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There are some additional facts, how- ever, in connection with this crime, which are not generally known, gathered from a reliable source, and published last year by the writer in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, which lend new features of horror to the terrible tragedy of Fort Garry. At the date of this murder, a newspaper was pub- lished at Garry called the New Nation, which was either the willing mouthpiece of Riel, or was impressed into service as such, edited by a retired English cflicer, by name Major Robinson. The manager of the office was Mr. George B. Winship, now proprietor of the Grand Forks (Dakota) Morning Herald. and a leading public man in that territory. Mr. Winship's statement is to the effect that in the afternoon of the day of the tragedy, Major Robinson was summoned by Riel to the Fort, for the pur- pose. as he expressed it, of receiving instruc- tions for an article justifying the so-called execution. In about an hour Major Robinson returned in such a state of nervous prostration that he was quite incapable of doing what was required of him ; in fact, he did not recover irom the horror of what he had seen and heard, and shortly after left the country for England. The circumstances related by Major Robin- son to Mr. Winship were these: That on reaching the Fort he found the Provisional Council in a state of intoxication, Rielbeing the only one among them at all in the possersion of his sober senses. When Riel entered upon an explanation of what had been done, Major Robinson refused to credit the fact that the deed had been actually perpetrated. 4' Come with me," said Riel, “ and 1 will show you.” Together they proceeded to the square in the interior of the tort. and to one of the sheds ranged along the interior of the walls. which were used by the Hudson‘s Bay Company for storage purposes. In front of this a sentry was pacing. Riel entered the door. accompanied by Major Robinson, and as the former pointed to the rude wooden box which lay there, Major Robinson distinctly heard these words proceed from the living tomb of this unfortunate murdered man: “ 0, how I sufier I For God’s sake let me out of this l" Horror-stricken he hastily retired. Riel came to the door. called the sentry and closed the door. Immediately after, Major Robinson heard two reports of a revolver, at deliberate intervals. This was the end of the life of Thomas Scott. Major Robinson declared that the sentry was armed only with his rifle. The inference as to by whose hand poor Scott’s soul was sped to meet his Maker is plain. Louis Riel is not only the judicial murderer of Scott, but he is undoubtedly his personal butcher. To fully comprehend this tale of horror, it must be understood that this man had been enclosed alive, dreadfully wounded, and left exposed to the bitter cold from the time of the execution for several hours afterwards. How many death agonies poor Scott endured in those awful hours can hardly be realized by human imagination. “ The truth concerning this horrid butchery is almost too revolting for publi- cation ; but Ihave the most unquestionable authority for the following details: The unfortunate young man was shot by three executioners about 12 o'clock in the day, and while he was writhing on the ground a drunken half-breed ran up to him to finish him with his revolver. This fellow was so drunk, however, that he put his pistol to poor Scott's head obliquely, and the ball, which struck below the temple and forward of the ear, simply grazed the skull, and came out near the nose, beneath the eye. The shot stunned the victim. and he was thrust into the coffin and placed in the bastion, in charge of a half-breed sentinel. The night was bitterly cold, and while the sentinel was pacing his rounds at llo'clock he heard Scott callirg out strongly in Eng- ish. He did not understand what he said, but Riel and others were summoned, and to these Scott said : ‘ For God’s sake either finish the or take me out of this, for I am freering.’ This was fully eleven hours after the poor fellow had been thrust into his coffin. Here the story breaks 011‘, as far as anything is certainly known. Riel and one other, whose name is not known, were lelt alone with their victim, and the report of three pistol shots were heard, but on the following day at noon the murdered man was distinctly heard muttering incohe- rently in his coffin. Still later, when he was buried, his brains protruded through aghastly breach. in his forehead, and he bore the limp and hie-like appearance of , one but recently dead. This is a horrid story to tell, but it is firmly believed by the best informed in the settlement. It is no ‘ wonder that Riel rufused to give up the body to be the ghastly witness against him- self and his fellow butchers. I neglected to state that the first three shots took effect in the unfortunate man's body, and that neither they nor the pistol shot by the drunken half-breed were known to be neces- sarily fatal. Many think they were not. The murder is not talked of in the settle» ment, as it enrages Riel to have it referred to. Many half-breeds profess to disbelieve tllie statement that Scott was executed at a .H Our readers have. doubtless. heard of memonics, the name given to any syetem of rules intended to aseiet the memory. The practical working of such a. system is hindered by the fact that it requires a. good memory to remember its precepts. when the occasion comes to use them. But a writer in the ” St. Nicholas" gives two simple rules for the improvement of the memory, which can be easily recalled and reggily put in prsetice: You'r hemory is bad, perhaps. but Ioan hell you two secrets that will cure the worst memory. Oneâ€"to read a. subject when strongly interested. The other is not to read, but think. When you read a paragraph or a page, atop, close the book, and try '30 remember the ideas on that page, and not only recall them vaguely in your mind. but pun them injorde apd speak them out. Falbhtully follow these two rules and ya}! hgye tpe golds}: key of__knowlgzdge. Beside inatcentive reading, there are other things injurious to memory. One in the habit; of skimming over neWHpapem. all in a. contuserl jumble, never to be thought of again. thus diligently cultivating a. hubib of careless reading hard to break. Another is the reading of trashy novels. Nothing is so fatal to reading with profit as the habit of running through snory after story. and forgetting “gem as soon as read. I l'ihow a griy-haiied woman, a life-long lover of books, whp sadly declares that her mind hu bun tumor! by Inch mains- . (Winnipeg Sun.) The unfortunate events trenspiring just now in the Northwest, instigated by the machinations of ‘Louia Riel, recall with vivid interest the atrocious buliohery oi Thpmee Scott in the winter of 1870. The circumhtun‘cee of the rebellion, the attempt of the loyalists of the Red River valley under Dr. (now Senator) Schultz to sur- prise the ineurrectioniste, the accident by which a wellvplenned coup dc main was frustrated, the capture of Dr. Schultz and his loyal followers. his escape. and the exasperation of Riel which wreaked the vengeance of his disappointment upon the unfortunate Scott, will remain fresh in the ‘ minds of most people, now living. who‘ remember the rebellion of 1870 in Maui- toba. The Toronto Globe of that day gave the following terribly feithluland tragically graphic account of this infamous assassina- tion : REVOLTING ORUELTY 0F RIEL. The Baddest Incident in Last Northwest Rebellion. THE MURDER 0F SCOTT. Curing a Bad Memory. Agents of Irish organizations have approached the Russian Embassy in Paris with offers of assisbsnce in case of war between Russia. and England. The agents propose to tomentz a. rising in Ireland while England is engaged in Afghanistan. and to fit out privstsers in America to prey upon British commerce. They ask Russia. to furnish its Irish allies with means to carry out their pert of the bargain. “ Russian people are alarmed,” tele graphs the Paris correspondent of the Times,“et the idea of wsr. They know that war with England would be disastrous to Russia. The str needs money, and in the event of war it would be only possible for him to obtain a loan upon ruinous terms. The Russians in Paris admit that England cannot reesde. while with Russia. the whole question is merely one of embi- tion. All the powers have instructed their ambassadors at St. Petersburg and Lmdon to urge the Russian and English Govern- ments to moderation and concession. The ambassadors state that both powers are really anxious lo: peace. The Russian subjects of Central Asia are said to be npe for revolt), and to be eagerly looking for an Anglo-Russian war, whloh would enable them to rise and attack the Russians {tom the rear. Lord Dufferin’s request for reinforce- ments states it war is to be declared India requires that twenty-three regiments of inlantry. three regiments of cavalry, two batteries of field artillery, and eighteen bat- teries of horse artillery be despatohed to India forthwith. The Mobilization Com- mittee and Transport Department are busily arranging to collect and forward these troops. Several of the ewiltest ocean steamers have been chartered for the transport service, including the America. and Arizona. Orders have been sent to the Mediterranean station to have all magazines overhauled and to prepare all gun-boats and torpedo vessels for service. Despatchee from Gulran and Penjdeh show the situation on the Afghan frontier unchanged. The commission under Gen. Lumeden has completed the basis for the delimitation of the boundary. and is still awaiting the arrival of Gen. Zslinow, the Russian commissioner. A number of Russian ofiieere have sud- denly left Paris. It is rumored they received secret orders to immediately join their regiments. - The “ Peace-at-auyprioe” members of the House of Commons are cu-oulming a. petition to Mt. Gladstone urging him to secure the submission of the Afghan ques- tion to arbitration. Extreme Radicals are the only signers. The mitimry garrison in Ireland will be mainmimd in full anrenghh, and may be increased from the reserves. Dr. James Evans recently read a psper before the South Carolina Medical Associa- tion on the beneficial effects which trees and plants may produce on dwelling sites and on the air of habitations. He says: The network of fine fibrous roots of trees and plants. traversing the soil in every direction, feeds on the organic matter which would otherwise undergo decompo- sition, polluting the soil, air and surface water. The vegetation also absorbs excess of moisture and drains the sell. The moisture is afterwards exhaled from the leaves, and there is no doubt that plants also exhale, with the moisture, some of their active and peculiar principles. The scent of mint and thyme is due to menthol and thymol, antiseptics of the highest value, and it is not improbable that their exhalations have the same property. The eucalyptus is remarkable as a prophylactic against malaria. Its leaves, immersed in hot water, are also said to be an efficient disinfectaLt in the sick-room. By virtue of their power to generate ozone and to split up carbonic acid, absorbing the car- bon and setting free the oxygen, plants remedy to some extent the evils of bed ven- tilation. In Pasteur’s virus-culture experi- ments he found that, when they were con- ducted under a diminished supply of oxygen, the germs retained their primitive virulence; but, on the contrary. when they had access to oxygen the Virus become weaker. It has been known for along time that instrsh miasma is intercepted by a forest. and that persons living in localities so screened are exempt from attacks of malarial fever. The explanation of this is probably to be found in this discovery 0! Pasteur. When a cloud ( f malarial germs are waited item a marsh to a neighboring forest, they encounter a continuous stream of oxygen pouring forth from every leaf, attenuating the Virus and rendering it inno- cums. The Times concurs with the News in inter- ring from Earl Granville‘s remarks in the House of Lords that the Government takes the position that Penjdeh belonga to the Afghans. This position makes 9. complete disposal of Russia‘s disingenuous plea that the occupation of Penjdeh by the Afghans justified Russia to advance upon a debate- eble point. “ The question of peace or war,” the Times declares, “ now rests more with Russia than with England. To desert the Ameer would mean to make Russia the present of an alliance with him. In that event England would be compelled to fight both the Ameer and Russia. We sincerely regret that Russia’s movements daily increase the chances of a rupture. The immediate necessity of the moment is that Russia be made clearly to understand that England is thoroughly in earnest.” It is reported the Government have received an informal indication that Russia. will offer counter proposals to Earl Gran- vllle‘e looking to a oompromlae. At Portsmouth all the ships belongingto the First Naval Reserve, including tour ironcluds. with all gunboats and torpedo bouts, have been ordered to be got m immediate readiness tor see. and lists of all men svexlable for service in the army reserves and militias have been called for. The dookyard departments have been oflioislly notified to hold themselves in readiness to supply extra. stores for mili- tary and naval service. Elm “’nnlng tor Bllnsln's Answerâ€"The Troops Demanded bv Lord Bulletinâ€" \Var Feeling Dying am. A last; night’s London cable says: To-day has been an anxious day in miiimry circles. The war prepimtions are in full' blast, and pnbli: opinion is still divided as to the chances of averting war. On one question there 18 no difierence of opinion. England cannot retreat, as the Times says, thboub humiliation, and it is believed than, having taken a decided stand. she will maintain it. Josh Billings has Mnaiued the ripe age of 67 yearn, which conclusively shows that bad spelling has no worse effect upon a. man than whiskey and tobacco. Neal Dow has just; celebrated hisfilst' birthday. It. in remarkable what temper- ate habits will do to: a man. VOL . XX VI. TH§ RUSSIAN WARE. Trees in Gilles. A Philosophical Chapter on Ci line in Ilse Ci" 0! London. Returns of thievery do not often appear among trade reports, says Bradstreet), yet it is a well-organized business. Of course, there is much petty, retail pocket picking, corner filching, etc., which is never brought to the notice of the police, and conse-i quently makes no part of the oflicial reports, but what is tabulated is decidedly representative. One would think that stealing is so perilous a risk that it could hardly thrive, and that its pursuit must imply an irresistible predatory instinct, impelling men to that course in spite of every hazard. But the London police returns disclose a fairly prosperous busi- ness, and on the doctrine of averages com- paratively safe. In 1880 every two hun- dredth person in the district covered by the operations of the metro- politan police reported himself a victim of thievery in some form. There were in the same territory 1,383 known thieves, although the actual num- ber must be much greater than are known at Scotland Yard. The losses registered by the police amounted to nearly $650,000. Ol this $190,000. or alittle more than 29 per cent.. were recovered, leaving the hand- some amount of #460,000 to be divided among the depredators. How many good dollars were sent after the bad ones the returns furnish no definite means of deter- mining, and one is at liberty to conjecture the purposes ior which the $195,000 re- ceived for special services outside the tax rates were spent. Probably no small part was paid for detective duty to obtain some return of the goods snatched away by dex- tercus fingers. Notwithstanding all ex- penditures on police, the gains of this pro- fession allowed to each known this! in the district was $332 13, or considerably more than an unskilled laboring man could earn in London. There are fluctuations in this line of industry, for in 1878 it was espe- cially profitable, and there were $496 cl unrecovered spoil to each professional on the Scotland Yard books. But this state- ment makes no allowance for those of the corps who were apprehended,who had to dis- gorge and afterward enjoyed the horipitality ot the State. It would not be much amiss to estimate that the losses in London by stealing average 3400 a year for each habi- tualthiel, an income enjoyed practically without molestation, and sufficient to recruit the professional ranks while wages are as low as they are. The number of larcenies and burglaries largely exceeds that ol the thieves, but obviously each operator must commit several crimes in order to realize his full income. But the inefficiency 0! police protection in London is exhibited in the statement that for the decade from 1870 to 1880 the losses by the spoliation of the predatory class in excess 0! recoveries was 34,166,000, the recoveries being a little more than a filth ol the losses. Nearly half of the felonies coming under the cognizance of police pass without any arrest. But the crime of London is less burdensome than its pauperism. It is estimated that the endowed charities of the metropolis produce an annual income of £4,000,000, of which three-fourths are expended in Lon- don. Add tothe £1,187,427 arising from the poor rate, exclusive of the police and administrative moieties thereof, and divide it by the 88,000 out and indoor paupers and an income of $245 per head is obtained. Here no account is made of the private benevolence of London, which, since the day of Denison, has been estimated at 810,000,000 annually. If this is taken into consideration it is doubtful which is more profitable, begging or stealing. The building of the Barber Railway has been suspended outside of Suakim, owing to the inability of the army to afford pro- becaion along the hue beyond the camp. The force for such protection cannot; be spared until after the battle at Tamai, which is expected to be decisive. General Graham and the British army named to day at MoNeill’s zxrebe. The advance includes all she troops except 50 men from each regiment, who were left no garrison Suakim. The violence of a. storm delayed movements considerably. Osman ngne‘s losses during the engagements ot the week are estimated at 4,000 men. Unoflicial advices say the transport service in very defective. I’he whole army is suffering, men, mules and camels being compelled to carry onberwise unnecessary burdens im‘the torrid heat. Typhoid fever and dysentery are prevalent among the hroopa. Au McNeill's zareba there have been many cases of fatal as well as disabling aunstroke. A kamsin began to blow ah Dongola on Wednesday. The hand; is excessive. but hhe health of the men wnhGanewl Wolsaley remains good. The Amba are daily becom- ing more hostile to the British. A federation of Liberal associations has decided to actively oppose a continuous war in the Soudan. It is believed the Govern- ment is not unwilling to submit to party coercion. The opinion prevails that it will abandon the intention of a. march to Khar- toum. and alter the defeat of Osman Digna it will endeavor to open up negotiations with the Mahdi. Gen. Graham will advance to Tamai on andpeaday.‘ - In is believed five thousand Turkish troops will be sent to Suaklm as soon as General Graham has succeeded in crushing Osman Dlgna. The Guards will then be withdrawn from the Soudan and sent to Iudm. The wood of the “ jarrab " tree, an Aus- tralian product, growing principaliy in the western section, issbated to be about the nexu thing to everlasting. It: appears to defy all ordiuzuy forms of decay. under the [[045 trying mroumumuces ; Is left; alone by t-he wniau Bubfi, and amps built of in do not require to be ooppered. . Military papers severely criticize Gen. Graham’s conduct of the SuakimBerber “EDP”??? .‘ Bxamarok’s birthday presents wxll foot up $175,000 in intrinsic value. Lady Ermyntrude Russel has 100 pairs of shoes in her wedding outfit. Reported Gradual Withdrawal ol Brill-h Troopsâ€"Wolaeley to Return Homeâ€" Advauce ol Graham’s Troops. A last night’s London cable says: The news from the Souden. eon- tinuea to indicate the steady withdrawal 0! the British troops comprising the Nile expedition. Gen. Lord Woleeley and Gen. 81): Radvera Buller have arrived at Don- golo. Gen. Wolseley will leave to-morrow for Cairo, accompanied by Lord Charles Bereeford, R.N., the commander of the naval brigade. The general opinion 13 that both these heroes will arrive at London Within a. few weeks. Ja. Cooke consumes two sticks at mint can y nary morning. 'IIIEF {RIDE BEPflfl'l‘s. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1885. THE SOUDAN. Sir John Maedonaldâ€"The condition stands very nearly-as it was betore. There is no information as yet, and there cannot be until tomorrow, as to when the junction would be made between the body com- manded by Col. Irvine and the body at Fort Carlton under Supt. Crozier. There are a hundred men of the 90th at Qu'Appelle ready if necessary to proceed in the direc- tion of the South Saskatchewan. They will be followed by the remainer of the regiment, two hundred men and halt a battery of artillery. Lieutenant-Governor Dewdney telegraphs me to-day that he has seen a number of the Indians on the reservs near Broadview about some reports that they were excited. These Indians are exceedingly indignant at the charge being brought against them, and demand to be brought face to face with their ac- cusers. We have received messages from Battletord and Edmonton. Every- thing is quiet there. I had a telegram from the Rev. Father Laoombe today, testifying to the loyalty of the Blackfeet Indians in his Vicinity. We are quite unaware of the proximate causes of the hall-breed rising under Riel. Riel came into the country, inVited by them, some time ago. I believe he came for the purpose of attempting to extract money from the public purse. We received intimations during last summer that it the Government would give him a sum of money, the sum of five thousand dollars was mentioned. he would withdraw. This proposition. of course, could not be entertained for a moment. He remained there inciting the Shall-breeds and attempting to arouse the 1 Indians by telling them that the country belonged to them. The statement has been made that Riel was told he was an outlaw, and not a British subject, and had no right in the country. Such an intimation was never made to him, so far as I know. He has great influence over the half-breeds, and some influence over the Indians. He was considered, on account of the former occurrences. a sort of martyr in the cause and a sort of halt-breed Mahdi, and looked up to with superstitious regard. He acts upon the feelings of these poor people. I do ‘ not believe there is the slightest danger from i the half-breeds, unless they should be joined ‘ by the Indians. The hall-breeds have had agreat many claims, some of which are reasonable while others are not reasonable. The House knows that, when the settlement of matters in Manitoba was made, a large number of half-breeds were settled on the Assiniboine and Red River who had then little properties in possession under the direct sanction of the Hudson Bay Com- pany. All those claims were recognized. Certain parcels of land were appropriated to satisfy them, and land scrip was issued to those half-breeds to the value of their holdings. The half-breeds scattered over the plains had no such rights from the End- son Bay Company or any one else. But they had heard that the half-breeds in the Red River had received certain money or money’s worth and they claimed that they had the same rights. Now among those halt-breeds at Prince Albert and on both banks of the Saskatchewan there are a number of hall-breeds who received scrip for land on the Red River. and afterwards left Manitoba and went to the plains. They put in their demands for land scrip again, thinking that they would not be identified. A great many of them have been identified and their claims refused. The halt-breeds have been told that it they desire to be con- sidered as Indians 9. most liberal reserve will be set apart for them. 1! they desire to be considered white men they can get 160 acres of land as homesteads. But they are not satisfied with that. They want to get land scrip for a large quantity of land, upwards of 200 acres, and then get their homsteads as well. Then there was some difficulty about the settlement of the plots on which these hall-breeds settled along the Saskatchewan. No man has been disturbed on these plots, and they have been told they will not be disturbed. Sometimes the half-breeds fought among themselves, because in the bending of the river one man’s claim overlaps anotheiji. Mr. Blake rose amid cheers. He explained that at one time he had intended to speak generally in reply to the gentle- men who had quoted what they alleged to be his public utterances. He would not deal with those questions, however, but he did not wish those gentlemen to suppose that be let those statements pass uncontra- diotad. The House will recollect that on Monday last I called the attention of the Government to theNorthwest trouble,and in- vited them to give the House such informa- tion as they could upon it. The First Minister answered me, giving as the reason which he understood was the cause of the present state of things that a letter was said to have i been written stating that Riel was not a Britishsubjeotand thehon.gentleman stated th at certain questions connected with half- breed claims were in process of settlement. Some of these demands were admitted to be reasonable, others very unreasonable. He stated also that nothing of the nature of a. Bill of rights had come to the cogniz- ance of the Government, and the Winnipeg ; Field Battery had not been despatched to the field of action, but that last summer ‘ the precaution had been taken to have some additional force near Prince Albert. Fort Carlton has been occupied with the consent of the Hudson Bay Company with aconsiderablefcroe of police. The next day there was any additionalintelligence on the subject. The First Minister said there was nothing further to communicate, and today we have elicited from him some ‘ further information, but not such, Ihelieve, as the occasion justified, or rather, demanded. The hon. gentleman has said, after it has become public in the news- papers, that a portion of the militia force of this country have been summoned, that they are enrolled, and are now moving towards the scene of action, and he gives us some of the proximate and some of the remote causes to which he considered this disturbance was due. But even now he did not give us that information which it was his duty to give us, as what the Government was doing. The newspapers tell us that the General commanding the Canadian forces is on his way, i! he has not already reached Win- Lipeg, to take command 0! the forces to he need in quelling this disturbance. Upon that suhj ct we ought to have more and luller inmrmation, and also with reference to the Whole of the circumstances which preceded this outbreak. (Chasm) Mr. Blake read other despatches from the Gov» ernment organs as to the calling out of the militia, etc., and proceeded: Now, I observe that the Government organs. while they give this account at I renewed the inquiry and asked it to Mr. Blake risked whether the Premier had any further information as to the pre- sent; condition at afinirs in the Norbhwebt, as to the (muse of the rising, and he to what the Government had done. DOMINION PARLIAMENT. what is going on, yet complain most griev- oust oi the accounts published by the Opposition newspapers. I therefore pre- ferred to draw my information from these unimpeachable organs which sustain these hon. gentlemen opposite, and which would. of course, be actuated by the highest dic- tates of patriotism, prudence and scrupu- lous accuracy. You will observe‘that it 18 stated in these organsrthat the’ half-braids have had grievances for several years. that their patents had not been issued, and that influential persons have influenced officials and obtained the lands belonging to the settlers, that the hall-breeds have good grounds of complaint, and that the Govern- ment at this convenient season had issued a commission upon the subject. It is very plain from what the hon. gentleman told us that serious action was decided upon by the Administration in the way of putting the military force 0! the country into action on the 23rd instant, the period at which the hon. gentleman did not think fit to inform the House, then in session, of the circumstance, although the House had invited him to give the information. It seems to me that the Government had not done that which it ought to have done. I say it is a very serious thing that the militia force of this country should have been obliged to be called out. I am not by any means blaming the Administration for calling them out. But 1 it is a serious and grave occurrence. For, I suppose, nearly two centuries the law of ‘ ‘England has been that when the militia iorce is called out Parliament is to be ‘ summoned within fourteen days. This law“ . has since been altered by shortening the ‘ period to ten day s, which is the present law. It is obvious that it is regarded as a reasonably serious thing that the militia should be called out, and that when such an emergency occurs Parliament, the great Council of the nation, should be called together. In this case the great Council was already sitting and the Government decided to call out the troops in order to’ quell this disturbance. But hon. gentle- men did not think fit to inform us. On the contrary, being invited to give informa- tion, they stated that they thought it prudent last year to place a hundred Mounted Policemen in Fort Carlton, but they did not tell the House they had ordered out abattalion and half a battery of artillery. As long ago as last July there was indication of trouble with the heli- breeds in the Northwest. The newspapers then said that at the request of some of the inhabitants of the Northwest, Riel had gone into the Northwest and ameeting was held at which he spoke, urging the half-breeds not to state the grievances as separate individuals, but to combine and lay them before the Government, and telling them to ask to have the Northwest Terri. tories erected into Provinces with Provin- cial Legislatures. The newspaper from which I make these quotations is the Globe. It states that this invitation by the half- breeds to Riel to return is a serious matter, and that this action must have been because they despaired of getting justice by ordin- ary means. That was the state of affairs with reference to Riel last summer, and the hon. gentleman has told us that he considered the matter so serious that they decided to occupy Carlton,which was a defensible post, in view of what was going on. You find it stated in various Govern- ment organs that there have been com- plaints and dissatisfaction among the half- breeds for years. You find it stated by the Mail that some of these complaints and grievances are well-founded and ought to be redressed. You find that the half-breeds called Riel to head them last summer. You find that he came and that the situation became somewhat critical. The Govern- ment recognized that fact in one sense by taking preliminary steps with reference to Fort Carlton, but no active step was taken to prevent this long-cantinued condition of dissatisfaction from coming to a head to which it apppeared to have been coming. These questions have been complicated, and the difficulties have been enhanced by the delay and neglect in their treatment. The Government organs admitted that a chronic state of discontent had existed in that country for years, and they editorially admitted that there were grounds for discontent. When the Government itself felt that the circumstances were so serious as to call for the occupation of Fort Carl- ton these circumstances should have impressed on their minds the necessity for the still more important duty of addressing themselves to the removal of the causes of the discontent, and of considering such measures as would have prevented this festering sore from festering still further (cheers), and as would have prevented this outbreak from taking place. Force is no remedy,but what they did was to apply force to put- a hundred men into Fort Carlton; we hear of them doing nothing more. We do not hear of the situation as being grave. The reports speak of peace, prosperity and contentment. From an outside source I hear that there was serious trouble between parties who had settled on some land and a colonization company to whom the lands had been allotted, but who had not got them surveyed, and who there- fore could not take possession. With all these occurrences there must be corres- pondence on the subject. There must he reports. I cannot conceive that with hordes of officials, from Lieut.-Governor Dewdney downward, with inspectors of colonization companies, with“ cOmmis‘ sioners and assistant commissioners, and with Mounted Police officers, that the Government have not demanded reports, or even it they have not demanded reports, that they have not received reports on the condition of the country. The fact that the gentleman should have allowed the matter to get to this head having had these warnings and having accepted this warnings in so far as to place a force in that neighborhood within striking distance of the scene of action, and yet should not have taken active, intelligent and energetic measures to remove the causes of the griev- ances, whatever they may be, is a matter which certainly demands explanation at the hands of the Government. They could not have inflicted a more serious blow to the Northwest than by permitting this matter to get to this head, I do not care what its proportions are. The Gov- ernment only awakened to the fact that the situation was serious when hostilities commenced. A commission to investigate the grievances complained of had been appointed, and with the aid of foot, cavalry and , artillery the Government hoped to get out of the scrape. It would be a question to know what to do with Riel when he was caught. The Premier had ataprevious time inveighed against him (Blake) when leader of the Ontario Governm- nt, for issuing a proclamation, which he asserted had driven Riel to flee across the lines into the United States. When this statement was made by Sir John at that time it was greeted with cheers, but a distinguished relate afterwards brought papers to prove hat Sir John himsel! had paid Riel to WHOLE NO 1,395 NO. 44. Hon. 0. Mowatâ€"It is found as the law now stands crime is often undetected be. cause there is no provision for the special services of constables and others. The proposal was that in any casein which,in the opinion of the warden and county attorney of aeounty, special services not covered by the ordinary tariff are necessary for the detection of crime or the capture of persons who are believed to have com- mitted crimes of a serious character. the warden and county attorney aforesaid may authorize any constable, or other person, to perform these services, and shall certify upon the account to be rendered by such constable or other person what they deem a reasonable allowance to be paid to the person employed. and the amount so eertzn lied shall he allowed to such person in th- accounts in respect of the administration of justice, and shall be paid in the first instance by the county, and one-half shall be repaid to the county by the Province. It is always necessary to not with promptitude in these cases it anything is done at all and it seems reasonable that the county attorney and warden should have the right to decide when these services were neces- sary. - Mr. Meredith asked it it covered the ease of constables having incurred expense in arresting persons who had been committed for trial. Mr. O. Mowat said it did. Mr. Wood thought the Bill supplied a very great public want. The Bill was read the second time. Hon. A. S. Hardy, in moving the second reading of the Bill relating to the Election Acts and respecting the Legislative Assem- bly, called the attention of the House to the points with which the Bill would deal. The first three clauses are intended to provide {or a case similar to that of the East Simcoe case, where the judges have differed -where they have not been able to come to a comm 3n decisionâ€"and this points out that in case the matter is taken to the Court of Appeal the Registrar shall report the judgment or decision of that court as the judgmentot the case, or they may refer the matter baox to the rota judges, for the purpose of having their opinions or judg- ment carried out. If that had been done in the East Simcoe case there would pro- bably have been no difficulty there. He concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. . Hon. 0. F. Fraser moved the second regging 9f the Bill to extend the franchise. Mr. Meredith contended that the princi- ple of a property qualification had long been disregarded. He contended that assessors might be partizan enough to assess people too low to enable them to vote. He eon- tended that students and many school teachers would be excluded from the franchise. He concluded by moving the fol- lowing amendment : That the following words he added to the motionâ€"And while consenting to the second reading of the Bill. and thereby the principle that an ex- tension of the franchise is necessary and expedient, this House desires to express its opinion that no such extension which does not render a proper system of registration, and, while excluding the criminal and non- sane classes, aliens and persons disqualified under the provisions of the Election Acts, confer the franchise upon every other male resident of the Province of the full age of 21 years ought to be adopted by this House. Mr. Meredith said the local Boards of Heath had unlimited power of destroying property to any value, which was a power they ought not to have, and to meet this objectionable feature of the system he moved the following as an additional sec- tion: “No determination or order of a Local or the Provincial Board of Health tor the removal or abatement of any nuis- ance shall be enforced except by order of the High Court ct Justice, when such nuisance invalves a. less or destruction of property of a value of $500 and upwards, and upon any application to the court the order of the Local or Provincial Board of Health shall not be evidence that the matter was or is a nuisance." Hon.A. M. Ross pointed out that the Act did make provision in the direction of this amendment to some extent. However, it was a case in which there might be necessity for some further restriction, and he therefore moved that the committee rise, report progress and ask leave to sit again. In the meantime he would take the matter into consideration. The committee rose and reported. Hon. 0. Mowat moved the House into committee on the Bill to amend the Act for employing prisoners without the walls or common jails, Mr. White in the chair. The BAH pissed withduiamandmefit and wag repqrteiq. Hon. 0. F. Fraserâ€"What does the hon. gentleman propose, supposing this very simple proposition, as he calls it, should become law 7 Is it a proposition that everybody can understand 7. It is that the franchise shall be extended, under a. proper system of registration, which shall exclude the criminal and insane classes, aliens, and persms disqualified under the provisions of the Election Act, confer the franchise upon every male resident of the Province who is of the age of 21 years? Perhaps he would not have any machinery for finding out who are the criminal classes or who are the insane. Perhaps he would not have a provision for finding out these just as there is a. provision for finding out under this Bill who is earning wages amounting to $300. Mr. Whiteâ€"The jail records. Hon. 0. F. Fraserâ€"Would you not have ,mr K .......... u, a... umauul. AM one uuau’. Hon. A. M. Ross said he had adopted the suggestion or the hon. member for West Durham (Mr. McLaughlin) to strike out the word “ epidemic ” in the third line, leaving the clause to read : “Whenever, from the presence of any formidable contagious dis- ease in any locality,” etc. He also pro- posed to amend the second clause by pro- viding that it a Council does not appoint a medical health oflioer, an appointment shall be made by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Health. Then in the third section be proposed to limit such appointment until the disease abates, or until the February following such appoint- ment. The House went into committee on the Billto make further provmion regarding shipublfo healgh, Mr._ Baxter in the chair. a vailable. leave the country. The secret service money voted by the Government had been taken to pay hun. Looking back at these circumstances it was interesting to know what the Government would now do with Riel. It was very significant that, as Sir John said this afternoon, he was again appealing for- money. and evidently had ‘not forgoxten the lesson taught him by the leader ofthe, Government. The Govern- m‘ent “wouldguubtless fin‘d trouble 1n the foot that secret s‘ervioo money was not now OMAR“) LEGISLATURE. A Paris special says the trade depression in France is terribly severe. and that brand riots are feared in Lyons, Marseilles and Paris. The two suepeoted dynsmiters arrested at Quebec have at last been released from custody for the want of proof. They had retained the able services of Mr. O. Fitz- patrick as advocate, but he was not allowed to hold any interview with them. Nothing denoted. he went to work to apply for 9. writ of habeas corpus, and when the authorities saw he intended to show fight, they gave in and allowed the prisoners their liberty. They will probe.th insti- tute an action for false arrest andimprison- ment. _ffié French Senate has adopted the bills increasing the duty on imported cattle and cereals. Knubley, the Paris reporter who assaulted the editor of La. France, has been sentenced to two days’ imprisonment, and fined 200 francs. Celanie Heard, a. servant girl, was tried at the assizea at Montreal for murdering her new born infant, whose body wan found,but after being looked up all night the jury could not agree, and they were discharged. Prisoner will be tried at the next assizes. The channel squadron has arrived.“ Miltord Haven. Its appearance there was unexpected. The only theory offered is that it is awaiting orders. The allocation delivered by the Pope yesterday oeueuree all Catholic diplomats who attended the recent ceremony of lay- ing the corner atone for the monument to Victor Emanuel. and denounces the care- mony as a eintul tribute to one of the greetth enemies of the Holy Church. A letter from Bishop Cleary was read yesterday morning in SLMaury’a Cathed *5], Kingston, strongly condemning aoonoerh arranged to be held in that city by the Scott Act advocates on Good Friday. The mother of a. family consisting of two grown-up daughters, living in G033- town, N. H , recently died, and when the undertaker came to perform his duties the father was asked the name of his wife. Ella reply was, “Mother.” No other name could he remember, and the daughters were equally ignorant, having never known their parent by any other name than ' Mother.” v, Whg wear out with continual ooughi st big 1:. when Ayar’a Cherry Factor-l was nliava. 5mm: and sun? any machinery for getting at the jail records? It would require machinery to: registration, and yet the hon. gentleman proposes to change the whole basis upon which the voting ol- the country has been placedâ€"namely, the assessment rollâ€"and have for it the register substituted. He proposes that the executive for the time being shall control the whole system of registration. Mr. Meredithâ€"No, no. Hon. 0. F. Fraserâ€"I suppose the hon. gentleman Would put the control ,some- where, and it he follows the lead of his Ohiei at Ottawa he would,.plaoe it in the hands of the executive for the time being. Surely it the executive at Ottawa is fit to have the control of the registration of the country, then the executive of Ontario is equally fit to have the control of the regis- tration of this Province. I say it is an improper thing that‘the executive should have control of the registration without regard to whether this Government is in power or any other. No executive should have the power to appoint the registrars, and yet there certainly would be required some machinery to carry out the provisions of the Act. Now the hon; gentleman com- plains that there are some provisions in this Bill which the"peo'ple cannot under- stand, but I must say that there are clauses in the Bill of his Ohio! at Ottawa that I, as a lawyer, do not understand. The Bill now before the House is one I think that no one 1 should have any difficulty in arriving at a knowledge of their meaning. The Bill is altogether based on the same lines that Franchise Bills have always been based on in this Province, namely, the assess- ment rolls, and it is just as simpleâ€"~every line and word, as the Act now on the statute book. 1 therefore give my unquali- fied denial to the assertion or insinuation that there will be the slightest diflioulty in carrying out the provisions of this Bill. There is only one difficulty in the matter at all, and that is with regard to the wage- earner, and I don’t anticipate any serious trouble even in that direction. Now the hon. gentleman with all his ingenuity can only suggest that there may be some schoolmaster in this country who is not getting $300 a year. and who consequently will not be entitled to vote. Where is this schoolmaster who is not earning 8800 a year? I venture to say that it he is not actually receiving $300 a year in cash. he is receiving something in lieu of it and equal to it, and therefore I say without fear of contradiction that every resident schoolmaster of the age of 21 will be entitled to vote under this measure. Then he says some may be sick, and therefore they will not be able to vote. Well, I undertake to say that it this manhood sufl‘rage comes into force there will be some sick and then they will not be able to vote. Again he says that there will be some students at the univer- sity who will not be able to vote under the proposed safeguards and restrictions, but I may say as I said before that this cannot be for more than one general election, because it the Act were 'to go into force to-morrowâ€"as the students are at the university for about tour or five yearsâ€" they could miss voting at only one general election. I venture the assertion that under this Bill there will be as many people enti- tled to vote as under any Bill for manhood suffrage which could be devised. Another reason for the passage of the Bill is found in the fact that if the proposal of the hon. gentle man were carried it would not be sufficiently considered in this session to be passed as a Bill, and it would have the effect of preventing the next local election being held under its provisions. He con- cluded by expressing the confident hope that the Bill would be supported by the House. A vote was then taken on the amend- ment, which was lost by 42110 30. Death has removed from the midst of society a. well-known figure in the venera- ble Cardinal Sebwarzenburg, the Prince- Biehop of Prague. This member of the princely house of Sehwarzenburg was born on April 6th. 1809, so that he dies on the verge of attaining his 76th birthday. For some time he opposed the infallibility of the Pope,but latterly he gave his unre- served adhesion to the dogma. City Treasurer Crawford, 0! Oswego, N.Y.,ia missing since Friday morning. Friday night he was to meet with the Finance Committee of the Common Council, who proposed to examine the accounts, but he did not appear. Saturday morning they proceeded to investigate his books, and found he was short $26,200. A terrible explosion. caused by coal dust. occurred on Friday evening in mine No. 7, at McAllieter, Ind. Ter. Eleven miners were killed. The damage to property is slight. The explosion occurred just as the men stopped work. All the men in the mine at the time were killed. but their bodies were not burned or mutilated, show- ing that death resulted from the lite- mendous concussion. The propeller Champion and barge left New York for Newburgh yesterday. Latest News from All Over the World. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY