SUMMERSIDE JOURN

| The Governor of British Columbia has |
just told the Legislature of that Colony at!
| ure cpening ol its session, that Conteder- |
We learn from the Jannary No. of the} ation with Cand is simply delayed uutil
Catholic World that at a General Copyen:| the Hudson Bay question is settled.
tion of the Protestant Episeop 1 Church,|  Litthe Prince Theodore is attending
which recently sat in New York, among) school at Binchurch, in the Isle of White.
other theres (ae of Epccation engros. It is said that the expression of the lad's
sed the attention of the Convention; and tace is good. Ile is under the charge ot
the principle, so long acted upon by the Capt. Speedy, who is bringing him up
Roman Catholic Church, was actually ad-) caretally.
opted, in preterence to the Neuial or) A Southern lady, resident in New York,
Godless system. }who has just’ become a bride, eda
It was resolved to establish Parechial| handsome bridal robe, under linnen. &e.,
Schools, whevever possible, in order to} worth several thousand dollars—the gilt
save the young from pervernon ey He nal vorkaanally He ae Mam Betsy,” a
inany popular errors o je day, ane ie former siayve of the family,
He dt is expressed that the veso-) Many experiments made in Portland,
lution will generally be acted upon. The} prove that the most permanent walls are
World traly remarks :— ‘those built of brick, in cold weather, and
“Tis quite evident that any denomina- ‘the jorkur frozen dry soon alter the bricks
tion which has posifiee duct ines to teach} i‘ e Es cae ie bail Pee ee for
m secare early to teach its children | ese who Wish to build in the winter,
Neils or Luke Gaul that a system) During the year 1867, there were 99
of education without Christianity is eect | iron sailing vessels built in Englund, Seot-
ually an infidel system. When’ the epi land and Treland, Whose Aggregate toun-
copalians shall have built their paroct Brannie to 69,033 tor : me 224 ye
schools, they will be able to appreciate |stenmers, With an negregute toninge 0
the labors of Catholies, who, ig cio | 90.823 tons, hoa |
and far more numerous, have never Leen| The population of Turkey is estimated
unvilling to trust their children to the pub- | at 40,000,000, Her army numbers a te tal
lic schools. ‘Then perhaps they willunite/ of nearly 600,000, The reserve army
with us in askiug the state fogislatures for | amounts to 200,000, the regu troops tu
njust proportion of the funds raised by 90,000. The military r es of Greece
tixation and deyoted to the education ol! ie Dee compared with those of
the young. We could never sce anything; +Urkey.
TEA justice in’ this demand. The! One of the most opulent and cultivated
action of the Episcopal Convention, if! ladies of Boston, recently saw aman work-
earricd out, will bean advance in fuvor)ing a horse with a large and bleeding
ot our practice, and an argument for the wound on its back. She ordered her
propriety of our claims.” Coachman to follow the team, and learn
oo ithe driver's name. A complaint w
Genoral Grant “ Speaks out. i made at the municipal court, the lady too
General Grant has at length fond and the ofender was fined thirty dollars.
voice an oe one mn his iene ate | on le mecoptlins at ee
cause darn oand dismay amon ae cen IS site ave be extremely
hungry swarm, who looked to a continu. | gracious and cordial; Ler Majesty remem-
nnee of rieh contracts and fat jobs in the’ bering with gratitude the occasions upon
triumph of the Republicans.—Oue account which Mr, Bright has spoken in’ her de-
says:— : | fenee when her lengthened retirement |
tee President ae ale with em- from public lite has been called in quest: |
phasis against any lurther aid being given | ion, i
i the Pacific Railroads. He said, sub’) Phe Qneen passed the anniversary of
stantially, it was very apparent to every) prince Alberts death in’ strict’ seclusion, |
man in the country that our finances! ater attending a commemorative service
needed the closest attention, and that itis jy the mausoleum, On December 17 Her
ound vitally inyportint, it we jutend to) Majesty left Windsor lor Osborne, to spend
pay off the national debt and lighten | Christinas, accompanied by the Crown
taxation to practise the most 1 sid econo-| Prince and Princess of Prussia, and other
ny and the binge ie bea o with is the He members of the Royal family.
that are pending in Congress gran! In spite of the remonstrances and advice |
further sulsidies to the Pacitic and other orto Groat Powers, Greco line vatucedl
jthe ultimatum of Turkey, and_ hostilities

railroads,
No matter what may be said abont the jhave actually commenced, A blockade-
jrunner, the /nosis, is said to have fired

respective benefit we are to derive from
vere onde Wty ieee peaatte ead nod oa on a vessel of the Turki h squadron; the
bee 1, u v *) orkic
present resources, without increasing the | S20t Was returned, and tho Yurkish Ad-
t “i POUROGbEDRINGurHie © | miral (an Englishman, Captain Uobart)
we en y us d ae y adel niet Cartes pursued the Greek vessel iato the harbour
risks which wre hazardous. he Cong- eae
* . o ia, where she had tak reluge.
vessmen who were at the interview were ae rome a TERE ia Rome EL
astonished at tho frankness with which | 7.44 upon and sank the nosis in the har-
the General expressed his views, to which ; Hour MUR sla dor OInEIIY. Connie”
they, one and all, pledged him theirsup-| oa te 5 now. stated Tie } ve ihe pgueas
port. ‘The General at the same time g Lobb couinnndenal @Dreheh Minoo
his opinion that there should be an ext ee at Byia Troha Di Hee il
session of the Forty-lirst Congress, The | 3.2. Ra renee aie A
5 7 ; wait for orders from Constantinople be-
existence of the present Congress is for), . q
i ; : fore using coercive m res against the
so shorta time that there will be just Tada 5 re 3 i
i | ence i uy Ynosis. If hostilities are proceeded with
eae Be ic heetne anak: AnRECOH | Greece must be the Me an it is hoped
u : ft) Voy, Guat the Great Powers will bring joint and
: finances can be properly eared lor.” i : ‘ es i
ot Se lertseg Weed ) Care | resolute diplomatic action to bear upon
coath etal henner aide ta Greece, to induce her to retreat from a pos |
*Gen, Grant says he is so much of a_ allion ta witdlehods Wldie ua eae |
Radical that he will tear up the whisk Sanda A : ne Wrong.— |
railroad and other rings by the roots, if)“, LG Rae .
he has to fill every important civil oltice Ie Tit PoruLar Y ote for URESIDE Nr.--It
in the country ‘with Army and Navy | is estimated that 6,757,285 votes were
regular oflicers, whom he knows he can} cast for President at the Jate election,

(From the Halifux Evening Express]
Denominational ys. Godless Schools-

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the witness stand, and gave her testimony, |

| sons were naturalized in 21 days, and that

Very Latest Telegrams.

London, Jan. 11.
The indication’s of the first day's »
sion of the Conterence on the: Eastern
question, leave dittle, ifany, doubt of ulus
title success, ‘ 3
| Lhe Turkish Goverpment through its
Representative, conseuted to maintain the
| present Status until the ¢luse of the Con-
| terence,

It is the general impression that but one
| more session will be held
| between ‘Turkey and Gr
hated.
| The following is believed to be the
fgreat coup which the Emperor of the

ench has in contemplation, in order to
secure the throne to his son. A tew day
| previous to the general elections in June
next, Napoleon is to abdicate in favor ol
his son, aud this abdication isto be ratified

by a plebiscite, This move, it is thought
by the Imperinlists, would bring over a
very fall vete in the country districts, and

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vee Will be obyi-

| Whelming majority, but would also secure

in all the close and doubttul districts,
Spain.
London, Jan, 1
A Roman despatch of Sunday,
Pius 9th shows it upeasiness Concern
‘ing the danger to) which the Catholic
| Church is exposed in Spain. Ile is) par-
| ticularly frightened at the danger threat:
| cning the unity of the faith which has ever
}formed the glory of the Catholic nation,
| Additional troops are to be sent trom
pain to Cuba,
United Siates.
New York, Jan. 12.
Tt is stated that the evidence taken by
the Congressional committee in the in-
vestigation of the election frauds in this
city at the late election will, when made
public, show an amount of corruption and
demoralization of an appalling character, |
Judge McCan las sworn that 40,000 per-|

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in his own Court he used to turn out citi-
zens at the rate of two per minute, their
examination, cross-examination, nnd the
administration to them of the oath re-
quiring only that exact space.
New York, Jan. 13.
Steamship ‘ Etna,” from Liverpool
23rd Dee., arrived at his pert yesterday,
haying encountered a’succession of furicns
gales during almost the entire passage,
and being detained within one thousand
miles of Ne» York for several days. The
filth oflicer and eight seamen were swept
overboard by a heavy sea, but all except
the fitth officer were saved,
New York, Jan, 14.

The ice on the Hudson River above Al-
bany broke up yesterday, causing tho
water to rise considerably and threatening
immense danger to piers and warehouses,

Despatches trom Albany dated at mid-
night, say that property to the amount of
half a million dollars had been destroyed
or was in imminent danger of destruction
up to that time, but the fears of a general
inundation, which were excited carly in
the day, had somewhat abated.

Gold 1353.

COREEMSPON DENCE.

To tne Epiror oF THE JounNnaL
Sirn:—
As the New Year is rolling on, and the
winter is gliding away. the minds of the people
should be directed to the consideration of

and that) war}

it would not only be ratilied by an over-|

the election of the government candidates |

UARY 21, 1869.

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URSDAY, JAN

OUR EXPORTS OF PRODUCE.
‘ (Prom the Patriot.)
Below we publish a comparative statement
lof the export of outs, potatoes, barley, and
| turnips tor the last and previous year, ‘The
publication of this statement has been delayed |
for some time, but even now we are compelled |
to go to press without the shipments from)
Richmond Bay for 1868, When the retarn-
of the out Port collectors are all sent into the
Head office in Charlottetown, we shall return
|to this subject, and give a fuller wecount of
our trade for the past year. In oats, it will
be observed that in the exports from Finette,
| Murray Harbor, Grand Rivert Crapaygl, Cas-

}cumpec, Rustico and Orwell Bay, for 1868
show an increase over 1867, while fur George-
town, Summerside, New London and St. Pe-
ter’s Bay, there is astight falling off Souris
has held its own well, In potacoes, the ship- |
ments of 1865 ¢ 1 those of 1867 by 101,-)
1910 bus! excess to which every port)
lout three has contributed. Vinette, Grand |
River, Souris, Georgetown, Cascumpec, Rus-
tico, New London and Charlottetown, boast
of an increase in barley, while in: turnips
lthere is a large decrease in the ag-
‘eregate shipments of 18U8. as compared
with 1867. In Charlottetown, the falling off
in the export of turnips is somewhat extraor-
dinary. Hf the trade of Richmond Bay equals
that of 1867, the quality of oats exported wil}
be about the same for both years; and though
there is a very large increase in potatoes, we
believe that there is double the quantity of pro
duce in the country now that there this
time twelve months. When the navigation
| closed, there were between 30,000 and 40,000
‘bushels of oats in Charlottetown waiting for
shipment. With these observations, we sub-
mit the following comparative statement of

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Sumnerside Hournal.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1869.

No notice can be taken of annonymous ¢com-
munications. We must know the mames and
addresses of our correspondents asa guaranty
of their good taith. We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not used.

“AMONG THE NEWSPAPERS.

AN HOUR

Tue English newspapers contain of
course the usual amount of reading mat-
ter, but certainly not the usual quantity
of news. ‘They do contain much more
than the usual quantity of ‘ship.’ There
are long editorials, having for their sub-
ject the new Parliament, the Ministry,
and also quite a number of topics, in
which we on this side of the Atlantic take
but a very feeble interest. In the Par-
liament lately eleeted, the Liberals clain
a large majority—114 all told, we think.
In the English boroughs the proportion
which the Liberals bear to the Conserva-
tives are as two to one, In the English
counties there are five Conservatives to
every four Liberals. That shows that
the country people in the Old Country
are Conservative, and the townsfolk Lib-
eral—quite different from the state of
things which obtains in this Island,
Town and country taken together, there
are in England 56 Liberals to every 44
Conservatives. Scotland is a feerfully
| Radical country, the Liberals in the Land
o’ Cakes outnumbering the ‘Tories five to
one. Ireland, in spite of Fenianism and
chronic discontent, is much more Con-
servative, there being for every six Whigs
in the country four Tories. The new
Cabinet is praised by some of the English
journals, and condemned by others. One
party pronounces it to be too aristocratic,
while another protests that it is alto-
gether too democratic in its composition.
It numbers among its members no less
than six lords, none of whom, says an
English paper, would be leading men if
they were not lords. ‘To counteract the
influence of the aristocratic element in
the Ministry, Mr. Gladstone has prevail-
ed upon that uncompromising democrat,
John Bright, to take office. ‘The sturdy
old Quaker was very unwilling to under-
take the responsibilities attached to a
place in the Ministry. Ie has found out
that it is a much easier business, and
more popular, to be in a position to piteh
into a government than to defend one.
Finding fault is about the least difficult
duty that a politician can engage in, and

|duty very mucit to his own satisfaction,
jand to the satisfaction of the Radicals of

the whole British Empire. It will be

Mr, Bright has hitherto performed that)

There have been some melancholy ship-
wrecks off the British coust. ‘The ibe.
nia, o fine steamer, foundered at sea, and
her crew and passengers underwent great
suffering in open boats. Muny of them
met with a watery grave. Another ship,
the Gossamer, was lost through the fool-
hardiness of her commander, who, poor
fellow, paid with his life the penalty of
his folly. ‘The Vectis, bound from the
Mersey for Bombay, literally sprung a
leaic in her fore hateh—the waves dashing
over her with such force as to break the
fastenings of the hatch, when %he filled
with water so fast that the men had bare-
ly time to get the boats out before she
sunk, Indeed,in attempting to launch the
boats they all were dashed to pieces ex-
cept the dingey, in which the crew at last
escaped. ‘They kept the thing afloat
somehow, and were picked up by the
ship Nyanzia, Writing of shipping dis-
asters puts us in mind of the collision of
Mr. Pope's barque, the Undine, with an
English brig. The Mr, Harrington men-
tioned in the account, is Mr. Harrington
ot Charlottetown, and his wife who was
with him is the daughter of the Hon,
George Coles.

Mr, Peabody has made another prince-
ly present to the poor of London. His:
first gift was in 1862. It was £150,000.
His next donation was £100,000 sterling,
and the sum which he now gives is an-
other £100,000, making in all £350,000
stirling, given by one man for the benefit:
of the poor of one city. Such munifi-
cence is more than prinecly, more than
regal; it is Christian, £525,000, or
more than half a million currency, given
away in charity by aliving man! If Mr.
Poabody is not making friends for him-
self of the mammon of unrighteousness,
we know not who is.

There is likely to be trouble between:
Turkey and Greece, or rather there was
a probability of war between those two
countries, for we see by the late telegrams
thatthe storm has blown over. Greece
itsee ns has been giving aid and comfort
to the rebellious Cretans, ‘This she has
done openly without disguise. She has
in effect been waging war against ‘Turkey
with whom she was ostensibly at peace.
‘This the ‘Turks do not lik ‘They say very
reasonably, if Greece wants to go to war
let her do so openly, If outsiders leave us
alone we are not atraid of the result. If
she wishes to maintain peace let her atti-
tude be really that of a neutral nation.
But, says the Turk, we have no idea of
permitting her to go on attacking us with
our having the privilege of striking back.
The Sultan has an English Admiral, Hobart
Pasha by name, who does not teel at all in-
clined to pat up with the treacherous policy
}of the Greeks. Ile chased one ot their
blockade runners into a Greek port and
|blockaded the port demanding that the
offending ship, the Euosis, be given up to

quite an interesting study to watch how
he acquits himself as the defender and

We received by yesterdiy’s mail a state-
ment of the exports from Richmond Bay, for
the past year. ‘They are as follows: oats
70,600 bush.; potatoes 800 bush; 1,828 bbls.
oysters; 20 bbls. pork; 30 bbls. herring; 6
M, treenails; 878 tons timber; 200 M. feet
deals; 14 cords of lathwood and 4 spars. As
compared with 1867, onts show an increased

export this year of 12,500 bushels, In po-
tatoes there is a large falling off. Mr. Me-

Nuit states that in his section of the country

mnent next spring.

a large quantity of oats is held over for ship.

|panegyrist of a government, We fear
the force of habit will prove too mueh for
him, and that we will, befure very long,

sce him take up his old role of denouncer
|

men in high places. ‘he uncompromising
Quaker has no liking fora lord ; towards

of things established, and opponent of

a bishop his feelings are anything but
friendly and respectful; the game laws
he views with undisguised aversion and

him. This the Greeks relused to do, and
jas wehinted betore, war atew days age
pseemed imminent. But the tactis, neither
}the Turks nor the Greeks can) go to war
Junless they are permitted to du so by the
iG Luropean Powers, ‘Their hands are
{ued. Thoy both must submit to the de-
cision of the Conterence at Paris Neither
of them is much account in the comity of
nations, Greece is 4 failure, and ‘Turkey
has long been called the sick man,

There has been an insurrection in Cadiz.
Tt secins now that the trouble was cused

rely on for an honestand taithtul discharge Jol which Grant received
of their duties.”

The New York Tribune says:—

+: There is splendid news from Wash-
ington—that instead of waiting for ihe
hhourot his new office, General Graut an-
ounces v pany that will do more good
than a thousand orations.

Ile deruands
from Congress honesty and economy. Thi
time to squander has ceased, and aif our
easy-oing repres intend to. yote
inillions for every plausible scheme, it
must be done over the velo of the new Presi |
dent.”

> So

Chicago has one hundre
churches, two theological semi
two universities, besides the
cal Institute.

Ramor says that Gen Grant is deter-
mained to put aa honest man at the head
‘of the Post Ollice departiuent, if there is |
one in the country.

‘The next style of bonnet i

et Bibli- |

sto be a bead

and two inches of ribbon fastened with a-
It will be strictly for use, not;

hair pin,
for ornament,

A despateh says that Gen. Dulee, the
new Captain-Ge

eral ot Cuba. has relaxed |

the rigid censorship of the press, and al-|

lows full liberty in the preparation and
transmission of telegraphic news,

The Christmas plun pudding for the |

Children’s [ome in Lorronto, was * some-
thing like a pudding.’ It took 11 hours to
boil, overa tire which consumed half a
cord of wood. Itwas made of 180 dez.

eggs, 20 Ibs, raisins, 20 Ibs, currants, 12,
Jbs. flour, 41bs candied peel, 20 lbs. suct, |

4 ]bs. sugar, and half Ib. of spice,

A horrible tragedy occurred at Salt
Creek, about forty miles from Chatanoo-
ga, Teneesce, recently, the particulars of
which are ag follows:-—‘'lt seems that
Mr. Beane, a school teacher, attempted to
whip a boy named Hutchinson, who re-
sisted and left school. A day or two af:
terwards,young [utchinson, accompanied
hy his brother and a man named Sinith,
visited the schoolhouse for the avowed
purpose of chastising Beane, and not
finding him there, they proceeded to_ his
resideuce. Beane saw them coming,
and anticipating their errand, armed him-
eelfand alsodid Mr. A. Moore, who hap-
pened to be at the house. On their arvi-
val Llutchinson said that they intended
giving him (Beane) » thrashing, Moore
remonstrated, when Smith drew a pistol
and shot him dead. This was a signal
for all to produce pistols. Beane shot and
instantly killed Cyrus Hutchinso.., brother
ot the school boy. He had searccly fired
when Smith, who had instantly killed
Moore, fired another barrel of his repeater
at Beane; the ball struck, bat failed to
immediately disable him. Beane then
turned on Smith and lodged three balls
inhis body, inflicting wounds. which re-
sulted mortally in a lew minutes. ‘Twenty
minutes alter the affray commenced.
Moore, Beane, Cyrus Ilutchinson and}
Sinith lay dead on the ground within a few |
feet of wach other, Hutchinson's brother
was the only person who escaped unhurt.’

The average strength of the troops du-
ring this year was 3.619.) The admisions
junto hospitable were 7,811, and the deaths
amounted to 96, of which 64 occured in
nnd 24 out of hospital, and seven were
of invalids on their passage to or while at
Nutley awaiting their discharge. ‘These
numbers give the proportion of 715 ad-
missions and 10-10 deaths per 1,000 of
the strength, and both being in excess of

| Walker

21,020, and
‘3 majority

,
[Seymour, 2.716, 275; Grant
304,746.
| The wife of Stephen Dunn, of Stillwater
| County, last. week presented him) with
; with seven * little uns,” four boys and
| three girls all doing well,mother included,
| Stephen
more duns for some time.—Ix p:

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M

onument to the Memory of the late
Mi, Whelan,

At a mecting held in the Market Mall on
Tuesday last. Hon James Warburton in the
Cc » tor the purpose of raising funds for the
erection of a Monument to the memory ot
the lite Hon E Whelan, and to contribute to-

son, the foulluwing Resolutions were sub-
mitted and agreed to.

1. Moved by the Ion. Mr. Howlan,
seconded by the Ilon, duseph Llensley, At-
torney General—

“That a Committee of nine be a
| Executive Committers, with
others thronzhont the Ishund, t
ig subscriptions on bel
of the lite Hon. E
isu

Ppoiuted, as an
bower to appoint
rote pirpose of
half of the widow
Whelin, us well
ble Monument to his memory,
» Gray, Owen Connolly, Esq, Hou. be
\ Ilju. Mr. Haythorne, Audrew Mitchell,
Beq., Hon. Mr. Havilind, Hon. Josep Heusley,
and the Ion. James Warburton.’

2, Moved hy the Hon. Mr. He-sley,
seconded by the Hon. Mr, Haythorne,—

will nut probably want any |

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lion improvements. We possess a very
| fertile soil, capable. if properly cultivated, of

hinaintaining a million inhabitants. Weall) po, despatch from the Colonial office, we
| know that our common rods become almost | " ‘

‘impassable in autumn, ‘Lhe farmers in the
| Western part of Prince County cannot sell
| their produce to the sume advantage and profit
as those who are near a shipping plice. If the
| Railway be construcied, farmers would be able
to send their grain, &¢., and obtain the high-
Fest price in Summerside, Immigration would
| be promoted i0.a Railay were constructed to
| Tignish, he Ame. , instead of fitting
| out scheoners at home am! sending them into
the Gulf} would come and esgblish Shing

stages on Prince Edward Island. The

lay out their money here, give emplc

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Wonk,

WONT

wards the support of the Widow and only | many fishermen, cause our exports “avd im-|

| ports to be increased, make trade flourish,
| and cause an dugmentation to our wealth and
jrevenue. Those persons living in Vignish,
| Lot7, &c., who cure their own fish, pay 2
; Gl. for a bushel of salt, which can be bought
‘for Is, Sd. in Summerside. By the exhorvi-
“tint price of this article, the fish trade is
‘ cramped and fettered.
| Let those Legislators whom the people have
entrusted with oflice and power, not be afraid
| to express their views—it they have any—on
| those grave and important subjects—home
| tmprovements,—subjects worthy of the atten-
tion of ALL. Let those questions be duly ar-
| gued and considered in the House of Assembly
| at the next Session, Let not * our able men”
be afraid to speak, as if they were in dread of

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That the Committee be requested to collect
money for the toreguing ey and report ata losing their paltry offices. Let them study
| future meeting,--one hull of the snurso collected | What is for the benefit of the country, as well

| to be funded for an annuity to the widow, and!
the balance (except £40 for the benefit and ed
cation of the ebild) to be appropriated to the eree-
| tion a suitable Monument.”
{ The Chairman read a letter from the lion
| Colonel Gray, i which that gentleman re-
gretted that a severe bronchial attack pre-
vented him from attending, but he expressed
his approbation of the movement. Want of
space alone prevents us from giving the letter
this week.]—Ip. Jounnar.

SUPREME COURY.

The Hilary Term of ie Supreme Court for
Queen's County was opened with the usual
turmalities on ‘Tuesday last, His Honor Judge
Peters presiding. ‘Lhe following gentlemen
compose the Grand Jury:—John Ings, Esq.,
foreman; Robert May, J. Barrett Cooper,
Alexander Ross, Colin Lfolm, Donald Paliner,
James Peake, Thomas Dodd, William Swa-
bey, Alfred Lepage, William Weeks, Samuel
Mutch, Joseph Kennedy, Alexander Robert-
sun, John Johinston, J. B. Pollard, J. By
Stewart, George Douglass, and J. Stordy,
Esquires,

His Honor Judge Peters,in his charge to the
Grand Jury, stated th tthe Criminal Calendar
was light, but that there were two cases of a
yery serious nature which would come before
them,—one a fatal case of stabbing, and ano-
ther an attempt to shoot with intent to killor
do some grievous bodily injury, After lay-
isg down the law, as applicaule to these cases,
the learned Judge informed them that it was
tieir duty, as the Grand Inquest of the Coun-
ty, to present any parties whom they might
indivicually know to be guilty of any flagrant
breach of the laws of the country, in order)
that all such parties might be brought te jus-
tice and suitavly punished. It was also their
duty to enquire into and adjudicate upon all)
cases of alleged violation ot the License laws
that might be brought before them. ‘These
matters, with the nomination of suitable per-
sons to act as Fence Viewers and Constables

|seena respectable and happy gathering of

»s for the convenience and prosperity of the
| people. Let them not expatiate on the ex-
| pense of building a Railway, anl forget that
money well and judiciously laid outina coun-
try, makes that country rich, prosperous and
happy.
thatin other countries tucy would continue to
build Railways, ifthe Railways they pogaess
were nut productive of real profit and advan
tage.
I remain Yours, &c.,
TD.
St. Eleanor’s, Jan. 16, ’69.

TEMPERANCE,

A Temperanee Tea was held at Port Hill
Temperange Hall on the Gth inst., under the
auspices of Port Hill Temple, I. 0. G. ‘1. An
invitation was extended to the neighboring
Divisions and ‘Temples, which was well res-
ponded to; and early in the evening might be

‘Temperance folks, who had come to spend ‘a
wee sweet hour together,” unmolested by the
Bachinalian song or ribald jest, which are the
prominent characteristics of a rummy feast.
Sitting around the hall room might be seen
the father and mother, the son and daughter,
all equally bent on enjoying themselves, while
those who would were enjoying a tip of the
‘+ light fantustic toe,” to the sweet discourse
of the violin. After thus enjoying themselves
for a while, the festive board was spread, on
which was placed everything to catisfy and
c.eer the inner man, ‘To Sisters A. Mont-
gomery, M. Montgomery and Elis, too great
praise cannot be given for the creditable
manner in which the ‘Tea was got up. ‘That
th ee of the cakes scld for about six pounds,
was not only highly creditable to our Sisters,
but also very beneficial to our Temple, and)
our thanks are due for their kindness. ‘To
such patriots as Bro. W.R. Ellis and J. Birch,
the eptertaiament of the evening owed much.
This is not the first instance of their devotion

throughout the County for the ensuing twelve
months, comprised the principal matters to_
which they were expected, as Grand Jurors,

to direct their attention. |
On Monday last the Grand Jury found true |
Bills against Bdward Gay and George Dowey |
the furmer for shooting, with intent to kili,|
and the litter tur murder, A true bill has)
also been found against George Lund, for)

the average ul the preeseding years.” —
dle pa.

shooting a horse, the property of James Tay-

| lor, St Peter's Island /slander

to the cause, May their shadows never be
less! After satistying themselves thus, and
enjoying and amusing themselves otherwise,
the company dispersed, and we are confident
highly pleased with the entertainment, It is
a pleasing faet that although none of the
“other critters” were admitted, that about
£13 was realized by the affair. Port Hill
‘Temple is dving a .oo) work. May they
prosper, until the rum drinker and ram seller
are ashamed of their unholy traffic.—com.

No one will suppose for an instant, |

[the course of eight or ten days it is inten. |

Sir Robert Hodgson,

Hon. Robert Hodgson, Administrator of the
)Government. ‘This mark of Royal favor is
| well deserved, and we are sure all classes in
this community will appreciate the gracefal
compliment thus paid to an Islinder, whose
long-tried fidelity in the public service, com-
bined with all the graces which adorn the
| character of the Christian gentleman, com-
jmands universal confidence and respect.
| Twenty-three years Attorney General of the
‘sland, eleven years President of the Legisla-

i
the
judic
minister
Jinen in British Amor! st can Iu ok back upon a
|} more varied and sreceseu! Career

, 7nd now for the second time Ad-

Chief Justice Jarvis, Sir Robert temporarily
filled that eminent jlrist’s place upon (he
Jench, and afterwards became his successor.
We hope that the ap; ointment which he now
holds, ay be followed by a corresponding
promotion. His elevation to the Governorship
of the Colony would, we are sure, give general
satisfuction,

Sir Robert Hodgson was born ia Prince
Badward Island. Mis father, the Hon. Robert
ALodgson, a native of Cumberland, England,
was Speaker of the House of Assembly in this
Colony, from 1806 to 1811, On the mother’s
side, he is a grandson of the late Col. Robin-
son, a loyalist of Scotch descent, who dis-
tinguished himselfin the American Revolu-
tiondry war. Sir Robert was educated in the
Academical department of King’s College,
| Windsor, of which Dr. King was President;

‘he studied law in Halifax with the Hon.Simon
Bradstreet Robie, then Solicitor General and
Speiker of the House of Assembly of Noya
Scotia, and afterwards Master of the Rolls in
that Province; was admitted to the Bar of
Nova Scotia and VP. U. Island in 1810; elected
by his native city a member of the House of
Assembly in 1825; appointed Attorney and
Advocate General in 18284 made Surrogate
and Judge of Probate the same year; became
a member of the Execative and Legislative
Councils in 1829; President ofthe Legislative
Council in 1840; acting Chief, Justice during
Mr, Jarvis’s absence in 1841, on the intro-
duction of Responsible Government in 1851,
he resigned every public office, except that of
Surrogate and Judge of Probate, which he
held until 1852, when the party to whom he
was politically opposed, offered him the Chief
Justiceship; in 1862, received the appoint-
ment of Judge of the Court of Vice Admirali-
ty; in 1805, during the absence of Lieutenant
Governor Dundas in England, was Adminis-
trator of the Government, and now again oc-
cupies the same responsible position wader
similar circumstances,

To receive, in the evening of his days, this
mark of Her Majesty's appreciation of his
services, must Le a source of gratification to
the recepient, while the public regard it as
fitting reward for his industry asa politician,
his integrity as a judge. his prudence as an
Administrator, and his worth us a private gen-
tleman. In common with our fellow citizens |
of all shades of opinion, we beg to congratu-
late Sir Robert on the honor which has been
conferred upon him, and hope he tuay long
live to enjoy it.— Patriot.

A Meeting of the Catholic young men ot |
Chariottetown, was held in’ St. Andrew's
Hall, on the evening of the Sth inst., to
cousider the formation of a Literature
Society for the winter, All persons pre-
sent being unanimously in favour ot the
project, the Soeiety was then formed hy
the appointing of oficers to work it, Th

|

ded to give au opening entertainment, and
alter that, lectures, ay ollen as they cati
ho provided,—Werald,

learn that Her Majesty has been pleased to
confer the honor of Knighthood upon the}

‘uucil, twenty-two years a member of
utiy?. seventcen at the head of eur

oe o: the Goverament, few public

than the
venerable Knight. In the life tice of the /#te

by the republicans. Spain is by ne means
in a settled condition, While matters

s were undecided in Cadiz, thy Due Mont-
dark ages, which the laws both of hu-| jonsier leit Lisbon to have t finger in the

manity and political economy require to) pie, but was ordered back by the Spani-h
be torn out of the statute book of every General Roda, much wore emphatically
leivilized nation, Mr. Lowe's elevation! than politely. There are threo parties in
to the office of Chancellor of the Hx.) the state,if not more,who ave by no means.
chequer, has taken many people by sur- iondly, to the MMS OE
prise. When Mr.Gladstone, in 1866,at- Guaieainee aca There are tirst the
: ee , Jarlis ) wegitimists and the
tempted to extend the franchise to the Republicans. Itis said’ thatthe navy. is
six-pound householders, Mr. Lowe,though | disusted with the present state of things,
a Liberal, opposed him with gteat bit-! and that its le-ding ollicers favor the cause
terness, but also with great ability and|of the Duke Montpensier. The men who
greateffect. Influenced by his arguments | We now at the head of afuirs in Spain
and his eloquence, quite a large section! te Generals Prim, Scrono and Topcte.
of the Liberal party seceded from Mr Rees bn IMeee Om to a ot eb:
. 4 ; "| We very mich fear there is trouble in
Gladstone,and formed a sort of loose con-| stove forthe Spaniards. ‘Che lower orders
nection with the Conservative party, by/in the cities are in’ bad numor, ready to
whom, by the bye, they were badly ‘sold.’ | take up aris against the constituted” au:
These were the men whom Bright very
vittily dubbed the Adallamites. Mr,

thorities, Unger in the Spanish, as in
the French Revolution, is likely to play a
Lowe vecame. the pet of the Tories, They
od him, they almost fawned upon

very conspicuous par ‘There is much
distvess among the working people in
c several parts of Spain,
would not suffer the ! :

2° to those whom

SIR ROBERT HODGSON.

disgust ; and the law of primogeniture he
looks upon as a barbarous relic of the

prais
him becauce he 5
privilege of the svanch.
he alleged were too 1,:.0rant nd too de- ;
graded to make a right use of pu.ttical Wer are much pleased to see that the
power. We now see this man, wi. haa honor of Knighthood has been conferred
done everything he could towithholl tu. on thé Administrator of the Government

ily miscreant,

franchise from the working men, appoint-
ed to one of the highest offices in a gov-
ernment which these sume men very
materially aided in elevating to power.
There is some surprise expressed at this,
and we don’t at all wonder at it. There
is every prospect of a contest between
the Lords and Commons. The present
party Las been elected, pledged to dises-
tablish the Irish Church. ‘This is a mea-
sure which the aristocracy view with
much disapprobaiion, ‘Choy fear—and
with good reason, we think-—that it is
but a very easy anda very natural step
from the disestablishment of the Church
in Ireland to the disestablishment of the
Church in England, and they believe
their own interests and the interests
of the monarchy to be wound up in the
interests of the Church, Let the Church
get a death blow, the aristocracy will be
next attacked, and these bulwarks of the
throne destroyed, the throne itself will
soon totter, It is then supposed that the
House of Lords will fight against the dis.
establishment of the Irish Church as long
as it can with safety do so; and that fuil-
ing to defeat the measure, it will endeavor
by alterations and amendments, to make
it as harmless as the Commons can be
brough to consent to its being made.

Ireland is comparatively quiet. Feni-
anism seems dead in that unfortunate
country, Still we read of what would be

| considered horrible outrages in any other

country, but from their frequency in Ire-
land are regarded almost with indiffer-
ence. A landlord and his wife, a Mr.
Botherton, were fired at by some coward-
The weapon was a musket
loaded with slugs. ‘The man escaped
unscathed, some of the slugs passing
through his hat, but the lady was wound.
ed. Another gentleman was stopped on
the highroad in the night time and pretty
roughly handled, when the scoundrels
discovered that they were maltreating
the wrong man, they coolly told him that

it was his father that they wanted,

of this Island. If strict integrity and
long and faithtul service in public life,
deserve recognition, then has the Royal
favour in the present instance been most
worthily bestowed. Both as a public
officer and a private gentleman, few men
bear so high a character as Sir Robert
Hodgson. His conduct in every relation
of life has been such as to extort the re~
spect and to win the esteem of all classes
of men in this Island. We cordially agree
With the sentiment expressea Sy our con-
teniporary the Patriot, with respect to
the appointment of the next Governor for
this Colony. We are satisfied that no
appointment which the Home Govern-
ment could make would be so acceptable
to the people of the Island general , as
that of Sir Robert Hodgson, *
We beg to tender the Administrator
of the Government our most sincere and
most respectful congratulations, on the
occasion of his receiving the signal mark
of favour which the Sovereign whom he
has served so long and so fuithfully, has
graciously conferred upon him, :

Publio Meotings,

How is it, may we be allowed to ask, that
the Representatives of Lot 17 have not called
a public meeting to ascertain the wants of the
district? Are they already acquainted with
those wants, or have they neglected this im.
portant matter? We fully agreo with what
our contemporary over the way says about
petitions. There is no timo to be lost, as all
petitions must be sent into the Colomal Secre-
tary’s Office before the Ist of February next.
Last year it was said tttat the petitions or re-
sulutions sent from Baninuerside we re too late
coming in, and consequently they were shel-
ved or handed over tu a committee to report
on, who, in all robability, have never since
thought about them. Let not the same charge
be laid at our deor this session, Summerside
is growing and improving, and ite wants are
increasing. Ithas a stronger claim on the
present Government this session than it had
jast. It would oceupy too much of our space
to enumerate all this ‘Lown and County is
badly in need of, but we will mention a few
of what we consider the most important.

Ist—County Inatitdtions, ‘The ostablish-