Che Oeaminer - Che Gxraminer, LOLOL PLL LO LLL AMO LL OMe a eee bea Charlottetown, March 6, 1868. LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE, Tue KR. M. Live pool on Th are ta the Tith u We rsday last. The Mails for this Island We give below from Willaer & Smith's Ruropean Tiaes of the L7th Each we received hed this morning. wit. avresume of the latest sh news, a AN other mittters in’ Parliament pale hefare Lin secede t made jn both tenses last nicht, that Goverament will, to-day, at noon, propose the Sits |» isivn Of the Habeas Corpus Act im Treland, on announcement which was reectved he the © rat cheerias. That is what is called * takin the ball by the horns,” is believed, will for twelve months. The ohject is to seize, without bringiag to trial, a yreut number Of persons who hold, or have ley conintissions fa the army of the United vay States, und who abound in the hotels and ta-| verns of alf the principal towns of tho sister e suntry. From ¢ mspinag, the Femans in Dublin appear to have tiken te assassination, which may be described as cause and etleet. A mem ber of the “brotherhood” has been thrown Into a @anal and drowned, on suspicion of in teuding to betray his fellows to the Govern-| jaent, The takias away of this man’s life was Aecless murder, for in every Lrish couspiracy juoemers aboun!l. The difliculiy is not & mach to get at the root of the evil, as to deal with it when the facts come to light. Trials and conyvictious have lost their terror, for guns aud pikes were being largely manutactured foi rob ilious. purposes at the very time that the jd ces in the Towr Courts, in Dublin, were ex- ecosing all the powers of the law to put down tis horrible « rus pire ve The late debate in tue House of Conunons was less Lnportant in itself than iu the opinioa generally entertained aud éxpressed, th: t the evils of the sister coun- try cannot much longer be allowed to ferment and breed this tervible crep of disloyalty and teedson. Asa very large portion of the soil of freland is the property of Ragtish lamllords, iit lehoves fhem to asseinble and see what can be mimons with loud and gene- | possession of information which , \ Very painful intelligence comes from the Cape of Good, Hope. The wap betweeu the ‘Geers and the Busiitos was virtually at an end; but a& war almost as-frivhtful—a war of want fand famie—had succeeded. The distress at the Cape is deseribed as being most serious. The crops throuzhout the colony had failed for j Want of rain, and when the steamer left there were no symptoms of the drought abating. rats s hj et, so well reasoned, auc perva led } pany » Mn ¥ : deen ek Et ae f British Awerica the accomplishment of that lutury influenee have sally on the public | measure. inbvd. ue ye: Reason and! = The Legislature of Nova Scotia met on the DPPMe, SP ea aane od demaud uns Sinajle reform. the 224. ‘ult. The Sneéch of his Excellence it we consider the matter in a philosophical |, ; i Hh ae : : light: nothing ¢ om be move unjust and contrary | '* Licut. Governor is quite naimportant to us. tv all the prineip'+s of representation than that | He eorgratulates the Province ou the pros- warmer should & ver Oar conte: wrary SaVvs : . w precluded from formin: | perous state of its aTuirs, but wd @xpressiang ay independerit judrment on any question that iaay be broucht before Par- lianrent. ft is not mily a wrons to the member | terests of the Province. hima Hf, bat to Kis ‘oustituents, who have pom From New Brunswick iatellizence comes to him to represent their opiniows—to the House |p. ¢h of Commoas, whose aninber is arbitrarily di| . miuished as far as.that measure is concerned— | *'"¢e- aod tothe whole eountivy, which loses the due | discussion of mist in portant topics. makes no allusions at a political crisis is imminent in that Pro- the Government ¢ifon. Mr. Hatheway) has re- , -s" . . ant But if) sizned his place we uray thus deehive @ prior that the present oath ought not to be nosed on the Catholies, | wi may also decile, from the experience of | Canada, to consult with the Governor General . ‘ ; and that the Lieut. Governor, Mr. Gordon, has been ordered iu hot haste to ven. years, and from the present state | there. yin we Bowy tata rc inks ai | preseut Government of New Brunswick, has ; / hina, it is advisabl at the differ-| eaces between Protestants and Catholies should erase.” Opinions like these, in a leading organ Of opinion, would not have been uttered ta plainly and honestly some time azo; and it} The Press which usually supports the lately manifested a most hostile feeling towards Governor Gordon; and the impression now prevails that the Governor aud his Council are was especially honoured in the reception he Ta the several addiesses presented t r| of Confederation, to whieh dis J, wrdabip made | to any questions apart from the immediate in-| It is reported that another member of! ix a remarkable proot of the “good time eom ive’ that the only member of Parliament who objected ta the chanve was Mr. Newde rate, who has obtained any notoriety he may posses by his a'tea-Toryis: » «That the bill will pass hardly admits of a doubt in the present state of pablic epmion. The oatery for move strimzent measures to at varianee on the Confederation question. F THE YEAR 1265. REVENUE O We are indebted to the Islander for the fol- lowing statement of the revenue for the past year, which, we presume, has been compiled | * ees: «eedee Over readers will perceive that we are favoured with another letter from our friend Me. Coles on the harmless issue between us, respecting the way in which the nevotiations were con-| ducted at Washingtou in order to effect a re- }uewal of the Reciprocity Treaty. Our fi iend scemed to think that the Provincial Deleyates were wruch f> blame for the absurd nonsense S. .isia arrived at Halifax from prayer, and the condition of the labouring | propounded in Mr, Derby's Report to Congress The latest dates | classes thrown Out of employment is deseribed | |—acting for the Treasury Departinent—and i that they (the Delegates) endorsed the recom- mendations. We thought otherwise, and think so still, Our friend Mr. Coles apparently sup- poses that we labour under profound ignorance of the whole subject, and jauntily says, that he ‘cannot be responsible’ for our * want otf tinding proof that the Delezates agreed to the proposal submitted by the American Secretary of the Treasury.” We are quite willing to ! . . . ** . | pass over the insinuation of ignorance from our | friend Mr. Coles, and of course we do not hold and the suspension, 3 | large audiences in Muritzbure Cathedral and| Afm * responsible” on that account. It is a matter, we think, of small consequence as to iw hat passed between Mr. vernment over the telegraph wires, or what has Henry and his Go- been published in the Toronto Globe—a pape: not apparently friendly to the Washington ne- yotiations from the outset ;—but we hope ow triend Mr, Coles wiil place some reliance on the oficial report of the negotiations, Last week we gave an abstract of the proposals sub- mitted on both sides; now we are enabled to give, from the most authentic source, the official records of the Conference at Washington be- tween the Federal authorities and the Colonia! Delegates. The report sizued by Messrs. Galt, Howland, Henry and Smith, proves how far they laboured to secure a renewal of the Reei- procity Treaty, and their Memorandum marked A, shows the extent o{ the overtures they were Willing to make, (and certainly that extent is very different trom that which Mr. D by indi- | cated in his hi-faluting speech before Con zress.) | The memorandum marked B, shows how ex- | travagant and unreasonable were the demand: of the United States Government on the Colo- nies; aud the Delezates thereupon withd.ew from the nezotiatious. Mr. Derby's so-called report, or speceh in Congress, is not referred to on cither side, Mr, Coles has favoured us, in his postscript, with a rather lame extract from the Scottish American Journal. We rec} jon the same subject, which tells a very different ta‘e from that which our friend would fain have us believe. RECIPROCITY NEGOCIATIONS. The following papers will explain the nature ofthe late nesociations at Washington, tanec. form:-—~ Wastixetros, Febrnary 7th, 1866. Sin,z—We have the hover to inform Your newal of Reciprocal Trade with the United States: have -termiuatcd unsmecesstullv. You proceedin zs, but we propose briefly tu recapii- tulate them. Ou our arrival here, after eonsultation with Your Excelleney, we addeessed ourselves with the Committee of Ways and Means of the | louse ef Representatives. After repeated jn- j ters iews with them, and on ascertaining that no renewal ‘ation, we submitted as the basis upon which we desired arrangements to be made the en- | closed paper (nai ked A). Tu reply we reeeived the memorandum from {the Committee, of which a copy is enclosed (B). | And finding after discussion that no important | modifications in their views could be obtained, jaud that we were required to consider their proposition as a whole, we felt ourselves wader j the necessity of declining it, which was done hy the memorandum also euclosed (C). a it is proper to explain the grounds of our final action. It will be observed that the most important provisions of the expiring Treaty relating to the free interchange of the products of the two duties proposed to be levied were almost pro- ubitery in their character. and if the United States are present to consider the general opening of their | coasting trade it would appear desirable that as regards the internal waters of the continenty| no distinction should be made between the ves- sels of the two couutries. If the foregoing points be satisfactorily ar- ranged, Canada js willing to wljust her excise duties upon spirits, beer and tobacco, upon the bestrevenue #tandard which may be mutually adopted after Tull consideration of the subject, and if it be desired to tyeat any other articles ia the same way the disposition of the Canadian Government is to giye every facility in thei: | power to prevent illicit trade. With regard to the transit trade it is sug- vested that the same regulations should exist ou both sides and be detined by law. Canada is algo prepared to make her patent laws simi- lar to those of the United States. Washington, D. C., Feh. 2, 1866. MEMORANDUM B. Tn response to the meinorandum of the Hon. Mr. Galt and his associates, Hou. Mr. Smith, Hon. Mr. Henry and the Hon. Mr. Howland, the Committee of Ways and Means, with the ap proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, are | prepared to recommend to the House of Re- presentatives for their adoption a law providing tor the continnance of some of the measures embraced in the Reciprocity Treaty, soon to expire, viz: For the use and privileges as en joyed now under said treaty in the waters of Lake Michigan, provided the same rights tnd privilezes are coneeded to the citizens of the United States by Canada iu the waters of the St. Lawrence and its canals as are enjoyed by British subjects, without Ciscrimination as to tolls and charging rates proportioned to canal listance ; also for the free transit of goods, wares and merchandise in bond, under prope: regulations, by railroad across the territory of the United States to and from Portland and the Canada line; provided equal privileges shall he conceded to the United States from Windsor or Port Sarnia, or other western points of de- parture to Butfilo or Ordensburg, orany othe: points Eastward, and that the free ports estab- lished in the Provinces shall be abolished : also, that the bounties now given to American fishermen shall be repealed, and duties not in Schedule A, provided that all the rights ot fishing near the shores, existing under the treaty heretofore mentioned, shall be granted and conceded by the United States tothe Provinces, and by the Proviuees to the United States. It is also further proposed that the following list of articles shall be mutually free, viz :— not prepared at Far more, we think, has come ot the mission higher imposed upon fish than those ment’oncd | than appears at the first blush ; and the delegates at least can console themselves with having done all that was in their power to serve their country by offering and proposing to accept such terms as shouid not compromise their re- lutions with the Home Government, or imperil the vast commercial! interests committed to their trust. - > FENIANISM. This subject-—— or, as it is now properly denominated, “ Villainous Swindle’’—was dis- ay oe last Wednesday evening. cussed before the C. L. Institute on The audience on yas the must numerous we ever Tn fact. very many, as we have been told, failed to ; n the occasion, saw assembled in St. Andrew's Hall. obtain admission—so crowded was every avail- able seat. Thomas Kelly, Esqr., presided as Chairman, and we may bere observe that he discharged the duties incident to that situation with at /eas/ sufficient strictness. The Rev. A. MeDona’d, Rector of St. Dun- stan’s College, opened the debate in a brie! address-—merely indicating the line of argument he intended to pursue in his closing discourse. In his introductory, however, the learned Rector submitted some general propositions as the demnatory of the priaciples and doctrines of the said he, is essentially a bad one: it is wrong organizition. This associaticn, Fenian took to defend the “ Brotherhood” to be a Fenian in sympathy and spirit. On resuming his seat, the Rev. gentleman was followed by several speakers, including the Hon. G. Coles, who occupied a seat on the platorm. Mr. Coies spoke at considerable lensth in Opposition to the Fenian ‘scheme’ but admitted tlat Ireland had, for centuries, endured aygravated and unmerited oppressionis at the instance of her Imperial rulers—that she ‘" / basis of the position he then assumed, and con- per se, and utterly indefensible, and therefore he, as a Catholic Priest, responsible for his sentiments, as a citizen, a loyal subject, aud as a friend of Ireland, was conscieutious!y opposed tv it, and would consider any man who woder- recate by giving a much larger extract from the same journal, i We} stuted on Monday last all the facts of any impor- Hut our readers will probably desire to} p. 1 see the record of nezotiations in the authentic Exceileney that our nezotiations for the re- have been informed from time’ to time of our your sanction to the Secretary of the Treasary, | and we were by him put in communication with | | j or extension of the existing Treaty | would be made by the American authorities, | hut that whatever was done must he by Lis. | Burr Millstones, unwrought. Cotton and Liven Rags. Vi rewoe vd. i Grindstones, rough or unfinished. Gypsum or Plaster, unground. was still compelled, with great injustice, to submit to inequitable exactions in connection with those two standing wiievanees—tithes and absentecism. The hon, gentleman, expressed SCHEDULE A. Frayiq-— Mackerel. cs ....4- - oct $1.50 per bhi. * Herring, pickled or salted. 1.00 + his hopes that those sources of strife and misery in Trelasd would shortly be removed or modi- fied, and he felt persuaded that the Tinperia! 1, BA Bik... inne te a oat : ’ Shamed 90H ° < Parliament would —as they have been doing S , Gib CREE SUOMI... 93s 5 L.50 ‘ for sometinfe past—enact measures éalenlated Provided that any fish in packages other than marrels shall pay in propertion to the rates charged upon similar fish In barre!s. All other fish,’..°.. .... .4.¢4. per th, As to the duties which will be proposed upon i the other aiticles ineluded in the t eaty, the | following are submitted, viz :— Animals, living, all surts - 20 per cent, ad val. Apes & Gardea’ Fruit ! of that country. ing the Lritish ministry that the welfare aud prosperity of the Irish peaple ave indispensible to the safety of the whole Rinpire. Mr. Cole's —that nota single individual declared himselt Thi, Corn (fodian) and Oats Corn-meal (fudian) and 10 cts. per bushel as an ndvoente of the “Trish Republic.” a er. oa ik te Fenian theories in Charlettctown, of course, Flour 25 per cent, ad val. | left the ground quite clear for the Rev. Mr. 1 : : stp eee ee “it he ‘ sae fe Ib. MeDonald, and the debate was closed by him tide ah & DUET 1@ per cent, ad yal. in excellent style. _ He addvessed himself more ee aha PL deed 3 cts per Ib. especially to Trish Catholics, and admonished them to form no connection with such societies | Lumber— | Pine, round orin thelog,S1.50 per M. sawed or hewn... 2.50 + $s planed.tongued and vrooved or finished — fortifying his eloquent advice with that of ' + the most emineat prelates who. denouneed 20 per cent, ad val. | seeret associations as detrimental to relision to elevate the social and commercial conditica | He believed also that this very question of Fenianisin, which he earnest!y | condemned, would he instrumental in convine- | ‘ and Vesetahles, ..... ' ie remarks were calm and convinelag, and had| toby members of the Legislature, merchants, See: V1.1) Me ae 0 Cts, per Husin i” . 4 iy : = lagricalturisis, aud others, was then uuauimousls - : se effa sf ang “aliatine > imnalsive assem.) Uf ‘ it “ar é 5s, wae : del Yelea W itu the effect of coneiliating the impulsive assem pr ieeorvain , . “ry . the ¥ . ‘ o “— _ ° and Castér O7f)..". >, . i ylage before whom he stood. | Kesolred, 2s the opinion of this meeting, that en ee ] ct. per Ib. It is noteworthy —and we tink the’ fact it is advisable, on the part of the Legislature, te 0 Shania pe 10 cts. per bushel ehocti Han iit Ai? 1: jencourage the Mackerel fishery bustaesa ef this See ee a aie a [EES BEERS NEE MDOD AME ARSE MUGENEE) Toland, by granting a bounty on every barrel Cheese ee ae ata f Trishmen who were present on this occasion | canght hy our people, or olberwise, successfully compete in the carrying trade of any park of the glok>. We have nearly ali the markets of the world open to us, and Therefore our tarmers, werehants, shipowners, fishermen and immer, need suffer little loss by the abrogation of the compact. We should not tor a single moment ad- ‘mit Hat we, as a people, are at the mercy ot the United States, so far as the treaty in question is coucerued, made our ra p : the Americah people-so as to seek to punish,—we could anney aud seriously embarrass then. But we are not incliped to do anything ot the kind. We will attend to our own business, and parsuc the even tener of our Way, contident that we are in the possession of the ineane of fatare advance- ment and prosperity, independent of any doobt uw favors from our republican neighbours. We opine that before long the Americans will discover that they have made a fatal mistake. When they find themselves debarred from the privilege of fi- hing in our shore Waters, and restricted otherwise in their eom ial pursuits, it is vet unlikely they will commence to knock at our governmenta: doors tor admission to. negotiate a new treaty Although, for some rea8ons, we regret the action of the American autiocities in terminating the treaty, yet we see little reason why we should be despondent over the fact. If the people of the Um ed Statesean do without the treaty, 80 can we ———+--<> 02 ED +e CHARLOYTETOWN DEBATING SOCIETY The adjourned discussion on the fishing inter- estsof P. ELL wes re-opened on Monday evening last. by 1. C. Hail, Beg. feel The subjeet aj peared to have lost none of its in- terest by adjournment, and the verg exeellent opening address was listened fo with an attention whieh seemed to indicate that the inhabitants vw Charlottetown regarded the development of thir branch of trade as of the greatest nupoertanee. and demanding immediate aitention, Mr. hiall spoke of the impetus whieh the fishing interest vad received in P. E. Island during the last few years, and stated that the questien new Wwas— shall we go inte this business and build up a trade, which will be reamnerative to those en- gaged in it, and of great permanent benefit to the whole Colony; or shall we, en seeount of the ra- ther heavy duty alout being placed on Mack erel by the United States, lose the advantage ab ready gained and relapse inte our former apathy with respect to thas important branch of business | The operation of our inspection laws, he stated, was justsuch as was required ; that the No. J] Mack- erel of our inspection sulted the United States market, giving us an adsautage over Nova Scotia, as their mspection law required No. 1 Mackere! to be of a larger class (hau ours,—in fact, larger than the trade required. He spoke of the class of barrels manufactured here as better than theae of Nova Seo ia. He aliuded to the taverable po- sition of this Province for the prosecution of large and lucrative fishing business. The proper route tor fishing vessels, from spring to autumn, was clearly and interestingly deseribed. Mr. Hall referred to the frequent enquiries made by young men, natives of the Island, (whe had learnt tle fishing businese trom the Ameri- cars) for situations as captains of fishing vessels, and regretted that there were comparatively ne vessels here fit to engage in the trade; conse- quenily, a large umber of our young men wen! tothe United States to seck employment. The superiority of vessel over boat fishing was clears shewn, and ie tendency to draw eff the boat fishermen from the Island to the more lucrative Lemployment of vessel fishing in the United States’ | employ. At the conclusion of the address, a very satis- | factory debate ensued, which was taken part in bby differcut leading business gentlemen of Char- jottetown and viemiiy, Whe, for the most purt, endorsed the opinions expressed by Mr. Mall, and advocated the encouragenent of this business, | ‘The tollow ing Resolution, which was spoken & Debate on Tuesday evening next. Subject —Is it the duly ota Keprescutative ot the people tw vote on public questions sceording to the Wishes of bie constituents, irrespective ot his own optuions.— Com. -- +<2D>P- SUPREME COURT, GEORGETOWN. The February Term ef the Supreme Court for King’s County began on ‘Tuesday last and ended HIGHLY ——— - MMPORTANT PROM THE PACIFIC, DECLARATION OF WA RY PrRU AGatNsr SPAIN — TREATY OF ALLIANCE BETWEEN 7 CHILI AND PERL. We learn by the latest: news from South Ame. rica of the ratification of a treaty of allianee, of. Novel w dj L—if we | fensige and defensive, between Chili and Peru, NS , Aeolinte. obra with Wa tad te formal declaration of war by Pera against Spam. _- ae The Peruvian fleet, consisting of the frigates (screw) Apur mac and Amazonas, and corvettes America and Union, the former et feity guns and the latter of sixteen guns each, had sailed to efleet a junction with the Chilaa fleet, conristing of the screw corvette Esmeralda, sixteen guns, steamer Covodonga,four guns,and steamer Maipu, two gons, This fleet is under positive orders to commenee immediate hostilities against the Spaniards. A decree has been iasaed by the Pernvian Go- vermment prohibiting the embarkation for foreign ports of all Spaniards resident in Peru, and a passport is new required te be taken ont by every person waving the cowntry, without exception, A. visit to the harbor »f Callao new by the Spanish feet must bring on an emgage 3 for the place is said to be admirably fortitied With most approved ordiuaser, and in positions where the presence of & heavy gon is priee ae even by residents." We hear aleo’ that some ef these batteries are ofieercd by men who hay liad some experionee im the four year’ A war, nnd whe know what te do when the comes, . Now that Peru is fairly Seanched into the war to be waged against Spain, # exnitet be long be. tore Bolivia and Eeander joie bands with Pery and Chili against the common emony of the South Awereican Republics. Kawwimg full, well thag operations ‘ean only be carried en afk : Spanish commander, even with the force at hig disposal, may take it upon bimeeclt te imanagurate active warfare by bombarding the seaport towns and cities of both Republics, commencing prob. ably at Valparatse, which offers the largest and most shining mark for the broadsides of his squadron, and which is literally delenceless and at his merey. ‘The destruction of property tiere will fall far heavier on forsigners than on natives, aud after he bas expended his shet and shell against the houses and bils upon which Valparaiso is built, be dare not land a men, even under the cover of his guns, to complete the werk ; for be- fore his boats could touch the beach he would find a force at hand to oppese hum, that could and would defeat everyavailable man of the fleet ; henee What good w be had by the operation ? sovvensscesin Ea lainsenininiatani CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN. TILE, SOUTHERN STATES. The whites of the South have discovered, to their surprise and dismay, that large numbers of the negroes in their cities and tewns are armed with deadly weapons. The Petersburg, Va., Dvpress saye: “Prom many of the negroes whe are ar- rested from time time, pistols, londed clubs aad well strung slung-shots are taken. Tie the beuse of the negro, Peter Teylor, where the Pederal soldier was killed em Friday night; minie balls and powder were found. Those whe are arrested constitute a very sanall proportion of these whe are not, and it te fair te presume that deadly wea- pons ef sume description are widely scattered among the colored poprlation ef Petersburg, in manitest Violation of the law. Thefaect eaknet be demed, buton the contrary, it will be substantiated by those persons who have the best means of knewing. If then, there are arma and atomre- nition in the hands of hundreds of vegrecs in the city, danger lurks about. It bodes no good. Tlie quiet and respectable portion of the colored eain- munity need ne arms. ‘They have always lived without che concealment of deadly weapons about their persons, aod wader their heads, aud they live so now. Itje only that class of negroes “hese couduct is net (he tuost inreptedchable, and whose objects are not the pucest, whe sapply Liemseltes with pistele aod slung-sbets and guns, And it ie much te be regretted, that this class is net linited ta a few but counts hundreds—we might say thousands—in every Targe Southern commanity, Alladwwit the fact of armed wegrors iu our aadst all acknowledge the danger to the peace of the counuunity arising theretrom; therelore, what's the remedy?) We will let wiser heads then our own discover it, and order the execution.” THE LAST PHASE OF FENIANISM. The “Council of the Irish Republie’”’ has issued an address to their triends m America, Iu this document we look in vain tor any intelli- on ‘Thursday. tiis tiewor Mr .Jdustice Peters presided. ‘The following gentlemen constituted | the Grand Jury: Hon. Joseph Wightmon, Fore -| man; Roderick Melatyre, Alexander Campbell, | William: Moar, Lewis J. Westaway, Duncan Me- | Donald, George Alley. Johu Knight, George Moore, James FE. MeDonald, David MeClure, Augustine MeDouald, Alexander Kennedy, Johu Seriunigear, John Cowan. John McLean, Thomas | Anvear, Johu Nichell, Nei] Matheson and Joseph H. Dingweil, Eequires. The eriminal calendar | this tern: was a hght one, a circumstance as gra- | titying to the Court as it is creditable to King’s | County. j The Queen at the proseention of Jane Manly | rs Simon Mullisou—iucictweut for larceny—Ne | Bill The Queen at the preseeution of James W. gibie statement of grievances, which are te justily rebellion, as we have looked in all previous ducma ments of a like kind that have been ixsued. | briek- men in America are told that the slavery of Treland ix a shadow on their path; but there is no bill of particulars, no list of grievances, This undefined and uuexplained alavery is also described as a drag-chain on the progress of Tfishien in Ame- rica ; how or why is left te the imagination, and it will certainly require av wuusually active one to fill the void. The address is really an appeal! to Trishmen in Aterica for funds. They are asked ‘0 subseribe for the bonds of the Irish Republie, that they tay Lave the privilege of being the fiest erediters of the Irish nation — that is te be. © Handreds lof thousands,” we are tld, “ are waiting for the countries, were entirely set aside, and that the | The principal ob-| i t 1 word ;" and men who are to give the word are Pruclove es Daniel Melunis—indictweat for lar- | waiting tor money frou the States. O'Mahoney, eeny—No Ball | tue, wauts money to support the pill mansions, The Queen at the prosecution of Pieree Gaul) aud for other little needs, aad Sweeuy wants ies Malcoln MeLean and others—indictment for, money te lead, we don’t kaow how many, arunes torcible entry —a true Bill. The trial of this case | ayuinst Canada. He aud Sweeny have been od. was put of ull July, the parties having entered | dressing a public meeting at Cleveland, at which into recegnizances for their appearance at that) their open threat of jiuvading Canada was ap- time. The following civil causes were on the | plauded by the audience. Take it altogether, st > the eattle plague, with which both Houses of Parliameut at the openins of the Session re soinded, has com>elled the Government to move. A bill was introduced bv the Home Secretary, Sir Georve Grey, on the 12th, for Hus purpose, and it contains clauses apparentls wrbit-ary, that w few weeks aso would have heen deuouneed as tyrannical and unealled for. Se severe, however, has been the visitation, se rapid its progress, aud so fatal its effects, that strong is the Government bill is, it is now as- s tiled for mot -hejag strong enough in its pro- hjbitory reculations. The bili eaforees com- pulsery slauchter of all infected eattle, prohibi- tiow of the removal of cattle except under peealiar eiveumstanees, the disinfection of suspected premises, und re rulations respecting cattle imported by sea. These regulations are aojticable to the whole country: bat in certain e. Hunt opposed te second reading ef the bill heeause, mainly, of the powers conceded to the local authorities ——nowers, he contended, whieh destroved its vane. The principa! opponent of the nyeasure was Mr. Bright, who described the compensa- tion clauses a4 monst wus, but was in favor of isulation of the cattle, which he thought would render neediess indise mamate shaurhter. There vi be cousiderable dittecence of opinion ay to the prineiple of compensation, and many peo- yle will azree with Mr. Bricht in thinktig that mécchants and shipowners would be ju-tified, wee ding to the same theory, in asking tor eom- j eusation fom the evtire country whenever the wimls of Heaven de-icoy their property at sea. Me Lowe eateved the list against Mr. Bright, suvb accused hire of setting class against elass. ia this debat + ale. J ba Sturt Mill, the great writer on Politieal Eoonomy, made his maiden speech, and maintained that the compensation soul tot be excessive, as it mi slit prevent the fatasrs from tiking measures to guard against the spread of the divease, knowing that they would, be paid for any anijnal that died or was slauzhiered. As a class, he added, the landed auth iemtaing interest uid no ¢laim whatever to compensation, exe: t in referenee to the ex treine inequality with whieli the loss was sus- tained. Several amendments have been made in the bill as orizinal y introduced. The com- pensation, for instance, is to he only half the value of the animal, and not two-thitds, and ay amendment by Mr. Want, to prevent the ut vement of all cattle by rail or road, which wis opposed br the Govertuwnt, was carried b* Bt to Ts. Te wil! interest all who follow the ‘prozress of events in the United States since the end of tw war, to know that 4 large portion of Eny- Vish society heartily sympathises with the aboll- tion of s'avery, and to givé expression to this anfiment.a crowded meeting was held ju Exefer-hall on the 1 “th, ostensibly to celebrate te passage of the Coustitutional Amend:nent A‘tin the Cajon, with abolishes the property of man in man. Seo eral distin ished persons, sone of them ministers of relizion, were in a‘tendsnce, and amongst them the Rev. New-! a0 gt The Chair was filled by the Cham- ions were i in during the evening Oe eable relations between England and ‘wrest lie might long continue. The recdmen's Aid S. ciety, with which this weet orisinated, is not insensible to the mo on Of the blacks in Sa and a large aum of money is about to be cullected on their belalf. from official records. The increase over the i i ‘ } - / way in which trade has been flourishing in a the other Proviuces. just elused is ahout £66,800," there is some thing exceedingly vague in it. “What is meant by the word “ proper’ tacked on to the word “expenditure ?’’ The Government organ ap- pears to be exact to one penny in getting at the Why should there be any difenlty in getting at the amount of the public amount of reecipts. expenditure, iustead of leading its readers to all sorts of surmises by using that suspicious phrase, “about £65,8007" Our opinion is, that if we take jnto account the cost of building the Bar- raeks and bringing the Military here, the ex- penditure will be found to be much nearer eishty thousand pounds ¢han sixty-six thousand eight bundied. However, we suppose we must wait with such patience as we may eommand, until our rulers be required to make a “ clean breast "’ of the financial state ef the Colony be- fore the Honse of Assembly. Meanwhile we sive the follawing statement from the Js launder :-— “Revexve or the Year Just cLosep.—Al- though the returns are not fully completed, certain sum having not vet come in from seve- ral outports, we are in a position to state that the actual reeeipt+to the 31st of January, 1866, amount to £6~,041 3 tld. The revenue of the previous year was £66,333 11s 10d, show- ing an increase of £1,717 12s ld. The ex- penditure proper of the year just closed is about £66,200, leaving a surplus of over £1,100. When the extraordinary expenditure of the year is considered, it is some satisfaction to Gnd that our abilities are more than met. The sources of revenve of the year ending 3ist January, 1266, are as follow :— ! revenue of the past year—only £1,717 12s Id —secms to be exceedingly stnall in view of the! c TT fmake it desirable for us to enter into specific | As regards the state- ment, that “the expenditure proper of the vear {ject for our entering into negotiations was, | therefore, unattainabie, and we had only to con- sider whether the minor points were such as to enga cements. These points are three in number. With regard to the first, the proposed mutual use of the waters of Lake Michizan and the St. Lawrence, we considered that the present ar- rangements were suflicient, and that the coim- mon interests of both countries would prevent their disturbance. We were not prepared to yield the right of interference in the imposition of tulls upon eur canals. We believed, more- over, that the privilege allowed the United States of naviyvating the waters of the St. Law- rence was very much more than an equivalent for our use of Lake Michigan. Upon the second point, providing for the free transit of zoods under bond between the tivo countries, we believed that in this respect in the former ease the interests of both countries would secure the maintenance of exist- ing rerulations. Connected with this point was the demand made for the abolition of the Free Ports existing in Canada, which we were not disposed to concede, especially in view of the xtremely unsatisfactory position in whieh it was proposed to place the trade between the two countries. Gn beth the aheve points, we do not desire to be understauad as stating that the existing ar- rangements should not be extended and placed on a more permanent basis, but only that, taken apait from the more important Interests in- volved, it did not appear to us at this time: necessary to deal with them exceptionally. With reference to the third and last point, the coneéssion of the right of fishing in Pro- vincial waters, we eonsidered the equivalent proposed for so very valuable a right to he utterly inadequate. The admission of a few unimportant articles free, with the establishment of a scale of high duties as proposed, would aot, in our opinion, have justified us in yielding this point. While we rezret this unfavorable termination of the negotiations, we are not without hope that, at no distant day, they may be resumed i with # better prospect of a satisfactory result. We have rhe houor to be, Your Excélleney’s most obdt. servte., A: Fe Geer, Minister of Finance, Canada. W. P. Hownaxn, Postinaster General, Canada, W. A. Henry, Attorney Geveral, Nova Scotia. A. ‘J. Surtn, Attorney General, New Brunswick. To Ilis Excellency Sir Frederiek Bruce, K. C. B., &., &e., &e. MEMORANDUM 4. The trade between the United States and the British Provinces should, it is believed, under ordinary circumstances, be free in reference to their natural productions ; Wut as internal taxes exceptionally exist in the United States, it is new proposed that the articles em}raced in the free list of the Reciprocity Treaty should con- tinue,to be exchanged, subject only to such duties as may be equivalent to that internal tax- ation. It is suggested that both parties may add certain articles to those now in the said list. With reference to the fisheries and the navigation of the internal waters of the conti- nent, the British Provinces are willing that the existing regulations should continue in effect : but Canada is ready to enter iato engagements with dhe view of improving the means of access to the ocean, provided the assurance be given as finpost Duty, «© oe « Charlottetown, 49.581 1 6 | “ ledeqne 4,169 4 63 sad Georzetorrn, ie 2 18} © “Malpeque, 1019 5 ot me Souris, oGl to ‘SO “ Cascumpec, lae 2 " New London, Sis 18°31 “ — Marray Hai boar, a Y**g *” Crapaud, 570° 7 0} «Grand River, SO°'2' °s ¥e Kt. Peter's, a © & Orwell, + 16.3 “ Pinetie, 7.7, 1 i Rustico, | ee ik Lizht & Anchoraye Duty, 1161 8 11 Land Assessment, 4,510 411 Public Lands, Sion 3 7 Crown Lands, 154 14 10 Reat of Warren Furm, rae 6 ey Pust Office, 1.910 °0 0 Colonial Seeretary’s Office, 7s ino Revistrar’s Fees, 351 10 6 Custom Fees, 6416 0 Warehouse Fees, 7610.0 Land Assessmeut Fees, S aie Trustees Prince of Wales College, 22 5 6 License Duty, 626 10 0 Seizures, le ae Fines and Penalties, 127. 8 6 Casual Tuterest iu Bonds, 2,19 2.5 Sale of Imported Breeding Stock, 2°0 2° 0 , Sale of Port Wine, a 82 . i £62,041 ee pan SOS <2 Slee that the trade of the Western States will not he jSpreee_ and Hemlock, | and society. This organization, said our rev. sawed or hewn. ..$1.00 per M. nig ig , U4 “ planed, finished or friend, is not composed of gentlemen of social partly finished... 25 per cent, ad val. character, of talent, or military qualification. lone. of hei ry <é " : oe oo See gai - : The leaders ave but demagozues and sdven peepee or ae :. °e turers, who have nothing to lose in this mad | All other, of Black Wal- iy i . ie : eon nut, Chestnut, Bass, jand ridiculous experiment— whose object is sel- White Wood, Ash, Oak, | fishness—whose aims are folly and wickedness “ own cawe os “ in Br . wed ee 20 and plunder—who delude and entrap the unre- minced, ounguec au ia » . sae ly grouved or finished... 25 « ghia lecting, and obtain money from them wheve- ee re oa ew “ «| with to enrich themselves. | iia rawr » t | , ee Mond ey adic gh s cts. yu haat, | We venture to say that the Rey. Rector TE Mote 3 RE AEE aig ae et. per ib, Fe . ¢ . aie p fully, clearly and satisfactorily demonstrated j ee... Byatt 16 cts. per bushel , i : % : ra ggntiliy! i Seed, Timothy & Clover 20 per ceut, ad yal. | “tt this last + vivantie humbug” is but a base Trees, Plants and Shrubs, aud anti-Catholic movement — that its avowed | rT ys ae ata! aud Fruit s ‘ : n doetrines are such as no honest man can espouse ice . © + ora en bape 5 ~ Cts. per . - . . . : Whitedi S000 o 20 cts. per bushel, | °F defend; and that it finds no favor or en- j MEMORANDUM ¢, | In reference to the memorandum received | from the Cominitiee of Ways and Means, the | Provineial Deleyates regret to be obliged to state that the proposition therein contained in resurd ty the commergial relations between the j two countrics is nét such as they can recom- mend for the adoption of their — respec- tive Lesislatures. ‘Th Imposts which it is pro- posed to lay upon the productions of the DBri- tish Provinces on their entry into the markets of the United States are such as in their opin- ion will be in some cases prohibitory, and will certainly seriously interfere with the nataral eourse of trade. These imposts are much beyond what the delegates conceive to be an equivalent for the internal taxation of the United States that they are reluctantly brought to the conelusion that the Comunittee no longer desire the trade between the two countries to be carried 6n upon the principle of reciprocity, With the concurrence of the british Minister at Washington, they are there- fore obliged respectfully to decline to enter into the engavement suggested in the memorandum : hut they trust that the present views of the United States may soon t so far moditied as to permit of the interchange of the productions of the two countries upon a more liberal basis. Washing ton, Feb. 6, 1866. FQ eae From the Scottish American (N. ¥.) Feb'y 17. THE BRITISH AMERICAN DELEGATION AND THEM MISSION TO WASHING. TON. We happen to be in a position to state that althoush the proposition of Messrs. Galt, How- land, Henry, &e., in regard to Reciprocity was rejected by the Ways and Means Committee of Congress, a body contvolled by ultra-protection- ists, a Jarge and respectable party in both the | House and Senate is strongly in faver of some | satisfactory trade arrangemeut with the Pro- vinees. Mr. McCulloch is especialivy desivons that athorougly good understanding should be come to; and before the delegation icft Wasb- ington the Seeretary of the Treasury made ar- ranvements, after asking permission of the dele- gates, for them to fave a special interview With the President. It is no seeret that President Johnson expressed in the strongest msayner his desire that some satisfactory basis of agreement should be reached. Both the President ana fhe | Seeretary indeed expressed a strong wish that the delegation should prolong their visit in the hope of their mission ie ultimately-suceess- ful. Itis probable that the delegates consulted their own dignity in leaving when they did. They showed at least that such Reciprocity as the Ways and Meavs Committee are willing to coneede is athing that. British America ean do without, at least until her people comes to be many poorer and meaner than they are to-day, The upshot, we think, will be that Mr. Me- Culloch will seek another interview with Mr. Galt and his colleagues before the latter seek an inteaview with Mr. McCulloch. It is a great deal to have enlisted a man of the oficial aud personal standing of the Finance Minister of the United States in a fair measure of international trade. It is still more to have the President of the United States exhibit so strong an interest in the maintenance of friendly, political, and commercial relations with any portion of the British Empire. It shows that wisdom, dis- cretion, and sobriety have not yet deserted the high places of the land, and there are yet men left to think and act fur the American people, who are not yet utterly the victims of passion 3.11 i diverted from its natural channe! by legislation ; | and prejudice, couragement with the Priesthood, either of! [reland er America. This certainly must have appeared palpable to every candid mind who enjoyed "the privilege of listening to Mr. MeDonall’s admirable expose on Wednesday evening. ——+ <> > —____ Rasm We have received a Letter from GW. Howlan, Esqr., M.P.P., on the subject of the law relating to the inspection of Pickled Fish. The Letter is accompanied hy a considerable amount of correspondenee froin Fish dealers in the United States. It is hardly necessary to say, that—being the pet measure of our friend | at Cascumpeque—the correspondence slorifies the Fish Inspection Act unmensely. Of course we shall publish it in our next. ce A I i Tue Concert, given at the Temperance Hall, nuder the auspices of the Masonie Breth- | ren, on Monday evening last, was quite a bril- liant affair. We have not often seen so large an audience there, and we are confident they all separated with a feeling of intense satisfac- tion at the evening's entertainment, We are happily spared from entering into particulars of the Concert — which we misht not be able to do satisfactorily — certainly not so well as “An Auditor,” who gives in another column a minute account of the interesting reunion. ———_——_——_-~ oe eo C.Y¥. M. L. Isstitvrre.— The Rev. Mr Relcourt, the venerable Pastor of the Rustico Mission, will lecture at the above named [usti- tute on Wednesday evening next. His subject will be, we understand,—“ The Manners and Customs of the Indians.” This is quite an attractive theme, and ought to draw —as we} feel assured it willi—a very full house. a OO ED 60 Qe Tue Reciprociry Treaty. — The Hahfax Chronicle, of the 17th Feb'y—which paper, alleged, hasstrong annexation tendencics—makes the following remarks in reference to the Reci- procity Treaty, bow about expiring :— “We observe that some of the publie journal: in the United States are gloating over the faet that the negotiations for a renewal of the Reei- procity Treaty tase failed. The New York Herald, and some other payers of the same atripe. imagine that the British Provinees will be seriously embarrassed hy the wbrogation of the eompact. They are vain enough to imagine that our existence as a people is dependent upon se cess to the American markets, aud that whet these are cut off, or closed, by the barrier of eus- tom houses, we willkery aloud fo ehare the ad vantages of the “ glorious’? Uoieon, whieh har been so much engendered by the late Southern revolution. It is a delusion, yet it appears many people iu the neighboring republic believe it to be true, aud so we may sately leave thei fo the eon sequences of their commercial insanity, With men in each a meod and temper, se swayed by passion instead of reason and common sense, i) would be useless to argue Let the Reciprocity go by the board if needs must. It has served u good turn to us, while it has been no less valuable tothe United States, butit appears that a majority of her diplomatists hase the blindness not to see it. Weare not a dependent people by any means, nor are we likely to be. We are prospering and docket : according to contract. Ulaintiff non-suited. Doe dem James MeDonald cs James MeVarish action of cjectuent, Jobo MeLellan cs Joho Kuight—assumpsit. Amount claimed £57. Speeial Jury empan- nelied. Verdict for Piamtiff for £4 16s Gd. Martin Martin rs Angus Me Douald—overflow- ing Plointiif’s land—relerred to arbitration. William Lleard rs John Kiight—action of Trover—Judgment for Defendant. Of the appeal causes the following three only were prose cuted :— 7 Vierce Gaal, pplt. rs Malcolm McLean and others, re spts.—appeal distuissed for iutorusality of hohlee, Laughlan McKinnon, applt., es Nathaniel West- away, respt.; appeal coufirmed aud judgment below reversed. James MeWade, applt.. rs Angus Cameron, respt.; appeal disinissed aud judgment b. low affirmed. Ot the remaiuing appeals same stand aver for hearing till next lerm, aud others were diawmissed jor want of prosecuuen. In Doe dem James Moyagh cs Roe, and came cs same, judgment Was given agatust the casual ejector in both cases The Grand Jury having made presentinents against Matthew Young for resisting a constable in the execution of his office, and against certain parties having laverukeeper’s sign boards on their houses, though their names de wo! appear on the list of licensed retaiiers in King’s County, the Court on Tiureday afieruoon adjourued sine die. | Tue Respoxstguary of rae Sraves is | FeNtAN AGGRESSIVE MoveMENTS.—The To- | rento Leader discusses with its usual force and ‘ability watters connected with the Fenian designs npon Canada. It closes with the following :— _* The moment Gen, Sweeny takes the first prae- lical steps for putting bis threats inte exrention, we shall expect from the justice of resident Jolin- son @ timely exercise of the wecessary, means of Vindicatig those neutrality Jaws of the United States, of which the movement will be a grose Violation. President Van Buren sent troops te the Canada frontier to enforce the weutral obliga- tions of the State iinmediately waiter such a de- monstration as hus just been made et Butlalo- Sweeny and his fellow eouspriators have probably bet yet gone se far as to render their puniwhaenat certain uoder the neuirality laws of Ie18 and ie3e. Let them go on until their necks ane fairly in the never, and then a yeutle pressure of the ex" ecutive hand will du the business.” A Few Srepponn Facrs —The following facts, taken from the official returne of the Boston | Custom louse, are commended te the attention jot those politicians whe desire that there should be ne Treaty of Reéiprocity whatever between the British Provinces and the United States. Imports from Lower Proviners to Boston, in 1-5, two aud om bail millon of dollars. Exports during the same thue, three and one halt usillions. Ouifits in Boston for cod and mackerel fishery, four millions. Returns in fish, seven inillions,’ | Total amount of trade, sereateen millions of dol- {@rs per anaum, Oc long or histre wool, we received last year over five million five hundred theusund pownde, | chiefly for Bostou and Lowell account, and equal in value to three millions of dellaré: grain aud animals over two willions of dollars worth. Our returns in goods and specie to Canada were five millions, tanking the sum tetal of Boston trade with the Provinces, icenty-secen aillions of dollars peranuum. ‘Phe general teports of Boston tor the year ending June 30, 1665, according te the official accounts, were twenty-five millions, and the exports twenty-one, a tetal of forty-«ix millions. We see, therefore, that the trade with the Dre- sinces is more than one half the entire general exports and imports of this port for that year—a statistical fact worthy the atrention oof treaty makers aud politicians. —Beston Commercial Bul- — — —-—_--g > —_—- It is estimated, says the London Times, that about three hundred thousand fat cattle, repre- senting about ninely thousand tons of beei, are taken for our anvual supply. But it is alse esti mated that eight thousand tons of fish of larger and finer kinds enter into the year’s consumption, independently of aprate, herring and shelfich. There is renson, therefore, to rejoice al the an- nouncement that, i the supply ef beet should Le- diminished, that of fish is net likely to tail, os ag Wi RA . A ine os ee sar ceitey ar wei ri AAR ie A ee Regt a UAL IES. REMI RAEI Vd *