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with the mother country of Spain as well | t ‘clauses on this subject by which this most

as with her colonies on this side of the At- lantic.

cannot say. England has been negotiating with Spain for a commercial treaty during nearly two years, and the negotiations were broken off, but Lam pleased to learn that, principally in consequence of the Canadian comuissioner going to Madrid and opening up the question of trade with Canada, it has been the means of reopening the discus- sion between England and Spain on the question of trade between three countries. (Renewed cheers.) The hon. member for Lambton in alluding to the speech of the mover of the Address, said he was giad to learn that that hon. member had made a complete right-about face; that he had ad- opted the principle of ‘‘ country first and party afierwards,’”’ as if he had taken it up for the first time. Now, we always under- stood that that was the banner of the Lib- eral-Conservative party-‘‘by a_ party, with a party, but for the people.” We always understood that hon. gentle- men opposite were governed by the principle, ‘‘ by the party, with the party, and for the party,”—(laughter)—but it may be the hon. gentleman thinks that his party and the people are synonymous. ‘The late election proved that, and more than proved that. We all remember the great meeting which has been so humorously described, where three tailors met in a bath shop in the east part of London and commenced an address with the words: ‘‘ We, the people of Kingston” — (laughter) — ‘“‘ No, Eng- land.”

Hon. Mr. Macxrnzizs—We, the people of Victoria. (Laughter. )

Sir Joun Macponatp—The hon. gentle-

(Cheers.) Whether these negotia-|important object can be gained: tions will eventually be successful or not we | member for Lambton alluded to the subject |

‘Tur Darty EXAMINER,

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The Local Legislature.

‘of immigration, though it is not mentioned | __ |in the speech, and referred also to the fact |

that his Government had warned the people of England that immigrants were not wanted inthis country, and that it was | overstocked already. ‘That perhaps was| well intended, but I think the manner in | which that intentian was carried out 10)

WHAT About IT?

Tur Patriot lands the Government ; and

England was exceedingly cause it was so strongly expressed by the |

Canada at that time, that Austratia an + " ‘

New Zealand and the Capo of Good Hope published our agent’s announcement as

a means of getting emigrants to their country. Australia and New Zealand showed that Canada had admitted that this country was full

to repletion and did not want any more immigrants from England, and _ that their only course, if they wanted to leave the latter country, was to go east instead of west. And yet, strange te say, while the announcement was made and emigra- tion to Canada discouraged, the expenses of the London establishment were very considerably increased. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member for Lambton says that he quite agrees with the statement that pros- perity cannot be caused by a Ministry. Well, I believe the people have pro- nounced that prosperity can be caused by a change of Ministry, and they have changed the Ministry accordingly. (Applause.) Whether they,have been good judges in the matter, it is not for me to say. I am bound to believe that they exercised a wise discretion in that regard, but the hon.

man said his Government had been de- nounced in former days by some members of the Opposition for not proceeding suffi- ciently rapid with the Pacific Railway, while others had denounced them for going too fast. We may have denounced hon. gentlemen in regard to the Pacific Railway. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps it may be found that the policy of the present Government and that of the late Government are not identical. But we must all agree that after the country had been committed so far as to complete two ends of a railway, we must finish the middle, and that is the extent to which the speech has committed the present Government to the policy of hon. gentlemen opposite. I forget how many miles are built from Red River, and how many from Thunder Bay, but there are 185 miles in the middle altogether untouched. The two ends are not of the slightest value whatever. The money has been expended and the interest is going on. One part of the road runs into a swamp, the other into a wilderness, and until the swamp and the wilderness are connected by a middle piece we shall not have a line con- necting our lakes with the North-West. By coinpleting that portion of the route, we shall have that means of communication, and I have no doubt the hon. member for Lambton will assist, as he promised to as- sist, the Government in every possible way in building that link, and thus giving us a route through Canada to our great country in the North-West. The hon. gentleman says there is something diplomatic in the phrase, ‘‘ reasonable expectations of British Columbia.” One thing is clear. The hon. gentleman did not satisfy the expectations of British Columbia, whether reasonable or unreasonable. (Cheers.) We are going to try to meet their expectations. (Applause.)

en we were previously in power we did not find they were very unreasonable, and now that we have come back I do not think they will be unreasonable. They have shown their rationality—a portion of them at least—by electing myself. (Laughter.) It is charged by a high authority of the Re- form press that I was elected simply by making certain pledges 10 build the Pacific Railway to suit my constituents and Brit- ish Columbia generally. Well, my com- munication with British Columbia consisted of simply telegraphing to three friends **T have been defeated in Kingston please elect me in Victoria.” The answer came over the wires “ It shall be done,” and it was done. That was all my communication directly or indirectly with the people of British Columbia on that point. (Cheers.) The hon. member for Lambton asks if we are serious in introducing a bill two years before it was wanted for the taking of the census. It is true that in the session of 1870 we introduced a bill for taking the census in 1871, and we found the time so limited that the work cost a great deal more than it ought to have done. Then it will be remembered that we were obliged in the spring of 1871 to pass a bill amend. ing the Act of 1870 in very important par- ticulars. Itis for the purpose of saving that expense the present bill is to be intro- duced. I believe the last census cost a half million, and by getting the power to do so, the Department of Agriculture, which is charged with that special duty, wil) have plenty of opportunity with its own ordinary machinery and with very slight assistance, by going on carefully and carefully and without hurry, during the present summer, to make the necessary preparations for taking the census. It is simply taking time by the forelock and giving the department every opportunity within its own ordinary means of working out the census without involving an enormous expense similar

gentleman says I announced there would be an immediate rise in everything the mement there was achange. What [ did say was this: that I believed the late Government had lost the confidenee ef the country—that they had lost so completely the confidence that the very fact of a change of administration would restore contidence, and the first ef- fect would be seen in the rise of bank and other stocks on the market—and they did rise. (Cheers.) They roso from two to four per cent. within the first week after the 17th of September. But, Mr. Speaker, at present our policy is it: the future. Our policy rests in intentions. New, intentions are very good, but performance is_ better. We hope to perform our intentions. We intend tofulfileur pledge, and there is no one who more fully agrees with the hon. mem- ber for Lambton than I do in the statement he made on a certain occasion, that a man who in opposition makes a statement and propounds a policy which he does not carry out when in the Government, is little better than a demagogue. I will accept the name if we do not carry out in office the pledges and promises we held ont to the country when in Opposition. (Loud cheers.) The hon. gentleman says that it is a very meagre bill of fare. I think it is a very fair bill (laughter), when we deal with the Pacific Railway, the depression in the country, the tariff, the readjustment of the whole fiscal system; when we propose a policy which, as we believe, is to relieve the depression, to establish an equlilibrium between revenue and expenditure, to en- courage our manufactures and all our in- dustries—that is not a1 very meagre bill of fare And perhaps the hon. gentleman will find that it is too strong for his digestion. (Laughter.) But if we were liable to the charge of presenting a too meagre bill of fare perhaps it may be that it was prepared with a due regard to the weakness of the

unfortunate, be- | the

renowned and redoubted agent-general of |

hon. gentleman’s digestion. Perhaps we thought it was necessary to give milk to babes and strong meat to men on this side ef the House. (Hear, hear.) Again I will say that I cannot in any way object to the manner in which the speech has been re- ceived bythe hon. gentlemen opposite. I am glad the Opposition have adopted the modern system of passing the address with- out amendment, leaving the various subjects which have been alluded to in it to be dis- cussed when the measures and details are | laid before the House, and when they can | really be debated with a knowledge of the subject and of the intentions of the Gov- ernment. (Loud cheers.)

The Late Gale.

Tue gale on Friday last (21st Feb’y) was the heaviest of late years, excepting, perhaps, that ef August 24th, 1873, when so many trees were blasted. | About midnight of the 20th, the wind which had been blowing tresh from the north, became gusty, with a velocity of 20 miles an hour. Increased steadily until 5. a.m. of the 21st, when 36 miles an hour were reached. At8 a.m. and 2 p. m. the respective velocities of 38 and 48 miles an an hour were reached, wind still from the north. Atl0 p.m. and midnight it still blew violently, but from the northwest, varying from 38 to 42 milesan hour. After 2 of the next morning, the wind gradually moderated. The No. of miles travelled by the wind from midnight to midnight, as recorded by the Electrical Anemograph was 859, and frem 2 a. m. of the 21st to 2 a.m. of the 22d, 880,—numbers ,largely in ex- cess of any hitherto recorded at Charlotte- town. The Barometer—reduced to sea- level—at 8a. mof the 20th stood 30.386,

to that caused by the extreme hurry in taking the census in) 1871. (Hear, hear.) Of course the re- marks of the hon. member for Lauhton| respecting the expense of collecting vital statistics deserve every consideration. It, is very true that vital statistics have re-| ceived a certain degree of attention, and | those statistics under the present law will no doubt be of very considerable value. But when you are taking criminal statis- tics, statistics of one class, it is well to com-|

bine all objects of statistical infcr nation | and with the same machinery we cin get! all branches of such information without’!

which the actual cond.tion, morally, social- ly, or otherwise, of a couutcy cannot be be satisfactorily known. We hope that with the assistance of this House the Gov-

and at 10 p. m. on the 2Ist, it had fallen to 28.819 or over an inch and a half—a large fall, considering the direction of the wind. The extremes of temperature dur- ing the storm were eleven and twenty-one degrees. Owing to the violence of the wind, which threw the snow into large and closely packed drifts, it was difficult to esti- mate correctly the amount of the snow-fall. it is set down at seventeen inches. H. J. Cunpatt, Supt. Meteorological Office. . “<b DRUNKENE#ss is surely on the decrease in ths city. By the recerds of the Stipendiay Magistrate’s Court, we see that there has nut beeu a single conviction for drunkness during the present month. Probably want of money

is the cause of this unwonted temperance.

Government has substantial reasons for admiring the Patriot. But (unfortunately for both) THE PEOPLE do not sympathise with them. ‘The emphatic verdict of Bel- fast, the opposing attitude of New London, Murray Harbor and Bedeque—once strong- holds of the Government—-thefindignation meetings —most indignant where the Gov- ernment obtained its greatest strength-— held throughout the length and breadth of the land, the petitions, signed by thousands, and not presented only because it was deemed useless to petition men determined to cling to power at all haszards,—all these things prove beyond the possibility of a doubt that the Local Government has Jost

the confidence of the people.

| The Patriot does not attempt to deny

our second proposition, viz : that the ques- tion the Government was called into exist- ence tu settle, has been settled by the vote of a majority of the people at the polls. In the face of the Parliamentary utterances of the Hon. Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Conroy, and other leaders of the Opposition, in the face of Mr. Sullivan’s letter to the Presbyterian, in the face of the letting of St. Patrick’s School to the Public School Board, in the face of the repeated declarations of the Op- position press, and in the face of the whole attitude of the Catholic people since ever they found that what they wanted could noi be constitutionally obtained—the Patriot dares not deny the truth of our proposition.

Then, on the principle that the PEOPLE GOVERN and that Parliament acts respon- sive to the people’s will, how can the rep- resentatives of the people sustain the Local Administration? They cannot—as_ true men—they cannut do it !

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“Tonorant P. EH. Island.”

ALLUDING to one of the most intelligent and best-informed farmers in P. E. Island, the Hon. Alexander McKenzie said he was ‘* ama-azed at the mon’s ignorance.” And in Parliament, the other day, he is reported to have said that he did not wonder at Mr. Brecken’s ‘‘ ignorance,” for he came from P. E. Island! We are at a loss to under- stand why the leader of all the Grits never loses an opportunity to decry and insult the people of this Province. It is most true that this Province, by its false repre sentatives, was the means of giving him the Government in 1873—and thus of inflicting heavy injuries upom the country at large. For this the people of this Province might, perhaps, be blamed by those who are not Grits. But that the man who, above all, profited by the treachery of its whilom re- presentatives, should be the very man to heap insult upon the Island is exceedingly, unaccountably strange. |

It is said that ‘‘ ignorance is the mother of devotion”; and if Islanders were as ‘‘ig- norant” as the Hon. Alexander McKenzie says they are, they would probably still be devoted worshippers at the Grit shrine. That they are really, as a class, as intelli- gent, as well informed and as independent in thought as the people of any other Prov- ince in the Dominion is shown by the fact that they have renounced forever the in- sulting Mr. McKenzie and his treacherous satellites.

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On Delicate Ground.

THE Argus has the assurance to say that we enderse the contents of a letter over which we placed the words: ‘‘ We do not hold curselves responsible for the state- ments or opinions of our correspondents” ; and we are quite sure that it misrepresents | ‘* Spectator’s ” meaning in the astounding declaration that what he says ‘‘is tantamount to this: that Protestants in general have no regard for their oath.” The Argus, with words, repudiates the imputation that the jury on the Kelly murder case ‘ paid no regard to their oaths.” But doves not the Argus see that, by its denunciation of

lis that if the Argus and its fellows

had = not for political purposes fomented _ religious discord —and if the father of one of the prisoners

were not prominent in the ranks of those led by the Argus—the jury would have been selected—as it should have been se- lected—without regard to their religions beliefs.

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A Few Free Advertisem ants.

Tur following notices—interesting to the public at large—appear in the Royal Ga- zette. But, as scarcely any one reads it,— and as it is against the Government’s con- tract with the Queen’s Printer to pay to have them put in any other newspaper, we give them an insertion free :—

Sealed tenders will be received at the Public Works Department until 12 o’clock, noon, op Thursday, the 13th day of March next, from any person or persons willing to contract to build a Wharf at DeSable, Township No. 29.

{Plan and specification can be seen at the office

of the Government Engineer and at the resi- dence of James Palmer, Esq., DeSable, on and after Thursday, the 18th instant.

Sealed Tenders will be received at the Pub- lic Works Department until 12 o'clock, noon,

from any person or persons willing to contract for the erection and completion of a Court House at Port Hill, in Prince County. Plans and specification can be seen at_ the office of the Government Engineer, Charlottetowr, also a copy at the Office of the Hon. John Yeo, Port Hill.

Sealed Tenders will be received at the Pub- lie Works Office, until 12 o’clock, noon, on Thursday, the 13th day of March next, from any person or persons willing to contract for certain repairs to the Brush Wharf, Orwell. Plans and specification can be seen at the resi dence of Hugh Finlay, Esq., Orwell, and at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Char- lottetown.

Sealed Tenders will be received at the Pub- lie Works Department until 12 o'clock, noon, on Thursday, the 13th day of March next, from any person or persons will to contract to make certain repairs to Heech Point Wharf. Plan and specification can be seen at the office of the Government Engineer, and at the office of the Hon. Angus MeMillan, Summerside.

Sealed Tenders will be received at the Pub- lic Works Department until 12 o’clock, noon, on Thursday, the 13th day of March next, from any person or persons willing to contract

House at Centreville, in Prince County. Plans and Specification can be seen at the residence of Major Wright, Esq., Centreville, and at the office of the Provincial Engineer.

In each case good security will be required for the due performance of the Contract, and the Department will not necessarily accept the lowest or any Tender.

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The Militia Report.

BY SIR SELBY SMYTH FOR MILITIA REFORM.

SUGGESTIONS

In the exceedingly elaborate report of General Sir Selby Smyth, which comes to us with the report of the Minister of Militia the following propositions are laid down for the improvement of the militia forces :—

(1.) The entire militia force should be drilled annually for the full period allowed by law.

(2.) Three model schools for cavalry and infantry embodying three companies of 80 to 100 men each at an approximate annual cost of $114,000

(3.) A permanent and paid Adjutant and

Sergeant-Major to each battalion of infan- try, the latter to act as regimental store- keeper, and both competent drill instruc- tors. : (4.) The arms, accoutrements and cloth- ing of rural corps should be stored at the headquarters of each battalion, under one responsible care-taker.

(5.) The reduction of seven garrison bat- teries in Ontario, there being no guns for them to man. ;

(6.) An increase to the artillery in Que- bec and Kingston, where there are im- portant works of defence and a large arme- ment.

(7.) A special tax to provide funds for military establishments.

(8.) The conversion of the smooth-bore guns inte rifled ordnance at the Montreal engine works, after testing the 32-pounder now under trial.

(9.) Concrete platforms to be finished on the salients of the three Levis forts to mount the 7-inch guns. ;

(10.) To complete the supply of Snide rifles in the country to 100,000, with 300 rounds of ball cartridge per rifle. At present there are only 21,000 rifles in store, and 40,000 in the hands of the militia, with not more than 150 rounds of ammunition per rifle.

(11.) The Montreal drill-shed rebuilding should be pressed by the Government, or the corporation sued for $12,000.

(12.) The drill-shed about to be built at Ottawa should be at once constructed. It

their verdict, it practically condemns, as a perjurer, every man of those jurymen ?| For if, after a trial of over a week, | the jurymen found the prisoners ‘Not | Guilty” on evidence which the Argus claims was convincing that they were guilty —then they are perjurers before God and the country ; or else they are fools, and the| Argus has never insinuated that they were | not intelligent men. This consideration | should make the Argus feel that he is treading on very delicate ground.

As to the motive for excluding Roman Catholics from the jury, the Argus may fume and prate about ‘‘ unblushing ef- | frontery” till doomsday ; but the only con- clusion which reasonable men can come to

is most urgently required.

(13.) A party of engineers to be attached |’

to ‘‘A” and *‘B” batteries to maintain the fortress at Quebec and the forts at Kingston in constant repair.

Some of the suggestions made have been acted on, notably, arming Esquimault and

Victoria, B. C.; consolidated pay to brigade majors; reduction of staff; reconstruction of | Ottawa cavalry; armouries for Kingston and |

Toronto, and some others. ‘idles.

Special Notices.

SMOKFD SALMON at Beer & Goff's.

Where can you get the best boots and shoes |

for the least money? A: Gass’.

Scorcu Jam in bulk, 25 cents per Ib., differ- ent kinds, choice. Golden Syrup; 10 cents per pint, 18 cents per bottle, at Beeg & Goff's,

on Thursday, the 13th day of March next, !

for the erection and completion of a Court |p

THE CONCERT

OF THE SEASON!

WILL BE GIVEN

IN THE YY, M. C. A. HALL,

-ON —

Thursday, the 27th February,

In Aid of the Fands of Zion Church. The best Musical talent in the city has been engaged for this entertainment, and no effort will be spared to make it worthy of publie patronage. Concert to commence at 8 0 clock. open at 7.30. Tickets 20 cents.

Doors

teserved seats 30 cents, Db. M. FRASER, Musical Director. Feb. 24, 1879.

AMES M. BUTCHER is now prepared to give close personal attention to all funerals that may be entrusted to him.

COFFINS, CASKETS, &C.,

of various sizes, styles and quality, always on hand, ready-made,

“PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.” Ch’town, February, 24, 1879.

Union Bank of PB. Island,

E ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

of the Stockholders of this Bank will be held at their Banking House, Charlottetown, on Wednesday, Sth proximo, at 12 o'clock, noon, to elect Directors for the ensu- ing year, and transact such other business as may be laid before the meeting. Proxies for voting must be left with the Cashier at least one day previous to said meeting.

GEORGE MACLEOD, Cashier.

Ch’town, Feb. 20th, 18S79— MAIL NOTICE. AILS to be forwarded via Cape Traverse

M will be closed at this Office daily—Sun- days excepted—at 8 o'clock p. m.

The mail for Great Britain, by Canadian Packet sailing from Halifax on Saturdays, will be closed here on Wednesdays at 8 o'clock, . m.

The mail for Great Britain via New York wiil be closed on Thursdays at 8 o'clock, p. m.

Mails for all places West of Charlottetown receiving Mails by Railway Train or Postal Car, will be closed daily at 7 o'clock, a. m.

Mails for Georgetown and Souris East, also for all places on the route to those points, will be closed daily at 2 o'clock, p. m.

Post Office open from 8, a. m., till 8, p. m.

A. A. MACDONALD, Postmaster,

Post Office, Charlottetown, } 20th Feb., 1879. + §

BANK OF P. E. ISLAND.

NHE Annual Meeting of the Share. holders of this Bank will be held at their Banking House, in Charlottetown, on Tneg- day, the 4th day of March next, at 12 o’clock, noon, for the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year, and the trans- action of such other business as may be laid before them. Proxies for voting must be left with the Cashier at least on day previous to the meet:

ing. J. R. BRECKEN, Cashier. Ch’town, Feb. 19, 1879—a rg p till meeting

FLOUR, Cornmeal & Tea, CHEAP FOR CASH,

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LONDON HOUSE.

Charlottetown, Feb. 18, 1879.

COAL!

10 Tons Round ‘*‘ACADIA MINES,” . and a smaller lot of NUT, at our usual low prices.

Wright & MacGowan,

QUEEN’S WHARF, Ch’town, Feb. 8, 1879—taw for 2m

NORTHERN LICHT.

i i the present state of the Straits, no parti-

L cular days of crossing can be given. The

oe —_ will cross whenever there is a air chance of success. Intending passe

had better be at Georgetown, in onde to valk

themselves of the first opportunity.

- WILLIAM MITCHELL,

Agent of D Feb. 17, 1879- tf | spareuent.

NOTICE.

OTICE is hereby given that prosecution N will be immediately conptenead againet all persons who are known to be in the pos-

them and paid their Dog Tax

session of DOGS and who have not registered for the current provisions of a by- passed 4th December, A.

A. F. TOMLINS, Clerk of the City Court.

— in conformity to the aw of this city, 1878.

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