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E improvements s under e ith and hflt ical intonation approximating iom in the inatruâ€" y cmy other sys XTERY 4 1 hg-â€"'r...I FIVE Years Shcppangy > ; ALOGUE CON for the feet to reversed or ®¥~ enlyâ€" bellows it im How, rickh and nstruments Af¢ ood, Walnut, RTIMER, thod of blowing pled, no opporâ€" mgetaent of e instrame flan of * gouble 204 oi â€"@th. in â€"ually a‘ mere n v a‘ ument on which imilitude, that los the pianists our Pianos ever it invention, in . & sON, 43 Broadway, NEW YORK. x a descriptive «truments TTSCHALK & ۩0.‘8 u-mhd::k'*i wing. with more rmifi.flnfl" \TEXT. STREUMENTs aentiic Princi. : of style, and nent musicians, mg..Onoax, We st trinmiph in @,. Duringâ€" the : and Germans dificulty (want vjected from the upon the l-u. « inconvenience fact this m ntle 1ma&n, * ndage is nearly neet our oracht d h’iliflfl.‘: ar patrom®s m",g' and solicit a Planoâ€"Forte, onnd en y l_dtbéo; matural, all the of theinstre. ind bomnds ary :~in-M like the atrings are hich is se pare. with PATBNT B BASS. â€"nt, not oftery n the old plan. INCE, & CO qual. _ It can werfectly unatâ€" in mprehes, Cw’ ncipal artists sical critic of xamined your They merit ELODEON3! ass, of which By these im. ol ie «never heard | ‘sy mpathetic 1 its system of which great excepted,) V Stoars Printing rving all pnm-r_vi" at use * Streets, it Curbe .,:C.' Buffalo NX orginal and TES demand ba* USE ! emlb”_ it tended to. _ (Con tive sale. Partic Extate will receiv by calling at the BEGN Most mP wvite the gentior to visit his New Est: Bloek, which has I» recherehe style, at ver Parliament Hair Oressing Saloon! #@F" Over Taylor & Willinson‘s Flour Stors cortner of York and SusseXx Streets. Aâ€"En «_ trance on Sussex Street. Lad Ottawa, Dee. 18. 1865. a a* :: ut ?’Th\- Weekly will conthin a large amount of Foreign and Home® News, latest Telegraph * Despatches, Local. and ‘Forcign Markets, and \vill’h- « most valtable paper fpr Farmers and «pthers residing in the country." | M eP Any person sending the names of Ten Sul= weribers, Cask Accompanzing (k» Order, will tcâ€" Bookâ€"Binder and Manafactaring Stationer ! MACDONALD & BRO. Auctioneers, & General Commission AUCTION ROOMS J. H. KELLY, _ * Land and Parliamentary Agent! l )n:ns FOR LANDS ANI=®PATENTS for Inventions procured. * â€" Takes charge ‘of.Private Bills during their passage through the Assombly, and transacts all business with the Government departments. They have now on hand and for, sale some well situated City and Villa Lots, in Upper and Lower Canada ; and &n immense quantity of Farming Lands in the Townships on the Hon. J A. Macdonald, Mon. Geo. Crawford, F. Jones, Exq., M.P.P. W. Powel, Exq., M.P.P R. Cooper, Esq., . Ottawa, Dec. 18, 186. Real Estate Agents, &co. ppARMICULAR attontion fevoted to the sale and protection of the â€" Lands ‘of Abâ€" Applications to th@â€" Crown Lands Departâ€" ment for Mining Lands, &c., promptly attended V[R. BOUCHETTE will always be preparâ€" LYÂ¥L ed to attend promptly to any business the Government emplovees and. the public generally, may entrust him. : * PROVINEIAL â€" LAND il'l{\'li\"ul{s. Caxapa East aso West, * s BUCKLEY & sCoOTT, ~ Barristers & Attormiesâ€"atâ€"Law, Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865 % (Latk or qUEBEC.) waÂ¥" RESIDENCE â€" RUSSELL HOUSE Ottawa, Dec. 18th, 1865. 1â€" _ Mr. B. attends regularly th for the district of Quebec. Dec. 28, 1865; As the first the 18th of wither Daily : *,* Every descriptic Mammoth Poster to th ted in the neatest style Defy Competition. than 10 lines, $10 a yoar. No Advertisement can | out the written order of th Ohnheeâ€"H Taxys or Aovermisixzg.â€"Eig for the fitst insertion, and tw for every subsequent insertio; wise arranged. «4 ‘~ ProFession im on Busiyess Ca NOTaRIE® PUBLIC, &cd, «« RoJ Ofiicoâ€"Over Mr. A Campbell‘s Store,: * Sussex Streot, Ottawa. ; Trrxs or.Surscqurrion =â€"Daily, if paid * vance, #3,00 per Anuum ; if not j wivance, ©#6.,00, A Weekly Edition of the Truxs will be pub= lished every FRIDAY\‘Morning, and Mailed to Subscribers for ®Kâ€"per Annum, if paid in advance ; if not paid in~wlvance, $1,30, AXD Yâ€"OCA.‘P ; YVear‘s Subscriy PROFESSIONX A L CARD® "OTTAXWA TIMES, Ottawa, Dec. 18, 186 Ottawa, Dec. 18. 1865 P.4. Il'Clm,]..Ll. Ottawa, Dec. 18, 136 OFFICE â€"Cor. of York and Sussex Streets CY LL â€"EXGINEELRH, j ~~W. R. THISTLE, P. 1 /; .& BALDWIN, F L Ottawa, Prc. 28, 1865. Ormes :â€"Corner of Sm W . -.\B!ll.â€"\.ll‘ MATHESON, _ Barrister, Artorney, Solicitor, &c.. : Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865 Orrics â€"No. 5, Resseus House Buock oTTA W A. * Centre Towny...... Opposite Hope‘s St Exchange and Real Estate A EVERY MORNING, BUSINXE®s CARDS Messrs, Thistle & Baldwin, Solicitors in Chakeer YOLH. E. SPECIAL NOTHILCE Officeâ€"No. 17, 8St. Peter qUEEEC. THE "WEEKLY TIMEs." No. 19, Sparks Street, JOIIN I. BARBE IL MeLIAN‘S rmes Pralding, Corper of Elyin Streets, OTPAW A CGEO, H. PERRY, MACHINE RULER PERIXTIUNG RIDEAU STR} UNION BULLDINUS, ner of Sussex and York Streets number of ihe lmlnr, p* or Weekly wall m wntil Janua ription at the ai A. F. BOUCHXETTE, PROPRIETOR oP T M ELILPF:S, Pr. WOLFF, PUBLISH ED REFERKEACES T T H lay» E Judse xxss Catps, of not more i of Printing, l’mm.’i smallest Card, execi and at Prizes thiat wil K. B Hon Hon ks ondl Metcalfe. Sts NO..T7: s mm ka/YORK STREET, OTTAWA, ma : Subscribing for peie them from date 1¢, 1867. for One #d r<te# 1. H w J. SCOTT, J@ circuit in and t conts per line cents per.line . unless other t1 H Stor ntinued with <Cir uPIAI Camer awmerot IrOn *4 wblished on MP.P M.PA in Adâ€" mid in #1â€"v waâ€" | YÂ¥ good sound Beech and Maple,|four foot from point to searf. ® nt«i, Apply at the f I «TIMESy ORFICE. 1 â€"tf Ottawa, !}c«‘cjmlu.-r 18, 1865 ; 1â€"t( 1 â€"tf #4 1. sure to announee to the citizeng of Ottr wa that they have just opened : a new| Stationâ€" ery Warchduse in this city, where they will | always have on hand an assortment|of every | kind of * ! Stationcery ; also School l# e i _0 [ .. [= E> x Ottawa Stationery WarehLuse! 8 THE FIRST Numberef this hew Jourâ€" A& nal will be widely cireulated ak a speciâ€" men number, this is a good 6pj nity for persons desirous of making knbwn their busiâ€" nessIn the new Capital, as well as it the Disâ€" trict of Ottawa, and in all Lower C to send in, without delay, their adve ents, The first number will appear within the next fortnight. â€" . R [t. Advertisements are to be addressed &8 folâ€" Y Cormr of Sparks and Metcalfe St¢eets, over & the City Registrar s Office;| _ PUBL!ISHED AT OTTAWA. oY “ & ‘ QYSTERS W‘Q{? ING. l + Ottawa, Dec. 19, 1865 CCOoUNT BOOKS. MADE TO| ORDER "A. for any branch of business, paged and boundyn the best style of the art, «RULING DONE TO ANY PATTERX. _ Particular attention paid to MAP MOUNTâ€" A. MORTIMER,â€" â€" 1BOOITCBINDER PAPERâ€"RULER, B@F "Oysters, Game, etc., Daily,by Ex ALWAYS ON HAND AT * i O‘MEARA‘S RESTA Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865. X_.) for a Firstâ€"Class Restaurant. has been refitted and refurnished th The Bar contains the choicest Wines and Liquors, and every Del Season will be found on the table. The Proprictor‘s best efforts will to the comfort of his guests and pat P. OMEARA‘s EMPIRE RESTAUR % POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL AND y VERTISING JOURNAL, M. KAYANXAGH,...... . Proj Corner of Metcalfa and Wellingtor Opposiic the HMain Entrance to the G Buildings,; *E and best known in Packenham, has been leased by ‘ the. mzd(-rsigm-q, and ‘thoroughly overhauled and râ€"fitted for (r:c spevial comfort of guests. | $. SLQSSON, .« |« . . 10. Ray~Omnibusck to and from the o€ charge. ¢ ‘December 20, 1865. \ *T LXE JOHN _ GRAHAM,. .. .sk 0 is. fl‘HlS House is conveniently still maintains its character CLASS HOTEL. \Considerable a rocently been made to the premi: becn entirely repainted and re pains will be spared to acconm pl(‘&«‘. f é ; PRIVATE KHOo _ _OMNIBUSES.to and from .the cars and boats free of charge. a RD"Thore is a rinst&rass LIVERY STABLE attached to the Hotel. $ P . Ottawa, Dec. 18th, 1865. 1â€"y FyVMIE ABOVE HOTEL, one of Will at all times ‘r furnished wi best the market affords. i mas" GOOD STABLI.\'C-Tnd ac ler always in attendance. HOLTS EOU COMMERCIAL â€"HOTEL, Water and Division S OUDEXNSBURGH, N. Y. (Late Can:pbdh Hotel,) OoTTAWA, C. % 'l‘"l: UXDERSIGNED, PROPRIETOR OF the aboveâ€"named Hotel, begs leave to acquaint his numerous friends the travelâ€" ling public, that he has reâ€"paintéd and newly furnished throughout this commedious Estabâ€" lishment, in the managemerit df which, by strict attention to" business and guests,, he hopes to deserve encouragement |and support. ‘The House will be ready tor the reception of visitors on the 10th instant.; & Ottawa,. D AVLMER, .C. B | : L1VERY AND GENERAL STAGB OFFICE .. _ Alfred Moses Holt, Jr., Proprietor, : ALBION HOTEL. Oftt "RUSSEKLL HOUSE,." Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865 ~A_ superigr apartments Ottawa, Deg. 20, 1865. D HE UNXDERSIGNED HAVE THE PLEAâ€" "LE CANADA," IOTELS & SALOONS®S. c a iJJfil MA ackenham, De¢. 3bth, 1885. < > a w THE "QuUEEN," OMPRISES ALL THE REQ WOOD! wWOOD!! ANTED, IMMEDIATELY % JAMES E. Lately, and for many years { RusselPs‘Hotel, Palace va, Dec. 18. 1865. f &A FEW DOORS FROM THE nuTr, Lower Town. FEW BEXTLEMENX CAN a, Dec. 19, 186 _ TD George near Susser Street, Otta mber 21, 1865 JOHN MALTMAN, Nicholas St., Courtâ€"house Avenue N QTTAWA. The Table: and Bar RESTAURANT MORTON : HOUSE Escuisit axp Frescn SMITH‘S BLOCK, SPARKS STREET €" YEA W (Late MceApax‘s), DUIGNANX‘s PACKENHAM. CORNER OF THE DUVERNA Y |BROS "LB CANAD OrrhwaA, Feossind roprictor, =\ l{m»tcd, affd aouUrN, onnected with itreet, Quebec. is a FIRST ditions have s, and it has ovated. No modate and TEL, h ‘the very LTMAN rcful Hostâ€" the oldest RANT y of thve p directed NT ! TERS ! OBTAIN reets, rictor. Sts., UISITES he house ughout, OPRIETOR. ouse free CORDS 11â€"Â¥ 3â€"4 3â€"7 100 boo 20(0 100 FARMS FOR SALE! _b Houses, 4 Rooms \’fe.ch tenemant. â€" One Block, 4 tenements, Five Rooms and a Kitchen to each. Three Houses, 2 tenements, Five Rooms each ; all well plastered and in good condition. Also, 12 Town Lots. 4 5 The above Property will be sold on Reasonable | * Terms. Constantly on Hand a Splendid Xu‘-orunent of Shelf and Heavy Hardware! CH EAP. t Sign of the BIG AUGUR, Sussex Street. _: â€"FRANCIS MeDOUGAL 100 ACRES OF THE PROPERT Y known as the Ossiax Hame Fany, situated in the Township of Gloucester, County of Carleton, being the East Half of Lot No. 3, in the 2nd Concession, Rideau Front. ~There is an extensive clearing on the lot of at least 50 acres, and ‘the reâ€" mainder is covered with a fine Hardwood Bush, ‘The Farm.is within five miles of m«- City, and is In;‘utifully situated on e banks of the Rideau River, thushaving an approach to th:fity either by land or by water., â€" The land/is of a superior quality _ and yields excellent crops VALUABLE PROPERTY for SALE! B@Â¥" Family Prescriptions. prepared accuracy. | $@#" Crystalline Compound "wi FOR THE HAIR.; . Call and. see it and judge fu~num'h'cs. Canadian Cough Emultion,. a Sure cure for Coughs and Coldsâ€"Testimonials from ‘promiâ€" nent citizons will be shown on application, Agent for all the popular Patent Medicines o the day. # To Farmers and Cardeners ! Just Receivedâ€"a consignment of the Canaâ€" dian Superâ€"Phosphate in Boxes and Barrels. GEO. MORTIMER. Chemist and Apothecary, 41 Sussex Street. Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865. 1â€"y T 1. ment of Photographic and Medical Cheâ€" micals," Canadian Hair Dye, Bogle‘s ditto, Mautthews‘ ditto, and a full assortment of Druggists Sundries. . OoTTAWAX . _ DRUG WAREHOUNSE. H C, Austin begs also to observe that he trusts the fact of his having had Fwwnrdu}o( fourteen y'-m‘ji-xp-rienw in every branch of the busiâ€" ness, both in England, Ireland, andâ€"Canada, eombined with unremitting assiduity and perâ€" sonal attendance, will not fail to obtain confi. dence and insure satisfaction. f » The strictest attention will bespaid to the "‘Dia;wn'sing Department, which will be conâ€" diftted entirely by the Principal, who guarinâ€" tees that every article shall be carofully examâ€" ined before use, and all prescriptions will be prepared in strict accordance with the forgula of the several Pharmacopocias., & Ottawa, Jan. 1, 1866. ye 12â€"y F ALL IMPORTATIONS OF Pure English & French Drugs and Chemicals; English & French Perfumery, Toilet and Fangy Goods, Soaps, Sponges, &¢., uhequalled in fl'&t)’. I would also call the attention of theÂ¥public 5 % to my incomparable 4 x 41 Sussex Street, Is the Place to Buy Your Medicines ! Pharmaceutical Chemist and Druggist. At the above address, for the sale of " DRUG®, CHEMLCA L®, : j DVBâ€"STUFF®, ° . A PE RFUME RY, __| .. IPANUY* SOd4PS, And all articles for the Toilet, &c., and hopes by strict attention to all the dutics connected with it to merit a share of their. patronage, CETAS. cAUSTIN, Four NEW HOUSES to Rent on Sand Hill, APOTHECARIES & CHEMISTS Rideau Apothecaries ‘Hall Medical Emporium Ottawa, Dec. 18, 18« "A. different parts of the city, well adajited cither for private résidences or business purposes. Cog o5 For further particnlars and terms of Sale, PROPERTY FOR RSALE. ~OTs NOS.2 AND3, ON THE NORTH 4 side of Wilbrod Street. Thege Lots rre situated opposite 8t. JosephԤ College, {Sandy Hill,] and n&w--ll suited tor |the ‘erection of private dwillings. â€" â€"â€"AL8Oâ€" _ MORTIMER‘S Apothecaries Hall! Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865 \ â€"~__P. 8.â€"Advice to the poor gratis Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865. + PROPERLY ‘COMPOUNDED AND FREE FROM ADULTERATIGN:! Frame Dwelling on the Lotâ€"24% 24, which rents at $100 per annum. It is situated in the immediate vicinit{ of the Railway Terminus, and is a very le place for a private residence, | ‘â€"â€"ALSGâ€" r) O ACRES OF. | LANXD, SITUATED ko in the Township of Osgoode, County of Carleton, Rideau Front, being Lot No. 20, in the 4th (‘onceLAion. There is about 25. acres of this Farm cleared, the remainâ€" der is covered with a good Hardwood bush. Whis‘is a good Farni and will be sold at a _J\_J Township of Gloucester, County of Carleton, being the East Half of (Lot No. 21, in the 2nd Concession. â€" This is a good Farm, and will be Sold cheap. | > 2} STORY STONE HOUSE, SITUATED _ on Lot No. 6, north side of Cathcart Street. The building is nearly new, and finishedâ€"30 x 36. ‘There is also a ‘good Hardware! Hardware!! Bubiaath 4d c )() ACRES OF LANXD, IX THE J Township: of | Osgoode, County of Carleton. This Farm is situated within Two miles of the Gloucester Chureh, and within Erevex miles of Ottawa City, There is about 40 acres of this Farm clearâ€" ed and under cultivation. J\ in the Township of Gloucester, County of Carleton, being Lot‘ No. 12, in the Tth Conceuion1 ‘There is about 20 acres of this Farm cleared, the remainder is covered with wmfi. reasonable rate Areur To OR SALE 4 BLOCKS WOODEXN NUMBER OF LOTsS SITUATED IN AVE JUST RECEIVED A GOOD AS LOOK HERE! JUST RECEIVED! â€"*Â¥ K LUABLE * 39, RIDBEIAU STREET, No. 2. % ACRES OF LAND, SITUATED oF TLE â€"CITY BEHS respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Ottawa and its vicinity,that he has commenced busâ€" incss as a i On 1st of May next ACRES OF LAND, IN THE JOSEPH GARVEY, M. D. CR E A T Or to H. McLEAN, Land Agent II. J. FRIEL & CO., T HE ~OPTaAWA, C. W., MONDAY, JANUARY 8. 1is66 with 1â€"tf January 3, 1866 \ + mittee of Management beg leave to inform the public that they v'riil holgn meeting at the House of the Institute, Bank street, on MONâ€" DAY next, 8th instant; for the pu of reâ€" cciving annual subscriptions |for xq ensuing year. I | ; No, 66, | f 4 SPARKS ST., CEXTRE TOWX. Ottawa‘ Orphan‘s Home. . A Full attendance is earnestly requested. RK" The annual subscription to the Instiâ€" tution is $4, payable in advance. * > By order, _| | C Ottawa, Jan, 1, 1866 January 3, 1866 rjDHE OFFICERS and Ladics of the Com ' mittso af Mannoambnt hak Linue ts infor "‘THTES LA SCHOOL, of the thriving village of Morâ€" risburg, County of Dundas. Salary not to exâ€" ceed five vhumlml_gnd #ifty dollars per annnm. Prrkcirat:\.. ... . .. Rev. T. D. Pamumrs, M.A. ASSI8TAXT\. . ... . ... .. .. .: .; Mar. H. Purtuirr$. Fresxon Master...... ....;. ... Moxs. Doriox. Drawixd....., ...... .. sC. A. Newsun, Fsg. MuSIC..;.>.} .+.\ . ....+.«.{H. R. Fripe, Rgq. The work of this Institution will be resumâ€" ed, with enlarged rooms, and increased faciliâ€" * Applications addressed to ; the undersigned wmc be reccived until the 10th of JANUARY,; 1866. | E43 ALEX. FARLINGER, _ ties, on TUESDAY next JANUARY 2d Wellington Street, | gee + Jan, 1, 1866. } | : OPPORITE ONTARIO BANK. m Oitawa, Dec. 21, h P oo me n obcnrommmhecaâ€"mgint . Ottawa Classical and Commercial School, Patronage of : His Lordship the Bishop of Ontario, ESMONDE BROS., * The 3.0( P.M. Train mn's;zhmugh burg. § Nh it ag CENTRAL AND WESTERN D FFNRAINS WILL LEAYV EBONAVENXTURE and a notice will ‘be sent 14‘{ the parties whose Tenders may be accepted,| immediately after that date, 994 No Tenders will be noti¢ed unless made. on one of the printed forms pln\'idc‘for the purâ€" pose and the undersigned does dot . bind ‘himâ€" self to accept the lowest or any Tender. Day . Express for Ogdensburg, Brockville, Kingtson, Beleville, Toronto,Guelph, London, Brantâ€" ford, Goderich, Buffallo, etroit, Chicago, and all points West, at> Night do do ddl > 44 +)+. Accommodation Train fot Kingâ€" stonâ€"and Intermediate Stations, Ub s .22 n EP o ime on dina se Tenders addressed toâ€" th¢ undersigned must be delivered at the Company‘s Office, at Ottaâ€" wa, on or before the 10th day of January, 1866, Grand Trunk Railway Company OF CANADA. WINTER â€" ARRANGEMENTS, For use on the Otfawa & Prescott Railway. Specifications; with proper printed forms of Tenders, may be had on application at the ofâ€" fices and stations of the Company. Tm: UNDERSIGNED jnvites Sealed Tenâ€" ders for the supply of | 5.000 CORDS OF FIRE WOOD Monday, 20th November, 1865, Ottawa & Prescott a IftAILIROAD. TEXNDERS FOR CORD â€"VOOLD|! RETURNING FROM PRESCOTT. / MAIT, TRAIN will leave Prescott at 2.05 P.M., MIXED TRAIN at 7.30 A.M. TRAINS WILL RUN AS FOLLOWS : = MAIL TRAIN will leave Ottawa at 8 A, M., MIXED TRAIN at41.30, P. M. > CHANGE of TIME. Ottawa and â€"Prescott Railway: B@X~For particulars enquire on the premises Dec. 18, 1865 FOER SALEBH 1 Ottawa, Dec. 18, 1865 January HEAD MASTER for‘ the GRAMMAR Station as follows RATILROAD NOTICES. ON EASTERN DISTRICT WANTED., oN AND ARTER 1860 REASONABLE TERMS, Secy. Board U.S. Trustees SA 1_,OON, UNDER THE THOMAS$ REYNOLDS, Mphmging Director. ; | 13â€"tdâ€"w MARIA GRIFFIN, _*| _ Seqretary pro tem C.J. BRYDGES. T. 8. DETLOR, _*_*_ Supertntendent Maxaome Di COOK Stoves Than any in the City. L AMPS OIL, &c,, HUR STRICTS 8.00 8.15 P. M 9.00 A. M 2.00 P.M 9.40 A. M AT 8.30 A. M 10.10 r.x lAH ! 15 P.M. .00 P.M. 00 A.M. .30 A.M. .00 P.M. .30 P.M. o Plattsâ€" CTOR 12â€"4* 13â€"td 12â€"tf Mrs. Clifford has always on handa variety of Wax Flowers, Card Baskets,; &c., and she will also teach the new and élegant art of German Leather Work and Wax Flowers to ladies who may favor her with a visit. $ t Residence : Dalhousic |street, Lower Town, next door to Mr. Gauthier, cabiyiet maker. Ottawa, Dec, 23, 1865. 6â€"4d _TA. Currorn, in the new style of German Lcather Work, is now on exhibition at Mr. Durie‘s Bookstore. t A FINE COLLECTION OF THE ABOVE. Christmas & New Year‘s Note Paper, Envelopesiand Cards, â€" FHIOLIDAYCS ! FANCY & STAPLE DRY GOODS! BOOKS & STATIONERY Lately Occupied by J. G. ROBINSON & Co., § American & Canadian Cotton Yarn, ( KIDDERMINSTER, _‘ _ raPESTRY, e pDoreln e HEMP and Floor Oil Carpetin o m o e o n RH.II) l'-fl'fi‘i DE CLOTHING of Every Description, ; ] . â€"€ | . COBOURGS, ORLEANS, PRINTS, FACWOIE&‘ CoTTON,," f + BLEACHED CPTTON, SHIRTINGS, BLAN KE*S, hol SHAWLS, and Every Description of DRY GOODS _ | That can possibly be procured at a First Class Establishment, combining all the qualities essenâ€" tial to please the whole of the community, . :Having purchased for Cash in the best Markets, they secured the ZLatest Faskions, manufactured on the best principles, and of the best material the Continent can produce. â€" Offering these great advantages, they solicit a share |of public [mt{finngc, feeling assurted that the general satisfaction given in the past guarantees ko them a still larger share of that business which it has always been their desire and aim to merit, Any Goods purchased at this Establishment, not approved, will be ml.angaa' within ‘a reasonable trme if not soiled or worn. 50 Sparks Street, ; H â€"‘, CANADIAXN, SCOTCH and RANCY TWEEDS, t 15 °s BROADCLOTH, BEAVERS, PILOTS, WHITNEYS, BEDFORD CORDS, IRISH FRIEZES, &uu DIAN FRIZES, *4 \ * FANCY AND PLAIN FLANNEEBS, KERSEYS, | ___â€"_ KNITTBED DRAWERS AND $HIRTS, Extensive Fall and Winter Stock! Dealers in Dry Goods â€"READYâ€"MADE CLOTHING, &e., Ottawa, Dec, 20, 1865 a PROPRIETORS OFP «THB TEA rPOT" P I@" Where they will Keep Constantly on Hand a Good @t * + SELECTION OF® f AT AS LOW A FIGURE AS CAN BE HAD IN THE MARKET Ottawa, December 18; 1865. > All GOODS,. MARKED in Plain Figures! * â€"â€" MNO ABATEMENT. m« | W AX, FPL OW ERS. . PICTURE FRAME, made by: Mss. J Ottawa December 18, 1865 _ ALEXR. DUFF. Ottawa, December 18, 1865 KEARNS & RYAN, Illustrated Gift Books. Illustrated Editions of the Pocts §@¢Prompt and Particular Attention given to orders CARPETINGS EG TO INFORM THEIR FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY have AN IMMENSE STOCK OF [ AVE RECEIVED THIS DAY, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, ASSEREMENT OF THE VERY 4 * For sale by Christmas Albums. Juvenile Books in great varicty. IlHustrated Family Bibles. | _ Prayer Books, Church Services O‘MEARA & CO., Experienced Cutters Kept on the Premises. OF VARIOUS WIDTHS AND EXNTIRELY NEW PATTERNS. NvEw dTrLE oF® : i (Leather. Work ! JOHN DURIE & SON, 10 SPARKS STREET BROUGH & CO,, ESTABLISHED 1844 FOR THE Also: FOUR â€"CASES OF THE UNION BLOCK, SUSSEX STREET NEWEST DESIGNS IN FOR SALE BY THE BALE OR BUNDLE STAIR CARPETS, OE CA W A,. JAMES BROUGH &: CO WHOLESALE AND RETAIL O‘M E.A RA & PRAYER BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS by NOTMAN. oTTAwWA STATIONERY sWABEHOUSL', York, Street, Ottawa. _ Oftawa, Dec. 20, 1865. 3â€"tf (ENGLISH AXD FREXCH,) oOPrP EBV ERY â€"LIK D. 'WE CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE Ladies of Ottawa to our assortment. Rial + _._ DUVERNAY, BROTHERS. â€" _ wWBW ESTABLISHMENT, | . 86, SsUSSEX STREET. 'fi_O()NA(.‘S, Chaloupin, Jardien, [Martel, () Hoennessey‘s Brlnc'riea, Gin, DeKuper and Hautman, Gin, in flasks and in wood ; Wines, Sherries, l’ort% Hautâ€"Sauterne, Medoc, 8t. Julien, Rhine Wine, Hockhcimer, Champagne. Sparkling Hock, &¢., &¢. CUT TOBACCO AND CIGARS To which they desire to call the attention oi their friends of the Civil Service, and the pubâ€" lic in general. FOR 8 A LE BELCOURT & Co.‘s Ottawa,. Dec. 20, 1865 Ottawa, Dec. 23, 1865 D and 11 Sussex St PRINTED DRUGGETS and â€"_â€" Central Town, MA NILLA MATTINGS, â€" HBARTH RDGS, se HOSSOCKS, c Doo. mimts AT , THAT THEY FELTS, cet. LARGE MA TS. 1( We next have to record, among those callâ€" ed away, ‘the names jof the Rev. Richard Flood, oleehwnre, a member of the Estabâ€" lished Church, who had.done much in his neighborhood for the welfare of the Indian tribes; Major Murdoch McPherson, of (*-n- y ; Mr. Frederick Widder, ftormerly CRief E:Imi-io.u of the Canada Company ; Mr. Gilbert T. Bastedo, of Nelson, an old T. E. loyalist ; Mr. Colin D. Read, of Hamilton, and Mr. James McDonnell, an enterprising merâ€" chant of the " Queen City." _ Passing on â€"we come to the name of Captain Baxter, a retirâ€" ed oflieerf’ltho army, imuch esteemed in his locality. In the sameâ€"month (January), Dr. A. M. Clark, formerly of the Indian army, expired at Yorkville. Mrs. Christie, wife of the his torian of that name, the cheerful and ruddyâ€" faced old gentleman, well known to us in our boyish days, also died in the early part of the ‘year. â€" The most notable death in February was that of the Hon. George Moffatt, one of the oldest, as well as one of the most upright of Canadian merchants, whoâ€"died at his seat, Weredale Lodge, Montreal, on the 28th of that month. . Mr. finm had figured in theâ€" politâ€" ical arena, and his course therein had been marked with the same regard to the high principles which governed him in his profe=â€" sional ite. © Although an Englishman by Hflmbore an ardent attachment to the land of bis adoption. His loyalty was pure, fervent lng‘g:\'med. As a volunteer in ‘12, as a legisl in both chambers, in times of great public emergency, a« leader of the conâ€" stitutivnal association in ‘37; and as Presiâ€" dent of the British Amcrican League in ‘49, Oh ! loyal friendâ€"oh ! statesman wise and just, Peer of Old England‘s noblest merchant sonsâ€" What though thy ashes mingle with the dust, Life‘s record livesâ€"and spoaks in trumpet _.*â€"â€" tongues. * The Hon. Samuel Gale, late a judge of the Court of Queen‘s Bench in Lower Canada, was called to his fathers on the 15th of April. He was "a loyal eubject, a dJearned and up No need for monumental bréss to grave Memorial lines for curious eyes to scan ; Deep in our hearts we bear his cpitaphâ€" " One of God‘s noblest worksâ€"an honést man this was amply proved. © There never existed | prisoner at Lundy‘s Lane, and only released so good a conservative, or zo stout a loyali<t. | at the‘expiration of the war. The year 1837 How true the lines written in his memory : . | saw the martial joyal epirit of his nature 5e 1 o ine ; as fully alive to n which threatenâ€" g:‘;l.l:{ :}Iznll‘:::n:u xb?;nm\;mtmfionjzfl" ed the Province, m been in his more What though thy ashes mingle with the dest. | Youthful days, and he commanded a division Great havoc has been made amongst the public men of the Province.~ We need but int to the honored n;men ef Tache, Meâ€" finn, Morin, McCord, Ferland,> DeBeaujeu Moiffatt, Gale, Morris, and Gordon, as a sad exemplification of our statement. But to tuke the déaths in chronological order, we find that early in the year two pious churchâ€" men died, one the Rev. Cagon Reid of Freâ€" lighsburg, the oldest member of n’w Church of England in Lower Canada, an@ one of the most remarkable and Jearned wministers of the day; the other, l‘Abbee Ferland, Chap lain of the Forces at Quebec, and a zealous member or the Church of Rome. Mr. Ferâ€" land had done much in‘ the cause of Canadian_ nascent literature ; his Histoire du Canada promised to be a valuable addition to what has already been written on the subject. â€" He was not & brilliant man, but he had in hiin a tignt industry which served him well in merary researches and labors; to this was united one of the most genial and kindly disâ€" positions which it has eter been eur good fortune to theet. The beautiful. lincs of the Elizabethian draâ€" matist, which weâ€"quote, give a true illustraâ€" tion of the uncertaunty and. utter hollowness of everything of the carth earthy. _ The king as well as the peasant; the powerfu} leader of a mighty host &As well as his meanest solâ€" dier ; the wealthy lordlitig, whise ancestry dates back to a remote period, as well as the poor foundling who was discovered on the doorâ€"step ;â€"tutst all elbow one another on the same road, on the same long journey, and must all mingle together in their original dust.. Thoughts such as these arise in our mind as we ponder over the lives of the many whom we yearly see carried to the tomb ; â€"and the question not â€" unnaturally suggests sitself whether men live for good or for evil. Alis ! that we should have to m the confession for frail humanity, that th@@iimmber of the latter strongly outweighs <he former. ‘But as our duty is almost exglusively to take a retrospective glance at the obituary list for the memorable year which is â€" now rapidly drawing to a close, and as our space for this purpose is necessarily . limited, .we will have to defer the consideration of this mournful topic until a fufure occasion. > _ £ The bill of mortality for 1865 is a heay one. _ If, in Great Britain, the Premier, l'l{- merston, and in the, United States, the chief Excentive officer, Lincoln, hfive been numberâ€" ed with the illugtrious dead, so have Cana; dians to mourn the loss of Sir ,E.P. Tache, the head of Her Majesty‘s Government in the Province; and many other indigenous sons and residents who have been cut off by the untimely hand of death. _ The list is painfully large, and Lorcibly reminds us that the sands of that good old stock who have raised Canaâ€" da lo the position she. now occupies on the map of the world, are nearly run out. Heaven guard those of them who are «pared to us, and conserve, by their good ‘example, in the right path, the generation which is to succeed them. (Contributed to the * Saturday Reader," by a Depart * mental Officer.) The glories of our birth and state, . ___Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; . . Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre andâ€"crown + ¢ * _ Must tumble down, ; And in the dust be equal made > , With the poor crooked scythe and spiade., h * f SmnRu®y. If Britain had basely deserted her stition, _ And bent to the inroads of:Cobden and ) > «bright, . > How sad were this hour the state of the naâ€" tion «* . ‘Neath paltry expediency‘s cowardly blight. Our pripciplau spring not from beggirly w’Ein-. ing, Ours is no tortnrous political creed, But aâ€"child of the sun to be known by its shining, > An offspring of the true legitimate breed. A curse on the base hand that ‘would pull them down 1 We‘re told in the words of Divine, Inspiration To fear our Creator and ©honor the King ;" But where is the text for insanc innovation That Demagogues, (,‘hm‘.-lilqgu andâ€" Anarâ€" , chists sing? * Then here‘s to the Story,fthe Standard pld . Story _ â€" We learned in childbood in days that are gone, No modern tale is so full of true glory, Nor half so exciting or noble, not one! ‘Tis old as the hills of the land left behind And deep in our memory cherished as they, A charm of the glorious part to remind us Of what we have beenâ€"what we still are toâ€" If freedom and justice and good legislationâ€" If honor and truth and our country‘s renown Are things which are felt to be worth conserâ€" Who says the old story is almost forgotten ? Who thinks that a principle ever can fade ? Who dreams that the old Oak of England is rotten * .Bencath which the dust of our sin s were laid ? Sires who fought for each loved Institution That guarded as bulwarks the tower of the State ; * The Altarand Throne, and the old Constitution Which lives in defiance of fortune or fate. day | Ottawa, Jany. 4th, 1866 CANADIAN DEATH|ROLLâ€"1 (IY WILLIAM PITTMAN LETT Written for the. Ottagva Times CONsERYATIS M. * 8t ) to 1 the r at Montgomery‘s tavern. l(:mhu m a member of the As sembly of Upper Canada for many years, and was twice elected speaker of that body. HMe had been raised to the BenclÂ¥ as early as the year of the rebellion. His« integrity as a Judge was never questioned. _ Truly was it said of him that he «hed honor on the various positions which he so ably filled. > Proceeding with our imeloncholy history we find the name of Hon. G. 8. DeBeaujeu, M. L. ‘C., among the dead for this mouth / wlso of General Adamson, of Norval, C. W., an old and wellâ€"tried soldier, as well as memâ€" ber of the Legislature before the Union; Mr. E. F. Ryerson, Cuuuiy Crown Attgrney . for Perth ; ir.‘(huuve oly, & Huguenot fl-n- tleman, and father of the â€" member for Lot biniere ; Mr. W. A. Bacon, solicitor, Toronâ€" to; and in September, those of Mr. 8. W. Monk, Joint Prothonotary of Montreal, and Hon. Jaine« Morris, M. L. C., an old member of the Reform Efly ‘who, as Postmaster General in the Hipcks‘ . Goxernment, introâ€" duced the present unform rate of 5. cents let, ter postuge, ~ 1 ° rmal, ;. :~ i8 ." But, perhaps, the greatest Joss Canada euf fered during the year is that of the ExChief Justice of Upper Canada, the Hon. Archiâ€" bald McLean, who| died at Toronto, . on the 24th of October, a long, active, smemorâ€" able and useful life, He, too, participuted ip the stirring events | of the years 1®12, ‘13, and ‘14; wie wlegl at. 6«m-¢m, taken We have already briefly adverted to the loss Canada sustained in the death of Sir E. P. Tache. ‘The late Premier was not a groat man, bnt in his day he had been of immense service to his l‘x?ave country. . He had in him that spirit of conservatism which is .opâ€" posed w.:‘;ld, rash and often dieruptive innoâ€" vati was heart and soul a supporter of t:u&em'n Government. A m.“'muaw, he had drawn his eword for his king in the second American war,â€"was qpreâ€" ies 4 mgenect cafea. o ho ost. i i ad early been entrusted with the seals of of fice, and successfully filled; nearly every station in the administraton, and had been twice Prime Minister. . His funcral was one of the largest and most interesting that has ever taken place in Canada.. The presence of the leading men of the Province, with the representatives of the learned professions, @Dileges and Socicties combined with the ntâ€" tendance of the Regular and Volunteer forces, which marched , in the procession to the mournfual strains of the military band, ‘the scene in the church with the coffin, (on which were placed the eword and hat of the deceasedâ€"a colonel in the British army) surâ€" rounded with innumerable lighted candles, the chaunting of the funeral song«,* and ‘the parting volleys over the grave in ~the wvillage churchâ€"yard, had a sad impressivenes= on the assembled throng not soon to be forgot. . { PRICEKâ€"3 CENTS. ight judge, and a kind,. true, steadfast ll;-imi." As the author of the Jetters of * Xer va," he shewed the posbssion of no ordinary abilities as a ?ublic writer, The Hon.‘Aley ander Gordon; a life member of â€"the Legisla tive C«)uucilfiied ‘in the same month. . He had served the country as an officer of miliâ€" tia during the war of 1812. Was present at the taking of Detroit, and had the honor «f being first to boist the British flag over the conquered city. _ He was also in the action af Frenchtown, in the succeeding year, and was seriously wounded there. . HMe sat in the Legâ€" islative Assembly of Upper Canada, prior to ‘the Union. Another old and valued eiti zen _ was W away towards . the close of Apnl* in the ‘i:)non of Col. E. We Thompson of Toronto, a volunteer in "12, and again in "37;â€"a inember o# Parliament in *36 (defeating the late Mr. W. L. Mackenâ€" zie), one of the constructors of the locks on the St. La and Welland canals, one of the tounders 1 the Provincial Agricultural, Association, and a representative of Canada at the lmlonTExllihdun of 1851, as well as an extensive (farmer, _ Col. Thompson‘s> career was one of shfgular benefit to us ‘naâ€"â€" tive country, . We have next to Chronicle the loss, in May, of Mr. Dunbar Ross, Q. C., an advocate of great ability, and at one time Solicitor General for Lower Canada ; of Maâ€" jor Charles Stuart of Zorra, formerly of the rl’:'E. I. C.‘s gervice in Mairas; of Mr. Thomas _Sxmdimulu, manager of the Gore Bank at Guelph ; of Emma, the amiable #el ’ ict of that fine old Canadian | gentloman, Sir \John Beverly Robinson, Bart. Ti.('.rl... Uxen; of Mr. Henry Atkingn, who £ir half a ¢onâ€" tury had been & prominent merchant of Queâ€" bee, and was a gentleman of retined tasteâ€"and education. â€"One of the saddest of the many deaths of the year is that of a young Canaâ€" dian | soldier, efi‘e\nenmt James _ Edward Vaughan, of the 2nd Battalion, P. C. 0. â€" Rifle Brigade, which occurred in India on the 17th May. Mr. Vaughan was a native of Quebec, and . had distinguished himself in â€" mahy of the â€"most «anguinary contests _ of the _ last â€" Indian â€" Mutiny. He. had also attainecl a remarkable proficiency in Oriental languages, and Imd passed the searthing army examination on these subjects. [Far away from the ,lum]!ut' his birthâ€"the s¢enes of his childhood, |’n‘ home of his friebds, he peacetully sleepsiin his quiet Bengal grave. ll'he demise of Mr. Benjamin Holmes, Collector of Customs at Montreal, took place on the 22nd of May. â€" In_ his day he had been & merchant of nundi,lg in theâ€"commercial Metropolis of British Ameâ€" rica. © He had also been to the frontier in 12 and in *37â€"in the former had been taken prho:sr by the Americansâ€"and held wntil the end of the #ar. _ As member of the Legisâ€" lative Ass@nbly for Montrâ€"al in two pariia ments, he was inyariably fimni::ngul on the loyal side. He had besides 1 many im portant positionsâ€"the dutics of which he had discharged with ¢redit to himself and advan tage to the interest& of the institutions with which he was connected. F We now come to the n‘x of Mr. Justice * . le(k.-nlh who expired at his seat, Temple / Grove, Montreal, on the 27th June. _ The de _ eunul.lmlge had filled many offices of trust and honor during his lJong and . useful career. He had raised a company and commanded a brigade duri dwnfilion. He was Chanâ€" cellor of Une.;’mvnn'ty of Bishop‘s College at his death. An ardent student of Natural History and Meteorology, and & lover of Hor ticulture, he evinced great interest in The =oâ€" cities which have been formed for the develop ment of these important branches of} study. He was, besides, a zealous member of the Church of England, and the void which he has left in the community will be long felt. I.I:umbhbth'dd:hu veteran politician Mruh;’ ist, s as upright judge, the " Hon. A. N. Morin, on the 27th f'une occaâ€" sioned a painful feeling throughout the whole â€" of Lower Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly before the Union, and long aftéerwards ; the influenceofhis pen as well | he his rvaice had been it 15. Aht _Oouncils of the country fronran carly period of his career, but no just estimate of the many importaut services he rendered Canada®~can be formed until his life be written by some competent person acquainted with the momentous times which he figured, . â€"â€" |"â€" *_ #