WEDNESDAY, JUNE_17, 1868.

Miscellaneous,

THE AVENGER OF NELSON,

x has been taken from
«» died on the 23rd ult,

THE HERALD,

Hon, Mr, Havrnonne. Tt appears that
we have two disappointed members in

vot much in advance of the old Act, or I
fail to see them, unless you call granting
£5 additional to the French Teachers | this House, his honor who spoke last and
and making provision for the appoint-| his honor from Georgetown (Mr. Gor-
ment of two more members to the Board | don,) but T suppose that if the best bill
of Education, are considered of great |
{ do not think the amend-

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we will, in course of timo, have a better
class of farmers in the country.

Second Clause—

Ilona, Mr, Bacornsron :
ion that there should be a |
than three weeks in the fall
know that three weeks a
the spring. In the fa
erally attend school

aty to compel the
« of those means;
be a species of des-

that it is no part of its d
public te take advanut
that compulsion wou :
potism and interference with the liberty of
the subject, &e,

Another of the veterans of Trafal
Commander John Pollard, R, }
after a long and severe ilness, at his residence in Greenwich
Our readers will like to hear something of the
service of thie interesting, though neglected eld officer, who
was born on the 27th of July, 1787, ard entered the navy on
the Ist of November, 1797, as first-class volunteer on board
the Havick, 16, in which sloop, after having chased a large
convoy and three armed vessels under the batteries of St.
Malo, and being for some time warmly engaged with the
enemy, he was wrecked on the 9th of Noy, 1800, in St. Au-
He next served in the Cambridge, 74 ;
Hercule, 74 ; Culloden, 74; and Canop.s, 80, and thence was
100, bearing the flag of Lord Nel-
fleet from its pursuit of the com-
bined fleets to the West Indies, Mr. Pollard was afforded, as
signal midshipman, an opportunity of particip ating in the
action of Cape Trafalgar. On that oceasion, while standing on
the poop, he was struck by a splinter on the right arm, and
cer who was there hit.
assed through the shell of his spy-glass above
a sccond one shattered the watch in his pock-
Some time after the Victovy had been in action with the
n ship Redoubtable, the officers and men a-
vginning to fall fast, the attention of Mr, Potlard
was arrested by a number of riflemen ¢-ouching in the tops
of the Redoubtuble, and directin
peop and quarter-deck of the
seized a musket, and being supplied by the signal quarter-
master with ammunition left by
being picked off so fearfully were ordered by Nelson himself
from the poop to the starboard gangway,) continued tiring at
the men in the enemy's tops till not one was to be seen, |
In the act of handing the last parcel of ball cartridges the
quartermaster was killed on the spot, leaving Mr, Pollard
when the action terminated the only oflicer a'ive of those
who had been originally stationed om the poop, and thus
originated the belief that it wae he who gave the fatal blow
to the man who shot Lord Nelson, ard this fact was shortly
after the action confirmed by his captain, Sir Thomas
Hiardy, who sent for him into the ward-room, and, in the
presence of the officers congratulated him wpon having
avenged the death of their immortal clief, On leaving the
Victory the following month he served successively in the
Queen, 98; Dreadnought, 98; and Hibernia, 110; beaming
the respective flags of Lords Collingwood, Northesk, and St
Vincent, and was iaade Lieutenant November 14th, 1806, and
continued serving, with only an intermission of 16 months,
until 1814, during which time he saw much service and
he was engaged in many cutting-out expeditions, until Sept.
d to return home sick, and, not-
withstanding such distinguished services as we have narra-
Pollard was allowed to remain unrewarded, and
shelved on half-pay till 1828, when he was ap ointed for
three years, still a Lieutenant, to the Ordinary at Sheerness.
From 1836 to 1863 he served in the Coastguard, and the
latter year, as a tardy recognition of his long services, both
in]war and peace, was, as lieutenant, appointed to Greenwich
Itis hard to conceive how an ollicer whe stood
such a murderous fire on the poop of the Victory at Trafal-
gar, and who if the event happened in these days, would
have been thought worthy of the Victoria Cross, or, at
least, rapid advancement till he attained his flag, should have
been permitted to pine away in the same rank which he
held the year after the action, with the exception of the mere
nominal title of “ retired commander.’
agree with us, that this gallant otlicer, now passed to his
rest, Was ‘not ruined by promotion.’*

“Well, what is thére in any of these ar-
guments or objections? Compulsion would
not bea terror or inconvenience +0 those
parents who believe that education is as ne-
cesaary fora child as support. Thelaw would
only be felt by the vicious classes, who syste-
matically neglect the edacation of their off-
spring, even Where living under the sha-
dow of the free schoolhouse. "
argue that it is right to allow avy portion
of socivty to grow up in ignorance and
wickedness, and that it would be wrong to
force them to become educated and re-
spectable members of society? If, then,
compulsory education would not be morally
wrong, it must be morally right, and in ne-
glecting to enact a law to accomplish that
purpose, are we not guilt
wore than a crime? ‘The su
gravest importance, In Eng )
statesmen have accepted the principle of
compulsion as necessary, and there are
and other Acts on the Statute Book
in which itis laid down, that it is more im-
portant to educate the children of the poor
than it is to send them to earn their

ever yet invented were presented, there
would be some fault found with it,
perfect educational seheme has yet
been invented, and I dare say the young-
est man will be grey-headed before there
To meet the circumstances
of town and country and of every differ
ent class aud creed, is as nearly impossi-
ble as can be conceived,
the best we tan under the circumstances,
I believe the bill will meet the most ery-
The Government, after hold-
ing office for twelve mouths, saw where
the shoe pinched most,
the greatest evil. was the length and ob-
security of the Acts which wore iu differ.
eut parts of the Statute Book, Another
defect was, that the inspection of the
schools was not adequate,
will be fouad by the experience of partics
in other countries, that success depends,
in a great measure, on good supervision,
We began with one school visitors then,
when the work was found to be more
than he could efficiently perform, a
second was appointed.
on and schools were increased in number,
two were not found suflicient, and if two
have to perform the work of three, we
cannot expect it to be efficiently done.
Tam acquainted with one of the school
visitors ; with the other I am not; but I
am not going to cast any reflections upon
But this I will say : au individual
who would enter upou the duty of a
school visitor with ze.1 and ability, has
in his hands the means of effecting a vast
deal of good. Facts and circumstances
are always turning up, and they should
be watched and borne in memory so as
to utilise them at a futuretime. Full de-
tails should be furnished in the visitors’
reports of allimportant events which come
to their knowledge iu connection with the
most successful systems of education.
His honor from Georgetown (Mr. Gor-
don,) spoke of £200 additional being ex-
pended for our educational staff ; but an
educational system which will not support
an efficient staff must be defective, und
we will never have eflicient schools under
It has been found in the army, that
by improving the staff they improve their
forces, and so it is with educational sys-
If you want to have good schools
and good teachers you must have a good
staff of superintendants.
was made to the teachers, aud a man
may be thoroughly educated and yet to-
tally unfit to examine a teacher.
peculiar gift; and it requires a great a-
We know that those
who carry on any busiuess constantly,
become more efficient, and so it is with
respect to examining teachers,
we thought it was better to
authorize the appointment of examiners
with competent salaries,
to haye an efficient system, you must a-
dopt means to have eflicient teachers,
and if you want eflicieat teachers, you
must have eflicient examiners. Ilis honor
from Georgetown also said he would
make the exercise of the elective franchise
dependant upor a man keeping his chil-
Then how would it be
with the man whose childreu were past
the school age? And I suppose the poor
man who happened to be childless would
be disfranchised altogether.
me of what I once said to a mother
when I had some difficulty in getting
boys to hoe turnips, which was that it
would be a great convenience if she
would always keep a good stock of
Theo his honor from
the first district of King's County (Mr.
spoke of the
which passed the Free Education Act.
And I sympathize with him in his re-
That Government
well of the country,
I might say, when the colony took its birth.
When we received Respensible Govern.
ment it was necessary that the people
should be well educated.
touched upon another delicate sulject,—the
Bishop’s memorial; aud I corfess that I
am ready and anxious to express my obli-
gations to His Lordship for taking up and
educating those poor children in Charlotte-
town. For my part, being but a short time
in public life, Ido not feel that blame at-
It must rest upon thoee who
undertook the establishment or management
of our educational system, and left it so im-
rfect that it had to be completed by the
ishop. We have not shrunk from the duty of
providing for the education of the children in
the City, for wo have increased the number
of schools, so that we have put the means
of education within the reach of every indi-
vidual. With regard to what was said b
his bovor from the first district of Queen
County (Mr. Balderston) respecting the ave-
rage attendange at school, if he will turn
to the Blue Books of the Australian Colo-
nies he will find that the attendance is no.
better there than here.
bor often induces the parents to take the
children from school, and the same cause
the same result there as here.
nd and Scotland,too, the same rule
In the cotton factories, the child's
abor is of value; byt the Governineft have
made it compulsory that a child should re-
ceive a certain amount of education or
should not be employed in the factories,
@ education of cach child
costs the Government about 308. a year,
butas the population increases the cost per
© diminished, for we
of teachers. &o., to
educate a much larger number.

Hon. Mr. Gorvon: While fre.
time,wish to disclaim

T am of opin-
nger yacation | importance.
, and Tdo not | ments are such as will satisfy the people,
re required in| who have been looking anxiously for
great improvements in the Act. ;
principal change, as far as IT can see, is
er cannot make np the average atteud-| that there will be au additional expendi-
think it would be | ture of £200 or £300 a year.
o September as

I children do not gen-
well,so that the teach-

anc required by law. I
well to have two weeks i
well as three in October.

Hon, Mr, Breer: I think the clause
be amended so as to enable the
trustees to decide wpon having the vaca-
tion during the time the crops are being
taken off the ground, which is at a later
Some years than others,
autumnal vacasion should be at least
thirty days instead of twenty-one,

Hoa. Mr. Haytuorye :
who made the suggestion to
vacations in the fall has taken the teach-
ers’ view of the question; but I believe
all who havea recollection of their young
days know that many vacations are in-
jurious. Thore are obvious objections to
vacations, tor

thereby unfit
Their studies

for Education, and we ex- bin’s ay, Jersey.

pend more in proportion to our revenue
than avy other country, yet we do not
appear to prize the advantages we pos-
sess any more than others.
the proportion of the population attend-
ing school is one in six, in France, one
in vine, iv Holland, one iv eight, ia Prus-
sia, one in six, in Canada, one in six,
and in Prluce Edward Island, one in
It appears strange to me that
His honor | the people would submit to such a large
have two} amount of taxation for Education, and
yet not insist upon a measure to carry it
I would give my voice
for a measure to encourage, if not to
compel the parents to send their children
It should be made a con-
ung people's minds are| dition of exercising the elective frau-
for educatioual pursuits. | chise that a man should keep his children
are remitted, and it is diff-| jn School, or something of that kind
cult to got thenr to settle down to studious should be d
habits, Therefore, I think the s
would be an evil instead of a be
Moubt the services ot
in the harvest field
days then are long,
the whole time in
sirable that school children sh
ail day upon a farm. It is
ue of the great obstructions to adv
ment in education,
evergies are overt
to evgage with

transferred to the Victor
On the return of t

ome:

They saw that

yoisceinicne

of a blunder
ect is oneof the
and, the wisest

a destructive fire on the
ictory, Ife immediately

out more fully, the Marines (who from

Hon. Mr. Waurer: What I meant to
observe was, that having sach a number of
children educated in the country sehools, in-
justice was done to us in town, because there
was nothing given to edacate those poor chil-
dren I referred to, Ifthosepoor children were
not educated by some means, they would be
almost a curse to the city; but I find that
no provision is made for the assistance of
those who have taken in hand to educate
If you refer to other countries, you
will find that something is done for every
person who takes an interest and an active
part in the education of youth, but here
there is nothing done tor the Roman
Catholic schools,
is, till people get edacated to the necessity
of attending to these things, there will be
Bat the time i coming
when things will take a different turn.
Were it not for the assistance of the Roman
Catholic Bishop and Clergy. and the trouble
they have taken, those children would grow
up pests to society, and we would require
an extra police force,
for a small grant to assist in educating
them, we are denied it,

As time rolled

I suppose it would not
uggestion|be popular, but it will not do to be
nefit. No! paying such alarge sum for Education
the young people | and the children not getting the benofit
One of your honors made some
and they will not be | allusion to the galaries of the ‘Teachers
being reduced by the conservative party,
but I do not think it was « fair charge.
When the free Education Act was passed,
ance-| the amount of salary allowed the teach-
for when their} ers was £45, but owing to the deprecia-
asury warrants, they did not
A advantage in in- | receive, in most instances,more thaw £38.
ursuits, though a moderate | In 1854, the Conservative party raised
open alr exercise is beneficial. the salaries to £50.

House resumed and progress reported
Adjourned till four o'clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
UNFORTUNATE

are valuable, but the | of it,

It is not de-
to hard work

axed, they are not iv a/ tion of tre of that year, when he

nothing done,

Subsequently, the
salaries of female teachers were raised
from £30 to £35. Thon, by the Act of
the 24th Vic. cap. 35, the salaries of
firat class teachers were ae oo £55
To addition to these, Grammar
DEBTORS BILL. | Sohools were established in Charlotte-
A bill for the relief of unfortunate | town, Georgetown, Summerside and a
t up from the House | few other places at the salary of £100
Brecken, read a firat | ach.

time and ordered to be read a second
time to-morrow.

EDUCATION BILL.
Committee resumed,

But when we ask

Ifon, Mr. Batpersron: I said last year
that the second class teachers were not
properly remunerated.
difference in the qualifications required be-
tween the first and second class teachers as
there is between the second class and the
Grammar School teachers, and the salaries
should be m the same proportion, which is
far from being the case.
something more than £5 to encourage a
voung man to qualify himself for the second

debtors was b
of Assembly by

There is as much
Our readers will

Hon. Mr. Divaewett: To compel
parents to send their children to school
well ia the towns, but in
the country districts, where they have
sometimes to travel two or ve miles,

Bap : the case is different. I would be sorry
grorc may merwamt:s Tebeervothat! | s poor parents compelled to send
their children to school through drifting
snow, and perhaps not very well clad
I think the inclination of the
parents is to send eg! childrn to —

when it is practicable for themto do so,
Fie there shinny but there hae many inconveniences in
the country which are not felt in the
It has been said that the salaries
of the teachers were not reduced by the
Conservative party—that they ouly took
Hon, Mr, Hayruorne : This question | q portion off the Goverument and put it
on the people—but it is very well known

Some allusion ise dhaale be THE LATE SIR DOMINIC DALY, K. B,

Few woule have suspected from the quiet, unpretending
manners of our late Governor that he carried in lis veins
the blood of one of the most ancient and honorable families in
Ireland, ‘The Dalys of Galway trace back their lineage to
the days of O'Neill, in the fourth century. Since the end ef
the sixteenth century they havo held a prominent position
among the goyerning families ot Ireland,
they raised themselves ix the soical scale from the small bar-
ony of Queen Elizabeth's time to the Duneandle Peerage of
By personal ability more than one of them has dis-
tinguished himselfin the political world. ‘There was Denis,
who represcnted his native county in the Irish Parliament
during the long struggle which preceeded the Union,
fought by the side of Grattan in opposition to the Castlereagh
faction, and Grattan singled him out from a galaxy of stars
to call him * one of the best and brightest characters that
Ireland ever produced,” ‘There was Bowes Daly, one of
the immortal “ contemporaries of Curran,” and none the
worse for being a Monk of the Screw.
Ireland well in her direst necessity, and she has not ceased
to honor them in later generations,

Sir Domihick was descended from a younger branch, his
father, also Dominick by name, having been a simple esquire,
though first cousin to the Karl of Dunsandle.
mother's side he was connected with the Blakes of Kilkenny,
she having been a sister of the first Lord Wallscourt,
was born in the year 1798, and was educated at St. Mary's
College, Oscott. It is stated by a Canadian biographer that
he studied for the bar ; but this, we believe, isa mistake,
teft Ireland in 1822 in the capacity of secretary to Sir Francis
Burton, the then newly-appointed Governor of Lower Cana-
da. ‘Thus, at the conyparative’
entered on the arduous an
then politically, as well as commercially, the leading colony
On the 10 h May, 1826, he was married to
Caroline Maria Gore, third daughterof Colonel Ralph Gore,
formerly of Borrowmount, in Kilkenny.
was then on military service at Quebee, subsequently dis-
tinguished himself in the rebellion of 1837, In allying him-
self to this ancient and highly-connected family, Mr. Daly
was but following the example of many of his ancestors,
The Union, which lasted more than forty years, was happy
in itself and in its results, Of the chiidren, only five have
survived his Excellency, all of thom, with one exception,
being resident in this colony, namely, Mr, D, G. Daly, Mr,
J. G. Daly, Mrs, Souttar, and Mrs, Turton—South Anstra-

the teacher is required to attest to his
journal, and he requires to have a cer-
tain average attendance of scholars be-
fore he can receive his full
there isno means to conipel th
to be sént to school,
be some way to compel the parents to
send their children to school, otherwise
the law should not be so stringent wit
regard to the teachers,

mount of practice (Lis honor then proposed a resolution to

By intermarriage
Ifon. the Presipenr: THis honor should
know that it is not iu our power to increase

if you want!) dion, Mr. Bar.penston: Tecan express an

opinion and leave it till a future timo,

Non. Mr. Beer: The resolution may be
very well, for I think there should be a
greater difference between the salaries of
the first and second class teachers, but we
have no power to increase the salaries,
though I suppose we could diminish them.

of compulsory educatioa is attracting a

good deal of attention in some parts of | that ia many cases they did not get the

the world. I see by some late English | £15 they were supposed to get from the
pers, that quite @ number of leading | people.

are in favor of it.

The family served

st 8 in that coun
But Ido not thiuk the circumstances ot | ),,
our country will admit of it at
In the first place the climate is t
Then the parents cau hardly do without
the services of the children in the fields
at certain seasons of the year.
though the children’s education is remit-} take half the
ted in the school house, it is still going | noyor felt so
on while they are attending to some man,
Therefore, I am of opiaion-
that compulsory education is not p
cable here, though I admit that there is a
hardship upoa the teachers which has| warraut
just been pointed ont,

Hon. Mr. Waker: Something has | dren in school.
en said about the depreciation of Trea-
present. | sury Warrants during the time the Libe-
ral party was iu power, but before the
introduction of Responsible Government,
warrants used to be carried about town
ties who held them had to
amount in goods,
humiliated as when I saw
Prince Edward Island treasnry warrants
sold at Auction, in Halifax, at 12s. 6d.
Why then is so much
ut the depreciation of treasury
8 when the Government came
inte the hands of the Liberals? Now,
on, Mr. Beer: If the oumber of | with regard to the Free Education Act,
required is in tho district, and |! remember being in company with the
they are not sent to school, I do not thiuk | present j No
the teacher should suffer for the noglect | Who, on referring to it, said it was the

ts. He can sue the trust best Act ever passed in the North Ameri-
Lge aap can Colonies, and the Government which

Tion, Mr. Warken: I think the difference
Besides. the Govern-
ment has gone as fae as they can in the
payment of salaries; therefore I think, we
had better leave the bill as it is,

is quite sufficient.

Ifon, Mr, Parmer: I do not think the
remarks of his honor from the First Dis-
trict of Queen’s County (Mr. Balderston)
are improper, for the amount given to. the
second class teacher, over and above what
is giventoone of the first class, is not
commensurate with the additional qualifi-
cation required of him.
very truly said we have no power to in-
erease the salaries, and I can tell your hon-
ors that we have no power to. diminish
them either, as one of your honors (Mr.
We are not allowed to inter.
fere with it as itis a money bill. We must
confine ourselves to what we are limited to,
till we geta little more power, and more
privileges, by the will of the people, over
those money grants.
matter of courtesy, the other branch of
the Legislature may consent to a confer-
ence, but I apprehend there would be little
use in trying that experiment.

early age of twenty-four, he
eventful life in) what was
boys ou hand.
in the pound.

But it has been The Colonel, who

It was the time,

H.

Chiet Justice of Nova Scotia,

His honor also

for the deficiency in his salary, but that r
is an wopleasayt course, and if he does | passed it should be immortalised, We,
, his mind that it is his | said he, cannot get such an Act ic Nova
Why then should fault be found
with such an Act as that, as his honor
from Georgetown (Mr. Gordon) has
done? It is very well to talk about
the depreolation of Treasury Warrants
at the time the Liberals held the reins of
Government, but they were depreciated
to afar greater extent previous to that
time, as I know to my cost,
spect, however, I am disappointed in this
Bill; that is, when provision is made
for the education of youth, and when
three or four additional schools are to
be opened in Charlottetown, why is there
aot something given to those already
opened? It is well known to
honors that the Bishop of Charlottetown
has been educating 40@ or 500 poor
children ; and if those children were not
provided for, they would be runoing about
the streets—they would be brought up prod
Flin ignorance and vice, and would be a
tax upon the country and a
ciety, no matter what denomination they
belonged to. He applied for a grant to
assist in educating those children, but I
find it is not to be given, Why is this?
I think common sense and common jus-
tige should induce us to make some

Tt may be said they are all Roman Ca-
tholies ; og 8 ag at haves ypigran

a large majoric thet
There, the ; Ben
schools are given to all creeds indiserimi- | fj

It is true, as a mere

80 he may make.

may Fouw 1x Wisconstn.—A Fond du Tac, Wis.
gives the following graphic, but
illustration of society im Oshkosh, in the same Stite :
A minister from a neighboring town started, one morn-
ing last week, on a kind of missionary enterprise. He
drove his own team ; and when within about six miles
of the end of his journey, he met a man lin
with blood running down the side of his
minister asked him if that was the road to Oshkosh.
“Yes, you are on the right road.
there, I have been up there having a little fun with
About two miles farther on he met another
sling, one eye badl
idated condition.
*Only (hi-e) five
‘Oshkosh is a

Hon. Mr, Pauwen : It would vo doubt evidently one-sided

be a hardship that the teacher should suf-

for on account ol the negligence of the
parents ; but the question E wheter in

attempting to a

whatever the average at-
egret would re an
the progress of the
teacher were sure
he would probably use
to obtain the required aver-
age. He would perhapsa ssoon sit down to

y months ago | went into
snot one of that class
the ‘average rule is io
I believe theteacher is pai
00 a year, and I saw six children,
females, It was rather

Hon. Mr. Haytuorne : I think you will
find, if you investigate the
that such complaints are universal,
lieve none of onr pablic officers are paid
such amounts as they consider they
are entitled to. Iwould be happy to see
the salaries of the teachers increased, but
considering the present circumatances of
the country, [ connot consent. to any ad-
ditional expenditure for that service. If
there is such a discrepancy between the
classes, and if they are not sufficiently re-
munerated, they are not bound to accept
that situation, If their ability is such as
to entitle them to move in a bigher sphere,
they need not undertake school teaching,
Considering the circumstances of the coun-
try, and the large amount which annually
leaves our shores without any adequate re-
turn, I think wapay our teachers quite as
much as oan be expeoted,

taches to me, ublio service,

1 just come from

ma, one arm in a
hhis clothing ina dil
Oshkosh?’ asked
anewered the pitiable object.
live town, I've been ap there having fun with the boys.’
With a sad heart the minster drove on, talling into
revery on the depravity of man in
Oshkoshians in partioular, when he eu
a man sitting by the side of the road
sprained, one ear had been bitten off,
side of a puddle of water,
bathing the part effected, The minister w
awe-stricken. Stopping his horse, he en
man what terrible accident had befallen him.
any atall,’ faintly responded the bleedin
have only been to Oshkosh havin
* I suppose you mean
in some brutalising fight,’
said the man, ‘{ have heard that’s what the
, Where they aro civilised; but
at name up at Oshkosh. There
ttle fun with the boys.’ «What
ppose your wife will say when she sees you?’
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Tux Emreror ann Empress ov tux a
OrLEANS.— Address by Mer: Dusion ne An
gover and Empress have been to Orleans and ba ie
hey were warmly welcomed by the Population, Th “
were received at the railroad station of the town which
is associated so closely with the Maid of Domremy, }
the Mayor, and harangued by that functionary at th
head of the Municipal Councillors, Af) France
been waiting with feverish anxiety for the answer of the
Emperor, with a keen recollection of the speech
Auxerre on a similar occasion. There were a thous :
rumors and a thousand guesses as to what that om
would be—whether it would be pacifc or warlike; ang
though a journal fa eng 4 official had at the last e
ment tried to reassure the public on that score the
public were not completely reassured, The speech,
ar yee . Dery is ge lines, is now Given to the
world, and it is aa little alarming as
well be teste arsere
n immense crowd from all parts of the de
had also assembled to walsaule the Tuperial’ viene
The Bishop of Orleans, surrounded by his cle:
awaited their Majesties before thé cathedral, the tower,
and portico of which were hung with flage and streamers
The Emperor and Empress, on arriving, took their
places beneath a movable canopy and entered the
church, preceded by the Bishop, who then stopped and
or the following eddrose t

** Sire—At the moment in which your Maj
your foot on the threehold of this shi ennentt’ 14 tal
of grand recollections, I have the honor to present to
you the expression of the desires and hemage of the
7 of the town and diocese of Orleans. I venture to
say that throughout France your Majesty has not met
with a more noble, Christian, and loyal city. Orleans
twice at least, has had the signal good fortune to be the
last and victorions rampart of our country against foreign
invasion. Paris, which city I name with respect has
several times allowed its gates to be forced by the
foreigner, but Orleans never, The Loire, which is our
river, has always formed an insurmountable barrier,
Ouly yesterday we were celebrating the 439th annivor.
sary of that memorable day in which a young girl of
seventeen, sent by God, delivered Orleans and saved
France, Ata atill earlier period, in the days of bare
barisin, St, Aignan, one of our greatest bishops, arrest.
ed by the cross that invader who in his ferocious pride
called hmiself the scourge of Ged. Tn those two tno-
ments of distress Orleans was net only the rampart, it
was also te heart of France, and here might be felt the
throb of the last national emotions. But, thanks to
God, the heart was strong, and the menaced indepen.
dence, liberty, and life were reconqnered. ‘The Festival
of Joun of Arcis also that of all French Christian
women ; and you, Madame, have considered it in that
light by deigning to take part init. Joan of Are not
ouly saved France, but represents the country—that
nation so sensitive and proud, so tender and valorous;
We are pleased to sce it thas, and this picture cannot
displease you under the guise of Joan of Are, with the
inspired heart ofa young girl beneath the armor of 4
warrior, You have kindly consented, Madame, to take
part in our solemnity, aud this idea touches mo just
after the day on whieh religion gaye to you the purest
joy permitted in this world to the heart of a mother,
for your Majesty has seen your son kneel and take for
the first time the bread of life at the altar of God, who
loves and blesses that age. ‘That affecting sight drew
plous tears from your eyes, May your Majesty never
know any others! May you see the young Prince,
your love and hope, grow up in that strong piety which
is, 48 Bossuet, said to the son of Louis XLV., “ le tout do
Vhomme et du Prince!” May his First Communion
remain the deep and indelible recollection of his lite!
This was asked for him of God by the venerated Head
of the Church, when from the 4 postolie throne, still so
valiantly supported by our arms, Pius IX. gave to him
his benediction at the moment in which he received for
the first time the visit of God !" i

The Emperor made the subjoined reply :

* Monseigneur—TI am very much touched with tho

noble language which you have just addressed to.mo.
In these places is remembered with satisfaction what re.
ligious faith and real patriotism can etiect for: the wel-
fare and grandeur of the country. In this city oceurred
one of the most marvellous feats of history, and tho
river which flows beneath your walls was formerly ono
of the ramparts of our independence, as it protected, in
more recent times, the heroic remains of our great
armies, ‘The Empress and myself, in coming to take
partin the popular /e‘es of the city of Orleans, wished
first to kneel in its ancient cathedral, and, in the midst
of the recollections of the past, ask from God His pro-
tection in the future. I thank you, Monseigneur, and
your clergy, for the prayers which you have beon pleased
to offer up to Heaven for the Empress, the Priuge Im-
perial, and myself.”
_ The cortege then proceeded towards the choir, and
immediately 3CO voices, accompanied hy the organ,
chanted the pealm of Letatus Swn, which was followed
by the Te Deum Domine Saloum. The ceremony ter-
minated by a solemn benediction from the Bishop.—
Paris Correspondent of the London Times,

Par anv tHe Crowsxep Heavs ov Evurore.—A
very amusing anecdote is told of an Irishman who hap-
pest to be in Patifsome time ago, while three erowned
reads of Kurope were there on a visit to his Imperial
Majesty Napoleon, These distinguished persons were
the Emperors of Russia and Austria, and the King of
Prussian. One day, having laid aside all state ceremo-
nial, they deterinined to see the sights of the beautiful
city on the Seine, for their own delectation, and for that
purpose they determined to go incog, so as not to be
recognized by the people. Teameeer, in their stroll
through Paris they went astray, and meeting a gentle-
manly-looking person, who happened to be an Irish-
man, they politely asked him if he would kindly direct
them to the Palais Royal. ‘Faith and bedad that I
will, my boys,’ said Pat, at the same time taking o
mental photograph of the three + boys.’ *'This way, my
hearties,"\and so they were conducted to the gates of tho
Royal Palace, and the Irishman was about bidding them
farewell, when the Emperor of Russin, interested and
gant as much by the genuine politeness of Pat, as by

is naivete and witty remarks, asked him who he was.
‘Well,’ rejoined their guide, ‘I did not ask yoa who
you were, and before T answer you perhaps you would
tell me who you may be.’ After some farther parloying,
one said, ‘I'am Alexander. and they call me Czar, ot
Emperor of the Russias,’ ‘Indeed,’ said Pat, with a
Foguish twinklo in the corner of his eyo, and an incredu-
lous nod of the head (as much as to say, ‘ This boy is up
to codding me a bit.’) * And might I make bould to ax
who ye way be my flower?’ * They call’ me Francis
Joseph and the Emperor of Austria.’ ‘ Most happy to
make your acquaintance, Frank, my boy,’ says tho
Irishman, whoythinking he was hoaxed, in his despair-
ing efforts to get the truth, as he conceived out of them.
turned to the third ene, and said, * Who are you?!
plhey call me Frederick William, and Iam King of
Prussia.’ They then reminded him that he promised
to tell them who he was, and after some hesitation avd
pyre as of sey pone le putting his hand to

is mouth, whispered * I am the ina, but
don't tell sngody.’ p germane: poten

Tho N. Y. Tribine gives w dispatch from Omaha,
Whioh says that the Union Pacific allroad now reaches
six hundred miles west of that place, and is in ranning
order to a point fifty miles beyond the highest ridge of
the Rocky Mountains. The rapid construction of this
railroad is ono ef the most marvellous feats in the
chronioles of engineering. Nothing like it im railroad:
ing | was ever before accomplished. Sixty milos of
track have been completed since the ring opened, and
at this rate nearly four hundred miles of track will
have been laid down before the end of the year, and tho
great turnpike between the Atlantic and Pacifle opened
or travel next year, instead of 1870, as promised. Even
with an uncompleted track, the Union Pacific Railroad
is paying handsomely.
A dashing young wilow in Detroit prepared 4
leasant surprise for hor suiter a few even since,
peoting a call from him, she hid herself in a cou-
Yenient cornor, and as he touched the knob of the door
boll, sprang out in the darknéss of the evening,
nearly smothered him—with kisses, Hig cool re-
ception of her caresses, startled her with a ition
of the fact that instead of her lover she had been lavish:
Cetness upon the conductor of a street car,
who had come withia note explaining his unforeseen ab:

sence. Tho ’
fainted on the open, 1 reurem, Wan Greet propriety