The Portland daily press., 1867-03-19
Terms Eight Dollars per annans, In advance.

as aaiacsuring purposes Large numbers of Cana
manufactures OF Lowell and other Neu Enoo
land towns. The state ofmatters there ia no.
SUCH that we have no doubt many of them
would be glad to return to Lower Canada w;th
their acquired skill and experiences, to be en-
ployed here in those branches of manufacture
in which they have been engaged in the
States.
CHURCH RITUALIsM.
Ihe Toronto Globe has long article on the
,''ualistic war now exciting attention in Eng
ianu' denounces the newly introduced ritual
'sm as step towards Romanism. and among
oener things says:
the last t,Sa,.s OF this rituasm heresy during
| ran;J WE'VE months has been surnrisinpiy
p piu. " rs no longer a tbipg dora IN z oorpey
| fora ,h.ihgiy ~ proclaimed by its adbarents he
whole movema,. The direct tendency of the
TALLY Popish; and if not cbscIoa s. e. II Is essen
nana, presklng up of the English Cbnrch nEai IL
tabhshment Is inevitable at no yern AIS. Es
day. The best friends OF the CbnrnS .o onstans %
feel this, and are anxious to avoid IN see and
| There is danger to the Church of Enoiand sva
danger to our common Protestant religion ""u
THE REFORM PARTY.
This party, consisting of those who long
have labored to make population basis of
representation, is actively organizing through
out Canada West, and there seems room for
little doubt that it will prove dominant, and
control majority OF the elections in that por-
tion of the Province, both for the local legis-
lature and the confederate Parlsament.
THE INTERcoLoNIAL RAILWAY.
The st. John Mining News has information
to the effect that the Bill guaranteeing this
road will be introduced by Mr. Disrael, and
says the guarantee will probably extend over
forty years, allowing ample time for the re-
payment OF the principal, through the medi-
um OF a sinking fund, for which provision will
also be made. The debentures to be issued
under the guarantee are expected to bear 4
per cent interest. . ..,.-....
MISCELLANEOUS.
Under the head of "Maine Impudencen the
Globe treats its readers to a column devoted
to the preamble and resolves of the Maine
Senate, mildly suggesting that outsiders may
mind their own business, while the people of
the Provinces viii attend to theirs
The Toronto Globe publishes in full the
Reconstruction bill recently passed by Con-
gress, with favorable comments, and considers
that it upsets the last hope the Democrats had
OF preventing the .consummation of the radi-
cal policy OF the North. r..-.
In the Canada papers We often read of the
"Ridings," as the North Riding of Middlesex,
&c. 70 the uninformedi it may be interesting
to know that such is but another name for A
Parliamentary District, the Riding showing
the county or counties or portion of county
entitled to member of the Provincial Par
lament
loan for the use of the new Confederate
Government Is being negotiated in England,
or at any rate, efforts to this end are being
put forth by Mr.. Gait and other distinguished
financiers. fr rr
A special session of the Canadian Parlia-
ment is talked OF, before the Inauguration of
the new Confederation.
Both Mr.. Bridges of the Grand Trunk, and
Mr.. Swineyard of the Great Western Railway.
the two "Railway kings" of Canada, are on
their way to England,
| The gregdrines, or insect life of the "Chis-
non, rebeing discussed with liuelyinterest in
some of the Canada papers, 1t gives one
cra,cting sensation to read the discussions
upon this tiring issue of the day. 'r1a t-Hr
We close our Provincial record this week
with the following marriage notice, cut from
the London Free Press, remarking that its
length and minute details are not UNUSUAL
1t shows that even marriage knots may be
tied up with a large amount of red tape:
On the 29th of January, at the Cathedral
Church, st. Johns, Newfoundland, by the
Venerable Archdeacon Kelley, M. A, John
Tunbridge, ESQ.,, Superintendent of Stores and
Acting Barrack Master at that Station, to
Sydney Mary Elizabeth, second daughter of
Peter Weston Carter, Esq, j. p, senior mag
istrate for the district, and sister of r. n. Oar
ter of this city. ..- t