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she would marry me—il she could.

** What fs to prevent?” sbe asked,

** Your father—” I suid, donbtfully.

** He shall consent,” she answered, with
an fuusual show of determination,

This couversation occurred the night
betore the Northcotes returned to the city.
Within an hour atterward Amy came out
of the chamber where her father lay, and
sald to me:

** Ile wants to see you, Neil.” And from
the tone in which she suid it, the happy
light that danced in her eyes, and from
the kiss she guve me, | kuew that all was
well,

Sit down, Mr, Owen; T want to talk
with you,” Mr. Northcote said, as L enter-
ed the room, 1 complied, aud he went
on,

*T want to ask you 2 question,” he con-
tinued. * Did Lever meet you before

you came to me the other day when I lay
‘A the meadow with a broken ley?”

T reminded bim of his meeting with me
as a forlorn boy, years before, and what
then passed between us; and he interrupt
ed we betore Thad half tinishod the ex-
planation.

* Great Heaven! is it possible that you
are that boy? T remember the circum:
stance well, and have thought of it twenty
times since. Now then, Mr Owen, as 1
sce you are a worthy young man, and as
you have done me such a service as [can
never reward you for, Pll do what I can.
My girl says she wants you; and I am
disgosed to let ber have her own way. Its
about time, you'll think; after pretty near.
ly losing her entirely, and getting us all
into trouble, through my egregious stu-
pidity in being deccived by that scoundrel
Corson, and driving her into marrying
him against ber will) By Jove, she shall
haye her own Way now, especially as 1
approve her choice, I make you xn offer
now, my boy, that is vastly better than the
one I made you when you were 4 small
boy; I want to Ab you Amy, a share in
my business, and a home with me as long
as you live. Will you take them?”

‘This was my second chance in life; and
since I accepted it this narration must find
its end. What more could L wish to tell?

NIAGARA,
Punshon thus describes Niagara :—

«On my way from Buffalo to ‘Toronto I
exught the first sight of that wondrous vi-
sion which is worth a pilgrimage to see.
T have since had an opportunity of ma-
kjog it a stady, and my conviction is that
it there is anything in the world which de-
fies at once description and analysis, «nd
which excites in the beholder, by turns,
ideas of grandeur, beauty, terror, power,
sublimity, it is expressed in that one
word, ‘Niagara.’ Ihave seen it in the
most of its suminer aspects, I have gazed
upon the marvellous panorama from the
* Rapids’ above, to the * Whirlpool,’ three
miles below. I have looked up to it from
the river. and down upon it from the *Ter-
rapin Tower.’ I have bathed in its light,
and been drenched with its spray. 1
have dreamed over it through the hot
afternoon and have heard it thunder in
the watches of the night. On all the
headlands, and on all the islands, 1 have
stood entranced and wondering, while the
mist has shrouded it, and while the sun
has broken it into rainbows, I have seen
it fleecy as the snow-flake; deepening in-
to the brightest emerald; dark and leaden
as the angviest November sky,—but in all
its moods there is instruction, solemnity,
delight. Stable in its perp tual instabili-
ty; changeless in its tect 3 change ;
a thing to be * pondered in the heart,’ like
the Revelation by the meek Virgin of old;
with no pride in the brillimnt hues which
are woven in its eternal loom; with no
haste in the majestic roll of its waters;
with no weariness of its endless psalm,—
it remains through tho eventful years an
embodiment of the unconscious power, &
lively inspiration of thought, and poetry,
and worship,—a magnilicent apocalypse of
God.”

About one hundred vessels were about
to leave Gloucester for the cod fishing on
the Georges this year, Last season was a
very profitable one.

It is expected that all European govern-
ments, which adopt the international coin-
age system, will alo adopt uniform pos-
tago stamps.

The Halifax Zxpress says.‘ Weh veit.
on what we consider good authority, that
Prince Arthur will visit Halitux, and other
portions of the Dominion, in autuinn next
probably about September.

Twenty-nine fashionable balls came off
in Now York last week. Over 15,000 per-
sons were in attendance,

The.New York Tribune cleared $180,-
000 Inst year,

From the European Mail, Jan. 30

The discussion on the subject of emigration
from this country is still continued, It be-
gins now to be understood that the only emi-
grants a new country will be much benefited
by are those who, become such—"* men with
strong arms, laborious habits, and a little
capital.” Tt is a hopeful sign for the colonies,
that the short discussion which the subject
has yet undergone, has brought about an
admission that the home country must be
prepared to part with this most desirable class
of people; and that the chance for thet un-
fortunate” must be provided, not at the ex-
pense of the colonies, but at home, hy giving
them an opportunity of supplying the places
of those better men who have gone to seck
their fortunes elsowhere. The colonics
jt must be remenibered, want the vory

ople that are most valuable here. They
must have what they want, and those work-
men who are not quite so good as those who
have leit must be trained at home to fill their
places, This is the view taken by the Times,
which so short a time »go was advocating
compulsory pauper emigrations from this
country to the British Colonies and the United
States.

We have again very serious news from
New Zealand: Advices to December 8th
report that the rebels had surprised the
settlers in Poverty Bay, and had massa.
cred the European families and committed
grent atrocities, Men were burnt alive,
children were mutilated, and the dead
bodies of women thrown to the pigs. ‘The
Colonial forces were said to be retreating,
but the latdst news is suid to bu ‘* more
encouraging.”

Mr. Reverdy Johnson hs been enter-
tained during the past week at Luton. He
mude a pleasing speech at the opening of
a new hallin the town. In the course of
one ot his speeches, he contrasted the En-
glish and the Amerivan torns of govern-
ment,—not to the disadvantage of his own
country. He contemplated, moreover
the bility, “in this age ot progress,
when strong-minded women are abroad,”
ofthe American people selecting ** » beau-
tifal, charming and intellectual woman,”
as President, and he said, Do not delude

ourself with the belief that we should not
cherish her as much as you cherish your
beloved Queen.” As His Excellency re-
maiked, ** Who can tell what is to ha;-

Fine Pork.—Yesterday Mr. Conway re-
ceived eight ¢: reasses of pork from Mr. An-
drew Atton of Sussex. ‘These hogs (which
were a sow 24 years old and ber seven pigs
about 18 months old) weighed respectfully
705, 483, 470, 465, 431, 385 and 381 lbs.—in
all 8,800 lbs. We need scarcely add that
they were fat indeed, and that the largest of
the lot has not been equalled in this market
fo: several years, Inthe autumn Mr, Afton
sold to Mr. Conway about 1850 lbs of pork,
wiieh added to the present lot, (worth $361)
realized hint about $500, Mr. Afton is teed-
ing fur the Eastern market a calf which is ex-
pected to be the finest ever raised in this
Province, —St. John Telegraph.

A shocking calamity happened at Ver-
non River, a few weeks since to the family
of a colored man named Sheppard, The
min and # son were out after tence rails
or wood, and the boy was despatched
home with the horse and a load—the father
remaining behind to cut more, A long
time having elapsed, and the boy not mak-
ing his appearance, Sheppard went to look
for him, and found that the horse had
fullen a short distance trom the house.
He passed on, and not finding the boy,
returned, When to his horror, he saw the
boy’s leet projecting from under the horse,
and quite dead, a part of the traveller hay-
ing entered his back, ‘The father’s reason
fled, and he entered home on his hands
and knees, and in his trenzy threw a young
child out of doors into a snow-drilt. Ie
killed the horse either by shooting or with
au axe; and we believe attempted bodily
harm to his neighbors, who caused him to
be placed in Georgetown Jail, ‘Phe au-
thorities at that place applied to his Wor-
ship the Mayor for permission to plaice
Sheppard in the asylum. Mr. DesBrisay
placed the mutter betore the Government,
who authorized the removal of Sheppard
to the asylum, and the unfortunate ian
was brought to town last week. The
bereavement of the poor family was sud-
den and shocking ;—Nor. Star,

Very Latest Telegrams.

Great Britain.

The Times denounces the Alabama Treaty,
and says unless there was secret stipulation
s mewhere to the contrary, the consideration
of the question of recognition of the Southern
States us belligerents, was plainly provided
for in the treaty. Nothing indeed was ex-
cluded, The defects of the treaty have
grown out of, and are mainly due to the semi-
public manner in which the negotiations
were conducted. Ifthe United States hesi-
tates to ratify the project, England will not
chafe. It is desirable that the whole treaty
be revised and recast. As it is now practi-
eally every claim may go to the Sovereign
umpire for final decision. If this be a tsenti-
ment,’ the Z¥mes asks for new definition of
the word.

Panis, Feb, 6.
The Marquis Monstier, late French Min-
ister of Foreign Atfuirs, died yesterday,
Mapnip, Feb, 6.

Advices announce that the Drovisional
Government will present to the Constitution-
al Cortes the dratt of a constitution embra-
cing the clause prohibiting slavery in all the
Spanish Possessions. It will be left to the
Cortes to decide the method of freeing the
slaves.

Loxpox, Feb, 5.

Espartero has refused to accept the seat in
the Spanish Cortes, to which he was recently
elected, :

Loypon, Feb. 7.

The Pope has furbidden the Prelate recent-
Ivy elected in Spain to take seats in the Cor-
tes.

Panis, I'eb. 6,

Despatches from Algeria announce that the
insurgents were met by the troops, and after
a brief engagement were routed and disper-
sed.

Lonpon, Feb. 8.

A despatch from Athens says, King George
has declared that Greece must either ac-
cept the Proctocool of the Paris Conference,
or receive his r signaitun to the Crown.

Loxpon, Feb, 11,

A banquet was given to the ministry this
evening at the Fishmongers Hall.

Mr. Gludstone made a speech. He review-
ed the promises already made in carrying into
effect the revolves for the disestablishment of
the [rish Church and declared his intention ot
proceeding speedily and prudently, encourag-
ed by constitutional knowledge by the Queen
who associates herself with the interests and
affections of the people; by the character and
ability ofhis colleagues; by the favorable
judgement of the country, and by the justice
of the cause.

Mr. Bright also addressed the company.
He condemned the protuse expenditures of
past years, and urged the necessily on the
part of the House of being more positive and
decided on the question of economy.

Lonpon, Feb, 12,

A Paris despatch snys 28 Carlists. who
were attempting to cross the frontier yester-
day, were arrested by a body of the French
Corps of Observation andsent to Bayonne,

‘Ten thousand troops are to sail immedi-
ately from Spain for Cuba.
Active negotiations are now carried on with
a view of obtaining permission that a Nuncio
of the Pope should be allowed to represent
Rome at the Court of Quean Victoria. Mr.
Gladstoce is suid tobe entirely fuyorable to
this project.

New York, Feb. 5.
The reports from the Cuban insurrection
tre very contradictory. Some of the letters
from Havanna state that the revolutionists
are hopeful, and that the tecling against
Spanish rule grows strouger daily and that
demonstrations have been made at several
places where the rebels had previously re-
ceived no encouragement whatever. The
officials say that hundreds of the rebels are
surrendering; they predict that the troubles
will soon be at an end,

New York, Feb. 5,

Messrs. Rickey, Sharp & Co. Dry Goods
dealers of Philadelphia, failed yesterday,
Liabilities half a million.

New York, Feb. 12,
In the cases of Jeff. Davis and about thirty
other prominent leaders in the late rebellion,
the United States District Attorney at Rich-
mond has entered a Nolle Prosequi which
ends all proceedings against them.
Gold 1354.

New York, Dee. 12.

The latest news from Cuba favors the pa-
triots and tends to show that Dulce is not
aaking much head way in subdui g the re-
volt, Bayammo is burnt, and Valmasseda
has had successes, and some of the eastern
insurgents are aubmitting; but on the olher
hand, Quesada is reported wits a large torce
in the eastern end of the Western Depart-
ment making his way towards Havana where
there is great tumult and discontent,
Riots have occurred at Mantazas, and the
terms offered by Spain do not prove sutisfac-
a to the Cubans in general.

oney eusy. Gold quict with slight fluc-
tuation.

Monrneat, Feb. 6.

The Governor-General left this morning
for Ottawa and Lieutenant Governor Iow-
land for Toronto. The Governor-General
expressed his opinion that Montreal should
be the seat of Government, and he will ase
his influence to have it brought here.
Several well-known Venians have left Ca-
nada for the United States, fearing a revela-
tion by Whelan,

Hanging of Whelan!
5,000 mpectators present

Orrawa, Thursday, Feb. 11—9 a.m.

Most profound quiet relgpad por last
night and this a.m, At midnight the
streets were wholly deserted; the only
movement round the gaol was that of the
Sentries. ‘The officer's guard lay under
arms all night at the Barracks, besides
the usual number inside ard outside the
gaol. Ateight o'clock this morning there
was the utmost apathy everywhere pre-
vailings Ottawa is never very brisk, but
at this moment it is hopelessly stagnant
beyond precedent,

‘The execution is expected to take place
at 1030, and the arrangements are ol
such a nature that less than one hundred
spectators can be admitted within the
walls, while only seven ure to have the
entree of the ate Ot the Seven, three re-
present the walt papers, All admission,
even outside, is by the Sheriff's ‘Ticket
and the execution cannot be called public.
‘The side strect, opposite the drop, com-
mands a partial view, and although the
only space available for outside spectators,
it is almost deserted.’ There were at 8-15
only thirteen sight-seers on its whole
length.

It is snowing very heavily but the day
is not such as to deter the gathering of a
crowd,

It is said that J. 11. Cameron is in town
but I have not seen him,

In conversation yesterday with Doyle.
f told him the supposed purport of W1
lan’s stat. ment, He seemed about s:
fied at first,but quickly recovered himscll,
and loudly protested his innocence.

Yesterday, nobody saw Whelan but the
Doctor, Priests, two Sisters of Charity.

LATER,
Orrawa, 10 a.m.

A crowd of about 200 people, gathering
in front of the drop, have been dispersed
by the Police, ‘There were not more than
30 women in the throng—mostly of Mile-
sian origin,

The Oficers’ guard is stationed inside
the Gaol and a Company of the Rifle Bri-
gade is momentarily expected to keep
order. There is no excitement whatever.

The Corcner distinetly informed me to-
day that Buckley’s insanity is only a sham,
Jtisa very good immitation, |

[P. S.—Great excitement in Montreal.--
Large crowds are in front¥el the news
rer offices, If a mock funeral takes
place when the body comes down, there
will certainly be a riot.) ,

The Execution.

[SPECIAL To THR * MORNING TELEGRAPH."

Ortawa, 11th, a.m,

Execution took place exactly at 11
o'clock. There were about 5,000 spects-
tors present, a yery large proportion being
women.

Whelan was much unerved, He looked
pale and more solemn than at any time
daring the trial. His museles convulsively
twitched while he stood on the drop, but
he repeated audibly and earnestly the
responses of his priests prayers.

Whelan spoke firmly enough these few
words: ‘Friends and fellow Countrymen,
For any offences which I may have ever
committed against any of you. I hope
you willforgive me as [ heartily forgive
everybody who has ever injured me, from
the bottom of my heart, asking forgiveness
for the same for myself.’

Then alter 20 seconds pause, he ss
“God save Ireland and God save om
soul.”

The hangman, a white man, masked,
drew the white cap immediately over his
head, and the drop fell instantly. Whelin
died hard, the body twitching for six mi-
nutes.

‘The corpse will be removed for trans-!
mission to Montreal after the customary |
delay. |
It is fovlishly said here that Father O-
Connor whe attended Whelan on the seaf-
fold, interraptod his speech and prevented
him saying what he desired. ‘Vhis is ut-
terly false. Father O'Connor pressed the
crucifix to his lips and breastin his last mo-
ments and this action was mistaken foran
act of repression, Whelan;was quite in-
capable of speaking at greater length,
his yoice only coming, with eXtreme effurt,

BY TELEGRAPH YESTERDAY.

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SPECIAL TO “THR TELEGRAPH
Monrreat, Feb, 12.

Whelan did hard, swinging six minutes
before life was extinct; the neck was con-
siderably dislocated. At the end otf 40
minutes the body was cut down and placed
ina plain black coffin in the wards of the
gaol; but shortly after the execution .a
handsome hearse with acoflin beautifully
decorated by Eagleson, came to the door
and the corpse was demanded,
Tho Sheriff refised to give it up.

There were sath rumors afloat con-
cerning the disposition of the body, some
stating thatit was to be taken to New
York or Montreal, were there would be
an immense funeral, as in Manchester.
‘The question was at length referred to the
Federal Government who decided the
Hey would not be given up. It will pro-
bably be buried within the precincts of
the gaol. : j
‘This determination gives universal sa
tistaction, as it the body bad been taken
to Montreal there might have been dis-
gracetul proceedings and bloodshed,
There is a feeling of satisfaction, except
among the Fenian syinpathisers, at the re-
sult,—a feeling that the law hus taken its
course and that justice has been done,

Montreat, Feb. 12,

Whelan’s body was buried in the pre-
cinets of the gaol at Ottawa this afternoon,
His Ottawa friends wished to bold a wake
ut Starr's.

Intormation has been received from
Cartier of further progress in the Hudson's
Bay Territory negotiations, ‘The coim-
pany have made an important modification
in their original offer, and there is now:
every prospect that next Session of Pare
liament will be called upon to ratify the
transter of the Great West to Canada.

It is expected that a bill for admission
into the Confederation will be brought be-
fore the Newloundland House to-day,
and it will be sabmitted for ratification
at our next session,

The Civil Government of Burgos has been
assassinated in the Cathedral, when he was
about to take an inventory of the plate, jewels,
objects of art, &c., which were contained in
the Cathedral. The assassination is said to
have been the work of ‘a crowd of priests,”
but wether this was so or not, it appears cer-
tvin that the Dean and several others of the
Jathedral functionaries were looking on
whe. the crime was committed, and took no
stepato prevent it. The Dean, thirteen
canons, and about fifty others individuals
have been arrested, Burgos has been de-
clured in a state of siege, and the military

governor bas been removed from his post,

pen.”

pe iN eee ore ivatir ring neae wane eeenyeer

‘Yo tux Epiror or THE JOURNAL;
Sim:—

According to promise, pr
reply to some ot the statements of *
trom Cascumpec,

In the first place he tells us he is “ An ad-

vocate of Wemun’s Rights,” and ‘* that he will
not attempt to decide dogmatically upon their
merits as teachers.” Wonderful condecen~
tion! He will not decide dogmatically! But
\a little further on he affirms they are not so
| successful as the males, and ** calls upon him
or her to a lduce proof in support of such a
declaration.” Now, as 1 have before stated,
as first-class teachers they are not inferior in
education to the males, and in the generality
of cases their ability to teach is supericr, For
proof of these statements we hive only to
iook around among our district schools. How
is it that in a great many instances a female
teacher is preterred betore a male teacher? I
tum quite willing to leave it to be decided by
the intelligent trustees of our Island; their
evidence willinvariably be that as first class
teachers they are as competent ty teach as
males.

Aguin, he says: **Go into our district
schools taugut by females, and in what state
will you find them? As a general thing, te
male schools are but little short of an igais
Jatuus—that the bottoms of their literary bars
ometers have actually fallen out.” Now L
contess, if the schools taught by females are
in such a ludicrous state, it is time the ‘*pow-
ers that be” investigated the subject, and re-
moved the substances causing such lights.
As to literary barometers, | have not heard of
such instruments, but probably ‘A ‘Tutor”
from the Far West has invented one; if so,
he had better get a patent for it.

Further, he says ‘if females had shown a
tut tor teaching superior to the males, then
there might be some reasonableness in the
demand tor equivalent remuneration, but this
cannot be shuwn, neither can it be shown
that they, as a class, are at all equivalent to
the male teachers.”

All very fine, Mr. Tutor; but what do our
most intelligent authors say on the subject?
All our learned men of any note, who have
written on the subject, admit that woman
should be the instructor of youth, not only in
the sehool room, but at the fireside, ‘urn to
the history of the most illustrious men that
have ever benefitted our earth, and to those
now living, and ask them to whom, under
God, they attribute their greatness, and their
answer invariably will be, ** Zo my mother.”
Who is it that at the present time occupies
the higheat position on the e:rtl Is it not
a woman #—IHler Noble Majesty Queen Vie-
torin, If we turn to the history of England,
we find that of the four Queens who have
reigned, three of them conducted the athiirs
of tie nation with us great skill and vigilance,
and us much to the interests of the people, as
any of our mile rulers, which simply shows
their ability to govern as well us teach, And
then he says: If females had shown a tact
tor teaching superior to the mules, then the
demand for equal pay might have been rea-
sonable, for it must be remembered that fe-
male hire is only about half that of male.”

Now this is very true, if we take this little
Island as our criterion; but is it true with re-
gard to ail parts of the world—is it true with
regard to the United States? Do not females
occupy high positions of trust, and are they
not paid in proportion to their labor?

At the present time an English laborer re-
ceives about one shilling a day; the same
laborer in the United States can yet a dollar
and a half. Are they paid in proportion to
their labor? No; butit they have au few more
Reform men in the House of Parliament, like
Mr, Bright, the time will soon come when the
uglish workman will be remunerated. And
just so with regard to the female teachers of
this Island. ‘* iutor” will find that as our
Island advances in the improvements of che
aye, that female teachers will receive an
equivalent for their libors, or enough to sup-
port the respectability of their station,—which

I now presume to
A Tutor”

_| they do not yet at the present time.

But, ** Tutor,” just drop your prejudices,
and refer it to reason. If a female teacher is
capable of teaching a school which has been
taught by # male tuacher, and is competent to
discharge the onerous duties of that school,
is it reasonable to suppose that she should be
deprived of twenty pounds less than a inole
teacher, Ibis the greatest absurdity that 1
have any knowledge of |

‘To the sneering remark, that ‘ if the female
teachers’ salaries weie raised to those of
male teachers, the country would be intested
with teachers of that class”, I reply that our
Island females are not so solicitous of filling
a‘ lazy occupation,” for such most ot our
male teachers consider teaching, and hence
the cause of so many incompetent teachers ot
that class, whose schools are more like Pan-
demoniums than places for the instruction of
youth,

Then * A Tutor” is not aware that there is
anything in the Bducation Act to impede
their advancement in the profession; yet he
ix not aware that any of our female teachers
have ever risen higher thin the first class.
Now if there can be anything shown in the
Education Act to induce females to become
second class teachers, then I will admit **lu-
tor” is right; but why is it that the Prince of
Wales College, which is a Government insti-
tution, andl where most of our second class
teachers graduate, is closed against females?
Where are they to receive the education ne-
cessary te enable them to become teachers of
the second class,

‘To the remarks of ‘* A Tutor’s” second let-
ter I have litle to say, as his theme appears
to be Seetarian Schools, to which L had no
reference when [ wrote, as no person can be
more averse to thein than myself; but there is
one thing that must not go unnoticed. He
says 1 ** sneerea” at our noble system of edu-
cation. 1 deny it, but I say ithas many de-
fects which should be remedied, and one of
then is that feinule teachers do not receive an
equivalent remuneration for their labors.

Another is that it sends forth incompetent
teachers. Ln order to become a teacher there
is something more needed than the necessary
education. A person who wishes to become
« teacher should possess the capacity to teach,
or to impart the knowledge he does know to
his pupils, and instead of going to the Normal
Schvvi to learn the elementary branches of
education, he should be qualitied before en-
tering that institution, and the tive months
spent there should be spent in learning how
to teach, then there would not be s0 many
huvices sent out into the country.

‘Then he says I have not advanced a step in
iny arguments in support of females.  Per-
haps aot; we will leave that to the public to
be decided; but will *Putor” deny that fe-
males of the same class in the Provinces are
not paid higher than our female teachers, 1
say that they are better educated, that is,they
rise higher in the profession; but what is this
owing to? Why they have better schools,
and hence greater advantages than we possess.
‘There is no school on the Island wherein fe-
tales muy be educated, higher th.n the Nor-
mal School, unless wo avail ourselves of sec-
tarian institutions,

Again thanking you, Mr. Editor, for so
much of your valuable space, and hoping that
“A Tutor” will throw away his prejudices,
and become a detier Advocate of Woman's
Rights, Lam

Yours truly,
A TEACHER.
New London, Feb. 11, 1863,

ADDRESS

TO MR. SILAS F, HODGSON, TEACHER.

Dean StriWe, the undersigned inhabi
tants of the Cascumpec Village School Dis-
trict, feel it to be our bounden duty to show
some mark of respuct to you, when you are
about leaving us,

The lively interest you took in the educa-

and not only, dear Sir, are you deserving of
Age greatest comnzendation for the lively AF
terest you took in advancing the educational
interests of our Schoo}, and in which you have
been so successful, but your foremost position
in every good cause, especially in the cause
of Temperance, commands our greatest gratl-
tude and praise. :

‘And now, dear Sir, we cannot allow you to
leave us withoul sending you this sliort Ad-
dress, as a token of the respect which we en-
tertain for you, and in leaving us you curry
with you our highest respects and good wish-
es, and wherever kind Providence may send
you, we hope that you will exercise the same
useful disposition as you did while amongst
ut; and we do further assure you that we
shall be happy to welcome you amongst us at
any time you can make it convenient to visit
us.

Wishing you good health and great pros-
perity, we remain

Your sincere friends,
Joun CLARKE, Ronert Gonrpon,
G. W. Docknitt,W.M. Wittiam Harpy,
Jas. W. Sinrson, R. J. Horaoon,
‘Tnos. Horcoon, Robert Ex.is,
Epwarp WituiaMms, | A. 5. Gorvon,
Wititam Doucuerty, and others.
Cuscumpee Village, Jan, 21st, 1869.

Reply:

To John Clarke, Esq., Robert Gordon, Rev.
G. W. Dockrill, Wm. Hardy, Thomas
Hopgood, Jas. W. Simpson. and others.

Estenmevp Frrenps:— ;

I thank you from my heart for your kind
and considerate Address sent me by mail, Lo
leaving your district—a district which posses-
es many allurements for the instructor of
youth, a8 well as for him whose soul can be
enraptured and whose eye can be delighted
with the beautitude of rural scenery—a district
rendered not less dearer to me than that of
iny nativity, from the many kind acquaintun-
ces formed—itis very gratifying to be assured
of yoursympathy. As teacher of your school,
my one grand aim was that of its advancement,
and it is indeed soul-cheering to know that
my feeble exertions in that respect have not
been in vain. I feel that the many arduous
and responsible duties devolving upon nie as
an instructor, were greatly faciliuued by the
generosity and respect shown me by the
parents,

As a member of the Independent Order of
Good ‘Templars, the period at which [had the
honor of becoming one of its members, I shall
look to as a bright epoch in my humble lite;
and my earnest desire is that our noble Order,
whose principles are unequalled, will con-
tinue to flourish until the sulking pestilence
of intemperance shall be no more,

In conelnsion, dear Sirs, permit me to
agin thenk you for the many favors received
at your hands during my sojourn among you,
and also for your gracious wishes expressed,
relative to my future welfare, which are most
thankfully reciprocated, With kindest re-
yards to my late scholars, I have the honor to
be, gentlemen,

Yours, &c.,
SLLAS Y, HODGSON,

Searletown, Feb. Ist, 186).

TEMPERANOE ENTERTAINMENT.

Trans to the persevering energy of the
members of Aurora” Division, No, 48, the
¢ use of ‘emperance is still thriving in Cen-
treville. Persons who do not join the order
have an interest in it which very much en-
courages those who take an active part in the
workings of the institution, Zhe Division
Room has ulways been a place of interest, in
which the minds of individuals have been de-
veloped to agreat extent. ‘Ihe fact that many
of the greatest men in the B. N, A. Provinces
have made their first attempts at oratory ina
Division Room, or on the floor of a similar
institution, has caused the Sons of Temper-
ance in this place to pay particulir attention
to debates and other things of a literary cha-
racter. Jt has also been their custom, tor the
pust few years, to hold cach winter at least
one or two public meetings in their hall. On
‘Tuesday the 9th, the annual meeting came off,
and, generally speaking, it was a decided suc-
cess. Although, as you are aware. the pre
vious week was very stormy, and the roads
consequently bad, yet the building was crowd-
ed to excess long betore the time to commence
the proceedings of the evening, and many
who came rather late bad to content then
selves with looking in at the windows. At
precisely 7 o'clock the chair was taken by F.
Moyse, the W. P. of the Division tor the
present term, and after # short. but yery clo-
quent address, in which he showed forth the
«vils of rum drinking in its true light, he de-
clared the meeting open for the exercises of
the evening. ‘Lhe programme, which was
pretty long, consisted.of speeches, music, dia-
logues, recitations, &c. *

The music, instrumental and vocal, whith
wis performed by Misses Beer, Hooper and
Robins, was indeed a treat, and gave great
credit to the young ladies who thus tavored
us. Misses Kebecca Beer, Adah Hooper,and
Messrs. Elisha Wright, Win. Beer, E. Wright,
Wm. Dobson, Joseph Robson, John Strong
and Wim. Robins, who chiefly took part in the
dialogues, deserve praise for the manner in
which they performed their parts. ‘This half
of the ent rtainment was indeed the most
amusing, ‘wo dialogues called Lhe Money
Tesv’ and ** The Bottle,” were very instruc:
tive--the first showing the deceitfulness of the
human heart: while the latter was a true
repreventation of the manner in which rum
masters the mind, if not restrained, Other
two, * The Thief of ‘Vime” and + ‘Lhe Hero
through Cowardice,” created quite a laughter
iu the mecting. The recitations by William
Dobson, Jolin Strong and Jos, Robson, were
weil done. Wi, G. Strong, Esq., favored us
with an excellent Temperance Speech, one of
the best we ever heard. We were much
pleased tosee Rey. I. J. Deinstadt, but thro’
{Lhealth he was not ablo to address us. Ow-
ing to the bad stat» of the roads, more speak-
ers were not present.

At about 4 past 9 o'clock the meeting was
adjourned, each one well pleased with the
exercises of the evening, and wishing to have
the privilege of enjoying many other such en-
tertainments.—Com,

AAA RRNA Rec

(From the Patriot.)

Princotown Scientific and Literary
Society,

Mr. Eprror:—The annual meeting of this
Society was held in the Institute on the eve-
ning of the 11th January, Itis as far as 1
ain aware, the ablest organization of the Is-
land. Ifit does not exhibit the animation
and vigor of youth, it yet possesses a good
measure of vitality, and is in some active
operation, ‘This meeting was well attended,
and listened attentively to a levture on “Pro-
gress” by the President, Rev, R. Laird. ‘The
Report was read and approved. — ‘The lee-
ture for the season had been well received
as they deserved, and other means of “ im-
provement” adopted by the Society had been
embraced with no decreasing interest.

The election of office-boarers resulted as
follows :—President, Rev, K. Laird; lat Vice
President, Benj. Beuirsto, Esq; 2d do. Mr.
John L. McKinnon ; Secretary and ‘Treasurer,
James Benirsto, sq; Committee, Messrs.
W. MeNeill Simpson, James Ranisay, John
Beairsto, John Montgomery, and John Ram-
say. The Society has since had the benefit
of two lectures, and others are expected at
an early day.

Yours truly,
Tus Paestperr.

ee

The body of the man named Morrow,
who was drowned near North River
Bridge two years since, was on Saturday
brought up by a Mad Digger in operation

vin the vicinity of the Biidge.—North Star,

senenttuncnentn nnn cent entrants AA mC nan

1869.

~ No 'hotice can be taken of annonymous com-
munications, We must know the names and
addresses of our correspondents as @ guaranty
of their good faith, We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not us dd,

Sy

THE NEWS«

Tux news by the English Mail has, for
the most part, been anticipated by tele-
graph, It is really wonderfil to find
how little that is really new is to be seen
in our files of English newspapers. "The
truth, accuracy and fallness of the Atlan-
tic telegranis are far greater than were
anticipated by its most enthusiastic
friends, ‘Ihe reader is now surprised to
find that nearly all the facts detailed in
the English newspapers are already fa-
miliar to him, and it strikes him that
many of the remarks and reflections on
those facts are by no means new to
him.

From Spain we find that the Reyolu-
tion proceeds apace. In Malaga and in
Burgos, there have been disturbances,
but they have been put down by a strong
hand. ‘I'he origin of the troubles in
Malaga was the disarmament of local
militia. ‘The volunteers yery naturally
did not like to have their arms taken
trom them. ‘They felt that in Revolu-
tionary times, like the present, that their
ability to resist oppression was their best
security against tyranny. At Burgos the
cause of the excitement which resulted in
the assassination of the Governor, was a
religious one. ‘The Provisional Govern-
ment, it scems, had reason for. believing
that the books, works of art, and other
valuables deposited in ecclesiastical cs-
tablishments were in these unquiet times
hardly safe. It was rumored that many
of them had unaccountably disappeared.
The authorities —with a view, we believe,
to the secularization of such valuable
property, and to hinder its being impro-
perly disposed of—issued a decree that
inventories should be taken of all the
books, pictures, &c., that were to be
fond in the Churches and Monasteries.
In Burgos is one of the handsomest and
richest cathedrals in all Spain, When
the Governor of that town went to this
cathedral to carry out the instructions of
the Government, he was followed and
obstructed by an immense crowd of the
indignant populace. Near the church,
in the open day,he was deliberately mer-
dered, Several canons of the cathedral,
and others have been arrested on sus-
picion ot having been concerned in the
assassination, ‘he news from Burgos
caused a great uproar in Madrid. ‘There
it seems the clergy are by no means
popular. A mob assembled round the
residence of the Papal Nuncio, tore down
the Papal Arms, and grievously insulted
both him and the Pope. | So serious was
the disturbance that the Nuncio was
obliged to take refuge from the violence
of the mob with the ambassadors of some
of the foreign powers, who have protested
against the insult offered to the represen-
tative of the Holy See, ‘Lhe days of re-
ligious intolerance have at last ended in
Spain. Religious liberty is demanded by
the people. Protestants have been per-
mitted to erect places of worship in that
country. A Protestant Church was pub-
licly inaugurated in Madrid on the 27th
January. ‘lo the surprise of many pious
people, there was no earthquake or other
portent on that day. The Parliament
(Cortes) met on the 11th inst, It is, we
believe, elected by universal suffrage. It
has a very difficult work before it. It is
supposed to be monarchial in its tenden-
cies. It consists of about 350 members,
of these 250, or thereabouts, ure in favor
of a constitutional monarchy, and 100 are
Republicans. ‘The first business of the
Cortes will be to find a King, but there
is expected to be a good deul of difficulty
about the matter. ‘There are several
candidates for the vacant throne, but at
present the Duc de Montpensier seems to
haye the best chance,

or omeanmmnspaemntnaanit

The Emperor of France has again de-
clared for peace. ‘The Paris Conference
has not produced any very important re-
sults. IMvery one knew that neither
Turkey nor Greece dave go to war. The
decision was wholly in the hands of the
great Powers, ‘They have justly rebuked
the Greeks for their lawless doings in the
matter of their interference in the affairs
of Crete, and admonished them to behave
better in the future. Neither the ‘Turks
nor the Greeks seem yery well satisfied
with the finding of the Conference.
‘They were both spoiling for a fight.

The Crown Prince of Belgium, a lad
about eleven years of age, is dead. ‘There
is already considerable speculation: as to
the successor of the present King. Bel-
gium is very near to France. Its inhab-
itants, the greater part of them, speak
the French language, and their religion
is, like that professed by the French
people, Roman Catholic, ‘he absorption
of Belgium by France seems to be the
most natural thing in the world. ‘lo ef-
fect this without much unnecessary trou-
ble, a marriage between the son of Louis
Napoleon and a Belgium princess is talk-
ed of. It is true that they are both chil-
dren, but royal marriages are very seldom
love matches—they are not made in hea-
ven, but on earth, by cold-blooded, grey-
bearded, mercenary statesmen. ‘The
time, however, has gone by when king-
doms can be handed from one family to
another, according to the whim or the
schemes of kings and politicians, The
truth is every day becoming more and
more apparent, that kings were made for
the people, and not people for the kings.
The Belgians will no doubt like to have
a voice in deciding their future political
fate, and if that decision be adverse to the
views of the French Emperor, troublo
will arise, notwithstanding treaties and
marriage settlements,

There are dreadful accour ts from New
Zealand. The natives have committed
horrible outrages in a settlement called
Poverty Bay. The imes thinks that
the New Zealand colonists ought to be
able to keep the peace within their bor-
ders without assistance from the Mother
Country. The Puritans of New England

held their own against more numerous