, 1879-02-09

naming shares were quickly bought 10 bv 1a,a
| ing Observation-Disclosures. Turner, Hdd
| Kegan. Dew, Howard, aud Evoy being the mr.
| chasers. i meeting was held for the n,rno,.
of eleetns officers, etc, for the management =,
the works; and William Eyoy was cbossn
| Treasurer; L. Hust, Secretary; aud Geores
| Howard. Manager.
Mr.. Ekstroner, the Swedish gentleman to
| whom reference has already been made. had on
! audience With the Hon. j. e. Pope, Minisra, ~
| Agriculture, and explained the position NJ ~
| fairs in Sweden, and added that the onv ~
luccments the cmigrants would require Tas tho
! promise OF some assistance in defrarinc The a--
| pense OF their journey from Quepee tn ~.
| Northwest. The Minister OF Agriculture renia1 ~
| that the Government had withdrawn, or wnm1.i
| Withdraw, I'LL their E,ni grant Agents, ami ~
not intend to encourage immigration from sne 1,s
| part of the world whatsoever. II immigran;!
choose to come OF their own accord. rhrv no",3
have land; but the Government would 9.a o;ua
| them no other iDduccment- Mr.. Ekstromcr was
| somewhat chagrioed at this reception, and wiz
drew. He subsequently left the ctr, intending
| again to consult Sir Hugh Allan, who hos !.
| large immigration scheme In preparatinn
! Should he not succeed With that gentleman. bs
will so to the Governments Of some of The
Western States. 1t is understood that: whan
West few days ago, he was offered inGncs.
meuts Of liberal character BY one Of the land.
bonused railway companies to act in theri inter
est.
Mr.. George Baxter, OF Thorold, is here On ba.
half of the Ontario Observation-Disclosures r.
demand an increased tariff on that production
Deputations Of other manufacturing interestr
are here to lay their cases before the Miasterof
Finance.
Messrs. Cooper, Fairman g. Co. are construct
ing several buildings at Cross Lake m Tia
ThunderBav Branch OF tue Canada Pacific Rail-
way, ninety-nine miles from Winnipeg, to ba
used IN the manufacture Of nitro-elycerine.
Mir DANE md 80 in$ l,t1%n
the requirements OF the Canada Pacific Ralway
contractors, who use immense quantities for
blasting purposes, and have hitherto had In
send to the United States for it.
special Dispatch to The 1+1bune
MONTREAL, Feb. S.-Yhe work Oh the Lacbine
Canal is progressing rapidly, and it will be
ready for traffic about the 1st OF March.
Tile City Finance Committee have decided to
ask Mr.. Jolly, Premier. to state whether tie
Government agrees to the proposition on vh;ch
the City Of Montreal originally agreed to nav
the nilIion dollars TO the Quebec, Montreal K
Ottawa Railroad; il not, what other proposition
or compromise the Government would be Dis
posed to make.
Lately tile Court Mt. Royal, Ancient Order Of
Foresters. here, got at loggerhea1s, and diyis-
ion took place. ,-lhe majority OF tue Court NOV.
ing to new room, carrying with them the funds,
some S, l,20O,-the dispeusation, and other et
fcrts Of the Court; organizing themselves uu-
der the title of the Independent Order Of Court
N[. IkQfHls 1llE llluQI4t3 1pptlNu u Luf pIfent
organization in England for new dspensation.
and continued in the old room, under the old
name, and are now taking action against tha
Trustees who held the funds Of the original
Court, for the recovery Of the amount held.
Tie Hon. Justice Mckay, who presides. re-
show that these benefit societies were all con-
stituted on wrong basiss owing to the snail
amount OF the payments made in proper
tiun to the societies. undertakings, These
al. t-ul H.
sertion that pestilence sweeping over
country would force dozens OF these benefit So
cieties into insolvency: and claimed that the H.
vestmcnt Of individual savings in 1ifeias1nnce
end sound companies was infinitely more sens-
bic.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders Of
the Royal Canadian Insurance Compaay, tha
annual report shuwel that the amount fot e.
curity Of polics-holders was Ss52 ALI; and, after
deductu9r reinsurance-liabiIity, as required By
capital of $3.50, coo. and surplus for the share
holders OF S2U7 .3G7 showing an increase oIer
last year OF SGj, 464. Considerable discussion
took place as TO management of the American
business, and the expense Of conducting it.
4 prominent Montreal merchant, just r.
turned from England, affir1ns that the CON-
mercial condition there is not unsatisfactory.
Satisfaction is expressed that the Stadaeoaa
Insurance Company is to be wound uo.
lr<cial Dispatch to The Tribune
1ORONT0, req. ca SUMMONS HIl at 0lt1
be issued for G meeting OF the Anglican Synod,
to elect a Bishop in place OF Bishop Bethune,
deceased. It is probable the meeting will taka
place on the 18th or 18th of February. 10 thh
city. The candidales spoken OF are the RI Rer
Robert Machray, D: D., Bishop OF Ruperss
Bishop of Algoma; and the Rev. G. WHITAKER,
II. A., Provost Of Trinity College, Toronto.
The Ontario budget has been laid before the
Legislature The Treasurer, IN bis speech, said
S20O, 600 less than they estimated at the begin
ming Of the year. Que cause assigned for thi.
falling of was tile condition in which the lum-
bcr-trade had been left by the depression; and
another was the loss Of revenue caused By tha
fire in the Central Prison workshops. The e1-
penditures for tie year had reached s.. .4Ss5o1
thus leaving 4 deficit OF S15f, 100 The coa-
tested accounts between Ontario and Quebec, he
hoped, would soon be confirmed. He also re-
ferred to the accounts between the Province ami
ince, he stated, were $5,S&2, I4S; total liahi{.
ties, S1.311, 11,IsG,-leaving surplus on hand of
81, ,53i .3362. The receipts for 1879 we're placed at
81. 3SS, 600, and expenditures at Sc COO, which
seem might be increased by supplementary est.
mates. The policy OF the Government had been
to assist literally the work OF education; to am
the farmers BY grants to Agricultural Societies
of various kinds, and investing portion Of tha
surplus in drainage; to provide asylums tof the
blind: to open the back country for settlement
DE t0aklL1I EOaus, lilu ny 0lsLIlOutAG !aSe
part Of the surplus amount to municipalities
for the construction of permanent local tm"
and afIordiug relief from heavy IN
!.
SPECIAL Dtspasch to The Tribune. : -.
ST. JoHS, y. B., Feb. 9.-rhe New Brunswick
Farmers League is in session at Hampstead
Queens County. The following topics are tobe
First-Is the Convention satisdesf
With the present Legislation in relation to AGri
culture; and, if NOT, what change would it ad:
wise! Secoud-Can this Contention suggess =
ANYTHING to render Agricultural Societies mora
ctlicientt Third-Can New Brunswick ship
beef to the British market to make it pay, Is
do other portions OF the Continent OF America
and if, IN the opinion of this Convention, it can
to indicate what is tile best course to be pursued
aud adoptede Fifth General farm manage
lncnt, the Importance Of more 'p2instaking on
the part Of all departments and the adoption
Of the law that u What is worth doing Is WoIsa
doing we'll" Fiftn-The cultivation Of ha
MONTREAL, Feb. S.-Dunbar Browne, late
Collector OF Inland Revenue, has been arrested
on charge OF embczz}ement.
Special Dispatch to The Isfbune-
OTTAWA. Feb. Notwithstanding the strong
protests made BY the managers Of the Gtand
Trunk, Great Western, aud Canada Southern
Railways against the cattle order, which, Gu
forced SO US to prevent the transportation
through Canada OF American cattle, would sn~