The Herald -- 1868-01-15 -- Page 2

THE HERALD, WEDNESD

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. 15, 1868.

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BURNING OF THF STEAMBEIP RALEIGH AT
SEA

TUIRTEEN LIVES LOST—-ARIIVAL OF TIIB SURVIVORS AT
CUARLESTON,

Crtaatusron, Dec. 25.—The Sieamship Raleig',
from York, for New Orleans, was burned yesterday
about 20 wiles off the coast. Eighteen of the passen-
gers and crew were bronght here by atug this morning.
Thirteen lives are supposed te have been lost, inclu-
Ving Captain Mareiinan, ‘('wenty-four persons are
still missing; they were last ssex in the boat or cling:
ingto. the wreek.

‘ LATER,

The Steamship Ralaigh took fire abont 20 miles of
the goast of South Carolina, on Tuesday at noon,
while making the passaze from New York to New Or-
‘vans. There were on board at the time 55 persons all
told. Of thie nuniber, eighteva lave arrived at Char-
leston, and four others are believed to have been saved

The Raleigh was 863 tons burdew, two decks,
schooner rigged. She was 172 feet long, 45 ia width,
awl 17 feceiepth of hold, She was ratedas 1%, and
was owned by tle Atlatitic Coast Mall Steamship Com-

ane,

The Porser telegraphs that the fire broke ont at 12
o'dlock, on the 24th, and in five minutes the Steamer
wasinflumes, Thirty-one of the fifty-five persons on
board are reported saved thas far, The loss by the
burning of the Raleigh is uot known exaotl;, but it
is OStimated at from 3350 to $100.000, The agente in
this city have wo acenant of the cargo, the Purser hav-

ing taken all the papees with him, The vessel was | bat then we cannot expect that the legislation of a | ago. A
"The | Hation will be carried ou in the same routine as that of | were to be entertained, the means used would justify

worth About $175,000, and was partly inaured.
trienda of Capt. Mills were much rejoiced this morning
at reeviylug news ol his safety. Messrs, Livingston,
Fox &, Co., agents of the Steamship Company, this

morning received a second telegram from the Purser | “round, and from the reading room, the library, the | done; a larce hody of the ‘* wealthier portion of the
of the Raleigh, announcing the safety of a second boat | saloon, aud the committee rooms they came. pouring | peonle” of the Tsland were stigmatized as incendiaries,

containing thirteen pepe The names of the passen-
gers and crew saved are notyet known,

FURTHER, PARTICULARS,

Crarteston, Dec. 25.—The following persons are
knowy to have been sived, and are now here:

Purser McManus arid his wife; D, B. Rice, Chief
Engineer; John Smith, Seaman; Thomas Keating.
baker; James‘Crowley. third cook; John McDonald,
seaman; Margaret Murtha, stewardess; Capt.
Mills, officer of the New York Police ; Chas. Whittson,

assenger. C. W. Bartlett, chief officer; Gordon

oung, second offiver; Chas Smith, quarter-master;
Gibbney. measman; Thomas P, Brown, Fireman; FE.
Roberts,.G. Short, and Frahcis Mehal, steerage pas-
setigers.

The following are probably saved: C. P. Marshman,
jr.. son of the Captam ; Patrick [larrington, Fireman ;
John Larkins, fireman; Eugene Ethe, captain’s boy.
These persons escaped in a large boat, and are known
to have others with them whose names are unknown,
and it is believed that they picked up several persons
who were floating on portions of the steamer.

“The following persons were lost: Heury Pelvin,
chief steward ; Thomas Coley: third steward; James
Venfleld, waiter; Thomas Welsh, a boy of New Or-
leans; Joshua Silvernail,a coal passer; D. Lovelle,
fireman; Mrs. Bryant, a passenger,

Cuanrceston, 8. C.. Dee. 26--even.—The third boat
of the steamship Raleigh reached Kiowah Inlet yester-
day with thirteen more persons from the wreck, ‘The
reached Charleston to-lay. ‘Their names are: Dr. J.
Cass, Lawrtnce Sweeny, James Brady, John Sloan and
Angelo Garraghan, passengers ; Charles P, Marshinan,
jc., Acting Quarter Master, and the tollowing members
ol the crew: N. Boyd, Wu, Welsh, Eugene Ellis, Jas.
Penfold, Michael Larkin and Patrick Harragan. Thir-
ty-one persons in all from the Raleigh have arrived
here, and twenty-four are still missing, of whom ten
were certainly drowned.

Hopes are entertained that Captain Marshman and
those who remained-with him on the steamer when the
first boats left, have been rescued by some passing ves-
sel. Tugs from Charleston were cruising yesterday at
the scene of disaster, but without success in finding auy
of the missing parties.

EUROPEAN SUMMARY.

The steamship Cuda from Liverpool via Queenstown, |

arrived at Halifax on luceday afternoon, bringing dates
to the 2ist ult.

The papers are largely taken ap with notices of the
recent Fenian outrages. ‘I'he diabolical outrage perpe-
trated at Clerkenwell, resulted in the death of fgur per-
sons, and the wounding, in many cases most sevivusly,
of over sixty others. ‘The accounts of the sufferings of
of those in the hospitals are most heart-rending, and
have naturally called forth from all classes, from the
Queen to the humblest of her sul-jects, the most un-
bounded sympathy, and large sums of money have been
subscribed for the relief of the sufferers. It is not to be
wondered at that the wildeat rumors bave prevailed
both in London and elsewhere as to Fenian demonstra-
tions, It has been officially announced that no less
than three attempts were made in London between the
24th and 16th, to cause incendiary fires in the metropo-
lis by throwing bottles of Greek fire through the win-
dows of houses, In one house in Groevenor Square,
revently occupied by Earl Fitzwilliam, the consequence
might have been serious had not an alarm been giver
in time by two policemen who happened to be near.
Wowwlthstanding the extraordinary precautions taken
dy the police generally, throughout the country, each
morning has brought rumors of real or imaginary plots
to destroy public buildings. From Birmingham and
Wolrerhamptom come reports indicating elaborate pre-
paraions of the Fenians. It is said that in the latter
town a pian has heen discovered of a simaltancous at-
tack on the Armorics in the various parts of England,
and at the Birmingham Station a box containing ball
cartridges has been found,

Sir Henry Storks has been appointed “ Comptroller-
wm-Chief" of the War Office. with tho position of Vader
Secretary of State; and, it 1s said the Government are
about to begin a course of reform in the administration
of the army, which will ultimately be attended with in-
creased efficiency and economy.

Referring to the explosion avhich occurred on the
16th, in Newoastle-on-Lyne, a Liverpool paper says :—
Tho police sieged a quantity of nitro-glycerine, which
was taken to the town moor to be poured away;
the Sheriffand Town Surveyor standing by while this

asdone. The compound suddenly exploded: a po-
fceman and three men in eharge of the cart were liter-
ally blown to atoms, and the Sheriff and Surveyor 80
frightfully injured that they have since died, As might
naturally bo expected, the disaster was at first connect-
ed in the publiy mind with the Fenians; but it would
appear that the explosive material, which was used for

tung purposes, had been stored for six months in a
eellar close to the branch Bank of England, on bebalf
of qcomumission agent as & regular article of com-

The Irish Reform League—n body whose avowed ob-
joovis to secure ' the political ameliors ion of the peo-
,and to obtain Parliamentary reform by constita-
tional weans’—has decidud, **for the protection of the
‘members of ita council,” to snspend its meetings’ until
euch time as the hberty.of Her Majesty's subjects in
Ireland ia again. protected by the Habeas Corpus Act,’
» The latest advices from Abywin'e are of a mixed
character of good and bad. Giving preeadence to the
unfavorable aspect of the affair, the mortality, offivially
ribed aa alavming,” among the beasts of burden
Wetod the ladding-place at Annestey Bay, te an evil
dimen, A dimfieuty of thys kind would yo a Jong way
towards entirely defeating rhe expedition. On the other
Band, “the troops were reported to be well, aud, with
hondaot waterrandateapermure ranging between &

wnaxinyim, of 73 aad @ miniwam of 33 degrees, no pre-| 4

sont cause for avprehension on sanitary grounds wns to

iacerned. —Reom thenatives whom. they had #n-
mn esonay so the expedition bad received something

pio ag septeett, presents and offers of

gf ire t in reported that King Theo-
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to 4enee ip”. and accede to the demande

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10th alt., upon a warrant charging hina with having,on
ithe 12th September last, married a lady named Eliza-
| beth Allen, his former wife, Emily Florence, being then
jand stillalve, ‘The prosecution was instituted by the
i father of his first wife, Mr. McGee, who, with his
| daughter, was in 1850 residing in America, where the
| defendant made their acquaintance,
jcember in that year he was married to Miss McGee at
jau Episcopal chure+ in the diocese of New York. A
| deed of separation was executed in Ootober, 1863, and
i the defendant being advised that his first marriage was
iNegal, contracted a second oue three months ago in
Loudon, without any attempt at concealment. The
caee was remanded and application for bail refased.

Accounts from Italy are gloomy and conflicting. The
old feelings of loyalty to the King are said to 2 por-
ceptibly sunken at Turin, and secret societies are
spreading rapidly through Piedmont and Venetia.

Saturday, the [4th instant, being the Anniversary of
the death of the Prince Consort, who died in 1861, at
| Windeor Castle, the Queen and various members of the
royal family paid the usual visit to the Prince's
mansoleum at Frogmore, and the remainder of the day
was passed by [ler Majesty in retirement,

The following notice of the division in the House of
Commons at Ottawa ou Mr. Fisher's notion for reducing
the duty on * tea, molasses, and several other articles,”
we find io the St. John Telegraph. It will be observed
; that the members have avery dillerent etyle of couduct-

ing themselves at the ‘capital,’ from anything to be
| witnessed in the legislatures of the Lower Provinces ;

ja petty Province,
| Meanwhile the division call had eummoned the

{members from their various aunts above, below and

i

into the chamber. Some, like Galt and Howe, with
#iwady step and dignified demeanor, never forgettin
that they were looked at, others with less of dignity au
more of haste swarming like a flock of school boys at
the master's summons into the room. Itis some minutes

occasional flight of a paper pellet and an imitation cat
cull now and then, that the Members are not disposed
to confine themeelves entirely to legislative duties.
Meanwhile the noise has awaken the sleepers, who for
a while look strangely around, and try to remember
whatisup. The Speaker states the question, emphasiz-
ingina mannerjust a little sarcastic, the words ‘* several
other articles’ Calla are made of ‘carried,’ * lost,’
‘divide,’ and a good deal of confusion ensues daring
which sir John leaves bis seat aud passes down to

can't hear, but imagine him to be persuading the latter
to withdraw lis motion. Fisher gets red in the face.
'talke rapidly aud gesticulates considerably, but holds
firm. Sir Johu retires with a look of mingled disap-
; pointmeut and disgust.~Thosein favor of the motion are
called to rise by the Speaker, Sir John adda half con-
temptuously, Mr. Fisher and several other Members
will rise:'' Inan inetantthe Nova Scotia representatives

| are op in eolid phalanx and those from York, Carleton,

Albert, Charlotte, Queen's, Sunbury, Westmorland,
Restigouche aud Gloucester, with several others from

following of “several others,”’ a very respectable one.
The vames are called and they take their seats one by
one.—A good many names are warmly cheered. Cat
calls and oceasionally a groan greet others. Joe Rymal,
tho joker, gets quite an ovation of cheers which he
acknowledges with a comic bow, and reecives a ‘tiger "’
iu reeponae, Finally all are down, and before the naye
are called the bombardments with paper pellets commen-
ces again. During this interesting performance a
French member receives one of these balls in the eye,
and springing up seizes the cashion and hurls it at his
assailant, who ‘dodges,’ and the unwieldy missile takes
effect upon a little old man of a peaceful disposition.
He becomes angry, and would make a formidable de-
monustration perhaps, but just then the nays are called
to stand up.

to be lost by a vote of 43 to 83."

The London Zimes of December Lith discusses the
rights and liabilities of naturalized citizens. It says it
is for the United States Courts to decide what effect a
| rennnciation forever of all foreign allegiance may have
|in the United States territory. Is is for the Courts of
England, France and Prussia to decide whether an
English, French or Prassian subject can so divest him-
self of hia nationality by the process of naturalization
|in America, as to place him in the position of a foreigner
jon his return to his native couutry. It claims one of
}onr own leading writers on the law of nations, Mr.
Wheaton, as against us. It says that, when Mr.
Wheaton himself was a resident in Berlin he refused
the protection of his government to a Prossian, natural-
ized in America. who had been required to perform
military duty in bis native country. ** Having return-
ed,’ he said, ‘* to the country of your birth, your native
domicile and national character revert so loog aa you
remain in the Prossian dominions, and you are bound
to obey the laws exactly as if you had never emigrated.”
The Times speaks of this nation as one created and re-
cruited by emigration. The Times, however, finally
and wisely conclades, in view of the maguitude ef the
subject, that as a question of policy, not to say com-
won sense, the argument for revision is irresistible. It
acknowledges that the theory, that a man cannot re-
nounce his nationality ia quite untenable, when any
practical strain comes to be put upon it, and its main-
tenance may a any moment become the souree of very
serious embarraeament. This is very well said, We
do not propose to throw the Aigis of the Great Repub-
lic over foreigners who have assamed American citizen-
ship merely as a cover avd a shield, under which to
levy war aud commit crime in the lands of their nati-
vity. But when a Prussian or British eulject has
tecome a. bona fide citizen of the Republic, with honest
intent to be a good citizen, we must insiet that the old
feudal claim of anu indefeasable allegiance to this or thar
European reigning family shall be given up. aa really
absurd in these days of ewift locomotion and change-
ableness of abode. The European governments, it is
true, can band together and make common cause in
detence of this abaord principle against our government,
But we have means af making them yield to the dic-
tates of reason and common sense in this matter without
a reeort to war, Europe cannot dispense with our cus-
tom. If the subjects of the various Luropean sovereigne
find it for their temporal welfare to come over to our
side, we muet eee that they eaffer no detriment for their
voluvtary adoption of our nationality, Indeed it is
ridienlous for foreign nations to boast of their volantary
abolition of slavery, while they attempt to hold to alle-
gianee xpatriated citizens only casually retarning to
their native laud. What harder servitude could there be
than each a condition? In fact, it practically makes citi-
zone, iu this sense, no better than eerfx, the adscripti
glebee—-bound to the soil.--Boston paper.

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Correspondence,

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TENANL UNION DISTURBANCES.

To tur Eprrox or tar Henan.

Sir;~1 find in tho Appendix (G) of the Journals
of the Llouso of Assembly for 1866 a rather

lengthy document, dated Government House,
Augast 2nd, 1865, comprising no less than
thirty paregraphs, ane dedicated to the Right Hon.

Edward Cardwell, M, B., &e., &e. This dignified and
truthful instrument (?) purports to emanate from the

vaint essence of wisdom, jogetty truthfulness and
soliriety of the dignitaries of P. BE. 1., who, for the
time being, held the reinw of Government, and appear
to be ‘very eolicitous to maintain Her Majesty's laws
and their owa honor inviolate, but at the expense of
truth, of the people’s love of good order, and regard

ded | of raloable property.

invidious that an humblo individaal in

ohecere lite Mshould venture to < the statements of
so formidable and dignified a body of gentlemen as
composed the Governmont of (*. E 1. i the year of
‘our Lard 1665. Oar only apology rm, the dischatgé of
a dnty wo owe ourself a4 an —a and to typed
djutors in tho tenant unron causo, We appeal to
a r; any) of those gentlemen, that

On the 12th De- |

belore they are seated, and there are evidences in the |

Fisher's desk and exchanges words with him which we |

Ontario and Quebeo combine to make Mr, Se nos | 1865."

The result is that the motion is declared |

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wherein the tenant union doctrine. or action, infringed
the law. in violating the Fights of others, they, the Go-
vernment, as guardians of the public rights, deemed it
a duty ineumbent on them to move in a manner so that
any wrong committed by the tenant union should not
| he done with impunity; so we tenant union men cre in
duty bound to ourselves to-seo that wherein we have
been wronged (if possible), to expose the wrong, and
have it rectified, however exalted are our tradacers.
The 19th paragraph in this communication to the
Secretary tor the Colonies, recounts-four incidents,
ench of which appears to bo minutely narrated, Their
truthfulness or otherwise is not enquired into; it ix
sufficient for the purpose that ‘it has been reported
so.” . Tha last incident in. the 19th paragraph reads
thas: ‘On or about the 27th May last, one of the pro-
prietors of Township No, 86 succeeded in serving
| several write upon his tenants. A few days after, his
harns were destroyed by fire, The affidavits placed be-
fore the Executive Government, on which a proclama-
tion was issued, offering a reward of £500 for the dis-
covery of the incendiaries, axcrived the destroying of
the barns to the serving of the writs.” Thia event, 80
pathetically given, discloses the desire of the Govern-
ment to bring the tenant union institution Inte odium,
Tnvolving them fn the erime of incendiarism is trans-
i parent, On what facet they found theirexnosition is not
| known to the public, nor do wo think it is known to
| chomeelves. The fact of a barn being consumed by
fire doen not, to us, naturally suggest its being done by
| tenant league men than it would he to attribute to that
| body the ravages of fire in Charlottetown 4 year or two
But an object was to be gained; no scraples

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the end. The character, the reputation. the lovalty of
| the weople was staked, and sacr'ficed, if need be, to
‘attain it, and without the shadow of proof it was

neither caring for life or property. The fact of it
| being so indirectly stated rather aggravates than palli-
lates the offence. It is astah in the dark, and the un-
i trath here so insidionsly insinnated is only to be after-
wards used as opportunity occurs to found statements
still more humiliating and degrading to the people.
| What is here eqnally written is fully amplified in plain
| language with deadly effect by the High Sheriff, only
two weeks after, in his “report,” where it is said:
| 4 While their syatem of terrorism, hy which they in-
| timidate the well disposed under threats of burning
| their premises and taking their lives. ia so complete,
that it is utterly impossible to look for any assistance
outside of the town, and T atrribate the capture of
Doucette wholly to the fact that he and his accomplices
saw the fire-arms which 1 had placed in the hands of
mv constables.”

In further proof of what we have stated, we have
only to turn to another sentence in the same 19th
paragraph, to find the following: ‘Tn the same month,
the streets of the capital were paraded by several hun-
dreds of persons, headed by a band of music, and car-
lrving colors, on which were painted varions mottors,
ench as ‘ Free Lands.” *‘ Tenant's Riehts.” &., &e.
A man in the procession was arrested by the Deputy
Sheriff: the officer was knocked down, and.the prisoner
resened from him, within a tew varda of the police
station.* The resone is mentioned in Lientenant-Gov-
ernar Dandas’ despatch to vou, dated 23rd March,
In comparing this extract with the langnace
insed by Lientenant-Governor Dundas, on the 28rd
March. to which it refers, it does not require much dis-
crimination to see that there is a labored desire to xe-
eravate the offence. It is not enanch to color the
facts, but simn'e untruth must be added, manifesting a
aad absence of ingennousness, which cannot be attribut-
ed to “ignorance,” but rather to * design,’

We now extract from Lientenant Gowernor Dandas*
Despatch of 23rd March. The second paracraph re-
cords the same event a8 mentioned in Tig Monor the
Administrator's deapatch of Qnd Avenst. The Lien-
tenant-Governor saya: “And during last week, a con-
atable who attempted to take a man from a procession
of this league was prevented from executing his duty.”
The Lieutenant-Governor does not say one werd about
a man being “ arrested hy the Deputy Sheriff, and the
prisoner reseued from that officer.” There is a great |
disparity hetween the two accounts given of the same
event. The one ia a plain statement of troth unadorn-
ed: the other nrofesses the highest stato of polish and
i refinement. The Governor must have suppressed a
| part of the truth, or the Administrator must have added
| more than was absolute fact. We never learnt more of
| this affair than Samuel Fletcher, who, by his own dex-
| tevons movements, avoided being taken * prisoner.” Tt
| Mr. Fletcher was “arrested” and then ‘reecuad,” we ask
lwho reseued him? Was any warrant issued to take
| the party, and hy which of Her Majesty's Justices of
lthe Peace? Every school boy knows that Samuel
| Fletcher was hunted day and night by the constables to
ltanke him until he left the Island; but it ia not known
that any warrant was issued against any other party or
| parties connected with this affair for ‘rescuing ”
| Fletcher from the Deputy Sheriff. If there was an
| ** arrest and rescue.” and no warrants issued, great de-
| relietion is chargeable to some parties.

That gentlemen of talent, education, of ample
means, and occupying the highest positions, to whom
was confided power and authority, should so far for- |
got what 19 dua to themselven, as to asporse the charac-
ter of the people who placed them in power, who are an
ornament of moral rectitude, sobriety, industry, leval-
tv, in darkly insinuating the damnable crime incendiar-
ism. and fabricating highly colored statements and
naked untrothe to Her Majesty, degrading Her Majes-
ty’s lieges by inflicting unlimited proscription without
citation or trial, of i:serihing on the imperishable
pages of history charges, uninvestigated and unproven,
thus furnishing future generations the means of re-
proaching one an other with derision, is a state of
things much to be regretted.

We most sincerely regret to have thus to spenk of
the actions of persons whom we have honored, respect-
ed, and confided implicit confidence in all that reapdots
owr common civil riehts and liberties, bat self respect,
love of fair play and candour, cannot silently brook so
wide a departnre from those privileges secured to us
as the birth-right of every Briton,

For the present, T remain :
MANOAH ROWE.
Montaguo Bridge, 23d Dec... 1867.

ORWELL YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE.

Tne Members of the “Orwell Young Men's Institute”
held a meeting on the 17th imst., for the purpose of
appointing their officers for the ensuing year. , They
stand as follows :—-Patron, Hon. C. Young, L, L. Ds
President, Mr. Wm. MePhail; Ist Vice do., Mr. N. A.
McDonald; 2nd do. do., Mr. Archibald MoLeod ;
Sceretary, A. R. McQueen; Treasurer, Mr. Donald
Montgomery ; Librarian, Mr. A. McLeod ; Committee—
Mr. J. H. Fleteher, Chairman; Messra. A. Martin,
John Gordon, D. McDonald and Wm. MeDonald,

REPORT OF OFFICERS.

Gentlemen: — We are now about entering on our
sixth year of existence, with brighter hopes and more
cheering prospects than have greeted ue in any year of
the past. We cannot refrain from congratalating the
Institate, on the great amount of good it has been the
happy instrument of effecting. Six yeare ago 4 number
of young men, of this place, joined together, drow up a
Constitution, met, aoe organized the “ Orwell Young
Men's Institute."’ From the experienee which some of
them aeqnired in other similar avecations, they so
framed teirh Constitution, and planned their operations.
as to steer cleat of the ehoalé upon which so man other
prominent Sooleties had straitded. They discar the
discussione of frivolous and fooligh questione—discount-

need all subjects of « ical and sectarian char-
ser, and entirely prohibited anything approaching to
personality, Finding that the dieenssion of these higher
questions could not be profitably. entered into, witnont
ample reading, as eubjecta of thought, or, would at best
be confined 3 few, they set to wor and established a
pag library, controlled entirely hy the Inetitate,
By a searly accumulntion of stawdard books, and dona-
tions from friewde of the cause, our Library at present
comprises. nearly'200 volumes, by whieh mach goog
been done, Young men acquire habits of reading and
meditation, #0 that the evenings once spent in visiting

lonce a month—alternately.

poetry, and other 1 fitable stadies, And not
only lare e eer arike institute profited by its
establishment, but others unconnected with the Institute
Trove become sulgribors to it, and a general impetus
has thereby been given to the cause of Education.

We have to lament the absence of several of our
young debaters thie year, who have gone to seek their
fortunce in distant parca of the world, but we have reason
to believe chat we are to receive fresh force, which will
fully compensate for the loss we are thus called upon to
sustain. We are aleo happy to learn that, a number of
our once moet active members, are in a fair way of
adorning the higher professions of life, and it will duabt-
leas be pleasing to us all, to know that two of ear best
debaters have carried off the firat prizes in their classes,
in one of the Colleges of Nova Scotia, In one or two
yeara hence, these men may again be among aa, not in
their former avocations, but as doctors, lawyers, and
twinisters of the gospel. We cannot help thinking that
our Institute has had a share in prompting these men
onward.

Tn conclusion, we believe, that a ohango of officers
yearly, as far as posaible, is highly beneficial. We,
therefore, hope a. good selection will be made. We
would also urge upon them the great importance of
obtaining as many good lectures as possible, of inoreas-
ing our stock of Books, and of providing evenings of
entertainment, in the shape of Recitations, Readings,
&e. It is diflenttto find suitable subjects for discussion
at all times, and variety tends largely to oreate interest.
We would eay then to our successors, go on in the good
work, we have dene mach, there is much yet to be
accomplished. and the;task of doing it is in your hands
for the year 1868.

On behalf of the Institute,
J. H. Fierouer, President.
A. R. McQuexn, Secretary.
Orwell, Deo, 20, 1867.

PUBLIC MEETING AT CRAPAUD.

Pursuant to public notice, a large and influential
meeting took place in the new Hallat Crapaud on New
Year's Day, for the parpose of taking into consideration
the necessary improvement in Crapaud Harbor, and
more especially for deciding upon a suitable site from
which to extend a pablic wharf. The meeting was
largely represented from Lots 28, 29, 30 and G7. The
undersigned having been called to the chair, the meet-
ing entered into the discussion of the matter, in which
Mesere. E. Locke, D. McQuarrie, Wm. and Richard
Lea, Win, Dawson and others took a prominent part.
D. Cameron, Eeq., one of the Representatives of the
District, heing also present, spoke iu favor of the con-
templated project; after which the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted, viz :—

Ist. Moved by Mr. E. Locke, seconded by Mr. Alex.
MeKay—

Whereas the dredging of Crapand Harbor having
failed to give the facilities to shipping that were autici-
pated; and the present condition of the Harbor being
such as to admit of only a small class of schooners
loading at the wharfs, thereby sulyecting the country
to serious loss and ineonvenience, and retarding the
general trade and progresa of the community, therefore

Lesolved, That in order to meet the growing require-
ments of our trade, and place Crapaud in a position to
compete with ite sister ports, itis necessary to constract
a Bridge connecting Victoria with Sandy Point, and
thence extend a wharf into an arm of the Basin, a
distance of 400 yards, where a sufficient depth of water
ean be obtained for the accommodation of @ steamer
and general shipping.

Mored by Mr. Donald MeQuarrie, seconded by Mr.
Francis Malone,—

Resolved, That, taking into consideration the embar-
rassments to our trade, resuliing from the ineflicient
atate of our Harbor, and the very great and eecrious
losses sustained by this vast community in the absence
of the necessary accommodation for a large class of
ships; and being also compelled to pay a heavy export
tax to which ve other port in this Island ia subject, we
earvestly solicit the grave attention of the Execative
Government in oar behalf, and aleo that an application
be made to the General Legislature of this Islaud for a
special grant in favor of the improvements mentioued
iu the first Resolution.

3d. Moved by Mr, Charles Harrington, seconded by
Mr. James Gorman,—

Resolved, That the proceedings of this mecting be
forwarded to one of the Charlottetown papers for pub-
lication, with a request that the others will please
copy.

WILLIAM INMAN.

FORT AUGUSTUS LITERARY INSTITUTE.

The young men of Fort Augustus have formed a socie-
ty called the * Forr Avavstus Lirsrany Instirure,”
having for its objvet the purchasing of a library. giving
lectures, recitations, and devmien such subjects as
will tend to the improvement of all concerned. De-
bating every Saturday night. Lectures and recitations
Rev. Thomas Phelan,

/Putron; Hon, Francis Kelly, President; James EF.

Kelly, Vice Prosident;. Michael N, C. Lafferty, Seere-
tary; John F. Fletcher, Treasurer; James Mitchell,
Librarian. Patrick Clarken, John Power, John Duffy,
John Haggarty, John Carr, Edward Mitchell, William
Hennessey, James Brogan, Neil McConnell, James
Duffy, Patrick [lughes, Commitee. First subject—
** Which is the best method of acquiring information—
Reading or Travelling.” Opened in favor of Travel-
ling by Me. Lafferty. After debate it was decided by
vote in favor of Travelling. Next subject—** Were the
Southern States justified in rebelling against the Gov-
ernment of the United States.” Opened in the nega-
tive by Mr, Lafferty,
M. N.C. LAFFERTY,
Jan, 11, 1868. Secretary.

The Berald.

——

Wednesday, Januury 15, 1868.

MOUNT VESUVIUS,

Like those excitable chaps, the Fenians, ia in a stato
of eruption. This historic mountain, which, in the
year of our Lord seventy-nine, belched forth its lava
and ashes in such prodigious quantities as to desolate
the surrounding country and completely bury the cities
of Herculaneum and Pompeii, now presents a scene of
wild magnificence not observable since 1855, The
eruption of the year 79, which is the first on recerd of
this voleane, was accompanied by a vielent earthquake,
and so sudden and overwhelming was the flow of burn-
ing lava which issued from ite mouth, that the citizens
and the Roman sentinels who guarded the gates of the
cities of Herculaneum and Pompsli, were scorched to
cinders and overwhelmed with the fiery mass whilst
employed in the discharge of their respective ordinary
duties. It is somewhat remarkable that the present
eruption has been preceded on this side of the Atlantic
~in the West India Islands and various parts of the
States—by shocks of earthquake more or less violent,
leading to the belief that these internal rumblings of the
earth have an undoubted connection with the voleanic
eruption which now divides public interest with the pol:
tics and diplomacy of Rurope. We learn that at night
Mount Vesuvius presents the aspect of large volumes of
sheeted flame rolling up from the top of the mountain
for hundreds of feet, and lighting up the Bay with a
lurid beauty, Meantime the molten lava pours down
its sides, creating consternation among the population
at ite base: The inbabitante call to mind the fate of
the Pagan cities above referred to, and are preparing to

wre,

with that of the year 1834, and prudence would dictate a

aud gossiping, are now spent over history, biography,

timely withdrawal beyond the range of ite destructive

leave thu vicinity as soon as possible, The indications
har) +e that the present eruption will be equally disastrousl

power. That Volcanoes, the principal of which is
Mount Vesuvius, serve a wise purpose in the economy
of nature, there can be no doubt, and our own opinion
is that if it were not forthese natural outlets to the earth's
internal heat and gases, which sometimes aceumulate
in undue proportions, earthquakes would be much more
general and destructive in their character than they
now are. But as this is a theme the discussion of which
would require more time and research than we have at
our disposal at present, we are forced to leave its in-
vestigation to one of our Literary societies, which
might very profitably devote some of its spare hours to
the discussion ot this and similar subjects of intetest.

© ANOTHER ESTATE PURCHASED.

Tuose who read Mr Hensiey's Report of his mission to
England last summer, are aware that the Government,
deeply interested in the settlement of the Land Question,
were engaged in megotiations with the remaining proprietors
of Township lands in this Colony with the view of pur-
ehasing the same and re-selling them to the tenants, If the
Patriot and the Examiner are correct, as wo dare say they
are, the Government has been wuccessful in inducing the
Rev, George Tewnshend, the owner of 3000 acres of land in
Township No, 43, to sell the same at the rate of 6s. per
acre. This announcement will convince the tenantry that
the Government are in earnest in their efforts to settle the
Land Question, and will give strength to the hope and be-
lief that before their term of office expires, they will have
successfully accomplished the task of settling finally and
satisfactorily this vexed question, which has so long
agitated the minds of the people and retarded the prosperity
of this Colony. The figure at which the Estate has been
purchased is a low one, considering the locality and quality
of the land, and we have no doubt but that it will prove an
eminently self-sustaining transaction. We expectevery day
to hear of the purchase of other estates, upon even more
favorable terms than those upon which the purchase of the
Townshend Estate has been accomplished. By this means
will every class of tenants on the Island be relieved from
the odious system of rent-paying without the intervention
of outsiders, or the aid of an $300,000 bribe, and, what fe
of infinitely more value, without lesing our Colonial inde.
pendence, which,

“ Once destroyed,
Can never be supplied.”

MEECING OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Some of our contemporaries have found out that the
Legislature of this Island is to be called together for the
dispateh of business on the 4th of March next. If this be
#0, the fact will soon be officially announced to the publie,
and, in the meantime, it would be well for all parties who
are desirous of applying for special favors, whether tor
new roads, bridges, post offices, or other objects not at pre-
sent included in the general service of the country, and
which will require a money grant from the Legislature, to
hurry in their petitions to the Lieutenant-Governor it
Counett, through the Honorable the Colonial Secretary's
office, All such petitions ought to be in the hands of J.
W. Morrison, Erq., by the Ist of February next, to ensure
action being taken on them. Want of attention to this
hint may defeat many a work of public utility beeause
sought for too late to enable the Government to square its
expenditure with itsincome, This is the only object which
the Legislature had in placing the initiation of money
votes in the hands of the Executive, and every intelligent
person will see that, as long as the Colony does not
P aa Fi Mintster, as in all other countries and
provinces, it will be necessar’y to enforee this rule, if we desire
to escape financial complications and reckless expenditure
in the manngement of the revenue.

LITERATURE.

By the mail on Monday night we received from Now
York, Blackwood’s Magazine and the North British Re.
view for December; and from Montreal, the New Dominion
Monthly for January, The late hour at which we receivea
those publications prevents our noticing in detail their
contents; but after a hasty glance through them, we pro-
mise ourselves a rich treat some of those long eyenings
when we shall have time to sit dswn and read at our
leisure. We notice, too, that Mr, Maguire's promised
work on “The Irish in Ameriga’’ has at length made its
apptarance, and is highly spoken of by some of the Lon-
don critics, Next week we will quote a review of the
work from the London Star, and in the Spring we will im-
port # lot of the books for sale,

**Man’s inhumanity to mau
Makes countiess thousands mourn.”

In our remarks upon Fenianism last week, the above
couplet, which is from the pen of the “inspired
ploughman,” was inadvertently attributed to the poet
Cowrgnr. We have too much veneration for Scotland's
great poet to witingly rob him of any fine sentiment
to which he has given utterance, such as that which we
quoted trom his inimitable composition, “ Man was
made to mourn.” Quoting from memory, as we did
last week, the similarity in the sentiment of the lines
above quoted and Cowper's poem entitled * The
Negro’s Complaint,” put us astray, and occasioned the
error which we now rectify.

The reports of destitution from the Southern States are
absolutely appalling, and efforts are being made throughout
the North to assist the victims ef rebellion and want.
Viewing the misery and destitution which so largely pre-
vail in vanous parts of the world at the present time, the
results of short crops and desolating tornadoes and
storms, the people of this Irland have resson to be thank-
ful to Previdence for their somparatively happy and pros-
perous condition.

The Original Tale of ‘‘ Abdaliah; or, the Syrian
Youth,” came to hand too late for this week's paper.
As the first effort of a young friend at romance-
writing, we will give it insertion next week, and wo
avail ourselves of the opportunity to say that we hope
to receive more polished productions from his pen
during the course of the winter.

The French authorities, accerding to late telegrams,
have pounced upon the Fenian Head Quarters in Paris,
and seized their papers and forwarded them to the British
Government. This is faithfully carrying out the principles
of International law.

Firne.—We learn that the dwelling house of Mr,
Lemuel LePage, butcher, Royalty East, was consumed
by firoon Monday nicht last. We have not learned
any partioularsas to the origin of the fire, or whether
the house was insured or not,

Sr. Parers Evecrion.—There is not likely to be
any contest in this district as the aggre ays | partial
election, a8 the leading men of both parties deprecate
putting the electora to any unnecessary turmoil and
trouble.

The financial condition of British Columbia, which
ls to be part of the New Dominion at no distant day,
is mort wretched. The ai expenditure over
revenue last year, was $133,874.88.

¥

In conseqaence of the telegraph lines being down, no

despatches hare been received for the past two days.