— that the fete shall now be held. UT got his letter, which T took home and | Waited for my old man to come, by reason | Teant’t read, and about dusk he comes in, | ‘and lights the candle, and my oll man he! read it right out, tor he's a ‘fine scholar, | And there was two five-pound notes in- DR, RICHEY S ORATION. Wisuixo to keep our readers posted up on the very important subject of Con- federation, we give below the Rey, Dr, side, bless him ; and, says he, * Mother, P'ye | Richey’s very able and truly eloquent ot made sergeant now, 1 shall send to you regular,” And ‘curred to the old woman, that all thi piness was owing to my penny! I she mot had it to spend she would not have ape ave got her son's letter—that precious letter which had saved her from misery and the workhouse. How happy 1 was as we walked home; 1 seemed to tread on | air, and yet I knew of howy little value the yenny really was; it was only my having wen perunitted to give it under such pe- culiar circumstances that had made it such # worthy and important coin. : The lesson taught me by these little events I did not easily forget, and I think their moral is too obvious to need elabor- ately enforcing. It may,-however, be summed up in a few words. First, do not expect that in your own strength you can make use of even the best opportunity for doing good, Second, do not put off till another day any good which it is in the power of your hand to do nt once. And thirdly, do not despond because your means of doing good appear trifling and insignificant, tor though one soweth and another reapeth, yet itis God that giveth the increase; and wito can tell whether He will not cause that which is sown to bear fruit an hundred told; who can tell whether to have a penny to give under certain circumstances may be to haye not a copper, but a golden opportunity, Waat's tx 4 Nawe:—There’s a vote in a name when you go to register, and as many of our newly made-citizens are without that necessary uppendage, we have taken trouble to collect a considerable number of enpho- nious Indian names, which must be respect- able as they are signed to recent treaties with the United States, and we hereby offer them to thosein need. They will probably not have two claimants, and no man who. appro- priates one will be liable to the accusation of stealing his neighbour's property, ‘The fol- lowing are afew but we have plenty more that parties who will callon us may choose from :—Que-we-xince, Hole-in-the-day, Qui- we-shen-shish, Wau-bon-a-quot, Min-e-do- wob, My-jaw-ke-ke-shik, Shob-osk-kunk. Ka- gway-dosh, Me-no-ke-shick, Way-na-mee, O-sub-ay-gwar-ay-aush.-- Charleston Mercury LATEST from EUROPE The R. M. S. Cuda, from Liverpool 6th and Queenstown 7th inst., arrived at Halifax at three o'clock on Monday last. The princi- pal features of the news have been anticipated by Atlantic telegraph. It is stated in the papers thather Majesty Queen Victoria in- tends to pay a signal compliment to the Belgian Volunteers who will shortly visit England, by inviting them to abanquet at Windsor, His Excellency the Governor General of Canada has been pleased to appoint James Brend Batten, Esq., of Westminister, Eng- land, solicitor, to be a cominissioner for taking affidavits in and fer the Canadian courts in Wngland. Mr. Batten has long been connected with Canadian interests in his capacity as one of the legal advisers of the Grand Trunk and Welland railways. We belive we are correct in stating that the British Government has notified the Goy- ernor of British Columbia that one of the first measure, which will be brought before the Canadian Parliament, on its meeting in October next, will be the extension of the confederation to all the British North Ameri- can territories. ‘The close ties of relationship existing be- tween the Queen and the unfortunate Em- peror Maximilian has led to a postponement of the Hyde Park review and the State ball at Buckingham Palace. The review will be held as soon as her Majesty can with pro- priety attend. The Earl of Dudley has placed his capa- cious and handsome metropolitan residence at the disposal of the Government for the accommodation of the Viceroy of Egypt, and the offer has been accepted, Another magnificent steamer for the Qun- ard company has been launched at Glasgow. Sheis named the Siserta, and is 2500 tons burthen. The Siberia is 315 feet in length; breadth of beams 39 feet; depth of hold 27 feet 6 inches; and she will propelled by direct acting engines of 800 horses-power. She has been so constructed as to combine carrying capacity with speed and ample ac- commodation for passengers. Itis expected she will be completed in six weeks. Another shocking series of revelation re- specting a fatal trade outrage, were made before the Sheffield Commissioner on the 2d inst. They related a case in whicha woman was killed by the explosion ofa can con- taining gunpowder, which had been thrown intoa house occupied by a man who was obnoxious to the union, An address has been presented to the Pope by 400 foreign bishops. to which his Holiness replied, expressing his satisfaction with the address. Dr. Tavinestons.—An extra of the Zines of India, dated the 14th ult., contains the following ;—‘* Sir,—One ofthe missing se- poys, 2lst Regiment Native Infantry, or Marine Battalion, who accompanied Dr. Livingstone’s expedition, returned this day from Zanzibar. News had been received from the doctor, He was alive and well, and the havildar, 21st Regiment Native Infantry or Marine Batallion, and the Nassick boys were with them.—S. Tuacker, commanding 2lst Regiment Native Infantry. Bombay, May 14th, 1867. EXECUTION OF MAXIMILIAN. In the House of Commons Mr. Otway gave notice of his intention to ask the Government the official statement that the Emperor Max- imilian, a near relative of Her Majesty. had been executed by persons now in authority in Mexico, it was the intention of the Govern- ment to advise the recall of our Legation in that country. EXCITEMENT IN PARTS RESPECTING MURDER OF MAXIMILLIAN Great excitement has been occasioned in Paris by the intelligence of the execution of the Emperor Maximilian. It is said that the Emperor Napoleon received a telegram an- nouncing the melancholy information just as he was about to start for the exhibition on Monday. The public were then in possess- jon of the rumour only. which had been float- ing about for some days, but the absence of the Count and Countess of Flanders (Maxim- {milian's brother and sister-in-law) from the great ceremonial did not escape observation, and by many persons was regarded as a sign that the woret had befallen the illustrious re- lative. ‘This was confirmed by the Count and Countess proveeding immediately to Brussels and subsequently information of the sad ey- ent was officially conveyed to the Emporor of the French by the Austrian ambassador. It ig said that the Juarista agreed to spare the life of their prisoner on condition of bis abdi- eating and promising never again to return to their country, but that he refused, as he thought such conditions would dishonor him in the eyes of Europe. ‘The visit of the Em- peror of Austria to the exhibition is now con- eidered quite out of the question. The com- mittee of Americans in Paris charged with orggnizing the fete to celebrate the anniver- sary of American independence have resolved dj ‘Rev. Mr. Almon on that oceasion. oration delivered in Halifax on the ‘day of the inauguration of the New knew, though it had never oc-! Dominion :— Gentlemen, my first solicitude in | casion is to preclude the possibilty of mis- upprehension of my position, or miscon- ‘struction of the motives by which I have | been actuated in consenting to oceupy it, Let me at the very outset ingeniously confess that my compliance with the inyi tation so respectfully tendered to me by the Committee was prompted by the spon- taneous impulses ot my own heart. (Hear, hear.) I recognise in the birthday of this Do- minion, the consummation of the wishes and aspirations of the most enlightened and aspirations of the most loyal men, that ever existed in the colonies, (Lear, hear.) Itis my earnest desire that you should not rd me on this oceasion in any representative capacity, No collect- ive body, no individual, is, or shall be comproinised by anything that IT may ut- teron this occasion, I assume on my isolated individuality exclusively the res- ponsibility of responding to the invitation to address you to-d It is, however, I admit, a question which comes home to my bosom,—Do I compromise myself by the position I occupy to-day,—am I there- by re it to any principles that have characterized iny creed, or my life—do 1 t | dishonor the traditional loyalty of that body with whom it happens that Lam = connect- ed? For, Lask the members ot other com- munions, has it not long been recognisud asi fact that the rich, pure, vigorous stream of loyalty and attachment to the Crown and Constitution of England that issued from Hepworth parsonage, has permeated in every period of our existence the whole body with which I stand associ- atud ? (tlear, hear.) Iam, however, almost ready to accuse myself of temerity in appearing before you on an occasion which demands the highest exercise of the intellectual powers. You must accept this momning the effusion ot my heart,—for the frait of matured medi- tation on all the aspects of this subject in order to address you has been utterly out of the question, Never, however, has a question arisen in my mind as to the rec- titude of the position which we oecupy in inaugurating this important event, I feel that something is required to nerve us to occupy the position Ido on this oceasion, but Lam nerved by the assurance that | am supported by the constitution, guided by the power, and canopied by the gran- deur of the whole British Empire. (Hear, hear.) At the commencement of my remarks 1 addressed you as gentlemen,—I now ad- dress you as citizens of Halifax,—no mean Oe ead a city in the course of the Pro- vidence of God most obviously destined to be an emporium of wealth, and a centre of importance and influence. T feel happy that Thad the pleasure of being present at the last celebration of the first settlement of Halifax. Llistened with entranced interest to the address of the Ile re- rious dead called the memories of the illu —illustrious because they have been the pioneers,—and to a large extent the archi- tects of that civilization and political ele- vation, of which we are this day in the full enjoyment. It was in the period of the rudest character of the natives of antiquity that they most venerated the fathers of their country. It was when Egypt regard- ed Osius, that when her judges were ap- pointed they were rigidly sworn to do iin- partial justice even where the king was concerned, It was then the monuments of architectural skill were raised to the fathers of their country, so durable that they have survived by thousands of years the memory of those that reared them, — It was soin Egypt, and so with other nations ot antiquity. Taddress you on this auspicious morn not merely as fellow men, but as fellow subjects of the new born Dominion. (Ap- plause.) If instead of haying been deyoted to the sacred work of the ministry, I had been devoted by my early associations, or the dispensations of Providence, to the Halls of Legislation, or the arena of secu- lar or civil controversy, I should then deem it incumbent on me to divest myself ot all feelings of that character on the present occasion, and to meet you under the new development of our circumstances as sub- jects in common with myself of a Domin- ion inaugurated under the most favorable auspices. Let us, fellow citizens, and fel- low subjects of the New Dominion, en- deavor to comprehend our position, What is the measure of the territory which des- eends from our infunt nationality from the unsparing bounty of our gracious Sove- reign? It embraces 400.000 square miles, and a population of 4,000,000 of men, in a higher state of development than they haye before attained, It would be an altogether inappropriate and irreyalent task to enter into a defence of the principles on which the Dominion is founded, or to review the circumstances which have led to its consummation. It there is any draw-back—and really look- ing at this vast assemblage it would seem as ifthere were none—it is that in the widest range of our Province there should be any who are not in perfect sympathy with us. With the celebration of this day, however, I deprecate a single allusion that would implicate the motives of those persons or impugn their loyalty. There beats in Lalitax many a heart as fully im- bued with loyalty us my own, which yet is wot in pertect harmony with our views on the subject of union. We believe that they have conscientiously opposed it. But what we concede fully to others, we claim for ourselyes. Nay, more, we do not des- pair of the day coming when men who have distinguished themselves in the ser- vice of the country-—men to whom we are not a little indebted for that training whieh has brought us to a state of political ele- vation we now enjoy—will come forward with line, plummet, square and trowel to aid with their distinguished energies in raising that superstructure, the foundation of which we have now laid by command of royalty on the basis of the British con- stitution, (Applause.) I cannot but regard the apparently accidental, but really pro- videnial, circumstances under which this Dominion is inaugurated, as a memorial of mingled joy and cxultation. First of all, how have we reached the position of obtaining control of millions of miles of territory,—lor virtually we shall control territory of that extent, a large portion ot it richly fertile, and a very considerable portion of it stored with wealth which the present generation will not be able to exe plore. Have we reached it on the gory path of the batttle flell? Have we reached it by the struggle against the power which we regard as supreme? No, it is the tree donative of that Queen whose character | the position of a Kingdom, not by wreeting i y AP and rich territory which has been accord: | | pearing before you to address so mullitu-| ito us for this walked to the post-oftice; she would uot) inous an assembly on so auspices an oe-) pcceiyed the British Constitution in its full ~ we all delight to reeognise as the embodi- | ment of the highest virtues that-ever adorn- jd the throne of England. (Applause.) | In another view we are also fortunate,— | We are not like the nations of antiquity ¢ ) few thousands, or even a million of people | setting about erecting a aystem of govern- ment, which it might cost ages of time, jand tides of blood to develope and to com- |plete. We receive a not less, but if possi- [ble a more valuable gift than the ample | We have experiment. development and perfection. That con- stitution, you will permit me to say, stands | unrivalled amongst the civil constitutions of the world. It has been long tried and stood the rudest tests.—The lapse of ages tends only to invigorate and render it more effect It is through its excellence, under God, that an inconsiderable island | has acquired the resources, ene and strength of the mightiest continental em: | pir Itis the object of God's peculiar care, because itis most like His own ad- ministration, Itisan honor to be born under it—a glory to defend and support it, It is like that mighty tree described by the Prophet, widely diffused in its roots, | and vastin its stem :its branches are spread over all the earth, and under them fowl of every wing find shelter. It is the envy of the nations of the earth and should be the boast of its own sons. God alone can overthrow it, but He will not destroy the work of His own hands. It is the nursery of everything that is pure in religion— sound in poliey—good in law—wise in council—deep in learning—sublime in seience—and, let its enemics know, resist- less in might! ‘This constitution we are not left to work out and develope for ourselves. It is be- queathed to us and plices us on a better vantage ground than any nationality has ever yet occupied, It is a nationality inaugurated with every constitutional guarantee for perfect religious equality and liberty, Lam not going to utter a word against the principle, in the abstract, of av church establisnment in connection with a state, It would ill-become me to take snch ground, but I think ancient and modern events show the embarrasments to which a state can be subjected by such wunion. I therefore regard it as one of the happiest circumst 8 in the constitu- tion of this new Dominion, thatit gives all religious denominations liberty and equal- ity. (Applause.) Lf you add'to that the third element, —I mean fraternity,—we must obtain it for ourselves, And here teNow-subjeets, if I might ut- ter anything in regard to odium theologium —I would inculcate the utter inex pedieney ol anything of this kind being considered by us at all as subjects of this Dominion. Certainly no department of the Chri Church has, in the person ofits dignita been more prominent and influential in enlightening the public mind, and concili- ating public opinion with regard to. this union than the Chureh of Rome. And while I believe the dignitaries of that church manifest toward us a spirit ot toler- ation and general Catholicity, we ought most cordially to mect them on that ground, and forget the asperities of the past, and the bitter feelings which have animated those who in their own estima- tion contended only for the truth. Let that charity which thinketh no evil,h—and which is as pure as the light which bathes us this morning—actuate us eligious denominations constituting this great com- munity. I deem it a particularly auspicious cireum- stance that this Dominion is inaugurated un- der the auspices of Queen Victoria. I have marked the events of her reign, and I hav rived at the conviction that if the greatest Sovereign we have hitherto had, or the most intrepid had occupied her place we should not have enjoyed the liberty and general feeling of attachment to the Crown and constitution which during every period of her reign we have enjoyed. I attribute much of this to the homage which the heart of man involuntary it may be, but spontaneously at the same time, accords to woman when in the providence of God she is called to the deepest responsibility and the highest positions. And let me say fellow subjects, that I deem it no drawback to the joy which we all feel on this occasion that the Dominion is inaugurated under the administration of Sir Fenwick Wil- liams,—an illustrious son of Nova Scotia, whose simplicity of character disinterestedness and paramount regard for the interests of Nova Scotia no one can tor amoment doubt,—a man whose memory will not be permitted to fade from the page of history,--who by the magnani- mity of his surrender of the fortress which he defended covered himself with more glory than by the most signal victory, I doubt not that if the service of his country demanded it he would again girt on his armour and com- init himself to the contingencies of the battle field. But yet 1 am satisfied that he regards the fact that this Union has been completed under his administration as the most verdant laurel that can be entwined around his head. It would, perhaps be improper for me to re- tire from this platform without telling you what Iam. It had sometimes been said that 1 am a Noya Scotian by birth, Iwas not born in Nova Scotia, but had such been the case, I should not have regarded it asa humiliation, but should have been proud of it always, and more especially to day. But the fact is, 1 have to confess that Lam an Irishman, (Ap- plause.) And if there is a gentleman or lady in this vast assemblage that deems that a mis- fortune, I hope they will keep their sympathy tothemselves, (Laughter, ) Lam not ashamed of the land of Burke and Wellington. But then I am connected with Nova Scotia by very tender and intimate tics. My first born son is a Nova Scotian, and it has pleasad you to endorse iy sentiment of his character by cal- ling him repeatedly to occupy the highest position in your gift. I thank you as a father for the honour you have conterred on my son. It will be an additional consolation to me ifon any future occasion, in a wider sphere of action he should be called on to con- tribute towards the majesty and symmetry of that fabric, the foundation of which to-day has been laid. It would be wrong in me to retire with out saying afew words as to the harmony of civil polity end religion. Lessons of this nature are written on every page of history. Righteousness exhalteth a nation; and when vice in the flagrant forms of injustice and li- centiousness stalks ubroad, it leads invariably to that consumation which his invari attended empires so founded. Our cons tion has been framed under different cireum- stiunces. Man exists not for the present state alone. Nations fulfil their destiny on earth, and passaway but manis immortal. Nations receive their retribution here. If we would profit by the lessons of history, or the oracles of God, we shall find that if there is a corrup- tive element at work at the core of the State if God is not ackdowledged—if the princi- ples of moral rectitude are not recognized by the people, no powers of arins, no wisdom of legislation can ensure to us perpetuity. (Ap- plause. ) But I hope better things of our Dominion, as Tlook down the vista of coming ages. ‘This head of mine, hoary with age, must soon be laid low, but I anticipate in the course of the providence of God, ifthe passions or preju- dices of men are not permitted te put barriers in the way, a sublime destiny for this Domin- ion. I do anticipate the day when this dominion will be the admiration of the nations, and when it will have been called on to take tude. SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1867. wer, but hy receiving it from parental indaess. and accepting it with filial grati-) ifwe only fulfil the destiny which! Providence has in reserve for us, and show ourselves worthy of our parentage, we may) fuirly be expected to do great things. There are men now in thisdominion who only require a theatee for the developement of the highest powers, ‘These men are actuated by the most generous motives of noble-hearted loyalty in carrying out this measure. I trastthe whole community will unite to co-operate with them in their efforts. In conclusion, the empires of earth are passing away, butin the providence of God they will make fora renovated state of things, ——a state of general liberty and happiness in concurrence with the diffusion of the Gospel, of which the whole earth will be the theatre. May I not appropiately close this very im- perfect and inadequate address a8 compared with the dignity of the occasion, in the words f England's unrivalled bard, the poet of Pa- ei “Come forth from thy royal chamber, Oh thou Prince of all the Kings of the Earth; Put on thy robes of thy royal majesty ; Take up the Sceptre which thy Almighty Father hath bequeathed thee,— For now the voice of thy beloved calleth thee, And all creatures sigh to be renewed.” (Loud and prolonged applause.) Summerside dournal, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1867. ) noti n be taken of anonymous com- munications. We must know the names and addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty of their good faith. We cannot undertake to ieturn communications that are not used. THE GARDEN OF BRITISH N. AMERICA, To the inhabitants of the cities of the neighboring Continent Prince Edward Island offers many inducements as a place of summer resort, the scenery, if not the grandest, is perhaps the prettiest and most pleasing to be found in America Hill and dale, grove and meadow, way- ing cornfields and the untrimmed wilder- ness, are distributed over the face of the country in delightful variety. There are, it is true, no large rivers, but we have instead innumerable brooks and rivulets of the purest water, and the Island is everywhere penetrated by bays and erecks, so that in no part of it is the traveller more than four or five miles dis- tant from navigable water. Indeed, water either winding in river like creeks or spread out in land-locked sheets of great beauty, is a feature, and by nomeans the least beautiful feature, of every island lands: ape. The country, dotted as it is with thousands of comfortable home- steads, surrounded by all the aecompani- ments of rural life, has to us at. this season of the year especially, a peculiarly cheerful appearance. ‘The air Pe is pure and fragrant. The heat is selé gm op- pressive. Our nearness to the sea so mo- derates the temperature, that even in the hottest weather we are sure of cool, re- freshing, delicious sea breezes. The pure air of our little Island and its beautiful scenery can be enjoyed with little fatigue and slight cost. Our summer roads are very good, and they intersect the country in every direction. Comfortable car- riages and good horses can be had on very moderate terms both in town and country, and if the tourist is bent ona pedestrian excursion, we engage to say that in no part of the world will he travel among a more obliging or a more hospi- table people. Living is cheap. ‘The sojourner among us accustomed to the high charges of city hotels will consider those of our country inns ridiculously low. We will give an instance of this. We had occasion the other day to take dinner at an inn inthis town not a thou- sand miles from our sanctum. Our bill of fare was a roasted joint of mutton— such mutton as is not to be had every- where — fresh fish, vegetables, bread and butter, a pudding, and the in- evitable cup of tea, and the cherge for our share of all these good things was one shilling currency! A dinner that an epicure might enjoy for eight pence sterling! Everything was clean and comfortable; there are certainly wanting some of the elvgancies of a first-class city hotel, but with profuse plenty, scru- pulous cleanliness, and good humor on the part of the hostess, the refined travel- ler might for the nonce enjoy the absence of his accustomed superfluities. We have heard a great deal of the want of good hotel accommodation on the island, but we think that there are very little grounds for so much grumbling. It is only the other day that we heard a gen- tleman from New Brunswick say that he had as good hotel accommodation in Summerside as could be procured in St. John or any of the Provincial Citics ; and we have no doubt at much lower rates. ‘There is to be had in many parts of the Island some very fair trout fishing, and geese and brant, plover and suipe, in their season afford capital sport to those who prefer the gun to the fishing rod, Our numerous extensive bays and salt water rivers afford peculiar facilities for sea bathing. Most people imagine that Prince Ed- ward Island is a sort of Sleepy Hollow, with very little intercourse with the great world beyond it. But this is quite a mistake, By means of the submarine telegraph we have hourly communication with every part of the civilized world. We are ferried to and from the Continent in Steamers which will compare favorably with the very best to be found in the Provinces. The Steamer Princess of Wales is pronounced by travellers who have seen ‘‘alittle,” to be really a superior boat, and we know that she has crossed and recrossed the straits a thousand times without a single accident befalling her. Much of this immunity from harm is no doubt, under Providence, owing to the superior skill and unceasing care of Capt. Evans, Pilot Lunn, and the other officers of this fine steamer. Mails go twice a week at lgast to the most distant and out-of-the-way parts-of the country. We in Summerside are peculiarly favored in this respect. ‘The Post office here is in receipt of one or more mails every working day of the week except one. The summer sojourner among us may have his letters and newspapers as regu- Seine by means of the telegraph he can have | instant communication with those at home though thousands of miles of ocean or continent intervene petween him and) them. We offer tothe dweller of the) city, tired of the noise and bustle and fret of urbon life, quict, beautiful scenery with every facility of enjoying it, a pure and bracing atmosphere, fair sport, good sea bathing, cheap living, and rapid and regular intercourse with the world he has left behind him. ‘To such we say give the Island a fair trial, and we guarantee that in no part of the American sea board can so much enjoyment be procured with So little trouble and at so cheap a rate as in what has been most appropriately culled the ** Garden of British America!” MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Since we last addressed our readers a most melancholy accident which resulted in the death of two of the most promis- ing young men in this town has occurred in Summerside. On the evening of Friday a party of eight young men _ set out for sailon the Bay. As the evening was fine after sailing for two or three hours they returned without accident and anchored the boat close to Mr. Muirhead’s wharf. Mr. Patterson, one of the young men who was drowned, who had borrow- ed the boat,believed that she was placed too near the wharf, and if the wind changed might be injured by striking againstit,--with a conscientiousness which characterise? all his actions, insisted upon having her moved to a greater dis- tance. ‘This being done, and the sails properly stowed away, four of the lads left in a flat for the shore and were safely landed. Three immediately, without waiting for the others who were left on board, went to another part of the shore to have a swim. ‘The remaining one— young Welsh—went back for those who remained in the boat. ‘There were five persons in the flat on its return trip; these were Messrs. Hamilton, Welsh, Stewart, Patterson and Ramsay. Welsh sculled the boat, andthe two unfortunate young men—Patterson and Ramsay— were in the bow. Mr. Hamilton appre. hending danger, saw that the boat was too deeply laden forward, asked them to move quietly aft. In attempting to do this the boat upset. We take this oppor- tunity of distinctly stating that there was no frolicking in the flat. ‘Those on board saw that there were too many in it and were somewhat nervous, though not seri- ously alarmed, believing themselves too near the shore for any serious harm to befall them, ‘Those who escaped have but a very confused idea of what happen- ed after they were in the water, The only one who could swim was young Welsh, ‘They all clung to the boat which turned a second time. It was then that the two young men—Patterson and Ram- say—lost their hold of it. Being unable to swim and very much frightened, they were unable to regain their hold of the boat, and after a fewcries and ineffectual struggles they sank to rise no more. ‘Those on shore on first hearing the shouts for help made by the unfortunate men in the water, not dreaming of danger, im- agined that they were in sport and did not go immediately to their assistance. Besides, they were by that time at some little distance from them, ‘The three who held en to the boat reached the shore without help, but considerable time — nearly an hour—clapsed before the bodies of the other two were found, They were immediately conyeyed to the residence of the Hon. James Muirhead, and on being examined by Dr. Price, life was pronounced to be extinct in both bodies. Donald M. Patterson was the second son of the Rey. R. S. Patterson, the ven- crable and beloved pastor of the Presby- terian congregation in Bedeque. He did business on his own account in Summer- side. lis obliging disposition, strict integrity, and truly Christian deportment caused him to be generally and deservedly beloved andrespected. Mr. Ramsay was a native of Scotland, resident but a few months on the Island, where he did not possess a single relation; but his exem- plary behaviour and pleasing manners gained him many friends both in town and country, as was testified by the very large number of persons who attended his remains to the grave. If it is any consolation to the bereaved parents who were not permitted with their own hands to close the eyes of their child, we can assure them that every attention and token of respect that could be paid to the memory of a departed townsman, was puid and given to the mortal remains of the amiable young stranger who came to a sad and an untimely end in our midst on Friday last. Not only did his employer —R. 'T. Holman, Esq.—perform the last sad rites to the departed, with the tender- ness and the liberality of an elder brother, but every one in Summerside, both gen- tle and simple, testified his esteem for the deceased youth in the only manner possible. Saturday was indeed a sad and gloomy day in Summerside. Shutters were upon every shop window, and an expression of unfeigned sorrow could be seen on eyery countenance,