bs ss , ._SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1809. |g) - The city advertising costs New York| $500,000 a year, For the ladies —The best of all ways to lengthen your days, is to go to bed early and never wear stays. There are 115 savings banks in Massa- ehusetts, which have deposits to the amount ot $100,000,000, There have been thirty patents for. ve- locipedes granted in the United States Sinee Jan. 1, 1869. The *+ Grecian Bepd” was invented by a Parisian lady who had a crooked spine. She wore it to hide the detormity, This a ought to make the “ Bend” very pop- vular. A sentimental young gentleman adver- ‘tised for board in a Cheistign family, where | -his example and conversation would an- swer for cxsh, He didu't succeed, Disuse of envelopes is becoming fashion- :able in Paris. The sheet on which the Jetter is written is fulded in the old style that was in use belgre envelopes were in- »vented. A European letter says the ox-Empress ‘Carlotta will make a journey to England and America this year, in care of her phy- -sician and several friends, in the hope that tmvel may restore her sanity. A horse plague has lately appegred in ‘New York, which baffles the best veterin- ary surgeons, and proves tatal in 24 hours from the first attack. Many animals.have died: from the disease. ‘London claims to be a3'large,as Now “York, Philadelphia, Chi¢ago, Cincinnati, :St. Louis, Boston, Brooklyn, Baltimore, -New Orleang, Buffalo and Louisville com- bined The methodists of Naw York city have done a sensible thing. Whey have voted ‘to raise halfa million of dollars to convert ‘the heathen iu. their own city, under their \Wery noses. he Directors of the Guif Ports Steam- sship Company are expending large sums of money in fitting out their steamships between Quebee and Pictou, for the com- fort aud uccommodation of passenger's for the ensuing season. An iron deck is being added to the Secret, and a wooden deck to the iron steamer City of Quebec. Both will be beautifully fitted’ out with gentlemen nnd ladies’ cabins, state-rooms, &e. ‘The steamship Gaspe is being overhauled in her machinery. and will be in complete order for the summer's navigation. Chicago is eertainly a wonderlul place. The last freak of its moral inhabitants was to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Tom Payne, the infidel. There were ee about three hundred persons, one- alfof whom were women. They had a sumptuous repast, followed by speeches, songs and dances, all in honor of a de- funct infidel, and that, too, on the Sabbath day. Kesolutions in praise of Payne and his writings, were adopted, among which was the following: **Kesolved—That we recognize in Thoinas Payne the foremost promoter of American independence, the undoubted champion of the rights of man, andanoble and unselfish Lenefactor ot his race.” AGnanp Strer.—The Methodists of New York have taken a grand step in the work ofevangelizing their city. About thirty of our prominent clergymen and Jaity met at the house of J. B. Cornel!, Esq., to con- sider the condition of the masses und the duty of the Church. After a tull cenver- sation, it was determined to raise half a million of dollars lor purchasing sites, und Billion of dollars Une Hith ont, obe hin dred thousand dollars, was at once sub- sciibed. The balance will be raised. Within three years, they have started four- feen mission schools, with about 4,000 pupils, gathered 1,200 converts into church- ‘es, erected four chapels, and raised $175,- 000. A church is projected, to cost $60,000, as the outgrowth of one of these chapels. This is a grand work. It is the greatest step yet taken to redeem that city to God. Only by planting Christ can the Devil be uprooted, Boston is moving after the me- tropolis. Four societies have been formed hore within as short a time, and one chapei built. But we are a great ways behind New York. Let this zeal stir up every church in every city to like liberality and wisdom,—Zion's Herald. Texas is to be cutin two. West Texas is the name of the new State. Cannot it find a better one? Rio Grando or Cordil- leras is better. It has adopted some ex- cellent articles in its new Constitution ; giving the wile full control over her own property, legalizing all the slave mar- riages, compelling railroads to pay for jives killed by accidents, and authorizing the Legislature to prehibit the sale ot in- foxiexting liquors in the vicinity of any college or seminary, unless these happen ut a country seat or the capital. The leg- islators and lawyers cannot forego their drinks for the benefit of the ** boys.” It is A great step forward to have any prohibi- | tion in a Lexas State Constitution.—Zion's dlerald, DIsastens TO Tne ** Ronent Goprney.” —Captain Urquhart, of the Good Hope, from New York, at London, February 3, received the following report from’ the barque Robert Godfrey (Taylor), of St. John (N: B.), from Baltimore, for Liver- ‘pool; met her in 41 N., 46 W., Jan. 22:— *On Jan, 20 we were boarded by a sea, over the stern, which carried away halt the wheel, skylight companion, and com- pletely swept the poop; man.at the wheel was washed overboard and lost, anather of the crew had his legs broken, and the boatswain and second mate were much injured. Staid out to steer her until we got in sail forward and hove to, when, at 4 p.m, while lying to, s tremeudous sea struck the bowsprit and took it out, and shortly alter the foremast went by the deck, taking the mainmast with it. Am foing to try to get up jury masts, and pro- ceed. Ship is not making much water.” (The above is the ship from which the son of James Gourlie, Ksq., of this place, was lost last full. ‘This is the second time she hae been yery nearly lost.—Ep. Jour ] Snanrr.—It is sharp things that tell. No barber ever got ahead trying to shave his customers with a handsaw orarasp. Clergy- ‘men, or lawyers, or editors, don't convince people so much by formal arguments. as by ome sharp, pertinent, live statement—the thing put in a nutshell, unless the shell is thicker than the heads of some hearers and readers. Itis a shurp thing that penetra.ces ‘atid goes liome. The hingman hae disappeared from Utah. Shooting is the preferred mode of capital hishment. Judge Drake of Utah eounty, arc sentenced Chauncey Millard, for mur der, ** to be shot by the Sheriff, at Provo City, ishop lately on the 29th, ‘Two wives of a be hee fot into trouble about their children, Wife No. 1 punished the child of wife No. 2; wife No. 2 became indignant, and held wife No. 1 while her angry children returned the whip- ping which they had received. The parents of Miss Elwood, recently re- | Tuesday, the 16thins An A¥aLancar in Carg Brerox.—On t., the tlwelling house | of Mr. D. McEachren ot 2 | of Inverness, was swep | anche, t it away by an aval- The house stood on a steep bank nearthe highway, and at a little distance | behind it the bill or cralg tron which; the } place takes its name, rises toa great height and almost perpendicular, Near the top, | a place not quite so steep as the other parts | of the cliff, formed a sort of resting place | in which an immense quantity of snow had |} accumulated.’ The rain that fell on the. 16th had the effect of loosening this mass of snow and detatching it from its resting place, when it was hurled down the de- clivity with resistless force, falling upon and completely destroying Mr. Me- Eachren’s house, and carrying the greater portion of the tragments a distance of 300 or 400 yards on Lo the ice in the bay. ‘The inmates had not a moment's waruing of the calamity, and were swept away with the wreck of their heme, but fortunately no lives were lost, although several members ofthe family were severely wnjured.—Citizea News from India is to the effect that the long-dreaded famine has come, and is spreading fast in largely populated dis- tricts. ‘The Government is making every etfort to relieve distress by tarnishing both foo and employment to those who need it. To one native State the sum of £10, 000 has been lent on the security of its re- venues, to be used in this way. Not having heard from the debating so cieties in relation to the conundrum, ‘* Why do hens always lay eggs in the day-time?” & coatemporary answers, ** because at night they are * roosters.’ ” A citizen of New Orleans, with fifteen revolvers in bis pockets, has been arrested as a ‘* dangerous man,” The latest style of collar in Ontario is called the * Sanfield McDonald.” It is about cight inches high. There is a boy in Cheshire, Mass., who Piapiess to be considerable of « man. Ie is sixteen years old, and measures six feet three. A New York boot black has $6,000 in the bank. A newspaper says that he has ‘improved the shining hou’' to some ad- vantage. The Grecian ministry have issued in- structions to the military and naval officers, couaterinanding previous orders for war- like preparations. Times being rather dull in St. John, merchants and others amuse themsel ves at **snow balling frolics "—not the most edi- fying amusement in the world, California's population is only one fourth female. In Nevada there are eight men to one woman, and the proportion in Co- lerado is twenty to one. One thousand barrels of whiskey were seized by the revenue inspectors oa their arrival in New York trom Chicago, no brands being on the heads, as required by the collector, in addition to the usual stamp A cespatch from Augusta, Maine, says: The Legielative Committee on Federal re- lations bave reported a resolve in favor of reciprocal, commercial intercourse be- tween the United States and the British North Aimerican Provinces, Ata recent fire in St. Louis a young man threw a looking-glass out of an upper window, and very carefully lowered a cat to the ground by a string tied to her tuil. Au Institution has been organized in St. Tohn's Nowfoun, id. for the i at street beggars: Tha Asti area a on the 13th ult. The Courier says—Between three and four hundred assembled, of all grades of poverty, and ofall ages—arrang- ments not being completed for putting them to work, they were regaled with tea and bie- cenit, and dismissed for the day. Yesterday about 305 females—women and girls—applied for admission; they were furnished, as on the day preceding, with tea and bread, but the arrangments for affording employmont being yet untinished, they were dismissed, with the exception of about ninety, who were put to work at net-making, knitting, sewing, &¢.— dz Express. The present Protestant population of France ia estimated at 1,200,000. Mollie Horton, of Louisville, heiress to $40,000, was taken up for vagrancy lately. The passengers’ travel between Englandand France last year, was only 306,330. Springficld, Ind., has discharged its entire police force for complicity with thieves. The lace flounces worn by some of the ladies at a charity ball in New York, were valued at $300 a yard. A Dill incorporating the Niagara Ship Canal | Company was introduced in the New York State Senate. recently. The amount of Australian gold shipped to England last year was 1,801,581 ounces— equal to about $45,000,000. The Pope's exchequer is six millions of livres short this year, and he expects the ecumenical Council to make up the de- ficiency. Victor Emmanuel is said to be bankrupt, so fur as his personal property is concerned. He is unable to give expensive dinner-parties. The proposed new grain elevator for the Northern Railway, Ontario, is to cost $150, 000; with total stowage capacity of 275,000 bushels. Lord Byron wrote, ‘‘I date my first im- pression aginst religion from having witness- ed how little its votarics were actuated by true christian charity. Some of the minor streets of Montreal have disappeared from view and lie buried in some instances under ten feet of snow. ‘They will have to be dug out. The Italian journals announce that the sculptor Gagliardi, in Florence, has received a commission for a monument in Lincoln, which is to cost fifty thousand dollars. Three thousand men were at work night and day for a month before Christmas on the new Metropolitan District Railway, London, in order to get it ready for the holiday traffic. A Buffalo detective lately affected green- ness at Niagara Falls, and allowed the swind- ling guides to ** puthim through,” after which he had the rare pleasure of ** putting them through .” A person on trial in Dubuque, the other day, told the justice he lied. His Honor de- scended fromm the bench, and, with a scientific punch in the head, convinced the contemptuous culprit of his veracity, A Berkshiro girl walked fifteen miles through the snow the other day, to marry a young man who could’nt come to her house for fear of a six-shooter which the stern parent carried. A farmer and one of his hired men were recently discovered, in Salt Luke City, under blanket on top of a load of hay, while it was being weigied. The farmer was fined $50 and his man $15. M. Gachard, a French Millionare, died re- eently at Rochelle. He made a fortune by selling fish-bait, which every expert who ex- amined it pronounced a 1 advertised liberally, and it # A patent has been granted for a threshing machine which takes out the grain and leaves the straw suitably for cobbler sucking.’ ’ Grant and Farragut were weighed at Balti- presented in indecent costume as Mercury, at the Buffalo Skating Rink, ina pictorial paper, have brought a eyit for damage, it is said, against Frank Leslie, the alleged proprictor of the paper, for $50,000. Oe moro, Thursday, and when it wis found’ that Farragut weighed 161 and Grant 155 pounds, the old sailor accused the séldier of having Creignish, County - 29 de Bat he | P° CE. ne ad To rue Eviror or Tax Journat, Sir: There is a proverb to the effect that ‘the moon does not regard the barking gf) dogs,” meaning thata person who is trying to enlight- en the community in which he lives, is sure to be assailed by the clamour of the bigoted and ignofant. Thus it is in regard to those | who act in defence of the female Teachéte of this Island. In the Journal of the 1th ult., there appears an article over the signature of ‘ Pedayogue,” containing, as he supposes, a refutation of some of the statements made by * A ‘Teacher,” but which are simply a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end. The sentence which appears to have called forth the tre of this Herculean defender of the male ‘Teachers, is what I said in refe. ence to the most intelligent student in the Normal School being a young lady, which he informs the public is * incorrect.” “and a teacher niust have been misinformed,” and enforces his statements by telling us he was a ** frequent visitor to the Normal School,” both during Mr. Webster's time, and after Mr. Lawson's acceptation to officé; ‘but notwithstanding Pedagocue’s* frequent visits to the Normuai chool,” his enconiums in support of the male portion of the school, and all his conceits on the subject, **A Teacher was not missinform- ed,” for the most intelligent student in the Normal School, during the term alluded to, was nota *‘ young man from Graham's Koad,” but a young lady, from Cavendish, named Miss Crark; and if ** Pedagegue” cannot rely upon my statements, he had better refer the question to Mr. Lawson, the present teacher of the Normal School, and give his reply to the public. But Mr, Editor, itis a remarkable circum- stance, if ** Pedagogue” was a ** frequent vi- sitor to the Normal School,” that he should have intormed the public that Mr. Webster, late teacher of said school, taught two months of the term alluded to, when he taught only a few days over one month. Ah! Mr, Peda- gogue! better you had * let A Teacher's letter go tor what itis worth,” than display ignor- ance so freely, Then he concludes his highly eulogistical letter by informing us die reason ‘why female teachers do not rece.ve so high a salary as males,” for which they, as a class, should feel deeply indebted. And now, behold! hearken! all ye who compose that degraded class— female Teachers. ‘* Although they get the sume questions to answer and the same pro- blems to solve, yet the board are not so strict with them as they are with the males; for if they were, not one out of every ten who apply for licenses would receive them,” / And now what think ye of our modern So- erates. Logical! very! is it not. ‘Ihls‘dis- quisition of the subject reflects much credit on the gentlemen who compose our honour- able Board of Education, does it not? Now, Mr. Editor, 1 deny the assertion, and can proveit by the members comprising the Board, and also by three students who have passed as teachers, that there ts any distinclion made between the male and female students attending the Normal School, etther during the term, or aé the final examination; nor is it needed, for as | have betore stated, the females are not inferior to the males in ‘‘ intelligence or na- tural talent.” During the term thatpreceded the one alluded to, there was but one male student out of thirty who attended, that could in any way compete with the females of the the school, and by Mr, Webster, the females were considered tar superior. Before concluding however I will give ** Pedagogue” some advice, which it acted upon, may be of service to him in future. Become thoroughly acquainted with a subject ere yourush into print; study the rules of Syntax, particularly Rule twenty-ninth, and then inform the public that the ‘: young gentleman whose name you forget,” was Mr. reuugogue, woo was & scduent tn wie wore mal School during the term alluded to, and felt chagrined to think that a young lady was superior to him. Iam, &c., A TEACHER, New London, March 5, 1869. a te so ree rate ee tee eee oe ee ere eee ee GIFT ENTERPRISE VICTIMS. Enitor Jourxat, Str:—This is truly a progressive age; which promises to richly reward the ecnter- prising speculator. Sometimes the fortunate possessor of surplus cash is induced to invest other times in factories or the fishing busi- ness. and not unfrequently bank stock is held up to be the safest, readiest, and easiest way of accumulating the coveted pile. But ail those have been suddenly eclipsed by a num- ber of Gift Enterprise Companies which have lately sprung into existence in the neighboring Republic, and which offer untold wealth for the trifling sum of twenty-five cents—Green- backs, too, at that. & My attention was called to an advertisement which appeared in the Island newspapers in the early part of this winter, headed *'Great Distribution of Metropolitan Gift Company !” **Cash Gifts to the Amount of $250,000!" “Every Ticket draws a Prize!” and further down, ‘No Blanks!” and again, ‘ Every Package of Sealed Envelopes contains one Cash Gift!” Who could resist the temptation? Here is a perfectly fuir (1 wont say honest) transaction. ‘The favorable opinions of the press arecited. Only address Messrs, Parker, Moore & Co., enclose 25 cents, and the pro- bability is you may be the tortunate winner of $10,000 cash! Why not invest? **No Blanks,” remember. Very good. Let us now enquire into the result. Jt appears that quite a number of the good citizens. of this town, induced by the th ttering prospect of beconiing suddenly rich, embarked. seme of their capital in this apparently fair business. Some enclosed 25 cents, some one, others two, and the more sanguine, determining to give fickle fortune a fair chance, forwarded tive dollars to Megsrs. Parker, Moore’ & Co., 195 Broadway, New York, In only ote ‘ease, T understand, has an answer been ‘réturned, and in that case the fortunate person is in- formed thut his ticket has drawn a prize, and that if he sends one dollar more it will be for- warded to him. 1 don't know whether the dollar has been forwarded, but if it has. the probability is that, like the other dupes, it is the Just will be heard of it, and if it leaves our friend not a richer man, it is to be hoped it will a wiser one at least. Now, Sir, I contend that it is unfair for public journalists to give their countenance to such swindling transactions, without first in- quiring into their duings, Such advertise- ments appearing in the columns of a respect- able newspaper are calculated to lead the unwary astray. nal ferrets out and publishes all such huambugs for the benefit of its readers, and if our Island papers would do likewise, instead of printing their advertisements, it would be a benefit to the gullible at least. PRO BONO PUBLICO. Summerside, March 9, 1869. a Ai Ci Mr. Eprror; The rapidity with whiok the Goyernm=nt elsewhere, looks as if there was coming some threatened danger. It cannot be ‘that: ther) fear, when the navigation opens, a Fenian raid; if so, they should be careful not to ap- intfenian sympathisers and disloyal sub- jects to so impurtunt a position. A few years ago gentlemen of integrity, ability, and those that were well known to possess the neces- sary qualifications to discharge the duties of so important an office, were appointed. I ask the “able men” is itso now? Or is it the individual who ean make the mos; noise at the ‘*bummerised” four pounds of tobacco to make up the weight. : ; of the Herald, if he is not still balancing him: | '\ the most dangerous of the two following ; " | there is never wanting sume new scheme, | in Railway or ‘Velegriph speculations, at) The Scottish American Jour: | are i ppointing J. P's. ‘in Summerside and! 'gourses. “The conduct of the late Govern- | mentin dismissing, and the refusitl of the pre- Pent Government to'reingtute, the Inte tus- | tice’s of the Peace who were so unfortunate | | As to be seen (not heard) in a Tenant League meeting ; or the conduct of the present Govern- | ment in appointing men to the Comnission of the Peace who have openly expres cd them- | selves in f.. vor of more disloyal and danger- | ous association than ever the Tenant League was?” Answer that master brooks. Ifthe Government wish toretain the sup- port of the old liberals of this district, and appoint more Justices df the Peace, let them chovse from material. of a better qvality than that recently selected, AN OLD LIBERAL: Lot 17, March 9, 1869. ' Jounal. Summerside THURSDAY, MARCH 1l, 1869. No notice can be taken of annonymous com, munications. We must know the names and addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty of their good tauith. We cannot undertake to return communications that are not used, THE RAILROAD PETITION, As we have always acted upon the principle that merely party interests should not be sufficient to interfere with the fair and just consideration of matters affecting the welfare of the whole com- munity, irrespectively of the comp:rative merits of ‘Tory or Lileral, Whig or Radi- cal, we take the liberty of Mercvtio, in writing a ** plague on both their houses,” so long as the pursuit of their personal and party objects shall render them blind or indifferent to matters of importance to the whole community. } With these views, we invite the atten- tion of our readers to the copy of the pe- tition fora survey and estimate of a Rail- road or Railroads, which we publish be- low. Copies of this document have been |sent for signatures to different parts of j the County, and we trust that no man, who shall have the opportunity of signi- | fying his approval of the subject matter, will hesitate in affirming its statements by his signature, To those of our farming population whose limited experience of the world outside the Island, has prevented them from forming an opinion of the benefits accruing to a country from improved means of communication, we wouid re- commend a reference to the results which have taken place in other countries where they have been introduced, and we can promise our reatlers that we shall, as soon as thé necessary statistics can be procured, show.them that they have every {reason to believe that in. advocating the prayer of the petition to which we reter, they will be at thé same time advancing’ the material interests of the country, and benefitting themselves sensibly, as.soon as the active operations for the running of the iron horse shall have been com- menced. lo The prayer of the petition is moderate, and a cofhpliance with it easily within the means of the Government, andif it Should Be 1Vvuna suCOMTCuIGAY “CO Cons mence the construction of a line of Rail- road immediately, we can, at least, afford to pay for a survey and estimate of cost, which would be at all times serviceable as a guide to the Government of the day, with reference to the probable cost they may have to incur, in the realization of whic!, to most of us, has hitherto been a dream, but toour neighbors a substan- tial and highly profitable reality. [Cory ] To the Honorable the Member's of the House of Assembly, of Prince Edward Island, in Legislative Session, convened, The petition of the undersigned inhabitants of Prince County, in the said Island, most re- spectfully sheweth: That, in the opinion of your petitioners, the circumstances of the Island not only warrant, but render necessary, the adoption by the Legislature, of some action conducive to the establishment of Railroads, ‘The benefit which would result to the Colo- ny from the increased facilities of communi- cation and traffic; the greater inducement to | strangers to visit and settle in the Island; the | stimulus to the expansion of business of all | kinds; the profitable employment of many of | our own population, and that of other coun- | tries, arising from the introduction of Rail- | Ways, are so apparent, that your petitioners merely refer to them as their justification for bringing the subject to the notice of your Honorable House, That the level character of the Country and its freedom from rocks and other engineering obstacles, render the construction of such works far cheaper than in other eountries where great natural difficulties ‘lave to be overcome, That your petitioners earnestly commend to your favorable consideration the grant of a sum suflicient to secure the employment of a competent and experienced civil engineer, by whom a survey of the most eligible line of Road from the Western portion of the Island to Charlottetown, and theace to Georgetown should be made, and an estimate of the cost prepared, and handed to the Government. Such a course, while involving but a trifling | outlay, would be available at any tithe at _which it might be considered expedient to | commence the construction oPiny portiqn of | the road, and would have the immiediate effect | Of thi € The Patriot of the 4th contains the repor of the Meiliecal “Superintendent” of “the Lunatic Asylum sforsthe years’ 1 Tt says that fitty-six lumatics have be and eleven females. There have ighteen. ready recovered, furnishin per cent of recoveries in a i Assylums of much higher pretensions, a female from a trophy or wasting. treatment, viz; twenty-four nmles and six teen females. The much improved to teen, reduced to two—one of whom isa suffer. Lord Nelson’s Inyineibles, pointed to meet in Lot 14 Church o 568-69. en placed under treatment in the Asylum ‘during the last twelve months, viz? thitty- ithree males and twénty-three females. s number thirty-one remained in Hospital at Jast-report, viz: twent, monies mad- mitted during tle year twenty-five new eases, ‘The number discharged has been Of. the Jast twenty-five cases aduitted during the year, filteen have al- aratio of sixty recent cascs— & proportion not frequently attained by Durirg the past: year twe- deaths -have occured in the Asylum,—one an elderly man, from climacteri¢ deeay ; the other is Forty patients now remain in hospital under The unimproved cases aionnt to Séyon; ‘Phe improved to fifteen, {teen; and the total recoveries during the year to seven- The number of paupers has been froma neglected dislocation of the thigh; the other is a mariner, aged 89—a vene- rable specimen of the few remaining of Tur Presbytery of PE. Island is ap- The February Term of the Supreme Court for King’s County commenced on ‘Tuesday last, Mr. Justice Peters presiding. ‘The fol- lowing gentlemen composed the Grand Jury :— ohn McDonald, foreman; George Wight- man, Gebdrge Alley, Joan F. Morrow, John Walker, Darius D. Clay, John Stewart, Donald McDonald, Charles P. Fraser, Wil- liam Young, Andrew McLure, John Scrim- ageour, Michael Hession, Lauchlan Matheson, Andrew Miller, David Creighton, ‘Thomas Brehaut and Donald Stewart, Esqra. ct The’ Docket contained. 5’ record ‘cakes, 4 summary, suits and 13 appeals. In the Crim- inal Calendar there were three larcenity, 2° assaults on constables and one aa ng case. The latter was not tried, as the prosegutor was absent. when the case was called on, Of the parties charge with larceny, one confes= sed. Of the criminals tried, not a single conviction was secured, though it is said that the offences were all clearly proved. :In so} instances the evidence and the Judge's cha: were wholly disregarded. Let King’s County juries continue to actin this way, and the administration of justice in that part of the Island will soon become a by-word and re~ proach. “As the hooest‘and law-abiding men of the county are interested in keeping up its, good name, we trust they will exert their in- fluence in frowing down every sort of crime. and wrong-doing.—Jat. r ' The Literary Committee in connection with the Young Men’s Christian Association, beg n | to acknowledge donations of Books from the Puesday the 16th inst,, at.L1 o'clock, A.M., for the ordination ‘and induction of Mr. Robert Cummings, preacher of the Gospel to the pastoral charge of the Congregation ot Richmohd Bay West. Rev. W. Stuart to preach, Rev. R. S. Patterson to ordain, Rev, RK. Laird to address the pastor, and} 7 following brethren, in addition to those ac- knowledged in th? annual report Hon. Geo. Beer, Geo. Davies, Esq, Dr. Hobkirk, W. Cundall, Esq., Rey. Alex, Falconer, - : Geo. R. Beer, Esq., J. S. Carvell. Esq, Thos. Dodd, Esq., >»: Ir, Jenkins, Henry Palmer, Esq., Rev. W. R, Frame the congregation. and bad roads, Col. Beer, formed the guard of honor. Tut next Baptist Quarterly Mecting wi (D.V.), at 7 o'clock, p.m, the wind blowing very high from the nort east. impassable. we read of the Alps. trust it will go out like a lamb. from the. Hon. R. B. Reid, manner. For the space ot an hour and and faStidious audience. tesearch, and: evinced of nations. easy.--CoM, f x "CBLIC MEETING was held m Centr Vall on Monday evening last, to consider tl of extending the Telegraph to: Alberton, Secretary. appointed ‘to solicit subscriptions: Day Mr. T. Kirwan. by order of the Chairman. Finlay McNeill, £sq., broached the subje adjourned wi road question.— Progress. « In consequence of the non-arrival of t! time of going to press, we are unable to fu nish a summary of the proceedings of tl backs to jourfialism fort capital.” Charlottetown since Thursday Iast. a distance West, and yet the mail carrie venture out, the inland mails of this Islan ** iron horse.” derstun and Oxemhaa, the old Direetors were all re-elected. during the past year. standing, of attracting the attention Of people’ in the | | neighboring Dominion and the United States, | | ty the resources of the Island. a result which | | could not operate otherwise than beneficiall | to its interests May it therefore please your | | Honourable House to grant such amount ds | ‘in your wisdom you may deem adequate for | |such service, | A CORRESPONDENT in to-day's paper, complains of us inserting the advertisement ot the * Metropolitan itt Company,” as jhe says itis a swindle, When we recviv- | ed the advertisement, we-were led to be- | lieve it genuine from the certificates ac- |companying it, Several persons wished |to send for tickets through us, but we! | refused taking their money, telling thénn | | to wait until we had ascertained whether | | the thing was a hoax or not. Some fow. persons had not the patience to do this, and so it appears they now consider the money forwarded by them as lost, they not receiving any answer, One individual received an auswer, and a ticket telling him his 26 cents had drawn a gold chain; | whether he wiii ever get it or not is a | question, . That such a company exists, we | fully believe, ind that it is coniposed of a | set of swindle’s, we bave not the least |doubt, We would advise those who may | hustings, but who may not be able to write | be wishing to invest in this affair to keep, useful, espocially his own name legibly. Let the great man | their money. We will hereafter endeavor family, to ascertain the character of any such | self on the funee, informrthe pablic which is | company before we insert their notices, We liave received the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Prince Edward Island Auxiliary It contains show- thk work roughout the Jifferent mis- We notice that no gontributions were received from Summerside for that year. This must certainly be owing to the neglect i We feel pretty sure the} - tame will not have to be recorded next year, as Mrs. Frame is at present actively engaged We trust that her praiseworthy effurts may meet with niuch Bible Society for the year 1867, a large amount of useful information ing the progress jof the society and performed by it th sions, of the collectors, in soliciting subscriptions. success, Oar attention was directed the other day by J Higgins,Esq., of Charlottetown,to hi stock ot Singer's celebrated Sewin Machines, ‘They certaialy area nice ar- ticle, and from what we have heard from those who have had them in use for seye- ral years, we judgo that they are all that Ho has found ready sale for a large quantity during the past year, and in no case have they tailed price, considering the size and quality of the the pany alone sold 43,053 eing 4998 more than Nothing is more where there is a large machine, Call and inspoot “tr, Higgins’ Stock, or he warrants them to be. to. give general satisfaction. Lhe machine, is very moderate. Dari year 1867, one com ol these machines, any other company, than & good sewing send for a circular, Tue Sale of goods, &c., advertised for ‘Tuesday lust, by Jas. Campbell & Co., did not take place in consequence of the storm Ty our notice of the opening of the House on Wednesday last, we Were ‘Wrong in stating that Capt. Morris's Artillery formed the guard of honor; they fired the salute, and the Prince of Wales, Irishj and Prince Edward Volunteers, commanded by Lieut. be held in Tryon, commencing Mareh 19th Tite snow storm of the season set in on Friday last, and continued all day Sunday, The snow drifted iv all directions, and in many places the roads ave almost Even in the town here theve are piles of snow that reminds one of what! s. March certainly came in, or very near it, like a lion; we Lecture ar A.nerron.—On Tuecday evening we were favored with a Lecture delivere under the auspices of the ‘Alberton De- bating Society.” His subject was ‘Political Economy,” which he treated in a masterly quarter he rivetted the attention of a large He evidently has made the subject one of deep study andi throughows the whole lecture an intimate acquaintance with the fresh principles of the science of ** Political Economy,” and a thorough knowledge of what constitutes the wealth Ilis views were particularly broad and comprehensive, and his style ‘ab propriety of assisting by contribution the work R Hunt, Esq., High Sheriff, was called to the chair, and Mr, John Gatfney chosén io act as Hon, Mr, Nowlan, J. H. DuVar, Ksq., agd others, explained the mi. tter to the meeting, whén the following committee was Rogers, Esq., Colin McLenfian, Esq, and A noisy individual, under the influence of liquor, attempting to disturb the meeting, at this juncture, was turned out of railroads,-but was opposed by Mr. Iowlan; when, it being late in the evening. the meeting thout taking action on the rail- mail carrier from Charlottetown, up to the Legislature, and the latest news.” Having to put up with thege things is one of the draw- y miles from the We have not received a maijldirect Uae No person would expect the mail carrier to travel through ‘the-storm of Saturday or Monday last, but there was nothing under the sun to prevent the mail reaching here on ‘Puesday or Wednesday if it had been dispatched from Charlottetown. | Several persons travelled on those ays from Bagnall’s to Summerside, and also from who is paid for his service and bound to fulfill his contract, could not\and did not The irregularity. with which are carried ow is a strong argument in favor of, the The seme Reporters are employed by the House of Assembly this session, as were en- gaged last year. viz: Messrs. Gordon, Bal- Atthe Annual General Meeting of the Bank of P, E. Island. held on ‘Tuesday the 8d inst., On Wednosday the 4th, at the Annual General meeting of the Union Bank, the samie Board of Directors were elected as served We understand that both of the above Banks are in excellent H. A. Harvie, Esqg., David Laird, Esq., Mr, Geo, Bremver, Mr. W. C. ‘Trowan, J. DesBrisay, Esq., J.D. Mason, Esq. Tho Committee will thankfully receive any further donations of Books, as there is yet room on the shelves for several hundreds of volumes, . A ~