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From the N.Y Al'ien

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 Gibraltay to Spain i exchange for the port of Ceuta opposite. Th may now be imeresting 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

arrsuments ther

ot a

naval station ciosa to the entrance of tle Mediterra ean, has been much enh anced. The! old port of refuge has now wee @ evnline station, and eo long as Ey zland holds Indix she 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 (bvaltar, asserts that a better pesition

raight he found equally near tothe mouth of the M diterranean, in Cents But even they acknowledge that Ceuta is not now a port Thev asset that five vears and a million anda half of money would be ree ii ed to make the secure harbor and the defe le fortress need ed Even th's estimate is prubali belew, raibor than beyond, the mark. Ceuta would require to be newly fortified, the eld works he: g oi tie or no value and every or x ws wat new fortifications are a tto ¢ st

It cann xt be supposed that Great Britain would

he wilkng to give u Ceuta is

» Gibraltar before

prepare l, and, in the meantine, who is to de- sivn and buid the new woks? W Spa perm ta temporary occupation of beth places as would be necessary, or is the constructio of the fortification to be taken on trast? These

di Beulties wuu!d stand in the war even if Ceuta was preveiido be superior to G braltar as a

‘It is taken for granted that resign not oniy sufficient of the mainiandt a the construction of auch advar 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

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| A Roman correspondent of a Loudon paper writes -—

* As far as we can judye, the ‘ beggining of the end ' is very fast approaching. The sect fare, although split into three er four hostile

|#ections, united on two points—egmity to the

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- lating several fa_ts of a most teiing characte! as to the recent invasion.

“Garibaldi opeule states, and defies the gov- ernmep. to deny i, that the Cabinet gave its assurance in October, 1867, that, at the first shet fired in Rome, the Royal troops would at- tack the Camitol—that, en the faith of this precious assurance, Enrieo Caire'i and the seventy Garibaldians attempted to effect thei entrance into the KErernal Citv and were sacri | iced. Garibaldi having doubts as to the good | faith of Rattarz: yder huw to retreat

seut a message to Cairoli to "1 a his message he never}

eeeived, and the eatastrephe ensued. There is no doubt that this letter will make the Cabinet even more unpopular than it is, and that the Italia: monarchy is very shortly to be

ecousirned to the sepalenre of political failures,

f which it is 80 glorious an example. ‘The agrarian riots have taken # most seri us form in the usurped provinces especially,

and hatred to the present government is ev ery pled w the names of Pius EX, and the deposed Princes, and a desire |

manifested fora!

where c¢ universal!

eturn to the past regime. . . . "7 2

- . * There is a general feeling that the present state of matters eaunot possibly go on long, and that between os-r taxation, over conscrip-

tion, ard an utter absence of public morality

among every class of statesmen, the country must infallidgy come to ruin. Here war is con- sidered certain, and « very preparation is mak- ing fer it in Kome, as in Frauce and Ger

many.” sai

A Protestant soldier writes to the Wanganni

a

Garibaldi, who had deter-|

}scon be called upon to undertake in the com

ee London, Feb. 22, evening.

=

‘at he felt the awful importance of the solemn | . : a - oe fe petedle. of the| In the Tlouse of Commons to day, in reply te

; a 1” . Fortesoue priests with a firm and earnest voice and ex-_ i aoa per z release hibited throughout an earnest spirit of devo- | from imprisonment 45 Fenians who were coavict- tien.’’ } ed of treason last year in England and Ireland, including several of the leaders. | Baron Lionel de Rothechild, Liberal, bas been vlected to Partiament from London city, in place of Mr. Bell, Conservative. :

Warren and Costello, Fenian prisoners, have

> ot fi > na hr London, Feb. 23.

—-—eo

RECIPROCITY,

[From the Hx Express |

It is asserted that the Committee of Waya and Means have decided, enght tu one, to re-! port to Congress in favor of Reciprocal Trade St with the Dominion. | yoked and Turkish Ports bave beea Cheown open

We cannot hold out any hopes of this being | to Greek shipping immediately brought about, for the Washing-| Despatches frem Athens announce that the ton correspondent of the New York “ World” says, ‘it is not likely the measure will be considered in this Congress, and will bave to | be brought up in March in the Forty-first} The

The “ Scottish American ‘’ says: | visiona : i} the friendship ef the Cuitec

tiens for members of a wew Leyislatare ure to be he.d in May. Madrid, Feb. 22. yress of the country urge upon the Pro | Gevernment the necessity of preserving States.

London Feb 23rd

* Congress. “We cannot truthfully encourage our Pro vincial friends to anticipate the early success of any fresh measure of Reciprocity. It will | demn the movement for a anion of 3

The | P r jer the old nume of Iberia w come at some time, but not at present. The | Portugal ander the Lo been recently contemplated,

on anc 1ich has

friewls of such a measure are on the inerease, | and the attention which influential journals | vive to the subject tndicates general interest | The |

hi b tari men, however, are strong and un

FROM CANADA. Montreal, Feb 16.

init, and a yeneral desire for legislation It ie rumored that Sir G

linain in London ase Plenipotentiary of Dominion Governm ent, and that he is tu be made

; la Lord.

We have uo hope of Recipro-| ‘The Quebec Assembly met to-day, and again

There were

and, besides, domestic matters are Loo urge nt to allow ot 'y unlay city this year.”’

yielding; t any action not absolute- idable jadjourned for want of & quorum. only twelve present.

Iu connection with the above, we copy the } ; Ps ‘The trains are so snowed up and delayed, that

following from the +‘ Citizen ” of ing :—

‘© A telegram from Ottawa dated the 15th inst., to a 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

lust evene

'No mails have been received from the East or

West since Saturday

Flour is dull, and lower in price, ranging from

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

been for twenty years

| Col. Gray lectured last night in Ottawa, on “A Soldier's fife twelve years ago, or Lhe relief

lof Lucknew,’

mercial interests of teis country. Everybody

, , murderer of MeGee. in Nova Scotia must hai) this as a most impor | are being sent in from all directions.

for conviction of

THE SCHOOL QUESTION. LETTER FROM THB REY. pOCTOR MCGREGOR. To the Editor of the Evening Express. Sie,—The course of the discussion on “Dis- tinct Schvols,"’ I have watched as closely as my opportunities of observation permitted; and as I believe that some of the writers engage d

| ; in ! Greek Chambers have been disseived aud elec: |

lof a life, t

The press of Lisbon almost unanimously con: |

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

Phe storm is vow abating |

The snow is deeper by eight inches than it has |

There is likely to be a «quabble about rewards |

on the negative side of the argument have

The decrees and ordera recent!) iteued by the | been everweeningly confident, rather than

ibuine Porte agninet the Greeks fave been re- | sternly logie, in their management of the case,

d 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

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 School | 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.

Ei. Cartier is to re | the

The question of right is, naturally enough, paramount to all others whatever in the coum

sideration of a claim so important as that

| 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 | aspect.

The petitioners assert that they possess an

absolute right to a favorable reception,—

The Examiner.

Charlottetown, March 1, 1869. eee 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 ;”

~

ithe 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, he is much mistaken. When his writings ex- hibit the least sign of his being a gentleman, 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

system which has too long fully concur.

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.

— — oe REPORTING AND PUBLISHING THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUS€ OF ASSEMBLY.

maul.

Aw esteemed correspondent has favored us with @ very opportune communication on this subject. Ie hie condemnation of the tained, we He justly characterises it as 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

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Daa eaaten e

Claiu.e | : ait that he is the strippling known to many as

making Gibraltar perfect for its intended office 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 larre number in such elevated positions that they can at-

. , 7 igi ‘ienti iy | jon; tily diegueted : aod #0, w

7% tant announcement, For the last few we eke} = Flour market continues quiet | namely, the re ‘gous and conscientious rig ht “Jimmy Roche.’’ oO tempora! O mores !| long been hear y & . » We bee fears have been entertained that the subject of | Quebee Legielature resumed its eeesion to day | which, it seems to me absurd to assume, the What is the world coming to whea the ecrid | lieve, has every other member of our brother. ec ‘ity was cely 2 rhe before ‘ pe , a y -| f reciprocity was not likely to be broaghe before | Mootreal Feb 17. | State can ever annul by an Act of Parliament. | ns |hood. We are all, doubtless, most anxious the present C ngress; and should this be the | The Quebec Legislature adjourned yesterday

‘ : | bling of vain, presumptious, beardless bovs is : off If you make the State the keeper of the indi-| 7 ti ; : ‘that it should be completely reformed ; aud case, all official ac tion must have been post-| for the want of @ quorum,only 12 weimbers being a ; : ki » ped until next N wember or December. By present we will just hint that, if, ina ing commoa

nes, in euthusiastic terms, of the eouduct ofa Catholic Priest who voluntarily accompanied the wolunteers who lately went to attack tha Maories in their fastuesses.

“ Thr

the weary

ugh the ray

| quoted against the evidence of venerable lay- The J rogress boy and the|

id river, waist deep, along . . . . f runs are ney "2 | vidual conscience, you must inferentially udmit . forest tract, across the ominous | " }men and prelates t

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k th ly weak ' looking clearings, where at any moment a/ the, report of this” committee, however, the | A snow storm stepped the trains and prevented ‘that no civil law ever was, or ever can be, | “Bohemian” b hiug the “hill of fu.| for the effecting of the desired reform. se By a eee a a volley from an ambush could have swept our | SUyect 1s placed officially before the country; | the members from reaching the capital. Phe | vernal. If there be no individual er versonal | ae oe ae “| ation, we cordiliy unite in demanding it, decks. The onet ung Meediul appears to be ranks, Father Roland marched cheerft lhe ind and before Congress adjourns on the 4th of | #&ew 0 tue —_ here ix eight feet deep, and i . f turity * ot = aeuieesdin Oe Ie a serena a me cat 7 on a he erectior hie¢h and solid mole, behind ™!*% *' ~ ae ay at ee. ome ‘ts are almost impassible. Th | right vali ai » Sta , | : oe a “igeean : id. te a a & ° mantuily, ever with a kind word, a playful seu March, the report of the committee will prob in Ooh ae eee atete an ane rent agent Ce Shae Shee. ae Gor | world and pious Protestants should cease their) can be no doubt that we shall find the As sn — , mms ' tt i : " } sid . . ’ » | “eer . i ° aoe sup Pry Bhemseives with wwe’ tance to any man that passed him Nid when | “bly be considered, and either negatived o1 =“ ernment on eartii ever perpetrated an injustice . iwi ducation for thei ‘sembly amenable to reason And, indeed. and stores. Much time and money would be “")*.* ce. “ens sustained. If the report be throw t, the Weight of snow upon it, The trams frow the i. ee . i : efforts to obtain a religious education for t err | having been informed (and we believe cor { required before Ceu vould f 's tt at last, in the clearing of To-N zutueo-te-Manu, |S“ > t . own out, that! past and West are very wuch delayed. A state | Lhe essence of injury consists in the violation | : a I ‘“ boy Jim”’ aving ica ITE CT. harbo ; a i rossess either ® | the storm of bullets burst upon us, be did not ‘3 88 end of the matter for this year. But ment ia published showing that the fall of . : ; _ | children when they learn that “my boy Jim °*| ly) that the proposed reform in this branch of harbor or suffi “ient defences Arain, in re-|- } t nol i 3 t pon Us, DB id Ib there are good grounds for a ieee teal ! publ “ owing that the fall ol snow! of en actual right ; but such an hypothesis | } Warin the { Here ¢ g Vv 8 To | y f

rear for men being bronehét to him, ov far ie about 138 inches, which execeds oy 38 has pronounced in favor of the infidel or god-| the public service, has already been under the

tarving Gibraltar Great Britain would

f iy Gta as te aor ether ccund © cen at ran with the rest uf us forward avainet the | Teport will not be thrown out, but that it will inches the total fall in any year for twenty yeare would be impossible in fact, ifit were compet- less system of education ! consideration of some of the most influential : pad ati he . Y 7 ava er, - enemy. So soon as any man dropped, be was be sustained by Congress, and that the duty past, Several extensive lumber merchants in ent for the State to render all rizhtsa nullity. | Mr. Eld al cient Gets Dentenaiiitinns leaders of the majority in the House of As. r y Tor the enue of Spain, as weil as the | by his side ; he did not ask are you a Catholic Wil thus devolve upon the new President and Ottawa district have closed their operations for | personal freedom would be a myth, or at most | Co ee sembly, and that they have concluded it ad- t tron of her owa comme — »} . J — , = H SOCENES 7 . : 21's 2 y . y: : : : oe age , eo that yr Protestant, but kneeling prayed for his last his advisers, during the recess, to enter upon | the winter, owing to the difficulty in getling pre- | " ‘i lie ' | that the people of the United States are the yisable to adhere to the old system—we may a tress so much coveted should be in the : eo oe a nanedite : a ents : y 1e joye y re ‘ » Jess : : : a Po a . ans : 2 re e int words Thrice uvble conduct m a century of & "egeti ition in the spirit ot the resolution, ; ¥8en8 into the woods for the men. | enjoyed by oufforance All the ke $6008 WO! post moral in the world, and that, in conse- plainly add, that the convietion forced upon arid disposed nation. ultilitarian tendencies. What Catholic on that W'th the British Government, through the Am.- | Montreal, Feb. 18. | ever learned iu the scienee of jurisprudence | hei dl £ eo : our mind, with respect to it, is, that it is one . nas dee ; ! ae ey ok a ok The : E quence of their godiess system of education. h f, } an : ; a : expedition could have felt fear when he saw) YSS4¢ur at Washington. } NO arrivals prom the West to-day. dhe trains) would be fallacious. We would need to rea - ee of those reforms, the effecting ot which must . A STRANGE SrORY, Father Roland by his side, smiling at death a - are ali blocked up by the snow storm, which has |”, ‘ | Now, we are of opinion that their infidel sys | be from without, rather than from within. | vila : g personit i a ult heen salt ' ’ — 5 raged sinee morning. The snow is #0 deep that | history backwards; and begin after centuries | tem of education is fast making the American We are sorry that we cannont afford livin sonication, uibiment of many @ : . ° , | apnnont ator AR ln Samemail j 5 ; 7 it is difficult to pass throug! r . of ersor, to laud the heathen emperor who | espace A Brussels journal, the cho de Parlement, text pré ached : what Catholie could have but LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH, treaf . » ee i : , ; '

pubushes a statement of a very singular char-

ingen, the body ofa y ing man of distinguished ' a@ppearan He was trans orted to the near- est police office, and a sician, Dr. Vinek- ysen, was immediately seni for. On examine ation he was |

wired not lo De lead, but merely

in @sweon. Un being restored to animation, he was ‘stioned in Duteh, but he made signs that he did not understand that !anzuave. He then asked French what his name was

aud where he resided. He gave h's interro- gators to understand that he was unable to yeak, and made signs for writing materials Tliey were accordins ¥ tarnished to him, and h state] in writing that he was the son of ¢ Count de Moustier, residing at Nu. 3. Rue Grenelle Saint Germain. Paris, and nephew of the late Minister of the same name. As he was anabie to account for the manner mn which he had been veyed to the spot where he had been found, and the first impres- 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 asto 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,

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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 etranger 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 most

& {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- |

soon found that Mr. |

felt prond to be @ Catholic on that day on Father Roland's account.” cotmenumne

A Dowestic Rowasoe —A singular parra- tive 1s published by the Louisville Journal. About eivkt year. 329, the Story Tins, an Eng- lishman, who lived with his wife and two child- ren in that city, beeame peculiarly emutrrassed by unsuccessful speculations, and in consulta- tion with one ot his friends decided to leave the city, and seck fur the means of mending bis fortane elsewhere. Curamittins his family to the care of his friend, he started for the North, finally to rating in Philadelphia, where he bevan business. He wro to his friend, who info:med him that his wife and children had left Louisville directly after his departure, and that reports of a ve y disrepute able character his wile were in cireulation. In sorrow ke pursued bis business, and at the end of five reara married an estim able lady, by whom he had one child. He suc- ceeded so well in business that two years after he pa d off all hia debts, but never thouzht of 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 wailing 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.

e often

concerning

The “friend "’ wo 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 throush 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 whose 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 forsive 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 foret the terrible past.

A petition against the ratification of the Alabama treaty is being extensively signed in Boston Itsays:—** This so-called treaty pro- poses to put upon the same footing claime by British 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

| yessels, by vessels and armaments which left British ports under the protection of the Brit- lish flag, and buried American ships upon the high seas, without taking them into port for condemnation, and without any action being taken upon the part of the aaid British Guvern-

ment wheu 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

| FROM EUROPE.

| part or the whole of their property for eale.

London, Feb. 13, evening.

The formal opening of the New Parliament, which 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 bea, the royal speech, lhe Queen yesterday but did nothing of practical value was vot present. but Her aa, “#ty's speech woe) Avother batch of petitivns frow Freach Canadian delivered by a reyal eomraission, and Was read ¢Ziles “ere presented. tothe assembled housea by the Lord Chancellor.) A deiegation frou Newfoundland on Confede The epeech is in substance as follows :— | ration is Gay expected at Ottawa

© The Queen saseres the Lorde and Commons | Dangerous cowntertern tens on the RoyalCanu that the relations of Great Britai are at prescut dian Bank, altered from enea are in curculatiun on anexeellent footing Then genuine teu have a viguette of the Queen

* The hostilities which threaten to break out On the leit; the couuterfeii isus bave ile Duce in the East have been prevented by the Confer. 2! Wellington. ence of the great powers at Paris } The flour market drags heavily along Good

* Hope is expressed that the negotiations with Superfine selisa, $4.00 a BIOS. Choice $4.70 the United States will place on a firm and durable & $175. basia the trivudehip which should ever exist be Haliburton of Nova Seotia delivered an inter- tween England and America. esting lecture at Toroute last uight on the * Man

“The distardances in the eolony of New Zag. ol the North.” land are to be regretted, but the Queen is sure San Franciseo, Feb sth. that prudence and moderation ov the part of the The Legislature of British Colusbis after government will prevent a recurrences of such un- 4 long debate, decided againat Contedrration. happy events. The vote stood PL against to 5 in favor of it

* The estimates which will be laid before the The appropriation for the encouragement of House by bier Majesty's Ministers are framed on Peale Lumwigration to British Columbia wae a basis of economy, coupled with efficiency in unanimously passed by the Council. the administration of the public service, The English gunboat “Satellite” arrived at

“Lhe continued suppression of the Writ of Vietoria yesterday fro China and Japan. Habeas Corpus ie regarded as unnecessary Montreal, Feb. 20.

* The eecelsiastical arrangewents for [reland It is said the Dominion Parliament will meet are toe be contidered by Pariinment. The legis- | 0 the Sth April. Men are now at work getting lation for their final adjustment will ake large | the Legislative Halls in order demands pon the wisdow of beth Houses.” } Montreal, Feb 23.

On this subjeet the Queen concludes as fol-| Brown's Bank, Toronto, closed ite doors this

morning Tho inatitution Was net a chartered,

lows i— oe public sustains con

| for ordinary to choice superfine

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

Montreal, Feb. 19,

“T am pereuaded that careful regard will bea but a private Bank had to the dutereste involved and to the welfare | 8iderable loss, of religion, and that through the application of Clement in business circles. the principles of equal justice to the question be- Velocipedes are now all the rage in Montreal. ture them Parhament will secure the undivided A feartul snow storm has been raging since feeling of the people of Ireland on the side of Merning No mails and no traffie. loyalty aud law, efface the memory of past con.) | The Grand Trunk Railway lose very heavily tentions, and cherish the sympathies of au affec. fince the let February. tionate people.’ A notary of Lerrebonre was robbed of a

Conasvls closed at 93. Valise, containing $9,000, at Bonaventure Depot

London, Feb. 16 this wmuruing. There is no clue tu the robbers

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,

FROM THE STATES

New York, Feb. 17. London, Feb. 17. A Havana despatch dated to-day, saya Dulce

Cons‘ derable excitement was created in Madrid | C®Utinues active restrictive measures,

on Monday by an unsuccessful ¢ ffort to assaaai- Permission to carry arms has beea revoked,

pute Gen. Prun. Three arrests have been made, 80d all arms have been ordered to be delivered to Popular demonstratioie have been made in fa- | te Goverument within four days.

vor of the freedom of Religious Worship, and alse | : New York. Feb 18.

forthe abolition of capital punishment. A Richmond jury, co:wpored half of whitea, The people gathered in the streets of Vallado. 2nd half of blacks, have given a negro $1500

lid yesterday, and protested against Military damages against @ railway company, for putting

Conscription. his wife by force ina second elass car, after sell- Active preparations are going on for the im. i™& ber @ first-class Licket.

mediate embarkation of six thousand more troopa | Gold 1344.

for Cuba. Don Eaculauto will go out with the |

reinforcements with instructious from the Pro- |

vieivual Goverrmment,

New York, Feb. 18.

nounce auy appareut charge in the situation on

London, Feb 17, | that Island The revolutionists seem to be gain-

The address in reply to the Queen's speech was i ground, as they have been doing since the agreed to wnanimous'y in both Houses of Parla. wovement began, and the Government continues ment }to increase tbe rigor of its edimiuistration over

fu the House of Commons last evening, Mr. | the territority it atill holds. Disraeli expressed hie sorrow that the ratification | (The American Consul at Havana has sent to of the convention with the United States was) Washington asking piociecuon for American net announced. Tle hoped, bowever, for a | Clzens : ; : speedy completion of the treaty oe ae : New York, Feb 18

Mr. Gladetons was sure that the negotia-| The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs hae tious would end in the same spirit as when they | ported against the ratification of the proposed commenced. ‘Lhe Gual issue would doubtiess be 'eaty with Great Britain on the Alabama claims satisfactory to both countries. Gold declined, closing at 1334.

March Ist has been named for the opening of | The next monthly statement is expected to the debate on the question of (he disestablishmment %20 @ considerable reduction in the public debt

The Mont, :al Mining Compasy are offering a

| Flour is very dull and lower, $470 to $4.85 Sogar advane-

The Quebec Legislature sat for three bours

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

Phe suapensiou causes much ex-

The Cuban newe this morning does rot an-|

| His tenth sheaf is not taken te Support a

| believes promotive of infidelity.

| tish ancestors who sentenced a homely female to be burned for imaginary witcheraft. To such

orde:ed his Christian subjects to be thrown to | people the most immora! on the face of God’s/ for the publication of the whv'e of our core lious in the Coliscum, or the jury of our Seot-| earth. We can scarcely take up a paper, Pro-| testant er Catholic, but we read therein the absurdities as these, the doctrine, that | most startling facts shewing but too plainly) conscient ous iights lie not without the sphere | the lamentable effects of the godless system in| sembly shou!

respondent's Scheme ; but the tollowing brief notice of it will, we trust, be sufficient to place its merits favourably before our readers,

The writer proposes that the House of As- Feumntes a Chief Reporter, and

of State power, lends miost directly Is simply the neighboring republic. We are not to be! provide for him the aesistance of two efficient

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.

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

| The vizhts of majorities to rule must certain- | that their system of education is sapping the

lly be reeowuized ; but the extent of their rule is not s dcfy definition. They poseces the rigne iy rus, at .si.ue 3 but then

‘they must rule without violating tle rights of

simme se as t

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morality of the nation.