The Star, 19 septembre 1877, mercredi 19 septembre 1877

[" ompanyy EAL, 4, Agent, ly, U.8, Minion, WAY ; LINE, e to IN TAY, intg 5 d, leay tiopme OTtlang of 18 Car at.In Baste, fckety, | rates, * Ss, 'NE-18th, al to aq, includi > And Stars a retin teams) 8 8, 8.op à Edwarq | London, or Eng.INE.ith Milley ¢.Palieg g Cars to AL.id Water- k\u20143 p.m, ing.well, at 8 ht Train 8.65 pm, ) p.m,, via pringAeld, oy at 8 30 1.3 \u20acXCept- 7 York at 5 a.m.on + Contrat street., 1877: with the al at 9.30 Tuesday, 0 Halifax, lay to St.1ger fare- nents, Gog DN, Agent, cs street.ES, allways 193 OF LES, TS FOR S, \u2018REET, HES, .S ES NES, DED.\"ARB.of \u2018TORE OF .ET, ard Bros.y SCANT- NGLES, of propardé, ile or boat 1cir advan Y., [TALL STRiHC.28, &c, AH ana Spruce.and Hem- prices.3c per foot.8.raves ete eT, L8, 84 tai 3 i y.an RIAN YT ~~ VOL.IX.NO.221 To Morning Telegrams.THE WAR.minister Be The Russinn Imperial Guard for the Seat of War\u2014-The Empress of Russia to Visit Hospi- tals-Fighting around Bieta., LONDON, Sept.18.\u2014A Pera despatch says news has been received st the English Ea.Dassy that Suleiman Pasha carried the remaining Russian positions in Shipka Pass this morning, inflicting enormous loss, The Pass is now entirely in the possession of the Turks.Radetsky denies that the Turks ever occupied Fort St.Nicholas, He says the Turks were repulsed after fighting nine hours.The Russians lost over 500 killed.Princ> Mestchensky, the Czar'said-de-camp, was killed, Tt is officially denied that the Turks took Shipka Pass.The Turks abandoned Fort St.Nicholas after holding it six hours.The Russians have been reinforced.Col.Wellesley denis that he bears peace proposals.Mukhtar Pasha\u2019s report that Ardahan was evacuated by Russians is contradicted.Jt is asserted that the garrison is increased.The interview between Andrassy and Bismarck is due to the formers desire to welcome the latter to Austrian territory, and not to an intention to formally negotiate on the Eastern Question.It is probable that Osman Pasha will be made Minister of War.The first detachment of the Russian Imperial Guard passed this morning for the seat of war.General Guerko accompanied them.The men presented a splendid appearance, but fave seen little service.Other regiments are taking parallel roads outside Bucharest, all converging on Simnitza.The Empress will shortly visit Moscow, Kieff and Jessy to inspect hospitals and meet the Czar at Bucharest, Serious fighting is reported aronnd Bieta.Manifesto from MacMahen.Paris, Sept.18.\u2014MacMahon\u2019s manifesto appears to-morrow.It is stated that the manifesto points to the President\u2019s Conservative course, and says an appeal tothe country was resorted to only when order at home and peace abroad were compromised.The President will see the Constitution respected, Elections favorable to his policy would re-establish harmony between the public powers.The country is entreated to place confidence in the Marshal President.It is stated that MacMahon\u2019s manifesto will be followed shortly by a thorough pro- mme of his intentions.The manifesto asserts that the dissolution was necessary, because of the growing strength of Radicalism, and calls for a non-partizan Chamber of Deputies.The manifesto is reported to contain the following: \u2014* I cannot obey the injunctions of demagogues ; I shall remain and defend with the Senate the great interests intrusted to me.\u201d CANADIAN.FROM TORONTO.Trade Prospects-Prohibitory Con- vention\u2014Brutal Assault\u2014Essay on Cavalry Tactics.[SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE SBAR.| ToroNTO, September 18\u2014In spite of a bountiful harvest but very little grain is as yet moving in Western Ontario.Stocks in store at this port are 1,040 barrels of flour, and 84,221 bushels of grain, against 580 barrels of flour, and 259,470 bushels of grain at corresponding date last year, The stocks, however, show an increase of 16,000 bushels of grain over last week.Trade generally, which a few weeks ago showed signs of improvement, now seems to have lapsed into the normal state of the past two seasons.A prohibitory convention, consisting of fifty delegates, assembled this morning, with Senator Aikens presiding.When the adjournment for luncheon took place a dis.cusgion was in progress on a motion to amal.gar\u201c[és the Dominion Allignce and Ontario Prohibiting League, Michael McNulty, a laborer, was charged ut the Police Court this morning with murderously assaulting, with a knife or bottle, two women, called respectively Mrs.Graham and Mrs.Quigley, and on electing to be tried summarily, was remanded till 25th inst.One of his victims, Mrs.Graham, is in a very dangerons condition from a eut over an Mrs.A third several other cuts and bruises.Quigley is also badly wounded.SPORTING.American Turf, ProvIDExCF, Sept.18, \u2014 Naragangett Park\u2014Opening day\u2014The 327 nn Tram: poline won ; best time, 2:25., The 2:81 class Joseph H.won; best time, M Base Ball.ILWAUKEE, Sept.18.\u2014Syracuse St 3 ; Milwaukers, 2\u201d y > BROSKLYN, Sept.18.\u2014Hartfards, 7; St.Louis, 4 PROVIDENCE, Sept.18.\u2014Rhode Island, 4; Chicagos, 1.ROCHESTER, ,Sept.18.\u2014Rochesters, 3; Buffalo 1.CHicAco, Sept.18.\u2014Indiauapolis, 5 ; Alleghenys, 2.Sparks from the Telegraph.; The Horticultural Exhibition opens in Hamilton, Ont., to-day.An apple tree in bloom is to be seen in a garden in Kingston, Ont.During the past few days fully 6,000 melons have been sald in the Ottawa mar- ets.Pictou, N.S., last week shipped 7,600 tons of coal, making for season à \u201c or ls g on to date 132, The headquarters of the Grand Tronk Railway for Lower Provinces has been removed to Bangor.Yellow fever is more prevalent and fatal in Havana than in July and August, It is also making havoc in Vera Cruz.The immense bridge over the Burli Canal, erected by the H, & N.W.RR, Co., is to have its machinery renewed.Mexican advices say several well-known friends of Ex-President Lerdo have been imprisoned in the City of Mexico., The strike is ended at Jones & Laughlin\u2019s iron works, Pittsburgh, Pa., nearly 2,000 men have resumed at the old prices.On Saturday night & row occurred in Martin's alley, Hamilton, Ont., in which one John McLellan received a severe stab in the arm.The Beform demonstration at Orangeville, Ont., on the 18th inst., was attended by some 5,000 people.The Premier received a hearty reception.The Stadacona Fire Insurance Company pays policyholders in St.John, N.B., 25 cents cash and balance in notes at three, six and nine months, The Dunkin Act was voted on at Tees- water, Ont., on the 18th inst.Majority in Teeswater against the Act, 6; in township of Culross against the bill, 28, The Quebec Bar met yesterday, and passed resolutions expressive of respect for the memory of the late Recorder, for many years Secretary of the section.During the storm of the 17th inst., a number of barges broke away from their moorings in the Ottawa river, and drifted about, doing considerable damage.The Catholic Colonization Society of St.Louis have bought 12,000 acres of land in Kansas, and a large colony will be im- media'ely organized for settlement on it.There were no deaths from yellow fever in Fernandina, Flo., on the 18th inst., although the disease is spreading, and the mortality may be expected to increase in the next few ays, The suit of the State of Mayland against the Baltimore & Ohio RR.for a tax of one and a half per cent.on the gross receipts, has been decided in favor of the company.The State appeals.A farmer at Bell\u2019s Corners, Ont, named Jno.Hardo, lost his temper while driving away a cow, and throwing a hammer at the animal struck it between the eyes, killing it, almost instantly.The storm on the 17th inst.extended all along the Texas coast ; Lynchburg, on San Jacinto Bay, was partly submerged by back water.Trains were expected to enter Galveston on the 18th.The committee of the Ottawa City Council propose to reduce the salaries of all civic ofl.cials appointed previous to the present tesson of depression 12} per cent.There are i only six exceptions.irch above the right eye, a scalp wound and | woman, named O'Connor, who was present .at the fray, got off unscathed.McNulty who was drunk, charges the women with steal:ng $5 from him.Col.G.T.Denison\u2019s essay on \u2018 Cavalry Tactics\u201d has been pronounced the best of thote written in competition for the prize cffered by the Czar of Russia.PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION.ning 1 Addr to the er a vernor and his Reply.QUEBEC, Sept.18,\u2014At two p.m.Lieut.- Governor Letellier de St.Just arrived on the ground, and was received by Col.Stevenson and his field battery and the B Battery, of Quebec, as a guard of honor.corted to a \u2018tent ; by Col.Duchesne, Col.Strange, Major Forresi, Hon.Mr.De.Boucherville, Hon.J.J.Ross, Mayor Murphy and members of the City Council, Mr.Cannon, City Cleck; Mr, Dorion, City Treasurer ; Hon.Eugene Panct, Major Montizambert, Abbe Audet, Hon.Mr.Beaubien, and C.J.Deblais, President of the Agricultural Association.The latter gentleman, on behalf of the Association, presented an address in French, extending a hearty welcome to the Lieut.-Governor, assuring him that his presence at this exhibition would greatly conduce to the encouragement of all those who are working for the development of the great sources of national wealth, arts and agricultural industry.The committee were happy to find in His Excellency the first agriculturalist who had been elevated by Her Majesty to the highest civil dignity which it was possible to obtain in this Province, The Commissioners dared to hope that this honorable distiaction towards one of them would be a stimulus to every Canadian farmer, and encourage them to distinguish themselves by efforts to render agriculture as profitable to the country as it was honorable to those who practised it with intelligence and energy.The interest which His Excellency had shown in the extension of Provincial industries would not fail to give to the industrial population a new guarantee that their efforts would be heartily seconded by the Administration of this Province.The address closed by thanking His Excellency for the honor he bad done them by opening the exhibition with his presence.Mr.Letelier replied in French, and said it was not now a combat between Wol\u2018e and Montcalm, but a friendly rivalry as to who should excel in agriculture.He complimented them on the success which Canada had achieved at the Centennial, and hoped an effort would be made to have this Pro.Vince well represented at Paris also.The attendance at the Exhibition is ex- Pected to be large to morrow.The ground chosen is very favorable, It is easy of access from the city without imposing unnecessary \u20acxpense on those who attend.The ground 18 gravelly and dry and rolling, so that there are many spots where a visitor can stand and takein the whole exhibition on one side, and from the other feast his cyes on the Tagnificent scenery from the heights to the west of the Citadel.Fires, ALBANY, Sept.18.\u2014C.S.Woodiuff & Sons\u2019 plaster mill is burned ; loss, $30,000.NAPIERVILLE, September 18.\u2014Duguay\u2019s am house, just outside the village limits, was completely destroyed by fire this even- rg at 8:15 ; loss about $500 ; no insurance, ST.Jomx, N.B., Sept.18.\u2014 On Thursday, the 13th instant, the Post Office at Long's Creek, Queen\u2019s County, was burned ; loss considerable ; supposed to be the work of An incendiary.The Postmaster was in St.ohn at the time, It is said at Suffolk, Va., that the wife of fied Davis, who was drowned with his two Sons the other night, was once saved from tp pet cat.The family were sick ire poverty, the wife being ap.Parently dying, when the cat brought À mg the field a young hare, which was ade inte soup.The next day the cat Win a plump partridge, which restored the woman to perfect Faith, ) He was es.! Stanley arrived at Loando on the 21st ult., he reached Boma, on the River Congo, on the 9tb, with 115 men ; he has had complete success ; he passed 57 cataracts or rapids ; Frank Pocock was drowned above Boma.Tle Dominion Alliance and Ontario Pro- hil itory League met at Toronto on the 17th inst, e1d perfected arrangements for an amalgamaticn of the two bodies, under the name of the Dominion Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Traffic, A letter from Camp Johnson, Neb., says that the Indians generally justify the kill ing of Crazy Horse, and regard his death as a real benefit to his race.The remaining Sioux chiefs promise if fairly dealt with by the Government, to restrain their people, and in a few years they will be among the most loyal subjects.Prince Louis Napoleon arrived on the 18th inst.at Chateau de Dave, in the Pro- ce of Namur, Belgium, to visit the Dac de Fernan Nunez, allied to the Montijo family.He remains there under the pretext of hunting.His coming so near the French frontier during the electoral period occasions remark.Settlers in the vicinity of Lake Comportee, in the adjoining county of Charlevoix, Que., state that there has recently appeared in the lake an enormous serpent, or some other large reptile with a very big head ; part of the body which they have seen is about the size of an ordinary stove-pipe.Before its appearance the lake abounded with fish, but now there are.none to ba found there.A Happy Family.After the regular prize list of dog: was made out,a blue 8kye terrier, the property of Mr.G.M.Gale, wasawarded a special prize, and a like distinction was conferred upon the ¢ happy family,\u201d belonging to Miss Gussie Calden.The history ef this family is said to be this: A few weeks since pussy gave birth to six kittens, five of which were drowned.A few mornings afterward the cat found a Guinea pig and tock it to her box.This satisfied her but partially, and in her wanderings about the house she discovered a litter of Spitz pups.Waiting her opportunity, when Mrs.Spitz was out of the way, she ca ried four of the puppies to the ccu:h.The mother of the puppies, not liking this, took three of them back, and the cat was left in charge of the pig, dog and kitten, \u2014DBoston Traveller.A Fresh Water Sea Serpent.Chicago and Cincinnati ave green with «nvy.St, Louis has a monst r, apparently a fresh water cousin of the sea serpent\u2014a composite and terrible monster with a body as big as a flour barrel ; brown, glistening scales ; a mane like a horse\u2019s, a head like a dog\u2019s, a bill like a pelican\u2019s, through which it spouts water like a whale ; six legs, two huge fins, and a tail like a double-edged saw, When we say that St.Louis has this monster, we use a figure of speech ; the proprietorship is moral, not actual He is still disporting himself in the muddy Mississippi, occasionally coming to the surface to swallow a casual horse or cow, or to playfully knock a rowboat ten feet out of water and frighten the occupants within an inch of their lives.Only last Wednesday some honest Missouri farmers came upon him as he was taking a siesta on the bank, now and then puffing like a sea cow and lashing up the sand with his tail.Their horses were so frightened that they had to be sent to the rear at the opening of the engagement.The honest farmers themselves kept a respectful distance.The first rifle ball glanced harmlessly off one of the glistening scales, but a general volley was followed by a frightful snort, and the monster made off into the river, spouting as he went.Where he had been lying there was a depression in the hard sand fully four inches deep and gixty-one feet, three inches in length by careful measurement.The print of the webbed and clawed foot in the wet sand near the water was fourteen inches wide and twelve inches deep.The 8t.Louis (abe- Democrat, which reports these facts, learns that people living on the river bank are considerably excited, THE COURTS.Surzrior Courr \u2014 TvzspaY, \u2014 Hon, Justice Torrance delivered judgment in the following cases this morning:\u2014Dame À.M, Anderson rs.Dame M.E.Hall, ë al, es qual, judgment for plaintiff, $2,912.16.Corporation of St.Gabriel vs, J.B, Lafleur et al, for plaintiff, $104.02.James Coris- tine ef al, ps.U.P.Bureau, for plaintiff, $150.20.John Hamilton, ef al, vs.Jas.Brady et al, for plaintiff, $102.01.R.C.Jameson et al, vs.Robert Stewart ef al, for plaintiff, $102.85.W, H.Lewis, ef al, vs, Wm.Barnwell, for plaintiff, $119.Merchants\u2019 Bank of Canada vs.Chas.Ro.bitaille, for plaintiff, $151.21.M.A.Mullin vs.P.Hogan, for plaintiff, $203.G.Larocque vs.8.David, for plaintiff, $409.87, A.McGillivray vs.E.H.C, .Lionais and H.Lionais es gual, for plaintiff, $807.48._ Alfred Pare 8, Aimie Terroux, \u2018for plaintiff, $140.16.T.Scanlon es qual, vs.Charles Gareau, for plaintiff, $450, by Hon.Justice Dorion.Æ.A.Duboisvs, M.J.Denehy, for plaintiff, $130, by Hon.Justice Papineau.Porrez Courr\u2014Turspay.\u2014 Before Mr.Brehaut, P.M.\u2014 Monty de Beaumont, 19, name to a cheque for $1,000, and who ran away to New York, returned to t;wn and ;Surrepdered to the police on a charge of ifergery as above.\u2018Queen's Bench.Mary Ann Murphy, 45, vagrant, who lives nowhere in particular, was sent to jail for three months for being drunk and disorderly on the whwuf.John Stewart, 62, laborer, stealing a rope from G.Tate, pleaded guilty, and was sent to durance vile for ene month.Alphonse Labelle, 10, Roy lane, Paul Dorion, 9, and Napoleon Dorion, 12, were arrested by Detectives Richie and Arcand for stealing $7 from Nelson & Laviolette, druggists; Paul was discharged and the other two sent to the Reformatory School for 2 years each.David Villimaire, 23, Ila.borer, German street, for picking pocket, was sent to Queen\u2019s Bench, Jas.Blean, 40, laborer, of no residence, was remanded on a charge of stealing a bag of flour.Cleophas Brazeau, 19, laborer, Syden- ham street, charged with stealing furniture from Mrs.Landry, was remanded.Patrick Campbell, 13, Ottawa street, accused of stealing a whip and assaulting Michel Le- febvre, was remanded.Auguste Bernard was committed to jail for three months for stealing clothes.Edward Abbey, for point- iug a revolver, was mulcted in the sum of $20 or 80 days\u2019 imprisonment\u2014breaking stones, etc, RecorpER\u2019s Court, TUESDAY.\u2014At this court to day there was twenty-nine prisoners, the following fines and alternatives being imposed for the offencesspecified :\u2014 Magloire Dumont, keeping his hotel premises ou St.Catherine street open after hours; Octave Hogue and Napoleon Laporte, hotel keepers, St.Catherine street, ditto, each $20 and costs or 3 months.Francis McNulty, 19, cutter, drunk and throwing stones at Mrs.Buckham in Dorchester street, and destroying corporation property ; Denis Quinn, 21, laborer, ditto ; John McCaffery, 22, ditto; James Alty, 21, printer, ditto; Michael Daley, 21, no occupation, drunk, disorderly and assaulting the police, each 6 months hard labor.Thomas McNeil, 21, laborer, warrant for assaulting a constable in July last, 4 months, Elie St.Hilaire, 45, shoemaker, assaulting his wife; Isidore Chartrand, 38, joiner, disorderly in a house in St.Lawrence street, both $10 or 2 months, Adolphe Labelle, 38, carter, drank in a carriage off the stand, $10 or 1 month, Jas.Murray, 15, carter, cruelty te a horse, $10 or 30 days.George Nipgtingale, 36, carpenter, drunk in St.John street ; Norbert Longpre, 25, carter, driving with a false number ou carriage ; Napoleon Therien, 27, laborer, drunk and disorderly in Lagauchetiere street ; Marie Turcotte, 22, no ocoupation, do.; Edouard Barcelo, 20, butcher, driving without a number; Thomas Wiley, 28, baker, do.; James Charters, 21, butcher, do.; Leon Leduc, 43, farmer, selling wege- tables without license, each $5.00 or one month.Alexis Verdou, 17, shoemaker, stealing a drive, sent to Police Court.George Gauthier, 23, bricklayer, drunk and disorderly in St.Mary street, $2.00 or 15 days.Alexis Lecuier, 29, carter, drunk and fighting in Jacques Cartier street ; Guillaume Souvenier, 29, laborer, do, $4.00 or one month.Cleophas Valois, 35, laborer, throwing stones at the Grand Trunk cars ; Urgele Valin, 19, laborer, do, sent to Police Const.Catherine Hickey, 50, no occupation, drunk ; T.Lussier.49, carter, neglecting to paint his number on carriage.One case was continued and several discharged.The Canada Southern to be Cem- pleted Daniel Drew, in the height of power, interested himself in the construction of the Canada Southern Railroad, and at the time of his failure was the principal owner of the stock and bonds.The road was intended to take business from the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.When Mr.Drew became embarrassed, the road lacked about ninety miles of completion to Chicago.Commodore Vanderbilt bought Drew's bonds at a low price and promised to complete the line to Chicago.After his death, \u2018Wm.H.Vanderbilt favored the idea apparently, but at the last minute backed out.His refusal was received on Thursday last, and on Saturday arrangements were made with the representatives of several railroads centering in Chicago from the west by which the line is to be completed.It is estimated that the interest on the Canada Southern bonds already issued will amount to about $500,000 per annum, and the completion of the line will require about 3,000, - 000.The total annual obligation will be over $700,000.\u2014 N.YF.Sun, 1/th, Commercial Mutual Building Society The fifth annual meeting of this society was held last evening in Union Buildings, St.Franceis Xavier strest, at which about 40 members were present, Mr.Robt.Miller, Vice-President, occupied the chair.The Secretary, Mr.Turner, presented the report of the directors for the past year, which was unanimously adopted and ordered to be printed.The report shows that though the society, in common with all others, has felt the effects of the universal depression, yet the directors have norea\u2014 son for misgivings as to the soundness and stability of the society, as they have at all times exercised their best judgment in acceptance of securities, and they believe those held to be of sufficient and increasing value; in proof of which they appended a schedule showing the description,situation, valuation, amounts advanced,repaid and still due, with the nature of the security held by the sn.ciety on all properties on which advances have been made sinc: its foundation in 1872.Twenty-two appropriations have been made during the past year, amounting in all to $36,400.There remains due on sixteen appropriations unclaimed of the past year, $25,080, and on three unclaimed in former years, $7,880.Total, $32,960.To satisfy these, the balance, as shown in the statement, $11,191.85, is of ccuise inadequate, but as there is no pr >ba- bility of many of them being required - at once, and revenue is constantly flowing in, no apprehensions of inability to meet them all honorably, when required, need be entertained, After the usual routine business, the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensuing year: Messrs, Robert Miller, George Martin, John Martin, C B Carter, W H Kerr, J B Hutchison, Richard Jellyman, H C Collins, William Stenhouse, J W Robinson, W D Stroud, M S Baxter, J T Sadler, Robert Kinlay, and William Samuel.Auditors: E S Rosy, S Cookson, and E A Alston.A vote of thanks was moved by Mr.George Martin to the retiring officers, which was unanimously carried, and the meeting then adjourned.Social Assembly.The social assembly of welcome to the new pastar, Rev.Mr.Wright, given last night in Chalmers\u2019 church was a decided success, about 400 people being present.The chair was occupied by the Rev.James Fleck, A.B., beside whom sat Rev.8.Somerville Stobbs, Rev.Robert Laing, Rev.R.H.Warden, Rev.Mr, Black and Rev, Peter Wright.After the opaning hymn, prayer was offered by the Rev.Mr.B .\u2018 The chairman then rose and said he was clerk, who forged the Clerk of the Crown\u2019s : The prisoner was sent to more difficult ber py to welcome the Rev, Peter Wright to the pastorate of this church,and he did so most cordially.He was too well known to this church to need commendation.The speaker had moderated on many occasions in this church and he had a high opinion of it; and knowing the church so well, he thought Rev.Mr.Wright was just the man to make a happy union.He thought if every one minded his own work and would not dictate to their minister, but let him do hisduties and co-operace with him when asked, it would help him on better.He said the congregation of this church could not be aczused of want of zea\u2019; it wasgn excess of it that was not desirable.If they were to be aggressive they must be at- tractiveand then they could be as oppressive as they liked.Let them support their mia- ister; if they could not help him they could at least cheer him.The speaker closed by saying he had great pleasure in welcoming Mr, Wright, ~The choir then sang the anthem, \u2018\u201c R joi-e in tke Lord.\u201d Rev.Mr.8.Stobbs, in his opening remarks, joined in welcoming Rev.Mr.Wright to his new charge.He was glad when he came to Montreal to see so many churches.He compared the church to a ship who had a good sailing master in the person of Mr.Wright, and Le wishad the vessel a long and eafe voyage.He oongrabalated the congregation ont having a good church, and,~what was there than to get, a good minister ; Rev.Mr.Wright was the right mau in the right [place.\u2018 Chalmers\u2019 Churé4 had a grod name in Montreal.The speaker referred to the arduous duties of a preacher, which, when realized, should make a congregation more tolerant.Judging frem hjs own personal observation, he was sore this church was a live one, and this was owing to their Sunday School, the nursery, he might say, of the church.He closed by wishing them prosperity, and retired amid suppressed demonstrations of applause, The \u2018anthem, ¢ Thine, O Lord, is the Greatness,\u201d was next sung.Rev.Mr.Laing then addressed the meeting.He said he would like to see every church in this city waited like a family working for the cause of Christ.He advised them to be a missionary congregation among themselves.Let them extend their labors and their church would become great.An intermission for refreshments was then allowed, during which the Rev.Mr.\u2018Wright was introduced and addressed a few words.He was not going to make any lengthened remarks ; ag their new minister it would not be proper for him, on this occasion, and more especially during the time set aside for refreshments, to take up their time with a long address.As previous speakers had said, a traly spiritual life will assert itself, and he looked forward to the time when the present building would not be large enough to accommodate persons that would attend.He exhorted his hearers to follow the example set in the Presbyterian churches and attend regularly at church, as every one of the congregation should be in his place on Sabbaths just as well as the minister.He then alluded to the benefits to be derived from prayer meetings.There were hundreds and hundreds of Presbyterian churches steeped in debt, and it was imperative on them to do all in their power to free their church from whatever indebtedness existed, without depending on outside aid.He thanked the chairman for the kind manner in which he had introduced him to his new congregation, snd withdrew amid applause.Those who desired then went down to the lecture-room below and partook of the refreshments provided for them.After enjoying a social chat and the good things laid before them, they returned to their seats, and the rest of the programme gone through consisted of singing the anthem ¢* Jerusalem, my glorious home \u201d by the choir and a short address appropriate to the occasion by Rev.R.H.Warden.The proceedings were brought to a cloge with \u201cGod Save the Queen.\u201d The benediction having been pronounced the large assembly dispersed.Recelesiastical Liberality.Dr.William M.Taylor recently attended a Presbyterian service in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lucerne, Switzerland.The cathedral belongs tothe canton, and the civic authorities of the canton let whom they choose worship in it.Dr.Taylor asked himself, Would the Free Church of Scotland or the Presbyterian or Congregationalists of America exterd alike courtesy to the Roman Catholics?Tne question, he says, has get him thinking.Tricks of Travellers.(From the London Mayfair.) I was sitting the other day in the office of the manager of one of our great railways, when there entered a highly-respectable inspector, who opened the conversation by observing, in the calmest possible manner, \u2018 We have found another child, sir.\u201d The remark was made in such a matter-of-fact tone that I naturally arrived at the concla- sion that a child had been discovered playing amopg the luggage, or left behind in a carrigge by a distracted mother.It turned out, however, that the child had actually been found carefully wrapped up ; first in à copy of the Weekly Dispatch, next in a copy of the Daily Telegraph, and thirdly, in an outside cover of stout brown paper.Finally, it was left in the rack of a first-class railway carriage.It was, of course, dead, and hal been taken to the Lef: Luggage Office, where it remained till evidence of something unpleasant about it led to the parcel being opened.Bismarck and His Cigar.During the great war between France and Germany, Prince Bismarck, ¢ the man of blood and iron,\u201d was the actorin an incident of a most suggestive and gentle nature.The Prince js said to be a smoker ardently attahed to the ¢ weed.\u201d He is reported to have said : \u2018\u2018 The value of a good cigar is best understood when it is the last you possess, and there is no chance of getting another.\u201d Most devotees of tobacco in any form scem to delightin their boniage to it, and to be miserable if deprived of it.It is said that Bismarck bad cher'shed his last cigar all through a battle, in glad anticipation of the luxury in store for him, when he suddenly and gladly deprived himself of the smoke-giving solace.In his own words, Z