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Tur News from urope, received here (tyr- ing the past week, in the steamship Cuba at Halifax, is the most momentous and the least cheering of any fhielligence which has been brought acro#s the Adantic for many years. Tn England there has been, and no doubt it still prevails, a commercial panic, which threatens to transcend in its disastrous effects all Banking

IMPORT SANT NEWS.

previons calamities of the kind. houses of heretoferc undoubted solvency, have

suddenly succumbed, with Liebilities re

to millions of pouncs sterling. The principal one was the house of Overend, Gurney & Co. Their Bank stopped payment on Thursday the 1@th instant, aud the occurence, it is said, pro- duced the greatest excitement in the metropolis. Their liabilities amount to the enormous sum often millions pounds sterling. The Banking House of Sir Morton Peto & Co. also suspended, with liabilities varicnsly stated at from four to five millions. This house was engaged with the most extensive rulway contracts in the four quarters of the globe, and appeared to have at- tained the highest stability in their commercial dealings, and commanded the greatest confi. dence and respect. The English Joint Stock Banking Company ulso suspended, through the failure of Overend, Gurvey & Co, Other es- tablishments of lesser note hare been svamped in this great catastrophe, The Bank Charter was suspended by the Government, by means of whieh the Bank of England could extend the issue of its paper; and the Bank, (though charging the hizh rate of 9 per cent discount), had advanced several millions; but even this fuiled to stop the panic. We may expect to hear by the next arrival from England of many more disastrous fadures.

That this commercial pavie in England will affect the Colonies, ean scarcely admit of a doubt. Wherever the ship-building and lum- befing business prevail, there the shock will surely be felt. We have already beard that within the last three or four days che shipbuild- ing basiness bas deen brought to a partial stand-still in this [sland—the number of hands employed in several shipyards beiag greatly lessened. Ji is earnestly to be hoped that our enterprising shipowners and ship-builders, whose commereial! eredit stands high, and whose ability to meet their engagements is undoubted —will not be serious!y affected by the crisis at home, although the activity in trade must, to a considerable extent, be abated.

Bat though the commercial _news is of a lamentable character, the political intelligence ‘—whieb bas largely influenced the money mar-

. kets of Great Britain and the continent, bring- jng ataguation upon all branches of industry— is more calculated to ereate profound appre- hersion. There is vow little doubt that a war between the German Powers, Austria and Prussia, will soon shake the European conti- nent, involving other powers in the conflict, af- fecting thrones and dynasties, and changing, in its results, the whole map of Europe. The Germau Powers had more than a million of mes under arms, con !ronting each other on the trofitiers of the two States,—Italy is armed, ready to snatch Venetia from Austria,—and the ‘Emperor of the French, by a recent speech, ‘which will be found amongst the general news, has given some token of his intention to have a hand inthe fray. The dispute between Austria and Prussia — which has had its foundation in the scandalous robbery of Danish territory—ap- pears te have baffled «ll attempts at negotiation ; and now, when the war fever is on them, with vast armies, eager and well prepared for con- flict, faeing each other — it is hardly to be ex- peeted that those disturbers of the peace of Kurope, {and, perhaps, of America), will listen to pacifie counsels. We shall not, therefore, he in the least surprised to receive intelligence by the first Mail from Europe of the eommence- went of hostilities. The threatening aspect of aTairs ou the continent is such that it gave rise to au important discussion in the House of Lords on the Sth instant, a <oudensed report of which we give below :—

HOUSE OF LORDS—MAY 8.

THE IMPENDING WAR— ENGLAND

AND THE CONTINENTAL POWERS

—4 MILLION OF MEN READY POR ACTION.

The Earl of Capoaay asked whether Her

© Majesty's Government had made any offers of

mediation, ¢i

Euiperor of the French and the Emperor of

Russia, to the Govern ments of Austria, Prussia,

and Italy, with a view to @ pacilic settlement of

the questiou in dispute between the three latter

Powers.

The Earl of Cianesvoy after observing that the fall in the funds and in all German secu- ‘ities 6u every bourse in Europe, the paralysis of eredit and industry, and the enormous losses entailed a3 soon as rumours of war between the ~ German Powers were circulated, ought to have warned the rulers of those States how they tri- fled with the interests of the people whom they yoverned, seeded to say that at first it ap- peared as if moderate counsels would have pre- vailed, and the calamities of war be averted. But withia the last fortnizht that hope had daily diminished, althoush each Power declared thai it had no intention to attack the other, and was ouly arming against an attack which beth

neither woud make! When, how- ever, the armies of those countries were march- ing to the same frontier, there was too much reason to fear that a collision, either through Aedn or aegident, must take place. (hear, hear). With regard to the tender of our good offices, we could not act alone. By ourselves we eduld do nothiag against a determination that war was the most effective means of carry- ing out ambitious projects. That that deter- mination would not be enforced we might still continue to hope; but there was no doubt that more than a million Of men were now armed and ready for aetion (hear, hear). And he must say that it was « most saldening reflec- tion ia this enlightene:! age that Kurope should be menaced with a conflict for which there was no casus belli, and which was not only without cause, but without justification (hear, hear).

Lord Staatrorp De Rencisrre said it was * clear that Europe was on the eve of one of the * gaostexpensive and bloody wars ever known in

history: and Kozland would be unusually for- ¢unate if she were not ultimately drawn into it. tHe deeply regretted that a great country like this shoul be eoudem ved to inaction, and not ue able to raise her vice against it.

Earl Grex was of opinion that the present state of Europe was the legitimate result of the rule of evuduet we had recently laid down for ourselves, that this country would not, directly of indireetly, interfere in continental affairs un- teas her interests or ber honour were affected.

- ‘If we eontinued to pursne this selfish course . gooner or later we auut endanger the peace of

any such policy or rule of conduct had been lated by bins. What he had said was that if ueither the honor gor the interests of this country were con

we should do well Ling to reflect before we

.

_ Farope, . Earl Rossen. denied that

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would takethe first opportu of going £@ war, j

The Marl of reign Secreta Lord Grey, wi eomeurred, Ne overbearing, { andy Prassia towards Denmark; r her Ma- jesty’s Goverument had gane to the verge of | hostilities they then drew

he could find

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entirely

Government had done was to urge Denmark to put herself in the right, and that she had de- clined to do. Lord Wodehouse was seut out with this express object in view, yet she still refused, until it was too late, and the German Powers would no longer abstain from action. All the Government could then do was to re- monstrate with Austria and Prossia, and en- deavor to induce them to settle the question at issue by nezotiation.

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LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE. BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

THE WAR CRISIS IN GERMANY—AT- TEMPT TQ ASSASSINATE COUNT BISMARCK.

On Monday afternoon, about six o'clock, a!

well-dvessed man fired several shots from a re- volver at Count Von Bismarck, in the “ Unter den Linden” street. The Couut was returning on foot, after having had an audience of the King. Upon reaching the Schadon Strasse he was fired at from behind, by a man who dis- jcharged at him two barrels of a revolver. | Both shots, however, missed the Count, who immediately turned and seized the man. In the struggle which ensued between them the assassin fired three more shots from his revol- ver. Count Bismarck remained unhurt, with the exception of a slight contusion. His elothes were burned by the nearness of the last three discharges. The perpetrator of the at- tempt is the step-son of Car! Blind, the political refugee in London. The assassin, while unob- served in prison, stabbed himself in the throat nine times with a pocket-knife having several blades, The physicians declared the wounds not dangerous, a8 no important artery had been severed,and he was put in astrait waistcoat, but died on Tuesday. He was educated principally in England, but had been, for the last four years studyiag agriculture and economics at Hohenheim, in Wurtemburg. He had not been in London for more than two years; nor did his step-father, whose name he had adopted, ever see him. A very short time ago he wrote to Carl Blind to say that he might soon be ex-

cted home on a visit; and we believe his amily were actually expecting him in London when the appalling news arrived of his despe- rate attempt and of his death. People who know him speak of him as a young man of the most fanatical and extravagant views on many subjects; but, of course, no trait was per- ceptible to them which could have led them to suppose him capable of meditating such a crime as assassination. It is strange that, al- though his repeated attempts to shoot Count Bismarck proved so completely abortive, he was a skilled marksman, had competed at one of our Wimbledon rifle matches, and, on one occasion, won a prize there. He was only in his twenty-second year.

On Tuesday evening, at nine o'clock, a serenade took place before the residence of Count Von Bismarck, in consideration of his recent escape from the hands of the assassin. About 2,000 persons were present, to whom Count Von Bismarck, in expressing his thanks, suid :—“ We are all ready to die for King and fatherland, let it be on the pavement of the street or on the battle-field. Our common feeling finds its best expression in the cry of ‘Long live the King.’ ”’

GIGANTIC PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

Orders have been issued at Berlin for the mobilization of the 7th army corps.

The town of Erfurt is to be placed in a state of defence.

From explanations given by Prussia to the French Government, it appears that the mobi lisation of the Sth Prussian corps d’armee in the Rhenish Provinces is not inteaded in any respect as a demonstration against France, but simply to keep in check the petty German States.

The Emperor Francis Joseph has expressed a wish to meet Napoleon III., and confer with him upon the state of Italy, and the contingen- cies that may arise in the course of a war. The —— however, was not entertained at

aris.

Prince Alexander of Hesse, a friend and confidential agent of the Kaiser, has been des- patched on a special mission to Stuttzart, and will thence, it is said, proceed to St. Peters- burg. The Prince, who is a brother of the Duke of Hesse and the Empress of Russia, holds a commission in the Austrian Army, and has been long on an intimate footing with the Kaiser.

France has informed the Pope that she would be inclined to prolong the occupation of Rome were war to come. That she may be able to vindicate such a measure against the gevtebie objections of Italy, she wishes the ope to ask for the continued presence of the French garrison.

Switzerland is abont to call out a body of 15,000 men for the protection of her southern | frontiers in ease of war.

The fortress of Conizstein, near Dresden, is being made ready. The timber on the adjvin- ing hills has been cut, and every other precau- tion taken to strengthen the defences of the Orders have been issued for placing the whole Austrian army on a war footing, and for concentrating the army of the north on the Bohemian and Silesian frontiers.

The country surrounding Mantua has been inundated by the Austrian engineers, and the fortifications of Peschiera and Leguano have been strengthened.

The strength of each of the 20 infantry batta- lions of the Hanoverian army has been raised to 560 men by the recall of the soldiers ou fur- lough.

It is stated that the Belgian Government

shortly intends raising the effective of the Bel- gian army to 80,000 men, and that the orders tor recalling the men on furlough are already signed, Orders have been issued for the mobilisation of the first (Prussian) and the second (Pomer- anian) army crops. The whole Prussian army is now mobilised.

Viessa, Tavespay Arrernoox.—Anstria is said to have decided apon convening the Hols- tein biet should Prussia still reject her propo- sals for the question of the settlement of the Duchies. It is also rumoured that Austria in- tends convening the provincial Diets of the Empire. The movement for the formation of Volunteer Rifle Corps continues in several pro- vinces. The Municipality of Prague have re- evived orders tc prepare quarters for the recep- tion of troops who will arrive in that city im- mediately, and for whom there may be no room in the barracks.

According to intelligence received here from Prussia, Italy, and the Middle States, arma- ments are being proceeded with in all those countries.

The Vienna papers publish a telegram from Florence alleging that an Italian attack upon Venetia will take place on the 16th inst.

An ordinance has been published to-day re- gulating the conditions upon which volunteers can enter the army.

Rumours are current of Rassian preparations for war.

Bresers, May 9 (Evextxa).—Venice is now closed to tarflie from without. 20,000 Croats are assembled in Dalmatia. The regiments of the frontier are concentrated at Pela.

MILITARY CONFERENCE OF GERMAN SOVEREIGNS. | Dansstapt, Tavrspay.—The reigning So- vereigns of Wartemburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Nassau, and Baden, and Plenipotentiarics from | five other German States, including Bavaria, | Id. conference on the Sth inst., in the village of Mublacker (Wurtemburg), respecting the concentration of their respective contingents |

them,

1 the command of

MATION OF AN ITALIAN VOLUN- TEER CORPS UNDER GARIBALDL. ApRoyal decreeshas been issued ordering the

formation of a corps of Italian volunteers, to be provisionally composed of 20 battalions, vader ‘ot General Garibaldi. The volunteers will engage tosgerve fora term of ove year.

THE PANIC IN THE MONEY MARKET.“| Reutes

Phe Bank of England on Tuesday advanced

ck and abandoned | the rate of discount from 7 per cent. to 8.) an ally whom théy had previously encouraged | This measure seents to haye excited a feeling to resist the demands of the German Powers. | of surprise in most quarters, yet it had beeu

Karl Resse.s retorted that what her Majesty's | foreseen by many observers.

On Thursday sen’ night when the Bank rate was raised from 6 to 7 per eent., the reserve was nearly two millions less than that held on the last occasion ‘(the 28th Dec.) when a similar movement was made. Moreover, comparing the reserve, as last officially stated, with that held on the L5th March, when a reduction from 7 to 6 per cent. took place, the falling off is no less than £3,168,173. It is theretore mainly to the de- ficiency of reserve, a4 developed under the Act of 1844, that the present advance in the value of money is due. The rising teadency in the value of money on the Continent, the absence of recovery in the exchanges, and the undimin- ished desire shown by Continental capitalists to send securities to this’ country for sale, have doubtless contributed to the present decision, the more especially as at the moment much uncertainty prevails with regard to the extent of dama re that may be inflicted upon the finan- cial companies by the monetary storm. It is satisfactory to remark that the demand for silver for India has entirely ceased, and that the inquiry for gold for export to the Continent has already slackened. The extraordinary, and in- deed unprecedented fall, which has been going on for weeks past in publie securities, is largely owing tothe heavy sales which have been press- ed here by capitalists on the Continent, who have been quick to discover tnat this is virtually the only market in Europe in which they can obtain the requisite supplies of ready money. In explanation of these sales it must be borne in mind that the existing crisis in foreign affairs embraces a far wider scope than we have been accustomed to for along series of years. All Germany, as well as Italy, and, probably,

conflict, and, considering the hundreds of mil- lions of securities held in these countries, sur-

sales here.

THE LAST AUSTRIAN NOTE.

The Austrian reply, dated May 5, to the last Prussian note of the 30th ultimo, states that Austria must now consider all negotiation on the question of armaments to be exhausted. Austria has no intention of attacking either Prussia or Italy, but is bound for the protection of her Empire to take precautions in order to place her territory in security against the offen- sive preparations of Italy. Austria is compel- led to ask how Prussia can reconcile her demand that Austria should leave her German frontiers unprotected with her duties as a German Power.

In consequence of the proposition made_ by Saxony at the Fedral Diet, Bavaria is said to have addressed a note to Prussia, requesting in- formation respecting the latter's threatening attitude towards Saxony. Prussia replied that she would not enter Saxon territory so long as Saxony was not occupied by Austrian troops.

having set fire to the Austrian frigate Novara.

ADOPTION OF THE SAXON MOTION BY THE FEDERAL DIET.

The Federal Diet at Frankfort on Wedensday adopted the motion brought forward by the Saxon representative, to the effect that Prussia should be requested to make a specific decla- ration, as otherwise the Diet wou!d be compelled to take those steps by Article 11 of the Federal pe The Prussian representative subsequent:

declared that Prussia was ready to revoke the defensive measures she had taken if the Diet would also order the disarmament of the other members of the Confederation. Otherwise Prussia would be eompelled to maintain the measures necessary for her own security and the maintenance of her position as an Europe- au Power.

COST OF THE ARMIES IN GERMANY.

The Austrian army alone is said to cost, on its present footing, £100,000 a day,or £3,000,- 000 a month. It can only be kept up by the most crushing taxes, or the most rec‘'ess insolveucy. Prussia is alittle better off. Yet there appears to be no doubt of the will of both populations to go to war if their rulers lead the way. All Germany flies to arms with equal ardour, wheth- er it is some border province to be won or a neighbour to be humiliated. Such is the end of all the brilliant aspirations we have heard in song and read in prose for a United Fatherland.

FRANCE. SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR.

On Saturday the Mayor of Auxerre present- ed an address to the Emperor Napoleon, to which his Majesty replied as follows :—“ ] see with pleasure that the memory of the first em- ps has not been effaced from your minds. Be- ieve me, for my own part, I have inherited the feelings entertamed by the chief of my family for this energetic and patriotic population, who sustained the Emperor in good as in evil for- tune. I have a debt of gratitude to discharge towards Yonne. This department was the first to give me its suffrages in 1848, because it knew, with the majority of the French people, that its interests were my interests, and that I detested equally with them those treaties of 1815 which it is new sought to make the sole basis of our foreign policy. I thank you for the sentiments you have expressed towards me. Among youl breathe freely, for it is among the working population both in town aud country that I tind the real genius of France.” ANXIETY AND CONSTERNATION IX PARIS.

The words spoken by the Emperor on Sun- day in his speech to the Mayor of Auxerre have produced a great effect in Paris. It would be difficult indeed to exaggerate the dismay. People who have been ruined, people who are desperately struggling to escape the ruin which is hanging over them, and people who till now yielded alarge belief to the pacific intentions of the Government, and did not scan too nicely what appeared amlizuous in them, are in ccn- sternation. It is in reply to M. Thiers’sspeech, and to the enthusiastic reception it met with in the Lezislative Body, that the Emperor trum- sets to the world his detestation of ‘those Treaties Of 1815 which it is desired now to make the basis of our foreign policy.’ These words strike upon the ear like the first notes of defiance to Europe. hey are the revenge taken upon the commercial, the bourgeois classes, whose hopes of peace are so cruelly dissipated. They are the answer to the educat- ed and intelligent populations of the great towns for their opposition to official nominees in the last elections. They sound like a de- claration of war against the enlightened classes, for it is not among them, the Emperor says he can “ breathe freely: and it is not among them, but among the working men and the

ants, that he finds the true genius of France. Chere are rumours of resisnations of Ministers, whether true or fa'se, does not, perhaps, much matter. The Ministers had not any knowledge of what the Emperor was going to say to the labourers of Auxerre, and they are as much taken by surprise as the publie atlarge. Twice on Thursday se’nuight the Emperor had an account given to him by a confidential person of the manner in which M. Thiers's speech was received in the Legislative Corps; and he was particular in inquiring as to whether those who applauded were the majority. He could hardly believe it when assured repeatedly that the House was unanimous in its approbation. He remained silent for some minutes as if in reverie, and then abruptly dismissed his attendant with the words, “ Raison de plus, raison de plus.” He spent the rest of the night walking up and

down his room. or writing, and did not retire

to repose till long after daybreak. That an understanding exists between “the French Go- vernment, M. Bismarck, and Italy no one now seems to have the slightest doubt, and the as- sertion that Italy has begun to arm only be- cause she dreaded an attack from Austria, is re- | ceived with a derisive smile. Two or three months ago the projeet of the Italian Govern-) ment for the reduetion of its expenditure, and | the relief of its financial burdens, was sent up

sidetable reductions in the army formed an im-

France, are directly involved in the anticipating

prise cannot be felt at the sudden pressure of

Some. Italian workmen are suspected of

portant item in the project, word was at Once sent back to Flovence that, whatever else ' cutdown, the army iunust suffer mo diminution, ~The announcement by the Emperor Napo- (leon to the Mayor of Auxerre Uuit, in common with the majority of the French people, he de- ‘tests the ties of 1815, has evidently been regarded On the Paris Bourse as a signal for the com ment yf a European war, and the lately terwards experienced a turther fall of neariy 2 per cent. —- THE FENIANS AND THEIR A Committee of Investigation is sitting in New York, upon the past and present condition of the Irish Republic No. 1. They ave making extraordinary revelations of the condition of afuirs, which ought, if the Fenians possessed the smallest modicum of cummon sense, to prevent a cent being subscribed for the purpose of the Order. We cannot do better than copy the revelations of the World, a journal which took

DOINGS.

an active part ir pufling up the O'Mahonys, as they approached the zenith of their briet career.

“WHERE HAS THE MONEY GONE TO?

«“ The Committee of Investigation, appointed to examine the accounts of the late proprietors, are beginning to unearth very strange facts. It seems that until the Philadelphia Congress had closed its sessions, there had not been any such thing as an account-book in the possession of John O'Mahony & Co. Immense sums were received daily from the organizetions through- out the country, but nobody can tell what was done with the money. It appears that Colonel 0’ Mahony drew $30,000, for some purpose or another not given to our reporter. Money was paid out in profusion to centres, organizers, arents, and other officials in the most indis- crimiuate and reckless manner, A Colonel Muleahy was given a roving commission with the snuz little sum of $7,000 for some uaknown and mysterious cause. Seven hundred copies

a newspaper called the Citizen, containing laudatory articles on the late Head Centre, O'Mahony. $3,000 was drawn to remunerate pilots who were to lead au imaginary fleet to Ireland—around the Horn, probably. A head directress of the Fenian Sisterhood received $1,500 a year for her services, and her clerk $800 a year for his onerous duties. A bond agent received salaries fur three different offi- ces under the O'Mahony regime. One Mr. J. J. Rogers, now resigned or decapitated, receiv- ed $12 a day for his services in the army of suf- fering Ireland. Mr. Rogers was very bitter against the reporters, and had an excellent taste for comfortable winter clothing and French calf boots. Besides the high patriotic individuals mentioned, there were scores of others paid large salaries for traducing and slandering all Fenians who had had the temerity to differ in opinion from Joha O'Mahony. The board bill of the military convention, which was in session at 814, Broadway, during the in- terval that the Cengress of Pittsburg were in session, amounted to $23,000. Canvas-back ducks and game of all sorts commanded a very high price at the period named. Killian made large drafts on his imaginatidOn and the Fenian Treasury at the same time. Hundreds of thou- sands of dollars disappeared in a most miracu- jous manner and still contributions came withont stint. The Union Square Treasury is at present ina very emaciated condition, and the sum left, after the desires of those pure and disinterested patriots had been gratitied, where- with to conquer and demolish the ‘ blarsted *’ British empire, does not exceed the modest sum of eleven thousand dollars. Throughout the entire management of affairs at Union Square, there has been a looseness of expenditure and a lack of honesty perfectly ineredible to those who do not receive salaries for the purpose of organizing nationalities. The Executive Com- mittee are at work earnestly to trace up these rascalities, however, and although they can never hope to recover the monies of the Fenian Brotherhood, squandered so dishonestly, still it will be some satisfaction for them to affix a bad notoriety to those who have existed only on the earnings of the hard-working Lishmen and women of the U. States.”’

It is still a matter of doubt whether Stephens will be able to put down the Roberts faction. There are mutterings against him among the supporters of the Irish Republic No. 2, but no open mutiny. The World sums up the pros- pect of the Fenians as follows :—

«* The arrival of Stephens will doubtless lead to a partial revival of the Fenian furore; but it will be a marvel if the Brotherhood succeeds in reinstating itself in the good opinion of the whole Irish population, after what has taken place during the last two months. O'Mahony has resigned his pretpe as Head Centre, and Stephens is now the practical head of the move- ment. The difficulty with the leaders in this new crusade is that they have no means of satis- fying their followers. They would like men better than to send a fleet and army to Trelan

happily for them, they have neither men, means, ships, or materials of war, and if they had all of these they would not be allowed to leave our shores. The invasion of Canada is a chimerical folly. It cannot be done and would do no good if it could.

“ There is nothing, therefore, for the Fe- nians to do but to wait until such time as England gets into war with some great power. They then could strike with effect; but there is no present prospect of Great Britain going to war ; and waiting, paying money out the while, is not a programme to suit the masses of im- patient Celts.”’

<P TRADE WITH THE LOWER PROVINCES.

The Leader of yesterday says, that in con- sequence of the great demand fur freight now arising between Canada and the Lower Provin- ces, the Grand Trunk Railway Company intends to give through bills of lading, by rail and water, from points in Canada to all the ports of the Maritime Provinces. ing Director, with Mr. Stratton, general freight azent, intend immediately to visit St. John, N. B., Halifax and Priuce Edward Island, with a view to perfecting these arrangements, which will doubtless prove a great facility to merehants in the different Provinces who are now endea-

Mr. Brydzes, manag-

voring to establish business connections with each other.— Quebec Gazette, May 18.

9 er ar Temperance Law ix New Yorx.—A law having for its object the suppression of intem- perance has been put in force in New York. It absolutely prohibits the traffic in liquor at bars, but does not prevent its being sold or given to persons taking meais at eating houses, However good the intention, it is easy to see that a law of this kind can be readily evaded, and that its greatest triumph will be the amount of ingenuity developed to this end. gp

Lonp Moncx.—Le Canada states that it is announced as a thing almost certain that Lord Monck will soon be raised to the peerage, and that his promotion will be only a preparatory step to appointing him Viceroy of the British North American Confederation,

——meneepee> P Lire ws Montana.—A Pacific paper says: “The latest news from Montana is doleful enough—thousands of men vainly prospecting for diggings, nothing paying over two dollars per day; men consequently freezing to death; tea four dollars per pound; flour thirty dollars per hundred; men living ou bread and water, or venison Straight.”

OE a sma During the eighteen years that have elapsed since the discovery of gold in California, the mines of the Pacifie coast have added one

‘and the strate sic positions te be taken up by | to Paris for approval. As it was seen that con- thousand millions of dollars to the world’s stock

of the precious metals.

of the Daily News, und tive hundred copies of

to liberate that unfortunate country; but, un-| .

THE ELECTIONS IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

Tne great contest in the Sister Province, to, which the attention of all the inhabitants , British America is now directed with more © les¢ anxinty—commenced on Friday last in the greatCounty of Northumberland. This County returns four members to the Provincial Parlia- ment ;~there were six Candidates on the hust- ings—four Confederates and two anti-Confede- rates,—the latter were defeated, and the whole Confederate ticket was returned, thus un- mistakeably proclziming the desire of a large por, tion of the vast north shore territory for Confe- deration. O.e of the four successful candidates is the Hon. J. M, Johnson, Attorney General nu- der the former Tilley Government, and one of the Delegates to the Quebec Conference. He was defeated at the general election, a little more than

a year ago, by a large majority, becarss he fa- voured Confederation. He is now returned bya large majority to aid in the accompliskement of that measure. This is a most significant fact. One of the defeated anti Confederate candidates —the Hon. Mr. Hateh’s n—held aseat in the late Smith Cabinet ; and i. was supposed, by those, at least, at a distance, that his great lycal in- fluence, from his connection with the house of Gilmor, Rankin & Co., would secure him an easy return, as it did jast year. But no! the Ledger was of no ayail—the prestige of the great and ancient house of Gilmor, Ranhia & Co. is gone, so far as political affairs is con- cerned. Mr. Hutchison’s defeat was a crush- ing one—he being 400 votes Lehind the suc- cessful candidates. This is another siguificant fact, and one that will tell immensely on the succeeding elections.

On SaturJay the Carleton County election was held, and resulted in the return of Messis. Conne!! and Lindsay, the former members, and most determined Confederates. This County returns only two members. We are not in- formed by the telezram as to the extent of the majority polled for Messrs. Connell and Lind- say, but we suspect it must be a large one, as Carleton is known to be strongly imbued with Confederation principles. Before our next No. can appear there will be several other elections held throughout the Provinee, the result of which will be accurately reported for our readers.

It would be fully to speculate too closely at this stage of the contest on the general result. Both parties were confident, at the beginning, that suecess would crovn their efforts ; but the anti-confederates seem tc have sadly blundered, so far, in their calculations. Tuere is not. the least doubt that the general election now in progress in New Brunswick is the most impor- tant that ever occurred in the Maritime Pro_ vinces. If there should be a majority in the new House favourable to Confederation, a great while cannot elapse before it will be accepted by all the other Provinces. Nova Scotia has, through its Legislature, given her adhesion un- conditionally ; and Newfoundland has declared that she is ready for the change when the other Provinces are prepared to adopt it.” Prince Ed- ward Island has vowed that she will have nothing todo with Confederation on any terms. Rash vow! Greater countries than this have been made ere now to unsay their rash sayings on great pub- lic questions. If New Brunswick should return a majority against Confederation, we may regard the measure as abandoned, and an easy way pre- pared for annexation to the United States. Let the contest terminate as it may, it will bring about an abatement of the present hot agitation respecting Confederation. We confess it wearies us to have to read so much as we do about the question ; and it is not soothing to witness the extreme rancour and and ill will which charac- terise the discussion of it.

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“Tue Irish Postrioy is British axD IN Rervsiicay Nortrn America—A Letter to the Editors of the Irish Press irrespective of Party—by the Hon. Thomas D’ Arcy McGee.” —We have received the second edition, printed in very handsome pamphlet form, of the above deseribed letter, which we noticed on a tormer occasion, and reproduced in these columns. The appendix to the Letter oceupjés rnore than one half of the pamphlet, and contains mach important and interesting information relating to the condition of the Irish population of British America. The letter of the Archbishop of Halifax, (also quoted by us) on the condition of the Irish in America, contrasted with their condition in the States, is likewise given in the Appendix, together with Mr. MeGee’s own elo- quent utterances before an immense gathering of his countrymen in Montreal on last St. Patrick’s Day. We shall say nothing more with regard to this little work, than to observe that it is every way worthy of Mr. McGee’s genius and patriotism, and will, we hope, serve to remove some of the most palpable errors with respect to the supposed superior condition of the Irish people in the United States over their fellow-countrymen in the Proyinces. Mr. McGee has sent us a very 1a banber of copies of the pamphlet for gratuitous distribu- tion, and we have exercised our best judyment in circulating it amongst those who can ap- preciate it. We have still several copies to spare, aud any of our friends, whom we may have missed in circulating the work, can ob- tain a copy of it by calling at our office.

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Bi.ackwoop’s MaGazine.—We have receiv- ed from the American Pablishers the April No. of this excellent periodical. «+ Sir Brook Foss- brooke ”’ is continued with unflag zing interest ; “Cornelius O’ Dowd ” continues to pour out his fun, philosophy and satire in the same deli,zht- ful way that he has been doing for many months past; the ‘Memoirs of the Confede- rate War fur Independence” are continued, but do not appear to be so lively as preceding Nos. were; “ Miss Marjoribanks ” js continued, and there’ are three or four other interesting papers which we have not room to particularize.

<a Brapie’s Monru.y, for May and Jane, has been received. Both Nos. coniain some ex- cellent sketches, stories and poetry. Few monthly magazines afford a greater variety of light and interesting reading than “ Beadle’s,”’

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