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DISASTROUS FIRE IN HABIFAX.

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LOSS OF THREE LIVES.

greatly improved tn some of its best features, by @ closer assimilation to it, expecially as re ad is the st ites

eour s hoolmasters, we stall; : From the Sun and Advertiser. Between four and tive o'clock yesterday | ‘morning a fire broke out in the premises No | 3 Barrack Street— between Sackville and Prince | Streets—owned and partly ocuyned hy Mrs, | trust there are very few Catherine Brown. The Union Bagive Com.| pany and Union Protection Company were

early at the scene of conflagration ut the fire

now cout lude this articie, by s bjomntngs, and! earnestly re" ommending to thet oughttal per j f euch of our readers as take a real in-

terest in the question we have bad wader con

ve

chem we do not—certan eXtracts from

» ' vy su sstive ddcommmiscences of . the sump* " BS" P ' ~ spread with suck rapidity that five houses were

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a Scollish 1 478M « wool, Contained ia the last ddestroye d before the progress of the flames was

arrested, We revret to state that a man named

J ones (a shoemaker ) aud his wile, who live din

ae Leisure itevw

June number of 2

ish schoolmaster ia Scotland is a : . ; one of the houses. were bureed to death. Then ve t personage. bins position and h i : are bot excelient. Useally he is the | Petins were tound in the ruins ata late bour — in the morning, and conveyed to the Dead i gua the parish, the seiuester being ‘ oe ; ; House. A Mrs. Horn, who bad been sick for| st Ibven at the Ume l pian O0-— dle : “ 1 = . some time, was oxrried out of one of the bura-| . ithe hret quarter of this century the 7 - M is ; ie > iny buildings, but died shortly atterwards from . ach imasters were a wel, educ aled aud i j | - ! | j ae j , ai Spe ‘e 24 ~ vv ‘e. oe 7 ¢ r class of men, thouch they have fright a expesare an the allects of hei pre la \ proved Ol late days. lany of them | Y'ves? aeee - . : b i the full term of eight years at a uni Mr. Beown, cabman, had his stables in the | the full ter } uh ars : ’ ; , - d had been ¢ licensed’ —so the phrase | Te? ot one of the houses, but succeeded in} we , aud had been ¢ licen ‘ : : . ae : saving his horses, cabs, &e. s—as preacuers Of lae us] ; but, trom ia ‘ 6 oc Ae . ad! atthe in The houses destroyed were occupied by poor | t altrous, V ‘ pupuliar 3 + e ’ : 7 ad failed in receit A , anDOint ments | !amilies, and these people have lost all they nad ial int ivinyg pot ems a : 7 I rval merves in th rr sblished | Possessed. It was a pitiable sight to see them é ‘ Manv of them had spent froan three | Ue Street, nearly naked, at an early hour on , eens Diets Se hth Wh ll hal ‘ sr yeare at colleze, and, either {rom want} ®* December morning, while the devouring ‘ . oo me other cause, had settled down | ® ement was consuming ali they had to protect . ‘ sif-wav in their course of| them from the winter's cold. About twenty | area Scu S, iii : i 4 i pure i * , ’ } l y 7 . ‘ 4 tamilies have been rendered homeless by this n iste ai S.udy. ae weolur, US BH Uke i i : t ‘| : ire, at »y deserve the atteutio » be was good; they had a fixed salary, varying | "> 20¢ Mey deserve the atteution of the bene - . . yvouent. from £30 to 235 per annum to bezin witb; a) "* ,

r

substantmi and cumNertable tree house, a da

garden, the house kept in repairs ut tae Cost . They were insured. j certain Southern States, which is calculated to

the parish; ueeaiy lbev had Ocsides : sma - 7 linfringe the treaty of Nikolsburg as regzards

portiun of land: a schvol-house, 2ls0 Kept io RECA wa —— . gage pase } ; sr ‘alt

; in de the meh a ’ snd all this in] LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH | the Maine boundary.

repairs atthe public charge ; § h.)To the R . | have retorted by a note framed in the most ° ‘ fron e x ars, Which, | . he’

anduition to the tees | dee : t : o the eading Room and Examiner. leiil terms that diplomacy can command, to

. 1 i; ' wo t uve Salinas r ; In O46 Parish, varied rum tw e

ot a Sevott- |

is The ecclesiastical aon's

Dec. 31.—Fenians stormed Martello Tower isisiag of | near Cork, overpowered uard and escaped wah minister and ‘the e ders,’ called | considerable amount of arms and ammuuition.—

‘a body of men chosen by the! Believed the true culprit whe fired fuse at!

a quarter, ; rich ave managed by «a COU! }

pe ioners for their gravity, wisdum, and | Clerkenwell prison has been captured. | f this court the Imaster ys * " . os

piety and of this cuurt the sx hay slimaster > Sr. Jonx, N. B, Jan. 2, 1868. — Reported | -_ prs he ek is suc 7 j

nearty & . aliy =i . cet S SUCH, ! that men who stormed the tower near Cork, allj

; . ‘ <3 ' . - + . t i » . .

is ‘ — Ss . tun Cit . elt as such le came trem the l hile d States: seut ove r by has fees—for the proclamation of banns ot .

from ten shilltugs to a guinea: f

| atrocious acts are se lengthy that we are unable

}are couched, Four of the houses were owned by Mrs./ ed @ verbal note to Berlin, cailing the attention

Brown, and the other by Mr. Win. Keagen. | ° the Prussian Government to the attiiude of

jthe effect that the Treaty of Prague runs ne +}danger whatever, as Prussia is a party to it,

i proofs in its hands that an offensive and defen

Fenian Brotherhood there... ..T wo Head Cen- jund Prussia. °F} tres and five captains arrested in South Wales. | !

i! ! Hon. Mr. Howland is seriously ill at Toronto. Latest Intelligence from Europe. _.. By wn order in Council the following are Th continued as Warehousing Ports in Nova Scotia under New eee Act, \vis:—-Halitax,

: a ae -« | Amherst, Annapolis, Antigonish, Arichat, Bad-

Tue Mail Steamship Cuaa arrived at Halifax deck, Dactlagerts Bear River, Bridgeton, Cun. on Tuesday last. The Mail for this Island ning, Dighy, Kelly's Cove, Gaysboro, Bridye- The news| water, Liverpool, Lanenburg, Mahone, Mar garetville, North Sydney, Pictou, Gilbert, . : Haw kesbury, Port Medway, Pugwash, Ragged for the most part, been anticipated by the | Islands, St. Ann’s, St. Peter’ Sydney, Tot. The principal feature in the Home| magouche, Wallace, Weymouth, Windsor,

ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA,

reached here on Saturday evening.

is notof a very important character, having

telegrams,

ews is the Fenian outrages. The Knuglish) Yarmouth. wi2 edna ll tl

Advices from New Mexico give details of results of the explosion at Clerkenwell and|the murder at Santa Fe of Chief Justice Slough by Capt. Rynerson, a member of the Territorial Senate. The affmy was brought about by some remarks made by Rynerson in debate which reflected upon the Chief Justice, to find room for them this week. We give be-| and which the latter pronounced to be lies, |Rynerson made an attack upon the Chief Justice, shooting him two or three times, and inflicting wounds of which he died in three days.

papers are filled with accounts of the fearful

the conflagration in Neweastle-upon-Tyne.

The conjectures and details concerning these

low the most interesting news which we find

in our English papers.

FRANCE. TNE RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.

Oe The Hon. John McMillan, member of the House of Commons for Restigouche, N. B, hag been appointed luspector of Post Oftices for the Maritime Provinces, and in consequence has resiyned his seat. The Miramichi Gleaner intimates that itis probable that Mr. Phillips and Mr. Cardwell will offer for the vacancy. —_ 2 oe The Halifax Chronicle says, we have two | changes to notice in the cily press. | commencement of the year, the Recorder will appear three times a week as an evening paper, With the issue of last evening, the publication of the Sun and Advertiser ceased,

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Considerable uneasiness has sprang up ce gard- ing the relations between France and Prussia. The avowed intention of the Grand Duchy of Baden to annex itself bodily to the North] German Confederation is said to have led to an exchange of despatches between the Cabinets of Paris and Berlin, the tenor of which is believed to be very ominous, in spite of the exaggerated courteousness of the language in which they France is said to have forward

Prussia is reported to

Bank, has absconded, his accounts being ‘short about $50,000. It is supposed that he has gone either to Canada or to Europe, his wife accompanying him. The standing

but pointing out at the same time that the atti- of the bank will not be a@ected by sie hier

tude of certain Southern States is a purely German question, which no foreign Power has any business to meddle with. The Journal de

aris says, that the French Government has

canna

The splendid ship, Gleniffer, of the Allan fleet, has arrived in New York, baving crossed the Atlantic seven times in seven months, a feat never before accomplished by a sailing ship.— Quebec Gazelle.

390

sive alliance has been concluded between Italy

Paris, Tuvxspay.—The Army Bill came

registry of births and deaths, and for cere} | Government determined to proceed with| on for diec he C Levislatiff| The Newfoundland Government have con-

hurch membership. lu addition to} prosecutions against Sullivan of the Dubiin| Or discussion in the Corpe Legislats tracted with Mr. Canard for the transmission

this, the schoolmaster holds many little | Nation, and others who took a cons on “| to-day. M. Simon examined the bill from the| of the mails by the usual steamer from Halifax i SPICUOUS | three puints of view of the extent,

thees connected with the parish; he ia, or was, @ Oniy

und.

cuutortable inc

I t tificates of « x ‘ part in the Fenian processions. t ‘land surveyor’ to be had for miles All these sources combined yield a

irish, where

St. Jonx, Jan. 3,1868.—Arrangements made by which a half million dollars in Government notes, redeemable in specie in St. John, be issued for this Province through bank of |Moutreal. No cable or other news of the slightest interest. Gold 133}.

St. Jony, Dec. 4, 10a. m.—Positive advices

“They are thinning down now, and but few! just received from Africa leave no doubt that are left, yet 1 know. and have known, many Dr. Livingstone is alive and well... ..Fearfal noble men and women, who have filled and are explosion of powder took place at Wychring, etc filing important posts in society with! epposite Hankow, attended with great loss ot ebaity and honour and much credit. who got | life and property. all the education they ever received at that | iuto the air... ..Gold 133}.

parish ye Every aa Ja Ue 6p BP Sr. Jony, Jan. 6th.—The late Collector, H. _ an O« ‘ le ar s ye e an : T ric mae id po ms — : — » male and/B Smith, to be iuterred to-morrow. The Aomales was educated there: there were the /Commander-in-Chief in Ireland actively en-| sons and daughters of the wealthiest farmers | .. a dianosi : "oe |

es gavec disposing troops to mect possible out- and sria!l proprietors: there were i : al ’ : ; . weak, particularly in Counties Cork and of the tradesmen and mechanics; there were T : 7 . “ne a _ ipperary. Hopes of general Conference | the children of the agricultural labourers: aud : : ; \ 22) | , : ae : ; question abandoned by France. Goid 1331. | there also were the children of what, in Eng- B ' . : +" . “ai : ae vic , --.-s0at8 leit for Cape Tormentine, at 9 land, in this day, would have bee: the pauper o'clock class. For there were a few children ta our dinate om parish, orphans, or whose parents were so poor MESSRS. HOWE AND McGEE—A COM- az not to be able te par for their education; but PARISON. | seCoe ane court of which we | ave spoken A Canadian paper translates the following ap-| —techuically called “the session —paid the fees wreciation of the uratorical ve of . for them; and in our parish there was not a ’ preps re eee oe €ingle child who grew up without educarton, and ableat speakers in the Dominion from one of Mr. | they were all, ' repeat, male and Smale, edu-| Hector Fabre’s last letters to L’ Erenement :— cated together within the same four walls. “ Mr. Howe above all is what is called ‘a fine | The only difference lay in the feneth of time | speaker.’ He listens to himself speaking; he | during whch the children remained at school, | looks at bie own gesticulatious ; he admires the | the branches they were taucht, and the degree effect of his eloquence in the attentive evunten- ; q #hces of hia auditory. If the applause dues not unmediately break out, he turns around in order |to see what may have retarded it; a moment | . more and be would become impatient. It 1 im- | possibie not to be tnmediately struck with the | : M want of order and method which distinguishes his | s\ { they had been of no sex at all.) speeches; he pushes to the extreme the art of in- The oni differe wee | can remember is, that the! teresting his auditury, without couvineing it; he girls got—possibly they deserved—fewer beat-| takes great care te supplement his eloquent ina, and were let of more easily in many periods, and the very short logical reasvos which | wave than we boys were. Out of doors, in the | '¢ sometimes puts forward with spicy anecdotes | large open playground, the mass of girls aud pleasant traits which revive attention; but| separated themselves naturally from the boys | %° Petso8 Cares fesa than himself to group the ~ as their fun was of a quieter sort than ours, parts vf his addresses, and display the solid il Git maaan tak tee differe And i graces of a close and convincing argument. It anower for it that. es foc a a : yaaa suffices to hear him once te be convinced that he | Sacsiialiin anit - aa : 7 Bemory _ hot & statesinan ; his ambition ia confined to es be +k i a my a e of school | oraturieal display. If be pleases his audience he a as tar nearly es my lile—- good and is sufficed, and be only requires their applause. | ale « ; : only good was the result. Mr. Howe is well adapted to the tribune; he “Once a year, toc, the parish school waa) Plcases, he amuses, he charms; but a severer examined by a committee of the presbytery of | [te Would say that is far from the brilliant elo- | the bounds, a, quence, the irreproachable diction. the constantly land is divided into synods and presbyteries, | "r.4 Syie. the Cronaee of omeane te testitnde A ssnod comprises in ‘ts Renate « aoe in of ideas of Mr. McGee. To wy wind, Mr. Me-| omprises i s a certa

namber of preshvteries; and a presbytery, usually named after

me in @ Coustry

living is cheap, and opportuaities of spending

money few." After a des

his native parish the writer goes on to say :—|

‘ription of the school house of

he chi d ‘en

- . ., | of recularity of their attendance. The bovs an

girls were in the same class; they were inter- mingled according te the degree of ability: they were treated in all respects as if they had been of the same sex—or rather, and more accurately speakir fr, agi i

For ecclesiastical purposes, Scot

ytery, | senses, has ue superior, Mr. Howe will always!

a ‘no in its) carry the suffrages of the galleries; Mr. MeGee ‘nds, Comprises a certaiu number of parishes | will continue wo hold, in the eyes of political men,

or congregations. Onr presbytery annually | the sceptre of eloquence in our Parliament.”

appointed a committee of its clerical members, | > mys

usually ¢ onsisting of four or five (of whom the| Liverpoot.—The Dublin

yarizh minister was alwavs one), (0 examine Freeman publishes the fol] ywing extract from |

the school and report on its stat f hie} , ia prt o 3 State of mency. nae i ‘i i | Her Majesty had no other inspectors « schools, | * letter written by “A Catholic Irishman, long |

in those days, in Scotland. The day was fixed Tesident in Liverpool:"’ “The Fenians have weeks bef wehand, and the preparations went! done a terrible harm to the poor working men em keenly in anticipation. Places were mark et for prizes, three being provitted fir each efass. And there were prizes also for pro- and timber works in this neighbourhood. It is ficiency in geography, for English for arithmetic, and specialities. for particular efforts were set

the chief town

THe Ixisu 1N

, about all the works in town, and at the dock

raminar, | bext to impossible for an Irishman te get work, |

Ex‘ra hours | and if he does he is tortured and bullied out of apal . and al- together the examination day gave a whole- Some stimulus to our usual labour.

it. These Yankees who get up a row and then | | cut and run are of all contemptible scoundrels “ene examination begins; and, on the the most vile, and yet there are such fools | vi ve, it is rather perfunctionary. The various | found as believe in them.” Casses in turns read and spell, and shew their | poche of writing and of arithmetic ; recitations | OUOW: 1 2 7. ‘ . 12 “@ } . r . . . ali rok a ee and ov IS ret —New Volume—ia rich in good reading, aud pro- I aie ol —? we TOW HOySs WHO are tn the/ fusely illustrated with portraits. Sketches of “08 Class are examined more at length, and Oe: eo , > ’ With more gusto; the prizes are dj tributed, | Patrick Henry, Edward Everett, Frederick W. With a few words of kindness to each recipient; | Robertson, Fitz Greene Halleck, with Kings, yor an address is given to the school as a whole. | Queens and Emperors of Europe; Uses of Culture = ——e us all to be good boys and girls for! jy the Ministry ; Napoleon on Suicide; The Idiot | evermore. ‘The master’ ig thanked and con-|-_- ; and; Flor ratulated - a | Trained; A Day on James Island; Florida gratatated on the efficiency of his school. The . ’ : ? y parish minister aske for a whole holiday to the | edians: Oliver Crom well: A Stuck-Up Nose; ebi drew onan early day, for the sake of the| Our Ceuntry; The Lion, Lioness and Cubs—| ministers, and at their request, and the exami-| Character and Habits; A Quaker Wedding ; ation day is over. | Pedestrianism ; Au Offer of Marriage; The Prince | ne : : : . , As m ’ ' _ | imperial; with Physiognomy, Physiology. Ethno-| many persons, even Catholics, think | logy, Psyehulogy and Social Scieuce. Only $3 a that the Pope's government is entirely, if) year. or 30 cents a number. Address 5. K | - | WELLS, 3¢9 Broadway, New York. Now is the’ hot very nearly so, com che =,|) : ys ¥ nearly 00, co posed of ecclesiastics, | 4 06 eubecribie, we shall give the real facts of the enee thus, | fram official documents :—The chief council | of the Pope is com posed of eight persone, but | fact that the ship building of the States are one of whom ie an ecclesiastic. In the min. | 1"! unable to compete with the Canadian |

le ° : ship builders, and that a vessel which would} latry of justice, j leviasti ; 7 ee ee ae : : y J iol ee with 18 lay-| nor cost less than $25 per ton in the States can men. Civil tribunal, 3 ecclesiastic a, with | be built in Canada for $50 per ton,

116 lay judges. Criminal tribunals, 620 lay-| wen. and not one ecclesiastic.

- —_—_*>o—______ THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL for JANUARY

~_- -

——_- The Halifax Express of the

Finanee, 3). . . "| its weekly Commercial Review, says:

Potatoes have advanced and are selling readily at 58 a 60 Public works, 2 ecclesiastics, and 161 Jasmen. | cents per bushel, for P. E. Island. Oats also/

ican ‘i in good demand and firm at 68 a 70 ets.

ecclesiastics, 2.010 laymen. Commerce and

H. A | be small.

with small demand.

tor 1868.-—- We have received fron R a 1 . ’ : J . veceipts for the week, } wvie, Esquire, a copy of his Almanac for the| from P. E. Island, 2560 + Potatoes, 6583 |

K Prevent year. It is neatly printed, by Mr. W.| bus. Oats, 1086 bus. Turnips, 961 bus. Barley. |

: »| H Bremner, and contains a large amount of| usefy) information. well arranged. W

>_>. — |

ole! MASONIC. er-| . .

| On Friday evening last, the 27th ult, being St. |

Vieeroy’s Palace blown | Alps the revolutionary party was hostile to

| will finish his speech to-day.

arrived and encamped.

tends marching to Magdala.

stragglers. Gee is a nearly perfect erator, and who, in many} Annesley Bay.

| fication, proposed by the Committee, that the | one knows.

| passed the third reading.

| considering the bill fixing the quota for the 1

The New York Express calls attention to the ithe expenditure of the Empire.

_ |tions in the Crotian Diet shows a majority of 27th Dec., in | two-thirds in favor of union with Huugary,

! a : Ys cape : 1 We} ¢ ntradict the Harvre's Paisce Eowarp Istaxp Cicespar | 4° not look for lower prices, as the receipts willl | tico have been sold to the United States,

3 ar ’ ‘ e be - : . . . putter une hanged at 12 a 17 cts,| characterizing it as absurd.

3 the @p-) for six months from the arrival of the next | pototmente and the efficacy of the sacrifices mail—making three mouthly and four fort- demanded of the country. He accused the nightly trips. The cost will te £4,500— | meusure of increasing military expenditure, | half of which is to be defrayed by the Im- / and of too long postponing the period when | perial Goveroment and half by the colony. \the reserve might marry. After the faults| |that bad been commited, the moment was |innepportane for asking France to give ali | The Halifax (N. 8.) Colonist states that a jber children. The true strength of the) petition is being very generally signed praying /people did not consist m a standing army,) the General Government to remit the dety on ) butin patriotism. Baron David pointed out) Corn, Cornmeal and Rye Flour, ou the ground | the existence beyond the Rhine of a military | that these articles enter largely into the con- ‘party intoxicated with victory. Across the | suiuption of the Fishery class, which, owing to the failure of fish and jawd crops, are now re-

| duced to a state of great distress,

France. This situation required that France | : a : should exercise foresight. Patrivtism de-| A fire in Dartmeath, N.S, on Thoreday night,

manded that the Chamber should unapimous- | destroyed a barn, with its contents,—consisting of ly vote the bill | a carriage, & horse, and about three tons of bay, : a ae : ] | —belonging to Dr. Campbell, The fire ia sup- I ARIS, Dee. 20-—At the sitting of the ¢ OTpS | posed to hav» been the work of an incendiary. Legislatil, to-day, M. Pelletan presented a} Dr Campbell is a beavy loser, ag the property demand for an interpellation upon the recent destroyed was but partially covered by insurance. circular of the Prefect of Police. | The gunboat Delight, receutly purchased from Upon the resumption of the debate upon the| the Imperial Goverument by F. W. Fishwick, Army Bill M. Latour spoke in support of the! Esq., is being fitted up at Black Bros’ Whart- measure. He considered it to be rejuired by | She will be placed on the Western Shore Route the increase of the forces of allthe powers and | vext Spring, in connection with the express notably of Prussia. business.— Halifax paper. M. Maurice Richard said, that he absolutely! The Dominion cutter Daring is now a total rejected the Bill, the adoption of which would) wreck aud will be sold at Auction on Monday.— provoke an inevitable war. bo. M. Lugeard supported the bill. The steamer Carlotta arrived at Halifax from Colonel Reguis opposed the bill, upon the! Portland yesterday. She brought 30 passengers, ground that it did not fulfil the object intended. os large mail — the ee The He admitted that, in presence of the changes) vatlotta expertencced a very boisterous passage. that have taken place in Europe, France ought | “0 4 bristmas ae a officer, Mr. to increase her forces, and he pointed out | ‘ea ale on ee ae ah meant more efcacis than hoe purposed by |, The Gus conpendot the Qh Chom the Government. M. Beawverger approv or : : . ’ he Wk ks ee ee | the Schr. Pilot, Mabee, bound for Halifax, with a ag al * : vie an 7 | Sarge of herring, had te throw overveard some ol oi cat of merepe. a magne a 150 barrele to save the vessel. The Pilot has ne Ouly #8 Imposing too heavy a burden On | been beached at Maibaie; eannot preceed further, the populatioa. He also found fault with the | part of the crew being so badly frozen that they

nee

} bill as leaving 145,000 men at the free aad | had te be carried ashore.

absolute disposal of the Executive. M. Maguiu| pay Stanhope ie engaged in writing a bis-

tory of England from the ascension of Anne to _ , the peace of Utrecht. This, in connection with

ABYSSINTA, | his “ History of England from the Peace of

DESTRUCTION OF DEBKA TABOR BY THE EMPEROR. | hee - the remmaeen Independence of the Bik ass advanced heieade hag! iited States,” will cover the whole ground Sevare, Dec. 7.—The adv anced brigade has) which Macaulay intended to include. But then, The Weather 18 fine. | the difference between the historians!

The march into Abys-|

The troops are weil. a ‘ The people are friendly. | Brazilian bug necklaces are becoming fashion-

sinia will be easy. oa ; According to accounts fvem the interior, King | able in New York. Theodore has destroyed Debra Tabor by fire.| Some of the old and formerly rich families of He is encamped in the neighborhood, and in-| Beaulort, 8. C, are starving and too poor to 1. The insargents| 00ry their dead.

will resist his advance. The natives kill his) It is understood in newspaper circles that Mr. The Scinde brigade has arrived at | Win. Ruesell we about to take up the position of The men are in good health. | Paris correspondent of the Times, the present A contemporary says :—According to com-| a that office retiring on the reward of munications just received from Egypt by the} —_ ow :

Austrian Government, the operations of the There is a story that the Fenians mean to Abyssinian expedition had been suspended, | — Queen Victoria and ship her off to Theo-

King Theodorus having given guarantees that| 3 : the demands of England should be acceded to.| _ Mr. Howell, mother-in-law of Jeff Davia,

| died at the house of Mr. Joho Lovell, of Mon- treal, on the 25th ult.

The Empres Eugenie is to act as godmother to ce ; , i the expeeted addition to the Austrian Lnperial Chamber of Deputies today, the Miuister-| tamily, in compliance with the wish egprcerra by President stated that it would be impossible to | Emperor Francis Joseph during hie visit to Paris. finish the consideration of the Budget before | Cuearer Tuan Ever.—Now is the time for

the adjournment of the House to-morrow, : :

until the 7th January, therefore, it reserved to those who are in want of Dry Goods to make itself the right, at the close of the discussion | their purchases. And we would desire to call upou the Budget, of talking on the Bill of In-| the attention of our friends to keneRT Youne’s demnity, already before the House. large and well selected stock, confident that those who favor him with their patronage will get the best valne for their money at his establiehiment.

PRUSSIA, Bern, Dec. 20.—At the sitting of the}

AUSTRIA.

Virxxa, Dec. 20.--In to-day’s sitting of the | Lower House of the Reichsrath. the bill fixing | the duty upon sugar avd spirits, and the draw- back to be paid upon their exportation, passed the second and third readings, with the modi

Some person or persons have seen something as high asa lamp-post waking very rapid etrides | through eome of the dark etreets in the north end of Halifax every night for the past week! Whether it is a man or a woman in diaguise, po It is probably only an “ optical de-

bill should not come into operation till the first | lusion.””

: April next. In the i pper House of the Holloway'’s Ointment and Pills.—Coughs and teichsrath to-day, the Public Debt Bill with} eolds are alike distressing to the patient and the alteration of Paragraph 5, agreed upon be-| annoying to these around him. The mode ef cure tween the Austrian aud Hungarian Ministers, | is simple, innocent, and effective. Hulloway's The bill settling the | Ointwent should be thoroughly rubbed into the quota to be contributed by Austria to the joint | Chest and between the blade benes twice a day, expenses of the Empire, and the Hungarian| While the blood is undergoing purification by ‘- | apprapriate doses of bis Pills, A double result is thus secured—the air Lubes are relieved of accum- ulated phlegin and the lungs are freed from an HUNG ARY impure cuculation, These favouring eonditivns

Te remove the cause and the couwh ceases. By

Pesta, Dec. 20th.—The Upper House of the| the same means, and with equal facility, the Hungarian Diet has been recently engaged in| treatment by Holloway’s inestimable remedies will evereome ulcerated and sere throats, dip- theria bronchitis, pleurisy, and allasthmatical aud pulmonary congestive complaints.

A man has been sentenced to death in Minnesota on the evidence of his idiot son. The Judge remarked that such testimony should not send a man to the gallows, and is using his intluence to get the sentence com- muted.

customs and commerce treaty, were also adopt-

ed.

year to be eontributed by Hungary, towards The Lower louse unamimously passed the Jews’ Emanci-| pation Bill to-day.

CROTIA.

AcraM, Dec. 20.—The result of the elec-|

SPAIN. Maprin, Dec. 19.—The semi-official papers rumor that Cuba and Porto

Married, At the residence of the bride’s father, Pownal. on New Year's Duy, by the Kev. Alexander Falconer, Mr. Artemas McCallum, of Clyde River, to Mary Ann, foarth dangbter of Mr. Johs Ings. On the 31st December, by Darins D. Clay, Esq, J.P, Mr. James N. RKebertson, of Annandale. to Miss Rachael McLeod, of Dundas.

Died, : | On the 15th ult, at the residence of Mr. William Lonnox, Dee. 30th, 12.30, p- m.—The} Paynter, New London, Charlotte Ann, aged 5

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News by Saturday Evening’s Mails.

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A revort prevails in Boston that Bryant. F. Henry, Receiving Teller of the Shawmut! ~~

Great Powers of Europe have determined to! ask Napoleon the basis of the conference to|

Stand that the edition struck off is | we theref, }

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imited, and | John's Day, the brethren of St. George’s Lodge

call at | of F. & A. M. assembled at their Lodge Room oe . | for the purpose ot tustalling officers fer the ensuing which they have been invited by him, and |

lyear. The ivilowing is a list of the officers, through which France seeks to negotiate a|

* copy before the supply is exhausted. | appointed ;— | treaty for the settlement of the treaties of Italy. | o—ssenmmepsisetillililittetinan Bro. G: A. Aitken, W. M. ]

f _...It is stated that the inability ot General | Tagee was quite « lively time in this City on| Angus McPbail, 8. W. | Menabrea, the Prime Miuister of Italy, to re

we recommend our friends t

t ae » . " 4arvie s Book Store, Queen Street, and secure

New Year's dav «Joseph Fairchild, 8. W. construct bis ministry, is now the principal} Scan a eee Here “Rev. T. Ritehie, Chaplain. | cause of delay in perfecting arrangements for| re crowded with fast horses and gairishly/ “ a ro . on r. ithe meeting of the Conference... ..Markets ) lei ' ” ham Wightman, Seeretary. } : ” ai

gt ap sleighs, mostly from the e¢ untry. © Zale Livers 8 D sormny are without change ; Consols 944.. - -A gun

Quiet pedestrians appeared very insig ificant | « JD. F. Kennedy, J.D. | shop in A ork ‘sem broken a leat night by 4

Persons that day “ Thomas McDonald. S. 8. | party of eight men, and rifled of its contents. |

at “ Ponald Stewart, J. 8. (A considerable quantity of arms and ammuni-| Tesems ree ere aneee * James J. Hegas, Marshal. tion was secured by the robbers, who were an-| LE Catamity.—On the morning of | « Jvhbn MeDonald, Organist. doubtedly Fenians.

he 17th ; the 17th inst. & tenement house took fire in) * James Jobuston, L. G.

Ortawa, Dec, 30.—The Legislatures of

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oot York, and before it could be extinguished | James Mc Donald, Tyler. _ .| Quebec aud Ontario were opened on Friday sant Persons were smothered to death, and a The installation being over, the brethren retired |last. Stephenson (Reformer) was elected ag of others very seriously injured. Three | the ** American House,” where, with their | Speaker of Ontario Lezisiature without oppo-

4¢ former were guests, they sat down to an exellent dinner pre- | sition. Dr. Blanchet was elected Speaker ef pared by Mr. John Hickhew.

SU . . | . * storeys high, ee eeneret eaate Quebee Assembly. Deboucher was appointed | being given suitable to the oeeasion, and baving | a aaatinah eta Tieden Annual The Hon.| minim joye Ives until a late baur they repaired | Freee —. aes + oan 4 English People are enjoyed themesives antil 9 la wae Ferguson Blair, President of the Privy Council, | died last night at his jodzings in this city, Cause, iuflammation of the Jungs.....The

children. The house was

grieved because the to the several bonies, hoping Lo bavye many awore ids « church where ritual-| euch sociable reunions. Georgetown, January 1, 1968.

15 ig Currie 4rried to au exireme,

| bis death, bequeathed to ita legacy of £100, the

years aud 4 days, daughter of the late Mr. William Consins.

At Tryon, on the 27th alt, of consumption, after) a lingering illness of 12 months, Ellen, daughter of Mr. Charles Howatt, aged 25 years.

At Lot 16, on the 29th ult, after a severe illness, borne with patient resiguation to the Divine Will, John, eldest son of Mr. Simon Fraser, in the 27th year of his age.

Osituary.—In a former number of this paper was noticed the death of George Pvole, Esquire, J P., Georgetown. The deceased was well known as) an active and enterprising merchant. His accurate and extensive business knowledge, and bis outspoken honesty of character, made bim esteemed and res- pected by all, and especially by those who knew him most intimately Confined by @ lingering ill- ness for a perio | of five months, he often suffered | the most excruciating pain, which he bore with ex- | emplary patience and resignation, and on a sick) bed, learned the lessons which affliction alony can tench. Adhering to the Presbyterian Churcb, Georgetowa, of which he was Treasurer and Secre- tary, he took a lively interest in its wellare, aud at

interest of which, by bis will, ia to be devoted to- wards the payment of the Minister's salary in all time caming. By bis early death, many have lost a kind friend, an ovliging neighbor and » wise

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Arrivals in Europe from P. B. Island. PER THLEGKAPH.

Liverpool, Dee. 1.—Brigs Margaret, Martha, 10 —Undine, Outario; 12th—Abeonns ; 13th—L. Cc. Owen; Lith—Prompt; 17th~—Empress, Titana.

eenne, Dec. 4—Kewwiin, in 20 days ; 21st —Zuleika

Londen, Dee. 18—Lotus in 19 days. Thistle, Verona, Silver Light. Mystic, J. W. Westaway.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. AUCTION! AUCTION! "EXHE Subscriber will sell by PUBLIC

AUCTION, at W. W. Lorn's Estebiishment, on THURSDAY, the lth day of January, 1868, at the hour of 12 o'clock—

30 Bbls. very superior Canada APPLES, 10 Pan. Best Retailing MOLASSES, 5 Hbds. Very Fine SUGAR, 10 Bays RICE, 2 ewt each, \ 10 Caskey KEROSENE OIL, 10 Boxes PIBES, 6 gross each, 20 Boxes Liverpool SOAP, 18 Dozen BUCKETS, 6 Dozen BROOMS, “4 Pieces Brown COTTON, 12 do White do 2 Handsome Dinner SETS, 100 pieces each, 6 ‘Tea SETS. a lot of Earthenware.

Boxes of PEPPER & COFFEE, ground,

WINE and SODA BISCUIT in 1dib boxes,

TEA in Chests aud half chests,

50 Bbls Canada FLOUR, 00 half Barrels Labrador HERRINGS, d

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25 do Bay ot Island

20 i Boxes Layer RAISINS,

40 do do do

2 ‘Tons i Round IRON,

2 Tous do

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NEIL RANKIN,

Ch'town, January 6, 1868, Auctioneer.

CANADA FLOUR.

Fo R Sale at the Subseriber’s Warehouse, Bank Building-- 490 Bbis. Canada (No. 1) FLOUR 60 Do CORNMEAL, 30 Bags do 1S Boxes Montreal Cavendish TOBACCO,

14. Do TEA, 2 Puns. (in Boud) Park BRANDY, 8 Deo do co do R. W. BRECKEN. _ Queen Street, Jan. 6, 1868. 3in

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MUD DIGGERS.

MUD DIGGERS.

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MUD DIGGERS

at W. E. DAWSON’S. Jan. 3, 1868,

HERRING TWINE. _ y 7h have a large stock of HERRING

TWINE, 2 and 3 thread, extra fine and strong, Which we will sell low for CASH. DAVIES & WEEKS. Jan 6, 1868. 4in

TRADE SALE.

ue Subscriber has received instructions

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