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MODERN FORTUNES,
FNORMOU? WEALTH 18

BOW MADR,

The fortune bequested by the late Mr,
Brassey, the contractor. is probably, ss the
Olserver says, the largest which ever pas-
sed the Court of Proba:e—for the very few
estates whie! exceed bis in value are use
ally transferred by settlement, This fortune
1s believed to have exceeded seven mijlions
sterling. the personality alone having been
ewern under six and a balf millions, With
the pe-sib!s excepiion o! aa instance in the
history of the Rothsehi 4 fami!y—a family
of whoee colorsal weelih everybody taiks,
while nobody koows tery much—and the
doubtful exeeption of Mr. Vanderbilt, re-
ported by New York gos-ips te poss: ss
nearly a tiaired millions of doliars—this
is certainly the largest amount of money
ever accumulated by one man by industry
aad enterprise, during bis own hiestme,
sod its bulk suggests thai some great

- eros pemtnet Me rth tte te eee pn eee a

are wera —

al! kinds, end prove as oper dive, ae we take
it to hi ve been in aucient Rome. Let it once
becowe socially disgraceful to do nothing for
the State, snd these colossal fortunes will be
utiligod, though even then i€ may be now and
then necessary for Pariamens to decide that
the posseseor af fifty millions is a moral iu
natie, whose actions must he restrained.
Suppose he takes it into his head to evict a
county, or burn down a city, or shut up the
Bank of Englond every three years ?—Lon
don Spe ctaler.

CORRESPONDENCE,

CAMP LIFE

—

NEW BRUNSWICK,

Je THE EpIToR or THE “ EXAMINER.”

IN

Deer Sir,—Perbaps it may be of some interest
to the readera of your valuable columna, to have
a little sketch of Camp Lite, in New Brunswick.

In the firet place, the men are selected by the

| ooentractor, or rather as he ie termed the lum-

}ber boss. Then, when the crew arp all ready

prevent his lendieg bimeelf or hie Judgment te
anythi £ calculated to detent juatics, or to per
petuate a sy tem whereby dishonest men can de-
feat justice deceive the pablic, and cheat henest
crediters with linpunity, and. af the eame ‘ime,
be ia actual possessico of valuable property I
consider, with many others, that such a system
should be exposed, nnd alao puton a different
basia at once, by appoiating two new Commie-
ajoners, of Mr. Brecken’s stamp, on the bench ot
the forenamed Court—men who are independent
and inte‘ligent—mwen whe wonld act
easion required, as Mr. Brecken did in my Case,
viz, by relusing to sign an order for weekly sup
port, on behalf of the debtor, because of the debt-
or’e actually being in possession of valuable pro
perty. which I preved beyond doubt. 1 contend

that it is not the spirit of tae law, as the law is}

certainly plain in such watters The true mean

ing end intention of the law is that no debtor, or |

, confined prisoner, can swindle any ereditor with
impunity, but, on the contrary, it explicitly says
that a prisoner confined in jail must clearly prove
that “he or she (as the case may be) is utterly
unable to support him or hereell, and has be pre-

| perty whatever, real or personal, of what nature
or kind soever, except necessary bedding, wear

ing apperal kitchen utensi's, and necessary tools
ot his or ber trade or cecupation, net exceeding
lin value, in the whole, filteen ponnds,”’ before
| the Commissioners can sign such order. Yet, ir

when OC)

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the vessel, were the most directly opposite mal Currency Question which we were
to his opinions, measures and character, agreeably surprised to see unanimously
and far the most artful and powerful of the carried, A short bill wil! be passed, author-
set, they easily prevailed, so as to seize up izing the public accounts, to be kept aceord-
the vacant, unoccupied aud direlict ‘ing to the Deeimal system from Ist of next
It is suppesed

on
minds of his friends, and instantly they financial year Feb. Ist 1872.
turned the vessel wholly out of the course that the Banks. and commercial and busi-
of his policy.” ‘ness people geuerally wiliadopt it, even be-
Now, if the history of the past is of any, fore then. :

service, it must be asa guide for the pre-| A Resolution was passed in regard to the
The Government cunnot back down. Stock Farm. It is contemplated to pur-

and their leader have spoken of chase it for the sum of 43,50) sterling.
their Railway policy en the platform on, The large Brick Building, at present there-

the street, in the eaucus, in the Legislature | 0" will make a suitable Asylum pote
eo

in the Governor's Speech; and hence are | the sum of 43 00) will be voted.
ifully committed. They are strong in asylum aud land Gaeens is to - sold
‘numbers, are strong in the soundness of his is a good undertaking we think, and
ithe Railway policy,—willin all probabilty | 7? hope before the Legislatere y ate pops
‘have the support of some members now on | will be taken to have Sock Farms in King

the Independent Benches, and yet with all “7° *! The pon ge ne Be
(this and in face of the factthat no petitions | this effect published recently in the Exami-

have been sent in against the Railroad— | 7) Was well received. For the present it

sent,

They

and Prince Cormties.

change must have passed over the foriune | with their Napsacks or properly speaking their
making eapabilitice of basines® men, Toe | Packs, which consists of Socks, Mittens, Shirts,
area ot their operaliens mast im some Way besides Needles, Thread,Combs & Scissors, and a
or another have been enormously increased, bag for gum, with tome exceptions they start en
uoti! they resembled che operations of a
government rather than those of an indiv -

their way rejoicing, bidding farewell to their

families and sweet hearts, The few exceptions

my ease, aliieugh I proved that the debtor owned they hesitate Burke, in the same speech
| property of the value already mentioned, ever | as the one alluded to says of the supporters

jand above a merigage thereon for abut £70, ) : ‘
‘“*As if it were to insult

and although the debtor was cffered in Court | of Lord Chatham,
|

whether be would sell me hie interest in the land | . . . ae
“4 ; »| the close of the first session of his adminis-

might be well, to offer a tender, for the
care and raising of Stock, in each of the

Counties. ‘Ve have heard a gentleman

| £200 tor bis interest therein, and when asked Las Well as to betray him, even long before | S*y, that fer a much less sum than £400 |

| per year, he would guarantee to take care

dual, until, as it were, they must be en-
abled to secure the services of entire armics
of faithfu! agen's, We believe this to have
heen the ease, and be due to the operation
of two causes, ove of them entirely good in
its netion, the other a:d more important
one doubtful.

The nations! bounderies formerly fxed
to speculation ave rapidly disagpesring.
Papposing that an able man with a talent
for business of almost any kind ean seoure
a sufficiency of competent and trustworthy
egents, there is.no necessity for limiting
his work to one country. He can repeat
himself, as it were, as often ashe pleerest
and repeating himseit implies a repetition
ef his profits. Mr. Briss»y ean only build
one railway eta time. be the yr fic ever
eo great, just as one ambassador can only
be in one cspital on one day; but Mr. Bras-
fey controlling a hundred Mr. Bragseys can
guide them as the Foreign Office guides
eavoys, and do the same Work and acquire
the same profits ia Kog'and, France, Lodia
and Amerie: al at once. Nothing can stop
him exe>pt ae insuf€erency of agents, and
it is just at this time that the reservoir of
agency bas begun to widen and deepen
In many departments of |ife individualism
has ceased to pay, the able man with little
capital getting more aod rising higher by
enterng the service of some commanding
eapitalist. The capitalist can pay him asa
— i paid, and is willing to pay him,

muse he is able thorcughly to trust him.

The greatest of all obstacles to an un-
Tmited employment of agen's was once
the fear of rivalry. ‘“If,’’ said the employer
“{ make that min as competent as myself,
he may set up for himse f and take soine of
my business away.”’ ‘The agent, however,
of » man bke Mr, Brassey has none of that
temptation, Ifhe set ap for bimse'f he

auld not do the same business — bu-iness
profitable mainly om account of its scale—
eod if he could, it would, considering the
risk, ecarcely be worth hiswhile. It be is

alluded te, are these that take a littie “ Forty
Rod Stuff,”

and to drewn dul! eare.

to shoot Partridges on their way
Now weare fairly under way, and after a
half day’s journey, we arrive with ovr teats at
a stopping place, a substitute for a Hotel, which
would be too tedious to describe mivute’y. A
When the
drive into this Hotel yard ;—save ihe mark—

few remarks will suffice. teams
the Landlady looks out of the window in astonish
* Here is a whole crew; what
The

Landlord being absent the woodsmen take care

ment and exclaims
will I do, no bread and nothing cooked.”
of their own teams, The hosa comes in to fhe
honze, and asks the Landiady, if she can get
them some dinner? Yes, such as it is,”? Then
she makes her apolegies for her deficiencivs.
After the sumptuous banquet, we are on the
read again as jolly as youth and age can be.

Now boys for another hard tramp for thirty or}

| for the amount of the mortgage, answered ‘* No,
Messra, Morrie and Lawson granted biw an order
for a weekly allowance for his support, directly
jeontrary to law and’ evidence, Mr, Laweon
| stating, at the same time, that, as there was a
| mortgage on the property, the Commissioners
/coule have nothing to do with the debtor's in-
terest therein.
law. touching the matter, never intended tbat
creditors could be swindled out of their just rights.
1 wiet, also to convey to your numereus and in=
| telligent readers a thorough understanding as re-
|gards myself in this particular case, not that 1
| feel chagrined at losing my case alone, but be-
| cause many others bave met with a similar fate,
| and are liable to meet the same at the hands ot
; such Conmnissioners as Messre, Morris and Law.
son, Who constitute themselves en infalliable
; quorum, but who are two eld fogies, both of
, whom are deaf to justice and to the real intention
jof the law. Jfopiog that the above facta will be
|; duly considered, and to tend to the immediate
| removal of Cowmuissioners Morris and Lawson
| from a position the duties of which they are not
| capable of discharging to the satisfaction of the
| public, nor according to Law,

I remain yours, &¢.,

ferty wiles, belore arriving at another’ re-| JOHN HUGIIES.
freshment ealoon, similar to the last one spoken! Hill Cottage, Wheatley River, t
; 14th March, 1871. 5

off, aud we fare about the same as befure, with
,a few extra nicities, by way of some warm Pan-
We put
on @ large pile of hardweod, which makes a

cakes, Then for our night's Ledging.

blazing fire, then we get a large spread as they
are termed, which are composed of all the old

worn out clothes of last year, eewed and patched |

together, aod warwly lined. Weerpread them

,on the large room fiver before the fire now
b'azing—we lie undressed, except our boots on
these quilts or 8: reads so called, with our feet
towards the fire—and sleep as best we ean till

So much tor

the first day's adveniure, for a green horn,

morning. The boss pays the bills,

sys . 1 | - 0
The second day's journey is the same as the political parties, or rather the Government | Of, however, before long.

first.only we arrive at our destination the second
night, which place I will describe by-and-bye
The camp as it ts called, was carefully built by
& cenipetent person, sometime previously to our
arriving here, It isa low shebang or sbanty,
composed of a few logs on the sides and at right
angl:8, and faetered at the corners by notches

in each log, and those logs are placed one on top

| P.S—* Herald” and “ Patriot” will oblige
i by copying this letter, & 4.

The Examiner.

Chariottetown, March 27, 1871.

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‘THE POLITICAT. SITUATION IN RE-
GARD TO THE RAILWAY

QUESTION.

| It is useless to ignore the fact that both

and the Opposition, look at the Railway
| Question from political stand points. We
should not mix up politics, some say, with
the Railroad. Perhaps we should net; but
|we must take things just as they are.
Look at the two resolutions before the

| Legislature on the Railway—one says let

Therefore 1 consider that the|

the kind of man who succeeds, his employer
will see that it is made worth his whi'e to
succeed for him instead of for himself, tu
use vast means for another instead of smal]

of anctber, to the hight of two or three feet on

than the walls, and are su, ported by what are

the sides,and the gables are a few feet higher

| us undertake the Railway now, as it is re-
| quired; the other says all right, but hold

/onaspell’ The Government want to go

|tration, when every thing was publicly | of anc raise eacn year a certain amount of
|transacted and with great parade, in his_ improved Stock. We doubt not that far-
|name,”’ they enacted a law against his) mers in the Kings and Prinee Counties
| cherished policy. There is one difference would be found to do the same, and we
between our situation and that described think a little money spent in this way,
by Edmund Burke. Mr. Pope is in the) would do much good.

vigor of his intellect. He has no Charles} The prayer of the petitioners to have the
Townshend to take his place in political | Jail limits extended over the whole of

life. The Patriot thinks, in the present Prince County was not complied with. |

crisis he will truckle and hold to the reins Next Wednesday the Leader of the Guvern-
ofpower. We jadge, from the zeal, courage ent announced a call of the House to con-
and energy that he has shown during the | sider the tailway Resolutions. On Satur

question, or appeal to the people at the | very hard during the week, and as many
polls. It is better to fall with dignity than| of them were bachelors he would give
to rule on sufterance, and we think we are | them « half holiday to sew on their buttons

| 2 CTT wl dante

e ¢ the public senti vyhen we!
expressing the public sentiment when We IE GATHERING OF THE CLANS ON

say that we do hope, for political honor, | THE CELEBRATION OF THE
for the high example it will give future | ROYAL MARRIAGE.
Colonial s'atesmen, and for the interests of | —
the country, that the Leader of the Govern-
ment will prefer running the risk of “|
| General Election and of being the popular
jleader ofa great, liberal, progressive rail-
way party, rather than being only nominal
leader, of a merely do-nothing, no-policy
| hold-on-to-oflice Coalition.

“ Wild andhigh the Cameron’s gathering rose,
The war note of Loebi-l, whick Albyn’s bills
Have heard,and beard, too,have her Saxon foes;
How in the noon of night that pibroek ti ril's,
Savage anc shrill,’

But when we heard it last. “twas not in
‘the “ noon of night,” but bright and early
on Tuesday. morning; nor was it ‘“* Savage
| and Shrill ” hut soft and sweet under the
skilful fingers of our civilized townsman

| Doings of the Heuse of Assembly.

The Railway, Qeanidn. fee wen alg heen | kilts to rouse up the city to do honor to the
| disposed of,—the two Resolutions, which |

we give below, have heen allowed to rest)

‘ on ‘ , ,|and the Royal Princess Louise. Soon
jin peaces They will be made piece mea}

Th ,_...| banners were flung to the breeze from
@ resolution | ost of the prominent places in the city,

i - » » . sree
[moved by: Hon. Mr. Poge & as follows: | and at 12 o'clock, amidst hearty cheers for

| Island nave much inereased during the past |

: is « ne 2 Lieut. Gov the
| few years: and whereas it is found almost} quis of Lorne, and the Liest. Governor

‘impossible in the absence of stone or gra-| Royal Standard of Scotland was ho'sted on
vel to keep the roads in an efficient state the top of the Colomal Building. Thesons
‘of repair, to render erssy the transport, of! of glorious old Scotia and their descendants

wild with delight and some of them

| the productions of the Colony; and where-|
'us the construction and maintenance of a; Wer

i

| line of Railway through ths Island, wou!'d | could not repress the exuberance of their | Lo! the Oracts,
| greatly fa ilitate its trade, deveop its re-| feelings until they had danced to the tune |

isources enlarge its revenue and open more |

frequent and easy communication with the | ofone of Sctolar:l s soul stirring strathspeys.

past few weeks that he will carry the day. he said as the Members had werked |

Donald Mctadyen, who turned out in fall |

‘marriage of a noble and gaijant Scotchman |

| “ Whereas the Trade and Export of this’ tye Qzeen, the Princess Louise, the Mar- |

grand total of $2 132270 or over $306,600 |
more than that of jast year. To the mother |
Country we shipped 1523 194 bushels of
oats, valued at $539,212. The three!
largest items sent to Canada were ; Oysters

$6,052; Pork $13,280; and Potatoes, |
$5 435 Of our exports to Nova Scotia. |
Butter represents $7 660; Fish, £20 946;!
Potatoes, £61,305; Oats £109,086; and!
\Pork and Lard, $199 822. These articles’
also constitute our principle export trade
to Newfoundland and the West Indies New!
Rrunswick took from us #16 ‘79 worth of
Butter; $47,067 worth of Pork; $11 821
worth of Fish; #56 392 worth of oats; and)

Maing with 12 476 tons new shipping a! A SMALL REQUEST FROM. TAR

ABOKIGINES,

oo

Ber ow we publish o letter which requires ont
a few worda of explanation.

It will be sonal
to our veaders to find that #0 correctly written @
letter was penned by one of our Micmaes.
Martin Frane:s ia doing a good work amongst
the Micmacs of Lennox Isian’, The Goverg
ment justly recognised his services, by giving him
£75 per annum, He is growing old, and be
coming broken down with the labors of teashj
Some time ago he had to give up, but he hopes tg

$21.877 worth of Horses. Among our) be able te go on a Jittle longer. He does ay

shipments to the United States were wool |
and Skins to the value $17,712; Poultry to
the value of $3 280; Butter to the value of
$2 272: Horses to the value of $38 182;)
Oats to the value of 29 907; Potatoes to the

wish that his work should die with him, and pe
asks that some other should be qualified to takg
his place, Martin Francia ie » lover of his race,
aud we cheerfaliy bring hi praiseworthy desines

value $11 155 Egys tothe value of £96 040; | before the public. Hie letter will be read with

Fish to the valu of $191,586. The exports

iuterest, and we feel quite confident that the

to each country exhibit an Increase ovet Government will make euch Appropriation as may

the previons year. In the case of the
United States they are nearly double those |
of 1869. With the new vessels the ship-)
ments to the United Kingdom amount to
$90,000. Of Fish, the total export is
#256, 480; of pork and lard, $276,420, and
of eggs and poultry $101,960.

For the same period our imports were
as follows, from

| Great Britain, $842,945
| Canada, 240,850
| Nova Scotia, 357,585
New Brunswick, 218,365
| Newfoundland, 12.739
| West Indies, 26967)
| St. Pierre, 640
| United States, 227,940

| be necessary to carry out the efforts whith

have been #0 well begun.

Lennox Istanp,
20th March, 1871,
Hox. G. W. Howan;

Dear Si; ;—in convereation with you a tt
| days ago in CLarlettetown on the Lennox Island
School, I then intimated to you that my hesith
was rather in a precarious state, consequently I
thought I sould be forced, though reluctactly te
give up teaching the young tea bow to shoot,
Since then I find myself becoming conva’
aud I trust ere long, with the blessing of Almighty
God, to resume my labers as heretofore. It
an old saying, as the twigs ure bent the tree is
inchned, I think it is a pity, in fact something

‘Making a total of $1,928,665, or $1°7 500
more than in 1369.

all parts except St. Pierre and the United,
'States. Flour from the latter country is
\less by 4,500 barrels than it was the pre-
lyiows year”’
LINES ON THE LOSS OF THE

“ EMELINE,”

| public ourpose is to be served, Mr, LePage is
always amongst the first to aid rt with his talents.
His last Poem does not fall below the otber
pieces with which he bas favored the public from
time te time, Most of his compositions are of a
brief character, written for some temporary
occasion. We hope he will have le‘sure, before
he © shuffles off the mertal! coi!,"” to write eome
lengthy; well-sustained work which his country
will not willingly let die. It is not often that
the “ divine afflatus " is cocferred upon bumans,
sud Mr. LePage cwes it tous, and to his own
fame to compose some great work, embodying
the early history, the romance and traditions of
{Prince Edward Is!and, We give below the
three last stanzas of che “Lines on the Loss of

ithe Emeline.”

'Twould be vain to conjecture what happened
before

The wreck of the Emeline drifted ashore ;

Riding over the billows, the storm at ite height,

Were the crew from the deck washed by wares
in the night?

Did they struggle with death very bari for their
liver?

| Did they think in that struggle on children and

Whenever any enterprise for a charitable or)

to be deplored, that I shoold new terenke my

little ones. whese progress has astonished parties
who Dave Visited the echeo!, avd which 1% hen wee

There is an increase in the imports from) known to some meubers of the Board of Educo-

tion. In compliance with your request,! berewitb
hand you samples or speenmente of the hand writ-
ing. There are now in the echvol 24 reading, 4
of whom read the fourth book, and the remainder
read in the 2nd ond 3rd beoks, exght are in geo

| graphy, and about J1 in arithmetic

It it could be accomplished to have two of the
more advanced of the scholars of my sthoo! edu.
cated in the Normal Schooi, or any other school
approved of by tre Government, snd at the ex-
peuse of the Government, vearding included. [
should like to eee it carried out if possible, If it
does not inconvemence you I should like you to
hand this letter to Mr. Bowers, of the Examiner,
I trust you will not neglect the wandering Mie
MAG.

I am, Dear Sir,

Your obedient servant,
MARTIN FRANCIS.

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Te Correspondents,

An Acadian.— Your ietter came too late for
thie week, D. Grabam.—Amount received and
placed to your credit. Thanks for your good
opinion. The Examiner wil! strive to earn it,
G. H., Crapaud.—You will get the paper re-
gularly from now. W. M,, Sackville. —WiIll write
to you ehortir, P, MeD.—We acknowledged
receipt of amount, Will write you. W. J. K.—
Will attend to it this week. J. K , Souris,—
You need have no fears, that in reeult ef Kail
road being built it will net gote Seuris Wher
inain trunk is completed it will cost only about
£2 500 a taile for branches, becanse same rolling
«tock wall co, and it will be the interest of what-
ever Goveronent in power to bave all the
branvhes possible to bring traffic over the mein
trunk,

wives? -

THIs week we vive fourteer closely print
damb, no reaponee will bestow, ed columns of Debates without infringing
he secrets of N -ptune no landsman may know! | uch on the space for the general matters

rith the work whilst they are the m:s- : “ae
on with t —T : : @ nest Provinces and the United

means on bis own account, The agent is
bound to fidelity by every vulgar as weil
as every lofty motive, aod his employer po
more fears bis rivalry than Hobenzollern<
fear that of Bism rck or Von Moltke, Ut
course, when ability seeks service as more
profitable then independence, able agents
wiliing always to be ageuta become p/enti-
ful, and there are potentialities of wealth
in that new relation of agent and muster
almost beyond the dreams of avarice. Ilia
man of ability and capita! can do one thing
best and can secure such egen's nothing
prevents bim from doiog that one thing
for the whole world, drawing the whole
profs of the branch of dealing or mavu-
facture, or enterprise throughout th: en-
tire world, and so realiz ag a fortune never
yet heard of. The thing has never yet
been done, we believe t has beeu done
nearly e-ough to show that our speculation
ja not dreamy, io the international bullen
trade, in tne laying of cable telegraphs, snd
in the construction of ra: |ways, and it may
be do @ yet on a vaster scale, and perbeps
on ground no’ yet worke |

The railwaye of the wor d wiil, we bo'iev), |
be assumed one day by the governments of
tae world; but suppoees « millionare to have
tiatezpacity for leasing railway lines to a!
profit whieh Mr. Brassey bad for making rail-
ways {9 @ profit, what would be the limit of
Lis revense ? Heo might be lessee of half ths
lings on the gicbe, and make year by year all

r. Brasesy made in bis life. Why not?
It is quite conceivable that a man lik» the
Marqu's of Salisbury might have that very
faculty, and no rival cou d obserre the me-
thod and copy it, for he could not get the
capital or the pablic confidsnc>, and as to
tne lesece’s unwillingneee to extend bis oper-
ations, we despair of that kind of limitation.
Mr. Brassey would not have minded making
al! the railways in the world at once, Peo-
pie in this country, when once eagaged in
these vaet business's, continue them, ani ex
tend them as great governments used to ex-
tend trontiers mot because they want any-
thing, but because they enjoy doing it.
Money beyond a certain smoune is to most
men, certainiy to mon able to acquire it, no
temptation at all, It will give them nothing |
they wish for. yet they go not with the work |
which leads to its acquisition with insatiabe|
gest. Mr, Brassey did not want seven mil-
ions any more tnan he wanted eeventy; but)
liked the kind of work which produecs
illions, be could do it, and be went on do-
it, We see no reason wiiy, with inter-,
natione! barriers thrown down, and agency
80 extended and 80 efficieut, and capital s
powerful as an instrumen', fortunes should |
not be wade to which that of Mr. Brassey)
would seem o trifle, fortunes #0 vast that!
their ewners would bave all the power o*
great «ates and none of their reeponsibilicics, |
.bink. Thie very Mr. Beasesy could have
throwo two millions of Remington rifles in-|
to Bordeaux, or a thougsau picees of rifled |
artillery, horses and harnces complete, or,
have fed Paris for twelve months, without)
usking permission of any haman being.

If our anticipativn roves correct. States |
will one day beve to deal with thee coloesal |
millionaires. and we have @ greet curios'ty |
to know in what way they will try to do it.
Contiscation would be to) dangerous to 6)-|
crety, besides being iawor.!, and the repub- |
lies of Anglo-Saxon origin have as yet dis)
played no disposition to employ such means, |
Politicians in America dare most things, but/
nobody proposes to confiscate Mr Vanier |
biit'a wealth, and so relieve New York Staic)
from taxation fur five years In England,
owing to the absence of o peasant proprie-
tary, there ie more danger of such sugges-
ton, bet in Engiand it would be resisted
from the religious side. A law of compul-
tory divieiop at death would not effect the|
end desired, for the fortunes of which we-
epeak will be made by individeals, and an)
impot progressif would only ] ad to the con- |

| prewmitaes

termed ribs, they also eupport the roof, which is!

formed of eplits of ceder. Theo their is an
erection of logs or polea, fastened together as the
lower logs which is used a8 a chimney, and pre-
This finishes

the outside view. Now for inside discription of our

perly termed by lumbermen, lodge.
habitation, Iu the first place, there isa log
frame about 6 x 8 feet at an elevation of about
fifteen inchea piled with earth, for the purpose
of hearth or firepiace, and in order to heep the
weod in its place, there are four large rocks
this
fenders. One side of this camp 16 used as a sleep-

placed on elevation, which answer as
ing apartwent, and divided or separated from
the
lumber language, it answere for a eeat, and quite

the fire, by whatis called deacon seat, in

oft-n as atable aleo, The beds are composed

of the boughs of some particular kind of sett

wood, and placed sv regular that it resembles the |

growth of feathers on the goose but only in
their position. They make a very comfortable bed
ind»ed, as they are very elastic, and are removed
often. The opposite side of the camp, is used
for culinary uze by the cook,who swings supreme
domain over all who become intruders on bis

ple pie order, it is in panakum order, every dish,
cup, pan, and cloth, knows ite own pail or peg.

At the end of the camp opposite the door (which
ie a very emall entrance cut in the end ard
fastened by a dvor wade of the same material as
the roof of splits, and huang by wooden hinges
with a fastening ef the same material) ie the place
where the table reste on four feet, not exactly
like the feet of other tables, but driven into large
holes bored in a hewed log, and placed against
the end of the camp, then seats are made much |
the eaue as the tables, only of less dimensions and |
portable, On this table ere plated all the |
delieacies of the pantry, besides some splendid |
stews, that are made of the game of the forest, |
which ie in abundance, such as Rabbite, Par- |
tridgee, Deer, and Moose, aleo the splendid fresh
fish of our expansive lakes and streams, and tv
add to the taste of those is the mode of cooking
The principal delicacies are cooked in a stew
or bake-pan, which is nothing more or leas than
a metal pot, and covered with a cover of the
sawe kind, It is buried in a bole in the earth
or hearth, with a covering all round, and on
top are placed hot embers, the food ie cooked
by its own steam, it is exovilent, it cannot be
deseribed by pen or tongue, you mast taste it.
The men are employed in the day time at their
different work, such ae chopping down the lum-
ber and peeling or barking their log®, and pre-
paring the roads for the teams to haul it to the
nearest stream or lake, where it will be tranepor-
ed te the place of manufactory When the day’s
work ix dene, and tea is over, the men enjoy
themeelves in different amusements, such as
checkers, chess, deminos, also in singing, and
«pinning yorne, which sometimes wind up witha
debate. Me. Editor, 1 fear you will think J]
never will wind up my description of camp life,
except for want of space in your columne, for I

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uppear not to step for want of material er want

ot breath. Pray excuse the errors of a pew

writer, aud the greenese of a
Raw Recervtir.
Shogomock, Y. C, N. B., March, 13:b P71.
ic Ml | Se Se
THE INSOLVENT DEBTOR’S COURT.

TO THE SDITOR CF THE EXAMINER.

Dear Sir,—By aiving publicity to the following.
which are facts worthy of being taken inte con~
sideration, youl will confer a favor on your e«er-
respondent, and also bring before the eyes of the
public the actions of some of our public men—
Judges, oy toe way. 1 was car, toreugh the
Comanssioners ot the Ingvivent Debts rs” Court,
that a certain debtor, whe was confined in

When he hasevery thing if not in ap-| amongst themselves who gppose the Rail-

evaiment of property abroid. A cirect sta-| Queen's County Jail, by virtue of an Execution |

taory Jimitaton on wealth once @- favorite coved ont of a country Small Deb. Court, where.
idee of the evottage democra‘e, whose best re-|j,, | was pluintifl, had petitioned said Commis

prosentative ae Cobbet—is im poesibie for the
name reason, and eo is another ald device,
the imposition of enormour taxes Upon suc-
vesions. The whole world must agree to im-
pose them to make them o' any use.

We suspect the only pa'liative will be the
growth of un intense opin) ws in favor of pe-
canisry reeponsibility, of © feeling that it is
infamous for avery rich man to go nothing
tur the community, That ‘eeling exits w-—
seudy about very great land ode. and it may
5 -rhepa be egwoded to very great wealth oF

sioners for weekly support, tu aceordurce with

the Act of 24rd Vie,, Cap, 16, fer certata fonsons | der him with a modesty that becomes all; Market House never should have beep built
‘The debtor appeared) men, and with a confidence in him, which | there, and will be removed some day, when

eet forth in said petition,
at the time specified for examination,
eared belore thie august Court, knowing tull

1 alao ap-!

possession of property to the value of £230, over!
and above any cucumberancers, The Com iir-!
sionera were John Moerriz, Jobo Lawson,
Jolin Bracken. Eequites, |
mab (ds. Breckeo, & q..) d wish to uy ne blawe, |
as he acted mpartiaity, widependently, and |

heeestiys aud bis pusitien iv suciely is such ae w

and

ters. The Opposition cries out lustily
against this—hoping that by waiting—like
Macawber—for something to turn up,
they may become the builders.
will the Government do? Will they en-
| dorse, or adopt the Opposifion policy? If
so, t'ey must acknowledge that they are
|morally defeated.
will not do this.

| ernment is the Railway policy,
“ment without a policy is only a faction, no
| matter how respectable or numerous may
“be its members or supporters. It is worse
| with 2 Coalition than a purely party Govern.
jments. The Land Question is nearly set
,tled, the Free School system is established,
'the Confederation Question is dead and
|Religious Education is sieeping, hence
ithere is no great question now that can
ibind a party together but the Railway
| Question. By boldly grappling with this
| they get the support of many who have no
_political sympathies with them. Those

The strength of the Goy-
A Govern-

| way policy, are the worst and strongest op
| ponents of the Government. We do not
wish to speak offensively, but we ask the
, Government themselves to look at their
| position. It is remarkable, in their case
| how history is repeating itself. Mr. Pope
| is in the same position as was Lord Chatham
lat the head of his Coalition. Here is how
| Edmund Burke, in his great speech on
|American Taxation, describes Lord Cha-!
tham’s Government. We need not say
how accurately it suits Mr. Pope’s Govern-
ment:

* He made an administration. so check-
ered and speckled; he put toget.ier a piece
of joinery, so crossly indented and whim-
sically dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously
inlaid; such a tasselated pavement without
cement; here a bit of black stone, and there
a bit of white; patriots and courtiers
king s friends and republican; whigs and
tories; treacherous friends and open ene
mies; that it was indeed « very curicus
show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and un.
sure to stand on. The colleagues whom
he had assorted at the same boards, stared
at each other, and were obliged to ask,
‘Sir, your name? Sir, you have the ad-
vantage of me—Mr. Such a-one. I beg a
thousand pardons.” I venture to say it
did so happen that persons had a single
office divided between them, who had never
spoke to each other in theirlives until they
found themselves, they knew not how,
pigging together, heads and points, in the
same truckle-bed-”

The action of some of Mr. Pope's sup-
porters is similar to the way Lord Cha-
tham s party dealt with him. The passage
is worth giving in full. “In consequence
|of this arrangement having put so much
the larger part of his enemies and oppos-
| ers in power, the confusion was such that
| his own principles could not possibly have
any effect or influence in the conduct of
jaffairs. If ever he fell into a fit of the gout,
_or if any other cause withdrew him from
public cares, principles directly the con-
trary were sure to predominate. When
he had executed his plan, he had not an
inch of ground to stand upon fhen he
bad accowplished his scheme of adminis-
tration, he was no longer a minister.
When his face was hid but for a moment, his
whole system was on a wide sea, without
chart or compass. The gentlemen, his
particular friends, who, with the names of
Various departments of ministry, were ad-
| nattted to seem as if they acted a part un-

What!

We imagine that they |

| neighboring
| States:

| diesoived therefore, That the construction
| of a first-class Railway. cf three feet six
jinch gauge, from Cascumpec Harbor to
Geergetown, calling at Summerside and
Charlottetown, with Branch lines to > ouris
and Tignish, the cost of which not to ex
ceed Five Thousand Pounds, currency per
mile, is worthy the serions considvration
of this House.”’

Hon. Mr. Wightman’s resolution reads
thus:

Line of Railroad through this Colony was
not submitted to the people at the late gen-
eral election, and no expression of public

ficient information has pot been laid before

or the route it should run, as also the ex-
penditure neeessary for its coustruction

jn our taxation:
“Therefore Resolved, That no resolution

a Railroad through this Island be passed in
this House until a survey of the route, by
competent engineers, be first made, and
the rerort of such surveyors, embodying
their estimates of the probable cost of the
road, be published for the approval of the
peopie.’

There is some hope of our having Law
Reform in this Island, as there was some
talk of having a Commission appointed to
report upon the question. They will have
all summer to make a report. which, pro- |
bably, will be submitted for che action of
the Legislature next winter. We hope
some Lord Brougham will rise up and
sweep away the smoky cobwebs of the
Law, whici have been accumulating here
for nearly a century.

A Bill relating to the soareed cast upon
the shores of the Island, is before the
House. It is intended to remove a good
deal of useless htigatiov,—but whether, in
giving the public the privilege of taking
the seaweed and kelp that are washed
ashore, it will not conflict with the rights
of private property, will be a subject of
grave dispute. We incline to the opinion
that such a Bill is unconstitutional, and
that it will not receive the Royal assent.

The Bill to prevent Quacks from prac-
ticing upon the health of Her Majesty's
subjects, passed the House without much
division, Only such physicians and sur-
geons, as hold Medical Diplomas, and
such others as can pass a Licensed Board
of examiners, wil! have the privilege, in
future, of putting to death such unfortun-
ates as come under their sealpels. Woe
betide any travejling disciple of E.scalapius
or any old woman who will dare prescribe
nostrums, phlactrics or doses for those sub-
ject to any of the “ills that flesh is heir to.”
What provision does the Bill contain to
punish the tavern-keepers who prescribe
for the thirsty souls who take a little wine
or something stronger, just for their
stomach’s sake |! But We must not be cap-
tious, as the Bill is no worse than those
which the great Danie] O Connell said he
cou'd drive a horse and coach through.

The affairs of the City were before the
House, and the old jealousy ever entertain-
ed betwixt town and country is becoming
visible’ THe Council asked to put the old
Court House to the rear of the Market

opinion u»on the project has been given to) A
this House by petitiou: And whereas suf-! stated that Hon.Mr. Wightman was unableto

this House to enable it to decide satisiac- ; ed and heartily responded to:—

torily upon the proper gauge ef the me
|
which would necessitate a varge ene

to frame a Bill upon for the constraciion of |

patriotic style to the third Toast.

| In the evening the Caledonia Club, with

several guests, assembled in the Rankin
‘ House, where a sumptous dinner was pre-
;

| pared for them. The tables were abund-
‘antly supplied with every delicacy of the

| season. and the waiters were most atientive. |

The getting up of the dinner reflected great
jcredit upon the enterprising hostess, who
deserved the well merited compliments
| which she received. The Chair was taken
iby Hon. P. Walker. A, C. McDonald Esq.

‘* Whereas the construction of a Trunk! and Lieut. Colonel Rankin acted as Vice-

|Chairmen. The Chairman read a letter
| from Hon. J. C. Pope. who was unavoid-
ably prevented from being present; he also

attend. The following toasts were propos-

1. The Queen,

y. The Prince and Princess of Wales
and the Roya! Family.

3. ‘The Princess Louise and the Marquis
of Lorne.
The President of the United States.
. The Governor General.
The Lieutenant Governor.
The Army, Navy and Volunteers.
Our Sister Kingdoms, England and
Treland.

9 Lhe Legislature.

10. The Bench and Bar.

11 The Press.

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nt

12. Our Guests.
13> The Ladies.
14. The Land of our Fathers.

Lieut. Colonel Me(sill responded in a
He al-
Iuded to the Marquis of Lurne and the
Princess Louise in a neat speech, and as he
showed that the wedding was held on the
anniversary of the meeting of the London
Caledonia Club, ard of the Battle of Alia,
at which Scotchmen played such a brave
and brilliant part he was enthusiastically
cheered. Hon. Mr. Howlan responded to
the 4th Toast and gave an account of an
interview with President Grant, who was
proud of being a descendent of a Scotch-
man. Several speeches followed by Messrs.
Rankin. MeLeod, J. Reddm, Shaw, L. H.
Davies, D. O'Meara Reddin J. W. Mor-
rison, J. McNeill, Caven, Campbell, Me-
Eachen, McDougall, the Liitor of the
Fatriot, and the Editor of the EXAMINER.
We enjoyed too good a time to take notes
of the eloquent speeches, the eapital jokes,
and the livély repartees which sparkled
like gems, and which kept the tables in a
roar. ‘The Geelic songs of Messrs. Walker
and McEachen, and the English Irish and
Scotch sonzs of Col. Rankin, Hon. G. W,
Howlan, 1., H. Davies, Esq., and Professor
Caven, enlivened the proceedings so much
that the hours grew small and beg n to
grow large again, before the company
could think of parting. When they did, it
was to the strains of Auld Lang syne, and
the hope of meeting soon again.

~<———

OUR TRADE FOR 1570.

WE are indebted to the Patriot for the
following figures on our exports and im-
ports for the past year. They are very
satisfactory, and give abundant promise
that with the improved system of agricul-
ture that is going no, and the facilities
which the farmers are having for manur-
ing their land with lime and mussel] mud,
we will have, in a very few years. more
than enough work to keep one line of rail-

Yes! Ocean retentive its secrets will keep,

But the widows are left with the children to weep
| Bitter tears of regret, amid poverty’s gloom,
For the fathers whe he in # watery tomb.

| This night we ecnvene to ask help for distress,
The widows and orphans to succor and bless,

In accord with the TRUTH we profess to beliere,
“Tie more blessed te give than it is to receive.

| Hence we ask you to aid our benevolent plan,

Give freely, give cheerfully, all that you can ;

Heaven smiles on each efforte, and blesses the
store

Aud bisket of such as remember the poor;

For this is Religion—the orthodox kind—

| By the pen of divine inspiration defined,

| The fatherless children to visit and bless,

And comfort the widows who wail in distress.

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EXCHANGING.

Harper's Weekly, is publishing a series of
Lives of Distinguished Authors by Hall The
No-> for March 18 contains an excellent
sketch of Thomas Moore, beautifully illustrat-
ed. Harper's publications are the very best of
their elass,

The Me>treal Ierald is publishing a series
of illustrations of the chief public and private
buildings in Montreal, They are executed in
the highest style of the art.

We learn from the Carleton Sentinel that
Mr. Jobn Basset, wasthe recipient of a com-
plimentary address from the people of Rich-
mond Corner, amcngst whom he is teaching.
Mr. Basset is adeserving young gentleman
He was well known here as a faithful teacher
anda warm friend of the tenantry,

The Moniteur Acad‘en tius alludes to the
letter of our correspon jent ** An Aeadien.”?

Un correspondant scadien de |’ xaminer de
Charlottetowa se plaint avee raison de |’.
injustice commiseenvers Ja partie francaise
de ja population insulaire dans la distribution
des ensviois publics. La population acedienne
compte pour quelque chose dans I’ Le et cepe-
dant a sh trouve-t-on quatre aeadiens
eleves a des fonctions publiques. L'ecrivain
lemande done que cette injustice cesse et que
Pon nommeun acadien, M. Arseneau ou M,
Poirier, M. P, P., ala place vacante du
Conseil Executif. Ces messicurs feraient de
bons coneeillers et la gouvernement ne saarait
psieux faire que des’en adjoindre un.

We can not agree exactly with our Con-
tempory for reasons, that we will explain next
week

We observe by a Despatch to the Halifax
Morning Chronicle that it is rumored in Lon-
‘don ‘that a marriage has been arranged be-
tween the Princess Beatrice, fifth daughter
and ninth child of Queen Victoria, and the
Marquis of Ely, an Iruh Peer. “Phe Princess
is now in her fourteenth year, having been
born oo the 14th of April, 1857. The Mar-
|quis was bora in 1849. He sits in the House
of Lords as Baron Loftus. Among his estates
in Ireland are Ely Castle, Enniskillen, County
Fermanagh; and Loftus Hall, County Wex.
ford.”

_———___-~—- > eo _—____ _—.

KICKSHAWS.

“The House Js>ow fairly at work, and
got through a good deal;’ Yes, it full
through 2 ®ailroa:’.

After the People. Paper-machine comes
into operation, Kite flying will be fashion-
able ail the year rc nd in P. E. Island.

Is our Parliament in anywise like a gay
parterre? Yes, when its oratorical flowers
are in BLOW.

Vhat Province of India does the beal on

in our columns. If the Reporters furnish
us with copy, we are determined todo what
has never before been done in Island
Journalism, get out the Debates in a week
or twoafter the House rises. The speeches
of Messrs. Pope, Wightman, Davies Breck-
en, Reilly and Howat, in this week's Extra
aie well worth reading, and contain a
great amount of useful inf rmation on the
great question before the country. Next,
| week we will give the speeches, in full, of
es other gentlemen who spoke upon the
|subject. We trust our patrons will res
| pond to our efforts to get out a good paper
by remitting the amounts due, or by paying
our agent who will shortly call upon
| them.

**It is etated that no fewer than one hundred
and twenty six thousand copies of “ The Fight
in Dame Enropa’s School * have been sold,
The writer was for some time unable to get a
publisher, though he offered to sell the copy-
right fora games. At Inst it was printed by
a local printer at Sahsbury onthe understand.
ing that one third of the profiteshould go to the
author, one-third to a printer, and one-third
to a London publisher who leut bis name. Fer
this not very onerous burden the jast named
will recive about £500, It is announced’ that
the Rev. Mr. Putten intends, on the strength
of the reputation he has made by this pamphict
to resizn hie cathedral appdintement at Sale
| bury and embark in Jiterature.”’— Tor. Leader.

The Examiner was the first paper in the
Frovinees that published the Brochure above
alluded to. It .s now going the rounds of Dom-
ipicn paygrs Next week wa@ will give The
Reply which has been written to it entitled
** John justified ; or there are alweys two sides
to every Story.”

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Riycs and Combiuations are becoming
fashionable. The lost one formed ie the
Barbers’ Ring. Talk of oat rings, or printers
rings, or brassrings! This isthe “unkindest
cut of all” agains: the beards of Her Majesty's
liege subjects, O» the Ist cf April the prices
are to be raised !. per cent. The day chosen
is@ very €ppropric \¢ one~-All Fools’ Day. To
charge 25 per cent extra, and tv commence on
such a day-—that’s sharing with a vengeance
its shocking'y barbar-ous, If this S\am-
pooing i# permitted to go on, what 1 the use
of having Universal Snffraze !!

Accipext.—Mr,. Donaid Nicholson, of Jiose
Valley, Lot 67, mes with @ serious accident
while felling a tree, It is feared amputation
above the anele will be necessary. Mr. Nic-
holson is a sc ber and industrious man, has a
large family depending on him for support.
It is to be hoped such aid will be extended to
this family by a benevolent public as their
distressing circumstances require,

edie.

The New York World states that Captain Mae-
Donald, Mr, Davies, firet «fficer, and Mr.
, Waller, third officer, of the Steamship Eurepa, of
the Anchor Line, on ber passage from Glasgow
to New York, during a fearful gale, on the even-
ing of the 4th of March, instant, were washed
overboard and lost. Mr. C, 8. Findlay, second
officer. ably backed by the crew, brought the ebip

through & succession of gales in safety, te port.
—_———— oe
Tue TRACADIE ESTATE, we are glad to learr,

is about being off-red to the Government. We
will reter to the matter, again ere long, and hope
to have good news for the Tenants on that
Estate. They should now stir up themselves
| and let the Government know what they want,
and what means they have at their disposal.

| — eee

House. This will not be permitted. The | toad employed.

my hand remind me off? My-sore. | We have been obliged to lay over for next
Slow many creatures moe an indefinite | week an article on “ The Literary Entertaine

| was justified even in its extravagance by/ the hea!th of the City will demand it. The
| weil that the prisoner, so confined, was in actual his superior abilities, had never, in any in-|

stance, presumed upon any opinion of their |
own. Deprived of his guiding influence.

To the jatier gentl-| they were whirled about, the sportof every | The request of the Council for £4,800 has

gust, and easily driven intoany port. And

as those who joined with then ia manning | City broughtin a resolution en the Deci-|

&

Square is encumbered enough already, the

City fathers we hope will be accomodated
witk comfortable quarters in tho New Pub-
lie Offices or in the old Colonial Building.

not been granted so far. Mr. Davios ofthe

‘* Our Tradv and Bank returns for the past
year show that financially, the‘ olony is in
a healthy conditicn. Our exports for 1870
were, to the

United Kingdom, $605 906
Canada, £5 464
Nova Scotia, 426 515
New Brunswick, 187.303
Newfoundland, 78,063
West Indies, 18,240
St. Pierre, 11 013
United States, 406,765

number of leaseholders? ‘Ten-aunts.
What diet is used in Germany, and not
in Britain? Diet of Worms.

singing in the wild woods?
joices in its BOWERS.

When is Fun most appreciable?
conceived in good taste, draped in spark-
ling words, racy with pungent condiments
of wit
'

Because it re-

SFR .GGINS

Why isthe ‘ Examiner” like a Robin

When,

'ment,” an article on Decimal Curreney, and

/eome remarks on the Schoo: Questior,
eee aoe

town this season is the Mary Garvin, owned by
Hon. J. C. Pepe, which leaves to-day for Port
Hood.

enilitagails ai ihe

Mr. NewBery jas been successful in baving
the Telegraphic rates considerab'y reduced, and
, thereby deserves the thavke of the publie,

Tur first clearance from the Port of Charlette-—

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