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    * shadow of « grievance or quarre!.

    or Spain with its substantial justice, The effect powsbly dee to obscuration in the mid-,
    priseners voluntardy withdrew hremselves die of Ws course by matter thrown off [row
    from the protection of the Americcn Gowern- tt. Toe meteors seemed alsu tu lose volucity
    ment when they entered a forego country as they went, but this might have bow the |
    with criminal intewtives. Alc Seward hopes Pesultof perspective tu those passing through |
    that the English Government" willexawine the geqith. Ve
    the jadicial proceedings afurestrd with a care : One singuiar feature in these celestial
    ful regard te the raghts of the Lnted States, fireworks was the rapidity with whieh the mar
    and te the maintenance of goed telatiuns be- gave of trequenny came ooand went vagain.
    tween the two ceuntries 4 ict Ta possi Gic About 2 c’eoek the aeceors mace tu buve
    to anderstand how a friendly Government becouie as feqree ns ticy were at [2, though
    can hate & right oF Mterest in an outtage they continnea in euler naiubers at the
    committed in a nenghbourng province, verge of tg pte : rom yes me oo bag
    . 7" ; are ; eward quarter tuo until about a& Quarter-past
    The Times is less severe upon Sir. Seward, preset = da ced a calaahis
    but its views qaite counctde with these whieh | alive with stare rushing w many parts uf the
    we have more than once expressed : sky. in groups of two or three together, oF
    Ic isan ordinary pare ot Chre er nity of na- (0 ttumediate succession op each cs si —"
    tions mot to iateriere with the admomatration | mg as though taciag over the Dive wauls,
    it justice in duch other's dominions, Mercy | except that their courses su Tap diy diverged
    is thre excel asive precogutive of the Sovereign Lie cloudiess beauty of toe bight bear
    and it scant Courtesy tm gee crowned head, London was a happy circumstance, on whiel
    to appear to doubs whether his k yal neigh | We tay colprutalatÂź every ** ements
    hve weit tet per jasciee with comm patsston Ai skis,” Dot only us uliowing ± ve a oh
    little while age the Kiag of Perussra gave just! the astronomers tu be thus sipnaily ond splen-
    of nee ia this country by intereeding tor ‘didly veritied, bac stul more as having, we
    the life of @ man who had committed mar. Crust, enabled them to take such a stere vu!
    der with every circumstance of atrocity | Vics regurding the nature of the give and
    Tre application wus disreg uded, and the of the mutton ul meteors, and so many ores i
    etiurmmal suffered deatii-witu the unanimous) ultancuus observaceus ul them mn a thevent
    asa-ntof the publi. te is very diffivalt to) parte of our Wands, as may lead to sume ac: |
    imagete @ more aygyravated offetee than that curate knowedge of their laws aod their nae)
    committed by the Peniane who recently in. ture, and add one more chupter to the sub-
    vaded Canaday [Tt re a meenom cr to call | heme volume of astronomical physics,
    political, Were such an excuse allowed. ne every highwaywan might shelter wimecll by) SURKA :
    the pretest, that, under the guise of robbery.
    he wae really committing Cteason, every bolt snip
    pitate might claim to be a belligerent, and) parties charged with conspiring te liura
    every wuarderer declare that be slaughtered fate President Lincoln, iw a great event tor the
    hie vietum im fair and honorabic warfare. Phe extreme tien in ithe North,
    There is an obvious distinction between th:
    conspitators who were arrested ip Irelang
    aad those who were captured i the mvasion .
    ot Canada. The former bad out yet pro-| eXtort from Sarratt such a uindeggite ay aay |
    eveded tu open violence, they bud stili room| cure the execution of Davis, Tha Bosteu ddcer-|
    fur repentance, and it wight be that they | sjser nays ow this subject =
    would tive shrank (rom the open annvance- | “Surratt atands we the only known representa |
    ment of civil war when fartly controated po. wconspiracy winch, thmgh 1 Was formed |
    with the risk to themselves and | the WISCE ye ruiumpuate d within the last Iwo yeabs, thongis |
    tothe country which they profess to love s+) six or seven of is un tibers have been arraigned
    well. The Fenans who tuvaded Canadas bau | aud convicted, tietgh ite most acute legal winds
    net these eXtenuating circumstances In they | wave been employed Cosittit to the bolle, isto
    tavour. They were taken red banded in the day wrapped in as dense and witathowabie iy s
    invasion of ay mofensive province, agains “ae ius 19 bts wit) Fas ete „ has aries a
    > - e iddie ayes. ieoehieh * geueri
    which they did nut precend te have 9 thee cedidiii reves uay Well be gauged by the Se
    cde: iat of the two well known geutlemen whe were
    nadian settlers, whose property they seized sat tae Uleavine and whose blood they sted, bad Hever the nailed st lertge aud closely, one stul deelares that
    power of duing them any injury whatever. jy qupson Davis was the chiet conspirator, while}
    fod their proceedings would have been just as | ine other siakes bis reputation on ibe shocking |
    excusable it tuey thud fitted Out & vessel vf gud incredible accusation that the preseat Presi-|
    war sailed to Ceylon or Siguapore, and there deut of the Cuted Siates was au accomplice in|
    commenced & tassicre atid piutder ul the ite) the plel. AU the lucts in the cause are. huewn te}
    offensive inhabitants. If the Feorans bad a | Jehu Suarratt, aud co ve other man who can be}
    grievance agamet the British Eapere, it is named ; and with his person In GUr possee=ton
    on Great Brita and Ireland, wiih elect the | “Me ation could well afford to a hime his life, |
    eee ol lee proceedings they om- hus liberty, or any other price which might be suf-
    Pamemest of ob ! ‘" - ficcent to secure . We owiain Tete lis tips the t-
    plain, that they ought to take their Weta |
    geances. Lo invade Canada was tu committ
    robbery and murder under thee vallowest | eriuminal aystery ot our time. Fiitherto the po- |
    all poasible political pretests. We are Of jicy of those entrusted with the watler has been
    opinion, then, that ro criminals ever deserved to disdain all tstereumativns in clucidation of the
    capital p= nish mttore richly than these whe pvrebleus frou these 0 bo wiotie Were able to give
    are now awaiting their fate in Canada Por if; and Mes. Surratt aud the feet tie la tie end
    these persons Mr. Seward hus se on fit tf mn- | tess stieuce of the grave, wine wut reeords are
    tereede im behalf of the Anierican Govern. | blaced by the lestanony ot stead peijurers like
    meat. Were partes io American in & gor foutgomery aid Conover. While Jou Surratt|

    ' ta ide au Vives there ia yet a chance to repair the evil
    . 4 *, 7 y * a 2 | fre Âą

    Oe Seat, We Seemes We Gheeid Feusive Fe | whieh it be dies with his lips seuled, utay be irre:
    news of such an application wit) very great!

    Surprise.

    There is no passage in American,
    byatury so often quoted, or with so much) :
    pride, as the episode of the unfortunate Ma. Pr ysrers !
    jor Andre; and the conduct of General | little money, why do Americans expect this Sur-
    Washington w always loadiy extolled because | rait, who is wudeubiedly couneeted wiih the
    he determined to show by w signal example) ardor in
    Chet the Bellizervat-rignes ol the American | truth when he ean certainly save * is life’ and
    Republic would be ay vigiluntly protected as ob .

    Shose of the proudest empire on the face ot | his liberty” by lying

    the earth. Cannot the Awerican Govern
    ment imaging that the peopl: of Canada may sands of duilars to secure the person of Jefferson

    ‘

    The copture of Jolu H. Surratt, one of the |

    United States

    whe insisten implicating ex-President Davis i

    that teu! deed, will doubtless bestir Liemselves to

    iortmation Whiel will sied Cie light of day upon |
    he most dificult as well as the wiost doterestiny |

    some shape, to tell nething but the

    be actuated by somewhat the sume feeling.| [yavia, whow they charged with bewg privy to)

    and may think the peace and liberty of «|
    eviony just as well worth preserving as those
    of the mother country berseli? It is alae ;
    wnfurtunete that * indiyaation meetiogs | cure such evidenee as will justify their eonduet in

    the United States, threatening the British | pired perured vagabonds to ewear away the lives
    Coverdwent with vengeance if it dare to);
    execute these prisoners, and thus seeking, su)
    for os im their power, to deprive an act of |
    clemency of all is grace, and to re; resent it) Geverament,
    ws the were resa.t of fear. Neither can we}
    admit that the-case of the American Citi | p
    War, as pat by Mr. Seward,
    parallel to the Fenian invasion of Canada. }eure st dyspepsia, nerves debility, headache, op-
    Tee object of punishment is to prevent crime, | pression alier eating. Ke

    and if in this instance that objeet will be _ see ——_

    better attained by werey than by severity.) An English liewtenant iad a desperate fight
    we cannot object to the experiment being | with @ tigress in the tovest of Guzerat recently
    tried. it bemng always clearly understood ‘hac | fis rifle missed fire, aod be found bineselt alone
    no such immunity will be ertended tu any why 24 deteucele
    may partacrpate in @ second invasion.

    oe

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    Aa a general medicine, we can reeommend
    areon’s Purgative Pills as the beat and most

    J
    ment wrenched the piece out of bis hand, hurled |

    THE METEORIC SUOVWERSLN LONDON
    lat far gway, and endeavored to seize the brave |

    We clip the following description of the | jieutenan: by the eck = He defended himself as |
    brilliant meteoric display from a Londun! well as be vould with the ieft arm, which was!
    g soon tiangied by repeated atrokes ef the tigress’s

    POpet ov belaws, Again he treed dowself from her grasp!
    The fiery shower foretold hy the science o! by planting w tormidable blow on ber muzzle, but |
    Europe and America for the oight of the) she, returnmg to the charge, seed hin by the)
    loch-ldch of November, was seen ia full back with one claw and endeavored te overthrow |
    splendour yesterday morning between the bin, upon whieh the indomitable sportsman,
    hoarse of L2and 2. From abour IL o'clock | staeding at full stride to maintain his equilibrium, |
    eecusional meteors might be seen ghding cantinued ta detend hirtisete with bis left arn |
    along the sky from east te weet, but these At this moment of his beroie strogygle the beaters
    were only the a@rant couriers of the great

    ‘ sles frome again te Sride, Worl and overtirow tie |
    legion that followed at # later hour

    ft jan whe had put this secood bail into her body. |
    Phe numbers tmerevsed aiter 12 o'clock 4 third wali killed her.

    With great ragedrty From Paddington | spiciiaiaaiilies ae
    green, @ tainly open position, 207 meteors) There are many remedies that remove one pain |
    were Gumnted between 12 and 12-30, and of only by substituting others worse thau the bret, |
    thease the greater number tell ufter 12 20 | Blood’s Kheamatic Compound is not one of those
    The next hundred vas counted during the) it dees net injure or destroy the eoustiCution. |
    xX minutes that *ucereded the halletour | = : }
    Svon after thia it became tmpos ble for two LATEST NEWS
    people to count the whole that were visible |
    trom thie station > and doubtless trom po-t- pit i
    tions with @ purer atmoxphere, and a wider’ Epixpurcu, Dee. 8
    horizon, the spectacle must have been one ot | ; Wi aiesitiaiaas i
    surpassing spleadour. Ludeed. froma window | la spite at repeated denials whici have been
    at Highgate louking NON EK. bat with a! made ou all sides, the Seolsman to-day reiter- |
    cireumseribed view, an observer counted 1g) Mtes Cae statement tht tuere lad been some |
    m-tenee inthe four minutes between 13:32 trouble me the British Cabimet, and tmsists that |
    sud 1236, and no lew than 200 in the two! DP lsracti, Chaucetior of the Exchequer, |
    minates between 12 57 and 12 4) threatewed to resica bis post umness the Governe |
    As the constellation Leo rose over the!) meut aceeptod a reform bid, tiberal in its pro. |
    houses north of Paddington green and cleared | YO'„)- Phe Scotsman, however, adds, that
    itself of hawt, the divergenes of the meteor: | Ld Derby pieided to the urgent demauds thus
    paths trom & pomt within it become vbvious, | waddle ford more itheral poligy vn the payt of |
    mut meeete’ tte the Wrevetsons af the ‘eteadio! bes wdaninistratio i, and by this action a minis-
    that shot from or through the z-nith, but in! terial evisis is averted.
    trode that left their ph splrorescent-seeming | Loxpox, Dee, § (noon).
    trails in the sky towards every 0 int of the} The Fenian troables in Lveiund are evideutiys
    coupase. Sometimes these rocket iike Litvers | assuiiing stil wore alarunas proportions ; us|
    of inght would glee out like sparks Gy ing | it is repe.ted hove to-day, in addition to the |
    from af theand-scentmass of inva ander tne j
    hows of w Titanic hanw-r, but with tue dis
    tinetive features. first. of those lingering
    lines of laminated haze mm ther track, and! laa a
    : ; ; Prats, Dee. 8. |
    » condly, of their rarely appearing asif they | : ; " P i
    originated in the regio of the sky trou The la France this morning asserts that
    whet their courses evidently diverged. ) Maximilian has tele sripjrliosd to some of the
    Sometimes the meteor «ae orange and! /Mysicieis atteudins the Euxnoress Carlotta, to
    alost ted om its gvlour, woereas thee lamin. | Meet him ar Gibrater, by the midd.e of Ne-
    ous trail seemed alasust aiwaye. probubly by comber.
    euntrast with the «.rrvunding by t, of a)
    biatth tae. in ope splend.d onwcance the) Another one of the Freach reyiments left:
    Seok, alter having nearly disappeared | this erty yesterday vu its return to France, i
    together with the rocket-head that bead pre Pants, Dec. 9.
    dueed it, became again lit up and visible’ The Patric of this mornin s announces that)
    enperdentiy with g sort of Feu seitation of the Conveution on the subject of the Papal |
    brightness in the body of tie meteor Now joi. che provisions of whielx have been for a!
    and then « litte lan ipated pull-batl would joy Âą tithe ander dineussion— bas been fortialiv
    appear in the guddle of tue constellation | .
    Laan qpeevelly syed os ge Setaae “ane et Berne, Dee. 9 |
    the same tae Convergent frag ony imagw, Yo Pormero has heen choseu President of
    ary Pont thet seems shout a ger S hy Eo thie Deiss Comlederation,
    the wtar Leon: ond one, as pear ase ald be
    estimated ty such @ point, was sinply « star
    thee waned, and waned. apd dinappeared as
    one fwwked att. Sopetiows a jyjnate point
    ot leght, tke a firey, woetd dure with an!
    angoler jerking motuwn and aga coarse
    bother apd thither, but weil] av ii weesy from
    Lov’ ' Loxpox, Dee. 9:
    Qnty ahvet thre: meteors were seen during: The E syptian € oaneil has passed an address '
    én haus end» Walt wo tuke « direeuon wans- | CMoegizins the officials of the Viceroy ot Egypt |
    featiy oppaned to Chat of thes diverging wut | for taeir éeal, Coura ce and ability in subduing!
    tudes. The weteurs which shop towards| tie Candian revolt. Despatches from Candia’
    the western burmon seemed pore bpiflianc! State that the Orerans are submitting to the!
    and larger in their euurt-s than thus whieh pow of thee Turks, all means of further re-|
    Apapped inte the eastern ; indecd, very few, stance having bepn exhemsted. The report!
    eonped even ty reach the rusia of the hougeg) that the Cretans had blown up a Convent yar.
    row pehind whieh Lew bad atuwen Toi! tisvned by _Parkish peoops is couticmed, but
    was previtly only an etleet of Porepective, ot the lows vl life among tle furks was small, = {
    bE hy have arien Nrom the curtailment of | “toxwos, Dee. 10. |
    the qwew. long lines of light that! Many Delerates from the British North?
    biogered ip Pete gf tue meteors it seemed Aneriean Provinces, havin in view the finetl |
    that genepally they were more dense and settlement of the Contederation Scheme, have:
    bri hteas tysurde the middle of the vieible| arrived. They have formed | themselves into’
    paceel the meteor, while the weteor itmelf a Confereuce, and selected Mr. MeDunald te’
    aaoate Seo vie i extinetiva, em pteside over their deliberations, =.

    troops already despatched to that isiand, two
    cavalry recnueuts have been ordered ty leave |
    lmgediately for the secue of disturbance.

    i

    Rawr, Dee. 9. |

    signed.

    Or. Perenserae, Dee. 9.
    An Imperial whiise has been issued, declaring |
    all the relations af Russia with the Pope ot}
    Rome abrogated, and annuiling ail secu Haws |
    ot the Einpire which have sevetatuce been |
    nade in weccordance with said retation.

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    .

    od

    ) Zounves.

    lsavys Surratt told him that Me. Lincoln's asaus-| little indubrence, pass muster; but when he

    . | day a letter from the late Confederate avent in| w hiefly fi . »—-there wi:
    erieeabie"* Vie ‘ we who were chiefly from the country—-there was

    It Montgomery and Conover and the other!
    risked their souls salvation for a; He stated that inasmuch.as no such govern: | ing, our fellow citizens taking, apparently, as

    The Awerican Government paid many thou- |

    | Lincein’s assasstuation ; it need nut appear tas ly, with the atrocious plot.
    Hthey tuvest a little money aud clemency to pro-|

    | CORRESPONDENCE. a

    shuuld be held by the Pemany throughout treating Davis as au assassin. Judge Holt, whe |

    other Seuthervers, can doubtless be secured |
    to manage any ew piece of infamy for the}

    is in the least) of-erual remedy ever offered to the public tor the |

    llowever, tull of courage in the: |
    face of the evemy, be did uot loss bis presence ot |
    witd, and ramwed the barrel of the gun vewn the | po -
    | jaws o) the ligress, but ibe beast with ove move-| ‘Y forced, There was no real hearty enthusiasm

    arrived ; one of them fired and the beast feil, but | Gme exeited their euvy and incurred their ill-

    ,well as the Attorney General's silk gown

    By Telegraph Per Atlantic Cable. hon the Isiand —thoush the question has, by

    jthe almost unanimous voice of the comuitry, | Hon, John Golf,

    acknowledging the indenenudence of the South-|

    isly Corney did not think that any one in the

    jauttter What its seneral policy may be? Will

    ideration on the basis of the Quebee Scheme,

    Paris, Dec. 10, | pretty kettie of fish they will make of it. The ‘bring us under bondage to them.’
    It is again rumored that Mons. Fould, the} country will then suffer the inetfubic disgrace
    eminent Breoch Minister will soon resigps... . -j of having Cornelius Howat ia the Government,
    Serious difficuliy ts apprehendel fu Rome,! It the present Goverument deserve credit for |"? : ,
    atter the Withdrawal of Preach troopa. It isi nothing else, they have a claim on our yrati- of a response in the way of a cheer froma
    said pr@parations ave miskiag by the authorities
    tu meet the worst.

    " Wild and | throwing a le>ze portion of the schoolmasters? ! JHE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
    ' He said he did not.

    hesitate to declare himself a Liberal, when he! sidewt’s Message and a nember of other pubhe

    extravagant assertions like this, unsupported satares upon the people.
    i by a particle of proof, evoked not the shadow

    United States papers durnish us with the Vre

    contrasted the poliey of the former Goveru-| documents connected with the eevereh depart

    ment with tha: of the present one. He thew | The seewbhing
    In faci, dull-| spoke at considerable leagth on the Contede- | of Congresson the 3rd inst , cabled together au inne
    rosed to! metas Concourse of people, and the attendance of
    The New York
    | Herald provounces the Presidemt’s Mesenge, ae

    tude for having resisted the temptation Of! crowd amongst whom the anti-coufederate feel- wents of Slate in the Republi
    making C. Howat an Exeeutive Councillor.
    Had they given him the right to be addressed Rye Seca
    as the Hom Cornelius Howat, M. BR. C., they (269s aud indifference seemed to have possesset ‘ration question,
    might have twisted him pound their fingers. {the audience from the time Mr. Goff com-!j),. Quebec scheme ;
    He would not only have vone in for Contede-|
    ration, but he would have proclaimed his will
    lusness to declare war against the United : ; * |
    States, or to gonunit any equally insane act dn jsaved at any time to encourage him in his | improvemenis would be made on. the Quebec bath ss ctvd lok vind saddaetaael

    o. . ! ' . . } uw. . “8 ; e
    order to shew his gratitude to those who had | mental throes, aud when his wreat deliverance | ucheme as tu. render it acveptuble tu the evsn-| , , ss of

    . oan sean fee gale ly ¹ sired | al * . ' : i | per perilen « t
    would be madness on their part to attempt re-| rar ed him to the long and ardently desir jwasat anend, not the faintest whisper of a itey. © However, the people had a right tO FOJECE 4 cusavat relating te
    beltion. Cardnat Cullen his issaed a pastoral, ; diemity, :
    { sad that the Hon. Donald Ramsay was peanienain’ ita

    urzing the Irish people — eshedicnee to the a: . . mĂ©ay § iin ili hiaitiad tie edi : \
    law, aud the avoidance @ & secret societies, the only Candidate who pled sed hunselt to ful effort. Speaking of the Liberals and Con- | Quebee Scheine, and he did not believe the Go- The reselmion of Congress protesting agaist
    Arrests still and more} Pursue the Howat policy. Phis geutlemon Was jservatives, he said he could have been a mem- lvernment of Great Britain would coerce them | pardons by toseign goverinents of persons cone

    an Wh . ' ‘ acotaites | . 4

    A he ae of ws om ‘4 aie as ; a " _— * . ; dene

    aitiiiery wall teave tov dveland soon, als » Line only speak ( yng atten pled to liscuss her of the Assembly for twenty years, if hel), 4, otherwise. THe alluded then to the reso." bedel didasieme tence on comdilien ob emi-
    ± p 1) LO } Confederation. He is evidently not “the size” | ’ 1 r

    ARIS, Dec. e | sf

    ~ j gration toons comniry Was been eomanmdeuted te
    ae | tor this complicated subject. He hay picked | would only he a Liberal; but he was proud, lutions introduced last session, on this question, b toe States with Whiel we nadia Wieloourse,

    The new wins ve to the haa i Lites, Han | up somewhere or other a few isolated facts and | he said, **to belony to the Conservative party, and the practice, se} inthy the reg ot ron plaing
    retean, sanued tor Nassau on Saturday, { ; oe 5 - ~ . . } ; Sake " en en pactt, bas heb been rene weal, .

    . the tay end of two or three used-up arzuments, ‘ a vas i ee ih
    5 : Hogar . *) }and the proudest time of his fife was that in fovea. ‘legate 4
    Rome, Dec. 10. | which he delivers himself of in his pecubiar | ; i 1834, 1 itl po er a Lem peror
    Some of the Freneb troops are still nere, and) style of oratory, without order and without | Which, by his vetey in 1854, he turn r bi oe awh me tec enanan ud
    : a . . i. re ; . . ae. ve on CUrse ’ . : : . nnhienh, ive beew preset om ms
    will remain watsi tae end of December. He limseif evidentiy does not} Liberals out of office, They were a curse to) iike Confederation a Goverament YMestions | eltened ruler a veevised by bin ea ok
    Rome, Dee. 11. | see there bearias me the question, _ on ‘the country,” (such was the emphatic language and thus allow the Cabinet to be divided ujron | pressions of gruteiul appreciation.

    The man who’ gave information, which led} hearers om ae bat . the ei - | he used), ‘which they had brought te ruin, | it Nine-tenths of the people, he said, ave | ba Flay hae wl a og hy
    ake the preat majority Of those | . Higa Pattie flied | Spauieh-Aimerican adventurers te induce the emi-
    nutiied St. Matic. why was fUrmerly w Union | who cram theawelves tor the purpose of making land 80 deplorable was the state of affairs under | opposed tu Confederation, and yet a consider- | ciation ob trerdmen ofthe Baited Mates te a
    So.dier, aud atterwards served in the Papat | an exiubition of their knéwiedye, he made a {their rule that a man could not travel in safety juble section of the Government favour tifat | foreign country, protested against the prejeet ue

    |

    ‘ing inizht be supposed to prevail.
    Tovrox, Dee. 10. soft Bil

    \
    It was supposed that the transports to being
    home the French troops from Mexico, woutd

    He was stvonzly op;
    but the whole question members was alee very large.
    Srest, but they are now vertins ready

    Phereds great actvity here.

    sul from
    in this harbor.

    meneed to speak until he closed. Not a cheer, was under the consideration of the Imperial ) he detail! k

    } : , ‘ } ; a \ favias Ho relates fe the details oft the wy kis
    ‘heralded his coming—not a cheer was vouel-| Government, and it might be found that such | rang of
    |

    Loxpox, Dec. 10. the State Departuecnis tor the pat year, * an ine

    ‘Lhe Times in an editorial this morning,

    the Fenians have been cheekmated, and that it

    saves |

    7 Phe following is that

    cheer was heard to reward him for his wonder- |... jueasure of Confederation as well as the

    continue, to be made,

    by the Leader of the Government, aiid he

    commented in-strong terms on the sigular in

    cousistency of the Executive in declining to

    ;
    } connection,
    to the arrest of Surratt, is a Freneh Canadian, | would be at.

    Both he aud Surratt: were in Jove! terrible mess of his facts aud dates. If Mr. inenaure.. Mr... Heveheme . coududed «ith wo whieh, 1 consununated, would reduce then
    . . . . ine . . ay , *

    with the same lady i Washingten, and St. t Ramsay would content himself wah talking | te f 1 his vote turning the a jt

    Marie betrayed Sarratt throueh yealousy. Hel} about what he understands, he would, with a contemptible boast about Ais vote "@

    along the hizhway. We will pass over the i bondage eve wore oppressive Chan that from
    vew other usimportant remarks, and ia retiring | which they had just been telieved. Asstranee
    It was evident that he | #8 beeu received trom the government of the
    } Slate in Whiche lose plan was maiured, that the
    ) preceeding will meet neither its ehconrager ent
    House at which he sat to effect the overthrow | dience, who gave unmistakable proof of their! wor approval Jt ie a question worthy of your
    }comideration Whether our laws upon thie Fubject
    are adequate to the preveotion or punishment of
    the crime thus meditated,

    THE MEXICAN DIFFICULTY,
    ied to believe, we understand, that he would) weary way for half an hour without one, and{| In the month of April last, as Congress is
    rT i aware, a foend!ly arrangement was made between

    a ‘ ‘ Koay { the Eiaperer ot Prance and the President of the
    Sir Alexander Bannerman | was really very dreary. W e listened attentive: | United States tor the Withdrawal trea Mexico of

    Liberals out of office, with this remark, that! was loudly cheered.
    sitation Was a preconcerted plot, that lie, Sur holds forth ou a subject that he dues net and
    ratt, carvied trom Jet Davis's Cabinet at) caunot understand he makes himself ridiculous.
    Richmond the princypal details of the plot to Pheve wil be w pretty sharp contest for the | ee eae elled a Toor! Tey :
    Washington, avd that the assassination was | strict which he has represeutedand, he stands lof the Liberals if he had never travelled a foot | regard for him over his opponent.

    Mr. Goff was elected in 1853 for! Phe Hon. K. Henderson spoke last. He

    . . ‘ Fi :. 7
    a thorougaly Liberal constituency, who were | was received without a cheer—he pursued his

    there were votes enouzh on the side of the made a most favourable impression on his ao

    not only in accordance with Jeit. Davis’s Cabi-! but-a very simall chance of being returned. He | fron: home.
    net, but done by their directions aud orders. | is Opposed by a Couservative and a Liberal,
    > i . both pupulay men, Mr. Kelly has retired

    Romer, Dee. LI. |? " Gebd; Whe letetiitea’ il
    rT) . . »| trom we held. © tntends to carry on the

    Plus morning the Freueh troops evacuated | ‘ “agua “ies: : ‘ . Oi hae ‘ ha Gaile ‘ .
    the eatin salt Si hk eueeslay The ree cade tle | Weer “wvainst tories ane forvism for a short time support Liberal principles. He sut for just l he clused his harangue without a cheer. li
    was run down, aud the Pontitical colours hois- | a cso eat api he Lil 1 jone short Session,
    ted. The 29th vesiment left tor France, a Anne tndieel Was aaey FAME CO LANeTEY | a Lived the Muuse on a popular petition i |}y to the honorable gentleman. He glorified, |! Freveh expediienny aaitary terces, This

    will be triumphant in this county at least, it : ° ' withdrawal was te be «feeted am three deta
    ithey ave united. They have need. of all thei: ments, the first of which, it was understood,
    men, and it will he foily to play inte the hands /would leave Mexico in Nevember, now past, the
    of their enemies by taking auto their couusels Wi ae » seeond ju March neat, and the third and last im

    : . : i we ie “~ ren he finished, such of | \ /

    Saxon officers refiised to serve under Prus-| shifiy politicians of the Howat stamp. The | BigP yk Sat- Stee : H ; | Nuseanber, 1867. Tavmediately upon the eomnple-
    sia, aud have resin. Ps 4 jcoust:tucuts then, he would certainly gave pre-| the audience as remained to hear him retired | tien of the evacudtien, the French government
    tb He knew that was te usstine The wane atiiiude ef wau-isters
    | „eution, in regard te Mexico, as is held by the
    bgeverniment of tbe United Slates. Repeated ane
    jsurances have been given by the Ewperor, since
    that agrecwment, that be would complete the
    | protideed evacuation Wilkin tie period mentioned,
    or Sooner. : :
    ss MISSION OF MINISTER CAMPBELL AND GENLEAL)
    will, to all appearance, be closely coutested, | SHERMAN.
    be ' In the first district of Prince County Mr.| Yt was reasonably expected ‘that the proeeed-'

    prise that a gentleman who is supposed to be | ’ ?

    | Warburton will, we think, ran Mr. Yeo off the | ngs thus contemplated would produce a crime of
    1) givat political interest iu the repubhe of Mexico.

    j

    The Pope will stay at Civeta Veechia ten

    the summer of 1854—two or three months | a, mizcht be expected, the Conservative party,
    davs.

    after this famous vote of Mr. Goff was re but we did not hear him make a * point”
    Darspex, Dec. 11. :

    corded ; and if he were not a betrayer of his! worthy of notice.

    juames of the candidates wiil, no dowlt, appear a ;
    in vur local papers, so there will be no use in | sented himself for re-election.
    >

    in solemn silence. And thus ended the pro-

    Loxpox, Dee. 11, evening.

    j

    d " : : jiny setting them down here,
    A quantity of arms, intended for the use et ”
    }

    the Fenians, and all the fittings of a gunshop,
    were seized to-day at. Cardut, while on their |
    way to Ireland. Phe steamer Lodicar has been |
    seized in the Medway, on suspicion of being at
    Pentan cruiser. .\ lance quaaitity of arms, and
    aumnunition, and JO tous of guupowder, were |
    tound on board the steamer,
    Consuls soy 3 0-203 71. |

    |

    ee jhe would be isnominiously defeated, and re-

    / ceedings on Nomination day.

    _——
    —p-

    THE COUNCIL ELECTION CONTESTS.

    mained at home.

    As fur the Liberals briug-

    i ee eee

    Charlottetown, December 17, 1866.

    curse tu it,’ a wild and extravagant assertion | : u Dak tis ; i :
    Tur Council elections in the three Counties,

    ike that might be passed with contemptuous

    iaushter. Itis, indeed, a matter of great sur- |

    THE COUNCIL ELECTIONS. vefined by education and intellizence woulk ye Ce ae al ast. 1h he
    ? . bhai publicly make a statement which he is isons] OOO heat, be ell 'veqmive it, bie SUPPOTTETS | "Phe newly appomted minister of the United
    The evacuation of Rome, which has been ix} preteny at ii gi ae . 'to be ou the alert. Why Mr. Warburton pre- States, Mr. Campbell, was therelore aent forward
    progress for several lays gust, will be virtually QUEEN'S COUNTY. | pable of proving, and which is notoriously | f We we Cal cil sis wad taal Whoece | the Yth day wt November duct (é’ sbecnsiese the
    goer ih 7 ’ ol) Eien ee ; : ers a seat in the Couneil t i > Hows z Ă© :
    completed to day, The nomination of Candidates to supply the | untrue. , proper Tunctions, as Minister Plenpotentiory of
    A, Nae We are) the Unrtted States te that republie dt wae alee
    | thought expedient that be sherld be attended in
    ithe vicinity of Mexico by the Lientenaut General
    of the army of the (an depiotes, with the view
    However, we must believe that he bas, ef ubtaining euch information ae aight be impor-
    re a aul aed nied ile Can, j tant to determine the course to be pursued be
    taken @ Wise ena prodeys courne im ~ MNS TOK the United States m re-establishing aed main
    Mr. Ransay’s chances | taining necessary and proper utercourse with the
    aig | ‘of election are not encouraging tu him. He is | repubhe of Mexico. Deeply iaterested im the,
    The gathering in front of | thousands of discontented tenants have been | . 4 4 ; cause of liberty aud humansdy, seemed an ob
    | opposed by a very energetic an popu ar mem- | vious duty on eur part loeXereme whatever jn-
    ne i : 5 | ber of his own party—Mr. James Campbell— | fluence we possessed for the restoration and
    same Bill is now in active operation by Mr. | eo ots h. well-tried ‘Liberal. —Mr. | b°reuret esfablishient me that country of a
    Then, the free Education |*"* °F ¼ Stuneh, welbtnied Diveral,—— Sat. | domestic uid republican furhy bf Gdverument,
    Then. the free’ fran-| James Muirhead—who commands a very large | THE WITHDRAWAL OF FRENCH TROOPS.
    , d ; ae imeasure of the public confidence. We can} gyeh was thecondifi :
    chise Act: it may be, in the estimationof a nar- | P |. Such was the condition of affairs in regard to

    ; ; ; : _scarcely doubt that the latter will be successful. | Mexico, when, on the 22d of Novenrber last, offi-
    row-minded Tury, ruinous to give too much} r cial tulertiation was received trou Parise that the

    uiberty to the people; but no Government would | ‘ : Emperor ot France had some tine betore decided
    (that Mr. Baiderston will beat Mr. Donald) not to withdraw a detachment of hie foseveinthe -
    He is the nominee of the Tenant) Mouth ef Nevember past, according te
    ment, but that this decision was made with the

    Pants, Dee. 11, noon,

    A part of the ruin” brought upon!) :
    Beruiy, Dee, 11. of Assembly, we cannot understand.
    King William of Prussia has coniecred tbe
    Earle ou the King and
    Crown Prince of Deumark. The military bug. | Messrs. Henderson and Goff—wok place at | prizes so highly, and dreads that some new sys-
    ret had been laid before the Chambers. ©

    -

    two vacancies in the Levislative Couneii,!/the country by the Liberals was to give us : Cae : ‘il a
    : ‘ Ls + Mii dey “oh } a Sets quite satisfied that he could easily secure his
    Oded af the Biabk caused by the retirement, according to law, of | Responsible Government, which Mr. Goff now } : ’

    ri, a Tote oe 4 ! reelection tor the third House of Assembly

    : va 4 shih i : district.
    the old Court House on (W eduesday last. At|tem may take its place under Confederation.

    ‘ bis? GANg arta five minutes tu one ocloek the Shei ap- | Another part of the “ ruin’? came to us in the
    FROM THE STATES. 4 '

    New Your, Dec. 12... |! ;

    Tre Jribune’s Washington despateh says | his Curt was opeu, |

    that the United States Treasurer received to-| the hustings consisted of about 130 persons, | converted into independent frecholders, and the

    . i . , | ward for the Council.
    peared upon the hustings, aud announced that { shape of the Land Purchase Bill, under which |
    ; '

    lurope enclosing 2 certificate of deposit of the |

    “a ; Groff’s own party.
    late Confederate goverument of 400 pounds. | Pie

    scarcely two dozen towns-people in the gather-
    Act—was that ruinous ?
    ment was in existence the money belonged to Mittle interest in the
    | the United States ; Phi Pre aurOr gave orders | ulection of a City Councillor.
    | to-day to have it sold aud the proceeds turned | The fi di :
    over to the treasury. ie first candidate proposed was Donald W.
    | Wasuixerox, Dee. 12. His proposer was

    } a 4) .
    | Palmer, of Crapaud, Esqr.
    It * understood in semi-oilicial circles that) Mr. Douald Scott, of North River; aud his
    the criminal, Surratt, wili be offered his pardon |

    jen condition.that he will testify as a faithful
    witness asaiust all the parties with whom he| Beth these geutlemen said a few words
    ) had communication, either directly or indirect-| in performing the task assigned them: but

    affair as they do in the
    In Queen's County, every one seems to think |
    ]

    dare to repeal the fianchise law, althouzh the Pa!
    | awimer,
    party in power have somewhat erippled itt 7a : Bl Mee el he Ren elie
    by the regulation respecting statute labour | sneer ee Pp enarereren: Rarer am wee 2 | pp wpfcae eis enning pi. “eg ger terere

    ; j that in which the League appeared to be most) ℱ the eusuing spring OF this defermimation,
    however, the United States had net received any
    betice or intimation; and, eo seen as the infure
    very little faith in the influence of the League. | mation was received by the goverunient, care was
    taken to make known its disseut to the Ewperer
    of Franee

    1 cannot forego the hope that France will reeon-

    : jaider the subject, aod adept seme reselution im
    ee ’ We hope ar. | whatever kind of a thing that is; but this he! vn - err A eign wr ot Mextew which will
    Goff will be rewarded for the slander by having | par pcentorn as nearly as practicable with the exist

    4 Nef ©" made very clear to his heare:s, that he is, and) ing engagement, wud thes meet the just expeeta-
    ay ‘i e |} would be opposed to the Government, if 2 eet-| Hous ef the Catted States The papers relating
    the statement, that no one could travel in satety | ais ni . , | te the subjeet will be faid betere you. Tt is bee

    “fed. The general Opposition require very uttle | jieveg that, with the evacwation of Mexico by the
    To defeat the present Go- | expediuenary ferers, ne sulject for serious dif
    Hterenees between Frioce avd the United States
    would remain, “Phe expressions of the Emperor
    strenzthen the hands of the Liberal Party, and| and people of Pianes warrant a hope that the
    {traditionary freudship bel ween the twe countries
    might ia that casy be revewed aud perumnently
    may.—With respect to the ,contest between | resigned.
    | Mr. Golf and Mr. Haythorne, we think it will} A clann by a citizen of the United States for
    ' indemnity tor spoliations cotmmutted on the high
    Always Wey | seas by the Freneh aulboriies, in the exereise of
    much respected for his talents, his hizh social | a beihgereut power against Mexico, hasbeen met
    by the government of France with @ proposition
    i : : lo deter settlement volil a mutual convention fer
    Oe RE A aE with the people, he has made himself very | the adjastinent-of all claius of citizens and aube
    , . ; Fania a “jhe a ... | popular, within the last two years, by the trans-/jcet* ef both countries, arising aut of the recens
    wuvering of eertain parties on and around the. It is evident that Mr. Balderson is brought for- | Goff on Wednesday next the man who gives it, agi vitesse nll dat “8 the continent, shall be agreed upon be
    hustings. There is an evident attempt on the will be not only recreant to his prineiples, but ‘ug rag amamemenne tiene - vivaaten daated ~ — aS" the lwo countries Tie suggestion is not deemed
    part of some scheming gentlemen to yet Up aN! the Tenant Les or, ‘vind A jing terms, and by his numerous writings for the | bureasonable, but it Delonge to Congress te diseet

    Anti Confederate-panic. Their aim is to split| the euant aague. He made a tolerably good a ‘newspapers, in all of which he has echoed the the manner in which claims for midkewsnaty
    up parties, and to go in and win, “Divide | speech, of which we did not take exact notes at | of that candidate, all San wt : | foreigners, as well ax by citizens of the United

    PF Âą g i : | popular sentiment against Confederation. He) stat tot ihe | i
    and conquer,” is their motto. Some of our the time. Mr. Robert Stewart, of Lot 48, next addressed | Ih; ., : : Ă© la dj dic uae 4 dtepeieah ft eae
    very ambitious small politic: fans taal Medak , a has declared himselfa thorough Liberal, and adjudicated and deteruived. J have ne doubt

    ery nall politicians, who have been the audience. | that the subject of all such claims wilh en
    hitherto overshadowed by the able men of both | ema

    he ' your attention at a convenient and proper time,
    prties, fancy they see a gronnd opening ahend | . : | the electors are most decidedly libers ‘they | ussere (ONDITION
    of them to erush those who have Tor so longa! What sharply. twitted by some of the other! ceived with cheers—(the first heard on that } nett rude uae wen . he beaten cat ede OS a Soar,
    itl. fs eakers for thus declarin himself he |dall day.) He expressed sorrow for having} true to their principles they should return | AGAINST GREAT BRETALN.

    speakers titts deelarin: himself on the | ay. xpressed a Tt is a matier of regret that no coastderaple
    advance bas been made towards an adjust aent of
    the differences between the United States and
    Great Brtam, arising ent of the depredations

    secouder, William Euman, Esqr., of Crapaud,
    certificates. We might name several other
    measures besides these — the Oue-ninth Bill |
    amongst the number—as part of the policy
    Raa a nage | senee p ‘ | Mr. Ballerston does not profess to belong to
    of that Liberal administration which is foully H

    ‘ e

    under what they eall the “independent flag,”

    predominant. If he be defeated, we shall —_

    ] ° ° .
    ithey said nothing notice —

    Mr.

    aliner’s speech did not impress his au-

    worthy of

    T=? remembrance,

    uothing worthy o

    | sails!

    , , ; either the Liberal or Tory party.
    slandered as having been ruinous to the eoun-

    \NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FoR! ‘eve? with a very high opiniva of his ability | ty; but we will let them pass.

    PRINCE COUNTY. for speaking; yet it was. characterized by
    Mr. Eprror:—It is very likely that your
    | readers would like to-hear how we vot on here i
    jin Prince County, on Wednesday jast. I will | view.
    juot pretend to vive them a fuil, true

    modesty, goud temper, and apparend truthful- | every Liberal vote polled against him.

    | ness, as facts were seen from his own point oi
    He denounced Contide
    aud} dues uot, and declared hi
    particular account of all that was said and done | vative, as every one knows he is. He referred, |as a most foul and infamous slander on the

    jin St. Eleanor’s on that day. Such an account! | ‘ 2 :
    |} would’ be very tiresome for me to write, and jin terms of praise, to the action of the Govern-

    ation, as who | along the highway during the Liberal rule, we

    more thaw this.

    self to be a Conser- | cannot characterise it in any other terms than |

    vernment in the Council, will, of course,
    ’ ,

    whole Colony. It is no use to discuss the
    (then let the Tudependents come en when they

    When a falsehood can be shown to be |

    | very tedious for them to read. The dneeches! ment iu the purchase of proprietary estates, point.
    eee rather he _— “lla a the hele or but he forget to tell his hearers that the very
    1usMngs Orations. ndeed, the whole of the! ara } | i

    : Act under which the -hases were effected |ecration and coutempt.

    proceedings, with one exception, seemed to! Act und hich the pfirchases were effected | |

    iné to be rathertame. Whatever of animatiou | „43 Vivlently opposed by his own party. ae and hear a man ogeupying the hizh position
    that did oceasionally manifest itself was evident. |

    isuch, it is suffiÂąient to leave it to public ex-|

    We were amazed to |
    |be an easy one for the latter.

    which Mr. Goff does thus wantonly and deli-| , . ‘ js '
    | Position, his affable intercourse at all times

    Mr. Juhn Balderson, of Lot 31, was then
    "we »rroposed by Mr. W. Beer, of De Sable. and se. | Derately insulting the whole community.
    exhibited bythe men on either side of pelitics. Prok : i id ism ‘ at b $
    But still, it was amusing to watch the man.| COUded by Me. James Laird, of New Glasgow, | there be one

    ward in the interest, and as the exponent, of
    must be considered as endorsing the slanders

    He declared himself opposed to the
    wesent Government, but said he was ‘ He came forward to propose R. | 4 ge lA? ; ie :
    ! Cas pet at Py | he offers for a district in which the majority of

    tached to any party. Mr. Balderson was some. | P; Haythorne, Esq., whose nomination was re-

    FP ae ae » ened. hed iets t am i : the new Liberal candidate with a triuinphant |
    will, Of this cla ot ng red mabtabie c prnelins fence: but if he be elected, and should oppose ! supported the Government four years ago, for, | ginal . ; ot
    Howat, Es > M.P2P. Howat is evidently a} i | : : : ep ; Majority.
    soured and disappointed man. He finds that} the present Goverument, he ceases to be on the | he said, they had given the country four years | .
    - parties are constituted, he and his friends) tence. He has then clearly taken one of the jot misrule since, and made the very nate oni the two vacant seats will be sharply eon.) “Pe! eer national coomerce, and other tres-
    will never attain to the profits and honors they | two sides intu which the Leyisliture is divided. Government a reproach wherever British iusti- | * he vag m - passes comimilted duriag our civil war by British
    covet, aud which would become them about as | Ae ea ee suppose there can be three par. | tested there. Mr. Hamilton, of New 1} erth, subjects, int crolation uf intcrmational law and
    | } ithe Road Commisyioner, opposes the Hon, A. | {reety obligations “Tue delay, however, may be
    \. McD id believed to have resulted im ae small degree trom
    ie cionaid. the deasestic siuation of Great Britain. An en-
    T" | Sioncrs — who Hire change of eitastry evewrred in that country
    he | re yor] duriig the hast sessing of Parliament. The at-
    Drake spoke for | ple have been crushed under ledzer and rent | ; i tention of the wew gsinistry was calied te the
    ) are fluttered at the bare prospect of the Govern- | subject at an early dey, and there is some reason
    Ther } | ment being left in a minority in the upper|t expect that it wal now be considered im a be.
    hey have | ; coming and friewdly spirit, The importance of
    . j a! . : . ° anew P Learn Siig
    | Houne '] Mr. McDonald is worth a score of | 4), carly diepusition of the, question eanpot de
    Do Big Hamiltons of the stamp of the new Candidate, | exagyerated Whatever ungut be the withed of
    ae ee : : , ° | He has long experience in parliamentary life | the (wo governments, if bs muakiitest tht ygoud wall
    The intimation of his nation. | that time that had a tendency to promote the, dhe i ti : ids *) and triemdsbip between the two gosemunents eau
    ‘ie P . | and he Is most ingenious ar rsevering ; “sty j +] i ; ’
    Phey sere bru tht fito office | Ss most inge a s nen PETSOVEING aS 4) not be established until @ ree Iprevity, in the
    H. did not positively | on the strensth of a relizious ery, when it w debater, Mr. Hamilton, if not Road Com. dase . we ter tegen Ee Tee
    I Âą v missioner, would be nobody: but he evidently |" nee eee ar See See
    : { IF TRE PENtANS.
    After a few further remarks Mr. Stew | Pes Upon the patronage—(whether it is of 8} ” On the 6th June last, in Sielation of our mem
    jor, COrrapting nature or not, we Will not say)— | traliry laws, asilitary expedvion and culerprise
    Ps i i sas “ae | ugaivet the Beinsl Necth American enlones was
    : ade ‘ j y ‘ ; iwhich he dispenses from , e ne . nbnertes weR
    define the principles on which Coygervatiyes | Whose name will be found in the summary re-| : n ve his little ablice, te projected and athempted to he carried on within
    | bring him a large number of votes, His own! the territory awd jurisdiction of the United Siates.
    / . °
    ees ae ‘ , | personal merits could never do any thing of the | 1! Gbedietee (6 tue ootigation imposed pon the
    We regret we have not space to give Mr. | P Ee Pp eee } > 8 tt _ | Exeertive by the eoustitution, tusee that the laws
    | Kil.—-With respect to the other district in| ure fathivlly executed, all cingeus were
    by proclamation agaist taking part ia or abding
    suet wp puacetiouts and ~~ oe gd aoe
    a bh titans god saval ofieers were direet te ta
    Piis gentleman has al ail necessary weasures for the ruboterment of
    wonderfully high opinion of his own intl? the laws, ‘Ehe eapedition tailed, vat 2 uaa. pot
    i * been without as paiatal consequences. Some of.
    cat jour citizens whe, it Was alk ged, were engaged
    ‘do for this Candidate and asaiust the other, |i the expalitiow. were eoptared ad bave been
    | brought io tial. as tor a captial effeneer, in the
    : Province of Cgnada. | Sadyment aid sentence
    That he is not ajot death hate beet proneuneed ogainet rule,

    | Liberal, must be clear to every ove, otherwise] while others hare Leen acquitted.

    Turning to King’s County, we rezret to learn

    tutions are known. It misht have been tole-

    would the graceful person of William Byers, of | Hes there. rated, he said, a hundred years ago, when des-

    ; wane in Chimuey Sweep, &e., &ke., A Mr. Samuel firake then presented himself

    i e| are js 5 arty fi 7 ede rst i . . . i: ? ;
    ouch there is now no party for Confede ratION! t6 the admiring audience, as proposer for the |is altogether unsuited to our times.

    Mr.
    been elfectually shelved—yet these ventlemen | about ten minutes, and sueceeded in saying no. jroll influence, while the Government seemed to
    most disinterested|y, no doubr, pretend to be |
    desperately alavined, and attempt to extort the |
    most absurd pledges from the Candidates for|
    legislative honours, At was most amusing to!
    see Cornelius strutting about, as vain and self.) Enylishman.
    important asa turkey cock in June, He had; a1,
    a new idea, and, he cackled over it as neisily |
    though not so musically as a hen ever a new |
    laid egg. He has not had a new idea in his!
    head since he formed that notable scheme tor |

    {How those Road Commis
    the
    “pickings,” and not the salary of their office—

    potiÂą and arbitrary measures prevailed, but it

    have grown rich upon

    thing worthy of notice. There was much glo-| be indifferent to their conditian.
    - i

    rification in bis discourse at the fact of his been eight years in office, and they eannot

    wing, as he said, a Conservative and an point to a measure they have passed

    ality was rendered supertluons by the peculiar | publie welfare.

    style of his eloquence.
    say that all Englishmen were Conservatives, | clear to every one they had no religion them. |
    althourh his boast would seem to imply that | selves.

    eru Confederacy. Cornelius should beware of he belidved they were; nor did he ventpre to jart gave place to Mr. fHiaythorne’s secon
    new ideas ; theyll be thedeath of him yet)
    politicaily [ mean, Your readers must know | ditered from Liberals, and in what regnect the | port.
    that Cornelius and some other wiseacres came furmer were superior to the latter 4
    toyst. Eleanor’s, charged with a set of questions, | inl ove ;
    to be let off at each eaudidate who presented |
    himself for the sufflagzes of the peuple, With a
    somewhat osteutatious impartiality. It is im-
    possible to con vey to paper the sWay rer of the,
    tellow, as he came forward with his catechism,
    vr to give your readers an. iden of bis con
    sequential look aad pompous tones as he, pro-; cept the Government, who gave him a salary
    pounded his set of stunning questions. The and pickings thi
    gs.

    Mr. John Seott McLeod, (a salayjed Road | Haythorne’s speech, of which we took some- | Kine’s C ;
    4 = a ie > uw s ‘ ‘J oo P| oe 8 - nyse ‘ enr «
    Commissioner) seconded Mr. Goff's nomina-| what ample notes. We have already extended | ings County, we are surprised to Jearn that

    He

    was severe upon the Tenant League—severg

    |
    the Hon. Mr. Dingweil is opposed by Mr. |

    : ’ | Michael
    and must conclude with a very brief notice of oe

    ‘Mr. Haythorne’s speech,

    tion, ina speech full cf frantic nonsense. this sketch beyond the limits assigned for it

    Campion.

    upon the Liberals—severe upon every one ex- Alter alluding to his

    } s i . ener, and is always buasting ef wh: .
    want of preparation, and to an understanding ; 2 img of what fi
    He declared himself a Conger-

    vative, and implored all his party to come fir

    alleged to have been entered into some years

    . ; : i He has now a fair oppo ity of testiny the
    azo with respect io the choice of candidates jy | se fair opportunity of testing tle

    trowd saw what he was driving at wien he | extent of his influence
    : , i v .

    asked fiest one candidate and then another-—_
    ‘Ifyou are returned, will You associate with
    Cnion men? Wiil you support a Government
    that coutains a sinzle Confederationist, no

    ward and show their eolours, and support Mr, | the eastern and western sections of the district :

    Goff, who, he said, would be returned by a .—the latter, it appears, claims a rizht to choose ;
    Br nt a | he would mot oppose one of tre truest, oldest! Ou the general policy enunerated in the mens

    lew we da sday will the second candidate, while Mr. Bee: represents VE peda Barna Mb Se A Tel at bage, the Herald thus comments :—
    witness the fulliiment or the failure of this | the eastern end of the district, and the western |” i. sagt p Tr yO |
    tua district where seven-eighths of the electoygs |

    majority of jundreds,

    Mr Jolovén devotes two tedious newspaper
    ’ ; columus loa @etenee ol lisdest year’s measures
    Mr. Dingwell is a man) and general weas os Senthern restoration, in-
    Cinding some beawtituleatracts trow Washington's
    lel Farewell Address aud trom Jeflerson and Jack-
    wu Character. | gon, jus 7 wy : hits and
    json, Jn sappertot bis theory of State myhts as
    He is well known to the country, which he has! the powers of Congress, and then he drepa the
    _jsubject. Et is an argument ty the court attet the
    : pap MANY! jury Lad rendered thay verdict, Jt may be come
    years, with unswerving fidelity and integrity, | pared to a bistory of France, ountting the a
    | ; : pe Bee je senninve Lecco, Hon winehoverthrew the Bourbont—as a tris
    the country, and would be sustaincd by the peo-| if possible, which parts was the stronger one | aud, for a long time, at great peeuniary loss te} Rg a oh bash i palin ther
    ‘ i himself.) Mr. Campiou’s Oppusition to: him | claims te the throu,
    iscems to be vexatious and factioux; ‘andj 11 is amdewd remarkable that after deliberately
    : , aithokiwh’ t at hut Bc. Dike ; j tctotatd ting his Southern policy against the plan of
    the intellizgenea, the honesty, and the integrity | ponsible Government, Free Lduecation, and a! athough i may put oir. ingweil to some | Coligress to the people im die late eleenous the
    | ‘ oubte and expense, the result of the contest) President should vot bave a word to say of the
    All will, we hope, teach Mr. Campion a lesson that or of (be peuple, ws wade watitest in these elec
    may be useful to him hereafter. There is no.| ~ sell of (ean had been awept away by the late
    | thing so good for the moral health of conceited | Southern deluge wi five hud bieod, ge st the wat
    | had changed nothing and as if the recent eleethene ©
    had decided wetting Ina word, Mr. Johnsen
    jtorgete that we agave passed through the fiery
    : : : ania jerueabeta mighty revolution, and that the pre-
    said lie, “ on that question should in-{deing soz but it is very clear that if their | held on Saturday last, before John McNeil! penne order of (hings is gene and can return He
    dace us to part with our valuable constitu. ‘opposition to the Land Bill had been effectual | Esq., ane of the Coroners tor Quecn’s County, , were as ap wok - me ye is oS j
    ; ¹ 5 . » » i 7 Vet i F ., ecupe Ht. king ,
    He forgot to tell ps that he was an the purchases referred to could not have ° ad of „ body ith Me rere McQuillan, > Spel a hihee aa rane i Na atgue
    favor of Union, he, no mutter what his nhilities / opponent, as long as he could hp, af the very i been made. He referred to the Land Com- } woo Patient di bee és ele Matte toed wentot the bLxecutive ow ine exploded ard is
    i : . ; Ce ae i ae oe at a “ia | seed * BOE Raving ‘tun se hades i hehe
    “a rie ae ao agian may have been, | constitution which he now affeets ij) admire, }mission and the 15 Years Purchase Bill, away, in which she was proceeding to her home janly 0 at 72, sisi owt the we
    wt 1 in, a . : ” . . . P j wy: . i? ie wiurhihg © . *
    of the Govivanives py Reve rare Sa themored “When the Canadians,” said he, “refused the | which had sigually failed to effect any im- oa Friday last. Verdict “aceideutial death. "| new ot Congtess. Where it Belongs, we may dis-
    ' , > m6 . P ia : ; : mie “ ‘ s
    paltry office “wider it. Then Corner and his! paltry sum of $800,000 for the settlement of ‘provement in the condition of the country. | rhe Jury added — we’ eawinlion the oa Uiiss = branch of the Message without further
    apy ot Age we hy ' Ines lg , - ss : : n the crossing of Pownal an rafton street, | remark. 5 oe ’
    friends will have the whole @f thé loaves and our land question, what could be expected | He passed in review the Education Act, which. into which the wheel of the tuck was driven, js) Passing over hit emmmuary et the departavental

    suas onward amoug ‘themsewves— and a from them? They were eager to tax us and the Conservatives had greatly impaired by dangerous to travellers. j reports and the recoutmendations iv eyMMecloR,

    you support a Government that appoiluts to office
    a single advocate for Union?’ It would not,
    do for the candidate to say that he would not)
    support a Goyernment that advocated Conte,

    prophecy. jend have brought Mr. Goff forward as their!

    :
    al aii : - 7 . jae : ; zealous Liberals.
    Hon. Me. Gore then presented himself, His | candidate, in conformity with the understand. |“? ““° Labor

    , mia Bis ey : 1 ; : of very superior judsment,. of respectable
    speech, of which we will not pretend to give aj ing:——Mr. Haythorne said be knew nothing ot ; “he F 2 4 ; ’ peas

    eCOR F : a a | debating powers, aud of hizh soci
    verbatiny report, was mere rent. He said he that arrangemtnt when he made up bis mind to nc ie ea i abl de

    “ is: aoe _ nut acing aig On wis a Conservative (ve all kuew that)—and offer—he was no party to it, aud could not ex. ;
    smfegeration, on any terms whatever. with. 1 ” jserved i bgielutie le
    io — edie Yh Redite a y siti The pect to he bound by it. H+ was determined to | served in the Legislative Council, for
    None’ of the answers’ satisfied the astute | Couservative element, he said, was strong in ‘test the feelings of the electors, and to learn, |
    Cornelius, The Candidates must pled se them. | |
    selves not ouly arainst principles, hut against
    persons. Most of the Candidates refused point
    blank to make any such rid?culons nled ces ÂŁ onily
    one, the Hon D, Ramsay — of whou more
    fhereufter ~— took ±hem unhesitatingly and it} of the whole country. The Liberals were ap- Land Purchase Bili—the next most jiportant | “d
    reservediy. Poor Mr. Ranisay was ready to! ,. sale dirt in hile cea’ | wag ; ‘ble G thay
    promise austhinne and everything if the pepple’ parent.y dirt in his eyes; Lut we suspect he | measure after Responsible Goverument.
    would’ only rĂ©turn him asain, Cornelius dnd! WOuld be glad to get a few Liberal votes on | these measures were opposed by the Conser-
    the faction to which he belongs wishes 1p es-| Wednesday afternoon next, which he will be|

    tablish a new kind of luquisition on this Isignd. | '

    ‘always a supporter of Couservatives,

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    ple at the hustinzs, heeause the Âą onservatives, jin the district. He declared himse!f to be one

    he declared with an gir of triumph, possessed jof that party who had given the countey Res-

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    vatives. Mr, Goff claimed credit to his party | , ;

    They: inteiid, “if ther can, by anv means. wee notto get. He denounced Confederation | fr having purchased 300,000 acres of land. | people a brakes 484, $A "YF.
    accomplish their ciids — to” enquire strietly |) amy Shape, on any terms. “No offer of | He (Me. Haythorne) did not blame them for; Metaxcwoty Accipent.—An Tnquest was
    iito every politician's sentiments, with re rard | terms,”
    to a Vaion of the Colonies.’ If there!
    if the slightest evidence that he, at the time, |

    holds, orany previous period held, opinions in| tpn.

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