The Montreal witness, 10 avril 1873, jeudi 10 avril 1873

[" « \u2018LRvnT roan ae 0 Uk a Was.100.First Insertion! « .Tree Ay nbssauent insertion.XXVIIL, [For the Wrrmmes LOWER AND LOWER.(Concluded) Theis little Willie had ou ailments, and was, though delicate, a bosuti- fal boy four years of age.Ho was a singawar.dy winning chtld,and bis fatlier loved him with 8 devotion almost surpassing that of his mother.Was it not strange, then, thes, loving his wife and child as be did, aaxious as he was to stand well in the sight of bis fellowmen, sad knowing the price of his transgres.siens, be should have trodden stop by step the downward path 7 lis wife's pleadings, llsten.ed to aa they were with shame and mome:.tary contrition, produced no lasting effect u a him.For some time he managed to keep from Lis employers the knowledge of bia dissipated habits, but ab length they could be no longer concealed.They spoke to him as to one In whom they took a fatherly interest, but at the same Ume warn.Lng Wim of the consequences of qontlaual oing.This sobered him for à pertod and pour Jossie breathed again.But not (or long.De had vowed for his own sake, and for the sake of those who were dear to him ; abbatring bimself he had decisred he would be free vice mere from 0 of 8 degrading sopeiia Ee fa he possession vi peas ing mas was only ly upon with redoubled force and urge him to his doom.His character visibly deteriorated ; at home he was often morose, sullen, and gloomy yot when these fits would pass away no one could be more engaging or delightful.And Jeasis knew what the end would be, and when one evening he came home and, disturb.od avd wretched-looking, threw himself on a chair, she waited with trembling anxiety to hear what he had to say.Little Willle, now five years old, ran up to his father.« Here, papa,\u201d he cried, here's some cake for you ; mamma bought me ons to-day sud I saved that for you.\" « Batter kesp your cake,\u201d said hia father with a strange laugh; \u2018it will be the best you will bave for many # long day.We shall all starve together 1 expect, \u2014I've lost my situation.\u201d Jessis dropped her face Into her hands and sobbed ss if her heart would beak.\u201cWhat are you crying for?\u201d chonted her Wusband, angrily ; and them with a sudden change of! voice, \u201cNo wonder you cry\u2014no wonder, uo wonder: Where am I going ?What is to became of us?\" but with the first sign of grief his wife had flown to his side, s« Harry,\u201d she sald, \u2018* thonsaads of men have retrieved themselves when they were farther gone than you.\u201d Harry ebook his head.« I have tried to shake off this accursed thing a hundred times,\" he sald.\u201cIf1 had dons as you asked meatfirst =\u2014bat it is too late now ;_I sun ruined !* © Not whils gos have youth snd hetlth Wad strength,\u2019 said Jessie.© By God's help you will bold up your head yet.\u201d And the next day she went to Harry's late employers anid bagged them to give him ome trial mere \u201c1 ain sûre; sha enid eamestiy,\u201che will notgo sstray agatn.\u201d\u201d \u201cIt was impossible, however,\u201d they said ; warmly sa they sympathised with her, it could not be done, Ié was mot right or fair that they ahould suffer forthe mad infatuation which had overcome ber hus.baad ; but they begged her to look upon thr - always as her warm frionds, and the eldess, à white-haired man of sixty, as he ber band at parting put something into it with the words, # Take thisand keep it carefully ; poor soul, you may some day noed it ssrely.\u201d It wan a tventy mots she saw throogh her blinding tears; it gelled her pride to take It but she theught of the future and 1s sway, more for her litle boy\u2019s sake ber own.It was months before Hazy could fad anything to do, and in the meantime they had piven up ir pretty house and removed 0 8 chesber part of the city.Their now home was and on.eamfortable, but Jessle made it as pretty as she could with the furniture they had \u2018re- and then to look abont for employment fir herself.With the loss of his situstion the last remnant of self-respect seemed to have left Hury.Occasionally be would get some thing to do, but the brunt of theft support sell upon Jesste, who tolled with het needle to dé thetr daily bread.Then came an od trial\u2014their pooe boy, always delicate, dally grew paler and thinner, wasting away before their very eyes.To do Harry {attic be was always kind te Willie ; sometimes, when be was in his right mind, he would take him on his knee and tell him stories, and strive to amuse him.But the litt'e boy had to fear his father.This man, bloated amd smelling of liquor, who spoke oromly to his mother, and inspired him with terror in his fits of drunken rage, was not like the paps he dimly remembered.He shrank away from him, and his father saw it, and dimly re- sensed it with an injured\u2019 feeling.1f Harry earned any money now it was nover given to his wife.He did not even ask how they were fed, and provided with wood.Jessie tolled far beyond her strength to eupply thelr wants.B5he never reproached him ; there wotld have been no use in it ; and at the firat word of remonstrance he displayed such an.that she did not dare to renew the sub- rown bis Then came \u201canother phase.When he was out of funds he would demand from her her scanty earn: and, she gave him more than she oould sparc, simply because she was afraid $0 refuse The bank note was still hidden away, bat she sw she would soon have to make use of it, The winter was coming on and she wished to lay in à stock of fuel, and pay the rent two or three months in ce, besides keepl some in reserve for food, for her atrongt vas falling snd she saw it would be useless to attempt fo work as she had been working.Bho was sitling one afternoon by her little boy, finishing a dress for s woman who lived near; the little palo, patient fellow waa look.Ing over a picture k for the hundredth time, making out storics, and teliung them to bis mother, when the outside door opened and they heard Harry come In.When he entered the room where they were, his wife saw at & glance that he was In one of his worst moods.: « How dark it 18 here!\" he cried.* How stifling ; can't you contrive to make it miore comfortable?What in the world are you al.wags sewing fort\" subject had never been broached before, but she anawered steadily, «X gow for » living ; I am thankfal to be able to do it.\u201d \u201c Well,\u201d said be, * I want some of e bard-eurnod money.1 lost my last farthing yosterday \u201d* + Henry,\" ahe anewered, \u2018* I bave none t{il 1 get paid this.I will get two dollars for it ou shall bave half.\u201d #1 don\u2019t bolleve ft,\u2019 he cried In his drunken fury ;\u201d you are always working ; you must make loads of money.I shall look round and see If you have not some put away.\u201d He got up and began to look everywhere for the money he supposed she had put by, sad shemw him with a sinking heart open the drawer where she had put bank note.It Sri, or bo got Lhe boci and, opera 1e \u20ac , but he e an took ou in triumph the money, h opandag ft # Tkuew It,\u201d be eald, with savage delight, #1 shall spend every cent of this.\u201d # You ahall not,\u201d she cried.\u201cWould yon bave that poor child starve and freexo Ÿ Give Ît to me this instant.\u201d She catght him by the arm, but he swing Mimaelfrudely away.\u201cYou secm to he htesed, \u2018\u2018thaé you ore my wife.Ali that you have 1s mine.\u2019 « Give it to me.\u201d she cried agatm; \u201ctt La for ee.Ton shall not bave 185\" vee on + ho.4075 Thenin his drunken fy, he rude as tbough be su strike her, ude Wille frightened the soend, began to cry.\u201cWhat are you crying for 1\u201d said his father, turnfog suddenly round on him.\u201cYou ere a bad, bad man,\u201d seid the Ilitle follow, ¢ Civelt to mamma.\" \u2018What [ wife and child both against one!\u201d shouted Harry ; \u201cbut at least, my (ne follow, I cad punieh you,\u201d and ao saylughe sprang towards the child and dealt him a cruel blow.He put up bls littio hand to ward It off, but in vain ; ft ope down heavily and he fall off the sofé npon the floor, striking his head cruelly against the corner of the stove, Thero was a falat sigh, a quiver of the limbs, and all was over, Jessio throw herself upon the ground and gathesed the child im her ams.\u201c Go away,\" she said, in a faint, changed voice te her husband, who, bor - and remorseful, was beading aves them.4 Dop't touch Lim ; you bave murdered him.\u201d \u201cOk, Josale,\" cried the wrebched bel ie lL ld nt mons do il oan a tor,\u201d she my i gt y Quickly ; it msy not be too late.\u201d But ne doctor could restore Lifo to the Little form, and when some bonrs later he way Iylog peacefully down clad In clean white guments, his little bands crossed upon his bosom, t Re do er re eageruess wrote to her uncle whom she hed not seen fos years.«If you ever loved me,\u201d sho sald; \u2018come snd take mo house.My little boy is gone, and my husband\u20141 cannot tell you what he has become, I would rather beg from door to door than lve with him longer ns his wife.I cannot write very well, everything seems #80 con- fased ; but ob, upole, come and take me away vl Having thrown ons bonnet and shawl, she ran out end dropped it in the nearest pillar,e.turning quickly, for she grudged every moment spent from her child.She had told the neighbors and the doctor that Willie's death \u2018was the result of an accident, aud her story \u2018wad believed ; but though even In that bour she shrank from becoming her husband\u2019s accuser, none the less was the determined to leave him forever.Asn for Harry he had been for hours straggling with his Maker, even as Jacob did of old.\u2018The deep waters of misery flowed over his soul ; ho abhorred himself, and repented in dust and ashes.The had fallen from his eyes, and he saw hi f ashe was, and when he arose from his knees it was with the determination that by God's help he would amend his life.Earthly happinsss he felt he wonld mever know or deserve to know, but none ¢h+ lesa would he cast from him his be- vetting sin,and strive tô.Atone In the future for the shameful memories of the past.He went about like one in a dream u the last rites were over, People said pityingly, how much he felt the loss of bis only child, for he looked twenty yoars older than bsfore Willle's and his hair'was seamed with many a line of white, but they could only guess dim- ty at the torture ho was suffering.When they returned to the empty house and sat down alone Sogether for the first time since Josale was #0 axnelly bereaved of her child, he besought kis wife to forgive him.He told her of his , of his toa.tion to lead a better Hie.Bhe listbned with & (sint, incredulous smile ; the words had fallen 20 often upon her ears sho did not believe them, bat almost before she could answer, the door opened and her uncle cams into the room.She sprang towards him with s.cry of rellef, \u201c You have come for me,\u201d she cried ; \u201ctake me away at once\u2019 Her uncle looked he oh lcck ing woman be the fe = few years back ?He then turned to Harry as 1f for explanation.\u201cIs Jeasie going 1\u201d was all the wretched You sat] aT golegt; killed \u201c \u201d am ; you my he) afd \u201cBy \u2018pity whea re that cruel blow to my poor Willte.He killed him, wnele 1\u201d ahe maid, in the same dry, toarless voice, and then she told him all.« You cannot,\u2019\u2019.said the ol man trembling with sup; indignation.ag he hésæd the story, \u201c blameume for taking nieces away, and you cannot blame her for ag to go.«God help me! I! cannot,\u201d said Harry ; « but, Oh Jessie, if in the foture years from this I elall have proved myself worthy of your forgiveness\u2014will you come back to me then?\u201d «I cannot tell ; I cannot promise,\u201d said Jessie; I must go away now, or I will go mad, I thiak/ : Then bastily gathering a fow things together she told her uncle she was ready, At the last she went up to her husband snd pat out ber hand, shuddering faintly as he grasped it in both his.She met bis ) YOArn- dng gasp as il she scarcely saw it.© Good-bye'' ashe sald, in the sams falni strange voice, 1 would stay it [ oould, but sannet\u2014I cannot,\u201d And eo they two went forth, leaving him solitary\u2014with no memories but those of the bitter past, and but little to hope for in the future, \u201cso Cotemporary ss and News THE GRAND TRUNK BR.The London correspondent of the Globe, undor date of 20th March, gives an account of the meeting of the Grand Trunk Company on the nfternoon of that day already briefly reported by cable : It was held at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-strest, at 1:30, and Mr.Richard Potter, the President, occupled the chalr, As the meeting was lengthy, it is impossible to give your readers the detalled report by this mall.The Mc- Ewan scheme has boen adopted in a modified form.The postal and military bonds are to be redeetned.The preference bonds will be tamed Into stock ; and the issue of debenture stock will be deferred for fature finance, as the various conflicting interests cannot be smoothod down and adjusted for some time to come, Mr.Dotter explained the schemo at length, and admitted that it was of so bold à character that, although the Directors had thought of it last November, still they looked ou Ît as so utterly beyoud realisation, that it was thrown aside.Now, however, he claimed (hat Mr.McEwan aud his friends had come to the front, deposited £30,000 on the Board signing the ment, and à further sum of £50,000 on the apyroyail of the proprietors belog given ; a promise of £100,000 belore the end of July, snd the balance by the end of September, Mr.Potter sald that he was along with the Board, perfectly satlsfied with the men backing Me.McEwan, and that there \u2018was not the slightest doubt that the schome would be catriod out fn accordance with the agreement.He concluded by moving formal reselutions approving the Bill for carrying out the scheme p «d by Mr.McEwan, as modi- fled by the Board, subject to such farther modifications as wight deemed necessary, and pelitioning the Dominion of Canada in favor of thie bill and authorising the Directors to sell £10,000,000 of ordinary stock in the Grand Tronk of Canads Company, at a dls- count not cxceeding 80 percent.on the terme explained to the mecting.Tyler seconded President in mov- fog the above resolu and Mr.Oreak and others alno spoke favorably of them, and ap- to have been won over to the views enuncisted by Mr.Potier.Mr, Tuckett, a boudholder, resolutely opposed the measure, and characterised It as a scheme akip to robbery of vested rights taken from men who like himself were uot speculators.He cobcluded with & remark to the tm] deci Te, dod past a y preamble Dake R read :\u2014* Whereas bis remarks were Jost in a storm of disapprobation which greeted him, and be wus compelled te ait down.Tho President adniiétod that twentr kotd- ers of stock and bonds had written to him dis- svating on various ground.\u2018Three gentie- men, representing many of these dissentients, rose and protested against thy course about to be pursued.The resolutions were then pass «d, end the meeting adjourned Mr.Potior declined to give the names of the gentlemen who formed the syndicate, but they are believi ed to be\u2014Mr.Glyn, Baron Grant, tbe Credit hema Poa Large bolder, hay A M.P, à large , stated Lis intention to oppose the Bill, as have also others whoso names havo not yet been made public.\u2019 The following from the London T¥mss is a fuller veportof part of Mr.Potter's speech fa moving the above resolutions : \u201cThe Directors did not intendto laydowa a third rail, bat soaoon as they had & sufficient supply of DAITow gauge engines and rolling stock to alter the gauge som Buffalo to Barnia and Lake Huron thay would change the line to the narrow sauge on that portion, which they hoped to do in the present year ; then next year they boped to on the remaindas of thelr line which new coal-burning engines, which with the change of gauge, would add from 35 to 30 per cent.in carrying power.The first and second preference stoeks were only asked to give up one par coût, having the 5 per cent.interest secured to them ip cash for ever after, which would y increase their value.He thought the scheme was rather too favorable for the fourth preference stock.They hoped the Intercolonlal line would be constructed on the narrow gauge, 20 as to complete the communication, and be opened to Halifax hext year.Mr, McEwan and friends had already paid 50,000, and would pay another 50,000/ to-day on the approval of the agreement made by tbe Board with them, making 100,000! hen the Bill was approved acother 100,000/, would be paid.They were responsible for 300,0008, mote by the end of Joiy, and on the 30th of Beptember 200,000/ more, making 74 per cent.on the nominal amount of the atock, when they would release the contractors, leaving calls to be paid of 13/ per cent, and he believed there would be 200,000 Ssh pald by the end of the year.The pro- prieters would at that time have 600,000, at the bankers, They would in all receive 1,800.0004 nett, being less by 1/.per cent nominal foe commission, and they would probably get back 54,0004.in the ahape of interest on deposit.DOMINION NEWS, .OEYARIO.\u2014 Cobourg harbor 1s to be dredged at a cost of 25¢ per yard, for 60,000 cubic yards.= Brantford is to have anotlier daily news- paper-~the Erpmitor.We wish it success.\u2014 Four horses died in Guelph last week, from barley beards sticking in thelr throaty and producing Inflanmmation.À louson to herse owners not to feed horses on barley straw.\u2014 A farmer named Alex.Grant, residing om the 8th Cbncession of Culross, was killed by »! falling Yimb while chopplog wood on the 18th.\u2014 Aeon of the Rev.Mr.Qualtrough, an eminent Isle of:ffan clargyman, who was learning to bap Sermpr; Rear Coangdls, Istely got his bordlbly mang Joke oxen, poos fellow died of leok- jaw.\" R= Ak al ployed, under direction of the State surveying and valuing the in Fryer Lawrence, with the view of selling them, | = Up the 19th an Indian waylaid « young Indy named Meagher, near Napanee, knocked her down, choked and kicked her, and {a the end robbed her of $11,a broosh, kc.Thered demon is in Belleville jell.Nias Meagher will recover.- - Dovsrrvt Extererem\u2014Fort Erie boasts of twelve licensed houses, snd five more wanting to obtain certificates from the Inspector for the same Jorpose, with a population of a little over twelve hundred.\u2014St.Catherines Daily News, Merch 22.Onaxep.\u2014Active measures are in progress Cornwall and viciuity \u2018or the purpose of ho! a mammoth de- mcenstration on the coming 13th Jaly, when it 1s expected that this will be ene of the most successful 12th of July celebrations ever held in the Eastern District.MANITOBA, = A Presbyterian church at Springfield, or neighborhood, 1s projected and will soon be commenoéd.Rev.Mr.Matheson is spoken of as the likely pastor.\u2014Mendoben.= Three malls in succession have failed te reach us\u2014the stages coming in empty.Bome sections of the Northern Pacific Railway are reported to be so badly blocked up with snow that the trains cannot get through.We had a heavy show storm here on Wednesday, \u2014 Manitoban, March 15, Fira AT 87.Bomracn.\u2014~About 11 o'clock on the night of Monday last a fire broke out in tbe bakery behind the Archbishop's Palace and ed the building together with all its contents, including amongst other things about $500 worth of flour.The total loss is $1,500.The cause of the fire is unknown.The loss is very hoavy, as there are 200 persons to be provided with bread every day by the Archbishop.Mr, McTavish kindly offered the oven of the Fort, and sent 10 eacks of flour, and Mr.Monchamp sent to the Sisters of Charity flour for a whole baking, 30 loaves.The building destroyed was 50 feet long.\u2014 Manitoban, March 18, FPaotsorron vou 7e Oavana Paorme.\u2014Dus- ing the Manitoba debate upon * Better Terms,\" Mr.McTavish, of Polnt de Chene, mentioned tbat the Govermont of the United States found 1t necessary to keep up fifteen military posts with a force of 3,000 men, at an expense of five millions of dollars, in the adjacent torri- tories of Dakotah and Montans.We notice that two additional posts have been authorized by Con and that two more regiments of cavalry bave been ordered to guard the survey, construction and operation of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Could not two or three British regiments be spared from Malta and Gibraltar for the defence of our Baskatchewan Settlements and the protection of a Canadisn Pacific Railway ?\u2014Aaniteban.Tun Basgarcexwan.\u2014By private letters re- celved by the northern packet, and dated last month, we learn thas horses are dying in large numbers, and that the Buffalo bunt bas not been good.After the spow fell In the earl part of winter there was a hoary rain whic wet (he mow down even to the grass, hard frosts then set in and a cast was formed some elx inches thick, making it almost im.ible to hunt the Boffalo, the crust cutting © horses\u2019 legs.The Buffalo are not far out, but are very poor.The free traders complain that it Le à hard winter for them.At the Boutb \u2018Branch of the Saskatohewan they bave lost some one hundred and ten horses.Butler had been ont hunting, but bad success and lost four horses.The Wood Ine dians are ins starving state, as, owing to the crust, they cannod haunt their favorite game, the moose.There is a settlement of some wenty-five honses in the vicinity of Prince Ibert.But the Half-breeds are making little it any trade.Ono gentleman reports a yleld two hundred bushels of basley from seven ushels\u2019 sowing at Kaglo Bills, About thirty have died, the crust preventing them scraping.for thelr All 1s ad quijtaess, aad no aloèness.Bimi- MONTREAL, \"Hi 4 WNW : 4.sas 101 5.Ta ; = PF 4 5 \u2019 EDITION, PUBLISHED) TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AY, APRIL 10, U T - living on dogs.Ab Édmonton provisions are fish two dojlaps bundred.The Brea road kery ml iy Columbia across tho tains Lave already reached Jasper = , Merck 8.MIHOBLLANEOUS, \u2014 A now\u2019 yi of ag liway ose riages has rites ates 1.Geaay, A composts fuel lo beed, which burns very slowly, and fa enclosed iu a copper box + ber.meticalty clesed\u201d Tho heat amd to | for twenty-four hours, if necessary.Tue fod 18 called the charcosl parquettes.\u201d At $44 per ton the cost is sald to bo almost nominal, aad the apparstus cues omly siz dollars to each compartment, = Tha bl} that has just bean passed for the repression of drankenutes in France has some very stsingent provisions, The Sst article merely adople the very old English law that, when nothing clse can be proved against a heamler in the streets, lie may always be fined five abillings for belng drogk.But the penalty rises temendously for the third, and fourth offubces, going vo high, as twe months\u2019 imprisonment, 500 frau:-# fins, and deprivation of clvil rights for two » cars.= Flaange vicisgitudza attend tho career of politician In Mexico.Dov Porfirio Dis, who was defeated in the elections which made Hoe tt WS ents vimapir m6 fpanrgente againet the has been olectod to & position in case of à vacancy In that cflice.As he has never manilested & decided soncern for the welfare of his country, the only way in which Mexico is likely to prosper by this vote isa purely negative one, depending on his abstaining trom factlous proceedings.\u2014 Wo learn by special telegram from Vienna that the Deutsche Zeitung adheres to ita recent statements respecting the neutrality of Afghanistan.Russias proposes, it adds, that after the regulation of the Afghan frontier a and England, in which both Powers will formally acknowledge the frontler line of their Asiatic dependencies.Bussia is also willing to withdraw her troops from Khiva three months after the object of the expedition has been attained.\u2014 London Daily News.\u2014 Dr.Hitchcock, now on & visit to China writes to the Amherst Student sn account of the Chinese fashion of conducting competitive examinations for literary The trial occurs once in three years, and is heid in an Immense yard containing cells «bout six feet by four.Into one of these brick cells, with whatever food or light he may choose to furn- ih, each candidate takes plate)! 10 write his essay ; going on one cv stay until the Second nines a whieh time the \u2018| essay must be finished, During these thirty- aix hours he semains entirely By himself.\u2014 The Gibreltar Chronicle of the 27th ult.sys =H Lg Alionse, u Jewish \u2018paper, publishes a horrible story from Morgan, truth, of which, as no confirmation has been recelv- ed by way of Tangier, may well be doubted.According to the Alianza, a rebellion broke out (the date is not given) not far from Tangier against the Suitan of Morocco.It was speed.fly suppressed, and the Pacha of the district, by way of punishing the insurgents, ordored the beads of 40 of their principal men to be ent off, and notwithstanding that it wa Bntmeday, he compelled the Jewish baichers tp put them in salt and spo sent them to = Boltan\u201d \u2014\u2014\u2014 1 THE WITNESS LIBEL SULT.ADCOBES 3% .ME.DRVLIN~SMERMUNON OF THE narra In the Court of Quesm\u2019s Bench om Friday morning, Mr.Jostics Drummond presiding, Mr.Devlin ross and, addressing the Court, aid :\u2014 In this matter of ifbel, I desire to offer a few obeervations in cennaction with the ai davits which I am about to present to your Homor.I trust that we shall be able this morning to dispose of this matter, eo that it ehall not come up agsin before this Court, in connection, at any rate, with the arguments which my learned friend, Mr, Kerr, and my.nlf bave wged against the action of the Grand Jury, Wo understand that your Honor has definitely decided that the Grand Jary cannot be interrogate] as to what occurred in their room with respect to that bill.We do mot question that judgment, but submit to it, as we are bound to do.But I wish to call your Honor's attention to another ane tion of which you can take notice, apd which is embraced in the afif.davits which will be handed up now.We state that the witrosses whose natues vero on the back of the Blll of Indictment, to the number of five, were, after having been called into the Grand Jury room and duly sworn, and when they were proceeding to state the facts within thelr knowl: and having re ference to the case itself, told by the foreman of the (rand Jury that their being called in there was merely a matter of form, and that they were not required to give lence.In support of this statement, I refer to the affide- vit produced tbls morning and made by Mr, Thomas B.Warren, President of the Alexan- drs Snow Shoe Club, who made ull the arrangements for that entertainment, and who calied in person upon the Governor-General in reference to this matter.That gentleman says that he appeared before the Grand Jury to give evidence in this case, at the instance of Alexander McGibben, the prosecutor in this case, After answering one or two questions, he sald : « With your permission, Mr, Foreman, I would like to make a statement,\u201d when be wes informed by the Foreman that his evidence was nol required.Mr, N.N.Delisle, merchant, of this city, was treated In the same manner, ae were also Mr.Matthew Hutchinesu « Taspwotor, Ar.Charles P.Davidson, Others were also similarly treated, and Ia this way the evidence which the prosecutor thought it his duty to place before the Grand Jury was excluded, 30 that the investigation which the law requires did not take place, Hence we com plain, and I think your Honor will admis with justice, that the proosedings of the Grand Jury in this important matter were {llegal end upjustifiable, 1 had the honor to oom.plain at à former sitting of this Court, of the, ame conduct on the of a Grand Jury The Grand Jury refused to hear several wit nesses on the back of the bill.I made ap lication to the Court, and Mr.Justice Badg- ey ordered tho Grand Jury ato this room and informed them that !t was their duty to ex.smine those other witnesses.The Grand Jury were ordered back and these witnesses were beard, It Js scaroely necessary to angue that it ia à matter of the highost Importance tn the adulnistration of criminal justice, that the proc before our Grand Jutien should be conducted in such a manner 2s to be above and beyond suspiclon.It is also important shat Grand Jurors should an- dersti that although they are invested with a very high anthority, and certainly protected in @& particalsr manner, that, after all, the duty which the law imposes tipon them can- 20 be svaded to tho detriment of public jas.tioe, or to the injory of even private individuals who are prosecuting well-founded claims before them.These are the facts ; end Iwill \"A further, on bebalf of my learned friend, Mr.Kerr, and oa my own behalf, that in pressing this care upon the attention of the Court, În this way, we regard the case of Mc- Gibbon against the proprietors of the Witness, as an insigniSoant fact compared with the other questiga which has arisen out of this prosccution.use, for the reasons [ bave treads given, he sdululstration of at minal justice cin crippled weg, In fact set aside, the dction even of a Grand Jury, there would be no protection 4 : , \u201cæ: = 5 Wad lod © ; .\u201c61 vee N Te ae SURSORIPTIONS, [EA 0 uy tm Batre 0.00) Be à x) Lat foiibiuskiy, 04.80 | Weslity, OÙ.(he vernmant, hi virtue of which he will Yecome President \u2018 treaty should be coucluded between herself 1878, for any man ia this sommuniiy.Again, we bave pressed this matter upom the attention of the Cours because wo had supposed, from the action of the learned counsel who repre- fut the defence, that the taken by propristors of the Daily Witness waa in acéord, ton certain oxtent, with our own sition.We hit that the of du per only deslred su op; ty of vindicat what Lhey conceived to be the correctness of their position before a fury of thelr country.And when we saw the colamna of that papor filled, doy after day, with proflers of sympathy, with expressions of a desirs to support the paper in the course it kad pursued, we very naturally thought that the proprietors would desire to prove, in a court of Justice, that the attacks they had made on the character of à fellow citizen, in what thoy claimed 10 be the interests of temperance, were Justifable, and that they were worthy of the support peofiered them.And when wo sw that paper filled with attacks w, Mr, Mc.Gibbon, accompanied with resolutions prof fering any amount of material support to ans.taln thet paper in the course It ursued, wo thought that the proprietors w bare availed themselves of ths very first opporte- nity to vindicate their cours, and to show tbat they were jostited in assailing Mr.Mo- Gibbon in the manner they had done Bi Zo5r.Boner, me were stk with cmssement Court, we found ourselves opposed at every step ; and when the proprietors of that journal, lauding thewselves in its columbos, and publishing communications from others, praiting them for the stand they had taken, we were surprised, I eay, that our oppousats refused to meet us in u court, refused to afford Alexander McGibbon an opportunity of showing that he was not the vagabond ho was stated to be in that paper, that he was not a man who would corrupt the youth of Montreal, or demoralize persons who might think proper to spend ant hour or two in his house.No man should be allowed in this community, though he may be in possession of & press and type, to stigmatize and insult a private citizen in this manner.It is now a notorious fact that, while on ths ons hand the proprietors of the Daily Witness upbold thelr conduct, on the other hand they refuse to jastify it be.foro this Court.1 have only to say that the verdict of the community must be against that man who attacks another man and then refuses to apologize or to vindicate his conduct before the only tribunal entitled to cudorse it.Mr.Cushing\u2014I cannot see that those remarks have anything to do with the motion.Mr, Devlin\u20141 do not require fnstructlons from the young gentleman who has just risen.| will just conclude by saying this \u2014thet we are all ready for the trial, Mr.McGibbon has done all that s man could do fafrly snd opealy, to bring his traducer before this tribunal, and he has 50 far signally failed, owing to the action of the Grand Jury.1 can express my surprise that my learned friend for the defence not come into Court, for then some of support which we read bas been flung in apon the proprie- tora of the Witncss.\u2014- His Honor here checked Mr.Devlin, and derired him to confine himself to the points of law, adding that he (Mt.Devlin) should reserve such remarks as these for a Petty Jury.Mr.Devlin\u2014The matter is a very serious one for Mr.McGibbon, and one which we, as his counsel, cannot treat lightly.I suppose T must say that there Is no remedy for Mr, McGibbon at this term.I have been fnform- ed that a large number of the Grand Jury Lave already left.1 suppose li is perfectly uselesa to pursue the matter farther of the present moment.In all that 4-00 24200, Mel Tore, and mp \u2014 self have done, we have only dusired to do our duty towards Mr.McGibbon,as we would have endeavored to do it to Mr, Dougall, had we been acting as counsel for him.We have no feeling in the matter except on behalf of the msn who has thought proper to commit his interests to our keeping.Still it is right and proper that these aflidavits should go before the Court, although I do not suppose thas they will be of any avail at this term of the Court.Mr.Devlin banded several affidavits to His Honor.The Grand Jury then came in, and after His Homor bad thanked them for their services, they were finally discharged.TRAFALGAR INSTITUTE.At « conference held on the 25th of March between the trustees of this Institute and the leading members of the Protestant denomios- tions of Montreal, Rev.Dr.Jenkins, President of the Institute, made a statement, from which we extract the following ;\u2014 \u201cThe Trafalgur Institute originated in the desire of 8 wealthy and benevolent citizen, a member of the Church ef Sontiand, to create and perpetuate within the city of Montreal, a Protestant lostitution, in which the middle end higher ranke of females might obtain board snd education, the latter of the highest class, at à cost so moderate as to be within reach of families of even limited means, The design embraced also, at least in the end, the reception {uto the Institution of a certain number of free pupils, special exemptions having been instituted in favor of the daughters of Protedtant clergymen, * * * * * \u201cAn Actofthe Legislature was obtained in- corporatiog the Institute, the donor transferring, in the same Act, to the Corporation, for the purposes of the Institution, that beantifal property known as \u2018\u2018 the Trafalgar property,\u201d and containing from seven to elght acres on the southern slope of the Mountain, and near the present Cote des Nelges toll.gate.As was perbaps natural, the donor selected, as trustees, with two exceptions, prominent clergymen and laymen of the Charch of Scotland ; the exceptions being the Venerable Archdeacon Leach and Princ) Dawson and thelr success ore Twpectivey.After 0 ogo e .ns were Po from Aber pions Church of Scotland, to the extent of from four to five thousand dollars, with 8 view to the 9; commencement of the work.While this effort to secure subscriptions was being made, it was suggested to the Board, at one of its meetings, that it might be well so to enlarge the basis of the lostitu- tion na to secure the suffrages of the leading Protestant denominations, and so to make it less distinctively à Church of Scotland ineti- tution.To this end the Board sought and obtained from the Legislature, an Act amend- Ing their former Act; and now, under its provisions, members of other religious bodies can de associated with the original Board as Trustees of the Institute.This Act provides that subscribers to the extent of twenty thousand dollars shall have the right to nomiaate one Trustee, and s0 où for every additional twenty thousand.« I may state the purpose of the Board to be, \u20ac toon 22 WO CAL Secure money enough, to begin the work by building one of the wings merely of the College, and in it to educate and board from 80 to 100 pupils, With the wing built and furnished free of debt, we doubt not the Institute would be almost, ii not altogether, sel{.custaining .° .«The Trustees of The Trafalgar Institute have sought this conference with the clergy of the different denominations, and with the friends of higher femalo education generally, for the purpose of necertalning whether the Protestant churches of Montreal are ready to join in erecting aud eqnipping this institution without further delay, at loast so tar as 1 have now indicated ; and 90 to share the honor of ita establishment as well aa the pri.vileger which it would afford, I regret to have to communicate to this Conference tbe following resolutions from the Disbop of Mont real ns tho answer of his Lordship, his clergy, and \" several of the laity\u201d to the circu which the trastess addressed to them invit- ing their attendance at this Conference.Jenkina read the resolutions, the pur.Ww: re AND SATURDAY.ort! WOR Hans Pernt 4 ba @ 60: with power 5 le a wing remarks of the President :\u2014 \u201cHow deep scever may be the reget whidh some of us feel at thls det 1s oan Bot be other than satisfactory to the fjusde\u2019 of education that the early cstabMehmstt ¢f4 8 girls\u2019 schoo! in comnection wièh the Oburc! clergy and laity of that communion.tablishing and carryisg out such an Fnotitæ- ticn as is heveln proposed, or whether, in the judgment of te members, it is better that each church give #aelf to the work of establish sn Institution of a distinctively Ch character.\u201d 7, At the Conference ja question the lion Ing motion was put and carried.\u2014 Moved by Rev.Dr.Wilkes, Rev.R.M, ton, | number, to ooBfeT eh the % Suess ot oLivele, 10 sweh measures 5.ely to result In the fuundauon vf a 1 WOImeS 08 A Sora) Protests t hasta.\u201d MISSIONARY MEETING.Uo W.Li .Woh ing nana oe Maine Er ™ TR, FER z inclemency of the weather, waa rather small.After praiso aad yer, conducted by the Lev, Canon Bangroft, His Lordship wddressed the meeting.At some kngth he pointed out the different sources from which pecuniary sid was derived to carry on the mission work.First of all there were two sermons preached every year In each church\u2014one In ald of Home, the other in aid of Foreign Missions.Secondly, there were missionary meetings like the present.The third und chief source of income was the bouse to house collections in every paiish.Then there was the gratuity msde by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Epgland, a society which from the very outset had fostered, susiained and helped on missionary work in this country.The grant at the present time was £1,800, Or nearly $8,000 per annum, but the Society bad lately intimated that it would be necessary to reduce the amount.The last source of income was the Sustentation Fund, which amounted at the present time to about $53.- 008¢or $64,000.His Lordship then proceeded to show how the money was expended, and in the course of bis remarks stated that at present there were sixty missions scattered throughout the diocese.Of these thirty-six were more or less dependent on ald from the Church Fund.The remainder were either self-supporting or obtained aid from the parent society in England.In conclusion His Lordship spoke of the importance of sustaining (be existing missions, and made an earnest appeal to those present to contribute liberally for their support.Rev.Dean Bond next addressed the meeting.He considered that any church which was not alive to the work of Missions, could not expect to prosper.The great work of saving souls was the grand mission of our Lord, and it was our duty to imitate the Master.In conclusion, the Dean alluded to the holy rivalry which had existed between St.George's Church ané Trinity for the last 25 years, and hoped it would continue.He annouaced that Bt.George's had contributed $2,200 towards the Mission work, and he boped that Trinity would do the same.A collection having besa taken up, Hev.8.Belcher addressed the mosting, giving some very Inter accounts of the JOLAry WÔrE ad CÔTTI udls, Atrios, Cher countries.He alluded more especially to the Church Missionary Soclety, whose ficld of labor was scattered over the whole world.The speaker also referred to the efforts of the Society for the Propagation of tho Gospel among the Jews, stating that there were now no less than 3,000 converts from Judaism, one hundred of whom were missionaries in the Church of England.Rev.Mr.Fulton spoke on the subject of Cs- nadian Missions, more especially alluding to the work among the Indians, Rev.0.Fortin followed and gave a cheering account of the Eabrevois Mission, which was prospering to an extent far above their most sanguine expectations, His Lordship having made a few remarks, the interesting proceedings were brought to à close by singing a hymn and the benediction.MEDICAL FACULTY.The second special annual convocation of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bishop's College was held on Friday afternoon in the hall of the College buildings, Lennox- ville, the Hon.E.Hale, Chancellor of the University,in the chair.There was à conaider- able public attendance, including a large party from Montreal.The Chancellor addressed the convocation, after which he bestowed the ad eundem degree of M.D.on Dr.E.Robillard of this city.The number of students in attendance during the past season was thirty, twenty-seven from tho Province of Quebec And three from Ontario, The following students successfully passed their examination in Botany : William Edgar Coquilette, of Montreal ; Joseph Lawrence Palmer, of Montreal ; William M.Huater, Cornwall, Ont.The following passed the Primary Exetnins- tion, which includes Anatomy, Chemistry, Materia Medics, Institutes of Medicine, and Botany : George F' Slack, Montreal ; George B, Shaw, Cttawa, Ont.; Frederick Charles Lawrence, Richmond, Q; Robert Costican, Montreal ; G, Upton Peltier, Bt.Guillaume, Q.; Robert Fred, Godfrey, Montreal ; William M.Hunter, Cornwall, Ont.The following gentlemen have successfully passed their final examination, consisting of Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, Medical Jurisprudence, Pathology sad Hy- gtene.The subjects of thelr theses are appended ;\u2014 George F.Slack, M.R.C.8, Montreal, Retention of Urine; George B.Shaw, Ottawa, Ontario, Delirum Tremens: Frederick Charles Lawrence, Richmoud, Q., Cancer; Robert Frederick Godfrey, Montreal, Typhoid Fever ; dodfrel Dubuc, Chambly, P.Q., Intermittent Fever ; William Macdonald, Montreal, Cyetitin; Gaspard Upton Peltier, St.Guillaume, P.Q, Fractures of the Fibula: Issac Fontaine, St.Barnabé, I'.Q., Medical Diagnosis.PRIRZS.The Faculty Prise for the best primary ez- amipation has beon awarded to George B.Shaw, of Uitaws, who out of a possible 2,400 marks secured 2,070, The Faculty Prise for the best final c-amination has also been awarded to George D.Shaw, of Ottawa, who out & possible 2,600 marks secured 2,533, The following gentiemen are entitled to honorable mention in the final examination, vis: Frederick Charles Lawrence, Robert Frederick Godfrey and Qodfroi Dubuc, Tbe se for the beet dissector in the Senior Class been awarded to Robert Frederick God.frey.In the Junior Class, first prise to William Edgar Coquilette, and the second to Joseph L.Palmer.In the Class of Physiology, the Professors\u2019 prize for the beet written answers to written questions, in the Senior Clase, has been divided between Mr.George B.Bhaw and Mr.Robert Costigan.Ts Junior Class there was no compe The prizes were distribated by the Chan- oslior, who then administered the medical \u201c oath\u201d to those upon whom the degree of Master of Surgery and Doctor of Medicino was about to be conferred.Geo.B, Shaw, C.M., M.D., of Ottawa, delivered tho valadictory on behalf of bis feliow graduates, and the Rev.Mr, Slack addressed tbe meeting; after which Dr.Godfrey ad- dressed the jantes.During the day the t of which may be gathered from the If- of England is favorabiy rogarded) ef PCD \u201cTt fs for this meeting tu decide vio x \u2019 can unite as a Protestant community 1! FINANCIAL REVIEW.\u2014y MARCH, L613.PIMANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL BTA.SUS OF ENSLAND AND CAN4NA Ga; MO \u2018IL ILLUSPRATEUL: RALASOS OP THADE.13 our Mat review wo reforrod briefly to wa matiole tu tie Cunodien MoncMy Magazine, 18 which tbe question as :v the \u201cbalague coude\u201d was stated $0 wo ?\"a pumanss, Wo propo 0 Cube Gul WI WK pat.of tc aestion, av.¢ ld by f'edies 207 ditoncras \u2026.subotamtinte tue y 1] PILOT A 7 ow t \u2018come yours tdae Kiiehood ond Hac, ili or 4h, Xone vim taux gue \u201c the constat 3 se \u2018asc.+1 \u2018fous car ani «J'8 Clarke\u201d \u2018These craft are losded with lumber for Charlotte and Oswego, and will proceed to their destination at once.LOCAL NOTRS.A fish dealer {n town has a rock bass on exhibition weighing over 60 pounds.Several tavern-keepers were Gaed to-day for refusing to admit the police, TER DAWSON RCTTH.A wan named Thomas Woods leaves here next week with horses, stages, kc, for the purpose of running à line of stages on the Dawson road.FORGERY.Ermosroë.April 7.\u2014John Waddell, for forgery, was sentenced to six months\u2019 {n jail, and the assizes closed to-day.HALIFAX.Hauirax, N.8, April 5.\u2014The Eastern Chronicle of Glasgow says : We learn that the General Mining Association have eold all their property in this country to a company composed of eminent English and American ca- pitallets.In connection with the purchase, we heard mentioned the names of Sir Jas, Davidson, Cytus W.Field, J.W, Glenden, and Sir Hugh Allan, It is said the owners intend spending large sums of money in extending raïlroads and devoloping underground opers- tions.We bave not heard the price paid fer the property.\u201d THE \u201c ATLANTIC.\u201d \u2018There Is nothing special from the wreck this morning.The weather continues fine with a Jight wind.The bodies of the drowned are being slowly recovered ; very fow have yet come to shore or been grappled, 1t has been arianged between the Government sad the city uuiborities to bury the remaluder of the dead at Lawler\u2019s Island, the present queran.tine station, if the Dominion Government assent ; the latter has been msked by telegraph for permission.THE RR.ACCIDENT.Am the passengers in the St, John's train which met with an accident by coilision at Brookfield, were the agents of the White Star Line, the reporters of New York Frank Lestic's artist, and several friends of the cabin passengers drowned in the \u201c Atlantic.\u201d Of these nine were hurt ; both locomotives were demolish-