; Weritlere. | met the captan, andsaid he, = Now, let ne examine, fora few qoments, whe | Are not you the barior master? [ card | ther there is a reasonable probability that we went. LT bsxd been, but after the Liberate cat de placed in euch @ position. Bocond only gvt in power | got my ti ket. The vessels te the Lmperial Government of Great Britain te! ‘ - F the Goverument of the great British Dominica in| dren there, ead be, are « usimace, o:¢ I ludia, either for talent iv ite sdaiuietration or) Oram grt Gy vessel up there, The yoese! 1. diserimination iu Ke eeonomicel of pulitical| got awey come way atter tha, [wes her gcisione, Iu ludia, during the lest twenty | bor master for 26 years, Toe wherl was voare, an iumenee acount hae been expended ia | boils before Ie me here. I have even people going up and down on the ice near Purdy's wharehouee. They travelled one horse ahead ef anether, with differen: kinde of loads. the construction of Railways; bet the General Gorernment of India do vot thiok it beneath) their notice, it an equally eommodious and infini | tely cheaper mode of conte ance can be acopt- Gr vaminer, ~~ Oe ™ ¢ Chie —— eee eee Chariottetown, June 8, 1871. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS. Tue time is near at hand when the Rail- ' way Commissioners must be chosen. Some | Some persons, all along, have been quite sincere in believing that a good road can not he built for a ‘ess sum than from £8,-! 000 to £16 O00 per mile. We have heard apeakers at public meetings receive the en- | thusiastic applause of their hearers for making declurations of this kind, and we have read of others who have received the unanimous thanks of certain assemblages, not many mules from Charlottetown, for HON, Mn, BUNCAN AMONG HIS SUP-! « soficient quantity of pipe aud PORTERS. We have been handed the following notices of public meetings which were held last week in Mr. Duncan's disirict. From (29th May, he said he misunderetood the ten- | these, it appears that a large portion of his) der, and would not enter inte the proper s- j } constituents approve of his action on the Railway Bill. It is remarkable that two) fittings to lay ‘all through the building. W. Po Arasim. | The tender of Mr. Allin being the lowest, wasaccepted. When noufied of this, on the | ‘curities to perform the work. The matter | Steps are being taken to havea C | fiom Shediac to some suitable ais. Bay of Fundy. It is supposed that Sheding would be a much betier place for it than Bay Verte, We hope the question wij be taken up in earnestby our neighbors, 48 the construction of a Canal uear Shedine, w be of great advantage to this Island. was ayain referred to the Buard of Works, and | le such diverse portions of the district as) | the teuder ef Mr. Hermans being the next’ Received, Harper's Magazine, for J Newton and Belfast should join m_ the} They hau! scantling mp with treose, Seowes ¢4 te tun their attention thereto. The Londot | persons have been alre dy named asiikely Times speske as follows: * Ae a general rule, inventions of utilty are but slawly ree guigeds they bave to grow into fame by torce of their own werita, and without the Impetus ef Gry areal patronage, of the Indian Government witd mr gard to Thomyp. soa's road steawers turnishes, however, @ stri- king exceplien, and we (btuk it well worthy of police. loaded with brigk wou'ld go far‘ber up ac- @ord:: g t> the sprog tides, eome mes as tur ae the brush isnow. I think the tde. ught to be 44 feet at the brush. An ordivary scow Gught to come up im four feet of Water, if she hed not too much J.ad in he Vi those two vwereele alongside the wharf, ove @ae ahead of the other. [should think there would have been room enough ‘or a sleigh to €9 UP, NOiWithetanding thove ves ea that lay there. They coald not go as well now; they would have to make their way through whether loaded or unloaded. | bave seen doko MeLean hive a boat th: rs, across the tight of way, abvut two springs ego to get ber painted. I have seen plenty of emai! beate againet the wharf ins.de ibe present bresetwo k, all alons — harbor boats, ship e teats, and comniry boais more or lest. A schooner, I shoald think, corl! come up to the whurt if the breastwork was not there. facility given tor steerage. Ta tact, 1 have never ecen a emali crafic me up apy | Machine, instead of Detog simply an improveur: t farther than where the breastwork i¢. | | 0b She traction engine Bitherto used ov commen have econ them haul up email crafte on roads, te conetructod on ap entiressy few pros Pownal Street. They would have to come |!" le te onpapuamataaasb ed ernie atid ° | licalar by the breustwork to get there. The keel} ‘ Phese engines hed ecarcely been tried acd weu'd not do any harm 1 would have to! und sucersstul when the Ladin Goverturent, eet ber in the bea way 1] coud with ber setle) win pesiseworthy alaertty purchased a aaall en. If emall boars, drawing 44 leet of water | one of about Sheree power, with a view bad t00 much beau. or wider shen be gap, | cig ite adaptubility to passenger end go de troiti they evulld + 2 got In l think a igeter 8 | yo that cowunlry. lee wachine was placed end ' 1y feet beam ovuld ges throug). Ti the} the eupe:intendanee of Licutemaat HE. Com)~ etait was § feet wide, and the gap & feet it!) 0 ot Undaiia, and the resuit of bis experienc Wou.d pinch her pretiy tight to yes through. | ¥E* % “stistactory te the Director General o: Pos: Off es lidw thet, at bis recommends (Concluded in this week a } xtra.) lien, the Gow enor General in Couneil gave oF {dere to puccbase ww England four eugines, with ferred to in these colnanne® porsess certain de tioguehing characteriauice, waich It may be well tu mention again =‘Phe valler ie ou the vertical principle, by which meane a nearly uvilerm Wie ter lenelia matutained wheo either ascents or descents are being conde, @ thing in iteelt oF grea’ importance, Pie wheels are encircled with in- dia rubber tires. about 44 inches ibick, which flaiien with the weght of the engine, aud thee Tbe engive rune en three Wheels eniy and tn this way aewall wheel base is obtained and great ettes Correspondence. Ce ee ee a in a a net tar Ong a0 STerage epeed of ten aitiee Cer butt Mr. Toraapeon, with the assietsace of Lieatenan ;}Cromptot, bas cempheied the deanna of ther Ma. Ep:tor,— | ed by the lndian Gosetoment to Meeera. Rat Fra, Suit ¢, deme, and Mead, of [pewoeh, with metruci- liom to Mube thea aa Complete ae pocsible mm levery Geta, and perfect them with all the latest fand most scenic meprovemenuts It ie intend. I was pleased to see in your lest issue that i be your intention ae a public journa iat to venti- fate our city affairs, quite in the dark reapecting the sayings and dw ge of ihe City Fathers —s* we believe they heve ne officral reporter to nove proceedings, We [e ® formerly bad the City accounte for general ine formation in one or more of eur newspapers, but for tbe inet pear such hae net been the case and the tox payers ave withoat the mecus of know ing bew their money has been + spended;— large ameunt w li bave toe be paid Mr. Foirbanks for a eursey, anda much largerewo: wil be ree : as quired to meet the law coste tn the Powe d Wharf) "8 ® oor One Cmey pense ee NEnRSRITee Ne ease, fur both of whiel large outloys there ap} — oe ed : pears to be every probdadrity of the Ci igeus tea! avelabie for the transport of troops and War ma ceiving vil. You are pertectly right 1 tertal sheuid any disuibance break out on Ube Shat dissatisiaction exists to a large extem Smonget the Crtigens respecting the working et | the Corpuration at the present time, and euch | Peraest @msatrsfaction will coutious wotid the aceounte | VOMNs eneines, are publusbed and sows eq svelout ie shown for the meney expended. | trust thet before the | ; next Civic Election the City Couneliora will lay — distance. : before the public @ statement of the City affairs! . This train will, on ordinary oceassions, con Which will be eatistactury to ail coneerved, and om of one aad on episairewery veentsens ot two thereby enable (he electiors to sgaiv place thew | ompibu-sea, aod afl run the duwtance mi revel Bt guardiags uf the City. howre, ine:usive of all sioppeges. One cineibus Yeurs’ &o., t the p at) sub, or, in feet. in Ner bern Todi, troops sathoed there from the reerve in Beans twur, the j arntan along the lie of the grand tine k north- wad «a esstem of traveport, wineb while forn- Govergmwent of thee eecitun of read for the ea- In oider to give ample margin to: er meeting any uu eual pres led to work asily one up aud duwn traiv over the A CITIZEN, iwhieh will be sufffeica fer esery day traffic. ————— ~ e i Whea it is conaideved that all buridings, relung To THe Epiniea or Tus Examinen. ee i cost of the plant wil be ra ber lews than £120 a It is amusing to hear seme of the strange | | Speriment thie is speeches that are got up between some of the | ®tiee to all thinkong minds, — is net such a line ailroad adtocates aud the saties 1 seme paris | preferable to @ varrow guage allway or tram ef the island at present. | Wasa on rane ust exeredipg BU uilien in length, the other dey where severe Petrone were as |Sance tea mactinum up aud down tii fi- oF sembd ed,—eone ofthe party, a shrewd Railroad | '2U or average oF JU persone per diem? Asie advecate breached the eutject by alluding to| sade the cay ability of thie train when verd os Cousin Katie's letter i the EXAMINER of May | ‘Teueport tram fer treops much could be said. the Sih., aud wold the crowd ot Avties bow true i dom eXpeniments aire ady made, there is no sie was by being the aulhor ut euch ap able leer, | doubt that the fear engimes with their omen by ¢ Laughier and Lle! bu! he! by Antics). 2 Kaiiruad Man? Yes you way aresn and laugh ition, and feud tor a werk distance of 200 wiles ip at mo, but I live the sex, you know [ fove all woe | * G4yect tno batteries of 40 gune wilt thei ou mer, Ge ghders, irres,eclive of ageor euler, | MULT oy, to the same dietauee.’ {Laugbter sud groane by Anties), Ben canneg) Phe Menties! Daily News, w advoenting the | estimate what they owe to women. neighbors, | Wireduction of * Tbuimpson s Kead Beamer’ in | especially to Cousin Katie as a Nairond lady. bee te Lewer Canada, cays li has been tried with Sides Women few on our buttons, mend eur, Sebetactery reeulte in moderaiely deep enow.’ elethes ; they contide in us! they teil as whatever | Lt speaks of its having three wheels, eighteen in they can tind oui abeut the nemhoure. Laugh. ches wide, sbich ~hiteraly press the Road ter by Auties) Yes, they give ue a piece of ad- smooth.” * There engines aie already is exten vice, and pleaty of limyee, the ladies give us gq &-Fe use in Great Beitern, We knew ene im pierce of thety mind semetioves, and sometimes aij tates Where 8 warulaciurer whos bad to man eft. (Laughter by Aunties, Yer, Anti: ae, and tam tweny hotees and drass to perform ti Cousin Katie, has given bers in true bereic tye | Work. sold bie horees and wih the aid of one Bat as Curtius of old sacrificed himself Wherese you place women, neighbors, th Pare an | SHRINE, Pets (hretgh wis business at one-itind the orsament ty the pace they eceupy and a oeasyre | COs! and one balithe time.,” * Phe consunptior te the world.) Here the epeakeor pauses locking | Cf fuel ‘e suall, Wie expense of wotktug it very raved on bw Ante ueighbor, (Kearse ot laughter Sebi, that is. in compart ve wih aey otber mu by Antics). Look at Clev patra, jack at Fler | OVe power” Burely (bis is encouraging ene> Nightingeie, ook at Lueretio Borgio. (Not | We will now cudeator te appreaimate to the he! by Anties). Suppose you let Luecretio aide, | prebability of coetct oew Koad, wid its braneses then Mr. Duncan may come in. as he 1s as { Laughter by Antes). Look at wother Eye, | ad app daucer 5 (Uree of Ob! ob bby Atties). You need not look | 250 miles land damage and rigit of way, xt at ber uuiees you Want to: but Eve wasaa ora} £'20 per mile £31,250 Bawent, especinl'y before the fashions changed, | 200 niles road fereing and levelling, { Roars of laughter by Aunties), ] repeal, neigbe at £00 per mile 75 000 bers, look at widiw MeCree, look at Luey Brome, | Baiding biidges and culverts eay, 40,! Ov lock at Elizabeth Stanton. tok at George F. | oe ee buy Ht Tram [ Koare of laughter by Autier |. I *@, 1 iLompe rp hi ud Steame re, Rwith a bowed heed ard deepest venersiion.| Pussengers lugmage and freight cars 10,00 look st the mother of Warhington she guided | Repairing shop, ‘ 2000 that boy Who never Was known te ine, at wigh! | Survey aed locating rosde, ~,00U have been dflctent it he bad belonged to an Antic Preisht aud inpertation of Road Raisosd Club. [Greace and crs of put bin | Demers, tay Ht out by Anties yes, put him out or biake lin gose, | £2590,00 s i . » Py ~~ ’ mee 4 os vid some }. I vepent, Belg bore, thal iO [thi k the above» pretty liberal eeri BOTEHEL PONIES FOR POP O Wumene the an) wate; Lut possibly | muy be wis- vrnament te socie ¥, aud @ treasure (o the world, tuken, so We Will add tierete 56 000 as aenect-heart the is incomparavle [Laugh — ter by Ante: sl Asa cousin ele is conte, i-i ai Making the whole £500,000 aides @ wealthy grandworher she is precious; Sbat would the people of the earn be without | Bowen? they would be rearee, neighbors per- feetiy ech) Cw Livars of laugiter by Antier | ite fact that the new Road for the Road 8 ead. Thee jet us cberisd tiem, Jet us preiect theu, requires te deep Cull igs or cievations, ny Boe - lel ue give (Dew our support, our © cour sgewment | ete or Katie these tems causing by far ibe our sympathy), aud eurseives If We can get ao e¢ partot ‘be expense i a Ka lread, ehance. [Laughter by Antics) Bat jewimg| | ehauld euppoee the luaucy of travelling in a aside, uri, tbers, women are beawotitul, kicd of car diawn by ove of TP ompsou s Road B eameare Reert, gracious and worthy of ei, respect. teriio be mucu @ieater than ic @ Kaiiwny ca: each aud every one of us has loved aud touored Where the nolee ie ao great that it we wilh é:ficul- Bhe best of them, our own wulter, LApplaure | iy pereene cab Converse WD each other, wile ead three cheers tur Cousig Katie, iy which the | py Koad Steawer w said to“ lierally preas the Antics joined J roud emo th” aod te rile lo Cause u Le se, By teeriing the above in your va usble jourual | GU. The great saving in the expenee bong im The ection | * These engines, which have already been re-| give greet adhesion and elnsticily op dad ronds | the wh he) gate ot Brosh India, towards centiai | : : : ‘ pe a. and it has aivess beew held desirabie iv | receive less direct benefit from the Railroad - ; shall De always mmed.ately | |-ureot traffic, the tour engines are only requr-| Hlowlan bas the best claim. passengers, with 50 ewt. of mails aud luggage, lee, oC Wil at once be ween how imperiant ao | ' The question must at ence | give him the appointment would therefere, | with 1,300 pounds per wheel be like crowning cne of the camp followers or subalterns with the wreaths of victory, Having cecasin to visit « blackemith’s shop 80d wLere the tofic w lnuied, o8 ip thie i) and letting those who braved he dangers of the battle -pase by unnoticed and un- There only be one from each branch of the Legis lature and the other, consequently, must outside The have the construction aud management of | Railways under their charge in this ( olo- | to obtain the appointments ean | be **Conmissioners shal) ny.’ They will have considerable power i J jand a great deal of patronage to bestow But they will require to be men of energy and ability. The suceess of the Railroad | will depend on them in no small degree. | Who are to be the Comunissioners? is the ! ; question asked in @ good many places. It lis rumored about that Hon. Mr Duncan is to have the Chairmanship of the | Commissioners, and that he has been can vassing the Belfist District to ascertain his ichances of being returned should he take ‘the office. But this can scarce’ y be correct, lhecause the Meruld semi-oflictally states | bat Hion. Mr. Hiowlan is to be the coming | man. Only one of them can receive the | appointment, unless, indeed, ene of them {should retire from the Le islature The Goverpment can not spare either of them jat present. and hence the work of the foetgprere of the Commissioners will, to | very probably, fall upon the liodia rubber tres of great power, and capable of | shoulders of the one or the more active For the suke of seeing brains of the other. ja good political pitch battle between the erg ves, 6c their mandtectuce has been bytrast-| Government and the opposition, we would | not object to seeing Mr. Duncan accept the appointment though we must candidly say that he has no claims upon it, as he did no The Citeene appear to be | #4 to run thew between two stations in the Pun | thing to carry the measure, and is, we jonbo via: Rawul Pinde aud Jbelum, 654 aile«!} understand an anti-Railroad man. ertiment candidate \than any other part of the Islund. The ground ‘then they would have to accept the sitn- j ate) outier, aud kence the selection by the Indien | ation, and we would have peace— for three years at least. But taking the view of it i that to the “ victors belong the spoils ” Mr. Next to the } Leader of the Government he was admit | believer in the advantages of Railroads will carry 20 first 20 second, and 20 a and would necessarily strive with all his power to make the project realise his pre- | | dictions Mr Duncan did not vote for the jstock, repairing sheps doc.. included, the totai) Railroad until after a majority of the Low- | jer House had declared in its favor. Tx | honored jmanner, bis wing of the Couxlition will wr | UNerstand their position, and may come to A | Could trenspert 200 wen with bagerer, amum | the conclusion that they have the thorns | | flower- garden jand it should not take the public by sur | prise, if the appointment of the Commis- sioners created a ferment. If it does, then | there will be a general break up. The new | wine wil] be teo strong for the old botiles | for the good of the Rai way. We have | Shown that Mr Howlan has the best claims | for the office. and if he shou d forego them massive In the weight ofMbaggage * ‘The former is the largest military station in | Fourth Electoral District of Que ens Coun Tte | ty, the odds would be al] against the Gov- There the people will opposition would bave jhe advantage of and if they were fairly beaten, ltedly, the next most daring of the Railroad advocates in the Legislature. He isa sincere If Mr. Howlan is served in this and thistles for their portion, while the | others enjoy the luauriance of the political They are the Liberal and | progressive element in the Government; for the good of Rome so may Mr. Howlan | conveying the same valuad e information. Some people, we presume are anxious to keep up the delusion as long as they can, as to the cost of the Railroad but the esti- mate which we published last weck will do a good deal to convince the general public that a first-class rond can be built for a ‘sum within £5 000 per mole. ‘The follow- ing extract foom an article recently pub- lished in the New York Tiibune will throw some more light on the subject. The figures at the close are about the same as| those given lost week making allowance for the difference of the currency. ing of the proportionate expenses to the earnings of the bro.d gauge roads, the | Tribune says:— WHERE THE MONEY I8 Lost. A few figures will exhibit at a glance the enormously incieased co t of operating our railroads in consequence of this inordinate capacity. Their unwarranted breadth of gauge not only ental s an unn cessarily hoavy charge for maintaining and repair ing the ro d~amounting n one year to) put to the meeting, the house divided, and | $13,760,758.67- but also compels the use of engines of great power cun.brous ocnrs, | and very heavy rails. Thus it follows that every engine which leaves New York has draw a yust umount of non paying *dead ” weight. It is estimated that for every passenger carmed in a drawing- room or palace car, the engine has te draw 3,000 Is. of dead weight; and that with ordinary cars the engine draws ineluding tender and baggage wagon 2,\ 00 lbs. per passcuger. The passenger traftic of the New York Central amounted to 2 6 000,- YOO passengers carried one tuile; but they carried 306 250,000 tons ef dead weight with ‘hem, 7 ¢..a ton and a half of dead weight per passenger exclusive of the The Erie did worse than this They © rried 128.500 000 pas- sengers one mile free bt,which is three and a haif tons of dead Weight per passenger. In the freight trafic the Central moved 474,500 000 tons one mile with 410,700 00U tons of dead » moved $18. 00,000 tons of freight with 1. O83 333,000 tons of déad weight or 1) tons of dead weight per ton of paying freight. ofall other keown means of transportation mense amount of work that does not pay. ‘The additional « harge mace on passengers riding in drawinz-reciua cars cannot pay the Legislature at Albany to reduce the extrs charge for (hem to half a cent a mile is necessarily very great. The common , car xs now built weighs 32000 pounds empty, and hammers the rail withe4,000 pounds on each wheel The ear of a 5 feet > gauge road would only hammer the rail The same truth appies to locomotives. that bears with a weight of 20 tons on iis whee!}, and with its loaded tender a d its own ineffective load & out Ov tons weight Inte Fairlie engine which is speciaily constructed for use on very nar- row gauge lines the en ire load, including coal and water is placed on the driving wheels, and is thus util zed in the wor~ of hauling the train) Thus instead of an en- weighing this 20 tons and no more; and this load is distributed over eight wheels tons. ‘Lhe wear and tear of rails forms a heavy Item in railway expenditure as also does the cost of renewal and repair of roll- ing stock. 'NEW YORK MUST CHANGE GAUGE OR LOSE | TRAPFPIc, From the foregoing facts there has arisen the question not only of building all new lines on a much narrower gange system than at present in vogue but of reducing the gauge of those al.eady built so that the expenses of operating them may be de- 1 i . : | Competent. 1f not more so, than any yet greased and higher dividends earned. The /numed, who would likely accept the ap- |pointment The public generally do not jcaie Who are Commissioners so long as | ¢fficient men are appointed. Of one thing ‘should be one Cormnissioner chosen from each County 2=_>—eowa es — -——-- ——_—_- -—_—- | THE COST OF FROAD AND NARROW | WE did not know that it was necessary to siate that the estimate which we recent- | | | well known that he would not have had ' ‘ time to look over the route and make an “gre estimate #8 he was here only a few days. | ly intrested in the matter; and I say that if [Some people seem to twist about and {snarl at everything th.t is not done by | themselves. They look at everything with suspicion, and treat everybody with dis ‘trust. if the Government makes a single | move, a thousand wilful motives are attri- Jou will besiow @ aver ou yours’ very Luly, Uxecre Jv py, i | | Cumberland Hill, Vay 25 —— he j | } To the Hono. able Members of the Executive Council o7 7. BE. Island. GENTLEMEN 5 The reasons assigned in just fi- | @atien fur our gelny mite this lerze Railroad uu dvriaking are various. Among the mest promi-| Beut are ihe wretci« diy bad siate of our Heads! for about ex Weeks in the fall and abeut the! sane time in the apring of eech year, and thar. Just at the tae when we ate shippg aud exporie ing & large quantity of preduce. Jat our Koade | Ste then wa meet misetabie plight, | believe ue! eve Wil attempt to deny, ‘That ibe imirudecte| jou vt Ratiiveds to aunet every country thet bas them Las been atteuded with considerable adventege, | thy & will be eduatted by ail, Bur despite our bed Koads, it wm gra’ tying to know thai our exports, per bead of eur population, are far iw advauce of the Great Down on ot auada, ®uh oll Ke Kuiroad ahd Canal ad) autages, elore we evter le @ coutrect jor building our Kaiirvad, le. us examine wheiler ao ef iepi syetew of lucometwu coud nol be adepled em bracing the whele Islawu, aud (bac alin mw uae Bath g ol capevel ure. We will suppose we had @ new Trunk Road eonstructed abd ieneed ip all through the cour try having Come odious ste tous ¥ bere reguived aud dranch bnew of Koad couvecied therewith Ww sil the priucipal seciieweuts oo eiiber Gerth or suuib wide oi tbe Ielaud mebirg iu all, oy 250 miles ol ead, jnetead of 160, a8 contemplated We sah thing ves of Gicu Casriages, drawing for parent gers, beside lreighl abd p Wateilog al the rale often or weive wiles pet bour, be b wiles Low bad ihe cart roads through the couniry wWeie 5 tablop passcapeis, goves, or lumber Will ail Cue lacy aud rity of @ firetcloes Ratiway (bes eomidation io eid conviliatio splendid cars| aide oi tue Ieiund, why is7]. | huad, Wits ite lecometive cars, lerminuses, and | than it appears to be jee’ new. Hand with Dhouwpece 6 Koad Steamer 5 fs : by the preseut Kailresd Bul, Let us suppose! more mature © Sadihedion & a rt Deyeed interest to our readers, The Government, Wer these new Reade locomou like Koad B camer’ vduce — cers! Seyed oud located tur @ Kaijevad, under the preseut Bill.) to weet the wants fibe © i j will te called ow tw ec utibute ther quota ty the | os early i the pra © Colucy late in the tall My optuiew aud estimate m, that we can, for about £1000 per amile or hall @ millon Jee tmeney than contemplated get 9U wiles additiona. buted, and the keen scent of its embittered opponents bunt after the veriest shadow of nialicp-houses oll compete, giving the Island aij JObbery and corruption. On the other the ee eae po vip poe. Rye se hand, if the Government press detect even qu.red, an 4avitig lhe Couutry Jt, U0 ‘ : . : it} a year, aed whieh £30,000 will be more haghty a typographical error in the oppesition appreciated in 6 tew seers time, whea the a,-| press, they pounce down on it with a ven propriate nu Bui comes before the Legislature geance. Then there is a constant tigsuo of All Lock, aod what] plead for, not only in be, PeTS Palities indulged in by the opposition, halt of my own Constituents, Lut io behelt of the} and retaliations on the other side, which theusands residing at BM ei is ‘ " es-Sieewe: Bebebins ih ete. hee onsf | are bringing the Island into utter disrespect Malpeque, New Levdun, Cavendish and odium. We think this manner of pro Rusiicv sud other places iw, ibat the Excewive| ceeding will serve no good purpose, and Goversumient of the lsiatd will, Delore entermy! . , iwlO BLY COnIFEC cause an inWestigation to be, Wil generate a state of society that no one «pend naar these things are . ornet, Sucey of ordinary decercy wou d like to see ex- Hihe General Goverement of Judie tucughii— ; , fecagiie : : Werth (heir Wille to Mb port one of Thompacn ej ist. The oppositicn to day, mnty be the Road Benmers by way ct experment (which| Government to-morrow, and the same eaperhuedt proved satisfactory) We can bare ve! . ‘ a a a + oe oe Well-grouided objection to sumidar importation er porene ba 4 SOW. Will be snetod Gentiowen of the Exeeutite, ~Moy we wot) Out in future against themselves. The bye that im your couective Wisdom you will gem cflicial press intimate that we should make ibe Geteesuly luvesligetion before you ine! has : cur the muck letxer expeoditure for this much | not have published the estimate, because swaller eccounuedation | the opposition press take advantage of it I wust reediy admit that a wuch better mode yw se it i at li : ot locéametion ob Shp Islend io bighiy” neccesary .| We can not see it in that light, and we aod we wine! have it; but let ustuke care tba | have our own duty to perform which, ac we do Lot uuke greater taste than good speed.| cording to our nctions, is toact the partofan During the siting ut be Legwiatuce | ratber cone! . : : : iwunded the Tracuon Kogine, which | bee, | udependent journalist, and publish reliable '¥us ou ihe common roads tu some parte of Seot- information on such events as are of most J raveree, Wusi Lave a rode io ueeli, having no control over us, they are not re- [narrow gauge certainly facilitates the con | struction of branch feeders to trunk lines in inl! parts of the country. and it is desirable ¢ + )to have the gauge of each class the same. | But there is another view of the question. sinall gange ines also propose to | both passengers and freight xt lower rates than these now current) because of the | lower cost ef transportation on the narrow igauge. If they do this the element of com- | petition will be brought to bear on the old companies with a force which wl soon /compel them to reduce their gauge in order ito exist. An eminent railway man, and [tne whose opinion 1s highly spoken of re- Ii will be cheerved that building only 160 wiles | ly published was not made up since Mr. marked the other day in speaking of this of Railead, £5000 per mile, wound cost £300, Boyd came to the Island re cently, for it is subje ct: “If New York wants to remain | the prtacipal port of entry in the United | States, she must have narrow eauge rail- jrowds, Asa rai read contractor T am large- Sew York does not tneke a strong move in that direction, she will before many years have passed, have lost the bulk of the Western trade. She must do it.” These are plain and disinterested words; for a contr ctor would naturally prefer to build an expensive line in } lace ef a cheap one with 4 5 500,000 tons of weight, or 9-10 of a ton of dezd weight for eve. y ton of paying freight; while the Erie This dad ¥ eight outef proportion to that shows that the companies are doing an im- | the com:anies und yet on the 3rd of this! present month a Bil was introduced irto | The wear of these heavy cars on the rails! > ! An engine | driving wheels, distributes 5 tons to each | werghs altogether} of which one-balf os dead | gine carrying 30 tons in order to procure | the working effects of 2),«e have: p ergine | giving but <4 tons per wheel instead of 5! same political strain. Mr. Duncan must be a happy man, to thus bring the wolves ‘and the lambs of his political fold into such It looks pleasant to be } a peaceful union lowest, was accepted. Wien Mr. Allin, on calling at the cflice cf the Secretary of the) pericdical | Board of Works, next doy, learsed this, ke | jaaid ho wovld do the work fur £25 extra—-in } all £75. The «ffer was then too late; but | which is a well-sustained number of thig It commences a new Volume, a 2 thy f, Y . H ; The Pirenological Journal is as interesy ing as usual. i Peterson's Musical Monthiy is vel) filled isure; but their prospects of bagging a were it not, the Board of Works hed not the! with the beat musical compositions | whole Railway Commissioner tor them power to ndd to, oF take from tht original | The Domineon Monthly for this month ‘selves. may have something to dO | tender. The above stuteme ts we give with with the subject. Blessed are those! | disappointed. | A meeting was held this, 30th day of | May. at the Upper Newtown Schoolhouse, Speak-| by the Hon. James Duncan one of the | avy, ‘representatives of the District. It was formed by appointing Richard Gill Esqr., to actas Chairman and the undersigned as Secretary The Hon. James Duncan ad-| nextweck, Wewillgive Mr. Allin the privi | leye of reply. ithe part cf the Goverancnt, We may ] morecyer, that we have been) | . * | gsured that the rije observed im te Board of Works, by the late Government, acd the present is to give the tender to the dressed the meeting, stating that he was! ; west bidder, irrespec:ive of color, or rele 2 offered an office in connection with to be approved District: | The following resolution was moved by Mr. John Murpiy, senr. and seconded by | Richard J. Clarke Eser., and having been it passed with only one dissentient voice :— | Whereas, baving every confidence in Hon. Jemes Duncan as to his integrity. faithfulness, ard fitness for the office of Railway Comuissioncr,- Therefore, be it ‘resolved that in case of his acceptance of said office, we pledge ourselves to do our utmosi to secure his return, provided he is compelled, through opposition, to run bis election, in Consequence of his acce, tance | of suid office. Jonn Power, Sec’y. Bevrast, May 30th, 1871. Pursuant to public notice, a meeting was held at Mount Buchanan Grammai School on Tuesday, May 30th to hear from the Ilon. Mr. Duncan, one of the representa tives of the District, an explanation of his vote on the Railway Biil. John Murchison, Esq. ; | was appoirted Chairman, and the undersigned Secretary. | roads on whieh these locomotives can be eed. Duncan addres-ed the | Fetwesn F. tt Garry end tle toot of the The Hon. Mr the mecting and ably reviewed the Rail way policy of the Government, and clearly proved that he sirictly followed the direc- tions of his constituents. Messrs Angus MecAulay, Donald McDonald, Neil Morri son | spectively, addressed the meeting mitted: Moved by Alexender McLean sqr , seconded by 4:r Malcolm Murchison : Resolved, That this meeting promise to support the Honorable James j-uncan for re-election in case of his accepting a Rai'- | way Commissionership [Carried 50 to 6 ] ALEXAND:R MCLEAN. je, Sec’y. } ——---—__ + — ee » . “HOW THE MONEY GOES,’ } | | | |} ‘*On the 22d of May, advertisements were | jssved for tenders fer *heying gas pipe through- joutihe new law ecurts and Poet Office, wmb feouplings and all fitugs ne leseay. and to oe ee twelve mortbs.’ Mr. W, B Ailin offered to do thie work for £50, but on going teniga the nd for the euntract, he found that hanging the chandetiers, &e,, wus incladed, ard he ob- iected to this uniess £25 more were clowed or thateservice, ‘Lhe offer was refused, and Mr. Herman’s tender fin LidOucce; tec! Mr Dunean is a member of the Board of Works. Is this the wy he is watching the peupic’s interests 2— Patriot, June Ist. We did not hncw what to make cf the above, as ib certainly loohed Lke & piece ot) favoritism, upd a gress squandering of the public money. The Patriot. moreover, as sumed that the statements were all correct, ; jad reasoned fiom it that it was only a part cf i the jebbery acd coiruption which it mai: - | twins are goirg on, Mr. Hermans, the gen- | sleman named above, called upen us, and gave ‘us bis version of the transaction, The docu- |ments, which cur teperter bas acecurat: ly coried, a d which we pubhsh below, will put | the matter fairly before the public. A notice fer teuders was sent to each of Mr. |) Jobu Hatch lef one at every place cxcept at The | notice was to tLe efiict that ** tenders would | ithe tinsmiths and gusfittera in the eity. | the shop or residence of Mr. Hermans 21,000 | however. we are quite decided —th t there | The men who are proposing to build these | be received at the office of the Sceretary ot Culry | the Board cf Works, > the 29ih May for} ey" MR lh f Works, up to the 29h May for) cent emen who iave been dismissed from | layiog gas pipe throughout the new law courts | ete }atd Post Offive, with couplings and al/ fiitings | | necessary, wid ito keep the whole in pr pu working order for twelve wonths, * The gentlemen potiticd called upon the | | Superiotendert of the building, to examine | | the woik to be performed. Mr. Corbeit states that he gave the gas fit | ters, when they applied fur information, all | ihe particulara as to the fitting up of the pipes | wud the hamong of the chandeliers and other | nee: ssary work to be performed, ard that he| alluwed Mr. Ailin to have the placs and | specifications ip his owu possession for twenty four hours, while the other three who tender- ed mersly exagined them in his office. He further states, that he went more fully i: to Below 18 a comparative estimate with specifications, of the cost of construction of | 100 miles of railway on the 3 feet and on! the 4 feet 8 l-inch gauges. Rach system is | supposed to have an identical fine and the same maximum gradient or 52 81> feet per mile. It is kindly furnished to the /iibune by Messrs. Paul Brothers of * kron, Ohio, and is based on the plans and proti-es of a survey lately made by them: Three feet. 4 feet 3g in Grading and grubbing per 100 $240,009 $305,090 75.00 97,500 mes Masoury and bridging per 160 miles, Batlaet per 106 miles, 66700 OL,7O0 lies per 400 miles 66,000 1035 000 tron per 100 miles, 375,000 705.000 Kish plates per 100 miles, 19 000 43,600 Spikes per 100 nitles 11 900 2 700 frack jay ing per 100 miles, 25 600 40,000 Sidii gs per 100 miles, 37.800 342 500 Fencing per 100 wiles, 70,600 70 000 Right of way per 100 miles. 91000 100,000 Engineering and ageucies do, 112,600 [73,700 Depots, 36 000 30,000 Shops, — 36 G00 39,000 Locomotives, 150 050 Qth,008 Cars 148000 280400 Passenger care, 24.000 5v 000 Baggage und express cars, 12,800 16,000 Total cost for 100 miles, $1,633,500 $2,538 300 $25,383 Total coat for one mile, $16,333 In the appointment of the Railway Com- missioners, there should be one from each of the Counties. The above or these acting —eee —jua: euch a road a8] presuae will soon be eur- sponsible for anything we pubish. Yet, It wili be ob- | lecrved (hat Lbave in wy ewlculation limited the) W@ Wish to dea) uprightly with all men, a) | wuuber of Koad Stenwere ty 14 but if 20 wee and any mterested insinuatious to the con- | prc } inported, ibe Whole cust of Uiew Weuld ouly te Peeue |ubout the expense required tor six miles . f. : Y BIO oe) aroad 3 und then, ou au emergeney, the great- good-natured contempt as the factious er HUMES | er port UM oul Lhe wiole, uuy be engeged thriving settlements, boil on Kies orth aud wuih 1, ‘tea wae are trary, we can afford to treat with such | ! papers and the paid partizans deserve. | siepoilation of treighituw given point, so se We have pot advocated the Rail:oad | under them have the pywer to locate the line. The Heraid must be in ervor in stats mg that ‘the location of the railway line, wil,in @ great measure, be left to the members of the Legislature who supported | the measure—each County having the lino | located by its own members.” Our con-' SLYE HH Le | Speier Cols mplated Wihoul detiviog iu conelusivn 1 beg to cbserve, that J sha!) hold Buy appreciable bevel ibereitens Let US Sub) be controversy Wilh ay ode on tbis subject. poee ihwt wl this can be done for £1 00 pei Mahe, thie giving Go Ud wiles ad iti wal Read atu | of your bouwis vt the taccutive tu the through any love for the Government, but! temporary will find that he is wrong. ‘Lhe be-ause we firmly believe that if it is built; Commis-ioneys, ¢s we read the Railway particulars with Mr. Allin reseeting the cou | tract than with any of the others. They next sent in teudere, which are as ful- iowsi— - Charlottetown, 29th May, 1871. To the Secretary of the Board of Works. The uudetsigned will pertorm the work of putting op all the gas pipes, sunlights and chandelier-, Brackets, &c., &c.. i a good and workmanlike manner, according to order (materials alterations and carpenters’ work excepted) but will furnish ail screws, belts iead. &e., &c., and wil warrant the same fer one year, for the sum of one hurdied and forty pounds, i - Ave stvs Dirmans. Charlattetowr, 29th May, 1871. To the Chairman of the Board of Works. Sir;—We, the undersigned, will lay the gae pipes. and put un all the necessary fittings m the new Court Honse and Post Ofhce, accord mz to advertisement, and keep ihe same in repair for twelve months, for the sum ef one hundred ani nimety-five pounds currency, Jopn H. Tornay, Hexay D, Wavmay, -_—_——— Ch’town, P. E. 1., 29th Mey, 1871, J. W. Morrison, Esq., Secretary Board of Works Sir;—W are willi:g, and hereby offer to lay the gas pipe throughout the New Law Court and Pest Oilice in Charlottetown, wth, couplings aud ali fittings necessary, and to! | keep the the same in preper working order for | j | 12 months, for the suin of £250—all the ma-! terals ty be found by the Board of Works. | C. F, Uarnis, Gro. W Mitungee. Per 5. W. Mivcngs. To the Hor’ble the Board of Works. G ntleinen;—I will lay in and fit up al! the | | | | the | Rai way the acceptance of which will have | : : : of by the elec.ors of the) ease under consideration shows, that there is) keep the whole in prover working cider for| after being taken from the water, ‘yion. Until we have better proof than the sny foul pliy, it is seandalous and ruinous ta the best interest of the country to spread false rumors ond create unjust suspicica. 2 > o- names ROAD STEAMERS. The letter of the Hon, Mr. Beer, which we give in another column, though the object of | it may pot be attained, yet is worthy of} | being carefully read, as it contains a good | deal of information | cle that the Road Steamers might answer for some lucalites better than in ths country, | So far it looks all square on | It will be eeen by the ‘tollowing which we find in the Quebes Chroni-| contains several well-written papers and |out comment. We have received a lester the opening ch’ pters of a New Story. It ig that expect nothing, for they shall not be! fo.) Mr. Hermens, which we will publish) published at the reasonable sum of 9s. per annun., Reece | Arrived at Bideford, Lot 12, on Thursd, 25th ults brigantine Mande Morris master after a passage of 46 days from Swansea, G. B, with a general cargo of merchandise, and crews jor new vessels, to Hon. Wij. liam Richards, i a oe We regret to learn that two of the Edj- torial Staff fo one of our most able Ex | changes, George Spaight and Charles E Y, | Lodge, were drowned at Lachine by the upsetting of a boat ov the 24th ult. o-oo o + = TO CORRESPONDENTS. | Several communications on hand~ wit he attended to as soon as pos ible. a few weeks, our Cerrespondents must exe | cuse us from publishing their favors, ag sipg upon our space, ——_—- @ << Oa o—— A telegram from Ottewa ennounccs that where the puture cf t e coilis 60 totally dil- Mr. Hugh Allan, eenior pro; reetor of the lferent. The Chronicle arguee tiat they might! | be used ty good advantage in the Nurthe 1) est ‘during the construction of a Kaslioad, ana | y.von, Ailau Line bas taker the contiaet for the Mail sereice between Liverpool and Queeng. town. No particulars of the new contract ate We heve heard current reports Pe ‘for the purpose of carring passonzers. I: | ep eting the arrangements, whice we give for } . ° anys: Here, in Canada of course lean caly be ose where roads are made. | India | Weert of | Rocky Mountetns, there extends a vast prair | read provided by ra ure, which no Tame ren iwhiet no weight Can penetrate or cut ink | Fuss. $260,000 bave bem appropriated foi The following resolution was then sud-! an exploration of a route for a rai'road from | litre L-ke of the Woods to Vaneouve: ¢ [ a eo WronG AGain.— The Argus of May 3°th says:—We made a mistake in stating the day on which the Supreme Court is to com- mence its sittings in Prince County. We said that +t v ould beg n on the 13th of June, but it should have been the 3ist of June. What is the matter with our friend of the 4igus? He must be reading the His- tory of Ginx's Baby, —_ A house and barn belonging to Anthony McCormack, Esq., Head of St Peter's Bay were burnt down on Saturday night last. they! , . 12, | contract wi!l be divided between the Cunard in mary places, ason this Far Noith- thie Dominion—there are natural) lie land upon whch no road cap be built tor jord-nary veh ccs, wil +quakibie existing tart } . and der nauddy, no drynese rende:s dusty, and) wud Donald MeLeod. Esq . also, re | 7 . i The chief portio—tue greater) up tn pr-cus by the route over which the what they are worth, It is eaid thet the | und Atlan lines, the Allan first-cinese steam. (ers touching bere on their win er voyage Bee liween Liverpool and Poct'and,; and the see Jond-class Canad Steamers rung betweeg | Liverpool and Boston pertorming the servieg jim the semmer when the Alan steamers do | not come further weetthan the St. Lawrenee, | Another report ts thatthe seo nd clacs Allen ‘st-amers now ranoing between Liverpvol and Baltimore wiil eall here. There is a briex Coal basiners being at Sidney Mines and the Iote:national Pin, /At other Mines there is a cearcity of vesselg, }anc shipments are dell. The eval markets jabroad are alao dull, | } fot aga ' Nj ’ LATE TELEGRAMS, / er | Paris May 20.—Yesterdey fighting was te. leumed at Bedeville aud Pere La Chaise but the ‘fusurgente were crushed, and no quarter given | to toan, weman or cliid. Military law has been established, Execulonus are progressing. From 99 to 100 [ueurgents are sbet at a tide, No ove is permitted to leave Paris without a | pars signed by McMahon. | Tiers bas sppouied Gen. Vinoy Governor of | Paris, | ‘Tbe capital wil! be divided inte twenty aili- | tary districts, each s.tong y garriesned. Population vt Paris are enthiesstic cover the | deliverance Neal) every member of theo Commune was | shot of execute¢ itumediai. ly etter capture, | New York, May VY.—Uvited 3c tea Senate ede 'jourted sine die Saturday afteruveny auer release jing White aod KRamedeli | Eighteen persens lost their lives by Gre ime coal mine, Saturday, at Piltaton, Pennsylvania, New York, May 30.—The Montreal Witness says the Canadian Ex-eutive will exercme the | saaue privilege as the Queen herself and ratity the Prealy without the eenaent of Parliament. | Phe Witness aseumed that such ratificnzien will | be fina! iu regard to the Fisheries. bul legsiauga uiwy be required to open the Cauale. | No explanaten will be given why Sy Jobn | Young sigued the Treaty atter the ratificutiwa ig Lugiand. | The contract for carryirg Maile between | Hahiax, Cork and Liverpool bas been awarded } _| oy Canadian aad fi perint Govéiumes:s te Hage | Ailen, on the sauie terme formerly made with the , luman Line. {The statement in the above despatch relative Ite Fiesty ratification by Domin Oo Government are evideutly the mevest wagarice. No reliaooa whatever should be placed upon toem,— News.) Para, May 29.—A portion of the arey which | entered the cily is returniug to Versailles. ] ‘Toe Gith, fourteenia arrondisseneuts and Beilevilie and Voelletie quarters remain usder lalieary eccnpation | ‘The erty is cal aud the sireste 2re threnged i with sight avers Fires aie sill burping inaide of Tuoilleries and H. teide Vile | Brusseis, May 26.— there are reporte that the | Germans bave seized letters from leading weme bersof the Paris Commune disclsing a core | piracy against the Government of Belgram. | A plot bad been torwed tor Insurgents leaving | Pari te proceed to Brussels where the Rodicat movements wae to be continued, T[nearrection waa to be inc ted, buildings set on fire, and the borrora of Paris repeated, Ottawa, May 29 .. Parties for the commence. }@ut of the Paueific survey will start early: next: i week. Montreal, May 24 — Writs have been iesned for vew elections returnable on the Mth daly. | The Quebee (ficial * Gazette of Satarday, | coutnins a proclawa’ion snmmouicy the Legislative Assetnbly to meet on 2nd of Augnat Moutreal. May 29 & lour steady bot dal!; euper vhave nothing to do with his claims upon) exter: vominal; extra $0.50 to $6,600; taney go 0s to 29. Flonr: No. 1 snper $5.75. New York, Mey 29°) Floar dull and slightly in uvers favor; $940 to $590 tor snper state and seatern 5 $6.10 to 30.450 for common tochoice weet- ers New York. May 29. Jndve Dow!ing, on Satar | been turned out of office. ‘They wil have! day sentenced prize fighters Collins and Edwards to Peniteuti ry for 12 wont)s each. aud to pay a fine of $ OOO sentence to coutinuein defanit of The umpire, fhomas McAlpine, wra sevtenced to ax mouths ipprisoument wud a fine of Sour, VERY LATEST, London, June 1. The people of Paris generally are by no means enthusiastic over the change of af- fairs The army is not very popplar. The Assemby is regarded with awe and many ,are the forebodings occasioned by the ster. meastiresfof repression adopted by the Governnyent of M. Thiers. Tho city 1s decidedly Anti Monarchical, though Bonapartut and Orleanist ageuta are actively engaged in intiguing for respective masters. Te cities of Bordeaux, Lyens and Mar- seilles will onpose most desperately any attempt to re«stublish an empire in France, A seciion of the Assemb y has nominated the Duke d’Aumale for President, but his chances of election are small. as the other sections of the Assembly will unite against the Duke Many people are returning to Paris Washington, June IL. A despatch has been received here state ing that the people of British Columbia are greatly excited over the privisons of | Treaty of Washington, respecting the Saa Juan matter. London, June 1 The Times to-day in an editorin|, while admitting that itis hard for Canadians @ vield their fisheries to the Americans with- out the advantages of rcciprocity in trade, expresses the earnest hope tha Canada loya:ty ratify the Treaty of Washington. Mr. Thomas Noonan of the same piace, | In spite of the hopes of the Orleanists | Bonapartists, and te Legitinnsts ther For we have to finish up some masters prege’ wl ike cecondeculen we cou reas Madly te~' gs vesue, Yitive, bid eeth pebexperd.luseet bail 2 taalies Ui mewey. Tt thete ie just yroded tur seeb a} Flip peed elvbad we neidy wel to bealate Mel ie We demi euiccsit® wo Lhe p.ealel ed- boheme 2 Saat eReeeneneeneeteremen eed | The Anglo-American Cab.e is again in uestion mense advantage to the Colony. Whilst we say this. we can not be expected to join in any loud out cry ag:usst thein, until we bee some svbstaufial proof of + jobLery and Yours west respecttuliy, f toncg Been, M. L. C 1 yoy have discharged my d.iy by calling the attéution Cheaply and economically, it will be of im- Act, will be the persons sho will do as he intimates, the menbers of the Legislature will be privileged Therefore, the better way to see that the interests of each Coun- ty shall be locked after, is to have a Com- wisionyr Sym ough Couniy gas pipe in the new Liw Court and Pest Of. died on Thursday last. He was well known scems to exist a strong ati monarch tice, according to the plan avd specifications, asa Clerk of the ‘ate Mr. Worre’. “and , a He feeli c in Poeris ; j he o where the officers of the buiding may point reached the pe, 3 en diated: Sad aoe bine eeling both in Peris and in the much esteemed in bis Vicinity. The Scpreme Court will open in Prince out, and accordiag to the directions of the Superintendect of the beildmg, for the sum) of fifty pounds (£50), aud keep the same in| repaiy for twelve wouthe, should my tender ibe received. 1 will loan the Found of Works, County on the Lach instant. | prineipal cities of France which by |more strongly expressed as soon as the ; sent disturbances are fairly quieted The resignation of Fayre is repo The Marquis de Gabuae goes to Berlin 08 jthe 3d inst., as French Am a ee Tae re