The Montreal witness, 26 juin 1869, samedi 26 juin 1869

[" Thor a Lo Baie 5 is ; lag COMMERCIAL REVIEW AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER.\u2014 - Vor.XXVI.MONTREAL, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1869.No.52.\u2019 lost command of his temper, \u201cani, The Auvil Oborus, and Bell and Cannon ec- strangers, they flaslly resolved to emigrate oo! its sessions and the interminadie discussions CORRESPONDENCE.| nif of with bis fat, seid be would compaoiments, were more curious hao male) the Northern pata of Virginia, \u20148 ase by which | which hare ft te A deadlock ut an end to this, by moving that the Hous do but they aitracied great attention, and gave the whola Northern Continent of America ap- ; a PABLIAVENTAGY CORRESPONDENOR.|BULAL 0 Beilerose, bowerer, refosed to be great detight, \u2014more, in fuct, than the difleuit pars Lo bave boon toon caliad; and after the 120K Pace between the Clerical and Lay dele- Orsawa, June 21,1869.put down by the Premier in that way, and in- oratario music in which lay the real excellence great hardships and difficulties of a long pas- GAtéd upon the question of the patronage of rec- CLOSN OF THE BBISION.Wo bave now resched the closing period of the session.The House is to have three sittings to-day\u2014in other words, is to make three Paslia- mentary days out of one, in order to dispose rapidiy of the fag-ends of ita work, with a view to the prorogation taking place to-morrow, which will no doubt be accomplished if the Senate not with its usual expedition in the closing bours of ssion, in patting measures through all their stages, without tba formally of debate.Members are busy making up their Parlismentaty documents into huge parcels, and for a day or two the quantities of mail matter leaving Ottawa may bo almost couated by the ton.DEFEAT OF THN USURY LAW \u2014 CURIOUS SCENE IN THE HOUSS, Oa Ssturday eveniog, Me.Rose's resolutions on the sabje:t of interest got their guistus.You will remember that they proposed to provide that the legal rate of interest, when no pertien- lar rate was specified, should be six per cent.and that no higher ra\u2018e than eight per cent.should be stipulatea for, under the mild penalty of a forfeiture of the excess over 6 per cent.The position of members on this question is » somewhat singular one.A considerable me- jority of tbe members, as regards their individual and personal opinions, are in favor of the principle of free-trade in money ; but, of this wa- jority a certain number, influenced by what they believe to be the prevailing sentiment in their respective constituencies, would vote for restriction, any division in which the yeas and nays wodld be recorded.Some \u2018who have gone the length of introducing Bille to restrict the rate of interest, admit that from their own personal point of view, free-trade is the true policy.The resalt is that, while on s recorded vote, the House would divide almost equally on the question, a vote in Oommit- tee of the Whole, where votes are not recorded, would go against restriction.And this was the actual result on Saturday evening.After a debate, which elicited little or nothing that was new in the shape of argument, the House resolved by the very close vote cf 56 to 55 to go into Committee of the Whole on the resolutions, and once in Committes, s portion of the majority amisted the minority in killing them off.Mr.McFarlane moved that the Committee rise without reporting, and a most exciting soene follow- od, as the members divided to the right and left of the chair.The more enthusiastic on either side, mounting on the tops of the desks, waved their hate, and shouted to their friends to come over.Good-humored attempts were made by the restrictive men 10 hold some of the free- traders captive, that they might Le counted on their side, and vice versa; and there was as much pulling, straggling, wrestling, cheering, shouting, and fun generally, as if the gentlemen on the floor had been a parcel of school-boys, instead of grave legislators.The loader of the Ontario Opposition got hold of the Minister of Milita, nad held him for some time vi ef armie on the free-trade side.On the other side, the late Commander of tho Canadian Navy, Commodore Fortin, made à sudden dash across, and carried of in bis powerful grasp, out of the free- trade ranks, the member for Missisequoi, who had to kick and struggle for some time most \u2018vigorously, before he could regain his liberty, and vote according to his conscience.Sosnes of this sort went on for about ten minutes, and at last when a division had been fairly effected of the opposiog elements, and à count took place, it was found that the motion for the Com- mittes to rise was carried by à large mejority, and the interest question was thus disposed of for the session.ANOTRES DEPAAT\u2014DRPEOTION wine, On Thursday night, or, | should rather tay, early on Friday morning, the Government an annoyiog defest on an item in the estimates, The salary of the Warden of the Penitentiary at Kingeton bas hitherto been $2,240.Mr.J.M, Forres bas rocently been appointed to the office, and probably in fulfilment of a pledge given him by the Govarnment, his salary was pat io the estimates at the higher figure of $2,- 600.Mr.Ferres, whatever may be bis merits or demerits, is not a very popular man, and this increase of salary was looked upon with great disfavor by many of the members who usually support the Government, especially among the French Canadians.Mr.Mason (3oulanges) accordingly moved to reduce the i.em to $3,000, =his motion also embraciog a reduction of the salaries of the surgeon and scoountant of the in- stitotion.Sir Jobn made an urgent appeal to the House to vote the higher salary, pointing out the very responsible, onerous, aud at the same time, perilous character of the duties of the Warden of the Penitsntiary, and insisting that be wag entitled, at least, to as much remuneration as was given to the Deputy Heads of Departments at Oltaws; but bis appeal fell powerless on the House.Mr.Masson's motion was carried by 86 to 44.In the majority against the Government there were a large number of Bir George Cartler's usual supporters, \u2014 Bellerose, Broasseau, Oayley, Fortin, Gaucher, Gendron, Lucerte, Masson (Soulanges), Masson (Terrebonne), Robi- taille, &o.; not content with this victory, Mr.Bellerces immediately rose to move another smeadment, to the effect that no portion of the moneys voted to tbe Penitentiary should go to provide a gratuity to the reuring Warden, Mr.McDonell.This appesred as if adding insuit to injary,\u2014baving besn called out by an Announos- ment made by Sir Jobn, in bis speech a little OF TO8 CARTE before, that the Government would mk the House to vois such a ity.Bir Job, enraged at the result of vote, through the defection of Oartier's followers, and at this further defiance of bis authority on the part of Belie- sisted, as be had the right to do, that, while be bad the fi30r, 8 motion of adjournment was not in order.He went on to say that, if there was any part of his conduct in the House which be regretted, it was Laviog given so many bad votes at the instance of the Qovernment\u2014but that tbat time wag over, and the scowls of the Prime Minister would not deter him from doing bis duty, The amendment was pronounced out of order, sud Sir John's motion of adjourament wes renewed and carried, There was a good deal of speculation next forenoon as to what the Government would do.It was reported that they would bring all their influence to bear on their friends, and endeavor, with the help of those who were absent from the vote, to procure its reversal.This, however, would bave been a very difficult task, and on Friday evening Mr.Rose announced that the Government acquiesced in the decision of the House, and would reduce the vote, INTEROOMONIAL LOAN, In the earlier part of Thursday's sitting, there \u2018was an interesting discussion with respect to the application, or mis-application of the proceeds of the Intercolonial Railway Loan.Me.Holton havingcalied attention to a conversations) debate on the subject in the English House of Com- mong, in the course of which Mr.Monsell, the Under-Secretary-of-State for the Colonies, stated that the question whether the course pursued by the Canadian Government, in applying tbe pro- ceeës of the loan to the payment of their general debts, was in accordance with the spirit of the transaction, waa a question that was occupying tbe serious attention of Her Majesty's Government.Sie John, in replying to Mr.Hol- ton, got up a considerable show of indignation, both at Mr.Moasell and Mr.Holton, for attempting,\u2014as be represented it,\u2014to put a stain on the escutchéon of Canada, as if she was not prepared bonorably to meet sli ber engagements.Mr, Holton retorted that he would be the last man to cherish or express a doubt ss to the Dominion paying honorably to the last shilling of its obligations, but insisted that the Government bad themselves injured the credit of the country by applying this money in an uoauthorised manner.Mr.Rose spoke warmly in defence of the measures taken by the Government to invest profitably the proceeds of the Joan.He declared the Government could, at soy time, give a cheque for the entire amount received on the Imperial guarantee, and expressed bin confident belief that, when the facts were understood, the authorities in England would apologise to the Canadian Government for the manner in which the transaction had been spoken of in the House of Commons, ROYAL CANADIAN BANK.A Bill,granting to the Royal Oanadian Bank,an extension of the time for the resumption of specie payments, and authorising, if necessary, its amalgamation with any other Bank on Banke, has passed the Commons, and gone to the Beate, A sub-Committee of the Committees on Banking snd Qommercs, made an investigation into the affaira of the Bank, and took the evidence of Mr.Michie, Assistant Cashier of the Bapk, Hon.Donald McDonald, its vice-President, Mr.Met- calfe, its President, and Mr.Woodside, its Casbier.The result of the investigation was that they reported favorably on the Bill.Oa the 12th June, 1869, the liabilities of the Bank were ss foliows :\u2014OCiroulation, $612,322 ; Balances due to other banks, $21,707.45; Oxsh deposits not bearing interest, $332,285.58 ; Oash deposits bearing interest, $446,433 58, Total liabilities, $1,312,738.61.Against these, the Bank bolds\u2014coin, bullion, sad Provincial Notes, Government Becurities, notes or bills of other banks, and balances due from other banks, amounting in the aggregate to $419,809.62, and fully available.This would reduce the liabilities to the public to about $900,000.Ths Bank further holds $16,- 180.36 of Bank property, and Notes and Bills discounted to the amount of $2,377,733.23, of which, according to the evidence of the various officers of the Bask, about $3,000,000 may be had considered sa good.This would leave he Bank, after paying all its obligations to the pub- Ho, about $1,100,000 aa against a paid-up capl- tal of $1,100,838.It appears singular, how a Bank in such circumstances should have been forced to the wall.A little temporary aid from other banks, in tbe way of re-disconnting its bills, would bave enabled it to tide over the difficulty ; but it is very questionable whether, with the jose of confidence io its management, og the part of the public, it would mow be possible for it to resume operations with any hops of sucess.THE PEACE JUSILEB\u2014EDITORIAL COR- RESPONDENGB.Boston, June 19.Thie Musical Festival, or Jubilee, as itis called, bas unquestionably proved very sucosseful.It bas been got upon à grand soale with very great pains, and has given t satisfaction to unprecedented crowds, It waa only intended to have 11,000 singers, but 8 many offered that the managers were obliged to Increase the number to 13,000 or upwards.The musical instrument players, chiefly violinists, occupied a vast level andrequired twolenders.Thesingers ocoupied immense galleries, sloping upward from tbls dais, and the whole were not only visible, but audible, from sll parts of the immense building.With some 15,000 singers and players, end 20 to 30,000 of an audience, it was no slight triumph to secare such a result, and it was secured, The slightest notes of the instruments, or of the chorus of human voices, were heard sll over, and Madsme Parsps Rosa's voice alone, in sioging the \u201c Btar-Spangied Banner,\u201d \u2018was hoard by about 50,000.Nor was the bear.iog confined to those within tbe balldiog.For acres round it the eager crowds could hear nearly as distinctly as those inside, for all the windows were necessarily laft open to secure ventilation, ; of the festival, and which was executed with such astonishing precision, that ten tho.sand voices sounded only like one mighty voice.The saperiority of the buman vocal organs over all other musical instruments was fully proved in this concert.Notwithetanding a perfect forest of fiddle-sticke, all moving Ia precisely the same way and tune, together wilb ail manner of basg- viols, drums, and wind instruments, whenever tbe grand swell of tbe chorus was added, it seemed to be the only thing heard, and in volume and ricbmcss it surpasced the whole of the instruments together.THB ECHOOLS.Oa Friday forenoon thers was a rebearaal of pieces to be aung on Saturday by the school children, who came in according to their schools, and seated themeelves in the audience part of the building to bear the rehearsal of the pleces that were to be sung that afternoon by the grand chorus.After these had left the orchestra, the schco's tiled, in an orderly manner, into their places, and when all arranged, to the number of about 10,000, pre:ented s magnificent spectacle, Tuoy were neatly dressed and perfectly orderly, and thelr singing seemed little inferior to that of their seniors, though of course the pieces were less artistic.They sung \u201cHail Columbia\u201d and some other songs very well, and then went through a series of calisthenic exer- c'ses, which had a fice effect.When all eimal- taoeously bowed forward one would bave thought that the galleries were giving way, and when they bowed backward it seemed like the besving of & skip.When all moved their bands in one direction and then moother\u2014and fluttered them like birds\u2019 wings, the effect of so many little bands all moving in unison, was very pleasing indeed.Yesterday forenoon there wers no tickets to be procured but those at $5, and the previous day, even that denomination, had been ex- bausted shortly after nine o'clock, and rose, as 1 mentioned tefore, in the bands of speculators, to almost fabulous prices.The interest, bow- ever, fell off greatly after Thursday, which, being the anniversary of the battle of Banker Hill, was a holiday in the city, on which occasion all the preccites of the Peace Jubilee were of a martial nd.From the prices paid for seats and standing room, which varied from $5 down to $2 for each day, the whole cost of the building sud preparations must, I suppose, bave been reimbursed.If we put the average attendance at 15,000, and the average price of tickets at $3, there is $45, 000 a day, which, multiplied by five days, gives the astonishing amount of $335,000, to which way be added at least as more for travel- Ling expenses, hotel bills, purchases fo the of ty.The weather has, bappily, been very fine throughout, and everything has a gals appearance in Boston, which is inconveniently crowded.Boeron, June 31st.Apart altogether from the Peace Jubilee this city bas great attractions of « more permanent = Gndernoted frat-class, ui Posered, Clyde-baill, nee of the fruit.The flesh is solid, melling, double-engine, kron Steams! rier Tow even ako en = He giroulation of 5,00, lt may be regarded a8 bev- Eu firm, audes & beriy for transportation it has SCANDINAVEAN.\u2026.second of July in the rear of the new jail, | 108 Passed from the ranks of ephemeral enter-| no superior- Its form is an Irregular conical; Prussian The general feeling here is that the life of the PFS?Of UBCerialn vitality, 14a color a bright scarlet ; the calix parts readily unfortunate man ought to be spared, because The writers of Canads bave done thelr part, from the fruit ; In this respect it Is nearly as free the verdict was found upon the evidence of DAVING #0 far supplied its pages with an excel- as the raspberry.one man, Flynn, who bated Quinn, and bad [lent and pntlonal Jusratare, sacs without res A CONTINUOUS BEARER.several lew-eults with bit.A petition is now |TAUNeration, and this has been done in & great 1t does not bear fruit periodically, or monthly, « measure by writers who could 111 be expected to > going round for ai bre, Praying the Govern: work for nothing, and some of whom have been Dut continuously.Ripe berries have been picked coustomed 10.d good for their 8 early as the twenty-sighth day of May, and not likely to exist, uless Te laws n they mow a (rue es orne Pi productions esewore.(056 paymentfor (hair gontinvously from iat time on tbe pelle of puiicient Loop onu le amende ae tes Boleus, was nabbed yoseeday at Three Rivers | Tho Press of the Domaicton as done ja IRR | tive ITIL Fialded bat ove.crop (ke \u201cotver lawyers od Statescren may, to thelr own ad He waa staying at Farmer's Homi, under an as- Favorable monthly notices bave appeared inal- plants) daring the season; but, in besritg consumed name, and had given the hotel-kesper a Most every paper in the country, and ouradver.{inaously, it bas decided advantages over all The son of the late King Theodorus, of Abyssinia, will be sent to India, as the Climate of England proves unfavorable to his th.The Star to-day praises tbe United States Government, for its consistency, in taking mes- sures to prevent the departure of filibustering parties for Cubs.It says the sanction, by the Attorney General, of the arrest of the Cuban insurgent, Malo, in New York, is ss factory.The more vigorously the neutrality laws sre eo- forced at the outset the more easily will the public be led in the right direction.Sympathy for struggles for freedom is natural to Americans, as well as Englishmen, but the sooner the people Know that & neutral country has duties incompatible with the sending out of privateers and warlike expeditions the better.Neutrality is ing nelther small, nor yet & mammecth, The fruit-sta'ka stacd erect, areof a great leagih, and slaunch encugh to bear ils buréea of fruit with- MONTREAL OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, under contract Di Trotke ns.Crpt.Archer Cu rap; Sant.Boots\u201d .Ritchie .t Msilus SWEDEN.Cat.MacKerrie vantage and instroction, watch the result of the m ta bave been mad bite on t THE S8TEAMERS OF THE LIVERPOOL Proceedings instituted in the United States, for 1eWer for safe keeping, with the mark, $350, on tsements bave been © public oh most oper known varieties, MAIL LINE 5 ject The outside.When tbe letter was opened by generous term.Soil seems 10 make but litle difference with (Sailing from LIVERPOO the American statute dealing with the a is almost identical with the Boglish law.e case will form a precedent of policy worthy of consideration and imitation.Levery THURSDAY, w ask th hy ily hold th .nd fi UEBEQ \u2018SATURDAY, all the High Constable, bits of newpaper were found We no 086 who really hold the con.successluliy cultivated on an from QUE BE every DAY, callin trol of all such enterprises, to assist in a way id, 03 gravelly loam,.amd on nearly mails and passengers t0 and (yom Ireland and Ta be 8 great gain to -themselvw pure clay land; the better the soli the more Femi Al DastenLen to and | deapatched from GREAT FIRE IN BRANTFORD, as well as à support to us.Our desire in theifiy be plant, and the more abandaut and Quebec,\u2014 Warnmero _ MILO! Lag 10 pay able contributors, and we ehall only be he fruit.NESTORIAN Secretary Fisd'addreendd pt ota ter ea mit 12 Soseet, Jin tom eut pee able (24080 when well sustained with advertise- ma be.trsnsplanted at any \u2018easton with| DRUSSIAX y ah men », : 3 M British Minster, informing him of the action of cabinet sbop, on \u2018the south side of Coibrns JUBN DOUGALL 4 sow, tatisticiory reraïtr, When s bed ju coce mt,| Sonaviex.the House of Representatives a: the last session, street, which abortiy became so extensive oon- | TO Nkhere is no need of dlnturbing !t for searr.The PERUVIAN.recommending the renewal of negotiations for | fagration consuming two large blocks of OT WEATHER.\u2014 The mest cols are constantly en'arging and will cover the the arrangement of trade with Canada, and in- bui dings, one on each side of the street, and refreshing emollient for the skin is Mc.ground completely, Without tulerfering with Ratu ar; viting Mr.Thornton's co-operation for the 8g0- thus destroying eighteen stores of various kids, Î juaiLs ECENTED CARDILIO TOILET FOAP.| the productiventes of the plant, ÉTBERAGE.OTe bears is Cen IT UOpleasa Dues (rom TESTIMONIALS, THE STEANERS OF THE GLARGOW LINE tiation of 8 convention covering the interchange of products, free navigation of the Bt, Lawrence, the freedom of the Qulf and in-shore Saberier, end such other matters as may be embraced in the general subjsct of trade relations between and some of the bset buildings in the profure perapivati vu, Sold .Whol I tows.The following are the Sufferers i ii6 bY 5 BL SAVAGE, 65 Bt Fail ice.8 A large number of person, whoro testimony Piling (om Girssow every FUEIDAY ord Mr.Burgy, cabivet-maker, insured on the bulld- OM MISSION BUSINESS BUSINESS We !s usimpeachable, hive expresaed the most fa.arc intended to be despatched from Qusbec ing for $1,200 in the Gore Mutual; on the contitas-to LON BUSIN \u201cWE rable opinicn respecting (his rermarkatle OTTAWA.June 19th stock, $1,000 in the Provincial, and 8500 in the hd S501 tn ofter our services A believe (lt, for which ses circulars, Br.Dave te United Sates sad Sroutn.The Driv ge Royal, Nothing was saved.He loses $4,000 hat our exiantive ex orionce, established bust.Those wishing plants of this extraordinary ST AXDREW.\u201c LL « te practical control of thors subjects, 0 fr 4 and Guraiiog; Be Inrarces Loe ee ga maiiements, thie us to give mitheden lo| Mist thou order samen, | Dhue RE.ri Comision wit arpcsed that te Mesure.Bunnel, grain dates, Isared on bald- JORN DOUGALL ACO, | fore the ground feseses.Price per dosen 32.50, 20% Berth not Fiona apy fo au diately, to confer with and essiet tte British Le and cales for $300 (0 the Hastlord.Simon oi Siresh, Monursal vied nd Ere ree ny wan, 4 ALLAN, corner of Youville and Common sts., : Tarn Srocer, wus ; a.on» ANTED, for Havelock School | céuntry ib (ns Provinss of Q nd 10 all - mourant (Be consideration of tbe proposmd 82d faroituce for $1,000.John M.Downs, owner WwW ction, & Male Teacher holdlag & gat eounrles Esstof Kinaatos.Ont.All'orders and com- ect n of the ballding, is Insared for $1,000 in Lon- d-c'ure Certificate; 1alary, communieations promptiy atiended to.Addras PIN E OR M 8 don Assurance Co, Wm.Oalder, grain-desler, Taence tat \u2018Angas Apps Wil by dir pôat pei Mu, KE, seu Agt.) \u201cDAILY WITWEss\" $3 per annum, or $4 most of the stock saved, is insured fu the LO Messrs.Mi Coal a urout, Behsol Commis.203, P.0, Montreal, geilverad in lown,\u2014id.each, Hartford for $800, and Liverpool and London 170478 08 10 JOHN SPEVERSON, Sec.Treat, Forme sireaw] TER à Co, corner POI aud MoxrREAL Wirmess\u201d (Semi woekip), 82 per , _ \" WJ In; a\" pa and Giobe, $400.Mrs.Wilkie, on building, Livehded, 2 st J'u TE.! dro.WE Axinnnn, General Agent for the 50, Writ.eae Bus\u201d ready on Thursday, $1 fsfosured in the Hartford for $800.The fice N.B-One carabie of lenebing French as well Dominion, Windsor, Onl.per annum, \u201424, each, row of the Victoria buildings is totally destroyed.\u201c3 ÉDSlab, preterred.18.Advertisemouts inserted in any of these edie They were owned by she Trust and Loan \u2014\u2014 \"HE BEST SHEEP MARK YET bf ene be conta per Ther tion erin: Co., and are iosured in the Royal, occupied by U RSHRY \u2014For the tender whe, AEE TED SIL) : crea A2 VDO ere Waskimeron, June 23.\u2014Ouban affairs have not as yet received consiéeration, atihougb they have been ocsasionsily the theme of oonversa- tion merely in the Oabloet.It is not probable that any official action will be teken with regard to affairs in that island.Government bes 29 information tbat tbe opposiog forces in Cabs bave met in en open Bold, but what litüe tiog has been done amounts to nothing John Sayles,ealoon keeper ; Joba Hunter grooer, look of Infanie, MODOCGALL'é SCENTSD her, IL is Cheap: It In roliabio si 1 i is \u201cMONTREAL WITNERS\" and En skirmishing Operations bave been not much loss; J.Wilki \" Tnturance agent, got ANBOLIC TOILET HCA P 1a (he ra06t strengihen- jt Toes ot weal sur.repaid, io any address.™ en A dons Deva2t tn lors 22afined to à few Toca points, with no marked out bis papers: Mes.Wiikie milllcer, loc not [AF and Wiping Le Byte IY.AGE, feu by mail.on Fecelpt of thres and a quarter cents # DPATE DUCATI, Propriel re, 129 Great political resulw, aad the Cubane bave not yet Leavy; Robert Gorman;boot and shoo maker my: Bo tice lt sw RAT BY 0\".Barnia, Ont, Shar co Street.\u2014HraseLead "]