The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-05
DOMINION OF CANADA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.

Meeting OF tho Privy COuncti-Tho Bank
QuestiOn-Mr. Carriers 1liIitia Schcme-
Papai Zouaves to BIO Recruited In Canada
East.
MONTREAL, Oct. 10, 1867.
The Privy Council met on Sunday and Monday last TO
consider among osner matters what was 70 be done
the bank question Since the meeting on da has got
abroad tina. The Commercial Bank will resume It's
business with reduced capital Of 81 600 000 its late
capital having been S4ooo,oOo.
~ Cartiers militia scheme Is assuming largo proper
TONS $50 900 men uot 15o0oo being now tho number
DO divided into two clasesthe nrst class
sist OF 900 men, who drill sixty days n the
year and DO armed with brooch. loading raos
tho second class to number 200 900 who be
less drilled and armed with muzxle leaders only. Tho
scheme Is exrsvagant aud will be serious strain upon
the finances or tho dominion.
is reported that battalion Of zouaves for tho Papa
service is DO raised Ia Canada East translate the
article relative the project from the CouHr de ST.
Hyoc,nthc winch says:---"w We learn from various
sources that IL Is proposed 70 in the different
towns OF the province OF Quebec battalion Of Papa
Zouavss THIS project Is said bs In Of
tion. To augment tho numbers Of the noble aud brave
little army which !. gathering about the PonuncL
throne 10 defend 10 the person OF Plus TX trua,
toe and right assailed by revolution such is the idea
that inspires this essentially Catholic work. the
plishmsnt Of which would do 10 much honor to
Canadians the dsscsndants Of France that eldest child
Of The Church"
Tho journal evidently avors tho project which, how.
some merchants OF this city who had accep,snces ma
turing nj the Commercial Bank last bought up is
They told thar the bits In the Merchants
Bank wnere they again offered the Commercial bills In
back 70 the commercial Bank a. hroc O'clock where the
accep.aDccs were payable 10 await tho arrival Of the
notary 70 present the bills whom they would again have
offered the Commercial ba The parties waited snt
Eve O'Clock, and no notary appearing the Commercial
Bank reluctantly took Its own notes In payment. BY
this transaction the parties gained the discount on the
The new Commander OF the Forces seems resolved to
plunge Into mimic war; for he had out the whole garr
Logan's farm again ON the 28th, where they
blaxed away with brsech leaders a an Imaginary enemy
for some time The Commander Of the Forces Is the
same who was defeated IN India By the sepoy inaur-
An English author asserts that he has made one Of
.he most mporsn. discoveries Of The sgs namely.
Pyramid Of Egypt with the ancient Tower Of Babel and
proving ~ conclusve evidence that the Mosaic dsugs
can lake shs remains Of which he points out aud
indicates 10 detail the ssuss Of the great catastrophe
p,id 20 Ysrmers for their chssse. - Commsrcsi Bank
bIIla These bought sixty on dollar aud
paid 70 the bank ~ par for oil debts due t.
The health OF ths city 10 nov very good, only hfty
deaths being reported last week. In the past summer
the deaths rose 70 one hundred and sighynvs In one
With care Montreal might become very healthy city.
les site ~. on the whole healthy one being between
two ridges or e5ses, with hclIow between This last
quarter IL The unhealthy part Of the city, and there
the poor classss live Once . creek through this
part and At the upper end was swamp. Both are
draaned and stand spot where oncs only
frogs aud "sand larxs' did venture
Montreal 10 growing up 10 and around tho mountain.
Already II nanked BY The main street Of ths 81 Law
renee ward and the streets IN &C. Antoine ward are also
creeping up its front and slopsa In few years
ths mountain will stand In the city, towering up like
huge citadel Not long ago II was considered good
walk 10 10 DOT TO the mountain and an adventure 10 20
around it--dstance, six miles.