, 1880-09-09

Provincial Synod OF tile Church OF
England III canada-I'he American
Scientific cAsHocIatton-Tunnel Under
in Quebec Frovtnce-Tlpe Question Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for FEnbltual
DrunkenncHs.E'>- =
sptetal Dbpatth 10 7atraieaqo Tribune.
MONTREAL, SHpt: 8.-rhe PROVINCIAL Synnd
OF the Church OF England III Cnnada held Its
triennlal meeting hero to-day. In tho norn-
ing solemn scryic6 WIS held In the Cathed-
ral, the Bishops and clergy march,
Lug into the building In body
from tho Synod /: hull, In which
they first assembled. After the reading Of
the Lttany tho Bishop Ut Noya Seotia
preached all eloquent sermon oil tl,e duties
Of tic ministry After service tho
Synod met In st. George's school
house, tho Metgopolltau presiding md
being supported by the other Bishops OF
tia Dominion, tho Bishop Of Niagara cx-
ccpted. his LortlahEp being Mt present abroad.
After formally opening the Synod, tho
Metropolitan delivered his charge to tho
delegates, 1t was all exhaustive dissertattun
Oh tho relative duties Ut the clergy MID
lntty. Before sitting down his LortlsllFp
introduced tho bishop Of New Hampshire.
tho Rev. DR.. DearlsIey and tho Iscy. Dr,
Payne ns 4 depntat,0n frOnl tho Church IN
tho United Ssntrs. Thcso gentlemen were
scycrally invited to seats On tho platform,
nlld wcro received most enthusiastically.
They delivered spirited addresses, iii which
ing existing IN their branch OF tllo
Church towards tho sister bra,,ch.[n Canada.
The Metropolitan then Invited thu Synod to
elect q FfOl0el,t0T, AiNi. beftrD yNcMtniE tho
cl!alr, nominated the venerable Arc1ltlGnco,l
9,l,t1 whitaker ~ as lresid'snt pro TEN. TlIe
GGf the Gppcr nh fiouse % To fewer L. s0"ii';s ii"ss
CMaifi!'aa ms froioci1tor. and pIo,
ccc.led TO the. election df officers and the
appointment Of committees. III tho evening
nil Imposing seryIea waat held III Christ
Church Cathedral, tho choir being composed
Of over zoo yolecs. TIla lnnslc was specially
selected. antl the cxccutoYby tho clloir, which
Of Hamilton, prcached an eloquent ind
flltlltE sermon on he unity Of the church:
Ths congregation completely filled Tic vast
sS ss Sa ths e'ss s at,enss s's5s was of @ s
Rntes Is exceeding. inrge, very few even from
remote dloceses faillng to respond 10 THUR
"N''s; ss.eta, Dt.pa,ea to n. chicago 7ttsun.,
MONTREAL. Sapt S.-llo Commercial Tray
clnrs' Association lntcils testing TIL. validity
ut tho quebec by-lnw Imposing o tax ut,nil
transient merchants doing business In, sat
a 1aeant of III iii Qnebcc 'Nreortior's Go1t ngainst
Mr.: plche. o,ie, ef their number.
Tile Natural.l History Stclcty Of stllis city
having extnntM Al lnrltutln1l t0 tho Atlterl.
Seleaee 10 Iioia its animal nlet.ttnK here IN
1s$3. a resolution, was passed, ut tfe i.eett,,g
III liostUn lust week, recommending tha5;tC-
ceptance q tho invitation. It tntst !'e coli
t1r. hyeyes a n q y eSt e.innn, H,nn1 sst 1ss
1lia lust. lncating Of tho Assoctat!op held 1ll
M9ntreal a't3 was in 1851 and It ws toRsldorea
The lseartles,'ess Of son,o Of thai french.
1aust Incredible. EyuTy few weekly su'liu
poor, lecreplt Oil creature ls brought or
sent Into ,M0ntfcal and abandoned IN the
streets. Tue other day, = poor 'wol9an ,
into iGe Central stailon and t!,p,sitcI il,
chair, willis tho nlnn WHO tetl iler slnRartctl
quickly. She. was fo1ya to b! very " aud
Vas 1eMovsa t. tan ngra afle lio1p'a'l y!
nnd pSIS wnuted Ts 10 a Eot I'll u ius. ~ N - "'
Tho survey now beIng carried on n'lder tho
aapetvislo9 Of MI; Nnlter Shanfy; tor for. .
IL lnaktng great progress. The topvEmpty
and !ta apnroaclies ar1 prnclicnltl4 u prlng
scientifically and thoroughly saFyeIed alla
6usiiY engaged lu acculIlaling thp Move
ground data TO enaole Mr. Silanly.to l4ake
faf as that Gun bn fixed BY mere tOiyAjrnVly.
The next step will l't the untlcr-gf0Nn4t,tx
aluinatl0ns OF the llwer bed atnl underlying;
strata, which will have to bc aSrefGssned tss-
II. Un IL 1.onde, Of Paris. France, ,wlp
has arrived heke to report up,l, tho ,,,HXlthdtf-
1tral capabilities Ut cana.l!1 to tthR, ltn1!,
Ooyeran,ent,. has already. srryetthW tWlt
Go4pfM.,ent VII. hAye Iaueh to siu wit!. this
investment OF French capital now beilt,
sought hese, 1t will not be q4lade Unit! Ae h45