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Ma. Waiits,—Tu be preated in yer noospaper

tue the infurmashia of the folks every Whar w hat |
L eord

Monday evening, jost arter I ewallerd a harf)

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peat of konge aud bien water, sturd ap with mo-|
Jussis, To takin, ax ginetaly 1 does, the grit of,
the perskription of aumbody that's ded I guess,
but furgets the name, but by bim cifered out}
strait i¢ a lamper eal a swimming, and clar as saw |
dust, the rules and regelations agi indingeston,
bitters an Geik, in which he o kinder like pints
eut and sets down bis everlasting nostrum to jest
exercise the critter, and particularly arter tea tu
walk a mile, tar he declare it be good fur a man's!
Wwholeuwm and keeps the intaraals a working out
ther own bisiness. Wal, actin on that ar per-|
skeiption fac the benetit off the hull mana, I footed
wut intu the bonels of the City, an jest as T was a}
passin Merkery Korver, my head dowa strait is
a pea stik, an a lookin on the sile, kalkilatin and |
turein over my notion off the eend of that a moat |
all fired fitin down tue Vixburg, and a tigering up

mad, an I deciar i felt a kinder onpleasaut; bat,

| lastin glorious United States, and Old Abe sets

| histone as the biggest tarnation star on the hull

| slantin over his sholder like a #ythe, ao with iron |
the chances aa & sotten dowa cesults, it appard | epurs tue hia heels resemblin a rooster agoin tu |

we

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@ playin to my notion, “ See the koakerin heroes. —
cums,” am sure enul they did cum, a trampin like t
seein them horrid shiney bagnets a stickin tu the ae 22 ee

muzzle on ther fussees, and a pintin every whar |
in the air, 1 wusnt eo parveus as afore. Wal, | Charlottetown, June 29th, 1863.
thean 2 guverners wae a standin at the bean atik, |
rite onder the fiag tied tu the upper eend en it,| ppp oo . .
with @ tarry string, au thar they eyed the sogers a | THE BARRAC K Cia SQUARE
parsin on ew, jest like weasela looking arter a hen: | VOLUNTEERS.

and the guverner, not the green one, aturnin a , , — j
half round tu bis Se-ca-ta-ry, guy a wink, au he a! A public meeting is advertised to be held in the
kinder skrewd his upper hp up tu the middle on| Mayor's Court to-day, “ for the purpose of taking
hie cheek; but why, the mity ony knows. 1 kal- inte consideration the necessity as well as propriety

kelate it coudot a been at th 1 : eign : :
ser sar Ireadful purty. I co gh a: of petitioning Her Majesty the Queen to withbold

with em—every man on em looked harkless like | her assent to the Act passed in the last Seasion of
—it was a shocken fine sho. I'll uever furgit it} the Provincial Parliament, intituled ‘an Act to

Examiner.

AND

, while garlick and inyios grows down tu our ever-|

i | authorise the Government to sell the Military

on his stool tu Washiutown, and is sot dewn in " ‘Phe requisition to

Barracks in Charlottetown.’
wm the clust ro , | the Mayor, in accordance with which this meeting
« ’ otuster an we , ; erals « . : oe :
statesnen litin onl shieen A on ee an inlitend has been called, det by 57 nee “ _—
Union. Wal, 1 was plaguy pleased with the sho, majority ef whom are Conservatives. This we
aud thought a most everything on the segers an{ cannot but regard as highly satisfactory in more
ceifors tist's a clar fact, but 1 was purtichlerly than one point of view. It shews that a con-
drawd tu one ev the ositers, who fetebed up the | Os : ; tie cp Ca
rac off the red and the gray backs, an [ sais tue a | riderable body of the Conservatives o arlott
fuller u standin thar, who is that Osifer at the! tewn will not slavishly support the Government in

nder eend of them sogers, a holdin his serd a! a ory measure which they may bring forward,

The Bill

without regard to the public interests,

tu my understandia that atweea Gineral Joe battle! “ Why, thats the Adjutant,” sais he, “1 | to sell the Military Barracks was introduced and

Jebacon and the other Ginrals, cute as a mouser
agein to put bee paw upon her victem, backed up

by thea fellers they command, and all on em taf ™ that ar splaw! :

: . ° : . j i é y om oo t fi ¢, g » i ° Py i t ‘
we hickory, jest diggin intu Gineral Grant's rar, | saishe. O, 1 onderstand yer-— he's a flat fut,| [sland at large, still we cannot but regard it asa
an gota tue tuck hem up behind with their bag-| pedes, his toes turns in as if he was a tryir tu

wets, while Vixberg petts him on bis fere end, that | mock a club fut; he'd make a fine feller fur tred-

he'll be pretty such, and bis bul) army, like tne!
a anfortenate lemon a fixt intue a squeezer set
tite te both euds, thare be nuthin left on em but
the ohim; jest as! figered that competation of
events tue cum, [ hern a feller crien out full blo,
Wille thar, Zack, are you a lookin fur wurms tue
hook smelts, or a kalkilatin on pickin up cents ur
greenbacks with yer pose tu the arth, like a por-
ker rootia fur ground nuts. Whar ar you goin,
Zack’ A lookin up, aud wipio my ise, I seed
sy old friend Seth Spool from Conneticut, a
standin afore me, and I sais, I ain't goin ne whar
that 1 knows on in pertickler, but jest a footin out
twe skarr up this ar stumick of mine to due bis
duty, an make the hull machbiury jog on al! slik is
& wiseel; that's all the trouble, sed I. “Wal
that’s all strait as a hippotevoose,"’ sais Seth,
“ but if you ain't goin nowhar, I'm goin somwhar

Im of fur the allmity exhibition of the defenders

| foot.”

cud pick hin out of a crowd if I saw only his) passed us & Government measure ; and although

How cud you a durn that? sais I.“ By |* iad os . reat dea!
| its pertickler eplaw,” sais he. What kinder talk | it ## one about which we do not care ag i,
“Ite flat, broad, extensive,’ | as it cannot to any appreciable extent affect the

surothin like a sno shue, and I secs, as he stam- | most silly piece of legislation. The Imperial
‘despatch which gave the control of the Barracks

din husks off bild corn, he'd narley kiver a bushel! t> the local authorities certainly conveyed no

tue one tramp; he’s a tine soger maybe; I swar | ‘o d e which
dut he’s got the rale bend forrid, like a ingin goin | P°™* + to eet Chem OF ae Gee i 3 te

through a spruce swomp, a huntin fur gum; but | they are erected; and this Mr. Dun me and his
raley he dont figger the rale jerewiar fur we 7 | Government will learn to their mortification, when
bissness; but as he is in the trade, he shad a bin | 31) has been diaallowed, as it
8 riddin ontop on a hoss. What ou arth am them | eit Se Se ©

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| parishes Mr. Doudl Carrie asserts that the |
appointments are bad in several cases—that Scotch
priests are put in the room of Irish ones, and that
consequently Irish Catholics are grossly insulted |
and outraged by such proceedings on the part of
his Lordship. It is news to us to learn that the
Irish Catholics are dissatisfied with any act of
their venerable and beloved Bishop; and it is
marvellous to see a Scotchman in a fury at alleged
favouritism shown to his own countrymen to the
prejudice of Irishmen. It is, perhaps, to be re-
gretted that hia Lordship the Bishop of Char-
lottetown does not take advice from a petty
servant of Mr. Dundas as to the appointment of
priests to the different parishes of his diocese.

In seriousness, we must give ove word of advice
to Donald Currie. Don't imagine, my geod fellow,
that you cau raise a schism between Catholic
Scotchmen and Irishinen in view of any act which
may emanate fromthe Bishop. It is au old and
a very stale trick—that of exciting national pre-
judices. You are not equal to it, Donald. Men
of talent and influence, without principle, rarely
succeed in accomplishing the nefarious work.
You have only one requisite fur it—and that isthe
absence of moral principle. As regards your
sympathy for the Irsh people, try to exhibit it in
propria persona—take, for instance, the Monaghan
Settlement, wherein, you suppose, the people are
very indignant at the Bishop for the removal of
the late Rev. Mr. Brady—and make a speech
there against his Lordship in the spirit of your
article in the Monitor; and we assure you, Donald,
i that you will not be killed with kindness, what-
ever treatment you may receive at the hands of a
people whom you would thus wantonly insult.
| A Presbyterian Synod and a Wesleyan Confer-
ence are now sitting in Charlottetown, transact ing

the Nation groanin, under the iutoleratle burthen

ar spurs tu his heels fur! Is they tu tickle the
grasa, or wound the mud, or rattle on the stones,
or fur ornamentals, like Bombastuses was with
rowels big round as a cirkier saw? Na, sivee, it
can't be no how — but they is fur peltiu intue a
hoss on the field a sho days, an€ a makin him
kick, skamper and cock his tail on eend, like 2
wren's tail when he's a singin. 1 never afore seed
them folks what ware spurs a stumpin on fut a
sho days tu the field—they was allers on the pig-
skin across 3 boss, aridin here and thar like fuss
and fury, an goin round and round about like
turnin a grindstone, and givin orders themselves,
an not a lettin subordinates do the hull oper-
ation. Arter a short standin tue ease emselyes,
the blue backs got a kinder wratky, and sot tue
work at them big guns, and [I aeed them stuffin
em with that infarnal shootia powder, and yam-
min it down ther throats, jest fur all the world

of this ar island, all on em amostin a flock, sol out
in mi-li-ta-rie close, and gun and bagnet and so|

on, down tue the squar whats advertised to be,

sold, tu pay off the debt of the kolony. Didnt}

like stuffir turkies with doe nuts. When I seed
this ar work agoin on, I kalkilated it was jest
time tue slide, sv I skowered off, und got onder
kiver of the post over tu the pexzzor agin, clar of
the smoke, oakuin wads, and camimers; an I jest

most assuredly will. : i : : :
| ‘Phe reason assigned by the local Governments busivess in connection with their sugetne
for the proposed sale of the Barrack Square is, te | Churches. We hope that the visitation of the
| raise funds forthe support of the Volunteers. We |very many holy men whe sanctify these places
showed in a former No. that if it be necessary te | Will be attended by good results, and that our
friend Donald will become rich in grace — (rich
beyond any idea he could form from the enjoy-
ment of a long tenure of office at £66 138. 4d.
stg. per an.); and we further hope, that when the
third Clerk of the Council shall be thoroughly
evangelised, he will agree with ua, that it would
be extremely indecent, vulgar and impertinent, on
our part, if we made any remarks as to the man-
ner in whieh the Presbytery and Conference re-
gulated their own Church affairs.

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have Volunteers at all, it is very important that
there should be a piece of ground like the Barrack
Square, where they may be drilled and reviewed
in fine weather, and where there may be artillery
practive occasioually, without a drawback to the
amusement in seeing scores of windows broken
in all directions, as is the case when the large guns
| are fired from the centre of the town. Besides,
where could we find a point so suitable for de-
feusive operations as the Barrack Square, in

the event of a marauding visit from rascally —--
Yaukees. Col. Gray assured the House of |THE CITY RECORDER ON ORANGEISM.

d bly that h sat Ww it babl .
Raney Chat GEdh Gh event WES quite presente! § we Lave much pleasure in reprinting from the

you hern on it, Zack,” sais be. No, sais I, not a! cum onder kiver, when they fird bang, wack, an

bit. “Then you aiut fust figger, Zack, or youd a | Ceatinered « while, but stopt short off asa rabit's
meabniens th Mieiaemn on thinns Gat nie ett & tail, cause I spose their amenition was bust. Wal,

—thai the Yankees might attempt to come in here,
ravage our hames, commit untold atrocities upon
our wives and daughters, and carry away the
treasure of our Bank—(to a greater amount, we

Islander of Friday last, the fallowing letter from
the venerable and learned Recorder of this City,
giving bis reasons for having signed the anti-Orange

of an Established Church, and though ite has a

yet been able to free His subjects irom that gall-
borne iuch |

ing yoke (a yoke which cannot be paige

longer by freemen), He is certainly

| equainted with the discontent which has been |

oduced in every corner of Great Britain, and)
ee Sardines and murders which have |
been inflicted upon poor, oppressed Ireland, by this
anti-christian system, which took its rise in the
dark ages, to wish to entail such a fruitful source
of mischief upon his Cis-atlantic subjects. —
“That attempts bave been made, and still are
waking by Episcopaliars to seize upon all the
Glebe Lands in the Island, does not in the least
surprise the Petitioners—that hitherto that Church
has been the favorite child of a partial parent, sup-
ported in luxury at the expense of all the other
chudren of the tamily—that this fond partiality
has produced (as such treatment uniforuly does),
a covetous, haughty, peevish, and overbearing
spirit—that now when about to be deprived ot
that support from the mother country, to which
it never was justly entitled, it would plunder its
neighbours of their just rights. "
“Phat Petitioners are not aware what valid
reason Episcopalians can assign for their grasping
spirit—they are not more loyal subjects or peace-
able members of society than their Catholic
neighbors or dissenting brethern—they have not
wore correct views of the best interests of the
country or the doctrines of our holy Religion.
“That were it but a solitary deed of plunder
and rapacity now meditated by [piscopalians, a)
deed which would suon cease to be felt by the |
public, Petitioners would not have intruded upon |
the attention of the House—but should they sue-
ceed in their unjust, not tosay unchristian attempt,
to appropriate 7,600 acres of land to themselves
and their successors, the seeds of discord would
be sown, Which would not cease to produce an
abundant harvest of pride and haughtiness on the
one hand and ot hatred and envy oa the other; |
till that Chureh whieh they are labouring to up-|
hold by such unworthy means shall be overturned |
both root and braveh.” |
It is sincerely to be lamented that their suc-|
cessors in the Presbytery did not inherit the same
charitable feelings towards their “ pooreppressed |
Catholic brethren,” which seems to have auiuiated
the signers of that petition. ‘That their animosity
towards the covetous, haughty, peevish and over-
bearing Church of England must have cooled
down, ia evideut, for they have associated them-
selves with its ministers and members for the
purpose of an attack upon those loyal subjects and
peaceable members of society, their Catholic neigh-
bors. 1 lent the aid of my opposition to the
Presbytery of Prince Edward Island for the same
reason that J have signed my name to tie Anti-
Orange petition, a dislike of everything that tends
to injustice and oppression. 1 look upon the
tears of the mewbers of the Orange Association,
respecting Catholic ascendancy, to be as frivolous
maleate as those of the Presbytery of Prince
Edward Island respectiug the Church of England. |
One word more. It is said that one of the
passages in the Anti-Orange petition contains
a personal refleetion upon our worthy Lieut.
Governor. 1 differ in opinion. We live under a
responsible Government; every public act, whe-
ther of omission or commission, to which the |
Lieut. Governor's name is appended or withheld,
must be understood to be that of his ministry ; |
aud whea he issues a proclamation, or his name is
used—as it must be to public Acts—his advisers,
and not himself, are the parties liable to censure

| visit to Her Majesty at Marlborough House

cruiser, but released by the Court at Key West
Mr. Lavard said the question involved a statement
which had not been proved, and was liable to
doubt, viz: that the vessel was seized in Mexican
waters. ‘The prize court decided that the vessel
should be released, but thought there were suffi-
cient grounds to warrant the seizure and retused
to give damages. ‘The only course for the owners
was an appeal to the U. 8. Supreme Court.

The Times says the last demand made by the
Brazilian Minister, was that the Egnlish Gevern-
ment should express regret, or some slight shade
of regret, for having violated the territory of
Brazil and wounded the susceptibility of a nation
with which we were on the most friendly terms.
This would have amounted to an admission of
wrong doing on the part of England, and as a
measure of policy upon Lerd Russell's refusal to
comply with this demand, the Brazilian Minister
had left London for Paris. In #o duing, he acted
strictly on bis instructions, not from any personal
feeling whatever. ‘The ‘Times still hopes that di-
plomacy may find some meane of restoring & good
understanding.

At the opening of the Brazihan Chambers on
the 3rd May, the Emperor in his speech said that
the svlution of the difficulty with England depended
upon the King of the Belgians. The Chamber, in
the address which they unanimously adopted in
reply tothe Emperor's speech said, * all the Bra-
zilians are ready to make the sacrifices necessary
to maintain the honor of Brazil.”

THE QUEEN’s Visrr te LonpoN. — Her Ma-
jesty the Queen, accompanied by the Princesses
Helena and Beatrice, came to London on Tues-
day by special train on the Great Western Rail-
way. Her Majesty was met at the station by
Prince Alfred, and proceeded thence to the Hor-
ticultural Gardens, the Lquerries attending on
horseback, to see the statue of the Prince Con-
sort, which was to be formally inaugurated the
next day. Her Majesty made a lengthened im-
speetion of the Memorial, visiting every spot
from whence a fresh view might be obtained. Her
Majesty then returned by the Eastern Arcade to
her carriage in Exhibitien-road, and drove to
Marlborough House to visit the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales. The Prince of Orange ~~
The
Queen regurned to Windsor at two o'clock.

Visir oF Her Masesty To THe EXHIBI-
BITION BUILDING.—Her Majesty visited the In-
ternational Exhibition building this morning, and
was received by Lords Derby and Granville, Mr
Gladstone, Mr. Disraeli, and other members of
the International Commission, Her Majesty, who
looked remarkably well, was dressed in mourning,
with a slight widow’s cap.

FRANCE.

Paris, June 12.—The Emperor has received
the congratulations of the Emperor of Austria and
the King of Prussia on the capture of Puebla.
The report of Gen. Forey is not expected to ar-
rive in Paris until the beginning of July. On the
i8th ult., a division of the Freuch army was
marching on the city of Mexico.

The declaration of the bishops relating to the
elections und the letterof the Archbishop of Tours
have been referred to the Council of State on ac-
count of their being an abuse of power.

Parts, June J2.—The Paris evening papers
announce that the orders fer sending reinforce
ments and war material to Mexico are maintained.
It is asserted the notes of the three Powers on the

jest arter this the hull sho was tue an eend, and
struttin about these locations, consated as a tur-!
key cock in hatchin time; but don't feel riled |
about that, Zack, it dent matter a wooden nut-|

weg. Cum, hold up your snout like a young)
suckin pork, a lookin fur his brekfist, and skower |
off with me, and we'll jest see and figer out our |

own sums in kalkilatin the whoppig mi-li-ta-rie)

what's te arthquake all creation, partikerly the}

Yankees, arter we hev squashd them infarnal | mity spectacle as this ar tu our everlastin harmo-| yes :
Suthers kanguroos, aud coiled em all up tite is a) "Us and victorious mi-li-ta-rie Union. “ Nur me | ! 4t all necessary, Col. Gray proposes to sell in).

eatterpiliar in a frosty morrin.” Wal, I don't
est if I does, Seth, but do you kalkilate its safe -
go thar! Is thar to be no shvotin and blagin
away with that iofarnal gunpowder, case I hev|
hearn sum on them kinder mi-li-ta-rie i so smart.
s lodin au firin off ther fusees, they furgits tue
return ramteds, and sends them flyin afure the!
powder like mad. Wal, if one on them iron rams |

was tu butt a feller jest by mistake, it id be jest | America,” published sbout six years ago, the fair | ammunition in the hands ot the Orangemen.

as bad as if it was did 2 purpus, and one mite be)

drilled tu death by a swart seger fur nuthin, and 98 She saw them in Prince Edward Island, alleges |

uo glory and no pewsion te the critters left behind.
Ne, Seth, that kinder thing wont do me, nur my
belp, uur babies dewn tu ham; bat howsumever,
thivkin ayia, I'll ge, bat take car not tu stand
atece them sheckea nmaugzies—them kinder Com-
imiseionera tue Teath, who gineraily practises
with a sythe hisself Havin squard my mind up
tue go, Seth and i sealed it dowu in the rale Yan.
ker tauu'd tu the mi-li-ta-rie squar, and when we
cumd thar, I seed the hull on em, amost fifty blue,
red aad gray backs, nary green back among ew, |
no counterat, ull rule sogers, drawd up in » kinder
Greadful Gzkten line over the graas. The Osifers
was a walkin about with ther sords a glissinin,
and the sogers’ bagnets glimmerio, fur all creation |
wastrel aa the sunbeams playin and friskin on a
heap of tinwan's shavins. Wal, wt was a site; it
was purty; it was lovle; it was dazzlin; it was
tormidable lovkiu. I uever lookd upon the like
afore. Thar stood the clar grit of the allmit

power of the pertectors of the widders and the
orphans, and sitera and sitera, in this ar ilaad.
Wal, wal, said 1, Seth, ite a everlsstin fine site ; |
ite a aoble institution, batched by settin un gene-|

ruaity aud patriotism, and fotch wut fur sho; its J°) ing the sweet strains of the Volunteer Band, we

sublime; its seatiunental ; its glory in embrio; its
vulor in the eggshell, waitin tur the occasion tue
pick itself out. Its a caution tue invaders; its
the muleum in parvoo of the gallantry, the glury,
the devotion, and the security of this ar Kelony,
agin eny toe that dars tue stick his toenails intu
this ar sile. Jest as | was amost swittin in ad-

of equal wealth and po

the 2 guverners we at tu hum in the earriage druy
by the Osifer koachman, and as tha druv o-wvay,
the whislers whissled, “Go whar dinner waits
yer.” Wal, when the Guvernera was out a hearin
the wissiers shut up te wonce, an av the bull
assemble, sogers au all, futted hum, the wisslers
squeaked out agin,
“If I had a dunkey, an he wudnt go,
I send him volunteerin, I yess sv.”’

Wal, sais I tue Seth, I never seed sich an all-

nathur,” said Seth. An it was sich a thing as
we may never see agin, sais I.
Your friend,
ZACK.

eT ee
(FOR THE EXAMINER.)

THE FORTNIGHTLY PERFORMANCE OF

THE VOLUNTEER BAND.

In a work entitled “An English woman in
authoress, whilst descanting on men and things

that the Colony could not afford an instrumental
Band. If Miss Bird were smongst the large as-

semblage of persons who listened to the pertorm-|

ance of several pieces of music by the Volunteer

Band on Thursday evening last, on the Barrack | honour of Governor Gordon's visit, was a very |
Square, she would have to admit that we have | shabby affair.

inade 3 musical step in advance since the period,
some of ths characteristics uf which, she sv graphi-

oe cure. Ea ye a | alleged to consist of more than fifteen hundred. | institution in the light that hedoes, as “AN ATTACK |
ad ou the Barrack Square is a move in the |
right direction. As good music is a thing with} young wen liked soldier playing, not from any |

which we have no cause to complain of being sa-
tiated in Charlottetown, we think that those high
in authority should ind the bers of the
Band to play on the Square at least once in each
week during the suunmer months, aa that could
not be considered “too much of a good thing.”
But being of that happy number who are gever-
ally thankful for the * gifla the gods provide,” and

; ; Petition. We cannot, however, understa v
may add, than ever a certain official eould do) ; ot syrah

, "| Mr. Lawson shaul i 2 of © ing
but the brave Volunteers, said the gallant Col., will | pape . vegans weyers ae
" : | the naine of this paper with the Monitor, aud as-
prevent any calamity of that kind—they will repel! p 4
” : i eo je | Serting that ee have attributed motives to hin in
invasion, they will preserve inviolate the virtue of| .. ou ee ; ;
f | signing the Petition, which he considers it neces-

our wives and daughters, and the sanctity of our | a ear Ai gat :
sary to “disclaim.” We certainly made no allusion

firesides. And the very ground upon which mili- | to mnetives of any kind on the part of the learned

tury ati ight be advantageously ied | ;
ee ee A ee tere Dee” | edeileman: indeed. we denne remember thet we
on, Which is indispensable if a military organization | ; ay :

| have at all publicly noticed the fact of bis baving

| signed th tition. W . tine
| plots to Tom, Dick and Harry for the sake of the | 0 ‘ 4 2 Wal algae me ”, On idl high
‘be 5d | of following the coarse and indecent example of
| few hundred pounds that may be realized out of |
} the Monitor,

, Whose varrow-ninded seribblers
| the business ! !

pow would allow liberty of conscien i

| This act of the Government thoroughly exposes | , y Bo expoemnee te ne mot, bap
: ‘ | More especially not to a person who has been long
| the sham nature of the Volunteer movement, so far | ;

| regarded as an adherent of their party.

- defsuding papa Island aguas foreign invasion The manly spirit in which Mr. Lawson has given
|is concerned. ‘The real object of the movement, | : : s é
testimony against Orangeism cannot fail to

: * | his
| a8 we long since furesaw, was to put arwoe ani | excite the livelicst admiration. It is the more
a

| Yuluable from the high position which he holds—

Polish question will leave tomorrow fer St.
Petersburg. The Patrie expresses hopes that the
negocialions will be successtul, and states that the
Russian Government inclines towards an arrange-
ment. At Paris a general hope is now expressed
that an early termination of hostilities may be
possible. The Liberal journals urge this course,
as it would enable the Government to regain the
freedom of its inovements on European questions.

jor applause. I objected, when the petition was |
| presented for signature, to the clause as being

| totally irrelevant and out of place, and as so much
| surplusage; and I cannot tor a moment suppose
| that any oue acquainted with the aim and scope
of responsible Government can ever associate the
public acts of the Representative of Her Majesty
with any feeling derogatory to his private cha-
racter. No man in the community has a higher

opinian of Mr. Dundas, either in his character of

an upright and constitutional Governor ofa colony,
or in the not Jess estimable one of a private |
gentleman.
I am, yours, &e.,

With reference to Mexiean affairs, a corres-
pondent (says the Times) points out that the
French Government have given a substantial
proof of their regard for the interest of the
British bondholders, by having put aside 25 per

J. LAWSON, Q. C. | cent. of the Customs duties at Vera Cruz for the

| boudhotders, in comformity with the hypotheca-

| tion contained in the bonds. A sum ot 700,000

fi : te ; | dollars, he adds, had up to the end of March been
ta We have received a communication signed | paid into the hands of the British Consul from

“A Protestant,” Head of St. Peter’s Bay, reflect- that source. The ce expressed at Paris is |

ing on the conduct of certain narruw minded | that “ France repudiates all idea of retaining an

obi, sop : : : | inch of territory in Mexice, But will persist in |
individuals who have established a little Orange | seeing such a government established as will re-|

Lodge in that quarter, whose affairs are con-| spect order. Meanwhile the most scrupulous at-
ducted with great secrecy, as if the meusbers were | tention will be paid to English rights.”

June 24, 1863.

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| ubject has been accomplished at 3 heavy expense | , ‘
° | from his learning, bie long ience ]
| to the Colony; and now the movement, in its; ; pve pt, Wana Deetinee agen.

strictly military aspect, is suffered to go to the dogs. )and his character as a Protestant Conservative, |

|
| who was not expected to speak out mestly |
The review which was got up a few days ago, in reg ee ee

and so firmly en such a subject. We hope his |
’ ; | rebuke of the bigots will have a salutary etfect |
Tt was with considerable difficulty | h \ a nye
a ie Mithila iain iibiiiiin Ail ad s Wiad | upon t eee people ; and that well meaning, though
abou y ignorant Oraugemen, may learn to regard their

|

| }

When the Volunteer Movement came in vogue, | upon those loyal subjects and peaceable members of |

é gipawy ‘bap as: bw of th | society, their Catholic neighbours.” Let those who |
GoetTntas OF getestinm, Hut fe Soe Beverly af He | have raised, and those who have been frightened |

thing.—they imagived they looked weil in uuiform lby, the cry of “Catholic ascendancy,” conker |
while their clothes were new, and made a great likewise upon these words from Mr. Lawson's pen: |
impression upon the hearts of the girls; but now | [louk upon the fears of the meinbers of the |
that the enthusiasm has evaporated, and their Orange Association respecting Catholic ascen-
uniform become thread-bare and tattered, they | dancy to be frivolous and unfounded.”

moreover being desirous that such of your readers
as do not know should be advised of the fact that |

& pleasant hour can be passed in walking on the through the agency of Government officials they te His Excellency the Lieut. Govervor, upon which |

Barrack Square, and inhaling the refreshing |
breeze floating from the Hillsborough, whilst en- |
think the subject not undeserving of a few words. |
musical talent, yet there is not a place, perhaps, |
lation m America having |
less cultivated musical talent nor fewer public
musical performances. Were it not for the ‘ di-
verting vagabonds”’ that stroll this way, with

Though there exists here, unquestionably, much |

their Italian Barrel organa, the rendering of the

have lost all relish for military exercises. But. As regards the passage in the Petition relating

have been organized into Orange Lodges—they | Mr. Secretary Pope has harped so wuch, de-'|
are allowed to retain their arms, with which to | oURcing it as “grossly libellous,” &e., Ke., Mr.
meuace and overawe the Catholics; and putting | Lawson, it will be seen, differs from those who
arms in the bands of reckless and unscrupulous | regard it as even a “ personal reflection” upon
Orangemen is all, we believe, that the Government | the Lieut. Governor. Now, we ask, will the)
of this Island ever desired or expected from the | Orange Secretary again attempt to force upon the
great Volunteer Movement. | public his false statement regarding this part of |

- ~—-s>-- | the petition? But we shall not keep our readers

ashamed of it, and conscious that the Orange | ITALY.
Society is a disreputable and disloyal institution.| Turis, June 12.—In to-day’s sitting of the

Our correspondent draws a striking picture of the | Chamber of Deputies Signer Mecche questioned
lowshi hich : iled | the Ministry respecting the international relations
harmony and good fellowship which prevailed | 5 toon Italy and Rome, and asked about the |

about St. Peter's, between Catholics and Protes-| intention of the Government relative to the Polish
tonts, before Orangeism was introduced into this question. The Minister will reply to-morrow.
Island—shows how one denomination of Christians | THE GREEK THRONE.

used to help another in the erection of Churches, — ‘The Greek government has ordered that there |
Chapels, parsonages and glebe houses—how grati-! shall be three days of public festivity in eom-|
fying was the interchange of sentiment and feel. | emoration of Prince William of Denmark. Io
/ ‘ | Klis the portrait of King George had been torn
ing at weddings and funerals. “ But now,’ says jdown by the mob. The National Guard were
our correapondent, “all this is passed, and it may | obliged to interfere.

be a long time before the ohl harmony again pre- THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
vails.” Our correspondent then goes en toshow,| Becnarest, June 1}.—Prince Couza has no-|
that a conceited person named D****, who was minated himself Councillor-in-Chief of the Moldo- |
a candidate at the last election, and who only | Wallachian troops.

wanted something over six hundred votes to BELGIUM.

qualify hin for a seat in the House of Assembly,| The Government has lost six votes in the |

grat | Chamber, and gained three in the Senate. The |
has been the originator of the Orange Lodge at | Ministerial majetity, which was 67 to 49 in the|

,

SAT Tm P. FE. ISLANDE iT
peat OF EDERAL ARMY. RIN THE

We take from the Bostox Herald of the 16th
instant the following notice of the death of a gon
(of the Hon. Joseph Wigh*man, of St. Andrew's
‘Point. The young gentleman was, indeed. as hag
| beew truly said by the Herald, a person of very
promising abilities. On most reliable authority,
we further observe, respecting him, that in Bog.
ton he stood high in the estimation and friendship
of many individuals distinguished not only for
their private worth, but remarkable for their at-
tainments in literature and science; and the head
of the Medical Faculty has declared hiw to have
been the most talented young man that he ever
had under his tuition.

And scarcely less honorable to the memory of
the deceased than this high testimony to hig
worth, is that which is most affectionately borne
to it by those under whow, in his still earlier
years, he studied in Charlottetown; who aver
that it was scarcely possible for any one to be
more eager and diligent in the pursuit of learning
and knowledge than he uniformly was; and that
—free from every species of frivulity, vanity, de-
ceit and perverseness—by none could he be sur-
passed in delicacy of sentiment, or in modesty,
gentleness, and propriety of deportinent.

“Fame was the spur which his clear spirit raiged
To scorn delights and live haberious days ; ‘
But, when the guerdon fair he hoped to find,
Came the blind Fury with th’ abborred shears,
And slit the thin-epun life.”

This is true, sadly true; but no less trne is it~
and let ite truth be the cemfort and solace of al)
whe loved the good and noble youth whe is the
subject of this brief obituary notice, and who
now weep for his death—that,

‘“ Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil,
Nor in the glistening foil,
Set off to the world, nor in broad rnmor lies -
But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes,
And perfect witness of all-judging Jove,
Of so much fame in heaven shall be the meed.”
With the parents and family, under their sad
bereavement, we deeply sympathise ; and although
“It is net given us to unfold
What worlds or what vaet regions hold,

The immortal mind that bath forsook
Her mansion in this fleshy nook ;”’

set we rejoice that we can confidently remind
them that the good die net, but are ouly happily
translated

‘* To the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love.”

MILITARY.—Intelligence has been received of
the death of Assistant Surgeon James Wightuwan,
of the 2d regiment, which event occurred yester-
day at the Armory Square Hospital,in Washington,
his disease being typhoid fever. He was a son of
Joseph Wightman, of Georgetown, P. E. L., and
a graduate at the last term, of the Massachusetts
Medical College, and was a young iman ot very
promising ablities. He was only 22 years of age.
The Surgeon Geveral of this State has telegraphed
to have the body embalmed and sent here, and it
will then be torwarded to his relatives.

THE CIVIL WAR IN THE STATES.
BY TELEGRAPH.

—_—

Baneor, June 20th.

Reported 3,000 Confederates at Hagerstown,
and increasing, whe appear to make head quarters
there.

Parties making incursions into Pennsylvania
return with horses, cattle and negroes; one de-
tachment entered MecVonuellsville and sacked
the stares.

Herald’s despatch says it is evident that Lee's
main army is atill neag the gaps of Blue Ridge
range, but on which sike is unknown.

Stuart’s cavalry peported at Warrenton, 12,-
600 strong.

Deserters state that Lee with 80,000 is in
Shenandoah Valley near Fort Royal, and pre-
paring to march, probably to attempt to tura
Hooker's right flank and cross into Maryland.

Army of Potowae is marching trim aad moves
rapidly.

Small raid making mto Indiana. Gorernor
has issued a call for 20,000 Volunteers, six
month's men.

Flour declined 5 cents.
BanGor, June 22.

Confederates reported occupying seuth bavk
of Potomac trom Cumberlaud to Harper's Ferry.

Rhodes having 20,000 at Williameapert.

Latest re 40,00 strong at Hagerstown
and fortifying.

Troops at Harrisburg expecting marching

orders.

Confederates made their appearance at Fred-

erick, Md., and four miles this side. Supposed
enewy had designs on Baltimore.

Earthwo:ks and barricades of tobacco hogs-

| heads are being erected.

Small Contederate force also raided into

Gettysburg.

Unionists in Western North Carolina reported

organized in considerable force.

Confederate iron clad steamer Atlanta, formerly

English steamer Fingal, captured the Savannah.

Celebrated blockade runner, steamer Herald,

St. Peter’s, and had the presumption to think that | Cyamber, is now 61 te 55. In the Senate it was | sunk while attempting to enter Charleston.

on the strength of his bigotry and fanaticism he | 30 to 28, and is at present 33 te 25. At Antwerp |
might work his way into the Assembly. ‘Our cor-| the five Liberals have been suceeded by Clericais
8 y . }and Radicals.

In Burges one of the senior |

}
ja

Steamer Gallypso captured off Willmington,
vr. C.
Propellor Boston captured and two Barques de-

respondent is exceedingly severe on this presump-| j embers of the Liberal party, M. Devaux, was | 8troyed by Confederates, at mouth of Mississippi.

tuous individual; and makes some remarks regard- |

‘ r . " ' ’ the Cabinet, M. ier, Mini }
ing watters of toll in the Mill business not very | se penn rane eae van bomen

beaten by the Clerical party. The principal |

Sr. Joun, June 23.
The Richmond papers report an explosion of

miration of the livin pictur afore me, a Osifer

squeeld out sumthin about bagnets charge; it was
adredful mivit; it made me feel as I'd all tue
wonee grow'd all over full of pimples. I was
afeard. I shuck and I ekedaddled, and kiverd my
body with the peazzor, and feeling safe, I said tu

core from the works of the great masters would
unheard, save to a few private parlors. It is,
therefore, with much pleasure we notice that the
Band intend to play during the summer months
on the Barrack Square. The Band is composed
of young men, and considering that they have

THE LAND COMMISSION. any lenger from the perusal of this excellent
— letter :—

CAN any one tell us what has become of the
Report ot the famous Land Commission, about

which there has been so much agitation in the

To THE Eviror OF THE ISLANDER.
Sir ;—

creditable ta an ardent professor of religion. But) o¢ inant, after having given up his seat for| the Confederate irou-clad Chatapoocha, designed

it is the ald stury. The unscrupulous wretch who
would make religion subservient to political |
schemes would sell his own soul ax readily as he
would sell the peace of the community te accom

myself, it wud be a plaguy mad operation of us a
thinkin of curnmin down har with a hostile feel-
ing; #0 I cifered down on my pocket slate the
ull institution, intendin to send the hull tue Abe
at Washingtown aud tue all wy friends tue bua.
Jest aa | made the last bair stroke tue my figerin,

been under the instruetions of Mr. Galbraith but
a sbort time, their playing on Thursday evening,
the 18th instant, was remarkably good, both in
time and style. Besides performing several po-
pular marches, waltzes, and gallopades, the Band

Colony, and for which the people of this Island
have paid a very large amount of money? What
has become of the address from the Legislature
to the Queen, passed in a greathurry last Session,

The motives for signing the auti-Orange petition,
whieh have been imputed to me by beth the
Monitor and the Examiner, I feel myself called
upon to disclaim. My reasons for signing that
petition are totally different from those asigned
to me in those pnblieations.

executed, with excellent taste, a difficult piece

1 from behind kiverin place, I
weer po he nme ane Doses from Donizetti's “La Faforita,”’ and another

& terrible fuss aud a waving aud a waggin of the

by which it was proposed that the Award should
be put in operation, whether the Duke of New-

It Prince Edward Island is ever to attain the
rank among these northern colonies, to which

plish his infamous designs. We refraiu from
publishing the letter of “a Protestant,” net be-
cause we think the castigation administered to an
ex-candidate is unmerited, but because we think
it would give him a degree of importance which
his own abilities can never procure for him,

all colours crowd, jest like so many maggets
otruggia for uppermost and foremost; and pre-
sently I seed a carriage and 2 husses or murs, I
eaut declar which they be, druv by a Osifer, and
curnin full split on eend. An a hind him sot three
tulks, a0 one on em io i-ta-rie close. Them
must be sumbody, aais | tu the post. All to
wonse the Osifer coachman drawd up the husses
tu a stand still, and a help with a cockade on
tother side on his hat jumped a kinder stiffish
from the fruat, and bang opened the carriage
dore, aud the 3 folks kim out and slid along to-
wards the sugers, until they cumd to a flag aflyin
frum the eend of @ bean stick, au thar they stopt
acd apide at the trups iv the distance, a standin
on the grass, an seemed as @ kalkilatin if it wud
be vntirely safe tue git eny vearer tue the dogs
of war. Wal, as they stood a eyin them thunder
and litenin critters, 1 was a watchin em tue, be-
cause I didut kuow but they mite a blirted mte
out, an | was watchin to skower if they did.
Wall, 1 didnt kno no folks thar, an I was curious
as a woodpicker chisselin intu a rampike to find
out sumthin to serve my everlastin appetite fur
jatarmashion. So I arskt a feller with fire red
har and hickory face what is them folkw a standin
under the flag ted tue that ar bean atich’? Who
ar that ia the green close an scissor tail, streakt
dowu with black velvit and filligreed over with
yailar ornamentils’ “ That’s our Orange Com-
wander in Chief,” sais be, “in the greev, but it
appears unowalous that the orange should don the
green.” I don't uuderstand that bit of speech
“sueualous.”’ is it Garman fur a creepen thing ¢
"No, Six,” sais be, “it don't mean anything of
the sort—its a word derived frow-——." © t
say nurther about the derives, sais I, I aint got
time to listen till you goes inter the gineoligy of
the tarm, vot even tu the Ist gineratiog, but just
sa quick as wittle, whop out the meni on it.
“ Anomalous,” sais he, “as applied in this case” |
(1 gees the speaker was a liyer) “ infers opposi-
how party charisticks, inasmuch ag the orange

beautiful part from Comer’s opera “The En-
ehanted Beauty.” A musics! ear might easily
detect several errors in the playing of the Band
on Thursday evening. The chief ones observable
were in the bass instruments being loud and harsb,
without being full toned, in the Forte passages:
and iu the piano passages of severe] tunes the
leading cornopesns completely “drowned” the
reed instruments. But it requires long practice
to bring from brass instruments the softness of
tone which constitutes their chief excellence as a
Band instrament. On the whole, however, the
performance of the Band was highly creditable to
the young members and their attentive leader.
Were an E Flat Clarionet and a Bass Sax Tuba
added to the present number of instruments, in a
short time the Band would be able to make as
good music as, in this place, ws could expect
or desire. : ot om
=_- -

To THE Epirok oF THE EXAMINER.
Sir ;—

Four years ago our wise rulers promised a re-
formation in the staff of public officers.
last election they made nu such promise, no doubt
knowing they were bound hand and toot by the
Orange party. Hence the office that was so ably
filled and conducted to public advantage by Mr
Thornton was turned over to Mr. Beer. This
was bad enough, but what do we see now!) Mr.
Beer's children sinned in voting for Mr. Wight-
inn, and the father had to pay the penalty for
this grave offence, and the office of Commissioner
of Roads is now in the hands of Swain Campbell's
son, 44 Orangeman of 4 or 5 and 20 years of age,
who can neither read, write, nor speak common
English. His first act was to dismiss all the
Overseers in the district who did not belong to
the fraternity of Orangemen. His next act was
to go to District No. 8 for an Orangeman te su-

perinteud Montague Bridge, when the Road Act

declares that the Commissioner shall appoint s
man trom the district in which he resides, whose

aud green so considered are embletic of autigonis-
tic principles.” Wal now, friend, as you bev giv
that kalkelation, I kin git from it the letters tu|
spell the bull total ou the sum figeratively, and I
start 3 figeria that that sr dress ou hissin mite
vet “amonulous” ou bim, case as [ citers he ar
rite and you aw on the rail, fur praps ite a
moet likesum be has drawd Own pectas tue a
shavin ia them av close. You see, friend, he's
got yallar lace plastered all over his green. Now,
you kia figer that the playuy fine yallar lace, shin-
a hike gould, on his swaller tail and siters, aigni-
coaieanen perelivities ; and that ar green sup-

: orange cuile jest represeut bis intaroul
seit iu the verdaut ya a onl ben ar 2 colors,
& twistin and twiniu together like eel » mnite
jest figer out the hull sua of the Chief Comman-
der, clar as radius is to the base, and so on.
Wen | sed this, the feller kinder lartt, but didnt
sey Cuthin, but we put bie fust finger tu his nose
erty meek the shape ov a broad bean pool, and
storkt off, but lovked back, aod sayin good evenin,
guy a snort. Arter vo time the bull bilen on
them, blue, red and gray bucks, skirld round the
#quar, aud fugelin ther surds, pared them 2 guver-
Gere—the

duty it shall be tu auperintend the Bridge, and so
on, Thus you see that an officer,fit he be an
Orangeman, can evade the law as much as he
likes, in order to place his brethren of the lodge
in power.
ting the ability of this young Orangeman,
I will give you one idea out of many of bis actions
since he came into office. He got so uplitted that
he thought all King’s County was under his con-
trol. He went to Georgetown, carrying the seals
of hia office with him, to inspect the public
wharves there. Alter walking the deck of the
little steamboat “Ine” tor about two hours,
thinking it was the Queen’s wharf, be proceeded
up the Main Strest to intorm the authorities that
their wharves needed no repair, that “ the ot
the wharf looked better thau his kitchen.” The
parties, ashamed to see him there, gave him the
needful to pay the ferry, and sent him to the
woods, where Le ought to be, and not disgracing
the office that bas been so ably filled by such wen
as Lewelliu, Thornton and Beers.
_It is rumored that this Orange official is to be
discharged, and paid bie salary. If such be the
case, the Goverumegt will act wisely; and it will

greeu guvernor and the tother guveruer

be a public benetit if they pay hiu three years’

true suw Ler-ri-to-ri ya the everlastio british pus salary, and discharge him atonce. I shall watch

sessions. Beein thar war no blazin an firin a

the movements of this official with interest, and

nw, L geased twudut be risky fur me tue eraw! let the public know his proceedings,

wut trom my kiverin post, so | slidder’d strait on

At the,

castle was willing or not?) The address referred
to, which was made up of bits and scraps from
old despatches, was agreed to on the 2st March,
and was, we believe, forwarded to England by
the Mail of the 26th. We remember that Coli.
Gray strongly urged the House of Assembly to
agree to the address in time for the Mail, “as it
was a matter of so much importance.” Now,
more than three months have passed since the
address was sent to England, and we have not
heard a syllable about the fate of this “matter
of #0 much importance.” Has the Duke sent out
an auswer, short, tart, and unsatisfactory, which
the Government are ashamed to publish? Or,
has His Grace treated the whole matter with the
most savereign coutempt? Either alternative is
disgraceful to the Island Goverument,—it shows
that they have no influence with the Imperial
authorities, and that they have been willfully
practising a huge and expensive humbug on the
people of this Island. It is useless for the apologists
of the Adininistration to plead that the Colonial
Minister bas been, perhaps, too busy, and all
that sort of thing. ‘The Duke has replied to other
addresses passed after the Land Commission ad-
dress was seut home; and a private communication,
addressed to His Grace, after the close of the
Session, on the subject of the Orange Bill, has
elicited from His Grace a courteous reply—thus
showing that he has not withheld his attention

‘The plain matter of tact is, that the Land Com-
mission bas ended in delusion and disappointinent,
as we slways said it would. We shall, one ot
these fine days, amuse ourselves by turoing over
the files of the Royal Gazette, and quoting from
the numerous addresses presented to the Livut
Governor in various parts of the Island, as well
as from His Excellency’s replies, all the fine
promises und predietions that were propagated
and encouraged with regard to the Award of the
Commissioners. The rich specimeus of clap-trap
aud humbug which they supply will afford enter-
taining reading by the light of the experience we
have since acquired.

i ee

One of Mr. Dundas’s servants, who unites the
duties of editor of the Monitor with the drudgery
of third Clerk in the Executive Council, has dis-
covered a new grievance in connection with the
Catholic Church in this Colony! Donald is evi-
dently bent upon imitating the head Clerk, W. H.
Pope, by an exhibition of zeal against the Catho-
lice. The present grievance censists in the mode
in whieh His Lordship the Bishop of Charlotte-

from the parliamentary proceedings of this Colony. |

And remain youre,
A LOOKER ON.
Montague, June 22d, 1883.

eud vere Lae the guverners. Aa the marchin was
@ fuse vn, a0 & Leap of fellers with wissels was!

town performs the functions of his sacred office,
saa regards the appointment of priests to certain

under proper management it is fairly entitled, it
can only be achieved by the determination of all
its inhabitants to exert themselves with unanimity,
coupled with zeal, far the public welfare. It is
strange, but unfortunately too true, that men,
otherwise clear-sighted and prudent in the common
affaire of lite, if once imbued with a religious ba-
tred of any particular sect of characters, differing
in faith trom that which they hold to be true, lose
all command over their judgment, and say and do
things which those who are not actuated by the
same feelings cannot but regard as proceeding
from a species of monomama. And this feeling is
unfortunately like the Italian vendetta, trans-
mitted from father to son, from generation to
generation. In this category ranks the Loyal
Orange Association. However necessary the as-
sociation, or praiseworthy the motive, for enter-
ing inte it might have appeared to its first foundors,
it might reasonably haye been expected when the
succession to the British Crown had been placed
out of danger from pretenders, and beyond dis-
pute — when public feeling has become so tho-
roughly changed that men claim kindred with
Jacobite ancestors with feelings of pride—when
by au act of publi¢ justice the Catholic was placed
on the same political fuoting with his Protestant
tellow-subject, that the Orange Association ought

LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP CANADA.

Tur RB. M.S. Canada arrived at Halifax on)
Tuesday afternoon last. Latest English dates
are to the Mth inst. The Mail for this Island
arrived on Friday morning.

Business is reported satisfactory in Britain.
The money market is at once active and easy.
Harvest prospects are pronounced excellent. |
Immense quantities of goods are stored in the
bonded warehouses of the country, waiting the
termination af the war in America. The Bank
of France has raised the rates af discount from
34 tad per cent. Hritish Console steady at 915)
te 92 tor money, and 92) to 4 for account |
Breadstufls unchanged. Sagar improved. In the |
London markets prices are firm for every des-
cription ot Colonial produce.

On the Ath the state document assigning the
crown of Greece to Prince William of Denmark
was signed in Landon in tae presence of the Eng- |
lish, French, Russian, and Danish authorities. |

to have been quiety dissolved, one of the ends for
which it had been originated having been attained,
and the other repudiated. In Ireland, however, |
the flame was kept alive and sedulously ministered |
to. Why it should have been brought across the |
Atlantic and rekindled in the woods of America, |
it is impossible to give any satisfactory reason. |
It ia productive, as we have seen, of dividing a |
community which, for their common interest, |
should be as closely united as possible. It is be-|
hind the age. In these days of just and liberal
feeling, wheu Jews have been admitted into Par-|
liament, when the Government has ordered the

disuse of the forms of prayer for the 30th January, |

perpetuate remeimbrances of religious and politi-
cal discord that are better consigned to oblivion,
when Orange processions, by children of larger
growth, by men of sense untainted by bigotry,
are looked upon in the same light and viewed
with the same feelings af pity and contempt as
those of Guy Faux by children of smaller stature,
when the whole aim and object of Statesmen of
both parties in the Mother Country is by timely
concessions to obliterate all these vestiges of re-
ligions and political animosity that have been sp
injurious there, is it uot extraordinary that a
pohey directly the reverse should be adopted by
the Government of this Island? Is this progres-
sion! ‘The insertion of au episode from the his-
tory of the Island may not be out of place as
tending to shew to what length religious bigotry
will carry people, otherwise men of seuse and
character.

In the year 1834, a petition of the Ministers,
Elders and Presbytery of Prince Edward Island
was presented to the House of Assembly, praying
* That the Glebe Lauds—reserved in the original
grants of the Townships, and claimed by the
Church of England — should be exclusively de-
voted to the purposes of education.” In that
singular document, preserved in the Journal of |
that session, occur the following passages. After.
stating that «a renewed application for that
purpose ‘“‘to their truly patriotic King” would not
tail of success, it goes on to state :—

“That when he ascended the Throne be found

It seems that the young King will not take up his
rezidence amongst his subjects for several mouths
to come,

An alliance between the young King of Greece
and one of the daughters of Queen Victoria
seems probable.

No doubt, we believe, exists that England,
France, and Austria are now perfectly agreed |
about the course which is ta be followed in Po-
land. They have united in a joint note to the
Emperor of Russia, in which an amnesty of an
ample kind is asked for the Poles, together with |
representative institutions, the admission of the)

29th May and Sth November, as tending only to Peles to a share in the Government offices and) will look with pleasure on the warlike aspect

employment, complete liberty of couscience, and |
the reception of a Papal Nuncio at St. Petersburg.

Tn the House of Commons Cojonel Dunne eall-
ed attention to the present depressed condition of
Ireland, together with the amount of taxation
iunposed on that country, and moved for a Select
Committee to enquire into the causes of such de-
pression, and tne effects of the existing taxation.
The hon. and gallant gentleman entered at some
length into statistics, to show the diminution of
the population of [reland, and of the cattle and
agricultural productions of that country, He
urged that at present Ireland bore far more than
her fair proportion of the imperial taxation.

Fsne AT THE Houses Ov PARLIAMENT.-—On
Monday afternoon the utmost consternation and
alarm was experienced by the members of the
select committees ot the Houses of Lords and

) Commons, as well as the witnesses attending |

them, at the announcement that a fire had broken |
out in the building. When the flames were ex-.
tinguished, it was tound that a brick flue from the |
kitchen passes over the wooden roof of the corri-|
doy, and that by same meaus or ather @ brick had |
become displaced, and by the apening aud draught

the heat had communicated to the woodwork | The tatal damage to’ the machinery, build-
near it, and having, no doubt, been far some time ig, tools, &c., amounts to about $300, a
subjected to it, had thus taken fire. | Small sum when compared with the value of

In the House of Cominons, Mr. Crawford asked ‘he entire property, which must have suc-

Antwerp, on account of the fortification question.
Can the ministers continue to govern with a
majority of six members? Will the Catholics
dare to risk a dissolution? On the whole the
Government is placed in the most delicate position.

News rrom Japan.—A despatch from San
Francisco te the New York World states
that a vessel at that port from Japan, with
dates to the 1ith of May, reports that a war
between England and Planes and Japan is
imminent. The English admira! had demand-
ed of the Japanese government a large in-
dewnity, and the surrender of the murderers
of Mr. Richardson, failing which France and
England would declare war against Japan.
There were 13 British war ships and the |
French admiral’s flag-ship at Kanawaga, and
unless the Japanese government acceded to
the demands of England befsre the 26th of
May, hostilities were to have been commenced.
The Japanses had nearly all left there, and
all the merchant vessels had been detained
to take on board foreign residents in case war
ensued. ‘The Amrrican Minister wae en-
deavouring to reconcile matters. ‘he World
thus alludes to the subject :—

A most striking illustration was given
yesterday of the uses of that marvellous in-
strument the electric telegraph. On Friday
there arrived in the harbor of San Francisco
a veesel from Japan, bringing dates from
that remote empire down to the middle of
May. The news which this vessel brought |
was of the highest importance, pointing

im- |
mediately to a war between the naval powers.
of Christendom and the Japanese govern-
ment. Ou Saturday the telegraph had de-|
livered this news in New York, and yesterday |
saw the wires at work flashing the official |
notifications of the fureign consuls here to
their governments over the telegrapl lines
all the way to Cape Race, where the des-|
patches would be put on board the Saturday’s |
Steamer for Europe; and so in about six.
weeks time authentic intelligence of the con-
dition of things in Japan will reach the
loreign offices of Great Britain and France.

W hether tl e governments of these countries

which matters have for some time been as-
suming between the Japanese of high degree
and the foreign residents may be doubted.
But, be this as it may, it will be necessary
for France and England to act together in
the premises ; and when we consider the
high temper, the varied resources and the
mechanical skill of the Japanese nation, it is
evident that the cloud gathering over that
country is infinitely likely to be tollowed by
& war much more trying and more formidable
than the allied campaign against the ** Cen-
tral Flowery Kiogdom.”’
seraptiensaeiiiitiiaainrseinn

Fire 1x Yarwourn.—On Thursday after-
noon last, there was an alarm of fire, which
was discovered to proceed from the Pump
and Block establishment of Messrs. Horton,
Lewis & Co. The Firemen, with their accus-
tomed alaority, soon had the Engines on the |
spot. and the tide being high, they succeed. |
ed in saying the building from destruction.

| Within three years after it was o

| te attack the Federal fleet at Apalachicola, twelve
| men killed.

The Federal cavalry
rom Frederick yesterday.

News from Pittsburg states that great excite-
ment prevailed there, from apprehended attack
by the Confederates, and that business was en-
tirely suspended. The Confederates are reported
at Union Town, forty miles distant from Pittsburg.

The Confederates re-occupied Chambersburg
this forenoon, supposed to be in considerable force.
They also occupy Green Castle. ‘Two thousand
Confederates are also reported at Miles Town,
eight miles distant from Gettesburg.

A despatch from Harrisburg says that matters
are approaching a crisis.

Gen. Lee’s main ‘orces, including A. P. Hill's

rove the Confederates

| Corps, are undoubtedly on the western slope of Blue

Ridge, between Snicker’s Gap and Winchester.

Gen. Carter, with two thousand mounted in-
fantry, has made another successful raid into East
Tennessee.

Sr. Jonn, June 24.

A special despatch te the New York Herald
from Harrisburg states that the Confederates
sacked all the stores in Chambersburg.

Gen. Rhodes says ten thousand men and thirty
vieces of artillery are half of them on the road to

arnaville.

Federals hold Carlisle, Shippensburg, and Gat-

tesburg Heights.

A despatch from Baltimore says information
was received there last night that Gen. Ewell’s
forces, about forty thousand strong, are in Mary-
land, at Boonesboreugh Valley, having crossed at
Antietam Ford and Shepard’s Town.

A despatch te the New York Times says the
Confederate cavalry advanced to Courtland yes-
terday, and that the fortifications at Pittsburg are
nearly finished, and the city is considered to be
safe.

An expedition from Milliken’s Bend destroyed
the town of Richmond, Louisiana.

Gen. Johnston's forces are reported as moving
towards the Yazoo City.

The Confederate ship Tacony made her ap-
pearance off Massachusetts on Monday last,
burning six schooners, belonging to Gloucester,
and three ships.

Gold about 43.

<< E On

The Quebec Chronicle ssys:— Tbe min-
eral wealth of Canada is slowly but surely
and most satisfactorily Lecoming develope -
It is something less than six years since the
copper regions of Lower Canada first attract-
ed attention, and we now find them filled
with mining enterprise, drawn by the rich
promise from Kurope and the States, bring-
ing abundant capital and giving employment
to hundreds. The Acton mine, in the county
of Bagot, was the first to which much attention
was directed, and the success of the opera-
tions in regard to the production and money
value are supposed to be without parallel.
ned, four
hundred and ninety thousand dollars worth
of ore had been obtained, and five and six
hundred hands were employed in its work-
ing.”

—_——_—>e

Mr. Kinglake’s profits on the first portion
of hie history are estimated at $5,000. Miss
M. A. Braddon, the author of * Lady Aud-
ley’s Secret,’ and ** Aurora Floyd,’’ is said
to have made more than $50,000 within the
last six months.

———_- po
Through the able management of the late
Prince Consort, the Dachy of Cornwall now

if a claim for damages had been made in the case Combed to the deyouring element, bat for |
of the chr. Will o’ the Wisp, seized in Mexican the timely exertions of our gallant Firemen. |
waters nezr Matamoras last July by a Federal! — Yarmouth (N. 3S.) Tribune.

yields a revenue which might almost make it#

sessor independent of parliamentary grants.

‘he actual income received from it is not les
than £45,000 a year,

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