The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1866, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 10,800. THE EMPIRE. Commercial Affairs on the Mexican Border. Matamoros Declared a Free Port No Longer. Effect of the Edict on That City and Brownsville. ‘The Cattle Law and Its Operation on the Rio Grande Border, The French Troops to Evacaate When the Empire ts Recognized. &e. &e. ae. Our Brownsville Correspondence, Brownsvitix, Texas, March 10, 1860. ‘THR OPENING OF THE ROADS Ye naturally of paramount interest to the people in al! portions of Mexico. For nearly a year now Matamoros hhas been shut out from all connection with the interior ‘By land, and the merchants there who had, in antici- Bittle. This has caused those in the imperial interest, in- cluding the press of the city, to inaugurate a very larzo and high sounding whistle wherewithal to strengthen the ‘Kknoos of tho timid, and increaso the confidence of the ‘wavering in the strength and munificence of “the em- pire.’ Grandiloquent talk concerning a large reinforce- ‘meat of imperialists now on tho marcb to the frontier, ef aspeedy opening up of the country and the active seaumption of trade, of certain trains now making up to ‘Be escorted to Monterey by a force sufficient to drive all “the outlaws” from the country, are daily sent forth & spite of forty yeers of anarchy, will tell you he docs mot Intend to forward either money or goods by the first train; events will demonstrate whether or not he will take advantage of the second. The factsare thatthe country is no nearcr a settle- ment than it was a year ago, and that on no road in ‘Northern Mexico can a train loaded with valuables move ‘unless guarded by at least a thousand men. Nor is there any prospect of improvemtnt initia regard. I {vel safe ‘wy prophesying that, ag now, this frontier will be shut @ut from the interior for a year to come, or until the im- > away with the commercial importance of both Brownsville and Mat- amoros, Through the years since the Moxican war the cr portion of North.rn Mexico has been supplied h these places, and 80 lucrative has business at all 1) here that the merchants, almost without ex , have accumulated large wealth, m despite of the existed’ throughout the their business with a other countries, 6 various rivers of Mexico and Tex: been a serious obstacle to naviga- tion, affecting insurance, chances of accident, the tune taken in transportation’ and the resultant profits to a Jarge extent. Although iteelf often dangerous, the bar ‘Bt raza Is the best between Vera Cruz and Indianola, For this reasoa consiynments for Northern Mexico have useally bevn landed there, and, as stated in another por tion of this letter, thence trangporied either up the Rio Grande or across the coun'ry to Brownsyiile or Matamo- ros, avd then catried in 1oRg wagon trains to Monterey, Ban Luis Potosi, Victoria aud other pisces in the nierior, is latter method of transportation is necessarily very and expensive, As a sainple of this, t may be stated that iron which cost three coats a pound in morvs can only be transported to the interior at a cost of nine ceuts—three tines pean hed value of tue artcle, have ing F though possessing those cities by far the larger Mexico, yet these would be more than coun. the construction of pee A the rival ports to the interior, such as is contemplated by the coverninent. ‘Aa an ofleet to the road proposed, and to enable Mata- her premacy, her joo, enka tc ce ne na 5 upon this side re io with the United States tailitary road ‘rom tw conunue It to inus from Bra- or Point Isabel oppoxite, Boca Chica, which, owing which it ta bait, le liable to bo may be avoided. i H i Hi : fi i : : = 3 if He i : ; i i ie A THE SRW CAlTLS ee ne orgetment by Congress j yng the ims ‘animals into the United States, passed with of keeping the cattle jae out of the coun- try, will bave a very injorious et here and upva the mancs of the people in Texas, Arkansas, Louimana and oth t States—iolt the more from the fact that tue feagons for the enactment do not hess Heretofore large quantities o stock have been cromed from Mexico to the immense ranches of Texas, from whence was supplied the other Staten mentioued, k-ep- Sng the supply up to tho demand and prices withia « reasonable Hitait. i Ss it During the war thee ranches were to a extent Gepopulated, and prior to the of this law the Fancheros wore purchasing largely in Mexico to replen- the ewes: s , the Increase seems almost was to tho highest extent in law, 3 wool Tutem amen tme mater 4! jected thereby, All this without the slightest compensating advantage to government of people It has boon intimated that the law would be repealed po (ecada Ht to, & iw Wo by ed our weg legie'e ——_———. free port some years since, by a law of the land, whi: bas never peas ees "Tas ‘the act of the imperial military commander is therefore one of mere arbitrary power, and without the shadow of right. ‘By this order a distinetion 1s made between the ports of a friendly Power unknown to the law or comity of na- tions. See JP Son Mingaitien sed tam rin crossing the bar at the mouth of the Rio Grandes it Temes all vessels either {rom American or fore! rts with goods for Matamoros cleared for Brazos Santlono, their cat being from thence transporied to Brownsville and ncross the Rio Grande. Bagdad then had no ex- Mepring of the eaten, o o rel ‘Conscious that under the existing state of affuirs thoir investments in Bagdad would soon become worthless, a few merchants, possessing much influence with the im- commander, took advantage of the feeling excited yy the recent I a of that city and prevailed upon General Mejia to 6 this most unhi of order, and this in opposition to six out of seven of the men of Matamoros, 2 ‘The result is that the Custom House receipts here have fallen off from one thousand or fifteen hundred dollars daily to one or two hun ‘The matter been rej to Secretary McCulloch by the Collector of Cr and to their immediate sa- periors by other officials here, the former strongly recom- mend ng that until the order is rescinded no vessels be cleared from any of our ports for either Matamoros or Bagdad, and that all communication with these places be ehut of As the people of Matamoros are almost entirely dependent on this country for the neceasities of life, such ® course would soon bring the imperial authorities to their senses, and do away with this most invidious distinction between the ports of the United States such as no Power can consistently tolorate. By the same order full duties are charged all goods or merchandise crossed from Matamoros to Browus- ville, instead cf one-fourth, as heretofore. LIBERAL DESENSIONS. The unfortunate divisions among the liberal chiefs still continue to a greater or less extent, rendering it impossible for them to anything which shall nt good to their cause, From the wn to the most insignificant chieftain self- P nate, the good of the coan- foreign usurpation, is made second- ‘ersonal advancement. The liberal Bec | needs a head, a leader of sufficient strength of mind and purpose the various conflicting elements and with saf- ficiont patriotism and honesty to Peach oat sub- an servient to the cause in which he is until such a one is found little can bo hoped from tho unaided efforts of the republ.cans in Mexico, FIGHT BETWEEN LIBERAL CHIETS, A fight recently took place between Cortina and Ca- Iiberal chicfs, about twenty miles from Matamo- ros, in which the latter was victorious, killing and cap- toring several of Cortina’s command. G: effort has been made to. the affair and the details have not transpired. chieftains ve long been bitter enemi%e, and it is only by the intervention of friends that they have prevented from coming to blows Jong since. THR FVAOUATION OF THR FRENCH TROOPS, ‘The imperial authoritics on this frontier express them- selves confident in the conviction that the French PROM THK INTROIOR Thave seen a letter received here from a prominent Southerner, now in Mexico. He has travelled through a large portion of the country and knows of what he speaks, the oft toid tale, that neither person nor property is ‘nor is the liberty of the citizen respected. CORDOVA COLONY ‘ts eat ing well. A thousand families havo to be progreseli tettied theror teveral agents ave gone out from the Southorn States to look at the place and its surroundings ; with what result is not yet kuown. secuiaiine 30 ma mowmane oor. © regiments composing the First separate briga do (white ‘roops), 80 called, which have been on this fron- Uer since its occupancy in June last, are to be mustered out of the service. They are the Twenty- th Minois Veteran Volunteers, & I. unteers, Seventh Verm: ‘eteran Volunteers, and the ‘Thirty-tifth Wisconsin. These troops bore an excellent repn’ation during the war,-but at its clove were mach dissatiefied at being retained im the service, and both officers and men have become very much demoralized. ‘The mustering officer is now busy with the rolls, and tt a8 expected that they will start for tho North about the 20th of the month. With their departure the border will be garrisoned by colored troops entirely, save the few THE CUETOM HOUR DUTTES still continue to form the principal subj-ct of conve tion among the merchants in Matamor.s, and the re ations concerning the recent milan abolisiiiug the freo port of Matamon erly looked for. Mejia bas not yot published it, nor wiil he do so unt! he hears from Mex co. The duties, as al present paid upon goods sent into the interior, amount to fall seventy-five per cent of the value, and are sufficiently onerous for evem the most ardent a cate of imperialisin, As it is more than probable tha revolution on the frontier would grow out of the enforce. meat of the edict, it wHl doubtlesy be roscinded. no Ghaxbh Teaver. While the enforcement of the edict referred to would have @ most deleterious effect upon business In Mata- Moros, a corresponding advautage wold accrue to Brownsville, as supplies from both sides of the river would then obtained Tore, The trade upon the lower Rio Grande is daily increasing st present, though it wit! require some thine to bring it up to its status tected = Fa at that ine of far more importance t onerally supposed. Cus. tom House at Point Toabel showed aa’ sasneet transit of from ten to fourtecn millions, the most of whieh found consumers in Mexico, The yearly trade of Brownsville ‘Was between three and four millions This trade for the most part in the hands of Now York merchants, and by woll directed efforts might be placed there again. ‘To this end the government ov :!4 materially cou'rbute by encourag ng clearances for Brazo:San'iag>, and by @ Teluxaifoa of the rule restricting the coasting trade to American vowels, A large uy of the vossels for. merly engaged fa this trade chunged thoir fags during the rebellion to avoid risks of bo and many, 6 pediully adapled to this trade alone, are compara Uy chy usetess for other purposes, Could such ¥ be —— resume their old oceupation the ad- vantages to portiog of the country would be very ea and, should remain, would goon resture it to 18 Old condition of life and prorperity. SEATRE OF LIPERAL ORDNANCE AND AINEONTTION. On the 26th of last mouth Captain W. H. Stout, syb- of the United States Treasury, seized four pico arlery and « large quantity of ammaniton “ ‘The: ‘been crossed over by the rom the chances of war when ‘agous which had bee red - — oe quantities of aud pnd — Bog ae hard f—-4 place, bat without ing iG jen to Recent! First Lieutenant a * |, of the Sinth United States colored ordnance oificer of the troops, y-fith army corps, and of the post was deteoted in sending & large quantity ‘of saddies across the nver. He was arrested ant placed succeeded to bis accounts shows 0 barge defelt, and it is confidently believed that he has been trading government property with imperial: ists for some time. THE FILIBUTTERS. First Lieutenant Thomas F. Murph: United States Rottowin raid fo eat be a teaed gies . Reed, Tam- News from New Orleans. New Ontaane, March 24, 1866. ‘The bigh water has broken through the leveos in Up- milion poands of tobacco, They cannot be filled here as formerly. Three cargoes of Cuban sugar for Bt Louis are detained at Quarantine, The press call for the removal of Qaaran- Une. There is no cholera or fever in the Mexican Gulf. ‘The French steamer Louisa brings a largo mumber of for New York and France, for the French, Belgiaa Broken Adrift. Woon's Hown, March 25, 1866. There 1s at anchor a mile east of Robinson's Hole an unknown light vomel, The custom hove beat has just arrived from the Vineyard Sound lightbeat and reports hor op her station, ang that the above ie agotber vessel. NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1866. THE CANADAS STILL WATCHING FOR THE FENIANS. Periodical Alarms All Along the Border. How the Scarce Has Served Confederation. Fenfanism an Antidote fer Annexa- tion Tendencies, WHAT CONFEDERATION MEANS. Constitution and Authority of the Federated Provinces. The Project Not to End in a Monarchy. &o. &e. he, Oar Prescott (Cc. W.) Correspondence. Presoorr (C. W.), March 22, 1806. An Alarm in the Garriom—Suppored Capture of the Ad- vance Guard of the Fenian Invadera—A Veleran of Hancock's Corps Geta Up an Excitement—Fenianism and Confederation—A Deep Laid Plan—Fearof the One a Stimulus to the Other—An Intercolonial Ratlway—No ‘Trade Through the United States—Confederation Not to Result in a Monarchy, &c. The advance guard of the Fenian army of invasion” ‘was captured, or at least was supposed at first to have been captured, last evening, and the affair created no lit- tle commotion in the garrieon of the town, although the lateness of the hour at which the supposed Fenian mado his appearance prevented suything like popular excite- ment, inasmuch as the citizens of the place were abed, bliesfully unaware of what was transpiring out of doors, ‘The circumstances were as follows:— About ten o'clock Inst ev when the streets were, denizens of Prea- the posts on the to bring is rife with, i hich he did. A few days to wi im, WI fow ago, becoming short of cash, he neale of bis musket, and was to have concluded last even- to come Into tows ata rather lato article of sale, «abe was paseing atrevis, above. was the facts manifest, as I pav and in addition showed proof of his custom house impoet upon his musket when ho brought it over the river, Whereapop he was immediately disc] ‘The circamstance, however trifling, ox Lsbite the estate of adairs here. The fact is becoming more patent every hour that the Fen.an scare has been applied to Canada as a violent remedy against the disaffection which might result from the cossation of the privileges afforded by reciprocity ‘and from the growing appreciation of the property of tho United States. There has beon no greater fraud per petrated upon a people than the Fenian bumbog that has been practised on the Canadiana Tho English agents hero, and the prominent men of Canada. are too well informed wpon affairs in the United States, and are too well posted as to the strength and intentions of the Fen ans to believe that a raid into Canada is among their projects, A different view would be an insult to their There men kuow that the whole Fenian movement, so far a& this province 4 cerned myth; but they delude the with fe in der to’ cousotidate popular senitn and under the rtimolas of the nga to the United States which the harboring of the s has excited, rush through alt the necessary logislation to secure their objects. The plan hay been a fod well laid one, and as (he Parliament meots in May next it ts hoped that u ect will be each as by Chat time to secure tho rati- on of confederas 0 friends of confederation here are more numerous than they were s year ago, and as @ public measure it will meet with the assnt of a majority of the citisens. The people aso divided upon it, however, by motives nected with religion, holies in Canada aro uu and control the Parliament, late of Queboe, but henceforward of Ottawa, A union with the other provinces would give the anti-Catholics preponder ance in the national cou @ power Which the Catho- lies dread, Many of the however, are in favor of cunfoderaton—sulhoienlly so as undoubtedly to de- cide the issue for confederation. The friends of the scheme Rage toe egress Gent of ben net to the confede ation from of the Ke- crprocity treaty. Ut isa curious fact the food which was supplied 10 the eastern provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Seotla came from Canada to a it extent, and was carried over American lines of raltway to the coast, and thence in American and Canadian Communication between the ess vinces bas mever been pervect except pant a Set Berg States; but now con.ederation will promi sufficient pateonage to on- ‘a Hine of raliroad direct between both sections. An inte: ra ratway 0 drendy to connect Quebec Halifax company { organizing now ‘and the plans are in A ip company is also ovganiaing (o run a line betweem Canada and the pro shipments with Euro egg Ln lke the fox and the grapes conjectured: say that direct Canad, aa ate with Se yorid woul haye Ween a necessity of the future, for wl rogatio Of reciprocity is fortuitously prov! Canadians are only driven to am enterprise now which would be forced upon them im ten, twenty or thirty to the increase of the producing and ing resources of Canada. The younger men, the survivors of the sunexation party wideh foarished some Ago, are among the opponents of confodera ton; the tide in ita favor is too great to expect ony thing bat the saccoss of the Before the dimsolu- ton of the ensuing seesion of the Provincial Parliament The remote contingency of the elevation of one of tie scions of the present rutine house of Great Britain to the throne of the Confederated Vrovinees # denied by the party bere in Canada. Were such & provision tack! on to confederation, or even likely to auccecd it, the projet would be a complete faiiure in Canada, hare direst if wi Newspaper Accounts. LUDICROUS SOARK AT GUELPH. From the @ ad , Mareh 22.) The following thr! ne ae las been recelvet by the Mayor from the of onF noble voluntecrs Every man is at is port and ready to do ils duty The Cwriry i in a frency of ereviement, and the for & already marshal ng Mis ores on the opp mle share. & ire sot proto and seud teganediotety, Also men rolvers Also n fa uniform, Attack « to-n epected (OSE WatNROTHAM ‘The Mayor at once made a preming appeal for arms and volunteers, aod inost nooly and vem have whe cople of Re en oy to the eal! large com yy of men ath PM. thie evening for marnia. white heat, and \ntense 2 CANADIANS ral to be published which jan and proves it day by day. Tt ought to make arrests, tts fingers itch todo it, yet itdares not; dually it is so frightened that it ts afraid of its low ; we Id pot be 8000 suspend the habeas corpus to have the right to incarcerate itself, and thus be more safe the prosecutions which it ought to institure, Wo @ good mind tw put a rather awkward question to ernment. If having 15,000 men afoot it docs not dare to arrest three or four Fenians who loudly pro- claim themselves its enemies, and declare they have visited ai! Canada to persuade the Irish to take up arma theempire, how many hundreds of thousands men more will be needed to induce the government to give orders to beat back # Fenian invasion? PRESIDENT RORERTS ‘GOING TO BEGIN." From a Chicago paper, March 23.) Colonel Roberts, the President of the Fen'an Brother hood, has pears te. La city after a visit to Central Titinots, where he wi a@ warm and en ng FO ception, and last night he epoke at the Turner Hal on the aims of the Brotherhood, True to one feature is movement, which is its nationahty, ite exclusion of none who aim at.freedom, whether it be on the Shan- non or the Rhine, the representative of fighting Irelaud ‘was accompanied by several Americans whose mames ap- pear further on in the proceedings. President Rovents wae greeted with thunders of ap- and, notwithstanding the hoarseness caused bj juent speaking and the weerlness of much travel, ‘& most iimpresaive speech, in tho course of which he said:—In a noighboring Territory there was hurrying toand fro. The Provost 1, 80 laughed at while he ‘was in the States, was potent there, and went about seek- Sgxperatts and finding them under beds, where the Canucks fled. And yot nothing had been done, What would it he when they did go? And were now going. DArcy MeGee, the renegade, aid that ten thousand galdiers wero coming over the water. Very xood. It left the boys in Ireland so many the less to fight with. That was strategy. They would bo gind to get thom all over. They would not co to Canada w rob and plunder. No act of that army of invasion would ever bring a biush to the face of an Irish- man. They intended to seize Canada merely a a base of operations whence to strike for Irish independence. Would tho Irishmen of Chicago stand by him? (“Yea, me) They must be on the lookout, however, or the rishinen of the East would put them to the shame, ‘They wore all in aglow there, and all over the country, too, there prevailed but one sentiment, that Irish nation- ty aun be won or tho Irish race’ would die on the lo the ly declares iteclf to be CONFEDERATION. Sketch of the Le ing Provisions of the Measure—Constitution of the Federated Perliament—Watent of its Authority, THE QUEDEC SCHEME. — the Toronto Leader, March 14.) At no time since confederation came to be adopted into the family of political questions alfecting the rela- tionship of Canada wlth her sister provinces and Great Britain, has there been # greater probability of its adop- tion than now. And in view of the Quebeo scheme be- coming the fundarnental basis of our constitution, wo have received somo communications asking for informa tion with regard to particular points in the echome. Per- haps tho best way of answerng our correspondents is to give a brief rerumé of the leading features of the lan adopted by the Conference; for the Inpse of time as, no doubt, been su—cient to crase them from the minds of tomo of our readors, NEWFOUNDLAND NOT NAMED. In the Quebec scheme, Newfoundland was not namoa a8 one of the provinces to com] the original federa- tion; but provision was tnado for her admission inww the ion as well as the Northwest Territory, British Calum- Dia and Vanoouvr Island. If {i were a foar that New- foundiand would be slow to the ternm of the eye Seed induced the members of the Conf reno» not to her in the federation, they must feel agress. bly inted in the acceptance of the al by that before New Brunswick, uobe ove Seotin or THE LROISL AT! oe ee eee, irae arenes to bo co House of hal gg 1% of uw Legisiative the federated ‘me's are bo conrtderod as confisting of three eben Fi Up. these divisions shall bo Ly lg oe by twenty four mem. bers, to be appointed Wy a Life.’ Newfoundland wil Council by four members. The ecueme ‘Of lewistative coupeilions (except © regards Prince Edward Laland,) from the exrating legis- lative councths, 0 far asa euilicient number may be found qualified and ready to serve. The “Speaker of the Coun- cil shall be appointed by the Orown from among its nem. bors and bold office during pleasure, ‘nels tebint LOWER HOUSE or mons, Is to consist, at Oret, of 194 mem- bers, as follows: — 7 Canada, if Lower Canada mined by the official census every ton yea those figures there shall bs no change until 1871. The first apportioned tation of Lawer Canada sball be made the pivotal potnt for the doctmal readjusiment, Every representative, accord ng to thts apportionment, will represent an averago of 17,087 soul. “No reduc tion shall be made fm the nnmber of mom bers retarved by any rection unless its population ehall have decreased, relatively to the population of the whote Union, to' tho extent of five per centum, The bounderics of constituencies in each province en titled to return members to the General Legislature «ball be defined by the Logtstature of each provines. Every House of Commons shall continue for uve yoors POWERS OF THR PARLIAMENT. The following subjects are named ax those on which the General Parliament shail bave power to legisla! 1. The public debt and property 2 The regulation of trade aud commerce. 5. The imposition or regulation of duties of customs on ports and exports, except on exports of thmber, masta, spars, ‘afd sawn lumber, and of 4 other minerals, & The imposition or reculation of excise dation 6. The raising of money by all or any other modes or systems of (aration. 6 The borrowing of money on the public credit. 7. Postal service, &. Lines of steam or other ships, railways, canals, and other works, connecting any two or more of Use pro. vinces together, or extending beyond the limite of any VINOO, nes of steamships between the federated pro- rountries, oe rommanication, and the ipoorporaion of telegraphic companies. 11. All such works as shall, although lying wholly within any provifce, be apecialiy deciared by the acts antdoriring (hem to be for the general advantage. 12. The consoa. 14 Militia, midtary and naval service and defence. 46 Beacons, buoys ——- Navigation and 16 Quarantine, 17. Seacoast an@ inland fisheries. 14, Ferries betweep any province and « foreign coun try, or between any two provinces, 19 Carreney and coinage. 20. Ranking, incorporation of banka, and the auc of 7 money. Savings banks. Weights and measures billy of exchange and prominsory notes Totetest. Legal tender. Bankruptey and jusolvency Patents of invention aad discovery, Copyr ahita, Indians and lands rererved for the Indisas. Natoralization and allens, Marriage and divorce, The law, kxgeptiog the constitution of the Courts of criminal Juri io, Bab incladiag the procedure im eriminal matters. 38. Rendering uniform all or any of the laws relative to property and civil rights in Upper Canada, Nova Seo tia, New Hranawick, Newfoundiand and Prince Raward Ivand and rendering uniform the procedure of any of the courts in SSSVVNSE SNES Jerated prov inees. 35. Immigraton. A Agreaiture. AT. And generally respecting all matters of « general character, Bot specially and exelustvely reserved for the loral government and legisintures, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, With regard to the loca! governments we find the fot- lowing pal provisions» — Vor cagy of the provinces & Hevtenant shalt be oveetene the Governor Geveral in council, whore erin of offen li be five years, He shall be pald by the gen ral government, “The local government snd Iogulature of each provinee shail bx consurseted ta wie manner as the existing legistatures of such provioce rhail provide,’ and shail have power to amend (heir constitatons rom ti time, Bt rubje te are named as thow I the local be a \aros shail have poreee 40 make laws — whens Direet taraiion and the mposition of duties on the etport of timber, logs, manta, desis ooi own lutnber, and of comia and other minerais arodas wey management Of penitentionios and of public aod reformatory primer 10 The extabivsument, ma ntensn ¢ aud manage ot of hoapiaia, aryiome, charities amt cheemenrne’* wri. re and local compan: es aasigned to the gens . Property and civil rights, o: those por- Hons epee aavigned 0 the fies Parliament. 6X7 ‘aflicting punishment by fi naltion, im} \. ment or otherwise for the breach ae pak ops ton to any subject within their jurisdiction. 17. Tho administration of Justice, Including the con- stitution, maintenance and organization of the courts, both of civil and criminal Jurisdiction, and (ucluding also the procedure in civil matters, 18. And gencrally olf matters of @ private or local na- ture, not assigned to the general Parliament, GENERAL JURISDICTION. Regarding subjects over which Jurisdiction belonge to both the goneral and the local legislatures, the laws of the former shail au those of the lattor. The following pablie works and property shall belong to the general government — 1, Canals, 2. Public harbors. 3. Lighthouses and piers, 4 Btoamboats, dredges and public vessels ‘ River und lake improvements. ways and railway siocks, mortgages and o debts due 4 “f vacate ax 7. Muitary ro 8. Custom houses, port offices and other public build. ings, except such as may be set aside by the general gov the use of tho local legislatures and govern, ma owpery transfor’ by the imperial government and as ordnance property. 10. Armories, drill suods, williary clothing and muni tlons of war, 11. And lands get apart for public purposes. THE PRO CLAL DEBTS. Tho general government shail assume all the debte ar Habilites of each province; thor of Upper Canada not to exceed $62,500,000; exceeding $8,000,000, and New Urinswick not exceeding $7,000,000. ‘The’ following clauses are of euiticiont im portance to be quoted entire :— 63. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, not hav- ing incurred debts equal to thore 0° the other provinces, shall be entitled to receive, by half-yearly paymo: advance, from the general government, the inte five per vent on the difference between the actual a of their respective debts at the time of tho unic the averago amount of indebtedness per head of the population of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 64, In consideration of the transfer to the general Par fament of the powers of taxation, an annua! grant in aid of cach province shall be made, equal to eighty couts per head of the population, at established by (he census of 1861, the population of Newfoundland being estimated at 120,000, Sach ald shall be in full settlement of all future demands upon the general goverument for loral purposes, and shall be paid half-yearly, im advance, to each provinces. 65, The p w Brunmsick bemg such as to entail lw hargea uyon ber toca! it fe agroed thet for the period of ten y time when the anton taker affect an udditi of $65,000 per nunum sball be made to tha: But that eo fong as the Hab ty of that province remains under $7,000,000, a deduction eial ty the .eterest on suc’ deficioney shall by a v 66, In constderailon of the sur ut vy Newfoundland of +, aud of alt the angranted om food tliat the mur lands of ths Crown, it t* shall cacl year be paid that province, by payments. Tre wl that that may right of ope netrneting and « bridges thrown! (the mld lands, subjcet 4 any Jaws whided Parliament ioy puns in respect of tae same DEFENCES —00) 00/44 MALLWAY—NORTHWRST TEM nipony, 67. All sts tit may, before the upton, be entered Into wh thet government for the de. fence of the country, be assuinod by the general nepal government shall sconre, without de. lay, the complet on of tite intereoional raliway from Tuviere-du-Loup, through Now Biunewick, to Truro, ia a Seoul. ‘The Communtcalions!with the Northw@\tern terr- required for the davelop ‘est with the peehorrd, an nobjewte of the hixhont cok, aad #hall be pro- period ibat the sate of (hy ure regarded by this importance to the fed: pecuted at the cartiont finances will permit, TH iy TO BANK A: NAME THY rROvINCHR, 11, That her be silictied to deter: mine the rant a a Coterated provinoe: Clty intelligence Rony Ween. —To-day and to morn: Passion wil! be read at the masnes the samo as ye on Wednesday it will be read according to St Mark; on Thursday according to St, Luke, and on Friday accord'ng to St. John, The services of Holy Wook will be per formed at St Patrick's Cathedral as fv circum. stances will permit, The Hlessing of the Gilx and f tifica! Maas will commonce on Holy Thursday, at ten o'clock; the ceremonies on Good Friday will alto com. mence ut ten o'elock, aud the ceremovies on Holy Batn- day at veven o'cleck, The Tenebrae will commence at half-past four o'clock on the afternoons of Wedorsday, Thursday and Friday, and will be ehanted by « lare namber of the priests Of the diocese. Fou ws Crry Hat Prace Th slarm of fire sbont cleven o'clock last night originated from No. 27 City Hall place, dwelling hoese of Georgs Werner. 11 was ransed by the explosion of a korpsene oll lamp. The damage done to the fuenitare will amount to about $40; m sured for $1,000 ia the Pacite Insurance Company. | The building is owned by W. K Jenaway, It is damaged about §100 and is insured. Dascrnoveny Branney.—Last evening Patrick Finoer who resides at No, t Fourteenth str et, became involved in aquarrel with « stranger whom he found in hie hallway, A. seville ensned during which Finnerty was stabbed In the left temple by the unknown, who at once fled and escaped. The wound, though paluful, ia not necersarily fata Mustent Oxorn ov tae Lovet, Lesion oF tan Use SrxeRR —This order, which in composed of the officers and honorably discharged officers of the army, navy and Marine corps of the United States who have been actualy engaged in the military fperyice of the United #tates dur: the rebellion, is rapidly Increasing In numbers There are bow throe Commanderies of the order ar centaed one ia Philadelptia, one in New York, and ons in Wart nevom, D.C. Tho objects of this orfer ore entirely apart frow politics, which aro eschewed except so fara loyalty to the government {s concetned, ity main parpes being to strengthen the tea of fraternal fellowship and sym pathy which proctainently exiet between com panic a: in arma =A large gumber of our mo ph officers aro lrendy members of the order, and more are received at rach meeting of the reverel commanteries, A nesting of Commun tery Biate of New York was held on the 1th ine following candidates were elected companions of the + der of first clasn:--Vice Admiral D. G. Parrepat United states Navy; Commotore Joba Wo Liviogro Chited States Navy ; Major Genoral Joun E Wool, Ca ted Btotes Army, Brevet Major Genera! Jowpl B. Carr, late United states Voluntors; Brevet Major General Then ( Dovin, late United Mates Volunteers. It ar Adm-r ine HL. Biringham, United States Nery, ( fume Thode ros Batley, United Staten N Cop ry Walker United Sates Navy; Prigadicr General W. M Lawrenes, Into United States Volunteers Surgeon Charles Marto United States Navy; Captain J i Lieo Cnited Staten Volunteers; ‘Major General ite #. Webks United Plates Army, f Goorge Haat late Unit States Volunteers , Hrigs Van Inte United Hiates Vol onteess, Lr throp, United Btatee Army also adopted baving fr P the objects of the Order, bat to pablith at present f rel de it ™ 1 Yarn been present at the merung bo . ovdably pre ven! ed, Tae Wonrea Woes s Poorecnve Cow -Thte am ¢ admirably in woelation spre which it har © for the tenet city it has sent roven ¢ { the sewing on aod three bam 0 perems to employment; one thousand ning A ninety fve have aopiied for Information ‘ nected with Uh-in varives trades od eight hundred and seven ' given orders for help ia nombers one hundred, two handred and forty complaints Of working qirte agains em Players have been l~vally adjanted, and ome wandered and | twenty ve cane of extreme diswrem relieved by fur ishing employmeat, Donations aro suticited by thee in charge of the Uniom. The office teat No. 60 White treet Vacosmn Meat Berane me Moores @remer.— We vo tee in our advetiieng colamas tat the large bie owned by the Sisters of Morey, om the corner of If and Morherry streets, are offered for tm’ The ings berng pear Broadway, are well located for wet factory porpoees, abd are in ow teoedition The Popalation of Nebraske. Caan, March %, 14 ‘The official statement of the Beeretary rempecting Oe epecial convas taken a year ag) shows tat (he popele 11 be eat rated to be 17 Neo vee mA wow Tha corrects the mimtale nent made im the Henate om the ‘ nation, that Nevreska bad & popsiatin ff omy teeny on (howmud pean Stemmelt ps. Poorusen, Mareb 25, 1680 The Ka The Hibernian, Captain Dutton, enided for Liverpod at querer pact Gre tae © ot, Merch OP The stenmebip @ Patrick, from Glangwe Th, from Leetonderry OD, errivet at Mabtea this afiersoos for | order, «ith 123 passengers There are no gn of the Chem, with Liverpool detee | tothe fib and ore ha HE NEW YORK HERALD. 'FENIANS. THE SWEENY SIDE. Goneral Sweeny's Rocratting #tem 1m ‘this Clty and Jemey—v coe and Muskets—Interesting Action €* Jersey City Circle, &e. Friday and Saturday were busy day» *‘ ‘' (ors of President Roberts aud Gonora “weeny. They do not give figures, but amounts mw be estinated atan enormous rate, There are reiting ollicers weattered all over thia city, General Seeny’s ayetom by lage niour and elaborate, THE JERSKY BUPLOR:SRA OF THR MILITARY WING Tho surroundiras of tho Genoral Sweeny Circle, of Jersey Ciiy, have led to the taking of some important action by the elreie ia tho matter of inner discipline and alleged pledges At their meeting in Frankliu Hail, headiquar Montgomery stroot, om Saturday eveuing, tho circle Vassod the following, which will prove wtorestiag to the feneral public at tile time, when Fenlanism t* being Prised and denounced by high ecclesmetics for certain Of by features: -~ Whereas certain mischievous: tying to lajare the t job Hc © maid person gas ho of nies Brsherheod, being uorn to mie Jou Mannix, de A GENERAL MERTING OF MmMBY Ie of the General Sweeny Circle will be held (tomorow) evening, in Franklin Hall, ¢ news of Intercst te ‘to be unfolded, Permons ws Juin will be admitted to the ball, THE O'MAHONY SIDE. New Circles Springing Up=—The Central Council. Akhongh nothing whatover is known of tho doings of the Central Council, and although it is believed thas whatever they aro dolng ia for tho best, atill {i # to be hoped that valuable time may not wt, ¢ ally d that the busines of thoce ards womne may not be | abors leas pre ance to be under consi s hint 4 tor ny kt what iy anspir » tho Central Council. Nott hatever coli be known te arding — the dings; bt ow ary ali aware that ome of the fouls of i on (sud that they hare some oven they ¢ nit) in to spend time in diveocang mat iportance at & period When the meet im porsent questions immed ate a Lis be hoped thus Ko wniMor questions, in the present crisix of ina, have in a0 de Been tho cause of the prolonged nemion of the Conteat Coanctl. It may be, howevee, that they intond to rovwain iu semaiut darrig the cxwtonen of tie Fouls Brotherhood on this the Alinni® — If a0, ibe Lact inight be mentioned, an would have the effect of of once lurving the pier garde of curtonity away from tue. That much is ex pocted from the doings of the Coutral Connell now ta feason i beyond a doubt, aad grab will be the dinag- poinkaent afd ehagrin if, on thee adjournment P- io of mint that they inteod to adjourn ontl the & Fenian bas neem, Msbould Ioek ot hint Hinges rer Fogarded thor ‘miadon ta exactly the rare y when they commenced. It le to be be d thet © goatiomen will ever bear in tulad, as de. the reapow they will never furget that rding their appinter cnt made "HINCK MT HE Prine pary rma * of the ¥. at ocgaast ‘ wore pamod endoring in iho me policy of 8 as erabie gums Of moucy wart The Philadelphia Movements. Parcanmrms, Mov nthe Ponian demomuraiion ' ademy of Made, ew t ye District Centra fyoocls Meany, General & F. Mulleo ant P tog North from Mobile Uo auer Than iw New Vorsaitoalin of Mobile, der. OUR YORTERES MONROK COMMATONE Vorrems M om aT s ” The steamer Verit, Captain Delanot, from M ” route fot Now York, pat in bere this morning short of coal, She came with only belinet Th Mer cadita nnd Goll Steam were at te Mobile wlart, ea pect img ale The fact of cotion, on lend ing oman re two more « ned Cheam the prices im New York, ansowot f sion away empty. Coder present prices of ub bre it uy Prippad to Ragland, « on lot continue so Umi the Throgs the arrival of © at there cholers at present in Movile, bat th iy o prevalent, and there are werous ayyre ‘ ber ming endemiea! ovals al officers prtwm soem an wt of euperiany ater the ineemmence, to oe e * rigut on the reoord, and 1 do mo cheert si The su aner Tonsmanta ed (the leaner Marmion 8 “ been thrown into the alleyway efver o1 lightened Ht of ite valuaiie comte raphic Market Kew Ov weak ed wneetiied) mies 1390 oper today 1.280 walew, how te ‘ 126 Statting exchange BI. Cheeks oo me daccunt, The barnes of 1b) we i ot 1 . Oreetran, Fe Viowr very Gall. Whiskey dull; wale ot # viekons very 4ail. No demand for bik om owing to the Gectine in gold Lard «t ‘ ity ports. Cres Ficus dal, Wheat doll st 9! 841 ie. for Re 1 felon A mew pork © , Lard Gail ab he wees packind bame of Ihe, brews j $10 Bh 0 Hit per 1m 5 4 le 00 0, Heceipee-4,20 Wile be ” } nt, 4409 Wrachele Corn, 607 ane | Gnd 1,200 head of bogr Mhspenemia--4, 200 rr} 16 Mb Vrerteis wheat, 1000 Wuntvets Vsahete cate o law ot and whent tol and carbs Py + 4 oh 6 t Arwnane prime orm farwe Whiskey cmsettin’, cases ot 62 B%