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Weritlere. | met the captan, andsaid he, = Now, let ne examine, fora few qoments, whe |
Are not you the barior master? [ card | ther there is a reasonable probability that we
went. LT bsxd been, but after the Liberate cat de placed in euch @ position. Bocond only
gvt in power | got my ti ket. The vessels te the Lmperial Government of Great Britain te!

‘ - F the Goverument of the great British Dominica in|
dren there, ead be, are « usimace, o:¢ I ludia, either for talent iv ite sdaiuietration or)

Oram grt Gy vessel up there, The yoese! 1. diserimination iu Ke eeonomicel of pulitical|
got awey come way atter tha, [wes her gcisione, Iu ludia, during the lest twenty |
bor master for 26 years, Toe wherl was voare, an iumenee acount hae been expended ia |

boils before Ie me here. I have even people
going up and down on the ice near Purdy's
wharehouee. They travelled one horse ahead
ef anether, with differen: kinde of loads.

the construction of Railways; bet the General
Gorernment of India do vot thiok it beneath)
their notice, it an equally eommodious and infini |
tely cheaper mode of conte ance can be acopt-

Gr vaminer,

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Chariottetown, June 8, 1871.

THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

Tue time is near at hand when the Rail-
' way Commissioners must be chosen. Some

| Some persons, all along, have been quite
sincere in believing that a good road can

not he built for a ‘ess sum than from £8,-!

000 to £16 O00 per mile. We have heard
apeakers at public meetings receive the en-
| thusiastic applause of their hearers for
making declurations of this kind, and we
have read of others who have received the
unanimous thanks of certain assemblages,
not many mules from Charlottetown, for

HON, Mn, BUNCAN AMONG HIS SUP-! « soficient quantity of pipe aud

PORTERS.

We have been handed the following
notices of public meetings which were held

last week in Mr. Duncan's disirict. From (29th May, he said he misunderetood the ten-
| these, it appears that a large portion of his) der, and would not enter inte the proper s-

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constituents approve of his action on the
Railway Bill.

It is remarkable that two)

fittings to lay
‘all through the building.
W. Po Arasim.

| The tender of Mr. Allin being the lowest,

wasaccepted. When noufied of this, on the

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‘curities to perform the work. The matter

| Steps are being taken to havea C |
fiom Shediac to some suitable ais.
Bay of Fundy. It is supposed that Sheding
would be a much betier place for it than
Bay Verte, We hope the question wij be
taken up in earnestby our neighbors, 48 the
construction of a Canal uear Shedine, w
be of great advantage to this Island.

was ayain referred to the Buard of Works, and | le

such diverse portions of the district as)

| the teuder ef Mr. Hermans being the next’ Received, Harper's Magazine, for J

Newton and Belfast should join m_ the}

They hau! scantling mp with treose, Seowes ¢4 te tun their attention thereto. The Londot | persons have been alre dy named asiikely

Times speske as follows:

* Ae a general rule, inventions of utilty are
but slawly ree guigeds they bave to grow into
fame by torce of their own werita, and without
the Impetus ef Gry areal patronage,
of the Indian Government witd mr gard to Thomyp.
soa's road steawers turnishes, however, @ stri-
king exceplien, and we (btuk it well worthy of

police.

loaded with brigk wou'ld go far‘ber up ac-
@ord:: g t> the sprog tides, eome mes as tur
ae the brush isnow. I think the tde. ught
to be 44 feet at the brush. An ordivary
scow Gught to come up im four feet of Water,
if she hed not too much J.ad in he Vi
those two vwereele alongside the wharf, ove
@ae ahead of the other. [should think there
would have been room enough ‘or a sleigh to
€9 UP, NOiWithetanding thove ves ea that lay
there. They coald not go as well now; they
would have to make their way through
whether loaded or unloaded. | bave seen
doko MeLean hive a boat th: rs, across the
tight of way, abvut two springs ego to get
ber painted. I have seen plenty of emai!
beate againet the wharf ins.de ibe present
bresetwo k, all alons — harbor boats, ship e
teats, and comniry boais more or lest. A
schooner, I shoald think, corl! come up to
the whurt if the breastwork was not there. facility given tor steerage. Ta tact,
1 have never ecen a emali crafic me up apy | Machine, instead of Detog simply an improveur: t
farther than where the breastwork i¢. | | 0b She traction engine Bitherto used ov commen
have econ them haul up email crafte on roads, te conetructod on ap entiressy few pros
Pownal Street. They would have to come |!" le te onpapuamataaasb ed ernie atid

° | licalar
by the breustwork to get there. The keel} ‘ Phese engines hed ecarcely been tried acd
weu'd not do any harm 1 would have to! und sucersstul when the Ladin Goverturent,
eet ber in the bea way 1] coud with ber setle) win pesiseworthy alaertty purchased a aaall
en. If emall boars, drawing 44 leet of water | one of about Sheree power, with a view
bad t00 much beau. or wider shen be gap, | cig ite adaptubility to passenger end go de troiti
they evulld + 2 got In l think a igeter 8 | yo that cowunlry. lee wachine was placed end '
1y feet beam ovuld ges throug). Ti the} the eupe:intendanee of Licutemaat HE. Com)~
etait was § feet wide, and the gap & feet it!) 0 ot Undaiia, and the resuit of bis experienc
Wou.d pinch her pretiy tight to yes through. | ¥E* % “stistactory te the Director General o:

Pos: Off es lidw thet, at bis recommends
(Concluded in this week a } xtra.) lien, the Gow enor General in Couneil gave oF

{dere to puccbase ww England four eugines, with

ferred to in these colnanne® porsess certain de
tioguehing characteriauice, waich It may be well
tu mention again =‘Phe valler ie ou the vertical
principle, by which meane a nearly uvilerm Wie
ter lenelia matutained wheo either ascents or
descents are being conde, @ thing in iteelt oF grea’
importance, Pie wheels are encircled with in-
dia rubber tires. about 44 inches ibick, which
flaiien with the weght of the engine, aud thee

Tbe engive rune en three Wheels eniy and tn this
way aewall wheel base is obtained and great

ettes

Correspondence.

Ce ee ee a in a a net

tar Ong a0 STerage epeed of ten aitiee Cer butt
Mr. Toraapeon, with the assietsace of Lieatenan
;}Cromptot, bas cempheied the deanna of ther

Ma. Ep:tor,— | ed by the lndian Gosetoment to Meeera. Rat
Fra, Suit ¢, deme, and Mead, of [pewoeh, with metruci-

liom to Mube thea aa Complete ae pocsible mm
levery Geta, and perfect them with all the latest
fand most scenic meprovemenuts It ie intend.

I was pleased to see in your lest issue that i
be your intention ae a public journa iat to venti-
fate our city affairs,
quite in the dark reapecting the sayings and dw
ge of ihe City Fathers —s* we believe they
heve ne officral reporter to nove proceedings, We [e ®
formerly bad the City accounte for general ine
formation in one or more of eur newspapers, but
for tbe inet pear such hae net been the case and
the tox payers ave withoat the mecus of know
ing bew their money has been + spended;—
large ameunt w li bave toe be paid Mr. Foirbanks
for a eursey, anda much largerewo: wil be ree : as
quired to meet the law coste tn the Powe d Wharf) "8 ® oor One Cmey pense ee NEnRSRITee Ne
ease, fur both of whiel large outloys there ap} — oe ed :
pears to be every probdadrity of the Ci igeus tea! avelabie for the transport of troops and War ma
ceiving vil. You are pertectly right 1 tertal sheuid any disuibance break out on Ube
Shat dissatisiaction exists to a large extem
Smonget the Crtigens respecting the working et |
the Corpuration at the present time, and euch | Peraest
@msatrsfaction will coutious wotid the aceounte | VOMNs eneines,
are publusbed and sows eq svelout ie shown for
the meney expended. | trust thet before the | ;
next Civic Election the City Couneliora will lay — distance. :
before the public @ statement of the City affairs! . This train will, on ordinary oceassions, con
Which will be eatistactury to ail coneerved, and om of one aad on episairewery veentsens ot two
thereby enable (he electiors to sgaiv place thew | ompibu-sea, aod afl run the duwtance mi revel
Bt guardiags uf the City. howre, ine:usive of all sioppeges. One cineibus

Yeurs’ &o.,

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the p at) sub, or, in feet. in Ner bern Todi,
troops sathoed there from the reerve in Beans
twur, the

j arntan along the lie of the grand tine k north-
wad «a esstem of traveport, wineb while forn-

Govergmwent of thee eecitun of read for the ea-
In oider to give ample margin to:
er meeting any uu eual pres

led to work asily one up aud duwn traiv over the

A CITIZEN, iwhieh will be sufffeica fer esery day traffic.
————— ~ e i Whea it is conaideved that all buridings, relung
To THe Epiniea or Tus Examinen.

ee i cost of the plant wil be ra ber lews than £120 a
It is amusing to hear seme of the strange | | Speriment thie is
speeches that are got up between some of the | ®tiee to all thinkong minds, — is net such a line
ailroad adtocates aud the saties 1 seme paris | preferable to @ varrow guage allway or tram
ef the island at present. | Wasa on rane ust exeredipg BU uilien in length,
the other dey where severe Petrone were as |Sance tea mactinum up aud down tii fi- oF
sembd ed,—eone ofthe party, a shrewd Railroad | '2U or average oF JU persone per diem? Asie
advecate breached the eutject by alluding to| sade the cay ability of thie train when verd os
Cousin Katie's letter i the EXAMINER of May | ‘Teueport tram fer treops much could be said.
the Sih., aud wold the crowd ot Avties bow true i dom eXpeniments aire ady made, there is no
sie was by being the aulhor ut euch ap able leer, | doubt that the fear engimes with their omen by
¢ Laughier and Lle! bu! he! by Antics). 2
Kaiiruad Man? Yes you way aresn and laugh ition, and feud tor a werk distance of 200 wiles ip
at mo, but I live the sex, you know [ fove all woe | * G4yect tno batteries of 40 gune wilt thei ou
mer, Ge ghders, irres,eclive of ageor euler, | MULT oy, to the same dietauee.’
{Laugbter sud groane by Anties), Ben canneg) Phe Menties! Daily News, w advoenting the

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estimate what they owe to women. neighbors, | Wireduction of * Tbuimpson s Kead Beamer’ in |

especially to Cousin Katie as a Nairond lady. bee te Lewer Canada, cays li has been tried with
Sides Women few on our buttons, mend eur, Sebetactery reeulte in moderaiely deep enow.’
elethes ; they contide in us! they teil as whatever | Lt speaks of its having three wheels, eighteen in
they can tind oui abeut the nemhoure. Laugh. ches wide, sbich ~hiteraly press the Road
ter by Auties) Yes, they give ue a piece of ad- smooth.” * There engines aie already is exten
vice, and pleaty of limyee, the ladies give us gq &-Fe use in Great Beitern, We knew ene im
pierce of thety mind semetioves, and sometimes aij tates Where 8 warulaciurer whos bad to man
eft. (Laughter by Aunties, Yer, Anti: ae, and tam tweny hotees and drass to perform ti

Cousin Katie, has given bers in true bereic tye | Work. sold bie horees and wih the aid of one Bat as Curtius of old sacrificed himself

Wherese you place women, neighbors, th Pare an | SHRINE, Pets (hretgh wis business at one-itind the
orsament ty the pace they eceupy and a oeasyre | COs! and one balithe time.,” * Phe consunptior
te the world.) Here the epeakeor pauses locking | Cf fuel ‘e suall, Wie expense of wotktug it very
raved on bw Ante ueighbor, (Kearse ot laughter Sebi, that is. in compart ve wih aey otber mu
by Antics). Look at Clev patra, jack at Fler | OVe power” Burely (bis is encouraging

ene> Nightingeie, ook at Lueretio Borgio. (Not | We will now cudeator te appreaimate to the

he! by Anties). Suppose you let Luecretio aide, | prebability of coetct oew Koad, wid its braneses then Mr. Duncan may come in. as he 1s as

{ Laughter by Antes). Look at wother Eye, | ad app daucer 5

(Uree of Ob! ob bby Atties). You need not look | 250 miles land damage and rigit of way, xt
at ber uuiees you Want to: but Eve wasaa ora} £'20 per mile £31,250
Bawent, especinl'y before the fashions changed, | 200 niles road fereing and levelling,

{ Roars of laughter by Aunties), ] repeal, neigbe at £00 per mile 75 000

bers, look at widiw MeCree, look at Luey Brome, | Baiding biidges and culverts eay, 40,! Ov
lock at Elizabeth Stanton. tok at George F. | oe ee buy Ht
Tram [ Koare of laughter by Autier |. I *@, 1 iLompe rp hi ud Steame re,
Rwith a bowed heed ard deepest venersiion.| Pussengers lugmage and freight cars 10,00
look st the mother of Warhington she guided | Repairing shop, ‘ 2000
that boy Who never Was known te ine, at wigh! | Survey aed locating rosde, ~,00U
have been dflctent it he bad belonged to an Antic Preisht aud inpertation of Road
Raisosd Club. [Greace and crs of put bin | Demers, tay Ht
out by Anties yes, put him out or biake lin gose, | £2590,00
s i . » Py ~~ ’
mee 4 os vid some }. I vepent, Belg bore, thal iO [thi k the above» pretty liberal eeri
BOTEHEL PONIES FOR POP O Wumene the an) wate; Lut possibly | muy be wis-
vrnament te socie ¥, aud @ treasure (o the world, tuken, so We Will add tierete 56 000
as aenect-heart the is incomparavle [Laugh —
ter by Ante: sl Asa cousin ele is conte, i-i ai Making the whole £500,000

aides @ wealthy grandworher she is precious;
Sbat would the people of the earn be without |
Bowen? they would be rearee, neighbors per-
feetiy ech) Cw Livars of laugiter by Antier | ite fact that the new Road for the Road 8 ead.
Thee jet us cberisd tiem, Jet us preiect theu, requires te deep Cull igs or cievations, ny Boe -
lel ue give (Dew our support, our © cour sgewment | ete or Katie these tems causing by far ibe
our sympathy), aud eurseives If We can get ao e¢ partot ‘be expense i a Ka lread,
ehance. [Laughter by Antics) Bat jewimg| | ehauld euppoee the luaucy of travelling in a
aside, uri, tbers, women are beawotitul, kicd of car diawn by ove of TP ompsou s Road B eameare
Reert, gracious and worthy of ei, respect. teriio be mucu @ieater than ic @ Kaiiwny ca:
each aud every one of us has loved aud touored Where the nolee ie ao great that it we wilh é:ficul-
Bhe best of them, our own wulter, LApplaure | iy pereene cab Converse WD each other, wile
ead three cheers tur Cousig Katie, iy which the | py Koad Steawer w said to“ lierally preas the

Antics joined J roud emo th” aod te rile lo Cause u Le se,
By teeriing the above in your va usble jourual |

GU. The great saving in the expenee bong im

The ection |

* These engines, which have already been re-|

give greet adhesion and elnsticily op dad ronds |

the wh he)

gate ot Brosh India, towards centiai | : : : ‘
pe a. and it has aivess beew held desirabie iv | receive less direct benefit from the Railroad
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shall De always mmed.ately |

|-ureot traffic, the tour engines are only requr-| Hlowlan bas the best claim.

passengers, with 50 ewt. of mails aud luggage,

lee, oC Wil at once be ween how imperiant ao | '
The question must at ence | give him the appointment would therefere, | with 1,300 pounds per wheel

be like crowning cne of the camp followers
or subalterns with the wreaths of victory,
Having cecasin to visit « blackemith’s shop 80d wLere the tofic w lnuied, o8 ip thie i) and letting those who braved he dangers
of the battle -pase by unnoticed and un-

There
only be one from each branch of the Legis
lature and the other, consequently, must
outside The
have the construction aud management of
| Railways under their charge in this ( olo-
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to obtain the appointments ean

| be **Conmissioners shal)

ny.’ They will have considerable power
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jand a great deal of patronage to bestow
But they will require to be men of energy
and ability. The suceess of the Railroad
| will depend on them in no small degree.
| Who are to be the Comunissioners? is the

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question asked in @ good many places. It
lis rumored about that Hon. Mr Duncan
is to have the Chairmanship of the
| Commissioners, and that he has been can
vassing the Belfist District to ascertain his
ichances of being returned should he take
‘the office. But this can scarce’ y be correct,
lhecause the Meruld semi-oflictally states
| bat Hion. Mr. Hiowlan is to be the coming
| man. Only one of them can receive the
| appointment, unless, indeed, ene of them
{should retire from the Le islature The
Goverpment can not spare either of them

jat present. and hence the work of the
foetgprere of the Commissioners will, to

| very probably, fall upon the

liodia rubber tres of great power, and capable of | shoulders of the one or the more active
For the suke of seeing

brains of the other.

ja good political pitch battle between the
erg ves, 6c their mandtectuce has been bytrast-| Government and the opposition, we would
| not object to seeing Mr. Duncan accept the
appointment though we must candidly say

that he has no claims upon it, as he did no

The Citeene appear to be | #4 to run thew between two stations in the Pun | thing to carry the measure, and is, we
jonbo via: Rawul Pinde aud Jbelum, 654 aile«!} understand an anti-Railroad man.

ertiment candidate

\than any other part of the Islund. The

ground

‘then they would have to accept the sitn-

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ate) outier, aud kence the selection by the Indien | ation, and we would have peace— for three
years at least. But taking the view of it
i that to the “ victors belong the spoils ” Mr.
Next to the

} Leader of the Government he was admit

| believer in the advantages of Railroads

will carry 20 first 20 second, and 20 a and would necessarily strive with all his
power to make the project realise his pre-

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| dictions Mr Duncan did not vote for the

jstock, repairing sheps doc.. included, the totai) Railroad until after a majority of the Low-

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jer House had declared in its favor. Tx

| honored

jmanner, bis wing of the Couxlition will

wr | UNerstand their position, and may come to
A | Could trenspert 200 wen with bagerer, amum | the conclusion that they have the thorns

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| flower- garden

jand it should not take the public by sur

| prise, if the appointment of the Commis-

sioners created a ferment. If it does, then
| there will be a general break up. The new

| wine wil] be teo strong for the old botiles |

for the good of the Rai way. We have
| Shown that Mr Howlan has the best claims
| for the office. and if he shou d forego them

massive

In the weight ofMbaggage
* ‘The former is the largest military station in | Fourth Electoral District of Que ens Coun
Tte | ty, the odds would be al] against the Gov-

There the people will

opposition would bave jhe advantage of
and if they were fairly beaten,

ltedly, the next most daring of the Railroad
advocates in the Legislature. He isa sincere

If Mr. Howlan is served in this

and thistles for their portion, while the
| others enjoy the luauriance of the political

They are the Liberal and
| progressive element in the Government;

for the good of Rome so may Mr. Howlan |

conveying the same valuad e information.
Some people, we presume are anxious to
keep up the delusion as long as they can,
as to the cost of the Railroad but the esti-
mate which we published last weck will do
a good deal to convince the general public
that a first-class rond can be built for a
‘sum within £5 000 per mole. ‘The follow-
ing extract foom an article recently pub-
lished in the New York Tiibune will throw

some more light on the subject. The

figures at the close are about the same as|

those given lost week making allowance
for the difference of the currency.
ing of the proportionate expenses to the
earnings of the bro.d gauge roads, the
| Tribune says:—

WHERE THE MONEY I8 Lost.

A few figures will exhibit at a glance the
enormously incieased co t of operating our
railroads in consequence of this inordinate
capacity. Their unwarranted breadth of
gauge not only ental s an unn cessarily
hoavy charge for maintaining and repair

ing the ro d~amounting n one year to) put to the meeting, the house divided, and |

$13,760,758.67- but also compels the use of

engines of great power cun.brous ocnrs, |

and very heavy rails. Thus it follows that
every engine which leaves New York has
draw a yust umount of non paying
*dead ” weight. It is estimated that for
every passenger carmed in a drawing-
room or palace car, the engine has te draw
3,000 Is. of dead weight; and that with
ordinary cars the engine draws ineluding
tender and baggage wagon 2,\ 00 lbs. per
passcuger. The passenger traftic of the
New York Central amounted to 2 6 000,-
YOO passengers carried one tuile; but they
carried 306 250,000 tons ef dead weight
with ‘hem, 7 ¢..a ton and a half of dead
weight per passenger exclusive of the
The Erie did worse
than this They © rried 128.500 000 pas-
sengers one mile
free bt,which is three and a haif tons of dead
Weight per passenger. In the freight
trafic the Central moved 474,500 000 tons
one mile with 410,700 00U tons of dead

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moved $18. 00,000 tons of freight with 1.
O83 333,000 tons of déad weight or 1) tons
of dead weight per ton of paying freight.

ofall other keown means of transportation

mense amount of work that does not pay.
‘The additional « harge mace on passengers
riding in drawinz-reciua cars cannot pay

the Legislature at Albany to reduce the
extrs charge for (hem to half a cent a mile

is necessarily very great. The common
, car xs now built weighs 32000 pounds
empty, and hammers the rail withe4,000
pounds on each wheel The ear of a 5 feet
> gauge road would only hammer the rail
The same
truth appies to locomotives.
that bears with a weight of 20 tons on iis

whee!}, and with its loaded tender a d its
own ineffective load
& out Ov tons
weight Inte Fairlie engine which is
speciaily constructed for use on very nar-
row gauge lines the en ire load, including
coal and water is placed on the driving
wheels, and is thus util zed in the wor~ of
hauling the train) Thus instead of an en-

weighing this 20 tons and no more; and
this load is distributed over eight wheels

tons. ‘Lhe wear and tear of rails forms a
heavy Item in railway expenditure as also
does the cost of renewal and repair of roll-
ing stock.

'NEW YORK MUST CHANGE GAUGE OR LOSE
| TRAPFPIc,

From the foregoing facts there has arisen
the question not only of building all new
lines on a much narrower gange system
than at present in vogue but of reducing
the gauge of those al.eady built so that
the expenses of operating them may be de-

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| Competent. 1f not more so, than any yet greased and higher dividends earned. The

/numed, who would likely accept the ap-
|pointment The public generally do not
jcaie Who are Commissioners so long as
| ¢fficient men are appointed. Of one thing

‘should be one Cormnissioner chosen from

each County
2=_>—eowa es — -——-- ——_—_- -—_—-
| THE COST OF FROAD AND NARROW

| WE did not know that it was necessary
to siate that the estimate which we recent-
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| well known that he would not have had
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time to look over the route and make an

“gre estimate #8 he was here only a few days. | ly intrested in the matter; and I say that if

[Some people seem to twist about and
{snarl at everything th.t is not done by
| themselves. They look at everything with
suspicion, and treat everybody with dis
‘trust. if the Government makes a single
| move, a thousand wilful motives are attri-

Jou will besiow @ aver ou yours’ very Luly,
Uxecre Jv py,

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Cumberland Hill, Vay 25

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To the Hono. able Members of the Executive
Council o7 7. BE. Island.

GENTLEMEN 5 The reasons assigned in just fi- |

@atien fur our gelny mite this lerze Railroad uu
dvriaking are various. Among the mest promi-|
Beut are ihe wretci« diy bad siate of our Heads!
for about ex Weeks in the fall and abeut the!
sane time in the apring of eech year, and thar.
Just at the tae when we ate shippg aud exporie
ing & large quantity of preduce. Jat our Koade |
Ste then wa meet misetabie plight, | believe ue!
eve Wil attempt to deny, ‘That ibe imirudecte|
jou vt Ratiiveds to aunet every country thet
bas them Las been atteuded with considerable
adventege, | thy & will be eduatted by ail, Bur
despite our bed Koads, it wm gra’ tying to know
thai our exports, per bead of eur population, are
far iw advauce of the Great Down on ot auada,
®uh oll Ke Kuiroad ahd Canal ad) autages,

elore we evter le @ coutrect jor building
our Kaiirvad, le. us examine wheiler ao ef iepi
syetew of lucometwu coud nol be adepled em
bracing the whele Islawu, aud (bac alin mw uae
Bath g ol capevel ure.

We will suppose we had @ new Trunk Road
eonstructed abd ieneed ip all through the cour
try having Come odious ste tous ¥ bere reguived
aud dranch bnew of Koad couvecied therewith
Ww sil the priucipal seciieweuts oo eiiber Gerth or
suuib wide oi tbe Ielaud mebirg iu all, oy 250
miles ol ead, jnetead of 160, a8 contemplated

We sah thing
ves of Gicu Casriages, drawing
for parent gers, beside lreighl abd p
Wateilog al the rale often or weive wiles pet
bour, be b wiles Low bad ihe cart roads through
the couniry wWeie 5 tablop passcapeis,
goves, or lumber Will ail Cue lacy aud
rity of @ firetcloes Ratiway (bes
eomidation io eid conviliatio

splendid cars|

aide oi tue Ieiund, why

is7]. | huad, Wits ite lecometive cars, lerminuses, and

| than it appears to be jee’ new.

Hand with Dhouwpece 6 Koad Steamer 5 fs :
by the preseut Kailresd Bul, Let us suppose! more mature © Sadihedion & a rt Deyeed interest to our readers, The Government,

Wer these new Reade locomou like Koad B camer’

vduce — cers! Seyed oud located tur @ Kaijevad,

under the preseut Bill.) to weet the wants fibe © i j
will te called ow tw ec utibute ther quota ty the | os early i the pra © Colucy late in the tall

My optuiew aud estimate m, that we can, for
about £1000 per amile or hall @ millon Jee
tmeney than contemplated get 9U wiles additiona.

buted, and the keen scent of its embittered
opponents bunt after the veriest shadow of
nialicp-houses oll compete, giving the Island aij JObbery and corruption. On the other
the ee eae po vip poe. Rye se hand, if the Government press detect even
qu.red, an 4avitig lhe Couutry Jt, U0 ‘ : . : it}
a year, aed whieh £30,000 will be more haghty a typographical error in the oppesition
appreciated in 6 tew seers time, whea the a,-| press, they pounce down on it with a ven
propriate nu Bui comes before the Legislature geance. Then there is a constant tigsuo of
All Lock, aod what] plead for, not only in be, PeTS Palities indulged in by the opposition,
halt of my own Constituents, Lut io behelt of the} and retaliations on the other side, which

theusands residing at BM ei is ‘ "
es-Sieewe: Bebebins ih ete. hee onsf | are bringing the Island into utter disrespect

Malpeque, New Levdun, Cavendish and odium. We think this manner of pro
Rusiicv sud other places iw, ibat the Excewive| ceeding will serve no good purpose, and
Goversumient of the lsiatd will, Delore entermy! . ,
iwlO BLY COnIFEC cause an inWestigation to be, Wil generate a state of society that no one
«pend naar these things are . ornet, Sucey of ordinary decercy wou d like to see ex-
Hihe General Goverement of Judie tucughii— ; , fecagiie : :
Werth (heir Wille to Mb port one of Thompacn ej ist. The oppositicn to day, mnty be the
Road Benmers by way ct experment (which| Government to-morrow, and the same
eaperhuedt proved satisfactory) We can bare ve! . ‘ a a a + oe oe
Well-grouided objection to sumidar importation er porene ba 4 SOW. Will be snetod
Gentiowen of the Exeeutite, ~Moy we wot) Out in future against themselves. The
bye that im your couective Wisdom you will gem cflicial press intimate that we should
make ibe Geteesuly luvesligetion before you ine! has :
cur the muck letxer expeoditure for this much | not have published the estimate, because
swaller eccounuedation | the opposition press take advantage of it

I wust reediy admit that a wuch better mode yw se it i at li :
ot locéametion ob Shp Islend io bighiy” neccesary .| We can not see it in that light, and we

aod we wine! have it; but let ustuke care tba | have our own duty to perform which, ac
we do Lot uuke greater taste than good speed.| cording to our nctions, is toact the partofan
During the siting ut be Legwiatuce | ratber cone! . : : :

iwunded the Tracuon Kogine, which | bee, | udependent journalist, and publish reliable

'¥us ou ihe common roads tu some parte of Seot- information on such events as are of most

J raveree,

Wusi Lave a rode io ueeli, having no control over us, they are not re-

[narrow gauge certainly facilitates the con

| struction of branch feeders to trunk lines in

inl! parts of the country. and it is desirable
¢ +

)to have the gauge of each class the same.
| But there is another view of the question.

sinall gange ines also propose to
| both passengers and freight xt lower rates
than these now current) because of the
| lower cost ef transportation on the narrow
igauge. If they do this the element of com-
| petition will be brought to bear on the old
companies with a force which wl soon
/compel them to reduce their gauge in order
ito exist. An eminent railway man, and
[tne whose opinion 1s highly spoken of re-

Ii will be cheerved that building only 160 wiles | ly published was not made up since Mr. marked the other day in speaking of this
of Railead, £5000 per mile, wound cost £300, Boyd came to the Island re cently, for it is subje ct: “If New York wants to remain

| the prtacipal port of entry in the United
| States, she must have narrow eauge rail-
jrowds, Asa rai read contractor T am large-

Sew York does not tneke a strong move in
that direction, she will before many years
have passed, have lost the bulk of the
Western trade. She must do it.” These
are plain and disinterested words; for a
contr ctor would naturally prefer to build
an expensive line in } lace ef a cheap one

with 4 5 500,000 tons of

weight, or 9-10 of a ton of dezd weight for
eve. y ton of paying freight; while the Erie

This dad ¥ eight outef proportion to that

shows that the companies are doing an im- |

the com:anies und yet on the 3rd of this!
present month a Bil was introduced irto |

The wear of these heavy cars on the rails!
> !

An engine |
driving wheels, distributes 5 tons to each |

werghs altogether}
of which one-balf os dead |

gine carrying 30 tons in order to procure |
the working effects of 2),«e have: p ergine |

giving but <4 tons per wheel instead of 5!

same political strain. Mr. Duncan must

be a happy man, to thus bring the wolves
‘and the lambs of his political fold into such
It looks pleasant to be

}

a peaceful union

lowest, was accepted. Wien Mr. Allin, on

calling at the cflice cf the Secretary of the) pericdical
| Board of Works, next doy, learsed this, ke |

jaaid ho wovld do the work fur £25 extra—-in
} all £75.

The «ffer was then too late; but |

which is a well-sustained number of thig
It commences a new Volume,
a 2 thy f, Y . H ;
The Pirenological Journal is as interesy
ing as usual. i
Peterson's Musical Monthiy is vel) filled

isure; but their prospects of bagging a were it not, the Board of Works hed not the! with the beat musical compositions
| whole Railway Commissioner tor them power to ndd to, oF take from tht original | The Domineon Monthly for this month

‘selves. may have something to dO | tender. The above stuteme ts we give with
with the subject. Blessed are those!

|

disappointed.

| A meeting was held this, 30th day of
| May. at the Upper Newtown Schoolhouse,

Speak-| by the Hon. James Duncan one of the | avy,

‘representatives of the District. It was
formed by appointing Richard Gill Esqr.,
to actas Chairman and the undersigned as
Secretary

The Hon. James Duncan ad-|

nextweck, Wewillgive Mr. Allin the privi

| leye of reply.

ithe part cf the Goverancnt, We may
]

morecyer, that we have been)
| . *
| gsured that the rije observed im te

Board of Works, by the late Government,
acd the present is to give the tender to the

dressed the meeting, stating that he was! ; west bidder, irrespec:ive of color, or rele

2

offered an office in connection with
to be approved
District:

| The following resolution was moved by
Mr. John Murpiy, senr. and seconded by

| Richard J. Clarke Eser., and having been

it passed with only one dissentient voice :—
| Whereas, baving every confidence in

Hon. Jemes Duncan as to his integrity.

faithfulness, ard fitness for the office of

Railway Comuissioncr,- Therefore, be it
‘resolved that in case of his acceptance of
said office, we pledge ourselves to do our
utmosi to secure his return, provided he is
compelled, through opposition, to run bis
election, in Consequence of his acce, tance
| of suid office.

Jonn Power, Sec’y.

Bevrast, May 30th, 1871.
Pursuant to public notice, a meeting was
held at Mount Buchanan Grammai School
on Tuesday, May 30th to hear from the
Ilon. Mr. Duncan, one of the representa
tives of the District, an explanation of his
vote on the Railway Biil.

John Murchison, Esq.

;
|

was appoirted

Chairman, and the undersigned Secretary. | roads on whieh these locomotives can be eed.
Duncan addres-ed the | Fetwesn F. tt Garry end tle toot of the

The Hon. Mr
the mecting and ably reviewed the Rail
way policy of the Government, and clearly
proved that he sirictly followed the direc-
tions of his constituents. Messrs Angus
MecAulay, Donald McDonald, Neil Morri
son
| spectively, addressed the meeting

mitted: Moved by Alexender McLean

sqr , seconded by 4:r Malcolm Murchison :
Resolved, That this meeting promise to

support the Honorable James j-uncan for

re-election in case of his accepting a Rai'-

| way Commissionership [Carried 50 to 6 ]

ALEXAND:R MCLEAN. je, Sec’y.

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. “HOW THE MONEY GOES,’

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|
|

|} ‘*On the 22d of May, advertisements were
| jssved for tenders fer *heying gas pipe through-
joutihe new law ecurts and Poet Office, wmb
feouplings and all fitugs ne leseay. and to

oe ee

twelve mortbs.’ Mr. W, B Ailin offered to
do thie work for £50, but on going teniga the
nd for the euntract, he found that hanging
the chandetiers, &e,, wus incladed, ard he ob-
iected to this uniess £25 more were clowed
or thateservice, ‘Lhe offer was refused, and
Mr. Herman’s tender fin LidOucce; tec! Mr
Dunean is a member of the Board of Works.
Is this the wy he is watching the peupic’s
interests 2— Patriot, June Ist.

We did not hncw what to make cf the

above, as ib certainly loohed Lke & piece ot)

favoritism, upd a gress squandering of the

public money. The Patriot. moreover, as

sumed that the statements were all correct, ;

jad reasoned fiom it that it was only a part cf
i the jebbery acd coiruption which it mai: -
| twins are goirg on, Mr. Hermans, the gen-
| sleman named above, called upen us, and gave
‘us bis version of the transaction, The docu-
|ments, which cur teperter bas acecurat: ly
coried, a d which we pubhsh below, will put
| the matter fairly before the public.

A notice fer teuders was sent to each of
Mr.
|) Jobu Hatch lef one at every place cxcept at
The

| notice was to tLe efiict that ** tenders would

|
ithe tinsmiths and gusfittera in the eity.

| the shop or residence of Mr. Hermans

21,000 | however. we are quite decided —th t there | The men who are proposing to build these | be received at the office of the Sceretary ot
Culry | the Board cf Works, > the 29ih May for} ey"

MR lh f Works, up to the 29h May for) cent emen who iave been dismissed from
| layiog gas pipe throughout the new law courts | ete
}atd Post Offive, with couplings and al/ fiitings |

| necessary, wid ito keep the whole in pr pu
working order for twelve wonths, *
The gentlemen potiticd called upon the |
| Superiotendert of the building, to examine |
| the woik to be performed.
Mr. Corbeit states that he gave the gas fit |
ters, when they applied fur information, all |
ihe particulara as to the fitting up of the pipes |
wud the hamong of the chandeliers and other |
nee: ssary work to be performed, ard that he|
alluwed Mr. Ailin to have the placs and |
specifications ip his owu possession for twenty

four hours, while the other three who tender-
ed mersly exagined them in his office. He
further states, that he went more fully i: to

Below 18 a comparative estimate with
specifications, of the cost of construction of |
100 miles of railway on the 3 feet and on!
the 4 feet 8 l-inch gauges. Rach system is |
supposed to have an identical fine and the
same maximum gradient or 52 81> feet
per mile. It is kindly furnished to the
/iibune by Messrs. Paul Brothers of * kron,
Ohio, and is based on the plans and proti-es
of a survey lately made by them:

Three feet. 4 feet 3g in
Grading and grubbing per 100
$240,009 $305,090

75.00 97,500

mes
Masoury and bridging per 160
miles,

Batlaet per 106 miles, 66700 OL,7O0
lies per 400 miles 66,000 1035 000
tron per 100 miles, 375,000 705.000
Kish plates per 100 miles, 19 000 43,600
Spikes per 100 nitles 11 900 2 700
frack jay ing per 100 miles, 25 600 40,000
Sidii gs per 100 miles, 37.800 342 500
Fencing per 100 wiles, 70,600 70 000
Right of way per 100 miles. 91000 100,000
Engineering and ageucies do, 112,600 [73,700
Depots, 36 000 30,000
Shops, — 36 G00 39,000
Locomotives, 150 050 Qth,008
Cars 148000 280400
Passenger care, 24.000 5v 000
Baggage und express cars, 12,800 16,000

Total cost for 100 miles, $1,633,500 $2,538 300

$25,383

Total coat for one mile, $16,333
In the appointment of the Railway Com-
missioners, there should be one from each

of the Counties. The above or these acting

—eee

—jua: euch a road a8] presuae will soon be eur- sponsible for anything we pubish. Yet,

It wili be ob- |

lecrved (hat Lbave in wy ewlculation limited the) W@ Wish to dea) uprightly with all men,
a) | wuuber of Koad Stenwere ty 14 but if 20 wee and any mterested insinuatious to the con- |
prc } inported, ibe Whole cust of Uiew Weuld ouly te

Peeue |ubout the expense required tor six miles . f. :
Y BIO oe) aroad 3 und then, ou au emergeney, the great- good-natured contempt as the factious

er HUMES | er port UM oul Lhe wiole, uuy be engeged
thriving settlements, boil on Kies orth aud wuih 1, ‘tea wae are

trary, we can afford to treat with such |
!

papers and the paid partizans deserve. |

siepoilation of treighituw given point, so se We have pot advocated the Rail:oad |

under them have the pywer to locate the
line. The Heraid must be in ervor in stats
mg that ‘the location of the railway line,
wil,in @ great measure, be left to the
members of the Legislature who supported |
the measure—each County having the lino |
located by its own members.” Our con-'

SLYE HH Le | Speier Cols mplated Wihoul detiviog iu conelusivn 1 beg to cbserve, that J sha!) hold
Buy appreciable bevel ibereitens Let US Sub) be controversy Wilh ay ode on tbis subject.
poee ihwt wl this can be done for £1 00 pei

Mahe, thie giving Go Ud wiles ad iti wal Read atu | of your bouwis vt the taccutive tu the

through any love for the Government, but! temporary will find that he is wrong. ‘Lhe
be-ause we firmly believe that if it is built; Commis-ioneys, ¢s we read the Railway

particulars with Mr. Allin reseeting the cou |
tract than with any of the others.

They next sent in teudere, which are as ful-
iowsi— -
Charlottetown, 29th May, 1871.

To the Secretary of the Board of Works.

The uudetsigned will pertorm the work of
putting op all the gas pipes, sunlights and
chandelier-, Brackets, &c., &c.. i a good and
workmanlike manner, according to order
(materials alterations and carpenters’ work
excepted) but will furnish ail screws, belts
iead. &e., &c., and wil warrant the same fer
one year, for the sum of one hurdied and
forty pounds,

i

- Ave stvs Dirmans.

Charlattetowr, 29th May, 1871.
To the Chairman of the Board of Works.
Sir;—We, the undersigned, will lay the gae
pipes. and put un all the necessary fittings m
the new Court Honse and Post Ofhce, accord
mz to advertisement, and keep ihe same in
repair for twelve months, for the sum ef one
hundred ani nimety-five pounds currency,
Jopn H. Tornay,
Hexay D, Wavmay,

-_—_———
Ch’town, P. E. 1., 29th Mey, 1871,

J. W. Morrison, Esq., Secretary Board of
Works

Sir;—W are willi:g, and hereby offer to

lay the gas pipe throughout the New Law

Court and Pest Oilice in Charlottetown, wth,

couplings aud ali fittings necessary, and to!

| keep the the same in preper working order for |

j
|

12 months, for the suin of £250—all the ma-!
terals ty be found by the Board of Works. |
C. F, Uarnis,
Gro. W Mitungee.
Per 5. W. Mivcngs.

To the Hor’ble the Board of Works.
G ntleinen;—I will lay in and fit up al! the

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|
|

the |
Rai way the acceptance of which will have | : :
: of by the elec.ors of the) ease under consideration shows, that there is)

keep the whole in prover working cider for|

after being taken from the water,

‘yion. Until we have better proof than the

sny foul pliy, it is seandalous and ruinous
ta the best interest of the country to spread

false rumors ond create unjust suspicica.

2 > o- names

ROAD STEAMERS.
The letter of the Hon, Mr. Beer, which we

give in another column, though the object of |
it may pot be attained, yet is worthy of}

| being carefully read, as it contains a good
| deal of information

| cle that the Road Steamers might answer

for some lucalites better than in ths country, |

So far it looks all square on |

It will be eeen by the
‘tollowing which we find in the Quebes Chroni-|

contains several well-written papers and

|out comment. We have received a lester the opening ch’ pters of a New Story. It ig
that expect nothing, for they shall not be! fo.) Mr. Hermens, which we will publish) published at the reasonable sum of 9s. per

annun.,
Reece

| Arrived at Bideford, Lot 12, on Thursd,
25th ults brigantine Mande Morris master
after a passage of 46 days from Swansea,
G. B, with a general cargo of merchandise,
and crews jor new vessels, to Hon. Wij.
liam Richards,

i

a oe
We regret to learn that two of the Edj-
torial Staff fo one of our most able Ex
| changes, George Spaight and Charles E Y,
| Lodge, were drowned at Lachine by the
upsetting of a boat ov the 24th ult.

o-oo o + =

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
| Several communications on hand~ wit
he attended to as soon as pos ible.
a few weeks, our Cerrespondents must exe
| cuse us from publishing their favors, ag

sipg upon our space,

——_—- @ << Oa o——

A telegram from Ottewa ennounccs that

where the puture cf t e coilis 60 totally dil- Mr. Hugh Allan, eenior pro; reetor of the

lferent. The Chronicle arguee tiat they might!
| be used ty good advantage in the Nurthe 1) est
‘during the construction of a Kaslioad, ana | y.von,

Ailau Line bas taker the contiaet for the
Mail sereice between Liverpool and Queeng.
town. No particulars of the new contract ate

We heve heard current reports Pe

‘for the purpose of carring passonzers. I: | ep eting the arrangements, whice we give for

} . °
anys: Here, in Canada of course
lean caly be ose where roads are made.
| India

| Weert of

| Rocky Mountetns, there extends a vast prair
|
read provided by ra ure, which no Tame ren

iwhiet no weight Can penetrate or cut ink

| Fuss. $260,000 bave bem appropriated foi

The following resolution was then sud-! an exploration of a route for a rai'road from |

litre L-ke of the Woods to Vaneouve: ¢ [ | though ether of ihe two known pees ol
ite Rocky Moustam:. Of cours-.ene iovk
lat ihe thousands of miles of prairie, wil be
ee ficient t) show any observer that pe ther
lgreding bridging, or ditehing ie necesars
itiere. Only sieepers and rails are wanted
amtit the moa. ieios are reached, when down
it the Columbien cost, the ordinary brid
ges, culverts, d tcbes, embankimens, cute,
re ades and curves will become @ great be
j Cvesity,

iength ideed—ol the Canod an [nteroceanie |

‘Rua way “ill pass over a couniry on which
| no more suitable wehiele covlu be plac d than
(a Thomeun Road steamer, Is would run fast-
lerthan curtmgee ure ordinery drawn by
‘There will be no

Lorees for great distanoer.

| hores feeding neeess.ry or et pring places

required, eXceph et very conmdersbe inter.
|vuie for water and fue’. They can be wade

to curry great loads, apd until more rapid |
irom ftouc-way isbuilt, which is to reduce |

ithe tune of traveiling from sta to sa, tue e

|could uot be any mwure sutableor a were :m-

mediately apptrcabie mode o' | »comvotiuon over
ithe almost bounuless prairies of the DP ar-

| West, thea these Tuomeon Read Siernamere,
They conld be used in the exploranen, to}

the aarvey, and in the construct. n cf Bhi
Chemin de Fere self. They could be browght

troops went frum Ontarioto Winnob)eg. They
could be mads tv run in Winter 4819 Summer,
over a Jand where the ssuw sever melts aller
}at fulls tl itis to pass away fur the season,
| with their broad caouteouuec wieels.”’

It might be edvisabie to iaport one of the

| oad Stesmers, as an exye:iment, and ii
jit shcu!d prove adapted to this Colony,—they

| might serve the purpose of branch nes &! |

| ebort distances from the Railroad which will
;:un from Souris to Chariotettown, and frea
| Aiberton and Tizawh to Georgetown,

j twee

| Passinc THRouGu THE Fire.—The Pat

| riot says the Presbyterians are being pro
}

scribed and instances the names of some

We think the Govenment have not
acted wisely in many of their dismiss.!s
and appointments but we think it is unjust
to charge them with proseribing aby one
for religion s sake. Jt will be bard for the
Patrivi to satisty any one that some of the
names he gives will ever figure on the
iists Of martyrology. We know several
deserving Roman Catholics as well as
Fresbyterians who have been dismissed
from office not because of their religious
views but because they are not supportersof
the Government. A mans religion should

. . - . | $5 10
‘office nor should it cause his dismissal | * Toronto. May .29
| But if he is aj: opponent of the Goveratsont|

| politically We!
sympathise With the old Libera s who have |

that is another matter

|their day es;ecially if in going through |
| the fire they prove not hke burnt cinders) ve for another twelve mouths

or old fossils, but as the pure gold refined |
atd purified

On Thursday evening lasta boat coutain
ing three men, [belonging to Mr Nelson of ihe
Cty Hotet] was returning hom e-ting tle
nete in Resuce Harbor— the buat wasupse i
the breakers, the depth of water was oniy five
or ix feet at the pluce where the accident oc-
cured but sad to relate, Mr. Miewar] Mac-!
Cormack,of Big Cape, Lut 42, was washed on-
der the boat. Lhe body was taken up almort
immediately, and every “hing done to reviv
the spark of lite thetremained, but withou:
avail, It is supposed the sn'oriupate man
must bave received somes injury from the boat
etrikicg bim—Us only lived a few bours

> a eo

WronG AGain.— The Argus of May 3°th
says:—We made a mistake in stating the
day on which the Supreme Court is to com-
mence its sittings in Prince County. We
said that +t v ould beg n on the 13th of June,
but it should have been the 3ist of June.
What is the matter with our friend of
the 4igus? He must be reading the His-
tory of Ginx's Baby,
—_

A house and barn belonging to Anthony
McCormack, Esq., Head of St Peter's Bay
were burnt down on Saturday night last.

they! , .
12, | contract wi!l be divided between the Cunard

in mary places, ason this Far Noith-
thie Dominion—there are natural)

lie land upon whch no road cap be built tor
jord-nary veh ccs, wil +quakibie existing tart

} . and
der nauddy, no drynese rende:s dusty, and)
wud Donald MeLeod. Esq . also, re | 7

. i
The chief portio—tue greater)

up tn pr-cus by the route over which the

what they are worth, It is eaid thet the

| und Atlan lines, the Allan first-cinese steam.
(ers touching bere on their win er voyage Bee
liween Liverpool and Poct'and,; and the see
Jond-class Canad Steamers rung betweeg
| Liverpool and Boston pertorming the servieg
jim the semmer when the Alan steamers do
| not come further weetthan the St. Lawrenee,
| Another report ts thatthe seo nd clacs Allen
‘st-amers now ranoing between Liverpvol and
Baltimore wiil eall here.
There is a briex Coal basiners being

at Sidney Mines and the Iote:national Pin,
/At other Mines there is a cearcity of vesselg,
}anc shipments are dell. The eval markets
jabroad are alao dull,

|
} fot aga ' Nj ’
LATE TELEGRAMS,
/ er
| Paris May 20.—Yesterdey fighting was te.
leumed at Bedeville aud Pere La Chaise but the
‘fusurgente were crushed, and no quarter given
| to toan, weman or cliid.
Military law has been established,
Execulonus are progressing. From 99 to 100
[ueurgents are sbet at a tide,
No ove is permitted to leave Paris without a
| pars signed by McMahon.
| Tiers bas sppouied Gen. Vinoy Governor of
| Paris,
| ‘Tbe capital wil! be divided inte twenty aili-
| tary districts, each s.tong y garriesned.
Population vt Paris are enthiesstic cover the
| deliverance
Neal) every member of theo Commune was
| shot of execute¢ itumediai. ly etter capture,
| New York, May VY.—Uvited 3c tea Senate ede
'jourted sine die Saturday afteruveny auer release
jing White aod KRamedeli
| Eighteen persens lost their lives by Gre ime
coal mine, Saturday, at Piltaton, Pennsylvania,
New York, May 30.—The Montreal Witness
says the Canadian Ex-eutive will exercme the
| saaue privilege as the Queen herself and ratity
the Prealy without the eenaent of Parliament.
| Phe Witness aseumed that such ratificnzien will
| be fina! iu regard to the Fisheries. bul legsiauga
uiwy be required to open the Cauale.
| No explanaten will be given why Sy Jobn
| Young sigued the Treaty atter the ratificutiwa ig
Lugiand.
| The contract for carryirg Maile between
| Hahiax, Cork and Liverpool bas been awarded

}

_| oy Canadian aad fi perint Govéiumes:s te Hage

| Ailen, on the sauie terme formerly made with the
, luman Line.
{The statement in the above despatch relative
Ite Fiesty ratification by Domin Oo Government
are evideutly the mevest wagarice. No reliaooa
whatever should be placed upon toem,— News.)
Para, May 29.—A portion of the arey which
| entered the cily is returniug to Versailles.
]

‘Toe Gith, fourteenia arrondisseneuts and

Beilevilie and Voelletie quarters remain usder
lalieary eccnpation
| ‘The erty is cal aud the sireste 2re threnged
i with sight avers

Fires aie sill burping inaide of Tuoilleries and
H. teide Vile
| Brusseis, May 26.— there are reporte that the
| Germans bave seized letters from leading weme
bersof the Paris Commune disclsing a core
| piracy against the Government of Belgram.
| A plot bad been torwed tor Insurgents leaving
| Pari te proceed to Brussels where the Rodicat
movements wae to be continued, T[nearrection
waa to be inc ted, buildings set on fire, and the
borrora of Paris repeated,

Ottawa, May 29 .. Parties for the commence.
}@ut of the Paueific survey will start early: next:
i week.

Montreal, May 24 — Writs have been iesned for
vew elections returnable on the Mth daly.
| The Quebee (ficial * Gazette of Satarday,
| coutnins a proclawa’ion snmmouicy the Legislative
Assetnbly to meet on 2nd of Augnat
Moutreal. May 29 & lour steady bot dal!; euper

vhave nothing to do with his claims upon) exter: vominal; extra $0.50 to $6,600; taney go 0s to

29. Flonr: No. 1 snper $5.75.
New York, Mey 29°) Floar dull and slightly in
uvers favor; $940 to $590 tor snper state and
seatern 5 $6.10 to 30.450 for common tochoice weet-
ers

New York. May 29. Jndve Dow!ing, on Satar

| been turned out of office. ‘They wil have! day sentenced prize fighters Collins and Edwards

to Peniteuti ry for 12 wont)s each. aud to pay a
fine of $ OOO sentence to coutinuein defanit of
The umpire,
fhomas McAlpine, wra sevtenced to ax mouths
ipprisoument wud a fine of Sour,

VERY LATEST,

London, June 1.
The people of Paris generally are by no
means enthusiastic over the change of af-
fairs The army is not very popplar. The
Assemby is regarded with awe and many

,are the forebodings occasioned by the

ster. meastiresfof repression adopted by the
Governnyent of M. Thiers.

Tho city 1s decidedly Anti Monarchical,
though Bonapartut and Orleanist ageuta
are actively engaged in intiguing for
respective masters.

Te cities of Bordeaux, Lyens and Mar-
seilles will onpose most desperately any
attempt to re«stublish an empire in France,

A seciion of the Assemb y has nominated
the Duke d’Aumale for President, but his
chances of election are small. as the other
sections of the Assembly will unite against
the Duke

Many people are returning to Paris

Washington, June IL.

A despatch has been received here state
ing that the people of British Columbia are
greatly excited over the privisons of
| Treaty of Washington, respecting the Saa
Juan matter.

London, June 1

The Times to-day in an editorin|, while
admitting that itis hard for Canadians @
vield their fisheries to the Americans with-
out the advantages of rcciprocity in trade,
expresses the earnest hope tha Canada
loya:ty ratify the Treaty of Washington.

Mr. Thomas Noonan of the same piace,

| In spite of the hopes of the Orleanists
| Bonapartists, and te Legitinnsts ther

For

we have to finish up some masters prege’

wl ike cecondeculen we cou reas Madly te~' gs vesue,

Yitive, bid eeth pebexperd.luseet bail 2 taalies
Ui mewey. Tt thete ie just yroded tur seeb a}
Flip peed elvbad we neidy wel to bealate
Mel ie We demi euiccsit® wo Lhe p.ealel ed-

boheme 2

Saat eReeeneneeneeteremen eed
| The Anglo-American Cab.e is again in

uestion mense advantage to the Colony. Whilst
we say this. we can not be expected to join
in any loud out cry ag:usst thein, until we
bee some svbstaufial proof of + jobLery and

Yours west respecttuliy,
f toncg Been, M. L. C

1

yoy

have discharged my d.iy by calling the attéution Cheaply and economically, it will be of im- Act, will be the persons sho will do as he

intimates, the menbers of the Legislature
will be privileged Therefore, the better
way to see that the interests of each Coun-
ty shall be locked after, is to have a Com-
wisionyr Sym ough Couniy

gas pipe in the new Liw Court and Pest Of. died on Thursday last. He was well known scems to exist a strong ati monarch
tice, according to the plan avd specifications, asa Clerk of the ‘ate Mr. Worre’. “and

, a He feeli c in Poeris ; j he o
where the officers of the buiding may point reached the pe, 3 en diated: Sad aoe bine eeling both in Peris and in the

much esteemed in bis Vicinity.
The Scpreme Court will open in Prince

out, and accordiag to the directions of the
Superintendect of the beildmg, for the sum)
of fifty pounds (£50), aud keep the same in|
repaiy for twelve wouthe, should my tender

ibe received. 1 will loan the Found of Works, County on the Lach instant.

| prineipal cities of France which by
|more strongly expressed as soon as the ;
sent disturbances are fairly quieted
The resignation of Fayre is repo
The Marquis de Gabuae goes to Berlin 08
jthe 3d inst., as French Am

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