4 ny rem of B than it did to these on f te which the Enipress replied that ‘She art, the fellewing distfibation of «eats and re main so nati the Consus of TS71, when] vey should aot feel inelined to take etch al Upper Caneda will get a number of m8 trip; but hoped te pay a visilte Uoial Beals i= i Upper Canada - . $2 | “neti expreseed his thanks, and] Lower Canada “ ‘ 6S ; then the Empress said, with one of her] Nova Seotia . . kind expressions of cou anc New Branswitk - . > Lam sorry for these poor men who i the Fleetwing, aud t their’ Whole House = - Z Mr. Devnet repHed that all that possioy could be was done to save them, and that aifteepty regretted the mistortene, Golonial and other Stems, THE TERMS OFYUNION. We give below aa article from tte . ™, ronto Globe, of the 22nd February, ‘ing yy. ) it vegan! to.the terms of Union by the Delegates in England :— [From the Toronto Globe, Feb. 22} We received last evening from Mr. 7. Gordon Brown, who is at present in Fug land, a synopsis of the changes made j the Confederation scheme by the Delegates | from Canada, Nova Qecotia and New Bruns- i Mr. Brown had not seen Lord rnarvon’s Bill when his despateh wa Je up, but we have no doubt that the measure will be found to be in harmony with his information, The name of the new Confederation is to be CANADA! Upper Canada is to be atyled the Province of ONTARIO; Lower Canada is to be styled QUEBEC; and the other Provinces are to retain their present designations. We fiiney this as good a selection as could have been made, The general featares of the scheme of the Quebee Conference are maintained: but we deeply regret to learn that: there have been § al very important modili- extions made in matters of detail. And, fost, a serious chinge has been made in the annual grants from the Pede- ral chests tor the support of the Local Goy- ernments. Under the Quebee* scheme. it was provided, that exch Province em- braced in the Union should reeecive from the Federal treasury an annual grant equal to eighty gents per head of its population, stablished by the census of 1861—such aid to bein full sittlement of all fature demands upon the Federal Government for local purposes.” The annual burden 4hus imposed on the Pederal chest was as follows :— Upper Canada pop. 1,596,091 $1,116, dingly unjust; and Lower Canina ** 880 no hardly unde nd how the repre- Noya Scotia Hs 964.586 | Sentutives of Upper Canada now in London Now Brunswick 201,633] Wssented to them. ‘Phere may be yet an 2 \G38 Total annual grant, $2,472,450 These annual grants vere not to increase in future y. ius with the increase of popu- lation, but to remain pernmimently itt th But this principle, it now apps been overthrown by the Delegates s s regards New Brunswick. Proving from'time to time, ¢ ercases, notil she her grant will amount to $320,000. that of the other P stutionary—but at ovinees, is to remain $520,000, It will be recollected that under the scheme, New Brunswick had a Quiche: special advantage over the other Provinces. The 65th resolution declar: * position of New Brun *asto entail large inimediate ¢ “Her 1c “the petiod of ten years from the time “when the Union takes effect, an addi- “tional allowance of $63,000 per annum “shall be made to that Provinee.’ Our despatch does not say that this ‘special grit is to remain a part of the scheme, in ition to the new boon conferred ou New Beunswick—but we infer that it is; and it so,-very great injustice has been done to the other Provinces. But thisis not the worst. It appears that the Delegates have agreed to incres the grants to all the Local Government: and that not on the just principle of popu- lation adopted at Quebec, but in amanner totiuly irrational and most unjust to Upper Canada! In addition to the eighty cents per head distributed as already shown, the Delegates have agreed that the following annual gran Tbe paid permanently from the Federal chest :— being such res upon ‘To Upper Canada, oe $30,000 ‘Lo Lower Canada, - - 70.000 ‘To Nova Scotia, - - 60,000 ‘Lo New brunswick, - - 50,000 Total additional grants, | - $260,000 IIad this sum of $260,000 been distribu- ted according to population us deterinined hy the census Of 1881, the distribution would have been as follows :— Upper Canada, — - - Lower Canada - : Nova Scotin, - - Now Brunswick - - Total : - The whole grant for local purpo der the Schenie as amended will now follows :—* Upper Canada +e Lower Canada” - - Nova Scotia New Bruntswtck Total - : These grants, at the estimated populations of the several Provinces on 1st January, 1867, , give tho following yates ot grant per head :— ‘ ae Population. Per head. Upper.Canada ~- 1,802,056 60 cents Lower Canada -._ 1,288,830 wa Nova Scotia <= 781 bo) * New Brunswick ~~. 295,08t 110 Nothing could’ He more seandalously unjust to Upper Canada than this, and we are amazed that Mr. Howland could be a party to it. The second departure from the Quebec scheme js, that until Prince Edward Island comes into thg Union, Nova Scotia and ‘New Briingwick shall have between them the four ses in the Upper Chamber that the Island wits to have had tion will now be as follow oe eae Population. “Members “Upper Canada * - The distribu 1,802,056 24 Lower Canada © + - 1,288,880 24 “ava § + 665,884 24 s nothing to pilliate this change i A © %ieheo scheme, the’ injustice to - Lpper Canadi was marked @notigh—but _ toadd to it in this « anner was totally in- defensive, - Why,.the three J’rovinces of + Lowat : Cinada, Nova ceotta and New Brunswick united have but 440,689 people niore than Upper Canada, and yet they have 43 Legislative Councillors ane Upper] Canada but 24. Every Upper Causda Councillor will thus represent 75,08) pro- Pe, while the average of all the rest will but 40,682. The thing is uiterly unfair, | ; hae YC auanjens will stint. wi 1! d=} agreed upon | “tyrranted to Separate Schools , That s ty reeciye an increased subsidy her population in- us 400,000 people and Lhen the increase is to stop, and her grant, like — That ‘* the al revenues, it isagreed that lor The fowvA departure from the Quebec | scheme is the transterrence of contro! over | the Fisheries and over Penigntiaries from | tthe Locat to the General*Government.{ Phis is ver liment. — It is just-putting in the wed of} | Federal interterence in Tocal matters. The more distinct and apart are the duties and fimetions ot the two governments the bet- t st, but very far from least, comes the rian School question, Aud here, as word is not so clear as we could have Hdesired, we give the ips.ssiiaa verba ot our | despatch, * In reference to the School question, Pelanses have been introdicedd, firs, stating ithatany priveleges granted to Separate (Schools in Upper Canada shall also. be in Lower that all measures about Separate Schools shall be subject to fan appeal to the Governor-General in {| Council,” | sto the first of these provisions, it ms Very harmtess, ‘There is not mach dangerot aa Upper Canada— beg par- don—Ontario Legislature passing lows for me rida; and, second, hl : the further extension of sectarianism in the working ot our Common School system Lhe meaning of the second provision is, unfortunately, not clear. The dist resulu- ition of the Quebee scheme provides that any Bill passed by a Loval Legislature L be subject to disullowane the roor-General within one year ot ‘*the passing thereof;” and it nothing more is done to the Confederation Bill than to contirm this power of disallowance, and to state the precise mode of bringing objections to any Separate School Bill fully under the notice of the Federal x- ecutive, with a view to its disallowance— there can be no possible objection to that. s the power of interference of the wuthoritics ative, little harm What was tov be! feared was eous proposal to clothe the Ped aval Parliunent with the right to legislate in school matters in direet defiance of the Local Legislature. These we understand to be the whole of the departures made ftrone the original Quebec scheme, Some of them are quite sonable and ¢ opportunity of amending some of them. When we have the bill at tull length, we will be in a better position to survey the whole question, But, meantime, wehave no hesitation in stating our opinion, that il the whole tale has been told in our des- patch—il there are no other changes to be heard of—the bill, with all its de 3, wil be an immense boon to the people ot Up- per Canada, and we will heartily rejoice wheu it receives the reyal sanction, Masonic, — The Independent Grand Lodge of Noya Scotia is now recognized by ten Foreign Grand Lodges, making, as the Halifax Citizen assures, thirty four re- cognitions —a larger number than any Gran-! Lodge has received within so short wu period., In e respect the Grand Lodge df Nova sin gAhealthy eon- dition, and is destined to take a prominent part ii the ind Lodge formation of Bri- tish Amer which many of the brother- hood look forward to with pleasure, When will the Masons of New Brunswick move ? —Sl, John Mor, N So Dreadful Confligrdtion at Zokohama, Japan, English papers reecived by last mail contain particulars of & great fire at the above place. It occurred on Monday, the 26th Noy. It consumed dwellings, public buildings, warehouses, ete., covering an wea of some 59 acres, destroyed some 100 lives, and caused a loss to persons insured of some four ov five million dollars, The fire broke ont in a portion of the town li- ceused by the Government for prostitutes, and owing to the high wind which preyail- edat the time spread with fearful rapidity, licking up houses, property of various kinds, and human life, in its mad career, A change of wind prevented the entire town from being made a heap of ruins. Tne Petersburg Zndex laments on the continued imprisonment of Je Davis :— “ And this man is dying meantime. In- Justice preying upon his soul, confinement wearing out his body, the neglect of his own people sickening his heart. Surely the crowning shame of those which dis- grace the t six years of American his- tory is thi An English Rector refused th marry a couple for a less sum than thirteen shill- ings, whereupon thebridegroom brought i suit nst him, Phe court decided that the rector's claim, which was based on an allegwed immemorial custom, could not be | upheld inlaw. 9+ : ; Perm n has detingiven bythe French imperial commission to the Bible Society of Franco to have its stand inthe park sur- rounding the Paris exhibition. The Bible committee of England propose to unite in the movement, and to make the occasion one for the wide distribution of the whole | Bible or thy New ‘Lestament in many diff? erent langu It is thought that some 2,000,000 copies may thus be disposed of, and the sum of $80,000 is now being i by subscriptionin England to aid in this euterprise, _ PovuLst1I0n OF THE Wortp,—The po- pulation of the world ineveased. From the best and latest sources of information we derive the following estimates :—- America, 63,000,000 ; Europe, 265,000,000 Africa, 116,000,000} Asia, 400,000,000 5 Japan, 35,000,000; Oceanica, 22,000,000; ‘Total 1,200,000,00. ‘These are as*follows:—Protestants, 85- 000,000; Cathol 180,000,000; Greeks, 68,000,000; other seets, 7,000,000; Jews, 6,000,000; Mahommedans, 144,000,000; Pagans, 710,000,000. Total-~one thou- sand two hundred niijlions, Very animited discussions are carried an by the Common Council of New York. One of these recently occurred, in'which several of the members wishing to add weight to the views expressed, hurled inkstands at each other. A similar scene has recently been en- acted in Philadelphia by the city father's there, resulting at last in a rough and tumble fight. At one time there was a prospect of the whole Countil becoming engaged in tho interesting performance ; the presiding officer, however, turned off the gas, and thus quelled the row, We learn from the Halifax Witness, that the congregation of St. Paul's Churéh in that city have founded an institution f«r the support and training of destitute young girls. This class of persons, usually left to grow up in poverty and become a prey, to vice, will in! this institution have the advantage of a home, ialence, and still hold for higher prices; Montreal Flour Market. irrte Feb. VS we Report Fiore. — The.market has exhibited no matcrial change for some weeks past. Speen. lagors who have held the bulk of (he stock | Bounties in your paper, which | liked very) af cvonfi- hat slight decline in England, temporary depre sion in the States, and inereased receipts here, with only a limited demand, have had for the last few days a weakening effect, and sales have been made ata slight decline, Should for some tine, have shown no lack duty on wheat and flour a farther decline may take place, but as we'think it will be ef sWort | duration, as with theopening mouths of spring present stocks will soon fint outlets, Harty in the year we reverted to the limited supplies in Europe and the improbability of the United States having mach to spare for: export, and subsequent enquiries confirm us in the im- pression that a much higher range of prices must prevail before many months in’ the British markets. In the United States, with more case in the money market, a settled fi- nancial policy oa the pyt of the Government, and less haste in the cohteaction of the cur- rency. the result would be greater confidence, and speculitors would operiie widh more con- fidence in view of the now very greneral con- viction that the supplies of dentine flour will be within requirements. © Extras: are. still scarce and in demand for the local trade. , Tur Mormon Evirs.—A lecture on Mor- monism alludes as follows to one of the dis turbing clements among the Saints : * There is one element among themselves that is troublesome. ‘The gene:al testimony of the Gentiles who have lived in intimate so- cial relations with then: is that the young girls (to their honor be it said) wre mostly d ed. Growing up with it, they fave seen the institution with all its abominations, and op- posed as itis to all their holier feeling, und better instincts, no amount of spiritual thun- der ean entirely control them. Here, as everywhere, they are a priveleged class, and cannot very well be whipped Sr imprisoned. Like most of the descendants of Eye, they will talk, and are ever ready to elope with a Gen- tile who has the courage and can get away with them, ‘They cannot marry a Gentile and remain peacefully at home. Very naturally they prefer a whole Gentile to one-tenth of a Mormon. The most effectual way of breaking up the whole system would be to send an army of 10,000 unmarried men there and protect every man who married a Morm®n wontan and brought her to camp, We might in this way get rid of the nuisance withourbloodshed or incurring the odium of a religious persecu- tion, London, Feb. 25, In accordance with the programme announ- ced by the Government gn the 11th, resolu- tions on Reform were introduced into the House of Commons this evening. Mr. D'Isra- eli the Chancellor of the Exchequer, opened the debate on the part of the Govern ent, and proposed four new franehies and to change some of the borough seats. Mr. Bright fol- lowed and made a strong speech in opposition to the scheme of the Derby adminstration. ‘The reform measure of Earl Derby forms the topic of general conversation. ‘Lhe lead- ing newspapers have editévial articles in ap- proval of them. ‘The English Government promises to issue the postal service between Greut ,Britaia and the United States, ‘The news from Spain is of an exciting char- acter, though the government of that country is seeking to keep trom the public the course of events; there is no longer any doubt that a | Serious insurrection is impending. The Princess Alexandra has been safely delivered ofadaughter. The war estimates as presented in the Ministerial Budget, are lingely increased over those of the preceding year. : None of the Fenians who participated in the late revolt have been eaptared, Ni f prisoners who were arrested in Dublin on suspicion of being Fenians have been tried, found guilty. and heavily sentenced. Lord Derby has had a slight attack of gout. It promises to yield to treatment, but it is necessary that he should, as muchas possible, remain in the same temperature. Verona, Feb. 22. Baron Von Buest, minister of State of the Austrian Empire, says that Austria is-in favor of the evacuation of Servia by the Turkish forces. So fur as ¢ n affairs are congern- ed the Baron says it is the policy of the Gov- ernment to ayoid the questign entircly. : Berlin, Feb, 29:1 Intelligence has been received from Vienna that serious ajprehensions are entertiined there of a rising of the peasants in the Aus- trian provinces, on the Danube, and a large number of arrests have been made by the Government authorities. ‘ Vienna, Feb. 21, The restoration of the Constitution of 1848 to Hungary by the Emperor Francis Joseph has had the effect to remove the troitbles heretofore existing in that country. The peo- ple are now quite and contented, New. York, Feb, 21. President Roberts has called a convention of the Fenian Brotherhood in the State of New York, for the 26th inst., to meet in Utica. also the Brotherhood of Illinois will meet on the 12th of March and Chicago, The Fenians of Pexnsylvania will hold a convention early in April, and Staté Conventions of the Bro- therhvod will soon follow in all the other States. Athens, Feb, 20. News has been recolved here thatthe Turk- ish Government is about to send a mitivofWwar in pursuit of the Greek ship anhelleaton, at the Island of Candia, An armed brig will be despatched from Greece to her assistance, in : of emergency. San Francisco, Leb, 20. The. Fenians held a large and cnthusiastic meeting here last night, and resolved to ear- nestly co-operate with their Eastern Brethren to achieve the independence of Lreland, a CC Children often look pale and sick from no other e@ause than having worms inthe stomach. Brown's **Vermituge Comfits” will destroy worms without injury to the child. Children having worms requine: immediate attention, as negloct of the trouble often causes prolonged sickness. To Motirrs:—Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for Children, is an old and well-tried remedy. It has stood the testof many, many y and never known to fail. It not'only relieves the child from pain, but invigorates the stomach and bowels, cures wind colic, and gives rest and health to the child and comfort td the mother. : re A | ‘ ‘ Sore Throat, Coughs, Colds, and similar troubles, if suffered to progress, result in serious pulmonary. affections, oftentinies in- curable, directly the seat of the disease, and give almost instant relief. They have been tho- roughly tested, and maintain the gaod reputa- tion they have justly acquired As there are imitations be sure to obtain the genuine. T have been afflicted a Jong time with a swel- ling on my neck and have applied different things to little or no purpose until I used J. B Fliteh’s Golden Ointment, which has niade a cure, and I tuke pleasure, in recommending it to the public : and will be trained to lives of usefulness, The HUGH CAVANAGIL ig bite! altenprt gues oon River John, Pictou SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, j the blue book giving a complete account of * Brown's Bronchial Troches” reach |' ec mE MERE «RA, AR REIN THURSDAY, MAI Correspondence, Eurror or JOURNAL. Ve nt THE Six A week or two ago T saw an article on well; and last week [saw in the Journal which Idid not think so much of. Fisherman says that most people look at the Bounty question trom a wroag point witrem being an inprove- | Congress determine on impofing the increased] of yiew, and I suppose that his letter is in- tended to place the readers of the Jounal on the right stand point, Well, T have tried hard to see through the Fisherman's spectacles, and cannot conscientiously say thatthe view appears any finer, He seems to think that your potato illustra? tion does'nt fit. Ile says that it would be appropriate if it was attempted to cultivate the silk worm or the cotton plint on the Island. Now the illustration in that case wouldnt doatall, Lwill try to show why Lhe potato is suited tS our soiland climate, and ifour Farmers are skiltul and indus- trious, they can raise any quantity of than. Tt would be impossible to raise either si or cotton ia this cold country, by cultive tors everso skilful and ever so industrious, According to ‘tA. Bisherman’s" own story, the s that surround us are full of fish, spoiling to be caught, and il our fish- ermen were skillul, intelligent and indus trious, they might speedily make their lor- tunes. ‘There are, no doubt, lots of farm- ers in the country who cannot raise enough potatoes for their own use. They are vither lazy or ignorant, or improyident, and although Nature has done her share towards prodacing potatoes and oats in abundance, they do not avail themsclyes of her generosity. ‘Phis is just ‘* A Fish- ermian’s” story, when you strip it of unne- cessary words. We have plenty of fish. Yankees and Nova Scotians who know how to eatch them, make a jolly good thing of it, but P. E. Islanders who don't know how to build a fishing cratt, are too ignorant to choose a proper outlit, and are too indolent, too stupid and unskilful to tatch the fish, Which, like the roast pigs in the child's story, are swimming around our shores, erying *t who'll catch us, who'll eatch us,” cant make the business pay. Well, Dinsure the Island Fishermen ought to fecl obliged to their advocate for the very good character he has given then. I don’t believe that he tells the exact truth in this matter. I tind that our Island boys in every other sphere caQcompete suc- eesstully with both Y% es and) Nova Scotians, and T don't belig® tat they fall so far behind these smart people in so sinr ple a matter as catching fish. Any how, supposing ‘A herman’s” story to be the plain unvarnished truth, Ido not see how giving our ** unskilful, ignorant fish- ermen” a Bounty is going to mend matters. If Government ought to give a bounty to land to advantage, there are lots of people on the Islind who onght to apply for a bounty on potatoes and other firm produce withouta day’s delay, If * A Fisherman” will show how a bounty will make our fishermen as skilful and intelligent as the Nova Scotians and Yankees, perhaps he might make out a better case. I always thought that constant practice, for a few years, would make men of ordinary men- tal endowments skilful in any mechanical art. Now it strikes me very forcibly that there are a good many men on the Island who have had this experience, andtif they do not know how to catch fish now they neyer will learn, even though they get a bounty of 2 pound instead of a dollara barrel on the fish they eatch. ‘A Pish- erman’s” argument for bounties done up in smill amounts to this:—‘* We have inex- haustible stoves of fish within easy reach of us. Our fishermen are too ignoraht and too clumsy to catch them. We ought therefore to give them a bounty.” ‘This, many people, Farmers who will haye to pay this bounty. especially, will consider very loose reasoning. If fishermen do not understand their business, let them geta knowledge of it as fast as they can, in the same way as some of us Farmers got to understand the ins and outs of ow occu- pation. We did not ask the Fishermen to pay our school fees, and we wont, it we can help it, pay for their education, But T believe that fishing does pay on this Island, Young men ean earn as good Wages at fishing us they can at almost every otheremployment. I see fishermen come to these parts from the West dressed in broad cloth, with a yard. or two more or less of gold chain dangling from their waisteoat pocket, to siy nothing of the nine ponud repeater at the end of it. What do these gents, who ean aterd ta buy broad cloth coats, gold chains and watches, want ofa bounty? Tean't afford these things, yet I don’t sing out for a bounty on turnips. I don't even believe ona bounty on flax, I believe that the less any industry de- pends on Goyernmentt the better it will thrive, Ifour Farmers were to club to- gether and assist one another in getting better stock and more information, it would be better for them than any amount of Government tinkering, A-lon't believe in this robbing-Peter-to-pay-Paul policy. Let every tub stand on its own bottom, Rays A FARMER, Prince Cognty, March 4, 1867, To Tie MSfron or tne Jounnar Siri— I have lor some time past seen the no- cessity of luving some kind of a charitable Society in Summerside, There are a great many destitute persons in our midst. Some of these deserve to be relieved, others do not. Now to distinguish the worthy from the unworthy, is notan oasy matter at prey sent. When children come to a house for charity, itis hard to refuse them, yet the parents of those children may bo well able to work, but too fond of Hquor and too farmers because they can’t cultivate their ICH 7, Ts67. liazy to work, Now a Society would re- lmedy this. Let all applications fer charity Ibe made to a commltteqappolnted by the Society, whe wonld be able to judge of the | worth ef the applicant; besides, det there be so many persons appointed monthly to | | Welt these destitute people, especially all who apply for aid. Ladies would do best jfor this, they conld devote more time than jmen to it, and know better how to sympa ta communication signed A Fisherman,” | thise with the poor mothers and children This | ot—too often—worthless fathers, Lot something be done, and done at What gentleman or lady will @ike »? What lady will be a Miss Nig Whoever she may be she }may depend on the hearty support of a SOJOURNER, Sumnierside, March 6, 1867. — oe - Summerside Hournal. yarn No notice can ve tigen of anony communications, We must know the names ind addresses of our correspondents asa gua- ranty of their good fuith, We cannot under- take to reuten conuunications thatare not used ELECTIONS. Tire laws relating to Elections in this Island still need improvement. It should be the aim of our legislators that the popular vote be taken fairly, speed- ily and quietly. Those provisions of the election law which forbid the sell- ing or dispensing of intoxicating li- quors within a certain distance. of the polling places would, if enforced, ensure peace and quictuess at elections, | We Islanders, while in: our sober senses, ure a very, peaceable forbearing people, but when we take a drop too much— which indeed we are too prone to do— we become unruly ant somewhat quarrel- some. Besides, @ drunkgi man, or one even ‘half’ seas over,” is not afall in a fit state to exercirse the important privi- lege of the franchise. ‘The system of simultaneous polling is an admirable one, and by keeping every voter in his own polling division docs more towards mak- ing elections peaccable and orderly than any other mode that ‘coul{l be devised. Vote by ballot may secure fairness at elections ; but we have heard and read that in the United States where that systema obtains there is at least quite as much trickery and as 1nch corruption of all kinds ns in countries where the people vote gpenly. At any rate, our preju- dices and feelings are in favor of open voting. There appea?s something cow- ardly and conspirator-like in a man’s giving a secret yote. Itis in ouropinion much more becoming a free man to go boldly to the polls and there openly to proclaim the names of the men to whom ne gives his support. For our own part we never yet gave a secret vote without reluctanee. We wished every one to know how we yoted and why we voted. This, as we said before, may be a mere prejudice, but ifit is,itis one which we en- tertain in cammon with hundreds of thousands of British freemen. | But there is one improvement in our mode of ¢on- ducting elections that is loudly called for. ‘There, should be no, qualifying of voters on the day of election, This busi- ness should-have been doné beforehand. Independently of the needless and pro- voking delays which it occasions, it seems to us nothing less than impious to ad- minister a solemn oath to an excited, and it may be a hall-intoxicated man, in the ndadst of a vociferating heated crowd, It is &bsurd 'to suppose that the elector in such circumstances cin properly understand the oath which is read to him, and equally absurd to imagine that he can come toya reasonable and conscientious determination as_ to whether he will take it or nat, amid the contradictory interpretations which he hears on every side of him, Jn practice, the unscrupulous man-gocs forward and swears because he has made up his mind to do so without giving a single thought as to the meaning of the oath that is ten- dered to him, and the really honest voter becomes so annoyed and perplexed by the whole proceedings that he is in no fit state of mind to swear to anything. It is, besides, unreasonable to-leave it to a man’s unsupported-testimony to prove his qualification, He should in this, as in all other cases where evidence is re- quired, be allowed to prove his claim by documentary or oral evidence, and there should be some better means ofdeciding upon his right to exercise the franchise, than by muking the ‘voter the judge in his own'case. At the hustings the per- plexed yoter has no assistance in forming. an opinion. The returning officer has a thousand other matters to think of and to distract his attention, and he may be, and often is, a warm partisan on the one side or the other. Let him be ever so honest and capable, it is unreasonable, under these cireumstances,to expect him to give a wise and an impartial decision. The representatives of the various candi- dates are of course improper advisers, they will naturally lean to that interpre- tation of the law or také that view of the facets which favors théirown side. ‘Ihe poor man, if an honest one, is sadly and unnecessarily perplexed, By this fore- ing. men to swear to their qualification, during the heat*of an election, much valuable time is wasted, many bad votes are allowed to pass, and many good votes refusedy. The sanctity of an oath, too, is much lessened fh public esteem by its being administe! in‘a hasty, and we are forced to say, in an, irreverent man- ner, The remedy of these evils is ex- tremely simple, and we only wonder that it has not been applied long ago. The names of the voters should be registered some time previous to the election, A Court should be held in every electoral district, or in every polling division, at which every elector should be required to present himself and assert’ his right to vote at the coming clectign, and if neces- sary to-ptove that right. The Coyrt would, of course, be attended by the ro- presentatives of the various political parties in the country, whose interest it would be to Mttow no’ man’s name to be put on the Register who did not possess alegal right to vote. ‘here would, in this Court, be no indecent haste, no un- necessary noise, ne disputing or wrang- naan nag ante Nt A CC erat cf ling. Every one would have ample time and opportunity to prove his right to vote, not by his own oath merely, but by the evidence of his neighbors or his documents. The Register so made would be printed and posted in various public places in the polling divisions to give every one an opportunity of secing what names had been registered, and ot using the proper means of getting his own recorded if he had hitherto ueglected to do so. At. the election those only whose names were on the register would have the privilege of voting. {any one really entitled to the franchise cared so little for the privilege of voting as not to take the trouble.ofhaying. his name re- corded, he would for that clection be virtually disfranchised. . Whenan elector came forward to the polls and gave his name to the returning officer the only enquiry would be ‘tis his name on— the Register?” As the names on the Register would be arranged in alphabetical order, to answer this question would not take more than half a minute, and without fur~ ther delay the yote would be duly recorded. There would then be no cries of ** Swear him, Swear him,” no tedious delay while the oath was being read and explained to the voter, and no irreverent trifling with the solemnity of an oath, It is our opinion that if the law relating” to the selling and dispensiug of spirituous liquors at or near the hustings were en- forced, and if the method of registering the names of voters were adopted, our system of conducting elections could hardly be improved upon, (ce Gopny’s Lady's Book for Marcle has come to hand. It contains many excellent engravings and fashion plates, yaluable information, spicy reading, and much beside that is mstruecting. The Frontspiece, the ‘* Watchjng Baby,” is admirable. Lvery Lady shauld take a copy. {@ On Saturday next the Sheriff will declare the members elected for Prince County. ‘The same will be done in cach of the other Counties. We will endeavour to obtain the number of votes polled by cach Candidate and give them next week. ‘The names of Candidates elected, as published by us last weck was correct. ‘The Liberals have nine~ teen—the Conservatives cleyen. (e We understand that the examin- ation of the Pupils at the Grammar School, by the Visitor, took place on Tucsday last, gyfl we are glad to hear that a considerable improyement has taken place, as well in the number of scholars, as in their progress in their studies. ‘They were examined in Greek, Latin, Algebra, Geometry, and in Ancient History, and in every branch acquitted themselves in a way creditable to themselves and their Teacher, Mr. A. McRae.—The two Master ‘Warburtons, Sidney. Campbell, and Thomas Haywood, their readiness and the correctness of their answers, both in Mathematics and History. («Fur English mail arrived in Charlottetown on Sunday lust. No very important news was received. ty" We are pleased to add to our Subscription list some ten new Subscrib- ers from Cape Traverse, and abaqut the same number from Crapaud. 4 i [e We hope the newly-inaugurated Government will not be long in power before a new system of mails is‘ in- augurated.” a ‘ ia A new Line-of-battle ship's model has been patented in England which is said to be perfectly impervious to the enemies’ fire, and in which the men at the guns work in complete security. Tur mud-diggers we observe | are again at work on the ice in Bedeque Harbor, as well as in several other localities. es Tur ice on the West’ River where it had been newly cut open measured six~ tcen inches in depth, i Tr affords us no smallamount of gratifi- cation to see the proficiency of the Volun- teers in Charlottetown, who drill in the new Shed every cvening. | There is together. M We have not réceived our English papers for the last two mails. We) wish the fellow who took them to read, would forward them when done with. KB Arhmor is current in New York that President Johnson has tendered the Postmas- ter Generalship to Horace Greeley. OntrvaAry.—It becomes our painful duty this day to ghronicle the death of Mr. Donald McKay, mérchant, of Clifton, New London, which oegured about,7.o’clock, on the evening of Saturday, the 284 inst, tis disease was inflammation of the lungs, which, after a few days of severe suffering, abridged his earthly career, notwithstanding the diligence and skill of his physician, and attention of his frienda. Asa merchant, the late; Mr. McKay was honest and truthful. He was mild and lenient towards those who were indebted to him, and compassionate towards the poor and needy, Ile was a true and constant friend, a.kind brother, a datiful and loving son, an affection- ute and devoted husband, and was respected by all who knew him for his mild and unas- suming manners, Butalas! stern death hus done its work; now his name and the memory of his kind actions, and many good qualities alone remain. These shall be remembered by the people of this locality a long time after his lifeless body has commingled with its kindred clement. . The deceased was just in the prime of life. His aye was 38 years and 9 months. The last tribute of respect was paid him this day by a large concougée of relations and friends who followed hidg@arthly romains to the narrow house whiéh*awaits us all, We deeply sympathize with his bereaved partner, his aged father and mother, ag well as with his relations and friends, who mourn the loss of one 80 justly loved, and. we, gom- niend them for comfort to the Father of mer- cles and the God of consolation—to Him who hath said, “Lam the resurrection and the life."—Com. to Pat. ‘ Clifion, Feb. 26, 1867. We too knew and dealt with Mr. McKay for many years, and can truly say that a more amiable and a more honest man we never met, We can readily believe that his loss will se long felt, and his memory fondly cherished, not by the members of his own family pnly, but by a very large circle of friepds and acy quaintances.—[ Ep. Jovrwat, 4 particularly, distinguished themselves by * ample accommodation in the Drill Shed, and two Companies generally’ occupy it