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THE HERALD, W

EDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1868.

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Tv all the Editors of the P. E. Island newspapers who

may deem the following remarks worthy of pub-
lication t—

Although much hay been lately said and written on
the immediate necessity of a change in the present sys-

tem of repairing, or keeping in repair, our Public
Hoads, yet I think few persons will say that the subject
is by any means exhausted. That we want a better ma-
terial of stone or gravel for covecing the surface of the
Roads to render them hard and solid [ don’t call in ques-
tion. But that we have not as yet made a proper appli-
cation of the best material to be had, in or about the vi-
dnity of our different Roads throughout the Island, is a
fact beyond contradiction, It is, therefore, what is with-
m our reach, to be had at or near most of the Roads in
almost every section of the Island, as well asthe mode
of its application im an immediately practicable manner,
to which I wish to direct public attention.

Aa soon as two or three inches of the surface of the
Road be released from the cold embrace of “Jackfrost,”
in the Spring,the RoadCommissioner and a few labourers,
with their hoes and shovels, should be at work leveling
and smoothing the surface,so that, when the frost ia out
of eight or ten inches in depth,the whole mass may settle
down and be fit for travelling on, Then let the Commis-
sioner or Overseer, or Engineer, or any other name by
which you choose to designate hiw, continue, say on
4t. Peter's Road, still keeping the surface smooth or
free from deep cuts, (by closing them up as soon as
made ) and according as any or all of his labourers can
be spared from such work, let them ye set to prepare
some bard ebay or sandetone for the softest part of the
Road. For instance, on the fill on the Brackley Point
Road, at Mr, H. Longworth’s place, thousands of loads
of good hard clay and Island sandstone might be dug
or quarried and carried down and spread upon the St.
Peter's Road to the great improvement of both Roads.
In the same manner, on the rise of the hill at Mr.
Coles’ farm, on the St.Peter’e Road, some thousands of
loads from the gutters on each side, of good hard eub-
stance for top-dressing the road, might be had; then
proceeding on towards George Wright's gate, plenty of
bard clay and rabble can be had on both sides of the
road. On the other side of Wright's Bridge, on the rise
of the hill towards Mrs. Croker’s, any quantity needed

may be taken without injury, from both sides of the

road; the same may be said of the hill as you approach
. Mo. Roper’s, where thousands ot loads of hard clay and
sandstone 10ck.or rubble cau be taken from both sides,
making only 4 good wide gatter/of not more than suffi
‘T¢ient- depth te darry away the water caused by the fall

rains or thawe of the snow and rain in the spring. I

merely mention these particulars to show that abun-

dance of better material for covering the roads is within
our reach than we have As yet availed ourselves of.

Batit is not.the permanency or durability of such ma-

A vote of thanks,
to Messrs, Howlan a

respond to the call of the people ;
0 ple; after which Mr. Ar-
thur Doyle was relieved from the chair pepo w

Ais vote of shanks, for the ability be displayed in the

with three hearty cheers, was given
nd Bell for their manifest Seales to

J. G. M

Herald.

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ply with the demand. About a year ago It was reported
that the King had éuddenly, without the knowledge of
the Ministry or any one else, left the capital in order to
shut himself up for several days in some retired locality,
with Wagner, and wholly indulge his passion for music,
The vem > last year, was betrothed to his cousin,
Sophia, Duchess of Bavaria; but the onsagement was
soon broken off, in consequence, according to some re-
ports, of a difference of opinion on Wagner; but, in
reality, on account of! a difference of religious views.
King Louis had the reputation of being the handsomest
monarch in Europe, With regard to the German ques-

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_Wednesday, March 18, 1s68.

tion, he was supposed to be personally in favor of es-
tablishin the most friendly relations with the North

LEGISLATIVE.

Stxyce our last issue, the House hag been principally
engaged in discussing the Address in answer to the Go-
vernor’s Speech. The debate terminated on Thursday
night at eleven o'clock, when the Address was reported
agreed to, The debate brought out the various topics
in dispute between Parties in this Island; the Tenant
League, Troops, Barracks, the late Sheriff Dodd's let-
ter, the Selkirk Estate, &c. Not the least irritating and
exciting of these subjects was the letter of the late
Sheriff Dodd, contained in the Appendix to the Journal
of the House of Assembly for the Session of 1866,
wherein Mr. Dodd, in writing of the opposition offered
by members of the League to the officers of the law,

remarks :—

“I would say, in conclusion, that the great dificult
IT experience in executing the writs stneal in my wow 4
arises from the active sympathy shewn by all the

German Confederation. He is succeeded on the throne
of Bavaria by his only brother, Prince Otho, born in
1848, who, as King, bears the name of Otho I.

By the reports which have been published in these
columns respecting the scareity of oats and potatoes in
the western section of the Island, a question has been
raised which will claim the attention of the Govern-
ment. The people of the West have made extraordin-
ary exertions to become freeholders. Over a year ago
they sold every article of surplus stock and produce
upon thelr farms, and, indeed, in some cases, ran them-
selves short of the necessaries of life in order to
pay the instalments for their lands, amounting to about
£16,000, due thereon to the Government. Last year
another effort wag put forth to mect further instalments
—and the consequence has been that an uninterrupted
winter of four months has used up all the fodder they
retained for their stock, and an Inroad had to be made
upon a limited supply of turnips, potatoes and oats, to

justifie

Bexevotent Inwsn Socrery.—At the annual meet-
ing of the above Society which was held at St. Andrew's

following geutlemen were appointed Office-bearers for
the ensuing year, viz:—

Patron, lion D. Brenan, (ro-clected.)
President, James Reddin, Esqr, ”

V. President, Mr. Francis McCarron,

A. V. President, * Joha A. McKenna,

Treasurer, ** Martin Hogan,

Secretary * Walter ©. Grant. (re-elected)
Committee of Charity.-—-Mr. John McQuillan, Chair.
man; Messrs. Peter Doyle, Owen Winters, Michael
Kelly. Patrick Farmer, Michael Hennessey, Francis
McKenna.

Standard Bearers,—Messrs. Hugh Creamer and John
Llennessey.

Cuagtorretown Denatixg Ciun.—On Friday even-
ing last, Mr. C. W. Hall opened the subject ** Were
the Representatives of the United States of America
in impeaching President Johnson?” In his
opening address the opener treated his subject with

the question,

On a division, the Club decided in the negative of
the question,

The subject for next evening will he: “ Would a
Sectarian system of Education in this Island be prefer-
able to the one at present in operation?” ‘To be open-
ed by R. R. FitzGerald.

R. R. FirzGenarn, Sec'y.

We understand that a movement is on foot among
certain gentlemen ot this town, to establish another

Hall, on ‘Tuesday evening last, the 10th instant, the

much fairness, although maintaining the affirmative of

tenants for each other; their Ingenious device of givin

warning to each other by means of blowing dnele rune
pets upon the approach of any of my officers, effectually
prevents a levy being made before a large number of
men are collected, while their system of terrorism, by
which they intimidate the well-disposed UNDER THREATS
OF BURNING THEIR PREMISES AND TAKING TITEIR LIVES,
is so complete, that it is utterly impossible to look for any
assistance outside of the town, and I attribute the capture
of Doucette wholly to the fact that-he and his accom-
plices saw the fire-arms which I had placed in the hands

have died of starvation.

save their horses, cattle and sheep, numbers of which

A rigorous winter has pro-
duced the same results, to a limited extent, in other
sections of the Island, and the question arises—how are
these poor people to be supplied with seed oats and
potatoes? It is of the first importance that the arable
lands of the Colony be all sown in the spring, and it is °
evident that unless the Government supplies the seed by
some means which, whilst it assists the really needy and
deserving, will not encourage laziness, improvidence

Bank in Prince County. The late snow-storm
established many banka throughout the country, which,
instead of receiving, give checks in abundance to the
traveling public. Semmerside will soon become as
famous in banking affairs as it is in the abundance and
quality of its mud at certain seasons,—S. Progress.

Yesterday evening a Mr. McKenna, ot Monaghan
settlement, brought to town for sale one of two young
bears which he caught in the woods lately. He killed

of my constables.”

Mr, McNeill, the member for Cavendish, handled this
matter well, and played havoc with the Opposition for
having consented to place upon the public records of
the Colony a statement so at variance with the truth
and so damning to the character of the people of the
Colony, as. that contained in Mr. Dodd's letter. Messrs.
Haviland and Brecken, on the Opposition side, are
polished and pleasing speakers, and Mr, McAulay, of
Georgetown, is the critic, grammarian, and wit of the
Of the latter, however, it must be said that his
wit and criticism are often turned against himself, and

House.

and fraud, a great deal of land will, of necessity, be
left unsown this Spring. ‘This is a delicate question;
but we have sufficient confidence in the ability of tho
Government, if referred to them, to deal fairly with It,
Petitions, certified by reliable parties; should at once
be forwarded to the Governor in Council from all see-
tions where a scarcity of seed oats or potatoes amounts toa
serious injury to individuals and the Colony at large,
approximating the quantities of sced that will be re-
quired to supply such deficiency. It will then be for the
Government to take up the matter, and consider the best
means of supplying the wants of the people without in-
terfering too mach with the neceesary public services of
the Colony. The people of Tignish are willing that
whatever the Government may advance in this way be
added to thelr accruing instalments upon land, to be

the mother and took the cubs home alive. They are
not quite ag large as an ordinary sized cat,—DPat.

This is to certify that William McPhail and the other
members of the Committee have deposited in the
Savings Bank the sum of £150, for the purpose of
ereoting a monument to the memory of the late Rey.
Douald McDonald.

Jas. Warnurron, Treasurer.
March 10, 1868.

: Married.

POA tn mentee

At St. Dunstan's Cathedral, on the 24th ult., by the

here, we may observe, between parenthesis, that it was
sceareely worthy a man of Mr. McAulay's years and ex-
perience to regort te the subterfuge of the Putriot, and
hold the Committee who prepared the Address tn an-
swer to the Governor's speech responsible for the typo-

terial that I consider of the most importance. It 13 its
constant application us soon as needed thatconstit utes tte
chief utility, With three or four men constantly employ-
ed, say, between Charlottetown and Mr Miller's, of the |
Five Mile House, on the St. Peter's Road, whose con-
stant attention should be directed to keep the enrface
of the road smooth, or at least free from deep cuts by
the wheels of heavily laden carts or other vehicles, and
keeping the centre of the road sufliciently elevated or
gradually carved, so as to keep water from lodging or
remaining thereon, and, whenever wanted, to cover with
a few cart loads of the hard material already mentioned
from the nearest place where it can be found, the said
road could he kept in a very much better condition than
it has been for yenrs past; but, with the increasing trat-
fic in the fall of the year, it is quite impossible to pre-
serve the surface of the road from being deeply indent-,
ed or cut down by the wheels of carts without a con-
atant superintendance of labourers to fill and lével such
cuts and thereby prevent the water from lodginy or re-
maining in them, With such care or attention to the
ronds in the fall,when it is most rernted, it.is easy enough
46 imagines how soow our roads would be in good travel:
ling as bh in the spring, on the departure of Mr Frost,
who would jeave the sorface as smouth and even at his
departure,as he found, it when he took possession at
cenrly or lato winter's commencement. Now, I don't
wish to be- understood as thinking that what I have here
recommended is the hest plan that can be devised; but
I say emphatically that itis the cheapest; and that it is
within oar immediate reach: and that many ot our poor
jabourers, who are now and have been idle most of the
winter, ¢aa_ be usefallygnd charitably euiployed on the
road’ as soon as.a good thaw scts in, towards the end
of the present month, Although I have only mention-
ed the St. Peter's Road, the same remarks will equally
apply to the Matpee and North RiverRoads,and, indeed.
generally, to the roads throughout the Island, but more
especially to those parts adjacent to shipping ports in
the fall during the shipments of our bulky articles of

+ ,», Produce, : :

+... Ag the present communication is already so long. I

must wait fora future occasion to offer some further re-

marks on our, foadsystem in general. Meantime,

| Le
’ AN OLD TRAVELLER.
March 9th, 1863.

PUBLIC. MEETING AT TIGNISII.

Pirduant to previous notice, a meeting of the inhab-
itants of Lots 1,2, & 3, was held at Mr. Joseph Rich-
ard’s, 66 Dhoreday pthé 27th inst, at which Messrs. Bell
and Howlan, our representatives, attended, to take into
cousideration the distressed state of the people of these
Lots, occasioned by an extreme séarcity of fodder.
The people, to keep their stock alive, are feeding
away not only their seed grain and potatoes, which leave
them a gloomy future next spring. and a namber of
them have searcely enough provisions at the’ present
time to support their own existence, which ciroumatance
combels them to lay their grievances before the coa-
: ing Parliament, hoping they may be favourably con-
red in the way of Goverumont aid,

At. previous meeting to consider the propriety of
acting on the Report of Mr. Boyd, Civi! Engineer, with

graphical ‘and grammatical errors committed by the
printers who published the same. Before any verbal
criticisms were indulged in, a reference should have beon
made to the manuscript copy of the Address. But we leave
this small matter to those who can find no other faults
with the Government Party than the commission of
philological and grammatical errors cammitted by the
printers or reporters. In attack and political finesse

the leaders of the Opposition are uvequalled in the
House; but in straight-forward honesty, and homely,
solid argument, many of the Government supporters in
the House gre the superiors of the Opposition, It is
not our purpose to give a detailed accomt of the sharp
personal encounters between honorable members upon
both sides, because we believe that the public judges of
nien and parties to a grent degree by thdr actions and
measures, rather than by their professipns and smart
speeches. Now, we believe—and here we beg to state
again for the benefit of those who take aboitrary view,
that whatever we state in these columns gre our own in-
dividual opinions, for which the Goverment is in no
way responsible—that the Government hive several im-
portant’ measures to present to the House this session,
and upon these we are prepared to stand or fall with the
Goverament. We have the Selkirk Estate question,

way

brated.

organ.

paid when these become due.
very well in the case of needy individuals who hold
land from the Government: but another plau must be
adopted to apply to parties differently situated. In no
case is it to be supposed that the Government will make
advances of either money or seed, without having the
re-payment of the same within a reasonable time
sufficiently secured,

past few years.

nished the music.

Mrs. Wentworth Stevenson

Sr. Parnick’s Day Ceresnation.—The members of
the Benevolent Irish Society of thio city celebrated the
Festival of [reland’s Patron Saint on Tuesday, the 17th
instant, in the manner usually adopted by them for the
At 10 o'clock, In the forenoon, they met
at St. Andrew's Hall, and formed themselves into a Pro-
cession, and marched to Divine Service in St. Dunstan's
Cathedral, where High Mass was celebrated by the Very
Rev. Dr. McDonald, V. G.
pauied in its mareh by the Irish Volunteer Rifles, under
command of Capt. McIntyre. Mr. Dougan’s Band fuar-
The Society's new Banner, painted

by Mr. John Murphy, was much admired, and added
to the appearance of the procession, which was in every
an improvement upon those of previous years.
After the Gospel for the day had been read, the Rev.
James McKenva ascended the pulpit, and delivered
a discourse appropriate to the Anniversary being cele-
Both before and after, and during the service,
resided with ability at the
A handsonio colfestioe ior tire valief-of the city

This plan would answer

The Society was accom-

Very Rev. Dr. McDonald, V. G., Captain Andrew Sulli-
yan, to Miss Mary McCarthy, both of this City.

2 ia er ee

In this City, on the Sth inst, in the 48th year of her
age, Mrs. M, Toole. The deceased leaves six children
to mourn her loss. May she rest in peace,

At St. Peter’s Lake, Lot 39, on the 9th of February,
John McDonald, a native of this Island, aged 87 years.

et

relatives and acquaintances who sincerely lament his
death. May he rest in peace.

At Georgetown, on the 27th ultimo, James McCor-
mack, aged $2 years, after a lingering illness, leaving a
wife und three children to mourn the loss ofa kind and
aftectionate husband and parent. RK. I. P.

At his residence, New Glasgow, on the 7th inst., after
a long and painful illness, which he bore with patience
and resignation to. the Divine Will, Mr. Terance O'-
Brien, in the 73rd year of his age, leaving a large circle
of friends and relatives to mourn his loss. Deceased
was a native of New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland,
from whence he emigrated in the year 1812. R. I. P.
{Boston Pilot please copy.]

On the 12th inst, Jas. McDonald, Esq., of Allisary,in the
72nd year of his age. In the protracted and painful ill-
ness which proceeded his death, he always manifested
that manly fortitude and Christian resignation which
crowns the last stages of a well spent life. Avery large
circle of friends were present to pay their last honors to
the lamented defunct, and shed a tear to his memory.
At his residence, in Glenfinnan, Lot 36, on the 28th

The deceased was highly respected by a large circle of

the settlement of wilderness lands owned-by the Gov-
ernment, and Fducation specially ‘alluded to in the Goy-
These subjects, in addition to the or-
ublic service, are quite

ernor's Speech,

dinary requirements of the

sufficient to oceupy the a a attention of the Legis-
Alladin “with his. wonderful
lamp might have been able tp erect castles in a night-
tine; byt common-place, practical mortals will not
chime in’ with the Oppositfon in censuring the Govern-
ment for not hurrying through with the important
subjects referred to in the speech, and dealing super-
The ery of “haste!” “ haste!" is all
the more unreasonable from the reflection that, whilst
in poner those very Opposition gentlemen ignominious-

lature for one session.

ficially with them.

ly failed
eight years.

n their legislation upon the same subjects for |’ sum was realized, and after expenses being deducted, the |

poor was taken up in the Church. After Mass, the So-
ciety and the Volunteers re-formed the procession, and,
in the same order as they had marched to the Cathe-
dral, returned to St Andrew's Hall, where, after speeches
from the Président. Jas. Reddin, Esq., and others, and
three cheets for Her Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria,
and three more: for His Excellency Licutenant-Governor
Dundas, all hands dispersed,to their various places of
employment.

In the eventng, the chotr of St Dunstan’s Cathedral,
assisted by some outside amateurs, and all under the
direction of Mrs. Stevenson, came off in) 8t. Andrew’s
Hall. The Concert was well attended, and seen.cd to
give every satisfaction to the audience. A considerable

balance twas handed in to the Benevolent Irish Society, |

ult., after a lingering illness of four months, which he
bore with Christian patience and resignation to the Dit-
vine Will, Michael Laverty, at the advanced age of 85
years, a native of the County Tyrone, Ireland.

At Charlottetown, on Monday, the 24th February,
after a short illness of four days, Mr. James McKenna,
aged 67 years. The deceased was a native of County
Monaghan, Ireland, and emigrated to Prince Edward
Island about 30 years ago.

At Launching Place, Lot 55, on the 14th Inst., ofter a
short illness, Theresa, daughter of Mr. Donald Walker,
in the 24th year of her age.

ew Advertisenrents.

enn nent

reference te ening of a-barhour in the Big Tig-
_ nish Run, ee es ot safety, in. the. summer
season, to a large amount of fishing rty,;, The
want of a Harbour at the abave nome place was se-
| piously felt last season, when the fishing business was,
“auepended for two or three weeks, repairing, wrecks
after heavy gales, having to run them ashore in every
direction fo eave their lives. The Hon, Mr. Howlan
pleded his exertions in his place in‘ ihe House, in con-
nection with his eolleigaéjMr. Bell, to secure a grant
of one thousand pounds, provided the people would in-

© diente their anxiety for the enterprise by the submission-
of subscription st. In view of the last mentioned
aid Wrath the Gevernaient to ‘erieoarage thit important
ranch of trad@, and to commenoa Public Work which

“i would be of permanent atility to the inhabitants of this
‘aa part of the country, where, necessarily, always will ex-
cudbail ie a fishing population, the meeting, on the grounds
that the Legislature would take promt action for imme-

_ «iy diate relief, unanimously adopted the followiug resolu-

tions: :

ys sse' Moved by Thomas T. Fairbairu, seconded by Jobn
G. Murphy. : :

suse Whereas, from facts laid before the meeting, it is ev-

ident that great distress at present, exists, owing to the
oxtrome scarcity of fodder caused by the exceeding
drought of last summer, having compelled the people
to feed thoir seed grain and potatos to their stock to
“gue an extent as totally to exhaus: all their moans of
ptes¢ut support, and cutting off all hopes of a future
grop, :
Therefore, resolved, That this meeting memorialize
the Government to grant the sum of one thousand
pounds to relieve the said distress, the same to be made
-epagable in timber dod labour to be expended in build-
. ng & Breakwater at Tignish Run, in accordance with
« % the Goverumeut Survey mado by Mr. Boyd, Civil En-
ineer. Ai

Moveil by &, Hackett, seconded by George Rider;

Rerolved, That a report of this mecting be forwarded

b

+ On/Friday, the Commlitee who ,prepared the Address
in answer to the Governor’s speech, waited upon His
Excellency to ascertain when he would be prepared to
receive the Address of the House. He was pleased to
appofus the hour of a quarter past four the same
evening. at which time the whole House proceeded to
the Legislative Library, where His Excellency was in
waiting, and presented to him the Address. The Hon.
the Attorney-General placed on the Order Book the fol-
lowing gone fT Attorney-General gives notice
that he Will, on Saturday, the l4th March instant, move
for leave to introduce.a Bill, namely—a Dill to explain
and amend the Land Purchase Bill, as far as the same
relates to Estates purchased utder it which ‘have
proved, or shall prove, self-sustaining. Also, a Bill to} i
relax the provisions pf the Land Purchase Bill with re-
spect to the sale and disposition of Wilderness Lands
belonging to the Government. The; Attorney-General
gives notice that he will, on next Monday, the 16th
March, instant, ‘move for leave. to; introduce a Bill to
amend the Act respecting the salary to be paid to the
Attorney-General and “Solicitor-General. Mr. Joseph
Hensley gives notice that he will, da Monday, the 16th
March next, move for leave.to introduce a Bill to repeal
the Laws relating to Usury.’ ‘The Hon. Mr. Coles pre-
sented to the House copies of several despatches and
other documents, when an urhment.took place.

On Saturday, the House did hotting beyond some
routine business, in consequence of the Attorney-Gen-
eral, through indisposition, not being precoyt to bring
forward the Sills announced by him in’ the Order
Book...

Under date of 9th March, we find the following notice
in the Order Book :—* Mr. B. Davies gives notice that
he will, at an early day, moye for 4 Committee to
inquire into the truthfulness of certain letters addressed
to the Government in the year 1865, contained in the
Journals of the Agsembly for the year 1866—the said
letters impugning the character and loyalty of the in-
habitants of deers County particularly, and those of
the Fsland generally, residing outside of Charlottetown,
with the usual powers to send for persons; papers and
records.” Under date of the 14th instant, the follewing
notice ocolrs in the Order Book :—“ Mr, Howatt gives
notice that he will, on an early day, move for leave to
introduce a Bill to amend the Militia Act.” If Mr.
Howatt can succeed In amending the Militia Act $0 as to
appropriate the money réquired for that service to the
purchase of seed grain for the many poor farmers
throughout the Island’ whom an woasually long and
severe winter has reduced to a state of dependence and

Francis ;

Education in England;

Grand “Army;
ghiand Journal.

Queen; Fenianism, and t

that. by obtainin

to be devoted to charitavle purposes.
aeemeapemeaie perenne wee

Tus Eprspurcnu Revirw for January, and BrLack-
woop’s Magazine for Febrnary, re-published by the
Leonacd Seott Publishing Company, 140 Fulton Street,
New York, have come to hand. The Huinburgh contains
the following articles; —1. Gachard’s Don Carlos
and Philip I[.; 2.. Oysters, and the Oyster Fisheries; 3.
Anjou; 4..Tyndall’s Lectares on Sound; 5. Liberal
6. Memoirs of Sir Philip
the
9, The Queen’
Blackwood contains :-—Brownlows—
Conclusion; Memoirs of Sir Philip Francis; Linda
Tressel—Part V.; Cornelius 0'Dowd—Some things not
generally known—Only an Irishman; Taking it out in
Money--The Dead-lock at Rome—Krahwinckle—Histor-
ical Sketches of the Reign of George II.—No. I.;. The
¢ Irish at Home and Abroad ;
The Queen in the Highlands. ‘The reader will perceive
these publications, a comprehensive
knowledge of whatever 1s new or important In the
politics or literature of Europe can be acquired,

Fezansac’y Recollections of
8. Two Per Cent ;

among the farming p
of the city, who dre
of fodder and fuel.

Tune is every indication of an early Spring, the
snow on the streets and thoroughfares being nearly all
gone. The ice, under the present weather, cannot stand
long, and, indeed, the change from severe and long-con-
tinued frost: to the mildness of spring, is gratefully
agreeable to all classes—more particularly to the poor

lation and the laboring classes
eginning to suffer from the want

Wr have to acknowledge the receipt of the Reporg
of the Chief Commissioner of Minee, for the Province
of Nova Scotia, for the year 1867, It contains 61 pages,

and shows the remuneration for each man engaged in
Gold Mining. to be $2.44 per day—*a result,” it is as-
serted, ‘* without # parallel in any country.”

ker We beg to direct special attention to the letter
of *‘An Old Traveller’? which appears in to-day's
paper, and which is well worthy the consideration
of every reflecting man in the Island.

suffering, he will havé accomplished mach good for the
country.

LOUIS IL, KING OF BAVARIA.

Ix our despatches of last week, the death of the above
monarch was announced, He'died at Munich, on Satur-
day, February 29, in the twenty-third year of his age.
fle was born on August 26th, 1845; and succeeded his
father, Maximilian II., the 10th of March, 1864. Like
his father and his grand-father, King Lonts I., who Is
attll living, the late King was a great patron of art and
science. His passion for music, in fact, was so great,
as to lead to a neglect of the most impoztant affairs of
state. Soon after his acceysion to the throne, the

ft Wi , the celebrated composer,
peldily pm tng, brought on a ministerial crisis,
the ministry deman Oe ee oe at

Doyle.

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re of Wagner from | *¢
Manich, and the King tating for somo time to com-

Colonial and American malls were received at the
General Post Office, Charlottetown, on Monday night
last, the Jatest despatches in which will be found in to-
day's paper. An English mail is hourly expected.

Col. Franklin, R. A, the Senior Military Officer in
Garrison, will administer the government of Nova
Scotia during the absence of His Excellency General

The Dominion Parliament assembled at Ottawa on
the 12th inst.

The session will be an important one.

Tho New York Tablet, speaking of ihe Catholic
Suyday-school Union of Now York city, says it ts esti-
mated that 45.000 children—that is, over one-third the
total number in the city from five to fifteen years ot
e—ate receiving religious instruction in the Catholic
Sunday-schools,

TWINES, LINES,
FOR SALE.

&C.5

15 & 18 Thread COD LINES,
POLLUCK LINES,
Patent Topped SALMON TWINE,
Best 3 ply HERRING TWILNE,
COD HOOKS, all sizes,
ALs0,
6 Casks prime COD OIL, cheap tor Cash,
8 P, WALKER.
Charlottetown, March 18, 1868. ex pat 1m

f fe tate ny will be received by the undersigned, until
- Monday, the 30th instant, at 12 o'clock, for building a
Block and Span to Appletree Wharf, on the Hillsborough
River. Specification to be seen at my office, Hillsborough
Square. The names of two responsible persons, willing to
become securities for the performance of the work, must
accompany each tender. One third of the amount of con-
tract to be paid on signing the bonds; the balance when the
contract 1s completed; all to be finished on or before the
first day of August next. Envelopes to be marked, ‘Tender

for Appletree Wharf.
B. WILLIAMS,
Ch'town, March 18, 1868, Sup. Pub. Works.

FEXENDERS will be received by the undersigned until
“Monday, the 80th instant, at 12 o'clock, for the building
a new Block and Span to the Cardigan and Georgetown
Ferry Wharf, North side, Specification of the work may be
seen at my office, hillsborough Square, or at the store of
Mr. Wightman, Georgetown. The names of two responsible
persons willing to become security for the performance of the
contract, must accompany each tender, One third the
amount of the contract, to be paid on signing the bonds; the
balance when the work 1s completed; the whole to be finish-
ed on or before the first of August next. Envelopes must
be marked, ‘fender for Cardigan ro Wharf,
. WILLIAMS,

Ch'town, March 18, 1868 Sup. Pub. Works.

~ DR. J. HOMER,
PEYSICLAN & SURELON)

lin

lin

building formerly yey by DR. SUTHER-
LAND, on the corner of K

all the different branches of the
FOR A MONTH OR TWO.

and successful method of treating diseases of the

EYE and EAR,
in connection with all those of a Surgical character.

provements, in great variety, constantly on hand.

Sydney Streets, Charlottetown,
Mareh 11, 1868, tf

Boy Wanted,
¥ the Sabecriber, of about 16 years of
the Black Smith trade.
For partioulars apply to

JAMES McDONALD.
DoSable, Lot 29, Mar, 11, 1868. 2i

AS éstablished a convenient OFFICE in the
ent and Great George
Streets, Charlottetown, where ho ry be consulted upon

ledical Profession

N. B.. Special attention given to the most modern

n@y~ Surgical appliances, with all the modern im-
Rooms at Miss RANKIN'S, Corner of Pownal and

, to learn
Maat be of character.

FOR SALE.
The whole Stock-in'Trade of the Examiner -
Printing Establishment, per Schedule
hereunto annexed.

mpue Subscribers will receive Sealed Tenders for the
above valuable preperty, (owned by the late Hon,

Epwakp. Wueran,) until Ist April next. One-half
he amount of purehase money to be paid on deliv

of the Property, and the balance by two equal ivstal-
mente at 6 and 12 months, on good Security, and to bear

tere a es Fe BUR TONY
DANIEL BRENAN, } Executors.

Schedule of the Materials in ‘ Ex~-
aminer’ Office.
1 Large Table.
1 Office Desk, with Drawers,
1 do do with raised back,
1 Cupboard and Pidgeon holes,
Map of P. E. Island,
Round Cannon Stove,
Arm Chair,
$ Chairs,
Map anc Sundries,
2 Large Tables,
Desks round Room,
73 Reams Paper, ‘Examiner’ size,
1t do Book Vaper,
1 do Col'd do,
4 do  D., Foolscap, (writing)
Stand Desk,
Coat gf Arms,
Coul in Celler,.
Leather Bucket,
Large Printing Press,
Small do do,
Ink Table & Stand, for do.
Bank with Stone Top,
do for Large Press,
Galley Stand,
Imposing Stone, Small Lable,
2 Large Imposing Stones,
Small Table,
Long Table,
% Table,
Imposing Stone,
Wetting Trough, lined with sine,
Baquare Stove & Pipe,
Large Round do & do,
2 Stands (double for Jo» Tyre),
1 do do do do,
. part Fancy ‘Type.
Galley Susd,
Imposing Stone,
Old Trough & Buckete, &e.,
14 Single Stands,
1 Double do,
1 do do with drawers,
1 Keg Ink, 55 lbs,
| 1 Tin Ink, 12 Ibs.
\ 1 Part Keg «lo, 5 lbs,
Oil Can & Jar,
Pair new Chases,
Lot Chases, various sizes,
9 Column Galleys,
4 Quarto do, lM,
10 Composing Sticks,
Shears, Rasps, &e.
Brass Rule Furniture,
16 Boards for lype,
2 Bounts Wooden Type,
Lot of Reglet,
Fount Wooden Type, (20 line,
2 do do do Fancy, 6 line,
1 Large Fount, up below, 14 line,

1 do do do do 8 line,
1 -de do do do 12 do,
1 do do do do 10 do,
1 do de do do 6 do,

4 Iron Side & Foot Sticks,
53 lbs Leads, Brass Rules, &e,
Standing Job,
7 single & 5 double gas burners & fittings,
133 lbs Old Minion,
72 Ib Minion,
385 Ib Brevier, .
246 lb New Bourgeois,
289 Ib Old do,
409 lb. Long Primer,
273 1» New Pica,
372 Ib Old Pica,
28 lb Great Primer,
101 Ib Old do, 4
67 1D D. Gt. Primer,
391b do do,
72 Ib English,
391b D. Pica,
20 Ib Double Small Pica,
| 13 1b D, English Clarendon,
| 17 1b D, Gt. Primer, do,
38 lb 4 Line Pica Condensed,
4 small cases Job Type,
10 medium do do, nd
9 lb Long Primer Clarendon, ; -
16 Ib Calegraphic Scrip,
7 lb Minion Full Face,
5 1b Brevier Clarendon,
& lb New do,
40 lb Quotations,
Drawer containing Rule, &c,
11 Job Cases,
48 pra. boxes,
N. B.—The interest and issue of the Examiner from First
January to First April willalso be sold, inclading subscr’
tion list and advertisements, for which 12 months credit
will be given on approved security,
Charlottetown, Mareh 11, 1868, 3i

LOOK HERE! LOOK HERE!
CARRIAGE AXLETREES.
WAGON AXLETREES.

On hand; One Hundred Setts of ;
Half Patent Carriage Axletrees,

At Twenty-three Shillings per sett. i

v@™ Superior to any yet imported. 2%. .

ARCH’D WHITE,
King Square, Feb. 26,1868. 3m

SEOP TO LET. a

O LET, one of the Shops in REDDIN'S NEW
BUILDING, immediately adjoining the Drag Store
of W. R. Watson, Esq., Lower Qneen Street. Fora =
business stand this shop is not surpassed in the city, = 7)
Possession can be given about the Ist of April next.” |

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Enquire of B. D. REDDIN,
_Chitowa, Peb: 26. 1868.
FREEHOLD PROPERTY by
FOR SALE! a
HE Subscriber offers to sell, by Private Contract,
the following Property, namely :
A SHOP, on Queen Street, at present in the ocoupa- 4
tion of Edward Reilly, Esq.. and ased asa Book-store
aad Printing Office. ae
A DWELLING HOUSE, on Pownal Street, occa-
pied by Mrs. your as a Boarding-house.

A HOUSE, on King Street, iu the rear of Mrs. Sal-
lenger’s, occupied by Mr. Dunn. a
A DWELLING HOUSE, on the rear of Euston
Street, occupied by Mr. Fitzgoral, pensioner.

Also—the DWELLING on Queen Street, oceu
by the subscriber. HUGH MONAGHAN. —
Ch'town, March 4, 1868, tf | Ba

FAT HERRING

mae subscriber has for sale, 100 Bbls. Bay of Ieland_
FAT HERRING, (Cheap.)

L. C. OWEN.

Ch'towh, March 4, 1868. pat -

New Vessel tor Sale.
NOW building at G town, and to
launched in May next, a Vessel of the
lowing dimensions: length of Keel, “eel

breadth of Beam, 22 feet 9 inches;
of Hold, 8 feet 6 inches; will pert exceed 90
register. This Vessel is built of the best
materials, from a highly approved A
willbe 2 fast eniler, carry a fair cargo, and is
adapted wither for the mackerel fishery or ry

tuade, For farther particulars ope te eo
MICHAEL BO! E, Shipbuilder, —
Georgetown, March 11, 1868. =. ie

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