The Herald -- 1867-07-17 -- Page 2

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— —— = ing i bles, discharged their laborious task with au easy
Se a - oe they heldvout thelr hands the'be betrer devised to destroy any party than the present) We do not intend to say much about the foolish dis-|the = wha “4 no om credit upon themevlves aad de-

more freel teanstared by seine porsons here, sit de mot tained them, bub when / Nae in this city on Friday 8° i
all vapor on steain” from America, alluding to the Eusporor opened his arms and took them also to his Militia Law, and we were surprised to find 4 — pay agin rag ap Aah si the 4 yne. No miands the warm thanks of their guests, In addition
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ne board, heart. The eldest has gone to England to visit bis) ee 4 ype ye teaed j
ake . oes ipsy es Seserteae preemie Yranae wae stag vaabeanal a; aed Me here le reaelecd ¥ yi Colony for defensive pur-|person outside of a Lodge for a aber a tigges thet was re ba te pobre cner'tg Mertn Bz
Me vt | pleasant words tu say to the Amcrivans prosentiin France Is Monsieur Raimbeaus, who spurted for let the Vol vement be encouraged, and an insulting display of that kind would be made, as ee'n,” an “Dr. MoPhes, asd Mr. Dancan Der glass
and absent. Ie complimented them ou their progress, | ward bis horse and probably saved the life o the Caar, poses, let the Volunteer mo : ' nee would bave|Ionis, Esq., Dr, Me : : , :
rie av or tres rus tener i g Fr * | 1 ig “ n-in- law o # late : : 4 Ss < ee ; A mand Boe 8 ' !
spoke in the very highest terms of General Rufus King, France and Belsiam, and so) ides sdliliin ence seis WA x & tas of neta bom Raf to entrap The sie of he dl
tant-ascendancy aspect connected with it in Ireland,

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. : ; | ao ; oe ar : , : , : } Cameron, the Hon, Mr, Whe-
Minister of the Coited Statesin Rome, and of his faiher! Moquard, Private Secretary of the Emperer, He re- : : : ee a Revds, Mr. Mcleon anc : Mr.
Proteaner King, wis now ties at the pulut of death. — levived the most coveted honors from both Emperors, |Peace, every man between the ages of bhatesige and forty Se sha manistats Hab dea TMA 20k Gab Gc Gs akan
of and now all Russia is sending him testimoniuls of ulfive should be called updn to abandon his labor to at-

The Most Revercad Archbishops Spald'ng and Pur-
call of Baltingre and Cincinnati, hoye been named on
the com -aittee charged to prepare a reply ou behalf of
the Catholie world ro the Pope's Allocution.

This conseil will probably meet in November, .

Archbishop Puree: of Cincinnati, will have asign-
ed to hima post of benoron the right hand of the
Pope, at the grand St. Peter's ceremony on Saturday ,

avery ativntion, in taet, 18 being showa tu the Amer,
* a

jeans, bishops wal others,
EMPOSING CRREMONIES ON JUNE 29.

Rome, June 20.-— cha religions ceremonies in cele-
bration of the eighteen hundredsh anniversary of Si
Petor’s martyrdom sud in reverence of St. Paul, and
the canonizeiion of 25 Duceh. French, and Spanish
vaartyrs whe died in Japiun, as saints, was a most gor-
Heous ceremony, ‘Tho hs rvances were commenced
yesterday eveuing with « general illumination of the
vity ot Rome, Si, Peter's shone like a great chureh
on fire, At 7 o'clock this morning there wada grand

rocession of prelates, priests, monks, and soldiers

. trom the Vatiacau td St’ Peter's, The Pope was car-
ried on his throne. There was an immense crowd as-
sembled in the interior of she eharch before his arrivai.
St. Peter's was most maguiticwntly decorated with cloths
of gold, silver tapestries, paintings, and 200,000 yards
of crimson sik, ‘The building was hited with many
millions of was candles. There were 100,000 people
within its walls, including the ex-King of Naples, the
foreign Ministry, 59 cardinals, archbishops and bishops
and many thousands of clerrymen, gpa frars, and
monks = Cuere were even nas anc

soldiers from al-

jnation's gratitude, The Caar gave him the — .rmest
invitation to visit him at his Capital, have,” he
said, ‘sixty millions of subjects, and there Is not one
lof them to whom your name is not now familiar; you
lean Judge of the welcome you will have at St. Peters-
Surg.”

Tn last days of Maximilian’s life were passed in the
jwouvent of the Capucmns in Queretaro, The Convent,
Which Was oner a stately building, has passed through
Istevessive spoliations, until nethiog remains but a row!

of disconnected houses, in the most comfortable of

placed in solitary cells, being truated with more con-
sideration than one would expect. Thelmperial cause
having failed, the ex-Emperor had but few friends who
desired to compromise themselves by a communication
with him, and he was lett chiefly with his friend and
old classmate, Prince Salm Salm, who followed him
irom Mexico on his ill-advised departure to Queretaro.
Mendez, according to the only aceount which has been
received direct (that of the correspondence of the New!
York Herald ) led Maximilian totake this fatal s ep, hs,
presenting that the Mexicans only wanted to see him
away from his foreign soldiery to Hock around his stan-
dard. frasting to this treacherous misre presé@ntation,
tw repaired with only a bodygard to Queretaro, where
he fonud but a paltry six thousand troops, insufficiently
supplied with ammunition, and he himselt in’ the
power of traitors. Salm Salm, who followed by stealth,
was the ouly foreign oflicer of experience in his whule

wheh Maximilian and his generals were confined, 4
/ They were allowed to receive visitors, and were not!

tend drill for ten divs. In this country, especially,
which 1s sparsely populated, and where the supply of
lsbor is not equal to the demand during the extremely
short season permitted for farming operations, a law of
this nature is*particularly oppressive when enforced in
the summer, The military authorities, Captains, Drill
Instructors, &c., should remember this, and be as
lenient as possible in carrying out the law, and not
drag boys of sixteen years of age, as they have been
doing lately, a distance of eighteen miles to town, to
@ then ‘or non-attendance at drill, Some of the
parties fined we know to have violated the law through
ignorance, bat such a plea did not mitigate the fine in
the least, Now, this, we say, is a leetle too much
stretch of military role, which, however essential in
the army,'s not at allssited for, nor relished by, civilians.
and will, moreover, be certain to bring a reaction more
or less fatal to all military duty. People may submit
for a time to the iron rule of a Robespierre, and the
wore arbitrary and oppressive his reign, the sooner the
death of the tyrant, and the more Complete the reaction
in the opinions of the masses, Moderation is the best
policy in most cases; and, in this Colony, if a Militia
Law is required at all, a moderate one suited to the
circumstances of the country, is the most desirable, as
well as the most efficient. For ourselves, we consider

where Orangeism originated, where it is fostered, and
where it produces untold national and social miseries,

gentiemen issued forth their eloquence, felicitated them-
selves, complimented the ladies, and thanked everybody

dodge to embarrass the Government, and, in the event
of a row, to bring odium on the Colony with the object
of hastening Confeleration, We may be told that
Orangemen have a pertect right to walk in procession
on the 12th of July, and that Irish Catholics should
not feel offended at it. Well, so faras we are person-
ally concerned, the yellow brethren might indulge in
processions from July till eternity, and we should not
be in the least ruffled about it; but there are others who
know the insults connected with such displays in Ire-
land, and who, in leaving the old soc, fondly hoped
they had left its most baneful celebrations beLind them,
whose hot blood would not permit them to brook the
insult, whatever the consequences might be; and we
know that one hct-heoded tool may set a community in
t blaze and excite feelings which the wisdom of a gen-
eration cannot allay, as the recent unforanate riots in
Birmingham painfully testify. In such a state of affurs,
the misfortune is, that the innocent suffer equally with
the guilty. We regret, therefore, that the more reason-
able among the Orangemen did not take these facts
into consideration, and prevail upon the isore in-
temperate to desist feom a public procession through

the streets of the city. A oull may proceed quictly
down Queen Street, if not annoyed; but if some mis-

but may have been merely intended as a clever political

in general, for he pleasure experiencedin being present
at xo interesting affair, The Rev. Mr. Crawford com-
‘pleted this part of the proceedings in afew well chosen
iwords, which found a ready response in the breasts of
ihis hearers, Fun and frolic, jokes end laughter, were
kept up uninterruptedly antil the closing shades of
evening warned both young and old to depart, which
was at last lingeringly done, and we must confess that
we tore ourselves away from the pleasant scenes
of St. Peter's, filled with # sense of gratitude for the
kindness we received from our many friends, and
vegret that those joyous hours of sovial pleasure could
not be prolonged llowever, we hope soon again to
renow the visit, and find thein all in the enjoyment of
the same health aud spirits, as when we last met them,
The sum realized will we understand amount to about
£90,

A Sap Catamrry ror «a Poor Famity,—The house
owned and oceupied by Mr, James Fitspatrick, and
known as the Old Ton Mile House, St. Peter's Road,
was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last, at
about eleven o'clock, The family had retired at the
usual time, iu apparent security, and were only arous-
ed from sleep by the noise of the burning rafters of the
house, when they had the greatest slificulty in making
their escape from the flames. We understand they
say ed almost nothing—none of ther farnirure, bedding
or wearing apparel, but such as they had on, We
have not heard whether there was insurance upen the
property, but we imagine there was not. There is no
clue to the origin of the fire, so far as we can learo.

most every country in the world present, and the as-)service, and proved in the siege ove of the best and! Militi sineh 4 Welbedetedediea of

sem led multiude mate up a most brilliant conyzre-| bravest of oMlvers. In confinement they would sit to.| the whole re wide - i meshi ie wees. &
jon. Vope Pius the Ninth celebrated the Gregorian | gether and play ecarte, or discuss with "vivid interest, 1088 in Hale 60d muney, Ahd nothing more; rare

Massin Latinand Greek, There were two interrnp-|not their own fate, but the polities of Geraany and well-trained Volunteer force, deriving some assistance

chievous fellow, who knows the nature of the animal,
flutters a red flag in his face for the pedeag of exas-
perating him, he may run wild and break into some

Poor Fitzpatrick’s case is really a pitiable one, and
such as will, no doubt, excite the sympathy of the pub-
lie, —-Ez.

tious to the ceremony,

The curtains of one of the

windows caught fire at one moment. but they were
speedily torn down by the guard, and no damage oc-
curred. After this a man who had become crazy from
excitement, produced by the go and glitter, and
lights, cut his throat, and died just under the bronze
statue of St. Peter. ‘There was no contusion in con-
sequence. His body was quickly removed outside.
The Pope at once proceeded to reconsecrate the church
stained with the blood of the suicide, and then proceed-
ed with the service of the altar, Liszt composed extra
music for the grand Mass, and a chotr placed in the
dome of St. Peter's male the angelieal responses, the
cannon of the Castile San Angelo thundering forth the
accompaniment instead of the organs, The Pone’s
voice during the celebration wis clear and very sweet,
aad heard all over the church. The city illuminations
fireworks, and general festivities in honor of the cen-
tenary anniversary, will continue during a week,

ENTHUSIASTIC MANIFESTATIONS OF RESPECT FoR
THE POPE.
Rome, June 30, 1867.

The Holy Father, both before and after the grand
religious solemnities celebrated yesterday and where-
ever he appeared in public, was received with the most
enthusiastic manifestations of attachement and devotion
from the immense multitudes of clergy and laymen
gathered frou all parts of the world.

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THE “BLACK DEATH” IN IRELAND.

A new disease, which bafiles the skill of the physi-
cians, bas broken oat in Ireland, more particularly in
Dublin, which is exciting alarm among the people. Ir

has existed for more than fourteen months, and has dis-

played a rapid and jatal activity. The first case oc-
curred as fur back as the 18tlr of March, 1866, and is
thus described :—

“An oe to a surgeon in Dublin had felt un-
well, and remained indoors during the day, taking his
meals, boweyer, os usual. He bad a bad night, and
complamed of headaehe m the morning, and his master
then remarked some spors under his chest. Dr. Stokes,
an eminent Dablin physician, was immediately sent for
and saw the patient at ll, a.m. He found him pertectly
collected, and in apparently ordinary strength; but the
left aroi and left breast were covered thickly with large
purple patches of the decpest hue. Both medieal men
recognised that they were in presence of a case which,
if an attack of typhus fever, was certainly such as
neither of them ever witnessed before, hen Dr.
Stokes returned, two hours later. a great change had
taken place. The putieut was as sell-possessed as be-
fore, but the left arm and breast were now completely
black. At half-past one the young man was sitting up
in bed, disenssing his case with his master; and as he
complained of great thirst, the latter went from the bed-
side to the window ta mix a cooling draught. but upon
turning round almost instantly, he saw, to his horror.
that Gdllapes bad set in, and b

ition, within eight or aine bours of the appearance
a any formidable symptoms, and within ball

considerable amount of muscular strength, the patient
was dead.”

_ The disease is believed to be contagious, The gen-

eral features of the preliminary stage are bilious vomit- : ‘ ™
and sometimes porging. and usually — of] Itis said that ata recent audiensze given by the
‘hen comes

ting,
daparaliated intensity, with imcoherency.
the purple eruption, accompanied, in most cases, by

t debility, and followed by collapse and death,
Fhe duration of the illn. ss is of a three-fold variety. —
In the first, where the perio. is reckoned by bours, one

case was fatal in four hours from the cecurrence of the |44ce you to my darter Jane.’

first symptoms; but the average is eighteen hours. The

second variety includes from threw to six days from the|to appreciate the joke, while the Federal Americans
first indications of indisposition to the fatal ivane. The present were quite overwhelmed with feelings of

third variety, in which aloue any recoveries have taken
en & period extending to many dars, and
even weeks.”

YELLOW PEVER AT MAURITIUS.

A private letter, of late date, from Mauritius, thus/corps left town for Point Levi.

describes the ravages of the yellow fever in that
colony :—-

TL write to falfill my prone, and to let you know
that Lam still tiving, althongh God only knows how
long such inay be the ease. 1 am writing from the
city of the dead. You will see that 10,000 persons Lave
been carrwd off last mouth, the average in town being
200 per day. Every wagine driver that {have had at
Port Louiy has been, or is ut the present moment, down
with the acenrsed fever. have this morning 112 men
absent from the same cane, A batch of doctors from
India is expected next mail, bot the ravage before them
I was struck down again with a very
severe attack on the 22 of April, maki z the third
time. The attacks are sudden. {1 was taken ill in a
moment in my office, and had to be assisted to a ear-
riage. In four days | wae off my bet again, bat IT can-
not disguise the inct that these attacks, re pular every
1th day, weaken me. To-day* is the time for the
fourth att.ck. No person appears to be free.”

_ PARTING BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND
RUSSIAN EMPERORS.

. The between the Emperors of Russia and
France at is said to have been most affecting. |
was not a and formal ing, but two}
hogs. for on the continent, bearded

men hug and kiss otber like Girls, ** Justice and,
each other.” The bullet aimed at

eeattered the same blood over them!

ever go tv war with each other?!
aabrneed the young Grand

2, p.m, within little
more than twenty-four hours of the first sign of indis-

an hour
of being tn full possession of all his faculties and of a

cording to rumor, of three captains and a tieutenant!
colonel, was only waiting Escobedo'’s orders to pass
ithe predetermined sentence of death. ‘Toward the end.
of the siege Max seems to have been not only indiffer-.
ent to death, but even to have coveted such a termi-|
nation of his career, At une time he stood for full ten.
minutes upon the plaza when the shells were bursting
so near gs to nearly carry him off hie feet by the con-!
cussion of the air, No one enn call him coward or de-)
serter, as might have been the case had he left with the:
French, or had he abandoned Miramon and Marquez’
to fight it out by themselves after accepting their as-,
sistance. His lonor is clear as far as that action goes. |
His plans, in case of escape with his life, were to take
up his residence in Havanna for a few mon hs, antil he
should settle his Mexican affairs, and then retire to
one of lus Italian estates and live in seclusion for one
or two years before again taking part in public life.
But the humanity which he exhibited toward bis cap-
tors, even when provoked by the wholesale slaugiter
of his own troops when fallen into Mexican hands, was
not shown the lurened Emperor, Mexico demanded
his death, and he fell a victim to schemers and traitors.
A recent letter says :—The fate of the offeer who be-|
trayed Queretaro and the Emperor isdonbtful. He was:
seen in Queretaro at large the day after the surrender
That he had received then his promised reward seems |
unlikely, since be had made upplication to one of the)
leading Liberal officers for relief, Meeting Colonel
Rincon Gallardo (Pepe Rincon), he said, ** Col, | am
not, like you, a rich man, with many haciends. [have
nothing but my sword to depend ‘upon. Thope you
will recommed me toa position in the Liberal army.”
Pepe Rincon (the same man who tried to let. Maximi-
lian escape) is reported to have replied: * Col. Lopez.
if I recommend you to any position it will be to a po-
sition on a tree with a rope around your neck.” co.
Miguel Lopez has not been seen publicly since.—Bos-
ton Post,

A clergyman on the Dubuque Railroad aceident-
ally sat down on a large basket of eggs, tothe yreat
injury of the ‘ trait’ and his clothes. A brakeman
scraped him down with the stove hearth, but the
beauty of bis attire aud his dignity were temporarily
destroyed. He is regarded by his people not only
as a faithfal pastor aud brother, but an excellent
yolk fellow.

A Washington despatch states that the Mexican
Minister does not credit the report that General
Santa Anna was shot at Sisal oo the 25th June.
He is officially informed that the General was seut
to Campeachy the day after the arrest, whieh was|
made June 11th, anu that he would be kept ia prison!
until disposed of by the President.

It is stated that the United States Government
has ordered the gunboat * Susquehana’ to Mexico,
to demaud the body of Santa Auna, dead or alive,
and an ample apology.

It is related that the last order seat over to Ey-
rope by Emperor Maximilian—so little did he dream
of being conquered and captured was for two thon.
sand nightingules, to be purchased in the Tyrol.

Pope, ao American lady stepped forward upon the
entrance of His Holiness, and with the peculiar nasal
twaug of the New Dogland States, thus spoke:—
‘ How d’ye do, Pope Pius Nioth? I want to intru-
His Holiness ap-
peared to take the affair very good aaturedly and

mortification aud disgust.

Ax Usaraterce Fevrow.—Ti has been reliably
Stated that a servant girl residing in an estublish-
ment in St. Catherine street purchased the discharge
of a private soldier of the 23rd regiment before the
They got married
and furuished a small boardiug house at Point St.
Charles. She subsequently became unwell and
entered the hospital. During her abscence her sol-
dier lover * sold ont’ and docamped with a former
sweetheart to the States,

The Hh

See ee ee ae ae _

erald,
Weduesday, July 17, 1807.

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THE MILITIA LAW.

Tue carrying into effect in the country, at the pre-

‘require ihe annual performance of a ten days’ drill,

jcomes very hard upon our farming population. When
the Act came up for consideration last session, we fore-

America, while outside a court martial. composed, C+ from the state, would be of some service in cages of civil

commotion, and, in view of a foreign invasion, would
form the nucleus of an army composed of men of all ages
capable of bearing arms. Atthe present time, we be-
lieve that most of the annuu! grant for Volunteer Militia
purposes is eaten up by a few well-paid officials, who
strut about the country and live upon the fat of the
land, domineering over the people wherever it can be
done withimpunity ; but as forany show of active, well drill-
ed militiamen outside of the Volunteers, the thing is not
to be thought of even in Queen's County, which is fa-
vored with more officers, trom Colonels down to sub-
alterns, than many of the Kingdoms in Europe. This,
perhaps, may meet the Hon, T. D. McGee's vast ideas
of the military dates of the subjects of the New Do-
minion, Where, according to him, the ** whole popula-
tion” must become soldiers; but it is not at all suited
to the tastes or circumstances of simple colonists like
ourselves, and our desire and bope is, that the Istand
Militia Law wiil undergo a thorough revision next Ses-
sion, with the view of encouraging a well-diseiplined
Volunteer force in the towns and populous districts ot
the country, and dving away with militia musters and
drill altogether.

A CUANGE OF BASE,

Tne Islander of Friday last contains an editorial
article worthy of some notice. The writer, no doubt,
considers it a very clever production, calculated to pro-
duce dismay and disaster in the Liberal ranks, and to

ation, An appeal is first made to the Catholics of the
Island to read, pause, and inwardly digest an * address
of the Archbishop of Quebec to the Roman Catholics
ot his Diocese” on the subject of Confederation, with the
view of inducing them to regard it * favorably.” and
then the inhabitants of the Island, and the Dominion
Government especially, are informed that * public
opinion is mach changed, and that, in every part of the

Confederstion who, a few months since, denounced it”
This part of the sulject is all moonshine, for we venture
to assert with confidence, that the people generally are
as hostile to Confederation now as they were previous
to the last election, and another appeal to them, as
suggested by the Jslender, would result similarly. As
to the ‘unpopularity ” of the Government, we have this
to remark, that the most unpopular appointments that
have come to our knowledge are not those which have
been “forced” upon the Government or recommended
by the representatives of the people, but rather surrep-
titious appointments which have been secured through

derhanded int not creditable to the parties
using them. We know one individual who himself ob-
obtained an office by the abandonment of all principle,
and whose appointment has been a source of weakness
to the Government ever since, who has, in a sneaking
way, presumed to interfere in local appointments,
Afraid to venture back to his constituency himself, he
contributed largely to the defeat of an important officer,
and yet, through such influences bas one commissioner
been appointed to oflive who is notoriously unfit to
write his own enphonious name. This efficient officer,
in order to manifest bis gratitude for the honor con-
ferred upon him, vents bis small spleen upon the friends
of the members elect, by appointing to such offives as
Hog Reeve, ete., men whose shoes be is unworthy to
black. Such acts as these are enough to render any
Government unpopular, and especially so where they
take place contrary to the wishes of the members, Our
advice to the Government would be to purge the public
service of all such characters, and our word tor it, the
‘slander will have little reason to exult at the prospect
that the Government cannet ** get over another session
of the Legislatore.” ‘This advice we deem to be more
sincere, and sqfer by far, than the seductive suggestions

the country without an appeal to the people. The Je.
lander hints that **Mr, Coles and a few of his colleagues
would not reject Confederation with the $800,000, with.
out on ap, to the people.” We canuot believe that
there is one member of the Executive so base as even
te burbor the thought of such an action. The insinua.
tion is thrown out to destroy ail public confidence in the
Government, and to introduce dissensions and distrust
among the members of the party. We think we ean

Sent time, of the provisions of the Militia Act, which|s#fely assure the people that whatever may be the faile

ings of the present Government and the party that sup-
— them in the Legislature, no such lancneve as to

nd the Colony over to Canada, without an a peal to
the people. will ever be attempted by them. The trust

raw this result, and, at the risk of having our loyalty

tunately, we were supported by only three members, in

poseible
modifyin
our military authorities. With the experience of the

upon the people, and succeeded in materially

who voted against us last year,

ithe ford
will be forced either to go for the total abolition of the
take a respectful leave of the Militia Law, or otherwise to amend it o as to render it
had so magnificently 0s ‘age bordensome upon the people, No measure could

‘ ably banded back to the people,
impugned, we voted against the whole Bill; but, unfor- them a8 they may. think pl % We wesld Gem te
electors, however, to be on their
& House of thirty, Having failed in carrying this|mors of tempt ng offers from the
point, we then endeavored to make the Jaw as lenient as which may

& the Bill, which was originally prepared by son Xr

lie and ay offives, the probabi
present summer before them, we fel satisfied that many men: will | all
land, in the meantime, an opportanity will have been af-

L

be
for

that has been committed to their chaige will be inviols
to be disposed of by

ard against all ra-
inion of Canada,
trom local Conlederate organs, and

alao as to irrepressible dissensions in the present ony:
st

ly election resulting therefrom.

in Hen icon some of the pub-
ity is, that the Govern.

ve out the time allotted to them by law,

to observe the practical working of the New

, and to judge whether or not any terms could

offered which would be an adequate ¢

the Colony to surrender ite present constitution.

give a forward shove to the grand scheme of Confeder-

Island, there are to be found many warm advocates of

of mercénary schemers who recommend the betrayal of My, W fl. Popes m

aonoffending person's crockery ware shop, and smash
things generally, The tantalisee would, in that case,
be more immediately responsible for the damage done
than the offending animal. Now, Orangemen know
that the celebration of the Battle of the Boyne is natu-
tally insulting to all Catholies, and especially so to
Irien Catholics, whose civil and religious tiberties were
strack down by that batile, and b, 4 isisting upon pub'ie-
ly celebrating an eventin history 6v irritating to the con-
quered, who now for fellow-sulijects with the conquer-
ed, the Orangemen betray singular bad taste, to say
the least of it, and court violent breaches ot the peace,
Nothing can be more ttterly devoid of generosity
and good feeling than for him who conquers to
be perpetually reminding the defeated party of his dis-
comfiture and overthrow, The best feelings of our
nature revolt against such a proceeding, and yet
the Orangemen are guilty of a similar act every
time they get up these disp!ays. Common sense
and the best dictates of the heart would say, that the
wisest course to pursue is to let the anpleasant memories
of an unpleasant bye-gone time lie buried in oblivion.
Especially is this the case in a young country like this,
where po asewnmlancy, whether Urotestant or Catholic,
can or will take place, and where the hearty co-opera-
tion and combiced skill and industry of all its mbhab-
itants are required to develop the resources: and pro-
mote the prosperity of the Colony, We sincerely trust,
therefore, that the display which we witnessed on F; iday
last will be the first and the last of the kind which we
shall ever behold in Prince Edward Island; nor do we
beheve that such a display would ever have taken place
but for the efforts of scheming politivians, who keep
alive such organizations for their own selfish purposes,
The object on Friday may bave been to challenge the
Goverument to issue a proclamation against Orange-
men, for the purpose of withdrawing ther polirica!
support, or to disyust and alienate Catholics, by allow-
ing such a procession to take place ander a Liberal ad-
ministration, or to provoke a breach of the peace, so
that it might be said we were unfit for self-government,
and should be incontinen'ly handcd « ver to Canada to be
taken care of. Either all or any of these objects may
have been designed, but we are happy to say that thes
have been deteated—provideatialiy defeated —by the
complete suddenness of the thing; but the misfortune
of the affair is, that it bas aroused those bad feelings
which preyailed for some time past, but which were
happily subsiding. As there were many militia officers
in the procession, and Government arms used on the
vecasion, there is one matter bearing upon the subject
to which we would wish to direct the attention of the
Commander-in-Chicf, and that is, the third section of
Military Discussions, &e.. contained in “the Queen's
Regulations and Orders for the Army, 1864,” which
reads as follows and would seem to justify the Com-
mander-in-Chiet im cancelling the commissions of such
officers :

“Officers, non-commissioned Officers and soldiers, are
forbiddea to institute, countenance, or attend Orange
Lodges, or any other meetings whatsoever, for party er
political purposes, in barracks, quarters, camp, or
wheresoever beld.”

Now, as these regulations apply to the Volunteer and
Militia forces of this Colony, and were rigorously en-

orders, the Commander-m-Chiel is bound to take cog-
nizance of those officers who figured in the Orange
display. With these remarks, we drop this uapleasant
matter,

Tae Loan Brit, Passep !—We have just learned
that a letter was recieved from the Hoo. Mr. Hens-
ley, by the Euglish Mail on Monday evening last.
Mr. Hensley acnouoces the gratitying intelligence
that the Loan Bill of last session has recieved the
Royal assent, and that he entertains the certain hope
that the Loan will be speedly obtained. The hon.
gentleman also intimates that the Imperial Govern-
ment will press the demaud of £5,000 which has
lately been made against the colony for the pay and
support of Her Majesty's troops while stationed here;
but previous to his leaving Englaod—w hich will
be about tho first week ia Angust—Mr. Hensle
purposes having an interwiew on the subject wit
His Grace the Duke of Buckingham, when he ho s
to be able to couvince His Grace thatthe * little bill’
ina very extraordinary and unjust demand, We
wish the 5 General the fullest measure of
suceess in his mission, anda pleasent vo home.
Evidently His Grace of Suckinahans, ene
odes: letter, aod thus acknow-

ledges the tavor.

> i alt ie

Tra Panty ar Sr. Peren’s.—The Rev. Mr. Craw-
ford’s Congregation held a very pleasant Tea Party
at St. l'eter's Bay, on Wednesday last. The Catholics
of the District generously united with their Pesbyte-
rian neighbors,
in the expenses and assisting in the preparations. The
weather was most propitious, and the
everything that could be desired. ‘Under these clr.
cumstances, combined with the good feeling that sub-
sisted between all classes, we need Scarvely say that a
large numbers of persons assembled to honor the oe-
casion, and to enjoy themselves to the full daring the
bref passing summer hours. The North Side, Bay
Fortune, Rollo Bay, Fortune Road, 8t. Peter's and
the Party, and seldom have we seen a happrer, health.
Morell—each coutributed its quota of representations to
wer, or better-looking assemblage of persons; many a
heart, we venture to say, was woa and lost on that
auspicious day. The tables wero tastefully arranged
under the overhanging arches of the * green wood tree,”
and were bountifully supplied with ibe delicacies of
the season, besides cake and

Tue Prebyterians have started an organ in Charlotte-

forced against Major Pollard for alleged violation of Montano Territory, U. 8.,

to render the tea a success, by sharing Gi id MeGilvary, St.

town, the first No. of which is now before us. It is to
be issued from the oflice of Mr. D. Laird, and is edited
by Reveds. Mr. Falconer and Murray.

Tuk Benovelent Irish Society's Pic Nic comes off on
the College grounds on Monday next, and we have no
doubt will be well attended. A three-horse Convey-
ance will leave Stamper’s Corner for the grounds every
half hour, commencing at 9 o'clock in the morning.

Want of space prevents us giving accounts of
the city School Examinations, of last week, (Colleges
included) but we hope to do sv next week,

tr We just learn by telegram that at the great race
on the river Seine, the St.John, (N B.,) boats won
two prizes,

Fe" Admiral Legethoff has beon despatched to Mer-
leo, by the Aus‘riay Government for the body of Max-
junitian. Great excite ment prevails in. Paris upon the
tecepiion of the news of Masiasttias’s execution; but
hy steps appear to be taken to avenge the foul murder,
as itis generally regarded.

Tar steamer Jer Maiecty, from Ontario, Canada, with
flour, brooms, ete., arrived here on Thursday, and
after disposing of part of her cargo, proceeded on her
voyage, It'is to be remarked of these steamers that,
while they take nothing but cash for their cargoes, the
American boats take away immense quantities ofegys,
&e., nearly every trip. Soinuch for American versus
Canadian trade, The Canadians have in abundance
everything that we raise, and hence there ean be no
reciprocity with the Dominion, whereas the reverse 18
the case with the United States, even with the treaty
abrogated, Thi: is a nut for the Confederates to
crack,

A paragraph has been going the rounds of the City
ryt to to the effect that a certain Mr MeGillivray,
of King's County, had recently a barn burned, The
whole story turns out to be a hoax, and has been used
by the scoundrel as a means of raising money in the
way of charity, The fountains of charity—which
never flow too freely in cases of real need—will very
jseon get dried up unless some means is devised of
| punishing those vagabonds who deceive the public as
to their real state, or who employ the money they ob-
tain by begging to debase themselves with strong
drink, ~ Pat.

The quantity of Bread Stuffs entered at the Port of
Charlottetown for thea m mth} enting June 30,
1867. was 3,871 barrels of four, and 1,412 barrels of
meal, 48 compared with 9,487 barrels of flour and 878
barrels of meal for the corresponding period of last
year, Of these two articles the imports at this port,
up to Juiy Ist, were as follows:

FLOUR, MPFAL,
1866, 153 O21 bbls, 1,273 bbls.
1867, 5,828 bbls. 2.575 bbls. — Pat.

To Svunsciiarns.—Several new Post Offices have
been opened in various parts of the country ; those sub-
seribers whose papers may be more conveniently ob-
tained at any of the new offices, will please inform us
where they wish them to be sent,

Major-General Thomas Francis Meagher, of « youn
Ireland” notoriety—Secretary and Acting-Governor o
fell from the deck of the

Z-|steamer Thompson, at Fort Benton, on the evenin of

Istinst., and was drowned, Gen. Meagher had dis-
tinguished himself in the late civil war, as Coumander
of the famous“ Irish Brigade.” The press in the
United States speak in eulogistic terms of the abilities
of the departed as an orator, a soldier, and a states-
man. He wasin the 4th year of his age at the time of
his death,

[#” A correspondent in the Patriot of the 11th inst
mokes an uotair attack upou us; but we have only
to say to him what we have said to others of the
same class, that, until he throws off the anonymous
mask, we can tuke vo further notice of him. We
shall thea be prepared to defend ourselves before
him and the electors of the District which we have
the honor torepresent,in defiance, we are inclined to
think, of this amiable correspondent,

THE NEW CATHEDRALAT ANTIGONISH.

The Casket of the 4th inst. contaiue a lively ac.
count of laying the first stone, aud blessing the foun-
dation, of the aew Cathedral, at Antigonish, which
took place in that towa on the 29th ult., the feast of
SS. Peter and Paul. The paper named says this
great undertakiag is the monument of the Venerable
Dr. MeKinnon's corageous zeal. We are told by
the Casket that at the epoaenst hour, the Very Rev.
Dr. Cameron, V.G. an administrator of the Diocese,
proceeded with the ceremony of the day. He was
attended by the clergy of the neighboring missions,
namely, Revds. W. Chisholm, P. P. + Holy Cross,
Pow quette ; Ronald MecDonald,Stella Maria, Pictou ;

Beans, West River; Hugh
Antigonish ; C. P. Martell, St.

Gillis, St. Ninians,

|Peters, Tracadie ; and De. Chi
preparations Aten College, ; and De. Chisholm, of St. Francis

At the conclusion of the ceremon
the Rev. Dr. Cameron ascended the platform, pe

staking for bis text the iospired words of the Royal

Prophet to his son Solomon; * Now, therefore,
seeing the Lord has chosen thee to build the house
of the sanctuary, take courage and do it,’ delivered
av admirable discourse, At the corclusion, a col-
lection in aid of the buil'ing fund was taken up,
and the Casket informs ua that the people of Anti-
gouish sustained their well earned for
generosity. Several Protestants, to their credit,
coutributed handsomely, Among the Catholics who
egy “vse themselves by their contributions, the

Hon, Kenny of Halifax, the
Dr. Melatosh, of Asia ane Mn Monee
the Californian, take the lead, Alter

the collection
Mass was celeb: ated by the Rev. C,
satisfactory

Martell. Proceedings were highly :

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