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so remarkable in the larg
Roman Pontil
wnajority of his Mock, and iit ever repre-| ot spirits, now
sented a party it now rcprescuts the Catho- |
lie Charch, |
THE ELECTION OF TIE Pores. |
‘A rumor has obtained some currency, but |
\only on the authority of those NY RTE
ved with ecclesiastical history, thatthe Pope
‘would suggest to the council the propriety |
of electing during the liletime of the Popes |
‘their successors. “There are some mauilest
“advantages to be derived trom this pri
‘tice, but none that would counterbaluuce
‘the evilsto which is might give 1
was tried once before by Pope Boniti
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“but betove his death he annulled the ap: |
pointment he had made and condenmed the |
: practice. |
CELIBACY OF THT CLERGY,
Equally unreliable is the rumor that the |
“Ohurch will abolish the ancient disciplinal
ustitution of the celibacy of the clergy. |
* Clerical celibacy is looked upon by Catho-
lies as a mainstay of theirchurch, Lacor- |
aluire points to it as convincing proof that
“the Catholic Church must be divine sine
able to enforce such a condition, Father
Perrone, the Jesuit, is ulinost emphatic
whea he clains that no other religion has
suceceded in establishing such an order of
ahings. Popes from the earliest: ages en-
! gorced it, and Pius EX, is not likely to walk
otherwise than St, Sericius and his other
predecossors did. What would be its ob-
ject? To secure a certainty of continence
among the clergy? Bat while Catholics
do not admit that this is needed to secure
that result, they agree with John Tlenry
Newman that marriage is no assurance of
continence, and to put itin the mildest
way that wmongst the married clergymen |
of the Anglican or Dissenting Communion,
there is just as much incontinence as wmong
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' the celibate clergymen of Rome,
It is hardiy doubtlul whether this sup
»osed reform would be popular among the
tuman Catholics themselves. In one por
tion of that communion the Maronite
pliests are ullowed to marry, but it is a
singular tact that the people will not go to
contession, or allow their wives and chil-
dren to go to confession, to the marvi a
priests, choosing rather celibate confessors
Of course, the Pope and Council |
powerof changing this mutter of d
but nothing can be conceived more iipro-
Dable than that they wil! exercise it.
LISCIPLING OF THE CLERGY,
‘Tt is likely that there will be numerous
tanous passed in retercuce to the discipline
of the clergy : for, no matter bow stringent
the regulations allecting the pastors of the |
Catbolie Church are, no Council has ever
met without adding turther important re-
strictions calculated to make the discipline
at the clergy as complete as possible,
Care will be taken to exhort the superiors
wt ecclesiastics to iaspire in their subjects
the highest ecclesiastic spirit, and to place
before them, even more strongly than be-
fore, a high sense of their obligations. As
Trent ordained the establishment ot divi-
sion, or at least of provincial seminaries,
the Vatican Council will probably direct
that in these colleges higher branches of
secular as well as of clerical education be
taught, so as to make the clergy of the
yrowing generation better suited to combat
the peculiar errors of the day, which are
no longer specially theological, but drawn
rather from the domain of philosophy—|
mental, natural aud moral,
TUE GREBK CHURCIE AND THE RITUALISTS,
It was publicly announced some time
ago that the letter of invitation which the
Pope had sent to the Oriental Patriarchs
was rejected,on the ground, it was strange-
ly stated, that (he Pope had claimed an
authority which did not inhere to his See.
While that may be a matter of dispute,
and might be readily waived under pro-
test, it seems a trivial ground for men to
go on who are really anxious for reunioa,
‘dn the copies of the Pope's Ietter tu the
Patiiarchs, generally accessible, the ad-
dress is not given, but if it were in the
usuitl form of Papal letters, and if it ac-
corded with the body of the letter, couch-
ed iu respectlul aud sympathetic terms,
there would be little reason for the spiritu-
al descendants of the Greek Fathers of the
Council of Florence, or of those carly Kas
tern Councils which made so many ac-
knowledgments of the Primacy of Rome,
to reject the proffered olive branch, Hence
it may be doubted whether this ramored
refusil of the Patriavchs was cither vuthen-
tic or final. IMyven if it were meant to be
so, further offers may be made by the
Council which will assuredly spare no ef-
fort to reunite Christendom. In the same
spirit every conciliation will be offered to
the Ritualists, especially those who believe
that it would be adyantugeous to sce re-
union brought about, even by sacrifice,
But it ean hardly be hoped that the Coun-
cil will admit, as they may be asked to do,
that the Anglican orders and the Nag’s
Jivad consecration are y ‘
COMPOSTIION Ol THLE COUNCIL,
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/ her outside the barbor with a dusky pilot,
The Greenluiders are Raselbantay fond |
atter how vile may be the
quality, so long as it ‘brings on the
drunk” They are allowed a glas
King's birthday, and other high festive
and when vowing in boats the Danish ofli-
cers are accustained to give them one glass
ot ‘+ schnapps” (costing Od. per quiet)
every tour miles. It is remarkable how
quickly they know when the distance is
accomplished, If the officer is not cog-
nizant, cough, anda pantomine of swal-
lowing a glass of grog seon remind Lin
that the boatmen require their ** brandy-
milk.” ‘The priest at one of the settle
ments had engaged an old fellow to fed
his dogs in winter, the stipulated pay-
ment being a litle money and a glass of
schnapps. Every morning emptying his
grog, he v ven to bend his head rever-
ently; until, being watched, he was (ob:
served to squirt the spirits back again into
n bottle concealed in the breast of his
jacket, ‘Chis he mixed with water and
ld to the other natives, so that the old
seal lived royally ou Lerr Pastor's morn-
ing dram. When the annual ship comes
trom Denmark a crew of natives board
Por their services, in addition to pay, they
reecive a glass of schnapps, | Sometimes
this glass is sold to another long befor
hand. A captain of one of these ships
told me that he could never understand
how, yearly, it constantly happened that!
one or two of the crew Were intoxicated
after receiving the dram, until old boat-
swain put him ‘*up” to the wick, Aman
ter receiving grog will get behind a
boat or mast and squirt the contents of
his mouth into that of his neighbor to
whom he had sold it, though the amount
of selidenial required to be exercised ina
case of this nature must, to an Eskimo, be
enormous |
Thirty thousand bartels of whiskey,
valued ut five millions of dollars, were
consumed in a fire at Philadelphia, Wed-
hesday, dth inst. Walls sixteen inches
thick, iron shutters and doors, where no
more than paper to the fearful heat.
Several lives were lost. How many lives
would have been Jost had the whiskey
burnt men’s vitals instead of being burned
itseli? [Low much more money tov?
Dr. Guthrie says: ‘ Before God and
man, before the Church and the world, I
impeach intemperance. I charge it with
the murder of iunumberable souls. In
this country, blessed with freedom and
plenty, of the Word of God, and the liber-
ues of true religion. I charge it as the
cause—whitever be their source elsewhere
—of all the poverty, and almost all crimes,
and almost all the misery, and almost all
lenorance, tnd almost wl the ivreligion,
that disgrace and afflict the land. * Lam |
not mad, most noble Festus, I speak the |
words of truthand soberness,’ 1 do in my
conscience believe that these intoxicating
liquors have sunk into perdition more
men and women than found a grave in
that deluge which swept over the highest
hill-top igulling a world of which but
eight were saved.’ Ziows Herald,
A curious discovery, kept seeret for
fourteen ye has just come to light at
Ravenna, 2g workmen engaged in dig-
ging a canal near the present railroad sta-
tion, in 1854, found « skeleton with a
breastplate of fine gold, buried face down-
wards. ‘The precious piece of armor,
whieh weighed six pounds, was broken up
and the pieces seerctty sold to jewellers,
Two large pieces, which appear to have
been the shoulder bands, aid are covered
with chasing and enumel,uave been given
up by a jeweller ia Paenza, but the re-
inainder ave probably lost, ft is knowu
that Theodorie buried the body of Odoa-
eer, after his murder at Ravenna, tice
downwards; and the Italian antiquarians
suppose that this golden harness is really
that of the first King of Italy,
The Detroit Posf coutains an account of |
a woman, who, to * give the world as-
surance of aman,” went out West, bought
tO acres of land, grubbed out fourteen |
acres of heavy oak, chopped and split rails, |
built a house, sowed cight acres of wheat,
dug ditches, supplied her neighbors with
axc-helyes and splint: besides at-
tending to her dom sores,” all
with her own hant
She 1
(G i Sy
Is, in a year and half.
lone, ** keeps her own seerets,”
and is regarded as the * coming woman,”
Let her vote,
Tue Souru Sea Isranps.—Of the great
work that has been done in the South Sea
Islands—a suggestive encouragement to
missionary zeal everywhere—an English
periodical remarks :—
‘‘Tnecssant war, merciless cruelty, in-|
fanticide, indescribable vice, in many)
places cannibalism, made the strong races
in the South Sea Islands a ceaseless terror
toeach other and to the world outside
them. In all but Western Polynesia, the
LERSIDE JOURNAL,
CE,
NESE” 24
INTON.
COR RIGS PON DION
A TRIP THROUGH THE DOM
Mn. Epiror:— nest
Vresuming that an account ofa trip through
the Dominion, and a description “of its’ in-
habitants, may net be without interdst to'ydur
humerous readers—even to that class of hem
who regard with horrer thé prospects oth
Confederation with Canada—L have ventured
to put into readable form my ** jottings by the
way.” i,
The Cab-men of St. John, N. B., are the
mostattentive cliss of people the traveller
yer meets. Before the train stops, you will
an eager crowd of * Jehus” winking and
nodding, and waiving their whips#to attract
the attention and secure the passenger. He
who prefers to walk uptown must ran the
siuntet through long lines of whip-stalks,
and have his cars dinned with persistent in-
vitations to ** ride up,” which invitations are
generally couched in all the sweetness and
persuasiveness of the Irish brogue, ‘The cab-
nun miects you upon every street, at every
hour; and tor fear you may have lost your
way, Will often ask you to turn about. and
‘ride up” in his direction, On Wednesday
morning the Boat started from St.John, Just
as she left the wharf, the cry of t man over-
board” was raised, and looking out to sca we
ec
saw a Ste: mer under tow of a steam-tug, and
a man overbourd,swimming boldly away from
his vessel. A boat was svon upon the spot—
too roonfor the suke of accident—and the
energy with which the drowning man hugged
| his deliverer, and the vehemence with which
he embraced the whiskey, both appeared too
carnest to be unpremeditated. ‘The proba-
bility was, the man had shipped, and having
received his passage money, had contrived to
un-ship by accidentally falling overboard,
trusting ty the well-known dogged persist-
ency of the Captain of the tug-boat to con-
duct the vessel safely from the scene of the
disaster. We were soon out past the Island,
and battery, and light-house, and fairly upon
the bosom of the Bay of Fundy. The ebb and
flow of the tide is here strongly marked.
You cannot see the long succession of waves
towering above each other as they roll in
majesty uv the Bay, but the line of demarca-
tion between thedark melancholy iron-colored
waters of the St.Jolin is always plainly visible.
Although the morning was calin and pleasant
there was a very heavy swell, and that large
bout would ride up and down upon the waves
as beautifully and 4 fully as the smallest
skiff. Some of the passengers appeared to
grow sick under the operation, and some np-
peared to enjoy the pleasing consciousnéss of
culting a heavy sweil for the first time in
their lives. ‘l’o the left appeared the wide ex-
pause of the Aulantic, beautifully dotted over
with innummerable fishing vessels,their white
sails glistening in the sun-light which oeca-
sionaly burst through the clouds upon them,
and a dangefous, rough-looking coast it is,
from St.John to Portland, ILard, iron-looking
rocks of slate and gneiss, suv different from
the sandstone of EF. E. Island, apparently
scowling in anger at the passing steamboat;
some scraggy shrubs, some speciniens of the
cedar and spruce, aud some solitary, decayed
Lirches, standing like monuments mourning
over natures lost fertility, aud sume few scat-
tered huts among the hills, which would re-
quire something more than love ina cottage
to muke delectable, completed the scenery.
When half way between St. John and Last-
port, we were shown the place were our boat
had struck on the rocks the day before. Com-
ing up to St, John, of course the coast lies to
the left; but when nearing the light-house
during a very thick fog,they heard the report
of a gun a little to the right. he order was
atonce given to reverse the engine, but before
this could be effected the boat struck heavily
two or three times upon the rocks. At this
moment the fog suddenly difted, and revealed
to the passengers their situation. ‘Lo! the
right and lett were breakers, and the bow s
so near the shore that you could jump with
ease upon the rocks. It was a narrow escape,
for the wind was blowing briskly at the time,
anda few minutes in such a situation would
have completed the tragedy. The coast and
scenery from this to Mastport is monotonous;
the same dark steep granite cliffs, and the
sine varieties of inlet and harbor. We must
turn to the passengers for points of interest.
The first impression one gets is that they are
all Yankees, both trom the fluency of their
speech and the thin, care-worn, business-like
appearance which they present. ‘The Yankee
is i lways comuiunicative, and is ever ready
to interchange ideas. Ie is not at all lke
the gloved, dignilied individual whom we fre-
quently meet with on British soil, and who is
sure tu take the »pposite side of the street.
On this account the t iler likes better to
travel with the Yankee, for with him it is
easier to infringe upon the tyrannical rules of
etiquette in introductions, which rules were
certuinly never made for travellers, Jus
After sailing past many small volcanié. is-
lands, whose sides run_ perpendicularly ‘into
the woter,we reached Kastport. Itis a small
town, alittle larger than Summerside, but
with the same checrless, treeless aspect. Lts
harbor was filled with fleets of fishing vessels,
wl apparently busied with the finny tribe.
From Eastport to Portland the coast is
rocky, but deeply indented with bays and in-
lets. Away to the leftis Grand Manan Island
apparently looming up, with its bold, precipi-
tous sides, from the bosom of the ocean.
. ?
vospel has swept this heathenism away.
Cardinals, 67; Archbishops, Bishops and |
Mitred Abbots, 850. ‘These dignitaries
are distributed as follows; 40 Italian Car-)
dinals, 204 Italian Dishops, 46 Spaniards,
$0 French, and 22 Portuguese, a3 weil as)
77 Bishops of the Lattho-Aiwerleau races, |
From the United Kingdom there wiil be!
48,—68 hom North America, 20 Greece
and ‘Turkey, 12 trom Prussia, 8 trom By
1, 46 from Austria, and 21 from Belyi-
gin and Tolland. ‘Lhe remaining bishops
are distributed throughout the rest of the
world,
RESULTS OF TIE COUNCIL,
Fertile of speculations as this theme must
de, and effering varying solutions accord. |
ing to the point of view, the results of the
council piust, if ever measured, be chron
icled ina future column, ‘Those who hope
with the council for its success regard it
as the only cure for the ills of s
to-da “ Kither [luman Society.” say
a Cattolica,” ‘must perish out-
right, or it witl be saved by this Council.”
PERMANENT CONNECTION WITd ENG-
LANL,
Atthe banquet given in [Toronto to Sir
Francis Uincks, that gentleman said, in the
course of his speech ;—
At Ottawa he had pointed out that not-
withstanding difference of political views,
there were certain suljects upon which they
could all agree. One of these was Uie ques-
tion of the intergrity of the British Mupire.
Ife was rejoiced to hear on every side the ex-
pression of loyalty which he had listened to,
Some people talk of Annexation, and some of
Independence, but these did little justice to
the sentiments of the people of Canada. All
he could say on this point was that he, and
those with whom he had associated, always
regarded itas a first article of their creed,
tuat, with such institutions as they had, there
was bothing to prevent @ permanent connect-
jon with the Mother Country. Colonies, he
regarded as an integral and essential part of
Hritish Empire; and he hoped he would never
live to see the day when Canada would sever
her counection with England.”
That is refreshing after all the empty head-
ed nonsense about independence, and the
distoynt rant respecting annexation we have
been lately doumed to read. — St. John News.
The potato blight has made its appearance
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their brethern forth as
merey have
200,000 peo
bers of the church.
expended on the process le
News, and we fully endorse every word of
ety of |
ago—that is 10 cents per word for private
The four gveat socictics which hay sent
messengers of
thered into Christ's fold)
, of whom 20,000 are inem-
They have together
than £1,200,- |
N00; a sam which, nowdays, Wiil only
nakea London railway, ov furnish the
avy with six ivon chuls. Yet how won-!
lerful the fruit of their toil! ‘The woll|
Iwelis with the lamb, the leopard lies |
Jown with the kid.’”
We copy the following from the St. John
t. Itis admitted by persons who have
my telegraphing to do that the price is tuo
nigh :—
The telegraph tolls between P, E. Island
und New Brunswick are the same to-day
» tolls between any part of the West-
vinees and St John, or between
and St Jolin were twelve months
messages, and 2 cents tothe press. There
is no reason in the world why this should
|be so. It the Montreal and Western Co,
could see their way clear to reduce their
|charges one halt, what is to hinder the
| Cowpanies in charge of the line between
the Island and St. John from making ao
reduction? In this age ot cheap travel-
ling, cheap postage, cheap newspapers’
and gradually cheapening telegraphy, it
is preposterous, to say the least, to levy
between the Island and St. John, and vice
versa, double the tolls that are exacted in
every other part of British America, We
recommend attention to this matter by the
concerns interested.
The St John News says:—*t In the course
of an excellent speech, delivered by Mr.
ht. G. Haliburton at the great meeting
held in ifalifax lust week to make prepar-
ation for the suitable reecption of the
Governor General on his arrival in that
city, that gentleman is reported to have
dechwed that ‘nothing operated more
against the renewal of the reciprocal trade
relations with the United States than the}
unfounded beliet, current in parts of the
| Vuited States, that a very large portion
jot our people were disloyal, and looked
for an opportunity to rupture our connect-
ion with Great britain.”
ji
The wheat experts from San Francisco |
laltof it was obscured by a fog, and its
8 se, Lincly, weird-like aspect, would sug-
gest this as being the native place of fogs, or
ut least their favorite summer residence.
Further en we saw hundreds of small islands,
many of which required the use of the glass
to distinguish frou whales, so low do they
appeur inthe water, Dut the nightis coming
on, und the outlines of the coast are fading
from view, and only a dim, saw-tuothed ap-
pearance of the hills is seen against the west-
ernsky. ‘The lights from the shore loom out
to guide the vessel upon its course, and it is
night upon the, sea. Hy
In the early morning we reach Portland,
pass Uirough its narrow entrance, which scems
hardly a stones’sthrow across, and past, a
strong battery of guns, Uere was an innu-
meravle swarii of fishing vessels, each with
alight burning, and as the steamboat winds
its way through them, the appearance is very
beautiul, ‘Lu apersonota highly unacquatic
disposition, just wuking froma sound sleep,
they might suggest the idea of taking a trip
to tleaven among the stars. But the sleepy
traveller is quickly undeceived on neuring
Portland, for neither ia the appearance of the
city nor in the character of its inhabitants, can
be found the slightest resemblance to the
beauty of the New Jerusalem, or to the divine
perfection ot the Saints.
Continued next week.
Beamsville, Ontario.
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B. J. Ul.
Mr. Epiron; .
The editor of the last Progress gives pub-
licity to the greatest falsehood that was ever
circulated, when he asserts that ** It is well
known that if the people of this Island were
to-day free to chouse between Confederation
and Annexation, an overwhelmiag majority
would decide in favor of Annexation,” The
people of this Island, no doubt, are at present
opposed to joining the Dominion, but great as
is that opposition, I firmly believe that every.
man on the Island except perhaps the pre-;
prictor and editor of the above named played
out sheet, and the few American sympathisers
who are to be found in the country—would
prefer joining it, and preserving their nation:
ality, rtther than join such a country ag thé
United States. What lias the Isiand to gain
by becoming annexed to sucha heavy taxed
tnd over-burdened country? Would the
free und independent people of this Island be
willing to throw off their allegianve to a Sov-
ercign and a Constitution that give them
every protection and every blessing under
Heaven, andin exchange allow themselves
to be ruled over and ruled down by Jack Chi-
in Auuapolis County,butitis hoped its ravages | for duly were 28),000 sacks, valued at) naman, a Fenian mob, and a lot of outcusts
wy, Ae da,
this year will Le less disastrous
‘ £ b
| $500,000
who coutrol the clections in the Uniped States 7
THURSDAY,
‘To the right appeared the line of seatcoast;:
BER 2, 1869.
1 think not, and Tam inclined to believe that
if the individual who wrote the article L have
referted to, was asked by one of the Normal
School Students his honest opinion, lic would
idly admit I was right. Perhaps the
t of the sonot our beloved Queen may
e him an opportunity of witnessing the at-
tachment and love to the British ‘Throne, of
the thousands who will asseu ble to wglcome
him,
P OBSERVER.
E
Bedeque, Aug. 31, 1869,
Summerside Gournal.
PEMBER 2, 1869.
" THURSDAY, SEPT
No notice can be taken of annonymous com-
munications, We must know the names and
addresses Of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good taith, We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not used.
PRINGB ARTHUR'S VISIT.
Ture Prince arrived in Charlottetown
at hulf-past eight on Saturday night last.
this Royal Highness was expected at a
Lmuch carlier hour, ‘Lhe City had put on
a holiday dress in honor of the Royal
visitor, Tags streamed from hundreds
of windows, and lines of them were
stretched across the streets in several
places. A very handsome triple arch,
decorated with evergreens, flowers and
flags, and bearing suitable mottocs, was
erceted on the Main Street, and another
very tasteful one, similarly ornanented,
was raised on the Queen’s Wharf, near
the place where the Prince was to land.
The Province Building underwent a com-
plete transformation, ‘The sombre, and
indeed somewhat dingy chamber of jus-
tice, was converted into a handsome
Lanqueting room, and the Hall of Legis-
lation was, not by the hands of fairies or
Genii, good or bad, but by those of the
very substantial Mr, Duchemin and his
family, metamorphosed into a gay temple
‘Verpsichore, overhung with festoons of
mingled foliage and flowers, and gorge-
ously draped with the brilliant banners
of allnations. Dull offices were changed
into bright robing rooms, resplendent
with mirrors; and the Council Chamber,
cleared of encumbering tables, complete-
ly lost its heavy, though dignified and
official appearance, and became a spa-
cious, light, and cheerful reception room.
It seemed a pity that all this lightness
and all this beauty must vanish as sud-
denly as it was created. But jealous
business will again demand its own, and
unseemly invasion of its peculiar domain.
‘The City on Saturday evening presented
quite a lively aspect. Crowds of people
perambulated the streets,anxiously await-
ing the arrival of the Prince. The Vol-
untecrs, under Col Beer, took their sta-
tion on the Queen’s Wharf at an early
hour. ‘This wharf and the adjoining one
was at one time crowded with people,
patienuy awaiting the arrival of the Dart.
The patience of the sight-seers was
doomed to be sorely tried. It was fally
expected that the Prince would land
some time betore dark, and consequently
all those who wished to catch a glimpse
of the son of our beloved Queen, posted
themselves, at an carly hour, at different
points on the route which the procession
was lotuke. Hvery window along Queen
Street was ornamented with fair faces,
and hundreds of sight-scers on the tops
of the houses awaited the coming of the
Prince. IJlour after hour passed away,
and still no sign of the Dart. About six
o'clock the firing of the cannon announced
that she was scen from the blockhouse.
14 was still hoped that she would be in
the harbor before dark. But as time
wore on, the expectant crowd had another
practical illustration of the truth that
there is nothing in a name. ‘The Dart
proved a very snail, for it was pitch dark
before that misnamed gunboat cast anchor
in the Hillsborough, opposite the Queen's
Wharf. After some little time, a boat
wag seen approaching the wharf. A cry
was raised, ‘* The Prince is coming !”
and three hearty cheers were giver by
those who stood on both wharves. ‘The
good people were, however, unfortunate-
ly ‘+ sold,” for the boat contained, besides
honest tars, nothing more than sundry
yalises and portmanteaus. It was cer-
tainly very annoying to hear such hearty
cheers thrown away on the Prince's clean
shirts. ‘This blunder made the crowd
more cautious, and when Ilis Royal
Hlighness actually did arrive, he was not
greeted with a cheer until he had fuir-
Hly set his foot on terra firma. ‘The cheers
were then loud, hearty and prolonged,
But alas for the vanity of human expec-
tations, after all tWeir patient waiting, but
a very few of those assembled were grati-
fied by a sight of Prince Arthur. ‘The
night was dark, the lights were dim and
few, and the stay on the wharf was very
short. But for the presence of mind of
some loyal subject, the royul cortege
would have passed through the streets in
comparative darkness, but not in silence,
certainly. When the carriage containing
the Prince and Sir Robert Hodgson was
opposite I. C. Hall's establishment, some
thanks of the community, lighted a torch,
and holding it aloft, gave the assem-
will no doubt resent this unwonted and
good, thoughtful soul, who deserves the)
mediately on his arrival at Government
llouse, the Mayor and Recorder of the
city were introduéed to Prince Arthur by
His Honor the Administrator of the Goy-
ernment ‘The Recorder then read the
following Addyess :—
May it Please Your Royal Highness:
~ The Mayor and Corporation of the City of
Charlottetown, anxious to manifest the sense
of the honor which the visit of Your Roygl
Highness has conferred upon the City, desife
to give you a hearty welcome and present
you with an Address, which, with your pre-
mission, the Recorder will now read.
ADDRESS.
To Wis Royal Inghness Prince Arthur
Patrick Williain Albert, Knight of the Most
Noble Order of the Garter and of the Most
illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, §e., Se.
May ir viease Your Royat Hicuness:
It is with the highest satisfaction that we,
the Mayor and Common Council of the City
of Charlottetown, hail the arrival of Your
Royal Highness in this City,the capital of Mer
Majesty’s Island Prince Edward,
We rejoice in the opportunity thus afforded
us of tesutying to a son of our Beloved Queen
the sentiments of loyalty and devotion to Ler
Majesty’s Royal person, and of regard and
esteem for Her august family, which prevade
the hearts of Her subjects in this Her City of
Charlottetown,
Itis our happiness as well as our pride,
that we live under the sway of a Monarch
whose eminent virtues, displayed in the ex-
ercise of Her duties, cither us Queen, wife, or
mother, have justly endeared Her to Her
loving and faithful subjects in every quarter
of the globe, and gained for Her the esteem,
admiration and respect of the whole civilized
world,
We would remind Your Royal Highness
that the Island has the honor of bearing the
name of Your Illustrious Grandfather, who
took great interest in its welfare, and whose
memory has been gratefully prepetuated
among us.
We regret that this, the first visit of Your
Royal Highness, is to be of such limited du-
ration, as we feel confident that a more ex-
tended knowledge of the country and its peo-
ple would be as productive of pleasure to
Your Royal Highness as of gratification te its
inhabitants.
Whatever may be the dispensation of an
Your Royal Highness, we beg to assure you,
that itis our sincere prayer that it may be
attended with health, happiness and pros-
perity.
Given under our common Seal, at the City of
Charlottetown, this Twenty-eighth day of
August, in the Year of Our Lord 1869,
THEOPHILUS DESBRISAY, Mayor,
JOUN LAWSON, Q. C, Recorder,
The Prince, in peculiarly distinct tones,
and with a pleasing manner, replicd as
follows :—
REPLY.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Charlottetown.
GENTLEMEN ,—
Tam deeply touched by the address whigh
you haye just read to me.
Your loyalty and attachment to Her Ma-
jesty’s Throne and person are well known to
the Queen, and it will afford me the greatest
satistaction to report to Her these fresh proofs
of devotion so unmistakably evinsed by your
reception of Her Son, and by the eloquent
words of your address.
The deep interest which her Majesty takes
in the welfare of the people of this portion of
[ler Dominions cannot be more clearly shown
ty you than by my informing you,that although
my stay in this part of the world would be of
very short duration, it was Her wish that I
should not omit to visit the Island of Prince
edward,
Pray accept my hearty thanks for your
kind wishes tor my welfare, and for the cor-
dial welcome you have given me,
ARTHUR.
The appearance of the Prince is very
prepossessing. He is, we think, rather
above medium Leight ; his complexion is
considerable resemblance to the Prince of
Wales, but is, in our estimation, much
more intellectual looking. ‘There is no-
thing very striking in the Prince’s appear-
ance. He looks like what he no doubt
is—an intellectual, well-bred young gen-
tleman. ‘Those who have had the honor
of meeting him in private, are charmed
with his urbanity and the unaffected sim-
plicity of his manner. Ife would not be
the son of his mother if he did not show
the utmost consideration for the feelings
of the humblest of those with whom he
comes in contact.
On Sunday the Prince attended Divine
Service, in the morning, at St. Paul's
Church, The Church was crowded, and
many were unable to obtain seats. Whe-
ther so many went to see the Prince or to
hear an excellent, plain, gospel sermon
from the Rey. Mr. Parnther, we cannot
‘say. In cither case none were disappoint-
fed. Betore the Service had ended, an
immense crowd assembled around the en-
|trance to the Charch, anxious to geta
glimpse of His Royal Highness. It was
| With great difficulty that the congregation
got through the crowd, The Prince grace-
fully acknowledged the courtesy shown
him, stepped into the carriage with the
Administrator of the Government, and
drove slowly away, thus affording the as-
sembled multitude a good view ot him, In
the evening ho walked through several
of the principal streets, accompanied by
‘the Private Secretary, It. RK. Lodgson,
Esq., some of the oflicers of the Dart, and
other gentlemen,
Monday was kept as a holiday by the
good people of Charlottetown, The shops
| were closed, and the streets were filled
with people of both town and country,
anxious to catch a glimpse of Prince Ar-
thur, A Levee was held at Government
all-wise Providence in the future career of!
fair, and his features are good. He bears!
blages along the route an opportunity of | House,at which about two hundred gentle-
seeing the Son of their Sovereign, ‘The | {Gen were presented to His Royal High-
scene during t'e passage to Government Bess: This was for the different layers of
Ifouse was an amusing one. ‘The street | Upper ortists but tor thosa wives full
Gor aded war ihe will j dress” was a homespun cout, and trowsers
on both sides was lned with people.) to match, there seemed, in the early part
who kept cheering Justily as the carriage | of the day, but a slight chance of their
approuched them, and as it passed closed | getting & peep at tne Prince, whom they
in behind it, forming, if not a very order- | liad waited so patiently and como so far
ly, at least a very merry and entliusiastic |t9 see. Owing to the kind consideration
procession. ‘The exhilerant loyalty mani- CHUL TIRE PTR OR nn the
este: ; a» fe sntleme al ini? ; ’ wth com-
fested bs re few Be oe / bined, an excellent opportunity was at-
AeA ER Penge to the liveliness of the | forded the loyal undressed of setting their
seene. ‘The Prince seemed much amused, | eyes on the son of Victoria, ‘The Prince
and we think he enjoyed himself better and suite, with the Administrator and
than if he had made a more orderly and Suite, at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
more imposing procession through the |*ppeared in full view for nearly half an
streets by daylight. He repeatedly ac. | Hout he teeter hilo ithe Cena
knowledged the cheers of the crowd; | a ARAL d 8 UN Na
23 D 4 : : ily gratified, and evineed th 7
indeed his hat, during the passage from vies nyitoledec lelda shad ul
| their feelings of gratitude and loyalty by
the wharf to Government House, was not! loud and repeated cheers, tunmnedtately
on his head for five consecutive seconds, | aiter this, Mr. Lewis, Photographer, too
We were much pleased to see the houses 4 sun picture of the Prince and Sir Robert
on both sides of the street brilliantly il- Hodgson, as they sat in their carriage un-
laminated, private as well as public. St. der the ureh in the Main Street,
Patrick's: Llalt was: one blaze: of light. The most beautiful and the most impos-
Tw exeltcd crowd followed the Prinoe to jing part of the whole proceedings in honor
Government House door. Drawn up ae Tapeovied by Gapla, Sirbkiond,
receive the Prince was Capt. Morris's fine | Rogers aud McKinnon, of the vity firemen
Company of Volunteer Artillery. Im-|Mure than two hundred firemen, each
wr
bearing a lighted torch,escorted the Prince
from Government Ilouse to the Colonial
Buildiog. ‘The scene was really magnifi-
cent, We hear that the Prince was much
leased with this mark of attention paid
im by the loyal Fire Brigade of Charlotte-
town, The streets were crowded with
spectators, whose |uzzas were quite as
frequent and us enthusiastic as they were
on Saturday night. A large bonfire was
lighted on Rochtort Square, which illumi-
nated the whole ofthat part of the city.
‘There was also a display of fire-works on
Queen Square, near the Colonial Building.
We must not forget to mention that St.
Patrick’s Hall was again, on Monday night,
from basement to roof, one blaze of light.
‘The Ball was kept up until about half-
past two, when the Prince, accompanied
by the Administrator and suite, drove to
the Queen’s Wharf, where a boat was wait-
ing to convey him on board the Dart.
Ile was loudly cheered as the boat left
the wharf.
It is said that Prince Arthur is mucele
pleased with his visit to the Island, and we
know that he has won golden opinions
from ai classes of his Royal Mother's sub-
jects in this small and distant Colony.
_ Roavs.—The roads near Charlottetown are
in a disgraceful state, considering all the
money that has this year been expended on
them. The roads leading into the City are
much worse than those near Summersides
The only reason we can give for this is that
the stone used here is better adapted for road-
making, and that the men who do or superin-
tend the work, know better how to do it. If
the money expended on the public roads lead-
ing into Charlottetown, had been judiciously
laid out, and a man appointed to oversee the
work who understands road-making, farmers
going to market would not be compelled, at
this season of the year, to wade their teams
through a foot of muck. But so it is—and
so it ever will be so long as a halfdozen men,
such as we saw the other day, are kept mere~
ly throwing soft earth on the roads,
Sr. Peren’s Cuuncu.—We attended ser-
vice in this Church, in Charlottetown, om
Sunday evening last. The Church stands
on the west side of Rochford Square, and is
built of brick, The ground around it is rather
**bouuy,” but we suppose the foundation is
onavock. Vo stranger, the inside of the
' building presents an unfinished appearance;
| but we were told that it was finished accord-
‘ing to the Ritulistic style. ‘There are no pews,
each person is provided with a chair. The
rules are for the ladies to sit on the left side
and the men on the right; this rule is not very
stiictly observed, however. On the right,
inside the entry, is a large font containing
wiier—holy we suppose—on the front of it
are the words ‘ remission.” Inside of the
communion rail, and in the very rear of tho
building, is the altar, which stands consider—
ably bigher than the floor on which are seated
the congregation, On one side of the altar,
but entirely hid from view, stands a large or-
gan, which sends out sweet music. The
ceiling over the altar is painted blue, and
dotted with crosses and stars of gold color.
Painted on the wall, in different colors, are
the words ** The Word was made Flesh and
dwelt among us.” When the bell, which is.
erected outside of the main building, ceases:
to ring, the Parson comes out of & roomon
the lett side, followed by about twenty or
thirty boys, all dressed in white. ‘These take
their places on both sides of the altar. and do-
all the chanting, ‘The VParson is dressed in
awhite surplus, having a scarlet cross on
the back. ‘he whole of the service is chant-
ed, except the delivery of the sermon, The:
pulpit is erected outside of the communion
rail onthe west end. Overhanging it is a
beautiful piece of embroidery with a cross om
it. The service was conducted by the regu-
lar Parson, the Rey. George Hodgson. The
sermon was preached by a Rey. gentleman
from Halifux. He choose us his text the 620
chapter of Isaiah, lst and 6th verses, His
style was very much like that of Henry Ward
Beecher. He pitched into the Dissenters and
others, right and left. Many such watchmen
we fear, spend more time in abusing those
who huppen to differ from them, and who will
not embrace this new religion, than they do
in giving the alarm when the enemy is ap-
proaching. Some trumpets give an uncertain
sound, We learn that this Church is not un-
der the control of the Rector of good old St.
Paul's, neither does*the mode of worship.
pricticed in it, receive his sanction,
The above is a brief outline of Saint Peter's
Protestant (?) Church!
Bisuov Binnuy,—His Lordship Bishop
Binney preached at St. Eleanor’s last Sun-
day morning, and confirmed several persons.
In the evening Lis Lordship preached in Sum-
merside, toa crowded congregation, from Ist
Corinthians, Ist ch. and 80th verse. ‘The
sermon was excellent, and was listened to
with great attention. ‘’o some it would ap-
pear that too much importance was attached
to the Sacraments, as the Bishop dwelt much
on the Lord’s Supper as a means of grace or
achannel whereby blessings are communi-
¢ated, ‘The Bishop denounced self pride and
selt-glorifyin.. Before the sermon, and af-
ter the services of the evening were read, the
Bishop expressed his gratification that the
debt on the Church was paid or nearly paid
off—was sorry that the building was so small
fora growing plice like Summerside, and
would like to see it enlarged. He hoped that
the payment of the dues for the support of
the Ministry, would not be forgotten, and the
congregation were now called on fur more ex«
ertion on account of the Parent Societies
having withdrawn a portion of the support
heretofore given. ‘The Bishop also carnestly
eommended the fund for the Widows and
Orphans of the Clergy, to the consideration
of each congregation. On the importance of
Sunday Schools, Lis Lordship ae earnest-
ly—to the Sunday Schools, ina great measure
does the advancement and the prosperity of
the Church depend, The ‘Teachers should
be encouraged, onthe Parents to train up their children,
‘There was a spurious liberality abroad in the
world that a child should not receive early
religious impressions, but he left to grow up
und judge for itself, The devil would be
sure to sow bad seed; when the child was
brought to the Lord in Baptism, it was given
back again to its parents with the injunction
“take this Child and bring it up tor Me,”
These and other matters Lis Lordship forcibly
dwelt on.
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Exuinition.—The Queen's County Fair
and Exhibition will be held in Charlottetown,
on Tuesday and Wednesday the 12th and 13th
days of October next.
Sr. Dunstan's. —The Classes in St. Dun-
stan’s College were resumed yesterday,
Tun Rey, Mr. Farconrer, will D. V.,
preach in the Presbyterian Church, at Alber-
ton, on Sunday next, at the usual time,
The Rey. Mr. DesBrisay, will preach w
the School House, at Traveler's Rest, Lot 19,
on Sunday next, at 3 o'clock, p. m.
Lanow quantities of new Oats have been
brought in and disposed of during the past
few days. ‘Lhey sold for 3s, per bushel.
Tue shipping of oysters has again com-
menced, ‘The price per barrel is 7s to 8e.
We have reecived a copy of ‘ Three
Lectures on the connection between Sa-
ered and Profane Listory,” compiled by
W. IL, Buckertield, Esq , late School V is-
itor,
W. TR. Watson. Esq., Druggist, of this
City, showed us yesterday a sample of Iare’s
Dwarf marrow-fat peas grown in his garden,
which really astonished us, In one pod se-
lected at random, there were seven seeds
which weighed nearly half an ounce and
measured 1g inches each in circumference,
‘They are an excellent eating pea, and in size
look not unlike small broad beans. They
are perfectly tree from worms, Z'ut,
Roman Pontil
wnajority of his Mock, and iit ever repre-| ot spirits, now
sented a party it now rcprescuts the Catho- |
lie Charch, |
THE ELECTION OF TIE Pores. |
‘A rumor has obtained some currency, but |
\only on the authority of those NY RTE
ved with ecclesiastical history, thatthe Pope
‘would suggest to the council the propriety |
of electing during the liletime of the Popes |
‘their successors. “There are some mauilest
“advantages to be derived trom this pri
‘tice, but none that would counterbaluuce
‘the evilsto which is might give 1
was tried once before by Pope Boniti
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4
Lee IL, |
“but betove his death he annulled the ap: |
pointment he had made and condenmed the |
: practice. |
CELIBACY OF THT CLERGY,
Equally unreliable is the rumor that the |
“Ohurch will abolish the ancient disciplinal
ustitution of the celibacy of the clergy. |
* Clerical celibacy is looked upon by Catho-
lies as a mainstay of theirchurch, Lacor- |
aluire points to it as convincing proof that
“the Catholic Church must be divine sine
able to enforce such a condition, Father
Perrone, the Jesuit, is ulinost emphatic
whea he clains that no other religion has
suceceded in establishing such an order of
ahings. Popes from the earliest: ages en-
! gorced it, and Pius EX, is not likely to walk
otherwise than St, Sericius and his other
predecossors did. What would be its ob-
ject? To secure a certainty of continence
among the clergy? Bat while Catholics
do not admit that this is needed to secure
that result, they agree with John Tlenry
Newman that marriage is no assurance of
continence, and to put itin the mildest
way that wmongst the married clergymen |
of the Anglican or Dissenting Communion,
there is just as much incontinence as wmong
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' the celibate clergymen of Rome,
It is hardiy doubtlul whether this sup
»osed reform would be popular among the
tuman Catholics themselves. In one por
tion of that communion the Maronite
pliests are ullowed to marry, but it is a
singular tact that the people will not go to
contession, or allow their wives and chil-
dren to go to confession, to the marvi a
priests, choosing rather celibate confessors
Of course, the Pope and Council |
powerof changing this mutter of d
but nothing can be conceived more iipro-
Dable than that they wil! exercise it.
LISCIPLING OF THE CLERGY,
‘Tt is likely that there will be numerous
tanous passed in retercuce to the discipline
of the clergy : for, no matter bow stringent
the regulations allecting the pastors of the |
Catbolie Church are, no Council has ever
met without adding turther important re-
strictions calculated to make the discipline
at the clergy as complete as possible,
Care will be taken to exhort the superiors
wt ecclesiastics to iaspire in their subjects
the highest ecclesiastic spirit, and to place
before them, even more strongly than be-
fore, a high sense of their obligations. As
Trent ordained the establishment ot divi-
sion, or at least of provincial seminaries,
the Vatican Council will probably direct
that in these colleges higher branches of
secular as well as of clerical education be
taught, so as to make the clergy of the
yrowing generation better suited to combat
the peculiar errors of the day, which are
no longer specially theological, but drawn
rather from the domain of philosophy—|
mental, natural aud moral,
TUE GREBK CHURCIE AND THE RITUALISTS,
It was publicly announced some time
ago that the letter of invitation which the
Pope had sent to the Oriental Patriarchs
was rejected,on the ground, it was strange-
ly stated, that (he Pope had claimed an
authority which did not inhere to his See.
While that may be a matter of dispute,
and might be readily waived under pro-
test, it seems a trivial ground for men to
go on who are really anxious for reunioa,
‘dn the copies of the Pope's Ietter tu the
Patiiarchs, generally accessible, the ad-
dress is not given, but if it were in the
usuitl form of Papal letters, and if it ac-
corded with the body of the letter, couch-
ed iu respectlul aud sympathetic terms,
there would be little reason for the spiritu-
al descendants of the Greek Fathers of the
Council of Florence, or of those carly Kas
tern Councils which made so many ac-
knowledgments of the Primacy of Rome,
to reject the proffered olive branch, Hence
it may be doubted whether this ramored
refusil of the Patriavchs was cither vuthen-
tic or final. IMyven if it were meant to be
so, further offers may be made by the
Council which will assuredly spare no ef-
fort to reunite Christendom. In the same
spirit every conciliation will be offered to
the Ritualists, especially those who believe
that it would be adyantugeous to sce re-
union brought about, even by sacrifice,
But it ean hardly be hoped that the Coun-
cil will admit, as they may be asked to do,
that the Anglican orders and the Nag’s
Jivad consecration are y ‘
COMPOSTIION Ol THLE COUNCIL,
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{t
/ her outside the barbor with a dusky pilot,
The Greenluiders are Raselbantay fond |
atter how vile may be the
quality, so long as it ‘brings on the
drunk” They are allowed a glas
King's birthday, and other high festive
and when vowing in boats the Danish ofli-
cers are accustained to give them one glass
ot ‘+ schnapps” (costing Od. per quiet)
every tour miles. It is remarkable how
quickly they know when the distance is
accomplished, If the officer is not cog-
nizant, cough, anda pantomine of swal-
lowing a glass of grog seon remind Lin
that the boatmen require their ** brandy-
milk.” ‘The priest at one of the settle
ments had engaged an old fellow to fed
his dogs in winter, the stipulated pay-
ment being a litle money and a glass of
schnapps. Every morning emptying his
grog, he v ven to bend his head rever-
ently; until, being watched, he was (ob:
served to squirt the spirits back again into
n bottle concealed in the breast of his
jacket, ‘Chis he mixed with water and
ld to the other natives, so that the old
seal lived royally ou Lerr Pastor's morn-
ing dram. When the annual ship comes
trom Denmark a crew of natives board
Por their services, in addition to pay, they
reecive a glass of schnapps, | Sometimes
this glass is sold to another long befor
hand. A captain of one of these ships
told me that he could never understand
how, yearly, it constantly happened that!
one or two of the crew Were intoxicated
after receiving the dram, until old boat-
swain put him ‘*up” to the wick, Aman
ter receiving grog will get behind a
boat or mast and squirt the contents of
his mouth into that of his neighbor to
whom he had sold it, though the amount
of selidenial required to be exercised ina
case of this nature must, to an Eskimo, be
enormous |
Thirty thousand bartels of whiskey,
valued ut five millions of dollars, were
consumed in a fire at Philadelphia, Wed-
hesday, dth inst. Walls sixteen inches
thick, iron shutters and doors, where no
more than paper to the fearful heat.
Several lives were lost. How many lives
would have been Jost had the whiskey
burnt men’s vitals instead of being burned
itseli? [Low much more money tov?
Dr. Guthrie says: ‘ Before God and
man, before the Church and the world, I
impeach intemperance. I charge it with
the murder of iunumberable souls. In
this country, blessed with freedom and
plenty, of the Word of God, and the liber-
ues of true religion. I charge it as the
cause—whitever be their source elsewhere
—of all the poverty, and almost all crimes,
and almost all the misery, and almost all
lenorance, tnd almost wl the ivreligion,
that disgrace and afflict the land. * Lam |
not mad, most noble Festus, I speak the |
words of truthand soberness,’ 1 do in my
conscience believe that these intoxicating
liquors have sunk into perdition more
men and women than found a grave in
that deluge which swept over the highest
hill-top igulling a world of which but
eight were saved.’ Ziows Herald,
A curious discovery, kept seeret for
fourteen ye has just come to light at
Ravenna, 2g workmen engaged in dig-
ging a canal near the present railroad sta-
tion, in 1854, found « skeleton with a
breastplate of fine gold, buried face down-
wards. ‘The precious piece of armor,
whieh weighed six pounds, was broken up
and the pieces seerctty sold to jewellers,
Two large pieces, which appear to have
been the shoulder bands, aid are covered
with chasing and enumel,uave been given
up by a jeweller ia Paenza, but the re-
inainder ave probably lost, ft is knowu
that Theodorie buried the body of Odoa-
eer, after his murder at Ravenna, tice
downwards; and the Italian antiquarians
suppose that this golden harness is really
that of the first King of Italy,
The Detroit Posf coutains an account of |
a woman, who, to * give the world as-
surance of aman,” went out West, bought
tO acres of land, grubbed out fourteen |
acres of heavy oak, chopped and split rails, |
built a house, sowed cight acres of wheat,
dug ditches, supplied her neighbors with
axc-helyes and splint: besides at-
tending to her dom sores,” all
with her own hant
She 1
(G i Sy
Is, in a year and half.
lone, ** keeps her own seerets,”
and is regarded as the * coming woman,”
Let her vote,
Tue Souru Sea Isranps.—Of the great
work that has been done in the South Sea
Islands—a suggestive encouragement to
missionary zeal everywhere—an English
periodical remarks :—
‘‘Tnecssant war, merciless cruelty, in-|
fanticide, indescribable vice, in many)
places cannibalism, made the strong races
in the South Sea Islands a ceaseless terror
toeach other and to the world outside
them. In all but Western Polynesia, the
LERSIDE JOURNAL,
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INTON.
COR RIGS PON DION
A TRIP THROUGH THE DOM
Mn. Epiror:— nest
Vresuming that an account ofa trip through
the Dominion, and a description “of its’ in-
habitants, may net be without interdst to'ydur
humerous readers—even to that class of hem
who regard with horrer thé prospects oth
Confederation with Canada—L have ventured
to put into readable form my ** jottings by the
way.” i,
The Cab-men of St. John, N. B., are the
mostattentive cliss of people the traveller
yer meets. Before the train stops, you will
an eager crowd of * Jehus” winking and
nodding, and waiving their whips#to attract
the attention and secure the passenger. He
who prefers to walk uptown must ran the
siuntet through long lines of whip-stalks,
and have his cars dinned with persistent in-
vitations to ** ride up,” which invitations are
generally couched in all the sweetness and
persuasiveness of the Irish brogue, ‘The cab-
nun miects you upon every street, at every
hour; and tor fear you may have lost your
way, Will often ask you to turn about. and
‘ride up” in his direction, On Wednesday
morning the Boat started from St.John, Just
as she left the wharf, the cry of t man over-
board” was raised, and looking out to sca we
ec
saw a Ste: mer under tow of a steam-tug, and
a man overbourd,swimming boldly away from
his vessel. A boat was svon upon the spot—
too roonfor the suke of accident—and the
energy with which the drowning man hugged
| his deliverer, and the vehemence with which
he embraced the whiskey, both appeared too
carnest to be unpremeditated. ‘The proba-
bility was, the man had shipped, and having
received his passage money, had contrived to
un-ship by accidentally falling overboard,
trusting ty the well-known dogged persist-
ency of the Captain of the tug-boat to con-
duct the vessel safely from the scene of the
disaster. We were soon out past the Island,
and battery, and light-house, and fairly upon
the bosom of the Bay of Fundy. The ebb and
flow of the tide is here strongly marked.
You cannot see the long succession of waves
towering above each other as they roll in
majesty uv the Bay, but the line of demarca-
tion between thedark melancholy iron-colored
waters of the St.Jolin is always plainly visible.
Although the morning was calin and pleasant
there was a very heavy swell, and that large
bout would ride up and down upon the waves
as beautifully and 4 fully as the smallest
skiff. Some of the passengers appeared to
grow sick under the operation, and some np-
peared to enjoy the pleasing consciousnéss of
culting a heavy sweil for the first time in
their lives. ‘l’o the left appeared the wide ex-
pause of the Aulantic, beautifully dotted over
with innummerable fishing vessels,their white
sails glistening in the sun-light which oeca-
sionaly burst through the clouds upon them,
and a dangefous, rough-looking coast it is,
from St.John to Portland, ILard, iron-looking
rocks of slate and gneiss, suv different from
the sandstone of EF. E. Island, apparently
scowling in anger at the passing steamboat;
some scraggy shrubs, some speciniens of the
cedar and spruce, aud some solitary, decayed
Lirches, standing like monuments mourning
over natures lost fertility, aud sume few scat-
tered huts among the hills, which would re-
quire something more than love ina cottage
to muke delectable, completed the scenery.
When half way between St. John and Last-
port, we were shown the place were our boat
had struck on the rocks the day before. Com-
ing up to St, John, of course the coast lies to
the left; but when nearing the light-house
during a very thick fog,they heard the report
of a gun a little to the right. he order was
atonce given to reverse the engine, but before
this could be effected the boat struck heavily
two or three times upon the rocks. At this
moment the fog suddenly difted, and revealed
to the passengers their situation. ‘Lo! the
right and lett were breakers, and the bow s
so near the shore that you could jump with
ease upon the rocks. It was a narrow escape,
for the wind was blowing briskly at the time,
anda few minutes in such a situation would
have completed the tragedy. The coast and
scenery from this to Mastport is monotonous;
the same dark steep granite cliffs, and the
sine varieties of inlet and harbor. We must
turn to the passengers for points of interest.
The first impression one gets is that they are
all Yankees, both trom the fluency of their
speech and the thin, care-worn, business-like
appearance which they present. ‘The Yankee
is i lways comuiunicative, and is ever ready
to interchange ideas. Ie is not at all lke
the gloved, dignilied individual whom we fre-
quently meet with on British soil, and who is
sure tu take the »pposite side of the street.
On this account the t iler likes better to
travel with the Yankee, for with him it is
easier to infringe upon the tyrannical rules of
etiquette in introductions, which rules were
certuinly never made for travellers, Jus
After sailing past many small volcanié. is-
lands, whose sides run_ perpendicularly ‘into
the woter,we reached Kastport. Itis a small
town, alittle larger than Summerside, but
with the same checrless, treeless aspect. Lts
harbor was filled with fleets of fishing vessels,
wl apparently busied with the finny tribe.
From Eastport to Portland the coast is
rocky, but deeply indented with bays and in-
lets. Away to the leftis Grand Manan Island
apparently looming up, with its bold, precipi-
tous sides, from the bosom of the ocean.
. ?
vospel has swept this heathenism away.
Cardinals, 67; Archbishops, Bishops and |
Mitred Abbots, 850. ‘These dignitaries
are distributed as follows; 40 Italian Car-)
dinals, 204 Italian Dishops, 46 Spaniards,
$0 French, and 22 Portuguese, a3 weil as)
77 Bishops of the Lattho-Aiwerleau races, |
From the United Kingdom there wiil be!
48,—68 hom North America, 20 Greece
and ‘Turkey, 12 trom Prussia, 8 trom By
1, 46 from Austria, and 21 from Belyi-
gin and Tolland. ‘Lhe remaining bishops
are distributed throughout the rest of the
world,
RESULTS OF TIE COUNCIL,
Fertile of speculations as this theme must
de, and effering varying solutions accord. |
ing to the point of view, the results of the
council piust, if ever measured, be chron
icled ina future column, ‘Those who hope
with the council for its success regard it
as the only cure for the ills of s
to-da “ Kither [luman Society.” say
a Cattolica,” ‘must perish out-
right, or it witl be saved by this Council.”
PERMANENT CONNECTION WITd ENG-
LANL,
Atthe banquet given in [Toronto to Sir
Francis Uincks, that gentleman said, in the
course of his speech ;—
At Ottawa he had pointed out that not-
withstanding difference of political views,
there were certain suljects upon which they
could all agree. One of these was Uie ques-
tion of the intergrity of the British Mupire.
Ife was rejoiced to hear on every side the ex-
pression of loyalty which he had listened to,
Some people talk of Annexation, and some of
Independence, but these did little justice to
the sentiments of the people of Canada. All
he could say on this point was that he, and
those with whom he had associated, always
regarded itas a first article of their creed,
tuat, with such institutions as they had, there
was bothing to prevent @ permanent connect-
jon with the Mother Country. Colonies, he
regarded as an integral and essential part of
Hritish Empire; and he hoped he would never
live to see the day when Canada would sever
her counection with England.”
That is refreshing after all the empty head-
ed nonsense about independence, and the
distoynt rant respecting annexation we have
been lately doumed to read. — St. John News.
The potato blight has made its appearance
(
jt
4
¢
t
their brethern forth as
merey have
200,000 peo
bers of the church.
expended on the process le
News, and we fully endorse every word of
ety of |
ago—that is 10 cents per word for private
The four gveat socictics which hay sent
messengers of
thered into Christ's fold)
, of whom 20,000 are inem-
They have together
than £1,200,- |
N00; a sam which, nowdays, Wiil only
nakea London railway, ov furnish the
avy with six ivon chuls. Yet how won-!
lerful the fruit of their toil! ‘The woll|
Iwelis with the lamb, the leopard lies |
Jown with the kid.’”
We copy the following from the St. John
t. Itis admitted by persons who have
my telegraphing to do that the price is tuo
nigh :—
The telegraph tolls between P, E. Island
und New Brunswick are the same to-day
» tolls between any part of the West-
vinees and St John, or between
and St Jolin were twelve months
messages, and 2 cents tothe press. There
is no reason in the world why this should
|be so. It the Montreal and Western Co,
could see their way clear to reduce their
|charges one halt, what is to hinder the
| Cowpanies in charge of the line between
the Island and St. John from making ao
reduction? In this age ot cheap travel-
ling, cheap postage, cheap newspapers’
and gradually cheapening telegraphy, it
is preposterous, to say the least, to levy
between the Island and St. John, and vice
versa, double the tolls that are exacted in
every other part of British America, We
recommend attention to this matter by the
concerns interested.
The St John News says:—*t In the course
of an excellent speech, delivered by Mr.
ht. G. Haliburton at the great meeting
held in ifalifax lust week to make prepar-
ation for the suitable reecption of the
Governor General on his arrival in that
city, that gentleman is reported to have
dechwed that ‘nothing operated more
against the renewal of the reciprocal trade
relations with the United States than the}
unfounded beliet, current in parts of the
| Vuited States, that a very large portion
jot our people were disloyal, and looked
for an opportunity to rupture our connect-
ion with Great britain.”
ji
The wheat experts from San Francisco |
laltof it was obscured by a fog, and its
8 se, Lincly, weird-like aspect, would sug-
gest this as being the native place of fogs, or
ut least their favorite summer residence.
Further en we saw hundreds of small islands,
many of which required the use of the glass
to distinguish frou whales, so low do they
appeur inthe water, Dut the nightis coming
on, und the outlines of the coast are fading
from view, and only a dim, saw-tuothed ap-
pearance of the hills is seen against the west-
ernsky. ‘The lights from the shore loom out
to guide the vessel upon its course, and it is
night upon the, sea. Hy
In the early morning we reach Portland,
pass Uirough its narrow entrance, which scems
hardly a stones’sthrow across, and past, a
strong battery of guns, Uere was an innu-
meravle swarii of fishing vessels, each with
alight burning, and as the steamboat winds
its way through them, the appearance is very
beautiul, ‘Lu apersonota highly unacquatic
disposition, just wuking froma sound sleep,
they might suggest the idea of taking a trip
to tleaven among the stars. But the sleepy
traveller is quickly undeceived on neuring
Portland, for neither ia the appearance of the
city nor in the character of its inhabitants, can
be found the slightest resemblance to the
beauty of the New Jerusalem, or to the divine
perfection ot the Saints.
Continued next week.
Beamsville, Ontario.
ee
B. J. Ul.
Mr. Epiron; .
The editor of the last Progress gives pub-
licity to the greatest falsehood that was ever
circulated, when he asserts that ** It is well
known that if the people of this Island were
to-day free to chouse between Confederation
and Annexation, an overwhelmiag majority
would decide in favor of Annexation,” The
people of this Island, no doubt, are at present
opposed to joining the Dominion, but great as
is that opposition, I firmly believe that every.
man on the Island except perhaps the pre-;
prictor and editor of the above named played
out sheet, and the few American sympathisers
who are to be found in the country—would
prefer joining it, and preserving their nation:
ality, rtther than join such a country ag thé
United States. What lias the Isiand to gain
by becoming annexed to sucha heavy taxed
tnd over-burdened country? Would the
free und independent people of this Island be
willing to throw off their allegianve to a Sov-
ercign and a Constitution that give them
every protection and every blessing under
Heaven, andin exchange allow themselves
to be ruled over and ruled down by Jack Chi-
in Auuapolis County,butitis hoped its ravages | for duly were 28),000 sacks, valued at) naman, a Fenian mob, and a lot of outcusts
wy, Ae da,
this year will Le less disastrous
‘ £ b
| $500,000
who coutrol the clections in the Uniped States 7
THURSDAY,
‘To the right appeared the line of seatcoast;:
BER 2, 1869.
1 think not, and Tam inclined to believe that
if the individual who wrote the article L have
referted to, was asked by one of the Normal
School Students his honest opinion, lic would
idly admit I was right. Perhaps the
t of the sonot our beloved Queen may
e him an opportunity of witnessing the at-
tachment and love to the British ‘Throne, of
the thousands who will asseu ble to wglcome
him,
P OBSERVER.
E
Bedeque, Aug. 31, 1869,
Summerside Gournal.
PEMBER 2, 1869.
" THURSDAY, SEPT
No notice can be taken of annonymous com-
munications, We must know the names and
addresses Of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good taith, We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not used.
PRINGB ARTHUR'S VISIT.
Ture Prince arrived in Charlottetown
at hulf-past eight on Saturday night last.
this Royal Highness was expected at a
Lmuch carlier hour, ‘Lhe City had put on
a holiday dress in honor of the Royal
visitor, Tags streamed from hundreds
of windows, and lines of them were
stretched across the streets in several
places. A very handsome triple arch,
decorated with evergreens, flowers and
flags, and bearing suitable mottocs, was
erceted on the Main Street, and another
very tasteful one, similarly ornanented,
was raised on the Queen’s Wharf, near
the place where the Prince was to land.
The Province Building underwent a com-
plete transformation, ‘The sombre, and
indeed somewhat dingy chamber of jus-
tice, was converted into a handsome
Lanqueting room, and the Hall of Legis-
lation was, not by the hands of fairies or
Genii, good or bad, but by those of the
very substantial Mr, Duchemin and his
family, metamorphosed into a gay temple
‘Verpsichore, overhung with festoons of
mingled foliage and flowers, and gorge-
ously draped with the brilliant banners
of allnations. Dull offices were changed
into bright robing rooms, resplendent
with mirrors; and the Council Chamber,
cleared of encumbering tables, complete-
ly lost its heavy, though dignified and
official appearance, and became a spa-
cious, light, and cheerful reception room.
It seemed a pity that all this lightness
and all this beauty must vanish as sud-
denly as it was created. But jealous
business will again demand its own, and
unseemly invasion of its peculiar domain.
‘The City on Saturday evening presented
quite a lively aspect. Crowds of people
perambulated the streets,anxiously await-
ing the arrival of the Prince. The Vol-
untecrs, under Col Beer, took their sta-
tion on the Queen’s Wharf at an early
hour. ‘This wharf and the adjoining one
was at one time crowded with people,
patienuy awaiting the arrival of the Dart.
The patience of the sight-seers was
doomed to be sorely tried. It was fally
expected that the Prince would land
some time betore dark, and consequently
all those who wished to catch a glimpse
of the son of our beloved Queen, posted
themselves, at an carly hour, at different
points on the route which the procession
was lotuke. Hvery window along Queen
Street was ornamented with fair faces,
and hundreds of sight-scers on the tops
of the houses awaited the coming of the
Prince. IJlour after hour passed away,
and still no sign of the Dart. About six
o'clock the firing of the cannon announced
that she was scen from the blockhouse.
14 was still hoped that she would be in
the harbor before dark. But as time
wore on, the expectant crowd had another
practical illustration of the truth that
there is nothing in a name. ‘The Dart
proved a very snail, for it was pitch dark
before that misnamed gunboat cast anchor
in the Hillsborough, opposite the Queen's
Wharf. After some little time, a boat
wag seen approaching the wharf. A cry
was raised, ‘* The Prince is coming !”
and three hearty cheers were giver by
those who stood on both wharves. ‘The
good people were, however, unfortunate-
ly ‘+ sold,” for the boat contained, besides
honest tars, nothing more than sundry
yalises and portmanteaus. It was cer-
tainly very annoying to hear such hearty
cheers thrown away on the Prince's clean
shirts. ‘This blunder made the crowd
more cautious, and when Ilis Royal
Hlighness actually did arrive, he was not
greeted with a cheer until he had fuir-
Hly set his foot on terra firma. ‘The cheers
were then loud, hearty and prolonged,
But alas for the vanity of human expec-
tations, after all tWeir patient waiting, but
a very few of those assembled were grati-
fied by a sight of Prince Arthur. ‘The
night was dark, the lights were dim and
few, and the stay on the wharf was very
short. But for the presence of mind of
some loyal subject, the royul cortege
would have passed through the streets in
comparative darkness, but not in silence,
certainly. When the carriage containing
the Prince and Sir Robert Hodgson was
opposite I. C. Hall's establishment, some
thanks of the community, lighted a torch,
and holding it aloft, gave the assem-
will no doubt resent this unwonted and
good, thoughtful soul, who deserves the)
mediately on his arrival at Government
llouse, the Mayor and Recorder of the
city were introduéed to Prince Arthur by
His Honor the Administrator of the Goy-
ernment ‘The Recorder then read the
following Addyess :—
May it Please Your Royal Highness:
~ The Mayor and Corporation of the City of
Charlottetown, anxious to manifest the sense
of the honor which the visit of Your Roygl
Highness has conferred upon the City, desife
to give you a hearty welcome and present
you with an Address, which, with your pre-
mission, the Recorder will now read.
ADDRESS.
To Wis Royal Inghness Prince Arthur
Patrick Williain Albert, Knight of the Most
Noble Order of the Garter and of the Most
illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, §e., Se.
May ir viease Your Royat Hicuness:
It is with the highest satisfaction that we,
the Mayor and Common Council of the City
of Charlottetown, hail the arrival of Your
Royal Highness in this City,the capital of Mer
Majesty’s Island Prince Edward,
We rejoice in the opportunity thus afforded
us of tesutying to a son of our Beloved Queen
the sentiments of loyalty and devotion to Ler
Majesty’s Royal person, and of regard and
esteem for Her august family, which prevade
the hearts of Her subjects in this Her City of
Charlottetown,
Itis our happiness as well as our pride,
that we live under the sway of a Monarch
whose eminent virtues, displayed in the ex-
ercise of Her duties, cither us Queen, wife, or
mother, have justly endeared Her to Her
loving and faithful subjects in every quarter
of the globe, and gained for Her the esteem,
admiration and respect of the whole civilized
world,
We would remind Your Royal Highness
that the Island has the honor of bearing the
name of Your Illustrious Grandfather, who
took great interest in its welfare, and whose
memory has been gratefully prepetuated
among us.
We regret that this, the first visit of Your
Royal Highness, is to be of such limited du-
ration, as we feel confident that a more ex-
tended knowledge of the country and its peo-
ple would be as productive of pleasure to
Your Royal Highness as of gratification te its
inhabitants.
Whatever may be the dispensation of an
Your Royal Highness, we beg to assure you,
that itis our sincere prayer that it may be
attended with health, happiness and pros-
perity.
Given under our common Seal, at the City of
Charlottetown, this Twenty-eighth day of
August, in the Year of Our Lord 1869,
THEOPHILUS DESBRISAY, Mayor,
JOUN LAWSON, Q. C, Recorder,
The Prince, in peculiarly distinct tones,
and with a pleasing manner, replicd as
follows :—
REPLY.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Charlottetown.
GENTLEMEN ,—
Tam deeply touched by the address whigh
you haye just read to me.
Your loyalty and attachment to Her Ma-
jesty’s Throne and person are well known to
the Queen, and it will afford me the greatest
satistaction to report to Her these fresh proofs
of devotion so unmistakably evinsed by your
reception of Her Son, and by the eloquent
words of your address.
The deep interest which her Majesty takes
in the welfare of the people of this portion of
[ler Dominions cannot be more clearly shown
ty you than by my informing you,that although
my stay in this part of the world would be of
very short duration, it was Her wish that I
should not omit to visit the Island of Prince
edward,
Pray accept my hearty thanks for your
kind wishes tor my welfare, and for the cor-
dial welcome you have given me,
ARTHUR.
The appearance of the Prince is very
prepossessing. He is, we think, rather
above medium Leight ; his complexion is
considerable resemblance to the Prince of
Wales, but is, in our estimation, much
more intellectual looking. ‘There is no-
thing very striking in the Prince’s appear-
ance. He looks like what he no doubt
is—an intellectual, well-bred young gen-
tleman. ‘Those who have had the honor
of meeting him in private, are charmed
with his urbanity and the unaffected sim-
plicity of his manner. Ife would not be
the son of his mother if he did not show
the utmost consideration for the feelings
of the humblest of those with whom he
comes in contact.
On Sunday the Prince attended Divine
Service, in the morning, at St. Paul's
Church, The Church was crowded, and
many were unable to obtain seats. Whe-
ther so many went to see the Prince or to
hear an excellent, plain, gospel sermon
from the Rey. Mr. Parnther, we cannot
‘say. In cither case none were disappoint-
fed. Betore the Service had ended, an
immense crowd assembled around the en-
|trance to the Charch, anxious to geta
glimpse of His Royal Highness. It was
| With great difficulty that the congregation
got through the crowd, The Prince grace-
fully acknowledged the courtesy shown
him, stepped into the carriage with the
Administrator of the Government, and
drove slowly away, thus affording the as-
sembled multitude a good view ot him, In
the evening ho walked through several
of the principal streets, accompanied by
‘the Private Secretary, It. RK. Lodgson,
Esq., some of the oflicers of the Dart, and
other gentlemen,
Monday was kept as a holiday by the
good people of Charlottetown, The shops
| were closed, and the streets were filled
with people of both town and country,
anxious to catch a glimpse of Prince Ar-
thur, A Levee was held at Government
all-wise Providence in the future career of!
fair, and his features are good. He bears!
blages along the route an opportunity of | House,at which about two hundred gentle-
seeing the Son of their Sovereign, ‘The | {Gen were presented to His Royal High-
scene during t'e passage to Government Bess: This was for the different layers of
Ifouse was an amusing one. ‘The street | Upper ortists but tor thosa wives full
Gor aded war ihe will j dress” was a homespun cout, and trowsers
on both sides was lned with people.) to match, there seemed, in the early part
who kept cheering Justily as the carriage | of the day, but a slight chance of their
approuched them, and as it passed closed | getting & peep at tne Prince, whom they
in behind it, forming, if not a very order- | liad waited so patiently and como so far
ly, at least a very merry and entliusiastic |t9 see. Owing to the kind consideration
procession. ‘The exhilerant loyalty mani- CHUL TIRE PTR OR nn the
este: ; a» fe sntleme al ini? ; ’ wth com-
fested bs re few Be oe / bined, an excellent opportunity was at-
AeA ER Penge to the liveliness of the | forded the loyal undressed of setting their
seene. ‘The Prince seemed much amused, | eyes on the son of Victoria, ‘The Prince
and we think he enjoyed himself better and suite, with the Administrator and
than if he had made a more orderly and Suite, at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
more imposing procession through the |*ppeared in full view for nearly half an
streets by daylight. He repeatedly ac. | Hout he teeter hilo ithe Cena
knowledged the cheers of the crowd; | a ARAL d 8 UN Na
23 D 4 : : ily gratified, and evineed th 7
indeed his hat, during the passage from vies nyitoledec lelda shad ul
| their feelings of gratitude and loyalty by
the wharf to Government House, was not! loud and repeated cheers, tunmnedtately
on his head for five consecutive seconds, | aiter this, Mr. Lewis, Photographer, too
We were much pleased to see the houses 4 sun picture of the Prince and Sir Robert
on both sides of the street brilliantly il- Hodgson, as they sat in their carriage un-
laminated, private as well as public. St. der the ureh in the Main Street,
Patrick's: Llalt was: one blaze: of light. The most beautiful and the most impos-
Tw exeltcd crowd followed the Prinoe to jing part of the whole proceedings in honor
Government House door. Drawn up ae Tapeovied by Gapla, Sirbkiond,
receive the Prince was Capt. Morris's fine | Rogers aud McKinnon, of the vity firemen
Company of Volunteer Artillery. Im-|Mure than two hundred firemen, each
wr
bearing a lighted torch,escorted the Prince
from Government Ilouse to the Colonial
Buildiog. ‘The scene was really magnifi-
cent, We hear that the Prince was much
leased with this mark of attention paid
im by the loyal Fire Brigade of Charlotte-
town, The streets were crowded with
spectators, whose |uzzas were quite as
frequent and us enthusiastic as they were
on Saturday night. A large bonfire was
lighted on Rochtort Square, which illumi-
nated the whole ofthat part of the city.
‘There was also a display of fire-works on
Queen Square, near the Colonial Building.
We must not forget to mention that St.
Patrick’s Hall was again, on Monday night,
from basement to roof, one blaze of light.
‘The Ball was kept up until about half-
past two, when the Prince, accompanied
by the Administrator and suite, drove to
the Queen’s Wharf, where a boat was wait-
ing to convey him on board the Dart.
Ile was loudly cheered as the boat left
the wharf.
It is said that Prince Arthur is mucele
pleased with his visit to the Island, and we
know that he has won golden opinions
from ai classes of his Royal Mother's sub-
jects in this small and distant Colony.
_ Roavs.—The roads near Charlottetown are
in a disgraceful state, considering all the
money that has this year been expended on
them. The roads leading into the City are
much worse than those near Summersides
The only reason we can give for this is that
the stone used here is better adapted for road-
making, and that the men who do or superin-
tend the work, know better how to do it. If
the money expended on the public roads lead-
ing into Charlottetown, had been judiciously
laid out, and a man appointed to oversee the
work who understands road-making, farmers
going to market would not be compelled, at
this season of the year, to wade their teams
through a foot of muck. But so it is—and
so it ever will be so long as a halfdozen men,
such as we saw the other day, are kept mere~
ly throwing soft earth on the roads,
Sr. Peren’s Cuuncu.—We attended ser-
vice in this Church, in Charlottetown, om
Sunday evening last. The Church stands
on the west side of Rochford Square, and is
built of brick, The ground around it is rather
**bouuy,” but we suppose the foundation is
onavock. Vo stranger, the inside of the
' building presents an unfinished appearance;
| but we were told that it was finished accord-
‘ing to the Ritulistic style. ‘There are no pews,
each person is provided with a chair. The
rules are for the ladies to sit on the left side
and the men on the right; this rule is not very
stiictly observed, however. On the right,
inside the entry, is a large font containing
wiier—holy we suppose—on the front of it
are the words ‘ remission.” Inside of the
communion rail, and in the very rear of tho
building, is the altar, which stands consider—
ably bigher than the floor on which are seated
the congregation, On one side of the altar,
but entirely hid from view, stands a large or-
gan, which sends out sweet music. The
ceiling over the altar is painted blue, and
dotted with crosses and stars of gold color.
Painted on the wall, in different colors, are
the words ** The Word was made Flesh and
dwelt among us.” When the bell, which is.
erected outside of the main building, ceases:
to ring, the Parson comes out of & roomon
the lett side, followed by about twenty or
thirty boys, all dressed in white. ‘These take
their places on both sides of the altar. and do-
all the chanting, ‘The VParson is dressed in
awhite surplus, having a scarlet cross on
the back. ‘he whole of the service is chant-
ed, except the delivery of the sermon, The:
pulpit is erected outside of the communion
rail onthe west end. Overhanging it is a
beautiful piece of embroidery with a cross om
it. The service was conducted by the regu-
lar Parson, the Rey. George Hodgson. The
sermon was preached by a Rey. gentleman
from Halifux. He choose us his text the 620
chapter of Isaiah, lst and 6th verses, His
style was very much like that of Henry Ward
Beecher. He pitched into the Dissenters and
others, right and left. Many such watchmen
we fear, spend more time in abusing those
who huppen to differ from them, and who will
not embrace this new religion, than they do
in giving the alarm when the enemy is ap-
proaching. Some trumpets give an uncertain
sound, We learn that this Church is not un-
der the control of the Rector of good old St.
Paul's, neither does*the mode of worship.
pricticed in it, receive his sanction,
The above is a brief outline of Saint Peter's
Protestant (?) Church!
Bisuov Binnuy,—His Lordship Bishop
Binney preached at St. Eleanor’s last Sun-
day morning, and confirmed several persons.
In the evening Lis Lordship preached in Sum-
merside, toa crowded congregation, from Ist
Corinthians, Ist ch. and 80th verse. ‘The
sermon was excellent, and was listened to
with great attention. ‘’o some it would ap-
pear that too much importance was attached
to the Sacraments, as the Bishop dwelt much
on the Lord’s Supper as a means of grace or
achannel whereby blessings are communi-
¢ated, ‘The Bishop denounced self pride and
selt-glorifyin.. Before the sermon, and af-
ter the services of the evening were read, the
Bishop expressed his gratification that the
debt on the Church was paid or nearly paid
off—was sorry that the building was so small
fora growing plice like Summerside, and
would like to see it enlarged. He hoped that
the payment of the dues for the support of
the Ministry, would not be forgotten, and the
congregation were now called on fur more ex«
ertion on account of the Parent Societies
having withdrawn a portion of the support
heretofore given. ‘The Bishop also carnestly
eommended the fund for the Widows and
Orphans of the Clergy, to the consideration
of each congregation. On the importance of
Sunday Schools, Lis Lordship ae earnest-
ly—to the Sunday Schools, ina great measure
does the advancement and the prosperity of
the Church depend, The ‘Teachers should
be encouraged, onthe Parents to train up their children,
‘There was a spurious liberality abroad in the
world that a child should not receive early
religious impressions, but he left to grow up
und judge for itself, The devil would be
sure to sow bad seed; when the child was
brought to the Lord in Baptism, it was given
back again to its parents with the injunction
“take this Child and bring it up tor Me,”
These and other matters Lis Lordship forcibly
dwelt on.
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Exuinition.—The Queen's County Fair
and Exhibition will be held in Charlottetown,
on Tuesday and Wednesday the 12th and 13th
days of October next.
Sr. Dunstan's. —The Classes in St. Dun-
stan’s College were resumed yesterday,
Tun Rey, Mr. Farconrer, will D. V.,
preach in the Presbyterian Church, at Alber-
ton, on Sunday next, at the usual time,
The Rey. Mr. DesBrisay, will preach w
the School House, at Traveler's Rest, Lot 19,
on Sunday next, at 3 o'clock, p. m.
Lanow quantities of new Oats have been
brought in and disposed of during the past
few days. ‘Lhey sold for 3s, per bushel.
Tue shipping of oysters has again com-
menced, ‘The price per barrel is 7s to 8e.
We have reecived a copy of ‘ Three
Lectures on the connection between Sa-
ered and Profane Listory,” compiled by
W. IL, Buckertield, Esq , late School V is-
itor,
W. TR. Watson. Esq., Druggist, of this
City, showed us yesterday a sample of Iare’s
Dwarf marrow-fat peas grown in his garden,
which really astonished us, In one pod se-
lected at random, there were seven seeds
which weighed nearly half an ounce and
measured 1g inches each in circumference,
‘They are an excellent eating pea, and in size
look not unlike small broad beans. They
are perfectly tree from worms, Z'ut,