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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-4-14, Page 210$110,. (rrena bellads and soegs.o "The Drigoele," by Col. Oben, 0, Great.) ' Aireee feradleato-Qhmide." The strife le o'er -their natiee land _ They eovor More WWI sec, .. ea bitter grief we mourn the home Weose puttee time =et be ; The white :Wiz: soon will disappear _That emu like eloude Outspread, „Prom tames broeking eeart we hear, To s,wir boys are -teed. 0, lonely In al,011,01' while you ril efe g13eyoun " The •Sionalun sic ea ould you foresee their game would. blaze Taronahout & WOrld, tho' wide, In Irish eoil they longed to rest, Youe praise they sought alone Let dying Sarsilelde voice attest Till death Limy wore your own. Xnookiewsvorcle the wile° thee quaff To vanquished in. the fray, Doomed soon to rue the ecornful laugh Iniat greets the wail to-eae ; Ho* wen avenged their lest farewell, • How insult was rowed, To friend and foe, we dare to tell Lasongs of "The Brigade." That vengeanee followed sure, it slow, De Guiseaters hirelings fele Exultieg o'er their taaughtered foe The feared and Meted Colt ; • Their silken colors bent aud torn • That smuts tea our defeet, Across Almanztes plains wore berne And laid at klerwicles feet. *Siouainn, commonly named Shannon. De- Uruiscard himself escaped, He was killed sub- sequently in attempting to assassinate oae of Queen Ann's Mitusters in London for resist- ing some claiui for pay he preferred. Dean Swift remarks : Fortunately for heonamity the greater. part of this ruffian's regiment were out to maces and exterminated at the Battle of Almauza, Marchleth, A. D.1707. se-a:fa A BARITONE'S DEVOTION ; OR A TALE. OF SUNNY ITALY, And now Mr. Britton observed a marked but perhaps not wholly unnatural change in Merlin°. While his brother -in. -law had re- mained unconecious he he,d been as kindly and solicitous as any man could poesibly be; but the moment Carlo came to himeslf Merlin°, relieved from the anxiety, re- membered that as impresario he was left in an awkward predicament. Carlo opened his eyes for a moment, caught a confused vision of the faces around • him, then closed them again for very weari nese, and began to wonder, in a dreamy but troubled way, where on earth he could be. He heard Merlin° swearing and raving, and Tannini, and Bauer, and the local manager, and Marioni, all talking at once. "Santa Diarolo I" cried Merlin°. "Was ever impresario worse treated? Here is the best house we have had for months, and what can I do but give back the money? There is no going on without a Figaro !" "No such thing," interrupted Carlos catching at Sarcloni's arm, and dragging himself up. "Give Fra Diavolo ' to. morrow, and that will give me a day's rest; and go quickly and say to the audience that I am unwell, but that, since the opera can't be continued without the leading pert, I will do the best I can, if they'll put up with There was a vigor and force in his. tone which astonished everyone ; Kerlin°, with a look of relief, hurried away to pacify the audience; and. though the others had seri- ous doubts whether Donati could possibly get through so trying a part, they would not side with Gomez, who began to remonstrate with him. "I'll do my best not to put you out; I shall be glad for Merlino's sake, and my own too' if you and the audience will toler- ate sucha bad Figaro. Come to my room with me, will you, Jack ?" then, as he caught sight of Mr. Britton, and received a hearty grip of the hand, "How good of you to come round I had no idea you were here. I was so ashamed to give you such a miserable rendering of that song." Mr. Britton was not sorry to leave the greenroom and to go with Carlo and Sar- doni into one of the little dressing -rooms. There were not many chairs to be had, and Carlo, without ceremony, dropped into the one drawn close to the tiny fireplace, unable to hide any loager the severe pain he was suffering, though when questioned he made light of it. You surely ought not to sing," said Mr. Britton. "It won't do my voice any harm if 1 can only get breath enough," he replied. And the pain isn't, continuous, only just a sharp ?tab in the side every now and then." "Dear old fellow, it was madness of you to come at all," said Sardoni. "You must . give ; you must put up with Comerio's return ; there is no help for it." Carlo leaned his head on his hand and was silent, as if struggling with himself; both speakers seemed to have forgotten Mr. Britton's presence. no good looking ahead," said Carlo, after a pause. "01 course it will be all right. But don't argue now, Jack; I've got to sing, if they will have me, and there's an end of it." As he spoke there was a knock at the door, and Merlin° entered. "1 think they will hear you," he said, "They are in a bad temper, but they see we are doing all that can be done, and they'll hardly hiss you off again. They are • very easily pacified, theae English audiences. Carlo glanced at Mr. Britton with the strangest mixture of pain and laughter in his dark, shining eyes. The contented look of the impresario as he painted the sort of reception which probably awaited him tickled his faney. "A gla,ss of porter before you go on ?" said Bauer, pressing ib upon him. "Try this raw egg, signor," said his dresser, eagerly. " Or a troche," sugh.ested Sardoni. "Or a Stolberg," said Merlin°, producing a little box full of dark -looking lozenges. With a smite and a gesture he thanked them, and made every ozie laugh by quoting Figaro's words, "Oh, ate viEa che vita I oh, elm meatiest " Was there ever such a fellow ?" said Bauer. "1 verily believe he would make us laugh if he were on his deathbed." "If the audience do but realize his courage he will be well received," said Mr. Britton, who was standing at the wings beside the old German Singer. "There is nothing that pleases the Britiah public like pluck.' In truth, to face again the audience whiehhad ect lately refused to hear him was no very pleasant task to Carlo, but then he had a habit of grasping the nettles of life, whieh stood him in good dead, More sensative than most men, he • had turned his weakness into strength by resolutely refusing to make the stnallekitt eoncessical to it, end he was able, even with overwrought nerves and lailing physical powers, to endure with com. poeure the trying Ordeal. It Woe as Merlin° had said, the audience kindly consented to pub tip with him ; Wady allowed Met to ap- pear without a tingle hilts Indeed, the chilling silenee was bredsen 6y five or six re- eteunding elape front the third row � doff. " That ia Vranceaca'S cotisin " he thought to himaelf, and he felt glad to have one 'friendly faec ameng the hundreds et coldly „ oritical MOB. Be wee glad, too to have sitich frieede itieDomenioaBorelli andSardout 40 sing with that tight, and Was Oheered by Mr, Beittenal kintleeea, ft only he could get through his work he thinight that, spite of the dark future, he ehould feel perfectly happy. But that waa the greet einestien. All thought he hAd. attempted what was physically impossible, and he shraek horror from making another exhibition of himself on the stiesee, "I I do faint again," he reflected, "1 hope I atoll do it deeently m my dressiug-roorn. I3y sheer force of will he got through the long, weary duet with Sardoni, but it left him eo worn out with pain that he could hardly stand. He got off the stage some- how, end ehe inomeat they were out of s4sait Sardoni took lent by the arm and half dragged, him to his mom, where, with an irrepressible groan, he threw himself en the floor beside the fire, seeming Ur find a sort of relief in thrusting the geitar under his arm' so that he actually layupon it. Itwas the strangest evening. the English- man had ever spent, as he sat in the dismal little dressing -room, with its bare floor and whitewashed walls, its confusion of stage dresses and the garments of primal° life. Someone had brought in two or three °lisle ROB from the green room, and as soon as Carlo had recovered his senses they had laid him on these upon his left side, the position which seeinea to give him the greatest ease. The firelight played on his face, and Mr. Britton, as he watched him, found hie thoughts wandering back to the time when he had firat met him with Fran- cesca outside the English church at Naples. He recalled the strange, sad smile which had ?eased over the young Itafian's face when he congratulated him on his betro- thal, and he felt irresistibly drawn to a man who could deliberately choose a, career so self-denying, so little likely to be under- stood. He was startled to find that his thoughts ot Francesca must have affected his com- panion. " We may not be alone again," said Carlo, turning his foe toward him. "11 anything should happen to me, will you promise to give this to Francesca "-he indicated their betrothal ring-" and tell her how good every one was to me ?" Mr. Britton felt a , choking sensation in his throat, but he promised, and then, partly to break the uncomfortable silence, remarked that he had heard from Casa Bella that morning. " They are well ?" asked Carlo. "Quito well. Francesca comes to Eng- land in June." The next moment he regretted his words, for they seemed to give the finishing touch to Carlo's suffering. He turned abruptly away, and, though his face was hidden, Mr. Britton could see that he was struggling to suppress& tempest of passionate emotion. So little do people understand each other that it had never occurred to the English- man, with all his kind-heartedness, to picture to himself the torture of a lover who kuows that his love will be close at hand, yet that he is to be denied even a sight of her. But that silent, bitter struggle taught him much, and owe morse set his kind heart to weave plans for helping the course of true love to run smooth. Before anything more had passed, the call -boy rapped at the door, andMr. Britton in dismay turned to see what his companion would do. He had yet to learn that Italian storms, if violent, are brief, and that an Italian nature, if it has strong emotions, has also a wonderful self-mastery upon which it can fall back in time of need. Carlo rose promptly, rearranged his disordered cos- tume in a busineas-like fashion and smoothed his hair; then, fearing that Mr, Britton might regret the words which had escaped him, said in the manner which had won him so many friends, "Do you mind corning with me to the wings? I like to feel that you are there." And before the Englishman had recovered from his surprise at this unlooked-for com- posure, Figaro was in the thick of the noisy group on the stage, acting better than he had done all the evening, and endeavor- ing to play the part of peacemaker, and to put an end to the altercation. Mr. Britton could hardly believe, as he watched the lithe, active figure, now here, now there, that & few minutes ago he had seen the same man lying in the extremity of mental and bodily pain; and when once more in the interval between the acts he and Sardoui bad to restore the Italian to his senses, he could no longer keep his aston- ishment to himeelf. "What in the world can our friend be made of ?" he exclaimed. "1 should not have thought it possible for a man of his temperament to persevere in the teeth of such difficulties., "1 suppose pluck and goodness generally do go together," said Sardoni; "and though you may be Donati's friend, no one who is not in this troupe can have much idea of what he really is, He's out and out the best fellow. I ever came across." "He seems very much liked by most of the company." "Yes, and with good reason. They all apply to him wee of their expressive Italian sayings-' Good as a piece of bread '-a de- scription which would not hold for the rest of us." " He is coming to himself," said Mr. Britton, and there was silence in the room, broken at last by Carlo's voice. " How much more, Jack ?" he asked, faintly. " The second act," said Sardoni ; "three more scenes for you." He closed his eyes again, and they noticed that as the evening advanced he became less and less willing to speak an unnecessary word. The opera, which had seemed to all the singers interminable, did at length end, and with it the last remains of Carlo's strength. More dead than alive, he was carried to Mr. Britton's brougham which had been ordered round to the Aage door, and leaving the kindly Englishman to see him safely home, Bardeni hurried off in search of a doctor. Carlo had fancied that if only he could get through the opera he should beperfectly happy, but when his work was really done he was sufferiug too acutely to be able to bestow a thought on the future or on Anita. Too faint to speak, he allowed Mr. Britton to help him up to his room, never troubling himeelf to consider the impression that No. 62 would make on the rich shipbuilder. The miserable little place was to him now a haven of rest, and there was deep relief in the consciousness that he could now suffer in peace, thet no call -boy woeld rip at his • door, that there was no longer the horrible necessity of acting and singing before a critical audiencel3tit to Mr. Britton that dismal little attic was the climaic of the evening. • Its total lack of comfort appalled him, and when he had left the patient to the care of Sardoni and the doctor he drove with nothing actually to sing or do, and every now earl then,when he was singing, suddenly folding hie Arms -mos -es it the pain was almest unbearable." • "What do you think, Miss Claremont - a we had one 0' the St. John's nursea down, could we manage to look after Min all right here 7" said Mr. Britton. Clare wee delighted at the proposal, for she bad always been fond of Carlo. She did not undefstand all Mr, Brittothi refeione for taking an interest in the young Italian, but his kinclneas and hospitality did not at all surprise her, because he was a man who was forever going out of his way to help other people, and Kate, who was house- keeper used sometimes to proteat that really kerlebank might aa well call itself what it wee in fact—a sanitarium for his friends and acquaintances. So the plane for Cerlo's reeeption at Merlebank were discuesed, and the next morning Mr. Britton drove xa to the Royal Hetel to 800 what sort ot night the Italien had passed. At the eutrance he encoun- tered the doctor. "How is your patient to-day,Kavanagh?" he &eked. "Very bad, poor fellow -must be moved at once to the hospitel." "Nonsense, he is a friend of mine; want him brought to Merlebank. You'll give leave for that, I hope." "Oh, certainly, if you really want to have him • but I must warn you that he is likely to be laid up for one° time -acute pleurisy -and we shall do well if we ward off complications," "Poor fellow ! I thought he was in for it last night. He is an old family friend of ours, and I shall be particularly glad to help him if I can, Row about a nurse? Shall I telegraph for one ?" "1 can see to that, if you like," said the doctor. " His sister eeems a most empty- headed creature, and the sooner he is away from her the better." Mr. Britton was just wondering whether he had better ask to see Sardoni, when he caught sight of Gigi strolling listlessly down the passage. "How is your uncle, little man," he asked. "Can I see him ?" "He's ill," said Gigi, mournfully, and, without further remark, he slipped his little brown hand into Mr. Britton's, and led the way to No. 62. The door was open, and a Babel of Italian could be heard-fourpeople all talking at once. Mr. Britton half hesitated, but the child led him on. The next momenta curious scene met his gaze. in the dismal little attic, which by daylight looked even more forlorn and comfortless'a stormy discussion was being carried on. The impresario, who was evidently in the worst of tempers, held in his hand an open telegram; Gomez, with a sarcastic smile on his usually grave face, stood playing the part of general irritant on mors; Madame Merlins) and Sardoni seemed to be having a babble -royal; and the sick man lay in the midst of the strife of tongues evidently in great pain, but lis- tening with strained anxiety to all that passed. Mr. Britton heard an impatient, Can't you see how bad this is for him ?" from Sardoni, and disconnected remarks about " Comerio's coming," which gave him the clew to the inatter which was being discussed. He waited at the door, for Donati was far too much absorbed in what was going on to notice him, and indeed had to concen- trate all his faculties on the effort to meet this crisis. That which he had feared had come to pass : Comerio had telegraphed to offer bis services'and all through the weary night Carlo had been trying to solve the difficult problem whether, should this happen, it was his duty to explain all to Merlin° or not Superficial people are fond of saying that the right is always clear. Carlo dial not find it so. It was only after hours of mental struggle and suffering that he at length arrived at the conclusion that, all things considered, he was not justified in arousing Merlino's suspicion. He went so far, however, as to propose another alter- native. "Look," he said, speaking with difficulty, "Pani Cremer's English Opera Company might very possibly have a spare baritone. Telegraph and see, and I will defray the expenses of anyone they can send." He broke off to cough -the effort had coat him hideous pain, and Mr. Britton could see that great drops of perspiration stood, on his brow. " Accidente ! It only shows how little you know of such things," said Merlin°, angrily. " We are secure of Comerio, and had far better have him than some stranger. I should have thought you were above such petty jealously as that, Donati." "Then will you reply to the telegram?" asked Gomez. "1 suppose I must," said Merlin°, in his grumbling way. "It ie a confounded nui- sance." And with muttered imprecations he left the room, evidently regarding Carlo's illness as a willful injury and a personal ineult. Gomez having pined his object, followed the impresario, and Mr. Britton drew near to the bed, and spoke to Sardoni, but Carlo lay with closed eyes, end took no notice of what was passing until he heard Nita get up frora her chair beside him and move toward the door. Then he started up with sudden energy. "Nita," he exclaimed, "do not go yet - 1 want to speak to you I" She turned back reluctantly, and at the same moment he became aware of Mr. Britton's presence. "How kind of you to come I" he said. "Will you excuse me just for a minute? want to speak to my sister -there is not much time left." " We will wait in the next room," said Sardoni, "if idadame Merlin° will tell us when she leaves you." Nits, assented, and, still reluctantly, sat down again beside the bed. When they were alone he turned toward her. "1 had hoped to tide over this time in England," he Bald, striving with all his might not to let the Physical pain overmas- ter him. "It is hard to feel that, after all, I have perhaps only made your danger greater. You must forgive me for failing you like this, Nita 1" "Don't distress yoarself-I know of no danger," she replied, crushingly, and with an expressive motion of her small, shapely head. There had been a time when she had told him a very different story, but he bore the set -down patiently and caughe at the ray of hope. " Viet is, indeed, true? Then God be thanked 1 I can go content." She laughed --the meet heartlesa litile laugh conceivable. • Perhape we do not mean precisely the home, vowing that Carlo should be moved same thing lisr the word danger.' There is tc• Meriebank the very next day. no clanger that my husband will ill-treat • CHAPTER )XVII. • "nrert YAIT TYRR Clare was nmeh concerned When she heard the bad eews which Me. Britton and. Harry brought home that evening• "Yon didn't, waie to hear the doetnee verdict ?" she asked, When the bare Outline of the etery had been given her. it Was so rate, and 1 thotight should only have been hi the Svey ; hue I fear there'not the leest clotilat the poor fellow is in for pleurisy." 44 It VMS Willi to see laim toward the end» said Berry. t' Leehuig tip egeirisb the Wooc1Woric When he had to be oil the stage command.” me, beeause bile W110 loves rne better will be heels as my proteetor.'' "Nita 1" he greened. " No' listen to common sense," ehe said, With I angry gesticulation. " IV/aline and I are net happy together ; Comerio and hit wife are not happy together. • Why are foer people to live in Misery heeaUte of a conVantiOnai "Because they have vowed to be trife to each other through everything—beeause the only helm of their leading pure noble lives le destroyed whee. they iihiek 'their ditty, and give up trying to love eadh other -be. catge it is hot a (Sentient/oriel laW, but Gocl'e , ••••• She laughed again. Bravo ehe exclaimed. «&y con, hisser himself eould not have read me a more eiirreet little homily, As far as the nuerriage laws aro concerned, estio caro, you are quite curiously orthedox. ,As a x -natter of feet, though, 1 aims find these little homilies are propounded by the unmarried. Strange, isn't it 7" " You'll break my heart if you talk like thee 1" he exclaimed. 4' Nonsense 1 Heade don't break eo easily, I assure you. You will go back to Fraaceeca Britton and be happy ; Comerio and 1, too, shall be happy; while as for M.erlino, he will merely lose a valuable soprano and baritone whom he never de- served." , She had rattled on paying no attentton whatever to his suffering. He was now so muoh exhausted that it was physically im- possible for him to speak more than two words. "Our mother 1" he faltered. "Is in paradise, and will be ready to pray for me when I am in purgatory 1" His next words were hardly audible. "11 Cristo 1" he gasped. "My confessor does not allow me to talk of religion with heretics," she replied, tri- umphantly. He turned away and lay so absolutely still that Nita became frightened ; however, it was an excellent opportunity to escape, and she availed herself of it, glancing in for a moment at the next room where Sardoni and Mr. Britton had waited. "He has done with me now," ahe mad, cheerfully, though all the time her consci- ence was pricking her. Mr. Britton had seldom seen so pretty a woman for whom it was so difficult to get up any sort of regard. Without knowing why, he heartily disliked Nita. "She does not seem particularly anxious about her brother," he remarked. Sardoni gnashed his teeth. "He has given up everything to help her, and she -little eixen-won't do the slightest thing to please him. Let us come back to him." They were interrupted by a suppressed sobbing from the other side of the bed, and found that Gigi was sitting ta a disconsolate little heap on the floor, crying as though his heart would break. "Put him up here, Jack, by me," said Carlo. "What is it, Gigi? are you hurt ?" "Oh, don't go away from me 1" sobbed the child. "Don't leave me so all alone." "Look, mac caro, 1 love you dearly, and would like you to have this time in the country," said Carlo,drawing the child close to him; "bub in some ways it is better not. Say, do you, too, love me a little bit ?" • Yes, yes," sobbed Gigi, clinging to him. " Then will you stay here to please me, and help the mother, aud run errauds for them all when you can, and write me long lettere—" He broke off, unable to say another word. " Carino 1" said the child, with a depth of love and tenderness in his tone. Then: as Sardoni told him how ill Carlo was, "1 will be good -good," and, choking back his tears, he slid down from the bed and sat like a sorrowful little statue on the edge of his portmanteau. Mr. Britton, anxious that no more time should be lost, hurried to his office to tele- phone to Merlebank for the landau, and in an hour's time he was back again to help in all the arrangements. The doctor and kind-hearted Mr. Britton. had no idea of what was passing in the sick man's mind as they drove along the road between Ashborough and Merlebank, and when once he opened his eyes for a minute'and they could not help seeing the look of grievous distress in them, they only thought of the bodily suffering, and said to him, reassuringly, "It will soon be over." He could have smiled at the incon- gruity of the words had he not been down in the black depths where smiles can by no means come. Without one ray of comfort he tossed through that weary day and night; sleep was out of the question, he became loss and less capable of thinking rationally, and the doctor, on visiting laim the next morning, looked very grave. Clare and Mr. Britton waited anxiously for his verdict. "There is evidently something weighing on his mind," said Mr. Kavanagh, as he walked down -stairs. "The local symptoms are subsiding, but I fear he is in a critical state. These southern temperamente are i always hard to deal with -it s touch and go with them. Keep him as quiet as possible, and I will look in agam this evening." To be Continue. Across the Continent. Wm. Renwick, M.D., M.R.C.S. E., Vie. toria, B. 0., writes : I have used Miller's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil in cases of indi- gent patients with the most gratifying aesults. It does not upset the stomach, is easily assimilated and possesses undoubted power in rebuilding weakened constitutions, where the ordinary form of administering Cod Liver Oil is not admissable. For the future, whenever I have occasion to pres- cribe any preparation of Cod Liver Oil, I will give Miller's Emulsion the preference, being perfectly satisfied with its theiapeutic efficacy. In big bottles, 50c. and $1 at all drug stores. Gen. Ilorrison's War Record for Thrce Wears. Behring Sea War 1889 Behring Sea War 1890 (1) Behring Sea War 1890 (2) Behring Sea War 3891 Sioux War 1891 Mafia War .. 1891 EtataWar • 1891 Chili (U. S. e. "Baltimore") War 1891 Garza War 1S92 Behring Sea war 1892 -Montreal Star. DOMINION PARLIAMENT laPea the feet that the road was ug° PaYIng'' •and showed that if the ratio of loss incliCated, in the recent Islinisterial answers was e0a. tiauesl to the end of the estarent year there would be a deficiency of revenge of over a nitllton dollars, Mr, Haggart said that the chief engineer informed him that his return eould not be prepared during this session, and that the preparation of it would mat vow. Mr. Laurier said that this admission wait a notable con -intent upon the management Of the reed, It must geom. to the House a. remarkable thing that so much time and, money had to be consumed. in order to pre- pare such information as was asked for in tine resolution. The following private bills paved their third readings ; Respecting the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada -Mr. Tisdale. Respecting the Nicolet Valley Railway Company -Mr. Mara. Respecting the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company -Mr. Coatsworth. Respecting the Manitoba and South, - Eastern Railway Company -Mr. La Riviere. Respecting the Belleville and Lake Nipia- sing Railway Company -Mr. Corby. Sir John Thompson in the absence of Mr. Tupper'moved thlt the House go inter committee to -morrow far the purpose of impesing a fee for the morning and curing of lobsters. Sir John Thompson moved that for the: remainder of the session Government orders have precedence on Thursday e after noticea of motion. Mr. Laurier remarked that this course was to earlier than usual. He had. no objection if the hon. gentleman would tell the House when the Redistribution Bill would be brought down. Sir John Thompson said he made this motion in view of the fact thet the volume of business in the hands of private membera was less than usual. He was not in a. position to state this evening when the Redistribution Bill would be brought down, but would give the information as soon as possible. Mr. Mills thought the answer was very unsatisfaetory. • The motion was carried. On motion to go into supply, Mr. McMillan (Huron), speaking for the farmers of Ontario, contended that the Government had gone to Washington to negotiate a treaty on the basis of the reel- procity treaty of 1854, not recognizing that altered conditions did not permit of such an arrangement. It was said that the rail- ways in this country were prosperous. He was glad that it was so, but what made that prosperity? What except the fact that they had a measure of reciprocity in rail- way traffic between the United States and. Canada ? Mr. Sproule denied that the people of Western Ontario were opposed to the Na- tional Policy. Mr. Landerkin spoke at some length, ridiculing the mission of the Cabinet Min- isters to Washington. Regarding the bye - elections he held it would be shown that they had been won by staffing the bellot boxes and personating voters. TheHouse went intro Committee of Supply on a vote of $09,301 for St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary. The items remaining for penitentiaries were duly passed, and the Henze adjourned at one o'clock. Among the petitions received was one praying for justice in certain charges made against Judge Elliot, county judge of Mid- dlesex. The following bills were read a first time : Respecting the Ontario Pacific Railway Company -Mr. Guiilet. To incorporate the Canadian Railway Company -Mr. Bergin. To incorporate the Niagara. Falls and Queeuston Railway and Bridge Company - Mr. McDonnell. Mr. Mills asked when the map represent- ing the redistribution of seats and. boun- daries of counties, municipalities, etc,. would be brought down? Sir John Thompson said it was ordered immediately after the passage of the illa- tion, and would be down shortly. The House went into supply on the supplementary estimates. Sir Richard Cartwright said he suppoeed. the first item was in relation to Mr. Burgess. It was time the House understood whether that oentleman was to continue as chief clerk or be restored to his former glory as deputy head of the department. Mr. Dewdnev said it was his intention. personally to recommend his reinstatement. Mr. Foster said the report of the subs committee of the Council was that whereae he was Deputy Minister he should be re- duced to the rank of chief cleric. Mr. McMullen thought if a general jubilee of forgiveness was to take place it would be right to restore the member for Three Rivers to his former position, paying hint his salary during the time of his absence. Why not bring Mr. Senecal and Mr. Talbot back and reinstate them? The item was carried by a vote of 60 to N. The House adjourned at 1.40 a. m. Mie Speaker read the resolution presented by Mr. Tisdale in favor of declaring the seat for Welland vaoant, and the istming of the Speaker's werrant.for a new eleetion. Mr. Germen, who was present, said ; Be- fore this motion is adopted I would. like, with the consent of the House, to ehortly explain my own reason for sitting in tlae House as I do, There was an election trial in Welland, and the judges declared the seat vacant by reason 9f the corrupt aot of au agent. The petitioner then went on with the charges for disqualification foe personal corruption. It was found by the judges that a corrept act had been commit- ted by myself. I was personally disqueli- eed. Notioe of appeal was given That notice was not in any way limited. .It is not necessary, at I understood it, under the ControvertedElectione Act, to give notice of appeal. The deposit of the money with the registrar of the court in which the petition' is tiled is stay of all proceedings and the fmat is not vacant until the appeal is finally disposed of in the Supreme Court; but the notice of appeal was not limited. It was deemed advisable to print only such por- tions as bore on the matter of disqualifica- tion, as that was practically the only matter we wished the Supreme Court to decide upon. It was stated by the judges of the Supreme Court, as I am instructed and believe, that pending the decision of the question of appeal I was the legal mem- ber. Thus I had, not a judgment, it is true, but an opinion that I was the member for Welland. I cannot understand on what reading of the statute the trial judges sent the report to you, Mr. Speaker. They ap- pear to think there was some ambiguity be the clause of the Act passed last session, but I could not see any and could not under- stand why the report was sent. However, the report having been sent to Mr. Speaker, ib strengthens the position I take. A county, as I understand, znust be either represented or unrepresented. If it is un- represented it is the right and duty of the Speaker to issue a writ as soon as the fact is officially brought to his notice. If it is rep- resented, then the representative has the right and it is duty to take his seat. It remains to be discovered whether the seat is represented or unrepresented. Knowing that the report had gone to the Speaker; knowing the expression of opinion by the judges of the Supreme Court ; seeing tb,e Empire newspaper the statement thee I with others wlaose cases were in the Court of Appeals VMS entitled to take my seatin; knowing that I was recognized by the Gov- ernment, because I received from the De- partment of Agriculture any nxiber of re- ports for distribution; knowing that my name was on the division list, I believed that I was entitled to take my Beat. At least, if I have not the legal right to sit here, I am not interfering with the legal rights of others to sit here. I may be wrong in the law. It is a legal question, and seems to be one not to be decided by a vote of this -House at present. If I am wrong I am willing to abide by the decision of the majority, knowing that those who returned me by a majority of 447 are will- ing to increase that majority at the first opportunity. Mr. Masson argued that after the state- ment made by Mr. German there remained litttle necessity of saying anything in sup- port of the resolution. He had admitted practically that the seat was void. He did not see how ib could be urged that be- cause a man's name appeared on the divi- sion rolls of the House, or because certain departmental papers were sent to him, he was entitled to a seat in this House. Mr. Laurier said it seemed to him that the question involved was one of fact as well as one of law. He did not intend to review the arguments presented, but taking the facts given to be accurate, the question would follow whether the conclusions were also accurate. He would. suggest that the Minister of Justice ehould follow precedent and refer the matter to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. He moved that the words of the last paragraph of 'the resolution where it is said the House shall declare the seat vacant, be left out, and that instead thereof it be inserted that the motion and all papers connected with the question. be laid before the Committee on Privileges end Elections. Sir John Thompson said the way itt which the matter appeared to him was that there was an uncontested decision obtained from a competent tribunal, and the seat for Welland was declared vacant. The decision was acquiesced in when it was pronounced, and it was shown that it was a fact that the appellant limited his appeal to the question of his personal disqualification. The case comes to the Supreme Court on appeal from the decision regarding personal disqualifi- cation. The gentleman who addressed them this afternoon said that certain of the judges said he had the right to take his seat pencluig the decision. Unless he was mis- informed, the facts were that; the judges agreed to the motion of his counsel that further tinm should have been given for the respondent's appeal, and affirmed that the allowance of further time did not affect the seat, and that it new writ might be issued. Counsel for the petitioner pointed out that he simply wanted the assurance that the respondent would not take his seat pending the appeal to the Supreme Court. That assurance was given. The writ has not been issued simply because the machinery of the law does not provide how this House shall get informa- tion as to what the decision is. He could not see the force of Mr. German's argu- ment, that when he occupied his seat here he was not interfering with the rights of any person else. Judgment would be given by the Supreme Court in this case about • the 4th of April. If the judgment is against Mr. German, the sentence of dis- qualification remains and the seat is of course vacant,. and the seat is also vacant if the decision is given in his favor. He Was quite willing that the question should be referred to the Committee on Privileges mud Elections. On motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr. Davin said the cry of unrestricted reciprocity was a falsetto ery, and had passed into the category of ridiculous clap- ttaP‘ Mr. Watson knew of no man who changed his policy so rapidly as the member for Assinibeia. A short time ago he was found condemning the Governmenb as incapable and a Celesta of tuatiquititia, and only yes- terday he opposed the Government for hold- ing to the duty on binding twine 11 mese be khown by that gentleman that the North- pecvilpe, sorctioucwoi ttoysu. itt pl.:181 761 fameottrieredbythuanuresitnri entaetdurrael- • At the conclusion of Mr. Watson's speech the resolution for blie Committee of Supply was carried. 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