WEEKLY EPITOME.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 18, 30 August 1873, Page 5

WEEKLY EPITOME.

A gentleman in Auckland kindly telegraphs to us that his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Moran preached in St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday evening. The edifice was crowded.

Mb William David Millab, a native of Germany, made hie confession of fuifh in the presence of many witnesses oa Saturday, 23rd, at his residence, Naseby, and was received into the Catholic Church by the Rev. Father Royer. The following paragraph from the ' Melbourne Advocate,' show^ the untruthfulness of a iecent telegram which announced that Bishop G-oold liad condemned all benefit societies. The authorship of this calumnious telegram may be traced to the ' Age,' as is evident from the subjoined :—: — ..." Commend us to our old friend Ananias ; he boldly plunges in, lies away most vehemently, invents to suit his purpose, and provides pastorals for us. Indeed, we have no doubt" but that for its own ends the ' Age ' would oven undertake not only the salvation of Catholic souls, but the control of the world at large in view of the forthcoming general election. To revive the old sensation, the ' Age ' announced recently the existence of a pastoral from the Bishop anent friendly societies ; and although authoritative and official contradictions have appeared in the ' Telegraph ' and ' Herald ' newspapers, the spirit of Ananias in the ' Age ' still surges daily with ignorant and stupid correspondence from persons either real or imaginary, praising the ' Age ' for its enlightened and bold criticism, thougk that was founded upon its own text of calumnious invention. And so the endeavor continues — to sow dissension amongst those who have a common e^d in view. The ' Age's ' inventions and the ' Argus' ' sneers *«re neither new nor true to us. We know how little of fair play or upright dealing we have to expect from them, and let us hope that, so warned, not one Irishman or Catholic will be misled by their misrepresentations or their inventions. The 'London Times,' in its issue of the 22nd May, has a well written article on this Colony, founded upon a letter from its Wellington correspondent. The editor recommends all those who wish to accumulate wealth, be they gentlemen or artizans, if they cannot secure it at home, to emigrate to New Zealand.

Thb « Taranaki Herald ' writes .-—The Agent-General's office in London wells up into an expensive establishment, for we find at the last report that the cost is at the rate of LBOOO per annum. The expenditure of LBOOO per annum ought to be productive of a considerable stream of emigrants to the colony ; but whab do we find is the result ? At the end of 1872 the number procured by the agents amounted to 3202 persons $ nominated emigrants, 861 : men sent by Messrs Brog. dan and Son, 1860 ; making a total of 5923— when it was anticipated that at least 8000 Government emigrants would arrive within the year. Thus the emigrants procured by the agents fell short by 4000. Ik a leading article, the ' Evening Post ' says :— lt would be out of place to mention names, but anyone who has made careful inquiry on the subject knows tkat there are in this and the Middle Island many runholders with incomes ranging from 11000 to even LIO.OOO a year ; and there a,re money-lenders whose mortgages produce a yearly revenue almost princely in amount ; and that there are holders of investments who, though retired from active business, yefc still derive very large incomes from their outlying capital. It is notorious, says the Wanganui « Chronicle,' that there are too many people in our towns and too few people in the country— too many distributors aud too few producers— a crowd of small stores where one large one would better answer the purpose, and set loose a number of strong hands for clearing land and felling timber. Too many young people are growing up with a distaste for honest labor. Our boys are not even learning trades. They must be clerks because it is genteel. Our present system should be reversed. There is even example and encouragement to do so. The late Mr J. F. Masuire, M. P. for Cork, undertook a visit to British America and the United States during 1867, and he embodied the result of hiß enquiries in a Tolume, to which we refer the curious reader. His account of the Irish is eyerywhere the same, and his remarks apply with equal force to Australia and New Zealand as to America. Mr Maguire found that those who remain in the towns and cities seldom prosper. On tie other hand, he affirms and supports his statement by numberless instances— and there is not the least reason to distrust his accuracy— that those who go upon the land at once always become prosperous, and usually their success is something marvellous. There is something in thu by which we might profit. A great deal might be effected by a change both of sentiment and practice. 11 We believe," says the ' Daily Times,' " the best way of securing, the most suitable class of immigrants w-under the system of nomination by their friends already settled in the Province." If the c Daily Times' believes this, how is it that it has never a good word to say for Irish immigration, when it is notorious that the Iriiih people more than any other avail themselves of this system ? It goes in for Highlanders and Welsh, and, if we are not mistaken, for Scandinavians and and " well-selected Chinese." We doa't object to that, but we do say it might drop a kindly word occassionally for those of a nation -whose members here support it more largely than Welsh, Scandinavians, or well-selected Chinese. An Auckland Journal condemns what it terms the solitary system of location, by which the settler is thrown on his own rosources, and says:— lt has been under circumstances like these, that thousands have toiled and laboured for years, in the vain hope of being able to found a home for themselves and their families in the lonely bush, until their meanß and physical strength having become exhausted, they were compelled at last to retire from the struggle— to fall back upon the towns in order to obtain a precarious subsiatence in some other way. This result, tliere is reason to believe, might have been avoided, in numerous instances at least, had these people associated together in small circles under the co-operative principle. The probabilities of success are more, we think, in the di-ection of small companies, comprising about a score families to occupy a block of land amongst them, divided into small holdings of various ext-ent, say Irani 20 to 40 acres each, adapted to the means respectively of the several members of the Association. The small-farm system has succeeded elsewhere, and why not in this colony ? Three-fourths of the wheatgrowers of South Australia are confined to areas of from 10 to 60 acres of land each, and at one time, before the introduction of the German element, it was confidently asserted that wheat could never prove a proGtable crop in that colony. Feom the Wellington ' Independent ' we learn that the AgentGenerars statement showing the actual cost to the colony of introducing emigrants, does not take into account the expenses of the Agency and sub-agencies, and simply relates to the cost of carrying t'ao emigrants to the colony. According to th : s return, it appears that the total average rate of conveyance per adult covering 6647 adults sent out from June 1, 1871, to March 31, 1873, was £12 19s 9id The ' 2s ew Zealand Herald,' writing on Post and Ante-Nuptioi Settlements, says: Men in anticipation of what may happen, oftenlimes what they know is certain to happen, rely upon their assets which are more frequently the property of their creditors than their own. The proceeds they " settle" on their wives, and then snap their fingers ac their creditors/ Post-nuptial settlements are now becoming bo common in this colony, and made for such obvious purposes— that of defrauding creditors — that we trust to see the question of the right of permitting such convenient arrangements between a man and his wife discussed in the present session of the Assembly, in order that Legislative action may be taken: for we know of nothing which more conduces to reckless trading, commercial dishonesty, or wild speculation than these marriage settlements. Ante-nuptial settlements may on occasions, bo proper enough ; because a woman may say that she will only give herself away upon certain conditions being fulfilled in her inlereol, or in the interests of the offspring which may follow her niairiage. But, as a rule, ante-nuptial settlements are proposed by the man. Anarraugement ot this kind is equally dishenest; and thare is something very cowardly in a man who can allow the claims of his creditors to bo ignored while he hangs on to the skirts of his *' lfo ?! !119! 119 ™pport in after life. We urge that these claims in future should be declared illegal. A husband is by law responsible for the Uubihues hts wife may incur, and it is but right that the wife to \\w fuil extent of her property should be made responsible for the

liabilities of her husband. There is also another evil connected with such settlement. They are invariably kept a profound secret. Men manage to obtain a large amount of credit, which would not be given them if it were known that an estate meant simply a wife's income under a marriage settlement. It is not a pleasing eight, but it is not one altogether unknown in Auckland, to see a ruined creditor walking the streets broken down in mind and body, while his debtor rides past him secure from conseqnences by "my wife's marriage settlement." ° Mr Reid, says the Wellington correspondent in the Dunedin 1 fetar,' deserves the thanks of Otago and the country for putting his foot on the truck system, and drawing attention to the necessity of regulating the management of coal mines. Thb Government are offering for sale a new issue of four per cent, debentures, to amount to £50,000, principal and interest on these loans made payable in the colony. Already, it is said, £17,000 have been taken up, and the balance will be allotted in the order of application at a price of £90 10s per cent. The ' Thames Advertiser,' in referring to the fact that the natives are going in for extending the " aukati," or King's boundary line, in so far as keeping out Europeans is concerned, says it is anxiously awaiting a discussion in the House on the conduct of the Government re Sullivan's murder, and trusts some lion, members will press the mat f er to an issue. Thb Armed Constabulary at the present time numbers 704 of all ranks, being a reduction of 20 during the past year, a loss caused through only 138 men having been enrolled against 158 who have been struck off the force. Of these, no less than 98 men have been discharged at their own request on completion of term of service ; and the Commissiener and other officers in the force point out the principal remedy for the loss the Colony is constantly subjected to, namely, a more lengthened term of service. The Wellington ' Post ' says :— The rapid extension of the tele>graph in this Colony, and the increasing extent to which the wires are used, of course creates a great demand for skilled operators, and we learn that with a view to meeting this demand, it has been determined to follow the example of the English offices, and employ a number of young lady operators. It is for the present intended, we believe, to confine the experiment here to one or two of the head offices. The Wellington correspondent of the ' Nelson Examiner ' says :tMinisters seem to have acted on the idea that by giving members plenty to do they will keep them out of mischief, for the number of Ministerial Bills which have been already brought forward is countless. Hitherto, the precaution t has be*n pretty successful, but the bills have suffered terribly. Mr BathgateV fury at the slaughter of his innocents perhaps induced him to run his head against a legal bill brought in by Mr Gillies. " The Justice of the Peace Amendment Bill." I fear that ho hurt himself ; but Mr Gillies kindly explained to him that he neither understood the bill nor the law which it was intended to reform, which precious balm no doubt relieved him a good deal. It was administered in a tender and scientific manner. On the Law and Justice estimates, says the Wellington correspondent of the 'Daily Times,' a dead set was made at Mr Bathgate, Mr Gillies and some others betraying a marvellous anxiety to know the duties atts.ched to that office. The whole tiling was evidently done for the purpose of having some fun, and Mr Bathgate's evident want of enjoy- [ ment of it rendered the fun greater to those who indulged in it. Mr Vogel had at last to coma to the rescue of his colleague and stand on the dignity of his position,appealing to theHousetoupholdthatof ministers. There exists (says the same correspondent) a very general and, I believe, a very well grounded belief, that there will be a reconstruction of the Ministry as soon as ever the session is over, and that two at least of the present members will retire into the snug haven of permanent Civil Service appointments. It is known that Dr Bennett, the Registrar-General, is desirous of retiring on his pension, and that his resignation is already in the hands of the Government. Mr O'Rorke will, it is believed, be his successor. Since Mr Batkin became Secretary of the Treasury there has been no Secretary of Stamps, the business being conducted by the Commissioner and a Chief Clerk. This arrangement is said not to work well, and the session once over, Mr Bathgate will ptobably resign the Commissionership, siuk to the level of Secretary, and eschew politics for the future. Who the new Ministers will be of course bo one can tell, but Mr Pyke's name is already freely mentioned as a probable successor to Mr O'Rorke aa Minister of Immigration, his "Victorian experience in such matters being supposed to ft* him for that office. It is rumoured that in all probability Mr Vogel will go home during the recess for the purpose of personally negociating the new loan. There is great dissatisfaction at Dr Featherston's latest loan negociatiou, it being thought that he might have raised the money on much better terms than 5 per cent, at LlO2 10s. Mbs Hebbebt writing to the ' Times,' in reply to a letter from Mrs Colclough, says of New Zealand : — Servants are everywhere well paid and well treated ; it stands to reason that this should be the case, for they are scarce, and when they leave, as they often do tomarry, it is sometimes difficult to replace them. Of the number who ro out from England, the greater part marry before they have been a year in the Colony. . . Everywhere I noticed the great prosperity of the labouring classes, and there was a manly independence about them, too, which told of self-respect. The working man pays generally his pound a year towards the churcli which he attends, as regularly as the runholder (or " squatter," as he would be called iv Australia) pays his larger contribution. The only direct tax in New Zealand — the education rate — he also pays, and has a voice himself in the arrangements for his children's benefit." Exception may certainly be taken to the statement in regard to Education, as many are taxed for schools they cannot conscientiously avail themselves of, others again send their children to schools better, and often cheaper, than the public schools, and some have to pay taxes where there are no schools. But in this respect New Zealand is, no doubt, like other places where there are monopolising schools systems, while for the servant and the- , laborer it has its special advantages*

We understand that the members of St Joseph's Church •ho* -ntend to give a grand concert in about three weeks. Judging from the great success of their former concerts, we have no doubt this will be no exception to therule. Selections from Mozart's First Mass in C will constitute the first part of the programme, and the second part, as usual, will be a miscellaneous selection? iNVBBOABaitt.— On the 4th inst. a select " soiree muticaUs" was given in aid of the improvement of St Mary's church, by members of %*u S iC . h , ctoir « other fading lady and gentleman amateurs, and the volunteers' braes band. It rained during the whole day, notwithstanding which there was a crowded house. The concert was one of the best ever given here, and a handsome amount was handed over tor the object for which it was intended. A summoned meeting of Branch No. 72 of the H.A.C.B. Society was new at St Joseph's schoolroom on Monday evening last. There was a Jarge attendance of members. The meeting had been called principally for the purpose of discussing the advisability of having wie wives of intended members examined by the doctor. The lodge surgeon (Dr Bakewell) attended, and explained in a very clear manner vie desirability of this being done, setting out what a burden it would oe to a young society like the present to have the wife of any member thrown on the Society suffering from some disease. It was resolved cnat tor the future no married candidate be admitted as a member unless his wife has been passed by the doctor. A vote of thanks was carried unanimously to Dr Bakewell for his kindness in attending the meeting and giving his opinion on such an important subject. After rhe transaction of some other business the meeting closed. Two new members w er c admitted, and there are five more to be initiated. This branch o f the 8T.A.C.8.5. is now fully started, and is in a fur way to success. New members are continually joining, and the Society is in a very flourishing condition. The balance sheet as read by the secretary at the meeting was most satisfactory. The • Wanganui Chronicle ' says in respect to the suing by the Wellington Education Board of " those persons who, for many and m our opinion good reasons, have hitherto refused to pay the amounts for which they aTe rated to support the educational machinery of this province. We have repeatedly expressed our disapproval ot the whole thing, and if any further proof were wanting of the justness of our opposition, we need only refer to the fact that a prominent member of the Board, whose rates amount to a very considerable sum, had not up to yesterday paid them, hoping no doubt that something might turn up to save him from being mulcted for an amouut of money he would far rather keep to his credit at the bank. It has been proved that certain portions of the A.ct under which they work are ultra vires'S and it has yet to be decided by the full bench of Judges whether, such being the case, the whole Act is not null and void in consequence." The 'Nelson Examiner' recognises the fact that Nelson has not kept pace in the march of material progress with Canterbury and Otago. While it points out that Nelson possesses no such tracts of fertile land, it dwells upon its great mineral resources, and says :—: — " Bufc it is not farming land alone that makes a province, a colony, or a country. Nelson has other resources. The wealth of the most active of the counties of South Wales is certainly not less than that of the greatest agricultural counties of the south-west of England. There is reason for believing that if the natural resources of the province are properly developed, Nelson may become the Glamorgan among the provinces of New Zealand." At the Thames a lot of little children were together, and one of them, seeing a brass watch on a nail, took it down to play with, and did not return it. For this offence he was sentenced to 24- hours' imprisonment, and to be whipped. " Now," writes a correspondent of the Jocal paper, " in my opinion, the person who gave that child in charge for such an offence is the party who deserved the whipping, for I never read of a more heartless and cruel proceeding. By this little peccadillo his whole life has been blasted, aud not only his, but his parents, also. To try him as a felon will ever be a living scandal amongst tis. 3Tor what can a child of nine years old know of right and wrong ; aud what is he likely to know of ifc under our present system of education ? It would appear lately that the law here has been particularly directed to the pecadilloes of children, while the mnn ■""ho rigs the sbaremarket (thereby robbing hundreds) is looked upon as a smart man of business. For while the powers that be strain at the gnat, they swallow the camel." The ' Grey River Argus ' says that, contrary to expectation, His Excellency Sir James Fergusson is a High Church Episcopalian. Most people thought he was a Presbyterian. The • Nelson Examiner,' under the heading of " Our very good people," speaiing of Mr Fox and his Permissive Bill, says : — "Attempts to pass a Permissive Bill in Victoria have not succeeded ; and it is notorious that the efforts of the police to enforce the provisions of a Strong Winc.s and Spirits Sale Statute are systematically violated. To pass a Permissive Bill would be as idle work as sending flannel waistcoats to the niggers of Timbuctoo." Mr A. G. Allan, writing to the 'Daily Times' says :— "I venture to state that there will be great cause for regret that the Eight Reverend Dr Moran's request of an educational grant lias been refused. I am informed by a gentleman who takes a lively interest in promoting educational matters, that if the grant had been bestowed there would have been established in Dunedin and other centres oi population schools taught by eminent masters, selected in the home country, the pupils taught at a fee that any working man could afford. I scarcely need say how great a boon this would be to parents, like myself, of limited means, who cannot afford to give our sons a University education." The ' Independent ' says — " It is generally reported that Mr Bryce, the member for Wanganui, is to cease " sitting on a rail," and give his support to tlie Government. He was prepared to follow Mr Stafford into the deadly breach, but as that gentleman has resigned his command in favor of Mr Fitzherbert, the representative of Wanganui declines to march through Coventry with the latter gentleman. The municipality of Lawrence has borrowed. L2OOO at six per cent, interest, for the purpose of erecting a town hall, and intends to commence building operations at once.

for the Worth Island (Auckland). I think there is not the slightest doabt but what the attempt will be made, and that it will be carried by a majority when the day and the hour arrives calling for a division." An instance of co-operation. At the eighth quarterly meeting of the Whangarei Co-operative Store Society, though business had not been quite so brisk as during the former quarter, the profits were sufficient to pay interest at the rate of 10 per cent, on the capital, and a bonus of Is. 3d. per pound on the purchases. A working man with a large family beoame a member of the Society about six months since, during that time the bonus he had received on purchases has enabled him to get three cwt. extra of bonedust for his garden. This, it is well known, means a plentiful supply of potatoes and vegetables for his table throughout the year." — ' Southern Cross.' The ' Charleston Herald, in referring to the present unsatisfactorystate of the electoral laws, states that " new enrolment of bona fide electors is too often neglected simply because of the formalities and restrictions imposed on applicants. There is moreover no antagonism of political parties or associations, worthy the name, which serve to keep vigilant watch either upon objections or to an enrolment on the Electoral Rolls." Parties, we think, are becoming well defined of late years, and the right of voting is becoming more looked to. Independently of party, we Catholics have a special cause at heart, and from end to end of this colony, we should register and orgauise. A gentleman at Huia, Auckland, where there is no Government school, being asked to collect the education tax, declines m the following terms to do so :—": — " For nearly three Tears we have supported a school here without receiving the slightest aid from Government although having made several requests to that effect. I may say that I was personally instrumental in establishing a school here. And now we are to be driven to cripple any little resources that we possess for that purpose, by an odious tax. For these reasons I decline to lend my aid in collecting a tax from hard-working men, that are doing their best in supporting a school to educate their children, by their own hard-earned means." Protestants ia his position will no doubt appreciate the injustice done to Catholics. A National. Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand has been formed at Dunedin. The capital is £1,000,000. 100,000 shares of £10 each will be issued, 5s per share to be deposited on. application, 6s on allotment, and 10s in four calls of 2s 6d, at intervals of three months. The • Charelston Argus' says the enormous price, in proportion to the outlay, which miners are prepared to pay for water is illustrated by the revenue which it is estimated that the Randall's Creek (Grey district) water race will bring in, being in fact something approaching cent, per cent., and this must be taken as a sufficient counterpoise for the certainty that in some years the works constructed would become disused. Where profits ranges at rates of thirty or forty per cent., it is not fair to estimate risks by the ordinary standards. We cannot see any reason why, if the matter was properly represented, this view of the case should be considered unsound by capitalists at home. A Blenheim paper says that good roofing slate exists in " immense quantities" not far from that town. Mr Millar, F.S.A., the Engineer of the Wanganui Corporation, informs a local paper that Virginia Lake offers an inexhaustible supply of pure water for Wanganui, the quantity ordinarily contained in this natural reservoir being estimated at no less than 200 million gallons. The rise in the value of property appears to be as great at Timaru as most other places. We read in the ' Herald ' of a town section a few rods over a quarter of an acre in extent in the main road being sold to the Union Bank for £500, which four months since was j( purchased for £200. As another proof of the increasing value of land in Canterbury, it may be mentioned that one hundred and six acrea in the Taitapu district, purchased some two years ago at £9 per acre, were sold recently at £21. DiTEiNG.tlie quarter ended on the 30t,h June, the receipts of the Province of Otago amounted to £138,912 3s lOd, and the expenditure to £54,439 83 7d. the excess in favour of tho receipts thus being £84,472 15s 3d. The receipts from the sale of Crown Lands during the quarter amounted to £107,080 13s 6d. The ' Nelson Examiner,' in reply to the comments on the expense in the Province of Nelson for the civil service, being about £17,000, remarks: — Though the population 01 Nelson is not large even comparatively, the province is not small in area ; and as life and property must be protected there must be a police force maintained, with the necessary Courts, magistrates, clerks, &c, therefore it cannot be pronounced exorbitant. In accordance with instructions received from Messrs Campbell and Richardson, Napier, Messrs Kincaid and McQueen, of the Vulcan foundry, Dunedin, are about to build an iron screw steamer of 70 tons burden. An incident resembling well-known to theatre-goers as formng one of the sensations of " Under the Gaslight," is said to have occured on the Port Chalmers Railway on Saturday. A nrm named Cherrie, who was under the influence of drink, luy down across the rails at the foot of St. Andrew street. He was observed by Mr Vesey and his son, who, with some difficnlfcy, rescued him just a moment before the 6 o'clock train dashed past. A writer to the ' New Zealand Eerald ' says, a question to be brought before the Assembly will be " nothing less than the severation of the two islands, each of which is to have a distinct Legislature of its own. Wellington is to go into the shade. Dunedin is fixed as the seat of the Central Government of the South Island, and your City Thb ' Lyttelton Times,' on reading the inducements held out for emigrants in America, says: — We cannot feel surprised at the success attending the exertions of the Yankee iir migration agents. Our agents in the United Kingdom can honestly tell the laborer, the artizan, and fche small capitalist that New Zealand offers as fair prospects of advancement, as many opportunities of -uohieving independence, and to the full as mucli personal comfort as. America. If we are to succeed, our terms must be liberal, our exertions must be redoubled, aud our agents must be efficient.

QtriTß a gloom, says the « Bruce Herald,' was cast- over Tokomairiro by two awfully sudden deaths ; the first, that of Mr James Ritchie, which occurred about 7 o'clock on Wednesday night (the 13th instant) ; and the second, that of the widely-respected landlord of the Criterion Hotel, Mr G. W. Langley, which took place at a quarter past 3, yesterday afternoon (14tK instant). Mb Armstrong delivered a lecture on his travels in America and Australia, for the benefit of the Clyde Hospital, at Clyde lately. The lecture was capitally received. A dance followed. At Gow creek, Switzers, one I>app, for selling'sptrituous liquors without a license, was fined £30 and costs. It is to be hoped that Mr Ramsay's motion, carried in the Dunedin City Council, will soon be acted on — " That in the opinion of this Council the present condition of the Octagon is discreditable to the city, and that steps should be at once taken for its immediate improvement. A tit-bit from ' Hansard.' — Mr Sheehan, referring to the number of objections raised by Mr Bathgate to Mr T. B. Gillies's Justices of the Peace Bill, said "he was astonished ac the number of objections the honourable gentleman had been able to raise to the Bill, and it was perhaps a matter of regret tbat he had "not been employed to find fault with his own Bills." Nelson complains of silly pranks played by inane larrikins. Their latest is thieving overcoats, &c,, from the Presbyterian while the congregation were at service. A sad accident, which resulted fatally, oocurred at about half-past four o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday week, about a mile and a quarter from Naseby. Miss Bridget Mungovan, in company with her brother-in-law, Mr Robert Keenan, were going to a farm at Kyeburn diggings. Mr Keenan was driving two drays, and the dray in* which Miss Mungovan was sitting capsized, the guard of the dray coming with a crash upon her. Mr Keenan endeavored to extrisate her but could not. He dug some earth from underneath her which seemed to relieve her from the pressure of the dray, and placed the spade leverwise under the wheel. He galloped to the town for assistance, and returned with friends and a doctor. Miss Mungovan soon knew -that her time upon earth was not to be long and called for a priest. Father Royer, who was 25 miles away, -was sent for, and was in Naseby at the bedside of the dying woman at a quarter to three o'clock oh Wednesday morning. She received the rites of the Church, and died at a quarter to five the same morning, eleven hours after the accident. She retained her senses to the last moment. Her funeral was largely attended. Mr Baxter, who went for Father Royer, sacrificing nig night's rest and almost endangering his life, is not a Catholic, and our Naseby correspondent, from whom we get this reformation, hopes that every Catholic will think well of him.