, 1872-12-31
Provincial Legislatures and
Affairs.
Religious Dispute in Quebec. Tie c|tra'
nlcDtaneS and tho GalIieans.
The Dominion Board CT Trade.

time generally appointed for the opening of the
| Dominic.l Parliament, about the middle of
! February. Though dual representation has been
abolished, and such arrangement is not absolute-
" necessary, it is felt to be more convenient.
This winter, however,
THE o>TAI;1o LEGISLATURE
will. in I'll probability, bo in session long after
Valentines day, as it has not been called to meet
before the 8th Of January. Tic delay WAS caused
by the reconstruction of the Government REM
! dered necessary by the retirement from Provin-
cial affairs Of tho Hon. E. Blake aud the Hon.
A. Mackenzie, who both wished to devote tlenl-
selves exclusively to tho command Of the power
full Dominion Opposition. a happy choice has
been made Of g successor in the person Of Vico
Chancellor 3Iowet, and, though Tory Journals
have condemned the chaugo as degradation Of
the Bench, they can bring no other charge
against -Ir. 1lowat than that Of being
"cun1sr1AS PoL1r1c1AS.'
That kind Of sneer will not injrre the new
Premier, who hes, b. this time, TO doubt, ma
tured the Important measures which, in his
nomination speech. he promised as part of the
Alins .eri@l programme for the session. The
most difficult feature of"tneir policy is tho
DIVISION oF THE SURPLUS
OF fyo millions i'll such way rs shall prove
just, if not satisfactory, to al scctons,-for per-
haps it will Lc impossible to afford perfect satis-
faction. The work will be all the more arduous
in that the relations Of the Provincial Govern
ment and the municipalities that have been COM
pGcated by tho operations under the Municipal
Loan Fund net, by which, years ego many nu-
inequalities borrowed large sums Of money on
the credit OF tho Province, for purposes Of public
Improvement, anl, in not few cases, became
I1,,n c1.-;r
is . patient, paine-takinS. and conscientious
Minister, and will, no doubt, not only bring
order out OF chaos. but place at tho disposal Of
fortunate municipalities very considerable sums
Of money, while the unfortunate ones will have
their Indebtedness docreaeed in proportion. Tho
scssion promises to be one of much local inter-
est, though, MS the Government has largo
working majority, there will be no political ex-
citement.
QUEBEC AFFAIRS.
In the sister Province. on the other hand,
there have been several grave Ministerial crises,
and the Hon. Mr.. Chanveau has barely man
aged to retain power by g resort to questionable
strategy. TO strengthen his position, he has
been compelled to adopt several measures stren-
uously urged by tho Opposition, and hitherto
as strenuous1y opposed by himself and support
ers; and on other questions he has been COM
PEELED to veer with every gust that swept across
tho Old Parliament room. The Government
barely escaped censure for reckless, if not cor
rupt, administration Of Crown-land affairs, by
which thousands Of RQuare miles OF valuable
timbering reserves were sold to favored firms for
nominal sums. Mr.. Chanyeau, Just in time, re-
solved to adopt the Ontario system of putting
timber-lands up at a1ction, instead Of selling
them privately, and by th. .1,auuu,ra the Op::
the session was Tie revelation Before a Parlia-
mcntary Committee Of
sCASDLoCs JOBS
11~ Ard
ex-Preeidcnt Of the Dominion Senate. and the
Provincial Government. The former made more
than hundred thousand dollars out Of con-
tract for the maintenance Of luna.:cs in the
Bcaufort Asylum; aud Ministers, instead OF
carefully guarding tho unfortunate beings from
the rapaci!y Of seli:eh jobbera, favored the de-
signs Of Mr.. Canchou. partly because they were
forced to. and partly because they wanted to buy
his support. 1lr. Canchon escaped censuro and
expulsion from the House By rcsigning his seat,
and everybody thought he Taa politically dead
but. 10 he appeared again, just before the close
OF the session. as the reelected member for his
old constituency, aud not only made
LONG TRADE
against his Prosecutors but inaulged in long
1audatioa of his own virtues. The political stu
tion in the Quebec Legislature has moro than
local Importance. in that, owing to tho close all
ance between Premier Chanveau and Sir George
III the other. Tho weakness Of Mr.. Chanyeau
is an additional evidence Of the decay Of Sir
George Certc:.'s political influence, and thus
leads to results of national importance.
Events Of much greater significance have,
however. been quietly occurring i'll Quebec
nothing less than struggle between
THE GALL1tASs AND TIE r1.rnAa1oSTASEs.
The contest Largely affected tho recent Donin-
reviewing the matter: "In the political
eidicB caused by tho meeting of these
two hostile tides OF ecclesiastical opinion, sank
Sir George Carrier, and probably ho nank to
man in his place, will ever again occupy tho po-
sit;an Of tho political leader Of tho National
Church Of French Canada TITO Jesuits-ever
active and pcrscvering-are cndcavocinS to c6-
tab.ieh
4 GRAND ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
i'll Montreal. and thus secure control Of the ed1l-
ca.io1.a! n.iars Of their church; but their plan
involves tho destruction Of the long-estaOl:sned
La::l Uni, ersity 4! QEehac which is nor: under
the management Of the Gallicaus, us they are
called. The Archbishop Of Quebec supports the
latter. and with him arc two other Pr1atcs. Tie
aged Bishop of Montreal and tho Bishop Of Ilrco
Rivers espouse tho cause Of the Jesuits. Tho
dispute, consequently, assumes the aspect Of q
personal w.AE BETWEEN THE BISHOPS.
second appeal was recently made to Rome,
and. though the decision Of that authority WIS
adverse to tho Jesui;u, one believes that they
will albanian the struggle, or fail in carrying out
their ambitious designs.
Very important and interesting discussions are
expected at tho annual meeting OF the
DOMINION BOARD OF TRADE.
Mt Ottawa. IN couple of weeks. The list OF
subjects upon which the various delegates will
present reports or make speeches is long one,
and comprises tho tariff, tho banking LAWS in
solvancy laws and railways and callals Tho
t:ale relations with the ncighboring States will
Board IS now a51o to mako its influence felt and
its voice heard in the national co,..lc;ls and It's
decisions and re~on!nentialions have been not
unfrequens!y referred to by members Of p:.lia-
ulent. CuASDIERE.
The Q7cir Of Ei1sy 31ill7ons.
fioa: The Nor 1prj: e:.r:uy .fcrct;-y
Everybody has heard of tile late Edwin 4.
Stevens, Of Hobokcn Ito WAS g remarkable
msn, and has very remarkable history. Whether
! as pioneer Of all tho carly improvements of
Eastern Now Jersey, OF as man Of vast practi-
cal ability, his genius shcne forth in every rela-