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“Mi’ ileum-t rv-p‘iml tlt it all that pm“; \‘ could no wa~ doiit- tn any ill-'tll. ntul i.i: all dot-ply regretted the ml‘ii‘l'illfl". .

dubittzti and other gum. ; din; ill-Julia or) intiox.

“’1: give in law an article from the

s \. pinto (Hobs. of the 22in] l-cbrnary. UL: regard totlie terms of l'iiion agrml upmi by the l)elcgates in England .—‘ i {From the Tara ita (Hole, lie. ‘23] i

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“'0 received but evening from Ili'. .1.‘ Gordon Brown, who is {H p :, ill in l. '3. land. a synopsis ol the changes made i theConl'edcr tion aclit-nit- by tlb‘ llt'lcgaluhi from Canada. .\'ova a‘vilia and New llrunsq ‘ Mr. Brown hall not sot-ii Lord} ' . 'voii’s Bill when his tit-spatt'li le up. but we vc no doubt that thi- measure will hit: found to be in harmony with his iiiloriziation.

'l'ltt- Iiiiino of the new (Inal‘ctlcratiflli is lo bi- CANADA! L'pperf,‘ itatla is to be styled the Province ot‘().\' fill); Lower (,‘anadrt is to bc styled Qi.‘ Hit"; and the other l'roviui-cs are to I‘L it their pia-sciiti designations. “'t- l' tic_\ this as good a selection as could have born made.

The general features of the scheme oi" the (gut-lieu L‘oiil‘ci'cucu are maintained: but no th-cp ‘regrct to learn that titer.» have been . .il vcrv iiiipttrt'iut modifi- cations made in matters of dctail.

Allll._lll‘.»f. a et‘i'itlils change has been made iti thii annual grants from the Fctlc- ral chests tor the support of tho Local (inv- ei'umciiLs. L'ndcrtiit: Qilubt-L tit-hour: it was provided. that each l'roiinec t-In- braced in the Union should i'cct-ivc front the Federal tre~ ury an annualgiantequal to t' it_v ct-nts pcr head of its population. .tabiisht-d by tiie census of lb'dl-«sut-ii aid to bc iii full 8: Illt'll‘ll‘lll of all future demands upon the Federal Utivi-viiiiii-nl for local pui‘po.‘ ~' The auiittal burdcu thus imposed on the l‘edei'al chest was as follows :—

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I'ppcr (‘tnada pop. 1.396.091 SLHG. Lower-t inatla " h' "l. Xova ctitia " 26Ltiat; New Uruusn ick " 2Ul.ti:55

Total animal grant. 82.44.2450 These annual grants vt-i'c not to increase in future y ar.» with the increase ol popu- latioii. btit to i't‘lll:llll pt‘l‘llltlllultlly at th lint this principle. it now appt be ii overthrown by the Deli-gates . D

‘ rt rtls New Brunswick. 'l but I'roviiic _ to rcct-ive an increased subsidy fi-tnn‘tiino to time. ' her population iii~ ere s. tintilslio is loudmu people and hit grant will amount to $320,000. The” the lllCl't'uS'.‘ is to stop. and her grant, like that oftiic oibrr l- oviuccs. is to remain stationary—but at. rsfillwot).

it will be rccollcctcd tiiat under the Qnt-be scheme. New Brunswick had a spe ladv'tntngc over the other i’rnviiiccs. 'l‘he (pith resolution dcclat't —'i'hat " the tioii ot'.\'c\v Bruii being,r such

. to entail i 're iiniiit-diate t. 't's upon “ lier lt al l’t:\'t‘lltle.\‘. it is ugrccd that lor “lyiltilltllti'tl of ten yt rs from the time ” when the Union t. kcs t-tl'cct. ait addi- “ titiiiztl allowance ofé- 3.00!) pcr auntini “shall be made to that I’rnvinee." Our iii-spatcii docs not say that this special gt in. is to remain a, part ol‘tlie scli‘tune. in itioii to the new liooii confert -(l on New Brunswick—but we infer that it. is: and it sn.‘ver\ '1 at iiijusticei is been done to tlitttitlii Provinces.

But this is tint the worst. it appears that the Itch-gates have. ugi l toiii'cre~ the grants to all the Local Uovcrniiicul. and (liul not. on the just principle oi popli- latitin adopted at Quebec. lint in aniauiit-r totally irrational and most unjust. to Upper Canada! in addition to the t' ity cents per licatl diaribult-d as alrcatly . ioivn. the Utdcgat s iia\ igrced that the billowing annual g n ll be paid pt-rinauciitly from the lcdt ill chest :—

'i‘o Upper Canada. - - ..30.000 To Lower Canada, - - Tootio 'i‘o Nova Seotia. - - l;t!.0(ln To New b’rttiiswick. - - 50.0% Total additional grunts. ' - $160,000

Had this sum of$ll30.00:i been distribu- ted according to population as ilctcriiiiued by the (It'llSlH ol lHJSl. the (ll:ll'lllllllt)tt “unlit have been as follows :——

Upper (“anatla - -

LowerCanada. - - Nova Seotia I - A New Brunswick - -

Total ~ -

'l‘hn whole grant for local pni‘po der the scheme as amended will non follows :-—‘

Upper Canada . .

Lower (‘ iiuda ‘ - -

Nova. Seutia. ~ -

New Brunswick - -'

Total - -

These grants. at [he (NIiInIf/I'rillllpttlnlftllml q/‘tlie several I’I‘ot'iuces mi lab/multo'y. 1367. give tho following rates oi grant per

lieadz— \

. ’ I‘opulatioii. I‘erlieatl. Upper Canada - Lott-2.0.10 Gt) l‘l‘llifl Lower (:IHIHILIII. - 1.2M?~ ago TI ‘- Nova Scotia s; int 58 " New Brunswick ‘u 2 5.0“ 110 "

Nothingr could be more scandalousin unjust to Upper ('iiiiatla than this. and wi- are amazed that Mr. ilowlantl could be it party to it.

The sewn/(departure from the Quebec acliciiie-l‘s. that until l'rlnt-c Edward inland comes intp tth Union. Nova. Scotia and

’ New Brii‘n wick shall have between them the four “*5 in the Upper (Tlinuibcr that the Inland w s to have h: i don will now be as follow

‘ " > Population. 'Meniliers ’L'ppcr ,Cnrtatla ; -

'l‘lie distribu

l .8010th 24:

Lunar Canada f ~ 1.283.830 ‘24 "vii ‘tmti: and New

663.88!‘ 2f

T In?" l’n-olhing to paliiutti this change I F iii" hut-bee scheme. tlie'iiijustit w ' if)?“ (“Twill was marked etiollzhmbut / to iidtl to it lti'iiiiis. “mm. . '._.. t"...in i... ‘lurun9l""- “ “JV-1 1‘ three Provinces of « Lower ' Canada. v Nova c.....:.. and NU“- )irnnswlek united have but \50.68'J people, more than Caper Canada. one. yet they.- {havu £8 Legillniive Councillqu and. [tppu'i-' ('imiulu but. 24. Every Upper Canada r.l.‘t.iuucillor will thus represent 75.085 pi-ii- pie, while the iivt-ihge (dull the rest will “glut 40.082. The thing ls utterly unfair. . . , 1W '41 pi our

and will be trained to livcsufuscfulnels.

'viiqmymg will snip \ViIltJme: Timon" 9pc. ‘

iln- udlmviiig Ilistiilnition of -- It~ utltl rc l'l’li‘ll so iiuttl lh t t nuts of lrit. \tfiwu. . .

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“'lin'c lll‘llil‘ - - 'l'liigrlwa’l departure from ‘v'lh'llt the l'l~lu'li- \ and Il\t t' lIVHi the Local to the Hunt-ml this t~ vi i Illi'll'. it u'jtot puttia- ill lill' \vrd i"vtlri':|l intci tcrcni e in Ian-.d iiiuttt iiiun~ di~linct and apart are the duties and ' iiictioit- oi llll‘ too govcriiuicuts tlic bet- I

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I sl. but may far from least. comes the 'iiti School (lilt'wllilll. .\iitl livi‘ as “HI-l l~ not so c r as we could h. to dash" l. we got.- the giant.” crrtui oi uur .lmpalcii.

" in i'.-tt-i't~iice to the School question. clauscs lure been intro lace l._/i'r.'l. M til i}; iiiatany p|'l\’vlt'“"s grant-1| to Separate bclioois in l'ppur Canada shall aim b\ "ranted to Separate Schools iii Lower iada: and. o'u'dllvl. that all measures . bout hep: ate helm-Iii shall be subject to an appeal to the tiovri'nnr-Ucncrsl in Council.“

'to the first of lilt'i‘l provisions. it uh vcry harmless. 'l‘lier ‘ not. much dam,I agol ati Uppcr (,‘anad -— be;r par- don—thin ‘o la- i~ uuit- passing; lawslor

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5‘ . lill‘ t‘urlbcr eatt-iisii ii ot sot-taiiaiiisui in the workingot our Common School ‘tciii

i‘lic meaning oftlic st-coiid pi'lnlnlltll is. tuilortunatt-ly. iiol clear. The .ilst l‘csullh tion Ul the Quebec rein-inc provides that any llill ll.|‘i$l’\l by Local i.o;,'~lature l he stilijcct to d lowatic Ilio riior~tieiicral nitiiiii one year ol “ the ll:|<~lllg thcrcol';" and il nothingr more is donc to the t‘olit'cderation Bill than to confirm this power ol disallowaucc. and tn‘statti the pi. ti 'c inqu of bringing objections to an .‘Jt-pai'aIe School Bill itiin lllilll'l' the no te oi the Federal 1-.“- ccutivc. ultii a view to its tlisallowaiice— there (“Ill be no possible Ulijt‘l' in. to Him. ' the powt-vol iiiti-ri't-rt'ncc til the .iutliorit . .tivc. little harm

\Hiat \v to‘ lie' lcared \v . eons l)l'lll)||,\iii lo violin: the Fi‘tl . il Parliament with the right to legislate iii school iii.utcrs indirect defiance til the Local la-g ~lattue.

'l'iit-sc we understand to be the whole of lllt‘ ticptit'lurcs made from the original (.gnebct brine. Sonic oi them are quite sonablt: and e tlingly unjust; and n hardly undv llll how the repre- sentatives oi L'ppcrt .uiada now ill London assumed to them. There may be yct an opportunity ol amending some of tin-iii. When we. have the bill at lull Iciigth. we \\ ill be in a lit-tier position to surv '\' the n hole question. But, uicantiiiic. wcliat‘c no hesitation in stating our opinion. that it the whole tale has been told in our tit-s- patch—ii the ir. no other cliaul'cs to be. heard ol—tlie bill. with all its dc '. wil be an immense boon to tlic pt-opli. oi Up~ per t‘anzula. and we will b u'tily rejoice when it i'ccci s the royal ictioti.

Mistixtc, — The independent Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia is now rccogniz by ton Foreign (lrand Lodges. making. as tho ilalilax I't‘ ii assures. thirty four ic- cognitioiis —a irgtrr iitiiiibcr lliaii any (iruiid Lodge .is received within so short a pcrioil. . in c respect the Grand Lodge beova .s in fleallli)‘ cou- dilioii. and is destined to take a prominent part iii‘lhc ind liodc‘o formation of llri- tisli Ann ‘ which many of the brother- hood look forward to with pleasure. When will Ill“ Masons of New Brunswick move? ———b‘t. .lo/iu .llul .\'

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Dreadful Caufligration at Zokohama. Japan.

English papers received by last until contain particular ol a. 7real. fire. at lhc alimt: plate. it uccttrrct on Monday. the 20th .\'uv. it consumed dwellings. public buildings. \i'arcliotisc'. ctc.. coveringr an art-a, ofsuni (it) acres. destroyed some 100 lives. and c: used a loss to persons insured ol'soiiio four or five million dollars. The lll'e broke oiit in it portion ol'tlio town li- octisctl by the (iovcrulncut. for prostitutes. and owing to the hiin wind which prevail- cd at the limo spread with fearful rapidity. licking up houses. property of various kinds. and human life. iii its mad career. A change of wind prevented the entire town from being niiideu heap of ruins.

'I‘iio l’ctct littth Index laments on the continued imprisonment 01' Jeff Davis :—

“ And this man is dying meantime. In- justice prey in}; upon his soul. confinement wearing out. his body. the neglect oi his own pcoplti sit iiing his heart. Suva. v the crowiiin'r . :niie ul‘ those which d .— g‘racc the t six years of American his- buy is [ill

An English Rector refused tb marry a couple tor it lcsa .snni than thirlccii shill- inua. whereupon tlic_briilcgrooiu brought :1 mi; nq. him. The eouit decided that “W i “1's claim which was based on an alleged itiifiirinor 1 custom. could not be upheld itrlaw. ‘ - ' ‘

l’crni ii liasiicgiqfivcti by the French iinpcriai tttllllll ion to the Bible So-iety ol Frauen to h'av its stand in the park sur~ rounding Ihci s exhibition. The Bible criiiitiiittcu ol ‘iingiautl propose to unite in the iiiovt-iiii-iit and to in Him occasion one tor the with: distribution of the whole Bible or the New ’l‘cstaint-nt in many dill? art-tit langu It is thought that some 2.Ull'l.tlt)l) tail may thus be disposed of.

anti the sum of $30.00!) is now being 1' l b. snl 'pliohdll England to aid in this cutcrprtsu. '

l’oi-ULvriox 0F Tm: Wiiiii.n.—'l‘he po- pulation of the world increased. From the l)t'.~’l and latest sources of information we dcrii lliu following estiuiatcs:~« Aiiioriea. 63,000,000; Europe. 265,000,000 Africa. ill-1.000.000; Ail. IUUJIOUJHJU; Japan. 35.000.09U; ()ccaniea. 22,000,000; Total i.‘2t)u.llt)t)‘,tll)l).

These. are as‘f llows:—-I’rotcslanls. ‘17:- 000.001); (latliol tallblttiaioti; Uri-elm. 68,000,000; other sects. 7,000,000; Jews. 5.000.000; hiiiliotiinietlauu. 144,000.01"); Pagans. 710,000,000. Tomb—one thou— sand two illllllli'l'll millions.

Very animated discussion: are carried on by the Common ()cuntil oth-w York. One of thsz recently occurred, in which several of the members wishing to iidtl Weight to thi- vicws exprctund. hurled inkstauds at each other. A similar recite has recently been cii- acted in Philadelphia by the city father's there. ri-aultinu at last in a rough and tumble fight. At one time there \vps a prospect ofthu whole Council becoming engaged in the interesting peiforiniuiee; the presiding nfilcer. however, turned of! the gas. and thus quellctl the row. We learn from tho lialifar ll’i‘tiirn. thattbc

congregation of St. l’.iul'n (flitircli in that city have founded an institution hr the Itiipport

and training of destitute young girls. This

chm x l‘personu. usually lch to grow up in

poverty and Immune It prey to y\'il'l'. will hit this institution have the advantage of a home. The

.ilri '0. a ‘d tull hold i‘ni‘ higher pm 3'

Qiit-ln'vI is the il'l'l‘lil “‘lt‘l‘ ofcontrol ovct'l unit only it limited demand. lime [ml fur the Ili.ll‘ll'\ l‘roiii' Government. 4 liiuc burn made at n alight dx L'lllh'. . . tr mun in iii;.' an inqmii r. l (Tongrctn determine nitlinflur‘im:thrim'n-ahrd “1‘ w...“ “ml 1 mm...“ umt his letter ism- of flu, I take place. liul an we think it “iii to of emit ldurntimi. m u iih theupeuilut mouths ul'uiu'iiiii‘

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Ti I" It. - The nuith inn mitibiti d in» mun "ii rli lice Tm ‘u‘llt' int k» put, Sperm

hum \t‘lun haw lit-tit \lll' bulk or the vii-v}. nuumiut to \uni- paper. which I liked vcryl

of (‘lll'll' l tit digit! do. lltu‘ in l‘iiplaiid. h-iiipurary tit-pvt non in the St ttn. and increaecd vu-eiptx iirre.

Tu.- mow iimt. hitt- diva it no lurk

l.|.-l ti it days a vt‘ciiltcniiie ctl'rvt. :iiid lair-s. Should

duty on wheat and door a further decline iiiiiyt

prcu-nt sioc‘vh hill won lind outlets. linrly in (be yew we reverted to the limited supplies in Europe and the iinprul ~ Idlin of the linited States hating Illllrll to .xpzil‘t‘ tor export. and ~nbqui-i.t ciiqiiit iv~ confirm uii iii the ini- priusioii tit it a much higher range of pii. l‘.~ llllhl prevail lctoic many iii-nithv III “IV llriti~ti tiiaikt ts. in tlic l'uilcd 5t tics. with uni - who in tlic ll|tli|l‘_\ tnntkct. a >ctibd li- uaucial policy on Illl‘ [up-t ol‘tlie tiuvcriiinciit. tiiitl ll‘~.‘ ll.l>i|' in tlic coltlr: 'tiou of the cur- l’L'ilty. the re ult “illllll be pi :ll\'l‘ I Illlitll'ilt‘l‘. anti hllt'l Ill-it :‘5 would Upt‘rllfl‘ wi‘i Innt't- t-tiiiA [Hence in rich oi illl‘ now \cry vent-ml row \it ill"! that the supplies Uftlt“ll$tl0 liour will be within requirements. Euris are still scar and iii demand for the local trtitic'. .

'i‘ur. Momma E\'ll.S.—.\ lecture on Mor- uiouisni allu-lcs as follows In one of the dl. iiirbiiig elements uniting the Saints:

“ There is one clcinciit among themselves that in Iroublcsoiiiv. 'l'he gent-ml testimony ol'tlie (ii-tuilcs who have lived in iiuiinut- 50- ul .1 relations with them is that llicyuuit girls tlo their honor be it lid) are unis yd ed. (ii wing up with it. llicy drive seen the institution with all its aboiiiitiiitious. and op- posul as it is to all their holier feeling. and ocltcr instincts. no amount of spiritual thun- dcr can entirclv control them. llcrc. as everywhere. tli ire u privclc 'vd class. and cannot very well be whipped r imprisoned. Liki- mo»! of the descendants of live. they will talk. and are ever ready to clope with a lien- iilt- who has the courage and can get away with them. They uiinot lllm‘l'V a Gentile and remain peacefully at liotiic. Y ' naturally they prefer a whole llcntih- to one-tenth of ii Mormon. The most effectual way iifbrcakiuu up the whole aystcin would be toscud an army of “1.000 unmarried men there and protect every man who married ii Mornihn u-oiiian llllll brought her lu camp. We might iii this way get rid of the nutritive witiiouriiloinlslicd or incurring the tidium of ii religious persecu- titiii.

London, Feb. 25. In accordance with tlicprograuiiiic announ- ced by the Government. on the lltli. resolu-

tions on ilci‘oriii were introtlllcctl into the House of Commons this evening. t\lr. i)‘isra- ell the Cliauccllor of the l~2.\'chcquvr. opened the debate on the part of the (lovernzwnt. anti proposed four new fvaiicliies and to change some oftltc borough seats. Mr. Bright foi- lowctl and made a strong speech in opposition to the scheme oflhe Derby atluiinstrntioii.

The n in” measure of Earl Derby forms the topic of gcncrul conversation. The lc 1- ing newspapers have edit-hid articles in tip- provitl of them.

The English Government promises to issue the blue book givin n complete account of the postal service between Great .llritain and the Unitvd States.

The news from Spain is oftpi exciting-char- nt- ‘ thouin the government ul'that century is set-king to keep from the puldjc the course oft-vents; there is no longer any doubt that n j serious inhurrc ion is impending.

'i‘lic I'rinct s Alexandra has been safely delivered til. daughter. The war t‘Fliltilll s as prcsctitvtl in the Ministerial Budget. arc largely increased over those of the preceding year. ~

None of the Fenian: who participated in the late revolt have been captured. " ‘ prisoners who were it ' \‘tcd in Dublin on suspicion of being Feninm have been tried. found guilty. and lica |l_V semi-need.

iairtl Derby has had a slight attack of gout. it promises to yield to treatment. but it iii necessary that he should. as niuchas possible. remain in the same teiiipcrtiture .

Verena. Feb. 2". laroii Yon Ilncst. minister of State of the Austrian Empire. says that Austria is-iii favor of the evacuation of Scrvla by the Turkish forces. So far as c n iiil‘airn art-concern- ed the Baron says it is the p,t)ilt?y.fll‘lll(‘. Gov- ernment to avoid the queslign entirely. ' Berlin. Feb. 22.! Intelligence has been received from Vienna that serious timirclieiisions tire entertained there of ii rising uftlic peasants in the .\us- trian provinces. on the Danube. and ti large number of arrests - 'e been made by the Government author es. -

Vienna. Feb. 21. The restoration of the Constitution of 1848 to Hungary by the -‘.ii_iperur Francis .I_osepli has bud the effect to remove the trutiblcii heretofore existing in that country. The pen- plc are now quite and contented. New York. Feb. 21. President Roberts hint called ' convention nfthe Fenian Brotherhood iii thesnite of New York. for the EZI‘itli inst... to meet in Illicit. also the Brotherhood of illiuois ivill meet on the lzlh of March :IllthlllL‘dltU. ’l‘lic l-‘eiiiaiis of Pmuinylvrniu will hold a convention early in April. Illlli State Conventions of the Bro- tiit-riiuna will iouii follow in fill the other States .'