THE HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 26, 1868. “TUE SITUATION IN EUROPE! ‘The New’ Yark Jierald, always vivid in imagination, thas speculates And udvisés upon the affairs of Europe. The Herald soara aloft most ambitiously :— “Tt can scarcely fail to be a cause of gratitude to many that Lord Stanley and the Marquis Moustier are agreefl, and in their opinion the future tranquility of Europe is secured. The circumstances are noteworthy that simultaneously with this announcement we learn that the fire which has been smouldering so long in Spain threatens to burst forth in a« general and terrific conflagration, and that an arrest has been made in Hun which may prove fruitful of results along the tine of anube, It is only ten days ago since, looking at the general situ- ation in Europe, we gave it as our opinion that if Napoleon would march Iiis armies across the and permanent- ly annex Spain and*Portugal to French Empire he would, by one stroke, accomplish the best thing possible for France and the best thing possible for the Iberian peninsula in the cireqmstances. “We did not conceal from ourselves the fact that a stroke which would not be so bold in itself and which would greatly enlarge the territory and so mightily’ inerease the power of France would be almost in to create feelings of jealousy on the part of the gteat.Powers. ‘France, her population: increased . by. some twenty-one millions and her territory extended over the rwhest part of Europe, would be a. dangeraus rival to. all her neighbors. England, Prussia, Austria, Russia, might again tremble for their independence and by another Holy Alliance proceed to rectify boundaries and adjust the bal- ance of power in Europe. In such a case it would be diffi- cult for France to maintain ber position. Europe combined, especially if backed up by Great Britain, has always been too much for her; Napoleonism might be forever ruin- ed, and the pride of France permanently humbled by an- other allied occupation of Paris, Itis not, however, by any means certain that events would takesuch a turns ‘They might, and they might not, and the ‘presumption is rather in favor of the negative. The occupation of the Iberian peninsula by the armies of France would unquestionably, in the first instance at least, beget jealousy, would certainly call forthloud and general remonstrance; but it is questionable whether even so bold a step would call into existence another anti- French-coali- tion in Europe. The Europe of to-day fs a very different Europe of that of 1812, of 1814 or of 1815, It has diffor- ent interests; it pursues a different policy; it is governed by different principles; the dynasties are weaker; the people are stronger, Governments, in a word, are more isolated and more concerned about national than internation- al interests. In such acase as we have supposed’ Great Britain would, perhaps, be the most dangerous enemy with which Napoleon would have.td contend, It would not be ible for him to defend his vast extent of seaboard if attacked by the iron-clads of England. It would be the leas easy if attacked by Prussia on the north. Would it not be possible however to buy the consont of England by allowing her to take entire possession of Egypt, Suez canal and all? ‘To give up her hold on Egypt would be an im- mense sacrifice to France. To have Egypt entirely under her control would be an immense gain to England, — Eng- land, in truth, as Mr. Disraeli some time ago with his ac- customed pungency remarked. is no longer a European, but an Asiatic Power, The British Isles are but the head-quar- ters—the seat of government The empire is elsewhere— in India in Austratia, ia Africa, in Canada, in the West Indies and in all sorts of out of the way places under every sun. Her North American and her West Indian pos- seasions are but of little value to her and promise to be- come of less, Of all her possessions India is that which she most prizes and which she would ‘east willingly let go. To hold India she needs Egypt.. Besides, with Egypt. en- tirely under her control she might make Africa her own, out of those regions, made illustrious by Livingstone and Raker, by Speke and Grant, and. forever associated with the immortal exploits of Navier, it might be impossible to create a granderthan even. her Indian Empire. Let Na- poleon make the British Government the offer of Egypt, and it will be more than surprising if a European coalition against him is not rendered impossible. Prussia would be easily satisfied. Bismark has but to be permitted and en- couraged to complete German unity Germany to unite and under Prussi n Supremacy would be an ample com- pensation for any loss which Prussia might he supposed to sustain by the aggrandizement of France. Inisuch a ease it would be necessary to allow Austria to extend her Em- pire to the shores of the Black sea and make herself mis- tress of the mouths of the Danube. But to this neither France nor Prussia could object. ‘Turkey is too weak to offer any effective oppositien, and Russia is too much en- grossed with weighty matters in the East to attend to such trifles in the West. The course seems to de clear to Napoleon. portunity, but courage, which is wanted. hearing Spanish misery. What Spain needs is a strong and paternal government. Napoleon can give the peninsula precisely what the psninsula wants. Let him annex it at once. It may be our duty at no distant day to imitate hie example. Tlis success may encourage us to confer upon the Spaniards and Portuguese of the New World what he will have conferred upon the Spaniards and Portuguese of the Old—the blessings of geod government. The New York Jerald, referring to the late sudden filuetuations of the gold market, says :— **Gold will continue to tend upward for several ren- sons. In the first place, about seven hundred millions of our national securities are held in Europe, and large a- mounts of these are liable to be returned to us at any time, while the interest on the whole has to be remitted in coin, and in this way we are drained of our specie. Tn the next place, our national extravagance ecauves onr foreign imports to largely exceed our exports In valne, and the difference between them that is not liquidated by shipments of five-twenties has to be remitted in coin. and in this wav we are still further drained of our specie, Tn-the third place, the wretched mismanagement of the ‘Treasury and the miserably mistaken and short-sighted policy of Congress have left the Treasury poor, and Tt has only abont forty-five millions of coin In its. vanits that it. can cal! its own. It is, therefore, Mr. McCulloch now says, unable to sell any of its coin because its sur- plus i¢ so low and the November and January interests will aggregate so large n sum as to reduce the balance in hand to a much smaller amount than has been hitherto held by the department at any one time. No wonder, therefore, that men bay gold so confidently when they know that we have shipped from this port alone, sixty- three millions since the Ist of January, and that the a- mount remaining in the country is mach smaller than at any time since the commencement of the rebellion, But for these very reasons excessive speculation in gold should be discouraged, and the exaggerated pictures of the fa- ture condition of the country corrected as far as possible. We want, stability in the standard of values, and the fluctuations of the last few days in go'd are clearly oppos- ed. to the interests of the commanity. It is not op- We are sick of A friend, residing in the Western portion of the Province, Writing to us, says :—': The Grace the Arch- bishop left here a few days ago. after having spent sev- eral weeks amongst his epritual children of this Weat- ern portion of his Archidocese, His Grace's visit to those parts was no holiday trip, no summer recreation ; the weeks spent down hore were weeke of onrelenting. not merely Episcopal. bot missionary labour. Day aftor day he apent long hours in the Confessional; and averaged from three to four hours in public daily in- structions. The Confirmations were very numerous, in some of the French miseions amounting to over three hundred, Large numbers also approached the Holy Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist. Tt was generally remarked that His Grace was able to endure more fatizne, and perform more miseionary labour than any of hia priests, ‘There is every reason to believe that the benefieral effect of his ministrations will be long feltin those parts. That he may bo spared for many years to continue his Apostolic labours is the earnest praver of those in whose behalf he excercised them.'— Hr. Express. Broop Money.—By latest quotations, it would appear that this 18 on the rise. Some eighteen hundred years ago “ thirty pieces of silver ” was the correct thing ; and to-day. ae we see by an exchange, the man Ste. Marie, who volunteered to swear away the life of his comrade, Surratt, has received no less than $10,000 for the job from the United States Government. ‘This Ste. Marie. who, to the disgrace of our country. is a Canadian by hirth, eailed for Kurope. there to enjoy his hard earned wages; whilst Judas, poor fellow, bought a halter and hanged himself off band. It mast be admitted that the “blood money" business is every way more profitable to-dav, than it was in the time of our old acquaintance, Iscariot. — True Witness. The volanteers lately reviewed by the Queen at Windsor were indignant that no regard was paid to their wante. It was said that they coull not get even 8 cup of water. The attendance at Wimbledon was very small, and tho absence of the volunteers 18 attri- A correspondent of the Halifax Citizen, writing from Sydney, C, B., speake of a ead affair which occurred there on Sunday the 16th inst. A man named William regovery, once had not some pailors been attracted to the spot, and rescued her before life was extinct. Stiles then ran away, and some time after his dead Wody was found in Sydney river. Tr is supposed that he committed sui- cide. Itis impossible to accouut for the sad aftair. The parties were advanced ip years, and had always lived together on the best terms. In the month of July the Hudson Bay Compas which controls more than a third of this continent, held its annual meeting in London, and the Directors report- ed that the dividend would be but three per cent, in place of four and three-fourthe, the av ears preceding. 1 was stated that the fur trade held ts own, bat several losses had occurred whieh depres- sed the revenue. It was intimated, however, that gov- ernment, was negotiating for the parchase of their ter- ritory, in order to make acession ta Canada, and the ground was taken that it should not be sold for less than was valued by the American Congress. An Ottawa telegram to the Citizen of Saturday last, says an order is published in the Canada Gazette re- specting titles of publio men in the Dominin, Lieut. Governors are to be atyled “His Honour.” Privy Jouncillors, ** Honourable,” daring life,. Members of Provincial Executive, * Honourable” during office only. Legislative Councillors hereafter appointed,, not to have the title of ** Honorable.” Senator to -b@ styled * Honourable,” while iroffice, All Legislstive Coun- gg at time of Union to be styled * Honorable’ during ile. ~ According to the New York Herald, Seerctary Sew- ard 18 reported to have another real estate speculation in view. It is the purchase, for a naval station, of an island in the East Indies, rich, fertile and beadtiful, in- hadited by a few Malays, and which, the Herald thinks, will place the United States upon am equal footing with any European Power in the eastern seas. | The 15th of september will be a day, of great inter- est in Montreal, for at that date.the Dominion Rifle Match will begin, and the Provincial Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition for 1868. open to competitors from all parts of the Dominion of Canada; wiltbe com. menced onthat day, and continued during the 16th, 17th, and 1th? rizes will be awarded as follows, viz t HORSES. BRED ON THE ISLAND. Best Blood Iorse, of any age, £2 2” 2nd best do do eh, Best Entire Cart Horse, do 2 0 2nd best do do @ Best Blood Filly, under three years, 2 0 2nd best do do 1 0 Best Cart Filly, under three years, 20 2d best do do “s Best Cart Stallion, do 2.0 2d bast do do 1 0 Best Blood Colt, do 2 0 2d best = do do 1.0 CATTLE. Best Bull, under 8 years old, £1 10 2d best do do KY Best Bull, of any age or breed, 110 2d best do do 1 0 Best Cow in Milk, 110 2d best do 1 0 Best Ileifer, under 8 years old, 110 2d best do do 1.0 Best Yearling Heifer, 110 2d best do 1 0 Best Bull Cal’, la 2d best do 010 SHEEP. Best Ram, of any age, £110 2d best do do 1:0 Best yearling Ram, 1 10 2d best do 1 0 Best Ram Lamb, 15 2d best do 015 Best Pen of four Ewes, 110 2d best do 1 0 Best four Yearling Ewes, 1.10 2d best do 1 0 Best four Ewe Lambs, 1 0 2d best do 0 15 PIGS. Best Boar Pig, £1,0 2d best do 15 Best breeding Sow, 0 2d best do 15 Best pen 3 Pigs under six months, 0 2d best do do 10 Best Fat Pig, 2d best do POULTRY. Best pair Turkeys, Rooster and Hen, £ do three spring Geese, ececceo Ce ee Owe — ao do Barn Door Rooster and 2 Pullets, 10 do three Black Spanish Fowls, 10 do three Ducks, 10 GRAIN, Best two bushels Wheat, £4.35 2d best do 15 Best one bushel Winter Wheat, 5 Best two bushels four rowed Barley, 0 2d best do do 15 Best two bushels two rowed Barley, 5 2d best do do 0 Best two bushels Oats, 5 2d best do do 15 HORTICULTURE. Best 1 doz. Onions, £0 6 Go 1 do 1 2d best do Best do Beets, do 20 Parsnips, do 20 Carrots, do 8 Caulitiowers, do 1 doz. ears Indian Corn, do do Squash, do Pumpkins, do Tomatoes, do Citron Melon, do 3 Cabbages, do Turnips, do Mangold Wurtzel, do eecocecsosooooro Con Rr RK ORE oF aveuomoawoages ,oeeohunagrosoodte do 3 Savoy do 0 do 6 Roots Celery, 0 FRUIT. Best Basket Cooking Apples, £0 2d best do do 0 Best do Eating do 0 2d best do do do 0 Best do Winter do 0 2d best do do do 0 Best sample Green Gages, 0 do do Damsons, 0 do do Plums, 0 do dozen Pears, 0 2d best do 0 Best sample Grapes, 0 BUTTER & CHEESE. Best Cheese, (201bs.) Pe Ba 2d best do do 015 0 Best tub Butter, (28lbs.) 1.;,0..0 2d best do do 015 0 TEXTILE FABRICS IN WOOL. Best 10 yds. Black Full Dreased Cloth, £1 .0 ..0 2d best do 010 0 Best do Grey do 1:10: 2 2d best do do © 10..9 Best 10 yds. Black Full Dressed do, nan”? (hand spun and woven) PS a 2d best o do i108 8 Best do Grey do kL &.& 2d best do do do 010 0 Best 8 yds. Women’s Wear, 1 00 2d best do do 010 0 Best 20 yds. Carpeting, ve made) 1 0 0 2d best do Oo) 010 0 FLAX. Best Web (10 yds.) for Grain Sacks, 010 0 Best 6 Towels, 010 0 Best Table Cloth, 010 0 Best pair Sheets, (manufactured since last Exhibition), 010 0 KNIT GOODS. Best pair Men’s Drawers, do Under Shirts, do 3 pair Men's Socks, 2d best do Best do Stockings, do 1 pair Winter Gloves, do do Mitts, do collection of Knit Goods, do gents’ Plaid, 2d best do Best Iorse Rng, 2d best do Best pair Blankets, do piece Fancy Shirting, 2d best do Best Hearth Rug, 2d best do Best Door Matt, 2d best do Best 10 yds. White Flannel, 2d best do Further particulars relative to admission fees, &c., hereafter, P By order, A. McNEILb, Secretary to the Board of Commissioners Reading Room Buildings, Ch’town, July 29th, 1868 : sececososoooorssecocooocose 10 10 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 10 15 10 15 0 15 15 10 10 10 15 10 esecoosorwosoocowwsosooeoososo cescesscacecn SsSeseosoossoSsSssSsS soessesss SSsesSo sosSesseo SoSsseesceseSS SoeeoessosessSs sosococoscooSee