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ars. For 8 license for brewing —or for manufac-

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EARTHQUAKE IN CANADA.

On Weduaesday moruing, the 18th instant, a smart shock uf earthquake was felt at Montreal The Montreal

papers say that the time of tts occurrence there

aad several places west of that city.

was Ju. 10m. a on. The shocks were sufficiently

|

Vieleut fo awaken agreat wavy. Dr. Smaliwood

has favored the Gazette with the following report:— “LT had just retired (3 o'clock, a. m., Dee. 18,) te bed trom a protessivual case and was perlectly awake, whew | heard a low rumbling seund pre ecveding frou the west, which | at ence recegnized as anearthqanke. This was f-llowed by a distine! strong tremulous motion, which was succeeded in ten or twelve seconds by a second aud fainter tremor than the first. Then followed the seund, which passed eastward, the whele lasting, I should say, teary three minutes At Powt St. Charles the stoves in the uppet stories of some of the brick houses distivetly) shook, and in Grey Nun Street some of the rest-| deuts rose from their beds aod lett their houses | in great terror, At St. Laureat, about six miles from the city, the sheek and earth sound were distinet and streng. We iearo that at Lachine it | was uot felt. [I way meation that at St Laureot) the direction of the earth wave was distinctly | heard tu pass from weet te east.” |

aud semewha

Quebee.—There was no abock of earthquake | here or eastw wt, « | Three Rivers. —Pretty severe shock here.

: x) ok . ‘ } Herfier.—Slight vibration about 3, a. w.

Nad SRT ae

a

lsaid to be recovering.

CALIFORNIA HORROR. FEARFUL BUTCWERY OF TWO FAMILIES. A fearful street fight lately took place between

the mem!

A

described :—

““Itis not known who fired first, and as those who were engaged were mostly killed, and as the spectators dispersed when the firmg com menced, all that did happen is not precisely known. Upon the ene side were Duncan, Martin Frost, Isham Frost and Elisha Frost. The three last named were brothers. On the otner side were Wesley Coates, Albert Coates, Henry Coates, Thomas Coates, James Coates, Abraham Coates and Abner C. Coates. Wes ley, Heary and James Coates were brothers. Abner C. Coates was the father of Albert and unele of the three brothers. Abraham was a cousin of all the others except Thomas, who was his uncle. All the Frosts had pistols and Colts navy Dunean, broke his in the beginning of the fight, and did} aot shoot it. Wesley Coates and Abraham Coates had pistols, Abner Coaiss had a double | shot gzun—one rifled barrel and one shot barrel, | and Wesley Coates also had a knife. Martin | Frost was seen to shoot Wesley Coates, Abra-| ham Coates and Henry Coates. Isham Frost | was seen to shoot Thomas Coates, and Aboer | C. Coates killed Elisha Frost with his shot gun, | Abner C. Coates was shot in the shoulder. | He was the least hurt of any of the wounded, | though his wound is severe. James Coates |} received a pistol shot in the abdomen, which |

revolvers. however,

st considered mortal, Dut there is now | hope of his recovery. It is not known who| shot him. Duncan was dangerously stabbed | and cut about the neck, back and arm. His| wounds at first were regarded fatal, but he is It is presumed that

was at fir

THE ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS AND|CHARLES DICK

vrs of two families named Coates . : |looked forward to with most curiosity was)

(formerly from W isconsin) and Fest, at Little | Monsigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris. Lake, in Mendocino county, Cal., which is thus | Of his devotion to the bead of the Chureh, no

| fis views deserve notice.

j} sible.

EMR a

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ENS AND THE STORM. MARQUIS DE MOUsTIER ON THE : vlteetiae ROMAN QUESTION. HoW HIS AUDIENCES CONDUCT THEMSELVES.

The prelate whose views on Rome were Of Dickens’ third reading at New York, on

Thursday night, the Tribune says: —

A silly, infatuated snow storm, if tt thought iteell la mate for Charks Dickens! How it howled as it saw the thickening carriages, aud the merry, liberality of his opinions in temporal and bis, orushing crowd! a maliciously it lay in wait | moderation in religious matters. ‘The speech | round the must sGrantagenus corners, and hoped, |

: ; by pouncing out With a screaming whistle aud which he bas delivered in the Senate was re-) if vids tull of stow balls, to drive back the} ceived with much favour and at its close be |) jo hteyed, resy, hughing giris and sweet-faced was warmly congratulated by bis colleagues. | woien clinging it mock terrer to lovers’ and | le observed, with | husbands’ arma! An ignorant, pompous, hard- reference to the conference, thata government | headed storm, that had no netion what all these | wus bound by its signature to protect the | people were after, and was made angrier aud rights which it bud sanctioned, and that if angrier by seeing that the worst be could do ou'y | any one State withdrew the unanimity of the made the drivers whip up their horses, and a others would be a guarantee for their execu- lovers and husbands cheer up their bright com- tion, But, supposing the conterence got

panions, and the preity little feet trot along faster together, what could it do? There was one and taster, and hie woret Guy sola. to keep - : people away from Charles Dickens and Steimway ot three lines to follow—to give back to the Hall! If, ae we bear from several sources, Holy Futher the provinces that bave been | Dickens is reading much better bere than he did torn from bim, to take away the remaining | jy Boston, it is also true that be read last ight territory, or to proclaim the satus quo. The | better than be has thus fac read in New York first, though most desirable, was hurdly pos- | He seemed in unusual spirits, and Lirew hinsselt If it beionged to the jurist and the! with all his force mito every part, Foe Sates theologian tu define “right,” the politieian consisted of the chapters wt phar roe , should, also, do so. It would not be difficult a, or = rag anh tr a - es to define the rights of the Huly Father, for be | *™ 4 ts . Tree vant It ic plain that Mr. was the legitimate owner of what was, taken aah ie at aad actors, is very much affect- from him by force. But in this world people | 4. by his audience. Those whe heel hint dts often found theusselvesem barrassed in material | poston say that after the first pight the people vecessities ; tacts give birth to interests, and | acted on Liw more and more, like a wetter and interests come in time to be called rights ; and| wetter blanket, and that, though he struggled real necessities and facts must be taken mto| manfully ageimet the tide, vuothing but a vigerous account. In the present instance, be did not | dash for New York at the end of the week saved know what was practicable ; but this would | ie from being utterly drowved aud lust to us be a matter for the consideration of the Con-| reve’ : ference. ‘To deprive the Holy Father of |. The audiences in Boston were irreproachable what territory now remained to him, seemed |!" decorum, They came with meek punctuality, immoral, and almost impracticable. They the ladies with their kuitting aud Gerinan grau- were told that Italy wanted Rome ; but rf the

one doubted; but be is also known for the

mars, the gentlemen with the North American Review, and the children with Our Young Folks ,

LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRA PH.

EROM EUROPE. Dec. 23—midnight.—The Italian Parliament by a recent vote refused to pay the interest on the debt of the Provinces formerly belonging to the States of the Courch, whoh debt was assumed by Italy when those Pro- vinces were unnexed to the Kingdom. The

Lonpon,

French Government bas sent a despatch to Florence protesting against the actions of the Legislatif.

Fiorence, Dee. 23—evening.—In conse- quence of the adverse vote at tne conclusion of the debate in the House of Depaties last week the members of Cabinet have tendered their resignation to the King, but wait the judgment of his Majesty on their acts. The New Meuistry, it 18 reported, will be organized under Marsbal Durand.

Panis, 23—evening.—It is rumored that Ratazzi will resume the premiership of Italy, and will form a new cabinet hostile to France......The French Government is seriously considering the necessity of order- ing the troops of the French expedition remaining at Civita Veechia to recurn to Rome.....M. Accolas, and other members of a secret political society, which bas held its meetings in this city, have been seutenced to imprisonment,

Lonpon, Dec. 24.—The Fenians are still active. The newest sensation is an effort made last night to destroy the Gas Works at Glasgow. Attempts bad been made the night before to destroy the Gas Works at Warrington near Liverpool. In both places the efforts were unsuccessiul. ‘The authori- ties in those cities are doubly watebtal, and no further trouble is apprehended.....Des- patches received from various parts of the kingdom report everything quiet to-day.... Despatches received trom Naples mention

NcDonald, Hon. Messrs. Tiley, McDougall, Archibald, and Mitchell. Other Ministers are out of town.....The Address of Parhament on Hudson Bay territory will be forwarded imme- diately to Colonial Office.....M. Lemesurier has been elected Mayor of Quebec by an over: whelming vote. His opponent was M. Cauchon, the late Mayor, President of the Senate, &e.

Quesec, Dec. 24.—Two ship-yards have been re-opened in this city, their pro- prietors having provided against interference by the Ship Carpenters’ Uuion.....There is sume excitement in Montreal in consequence of contradictory reports of the loss of the steamship Hiberian.

Kixeston, Dec. 24.—To-day a man named Salond, while crossing on the ice from Wolf's Island to thes city, broke through and was drowned.

Monrreat, Canada, Dee. 26.—Some an- easiness was occasioned here yesterday by re- ports which had been in circulation for some time past of the proposed Fenian uprising on Christmas day, and of a scheme to blow up the English Cathedral. ‘Threatening letters were received by the Police authorities, aad us a matter of precaution, men were sent to guard the Water Works, and troops were kept in readiness to move when called wpen Nothing, however, of an unusual ebaracter occurred to disturb the festivites of the day. Quesec, Dee, 27.—-Parliament opened to- day ; Col. Blanchett was elected Speaker.

FROM MEXICO. Havana, Dec. 26.—A despatch from Mexico states that the revolution in Yucatan is assum- iug large proportions, Santa Anna had been proclaimed Dictator by the Revolutionists, and was expected hourly to arrive from Havana with men and a million of dollars. The fort aud town of Sisal were in the hands of the re- bels, but the port was blockaded by two Mexi- can gunboats. A number of officers: who

Pope was forced to quit Rome it would as- | suredly be a calamity for those who remained ithere after him. Let the Senate picture to | acon themselvee the august Pontiff wandering asa | pilgrim. The very earth would tremble beneath bis footsteps, and his words would be | Would they suppose the Pope !

| maledictions. lremaining at Rome? No. Rome was not

Sorel aud Caambly.—Felt distinctly here at 3,| Wesley Coates stabbed and cut him, as a large

a. w. | knife was found lying almost in Wesley’s hand

Coteau, Cornwall, Morrisburg, Gananoque and | immediately oer we was killed. | he blade Kingston —Very severe shock reperted at all) ot the kuife was very bloody. Five ; these places killed iastantly, and never spoke, except Albert Coates, who exclaimed, “My God!" aud fell jand expired. A friend rushed to Elijah Frost instantly, turning bim over (he fell on his face),

Belleville. —Earthquake felt here very distinetly about J, we. w.

Cobourg, Port Hope, Bowmanville, Whitby, | Toronto, and all Westward stations, say that nu vibration or shock of any kind was felt there.

Ottawa.—A_ severe shoek of earthquake was felt at Sandy Hull aud Perth. Earthquake felt distincily bere.

At New York, Bostoa, Portland, Albany and Rutland, nothing was telt; but at Whiteball. | Burlingtwo and along the west side of Lake Cham- |

plain, the shock was quite perceptible.

Port Hope.—I have just heard that the earth- | quake was felt in Upper Town about three v’clock | this moreing. It awoke people in bed.

Sackville. N. B.--Earthquake not felt here, at St. dvbu (N.B.) or at Halitax.

| when he died.

he threwn up his hands, gave a groan and died. Abraham Coates survived next day about noon, The shooting could not have lasted more than a quarter of a minute. It} like, as some of the listeners expressed it,

the firing of a string of shooting crackers, the shots were fired in such quick succession.” | The scene at the funeral is said to have been | very affecting. The parents, children, wives, | brothers and sisters of the slayers and slain

was

| |

few short hours before were grappling ina fierce | ‘combat, but who now were cold and still, and |

lay peaceably side by side. The sobbing and wailing that rose from the numerous mourners

JOUN BRIGHT ON TH : IRISH LAND | “ere enouzh to melt a heart of flint. “ My QUESTION. " | father!” My brother !”’ “My husband !’’

Me. Bright has addressed a letter to Mr. H. D. Huttou, of Dublia. It says:— “ Rocupate, Nov. 11, 1867.

“My Dear Str. —I have read your‘ Prussia and Ireland’ with much jaterest, and, as far ae

i | |

you go, L agree with you, but I think wore re-| pERRIBLE “RAILROAD CATASTROPHE) Ebat it was desirable, if possible, that the

quires to be doae. Your plan is tu help tenants | te buy farms where owners are wiiling to sell, to leud thew money ou easy terms, aud to take} quod security. Owners are vet very willing to | aell, and the grocess of creating an Irish proprie- tary, woald be very slow. In my speech in Dub- fin, I suggested anetboer plan, not unlike yours, but | mere ¢ertainly operative. I proposed a Parlia- mentary Commission, to buy large estates. and to!

|in the large assembly present.

**My son!’ and similar expressions were simultaneously ejaculated. Few eyes were dry The funeral procession was three quarters of a mile in iength., All were buried in the same graveyard a few feet from each other. i

IN VERMONT.

Monxtrewier, Vr., Dee. 11.—One of the most fearful accidenta known in the annals of

; ; | the ac : mingled their tears together over those who a| that the Papacy must abide.

large enough to contain two sovereigns. He

had no intention tomake personal reflections ; but a King of Italy was too petty a personage to have bis seat side by side with the Papacy. The Pope at Rome, and Rome belonging to the King of Italy, was but a dream; * the

very extreme of ignorance.’ The Catholic vations would never allow the patrimony of St. Peter to pass, after 14 centuries “ into} the hands ot any sovereign.’’ 1t wasin Rome

Italy only

created inextricable embarrassments by cling- ing to an idea which the will of Catholic | batons would never sanction. here remained {the third bypothesis, and on this what could | ithe Conference do? Take all? give back all? |No, perhaps; but at least it might matotain | the present state of things, seek to vivify the Pontifical Governmeut, und ficd the means

| of doing so in a good organization of resources. | After some further ebservations, the Arch- bishop suid that the object of those who

| signed the interpellution was that the Senate ‘should give its vote to these resolutions: 1. Pontifical Government should be reinstated

initslost provinces. 2. That it was necessary |

pes maintain the existing situativn. 3. To examine whether there was such means to

they sternly frowned down applause, and if any |

il-bred persou laughed, be was very properly in- sulted, and held up to public ridicule in the even-

decorum, but, like periect peeple in general, it was disagreeable toknow. When Mr. Dickens was pathetic the Bostonians became critical, aud counted their tears; when be was tunuy, they hesitated to langh tll they saw whether the best people were laughing, too; and in fine, not only were all the seala resersed, but the people who sat in them were fifty times as reserved as Lhe seats. The reason why Mr. Dickens read se much better here than in Boston is simply that his audience is thoreughly syuspathetic wich Gin, We regret to say that itis not at all a well be- haved audience. lt has never dene coming 10 It walks ip at dll stages of the performance with a lady on its arm, and the offence is not lesseued, put rather aggravated, by the fact that all the ladies are pretty, and wear enchanting bonnets, because the whole assembly in seized with a de- sire to ture round and look at them, ‘The audi- ence snickers right out Whenever it wants to. It has repeatedly stopped Mr. Dickeus la his very funpiert momenta, by laughing out as loud as it

could, aud waking the reader laugh too, than |

which, of course, novhing could be more repre- bensible. But, semeliow or other, all this bad behaviour dees not in the least damp the spirits of the reader. With a generous consideration ter boman Weakness, be refleets that they cannot help laughing aod crying When be is working bis spells, and he accordingly works them with a will. The more they laugh, the tunmer he gets; the more they ery, the wore tears he wrings [row

ing paper next day; they grew stiller with each | lames rise bundreds ot feet above the crater. successive reading, antil ou the last evening the| At night the Bay of Naples 1s lighted up for loveliest and most embarrassing silence reigued | miles. in Trewent Temple tor the whole two hours.) side in immense quanties aud large stones are The audience was perfect ju discipline, perfect in | occasionall

that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is con- tinaally increasing in power and splendour. Immense sheets of white, yellow and crimson

formerly served under the Emperor Maximilian had arrived at Sisal from Matamoras.—On the 16th an engazement took place between the Mexican gunboats and the batteries on the shore. The coast of Yucatan, in the vieinity of Sisal, was diligently watched to prevent the landing of troops coming from any foreign When the steamer

Lava is pouring down the mountain

y thrown out of the wouth of the

voleano. A deep rumble like reverberating | thunder is heard trom time tu time as in the | bowels of the earth, and wany of the people \in the vicinity have left their homes fearing an earthquake or other calamity. No such | eruption has probably occurred 10 Vesuvius | fur centuries, and the spectacle 1s regarded as lone of the most magnificent aud sublime ‘ever witnessed in nature.

Lonpon, Dee. 25th.—The precautions otf the Government against the Fenians continue ‘very extensive, and uousual preparations

have been made to-day which indicate that the authoritice are in possession of intor | mation that a general attempt is to be made by the Fenians to rescue the prisoners confined in various parts of the United Kingdom for }complicity in the late outrages both in Eng- ‘land and Ireland. In addition to the regular | police force special constables are every wiere jon duty, and other precautionary weasures | have been adopted by the Government, which it is hoped will result in the preservation of order.....The Zines of today bas an edi- terial on the subject of the Abyssinian war, |which it fears will be protracted until next year. It blames Sir Wm. Napier, the Com- mander of the English forces, for the delay which the expedition bas encountered, and

}

country to aid the rebellion, left Vera Cruz on the 20th, the Mexican steamer Tobasco was ready to sail for Sisal on the next day with an expedition to establish the authority of the Mexican Government at Sisal. She had on board 500 or 600 men, and several pieces of artillery. —Sauta Anna is in the city of Havana. Many ex-Imperialist officers have arrived here. They all seem to be busily engaged.

FROM THE WEST INDIES.

Havaya, Dec. 16.—Recent arrivals here re- port that there had been a desolating confla- ration in Gaudaloupe Isiand, but no particulars of it are given.....An earthquake visited Antivua on Noy. 18, causing great loss ef life and property.....The American wife of Senor Hervandes and her child were burned to deaih at Guachoco. .... The commercial feeling m Havana is very insecure. The condition of several merchauts is critical, and some bank- rupts may be expected.

Havana, Dec. 17.—Advices from St. Thomas to the 7th ist. have been received. The trans- fer of that island to the United States will prob- ably be made on New Year's day, but the date has not been positively fixed.....The Govern ment architect had ¢xamined those edifices which were left in a dangerous condition by the

| Vermont, transpired to-day at what is known

them; and ew far frow being displeased with con-

| restore to the Pontifical Government a power- duct tor which our Bostou seighbours, if they

jof the Vermont Central Railroad.

as Harlow Bridge, near Northfield, on the line | ful vitality by a development of its resources. | The bridge | He boped the Government would declare that | was burned on Sunday morning last, aud|the French troope should remain at Rome |

could ouly see it, would have nothing but reprool, he actually gete inte bigher spirits, and leaves the stage with a step that seems as if he were leading

earthquakes, and had ordered the demolition of the English mail oftices, Lloyd’s building, Dor- mal’s Hotel, the Hjardemaal, the New Town and Butcher's Gate, and the warehouse of Mor

says nothing can be done during the present season.

Lonpon, Dee. 25.—The Russian Govern- ment have addressed a note to the Govern-

re-sell them to existing tewan's, on terms some-| during the week about 100 men have been en-| until the security of the Holy See should be thing like theee which you propose. A sun ot | completely guaranteed,

£5,000 000 would secure some large estates, and the process of creating ‘ laruers owners of farms’ would begin, and would go on rapidly. Your plan in Gilty years would do much good; mine! would do much iu five years, and in 20 years! would change the aspect of things in Ireland. | We want to wake the Irish farmer attached tu!

gaged in rearing tressel work for temporary

use, Most of the employees having dined to-

|day at Northfield, were returning to werk,

about 14 miles from that town in a passenger car, which was being backed up to the works. By some inconceivable carelessness, the eu- gineer proceeded with them at a rapid rate,

The Minister of Foreign Affairs believed there was reason to expect much frou the good sense of the Italiane, and hoped that men, whe could give guarantees for judicious couduct would come into power. Tn such a case it weuld not be well forthe Holy See to count upon a dissolution of It must rather look forward to

off in a contra dance, with the whole audience for |

partuers.

—_—.~<>o——___——- FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT,

A WAGON RUN DOWN BY A RAILWAY TRAIN— THREE PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED.

On Saturday evening last, at about half

and did not check the speed until too late, and | Italian unity,

past seven o'clock, & frightful occurrence

; i na € *

the soil by the Ue of ownership rather than by

that which now exists, the vecessity to have a) holding ia land that he may live. We want.) further, to beget a new and better national eenti- | ment, lo convince every Irishman oew vn the

fand that we do not intend to drive bim across | the AUantie, but to remaiu a cuoatented dweller

onhisewn soil. I think my scheme would do | this. You will see the difference between your | scheme and mine—yours is for a long time and | fur the fature—uine is to grapple at wace with | the desperate malady which keeps your country | in astate of chrouic discontent and iusurrection.

Your plan may be wore easily secured, but our ebildreu will only see wueh result trom it—mine

| The Royal Mail Steamer Merlin, Capt. Gulli- ford, arrived at Halfax on the 29th ult. from

would, I think, restore coutidence and banish speedily some cf the despair and disloyalty which sy extensively prevail. Joun Brieur.” | St. Jobo’e, N. FP, vea Sydoey, having experienced a very rough passage. Capt. John Mikes and his mate, George Miller, eight passengers. who, with a seaman named Jeremy Lane, under- | The Times says:—* We understand the twok the daring and difficult task ef sailing the | Government bave contracted with Mr. Cunard raft Noupared trom New York to Southawpton, | fer the transmission of our maile by the usual England, have lately returned to New York. | steamer from Halitax for six months from the They give an interesting account of their perilous| arrival of the mail vext week—making three voyage, from which we give a few facts not here | wonthly and four fortnightly trips. The cost tufore published. They left New York on the 4th | will be £4500—half of which is to be detrayed of June, but after reaching the Lightship, the} by the Imperial Government and half by the _— — gale compelled them to put back | colony.” sy the advice of the Captain of Pilot Boat No. 16, | ro e N 6 se they reseained at anchor vatil GO a. moon the 12th oe aot on Wonaier y pe mets at June, whes they set sail wil a favorable wind. | brigantine Rainbow left this place bound for Very soon afterward their kerosiue stove com-) Baltimore. In reaching up the shore, wae run aueweed tu leak and tock fire, A blanket that | jnte by the brigantine W. Greenough from Prinee was thrown over it to quevel the flames also took! Edward Island, bound to Frente. The Rain- fire and had to be throwa ovetbuard. “They were | bow sustained considerable damage, and the W thus deprived of all means of cooking their tood, | Greenough \oat her jibboom in the collision. fur the two gallos of sperin oil they had on fsoth vessels arrived in St. Jobo's on the morning board were reduired for their laup, and for four | of the 29th . days they bad to live on biscuit. At the end ot - this time they spoke the Bieuen sbip Goshen,| It will be seen that the imposition of postage on from St. Jola’s for Brewen, The Captai | newspapers was euly carried by thirteen votes. furnished them with a small quautity of speru vil | Had the Maritime members not left, Canada Jwo days afterward the ouly tunepiece ow board | would have beeu relieved of this obuoxioue tax. stopped; they, however, bit upon an ingenious| The heavy duty imposed on priuting paper, on twethod of reckoning tine. Taking one of the| which publishers never seck to make any profit, empty cans which had contained their preserved | looking to their advertisements for that, ought provisions, they pierced @ swall bole in it and| also to have beeu watched and cut down. The filled it with water, and, as this can was emptied | abolition of the paper duties in England, an old so many times between goon and sunset, they, and hesvily taxed country, was a great boon.— found that it required just twenty-eight minutes to | St. John Telegraph. empty each can, Thus tiey bad a very goed ae ROO water clock. Accipents.—The St. Jobu Globe reports ‘The remainder of their veyage was without the following :—A lad fourteen years of age particular incident. The wind, though fair, was) named Manaing Harley, son of Joseph Har- ae a 14 “ pont fond saw twenty | ley, living with Mr. George Douthright, at irits ee oy ’ Y scaler ee... ee Gaite 7 of Py Pe Coverdale, A. C , accidently discharged the Methelmina sevt them a live fowl, which is still ones of _ hin sight cise, he oe alice ach We tndd lett, chad colon, ta cad early part of the wonth, causing instant wiher provisions. The Captain of the Ivanhoe, death... .Oa Saturday evening last as Kev. from New Yuk to Bremen, was kind enough Judeon Bieakeney was driving op the Belli isle towards White's Point, where he intend-

100 men, was backed off the abutment into the

to the engine following. The number of casualties is appalling.

died.

four have since

ly, and some, it is feared, fatally. The casual

cations, cuts, burus, and bruises.

—=seo

NEWFOUNDLAND.

THE VOYAGE OF THE KRAFT « NONPARETIL.”

—_—_~» => o—_

the whole car, with its freight of from 70 to

river below, a distance of 60 feet, the tender Fif- teen men were killed instantly, and three or

More than as many others were more or less injured, many serious-

ties consist of broken arms, legs, hands, dislo-

She brought twenty-

the possibility of livizg in a community of ideas

ee oe >t _ — “ eee we hoe of the railway, eight miles from Windsor. yaribaldi, nor of Rattazi, but a new Italy. No-| 7s - Ww on thing was easier to conceive by reterence to the | I ro Nighs _— rae leaving ; a - past, than an Italian Pope, living in the midst of | '°*"* when near that piace, ran intow wago

/which was occupied by a farmer, his wile

tranquil people, without forteiting his independ. | ence. What was wanting was net so much a| aod their son, aged about ten years, smashed

facility of compromise, a® sentiments of reciprocal |the wagon to atoms, and killed all three

transpired at Tecumseh Station, on the line

confidence. Hitherto there has been mutual dis-| persons. One of the horses was also killed. trust.ard there were very good rersens for distrust-|; We are informed that at that articular ing Italy. The Freneh Governwent had not the | crossing a man is always stationed to watch

pretension to impose confidence; it only vaid that it was necessary to seek out even for the Holy Sce, new elements of security, aud for italy the means of keeping ber trom the danger- ous line she has entered on. Italy should cease to regard France av a troublesome guardian ; because she bas rendered yteat services to Ltaly all pressure on her part seemed an offence; this wae the sentiment of the human heart. It was for this reason that the best counsels of France could not carry with them the same authority as those of Powers less committed towards Italy ; hence the idea of a conference. ‘The Freach Go- vernment desired to place the Roman question in

the bands of all parties. It was religious aud poll) |. battered and broken in many places tical. Formerly a Congress composed exciusivels I :

| of Catholic Powers was sprken of; but it was easy | Phe boy received seo es hw ae | to understand why such a Congress was not possi | pred in a short time after the accident. The ble. Moreover, at that moment the intervention of facuily were of Freneh origin, but their France eufficed. And, besides, a Congress of the | naures we could not learn up to the hour of great Catholic Powers would have done po more | going bo press.— Canadian paper. than France had done alone. France might have <r - wept: ber invitation = the great yaar iy RUSSIA PREPARING FOR WAR. rut three of the great Powers were pot Catholic, the mov: went of the various divisions of the and the fyurth—Italy—was an interested party. waar army westward, which we noticed the ee other day has been completed ; and the Govern- Inrerview wiru Pius THe Nintu.—Those ment is now ina position te send 200,000 men to who have seen the Sovereign Pouwff deliver} the Lurkish or Austrian frontier al a few days his benediction to Rome and to the world at! notice. 45,000 mena te stalconed between Duna- Eascer from the Laggia, officiate at the grande! burg, Poloisk and Wir*psk, 20.000 at Borigor masse at the bigh altar in St. Peter's, or assist | and Orza, 15,000 at Minsk, 50,000 In uther parte at any other public ceremony or testival—| of Lithuania, aud 70,000 oes aaa such lucky ones will doubtless forever pre-| Kiev, aud Ostrog. Byeahing er cies. serve w lively recollection of the grandeur | Preparations, the Goloss ways: a sc wo religious soleunity ofthe oscaniom, ut | dun ad Vienna to see Pius the Ninth aright, to understand | #0" a eae ceut.” his true character, and aaabniees it, you in See ee wuat strip bia of his vestments of purple and gold, and imagine him simply clad in a loog habit of creamy white, eeated in a cosy arm- chair at @ table covered with papers and documents, in @ room in the Vitican, small aud plainly furnished. [nto euch an apart- ment [ wae introduced, and it was here 1 spent the delightful half bour which [ shall) always remember with the deepest sense of plearure and gratification. It waslate when | entered—puast four o’clock-—and the lamp in the centre of the table gave a dull lizht to the rooms though quite sufficient to enable

the trains as they approach, and warn back any teawes that might be comimg. At this time he seems to have been out of the way, perhaps keeping indoors, owing to the cold. nese of the night. The farmer and his family were 80 muffled up that they could not have heard the sound of the whistle, and thus re- ceived no warning until by one crash they were hurried to their account! The woman |was horribly mutilated and totally unrecog- nizable by any one, and her husband was completely beheaded, the head beng buried several yards distant from the body, which

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AMERICANS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ANGLO AUYSSINIAN = Wait.— Wilkes’ Svaret says:—‘* We are credibly informed that a patty eof Americans in this city seme menths ago, sen” agents out to Abyssinia to obtain cowiissions aud letters ot marque from King Theodore, on which te make au Alabama venture against British commerce. Theodore, as a recognized Prince, bas an undoubted right to issue such comuiseions and such letters, and our Govern- ment would sink to depthy ef unspeakable eon- tempt, fatter what we submitted to from Eng.) land, we should fail to throw around American citizens whe accept such commissions in the

to put inte Dover and send a telegraphic mes-

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sage, at his own expense, to (he owners of the raft bere. This was the first vows received of the safety of the Nonpareil. On the 25th July, até p. am., they arrived at Southamplon. and were ob jeets ot curisity for many days They were visit- ed by Mr. Stebbins, President of the Southampton Chawber ot Commerce, Mr. Turnbull, ot the as- svciated Preas, aud others. ‘They then took the raft rodnd to Cowes, where Prince Altred and | other members of the Royal Family came en| beard, the Prince tasting their biscuits arid water aud pronouncing beth excellent. Mr McGregor, | the celebrated Northern traveller, Mr. White, the yaokt builder, and others, alev-visited the little | craft which was subsequently taken to the Crystal | Palace at Sydenham, where Mr. Charles Dickens | paid a spewial visit tor the purpose of examining it.

Both Capt. Mikes aud bix mate, Mr. Geo Miller, appear to be in exevlieut health, the fatigue aod hardsbips of their soyage having Jett none of fveir traces upou thew. They complain, however, of the treatment received trom the geutlesman uoder whose management | the expedition wae gut up, aod accuse him of |

ed to spend the Sabbath with Rev. Mr. Corey, bis horse broke through the ice of Long Point Bar, und was lost. The sleigh was swashed to pieces, and the Rev. gentle- mao algo lost a valise containing his best wearing apperel....A man who we are told belongs to Fredericton and named Reed—not Jobo Hi. Reid—while driving a pair of horses across the ice on Grand Bay on Wednesday aiternoon, broke through and Jost both animals, they dying on the ice after being taken outof the water ulive. It is suid that another | party while passing over the same spot a short time before with a single team, had discover- ed the weakness of the ive, the hurse’s fect having broken through in several places, but with great carelessness neglected tu mark the place **dungerous.”’ —_—_— —-- eo Charles Dickeus writes:—‘“T notiee that about once in every seven years I become the

me to observe every feature and every little taovement of my august host. All the world has seen the Pope's photograph ; but though his photograph resembles bim in a certain degree, yet there are iew sun-pictures which ever do justice—though they are sometimes impartial—and in the present case you lose the whole benevolent expression of the eyes which ever light up the dignified countenance To describe His Holiness as L saw him; He looks about 70 years old—his age is 75— middle sized, and though rather inelined to curpuieney, yet of a frame still retaining all its muscular power. Little tiny, dumpling hands, white as snow, and little tiny feet, of which any lady would be proud. A fice one cannot Jook upon without loving—so mild i¢ itand benevolent; the large dark Italian eye being softened by the constant affectionate emile playing about the moath— a smile not assumed and put aside at will,

victim of a paragraph disease. It breaks out

but one of real Christian hope and resigna-

having broken die promise with them, thus | #9 Eugland, travels to ludia by the overland) gion, ever present, ever suggestive of the true subjecting Capt) Mikes to arrest tor debt in| Poute, gets to America per Cunard line, strikes! characterofthe man. When one thinks of the England and toe ether incayveniences. | the base ot the Rocky Mountains, and, rebound-| trials and sufferings, political and corporeal

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A bowk giving a full detail of the voyage, ing back to Kurope, mostly perishes on the | with a description of the raft. is shortly te be steppes of Russia, from iuanition and extreme

published “for the benefit of Capt. Mibea and) gold,”

his mate, who bave returned pvvrer in pocket | ; te St ee

than when they set out. A Distressing CouGH causes the friends of | ee |

wu the sufferer as much pain as the snfferer himself 4T & GOOD ay | Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry will certainly Show as an intelligent family of boys and{ ere coughs, colds, arrest consumption, aud that giris, and we will show you a family where | speedily. When did it ever fail? newspapers and periodicals are plenty. No-! body who has been without these silent p>tyate| The earliest French professional fool on tuturs can know their great power for good or Tecord seems to have been named Jean, at the evil. Have you ever thought of the iunamer-| court of Charles the Simple. This fellow’s able topics of discussion whieh they suggest ag | ivfluence was so great that Charles once re- the breakfast table; the important public, ™atked to him that he thought they had better measures with whieh, thus early, our children ¢hange places. As Jean did not look well become acquainted; great philanthropic ques | péeased at the proposal, Charles asxed him if; tions of the day, to which unconsciously their he was not content at the idea of being a king. | aitention is awakened, aud the ‘general spirit | —“Yes, content enough,” was the reply, ‘ but, of intelligenee which isinvuked by these quiet | I should be exceedingly ashamed at having) visitors? Anythiog that makes home pleasant, | such a fool.” cheerful apd chatty, thins the haunts of vice , a ee aud.the Museebad and ons of the ctu We never mean te lerd an influence to make a