New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-15

nesses knew nothing about the matter. Edward H.
Burpee was next called, but did not appear.
CHICAGO, Sept. l3.-GeOrge MeMullen, III card pub
shed this morning denies the Of the press
report Of his brothers testimony before the Royal Com
mission. now in session al Ottawa. The testimony as
reported is to the effect that McMullen sold the Allan
correspondence 70 the Opposition and this he asserts s
that he has received from any Que any
thing consideration Of the evidence he has furnished
or intends to furnish against the Canadian Government
in the Pacific Railroad matter.
TRUITs OF TIE INvEsTIGATI0N-wHY II Is LIKELY TO
FAu-wHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVED.
fFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
ToRoNTo, Sept. 1.-THE Canadian public are
at present the position Of man who is likely to fan
between two stools definite issue has been raised in
connection with the granting of the Pacific Railroad
charter and in the Of the people it behoOved
their representative men 10 determine H. But as one
political party sticks 10 one mode OF dong IT, ana the
other to another consequence Is likely to be that
the people viii be fooled and the Issue remain pretty
much as it was The Royal Commission has now been
engaged with the investigation for week and though
yOuminous evidence has been recorded, the result is
most unsatisfactory At every step Of the proceedings
the lack OF prosecutor is felt well as the absence Of
cross-examinaton by counsel hostile to the Govern
ment The Opposition newspapers designate the nves
1gation farce while the Ministerial organs already
claim vindication OF the Government Impartial
but must recognize the vindcaton as that of friends
and the farce as Of the Oppostion's own creating
To understand the weight OF the evidence brought
forward IL may be well briefly 10 recapitulate one point
Of the Huntington charges. IL was alleged that an
understanding had been had between the Government
ON the one hand and Sir Hugh Allen and the Hon. Mr.
.bbott OH the other that Sir Hugh and his friends
should advance large sum of money for the purpose OF
aiding the election Of Ministers and their supporters al
the them ensuing general election, and that Allan and
his friends should receive return the contract for the
construction OF the Pacific Railroad. The proof to be
looked for in support of such charge is whether large
sum OF money was advanced for the purpose stated,
md II so. whether IL was done for the con
Alteration imagine il lawyer were putting the case
ne would further distinguish between subscribing to the
election fund in the hope Of obtaining the contract ana
doing so under definite agreement 10 receive IT, That
sr Hugh Allan subscribed largely TO the election Of
Ministers and their supporters, the onesded evil
depce takeu by the Commissioners puts beyond perad
venture sarnes, the first witness examined said that
sr George Cartier told him Sir Hugh Allan man of
large means, ana would no doubt sub
scribe literally toward ms (Cartier'0 cleo
tion fund. He further stated his belief that Sir
Hugh did subscribe. It also elected from him
that between 10000 and $4,000 received by himself
from all for this Montreal fund, and that after
ward the committee seemed 70 assume control OF cleo
tions outside Of Montreal" Thus Minister and certain
supporters aided by fund the custodian OF which
believed that Allan had subscribed TO. But Sir George
Carriers election was personal matter, and We find
one O. his colleagues Sir Francis Hincks teStyng that
he WAS unaware Of Sir Hugh Allan having sub
,rribed 10 the election fund until a considerable
,imc after the elections Mr. DE Belefeuille tes-
tiaed 70 having received check from Allan OF 5000
10 pron,ote the election Of Mr. Beaubien, a Govern
,nent candidate at HOcbeaga. The witness also gave
evidence 10 the important fact that Allan Beauben
were intimately related in connection with railroad
an the Province of Quebec which gives cOuntenanoe
q. h,nothess noted in TIE TRIBUNE OF July 80. that
Auan's subscriptions TO the election fund for the
purose Of buying Government support 10 schemes other
tb,n the Pacific one Messrs Baubien Beaudry and
Murnhv seyeray testified the fact that OF their
kno,,Iedce Sir Hugh Allan had subscribed 10 the cleo
non fund The latter stated that Adams subscription
IN the Montreal fund amounted 10 $4,000 50 far there
fore es the Investigation has gone. the fact "a concu-
syclv established that least one Minister and rev
erI Nniserial candidates were aided with Ineney by
Sir Hugh Allan. -
Being satisfied that than half Of the SP"o com
posing the Montreal fund supplied FROM is soie''
IL would be hard TO convince any rational beng tha'
Allan asa not propose 10 himself some personal al
vantage from the expenditure Yet none oil ibe efi-
enoe 40 far points 20 any definite agreement either nc
tween Sir Hugh Allan aud the Government or between
him and Sir George Cartier IL Will he remembered that
Carriers Committee signed a receipt for t2000 upon
The same conditions the amount written by him sr
e at the foot OF his letter TO Sir Hugh OF the Oh OF
July 1872" Tie three VINO signed that Ie-
eeipt MossFs. BeaHdry, starnes and Murphy have
all been examined, the two former stating mat
they did not understand the significance Of these sords
in the receipt and the lat named, IN answer 70 te
question. "ATe you DreDhred 10 state mat bhe eI'eI