The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-16
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SPECIAL IElEsaAms 70 THE HERALD.

Irish Temperance NIovement-Bishep Lynch
Refuses % Take Charge Of Donations for
the Use Of the Condemned Fenians-The
Chief 81 Police In Toronto Demands An In.
crease Of Forcc-A Rlee Account Of ihe
High Price Of PrOvisions Appreciated, &c.
TORONTO Dec. IL, 1865.
There large meeting Of influential Irish citizens
held in tho Temperance Hall last night devise some
means to relieve the necessities Of the Irish poor at
Christmas large number Of those present subscribed
and signed the constitution - members OF the ST.
Patrick Society. Acommittes was appointed, and are
Bishop Lynch received this week $500 from Colonel
Roberts 70 b. expended procuring nscessanes for
Fenian prisoners In jail. H,s lordship returned the
money, saying he would have nothing 70 do with il
Great indignation 10 fst therest BY the friends OF the
, II h reported that Row Mr. Mcmahon IL unwell.
The directors OF the Huron and Ontario Ship Canal
Company and leading merchants Of Toronto entertain
Populations from the Boards Of Trade Of Chicago Mil
waukee and 0swego with banquet at the Queens Hotel
The Chief Of Police has demanded an increase Of force
Of sixty for the CITY, The 10 not known,
ranor attributes Il 70 the fear Of riot on account Of the
Reception Of the Canadian Consideration
Delegatisn In England Further About Sur.
ratt's Movements in Canada, DC.
st1 AoNTRRAI, Dec. IL, 1865
private despatch was received this morning from
England have been kindly received by her Majestys
government and have received satisfactory
that the union Of the British North American provinces
Is desired BY the government
learn this morning from distinguished Southcrner
that Suatt his way Washington from this city
when he was informed by telegraph Of the assassination
70 Montreal snrast was advised by O. G Clay
and General Breckenridge to 60 70 England,
snss Ia. % s 81 The he'd a
He remained In Brkenhead for two months when he
was Joined by one Of the 81 Alban's raiderA named
Cameron Surratt while IN this city, spoke very fire.
quently Of plot TO assassinate President Lincoln
70 his confidential friends and always told the same
on Lincoln to Richmond and hold him there as hostage
for the Southern prisoners Immediately after Surfatt
had arrived in Montreal he held consultation with the
rebel leaders then stopping at the ~ Lawrence Hote
when the plot was changed 70 assassination and Wilkes
Booth, who was then At st. Lawrence, offered per-
Andrew johnson nor Jer Davis knew anything Of
their intentions their names were never even men,
toned BY the assassins He remarked TO my informant
the day he left Montreal for England, that his
mother was innocent, and did not know Of their
intentions 1t s denied by every person in this city,
to have confessed his guilt his mother On
hs leaving Canada he had not funds enough purchase
passage ticks. to to- Liverpool and when n England
Joined the Papal Zonaves last August and while in
Rome he was regularly informed OF the MOVEMENTS Of
the detectives who were detailed TO hunt him up.
The Gold Observation-Disclosures to the Paris
Exposition &c.
OTTAWA, c. W., Dec. Is, 1865
The Commissioner of the Crown Lands has received
from the Inspector or the Madoc gold regions speci-
Of gold in quartz and sand The Inspector reports
mining operations carried In five Madoc
and fourteenth concession Huntington From one
lot between 900 and 800 have been taken out
Gold just struck at the depth Of twenty feet The
Inspector states there show Of gold Buck Island
Prospecting is carried on throughout the whole Of the
back township From specimens OF quartz seen IN
different townships the Inspector OF opinion that gold
exists through the townships OF Rawd0n, Madoc and
Elizivor and portions Of Marmora and Tudor Three
thousand persons visited the mining region last month
Mr. Tach6, Of the Bureau Of Agriculture will proceed
soon Toronto 70 complete arrangements respecting
facilities for sending contributions TO the Paris ExhlbE
a s " XIX! k,rEwood q the Crown Land Department
from Canadian plants suitable for the manufacture Of
essn and paper. One sample has boon pronounced by
table nDre hitherto used in the manufacture and has
calculated the length Of fbre TO be hundred and
thirty six thousandths Of an inch.
Intelligence received from England 70 tho effect that
II Lower Provinces delegates are about TO return
having come to favorable understanding IN reference
reconsideration A there will DO difhcuy about
funds for the construction Of tho InterCoonial Rail-
way, some discussion may arise concerning the allow
ance to Prince Edward Island but Ii expected that IL
will be satisfactorily arranged.
The weather 70 very cold, with no sleighng.
Tho new Ahne netWeem uOntrea1 ana HAIL.
fax-RsbbePy sf the New York Mail to -.
AIbans-New Trial Refused In the Case Of
Vincellotte, the ForGer. &c.
MONTREAL, Dec. Is, 1885,
The new steamship company which has been pro-
jsctsd win commence operations next spring. and
carry trade with Halifax. The most influential mer
chants in Montreal stocKholdcrs
The New York mail OF December l, FOR st. Albans not
having arrived search for 1t instituted which
suited In the finding Of the bag near Essex Junction,
having been cut open and the contents distracted
boy named Wallecourt while skating on the Rideau
Canal, near Kemptvils broke through The Ice and
new trial has been refused at g. Johns in the case
Of vincellote who convicted Of forging notaria
act The prisoner Ill that 1t was necessary TO
carry him from his cell to the prisoners dock in the
court room
Skating and the Weather In Quebec Sub
scriptions for the Sufferers by the Great
Firc-Drilling Of Troops, &c.
QUEBEC Dec. Is, 1890
The thermometer at eight A. NJ was fourteen degrees
above zero light west wind y prevailing The first
tho Quebec Club Rink.
The Relief Fund COMMITTEE have received draft for
anonymous subscriber In London gave another 81 600
while Dublin adds f40O
portion Of The troops out yesterday In winter
dress, prsciicing the new running drill
THE WEST INDIES.
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Colonial Recsnssruction IN Jansaica-Re.
forms by the New Rxecusivc.
We have files from the West Indies dated 81 Kingston
jamaica on the oath Of November the news and CON-
msrcai reports interesting.
Her Majesty's steam runboat Onyx up the harbor
on Kingston, from Port Royal and landed detachment
Of the Third West India regiment arrived from Hon.
duras, November n.
Hsv Naiestvss steamer psyrncouta Counander pevsn