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THE BALLOT ACT.

By courtesy of the Queen’s Printer we are in possession of “Tho iveci tr tion of Electors and Ballot Act of Prince Edward Island, 1877.” It is an Act which should be well understood by every elector in Prince Edward Island, It res quires immediate attention.

The mistaken policy of Sir Joha Me- Donald with respect to the registration of voters has been followed by the Mc- Instead of a registration under the Elec- tion Law otf the Dominion, the lists of voters are made up under the Local Acts of the several Provinces. In this Province legislation has been neglected, because we have not heretofor used the ballot. Last year, the partial election in Queen’s County had to be conducted under the Ballot Act of the Dominion, while the qualifications of voters had to be tested on the day of el- ection in the manner pointed out by our- Loeal Eleetion Law. Much time and many voters were, in some thickly populated Districts, consequently, lost. And we venture to predict that, shoul. a Do- minion Election be brought on this sum- mer, a very large proportion of the elec. tors of this Province will be deprived of their? franchise—unless, indeed, steps be immediately taken to have the voters’ lists filled up.

The Act before us provides that with-

Kenzie admivuistration. uniform

in two months of its passage—that is

within two months of the 18th April, 1877—The: Provincial Secretary shall cause certified copies of the names of all the Sheriff's Poll Books, now in his office, as having voted at the last General Election or last con. tested Election, to be made, keeping the names of Electors in each District Poll- ing Division separate, and arranging the same in alphabetical order; and in ease of

persons entered in

_ non-resident Electors, specifying opposite

each name, the property on which he claimed to vote, as nearly as can be as- It provides that when “no contested election was held at the last General Election for the Province, the sandidates having been returned by acs clamation, the Proviuciat Secretary shall eause such copies to be made from the Sheriff's Poll Books now in his office, of

the last contested Election held in such

District, whether a partial election or not.”’ Legislative Council District ;

those we have nothing to do.

but with

Of course there will, by this rough method of arriving at the names of voters, be many who are left off the list. Some may not have voted at the last contested election. Others may since have arrived at the yoting age. The Act, therefore, provides that the Judges of the County Court shall devote certain days in each year to the revision of the voters lists. In Prince County, these days are: at Al- berton, the first Friday in September io each year; at Port Hill the first Friday in September; at Abrabim’s Village, the second Friday of September; at Summers side on the followiag Friday; at Center- ville on the third Tuesday in September. In Queen’s County, the days for revising the voters list are: at Clifton, the first Tuesday of August in each year; at Bon- shaw on the first Tuesday of August in each year; at New Glasgow, the second Tuesday in August; at ten mile Mouse, Lot 35, on the following Friday; at El-

don onthe third Friday in August; at

Charlottetows on the Thursday next fol- lowing the -third Tuesday in August in each year, In King’s County, the days are,: at head of St. Peter’s Bay, the first Luesday in September in eweh year; at Souris Kast, the following Friday; at Grand River, the second Tuesday in September; at’ Geotgetowa the second Friday in September; at Sturgeon, the third ‘luesduy in September. The Provincial Scctretary is required — to print the lists. he copies from the Poll Books; send it to teachers, postmasters, Justices of the Peace, Clerks and Judges

of the County Court, Sheriffs, members of

the Legislature, and haye them posted in

couspicuous places throughout the yariou

Similar lists are made up for each;

districts. These lists, as before stated, ‘ore subject to revision by the Judge; at the instance of any voter, on the ground cf votes being omitted or wrongly inserted. Any vote proved to be bad, will by the Judge be struck off, and any qualified \oter proving that his name has not been laced upon the list, may have it put on. .f any person whose right to be a voter is the subject of inquiry do no attend in obedience to subpoena, the Judge may, if he thinks fit, on the ground of such ponsattendance, strike his name off. There are many other important’ provis sions; but those to which we have di- rected attention are of the greatest im. portance to electors. If as reported, there is to be a dissolution in July, we are at a2 loss to understand how tne votes of the people of this Province are to taken. Certainly numbers of young men, yecents ly come of age, and many who before did not vote, will be deprived of the invalu- able privilege of exercising their powers as freemen and electors. If there is not a a dissolution, then electors must, it they desire to preserve their inestimable priv- ileges, see that their names are duly placed upon the list of voters for the dis- trict in which they live.

REPLY OF REV. JOHN ELLIS,

Tne following is the reply of Rev. Jobn Ellis to the address presented to him by the members of S. Peter’s Church on Sun« day evening last—wlftich address was laid before our readers yesterday morning: —

Sr. Peter's Clergy Hovse, June, 1877.

To G. W. Hodgson, M. A., Priest; Messrs, Thos. Green, Fred’. Brecken, T.. J. Hare ris, J. BE. Haszard, and Members of the Congregation of S. Peter's Chur ch :

Dear FRienpDs :—

[ am sincerely grateful for this last of the many acts of kindness and generosity which I have received at your hands, The painful sense of failure which I think every priest must have when he looks back upon the imperfections of his work, is much softened to me by the kindness of your expressions; and [ trust that what little [ have been enabled by God’s help to do may, by His Grace, be much blessed to you, I am glad to believe that the School has been useful and successful in the past, and [ hope that it will make still more efficient progress in the future. I have already said, that whenever it is my privilege to plead the Holy Sacrifice of the Altar once for all offered upon Calvary, how pleasurable a duty it will be to re- member the flock in the far.off Canadian Island; and I ask that as the Ember sea. sons come round, when it is the duty of Christians to pray for their pastors, you will not forget, Yours most faithfully in

Our Lord Jesus Christ,

Joun Etuis, Priest.

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GYPSUM.

* A good deal of anxiety is felt by our farmers about the grain, owing to the want of rain.”’—Palriol, 2nd inst.

GYPSUM FOR THE FARMERS. — Messrs. Hyndman Bros. have now in operation 4 first-class Gypsum Mill on the Steam Navi- gation Wharf. The mill seems to be in good order and turns out over sixty bags of gypsum every day. A large quantity is sold to intelligent farmers, aud when better known, Will be sought after by all classes. With regard to the fertilizing qualities of the gypsuin we can quote no better opinion than that of a noted agriculturist named Windy Knowles, in a letter to the Farmer's Advocate :-—

‘It was in 1858, I think—a remarkably dry year. The corn was about six inches high when I applied the gypsum—miserable, dryed-up, yellow stuff; inten days you would not have believed it to be the same piece at all, A neighboring farmer, who generally assisted me in haying, and who always raised a pet acre of corn,—with which he was very successful at the shows. —often taking the first premium and often reporting sixty bushels of shelled corn, noticed it soon after it began/to change to the dark, rich green, whichit soon became, and said it had gained and-was getting up with his, whieh he could not account for. In a few days he admitted it had outtsripped his, and short'y after inquired if mine did not wilt with the drought and heat,acknow- ledging that his had for some time. The crop, was.a good cne for any year, though not up ‘to sixty bushels. I never got as large crops of corn as some people tell of It was at least ten cays earlier than it would have been without the gypsum, and there was little or no pig present a Knowles in the Farmer's Advocat

Messrs, diy udinan Bros, intend tu runa Bone Mill in connectton ‘with the above.

the farmers of this Island, they shauld pa. tronize an encourage this enterprise. Send for a pamphlet.

A Harry Party of young people left, Saturday, by the early train,-‘en roufe fur Shediac, where one of the number—a fair daughter of our Island—will be lost in name, and Upper Canada gain another resi- dent from the same family that has ey given it two happy brides.

As both Mills are for the general good of

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BPR EDD PPD OLD LP LPP Le or Souturort is becoming & fatoyite Diente ay

resort.

iii ogi Frest Salmon and Mackerel! are market. —a§ STRAWBERRIES an‘ Confectionery.”

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small fruits will be plentiful this year.

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Saturday night all the way from C: lifornia |

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Lots of ice on Saturday in Souris harbor! How high is that for a ‘‘winter port,’’ the 2d of June?

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Rev. Me. McKay, of Ship Harbor, N. 5. leaves the city to-day for Cherry Vailey—

his present parish. 4 -_=E>-

Tey it not in mournful numbers Chat the dust clouds in our streets Should be laid, though mankind a _ slumbe Ys And the City Council * a

Fresa Bedeque Canteen: by the quart or bushel; or served up at all hours, stewed fried or raw, at ‘‘ The Confectionery, Room,

Lunch

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AspaA AaGus, Rhubard, Onions, Bannanas, Pine Apples, Lemons, Oranges, &c,, just received at «The Confectionery.”

Bermuds Spanish | ,

New

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New Sr. James Cuusrcu.—the corners stone of the new church edifice for the use of the congregation of St. James Charch, will be laid with appropriate services on Thursday next, at 2 P.M.

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Tae Rev. Me. MacLennan, of the Kirk

|leaves next week to attend the Synod al

Halifax, and thence to Glasgow asa dele gate from the Upper Canadian the General Assembly, and wil!

some three months. _~—-— +8

A TERRIB:.E SCANDAL in high life has come to hand. If the parties directly in- terested wish a stay ol they will, in company with their frends, call af the ‘‘Diarnond Bookstore” and sce the bean- tiful stock just opened, consisting of Bibles, Prayer Books, Wesley's Hymns,—a’ large assortment of choice Stationery, Fancy

be away

proceedings,

Goods, &c. Information regarding the above scandal given gratis, at the Diamond Bookstore.

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MEETING. — Arranes

Metnoprst Camp ments for holding a camp meet wick in July next, are being vigorously made by a large committee of ministers and laymen, of which Rev. R. Duncan, Presi- dent of the N. B. and P. FE. I. Conference, is chairman, and Rey. R. W. Weddal is secre- tary. The camp ground is about a mile and a half from the Cardigan Station, es the N. B. Railway, over which all persons at- tending the camp meeting will be carried for one fare.— Telegraph.

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Buitpine Lots.—Hon. Col, Grey’s build- ing lots, which were sold by Mr Dood yes- terday, realized very handsome amounts:

ing at Kes-

B. McPhillips purchased 4 lots for $1,26) Daniel Davis | " 435 Owen Connolly eae | fs 4 920 Edwd. Charlton oe ] " 285 Henry Charlton a | . 305 F.T. Newbery as 2 os 670 John Ings A 2 “ 920 John Ellis “ i 66 400

24 acres, £9,195

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Ir is a very great pleasure to note again the prominence of young people in Educa- tional matters. Misses Bourke and Lowden, daughters of our fellow-townswomen, have

Allison Ladies College, Sackville. N. B., as the St. John daily papers at hand fully

report. a ———

“Tous Great Desipgratun.,’ cent patent which was taken out in Sep-

tember, 1876, a great desideratnm in the

style of packing cigars has been obtained

from which dealers and smokers derive equal advantages. This new style was in- troduced by Messrs. Geo. Harmburger & Co., St. Paul Street, Montreal. It is cer- tain to cone into general demazad. The | t ctgnts are packed in an ingeniously con~

top and side—in packages containing three each.

apartments independent of each other, so

without any injury to the porckage, and thereby insure himself thet the article is enuine throughout’ The boxes are lined

moisture and the fragrance of the contents. An agency is about to be established in

in the Ice Cream at “ Tho JupGine from the show of blossoms lj |

ve A Woman arrived at Kensington Station | ”

been making very high positions at Mount: (*

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structed box—which opens both from the | ‘The layers of cigars are placed in.

that the buyer can samp!e his hundreds |

Charlottetown. The boxes are manufactur.) ed by the *‘ Trio Company” of Montreal,

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Heal and Other ails:

ON RR EE Per were eer’

[ r cians i | stantinop! e on account of the suffering 'which prevails among the forces collected ‘to resist the Russian eadvanee. The weak-

£

Mie Great Sale of Solid Gold and [8-Carat | necs of the Turks in war material and sup-

‘Roll Plate Chains and other Choice Jewelry is continued every evening this week, at A. McNeill’s Auction Room. <A new lot opened Come and get bargains.

for this evening.

} sia iaceeeasinjealiitcie sieehiaeanibenibipitiiet | Cait at Mr. Haszard’s Conservatory and | see his new Zenal Geraniums, Inspiration, |Happy Theught, &c., beautifully marked and shaded, some like unto the sky at morn and then go round and see 'Ridgway’s ‘‘Remethias,” and Pink Axalis, nd the view of flowers, in Ger.

uniums, Roses, &c.

j}and eventide,

general 4 1 ills iesinnguiiiniaiaid

On Time,—The Steamer from Point du Chene arrived at Summerside yesterday evening on time. The Steamboat Express Train also arrived here on time. As the late irregularity was owing to the large

amount oi freight lying at Shediac, we have no doubt the Steamers and trains will be

run on good time henceforth. ; ~<a ~

MaGIsTRATE’S ‘Obone Re- Moveo.—The Stipendary Magistrate’s ‘Court, which ha» been held for the past week in the Council Chamber, was removed yesterday to its old quarters, The room

as been thoroughly cleaned and looks in good repair. The former clerk of this Court and his assistant now hold their ofs ‘fice in the Counci! room,

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StTiPENDARY

ery uate st By Telegraph.

PINION It

‘THE WAR! Kars Invested, but Not Taken !

FHDEE THOUSAND RUSSIANS KILLED, Russia’s Reply to Lord

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7 Derby.

Churches to.!

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UUNSTANTINOPLE

: LONDON, June 4.

Kars is completely invested. The Rus- sinus ‘ost three thousand men in a recent uttack upon the fortress.

Phere have been serious disturbances at Coustantiuople, Two handred adherents iof Midhat Pasha are under arrest.

A Paris paper contains a violent article, n Which a coup daetul is recommended,

The Qaeen of Holland died on Saturday, 2p inst.

Dean Stauley,

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TROUBLE INC

yesterday, preached at Westminister Abbey the fnneral service of Motely, the historian.

The ‘*Times’” Vienna says, the Russian reply gives assurance about Constautinopte, and declares that Russiss only motive is the amelioration of the condition of the Christians.

correspond ent

Gur Montreal Despatch, FLOUR QUOTATIONS.

“eception of Dr. Conroy.

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Strong Evidence against Laflamme,

Monrreat, June 4, There is tosday only a local business in

the flour trade. Sales continue slow—

price 5s ab ut steady : Supe i0i Ex ‘ra, $8 40 to $8 59 x'ra Superfine, 8 05 to 8 15

Fancy, 7 75 to 7 80 Spring Extra, 7 43 to 7 70 Superfine, 7 05to 7 15 Strong Bakers’, 7 50 to 7 75 Fine, 6 60 to 6 70 Middlings, 6 25 to 6 40

ards, 5 90 to 6 00 U. €. Bags per 100 lbs., 0 00 to 0 00 City Bags do do 4 00 to 4 10

The reception of Dr. Conroy was very enthusiastic, ‘Cen thousand people took Jcle diew procession yesterday, iumination in the evening was a grand success,

The Jacques Cartier election case is closed, The evidence is very strong against Laflimm-. If he be unseated he will be beaten next time. | Tne Irish Catholics, under the lead of the Trish Canadian, bave transferred $heir al- ‘legiance to the Conservatives, ,

A lad playing wita firearms killed his cOmpanion at Quebec, yesterday,

Gold 1063.

isi part in the

fand the

Exchange unchanged. Piymoura. June 2.

The departure of the Channel Fleet for tie Mediterranean has been indefin tely postponed, Tne cruise will be confined to the £nglish coast.

The Russidns threw seventeen guns into the River Kaper and destroyed the bridge after they had retreated over it.

Loxpon, June 3. | Great discouragement prevails at Con-

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plies will render it difficult for them to maintain a long ee Cairo advices | » that the departure of the Egyptian san iiiocal is postponed to await the arrival of the Turkish war ships whicb are to act as an escort. Sr, Perzrsevra, June 3, The Czar left for the Daaube on Satur- day. Lonpon, June 3 (midnight). The ‘Turkish cavalry, under Moussa Pasha, have been defeated and dispersed near Rucharest. Kars is said to be amply provisioned, but the garrison has been put on half rations asa precautionary measure. {t is officially announced at Constanti- vople that the reported recapture of Arda- han is untrue.

"ST le ST ern

, } “ey = Ri rer Telegraphic News. FRANCE, Pars, June 2, President Durondal, of the Paris Municis pal Council, tias been arrested, Four more Republicin journals are to be prosecuted. UNITED STATES, New Yors, June 2 Seven hundred Peop!s are homeless con - sequent upon th: haat ng of every house and buriding ot Enneotion Like Superior. The Byron furnace is also burned; loss $100 000. Extensive forest firesare raging in the timber lands of Michigin. and great de- struction of property is feared. New York, June 3. A filteeu year old son of Samuel Ninny, in Greensburg, Ps., poisoned his farher, his sister, Mrs. Patterson and her cbild, and a visitor, Mrs. Harris, with arseni¢ in their coffee. The lives of all excep Mrs, Harris are despured o!, Scranton, Pa, June 2 An accident last nigat on the Lehigh Valley Railroid cau-ed the death of fiveand the wounding of seventeen persons. GREAT BRITAIN lL. oNDON, June &. Gladstone's demonstration is generaiiy looked upon as his first step towards assu< ming the leadership of a new Radical party

whose programme will involve such great reforms as the disestablishment of the Nas tional Church of Enxiand, just as the

Church of Ireland was removed from State

control; second, a complete reform in the tenure of land, such as - abolition of primogeniture and rig of entail: and

third, perhaps, the aboii ce lk cf Peers as a governing bi dy, the entire abolition of titles of

the House if not indeed uobillty as

well. Tht Queen has assumed the new monc- gram on. .¥.. ee ee Aa ictoria Resjina ef

Emperatiix) upon her i ‘ther paper, is the first personal indica rial digni'y.

This ion uo! the Impe

Itis said that the Princess of Wales is sink'ng from physical prostration. Trouble is tbe ‘atene Q in the established

Church, from ihe resolution to prosecute ail high chure! i ritualists. It is be.ieved if the resolution is press sed, it will lead to the

dismissai of 250 clergymen. ITALY. Rome. June 3: The Pope to-day, at the eetebration of the 50th anniversary of his elevation to the

episcopate, received about 5,000 mostly Italians.

NEW BRUNSWICK,

Freepekicron, June 3,

At a meeting of School Trustees, held Saturday afternoon, the question of ‘Sepas rate Schools for Cathoiies came up, and ended in the Trustees making prpositions to the latter which were accepted. The Truptees are to rent four rooms from the Catholibs, and give them to their owa teachers: the children attending said schools not to be graded into other schools except Grammar Schools, without the wish of the paren's; the Trusiees to furnish 2eW =choo! reoms in the Temperance Hall with desks, &e., and have them properly

’ . d pilgrims,

fitted up for school purposes. The Catho- lics do not come under the law til) after the midsumm-r holic fays.

Shipping Tatell li ewe.

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PORT OF a sToOw N, ENTER®D.

June 4.—Rustic, McDonald, Buctouch, ship plank; Fear Not, Halliday, Shediac lumber; Phiiistine, Bovle, W uliace, stone ; Acadian, Whidden, Wallace, stone: Daniel.

Walsh, River John, boards Steel, Pictou, coal,

CLEARED June 4 es ine, B yle,

; Gipsey Bride i é ’

ann AC, bal.:

Autium B Andr ws Trac ,N: B. bal.: Victory + tid head Richibucto, mdse.; Ses Bird, Hyde, Murr ay darbor, mdse.; Rising

Dawa, flu, ghes Pictou, bal.; Luci Buctoue th, mse : W. Wright

’ c ? touch, bal.

By Cable to Peake Alphela arrived al Pen ac aAy®:

‘la,Sprague, MeRuae, Buc-

Bros. & Co.—Br'g irih on the 3rd insz.,

Stipendi: ary Wavisi i; ‘ate’s Court.

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The Co aa ope ened vesterday morning with

a female att ead ef the ral if Mirv Young, for being me ik and incapable, fined $4, or 20 days; Péter Carey, arresied on complaint of John Cutien, for be ing drunk and disor- deriy,. fined S4, or 14 days Perry,

drank aad ink vapable, tine Wa. Boyle, drunk aad inca; or 10 days.

$2, or 8 dats; pible. flued $3,

‘Died...

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At his r resi< sdende, corner of Queer and Kent

his age. Fhoeral will take place to-day, ne at. 3.30 p. m.

Streets, JolinvK Stanley, in tue 36th year of

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