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ond there, among my letters, I found a
huge envelope marked +O. B. It proved
to be from the colonel; and, although our
leave was not out, he gave me sundry
goods and sufl t reasons why Gordon
and T should be wita the regiment at that
time, provided the doctors thought it pru-
dent, For myself, active service was just
what I should have asked for; but, as 1
read over Stantored’s letter, |
think how heavily the summons would fall
on Gordon, And I knew be was too much
ofa Lovelace not to feel that he tloved
honor more than even Valerie 1/Estrange’s
beautiful lace,

“ When Gordon came home that night T
verformed the ungracious task of handing
am the colonel’s letter, Poor boy! his

liundsome cheek grew pale, and his great
s filled as he turned awny from me to
hide his emotions. He told me all his
hopes and fears, the story ot his love
Jor the beautiful Circe who had so fatally
crossed our lives. I didn’t like to think
of it, Phil, Great God! no rebel bullet
sought his heart with as sure and det an
aim as that tiny white hand did within
fonr short months Bat I anticipate.

“Their parting was and solitary

enough. | think she did really feel it
while his hand clasped h but then,
perhaps, she knew how perilously lovely
she looked in the rolsof Juliet! She gave
him that first pieture under the sword be-
tore he left; it was one she had taken just
ere she sailed, It hung in Gordon’s tent,
snd I only took possession ot it alter—you
know.

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Tur Danan ov Prayinawitu Powpenr.
Yesterday's festivities, while enjoyed by
many, have brought sadness to one family
inthe death of a beautiful little girl of ten
years of age, the daughter of Mr. Ince, of
ihe Crown Land Deputment. The facts
of the case show how earetul boys should
be in handling fire-arms of any deserip-
tion, even the ordinary toy cannon which
looks but a trifling weapon, but which is
just as deadly a weapon, pirhups, as those
‘of larger calibre. It appears that the girl
had been out during the day, ans had just
yeturned from a long walk with her father
to their house on Richmond Street West.
In the neighborhood of the door numbers

of boys were playing themselves, fising off

erackers, and other such Jise¢ amusements,
A group of boys older than many of those
about were engaged the front door of

Mr. Ince’s House in firing off a miniature |

cannon, and they had previously warned
all the youngsters about pot to come near
as there might be danger, he mouth of
the cannon was pointed towards Mr Ince’s
door, so that the shot would do no harm
even when the cannon was fired. In the
hurry and bustle among the boys, the
mouth of the cannon was turned from the
door, and when fired, the bullet with
which it was loaded struck the unfortunate
girl in the back of the neck although she
was at the time over seventy feet distant,
The ball entered the centre of the back of
the neck, shattering, we understand, the
spinal marrow, and causing a complete
paralysis of the body below the shoulders,
She was immediately carried into the
house, and Drs, ILowson and Aikins were
gent for, but of course relief was beyond
medical skill. The poor girl v si
ble, a:din speaking of thea ent, tre-
quently made use of the expression. ‘1
knew that the boys wouldn't burt me.
She lingered until this morning,about 8 80
clock. A post mortem examination by
the medical men shows the above stute ot
facts to be correct.—Afonireal Tel., May 26.

7 ee

- The folowing are the opinions ex
ed by the leading journals on the imp
ment case :—

The Teinps (Democratic) says that Mr.
Jolmson hus been saved by legal forms
only; he has been deposed in the minds of
the people.

The Journal des Debats (Orleans) says
that while Mr, Johnson is acquitted, the
vote was such as to render him powerless
hereafter.

La Liberte (Radical Opposition) says

Ss.
ach-

simply that the verdict shows that liberty |

is the best guarantee of justice.

Che Constitutionel (semi-official imperial-
ist) regards the vote as fatal to the Radical
party.

'The Epoque was oF posed to ihe impeach-
ment project from the beginning. It
blames the Republicans for attempting to
remoye the Exc cutive on grounds so slight,
and says that a great political party could
not have more clumsily lost its prestige.

The Presse (Austro-Catholic) ventures
no decided opirion on the merits of the
guestionf but confines its remarks to admi-
ration of the vitality of republican institu-
tions, which permits the chief magistrate
of torty millions of people to be brought to
trial without bloodshed or national disquiet.

Tnr Deke or Epinpurcn anv tur OF
¥icEr.—Thbere is a good story afloat, says
the United Service Gazelte, which deser-es
to be true, if not so. It is said that the
Duke of Edinburgh, being under the im-
pression that his roving commission re:
tieved him from the necessity of adhering

Ao the tormality of naval etiquette, and fe

licitating himself thereon, went aboard in
pain clothes to pay the Senior officer nt
the Cape avisit. Being heartily weleomed
by that officer and invited down to lunch
in his cabin, the Pridce was surprised that
thie officer he had come to visit did not ac-
company him below. ‘* Are you not com-
ing, too, Captain— ?” asked the Prince, ‘1
can’t just yet, your royal highness,” was
the reply. ‘Lam waiting to receive the
Captain of the Galatea.” The Prince is
said to have taken the hint in good part,
und, retuining to his ship, repeated his
visit in the charactez of enptain of the Ga-
Jatea,

Tr London ‘Saturday Roview ” has
‘been distinguishing itsell lately by a series
of papers on the women of the present
day. The judgment is by no means com-
plimentary to the generation of girls and
women now on the world’s stage. The
grain ot justice in these criticisms has
been wholly lost in the great quantity
of error and false judgment displayed.and
the articles have been deservedly criticised
with great severity, Public Opinion, a
weekly paper, made up chiefly of selec-
tions from ils contemporaries, prints sey-
erp] letters on the subject, one of which.
evidently from one of the assailed sex,
contains the tollowing passages :—

“ The papers in the ‘ Saturday Review’
are written by a woman—a clever but un-
principled woman ; one of the school from
whom all the numberless indecent novels
proceed; one who,driven trom the society
of reepectable females, revenges hersell,
like the fox in the old fable, by reviling
what she cannot attain. Why not treat!
the writings as you would the writer? |
Tako no notice,
thut she may apply her talents better, and
endvavor, by tears. penitenee and fasting,

to render hersell fit for the society of res-
peetable women, of whom she evidently |
Fnows but little.”

We sincerely regret to learn that FP T.Nor-
ton, Ff
the evening of Thursday Inst.—Z'ad,

SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL,

ry rm —s
Very Latest Telegraias.

Lonpoy, Jane 5,
In the House of Commons this evening
an amendmentto the suspending bill was
offered, placing the office tenures under
the Maynooth College grant, on the same
basis as livings in the Irish Chureh. The
amendment was opposed as destruc
and not suspensory iu accordance with the
character of the bill under consideration,
and was. rejected. The House then
yoted in favor of permitting new appoint
ments to be made to the Mayncoth College,
and also in favor of the continuance of the
regium douum, during the pleasure of Parlia-
ment. ‘The suspensory bill was. then
in committ.e. The sunouncement of
the result was received with cheers

The Emperor of Austria asserts that he
had to make his choice of two alternatives
with regard to the recents laws hostile to
the concordat. ‘Lo sign them or abdicate,
and he chose the former, ‘Th planation
is intended to soften the resentments for
his violation of the Cooncordat

London, June 7.

Despatches dated May 80th trom General
"Napier state that he hopes to reach the
coast of the Red Sea at Zoulla by the first
otJune, He parted company with Kassai,
his native ally the day before,

The Pope has sent to the United States
to enlist troops there for the Papal army.
General Garibaldi has written several very
earnest letters to his friends and to the
authorities in America entreating them in
behalf of the liberal party of Italy to dis-
courage that project.

Le Nord assert thet that the opinion wide-
ly prevails in Paris that war will break out
in Europe betore the close of Autumn,

Prince Napoleon hasarrived from Bacen.
He wasreceived by the Emperor Francis
Joseph with whom he had a close consulta-
tion. The object of the Prince’s mission
is unknown,

St. Petersburg, June 7.

The Emperor of Russia has issued a
ukaz setting free all persons of foreign
birth now exiled to Siberia, and all natives
of Russian Poland who are sentenced to
less than 20 years exile,

Washington, Gth.

Tt issnid the British Minister bas addr
ed a letter to the Secretary of St:
ing attention to the fact that the C
. Government admits American coal free ot
‘duty, which has been done in hopes that
the American Government would sanction
some reciprocal legislation; and asking
whether this Government is prepared to
consider the question, The matter having
been red to the Seerctary of the
Treasury, itis said he replied that Cong-
ress haying abrogated the old Reciprocity
Preaty, he did not consider it proper
that the Exeeutive should re-open ihe
question unless Congress should give some
indication of its desire to do so, The
papers ave before the Cominittee of Ways
und Means.

Gold 139,

Education.
The Islander of the 29th May proposes
the following amendments to the Ldu-
cation Act ot this Island :—
“ Wherens it is expedient to encourage the
establishment and maintenance in the towns
and Vilages of this Island, of Schools for the

*} gratuitous instruction of poor children of all

ages ;and also that superior schools or colleges
throughout the Colony, in which the higher
branches of Mducation shall be tungh*t, should
be entitled to receive aid from the Public
‘Treasury?

© Pe it therefore enacted as follows.
individual, or association, or coporate body,
that shall hereafter establish or maintain with-
in any own or Village in this Iceland, aschool
or schools, and therein gratituously instruct
poor children in the elements of the English
education, shall be entitled to reevive therefor,
trom the Treasury of this Island an annual al-
fowance equal to—for each and every child
that, during the year, may have been so in-
structed, '* Every individual, association,
or corporate body, that shall hereafter estab-
lish or maintain within this Island, a superior
| school or college. and shall provide such school
or college with a sufficient number of teachers,
competent toimpart a knowledge of the several
branches of Jearning enumerated in the Act
ofthe Logislature of the Island relating to
the Prince of Wales College, shall be enutled
to receive from the Public Treasury an annual
allowance of—-for each and every pupil that,
during the year, may have been instructed in
such school or college.

“The Proprietor or Proprietors of every
such school or college. who may be desirous
of obtaining public aid, under the provisions
ofthis Act, shall give to the government of
the Island, « notice in writing, of his or their
intention to apply for such aid, such notice
shall state the locality in which the school or
college is situated, the nature of the instruct-
ion therein given, and the names of the
teachers employed theresa, and shall be given
to the Colonial Secretary of the Island,

“In every such school or college, the
proprietor or proprictors of which shail have
applied for public aid, there shall be kepta
daily record of the attendance of pupils, a
copy of which verified by the signature of the
principal master of such school or college,
shall be filed in the oflice of the Colonial
Secretary of the Island, every three months,
and the average attendance shewa by such
record, shall be taken as the basis to determine
the allowance to be paid from the Public
AG lY to such school or College as afore-
said.

“Evory such school or college. the pro-
prietor or proprietors of which shall have given
notice of his or their intention to apply for
public aid, shall at all times, after the giving
of such notice, be open to the inspection of
any person or persons who may be appointed
by the government to inspect und report upon
such school or college.

‘No grant of money shall be made under
the authority of this Act, in aid for any school
or college in which students seeking to enter
such school or college, shall be required to
subscriber any religious test, or to make any
declaration of religious services of any part-
ticular Church or sect of Christians, nor to
any schoo! or coliege,at which the semi-annual
attendance of pupils shall be shewn by the
official register to be less than f

Any

OBITUARY. —

Died, at Port Till, deeply and sincerely regret:
ted, on Weduesday morniy, the 27t ult., after an
illness of sixteen days, endured with unteigned
submission to the will of her Henvenly Futer,
Damania, the beloved wife of the Hon, Jamex
Yeo, M. J, C., inthe 71st year of her aye. ‘The
decensed was followed to her last resting place,
within the precmnets of the Episcopal Qhiren, on
Friday the <?th May, by a very large number of
relutives, connections, friends, and neighbors, who
‘sorrow not for her as others which haye no
hope,”’ for they are nesnred by the testimony of
her life that ale ** sleeps in Jesus,’ © in sure aud
certain hope of the resarrection to eternal lite.’’
Kver forward in every good word, © and prepared
unto every good work,’ she was nn epistie of
Christ known and read of allmen'® Particularly
nated for her gentleness and meelnesa, she ws
* clothed with hamility,’’ while * from her tongue
was the law of kindness Obeying with alucrity
the apostolic injunction, ‘look not every nian on

Pray for her in private | his own things, but every wan also on tie things| Angus McDonald, and John MeNeill,

of others’ ‘The falling tear of the widow and or
phan abondantty proclaim that the asseverition of
the atilicted Parviareh was fully applicable to her,
“When the car heard me then it blessed we ;
and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me;
beenee L deliveredsthe poor ‘tint ened, nnd the
fatheriess and he that had none to help bingy the

blessing of him that was ready te perish enme mp

qe died suddenly at Georgetown, on! on mo, aid Lcansed tha wides'@ hentt to sine tor

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Sumnerside Journal.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1893.

No nouce ean be taken ot anonynious com-
munications. We must know the names and
addresses of onr correspondents as & guaranty
of their good fiith. We cannot undertake to
return coumuunications that are not used.

SUMMERSIDE AND ITS TRADE.

Tae Commercial Prosyerity of any
country depends on its local advantages,
and the character of its inhabitants. In
glancing ancye at the natural advantages
of Prince Edward Island,we feel inclined
to think that the drawback of a long
winter is ina great measure compensated
by an excellent soil, numerous fine har-
bors, and its proximity to all the coun-
tries in North America, that invite a
commercial intercourse. Charlottetown
was the first, and for a long time the
only port of the Island at which any
trade was carried on. But during the
last tew years many of our harbors have
become places ot considerable trade ; and
many more are susceptible of the same
advantages, and mist rapidly rise into
consideration, through the enterprise of
the adjacent country. Of those which

as Summerside. A few years ago,under

porting an occasional vessel load of po
tatoes or oats,

County. Its fine harbor and central po-
sition have marked it out as a shipping
place; and its rapid growth is owing
principally to the recent improvement
and extension of agriculture, and the
consequent increase of .he productions
which must ever form the real basis of
commercial greatness. It also owes
mtch otf its present prosperity to the
shipbuilding which has been so success-
fully carried on for the last number of
years ; and the stagnation in this impor-
tant branch of industry, caused by the
fall of the price of vessels in the British
market last year, has not only retarded
its growth, but has been the source of
scrious inconvenience to a number of
mechanies, who were unavoidably thrown
out of employment.

Some of our dark-side-seeing fricn?s
and neighbors predict ® collapse of our
prosperity on the exhaustion of the mate-
rial tor building vessels. We are fully
aware that we cannot progress sorapidly
without the trade of shipbuilding; still
we feel confident that under ordinary
circumstanees—backed by a good agri-
cultural country and an industrial popu-
lation—our case is hopeful and our ad-
vancement almost .certuin. We have
weathered more than one commercial
crisis, which has bore heavily on much
older and larger towns on account of the
tall in the price of ship. ing.

Summerside not only exports the prin-
cipal part of the produce of the Western
section of the Island; it also con: ‘titutes
the main channel through which the im-
portations of Prince County, and a large
portion of the products of Queen's
County pass. For these purposes we

are enabled to maintsin a considerable
mercantile fleet. Wehave steam com-
munication with all the ports of the

New Dominion four times each=week, and
every Spring and Fall a number of ves-
sels varying in size, from fiity to four
hundred tons, according to the particular
tride in which they are engaged, enter
the port of Summerside laden with mer-
chandize ; and carry away in return the
productions of the country. ‘The great
majority of these vessels have been built
here, and when offered for sale, although
the material of which they are built is
of u comparitively poor quality, yct the
superiority of the workmanship makes
them command a ready market in other
countries. ‘Too much praise cannot be
awarded to the enterprise and business-
like tact of two of our principal mer-
chants, who have lately established reg-
ular lines of packets from here—one line
between here and Montreal,and the other
to Liverpool. We wish them every
success, and hope that they may long
enjoy the fruits of their enterprise.

the advantages of a large town.
have a goodly number of mercantile
establishments, stocked with goods com-
prising a variety of all the articles sought
for in any store, or even required, on the
which ean be had either at
wholesale or retail.

Three years ago there was po paper
published in Summerside, but what a
change has taken place! Now we have
two papers, dispensing news, literature
and politics, not only t. the Western
section of the Island, but maintaining a
creditable competition with the papers
pablished in Charlottetown, We solicit
the patronage of the people of the Island.
The Press is one of the most powerful
engines, with which to improve the con-
dition of a people, socially, morally and
intellectually. '

At the meeting of the Executive Coun-
cil on Thursday, the 4th inst., the follow-
ing gentlemen were appointed School
Visitors under the amended Education
Act, vi

William McPhail, for Queen's County.

John McSwain, tor King’s County,

Robert A. MeKelvie, for Prince County
Of these gentlemen we know only Mr.
McKelvie. We believe he is well quali-
fied to discharge the duties of this im-
portant office. If the others are equally
so, then we congratulate the Govern-
ment upon the choice they have made.

On the same day, we learn from the
Patriot, « new Voard of Education was
appointed. ‘The present members are
the Hons. Chas. Young, Jos.. Hensley,
J. Longworth, A, A. McDonald, and F.
Kelly ; the Rev. Issac Murray, snd Rev.

1D. O.M. Roeddin, Peter Sinclair, ann
Edward Roche, squires. By this list
it will be seen that the Rev,

have lately risen in importance there is
nore which has risen with such rapidity

the name of Green's Shore, it had no
other trade of any note, than that of ex-

Now it is the main out-
let for all the productions of Prince

‘To the farmer Summerside offers all
We

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1868.

FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN CANADA,

Tire Fenian excitement in Canada still

der. One can scarcely read of these ex-|;

freebooters, whose deeds and exploits led
Sir Walter Scott to transform, by the
genius of his intellect, a ruthless robber
into a gallant and lordly knight, dashing
gallantly through dangers stern and real.

haps, see in these misguided men the
genius of military daring and of active
philanthrophy ; but whatever such may
now think, or others may hereafter say,
about this organization, it is a sad and
paintul reflection to thinkof and to know
that such a body of men, organized for
such dreadful purposes, should find even
a moiety of encouragement in any coun-
Ley,

The last excilement takes its rise from
observations made on the actions of the
Fenians at the fair lately held by themat
-| Buffalo, and however absurd such may
appear to some, past experience informs
us that while it is impossible for that
body to accomplish’ their boastful de igns,
yet it is quite possible for them to inflict
untold misery upon many families in the
small towns along the Canadian border.
The indignation of the brotherhood seems
to have been increased by recent events
in Great Britain; and General O'Neill
boasts of being at the head of an army ot
trained men numbering thirty thousand,
We take the following extract from the
New York Herald :-—

* We have no means of knowing wiliethe

is not unfavorable for the Fenian

secure the Irish vote,

out of their way to discourage them,

neither of the politica: parties will dinde
them. In this lies the hope cf the Fenians.

thing as regard for the honor of this grea
country. With Feniaisin we have no specia
desire to intermeddle; but we cannot permit
Fenianism or any other organization to dis-
regard our Jaws and bring dishonor on the
republic. We cannot allow the
make of this

with whom we areatpeace. President Jolin
son is now, through the failure of the in:

todo the right thing with the Fenians.
the Cheif Magistrate of the republic he he
ia tree. His interests do not bind
either of the two

Duty demands that h
dignity of the nation,
is not called for.

rote

Overmuch z

All that we a
—is that the Pr

and we have aright to ask i
sident, in the event of anothe

promptly and effectively exc
have our grudges, but even our grudges mus

not worthy of a great people.”

— ——— 2 ea

A TRIP TO 7HE WESTWARD,

Some parts of the
very rough and much
sure if the roads were
May, instead of July,
much better than the present practice
In the latter part of April, or first o

cut uy We

able.
the country, but as it is at present, i

roads ut any time in tie year,

The past winter has been severely felt
and will not soon be forgotten. T'armers
as a general rule, keep too much. stock

than a large one half starved.

approved of,
the grant to open the Tignish Run was
likely to prove a benefit to that locality ?
We were told that it had already, directly

necess

ities of so many ; and that, pr s-

many poor people have been enabled, by
this aid and the small credit it establish-

seed into the ground, and thus many fields
are now under crop that. would not have
been butfor this grant. **In this way,”
said one man, ‘1 look upon it as money
that will yield a good interest to the
country.” But we asked, will it be re-
paid in the opening of the Tignish Run,
and be probably productive of those ad-
vantages which have been anticipated ?
We were told in reply, that the greater
amount thus loaned out was to those who
have a personal interest in getting the
Run opened, and which is considered
quite practicable—that it was difficult
to estimate the advantage of having the
tun opened to the depth of four feet, at
low water, that some seasons the boats
are at times completely shut in, and tha‘,
too, when the mackerel are schooling off
the harbor. Itis supposed, judging trom
what were taken by some sinall flats
which got out, that one day Jast. autumn
one thousand more barrels of mackerel
would have been landed than were, had
all the boats been able to have got out.
We think the Hon. Mr. Howlan and Mr,
Bell, the Representatives of the district

deserve every credit for their exertions in
this matter. As objection has been made
to the manner in which some of the seed
money was appropriated in the second
Road District, we were told that the
character of the gentlemen who had that

; } T. Duncan, | difficult duty to disch.rge was a sufficient
Rev. J. Davies, and the Rev, Mr. Vitz- guarantee that no just cause

of complaint

Gerald are out. ‘The Rev.

Isaac Murray, | could possibly be made, we think th
and the Rey, Angus McDonald are ap- | discharged this duty as well
pointed Examiners. could: |
| i jot theme Veoouls

ey
as any men

: . : - | Charlottetown, en the 27th Muy,
jcontinues, and is creating some uneasi- Ministers and four Elders were pre

> |ness among the Canadians along the bor-|‘\ Jotter was read from Mr. Hogg. Proba-

the Buffalo fairs is intended only to be a scare.
It may or it may not, Certain itis, the time
raied,
‘The Presidental campaign is athand. Republi-
cans and Democrats ae equally anxious to
Republicans and
Demorats, therefore, though they may not
openly encourage the Feniins, will not go
If they
do not help, it may be taken for granted that

We cannot forget that there is sucha

Fenians to
country a base of operations for
carrying war into the territory of a people

peachment, in a position which enables him
As
S
heavy responsibilities; but asa politician he
him to
rreat political parties.
st the honour and
Unecessary interterance
is as much
to be deprecated as overmuch indifference.

Fenian invasion, will see to it that the law be
nted, we inay

he expressed with dignity.—Vilivustering is

Western road are
are
repaired early in
that it would be

May, the ground is soft, and if the roads
to be repaired were then ploughed, the
soil would cement more closely, and the
roads would become hard and more dur-
If this was the practice, in July
it would be a pleasure to travel through

it cannot be said that we have really good |

and we think 1868 has taught many that
a small stock well kept is of more value
The ap-
propriation by the Legislature for the
purchase of seed grain is generally much |
In Vignish we enquired if

or indirectly, assisted nigh two thousand
people, who were now ia different ways
fecling the benefit of it,—-that it could
seareely be believed that so small an
amount could have relieved the present

pectively, it has done good, as thereby

ed, to put some hundreds of bushels of

Presbytery of F. E, Island.

Tins Court met in Queen Square Chureh
Twelve
ent.

ioner, declining the eall from Richmond

cicements, and their cause, without being |Bay West. A report of Missionary tie
reminded of the border skirmishes of the} by Mr. Neilson was read and approved.

‘The attention of Presbytery having been

called to a statement in the Presbyterian

Witness, of the 28d May, 1etleeting severe-

ly on acertain congregation in P.Ji.1sland,
the Clerk was inStructed to communicate
with the editor of that periodical, in order
to rescue some bright-eyed and * flaxen| tg ascertain whether or not such congre-
haired” lady from her would-be assassins; | gation is under the control of this Presby
and even now there are some who, per- tery and if so, to request him to name
locality.

The report of the Committee appointed
o visit Covehead was received, and their
iligence highly approved of,—while the
efforts and liberality of the congregation
for the support of the present pastor gave
much satisiaction to the Court,

Tt was decided to continue the Presbyte-
rian at the same price for another year;
the only change ordered being the discon:
tinuance of advertisements, The thanks
of the Presbytery was tendered to the edir
tors, Rey. 1. Murray and A, Falconer, for
their lube and they were requested to
continue their services,

Regret was expressed that any opposi-
tion should have been offered to the moye-
ment for the erection of a chureh at Stan-
ley Bridge, while the Presbytery recorded
its satisfaction with the efforts of the
members and adherents of that locality,

for the maintenance and growth of Pres

byterianism in that district.

Some other business having been at-
bytery adjourned to
meet in the sume place, on 22d June,at 64

tended to, the Pr

o'clock, p.m.

Wuat pors ue Mran?— What is

meant by the editor of the Halifax Pres-
dyterian Witness, when he says :—

rj} ‘The meanest thing we ever heard of was
done in Prince Edward Island. The people
made presents to the Minister and then char-
ged them against him, and robbed hin of part
of his salary 7”

We do not know to what particular
Congregation the Witness is referring, or
to what denomination of Christians his
insinuations are intended to apply, but
having a pretty good knowlerge of, and
acquaintance wath, the people of this Is-
land, we teel disposed to regard the state-
;| ment of the Witness as ‘the meanest”
}/ assertion eyer made, and one that is not
true.

I

ie We are happy to learn that Mr.
Cairns of Charlottetown, who has been
successfully engaged in putting up pre-
-| served salmon, for which we believe he
-|received the first prize at the London
hibition, is now extending his enter-
se in another direction, as the follow-
ing extract from a letter received trom
the Magdalen Islands, which we clip from
an exchange, informs us :—'‘t Among the
fishing vessels arrived is one from Prince
Wdward Island, and the master of which
is going to pat up herring for the Scot-
titish market.’ We wish that success to
"/ this enterprise which such laudabie etforts
to open up a new market demands. he
t}fish are intended to be brought to tais
Island, and from. thence re-shipped to
Glasgow, (Scotland),

[ce ‘The May number of the * Mason-
ic Monthly’ has been received, It is well
tilled with interesting and instructive
reading matter. Price $2.50 amer, cy.

(“Long looked for comes at last.”
The vessel trom Montreal with flour and
: Wright's seed wheat,after being out over
¢| thirty days, arrived here yesterday. It
is said the captain called in on his way
down to put a crop in Mis furm, Dur-
ing the time he we coming, Cap ain T.
Welsh, of the ‘*Sea Bird,’ went trom
here to Montreal, discharged and took
ina cargo of flour, and was back here
| three days betore the other vessel. Pretty
good that.

i" We learn fromthe Union Advocate
s}thaton the 28th M: ¥, the Rey. Mv. Garvie
was ordained and placed as Vastor, over the
congregation of St. John’s Church, Chatham,
Nob. Phe Rey, gentleman succeeds the late
Dr, MeCurdy, who for so many years hibored
as the Pastor of that congregation, and who
wits so well und favorably known to uuiny on
Uhis Island, unto whom he. when they were
young and thoughtless. so endeared hinisell
by his chrisdan regard for their best interests,
Uuit his name will ever be held by them in
the most grateful rememberauce and esteem,
We heartily wisi his snecessor a Jong and
successful course of labor, in the interesting
congregation over which Le is pliced.

ui

Novel Invention,

A Double Grain Sowing Machine, invented |
by Mr. Geo. W. Millner of this city, Was test
ed on Thursday list in a field belonging to |
Mr. Davies, and operated to all appearance so)
perfectly that, to say the le ist, it bids fair to
become not only of great utility to the farmers
of this Island, but in a short time to rival the |
best grain sowers of mudern times. ‘The only
difficulty tut presented ifselt in its working
was that it threw up, occasionally a furrow of
earth infront, thus making it heavy for the
horses. This difliculty, however, did not
prevent the machine from depositing the seed
perfectly. Mr. Milner, we hear, is now en-
gaged in remedying the defect referred to,
which, he says, cun be easily accomplished,
We wish him success in his effort. :
‘This machine, the inventor states, is wholly
original, not only as regards the manner in
which it distributes the grain, butin the for-
mation and action of the coulters, which move |
on @ principle difiering trom any known in
Europe or America. ‘Lo show tliat this sower
Hist be somewhat unique, we Maty state that
when in tll operation, so completely did it
deposit the graif, cover it up and roll it, that
gentlemen standing by declared that “it wis
not sowing at all.” But Vhursday last was
the secon day it was tested, and’ the above
conclusion, which tainy of the spectators on
the first occasion shared in, has been proved
to be incorrect, from the tact that the grain
SOWN Xt Its first testing—at least so we hear— |
18 now avove the ground in regular drills,

Al some future time, we shall probably give
A minute description of this new invention:
but for the present, until a patent is securca,
Al. Millner does not desire that details siioul i
be published. ‘Lhe Machine covers Reven
feet its ope ration, and is so construcied as
(o adapt itscif to the level of the land.—/'aé,

LAUNCHED
From the Shipyard of W. G. Strony
fal Bedequte, oi the Sti iustant. a tive
Well tinisted brigantine of about
lled the Adyestuia, to clits ut
uill duder ue Jorenninelip ol Mp
‘un,
PAL iom the Shipyard of Mr. John
Merside, on Saturday tie tth ioet
#00 Lone, culled the Norwood
from the sine Vaird, i tine ju
THE Tid, to clase 7 vente,

Beq., Cou
trodeliod
200 ons,
Lioyd's, aid
Wan Hl. Cai

t
a
‘
\

Rameay, Sim.
+ & line brig of
and on Tues: yy
Jiuiper Uiignuting of
failed Che Mereaile
1H for Chis Green

Were |

| Thexgybuld also intorm those indebted (0

CA at the

and Ground on the premises,

New Advertisements this Day
1868 Spring 1868—Thomas B. Hall

‘Yo all whom it may concern—A,. P. Mills,
Steam Factory, &e.—George Donglass,
Mackerel Barrels—John White.

Mills for sale—Hleanor Hardy.

Bank of P. E. tslind—Wm, Cundall,
Wanted—Rodk. McNeill. >
‘Yenders—Lot 11 Church Wardens,
Journeyman Printer Wanted—Journal,
British Lemplars—Wm, R. Sheen,
Road District No. 11—Benj. Mills,
Wednesday Auctions—Carvell Bros,
Oneida House—Asher Black,

New Goods—Dayid Rogers.

Room Paper— — do
‘Tea, ‘Pea— do
Sols Leather—- do
Cotton Warp— do
Flour & Meal = do

Valuable Property tor sale—G. Wallace,
“The North Star’—John Ross,

1868 Albion House—R. A.Strong & Bro,
Yo Wholesale Dealers and Families-—do,
Apples. Raisins, &e-—do,

Flour and Meal—do.

‘Yo Coffee Drinkers—do,

Canada Pour and Meal—J. L. Holman.
Tobacco, ‘Lobaceo— do

Marble Worker—A. W. Andres,

Notice —Wim, 1. Dawson,

_ SUPREME OOURT. .

\ On Tuesday the 9th inst., the Supreme
Court was opened at St. Eleanor’s, Judge Ve-
ters presiding. ‘Lhe following were the gen-
lemen composing the Grand Jury .—

James Campbell, Esq., Foreman; Charles
Green, R. Gordon, Wm. Haywood, BE. Lyd-
iard, H. Compton, H, Clark. 2), McLellan, a,
McGougan, A. Montgomery, John Miller, R,
Gaudet, R. Wright, W. ‘Tuplin, John Green,
Andrew Campbell, R. McC, Stavert and G,
Crosby, Esquires. —-,

His honor, Judge Poters, addressed tho
Grand Jury substantially thus :—

« Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, IT am hap-
py to meet you on the present ovcasion, but
regret to inform you that at this term there
are more criminal cases than usual, There
are no less than six; four for larceny, one for
assault, and one for forgery. With respect to
larceny it is proper for you to endeavor to as-
certain from t:e nature of the evidence which
will be brought before you, the object for
whigh an article was taken. If you find that
a person took an article secretly , and with in-
tent to deprive the owner of it, then the act
constitutes larceny, and if you find this to be
tha case from the eviderfce submitted to you
in these cases, then it will be yourduty to find
true bills. With respect to the case for as-
sault, the depositions are pretty lengthy, but
from the evidence which you will hear you
will be enabled easily to arrive ata conclusion.
As to the other case. which is for forgery, it
is well to remember that this constitutes »
serions crime, as by this means men m.y be
fraudu ently deprived of large sums of money,
and if crimes of this kind should increase, this
will be especially so in mercantile communi-
ties, and therefore cases of this kind should
be carefully enquired into. Jt appears that
in this ¢ two orders were drawn, and the
pay reeeived for them, and it is for you to
consider if anothcr man’s naine was pat to
them with intent to injure the interest of some
yerson, itis not necessary to know whether
the intention was to defraud James Yeo, or
George Ellis, butit will be for you to say,
did he siga these orders withintent to commit
tergery. If you know of any other criminal
cases it will be your duty to present them.
Under the Liquor Actitis you duty to re-
present any wio you know are selling without
license, and to enquire into the conduct of
Uiose who have licenses, but who may not be
/contorming to the low, In these causes you
are to hear evidences on both sides, and you
have power to withhold or wholly to suspend
their license, if you see cause to justify you
in deing so. This is the term when consta-
bles und fence viewers are appointed, and as
| the law requires the court to strike off half
the number presented, it will be neces-
siry to prescot double the’ number re:
qnired. These, gentlemen, are all the matters
necessary for me to direct your attention to at
present.”
On ‘Tuesdi

i y the following indictments were
made by the Grard Jury:
Ramsay rs. McDonald--Larceny. No Bill.
Doyle vs. Fahey, Busus, and others tor as-
sault. A true Bill.

Hibbett vs. J. Wedge—Larceny.
Bill

J. Yeo vs. MceNeill—Forgery. A true Bill.
J. Carruthers vs. Win, Hunter—Larceny .
A true Bill.
Wim. Wright rs. P. McInnis—Larceny. A
true Bill.
On the civil docket fifteen cases were
recorded, besides thirty-six appeals. One
of the former is for delamation of charac:
ter, and is being heard by the Court as
we go to press—the details of this casu
are of such a low nature as to forbid us
saying more about it,
A presentment was made by the Grand In-
quest, against William Benjamin Dawson for
Worgery, and we understand thit-an applica-
tion will be made for his arrest in the Cnited
States, and his delivery up to the authorities
here, under the provisions of the Wxtraditivn
‘Treaty.

In the case of Howat vs Leard, for de-
femation of character, which occupied
the Court the whole of Wednesday and
part of Thuisday, the Jury gave a verdict
for the Plaintiff for £200 damages, with
costs. The Court will not get through

its business before to-morrow, Saturday.

all urried,.

A true

On the Ist inst, at Ste Dunstan's
the Very Rey. Dre MeDenuld, V.G. Mr. Wil iat
MeDonald, to Johanna, youngest daughter of Mr
Willian Murphy, both of Cuarlottetown,

At the resideive of Mr, George Webster, Ch
lottetuwn, on the Yd inst, by the Rey. Alex.
concer Mry Willa H, Wetster, of Morell, to Eb
eanor MeKuy, of the sume pl

.
Mliced.

Drowned, ut Mechias, Mes, on Friday 22d ult,
by falling offaralt, Tuomas, eldest sou of Mr
Jostina Gabel, of Moreton, N.B,, in the year of bis age. The deceased was brother 0
Mes. Isaac D. Sehavimnan of Alberton, PBL

At her residence, Wert River, Lot ©, on Ov
May, alter a long illsess, Plora, beloved daughter

of the late Mr, Alexander MeNeill, of that: placer
aged aL yeury,

1868. Albion House 1868.

The Subscribers, intending to make 8?
fiteration in their business, WoW
offer the whole of their
Stock of Guods at

Greatly Reduced Prices!

luctg, That in view of the ubeve

Ainge, they will require all

accounts overdue clos=
ed, cither by

Payment or Promissory Nolte !
R. A. STRONG & BRO.
Summerside, June 1, ee
To Coffge Drinkers.
LON HOUSKH, tor some
ure COFFEE, Roasted

pe

ol Strong's

June 11, (868,