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*1.50 PER ANN. IN ADVANCE!
Tke OisSW* sibp.rt
Pima the Quebec Yermry.
TM Report of IM Ottawa Commission
tell, is penin, straighttxward style the story
of Weals and sea rd,loss mission eminent tar
Whisk tha revelations of last sere.° prepare)
the pps.Wl, mind. A story mon replete moth
wvid.sea of folly and wrung it were not easy
to eoaeeive.
There was *eeligenee at the very outs"
Th preterites'' examination of the intend •
sites of the bailding", which should bare bre
the soodition precedent of all actual work
was never asdertabn by the Bard of Work
to whom the duty unquestionahly belonged
It was indisp.e.sble; It was dtie to the pa
ties redenag for contracts; it would have
prevented tbs costly expenditure in regard to
the fo.adatiom which hem occurred; but it
was not carried out or even 'arrested, though
lea lbw • fortnight would trace sufficed for
the whole task.
"On the contrary, atter the competition
plans had been modified to suit the require-
ments of the Government, it was agreed he
Zemin the Deputy Commissioner of Public
Wo
rky and the Architects, that its plass to
be exkibited to ir,tetded tenderers for the
Parliamentary Buildings should be made on
as s•seawd line two feet under the assumed
lime, instead of thea actual one. And
t the plana to be exhibited for the Depart
"seam! Boddie*. should be on an assumed
lie three feet three webs below the lent 0
the ground door. As the Department..
Buildings actually eta ed, Mr. Stent nays the
fr.datious of the excavated parte of tine
bsildings are nine fret below that assumed
lire, and in Ib. uoexearated part four feet
below it As the Parliamentary Buildings
now Mand, the resumed foundaion Ito.
tavola." the ground at • few places, but the
• actual foundation are for the moat part from
two 10 fifteen fest under the assumed line on
the plans. If ll.e ground lines hal been giv-
es to tat Arcbitecta, part of the difficulty
whit} followed would here been avoided, a. d
if test pits had been sunk, ant the true nature
sad tion of the rock ascertained, there
wosld have been no extra work on the foun-
dation of the Buitd.nga, and such an exsmi-
sation woul 1 have sham that they could not
hero been emoted for the appropraatt e. At.
attune.* consideration of the ground leve!.
alone, would have ',wiener! the eeptdieney
sad economy of placing
the
Departmental
, cul
Boddie" especially the eastern one, l• -as
•aderground titan they are, thus obrutng
part of the rock excavation on their sats. ono
• in the duets and d•ains leadieg to, and'from
these Buildings, u well u Dupre sin` with
the arms arosad their basements."
queer'* to appear i. the Intractione to pro
pan the eoutract wad 1 it were felly inter
.d, that they *heed not appy to Patna or
d tinsel work, the eoutract should have e
pnasly provided how, awl at what rates
wok wee to h. ped. The Brps !.menet
Public Wor.a sent printed !opus of the
Isco sod scheduler to the respective archi-
tects for their gudunce, bat these printed co-
pies did not content the words. making latae
&enad.les part of Me contract, nor did they
t. sbnw that the contractors had signed them as
d such. 'limy were not in fact true copies of
n the uriginal contract in this rea.oct.
"F,or this umtuion the Dimity Commie-
s. sooner cannot accuuut.
•'As appears by the records of the Depart -
r meat the '.Minn of public tender and public
competition was Canted out according to the
premien of the Department. By the form of
tenders and schedules, supplied to intending
tenderer', schedules of prices were to be not
in, applicable to extra and additional u well
w tr, cmoraci stork, nod .,ere required by the
Order in Council accepting the tender of Mr.
McGreevy, who put in ssche& I. in the pre-
scrihed form. There were written intrue-
ti"us twice given, and written contents in
ebieh these schedules hedu s f
o priers are mentioned
as fairly tarrying out the scheiue of tenter.
Everything appears fair, open, just but. he -
hied all is Mud • clandestine agreement that
thew schedules shell not be applied to extra
nr addeiond work, which no one avows as
his act, but which has been carried into efeet
f unjustly as regarded the other tenderer", and
I snowily as regarded the public Mutest, u
Ilse event bee shown."
im1 estimates were rwier
d- Commurionerrtoo his h.
ad. oiltoer suctioned a eonfenuee
s• echos -cot fur dewraiuwg the *etre
aveh !ben be agreed !oto^�ixtra w
of Good jested der
in future be mode a000rdtmg fe`11.4
then the Commlminaer, Mr.
milted bimeelt to thio departu
tract prises, and *alaid t[,ssdu
the exceseirs overcharges ,
been pail.
• e►:yrs
41: AjA
410 ‘.4"' v..
et, sib
ITION.
" The 9
The negligence shown by the D±putt' Com
mise,oner of Public works wag followed by
shot7u.g and favoritism, or something worse,
on the peon of his superiors. He disregarded
an obviate duty ; they, in tarn, *ride with
the tenders, and temporized with at lea t one
of the contractors.
"Where the. tenders were opened, at was
found that McGmrvy's had no schr,lo!e of
prima, and was ambiguous as to fire -proofing,
and it was further found that the tender 01
Mr. Peters was precisely the sane sum, but
had i propers:hedule, and was not ambito-
ons. In the list o(seeee of the lows' tend-
on, proposed by the Deputy Commiuiurwr
far selection, be wrote against the name on
Thames McUreevy's under the wool •• infor-
mal." In fair dealing, Mr. Peters' ought to
have been sceepted; but it it were intended.
as the result has shuwa, that the •cheduie of
prices was not to be applied to extra and ad-
ditional work, then alt !eiders should have
beets so informed, mud all put upon an equal
footier,
"Ie his report to Use Executive Coenc:I of
the 17th November, eubmntng the seven
tenders, the Cheer Con.miutoner stated,
" that he did not feel warranted either in re-
jecting or entertaining Mr. McGrrevy's ten-
der, and thereupon, on the 22n0 of November,
an ceder in Commit was in d" that the under
of Yr. McGreevy 'hoard be received aid ae-
eepted for the whole work, but that he should
be called upon to submit the names of new
sureties, and that schedules of prices should
be prepared by bum to the satisfaction of the
Deputy Commiesiorter of Pubiie Works. lir
apparent compliance with this order, Mr,
Yea -eery did send in a schedule of prices,
which was not si: nod, but ern mrok on tine
of the printed form; and bore upon the fat:
of it that it applied to extra and additional
work. Un examining it, it was found notap-
plicabl. to tete bulk sum of hisc•,ntnct, and
had been so made, that if the progress esti-
mates had been prepared and paid upon these
priess, be would hart received the whole con-
tract ..m before the work was half finished;
it was therefore rejected. At this petite, one °
sf the two theca* was clear, either that he was
aitakeu in the quantity of work to be done
ender the intended contract, or that he was
trying to impair. °pen tat g0ven.ment. It s
was fair to presume the first of these Amens
tire; and he should have been informed that,
if he seppn.ed these prices represented in de- P
tail the value of the work contemplated by
his tender, he was mistaken, and that he must
either adapt the sehe,luln to the tender or
withdraw it, and be should have bean ,sada
to understand, that without • schedule apple- t
cable to the tender, it could not be taken as a
tender at all. He refused to put in another,
or have it apply to extra or additional work.
Imetesd of destine hie tender, be was allow.
ed to tempora. and make his own terms, for. 1
as Yr. McGreevy states 1, Mr. Keefer, the
Deputy Commtaoner aimed, but se the Dep
uty Commissioner samers the Co•.mvnioner
agreed that the schedule of prices to hos at- h
mead to the coetrsct shou'd not apply to ex
tin and additional work, and as .he Commis-
sioner himself state* it no agreement sat 1°
mads at all, to gin Mr. McGreevy any ad '
vantage ever other tadsrem; bat it is Wer- °
tai., that whoever made the a,reement, it was
carried .ma with the keovl.dg�ee of beth the
Ron. Cemmiwiooer and the Deoute."
I. the fir,. Mtatee, the eontreet for both ce
the Parliamentary and the Ilopertmentel le
Beildinp was gisen to Mr. McGreevy, and $
t his playing with schedules and pikes, thaw- to
fore, had reference to the whole. - t
P mbwgws.Ny, Mt before the contract was as
=Mews Jew A Co. awarded to re
.x .stets
of tat Dspaitese Buildings, at 0
e Pups..!$ the coettset Prue s
i16aiM for w Pari ret Beilddlg
sad 71,310 for the Depart.ssent In both o
ewe. the issuweliome stern to the lbw MR 0
elms .f the Comm, ie respect to the prep era
ties et tat so.ttser, dictated that sebekelee
of prem should be attached The wry '
sshsddes whirl' had hew prepared by Mr. be
$met and Mr. Monis, ea ate primed frmq. it,
wee swat is without alteration w remarks so
b. asmde4 .d they were Mashed m end 1
dadas.4 Ma terrain beading of them, to
bomb of ate tsspossiw .ont.ae; .d mw
siredb she watreesoes as ..eh, .her they
•semen*. the *strain*. ea the 714 key of
Dassmbo.. 13611. whom masak or Protest e(
ea Mme, by .f this parses to'M on."-
IMwatkslsmt b mem .ebsry, ne Pomp
ets_ssl5.h the thwmese ewe es foamed as
. M sib tier siehaid.r m past e( the
err -t And .r pet.sY-In ems slab w to
theme ad disk wort, sa speietd r the
hese Mat mise .•
aves▪ i
Of the injustice to other tenderer., and the
sbamelesenes with which conditions essential
to the protection of the pubic interests were
tampered with for the convenience and benefit
et Mr. McGreevy, the Cummwtuners further
remark:
"At the time the plans were exhibited to
intending tenderer*, there was submetted with
them bleak printed copies of contrecis an ore
in the Department of Pubic Works. and
thoru tendei,4 were left to infer that tat
form of contrast was, in its principal clauses,
the one to be teed. That the Department su
understood at, appears from the fact that the
fire ori:tad draft of the contract was un th.s
form. It and the subs. -quest% draft cout.ined
a clause to the effect, "that in carr the
amount voted for this uc.vice by the Legula-
twe hu f
should ,e •
at any time toweled previous
I'• p t w
to the completion of the work cuutracted'f.'r,
the contractor might, "r might net, as he saw
fit, on receiving • notice \s writing from the
D,nnruun.t to that effect, stop the work; but
in any case the cuntrsctor should nut be en-
titled to any further parmeut fur work done,
after tree "-nee of the notice, oust the ne-
cewry fuuds should hark been voted by the
Legislature, nor shoed the contractors hate
auy claim for eompensation or damages for
the sespeneioe of payment." When the °rig-
inul draft contract was rubmrtred to Mr. MC.
Gnevv, Ie objected toshJclause, and at his
suggestion it was left out, 1u this respect he
gaited'''. Weems 000r all the oth r traders.
Aid the last th..t this Madre was not in the
con tr ,et as had been usual, was taken by the
Ilon. Mr. Kt Isly as the ;;round for condor.
lig, in has judgment, the Government liable
to the connectors for ;he amount (Mauch los-
ers as they could e.t..b,i.h, because of the
ausp ensiou of the worsts."
In other mopeds the contractors have born
even more 8e.gnmtly favored. A clause iu
the co, t -set relerriog to the heating sed ven-
tilation of the buildings, stipuhdrd that the
alteration of any wall or flue flora the eon -
tract plan, to aj reb with that of Mr. Garth,
the contra for fur beat and ventilation, shoed
be made without extra charge. In prulice,
however, this clause has been disregarded,
and every such alteration ullo+ed and paid
fair as an extra. The reset has been that
the Galli coctract-which eras for $61,285,
exclusne of exa,r.ttems, and mason; brick-
layers, end joiner's work -has entailed the
enormous expenditure of $834.000.
" The gravest mature is the whole maman-
agement was, that the *mks cuunected with
the beating and ventilating eyelets sere al-
lowed by ,lie Deputy Commissioner to be
undertaken, pro.:etdin with. and paid for,
without runtime being made or called for,
*rtlieut • contract, without arty check, any
schedule or priers, or any a•ran,iement what-
ever as to teems or price of work. The ext a
«mina -y exi.enditere was shown by the
maothg rataina44 for the tar 1860, lor they
exhibit extrus,auuuntiig to the sum of 3311,
420, which dou!d in tete way be accounted 'for,
by the mete fuel of extra excavations, and ex
tra work under the assumed foundation lines
of the bid:Mee. Considering the extent of
work repaired for this'nyntem, and the cdm-
'button at was hkely to produce, at was the
utas of the poetical head of the Department
1' Public Works, not to have allowed plana
for the butidings to be exhibited i,, tenderer*,
.ntd that tor beating and vrntiaating baud been
maturely adopted, and inrorpurated with the
Inns, and it the apeetticati,.ns for the con-
trurt,on tet the Widows. This was not dare,
.or was any preceetiun whatever taken to
recent the confusion, and not amount of ex-
na and adduiunul work which subsequently
lace.
connection with thin, while extra work
bein1 prrfotmed without order or reti-
te, at pat d for to the other ca.tractnn
month to month, during the working
, of 1860. to the emouut of 4103,108 nn
anticipation of :.:r. Garth's control, which
was nut noted. till the 12th /marry. 1861,
although his tender was accepted on the 28th
ay of January, 1860. In reply to he appli-
auon for advances in the me.utime, he was
•,formed that nothing cou d be pend to ham,
fur anythin, h. had delivered or dune, until
is contract was signed."
Another illw4ation of the neglect and les-
anagement which the Boa d of Works die-
.eyed throughout, is afforded Ly the .barns
f any definite oudenstending meta the archi-
tects, their remunerate., their duties, and
iwpnrrmbi!ities.
As !*garde their remuneration they say,
r. Reefer earned they were to hare five per
ret on the mitts,. True,there was an Order
n
Commit hooting their remseemtio. to
:43,000, -bel this say, they never eesent.rd
hoed claimed from Mr.tteme and yet slurs
o be paid live per or"t on the *Ade esulrry,
abe,r right, le Bass view of their Meta to
numeration for all expenditure, and in view
f the ex me provene of the contracts, that
n extra work whatever should be dose with.
°a the woven author tis of the Cosmiwio u r
f Peelle Worts, Oren prior to the exeentiue
f tat •o14, or any allowance, or passe.t
whatever hem a for the wase, in ease it
larval be dos. without sash authority ; it mss
heir duty not to hers allowed arty week to
done, or recognised any *Mir mads for
without such written mehmity of this
Cosialsomer, sad yet wry the whole of
h extra and additional work was s.daMbw
sod done, as if In task Mame is this essi set se
toed."
The are►A.em seem, b haw Y
osd tat f actre s for which aee4i-
are hell ww�is.eg g�rva°m�s
enders sod devi a 0* sme4rled,
actually vigaiag its sweaty eotisnes of
he eostrseter without trembling thiamine
551.«5* the work theses ser forth and
N •ll this lemmas, tied Mao=
mai osegemee h Y set wrprising Rtes fe
d
Wets
t
THE AYERfOAB WA1t.
Naw Yoe=, 14 4.
Th. Washington Star .ays !hams!.
meat of 50 men of the 1st Verwd.t Cate
airy was surprised at Aldi° by 70 "robans,
io and that 10 of oar mon were captured, Mt -
eluding two captains.
The Philadelphia Prean states that up•
wards of a million dollars have been sub-
scribed
ub
scribed in New York for the new telegraph
lino, and subscriptions are about to be re-
ceived in Philadelphia. Th. Company is
to have a capital of three millions, and b
toad its wires, whish are to be built for
' the moat substantial manner, from
stifax, via Boston and New York, to
Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore,
with branches Lon, New York, via Albany,
Huffelo, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, to
Milwaukee, with lateral branches to all the
chief towns in the Western Sous.
A "umber of gentlemen interested in the
Atlantic t c Tele
h met at the
^esChamber of
Commerce Rooms today.
Mayor Updyke subscribed 32,500 to the
innd, nod other gentles eu contributed 813,-
400.
Mr. Field stated that $195,000 had been
sMseribed in England, but n wu determined
netetoeummence operations until 1300,000
are subeenhed
"The cireurnstaoces met
marking with his °tidalg s.ov
prices, before any extra ,r'eej
the Department, *seem twatward a i
the Commiasiooer himself the met,
which wore usher than the,
attached to the contract, end so ts�(set :M
busing the disy*nshig with 1
cording to the a;reroment with Yr. McGres 1
as alleged by Mr. Keefer."
Meanwhile, Mr. Roes retired from the De-
partment,and was succeeded by Mr. Csuchue,
who proceeded w squander so mach of the ate
propristion as remained iu band, with a reck-
lessness which few respowib:t pioisters
would dart to equal. �I
1" At the time of the resienation of the Hoe.
Mr. lune in June, 1861, there was on hand of
the original eppropriaiiou $327,986.75. and to
thin sum was added two .moon(. d $100,006
each on the 13.d 4*y of September aid 19th
day of November, by Orden in Council, of
those dots respectively. The rooters. esti
mates had been regale rly psid,s°d embrace all
the work doer from month to mourh, and so
continued tail the month of August incluse.
TM wbo:e works were going tiered there was
money sufficient to cs.ty them on at their ordi-
nary program, to the tad of the building see
5014.
•
!'The Hon. Mr. Rose bad been succeeded
by the Hun. Mr. Cauehon, who not heistJ on
terms with the Deputy Commissioner, d.l not
consult bim, or any competent officer of the
Drryrtr.ent, and wbo, unfortunately for the
public lutenist', not a.tisfed with prying the
monthly estimates, u had hero the practice
from the eomwencea:ent,ut Ili/town authority,
and without the ordinary or usual vouches,
paid Mr. McGreevy on the 8th da of
October. 1861, the *um of $
40,000
On the 19e " h Ucwbrr
.. IU
.U00
Un the 20th November •'• ... 45.04.0
And to Jones, Haycpek A Co: -
On the let August 1861 the aunt of.. $10,000
Oh the 24th August •' 40,000
On the 11th September " . ,. 2:1.700
On the 9th October, " ... 30,000
On the 28th 10.000
On the 20th November " 45,000
On the 13th May, 1862 " . , 2,V0U
Making a total sum of $225,700
of which 395,000 was- paid to the euatractor
for the Perliumentsry beide.* between the
8th day of October mod the 20th day of No-
vember. and 4158,700 to the costume -tots fur
the Departmental buildings; between the lis
August, Irtil.aud the 211th November. a fur•
Mier sum of 82,000 briny again ad.aoced to
them uu the 13th Slay, 1862.
istimats
mer
,
r r tf tt In
Amno•Nut� stets! M
By rinse S �+
f a..AUSM
•;�! mel .. Jeer* i
tin*. elite: W
As to ti,W a .ed for the coon
pletion ofr port serum
ode by Mks , s. of r. 6dlaly
that of the Conatimiomes
tioIlon. Mr. KtlW)rs y te for coteriDee
Parliamentary Baildibga $432657173:9,9245
454Q25 75
External work 37?394 25
--•-.- 267290 00
11091510 00
(
aiiaate of Cuamimiou exclasi.e of mater
isle en hand :-
Parliamentary Buildings 3636253 91
Deprrtmentel Buildings 306696 79
Extern
al Work
12O673 -
6.3
Work connected with Mr. Garth'. 00
Contract .. 36727 95
Add for Superintendence and Coro •
311U73,i 69
tau;enclee,15per ce.t 166103 04
Total 81273456 7:4
Btfale sad Lake Blum aatlrosd
TIMM. TABI.M.
warren •NAAMO(M[MT.
aerur. Lar Eapeea ti.s.4.
OODBRICB, 10.00..x. 11.00s.1.
CLINTON10.42 '• 120.7,. x:
HAIHPCRIIE Y 10.02 " 12.45 -
SEAFORTH.. -.,11.07 ° 1.10
P65.
and
own
t .rte
"1'he amount paid to the contractors pre-
vious to the above advances by the Hon. Mr. SEAFORTH
Caution was 3738,855 49, roakong a grand HARPURIIEY
total paid on all the hetes antes up to .he stop• CLINTON
parrot the work, on the IstOctober, 1861.of (IODHRICB
8994.555.49. On the 27t.. Septemler, six
days alter having sent the lion. Mr. KuLdy
with instruction; which will immedietey &p-
ricer. he ordered the works Oi the respective
buildings to be suspended, because the app-o-
priation had been exhausted. In fact so far
as it appear., he lead without necessity ex
heisted the •pproprietiou and immediately
..signed this circumstance, as good cause fur
suspe,diog the work-"
Haring virtually spereede1 Mr. Ke,
the professional Weiser of the department.
it was inert that Mr. Cauehon atppuld seek
wine. other assistant, to aMed pmfi•xts for
paying to the contractors sums largely in
ex,ers of those to wbioh they were emitted
ender the co ntrect A more batting instru-
ment than Mr. Kiltaly could nut have been
found.
With regard to the inste urt,on furnished by
lir. Cauchon for Mr. KitIsly s induce, the
Commiwioners observe:
"These instruction to the Ilon.lir. Killdy
did nut contemplate the settlement of the con-
tractor's claims for the stoppage of the work*,
but immtd,utell• after be received them, he
was informed that the contractors had recede.
ed orders to dtaconiinue the work in tote. In
has report of the 12th November, 1861, he in-
forms the Di -pa tme..t of the cou.se he intends
to adopt with reference to the rates anion
which the contractors should be paid for all
work not originally contemplated. or included
an the contract, and th,t these rates should he
.pplicable to all ouch work already performed,
Or reta.iuina. to be due to complete the
who:*.
"This. M far as it appears, was passed in
silence by the IMparttnent, leaving ham tr
toter that what he proposed to do was mi-
nuted to., and hawse part of has •rhinal
instrucnons. It ilio Ie regretted that t del
not occur to him that toe settee •nt of what
were far prices in the work done, or to be
done, was the one thing, and the damages
which the contractors chinned by reason of
the stoppage of the works another, mud that
they hoed no necessary connection with each
other. It was prayer to show what fair
•sans.
6.22
6.26
6.48
6.30
44
2.45 •"
3.00 "
3.45 •'
4.35 "
arca signal.
GODERICII, C. W. MARCH 4, 1963.
VERY LATEST FROM QUEBEC!
Ar By Telegraph Last Night.
Special Diepatc/ ionise Signal')
THE Bankruptcy Bill to belaidbefore
the Hods* to -morrow (Tuesday) will be
extended to non -traders in Upper Canada
but not in Lower Canada.
The ordinary expenditure of Crown
Lanae Department for 1861 was 179,000 P°
dollars , in 1862 it was$122,000,ehowiog
a decrease of 818,000, which does not w
include a reduction by dismissal of useless in
officials of 312,000, making a saving on ra
the year of $60,000. Mr. McDougall
receives much praise for his very* able st
8'
Jeb
0
at as the /rids
(sawibingn as
be -
ie.. it the f
will eon-
tpat kis lite of
hien • whit lea
that in past times
.Dogs upon
1 as upon those of
but we held, and, of
o, that times bat.
which we cite
tobrets. .114th
k and grade is the
on which last ye* led
in the name of the
to offer an asylum
d to the Pontiff of
t that there was •
h and action, sad ;us $IsaOP 0r COLUMBIA AND ATLAN-
nlau a Canadian
h w. foal ut'sled,
to
to '
o insult
his
the agrarian
bls and yet, after
oft, subject and al -
the remarks of
to sP in eoonceUon
sena " only through
We hardly feel
�wquired, in
Rome. 1R. po \
psrfhat libertys,f
as Irish gentleman
o empaper, and wh
• be the first
_faythe�rland, declarer
trim u not b
taking fair view
lowing, as fair as
our contemporary
with our own, we
English spectacles.'
wrpered that a large po
has 'offered from wretchedn
and wast. Here is the " Iri
is Canada, inveighing bit
Britoil and everythin_ B
yoaderie Ireland, are journals
bees ter years preaching the
trines Inky in a more ultra
How sen any people thus taught
diwoa/nted, sod being di.00
oto they advance in point ofphyat
fort," Meellsetual cultivation, or rel
traioietsf The thing is imposeibi:
it is.amly astonishing that the 6n
rferpremion has not been grater.
&mar, is dismissing the subject,
are pleased to know that the disc
hat boo carried on io a fair and frier
spirit, and we sincerely hope the 1
Caaadimi will endeavor to steer clear
the viola.* and even disloyalty which
marks Metope of so many of his brethren
at home. In everything else we wish e
paper wbL
Washington, March 4.
All the weal approprirtioh bills were
peered and signed by the 1'nsident. These,
together with other appropriations, alumna
to about oue thousand millions of dollar -
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
We clip the following interesting items
from int British Cofesabusa of 7th and 90.
January.
TIC -PACIFIC RAILWAY.
e Mee trot able, from press of other mat
glee •sketch of Me Bishop of Comm-
on "Egypt
and i h
1 P staid-"
7Pt
1
t
we seise the first opportunity again to
congratulate our city ape. so vulwble a eum-
sencemeut of • curse of lectures, and to
call ms,kedattentiuu to the quotation from
the Bishop's speech, delivered in Belfast now
more than three yews ago, and eluded u in
the lecture. Ilia Lordship, by the exorcise
of that sound sense and foresight for which
of Ireland l he u .o remarkable, speaks confidently of
l:anada and British Columbia humane the
and misery, gnat road town Eastern pumeesioe and Eew
Camad'tan" ern commerce by means of • mighty Inte-
•ainxt ocenn,c Railway. Having alluded to the Cir-
. ao euoatanes under which British Columbia was
h, and, opening up opppourtuu.tus fur commerce and
ich have emrgratiou,,nd the responsibility of the mother
to , i!- country an consegaence,the address proceeding
as follows :-
ma r still. "There t another topic which I do not
to b. Me to pose over an conuemion with this path-
way to the east, and that is, it may he eke
oleo how mea.. of preventing European war- Where
it England's 'lath .ay now to the Feet? It
through the Territory of other people. 8
nes to France • let rue per through Torr
country, and I Sall gate five days in my
route to lone" '• o, all mean," says the
pclitenea of France, •develops our railway
system by English. capital," and Marseilles
e rases in importance. We go -to Aurelia, sed
say, "allow me to per through your terri
and have another line to the lomat," ad
este ries on Britishcapt*I. We go to r-
ke•, and say, " let us make a lin by he
o Euphrstes." " By all means," awls Ta ey,
ake
far •nnd says, flet i go on; it wilt heel -and Ruin loeks l
nae day to get to India " W. go to Er
d we say to the Pasha, "let us make a
y over Egypt." •• Oh t ye.," w s la
"wake your lin." English . n-
lan it, aid Englth navvies mak the
war, ati prose of their health
'lit atas • cove." the land of
�t, Cairo am letatd ' i crease
h and populuion, and "li
ed Ivy I4. s1s he "lin
db mei�a duo ■
moaner g through his
nem rm. u En land emitting
�be jeslo.y and en el -venom
it was a chief esus* nke
is trying 10 get nearer Ea
uT to secure , uustentinople.
of that encroaohmsnt for t
ern possessions,
tCIUO,000,000of
tdr. It it h
em in her path - r
mei in bed
war.
(l8
m -
d
•
OUR CORRESPONDY.I S
of the
ban
rho k'
The J
star
It-.
it
stead
'8s,
where, 4
amiable
lame circle of f ho now
their madders herearsmenl. The
place yesterday 1111 o'clo.k, a. a,r
by a Ttry large concourse of people, ioai°d-
ing • largo number of the R oval h'rgirwn.
The Rev J. Sheepshanks, Rector of Holy
Trinity, of which Church demoted was a mem•
ber, officiated.
AMOTMaa StILt.1-It bernms Mr meten-
cMoly duly to anewunce another sadden death
-the third within the short space of six days.
William Kneale, who hr been for some time
occupied
al r
Y.
1 Hooner'e
Mill,w '
lite putting
y
the band upon the Large fiy wheel yesterday
morning, it would seem, slipped anti tis hemi
coming in contact with the wheel, was in
atanily killed. Doressed was 28 years of age,
• naive of the Isle of Mao, ad late of Don.
euter, Canada West.
imine.
Baso the
deeea e
0505*-'•
IA fermi!
time os t�
Victoria i
y Iasi spring
deportment
olid toeing. lids Amid 10 tat err: A
I stow t ibis
Mr ere w hope N tdjr ea
sesd►m of the Aigw•! I hope �fr�
this matter de. weight 1 em she swpb»d
that some of the psetemkree Maly mars ham
est taken the .setter rlp. Bat attho.gk rho
week) editions of thou dailies are w ell tiep-
porte�i. thea Veiled Ceeetire, the yet pat
s very 14111. suwttisw. as a Essen) role, b oar
o waists or wish.. Wins we wart noytlrleg of
thio kind advocated, we bars to go to the lo -
al paper, and the local pater is that whk•h
the people should support, If they .ademood
thew tree imams. I bare known m..11IkM
for local es.didsbs for Parliament, and thee
were right But them same mea again shot .
their inconstm�eenrrceyy by eendins to -Tomato,
Hamilto..r Swedes foe• weekly paper, o44
carelessly mods .p by the foreman prillldr
(nem the dailies of the Game 0Igce, lu those
distant weeklies they can 'suet se age no
Iocd news except stale and at soma hank
while they overlook the *drwtsgse d their
own County paper which par them. ie ,a.41
pomsrlon of all transporter assay them
selves.
Ime
have mere
Pa say
M
amati.r
time )
of advantages of the kwl p.pmr.
The sleighing is nearly gees in this is part et
the country, but yet when continue 10 mead
in rapidly to the Blythe Mille. ..d all that
comesfin.ie a ready sale at an aroma* juice
of about 10 ants per 'Wallet I meder *s,Pl
that 20,000 bushels of wheat bare blies pure
I chased at the Blyth. Mills this seaGon.
Tww, Ac.,
IL
BUFFALO AID LAZE BD-RO1
RAML W AY.
ON the 27th ult. tho Committee on
Pnvate Bills, dtc., reported as follows, on
a matter affecting the above company :
On the Petition of the Ilarsilton and
Port Laser Railway Company, praying
for an Act b amend their Act of Incorpo-
ration so as to allow them to base or sell
the said Railway to the Brfalo and Lake
Ilrrui Railway Company,your Committee
finds that no mention is made in the
notice of the Datum of the amendmnents
desired, wbioh notice *overs amendments
of an ordinary nature only ; your Com-
mittee, however, recommends the suspen-
sion of the 53rd Rule, as it will be eom-
t for them, as Committee tee
onPr'
Private
Hills. to provide that no injury b the in-
terests of any party shall arise therefrom.
eetifdy01041ltfe ,
13LY'rHI .
A YOLUNTSBI COMPANY
wits coursoISU- Orrccgis' UNt-
POaMb-WHAT THS OOVSSNM6nT
SHOULD DO -LOCAL PAPSh$-WNSAT
BUTla0, 60.
SLUT'S., Mord) 2nd, 1863.
Blythe is determined to have • rade com-
pany- On the 27th alt. a large and highly
resp.ct•bl9 meeting was held here for the
is purpose °forgantnng owe. '!'here wereabost
he two Modred men present Peter McQueen,
Esq., • smerke of the well-known Editor
of the Maros Signal, in past day; was unan-
imously chosen chairman; ad seldom care
1.em the cbairm .n of • public meeting act
with mint impartiality, dignity and good
tete. He won the seem of .11 present. -
Several loyal and patriotic s!eacbea were de.
livered, and the Governmsid received due
prove for the simple and inexpensive method
m they hare adopted of embodying • Provin-
cial volunteer force, in contradistinction to
the eomplicated and expensive method pro.
polled by the late government When the
list was opened seventy men put down their
names, and many more would bare joined,
bat a baling pyre -aided that the Government
Woad not ncogeees more than fifty in a cons -
n
Earles Whitehead, . C k
7 herd, of Blythe
h
ilk, was unanimously chosen Esq.,
A
tt.r *lime* euuld not ares heen mrd., It
w :y g ►a infiaeece :katthe
was , rst FII/M6 T.
and Ueorgc . . Yea thaw
Ws me happy to have it to say that we
have snesmded in securing, at soma ex -
rise, nae, 0smsepondante at every impar
int in lisps Counties, who will traI
this oist the vary -Latest loos} iql
nee, ofalsy importance, This plant
e feel * dent, add maternity to,
tercet
en of
Pa a
antral
management of this important Depart-
ment
The news of Mr. Brown's swear in
South Oxford, which was immediately
telegraphed, was received very calmly by
all parties here, but several members of
the Opposition boast that they will be able
to carry a motion of want of confides**
when he takes his seat. Like many of
priees were, as well ea what was a ear coos- their boasts, however, this one is not
permed.. for an alleged injury, so long as it
was adersto od that the dnmags had nothing hosed upon truth, and they will, I think,
to du with the actual pries of the emelt. The lid tlemseives grievously mistaken.
mere contract work could never -hare been
dame tor the for which it was taken. Whet The House Emigration Committee was
enabled the e s tremor to proceed at all was
organised to -day. Mr. McKellar u
the extraordinary quality of extra and ad- y ohair-
diuonai work. and the extra.rds.ary prises
that it had born allowed upon it peevioss to
his coming. To have stooped this sura work
would have ellemealle stopped the townie'
work also ; aid at is d,ffieu t to ass on what
peineippte damages were expected for cortr.et
work admitted to has hems ruinously low, Pse
for stopping exits emir which the Gleam
Mat 1ud sot hoed itself to have done. I.
any evert the quantity . ( work done, and its
vuue, wen totally o,,esnonecled with dams -
get real Or amag nary, nr thew stoppage gtthe
work; hut Mr. Kiilayhppcars to have Ijswd
his made of ser.reseht and edea fel the
pea .ad futon wake, int so have jaunted
them, on the Emend that the ieele al d,
rather pw.eleded, all claim For damages for
the s oppyls of the work. The whole ar
rstsgem..t mode by him was virtually . sew
*entree' for the *rtes nod additiomel work
wheel had bora dose, sod wase he dome at
rams pGrftetly aslirfrelMy 10 the eeausetoni,
ba algin inee.seitieb4e with fair presto, tat
bade* prises aesrhsd to tat es.erset, the
hd.1. •(peers pat in the Arlt imeamee by
r. MAreavy, sad rejected se not repree.ml.
sheieztrec *metras, or the poem wbie4 the se
Mr. Pogo, and the
♦ssaeieadfir aid .gsmbL .ler 1�h t wmins ie posgrem*
M
sed
to
1. tat details of the sopsn tesebi.. t4,
Mere dowsed fee .seeds* sed M sauce
melt, sear V. RAMT'a Vara* whsdek b
e tem e.nnary Inst .. Vaal fella* eat by do
5. Pao r ~ Wselr the arshimsq and ea isrti lb vela ds1l..sd
M e�w Wwlmp.�rt.wt .6�e..t� �e
clad to Aswbe. of csislea* ...e. eq..kw .ties! ireiem Ir. satkd tat (s wlp.~wawpl. 4ii,"1lbe
ha
11
by the faroRs and heftiness
■ and Brno) in *sir total
s have dre*dy receivd74i3b-
■ that our efforts to **Ware a
careen! hire of the anyin nod :that
of thisaeattpn ooaotry are u
oiated. T8.85 41 01 o lrho have eo
favored us with their valuable eyed
will please Wept qtr .ordist thanker We
givetoday am ilrterostiwg kpe► from
Blythe. O.y A'rd spld wave, front
the hander of thirty or forty new sub-
scribers thee*. The account of the forma-
tion ofai rill.lOispaan
y at Towater will
appear in
ourslSxl
GODU1CM RAIBO&
Ir should by .roe of . ijantj.n yp
very bs it-
wrrosodi s.•.
spected repeMstlsyve far
o aefi
nail bate tem maims la
Least of Ig - L. U. R. Co. I(oa ltpt
Ino. Mr. Mopdeada 4.
the lean of 0o4ridt
Reads sold Lake lI
posy, ami a!1
t„I°Or'w , e'Ordess i j
!heels-(l�i+slsd►otbGr mtota ,6m�rlig 1 bawl
e
mac. The labors of t) a Committee, it u
s'o6d.nUy exported, will be attended with Cou
important results. the
Mr. Mdts;s has tendered bale resignation. t A
has not ibeen ted
It asnep yet, but will ,
he. the
Th odometers ij tat Usury Law es.! Com
Past 10 any t4. meMare to restriet the
rate f4Aj .Vet this 9aniOn.
song OXFORD.
By epeeist telegram last aight we learn
that, es we antaoapated, Mr. Brows was
7
1,
L •
It^
E g;
are
u
mpt
.lwri*king.
suedes sm0tsg Eu
for this pathway at
Wight seriously imI
Englaed with her
the other day it was
Triste, Enka w^'
wit4 F11ra Willi her e-"1
wa uf,T h Co.h
abs hes 1
n
pew !metria stntah -•'
cer di3ur u merleale0. pe
K . -..
will al iH
60
as,
4.i
This is the wary bass mow shah
limn lsea link i .rd.,1• yew
trsessaio ''lsra 1, tend mete a me?
eon 4011.0 slit ie-. M.Dnmstd w.' n with
145.4 oa lbs gts! dais psSli•p(. the aisles. of Mr. Di.kAo., souls+ b
rssuswe twat pp 5. fMPw. 13.dwd 874, oar utarwm i• a atpi 4 ____ s
Btwvt 904 ; tojnriry 4. Brown 230. r'r"4 °am be i• "int r fa
It iq timsbew stews esrhi. tot Kr, arem,.1°" l'�. If a $fl55* S
Steles !PRI be retuned, amid h. will bas. defined B/6s liepre *
pmkaily Mho his asst in the How asst es Art it 6149 40iba1
vile- :whin hem armee Male w hie ss"" d that "user M �
esa
sddraaase tai tttvw�ll the 9M; .e *gime! lewd •at• . IILSh-_s� we sew
V will giwttml[iaistryaporsrsl suppers
p'. Pauper
w eGsry!�meslian Oat thee at A � �
hBwc
Ilan 55
Vat They die ultra
O tieaess
as the Her e1 lin. IB.www'e pgf'Alg( ems
Atlisedesisemt i etereemieg the Kiwis
•
happy m ase,
Asp so that
wad M
sem• NOS
yet hos•• hat
`4f
Wrist
the
J( nthe
Ste. Year's
make of
'M tiled w
IK
win
duty
lag
ter
0.
kentism
teem
H:
v
Pet
rig is
a In
y the OW
My are
4,
•
1'
•
W
ere
hem ie
woe
est
w
.1
f} Tb. census of H.miltnn, which bat
just been taken by the corprontion, shows •
population of 22,134 sale -an increase sin•.
1861 of 3,038. The military has of count.
made up •.hen of this increase -they tum.
hering 1,200 mots-men,womea,and cbildree
all told. Ther .e find a nemrwl growth 1n
two years of nearly 2,000 inhabitant- This
is • sign of prosperity which augurs sell for
the fetes healthy rise and progression of
Hamilton.
Toe
SoUTHSSN
ARMY. -The Phil
r
delphia Inquirer says :-A man lately
from Richmond slays there are only 481
regiments in the Southern army, but that
these are all kept full, and all skeleton
regimette have been abandoned ; the total
n umber Of moo at the present time being
625,000, which will certainly be increaser!
to 700,000 by the fins of Jane. The
'bolo number of rebel officers he estimates
at 25,000, or about ono -half of those in
the Federal army. He says it is a com-
mon occurrence for then to be shot down,
for attempting to shirk their duty, and
that to hie knowledge, gathered front the
records, at least 2,500 have thus perished
in different Datta of the country. When
be left Richmond there were five thousand
negrves engaged in atiengthening U.e de
fences of that oily, and now itis surround-
ed by three lines of fortifications. In bis
opinion, the rebellion can never be put
down until the finances of the rebels are
rained or their army' broken, for until
those events take place the leaden will .
have their own way and the aaassee re•
main in a state of subjugation.
Dexo raox Dante.- We learn that • per
son well known by tbe eitizens of Lonoru,
as baying occupied the position of sub+ditor
on the '• Liberator" -whilst it existed -died
in Hamilton Iasi week from the effects of
drink ; his name was G. lieverege B. A , a
mw
mote poPaaed of considerable intellect and •
clever keurer and humorist. Th neat
tunate man through drink was gradually
dragged to themea, dying in the Hospital
at Hamilton, the result of his legs being
froaen, he having i• • state of drunk¬ed
thrown limiest(ou the sidewalk to sleep • his
was • miserable end indeed, for one so talent,
ed; the is, however, but one mane instance
of thtskn
drrd's final doom.-L'r,
On Western correspondence L increasing
sed•varrety. A correspondent in
_Wkronsin, mentions • legal limita Jags lase add P. 8. Starr, .S.q,, two
1.sat lawyers starred for home, from
a�roe�wh�ere they been ate
ndin
e
eosin. Awore somewhat addicted
she
aldh01,11084meried •bottle with teem. When
1 1654.4 at George P-'., • half way
both alighted 10 replenish the
456 Ni pt wits. Lot Judge Stone tett
tat vest le his own words
fell got limo sten buggy and rode along. '•
BebrsI had goat • greet treys it occurred to
me that 1 had forgotten .omething. ( looked.'
mist fh esn4and s.cvrtained that my bookie
wase eat there. 1 felt in my pocket; and ere -
=lius
I m ts 4 bi i i rink!, 1 .Mt-
dmlej IkM I mmol he mistaken, and dl;pv.
Aar although I was unable to rid
of the 5oavktioa that I hd deft
Ling. Finally I arrived at my destine.
and ma mot Itis • friend, ehe asked*
h Mery r "Teat's (t, I leder* 1
Met Starr r•