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NELSON IN UANADl. The Grefatllcro'Lovcil a Quebec Girl. .4 ., __ ‘ a nonisric EPISODE. In the references which have recently been made in the press touching Lord Nelson‘s visit to Canada when a young man,l observe nothing is said of the romantic incident connected with his stay at Quebec at that time, of which mention is made by Clarke and McArthur, Clark Russell, L}. Lathom Brown and other of his biographers,and also by the Canadian chronicier, Lemoine. It was in 1782 that duty brought the future hero of Trafalgar to the oldirock city. His Lordship was then in his 24th year,and had but recently returned from the frigid region of the Baltic, where he had coin- manded the Albemarle frigatefli guns. On being ordered to proceed in that vessel with a convoy to Newfoundland and the liver St. Lawrence, he expressed his dislike for the employment, his recent experiences making him dread the severity of our north- ern climate. Nevertheless, on this as on other occasions in Nelson's glorious career, his personal inclinations were made to give way to his sense of public duty. along the American coast, and returned to Quebec on the 17th September, “ knocked up with the scurvy,” to use his own ex- pressive words. The sickness of his crew compelled him to remain inactive at Quebec for some time, and it was not until October 14 that he was able to take his final depart- ure from the St. Lawrence. Writing to his friend William Locker at this time,he speaks of his recent cruise as having been an un- successful one. “We have taken, seen and destrOyed more enemies than is seldom done in the same space of time,” he says, “but not one has arrived in port. He adds, ”but I do not repine at our loss, we have in other things been very fortunate,for on the 14th of August we fell in, in Boston bay, with four sailof the line and the Iris,French man-of-war, part of M. Vaudreuil’s squad- ron, who gave us a pretty dance for between nine and ten hours. But we beat all except the frigate, though we brought to for her, after we were out of sight of the line of battle ships, but she tacked and stood from us.” The M. Vaudreuil here mentioned was probably Charlevoix’s pupil to whom Bibaud refers in his Pantheon Canadicn, who afterwards commanded the Sceptre in an ognagement with Viscount Hood. Hanson’s FANCY IS CAUGHT. Although Nelson was more than most men susceptible to the influence and charms of “lovely women,” it has been surmised that his enforced idleness at Quebec, at the time mentioned, afforded an opportunity for his becoming more severely smitten in that way than he had ever before been, or, perhaps, would ever be again. There have been doubts expressed touching the identity of the lady in the case. \Vhile some claim her to have been a Miss Simpson, others have fixed on a Miss Prentice, and others, again, on a Miss Woolsey, Whose brother Was afterwards president of the Quebec Bank. Facts disclosed in some correspond- ence exhumed by the late Dr. Miles, previ- ous to his death, and which were embodied in part in an interesting article on the sub- ject contributed by him to the old Canadian Monthly, point almost irresistibly to Miss Mary Simpson, the first named, as the object of the hero’s tender at- tachment in Canada. This lady was the daughter of Mr. James Simpson, 9. Que- bee merchant, in which city she was born in 1766 or 1767. She was 16 at the time of‘ Nelson’s visit, and is reputed to have pos- sessed not only "marvellous beauty," but likewise high mental gifts. One old lady (Mrs. Harrower) speaking ofher, said: “If Mary Simpson was not the most beautiful girl in Quebec; she was, at any rate, the most handsome she (Mrs. H.) had ever be. held. " We can well believ this in view of the complete ascendancy only of the young post captain, but of others, including the estimable gentleman who subsequently became her husband, the \vell’known Col. Robert Mathews, long the Military Secretary in Canada to Lord Dorchester and other Governors, and for some years previous to his death holding the post of Governor of Chelsea. hospital. THE SAILOR'S RESOLUTION. The climax of Nelson’s infatuation is re- lated by Clarke and McAutliur in their “Life and Services of Nelson ”: “ When the Albemarle, on the 14m of October, was ready for sea, Captain Nelson had taken his leave and had gone down the river to the place where the men-of-war usually anchored :but the next morning, as Mr. Alexander Divison was walking on the beach, he saw Nelson coming back in his boat. On his reaching the landing place, the former anxiously demanded the cause that occasioned his friend’s return. “ Walk up to your house," Nelson replied, “ and youshall bemide aquainted with the can se. ” He then said, “I find it utterly impossible to leave this place without again writing on her whose society has so much added to its charms, and laying myself and my fortune at her feet.” Mr. I) u'ison earnestly re- monstrated with him on the consequences of so rash 3 step; “ your utter ruin,” said he, “ situated as you are at present, will inevitably follow.” “ Then let it follow ” exclaimed Nelson, “ for I am resolved to do it P" Tue assourit gm; 0'i to say that a severe altercation ensued, but that Mr. Davison’s firmness at length prevailed with Nelson, who With no very good grace, relin- quishel his purpose and suffered himself to be led back to his boat. It is perhaps use- less now t.) Speculate on what Would have been the consequences to the country had not Mr. Davison’s friendly council prevail- ed With Nslson in his reckless infatuation on the 03: ision referred to. We have only to erase from the annals of our country the four brilliant naval actions, “St. Vincznt,” “The Nile,” “Copenhagen” and “Trafal- gar,” to form soma idea of our probable loss. That Nelson dill not forget what he owed personally to his determined friend was fre- quently provel in after years. 8. emoving to London Divison became a navy agent, banker and osm‘nissariat contractor, in all of which pnitious Ns‘san‘s great influence was exerted in l1 is f: vor. WHAT BECAUE OF THE ADVISER. His subsequent history was peculiar and eventful. Davisoii acquired a large fortune, He arrived at Bic in July, and in due course at Quebec. There he remained for some weeks, when be deported on a cruise I l I l . fer if they put their minds to it." ) I nets, many differences in which were more than once adjusted at his mansion in St. James’ square. Tempted to try and acquire a seat in Parliament, however, be was, we are told, convicted of outrageous bribery and imprisoned for a long period ; but on his releaseâ€"snob was the lenient view then entertained of election briberyâ€"lie was ap- pointed to important posts by the Govern. ment, and continued his previously success- ful career. As Commissary-General of the Forces and Treasurer of the Ordnance, though Without salary, ho had full employ. ment as a banker of the millions of money that passed through his hands. Sad to relate. from lSOS his life was clouded with trouble. In that your an investigation being held into certain commissariat frauds, Davison was tried and convicted of complic- ity therein, and sentenced to ill years’ im- prisonment. Nothingisknownofhim further. After the battle of the Nile he had medals struck for all ranks, one of which be pre- sented to the King in portion, who long maintained intimate personal relations with the tax-Quebec merchant. Writing to Nelson.after his interview on this occasion, Davison relates that His Majesty Spoke of him (Nelson) with the tenderness of a father. These medals, one of which was worn by Nelson himself, were inscribed on the rim : ”A tribute of regard from Alex- ander Davison, Esq. St. James.” It was also the same good friend, who, after Nel- son’s fall at Trafalgar, formed the 84 spade guineas found in the hero‘s purse into an imposing memorial trophy, which may still be seen in the new Town hall, Portsmouth, within sight of the old Victory, Nelson’s flagsliip,and at the very centre of the naval service of the empire. FAIR. Maav‘s Arrsn CAREER. As for our fair Countrywoman, the bean- tifnland accomplished lady who inspired so passionate a regard in the heart of one of England’s most illustrous sons, the record shows that, yielding at length to Colonel Mathews’ ardent proposals, she joined him in England, where they were married. There, in Landon,she continued to reside for the remainder of her days, acting well her part of wife and mother, and enjoying in amplest measure the respect and esteem of all. She survived many years her early admirer, her death occurring in London,not before she had reached her 70th year. Offi- cers of distinction who had served in Cana- da, including H. R H. the Duke of Kent, and Canadians on a visit [.0 the mother country, were in the habit of calling to pay their respects to her up to the last ; and on such occasions, we are informed, the former belle of Stadacona was accustomed to make particular enquiries touching old friends and Old scenes in the land of her nativity ~[Henry Morgan in the Empire. mâ€"â€"â€"~â€"_â€" The Rich Man's liscs. It seems that in the estimation of Mr. Frederic Harrison, a radical English social reformer, rich men have some uses even in a republic, for he writes an essay on the subject in the last number of the Forum. “ The uses of a rich man in a republic,” according to Mr. Harrison,are to give their money away for the public benefit. “There is no limit to the forms in Which rich men could be of use if they tried,” hesays, “and to the public benefactions they could con- For in- stance, “ the artistic benefaction” affords an almost unbounded field for their phil- anthropic Cultivation, yet they neglect it entirely. “ No millionaire ever Seems to think of giving his fellow citizens a series of free musical entertainments, a, historic pageant, much less 9- free dramatic performance.” “The millionaires have the means, and they alone have it, but as yet they miserably fail to recognize their part.” Moreover, he warns them that it is to their selfish interest to provide those pageants, for the “day may come when the World will have agreed to abolish rich men altogether as an absolete institution ;" and unless they igive away their money or spend their money as people who are not rich suggest, they will be “working desperately to hurry on that day.” Mr. Harrison says according- jly that he proffers this adVice to rich men 1: , she seems ‘0 iin a spirit of kindness. ave acquired over the head and heart not 1 because, l He gives it to them pending the arrival of the next century. when the advisability of getting rid of them as a social necessity will come up for settlement, they may be able to dem- onstrate that after all they are of some little use in the world, and thus put off the day of their extinction. He earnestly invites them to "convince the public of this before it is too late.” Mr. Harrison’s theory, then, is practi- cally that if an individual accumulates more money than his needs require the surplus belongs to society as a sort of moral right ; he must give the rest away for the general benefit. Of course, under the on- forced application of such a theory there would be no rich men. Nobody Would ac- cumulate money if it. was not to be his owu when he had piled it up. There would be no property. Everybody would live from hand to mouth, after the socialistic plan. Private wealth would be abolished. Human nature would be transformed. If a man cannot accumulate a million dollars and spend it in the way he likes because it is his own, nobody can hrld any property at all to dispense as he chooses. He must spend in treating his neighbors as much as they decide that he ought to give them, or they Will “ abolish" him as an “ absolete institutions.” If he has more than they think he needs, they will abolish him as useless to them if he does not give them a free circus or whatever else they want. If that is to be fhestate of things which the next century will try to bring about, rich men are more likely than ever to hold on to what they have got. They will not submit to being blackmailed, as Mr. Harrison sug- gests, to prevent the threatened looting of their property, but will husband their resources to resist the pillage when it comes. PcOple will not give away money under such compulsion. Benevolence will lose its es- sential quality if it is bestowed for such a. purpose. A man who hands out his purse to a highwayman holding a pistol pointed at his head is not influenced by charitable impulse. Mr. Harrison's threats indicate that he is a type of social reformer whose abolition is rcquirci by the well-being of all men. W In some partss of B. 11;. i. an; are special publicliouses for women. Large quantities of oranges are sent from Jerusalem to Liverpool, and the trade is rapidly increasing. He that will not reflect is a ruined man. Eariioslness is enthusiasm tempered b W“ the political friehd of successive Cabi- mason. nonnninso’ Baby White- BY HELEN ASllI.A.\'D KEENE. My baby whil e will sleep tonight, lliourrl the writ-lions my. No more his tired little mean is lll‘h‘Wllifllrl‘l night and (l‘ly '. .2 ml the patient mother folds her hands To softly weep and pray. The little cradle empty stands, The lil i ll: Citi‘i'iiim: loo. 'l'hc tiny but is laid aside. The tiny linlfuvorn shoe. . And the mother's arms, 1) aching armsl Arc empty. empiy, loo. 0 little hvilf-opcd bud how sweet The fragrance that you shell, You do not hood the tours- that fall Upon your low urcun lu‘ll, Like balm pressed out from wounded hearts, From whence nlljoy has fled. You are not there: your angel Wings Brush soft your mother's face. Your arm: about her neck are wouud, Shc lies in your cm brace; 0 not afar ! Close. close to her. 'l‘liatis your dwelling place. A Child’s Party The birthday cake should be a plain one, but there may be a candle on it for each year of the child giving the party, and if you stick the candle’s pin through a tiny red, white, pink or yellow rose, made of paper, the cake will present a very festive appearance. The candles are the kind used for Chrislmas trees, and are sold by confec- tioners and bakers. The cutest and most healiliiul little bon~bona can be made by icing the tiny crackers, shaped like an elongated egg, or the little sticks about an inch long and as thick as a land pencil now kept by all grocers. Make plain white icing and chocolate icing ; color some of the white pink with cochineal and coat the crackers with the different ioings. Older children will require rather more substantial entertainment, but one must avoid stuffing children of any age with food not convenient for them. Most children will like creamed potatoes and chicken in white sauce. This is a convenient way of serving chicken for children, involving no trouble of cutting by guests or hostess. With this, tea or cocoa with cake and a tiny cup of lemon or orange jelly made from gelatine will make a supper nice enough for children between the ages of six and fifteen. Make aplain, light cupcake and when cold out it in slices and thesein fancy shapes ; cubes, diamonds, stars, crescents and so on, and ice them with plain and colored icings. No matter how simple the party,to make it a complete success there should be a souvenir for each child to carry home. Pop corn tied up in a bag made from a pretty Japanese napkin, or from Coarse-meshed white lace, the seams buttonholed with gay zephyrs, or an orange wrapped in bright tissue paper with the ends twisted like motto candies will please the little ones. At a party given by a. boy of five, toy whips,costing five cents each, were present- ed to the youthful guests and as they were all boys it sent them away happy ; for his sister‘s doll party the souvenirs were very small Japanese dolls.- Girls of ten, or older, may have pretty little cups and saucers for souvenirs. The little Japanese blue and white affairs, cost‘ ing five cents each, are charming, while very dainty ones may be bought for twenty- five cents. Better than any sum of money that you may give your children during your lifetime,or leave them afteryourdeath will be the remembrances of all snob sweet and simple home festivities as shall have endeared home to their childish hearts. A Boiled Dinner. Every woman thinks she knows bettter how to cook and serve an old fashioned boiled dinner than any of her neighbors. There is one woman that we know who does not think anything about it. She knows no one in the whole country who can boil a dinner to equal hers. To quote her own language :â€"-“The reason my boiled dinners are so much better than those generally cooked here is because I do not just cling to all of the old methods. I do a little thinking for myself, and improve on the old ways by the introduction of flav- orings and condiments which stubborn pre- judice keeps others from using. “ I do not often have is boiled diniier. I do not think such food the most wholesome or easily digested. “ First of all you must go to the market yourself and select your meat; do not trust it to any one else. I always get two pieces of corned beef, the inside part of the round and a plate piece and also n. nice piece of salt bacon. I do this because some people like the round while others like the plate piece better. “ Have the meat nice and fat and well corned. You must put it into a large ket- tle holding at least two gallons. Cover with cold water and stand on a slow fire. As soon as the scum begins to rise skim is off so there is not one fleck of it left. Thir must be done before it begins to boil. AfLet this take a large lemon, cut it in halves, remove the seeds and put it in the kettle with the meat; add two good sized bay leaves and a half dozen small Chili peppers. Then let your meat boil gently for two hours. PREPARATION OF VEGETABLES. In the meantime you must have prepared your vegetablesâ€"cabbage, parsnips, cur- rots potatoes and beets. The beets must be boiled in a. separate kettle and put on in the morning and allowed to simmer gently all day, being well covered with water all the time. After two hours take the lid oil the kettle off and put the cabbage in first, then the carrots and parsnips and let those boil two hours ; just a half hour before serving the potatoes must be ad dell. “Now this allows four hours in which to cook the dinner. If the round piece of beef weighs over ten pounds you will need five hours. BAKED isms): PUDDXNG. This is the proper dessert to serv c with a boiled dinner : Take two quarts of milk, a. large cup of meal, half a cup of White flour, two eggs, half a cup of molasses, a large teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of ginger and the same of cinnamon. To mix it boil three pints of the milk and set it off the fire; beat all the other ingredients with the pint of milk not boiled, then stir them into the hot milk. Butter 3 stone or earthenware dish, and when the mixture is a. little cool pour it into this dish, putit into a moderate oven, cover with a plate and bake four or live hours, basting every little while with cold milk. This pudding is eaten hot and requires no sauce; butter is generally eaten with it. To SERVE Tllh‘. DINNER. ”Pill. your meat on a large platter and lay the vezetablcs all round it, except the Cabbage and beets, which should be servep in separate dishes. The beets should have the skins rubbed off them with a. cloth and should be cut in halves and put in a deed dish with ii. sauce of meltel butter, salt, pepper and a, half cup of vinegar, to which add two large tcaspoonfuls of sugar. This sauce should be hot. “ lalways take half the cabbage and some of the potatoes and mash them up together and season with a. little cream, some butter and salt and pepper, and make in a mound like mashed potatoes. This is deliciousâ€"â€"- indeed the entire dinner will be found most appelizing. Provide pepper-sauce, tomato catsiip, liigdon and any other pickles you like, and be sure to serve tea instead of colfce as a beverage. The Story Simon Condemned. A discussion is in progress in some of the leading English papers, on long sermons. It has reached the editorial columns and the editors are calling for immediate reform on the part of preachers. Onc preacher was bold enough to take up the challenge thus flung down, and enter the lists on behalf of lengthy pulpit utterances. This was none other than Dr. Pentecost, well known on this side of the Atlantic as an evangelist of exceptional influence in cultured circles,and now rapidly winning renown in London as miiiisterof MarylebonePresbyterianChurch, the church made famous by the ministry of the late Dr. Donald Fraser. Dr. Pentecost's apology for long sermons emphasl’zes the fact that, as a rule, the men who are mak- ing the deepest impression upon the relig- ious life of the age are not the men who deal in fifteen or twenty-minute sermon- ettes. He points out that Canon hidden, who commanded audiences that crowded St. Paul’s Cathedral, and who, more than any other preacher of his day, moved the mostintellectual hearers,rarelypreached less than an hour. Mr. Spurgeon fretted under any limit less than three-quarters of an hour. Henry Ward Beecher generally took an hour. The living princes of the Ameri- can pulpit, Storrs, Behrends, John Hall, William M. Taylor and Meredith, are all believers in long sermons, and they are able to lead their hearers to a similar belief. Dr. Pentecost maintains that no one but an extraordinary genius can adequately discuss any one of the great themes of the Bible in the space of fifteen minutes; and he ex- presses his deliberate conviction, based on an exception ally varied knowledge of preach- ers and congregations, that more “ congre- gations have been dissipated by sermonettes of fifteen and twenty minutes in length than by sermons of an hour long, even though the preacher has not been of the first rank." ' Great names are not strong arguments in such a. controversy as this. We have to deal with sermons in general, and not with the sermons of famous preachers in particu- lar. Two hours of preaching by such a man as Beecher would seem shorter to many hearers than a quarter of an hour of preach- ing by one of less power. Dr. Pentecost goes to the root of the question when he asserts that the actual length of the sermon mat- ters little in comparison with the impression of prolixity left on the minds of the audi- ence. The preacher who always stops short of the point when his people cease to Wish more never preaches sermons too long. The first and main thing is to grip the people and maintain that hold until the end is ' reached. Dulness is the unpardonable sin in the pulpit. John McNeill, who has earned the right to speak authoritatively on *EH WEEii's this subject, says that the urgent need of our day is sermons that lift. The pulpit ought to be powerful enough to lift the pew out of its passivity into a higher plane of thought and activity. In too many of our churches there are hearers like unto 'l'ennyson’s peasant, who heard the person “bummin’ ” away like a buzzard clock ever his head, who thought he said what was right, but did not know what he said, and came away feeling that both he and the parson had done their duty. The sermon that comes to the bearer with the force and awe-compelling constraint of a message from the unseen cannot be too long â€"~always provided that it ceases when the message is delivered. Yet we believe it would be for the comfort of the preacher and the edification of the people if some general timelimit were fixed for the Ordin- ary sermon. The day of the long sermon is past. The conditions and advantages of_the age make it unnecessary. The Wide diffu- sion of religious literature takes away from the teaching functions of the pulpit to a certain extent, although it can never detract from the power of the preacher as an ambassador of God, delivering the message of eternity to the children of time. A sermon that en- forces a. single truth, pressing it home with explanation and appeal, is the sermon that will profit and interest the average congre- gation. Dr. Maclaren and Dr. . Parker, preachers as popular and influential along their own lines as any of the pulpit giants named by Dr. Pentecost, rigidly narrow their sermons to the half hour. If that is as long as they can be profitably listened to, it is a fair question whether some others can hold their hearers so long. Long sermons, on ordinary occasions, frustrate their pur- pose. leaving only a blurred memory and fatigued feeling where they ought to leave a distinct recollection of a divine truth. It is the sermon short, sharp and full of life that abides as an inspiration and comfort through the week. a.~â€" â€"Whâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- A Marvellous Thur-piece. One of the most wonderful machines in these days of miraculous mechanism is the chronoscope, It took form under the skil- ful hands of \Vheatstone, the mathemati- cian, who needed an instrument to measure smaller intervals of time than his clock or watch could indicate. Many improvements have been made in the chronoscope since \thatstone patented it in 1840, and now the machine is employed to measure the flight of projectiles from a. gun. So accurate is it that it will detect and record a (lif~ fcrence of time ainountingto a millionLh par ofasecond,and electricity being used in recording the passage of a projectile, it is possible to determine to a very small fraction the rate of speed with which a shot flies from a gun. Show IS not substance; reaiities govern with men. CANADIAN. Owing to the present cold weather the ice bridge Opposite Montreal is forming rapidly. The Royal Victoria hospital, of Montreal, will be opened for the reception of patients on January 2. The scheme to run a. continuous line of railway from the Gaspe basin to Sault Ste. Marie has been revived in Montreal. The Prince of Wales, with the Duke of York, opened the Middletown school at Clerkenwell. The school stands upon the site of what was once Clerkenwell gaol. The Liberals won the elections through- out Prince Edward island. It is expected that the complete returns will show that government has been sustained by twenty to ten. Mr. Duncan MacArthur, the cit-presi- dent of the defunct Commercial Bank, of Winnipeg, at a dinner given in his honour in that city on Tuesday night, stated that another bank might be established before long by himself and others. A by-law for the amalgamation of Sarnia and Point Edward as one municipality was carried unanimously at Point Edward. Mr. Henry Morgan, senior partner of the well known Montreal dry goods house of Henry Morgan & Co.. is dead,in his seventy fifth year. Chamberlain, the alleged personator from Toronto, did not appear in the Winnipeg Police Court the other day when called upon. Affidavits were filed from himself and his physician at Craig, N.D.,that he had pneu- monia, and was too ill to appear. Mr. Van Horne, President of the Cana- dian Pacific railway, has been appointed a director of the Equitable Insurance Com- pany, of New York. This, it is understood, is the first instance of a Canadian being ap- pointed to such a position in that company. There is considerable interest evinced in Montreal political circles as to whom the Government will appoint to the Lieutenant- Governorship of New Brunswick, rendered vacant by the death of Lieutenant-Governor Boyd, and a strong feeling in favour of ap- pointing the Hon. Peter Mitchell. A memorial tablet in honour of Capt. H. B. Mackay, Capt. W. H. Robinson, and Capt. W. G. Stairs, graduates of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ont., will be placed in St. George’s cathedral, Kingston. The lungs of two Canadian cattle said by the experts of the British Government to have been infected with pleura-pneumonia, which were sent out here, have been ex- amined by Dr. McEa'chran and Prof. Adami, of Montreal. They declare that the animals were not suffering from a contagious dis- ease. BRITISH. Lord Charles Baresford is sudering influenza. An unconfirmed rumor has reached Cape Town that the forces under Major Forbes have captured King Lobengnla. During Mr. Gladstone’s visit to Sir Arthur Hayter, at Sonthill Park, be planted on evergreen oak on the lawn near the resi- deuce. A wire netting will soon be erected in front of the strangers’ gallery in the English House of Commons to prevent bombs being thrown into the chamber. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (the Duke of Edinburgh) has expressed his desire to surrender his Parliamentary al- lowance of twenty-five thousand pounds a year. At the Trades Union Congress held in London, it was decided to issue a manifesto condemning the House of Lords for not passing the Employers’ Liability bill as it left the House of Commons. The South Australian House of Assembly has passed a bill doubling the income tax for one year. This action is due to the re- jection by the Council of a bill providing for the taxation of absentee landlords. GENERAL. A question has been raised between France and Germany as to the holding of an international conference to consider measures for the suppression of Anar- chists. Signor Crispi is experiencing great diffi- culty in his task of forming an Italian Cabi- net. A midwinter series of military manoeuV- res will be carried on this winter in differ- ent parts of Russia, where the snow lies deep. It is reported in Buenos Ayres that Ad- miral Mcllo, commander of the Brazilian insurgent fleet, has seized the French met; chant steamer Porrabyta. It is stated that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne,will be shortly betrothed to the Grand Duchess Xenia, eldest daughter of the Czar. News has been received in Madrid from l'leliila stating that the Sultan will not be able to treat personally with Gen. Campos before February. A Cabinet Council held in Madrid decided that such dilatory pro- texts could not be tolerated. mnm MBN TORN T0 PIECES. Caught In a. Belt and ‘Vlilrlcd to Death. - A Montreal special says :â€"-A dreadful fatality took place to-day in one of the machine shops of the Montreal rolling mills, the establishment being located in St.Cune- gunde. William Wilson, who was over 50 years of age, had been in the employ of the firm for some time past, and was sup- posed to be too careful a man to become the victim of such a terrible accident as that which occurred this forenoon. Wilson was alone in one of the rooms, when it became evident to three outside that something had gone wrong, and sure enough upon running into the apartment where the poor man was last seen alive an awful sight met their eyes. It appears that Mr. Wilson had been caught in a belt propelled at lightning speed and his body hurled upward to a frightful death. When found the trunk alone re- mained, as both legs and arms had been torn lrom the body. The fragments were got together and the mangled remains of the unfortunate man were removed to the General hospital where an inquest was held by Coroner McMahon later on. It is not probable that any blame can be attached to the establishment for poor Wilson’s untimcz ly (.nd.