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· 1HE l\'IERCHANT J{,RIDAY APRIL 21 1876, RATES OF ADVERTISING NEWS OF THE WEEK A member of the House of Commons Mr Thomas Scatcherd of North M ddlesex CHIMNEY SWEEPING SCHOOLS The Un on S hool closed for the Easter hol days last week The general progr BS of the pup s du ug he te m waa ve y sat sfae t y B low e g ve the and ng of pup · of the H gh School The names of aome a ~ not given e her be auae they were not attendan du ng the last pa t of the term or because bey d d not take regular wo k of he School The pup s a a anged n order of n er t nform the figure af r the name nd ates the avtr ns ages aud ug of the pup s n al the a u;e ts of study akcn by b m 6 her 10 be ng the h gl est pos b e F om 10 to 9 may be cons dered excellent f om 9 to 7 g od Fon."11 lV Fu the Mer l ant Tl o Reason why I do not Jom the CHURCH DEBTS Grangers I do not 25 cits pex line p line For the ~ht ~texcltnnt A :KRAGE BO WM AN VILLE APRIL 21 @ 18~6 A In atter adver sements &c ntend ed fo p L ca on must be hand d n be ore 2 o c ock noon on Thursday !@'}Not ces of Br e Ma Dea h· w l be uaerled F ee of C a gc .&. I the ecamps are not <lead ye for a despa ch from Mont cal sta es that as the orsh ppera were com u 0 nto the par sh church on Fr day and cross ng t emst es th lb hoy wa er t was not c d that "henever the water touched he sk n or A la ge clo lee t left a d sc lored spot number were thus ma ked '.Lhe po e be ng nlormed made nqu es and learned ti at o.n o d worr an had seen a '}outh a.ho t a 'l'teen years of age or thereaboute pou someth ng from a v al nto the iecepta le for the ho y \\ ater It s presu nable that be-I qu was some k nd ol acd A lamentable report cornea Gaspe coa t from P. a " ad es F our s very Rea e One woman d ed at Per e f om tarvat on ast Mek At ~[alba e de Baracha e several farn es a e atarv ng U less nav ga on opens ea y t R en ed many w II d e of hunger Only thJXty ar e s of flour are left for sa e by the merchants for b ty m ea of th coast aad th scan only be bought n quant es of ten o twe ve po nda bJ fam ea at at ue Hay s sol og at $32 per ton and to be brought h rty m Jes ·t hat F mers at Gaspe a al ea<ly k 1 ng off t er who e stock aud ho ees are dy ng Seven fe t of sno v s on the ground 7 76 7 &I 7 27 7 08 G 41 6 37 1 next THAT ORGAN THE EDITORS TABLE The amalgam· on of the C ) Bank of Mon real ~ h the Roya Cao d au Bank of Tor u 9 unde he Act of In o p at Jll!"Sed dur ng !be reeen sees on of Pa a ment w 1 be consummated on the 10 h we May n xt afte wh cb date they w II be of the r contents aIJd come the Conso da ed Bank of "anada thti w t.e s w please The new Ban A CORRECTION o ner In t pu bl shed laat there vas an e or n m11k ug up the a e the car e t ons 1s s GEN PROF Douga l reso ut ona \\ere ad op eel support ng a n oven"'nt by he s ster P ov nces to p rpetuate h s men ory be S r John A. Macdonald s ' ter 1 d a I{ ngston on Wedncsday morn ng last Cl a. H I EB J P p es d g un Non For the finest assor nent of F e d and Ga a u S ed -borne go n-Ly e& Mar tyn s s the p ace >0 D Y APRIL 10 Ca e d s PR!L a 11 Re We a r quest l to announ e hat the R v M L tt e Pa.s or of he Canada Pres preach a eermon o JOUng men on ~ aye en ng next The s dd n a d a c denta lcath of M A great number of sh pwrecks ported w cons derable loas of l le FOREIGN an~ re Notice to School Trustees last Annual F.lmER W The London correspond nt of the ,New Yo :k Tm s bas t tha t e ch f reason for F<Yr h M um Conclusion of Sergeant s Letter iI l be brought up St Johns Church At the Eas er Vee ry meet ng -The n he Reverend A Ma nab D D Re t Ch· r M Edm nd B k Se eta y-the follow ng appo ntmenl· we e nade for the ensu ng year Congrega on s Church Wa den Mr Codd Rectors Cbur n Wa den Mr Ed uund Burk S de m n Mr W r S ott and M Wm Haney Lay Delegates to Synod Mr Thomas Bat ng Mr Burk and Mr Hen y Sy vcater Go to Ly e & Ma tyn s for your 'I EAS They have the be t A lull attenda ce of he members of the YMCA s equea ed on Monday even ng al \he regul r me ng Mr R BS was u cd o Sunday afte1 noon w th m l tar) and Yo ng Br on honor Fu! y 2 000 p fl<ons a rnded the funeral The 0 hawa Brasa Band fu n shed the I aohn Qu ntet e Cl b w I g ve one of he r Ropu a Con e ts n the Town Hall o Tuesday Dth of i\fay next M sa E A Humphrey tlie d a ngu shed voea st s w h the C ub I l n DESECRATION · nmeut of Spa n deel n s to ac ept ti e Concor lat ot i651 tie lause de ree ng re g o s Un ty o cu one he d ffi cu ty they a va t fresh proposale His Ho e s remouatra tes t erne Ca foru a. has resolved o ee ebrate g ad en e u al year by abo ah ng the Hn The Rev B B Ussh r o! the Reformed Ep s op l C ur h To outo w II preach n h Cong ega o a Ch rch on Su day next York on Good Fr day morn ng and even og any prev ow. ccc.:a OD _1