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Montrea, Jane 9.—Detective Cullen was shot this
morning while ~— prisoner, named Chailes Gard-
ner supposed to eonneeted with an extensive
band of robbers in the States, and was arrested here on
information from the U. 8. authorities. Cullen will

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= die. Two accomplices of Gardner were also
and bonds to a Jarge amount were found in

sseasion.

Orrawa, June 11,—Hon. Mr. Howland to bo Lieut.
Governor of Ontario from first. of next month, Rose
* England to negotiate Intercolonial Railway

- Roate will be seut home for approval immedi
ately. No doubt Major Robiuson’s line will be adopted.
Nearly all the Ministers are absent from the capital.
Lord Monck left yesterday morning for Quebee, not to

again to Ottawa.

. pa Tononro, Jane 12th,—-The * Globe’ professes to have

on on authority beyond dirpute that the Feni-
an movement on Canada has alre commenced. It

saya that forces are being eeeny concentrated at

_ Bnffalo and other points. Forty Fenians went from
Port Huron on Tuesday. ‘The raid is possible any day
after the 20th instant. ‘The Globe calls on the Gov-

t to order into the field at once the whole yo-

j ‘rand regular force of the counrty.
ONTREAL June 12th.— A seizure of arms at St. Al-
Gualle Ire by the U. 8. Government is reported.
irds from the Grand ‘Trunk Brigade, well armed,
have heen stationed at each end of Victoria Bridge

‘The 53rd regiment have been ordered to leave London.
bn the 15th inst. for Quebce.

* Orrawa, June 15.—Ata Privy Council meeting to
be on Wednesday, next it is expected that Judge
ilmot of New Brunswick, will be appointed Lieu-

Aenant Governor of that Province, and the Hon. W.
P. Howland, C. B., Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Several Judicial apesteiqianee will also bo made either

this or next moath.

Lonpoy, Jane 9,—In the House of Commons this

evdoing, Sir Harry Vernon made some enquiries of the

Government concerning measures for opening territory
in British North deities for settlement. Mr, Adderly,
‘Under Secretary of the Colonial department, replied
that the early colonization of the lands from Lake Su-
: rt to the Pacific coast was desirable, but so long as
negotiations for sett!ement with the Hudson's Bay Com-

y were pending, no steps could be taken by the

Home Government in that diree!ion.

Lonnoy, June 12th,—The Bank of France returns
show decrease three million francs. The despatches
from Belgrade represent that the excitement prevailing

“in that city, and throughout the Principality is intense

‘and unabated. No outbreak, however, has occurred in

“consequence. Two of the assassms of Pricee Michael

“have beon arrested, [t has been ascertained that it
was not three brothers who fired the fatal shot, but a
father and his two sons. One of the latter is still at
parge, but it is believed he cannot cag
: NDON, June 11. p, m.—Prince Michael, reigning
Prince of Servia, was assassinated in Belgrave yester-
day. While walking through the public park, last
evening, he was sud ep” attacked by three assassins
armed with revolvers. Ile was accompanied by his
cousin and a danghter of the latter, with his usual
‘atendants. The assassins directed their fire promiseu-
ously at the royal party. At the first shot the Prince

“fell and expired immediately, The cousin of the Prince
was also hit and died; a few minutes afterwards his
‘daughter received a severe flesh wound, but was not

dangerously wounded. One or two of the valets were

‘alao wounded, The assassins were recognized as three
brothers. One was promptly taken whi ¢ hurrying
from the scene of the tragedy; and it is thought ‘that

‘the others will not be able to escapo. The assassina-

colony. profound excitemement throughout the

‘ country. ah

* Lonpon, Jane 14.—It is now generally understood

Ahat the Ministry will make an appeal to the country
on the question at issue between them and the House of
Commons. On the 9th of Deceniber the meeting
of the new Parliament will take place. It ig an-

‘nounced that Ex-Governor Eyre, of Jamaica. will con-
teat the seat of John Stuart Mill, member of Parlia-
ment from Westminister, London, in the coming elec-
tion, A nephew of the murdered Prince Michael wes
br proclaiméd Prince ot Servia on Saturday.—Gold
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Paras, June 11.—The Moniteur says that the Czar of
Russia has made a proposal to the Emperor Napoleon,
that Russia and France unite in an effort to induce all
civilized nations to abstain from the use of torpedoes
and all explosive projectiles in time of war. The Mo-
niteur adds that this humane proposal meets with the
approval of the Emperor, who, however, thinks that it

il] be necessary te employ torpedoes for defensive

“New Yor« June 6—A letter from Athens says that
Greek Government has just received certain des-
: %, which are a virtual rocognition of Crete asa
: of the Greek nation. This event is almost eure to
Nad to a war between Greece 4 pinot hag baa ak
a general European war w rance, Austria a
on Britain, lea together to support Turkey.
©” Panis, June 9.—Baron Stackelburg, the Russian
Minister, presented his credentials, and bad a formal re-
at Court yesterday. In his remarks, ho hoped
‘for a continuation of friendly relations between France
‘and Russia on the basis of mutual interests. The Em-
Napoleon madea pacific reply, He reciprocates
di sw Baron Stackelburg. and thought the
amg of an Envoy personally sv popniar in

. of pole.
! New York, June 11th.—The Yellow Fever is raging
tw and in Pern, The French Minister at
and the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
v died of the fever,
“ New Yorks, June Jith—The condition of Mexico
does not improve, and it is thought that another civil
‘war is imminent. Id 399-8,
'' New York, June 12th. has voted to keep
the Freedmans bureau in operation another year, Ru-
: of Cabinet changes are current, but lack goad
. Money markets more stringent. Gold
f 8 . 1894 to 40. .

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THE HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE_17, 1

| Mn. A.W. St. Germain, Proprietor of the Canadian
Advertising Agency, Toronto, Ont. is our Sout
Agent for procuring Anterican Advertisements, and
is authorized also to receive Canadian Advertisements

Sor this paper.
Ghe Herald.

——

Wednesday, June 17. 1868.

ASSASSINATION,

ASsAsSrxaTION scems to be the wide-pervading ntania
of the day. Within the past few years, and especially
within the past few months, quite acrop.of this atrocious
‘erlme has been gatheredin. Beginning on this slide of the
Atlantic, we have the assassination of the late laniented
President Lincoln; then the no less horrible murder of
the eloquent Thomas D'Arcy McGee startled the world;
further South was the attempt to assassinate President
Flores, of Buenos Ayres; and further still, in the Aus-
tralian Colonies, the miraculous escape of H. R. IL.
Prince Alfred, from the cowardly attempt of a would-be-
assassin, startlingly realized the truth that this horribly
revolting crime is confined to no cliss or county, and has
unpleasantly dispelled the idea that assassination was
confined to the carbonari of Europe and the disciples of
Mazzini and Gavazzi. We all remember the attempt
upon the life of the Czar Alexander, whilst driving with
the Emperor Napoleon through the streets of Paris, at
the time of the late Exposition; and now again, our feel-
ings are shocked by a trans-atlantic telegram, announcing
the assassination of Prince Michael, the reigning Prince
of Servia. Whilst walking, on the 11th inst.in the public
park of Belgrade, accompanied by his cousin and a
daughter of the latter, and by his usual attend-
ants, four men, armed with revolvers, rushed upon
the party and fired promiscuously upon them, Palnce
Michael fell to rise no more, and doubtless the object of
the assassins was attained. It is quite useless just now
to inquire into the motives of the assassins. They may
have been political, although it does not always follow
that assassinations are dictated by politicalenmity. A
morbid ambition for notoriety, operating upon a weak
intellect, has been quite as often the source of assassina-
tion as hatred engendered by politics. It is recorded
that the Ephesian Temple of Diana and the Library at
Alexandria were destroyed through this same desire for
notoriety. The same motive is supposed to have influ-
enced Fox,the chartist, to attempt the life of her Majesty

ambition was to figure in history as the assassin of Pre-
sident Lincoln. Whatever the cause in Prince Michael's
ease, the tragedy has had the effect of producing a pro-
found sensation throughout Europe. In recording the
long catalogue of the events of the past, historians have
classified certain periods for some distinguishing features
which charactzrised them. Religious fervor,the extension
of civil liberty, intellectual activity, exploring enter-
prise, mechanical invention—each and all of these have
given a peculiarity to certain periods of history; but we
are very much inclined to think, that the most distin-
guishing feature which the future historian will havo to
record concerning the latter part of the nineteenth
century, will be its assassination, or attempted assassina-
tion of distinguished personages. In conclusion, we can
only hope that it will be a long time before we are again
called upon to chronicle another addition to the already
long list of assassinations which have horrified mankind
within so short a.space of time.

Ar A Sranp-stint.—The Macadamizing of Queen

Street, the progress of which we noted a few numbers

ago, has been stopped, for what reason, we are not

aware. What are the “able men” of the progressice—

I thank the Jew for teaching me that word—progressive

City Corporation about? Our vigilant and attentive

friend of the Patriot, who is now 4 member of that in-

dispensable body, may be able to enlighten us on this
matter. Judging our contemporary by his vigorous
censures of the present Government for their want of
administrative ability, outsiders might come to the con-

clusion that Charlottetown was blessed with one of the

finest institutions, inthe shape of a Corporation, of which

any city could beast. But, alas! for ‘* Precept versus

Practice,” the dilapidated condition of our side-walks, the
disgraceful state of our streets, the facility with which
burglars and incendiaries ply their vocation without de-
tection, the encouragement given to loafers and black-

guards to assemble at street corners to insult passers-
by, the filthy condition ofthe city wells, the want of
sewerage, the absence of water to extinguish fires, to
allay the dust, &c., &c., painfully convince us that all is
not gold that glitters,—that there Is much room for pro-
gress and improvement in the government of this small
city—that, in fact, the Editor of the Patriot, who is un-
ceasingly fault-flnding at the expense of the “ composite
Government,”—and,in imitation o. Cervantes’ herc, Whom
he appears to have taken for his model, donning his
armour and issuing forth in search of adventure and
imaginary grievances—might, with some prospect of
ultimate good, direct his eagle glance to those defects
in city matters, which are patent toevery person but the
City Fathers, and employ his admigistrative ability in
endeavoring to remedy them. For this purpose he was
cleeted to the City Connell, and his constituents expect
something from him, When he has succeeded in
introducing any civic reforms worth mentioning, it will
be quite time enough for him to attempt to remedy
abuses in the general Government. The Editor of the
Patriot has been a City Councillor for ward Five for
nearly twelve months, and the only thing which has
signalised his tenure of office is an increase of twenty-
five per cent. on the taxes of the citizens. Where docs
all the money go, and what is there to show for it? A
few leaky tanks and a sink of iniquity at the lower end
of his own street, which is not only dangerous to travel-
lers,but is calculated to engender a pestilence. Whether
the design of the sink was taken after the Suez Canal or
the old Appian Way, which ended in a bog, we leave our
contemporary to decide. Is it to administer the affairs
of the colony after this fashion that our contemporary
has such an ambition to occupy one of the easy chairs
of the Assembly, and the position of Queen’s Printer?
It would be advisable for him betimes to turn his atten-
tion in the direction we have indicated, and see if he
cannot introduce some of those civic reforms which are
so loudly called for. When he does so, his fellow-citi-
zens will not only thatk him for the good which he has
accomplished, but will elevate him to a position in the
Councils of his country where his genius will be more
fully exercised in the broader fleld of Colonial Govern-
ment, and they will more fully appreciate his efforts to
introduce untyersal economy. Here is a wrinkle for him
to work to fame and fortune. We would also suggest a
variation in those performances upon the religious
bagptpes, which have distinguished his pages ever since
the education question has been before the public, by
an occasional reference to the subjects more immediately
within the scope of his inflacnce, We feel assured that
neither his city readers nor the general public would at
all object, and the attempt would serve to point the
moral and adorn the tale of any futare lectures upon
“ Precept versus Practice.” We have one or two more
pinches of Editorial Snuff for out contemporary when

the effects of the present application shall have vanished.

Queen Victoria; and there can be little doubt that Booth’s | 94!

RECIPROCITY.

eeneninenieel

Os loolsing over the proceedings of the United States
House of Representatives on 8th instant, we find the
following Bill introdaeed by Mr. Beamans :

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of, America in Congress assembled:

“hat the following named articles, being the growth and
product of the British North American Provinces, shall
be admitted into the United States, when directly import-
ed, at a-daty of tive cents per centum ad valorem, ‘That
is to say grain, flour and breadstufls of all kinds, animals
of all kinds, fish, smoked and salted meats, seeds, green
and dried fruits, fish of all kinds, products of fish
and all other creatures! living in water, poultry, butter,
cheese, maple sugar, lard, tallow, timber and luniber of
all kinds, round, hewed, sawed, but not otherwise manu-
factured,in whole or in part, fish, oil, coa),lrewood, grind-
stones, rough or unfinished, provided that similar articles
in the growth and product of the United States shall be
admitted into the said provinces of British North Amert-
ca, at a rate of duty not higher than the duty tnposed by
this act upon similar articles when imported into the
United States from the provinces aforesaid. And pro-
vided farther, that all export ddties upon any of the
above-enume Lartitles shall be abolished and cease
to exist. "3 sono)

Sec. 2. And he ib further enacted, that for the use and
privilege of navigating the waters of Lake Michigan by
citizens of Canada, same rights and privileges are to
be conceded to the eltizens of the United States by Can-
ada in the waters of the St. Lawrence and its canals as
are enjoyed by British subjects, without distinctions as
to tolls, and charging rates proportioned to canal dis-
tance And, provided that forthe free transit of goods,
wares, and merchandize in bond, under proper regula.
tions, by railroad across the territory of the United
States, to and from Portland and the Canada line, equal
privileges shall be conceded to the United States from
Winsor and Port Sarnia, or other western points of de-
parture to Buffalo or Ogdensburgh. And provided fur-
ther, that the free ports in Canada shall be abolished,

Src. 8. And be it further enacted, That all the rights of
fishing near the shore existing under the treaty with
Great Britain, of 1854, known as the ‘ Reciprocity Treaty.’
shall be granted and conceded Ly the United States to the
said Provinces of British North America; provided that
the same rights and privileges of fishing as existed and
were understood to exist under the said treaty, shall be
granted and conceded by the sald Provinces to the United
States in every respect, including the shore fisheries of
the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the waters
and shores of Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior,
with fall privileges to the citizens of the United States to
fish for, or take, dry, and cure any fish of any kind, what-
ever, Within three marine miles of any of the coasts,
bays, creeks or harbors, whatever, of British North
America, the same as are enjoyed by citizens of British
North America, and tvithout distinction as between citi-
zens of the United States aud of the said Provinces of
British North Ameriéras to dues and other regulations.

Suc. 4. And be it further enacted, that mo part of this
act shall go into effect unless and until all the stipula-
tions and concessions herein provided are mutual
reed to by the said Governments of British North
America and are mutually and reciprocally enforeed by
the Governments of British North America as well as by
the United States; and upon the failure or neglect of
the said Provinces of British North America, or any of
them to give effect to any of the reciprocal provisions of
this act, citheras regard the mutual admission of articles,
the natural growth and product of each country as here-
tofore cnumerated, the free navigation of the St. Law-
rence and the canals thereof, the freedom of the fisheries,
or any other provision herein containcd which depends
upon a mutual agreement, concession or privilege, made
by the said Provinces to the United States, then the
provisions, concessions and requirements of this act
shall be held to close, and to be of no effect so fur as
the said provisions, or any of them, are concerned, and
public notice to that effet shall at once be given by pro-
clamation of the President of the United States, the true
intent and meaning of this act being that {t shall only
apply to those provinces of British North America which
mutually become parties to its provisions by such reci-
— legislation as may be necessary to give them
effect,

We do not know what the fate of this BU will be, but
would not be surprised to see it carried into law. It is
satisfactory to find the Americans waking up to the im-
portance of a reciprocity in business with the people of
these British American Provinces. The folly of their
Japanese policy of the past few years is becoming un-
pleasantly realized to them, and hence the efforts which
are made from time to time to obtain a renewal of the
old Reciprocity Treaty. ‘The present Bill is a near ap-
proach to the former Treaty; but we think that the
commercial men of these colonies will give their Repub-
lican friends very distinctly to understand that if they

want free access to these markets and to these waters,
they must come down a peg in their terms. We have
managed to get along famously without the Reciprocity
Treaty, and we fancy that we could exist very well
without it in the future. The present Bill, therefore,
will not do. From our knowledge of the opinions of
commercial men upon the subject, we are assured that not
only will a complete reciprocity be demanded in those
articles enumerated fu this Bill, but, in consideration of
free access to Provincial fishing grounds, the registra-
tion of our vessels yhd heir admittance to the coasting
trade of the United States will also be stipulated for.
Heretofore, the Reciprocity Treaty has been largely in
favor of the Americans, inasmuch as, under its operation,
they enjoyed in these Provinces all the privileges of
British subjects. We are willing to grant thom the same
privileges now; but ifwe do, we have a right to ask for
a fair equivalent for them, A_ participation in the
American coasting trade, in addition to a reciprocity in
the productions of the soil, is the only equivalent which
would be at all acceptable to the people of these Colon-
jes for the surzender of their fisheries and those other
privileges which they now exclusively enjoy, We
shall return to this subject.

MonpayY's Examiner narrates an extraordinary case of
suspended animation in the person of a child,a son of
Mr. J. M. Johnston, Cumberland Hill, who fell into a
well and was taken out apparently dead.—lIlis skin was
very cold, his limbs rigid, and his face swollen and quite
dark. Without loss of time, the child’s dripping clothes
were torn off his body, aud he was placed in warm
blankets before a blazing fire. He was laid on his face,
with the head lower than the rest of the body, and table
calt sprinkled over him. Te was then rubbed with the
bare hand, and moved gently from side to side. The
blankets, as they cooled, were constantly replaced by
warm ones, and the rubbing was not slackened for a
single instant. After being treated in this way for about
ten minutes, the child showed faint symptoms of return-
ing life. His feet and temples were rubbed with spirits,
after which he came to rapidly. In about an hour after
the child was taken ont of the water, he was able to take
some toast-water; and the wext day, after passing a
somewhat restless night, he was running about the
house.

“ Precerr versus Pracrice.”—Tar Patriot of Satur-
day last aske ‘if itis not time that the new Kducation
Act was published?” The question is a public one and
deserves an answer. Considering the length of the Act,
the number of forms.in which it has to be printed, and
the very short timo in which the manuscript has been ia
tho Printers’ hands, we think that every reasonable
person will admit that no unnecessary delay has beev
practised in its publication. It will be printed in Ga-
zelte form, either the latter part of the prosent, or the
first part of next weck. Having offered this explanation
for the information of the public; might we in turn ask
our remarkably smart contemporary if itis not time
that the Revised Statutes were published? [ow long
was the coytractor behind time in the performance of
the work?

Tue Halifax Colonist has again made its appearance in

our sanctum. Thanks, friend.

i

Mn. A. H. St. GpaMatn has established in bows
a Canadian Advertising Agenoy and crag -
ness, in connection with his Daily Paper enterprise.

He has lately made arrangements with leading ae =
liable Advertisers in New York, Boston, Philade . -
and other American cities, to do all their Advertis "
with Canadian Publishers through his Agency; ane,
from the long experience he has had in the Newspaper
business, and his extensive personal acquaintance
with Canadian and American Advertisers, he will,
doubtless, be able to promote the interests of all who
nay do basiness through him. Yn « Circular the fol-
lowing gentlemen—Publishers and Advertisers—speak
favorably of Mr, St. Germain and his present undertak-
ing, viz. Hon. George mere | ss ov : sey
Heatty, Esq., proprietor of the Daily Leader; ;
Rouahaen Be boo , proprietors of the Daily Telegraph 7s
I. Lloyd, prapttator of the Canadian Baptist ; Edwa' :
'T. Bromfield & Co., proprietors of the Canadian Journa
of Commerce ; Rev. 8, Roos, publisher of the Christian
Guardian; Nev. W. Rowe, Financial Agent of the
Christian Journal; A, Christie, Eeq., publisher of the
Canadian Independent ; T. & RK. White, proprietors of
the Hamilton Spectator; C. E. Stewart & Co., pro-
privtors of the Hamilton Evening Times, and others.
And the following Advertisers t= Philadelghrs : Samuel
C. Ughem, chemist ; Dr. J. H. Schenck, t c. pihasa-
son, Esq. at Dr. D. Jaynes & Son's; Charles M. Bvank,
Esq. oston: cca Resa & Co., Seth W. Fowle
& Son, John 1, Brown & Son, John L. Hunnewell, M.
D. Lowell, Mass.: De. J. C, Aver & Co, Rorhury,
Mass.: Dr, Donald Kennedy. New York: Jeremiah
Curtis & Son, John Radway, M. D.. David Pringle.
Esq., manager of Prof, Holloway, Demas Barnes & Co.,
Charles Ratchelor, &e.

ApprrionAL Crty IMrrovements.—Tue Patriot, in
noticing the city inprovements of the present year'
in addition to those formerly recorded by us, says :—
“To the buildings in course of construction mentioned
in aprevions No, of this paper, we may add the Bishop's
palace; G. & 8. Davies’ large three story brick store
on Qaecn Street; H. J. Candall’s brick house on King’s
Street; the Rev. Mr, Falconer's, in rear of Qneen Square
Church: Mr. Walter Lowe's three tenement houses
above tho Prince of Wales College ground; Mr. G,
Webster's house at the head of Prince Strect, and Mr,
D, MelLeod's and Mr. Smith's houses in the same
neighborhood,—The offices in tho new Bank are near-
ly completed. They have been plastered hy Mr. Con-
nell, and are in every respect a credit to hia mechanical
ekill and artistic taste. —The ground adjoining the Wes-
leyan Chnrch and parsonage have latcly been neatly
enclosed and improved.’

Just As we Exreeren.—The Canadian Government
has justreceived a telegram from the Government at
Washington, to the effect that no Fenian Raid into the
Provinces will be permitted. In the same despatch it
is intimated that the Fenian preparations are not of such
magnitude as to excite alarm on the part of the Canadian
Government, or amongst the people of the Provinces.
This is just what we anticipated, and we think there can
he little doubt that if the Fenlans really Intended an in-
vasion of the Provinces, they will, after becoming ac-
quainted with the decision and intention of the American
Government, abandon their wicked and mad design, We
hope we have heard the last of the Fenian movement.

Looal Items.

mem arta t te le ne

Vannatism.—We learn from Chas. A. Ifyndman,
Esq., that the telegraph line between this and Summer-
side, was wilfully cut at Tryon, on Monday morning.
The Superintendant has a shrewd suspicion of the per-
petrator—who will probably meet with that punishment
which he so richly merits, The wire was promptly re-
pared, and was working order the same day.

Tue inhabitants of East Point had a lively time of it
lately in bear-hunting. After an exciting chase over
land and water, Bruin was at length captured, and
proved to be In capital condition, Tis well-lined ribs
proving that he had fared sumptuously at some person's
expense.

Beer & Sons have exhibited a comendable spirit of
enterprise by having manufactured on the Island, a
large lot of Reaping & Mowing Machines, which are
said to be superior to the imported article. Messrs.
Arch'd White and Edw'’d Morrissey furnish the iron
work, and Messrs Butcher and Lowe the wood work.

Tun defunct Board of Education have recorded their
appreciation of the character and services of the late
Mr. J. HW. Webster, of the Norma. School, in a letter of
condolence to his widow, bearing date ‘* May 2d, 1868,”
and enclosing a‘ Minute of the Board” of the 31st
April, 1868.

A Cricker Marcu came off on the Queen's birth-day,
between the junior clubs ot the Prince of Wales and St.
Dunstan's Colleges. TheSt. Dunstan's clab was vic-
torious, as usual.

Tie steamer Alhambra, from Boston, with Flour and
Meal, arrived at this port on the 9th instant, and left
again on the 11th.

A Meeting of tho Farmers’ Club 18 to take place at
the North American Hotel on Friday next.

Tuer is no word of the arrival of the English Steam-
er at Halifax up to the present time.

Wittram Cunanp, Esq., of Halifax, was in Charlotte-
town last week,

cone

“Nothing in tho Papers”

From a General Order issued by General Napier, the
hero of the a nage war, we Seabe that not Res case
of insubordination, or of miscondact on the part of offi-
cers and men had transpired dering. the progress of the
a2 fact which speaks highly for the epirit and
discipline of the British army, particularly that portion
of it employed in the Abyssinian expedition,

Flounces are now the rago in Paris, As many as
thirty-six are to be put on muslin dresses, and ure:
over the flounces are to be of Valenciennes, Valen-
ciennes ts also fashionable on silks, to the great dismay
of husbands and fathers, who have to foot the bills.
Bonnets, however, are growing smaller, if possible,

Tur Halifax Unionist of the 12th June says: The Rey.

a rere ot hm will ae a ee ne Sydney, to begin
survey of the

Dom ihoe Hones of ons, on

Ti yellow fover is raging at Nicaraga
The French Minister at Lima and the Porwrian Atlvncy
of Foreign affairs have both died of the fever.

A sweet little Ings of fourteen, in Oregon, Ohio, has
he

tried to commit suicide by hanging. because her moth-
er spoke crodsly to her, pisces ' \
The police force at the Parliament buildings, in Otta-

wa, have bee '
Soe | n disvended, and a strong m tary guard
Moat of the cisgnsted southerners who emigrated to
La Plata, South America, are returning, disgust
inareased tenfold, and their purses very, iighe
A talking match is on the ta ween two women
of Boston. Amount fang oh uke “Time 24
hours, without sleep, No stoppage for fuod or drink,

Tur Quebec Chronicte that the Hon,
is to succeed Judge Wilmot on the bench. ndirce:

Napoleon knew of the taki agdala
tex lous before the British Gliccanal ra

ate will amount to 160,000,000 by the year 1900,
A rereg? length of life is 82 years for men, and 31
for women Russia has more young persons under the
of 20, in proportion to her population, than any
other country of Europe, and fewer between the ages of
20 and 60.
The Austrian Government ascribes Its defeat in the
“Seven Day's War" of 1866 chiefly to the superior mili.
tary organization of Prussia. It has, therefore, adopted
nearly the whole of the Prussian system. Whether with
the Prussian system it can also Introduce the Prussian
splrit ad discipline remains to be co ae
xeneral Shields is lecturing In Missouri on the life and
FP ene of Andrew Jackson, Danicl Webster, Henry
Clay, and John C. Calhoun, tn ald of a Catholle church,
We give this announcement in aceordance with a re.
anest in the St. Louis Republican that “ editors who
yor the cause of Christianity” shall notice those
lectures, eins ie a i.
A so.prer named e, a comrade named Eng.
land, aud wounded two others, in Victoria Barracks,
Montreal, on the evening of the 5th inst. The murderer
was a drunken character, who had a grndge against his
Sergeant, In firing at the Sergeant, he missed him, and
accidentally shot England and wounded the others.

‘Tun first-mate of the ship Lydia, of Yarmouth, N. §,,
has been indleted in Liverpool, G. B., for the murder of
seaman, named McDonald, The Captain and second
mate were also brutes, and treated several of the crew
in a barbarous manner, for which they are to be put upon
trial.

Gen, Canby, without assigning any reason, has ro-
moved thirteen white aldermen in the eity of Charleston,
8. C., and appointed as many negroes to fill thelr places,
No charge could be urged against the ex-aldermen except
that they were white men ad were chosen by the legal
voters of the city. :

The faneral procession of ex-President Buchanan was
the most imposing ever witnessed in Lancaster county,
It extended from his home, at Wheatland, to the eity
of Lancaster, a distance of a mile anda half, His es-
tate is computed at $300,000, :

Hon, A. J. Smith, M. P., of Dorchester, was married
in Halifax, on Thursday, to Miss Young, only daughter
of John W. Young, Eaq.. of Halifax. ‘The hon gentlo-
man acknowledged ‘ the Union’ some time ago, and has
now given further evidence of his faith in it,

The Montreal Witness states that the question of the
route of the Intercolonial Railway will be decided by the
Government, and the decision sent to England for ap-
proval, in time to enable the Finance Minister to com-
plete the negotiation of the loan before he leaves London.

A German named Junty, has invented a telescope
or magnifying glass, by means of which the moat intri-
cate nerves or vessels inside of the body, may be geen
from outside. The discovery will be of immense bene-
fit in medical science,

On Tharsday morning, a young woman named Annie
Thompson, residing is. Albro-street, was found dead in
bed. ‘ Death from natural canses ’ was the verdict re-
turned at the inquest held by Coroner Jennings. —I/r,
Colonist.

Guinness, the eceebrated Dublin Brewer, is dead. He
is likely to be succeeded in Parliament, as well as in
business, by his son, Sir Arthur E. Guinness, who has
accepted the nomination as 4 Representative for the city
of Dublin,

The Secretary of the Hudson's Bay Company, in con-
tradiction of the statement of the London Owl, writes
to say that no agreement has yet been come to with her
Majesty's Government for the transfer of the territory.

Monrreat Ocean Steam Furer.—During the sun-
mer season, or while the St. Lawrence ts open to navyi-
gation, no less than sixteen large ocean steamships ply
between Montecal and Great Britain,

Two French vessels of war, the ship Jean Bart and
the brig Obligate, arrived here this morning from New
York. The usnal salute was flred as they eame up the
harbor.—Ie. Express.

Jeneral McLellan has, it is said, written a letter de-
clining te be a candidate, but promising to take the
stump for whomsocver the New York convention may
nominate,
An * expiatory church” to the memory of Maximilian
is building at Vienna, Trieste has raised twenty thou-
sand florins to erect a inonument to the same unfortunate
prince.
The Emperor of Russia has issued a ukase sett ing free
all persons of foreign birth now exiled to Siberia, and
all natives of Russian Poland who are sentenced to less
than twenty years exile,
A new editor of a Kansas paper confesses in his saluta}
pine that he has done many mean things in his day,
= that he expects his contemporaries to remind him of
em.

The trial of Jeff. Davis has been again postponed until
October, but no one believes it will take place then, or
that his case will ever be heard before a court of law.
The Rifle Competitions for 1868, under the auspices
of the New Brunswick Provincial Rifle Association, will
commence at Sussex, on Thursday, 1st September.

A French soldier, who during the Crimean war de-
serted and went to St Petersburgh, has recently been
discovered in France, and sentenced to be shot,

An English paper reports that Vice Adiniral Milne,
inet commander of the squadron on the British
North American Station, is dangerously ill.

Tho Quebec steamers are now plying regularly once
a le to Pictou, calling at intermediate ports in the
gulf.

The steamer Merrité was to commence loading at Mon-
treal to-day (15th) for Shediac, Summerside, Charlotte-
town and Pictou.—I/r. Ex,

The St. John Globe says: We have good authority for
stating that no appointment has yet been made of a
Lieutenant Governor for New Brunswick.

Major General Charles Hastings Doyle, the popular
Governor of Nova Scotia, is gazetted to the Coloneley
of the 70th Foot.

A young fellow of one hundred and seventeen years
is on a journey from Florence to Paris.

Two hundred persons aro dying daily at Lima, from
yellow fever,

Dearu or ax Exatisn Diver.—For somo days past,
Derby and the neighborhood has been placarded with
startling announcements that Mr. Worthington, the
“Star Diver of the World,” would exhibit on the
River Derwent, at Derby, P spies afternoon and two
following days. Among other feats, he was announced
to jump from a height of 120 fect into the river. The
entertainment was announced to commence at 2:20, in
a field on the banks of the Derwent, between Derby and
and Darley grove, The performer, a young man of 22
or 23 years of age, 5 ay on the ground at the ap-
pointed timo, dressed in a bathing costume, and com-
menced performing a series of feats under the water,
including drinking mi'k from a bottle, peeling and eat-
ing an orange, blowing a trumpet, &e. He also throw
a lad into the water and rescued him. The exhibition
was to close with tho high leap into the water, and
Worthington ascended the soaffold about 4:15 o clock.
After remaining some minutes in making the necessary
| at ror he put himself into position for diving, and
umped into the river, In his progress downward, ke
made three evolutions of his body, and a medical man
on the bank remarked to some of the bystanders that ho
was adead mon. Worthington fell heavily on the top
of the water on hia sido, and at once sank to the bottom
of the river, The people seemed to expect that ho
would rise to the surface, as was his custom, and some
minutes elapsed before any effurtsa wore made to recover
the body. At last, Mr. Smith, of Little Eaton, dived
into the water, and, after several unsuccessful eflorts.
succeeded in bringing the lifeless body of Worthington
to the surface. Four mon, Dra. Topham, Ja
mieson, Fant and Teffe, who bad been wi his

tformances, prom attended him on his being

to the bank in & boat, and every means were
used to resusciato him, but without success, as lie was
extinet, the opinion being thatfhe died from concussion
while diving. Thoro was a attendance, both of
ladies and gentlemen, and tho excitement was of the
most intense description, indeed, caused quite a gloom
im the town. ‘The body was taken into the tent used

by the deceased for the purpose of dressing, and was
p Red afterwards ped ow. to his lodging. His
mother and two brothers resent, and wore the
fal ators of his unti death. Great oem
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