New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-25


and & subscriber TO the new Canal Loan, that the
prospect OF obtaining the required subscription
abroad is on the whole very favorable. The re-
cent action OF the Pennsylvania Legislature,
intelligence of which will be taken out by the next
if it be not previously fivorably terminated.
Journal OF Commerce.
LoNpoS. April .. 1914.
| hec 10 acknowledge the receipt oI your two
letters of the 18th January and February Eth.
I have since seen Mr. Ryan, and received the
report of Gov. Davis and Mr.. Swift.
gladly give the Tribute of my admiration and
thanks to the two Commissioners, for The talent.
industrvt and tao displayed in the rcport-ihe
contents Of which, on the whole, arc most salts
factory.
The rcpor; is now in the hands of the printer,
and when circulated, will, trust, make as favor
able an impression on the bnnd-holdcrs and the
public as it ought 10 do, ard command all iheat
tention which its importance deserves.
The conduct oil the Legislatures of Indiana and
Pennsylvania is a great drawback 10 our success,
and adds largely 10 our difficulty in getting an
enlarged subscription TO the Illinois contract
The opinions and report Of the Commissioners
strengthen my determination to exert myself TO
carry out the pa1 laid down by you-if can
do so without losing sight Of the great principles
on which | have always laid so much stress, and
which feel it my bounden duty to assert IN this,
the first practical effort 10 restore the credit OF
non.paylng State.
II The last act Of the drama, the most serious
in ils future consequences OF any that has been
performed in this colony, came oft on Friday
morning at the hastings, in the Place d'ArmcS.
Exactly at - o'clnck Mr.. DcsIc the returning
officer, accompanied by Col. Ermatingcr, the po
lice magistrate Capt Comcau, inspector of the
city police, and some other persons, made his APP
pcarance on the hustings which had been Occu-
pied few minutes before by Mr.. Drummond and
his friends.
The returning officer then proclaimed and de-
clarcd Lewis It. Drummond, Esq. elected TO re-
present the city Of Montreal, he having received
l,3S5 votes and Mr.. Nelson 4Ge.
Mr.. Cartier, the lawyer, then came forward,
and, holding up a duplicate nf the return, sand to
the electors, in French and English " Here is the
indcnturc by which Mr.. Drummond is made your
representative-let us give hin; three cheers;
which was done accordingly. Three cheers were
then called for the QUEEN FAINT hurrah arose,
completely drowned by shonts Of q" TO pot with
her." and other equally loyal expressions. The
meeting then dispersed.
We understand that one rioter, who received
bayonct wound on Wednesday last at the Hay
market died from The effects on Sunday morning.
On Saturday afternoon, about D o'clock, seve-
raj companies of Her Majesty's 43d and e9th re-
gimcnts were despatched 10 Laciline, accompa-
MED by Capt Jones slroop OF Dragons, The whole
in light marching order, III consequence 81 inior-
nation received by the magistrates of Lachlne
that tho discharged canalIers were making pre-
para,ions to iniurc the locks and other works on
the canal. We have heard no account from that
place this morning. Montreal Cou. Monday.
a BIG WnIsTLE-Passng Mr.. Erbcn's organ
mandatory the other day, we stcppe'.in anu
took look at the huge organ which he IS build
ing for Trinity Church in this city AZ yctit jslt
tic more than skeleton, but one o. the large
wooden pipes is in working order, and VIC heard ii
sing. 1t is between , and feet in diameter.
about % feet high, and its internal measurement
about 60 cubic feet. 1t gave forth deeper toned
bass than we ever heard; and. with power of
ulterancc which Jared the whole building.
There is 4 still larger pipe in The process OF
construction, the internal measurement of which
will be about $50 cubic feet It's hlgh y feet, and
lis diameter 81 inches by 30. The entire struc-
ture will be So feet high. - wide and y deep
Cost, $4,000. 1t is well that the new Church
is strongly built, otherwise it mig ht he inconven
ientlv agitatcd by this powerful instrument. Ii
will be the largest organ III the country; and
there arc hnt few larger in Europe. Jour. Com.
The whole number of pipes in This monster or
gan will be 2lG9, divided among lorty-three draw
stops, eleven of which arc TO be dlapasOns. The
largest metal diapason pipe, which will he visible
r,l. T-,.pt "a, ho foot
in circumference and twenty eight feet long. The
organ il to have four key.boards, or ranks Ut keys
Its entire weight is estimated to be more than for
ty ions.
The case is 10 lie of oak, in the rich Gothic
style of architecture, designed by Nj. urJnhn,
the architect Of the Church. Com ADV.
News FROM PERu, ria Eng!dnd.-Uur last adj
vices from Peru, via Bngota, announced the fact
that Gen. Santa. Cruz, formerly Protector Of
Bolivia and Peru, but who since his expulsion,
has been residing in the Republic of ECUADOR
landed in Peru some time in October, and was
taken prisoner. 1t nor appears from the English
papers, that he so fortunate rs to fall INTO the
hands of the insurgents under Gen. Castillo, by
whom he was subsequently, released, and recon-
mendcd to the good Offices Of the President of
Bolivia. IL is added, that, IN accordance VILE
this recommendation, the Bolivian Chief had
offered to restore 10 Gen. anta-Cruz all his pro-
perty, on condition that he would retire to Europe
Since the battle of 2Sth October, in which
government force was defeated by the insurgents
under Generals Castillo and Ncto, no important
engagement had taken place down 10 the 2lst OF
November, but the insurgents, 2,6llo strong, were
marching upon Lama and 1t was supposed RE
sident Vicano had no chance of successfully
opposing them. The port Of Area was still
blochaded.
~ The Vermont Statesman says that :" The
ghost of the murdered Dickinson must at times
unlock the secret chambers of General Jackson's
conscience" A Loco-Foco ncighbor wishes to
know what sort of keys ghosts arc IN the habit
of using. Skeleton keys, We suPPose'-Pren-
tce.