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OTTAWA, (CANADA) TRIDAY, .TULY - 1.�
NUMHER 15'.'
Shc �ttwi Courier.
FR1DAY, J�LY'15. ISTtt �
Sir George Cartier 1* ejtpected in thji i Uy to-dny orto-morrow.
Wo tire happy to bear that the Hun. Mr. ;MitcheJlV somawhai better.
Mr. Whitoher, of the Marine and Fishor-j ie� popartment, hua retamed to tb�cityy from Comwall, where lie had been for the -_. purpoae of investlgatlng ail the fiicts con.
- neoted with tho r�cent aeizure of Ameri-
- can fc'shing boats in that vlcinlty.
"A no�sy spouter of the Chadb iiidonlerl - is the Revd. J. D. Fulton, Of Boston- JIq h 13 been discusslng at consid�rable Ieng'th the character of Charles Dickens and dot bating in ft cold-blooded unchuritablQ � munner the chances or hla etonial h-�I>l>�-,? ness. Mr, Fulton asserts that Dickens dieu? from an overdose of " brandy and seltzery .port, sherry, and other'sjiiced dritrta." If , he had not indulgedin thei>e, uccording to tl�a amitble gentlemnn bo would liav� lived ior twenty years longer. Wo shon�d. imigine tint if this bo the oaw, the. Boatonians must wish that Mr. Fulton would taketo indulgingin "�piccddrinks" �mmed�ately.
.Some of our Western contemporaries uuade a terrible fuss a short tune since,: aboutad�sturbanco wkichwas alleged to have'tiken place on bt-ard tho gunboat ['rince Alfred, We refrained from ail com-mt-nt at the time, deem�ng it more prudent: _ to await the resuit of a thorough investiga^ tion of the whole afTair before expressirig'; ./any opinion on tho subject. Now that ail thefacts bave been enquired into, we find that a large mountain haa beon mode out ;.of a very insignlficant molehill. There' was a pic-nio partyon board and - some of the guests drank a little more than was good for them, but the diaturbon� which took place between one or two of them was of so tiiflinga charactor that tho dancing went on without interruption, and. ODly a few people were aware of its occurrence utjtil after it was over.
The trial croise of the iron-clad turret' ehip Captain haa turned out a compl�te success. . Sho is without doubt tho most formidable fighting machine in the world, f.ir superior to the Monarch which so as-.tonished tbe Americans and was pro-nounced hy their naval officers to bo tho " most powerful nian-of-war �lloat luth� Captain Captain Coles haa eucceoded in produc�ng what air tho naval'powera of tho world Lave beon tryirtg to produce, but until now without' succeas, namely, a � inm-clftd turret abjp with n low , free-Txtard, which idiould be'ablo to keep tho sea inall fi'ja^ons, tight her guna m tiie
^heftvieat weather nnd id�ord eomfor'tible-aocommodation for her crew. AU thoae �i|ualitieB Beem to be poscassod by tbe C'irjfam�^he demoIUhvHl a floatin� tar-get at a distance .of l,(B�(� y.irda in the inidst of a heavy sea nnd while a stiff gale was blowing. Tho Captain bas for some tinie beon cni�sing with the Chsn-nel fleet in the Bsy of Biscjy. Her arm-
� amontconsiote of �OOpounder Armstronga.
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In theae days oF extr�me materialism, when n Lirge and inlluontiil cbjan of poli-ticiana make a point of Hneering at every-thing tho value of which cannot be com-putod in dollars and cents, it bas becomo tho �ustotn to sneor at sentiment. Sentiment waa ail viiry \rell in tbe dark agea when knighta errant, roatned throngh wood and wold filled with cbivalrous ideaa and buming to uchiete somu act of " derring
do,1' but
ive la
we
h�ve arrirpd at n r�ghcr sbigp ofcivilu*. tinn, which toach."'? us that money .-w far from being "the root oF ail eril" is the "nly tbmg in tho vrhulo world worth pos-tcss�ng, an>� Ikit tho vftiuoof a thing ts entirely d�pendant upon tho amount of monoy which it w�ll bring. Suc�i aro tbe
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a colony, ^cordmg to their idea, issimply the incomo which it yiolds to the mother countryT nhtle vary naturally jodging the feelings of colonbts by their own, they Imagine that' ail the value wbioh our peoplo set upon Britiah oonnection in de-pendant upon how mucb benefit they do-rive froru tbe mother country. Vetf efter nll what woqld thoworld bo, if aent�nent of ail kinds were entirelyextinct end ma toriihstic idefts prevailed everywhere. VTTiat abould wo be without social friend-uhipa and affections, without patricrt�nn and lov� of country, nll of which are mer� fisntimenta jet eiccedipgly powerful in their influence and r�sulta 7 There is no linfc of union which c*o bo found to bind' o ta tes *qd; ootrimanitien togethor so B^ong-
ly .as tlii� ( can hr�ng ab thousind-" < expendituio
it of p:itriot�=m. It J pital large huma liavo .betn ^�ul. Th�se ts whieii hundr.-dd of i .-��ganiit! ;\ork.< which hnye.woii T�ryrjuietly d mon, and tho t C�irficd on during tho lost rive or. six unions1 r�r dollars ! j-�iits, yrfonl .convincing evidenco that ct�bct. it- � will the imp�rial (ibvei.�tnent Inve no �pten-
insjiire incn with strength and resolutinr to onduro �uTiliecs uud tooncounter poril: -wh.U'liflny nn-ro ni�r�enary woald nhrink ftouildariDg. Vet thi* i� the noblo and generous feeljng wl�i�h tho poli tic ians of the Mimcheuter school are to fond ot anerringRt, Unwortliy to t;e respeeted or cher�-hed. It tb�.i " sentiment"' which more thnn nnyth�ng elso unit�s Canadians to.the mother 'country to-day, nnd which �trctch�rt ;i thousatid tios of sympathy and1 alfection; iinitiiiir tire people of this Lind to their kin^niL-n acrosa tho won. " For yenrs past, in fact evor siticc tho �onutrv was' Hettled^Cunadians baye gloried in the^iame ofEritain; lmve felt a pride in her h ts tory, and' achievtmenta, nnd-whcn times of danger came, Oiey bave given their live* in defence Of lier' honor and Imp�rial' interests. It is true that Canada liaa pros--pered as a portion of the British Empire,^ and tltat under circumstancet which ai Bret sight ftppeared anythingbut favorablef: wohavo succeedodin establiabing a stpong. and, wo bojio7e, what is ltkely to prove, an enduring union. But ail tbe pocuniary. advantages whicli wo h�ve received from connection with Biitain, consid�rable though they may iwve been, would not have enabled us t� resist the moral acd_ physical pressure which the Amerioans havo brougbt against usT with a view to in-' duce us to ally oursolves with them. If it had not beon for this much sneered at-*� sentiment" woahould long since have succumbed to th� mingled threats and' blandishments �t our neighbors.
Under th�se oroumstances, wbetber th� feeling U wortby of the admiration of of the Utilitarian aobool or not, we would ft�k them whetbtr, u a mat ter of policr, it woukl be w�ae to tr�o>t ith utter daregard tha viewi and wisbos of a commun! ty which is now tbe third commorcial power in tha world, and whioh il growlng strong<
-tt'jii of nbnndoniii^thit imjwrtant�strong'j bold. ' But they are ranWi mistaken if they supjio�o tliat Halifax could be re-tamed "for Imp�rial purposes'' if thfl BritUb flag no longer waved ovorany othar town or fort in America. Whether Canada were_:i'indop�ndentT:' or annexed to tHe United SUtes, nallfax could not be held by what would 4heu be a foreign power. Tho future destiny of Halifax d�pends, upon tho destiny of Canada. [ It could-norer remnin in-the possession of (Jreat Britain forany lerigth of t�me agaihNt thef whole power of a continent, peopled t'y' alien, or, it may be, hostile communitieB.; By eneouwging this sentiment oflovetor Britain which now Hourislies here, and by treating the wishea and opinions of C.uut-" d�ans with wme conaideration, the BritUb �overnment and people can do more to socuro the .possession of Halifax, than oli thejr jr�n cladships or G00' puunder Aim-strong gtms can do.
i the c
tvhiih
held by tbe pariahit
the great obligatitjnfl they are �ndor to you for the service* ycu h�ive rendered for many yeare pant, as orginist uwt.onductur ottba choir. We'iir� iiot unmindful*�f the efficiency and attention which you bave dificharged, even with grait poraomd in-coriremenoe toyoups�lf, theoherous dutjes of organdi, and arf & tokeh of tbe esteem and good wiltof the parishioners, begyou will acoept tbe accompanying purse as a �light token. of y our worth'. not indeed ui an �qnivalent consid�ration for your services to our church, but as a grateful exprosaion of our esteem. t
In concluaion, w� hope you will liine long to pr�side bver the choir of St. Andrew* Cburcb ; and after this lire is pust you wil|
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local new.
,The atcamor England arrived yeaterday^ witb 12 barges tobeloaded uith sawed 1 ber at th&Chaudi�re. -
Tue Mareet.�Thnrsdsy�Was a very moderate one. It was, In fact, a little bet-ter than yesterday's. Tho prices still re-main unehanged.
. Christian BitOTm�Rs' School.�Tbe distribution of priiea to tho pupils of the Christian Brothers' school will take place thi* evening. A fine programme is prepared for tho occ�flion, and ail who attend may expect a pleasant Ovening'� entertain-
Figdt is Lowek Tows.�A fierce fight occurred on Ottawa atreet on Wednead�y night. l"hree men were pitted againatonr, and strongor overy | who, however withatood their united at-
tack until the �ombatanta were f�iially se-"parated by some of tbe lookflr3on,of wbom there were obout 2UCUassembled. Sucb disgraceful sc�nes are of fr�quent occur-rence in certain parts of �ower town.-
AS ixximiazt womax Vfl. a pouckmu.�
On Wednesdfiy nigbt|an immigrant woman appaared boforo tho Bowling Alley Saloon en Sussex stroct, and mado herself qu�te disagreeable to those imide by" her con dnct. Sbe was intoxicated, and howled nnd deported hereelf in an annoying man-ner. A poUceman was sent for, but wben ho attempted to arrest her he found ehe possessedan amount of strength not often met with in lier sex, at least in Ottawa, fihe Bwung hir;i round, broke Ioo*e from Ha grasp, and luit for ihe arrivai of holp, in tbe Hb;ipo or a follow poheeman, sbe would bave nuidu her oscape.
year ? ir a sentimental idea which may not flouriah with equal vigour upon E�ropean Boil, produaea such consid�rable r�sulta as hava abown it bas doue in this Western nisphere, is it not worth the whilo of Engliah politicians to cherish it to some extent, to defer to our wiahea in some de-gree', and to pay somo attention to our ad- ; �? It is the-^duty of Britiah stateemen of any men who d�sire to be counted worthy of the namo of statosnien, to legis-ohly with � viow to the require-ments of to-day or to morrow, but witb r�f�rence t.? the future also. This very scnt�nent of love and loyalty to Brit-which makes us ct�ng to her so ri�ec-tionately to-day, migbt, if we wero oo�dly ! --r hindily treated b<- be-. -ender m b�tter.'
tho ruturo. It lias been wei�* said by nu ancien t writer�"Thoroisno idoadly as acast off friend," Rnd this
k applies to comiiiunit�vs as weli as,1 Drives to Dkath.�A day last week Mr. to individunls. It would be well for Eng- '� Maraball Lessoe, ofHer Majesty's th��tre, lishmen of extremo Radical proclivities j and Mr. Jas. Furley, rnsage-l Mr. Bum's to bear tbia in tnind. A little consid�r�t ion. j - bluck charger" to go to Proscott. They for ub, a bttle d�f�rence to our w�hes now, \ drove the horse to tliat place from Ottawa, will tend to make us more closely united as we have bren inP>rmed, without halting to Cireat Britain than ever. As regards tho f or, nt ail events, without giving him any withdrawnl of tho troops from Canada, it i3 j ,food on tbe wny, nnd when'they arrived at true that tho ColoninlSecretary d�clares that '< Pres^ott thehorse in such a condition tho step is not taken with a view to the j that ho could not cat. Giving the horse abandonment of this country, but inonler ; but a short timo. tb rest himielf they put tho offensive power of the ; himagiin in tho buggy. and started back Empire as far as possible. But supposing ; for nttawa, t.if course the poor animal tbe people of Canada, who cortainly nirty , could not endure ?uch usage long, snd on be allowed to know something al-jut this j their nrriv:il at Kemptville he died.
matter, think that the pr�sence of a few j -
r�giments of Britieh regulars, not onlv I Tic xir.�The pic nio of the St. Patrick'� tenda to keep up a healthy feeling hero", I �-itentry A-^ociaUon ye^terday �as well but al.no is accepted by the Americans as I �"end^d, and passed ofl'-welb Oood �vidence tliat the Imp�rial Oovernment
ion of abandon�nR ^ would it not br* poh'ti.- to inhos in tbe mittcr, when il dono at so small a co-t ?
As tho Iate 3ir. 3IcG�e said it b that tbe prowling jickalw of Pen�an�^m and American fiilibunterism should deca-sionally aao tho fo tprinta of the r�it�.ri Liun upon .th� Canudimi "uurdL-r.
�7b-> tr&rt,h-�xn be X*pt Mrv os ecoriomi. ral�y as at bontot -ni if tbair preaen--^ �re raally required in England in tbe rent of any predsinj� cmergoncy, they mld be transport et! thoro in a few day?. member of tho pr�sent Imper�d Qoverntnent, not even Mr. Bright him self, bas ventured to reoommend the abandonmont of Halifax. That naval and military station, Lord Gmnvillo tolk u^r tsncedcd " for Imperial.purposfct."" Hun-drods of thousanda of pounds sterling havo beon expended on the fortificuions of Halifax witbin the pist fetr-yenre. Immense works havo beon oonatructed there -t gtms of the hetviest cslihre have been muunted on tho Citadel, on Fort William, Fort OgUr�e, on George's Isbutd, and ou tho immonee militcry hos.
IX O'CONXOK. li. I�YaN, M. KAVaNAGH. T. II. HODCJINS. .1. Ql'ai.v.
wards Meto which -you have pression, and.the substantiil mark of your l'avor which accompanied thom,. L fcar you have iu7our own kina heartodness over^ estimated any little merit of mind, and-maguif�ed my humble efforts to' promote' the advancement of our choir beyond their actual value. It is true Ifeel a warm in-terest in its efticienoy. and would iiot con-B�der any amount of time ill spent with that object in yiew. My feeble endeayournl have alwaya br^n more than fnUy appro
toaoountry like ours there can liiedtion� more important. We have'"--; in every quarter of th*> globe, and th a gr��t muritime Power might :_ �very ono �f th�se to instant aa-- " Are we to div�de dur Torcea into os
a we hrtve territories to de--"'" dis tribu te them pieoe-raealV over lha earth's Burfaoe ? orshall *e treat, -th� empire a* an organ�ed body, and con- ^ oentrate our whole �trangth ua�n the de-V fance of tbe vital parts? �
The Olobt (Juno21) tbmki ther� � - . som^thing obvloualy u*oon*titutional and f against the peace of the empire m dele-gat�hg to tbe colonies the power and rea- -ponsibility of maihtaining independent armies. Alt dependencies � abould oontri- -bute Bpec��qalry to tbe Imp�rial Exohe- . quer for tbe maintenance of troops, but they can no more reaoonably be expected, : or even allowed to ra�se forces whieh areTr ^ not Imp�rial within the limita of the Em-1 pire, than Ireland, Scotland, or Walea can : be permitted to maintam armi�s of -thelrC^ own independent of th* Imp�rial auU�o*ity.�_"i It was, however, vain to expect that ao : �ld World argument of -this claas ooultfc bave weigfat with Her Mfljoste's Government, aud we are not surpriaed tha� it fell flat. ^.Neverthelesa, we take It that the" Government which bas been intrusted " the colonies Is neithermorenor municipal, aqd the obligation of defence which accrues to it is exclusively one of pohey. It must ~ be allowed that the '-obligation of main^ tamingart anny, properiy so-called, goe*.-with and is ins�parable from the power to make war ; ondthisnoman haa yet pro--posed to confer opon tbe colonies. . �
The'Last of tho Fairles-
he gto�miiic of a f old�b d�j,
An l
And the mwn Iletened, and tho itan graw pa-Ibt thin^bnwkl onihad thaouelTn, and rrorj^ A tender tronhl* tra� in laafy plaeef. A&d liilio ejei ihod( the fana sera wet
And i
Jid foldinj imall thia crad �ith 'ne ihadows lo tb� moon-
oio� uied, "The fiwt of n*a e�b�~ emoke oarli whara ja dit* lirad fl�" fima to ink anothar dwtUiaj." nonurar, "Wnithw Bian'l f�l a�b-
Uii brtatli i
i* b��i ii �a
;aln�ta wiia blmi
iportma hi tht air aroaad htov " hU sharp kn�ia
inaiag brook yt drla
ted, and I have o�nsequently felt my-ielf more than recompensed for any little sacrirlce of tirae I may havo made* Alone I could not bave done much. I iiave not-only had the strongest - encouragement from our worthy pastor, the K�verend-Fathpr Collins, but the hearty co-opt-ntion. *nd asaurance from th� ladies and gentlemen comprising the choir who have also 4-iorif�ad much of their time to make tbe St. Pstrivk's choir wortby th� high and holy purpose it is designed to serve. I Lha�ik you again for your good will towards me. and for your magnifiant pr�sent, and j it will bo my constant aim to make my-;!.pwtn-�ielf worthy of tbe higb mark of your = t asteem with which you havehonoured me. The pe I havo the honor to be, \
Gentlemen, X
Tour most dbdt. servt,
R. M. -J. DEVLtN. Ottawa, July 13, �STO-
Quito an excitemeut* was raised a bout one o'dock yesterday in the vicinity of tho. Sjppere' Bridge, on a regulir rush boing made by tbe pt*lioa force, headed by de-tactive O'Xeill, for tbe foot of the lock3.:
A couple of barges were stationed thero, t" How iball va doril wbi oneasunken and overdaden vessol, ahd tf^�1",
. - . . , � . . TJ ' How sball pals tMnji tingar iB tbelrihadv�
the crewo had got into a flghL It appoars-1 /E�h ibado� itTamoVind m slMp." ^
that tbe "Captain" of one of th�se had I '_.' �-,."'
invited the crew of the other U> partak� of J Je?!Sfiotoar?" �S^^rhil^1 dinner. Whiskcy was brought in, and bo i And ail taa tbiuf i.of alflaad learot tha troubla,
fore tbe expected fetd coul 1 be had tho 1 t- ��,� . � _ . � .
� For nnto thom tha thyny dall.wa* doar:
row arose. Brmng the mtltt a pot of poa- Dtanr than lifa li to a (lad jirl-toothBr; soup, which had beon boiling m the . P**nr ihmn InT0 t* * kappy lorar.
' ciii>iu" of iho crait, ."-as kn'-ckod ort1 a. tovo in the way, and tho contenta were ipillod on tho floor. The oomb�tante oon-imU�d to fight at some ilisadvantage, hav. ng fallen on tho greasy rtooring, and after making sad havoo in the way of scratch-ing eacb other, and spoil�ng a couplo of lu go pi�ce* of pork, peaoo was declarod a h�\foro the polioo arrivet The agent of the Company owning the barges ordored them to be soparatod to prevent furtber hostilities, and tho public were cneated out of a good case at the Police1
1ti��Ta- nnltght eliewbei
s had ihty direlt, h�n
i tqulrrtl in tba traagtu bat kna<
.shetl by Sutherlandi band, while. ur j Marrior>�tr�i]g banl kept the votar�es of to ! TtTjrvk-borp ori th.' ynt tir'- bus�ly at work. J The ganjf^ w, re- etigagcJ in with gre.it j spirit. Tho folloniag i_i a Ust of the ,11 j pr��cs:
m-j- Potato race. .rxi yard�, 4 entries�Won-
' D>* T- Br0T7n ; K-^ger, second. ^ | Quarter mile ra^e, over G kurdles, 3 en-
Lord Eussoil on Colonial PoHcy.
There is something escoeiiiuglv qUAint, says tho mil Mail Gazette (-luno^I), in the notion of appomting a commission to m-' imre into �� tho means be^t titted frj guar-anteo^rke �wurity of evory part-of lier Majerty'sn1r�mnions.': aud I/>M Rus-ell gave aihlitional humor to tho proi^al la�f uight by dbclaiming any wish to ni3.ve a vnte of want of contidonco in the Government. Lord Russell s idnas a-* to wMt justifies confidence in a (lovernui^nt nv-^t be mnre than peculrir if he thinks 3ueh a sentiment compat,bl*i with the neo-.-.-itv for taking out of t-htir hand� the respon^�-bihtyof devising " tho menn^ b^st titted to guarantec the nectirity of er.ry part of 1 And her Majesty's dominions." There"isn mis j_, , ambiguity on the very face of this j y��
ling!". The lU-nilX do<
rild fewl f��rad th�m, i ej� watthed tbfa tj elambar'd lo har
� thiuj� bod they namad by aappj
thn littlo moth new born, and �infinj " � gr�b laaf bj a thrpad of iilk.
finit. JTattUa, Under-h^artrd rolfc.
"i e are xt, i'ilT*y�lnot>mand hii faetJt^p, Waft�d Iwfqrafiim^bj faiivaary braatbU
braatbiag." Tt4 brvkta-
-".roi T. Ford and Deve-
Euright,inil K reux, ^tond.
Dominion game and blindfoldcd race, t entrees�Won by.T, Kennedy.
Xbree ctanding leaps, 4 entries�Won by .1. Taylor ; M. Aheam, second.
( lth*r gamea and amusements were car-ried on throughout tbe day.
paKur}(TiTiu?t__-Tho rollowingaddress, to
gether with a purse ormoney, waa preaent-ed Wednesday to Mr. Devlin, organirt of St. Andrew's Church, in this city. The pr�sentation took place at Father Collins
To jfr- ^icAarrf Dertin, Orgeanitvf Ht. �rew* CHurek, Oittiva. Deak Sta,�On behatf of tho par�bion-era of Andrew's Church, we Ireg to ex
nfoTcry reparato
If Lord
�U tak�s it m tho former scn>e, he-mn hardty suppose that on snch a p^intan this, a Minintry could pubmit to extcrnal rontrol without forreiting its seir re^ptet. A Government winch feeh unevrtain how it Rhall (nianl tho BritUb Empire front f_r-eigli attark had better re^ign it3 re�p*ins:. b lities into- moro detemiined hand--. Whopv�r undertakes to prot�t the Queens dominions a^ninst in.va.iinn gnvern* thoso domintona in eifect, and ongbt to govem them in name. If; on tho other hand, tonlRuRscK implie� that tho defincoof the empiro ought tn he eonducled on the syatem of bo d�tributing our forveti that et whateveT point an attuck is mnde, it will at onco bo repollcd in nilu, ho enunc�ates a poUcy whk'h is not the policy of the pr�sent Government, and then, alnwtt in tbe namo breatb, says that h* attache** bo little nnportanco to it that be will not press hit motion to
'Ths � Vtl.- t. ,tyj liwi
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ered taaaea hj ih�j fadtd; ha
n tort wln4 fraes^ t within tha gma-1x1 whtra thtEr fa�i
liteajry.
Mr. .Tomes T. Fietda will have an article on Dickens in the August Atlantic.
A new monthly is Ulked ot-Doibfa drcular, edited by Charles Pickena, Jr.
The onnouncement ofa book ou A merioa by Justin UcCartby it report�d iu Eng land-
Mr. Edwin Dicey.lateeditorof tbe Dmty JVrts, has aocepted tbe editorship 01* tbe Obttrrer.