Montreal weekly witness commercial review and family news paper, 12 décembre 1873, vendredi 12 décembre 1873

[" COMMERCIAL REVIE EE NON 4 W AND FA eee mere re TWENTY-EIONTH VEA MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, 6! per annum.WE ET MILY NEWSPAPER.MONTREAL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER (2, 1873.LS bY BSS, \u2014 2e CORRESPONDKNUK.TORONTO.(Prom Owe Own Correspondent.) VES WIT TORONTO CAMPAIGN.Weare now In the midst of a vigorous and exciting election campaign.Since my lmst letter the sitoation in West Toronto hag ma- tecially altered, and the prospect of a magni- ticent Reform victory and the redemption of the Division becomws more abd mors assured everyday.Tie Reformers bave made an ox- collent nemination in the person of Mr.Thos.Moss, Q.C., 6 rising and popular barrister, a ocemperatively young man, identified with the more pregressive wing of the party, \u2018whose ideas find exponents in Mr.Blake and Prof.Goldwin Smith, rather than the Globe.He will poll à very large Conservative vote, ewing to bis oxcellont personal character and popularity with the young men of both parties.Though the Tories had beon agitating and holding meetings, with a view tothe nomination of 8 oindidate some time previously, yet, owing to jenlousies among rival aspirants aad the buncombe nomination of Sir John, 6 delay was ocossioned which enabled the Reformers to gob their nomines in the field oa the same day us their opponents.The Tory candldste, Mr.K.O.Bickford, is an American by birth, a contractor and desler In iron.His wealth, and willingness to spend 18 lavishly in accordance with Tory precedents, Is hin chief recommendation In the eyes of the clique who have induced him to take tho fold.1% is reputed to bu very liberal in his donations to charitable and religious ob- jeots, and is probably the most available candidate who could have been Induced to enter the field as a champlon of the * lost cause.\u201d A considerable section of the party, however, are by no means satisfied with bim as stand.ard-bearer, His American birth and the comparatively short time Lie has boen a naturallz.ed Canadian, are unfavorably contrasted with the fact that Mr.Moss Is 8 native and lifelong resident of Toronto, and many Conservatives will either vote for Moss ot refrain from icipation in the contest.The party are, in fect, thoroughly demoralised.The crusbiug defeat sustained at the Lennox election has dispirited them moro than ever, and they feel that they are fighting a hopeloss partie.\u2018They have not the faculty of organ.jon and steady persistent work possessed by the Reformers, and belng deprived of the patronage of the Government, which com.peussted for tho energy aud rystem of their opponents, are drifting to certain defeat, not.withetanding occasional and individust displays of fitful and spasmodic energy.All im, observers admit that the election which once ssemed certain to result lo favor of a Conservative, will place Moss at the ead of the poll, A \u201cCANADIAN\u201d PARTY.A peculiar feature of this contest is the ia: troduction of an entirely new clement, which ts ominous of the brean!ng Up of old political organizations and the forma'ion of 8 new party com of the young libel and progressive elements of both the old partis.Mr.Mosw's candidatars has beens «ndorsed by the \u201cCanadian Party,\u201d or rather vhat bida fais to become the oucleus ot such an organise.tion.For years past there bavi been at in- tetvals rumuts of the loteition to or gonize » party on the beair of Canadian ideas and wore progressive watiments than those of either Beformers or Conservatives, The views of the ndvoc=ies of such n movement are, is is true.-etber bezy and undefined ag yet, and perks 4 some of them bardly know what they we.at themselves, but so far as 1 have beer.cnabled to gt at the opinions of the promotsrs of the \u201cCanadian \u201d party, they are aubetsatially as follows :\u2014 That tbe torms \u2018! Reformer \u2018 and \u201c Couser- wative \u201d ax applied to the parties of the day are without meaning, there being no substantial difference between them.excepting mete issues, which are not sufiicient to justify the bitter and virulent party warfare which bas so long prevailed.That sectional cies, the nominatios of candidates on the ground of nationality and creed, and tho perpetuation of national distinctions even to the second generation, is an ovil that should be discournged, and that those who come from the old country to settle here should abandon national prejudices and become Osnadisus in feeling.That owing te the system of nominating as candidates mon of some other nationality to eatch the \u2018Irish vote,\u201d the \u2018\u201cBcotch vote,\u201d &c., native Canadians bave been ignored sud deprived of their fair share of political infiu- ence, being relegated to the position of for.in thelr own country.too much deference is shown to Brit.iah opinion and British traditions, and that Canada ought to be self-governing to a great.extent than at [resent; the submission the Oaths\u2019 Bill, snd similar measures which should be competent to settle ourselves, to Imperial Government beiog a casv in 183 ih the time must come sooner or later to be entirely independent of tain, nnd shat while it 1a not neces.visable to take any steps to hasten I$ je desirable to educate the peso self.relisBos which will enable us our place the nations when This is not to sesheritative nb of thelr views, but merely sul nion Nims bo time with hose in ripe for the have | i ¥ Et & i i i] i: | ¢ £ Ë EF § i of the i 3 i A i f i : i i : hi al ral ErivEl procuring or establlshioz an organ to advocate thelr cause, Meastimo the fact that they have endorsed Ms.Moss's candidatare, gud tbat the Globe while denouncing Bickford, carefully abetaiss from mylog à word ja favor of Mors, le com- monted upon as à sign of the Himor.780 NUFIOIPAL BLBOTIONS rather overshadowed in the mind the West Toronto contest, the cond are hard et work nevertheless, fr be regarded es an perbape vain volved.The truth Mayoralty olsction is likely te be & trian.lar duel.Mayor Manning ofiers himself re-cluction in the Tory intervet.A.M.Smith takce the fleld uader the auspices of the (/lube, and ex-Mayor Medcalle, popularly known as \u2018\u2018 Old Bquarotoes,\u201d comes oùt où an independent ticket and will receive the balk of the Orange vote.Jf all of the candidates so to the poll Smith has the best cheuce, as is rivals will divide the Conservative vote.Mayor Manning's course on ths Water Commission and his attempt to exclude the press from thelr meetings, fortunately frustrated by the determined course of the (obs, aan greatly weakened bim, sad, takes inconnection with the demorailsation of the party hardly leaves him the ghost of a chance.OTTAWA CORRESPONDENCE.Orraws, Dec.8.\u2018Tbe tremendous sonth-wosterly gale of yos- terdsy has completely destroyed all telegraphic communication by both companies ona and woul, The Capital therefors may be considered in somawhat the samo category as Timbuctoo, Uj|jl, Casusbasus, or any other placeanreached by the electric wire.Wears, however, progressing as well as can be expected under these disheartenlag circumstances.Tho principal event of importance thls week was the meeting of the GRAND DIVINION SONS ©F TEMPERANCE.I know not whether a report of Îte procesd- ings bas reached you or not, but to make sure | will give you as extract from the an- onal report presented by Mr.Geo.McLean Rose, Grand Worthy Patriscch : Duriag the past year 82 new Divisions had been opened, comprising 8 membership of twelve thousand persons.Drunkenness may, to many, appear to be as prevalent as ever in our Province, yet it cannot be denied that temperance abounds to 8 much greater extent than formerly.Church Assemblies and Con- foronces, Grand Juries and Judges, the religious and secular press, all seem to favor the toetotal movement.And what is more iim- portant, on the suggestion of Mr.Spicer, the managers of the Grand Trunk Railway Ooma- pany have stopped the sale of liquor slong its line, and have promised to give & preference to the men In their employ who adopt the total abetinence pledge.Ho far, this step has resulted in good to the employees on the road and to their families, and indeod to the geno- tal public.The feeling in favor of prohibit.tion Is gaining ground.The National Division uestion, Lifs Assurance, Bands of Hope and Missionary work would Ls considered fully during the session.THB PINANCIAL STATEMENT was also submitted.The receipts for the year had been $3,901.40, which with cash on band from previous year made $4003.43 The cxpenditure amounted to $31,938.45.The assots were $875.72, and the liabilities $475.93.Yesterday evening there was a public temperance meeting, st which speeches were delivered by Mr.Bose, of Toronto, Mr.McLean of Galt, Rev.Hoary Bartlett, Rov.Mr.8-ott, Mr.Edward Carswell, Rev, Mr, Manning and Bev.Mr.Gales, Secretary of the Tempersace ue.Thefollowing resolutions were :inanimously adopted at the meeting : 1st.« That uo evil of the present day is so wide-spread as the liquor traflic, permeating all ranks snd classes of soclety and producing crime domestic misery and national weakness, aad that izing es we do the principle that the obj:ct of all law is the well-being of the governed, It is therefore impolitic snd wrong to give the sanction of law to soch an evil 2od.\u2018That whilst it was the duty of the subject to yield to the laws of the State, it was also the duty of Parliament to strike at the toot of the ovil by passing a stringent Prohibl- tory Law.3rd, * That inasmuch as Prohibition could be obtained, common humsaity demanded that svery available means should be used towards that end.\u201d The meoting was brought to a close by a collection being taken up in aid of the cause, and a vote of thanks to tho Chairman.THE GALS yest:rdsy was the most tenlfc that ever visited our city.Houses in course of construction on the \u201c belloon frame\" principle were suddenly converted into \u2018balloons without frames.Indeed, the (/raphic balloon was not 8 more absurd illustration of this age of gas than were the houses blown down yesterday of the prevailing flimsy pretentiousness that distinguishes the age.Chim.Bey-pots, shingles, slates aud all loose materials were whirled about io 8 most reckless wsuner.Even the many-ton vaue recently placed on the spex of the new Parliamentary library could not resist tbe blast, and pow leans pensively towards the north-east, emblematic, in ita dectination, of the late Minister of Pablic Work, One fetal décident is reported from Nepean, where n young man named McRse wae crushed by the blowing to of a barn door.A French Osnadisn was blown from the rool of Bt.Joseph's College and bad & leg sud an arm broken.These are all the casualties reported so far.TER INPERCOLONIAL HAILWAY.A meeting of the Commissioners of this road is called for next Mondsy.Thelr ne- sembly on that date will be somewhat difer- eit to any of their former meetings and will de productive of some curious results, the members of the Board the Hon the Minister of Public Works has summoned all the contractors and engineers, in fact everybody whose knowledge will be of service in disentangling the web of mystery in which the construction of that public work is (n- those alleged singular transactions ia connection with the celebrated * Seotien 5* may probably be elicited.At say rate we may rest assured that Mr.Macken.sie wili, $f st is within the reach of human ability, get to the bottom ead bt overhaul everything connected with this sess.The ont of 4 CANADIAN LLOYDS way be as oùe of the frst acts of the new Administration.Your readers will remember how urgently this project was te ed to the consideration of the late .went spd bow they deleyed It, with the ln.tention, donbtises, of making 18 sabeetve some political exigency.Neveral members of the Koglish Lioyde agencies from the lower ports bave been is town for some days.À rooms bas been placed at their dispose! fu the Department of Marine, where such business as natumlly arises in connection with thete mission 1a In coutes of transaction.Hasking as bred ro te toe | whe oe ue power h proper that sweb en Instidution should tave ezie- The tense.THE \u201c BAVARIAN\" DISASTER.(To the Fditor of the Witness) Sin,=lb reding over the report ln your valuable journal of the evideacs yivea in the + Bavarian\u201d investigation, it would sppear that there were no proper rules and regals- tions for the guidance of the crew on that, boat.1 wish to make a fow remarks on the subject, as 1 Lave been Over thirty years où the inland lakes snd remember that sll the captains of the old mail beats which ren from Klagaton to Toronte wore sailors of good experience, many of whom have siace died.As a contrast, in that live mowadays, the captalas ero different.\u2018There is not one man on board, except perhaps the mate, who knows how to get a boat ready for lowering, or to rig» fall to launch her.You do nob expect a clerk to go and bandle & bosi, and the captains of those steamers are no better, with the exception of Captain Bt, Clair, 1 am sure of this, if thore was one sailor on board of the burning \u201cBavarien,\u201d not ome soul would bave been lost.Another point, the pllot tsa coward ; yet there is nothing to prevent his getting another beat, which may either sink or bars, with the same result as in the loss of the \u201cBavarian.\u201d Ho hag got bothing to prove his ability, no certificate ; nothing to prevent his gotun » employment and again committing the same crime of leaving helpless women to burn or drown, while he sel@shly saves hisown life.J maintain that cvery Canadian master, mate, aud pliot on oùr great lakes should pass an examination before à Board of Examiners and hold certifed popers, when dis.charglng their doties.All otter countries have got this law.Petitions havo boen sent time and agals for the last twenty.five years to the John A.Macdosald Ministry,asking for a now marine law, but it never paid any at- tentlon to them.There are many other things connected with the navigation of our inland waters, for instance the rules for avoiding collisions, with which very few of tho steamboat men areacqualnted, It Is not often one of them can tell which way a vessel is going by seeing her lights.I think our inisad tendo ia large enough to demend à marine law; then the right men would be put in the ta of re- eponsibillty, men that are fit for thelr duties.By inserting this in your paper you will bestow a favor on many good satlors.Yourr, REMARKS.The above letter was sent us anonymously, and wo have besa unable to obtain the writer's same, though, jodging by his caligraphy, he might be an \u201cancient mariveer\u201d As his remarks seem to have a practical bearing, we are induced to depart from our rule of declining anonymous contributions.Many will agree with our correspondent that pursers or clerks are not the sen suited to take the responsible positions of captains on our passen- gor steamers, which meet with all weathers om Lake Ontario, and, becide danger from wind sea, and fire, are often In imminent risk of colliding with the fleets of saillog vessels which are at all times pursuing their voyages.The reason advanced by the Secretary of the Canadisn Navigation Oo., for tho appointment of pursers as captaine, that they are poilshed and more suited to mingle with the passengers, Is scarcely adequate, This rule could sever hold good at sos, and fs not followed Iu the great American lines of lake propellers, where the majority of captains are excellent schooner sailors, whi know as much about rigging, canvas, tackles, boats, guys, and fittings gensemliy, as they do about the whole shore of the lakes they uavigate.Every bole and corner becomes familiar to them iu their schooner-ssiliog, and ofton afterwards with the greatest possible benefit, when tho steamers they command are in distress.A notable fustance of this kind occurred on Lako Michigan a fow years ago, a steamboat captain getting his steamer into Manistee barboe through the knowledge gleaned of ita entrance while trading there in a lumber schooner, while in the samo gale another boat foundered on that lake, her captala not being acquainted with the smaller harbors of refage.There is no doubt but that if our Canadian stesmers were manned by lake anilors, and cemmanded by lake captains, in case of disaster when far out on the lake, every inch of small boat room sad every life.preserver would be atilised to the utmost, and the coolness and b:avery of @ crew ef men who could \u2018hand, reef and steer,\u201d would form a startling contrast to the dastardly comduct of the pilot Napoleon Dufour, and the cowardly crew of the « Bavarian,\u201d which deserted not only their let officer when in danger of being burned, but loft their captain to drown with the lady passengers.This winter 1s the time for the Canadian Navigation sad sll other steamboat companies to procure fer their steamers\u2014 =thoir motto should be \u201c regardiess of ez- ponse,\u2018\u2019\u2014crews of lake sailors, oficered by lake capéaine.Itis to be beped they will do so.As\u2018 B,J\" says, ihe necessity for à now marine law is very great, no person should be allowsd te become an officer till he hoids à certificate of qualification.THE GAME LAWS.(To the Biter of the Witness.) will plese blish in your to Cams Law J Se Conada, and time allowed to hunt deer, ho., 120000, doing ili oblige bet of nacre in ouster \u201c ad aig, Yours respectfully, Lenosster, Nov.33.muaRKe.By the \u201cGame Act\u201d of Ontario, deer, moose, oik, reindeer, or ceribeo, may be killed between the Let of Heptember aad the let of December ; wild turkeys, grouse, phenssats, or partridges, between the 1st of September snd the Let of January ; snipe between August 15¢h end May let; weodcock from July 166 to Jomuswy let; mallard, grey duck, black duck, woed or summer duck, and all kinds of teal, from August 10th to Jamuacy let; heres or mablite from September 164 to Marsh 108; beaver, mushrael, mink, martin, racoss, etter BJ.A Scatomem.and fisher, ftom Let November te it Moy.OTTAWA.DAY OF UITEROEMSION.rams, ec.1\u2014Today being act apart by Arohbishop of Canterbury es à day ol} special qraver and intercession for the bles.logof Uod om missionary work, it Is generally observed as such by sll the Anglican churches of this city.Bervices were held in ths churches of that denomination this morn- ng.BLECTION CIIICKEMS.Henator Campbell dentea that he canvassed against Hon.Mr, Cartwright in Lennox.The Grite express & wonder what bs ls going to do with ail the poultry he purchased in that county daring his recent visit there, They think he cam bardly sell his chickens for the same price he pald for them.TEMPERANCE.The annual meeting of the Ontario Tem- perasce Amseclation opemed to-day.A large number of delegates were present.The Grand Worthy Patriarch sobmitted the annual re- porttor the year.The financial statement shows : Becelpts, $4,053 ; expeaditurs, $3,- 939; number vf new divisions, 82 ; members in the province, 12,000-\u2014mors than double the number reported in 1870.TES CALE.Orraws, Dec.5.~Ths storm of yesterday hes made serieus havoc here, especially among the now buildinge, many of which were completely levelled ; even such solid bulldings as the new Parlismeatary Library, which is badly damaged, did not escave.The damage in the town 1s variously estimated st from ten to fitteon thousand dollars.ME.ASYDGES RESIONS FROM INTBRCOLONIAL BOARD.Orrawa, Dec.B.\u2014The Board of Inter- colonial Bailway Commissionsrs met to-day.Mr.Brydges tendered his resignation again.It is understood that he was compelled to take this course by the Directors of the Grand \u2018Trunk Rallway, who are of the opinion thet the whole of bis time is necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of manager of their rosd, MONTEBAL CDSTOM HOCSS.An enquiry 1s to take place in connection with the Custom House, Montreal, where certain alleged irregularities are said to have taken place under Mr.Delisle.Mr Doatre is mentioned as likely to conduct the enquiry.OBOWNED.Orrawa, Dec.8 \u2014Yosterday three men who were skating broke through the ico aud were drowned ; there were two brothers named Roy sud ope wan Lemieux, RBIFITED.Tryon, under sentence of death at Barrie.snd Foz, in the same situation at Peterboro, are reported losane ; competent medicsl gentlemen have been appointed to examine thom es to tha genuineness of thelr malwdy, For this purpose Fox, who was 10 be exveated on! the 11th, was reprieved until the 26th, and Tryon, whose execution was fixed for the 11th, will protmbly be resptted for a corresponding time, to allow dus conrideration of his case The matter is just now engaging the attention of the Minister of Justice.our, Jobn Glass Mallo:h, Judge of Lanark and Rentrew, died yesteday.THE GSNATE.Orr «wa, Dec.9.\u2014There are two vacancis in he Senate now cauret by the death « f 5e nators Leslie and B ake.TORONTO.CRURCHES, RTC, DAMAQRD BY äTORL.Tononro, Dec.4.\u2014A terrific gale this morning hus dove considerable damage.The tower of the Primitive Methodist Church, Parliament street, was blown down, full through the roof and smashed the organ.Portions of the tower and cornices of St.Michael's Roman Cstholis Cathedral falling on the roof have torn great holes in a dosea places, doing great damage.The steeple of Gould Street l'resbyterian Church is so much damaged that it will have to be taken down.Four frame stores in course of erection on Parliament street are levelled te the ground Fencee, elgns, &c., are prostrate in every direction, MANITOBA PARLIAMENT BUILDING BURNED.Globe's epecial-\u2014-Fonr Ganay, Dec.Sth.\u2014A fire broke ont last nigbt in the Parliament buildings.It was blowing a gale at the time, but by greal exectlons of fhe military sod civillens, it was confined to that building which was burnt to the ground.All books were saved ESD OF STRIKE.Torosro, Dec.b.=The tailors\u2019 strike which began ten weeks ago.has ended in the yiclding of the employees.LBGIPLATURS.The Local Legislature is called for the despatch of business on the 7th of January.THE CANADIAN PARTY, A meeting Spr held on saturday night for the purpose giving expression te the views ot \u2018be Canadians National party : it was large: ly attended, and the utmost enthusisem prevailed.The feollog of the mosting was strongly in favor of the movement, Notwithstanding ao opposition of more than asus! foros the following resolutions were carried with great enthusiasm : Rewlvede=That this meeting approves of the objects of the Canadian National 7 sad pledges its support to the fc .cal organisation throughout the Dominion whose sim ebsli be the development of & satious! sentiment : 1he destraction of aec- tionalism; which shall legislate in the intersate of the whole country irrespective of either of the sxisting political parties.Betolved-\u2014Whetens Mr.Moss has adopted our + Canada first,\u201d in ble scoepianoe of the nomination to the House of Commons for West Toronto, end is known to be à mas of moderate political views, of relistie cher- acter, and bas declared himself in syrapathy with the objects we, as Canadisus, have af heart, resolved that we hereby pirdge him our cordial support.Resolved\u2014That It 1s tbe duty of all Cans dians, whether so by birth or adoption, to re- connies the necessity for the cultivation of à national sentiment which will unite the te of the various provisces mote closely he bonds of citisenship; promote mutual confidence sad affection ; which common source of affection will prompt acts of toleration and bonds of respect, and prove the bust safeguard for our Dominion egsinet a+ eorption où the one hand or dis-union où the other, Thot an organiastios Which will draw the lias beiwern Canadiens loyal te their soil, and those who place their cit'ssaship la a subordinate of sesvadary position, affords CANADIAN TELEGRANS atlus, sud of securing political action is tnturest of the whole Dominion.TRE NOMINATION \u2014DISOKDAKLY PROCEEDINGS.Tonoaru, Dec.6.\u2014Tbe nomination for West Toreuto touk place at | pos.\u2018oi.B, L, Denison, seconded Ly Marmaduke Pearson, tominated Me.Bickford.Captain McMsster, seconded by Nathan Dickey, noxinsted Mr, Moss Messrs.Lauder, MF F., Kk K.Dodds, W.H, How , Dr.Lawlor, Keanetb McKensie, Blake, M.U.Cameron, and Buobt.Wilkes, wete also pomiosted fur speaking purposes, The œudiouce were very wolay.and the proceedings disorderly.Tonouro, Nov.y.\u2014The pigeon-shooting tournament, wbich has been in progress for the past week, was brought to a cldes y.Dsltea, of Hamilton, took the lat of $300 and a goli modal presented by the Junior Gua Club of Toronto.Haskell, of Detenit, took the 2ad prize.SLECTION AMKEITISS.Io addition to the * workingman\u201d cry the Tories have raised the played out disloyalty dodge against Mr.Moss sud his sopporiere, and accuse them of annexation and independence tendencies, The \u2018/>he dwells on what it cells the sbeurdity of putting forward a renegade Yankee pedler and \u2018spoculator es & workisgmau's candidate and plon of loyalty.It saya there hes been an odor of immorality about him ever since he came to Canads, that in the Westers Penlosuls, where ho is known,the fecllag of ne- tonishment thathe should ever bave been Dam- ed as candidate is unmitigeted ; that in London hs has à record so uncomplimentery that Mr.Becher, & Couservative lawyer, came to \u2018Toronto expressly to black-ball bim Iu 8 Toronto club, and that he bas only been a British subject 3 years, lustead of 9, a4 bo has stated.DR.CHBNET'S CONGREGATION APPROVE HIM AS BIOH- OF OF TEE REFORKED BPIECOPAL CHURON.Globe speclaleeCaicaao, Dec.8 «At a moet.log of thu congregation of Christ Church this evening a resolution was passed expressing the desire of Christ Church that Dr.Cheney should take the position of Associate Bishop of the Keformed Episcopal Church.Mr, Cheney has telegraphed to Bishop Cummins bis acceptance of the poeition oa the Eplsco- pate of the new Charch sad the ceremony of consecration will take place next Sunday.QUEBEC.1AMIGRANTS.Quasec, Doc.6.Immigration returns show the nbmber of emigrants arrived aud located in this Province, from July [st to Nov.30th, was 3,040 Of these !,000 were F-encb.1,830 Beitleb, and the remainder Germans, Italians, &c.KINGSTON.THE MAYORALTY.K:wisron, Dec.4.\u2014Tho Orangemen are about to bold a mass meeting aud bring oat a candidate against Lr.Sullivan for the Mayoralty, he being a Roman Cethoiic.DAMAGE BY GALX.The gale to-day tas been the most violent ever felt hero; fences, shuds, and all light material are prostrated.A child is said to bave been killed ear Kingston Mills, where ote men in also reported to have been hart by ¢ falling shed ; nm woman was burt in he \u201city by a falling wall ; the city water-whoo 8 the meteorological station, iostruments, and sume of the post-office wiodows, were wrecked ; two frame houses were blown down in the upper part of the city, but no one was hurt ; the vessels dragied their anchors in all di- réctions, and in tke upper harbor several barges bave been driven ashore ; the barque « British Lion\u201d broke away from Garden («land ard drifted down the river, bat at last her crew cf two men got eail hoisted and carried ber safely before the wind to an anchorage ; the schooner * Agnes\u201d went ashore at Lemoine's Point, and ie in as easy position TER FATAL GT R ACCIDENT.Kixasreæ, Dec, 5.\u2014The man Burnsy.one of the traveilers etruck by the train at tbe Cataraqui ratlway crossing, is not dead, bat recovering elowly.Ho ls conscious, end suffers trom a fracture of the skull.The inoquest on the body of the dead man Roddick wae held on Saturday and to-day, and agsin adjourned.\u2018The train wes oniy going et 16 miles au honor, and the bells and whistles were sounded.PETERBORO.BY-LAW LOST.Paransono, Dec.8.\u2014The by.law for handing over forty thousand dollars to the Cobourg, Petetboto, and Marmovs Railway Company was lust.Majority sgainst it twenty-two.PORT ELGIN.DISASTE.Poar Eiotx, Dec.6.\u2014Captaln My Barret, of tke barge ! Guiding Star,\u201d with a crew of seven men arrived this afternoon in a yawl- boat with their feet frozen.They loft the barge about nine miles out disabled.laden with 24,000 bushels of wheat, from Mtiwankee to Saginaw, They were in tow of tho propeller « City of Detroit,\u2019 which was laden with 8,000 bushels of wheat snd balance of cargo roiling freight.The gale struck them at balf-past five in the morning, when they cut the barge loose and about seven p.m.the 4 City of Detroit\u201d sunk In Bagloaw bay.Captain Barret saw three of the crew of the pro- Peller io » yaw! aud one man was seen in snother beat.and he feared the rest of the crew went down with the propeller.They bad sbont twenty men on board.NICOLET, QUE.TES GALE.Nicouat, Que, Dec.4 \u2014The steeple of the maw church, 225 fest high, waa blown down ot noon by agale of wind.The rafters of the roof are mostly all broken, and the roof is cut through in seven or eight places.Nobody burt.The damage will amonat to about $4,- 000 or $5.000 at least, HAMILTON.(Gloss Spécial.) 4 CHANGED OF FRORT, Manittox, Dec.2.\u2014=Last evening, at the 6t.Andrew\u2019s dinner, Mr, Chisholm, one of our city members, who, it will be remembered, was elected in company with Mr.Witton, by Sir Jobn A.'s corruption party, after a very siberai sprinkling of 8ir Hugh Allan's charter money, when called upon to respond to the toast of the House of Commons and Local Legisiature, created no little surprise among tw andlence, when, In a pleasing manner, he began to unfold bis fatare course.The following fa that portion of bis speech which re.fated to the Commons, Oa rising, he said : =e regretted the absencs of Mr.Williams, who cnuid tell them best about the Loosl Legluintarn which had given the country wme of best laws found en our ste- ute books.(Cbeers.) As for the Bena the surest means; of cementing cur Oonfoder- { MONTREAL WITNESS, (Tr:-Weok!y,) 92 per sanum.DAILY WITNESS, 93 naus.the day came for it, that body would be foend ready le do their duty.As for the Commons, with which by was identified, be was warrent- ei Im repeating what old members bad told alm ; vxcepting the member for Hamilton, the present House was by far the ablest that bad been returned since Confederation.Cheers | It possessrd men who would grece any country on eartu, whatever might be said shout party or with regard to the present Government or Opposition.As for bimscif they olf knew be was an Independent man, ae far oa bo was concurved lo Parliamen Thoy sil knew on what basis be had been elsoted.He bad given no pledges to any cms, but had merely promised to give his support to any Government that brought down te the House goud messwmes.He was bound to mobody or to follow emphody.He bad lived too long In the country\u2014of which he was 8 Dative\u2014and was too oid to Le teund binding himself to enybody.Thets were some people who thought that the present Government were incapable of legislating for the best intereste of the country.He did not sympathize with them.He knew better, for there were men in 3 ranks who were as reat statesmen as were to be found in Ca- cada.They would give us the reforms we æreatiy necdud, among them a good election law, end other messures.There were good men oi both sides of the House, who wonid give good moasures their support.HALIFAX.CoxrsesioN.Hatisax, Dec.4\u2014Feter Mailman, la \u2018ait at Lubenburg under sentence of death, com- fessed to Bev.H.L Uwmen yostsrday that he murdered his wife, but he doas mot repent.He wlll not eat anything, is very sick, and fe fs not expected that he will live until Sunday next, The man appears to be perfectly sade.run dé.\u201ce(crou.\u201d Haurax, Dec.6\u2014Capt l'roctor, who returned to l\u2019ictou from Magdalen Islands last Saturday, reports that on the night of the 13th November s grest light was seen on the coast, which was at first thought to bon house on one of the prominent head lands ; but as next morning the house was still standing, it was supposed that the light proceeded from & vessel on fire at aes.On hearing this report, many have concluded that the missing steamer \u201cPictou\u201d bas Leen baorut, snd that all 0p board Lave perished, as no bouts could possibly live on such 8 nigist.This report coupled with the one from FairGeld, !, E.laland, ot & vessel having been soem on fire off that part of the island on the same night, woald sem to coutirm the sapposition as to the fate of the steamer, \u2014\u2014\u2014 HARD TIMES IN MONTREAL.STAGNATION IN THE LAOR MARKET.The bard timea complained of thls winter all over the United States, from the cotton rollers of New Orleans to the lumbermen of Wizconsio aod Mich.igap.scd from the factory operatives of the New Eugland States to the Chinese lsundrymen of Californis.have naturally been felt in the Domivion.\u2018ibis fall and winter, mechanics aud laborers uf all classes have been crossing into Canada in quest of work, tit it Le to be feared with very little success.This ii especially the case in the large cities.such as Toronto and Hamilton, while the arrivals in Quebec Province ar: niso large.Sloce the advent of winter sevorsl of the me- nufacturing firme in Montreal havo either reduced the umber of their bands, or have reduced wages or working hours.Messrs.Ives & Allen, founders, Queen st.bave reduced the wages of about one-third of their employees between 5 and 15 per ceat., sud thelr stove foundry Is closed up.Mr.George Bruch, of the Esgle Foundry, has dla charged some men and reduced his rates of wages on the average 20 per cunt.In the Gilbert engine works wages bave also been reduced some 20 per cent.In the Bartley worka the same reduction bas been made or wiil take place.All these firms state, however, that this lowering brings wages only to old rates, befor the exceptiondly high wages were pald last summer.In the foundeties of Mr.Clendi , Willism street, à roduction vf about 124 per cent.in wages bas been made all around, while the machinists, patiern-makers, laborers, efc., are worklog eight hours.The proprietor has discharged none of bis skilled The Robertson lead works are also expected to shat down shortly, as is the rule every winter.Several factories on the canal are closed for the lack of water power ; others have put thelt men at piece instead of time work OTHER BRANCHES OF TRADE, Among the saw-mills sad wood factories a slight reduction bas taken place in wages.The depression in trade, combined with the early closing of navigation, has been felt severely by laberers, who are seeking any sort of work at low wages.business io tbe ehip-yards does not promise to be extensive, so that the prospects in trade generally point tos hard winter for the laboring classes Jn Montreal, In fact, the majority of laborers and unskilled machinists and workmen ats mow out of employment, while the shutting down of so many large factories in the United States has sent numbers of skilled hands over bere looking for employ.went ; and our manufacturers, seeing the value of their help, have, in many instances, availed themselves of their services, to the detriment of Canadian workmen, \u2018We are informed that in the large manufac.toring jewellers\u2019 establishments, trade lo about as brisk as usual.with a demand for good artisans.LUMBERMEN.\u2018There has been such a stagnation in the lamber trade that lumber merchants have not hired ss many men for the woods this season as formerly, and wages of the employees have teen reduced from 40 to 50 per cent.A sad commentary on the state of things in the city ie shown by the large number of applicants for any situation which of fers.Tradesmen and clerks for inetance, anewer advertisements for stablo mea, porters, otc., and as many as Afty and sixty letters 6e applications have veen received ia answer to one such notice; men who never did manual labor before are now eager and only too glad to take hold of any sort of job, with out à demur at the small salary received.It te fortaunte that such large public worke are in progress as the excavation of the new csnsl basins end the construction of the Northern Colonization Ballway, ss they wlll give employment to meny hundreds of \u201cbard ups, who otherwise would suffer much this winter.We understand the railway contractors are desirous of hiring a Incge aumber of new bande, 00 able-bodied men would de well to apply to them, The proc.ent en good ty for all requiring la.could say litle, but be belivved that when De: to engage on favorable terms.& was d SuNLIM 2 - \u201c Cotemporary Press.AN UMER GREAT RIOT IN PORD.ADUWN Tue Bolas tiers vi Novo ne Caine adull meconnt of autour goal it, frory which we oni \u20ac fotollowin.The sib teak pie on We luesda wh Noval or iduy Fa ho had at ho ~~, tatin Nosthutlelaut Bow 1 be veuve Bored that moan is on tte 24 ad ef duty Test ephis bat pue va Bbive à Wubchier us eatin bon of cu authorities, aud en cron bundaod polio w dealt: od (ote eo te of action eo the tirstiuon.tioned date, 1a ardor to provent the Orangenea from farang in provieswtt thong the Hee te part wl te town samied The The Orang 1m sintered see weal to ounand sti Lg aud np are! determin.od prs thea tis at atl hazsrde, Uotæilletutitin, tha?sworn information was produ cd by oanagistnde £ show that it they were miluwad to cay cat thede purpose therv would be à rurtons distatauce, He Ween tuclve und ste v'cluca Bre procersion could be x cu spproachiing, when the poles rece ved ones to Bx bayou s sud stvcecded ia scattering the ft ait of tue procession, which sun tsits Iw Lowder of the Urangei po, oof th dinchined to enter the town but tis it mpjudre < + Tish was made Bpron the Taiis oo th pots They de femded cum lys wile th bayonf, tojutins 11405 wi ut Sue t can puits wore byte! Jantar navets.avecasionieks, which ol rs worre, fur now à K .ui blewshiod cae wend, mo wich tine trnocen: as weld sé the guilty eulurt 5 voriy, Au vf furet fo pode was hie wa dusty with se blow fret wth an tie Load aud was drageed to a ben wi r- rated aod lay tor come time sons les Soversl vou.stables avd rubcone tas ovine svalp wounds from stones at dor er tutssiles The Tio?act was read an tthe jel Te ordercd to load, which they ond ae tule order did nos quell the pote re, us sito vers of stone still continued to be sent iowat t- the police Whilst this war was poss viding sever! lodges formu d tuto proceestn ad moascbed with fy - ing colers aud table à guiis through the \u201cTonpel,\u201d without either roceiving or giving tue slightcet cdiuce.Dwing this time the police v te compelled to retest Uter à BhuWer Of muues WniL 14 said ty have \u201cLlachened Cie very #07 A member of the police bad te ba takon to the barrack, which preseutel ne u hoepital than u pois.splic lips, cars, und tooth k they tooved maf Md fiestas, And sou = 4 ot the pro- ste wie Leu es ve this barbarists was lat-hed Phe 1rie Light fem tte ces Quiliy port + 6: vtt true he #.hj ment Ls wll - » future, TE: + VILLE L 5 DS SOSTER DECACTON OF CLK AK?Toe Vil de « Napoleon 11}?charg d het vin - fret inc ns the + Viil- of Api! making thy jaan this port iu nine days and twer ty.thn With the exec ptton of tha + tircat the was tLe laigest =t ane r that = thie port.Her Int] from Ftotu to et ru was 423 fot; breadth of Leam, faity-nine feet : depth of hold 13 feet, She bad three catço auii two passe véecks, The bull wa built by Andrew Leste 8 Cr of Newosetle, aud the « ngioes by Mandala nm & Fil, of London, The momiusl let power of the epgines was 1,299, capable of wo kion up to st te votirs n° > 900, There were four cylinders, two 83 În.hes ! end two 3 foches in diam tor, witha strobe of 4 fer t 6 mckes.The dimu-ter «the sacs was 10; feet, T aw was enpplicd ty oo boilers, heated by utns: +, A0 the average conetUmption cfcos! was tous put day.Her gross tounsge was 5 +5 she could carry at least 3,300 tous of cargo.Fue was bark rigged, had two funnels, eight boats and four winchee, the latter bring used for hoisting car- Ro, tails, &-.Ne wheel-house and stecriog.apparstus were On the main «-ck, and were connected by telegraph with the officer on the bridge.nearly 00 feet dictant, The pissen- get accommodation ot the © Vitls de Havee © was 8s follows :=190 first-class, 120 second.class, std 500 steerage passeng ss.The first.class saloon was amidebips, extending from side to side, the dimensions belt 53 by 4 feet.The sides wore of marble, sud several oll-palntinge, & piano, library, &:, adorned the apartment.In the centro there was a double-stove, which thoroughly heated the room, sud steaw-pipes ran throughout the ship, making each room comfortable ta the coldest weather.The ladivs\u2019 boudoir adjoincd the saloon, and was decorated with paint.inge, snd the lounges were covered with blue velvet, The staterooms were large and sity.The second-cise- salonn was on the same dock, tut about 150 f'ut formsrd of the Main saloon.It was a large sud comfortable apartment, the dimensions boing 40 by 25 feet.Tav sleeping apartments of the gecond.class passengers were on the deck below they Were Rhont the eame size az the flat class, aud were neatly fitted up.The entire vess[ was well veutilated, and all to latest improvements were iutrodvecd, The upper deck formed a splendid promenade, the pac sengers having the use of the entire deck, nearly 130 yards fn )- pgth.The officers of the « Ville de Havre \u201d whon the vessel first arrived at this port wuro as follows : Captain M.Surmont ; Second Captain, Kagene Garay ; Firet Lieutenant, Vie; Becond Lieutenant, Gaillard ; Third Lieutenant.Viel; Chlet En.gloeer, Parent, and seven assistants; Physic.an, Allanie; Porset, Greile.THES COMMANDER CF THR STEAMER.The ** Ville de Havre\" was commanded by Capt.Marios Snrmont,s yraduate of the French Navy.Capt.Sormont te à large, fine-look- ing gentleman, of about titty years of age, with an earnest, determined face, clean shaven, with the exception of a small tuft of besrd under bis chin.le has always borne & high reputation for seamanabip, and was given the command of thie tine vessel as a special mark of the company\u2019s appreciation of his character and skill.The other officers of the \u2018\u2018 Ville de Havre\" were First Officer Do Garay, Beeond Officer Gaillard, Third Officer Durbee, Fourth Of :er Meillour, and Parser Vie, TNE LOCH BARN,\u201d The * Lock Earn,\" which was the cause of this fearful disaetcr fa u Britiob ehip of 1.200 tons burden, diawing twenty feet of water.Sbe was lsunched at Glasgow, Scotland, in November, 1869, and her coneignees are the Glasgow Ship Company.Her dimensions arealength, 236 feet; beam, 35 fact, and depth of hold 21 fret.Shewss in New York in Sepumber, 147], and attracted much attention 84 sbe ley at her dock in the East River.She ie what ie known among ship vant ned Dn this place Jon or the aid wartants Foo wit be terne TRA Wo bade pene \"vu, rod | the 13th of November lor Now York, calling at Deal ou tbe 14th of the same month.THE 4 THIMOUNTAIR.i The « Urimountain,\u201d which did goad ser vio tareseniug the passengers of the il!-fetcd \u201cVille de Havre,\u201d {5 au Awerlvau fuit-ciyxe t \"stig, ailing fiom New York.She ds 1,307 | tots Durden, how threo docks, diaws 22 wet of | V6, und was buiit in Modtord, Buse, in ISSN UT ganersate J.HO Win boster & pA Shes commanded by Cag, Ugur, And Tet Now York for Brista?ou tho 6th ot Nevemdnr, THR LWT.; Fans Lose of {if on board the 1 atc d Ville © de Misvee \"eceus to bave fallen with Gousual ! weight ou what way be descritied as people of vote, Amouget these were the chubticn of Mr.Spafford.the lading uiembor of a law Gr of Chicago, the wife of Daal Gowdwin, Jr wor, aud her two chitidren, also a san of BF.Culver, 8 prominent tent estate aval» r, sud other individuals who hud wate up a party for à twy years\u2019 trip to Europe.sastox ! #celis te have supplied ité fait quets ot vice : time to the disaster, and thos belonelug to that place sud who went down with the + Ville de Havre,\u201d were connected with the bert aud oldest facatlire of the city.Theres wero eleven Bostonians ta wll on board the ateanset, atl only two, Mess Made.fline and Miss Helen Mixter, are of the sursi.vote of the wreck.Mr Henry Scourney + with lus wito aud family are smonest the lost.Ho was a grand nephow of Judge l'arsons, sud a gentleman of five culture ani taste, Me Naitasntel Curtis also perishsd, He came {of oma ot the oldest famiiles In Boston, and lost This wife ouly a few devs age, sud was persia.tded to tako a trip tv Eutope né 8 boue ticin) ,cbuepge.le was devply iuterestat In the ivause vË education, aud it was not till the { last moment that Le could arrange som.busi.| nes allait ous to be able to «il in the Le Ville de Havre © NEW VORE, Ax belonging to this city may be went! Judge Rufus HL.Pockbam, 8 recagu.; dcr In the Democratic wn {ug bixh in the jodiciary of the Stat had compleiued of overwork, and was going abrowd fur the benefit of bie health, Mies Juits B.Walle, sho was amongst the drowned, was the deughter of the proprictor vf tbe Brevoort House.Amongst others oo- tied.the N.Ÿ.Zrmie- gave the Bev, Antonio Careasco, of Madrid, Spain, wan loading minister of the Free Church of that country, | J sud was & young snd very ardent preacher | tio had been cogaged for some time tn the | Protestant refurmstion now goiisg on in Spain, j Aud was dirtinquished for his creat ul ano i Sic ea in the catse of Citistiar.Lhongh | Lie mad: bis appearance in the couicrenve here | i late in the seston, hig prescuce wan greatly | appreciated, aid bie couv lil vrost! saiiht with the mewbers of Ur 1\" actual Allispee, The death of Mr © ar 0 will Le mob rs iby the | sy everywhere.The ~ ame pager adds Ce fe Brewer Qu ve, Barts rlapd, » metal 1 of the raed © van of great ata ni ottive p po sranve He mad cided fimpre all pubic oes owl before wk cl Amf was tucst corisiy w.kootn di Crebehere Cxt Cuarles Ha Rut su lost, wasanitive ut 1 ute\u2019 Teland.In fs:1 Le was attx to 1h frisete of Sof the Pas \u201cadion, au} in on 5 was transferred to tae f; sentis mu, of the Meditesraw an matron ' years af eræard he wa: removed | to the Navy Vard, Brooklyn.tenn! \u201cLe tetired from the Tice.six! | yours Inter, was appointed as commander of the steamer © Moutcomery,\u201d of tho W.G.B {rquadion, and on the 25th of July, 1566, re.| | crived his commission na captain.\u201d Coilodion, i * the caricatorist who appearcd at the Olympic | Thestrenf New York as one of the attene.| tiots of the Lydia Thompson Troupe, wae one | of those who went down ob the ill-tated «Ville de Havre: fodedd, the vessel] carried from New York a list of passengers who wo iv nest- cut: ne of that and neizhboriue citicr, The scene at the OFFICE CF TUE COMPANY | daring the day on which the sad new: arrived , was of the most pelntul ustute ; persons eagerly eechiog for tutelligence of their friends | who were passengers on board tbe steamer; i and the majority of the cpquirers were, judg.| tug from their dress and appearance, people | of wealth and respectability.When the list of the saved was posted up in & conspicuous place it was eagerly read by bundreds of anxious onee, and instantly wero heard excia mations of joy or deepair as the beholder found that his relative or friend had been saved or had met with 6 watery grave.THE REFORMED EPISCOFAL CHURCH.ELECTION OF BISHOPS CUMMING AXD CHENEY.New Yorx, Dec.2.\u2014A meeting of clergymen and others was held tc-day in Association Hall in response to & call tseucd by Bishop Cummins for the purpose of organiz- tog a church based on principles.The | clereytmen present were Lov.Mason Gallagher, ot New Jetegy, But.Dr, Cheney.of lilinois, Rev.Marshall 8.Smith, of New Jerecy, end othere.\u2018The meeting opened with prayor by Rov, Dr.Cummins, after which a bymn was sung.Rev.Dr.Cheney offered an caret prayer fur the prosperity of the new church which was about to be orgaulsed.Colonel Aytige.of New Jersey was, on motion, appointed Chairman.and If, Iv, Turner, of New Jersey, Secten tary.Dr, Commins read à declaration of tre principles under which this church is to be i and oflured & sluegestion that it be ##pocial committes coneisting of Charles D.Kulloge, New Jersey; Albert Crame, lilinois; R-v.Marstall 1.Smith, New Jersey; Rev.J.À.Sabine, New York.Dr.Cummins was appointed chairman of the committee.The committes after & shott consideration made the following report : The comuwitiee appointed tu consider the declarations of the principles proposed by Bishop Cumming as & basis of the organise- tion of the Reformed Kplscopal Church do now retorn the same to the meeting and offur the following resolution : Resolved\u2014That those naines which are appended to the call for this meeting, ss presented by the presiding blahop, do here, In bumble relisnce ou Almighty God, organize ourselves into & church, to be known by the style and title of the Reformed Episcopal Church, in conformity with the following declaration of pricciples, and with Rt.Rev.Geurge David Cumming, D.D., ae our pres!.diog bishop, DECLARATION OF PRIKCIFLES.Flrst=The Reformed Bplecopal Church, bolding the faitn ouce delivered unto the saints, declares its belief in the holy scriptures .f the Old snd Naw Testaments as the Word of God snd the sole rule of faith and practice=in the crred-=commoniy called the * Apostles Creed \"ia tbe divine fostitation of the eacraments of baptiom snd the Lord's Supper, and in doctrines of grace substantially us they are set forth in the thirty-nine articles of religion.dium mode).Her command.mr Roberteos, and she left London os Hecondee Ibis church recogaises aud ed- | ments of bread aud wine, i \u2018 Vu, ly nil intimately connected with Prominent | hoses to Eplscopacy, not aa of à divine right, bat ae a very auclent and desirable form of church policy, Thicé\u2014Tule church.retaioiug the liturgy which will not bo imperative or repressive of frecdoia in prayer, accepte tbe Book of Com.won Prayer au itwas revis-d, prepared aud re.commicnded for Use hy the genes] convention ot the Protestant Eplacopal Canrch, AD, 185, veservimg full ihoity to alter, enlarge, ilge aid amend i sate oe ny seem dust caches to the edi] ation of the svopley provided that Que substance © of faith ve kept entire, Fou the Flux Church condemns ond ro jects she following en ous std strane doctrines aa contrary to God's word: Fist, that the Chuck of Cltlat exists ouly in one order or form of ecclesiastical policy.S:cond, that Christian miluisters ars prests in suother senso than that la which all believers are a * Royal Pedoetlionl.\u201d Thied, that the Lords table ts au altar, on which an oblatios of the body sud blood ot Ci it is offered unto the Father.Fourth, that the presences of Curlst in the Lord's Suppor te a presence tu tho ele.Fifth, that regen.ration {4 luseparally conpoctd with lap.dis Sigued by the Comuittre, Tho report of the Committe was adopted, after which Dr.Comming made a brio) ad.ddrows, tn which bo dwelt on the history of the book stter which the \u201cUloris in Excel.als\u201d way snug and prayer was ollered by Rev, de L-nuox, Dr.Cumming tien stated that the meeting was regularly orgeulz das the fret Council of the Ketormed Episcopal Church, Un motion, Ilatbert B.Tarner, où New Jer- soy, Wark sppointed permanent Beer.tary, Ar, Aloert Uramo then oftered the following rvsolutions, which were 8 'opted That tho general mactings of the church be called the Council of the Beformed Kplecopel Chan by, aud Le represcatatives of the cotire | church, to be incorporated under that name, aud to hold snd dispose of temporalitice ; that ile future tusetinge of the general council sball bu beldon th» evcoud Weducaday in May.Tho following cowmitiees wero appointed : tauding CommittecmRev MB Sait, 8 B leacock, Dr Charles Cheney, Mason Gallagher, John Tibbetts, Dr G A Babine, A 8 l\u2019yne, G 5 Habberd and © D Kellogg.Fi.vauce Comatites\u2014Colonel 8 Aycigy,A Came sud J M Carter.J L Morgan, of New York, was lected permanent chairman, An address was made by Rev.Mr.Wiley, ot Nyack, beastily judorsing the new project, aud ut the desire of thoee present the accrss tary was tequested to communicate with the Faltou Street Prayer Mectiug, that prayets be «fl red for the pew church.Liv Mr.Gallagher vffcred the followiug ition, which was adopted That thie presiding bishop, with the Standing Committee, be fuste: tod to prepare forms for the ordlostion of ministers aud any other «tite re znired before the next genceal coun 1 Th following was alro adojied, otcret by Bev.Ur.Cheney : That the proetding bishop, with su h other bebops as may te orduiued or rec ved prior to the next aunusl council, sbsll, with the Standing Committee, écerctery audi Comwit- tes cu Fiusie.and treasurer, together form a Lnputary cxcrulive committ v, with power to Iratne & constitution aud a system of laws for the govetoutent of (bis Cour bk, and con.ow sifer all p- post altrratious of the prayers | book of 1575, aud make sv.bother strange.fm: Uts 83 way sccm advisable, to be reported to thy next general council, to be Ly that council conlirmed or altered to that, fn the weautime the presiding bishop, with the written consent and advice of three-fourths of the Exo cutive Committee, shall havo power to act snd to authorize action under sald constitution aud laws and utter 8 prayer-book and otber arrangetments, until (he same shall be altered by a wsjority vote of both orders at a rabgequent general vounell, provided the alteration shall have no retroactive cfivot, PROVISIONAL RULES.The following provisional rules were adopt.First\u2014Minieters of good staudibg in other churches will be reccived by this church, with ivttere of dismissal, without recrdion- tion, they sustaining wm ratisfactory ¢xsmina.tion où such points as hereafter determined upon and subderviog to the doctrine, disci- ptine sod worsLip of the church.Secoud\u2014All ordinations of bishops and cther ministers will bo performed by one or more bishops by the laying on of the bands of the presbytery.Third\u2014Communicante of good standing in other evangelical churches will be received on presentation of a letter of diemiesal or other eatinfactory evidence.The doxulogy was then sung.The meeting was then Jlemissed with a blessing.Rev.Dr.Cheney was elected as missionary bishop for the Northwest.The announce ment was followed by the « Gloria in Excel- sls,\u201d sung by all present, and prayer by the bishop, Rev.Dr.Cheney then took the floor, and with much ferling reviewed his work and position in Chicago, peremptortiy declining the position.Bev.Air.Smith suggeated that the episco.pato to which Rev.Dr.Cheney was selected would not interfere with bis pastoral duties, Mr, Turner temarked thet there was no member of the councit willingto elect any other than the bishop selected.Ho thercfore moved that the Executive Committee take such steps as may be necessary for the consu- ctation of Bishop Cheney, if he shall be persuaded at any time after the adjournment of the council to withdraw Lis declination.Rev.Mr.Leacock, Rev.Mr.Borne and the Bishop further urged Dr.Chency toaccept the olered diguitg.De, Ubeney again protested that he could not accept the position, at least not without conference with his vestry.The Bishop reminded him that immediate acceptance was not asked, Me, Crame, of Chicago, sald the council would not lose anything dy waiting.aud intimating that Mr, Cheney would be persuaded to accept.Mr.Turner's motion was then carried uns.nimously.Mr.Jeremiah Taylor.of Connecticut, suggested that there was a Bouth as well asa Centre aud 8 West, and thought there should Le two additional bishops.He fnti:anted that he had the basis of a church in bie neighe borhood, to which be was ready to give a call for a clergyman at once, After some further routine business the con- veution adjourned.THE BISNOP ELECT OF TER NAW CHURCH.The Rev.Charles Kdward Cheney, D.D.Bishop elect of the Reformed Episcopal Church, was born Feb.12, 1836, st Canan- daigua NY.Hie father wasa widely-kuown physician of that town, His mother's family were the Chipmans of Vermont, who furnished three Chief.Justices to the jadicinry of that State.Afier receiving a conrse of instruction in bis native place, he catered Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., where be was graduated fu 1857.He studied theology at the Theologh cal Seminary of Virginia.ie was ordaised deacon by Bishop Lancey on Nov.31, 1656, and became assistant minister of St.'s Church, Rochester, X.Y.After nine THE MONTREAL WEKKLY WITNESS.mouths\u2019 service In Hoohestor he toek ch of st.Paul's Church, Havane, N.Ÿ.In March, 1800, ho wasordalued à Presbytor, and Immediately removed to Chicago, baviog nc copted à call to Christ Church.At thet time Crt Church hal seven commuuicauts, wor- sbilpoed tn a little wooden building situated upon a Leased lov, and was Cho most insiguiti- cant ot all the Piotestaut Episcopal churches la that city.Mr.Cheney bas been rector of this church 13 years, and atthe seat tine it bus over 330 commnuicaut, Kivkution uiwmbering abut 1,000, repr tlves of 400 families, a chureh property valust ut $100,060, two mission chapels, one of which, however, baw becomo an indupen.dont church, threo mivsion Sanday.+chools, and various olbur axoncies of à working Pro- testaut church.la Muy, 1869, Bishop White.bone, vf Lilluols, bogan voclesiasiicat pro.cvedixge against Mr, Cheuvy for the omission of 8 word in the office of baptism fur lofauts.ln justiic tion of his contss, Mr, Cheney pleaded the usage of all sections of the Eplscopal Church, the generally admitted discretion lm the adaptation of the Buok of Common Payer to vumergencies, and » couscleutious scruple about saylog that all baptized lofants wore ¢ regouorste,\u201d which he believed to be untrue, After slong trial and su appeal to the civil courts, Mr.Cheney was suspended from the ministry until ho should express contrition for tbe past sud conformity for the futare, By the unaui- wous request of his congregation he counting.ed to officiate in Christ Church, notwithetand.ing the sentence, For this act of contumecy be was tried 8 second tim aud scuteuccd to depuwition from * the uletey ot the Church of Gul.\u201d The Bishup pronounced this sentence (ow woeks after the verdiet was found, Mr, Cheney defended tis contymacy on the ground that any expevasion of contrition would bv sa limos] act on his part, slucs bo Luhieved that he bad done bis duty.ACTION OF BISMOY FMITIL The following cironlar-letter was issued où Monday by Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, in which the plea of action of the Protestant Edecopal Church regardlog the withdrawal of Bishop Cummins, and his avowed purpose of orgeuizlug & now church, is made evidout : Nottce Las been received from the Sucretary of tbe Standing Committee of tho Diocese of Kentucky thit à presentment for trial of \u2018Grorge Darid Cummins, D D., has been pre- psred for offences thrue and live of section ony, canon vine, title two, usmely : First, for violation of the Constitution and canons of the Ueneral Convention ; second, for a breach of lits consecration vow.Beit known, thero- fore, thut any Eplscopal ace of his, pending these procecdings, will be null and void ; and it ts hopes that roepect for law and otder on tho part of all members of this church will restrain them from giving any countenance | whatever to the movement in which Dr.Cumming is engage.B.B.Burs, ! Bishop of Kentucky and Presiding Bishop.co dh Dee, si VIEWS OF MR.1130.|, The Lev.Stephen WU.Tyng, jr, expresseû Lis opinion to a N.Y.Tribune reporter, Mon- (day evening, respecting Bishop Cummine\u2019 withdrawal, Auy wan, said the Rev.Mr.Lyng, has a tight to withdraw from the Pro- testaut Episcopal Church or any other church, st auy tie, and for any ressons that way to | him sccin mdequate.Bishop Cummins had | , withdiawn from the Church, |evived & certitisate recogal-log 5 drawal.Auy wan, or number of men.outside of the Episcopal Church, or, tu other words, those who, either by their own resignation, or by the action of the Church, bad become separated from the Church, had the tight, under the | Conntitut ion of their country, to associate for } worsbip in any form they might select.It was also the tight of any person in the Church to eympattize with and ald any movement in any other church which might commend it- welf to the conscience end judgment.Rrgardiog the action of the Bisbope, the i Bev, Mr.Tyug asserted that there was noth.{ivg inthe law tbat declare that any of the official ucts of Bishop Cummins ste \u201cnull aud void.\u201d The church bad nothing what- «Ver to co With his acts, since ho was à bishop outside, 1ot within the Eplacopsl Caurch.The Church hold that wh-u ous had become a bishop.be was always a bishop, aud if he was deposed, of ecpamated bim- self from tke Church, he was still o \u201cBishop of God,\u201d though pot of the Episcopal Church, and should he ever return to the Church no ordiostion was required, for he never logca his rank as a eer.The exporte of erain thie voor = 1 at way : at whatever rates they c2uid cbiain and In this wi es euitsbioio the culd westher, Manussetuters nou busy stuck-taklag, and pre Paring foi Lhe Spring busipess.Meo» Thick Sots.S40 wii $ 20 225 15.16 NEA à it 13 206 du spit aw vhilg'e do i oR do Pebdiei an 28 3 (ie Boe?Bonus dursa Nv + B20 Roose Mucensing do Wwe LW THON AND II AKDW ARE.\u2014 Business is now very quiet and thers is pu aspect of the trade caliing tor wach notice.UWIrg 10 Re Ben ial reassure to the | nited Kiales manufacturers and olters thers ha compelled in many caves tr turn their tron | the Lrict Weet of Turont » has boen pited frm Buffslo, Cleveland, Detruit and other races, but there dee not seew to be any danger that the American iron can compete with Eegllol to te- aular 1rade.* oo SHERBET SESBUREUNI BAR TNISFERSS Jlengarnoc sammurios jartaberrie.sexsute.Mar, Hatordablre.heanec, SHEE NY @ cosaru RESEEISSISESSSEASLESSUSESSÉSES « aTdasaasEsantrsnsvasmeuFéli 2h = 0 M 4 ue is œ 10°, EEE % gh8it sauf 8 14 } i aan WHOLBSALE GROCERY MABEBT.MONTREAL.Fridsy, Dee.5.expceted business has bosn very quiet dar- ity 18 for Japans, Sineks of 4 very seal hog and P ah 8 strong reported in Mw Blacks sre deli a ported l'UIFRE\u2014T ore have been sales of Maraouivo ny 1110 woul irossbie brioy Ye.0 10:00 pie.Nu Mi», Ktnots ate Amal! In much strosgar IL RIL rTe sn sdveboe has | meta i\" 3 0 TRIS et tgp, mt nee ore Weak, and May be ea! \u201cge chesper.MAINTIKAL MAUKET PRICES.TUr-DAF, Dee.9.1550.$ \u2014 8 ¥sor 2 8: POWLA AND QAND.Taraveæ, © À per eonpre.der .oser e@scce 28:32 à S3e5; æ w s .m i 0 =u & n » L i 10 11 5 œ se æ Potatoes, per bag.© SE : .per & Gulugs.v SUGAR AND HONEY.Sugar.Maple.per ie \"n lloner ce w MISCELLANBOUE.a = © a \u201d Appies, por REPORT OF TIIE MUNTERAL RYOUK MARKET re 13617017 fOr Lhe Dally WITNESS by the Vos