The Montreal witness, 4 février 1875, jeudi 4 février 1875

[" + ADVERTISING TERMS.Montreal Vou.XXX., New Sreurs.® TRI-WEEKLY .JIM'S MINUTES.BY M.HARTWELL.Hn stan had assy Changed, hon Slugs saloon had grestly ¢ , t t Jim.Was that the bar\u2014that round thing with books on the top! But where weeo the larses, and botilos, and rows of kegs, and the Background of billiard-tables?And why were the men all aitüing in slcok, respectahlo rows, listening so atteutively to Slam ?Was that Slum, ding his arms and ng in atender voice: The fact of the speakers tendernesa convinced Jim that it was not Slum, und that he Lad stumblod into another edifice than a saloon.Jim's bead whirled, and he seemed to catch only & brief glimpee of the \u201cplace at cach ro.voldtion, Me bud shut the door and groped along the wull rune distance, and felt uttor- ly incapable of finding that door again without belp.His desire was to withdraw, A gentleman, catching sight of him, rose hentil and beckoned him to 8 soat.Jim opened hi mouth to make «nquirice concerning, the Present rituation of Slum's saloon, but the oor proved +o uniateudy that he was glad to wink into the seat and breathe s moment.Jim was unfamiliar with the inside of churches.Iis strongest impression concera- ing tho same had boen rucetvod from a barn- i whither alder hands awd to drow s unwilling juvonile hane i, whote ho wateh- od tallow drip from caudles in tin sackots.£o Jim aid uot perveive that he was in a shurch ; but à voice zrew upon his oar till it Hlled all his senc of hearing.\u201cWo take upon our woak shouldore,\u201d said the voice, \u201csll the burdens which belong to \u201cyis- ferday and forever, forgetting that we were made to live minutes, and not ages at à time ! \u201cThere was One upon a mountain, whom, fora season, tho devil tempted sad wrmented.Yet moment by moment he mood against the tempter, although when his trial was over he fay an exhausted victor upon tho mountain.\u201cI've heard \"bout that,\u201d muttered Jim, rull- ing bis head.\u201cI've been \u2018L Sunday-achool, mister.\u201d \u201cYou are on the mountain of temptation,\u2019 pursued the voice, and no man can Leip you.\u2018ou cannot resist temptation.You have been down a thousand times: you fol that you will fall aguin, \u201cChildren, ho is on the mountaift of tempta- tien with you.Though all men forsake, he presses closer.le knows bow the lions rise and rage in you, and He only knows how to bold them.\u201cChildren, hold to His hand.And while He steadies you, give Him the minutes of your lives, one by one! Don't try to live more than « minuto in à minutes titre.Tho Yveterdays arc gone.No man has to-morrows.Just stund against temptation this minute.Me aaks youto- this Mun who loves you\u201d The voice, rouge puch few words as it could seize, pushed its plea and deeper.You have meen a which was apreud thick and dark part suddenly, and show you the moun aud stars sitting in state far up the blue sky, Through sucha gap in the fog of his head Jim caught sight of a Man on a mountain and though Jim wus 8 drunken wrotch, lust to the world, the dow destroyer of his own family, and so besotted at that instant that the remainder of the service was never cloar to him, he kept that picture of the Man on the mountain till it grew vivid in his weakened mind.\u201c I'll give him this minute,\u201d mattered Jim next morning, pulling his feet past Slum's ¢ And I'll hang on to this minute for him,\u201d aid Jim, tightening to his work in the roll.ing-mill, when thirst woko up and burned inwardly worse than the farnace-fires oould burn him outwardly, * And this hore minute Likewise I'll give him,\u201d continaed Jim, holding to sn ima pit while ho ate hia dinner, to give woak resolution some virible anchor.Perhapa he could not have saved one day had not the Man on the mountain watched him with eyes which meltod his heart down \u2014 that Mau who was nesror than the men in the mill, notwithstanding he was lifted up on a mountain ! At the end of this saved day Jim weut out of his rough lodging-house, and uncovered bis bead in a shamefarsd, unaccustomed fashion.to wbixper that \u2018here was one day's minutes, and he'd try to hold on.\" The minute filed on past Jim, some black with the world's shadow, and some white with sunshine ; some found him working jovially : some found him twisting on th» in lonely places : some throught him riends who saw the outside of his endeavor, and tried to help him reform: some brought him stinging jukes from mouths he used to \u201ctreat.\u201d Each night he humbly told the Man on the Mountain vf Temptation that \u201c horo was another day of minutes, and he felt obliged, sud b the next.minute wouldn't floor him.\" t is guod that no eyc, save the Eye by wbose Hyht it walka, can fullow that fine and terrible creation, tha human soul, through its struggles, its remorseful maniss, its varying cmotions and growth in power.Jim's acquaintances oummentod on his change.They knew be wouldn't hold out.Why, it's a physical imposaitility for any drunkard to reform! He was & completo wreck.Ne'd come round stopgering present- ty.How often had ho quit drinking and be.fus egnin?Twenty times at least.Had a long sober spell just after his wife and child died, snd then rewarded himself hy a three months\u2019 spree! Poor fellow! He couldn't keep from drinking! You'll eee him come round steggering one of those days.Yet every night Jim went out under the atar-altar, and offered up hia day's tale of minutes.Île grew stout upon bis nore.over, and strong in his stomach.ad the next time these men saw him ger, ho rool.ed with sn intoxication fos which they cheer.od him with all the might of their bragen throata\u2014 the int: xication of saving Life.He win hurry ng to his work across à network of ruilroud tracks, when a little child, with seared fa: 0 and dirty petisoats, wandering and arying in the wase of rails, caught ita copper.tos tha qd fell before the rash.switch.ngine.ep Any man sure ath ability would bare loo \"wo eave it.But Jim, dvubting the body a long weakened hy drink, yet dnred to do it.* Hove's thin minute \" muttered Jim, staging with his cxretion, and setting the ohild wn in safety this minute snd sumpin\u2019 ele with it!\u201d Then bin witnesen liftod a shout, hut Jim #aw above their approval the approval of the Man upon the mountain, to whom he will look =>, to-night (Jim the * drunkard,\u201d the \u201cbleat,\u201d \u201c vld, ragged Jim,\u201d now clothed in hia right wind, simple and strong), to whom he will whisper, * Here's another day's minutes, and I'm obliged, and hope the next minute won't fluor me.'\u2014 National Temperance Advocate,\u201d ~= The increase of rates of freight nn tbe In- tercolonial Railway, adopted since the advent of Mr.firy dgzen ne tuvestigator, has caused much dlristisisetion along the route, Remoustrances Yeve been made through the press deputetions have waited upon the authorilies, and sow we hear that à meetlræ of lumbderere and mill men wes Lid in Bt.Jobn, sud aa fofluential Com.mitice was appointed to confer with Me, Bryages, nd with the New Brunswick memhers of { shinet, to get the reduced.fret 0! ject of Mr.Biydges seems to be to make he pry, and the stoppiog of * cakes,\u201d with the retiovel of needless emgloyecs md costly ronuee) kobe bas done à good deal to that end.\" The reduction of rates below the smonnts which have been deliberately adopted fs not likely to de made huattly.ac at least UIL 16 4 proven that they wie neccmary.As to the gutery made durlug the past summer by 8 number of Journals, when the ranniog of traîne was altered, much of thet, we take it, was political foult-fndu.v of sectional grumbling, ause certain local facilities were, perhaps, somewhat distin d fo order the beiter to accommodete the pubic ot large \u2014 KY, = Durtig the 1824 there were published fa Gret Britain rew books, 900 new odl- tons ef older books, and RL Importations from Amverice, making total 026,608, or D0-Less than fn the precediug year, As the PRESBYTERIAN UNION, Queseo, Jan.20.\u20141u the Private Bllls Com.mtitee his morning, the Presbyterian Church l'ulon Bille came up, when the fullowisg cvi- dence was produced : JAMES CholL, exatuined by Me, J.L.Morris, said lio was an Kider of ut Paul's Church, Monireal, erd gemral agent fur the Church, a ppointed fu 1565; also Secrotary Treasurce of the Temposalities id, Becrclary of the Widows'snd Orphans\u2019 Fund, and editor of the Fredy terivn ; wos present at both Syaods in which thesubiject of Unlon was discussed : at the tiret Byuod held at Montreal the atteadanre was ver, fn comparison with thé usuel ct atte of unlon was finally passed at Tu- routo om 5th Nov.1X74, by 8 gisjurity of 63 to 17 of a minority ; 10 were Litulsters and 7 elders; the number of congregations fu tho Proviuce of Quebec 15 27, and of these only two voted siafust union.He read offlclal documents de- clarluæ the conrent.to union by b-th branches of tbe Church fn Uutarlo and\u201d tzachoe proper, Menus wero taken to give every cougreçatlon \u201c an opportunity vf voting, by nieaus of priuted furms, contalüing tho tanié of Union, which Were sent by the Synod Clerk to everg minister, Axpuew T.Dévauônn, of Montreal-\u2014By- louged tu St.Andrew's Church : most of the oppusftion to the bill comes from that church ; uot aware thut Rev.Gavin Lauy was authorix- «d to pefifon on the part of tue congre- pation ; believed there was a declded oriy uf that congregation fo favor of unlun most decided opposition came from Mr.Lang ; the xemis.f the with to rom union was nol submitted to thy congregation by Rev.(lavio Lang, By Mr.TERxILL\u2014The majorfty of the coa- ation io favor of Lufou was 9, and the mi- y 64 ; the total vote ls a small one.GHB L.MOoRMIs, advocate, of Montrosl, an Elder of St, Andrew's Church, Montreal\u2014at- tended the two meetings of the Bynod referred to ; he corrolworeted the evidence of Mr, Croll; knew the petitioners personally, and believed 1:08 ove wis violently opposed to Unlon, By Mr.TEmxiLL\u2014Out uf the 200 members nf the 8ynod, only 6% voted lu favor, and 74 against it.Rev.Gavix LaxG\u2014No adequate machinery has been set In motion to obtain the oplnfon of the Church on the question of l'ofon ; throuzh- out the Province of Quebec there was but a swall minority voted on the question ; very sure that the great majority of cougrexstious did not understand the question submitted to them : was a member of the Temporalities Board, aud protested egainst the question whea Itcame before the Board ; the majority la the Church of Scotiand dues not rule where con- etitutlomal law is concerucd ; he considered the result of the first moetingof st.Andrew's congregation wea not the oplulon of the can gre- sation, there bring such a small vote taken ; he was willlog to swear, if necessary, that there was a large majority of St.Andrews congre- gstion who were opposed to Union, and that was why he did not call a recund meeting ; there wére about 1,500 members of his congre- Rallor, about 300 heing communicants ; {¢ was notorious that meetjogs were betd in à very Jooze aud slip ebod tabner, and there could te lle doubt that the opinion of tue Church hat not buen obtained ; the Church here received great sasletance from the mother Church in Hcotland, and it was the presuwnpiton Laat if untun prevailed the conuection would be abio- lutely revered, DutoLas Bxruxes, of Ottawa, safd that while sdmittiog in ordinary cases that the majority should rule, that doctrine was only true when +uch rule was constitutional ; be duelred to call attention 10 the numbers as officially voa, b: which it appesred that there were 1 rk slurs, so that the Synod was composed of 27d members, being & minister sud an cider from each 3 besides those there wire 11 retired ministers, who, by a recent act, were eligible to sit and vote, thus bowing that the members of the £ynod pumbcred 27; but of this number ouly 68 voted for union at last moetiaz, less than one-fourth ; to show the growing teellag against the proposals contained in the bill, he teferred to the minutes of the Bynod, by which 1t appesr d that wlien the proposal to appoint a Committee on Union was submitted, It was sdopicd unanimously ; during the years in which the committee was sitting, their amunal Tépurts Were ale0 rucelved unauimousiy; when the question of Goal sdopiion came up lz Or taws, in Jupe last, 83 voted tn favor and Lu against its adoption ; at & subsequent meetin held to Toronto, Io November, 63 voted Jens an 17 0ay ; several members who had w'gued th: protest lodged before discussion at tha: meetin ¢ were not present when the Voie was taken, the hour being Z{u tbe moruleg, and the numer, Lud these been present, would have been 35 suninet.Mr.BELLINGHAM asked If the congregations 10 which witveus referred, were all in Quebec, a8 1 bad Leon fuled vu # previvus day that guy msiters takiug place in Quebec Jd be dealt with y the Cominittes.: Mr.Buruxux said ji was fmpossttle to dissociate the prucecdinga of the Proviuces.but be would be glad if that rullug was maiutuined, as, If su, the duty of the Commitee was simply Lo Glstuiss the bills, the meetings authorizing thelr prosecution huviug been all held {u Ua.tate.Witaess coutinued, sud explained that there were only twenty-four congregetions In the Province of Quebec, two of thea oaly belog inission statins Lut entitled to representation ; he showed from the official rull \u2018of the Rynod that inete ad of there belug 138 congregatinas, as eubmitied tu the Cominiseiuners\u2019 repurt ou re- wlitsto Luion, there were outy 127, Mr.Larnamsoiss eaid Le had gained more fnfoitmation from Mr.Brymoer's evidence than frum the wiole procvedings, as ho stated facts, aud those were what the Committee must deal with.Quenec, Jan.3.Mr, BAYMNERs evilence was resumed this a.m.Hecorrected his Srideuce given yesterday, that there were $92 fustend of 347 memiers of the Bynod.The basis of unjon first sent duwn was either most artful or moat artless, It was ent down for assent or dissent only.All the siticles belug true no objections could de mad, and, therefore, à basis being agreed to, botwiihstandiing 8 epecial motion objecting to union Îu many euch cases, cungregations were rurned es unt imousty la favor of untou wheu they cspeclully deslioed it.He was pre- jared to slow that the allsgations of thé bill were nol tiie, The bill alleged that the ohject was union, wh: reas ib was mercly a completion of tbe schiam of 1844.He quoted from tbe amla- utes of the Myuod la proof of his assertion, The Church was always willloæ for nuios, sod commiitevs were sppoluted for the purpose of rocuring the return of thuse who left the {Turn in 1544.He then made the following statement : \u2018I he attention of the Committee ls called to the following atatistics aud statements relating W two subjects which have buen moet largely discussed in deliberating upon the bills affect.img Presbyterian Union: let.The amount of sgteement es to Union returas to remit où Unum, as made up ba, the Committos of 8ynod of tke Preebyterisn Church of Canada in con- tection with the Church of Scotland in November last, show number 10 be, of Kirk Suesions 188 voted ** Yes,\" 80 voted * Nay,\u201d 13 no re- urn, 46\u201408\u2014) \u2014cougregations 139 voted \u201c Yen,\" 98 voted \u201cNay '' 10 no return, 43\u201433 \u2014180.Atthessme 8y nod, the nontiual roll was made up from sttested tolls of presbyteries, which stows the real number enfitied by the Act of 1he Synod of 1944 to send up such returns to be=Kirk Sessions, 194: congrege- Mons, 194 ; the ctoims of pr of these sven being open to doubt.Out of the total numher of the members of 1he Eynod which, by tie re tof Committee referred to ahould 21 \u2014 7.& minister and elder from esch sesst wm, eleven retired minieters aud Hive professors Jo Queen's College, there voted for unlon only #3.dmlittng for a moment the report of com- mitue to be correct, this would show that less than one-fourth of the apparout number of members supported the proposal, snd very wuck fewer 1han one-third of the res) numbers by the oficial roll.Besldea those who did vote st last Bynod, there were present 90 members who declined to vote, although they had hitherto voted for union, several of them openly stating that they had seen cause to rofrain from trsriug the matter owing to the unsatisfactory urs of the returns amd the existence of minority who svowed thelr determination to re.unio In connection with the Church of Seot- land, aud to claim 1ighte and privil thenes arising.20d.Temporsiities Fund \u20141Its origin.In the last century Certain lande In Caoads were apportioned by Imperial enactment for the Sugbet of the Protestant religion, which, in the Brat natavce, were appropristed hy the Chureh of England 10 Conads, In the course\u201d of ime the Church of Scotland in Canate, on the of being the rep resentative of the seit other vetadliehed chureh In the empire, lak: claim ta snd after à long liligation, obtelned à share of those lande, the revenues of which (nme 10 be known as Clergy Reserves, in 108, by Imperial ensciment, tha Canadian Uovernmen! was authorized to capitaîise these fevenues ; and each of the clergyraen enjoying sn antiel sum from them, became 0 recive a capital sum fostead.There Were clergymen ln this position who, ia 1883, Witness, Ouig ® 2 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS, wi 8, Belirered in Mont \"nae Maisé te Bubserbors, ace, ë Tr-Weekly, 63.00 Woolly, 81.00, 5 3 me 3 \u201cLT | EDITION, PUBLISIIED TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY, TT EE THURSAY, FRRWOARY DU m= threw Into one common fubd, under cortain condiiions, this capital sum : one of thesa con Allons 16 ret forts ns a fundanents! prisciple, hat all persons who have a claim to such beus- Gita shall be tintsters of the Presbyterian Chtrch of Cauada, fa connection with the Charch of Beatland, and that they shall cease to have any claim on or be entille Lot share of sal! cummulation fund whenever 7 shall cesse to be ministers fn counection with said Caurch, 11s purpose.Jetirest of fund thus formed wes devoted [u the first fnstanss to payments of £1 2 10s to each of the commuting minlstors, ond the next claim 10 be settled, as soon as thé fund would admit of it, was the payment of & lke sum to 11 ministers, known as uon-commu- tors, who were on the roll of the Synod it the date of commutation, but not at the passing of the Imperial Act In 1853, permictiug that alter the satisfaction of these clalins It was stipulated hat other ministers of the Cliurch ln thelr turn, aud according to seniosiy, rhoutd rank on ths fund as commuting or viter privileged mia- fsters died out; fn this way provision was made fors perpetual succession Lo the benefits of the fusd In its present position.At this date, only 33 of the 73 eoamuting, aad Sot the 11 non commuting midulsters purvive, Of commuters, 8, or one fourgh, bare vot 4 re proposed wulon, Besldea thess 1) sud 8 privileged imtuisters, 50 ou the roll of the #ynod are Io receipt of $A per anunm esch from tbe Temporalities Fund, Its position.Ja the cveub of union the bills now before the Legtsluture profoss ta coutinus to thoss not eutering the pro 4 union their t al- lowuseu from tho Tomporalities Fund or the prospect which LLey pr nd to have of sharing stsome future dato that fund.Buppostaz these bills.es they now are, to pass: fst.Not only would a great Injustice perpetrated sgainst those who sul Joyali, and, as a matter of conscience, remain in'that connection with the Church of Scotland by which the fund was originally received and\u201d has ail along been Deld, but also that great humiliation would be indicted upon em of having a fund which righteously belongs to minlaters of tbe Church of Beotland dispensed by a board, composed chiefly of prricms who bave destroyed tbat Church in Canada.20d.There Is no security that the Loited Church or thé same persons who are now applying for legtalation to effect this spotiat!in fay bot before long apply for further logisla- flou to deprivo the present minority of the lights pretended to be seserved.Srd! In apllo of legislation the children of the fort v deceased commutators would be entitled to clalm at law that the fundsmental conditions on which the commutation was a to baving been violat- «d, they should ae heirs of thelr commuting parents receive the capital sums which they surrendered for the common good of the Church of Écotland fo Canadaalone, Twocou- siderations, one of them of the gravest and most serious kiud, wrise from the above facts, figures and statciuents, let, Tu all fuirness au buuesty, tbe Tetaporalities Fund, if the pmjected union de courummated, should ba held sod administered by those who contlouc to adhere to the Church of Scotland, and if !t should ever 1appea that there is po Cuurch In Caunda tu tbat cophection, it should revert to the State which couferred ft at the deguuning, or to the Church of Eugland, from which it was virtuail wiuug.2nd.should the Temporal Faud, ne fa eouæht hy the bills uow befure the Loæi lature, be altcnated from I's connection with tbe Church of Scotlond at instization of a more majority, à dangetous preceslens will be cstab- list ed, und henceforward the property of no eburch or sacred society, whether Roatan Ca- tholle or Protestant, will be sufe.' The Committee then, after refusing to hear Mr.Teri] any further on the eubject, had the room cleared.Un readmission, the Chairman annsuncad that the preamble had been adopted, and a sub- committer, consisting of tbe following, bad been appointed to consider the clauses of the LA! :\u2014Hob, Sol.-Grneral Angore and Tressucer Robertson, and Mesers.Alezander, Camerus, Labgeller, Belliogbam and Watts, The Committee then adjourned.GRANDE-LIGNE MISSION, \u2018The annual meet (ng for the election of dtrec- tors of the Evangelical Society of the Grande- Ligue Mission was bed on Thurnday in the leo- ture room of the First Baptist Church, Beaver Hail Hill, in the afternoon.Owing to à misuo- derstanding fn the mauner of aunouncemert tbe mcetfug was small.A aynopela of the Sah enous) report, read hy Mr.Laficur, con- islocd lems of much interest, cspeciaily shout \u2018be Inetitutes of Grande Ligne aud Longuent!, #ud slro lu the station of Moutreal.Durl athe part academical year the Grande-Ligne Institute tnd been filled with 43 bors and young men, #td tbe Felier Institute at Liugueuil had hal 42 youvg women.Toward the spriug a work of urace bad been very masked in both fnatltn- tions, Twenty-three of the pupils had been Lrooght to a saving knowledge of Jesus Cho ist, aud had made a profession of religlon.Thay wore all baptized (a Montreal.Those schools eti- cHedaremurkablefratureluat.year, Klevon of the fuprls of the Feller Institute have bccaawarde-t \u201clylomus as teachers by the Protestant Bard of School Cou:misstoners, five of them for Engil«h and French.Other couve.sions have taken place lu other stations of the Mission.There are twelve stating with some fifteen Taborera.fn- «luding the teachers In the fnatitution.Alto gether more than thirty persons bave ma fe à Pritessiun of iv ligion, and several famiiles have etc ch of Rome to fullow the Gospel.reat want of laborers, fit Lo main- is gained, and to break new ground.In a ficavefal point of view the Mission through much exertion fu collecting, especiully on the part.of one of Îta laborers, hud been well austaln- ¢d durfog the past year, but ths tressury is now empty with a longechool session to provhle for The receipts of tue year were about $9,000, and be expenditure abut the same amount.The tenly elected Board of Directors, nine ta nnm- ber, ts 1be ramo as last year, Uresident, R-v, J.Denovan: Secretary.Treasurer, Jos.Richards ; Mussre.T, J.Claxton, (3.B, Muir, E, V.Moseley, A.A.Ayer, Reve, Roussy, Riendean sod Latteur, CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS, MONTREAL WEST.The argument on the preliminary objections came up in the Klection Court on Saturday viorving, before Mr.Justice McKay, Mevers.C.P, DavibsuN and 8, Bethune, Q.C., appeared For the pests loners, aud Messrs, Trevkolme aud Mc! Mr.Kerr, Q.C., for the resporulent, Mr.Davinsoy was ta aubmit he roceediog demurrer to the preliminary ohjsctions, when Mr.KEnn subinited that the preliminary objections bad not been met by petitfoners fn the proper way, hy demurrer, but should have been hy motion or rule Lo strike out, Mr.Davirmox sald Judge Johnson had givan ab order for law hearing that dsy,and his Honur could not reverse that order.4 sens discussion où the .subjeet, Mr, Kerr's objection was overruled.Mr.Davipsox then opened the argument.He sald that there ween two epecial demare tn the two seta of objections of respoudeut, and a general demur to the first.Firat tothe scrles of objrettons that Mr.Thoatss White, jar, was disqualified from being 8 petitioner because he was not lawfully a caudidate aod had nuae of the qualificstiots required by law, and that Lhe ther petitioners were disqualified sa voters and lu the second place that Me, White was diequalified, because of alicged bribery and cortupt practices in 1874, at Prescott.By what tight hos Mr, Whita to become à petliloner ?By tection 7 of the Controverted Electiona Act.Any one who hed à right to vote at the previous clection may be a petitioner, and also the candidate himself.Mr.White occa: ped this poeition, sod no demurrer, no pro.mt or public objection had beer made efsitst bim to disqualify him.In the Norta Victoria cuse the point hed come up as to a candidate not baviug sufficient property to qua {ity bim, and {t was decided Lhat even In that case he could be a petitioner.\u2018The allegations sgatnet Mr.White were very vague and conld ti t possthly for that reason met.In all the cams In Ontarlo the specitic allexst ons had been «mbodied [n the objections.Mere the petition- «18 wore forced to grope in the dark, In ons of the special demurs to the ohjretione It was urged het the reppondents were bound to put their evidence fn the objections, otherstse the peti: tioncrs were totally unahie tn find what proof to bring i the concealed grounds of oh .In regs je ction, rdto the allegation that Mr, hite had beet guilty of cormpt practices at Rockville, hie ppment might find somq gronr de to Justify ft, bat he could not, Mr Justice MCKAY aatd he coneitered that | election a hy.gone affair, and Aid not know of 43¥ grounds such sa were referred to, r.Davinaon coutinuod\u2014If it were decid-i that euch evidence could ne taken it would np \u201c the whote Jdon of the Sort Election et, pose e\u2026 our pres ago ren Tor Brith Columbls, and this charge were brought sguivet him, witnesses world have to be brought from that place, and (he cac might last as 1 as the partion toterested chose, which would sult the res pondenie.Even if Mr.White ware showa Lo be ity of bribery ha could proceed with\u2019 | tho \"oasd, that th ponent to be if ke vee a À ent to guilt e were so la the North Victoria luth Nrastiorä and North Blmcoe case 1big bad boss by the presiding jutyçes.\u2018oslcwed the obfec- Mons of the jxtilfoners clatmed the right to ebquire Into the crerajdpractices of respond ent fo the elections of Jasdiary, 18574, because 11 was jioastlle for u car idee to make fricads by corrupt practices fu one fection who would vote fur bien the next, Mr, Vetunne, we, agaînat Mr, Wulte'a nolntained tha! the Be tad 00 Lica sti! woy factory, It was not staf ho bad mot a «>; : befu lb reference to the ule vas pullty of corrupt County, even If be wax ton with the prrsent Moukrosl Woat 400, and was kot valid ules be been found guilty of Lriberg durlig the sent Parllsineut, 1Lird, these qui -1lons of seciladnation under our law could oLly como 0a thelr merits, as iz 1he Meganile und utboë Fases.Recers futerujted Mr, Bethune\u2019s elaborate argument.* Afier recta und the -eoucluston of Mr.Bethunc's argum-nt, Mr.MeLaren replted at lenzil -on bebalf of the respondent, Mr.Kerr followed, aud Mr.Bethona.reptied, after wuich the cecc was taken \u2026.dutétre by lis Hynor, \u2014\u20142 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, ~ A lire in the range of farm bulldiugs attached to Clandeboye Calle, ucar leifast, the seat of Lord Dufferin, censed damage to the amount of #2,010 or $2,400.A valuable horse was so much injured that it was not expected to rccuver, == The steamship * Preeursor,\u201d 514 tons, which bad such an unlucky Ume In thy Bt Law rence Chacoel two vears ago, foundered in the Mediterransan on the 13th December Last.Capt.May pett and crew, 17 in number, were Peked up y the German barque A, (.Mey- ure, Doutre aod Hutchison, It was realet- ed by Mr.Lacorts, and tho cao was taken on dite.A decision will bo given on the 15th inst, It fe reported, thoaxl it is pot known on what authority, that this ease bai been compromised with the Chambly ease, It 1s also hinted that some electors are thiuking of {atervoning lo the case, to prevent any suck un- dorsiauding belng carried foto efoct.PostaL\u2014Mr, A.1, Derrick bas bocn ap- folate to the postmastership ot Clateaceville in placo of Col.Stewart, resigned.\u2014 The Waterloo Ahertier says concomtug the late heavy anow-storme.\u2018During the whole month the roads have been fu a horrid state, and [n some sections of the country it la repart- ed that the snow feso derp that horns bare been known to trip themselves on tho telograph wires.\u2014 The Whig tells of sn old gentleman at \u201cKingstey, who in the crush end excitoment at the cloee of the peu during the ate election fell off a bcnch and breke his ribs, COMMERCIAL.WITHERS Orrice, Feb.3.- Gresabacks bonght at 11 @ 0 dls.Ameriena Silver beughiatBis (0 dls.; Britlah du at VB ® dis.Small doat 0 @ 00 die.@, D.Buowxe, Banket and Broker, He James Bt.Fixaxciar,\u2014Money {s easy, and business at tho bemks ia quict to-day.Exchange le almost nominal at unchanged rates for both sterling and gold drafts on New York.Thcre eecms, however, to bo a slightly easter fooling in the former.Gold lu New York opened at 113), and advanced to 113%:.Bterling Exchange was unchanged at 64 ST, The Stock Market bere this morning was lem, Eales 40 Canada Cotton Co.at 40, closiog 40 to 10; $10,000, Champlain 6 p.c.bonds at 1013 ; closing buyers at 101 ; 47 Mochanice at Vd), closing 90 to U3 ; 100 Talegraph at 1777, .closlog 17734 to 176 ; 10 Koyal Canadian at 9714, clos- 10R 7% to 0736 : 20 Peoples\u2019 at 112, closing 1134 to 11814 ; 336 Montreal at 188, closlag 167%, to 188]¢ ; Merchants\u2019 1150 1151f ; Commerce 138% to 1341.Boots axn SHONs.\u2014No change wurtuy 0 mention since last report ; ondurs contiaue to come forward fairly.Dealers, however, are cautious in ordering for spring trade, choosing to walt untll tho season opeas.Boots.0 ey ape cat 1 AREABEMCEELRABIN SBUUERGRTREINE DOB Ooh re pm mers tentes 2! Ixox AND HARDWARE.\u2014-There Is mors acll- vity noticeable, orders betng more plentitul tn vumber, and Jargerin size ; as these grow, so does the difficulty of supplylog what is requir- «d.Iron fosmall quantities, for pressing wants, has been imported +i: Portland, but as this bas mostly resulted tn Joss, repetitions bave not been rumerous, Prices, if anythlug, are the turc essier for Pig and Bar Iron; also Tia Plats; wedo not, however, aiter the list, asc oncossions are uncertain.Urders for spriog shipment are now golug forward for irom, &c.Great caution is ex- ercieed in giving these out, owing to the erratic proceedings of the fronmasters fn Birmiogbain on the 14th, and tho uncertainty uf what the Americans will do, Should prices remain as they are at present in both England and the States, it fs dcudbtful if all the Western Canada trade cso be recovered for Eaglish Iron : however, stocks here are so light, and the prospect of facreased trade so good, those who care to retatn thelr connection, must buy the stock to furatsh them.IYg\u2014Holders are desirous of selling, and will sbade quotations to induce business.No tran- ssciions of note, liars ure in better request, and have been moving more freely.Round lots under lat.Tots.\u2014Bhrets, &c., are In moderate but la- proved demand, Tim Plate has chaveed bands tn considerable lots ; holders prefer selling.(ther heavy articles and shelf ware in alight request.inow ver ton ve iles à ré + E-3 4 n ADD ide :\u2014 Per au 1 pth and Bowilng CANALS PLATEN por NOX » a x ow 0 Badd Arque end Gers.3 «SEE vane vaus 7 cose cece cece BENEIVVIAES S88 BE SEIECNERS S88 ESSE 2x8 SBERERIAY > a 4» 60000-aau 00000000008 000 007000000000) wecvalevsve asa WHOLESALE PRICES, There la nothing particular to note fa flour ide morning, and grain was entirely nominat Butter fs dull witha downward teadesey, hev- irædrelised in Britain from 19s to 13s por cnt, since the Uh of January, Gnd enld here today at 0c, Dressed Hugs sold at $8 35 for ht weights, OTN, rots, 1,600 hhlg, ; Bapertor Bxtes, $300 15 20 ; Extra, $4 75 to M 85: F.ra roc Strong Bakers'.64 80 to 84 00: RIF te 95 8 ; Poll Fiour snd Lorene rradea nominal.\u20148ales 80 8, ring extes 8493: 400 Btrong Bakers\u2019, $4 80 ; 100 Choice Saperior Extraonp.t Wusat axp Coama® (mains nominal.Pease, pets, 10 40 buah, Abe tn 03e, PnoTisinns.\u2014Pork, Mres GET to 63%.Lard, Butter, rere.434 pes : 90¢ to 98¢ ; pale phe good at 8%; Dreacned hogs, els 978 fpale 8 cars light average at $495, quhsuis.\u2014Recolple 88 bbls.; Pots $3V3) to Curcann, Peb.8, 10:00 a.m.\u2014Wheat heave.Afe cash Feb: Mc tn RS 1 8e Mareh : nomin lly Wie April ; offered sage May: vote, ARON hish ; shpte.AS,0N0 bush.Cara dail, offerad Mie Feh: M the to Me March: Me May; vote.M,000 huah : ahpte.73,000 hah, Pork unsettled, $15 94 tn 818 50 Foh: $18 Bic fn 018 Me March: $1880 to G18 Hy Apt HO IAM Lard ately, fair demand ; $134) to 613 \u2018ed ; 613 60 to Q13 AISÉ March \u2014\u2014e BT.GABRIEL CATTLE MARKET.Moxpar, Fed, 1, The supply of cattle continues large \u201cand cen wa line, notwithetending the quatley n hettor, Taurus fa well reprosentad, an A e teen for the past Lheee wrecks, there being A BOOTS OF MOTE [red gond spenir-ns on the meiket The highest price ohlsned te day vos hy Measrs, Featherston and Head, of Torrutn, wha sold four very æ errs welghtug 5,000 Iha.nt A5 M conte par th, The average selling price ts from 64.95 tn 84 75 kr 100 ibs, while for some # would be difficult jo nain \u2018There are no live hogs nn the Ros are mporurd from Cilcago weehlh vr tan are Im m Ubleago weakly tha pork packing establishments in and amund ths city, fa they are hrought in hom, ta he killed, wd after they are packed they are to be shipped to Fu Bisopbièrd D gare 8 hy the ew Tod; sisale are Bite 8864 per 100 Jde.There are no live shes om the Wark 4: dressed bring 085 to $0 100 Ihe, Tuers is à p husiness one In Rides, GET Ne ROSE; Na 0 0 88 25; sheep and Jaushekins are from 81 23 to $00 rach.Tallow, rough, from bc to Go per poutal, MONTREAL MARKET PRICKS.YARMERY' MARKET.Tusspar, Feb.8 \u2018The attendance to-day was good.Beef and Oats were plentiful, but there was only ono load white potatoes «fered, and 60c per bag was oekd for them, tite are $1 05 to 61 10 per tug; tuckwbest i0c per bush; Puas§! per bush ; beans $1 60 to #1 50 per buabel 1 poultry were pleotiful and fowls and geess sold at 1Uc par lv; turkeys at 12c per 1b : freak killed sell about one cent more per it.Beof, hivd quarters §7 to 83 per 100 Ihe; foreguartora, 83th $550 per 100 bs ; Purk to 8% 50 por 100 Ibs; mutton Ye perib; bog's besds, 8c por I; Hama 10¢ per 1b; tpure rite 12¢ per pound.There was not much butter on the market, good tubs sold st ic por Ib.; extra would bring mere, while toferlor a id at 6c per lb ; old lutter in ru!ls and printe, $7e to 30e per lb.; Fresh butter in priuta, 5% to 4% per 1b.; frost #gge per dozen 40c ; packed 4x per dozen ; Potatoes, Uüc per bag; Cbil'a would sell for more ; Turnips Sue per hushel ; carrots Suc par buerhicl ; Beets 6c per bushel : Cahbages 0c er dozen ; Oulons 81,25 per busbel ; Apples 1.20 to 61.40 per buvbel.Hay ann 8Srnuaw Manker.\u2014Very Iftte hay ard straw came to the market In the early part of the week, owl\u201d ta tho bad state of the roads.Ou Friday the tupply was much better and faturday thore was a very large (uantity for vale.Tke price, which had risen about 81 por 100 bundles, bas again fallen, Firat quality her 1s from 89 ta 810 and secoud quality 87 co 88 50 oe 1 100 Lundles of 15 1baeich.Straw ts 9450 to i 25 for Brit quality and 83 50 to 84 23 for sec- ord quality per 100 bundles of 12 1bs.cach.OTTAWA MARKETS.(Special to the Witness.) Ortawx, Feb.£.\u2014Ottaws market -Fowie scarce ; Chickena 40e per palr ; Gcese, 50\u20ac each ; Turkeys, 75e to $1 ; Beef plentiful, general sell- fog price $8 to 60 25 by the side ; bec?hides té Lu ; Sheepskins, 83c to 90; Mutton, Te for fore and Sc for hindquerier, Porkin LE 1 supply ot $0.50 Lo 80 7B per 100 Ibs.No.Flour, $3 Frovender, 81.50 ; Peas, 80c to #e Buck wheat, ti0e to 75c ; Uats in good supply; 43: was us.olly accepted when proffered.\u201d Onions $1.23 pur durhel ; Paronipat0c do ; Cahbage Be to 19c r bead ; Potatoes 65c per bushel ; Tuh Batter Fe per pound :Printa 80c per lb; Hay $18 to 420 per ton ; Btraw 86 to §5, TORONTO MARKETS.(Special (0 the Witness.) Touusto, Fed.$\u2014In the Froduce Market Flour ¥xtrs was enquired fur yesterday at $1.35, but news of advance In Grand Trunk frelul-te lowerril prices to $4.20, Olher grades pot uffering ; Wheat, No, 1 Treadwell, 93¢ la ttore yesterday ; one car No.4 White, brought #6c on track,and three cars uninapected Spring, 0c on track ; for Cholco Spring 9A fn store would be paid ; Peas 75c {n atora offered ; Tûc wanted ; Oata scarce at 4ic to 45c, In Farmers\u2019 Market afew loads of Spring soli yesterday at Vlc to 92c ; 300 bushels barley at #1 04 ; oats 5c ; rye 0c; butter, 10'l3, 23 to 80¢ ; urge rolls, 27c to 240 ; tuk da: to Hc; potatoes per bax, $1 to $1 15, LONDON MARKETS, (Bpectal Tel tothe Witness from 4.M.Ha-al?- fon, lroducs and Cormaussion Merchant.) Loxpon, Feb, 1.\u2014White Fall Wheat,per contai, 81 55to#150: Red81 43t0 815 riug #1 55 to #1 60; Pease, $1 15 to $1 orn, #112 to #1 15; Oats, 8 15 to $1 16; Barley, 21010 $220; Rye, $108: Buckwheat, $120; Clover seed, 13 10 $200: Timothy, $8 50 to #700: Butter 20c to 35c ; Cheese, 16; Eggs, 22e; Hams, lc; Bacon, 10c; Lard tic; Tallow, Tide.REFOUT OF THE MONTHBAL STOCK MA ZEBT Roportss sxciurioely for tha * Wikness™ by the Heard of TUMDAY, Feb 1.STOCES.Bank of Montreal jarque Tncques d'astier- Merchants ary.© Tounanipe Pi \u2018wen en.Cotton Manuf Seon Toning BE Colebrovk Rolling vebee Guir Porte a eaphic Printing Oa, Notth Am Car Co.sominlon Wminton jov\u2019s Dab & 4) sase \u2018jvv*t Neb bp o.ste.pr Deb boot, mure, Harbor ey Binds.a v\u2026 Montres) iro a M.bor AK Or frm gratis ebee Bunda dp.co.FROM OTTAWA.(Special to Che VFitnces.) CHIE JUSTICE OF THE DOMINION, Orrawa, Feb, 1.\u2014It le reported here that Hon.Edward Blake will bo offered the Chlef- Justicerhip of tbe Supreme Court of the Do- minlon, the draft of the Bill constituting which 1s ready for eubmiesion to Parliament.RI'MOKED) RETIREMENT OF JUDGS LATONTAINS.It te currantiy stated thet Jade Lafontaine, of Ayimer, la about to be supersanusted.He has vow recupled a sent on the Quebec Bench for early twenty years.THE GOVERNOR GENERAL returned from Montreal on Baturday evenlag.REFUSAL, Tbe Premier hos refured to allow the erection of anoîber gallery io tbe House of Commons, for the accommodation of \u2018Hensard\"\u201d reportars, MISSION SERVICES, Bishop Lewis held church mission services in st.Jubn's Church yesterday.BLECTION ITEMS.The protest against the return of Willlam Murray, for North Renfrew, has been withdrawn.Joho Lom McDougall hes consented to run again for Sout® Renfrew, in the Libera) tn- terest, He will be opposed hy Bannerman, who declares biswelf independent, CTATOME REGULATIONS, Orrawa, Feb.9.- The Government bas had under considerstion for some time the adiption of s uniform system throughou' the Dminton for the collection of Customs aud Excise duties.The new regulations will be made ksown shortly.PERSONAL Mr.Bpesker Anglin arrived last night, customs.Custome duties collected at this part during Jaugary, $13.083 80.It de stated thal Ottawa fo ebortiy 10 be promoted to & secon i-laas port in the Customs.À vew laspector of Ous- toma le to be appointed shortly 10 Ontario sad Quebec, making one in addition to each Province OPFICIAL ASSTONEME, The question ne to the logality of the ap.pointimens of oficial aseigoers by the Ottawa Board of Trede has been reised, aud, ai the meeting of that body last nicht, à committee wea appointed to investigate Lhe matter, AT0RM WONAL, The storm drum was ordered to Le posted yesterday at various ports la the Muritime Provinces, FROM TORONTO.LOOAL 170A Toxoxro, Feb.1.\u2014Hridget Price, of Albert street, was found dead in bed yesterday morn- log ; cause, drink ; inquest this evening.The Pope's encyclical letter the year 1575 the year of jubiles, in which spocla) bevefita can Le obtained by the faithful Ly way Bt.Michael's Cathedral yesterday moruing.Un Beturdsy evening se the daughter of à respectable cltizen\u2019residing at Brockion was go- fog along Dundas street to her home, s fellow with evil Intentions selzed Loid of hee sad dragged Ber forsavera! yards fn the snow.Her outers were fortunately beard by a young mea need Wm.Smith, who kvocked the rascal down spd severely castigated b'm.The dis treseed girl was taken home.The villain es caped,but It 12 thought he wil be approheaded.\u2018The York County Council will today, 3s » Committee cf tke Whole, consider the best myens to be taken to effect a settlement bo- tween the Dominion (Government sud the county for 110 use by the former of the county jail ass Fealan prison is 1968.Dunlup\u2019s store, corner of Heyden nod Yonge treete, vias «nterel yesterday mortug, and 615 taken, The Gl, his wornlng, says that the Pio- vigelal Treasurve, lion, Adsm Crooks, will castly OLtain & sent, as evvera) havo been put at hia dtepcsition.The Awerfean rovivailsts, Reverend W, C.Mclonald and J.8.loskip, arrived (a this ty from Hamilton, on Faturday evoning, and commenced thelr tabors here yesterday, Wonther eevere bero lowes.Markets very dull LOOAL ITEMS, TokoNTo, Fob.2,\u2014Tho inquest fn the case of Bridget Price resulted fa a verdict of \u201cDeath from use of Intodcating li, uurs.\u201d The fuilowing M.P.6 ars here on thelr way to Ottawa :\u2014Mesare.Barroo, C.Macdougall, Gi.W.Rcss and G.E.Casey.Mr.G.B.Elliot, of the Manitoba fre From, 1s also on bis way down, end ays be saw Riel at à hotel lo Bt, Paul.Mr.Chatles E.Shaw, Strachan Avenne, Informed the Police Magistrate ycatorday that his dauzhter bas been missing efuce Friday, sad he belicves she has been abductod ; she was last secn getting Into a farmer's waggnn.Tho people of Niagara are uot satisticd with the reeult of the inquest in the case of the Murphy family alleged to have dicd there from efarvation.Jt is alicged that they had a well.flied larder, coosisting of s barrel of fur, barrel of pork, meal and other articles, Bus.picfous circumstances are montioned which thould cau-c the authorities to sift the matter.Buveral small burglaries have heen commit ted, but no arrests, NOTES FROM QUEBEC.(Special to the Witness.) Panvisvest Hovas, Quebec, Feb.1° PERSONAL.Mr.McUauvran, Montreat West, resumod his Parllamentary duties to day.Hc has been sut- fertng fren 8 severe atiack of conscstion of he lungs, THE ELEY TION MLL, Notwlihsiandioy that Mr.Lsogelier hasan- neurced bis intention of puposiag farther smeuduients to the Election Bl), it is expected it will pans this afternoon without much troulle, THE RUDGLT SPERCT fe expected this week, but the day is not yet fixed.LAND BWAL, Mr.Cotte, of the Jacques Cartier Bank, ls expected hire to morrow morning, to he eva.mined before tho Tanneries Committee.THE REDEMPTORIST RAID, Nedwithotanding the dealer of the Redemp- toulet Fathers to take possession of the tempo malities of 8t.Patrick's Church, the Committee of Msnsgement proceeded as usual yesterday witli tke arnusl election of a member to be added to thelr number by the pew holders uf the congregation.Three names were placed upon tho voting card, out of which P.M.Tart- ridge, broks r, was clectud by a large majorly, it in believed because be was the that to rates his voice fu protest at the famous Sunday meeting in cburch, when the Archbishop declared bim- eelf favorable to ti.e teruporalities befug immediately sud without discussion givea up tu the Fathers, MORE ECCLFAASTICAL ENCROACHMENT, Tbe fabrique of the Basiiica of Nutre Dame hy been wmotified that the high altar is no 16bçer to be the uiter of the congregation, as it bas been efvee (be foundation of the church, but is fo be sut apart for the Archbishop, Quang, Feb.3.\u2014The Tanveries Committee met fora short time this morning, and Mr.Chapleau was examined with rexard to charges made against Mr, Irvine Is the Joxradi dv Qc: bre in August last, snd which were mantloned la Mr, Cauchon's evidence yesterday.Cuap- Jesu corfirmed Mr.Oulmet\u2019s ovidence to the «ffcet that sald charges were wholly without four datlon.THR AT.T'ATRICK\u2019S CHURCH AFPAIR, Yesterdey the establishment of the proprictor of tte Wickly Budy ap likeness \u201cin your New f2,M1NIOY 13.; his ume 10 Cuplein T.U.anderssa aud p U5 yours id: he tives (a Pur lupe Mave 11, Bowe.\"ered, Jaa, Lik, 1935.Juur Mr.Dougill,- | A2 nine yeurs vid.Whoa | was very iitile | lived in [Adie with wy futher, who vus hei: 1lived [a ) gland until wy 8s Mach 30:1 Brough gma i bind & nice cutter re tbe tce New Yon side & tue grout fun On the Hay, 1 en Lo da schol, kunday school 611d 10 the Hand of Illus.| sm Lut going to smoke «f driuk, but | migan 10 work When lews ve boy eel cau vay, A pony.ILLLE CRILLING WOBTI Deac Mo.Edit w~ 1 nm à little git) tan years oid: [ live in Riginbure.seven mites (rom Kisgwon M pape citen pots rubscribers DecabeO 1118 4 Lei: Peranoe 1 à; Ket up 8 CIub of seve 1 Lor tha CANADIAN M ERK] 3 hae to rendthe cue sturtes in it witl not go to schol 1 + 0d w hile.as 1he se¢hool-bouse wea burnt dunn lalely 8nd the New une wii not og Bn) wi Ocloder.have the nicest litiin cas in Cane * FUANNLE ME: NEw Hore, Que.Dear 1 do not Ko to 1 ( wne 84 owl came and ki k tiled twa uae nie bit, and then for, «nd wa cuugnt hum We have him not 7 Pisce in Montreal whi re tnev wenld buy hy 0% mach mr0dihey aire: lîelsu ntos ares une.Vour its friend, ANNIE.Nout Riv.Mr Rite, 1 wm vers much pleased with yonr Paper, and 1'wonla Lavo W- ng before 15 aubscrib- but | nav wine tu school, Îte hulidaye Couraveltws deze to get this r » wera vid.We lure takan the BENGLAK AWG yearn CLauA Gav.CLANK, \"dent with twenty names.) By BRETT.January inh, 14a Sir \u2014 My tou takes Lhe WEEK LT eraliy go tuthe vice for it and | Fesding (tn it; smaone the beet ard @ read ware Wine ant 1,* ain that pless «bout ery b\\w ong U.A.Bavenoit.Mr.Dougal, Dea Wisk at à 1 ut Water\u201c ur \u201cJusticw or Injustice\u2019 WiLyarn, Jam.13, 15 Me, Editor, Dear Sir, We take the WEAKLY WIT.Ma oubacribers.Kane, he sent une wih uncle Ger per two mow : var «tool da er.1 atody tench je, reading and writiog.8 20 lan sente of ui Yuors truiy, : Brick Rawr, PHINGVILE R,JAB.9, 156 1sarhic\u2014} would Hike to know how tur Yenas Is from the earth à hich is the sreut the Melo eat, and the Dipper § 9 nité lite sister, sume i ABR.| have no pote ike some of the chil son have, | go tosohool when i 19 AVL tov cold; 16 Le ne atiy à milles to sebool.Mr, Leurall\u2014 1 have been thicktngof writing ta yon ever nYbriher weote, Îte tha ie yon 8 ni w he and ebers.\u2018th Ivareary dey nchool nie place wae L puns d ff ¥ p one santly; there was x number piece « ET recited by the children, und rab pooches: su ih e the diatsibution of ths precanta.on com MiCRARL UD, BOERK, DAIAEITH.Jan, Ath, 1855, Dvir Ne, Tux ri,-T 4m nine yea Schou; [like 0.) teacher very weil: »\u201d Re Comes, cos % your WYEKLY Wi NESS urer Aweaty years.Pr Le Likes it weil, MARY ANX MCDOUGALL Letters from the children come to us at the rate sometimes of a dozen 8 day, ans wa cannot possibly Insert more tion of these each Toceived frum the follow.Ing obildren within she last two or three weeks : \u2014 Alfred KE.Smith.Grifovitie Fredat- 9.Borke flavel.ox ; Kis lin; Wille McK.Koberison Ham Wele me: Walilsog.Dunbar dure: Ins id Punter, Monford Kirgaey : Willie Omer McKean Cul he erbers A.Print Foru ne *winton.«man: Florence Cro td Js hia on Beech Kidas: Wy.à Marie fo Wilset; Anule Creslman, Nauton Mile wich Yernes: bains Kien Coxe\u201d Gi 1 Kilanbeth Grntille; ni uote: Joseph Hi.Rt wy vaatra; laleas Kate Cart.[uwkes- ha K, Mobautl, Foor.: AM te ry Ki Annie Bristol.Piquen estd, Ar bur: Magie a re: 1).charwood, B.ons Se in Bbarpe Garsb noces Ha! =nhedy.W.el \u2018 : .Pet AH INRA ADVERTISEMENTS.J'OUXG LADIES SRMINARY, SAYBROOE HALL 852 DORCABITER SY, Mrs, E.H.LAY, Principal, Li w h Pas) pl ALT LL Ta oh ls Behool will \u2018 I mines cn NTRADINO PUI TES @11i vlonse plication, «0 new 6lasess will then be SES Why reanvery may not 8 vu ioe Di.TRÉLAIR COMPU IX oF Plog.PIATIS AND CALISAY A In all forma of @edility, I= because 1t8 ure is 10t peralstad The otject af this remedy In pressions on ihe nervens und vam 1 m tn ald the neta ont 1 el pparates nabe (à 1) près a the en\u2018eedblrd ronatiige manner, Medirinesthat ® prostration that itis.Fon SALE, IMPROVED RK.were, Lath and kot Machi , Doudie A0 vues, Otin en, OSkPH GOUTLIDS \u20ac * PIANO WARNEODYUR, OT.JAMED OTREAT git, Traps 06 found of fae acte ut Nab Sister se thy AS PIANOS, and the renowned MARON & ITAMIIN CABINET DHaANe \\ ently on hand.And old «in mnt favorah'a prices Ahan thoea Sched Sltewhery frends at bed JS BMEHION UPKIGUT PLANOS, bein nile dueetving of fryar.Thess insben: Neuie ans Bribes Ip nlogent pa -quraod Canoe, Pros le tron frome, heen anisons, de 0 tule 1 echiy néapt-d iy as tre In spprlranes Rae VER AE 40 PH QOULD.$5 TV 830 PER reine ne iY Sn of working a __ ADVERTISEMENTS, LLAN LINE, under Contmot Férénos vi Conadica 208 Uricos Diese 189 008 Wis, WINTER AMUANGNMENTS re This Company's 1, are sumpused of the under.Botod dret-class, full.Ci > rat el powered lyde-built, Gouble en.Bt.Patrick.Newfoundian Tha STEAMERRS of the LIVERPOOL, rR I A a A Lortiund rer FA TORBAY, palin at Luch Yorle to ceive oi bi 8 ec Ron Date and tan snd Passengers The STEAMK a UW LINE ary intendad to sat bet wean tbe liyde and Portand atintervals during seasun of winter navigation, Rates of passage :\u2014 Cabin.An erperien 81 carried 0888).Berne ot ee tured wat Baia for 07 oush vests! Corkaye will be churgud ut Lho rate of 2a per bottle te cabin passengers supplying thelr own on or lHguers, or tretaht , po Le in une RE .CORRIE, HMER ; in la Havre in Paris to GUETAY HüxsanGE, Antwerpta Ata.PCRMITZACO.OF in Rotterdamto G VW Uisson & Hu ANDEHCRLYCE, Or DRPAS & Co; In Belfast Lo AULEY & MALCO in Londonio MUNTOUVERE LEENHORNE 17 Sram churob street ; ln Ulusgon, = .Test Clyde sirget rerpuvi to At Vséinee James street ; otto\" | H.& A.ALLAN, Comerof Yourilie and Common strests, .AGENTS WANTED, Nien ar women $102 week.Proof furnished.Muninoas pleasant and honor able with mariska.A 16 page eucular and valuable N-uiplcs free.Mar A postale fard on wiih 12 sent your addrar costs but two conte.Write at once to FM.RLET, Stur 5, Hew vone R ROVINCIAL TEMPERANCE) CONVENTION.THE FIFTIL ANNUAL MBETINU oF THE QUEBEC TEMPERANCE AND PROMISITORY LEAGUE WILL BE USLD IN THE ASSOCIATION IIALL, MONTREAL, on WEDNESCAY and THURSDAY, 17th and 18th of February.1875, Commencing WBDNEIDAY, at 10 a.m.ANNUAL PURLIO NEBRTING On THURSDAY EVENING, Public Temperence MeetiSes, to be addressed by Mv.W.B.AFFLECK and others, WILL BR HELD MONDAY, Fohy.LAR, at 3 pn, Aesoctntion Hui, TUESDAY, Feby.Jétb, 245 pe.Citawa street Me- 1hndliat Church, FRIDAY.Foy, 1h, Nhetbrooke street Methodist Chbureb.Annus) Juven!'s Temperance sintheriox on TURS- DAY, 16h, at § p.m.Excursion Tickets at relaced rates will be iseued by tbe Grand Trunk Rellway, on pressatation of ceet'n- cates, which will be sapplied, and any Information it Indiy given b; wilt be gladly 7 THOMAS GALES, uen.Bee Q.T.& P.I.Montrce!, Jao.Luh, 15:5, Box se.HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE CO.Totat Agekrs.17 à Partie Revax CsA, AAURANCE Pui CTS na wall ut the PIRE TWE Lire 5h.Company.are piieciod Br Lancs Lorena sh Ciosupany, ar LA Ra FOXDE.aLé die personal renponsibiiiy cé bi Sharer MONERATE IN RATR PEUNPT IN PATMEXE, LA BERAL IN BETTLEMENT.G.F.C.SMITH Resident Secretary, Montreal, I ELP ) THE INTERVA.TIONAL SABDATH-SCHOOL LESSONS, FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1875, Kxpesitury Notes on the Rosk of Joshua, by How.ARH CRONDY, Db.Imo.100, puatpaid.ed Scheme of Leseons for 1835, Wa per 100.For sate by W, DRYS » Montreal, (COTTON GRAIN BAGS, 12,000 FOR BALE LEWIS 5.BLACK & THOM Hed b8T PRIZE MEDAL, VIENNA EXHIBITION 1873.WN, BARBOUR & SONS.LISBURN, IRELAND, & PATTERSON, N.J.BARBOUR'S MACHIN® LINEN TIIRBAD, 1 ¢oed, | &106 apouis, strong.emooth, soft and free from knots.DARBOUR'S MACHINE LINEN THREAD, 3 cord 208 yards.BARBOUR'S TAILORS HANK THRNAD, Super juellty, BA UR'S TAÏILOW®S HANX TIIRBAD * Bien data.\" fall weizhtand res) aumbers.BARROUR'S WAX MACHINB TURRAU, watrantée free from knots, - BARBOUR'S BIIOR TIIREAD, * Hilden Milly, Quality.BARBOUR'S SHOR THREAD, Standard\u201d Quality BARROUR'S SADDLER'S TIIRWAD, $ Cord, BARBOUR'S GILLING TWIN, bees, 3 and 3 Cord all numbers, BARBOUR'S HEMP WHAPPING TWINS.A.M6, snd C.Brown, Ae.To be bed Whalessle from Lry Goods, Shoe Finding, sad Hardware houses.and sold Retall everywhere.W.L.SMYTH, MoxTauaL, Aseat for Dominion, $2 ST.HENRY STREET.Alse, Agent tor J.& J.BROUGH NICHOLSON & Co.Oik Twist Manufacturers, Look, England.BIBLE SOCIETY MERTINGS, of Branch Bibl Be rn Taare of ay and on = EE SEE ow, are + JA TAL) Hoot \u2018Gospel in tre diftereat ingall ng to the order.ate and th retpesiiniiy invited to Sitends %IVe\" Solow.22 SPUUSUTUSULE VPUVSUUUUEPUVUUY EF SSZERIAI0IEN 1.nL X When meses oa Ihe Qubveid.there wl 8 sermon on the au 10 mi | n, sad zg si prscity of ra doué » 1 hs ey sak Houtag apporniment.inform bis of ue te address the Agout to EA JAMES GREEN, de Tne Mo) T L pe - ER \u2014 = "]