Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper, 23 août 1872, vendredi 23 août 1872

[" -_- _\u2014 pre EE \u2014\u2014 COMMERCIAL REVIEW AND FAMILY MONTREAL WEGKLY WPTMESS, 8) per sanvm.MONTREAL, FRI DAY, AUGUST 28, 1872.FUVERY UNVEILED IN uLENGABSY.| ; Wow publleh:d at the time à lutter glelng n 24 Lonesrues somewbat extvadid accouut of the tuceut- nuteworthy proceedings in Glengaery, end.now add the following particulars sot thes se, fully set torth, copied from w letter headed à above lu the Brink American Presbyterian, It will bo remembered that 8 certain Father Landcake, or Langhale, was going up and down amung the Highland Roman Catholics of Glengacsy\u2014a very quiet aud respectable | class of people by the way\u2014setting them! against thelr Protestaot bretheen, Lringlog gricvous charges against Protestantism, sd, FAST giving vut vanuting challenges to say ote STR to refute thom.This was a little too much ' mn Rea a et for the Protestant ministors, and we copy from | (ER 1s HALL QU vices * the loiter the graphic description of what NUBIA \\ followed :\u2014 ?).un | «It was now considered more than time to: bring the boauter to task, and to test of what | material this Jesuit was composed ; at the same time it was necessary that his own people should be made avo that his assertions could: not bear the light of day.Accordingly, jt: was tesolved to accept blu challeuge, and the following was theu drawn out :\u2014 \u201cTo the ter.Father Lang u Rev oe have lauren \u2019 - 4 PEAS MÉSEUL SA.= a - Mt ww varinus souross Ben LL ing past wera.and.mire t allenging a refutation of these gross utstions ; conse jueally, e, the unéursigned.and others.dn bereby atrapt nt your Olvalionue, and du lavite più to publie cie cussion on pints raised, ut Alexandr Tuesday | sud wo! next, the 2n4 day of pair ut 3 o'clock.@ Lu prove Lo the satisfaction of the \u20ac reh of 1 ties wr el racier uf t à acl nnd nly sure Foun Appear is your »wn defence, snd the urch, you shall carry with you the \" LW MCKAY.M.A.W.Rows, N.Patras.| MULENS AN.dria, Bh June.WT?With this document the Rev.Alex.McKay called at tho parsonage of the Rev, Priest O'Connor, of Alexandria, and was received | with civility, but iuformed that the Jesuit was ongaged.Father OCunuvr, howover, cogaged to deliver said paper tu the Jusuit \u201cThat covniag the document was read in the Rumish Chapel, the subs ribeq name being withheld.Copie of this document were.also posted up throughout the village.i Aftor this the Jesuit privat begun to exercise all bis Jreuitism befure bis prople to evade mecting his own challenge, sud bis\u2019 hitherto high-crowing, benighted children now spoke with bated brea bh.It ie uewertod, and wo learn it is a fact, that some of the faithful! laid n document befure him, asserting that! unless he met the ministers who bad accepted his challenge, they would never retura to th- chapel, When the appointed Jay arrived, about five hundr.d of the staunch Protestant yeomen entered the village and as-embled around a platform, in a grove near by the Romish chapel.Not only did the Jesuit fail to appear, but bis fold also, being threatened with eternal excommunication should they attend Robert Wilson, Esg , Councillor, of Alex.apdris, being called to the chair, jatroducod tb- Rev speakers, who addressed the audience for boure, fully establishing the programme of the above paper.All then left fully satisfied that popety is caly suited for the dark ages, for cloistrrs aud such concealed celle, and that it cannot any where stand the light of truth, ren son, or righteou:ncss\u2014that it can only b sustained while veiled by ignorance and up held by despotivm, all backed up with a priest.craft determined by sll unrighteous means te keep their coffers full, indulgences being the honey, and penauce nod purgatory being th whip, Ww coutroi the svuls aud bodies of men for time and eternity.tof the venerable Dr.Adams, explained on This Jesuit, who told bis audience that « | sabbath afternoon, in Erskine Church, his ex- priest bad more power than an archangel, Bow : Derivnce in turping the.second Church ser- felt, au regards himself, that retioet was th: |\" .best part of valor, curtailed his proposed meet vice of the Lord's Day iuto a Sabbath-school, CASTOÏ FROM waswncToN 17 \u2014 MAP OF DR.LIVINGSTONE'S EXPLORATIONS IN AFRICA.97 LONCITUDE 2e SERVICE IN CHUBCH ES.There Were old persons in the congregation 'vppositivn ceased, and though be bad Leen The Bev.Mr.Parsons, of Boston, colleague \"ho bad been listening to preaching for 30 for years in another charge that open meeting : years without being converted, who should was going on still, and he was trying tu in.sttend this open Bivle clase, and many others truduce the same plan In Boston.who gave to personal study or examination to the Scriptures.The sn:wer to all hie exhortations for years was, that it was an old church aud could bot change, THE CAPITAL OF MANITOBA.Le Metis says it would appear that th: ings, and made bis exit, with thirty carrisges [or study of tbe Scriptures, for the whole | ways Year after how- fi : ; year, w- future cupital of Manitoba will be called the folluwing day to St.Raphacls, thence tn) congrogation.Tae sudience, convened bY ever, be kept on showing the cus- « Garry,\" aud is of opinion that the latter Williamston, where he was to r.main for som» days.But placards being pat up wr .¥ Williamston, stating thst the Hev.Messrs : (DOS interest:d ia Sabbath-schools.Pattereon and McKsy would lecture there on | ftevs.Missrs.Gibson, Lang azd Thorn the 6th instaut, immediately thereaitur the | conducted the devotional services Jesuit tock his departure from Glengarry, | avtices in the church, consi-ted mainly of toms and exhortations of Apostuliv times, aud The 8buut the middle of the fourth year the church ton voted to let him try the open Bible meeting inateal of the afternoon preaching service, \u2018jet to let Lim sec that it would fail.Thear- \u2019 Mr.Parsons explained tbat Sabbath-schools rangem: nt was to carry ob the Sabbath-schoul leaving the Beld for these two clerics, who had, to n large extent, superseded the family as usual, with the addition of a Pastor's Bible.spoke nearly four bours to a large audience, (ostruction of the olden time, chiefly be- class for adult and aged members of tise Church Poe out the errors and corruptions of the | yuge the activities of present Christian life, aud congregation : and at the close of the account of tbe eale of town lots by the Hud- 4 \u2018and the number of meutinge on tho Sabbath, hotr devuted to these exercises to throw the Company will show bow land ba bis meeting was followed by another OL last no adequate time Dor opportunity for whole open toall, and bave 8 question and Bay Company inity of Winvi the Sth, at Alexandria which wasalso attended | instruction in the family But Sadbath-'answer meeting upon 8 portion, going rien in value in the viclaity jnolpeg \u2014 by hundreds of our genuine Protestant friends | poole were conducted by only à few mem- regularly through a book of the Bible.at] The sale of 8 portion of the lute laid out on Addresses were delivered by Rev.Messre.Pat.0g of the church, moetly young .and conse- the first attempt 370 came to sce it fail, aud the Hudson's Bay Company's Reserve took terson, McLennan, McKay and Peacock.Our |auently the great majority were thrown out they kept on coming.For a while some place ob Saturday last, aud was largely attend people then Juistly (axon the former occasion) | ,{ the most important duty of teaching the wished to drag in every ditficalt aad knotty 'cd by iutending purchasers, many of whom Tetired, doubly gratufal to Gud lor the preciou- | ycripturea to the young,and of having to study polat for discussion, but they soon leurned to were dirappolutr Î at the high prices, which and unspeabuble privilege of having the glo- | them for that purpose.The Ssbbeth-school confine themselves to the passage of Scrip- | resched amounts that Bo pro vious cal ulw\u2019ion rious Gospel of the blees:d God, snd fully dee | gp hers might be earnest working Christiane: ture in hand.At first there were few tes- had supposed poseivle.Others were deterred termined to coutvad more earnestly for the.uot when the scholars bicams converted tioners and answerers, but soon there Was DO, from purchasing owing to want of means to faith once delivered to the Saints.{and joined the church, they too often found lack.Nune would spesk at firat, but soon carry out the conditious of sale, which were as It was very manif ut that this Jesuit bad | n state of apæthy which soon reduced their they said, \u201c We want to speak tou ;* and the follows : * One ffth of the purchase m ney more thao a religions mission in view, for | love and z-al to ita own level He thought speaking often became lively and earnest, Ob- !to be paid down on signing of agreement after he bad raised bis devotees to the highest |no one would ubjeut to the following three | jections were urged to what this or that mi- The rest in four annual iostalmeuts, w:th © pitch uf enthusinsm with his slang and abusive propositions \u2014 \"nister or writer had said, but they brought all\u2019 per cent, interest.\u201d addresses, be trated them with an unusually!\" 1.The church is responsible for the rc- to the test of Scripture, and it was only what | One of the conditions of sale shall be, that well prepared oration on politi.They were ligious temiuiog of all the children of the God sid that was suthoritative, The cffecta'on Garry (or front) street à building of the no more to vote for rotten hearted Catholice\u2014 church.lof this meeting w re great.Notuon'y was ! entimated value vf $2000, aball be erected on and hers hegave some very bard thrusts atthe 3.The offi-ial and private members should it crowded, Lutte other mretit.gs of the each lot by the purchaser before the Ist.De- living aud the dead.Ho enjoined them in take part in the social study of the Holy 'church were mu b beneBted.Only give the cembrr, 1873; and cn the other strects the the most solemn munmer not to vote for any |Ncriptures.Two public services on the i Word of God a chance, and the Holy Spirit: bul:dinge to be crected on the lut- by the sam: in all time to come but Catholice of the! Lord's day prevents this, as men naturally will use it for the quickening of briievere \u2018date shail be of the value of $4,500 ail the true stamp\u2014fur representatives to the Dumi- |= thry must have some time to them- and couversion of sinders.The Sabbath.lots were 120 x 20.Lion and Provincial Houses, for Reeve, sub- selves.jochoul Increased to 450, and the meeting of, The eal was commenced by Mr.L Hayward, Reeve, or Councillor.To transgress in thin\u2019 3.Lt is reasonable to come together t0 coB-' 40 teachers who studivd the l-ason with auctioneer, knocking duwn No | on Garry st.would be at the peril of everlasting excommu verse about religion.In all the other busi-'the pastor, increased to two bundred.In | for $6un, to Mr Garmatt ; and after this aa! nication.Buch was the tender mercy of the | nesses of Iife men meet and talk over them.the prayer-mecting only 8 few had been the bidding became spirited ; No 2, $750, Me.Jesuit Priest.It would not suffice him to send Merchants do this : politicians doit.All are iu the habit of praying or speaking, ani they Lille ; No 3 $625, Mr.McDonald : No 4 $ano hig fold to hell fur religious dclinqu- cies, but 1yll of the subjects that intercst them : request; but when it was thrown open'A.G B.Bannatyne .No 5 $750, M.St be must have a hut place for political offen- {and why not Cristiane ?But such confer- there were many who bad something to say Ko 8, $750, Hoo Jas, McKay ; No 7, ders also.{vice and discussion requires a place and time to God and to the brethren.That meeting No 8, $725, Me Md Dougall : No 9, § game is bntler than \u201c Winnipeg, although it bas no hi-torical signiâcation.Whatever its name ia destined to be, however, the nascent capital of Manitoba looks ab_ut to takr viaut strides in advance, and to become at no distant date à large and populous city.The following has a communication with reference to the above occurrence, sud, by the way, it may to promote mutual acqustatance and mutoal Scripture uader review, except what Barnes buildings : Nu 17%, $1500.A G B Bannatyne be remarked, that it is said that the L litor of | knowledge.Our Saviour opened the Scrip.or Duddridge or Scott had said; but after 8 No 1681100, A.G.B.Bannatyne .No 17, eaid pa renegades frum Protestantiom\u2014if such is the «ynagogues, aud in the Temple be questioned brought out their own views with freshness, Nos 19, $1,325 and 20, $1,750, M St John.No case, We need not wonder that those who would | the Doctors ; sud the Apostle Paul, wherever \u2018and power.This gave & much deeper interest 31, $1,5 A G B Bannetyne ; 22, $950, Robt five from light into darkness, from liberty to 'he went, ressned with the Jews out of the to the study, snd brought forth much more\u2019 Tait; 231, $75, Hou Thos Howard; 24, $1,- bondage, Isying aside remeon aud becoming | Scriptures.It was only when among tb ben.fruit for the conversion of the world.! 100, Robt Tait; 25, $1,038, Dr CJ Bird; 28, the sbject slaves of papal dogmas, should run | then, who knew nothing of ths Scriptures, that | They found out, fur Instance, that giving bad \u2018$1,000 and 27, $1,000, Mr McDougall 24, mad in thelr folly, and become the distribu.| he stood np and preached.! not been cunducted ecripturaily ; that it was ' $1,625, M Se John ; 29, $1,075 tors of all manner of fooleries.But we would | have said to Editor Clarke that those whom | convin: ed him that to show hin People what an (fering when he came to the bduse of graves : 12, $1,550, J W his correspondent calls Satan's \u201cfaithful |¢be Loid said wae more important than say.God The female ministers of tbe Llack-moutbed Presbyterian (hing be could aay.He was called tos church ed that they should visit, mod went Mulvey: 36, $1,500, Mr Henderson ; 37, $1, stripe,\u201d did not offer the challenge.They highly respectable, strictly orthodox, and two and two throu bout the nelgbbor.| 400, Kr Patterson ; 34, $1 459, Hon Dr C'Duc- only acceptod the Jesuit's challenge, 0 bold! regular in stt ndance, but cold and formal.\u2018hood to help the sick or distressed.\"nell; 19, $1,559, Ur C J Bird ly given, but so cowardly shirked.Bald Editor should also know that pone are better scqualnted with the history and bitter persecutions of Papal Rome, and rone will be found more ready to stand la one firm, united phalanx to meet their aggressions, in whatever shape appear, than the true-blue toute Preeti and thie noble allies.Yours, &c, Pasesorance.Glengerry, July, 1073.His congregation knew the cat-chism by Ther: was no need for a specinl revival.for heart, but did nat feel the power of the Word th y bad a continuous one all the Sear round of (+ 4; and there was no Ubristian gel or for years.The meetingn evcd in the beat of &csiva> for the crnversion of the outside e1mmer were fally att ned.Out of these world.Mis fret effort was to exalt the Bible mectings grew acqmiutance betævvn ail class- sad tomak.\u201c Thusanith the Lord\u201d ted.es, and ca He AD open service of qu: stivn and | and this fel\u2019owship of saints was promoted answet the whole church, instead of the, There was fora while a good deal of opposi- afternoon poaching service, and to connect it, tion in the Let the Church said, with the Sabbath school, which was numerous\u2019 We have experienced the benefits of the open between the old end yung.! (86 Jubo.Sioce the onle tbe of town lots is Winnip « have facrensed, and holders are not drairous of sling, unless at prices comeider- ably in advance of what was aeked & week During the sale some protests were read forbidding the sale of certain of the lots, on the ples of previous ewner-hip ; but this did , not seems to bave any « fact upon the bidding.ATEN NEWSPAPER.\u2014\u2014ePEE ss = .MONTREAL WITNESS - 2 por saaum DAILY WITNESS 03 pe On Monday the sale was contiuurd but the , vss slated that for some time past the d- attendance of buyers was not ne large na that coased Land acted very strangely, and Lecu uf Haturday, and tho Intoreat in the sale of rear\u2019 very dospundeut.He bad never boos viulent, ots nut so great.RIOTING IN BELFAST Shing iu the darkest light.Me.Authony Rogers, bockbiuder, stated VactioN vite, that un ¥ikday ovouiog he was bear the Vice I e, ris Eridye and saw 8 young man who ree Luxput, Aux 16 ~The Repeal of the Party , Proven Act wha generally celebrated, semoed decatued, vaikis up aud dows lo throughout Ireland ycuterday.Bo some\u2019 oof yi ones He the pariully di places theic wae disorder.AU Bolfaat while\" gens and eue die clothes, and when wit- & procession was ug through the strocts cyrocd\u2019 suther pr revo accosted him, he reit ran stoned bp 8 Sarge oowd uf persons, The LUUed Do ausmer and soon eftcrwards rocessis ninte Peturmed the atta osu & avour tard the biol Wituess followed him, but o woerible excitem ob cosuod, + the doe scrtued to be caught Ly the cur.Naw Yuk, August 20 \u2014 & despatili from ee Av vas EP ca pee rite London eys \u2014The rlgtiog in Belfast coutit- from following Lim.pe \u201c tf RR Ea ee ra blocd-thirety ob.Martial law bas been dr.| fogione or rinse: 30d the Jury returned the tlared, f-arings repetition ofthe terrible scons ' Napier McNab, while ln à ae ad Allan dus.AL places of sinon yo a aberration entered the water of the River St., 2 Vv respectable people buve fi-d from the city.' ee rt hs vicky Bride, wad waa Uraugemen in mobs of 300 aud 400 issue from WEEELY SYNOPSIS MONTREAL NEWS, their Leadquarters lu Sandy Bow, snd rush through the principal streets like demons, tring in all dirctious.It is spprebended that they will attempt to demolish severnl Rosman Catholic aud large rein.lorcements of constabulary bave sccordiagly surrounded them to resist the attack.Beve-; ral regiments, in.luding detachments from the Royal Barracks 1a Dublin, were drawn up to- 7, sod was very successful.day In High street, Dunegal street, and Linen-| \u2014 The Shamrock Lacrosse Club beat the ball, ready to charge the rioters Dragouna Ontario Club of Toronto, winning in three and mounted constabulary patrol d the city straight games, test night, vat the shouting was as brisk &8| _ Gwing to the lowness of the water the ever, and mauy lastes:cs janocent victime 4 5 « Sarmatisy\u201d will not Le brought to were Killed.+ are wade à the ciey | Montreal hrs trip.oi ui against the city\u2019 | me ; ; authori, wh, in a i tho ioe A], EA ta worker bate arpa sii, Mllow thelr Frisads to pelt troops with | u's) ir'wiri shops in 8 more uniform way, brickbats.wreck churches, pillage the stures, ; aud perprtrate atrocious marders, before they | \u2014 The annual gathering of the Caledonian ive the word of «vmmaud.The Oraogemen : society, at whic L over 5,000 p ople were pre.are moptly favored, although they bave bees | #Bt pasecd off very succesfully.+ hurged by the suldiers.The mode of war., \u2014 The 5.5.Woodham\u201d the first Norwe- fare lu cowardly in the vatreme, and people | gino steamer in this port, arrived on M-uday walking duictly along are shot down like | trom Barrow ia Christianin.dogs At this writing the hospital in Great \u2014 Two notorious cri Clarke au a and te is tilled we.tbe wounded and Burns, bave been Bcd beastly oy roo dying, \u20ac acreams of the auff-rers as they int are taken in are brartend Ré.Nec fl vo.à mange trate for inticiog sailors in port to de- re been shot.The truops can do nutuiox without the san: tion of the Mayor, who, ow- l'emeteries for the wock cading 17th «f A ugu- tag to the great indignation of the city, has! _104 in the Koman Catholi end !7 a the #8 length been compelled to order the military | Protestant.Tnere were only 3 deaths from to engage with the rioters.About & dors\u2019 umall-pos & decrease of 8 on the previvas persons bar boun shot at the so-called Boyne | week, bridge Dear the railway station.| During the riots of '66 the Orangemen made an «icy of O'Connell, tied a rope round its peck, plunged it in the water, subsequently put it in a coffin, and, after mimicking thc last rites of tbe Roman Catholic Church, burst open the Catholic Cemetery.At Friarsbush the ringleader, 8 man named James Connell, was next day abot dead by the police while leading s gang of rioters to burn the Roman Catholic Orpban A-ylum The Orangemen detest the memory of api! U'Coauell, owlog to his Laving wou Catholic | mancipation in 1829, and it was because the Human Catholics were celcbratiog that victory that the Orangemen commenced the at- uck.\u2018The scene vince Thursday Inst hag been terrible.It was at Bret thought that ord-r| Durée would be restored ins day or twe, bul the soi | partiality and bad msnagem-nt vf the authorities bave led to the preecnt dreadful stat a English gentlemen cricketers havo \u2014The week of building the now Ki «.Cathedral is progressing skadily.\u2014 The Lachine Regatta took place on sat- \u2014 There were 121 interments in th chy \u2014 The nomioation for the dif-rent Parlis- mentary divivions came of où Monday.Mr, MP, Kyan was ole.tod ia the centre there being 00 Opposition.Inthe west, Mr.G.A.Drum- mond and the Hon.John Young were proposed, and in the cast, Sir G.KE.Cartier aud Mr, L.A Jette.Considerable disturbance touk place in the latter division, whic b was, however, quelled by the police, THE ELECTIONS, MINIERS RETURNED.M.Ministerial.©.Opposition - 1.ludepeaden: ONTARIO.© AN OPEN MEETING=THE SECOND \u2018snd respectable, but formal and mechanical., meeting and will not give it up.At lust all Juho ; out the examination sud ther fure went home ghetrd \"and | at the advice uf the Rov.Mr.Gervis, the cx.wt Maurin © - 925, and | amining chaplaio * be took the duty at bome We observe that the so-called True Witness | of mveting\u2014or, in otber words, a Sabbath.also increased from 80 to 250 For a long time No 10, $1750, Hou, H.J.Clark ; Nos It, 12, aod did it well enough, but be acted strang-ly, Trrren ane »chool fur the whole church, young sod old, no one would say anything on the passages of 13 and 14 wire reserved fur the Quvernment : was d+howing its-1f Upon hise, ton the sake ofbeitige rare d by bis tris nde, thereby introducing à dreadful dt- sense into a hitherto healthy little village 9 For har that it should not spread at enotgh, Dmignenu, 8 stagr-diiver between Chambly and Montreal, whose + hildreo are dangerously Hl with itntill continues Lis occupation lage # cAxe of typhoid lever.\u2018 LELIGIOUS NEWS.\u2014 Rabbi Yager, of the Jewish synagogue in Mobile, lately converted, has formed à Bap- i tist Church The conversion was not the | result of prosleytists- tbe Rabbi was convinced \u2014 [raise vervicen \u201cat the First Congrega- vid\" pot this be stopped ?There is also in this vil- Churches nh bend Gf Sevol tube.We By an pjiine Glinge bes, aud bow it wilh athe d ie ot pre.the Gososngent gee prepaeed to tind that uo sent, well do figed boundaries of Prot than, Lihue will bring tn & verdict ot guiity.ue it will ber intoreutine to watt \u2014 NE Metmens matter how shir the evidence moy be, but - noue The Loue siaportent be this bolil a tion of there 008 the more onght they ou that w.Cats este rupportest by the publn opinion hard and N Subrcritiore 1 the bi led subscription.as vuder v .we gor =.\u201c LAAT eee =.» A ta inserted in the WITNBAS ad Perte » Pis, Brel insertius, éhé conte | euck subrequeRt Insertis NEW [OMINION MONTRE Y, $136 per ABRER, OÙ 8 aupres for $5.40, pus paid.Bipais'oopies.ibe.Advertising: $ Rs son 3 vas Printed Lanves, ofiched In.rye 1.CANADIAN re teed TY PEUT OR RASE TEE rates.0e.per Line.os nes whee do ue = tor w JONN DOVEALL LION AL he Witu C5: $, {ving their men with spirits, That Govern.| FRIDAY, AUGUST .3, 1873.TIDE BORE OF THE BAY OF FUNDY.1 spent two days looking for the famed Tide Rore ot t: > Bay of Fundy.at the places most frequented by it, but I have wot yet been able to catch even a glimpee of it and began to | ELE \u2014 \u2014 TITER TTT woods, Sshormen ou their S:hing stations, or sailors going to distant ports, are still less likely to become intemperate, unless, iudved, THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNES:.fiance was aoû only Subeoribrd with alsority, | Mtivus City, He has mover of but a great deal mone was offend.Rete again France sppecrs, contrary fo samen: they tube (heir enemy with them Now it general opinion, to be sutivivatly advanced was early seen by the employers of lumber: | In intelligence aud solfcoutrol to sustain a od before this tu public affairs.Devoted to bis beoke he has left polition aloe, cuceptiug lu so far wa the ludepundeat vxerciss of his franchise was conccrued The first speck wade by him on hiv vomiuation as 8 caudidste won , wien, sailors, and fishermen that It would be Republican form of government.The hopes for him the coutidence aud support of mes of reatly for the advantage of all concerned to | ontertained by UOrlvauists aud Bourbons of a | give up supplying men with Hguor, and it was restoration of the Mouarchy, sppear tobe as\u2019 \u2018uot difficult to persuade the men to accept of | basetuus' as those of the Homapartists for à the first time in the history of this country, he, S00 substitute which was far better fur them.! restoration of the Empire.acted upon the whole wo judiciously, and the Legislature Lave manifested so much wisdom aud prudenve during their provisional torm of found, may aspise to the highest positions in | yovcroment, that public opinion seems to ' the State.Fatmers salvo learned the same wisdom.Hence the menof Muine, New Brunswick and Nova Rcotis were in à great measure shut out from the temptation which perpetually pre- \"all clases, The workivgmen throughout Cauda have reason to be proud of yesterday's work, For M.Thiers das A Mau lus bros taken from the workshop to be placed in the Svnate ; and iv that fact we | bave established the principle that io this Ca.wads of ours houest worth, wheroves is du ts itself to the population of cities and have settled dows futo a general approval of | The workingwmen of Canada will watch : villages, xcept whore temperance principles\u201d the Kepublivan form of goverament,which will, Mr.Witton's Parliamentary career with lo.; have sutticliently prevailed to banish it {| Nostrong is the religious aud temperance in- fluvace in Nova Scotia, for instance, that vessels from that Provinco\u2014and they are not a few\u2014are poted for the good bebaviour of thelr masters | in all probability be made permancut, she could only see that she is perfoctly eatv | from attack, ualoss she is horsell the aggress- 1u the midst of so much good sense it fs à pity that Franco cannot go à step farther.If terest, and (rom the high character given him there is every prospect that ho will reflect honor on his class, Meantime bis example ought to le a powerful lodurement to every wo:rklogman to strive fui his owa mental and and crows wherever they go; and the wonder or, And divise her army to the \u2018pursuits of moral Improvement is that shipowners in other parts of the world do But stop the most injurious custom of sup- ments should coutinue to kindle the drunk.she would grow more rapidly in population, ards appetite in their seamen, after all the = light that has been poured op this subject, is a marvel and a reproach We may also learn fiom what bas been stated concerning the temperance of those peace\u2014il she would cultivate and extend education, mADufu-tures, comincros, and colonies (she already stands high io agricaltare), THE ELECTIONS.On Saturday last six elections came off, and the tullowing coustituencies returned Liberals | wealth, intelligence, and all the elements of | 724615, Shefford, West Durbiam, Two Muun- before : and all this, it Is to be hoped, iv gradually approaching Meantime, Prance has secured political and | real strength and greatness, than eves she did sains and South Waterloo, represented by Han.Me.Huutington, Hon.E.Blake, Mr.Prevost, and Mr.lames Young, respectively.Two were | carried by Miulutorinlists\u2014 East Toronto and regions, that the tempiativns presented by religious liberty, and these are worth all that | L'Assomption, represented by Mr.Beaty and dram-shope are the great.cause of drunken- | the war cost.The Bible ana preaching of the Hon L.Archarobault ou the day's polling nées.The more Hoecuses to sell liguor grant- Gospel are free throughout ber busders, and | the Liberals galo one seat, the others remain: ed, the more intemperance abounds.Kvery this Is vause of unmingled satisfaction to atl vole ita bore.le ite \u2018skead, however, there Heense represente an average of so many her well-wishers, Iti also the best guarantee was something well worth the time rpent.lm.\u2019 agine an estusry several miles long and from { license repress: nts so many added to the bide- , character which can alone make à Republic | one to sven wiles wide, all under your eye, | 000 amy of intemperatice.How long will_ successful.tipplers, and so many drunkarde Every new Christian legislators and magistrates continne for that moderation and stability of ustional , fog as bx fore, | For Monduy the detinitive returns of ive election contests have been received, | namely, Rimouski, Wess Torouts, North Wentworth, South Wentworth, South Mrant, represented by Dre Fuet, Mr sud all care end brown: the only water TS grant licenses, each ote of which, an the THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SITUA.Mr.Bain, Mr.Rymal sad Mr.Peterson.boing tittle pools jend scaicely perceptible str ams, meandering through a teackless wade | of slimy sand and mud,\"and then imagine in less thao half an hour the whole of this de- solute area converted into a shining lake slut as (mperceptibly sud silently as are\u2019 the m tivns of jeanth itself.1 say almost, for if you fix your eye on the Water as it tirst comes ap, you will \u2018see » quiet, steady, swift motion, crawling over the fats jn a way that average, reprexnte 60 many human beings destroyed for time and eternity, and so much general deterioration of society Jn PROTESTANTISM IN MEXICO.The death of Juris closes a story chaptir is Mexican bi-tore.It may serve to wark an important «pach in the political affairs of that vubappy country The ex-President TION A good story is told of à Protestant and Paplet who disputed to such good purpos- that cach converted the other to his pecu- lier views .the only room lett for regret being that they did not thereupon resume the con.treversy and convert each other lack again.We are reminded of this in the pre sent situation of Am rican political parties.+ All these except West Toroute have gone for , the Oppo-ition, who claim to bave gained two seats ob the whole, The most notable fact connected with the atiove contests is the dufvat of Sir Francis Hincks in South Beant by Mr, Paterson, concerning whom the Herald sup.plis the following information :\u2014 «Mr.Paterson, to whose bow Sir F Hincke has fallen, iv 8 wholcssl confections, scompa.| atively young, but very ablo and well informed Crawford, | fon the hideous diel; ! Avaust 23, 1873.Livingstone all ad that river, ite porsnaial PAPPIy of water through its whole lower stretch of fourteen hundred miles, through Avery sands and without feeder, will be accounted for.The lake systems of the Nile, lun, will be only second In magnitude to that of the Nt.Lawrence, A Mysrsmovs Doves Mussan.\u2014There are fram time to time, not only in out.f-(he-way country places, but ia the very heart of great cities, and in midday, strocitios committed which but the police to discover the perpetrators, and which elude all the subtiltics of research supposed to be st the command of their dubective departments.The Nathan wurder in Now York wes obs of these.Yet that was commitied during the lonely watches of the bight; but what shall we aay of the murder of two women at midday, in a shop in one of the |-adiog thoroughfares of London ?Au vid womas named Squires, and her almost middle-aged daughter, lived together, and kept 6 small but well frequented stationery shop In Hoaten, not far from Shore.ditch workbouss, At one o'clock in the afteraoon 8 customer entered the shop and found the old woman lying dead behind the counter, with her skull fearfully fractured, and ber daughter in 6 similar stato in the orst room.The widow was reputed to be possessed of money, but notbiag ecems to have been taken, Dor were the promises ran- wacked The audacity of any one entering à shop at the busy hour of noon, and murdering the inmates, seems almost incredible, and would Loud to the belief thal the act must vither bave been one of sudden impulse, or !donr to gratify a reckless and demon like spirit of hatred and revea,e The murderer must have accomplivhed bis alm almost lustantancously, as no cries were head for help, The investigation of the vase bas been adjourned several timer, in the hope of sv uring seme evidence thet may throw light but at our last accounts the afluir was as dark aud mys terivus 8 Ver.L'æguLixe-Horsus \u2014Tue Fe.2ctic PauxciPLe \u2014 Amongst other things, the Vienna Exhibi- moushi bave lssueé pastoral letters to their clergy and the people, onjuining upou them the disapproval of the New Hrunswick Wehool Act, but warning them sot to take their instructions ln matiers of cousclence concerning it from any of the Dewspapers which claim to represent the Church, of from any theoluging however learned, but only from their Bishops; and that the best means of trylny 40 amend the New Brunswick Behool law is loft to their own discre.Mon.The Hivhop of Montreal, on tho coutrery, wishes them to follow the recommendation of a learued Canonist bight Dv Angelis, who bas been consulted, &s he or other theologians bad been before.Bome questions concern.{ug the comstitution of the New Dominios, for instance, were submitted to theologians at Rome, whose advice was, he says, followed.Jacques Canvize.\u2014This constitucacy bas to decide betweon Mr.Lafñamme, on the Lisera), or Ruform, side, and Mr.Girouard, on the Government, or Conservative, side.Both of these gontivmen are advocates, and both, we believe, highly respectable, Of Mr.Le flamme we have often beard very favorable opinions expressed by parties likely to know, This Province must rest its hopes of emancipation from the undue influence of Rome mainly npos liberal andernlighienod French.Canadians, and we understand Mr.Laflamme is both.Had be loft the Institut Canadien he would probally have no opponent now .but us lt le, he ie, we understand, disparaged by the Ultramontane fanatics and thetr followers, Corres Mings.\u2014 We understand the Capul copper mine, near Lonnoxville, bas been sold to an English Company for $150,000.The Huntiagdon mine was sold some time ago, Lui we have not heard the amount paid for it.The Tilt Cove mines, Newfoundland, have also been sold, it is reported, to an English Company for $150,000.These purchases indicate the expectation of ad incroa-ing demand for copper, or decreasing supply, and the working of the mines will give remuneratly: em- plsyment to à cot siderable population ; * Grant, an old Democrat, is the leader of the would spial a swift ranger caught on them | whose life was so turbulent, at lenpthrestsio ppublirane, and adbesion to his personal sme distance from the banks, acd there is peace.Buivre, constantly opposed, be is now fortune, even before bis nomination was made al the time a lowZconfusd sound of little | universally lamrated.Even those so con- the test of party orthodoxy.Greeley, the Re waver plaching along the margin of this +picuous fvr unscropnious antagonism te his\u2018 publican, is the standard.bearer of the Demo- | current.and wherever it js running swiftest official life uffected 8 decent sorrow over bis Crats and the Trabune, which it was his boast over sandtunks.In this steady, siivnt way sudded aud untimely death It is to be, be would make a paper to swear at or swear the water 1usheslon and or, and up and up, boped that the canse with which he was so by,\"is now the occasion of as much of the ery al rh i | Lance Inmicration \u2014Za Minerve ls inform- man.a partuer in he firm v cing and : a R Vatervon : Mr.Leeming boing a brothor of Me, | (02 Of 1R7: #ill seek toro've one of (be most; ed that 1.100 French emigrants from Alssce Jubn Leeming, of this city, who wae an an- , liportant (tiestions of sovial science; namuly [and Lorraine bave sailed from Favre on a successful candidate at the last election \u201d how private dwellings ought to be planned steamer chartered by Mr.Vanier, agent of the 1t is likely, hows ver, that the Ministry, who \u2018to I-ut fultil their purpose, according to cli- Bucièté Forestiere of France, aad that their do not sets will able to spare Sir Francis as mate, modes of lite of those who jubabit them, Arrival at Quebec May be expected very soon.yet, will induce some one of their fullowers and preuliar customs aud national babits.| It is also stated that these emigrants will be who occupi-s à safe berth to retire and allow This will be dune br exbibiting the kind of settled in Frauce and in the Valley of the ill it tas tilled nat only che broad trith but loug identitied will not die with bim.latter kind of ewearing at the South, as it it to be occupivd by the knight, dvery creck andiblet w the beim.The| That cause on tbe whole, when separated perd to be of the former.Sumber andBanke RELIGIOUS MEN AND POLITICS wharves, wherejthere are wharves, raised it, from extraneous issues that mix tbe.\u2018are (note as authority fn South Carolina, and | Under this beading the Globe deuounces mar be oo feet above the bub.which in ii sclves with it, Ie sep to be the (AUS meum -trangels oùt of place es Ieprerntiog que stamofal conduct of Tories and To to 2° feet above] low-water level.are speedily | of bis country.16 was his COUBETYS, Massa husctts.curcals in attacking Liberal candidates ped reached.The schoomere on the ground below cause against the foreigner.The sturdy Things, it must be confessed, are in gene.J 6 Wem begin to rise, till at last the water is; Meet: was à \u201cet:ong rod of those that bear ral rather mised It is hard to 1.11 who is nearly level with the top of the whaives, or, rule.\u2019 He was the most representative Mesh wha, or what is which.It is chaos come perhaps flowing over thm, while the vessels can of bis day.Like Luther, the greatest j again, It is ae if Puck or some mischievous sre of course vaised far above them.tied to Fenius of Germany, or Cromwell, the tiret uprite were leading every body about, and bad ; an invisible wbaët.Englishmen of bi age, 8 born leader of met.inverted everythivp, All appetrs med as 8 ee team [pls one in WATUNE'S HYDRATLICH.be gradually raised himeclt 5 the bighest gmidummer nights dream.It is in such towards his God and be fellow.en als What aitkmetic will calculate the quantitr; tros, ad carriod the bearts of his countty-| cir umstauces ladicrously abeurd far news| ool, JVI RL He OR men can salely cf water tLat ie nquired to raise the Hay o) men with bim.The aliens and pateral ele-! panerg to 1 fur to anytody's antecedents and | good in repnrd to 8 Guwerament in lant | ligious men, and beipg therefore untt to meddle with politics lo arguing this way these | politicians are self-convicted, and imply that Paslisment on the ground of their being re ! Fuady with all its basins, estuaries, bays and creeks, 1) or 40 feet, or in some very bigh | tides 50, and that in six bourse, and twice s, day 2 1 bai just sern the pump of the Albi.20 mines, one of the most powerful probably in the world, raising its thousands of galions au hour: but how long would it have to pump to taise the Bay of.Fundy 40 feet\u201d Such 8, mies with whora be came in collision were\u2018 vot French and Austrians, but monks and Jesuite They made Maximilien, and even\u2019 Louis Napolron, their tools Alike foreign-\u2018 ers and enemies, in every country and age.\u2018 they are in a country or age, but never of it Men die or change, but these orders and so- cletien, in their antagonism to national rights\u2019 expos his inconsistencies, for inconsistency is evidently the order of the day.! Doulitiess all will soon come right again.Under will follow confusion.Partics will soon take à d-fioitt shape.Men will find their true level, and principles assume their real relative importance, But, meantime, the efi t must be demoralizing.The suddenn.sx question shows the infinite difference between and buman progress, seem immortal and ue.* with which men turn their backs on them- man's pump and God's.All the people that, ever lived on this earth, though they bad, #,entall the time of their existence in notb- ing vise but carrying water from the ses by! every means they could devise, could not have ' made such an accumulation es comes inte thie Bay twice aday.Tbisincredible power Las brought to my mind more clearly than perhaps ever before, that he who bas God on kis side is inn majority, though the whole world were against him.A AT-HING TIDE The common ides of the tides in the Bay ot Fundy is that they come in with à great wave like à wall of water from four to sis feet high, rushing on with tacredible rapidity; but the fact is, that there je Do such thing in the Bay iteelf, nor\u2019in any bay or basin communica.changeable ax th very spirit of evil itecif.In Ms xi 0, besides the inveterate restless Dros of the Jesuits, prompting to mischief, the \u2018vast amount ot church property that has boen secularized is a constant inducement for them to plot revolutions.Such property in Catho- Vic countries exvrte an influence similar to that which asd to consist of slaves in the Routh.When we see, however, the progress that bas been ma je of late in Southern Europe in throwing off the yoke of Rome, we cannot | believe that she will be able again to impose it on Mexico.The violence and anarchy that, becarsse of her machinations, biave so long laid | waste that fair country will not always continue.Like so many other countries st pre- | sent p .ssing through a period of unrest and transit 0p, to whatever she may be tending wa sve teuds to de-troy confid-nve in public; wen genetally.It may seem invidious to refer to individuals, We Loew that Horace Greeley, whilst a sort of amateur nuiverval genius for theorising and farming, wes at heart an old Whig of the Clay school, who worst ipp-d expediency.But we should almost as soon bave thought that William Wilberforce would bave abandcned antislavery as Charles Summer.Et ts Brute ! This is the unkindest cot of all.His recent criti- clste f administration shortcomings towards tbe colored race, in view of his present defection, reminds one of the Pharisees, who tithed garden herbs to the be glect of more important interests.We would be \u2018ar from intending to question his honesty in the premises; but the carping about elights to tog with it.Io some of the rivers which are sure it is not towards Rome.As is! colored individuals, with which be justifies empty into these bays or estuaries, and where natura, cur sympathies with her are more his present course, there ie à pr.tty wide mouth narrowing mpid- ly into a river, the rush of water is so great in high tides and storms that a bore of three to four feet is raised by \u2018the resistance of the sands just, ae the breakers swoll up upon the shore, only the bore does pot break in the same way, but rushes on and on over the pearly Irv-l san is, antil it covers the inlet But while there is mo bore even in such Rarrow passages as that into the Bay of Minas ad Bay of Anuspolis, there is & tr me ndous current, (rst in and then ont, twice « day.J.D.THE LOWER PROVINCES AND MAINE New B-answick, Novas Bcotis, and Maine, tbe re giun to which I travell:d for three weeks | this summ r, have many points of resemblance.Theto is much similarity in the pursuits of the population, and consequentiy in their character and habite.I thiok | am esfo in eaying that the tem.Perance retormstion ie farther advanced in thie r-gion then in any other in the world, with the exception of Vermont ; and probably 1 might aay the same thing in regard to Sabbath observance and general morality.It is positively delightful to pass a Sabbath ins village of New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, te 1 did at Nhediac and Wolfville.The great progress of the temperance re- forusmtivn in those countries is, some would think, the more remarkable on account of such a large proportion of tbe population beirg lumbermen and vailore\u2014clesses generally r garde ad pretty rough.Bot this is really the chi.{ cause of progress, Men wbo can only visit taverns :anly\u2014once 8 week or a month, like farmeraesoldom become intrmperats; and thoss who sie sway from taverns scve-ral mothe at a étretub, like Jombermen in the religious than political She will find à remedy for het ills, not in Republicanism, but | in Protestantism.Very encouraging progress is reported in the dissemination of evangelical views by the | agents of the American and Foreign Christian Union, and by ministers and teachers | connected with societies.Quite 8 Dumber publicly profess their adhesion to the Reformed tenets in the City of Me xico, sad throughout the Provinces.Though the priests employ their accustomed aris to stir up mobs from time to time, public sympatby is largely in favor of Protestantism.The unpatriotic intrigues of the Ultremontane clergy will sot 8000 be forgotten.Thus it is that a great and an effectua door is open for the spread of the Go-p-l in Mexico, which, it is to be hoped, no political revolution will close WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT WILL FRANCE ADOPT?No eountry perhaps ever picited more or more speedily from adversity thas France bar done since her recent disastrous war With the exception of excessive severity towards the conquered Comma: , and vara.soning aogerag sinst the conquering Germans, the course of the pation appears to have bees marked by gr at good sense.The readiness vi the part of the people to lend money to the Government to pay off the war debt shows three thiogs : let, That th-y are g-ne- rally inspired with a generous patriotis nd, That th'y have perfect covfidence in the good faith of the nation to pay its dibs; sud 3rd, That notwithstanding all the teriible losses of the war they bave pleuty of mousy tolend.It was 8 senuble thing in President Thiés te provia'm a nativoal thashagiving when the «Bçrmous lan of three milliasds of strongly reminds one of | staining at a goat and swallowing a camel THE HAMILTON ELECTION\u2014A4 WORKINGMAN RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT.After & ran of iil luck in having their candidates bosten in their old cuastitu- enciee, the Minieterialists bave been cheered by the news of the capture of 5 supposed Liberal stronghold ; Hamilton yesterday having retarded buth the Conservative candidates at the top of the poll, with only the difference of one vote between them.Mr.Chisholm, the leading Cobservativ+ enndidate, is tbe present Mayor of Ha - son, whose citis-ns have thus testit.d their continu d respect by raising bim bigher.The otber successful candidate is Me.Witton, @ vorkingman, pur et simple, and bis election is tbe most notable feature of the present elécte Ta) campaign, and cannot fail to have an important bearing om the question of working.fed preferring members of their wa clase to represent them in Parliament.In this matter also Canada is ahead of the Mother Country, where we believe no workingman fn the ner- row and coavetitional sense of the term bas yet succeded ia procuring election to Parliament.Of Mr.Witton, the Montreal Gazette, à good authority in regard to Hamilton matters, vays :\u2014 He is engaged aa & painter in tbe Great Weatern Wurkehops, and be was broaxht out by the Minieterisiists of H tn ass tribute of respect to the body to which be brionue, not in Hamilton slone, but throughomt the Domining.Fortunstely his eminent abilities and hich persons! character marked bim as io every way fitted to become o 5+ presentative men Pue yrars in his owo quiet, wnobtrestve way, be bas br en deviled 10 science and literh- ture.std be was in many reepects omen of « the most highly cuitared mon ie the Am- stage of corruption, and good men of all partirs will pause before lending it their countenanes.The Globe mays \u2014 | + We are haviog the old talk revived about professedly religious men baving no bu-inese to dabble in politica such peapic ought to leave secular affairs to their godless neighbors, and mird their own business and church matters.For a prrion to make any reference to Fiovidence in connection with public questions and natural traps.ations in denounced as \u201c cant,\u2019 and the! mad who trents politics in & serious, thoughtful a \u201c Stiggibs,\" or à \u201c Chadband,\u201d a \u201c spifling humbug,\u201d or & \u201clocal preacher.\u201d The most of those who sprak about * Chadband\u201d of | the reference.Their literary studies bave ne ¥u1 carried them tbe lengih of reading even Dickens\u2019 caricatures.But no matter, They principled preacher, and it is à fine brick-bat to throw at th head of any political opponent whois not asbam~d to acknowledge Gud, an who may even sometimes go the length of speaking to his fellow-men on religions matters.\u201d After particularising the gentleman at tecked\u2014who is Mr.Wilkes, one of the Toronto candidates\u2014and showing up the senseless conduct of his assailants, the Giobe continues \u201cThe religions part of the community has ad the consequence is meen both in the character of our l-gielatore, and too often im the character of our public men.A Tory English Squire long ago thought he bad & mission to sneer at every individual who made any profession of religion, and in bis place in Patlism nt fancied it decent to ref-r to the late William Wilberforce as the \u201c Honorable and religions member for Yorkshire.\u201d The poor wretch unfortunately wakened the wroug man.Wilberforce, at that time fo bin prime, sctoslly skinned and bested, and thereaster roasted the insolent blockhead who had tried to raise a laugh at the expenac of tbe Yorkshirernan's character and religion, aod that in such & etyle as to kevp the House of Commons ss still aa if it had been Sunday,\u201d and make Sheridan, fo wouder sud sd.miratinn, exclaim, + Did you ever bear the like?Nothing ro marvellous ne that, rxc- that a man should possess such a frightfal wrapon of assault aud never nee itt\u2019 THE RECENT DISCOVERIES IN THE NILE VALLEY.With reference to the map of Livingstone\u2019s discoveries on our Brat pags, we may add a summary of previoas discoveries in the upper valley of the Nile.In 1857.8 Bpeke snd Burton discovered Lake Tanganyika, whose outlet still remains 8 mystery.In 1860 Grant and Bpeke di:covered the great Lake Victoria Nyansa, from which the White Nile Sows, In 1864 Sir Semoel Baker discover.d the Other vreat Lake, Albert Kyansa.Whether all those luker, tog: ther with those flow discovered by Livingstone, vis :\u2014Ban.gweolo, Moero, Komolondo, Lincoln, end that which he came near but did not se, flow fato the Nile, still remains to be ascertained.If they de, and the millions of springs In the «qusterial mountain Tanger discovered by It would seem that all } know that it bas something to do with sn un- | taken too little interest in politica) matters, | private dwellings which are found te best jouit the climate and batits of the respective , countries exbibditing, thereby enabling in- , structive comparisons to be drawn, and the | adoption of what ver might be suitable to other countri-s and peoples.These bouses | will be furnished.and will comprise the farm.(house as well asthe town end vrdinary conn- try residence.The ides is à novel one, eminently practical, and quite in kceping with the international spirit of the age which has been bred of the new facilities for travel, end tiie comstant ar.d rapid interchange of thought 83 characteristic of the present day.Trursraxce axp vus Ecections \u2014A committee of Temperance Orders of Toronto have boldly demanded of each and every candidate for the representation of that city in Parliament, bis views on the question of iotem- } petance and the liguor traffic.Prompt answers i wire received trom the candidates in the ti-ld, Meesrs.O'Donohoe, Shanly, Wilkes, Ciaw- ford, Besty and McLellan.lo every instance the aspirant for political bonors declared his firm adhesion to the cause of temperance, and \\ spirit, aod with grave.woll-weighed words, is | bis readiness to vote for any measure calcu.; lated to suppress the evils of intemperance From this we gladly draw one or other of course, have not the most distact iden what is | $70 iDferences.Either the replics of these oix g ntlemen are genuine and etraightior- | ward, in which happy case the good caase can rely upon juflucntial support ; or else, if they sre dictated by sell-fnterest, it is clear, at least, that the fact is beginning to be acknow- | kdged, that the Temperanc: movement bas j assumed a very strong position in the land, | 80 strong indeed as to force politicians to accede to the wishes and r quests uf ite pro- } moters.PoisTE-avx-TrausLes \u2014 L'Aurore Announces that Rev.G.M.Deslslete, Pastor and Superi: - tendent of the Evangelical Institutions at Potnte-aux-Trembles, bas resigned on account of the state of his health ; which, however, he hopes will te re-establish.d in a couple of yesrs.Rev.Chas.A.Tanner, of Sherbrooke, bas ben appointed to succeed Mr.Deslelets.He is the son of Mr.Jean Emmanuel Tanner, ove of the first Evangelical missionaries from Switzerland to the Canadiens, and under whose supervirion the Boy College at Puinte- aux-Trembles was opencd in 1846.The Rov.; C.À.Tenner is an old pupil of this school, baving been brought up in it.Knowing snd loving the French-Canadians as he does, and bring in turn liked by them\u2014ev:n by the Catholic Frenci-Canadians of Pointe- aux-Trembles\u2014he cannot fail to exercise à beneficial infirence in bis new field of opcra- Pt tone, Tux Nortuzne Pacir;C Raiisoad \u2014The report for August states that regular traine bave been running Over à distance of 252 miles from Duluth, at the bosd of Lake Superior, to the eastern border of Dakotah, and that 200 miles more, reaching to th: Missouri River, are now in rapid progress, ani will be completed by October, thus making 451 miles on the enstern end completed io the first 24 months, A rection of 35 in the western end bas been În operation for some monthe, and 40 miles more will bo completed this year, mak- Sug ln all 517 miles, or more then from Albany, New York, to Cleveland, Ohio.We learn from other sources that thers is no immediate prospect of this road being continned eastward to Baült St Mary, as was confidently expacted at 000 time.And consequently one inducement to push through & Canadian road to that point is wanting.Erscoras Wanemes \u2014The RO.Areh- bishop, of Quebes and Bishop of Ri- Restigouche Tus BroomisGDaLE AsvLou Arrain\u2014lo the Blocminadale Lunatic Anylum cases, of which we gave some account the other day, Miss Rose M.Uabe, known in ber religions order as Sister Mary Stanislaus, also Miss Drew, have each been up before the Court.Miss Drew expressing a decided pri ivrence toremain in the Asylum for the present, | bas accordiuxly been removed thither, and the {case on ber bebalf dismissed.Mise McCabe's | case was continued.Russia axp Avermia\u2014It is reported that Russian agents are busy fomenting discontent amoung the Slavic populations of Austria, and that the Slaves are becoming convinced that Russia is really destined to unite them all under her protection.A man was lately arrested for distributing money with the object lof creating disturbances in Northern Bobemis, and of making plans of roads and bridges.He made upa plausible story to exonerate himself, but not being belicved he was put on tris! asd acquitted for want of proof.Certain parts of the Austrian Empire are said to be overrun with such pernonages.This is sald to portend \"war between Austria and Russia, sod the gravity of the situation is deepened by the knowledge that the Minister of War, supported by both Ministries (for Anstria, it must be remembered, is embarrassed by two Cabinets), has decided to sak for a credit\u2014as soon as the | delegations meet ia the latter part of August \u2014to cover the expenses of building fortifications at every weak point on the Galician frontier, and of fortifylng the cities of Cracow apd Lemberg.A correspondent gives the fol- lo®iog particulars :\u2014 * The amount of the credit Baron Kuho is :to apply for is variously estimated at $17,500,000 to $27,500,000.From what I \u2018learn 1 believe the amount is to be $20,000,000 only, at fist to be sup.| lemrnt-d, it necessary, by an additional | $5,000,000.That there can b- no doubt as to the truth of this, the report is vouched for by | the fact that the Minister of Finances is actually negotiating with a Syndicate of English bankers the terms on which the money is to advanced and repaid, and that some officers of engiveers have brew cmployed in surveying the griund, io order to form ap estimate of the amount of money that will be required to build the fortifications.\u201d An Anistocsartic Gaue.\u2014The elite of London Socirty have invented à game which is very like bockey, lacrosse or sbinty, only it is played on borseback.Six champions of the Life Guarda and siz of the Lancers bad a great game on Woolwich Common, ia which the | Lancers were sucoessfol, afler a most animated struggle, in presence of a great crowd.The game is thus described by 6 London paper :