Sir John On The Fisheries

Ottawa, Out, Oct 20.- In a speech on the üshery question yesterday at a banquet in this city Sir John Macdonald said he was proud of the coolnoss with which Canadians had mee threats from the United States, which amounted almost to insults, and said Canada could afEord tp calmly listen to these threats because she had right and justice on her side. He said he believed that aftor the election Americans would look with more tavorable eyes on the treaty, and would agree to another arrangement based upon its Unes and principies.