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PHE PROPOSED CESSION OF GIBRAL
tA BY THE BRITISH.

We gave recently several of the arguments
urzed in favor of the proposition, now being
eXteusively discussed by the E iglish Press, to
giv: up the fortress of Gibraltar to Spain i
exchange for the port of Ceuta opposite. Tr
may now be imereasting to note some of the
used on the side Sine
worden sailing vesselg enve place to iron-clad
stexmers <he value to the British rat:or

i

arruments ther

ot a

 ataneies

writes -— ‘
* As far as we can judye, the ‘ beggining of
the end ' is very fast approaching. The sect

Church and resolve to overthrow tha govern-
ment ef Flurence.
mined to resign his seat in parliament, writes
at great length to his electors of Gallura, ex-
posing the double dealing of Victor Kmmaave!

uader the Rattazzi Cabinet, aud aapecially re-) and Means have decided, eight tu one, to re-)
Inting several fats of a most téiing character) poit to Congress in favor of Reciprocal Trade! .,

as to the recent invasion.

tack the Camtol—that, en the faith of this! considered in this Congress, and will bave to |

nav 4 station ciosa to the entrance of t e “« Geribaldi openle states, and defies the gov-
Mediterra ean, has been much enhanced je to deny it, that the Cabinet gave its
eee pees et Song Sab new me & COANE) sguramce in October, 1867, that, at the first
station, ay 1 so long as En c!and holds India shet fired in Rome, the Royal troops would at-
ehe must have naval statin s at intervals as -

stepp us stoues On the way Th » ady ocates,

however, who urge the E isish people to yield |

up (Gibraltar, asserts that a better pesition
raig't be found eqnally near to the mouth of
the M diterranean, in Cents But even they
a knowledge that Ceuta is t now a port

They asset that five vears and a million anda

precious assurance, Knrieo Cairo'i and the|be brought up in March in the Forty-first |

seventy Garibaldians attempted to effect thei
entrance into the Erternal Citv and were sacri
iced. Garibaldi having doubts as to the good |
faith of Rattarz:
yder huw to retreat

sent a message to Cairoli to
This message he never}

There

eeeived, and the eatastrephe ensued.

half of money would he req tired to make the) i, go doubt that this letter will make the
8 ire harbor and the defe le fortress need Cabinet even more unpopular than it is, and
ed Even th’s estimate is probally below, that the Italian monarchy is very shortly to be
raiber then beyond, the mark. (Ceuta would) .ousi ned to the sepulcnre ot political failures,
require ty be newly fortitied, the eld works} o¢ which it is so glorious an example.

heing of tie Or no value acd every one ‘Th arrarian riots have taken # most seri
Knows what new fortifications are apt to cost us form in the usurped provinces especially,

It cann xt be supposed that Great Britain would

he wilkng to give u Ceuta is

» Gibraltar before

and hatred to the present government is ev ery

where coupled w the names of Pius LX, and

prepare, and, in the meantine, who is to de-| the dep 1 Princes, and a universal desire |
sign and bui'd the new woks? W Spa manifested for a return to the past regime,
permit a temporary occupation of beth places bd ° ° 7 ? wd °

as wuld be necessary, or is the constructio There is a general feeling that the present
of the fortification to be taken on trast? These! wigte of matters eaunot possibly go on long,
di Bewlties wou!d stand in the way even if Ceuta) and that between os- rc taxation, over cons rip-

was poeveiido be superior to G braltar as a

tion, and an utter absence of public morality

waval station, ‘It is also taken for granted that! ag my every class of statesmen, the country
Spain would resign not only the peninsula, Dat) must infallibiy come to ruin. Here war is con-
sufficient of the mainiand to a¥ord space for sidered cx a very preparation is mak-
the construction of such advanced works a8) ins for it in Rome, as in Frauce and Gei
are necessary to keep an enemy's hatteries at

a sufficient distance from the This is
exwtly the difficulty that stands in the way of
making Gibraltar perfect for its intended «
Stil! nature destined Gibraltar to be a strong-
hold, whether possessed by England or some
other power. The place is naturally more defen-
sible than Ceuta The garrison is more than or
dinary protected. A larze number of guns are
in such elevated positions that they can at-
tack the iron-clads— their
de ics. to be

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%
imce

only weak part of ir
The one thing meediu

appears
the erectio ~ a hieh and : lid

many.**
A Protestant soldier writes to the Wanganni
Times, im euthusiastic terms, of the eouduct ofa
Catholic Priest who voluntarily accompanied
the wolunteers who lately went to attack tha
Maories in their fastuesses.
“* Thre

the weary

ugh the ray id river, waist deep, along
tract, oss the ominous
Where at any moment a
ey from an ambush could have swept our

ranks, Father Roland marched cheerfully and

forest ac

ae
hOOAKRITNS

ve

clearings,

n m le, hehind "
cs a : ; igae manfuily, ever with a kind word, a plavful seu
which shins could supply themselves with fue . ah ;
i ; . >}, tance to avy man that passed him. And when
and stores. Much time and money would be f :
E ae — 1 ' at last, in the clearing of To-eN sutuco-te-Manu,
required before Ceuta would possess either a , c} } i ;
; . ° the storm of Dallets Durst Upon us, he did not
harbor or sufficient defences A rain, in re- ; ;
_ . . , . Waitin the rear for men being brought to him,
tar ung Gibraltar Great Britain would prevent , .
: \ . yut ran witb the rest of us forward ayainst the
rts Occupition by any other naval Power, and : ;
“ere . wars enemy. So soor a8 auy mau dropped, he was
probihly for the sake of Spain, as well as the - . . 4 $ ‘ ;
; He . by his side ; he did not ask are you a Catholic
; tron of her own comme ce, it is well that . y ' :
; ; va yr Protestant, but kneeling prayed for his last
a ress 30 much coveted should be in the i T : tay f
. ° words rice uv Die conduct in & century o
hands of a peaceably disposed nation. ; . as oa "
ultilitarian tendencies. What Catholic on that
7 > © _ . ¢
; il iil i expedition could have felt fear when he saw
GE : .
A STRAN rE 4 rORY e ‘a ither Roland by his side, Simiiing at death, a
-eo ! 4
‘ ‘ . living personification, a tu ilment of many a
A Brussels journal, the Echo de Parlement,

pubushes a statement of a very singular char-

& {i appears that about eizbt or ten days
&£9, at seven in the morninz, there was f>"'"d. |
Iving in the mad on the hich road of Scheven- |

text preached ; what Catholic could have but
felt prond to be @ Catholic on that day on
Father Roland's account.”

coments

A Dowestic Rowasoe —A singular parra-

ingen, the body of a young man of distinzuished | tive is cublished by the Louisville Journal.
appearan He was transported to the near- About eight years as », the story runs, an Eng-
est police oifice, and a sician, Dr. Vinek- | jig} man, who lived with his wife and two child:
EYSEN, Was Immed ately seni for, On examine) ren in that city. beeame peculiarly emutrrassed
a _ was 7 € not to he lead, but merely by unsuccessful speculations, and in consulta-
we ge sat : Peng | be . ep tion with ne of his friends de "ided to leave
aie Nae as lesan “ack aaa - = the city, and seck for the means of mending
ae + ye ise out , a base bis fortane cleewhere. Coiamittin +s his family
per ‘agi bi He sia " “ee to the care of his friend, he started for the
‘ Z b's in O- North, finally lucating in Philadelphia, where
gators to ur fersta: j that he was unable to he bevan business. e * wrote often to his
speak, and ma ae@ signs tor writing materials | friend who informed hia that his wife and
t ny re accordingly furnished to him, and children had left Louisville directly after his
hs a s ate | - writing that he was the son departure, and that reports of a ve ‘y disreput-
int Germain, Sy N42 cireulation. In sorrow he pursued bis business,
neprew of the late Minister of the same name.) and at the end of five rears married an e@stim
Ashe was o banie to eccount for the manner | shie lady, hy whom he had one child. He suc-
in whieh he had been veyed to the spot ceeded so well in husiness th it two years after
where he had been foand, and the first Imipres- he pa d off all hia delts, but never th vurhe of
sion created by his story was that it was a \

pure invention. The facts were at once com-
municated to the Marquis de Seves, Secretary
to the French E nbassy. aud he te e graphed to
the addrase in Paris indicated by the sufferer
A few hours after a reply was received from
Count de Moustier, stating that his own son
had really disappeared fur several days, and
that he was about to start by railroad to in-
Vestigate the facta iu person. On further ex-
amination, the mouth of the young man was
found to present evidence of stronz compres-
sion, eud his tongue was discovered to be la-
cerated. This was sufficient evidence for the
physician that a gag had been applied,

An effort was then made to revive the
youth's recollection of the facts, and in reply
to the question usty how he had been convey-
ed without his kuowiedse to such a distance
from hie home, he stated that on returning
from college, in Paris, at 9 o'clock, he was
aitacked in the street and received # heavy
blow on the head, after which he fainted away
and remembered nothing conti! he wae brousht
to his senses by the persons by whom he was
new surrounded. The traces of the blow des-
cribed by him were visible. His clothing was
impregnated with salt water aod his linen
qu t: stiff,

48

Further researches led to the diseovery of

the fact, that # smail vessel had touched on
the coast near Scheveningen on the very
might oo whieh the young stranger had been
found on the bizh road. He was taken to
the hospital, and on hie arrival there, some
houre afterwards, ¢he Vount de Moustier, to
hia great consolation, fuygnd he was bis son.
The Count declared that he could not eompre-
hend the motives of the attack and abduction,
as his sou was only eighteen years of age, and
of irreproachable eouduct. — There was no
reason to suppose that robbery was the motive
of his assailants, for al! the articles of value
which he had on him when he was attacked
still remained upon his person when he was
discovered at Schevening n,

77s —_—
A SINGULAE ACCIDENT.
{From the Detriet Free Press}

As the day express west on the
Michigan Centra! Railroad was nearing this
station the other day, the passengers waiting
for the train were startled hy the frequent

roinys
, UIT ZY

whisthug of the eugine, indicating obstructions
on the truck. Jt was
Sagon, of Bheridan, was driving at a must

furious puce to get his horse and waggon|
'

across the track before the engine reached the |
crossing, The enyineer did his best to stop!
the train, but it was too late, and the cow-
ca'eber struck just between the wagon and the
horses, separadiwy chem jnsteutly and consign-|
ing each a place on opposite sides of the track, |
littie ur none the worse of the collision, But |
abe strangest part of the story remains to be
told. Mr. Sazgon and his wife (both about 60)
were gagzbt upon the platform above the cow- |
eatcher and just in front of the engine ; where
instead of losing presence of mind and throw. |
ing themselves off, ghey settled themselves
composedly as th ugh n Abing had happened. |

The old lady put her bends in ber muff, while | one who saw the poor fellow in his last awful |
the old man, with one haid extended, as if moments, but must have heen stricken to the |

grasping the reins, and the whip raised in the |

soon found that Mr. |

returoing to his Kentucky home A tew
months ago he received a Louisville paper, in
which was recorded the d2ath of his first wife.
The ideu that she never ieft her home, but had
been all these years waiting his return, took
possession of his mind, an: he resolved to sa-
tisfy himself by # visit to Louisville and the
grave of his wite. He made known hie pur-
pose to his second wife who azreed to accom.
pany him, and with their little boy they left
for Louisville. On arrival he was astunished
to learn, on enquiry among former acquaint-
ances, that his first wife was nut only alive and
well, but had not once been out of the city.
The “friend ’’ wio had written him the account
of her departure could not be found, and he
sought out his wronged wife and two children
The joy of the poor Woman on once more
seeing the husband she had loved so faithfully,
was great. She told him the story of her
trials, of bow she had toiled for the support of
herself and children throuzh all the dreary
years, never for one wom )
that he would seine day return und be happy
with her once mre. She further related that
the friend to whuse care he had lett her, had
betraved the trust. and had not only defamed
the absent husband, but had sought her hand
in marriage, and being refused had left the
city, swearing vengeance: On being asked if
he had remaiued true, the unfortunate husband
sorrowfully revealed all and sought her torgive-
ness. Not only did she forgive him, but be-

it dvubting hin, or

sought him never te disclose the fact of her|

existance to his second wife, who as yet be-
lieved her dead, and to go back to his home in
Philadelphia and for,et the terrible past.

A petition against the ratification of the
Alabama treaty is being extensively signed in
Boston Itsays:—** This so-called treaty pro-
yoses to put upon the same footing claime by
Dritish subjects which have .risen under a dis-
agreement in regard to the "irdinary forms of
neutrality and claims of our own = citzens upon
the British Government, piracies committed by
British-built, British manned,and British armed
| vessels, by vessels and armaments which left
British ports under the protection of the Brit-
‘ish flag, and burned American ships upon the
hiyvb seas, without taking them into port for
condemnation, and without any action being
taken upon the part of the said Bi itish Guyern-

ment when these atrocities were laid before it ta)

prevent the same; but, onthe contrary, these
pirates were everywhere received with rejoicing
when visiting British ports, and when the so
torious builder of one of them
same in the British parliament, of which be
was a member, he was received with cheers
and expressions of satisfaction. This shows,
in the opinion of your memorialist3, the animus
of the British Government towards the Govern-
ment of the United States.

The Ottawa Times, which clamoured loudly
for Whelga’s death, in an editorial on the late
execution 6ay3 :—-

“ Patrick James Whelan acquitted himself
in the awful presence of a violent death like a
penitent Christian and a courageous man, No

very heart by the scene. With the officers of

Garibaldi, who had deter-|

boasted of the |

a

| A&A Roman correspondent of a London paper ttt he felt the awful importance of the solemn |
are, although split into three er four hostile tien.’
|#ections, united on two points—egmity to the

loecasion. He answered the prayers of the

priests with a firm and earnest voice and ex-
hibited throughout an earnest spirit of devo-
’

—-—eo

RECIPROCITY,

[From the Hx Express |

It is asserted that the Committee of Waya

with the Dominion.
We cannot hold out any hopes of this being

immediately brought about, for the Washing- |

ton correspondent of the New York “ World”
says, ‘it is not likely the measure will be

Congress.”’ The “ Scottish American ’’ says :

“We cannot truthfully encourage our Pro
vincial friends to anticipate the early success
of any fresh measure of Reciprocity. It will
come at some time, but not at present.
friewls of sueh a measure are on the inerease,
and the attention which influential journals

init, and a general desire for legislation
hi b tari men, however, are strong and un
and, besides, domestic matters are
too urgent to allow of
'y ubhay
city this year.”’

yielding ;
any action not absolute-

idable

lu connection with the above, we copy the {

following from the ** Citizen” of lust evene
ing :—

‘© A telegram from Ottawa dated the 15th
inst., toa merchant in this city, says that the
private committee of Ways and Means at

Washington have reported in favor of Reproci

ty by eisht to one; and th.t it is probable the |

Dominion Government will be asked to send
delegates to Washington to assist the British
Ambassador in the negotiations which he may

}scon be called upon to undertake in the com

mercial interests of this country. Everybody
in Nova Scotia must hai) this as a most impor
tant announcement, For the last few wecke |
fears have been entertained that the subject ef |
reciprocity was nut likely to be brought before |
the present C ngress; and should this be the |
ease, all official action must have been post-
poned until next November or December. By

the report of this committee, however, the |
subject is placed officially before the country;

and before Congress adjourns on the 4th of
March, the report of the committee will prob

ably be considered, and either negatived o1

sustained. If the report be thrown out, that
s an end of the matter for this year. But
there are good grounds for believing that the
report will not be thrown out. but that it will
be sustained by Conyress, and that the duty

new President and
cess, to enter upon
a negotiation in the spirit ot the resolution,
with the British Government, through the Am-

bassador at Washington.’

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will thus devolve upon the
his advisers, during the re

London, Feb. 13, evening.

The formal opening of the New Parliament,
whieh was postponed last year in consequence
of the resignation of the Disrach Ministry, touk
slace this aiternoon,

The metubers of the House of Commons were
summed to attend at the bar of the Chamber
of Peers to hea, the royal speech, Lhe Queen
was vot present. but Her mm. “#ty's speech wes
delivered by a reyal eomrmission, ana Was read

te the assembled housea by the Lord Chancellor. |

The epeech ie in substance as follows :—

that the relaticus of Great Brita are at preseut
on anexeellent footing
“The hostilities which threaten to break out

in the East have been prevented by the Confer.

ence of the great powers at Paris

“ Hope is expressed that the negotiations with
the United States will place on a firm and durable
basia the trivudehip which should ever exist be
tween England and America.

“The distardances in the colony of New Zea-
land are to be regretted, but the Queen is sure
that prudence and moderation on the part of the
government will prevent a recurrences of such un-
havpy evente.

* The estimates which will be laid before the
House by lier Majesty's Ministers are framed ou
a basis of economy, coupled with efficiency in
the aduinietration of the publie service,

“Lhe continued suppression of the Writ of
Habeas Corpus is regarded as unnecessary

* The eecelsiastica! arrangements for [reland
are to be contidered by Parliament. The lepis-
lation for their final adjustment will make large

demands Hpen the wisdom of beth Houses.” |

On this subject the Queen concludes as fol-
lows :—

“T am persuaded that careful regard will be
had to the duterests invelved and to the welfare
of religion, and that through the application of
the principles of equal justice to the question be-
ture them Parhament will secure the undivided
feeling of the people of Lreland on the side of
loyalty aud law, efface the memory of past con
tentions, and cherish the sympathies of au affee
tionate people. r

Consols clueed at 93.

London, Feb. 16

M Walewski hos reached Paris, on his return
trom Athens with the reply of the Greek Govern
ment to the reswlution of the Conference. |

The Conference will meet aguin tu receive the |
respouse of Greece,

London, Feb. 17.

Cona‘derabie excitement was created in Madrid
on Monday by an unsuccessful ¢ffort to assaaai-
pale Geo. Pian. Three arrests have been made.

Popular demonstrations have been made in fa-
vor of the freedom of Religious Worship, and also |
forthe abolition of capital punishment.

The people gathered in the streets of Vallado
lid yesterday, and protested against Military
Conscription.

Active preparations are going on for the im-
mediate embarkation of six thousand more treopa |
for Cuba. Don Eaculauto will go out with the |
reinforcements with instructious from the Pro- |
visual Goverament,

London, Feb 17. |

The address in reply to the Queen's speech was
agreed to tnanimous'y ia both Huases of Parlia-
ment

fu the House of Commons last evening, Mr. |
Disraeli expressed hie sorrow that the ratification |
of the convention with the United States waa
not announced. He hoped, tuwever, for a
speedy completion of the treaty

Mr. Gladetons was sure that the negotia- |
tious would end in the same spirit as when they
commenced. ‘The Gual issue would doubtless be
satisfactory to both countries. |

March Ist has been named for the opening of |
the debate on the question of (be disestablishment
of the Irieh Church,

Tendon, Feb. 18th.

Tue reports that ex-King Ferdinand of Portu-
gal has consented to be a candidete for the
Spauish Phroue are premature. Though atrong-
ly urged, be etill refuses to allow his name to be
connected with the Sewereignity of Spaio. The
majerity of the members of the Cortes now in

aession at Madrid are opposed to the Duke of | (housaud men.
Montpeosier, aud there is litth prospect of bis |

success.
In addition to the large detachments of rein-
| foreemente abecut to sail from Cadiz for Cuba,

the government will send out, as svon as the dent Johnson will refuae to iyo any Bill passed | « Liberty of conseience is not established
necessary transpertation ie ready, another expe- | OY Congress unless the Senate consents tu act ou «

dition which will number at least 6000 men.
London, Feb. 18, evening.

The Conference of the Great Powers met te-
dey in Parie to receivé a communication from

other, assumed an attitude that Dan Mace) the law, and the priests of his church beside Athens, of which Waleweki was the bearer.

mightenvy; and thus the old couple rede pp]
to the statiou trigmphant, amid the eheers of |
the bystanders. As soon as the train stopped,
a number rushed to their assistance, but they
declined all aid, manifesting no cone
themselyes but considerable for their horse,
and wagon ‘The
while the damage to the lutter was found to be
very trifling.

- >_> -- j
tottouays Puls —Nevvous Debility —Person |
foustitubiagally weak are much depressed by
A@hangeable weather that the ordinary offices of |
life beome a lavoyr, the necessity of thinking a
toil. The nervous gyatem is unhinged and each
day brings to such pitiable objects nothing but a
suceewior of real er fancied nieeries. To eacape
from such torments it is aply necessary to take
Holloway's Pills, which purify and strengthen a
debilitated, shaken constitution more thaw any
other medicine in the world. They cleanse the
body frow al impurities, gives tone to the stow.
ach, regularity to the brain, activity to the kid-
neys, bladder, and vowels They remove de-
jection of spirits aud bodily lassitude, aad sealore
2o the wind deejgwo and cheerfulness.

——— oe

We understand that the whoopisg-cough is
Alte prevalept ip the towns around us; but that
wo cases have proved fatal. Some families use

nothing bat Johuson’s Anodyne Liniment. Our
poetor, however, says a little ipicac, to produce
eying, would be au advoutuge.

him, ueither his voice shook nor his step
faltered, Lis eyes trembled visibly and his
lips yibrated in token of the human feelinys
within him; but otherwise we have no record

ern for| that Whelan stepped manfully upon the seaf-|

the spectators. His mind had evidently been |
wel) tutored by his spiritual dyreetura, and we}
have much pleasure in stating that such wus ths |
case. Jt is a sad thing to see a fellow ereeture |
iu the full bloom of manhood launched jito!
eternity by # single and most barbarously cruel ;
jerk of a rope! Poor Whelwn! May the
Lord have merev on hia soul!
“* Asetated elsewhere Whelan had of late
been exeeedingly attentive to the instructions)
of his spiritual advisers, He had evidently!
| resolved, accoiding to hie fights, to make his!
/execution a souree of merit hereafter. In his |
|manuer there was nothing but what was de |
| serving of the most unqualified pruise. No!
bravado ; no pretension; no swagger; and ne
cowardice. The man was there. Avgitated |
) undoubtedly, but still with ail his senses wbout |
jhim. His voice was round, clear and distinct, |
| bis step light and firm ; his whole carriage that.
| of one who kuew what he was about, while the
ashy paleness of the countenance, end the,

Phe reply of the Greek Gosernment to the pro
position of the Conference wae satisfactory, and
a resolution was adopted (hat Greece having
yielded. the Great Powers reserve to themselves
the right te protect the lives, property and inter-
est of the Christian inhabitants of Turkey. The

¢ h | fold; and held his face up and his bedy erect, repreacutatives of the Powers finally gave their
former were uninjured | without « single tremor, uuder an ordeal that signatures tu tbe protucel, and the Cuouference
sent a cold shiver through almost every one of | diseulved.

London, Feb. 19,
Madrid advices state Minister of Spanish Coi-
onuies has issued an important decree to tak:
effect in all the Colonial possessions of Spain. 1
establishes a unilorm system of Legal Jurisdie
tion, abolishes Ecclesiastical Courts and makes
various modifications in the Financial admuinis-

tration of the Culonies. The Cortes bave re- |
quested Minister Serranuo to re-arrange the |
Cabinet All the present members are likely to |

coutinue ip office.
London, 19, evening.

The Times, in an article ou the Alabama
Treaty, says the waut ef «@ definite basis of arbi- |
tration will recongile England to the rejection |
of the Cenveution by the United States.
point stewid be kept clearly in view in the event |
of offers for furtker negotiations, England now |
awaits proposals frogs Awerica. The Limes con- |
tinues, “ We have deas our best. we hase gone
to Lhe very verge ef national humiliation ty secure

itis,
admitted that the ciaiws are a fair subject for |

rewless movement of the eye, tuld wumistakably | Iriendly arbitration.” }

The | Portugal ander the old name of Iberia w

|
vive tt » subiec idicates gener snterest | ;
give to the subject indicates general interest j Montreal, Feb 16,
KE. Cartier a to re- |
the

The |

We have uo hope of Recipro- |

|

© The Queen aesures the Lorde and Commons |

and beneficial.
Thie DCSE Buti-bilous pill we ever saw or beard of,
| ‘They are now suld under the name of Parsons’

RRS

London, Feb. 22, evening.
In the House of Commons te day, in reply te
an inquiry of the O'Connor Don, Mr. Fortesoue
‘said that the Government proposed to release
| from imprisonment 45 Fenians who were corvict-
| wd of treason last year in Englaod and Ireland,

including several of the leaders.
| Baron Lionel de Rothechild, Liberal, baa been
| elected to Parliament from London city, in place
of Mr. Bell, Conservative. ;

Warren and Costello, Fenian prisoners, have

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B REY. DOCTOR MCGREGOR.

LETTER FROM TH
To the Editor of the Evening Express.
Sie,—The course of the discussion on “Dis-

tinct Schuols,’’ I have watched as closely as

my opportunities of observation permitted; and

as I believe that some of the writers engage d

been act free-

: ; Lordon, Feb. 23.
The decrees and ordera recently iesued by the |
ibume Porte ayninet the Greeks dave been re-
lyoked aud Turkish Porte bave beea thrown open
ito Greek shipping
Semauben a m Athens announce that the
{Greek Chambers have been disseived aud elec. |
‘tiens for members of a wew Leyislature are to be

i |
he.d in May. Madrid, Feb.22. |
sress of the country urge upon the Pro
) Gevernment the necessity of preserving
States. |
London Feb 23rd

The press of Lisbon almost Unanimously con- |
demn the movement for a anion of

The
| Visions t
ithe friendship of the l uited

an
sich has
been recently contemplated.

FROM CANADA. |

It ie rumored that Sir G
in’ London aa Plenipotentiary of
Dominion Governm ent, and that he is to be made
la Lord.

The Quebec Assembly met to-day, and again
}adjourned for want of @ quorum. There were
only twelve present.

‘The trains are so snowed up and delayed, that

it was impossible for members to reach Quebec : ae : ae a
° | obtain legal recognition for ‘‘distinet schools

'No mails have been received from the East or

West since Saturday

$1.75 for ordinary, to $4.90 for choice superfine
Montreal, Feb 17.

been for twenty years
| Col. Gray

lof a life, t

The storw is now abating |
Flour ts dull, and lower in price, ranging from |

The snow is deeper by eight inches than it has |

lectured last night in Ottawa, on |

on the negative side of the argument have
been overweeningly confident, rather than
sternly logie, in their management of the case,
4 hope that you will give me an opportunity,
the columns of your very ably conducted
to address the public on the merits
Twenty-seven years

in
newspaper,
of the question at issue.
hat has not yet reached the meridian
ot years usually allotted to man, have been |
passed in Schoole—from the Common Schoo! |
upwards—at home or abroad, either as pupil or
professor; and f trust that the experience thus
acquired will not be entirely fruitless in throw-

ing out some ideas, that may serve to illustrate

the subject.
The question of right is, naturally enough,
paramount bo all others whatever in the cout

sideration of a claim so important as that

ee
a

The Craminer,

ad

‘ ROD AM

Charlottetown, March 1, 1869.
OO ~ -_
THE EFFECTS OF STATE SCHOOLISM

IN THE UNITED STATES.

The Patriot of the 20th inst., publishes a
communication, sigued by a “OU, W. Hall,” in
favor of the godless Schools of the United
States. Who this Mr. Hall is we know not;
but judging from the tone of bis letter, we are
inclined to believe that he received his educa-
tion in godless Schools. His principle argu-
ment is calling ourselves @ number of filthy
names. He puts us dowy as “ blackguards ;”
the Hon. Mr. Brenan and other respectable
authorities are disposed of as being ignore-
muses,who knew nothing about what they were
saying : therefore the Common Schools of his
‘‘native land” are the best in the world! I!
“©, W. Hall’’ thinks that we are going to de-
grade our columns by noticing his low tirades,
When his writings ex-

~

he as much mistaken.

hibit the least sign of his being a gentleman,

| which three thoucand electors, larzly belonging

to the R. Catholic body, have by way of peti-

‘tion urged on our Lezislature with a view to
wherever their institution is feasible. ‘The ex-
pediency of granting that claim is a matter of
Per-

make a few observations on the

miuor, but still of very grave moment.
mit me to

subject, under the one, and under the other

“A Soldier's fife twelve years ago, or Lhe relief | aspect.

lof Lucknew,’

murderer of MeGee. Claiae
fare being sent in trem all directions.
| Flour market continues quiet

Quebee Legielature resumed its session to day

Montreal Feb 17.

The Quebec Legislature adjourned yesterday
for the want of @ quorum,only 12 weimbers being
present

A snow storm stepped the trains and prevented
the members from reaching the capital.
snow in tue streets here ia eight feet deep, and
some streets are almost impassible. The roof of
the drill shed fell in this afternoon, owing to the
weight ef snow upon it. The trams frow the
East and West are very wuch delayed. A state
ment ia published showing that the fall of snow
so far is about 118 inches, which exceeds py 38
inches the total fall in any year for twenty years
past. Several extensive lumber merehants in
Ottawa district have clesed their operations for
the winter, owing to the difficulty in getling pre-
visions luto the woods for the men.

Montreal, Feb. 18.

No arrivals from the West to-day. The traine
are ali blocked up by the snow storm, which has
raged since morning. The snow 18 80 deep that
it is difficult to pass through the streets of Mon-
treaf

for conviction of

| The Mont. .al Mining Compasy are offering a

| part or the whole of their property for eale.

| Flour is very dull and lower, $470 to $4.85
| for ordinary to choice superfine

Sogar advane-
ing rapidly during the week, and now hold very
firmly at BlO 25 to SVS per 100 Iba. for raw
Speculators are buying in this market for New
York.

Montreal, Feb. 19,

The Quebec Legislature sat for three bours
yesterday but did nothing of practical value
Another batch of petiiiens frow Freach Canadian
exiles “ere presented

A delegation froui Newfeundland on Confede
ration is dary “Xpeeted at Ottawa

Dangerous cownterteit lens on the RoyalCane
dian Bank, altered from ones are in circulation
Then genuine teu have a viguette of the Queen
onthe leit; the cuouaterfeii iuus bave tue Dune
vo! Wellington.

The flour market drags heavily along
superfine aelis ar BLO a BLS. ©
a $175.

Haliburton of Nova Seotia delivered an inter-
esting lecture at Toroute last night on the * Man
vt the Nurih.”

Good

Choice $4 70

San Franciseo, Feb 1sth.

The Legislature of British Coluwbia after
a long debate, decided against Contederation.
The vote stood 11) against to 5 in favor of it

The appropriation for the encouragement of
Feoale luwigration to British Columbia was
unanimously passed by the Council.

The English gunboat “Satellite” arrived at
Vietoria yesterday trua China and Japan.

Montreal, Feb. 20.

It is said the Dominion Parliament will meet
ou the Sth April. Men are now at work getting
the Legislative Halls in order

Montreal, Feb 23.

Brown's Bank, Toronto, closed ile doors this
morving Tho inatitution was not a chartered,
buta private Bank. Tae public sustains con
siderable lows,
clement in business circles.

Velow pedes are now all the rage in Montreal.

A feartul snow stern bas been raging since
morning No maile and no traffic.

_ The Grand Trunk Railway lose very heavily
since the let February.

A notary of LTerrebonre was robbed. of a
valise, containing $9,000, at Bonaventure Depot
this meruing. There is pv clue to the robbers

FROM THE STATES

New York, Feb. 17.

A Havana despatch dated to-day, saya Dulce
centinues active restrictive measures.

Permission to carry arws has beea revoked,
and al! arms have been ordered to be delivered to
the Goverument within four days.

New York. Feb 18.

A Richmond jury, co:wpored half of whitea,
and half of blacks, have given a negro $1600
damages aguinet a railway company, fur putting
tus wife by force ina secoud elass car, after sell-
iug her a first-class ticket.

Gold 1344.

New York, Feb. 18.

The Cuban newe this morning does rot an-|

nounce any appareut change in the situation on
that [sland The revolutionists seem to be gain-
ing ground, as they bave been deing since the
ovement began, and the Government centinues

}to increase the rigor of its ediminuistration over |

the territority it atill holds.

The American Consul at Havana has sent to
Washington asking preciection for American
ciuzenba.

New York, Feb 18

The Senate Committeeon Foreign Affairs hae
reported against the ratification of the proposed
treaty with Great Britain on the Alabama claims

Gold declined, cloaing at 1334.

The next wonthly atatement is expected to
show a considerable reduction in the public debt

The President and his family will vacate the
White House on the 3rd of March and will pro-
| bably leave Washington ©» the filth.

New York, Feb. 20.

There is likely to be a «quabble about rewards |

The |

| that they would be prepared to enaet in our |
| peaceful Province, if circumstances were fav- |

Phe suapensiou causes much ex-

| His tenth sheaf is not taken te Support a

| believes promotive of infidelity.

| him that his reli

a mockery, a delusion? To dispute his relative |
| : . . |
| right to consideration 1s to make words lose |
|their meaning, and exbibit our deservedly |

The petitioners assert that they possess an
|absolute right to a favorable reception,—
| wamely, the religious and conscientious right
| which, it seems to me absurd to assume, the
| State can ever annul by an Act of Parliament.

If you make the State the keeper of the indi-
| vidual conscience, you must inferentially udmit
| that

penal. If there be no individual er persona!

no civil
right valid ag against the State then no Gov.
‘ernment on eartli ever perpetrated an injustice
The essence of injury consists in the violation
of an actual right; but such an hypothesis
would be impossible in fact, ifit were compet-
ent for the State to render all rights a nullity.
Personal freedom would be a myth, or at most
enjoyed by sufferance. All the

ever learned iu the scienee of jurisprudence
We would need to rea

lessons we

would be fallacious.

history backwards; and begin after centuries
of error, to laud the heathen emperor who
ordeied his Christian subjects to be thrown to
lious in the Coliscum, or the jury of our Seot-
| tish ancestors who sentenced a homely female
to be burned for imaginary witcheraft. To
such absurdities as these, the doctrine, that
conscientious rights lie not without the sphere
of State power, lends niost directly Is simply
is marvellous that writers in the Halifax press
should urge anything so desperately erroneous.
I had previously imagined that intelligent men
universally admitted that there are facts, which
_ the State is free unly to recognize ; in reference
'to which there can by no licit State action that
does not presuppose their inviolable existence.

| The rights of majorities to rule must certain-
lly be reeomuized; but the extentof their rule
is not s defy definition. They
poseces the rigne iy rus, at .si.ue 3 but then
‘they must rule without violating tle rights of
minorities. Otherwise, their power becomes s

simme se as t

tyranny. All the majorities on earth could not!
dispense from the obligation of observing the |
it justifiable for one man |

Decalogue ; or rende
to bow down in adoration before an idol. |
| Sinee, then, the objections to the existing
school law are located outside the limits, with
in which it is licit for majorities to enforce obee
dience, the talk about “majorities” is entitled |
to very brief consideration. As argument it!
is worthless; as indieniive of the capabilities |
of the talkers, if it prove anything, it proves |

orable, axystem of legislation akin in sentiment
to that which, a& ove time glitter:ed in red let-
ters in the Blue Books of Conneetieut. It is
net competent for a majority gua talis to en
croach on one’s Conscieuve anymore than it is |
to sentence one innocent uf crime to be hanged
and quartered.

But the petitioners assert that they have in-
disputable clai.s which rest on a relative right
By the fiat ef ovr constitution, the Kaman Ca
tholic is permitted the free exercise of hia re-|
ligica, unfettered by limitation from ruler or |
subject. Juridicaily, he is a free man in the |
plenary enjoyment of all the privilezcs apper
taining to a loyal British citizen. This is his
birthright, and, next to his religion, bis boast |
and his pride. He votes at elections, sits in
parliament, and, from his placein the Cabinet,
| wives advice to Her Majesty's representative. |
| He maintains his allegiance pure and unsullied; |
'and would, ia case of need, be as proimpt to |

respond to his country’s call on the battle field |
as any of his fellow subjects. Heo does not |
forget the patriotism of his co religionists who, |
| thoush amorg the most illustrious of Briton’s |
‘nobles, rushed to the van as private soldiers to |
roll back the tide of Spanish invasion, duriag |
the dark period when they practiced their re- |
ligion at the risk of exile or imprisonment. He}
|is a free man, and doves not shrink from the oc-
casioual disadvantazes which his position en- |
tailson him. He is told by his church to faar |
Ged, and@ love his country, He is devotedly
loyal; but he asks in return—what the consti- |
tion promises him—that his religious couvic-
tious be rezarded with scrupulous respect. ’Tis |
his right, he knows and he feels it. He points
to the pages of our political charter and con-|
stitution for proof that penalty no longer at-
taches to bis religious profession.

|
Church whose doctrines he considers erroneous;

| be demands that his tenth shilling be not taken |
to support educational institutions which he |

Can our leg- |

islators, in the spirit of oer constitution, turn a

deaf ear to his request; and virtually inform |

gious liberty is a thing painted, |

|. Advices from Cuba are contradictory, but boasted constitution as contradictory of itself |

there seews ne deubt that the Revolutiouizts are ‘in one
It ie said the Guvern-|
{ment foree on the Leland now numb: ; ‘

ne | ment of Turkey, which knows only one divine |
A despatch to the British Minister at Washing- | pe's0on, and Mahomet for his prophet, might |

ton announces the release of Costello aud War-| reply to the Catholic Primate of Constanti | for relief 2. Who is responsible 1 These are ques. Tepresentatives—the promptnese with whieb

| steadily gaining greund

| Ten, iniplicated in the Feuian movement

| Adespatch from Washington saya that Pres:

| 00 bis Nominations.
New York, Feb. 23.
| Presideat Johnson has vetoed the Tariff Bill |
| @n copper, which recently passed Congress,
Boston, Feb 23rd.
A despatch from Augusta, Maine, says the!
| Legislative committee on federal relati
| reported a resolve in faver of Reciprocal Cow- |
{mercial intercourse between the United States.
| and the British North Amer:can Provinces,
New York, Feb 23.
| A portion of the Volunteers who garrison the |
| city of Havana have caused considerable excite- |
jwent in that city by sending deputations to the |
| Captain Geueral, demanding, among other things,
jthat more vigorous measures be employed
| against the Revulutionists. These demands Gen. |
| Duties has firmly refused, asserting that he would |

|
|

ons have |

allow we ipterference with bis political or mili-|
Ju consequence of this trouble the former from atgut to ergo, all through the pro-
commercial jaterests wave suffered greatly, and) cess of argumentation ;

The | questionable whether the latter themselves

‘tary plane

,a!l kinds of buainess are at a stand atill.
news frow the revolutionary districts favors
t.

the
/governmen

————F 2 ap +o @——--—_—__

There are more than one theusand different

kinds of Pills in the United States. Sue of)

them are worthless and injurious, otbers are youd
Old Dr. Parsous invented the

Purgative Puls.
——»ee-

The importance of giving Sheridan’s Cavalry
Condition Powders Wo horses that bave been out

| the sethemeut of the guestion at issue; we shall | in a cold rai, steod in a cold wind, or drank toe
| how await propositious fram Gen, Grant,

much cold water, cannot be ever estimated , no
man should be without them who owns a gvod
horse.

| * religion we do inculeate, you are at liberty

'

of ita most essential points,

I can, indeed, understand how the Govern-

nople, were that prelate to urge conscientious
objections to some persecuting mandate :— |

here; and if you do not relish the surt of
‘to depart from the Moslem dominions with
‘all possible expedition.’* Sucha reply would
be consirtent—that’s something—with the po-
litical organization of the uubappy country in
question ; but I must confess that, if our legis-
lature were to tell us in words that we are free,
and, at the same time, inflict penalty on us in
act, the rationale of the circumstance would

lie so deeply buried in subtieties as to baffle my | Laird is never tired of lauding to the skies.

comprehension.
The casuistry of the scholastica is proverbi-
al; but history must be repeating itself with

compound interest, for that of Siate Schcel- /ess system of education ou the morals of the|

ists is, under every aspect, a very superior
article. One can undersiand all the
quaint, hair-splitting, distinctions of the

but it is evidently

clearly perceive the adhesioa presumably ex-
| isting in their own sylloyistic eonstructions.
| Certainly, the relevancy of remarks on the
| Pope's infalibility, on the institution of imag-

and not a pot-house mountebank, we may

give his blatant pomposity # passing notice,

For the present we treat bis letter with that
supreme contempt which ite beastly vulgarity
deserves.

The Patriot of Thursday last publishes, as
an off-set against the testimony of the Hon.
Mr. Brenan and the Archbishop of Ciuciunati,
the evidence of “ Bohemian,’? who scribbles
oceasionally for the Progress: Our readers will
be curious to kuow who this great authority is,

/and they will not be a little surprised to learn

that he is the strippling known to many as)

system which has too long

tation. What are the motale of the rich? H
are families trained up? What is the condition of
that which is recognized as society? Are
dmproved from the models ef the ‘rotten these
cracies’ of Europe! Let the divorce pm.
the diagusting emnals of forticide answer y
one hand. Let the Erie railicad and other
tiplied frauds give evidence on the other.”

Again the same paper says —

“So here we have two new things in the Bethel
attached to this noted church, lectures on anat
aud physiology avd secular news rome open ey
Sunday! And thisin connection with a church pg

ding deseendante of the Puritans and bearin
the name of Plyszouth Rock, Tis church, toe pa |
its preachers wre among the most remarkable in the
United States. In fact the fame of them hag gj.
most travelled every where.

The innovation is # sin of the remarkable pgs.
gress now being made by rationnlietic idewe, and
worthy of note by thoughtfal men = It i# uot only
a surprising, bat an astonishing departure from the
old ways; aud it aifords « precedent for farther ig
novations.”’

These extracts will be sufficient for the Elder
to digest for the presest.
——~ — 2e- oe
REPORTING AND PUBLISHING THE
DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF
THE {OUS€ OF ASSEMBLY.

maul.

Aw esteemed correspondent has favored us
with @ very opportune communication on
this subject. Ie hie condemnation of the
tained, we
fully concur. He justly characterises it ag
inefficient and unpopular; and proposes »
scheme by the adoption of which, he thinks,
its defects might be, if not altogether, yet in
a very satisfactory manner remedied Ia
that opinion we also concur; but we are
sorry to say we fear that their regard ior
what they perhaps now look upon as vested
interests,will prevent the House of Assembly's
giving it that trial which its propounder
seems to look fur at their bands. With the
system which has bitherto prevailed, we have

a se

ns be

law ever was, or ever can be, |

| tion to say which takes the lead.

| mistaken huwanity. Let our fashionable conyreya-

py long been heartily diegueted ; aod eo, we bee

“Jimmy napa ° my a , b | lieve,has every other member of our brother.
a y =
Retpage-bartapenetemanes-diep buco ancas ‘hood. We are all, doubtless, most anxious

| bling of vain, presumptious, beardless bovs is| that it should be completely reformed ; aud

]
| quo abl ge : “

. we will just hint that, if, making commoa
| men whan The l'vogress ayers sanen fet the dinition of Gn dal ae
| “Bohemian” boy are pushiug the ‘hill o e- lation, we cordialiy unite in demanding it,
'turity ’ at a marvelous rate. The Catholic as in the interests of the peopie at large, there
_world and pious Protestants should cease their, can be no doubt that we shall find the As-

‘sembly amenable to reason And, indeed.
. ,,| having been informed (and we believe correct.
children when they learn that “my boy Jim’’| ly) that the proposed reform in this branch of
‘has pronounced in favor of the infidel or god- ithe public service, has already been under the
consideration of some of the most influential
leaders of the majority in the House of As.
sembly, and that they have concluded it ad-
visable to adhere to the old system—we may
plainly add, that the convietion forced upon
our mind, with respect to it, is, that it is one
of those reforms, the effecting ot which must
be from without, rather than from within.

We are sorry that we cannont afford apace
for the publication of the who'e of our eore
respondent's Scheme ; but the tollowing brief
notice of it will, we trust, be sufficient to

ted against the evidence of venerable lay-

efforts to obtain a religious education for their

less system of education !
| Mr. Elder Laird would fain lead us to believe
| that the people of the United States are the.
| most moral in the world, and that, in conse-
| quence of their godless system of education.
| Now, we are of opinion that their infidel sys
‘tem of education is fast making the American
people the most immora! on the face of God’s

|earth. We can scarcely take up a paper, Pro-

testant or Catholic, but we read therein the | pigce its merits favurably before our readers,

| most startling facts shewing but too plainly) ph. writer roposes that the House of As.

the lamentable effects of the godless system in| sembly aaah waaptet a Chief Reporter, and
| the neighboring republic. We are not to be| provide for him the sesistance of two efficient
subordinate Reporters; and that he, so ae-
_,| sisted, shoud be required to give in, every
't' Monday morning, at the office of the pews
We think that there are | paper proprietor comtracting for the publiea-
|tion of the Reports, a full digest of the
whole of the debates, &c , of the Assemtily
during the previous week.

That the Chief Reporter might be enabled
Some of our reugers| tu du this, our correspondent observes: it

understood to say that the whole American
people are corrupt in their morals; far be
| from us to say so.
|amongst our neighbors many upright, honest
| and virtuous men and women; but we do say |
| that their system of education is sapping the |

morality of the nation.
| )

| may think that we exagyerated in stating the de- | would be nee-esary for him te attend the
} : j of “ .
‘pravity of some of our American friends. We! House during the whole of every important

debate: not, however, for she purpose of
did no such thing: we were below the mark taking down every word attered by the
rather than above it. What do we read in a speakers ; but simply for making writter
late number of the Halifax Reporter, one of ®0te of the heads, points, de, of every
i ‘ . |epecch ; and of, moreover, at the same time,
the most respectable papers published in Bri) oat carefully recording upon his mental
tish America, and published by @ Pretestant tablets, the whole tenor, drift, and beari

| geutleman, intimately connected with one of | Of every spesch delivered in the course of the

the most respectable and leading families in | women Nae Eo eaten th wn
This paper in its issue of the) pars the two Assistant Reporters, working
20th inst., has the following :— | on the relay systew, would, each im his tarn,
| have to supply the Chief Reporter with a
reasonable portion of fair m-ertenso report,
as soon as possible after the rising of the
House each day, or early next morning, to
enable him to make the neodfel progress

our own City.

“The United States,throughout its entire ex-
tent, is withowt doubt the wickedest country |
in all creation. In England, France, and coun-
tries of much older growth, and more exten-

sively populated, we bear of nothing like the with o condensed bet comneshension senctt
amount of crime perpetrate] as that daily AN- | for publication. P oT

noueced by the papers of the neighboring re-| , .

public. The worst cities in thie respect are | Ww e may here observe that to be able to so
New York and Chicago ; we are not in a posi it bimeelf, in an efficient and satis’actory
Chicago | ™anner, of tke duty which would thus be im-

is rife in divorce cases and murders, while Posed upon him, it would be neceesary, as ie

| New York, its rival, excels in robberies and ™0St justly observed tn @ little work entitled
likewise murders. Many cities of less note | ** Atds to Reporting,’ that the Chief Repor-

than either et the above, figure almost as con- | ter should be something more than a mere
spicuously in the record of crime ; so that, on | short-hand writer. ** An efficient reporter must
the whole, the United States may be fairly be able to undeastand and for the time to feel,
classed as the “ wickedest’’ place in the uni |®0t merely what @ man says, but what he

verse. To a certain extent this is admitted by | @e8ns to eay—things, with the most practised
American journals—an extract from which we | Speakers, @t times, and with young debatere

give to support eur views, The following is|®* @ll times, totally opposed to each other.
from a-leading paper, and we think it is pretty | He must be able so completely to identify
nearly correct in what it says : | bimeelf with the course of am argument, as
“ Aw the daye advance, crime seeme to maltiply. | know beforehand almost, not merely what
Murderous assanits. homicides, suicides are on the! the speaker ig about to say, but the expres-
increase all over the country, Lawlessness has| sien be will o: ought to employ to convey his
become « churacteristic of the country. Many | meaning to others. It is most true tha: ia
culises, ho doubt, contribute to this. One of these! aid of the note-taking power of the reporter,
causes unquestionably is to be found in the de ltt i ' h : A“
woralising influenee of the late war. It hasalways ‘2° Sequisitron of short hand is of consider-
been so It will ever be so, so long as haman ne | able importance ; but it is by no means an
ture remains what itis Another cause is the leni. | imperat:ve requisite, provided the Reporter

ency with which crime is veated. In great emer-| possesses, in an eminent degree, the higher
gencies, extreme measures are not only justifiable | " » ne a ae

but loudly called-tor. The cure for the yrowing evil | qualifications of his calling.

las very much in the Buds of our judges and our, most distinguished Reporters the gallery of

State govervors By all means let the haw be exe | parliament bas known were long-hand writers,
cuted Tenderness for great criminals is at the beet) and there are at present twe or three who ree

tions also see to it that they are doing their duty. port in long-hand with a power which enables
Who can say that they are?’ If ever a‘ tonyne of | them to follow bd speaker with all bat wer~
fire" were necessary it is necessary now ‘The | batsm accuracy.’’

lawlessness is not confined to the lower orders of | -
the people. The vice which is supving the foauda- | The expense, says our correspondent,
tions of order and goodness is to be found not alene | incurred by the mode of reporting and pub.
amid the filth and a of the basements and | lishing the parliamentary debates, hitherto
cellars of our lanes and alleys but sitting in crsh- pursued, has especially of late years, been
ioued ease and princely splendor in our palatial | :
mansions Te pat down this reign of terror, we | po upon by sume as a serious von the
need both law and gospel—the strong band of PUblic expenditure, and as one which ought
justice and the tonyue of fire.” to be diminished if possible. And, on thie
In New York. supposed to be one of she most polnt, he further observes that although the
civilised cities int he Union, crime is increasing 10 mode which he propounds would not indeed
such au alarming extent, that the well-disposed giminish the expense, but,un the other hand,
vortion of the community ars seriously contemplat- “a St ee
oe taking the law inte their own hands, and form. | perhaps, ® little increase it ; yet, as the
ing vigilance committees for their protection, Such | pubdlie would, thereby,be kept duly informed
a state of things was never heard of before in a of the proceedings of their representatives in

ga

Opulace professing 80 many Christinn qualities |

‘he press is beginuing to ery out againet the evil, |
and demand aremedy When we see a journal like |
the New York * Herald,” —a paper tht panders|
in the follies and foibles of the coaulion~dnviatan |
the inauguration of a hew state of things. we may |
be sure that society is as bad as it can well in |
that modern Sodom. Tae * Herald " suys =

“What can be done to check the dreadful in- |
rease of crime in this city ? Where shall we look |

tiens that demand serious attention and s y un. |
swers, aud the promineut ciiizens of New York |
should immediately call a public meeting and let!
these interrogatories go before it with a force that!
will admit of no delay. Now isthe time It will |
not de to wait und leave the work to a vigilance:
committee."'—Ex. Parsn.

This is a gloowy, dark picture of the morals |
of our American neighbors, aad there is very
little doubt bat this sad state of moral depra-
vity bas been the uatura) effect of that intidel
or godless system of education which Elder

We could adduce evidence to almost an un-
limited extent as to the badJeffects of the gud- |

United States, but our space is limited, and we
must confine ourselves to a few extracts. The
Montreal Gazette of the 28th ult., a most re-
spectable Protestant journal, has the follow.
ing:—

“It is the fashion in these days to worship mere
bigness and strength. Persia would have the

voices of the worid to-day agninst the best of the
Grecian republics. It is well that some men

inary Star Chambers, on the difference between
religion and ism, go far to prove either that
easuistry is wondertully acute, or that stupidity
is remarkably audacious.

{ defer till another opportunity some further

ing the Schoo! act; and [2] on the singular
genius for blundering evidently possessed by
one of the “‘yodiess school" retainers.
lam yours, &c., &.,
D. M McGegwor, D. D.
Arichat, Jan, 25th, 1869.

‘The Cheapest and Nicest Bonnets are bought at Fatconer & Patrick’s, South Side Queen Square.

| quire i

observations (1} on the expediency of modity-_

should — & more stendfaust course, and en

the well-being of their fe!low-men is
beiug actually promoted by this increase in ap-
parent etrength of the great Ameriean republic
|* Allis not gold that glitters,’ nor dees al pros-
i ay flow from the nature of political institutions
| With almost boundleas tecritories to subdue and
| Cultivate, a coarse material prosperity was almost
inevitable for an energetic race iu America. That
sort of prosperity proves nothing respecting the
j effect of institutions. in that respect the only fai:
| comparison with European countries is that of
| Cities with cities, Where the people are crowded
| gether, jostling each other in the pursuit of

}

the House of Assembly throughout the whole
of each session, and would never, through
any defect in the machinery of reporting, be
kept in ignorance of those proceedings for a
longer period at most than a week at a time,
even if so long at any time; the improve-
ment, he apprehends, would be so agreeable
and acceptable, both to the people and theit

value would be rendered them for their
money, would be so satisfactory — that mu-
tual congratulations thereon, rather than
murmurs at the expense thereby incurred,
would be ** the order of the day.’

And further, he observes that, as respects
the printer sho might, under this system,
contract for the publication of the Reports,
it would be neccessary that he should be
bound to iseue, every week, during the See
sion, one full newspaper sheet at lesst, fully
devoted te the Reports Such a sheet would,no
doubt,ebtain general cirzulation;but even if it
did not,it would afford the several newepaper
proprietors or editors a full and fair or
tunity of layinz,through the medium of theif
own several columns,before their subscribe
in due season, such reports and notices
legislative proceedings in the House of At
sembly, a8 would completely obviate all
cause vf complaint op that head. It is only
when the proceedings and debates of the
Legislature are published so out of date, and
long after the close of @ session, that the
newspaper readers look upon them as stale,
flat amd unprofitable: on the ae
during ® session, they have an absorbent
terest in the public mind.

He also remarks, that although the adoption
of the system which he presumes to reco@e
mend, would involve the abandonment af
general attempts at the in-exfenso or
system, yet it would by no means preclude the
possibility of giving occasionally, at length,
any speech of especial weight, power, or sig-
nificance, or even a whole debate of peculis®
interest ; and pointedly and truly observes, thas
the scheme propounded by him, or ore close

asin, vieing with euch other iv luxury and osten-

ly resembling it, is the only efficient one, for