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Vol, 4.

Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday, March 11, 1869.

No. 25.

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~ Almanac for March, 1869.

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Summerside Markets.
; March 9, 1869.
Beef perlb - Bd a 4d
Mutton per Ib 8d a 4d
Oats per bush 25 Gda 2s 7d
Potatoes per Ui Is 5d i Is ‘
Turnips per bus als
Rutter poe lb by Tub 18d a 14d
Lard ‘per lb 9d a 10d
Tallow per lb. 9d a 10d
Eggs per doz 10d a ls
Hides per lb 44d
Mackerel per doz 28 a 3s
Codfish per qt 188 a 198
Pork per lb by carcass Ad a 6d
Flour per bbi 45a a 47s
Island Flour per cwt 20s to 21s
Oatmeal per cwt. lis a 188
Hay per Ton 50s a 60s
Pine Boards 10s
Spruce Boards 45a 5s

——

Charlottetown Markets.
Ch. Town, ‘March 9, 1869.

Beef per Ib 4hda 8d
Matton pet Ib 84d a 7d
Pork per Ib,, by carcass, 44d a 64d
Ham per lb 6d aZd
Geese 8sa 87d
Fowels lsa is Gd
Ducks each 1s 8d a Is Gd
Flour per 100 Ibs 20s a 216
Oatmeal per 100 188 a 198
Buckwheat Flour, per lb 2d a 24d
Codfish per hat 188 a 208
Butter per ib- ree 1s 8d-a 1s 6d
Do. by the tub, . Is 3d ais 4d
Cheese . ee bl | 8d a 5d
Tallow 1 aa . Ni
Eggs per dozen sBdals,

Petsien per bushel 1s 6d a 1s 9d
Batley 2). 63! bs
Oats 20 8d a 28 9d
Hay per ton 703 a 753
Hidés per tb 4d
Sheepskins bsg ‘be * Ud oe +
Hlenleck cra ; 8s 6d a 48

“Business Guards,

BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Corner of Great George & King Streets,
Charlottetown.

President—How, Dawret Brenan,
Cashier-—Wriitam Cunpaty, Esquire.
Discount Daya—Mondays & Thursdays.
Hours of Business—Fom 10a.m, tol p.m.
from 2 p.m to 4 p.m.

UNION BANE.

Grafton St., Queen's Square, Charlottetown
President—Cauntes Parmer, Esquire.
Cashier—Jamus Axpenson, Kequire.

Discount Daye—Wednesdays & Saturdays.
Mours of Business—From 10 a.m to 1p m.,
from 2 p.m to 4p m.

' SUMMERSIDE BANK.

Central Street, Summerside, P. BE. iland
President—James L. Houman, Esq.
Cashier—K. L. Lyptanp, Esquire
Discount Daye—Tuesdays and Fridays,
Notes for Discount must bein before 11
e’clock on Discount days.

Hours of Business—-10 a. m., to 1 p.m.
from 2 p. m., to 4 p.m,

More Light !

50 CA8KS superior KEROSENE OIL,
For sale low.
J. L. HOLMAN,
Wholesale Warehouse,
Head Holman’s Wharf, Sam'side, Nov 19,'68

_| Caras. U. Hanrorp.

Business Qards.

(NEXT DOOR TO BEER AND SONS’)
King Square,
CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E, ISLAND.

All orders punctually attended to.

Call and See!
Jan 7, '69 ly

VOMIT ENN ae pee Laeaen! No, 9, King Square,
BH. F. PURDY’S “ST. JOFIN, N. B.
NEW NE HE Bubecri Der Hering, Biorouetly. ace
and enlarged his HOTELand S' is
MARBLE AND F REESTO now rescase tb hovuinnibdete Permanent and
ESTABLISHMENT, Transient Boarders on the most reasonable

terms.

may be-had.
J. CRAWFORD & SON.
Sept. 10, 1868. ly

North British and Mercantile

IANFORD BROTHERS,

Successors to Thomas Hanford,

Gommission, Meryhants,

And General Agents.

11 NORTH MARKET WHARF,

SAINT JOHN, N. B.

Frep. 8. Hanrorp.

INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRE AND LIFE.
CAPITAL:

CHIEF OFFICES:

64 Princes Street, Edinburgh.

61 Threadneedle Street, London.
Risks taken daily, in Town and Conntry, at
the office of the Agent, Reading room
Building, Dorchester street.

J. H. ALLEN,
Commission Merchant,

And Dealer in Provisions, &c.
MARKET STREET,
St, John, N. B.

$@™ Gives personal attention to the Sale
and Purchase by every description of Goods.
May 9, 1868.

CARVELL BROTHERS,
AUCTIONEERS,

Commission Merchants,
‘And General Agents,

BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET.
Charlottetown, ~ P. EH. Island

R.& W. T. HUNT,

Commission FMerchants,
GENERAL AGENTS AND
AUCTIONEERS.
SALESROOM AND OFFICE

Head of Queen's’ Wharf:
(opposite the Store of Wm. T. Hunt & Co.)

Summerside, P- E. Island.
April 2, 1268. ly
THOMAS KELLY,

Rarrister - at. - T.a.w
AND

NOTARY PUBLIC, &o.
SUMMERSIDE, - - P. E. ISUAND.

WILLIAM BEAIRSTO,

Commission Merchant,

Auctioneer & General Agent,
WATER STREET,

Summerside, ------------- ~- P. E. Island

WILLIAM DODD,

Commission Merchant,
And’ Auctioneer,

QUEEN SQUARE,
JHARLOTTETOWN~-- P. BE. ISLAND

JAMES GREENOUGH,
FLOUR

COMMISSION MERCHANT,

No 47 Commercial Street
Corner of Clinton Street ---------BOSTON
Jany. 1, 1860, ly

DR. J. Il, JAMIESON,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHEUR

OFFICE at the residence ofthe Rey. W.W.
Colpitts, Margate.
December 3, 1868.

DR. J. PRICE,
Physician & Surgeon,

Orvice—At the Summensipx Drve Store,
next door to Bank, Central Strect

SUMMERSIDE, .... P. BE. ISLAND.
October 12, 1868.

DR. JARVIS
Has Removed His Residence to the House

(lately occupied by Mr McKinlay)

next to Thomas. Hunt's, Esq., St Eleanor'’s.
He may be consulted every forenoon at the
Drug Store of W.'T. HUNT & Co., Summer

side.
St. Eleanor’s, May 18, 1868.

DR. J. N. FULLER,
Graduate of Bellevue Hospital,

Medical College, H. Vy.

1 of Rev. Mr, DesBrisay, on
Yd Nee opposite the Eetabliaitaent
of J. L. Holman, Esq.,
*,* All calls promptly attended to.
Bammersida October 15, 1868.

FOUNTAIN HOUSE.

North side King Square,
(next to Park Hotel)
ST: JOHN, Ni B.

ES W. THOMPSON, - - - - PROPRIETOR.
HUE Proprietor of the above HOTEL takes
&r this opportanity to return thanks for the

liberal patronage hitherto received, and most
reopedttally solicits a continuance of the

sme,
Thie HOTEL is very plensantly situated,
and commands a view of King Square, and
other parte of the City.

In connection with the Hotel, is GOOD
STABLING, and a carefal Hostler in attend-
ance. Parties coming from Prince Edward
Island with horses will find this establishment
the most comfortable in the City, and a per-
son alwaye at the Care on their arrival.

Bt. John, Sept. 10, 1868, ly

G. W. DsBLOIS,
General Agent for P B Island.
Charlottetown, June 20, 1868.—ly*

A. W. ANDRES,

Marble Worker,
Point Du Chene, Shediac N. B.

MONUMENTS, TOMBS, GRAVE-
STONES, &c., &c.
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE cox-
stantly on hand.
Can furnish Gravestones and Monuments ata
less price than any other establishment in
the Provinces, and pay a duty besides.

$e" OnveRs can be left at Bextram’s Book
Store and at D, Enaman’s, Esq., Summerside,

or sent to
A. W. ANDRES.
Point Du Chene, June 11th, 1868.

Established 1845.
NEW YORK

LIFE INSURANGE
COMPANY.

Assets, January Ist, 1868,
Over Ten Million Dollars |

PRESIDENT: :
MORRIS FRANKLIN y ESQ.,

Vice rcrestacnt ana Att ary
WILLIAM H. BEERS, Jr.
HEAD.OFFICH 112 & 114 Broadway, N.Y.
General Agent for the Dominion of Canada:
WALTER BURKE, Esa.,

Herald Buildings, Montreal,

The New York
Life Insurance Company

Is ONE OE THE

OLDEST INSTITUTIONS

Of the kiud in America, baving been chartered in
the year L341 ,und commenced business in May, 1849,
Daring he twenty-three years of its existence.
it hus issued policies upon the lives of more than

Fifty Thousand Persons.

and has puid in losses $5,000,000 to the families and
representatives of those who have deceased while
meinbers of the Company.

Annual Income
EXCEEDS

Four. Million Dollars.
A SAFE INVESTMENT.

The instances are many within the experience o
every Life Insurance Company, in whivh the pro-
ceeds of a Poiicy Ins saved from poverty the sur-
vivors of thoes who bave thus made provision for
their wants in times of prosperity and health. A
wife may insure the lite of ber husband for her
own benefit, and should she satvive him, the
amount of the insurance will be payable to her free
from any chims ayniust hiv estate} dnd in case ot
the death of the wife before that of ‘the husbund,
the umount of the insurance uy be made payable
to her children,

THE COMPANY DECLARES
ANNUAL CASH: DIVIDENDS,

which are available in payment of each Annual
Premium. All the insured in this Company receive
dividends which can be used in part of the second
and each subsequent Annual Premium thereafter;
or the dividend way be allowed to accumulate, and
subsequently used in whole or in part ia the pay-
ment of Premiums. The business of the Company
being PURELY MUT'UAL, euch member’ pays
only the avéraye cost of insurance, ull surplus
being annually returned to the Poticy holders.
(Companies having a Stock Capital usually retain
a large portion for the Stockholders.) The Divi-
dends paid to Policy holders exceed

$3,000,000,

Endowment Assurance Policies.

These Policies are coming into general request
As a sure and profitable investment for one's de-
elining years, they deserve the attention of all.
The sum secured by an ordinary life polley becomes
available upon the death of the assured; on the
Endowment plav the amount is received by the
usunred binself upen his attaining a specified age,
while full provision is made for death occurring
prior thereto.

THE NON-FORFEITURE PLAN.

This company originated and introduced the val
uable feature knows asthe Non-Forteiture Plan
which is rapidly superseding the old system of life
lon) ments, and has revolationized the system
of Life Inearanee in the United States, and which
has been Sdogted (genecelly in # less favorable
form) by all Life Companies, A party, by this
table, after the secoud year, cannot “fore any
part of what has been paid in.

Tables of Rates, Circulars, Examples of
Divdiends, Forms, é&c., can be bad by applying to
the Agent, at Charlottetown.
MEDICAL EXAMIMERS:
Dr. MACKIESON, Dr. R. JOHNSON,

Agent for P. E. Island:

HENRY A, HARVIE,

Ch'town Nov 19. 1868.

‘ g, ”
‘The Hand-writing of God
FEW COPIES of this celebrated work
have been received hy the Agent for P.E.
Island, the Rev. ALBERT 8. Des BRISAY.
Library Edition 64; Cloth Extra $3.60, N.3.
Ourrrency. ‘

Dec 8, '68.

CRAWFORD'S HOTEL.

ALSO,in connection,a GROCERY STORE,
where every article required for house use

TWO MILLIONS, Sterling.

(From the European Mail, Feb. 18.)
ne
SPAIN.

Provisional Government. He declared
that ‘*the day had now come” for Spain
to tollow the Tead of other nations, which
"| fettered the public mind; and he exhorted
the Cortes to unite in the task of securin

‘* the essential principles of the most ad-
vanced Radical Liberalism,” which had
been adopted and proclaimed with so
much ‘ardent faith and enthusiasm,”
The latest telegrams announce that Madrid
is in the happy state of ** fervent rejoicing”!
But as to have a Republic, there inust be
Republicans; and to found a Monarchy
there must be Monarchists; so to establish
any stable form of Government where all
the foundations of order have been disturb-
ed, something more is necessary than the
shifting sands of a mere impulsive * fervor.’
But nothing of the kind can be discovered
in Spain, and the revolution appears, more
and more clearly, to have been the result
of a conspiracy, and by no means a natural
outbreak of the Spanish people. Itis ex.
tremely doubttul whether it can be, sub-
stantially, maintained by its promoters
‘The ex-Queen seems to have no desire or
hope of resuming her position in her own
person, but she has certainly not relinquish-
ed the claims of her children, A manifes-
to has been published in the Spanish pa-
pers, which is attributed to Queen Isabel-
la, though its authority has been denied.
(tis drawn up with considerable skill.
The manifesto declares that Her Majesty
yieided at first to the revolution,and shrank
trom civil war, because she would not op-

ose any obstacle in the way of her i pied
Being rendered happier, richer, and more
glorious than they were under her rule;
and, after drawing a mournful picture of
the present condition of the country, and
the fuilure of the promises made by the
leaders of the revolution, Her Majesty
concludes:—‘*I am entirely devoted to
you; and [ come to you, my son in my
arms, to restore to you what has been
taken from you—your repose, your for-
tune, your power, and the supremacy ot
your faith.” ‘The chances ot the Duc de
Montpensier are said to have improved
lately, and it is contidently re-asserted that
he is the candidate favored and chosen by
Serrano; but it is difficult to believe that
his cupopulerty oT permepe rather, the
e overcome, One thing is certain, that
the mutual jealousy of the ‘ Dictators” is
not likely to be disarmed by the paramount
claims or authority of the Duke; and pro-
bably the fact of his being the choice of
one, would be sufficient to enlist against
him the hostility of the Directorate,

Tue Openinc or Tne Cortes —The
Constituent Cortes were opened with great
ceremony, on the 11th February. An im-
mense crowd assembled, and troops of the
garrison and the National Guard lined the
approaches to the Palace of the Cortes.
The balconies of the houses were hua,
with drapery. The Members of the Pro-
visional Government were loudly cheered
on their arrival. Marshal Serrano opened
the Session with a speech, in which he
said:—‘: The nations of Europe, on at-
taining a higher decree of civilization,
threw off the traditional bonds which tet-
tered the public mind. Spain delayed tor
a long time following their example; but
the day bas now come; :the obstacles to
progress are removed, and the Represen-
tatives of the nation are called upon to
construct a new edifice, of which the Pro-
visional Government has prepared the
foundations and sketched the outline. ‘This
victory hasbeen achieved without, blood
shed, but certain disturbances which have
occurred and the extravagance of some
former Administrations have placed the
finances in an embarrassed condition, The
Government relies on the Cortes to remedy
this state of things iy economical reforms,
through changes in the administration,and
by legislation relative to the interest on the
public debt and the expenditure for the
army and navy. The Government racom-
mend to the Cortes to be united in the task
beforethem. It has adopted and proclaim-
ed with ardent faith and enthusiasm the
essential principles of the most Radical
danger ch A liberty of worship, of
the press, of public education, of public
meeting and association, Those retorms
the deputies must proceed to consolidate.
The partial disturbances which originated
in the impatience of some parties have
been repressed, and the Government has
acted with energy and patriotism.” The
inaugural address was received with great
enthusiasm, and at its conclusion shouts
were raised of ‘* Long live tho Nution!”
** Long live the National Soverei,
“Long live the Provisional
ment!”

Govern-

The intelligence which reaches us from
Cuba is beginning to excite in Kurope
lively interest and apprehension. ‘The
excited state of the Sugar Market during
the past week sufliciently marks the gray-
ity with which it is regarded here in mer-
cantile circles, and it is feared that the
whole island lies at the mercy of the reb-
els, who now feel themselves strong en-
ough to make them indifferent to the offers
and promises of the Government, It is,
ot course, im ble for us in this country
to place absolute reliance upon the reports
which are sent from Cuba at such a time;
the ingurrection may be much less tormid-
able than we have been led to believe ; but
the fact that it has lasted so long; that it
has spread from outlying districts to the
heart of the sugar-producing country;
that in Havana itself the Volunteers have

has
is difficult to see what the

volt against Spain, Cuba bas gained so

News by the English Mail.

The Constituent Cortes of Spain were
opened with great ceremony on February
11, when the ‘* Address from the Throne”
was made by Serrano, as President of the

had thrown off the traditional bonds that

ignity 1” |

been fired upon in the streets; and that
even Senor Aldama lias been under suspi-
cion of disloyalty, and his house searched,
produced an impression that in all
probability the revolution in Cuba is just
entering upon its most bw Palo btuge, It

overnment has
to offer which would suffice to tempt the
Creoles from a position of successtul re-

little Irom her dependence, and bas given

so much for it; and it does not surprise
those who ure best acquainted with the is-
land, that the terms offered by General
Dulce, conciliatory and wise as they un-
doubtedly are, have nevertheless not been
accepted by the insurgents. Indeed, so
unlikely does it appear to many here that
the insurrection will be quelled, that there
is rather a feeling that it would be a wise
(and perhaps not an unlikely) step jor
General Dulce to take, if he were to place
himself at the head of the insurrection,and
by accepting a change which avpears in-
evitable, be enabled to exert ayery salu-
tary control over it,

8 we have said, the report that some
of the sugar estates in the best part of the
the island have been devastated, has caus-
ed great excitement in the Sugar Market
here, and prices have been, perhaps some-
what unduly, driven up in consequence.

The Turko-Greck difficulty is probably
at an end—for the time at least. ‘he re-
commendations of the Conference were
very distastetul to Greece, and it was long
betore the King could tind a Ministry will-
ing to accept office on the condition of ac-
cepting them. Alter no little delay, M.
Zaimis has succeeded in forming a Cabi-
net, which declares its adherence to the
Protocol; but the national feeling is so
strong against it, that the Ministry, in set-
ting out their programme, dwell at some
length on the cifliculties with which they
are beset. It is stated, with every degree
of probability. that the King had no alter-
bative but to accept the Protocol or Lo ab-
dicate ; and for some time a circumstantial
report was circulated to the effect that Lis
Majesty had determined upon abdication,
and was actually preparing to embark on
board the French corvette, * Forbin.”
Whatever may have been the King’s inten-
tion, no such step has been really taken,
and it is now stated that the adhesion of
tho Greek Government to the Protocol has
been placed in the hands of Count Walew-
ski, who has left Athens with it, on his
return to Paris,

My. Reverdy Johnson has been on a
visit to Glasgow and Edinbur
bas been entertained at dinuer by the
Chamber of Commerce and the Royal
Scottish Academy. Mr Johnson reitera-
ted his assurances that all matters ot dis-
ute between the United States and Great
ritain were finally settled and disposed
of, ‘he text of the Alabama Convention,
which has recently been published in this
country, has uot buen generally received
with satisfaction. ‘The Zimes speaks ol
the negotiations which led up to the Con-
vention as having been ** fittul and inter-
mittent,” and of the Convention itself has
so unsatistactory,thatit would be desirable
ite gaheme ah rd Digs jarwioud amd wn as nty
and other influential journals criticise it in
equally untavorable terms; so that, if it
turns out that the United States Senat: re-
fuse to ratify the Convention, it will not
be regretced in this country,

t

tude. A petition to the Queen has been ||
a number ot the Mayors ot Irish munei-
palities. headed by Sir William Carroll, |t

tained with due regard to the public secu-
rity, the present Government is not likely
to recommend Her Majesty to retuse it.

|

iJlustration in various quarters, For many |!

ceptional hardships and indignities in or- |!

densely crowded. ‘I'he case is still pro-
ceeding, and we therefore retrain from
comment upon it. In Belgium six nuns
have been found immured in a damp un-
derground cell in aconvent near Louyain ;
and in Dublin a writ of Habeas Corpus
has been issued to bring up a daughter of
Lord French, who is said to huve been de-
tained in a conyent school in Ireland
against her will.

Return or Troors to Encrann.—The
following troops will shoitly return to
England trom British America:—1st Bat-
talion 22nd, trom New Brunswick; 4th
Battalion 60th Rifles, from New Bruns-
wick; 30th Regiment, from Nova Scotia;
ist Battalion Riflie Brigade, from Canada ;
and 1st Battalion 16th, from Nova Scotia.
The force ot English infantry maintained
in British America on the departure of the
before-mentioued troops will be the 29th
and 53rd regiments, the Ist Battalion 60th
Rifles, the 6Uth, aud the 78th Highlands,

Mr. Reverpy Jonnson ann THE Ocean
Penny Postace Question.—In an address
presented to Mr. Reverdy Johnson at the
public meeting at Glasgow, on behalf of
the Cobden Club, a hope was expressed
that the time is near when, in addition to
the tacilities of communication already en-
joyed, we shall have an ocean penny post-
age established between Great Britain and
America, opening up ten thousand chan-
nels of intercourse aud affection that mean-
time remain closed. In the course of his
reply to the address, Mr. Johnson said—
You want a cheap penny postage, so do 1;
not only because it will serve very much
to promote the interest of both countries,
but because it will very sensibly promote
my own. This excessive postage is rather
harrowing. But, above all, independent
of the many considerations whieh it in-
volves, I desire to 8 © that you and |
should be brought into intimate connection
with euca other, and that we can do best
by the cheapest possible postage. And,
as I have said in my answer to your ad-
dress, my government have been anxious
from the first to reduce the present rate,

‘gh, where he |;

ae
ed its dirty linen in public,
cently with reference to this pension mat-

signed by over 100,000, aud it is suid that] si

the Lord Mayor of Dublin, have deter. |u
% | mined to presentit, through the Lord in|

a good effect in Irelund, and it is quite} o
certain that it it can be favorably enter-|t

Cc

der to drive her irom the * institution.” | ¢8t! AN
The extraordinary nature of tho claim,and | 4ation, ‘The rivalry begotten by the close
the striking disclosures of convent lite | #eighborhood of the United States appears
which have been revealed, have produced | have inspired the Canadians with somo
an intense interest in the public mind, and | 4! the enthusiasm of the American charac-
day by day Westminster Hall has been } ter.

to bring about that result—and I know no

bar in Her Majesty's government—I do

not like to say of England, for that does

not seem to be palatable in -Scotland—l"
certainly will do whatever I can to pro-

mote the result; and I hope thut betore

this year expires you will be able to write’
to your Iriends in America by the perny

postage instead of paying six pence or

three pence for every lctter, as you now:
do, One thing is certain, if the wishes of

your parliament are considered—and I

rather think the House of Commons is the

yovernment—that will be the result, for

some filty or sixty of the members repre-

senting important towns in Scotland and

England have written to me representing

that they wish such a change in the rates

of postage.

: Mrs. Tancorn’s Penston.—The Daily
Telegraph makes the following remarks
upon the refusal of the Senate .o recom-
mend the grant of an annuity to Mrs. Lin-
coln:—ece iterum: Here is poor Mrs,
Lincoln again; and, this time, the tidings
are of the saddest. The five thousand
dollar pension whereot we lately spoke
turns out to be a Tantalus cup, whist has
been rudely snatched from tho lips of
Abraham Lincoln's widow. On Jan. 29,
Mr Van Winkle, chairman of the Com-
mittee on Pensions, made a report to the
Senate, to the effect that the committee
had been ‘tunable to perceive that Mrs.
Lincoln, as the widow of the late Presi-
dent, or in any other character, is entitled
to a pension under the letter or spirit of
any existing law. . . . Ifthe grant pro-
posed Was on account of extraordinary
military or naval services, the proper ré-
ference would be to the Military or Naval
Committee.” From another source we
learn that the Committee, after hearing
Mrs, Lincoln’s letter trom Franktort read,
decided that they had no power to act on
the suggestion of Senator Sumner, and
grant a pension of 6,000 dols, to Mrs, Lin-
coln, and that the limit of their liberality
was confined to the sum, usual in such
cases, of Thirty Dollars a month, and no
more, ‘Thirty dollars a month! How much
is that a week? Weill, if gold were at par,
it would amount to a tew pence nore than
thirty shillings a week; but gold is still at
a considerable premium, so that, if Mrs.
Lincoln accepted this splendid stipend,
and a grateful country paid her in green-
backs, she might tind ter income to flue-
tuate between twenty-three and twenty-
live shillings a week. dt is a pity that the
American Senate has its laundry work

done at home, else the Congressional
washing might be bestowed on Mrs, Lin-
coln that she might be able to keep body
and soul together,

From an ethical view,
nowever, the Senate of the United States

ye forgniten Nanolenon’s advineg
most shameless manner, wash-

We hinted re-

er that there might be Cesas de America

which ‘no fellow can understand.’ Perhaps
St
u
Great efforts are being made in Ireland | s
to obtain the release of the Feniaus at pre-|erican Legislature,
sent undergoing sentences of penal servi-|t

ome American correspondent will tayor
8 with an explanation ot this apparently
babby and ungrateful conduct of thé Ani-
We Know all about
he ** letter and spirit” of the law which
imits soldiers’ pensions; but if it be pose
ible to pass new laws, and amend the

Constitution, for the purpose of hampering

he official appointments made by unpop-
lar Presidents, a grant of public money
night surely be made to relieve the widow

Waiting, at tho first levee ot the season.|of a Chief Magistrate whose memory—
Such an act of grace would probably have | li

ightly us it seems to be regarded in tue
ountry for which he died—is venerated
hroughout Europe,

Emicration.—As far as Canada is cons
cerned, the migration question seems
ikely to be placed upon a satisfactory

The convent system has lately received | footing at last. A large settled population

s OL ore immediate importance to the

days a trial has been proceeding in the | British possessions in North America than
Court 6f Queen’s bench, in which a‘ sister'|'0 any other dependency of the English
seeks to recover damages from the L dy |°
Superior of a convent in which she was|than to Australia, And among all the
placed, for haying subjected her to excep- | Countries ot ** Greater Britain” the Domin-

rowu—ol more pressing importance even

ion of Canada has always taken the great-
st in the work of settlement and coloni-

But in the matter of emigration, ivis
curious to observe the diiference between
the success of the Americans and that of
the Canadian Government. Strangers
from all parts of the world are drafted in-
to the United States by tens of thousands
every year; while the Canadian returns
are Apparently insignificant. ‘Lhe seter
in Ontario is actually offered, upon his ar-
rival, far greater advantages than the set-
Uerin Michigan, The romantic life in the
vast forests of Canada would seem to real-
ise the wildest dreams of independence.
And yet the emigration returns of tae
United States throw those of Cana !a com-
pletely into the shade. ‘The cause of the
Cunadian deficiency may be discovered by
comparing the emigration system existin

in that country with that of the Unite
Stites, Large sums of money have been
expended by the Canadian Governmentiu
the maintenance of an extensive establish-
ment tor the reception of emigrants who
may orrive in the country. ‘l’nisis money
expended in an excellent way; but the
Canadian system stops short at this point.
it provides tor the reception of emigrants,
but takes no steps, or hardly any, to en-
sure their coming. The American system
on the other hand, expends little or none
of its energies in America. The object of
the system is to attract attention, not to
provide for them, The agents, both ot
the government and of private speculators,
traverse every country in the world in the
search of fresh material, But when the
material reaches America, it is allowed to
ie wherever chance or necessity may bap-
pen to throw it. There are probably
greater depths of misery in New York than
im any other City of the world. The Am.
ericans have turned a river upon their
land, but its waters are allowed w ran to
waste, and do more harm than good, ‘The
Canadians have skillully prepared their
ground, but lack water to hi their chan-
nels, ‘The two systems are parts of a
whole, and the country which combines
Ln will have no reason to regret its de«
cision.

A native rising has taken place In Als
geria, but despatches reveived in Paris an.
wounce that the rebels have been ton.
pletely routed, and were flying “in hut

——e

and have instructed me to do wnat I can

waste. ‘The origin not made known,

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