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tm A friend writing to us from Mont,
rose siys:—** Harvest has commenced jn
earnest,—Lhe erops are ver good,although
the weevil has done considerable damayy
to the wheat, Fishermen almost makin
their fortunes this season Great catches
of mackerel—the best prospect that hag
been for many years. No less than fonr
murriages up here this week.” We are
glad to bear this news frou shatsvetion of
the country, as many of the people in Tig.
nish and other parts Westward had a hard
time this spring. A bountiful harvest and
good catch of fish will help to make up for
the privations then endared,

ty ‘Tue arrangements for carrying tho
Mails trom Summerside to the Westward,

Summerside Mournal.

And tehereas instead of recommending] CORRESPOND}
the Repeul ot the British North USN
: A : Act. His Grace the Duke ot Buckingham
@ Resolutions | hag invited the attention of the Government

THE “PATRIOT.”

The Patriot of the 20th instant, devotes
a portion of its editorial space to a polite
denunciation of a letter which appeared
in the columns of the Jounnat of the
previous week, over the signature of
*An Old Englishman,” but as we do
not hold ourselves responsible for the
sentiments of our correspondents, we
shall leave the writer of that letter to
speak for himself, if he shall consider it
worth his while to do ¢o.

The Patriot then proceeds to state
that our ‘*American exchanges furnish us

TAURSDAY, AUGUS® 27, 1863.

Mu. Eviror;

Sir,—On reading the hostile criticism of
** An Agriculturist,” fn the lasthumber of the ~ =
Progress, 1 was ve-y forcibly reminded of une| No notice can be taken of annonymous com-
of * Krilof’s Fables from the Russian.” It is| munications. We must know the names and
so applicable to the carping critie, who in addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
order to mislead the public and esefipe wetec: pay a faith, / We cannot undertake to
tion, transports himself from Sunimicrside to} return/communications tliat are not used,
Malpeque, and draws over himself the inns :

of an agriculturist. By introducing hia anc

Berow we publish t!
which were agreed to by the Nova Scotia |
Honse of Assembly on the 14th inst.,
on the subject of the present attitude of
that Province in reference to confedera- |

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of Canada to the poiuts raised in the ad-
dress relative to tuxation, tle regulation
of trade, and the fisheries, with a view to
their modification or relaxation in relation
to the peculiar interests of Nova Seotia
and the Maritime portions of the Deomin-
ion;

And whereas five members of the Domin-
ion Government have been several days
in this city, during a portion of which time
a Provincial Convention was in session,
but no offer to relax taxation, or to modily
regulations in relation to trade has yeu

tion. Before moving the Resolutions
the Attorney General reviewed the Des-
patch of the Duke of Buckingham,
argued that the grounds taken by his
; Grace were untenable and concluded by
submitting the Minute of Council for-
warded to the Imperial Government,
which briefly reviews the whole question,

“Vown IMPROVEMENTS.

his bosom friend, who seems te have aueye
they

only for defects, into the tulowing fale,
will appear at a decided. disadyantag
pig once made its way into the court
lordly mansion, sauntere Hat its will around
the stubles and the kitchen, wallowed in mire,

Tue town of Summerside occupies no
mean position among the chief places of
P. E. Island. Second in size only to
Charlottetown, its business is greater in

and concludes thus :—

“We wish to be distinetlyunderstood that | ¢
all we ask for is the restoration of our Con-
stitutional rights. We have
taithtul subjects of the British Throne; we
ardently desire to remain so and we will

always been tayorable to monarehi:

adverse to democratic institutions, W.
therefore, in no manner desirous of ng-|t
ing our political constitution, but > il not! ¢
willingly allow ourselves to be brought! t

ever been} ment or offer

evi
cess
and wise administration of affairs,

been made to the Government or Legisla-

ure of this Province,
Resolved, That no mere financial arrange-
ean be made which would

sutisly the people of Nova Scotia, short of
a restoration of their constitution, with full
hot attempt to withdraw our allegiance) powers

of sell go
until we tind that the Queen intends per: | consider the only
intently to deprive us of her protection. | t

We have maintained aviendly inter-
course with the people of the United States
of America, aud our daily expanding com-
mnercial dealings with them make ny in-
terruption of pexcetal relations improbable
if not impossibly.

nent which they
t al guarantee for
he wise regulation of their trade and fish-
» for protection from unjust and ex-
@ taxation, and for the economical

‘And whereas—John Bright, Esq.. member

for Birmingham, on the 15th day of May
We admire the great, | last, preseuted a petition to the House ot
energetic and intelligent nation; but our) Commons, sigued by sixteen of the nine-
habits, our education, and our feeling have! teen members elected by the people of
ud] Nova Scotia to the
(0

Parliament of the Do-
ov, and by thirty-six of the thirty-eight
nembers elected to sit in the Legislative
Assembly of this Province, fully setting
orth the grievances jutlicted upon the

crammed itself full of pigwash, and then re-
turned home from its visit a pig of the most
piggish order, ** Well, Karvan, what have
you seen ?” asked its owner. ‘They do say
that rich people's houses are full of pearis
and diamonds, and that everything there is
the finest possible.’ * What nonsense, io be
sure,’ grunted the pig; ‘I sawnosplendor atall,
nothing but offal, ‘and yet I didn't spare wy
snout, but rummaged the woole of the back-
yard,”

By inserting this, Mr. Editor, you will ob
lige one who dispises the eritic or the sland-
erer.

Summerside, aug. 24, 1868.

Par
To Tue Eprror or Tuk JOURNAL,

Sin.—As General Butler & Co, are expect-
ed on the Island in a few days, on busi:
connected with Reciprocity, Annexation §
andas it appears by the Suminerside Lrogvess,
he is all powerful to carry out any undertak-
ing, would it not be a good idea for tho |
people of this Island to ask of him as a small!
favor to use his influence in getting a bridge

proportion, and its population more stir-
ring. As the principal place of approach
Shediac and: the extensive North
Western Coast of New Brunswick, it will

from

just in proportion as our Great West. is| « 2 }
opened up, and steam communication] readers, as a fair exponent of the social

doubtless becume the key of Prince Hd
ward Island Commerce with that Pro-
vince, And this will be brought about} ¢

with the Main Lay Mean-|a
While there arp sundry internal improve- | I
ments which should keep pace with all
external progression,
to spend all our time in making money,

nd is enlarged,

care of itself
such a cours
pound foolish. It would, perhaps, be

exaggeration thus to express ourselves, | t

We would not say that} t

to gather together ** the annals of human

porary that we have often observed in
We cannot afford} our ** Americaa exchanges”
' which we highly approve, and a great
leaving our place of residence, by whieh| deal of which we as highly disapprove,
strangers generally judge of us, to take} and have often been disposed to regard

e would be penny wise, and} like Jeremiah’s Figs: the good as very
good, the bad so bad that it cannot be

with no advices of successful efforts for
the promotion of education, morality and
religion,” from which to draw informa-
tion for our readers ; and pretty plainly
insinuates that we have purposely sought

rime,’ and from thence to * glean such
arrion as we choose to present to our

nd meral condition of our neighbors.”
n reply, we beg to inform our contem-

much of

he information coming to us from thence

ouched without contaminating those who

and to Princetown, &c., are very satistac.
tory, but the arrangements made between
Summerside and Centreville are not satis.
factory.) ‘The mails fur Bedeque shoul
leave here on Tuesday's aud Friday’s in.
stead of on Wednesday's and Saturday's,
so that the people in those localities might
have an opportunity to send their letters
intended tor St. Johu, Boston, &e., in time
te catch the Bout on those evenings; and
besides this,the Postman going from thence
would then connect with the mail coming
the same eycning from Charlottetown,
We understand that the inhabitants of Bre-
deque, &e., are very auxious to have this
alteration made, and petitions ure now
being numerously signed calling upon
the Postmaster General to have it elfected,
Judging from the interest taken and kind-
ness shown by Mr, Owen heretufore, to
give satisfaction to this part of the Island
in mail matters, we believe he will accede
to the wishes of the people in this matter.

into subjection to Canada, or any other! people of Nova Scotia by the act of Con-
country, We will have no contedevation | federation, and praying tor their removal
or uvion with other coloni ept upon) by the repeal of said act; and also a Peti-
Lerins of the most exact e¢ sand there | tion signed by the accredited Delegates
is no change in our political velations that | {rom this Province, viz: Phe Hon. Joseph
we should not prefer to the detestable) owe, Hon. Wim. Annand, Hon. J.C.
confederation that has been attempted to} Troop, and LU. W Smith, Esq, praying to
be forced upon us, be heard by Council at the Bar of the
We shall proeced with the legislation House of Commons in belalt of the aforc-
nnd other busit ot the Province, pro- said Petition ;
testing against the Confederation, boldly! Aad whereas—The said John Bright, in
and distinctly asserting our full purpose] his place in the House of Commons,on the
and resolution to avail ourselves of every | 16th day of Jane last, with the approval vi
opportunity of extricating ourselyes from | the Delegates aforesaid,consented to waive
the trammels of Canada, and if we fail] the demand for an immediate repeal of the
alter exhausting all constitutional means] British North American Act, aud to ask in
at our command, we will leave our future | lieu thercot that Hor Majesty's Govern:
destiny in the hands of Him who © will! ment would institute yenguiry into the
judge the people righteously, and govern grievances of Nova Seotia, which moder-
the nations upon earth.” ate and reasonable request was refused;
The Minute of Council having been read| Aad whereas—Mr. Adderly, Under See-
by the Clerk, the Hon. Attorney General retary of State for the Colonies, in’ the
moved the following Resolutions :— Itouse of Commons on the 16th June last,
Whereas—This House, on the 21st day} in refusing such enquiry,declured that he
February last, unanimously adopted reso- | could assure the House that by the employ-
lutions protesting against the provisions of | Ment of other means any ‘tpprehensions
an act parsed by the Imperial Parli: whieh might have been entertained by the
conicderating the provinces ot Canada, | people of Nova Seotia were being rapidly
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, which dissipated at the present moment; that by
was followed by an address from the same | following the line indicated in the last des-
body to Her Most Gracious Majesty th patch of the Colonial Sveretary (4th June,
Quen, praying that the people of Nova} 1868), and by usill all friendly and moral
Scotia be reluased from the operation of | influence, the Gov. roment at home would
such act, and that the nghts, privileges) be able, while avolding all the evils of
and powers long enjoyed and exercised by mischievous interference. to induce the
the Legislature ot this Province be re- | Colonists to arrange their mutual interests.
stored ; This bad been alfected to a large extent
And whereas—In reply to such resolutions A C on . a ae Fane
and ddress His Grivetho Dike of Buck | nats OF WOlmons, By wt vote Ob It

: : me ¥ 1 87, rela sed to grant such conee ion,
ingham, Secretary of State for the Colonies, | ° bealead. Dt riesionee ededs Wilh

have anything to do with it.

Vor the American nation and people
we havelong entertained the most sincere
and friendly feelings. Many of their so-
cial customs,municipal regulations, chari
table and philanthropic elforts,educational
institutions and enterprises have for years
commanded our esteem and highest ad-
miration, This we freely acknowledge,
and without reserve admit; but truth
and candor bid us also add that we have
read many facts in our ** Amcrican Ox:
cha “which we were sorry to notice,
because in that Great Republic there is
so much ofwhich we so heartily approve ;
and when a few weeks ago, we saw that
without any special necessity, Congress
met on the Lord’s Day, and proceeded to
do business, and continued thereat until a
late hour at ight, we felt convinced that
the multitude of those—to use the choice
language of the Puériot—who have been
ted, and are being supported, on the
* carrion” doled out to tnem in the habi-
tations of ** human crime,’ must be
greatly in the ascendant, and are to-day
ding a fearfully preponderating in-
fluence in the United States of America,
or such a daring and insulting act against
the Majesty of Heaven, and that country's
only acknowledged King, would not have
been to-crated ; and respectfully ask our
coutemporary if he regards this national
act as calculated to promote * morality
and religion,” and worthy of our imita-

built across the Straits of Northumberland! 0Ut Whether such a charge could be
from Cape Traverse to Cape Tormentine, to| brought against us, if we were to substi-
connect directly with the Bay De Vert eanal,| tute dollar’ for & penny” is a question,
which Hei order Mirena i anes a lt is well known that every successful
2! ) sil : Su 4 Y t suhe .

goneys alk Lile-olene Hired! alias Ne | elfort to adorn and enhance the beauty of
constituents, to erect the bridge. It would | Gither a town or country residence, is,
be w very great benefit to the people of this} in this age,of increasing taste and refine-
Islind, in whose welfare the Americans have} pout, justso mach addition to the pro-
lately taken such fn interest, and also as perty's value. Now we should much like
eaterially in carrying out the Ann H ve i ‘ i
Scheme, It would certainly be a source of) b9 See this principle: recoguized in our
great gratification in aft sforthe gallant) own little town, Hitherto in the hurry
General to look back and see what he had| and bustle which generally characterize

the doings of pioneers, we have allowed

done for the pou* benighted™ people of these |

taeod By. AC NSS eet HOP to seramble toge her in the quickest
Yours Truly, way possible. It was but the other day
Ay Istaxpenr. | we heard some funny individual say that
jit a person followed some of the strects to
the end, he would flad himself in some-
vody’s parlor or barnyard. What steps
might be taken to make our streets more
regular, is a question whieh will doubt-
less try the wisdom of our future Corpor-
ation, whenever that may make its ap-
pearance, But there are, we think, cer-
tin ; rocesses of improvement waien, in
our present condition, might and ought

to be cunicd on, Mirst in regard to

ta7> We decline to publish a second let-.
ter recvived from ** An Old Englishuan,”
as it contains several personalities. Woe
are willing, at all times, to open our
columns tu any person who may wish to
discuss any subject ina gentlemanly man-
ner, but we are unwiiling to give pl.ce
to nny abuse of our contemporaries or
others, although the former have not, in
many instances, dealt thas with us,

te On Monday evening last the Revd.
Isane Murray, of Cavendish, delivered a
lecture on the Mode and Subject of Bap-
tism,” in the Presbyterian Church in’ this
place, toa very luge and attentive au-
dience,
ig Wr have received the first No. of the
Monthly Chronicle, This wor is published
under the auspices of an incorporated compa-
ny for) ed in New York in February last, its
object being to promote trade at al points
throughout the United States and British: Am-
erica, by printing and publishing tor the use
of its subscribers, semi-annually, at the price
of $50 per voluine, Reference Books con-
taining the names, standiag, and responsibility
of all business men deemed worthy of eredit,
within the territorial limits above named; to
base the information upon the statements of
the parties themselves as far as will be prag-
ticable to do so, or from respectavle correg-
pondents whose names will also be published
In the ‘Reference Books,’ which will be pub-
lished every six months, by means of which
ic is supposed the subscribers te the monthly
will be enabled to protect and place them-
selves right upon the Record, by furnishing
the publishers with their recorded ratings as
to standing and credit, and as fur as possible
to cause any erroncous information which
such Reference Books may contain to be cor-

August 26, 1808,

More Winter Wheat.

(From last Thursday's Patriot. ]

We are sure our numerous readers will be
gratified to hear of further success in the cul-
tivation of Winter Wheat inthis Isl nd. Be-
low we publish wstatement, furnished at our
reqnest, by Hon, PD. Davies, showing the |
method he adopted in cultivating the two very |
fine fields of whcat which he has just harvest
ed, and which promise such a. satisfactory
yield, Farmers, in every locality throughout
the Island, we think. have now heard sufficient
to encourage them to make thisexperiment on
asmall scale. Seed of good qnality can be
obtained from either Hon. Mr. Davies or Ion.
Mr. Beer, and we feel assured that these yen-

OUR SIDEWALKS,
These presenta most volcanicappeurance,
as if suddenly thrown up in various sizes,
and to various heights; and are, couse.
quently, mach more saie routes of travel
by day than by night. Now by a short
meeting, some idle morning, of ull the
mercnauts and householders on one side

tdespateh Searing date the 4th of June, fhidiienation Mu Uraftinye lid jatnent ala: Aine | eetee will be glad to give any further infor-| of any street, a uniform style and heigat| Hon! : rected, Business men favorable to the enter-
3, has iuformed the Governor Geuecral HG alata En use Or GonINOE inspired mation that parties may desire in regard to} of sidewali could be agrceded upon and) As to the selections from our exchanges | prise are requested to transmit their address,
that the Queen's Goverument do not feel by the leaders of Government, to grant} the means which they have adopted to insure | adopted, each one being expected tocom-| being such as the Putriot describes, we | business, position, and standing to John Liv

Warranted in advising the Repeal of the
British North American Act, tor the tfol-
lowing reaso:

Lirst—That * Nova Scotia was. on seve-

ingston,Sveretary of the Merch inv’s Protection
Union (Box 2566), Broadway, in the Ameri-
can Exchange National Bank Building, N. Y.
A OE
THE LATE HON. JAMES YEO.

Ty our obituary list to-day will be found the
name of the Hon, James Yuo, who died at his
own resid nee on last ‘uesday evening. He
came to this Ishund from wogiwnd about forty-
five years ago, and shortly after settled at
Port Hill, or more tain twenty years he
was a Member of the Mouse of Assembly,and
several times a member also of the Executive
Government, and for the last six years held a
seatin the Legislative Council. Soon ufter
he settled in this country,he with quite a limi-+
ited capital, commenced business as a mer-
chant, and persevered therein with an applica-
tion and persistency which few can command,
Tu a few years his business relations extended
far and near on tiis Island, and long before
his death he hod his agents in Canada, the
United States, Muglind, on the Continent of
Europe, and, we have been told, in India,
while his large and valuable ships have also
been sailing to all these countries. Through
fife he had ever a keen eye to his own inter-
ests, yet it may of him also be as truly said
that many a poor man in distress fodnd in
him a friend, and in many instunees an indul-
gent creditor, “

Soe etae ae REAM AARNE SOE AOS FN RAE MT NT NNT NE
The County Mecting.

The County mecting yesterday notwith-
standing the bad roads and wet weather, was
inore numerously attended than we anticipa-
ted. ‘Che Hon. Krancis Longworth, High
Sheriff, occupied the chair, and J. Barrett
Cooper, Esq., acted as Secretary. Various
sections of the country were well represented.

plete that portion which lies in trout ot
duis own dwelling or store. We yenture
to predict that af one street were tu set
the example, many others would follow.
The town would in this respect present
an entirdly new appearance, besides re-
eviving all the adyantages which greater
facilities for walking and shopping would
ensure. All owners of horses and wagons
should then be made to understand the
lnpropricty of placing those directly
across the side means of travel, as at the
present time they frequently do. ‘This

do not admit, and challenge him to the
proof. Probably we may have occasion-
ally erred, but that our selections have
been of the nature mentioned by him, or
that we inserted articles with a view to
‘foster the few remaining embers of the
old hatred between Britain and Ameri-
ca,’*we most emphatically deny,an2 think
our contemporary overlooked the require-
ments of the Ninth Commandment when
he gave utterance to such an assertion.

even an inguiry into the g ices of a
people secoad to none ia the United King-
dom for public spirit and intellizenee and
i i ‘ A wttachment to the throne—a demand which
ral occasions, the first of the Provinces to! could not sifely be disregarded if made by
moye the project-of Confederation.” the smallest Corporation in the Beitish
Second—That Confederation “in 1351) Isles, and we believe could not have been
Was proposed in the Legislature of Nova used if the population of Nova Seotia
Seoun.” were as great as that of the two pyovinces
Thivd—That Confederation “in 1957 | of Ontario and Quebee, And this House
formed one of thy topics entrusted to Dele- | emphatically records its deliberate Tepvos
gates from the Government of Nova Scotia | bation of the statements of the Under See-
tu {ler Majesty's Government.” retary for the Colonies, that the grievance
Fourth—That the Subject of Confedera- | Of Nova Seotia « ae Bug Ply My
tiun wes revived in Nova Scotia in 1861.” pated, and that their removal * had been
: effected to a large extent already,” as ut-
Resolved—1st. That the reve of the} terly untrue, And that, so far from the
Assertion in the despateh of His Grace the | discontent having been * dissipated,” or
Da _¢ ot Buckingham is the fact; the word} even subdued, the Aecling ot hostility
** Confederation” never having been de. | against the Act of Confederation hag in-
hated on in any resolution moved in’ the

ereased and intensified since the Address
Legislative Assembly ot this Province pre: | from this Louse was laid at the toot of the
Vious to 1800, although the subject of Col-

throne.
onial Union has been from time to time| And whereas the said Act of Confedera-
iseussed in this House in general terms, | tion was passed by the Imperial Parlia-
without affirming the desire of this Pre

inentin dircet opposition to, and against
vince to become a party to a Legislative | the wishes of the people, and is unjust and
or Federal Union of the British North Am-| oppressive ;
rican Provinces until the adoption of the} — Zesodved, That the Answer of the British
tid resolution ot April, 1866, which} Governaent to the prayer of this ILlouse,
was » surprise to the people of Nova Scotia. | based on false premises, is unsitishtetory 5
Resolved 2ud. That the resolution moved | 80d this A ssembly again records its solemn
in the Legislature of Nova Scotia in 1854, | Protest against the said Act of Confedera-
which is us follows, makes uo mention of | Gon, which was a traud upon the people of
** Conf-deration”: this coautry, and nothing but Imperial coe
“That the House do now resolve into| (Ycior can force thei to be bound by such
Coninittee on the generat state of the Pro-
vinee, for the purpose of considering the

Contederation Act.
Resolved—That the Representatives of
subject of the Union of the British North
American Colonies,” which was debated,

success, We admit thit the attempt for next |
year may prove afuiluce; still we can hardly
imagine a spring, on account of its sharp
frosts, more unfavorable for winter wheat than
the one just passed. Our readers will see hy
Mr, Davies’ letter, that where water lodged in
pools during winter thaws. and ice formed, the
wheat was killed. This difficulty might be to
a great extent obviated by selecting a field
with a slope, or by plowing it in very narrow
ridges. Our correspondent says:
To the Editor of the Patriot;

Sin,—Having heard that some Canadian

farmers, settled at Tignish, had succeeded in

growing some fine samples of winter ss practice is not, in summer, productive ot
last year, and as it struck me that my fields

were well adapted for its growth, I imported | oe By CODE DOGG ope dean the
two varieties from Canida, which were sown | SPPD8 and fall, when ladies and others
in September last, with the following results.) picking their way along the driest parts
Four bushels of large grain, midge proof'| 0! the streets, are often obliged, because
wheat, were sown on a piece of land—about! a horse is hitched toa fence, to turn out
we ineineilad anuciey om vere aah into gutters filled with mud and water,
and having a nice southern aspect. re Land a ieee Raa ou
was in gecuilene condition, it had been sown NG subject to which we would cull
down to grass after barley on the previous! #tenUon 1s
year. Upon viewing the field in June. last
year, I found it covered with da These
were mown down and burnt, the find siited
to the extent of five bushels to the acre, anid
then plowed up, ‘he seed wheat was sown
about the tenth of September, the land having
been previously top dressed with compost.
The centre of the field is rather hollow, and
ice formed on it after the heavy thaw in March
last. which killed about one-third of an acre
ofthis wheat. With this exception it has
turned out well. ‘The wheat has been housed,
and it is estimated at 20 bushels to the acre.
The other fleld—abont three and three
quarter acres—was an old meadow, weil shel-
tered, which hid been broken up in Septem:

We are next charged with wishing to
throw obstacles in the way of a renewal
ot reciprocal trade relations with the
United States, because we stated our
conviction that those who lately moved
in the matter were * too precipitate.” In
thus expressing ourselves we merely said
what we believed, and what we think is
now believed by the **Patriot” also. In
ecncluding his strictures the ‘Patriot’
adds: ‘ We do not claim for our Am-
evican friends an uninterested benevolence
in making the present offer’! Neither
do we; but we do claim for ‘our Am-
erican friends” tact and ability to do .heir
own business, aud gtgacity to perceive
that the matter has not yet progressed
sulficicutly far ip their own country to
enable them to make an offer for the re-
newal of Free Trade with this Island,
which their Government would be bound
to respect, or one, even, which they are
morally certain will be sustained by Con-
gress; and therefore it was that we re-

THE PLANTING OF SITADE TREES.

A practice almost universally adopted in
American and Provincial cities. Nothing
is so well culculated to beautify a town
us the transplantation thither of some ot
nature's crnaments, No splendid works
of architecture can make up for the ab-
sence of these. Part of the reproach set
forth in the poets line, —

* God made the country, and man made
the town,”

is removed when ‘the town embraces not
merely human works, but the beauties of

ber, 1866.

the people of this Province, loyal to. their

Sovereign, but confident ot the justice ot

; tae ; es vir cause, feel be 1 to use ali constitu-

without eliciting any expression of opinion WON Giusthiy Ut POD ee Une Uy Comectty
from the Mouse, and postponed till the neat
Session of the Logislature, but was never

again taken up,
Resolved Srd. It is true that Delegates

tional means lor the restoration ot their
liberty, peace, and prosperity as a colony
of the Crown, and in their behalf invoke
the sympathy and support of the people ot
the adjacent Colonies and the lovers. of

Itappeared to have been hitcly
limed. ‘This field was sown down with oats
in the spring of 1867, and produced a feir
crop with a lirge yield of straw. As soon as
the oats were housed, the field was plowed up,
top-dressed with compost, and about the 15th

nature also,

Ir this suggestion is ever to be carried
out,it should be atonce, while Summerside
is yet young, so that the trees may grow

garded the movement of the Charlotte-
townians in the Delegation business, as
savouring of the rapturous and enthusi-
astic reception once extended in a certain

Among those present were influcutial farmers.
Che principal speakers were the Delegates
tothe Porthind Convention, and Hons. EB.
Palmer, J. Hensley, G. Coles, R. 2. Ilay-
thorne, and I. CG, tall, Esq. ‘The following
resolutions were unanimously carried: —

with its growth and strengthen with its
strength, Young trees throw very little
shade, and if we wish that when our
town in the course of a few more years
of growth attains a greater influence,
and is more frequented from abroad, it
should be well ornamented, we must be-
gin the work of transplantation at once,

city to Col. Sleigh.

Our American neighbors are aware of
the regret that was felt and expressed by
these Colonies when the Treaty was
broken off by them; they are also aware
of the Free ‘Trade propensities of the
people of this Islund and the neighbor.ng
Provinces, and are sufficiently well in-
formed to know that when their Cabinet
luys just and equitable proposals before
us, through the proper channels, they
will be frankly and honorably met by the
Government and people of Prince Edward
Island; and notwithstanding the criti-
cisms of our contemporary on our corres-
pondents letter, we think he is not ignor-
ant of the fact that the majority of the
peopls of this Island believe the time
has arrived when our Government should
cease spending money on quixotic dele-
Kons, or for any similar purpose, not
authorized by the Legislature,

from the Government of Nova Scotia were,
in 1867, instructed, by » Minute of Coun-
cil, to confer with Her Majesty's Govern-
ment, not upon the subject of ++ Confedera-
tion,” bat in respect to ‘*a Union of the
British North American Provinces,” but the
Council had no auhtority trom the Legis-
Jature to. make such minute as will fully
appear from the report of the Delegates
themselves, who say that ‘neither the
Legislature nor the people of Nova Scotia
had given an expression of opinion on the
subject, and we bad no authority to answer
the inquiry of the Colonial Secret.

September sown with eight bushels white bald
wheat, This fleld is rather level, and the
lower part retains the water in some places
after the water thaws. Wherever the ice
formed on the field the wheat was killed.
estimate three quariers of an acre to have
been so killed; the rest of the fleld has pro-
duced a luxur.ant crop of wheat, which is naw
being reaped, and is estimated at twenty to
ene bushels to the acre for the entire SEWERAG?
eld. any persons who have viewed both i a evra ae
fields, consider the white bald wheat mach the Is nother matter, which demands earnest

Most productive. some ears producing sisty|#ttention. Conducive to health as is the
grains of well filled wheat. Apologising for | presence of shrubs and trees, proper drain-
he Al AA Hee your space, but with) age is moro 0. ‘The flatness of the town
peal eye done iniy prove interesting ty | domandsit. Its natural wetness,the bogey

, nature of much of the soil require correct.
ives in the shape of good and effective
drains. ‘This should be remembered be-
fore itis impress-d upon us by the break.
ing out, or introduction of some contag-
cous disoidor such ag cholera, small pox,
&e. These plagucs have little power
in sweet, clean, dry localities, Filth is
the secret of their fearful energy in the
work of dostruction among the lower
classes of men in great cities,

freedom in every part of the civilized world,
rt
The Messers. Allan, of the Montreal Ocean
Steamship Company, have closed a contr:
with one of the famous Clyde steamship buill-
ers for the construction of another first double
engine iron steamship. She will be of some-
whit similar proportions and tonnage as the
© Prussian,” now nearly completed. ‘This
will give the Canadian line a ticet of seven-
teen first-class Steamers, with an aggregate
of about thirty thousand tons.
The steamer Dumbarton has been pur-
i, tt by the ae Nes Gulf Ports Steam-
eget on Yuva Seotia desired | Slip Company, and will s rortly be placed on
ie ehanperee) of Nova Scotia desire: the route. She is a new iron side-wheel
ies j steamer, 206 fect tong, 13 fect bom, 18 fot
Resolved 4th. That the resolution of 1801) debth of hold, and measures 685 tons and
makes no reference to Confederation, being | will carry 5,000 barrels of freight. It is said
simply un instruction to confer with His| that the Company intend fiting her up with
Grace the Colonial Seeretary, His Exeel-| cabins to accomodate 100 passengers,
Jency the Governor General, andthe other} In Michigan recentely thirty-five men
North American Colovies, on ‘the sub) went intoa harvest field to cut grain,
of a Union of the North American Provin-| About 10 A. M., no less than sixteen of
ees, or of the Maritime Provinces,” with a} tem had been gun stricken, the majority
view to an enlightened consideration of aj) of Whom died under the exposure, Such
question involving the highest. intercsts, Jan instance of wholesale casualty has
and upon which the public mind in all the | bardly a parallel in the history of this

Whereas, the sulject of Reciprocal Free Trade
between the United States of Ainerica and the
British North American Colonies, hus been recent:
ly discussed at Portland, in tie State of Matue, by
# Convention of Delesites, representing the prii-
cipal commercial intercets of tie suid States and
Volonies: aud waereas there lus been lately #sub-
mitted to the United States Congress, by un iat
ental member thereot, certain Resolutions, con-
taining a proposition for the establisniment of reci-
procal Bree Trade with Prince Edward island, ia
certain productions of both countries, including
fish, und Cie modiiication of the present reyalations
for Seating jcenses to Americun fishermen to fish
on the shores of this Lsiandy which resolutions ace
lisely to be entertiiaed with favorable considera:
Hous by the American Congress and Government;
und waiereds there appears to ve an almost univer-
sul desire ag enunciated at the said Portland Con:
vention, tor tie éstublisiinent of reviprocal Free
rade between the United States aud the North
Anwrican Colonies; and whereas the ‘Treaty res:
pecting Pree Trade, and tie exteusion of tie lishery
Hyits entered juto between Her Majesty we
Queen aud tie United States of America, on the
obi ditue, one thousand eight hundred and. titty,
tour, proved to by of yreat advautuge to the people
of this Colouy.

Resolved therefore, That the re-establishment of
Reciprocal Free Crade between tie British North
Auerican Colonies and the United States of Aut:
ellied tipon a wimiiar, but more extended busia, With
respect fo entinerated articles, wud also a siuilat

T remain, yours truly,
Daniex Davirs.
Charlottetown, August 18, 1863.

A Sea Servest av East Potxt.—A cor-
respondent at Souris writes :—* Quite a sen-
sation was caused last week amongst the bouts
of Chepstow by the appearance of a monster
sea serpent, It appeared to We, as near as
the fishermen could judge, 100 feet long. It
made no attempt to molest the boats, but
give the men that saw it an awful keare, It

Lot 19, ,
Township Nineteen

Provinces ought to Le set at rest,”—that a| country, glided along quite leisurely, slowing its head, ; : Cleanli- ik Mf understand that 7 extension of the Fisnery rights, more eapecially if
Coulerence consisting of delogates from a which was a tremendous size." derald. hess is next to godliness, and as great aj has been Feeuntly sold by its proprivtor to | counected with the rights of registration ayd phe
Nova Seoul, Now Brunswick, nid tho Re Law Respecting Newspnpors. We bélicve tle Hon, Joseph Hensler, At-|femove as ciin be conceived from A dtate a Hon. J. GC, Pope. Doubtiess this gens eh cul he our Veusole in whe Viuiord putes,
ecutive Connell of Canada was held at! Subscribers who do notgive express xortor |torney General, hay been appointed Leader| of. millenial comforts, is to be found in a] pit had w pertect right to dispose ot | NPuld Ye tw the watual advantage ot bub eau

tries.

Kesolved, That the conditions of extending to
the fishermen of tie United Stntes, the right of
Hiehiog within three miles of the shores of phis In-
hind, and the privileges of uccem to the porte aud
arbors thereot, ought yo be sneh conditions as

his Property as he pleased, yet we cannot
refrain trom expressing our regret that he
dit not give his tenants the first offer, If
they were unable to purchase on terms

Qnebee in September 1862. at which the
question of Colonial Union «ws set at
rest,” without a dissentient voice, on the
ground that i¢ was premature even to dis-

to the contrary, are considered as wishing to
continue their subscriptions.

If Subscribers order the discontinuance of
their papers, the Publisher may continue to
send then til all arrearages are paid,

of the Governmentin plaee of the Colonial’ town fall of stagn: ‘
t i th F stagnant pools, dump un-
Secretary who resigned that position through phctsori spots, whigh’ exhale sraliela

ill health.— Pat, * Wand every kind of a ,
Daownud.-A: youtg tan named Hugh every kind of noxious gases, We

cuss it—a decision acquiesced in by the
Asselubly in the sessicibot 1853, and by the
people of Nova Scotia, who imagined that
the prospect of uniting the Provinces had}
tlisappeared, And yet in presence of evi | y,
dence so clear and conclusive, drawn fr. 10

If Suiscrivers neglect or refuse to take their

papers from the offices to which they are di-
rected, they are held responsible till they have

HTTLED THER BILLS, aud ordered their papers
» be discontinued.
If subscrivors remove to other places with-

the public records of the country, His) out informing the publisher, and their paper

‘race the Colonial Sve.etary has ventured |
io. only to defend the adoption ofa sch one
of Government which was never submitted
to the Legislature or to the people ot this
Province, but to theow upon then the res-

take a newspaper oF perjudical from the office
or removing, and leaving it uncalled for, is
naibility of having initiated the measure! prima facte evidence of Intrasatroxan

is sent to the furmer dircetion, tey are held
responsible.

The Courts have decided that refusing to

McEachern (Cooper,) of Souris, was found
drowned yesterday afternoon in the Dock be-
tween Queen's and Peake’s Wharves—te
was a fisherman on board the schooner Adino,
of Souris, now in this port, and is supposed to
have fallen overboard. —Jsl.

Counci, Orrice. Gth Angust, 1868.—Tlis
Excellency the Licatenant Governor in Coun-
cil has been pleased to appoint the following
gentlemen Justice of the Peace for Prince
County, viz .—

Joln tunter Durar, Esquire, of Township

commend especial attention at present to
the things just mentioned, as necessary t
for the health, comfort and safety of our|!
town people, aud perhaps at some future ‘
day, we may tender them Tespecting other |
things, a little kind and food advice. '
t

t@ Is our haste to careh the inails on

proot sheet, and thus several errors ap.
peared in our last issue,

Aho information asked of us by Norman lh

No 5.
Mr. John MeTonald (Arehibali), of Town-

McDonald,

we will endeavor to farnish

Satistictory to Mr.

and we fear dangerous, It

Todd, then in view of
he fact that the majority of the tenants on
hat Township were punctual in paying
heir rent, we consider their late proprietor

na measure, im honor bound to have
fered his estate to the Goverment, who
1 doubt would have purchased it, and
hereby he would have given the people an

Thursday last. we neglected to correct tha Beaten ity to purchase their holdings on

vetter terms than it is reasonable to sup.

pose they can now obtain trom Mr, Pope

We had another very heavy thander atorm
ist night. ‘The lightening was very vivid,
wa acco mpanicd

stall be prescrived und fixed by the Government
and Logisiuture of this Colony! in alt veapedts. #0
Jur ds Cie #aine sill not be opposed to any eximing
constitutional principle of the Lawe of the United
Kingdom,

Kesolved, That the Secretary of thiq meeting do
lurniah to the several members of the Legialavure,
representing Qaeen's County and Charlutwtows,
K copy ot the Kesslutions passed at the meeting,
wud respecttuily request tagm ta give the subject
their cordial euppore ju the Legislature, in order to
Attain the object and wishes of tiis meeting, ##
wnderstood by tho said resolutions,

Wm. Heard, Baq., having been called to
the chuir, and the tuanks of the mveting coo-
voyed to the Ion. Mr, Longworth for his ablo