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FRAGMENTS OF
SESSLON.

CONTEMPLATED UNION OF THE COLONIES

Jougaes and | had with our oonstituents be-
ltore we came to the opening of the Session,
‘the subject of the Union of the Colonies was)
' diseussed ; and they desired us to vote against |

Monday, I8eth April, 1864. | jg, should it come up for consideration in this)
(Continued from our last No ) | House, as it might, if it be brought about, |
Hon. Mr. Coxes said, the subject, as the | place the Colony in a worse pusition than it
Hon Colonial Secretary bad justly remarked, | occupres at poenses. : F
was not a party question ; but be presumed | Hon. Mr. Lonaworts, in speaking ta the
there would be—as was the case with all / question, delivered himasell, in substance, as
other questions & party io favor of it, and a} tuilows ; che me pe: of oy Scotia
party opposed to it. The hon. gentleman | and New Brunswick had, he — F : sppear
wie had last spoken had broadly hinted at} ed, from their having adopted Kesolutions to
the insecurity of property in the Island; but) appoint delegates to arrange & preliminary
bs (lea. Mr. Coles) believed no measure had | plan for a Union of the three Maritime Pro-
ever been introduced into the Legislature su | vinces, come to the conclusion that such a
eulewlated to interfere with the rightsof pro-| Union is expedient Phe question was one)
perty as the Bill on the Land Question, sab-| which had been discussed for a length ot
imitted by the Hon. the Leaderof the Govern-| time. After havidg explained the reasons
it was nothing, however, Sut a poli-| why the Union of Canada with the three
| Maritime Provinces is not now immediately |
contemplated — why both Upper and Lower}
the Debate, and the Committee bad been told | Canada are averse to it—the hon. gentleman |
that. when it terminated, a host of meroena-| observed, ** Hence a new scheme of Union|
ries would be ready to tush in upon these | has arisen, and it is proposed that the three)
Colontes. He, however, entertained no fears, | Maritime Provinces alone shall unite. It is}
ou that score; for be had every confidence in| argued that, from their proximity and simi-|
the will and power cf Great Britam to de-jlarity of interests, ther should be united |
tend her possessions against the armies o! funder one Legislature ; and that, to give us|
either the Northern or Southern States, and lof theae Colonies standing and respectability |
even aguinat the combined forees of both see in the seale of governments, such a Union is}
necessary. It is not contemplated to alter

tions. Poe Hon jie Leader of tee Govern- | “
ment bad said he could uot support a Resolu- } on connection with the Mother ¢ vuntry. Dut
lwerely to make us a larger dependency o:
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;
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tacit.
tical clap-trap, the subject of the war in the
neighbouring States bad been intr dace@ Into

tron srular to the Resolutions passed by the! '

Leogisiaturea of the adjoming [ruviaces—| ihe British Crown, As we are peculiarly
namely, that delegates should be appointed situated in this Island, I think hn would be
to arrange a preliminary plan for a anion ot | imprudent in us to pass sach a Resolution ae
the three Maritime Provinces. t+ concurred) they have agreed to in the other Provinces
with the hon gentleman in that view of the| They, no doubt, teel that the advantages
lt waa the duty of the [sand Le- would be on their side ; and, therefore, they
gislature to consider first whether or not a | had not hesitated to adopt such & Resolution |
union was desirable at atl. Le bad his own) as has been referred tv. They anticipate oo
opinions respecting a Union of the Colomes. | danger to their interests from taking little
tie had long thought that the Provinces | Prince Edward Island under their wing. We
ought to have more imnfiueoce than they had {are not burthened with the saine propor-
at the Colonial Office. This Isluud, and in-| tionate amount of debt as the adjuining Co-
deed all the other North Americag Colonies, | lonies; consequently, although we might
had laboaved under great disadvantages in| hesitate tu decide as to the expediency of a
that reepect— disadvantages whiph probably Union, they at once commit themselves to
% union of the whole would have obviated | the course. They have nothing to lose ; for
Scull, however, it did not appear to him that}as they have more railways to construct,
great benefit would result trom a union of| their debt must go op Increasing. Tbe hon
the three Maritime Provinces. Small as the | gentleman then alluded to and particulariz d
Colony of Prince Edward Island is, it has|the railways being at present projected in
been making progress. {f hold in my hand.| Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the
evatinued the ben. gentleman, an order of | scheme likely to be realized, of opewmng upa
the date of 1790, for Js, which is a fair} great railway road through Canada and New
specimen of the Island currency at that ume Brunswick to Halifax. ** These undertak-
Now we have two or three banks, and an/ings,’’ he observed, ** must involve a large
extensive trade; so | think we had better

question 4

NOTES OF THE a Union. At the meeting which my cols! him whether Nova Scotia or New Brunswick King of P

would be prepared to admit ua to an equal |
voioe in the deliberations of the associate
Lower Colonies. Although the Union bee
tween U pper and Lower Canada was a: ranged
on the basis of each Colony s haying an equal
namber of Representatives, it is now sought
dy the latter to regulate the repreaontation
according to population. In view of this
fact, what guarantee haye we that, after
having cast in our lot with our neighbours
on the principle of numerioul equality of re-
presentation, we may vot thereafter have
that principle abrogated? I see many diffi-
culties of a practical nature in tue way of
this projected uniwn, in addition to those
which have been referred to. ‘The rate of
tuxation would require to be adjusted with
reference to our financial condition, as dis-
tinct from those of the other Provinces.
lhe bolding the winter terms of our Supreme
Court would afford matter for serious consi-
deration, for it could hardly be expected
that the Judges would cross the Straits in
an ice boat. While such questions as these
are present to my mind, | shall vote for the
Resolution which has been submitted, as
being so cautiously worded that it commits
members to nothing but the sanctioning of 4
Delegation by whom the subject may be dis-
cussed, and our ultimate actiog oun after-
wards be decided upon.

Che Examiner,

Charlottetown, June 27, 1864.

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ATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.

By the “ Heather Belle,” on Thursday night
we reeeived the English mail, which reached Ha-
fax on the previous day (Wednesday) in the R.
M.S. Africa. Liverpool dates are to the 11th
The new Lieut. Governor of Nova Sco

inatant.
tia, Sir Richard G. >1’Dennell, accompanied by
His

Excelleney was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor

uis Lady, came passengers in the Africa.
immediately after his arrival. Some of the Eng-
lish papere state that the health of the Duke ot
Neweastle, late Colonial Minister, had become so
precarious as to give rise to Lae most serious ap-
prehensions.

The following extracts furnish all the British

and Foreign news of any interest or importance.

russia. A grand review wae held this | and ignominious defeat of his plans is a very proper
the Towple of Field, Their Majesties punishment for him—that the utcsnmnent teak
‘clock * disgraced itself by becoming a party to such an
nine o'clock, = p : .
Panis, June 10.—The Presse of this evening action—and thet Mr. Cosnphe : e private ac ao
states that the third division of the Austrian fleet for damagea against the Collec tor is immensely
will be sent immediately to the North Sea. The | strengthened through the folly of bis opponents.
Pays believos jtaelt enabled to atate that the Eng- —

lish Conservative party has decided npun bring —_ area
lar the ovasetll Aieitinet te acount relative to the Music For tHE PuBLIc.—The City Ameteur

whole of its acts sihce the pe mga A the Band, under the direction of Mr. W. Dougan,
Dano-Gerinan epoffict. It will alea, continues : wt favourite aire on the
the Pays, openly, solemuly, and unaninously de- played —9 » pie ee Mond seine tea
clare that the only gaurantee and the auly safe-| Hilleborough Square, on lon ay ovening '
guard of peace remains in the general omg ‘The entertainmert lasted for more than an hour,
propased by the Emperor Napoleon. The Nor » crowd of persons from al!
states that Russia will nat tom 8 new minister to| 4 attracted os large wen - pe *. eae
Rome, aad that the connection between the two} parts of the City, including all ranks —

Courts will be cuntined simply to the despatch of | tions, Some of the boy were, for a time, vers
business haying no particular character. noisy and troublesome, there being none of the
Panis, June 10,—Phe Meniteur of this evening} p14. Omcers in attendance, — an oversight

says:—The Plenipotentiaries of the belligerent ’ ;
Powers at the antes Conference bave agreed to whieh will net eccar again, we hope, ou any
future similar occasiun. On Thursday even-

sneet in order to amicably settle, under the auspi-
ing the Volunteer Band, under the direction o!

ces of vue of the represeatgtives of the neutra!
owers, the disputed paints relative to the carry- é ; rf
on out of the se oor The French Plenipoten- Mr. R. Galbraith, followed the exampie of the
tiary has been chosen fur this work of couciliation. | Amateur Band, and played on the same Square
for one hour—the music again attracting a large
gathering. It is very praiseworthy in those

The Moniteur further announces that the Shah of

Persia has resylved to send 20,000 wen against
Bands to give their services thus gratuitously for
the amusement of their fellow citizens on the

the Turkomans of Astrabad, who are continually
ravaging the province of Mazanderan.
Tue Augsburg Gazette gives the text of the
proposal of mediation made by yg ree ouly Square which can now be used for the pur-
silting of the Conferencean May 25. It concludes “i sicieiadiaait' “ie :'
by suggesting that if the King af Denmark con- tg of recreation and exercise ; und i 7 mere
sent to the sagrtices demanded of him, justice re-| particularly so on the part of Mr. Dougan’s Band,
which has never yet received any patronage or
encouragement from the public; while the other
Band has beeo liberally supperted by private do-
nations; and bas received, we believe, no smal

quires that the independence of bis kingdom shall

be guaranteed by the great European Powers.
allowance from the Parliamentary fund annually
voted for the Volunteer Service. We are not

Che proposition wae aley wade by England that
Suuth Schleswig should not be annexed to 'Mol-

sorry to see the Volunteer money gving in that
direction—better to give it to the Volunteer Band

stein without the consent ot the inhabitants.
Russita.—The Russian Ambassador has bee
reealled from Rome. This event bas caused some
seusation, as people cauneet it with the recent al-
than tu useless Drill Sergeants ; aud we hope the
publie will Jearn to appreciate the other Band,
which bas had many diificulties to contend with,
by giving it a share of their future contributions.

locutiou ot the Pope, in which Poland was allu led

iv in teruis likely to offead Russian susceptibiliues.
As regards the Square, if the Bands will play
there twice a week, as we understand they intend

Greece.—A frightful explosion of a powder
to do during the Summer, the place should cer-

morning in
will Jeave for Darmstadt towmurrow morning

_~<

inill occurred in Corfu. Pitty buildings,were de-
stroyed, including the bospital, custom-house,
fort, and tactaries. The loss of lite is enormous.
YU soldiers were killed, 30 wounded, and 28 iis-
sing ; 47 civilians were killed and 200 wounded.

“ILLICIT TRADING"—THE QUEEN
vs. JAMES CAMPBELL.

AMONGST the several cases Which engaged the
attention of the Supreme Court, during its last
Term at St. Eleanor’s, nove created so wuch ex-
citement as the ene ta which we briefly alluded
in our last, namely, the Queen vs. Jumes

tainly be put in some deceut order for their ac-
commodation and that of the public who resort
to the Square on the evenings of playing. The
Protestant recommends that seats should be pro-
vided by the City Authorities forthwith. That
is the very least that cap be done; but we think
they might go further, and fence, level and plant

about payir
of that Tank

work along with our seperate Government,
until it shall be thought that *+ the time is ar-
rived’? tu consummate # Federal uniwanol the
whele of British America, allowing each Co-
lony to retain ite own Legislature. If this
could be effected with the good will of the
Ilome Government—Britain acting towards
us in a friendly and parental manner, just as
a father dues with a son setting up for him-
selfi—it might be for the good of all. The
pow goveruwent might be either a monarchy
or « republic; but, lor my part, | would pre-
fer a monareiy. All the Colonies united.
fro Newfoundland w Columbia would lorm
one of the must powerful governments ou the |

amount of expenditure, and entail upon the)  4,,, Queen had returned te Windsor from Bal-
Provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and) poral Castle.

Nova Scotia a large amount to their public
debts, and, as @ necessary consequence, an
increased taxation upon the people of those
Provinces respectively. The local railways
must be built at the expense of the Provinces
to which they belong, and the international
at the joint expense of the three. The ques-
tion now arises, as these works are tu be| The Government has so far recognised the
econtructed for the benefit of those Provinces, ! great werits of the “ windage” gun iivented by
and dependently of as, what advantage | Mr. James Mackay, of Liverpool, as to determine
are we to derive trom a union with Nuwa| le remove the weapon trom Crosby to Shoebury-
Scotia and New Brunswick that we do not | "s*, where it will be submitted to a series ot
now enjoy in our present position? As an} official tests.

agricultural country, we must benefit by the _ The Government of India has granted to the
Countess of Elgin an annual pension of £1000 in

The Conference re-assembled on the 9th in
Downing Street. The Danish plenipotentiaries
consented to an extension of the arwistice for two
weeks, but the German represcutatives demurred
to such an arrangement. After seme discussion,

owever, the pruposed exteusiou Was unanimeus-
ly agreed to.

Campbell for illicit trading, The action was
brought by Information, filed by the Attorney
General, and therefore did not require the inter-
vention of the Grand Jury. The facts are as
follow. In November last the Mail Steamer
landed at Summerside wharf, with sundry mer-
chandize for other parties, two pipes of aleohol
for Mr. J. Campbell, all of which were put under
the care of the Preveative Officer. Mr. Campbell
sent bis truckinan for the alcobel, and received
it, with the understanding that the pipes should

being then absent.
establishments —one at St. Eleanur’s and one at

be gauged on the following morning, the gauger
Mr. Cawpbell having two

the Square with ornamental trees. As the Square
uow stauds, its ueglected condition is a reproach
to the City Government: it is never much used
as a thoroughfare tu the adjacent streets: it is
never likely te be desecrated for a warketing
place; yet it 13 allowed to be used as a common
pasture for vagrant cows and horses, which the
Police Officers will often obligingly lose sight of ;
and, still worse, for noisy and tumultuous games,
which the law does not sanction, and which are
often very annoying to the citizens in the vicinity
of the Square. We fully agree with the Protes-
tant that the City Fathers might, with great pro-

face of the earth ; but were Nova Seoua, New | construction of these works in supplying food
Srunswick, and this Island only to be united. | to the labourers and empioyees upon them,
we should still be looked down upon by our | and also in supplying them, to some exteat 4
neighbours. I do not think te people of | with horses, cattle, and other productions vi
this Island would agree tu such « unwr as is| our Island; but that is an advantage which
contemplated : Jf they were to consent to a! we will enjoy whether we enter into the
change at all, they would, he beieved, have | Union or maiotain our independent condition
such a union ag would place the Celonies 1. | Che band of nature in giving us so fruitful a

a position that would give them some weight |
with the powers thas be. The religous animo-
sity and strife, which unfortunacely exists in
the Colony, efford an argument for our union
with the other two Maritime Provinces, us
has been asserted by the Hon. Colonial Secre-
tery, is what Ido not admit. 1) people are
disposed to be contentious about creeds, a
union with another body of men will not pre-
vent it. In tact, | believe, the religious
strite which exists in the Island was, at first,
caught asa sort of infection trom the other
Provineas. It oecura to me that this propos-
ed Union Delegativa will be like the one vn
the Land Question ; 1¢ will cost several bun-
dred pounds, and produce nothing. | do not

consideration of the great services rendered by
the Earl as Viceroy, and in sending troopa from
China to Calcutta te quell the mutiny. The cone
sent of Parliament to this grant is vot necessary.

La France attaches considerable importance tu
the couplete rupture of diplomatic relatious be-
tween the Roman Court and that of Russia, con-
sequent on the withdrawal of Ambassador Kisse-

soil and so salubrious a climate, has secured
that advantage to us ind-pendnt of all poli-|
tical or pativnal considerations; and, in our
present position, we enjoy comparative [ree-|
dom trom taxation, These are facets which |
we must not lose sight of, and belore we are
prepared to yield up our local Legislature,
and the right of taxing ourselves for our local |
purposes and improvements, and uo other, be-
sides all the other advantages which our io-
dependent position as a separate Colonial
Goverument confers upon us, we must see
that we are to receive larger and more per-
manent advantages—io fact an equivalent for!
what we are called apon to surrender. The}
question, then, as has been already remark-

koow that J shall oppose the motion for the! ed, is—What are we going to gain by sueh a
upporntinent of Delegates; but | would pre-| Union ? Should it cause a subsidence of re-
fer taking higher grounds than a Leyislative | gious animosities and jealuasies, that might
union of the three Maritime Provinces. We! be something in the scale; but there is very |
wight gaig, in some points, by such a union ;| little reason to expect such a result from the |

but the other Colonses are burchened with | Union, seeig it is @ matter entirely among
heavy debts, and | am inclined to believe we | ourselves. It 18 no buon which the other Co-
would get along just-as well without being| lomies can offer ; it is only an effect whiel
connected with them. The question should | aight arise out of the Union. It appears
be considered solely on its own werits, alto-| tv me that they can searcely offer us an
gether irreapective of what is taking place| equivalent for our independent position; and
i the neighbouring states, or in any other | bence | consider that the Resolutiva proposed
cvuntry ; and | hope bon. members will take | by the hon. the Leader of the Government ts
wo hasty view of the matter. We might, tu| the only one we can safely adopt. We must
meme extent, be committing Ourselves to a | bot commit ourselves to the Union, as the
unio by the mere appointment of a delega-| other Colonies, by their Resolutions, appear
tiun. to have done. We should first consider the

Hon. Mr. McAviay: It is true, that by | expediency of a Union; but before we can
passing the Resolution befure tie Committee, | be in & position to do 80, we must hear the
we shall be ackgowledging that a Union may | arguments und reasons which may be offered
possibly be desirable , but the Resolution i- | 19 support of it; and therefore it is our duty
well ie ov carefully worded 48 to guard against | tO appoint delegates: to refuse to do so
eur being committed by it to any course) would be uncourteous to our sister Provinces.
which might result im our destruction. A| Besides, we cannot | se by obtaining tufor-
union of the three Maritime Provinces} mation upon all columial quesuons which
cawe frow the other Provinces; and it would| way have a tendency to effect us as a govern-
be uncourtevus in us not to send delegates to| ment or a people. But, while we appoint
meet the delegates whom they may appoint ; | delegates, we must not tie up our hands and
but certainly we ought to wait watil eg cnmnah entetiee to a Union without know-|
hear the report of those delegates betore we) ng what equivalent we are to receive. Phe |
pronounce an opinion a8 tu whether it would | hon. gentleman, alter having Spoken of the |
he desirable for this Coluny to enter into the| practical difficulty which, were the Union to|

roposed anion or not. For my own part, | be «flected, would have to be experienced by |
| would rather hear arguments against the | us Io sending our Representatives actuss our!
union than in favor of 1t; because I think it} ice-bound Strait in winter, to attend the |
has mock to recommend it. Tle suggestion United Leyisiature in Halifax, or in some
js better to endure the ills we know than t | other favored city on the other side of the}
expose ourselves to those with which we are water—uniess ( harlottetown were made the |
unacquainted. If we were to be united capital of the United Provinees, which it
with the other Provinces, we should have tu| coud not be expected to be—eoncluded thus: |
riise money here fur revenues to be divided |** The question is, then, shouid we give up|
by other hands. Supposing even that there | our independent position—our separate Go: |
e vould be a territorial division of the money, | Vernment—and beeome a part of a greater|
we would scarcely be allowed co obtain our| Province? My own impression is decidedly |
share, as the other Provinces would nsintain | in the negative, but the question can only be |
that their railways were, in part, for our ad- satistactorily answered when we stall have |
vantage as well as theirs. Another consider- ascertained the terms of Union, which it}
atiwn w that our rvads in tase Island are not| would be the duty of delegates it appointed. |
we durable as the roads in Nuva Scotia, and; to learn, therefore, I will support the Reso- |
consequently it would require more to keep| lution before the Committee authorizing such |
them ip repair-- a necessity which the Unit-| appointment, reserving to ourselves, as a Le-|
ed Legislature might not be willing to admit | gisla:ure, our own action herealter upon the)
‘Phe religious agitation existing im the Island | results of that Delegation.
hud been referred tw as affurding an argu-| Hen. Mr. Henstey said that whilet ac-
tnent in favor of the contemplated anion, bat
it is very doubtful that strife would cease—
even should the cowmunity be enlarged
i have never taken ary part in the religious
agitation ; but L bave felt ise eff cts ever
since L first offered myself as a candidate tor
a seat in this Houpe. [te ia# an evil which
the Union of the Provinces would pot eradi-
cate from the minds of the people. Lt will

pledge the House to aa approval of a Union|
of the Lower Provinces, he could not but ad-
mit also that, wide as the scope was which
the debate was taking, it was still within the
bounds of legitimate discussion. With ree-
pect to the civil war which had so long raged |
in the neighbouring Republic, and the pro-|
buble consequences to this Island of a termi-
not wholly cease antil a sense ol shame shall| mation of that war, he would not venture to
put an end to at. There is one point which | make any surmises ; bat he would say that
especially requires consideration betore en- | he coald see no special reason to apprehend
termg into any detailsof a Union. It is this:| an invasion of this Colony by the disengaged
Wouid this Colony be allowed to retain a/| forces of the States on the cessation of their
representation of 30 members in the Lower| internecine warfare. That question he was
Jlouse of the United Legislature ? and would | willing to leave to the better qualified judg-
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick be al-o al-| ment of the hon. the Leader vl the Govern-
Lowed to retain the aime representation as at) ment and his honor the Speaker, they being)
present? Lf our representation were to be| both military men. The extensive land fron- |
Oiminighed, and theirs to continue af now, | tier of Canada justified the Luperial autho-|
eoncete it would be dving vur Isinnd an m-| cities in urging upon ite Government tive |
justices. This isa matter fur the delegates to! propriety and necessity of that great depen-
consider. J} shall support the Resulution, deney’s taking measures for its own protec.
because the delegates, whom it authorizes tion against hostile incursions; but nothing |
Mus Eaceliency to appoint, are not to be em- bad as yet transferred, he believed, indicative
powered tu decide in any matter, but merely | of eny intention on the part of th» mother)
t+ hear suggestiong, and to report tu this Le-| country to abandon her Colonial possessions
gistature. The naval power of Great Britain, said the.

dr. Connor: This question was partially | bon. and learned gentleman, is our best pro-|
Gwseuseed bere lagt Sedsion, and on that ve-| tection: and, in the event of an invasion of
easion there was a general expression of

; these Provinces by the United States, -it)
opnion against a Unie of the Colonies. |

would, lL duubt not, be as availble for our
behieve L was the only ember who spoke in| defence as ever it has heretofure been.
fuvour of it; and my reagon for doing su was; With reference to the suggested Union, |
vue aewigned by the Hon. the Col. Deeretary, | cannot, | must confess, foresee the advantages
Pemely, that it might be w means of allay-

’ to be derived from it by this Colony. Still,
i the religious gnimovity exiting in the| Ll think it bat reasonable two appoint @ Dele-
lend. | have weighed the matter since

a ' gation, if for no other reason than that the
eu, and now think that thu #nimvusity | question may be discu-sed in all its bearings,
pe ts tay sg 1D favor of # Laion,*but|l cannot but consider that an almost insu-
‘ ayes Fevers. What have the vther| perable objection to the proposed Union will
Mam Cintean oe 10 Feturn for our Legisla-| be found in the difficulty of any Island Re-
alan they taken we trom us? Nothing. | presentatives attending in the winter season,
ectilien alm ‘ate able in # Parliament to be convened in either
Rive our pew by wf | ae pony . Nova Scotia or New Branswick. When Dr.
Gcpriving us of C a an equivalent for) Tupper, in Nova Scotia, urged that union
eumethi ek on, vostitubon, it would with Canada was not desirable, on the
edie po > thn the _ which was intvo-| ground that his country would not have an
SE Bill met equal number of Representatives in the Le-

wlature, | would bave liked to bave asked

be

AY

vobUuUL see What We ure by 4 by!

self mure immediately with the Manchester
® howl, oras itis more usually termed, the Radical

| dually geing on since he first showed sywptous

Conservatives. As a set-off, however, to this une
graciousness may be meutioned the liberality of

of Russi

lott, aud its netifieation te Minister Auteonelli by
his deputy De Mayendorf.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
says:— There appears tu be a strong party at
Copeuhageu which is of opinion tuat h would be
wise to give up Holstein and the Geran districts
of Schleswig now that Denwark bas no bope of
of obtaining foreign aid; but there is a stroug ob-

| jection to accepting the German prepositions.”

According to a Hamburg paper, the Emperor
of Russia bas protested against any attack by
Germany upon the integrity of Denmark. Lu the
event of no attention bene paid by Austria and
Prussia to this protest, the Courtof St Petersburg
will exereise its right and reclaim a part of
Holstem, in which Kiel is included. A telegram
trom Berlin, however, says that the Czar has
trausterred to the beuse of Oldenburg all the
rights of the luperial family to the Holstein sue-
cession. This circumstance is looked upon as
unfavourable te the claims of the Prince ot
Augusteuburg.

The fiuancial state of Denmark is very naturally
awakening seule audiely aumoigel inoueyed men
in Copenhagen.

It is stated that overtures have been made by
France and England with a view to bring about
a cessation of hostilities in America. The pre-

cise nature of the suggestions has not travepired, |

vor is it unofficially kuown whether the overtures
have been made through the ordinary chanoels.

linpressions upon the public mind of France
couuinue to vary as to the prospects of a setile-
ment of the Danish question. At this particular
juncture pacific hopes appear to be in the as-
cendant; but all classes of people labour under
the impression that great and eventful issues de.
pend npon the terintuation of the Conterence
The Temps desiguates the present period as “a
moment of solewn expectations,” and points to
the auxiety that prevails throughout Europe as
an indication of the universal apprehension that
the renewal of war between the Danes and the
Germans may lead te an outbreak of hostilities
throughout the coutinent.

The conduct of Spain with respect to Peru is
severely critised by the Freuch journais, which
point out that Spain has never recognised the
Peruvian republic, and has always retused to hold
any diplomatic Communication with the country
unless by means of agents of a secondary charac-
tey. There was uo pretence whatever for the
seizure of the Chinea Islands, and Spain was
merely seeking a pretext for a rupture with a
view to gratify her desire fur conquest and an-
hexation.

The Voiz de St. Petersburg, which has on former
Oerasions written against the sovereignity ot King
George iu Greece, bas just published an article
which represents Athens as the scene of revolts
and disturbances, and the whole kingdam as in a
state of disorganization aud anarchy. The corres-
pondent of the Daily News, howeve, writing from
Athens, declares those represcutations to be false,
and adduces certain facts to show that the King
ix popular, that the country 1s becoming tranqui-

liwed, and that the tiuances wre iy a rapidly un-|

proving condition.

The wariu St. Domingo is pradoging disastrous
results in Spain. In addition to the slaughtered,
no Jess than 11,000 sick

pleuished by a larger corps, if Spain would reduce |

the insurgents to submission, The drain upon |

knowledging that the Resolution did not, the public exchequer, and upon the most valuable | opening the case, that although Mr. Caimpbell

portion of the population, is one which Spain is

| little able te bear, espevially in view of the new |

complication in which the jndiscretion of a uaval
officer has involved her in Peru.

In the Hoyse of Lords, on the 6th, the Lord
Chaneellor read two messages trom the Crown.
The first expressed her Majesty’s desire to grant
to Sir Rowland Hil} the sum of £20,000 in re-
cognition of his important services in devising
and carrying vut important reforms in postal ad-
injuistration; aud the second message recom.
mended the House to grayt te the Couttess of
Kigin au annuity of £1,000, in recognition of the
public services performed through a long series of
years by the late Earl,

As an incident in the changes which are im-
pending, may be mentioned the certainty that
Mr. Gladstone will offer his services, at the next
election, to the voters of South Lancashire, He
canuet have taken this deep plunge without due
consideration. A wind like Mr. Gludstane’s must
have deeply pondered upon such a step. In give
lug up Oxtord for the uiust iniportant couinercial
aud manufacturing constituency in the kingdom,
he is sev@ring himself trom the Liberal-Conserv-
ative party, with which he bas acted since the
commencment of bis public lite, to indeutity him-

party. Between Oxterd and its present brilliant
representative, the estrangement has been gra-

of war hug with the times.

The Government met with a severe defeat, on
the Gth, in the House of Commons, when it pro-
posed a vote for the erection of a new National
Gallery at the back of Burilngton Gardens. A
tnajority of fitty-twe in a House of less than four
hundred members, isa striking proot either of Lue
uupepularity of the Chief Commissioner of Works
or ot Lord Palmerston, or both. The tetal esti
mate was £150,000, but only £15,000 a year
was asked ior, and this was refused. In the
divwion list may be found as wany Reformers as

the Crown and the House, in granting to Sir!
Rowland Hill the sum of £20,000 for the great!
services he bas reudered ty the cause of Postage |

Retorm.

Beriix, Juve 10.—the Emperor and Empress

aud wounded Spaniards |

have been sent home, whose places must be re) Messrs. Heusiey and Charles Palmer for the Tra-

‘ urrived yesterday evening at Potsdam. | ¢Vidence of deep-ruoted malice in the wind of the
. Tuey were received ut the cuilway statin by the | Collecto

priety, devote a little attention to the improvement
of this piece wf ground, which might be made a
great ornament to the City at a little expense. y

Summerside--sent one pipe of the alcohol to the
turmer place, aud kept the other at the latier.
The one lett at Summerside was gauged on the
day of landing — the other was not. Ou the
tullowing morning the Collector — Mr. Charles

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FORGERY OF UNION BANK NOTES.

Green—started for St. Eleanor’s—saw Mr. Camp-
bell there, and demanded to kuow by what autho-
| rity he, Campbell, sent the pipe of alcohol to St.

A preliminary examination of witnesses relative
to the fyrgery of certain $20 Notes of the Union
Bank, took place ay Thursday last, at the Police
Eleanor’s without being gauged. ‘The Collectoy | Court, and was regnmed on Saturday last, which
did not then preter any charge of suuggling | resulted in tracing at least some of the said forged
‘he latter replied, that wot) Notes to Mre. Ellen Jane Coombs and her servant
being able tu get the pipe gauged at Summerside, | Johanna Conuor—who have been accused ot
owing to the temporary gbseuce of the gauger, | stealing and ultering the said Notes, The reeult
he had sent it to St mm with the permission | of the examination has beeq reported tyr the
of the Preventive Officer,who was alao Warebouse- | Examiner, aud. is as tollows :— ’
keeper, promising that jt should be ganged next W.C. Trowan, Boot and Shoegmaker, exam-

against Campbell.

it to the old Bank, when the Teller
said it was a forged Note. Is quite
sutisfied that the prisoner is the same person who
mssed off the Note to him. Yesterday he saw Mre,
Pombs at her own door. Mr C. eaid it wasa very
serions matter, and she did not know how she could
account for it.

Cuas. Patmer, Exqr., (recalled)—Looke at the
Bank Note above referred to by Robert Young;
says this Note also is a forgery. He (Mr P.) war
wesent when Mr. Youngs clerk called at Mrs

cape about the Note, Mrs. C. admitted that she
xave the Note tothe prisoner, as she never shopped
herself, and generally sent out her girl.

CuanLes Penkins, Sworn—leaclerk with Mr.
Young. Last Friday the prisoner came in to buy
some cotton. Sbe puid for the cotton with a $20
Bill. Ou Wednesday heJwent to Mrs. Coombs's
house. The prisoner admitted that she was the
zirl who passed the Bill. Mrs. Coombs said that it
was ber (Mrs. C.) who guve the girl the money to
yo out and shop for her.

F. Bueckes, Esqr., Sworn—Is acquainted with
John Winter Kenouf. He recommended said Re-
nouf to proceed to Jersey to look after property left
bim by bis graudfather. Expects him back in the
course of two months. Renouf did not abscond
Left papers and property in his (Mr. B's.) hands.
Believes he will be back. He (Mr. B) looks at
the forged Notes and signatures — cannet beleve
that the names are iu the handwriting of Renoutf,
who writes aclnmey beavy hand. Don’t believe
that he wrote the siguatures to these Notes, but
can't Bay.

Many Watt, Sworn — Knows both prisoners

Ou Thursday heard Mrs. Conoor (mother of the
prixouer) speak to Mrs. Coombs. Mrs. Coombs told
Mrs. Connor that her daughter was in the lock-up
for something abont forged Notes. Heard Mrs
Coombs say that the Note she had given to the girl
wo spend at Delany & Wilson's she bad received
from a pedlar. The pair of boots she bad bought
from Mr. Trowau she had sent out by Johanna w
get the bigh heels knocked off.

WC. TRowas recalled—About ten days since,
Mrs Trowan sold a pair of boots to Mrs. Coombe fer
i6s., description of which quite differed from pair
bought by prisoner Connor. He (Mr. T.) then des
eribed the sino purchased by the girl Connor, At
the first sight of the girl, he (Mr. T.) was not cer-
tain that it was her, from her altered appearance ;
bat when he saw ber ayuin he felt satistied she war
the same girl.

M. McLeop, Esqg., sworn—Recolleets that inv
the month of May last—on a Friday—the boxes
containing the Blank Notes were put into thei:
office. On Saturday, Renouf was requested to
knock off the hoops aud open the case, which be
did. The notes were taken out and examained by
the Directors present, and returned into the boxes.
The boxes were uot again fasieved. The notes re
wained in the office until the following Monday,
whea they were all removed except the $20 pack
ages, Which were placed by Mr. Palmer in the Safe

into the office, also the street door of the office and
put the iron safe over the batch leading to the cel
lar. Thinks ne took both keys with him. Is cer-
tain of taking the outer door key. May have left
t e other key in the vftice.
ed Is certain both doors were locked.
the $20 packages remained in the Safe until quite
lately. The Sate was always kept locked at night

him (MeLeod), aud sometimes left secreted aud co-
vered among loose papers in the other unlocked
drawer of same table. He (McLeod) was abrent at
St. Eleavor’s Court. Does not kuéw anything
about the keeping of the key while he was away—
about four nights. He thinks that on the evening
the boxes were opened by Renonf the $20 pack.
ages were putin Mr Palmer's safe.
the safe wasal ways locked up ina drawer when iefi
inthe office. On the Monday morning the safe was
acroxs the cellar hatch, and remained there antil
three or four days ayo, apparently as he had placed
it. On the Satarday evening, one end uf one of
the $20 packayes was opened, that some of the Di-
rectors present might see them. One or twe of the
notes were tuken out for examination. They were
then returned into the same package.—Thinks that
the puckage Was revealed.

Lovis H. Dayies sworn—Is a Law Stndent
with Mr. Palmer.—At the time Mr. } cLeod was
away at St. Eleauor'’s, be had charge of the office
After locking the safe, the key was placed in u
table drawerand lockedup. The key of the locked
drawer was theu placed in another drawer in the
same fuble, open, thrown in among papers. While
Mr McLeod was away, the outside door was locked
ou the inside, and the key of the door leading to the
hall from the office was placed above the aor af-
ter lucking it. so that Mrs. Coombs might have ac-
cess to the Office for the purpose of sweeping It.

Hon. Joux Loxnawonrth, Counsel for the priao-
ners, then addressed the Court, and stated that in
the first place he appeared as Counsel for the girl.
Connor, to answer one charge, viz., that ef receiv-
ing goods under fulse pretences, but in consequence
of the wide range which the investigation had ta
ken, the case had assumed a much more important
character, involving charges of a very serious Da-
ture not only against that prisoner (Connor), but al-
so against Mrs. Coombs, who, up to this Gime, had
been known in the comnmnity as a person of res-
pectable character, The learned Counsel then re
ferred to au observation which had fallen from the
learned Reeorder, to the effect, that the case

day. Campbell then shewed the Collector the ined — Deposeth that on Tuesday last, the 23rd
article as it was delivered in bis cellar—teudgred
him about three times the ameoupt gf duty as
security, aud engaged the ) amd there ty bring the
gauger from Summerside at bis (Camphell's) ©2-
pense, 80 as to have the article gauged rather
The Collector
would not comply with thsarrangemept, Camp-
bell, the Collector contended, should send the
article to Summerside to have it gauged there, or
run the risk of being held aecouutable for suug-
|gling. ‘This, Campbell refused to de, and locked
up his cellar with Ube aleohel therein; he shortly
after opened it, when the Collector, having failed

tnty his shop aud purchased a pair of boots, value
ins and gave in paymenuta X20 Note of the Union
| Bauk of BP. B. Ustind,

On Wednesday he (Mr. Trowan) heard 4 report i!
that there were several $20 Union Bauk Notes in | t
circulation, which were supposed to be forged.
He then examined the Note which he had ppeeived
the day previous from prisoner, aud abgerged that
the siguatures were badiy written. Compared
the signatures with others of the Cuiey Rank
Notes, aud discovered that the Note be oeld was
doybtful. Went to the U. Bank and showed the
Note to Mr. Anderson, the Cashier, who at once
said that it wasatorgery. Mr. Trowan then went
ty aee prisoner at Mrs. Coomwbs’s — asked her if
she bad purchased any boots from him?) Pmsoner
denied. Mrs, Coombs was present, and asked lim
if the party who had bought the boots had paid
tor them? He said yes, but that there was a mis-
take which be desired to have rectified. She girl
again denied having bought any boots from bin,
aud Mrs. Coombs said that the girl had not been
out of the house on Tuesday—that she (Mrs. C.

had seme trouble about a Note which she bad sent
to Mr. Young's of $20, Union Bank, which nete
she said she reeeived in payment for beard trow
Mr. Renout. Mr. Trowan then proceeded to the
shop of Delany & Wilson, and there learned from
Miss McLaren, clerk, that the prisoner had been
in their store on Tuesday, and had shown her a
pair of boots which prisover said she had bought
ut the shop of Mr. Trowan. Mr. Trowan is quite
certain that the prisover is the same person who
came to bis shop on Tuesday last and got the boots
and ineney trow him. The Note now produced
in Court is the same note which the prisouer gave
tim. He did net know prisoner by nanie—tound
her out by a description ot Ler appearance given
him by Chas. Palmer, Esq. When he first saw
her, Was not salisfied that she was the same per-
son, but on seeing her the second time he felt
satisfied that she was the same girl. At the time
she bought the bouts from him, she wore a pair
of ear rings.

CHARLES PALMER, Easgqr., President of the
Union Bank, Sworn—Deposeth that the writing
on the face of the Note new produced is neither
his siguature vor that of James Anderson the
Cashier. It is a regular forgery. The note
must have been taken from the impression of one
of their own plates. The edges are not clipped,
and the Notes issued by the Bank are elipped.
Some time after the Notes arrived from the
States, the parcel was opened in bis Office, by a
carpevter pamed Winter Renout, he (Mr. P.)
being present at the time, The package remain.
ed sowe time in his office. After he beard that
spurious Notes were afluat be counted the stock
of blank Notes, aud discovered that out of the
whole there were seven blank Notes missing,
The packages out of which these were taken,
appeared to have been opened and resealed by
some person unknown. He (Mr. P.) had some
conversation with Mrs. Coombs on yesterday and
to-day. First, she said she had two Notes; this
worning sbe said she had another $20 Note be-
sides, which she did not mention before, which
Note, she said, she bad got trom a pedlar. ‘I his
last Note he (Mr. P.) understwod was the third
Note held by Mrs. Coombs. His Office is in the
same house in which Mrs. Coombs dwells. A
door opens trom his office into the hall of Mrs.
Coombe’ house—Mrs. C. has access to the office
tor the purpose of lighting fires aud cleaning the
office, which services, as be understauds, were
performed by the prisover for Mre. Coombs
Renouf boarded at the same house. He unader-
stands that Renouf has lett the Island for Jersey.
The $20 Note uow produced No. 856 is a torgery.
Emity McLaren, Sworn—Is a clerk in the
store of Delaney & Wilson. On Tuesday last she
saw the priscuer iu their shop—did not kuow her
vame, but knew she lived with Mrs. Coombs.
Prisoner bought a dress and other goods, amouut-
in all to £248 104d. Paid bill witha $20 Union
Bank Note. She (Mass McL ) gave prisoner the
change. Prisoner showed ber a pair of boots—
they were new. [Prisoner said she bought the
boots trom W.C. Trowan. The boots were patent
attr. elastic sides, biack soles, It was aiter

inner,

W. H. Witsow,

than have any trouble about it.

to get any one to assist hin in removing the cask,
drew the coutente off in small vessels, removed
/ it to Summerside, and there sold it at anctbon as
smuggled goods—paid, or alleged to have paid
to himself, the duty from the proceeds of the sale,
and pocketed about thirty pounds surplus wnoney.
The eask left in Campbell's store at Summerside
was not seized by the Collector—it was landed
at the same time as the other—delivered to its
owner at the sane time—it was uot entered any
more than the other wus, because the practice
hitherto had been NOT to eater goods landed from
the Steamers at Summerside. Such a thing as
getting a written or priuted Permit for the laud-
ing of merchandise was peyer known there in
similar cases,—a verbal Permit from the Pre-
ventive Officer was all that was required by
custom, and Mr. Campbell had obtained that.
Mr. Campbell, feeling that great injustice bad
been dune to him by the Collector, iaid his case
hetore the Government by Memorial, supported
by affidavits. Some correspondence was the re-
sult, but Campbell got no redress ; and it appear-
ing to him that he was not likely to get any, he
commenced an action fur damages against the
Collector. Thus matters stood until the first of
May last, when Mr. Campbell was notified by the
| Attorney General that he iutended to file an

| Information against bin at the suit of the Crown
| tor landing guods contrary to law. He did so.
The Case came on for trial in the late Term.
The Attorney Geueral appeared for the Crown—
verser. The Attorney General contended, in
wight nut have intended te do an improper act,
still the landing of the goods in the way effected
was contrary to law. ‘The practice, be argued,
of goods never being entered at Suumerside, nor
formal Permits obtained for the landing of thein,
did not justity Mr. Campbell's proceeding. The
law, he said, had been violated, and justice requir-
a victim. As Mr. C. bad not established the
practice referred to, his Counsel eloquently con-
teuded that it would be unjust to select him as the
victim. The Collector himself proved ou oath
that the uaiversal custom was to land goods at
Summerside precisely as Mr. Cainpbell had landed
his alcohol. The learned Chief Justice , taking
the same view of this point as the Counsel ter the
defenee, aud in view of the Collector's evidence
as to the universality of the custom, on the second
day of trial ruled that the count in the Inuforma-
tion for illegal landing should be set aside. This
was the only waterial count in the luformation—
all the others, though nunerous enough, had re-
lation to it; and the Attorney Geueral, finding
himself foiled in his efforts to convict the defend-
ant, graciously said he would vet press the other
counts in the Information, His Lordship the | '!
Chief Justice then offered some observations on é hen he (Mr. W.) tound out that the Note was
st p orged he seat it to Mrs. Coombs, whe paid over
the case, which he said he was surprised to see) ty him on account £4 bs Gd, aud sontiiond the:
brought into Court in the present state of the law, | balance, £1 Ids Gd, to be paid the tollowiug day.
and directed the Jury to acquit the defendaut—a| The Note now produced is the same Note which
direction which they promptly obeyed without a taken at their sture.
leaving the box. Frasces Ans ToomPsox, Sworn—Keeps a Mil-

liner Shop in Kent Street, The prisoner on Friday
The above are the facta which we glean from last purchased goods to the ameans of £1 2s td ax

the notes before us. We canuot enter into the head Wilkes gene ele San + 34 x rn
spirit of the comments with which they are pleati-| !he Note uow produced is the came Note which
fully garnished, not being under the same excite sm teenen = eth can we ata
ment as the good people of Summerside and St.) Cuas. Parmen, Eq. (vecaled)--Tee Nove. ae
Eleanor’s appear to have been at the time of the | PTeduced is a forged Note—both the siguatures are
trial, We caunot, however, but agree with our so

reporter, that the whole proceeding furnishes

Sworn—On Tuesday last
torged Note of $20 was received at ther fate

Rosert Youxc, Sworn—Knows th i
the Bar. Last Friday the pri - nd ne wpm
phe his shop, and yave ci a $20 Uuiou Bank

day of June, the prisoner, Johanna Conner, came |

might comprise distinet charges of obtaining goods
nider false pretences, of uttering forged notes,
| forgery aud larceny. He (Mr. Longworth) observ-
jed that supposing the case invelved the two first
! mentioned charges only, their Worships must be sa-

Ou Saturday evening locked the hall door leading
Side of hall deer turn-
Some of

Tue Key was pat in a table drawer and locked up,
and key of locked drawer at times taken home by

The key of

a
BanxGon, June 1.
Stanton’s despatch says no J iver «

tions reported ‘yeaterday. a
oles severe in attack on enemy's works on Se.
Sherman informs Stanton that he was prema’
ture in announcing enemy bad abandoned position
Enemy throw back his flauk, and advanced all
his works in front of Kenesaw Mountain, latter
being apex of his ition; his flanks being be.
hind Noonday and Moses Creeks; Sherman pres.
sing pretty close, but continued rain makes aj!
wevements impoasible.

Confederates placed five Federal general
officers in Charleston under fire of Federg] bat-
teries.

Gen. Foster asks leave to have same number
of Confederate odicers sent hun, to placs under
enemy's = re.

War department has issued the retaliatory
"Small Britiah blockade Syree
Sina ithe’ running steamer
captured off Beaufort.

Flour 5 and 10 eents higher.

Gold 1984
repeats Bragg 16th that the Pe.

—]

Beauregard
derals were repulsed in two attacks that day two
wiles from Chester.
Beauregard captured two lines of Federal
breast works. :
Forest reports his victory over Sturges wag
complete, ns more prisoners than he bad
men engaged,
He had sent 1300 forward, and more rewained,
kKichmend Enquirer reports Federal force 15>
000 under Hunter, Cook and Averill near Lyneb.
burg, have done great damage te railroad,

HOoker by Cleburn’s division with great slaugh-
ter ou the 15th. .

Army of Potomac despateb reports loss in 5th
corps two thousand, in secund corps fowr thou
sand, since b permmary Peony

Gold beard ch to-day, Gold being st
from stock list; it reached 201. rocket

Times’ despatch, 19th, saya: * No positi
vantage gained within last 24 hours. eas

Federal right and left wings advanced more
than a wile, centre gaining but little.

Petersburg pow balf surrounded and within
@ary range.”

Tribunes’ deapatch, 19th, says: “
men swept up River on Saturday, within half
mile of Petersburg City; eve mure line and the
city falls.”

Herald says : * Burnside’s was a severe at

He captured five huadred prisoners and sig
guns.

Beauregard commands the city with his army
and portions of Longstreet’s, Wilcox's and Ew.
ell’s forces.

No decisive evidence of the presence of more
than a sevall portion of Lees army.”

Herald's correspondent off Mobile, 7th,
Confederate ram “ Tennessee” audeight concerts
in tall sight.

Four ot the latter are partly covered with irou,
remainder protected by cotton.

The Federal fleet consists of sixteen wooden
Vessels.

The Mississippi iron clad ficet is to be stationed
at the wsouth of that river (Mise).

Military Railroad from Rauyor to North Eas-
tern Boundary favourably reported te House of

Representatives to-day.

Steamer “ Progress” burned near Red River;
twenty lives lust.

BAnGor, June 22.

President Lincoln is visiting Gen. Grant, te
Jovk after progress of affairs on James River.

On Saturday guerillas visited Acquia Creek and
fired lower wharf; two gunboats opened on and
scattered them. Portion of place burnt. _

Savannah papers report Chiet of Cherokee In-
dians commissioned Brigadier General iv Confe-
derate service.

Company ot boys under 16 years of age formed
at Columbus, Ga., to guard railrourd.

Federal publie debt te June l4th rising aeven-
teen hundred million dollars.

Japortant meeting of bankers and brokers
will be held at New York to urge repeal of Gold
Bul.

Gold—206 offered ; 208 to 210 asked—

Sterling Exchange nowinal atzZi te 222.

Business in foreigu exchange suspended.

Moseby’s guerijias operating between Winehes-
ter and Stauuton, preventing as faras possible
Liunter’s communications.

DEFEAT OF FEDERAL GEN, STURGIS.

Sr. Lovuts, Mo., June 15.—Memphis adviers
of the 13th contain turther accounts of the en-
gagement near Guutewn, Miss.

The troops composing the expedition were two
brigades of cavalry under Gen. Grierson, The
brigades of mtautry, one eenpany of the Jat Hh-
}ucis light artillery, and two regnucats colored m-
tuntrs, all under Gen. Sturgis. Citizens repert
that Kirby Suath was in command of the eurwys

Ceutederaie despatch also reports repulse of

" eo Depongnt gave prisoner | cistied of the sulficiency of the evidence addaced that
In change £5 08 in Istand potes, and 2s change. | pe parties knew the notes to be forged at the time

assisted by Roddy and Lee. Forrest i said to
wave started bis entire command tor Georgia, but

“y were ered varrant them iy committing “ 4
hey were nitered to \ ¥ recalled them on heariig: Uist our furces were

he parties for trial, the gnilty knowledge of that

cars of Express Train from New York to Bosten
persons, two fatally and thers serious!
- British

| fuct on the part of the prisoners being the essence
of the charge In regard to the higher charves of
| forgery and larceny, #u examination of the notes
| would not said the learned Counsel, support the sup-
joxition that the names were all appended to them
by a female hand; the character and style of the
writing appears to be that of a heavy hand ; aud if
they were not written by either of the prisoners,
they were not guilty of forgery. As to the larceny
the Court, he (the learned Counsel) presumed, under
the evidence of Mr. MeLeod and Mr. L. H. Davies,
could hardly bring themselves to faney that either
of the prisoners could by any weans possibly have
been adroit. enough to extract the Blank Noves from
Mr. Palmer's safe, and then coolly to have opened
three packages, and sealed them, when one puck-
age would have been quite sufficient for their
purpose. It would, underall the cirenmetanees, be
assuming and imagining a great deal to infer that
the larceny could have been committed by either of
the prisoners. The learned Counsel admitted that
the cuse was one of great importance to the com-
munity, and indeed to the interests of suciety at
large, and called, no doubt, for serious consideration.
Ilis Honor the City Recorder replied to Mr
Longworth ; and observed that the Court had
traced 8 me at least of these forged Notes, like any
other stolen goods, to the prixoners at the bar,
whom the Court considered as accomplices, charged
with Larceny, Forgery, and uttering forged Notes.
His Honor remarked ou the principal evidence in
the case, and concluded by announcing that the
Court ordered the prisoners to be committed for
trial at the ensuing term of the Supreme Court.

THE WAR IN THE STATES.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

Sr. Joun, June 20.

Confederate Colonel Chevenowith, accompa-
nied by Carlton Morgan, members of Joha Mor-
gan’s Staff, came into Lexington, Ky., with Fe-
deral General Hobsev, under a flag of truce to
arrange with General Burbridge tor exchange of
prisoners captured in recent Confederate raid.
Burbridge refused to recognize flag, arrested the
bearers of it, and ordered Hobsun tu the command
of his division.

On the 10th, Barksville, Ky., was evacuated,
and the following day Reunet’s gang tovk posses-
aivn of it, giving the town up to pillage.

House Naval Committees agreed upon resolu-
tion proposing six months uotice to be given of
termination of treaty relative to naval forecs ou
Lakes. Questionable if Congress acts on it.

Confederates secured cargo of blockade runner
Georgiava M’Call, run ashore some time since.

Despatches froin Seeretary cf War give dates
from the Army of Petemac up to Y o’cluck
Sunday morning,

Grant’s eutire army had crossed to the south
side of James’ River, and made a sudden attack
on Petersburg, and the advance, after severe
fighting, occupied position within one wile of the
city.

The Confederates defending the city were under
the command of Beauregard,

The Federals bad captured 18 guns and seve-
ral hundred prisoners,

Advices frow Sherman are to Saturday morn-
ing. They report that he was slowly advancing
on Atlanta but meeting with desperate resistance.

Official report says Federals advanced on Fri-
day withina mule of front of Petersburg. Enemy
tound occupying new line of entrenchments,
which they tailed to carry after repeated assaults.
It is interred that Lee largely reinforced Beaure-
guard previously, Federals carried evemy’s line
and strong Surke wore remote from cily, captur-
ng & nuwber of guns and prisouers. Unofficial
despatch says it is believed Lee holds the heights
weat side ui Petersburg. Federals hold opposite
heights.

Petersburg papers claim general success in
Wednesday's fight, but admit that Federals car-
ried important point,

Official despatch reports enemy in Sherman’s
frout gave way on Saturday night, and Sherman’s
whole army in pursuit as fur as Chattahoochie,

Sheridan reports successful operations and vie-
tory at Trivellian’s station, capturing 500 prison-
ers and 300 horses, Our extreme right twice
carried enemy's works, and twice were driven
from them.

Federal} losses on Thursday and Friday im at-
tempts to storm Petersburg were eight thousand
killed and wounded. Confederate loas not known.
Gen, Butler had torn up ten miles of the Rich-
wond and Petersburg Railroad.
It is stated that Lee was heavily reinforeing
Beauregard, and a great battle imuinent.
Federal Genera) Hunter was last heard from
in the vicinity of Lynehburg.
This afternoon guld quotation was 198,

St. Joun, June 21.
A serious accident occurred yesterday. Three

were thrown from the track, injuring thirty-five

advaneing.

Our troops are suid to have fought desperately ;
j but of eighteen pieces of artillery ealy tour were
' bronght off; about 100 waggons were taken, and
the greater port.on of our wounded tell into the
hands of the enemy. ‘Their cavalry pursued our
forces to Collierville.

Advices trom the Northern border of Arkansas
represent the Country as being entirely destitute
of provisions and -turage. Shelby is reported te
be at Batesville, en route tor Missvuri on raid.

Memputs, June 14.— Considerable bodies of
the missing infantry of Gen. Sturgiv’ expedition
are constantly coming in, and our Joss will
bably not reach more than 1000 all told. By to-
night the casualiies will be pretty accurately re-
ported. Some of the officers blame Gen. Sturgis,
and say his management was bad.

All concur in stating that the men fought with
desperation, the negro troops especially, but the
ammunition of Lhe troops being exhausted caused
a balic,

It is reported that the force Gen. Sturgis en-
countered was en route to join Johnston's army
when they received information of the fitting vut
of this expedition, and turned about to défeat it.

CONFEDERATE GEN. WHEELER'S RAID.
Lovisvitty, Ky., June 4—An officer from
the front reports that on Friday the rebel Gen.
Wheeler, with a large force of cavalry, appeared
at Calhoun, on the Railroad between Chatanooga
and our army. They seized six cars loaded with
grain, and cut the telegraph. The train coming
north was uotified at Aderville and stopped. Gen.
Hovey was aboard and collected 200 convales-
cents, who he formed into a line of battle in front
of the trein aod moved cautiously on, At Cal-
boun it was found that the rebels had retreated.

Tie train then moved toward Resaca, but
about balf way an enermeus torpedo exploded,
uurling the lucomotive six feet tro the track,
and tearing lour cars into splinters. Nobody was
seriously injured, The train passed on in the
evening to Resaca,

8 e -

GREAT PROGRESS OF THE
MIC-MAC MISSION.

As the Rev. Mr. Raud is well known in thia
community, and the fruit of his missionary labours
also—that precious babe of grace, Ben Christmas
— our readers will be interested in the perusal of
the following account of both of them, and of the,
progress of “the Mission,” to which our fellow
Colomsts bere have subseribed very liberally.
The article is taken from the St. Jehu Freeman
vf the 17th instant :—

“ We received by mail this week the fourteenth
annual report of the Nova Scotia Mic Mac Mie
siunary Society, which, we presume, was sent
us in the hope that we would advertise the bum
bug by exposing it.

Turning first to the most important page, which
is the last, we find the receipts of the year were
$1,009, of which the Missionary got $594 38 8
salary, aud $160 as travelling expenses, and $200
were spent in the Missionary rooms, by which #8
meant, as the first page of the report explains, 40
addition to the Missiouary’s house, $42.275 8
set down as given in charity by the Missionary,
$51.55 as paid the Missionar’ys assisiaute,
$36.85 for printing.

The money was raised by Mr. Rand’s beeing
from bouse to house, and otherwise, in both ‘
vinces. ‘Those who gave him paytting will have
the pleasure of knowing that about 95 cents iu
the dollar of all he got went te his own use
benefit. A uiust consvling reflection for the Rev.
Silas Rand. ’

We next look to ascertain what the Society
has to chow for its fourteen years’ labour and €3
penditure.

We are infurmed that the Mie Mac languag®
has been “ reduced to w grammar,” that 1
phrase, by the exertions of the Missivuary, 8°
that a dictionary is “ in course of construction,
and we find allusion to “ 3g of the Gor
and of the Acts of the Aposties, in the Mie 4!8¢
Of Mr. Rand's ability for the work of reducing
to a grammar, or constructing a dictionary, oF
translating the gospels, we need not say we have
the most serious doubts, and we probably hue®
as much of his qualifications tor the work as these
who pay him.

We he told of two Indian young women wit
have learned to read, and who have goue Le schoe»
of an Indian who can read, and whe lives nee

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M Jk. He heard Mr. Rand read pars
Exodus, ond the interesting corey - —
would go fifty wiles to get a copy "
was pent He is “ much impressed with the
sense of eternal realities.”

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ae oauble interviews with the Judiap »

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