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 THE EMPIRE OF BRAZIL 
 
 Brazil is in extent as large as the whole Dominion of Canada, 
 with a population of over 12,000,000 of people. It has a seaboard 
 of 3,700 miles, and extends 2,874 miles from East to West. 
 
 PROVINCES. 
 
 Sao Pedro do Eio Grande do Sul. — Area, 47,328,876 square 
 acres. Capital, Porto Alegre, which has a population of 30,000. 
 Population of the province, 500,000. This province is rich in coal 
 mines and other minerals, and has extensive natural pasture 
 grounds. 
 
 Santa Catharina.— Population, 220,000. Area, 14,884,020 
 square acres. Capital, Desterro ; population, 15,000. Its soil and 
 minerals are the same as Rio Grande do Sal. It produces sheep, 
 cattle, mules and horses. 
 
 Parana. — Population, 140,000. Area, 46,152,000 square acres. 
 Capital, Curitiba; population, 4,000. This province possesses 
 diamond, gold and lead mines. Large sheep and cattle pastures. 
 
 Sao Paulo.— Population, 1,000,000. Area, 59,420,700 square 
 acres. Capital, Sao Paulo ; population, 100,000. Possesses iron, , 
 copper, silver and gold mines, precious stones and coal ; grows 
 coifee, cotton, sugar and tobacco in abundance. 
 
 Eio DE Janeiro. — Population, 1,600,000. Area, 14,999,400 square 
 acres. Capital, Netheroy ; population 40,000. Principal city, Rio 
 de Janeiro, which is the seat of the Imperial Court. Its popula- 
 tion is 500,000. This province possesses iron mines and clay 
 beds for the making of chinaware and porcelain, and produces 
 coffee, sugar,' tapioca and cotton. It is the largest port in the 
 world. 
 
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E8P[R[T0 Santo. — Population, 110,000. Area, 9,015,490 square 
 acres. Capital, Victoria; population, 8,000, Possesses gold and 
 iron mines, and produces coffee, sugar, mahogany and various 
 woods. 
 
 Baiua. — Pojiulation, 1,700,000. Area, fi5,599,422 square acres. 
 Capital, Salvador doBahia; population, 220,000. Possesses rich 
 gold, diamond, silver, iron, copper, coal and marble mines. It is 
 the great sugar centre, and produces cott'ee, cocoa, woods, piassava, 
 tobacco, fjuits, hides, &c. 
 
 Sergipe. — Population, 340,000. Area, 8,846,840 square acres. 
 Capital, Aracaju ; population, 7,000. Possesses gold and diamond 
 mines, iron slate, salines and niti'ates of soda and soda salts. 
 Grows sugar-cane, tobacco and Brazil wood. 
 
 Alaooas. — Population, 86,000. Area, 13,586,464 acres. Capital, 
 Maceio ; population, 10,000. Produces sugar-cane and tobacco. 
 
 Pernambuco. — Population, 1,400,000. Capital, Eecife (Per- 
 nambuco) ; population, 110,000. Produces large quantities of 
 sugar, tobacco and hides. 
 
 Paraiiyba do Norte. — Population, 340,000. Area, 14,181,500 
 square acres. Capital, Parahyba; population, 17,000. Possesses 
 gold and iron mines; grows sugar, rice, cotton and tropical 
 fruits. 
 
 Eio Grande do Norte.— Population, 260,000. Area, 11,538,000 
 square acres. Capital, Natal ; population, 6,000. Possesses gold 
 and iron mines ; produces sugar, cotton, Brazil wood and co- 
 chineal. 
 
 Ceara. — Population, 600,000. Aiva, 20,92-*, 163 square acres. 
 Capital, Ceara ; po])ulation, 20,000. Possesses gold, silver, lead, 
 iron, coal and marble mines; produces Ipecacuanha, Jaborandy, 
 quinine, coti'eo, sugai- and cotton, and breeds excellent cattle. 
 
 PiANHY. — Population, 275,000. Area, 60,579,500 square acres. 
 Capital, Ther'izina; population, 8,000. Grows cotton, castor oil 
 seeds, &c. 
 
 Maranhao. — Population, 550,000. Area, 92,304,000 square 
 acres. Capital, Maranhao ; population, 40,000. Possesses gold 
 
mine.s; produces cotton, sugar, rico and splendid woods. Raises 
 cattle. 
 
 Grao Para.— Population, :{!)(),()()0. Area, •J:50,7(;0,n0O square 
 acres. Capital, Para; jxtpulation, -tU,00i). Produces gum Ara- 
 bic, ipecacuanha, cloves, vegetable ivory, cotton, cocoa, sarsparilla, 
 nuts, rubber, &c. 
 
 Amazonas. — Population, 110,000. Area, 382,484,700 square 
 acres. Capital, Manaos ; population, 7,000. Possesses mines of 
 crystal, marble and silvei', and abounds In the India-rubber tree. 
 
 Minas Geraes.— Population, 1,700,000. Area, 115,380,000 
 square acres. Capital, Ouro Proto ; population, 12,000. Possesses 
 gold mines, ]irec'ous stones, diamonds and iron. Also the 
 largest gold mine in the woi'ld — the Sao Joao del Eey. Produces 
 cotl'ee, sugar, cotton, &c. 
 
 GoYAZ. — Population, 275,000. Ai-ca, 149,9!)4,000 square acres. 
 Capital, Goyaz ; pojjiilation, 5,000. Possesses gold, iron, diamond 
 and crystal ; grows sugar, coffee and tobacco. Breeds cattle, 
 horses and mules. 
 
 MattoGuosse. — Population, 120.000. Area, 2S!),45D,575 s(piare 
 acres. Capital, Cuiaba; population^ 17,500. Possesses gold, iron 
 diamond and copper mines; produces coffee and tobacco, and 
 breeds cattle. 
 
 BEVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. 
 
 B}'- last returns the revenue was calculated at £11,900,000 
 sterling, and the expenditure at £11,800,000 sterling. 
 
 THE REIGNING DYNASTY. 
 
 The present Emperor, Dom Pedro II., born on 2nd September, 
 1825, is the son of Dom Pedro I. and the Archduchess Leopoldina^ 
 of Austria, married September 4th, 1843, to Empress Theresa, 
 daughter of the late King Francis I. of the Two Sicilies. His 
 daughter. Princess Isabel, the future Empi-ess, was born on 29th 
 July, 1846, and married to Prince Louis of Orleans, Comte D'Eu, 
 eldest son of the Due de Kemours. The constitution of Brazil, 
 is founded on the lines of that of England. There are two Legis- 
 lative Houses ; the Senate, which nuraoers 58 members, and the 
 
IIouHo of l)oj)ulieM, nmnboriiig 122 momboi'H. At the head of 
 each Province of the Kmpire Ih a President, appointed by the 
 Eniporoi-. There is alHO a Local Assembly in each Province, the 
 same as in Canada. 
 
 ARMY AND NAVY- 
 
 The nominal nti-enf^th of the standing army is 82,000 men, and 
 the navy consists of 57 steamers, of which 18 are ironclads, 1 fri- 
 gate, 8 corvettes, 23 gunboats, and 7 transporcs. 
 
 SLAVERY. 
 
 Abolition of Slavery. — In 1871 it was decreed that every 
 child born of slaves should be free, and it is hoped that in a few 
 years by this gradual method slavery will be entirely exting- 
 uished. 
 
 CLIMATE OP BRAZIL. 
 
 The mean temjtoi-ature of Brazil, which extends from 5 degrees 
 of north latitude to the 33rd degree of south latitude, is from 81 
 degrees to 88 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the different sea- 
 sons of the year. Dr. Uundas mentions that at Rio de Janeiro 
 the mean temperatui'e for 30 years was 73 degrees. In Decembei", 
 the hottest month of the year, the maximum was 89^ degrees, 
 minimum 70 degrees. Jn July, which is their winter, the maxi- 
 mum was 79 degi'ees and the minimum 66 degrees. It will be 
 therefore seen that the heat of Brazil is not so excessive as that 
 experienced in some portions of Canada and the United States. 
 
 RAILWAYS. 
 
 In 18S1 there were 2,346 mile? of railway under traffic, and 
 1,748 miles under construction, making a total of 4,094 miles. 
 
 BRAZIL RIVERS. 
 
 In Brazil ai-e found the largest rivers in the world. The navi- 
 gation of the Amazon and its tributaries extends 25,000 miles. 
 By the railway connecting the Maraore and Madeira Eivers, 
 which the Government of Brazil are building, the bulk of the pro- 
 duce of Bolivia will be brought down over the Amazon, instead of 
 going, as it does now, hy way of Cape Horn. 
 
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 MONEY. 
 
 Tlio money of Briizil i« the milrei, written 1 $000. The par 
 value of tlie milrei is 27 pence, or 5-4 cents, and the value chanij;08 
 according to the rate of 'Kychange on London. The present 
 value is about 22 pence, or 44 centn. 
 
 AGRICULTURE IN BRAZIL 
 
 The agricultural operations in Brazil arc at present centred 
 upon cotfee, cotton, sugar, tobacco, mandioca, cocoa and beans. 
 The district from the Amazon, as far south as Bahia, chiefly 
 produces tbe wild products of the country, viz : India-rubber, 
 cocoa, vanilla, sarsaparilla. piassava, joboi-andy, castor oil beans, 
 &c., &c., while the cultivated poi-tions pi'oduce sugar, cotfee 
 cotton and tobacco. Tbe disti'icts between Bahia and Santos, 
 wbicli is south of Rio, may be tei-med the cotfco-growing district. 
 From Santos, and as fai* south as the borders of Uruguay, tbe 
 district is taken up i)v cattki-raising and the production of a few 
 cereals. Fi-om this district are exported large (juautities of hides, 
 hair and bones. 
 
 COFFEE, 
 
 The consumption of this article in tbe whole world l.s given as 
 500,000 tons. Half of this enoj-mous quantity is produced in Brazil 
 and represents an immense wealth, in the progress of Avhicb are 
 interested alike the country which produces it and those countri e 
 trading with bci". That Brazil cotfee has hitherto been greatly 
 underrated is due to the fact that a large quantity of the best 
 produced is sold under the name of Java and ^focha, or as the 
 coffee of Martinique and Guadaloupe. Martinique produces only 
 600 sacks annually and Guadaloupe, whose coffee is sold under the 
 name of the neighbouring island, yields 6,000 sacks, not enough 
 to provide the markets of Eio de .Janeiro for 24 hours. The 
 greater pai-t of the cotfee. which is bought under those names or 
 under that of .lava coffee, is Brtizilian, while a great deal of the 
 Mocha coffee is nothing Ijut the small beans of the Brazilian 
 plant found at the summit of the branches and carefully selected. 
 The coffee trees ai-e genei-ally |»lanted on the side of a hill, in 
 rows about 20 feet apart. The tree grows about 20 feet 
 high, and is in full bearing about four years after it is planted. 
 
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 With care the tree will prcxlufo for 20 years, and it is 
 btilievod that if ntill further attention were given, and manures 
 employed, it would pnMluce for even a longer perio<l. The 
 u«o of (roffee is as yet fur fi-oni attaining its full development. 
 Cotfee is both tonic and stimulant. It has all the advantages of 
 the best alcoholic drinks without any of their inconveniences. 
 The famous Delille dedicates to cott'eo the following elegant and 
 witty verses, which ai-e its greatest praise : 
 
 A peine j'ai gout6 tjv iMjueur odorante, 
 
 Soudain de t'on climat la clialeur ponetrante 
 
 Agitu touB mcs Henti, Bans trouble RaiiB cahots. 
 
 Mes pensees plus nombreux arrivent ii grands flots. 
 
 Mon idee etait triste, aride, d6pouill6e, 
 
 Elle rit, elle sort richement habill6e 
 
 Ah ! je crois du gonie eprouvant le rcveil 
 
 Boire dans cliaque goutte un rayon de soleil. 
 
 Brazilian cotfee, from its various qualities and colours, is equal 
 if not superior to the very highest standard of coffee produced in 
 any other country, and meets every requirement of the most 
 fastidious consumer. Brazil has for the last 50 years devoted 
 great and intelligent cai-e to the cultivation of the cotfee tree, 
 and to her is due the growing increase in the consumption, and 
 which tends to become general everywhere. The Brazilian 
 Government, with a view to further develop the i-esources of the 
 country, have held exhibitions of this article in Rio de Janeiro. 
 There besides the coffees of Brazil were exhibited coffees from all 
 other producing countries, and it was proved that Brazilian coffee 
 compared very favoj-ably with that of any other country. The 
 Government, however, were not content with this, but resolved 
 to hold exhibitions in the capitals of Europe, in New York, and in 
 Canada. They have forwarded samples of 70 different kinds of 
 coffee grown in what may be termed the coffee zone, viz : the Pro- 
 vinces of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes. It is 
 hoped that these exhibitions will have the effect not only of 
 increasing the consumption of coffee, but also of proving to the 
 public the superior qualities of that of Brazil. 
 
 TAPIOCA. 
 
 Tapioca is the product of the mandioca plant, which grows 
 in every portion of Brazil. The plant is cut into slips and 
 
planted in earth ImIIh. The i'0«)t« resemble the Jenisaleni arti- 
 choke. ThoHO are carefully ta'^en and washed, after which they 
 are grated by machineiy. The material is then placed in vatH 
 and subjected to ^i-eat pressun^, the juice being allowed to I'un otf. 
 This juice is deadly poison, but if allowed to ferment it deposits a 
 substance which constitutes the tapioca of commerce. The pulp, 
 after being pressed, is tal on and placed on large copper i)lates, 
 and subjected to heat until quite dry. This is the Farinha which 
 somewhat resembles oatmeal and is used in lirazil as a substitute 
 for bread. A substance made out of starch, produced by potatoes, 
 is now extensively sold in this country and elsewhere as genuine 
 tapioca, but any one using the two can very soon perceive the dif- 
 ference, as the real tapioca is not ordy more nutritious but is also 
 more economical, requiring a less (juantity to pi-oduce the same 
 amount of pi-epared food. 
 
 COTTON. 
 
 Cotton is extensively cultivated in the northern portions of 
 Brazil, and though the Southern States of America have for many 
 years furnished cotton at such low rates that it was ditHculL tor 
 Brazil to compete, yet she has steadil^'^ ^ rsevered in the cultiva- 
 tion of this article. It has chiefly found a market in England, 
 where it is highly prized, but the small importations which have 
 come by the new line of steamers to Canada have found hero a 
 ready sale, and this will, no doubt, in time develop into i\\\ 
 extensive trade. 
 
 WOODS. 
 
 Brazil exhibited at the Paris I'iXhibition no less than 117 dif- 
 ferent kinds of woods cut froni a piece of land iialf-a-raile sc^uare. 
 The most of these are hard and susceptible of a very high polish, 
 and are admirably adapted foi" cabinet-maker's work. liosewood, 
 mahogany, tulip-wood, &c., are all grown veiy extensively in 
 Brazil, and exported in large quantities to Europe. 
 
 FIBRES, OILS, DRUGS, &c. 
 
 There are vaiious varieties of these articles exported from 
 Brazil. From Bahia north to Para, the piassava or monkey bass, 
 used by brush-makers, is largely exported, while such drugs as 
 balsam of copahiba, jaborandy, ipecacuanha, vanilla, sarsaparilla, 
 
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 castor-oil beans, and other drugs made out of barks, &c., aroalso 
 exported extensively. From the region oi'tho Amazon comes the " 
 India-rubber, which is so much used in Canada. This is olMained 
 from trees tapped in somewliat the same manner as the ma]ile 
 tree in this countiy. 
 
 SUGAR. 
 
 This is one of the largest products of Brazil, and is gi-own 
 over nearly the whole extent of the Empire. There was a 
 large expoi-t to Canada until the refineries wei'c cloe'^d. Now, 
 however, since their i-e-opening, the trade has again commenced, 
 and the importation has been very largo, amounting to 23,003,875 
 lbs. for the year 1881, and as the consumption of sugar in this 
 country increases, so will the trade with Brazil increase likewise, 
 as the lower grades of this sugar are necessary, and more econo- 
 mically used by the refiners than those of other countries. 
 
 IMPORTS. 
 
 Brazil is not a manufacturing countiy, and produces and cul- 
 tivates only those articles which are natural products of a tropical 
 climate. She is therefore dependent on the outside world for 
 most of her supplies and all the luxui-ies of life. The importa- 
 tations into Eio de .Janeiro alone in 1881 vvere, of flour, 404,175 
 barrels ; of codfish, 78,332 tubs ; of beer, 33,465 cases and 9,442 
 barrels; of butter, 9,042barrels and 38,492 cases; of kerosene, 
 254,055 cases; of lard, 76,171 tubs and 85 cases; of coal,225,457 
 tons ; of lumber : pine, from the Baltic, 14,545 dozens, — from 
 America, 8,168,400 feet, — spruce, 13,449,470 feet. Besides these 
 articles, there are very large importations of potatoes and onions, 
 cheese and canned vegetables, fruits, &c.; also cottons and wool- 
 lens, which almost entirely com.e from England ; while furniture, 
 boots and shoes, &c., come in large quantities from France. 
 Canada can com])ete favorably with other nations in many of 
 these articles, and it is to be hoped that her manufacturers and 
 shippers will open up commercial connections with those of 
 Brazil, and develop a trade which should be of lasting benefit to 
 this country. 
 
 THE RIVER PLATE AND ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 
 
 This country is almost entirely an agricultural one, producing 
 all sorts of cereals and lui}-. Being- a large grazing countiy, it 
 
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 maintains enormous quantities of cattle, sheep and horses, and 
 consequently exports hides, hair, horns, wool, &c. Being so 
 much of an agricultural country, they import largely of agricul- 
 tural implements. Hitherto Canada has had no footing, though 
 many of her best ploughs and agricultural implements have 
 found their way into this market through the United States, but 
 have been classed as American goods. There is an enormous 
 field here for trade in these articles, as undoubtedly Canada can 
 make and export them cheaper than other countries. 
 
 STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION. 
 
 The Soci^t^ Postale Francaise de I'Atlantique was established 
 in 1881, with a capital often millions of francs, which has all been 
 paid up, and holds subsidies from the Canadian and Brazilian 
 Governments for the carriage of their mails. 
 
 Since November of last year the monthly service has been car- 
 ried on by chartered steamers, pending the building of the follow- 
 ing splendid vessels, which are litted with all tlie latest improve- 
 ments, have magriiticent accommodation Wn- first class passengers, 
 and are worthy to be classed with the finest of the ocean steamers 
 afloat: — 
 
 VilledePara, 3,000 tons; 
 Ville de Ceara, 3,000 tons : 
 Ville de Montreal, 3,000 tons; 
 Ville de Qu(5bec, 3,000 tons ; 
 Ville d'Halifax, 3,000 tons. 
 
 These vessels sail monthly from Canada and Brazil, touching at 
 St. Thomas, West Indies. 
 
 Although the Company have had to contend against many dis- 
 advantages in having to employ chartered ships, yet the i-esults 
 have been most satisfactory. They have brought from Brazil 
 sugar, coffee, rubber, cotton, skitis, hides, drugs, piassava, nuts, 
 &c , &c.; and as evidence that the public are alive to the advan- 
 tages of direct tj-ade, farther oi'dei-s have been sent for each and 
 all of these article.!. While ;bc vesHels^ have bisought these pro- 
 ducts of Brazil they hiiye taken ba<;li: ' thos^'of'Canada — flour, 
 fish, potatoes, lumber, sewing, machines, plqws,,. butter, cheese, 
 lard, vinegar, app.lor' ^''^. W^nVoth'tv th,V'ig«. ' fJanfidian flour has 
 
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 found a ready market at prices equal to those of other countries. 
 For fish and iiimber there is already largo markets, and in most 
 cases the other articles have obtained just appreciation. The 
 trade is yet in its infancy, but now is the time and opportunity to 
 develope it while this country is in prosperity, so that when the 
 dull times chance to come again Canada may have a customer 
 who is willing and ready to take her surplus productions. 
 
 It is not in bad seasons that new markets should be sought. It 
 is then too late. It is in the time of prosperity, as it is a well- 
 known fact that the greater the production the less the cost ; and 
 it is by obtaining new outlets and new markets in the good day 
 that the producers and manufacturers of Canada may lay by for 
 the rainy. 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 Want of knowledge of the countiy, its people and its merchants 
 may deter many from opening up business relations. Mr. William 
 Darley Bentley, of 317 St. Paul street, Montreal, and West India 
 Wharf, Halifax, who is Brazilian Consul-General for Canada as well 
 as Agent-General for the Erazilian Line of Steamers, will be very 
 pleased to give any information in his power, to take charge of 
 consignments or orders, and, if wished, to give the names of the 
 best and most j-esponsible houses in the different ports, so that the 
 parties may correspond direct. 
 
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 Under Contract with the Canadian and Brazilian Gtovern- 
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 ThefolloWihg magtiifieent pfeVv $teamships, having splendid 
 accommodation tor passengers, and fitted with all the latest improve- 
 ments, will sail monthly fi*om Montreal during navigation, touching 
 at Quebec, Gaspe and Halifax, for St. Thomas, W.I., Para, Maran- 
 ham, Ceara, Pemambuco, Bahia, aud Rio de Janeiro, Brazil : — 
 
 NAME. TONS. 
 
 Yille de Para - - 3,000 
 Villc de Ceara - - »,<M>0 . 
 
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 Yille de Montreal 
 Ville de Quebec 
 Tille de Halifax 
 Comt I>'£u, (cargo) 
 
 Capt. Iffaxoii. 
 Capt. ]^aper«lrix 
 €apt. KoiiMHCl. 
 
 Capt. Deliens. 
 
 
 CABiN RATES: 
 
 From Canada to St. Thomas, - - - - - $60 
 
 ... :.... i to Para, Maranham and Ceara, - - .- . 120 
 
 to Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, - 160 
 
 Children under 3 years, free ; from 3 to 8 years, quarter -, and 
 from 8 to 12 years, half -fare. 
 
 RETURN TICKETS to all Points, Fare and a- If. Steerage 
 Passage at Low Rates. 
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 g^^For Freight and Passage, apply to Head Office, 30 Rue le Peletier, 
 Paris; Messrs. W. P. Rowland & Co., Toronto; Messrs. Gibb, Laird 
 il Co., Qiiebec; Messrs. Hall & Fairweather, St. John, N.B. ; Messrs. 
 F. W. W. NiCKERSoN & Co., Boston; Messrs. Clark & Seaman, Wharf 
 No. 9, New York; C. Sutton le Boutillier, Gaspe; C W. McCuaig, 
 Ottawa; Messrs. W. Darley BeJ<}tley & Co., West India Wharf, Halifax; 
 W. D. O'Brien, St, James Street, Montreal ; or to 
 
 , ,->*'.•. 1>^1*I^J^Y BKA'Tl^EY, Cieiieral AKCiit, 
 
 ^■^^rAr^*-^^^. ».,^^v4*ji •. 317 St. Paul Street, MONTEEAL. 
 
DIBECT MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE , 
 
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 HALIFAX, QUEBEC and MONTREAL 
 
 The magnificent New Steamships of this Company, with un- 
 rivalled accommodation for Passengers, will sail from 
 
 ANTWERP AND MONTREAL 
 
 OALLINO AT 
 
 HAVRE, HALIFAX AND QUEBEC. 
 
 Through Bills of Lading granted to and from any part of 
 Canada, United States, France, Germany and Holland. 
 
 For Freight or Passage, apply to the Head Office 
 OP THE Company, 30 Rue le Peletier, Paris ; Messrs. Kennedy 
 & Hunter, Antwerp ; Messrs. Poudavigne, Havre ; Messrs. W. P. 
 Howland & Co., Toronto ; Messrs. W. D. Bentley & Co., West 
 India Wharf, Halifax ; W. D. O'Brien, St. James Street, Montreal ;. 
 or to 
 
 W^M. BARLEY BENTLEY, 
 
 AOENT GENERAL, 
 
 317 St. Paul Street, MONTREAL.