Somme ean on mea - : ctor eee — —— = ing i bles, discharged their laborious task with au easy Se a - oe they heldvout thelr hands the'be betrer devised to destroy any party than the present) We do not intend to say much about the foolish dis-|the = wha “4 no om credit upon themevlves aad de- more freel teanstared by seine porsons here, sit de mot tained them, bub when / Nae in this city on Friday 8° i all vapor on steain” from America, alluding to the Eusporor opened his arms and took them also to his Militia Law, and we were surprised to find 4 — pay agin rag ap Aah si the 4 yne. No miands the warm thanks of their guests, In addition os J | | 1 - i i lied booth was provided, which ne board, heart. The eldest has gone to England to visit bis) ee 4 ype ye teaed j ake . oes ipsy es Seserteae preemie Yranae wae stag vaabeanal a; aed Me here le reaelecd ¥ yi Colony for defensive pur-|person outside of a Lodge for a aber a tigges thet was re ba te pobre cner'tg Mertn Bz Me vt | pleasant words tu say to the Amcrivans prosentiin France Is Monsieur Raimbeaus, who spurted for let the Vol vement be encouraged, and an insulting display of that kind would be made, as ee'n,” an “Dr. MoPhes, asd Mr. Dancan Der glass and absent. Ie complimented them ou their progress, | ward bis horse and probably saved the life o the Caar, poses, let the Volunteer mo : ' nee would bave|Ionis, Esq., Dr, Me : : , : rie av or tres rus tener i g Fr * | 1 ig “ n-in- law o # late : : 4 Ss < ee ; A mand Boe 8 ' ! spoke in the very highest terms of General Rufus King, France and Belsiam, and so) ides sdliliin ence seis WA x & tas of neta bom Raf to entrap The sie of he dl tant-ascendancy aspect connected with it in Ireland, Ata ea salen OE nnn . : ; | ao ; oe ar : , : , : } Cameron, the Hon, Mr, Whe- Minister of the Coited Statesin Rome, and of his faiher! Moquard, Private Secretary of the Emperer, He re- : : : ee a Revds, Mr. Mcleon anc : Mr. Proteaner King, wis now ties at the pulut of death. — levived the most coveted honors from both Emperors, |Peace, every man between the ages of bhatesige and forty Se sha manistats Hab dea TMA 20k Gab Gc Gs akan of and now all Russia is sending him testimoniuls of ulfive should be called updn to abandon his labor to at- The Most Revercad Archbishops Spald'ng and Pur- call of Baltingre and Cincinnati, hoye been named on the com -aittee charged to prepare a reply ou behalf of the Catholie world ro the Pope's Allocution. This conseil will probably meet in November, . Archbishop Puree: of Cincinnati, will have asign- ed to hima post of benoron the right hand of the Pope, at the grand St. Peter's ceremony on Saturday , avery ativntion, in taet, 18 being showa tu the Amer, * a jeans, bishops wal others, EMPOSING CRREMONIES ON JUNE 29. Rome, June 20.-— cha religions ceremonies in cele- bration of the eighteen hundredsh anniversary of Si Petor’s martyrdom sud in reverence of St. Paul, and the canonizeiion of 25 Duceh. French, and Spanish vaartyrs whe died in Japiun, as saints, was a most gor- Heous ceremony, ‘Tho hs rvances were commenced yesterday eveuing with « general illumination of the vity ot Rome, Si, Peter's shone like a great chureh on fire, At 7 o'clock this morning there wada grand rocession of prelates, priests, monks, and soldiers . trom the Vatiacau td St’ Peter's, The Pope was car- ried on his throne. There was an immense crowd as- sembled in the interior of she eharch before his arrivai. St. Peter's was most maguiticwntly decorated with cloths of gold, silver tapestries, paintings, and 200,000 yards of crimson sik, ‘The building was hited with many millions of was candles. There were 100,000 people within its walls, including the ex-King of Naples, the foreign Ministry, 59 cardinals, archbishops and bishops and many thousands of clerrymen, gpa frars, and monks = Cuere were even nas anc soldiers from al- jnation's gratitude, The Caar gave him the — .rmest invitation to visit him at his Capital, have,” he said, ‘sixty millions of subjects, and there Is not one lof them to whom your name is not now familiar; you lean Judge of the welcome you will have at St. Peters- Surg.” Tn last days of Maximilian’s life were passed in the jwouvent of the Capucmns in Queretaro, The Convent, Which Was oner a stately building, has passed through Istevessive spoliations, until nethiog remains but a row! of disconnected houses, in the most comfortable of placed in solitary cells, being truated with more con- sideration than one would expect. Thelmperial cause having failed, the ex-Emperor had but few friends who desired to compromise themselves by a communication with him, and he was lett chiefly with his friend and old classmate, Prince Salm Salm, who followed him irom Mexico on his ill-advised departure to Queretaro. Mendez, according to the only aceount which has been received direct (that of the correspondence of the New! York Herald ) led Maximilian totake this fatal s ep, hs, presenting that the Mexicans only wanted to see him away from his foreign soldiery to Hock around his stan- dard. frasting to this treacherous misre presé@ntation, tw repaired with only a bodygard to Queretaro, where he fonud but a paltry six thousand troops, insufficiently supplied with ammunition, and he himselt in’ the power of traitors. Salm Salm, who followed by stealth, was the ouly foreign oflicer of experience in his whule wheh Maximilian and his generals were confined, 4 / They were allowed to receive visitors, and were not! tend drill for ten divs. In this country, especially, which 1s sparsely populated, and where the supply of lsbor is not equal to the demand during the extremely short season permitted for farming operations, a law of this nature is*particularly oppressive when enforced in the summer, The military authorities, Captains, Drill Instructors, &c., should remember this, and be as lenient as possible in carrying out the law, and not drag boys of sixteen years of age, as they have been doing lately, a distance of eighteen miles to town, to @ then ‘or non-attendance at drill, Some of the parties fined we know to have violated the law through ignorance, bat such a plea did not mitigate the fine in the least, Now, this, we say, is a leetle too much stretch of military role, which, however essential in the army,'s not at allssited for, nor relished by, civilians. and will, moreover, be certain to bring a reaction more or less fatal to all military duty. People may submit for a time to the iron rule of a Robespierre, and the wore arbitrary and oppressive his reign, the sooner the death of the tyrant, and the more Complete the reaction in the opinions of the masses, Moderation is the best policy in most cases; and, in this Colony, if a Militia Law is required at all, a moderate one suited to the circumstances of the country, is the most desirable, as well as the most efficient. For ourselves, we consider where Orangeism originated, where it is fostered, and where it produces untold national and social miseries, gentiemen issued forth their eloquence, felicitated them- selves, complimented the ladies, and thanked everybody dodge to embarrass the Government, and, in the event of a row, to bring odium on the Colony with the object of hastening Confeleration, We may be told that Orangemen have a pertect right to walk in procession on the 12th of July, and that Irish Catholics should not feel offended at it. Well, so faras we are person- ally concerned, the yellow brethren might indulge in processions from July till eternity, and we should not be in the least ruffled about it; but there are others who know the insults connected with such displays in Ire- land, and who, in leaving the old soc, fondly hoped they had left its most baneful celebrations beLind them, whose hot blood would not permit them to brook the insult, whatever the consequences might be; and we know that one hct-heoded tool may set a community in t blaze and excite feelings which the wisdom of a gen- eration cannot allay, as the recent unforanate riots in Birmingham painfully testify. In such a state of affurs, the misfortune is, that the innocent suffer equally with the guilty. We regret, therefore, that the more reason- able among the Orangemen did not take these facts into consideration, and prevail upon the isore in- temperate to desist feom a public procession through the streets of the city. A oull may proceed quictly down Queen Street, if not annoyed; but if some mis- but may have been merely intended as a clever political in general, for he pleasure experiencedin being present at xo interesting affair, The Rev. Mr. Crawford com- ‘pleted this part of the proceedings in afew well chosen iwords, which found a ready response in the breasts of ihis hearers, Fun and frolic, jokes end laughter, were kept up uninterruptedly antil the closing shades of evening warned both young and old to depart, which was at last lingeringly done, and we must confess that we tore ourselves away from the pleasant scenes of St. Peter's, filled with # sense of gratitude for the kindness we received from our many friends, and vegret that those joyous hours of sovial pleasure could not be prolonged llowever, we hope soon again to renow the visit, and find thein all in the enjoyment of the same health aud spirits, as when we last met them, The sum realized will we understand amount to about £90, A Sap Catamrry ror «a Poor Famity,—The house owned and oceupied by Mr, James Fitspatrick, and known as the Old Ton Mile House, St. Peter's Road, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last, at about eleven o'clock, The family had retired at the usual time, iu apparent security, and were only arous- ed from sleep by the noise of the burning rafters of the house, when they had the greatest slificulty in making their escape from the flames. We understand they say ed almost nothing—none of ther farnirure, bedding or wearing apparel, but such as they had on, We have not heard whether there was insurance upen the property, but we imagine there was not. There is no clue to the origin of the fire, so far as we can learo. most every country in the world present, and the as-)service, and proved in the siege ove of the best and! Militi sineh 4 Welbedetedediea of sem led multiude mate up a most brilliant conyzre-| bravest of oMlvers. In confinement they would sit to.| the whole re wide - i meshi ie wees. & jon. Vope Pius the Ninth celebrated the Gregorian | gether and play ecarte, or discuss with "vivid interest, 1088 in Hale 60d muney, Ahd nothing more; rare Massin Latinand Greek, There were two interrnp-|not their own fate, but the polities of Geraany and well-trained Volunteer force, deriving some assistance chievous fellow, who knows the nature of the animal, flutters a red flag in his face for the pedeag of exas- perating him, he may run wild and break into some Poor Fitzpatrick’s case is really a pitiable one, and such as will, no doubt, excite the sympathy of the pub- lie, —-Ez. tious to the ceremony, The curtains of one of the windows caught fire at one moment. but they were speedily torn down by the guard, and no damage oc- curred. After this a man who had become crazy from excitement, produced by the go and glitter, and lights, cut his throat, and died just under the bronze statue of St. Peter. ‘There was no contusion in con- sequence. His body was quickly removed outside. The Pope at once proceeded to reconsecrate the church stained with the blood of the suicide, and then proceed- ed with the service of the altar, Liszt composed extra music for the grand Mass, and a chotr placed in the dome of St. Peter's male the angelieal responses, the cannon of the Castile San Angelo thundering forth the accompaniment instead of the organs, The Pone’s voice during the celebration wis clear and very sweet, aad heard all over the church. The city illuminations fireworks, and general festivities in honor of the cen- tenary anniversary, will continue during a week, ENTHUSIASTIC MANIFESTATIONS OF RESPECT FoR THE POPE. Rome, June 30, 1867. The Holy Father, both before and after the grand religious solemnities celebrated yesterday and where- ever he appeared in public, was received with the most enthusiastic manifestations of attachement and devotion from the immense multitudes of clergy and laymen gathered frou all parts of the world. ~ THE “BLACK DEATH” IN IRELAND. A new disease, which bafiles the skill of the physi- cians, bas broken oat in Ireland, more particularly in Dublin, which is exciting alarm among the people. Ir has existed for more than fourteen months, and has dis- played a rapid and jatal activity. The first case oc- curred as fur back as the 18tlr of March, 1866, and is thus described :— “An oe to a surgeon in Dublin had felt un- well, and remained indoors during the day, taking his meals, boweyer, os usual. He bad a bad night, and complamed of headaehe m the morning, and his master then remarked some spors under his chest. Dr. Stokes, an eminent Dablin physician, was immediately sent for and saw the patient at ll, a.m. He found him pertectly collected, and in apparently ordinary strength; but the left aroi and left breast were covered thickly with large purple patches of the decpest hue. Both medieal men recognised that they were in presence of a case which, if an attack of typhus fever, was certainly such as neither of them ever witnessed before, hen Dr. Stokes returned, two hours later. a great change had taken place. The putieut was as sell-possessed as be- fore, but the left arm and breast were now completely black. At half-past one the young man was sitting up in bed, disenssing his case with his master; and as he complained of great thirst, the latter went from the bed- side to the window ta mix a cooling draught. but upon turning round almost instantly, he saw, to his horror. that Gdllapes bad set in, and b ition, within eight or aine bours of the appearance a any formidable symptoms, and within ball considerable amount of muscular strength, the patient was dead.” _ The disease is believed to be contagious, The gen- eral features of the preliminary stage are bilious vomit- : ‘ ™ and sometimes porging. and usually — of] Itis said that ata recent audiensze given by the ‘hen comes ting, daparaliated intensity, with imcoherency. the purple eruption, accompanied, in most cases, by t debility, and followed by collapse and death, Fhe duration of the illn. ss is of a three-fold variety. — In the first, where the perio. is reckoned by bours, one case was fatal in four hours from the cecurrence of the |44ce you to my darter Jane.’ first symptoms; but the average is eighteen hours. The second variety includes from threw to six days from the|to appreciate the joke, while the Federal Americans first indications of indisposition to the fatal ivane. The present were quite overwhelmed with feelings of third variety, in which aloue any recoveries have taken en & period extending to many dars, and even weeks.” YELLOW PEVER AT MAURITIUS. A private letter, of late date, from Mauritius, thus/corps left town for Point Levi. describes the ravages of the yellow fever in that colony :—- TL write to falfill my prone, and to let you know that Lam still tiving, althongh God only knows how long such inay be the ease. 1 am writing from the city of the dead. You will see that 10,000 persons Lave been carrwd off last mouth, the average in town being 200 per day. Every wagine driver that {have had at Port Louiy has been, or is ut the present moment, down with the acenrsed fever. have this morning 112 men absent from the same cane, A batch of doctors from India is expected next mail, bot the ravage before them I was struck down again with a very severe attack on the 22 of April, maki z the third time. The attacks are sudden. {1 was taken ill in a moment in my office, and had to be assisted to a ear- riage. In four days | wae off my bet again, bat IT can- not disguise the inct that these attacks, re pular every 1th day, weaken me. To-day* is the time for the fourth att.ck. No person appears to be free.” _ PARTING BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND RUSSIAN EMPERORS. . The between the Emperors of Russia and France at is said to have been most affecting. | was not a and formal ing, but two} hogs. for on the continent, bearded men hug and kiss otber like Girls, ** Justice and, each other.” The bullet aimed at eeattered the same blood over them! ever go tv war with each other?! aabrneed the young Grand 2, p.m, within little more than twenty-four hours of the first sign of indis- an hour of being tn full possession of all his faculties and of a cording to rumor, of three captains and a tieutenant! colonel, was only waiting Escobedo'’s orders to pass ithe predetermined sentence of death. ‘Toward the end. of the siege Max seems to have been not only indiffer-. ent to death, but even to have coveted such a termi-| nation of his career, At une time he stood for full ten. minutes upon the plaza when the shells were bursting so near gs to nearly carry him off hie feet by the con-! cussion of the air, No one enn call him coward or de-) serter, as might have been the case had he left with the: French, or had he abandoned Miramon and Marquez’ to fight it out by themselves after accepting their as-, sistance. His lonor is clear as far as that action goes. | His plans, in case of escape with his life, were to take up his residence in Havanna for a few mon hs, antil he should settle his Mexican affairs, and then retire to one of lus Italian estates and live in seclusion for one or two years before again taking part in public life. But the humanity which he exhibited toward bis cap- tors, even when provoked by the wholesale slaugiter of his own troops when fallen into Mexican hands, was not shown the lurened Emperor, Mexico demanded his death, and he fell a victim to schemers and traitors. A recent letter says :—The fate of the offeer who be-| trayed Queretaro and the Emperor isdonbtful. He was: seen in Queretaro at large the day after the surrender That he had received then his promised reward seems | unlikely, since be had made upplication to one of the) leading Liberal officers for relief, Meeting Colonel Rincon Gallardo (Pepe Rincon), he said, ** Col, | am not, like you, a rich man, with many haciends. [have nothing but my sword to depend ‘upon. Thope you will recommed me toa position in the Liberal army.” Pepe Rincon (the same man who tried to let. Maximi- lian escape) is reported to have replied: * Col. Lopez. if I recommend you to any position it will be to a po- sition on a tree with a rope around your neck.” co. Miguel Lopez has not been seen publicly since.—Bos- ton Post, A clergyman on the Dubuque Railroad aceident- ally sat down on a large basket of eggs, tothe yreat injury of the ‘ trait’ and his clothes. A brakeman scraped him down with the stove hearth, but the beauty of bis attire aud his dignity were temporarily destroyed. He is regarded by his people not only as a faithfal pastor aud brother, but an excellent yolk fellow. A Washington despatch states that the Mexican Minister does not credit the report that General Santa Anna was shot at Sisal oo the 25th June. He is officially informed that the General was seut to Campeachy the day after the arrest, whieh was| made June 11th, anu that he would be kept ia prison! until disposed of by the President. It is stated that the United States Government has ordered the gunboat * Susquehana’ to Mexico, to demaud the body of Santa Auna, dead or alive, and an ample apology. It is related that the last order seat over to Ey- rope by Emperor Maximilian—so little did he dream of being conquered and captured was for two thon. sand nightingules, to be purchased in the Tyrol. Pope, ao American lady stepped forward upon the entrance of His Holiness, and with the peculiar nasal twaug of the New Dogland States, thus spoke:— ‘ How d’ye do, Pope Pius Nioth? I want to intru- His Holiness ap- peared to take the affair very good aaturedly and mortification aud disgust. Ax Usaraterce Fevrow.—Ti has been reliably Stated that a servant girl residing in an estublish- ment in St. Catherine street purchased the discharge of a private soldier of the 23rd regiment before the They got married and furuished a small boardiug house at Point St. Charles. She subsequently became unwell and entered the hospital. During her abscence her sol- dier lover * sold ont’ and docamped with a former sweetheart to the States, The Hh See ee ee ae ae _ erald, Weduesday, July 17, 1807. ees et THE MILITIA LAW. Tue carrying into effect in the country, at the pre- ‘require ihe annual performance of a ten days’ drill, jcomes very hard upon our farming population. When the Act came up for consideration last session, we fore- America, while outside a court martial. composed, C+ from the state, would be of some service in cages of civil commotion, and, in view of a foreign invasion, would form the nucleus of an army composed of men of all ages capable of bearing arms. Atthe present time, we be- lieve that most of the annuu! grant for Volunteer Militia purposes is eaten up by a few well-paid officials, who strut about the country and live upon the fat of the land, domineering over the people wherever it can be done withimpunity ; but as forany show of active, well drill- ed militiamen outside of the Volunteers, the thing is not to be thought of even in Queen's County, which is fa- vored with more officers, trom Colonels down to sub- alterns, than many of the Kingdoms in Europe. This, perhaps, may meet the Hon, T. D. McGee's vast ideas of the military dates of the subjects of the New Do- minion, Where, according to him, the ** whole popula- tion” must become soldiers; but it is not at all suited to the tastes or circumstances of simple colonists like ourselves, and our desire and bope is, that the Istand Militia Law wiil undergo a thorough revision next Ses- sion, with the view of encouraging a well-diseiplined Volunteer force in the towns and populous districts ot the country, and dving away with militia musters and drill altogether. A CUANGE OF BASE, Tne Islander of Friday last contains an editorial article worthy of some notice. The writer, no doubt, considers it a very clever production, calculated to pro- duce dismay and disaster in the Liberal ranks, and to ation, An appeal is first made to the Catholics of the Island to read, pause, and inwardly digest an * address of the Archbishop of Quebec to the Roman Catholics ot his Diocese” on the subject of Confederation, with the view of inducing them to regard it * favorably.” and then the inhabitants of the Island, and the Dominion Government especially, are informed that * public opinion is mach changed, and that, in every part of the Confederstion who, a few months since, denounced it” This part of the sulject is all moonshine, for we venture to assert with confidence, that the people generally are as hostile to Confederation now as they were previous to the last election, and another appeal to them, as suggested by the Jslender, would result similarly. As to the ‘unpopularity ” of the Government, we have this to remark, that the most unpopular appointments that have come to our knowledge are not those which have been “forced” upon the Government or recommended by the representatives of the people, but rather surrep- titious appointments which have been secured through derhanded int not creditable to the parties using them. We know one individual who himself ob- obtained an office by the abandonment of all principle, and whose appointment has been a source of weakness to the Government ever since, who has, in a sneaking way, presumed to interfere in local appointments, Afraid to venture back to his constituency himself, he contributed largely to the defeat of an important officer, and yet, through such influences bas one commissioner been appointed to oflive who is notoriously unfit to write his own enphonious name. This efficient officer, in order to manifest bis gratitude for the honor con- ferred upon him, vents bis small spleen upon the friends of the members elect, by appointing to such offives as Hog Reeve, ete., men whose shoes be is unworthy to black. Such acts as these are enough to render any Government unpopular, and especially so where they take place contrary to the wishes of the members, Our advice to the Government would be to purge the public service of all such characters, and our word tor it, the ‘slander will have little reason to exult at the prospect that the Government cannet ** get over another session of the Legislatore.” ‘This advice we deem to be more sincere, and sqfer by far, than the seductive suggestions the country without an appeal to the people. The Je. lander hints that **Mr, Coles and a few of his colleagues would not reject Confederation with the $800,000, with. out on ap, to the people.” We canuot believe that there is one member of the Executive so base as even te burbor the thought of such an action. The insinua. tion is thrown out to destroy ail public confidence in the Government, and to introduce dissensions and distrust among the members of the party. We think we ean Sent time, of the provisions of the Militia Act, which|s#fely assure the people that whatever may be the faile ings of the present Government and the party that sup- — them in the Legislature, no such lancneve as to nd the Colony over to Canada, without an a peal to the people. will ever be attempted by them. The trust raw this result, and, at the risk of having our loyalty tunately, we were supported by only three members, in poseible modifyin our military authorities. With the experience of the upon the people, and succeeded in materially who voted against us last year, ithe ford will be forced either to go for the total abolition of the take a respectful leave of the Militia Law, or otherwise to amend it o as to render it had so magnificently 0s ‘age bordensome upon the people, No measure could ‘ ably banded back to the people, impugned, we voted against the whole Bill; but, unfor- them a8 they may. think pl % We wesld Gem te electors, however, to be on their & House of thirty, Having failed in carrying this|mors of tempt ng offers from the point, we then endeavored to make the Jaw as lenient as which may & the Bill, which was originally prepared by son Xr lie and ay offives, the probabi present summer before them, we fel satisfied that many men: will | all land, in the meantime, an opportanity will have been af- L be for that has been committed to their chaige will be inviols to be disposed of by ard against all ra- inion of Canada, trom local Conlederate organs, and alao as to irrepressible dissensions in the present ony: st ly election resulting therefrom. in Hen icon some of the pub- ity is, that the Govern. ve out the time allotted to them by law, to observe the practical working of the New , and to judge whether or not any terms could offered which would be an adequate ¢ the Colony to surrender ite present constitution. give a forward shove to the grand scheme of Confeder- Island, there are to be found many warm advocates of of mercénary schemers who recommend the betrayal of My, W fl. Popes m aonoffending person's crockery ware shop, and smash things generally, The tantalisee would, in that case, be more immediately responsible for the damage done than the offending animal. Now, Orangemen know that the celebration of the Battle of the Boyne is natu- tally insulting to all Catholies, and especially so to Irien Catholics, whose civil and religious tiberties were strack down by that batile, and b, 4 isisting upon pub'ie- ly celebrating an eventin history 6v irritating to the con- quered, who now for fellow-sulijects with the conquer- ed, the Orangemen betray singular bad taste, to say the least of it, and court violent breaches ot the peace, Nothing can be more ttterly devoid of generosity and good feeling than for him who conquers to be perpetually reminding the defeated party of his dis- comfiture and overthrow, The best feelings of our nature revolt against such a proceeding, and yet the Orangemen are guilty of a similar act every time they get up these disp!ays. Common sense and the best dictates of the heart would say, that the wisest course to pursue is to let the anpleasant memories of an unpleasant bye-gone time lie buried in oblivion. Especially is this the case in a young country like this, where po asewnmlancy, whether Urotestant or Catholic, can or will take place, and where the hearty co-opera- tion and combiced skill and industry of all its mbhab- itants are required to develop the resources: and pro- mote the prosperity of the Colony, We sincerely trust, therefore, that the display which we witnessed on F; iday last will be the first and the last of the kind which we shall ever behold in Prince Edward Island; nor do we beheve that such a display would ever have taken place but for the efforts of scheming politivians, who keep alive such organizations for their own selfish purposes, The object on Friday may bave been to challenge the Goverument to issue a proclamation against Orange- men, for the purpose of withdrawing ther polirica! support, or to disyust and alienate Catholics, by allow- ing such a procession to take place ander a Liberal ad- ministration, or to provoke a breach of the peace, so that it might be said we were unfit for self-government, and should be incontinen'ly handcd « ver to Canada to be taken care of. Either all or any of these objects may have been designed, but we are happy to say that thes have been deteated—provideatialiy defeated —by the complete suddenness of the thing; but the misfortune of the affair is, that it bas aroused those bad feelings which preyailed for some time past, but which were happily subsiding. As there were many militia officers in the procession, and Government arms used on the vecasion, there is one matter bearing upon the subject to which we would wish to direct the attention of the Commander-in-Chicf, and that is, the third section of Military Discussions, &e.. contained in “the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Army, 1864,” which reads as follows and would seem to justify the Com- mander-in-Chiet im cancelling the commissions of such officers : “Officers, non-commissioned Officers and soldiers, are forbiddea to institute, countenance, or attend Orange Lodges, or any other meetings whatsoever, for party er political purposes, in barracks, quarters, camp, or wheresoever beld.” Now, as these regulations apply to the Volunteer and Militia forces of this Colony, and were rigorously en- orders, the Commander-m-Chiel is bound to take cog- nizance of those officers who figured in the Orange display. With these remarks, we drop this uapleasant matter, Tae Loan Brit, Passep !—We have just learned that a letter was recieved from the Hoo. Mr. Hens- ley, by the Euglish Mail on Monday evening last. Mr. Hensley acnouoces the gratitying intelligence that the Loan Bill of last session has recieved the Royal assent, and that he entertains the certain hope that the Loan will be speedly obtained. The hon. gentleman also intimates that the Imperial Govern- ment will press the demaud of £5,000 which has lately been made against the colony for the pay and support of Her Majesty's troops while stationed here; but previous to his leaving Englaod—w hich will be about tho first week ia Angust—Mr. Hensle purposes having an interwiew on the subject wit His Grace the Duke of Buckingham, when he ho s to be able to couvince His Grace thatthe * little bill’ ina very extraordinary and unjust demand, We wish the 5 General the fullest measure of suceess in his mission, anda pleasent vo home. Evidently His Grace of Suckinahans, ene odes: letter, aod thus acknow- ledges the tavor. > i alt ie Tra Panty ar Sr. Peren’s.—The Rev. Mr. Craw- ford’s Congregation held a very pleasant Tea Party at St. l'eter's Bay, on Wednesday last. The Catholics of the District generously united with their Pesbyte- rian neighbors, in the expenses and assisting in the preparations. The weather was most propitious, and the everything that could be desired. ‘Under these clr. cumstances, combined with the good feeling that sub- sisted between all classes, we need Scarvely say that a large numbers of persons assembled to honor the oe- casion, and to enjoy themselves to the full daring the bref passing summer hours. The North Side, Bay Fortune, Rollo Bay, Fortune Road, 8t. Peter's and the Party, and seldom have we seen a happrer, health. Morell—each coutributed its quota of representations to wer, or better-looking assemblage of persons; many a heart, we venture to say, was woa and lost on that auspicious day. The tables wero tastefully arranged under the overhanging arches of the * green wood tree,” and were bountifully supplied with ibe delicacies of the season, besides cake and Tue Prebyterians have started an organ in Charlotte- forced against Major Pollard for alleged violation of Montano Territory, U. 8., to render the tea a success, by sharing Gi id MeGilvary, St. town, the first No. of which is now before us. It is to be issued from the oflice of Mr. D. Laird, and is edited by Reveds. Mr. Falconer and Murray. Tuk Benovelent Irish Society's Pic Nic comes off on the College grounds on Monday next, and we have no doubt will be well attended. A three-horse Convey- ance will leave Stamper’s Corner for the grounds every half hour, commencing at 9 o'clock in the morning. Want of space prevents us giving accounts of the city School Examinations, of last week, (Colleges included) but we hope to do sv next week, tr We just learn by telegram that at the great race on the river Seine, the St.John, (N B.,) boats won two prizes, Fe" Admiral Legethoff has beon despatched to Mer- leo, by the Aus‘riay Government for the body of Max- junitian. Great excite ment prevails in. Paris upon the tecepiion of the news of Masiasttias’s execution; but hy steps appear to be taken to avenge the foul murder, as itis generally regarded. Tar steamer Jer Maiecty, from Ontario, Canada, with flour, brooms, ete., arrived here on Thursday, and after disposing of part of her cargo, proceeded on her voyage, It'is to be remarked of these steamers that, while they take nothing but cash for their cargoes, the American boats take away immense quantities ofegys, &e., nearly every trip. Soinuch for American versus Canadian trade, The Canadians have in abundance everything that we raise, and hence there ean be no reciprocity with the Dominion, whereas the reverse 18 the case with the United States, even with the treaty abrogated, Thi: is a nut for the Confederates to crack, A paragraph has been going the rounds of the City ryt to to the effect that a certain Mr MeGillivray, of King's County, had recently a barn burned, The whole story turns out to be a hoax, and has been used by the scoundrel as a means of raising money in the way of charity, The fountains of charity—which never flow too freely in cases of real need—will very jseon get dried up unless some means is devised of | punishing those vagabonds who deceive the public as to their real state, or who employ the money they ob- tain by begging to debase themselves with strong drink, ~ Pat. The quantity of Bread Stuffs entered at the Port of Charlottetown for thea m mth} enting June 30, 1867. was 3,871 barrels of four, and 1,412 barrels of meal, 48 compared with 9,487 barrels of flour and 878 barrels of meal for the corresponding period of last year, Of these two articles the imports at this port, up to Juiy Ist, were as follows: FLOUR, MPFAL, 1866, 153 O21 bbls, 1,273 bbls. 1867, 5,828 bbls. 2.575 bbls. — Pat. To Svunsciiarns.—Several new Post Offices have been opened in various parts of the country ; those sub- seribers whose papers may be more conveniently ob- tained at any of the new offices, will please inform us where they wish them to be sent, Major-General Thomas Francis Meagher, of « youn Ireland” notoriety—Secretary and Acting-Governor o fell from the deck of the Z-|steamer Thompson, at Fort Benton, on the evenin of Istinst., and was drowned, Gen. Meagher had dis- tinguished himself in the late civil war, as Coumander of the famous“ Irish Brigade.” The press in the United States speak in eulogistic terms of the abilities of the departed as an orator, a soldier, and a states- man. He wasin the 4th year of his age at the time of his death, [#” A correspondent in the Patriot of the 11th inst mokes an uotair attack upou us; but we have only to say to him what we have said to others of the same class, that, until he throws off the anonymous mask, we can tuke vo further notice of him. We shall thea be prepared to defend ourselves before him and the electors of the District which we have the honor torepresent,in defiance, we are inclined to think, of this amiable correspondent, THE NEW CATHEDRALAT ANTIGONISH. The Casket of the 4th inst. contaiue a lively ac. count of laying the first stone, aud blessing the foun- dation, of the aew Cathedral, at Antigonish, which took place in that towa on the 29th ult., the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. The paper named says this great undertakiag is the monument of the Venerable Dr. MeKinnon's corageous zeal. We are told by the Casket that at the epoaenst hour, the Very Rev. Dr. Cameron, V.G. an administrator of the Diocese, proceeded with the ceremony of the day. He was attended by the clergy of the neighboring missions, namely, Revds. W. Chisholm, P. P. + Holy Cross, Pow quette ; Ronald MecDonald,Stella Maria, Pictou ; Beans, West River; Hugh Antigonish ; C. P. Martell, St. Gillis, St. Ninians, |Peters, Tracadie ; and De. Chi preparations Aten College, ; and De. Chisholm, of St. Francis At the conclusion of the ceremon the Rev. Dr. Cameron ascended the platform, pe staking for bis text the iospired words of the Royal Prophet to his son Solomon; * Now, therefore, seeing the Lord has chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage and do it,’ delivered av admirable discourse, At the corclusion, a col- lection in aid of the buil'ing fund was taken up, and the Casket informs ua that the people of Anti- gouish sustained their well earned for generosity. Several Protestants, to their credit, coutributed handsomely, Among the Catholics who egy “vse themselves by their contributions, the Hon, Kenny of Halifax, the Dr. Melatosh, of Asia ane Mn Monee the Californian, take the lead, Alter the collection Mass was celeb: ated by the Rev. C, satisfactory Martell. Proceedings were highly : «