i ae The several ceremonies ot the cbureh are a curious mixture ot Christi-| arity, Judaism, and ignorance. Chiristi-! anity is here but a name—an empty epithet | by which the poor are duped aud impos-| tors thrive. ; Soldiers are the curse of the land. 89 much more in accordance with the eharacter and tastes of the people rather to live on others than to work, that it: is! difficult to understand why even a fow ‘labor, whilst so many live by execution and plunder. Every province has i rebels—if not the mob army of the sovc eigns of the land—to feed, clothe, and pay, and when supplies become searce the last piece of bread is snatebed from the pe: sant’s mouth, and to punish him tor having withheld it his poor hut is set on fire, and the rising harvest in his fields wontonly destroyed. Beggars are necessarily mumerous First, beeause many prefer begsing to work, and the ofium cum dignitate to the easy profession of arms; secondly, so many peasants are reduced to the utmost poverty by the inwless bands of robber and soldiers that infest the land, that, homeless, and without any menns to cul- tivate the soil, they are foveed to appeal to the charity of others, Curious to say, the peasant is despised ; his very name is applied as an insulting epithet. The priest isnot much respected ; the soldier stands bigher in the social scale, but the ragged, itchy, leprous beggar is exalted above all. Beggary honorable profession in Abyssinia. The few merchants in this country trade with Metemma or Massowah; export ivory, gold, wax, honey, enttle, &c., and impert cotton, cloth, red Suret cloth, to- bacco tor snuff, silks, Ge. As arule they are rich, and held in good repute. Their profits are enormous, but their ri also great. Olten after a long life s are of toil, + . . i they are spoiled by the sovereign of the land of all their property under some trivial pretext. Silversmiths, blacksmiths, carpenters and those more ov less skilled in handicrafts, ave looked upon with sus picion by the ignorant mass, They supposed to devil and with evil spirits, to be powerin} magicians, &. are generally avoided, and few are stron: minded enough to follow their well-remt nerated but despised trades, DRESs. The Abyssinian dress consists principal- ly of a large piece of cloth, and is alike the gavb of the menial, the peasant, and the noble. ‘Lhe only difference is that the texture of the poor man’s cloth is coarser than the red striped shama of the higher | classes. Priests alone wearturbans. Old men and women who have adopted a monastic life cover their heads with a small white cap; all the others protect the | head with a thick coating of butter. The priests and lower orders shave theie heads onee & month. The soldier allows his hair to grow long, wears it plaiied and well besmeared with butter and powdered with a green leaf having : grant smell, All wear trousers made of white cotton cloth, In the Amhara country they are worn long, cut above the instep in x triangulai shape. In Tigray they are shorter, and 1 only below the knee. ‘Yo these the soldier adds a belt of cotton cloth, frem 15 to 20 yards long. When he goes into action he weirs, instead of his cloth, either a shama (a far coll: with eight or ten strips hanging from i and hanging on the shoulders) or a stnall cloak, made of red, black. or some gi: aL y= looking cloth ov silk. Great men alone ave allowed to wear shirts, The artic of dress isan Abyssinian decoration pr sented by the sovere Tn former yenrs a shirtman was held Theodorus has been quite i decoration as of his titles, and ev of our servants ve mombers of the * Order of the Spirit? Phe bitwa, or bracelet of silver-gilt, worn on the right arm, isa high distinction only accorded to celebrated warriors. ‘The spear. the sword, and the shield ave the soldiers arms. Many ac: quire great skill in she use of the fiest: but firs arms, though generally bad and use: | Jess match-locks, held in much hi estimation, Tho strength of the dift pretenders and of ‘Theodorus himself de- pends on the numbers of their gunmen, her TRAIN'S TRANSFORMATION (From the SUBNE, ew York Dimes ) On Sunday Inet, Train stood onthe very pinacle of the world, grand, gloomy and ] culiar, wrapt ia the solitude of his owh in viduality. ‘Phreugh him the American eagle had been assniled;—on him the British lion had fastened its claws ;—around him, and for him, horrid war was to be waged ;—alrendy | at all events the Fenian seare is Deeouing | Constitit he heard (and we heard) cannon to right of him, cannon to left of him, volleying and thundering; — and as two mighty mations fought for his body, dead or alive, and myri- | ads fell prone that he might hold his head erect:—it scemed as though the apotheosis of 'frain had come, and a new divinity was about to be added to the bricf roll of our American gods. Nothing could de finer than this dramatic episode, in all its parts, as it first appeared. Train advances upon England, single-handed, and defiant ;—in the distance the [ritish lion crouches, with glaring eyes and claws un sheathed ,—Train’s nostrils are dilated with tire and vengeance as he approaches ;—when, suddenly, in the very act of cramming his first stump-speech down the enemy's throat, the latter takes an undue advantage, slips a pair of handcuffs on his wrists, and marches him off to a dungeon to await the further wrath of England and brood over the coming vengeance of America. Thus the case appeared on Sunday, and thus it continued till nightfull of Monday. ‘The blood of America was beginning to boil, and amillion tongues were quivering with speeches that could hardly wait the hour of their transmutationin Minie bullets and stag- {fr v +. | Ke Itis | given all nece sthe only} have intercourse with the | From these reasons they | nosome! nt! UMMBERSID FEBRUARY 20. 1888. the American cloquence which was all ready | to burstforth, But there is no help tor it! so fy sweecansee. Asthe arrest was mide by the local magistracy, and without the | orders of the Government, the latter at once | ed the ucticn of the former, and the! Secretary has doubtless by this time explanations to Mr, S¢ ard. tis not painful to see a specticle w lopened so thr such a fizzle? h se NEWS SUMMARY. . | Tur Italian Governinenrt is about send- | ingout a naval expedition to Rio La Plata. | Nething is known as to the cause or object jofthe movement, A French paper that Admiral Farragut bas sent to Caprera }a promise to support the Liberals of Italy, | and he only awaits the reply of Gariballi. (The announcement was made in’ both Houses of the [talian Parliament on the Ist Pebrnary, that Crown Prince Tembert SUVS thas been formally betrothed to Princess Margherita of Jenoa, Garibaldi has writ j ton an cloqnent and enthusiastic letter to Admiral Ps atin which he congratu- jlates the United States on encouraging, by the presenee of an American fleet, the National aspirations of Italy. | tis report- ed that Pope Pius LEX. is willing to resame jnegotiations with the Imperial Govern: ment for a revision of the Concordat, It is sud Emperor Napoleon has aceopt- ed an invitatian from the Saltan of Turkey to visit Constantinople next summer. The King and Qaeen of Portugal and their suit, while returning from a hunting | party near Braga, were fired upon from the roadside, The Guard returned the jtire, killing some of the assnilints and wounding others, The Royal Party then | rode rapidly into the town, The Kir Fand Queen were unhurt, Letlers from Killarney s | Clergy of that town who refused tos $ for the souls of Allan, Larkin aud | Gould, who were executed at Manchester {have ceased to reecive any money from ‘the Parishioners who reli to contribute | to their support or that of the chareh, | ‘Tie cabmen of London ave on a strike. A terrible gale was felt throuehout Bog }land on the night of the Ist Pebraary sand | Mass j disasters both to life and property on sea and land are apprebeaded. In) London iat in Liverpoo! chimnies and signs were blown down and houses moved. Many ieee were strack down by the falling | objects, and some were killed outright.— No marine disasters reported, The Pasha of Egypt has acceeded to the of Lord Stiupley, and has ree: Ted | the native Keyptians whom he sent to join {the British Expedition in Abyssinia. | ‘Phe comments of the Ameriean papers fon the arrest of Mr. Train have been re | evived in London, and have evoked much | pre ss discussion of a temporary and con: | ciliatory character, | A Victoria (Vancouver Ishin) despateh I says that a public meeting was hell there fon the rel fh ult., to discuss the expedioncy spofapplying for admission into the New | Dominion of Canada, A resolution fa ta- -vor of consolidation was passed, I enulicated, but it has quieted down a good ident, One of the Jas recently un dlorisioed: and bl Fand atthe same t ntl ihe te lises leading Gite the city were cut i prompt aelion of the police prevented any Davidand John Berry have nism lias not yet been altogether tes of the city of Cork Yup. ne further outrage. ftwo brothers, Leen arrested on a charge of robbing one of the gan shops of large quantity of powder AC Mn paamed Fitzpatrick arreste A] u also Wils Fwhen tiken he had some + Greek Fire his pockets, [eis supposed to be impli- jented in blowing up the in Covk (This is all the news of any importance mm the *orbaps 'T te is we have at. prescut. is helping to quiet the Fe. joians rather than excite them, | having probably cooled down his con his | less. It is reported that the French Govern- pmentis likely to withdraw the new Bill | for the regulation of the Press. Minister | Rouher made a long speceh on the subjuct. Ie said he was unwilling to oppose liberal tendencies, but the Empire and the people ) demanded that some restraint be imposed upon the Press; four millions of those who voted for the constit tion were gone but | fo ‘vanillions of their successors required ‘the same guarantee. The clause of the ) bill abolishing the preliminary license to | publish was adopted by almost an unani- mous vote, Napoleon has introduced a new gold coin, On one site is —25 franes.” ‘This is the first step. to- wards a universal decimal currency, jadopted to all nations. The * Debatte,” a semi-oMici says that Gre journel, at Britain has requested the jad create a more neti Hlogly turned so quickly into | that the, eatin pros, The] arrest | (bat euramonnt of tonnage decreased, our commeree, Which nas sulfered so long through over-tradi: vancial dis | turbances, may now pected to revive, | lemand for ship: ping with a reduced) supply; these con siderations, combined with the facts that the carrying trade must exist, and that it eannet co on unless made remuneriive, warrant us in looking forward to a senson of steady prosperity to the shipping inter- ” jest. ie same cirenlar says of Timber mea- suremeat:— * Some inconvenience having been felt With respect to the measaremcot of timber cargoes, consequent on the Customs dis fcontinuing to: measure wood goods for idaty. the directors of the Customs Bonevo- jlent Pond asd Gill of Entvy Ofice have gadertcken to measure cargoes at ever, port in the United vgdoin on modertte terms, # will secure a Fipensurement ¢ te from the of af Customs, we recommend the in of the folt ney chause fa all timber chou tersi—* Breight to be paid by Customs bill ofentvy, eallipre measure, UNITE . STATES, Ttappears that Sceretary Seward is not done with the Alabanny case yet. ‘Phe New York Zribune’s Washington corr pondent announces that he will soon iss an exhaustive Stute paper on the subject lvis his intention to review the whole mutter a iaido, and to review the doc of interasrtional law and key down and de- fine the duties of beHizerents. ‘Phe docn- ment, We are told, will then censider the respective positions of Enghund and the United States at the outbreak of the late rebellion, and the next ehapter will be de- | voted to a severe censure of the alloyed jindecent baste in which the proclamation jaf neutrality was issued by the British | Coverume The new British Minister, My. T Thornton, was introduced tothe Pr on the 7th, by the sretary ot State nade the following addre Ons the oe >the hanor to deliver into ands a letter addres you by 1 ‘erediting m | ure your Ex collene ndship and of (the deep interest she takes in the welhure : ity of the Nation over which jvouworthily preside. [er Majesty's Gov- ernment aid the Knelish Nation: ly elul tor the warn synipathy shown jby the people of the United States on the ‘easion of the death of my lamented pre- sure your Ey Ido my best to take his it tions aed to strengthen the relations of cordial friendship which happily subsists and which it is our earnest ‘desire and our daty as kinsmen to. main- tain between the two countries. Int | pleasing task Tam confident that [ may Fcourt pon the support and assistance of your Pxcelleney, as wellas the distinguish: ped statesmen who comprise your Cabinet Fand ihe Legishuture ot this Nation.” ho The President replied to the address as | follows :— | “Mr. Phovaton, vour Queen enjoys nore highly than any other Sovercign the respect and sympathy of the American Jpeople. Phe people of the United: Stites (WHI believe that she is entries i {the kindly moss: wh bmand, you have dk | bchet will encour I speec PPUtte HOOT ‘ u eh. under her com. Hivered tome y and this we then to hope fora He adjustment of the nee between her Majes- | ty's Gov mba the Goverment. of hthe United States } Your bite predecs Siv Preder (Bruce, without any disobedimee to in psttiictions or any want ol recur to British taterests, Won the resp et andl este }th Vnation e Breder- ii ho revealed to onrsely ship we had tor him | Ut nsity of Caternd Weetion. Tt willbe a pleasing date lor Five toextend to you the syne considera. (Gon and contidcace which he so emineath ssar, \ i! nl tothe pa States and Gr » thing ms to be necessary, Which is, Hthat the statesmen and people ol the two jeal velations of | onntries may carefally and consistently study te confornm their measu to th | polities! lovic which in every resion why the Bieli taigeisspoken so distinet ily nm fir inn ing love of; nal freedom the rapid Onaeh of i visal civi 1 common irre tion,” table and indi York Zribune, commenting on j ou of busines in the United | 8, sitys:—'t Tn the meantime how are j busine ten to keep ailoat? Prudence and economy, of cours Hlessans to be 1 | part of these le Lespeci: iy rned; but there one is Which in dudj tines is lly apt to be forgotten, Be jong thing; whatever you have to there are many people ready to buy, even jin the mostdepresse ons, Lind them jout, show them your wares; persuade then le buy of you rather than another. When | buyers eluctant, sellers must be ae. itive, Tis neither cheap nor sensible to jsit behind your counter and wait for the } bustle of trade to revive, When business jisdall that is the very time to advertis imped. 6 dollars tn the first place, that is when most need | jto advertise; and in the second, | when people devote most time to newspapers, and when your adyvet Feousequendy is inost generally seen, ; Over one thousand young men are out jof employment in Detwoit. in the state of tis gering battalions. Not a young American] Buropean Powers to stop removing fugi- | Michigan. but found it hard to bottle up his wrath; not a Congressinan but felt his fingers aching to begin the forging oratorical thunderbolts; not an Irishman but waxed eloquent as Train himself. Train was on everybody’s lips, if not in everybody’s heart; and even the mod- ern sphynx opened his mouth to give vent to the feelings of his soul. Havana, Grant called for a chart of the British Channel, and with compressed lips inquired of Adam Badeau how many men in armor ordinarily guarded the ‘Tower of London. It is gricyous to have ail these theatrical effects spoiled. It hurts vur pride, when the transformation scene takes pluce, to see, in stead of the leonine monarch advancing upon | the bird of Jove in all the pomp and circum- stances of his ferocious nature, a Hibernian coustable, with the warrant of a local magis- trate in his hand, walking off with Mr, ‘Train to examine whether he had come to the lind of St. Patrick with the intention of being a disturber of the peace. And whenit appear- ed that all the proceedings following this were equilly dull and les BAG when it wus found that he wasimmediately discharged, and only taken in custody aguin till the auth- oritics were informed of his arrest and had time to order his release—the visions of war and glory and America triumphant were dis- sipated, and in their stead we saw Train do- | c: We need only refer to the cyclones and hurricanes in India and the and yerp hard for}in proof of this; but not only has the | sand: scending from the pinacle cf notoriety and tiking his place aguip in the ranks of windy babblers . dt is very hard for Train, After firing a fresh | the same time the loss of shipping by tives from Candin, The latest advices from the Abyssinian Expedition are very discouraging, as they forbid the hope of a successful or site move this season. Lhe army was well supplied, and the advance under General Napier had reached the harbor of Antolo. SHIPPING INTERESTS FOR 1868.—Accord- ing to the Annual Trade Review ot Messrs. Rucker, Ofer & Co., of London, there longht to bea revival in Ship-building in the Colonies this year, They further say --and the prediction is contained in seve- ral other circulars now before us—* al- though dangerous at all times to assume the ollice of a prophet, we au livipatedbetter freights during (he present year on seve- ral grounds, ‘The production of ships in this country, our North American Colo- nies, and the United States, lins been very limited during the last two yeasts, mod oat ualities has been unusually heavy.— West Indies sputeh from London of the 29th j says:—George Prancis Train is delivering jlectures in Cork, on Ameriou and: Trish Psnijects:\—He is very popular with the | trish people and his houses are jaugned, | | oN | NEW DOMINION. | A Victoria Vancouviers Island, telegraphic despatch says that a public meeting was held on the 20th to discuss the expediency of the ; Colony applying fur admission into the Do- jininion of Canada. A resolution in favor of consolidation and declaring that an) overland wagon road to connect Victoria with the Do- minion of Canada is essential to the prosperity jof Victoria was unanimously adopted and a | committee appointed to wait upon the Gov Fernment and ascertain the progress made and take further steps with reference to the Union | of the Colony with Canada The Pioneer, of Houlton, Me.. is out ear- nestly in fivor of Reciprocity of ‘Trade be- tween Maine and Canada. It shows that | Maine's geographical position, clasped, as she is, by Canadian territory, makes it necessary that she should have extensive dealings with her British neighbor. A Fire in the Finlay’ Market, in Quedee, on the 80th ult., destroyed a large amount of property, fully insured. A Fire in Kingston onthe 8th inst., destroyed three buildings on King Street; loss estimated at twenty thou- deep: | KI it Britain only | , ire the twogreat! SUVA SCOTIA. Repeal is still the ery in Nova Scotia. A great diversity of opinion exists as to. the course whie. the the Nova Scotians ought to pursue. For our part, we are free to admit that, in our judgement, a very serious cri-is is upon the Dominion; in a few months. per- h ps ina few » ceks, at all events as soon as the Imperial Governinent replies in the nega tive to Nova Svotia’s demand for Repeal, the Government of the Dominion will have on its hinds a tusk as momentous as ever fell to the fovofa Colonial statesman. The Montreal Daily News offers the Nova Seotians some sensiole advice couched in pen- tlenanly hingaage; a recent editorial con- clude: follow t Nova Scotia occupies an exceptional positic hier anines, her fisheries and her hobie harbors wonld invite the cupicity of any nation; and, if she bo trays us, the Dominion inast ce shaticred to frayinents. It would be like taking ont the key-stone trom the arch— the fusrig reared with so much eure would eruimole tothe reo Neither tnor Ca aa can ve to snehacabunity. ‘Phe Nova Scotians know tull well that the power ofthe Empire would be put forth to avert such a disruption, aml they know turthermore that twice filly per cent. would be added: to their duties, and all patronage vested in Washington, should they annex tiemselyns to the United Sites. We <0 pre-eminently o ty attach may moantig to the mer which find expression in the Repes We suffer equally with the Nova Scot consequences of an unwise ; rofuseness; but we see afortine before us of better omen, ind we counsel them to intimate our patience, and seek, with our co-operation, a remedy in vigil and persistent economy,” Lanee Yizuip or Gorp.—One of the riche. yields of gold cyer obtained th ining, Was brougutinto towa on anewsmine at Mount Uniacks. teen tons of q Zz, troma leads opened Tast fall, y ounces, or nearly sixteen ounces perto.. When it is considered that a th.ee-ineh lead, yielding (ree ounces to the ton, is considered + woud investment, the enormous value of hha property as. this, must be apparent. he quartz from which we gold was ootained, the product of three men’s hibor fe nis until Saturday List. liast., and together with between $200 nid 3g00 worth of specimens picked our er Che reck while mining. pve anet yield of aw ent $239) per day for each nia employed. Phe fortinnste owners of Gils yvalnable propert Alto te M muel Kelly, P28, tbaaiiton, fsq., and fect thick, fouc or five other gentlemen. whose names we have not learned, — //c, Citizen, The Halitix Lxpress states that the Local Government of Nova will at once ap- point dulegates, who will proceed to: London jto demand a Repeabof the Union Act. ‘Phe ! House wil, it says, likely remmin in session jor about afortnight, and adjourn for three mionths. Inthe meantime tie deleg ites will | have time to transact their busines), and re- ive th ir final answer from the Home Goy- ernment, NEW BRUNSWICK. The money market of St. John, is said to be in a comparatively Gavy state at present. The Banks are discounting ely. Large bays of gold has lately been carried into: the Barks. Flour is selling for $3.60 and $3.45, The Churchitan comes to us this week dressed in the habiliments of mourning for the Rev. Dr. J. W. 1D. Gray. Pastor, of Prinity Church st. Joho. who died in bditix on the —— inst. ‘Tae deceased gentieaian was) held va higa esteem by al. OU JDLANS. Ivicus from St. Jolin’s says:— sv in store on the Bist De dy qus.in s Phe stock of tor bist wis Joi's Of the since the Ist inst, ¢ sels yet to clear Si saurce, amd ty this cireamstince alone he aturisuted the Linge stuck of fish still mi siniog. f + Gorrespondence, ‘To vir Eptror or 2 JOURNAL. Sur3--Laving noticed in the [slind papers asevies of resolutions pissed ata mecung hebiin the Crapiud Hath last New Yours evening. Deg to correct a few missticements i respect to tae publication of that meeting Toe chaivmian i his report stated that the mecting was liyely represented by people trot Lot Yd and G7. In tiis he hvoored tador a very wt istakey at tive people repiessnted Lo ou the Western Division sas te people lid come to tie conchusion Giat they would live nothing to doin the affvir, as Mr. Locke was determined bto extend a wharf trom his vicinity oat into anarnvof the Basin, Previous to thisa 0 muttee lad been formed to make a sury ne harbor, and to report; consequently Williaa Lea, one of the inen who wis Fatiended tae meeting iin order tog !yeport.and indving so be showed very clear y | that if whart builnog was ata dl practicable, hthe West side of the Basin was the most fit jund proper plice, ‘They passedae resolution, | proposed as an amen iment by Mr. Lea to the one Mr. Lock brought forward, and which the chairman was pleased to publish. The amend- ment read to extend a wharf into the Basin, This Mr. Lock tricd very hard to crash, but | died not succeed; the people were not to be gulled into a thing so casy as that. Shor after this we members, Messrs, Sincltir and Montgomery, to hear our grievances. Another mecting was called, which was fiirly represented; each party being atforded an opportunity of ¢x- pressing their opinions as to what was the most beneficial way of improving the harbor, ‘The proceedings of this meeting the chairman has thought proper not to send into the pipers. to the debate, and particularly to hear the jmembers—Messrs. Sinclair and Montgomery {—take such an interestin the allie. They quested us to petition the Governnient to send usan Boginver to make ageneralsurvey nd report thereon, where and how the work was ty be done. This we have done, and will send the petition into the Louse, trasting they will hear the pray sr of it. T hive atso to mike a remiuk on one very great feature in these resolutions, which is, that they have tied to gull the public into an idea that Dredging has not proved successful, and that they ti necessity of building and constructing a whart into the Basin. As this would occupy too for the present go into the practability or iim- practybility of it, suflic benefit of the public has not proved a fiilure, ‘That take in the best out in the Basin. throw dustin the their own Cunning convenience. we don’t deny had considerably sanded up. it was mud, we believe it ne filled in one inch, Asa proc upto Victoria wharf, it has not lessoned its contrary, it has inciensed. If you think this worthy of a place in your valuable columss. you will oblige, Yours truiy, CUARLES COLLETT. Victoria, Feb. 10:h, 1858. ded the large amount of | Cells the little flows now run four ov ada visit from our We had great pleasure in listening yo load to full back to the much of your time and columns, Twill not eit to say, for the nerally. that Dredging before the Harbor of Crapaud was deepened we could only admit of crafe drawing six fect of water, now we can admit of Brigs of trom 200 to 2380 tons, Which can come up to the wharf and of their load, and move is very uncharitable for any party or people ina community to try and es of the public to suit We have to remark, that when the channel was dredged, one place al the entrance of the Basin was dredged through a sand bar; this if dit been taken 150 tect to the West where rwould haye of this where the channel has been deepened from that plaice depth of water one inch; but L believe on the Summerside Sournal. _THIRSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1868, o notice can be taken of anonymous com- munications. We must know the names and wddresses of our correspondents az ag) of their good fith. We cannot undert Jeturn communications that are not used, THE NEWS. Wui¥ all the world resembles a vast camp of war, the different parts of which are in antagonism to each other, and but awaiting the signal of strife, no une seems just yet prepared that signal to give! ‘The first months of 1868 are wearing away, and the hush of inaction yet rests on the vastarmies of Europe. ‘The Eng- lish papers record nothing very staring. Campbells deseciption of the Britis’ flect coming into action at the batile of Copen- liagen nay apply to the times. * There was silence deep as death And the boldest hell his breath For a time.” We may rest assured that in the com- ing events of interest, Baglind will play no mean part. Her colossal strength, and omnipotent influence in the world willnot permit of this, And whether in conflict with the trained battalions of Bu- ropean despotism, or the half disciplined hordes of American democracy, the stealy perbinacity and bulldog eourage of the saxon will not find its match, ‘Lhe subject of Education continues to excite great interest at Home. ** Tho future master” of the world, as some one ig about in frock and kniekerbockers, are to. be fitted for their plice by compulsory eda- ;eation, C rtain politicians are pro that the Government have their hands full enough, and are already burticned with the Sc measures against bribery ant corruption, &e., without just now taking up Educa- tion, Bat the nation demands haste in this business, and is asking fur a system of compulsion, thata few years ago woukl have becn regarded as most un-English and arbitrary The loyal Lrishmen of London are well represented by an address to the Queen, bearing thirteen thousand signatures. Mr. Digby Soymour is at the head of the inovem ‘nt. If We might take a hint! som? testimonial of sympathy with the mother country, and of attachment to our beloved Sovereign were to emanate from the people of thes: Colonies, it woull do much to enlighten the eyes of Ungiis: statesmen as to the deep tecling of loyalty which Ureathes through all classes of our own people, Exposed as we are to re- publican influence, and separated from the old land by three tiousand miles of ogsan, blool is yet thicker than water, aad British pride and love of county too strong for the wiles of any aunexation charmer, charming ever so wisely. Never may any banner bat that of Mugland wave over this Lind! Rep al meetings are being held in Ire- land. At some of them resolutions wer passed demanding a national legislature tor Troland, and declire that by a Repeal of the Union thoy did not meant sepa- raion or weakening of the empire, but a anion of consolidation and progress.” Dawsoa, member of Parliament, at oan agricultural society's dinner, at Londonterry, made particular reference to the subject of an Trish heform bill. He said, ** Let the broad, notorious tact wo forth faran t wide, to the utmost limits of ti: world, thit there exists in the northoof Ireland, a body of men, power- ful in numbers, iu influence, in character and inresources, who are determined tu remain devoted subjects of the British Crown, and, at the lime, ardent protestors agilust any proposed sopara- tion trom th: Crovn waieh they alilove so Well.’ Poatlid d also to % the mis- erable scum of society, half foreign, halt midigenous, who had brought Ireland to a coudition of ruin.” Napoleon the IIT. has come ont ina new character—that of Agricaltarist. It seems that in the south west of Trance there exists a vast desert, celebrated for nothing but its sandy soil, its fir trees, pools of water, and general insolubity. Reids and heath complete the : icture. The victor of Solferino has given. this name to some thousand acres of grey sand without a particle of vegetable mat- ter, and concentrated upon them all the powers of scientific cultivation. Farms have sprung up, reclaimed from the de- sert, and plantations of fir promise great future wealth, A village has been erect- ed, and the tenants of the farms are pro- mised absolute, possession, in their own right, after a certain time. If this ex- ample of beating the sword intoa plough Sig: powers that be, how soon would the world assume a different aspect. The Rassian Zavadide, after a lengthy introduction t) an article in its columns, stating that though the Czar hus long kept an unsellish watch over the peace of Hurope, he will, perhaps, by his dearest interests, be forced to adopt a dilferent icy in the fature, proceeds to discuss i s of the Russian army and arms, ‘The good looks and intel- ligent behaviour of the soldiers, proves that the new system of educating, cloth- ing, and victualling, has already begun to bear fruit.” At Moscow, Petersburg, Danabarg, Brest and Kier,are workshops which cach annually turn out 75,000 uniforms—a number that might be great- ly increased by the employment of addi- tional workmen and sewing machines. In 1867 alone, were completed 1800,000 breech loading rifles, of the Karl pattern. In the case of our American cousins, ‘the Republican system seems to be work- ing badly. The trouble is to tell who is master. The house is divided against itself, and no one can tell whether the President or Stanton has the chief power. This is truly an amusing spectacle for lovers of* British institutions. Johnson has ordered Grant to disobey Stanton, Secretary of war, which has had the ef- fect of bringing up the impeachment question again. Whether this will be pushed it will be hard to say, but alto- gether we advise oir oflicious neighbors to settle their own affairs before they be- gin regulating those of other nations, share were only followed by the other) POLITIOAL PARTIES, Tue State has a tangible existence, and is defined to be: **a political estab- lishment, formed on the principle of di- vision of labor, and consisting of those persohs whom the community, either unanimously, or by a majority of voices, agrees to invest with political power, that power consisting of the portion of each individual's personal liberty ard right of property, which he is satisfied to surrender in exchange for protection in the legitemate use of the remainder.” The right or privilege to manage and navigate this ship of state has been the occasion of innumerable and sharply con- tested political battles ; it has afforded ample seope for the subtle politician to propound his political formular, and for the aspiring demagogue to effervesce with visionary theories, So keen have been the contests, and so many the subterluges an stratagems resorted to by the artful and designing, that a successful politician — that is, one who is skilful in gaining place and power- -is looked upon by not afew as the personification of intrigue and chicanery, ‘The rivals for this pri- vilego are somewhat numerous, if we reckon them by the different intensities for their doctrines, or if we descend to minutice in their principles for a classifi- cation; but by taking their cardinal doctrines as our criterion of classification, we find that they resolve themselves into two great and distinctive parties, namely, she party of Conservatism and the party of Innovation, Both parties are very old, being almo't coeval with civil govern- mant. Conservatism, as the meaning of the word denotes, is that party whose policy . to use every effort to preserve what is established, It aimsyto preserve the ex- isting institutions of a country, from rnin, innovation, injury, or radical change — to keep all it has got and be satisticd ; not in any way to jeopardize what it possesses, for the chance of -recciving better, [tis peculiarly the doctr the rich and opulent, and has estab the nobility and hiararchy, ‘The party of Innovation, on the other hand, agitate for change by the introdue- tion of some new element. It holds the possibility of new ideas and the necessity of general progression. It honestly ad- mits that what is possessed may be good, but asks the question: Why idolize it when better may be procured? — ‘This doctrine again is peculiarly that of the populace, and has ever been the hobby of the ambitious demagogue. We trust that we will not be trespassing on the ‘lomain of the politician, if we remark stability antl perpetuation of tree and enlightened governments. ‘Their antag. onismn has ever beget the happiest legi lation Hither one alone, in its integrity, tends to extremes in theory, and would bs imyossible in practice. —Conservatism for ever hagyving and cobbling antiquated usares and innosction staking everything on the doubtfal issue of experiment. New light thrown on the goverment, us well as expe necessily, have cilveted wo figations in both systems 5 they hold their original doctrines only under certala cou- and limitations, Many of the as- peric Conservatism lave been softened down, it has consented to sane- tion change when it sees a positive aud undoubted necessity, so long as ‘it is the reformation that draweth on the change, und not the desire of change that pretendeta the reformation.” And In- jnovation has grown more eantious and cheamespeoct in its operations, Sore ex- perience has taughtit the lesson, that a reloymatiou is net an essential conse- quence of a political revolution ; that a radical change experimentally and pre- maturely intr duced, is oftea the pre- cursor of anarchy and desolating civil War's. , of rience ob Governments are not the matured plans of men, which have been set in full blast, clivcts of small beginnings which haye gradually increased by the light of science and the concurrence of unforseen events. As the people become civilized, they become less compliant with the dictates of arbitrary power, and more fearful of licentious freedom. In the polities of Great Britain at the present day, we have a very striking illustration of this trim- ming of principles to suit the times and circumstances. In that country at one time, Conservatism bestrode its high horse with a desperate meaning; and sternly upheld some of the absurdest dog. mas and pernicious enactments apparent. ly with no other reason than that they were established. Innovation, on the other side, agitated for sweeping reforms with such a tempestuous energy, that when foild in its purposes many ofits advocates re: orted to emigration. With in the last twelve months we have seen actually passing a Reform Bill of a de- cidedly radical tendency, And when the latter were in office, changes were always effected wih an almost conservative caution, be A Cite Frre.—On Saturday last about three o'clock, p. m., the cry of fire was given, when it was discovered to be in a stable ‘owned by Mr, P. Brown, attached tothe house occupied by Mr. James Gourlie. fire was prevented from spreading, ‘The stable was totally destroyed, together with a horse, &c., belonging to Dr. Casey, and a quantity of hay belonging to Mr. Gourlic. ‘The scarcity of water was very much felt. We would suggest to the consideration of the Fire Wardens the necessity of having at least two ‘Tanks in the most public parts of the Town, te Tie ladies of the Presbyterian Congregation of Woodvillo and Little Sands, intend holding a Tea Meeting on Wednesday the 4th of March. te Turannual meeting of the Stock- holders of the Bank of P. E. Island, will take place on Tuesday the 3rd of March next. We have added over twenty new sub- scribers to our list, during the past week, that both partics are necessary te the ° in a moment; but they are generally the . the most noted champions of the former ” The wind was very favorable, and the ..