shall watch with interest this Bret practical and organ'zed effort in Great Britain to secure probibitory legislation.It is evident that in whatever country this question assumes a dis- tinctire political character, it will be beset with difficulties connected with otber issues, and that, in order to success, it will be necessary to ignore these ; nor will this generally speaking be difficult, for the occasions will be very rare indeed when other questions can take precedence of this in importance to the universal interests of the people of any land.Many a one will be inclined to sak, What | must I, a life-long Literal or Protestant, vote for a Tory or a Roman Catholic because he promises to support prohibitory legislation ?and there are two answers tb such a question : \u2014First, vote for no man on account of his promises unless his character and antecedents give these promises weight.Some who turned out to be the worst ecemiss of the temperance cause have been elected by the votes of temperance men on segount of their promises.In fact, your real, thorough, trading politician will promise anything, ard perform only as much as be chooses.Second : if it once come to be known that temperance men will be firm, their party will take pains to find candidates who will secure their confidence.THE GREAT DISCOVERY OF MODERN MISSIONS; OR, GIVING MORE BLESSED THAN REOEIVING.Christian science, like all other kinds of science, is progressive, but, unlike others, ita highest discoveries and most complets workings out only eome back to where it began.They are all found pure and simple in the New Testament.Forinstasce, 8 book has recently been published by Mr, Whesler, one of the leading missionaries of the American Board to Bast- ern Turkey, which announces & most important discovery in modern missions.The book is able and convincing; it bas the approbation of the Board, is published by the American Tract Society, and scattered broadcast to ministers and missionaries, and is likely to produce an important change in the management of missions generally.Or, rather, that change bas been going on in various missions almost simultaneously, and this book only gives more distinct and systematic expression to the principles on which it is based.The grand discovery it announces is simply this, that Obristianity is a system of self-denial for the good of others, aud no Church or Mission which does not practise this can thrive.In other words, in order to vigorous life a church must be a giving church instead of a receiving church.This, indeed, was clearly set forth by the Apostle Paul, as also the great blessings connected with giving, and consequently the discovery of the American missionaries in Esstern Turkey, io simply a return to the New Testament, but it is none the less a great dis- govery in modern missionary acience (or ail at.The American tuissions, like most or all others, had petted and coddled their converts, sad aided and managed the churches formed among them, providiog them with pastors and paging for their support ; and in this way bad taught both the native churches and the native ministry which they had raised up to lean upon them; and, as wight be expected, these churches bad 20 self-sustaining strength, and still lees any aggressive vigor, They wers peuperized and weakly institutions, whose continued existence, to all appearance, depended on the continued support of the Beard.It was seen by some olear-headed missionaries that this wes not at all the result to be aimed at by missionary efforts ; that it was not the result secured by the apostles, which waa to raise up in the shortest possible time self-supporting, seif-managiog, and self-propagating churches.The sposties were often aided by their converts; and the church at Jerusalem, which might be looked upon as the Motter Oburch, was sometimes aided by me Avcusr 26, 1868.them; but in no case did that church or those aposties, except by counsel and ivstruction, aid the mission cburches.In Mr.Wheeler's words, the Gospel isa leaven tobe castin and to spread in its own way; nots loaf baked and ready, from which convertaare to cut and come again.; Modern missions, however, had reversed the / New Testament plan, and the question was bow to get back toit.Missionary converts had been | aided and managed, not only in spiritual things, | but actually even, in some cases, in temporal things, till tboy were & weakly, ciildish, murmuring class, and it required a bold resolution | to break up a system at once so congenial to beneficent migsionaries and to dependent and sowaewbat greedy converts.Fortunately for Ohristian missions, Mr.Wheeler and bis colleagues bad the necessary nerve to effect the change.They found, as was to be expected, both churches and pastors most unwilling to adopt it.The churches could never undertake tte burden of engaging and supporting their own pastors, and the pastors who had been trained up by the missicnaries, were entirely unwilling to look to the native churches for their support.Both were deter- wined to lean on the Bosrd as loog as they could, and it was only after the most patient.and reiterated instruction from the Scriptures as to their duty, and tbe most decided refusal to go on as before, that they were induced to try tte change, Now, what bas been the result?The chureb, which calls sud supports a pastor of its own, loves bim and cherishes him far more than when he ie telected and supported by a missicnary board.The brotherhood, find giving a blessed exercise, and it grows upon them, They feel the responsibility and dignity of their position.They support their pastor better the second year than the first, and the third than the second, till they reach what they consider the proper point of giving in that direction.They feel the responsibility of spreading the gospel, and send out their most earnest young men as missionaries to the surrounding villages.They maintain schools for their children, and aid in supporting students for the ministry.In a word, the church which was weak, languishing, and dependent, becomes vigorous and self-propagst- ing, sud though all the foreign missionaries were removed, tte good work would still go on.All these results have been realised ins most striking manner in several churches, and to a great extent wherever mission churches bave been taught to rely on themselves and the Lord, instead of relying on a missionary society.But it may be objected tbat some churches 810 too poor to weet their own expenses, and to this objection there are two answers : first, poor churches will make their expenses on a scale to suit their means.Christianity is not dependent on elegant church edifices and highly-paid pastors, and it is far better to live at small expense than be a pauper.Second, thers was onces church, and it was highly commended, the riches of whose liberality abounded out of ite deep poverty.Again : lt might be objected that recent converts are too ignorant to manage their own affairs; but, if they have the Spirit of God among them, He is not ignorant, and tba far best way of learning to manage is to try to do it.A child never learns to walk by being carried, though for & season it may get some support in its own efforts to walk, It may be said that a church ig too small and feeble to sustain its own burdens, and this may be true.Like the child learning to walk, some belp may be necessary at first, but that help should be given to the church, not to the minister, \u2014it should be conditioned -on that church doing all it can, and it should be -continually decreasing.So long as a church is 8 receiving church, ft is not in a good condition for thriving, It must be a giving church in order to full Christian fie, and the sooner this is understood by all parties everywhere the better.It in obvious, however, that, to the accomplish- \u2018ment of this end, there must in all cases be the patient and reiterated instraction in the duty of liberality, and this the misstonsries in Armenia could give ; but who ls to give it to the congregations of America?The minister himself cannot give it with propriety to his congregation in all ita bearings, though he might do, and, we think should do much more than fs customary in the way of inculcating and enforcing the duty of supporting the institutions of the Gospel liberally.What is wanted is a deputation from each ecclesiastical body of ita ablest ministers end laymen, to visit every congregation con- pected with it, and explain the whole matter fully, as these missionaries did to the Armenian Churches ; and then the exercise of Brmuess in requiring congregations which are inclined to wither themselves by leaning on others to meet their own expenses as 5000 8 that is possible.The sacred privilege of being independent of external aid, ane the blessed exercise of giving to belp others, are far too precious to be withheld by erroneous systems from say oharch or congregation.\u2014 The war pressure has been so great in Bra.xil that the Emperor and Empress have contributed a quarter of their income to belp tbe public purte, and the other members of the imperial family one-fifth of theirs.At the same time, the Emperor bas refused to have any exemption from the tax of three per cent, on all eatnings over $600 yearly, and pays that proportion on the revenue allowed bim for tte sup- THE MONTREAL WITNES>, THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AT A DIS.COUNT-THEY ARE DISMISEED FROM SEVERAL PLACES AND BADLY DEFEATED AT BOREL.When tbe Christian Brothers were introduced from France into this country, some twenty-five years ago, pretty sharp opposition was made to the movement by persons of a liberal turn of mind.To take the education of youth from laymen, moatly married, and confide it to celibates, generally of a very low intellectual class, wag regarded with distrust and much sppreben- sion.But the great plea of economy put forward by the clergy and the promoters of the new ides, 800 crushed all resistance, and tbe Christian Brothers\u2019 schools (often dubbed colleges) spread so rapidly throughout the country that there are now but few villages of any import.snce which cannot show a fine building erected by the seal of the inhabitants for the reception of these teachers, who, in France (where the order originated) were known only under the name of Fréres Ignorantius,~a rather ridiculous though apt sppeliation, as the rarge of their teaching was at first restricted to the readiog of the catechism and a few very elementary branches of gratuitous education.ln Canada 1hey aimed somewhat bigber, and may bave dove, within very restricted limits, some good where nothing better existed.A rather strong reaction seems, however, to have begun ageiust them in the very localities where people were ooce most enthusiastic in their favor, and spared no sacrifices to secure, in « permanent manner, their services.Some ten years ago, travellers to Quebec were shown with pride the Bae cut-stone building on the heigbts of Point Livia.It had been erected by the citizens of that then embryo city, and bad some three or four bundred pupils.But that number, from causes which need not be detailed here, but which had been predicted by the opponents of the Brothers, soon dwindled down to s few dezen, until at last the very people who had longed, prayed, and paid for their introdue- tion, displayed as much energy to rid themselves of the system.They succeeded, and the eatab- lishment is now 8 branch ¢f the Quebec Sem\u2019- nary.We have heard lately of several similar but minor instances ; but 8 more prominent case bas just occurred, we are told, at Sorel, where also a very fine building had been erected by the generosity of the citizens of that enterprising locality for the use of the Christian Brothers.Some months ago, parties set on foot a subscription for the organization of n college of à higher grade, to be confided to ecclemastics, like many of the institutions already existing in other parts of the country.The movement was generally approved of by the population, but was discuesed at length by many newspapers of all parties.These mostly agreed in the general fact that & college was wanted, and would prosper at Sorel; but they deemed that its general plan ought to make classical studies secondary, and that commercial, industrial, and practical knowledge ought to form the main features of the new institution.We ses, with much satisfaction, that nearly sll those who took pert in the debate agree in confessing that Lower Canada possesses a sufficient number of classical institutions, but is sadly lacking in the means of practical education, We learn with satisfaction that tbe prcjected Sorel Ool- lege will be organized in accordance with such views, The Christian Brothers, it seems, got alarmed at the movement ; and, though nothing had been openly said against them in the matter, they feared that the establishment of a college, under the direction of priests belonging to the Capa- dian clergy, would sconer or later lead to their expulsion.They, we are told, applied to some of their more zealous admirers and made them sign a request for a public meeting, where it would be declared that the Brothers\u2019 college bad a title to public confidence, and ought to be pre.worved.This piece of tactics displeased the promoters of the college.The meeting took place, «nd the poor Brothers were most roughly handled by their opponents, who openly accused them of deception and of general ignorance.| ti They also maintained that, under the pretence of ecenomy, their system was at once costly and inefficient ; that they bad received nearly $2,000, without counting very much larger sums for books and stationery, of which they bad a monopoly.Tbe Brothers bad a most thorough overhauling and defeat, snd, what must bave been most galling to them is that even those who bad signed the call for à meeting declared that they bad only done s0 at their pressing request.The whole meeting, we are told, was decidedly opposed to them, and what certainly is most significant in the matter is that politics or political divisions had absolutely nothing to do with that decision.This makes us hope tbat our rural French Canadien population may gradually apply their reason and judgment to their own interests, and not for ever submit blindly to what is given them ss the some of perfection, whilst in reality, under the show of education and the ples of economy, they are only dearly paying for perpetuating thelr own ignorance.* = There is at length a reasonable bope for à speedy sud peaceable settlement of the conflict between Paraguay and the allies.The new Brasilian ministry is said to be in favor of peace, and the Argentine Qongress to bave declined a port of hie state as Load cf tte empire.renewal of the alliance with Brasil, COMMERCIAL.Witness Orica, Tuesday, Aug.35.Weather waîmer; morning cool.Therm.at 7am, 68° above zero.Tan Sit.ver Movauenr.\u2014Tue effort to drive American silver out of use in Ontario, by refas- : ing it unless at à discount, seems to be breaking cown.Kingston, Oobourg, Por: Hope, Hamiltas, - and other places of more or less commercial importance, bave eitber refused to second the movement, or, having tried the plan, gives it up.Some other way must therefure be adopted, ere the of ject sought can be attained.Breaperrrrs\u2014The our market hasbeen weak.Strong baker's flour bad risen 80 exceptionably high, as compared with other grades, that these latter were, to a considerable extent, subitituted, and tbe former bas fallen 35 cents.The demand is light for any kind, and especially for the coarse grades, These are needed in July for the French- Canadian farmers; but as soon as rye, barley, potatoes, &c., begin to come in, the demand suddenly ceases, and the price as suddenly falls.Ope or two parcels of flour from new wheat have been offered, but the farmers are probably too busy to bring their wheat to any extent to market for come time.At the present prices in the west, wheat might be brought from Milwaukee and ground bere ata profit of about 60 cents a barrel.There is, therefore, reason to expect a fall, and that is necessary slio in order to induce sbipwents to Britain, Monraeat Dry-Goocs Marker.\u2014Trade is not stall brisk.Imported goods are pretty well in and opened, acd the stocks for the fall trade are good, but not heavy.The importation is very much less than last year's Lu the same dite, but larger than was expected.There are no buyers yet in the market, and all the sales\u2014which are, s0 far, toa fair extent\u2014are made through travelling salesmen, of whom there are à great number in the field.These salesare chiefly in prints sad stuff goods of fall styles; those of staple goods being merely in small parcels to sort up stocks.Toe prospect for the trade in tweeds, flannels, cloths, and all heavy wocllens, is not encouraging, 88 the stocks of these goods remaining over from last fall are said to be large throughout the country.The finer tweeds of this fal.\u2019s etyles and colors are in better demand.It is supposed that merchants in tbe interior will generally make orders serve their purpose instead of their usual early fall visit, and rather come down later, when the harvest haz been in part got out and indebtedness has beea to some extent diminished.There is great need of such diminution, for remittances have been upon the whole very unsatisfactory for some time back.Insotvanrs,\u2014Tae following ia the new list of insolvents published in the Canada Gazette of the 15th inst.:\u2014 John Hoater, London.James Peck (writ of attachment), Pictou.Alexander Proudfoot (writ of attacbmect), London.L.W.Wauon, Goderich.Evans Bros, traders (writ of attachment), Montreal.Mr.Zachariss & Co, tobacconist (writ of attachment), Montreal.Thos.T.Leitch, Arnprior.Thomas Meares, Seaforth.\u2018Wm.B.Hurst, Brantford.John A.Bolkingborne, Cobourg.George M.Millar, Montreal.Millar & Oo., Morrisburg.Jean Bpte.Monty, trader, St.Matbi Marguerite & Julie Pepin, Montreal.Wu.Francis Howell, trader, Laprairie, Oliver Laplant, shoemaker, Sarnia, Stead and Comerford, Newmarket.MONTREAL PRODUCE MARKET\u2014Aco.24.Lich Frou dull ard lower; good Canada flour ; bes been sold at $7.12}, and the tendency is stl downwards.Asues quiet but frm.PRICES QURRENT OF LEATHER.Monrzeaz, Aug.24th, 1868.t Herml'k Spanish Sole No, 1 {t,b.) per lb, 21 0 Do do NO 2 ecncs0 00e 00r 18j to M bo do No.1 (ordinary) 2 to 21} Do do No.2, do 18 to 19 \u2018Waxed Upper, light and medium -d0 to il 0 do hes 8ss 5! De Grained do.to #1 Bplits lai to 80 Ki, Clty Slanguior (whois) tod 1 y Slaughter (whole).0 Bo po fr Cactus aacasones to 30 Calf-8kin (27 10 3 |bs.per do: to 85 Do {18 to 26 Ibs, per doze to 6 Sheep-Skin linings.to 25 Harness.to 32 Skirting.32} to 84 Bufred Cow, per 2} to 14 Pebbled Cow, do 3 to 14} Enamelled Cow, do 74 to 18 Patent Cuw, do 7} to 18 Rough.to 30 English Oak to English Kips 50 tod Beuases.\u2014 no change to note yet.Wholesale buyers are begioning to look after some kinds of stock ; but they will only buy very small parcels of the descriptions they require for immediate use.Joun Doves & Co., 472 8t.Paul Street, New York Hips Manzar.\u2014The receipts bave been liberal, footing up over 80,000 hides for the \u2018week, while the sales Rave smounted to 36,000, leaving the stock about 180,000.The market is very quiet, and buyers expect some conoes- sions; there is not much call for upper leather stock.The following ere sales, prices in gold : 9,000 Buenos Ayres, 214 Ibe., 20ÿ6.; 10,000 Bue- nos Ayres, 22 lbs, 21jc.; 1,600 Vers Orus, 18 Ibs., 17¢.gold ; 1,000 Buenos Ayres second, 224 Ybe,, 1846.; 3,800 Batre Riot, 32 1be., 310, ; 4,709 Buenos Ayres, 224 lbs., 31jc.\u2014Ibid.Tononto OarrLe Manger.\u2014Osttle\u2014The cov- dition of the market is unchanged.There has been & good number of cattle offering, and the demand was good for first-class animals, We uote per 100 1b.dressed weight :\u20141st class, $8.50 ; 2nd do., $5.50 ; 3rd do, $450 to $5.Sheep\u2014There has been a good supply, and lots offering sold readily.We quote :\u2014lst class $5 00; 30d lo, $4.00; 3rd do, $3.00.Lambs\u2014 The market bas been weil supplied.The follow.jog were the prices current :\u2014let class $3.00 ; 2nd, $2.5; 3rd, $1 50 to $3 00.\u2014Globe.WHOLESALE GROCERY MARKET.Mosrrasz, Friday, Aug.21., There is an improvement to note in general ' business, with prospect cfa fair fall trade.The | crop reports are on an average better than might l have been expected, , Thesilver-discount trouble atiil continuer, and has become more of aloss than ever.The eiforte \u2018for its removal bave in some places been ouly partially successful ; but all that is doing and has beea dons seems to show that the evil iv ! beyond private control, and demands the prompt ! interfarence ofgovernment.Last year,when the , duty of 15 per cent.was put on silver, there was | a clear intimation given leading the public to believe the matter would surely bave ere this been (settled, and tbe daily loss and worry ended.{ Will not the Executive give this matter instant + and effective attention ?Tras.\u2014Greens are active, wilh sales to a ccn- siderable extent at full prices.Japansmay be noted higher ; not now easy to get much of eweetness in any Japan under 50 cents.The quotations are 45c.for inferior Up to 83jc.for chuice.\u2018Twackays are scarce at 3740.to 43jc.Young Hysons, 40c.to 92jc.Imperials and Gunpowdera, 45c.to 95c.Black teas are quiet, and about as before quoted.English market firm and higher for Japans.Some considerable | operatious bad taken place recently.Shanghae udvices to 18th June report the market opened actively for Pingeneys, and bigh prices obtained, especislly better chops.The leaf showed evidence of basty preparation and make inferior.Later arrivals expected to prove finer.Sveans.\u2014Market generally dull.74c.to 8jc are the extremes for raw ; refived yellows are (60 days) 84e.to 8je.; O.A, 10ÿc.; D, crushed and ground, l0je.At Barbadoes, on 10th ult., sugars wers quoted $4 80, bbds.extre, Mocasaus shows a considerable range in prices.Centrifugal and low sugar-house grades are 23jc.to 26c.([tis a question if much of this class of molasses is really fic for food, the sugar being almost entirely abastracced from it.) Clayed molasses, 280.to 342.; Muscovado kinds (including Barbadoes), 350.to 40c.Rebnery prices (60 days) for syrups ate 42c.for utan- dard, and 460.for golden.Ocrran\u2014Narket quiet, with no change worth noting io prices of any kind.Rica, $4.15 to $445.Market easier.Chemicals, fruits, and spicea show little of change, Currants may be poted ss a shade higher, with prospect of higher prices for new crop.Fisa axp Org.\u2014Table codfish are in demand, and held generally at $4.75,\u2014the catch is not reported extra.Herrings of fat fall kind may soon be looked for.Cod-oil shows more firm- nese.Seal bas sold, to a considerable extent, over 60 c.for pale.Barr held at 666, to 70c.net, for coarse, and 85c.to 90c, for fine.Iron amp Harpwarm.\u2014Business still continues very dull, and prices are Dot quotably changed.The bacvest and hot weather tend to keep back orders so that wholesale houses are not at all busy.Stocks are not large, but quite sufficient for tbe demand ; the fall imports- tions are expected to be moderate, which will tend to keep prices steady and firm.The late very hot weather in England and Scotland has interfered much with the production of Iron, Tin, and Canada Plates; prices there are very firm and advancing, and orders cannot be placed unless at higher rates.This advance must soon be felt here, more especially as outward freights and insurance are also advanciog.© ec.Iron\u2014Pig, Gartsherrie, # 2,210 (bs 4 50 $ sm Other brands Pig Iron 00 ! Bar, Staffordshire, do \" | Refined, do 00 ! Beotch, do 0 | Swedes, 100 06 do | Hoopa, for Nali, # ton Sheets, best brands # 312 Ib: 3 for Coopers, @ 112 lbs.on Boiler Plate, d 30 Cut Nails.323 Itomtoniee M OS ee EssdagadonergessésssngensaseSssss oscar muss EE FEN 2 2 BOSSRSSSOLEHOSOGOSSHOSHSOHUOLSOLH6 2 50 3 bi 3 3 ê s 7 1 50 4 6 50 8 700 0 U 15 4 700 3 30 3 3m 3 316 .3 3 Stal 3 3% Plates\u2014Charcoal, IC 7 8 25 Charcoal, 1X.7 02 Charcoal, DC.7 725 Charcoal, D 9 (5) Coke IC.7 73 \u2014Heraid.MONTREAL CATTLE MARKET.\u2014Ava.25.Extra Cattle, none; First Qual., $7.85 to $8.- 25, good supply ; Second and Third ; market over-stocked at $6.00 to $6.35; Milch Cows, $00.00 to $00.00; Bleep plenty, at $3 to $3.50, Lambs in large supplies, at $2.00 to $2.50; Hogé, dreased-weight, $9.00 to $9 50; Hides, $9.00, inspected ; Pelts, 25 to 30 cents each ; Tallow, $5 dull, TORONTO MARKET8.\u2014Aug, 31, On 'Change to-day there was little doing and the feeling seemed against buying, Tbe flour market is very dull; very little bas been done all week, and nothing at all the last two days.Wheat is also duliand decliniog.There was sale outside today of a car of old spring $1.48 on cars in Toronto.Oats is declining; a lot of 370 busbels sold to-dsy at 53c, in store.Barley fis active.Three cars sold after 'Obange at $1.05 fob.Tbe fist car lot of pease was offered to-day om \u2019Obange.Their quality was much better than the accounts received would bave led us to expect; Déc.was the price [saked, but no buyers could be found ; but the fact that the peas bad been broken, through being threshed by a machine, may have tended to hinder their sale.On the street, it is estimated that 9,000 bahls.of barley were offered and sold.Prices ranged from $1.04 to $106.Spring wheat sold at $1.44, midge-proof at $1.45, sud osta at 53 to E80.There was to fall wheat offered.Hay was abundant and sold at $10 to $15; straw was scarce and sold at $8 for loose, sad $10 to $15 for sheaves.This latter price, however, cannot be expected to be repeated, ma it was paid under exceptional circumstances.In butter there is litile doing, but prices are firm and nnobanged at 16 to 180.for store and 18 to 20 c.for dairy.Wool is steady at 25 to 260, and for selected combing wool 27e.could be bad.549 MONTREAL RETAIL MARKET PRICES, For MARKET DAY, August 3, 1848, sa «a Fiour, country, per 100 lbs.2 0 to D 6 Oulnseal, «14060 WU Fndinn Meal (Uto) | Tote 1) 4 Barley, per minot (36 iin 30 t0 4a Pease .60 to & ; Oalx, di 301% 84 Bnekwheu - 48% 5\" indian Corn et 4» Flax Meed L000 vo Timothy.001 bo» Turkeys told}, pe 8 0 to 0H Geese, per couple 404% 50 Dele, per coupis.261% 30 La iid .00 09 + Beef, per 100 lhe.10) to $700 Pails, fresh, do A 10 SION Hutter, fresh, p 1210 1 K Lio\u2019 Sait, do.Lolli 10 ; Potatoes, per ag.5 u to 64 New, Do .13 10864 : Suzar, Mapl 04 100 4 | Honey, d 06 to0 7 Lard, jor Ot to 19 | Eggs, (fresh) per dozen S01 tye ' Haddock, do 3100 # Apples, per barrel Jam to #50) CORN EXOHANGE DAILY REPORT.| MontamaL Cons Excuaxos, August 22.| Prove, per bil.of 196 Iba.\u2014Bupenor Extra | entirely nomioal ; Extra, $7.10 to $7.25; Fancy | nominal; Superfines from Canada Whest nom:- nal ; Strong Buperfines from Canads Wheat, $7.25 to $7.75; Superfines from Western Wheat (Welland Canal), $6 55 to $6.60 ; City brands of Superfine (from Western Wheat), $6 60 t0 $6.70; Canada Super.No.2, nominal (Western States Superfines, No.2, $5 90 to $6.10); Fine, $5.65 to $5.70; Middlings, $4.50 to $5.00; Pollards, nominal ; Strong Bag Flour from Canada Wheat, $3.60 to $3 70; and Western Bag Flour, $3.25 to $335 per 100 lbs.The Coro Exchange was _not numerously attended this forenoon ; very little business done ; quotations nominal, OasuBa., per 200 Ibs.\u2014No sales reported.Wusat, per bushel of 60 lbs\u2014No transactions,\u2014 quotation romival; No.3 Ohicago Spring, $1 44; U.O.Spring, $1.65 to $1.66; recent seles of CanadaRed Winter at $1.50.Puasa, per 60 lbs.\u2014None offering, and any quotation would be purely nominal, Cory, per 56 lbs.\u2014Latest sale at 82c.for Mixed Western.Oars, per bushel of 32 Ibs.\u2014May be quoted at 53c.to 55c.Cuuæse, per Ib.\u2014Good brands for sbipment have brougbt 10c, to 10jc.BorTsr, per Ib \u2014The range of quotations may be said to be 17c to Zlc, according to quality.Lanp, per lb.\u2014Continues in demand.Choice in tube 16jc.to 17c.; but very little in mar- et.Asmes, per 100 Ibs\u2014Market firm this forenoon ; First Pots, $5 874 to $5.90, according to tares; Heconds, $5.10; Thirds, $4 45.First Pearls, $5.50 to $5.55; Seconds nominal at $4.90 to $5 00, Pox, per brl.of 200 lba\u2014Market quiet; Mess, $24.50 to $25.00 ; Thin Mees, $23.00 to fans Prime Mess, $17.50 ; Prime, $16.50 to 18.70.Latest Westaux Anvices.\u2014The following are the latest Western Advices received by telegraph st the Corn Exchange :\u2014 Miwackes, Aug.31.=No.1 Wheat dull, $1.84 fob.No.2 Wkeat, $1.70 f.0.b.; receipts, 32,000 bush.; shipments, none.Flour quiet aod unchanged.Mess Pork firm and unchanged.Freights llc.Omciaeo, Aug.31.\u2014No.3 Wheat dull, $1.67 to $1.68 f.0.b.; receipts, 17,000 bush.; shipments, 108,000 bush.Corn, quiet, $1 02 f0.b.; receipts, 125,000 bus.; shipments, 145,000 bush.Mess Pork unchanged.Markets Telegram.Cmicago, Aug.32 \u2014Flour dull; Spriog Extra, $8.00 to $9.00.Wheat less active and declined 20.to 3c.; sales of No.1 at $1.70 to $1.72; No.2, $1.60 to $1.63.Corn active and declined jc.to je.; sales of No.l at 98jc.to 99jc.; No.2 nt 98c, to 9810.; rejected 960, Rye firm ; sales, of No.l in store, at $l.28c.to $1.30; No.2 at $1.23 to $1.35.Barley active and advanced lc.to ljc.; sales at $1.58 to $1 60 for No.2 in store.Provisions dull ; Mess Pork firm at $2960.Lard, 18c.to 18{e.for winter, sod 17]e.for summer rendered.Dry Salted Shoulders firm at 12¢.for loose.Sugar Pickled Hams quiet at 17c.to 17jc.Cattle dull and nominal, Live Hogs active at $9.25 to $9 62§ for fair to medium; $9.75 to $10.10 for good smooth.Freighta quiet at 630.to 7con corn by sail to Buffalo.and 11c.on Wheat and 10c.on Barley by steamer to Buffalo.Re.ceipta: 10,000 brle.flour; 148,000 bushels wheat ; 100,000 bush.corn ; 146,000 bush.oats; 1,900 live hogs.Shipments: 6,000 barrels flour; 128,000 bushels wheat; 247,000 bush.corn; 117,000 bushels oats; 4,200 live hogs.! 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May Jesus approvingly, Tenderly, lovingly, Look from above.Kyes that so merrily, Pleasantly, cheasily Bparkled and shene ; Eyer that all tearfully, Wonderingly, fearfully Viewed the unknown, Tongue that so wittily, Sancily, prettily Pratiled at will \u2014 Prattled untiringly, Mother admiringly Listening still.Mouth that appesliogly, Touchingly, feelicgly Trouble did tell ; Mouth which so speedily, Laughing right readily, Rang Lke a bell.Lips wherein cosiness, Beauty, and rosiness Sweet kisses hide ; Lips where disdainfully, Pettishly, painfully Passion did bide, Hands that all beautiful, Teachable, dutiful, Fondled and played ; Hands that so skilfully, Becretly, wilfully; Law disobeyed Feet that so lightsomely, Trippingly, biitbesomely, ted and danced ; Feet whose swift cheerinesa \u2018Wore into weariness Ag they advanced.All nestling gracefully, Slumbering peacefully Are you to-night ; Quietly, trustfully, Silently, restfully Awaiting the light.Oh, best benefaction, And dearest attraction, Fairest that lives! In aleep so beautiful, All that's undutiful Mother forgives.Now reat thee securely, Sleeping so purely, My darling, my dove! God's angels descending, About thee attending, Keep thee in love, =Independent.TURNING THE CORNER.BY MRS.A.I.BRONSON.«So you must be all resdy, Mary, at seven.We shall be punctual ; and mind you wrap up varie >ood-bye: now I must be off.\u201d « But, Henry, stop & minute,\u201d said Mary, laying her hand on his arm as he was lesving the door.\u2018 What evening is the ride to Le, did you say?\" s\u2018 Wednesday.\u201d « But that is our prayer-meeting night, you know; did you forget?\u2019 \u201cNo, Mary, uot exactly,\u201d said Henry, impatiently twirling his cap; \u2018 but really Wednesday is the only night we can Lave this week.This evening is the lecture, you know; Thursday evening, the social circle; Friday, the party at Helen B.'s; and Saturday, \u2014of course we don't want to go Saturday evening, Mary! so you see, for once, we must give up our meeting.So good bye, dear, and be sure to be all ready ;\u201d\u201d and he was off before Mary could collect her thoughts or utter a wo) But she could think now that she was alore ; and think she did, calmly and prayerfully.She felt that there was sn important question to be settled now,\u2014how far it is right to omit stated religious duties for mere calls of pleasure.Could it be justifiable under any circumstances?She felt that there might be extreme cases where it would beso; but certainly this was not one of them.Nothing else could be omitted, not the lecture, mor the circle, nor the party,\u2014all these were of importance, it seemed, and must be attended to; but the prayer-meeting,\u2014¢kat could be iven up for a ride, u surprise-party, or any- fing which happened to come up, or was got ap to interfere with it.But was not this special, afterall?Sbe must consider it fully before deciding, .for uch was involved in a right decision.As Henry had said, this was the last week of the moon for that month, and the sleighing might go away before it was full again.The party were to atop at the house of 8 dear friend, who would be tly disappointed, she well knew, if her fee was missing.Then she and Henry had been æo constant at tbe meetings, \u2014not one missed, since that evening, six months before, when together they pt and prayed for mer- oy and received it.How happy they had been1 and how determined to serve the Lord faithfally ss long as they lived! Could they not be excused one night?Would any one have occasion to blatne them ?Would there be any harm in it?These thoughts were passing (brough her mind ss she sat, her bead resting on her band, as she watched Henry running down the street, till Le turned the corner and was out of sight.\u201cHe bus turned the corner,\u201d she seid aloud; \u2018turned the corner,\u201d abe re- posted slowly, for her words recalled à sentence in ber pastor's sermon the previous Sanday: ¢ It is the straight road, dear friend, which leads to glory, the straight an narrow way; beware then of turning corners.If the path does not look clear and plain, consult your guide-book, conrult the Guide himself, who Es promised to lead you.\u201d Laying aside her sewing, which indeed had falien from her hands before, Mary left the sitting-room snd went up to her own room.Then, closing the door, she entered into her closet and prayed, and He who seeth in secret rewarded ber openly; for when she arose from her knees she felt peaceful and settled.Her perplexity was all gone, She could see clearly the right from the wrong; and firmly she determined to abide by her own couvic- tions, cost ber what it might, As she and Henry were engaged, it was obviously a diffi: cult and delicate thing to differ with bim so decidedly.If it was proper for him to go, it was for ber.Why should she Le more par ticular than he?Why indeed?And ifahe did not go with him, tho would?And if be should not go, that would spoil the whole pleasure, for the party was chiefly of his arranging, and designed as a compliment to bis and her very particular friends.But these thoughts did not disturb her now, and she calmly took down her writing-desk, his if to write à note to him.Une thought fille ber soul, \u201cI must do my duty, and leave the consequences with God.\u201d The note ran thus: \u2014 « DuanjHexay : After thinkiog\u2019yourfinvitation well over, | find that I cannot accept it, without violating, it seems to me, a religious obligs- tion.I am sorry to disoblige you,\u2014you must know that, \u2014and grieved for fear of offending you; but, Henry, I cannot but feel that going off on this ride this evening will be \u2018s step round tbe corner\u2019 away from God, away from bis people.Dear Henry, believe me, \u201cYours as ever, Magy.\u201d After sending this note, went calmly and firmly about her household duties.She knew that she woud see Henry at the lecture that evening, but she felt that it was far easier to write than to wait and tell her decision ; for she wae naturally very shrinking, snd very much indisposed to offer opposition to the will of those she loved.Her mother, on whom she Lad leaned for strength, had been for two years dead, snd her father \u201ccared for none of these things ;\"\u2019 so that what firmness she possessed must come as a gift from above, \u2014an imparted strength.She went with her father to the lecture, Henry uot calling for her ae usual, The eloquence and wit of the accomplished lecturer fell almost powerless upon her ear.Not so, however, the stirring words be uttered, digoity of woman's right\" to know the truth and hold man to it; soshould she prove his salvation.That was as a cordial, full of strengthening to her soul.Henry walked home with her.Both were silent, at fret, for Henry had been a little touched by the closing appeal, aud bis conscience was deserting to her side.But the necessity of the case pressed upon him, and assisted bim in putting ita claims aside for this time, and gave him words to plead.+ Mary,\u201d he sit 4 what could you mean by that silly note?You surely would not put me in euch a ridiculous position! I accepted the arrangement of everything, and allie depending upon me.1 really have no right to back out now.Come, just this once, and I will promise to be more prudent in fu ture.\u201d lt was hard to resist suc entreaties, nay it would have been impossible but from her firm conviction of right,\u2014her duty to Lim as well as to herself.Henry,\u201d she said softly.for \u2018you.I wish I could do my daty aad oblige you too; but I cannot.never promised to go.1 would have told you of my hesitation then if you had given me time} and, after.thinking it over and praying for direction, I wrote you what I did.\"Henry, you are not angry with me?\" But Heary answered not aword.He dropped her arm at the door, and, as the servant opened it, bowed coldly and left.The next evening, as the bell rang for service, and Mary\u2014wiping away the tears which would come every now aod then\u2014was putting on ber cloak and hood, she heard sleigh- bells, and, looking out, she saw Henry standing by Lis horse, locking so handsome, so fresh, 80 eager.¢ Come, Mary,\u201d be said ss sudder.ly she opened the door and stepped out, \u2014# come, you are just in season! Jump in, and I will tell you all about it!\u201d And thers, down the street, were many other sleighs filled with her young friends, all joyous and gay, waiting for them to start and Toad the way.Harder than all, her father appeared at that moment, sayin, sternly, \u201cGet in at once, daughter: don\u2019t be #0 foolish and stand there in the cold.Here, I will put you in aud wrap yeu up warmly.\u2019 But Mary, indignant now, and firmer than before, only said, * Father, I cannot; Henry knows I cannot ;\u201d\u2019 and, gently putting aside the hand laid on her arm, walked rapidly to church.She felt as if she had escaped some terrible enare as she stepped into the quiet vestry, and saw, as in 8 dream, the peuceful faces gathered there; and when the pastor prayed, such a prayer! that the Holy Spirit would not forsake \u2018them, grieved ns he must be, wounded in the house of his friends ; that be would bring back the wandering ; awaken once more to à sense of their lost condition those wliose eyes had been partly opened, bat which seemed to Le shut again, dazzled by the pleasures of the world; and that he would now descend and fill the house with his presence, and the hearts there with his love, \u2014Mary felt that her heart wan filled and pervaded with à love and peace and joy far ex- ceedingall that she had experienced before, aud that she was abundantly rewarded for the eacrifice she had made for his sake, As she glanced around the room when she arose as the last hymn was sung, she missed the faces and voices which usually joined #0 swoetly with hers in the singing, but she felt rateful that she had been kept from like re losed, and th he meeting was closed.an 8 pastor came down he aisle to greet the Christian friends, As he took ber Jand in thine softly whis ¢ Mary hath chosen the par Hiv wife, too, pressed her hand ten.deriy as she said, \u201c Thank God, my dear, that \u201cI am sorry you have stood firm ;\u201d and so, comforted by Christian sympathy, Mary went home.just before he closed, upon the beauty and p g |do you protest?\u2019 ask: THE MONTREAL WITNESS.Her father met her a1 the door with a frown, sod 8 hasty \u201cHow could you let Henry go ofl without you?He was so mortified, so angry; and I dou\u2019t wonder | It was shameful, my child! and all for a prayer meeting I'* \u201c Dear futher,\" said Mary, speaking with effort, \u201cit was for Christ.I owe my first obligation to Aim.I am sorry, so sorry, to vex you both; but 3\u2014\" \u201cJust like ber mother!\u201d exclaimed her father.\u201cMary, I will not scold you again ; you are a good child, only too particular ; but 1 honor you for it, after all.If you think it right, stick to it, just us your mother did.She would give her eyes to help anybody, but not en inch would she move in what she thought 8 wrong direction.\u201d And, as Mary leaned her head against her father\u2019s shoulder and sofily wept, they were teare of thankfulness she shed, that she had been allowed to be a connecting link between the sainted mother's soul and this beloved, unbelieving father.Late in the night, almost in the early morning, Mary was awakened by the jingling sleigh-bells and the merry voices of the returning party, and thanked God that she had not to go to her room at that hour to face a neglected duty and an offended heavenly Father, The next church-meeting, Mary was there with her father, for he bad come to tell of God's dealings with his soul ; and Henry had once more turned the corner and got back into the narrow way.With a broken voice and a penitent heart, he arose and related the experience of the past month.\u201cI had been for some time neglecting my duties,\u201d he said, ¢* secret praer ang the study of the Bible ; and even when here my heart was cold and my tongue silent; and so when the temptation came I easily fell into it, and but for the firmness of a friend,\" \u2014here his voice faltered,\u2014*1 am almost sure tbat, having turned the corner, I should have got farther and farther away from Christ and his people.But that scene of gayety was one of misery to me ; and when Ireached home, late as it waa, I slept not till I had settled the question, \u2018which 7 should choose, the world or the Lord.\" Thank God, be did not forsake me, or I should not be here to-night; aud now I ask your forgiveness and your ravers.\u201d* From that day Mary had the joy of seeing her friend grow daily stronger and stronger; saw him unwearied in his ter\u2019s service ; using his influence, which was great; his talents, which were brilliant; his income, which waa large,\u2014in bringing men to Christ, in helping the weak, in asaisting the strong, but especially in guarding the unwary and wavering ones, aed endeavoring to lead them in the straight and narrow way which leads to life everlasting.\u2014Sabbath at Home.\u201c ALMOST A NUN\" This is à fascinating story \u2014and somethin, more; for the author, (Mrs.Julia McNair Wright) under her own responsible name, and with the indorsement of the \u201cPresbyterian Publication Committee,\u2019 declares that \u201call the Leading incidents of it are sober truth\u201d There igs strand of tender Christian feeling and sound evangelical instruction braided in with the exciting story of abduction and persecution : 80 thatthe book isa preacher of the Gospel as well as a witness against Rome.The clear and pertinent way in which the testimony of Scripture is cited by the author ia well iiluatrated in the following extract : \u2014 Sister Martha and a nun called Sister Ann, a cousin of the Superior, who partook largely of her characteristics, were appointed carefully to sound Elleanore's views on the subject and report them.On an afternoon in the garden, Sister Martha valiantly led the first assault, according to her instructions.1 presume, Klleanore, aayou have been here so long under holy influences, you are ready to abjure your early errors, and receive instead the pure word of the Church.\u201d \u201cBy no means,\u201d replied Elleanore, 7 .y ; , promptly, being determined to bring matters to a head.\u201cIam a Protestant, aud as such I protest with all my heart against the government and doctrines of your Romish Church, and will never subscribe thereto.\u2019 \u201cTo what do you object?Against what Sister Ann, sitting down by Martha and Elleanore.\u201c1 protest against Mariolatry,\u2014the worship of à woman, when we are toid, \u2018Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Ilim only shalt thou serve.\u2019 & And what else?\u201d cried Martha, perfectly horrified.; #1 protest against the praying to saints, or craving their intercession, for we have \u2018 but one Mediator between God and mau, even Jesus.\u2019 4 Beware, Elleanore, of your heresies.Eachword you utler costs you years in purgatory,\u201d said Sister Aun, sternly.\u2018It does not, for there is no such place,\u201d replied Iilleanore.I utterly disavow the doctrine of the mass, calling the wafer the \u2018victim\u2019 and worshipping ity for there is but \u2018one sacrfice forsin,' Christ was offered \u201conce for all.\u201d \u201c Can you say any more such dreadful things?\u201d cried Sister Martha, whose first contact this was with outspoken Protestantism, Yee,\u2019 continued Elleanore, \u201cit is & sin and a shame to withhold the wine from the people at communion, for Jesus said, ¢ Drink Je allof it.\u201d ** $0 horrible! horrible!\u201d cried both the nuns, ZEAL FOR BOULS.A traveller was journeying in the darkness of night along & road that led to a deep and rapid river, which, swollen by sudden rai was chafing and roaring within its precipitous banks, The bridge that crossed the stream had been awept away by the torrent, bat he knew it not.A man met him, and, after inquiring whither he was bound, said to him in ao indifferent way : \u2014 Are you aware that the bridge is gone?\" \u201cNo,\u201d was (be answer.* Why do jou think 80 7\u201d \u201cOh, T heard such a report this afternoon, and though I am not certain about it, youbad perhaps better not proceed.\" Deceived by the hesitating and undecided manner in which the information was given the traveller pushed onward in the way of death.Soon Buother, meeting bim cried out in consternation : \u2014 \u201cSir, sir, the bridge is gone!\u201d 4 Oh, yes,\" replied the wayfarer, \u2018 some one told me that story a little distance back ; but, from the careless tone with which he told it, I am eure itis only an idle tale.\u201d \u201cOh, it istrue, itis true!\u201d exclaimed the other.\u201cI know the bridge is gone, for 1 barely escaped being carried with it myself, Danger is before you, and you must not go on.\u201d And in the excitement of his feelings, he grasped him by the hands, by the arms, by the clothes, and besought him not to rush upon manifest destruction.Convinced by the earnest voice, the earnest eyes, the earnest gestures, the traveller turned back and was saved.The intelligence in both cases was the same ; but the manser of its conveyance in the one gave it an air of a fable, in the other an air of truth.Bo it is only through a burning zeal for the salvation of the lost,\u2014a zeal glowing in the heart, and flashing out in the look and action and utterance,\u2014that the confidence of unbelief can be overcome, and the heediess travellers of the broad way won to the path of life and happiness, Love is the most potent logic; interest and sympathy are the most subduing eloquence.\u2014 Dr, G.B.Idle.CHRISTIAN TREASURY.(Green Pastupes for the Lord's Flock, Ly the Rev.James Smith.) \u201cThe Lord was ready to save me.\"\u2014 Joa.xxXVILL 20.This is the testimony of a good man who had been in great danger.His heart was full of fears, and he gave up all for lost ; but now he is recovered, and etands forth to acknowledge his mistake, and bear witness to thie pleasing fact, that the Lord is ever ready to save Hia people in every time of trouble.The Lord hath saved us, and He will save us even to the end.He has power, aod He will exert it; He has authority, an He will employ it; He has sympathy, sod He will manifestit.He is a Saviour ut hand and not afar off.He is ready and willing to deliver, Has He not proved Himself so in our ast experience, and ought we not to trust Him for the future?Let us in every danger cry unto God to save us; wait upon Him in humble hope for the blessing; banish carnal and unscriptural fears far away ; refuse to listen to Satan, sense, or unbelief ; persevere in seeking until we obtain and enjoy the blees- ing.The Lord is ready to save us.Let us believe, hope, prove, and be happy.He will save, He will rest iu His love, and joy over us with singing.Salvation to God will I publish abroad, Jehovah bath saved me through Jesus's biood ; The Lamb was once slain, but He liveth again, And I with my Jesus for ever sball reign : Then filled with His love, in the regions above, 1 shall never, no never from Jesus remove, SELECTIONS.\u2014 A little boy seeing two birdies in a nest cking each other, asked what they were oing.\u201cThey are quarrelling.\u201d No, no,\u201d said the little boy, * that cannot be, because they are brothers.\u201d \u2014 God takes away our friends that we may look to him for sympathy.When our affec- tiona were exercised upon objects around us, when we rejoined in theirabundant sympathy, we did not feel the need of Divine sympathy.But when they were taken away we felt our need of God's eympathy aud support.We were brought to realize that He A could five support, and form an adequate portion or the soul.Thus are our earthly props removed that we may rest Grmiy al upon God, A Wiar Faruen.\u2014The eminent Patrick Henry left in his will the following important passage :\u2014#1 have now disposed of all my property to my family; there is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is, the Christian religion.If they had that, and I had not given then one shilling, they would be rich ; and if they had not that, and I had given them all the world, they would be poor.\u201d A Facr.\u2014It was Sabbath noon.À school was assembled to hear the teachings from God's Word.Before one teacher eat a class of young ladies, from sixteen to twenty years of age, most of whom gave no evidence of love to Jesus.The lesson for the day was hastily disposed of, and then came silence waiting for the closing bell.À silence in that short hour upon which depended eternal interests, Soon it was broken by the teacher of those precious souls saying to one of ber pupils, *1 think the color of your gloves beautiful, in fact, the most delicate of any I have seen this season.\u201d Alas! that that teacher could not have spoken » word which might bave bad an influence over that scholar long after the gloves bad faded, A few Sabbaths more pasted rapidly sway,and that same young lady was iaid upon sick and dying bed,\u201d Only four dar and she bad passed beyond the need of earthly counsel or instruction.Fellow-teachers, does not this lesson come home with power to ourselves?Do we improve the precious hour one day in seven in pointing those under our instruction to Jesus, and with it do we offer earnest prayer that the secd suwn may spring up and bear froit ?May we be #0 enabled to discharge our duty as that when one after another of our papils are called to part with earth, we may reflect wholly as we follow their remains to their narrow Aucusr 26, 1568.home, that we have discharged our whole duty.\u2014Letler in 8.8.Times, CHILDREN'S CORNER.IN PLAY, \u201cOh, Alice ! why did you do that 7\" 441 was only in play, mamma; and Alice seemed to think that quite enough.\u201cBut you should not do wrong things even in play.Do you think you shoud IN \u201c1 don\u2019t think it matters much if we are only in play, mamma.\u201d Alice's mother often had to tell her that it did matter, and that \u201coniy in play\u201d was never an excuse for doing wrong things.Sometimes she would hold the cat Ly her tail, and say it was only in play, Sometimes she took away lier baby sister's rattle, and when she cried said the same thing, Sometimes she ran away when her mother wanted her, and thisis the excuse she made eventhen.It was not a good one, as I hope you understand.One day she did & worse thing than even those that 1 have told you about.Children often like strange toys to play with, and Alice liked playing with fire.She would light slraws or sticks, and run about the room with them, or burn paper slowly, or strike lucifer- matches.She liked to see à blaze.But fire is à very dangerous thing to play with.Her mother had often told her so, and had said that she must be punished if she would do such nsighty things.But, though Alice must bave known that her mamma would certainly do as she said, even that did not make her leave off.So, on the day about which I have to tell you, Alice saw lying in the kitchen & box of matcLes ; and, looking round to see if any one wus watching, she put the box in her pocket and went out, At first she intended calling ber brother, and asking if he would like to join ber; but then she remembered that moat likely he would not be willing to play with fire when his mother had told him not, 80 she decided to go alone, \u201cIwill strike them ove by one,\" she raid to herself, \u201cand see them burn, and then I will come home,\u201d So she looked out for a quiet place where she would not be disturbed, wud where she would be hidden from the house.And she also thought it would be better to have a sheltered place, as, if the wind blew, the matches would not burn so long.I wonder if Alice had quite forgotten how wicked it was to disobey her mother.I wonder if she bad never learnt that little but solemn text from the Bible, * Thou, God, seest me.\u201d She found just the place she wanted.It was on the other side of the hay-stack, which bad lately been made at a little distance from ber father's house.It seemed like a nice place, it was quiet and retired and shelte and she would be quite hidden from all the windows of her home.But really, as you no doubt know, it was one of the worst and most dangerous places which she could possibly have chosen, as she soon found.She had lighted about half the matches when she accidentally let one drop before it was quite burnt out.But she took no notice of it.The only thought she had about the matter was, \u2018 Well, one doesn't make much difference; I have pleaty more to burn.\u201d She did not look tosee what had become of the still burning match which she had dropped.But it fell upon some hay that lay quite close, and, as it was very dry, it took fire instantly, and before Alice had even time to cry out, the flame ran up the side of the etack, and set the whole in a blaze.At first she was ao frightened that she could neither speak nor move, And while she sat still a bit of the burning hay fell on ber pinafore, and in à moment that was in à blaze too, Then without waiting to try to putit out, she ran shrieking across the field toward her Lome, crying Mamma, mamma,\u201d as loudly as she could, But the faster she ran the more rapidly the fire spread over her, the flames crept alon her pinafore and frock, and singed her beautiful long curls, and her throat was so badly burnt that she did not know how to bear the ain.So were her arms and hands, aud even or face.Her father was first toseeher.He ran out ofthe bouse, and rolled her on the ground, &nd put out her burning things with bis hands, Then he took her at once to the doctor's, not stopping to attend to the bay.stack, which the fire was burning all away.How did it happen ?'! he said.But Alice was too bad to answer ; and, indeed, it was many weeks before she spoke again.She had a long illness, and euffered à great deal, and it was feared that she would never get well.Even when she was better, her face was so marked that she was never the same beauti- fal Alice again.Ob, if she had but minded what her mother said, and never played with fire! - Echange paper.BIBLE QUESTIONS.No.593.When was there à thunder-atorm st the time of wheat harvest ?No.t93.When was au army discomfited by a thunderstorm ?No.594.Where in the Bible do we first read of milk ?No.888, \u2018Who first rent his clothes?No.596, What woman rent her olothes ?ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS, No.587.=Gen.34:15==37, No.588.\u2014Jobn 4:5, 6.No.589.\u20143 Kings 20:7; Isa.38:21 No.590.\u20143 Chron.1:16, No, 891.~=Isa.35:6, d teeth.o.Aucusr 26, 186».THE MONTREAL WITNESS.651 The Miscellany.MY PEARLS, \u201c#0 teach us to pumber our days that we may apply our hearty unto wisdom.\u201d\u2014Pa, 40: 12, I count my days as shining pearls, And every one as given To guide me, as it slips away, Along the road to Heaven, Yet some I take to clothe my pride That clamors to be drest,\u2014 And some of them dissolve in sighs, That bring no peace nor rest.Ambition takes a few within Her hand so icy cold\u2014 And many waste beside the way, Whose value ne'er is told.A few bring gems from hidden mines That more than pay their cost, And over many more I mourn, Such ag sre worse than lost.The string grows shorter! Tighter now 1 grasp saob shining gem,\u2014 I just begin to ses the wealth My Father hides in them.Each pearl must bring full value now, For Ob, there may few ! A part of tAis, my gentle muse, 1 give in love to you.THE BISHOP OF THE NIGER.About the end of March, 1822, a small slaving vessel was captured by our truisers, not far from the coast of Africa.There were 187 slaves on board, and amongst them a lad about twelve years of age, named Adjai.\u2018Though so young, his history had been an eventful one.About a year before, while breakfast was being prepared in his father's hut, an alarm was sounded that the Ego Ma- hommedans were about to attack the town.It proved too true.Before night the town was in ashes, Adjsi's fatber and many others killed, and tbe remainder, including Adjai, with his sisters, bis coutin, and his mother, made captives.Then ensued a sad journey from Oshogun, Adjai's birthplace, to Isehin, another town twenty miles distant.Here the spoil was divided, Adjai and his elder sister fell to the share of the principal chief, while his mother and his younger sister, then only a baby, became the property of those among them who had actually been engaged in the expedition, His cousin had previously been separated from them.A little later in the day, Adjai was exchanged by the chief for a horse.Two months afterwards the chief repented of his bargain, and Adjai was returned to him, and taken to a town called Dadds, where his mother was residing, and whom he was occasionally permitied to see, From Dadda, he was taken away, with several others, to the coast for sale to the Pormguese, His misery on the journey was so great that he several times attempted to commit suicide.Thrice he was sold to different owners, when at length he and his companions were put on board the siaver, which immediately set sail.The very next evening, however, the slaver was surprised and taken by two English men.of-war,and one eventful chapter of Adjai\u2019s life was brought to a close, Adjai and five other Jouths were taken on board the \u2018 Myrmidon,\" and after a cruise of about two months and a half were landed at Sierra Leone, on the 17th of June, 1822, On the same day they were sent, with thirty others, to Bathurst, about seven miles from Free Town.Here Adjai was put to school, and s0 diligent was he in his studies that, in aix months after his arrival at Sierra Leone, he wasable to read the New Testament! He was then made a monitor, and had a class of his own to teach, receiving eevenpence half- peony a month for his services.On the 11th of December, 1823, having piven evidence of conversion, he was baptized.He then gave up his heathen name of Adjai, and received that of \u2018Samuel Crowther,\u201d after a clergyman in England.In 1826 he was brought to England, Shortly after his return to Africa, an Institution was commenced at Fourah Bay, close to Free Town, for the purpoes of training pious young Africans as missionaries to their countrymen, and Ssmuel Crowther was admitted as the first student, In 1829 he married a Christian woman, also a liberated slave, who had been educated at the Bathurst achool at the same time as himself, For many years he labored actively and devotediy as the schoolmaster of Regents Town.In 1841, be accompanied the famous Niger expedition in the capacity of interpreter, The melancholy reeults of that expedition made it more obvious than ever that the civilization and conversion of Africa must depend upon civilized and converted Africans, Impressed with this conviction, Samuel Crowther asked for such instruction as would qualify him to act, not only as a teacher, but as a missionary to his countrymen.His desire was granted, He came over to England a second time, and was admitted to the College of the Church Missionary Society at Islington, on the 13th of October, 1842.On the 11th of June, 1843, he was ordsined deacon by the Bisnop of London, and on the lst of October of the same year heroceived the priest's orders.In December of the same year be landed again at Sierra Leone, and a second chapter of his history may be regarded as closed, It was not till Aoguat, 1845, that he was able to enter upon bis sphere of labor, Abbeokuts, but in the period of his detention in Free Town, he transiated the Gospel of St, Luke, the Acts of the Apostles, aud the Epistle to the Romans into his native language, besides preaching regularly to the Yoru ba people who were focuted there.At Ab- beokuta the mission party was received with great honor, and Mr.Crowther and his companions commenced their work with thankfulness and Lope.Scarcely had be been three weeks settled there when an event occurred which we prefer to sliow him to narrate in his own words.In his journal for the 21st of August, 1846, he thus writes: \u2014*¢ The text for this day in the ¢ Christisn Almansck\u2019 is, \u2018Thou art the help of the fatherless.1 have never felt tie force of this text more than I have this day, as I have to relate that wy mother, from whom I was torn awa about five-and-twenty years ago, came wit my brother in search of me! When she saw me she trembled, She could not believe her eyes.We grasped one another, looking at each other with silence and great astonish: ment; big tears rolled down her emaciated cheeks.Bhe trembled asshe held me by the hand, and called me by the familiar name by which I well remember I used to bz: called by my grandmother, who Las since died in saver We could not say much, but sat still, and cast now and then an affectionate look at each other,\u2014a look which violence and oppression have often checked, an affection which has nearly been extinguished by the long space of twenty-five years, Thus unsought for, after all search for me had failed, God bas brought us together again, and turned our sorrow into joy I\u201d In & short time afterwards Mr.Crowther, with the help of a few Christian friends, ransomed bis sisters, his brother-in-law, and his nieces from slavery.Thus the little family, so long separated, after so many years of sorrow, toil, sod danger, were oncemoreunited! On the 6th of February, 1848, the first fruits of Christian labor in the interior of Western Africa were admitted into Christ's fold by baptism,\u2014three women, two men, aud four little children.One of these women was Afala, Mr.Crowther\u2019s mother.He bad chosen for his mother the appropriate name of Hannah; and surely the Jewish Hannah had no greater reason to rejoice in her Samuel than the African Hannah bad in hers, So sabundantly did God bless the labors of His servants, that on the 3rd of August, 1849, Mr.Crowther was enabled to write: * This mission is to-day three years old; and if we look back during that period we bave much cause for thankfulness.Atthelow- est calculation we have 500 constant attend: ants upon the means of grace, about 80 communicants, and nearly 200 candidates for baptism and the Lord's Supper.\u201d So greatsuc- cess alarmed the heathen priests and priestesses, and the spring of 1850 was a season of sore persecution, But the loss of worldly goods, bonds, stripes, starvation, torments of the most ingenious description and terrible character, failed to move the converts from their faith in Christ.A constancy eo unexpected and wonderful filled the heathen with awe, and awakened increased inquiry into the nature of the new religion that could in- pire even women with such fortitude.On the following Whit-sunday, Rev.Mr.Crow- ther had the joy of baptizing twenty-four men and women, and eix children.In 1851, Abbeokuta narrowly escaped destruction by the cruel Dahomians, who, contrary to all expectation, were totally defeated, 1,200 of them beivg slain.The night before the battle, the Christian converts met to su: plicate the aid of their God, and to him they piously sscribe the victory, This great peril being passed, Mr.Crow- ther, this time aceompanieq by bis wife, again came to England, to tell what the Lord had done for his fellow-countrymen, and to con- suit with the friends of missions concerning further and more extensive operations.He was received with merited respect.The Queen and Prince Albert heard his story from his own lips.Many who were then children remember the delight with which they listened to him at various missionary meetings.While in England, in conjunction with the Rev.O.Vidal, who afterwards was consecrated first Bishop of Western Africa, he prepared a new edition of a dictionary of the Yoruba lan; e.On his return he took with him his eldest son Samuel, who had been educated for the medical profession, His eldest daughter Susannah, who also was edn- cated in England, became the wife of the Rev.George Nicol, the second ordained African Minister, In 1854, Mr, Crowther accompanied another and remarkably successful expedition, up the Niger, and from what he saw was con: vinced that the time bad fully come for the introduction of Christianity into that region.But it was the summer of 1857 before he was enabled to carry out his long cherished desire, In the interval, however, he had prepared trapelations of parts of the Bible into the languages of the various tribes on the banks of the river, The said mission party consisted of Mr.Crowther, the Rev.J.C.Taylor, à native of the Ibo tribe, a single.hearted, devoted man, and several native teachers from Sierra Leone, They sailed in a little vessel appropriately named the ¢ Day- epring.\u201d Mr.Taylor and Simon Jonas, an experienced teacher and interpreter, were left at the large town of Onitsha, one hundred and fifty miles up the river.At Gbebe, & town built near the confluence of the Tebadda and the Niger, about one hundred miles beyond Onitshs, three native teachers were left.Pursuing their voyage for one hundred and sevent miles PR the wore) as the western branci of the Niger is called, they passed the large town of Rabba, when the \u201cDirepriog\u201d struck wpou & rock, and becames total wreck, Dis.sppointed, but not daunted, Mr, Crowther sud his companions returned to Habba, which is a Mshommedan city, and began a mission there, In 1859, he returned overland to Ab- beokuta, snd in June of the same year, again went up the river ina little steamer called the \u201cSunbeam.\u201d He found that all wes going on well at Ouitebm and Gbebe, but that through the influence of tbe slave-traders, Rubba was closed against bim.In 1860, he made preparations for the commencement of a mission at Akassa, à town at the mouth of the Niger, and in 1861 and 1862 he ascended the river for the fifth and sixth times.The years 1862 and 1863 were years of sore trial for the mission stations.In Maroh, 1862, Badahung, the king of Dahomey, being resolved to avenge the defeat bis predecemor bad sustained, attacked and destroyed Ishaga, an out-station near Abbeokuts.The little lock of Chiistians were either enslaved or tortured to death.The faithful native teacher was crucified ! In 1563 and 1864, Bagahung besieged Abbeukuta, but happily on the fifteenth of March, 1864, be was uiterly defeated.The haughty savage had caused an open space to be prepared, in which to execute the missionaries in the sight of their people, and s0to triumph over the God of the Christian.But He heard the cry with which the Christian warriors went into the battle: « O God, arise I\" Through all these years it became more 1ndly mavifest that but little help could be rendered to the heathen in that region by white missionaries.Tbe first bishop of Sierra Leone landed at Free Town on the 26th of December, 1852; in 1859, the third died of fever.It became plain to all that there must be a native bishop for the Niger, as well as native missionaries, Mr.Crowther was ae- lected to fill this important position, and on the 20th of June, 186 !, was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the Canterbury Cathedral.At the same time the University of Oxford conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity, Since his return, Bishop Crowther has been actively engaged in strengthening and extending the operations of his Mission.The three years that have elapsed have been years of opposition and anxiety, but also of success.In the last Annual Report of the Church Missionary Society we tind the following \u201cSummary of the Niger Mission :\u201d-Stations, 6 ; Native Bishops and Clergymen, 4 ; Native La- \u2018Teachers, 12; Native Communicaats, 76 ; Na, tive Christians, 202; Schools, 7; Scholars 136.THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY.You know all about the origin of this magnificent institution, and I need not rehearse the particulars of it.It is due to the combined bounty of the general Government, and of Mr, Ezra Cornell, an estimable resident of Ithaca who, having made a large fortune, chietly in telegraph enterprises, had been anxious for some time to devote a share of it to the public good.His first plan was merely the foundation of an agricultural col- legeat this place ; but when the State of New- York, under the act of Congress of July 2, 1862, appropriating public lands for educational purposes, became entitled to land- scrip representing 990,000 acres, and discussion arose as to the best way of disposing of this gift, Mr.Cornell proposed to enlarge the plan of bis foundation, and to give it $500,000 on condition that the State should appropri ate the proceeds of these lands to the same object.The scrip kad already been given to the People's College at Lima, on certain conditions ; but those conditions not being com- lied with, Mr.Cornell's offer was accepted.Hence the Cornell University, which begins its career under the remarkable circumstances of having all the money it can spend and P possessing assurance of an income sufficient to keep it alive even without the payments ex pected from students.Asthe plan has gradually been developed, Mr.Cornell's benefactions have increased.He has given to the University his homestead snd farm of 250 acres, and when it was suggested to him that by the terms of his agreement with the State, the value of this gift might be deducted from his promised endowment of $500,000, he made the characteristic answer, *\u2018I don't want to deduct anything; T had rather give more,\u201d He has kept on giving more ever since.He gave $10,000 for the Jewett collection in geo'ogy and palzontology; he soon afterward added other sums to the amount of $25,000.He spent about $250,000 for the purpose of locating the lands granted by Congress; and he has bought $50,000 worth of the unsold lands in order that the University may enjoy the interest of the money, and has agreed moreover to pay over to the endowment fund whatever profit be may make on their subsequent sale.The $250,000 for locating the lands he regards, however as a loan, which the University is to repay him whenever it can.The land-scrip, us you know, entitles the Btate merely to so many acres of the unoccupied domain in the far western territories, to beselected by the State under certain re- ulations prescribed by the General Land ffice ; and, of course, while nobody knows just where or what that land ay turn out to be, the scrip cannot be sold except at a great dieudvantage.The labor of selecting it, involving much hunting about in the wilderness to find the best locations, and much expensive surveying, costs a good deal of money ; and Mr, Cornell, by advancing the amount required for this service, bas enabled the institution to dispose of its grants at 8 much higher price than it would otherwise obtain, The lands yet unsold will yield probably $1600, 000, which will be invested by the State Comptroller, for the benefit of the University.It is estimated that the income of the establishment for the first year, not including what students may pay for tuition, board,and lodging, will amount to $66,000, and for the second year it will probably be 875,000.Instead of a simple agricultural college, Mr.Cornell now resolved to have » university \u2018*where any person can Sud instruction in any etudy.\u201d\u201d He wished to abandon the old routine system, by which Joue men were forced through a regular and inflexible course, without regard to their tastes, their fitness for rticular branches, or their probable needs in nîter life.He wanted an institution which would give an excellent general education in the studies pursued at ordinary colleges and at the same time would accommodate itself to the student's especial choice, and give bim an opportunity to acquire eminence in whatever pursuits took the most practical hoid upon the tastes, aspirations, and work of bis life, The State Teachers\u2019 Association, you remember, appointed a Committee at its recent meeting lo request the trustees to throw open their doors to aii persons \u2018irrespective of race or sex,\u201d and Lheir memorial was presented today.It is rather carious that the Committee disregarded a part of their instructions, for they say nothiag of admitting ell races, but make an eloguent and & forcible plea for the women.The question was not discussed, though there a peared to be a strong feeling in favor of the measure on the part of some of the gentlemen present; but the memorial was referred to a committee consisting of resident White, Senator Andrews of Otsego, Mr.A.B, Weaver, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Senator Iolger, and the Hon.J, B.Williams of Ithaca, with instructions to report at some future time.\u201d Rather vague, that; but the ladies have friends on the Comumittee,aud Miss Anthony may yet be made glad.There bas been some discussion also about the propriety of introducing regular, military disciplive, and adopting 8 sort of military uniform.A regulation dress would check extravagant tailors\u2019 bills, and thus would be a blessing to poor but vain young men; but would the youn women have to wear it too ?\u2014 Letler from Ithaca in N.Y.Tribune.POPULATIONS OF LARGE TOWNS, According to the census of 1861 there were 2,803,981 persons living in London.The metropolis, however, of the ltegistrar-General is much more extensive place than is generally supposed.For instance, it starts from Hampstead in the north and extends to Syden- bam in the south.lt reaches from Woolwich in the east aud stretches as far a3 Hammer- smith in the west.It is estimated by the Registrar-General that the population of this vast area will reach 3,126,615 in the middle of the present year.The actual area is equal to 77,997 acres; and asso many suburban places are included, it is not surprising to find that the density cf Londou is not nearly so great as that of some of the other towns enumerate in the weekly mortality returns.For instarce, in Liverpool there are actually 98 persons living on every acre ; in Manchester there are 81.8; io Birmingham there are 45.0; but in London there are only 40.1.In Bristol the density of population is lower still, \u2014 namely, 35.7 per acre ; in Hull it is 30.4 ; in Newcastle, 23.9; in Salford, 22.7; in Bradford, 16 4; in Leeds, 11.0; and in Sheffield 10.2.The population of Liverpool in 1861 was 443, 938; the Registrar-Generals computation for the present year is 500,676.In like manner, Manchester has increased from 357, 979 to 366,535, and Birmingham from 296,- 078 to 352, 296.Bristol in 1861 numbere 154,093 souls, but the population is now stated to be 167,487.Huil has increased from 97,661 to 108,269, and Newcastle from 109,108 to 127,701.Salford has risen in seven years from 102,449 to 117,162; Bradford from 106,218 to 108, 119; Leeds from 207,165 to 236,746 ; and Sheffield from 185,172 to 232,362.The population of London is thus greater be! 809,082 than all these towns put together.It is more than six times as large as Liverpool, and considerably larger than four such towns as Liverpool and Leeds taken together.It is to be expected, therefore, that the births and deaths in London will by very numerous.Accordingly it is stated that in the 52 weekly reports published last year the births reached 112,264, and the deaths numbered 70,548; that is to say, 308.4 children were born in London daily, or nearly l3in every hour that passed.Similarly 193.9 persons died in London daily, or 8 in avery hour, AGRICULTURE.\u2014 John Johnston euys that one load of manure as top-dressing, is worth two ploughed under, on atiff land.\u2014 London dairy-men bave decided that the most profitable cows are graded short-horna, Not that they give more milk, but they make the most heef when past milking.\u2014 Maltitudes of farm accidents happen because nuts on running-gear are not looked afterand kept tight.Five minutes\u2019 attention each day, wrench in hand, is the remedy.\u2014 Early hatched chickens make early layers next winter.\u2014 It is a fact susceptible of proof that crops would be tly increased it the soil could be worked twice as deeply as now.There is no mistake about the great value of deep ploughing.\u2014J.W.Titus, of Moosup, gives the Massachusetts Ploughman the following receipt for raising potatoes, and says: \u2014'\u2018Itis as good as the best superphosphate of lime, and will not cost half as much.I have tried it two years, and am satisfied that it is good on my land.Take one cask of lime and slack it with water, then stir in one bushel of fine salt ; then mix in loam enough ro that it will not become mortar ; it will make about five barrels.Put half 8 pint in & hill at planting.\u201d Kzzrine Arrixs,\u2014Mre.Pell, of Ulster county, the celebrated exporter of apples to Europe, recommends that apples,after having been carefully handpicked to baskets, shoul be laid on the floor hy hand, without pouring them from the baskets, until they are 12 or 18 inches deep, and be Jeft to dry and season three weeks, when again equally carefully picked in clean dry bacrels, they may be kept without rotting any reasonable length of time, and safely sent to any part of Europe or the West Indies.\u2014N.Y.Paper.Currixe Oars GREEN, \u2014AL & rec ent mee ing of the Waitsfield (Vt.) Farmers\u2019 and Me chanics\u2019 Club, O.E.Wilder stated that last summer he eut an acre cf onts soon afler they were headed out, and last winter he fed them to ten cows, lasting them for their entire feed, three weeks and four days, \u2014nearly equal to thirty-six weeks for one cow.The cows meanwhile increased in their milk, when DA.turally they would bave decreased on ordinary fodder.Tie land was seeded to grass, and he intends to put what pers on tbe same piece next year by itself, and feed it to the same number of cows, and note the result, He thinks that he cut the oats à little too early, aud that if they had been left till full in tbe milk they might have been better.lle also believes that the fertility cf the soil was uot exbansted pearly aa much as if the oats had ripened.\u2014Cor.N.E.Farmer.PITY tag voor Carrie.~The Metropo- P- litan Drinking Fountain sud Cattle.Trough Association are engaged in a most humane work, by the erection of water-troughs for the poor cattle that are driven to and fro from the great Smithfield cattle-market.But what this association hus done is nothing compared with what remains to be done.When it is borne in mind that at the Monday markets there are often as many as fourthousand cattle, and twenty tiiousand sheep, some ides may be formed of the large supply of water needed by the peer animals during these oppressively hot days.The animals, as a rule, ave no waler during the many hours they are penned up in the market.\u201cTheir suffer- iogs from thirst must often be intense ; and we desire Lo see every leading thoroughfare from the market well supplied with fountains and troughs for both man and beast.The association has a most diligent and enthusins- tic eecretary, who is most unwesried in extending its operations; but we find that the committee are unable to extend their benevolent work for want of funds, We would urge the claims of this bnmane movement upon the liberality of our readers.\u2014 London Christian Times.Crover.\u2014Clover differs entirely from the cereal plants in thia respect, that it sends its main roots perpendicularly downward, when no obstacles stand in the way, to a depth which the tine fibrous roots of wheat and barley fail to reach ; the principal roots of clover branch otf isto creeping shoots, which again send forth fresh roots downward.Thus clover, like the pea-plant, derives its principal food from lsyers below the arable surface of the eoil, and the difference between the two consists mainly in this,\u2014that the clever, from ita larger and more extensive root surface, can still find a sufficiency of food in fields where pease will no longer thrive.The natural consequence is, that toe subsoil is left proportionably much poorer by clover than by the pea.Clover seed, on account of its small size, can furnish from ite own mass but few formative elements for the young lant, and requires a rich arable surface for its development; but the plant takes comparatively but little food from the surface soil.When the roots have pierced through this, the upper parts are soon covered with & -jcorky coating, snd only the fine root fibres, ramifying through the the subsoil, convey good to the plant.\u2014 Liebig.ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE BimoMETERS.\u2014 The sensibility of many animals and plants to the varying condition of the atmosphere is is so great that a careful study of their movements will often indicate with certainty approaching changes in the weather.When à storm ia pending the epider shortens the threads of his web, and leogthens them again when the storm is about to pass off ; careful observers even pretend to foretell how long fine weather will last, from the degree to which the wed is extended.If the spider ia quiet, it is à sign of rain, but when he goes to work during a shower, be sure it will soon clear off.The swallow is also an infallible barometer, flying low, almost touching the earth, and ottering a low, plaintive cry before rain, but sailing back and forth, high in the air, during settled weather; when a violent tempest is about to break out, he soars even to the clouds, aod adopts a slow, majestic motion, very different from his ordinary one.Ta pleasant weather, the crow will at any time leave her nest in search of food; but if she feels a storm approaching, nothing will tempt her off till her mate takes her place to protect her young.The peacock foretells rain by ita frequent cries; the woodpecker by its cooings; the paroquet by its chattering, and the guinea fowl by its going to roost.The goose manifests great uneasiness, plunging into the water and rapidly returning to the land.The seagulls seek the shore, and are only seen far inland in settled weather.The petrel, on the contrary, dashes out boldly into the midst of storm and tem- est.The chirp of the cricket is à sign of air weather, but the cry of the tree-toad indicates rain, When the air is overcharged with moisture, the odor of Howers is stro and penetrating, and in dry weather is soft ans agreeable.Tne Proarkss of Locomotiox.\u2014Roughly estimated, the number of persons who tra- veiled by mail and stage-coaches throughout the United Kingdom in 1837, the year befora the partial opening of the railways between London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, was 2,688,000.Ifto these be added 25 per cent., as representing travellers with ost-horses, in wazgons, and canal boats, we ave a ross total of land and canal travellers of ubout 3,360,000 ; or an eighth of the total opulation of the kingdom at that time.In iy the latest vear for which the Board of Trade Heturns have, Ba yet, been issued, the number of passengers carried on railways (including an allowance of one hundred journs for each annual ticket holder), was 261,377, 415, more than eight times the total popula- tionof the kingdom.The number of persons travelling on public rosds to and from railways is believed to be fully aa great as it was by road-way conveyances in 1837.In other words, land travelling in the United Kingdom bas de facto increased nearly ninety-fold in eight-and-twenty years.Comparing the po- ulation at the two periods the increase has Been siaty-four-fold.In 1837 the class of all others that rarely travelled, except by nature\u2019s means of locomotion, was the lower class.In 1865 the number of third-class passengers by railway was 151,416,269.There is something marvellous about the development of this third-class traffic.In the seven years between 1859 and 1865, both inclusive, the yearly average increase of first-class passengers was 1,494,122; of secoud-class, 3,775,- 905 ; but the average yearly increase of the thirdclass was 916,432.This increase must, however, be looked at in another way, In the four years 1539 to 1562, its average waa 4,893,310, but the incresseof 1843 over 1562 was 15.617,9173 of 1564 over 1563, 15,229, 183; 1865 over 1361, 15,114,688. 552 THE MONTREAL WITNESS] \u2014 August 26, 1868.TELKGRAIHIC NEWS.\u2014OMDON, Aug.20.\u2014A selected eleven from 106 most celebrated cricketers of Englund will sail from Liverpool on the 2ad September and will arrive in New York os the 12th and 13.h.The following are their engagements in Ame Tic: During the week of their arrival they will play matches against the selected twenty- two frcm various clube in the Blate of Now York and the city of New York and its environs.During the second week they will play matches in Montreal with twenty-two selected from the | officers of H.M.Regts, and from Canadian cricket clubs.Ia the third week, tbey play iwo matches in the neighborhood of Boston against twenty-tWo iavorite Massachussetts cricket clubs.The fourth week will be given to Philsdelphis, where they will meet the Amori- can cricketers again, who made the best stand, and played the best matches against the English cricketers in 1858 of any of that series.The Sth week will be given to New York, when, possibly, they may be induced to enter into à contest with an American club at the game of base ball, for which the former party refused the offer of $5,000 to play a game on the Fashion Course.There is considerable speculation among leading English cricketers on coming events, which, it is fully expectsd, will end in a series of victories for the eleven.Rio Jawkio, July 31, via Loxpon, Aug.20.\u2014 ! The attack on the Paraguayan fortress of Hu- | maita, news of which bas been daily expected for the past fortnight, took place on the 16th July.After prolonged fighting at the foot of the embankments, the allied columns retired without effecting a lodgment within the enemy's works.The loss of the allies is reported to be 3,000 killed and wounded.Nothing is known of the loases of the Paraguayans, but, as they fought most of the time under cover of their en- trenckments, it is supposed that the number of their killed and wounded would fall far behind that of the allies.The hopes of the war party in Brazil rested upon the success of this enterprise, and its failure will give a great impetus to the peace movement, Loxnos, Aug.21.-\u2014Despatches were received in this city to-day, giving the particulars of a heart-rending calamity which occurred in North Wales yesterday afternoon, whereby twenty five persons lost their lives.A train of cars from Holyhead, containing pssaengers and mails from Ireland, which was proceeding toward Liverpool at the usual speed, met with a sad accident to-day at the little town of Abergely, in the county of Denbigh.À long train of loaded petroleum trucks had just been switched off on the swing to make way for the Irish mail, but the switcbman had neglected to replace the switch, aud a dreadful collision was tbe consequence.Several persons, all passengers in the Irish mail train, were killed outright, and many others badly injured.The cars in both trains were reduced to a sbapeless mass.The concussion produced an explosion of the petroleum which instantly enveloped both traios in flames.Before it could be subdued, eighteen persons had been literally burat to ashes, Lccunue, Aug.21,\u2014Ît béviog recently become known to the Swiss authorities that an attempt was intended to have been made upon the life of the Queen of England during her recent &journ in this place, a strict search was made by the police for the parties concerned in the diabolical plot.To-day, a mau whose name is not given, but who, it has been ascertained, is a Feniun, was arrested, aud upon examination made such statements ws left no doubt that it Br.Louis, August 20.\u2014A party of 80 Ubey- ennes drove off 110 mules yesterday from withic | a mile of Fort Hays.The Indians are now re- | Up treating towards the Arkansas river, with the military and volunteers in bot pursuit.Saveral children that bad been stolen by the ladiuns bave been abandoned and found in the woods Nine women have been carried into captivity by the savages.The hostile tribes are the Cheyennes and Arrapahoes, Ban Francisc, Aug.20.\u2014 The Steamer * Constitution,\u201d from Panama, has arrived.Ua the 15h inetant a singular tidsl phenomenon occurred of Don Pedro, Southern California.A series ot waves commenced flowing upon the coast, causing the tide to rise 63 or 64 feet above tbe ordiosry high-water mark, which was ful- 1ywed by the falling of the tide Lo an equal distance below the usual low-water mark.The rise and fall occurred regularly every half-hour for several hours, creating considerable alarm among the inhabitants along the coast in that vicinity, The phenomenon ip attributed to some submarine disturbance.Ouintos, N.Y., Aug.21.\u2014John Kennedy was executed bere yesterday for the murder of Thos.Hand in February last.The Tribune anys : \u2014Gen.Reynolds, commanding the sub-military district of Texas, has ordered n military commission for the purpose of preventing future acts of lawlesaness aud murder, and of punishing the offenders, Mail advices from Hayti state that Oape Hayti waa surrounded by the revolutionists, sod communication with the interior was cutoff.Gen.Johan Lynch bad taker supreme command of the revolutionary forces.Wasauweros, August 31.=The examination of colored Zouaves for rioting week ago, while a company of them from Georgetown were on their way to the capital to relieve guard over the remains of Thaddens Stevens, bas bsen concluded.Thres were fined for disorderly conduct, and sixteen others required to give from $300 to $500 bail for a further hearing st the court.San Francisco, Aug.21.\u2014Tbe United States Sub-Treasury shipped balf a million dollars in coin to New York yesterday by the opposition steamer, making the total amounts shipped since the let January seven millions, an excess of a million and a balf over the total amount thus shipped in 1867.The United States Consul at London reporte that Jobn Munson, of Calais, Me., and John O'Connor, of Brooklyn, N.Y., have been brought to that port, being picked up xt ses about 40 wiles 8.W.by 8.of the Island of Nevis, their vessel, the \u201cBquirrel,\u201d of Port Washington, baving been lost on the coral-reef near Bermudas.Naw York, Aug.22.\u2014The ateamer \u2018 Deuta:h- land,\u201d from Europe, arrived thus morning.tine Confederation says Sarmiento had been elected President.He is understood to favor peace with Paraguay, aud a policy to that effect will probably provoke a war with Brazil.Congress was still in session, and & bill to abolish all Argentine legations abrosd bad been jutro.duced, and was likely to become a law.The financial trouble in Montevideo atill prevailed.The women in Paraguay, it is reported, in addition to becoming aoldiers, are also performing civil functions, euch as j stices, recraiting- officers, &c.The Tribune's special saye, it is asserted that General Rosecrans is empowered by the was hig deliberate design to assassinate Queen Victoria He bas been committed to prison to await « requisition from the British authorities.Pau:s, Aug.21.\u2014The Mesara.Armans, of Bor- deux, who constructed certain ironclads for the Oonfederate Government, and against whom : the United States Government receutly obtained | judgment 1a the French High Court of Appeal, have buen adjudged baukrupts.Loxpow, Aug, 22.\u2014The yacht race, in which | the American yacht\u201c Sappho\u201d was to participate, i we.postponed uatil Tuesday next.| It is proper to state that the despatch announe- ing the attempted pation of Queen Vic toria in Switz rland, by a person supposed to belong ta the Fenian organization, was received through the regular news channel.The foreign offise bere, however, hag received no sdvices of the affair beyond that mentioned in the telegram in question.Panta, Ang.22.\u2014The proprietors of the Lanterns, the editor of which was recently sentenced 10 pay & fine of 10,000 franca for violation of be press law, yesterday atlempted to resume the publication of that paper.The police were notified of the fact, and confiscated it before it left the uffice of the printer.ST.PEransscea, Aug.22.\u2014The Government is in receipt of this date's despatches from Bok- bars.The Emir bad signified his willingness to accept the terms of peace offered by the Or, with the exception, however,of the duty of building fortifications.Pan, Aug.23.~The Patric, in an editorial on American affairs, advises tbat the dispute between the United States and Great Britain concerning the Alabama claims, be referred to the arbitration of one of the great powers, as the only method of arriving at a definite and final settlement.Executive to tender all the naval aid possible to the Juarez Government, and the material eupport will not be withheld if it should be found necessary to enable the Mexican authorities to crueh 1be various factions there, and establis stable government.The Mexican authorities are, it appears, willing to surrender 8 portion of their northern territory ja return for the support, and the whole project commands, it said, the approval of some of the leading military men of ihe U.8, ATLANTA, Ga, August 19.\u2014The Republican celebration, yesterday, closed with & torchlight procession,composed of about 300 negroes.Between 10 and 11 o'clock in the evening, a drunken and unruly negro was arrested by two policemen in front of the National Hotel.The police were proceeding to the guard-house with the prisoner, when a mob of negroes pursued, aud attempted a rescue.The police resisted, and the negroes collected, and, using clubs, knocked the police down and released the prisoner.At this time, some person in the mob gave the word to fire, and the negroes did so, wounding & policeman.The fire was returned by the police, and the discharges followed in rapid succession.One negro was killed and two were wounded.Then the negroes fled ; but they rallied near the guard-bouse, and sgain moved forward to attack the police.By this time the whole police force and many white citizens were on the ground, prepared for conflict, When the negroes saw the determination of tke whites, they dispersed.At one time a riot was apprehended.Orrawa, Aug.21, 4 p.m.\u2014Groulx's escape has caused a furore bere, The wires have been heavily worked all day.Groulx was, under the preteuce that ho had committed a robbery, ar- Peitanezpuia, 20th Aug.\u2014It has just been discovered that Chas.B.Abbott, President of the \u2018rested in Now York State, brought to Ogdens- | burg, and tent thence to Prescott.A private | telegram from a person of undoubted authority, Allantown Rolling-Mills, bas absoonded, leav- | informe me that kr.O'Reilly, Q.C., has arrived ing indebtedness unpaid of from $500,000 to one | million, His partoer in this city, E.J.Ettinge, 10 belleved to buve been entirely ignorant of this indebtedness.The Lulietin says, the present defalcation, though a beavy one, Is divided among parties, BONS of whom can suffer more than temporary inconvenience from their losses.The capital of the Allantown Rolling-mill Company wes $500, 000, besides which there had been accumulated a considerable surplus, which will prevent any very serious impression belog made on the capi- asl of the Company, Wasmioros, Aug.20th\u2014Information bas been received at the Post-Uffice Department, warranting belief that the British Post-Office Department will assent to tbe proposed modifications of the new postal convention between the two countries, by which among other thioge on small pampblets will be reduced.convention ie an improvement fn various particulars over tbe one now in forge.Postal negotiations sre now pending between the United Btates and Prance for a mote liberal exchange of mail.st Prescott from Kingston, and that Groulxis to be brought back here, Groulx is the connecting link in the evidence to convict Doyle of complicity, by proving that Doyle snd Whelan were closeted in a private room at the Russell House on several ocessions, sud especially on the night of the assassination of McGee.Groves, not Groulx, the witness, is hers all right.Some difficulty is anticipated with the American sutborities on the bringing of him back.Sr.Jonn, N.B., Aug.23.\u2014A suit for libel instituted by Sheriff Viez of Digby, N.P., againet Mr.Elder Pope of the Morning Journal, was decided by the jury Giving 8 upsaimons verdiot for the defendant.The case arose out of comments made by a correspondent of that journal regarding the alleged abstraction of the contents of a money-letter while in transitu, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BIRTHS, DART \u2014On the 1th instant, the wife of the Rev.Wiillam J, Dart, B.A, br eon, At Bt.Michael, on the 20th instant, Mrs, David aon, The Ilerald's correspondence from the Argen- M: CU0K.-UN Lue 22a iLstanl, toe wite of V.J x, Of à son, Evaxs.\u2014At No.3 Princess Ttoyal Terrace, pper iversily streel, on the 2\\st Instant, tue wife of James 8.Kvans, Esq, of a son, JARVIS.\u2014On 2nd justunt, Lhe wife of Mr, Samuel Jarvis, of a daughter, H KXDERBON.\u2014AL Kaul au Recotlel, on the 10th fust,, the wife of J.T.Henderson, cfa daughler.BIRCH.\u2014On the Sih ust, at Great Yarmouth, Norfaik, England, le wife of Capt.Birch, sth Regiment, of a daughter, MARRIED, l\u2019ARKER, CoorER.\u2014C Methodist Cliarch, Grithntown, by the Lev, Mr.Howholhem, Hichard Parker, to June, second daughter of Mr.John Cooper, of this city.CLEMEN, BoSACINA.\u2014ID this city, On the 10th Instaut, by the Rev.Uanou Fubre, Frederick Ferdinand Clemeu, to Marle Thérèse Georgiana, second daughter of the late Jobn M.Bonacinu.TRULCOTT, WESTWOOD.\u2014 At the Fpixcoral Church, Clareueeville, ou the 20th fust,, by the Rey, Canon Townsend, Robert B.Truscoit.of Willlamantic, Conn., to Mary J, youngest prugater of Alex, Westwood, of Clarenceville, DIED, MCWILLIAM \u2014Io this city, on tbe 19th instant, after a ilngering iliness, Thomas McWilliam, contractor, aged 42 years, POWELL \u2014In this city, où the 20th inst., after a long and jatnful illness, Hester Diamond, widaw of the lale George Powell, of this city, aged 70 years, MCMICHAEL.\u2014On Friday, the \u201cist instant, Peter.youngesL son of Jons MeMichuel,c Lis city, aged 1 year and 4 months, MCKINLAY.\u2014On the 21st inst., John McKinlay aged 30 years, GIBSON.\u2014In this city, on the 21st fost, Eliza beth, youngest daughier of Mr.Richard Gibson, sged 9 mouths.ATCHISON,\u20141 this city, on the 2tst, Wlilam Atchison, aged 63 years and ÿ months.BuowxRIaG.\u2014In this city, on the 23rd instant, John Henry.only son of Henry Browurlgg, 8ged 1 year, 3 months, and 4 days.DUGGAN \u2014At the residence of his son-in-law, Michael Scan'an, 87 Guy street, on Sunday, the 23rd instant, Patrick Duggan, fn tue Tito year of bis uge.ROBERTSON.\u2014At Hawkesbury Village, on the 15th ultimo, after a long and lingering illness, which she bore with Christan fortitude, Cathe: tine Mclver, daughter of the late Colin Mclver, Minister of Gienely Inverness-shire, Scotland, and wife of Farquhar ktobertson, kisq., aged 65 yeurs, Advertisements, PHOTOG RAPHS, Cheap for \u20acagh; as good as Lhe best, at J.G, PARKS', No.1 Bleury street.B WW.TE\" por, NTE-AUX-TREMBLES INSTITUTES.\u2014The twenty-third Session or tbe French Canadian Misslonary Society's Schools, at Polute-aus-Trembles, will coin.mence on WEDNESDAY, October 14th, The Committee have engared as Principal of ibe Boys' Hehool, Lhe Rev, Adrian Gory, of Alen- con, France, and as Assistani-Master, Mr.Jean Cornu, of Gray, France, The Glrls\u2019 School stil Sontinues under the able management of Mra.ore The Class for Lhe education of Missionaries, under the charge'of the Kev.Professor Coussirat, has been removed to Polnte-uux-Trembles, Besides continulog religious combined with elementary tustruction heretofore given in these Schools, Classes for the higher branches of a com mon education whi! be formed, The Commitiee, In calling the attention of friends of the Mission 10 their efforts to Increase the efficiency and extend the influence of these well-kuvwn Sehools so fur aa their means will rermit, would remind them of the important aid they cun render by Inducing French Canadian youth to enter these Schools, Applications for the admission of pupils, addressed to Lhe undersigned, witl be responded 10, #0 far as the funds vf Che Society will admit, ALEX, MACDONALD, Gen.Sec, F, C.M.8.Montreal, Aug.21, 1868, J G.PARKS makes good work.« He has splendid ins(ruments ; is à practical artist ; surerintends bis own business; is accommodating to customers; tries to do things on a square with every one who patronizes him, tis establishment is'No.I Bleury street, s.w.-w, TQ 2 M RS,SIMPSON'3 ESTABLISE- MENT FUR THE BOARD AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG LADIES will re-open for the Autumn Term, on TUESDAY, the 1st Sept.There are vacaucies for Boarders ouly.For I'rospectus apply to Messrs, DAWSON BROTHERS, 85 Great St.Jarnes street, or at the Hehool, From the 2ith instant to Lbe 5th Seplember, Mrs.SIMPsoN wIIL remain at home daily, from 11 à.m.until 3 p.mi,, Lo receive visitors on sebool business.In the meantime letters will have rrompt attentlon.108 MANSFIELD STREET, Montreal, Zith August, 1868.Y OUNG LADIES SEMINARY AT LANCASTER.\u2014The Autumn Term af Lbis Institution will commence on the 3rd of Reptember, 1888.There are two vacancies for boarders.For terms and fuit particulars appl; to Rev.Dr.Wilkes, T, M, Taylor, Exq., or K, uy Grafton, Montreal; or, to the Principal, Miss MIBBARD, Lancasier, Ww pur PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION FOR 1868.Open Lo Competitors from all parts of the Do- mivion of Canada, will be held at the CITY OF MUNTREAL, on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THUNSDAY, AND FRIDAY, the 15th, 16th 17h and isth SEPTEMBER, NEXT, in the Exhibition Bulldings, Bt.Catherine slreet, and npon the grounds known as the PRIESTS FARM, fronting on Guy and 8t, Catherine streets, Prizes uftered $ 0,000 to $12,000.The Prize Lis and Rules af the Agricultural Department, and Blank Forms of Entries, may be obtained upon application to Lhe Mecretary dr the Hoard of Agricultural, No.615 CRAIG STREET, Montreal, ur from the Secretarles of the Couniy Agricullural Socleties, The Prize List, etc, and form of entry of the Industrial Department, may be obtained from the Secretary nf tbe Hoard of Arts and Manu.fuctures, MHCHANICS HALL, tireat 8t, James wireet, Montreal.Entries of Stock must be made on or before SATURDAY, the 22ad of August, ai the Office of the Hecretary, No.015 Uralz street, Montreal, Eatries of the Agricultural Products and Ime plements must be made al the same place, on or before SATURDAY, the Sib of SEPTEMBER, Æotries in the Industrial Department must be made previous to the 15h of SEPEMBER, at the Office of the Board of Artrand Manufactures, Each Exuibitor will please pay a fee of Une Dollar for membership, and will be entitled to a ticket giving him res entrance to the Kxhibi- on, Arrangement have bean made with the prin.elpallines of Hallways and Mteamers to return to thelr destination unsold goods from the Exhibition, FREE OF CHARGE Forelgn Exhibitors in tbe Industrial Department will be allowed space, 80 far 58 practicable.Lo display their producia, but cannut compete fe ay, prizes.uriher information, application should be made to the undersigned, Joint Becretaries of the Lower Canada Agricultural Association.A.A, STEVENSON, Secretary of the Sioa t of Aris Manufactures.Becretary of the hard à Agricult To! oi oi culture ok Lower Canada.Moatren June 23, 1858, A FA RM FOR SALK.\u2014That desirable and beautifully situated Faim, sé- Jlning the thriving viliage of Clarencevlile, Canada East, lately the property of Mr.(.Gunn.The Farm consists of 80 Acres, all cleared and iu first-rate oider, wilh a Two-Btory Brick Dwell.log House, with large Barns, commodious and fn good cordition.For conditions and Terms of Bale, apply Lo G, C.V.BUCHANAN, Sweetsburg, Or Lo ALEX.WALKER, bt.Helen street, Moa- treal.IR OTING LADIES SEMINARY.Mrs.ELEANOR H.LAY.Principal, \u2018ihe Lhirty-first semi-annual Term of this Bebool will commence on MonDaY, Sept 7th.A punotusl allendunca is requested, 1hat ho Ume may be lost in asstgning work to Lhe various classes.No pains will be spared to sustain Ihe reputation of the Kchaol for thorough and efliclent tenching, and to make tha coming year one uf increasing Tuterest and profil to the pupils.plier will be a few vacancies fcr Boarding OL, Applications for admission to be made, elther personally or by letler, to the Principal, at ber Fesldence, No, 4! Beaver Hal < LL EW TR W ANTED.by a young man, who bas had five years\u2019 experiance In he business, a siluallon as Assietant in uny Post.office in the flominion; is thoroughly posted in all the branches, Audress HESRY, Drawer 440, Montreal P, 0.sw \u2014\u2014 ROPRIETARY COLLEGE BCHOOLS.35 Clty Councillor street, Montreal.Hev.ALFRED STONE, Heud Masiér.A To session wili commeuce on ihe 28th August, .W.-W, I\" ADIES\u2019 SCHOOL, conducted by Mrs, STONE, 85 City Counclllor street, Montreal, will re-open the 26th August, 1868.BWW, a ; FARM FOR SALE, beauli- fully situated on Lhe the Oltawa River, lu tbe Towoship of Chatham, contain- Ing about 80 ecres, mostly nuder cuitivation.The view from tbe front of the lot is unequalled below the city of Oitawa, The Chute au Blon- deau Canal Lraverses part of the lot; and itis Also within three acres of tbe centre station of the Carillon and Grenville Railway.It ls well adapted for a place of business, and has been used us such for many years.11 would also be a vey suitable place fora Doctor, as there 13 no medical man within a radius of several miles, There are three houses on the lot, as well as a lentiful supply of out-buildings; and a wood notographic Gallery, It wiil be sold very cheap.bor further information apnly on the premises to W.MCCONNELL, Cushing P.O., Province of Quebec, let July, 1848, HOICE TULIPS FOR SALE.rom and after the 1sl day of July, the foi- lowing assortments of CHOICE ASSORTED TULIPS, being part of the collection of the 1n- dersigned, williie fur saie at the W 1 cx£8s office Greal St.James street :\u2014 Parcelaof 12 assorted fine Tulips, Sc.each wg rh a gw wom \u201c \u201c 3 + Two varcels ol 100 each wilt be givea for $5.Ail the above will be blooming buibs in Ane order, Parties orderiug from 2 distance will please specify the mode of ¢ mveyance, Postage woul t be high !f sent by Mail, and Express charges are also very dear upon such small parceis.The best way, therefore, Is to send for them by some friend visiting the city.CULTURE OF THE TULIP, TULIPS are ihe most highly colored aod richly diversitied of ali flowers.and bloom at a season of the yea) (from lb May to 1Vtb June), when there are few or no other flowers In the garden, Any oue planting a good bed, conlaining say 100 bulbs, about six inches apart, each way, will have a beautiful show that wili richly recompense (he outlay; and these bulbs will, upon lle average, increase fully flfky per cent.per avbum.The best form of à bed Is about four feet wide and as long ag necessa1y, and the best exposure is Lo be open to the wo.ning suo, aod shaded from the noouday sun.The tu!lp should Le planted in fall, about three or four inches deep, inrich mellow sotl, and on no account kept out of tlie ground throuzl Lhe winter.\u2018This js the rulealso with nearty all bulbous roots,\u2014the gladiolus, which will not stand the frost, being the chief exception.The ground should be of a tolerably dry nature, as water folging about the roots of bulbous plants 1s very luJurlous In spring, all that is necessary is to keen free from weeds by lightly stirriug the earth around them, iaking care neither to injure the roots nor stems, No protection of any kind should be aticmpted through the winter, 88 any manure or straw above hess bulbs in winter draws up the stems to be too long and slender in spring.After the flowers have fallen, the seed-pads should Le carefully broken off, otherwise the plant's strength will go to mature tbe seed, and the bulb will shrink in the process, just like that of 8 carrot or onion when it runs, o seed.This is the way in which people say their tulips run oul, Orthere fan opposite way which is equally common and equrlly destructive, \u2014viz., culting off the stalks ciose by the ground as soou as the floweringseason is over.In {his case, the bulbs \u20acan no more mature for next year, than ap anl- mal could thrive which had its stomach and lungs cut out.After ths foliage has fairly begun Lo wither, it may be cut clean away or the Lulbs may be taken up, bul not tH! then, When lanted six inches a the bulbs need not be ken ap and separated till the second year.All orders to be addressed 10 JUHN DOUGALL, \u201cWITNESS\u201d OFFICE, Muutreal.JAMES BAYLIS IMPORTER or CARPEIS, UIL-CLOTHS, AND CURTAIN MATERIALS, 140 GREAT ST, JAMES STREET, 10, Has just received, by late steamers, a cholce sasoriment of TAPÆSTRY and BRUSSELS CARPETS, which be still offers at reduced prices; also, a choice lot of ENGLISH und AMERICAN OIL-OLOTHS, and'& new atyle of WINLUW-SHAULE, very sultable for summer.JAMES BAYLIS, 110 GREAT BT.JAMES STREET, 140, QANADA TRUSS FACTORY.F, GROSS, 96 Victoria Square, Montreal, Sur.gloat Machinist, Inventor and Manufacturer of all kinds of instrumenta for physical deformities.List of articles always on hand, or made to order: F, Groes\u2019s Artificial Legs and Arms (patented, January, 1868); Alr-Beds, Pillows, Foot Pans, and Water Beds; Abdoming] Bupporters, made of elastie, clotL, or leather ; Carriages and Chairs for luvallds made to onter; Chest Expanders and Shoulder-Braces, new improvement; Crat- ches of every description; Elastic Btockings, Knee-Caps, Ankle-Bupporters, ac., dc.; India.Rubber Bheeting and Rubber Goods of every description; Bplints of Iron, Wood, and Gutts.Percha; Syringes of Brass, Rubber and Glass; Fuspensory Bandages, éili, Cotton, and Thread, on hand and made to order; Urinals for day or night use.All necessary repairs to any of the above articles, done with nesiness, and at moderate charges, June, 1848, A, ba band, Or ent by Po | PLAN AND FANCY JOB.PRINTING, BUSINESS CARDS, PROGRAMMES, CIRCULARS, HAND-BILLs, BILL-HKADS, PosTxRs, LABELS, CATALOGUES, BLANKS, PAMPALETS.All executed ju firat-classs style, at the \u201cDAILY WITNESS\u201d STEAM-PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT, 123 GREAT ST.JAMES BTREXT, Montreal, à MONTREAL OCFAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, under contract with the Government of Cas nada for the conveyance of Canadian aod United Hiates\u2019 Mails, Summer arrangements, 1868, This Company's Lines are composed of the undernoted first cigs, Mull-powered, Clyde-built, doubie-engine, Iron Bleams hips :~ PRUSSIAN 3000 tons.Buliding GERMAN 3250 + .Capt, Graham 1.Wylie + Dutton, RNI.NOVA-BCOTIAN.2 NORTH AMERICAN.1784 BELGIAN.\u201c tons.tons THE STEAMERS OF THE LIVERPOOL MAIL LINE (Salling from LIVERPOOL avery THURSDAY, and from QUEBEC every SATURDAY Salling at Loch Foyie to recelve on board and lan mails and pussengers to and from Ireland and\u2019 Reolland) are intended lo be despatched from Quebec: HIBERNIAN | Aung, 1st MORAVIAN.#7 dh PERUVIAN.so 15h NESTORIAN, « 2nd Nova-Scurt.LS Mh AUSTRIAN .Sept, Sth Rates of passa; CABIN.- -870 to $80 BTEERAGE.ER THE STEAMERS OF THE GLASGOW LINE.(Bailing from Glasgow pis Kingston, (Dublin! every TUESDAY, and fmm Quebec for Glasgow direct every THURSDAY,) are Intended to be despatched from Quebec: Sr, GEORGE - Aug, 13th BT, DAVID.20th Rates of passage from Quehec\u2014Cabin, $60; Intermediate, $10; Steerage, $25.An experienced Surgeon carrled on each vessel.Berths vot secared until paid for.For freight or other particulars, upply to H, & A.ALLAN, corner of Youville and Common sta, Montreal.UNT'S EMPIRE HAIR GLOSS.This Pleasant, agreeable, and scientific pre ration is an Indispeusible arlicle for the toilet, 1t cleanses the scalp, renders the hair of a fark, er appearance, is casiy applied, and will nof staio ihe figest Hnen, Those using the Empire Halr Gloss will find that Jt renders the barshest and enarsest hair soft, giossy, fine, and beautiful cisposing it to stay lu any pusition in which it is placed, IL prevents the hair from falling out, Invigorates and strengtheos It, and often pros duces a new growth of hair where Jt has already ulsappeared, by lovigoratiog and restoring the skin, nerves, muscles, biood-vessels, and roots of tbe Lair.Price 2 cents, 8.J.rOSS & CO., proprietors aud sole manufaciurers, Sherbrooke, ruviuce of Quebec, Henry Simpson & Co., Montreal; Lymans, Ellot, & Co., Toronto, Wholesale Agents.- 3 2 J ACOB'S RH EU MATIC LIQUID.For the immediate relief «ud permanent cure of Rheumatism, Sprains, Bruises, Burns, Frost- Bites, Lame Back, Nile, Limbs, or Stomach, Cramp, Numbness of Limbs, Swelling ot Joints, Sudden Colds, Diphtheria, Sore Throat, JACOD'S RHEUMATIC LIQUID Has been before tLe public for upwards of iwenty Years, and such are [ts merits that it is now Justly conaidered us an indispensable article in every tamlly where it is known, IL has never been torced on public attention by fAaming advertisements of remarkable cures that never had any existence, but by ita own pecullar vaiue as an unCailling remedy, it bus worked kts wuy tnto publle favor, Having a wonderful effect when taken Internally, in quickening the eircviation of the Diowd, lt ts invaluable to persons predisposed to Parals- sis, or subject taattacksof Heart Disegse, In cases of dyspepsia, where food distresses, it affords prompt relief, and continued for a short time, sets everything right, Tne name of the medicine is blown 1u each hat.tle of the genulve, and Lhe purposes for which it [a intended, as weli as the mode Of usingat- ched.Henry, SImpaon & Co., Montreal, Wholesale Agenis.HN.J.Kuss & Co, Sherbrooke, PU, Bole Proprietors, ur D# COLBY'S ANTI-CUSTIVE AND TONIC PILLS, Are a safe and reliable remedy In all disenses of the stomnch, Liver and Boweis.They are no Quack Medicine, puffed up by high sounding testimonials from Imaginary people, but are the result of forty years experience of 8 first-class physician, and heir extraordinary success bs due tbe fact that they answer exacily their name, The formula from which (hey are Drepared, is based on souvd, scientific principles, and, has received Lbe unqualified approbation of the medical profession.They do not prefess to be & cure for all, Lut for all disenses arising from any derangement of the