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THE HERALD, WEDNESDAY.

held in homes of entertainment pflld houses were among the first of the kind in the colon; in regard to respectabilit and character. it would. therefore, appear a bards lip to compel th. Government to remove the post oflices front such place.

After considerable debate on the point. lion Leader at the Opposition suggested the desirability of a com- prolnise between the views 0! those hon members who contended for the slvec ing change contemplated by the bill, and those who. t ough not opposed to the prin- 03 IQ of the bid. wrre against removing those post 0 can now established.

Ilon Mr Ilowlsn then withdrew his amendment in f|VOP of that proposed by the lion Leader of the Oppo-

' “thin. to the effect. tlst an post llflioe hereafter established. and all Courts of nstico now constituted. or hereafter to be constituted. should ilot be held in publ‘lodlloltloa or taverns. Saul amendment was then can- I - .

Dr Jenkins submitted an amendment. to the effect the the Government should he allowed tlle exercise of discretionary power. relative to the establishment of bonus of entertainment at distances from eight to ten miles apart on main Post Roads. where such houses might be required—hunting and restricting the sale of .pfritn‘ous lirrsors m such houses, to bollltfidc travellers. and for med cinai purposes.

11c. Dr Jenkins. contended in on port of his Resolrl‘ tion, that those who had to travel though the country. saluted much hardship from the fact. that for long dis- “nm. on certain roads. no houses of entertainment .er allowed.

The Ill porters of the bill contended that the. intro- duction o the Resollltlon referred to. was contrary to the ‘prlhciples of the bill. and. therefore. strongly oppos- ed Its doption. Said Resolution was then rejected.

Amt r‘ amendment. submitted by Dr Jenkins. to tha‘ reflect that Tavern-keepers should be compelled to openJllllll' houses for the tone tion of travellers. at all hours of the night as well as t e day. was carried.

The Chairman then reported the bill, as amended, agreed to.

, lioute adjourned. A. Mch’mlm. Reporter.

’Newsi‘by Telegraph.

unfit”... MCGEE assasstnarnu.

SnllDIAC. April 7.—llon. 'l‘. D‘Arcy McGee was shot at the door of his lodgings. Ottawa. at 2 o'clock this morning. and instantly killed. Assassin unknown; all, 000 reward oflbrcd. McGee had just delivered an eloquent speech in House of Commons and was returning home.

Orrsws. April 1.—-ln the House of Commons last night there was a long debate on 1!. McDonald‘s motion for papers in connection with Nova Scotiu Home of Assembly Addnss to the British Government on the subject of re- real. ll. McDonald. Parker. McGee, E. M. McDonald. hlclcllan and others took port. The Government con- sented to the motion. and the House adjourned at a quar- ter ast two. At half past two o'clock the Hon. ’1‘. D, M on was murdered while about opening the door of his lod in s on Parks Street. The assassin shot hlm from be. bin . t e ball passing through his mouth. carrying out the front teeth and call ling instant death. The excitement is most Intense. chcral arrests have been made. but it is doubtful whether the guilty person or persons have yet been found.

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Oflllwll. April 7.~'l‘hc lion '1‘. D. Mch was assassin. atcd at the door of his lodgings, at 2'clock this morning. On leaving the House of Commons. he roccedcd home in company with Mr. licFarlnnc. M. P.. vv 0 parted {torn him at the gate of Parliament Grounds. From that point to within a block of his lodgings. he was accompanied by two Buckleys. messengers in the liouse. As he reached his room. and was in the act of o enlng it. a pistol shot was fired at. him from behind, the all catering the back of his head and escaping through his mouth. breaking several of his teeth. His lod ug housekeeper who was up, alarmed by the shot. open the front door. when Mr. McGee fell lresvil into the entrance. quite dead. The alarm spmd imvacd’lstely. The Prelulcr. Sanford McDonald. Mr. llolton. the Police Magistmo. and many Members of Par- liament. who had not retirvd to rest. were quickly on the spot. and measures set a feet at once to discover the perpe- trator. 'l'he assassin must have approached Mr. McGee as as he was in the not of sleeping tn lnsort. his latch key.

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above the key-hole. and death must have been instanta- neous. Mr. McGee's hat was not even displaced from his head.his cane was under his arm. and a partly smoked cigar lying beside him. It has created the greatest excite- ment and horror in this community. No clue has. so far. been obtained as to identify the murderer ; but the authorities all over this section. have been put on the alert. and no elorts are being spared to discover the perpetrator of so horrible an atrocity. The Government of Canada offers five thousand dollars. and the Governments of Ontario and Quebec two thousand five hundred dollars each. rcvva.d for thoap rshensto-l ofthe assassin. '

St. unit. H. II . April 8.—'l‘he body of the late IIon. T.D'Arcy McGee will be taken to Montreal for burial. House of Commons moved to adjourn one weak. in respect for memory of deceased—moved .by Sir John McDonald and seconded by Mr. McKenzie. Both spoke with emotion. paying warm tribute to his noble qualiticsacomlner ding his widow and children to the care of the Dominion. James Whalers was arrested last night. In his possession was found a revolver. all the cells of which were loaded with bullets similar to that which killed Mchc. Dent, a watch- man in Parliament buildings, was found shot this morning at his residence.

SACKVIIJJI. A ril 9th.——James Whalcn examined to-dsy. Papers found in is possession. and other evidence, nlmOst give positive proof of his guilt. Numbers of othergl tn cus- tody. and known tobc connected with Fenian orgsnlzations. also implicated. Other parties are being arrested.

Lord Cranbourns has been tendered the office of Gover- nor General of Canada. and Earl Mayo ofl‘elcd Governor Generalship of India.

Losses, March 3| .—Last evenin _ Commons. petitions in favor of an a ainst the Irish Church establishments were read. r. Gladstone. after calling for the reading of the Acts of Parliament in relation to the irish Church. meted that the House proceed to consider them. lie declared that the time would come when the Irish Church would cease to exist as a State establishment. , Ilc would give no details of the means by which this was to be brought about. bo- causs it was not the duty of the Oppoaltioa to arrange tllsm. All pro rletory rights should be respected. There should no on or be a salaried clergy. led by the State and «about with the Church. A fund for the benefit nflroland should be created for the balance of the lnoonles of the 0humh..‘...f.orll Stanley replied, o posiu too hasty action in the matter. saying the I «use slould wait until the Commission on the Irish Church should make their report. and concluded by moving his resolutions. of winch he ave notice last Friday. that ths subject he left over or the consider» tion oi'tlte next Parliament. Lord Cranbonrnc member for Strsmford. moved a resolution that the principle of csloblishlng the Church be settled now. and the details left over until next Parliament. The debate was than adjourned.....'l‘ho bill abolishing the flogging in the army has passed Commons.

Loxnos. April ist.--'I‘hs debate on the Irish Church Bill was oontinusd in Parliament. last night. and post- portsd to 2nd April.. . . .lilng Victor Emmanuel is con- liaod to bed by serious illness. V

Lennon. 1st (arm—House of Commons. (em) Mr. Ward Hunt asked leave to bring in a bill for purchase by Government. of all the lines of telegragh tn the kingdom. He explained the bill provided for appoint- fllutt of arbitrators to decide what prices be paid to telegraph oompasles for property sad interests to lines. . . . .llevoaua returns of Great Britain last quarter car show a defieionc of 5.000.000 pounds sterling.. . . . )es- patches from adrld gives positive denial to reported [inhibition of American newspapers by Government.

Lennon, Aprils allurksts generally without quo— table change. Consolsilii 1-8.. . . .Ths Spanish Gpvarn. meal will grant Cuba an army organisation slutliar to her cam. . ..'I‘ha negotiations iletvveen Prussia an lid-ark in sad to the dllpuied territory in Schles- ‘lt-llslstoia. still continue. lt ts reported that the D‘Ilih Co'mlssloaars recently asked the ccscion to Mark of the island of Alssn. in the Baltic. and Fortr‘ou of De psi. The latest telegrams from the Continent. which contain these rumors say. also. that Pt- lstas decidedly refused to accede to the request

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. l9. 0". «The woekl , returns of the 3‘“ bf» "K ad allowed deficiency o £33i.000 st . - . . .Is thfi‘ also of Coral-ens this evening, the debs e 0| lite lrlll Church was coatluuetl till a late hear.

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Bum. April 2.--“... x’.;‘."..i;;.r..’7““ ' cpncluded with the United States end N1):lll° thrills: (éoniedcratlon. has been finally rectified by the Federal lornament. Count Bismark. ill a speech. explained t to provlslons of it. and declared that it was unneces— sary to make any defence of tile 'I‘renty. as it seemed to meet favor on all sides, and summed up his ex- planation by stating that the compact was clear on all points. and ercaftor that no native of Germany llatnrnl- lsed in lhg United States would be molested on account of pilligstlons Ato Parent State. ion-box, ril 8.—A division will take lace to-

night In the 1 cure of Commons on the Irishp Church lliJ; the result is looked for with great interest. l‘lle course of the Ministry is unknown.

Lonnos, April 3. ova—The debate on tile Irish Church lllll was continued in the House of Commons. and speeches made by several leading lllclnbcrs..... Mr. Illsracll sald that the Home lrad been suddenly culled ‘llpon to go into committee forms-establishing the lush Church. lie. too. considered this the best mode of meeting the movement. Ile might have met the proposition wlth a direct negative. denyin that any change In the Irish Church was necessary: ut having admitted illat a beneficial change was possible. that the course was practlcuhle. the Government had. therefore. moved the amendment. the character of which he insti- lled by the mum of Sir Robert Peel. that Ministers should never state their policy ill an amendment. and if nttcm ted at length would he ctllnbrons. and if brief wonl be nmbtgnopsfbut they would seize the salient pornts and nlallltaln them. Mr. Disraeli mentioned the points that ought to defeat the Resolves. viz . that the time was moppol'tune. as a committee was now examin~ lng lntoChurcll affairs. and that this Parliament was morally incompetent to settle the question. lie then attacked My. Gladstone for his crusade against the Church at elgllt days' notice. He said the Actof Union was a solemn covenant between the Irish and English Protestants. to be observed in all its bearings. lie at- tscked Lord Crsnbourne for his motives. and said the only effect would be to evoke Mr. Lowe from llls cave of Ado-llam. and join them in chorus of reciprocal mallgnlty; but now they had been sour. and the man, though somehow. the man was still here. liis remarks yrere on the defensive. He had never attacked a man In llls life. (Cries by members, " A Peel.” “ A Peek") lie admitted there was something critical in the affairs of lrelund, but said there was no danger from Feninns, as that was prostrstcd so low there was no call for re- volutionary measures. Tllelrisll had always his sym- pathy. lie did not despise their sentimental grievances. hlr. Gladstone proposed a change which would outrage the feelings of a large and influential part ofthe country. What was to be thought of the Statesman who would throw a fire brand Into the state and kindle a tonflagrao tilln. The plan proposed was simple confiscation. lithe present movement would succeed. the Crown itself would be ill danger. Mr. Gladstone said much of the Premier‘s spec ‘..ll was the result of heated "pagination. Ireland had for three years been in a state of war. Division tltcn tonk place and the Government was do~ leafed by 60 oil majority. Tile result was greeted by cheers from the Liberals. The l'l‘l'lCC and Princess of Wales and the Princess of Tech. were ill the its sl Gallery. snow. April 4. ova—The dcfcfif. of the Ministry last evening formed the chief topic of conversation- 'l‘he Times says " the Commons have resolved that the cancer of the Em ire should be removed. The rejec- tlon of Lord Stan ey‘s amendment to postpone the con. silleratiou until the next Parliament. and the adoption of Mr. Gladstone’s resolution to go into committee. ii merely the first step of the Operation. The national will is soon to he expressed, and it will be no uncertain sound. It will insist that the work so happily begun. shall be thoroughly performed. This morning‘s vote is the dawn of a rc-uultcd Empire. New. lreland may take confidence from the vote. that she is sustained by the vast balance of opinion of the United Kingdom. The wrongs of ages are to be ended. and right done amidst the acclamations of the nation. This must guarantee pt'ace.”

The Morning Post concludes a velv able article with the following words :-—" 'l‘llis vote ls the death war-M“

of me 1.1% e um“. 7a,. at". .mpny has llcon won by the Ll or: part since the Emancipation Act of 1829.“ The Stundar says :-—" The effect of this vote will be to waste the Session without advancing the ob. ject proposed one single step.”

Loxnlm. April 6.—.\n important mccting of the Cabinet was held on Saturday to consider what action should be taken in view of the vote of Friday night otl

'l’llr. Glodstonc‘s resolution.—lt is reported that the

Ministers deterlnlned to resign ln case the opposiilon should retain their large majority alter the recesses of Parllnmcnt.——llnn. Geo. Bancroft. Minister to Prussia. has been commissioned from the State Department at Washington. with full polvcr to arrange and complete a treaty ofcommrrce and navigation with the authorities of the North German Confederation and members of the German Zolvcrcln.

New Yeas—April l.—'l‘hc trial' of Presiden. Johnson firly commenced yesterday. and will proceed. probably. without interruption. untli closest—A platform. containing seventeen then. fell to the bottom of a shaft in Diamond Mints. st Scranton. Pena. yesterday. kil lng I2 men. 'l‘hcy lcavc ll widows and 25 or harm—A despstcb from llllvanna says. that the Bishop 0 ifsvanna bfing refused permission by the Captain General to go to adrid. ob- tained that crtnlssion by telegraph from the Home Go- vernmcnt. 0 Bishop received the Clergy of "nouns on Monday. at the Cathedral. and delivered an address. Af- ter this. with bcils tolling. he proceeded on toot to the Steamer. and sailed for Spain.

New Yonx. April 3d.-—-Advires from Montevideo sn- nounce that the President, Gun. Flores. had been murdered in that city ; he had recently returned from the scat of war. on the Rio Parana. for the purpose of resigning the dicta- torial power which be stored about a year agu.—-A Rich. mend despatch says the trial of Jeff. Davis has been post- poned till May 2d. .

Nsw Yoax. April 6.—-'i'he prosecution. in the Impeach- ment against the President closed on Saturday. except cumulative or rcbutting mtimony.—Thc defence will corn- mence on Thursday next. Gold opened at His.

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’I‘lm Repeal movement is beginning to be fblt Ill New Brunswick. In the Northern, as well as in the St. John River Counties. a repeat of the Union with Canada is looked forward to as the only hope of the political and financial redemption of the Province. A diminishing trade and Increasing taxation have opened the eyes of the New Brunswicch to the evils of Confederation. from which they now desire to escape. Their cx- pcriencc, we fear, has come too late. Had the people accepted the advice of disinterested and incorruptlble leaders like Messrs. Smith. Anglia. Cudlip, do. in time, an immense amount of trouble. present and future, would have been saved. With a tlclticrless always characteristic of the multitude. and with that love of change inherent in human nature. the electors forsook those prudent counsellors to follow ill the train of Messrs. ’I‘iiley, Mitchell, Gray. and other leading Con- federate politicians. Tilcsc gentlemen simply sought their own aggrandizcmcnt. They are well provided for at Ottawa; and, frotn their exalted positions of honor and cmolumcnt. they can alord to look down with deri- sion at the awakening sffbrts of their dupes in New Brunswick to recover their lost privileges. At the recent election in St. John County to supply a vacancy

d in the Local chlslatOc occasioned by Mr. Skinner‘s

resignation. J. W. Csdlip. Earp. was avowedly put for- ward as a Repeal Candidate. The followers of Messrs. 'I‘llioy it Co. backed down from the opposing Union candidate. Mr.‘Willis. by agreeing to a Resolution which declared that. as the Local Legislature had no- thing to d.) with the question of a Repeal of the Union, it was unnecessary to promote political excitement by bringing forward a candidate ill opposition on Ifr. Cudllp. We do not blame Mr. Tlllry and ills friends for adopting this course- in exp

rrss their contrmpt for bly.

3it people who have been playing a child's 20W! 0"

buttic-d'or and shuttle-cock with their constitutional rights for the past three years; and were it not that Nova Scotia in fully justified in seeking for a Repeal of a Union forced upott llcr against the wishes of her people. and needs all the adventitious support she can receive outside of her own borders, we should say that New Brunswick. aftcr having twice ratified the principle of Union within as many years. ought to have the decency to keep her mouth cloud until the scheme bad a twelve-lllonthu' trial. at least. Mr. Cndlip hop been elected by a show of hands. and goes to the Local Le- gislature ill the character of rt Repooler. It is supposed that the decision of the Metropolitan County of New Brunswick will strengthen the hands of the Nova Scotlan Delegation now in England, seeking for a Re- pcal of Confederation, us for as that Province is con- cerned. We hope so; but we luust say that. whilst we

sympathise with the anti-Confederates of New Bruns- wick, it would aflord us no gratification to see the silly fools who. through motives of religions prejudice. and for the consideration of dollars and cents, sold their

selves. They deserve more punishment titan they have yet received. and the Dominion screw should be more tightly brought to bear to enable them the more clearly to realize their humiliating and dependent position. The Repeal papers are. of course, rejoiced at the result of the election. and assert that tile pleasant old fogies and flcry young men who laughed over Repeal will now be obliged to pllt on serious fxtccs. and clttlgcl their brains to discover some method of forcibi keeping not line, but two, Provinces subject to Qatar 0 and Quebec. On the one side, the Rt. John Globe says :—-“’l‘he good work has begun. Mr. Cudllp. to-dlly, taking his stand upon the principle of n Repeal of the Union. supported by a solid phalanx of two thousand voters in this constitu- ency. inaugurates rt movement which will not cease. we trust, until this Union is resolved into its original elements. What will come after that no Infillcfill tell; but no political combination that we can make. either with our fellow-colonists or with the English speaking inhabitants of this continent. can make us worse off titan We are at present. The chcaiers of St. John must at once organize. They must be plucod crs rapport with the repeal- crs throughout the province. Let the work oforlzuuizntlon be thorough and effective, and the result will be cor- lnln." ’I‘llst consistent and patriotic journal. the Telegraph, on the other lltlltd, gunshos its teeth. and he- wnils. lll pltcous style, the destruction of its party and the gloomy prospects of the Dominion. Troubled from within, and threatened from without, the permanency of the Grout Dominion. with its beaver and maple- leaf-flag, is seriously jcopnrdlscd, and it is no wonder that the Tel-graph s on its knees doing penance ill sackcloth and ashes. llcnrken to the voice of despair which it sends up. and judge whether or not other f‘ounties in New Brunswick will follow ill the wake of St. John, to mill to the force and vcoliclly of the Repeal movement of Nova Scotlu:——“'i‘he Dominion Govr-rn- mom. to our way of thinking. lltlvo (molly played into the hands of the enemies of Union. They have allowed this constituency to be carried by the Ropenlcrs without striking a blow. and have thus aided and abetted a movement which will now go forward with increased velocity. Nova Scotin is convolved through all its parts by the Repeal agitation New Brunswick is about to follow in its wake. St. John. thanks to the Privy Council. has declared for Repeal. anti the most will be made of her example. We predict that Repeal meetings will be the order of the day in our Province, and that an agitation will be commenced which will last as long us the Union exists, whether that be few or runny years. The illlljority of tlmse ill New Brunswick fa- voring Repeal are ill dead earnest, and will urge the movement as long as a ray of hope glimmch in tile distance. It is. unfortunately. too true that lniuly‘for- mer Unionists of St. John have signed the Repeal document presented to Mr. Cndlip: many more. who would not sign. are wishing from their very soul that lrlattcrs were back again to their old position; while ill the country discontent is uni\ crsal. Such is the record which the Ottawa Government have succeeded ill pro- ducing in a. few months. and new. as n filrtltcr tlls- cotlrrlgelucnt to earnest Unionists. we find that Govern-