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    SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY

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    Miscellaneous.

    TULRCATENING ASPECT OF AFFAIR
    IN EUROPE,

    {From the Scottish American Journal.}
    ‘The be ie of affairs in Ewvope for the
    past week or two has been exceodingly
    Ubreatening. -Itis not easy to name any
    one event or any one political annouace-
    ment that should by itself be held to indi-
    cate tng revival of'a warlike temper. But
    so many complications have sprang up in
    widely 0 ite quarters, that it’ would
    seem as things must hasten to a crisis which
    shall shake the peace of Europe from one
    end of the continent to the other. We will
    begin with the Mother Country. ‘The ex-
    traordinary attentions paid to the Sultan
    ot Turkey, while the Czar of all the Rsu-
    sias was not even invited to pay a visit to
    London on his way homeward from Paris,
    shows in itself Ghat whatever entente cordiale
    existed when the Prince of Wales visited
    St. Petersburg and was received in state,
    has died out. The Empero_may not have
    been anxious, after his painfal expericnce
    in Paris, to extend his visit to the British
    capital, where there are probably as many
    Poles as there are in Paris, But whether
    he would have cared or not to pay the
    Queen a visit, he had no opportunity al-
    forded him of accepting or declining to
    accept the hospitalitivs of the British Court,
    ‘This neglect might not have been noticed,
    had not the Sultan been invited so soon
    atter and made the recipient of such splen-
    alid hospitalities. The Eastern question
    on the back of these royal and imperial
    mmovements, therefore, looms up again,
    und such is the doubt with which every
    sort of foreign investment, whether in
    railways or national securities, is regarded
    that the bank linds it impossible to make
    use of its surplus deposits, although the

    rate ofsinterest is down to 24 per cent.
    ‘Then, again, it is greatly feared in Prus-
    sian circles that a Franco-Austrian alliance
    will be formed asa distraction trom the
    horrible depression and gloom which the
    shade of the murdered Austrian Prince has
    cust over the Courts of both Paris and Vi-
    enna, Should such an alliance be con-
    templated, the Schleswig settlement and
    many other territorial arrangements re-
    sulting from the late German war would
    De apt.to be undone, The Paris Patvie, a
    semi-oflicial journal, endeavors to still the
    apprehension to which CADSR is given
    in the press of Berlin, ‘The Patrie’s words
    are rather biting than soothing, as our
    readers may judge trom the tone of the
    following extract from the issue of the 8th
    inst.

    The Correspondence de Berlin of the 2d
    inst., contained an article, complimenting
    bitterly of the language used by the French
    papers towards Prussia, and pointed out
    the circumstance as an indication of defi-
    ance and systematic hostility. To attri-
    bute such feelings to the French press, in
    order to rouse public opinion ia Germany
    against it, is by no means a noyel tactic.
    li was used by more than one German
    paper at the time of the Luxemburg crisis,
    With the object of representing us to the
    public as animated with the idegs of rancor
    and projects ofaggression. Are we again
    to Witwess the same system of gratuittious
    supposition? What do these attacks, de-
    void of motive or pretext, signify ? Where
    are the prints of any importance, and above
    ull the Conservative journals, that have
    held this offensive language of which the
    Correspondance speaks? Is it, by chance,
    offensive to Prussia to remember cither the
    engegumonte which sho ultdertoule with
    Austria in favor of Schleswig, or the prin-
    ciples consecrated to the subject of the
    Mam line by the preliminaries of Nikols-
    burg and the treaty of the Prague? Mow
    can we hope that the affairs of Germany
    should be lett out of the discussions on
    general policy and foreign affairs which
    occupy the European press every day?
    Can the French papers abstain from tol-
    lowing the progress of events? Is there
    in theiy tone a single symptom of those
    pretended offences, which it is said, are
    taken at Paris against all interior progress
    in Germany? The violent language attri-
    buted to the most moderate of papers ouly
    exists in the mind of the Correspondance de
    Berlin. Probably that print, ifit questions
    itsuli with regard to the bearing of certain
    acts, may acknowledge that the lrench
    press has in reality numerous subjects of
    preoccupation, And perhups this is the
    best explanation ; for are we to sce any-
    thivg else in the uneasiness of the Corres-
    pondance de Berlin but the effect of a trou-
    bled imagination and conscience?”

    In Frankfort, the money headquarters
    of Central Europe, the financial feeling is
    one of considerable, distust, and hus main-
    ly reference to the ill-concealed resent-
    ments which the people as well as the
    governments of the country seem to nurse
    in common, — Italy, tog, is a sofiree of un-
    easiness to the greater part of Europe.
    Wer politicians are too much Tyelined to-
    wards extreme measures, Nothing thatis
    moderate or conservative finds favor with
    them, as witness their refusal to enter the
    secularization wedye because it was not
    large cnough, and would not cut up all the
    Church property at once. The folly otf
    this will soon he apparent to the majority
    ot the Italian Parliament themselyes.—
    ‘Then, also, Garibaldi ison the war path,
    his objective point being Rome. ‘There he
    is at home. No one need wonder, then, if
    we should hear at any hour that he has
    encountered the Papal forces, and that
    Ttaly is again ablaze. Much of this fore-
    boding may not be realized. But it will
    be wise and well to look ahead as far as
    possible, 80 that we may not be taken by
    surprise.

    THE CAPTIVES IN ABYSSINIA,

    Two letters from the British captives
    confided in the fortress of Amba Magdala,
    in Abyssinia, have lately reached this coun-
    uy by w secret circuitous route. One,
    from Mr. Rosenthal, communicated to us,
    js of the date of April 26 of this year. The
    other, from Mr. Stern, was written a few
    days later, on May 1. ‘Lhe letters of these
    unfortunate missionaries breathe a spirit
    of Christian fortitude and resignation which
    does them infinite credit. Vhe British
    Consul, Cameron, who has been their fel-
    jow prisoner for three long years, is.also a
    man of heroic temper, ready and able to
    bear without complaint any amount of
    suffering or torture into which he may have
    been led by the performance of his duty to
    his country. Nor should we forget, in our
    tribute of praise and pity, the less conspic-
    uous actors in this wretched drama, Lhe
    unfortunate envoy who was sent by Lord

    tussei with conciliatory letters to the ty-
    rant has incurred, by his Zeal, the captivity
    ot those whom hejwas expected to release.
    Rassum is now # prisoner on the same
    footing xs Consul Cameron, Two ladies,
    delicately nurtured, and unaccustomed to
    hardship, are subjected to the indignities
    which this Potentate, who calls himself a
    Christian, delights to heap upon the hap-
    Jess Europeans who haye placed themselves
    fu his power. Mr. Rosenthal and Mrs.
    Flad were until recently stationed at Gat-
    fat, in company with a band of Enropean
    workmen, and at liberty. In one of his

    | births.

    Theodore pounced
    nd sent them all
    sylor, The mis-
    sloa of 4 a missionary who had
    left Abyssinia tor Euglaud, and was seut
    back to Abyssinia with a message from
    the British Government, seems from. dif-
    ferent causes, to have been easing
    both te the black monarch and his Euro-
    pean prisonors. Mr. Stern tells his wile,
    who, fortunately tor both of them, is in
    England, that Theodere took umbrage at
    hearing that Mr, Flad was not to’ be ac-
    companied by certain European artizaus,
    whom he had been expecting. He issued,
    thereupon, the decree for the imprisonment
    of (he werkmen at Gaffatan order which at
    least shows the prudence of the British Go-
    vernment in not allowing any more Euro-
    peans to run the risk of serving under such
    a Sovereign. ‘Lhe captives, on the other
    hand, if we may believe Mr, Rosenthal,
    were despouding on the subject of My,
    Flad’s mission, because he was to bring
    with him some valuable presents for the
    King, which had been entrusted to Dr.
    Beke by their friends in England. ‘These
    presents they. thought would only make
    matters worse. In their opinion the poii-
    ey of conciliation has already gone too far,
    “The next moye,” said a person bigh in
    the Abyssinian state, ** will be the demand
    of an annual tribute from England, and the
    King will be right to make it, as he can
    get all that he demands.” Rassam’s pre-
    sents Were received, but Rassam was
    thrown iuto chains. Flad was heard to
    be approaching with more, and immedi-
    ately the Colony at Gaflat was sent under
    armed eseort to Debra ‘Tabor, Mr, Stern
    expects the worst in the present temper of
    Theodore. ‘1 am qhie prepared for
    every emergency, and therefore do not
    trouble myself ‘about the future.” Ie
    agrees with his friend in thinking further
    presents useless,—News of the World,

    us pri

    Increase or TivrninG AMONG Lapins AND
    GrxtLenen.—The Lancet has raised its voice
    certainly none too svon, against the increas-
    ingindulgence among the educated and gentle,
    ofthe pernicious habit of tippling. ‘There
    ean be no doubt in the mind of any who ob-
    serve the changes of manners in good society
    that this very serious charge is well-founded,
    nor must the ladies, though the Lancet deli-
    cately abstains from direct allusion to them,
    be allowed to consider themselves exempt from
    its strictures or unconcerned in its warnings. |
    Everything in modern custom tends that way
    —the large wine-glasses in use at all dinner-
    tables; the introduction of amiable alchoholic
    drinks; the fashion of giving claret and mo-
    selle as an adjunct to the five o'clock tea-table,
    and at the bullets of evening parties, where
    girls, heated with dancing, or fevered with
    their constant round of excitement, may be
    seen swallowing glass after glass of these
    tempting and fallaciously cool beyerages in
    place of the lemonade which fornittly suiliged
    for their refreshment, But has the fueulty, as
    it is called, nothing to answer for in promoting
    the present state of things? Children are
    now given ‘by the doctors orders,’ an amount
    of alchohol waich would have horrified their
    grandmothers. The beer and port wine ad-
    ministered two or three times a day at first
    disgusts but soon becomes grateful to them,
    Almost every one of us may plead medical
    advice as the beginning of the habit. They
    say the modern type of disease is low; that
    stimulants are requisite; and that whether
    they prescribe chioric ether or champagne
    does not much signity. Perhaps not in the
    physical point of view, but in the moral one?
    Brandy now takes the place of sal viclatile in
    the lady’s dressing case; and the propertics
    of gin us a cleansing agent applicable to any-
    thing from tne gilt stopper of a scent bottle to
    alace flounce are firmly impressed on the mind |
    of the waiting muid. We would never speak
    but with respect of the noble profession of
    healing. but it cannot be denied that the pe-
    culiar temptation assailing some of its more
    * fashionable” members is that of following
    rather than leading the inclinations of their
    patlents.

    «np.—The Registrar-
    d mentions in his tenth
    detailed annual report that in 1864 the ilegiti-
    mate births in Scotland were 9.0 in every LOO
    In the north-eastern divisions they
    were 15.5 per cent. A ten years’ average
    shows that 9.1 per cent. of the children were
    illegitimate in Scotland. Aceording to the
    numbers of births registered as illegitimate in
    England, only 6.4 per cent. were illegitimate
    in that country during the same period. It
    seenis that illegitimacy is on the increase in
    Scotland, as during 1858 and 1857 8.5 per
    cent. of tho births were illegitimate

    Thecirmacy 1y S:
    General tor Se

    Maxiittin iy Mexico.—M, d'Auvergne,
    who was with Maximilian in Mexico, thus
    speaks of his surroundings:

    ‘The people by whom he was surrounded
    were a most despicable set, and as [should
    have much to recount to their disadvantage
    did I tell all LT knew I will limit myself to a
    few anecdotes. ‘Chieving is the normal state
    of every Mexican, from the minister to the
    hall-porter; the only difference is in the val-
    ue of the object taken. Example—The Em-
    peror had on his table a revolver damascened
    with gold, the handle of which was ivory,and
    which had disappeared ono day after a series
    of audiences at which the lowest in rank pre-
    sent was a Mexican general. ‘The Empress
    too, allowed herself to be robbed of a couple
    of valuable gold watches by her own ladies
    of honor; and the same Col. Lopez who has
    just immortalized himself at Queretaro by
    betraying his client volunteered one day to
    the Emperor to steal from his bereau in less
    than a couple of hours time any object that
    might be pointed out to him and this without
    being detected. As for the bureau itself,
    Lopez made a wager to remove it while the
    Euaperor was out for his daily walk, and to
    convey it to any other apartment that might
    be indicated.

    Lopez was at this time commandant of the
    Tinperial chateau, and Maximilian laughed a
    good deal at these pleasantries. One knows
    the extent to which Lopez has since pushed
    them. At Mexico the Imperial household
    ona most liberal footing. here was, how-
    eyer, only one honest man among the entire
    set: this was the Grand Marshal ot the Pal-
    ace an Indian known and estimated in Paris,
    Gen, Aimonte.”

    The Sheflleld Trades’ Union Commission
    has concluded its efforts to fertet out the
    black secrets of the iniquitous proceedings of
    tle unionists of that district. The latest
    revelations comprise the blowing up of
    several obnoxious workshops. In one’ case
    anailmaker named Watson confessed that
    he received « letter from Belper offering him
    £3 to blow up two obnoxious shops at a place
    called Thorpe Hesley. Pursuing his instruct-
    ions, he went to meeta train, where a man
    gave hima parcel through the carriage window
    containing gunpowder. Two cans were bought
    and charged; he went from the train to the
    spot; let the infernal machines down the
    chimneys of the shops in the dead of the night,
    exploded them effectually, and returned.
    All this is narrated in the coolest and most
    business-like terms. On the next pay-day
    of turnouts he went to the place and inquired
    for * the Belper-man,” who asked if his name
    was Watson. and then handed hint the money,
    without saying a word as to the crime which
    had been committed. The Commissioners
    announced that the inquiry would then ter-
    niinate, abd the certificates of indemnity
    would be issued.

    The Sackville Lorderer states that opera-
    tions have been resumed with vigor on the,
    railroad trom Nova Scotia border to con-
    nect with the road from St. John to She-
    diac, aud that all old debts have been paid

    LATEST from EUROPE)

    London, August 1. |
    The apprehension of war between France |
    and Prussia is declining, and, consequent
    ly, there is better feeling in all hiuds ‘ot
    securities,
    London, Ang.2

    ‘Yo-day was the third day of the Good-
    wood races, and the event included the
    great ran for the Goodwood Cup. The
    alicudance was yery large, und the scene
    one of exciting interest. Vauban, the de-|
    feated tavorite for the Derby, won the cup,
    for which he had also been the fayorite.—
    The leading horses came in, in the follow-
    ing order,—Tyndale 2nd, Regalia did.

    The leaders of the Reform party in
    England have made arrangements for
    another grand meeting of the supporters
    of Reform, in Hyde Park, on Monday next,
    for the purpose of protesting against any
    cutting down of the franchise intended by
    the Reform Bill as it passed the House of
    Commons; an immense attendance is
    anticipated,

    ‘Phe reported distress in the counties
    Maye and Connemara, in Ireland, from
    famine, has been much exaggerated, and
    affairs have now assumed a much more
    cheerful aspect.

    The bullion in the Bank of England has
    increased £005,000 withiu the past week,

    Consols glosed at 94,

    Advicestrom Manchester are unfayor-
    able and the market for goods and yarns
    isheavy. Prices are declining,

    densy. Corn 35s. per quar for ew mixed

    Western, California wheat at 13s. 9d. for
    ae Oats, barley aud peas unchang-
    ed,

    London, Aug, 2nd.

    Reform Bill was reported from the com-
    mittee of the whole, where it was under
    consideration, and ordered to a third read-

    | ing, when tinal action will be taken on the |,

    measure on ‘luesday next,

    Despatches have been received here’ to-
    day from Athens, aunouncing that the
    Greciavs hive deleated the ‘Turks in Crete
    in several engagements. ‘The same des-
    patches make mention of the departure of
    a French squadron for Candia, for the
    purpose of bringing back refugees to
    Greece,

    At the Goodwood races to-day, the prin-
    cipal race was that for the Richmond plate,
    leyen horses ran, ‘he leading horses
    sume in as tollows: Camelia first, Lord
    Renold second, Amanda third. ~

    King William of Prussia, to-day issued
    a proclamation assuming the duties of
    Sovereign of the North German States .

    Ata recent election for members of the
    Ifungarian Diet Louis Kossuth was chosen
    to represent the city of Waitzen without a
    dissenting voice.

    Liverpool markets present no quotable
    change.

    FROM THE STATES.
    New York, July 20.

    A letter from British Honduras dated
    July 15th, says another steamer lias ar-
    rived from the United States with a large
    humber of immigrants. As inducements
    to suttlers the Legislature exempts all im-
    migrants from duties and taxes for three
    5 aller auiving; admits their stock,
    implements, fiaiture and provisions tree,

    fand gives lind aud money to each able-

    bodied settler.
    New York, Aug. 5

    Gold opened 110},

    New York, Aug. 2.

    The election in Tennessee yesterday re-
    sulted in the choice of the Republican
    ticket, including Brownlow for Guyernor.
    ‘There was no disturbance.

    ‘The preliminaries haye been settled fox,
    awrowing match between the Ward bro-|
    thers of New York, nnd the St. John, New |
    Brunswick, four oared crew, for one thou- |
    sand dolls a side, to tke place on the |
    Connecticut River, at Spriugiield, on the;
    Lith September next,

    New York money market still continues
    casy.

    Gold 140.

    FROM CANADA.

    Ottawa, C.W., July 26th.

    The surveying party to ascertain the
    length of the Ottawa Kiver has returned.
    ‘Phe River i
    long, not 500,
    ed, which hitherto was unknown, The
    natives of the country through which they
    travelled are Pagans; the men have a
    plurality of wives.

    Montreal, July 20th,

    The Grand Trunk Railroad employees,
    while holding a picnic at St. Myacinthe on
    Saturday, were attacked by w party of
    rowdies trom Griftinstuwn. The Riot Act
    was read, aud the Volunteers called out,
    The roughs were fired upon, and many of
    them wounded, A woman wasshot through
    the shoulder, and is in a yery precarious
    condition,

    An international rowing match between
    sone Si. John oursmen, and the Ward
    Brothers of New York, is arranged to take
    place on the Connecticut River, lor 81900
    a side, on the Ist September,

    A late paper says the remains of the
    ex-KEmperor Maximilian are now on their
    way to Vera Cruz, and will be put on
    board the Austrian steamer frigate * Eliza-
    beth,” which is due in Vera Cruz abeut
    the lst of August. ‘here is no trath in
    the report that the foreign Consuls have
    been molested in Mexico,

    Late English papers say it is thought
    Berezowski,the Pole who uttempted to us-
    sassinate the Winperor of Russia in Varis,
    would have been acquitted if the presiding
    judge had not challeaged a number of the
    jury, several of whom were, notwithstand-
    ing, for xcquitting the accused,

    Dublin papers state that the present con-
    dition of the crops in dreland is such as
    to justify the prediction that the approach-
    ing hatvest will yield to farmers a yer

    sutistagtory returu. .\ scarcity of far
    ryablo in almost every part of


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    . Charlottetowa, Aug. 6, 1807.
    Dean JounNar:

    Being a constant reader of your smart

    litite paper, and havi

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    ing noticed that your
    * City Correspondent” has for some tine
    past been as * silent as the dead,” I take

    o iniorin your readers, espe~
    y folks of Prince County-—
    rat no distant day to be the
    ovely little Isle, in enterprise,
    ‘industry—ol what is doing in
    our Capital,

    I must first inform you that with us trate
    is at present exceedingly flat and dull,and
    cash is at a very heavy discount. Were
    it not for the continual trafiic excited and
    facilitated by our Colonial and American
    Steamers, there would be little scen on
    our wharts and streets to vary the-mono-
    tony of every day life, Quite a number
    of passengers, and « considerable amount
    ot treight, &., may almost continually be
    seen changing plives through these com-
    modious channels of transport. Since the
    completion of the Pictou railroad quite a
    trade in a direct and expeditious line is
    being kept up between the City aud Lali-
    fax,

    Our Midsummer ships have lately av-
    rived with their usual regularity, laden
    with goods of various kinds for our city
    merchants — the Uadine—a Summerside
    ship—as ever, ahead in the race,

    We have this summer so far been saved
    from the devouring ravages of cruel Vul-
    ean. ‘The vacancies caused by the great
    fire of last summer ave being built up very
    slowly. ‘Iwo very fine four-story build-
    ings ave going up, and a few small ones.
    The foundation of a new P, ET, Bank has
    just been commenced on Great George
    Street, opposite the Catholic Chapel,
    Many of our young men are leaying our
    city and going abroad in the world to seek
    for employment, better wages, and homes
    in larger and richer countries. So greata
    number have been induced to leave our
    city within a few years past that the natu-
    ral result is we are being oyer-stocked
    with numbers of young lidies, and more
    old maids. Women may now be seen
    doing much of the labor formerly done by
    the sterner sex, Many ofthe most intelli-
    gent, accomplished and beautiful may be
    seen behind the counters and in other situ-
    ationsot emolument. Our young men are
    generally industrious, plain, sober, and
    attentive to business, but with our ladies
    the rage is,—those fashions. ‘Those long
    robed-dresses, which suitso well to sweep
    our dusty streets—those little hats so neat-
    ly trimmed—those no-bonnets-at-ali—and
    lastly—** those waterfalls.” “Do you haye
    those things in Summerside Mr, Mditor?
    { wonder when will our fair ones forsake
    those emblems of pride and vanity, and
    set their affections and energies on culti-
    vating spheres of greater usciuliess, aud
    disseminating among the fallon of their
    race, the principles of strict integrity, true
    morality, sterling worth, and christian
    character,

    T must not forget to tell you that the
    Curip, born on the morn of July first, just
    a month old, and called Confederation,
    though not so strong nor fat_as we could
    wish, is nevertheless in good health and
    thriving gradually, wnd is tondly nourish-
    ed and cherished by his parents, servants,
    and friends, down here. By the way, I
    hear Johney Ross is about starting a pape
    to be called **Phe Contede


    8. YOu
    know the ‘Tenant League died last spring
    and the Weakly man again wants employ-
    ment for his enterprising genius,

    We have had several Canadian gentle-
    men, chicily clergymen, seeing us this
    summer, and fing looking, and clever
    speaking mien they were, Ttell you, some
    of our anti’s were quite jealous of seeing
    themin here, and thought they had come
    here a courting. ‘hey were covered with
    whiskers and accomplisiiments, and filled
    with intelligence, understanding and elo-

    | quence,

    Our Governor has just got home afier a
    tour in the New Dominion, his guest be-
    ing the Aide-de-Camp of the ill-fated Maxi-
    milian, and what do you think—like your-
    selfiand myself, he is a Seotchman, and a
    fine good looking one too—how could he
    iniss it. If we are not good people here

    it is not for want of good preachers,—our
    ; pulpits ave well filled every Sabbath and
    folten by clerical strangers. Our clergy
    are Clever, our lawyers cunning and busy,
    but [ see none drive a better trade than
    the doctors. ‘They are eyer on the go,and
    if they don’t cure, diame rumor says they
    are always sure to kill,

    Knowing you to be the friend of Tem-
    perance, I must tell you that our cause is
    not in a too flourishing condition, and
    right glad the whisky makers and sellers
    are ol it, Our Convention held on the
    16th ult. was quite a success. We intend
    haying something weighty to lay before
    our strong Government next Session,

    We had a literary treat, in the shape of
    a temperance lecture, last Monday even-
    ing, from the Rey. J. Scott, M.W.G.8. of
    British Templars, of Upper Caunada—no,
    New Doiinion. Ile is a Scotchman too,
    and a whole-souled ‘Temperance advocate,
    and I believe a true Christian. Ile has
    put us on a plan, if carried out, to drive
    the * liquid fire” clean out of our city,
    viz: to muster 141 ladies, divide them
    into 12 committees, who shall work and
    visit, and sing, aud speak, and preach,
    until by their continual cunning the vend-
    ors and makers of run shall cease their
    traflic for ever.

    But I must close my letter. If you
    thivk this worthy a place in your next
    issue you mayagain hear from

    Your good old friend,
    JOUNEY,

    Bronchitis.—From Mr. C. Wf. Gardner,
    Principal of the Rutgers Kemate Institute,
    N. Y., May 14, 1858. ** T have been afflicted
    with Bronchitis during the past winter, and
    found no relief until Liound your Zroches,”
    * Brown's Bronchial Tyoches,” or Cough Loz-
    enges, give prompt relief in Coughs, Colds,
    and ‘Throat Diseases, and are forsale through-
    out the United States und most foreign
    countrics,

    Children. Teethiag.—The mother finds
    a faithfal friend iu MRS. WINSLOW'S soO-
    OTUING SYRUP. Tt is perfectly reliable
    and harmless’ It relieves the child from
    pain, cures dysentery and diarrhwa, relieves
    griping in the bowels, cures wind colic, sofiens
    the gus and reduces jntlamation. By giving
    relief and health to the child, it confdrty and
    rests the mother.

    Symptoms of Worms in Children are often
    overlooked. Wornis in the sieumach
    bowels cause irritation, which can be removed
    only by the use of a sure remedy. Brown's
    * Vermifuge Comfits,” or Worn Lozenges
    are simple and effectual. wed

    I can cé¥tify that I was troubled with Salt

    | Rheum for three years, and tried many pre.

    scription, but all proved of no avail) “But
    having used J. Bb. Kiteh’s Golden Oint«
    ment was perfectly cured; and have dich
    pleasure in recommending it to the public,

    gists,

    ELIZABETIC CHIPMAN,

    and |

    Suatnerside dournal,
    te

    THURSDAY, AUGUSE.8, 1867,

    No notice can be taken of anonymous cole
    munications. We must know the names and
    addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
    of their good faith. We cannot undertake
    return communications that are not used,

    {HE NEWS.

    The Princess of Wales Jhas.so far re-
    coyered from her late illness as to be able
    to appear in public again. No foreign
    Princess has ever been so popular in
    England as this daughter of Denmark.
    Her recovery is a matter of public rejoic-
    ing among Englishmen, ‘The wife of the
    Heir to the Throne,and the mother of the
    future King of England is a personage 1
    whom the people of England, must of
    necessity feel great interest.
    should be a virtuous and amiable woman
    capable of exercising a beneficial influ-
    ence over her husband and children, and
    over the distinguished circle in which
    she moves, is a matter of national con-
    cern, We who liye ia Republican Am-
    crica can form but a yery imperfect
    estimate of the influence over society in
    all its grades wielded by a man or woman,
    in the countries of the Old World, occu-
    pying so exalted a position as the Princess
    of Wales.* Those who are well cnough
    informed to be able to contrast the tone
    of society of George Fourth’s time with
    that of Queen Victoria's, will be able to
    formsome idea of the importance of having
    the very highest position in society occu-
    pied by a personage cminent for picty
    and amiability.

    ‘The Queen still continues in compara-
    tive retirement, taking no part in the
    gayeties of the Capital. She now and
    then makes her appearance in public on
    State occasions; but it is said that neither
    her health nor her spirits are such as to
    permit her to mix in society now as she
    did previous to the death of Prince
    Albert.

    The Sultan and the Viceroy of Egypt
    have paid Wngland a yisit. ‘They have
    been enthusiastically received by the
    English people. His Serene Highness
    does not seem to be thought so much of
    by the British public as his more en-
    lightened, too powerful and to0 aynbitious
    subject, the Viceroy of Ugypt. The
    latter has already learned some highly
    useful lessons from the cleyer infidels
    with whom he has come incontact, He has
    been{neither too proud nor too indolent or
    bigoted to learn from men who laugh at
    the Koran,and who believe its author to be
    little better than a cleyer impostor. It
    will be well for his master if he learn
    from the Western Giaours a few lessons
    that will enable him to recover from that
    fit of sickness which for so long a time
    has threatened his existence.

    A splendid Naval Review was got up
    at Spithead for the especial benefit of
    these distinguished Oriental visitors.
    The Queen, the Lords and the Commons
    were present, but the weather was unpro-
    pitious. ‘The rain fell in torrents, and
    spoiled the pleasure of the thousands
    who had assembled from all parts of the
    Kingdom to witness the magnificent dis-
    play of Brittania’s naval power. And a
    splendid, speeticle the fleet must have
    presented to the astern visitors. ‘There
    were +9 vessels of war,exclusive of armed
    troop ships, mounting 4,092 guns,having
    an aggregate power of 22,500 horses,and
    a burden of 102,000 tons. Some of these
    ships of war are of immense size, and are
    marvels of science andsxill. ‘There
    was the huge five-masted Minotaur, carry-
    ing 34 guns of the largest calibre,of 1,850
    horse power, and measuring 6,621 tons,
    The Black Prince and the Warrior are
    two immense engines of war, cach of
    1,250 horse power and 6,109 tons bur-
    then, but the Black Prince carrics 41
    guns, while the Warrior's armament is
    only 82, We hope that the Sultan and
    Viceroy were duly impressed with the
    power and greatness of their Western
    ally and protector,

    The murder of Maximilian has created
    a profound sensation in Europe. The
    supineness of the American authorities
    who were, so to speak, on the spot, is
    very much censured, Napoleon comes
    in for his share of the blame, and very
    deservedly too we think, and the Pope
    docs not escape censure. What the poor
    Pope had to do with this sad business is
    past our comprehension. As far as
    we can sce he had as litle to do with it
    directly or indirectly as our gracious
    sovercign Queen Victoria herself.» It is
    thought at Home that Annexation to the
    United States will be the ultimate destiny
    of Mexico, Perhaps so, but as things
    appear at present there is little prospect
    of the American Republic becoming
    thoroughly consolidated within its present
    boundaries, to say nothing of its increas-
    ing its difficulties by attempting to bring
    into the Cnion another alien people.

    The Reform Bill has at last become
    the Law of the Land. ‘Tho history of
    this Billisa very singularone, It proves
    to a demonstration that the people of
    Great Jritain whether represented in
    Parliamentor unrepresented in that great
    Council are all powerful. ‘The Yories,
    aided by the very moderate Liberals,
    nicknamed Adullamites by Mr. Bright,
    defeated the very moderate measure of
    the Russel—Qladstone ministry. The
    Tories came into power and they were
    forced to propose a measure infinitely
    more radical in its nature than any that
    Mr. Gladstone or even Mr. Bright dream-
    ed of attempting to carry. ‘The suffrage
    is all but universal in Great Britain.
    Indeed we have read somewhere thut the
    franchise is now lower in Britain than in
    any of the New England States. ‘This,
    we think is a mistake. What the result
    of thus giving political power to the
    great body of the people of Great Britain
    will be, itis impossible to conjecture.
    The ‘Tories pretend to think that the
    lower classes of Great Britain are more
    attached to the Church and to monarchi-
    cal institutions than the middle class,
    and the more intelligent and wealthy of
    the working men. ‘Lhe great enemies of
    the Church say they are the small shop
    keepers and the dissenting and infidel

    Working men, ‘hese are the men who

    That she} {

    would be endowed with political power
    to the exclusion of the great body of
    the laboring classes who honor the Queen,
    revere the Church, and are well affected
    towards the nobility. All this may be
    true ox it may not, One thing is certain,
    and that is that the Tories would never
    have extended the franchise to these new-
    found friends of theirs if they dared any
    longer to withhold it. But the truth of
    the matter is that the new Reform Bill
    is a national measure. The people re-
    quired it, and the party which carried it,
    whatever its name might be, was a mere
    instrument in their hands. “It is for
    the peace of Great Britdin that those
    who possessed power knew when to yield,
    for had they very much longer refused to
    others the privdonya which they —posses-
    sed, and to which they had no better
    right than the millions to whom, those
    privileges were denied, revolution accom~
    »anied by temporary anarchy and blood-
    shed would most certainly have been the
    result, But the English are a wise and
    practical people. ‘They were Conserva-
    tives so long as Conservatism was safe,
    and then they yielded with a good grace
    to a pressure which they saw plainly
    enough it were madness to resist. How
    far the British people will walk in the
    path of Democracy, and to what new
    scenes it will lead them, who knows ?

    There is some rumor of war with
    Abyssinia. It seems that the King of
    that country, though he calls himself a
    Christian, is as great a savage as the
    negro chiefs of the interior. He has on
    some pretext or another imprisoned
    several British subjects, men and Women.
    Several attempts have Seen made to pro-
    cure their liberation, but to no purpose.
    Presents only excite his cupidity and in-
    crease his self importance, he is too
    ignorant of the power of Great Britain
    to sce the danger of provoking the anger
    of. that powerful nation, and he is too
    careless of the lives of his subjects to
    avert war by. timely concession. ‘The
    British authorities ure in rather a perplex-
    ing situation with regard to these poor
    captives whose lives are in imminent dan-
    ger, depending as they are on the caprice of
    a semi-savage tyrant. Itseems that fair
    means have been tried in vain, and ir
    force is resorted to the first act of the
    brutal barbarian will most probably be
    to murder the yery persons for whose
    liberation hostilities have been incurred.
    The only plan left for the British states-
    men is, to mect cunning by cunning and
    fraud by fraud. Let them by any means
    at all get their white countrymen out of
    the clutches of the Abyssinean and then
    teach him a lesson that he will not
    speedily forget. Surely in a war of wits
    the cultivated European should be more
    than a match for the half or wholly sayage
    African,

    ty Concunr.—On reference to another
    column, it will be observed that the good
    folks of Summerside are offered a rich
    musical treat in the Drill Shed this even-
    ing. Mrs. Wentworth Stevenson — the
    lady who performs the,principal parts in the
    programme on this occasion—is alread
    favorably known, not only in this Island,
    but also in the neighboring Provinces, as
    a first class musician, She has frequently
    appeared before a Charlottetown audience,
    and has always been received with the
    greatest eclat, As she will be assisted
    this eyeuning by some accomplished Ama-
    feurs, We trust she will secure a large
    audience,

    ta The New Brunswick oarsmen who
    recently were so successtul on the waters
    of the Seine, arrived in St. John on ‘Tues--
    day evening last. A very large number
    of persons assembled on thewharf to mect
    them, anda salute was fired in honor of
    the yictors. A procession was formed and
    they marched around the city, alter which
    thoy partook of a dinner at the residence
    of the Sheriff. Every honor was shown
    them, antl they are worthy of it. Vhey
    will bo doubly so alter they lick the New
    Yorkers,

    ty Charlottetown can now boast of the
    best Market House in the Proyinces; and
    yet even it appears too small to uecommo-
    date the publie, it we may judge from the
    rush on ‘Luesday last. We think some
    beneficial alterations might be made in
    placing the tables, and more space allowed
    for purchasers to walk around, The upper
    story of it, when finished, will make a
    splendid Hall.

    ty The Civie Election for tho City of
    Charlottetown, for a Mayor and five
    Councillors, came off on Tuesday last.
    ‘There did not appear to be much interest
    taken in the affair, We understand that
    ‘Theophilus DesBrisay, Esq., was re-
    elected Mayor without opposition. We-
    pie not heard who ure the Councillors
    elect,

    ty Last week a woman was killed om
    the railroad between Halifax and Pictou
    by a grayel car running over her, An-
    other Woman was also run over on Mon-
    day last on the same road, and was very
    badly injured; so much so that it was
    thought she would not live,

    tar The night wateh are doing their
    duty well. Nearly every night we hear
    the word at diffrent times, ** all's well.”

    TERRIFIC GALE,

    Oy Saturday morning last, we were visited
    with a most terrific gale accompanied with
    heavy rain. ‘The wind blew for some timo
    frou the S. E., and afterwards came round to
    thes, W. The Steamer J’rincess of Wales
    was outin all the storm, being on the run
    from Summerside to Shediac. She proved
    lierseli to be an excellent sea boat, us she
    never received the least damage, although
    some heavy seas broke over her bows. ‘Lhis
    is one of the best instances we have ever had
    of the sea:worthiness of the boat and the
    ability of Capt. Evans and his-crow.

    Much damage has been done by the storm,
    In Summerside Harbor two or three Schuoners
    were driven ashore. In Charlottetown, how-
    ever, it was much worse; two Schooners
    laden with coal were sunk, several were
    driven ashore, and the Barque Undine re- *
    ceived some damage, A large number of

    down; several barns were turned over and
    destroyed—one owned by Jolin Scott Me-
    Leod, Esq., on the St, Peter's road, just com-
    pleted all but the doors, 63 feet long and 40
    feet post, was blown down and a large part
    of it destroyed. Y

    In Nova Scotian the storm was felt very
    much, and considerable damage was done,

    Mowixe Macutxes.—We are pleased to
    learn that Mr. Booth, the chief importer of
    these valuable labor-saving Machines, that he

    to our Harmers, within the past few weeks,
    dsl,

    trees, both in town und country, were blown ”

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