The canadian gleaner, 30 janvier 1879, jeudi 30 janvier 1879

[" NOTIOB.E undersigned takes this rtanit I of thanking his numerous sustomers past favors, and of soliciting their patron aa he is still running his Marble Shop th of Marble and Granite, a fall suppl which will be sold to suit the times.horses taken in exchange.COFFINS AND CASKETS.In addition to the above, 1 have opened a opposite the Post-office, where will be found a varied assortment of Coffins, trimmed and ready Wareroom in the Dominion Block, for use.Orders by letter or telegraph promptly , or filled on short notice by the undersign by D.Shanks, on the premises.G.W.DREW.Huntingdon, Nov.27.NO.682.Che Calin Gleansy HUNTINGDON, Q., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1879.MONEY TOO BOAROR AND GOODS TOO PLENTIFUL.LL Navies Caps, Mink and Sable Muffs, Nubians, &o., at DALGLIESH\u2019s.Men and Boys\u2019 Fur and Cloth Cape, Gloves, Mitts, &o., at DALGLIR&H's.: Men\u2019 Baffalo Robes, No.1 Whole Skins, Linings, en's good President Overcoats, sold M$ 7, now $4.80 Trimmings, &c., cheap, at DALGLIESH's.A good assortment of Tweeds, Beaver and Broad Cioths, Presidents, &c., at DALgGLIESH'S, Tapestry, Weol, Hemp and Stair Carpets, at DALGLIESH'S, Boots and Shoes, Rubbers and Overshoes, at DALGLIESHS.Trunks, Valiges, Carpet Bags, &c., at , ALGLIESH'S.A general assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, &c., at DaLGLIESH'Spar Ovor-due accounts must be settled with Casa or Notes.W.W.DALGLIESH.Huntingdon, Nov.7, RELIANCE I! HOUSE AHEAD ALL THE TIMB.Ohoicest Teas and General Groceries.HE very best fresh Goods direct from the Importers, at far less than the usual cost.Quality guaranteed.GEORGE Q.O'NEILL.Huntingdon, Nov.26.QUEBEC FRONTIER RAILWAY.HE annual meeting of the stockholders of the Quebec Frontier Railway Com- any will be held at Franklin Centre, on Wednesday, 12th day of February proximo, at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, for the olection of Directors and the transaction of any other business which may be brought before the meeting.By order, JosHUA BREADNER, Secretary.Athelstan, 10th January, 1879.FURNITURE! FURNITURE! TE subscriber has on hand a largo Stock of Furniture, consisting of Bureaus, Bedsteads, Washstands, Cano and Wood Seat Chairs, Tables, and all other articles found in a first-class assortment.Parties requir ing Furniture will find it to their advantage to call and examine our Stock as it will be sold Cheap.A.HENDERSON.UNDERTAKBRS SUPPLIES.T= undersigned has now on hand a full assortment of Caskets and Coffins of the latest styles, with patent moveable glass frame attached, from largest to the smallest size.Also, all kinds of Trimmings.Robes and Linings a speciality.a= All orders promptly attended to.Jory HELM.Burke Lines, N.Y.DENTISTRY.H.W.MERRICK, DENTIST, FORT COVINGTON, N.Y., BE to inform his many friends and patrons in Huntingdon County that he has removed his office to his new residence, situated on the street leading to Hoganburgh, opposite to the residence of H.C.Congdon, where he may be found the first twenty- five days of each month.Those having operations performed or work done can remain, and will be entertained without extra charge.All operationsare warranted.Gold fillings are warranted for five years.Fort Covington, Aug.7.MECHANIOS' BANK, Beauharnois, Huntingdon and Valleyfleld.President: C.J.Brydges.Vice-President: Walter Shanly.Head-office, Montreal.FFICE AT HUNTINGDON next the Methodist church.Best rate of intereet allowed on deposits.Drafts issued on all parts of the Dominion and United States.Notes discounted daily.American Bills and Silver purchased on tho most reasonable terms, thus affording facilities nover before enjoyed in this county Office-hours, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.; Saturdays 0 a.m.to 1 p.m.J.H.MENZIES, Cashier, Montreal.N.ROY, HENRY HARMAN, C.T.IRISH, Manager, gent, Agent, Beauhamois, Huntingdon, Valleyfield MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAUHARNOIS.Insuring only Farm and Isolated property PRESIDENT \u2014Archibald Henderson , Esq.Directors\u2014Joshua Breadner, George Cross, John Ferns, Danie] M'tarlane, Donald McNan hton, Andrew Oliver, John Symons, and Jobn White.Secretary and Ticasurer\u2014Andrew Somerville, Huntingdon, Franklin ; Robert Agents\u2014Willlam Edwards Middlemiss, Hinchinbrooke ; Thomas Clarke, Ste Philomène ; Robert Smaill, Elgin; P.Clancy, .P,andJ A.V, Amirault, N.P,, Hemmingford; Wm, Gobbi., Howick; John Davidson, Dr McMillan, Dundee; I.1.Crevier, N.P., St Anicet; Arthur Herdman, Herdman\u2019s Corners ; Dr Meclaren, David Bryson, Ormstown; and F.C.Schuylerand E.8, Ells- worth, Huntingdon.Parties wishing to insure their property , are requested to apply to the agents or Secretary.The price for Auction, Soiree, and other Bilis, at the Gleaner Office, is $1.76 for 25, aud $2 for 50.Parties at a distance by enclosing the price with ordor, will have heir Bills sent by return of mail, postage paid.Noabatement made from these prices Son being the case, Hunter & Bros.are determined to have the money out of them, if it should be at a sacrifice.line to be attacked are: OVER-COATS, ULSTERS, &o.he first o Men's fine Beaver do do 1000 \u201c 8.00 Men's Fancy Diagonal do do 10.00 \u201c 8.00 Men's all wool Beaver do do 12.00 \u201c 9.00 Men's Fancy Embossed do do 15.00 \u201c 12.00 Men's do do do 1200 \u201c 9.00 Men's Checked Ulster, do 1200 \u201c 10.00 Men's do do 1000 ¥ 7.00 Men's Heavy Twoed Ulaters, do 13.00 \u201c 10.00 Men's Fancy do do 1000 \u201c 8.00 Boys' Ulsters and Overonats, from 4.00 to 5.00 MF\" We will also dispose of our entire Stock of Suits, Coats, Pants, Vests, and Boys\u2019 Clothing at Cust.Come at once and secure Cheap Clothing for yourselves and Boys.H BR.à RECS 1000 CHAIRS FOR SALE.IN WOOD IN CANE Windsor Grecians Double back Turned front post Florence Astor Bow Back Kitchen Spindle Back Bell : DINERS Franklin Round Seat DINERS Shaped Seat Turned Arm Bent Back Bent Arm York Brace Arm ROCKERS ROCKERS Nurse, full and half cane Nurse [back Large, with arms Franklin, sewing with Miss Boston [arms Large, with arms OFFICE St James Cottage Round Back CHILDREN Double bent arm iron Round Back, Table [rods Round Buck, Rocker Double bent arm re- Round Back, Low [volving Fancy Men and Ladies\u2019 Camp Chairs.FURNITURE.CHAMBER SUITES BEDSTEADS Jenny Lind, doubleash French round, ash \u201c \u201c single ash Dominion, ash Cottage, ash Alexandria, ash Serpentine Top, with Cottage, ash, with walnut [walnut trimming [trimming Victoria, do CRIBS Prince Arthur Common, ash Fancy French, ash BUREAUS TABLES Plain Centre Fancy Extension Diners Walnut trimmings Common Ash Particular attention paid to House Furnishings, Blinds, Doors, Double Windows, Sashes, Turning, and all kinds of Wood Work.B&F ALL CHEAP FOR CASH.BOYD & CO.Huntingdon, Nov.13.CANDAHAR.\u2014Now that a British army is in possession of Candahar revived attention will be drawn to a city and district which have played a great part in history.Mount- stuart Elphinstone mentions a tradition that the original fortress was founded by an early Persian Sovereign, but he himself favors the general belicf that it is one of the many marks which Alexander left behind him in Central Asia.Ahmed Shah, who established the Dourani Empire, or Afghan Kingdom, built the cxisting city about a century ago in the midst of a fertile cx- panse between two streams.In form it is an oblong square.\u201cSituated on the north side of the extensive plain called after the town,\u201d writes Colonel Malleson in his recently published history, \u201cabout two miles from the Baba Wali, it is surrounded by a high but thin and weak wall, with numerous bastions.These walls are thirty fect bigh.The four principal bazaars or streets leading from a gateway which opens nearly in the centre of each face meets in tho middle of each town in a large circular building, covered with a dome about 120 feet in diameter, and called the Charsu.This place is surrounded with shops, and it ia regarded as the public market-place.The streets which converge on it divide the town into four noarly equal districts.The other streets in the town are mero lances, formed by the narrow space between high houses\u2014 houses far more lofty than those in the principal streets.\u201d Within that circuit is the tomb of Ahmed Shah, which is seon above the ramparts, \u201cwhilst a spacious mosque,\u201d says Kaye, \u201cscen also from afar, enshrineo a relic of extraordinary sanctity, the shirt of the prophet Mahomed.\u201d It is not a city of attractive beauty, either when surveyed from a distance or inspected from the walls, though some compensation is found in the environs.Ferrier, who saw them in 1845, says they \u201care exceedingly picturesque,\u201d and adds, \u201cThe town may be said to be buried amongst gardens, orchards, and plantations of beautiful shrubs, through which flow streams of clearest water.In these gardens there are many little hillocks and rocks, on the slopes of which the inhabitants have cut slides, on which they amuse themselves on gala days.Fruits and voge- tables grow hero luxuriantly, better than anywhere else in Afghanistan; the pomegranates have not their equal in the world.be sweetmeats and grapes also deserve to be noticed, and the tobacco, which is produced in great abundance, is much esteemed.The cereal produce is of superior quality, most especially the wheat ; its beauty and whiteness are rare.All the necessaries of life are sold here surprisingly cheap, and, with these advantages, it has that most valuable one \u2014 an agreeable climate.\u201d Hence, although the British army find no \u201csplendid city\u2019 on their return to a place which their comrades quitted six and twenty years ago, they at least have quarters in a pleasant country.London, Jan.22.\u2014Capt.Batterson, with\u2018 two Europeans and five natives, returning! from a mission to a native prince, died from drinking from a poisonous spring near the A REVIEW OF THE BEAUHARNOIS PRODUCE TRADE FOR 1877-8.Tux present commercial depression, so long continued in its duration and so wide-spread in its influence, has materially affected the prices of agricultural produce and, notwithstanding abundant harvests for the last two years, has greatly reduced the revenues of our farming communities.In one article of dairy produce alone, namely butter, the depreciation in price has been unprecedented, and probably never before in Canada has butter been sold so low in large quantities as during the past year.A groat proportion of this loss, it is true, is to beascribed rather to mismanagement on the part of producers than to the commercial depression, and it is à sad roflection upon the wisdom and enterprise of farmers to have to state that thousands of packages of dairy butter had to be sold for five or six cents per pound, when fine creamery butter was at all times 1n good demand at 20 cents.The mere statement of such facts should be sufficient to arouse our dairy farmers to tho foolishness of their past mismanagement in butter-making, and to induce them to undertake heartily the establishing and supporting of dairy factories in every section of the country.Until this is done, wo can nover hope to obtain fall value for our dairy products, and there need be no fear of overstocking tho market with creamery butter, for there is, practically, an unlimited demand for it.ne principle, however, is essential to the successful management of creamories, and that is, selling the butter regularly every month, which is the only way of acquiring a reputation for fine quality.The oat crop has turned out almost as unprofitable to producers as butter, for bosides the deficiency in the yield, tho prico has been exceedingly unremunerative.The cause of the low prices is tho large quantities raised in the Western States, from which the European markets are now supplied with better oats and at a lower prico than our farmors ean afford to raise thom.With oats selling in Chicago at seventeen to twenty cents per bushel, it is unlikely that wo shall have higher prices here, especially as the estimated crop of oats in the United States in 1878 is larger than ever before.This will not affect our furmers as much as tho low prices of other grain would, for the export of oats from the District of Beauharnois is not largo.The shipments of oats from Beau- harnois and Valleyfield were about 60,000 bushels in the fall and winter of 1877-8, and about 30,000 in the fall of 1878.The average price was about thirty cents, and they were purchased mostly for foreign shipment.Barley is the most unsatisfactory of all kinds of produce both to the farmer and the grain-dealers.It is subject to #0 many and so sudden fluctuations in price, and such careful discrimination has to be mado in quality, that it is almost impnssible to form a just estimate of the valuo of this product.A year ago, a demand for barley sprung up for the British markets, and all our barley they required, however, was plump, heavy grain, and tbe color was not s0 much regarded.for this purpose the two-rowed barley, grown in somo sections of the county of Beaubarnois, was in good request, and sold in some cases in 1877 higher than the four-rowed.The price, of course was low, from fifty to sixty cents being the average, but it could not have been shipped to tho American markets with any profit even at those figures.Tho causo of the low prices was the extra large yield of barley over tho whole American continent.This year the course of the market was different.In the month of August, the cry was raised that there would be a serious deficiency in the barley crop all over this continent, Discouraging reports from all parts of the country were published, estimating tho crop at about ono half of the average.The barley men became excited and prices wentup toa dollar per bushel, and in some parts of Canada as high as $1.25 was paid for considor- able quantities.In Beauharnois the aver- ago price was from 7bc to Blc, but a great distinction was made between bright and stained samples, and tho prices ranged from 40c to $1.00, according to quality.Tho two.rowed barley was not in as good demand as the four-rowed, the Americans proferring the latter, as boing alono suitable for making pale ale.For the same reason, they pay fancy prices for vory white, clear barley, and our farmers should make a practice of cutting their barley pretty green, and taking every precaution to get it in the barn without rain or heavy dew, so as to meet this domand.A shower of rain or a heavy dew will stain the barley, even when it is standing, if it is pretty ripe, and this is a reuson for cutting it a little green, as there is then less danger of its being injured by moisture.If greater pains were taken in this respect, farmers would then be spared tho annoyance of seeing their neighbors getting twenty or thirty cents per bushel more for their barley than they, merely because one was taken in without rain and the other got a shower.The total quantity of barley markoted at the three ports of Beauharnois, St Timothée, and Valleyfield was about 100,- 000 bushels in the fall of 1877 and 115,000 busbels in the fall of 1878.These were the two largeet barley harvests we have had for several years.There is no kind of grain which assures tho farmer as steady a market and as fair a price ns pcas, and it has become a staple product with the farmers of this section of country.The harvest of 1877 was unpre cedentedly large, perhaps the most abandant | we have ever had in this District.During the first weok of September of that year, the\u2019 average daily receipts of grain at uhar- nois were over 15,000 bushels, and it is estimated that nearly 100,000 bushels of all kinds of grain were marketed there in one week.These were unheard of receipts in wore tried to their utmost capacity to re.The total receipts of peas at Beaubarnois and | Valleyfield exceeded 200,000 bushels in the fall of 1877, and about the same quantity in Victoria Falls of the Zambesi River, Africa.1878.The price was also about the same in ceive the grain as quickly as it came in.| \u2014 EE both years, ranging from 750 to 800, altho\u2019 the average cost of the poas was lower this These receipts are larger than in formor years, partly owing to better year than last.harvests and country eupplying these markets than formerly.The large amount of money paid out in the District of Beauharnoie during the past two years, for grain alone, estimated at three bundred thousand dollars in each year, should have so enriched the farming community as to have made good times here at least, but the same ory of commercial dis tress is heard from this District as from other parts of the country, and we are not more exempt from the bard times than others.Comparative statomont of receipts for past 4 years at Beauharnois, St Limothée, and Valleyfield : PEAS.Average Fall, Bushols.Value.price.1875.106,000.8 97,000.920 1876.115,000.104,000.90 1877.210,000.170,000.82 1878 .200,000.160,000.82 BARLEY.1875.95,000.62,000.66 1876.65.000.38,000.68 1877.110,000.64,000.58 1878.115,000.88,000.97 K.N.McFrr.Boauharnois, 20th Jany, 1879.PRINCESS LOUISE.A NEWSPAPER correspondent, writing from Ottawa, says : I know all your young ladios aro dying to hear about the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess.lave I seon tho Princess?Yos, and no.I have seen her in the stroet ; bat, when walking, she is always heavily veiled.I will tell you something of her habits, but you must understand that in doing this I tell you only what is generally known in Ottawa.One of her chief characteristics is her love of oxerciso.She may be seen in the dull gray mornings, of which we have had so many since hor arrival, at as early an hour as 8:30 vigorously walking in the romantic neighborhood of Rideau Hall.She comes to town nearly every day, not in a carriage, but in good stout linglish walking boots, in which she tramps through tho mud and slush with a bold, firm step, which puts to shame tho mincing ladies, who, if thoy venture out at all in bad weather, pick their way as ton- derly as if thoy wero walking on eggs.met her last Sunday, at about four o'clock, near the Chaudiere.1 must toll you that Rideau Hall is about a miloand a half from Parliamont Buildings, and the Chaudiore Falls are but a mile fur- %4 ther west.Sho was walking with His Excellency, Lindy Sophia McNamara\u2014recollect that she is Lady Sophia, not Lady MacNa- mara, and the A.D.C.The Princess was dressed in black, over which she worea long grey ulster; her head was wrapped in a grey cloud, and she carried a small cane\u2014she always appears in the strcots with a cane.You ask why she carrios a cane.| don't know ; but I suppose she is guided by the good common sense, which tells her that such an appendage is useful on slippery streets, and that the extension of tho muscles of tho chest is promoted by the swinging of the arms, which the use of the cane romotes.You may be certain that there is some simple, sonsible reason for it.I know ladies who would think themselves degraded by wearing heavy walking boots\u2014boots fit to keep out tho wot, and with which muddy, slushy roads might be traversed with impunity.She delights in them, and is apparently as much at home and as happy while doing her six mile walk on any indifferent road, as che would be in her drawing room, and I suppose moro so.The party had walked from Rideau to the Chaudiere, and when they reached the Government House on their return thoy would have covered at least five miles of a rough road.This wasa Sunday afternoon constitutional.This babit of walking exposes the Princess to much inconvenience, for there aro always ill-bred people who staro at and even follow her in the streets.She seems fond of shop- $1.50 A-YEAR.\u2014\u2014 = man, which was torn through as if by a oannon shot, and extending downward Ad the bedding and floor ; other holes showed : the direction taken by the deadly missile.rtly to tho larger extent of Subsequent search revoaled the fact that the awful calamity was caused by the All of a | meteoric stone, and the stone itself, pyramid.alin shape and weighing twenty \u201cpounds! and a few ounces, avoirdupois, and stained | with blood, was unearthed from moarly a! dopth of five feot, thus showing the fearful impetus with which it struck the dwelling, The position of the corpse, with other sur roundings, when found, showed that the victim was asleep whon etricken, and that deats, to him, was inless.n itorially of turkeys in the English market, tho Daily Tolagraph ob serves :-From Canada and the United States extensivo and systematio arrivals of poultry aro likewise reported, and the birds have reached our shores in exosllent oendition, Our own poultry farmers should bear in mind that the American goose and the American turkey, both from the Dominion and from the States, are much finer and fatter birds than we as a rule can show.The trial of the disputed titles between the Seminary and tho Oka Indians was fixed poremptorily for Thorsday in tho pu perlor urt at Ste Scholastique.J.J.Maclaren, Q.C., appeared for the Indians, and asked to havo the trial proceed.Mr Provost, QC, for the Seminary, objected, as ho had taken a writ of appeal against the judgment of Judgo Belanger, which held that à certif- cate produced by the Seminary was a forgery.His Honor decided that the trial could not proceed until the appeal was disposed of, and the inscription was discharged.An emigrant ship; the Piako, from England to Australia, took fire on the voyage.A passenger writes : \u201cThe morning of the 11th November found our gallant ehip in lat.10 © 11, long.30 © 28, south of the line, with a fair south east trade-wind blowing, filling our sails, and making our brave bar spin through tho water at about nine knots, At about 11 o'clock one of the emigrants re- rted a burning smell at the fore batch.he report was immediately carried to our captain, who ordered the hatch to be lifted, whon, to our horror, we found that the cargo had caugbt fire.Our fire engines wore immediately put to work to got the firo under, but in ten minutes from tbe opening of the hatch the flames were so [ strong and tho smoke so deuso that our men, captain and all, wero forced to come up from the hold ; and never shall I forget the look of despair that stood on the faces of all as tho captain ordored the boats to be lowers To doscribe the scone which followed is wholly beyond my power, but to give you a faint outline of it I shall try.Our captain rushed into his cabin, and appeared in a fow soconds on tho poop revolver in hand, and shouted at the pitch of his voice\u2014\u2018Keop cool, men, and obey your orders! Any one who disoboys my order shall be shot I\" lle then ordered all the passongers on the poop, and commanded the port lifoboats\u2014four in nambor\u2014to bo lowered both fore and aft, into which wo put all the women and children ; and to describe tho scene which followed would fill a whole volume\u2014what with helpless women and children screaming and fainting, fathers taking farowell of their wives and families as they respectively left each other to fill the boats, consequent upon the order for tho women and children to be put into the boats lowered first.Without taking any credit for it, 1 raay say that I kept romarkably cool, and could sce to con- siderablo advantage how the male portion of our omigrants took in tho situation, and I must say that a portion of our young men\u2014 from the south of Ireiand\u2014behaved in a manner anything but manly ; in fact, they wero worse than the women.What with crying on their saints to save them, and the cries to take them into tho boats oven bofore tho women were put in, was certainly a dis graco ; and here may mention that, while lowering the starboard boats, à few of our single women, and especially one married lady, behaved in 8 manner which has raised them in the eateem of all who saw them; they wrought like men, hoisting the boats ping, and has already visited a number of |8nd canning water until they bad to bo or- the leading dry goods houses.But she does not confine herself to the first-class houses.A few days ago sho was suddenly seen to stop before & small tin shop.She saw something in tho window which attracted her attention, and after observing it for a moment, walked |J into the very humble place.Now, what do sou suppose had struck her fancy ?A small tin teapot! A little common thing, with a capacity of about one cap.and worth about twenty-five cents.She bought it, and, I was told, put it into her pocket; but this I doubt.Now, this shows the utter absence of that false pride, which makes so many of our women objects of ridicule.Plain, simple, unostontatious, affable, and courteous, Her Royal Highness has already won the affections of all who have come within ber influence ; and there can be no doubt that ber example will be of incalculable value to this young country, and will go far in checking the growth of the pernicious modos of life established among our American cousins, which have already done much to make our womop unwomanly, and our girls idle and proud\u201d and snobbish.Let the young women of Canada watch the life of this dangbter of royalty ; let them imitate her industry, her simplicity, her pure, healthy, useful life, as well mental as physical ; let them recollect that no life is happy which is idle ; that tho highest and purest enjoyment in this world is tho consciousness that we are constantly employed in doing good and being useful, and that the most dered into tho boats.I have forgotten to mention that two hands and the forcastle boy wero sent aloft to look out for any sail that might bo in our way.Having gone aloft, they reported no mail in sight; but just as we were lowering our fore starboard liteboat, the boy who had climbed to the mainmast truck reported a sail on our wea ther bow.This welcome news mas speedily carried aft, and reported to the poor emigrants in tho boats, which were being towed astern.We then stood for the ship, which appeared like a speck on the borizon, and in course of an hour we were alongside the Liverpool barque Loch Doon.They soon took in our situation, and in an hour's time all our emigrants were put on board her.Her chief mate came on board of us, and after some conversation with our captain, we were given to understand that we were to try and save the ship by endeavoring to make port.Wo rot sail for Pernambuco, the Loch Doon accompanying us, and reached that place in two days, after a fearful time of pumpiog in water to drown the fire, On reaching port, the ship was taken into a shallow bay and scuttled, which put out the fire, and thereby saved the noble ship tho\u2019 in a damaged condition.The grants were forwarded to their destination.What bigh prices can be obtained for a choice article is well illustrated by the fact that what is termed \u201cPhiladelphia\u201d butter sells in Boston and New York for 75a.@ $1 per pound.This butter principally wretched of all lives is that of the woman of comes from Lancaster, Chester and Dela- fashion, or of the girl who spends her time in the whirl of social excitement., pa MISCELLANEOUS.the annals of this town, and grain-dealers| The otber day Leonidas Grover, who lived near Covington (Ind.), did not get up as usual for breakfast.His daugbter, on going into bis room, found him lying on his sbat- tered bed, a mutilated corpse.An inspection disclosed a magyed opening in the roof, directly over the of the unfortunate ware counties, Penneylvais, and its manufacture is thus described.e oak floor of the house in which the milk pans aze set has water running over it sbout three inches in depth ; the milk, fresh from the cow, is strained into deop pans, which are set in the water upon the floor.Raised walks are provided in the room for com- venionce in handling the milk.The depth s about 80 | salted with at ounes of alt to three pros mony four hon 8 ond cream put into deep vessels of shont Friend lons, and kept at à temperature of 58 te degrees, uatil it acquires 4 slightly acid taste, when it goss to the charn, wbich is & revolving on a journal in each bead and driven hy horse power.After charn- ing, the buttermilk is drawn off, odld water added sad 8 fow tarns given to the churn, and the water then drawn off.The process is repeated until the water aa it ie rawn off is nearly free from milkindes, The butter is worked with butter workers, 8 dampened cloth being upon i 40 absorb moisture and free the butter from battermilk.The eloth is frequently dipped in cold water and wreag dry during the process of wi the batter.It is next pounds of butter.Itis then removed to à table, weighed out and put into pound prints It then goes into large tin trays and is ast in the water to b , unffl next moine, when it is wrapped in damp cloths and placed upon shelves, one above another, in tin-lined cedar tubs, with ice in compartments at the ends, and then goes immediately to the market.To know that by giving attention like this to the manufuciure of butter, high prices can be obtained, should set some of our Canadian dairy people at work to improve the quality of their product.All cannot have auch establishments as tho one [ have described, but af! can make their butter, if they choore, fit to comte with the Danish and Normandy, which is at present bringing so much botter prices than American and Canadian, An official report at Madrid states that oholerw ia inoreasingly prevalent in Asia Minor, During the second Peiwar Kotal action the guns on the crag, and those on tho Kotal, kept on replying regularly, and with admirable precision.Shells kept bursting in and close to tho battery, but singular to say not a man was hart, and only one horse was injured.One artilleryman was about to serve bis gun, when suddenly there was a thud on the ground in front of him, and the next instant he was covored with dust, He looked op at Major Parry, smiled, an he said, \u201cThat un was werry near me, Bir,\u201d and quietly went on with his duties, His comrados showed equal indifference to the missiles that woro threatening life and limb on every side.At Lansingburg (N.Y.) tho other day Claronce Carmon, aged 14 years, a widow's son, was tkating with Cora Goer, a girl of twelve, when both disappeared under the ice.\u2018The boy soized tho girl and held har up calling for help until exhausted, and then with the words, \u201cHold on to the ice, Cora, I'm going, good-bye,\" sank and was drowned.The little girl did hold fust to the ico until tho crios of the other boys and girls bronght assistance, and she war rescued.Search for tho body of the brave boy was mado, and it was rocovercd in about an hour, and removed to tho homo of lis din- tractod mother.Clarence might havo savod himself, but with heroic sclf-sacrifico pro- ferrod to savo his playmate.At tho New York post office lately a lotter was found directed from Ireland to \u201cMy Mother, Now York, Amorica.\u201d Preparations wero boing made to send it to the Dead Letter Office, whon on the same day a woman called at tho genoral dolivery window and askod for a latter from her son.Tho gentleman who has charge of tbo do- ciphering buroau was immedintoly struck with the coincidence, and aent for tho lottor alluded to above.Ile asked tho woman whore her son lived, and when she gave tho namo of tho town it wus found to be the same as the postmark on tho letter.Other inquiries justified tho official in delivering the letter to the woman, but ho insisted that she should open it there, and on examination it was discovered that it was from her son, and thet she wns tho porson for whom it was intended.Of course if she had asked for a letter addressed tg her name the answer would have been that thero wan no such letter.llor Majesty's gunboat Vulture has bad brush with Arab pirates in the Persian Gulf.Sighting the piratical dhows (boats) close to shore, and finding that soundings woald not permit of his going furthor, tho captain anchored, sending away the manned and armed boats, he himself accompanying them, a gale, but the boats, under close reefs and a loading wind, soon shortened the distance between them.On approaching the shore six of the largest dbows set their sails and stood for the bouts intending to show fight; on nooi ng Which tho hoats cleared for action, This was the signal for the dhows (and the crews of many others who lined tho beach) to oper fire on the approaching boats, who vickly returned the fire, forcing the erews o abandon their dhows and swim on shore, from whenoe they kept up acontinuous fire.The shrapuel and rockets rather surprised ther, and thoy broke, retreating behind tho trees, carrying with them the dead and wounded.Of the former it was ascertained therp wore 34, and of tho latter 85, Luckily the boats sufferod no loss.They then proceeded to take posession of the dhows, 20 in number, cutting their cables, and placing a Jack in each, to navigato as best Lu might the prizes to El Kalil.The following as\u201d Captain Pringle landed at El Katif, and made over the dhows lo tho governor of that port, who was profuse in his thanks for tho aid rendered by tho boats of I.M.S.Valture in thus ridding him of these piratical marauders.At a recent meeting in Melbourne of the principal Australian meat.presorving company it was stated that the meat then in course of packing in the tins, which have now become such familiar features in the provision merchants\u2019 shops in England, cost \u2018a farthing less than nothing per sheep; or, in other words, that the sums realised from tho sale of the skins and tallow were sufficient to cover, or rather more than cover, the original prime cost of the animals.It follows that the cost of the tins in which the meat is packed, and the oxponses attending its cooking and shipment, are the only charges which the preserved meas has to bear.The Empress Engenio is described as leading the quietest and most monotonous of lives at Chiselburst.She prays, she drives, sho embroiders, sometimos she plays whist in the evening ; one day is almost exactly like another.Her food is simple, and sho talks little at table, but always looks plea sant and interested.She is still hamdsome, ber beautiful golden hair shining royally above her pisin black dress.The Pope has sold the remaining ship of bis navy, the Immaculate Conception, sta- of milk in the pans three inches, and the flowing water maintains à temperature of} tioned at Toulon.e + a PT EE ar The weather at this timo was blowing half man = em ete con aren ry a 0 rg Amr ph Vo ar esa, ryt i comms rm viagra WOR pro rN Sorte A emery mes er mé PA \u2014\u2014 nn » 195 wis, METRE OT DOS Page = FUN Ee: re act \u2014 ee THE CANADIAN GLBANER 1s publier | every ursday at D » becri Sos.TY in advance, free.Bingle Your cents each.Fagen kh months\u2019 subscription, twodollsrs for loch, the proprietor of a large iron-work- | Postage \u2018dollar pays ing of the Board of Trade.interest to the farming community and it was very clearly brought out at the meet | Mr MoCul- | à year and four months.Advertisementsare ing establishmest, said : 5 seven cents per line for the first insertion and three cents for eachsu question of protection had RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS OF HUNT- INGDON AND ITS VICINITY IN 1833, In our former article the names of a few of the old inhabitants of Huntingdon were omitted, among others was old Provencheur, who lived in a house on the south bank of the river, long ago taken down.There uent e insertion nd three conte or ot Ht been settled, and now the principle on'were also Archibald Patterson, blacksmith ; if not over 10 lines, are inse rted three times Which the tariff was to be framed was a fit for 81.No advertisement inserted for less | subject for discussion.The bluntest way ' than fifty cents.NE: > M 3 The Glamadian Gleaner, HUNTINGDON, THURSDAY, JANY.30, 1879.THE late meeting of the Dominion Board of Trade at Ottawa was not par- revenue is derived from custom-duties,| teacher of the ROBERT BELLA, Proprietor.reign in = and he had no | the proper course would be to industries which Canada had natural faci.es for carrying on, and embracing in that ev sid them, and to place upon eve such duties as would Ë want a a measure which would be effective, or no measure at all.i to mention the principie which should o tariff was the best, esitation in saying that e those ' oonsideration which relates to industry eep the foreign com- itor out.(Applause.) If they wereto ve a protective measure they did not measure, but wished to have At present a large share of the publie | ticularly harmonious as to the changes to which would cease were the proposal of! be sought in the tariff.Made up exclu- Mr McCulloch and his fellow-manufac- sively of city men, they were all agreed turers carried out, for if duties so high that it was highly desirable to tax the farming community to increase their profits, but, at the same time, every manufacturer wanted the raw material he used exempted.The Ontario millers thought it just and proper that Nova Scotians should be compelled to use no other flour than theirs, but when the Nova Scotians asked that Ontario manufacturers should burn exclusively Nova Scotian coal, the Ontario philosopher began drawings distinctions.Again, the manufacturers of cottons while perfectly assured that the country owed them a heavy protective duty, were not equally clear as to the propriety of taxing the sugar of the whole Dominion for the sake of Mr Redpath.The manufacturers in iron, while eager to have a tax that would exclude American and British goods, were ready to protest against being forced to use native iron, and so on.Protection being a grab game, with selfishness for its motive, every man wants to reap all its benefits at the expense of his neighbors, and be subject to none of its drawbacks.Let us look at what manufacturers ask: 1st, That they be protected from foreign competition.2nd, That the Government so arrange our fiscal laws that a higher price be paid them for their goods than they are worth, 8rd, That all their raw material be furnished them without duty.4th, That they be exempted from all taxation, even municipal.We believe in manufactures when they spring up naturally in accord with the law of demand and supply, and when they can make good their claim to existence by furnishing commodities as cheap and of equal quality with those imported.Manufacturers under such circumstances are a source of wealth to the country and are to be welcomed, but when they come before the country in the guise of paupers, seeking to be constituted a privileged class, and to be subsidized from the earnings of the farmers, they are of no benefit, but à source of loss and a drag upon the country\u2019s prosperity.A farmer goes into a store just now and buys a yard of cloth for a dollar; if Protection is carried out, he will have to pay, say, hereafter a dollar and a quarter for it.Now what benefit is going to accrue to the farmer ?Oh, says the manufacturer, as he pockets the quarter for which he has given no value, he will have a home market for his produce.What guarantee can the manufacturers give that such will be the case ?, Anybody who has ever looked into the matter, knows that, in these days of machinery, one mill will make enough of cloth to serve the needs of 20 counties, while the produce of one township will supply its employees.There is no proportion whatever between the consumption of produce by manufacturers and their out-put, and the consequence is that supposing Canada imported no manufactured goods whatever, that everything the farmer had to buy was made within its bounds, there would be still a large surplus of farm produce unconsumed.That surplus would have to be exported, and the price it would bring in Liverpool or Glasgow would govern the price that would be paid in Canada, fer it is not to be supposed that the manufacturers or their employees would pay more for their beef, butter, flour, and other provisions than they, less freight, fetched in the Old Country.The upshot, then, would be, that while the farmer paid 25 cents more for his yard of cloth than it was worth, he would get no more for his produce, and therefore would be a poorer man than he is now.For everything he needs, agri- eultural implements, dry goods, groceries, hardware, and so on, he would be paying thet of the farmer.were levied that importations were stop-| ped, there would be no money taken in at | the custom-houses, How would those millions now derived from customs be supplied, and which are indispensably necessary to carry on the Government ?There is only one way, and that would be by direct taxation, which, as the manufacturers claim to be exempted from all burdens, would fall exclusively upon the farmers, who would thus not only have to pay more for their goods but have to pay for the support of the Government in the most inconvenient way for them.Seeing their interests are so deeply involved, is it not advisable for the farmers of this section to give some expression to their opinion about the proposed changes in the tariff before Parliament meets ?It will be observed that the case of the Okas has again been postponed, upon the representations of the lawyers for the priests.The priests claim that their title to the Seigniory of Two Mountains is indisputable, and their organs scout and villify anybody who says anything to the contrary, yet when a case is proposed by Mr Maclaren to have an authoritative declaration by the courts upon the validity of their title, they resort to every technical and mean subterfuge to prevent a hearing.If they were as thoroughly convinced of being the proprietors of the Seigniory as they pretend to Le, why should they throw so many obstacles in the way of having the claim of the Indians tested ?IT is painful to see the Marquis of Lorne walking in the footsteps of Lord Dufferin | in the matter of taking convents under his patronage.As the ruler of both Catholics and Protestants, it is proper he should give his countenance alike to both in all public affairs, but it is stepping out of his sphere to be taking under his wing, and thereby advertising them and making them fashionable, institutions whose main object is the perversion of Protestant young women.There would be a great outcry were he to pay one of his gracious visits to a French Protestant church, profess to be charmed by its music, and accept bouquets from its young ladies, yet his patronizing the proselytizing institutions of the Catholics is just as offensive to reflecting Protestants.The Marquis calls himself a Protestant ; if so, let him act consistently as one, courteous to all men, just to all men, yet doing nothing inconsistent with the principles he professes.Our public men act as if religious truth had no claims upon their loyal allegiance, and in this from duty.&@F On Thursday school-inspector Em Miss Nicholson and and Matilda McMaster.room, Charlotte the followin scholars : Dewittville, John Feeny, 817.tion and all who attended were h There is another consideration of serious pleased.they are encouraged by those who speak those days attending the courts, but there as if rank or station brought immunity wore always plenty of pottifoggers to pload berson examined the Academy.of this illage, and expressed himself satisfied, as than of late years.did also the Rev.J.B.Muir, who assisted.also cheap, and much noise and confusion The Academy has had a prosperous winter, reigned on court days.the attendance being large and regular.Courts still continue in some places, but there On Friday Mr Emberson visited the two bavo been Jhone in Huntingdon for pan \"| i ears.ut this time there was a Magis- Sommen-schoch, tae ht Fist y trates Court held regularly in Huntingdon.i : % ne magistrate came from each township, both ina highly efficient state.In Mis and tho court exercised some of the powors Nicholson\u2019s school he avarded no prizes, on account of two of the boys being detected in the act of copying.The standing of the scholars he returned as follows: | dee, Major Gardner of Hinchinbrook, Squire Freddie Moulton 698 marks, Janet Leslie 690, Bells Ewart 686, Robert Walker 576, St Anicet, were prominent members of this Harman 396, Walter Shanks 217, court.P \u2018 In Miss Clark's rs received the firat regarding the places in the vicinity of Hunt prize as being the best scholar.In the |ingdon.C other schools in the District visited lately monly called the Portage, and sometimes were selected as the best nicknamed Jordan.1t has not improved in inchinbrook district No.2, us Robert Breudner, 876 mark; Havalg L'une or rs No.5, Mary Bustard 501 ; Havelock, No.\u2019 1, Lizzie Curran ; Ormatown, 7 No.l, Sarah His house etill stands in a dilapidated state Armstrong ; Ormstown, No.10, Lizzie \u2014a og Carmichael 643 ; Godmanchester No.1,| The late James Davidson, Eeq., kept a large SWF The first social for the benefit of |8sbery.& fléth or more than at present, while his|the fund to erect the proposed produce would be selling at no better prices.All the gain.would be upon the derson on Friday evening, an ; ; nently successful, $43 being realized.The water he river, and is th side of the manufacturer ; all the loss npor| entertainment was of à handsome dure of & Hoh and flourishing country.The y new Will and Mr McArthur an oatmeal mill, the Methodist church was given by Mr Hen- first, we believe, on the Chateanguay.It was omi- John Secly, who mado hats; and John Whyte, tailor.The number of inbabitants in the village at that time could not have exceeded 300, Before the orection of mill-dams the Cha.teauguay was a famous fishing stream.Some of Mr Palmer's offspring remember their father catching salmon in his rapids, If our worthy fish inspector, Mr Clyde, conld devise ways and means to coax salmon | back to our river, he would cover bis name with immortal renown.In its carly days, religion was at a pretty low ebb in Huntingdon.Strange to say, the upper and American inbabitants were almost all Universalists, and ministers of that persuasion used frequently to visit tho village and preach their peculiar doctrines.About the year 1832, a Mr Millar wos ublic school, He was a man of considerable talent, had been educated as a Presbyterian minister, but had pot boon licensed, and was futher of the Rev Andrew Millar of Malone.He and the Universalist preacher once engaged in n controversy in the schoolbouse, before a large audience, and it was said that Mr Mil- lar completely routed the Universalist, and bo never returned.Oceasionally the Pros- bytorians went to hear the Universalist preacher, and once an elderly lady, famous for hor forcible expressions, left in grout wrath and disgust, saying aloud that she would not stay any longer to bear that heaven was to be filled with the souls of dogs, cats, cows, and filthy piga.Ordained Presbyterian ministers occasionally visited the; village and neighborhood, among others Drs.Black and Matthewson, of Montreal ; the latter having had some previous acquaintance with a few of the Mud Creck settlers, among others the late Potor Horn.In the spring of 1834, several young ministers wore sent out by the church of Scotland to Canada, and were guaranteed a fixed salary yearly.Among others the Rev.Wm.Mont- romery Walker, Rev.Walter Roach, the ov.Dr.Muir, and Rov.James Anderson, came to this part of the country.Mr Walker received a unanimous call from Tlunt- ingdon, and Mr Roach from Beauhurnois soon after their arrival, and Dr.Muir from South Georgetown, and Mr Anderson from Ormstown in the following year.At this time the Methodists had no existence as a separate body, but a respocted ciderly Methodist gentleman, Mr Armstrong, of the Ridge, used to hold prayer meotings and give exhortations.When Mr Walker was settled in Hunting.don, ho was ordained minister of Ilunting- don, Mud Creek, (now Elgin) and St Michael's, (now Athelstun.) He preuched ovory forenoon in Huntingdon, and in the afternoon alternately at Ligin and Athel- stan, and a weary tramp he had over bad, half-made roads.Mr Walker's Iluntingdon congregation was very harmonious forseveral years, but some dissatisfaction arose and a considerable number left the church and formed a new congrogation under the leader- sbip of a Mr Currie, from the United States.What the trouble was we cannot very well romember, but think it was partly about the temperance question, which, about this time, began to agitate the minds of many, and Mr Walker would not become an advocate of tectotalism.Mr Johnson, of Laprairie, and Mr James Adams, of Iluntingdon, brought Mr Currie from tho United States, and be held many revival meetings here and at Clyde's Corners.Presbyterian.Under the pastorship of the Rev Mr Dobie, a church was subsequently erected, and for many years the congregation prospered.Some years ago the congregation was dissolved, when the church property was sold and the money invested in the purchase and laying out of a new cemetery.Before Mr Walker left he be- temperance.In 1833 Commissioners\u2019 Courts for the trial of small causes existed in ITuntingdon.appeal.) commissioners were appointed by Government, but a petition wus always sent in re- the district.up by some ambitious individual, who wished go round with it to get signed and recommending certain parties as commis.stoners.There were no regular lawyers in the cases, the most conspicuous of whom were Chisholm of the Portage and Sam Pel- ton of Trout River.Pelton and Barlow also acted as bailiffs, The courts wore cheap, and there was moro potty suing then Whisky and Rum were Commissioners\u2019 of the county council in the laying out of roads, building bridges, &c.Squire Manning of Russeltown, Mr McGibbon of Dun.Bowron of Huntingdon, and Mr Masson of Wo will now try to recollect somo facts There was Dewittville, then com- size or appearance for the last 45 years.thoso days, particularly at election times.house, once covered with brick.store there with extensive saw-mill and Charles Dewitt had also a saw- has always been a mystery why Dewittville bas not improved.It possesses the best The want of a church and a resident minister came & strenuous supporter and advocate of They had jurisdiction in suits as high as $25, and from their decisions thore was no The court met once a month.The commending certain individuals, signed as numerously as possible by the inhabitants of he petition was generally got to be clerk, and who employed some one to I place of worship, but the village isstill without a resident minister.Tho next place we will speak of is Athel- stan.In 1833 there was a saw-mill there, owned by the late Major Gardner, with a dwelling-house and blacksmith shop kept by Mr Alex.Lumsden.This place had a French name, St Michel, but always known as St Michael's, When it was mado 8 post- offico the name had to be changed, as another St Michel existed in the Province.Its present name was given it on account of several of the inhabitants in the neighborhood bav- ing come from the Parish of Athelstanford in Kast Lothian, Scotland.Athelstan made slow progress for a number of years, but has lately taken quite a start, owing to the establishing of the factory of Messrs Boyd & Co., and is now a place of considerable importance.An incident in connection with Major Gardner's mill may be related.The winter of 1833 began about the 6th December, and there were good roads until the end of February, Major Gardner kept his sawmill very busy all winter cutting boards, and as fust as thoy were cut thoy wero carried to the river bank opposite the late John Seely\u2019s, and where thoy were formed into cribs, two of which, joined together, mado a ruft.Thore wore 30 cribs that spring, and Mr Gardner fully expected to be well paid for his lumber.The river rose to full flood about the end of March, and the 15 rafts, onch manned by several men, started on their voyage to Chateauguay Basin, under the command of Mr John Secly.When tho rafts reached the Block House it was found the ice had not gone out, and tho voyage was brought to a close.Several attempts wore mado afterwards, but the rafts never got further than St Martino, where they had to bo taken to pieces, much loss being sustained by the owners, who never realised much for tho sale of the lumber.In 1833 thore were three roads only leading into ILuntingdon.1st, the Trout River and Chateauguay road, pretty much as it is now ; 2nd, the road from Athelstan, and 3rd, a road from the Godmanchester ridge, which then entered the village at the upper ond, near Mr McArthur's shop.This road was changed several years ago, greatly to the disgust of ull those who were accustomed to travel over it, as the old route was both nearer and better than tho present one.The roud to New Ireland was not then made.The trees had been cut down and partly dragged to each side but, except in winter, it was impossible to go over it except on foot and, as it was a deep bog, to escape the water you had to travel on the fallen trees, somo of them two or three feet from the ground.The women had generally to do all the marketing, walking along the round trees, carrying their eggs and butter.Those who were not well used to the road took long poles and kept themselves from falling off the trees by their assistance.At the other end of the settlemont there was another pathway of a similar description, namely, the side rond leading from Dewitt- ville.Dart of it, next the 3rd concession of Ormstown, was through a cat-tail swamp.Once the writer felt himself in rather a bad predicament on that road.lle had walked from the 2nd concession of Ormstown to New Ireland, and in returning, while in the cat-tail swamp, half a mile from a house, he spied a huge, full grown bear, walking deliberately towards him.Tho road was narrow, and the reeds on either side of it were nearly 6 feet high.Ho stopped and delibor- ated a moment what he would do.Ile thought, if ho rotreatod, the bear would most likely pursue him; and, again, night was approaching, and if he turned back he would not bo able to return home that night.So he mustered up courage and marched steadily on, and when within 50 yards, the in other parts of the country, particularly | bear turned at a right anglo and marched The result was the for.into the swamp where he was no more seen.mation of a new and highly respectable con- | The writer shortly after met an old bent gregation, which called itself American | woman, a Mrs Keirnan, going towards the settlement.lo did not tell her about the monster ho had seen, as he remembered the proverb that sometimes ignorance is bliss.fa course of time the New Ireland roads were laid with cedar logs side by side, making what was then called a corduroy road\u2014 a dreadful road to travel in a vehicle, being nearly as bad as tho 315 cahots at present on the Atbelstan road.Corduroy was then very common on all the roads in the neighborhood and made an excellent foundation.Some of the best roads in the country are corduroy covered with gravel.In 1833 the writer was shewn a piece of corduroy road in the bush betwixt Mrs Munro's and Athel- stan, which was said to have been made by General Ilampton, when he invaded tho Chateauguay district 20 years before.In the carly times farmers made money by making potash.It was made in the woods, put into large barrols and often rolled upon skids until they reached a place where it could be transported in waggons.Tho farmers of the present day have no idea of the hardships and sufferings of the carli- est sottlers.Those who did not possess oxen to draw the logs together to burn, used to make what wero called plan heaps, by felling the trces so that they would all fall into one heap.Then the fire had to be maintained night and day.The ashes were gathered up as they wore formed and put into large leeches and lye made.This was boiled down in large heavy iron kettles until what was called black salts were made.This was put into the kotiles again and molted with a strong beat until it acquired a certain consistonce and then poured into coolers.It was then broken into fragments and barrelled.When pearl ash factories wore established in tho country, most of the farmers sold their black salts, which was converted into pearl ash, or carbonate of potash, in large ovens, At ono time pearl ash making was very profitable, and money was made by its manufacture, Many of the prosperous farmera of the present day owe their success to potash making.The timber most suitable for making ashes was elm and black ash, generally found growing in swalos or low places.The best potash lands became in timo the most prolific part of the farm, after suitable drainage had been effected.The transportation of potash kettles was vory difficult, as they were very heavy, and thoy could only Le moved in winter on strong sleds drawn by oxen.LA The ladies of the Athelstan congregation held a tea-meeting on Monday evening, being the anniversary of the opening of the church.Owing to the state of the roads, which were dangerous after dark, the attendance was not large.Dr Cameron, M.P.P., occupied the chair, and a quiet, social evening was spent.&& The review of the grain trade of last Fall by Mr McFee will be read with has boen a great drawback.There is now a interest, and is valuable in many respects, THE JESUITS AND THEIR FOES, Wx observe in the True Witness and Cuth- olio Chronicle of last week, one of a series of letters intended to defend the Jesuits.It is demonstrative in its kind, being an attem to exalt the fraternity of Loyola above the whole body of Protestants; a preposterous effort, reminding us of the old story of the frog and the ox.After all its bumiliations the society of Jesuits is proud as ever, puts on the face of assurance and protends to defy the Protestant world.We bave no need to cherish malice against the Jesuits, although they scem to think that only ill-will could say a word to their discredit.Their zeal has compassed sea and land to make proselytes, they have illustrated human nature by their adventures, thoy have shown that Christianity, even when most perverted and corrupted, still exerts some powerful influenge over the soul.In spite of their Josuitism the members of the society have, many of them, contributed to the progress of the world, even at the timo that they were laboring most strenus ously to blind mankind and enslave them.Tho question is this, what is tho aim of the Jesuits as against Protestants ?Our writer, whose letter we have read, repre- sonts that tho work of the Jesuits, of St Francois Xavior and tho rest, has been to \u201cproach Jesus Christ crucified, by word and example, in tho furthest extremities of tho earth,\u201d to \u201cpreach and practice the stern morality of the Gospel,\u201d to be tho \u201cchampions of trnth and civilization.\u201d But all this is a huge mistake.Ilow can they oxcol in reaching the cross of Christ, when they re- Ject \u201cjustification by faith\u201d and proclaim their own works as meritorious of eternal life ?Or when they turn the Lord's Suppor into a sacrifice for tho sing both of the living and the dead ?How can thoy preach and practice tho stern morality of the Gospel, when all the world knows that the \u201cmoral theology\u201d of the Jesuits is so glaringly, shamefully, immoral ?The champions of truth and civilization! Yes, if their own word is to be taken for it.But the world knows that for thoir decoit and their plotting agninst the intorests of civil society, the Jesuits were in last century abolished as a body oven by tho authority of tho Pope, whom they profess to consider as tho infallible IIead ot the Church.Long experience has forced upon the civilized world the un- alterablo conviction that the Jesuits ought not to be trusted, that they are of the very essonce of persecution and intolerance, the enemies alike of reason and of Holy Scripture, and so the enemies of the human race.ere is one other thing, which we append.In the letter from \u201cG,\u201d as it is called, occurs this specimen of hollow offrontery : \u201cKvangolists sneer at the Jesuits and applaud the lying calumnies of such vensal scribes as the Witness, but let me ask them one question.Show us a single case of your preachers dying for the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the American or any other eontin- ent of the earth, sinco the hour Luther began to dogmatise?What was his namo ?here did he live ?Come, bring him forth that we may see him.\u201d Why, the little island of Erromangaitself, one of the New Hebrides in Australasia, is enough.There fell Harris and Williams of the London Missionary Society, some thirty years ago.In the same island two, and we might say three, Presbyterian Missionaries from our Lower Provinces were martyred.G.Gordon and his wife went to Frromanga in 1856 and were murdered by the natives in 1861.The Reverend James Gordon, a brother, went out in 1864 and was killed in 1872.Ie had been busy translating tho Acts of the Apostles.What have the Jesuits done in the way of giving the Bible to the nations of the earth ?He had reached the ond of the chapter which records the martyrdom of Stephen.Then, being fatigued, he came out of his house and seated himself on the verandah.A treacherous heathen approaching from behind felled him to the ground.The True Witness asks for asingle caso of a Protestant missionary dying for the Gospel.We have (out of many) given him the names of four.Will he now apologise ?TAX EXEMPTIONS.VALLEYFIELD, JAN.27, 1879.To the Editor of the Gleaner.Sir,\u2014I see reference made in your last week's paper to tho Cotton Mill at Valleyfiold, You would oblige me by inserting in your next paper, some facts concerning tho case.At the time when tho Company was organizing, the Council of Valleyfield passed a resolution, exempting thom from taxation for the period of twenty-one years, if they would locate in Valleyfield.The same offer had been made thom in different parts of the Dominion, but as the company looked upon Valloyfield as the most desirable location they \u2018decided to build there.Tho causo of rescinding the above resolution was some informality in connection with the Council not placing the resolution in the special act of the Town of Valleytield,\u2014which rescinding took placo about four years after the first resolution was passed.-\"Rospectfully yours, JUSTICE.[According to the above statemont, the Cotton Mill never was exempted from paying taxes, for tho Council's resolution was worthless, tho Code giving no power to councils to exempt from taxes for tho period mentioned.As the caso stands, Valleyfiold being an almost purely manufacturing town, the Cotton Company asks that the proprietors and employees of the Paper Mills, the Woolen Factory, and the other industrial establishments pay its proportion of municipal taxes\u2014n very cool request, seeing that the other manufacturers are in no particular way benefited by its presence, and have just\u2019 as good a claim to ask to bo exompted.\u2014 Ep.G.] WEATHER RECORD.28rd\u2014Fall of snow in the morning, clearing afterwards with sharp frost.24th\u2014Growing milder and inclining to thaw.25th\u2014In the forenoon a heavy snow storm set in, adding over half a foot to what was already on the ground.On the storm ceasing extreme frost succeeded, 26th\u2014A bitter cold night, followed b a bright day, with a piercing west winds very heavy.27th\u2014 Another great ch in the temperature, the extreme frost having given place to showers of sleet.feature in January weather, prevailed all forenoon.The afternoon bright and warm for the season.qu 2° th\u2014Colder again, but à fine, bright y.28th\u2014A dense mist, A most unusual |9 THE STOCKWELL BUTTER FACTORY To the Editor of the Canadian Gleaner.\u2019 Bir,\u2014The blank you sent me to fill hag got mislaid, and 1 neglected to send in our report before.We opened our factory on May tho 2nd and closed it on November the 2nd.We had fifty-two patrons this year, being some 20 more than last year and had to refuse milk on account of not having more pans.We received 800,176 pounde of milk and made 80,788 pounds of utter, being a little less than 26 pounds milk to pound butter.The butter was sold every month.Our first sale was for one.half of the May make, tor which we got 226.the remainder of tho May make realized 20c: June sold for 20e, July for 20c, August for 21c, September for 22c, October for 22e, and November for 22c.Some of our pat.rous continucd sending until November 234, We are starting another factory on Black River, have got the building up, and expect to have the milk of about 300 cows.Next season wo will charn at Stockwell factory by water power, and are now bringing the water for that purpose, some 3,000 feet, from the farm of John G.Rennie.Yours respectfully, W.SAUNDERS.Stockwell, Jan.26, 1879, EE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT HEM- MINGFORD.\u2018Tue Frontier Sunday School Convention was held in the Town Hall, Hemmingford, on Thursday, the 23rd inst.At 10:30 a.m.the mecting was convened by the President, Revd Mr Patterson.The proceedings commenced by singing of praise, reading of Bcripture by the President, and prayer led by Bev Mr Hughes.When devotional exercises were over, a business meeting was held, when a letter from Dr Fergusson, Secretary to tho Association, was read regretting his absence from press of business, It was moved by F.S.Proper, Esq., and seconded Ly Rev Mr Livingston, that Dr Glover act as interim Secretary.\u2014Carried.\u2018The Revd Messrs Livingston and Hughes and Julius Scriver, Eeq,, M.P., were appointed aga committee to make all arrangements necessary to find spenkers for the afternoon meeting, when addresses to the various Sunday School children were to Le given and also to arrange subjects for discussion at the mecting to be held in the evening.It was also moved and carried that the next Convention shall be held in the Union Church, Covey Hill, on the first day of July, 1879, and that the following gentlemen be the local committee to make all necessary arrangements viz,, the Revd Mr Sandham, Convener ; Captain Barr, James Curran, Esq., J.P., Wm Edwards, Eeq, White- side Stewart, Esq, and Chas McDiarmid, Esq.At the conclusion of business, a short prayer meeting wag held, when the Rev Mr Hughes and Mr Wim Reny led, and the meeting was brought to a close about one o'clock by the Benediction pronounced by Revd Mr Livingston.A The afternoon meeting was largely attended hy both old and young and much interest was evinced.Eloquent and useful addresses were delivered to the children and parcnts present by the Revd Mr Hughes, Dr Glover, Revd J.B.Davidson, Revd Mr Livingston and the President, Revd Mr Patterson, who ably occupied the chair.Good manners and habits were the chief points of Mr Hughes's address.Dr Glover tried to show the great end of Sunday School work, and vigorously denounced trashy reading of the Dime Novel species.Revd Mr Livingston spoke chiefly to the parents regarding their duty to the children\u2014and the position they occupied towards them and 8.School.Revd Mr Davidson gave a hearty, stirring address, emphasising the points brought out by former speakers.At five o'clock the meeting was brought to a close with the Benediction.The meeting for discussion in the evening was even moro largely attended than the afternoon meeting, and great interest was manifested during the various discussions, The Revd Mr Hughes opened by an address on the Mission of the Sunday School, which was an able effort, and was followed by a most friendly discussion.Julius Scriver, Esq., led on Sunday School literature, his opinion being that it was far from what it should be, and suggested that Looks of a more sccular variety, such as Biographies, History, &c., should Le introduced for reading during week days, in place of much of the trash contained in some goody goody S.S.books.A lively discussion bere cnsued, partaken in by Dr Glover, Revd Mr Livingston, and Revd Mr Hughes.All, however, agreed that it was time some change should take place in the wishy-washy stuff so often offered to our children.A number of questions, written on- slips of paper, wero sent in by the audience all relating to S.School work, and the interim Secretary (Dr Glover) was appointed to read them to the audience, give bis own answer to them and then discussion was to follow.This plan worked admicably and the discussions that did follow were very interesting and useful.The whole affair was a decided success and there is no doubt the next will be a still greater.The meeting was brought to a successful end at 10 o'clock.The choir of the various congregations united at afternoon and evening sessions and rendered quite a number of beautiful anthems.The singing was excellent and much appreciated.#&F Last Thursday an interesting child, aged about three years, son of Joseph Caza, St Anicet village, while being amused by a neighboring woman, fell backwards into a pot of hot lye, and was fatally scalded, dying next day.K& On the evening of Thursday, the manse of the Second Presbyterian Church, Huntingdon, was made lively by a numerous company of friends, who very generously entertained the family and themselves, and in name of the Church, before leaving for home, presented to the minister a donation of over $71, partly in cash and partly in kind, as a special token of es teem and sympathy.&T Last week, Mr James Thompson, of the Gore, while hitching his team, met with a severe accident.The tugs of one of the horses had been fastened when it ot restive and began to swing round.he pole dropped and Mr Thompson was crowded against some boards, causing & compound fracture of the bones of one of the legs below the knee.&ZF There is a prospect that that honored and distinguished woman, Mrs Yco- mans, may be induced to visit this section.Parties desirous of availing themselves of her services will please communicate at once with the publisher of this paper.G@ At the meeting of the Montreal Presbytery last week a cordial and unanimous call from the congregation of Valley- field to the Rev G.Coull was sustained and accepted by Mr Coull, who was present.The salary promised is 3800 and « free house.The induction was fixed for Thursday, the 6th of February, at 7 pn.Rev D.W.Morison to preside, Rev R.IL.Warden to preach, and Rev J.S.Black to address the minister and the people.À committee was appointed to visit Port Lewis and LaGuerre, with a view if possible to unite these two congregations into one pastoral charge.WEATHER REPORT sy Da Smpnirr n Temperature Snow Highest Lowest in inches in inches 22 Jany.13 6.000 3 « .15 10.000 24 « .34 22.000 + 25 « ., 32 5 .000 ¢ 26 « .==0 18 .,000 27 «Le D 4.000 5.000 28 « \u2026 3 \u2014\u2014.Es em FA BE ar et 7 Std by wl TL emt po a ae a ran a a \u2014 7 = \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 NE NEWS BY ATLANTIC TKLEGRAPH.Constantinople, Jan.24.\u2014Fever is cansing t mortality among the inhabitants of the hodope District.St Petersburg, Jan.24.\u2014Shere Ali will not come to St Petersburg, but remains in Tashkond.Cronstadt, Jan.24.\u2014Two thousand workmen have been discharged from Nicclaief Dockyard in pursuance of the economical policy prevailing in most Russian naval establishments.Rome, Jan.23.\u2014The Vatican will shortly take steps to re-establish relations with the Mexican Government.Should the negotiations prove unsuccessful, the wants of the Mexican Church will be supplied in the best manner possible, without the intervention of the Government.In tho Senate to-day the Minister of Worship said since the accession of Pope Leo certain concessions became easier.The Government would pursue a policy of moderation, and endeavor to smooth the difficulties relative to appointments to Sees in the Royal patronage while upbolding the rights of the Crown, On Wednesday the honorary degree of L L.D.was conferred upon Earl Dufforin by Trinity College, Dublin.The Hall of the old College was filled by a most distinguished assemblage, and the Earl received a very warm welcome.) Dundee, Scotland, Jan.23.\u2014The manufacturers have decided on a reduction of five per cont.in tho mill workers\u2019 wages.Berlin, Jan.23.\u2014The German army osti- mates show an increase of 80,000 men.London, Jan.23.\u2014Severe cold weather ; much sufforing and dostitution in all parts of Great Britain.Versailles, Jan.24.\u2014Bofore the adjournment of the Chamber of Deputies to-day the Minister of Publio Instruction presented a Bill making primary education obligatory after Jan, 1st, 1880.Tirnova, Jan.24.\u2014A constitution for Bal- garia has boen ratified by the Czar, and bas arrived.The time consumed in translation will probably retard tho meeting of the Assembly to the 6th or 10th of February.Rio Janeiro advices of tho Tth inst, in London, state that drought and small-pox are increasing in the north-east provinces.There wore 473 deaths from small-pox in the capital of the Province of Ceora during the twenty days ending December the 21st.A Rome despatch to Berlin reports that the Pope has received threatening letters from Socialists in connection with his recent encyclical letter, and that ho intends to call the attention of the powors thereto.lt is announced in London diplomatie circles that England intends to purchase Cyprus to avoid complications from the nominal continuance of the sovereignty of the Sultan.A million pounds have been of: fered, which the Sultan will probably accept.Catholic priests elected to cures in Switzerland are now permitled to make the declaration, prohibited under Pope Pius IX., accopting appointments on conditions prescribed by law of 1874, in the organization of roligion, St Petersburg, Jan.24.\u2014The renewod disturbances among the students of St Petors- burg bave for their excuse the order of the Government compelling them to wear a distinctive uniform.This order was promulgated since the outbreaks at Moscow, Odossa and Kieff.Tho students regard the order as tyranunous, and have resolved to resist it.A number of professors who have tried to enforce the law have received severe injuries at the hands of the students.The students claim that tho enforcement of the law requiring the wearing of uniforms in universities and colleges is a stop toward tho establishment of military rule in theso institutions.London, Jan.25.\u2014Advices from Capo Town state that Cetywayo, the Zulu king, has refused to comply with the demands of the English commander, and had assembled eight thousand fighting men on the border to resist the British.Reinforcements of British troops had arrived and wero to ad- vanco immediately.Lord Chelmsford had given Cotywayo to January 11th to make unconditional submission, London, Jan.25,\u2014The weathor in Great Britain was severe throughout the woek, and applications for relief have greatly increased.In Paris street traffic is almost suspended by snow.Eustorn news is delayed by an interruption on the wires between Paris and Vienna.A telegram from Frederickshaven says four light-ships have abandoned their stations on account of ice.In consequence of the arrival at Liverpool of a cargo of cattle infected with incipient pleuro-pneumonia from Canada, the Govorn- ment has prohibited the importation of cattle from America.Vienna, Jan.24.\u2014All railway traffic between this city and Warsaw has been stopped in order to prevent the plague from spreading.St Petersburg, Jan 28.\u2014Tho Golos states that the plaguo appeared at a hamlet, 34 miles from Wetlienke.Considerable alarm was caused in Moscow by the statement that a number of recruits had arrived in that city on the 13th Jany, from the infected district.The recruits were met by doctors, disinfected and isolated.The Gorman Commission to deliberate upon the protoctivo measures against the plague resolved to ask the Government to send a Commissioner to Russia, and recommends mensures against the importation of Russian goods.Herr Finkelnburg told the Commission, according to official data, the plague had not spread boyond the originally infected districts.The Russian authorities have commenced to enclose those localitios by a double cordon of military.Vienna, Jan.25,\u2014~In the Lower House to-day Prince Auersperg said that according to the Government's advices there prevailed in six villages on the Volga River and on the islands in the river an epidemic goner- ally considered to be the plague, though not officially described as such.London, Jan.25.\u2014The Russian and German medical journals state that tho east of Europe is in great alarm at the progress of what they allege to be the plague, After the disease obtained progress strict quarantine was onforced, but the inhabitants of Astrachan had bogun to fly, scattering the disease as far as Nijni Novgorod, which is bat a few hours distant from Moscow.One set of telegrams from the Governors of the infected Provinces to the Minister of the Interior reports the present state of affairs as Tost hopeful but the Wiener Medicinische Woehenschrift, draws the most terrible pic- taro of affairs and says it is almost too late how to attempt to stop the discase.The symptoms are headache, fever and swellin of the glands, There is need of experienced Medical men.About a third of tho Russian dootors died either during the war or from the typhoid fever that followed.A large t number of students have been summoned.| citement was used by Mr B epbons and his A London correspondent hears that the associates, and on December 13, 1864, the Government, in order to avoid mishap in: measure providing for the unconditional re- Afghanistan during the February snows, peal by a vote of 57 to 55, and 40 sent despatches suggesting that the advance | members abstained from voting.When the from Candahar and Jelialabad had better be : Bill reached the Senate the vote was more | decided, On January 12th, 1865, the Bill stopped.The St Petersburg Gazette says Yakoob was adopted by a vote of 33 10 8,and 8 mem- Khan has fled from Afghanistan.bers di not vote.Messrs Samner and A Jellnlabad despatch to Calcutta of tho! Wilson voted®for the Bill, and each made 23rd inst.states that Yakoob Khan seized Fort Fizen, belonging to Bababa Khey! Ghilzars, taking the chiefs prisoners, in consequence of which the Ghilzars have commenced hostilities against Yakoob.The Kohistanie and Gebzera have also desorted Yakoob.London, Jan 28.\u2014A despatch from Cal- outta says civil war bas broken out in Afghanistan, and Yakoob Khan is powerless outside of Cabal.A Mattood despatoh says : Gen.Roberts, previous to temporarily quitting Khost, assembled the chiefs and warned them that it would be idle to entertain any hope of Ros- sian aid, as Russia was impoverished in men and money.AN AMERICAN'S VIEWS ON RECIPROCITY.AT the annual moeting of tbe Dominion Board of Trado, held last week at Ottawa, the Hon.H.Hill attended as delegate from the American Board of Trade, and spoke as follows : Ho desired to say\u2014and in doing so he folt certain ho was speaking the thoughts of the people on the other sido of the line\u2014they fully recognized, if it were not presumption to assume there was any doubt about it, the undeniable right of Canadians to adopt such fiscal regulations and make such tariff laws as they regarded as being in the best inter- osts of the country.(Applause.) Many Americans who belonged to the free trade school were in doubt as to whothor it was wiso for tho loaders of that school to insist, as they had dono in England, upon its being the imporative duty of every nation to legislate not only in referenco to its own interests but in the interest, real or supposed, of those nations by whom they were surrounded.As a free trader, he did not believe that such a position could be maintained.Ile believed it was the duty of every Govern mont and every nation to legislato in evory instance as it appeared to them to be in their best interest for tho timo being.In tho United States thoy had acted on that principle.They had never professed to frame their tariff laws for the benefit of the world at large.Whether their policy had been right or satisfictory, this wus not the timo or placo to enquire into it.It would be found recorded in history that the legislation of the United States was always calculated to advance what she believed to be her best interests at the time.They must therefore cheerfully accord the same right to Canada and to every other country to legislate according to what they believed to be in their present interest.le had never heard the word retaliatory used in the United States in connection with any policy which Canada might adopt.A Delegate\u2014You do not read the Canadian newspapers.( Laughter.) lon Mr Ilill\u2014Porhaps be did not read all the Canadian newspapers.If Canada was content to change its fiseal policy, neither the Board which he represented nor the Government at Wushington would have any desire to use the word or anything which it signified against Canada.lle wished to say a few words in reference to the reciprocity quostion.The relations between the United States and Canada were, as all understood, very peculiar and very intimate.The alterations made in the laws botween the two countries showed how necessary they were to each other.Ilis friend from Montreal, Mr \u2018I.White, had very correctly used the phrase that the United States was the natural customer of Canada, They were such, and they desired to have the freest intercourse, commorcial and otherwise.They were neighbors, and geographically dependent very much upon each other.When the Cunard line of sleamers was first started, the Canadian mails wore landed at Halifax and sent by a round-about route to Quebec and Montreal.Mr Cunard told him on one occasion that he went to Washington and laid tho mattor before the United States Government, and asked whether the Canadian mails might not be brought to Boston and sent sealed tu Canada.Tho request was immediately granted, and that was the first step towards breaking down the barrier that existed be- twoon the two countries.A second stop was whon Mr Il.J.Walker, as Secretary of the Treasury, in 1846, introduced his Tariff Bill.Mo initiated the warehouse system, and a very Jiberal law enacted by him benefitted the transit trade of Canada by enabling merchants importing goods from Kurope to unload and pass them through United States territory in bond and without paying duty.IIe (Hon Mr Hill) assistod in bringing about several changes in that measure, and his first visit to Washington was to remove imperfections in its operation and to make it easier for tho passage of Canadian exports or imports to and from Europe through the United States territory.Many Americans next thought it would be muta.ally beneficial to have reciprocity in rofer- enco to certain articles produced on both sides of the line.Then came the Reciprocity Treaty, And on that subject all of those present were well advisod.1le desired to say a few words in connection with the circumstances which led to the abrogation of that treaty.It was done to a certain extent in haste\u2014in somewhat of a pet\u2014through the influence of certain persons who desired to bring the treaty to an end.There was also another and a much larger class in the United States who wero opposed on principle to the Reciprocity Treaty.He referred to the protectionists.The main strength of the opposition to the Reciprocity Treaty came from the protectionist party.Mr Senator Morell argued that reciprocity was a principle wrong in itself, and it was mainly through his efforts and those of the protectionist party of the North that tho treaty was abolished.Before leaving Boston he (Mr Hill) made a few notes in reference to tho manner in which the repeal eventually passed, and he wished to place theso figures on record, so that it would be understood that even in the Logislature there was a very wide difference of opinion upon the speeches apologizing for being compelled to voto as they did.There was, therefore, a very wide difference of opinion at that time in regard to abolishing the treaty.Since that timo it was only fair to say there had been a wide difference of opinion respecting the abrogation of the treaty, and thore was à very large party from the first in favor of renowing reciprocity with Canada, and today the Rational Board of \u2018Trade stood most decidedly and squarely on the ground that it would be in the best interests of both countries (0 adopt auch reciprocal relations between the two countrios as should be mutually agroed on.Sooner or later such re- iations would oxist between the two countries, and thoy should endeavor to make the troaty as simple in its provisions as possible, Ho concluded with a few complimentary remarks relativo to tho friendly relations between the United States and Dominion National Boards of Trade.(Applause.) CANADA.Mr James Lyons, of Loughbero\u2019, Out., had a tussel with à bear on Saturday lust.About balf-past oight o'clock in the evening he went out to the barn to attend to his horses.While on his way he heard a commotion in the aforesaid building.Upon proceeding to it he found a bear making havoc among the calves.As ho stepped into the barn, with a lamp in his hand, the bear mado a spring at him, taking him by surprise, but he did not lose his presence of mind.1le grappled with the bear, and after a short but desporate strugglo gainod the victory, but not before his clothes were torn to shreds, and his person well scratched by the claws of the animal.Mr Lyons says that ho ouly gained the advantage by choking the bear.It is about two years old, and is in primo condition.This is the second time ar Lyons has had to grapple with animals of this description, Tho horse trade in Montreal is very brisk at present, owing to the demand for shipment to tho United States.Last Wodnes- day 95 horses, costing $7,482, were sent across tho lino from that city.Some fiftoen choico Canadian horses have been bought by Mossrs Ross & Denson, of Winnipeg, who are thore at present, purchasing two car loads of horses to take to Manitoba, Dr Newton, Veterinary Surgeon, informs the Belleville Intelligencer, that an epidemic is prevalent among horses in his section.It takes the form of scratches, the leg swelling and cracking in the heel, in somo cases the hoot separating from tho foot.It appears to be very prevalent, and is of a malignant character.Within the last few days there have been twenty cases a day.Parties are warned to bo exceedingly careful in handling horses so affected, us three individuals have been poisoned by the virus from the wounds.Two men have their arms swollen to an enormous size, and one person is not expected to live.As yet there have been no fatal ca:e3, but permanent thickening of the leg is likely to follow as well as the loss of the hoof.A man named John Van Norman was frozen to death at Madoc, Ont, on Tuesday night, while under tho influence of liquor.Some resurrectionists stolo the body of an aged man, whose name was Louis Gosselin, from his grave at Riviere des Prairies, on the 16th inst.The thieves to get at the romains had to cut a hole in the roof of the vault.A sonof deccased walked all the way to Montreal in search of tho body.The High Constable, Mr Bissonnette, accompanied by his deputy and Gosselin, jr., visited Victoria College, but althougli there woro eight subjects, the one they wero in search of was not one of them.Bishops\u2019 College was next searched, and the body of deceased was identified by Gosselin, who took possession of it, and the janitor of the college, Robert Walker, was arrested on a charge of stealing clothing from it.The prisoner says he cannot tell who sold the corpre to tho collego ; all he did know was that he gave tho seller an order on Dr W.Campbell for 825, the price of the body.\u2014 Witness.Quebec, Jan, 24.\u2014A stabbing affray, which may prove fatal, is reported as having oe- curred shortly before last midnight in the adjoining parish of St Sauveur.Alphonse Couture, shoemaker, whose ante mortem deposition was taken by Judge llolt this oven- ing, states that he was standing at a street corner when a hunchback butcher named Louis Cote approached him and without any provocation plunged a butcher's knife into is back under the left shoulder.The wound is large and decp, and penetrates close to the left lung.The doctors fear that he will not recover.Cote has been arrosted, but denies the crime, though a young man named Al lard, who was passing and intervened, getting a stab through the palm of bis hand, identifios Cote as the assailing party.Alderman Clendinneng has returned to Montreal and his business goes on as usual, Nordheimer\u2019s hall, Montreal, was gutted by fire on Saturday night, The trustees of the new Methodist church at Cookstown offer a Bible and Hymn Book to the first couple married in it.Only about 9,000 names out of the 30,000 of ratepayers of Montreal appear on the voters\u2019 list this year, tho remainder having | failed to pay their taxes before the 1st of January.The Catholic Bishop of Ottawa, who is on a visit to Rome, writes that in bis audiences with the Pope and the Cardinals of different congregations many enquiries were made by His Holiness and their Eminences touching the geography of Canada, its system of civil government and public works, and the manners and customs of people.The splendid maps of tho Dominion which he had brought with him were carefully studied, and elicited their astonishment at the extent of our territory and its various and important resources.Pope Leo XIII, like his predeces- | sor, is deeply interested in the religious edu- ! cation of youth, and no information concern- | ing this diocese pleased him more than the subject.When the measure was before tbe | success of its college and numerous acade-' House in May, 1864, tho proposition for an unconditional repeal of the treaty by a voto | mies and schools.Our last issne contained mention of the of 82 to 74 was rejected, and by a volo of 77 bare fuct that Louis Riel, ox-president of the to 72 the whole question was postponed till provisional government formed at the time the following ember.In December, of the Red River rebellion, bad arrived at when Congross met, there was great excite- Pembina, We have since learned that Riel, ment in referenco to various matters which who reached Pembina about a fortnight ago, had taken place at St Alban's, and that ex- put up at the Winchester House, and that with pistols, Sheriff Wilson, of Palo, Pinto the following day he removed to the bouse of Norman Gingras.left for Gingras\u2019 farm at Smugglers\u2019 Point, just at the boundary, but some sixteen miles k from the Red River.His presence in Perabina was known to oaly a few persons, including Jud La More, U.8.Deputy Mar shal, and Mr Cavilier, the postmaster.Riel paid several visits to families of his acquaintance, and the ladies are all in love with him.\u201cHe's such a fine-looking man,\u201d they say ; but most of them add that he has wicked oyes, which comment, coming from the fair sex, is not necessarily unflattering.When questioned as to bis health, and when he had obtained his liberation from that asylum, Riel would laugh till his sides ached, treating the story as a capital joke.The truth in that he had beon improving the season of his supposed banishment from ler Majesty's dominion by a course of study in a college in the Province of Quebec, where he has been afforded sanotuary\u2014which is just all the asylum there has been about it.Riel, who is still an outlaw, the term of his banishment, according to his own statement, not baving expired by some fourteen months, said the object of his approach to the boundary of Manitoba was with the view of seein the beloved country of his birth again, an of visiting his relatives, Hedeclared he had no intention of entering Manitoba until the prescribed period of his banishment had transpired ; but wo learn that he crossed from Emugglors\u2019 Point to the place of Chas Grant, said to bo on the Canadian side, near the Monnonite settlement, on New Yoar's Day, and that he stated his intention of going as far as the Boyne,\u2014Emorson Inter national, The Montreal 1lerald spoaking of the butter and cheese market says: The inferior qualities of butter have beon worked off much better than was anticipated, thanks to the cold weather in Great Britain, which has enabled holders te dispose of much that would otherwise have been unsalable.At present it is hoped that most of the Batter in this country may bo cloared out, so that dairymen may bogin next season with no old stock to encumber them.Cheese is very quiet.Beyond a small jobbing trade at 9c @ Me.for fine quality, we hear of no transactions.The difficulty of disposing of early makes of cheese in Live l is vory great ; 1,000 boxes of summer chieoso were offored to a prominent doaler there at 10s.per cwt., but his reply was \u201cthat he would not have them as a gift.\u201d Catherine Roach, a widow, 50 years of ago, was pushed against tho stove by her drunken brother on Saturday night, and severoly burned about the fuce and hands.Her injuries aro so serious that, coupled with the shock to her system, it is feared the consequences may be fatal.\u2014Toronto dospatch.Tho horses about Napanee are suffering very much from a disease similar to the \u201cscratches.\u201d Tho first symptoms appoar about the heels of the animal cracking ; afterwards the limbs swell, and ulcers form on the legs.Dr Reid, veterinary surgeon, reports some two hundrod cases during last week.l\u2019our men are sufforing from the effects of tho poison getting on their limbs while attending the horses.Their arms are swelling and broaking out, the symptoms being tho same.Ottawa, Jan, 28.\u20141lis Excellency the Governor-General and the Princess Louise visited tho Convent of tho Congregation de Notro Damo this afternoon, and wore delighted with tho entertainment provided by the children.Quebec, Jan.28,\u2014Public attention is being drawn to a recent unprovoked aud brutal attack made on a French Canadian Protestant by a mob of what some of the city press stylo \u201cthoughtless gontlemen.\u201d The contractors for tho Coteau Landing Railway have made arrangements with the bridge company for crossing the St Lawrence at Coteau, and also for building the road on the south side of the river to connect with tho American ronds.Notice of application to oxtend the charter for that purpose has been given, in which the line will bo designated as the Canada and Atlantic Railway.The work will be actively prosecuted at an early date.UNITED STATES.Frozen To DEATH.\u2014 Mrs Ellen Gallagher, an old lady about ninoty years of age, who lived with Lawrence Clark in what is known as No.Nine in this town left Mr Clarke's on Friday noon last and went to the house of her son, Peter S.Clark, about balf a mile distant, and stayed to supper.After supper she left to go home, where, however, she did not arrive; but the clder Mr Clark's people supposed she had remained at the sun's over night, and it was not discovered that such was not the case until the following day.Search was immediately made and kept up until twelve o'clock Saturday night, but without avail.On Sunday morning a systematic soarch was organized by fifty or sixty men, under the direction of Mr Peter S.Clark, and at three o'clock in tho afternoon she was discovered in the woods on Thos.Rico's farm, only twenty or thirty rods from the home she had evidently tried so hard to reach.\u2018There wero indications that she had wandered and struggled until her strength gave out and had finally succumbed tothe extreme cold, and perished.~Malone Palladium, Cyrell W.Ilapgood's dwelling house and other buildinge attached, situate two and one-half miles east of Malone were burned last week Wednesday afternoon, with part of their contents.\u2018The first alarm was given by persons passing who saw a dense smoke pouring out of the roof nesr the chimney, and almost before an effort could be made to stay the fire the whole house was in flames.Fifty-one bales of b in an adjoining building were saved, and also part of the household furniture and effects, though in a damaged condition.The loss is estimated at $2,500, on which there is an insurance of $1,900.The slaughter house of Jas.Houston, situate a short distance be low the village on the river, was discovered to be on fire last Friday morning at about haif-past six.Prompt and systematic work with snow and a few pails of water the first fow arrivals extinguished the flames with perbaps $100 damage to the building.Only a part of one end was burned.Lows covered by insurance.\u2014Ibid.St Louis, Mo, Jan.24\u2014John Hickey, à thief, was fatally shot while running from an officer to-day.Boone, Iowa, Jan.24.\u2014At a fire last night in a bowling-nlley Samuel Ives, while attempting to securo some papers, was burned to death.Austin, Texas, Jan.24.\u2014In a street Sight yesterday's battle state that the Indians were | traced to the range of bille 46 miles from skirmishers, and succeeded Indians in oa all sides.ng under cover.As soon aa the skirmishers were within 160 yurds of the stronghold, the ' savages opened a deadly fire, killi goant Taggart, Privates Brown and of Company A, and fatally wounding Pte.Debasss, Company H.Despite the dreadful\u2019 volley poured into the troops they steadily advanced, and when within 75 yards of the savages\u2019 tion fire was opened on all sides with terrible effect.Capt Wessels received a slight scalp wound from a pistol in the hands of one of the Cheyennes.On the ces sation of firing the d bodies of twenty.three Indians were found in the rifle pits, including seventeen bucks, four squaws, and two papooses ; nine remained, of whom one buck and five squaws were wounded, and three squawe unburt.The ambulances left here this morning to bring in the dead and wounded.Boston, Jau.23.\u2014It is belioved that the steamer Homer, which cleared Deo.16 for Liverpool, is lost.She carried no 0- gers.Her cargo consisted of 43,000 bushels of wheat and miscellaneous freight.Ogdensburg, N.Y., Jan.23.\u2014~The failure of the Judson Bank oreated a sensation.The assets aro placed at $320.000 ; amount due depositors, $350,000 to $400,000.Several town collectors are heavy depositors.It is the impression that creditors will get about 25 per cent.Failures of merchants are, feared.The Ogdensburg Banks have announced that Canadian silver will be received by them at par.ow York, Jan.27.\u2014The Tribune says information from direct sources warrants us in stating in the most positive terms that Stewart's body has not been recovered.The Inte publications to the contrary grew out of exaggerated ropetitions of the hopes expressed by Mra Stewart in December that the negotiations pending would result in the return of the y before the end of the yoar.These hopes were disappointed.A young man living near Rochester, N.Y, was on his vay to be married to a lady living near N.Ÿ.city, and whon about 40 miles from his destination the train was snowed-up, and he was unable to get through.Tho guests had assembled to witness the ceremony, and when it was known how the would-be-husband was situated, it was sug- gostod that the couple bo married by telegraph.A wiro was connocted with the main line and tho principals made ready, and in short order were tied by eleotricity.Thus annihilating distance and the two wero made happy.One of our business mon tells us that of all the firms and individuals at present engaged in commercial business in this village, not one was doing businoss under the same style, or in the same line ten yoars ago.\u2014\u2014 A couple of tramps called on one of our citi- zons a day or two since, and asked for a job, saying that they would rather be in states prison than trampiog over the roads in their present condition.They were given the contract of cutting a pile of wood at 25 ots.per cord and board.After working long enough to cut two sticks one of the unfortu- naten said he had changed his mind and that it took a man with a weak mind and a strong back to saw wood, and ho preferred to tramp, The proprietor thought so too and did not hold them to their contract.\u2014Chateaugay Record.VISIT OF THE VICE.REGAL PARTY TO here.All the four companies deployed as' tributed.in hemming the! The Czar wrote an autograph letter to the The Indians had Queen expressing bis sympathy and coado- themselves in à deep washout, kesp- | lence on the occasion of the death of the Princess Alice.The Czar also oxprosses a Ber- \u2018à olson | former cordial footing.Deceased The funeral will take NIAGARA.Tus visit of the Governor and his wife to Niagara Falls, last week, wos highly enjoyed by both.Not for many years has the Falls presented such a magnificent appearance of ice and snow, and the weather was favorable for viewing it.The Princess surprised the ladies of the vicinity by her despising vehicles, and walking instead ; on one afternoon tmvorsing the snow-encumbered roads 3 miles, and thioking nothing about it.One boorish teamster whom they met, refused to leave the track and caused the party to go into the deep snow The ice mound, formed by the spray of the Falls, the Princess climbed to the sam- mit, and insisted, altho\u2019 there was considerable danger from the slippery nature of the path and the falling of icicles, in going beneath the (ailing sheet of water.On the excursions about the Falls.Her Royal High ness wore a thick white cloud, brought aver the forehead, crossed at the back of the bead, and fastened around the throst, so as to completely protect the forehead, ears, and throat from the cold raw winds that have been so prevalent here during the whole of ber visit.The ladies of the party were attired in stout dark blue or blue black costs or sacques, trimmed with a narrow trip of deep scarlet, and black skirts having a narrow binding around the bottom of the same color as the trimming of the coats.The ladies all carried canes\u2014not switches such as sre dandy of all ages\u2014but serviceable walking-sticks.lis Excellency received a call from Archbishop Lynch, who was staying at the Carmelite Monastery, on the Chippawa Road, in the cliffs beside the Horseshoe Falls.The meeting was a very cordial one, the Archbishop extending an invitation to His Excellency and Her Royal Highoess to visit the Loretto Convent at the Falls.The Marquis was obliged to decline the invitation, however, as he and his royal consort are determined to preserve the private character of their present tour.His Grace was afterwards presented to Her Royal Highness, and both she and His Excel lency assured him that nothing would give them greater pleasure than to accept bis kind invitation on she occasion of their visit to Nisgars when making a tour of the Province.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Protestant movement in France appears to bo gaining ground rapidly.The uiation of the country is about 36,000, bo , of whom 1,000,000 are Protestants, and the remainder are reckoned as Catholios, though a great majority are said by Protestants to be wanting in religions belief.Within the \u2018past year a decided movement towards Protestantism bas been reported from many parts of the country.Ata recent meeting in London of the National Club, it was stated that in three towns of the Department of Allier, where ten years ago there were about sixty Protestants, there are now nearly a thousand, almost all of them being prosel to At Montargis, the birthplace of Admiral Coligny, & year ago there were between forty and @fty, while there are now 150.At Chatareauroux à Catholic officer was recently buried with much pomp, and in his will was found a clause leaving money to baild a Protestant place of worship; wherever there are 200 now receive aid from tho State, 2: Valen.ciennee, where twenty years ago there were only forty, there is now a churcly witha membership of 250 receiving a grant from the State.At Lyons, the second ¢,'ty in France, with a population of 350,000 ard 8 stronghold of Catholiciam, three missio.* supposed to beleng to the especial preserves of the pri or more Protestants without a church they Large-si mission stations, with aa average weekly at nection In oon Tr County, was instantly killed.Kilisss, 8 by.| Soon afterwards he slander, was dangerously wounded, and an-! tendance of 8,000 adal other slightly wounded, with those facts it is noted that during the Fort Robinson, Neb., Jan.33.\u2014 Details of late Exhibition 1,500,000 copies of the Gos besides 20,000 Scripture cards, and ,000 Testaments and Bibles, were dis- that the relations between England Rosia will soon be replaced on their BIRTH, On the 21st inat., the wife of E.A.Shat- tuck, Barke Centre, N.Y., of à son.MARRIED.At the St Andrew's church manse, Hant- ingdon, P.Q., on the 23d inst., by the Rev.J.B, Muir, M.A., Mr Andrew wi of Wm.Wilson, Faq., Bella J.Chalmers, daughter of George Wilson, Esq., Ottawa, Cnt.Ison, son Appleton, Oat., to At the residence of the bride's father, on the 29th inst., by tho Rov John J.Casey, Justin M.Harwood, to Mary, daughter of Robert Clark, Faq, of Godmanchester.Enq., of Bangor, N.Y, DIED.At Huntingdon, on the 29th inat., Alexan- dor Henry, watchmaker, aged 70 years.was à native of Fifeshire, Scotland.lace from tho Second Presbyterian church (Rev.Jas.Watson's) on Friday afternoon at one o'clock.Friends and acquaintances are rospectfully invited to attend without furthor notice.\u2014 BEAUHARNOIS MARKET.(By telegraph to the Gleaner.) Poss, ® 70 ta, Fic, @ 00 cents.Barley ¥ 50 tba.500 io 00 cents.Oats, P 401d, 000 @ 280.Batter, P Ib, Oc to 120, K.N.MoFan, Grain Buyer.\u201cACKNOWLEDUEMENT.T* behalf of tho Athelstan congregation, 1 beg to acknowledge tho amount of $2 from the Rov.James Watson, enclosed in his note regretting his inability to be present at our Soireu, on account of ill health, which was a sufficient reason in itaelf without the substantial proof of his interest in the congregation's welfare.A, WiLsoN.MISSIONARY MEKTINGS.Sroond Preabytorian Church, Tuesday, 4th Fobruary, 7 p.m.St Androw's Prosbyterian Church, Wednesday, Bth, 7 pm.The Reverend James 8.Black and the Reverend R.Il.Warden are to addross the meetings.Others will apoak according as time may permit.(Food collections at the close.ILE partnership heretofore existing between T.K.Milne and Henry Stewart, of tho village of Huntingdon, known as the firm of Milne & Stewart, has beon this 28th day of January, 1879, dissolved by mutual consent, the business to be continued by T.K.Milne, who is authorised to collect all accounts duo and pay all debls contracted by said firm.T.K.Minx.HENny STRWART.Huntingdon, Jan, 20, 1879.L.O.A, HE annual meeting of the County Lodge I.O.A.of the County of Hunt.ingdon will be held at the lodgo room of No.41, liavelock, on Tuesday, the 4th of February, 1879, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.Officers ontitled to sit and voto are requested to attend.lodge returns and dues will be required.JoanoA BREADNER, County Secretary.TOURFT 1707 HJ: STORE and other property at Dundee, formerly occapied by Mr David Baker, and latterly by Messrs Vipond Bros.The premises will be rented low to a good tenant, Apply to Gxo, Cine & Co, Montreal.UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Application will bo made at the next session of the Quebec Legislature to amend the Act to incorporate the Town Salaberry of Valleyfield, 37 Victoria, Chapter 48.By order, 7.Boyer, Secy.- Treas.Salaberry of Valleyfiold, Jan.26, 1579.A WELL ENOWN FAOT.T is a well known fact that WILLIAM THIRD & CO.are now disposing of their immense stock of New General Merchandise at unprecedentedly low ces, namely from 50 to 100 per cent.below regular selling prices.Just read carctully the following sa- nouncoment and be convinced of the immense reduc.tions made.For example they are now selling Men's Brown Overalls at G0c.former price $1.00 Men's No.1 Long Boota $1.73 # pair \u201c 300 Men's Tweed Vesta $1.50,.,.\u201c 2.75 Men's Tweed Pants $2.50.\" 4.50 Men's Bilk-mixed Tweed Coats $4.60 \u201c 9.00 Men's Fancy Braces 1c & pair.\u201c 30 Men's Heavy Under Pants, 560 4 pair « 1.00 Men's Heavy Undershirts, 60c each\u201c 1.00 Men's Paper Collars 124c # box.u .20 Men's Overcoats and Ulsters marked down below cost Boys\u2019 Tweed 1 ndercosts $3.26.former price 5.50 Ladies\u2019 Fancy Dress Goods of every description marked down below cost.Ladies\u2019 Mantles and Mantle cloths of the very latest styles at and under cost.Ladies\u2019 Prunella Gaiters 50c & pair, former price $1 Cholce Prints only 7c & yard Good Heavy Wincey 6c & yard.\u201c 12 Good Heavy Grey Cotton bc § yard « 13 Cotton Yarn $1.10 4 bundle of 5b.\u201c 1.80 All-wool Scarlet Flannel 30c § yard \u201c 40c Ali-wool Canadian & English Twoeds 756 @# yard.vetets sera ners \u201c 1.25 Great Bargains in, Ladies Silk Ties, Fancy Silk ndkerchiefs a ouds.Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats at and under cost.Buffalo Robes, Linings, snd Trimmings, also Fancy Sleigh Robes very cheap.° Great Bargains in Gent's Caps, Gloves, and Fancy Cashmere Mufflers.; No.1 Cotton Grain Bags 25c ench.former price 35c Very fine Black Lustre 25c yard, \u201c 40c Best Brown Family Soap 6c & bar 10c Eddy's No.1 Matches 100 # box.= 2 Fine Saltin bags 10c¥ bag.= Re Good Japan Tea 35c & B.Bright Refined Scotch Sugar only so FD u .No.1 Whole Rice 4jc #B®.© 1 No, 1 Layer Raisins 10c # B.Los .Currants 7c # D.00000000000 Edy No.1 painted Pails 15c, former price 235\u20ac se Zinc Trunks $1.75, rs price $2.78 .1 Brooms only 18c, former price Ne reonery.Glassware and Hardware ; at less than balf-price, and an immense quantity o s too numerons to mention at the same other good À rate of discount.WILLIAM THIRD & Co.\u2014Finnan Haddies, Choice Family Flour, Bucks whens Flour, Ontmeal, Cornmeal, Apples, Sardines, rooms were oponed on November 17.The meetings are as crowded.In Paris meetings are conducted fa evnty-twol Mantiugdon, Dec.19.Lobsters, Cigars, Tobnocos and Brier-root Pipes mouth-pleces constantly hand.amber kept \u201cW.T.Co.a kT A Es a pour amer 3 Sh ET Wa AE ro ss am\u2014\u2014 eus nae.tere \u2014.an dy de Sarna we uve a \u2014\u2014 Pere EE cer ve ma ee es druide EE eee mr er mer \u2014 WEE DAVIER.- CHAPTER IL My heart is sore as I write it; but wee v t ill, De Sogan to refuse bis food, and nothing would p him.He became vish and cross, ao that be would hardly go to his father, except to kiss him with tearful cheeks, and then to stretoh out bis hands with & cry for bis mother.His mother nursed him on her knee, rocked him, walked with him, sang to bim her own household lullabies ; put bim to bed, lifted him up, laid him down, and \u2018fought\u2019 with him day and night, caring for neither food nor sleep, but only for ber child's comfort.What lessons of self-sacrificing love was she thus unconsciously taught by her little sufferer {| Such lessons, indeed, as earth alone can afford\u2014and so far it is a glorious sobool ; for there are uo sickbeds to watch, po sufferers to soothe, nor mourners to comfort, among the many mansions of our Father's house.The physician, who was at last called in, pronounced it \u2018a bad case\u2014a very serious case.\u2019 I forget the specific nature of the illness.The idoa of danger to Davie had never entered the minds of his parents.The day on which William realized it, he Was, As his fellow-workmen expressed it, \u2018clean stupid.\u2019 They raw him make mistakes he bad never made before, and knew it could not be from \u2018drink,\u2019 yet could not guess the cause.\u2018I maun gang hame!' was his only explanation, when, at three o'clock, he ut on his coat and stalked out of the smithy, like one utterly indifferent as to what the consequences might be to ploughs or harrows, wheels or horsc-shoes.Taking an old fellow-workman aside, he whispered to him, \u2018For auld friendship sake, Tam, tak charge this day 0\u2019 my wark\u2019 He said no more.\u2018What ails Willy ?\" asked bis fellow-work- menin vain, as they all paused for a moment at their work and looked perplexed.It was on the afternoon of the next day that \u2018the minister\u2019 called.It must here be confessed that William was a rare attender of any church.Tho fact was, he bad been hitherto rather sceptical in his tendencies : not that bis doubts had ever assumed a systematic form, or were ever expressed in any determined or dogmatic manner; but he had read Tom Paino, associated the political rights of man with rebellion against old authorities, all of whom he thought had tyrannically denied them ; and he bad imbibed the idea at the old \u2018philosophical\u2019 club, that ministers, especially those of the Established Church, were the enomies of all progress, bad no sympathy with the working classes, were slaves to the aristocracy, preached as a mere profession and only for their pay, and had, moreover, a large share of hypocrisy and humbug in them.The visit of Dr M'Gavin was, therefore, very unexpected.hen the Dr entered the house, after a courteous request to be allowed to do so,\u2014 as it was always his principle that the poorest man was ontitled to the same respect as the man of rank or riches,\u2014he said, \u2018I have just heard from rome of your neighbors, whom I have been visiting, that your child is seriously unwell, and I thought you would prouse my calling upon you to inquire for im.\u2019 William made him welcome, and begged him to be seated.The call was s ecially acceptablo to Jeanie.Old David, should have mentioned, was \u2018an elder\u2019 in a most worthy dissenting congregation, and his ; strong religious convictions and church views | formed in his mind à chicf objection to the marriage of his daughter with a man \u2018who was not,\u2019 as he said, \u2018even a member of any kirk.\" Jeanie had often wished her husband | to be more decided in what she herself cordially acknowledged to be a duty, and felt to be a comfort and a privilege.The visit of the Dr, whose character was well, known and much esteemed, was peculiarly welcome to her.In a little while the Dr was standing beside the cot of wee Davie, who was asleep, and gently touching the little sufferer\u2019s hand, be said, ib a quiet voico, to the smith, \u2018My friend, I sincerely foel for you! I am myself a father, and have suffered losses in my family.\u2019 At the word losses, William winced, and moved from his place as if he felt uneasy.The Dr quickly perceived it, and said, \u2018I do not, of course, mean to express so rash and unkind an opinion as that you are to lose this very beautiful and fn- teresting boy, but only to assure you how I am enabled from experience to understand your anxiety, and to sympathize with you and your wife.\u2019 And noiselessly walking to the arm-cbair near the fire, he there sat down, while William and Jeanie sat near him.After hearing with patience and attention as a sorrow worse than death ?the account from Jeanie of the beginning and progress of the child's disease, he said, a timid and inquiring look.\u2018Whatever happens, it is a comfort to know | that our Father is acquainted with all you suffer, all you fear, and all you wish ; and that Jesus Christ, our Brother, has a fellow- feeling with us in all our infirmities and trials.\u2019 \u2018The Deity must know all,\u2019 said William with a softened voice ; \u2018Ho is great and incomprehensible.\u2019 \u2018Yen,\u2019 replied the minister ; God is so great, that He can attend to our smallest concerns; yet not so incomprehensible but that a father\u2019s heart can truly feel after Him, so as at least to find Him through Tis Son.Oh! what a comfort and strongth the thought is to all men,\u2019 continued the Dr, \u2018and ought to be to working men, and to you parents, especially with your dear child in sickness, that He who marks a sparrow fall, smitten by winter's cold, and who feeds the wild beasts, is acquainted with us, with our most secret affairs, 80 that even tho hairs of onr heads are numbered ; that He who is the Pather, almighty Maker of the heavens and the earth, knows the things which we need; that He has in us, individually, an interest which is incomprehensible, only because His love to us ie so in its depth, for He 80 loved us that He spared not His own Son, but gave Him up to death for us all! It is this God who considers each of us, and weighsall His dealings towards us with a carefainess as great as if we alone existed in his universe, eo that, as a father pitioth his children, He plist us, knowing our frames, and remem- ng that we are dust.\u2019 William bent his head, and was silent, while Jeanie listened with her whole soul.\u2018It is not easy, minister,\u2019 he at last said, \u201cfor bard-wrought and tired men 10 beflbve \u2018Not for any man,\u2019 replied thé Dr, [find 18 very difficait to believe it myself as a real thing, yet 1 know it to bo true; and,\u2019 he continued, in a low and affectionate voice, \u2018perbaps we never could bave known it or it at all, unless God had taught it to reveal a Father.Bat as I see Him taking up little children into His loving arms, | when others would keep them away who did not understand what perfect love is, apd ne | 1 sco in such doings how love cannot but come down and meet Lhe wants of its smallest and woakesi object\u2014when I sou all this love at last oxpressed in the giving up of His life for sinners, oh! it is then I loarn in what ' consisis tho real greatness of God, \u2018whose name is Love.\u2019 ,( \u2018I botieve wi' my heart, remarked the smith, \u2018that no man over loved as Jesus Christ did.\u2019 \u2018But,\u2019 said the Dr, \u2018I séo in this lovo of: Christ more than the love of a good man meroly ; I see revealed in it tho loving ten- dorness towards us and ours of that God whom no eye hath seen or can soo, but whom the eye of the spirit, when taught of God, can perceive ; for, as Josus said, \u2018Ilo who seeth mo, seeth tho Father.\u2018I believe 2\u2019 yo say, Dr,\u2019 said Jeanie, | meekly.\u2018I wadna like to keep my bairn frae Him, nor to robol against Ilis will, for it's ayo richt ; but, O air, I hope, 1 hope, Ho will lift him up, and help us now as He did many distressed ones while on ourth, by sparing ane that's just like a pairt o\u2019 ourain hearts I\u2019 \u20181 hope,\u2019 said the minister, \u2018God will sparo your boy.But you must trust Him, sincerely ask Him so to do, and commit your child into His hands without fear, and nc- quiesce in His doing towards you and your boy as Ilo pleases.\u2019 \u2018That is bard I\" romarked William.\u2018Hard !\" mildly replied the Dr.\u201cWhat would you choose olse, had you the power of doing s0, rather than acquiesce in tho will of God?Would you trust your own heart, for instance, more thau tho heart of God?or, toll me, would you rathor have your child's fate decided by any other on earth than by yourself?\u2018No, for 1 know how 1 love the boy,\u2019 was Joanie's reply.\u2018But God loves him much more than you do; for he belongs to (God, and was made by Him and for Him.\u2019 \u2018Lken I am a waik woman, Dr, butl frankly say tbat I canna, no, I canna thole the thocht o\u2019 parting wi\u2019 him !' said Jeanie, clasping her hands tightly.\u2018May God sparc him to you, my friends! replied the minister, \u201cif it be for your good and bis.But,\u2019 he added, \u2018there are worse things than death.\u2019 This remark, made in almost un under- voice, was followed by silence for a few moments.The minister's eyes were cast down as if in meditation or prayer.\u2018Death is hard enough,\u2019 said the smith.\u2018But hard chiefly as «sign of something worse,\u201d continued the Dr.\u2018Pardon me for asking you such questions ns theso :\u2014What if your child grow up an enemy to you?What if he never returned your love?what if he never would trust you?What if he never would speak to you?What if ho always disobeyed you 7?Would not this bring down your gray hairs with sorrow to the grave ?\u2018Eh ! sir,\u201d said Jeanie, \u2018that would be waur than death ! \u2018But oxcuse mo, Dr, for just remarking,\u2019 | interrupted William, \u2018that I never knew any ! child with a good parent, who would so act, i 1 really don\u2019t think it possible that our ain | wee Davie, oven with our poor bringing up, | would evor como to that.It would Lo so; unnatural.\u2019 | \u2018God alone knows how that might be, Thorburn,\u2019 said the Dr.\u2018But there are many things more unnatural and dreadful oven than that in this world.Listen to me kindly ; for I sincerely thank you for having allowed ono who is a stranger to spoak | go frankly to you, and for having heard mo\u2019 with such considerate patience.\u2019 \u2018Oh, gang on, gang on, sir, I like to hear you,\u2019 said Jeanie, \u2018Certainly,\u2019 added tho smith.\u2018Well, then,\u2019 said tho minister, \u2018I have no wish evon to appear to find any fault with you at such a timo.I am more disposed believe me, to weop with you in your sorrow than search your heart or lifo for sin.But I feel at such solemn times as these, most solemn to you and to your wife, that the voice of a Father is speaking to yon in the rod, and it ought to be heard; that His band is ministering discipline to you and that you ought to give Him reverence, and be in subjection to the Father of our spirits that you may live.In ordor, therefore, that you may receive more strength and comfort in the ond, let mo beseech of you to consider candidly, after Ileavo you, whether you have perhaps not been acting towards your Father in heaven in that very way which, did your child grow up and act toward you, would be reckoned by you both \u2018How could that be ?' asked Joanie, with \u2018You may discover how, my friends, if you honeatly ask yoursolves, Whether you have loved God your Father who has so loved yon 7 1las there been cordial friond- ship, or the reverse, towards Ilim ?Confidence, or distrust ?Disobodionco, or rebellion ?Communion in frank, believing, and affectionato prayer, or distant silence.I do not wish any reply to such questions now ; bat I desire you and myself, as loving fathers of our children, to ask whethor wo havo felt and acted towards the bost and most loving of lathors, as we wish our children to feel and act towards ourselves The Dr paused for a moment.Jeanie shook her head slowly, and the smith stared with her at the fire.\u2018By ihe grace of God,\u2019 said Jeanie, in a whisper, \u20181 hope I bave.\u2019 \u20181 hope s0 too,\u2019 replicd the minister, \u2018but it does nat come naturally to ns.\u2019 \u2018It's a fact,\u2019 ejaculated the smith,thrusting his hands vehemently into his pockets ; \u2018it does not come natural in whatever way it comes, and yet it's desporate unnatural the want ot.\u2019 } \" \u2018Yes, Thorbirn,\u2019 replied the Dr) \u2018it is Yery drewdfal, but we have all sinned, and Fthis is our sin\u2019 of sins, that we have not known nor loved our Father, but have been forget! of Him, strange, shy to Him ; we have c¥ery one of us been cold, heartloss, prodigal; disobedient children I\u2019 Another short panse, and he then spoke on in the same quiet and loving voice : \u2018But whatever we arc or have been, let us hope in God through Jesus Christ, or we perish | Every sinner is righteously doomed, but no man is doomed to bo &sinnor.God is our Father still, for He is in Christ reconciling the word to Himself, not impating onto then their tres ; and jukt as you both tiave nourished and cherished your dear boy, and have been loving him when he knew it Dot, nor could understand that great love in your hearts, which, sure am I, will nevor grow cold but in the grave, so has it beon 0.by the life of His own Sse, who came [with God 7.wu foward r hearts to al beau 3 Open your.PEE we enor eh 1 |in my love to that boy which 1 never saw His love, as you would open your eyes to the light that has been ever shining.Believe it as the grand reality, as you would have your boy open his beart to and believe in: your own love, when he wakens from his sleep.Your love, as I bavo said, is deep, | real to your boy, irrespective of bis pu do lodge or roturn of it.But what is this to the love of God ! \u2018Herein is love, not that.wo loved God, but that he loved us, and gave bis son as & propitiation for our sins.\u2019 Let us, my friends, never rest till wo are enabled in some degree to sce and appreciate such marvellous goodness, and to say, \u2018We have known and believed the love which God has to us.\u201d\u2019 \u2018Dr M'Gavin,\u2019 said William, \u2018you have spoken to me as no man ever did before, and you will believe me, I am sure, when I say that T rospeot Jou and myself too much to flatter you.But there is surely a meaning before! It begins to glimmer on me.\u2019 \u201cI'hank God if it does! But 1 do not speak to you, and this you must give me credit for, as if it were my profession only ; I speak to you as a man, a father, and a brother, wishing yon to share the good which God has given to me, and wishes you and all men to share.So I repeat it, that if we would only cherish towards God that simple confidence and hearty love\u2014and seek to enjoy with Him that frank, cheerful communion which wo wish our children to possess in relation to ourselves, we would experience a true ro- goneration, the important change from an estranged heart to a child's love.\u2019 \u2018That would, indeed, be a Chiistinnity worth having,\u2019 said William, \u2018It would be,\u2019 continued the Dr, \u2018to share Christ's life ; for what was the whole life of Jesus Christ, but a life of this blessed, confiding, obedient, childlike sonship ?Oh thut wo would learn of Him, and grow up in likeness to Him! But this ignorance of God is itself death.Forif knowledge be life, spiritual ignorance is death.My good friends, I have been led to give you a regular sermon!\u2019 said the Dr, smiling, \u2018but 1 really cannot help it.To use common, overyday language, I think our treatment of God has been shameful, unjust, and disgraceful on the part of men with reason, conscience, and heart! I do not express myself half so strongly as I feel.I am ashamed and disgusted with myself, and all the members of the human family, for what we feel, and fecl not, to such a Father.If it wero not for what the one elder Brother was and did, tho whole fumily would have been disgraced and rained most righteously.But His is the name, and thero is no other whereby wo can be saved I\u2019 \u2018Dr; said William, with a trembling voice, \u2018the mind is dark, and the heart is hard !' \u201cThe Spirit of God who is given with Christ ean enlighten and soften both, my brother.\u2019 \u2018Thank yo, thank ye, from my heart,\u201d replied the smith ; \u2018I confess I have been very careless in going to the church, but \u2019 \u2018We may talk of that again, if you allow mo to return to-morrow.Yet,\u2019 said the Dr, pointing to the child, \u2018God in ILis mercy never loaves Himself without a witness.Look at your child, and listen to your vwn heart, and remember all 1 have said, and you will perhaps discover that though you tried it you could not fly from the word ot the Lord, should you even have fled from the Bible.A Father's voice by a child has been preaching to you.Yes, Thorburn! when in love God gave you that child, He sent an eloquent missionary to your house to preach the gospel of what our Father is to us, and what we as children ought to be to llim.Ounly listen to that sermon, and you will soon be prepared to listen to others.\u2019 The Dr rose to depart.Before doing so, be asked permission to pray, which was cheerfully granted.Wishing to strengthen the faith, in prayer, of those sufferers, he first said, \u2018If God cannot hear and answor prayer, He is not all-perfect and suprome ; if Ilo will not, He is not our Father.But, blessed be His name, His own Son, who knew Him perfectly, prayed Himself, and was beard in that lle prayed.IIe heard, too, cvery truo prayer addressed to Himself\u2019; while He has in His kindness furnished us| with an argument for prayer, the truth and beauty of which we parents can of all men most appreciate: \u2018Ask and it shall bo given | you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that sceketh, findeth ; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.Or what man is there of you, whom, if his son ask bread, will ho give a stone?Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ?If yo then, being ovil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him!\u201d The Doctor then poured forth a simple, loving and most sympathising prayor, in which he made himself ono with his fellow- worshippers, and expressed to a common Father the anguish and tho hopes of the hearts around him.When it onded, he went to the cot, and looked at the slecping child, touched his white hand, and said, \u2018God bless your little one! May this sleep be for health.\u2019 \u2018It\u2019s the first sleop,\u2019 said Jeanic, \u2018he has bad for a lang time.It may be a turn in his complaint.\u2019 Tho minister then shook them both warmly by the hand, and gazed on them with a world of interest in his cycs, asking them only to consider kindly what he bad said \u2018I'ho silonce which ensued for a fow minutes aftor his absence, as William and Jeanio returned from the door and stood beside the bed, was broken by the smith observing, \u2018I am glad that man came to our house, Jeanie, Yon was indeed preaching that a man can understand and canna forget.It was weo Davie did it.\u2019 \u2018Thav\u2019s true,\u2019 said Jeanie; \u2018thank God \u2018No,\u2019 she replied, shaking her head.\u2018I sat up wi\u2019 Mra Thorburn balf the night, and loft Davie sleeping, and never thoobt it would come to this, My heart is aair fer them.But since it happened the door has been barred, and no one has been in.I somehow dinna like to intrude, for nas doot, they will be in an awfa\u2019 way aboot that bairn.\u2018I dont wonder, \u20141 don't wonder !\u2019 remarked tho Corporal, meditatively ; \u2018I did not believe I could feel as I do.I don't un- dorstand it.Here am I, who have seen men killed by my side ;\u2014who have seen a fow shots cut down almost half our company ; and\u2014-' \u2018le it possible I' interposed Mrs Fergusson.\u2018It is certain,\u2019 said the Corporal; \u2018and I have charged at Pampeluns\u2014it was there 1 was wounded\u2014over dead and dying comrades, yot, will you believe mo?I never shed a tear\u2014ncver ; but there was something in that Captain\u2014IL mean the boy\u2014' and the Corporal took out his enuff-box, and snuffed vehemently.\u2018And what a braw fellow his father is! I nover thought I could love n Radical ; but he is not what you call à radical ; he is\u2014I don\u2019t know what else, but ho is à man\u2014an out-and-out man, every , inch of him, I\u2019ll say that for him\u2014a man is ; William Thorburn! Have you not seen his wife ?\u201d | \u2018No, poor body! It was six o'clock whon | she ran up to me, no distracted eithor, but: awfu quiot liko, and wakened me up, and, just said, \u2018ILo's awa l\u2019 and then aforo could ; speak sho ran doon the stair, and steekit ber | door; and she has such a keen spirit, I dinna like to gang to bother her.I'm unco ! wio for them.\u2019 .| They wore both silent, as if listoning for | some sound in William Thorburn\u2019s house, | but ull was still as the grave.| \"Tho first who entered that morning were old David Armstrong and his wife.Thoy | found Jeanio busy about her house, and Wil-* liam sitting on a chair, dressed better than | usual, staring into the fire.The curtains of | the bed were up.It Was covered with aj pure white sheet, and something lay upon it, which they recognised.| Jeanie came forward, and took the hand: of father and mother, without a tear on her | taco, and said quiotly, \u2018Come bon,\u2019 as sho | Bavo her father a chair boside her busband, | and led her mother into an inner room, clos- | ing the door.What was spoken there be- | tween them, I know not.| William rose to receive old David, and remarked, in a careless manner, that \u2018it was a fino spring day.\u2019 David gavo a warm squeeze to his hand, and sat down.tle soon rose and went to the bed.William followed Lim, and took the cloth off the boy's face in silenco.The face was unchanged, as in sleep.The flaxen curls seemed to have been carefully arranged, for they oscaped from under the white cup, and clustered like golden wreaths around the marble forehead and cheeks.William covered up the face, and both returned to their seats beside the fireside.\u2018I never lost ane since my ain woe Davie deo'd, and yours, Willie, was dear to me as my ain,\u2019 exclaimed the old man, and then broke down, and sobbed liko a child.William never moved, though his great chest seemed to heavo; but he scized the poker, and began to arrange the fire, and then was still as before.By and by, the door of the inner room opened, and Jeanio and her mother appeared, both of them composed and calm.The same sceno was ropeated as they passed the bed.Mrs Armstrong then seated herself beside her husband, Jeanie placing a large Bible on the table, pointed to it, and said, \u2018Father\u2019 Sho then drew her chair near the smith\u2019s.David Armstrong put on his spectacles, opened the Bible, and selecting a portion of Scripture, reverently said, \u2018Lot us read the Word of God.\u2019 The house was quiet.No business on that day intruded itself upon their minds.It was difficult for any of them to speak, but they were willing to hear.The passages which old David select- cd for reading were 2 Samuel xii, 15-23, on the sorrow of King David when ho lost his child ; Matthow ix, 18-26, containing the history of the raising up of the daughter cf Jairus ; and John xi, 1-44, with its memorable narrative of the darkness of mysterious sorrow, and the light of unexpected deliver- anco experienced by Martha\u201d and Mary of Bethany.Having closed the Book, he said, with a trembling but solemn voice, \u2018God, who doeth all things according to the counsel of Ilis own will, has been pleased to send us a heavy affliction.\u201cTho Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away I' May He cnablo us to say at all times, \u2018Blessed bo the name of the Lord.For whether Ile gives or takes away, lle is always the samo in love and mercy towards us, and therefore ought to have the samo confidonce from us.In truth, if Île takes away, it is but to give something botter, for He afflicts us in order to make us partakers of Ilis holiness, Our little one is not dead, but only sleepeth !\u2019 lore David paused, but recovering him- solf, said, \u2018Yes, his body sleepeth in Jesus till the resurrection morning.\u201d Ilo himself is with Christ.IIe is alive, in his Father's bosom.Oh, it is strange to think o't, and hard to believe ! but, blessed be God! it\u2019s true, that\u2014that\u2014Jesus Christ, who sees us, secs him, and sees us the-gither, ay, at this vera moment !\u2014\" continued David, thoughtfully, like one pondering on a new truth; \u2018this very moment wo are all in His sight! Ob, its grand and comforting ; our woo Davie is in the arms of Jesus Christ !' A solemn silenco ensued.\u2018The bonnie bairn will never return to us,\u2019 continued the older, \u2018but we shall go to him, and somo o\u2019 us ero lang, I hope.Let us pray.\u2019 And they all knelt down, and a true prayer was spoken from suffering paronts, to Him \u2018of fort!\u201d And aftor gasing on the sleeping | child, she added, \u2018ls he no bonnie?Idinna wunnar that sic à bairn should bring guid to the houso.\u2019 That night William had thoughts in his heart which burned with a redder glow than tho coals upon the smithy fire, CHAPTER III, It was a beautiful morning in spring, with blue sky, living air, springing grass, and singing birds; but William Thorburn had not lett his house, and tho door was shut, .Mrs Fergusson trod the wooden stair that led to the floor above with slow and cautions step; and as she met her boy running down whistling, she said, \u2018What d'ye mean, Jamio, wi\u2019 that noise ?Do ye no ken wee Davie is dead?Yo should hae mair feeling, laddic I\u2019 The Corporal, whose door was half-open, crept out, and in an under-breath bockoned ! Mrs Fergusson to speak to him.\u2018Do you! know how they are \u201d he asked, in a low voice.| whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.\u2019 To David's surprise and great satisfaction, he heard William utter Amen to his prayer, which included honest confession of sin ; ovpressious of thankfulness for mercies, amongst others, for the great gift of their child, thus taken away, for ali be had been, and for all ho then was; with trustful petitions for tho forgivoness of sin, and grace to help in this thoir time of need.[TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.] \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 An Lnglish paper remarks that during 1878 tho importation of food to that country from the United States and Canada has beon conducted on à largely increased scale, particularly as regards live stock.At the close of the third quartor of the year it wus expected that the importation of live cattle would very shortly ceaso, owing to the ad- verso woather oxpericnced by the steamers during the winter months.Contrary to this conjectare, however, shippers have been found in the United States and Canads who are willing to risk their cattle across the Atlantic even up to the t time.In many instances steamers have arrived with GOODS CHEAPER TEAN EVER.A.DUNSMORE to annou o that be is now er.and open.large numbers of animals on board, the mor- {ing out Fall and Winter Goods, which ape tality during tho passage being very small, i while in other cases the death-rato a ¢ the cattle has been something enormous.In! one particular instance a steamer loft the American shores with the valuable consignment of 151 head of cattle, but having encountered the full fary of the inclement weather not a single animal was brought to Liverpool, while another lost some 300 sheep and a number of cattle.So great, indeed, are the risks attached to the conveyance of Jive stock in the winter season from October to March that the rates of insurance are almost doubled.Already arrangements have been made for next spring for the shipment of live stock from America and Canada in such numbers that it is stated in some quarters the English market will be glutted if they are carried out in their entirety.Several new steamers forming a line specially inaugurated for the conveyance of live stock from America have mado their maiden voyages, but the adverse weather has, so far, provented them bringing over cattle in any grent number.Mr Dyke, the Canadian Governmont Agent at Liverpool, reports that 1243 horses, 32,115 head of fat cattle, 62,461 sbeop, and 1798 pigs have boen exported from Canada to Great Britain during the year 1878.The importations in 1877 wore 7,412 cattle, 6,825 sheep, 373 pigs, and 298 horses.EEE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MINCHINBROOK, FROM THE 28rn DECEMBER, 1877, TO THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1878.RECEIPTS.Amt.on hand at last andit§ 94 48 Interest recd.on mortgages 504 05 Chequo, Exchange Bank 84 00 U.Graham, 6} days work 6 50 \u201c proces verbal No.2T.\u2026oococonseccurs oe 1 50 J.Cowan and R.Ewart, on proces verbal No.27.2208692 13 EXPENDITURE.R.Sellar, for advertising meetings of council.$ 20 00 Jas.McWilliams, for services as spocial superintendent.I.\u2026 980 John Herdman, for wood.1 50 Wm.Graham, cedar timber for Coulter bridge.2 00 R.Sellar,advertising, printing financial statement, and road labor lists.12 00 J.Breadner, voted by council to aid Pierre Masson and Catherine Rennie.35 00 Henry R.McCracken, Inspector of Dist.No.15 for culverts on George Blaik\u2019s lot.15 00 J.Breadnor, aint.voted as aid to P.Masson.5 00 RR.Sellar, for printing.20 75 Steele & Henderson, for plow points and repairs 11 70 John Martin, for cleaning Town Hall.1 00 Thos.Cogland, for bolts.20 R.Middlemiss, John Coulter, and A.Muir, jr, for services as valuators.122 50 Ellen Munley, amt.voted a8 Bide eveereieniniiinnnn, .10 00 G.Helm, repairing Murray bridgo.coeerreeee.\u2026\u2026.75 A.Somerville, insurance on Town Hall.« 258 Aid to Catherine Rennie.1 00 Matthew Wallace, for plow point.sescssress 50 Steele & Henderson, for 3 plows, landside, & point 19 C5 A.Oliver, for glass, putty and lock for Town Hall 1 40 R.Sellar, for advertising notices of homologation of Valuation Roll and Jurors\u2019 list.S.Brown, for lumber, &c., for culvorts on rond from Athelstan to Huntingdon 2 80 R.Hyndman, County Rate 91 27 Boyd & Co., for plow points 1 Aid to Catherine Rennie.3 00 L.Hainault, sheriff, building and jury fund, 1878 12 00 A.Herdman, as clerk at election in Jany., 1878.4 00 A.Herdman, for writing Bylaw No.69, writing and posting notices before and after homologation and acting as poll clerk at tho election on said Bylaw.avsasse ee 910 Salary of Secy.-Treas.100 00 Postage and Stationery.5 00 Repairing Town Hall.1 00 Auditors for 1878.3 00 Cash on hand.165 188692 73 ASSETS.Cash on hand.$165 18 Interest due on mortgages to Nov.1st, 1878.133 75 Old arrears uncollected.4 26 DepositedinExchangeBank 100 00 Mortgages held by the Municipality.\".7200 00 Total assets $7603 19 Wo, the undersigned auditors, do hereby certify under our oath of office, that having this day examined the books and accounts of tho corporation of the township of Hin- chinbrook, kept by and in the hands of Mr Arthur Herdman, Secretary-Treasurer, and having compared the same with vouchers, do submit the foregoing as a correct state- mont of tho same.JOSEPH ANDERSON, Jr ROBERT MIDDLEMgS, } Auditors.WINTER FERRY, 1878-70, BETWEEN VALLEYFIELD AND ST.DOMINIQUE HE Lake St Francis Tow-Boat Com- peny's steamer, C.ANDERSON, runs daily, making close connection with Grand Trunk Railway trains.Through passenger tickots issued to and from Montreal, and freight of all kinds carried at reasonable rates.Time of doparture.~Leaves Valleyfield at 6 A.M.and 2:30 P.M.Leaves St Dominique at 11 A.M.and 7 P.M, « HaALLY, Secretary.lower than they have been for man years, ropecial nitention ie directed to ian weeds, Winceys, Flannels,Shirtin » Jackots, and Cloth for Jackets.Ladies , Dress Goods at à Sacrifice.Shawls, Mufflers and Woolen Hosiery greatly reduced.A fine stock of Boots and Shoes on hand, Bee my Men's and Boys\u2019 Coarse Boots, The best TEAS and general groceries to be had in the market at the lowest price.Please examine.To those indebted I would say, Now ig the time to settle accounts.It will not do to put off any longer.Pleuso call at once, W.A.DUNsmonz, Huntingdon, Oct.24.Huntingdon and River Beaudette Stage Line.rue ice being perfectly safe now to cross with teams, we the undersigned, have made arrangements to run two daily Stages between Huntingdon and River Beaudette Station during the winter season, One Stage will leave Huntingdon at 4 o'clock am, to connect with the 7 o'clock a.m.train going to Montrea] and will remain at Beaudette until the train leaving Montreal at 9:30 a.m.arrives.The other Stage will leave Huntingdon at 12 o'clock (noon), connecting with the 3:30 p.m.train for Montreal, and will remain at Beaudette until the train leaving\u2019 Montreal at 5 P.m.arrives, One of tho above Stages will bo run Ly Joseph Genier and the other by Milne & Stewart.Freight of all kinds drawn at reasonable rates, JOSEPH GENIER, MILNE & STEWART.Huntingdon, Jany.22nd, 1879.BUTTER FAOTORY FOR SALE.TG Athelstan Dairy Company will sell by Public Auction ai Athelsian, on Satu.DAY, the 8 of FEBRUARY, 1879, at the hour of Two o'clock in the afternoon, its property, consisting of one acre of land in the Village of Athelstan, with the Factory Building (60 feet x 28 feet) thereon erected, fitted up with pans and utensils for the milk of 200 cows, but capable of containing pans for 400 cows, likewire ice-house and other a purtenances, the whole costing over $2,500.Terms of payment made known on application to the undersigned on day of sale.By order, Josaua BREADNER, Secy.-Troas, A.D.C.Athelstan, 14th January, 1879.GILT EDGED BUTTER.\"EERE is always an active demand for butter that is up to the gilt edged standard in quality and color.Much buttez that is otherwise good sells at a reduction of from one to five cents per pound, because deficient in color.When the color is not up to the standard Mr C.Turcotte, proprietor of the Star Creamery, which took the first prize at the late International Dairy Fair, the well-known dairyman, recommends his friends to use Wells, Richardson & Co's Perfected Butter Color to give a bright June color.This color is by far the brightest, purest and best made.It is as harmless as salt, and never gives a dull reddish color, or impatts any taste or smell, It is made in a strictly scientific manner by a skillful chemist, and can always be relied on.For further particulars in regard to its quality and use inquire of J.C.Shanks, Huntingdon, and J.O.Hibbard, Hem.mingford.For sale by druggists and merchants generally.RCHIBALD & M\u2019CORMICK, Advocates No.112 St.Francois Xavier Strect, Montreal.J.8.Archibald, M.A ,BC.L.D.M'Cormick, B.C.L Mr M'Cormiek will attend the Courts in Beaunarnois, Huntingdon, and Ste.Martine.Accounts for collection may be addressed to the firm, Montreal, or M.S.M\u2019Coy, Hun.tingdon.NEW MARBLE SHOP, N GoraraSTANDING reports to the contrary, by parties who are intorested, I beg leave to inform the public that I have opened 8 MARBLE SHOP on the province line, south of Franklin, Que, known as Clinton Lines, wbere I will be able to supply anything in the way of cemetory works, such ns Monuments, Headstones, Posts, (in marble, granite, or other stone), Fencing, &e., &c., at reasonable rates, and will guarantee my work and material as gond as can be had anywhere.All obligations will be filled as quickly as possible.Address Franklin Centre, P.Q., or Frontier, Clinton Co., N.Y.RosERT G.HALL.ARM FOR SALE.\u2014Being Lot No 32 inthe First Range of Hinchinbrook, containing 150 acres, a house and good outbuildings, orchard and sugar orchard containing 2000 trees; also a good spring brook running across it.Second Lot from McKay Sawmill.Terms easy.For particu lars apply to Tmomas Lavery on the premises.NOTICE.Al application will be made to tho Legislature of the Dominion of Canada, at the next sitting thereof, for an act to amend the Act of last session of said Parliament 41 Victoria, Chapter 20, relating to the Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway Company, by authorizing said Company, on agrecing therefor with the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, to take up the existing track between the point of junction of the Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway Company, with the line formerly known as the Montreal and Champlain Railroad, now owned by the Grand Trunk Railway Company aforesaid, and Caughnawaga, and to authorize the said company owning said piece of lino to abandon that portion thereof, and to rolieve them from the maintenance of a Ferry at Caughnawaga, aforesaid, and for other purposes.Dated 20th December, 1878.Joan BELL, Solicitor G.T.R.Co, VIS.\u2014Application sera faite à la législature de Puissance du Canada, la rochaine Session pour un acte amendant Pacte passé à la dernière session da dit parlement, 41 Victoria, chap 20, concernant la Compagnie de chemin de fer de jonction de Montréal et Chambly, de mainière à autoriser la dite compagnie À s'entendre avec la com- agnie du chemin de fer du Grand -Tronc du anads, pour enlever la voie ferrée oxistanto entro le point de jonction du chemin de fer de la jonction de Montréal et de Champlain avec Ia ligne auparavant connue sous le nom de chemin do fer de Montréal et Champlain et maintenant la propriété de la compaignie du Grand Trone susdite, ot Caughnawags, pour autoriser la dite compagnie proprietaire e la dite partie de chemin de l'abandonner, pou les reievor de l'obligation de maintenir une travorse à Caughnawaga et pour autres fins.Joux BELL, Soliciteur Cie G.T.J Valloytiold, Dec, 90.Montréal, 21 déo, 1878, "]