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rHE FISHERIES OF PRINCE

EDWARD ISLAND.

To rue Eprron oF tHe EXaMinen.

While we are paving the way to give increased

fuciiitres to the farmer by uivocating the intro-

I

duction of Flax for his production, and thereby

creasing our must not lose sisal

exports, W

of the fact that we have other interests of as

mud h, or perhaps more, inpor tance tu advo

cate, and other branches of home industry to foster: aud one of the most impor tant, and by far the most neglected, of these intevests is,

the Fisuery.

That this important branch of trade has been ne slected by our monied men, and discouraged by our Le sislature, is, I as that it has been occasionally and fitfully re liscouraging results, The

reason of their want of success, although appa

sorted to, with generally by a few of our small cousting vessels.

rent to the experienced fisherman, may not be

sotoall. I shall, therefore, in the first place,

briefly state a few of the causes which have sually led to failure.

It must be borne in mind that Prince Edward Island has never had, unti recently, and it may be doubtful if it now has, sufficient tonnage of its own to meet the requirements of its Coastinz

Trade. ItS small vesse!s were all built to suit

that trade, and it general|y affords them suffi- |

cient and remunerative employment. It was,

therefore, the only business which the Masters of those vessels thoroush!y understood, being the business they ealculated to follow, and the only business they usually engaged in. But it would some time happen that during a dul! summer month one of these vessels could not find a freight ready, and the Master would then His onl

would be to get a few hooks and lines, provi-

try the fishery. preparation for it

sions for a couple of weeks, a few hands in addition to his coasting crew, and he would then zo on his fishing voyage. After a week or two of experimental fishing he found his provisious

aud his perseverance alike exhausted, and re-

. : ° » j oa _— "De, -" — " turned to port to recruit, where hearing of a Justice presiding. Twenty-one Grand Jurors| bill.

freight that he could get

fishins, and retarned to his lezitimate callings, | the only one for which his vessel was suite d, the only one he was acnuainted with, and

therefore the only one he could find profitable.

Phe experienced practical fisherman evould have |

told before

ne‘ther master nor crew widerstood the busi-

him, he

ness—

she could not be successful. Where the fishery

has been properly followed up by experienced | men, the result has always been satisfactory | bat without proper vessels, bailt ex pressly for |

fishermen, and without a proper outfit or ex-| perienced masters and crews, failure is certain. |

Many hundreds of our most hardy, active and | industrious young men annua y leave the Island | | |

for the fishing ports in the Uuited States, and

after spendin at least from twenty to fifty dol-}

lars for passages and boardin +, they ship in one

of their fishing vessels, and return here to fish.

aimost within sizht of the resides they had |

lett. .Mauy of them retarn to the States again | in the fall to settle up for their summer's work, |

and, after doing so, find themselves witha large |

sum of money in pocket. They always bring a| good suit of clothes and other necessaries be-| fore returning, Sor which they have to pay from |

fifty to one hundred dollars, thas ¢ mntributin |

some ten or twenty dollars to ** Uncle Sam's

revenue; and, as they do not pay any duty on

i

’ . ' their clothing when they return heme, the)

| thus import that amonnt of

roods free of ou. |

Many others of these men remain | in the States and become permanent residents |

Some of the latter class, who left this |

lutvy here. there. Island with searce money ep ouch to pay thei passazes to Cape Aun, are now masters and |

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part owners of some of the finest vessels in the |

American fishin z fleet, and, w ith their earnings, are building up the sea-port t. wns of Maine and Massachusetts.

Now, Sir, if we do not wish our country to

become depopulated—if we d> not wish the

bone and sinew of our land to be taken away

from us—if we du not wish thuse who create capital and enrich a country to leave us—we

must encourage them to stay at home by

riving them imducements t

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those

do so equal to they find in the States; and I helieve, Sir, |

it is the daty of our Legislature to take the in- itiative in providing a remedy by giving bounties |

ta. fishermen.

It is suid that about five hundved Islanders | i

annualiy enrage in fshine in Ame ican vessels. |

Now, if these men spend ten ;ounds each on an | averace iu the States, for clothing and outfit (vhich would necessa tly be spent here if they t<hedin our own vesse is), this item alone would

he five thousand pounds expeaded here, which of

we must bear in|

now finds its way into the pockets of some

the traders m the States: an:

mind that an expend ture of five thousand |

pounds for mauufactared goods pays from five | to six hundred pounds additional into our trea-| sury for duties. That the Americans are fully | alive tu the benefits to be derived from this part}

of the business, and that it a considerable |

itera to them, can be seen by the subjoined ex-| t-sct fromi the “ Cape Ann Adveitiser”’:

** The fishing for the present year being over, 2 large portion of the men who have been em- ployed ia the husiness have left town to engase in other pursuits. Many of the men belong in the Provinces, and have returned home; while a still larger number have shipped ia Boston am! New York fer foreign vovages, thus em- nloying their terme throuyh the winter and spring mouths, rétirnimy imeseagen to enzayze iu the mackerel fishery, d@fing the summer and fall. | Vvotub!y not move than half the mew who uaa | vut fishin s vessels make Gloucester their per- manent abiding place, althouzh our rallies | reap eongiderabie benetit from thei temporary | stay, particularly the clothing dealers, as nearly | men must have an outfit when they start for the bay, and on settling up the voyage at the end of the season, they generally invest in a new suit before leavinstown. Other dealers are patronized, which makes 4 uite a lively trade for a brief season. 3

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‘Then there are the resident fishermen, a| hardy and industrious class of people, who have added materially to the prospevity of our town. These men earn from four to six hundred dol-! lars a year, and insome justances a much larger

‘gret to say, as true)

he abandoned the | “5° | follows:

| Mutch,

set t, that — because | 5,-.,,- : i set out, ut eCAUSE | Williams:/ Juhu. Stumbles:

vecause the vessel was not adapted for |

it, and was not properly fitt-d out — therefore | Dunecaa

| lords, and to resist,

| rioters, and which they actually make @ motion |

design; and the law is, that if any person en- | courares or promotes or takes part in a riot,

most unfavouruble circumstances, yet noihing undaunted by occasional ill-luck. In this way they earned a sufficient competence to start in the fittins-out business, leaving their vessels to be commanded by their sons, or some equally competent person. Thus has the business been jcarried forward, gradually increasing from | year to year. and from a fleet of about a bun- dred vessels, which comprised the whole num- ber sailing from this port, some twenty-five | years ago, we now have nearly four hundred

sail, giving employment to some four or tive}

thousand men from almost every pait of the

world.”

Wheat is now required is. that those who can do so shou!d provide the vessels in which our people could fish; and in order to induce them to build the vessels, I would propose that bounty or legis!ative grant be given to all ves- sels engazing in the fishery, and following it It

| tishing vessels we require; we have lots of ex-

up systematically for three months. is

| perienced fishermen to man them, and there are plenty of fish to be cauzht if we only make

the proper effort to take them ; but we will never

derive any benefit from the desultory fishing

idone by our coasters, or worse still, what is

renerally done by our farmers to the neglect | of their farm work. But fishing, systematically | entered into, and perseveringly followed up iu

yur Own vessels, manned by our own hardy Islanders, and fishing in our own waters, would j employ our young men, prevent them from | eaving the land of their birth, and very mate- rially enrich the country generally. | As I find, Mr, Editor, that my remarks are | already extending beyond the limits I at first

' , | intended, or that 1 could reasonably expect you

to allow me in one issue of your valuable paper,

| [ shall again, when time permits, and with your

permission, return to this subject in another

communication, | PISCATOR., | Georzetown, January 12th, 1866.

_— > = + . | SUPREME COURT.—HILARY TERM. |

The Hilary Term of the Supreme Court for

Queen’s County was opened with the usual for- His Honor the Chief

malities on Tuesday last, |

red to their names,

Benjamin Davies, Foreman; W. W. Irving;

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Thumas Rodd, Let 33; John Breckeu; Robert George W. DeBlois; |

Gallas Point; James Warren, York River; J. H. Calibeck; Peter Robeitson, West River : ‘harles Wright; G. T. Haszard, Royalty ; John | Alexander Sinith, | Lot 49; W.R. Watson; A’ exander McMillan, | Georzetown; William Swabey, Mount Stewart; McRae, William Sellars, | at 33. | The Charge of His Honor the Chief Justice! It}

, bvwustico ;

will be read with mure than usual interest. is as foilows:

Mr. Foreman, and Gentlemen of- the Grand Jury ;

Your duties at this Term will, in all proba- bility, be more onerous than usual, from the act of the existence in this County, durinz the vast season, of a wide-spread and illezal com- ‘ination amongst the teuantry to resist the vayiment of their rents.

Deluded by designing or ignorant men inte the belief that they had the right at pleasure to epudiate their enzasements with their land under any circumstances, the enforcement of their payment, it wouid ap- pear that they have aot hesitated riotous y tu issemble together in large numbers in open esistance of the laws, to commit agvravated | wsauits and batteries upon the Sheritf’s officers | vhilst endeavoring to execute the process oi | his Court, to rescue property le,rally in thei: sustody under Execution, and by threats and nenaces to intimidate and prevent them, on nore than one oceasion, from proceediug in he performance of their duties, from the ap- nehension of peril to their persons and lives.

It will devolve upon you, Gentlemen, to in-| ‘uire into the truth of those allezations w hich | ‘come to the knowled ze of the Court upon sworn | and which, no doubt. will he | wought under your notice in the usual consti tutional manner, by Bills of Indictment laid | efore you by the Crown Officers. ‘The supre- nacy of the law must be vindicated and upheld. he instant no power exists to? enforce it, the ife aud property of every man in the com nunity become insecure,—and it is not oi infrequent occurrence that the instizators to such courses are themselves often made person- ally to feel the evil efeets of their own perni ‘jous advice and example.

The distinction between riots, routs, and inlawful assemblies, appears to be, that a riot is 1 tumultuoes meeting of persons upon some nurpose, which they actually execute with vio lence. A rout is a similar meetinz upon a! mrpose which, if executed, would make thei |

lepcsitions,

to execute > and an unlawful assembly is a mere sssembly of persons upon a parpose which—it exeeuted—wou!'d make them rioters, but which they do not execute, nor make any motion to execute,

A riot is deseribed to be a tumultuous dis- turbance of the peace by three persons or more wsembling toyether of their own authority, with an intent mutually to assist one anothe acainst any who shall oppose them in the exe-| cution of some enterprise of a private nature, | aad afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terro1 of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful.

It seems to be clearly arreed, that in every riot there must be some such circumstances either of actual force or violence, or at least of an apparent tendency thereto, as are naturally apt to st:ike a terror into the people, as the show of arms, threatening speeches, or turhu- lent gestures; for every such offence must be laid to be done in terrorem pepuli. But it is not necessary, in order to constitute this crime, that personal violence should have been com- mitted. Causing terror is sufficient: for if the conduct of the assembled people was such as to make persons of ordinary couraze—whethe: men or women—feel a sense of being less se- cure than in the usual peaceful state of society, the offence is complete.

If any person, seeing others actually enzaged in a riot, joins himself to them, he is as mucha rioter as if he had at first assembled with them for the same purpose, inasmuch as he has no pretence that he came innocently into the eom- pany, but appears to have joined himself to them with an intention of seconding them in the execution of their unlawful enterprise ; and it would be useless,as well as superfluous, to ex- amine whether every pa:ticular person en ra red in a riot were in truth one of the first assembly, or actually had a previous knowled se of the

whether by words, signs or gestures, or by wearing the badze or ensign of the rioters, he is himself to he considered a rioter; for in this ease all are principals. The possession of a stick or riband, cockade or trumpet, such as used generally by the rioters, is strong prima Jacie evidence againsta person so distinguished |

aud were sworn as

Francis Dozheity ;

| such case, fraudulently to deprive the owner of his entire interest in the property against bis | will,

| Inthe case for stabbing with the intent to | do the party some bodily injury, the intent will, | of course, have to be made out from the ci)- , cumstances under which the injury was inflicted. | The fact of a knife being used may be sufficient to warrant you in finding a Bill, and putting the |} accused on trial before a Petit Jury.

To substantiate 2 charge for uttering coun- | terfeit coin, the act of uttering must be proved, aud that the money was counterfeit, and that the party knew it to be such,

leverv Term, to charge you with the duty of

a! presenting persons who have infiinged their pro-

| visions by a sale of such liquors without licence, | in order to their prosecution aud fine, and

| power is give you by these Acts to suspend or

is} annul the licence of any Innkeeper offending

| avainst their directions. And in cases of this nature, as your decisiun asrainst the Innkeeper is final, you are required to hear evidence on both sides —difering in this respect from your practice in other cases.

At this term you are required by law to fur- nish to the Court lists of suitable persons to fill the offices of Constubles and Fence Viewers for the current year. Be pleased to take care that your lists comprise all the districts within your County. Senous public inconvenience arises when any are omitted.

The Grand Jury have found the following Bills of Indictment :—

The, Queen vs Micheal McCarthy — Larceny —no bill. c

The Queen vs Edward Charlton — Larceny —true bill.

The Queen vs Aun Morrissey — maliciously | stabbing—true biil.

The Queen vs William Manderson—offering counterfeit coin—true bill.

The Queen vs James Gorvett, Patrick Doo!- ing, Matthew Doyle, Patrick Quilty, Lawrence Murphy, Edward Dooling, Matthew Murphy, William Lannan, and —— Livingston, for

iot, assault, and conspiracy —a true bill on eounts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and &, but not on count 6, which is for a common assault.

The Queen vs James Devine, John Devine, William Jewell, John McLeod, James Crabb, Alex. Bovyer, Daniel McLeod, James Haley, George Stevenson, William McLean, Norman Gillis, Hagh McInnis, William H. Corney, i John MeLeod, James McLeod, and Edmund | Crabb, for riot, assault and conspiracy—a true

| The Queen vs Charles Dickieson, Joseph

| Doucette, Peter Gallant, Parrick Murphy and (Greorge Rackem, for rescue and assault on | Deputy Sheriff and bailiff in execution of their | office—a true bill.

The Queen vs Michael Lacey, assault on a constable in the execution of his oflice—a true | bill.

The Queen rs James White, Lot 23, Larceny

|—a true bill.

—_ 2+ -o COMPLIMENTARY AppRESs.—We observe by

the Islunger that an addvess was presented to His Excellency the Licut. Governor, on the 2nd inst., from the Ma-szistrates aud cther lead ing gentlemen ia Georgetown, congratulating His Excellency and Mrs. Dundas on their safe return to the Island, and wishing them pros- His Ex-

celleney returned an appropriate reply to the

perity and happiness for the future.

address. - +++ -

Tut Zeno Case.—The Mate of the Brig. Zero, convicted with others in the Fall of last year, at Halifax, for the murder of the captain of that vessel—and upon whom judyment was suspended—has been sentenced to death by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Halifax, after a patient revision of all the facts ef the ease by the several Jud ses at the head of the Judiciary in Nova Scotia.

— > o- <> -e o———_—__— CHARLOTTETOWN READING ROOM AND MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE.

At the Annual Mecting of the above, held on Fridvy the Sth instant, the following gentlemen were elected office-bearers and Members ot Cou mnittee for the present year, vizi—

Hon. T. H. Haviland, (re-elected) Patron.

Hon. George Coles, do President.

1. C. Hali, E-qr., Viee Presideet.

N. Raukiv, E-q., (re-elected) Viee do.

Mr. A. MeNetil, Secretary aud Treasurer.

Committee — Messrs. W. R. Watsou, T. Han- lrahan (re-elected), M. McLeod, Wim. Murpiy (re-elected), and W. Kennedy.

The Report of the Committee for the past year was read and adopted, showing the affairs of the Lustitulion to be in a prosperous state.

The tollowmg are some of the papers and peri- dicals now regularly reeeived at the Chaclatte- towon Readit g Room. viz:

Lox pon— Daily Times, Saturday Review,Pub- liy Opinion, Punch. Llustrated News, Shipping Gugette, News of the World.

LiverPooLt—Wilmer & Sinith’s Times.

ScoTLanD—The Edinburgh Seotaman.

IRELAND—The Dublin Freeman.

New YorKk—The Daily Tribune, Daily World, Herald, Albion, Seottish American, Scientific American, Harper's Weekly, Shipping List, &c.

Boston— Daily Journal, Advertiser, Post, &e.

CANADA — Quebee Duily Chronicle, Toronto Daily Leader, Torouto Globe, Montreal Gazeite.

Nova Scovia—Halifax Reporter” Chronicle, Colenviat, Citizen, Unionist, Pictou Standard.

Ni w Brouxswick—S8t. John Telegraph, Free-

| man, Morning News.

NreWFOUNDLAND— The Express.

MaGazines—The four Quarterly Reviews and Blackwo: d's Mouthly, Harper's Meuthly, &e.

The daily telegrams of the Associated Press are also regularly received at the Room; and on arrival of English mails at Halifex, telegrams of latest shipping news frou Europe are sent to the Reading Room. Members are admitted to all the privileges of the Room on payment ef annual sub scription of Que Pound currency. The Room is open daily (Sunday excepted) from 8 o’elock, aom., till 10,» m. This Tnustitution deserves, and, we are bappy te say, reeeives (with few ex- ceptions) the support of all the leading merchants, wechaxics and professional gentlemen in the City. A. MeN®ILt, Superintendent.

Bi eR y

Cuartotretown Literary axp Depatine Socirty.—Accoiding to announcement the de- hate ow Tuesday evening last was opened hy Mr. Archibald McNeill—Subject, ‘ L:terary In- stitutions, their advantages and abuses.’ Mr. MeNeill delivered a very interesting and able exposition of the beneficent influences attend- aut on such Institutions. He adverted to the iacreasing importance with which society. re- garded them, and while commending their es- tublishment and operation, very justly pointed out the causes through which they at times fail in answering the end of their formation. The discussion following was continued with unabat- ed interest until the hour of closing.....On Tuesday evening next the debate will be open- ed hy the President.—Subject, “Our Schoo! or Educational! System.”

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LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.

BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE EXAMINER

CuakLorrerown, Jan. 10. The Safes of the Adams’ Express Company,

sum. With prudence they save cousiderable of | of complicity with’ those persons actually en-| route from New York to Boston, on Satur- their year’s earnings, which they either invest | gazed in the rict, and is sufficient to pnt it upon | day nisht, 6th inst., were rifled of al! their con- in part of a vessel or a house, and sometimes | the party having such a badze to explain why | tents, with the exception of two parcels which

both, ins house and vessel have been built by persous | who came here without a cent to help them. | selves, but by strict economy were enabled to lay by sufficient of their earnin zs, year by year, | until the desired result was attained, . Quite a! number of these people are foreigners, but they prove industrious, law abiding citizens. Their ehildrwn are educated in our public schools, and they have by thrift and industry | accumulated quite an amoant of taxable pro-| perty since their sojourn amor + us.

“Of the mea engazed in the fishing busines’, bat comparatively a ‘small portion ave our native townsmen. Those wh» in years past manned our vessela and started the business here, are now beads of prosperous fishing es- talishments. Many who peruse this article will reeall the days when the principal men who conipos« our fishing firms of today were akippers or hands in fishing vessels, and pro- seeuted the business in their old-fashioned craft, oftentimes pursuing their calling under the

possession. Tn addition to the cases alluded to, the Calen-|

| dar contains three larcenies,—a case of stahb-| @ ing wth intent to do some persons bodily in-

jury,—one for uttering coin knowing the same to. be counterfeit,—and a case of an assault! upon a bailiff of a Small Debt Court, and ob- structing him in the performance of his duty.

Larceny is defined to be the wronrful or frau- |

Durins the past ten years many a dwell-| he appeared with so suspicious a symbol in his, the thieves, in their hurry, overlooked. The

extent of the loss has not yet been ascertained, but is supposed to he not less than halfa million f dollars in money and bonds.

Cuartorrerowy, Jan. 12. New York, Jan. 10.— Herald's T.ronto despatch says, Halliday & Co., distille s, of Ma.tla:.d, are being tried on a charge of swind- ling the Government, to the amount of $130 - uu by sinuzrling whiskey into the United

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The Acts rezu'ating the sa’e of spirituous and fermented liquors require the Court, at

dulent taking and carrying away by one pe:sson| States... ..Father Tellier, Superior of the of the mere personal goods of another, from Jesuit O der in America, and formerly of New any place, with a felonious intent to conve-t York, died at Movtreal on Suuday.....The them to his (the taker’s) own use, and make Torouto Leader states that thee is gieat dis- them his own property without the consent of , satisfactiou amony the volunteers, owing to the the owner. The taking and carrying away are measures of the Government in neglecting to

_ felonious where the goods are taken against clothethem.. ...New York and Boston Harbors

the will of the owner, either in his absence or | are so filled with ice that it is next to imnossible ina clandestine manner, or wliere possession is for vessels to come in or go out. Tuzs and obtained either by foree or ise, or by any| steame.s are kept at work breaking up the ice triek, device, or fraudulent expedient — the and freeing the channel.... It haa heen the owuer not voluntarily parting with his entire coldest weat'ar,,zince last Saturday, known for interest, and where the taker intends, in any 60 years... “HL... Gold 139.

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CaskLOTTETOWN, Jan. 13.

New York, 11th e. ¥.—It now appears that Adams’ Express was robbed of $673,000, in- stead of haifa million. Four of the robbers have been arrested and $250,000 have thus far been recovered... ..The Fenian General Court Martial, to-day, readered @ verdict ayainst the Senate. From the Report of the Committee of ‘inance it appears that there are but $30,000 in the treasury. ‘The receipts from October to January weve $147,000, of which ail but the above has been expeuded.. . . .An entire family, live in number, iu Brooklyn, have beeu poisoned by use of musty flour, purchased at a neighbor- ing grocery. Que hus died, two ave stili dan- yerously sick, and the rewaimimg two are cou- valescent.....At a meeting of the George Washington circle of Feuiaus last evening, Resolutions were proposed sylwpathising with Gen. Sweeny for harshness of Secretary of War in dismissing the Geneval from the anny, which they say was done at the incti ation of Sir F. Bruce, British Minister... ..Gold 148}.

CHagLorretowy, Jan. 15.

Scotia from Liverpool 31st Dee., arrived at New York on the evening of 12th. No commer- cia! news on account of holiday. Cousols 8644 s74....-Penian trials were again progressing at Covk ; another prisoner, James Mountain, had been acquitted. . ..'Two reziments had been has- tily sent from Enyland to Dublin; one of them, in yarvison ut Manchester, was aroused at 3 a.m., aud conveyed to Liverpool, 1200 strong, early the same mornin, and forthwith embarked for Dubiin. Such energetic movements of course save rise to rumois of serious danger... ..La France denies the report from America that freach Minister has seut his first Secretary of Legation for instructions oun Mexican question, and that he has given notice that he will with- draw if America send a rep. esentative to Juarez.

...Three Spanish frigates were about to sail from the Pacifie.....The King of Portugal paid only a four hours’ visit to Madrid... .. There were rumors that peace between Spain and Chili was about to be coneluded by Euro- pean mediation. .... The West India mail steamer arrived at Southampton to-day, with nearly a million and a half dollars in specie. ....The Army and Navy Gazelte believes the British Government has resulved on a very considerable decrease in the army. The lead ing feature will be the reductigu of two com- panies in each battallion of the line, amountin z in the aggrezate to about 850 officers and some 16,090 men. Qne reziment of cavalry is also expected to disperse... ..The Board of Trade returns for November exhibit the extraordinary increase in exports of three million five hundred thousand pounds sterlinz, or 29 per cent. over November, 1864. .... The Times, as usual in its extended editorial sesume of events of the jyear, devotes a large portion to a favorable eriticism of American aTais.....The Steam- | ship Pennsylvania, from New York, at Liver- lpool, struck a rock off Mersey Head on the | 21st Dec.; had 13 feet of water in her fore | part. .Yo American news. Gold 133}.

Passengers at

No boats moving to-day, i Tormeutine — Francis McKenna, John | Moore. | —_—_ ne 0 <i -e -

Smatt. Dest Court, Jan. 2nd, 1866. Mr. Morris in the chair, The following case came before the Court on the ahove’day: Mr. Fel- |lowes was summonéd by Peter’ McCulloch for }a balance of wazes due to him in the year 1863, amounting to £1 4s 9d. Peter McCulloch swore tu an engagement for 6 months, at 55s per mouth, and that the above amount was due to him. Mr, Fellowes, in answer to the charge, produced the accompanying eopy of his Book |for 1863, and verified it upon oath, attached to which was the following certificate from Mr. | Montgomery : :

May Ist, 1863 —Engaged Peter McCulloch for 6 months, at 50s p mo, Cash paid to Peter McCulloch.

May Ist. 4s 6d. May 2th, lls. May

ween, BN. ce neksgiee ee Zt a June 13th, 12s. June 27th, 10s. July

4th, 208 Taxes, 3e/6d.......... io88 i Aug Ist, 108. Any. 28th, 80s. Oct

ROGhe, DOD . oie < osnicesksb edhe. 2..ciatoe eS Nov. Sth, 40s Nov 7th, 10s. Nov.

ae ae een 410 0 Dee. 12th, 108 3d. Dee. 24th, + O8........ $10 3

£15 @'3 Oct. 31st, 6 mo. wages, at 50s8....... 2... 5 0 0

Over paid, 0 vu 3

[ hereby certify that [ have compared this state ment with Mr Fellowes’) books for 1863, aud ) declare it-to be a correet copy.

James F. MontGomeny.

Mr. Fellowes ciaimed a loss of 8 days’ work during the period, amountin to 15s. 4d., which was disallowed. Peter McCulloch produced 10 proof-of hiring whatever, nevertheless the Bench, in the face of Mr. Fellowes’s attested copy of his book for 1863, gave Peter MeCul- loch all he applied for, via: £1 4s 9d, for had swearing alone, without an iota of proof.

After this, who will assert that the Small | Debt Court in the City of Charlottetown is not blessed with uprizht and honest administ ators of justice? or question for one moment whe- ther this decision does not more resembie the justice of a Lycurzus or a Solon, who, cen- turies azo, stemmed the tide of corrnntion in Sparta and Athens, than the fantastic decisions ot old Midas.—Com,

nc I i rn

Fire.—On Monday evening last, the citizens of Summerside were startled by the ery of Fire!" which was oecasioned by the discovery that the Wesleyan Chapel was on fire. All parties prompt- iy gave their assistance in suppressing it, and While measures Were being taken toe prevent the spreading of the flames, the Union Fire Company arrived With their Engine, and soon auceveded in putting out the fire, which had net become very dangerous. We understagd that no less than five pops were exhausted withont obtaining anything like a sufficient quantity of water to have supplied the demand had the fire broken out. Daring the last few days, nowever, the Fire Department hus taken steps to obtain a aumber of water Casks for use at fires, and te erganige a heek-andtadder Company. A further supply of hose, is alse being purchased, aud this very miportaat “Lostitation’’ is new iv @ fair way te have matters as they should be.

The fice originated from some hot ashes being carelessly thrown into a bex in the wood-closet, hand ccminuuicating the fire to the dry materials jaround. The amennt of damage which was dene | will probably bé £40 Not insured.—Sammer- | side Journal, Jan 11, .

Sa Tren We have reecived an Edinburgh Paper, con- taining an aecount ef the C.lonial Student's} Annual Dinner, We are happy to observe that eur friends, Mesars. L. G. MeNeill and DH. Cogsweil, of thia Island, figured honorably on the occasion — Patriot. —_—-+—__- <n We understand that a Despatch waa received by the last English Mail notifying His Excellency that the Summerside Bank Act had received the Royal Assent. The Bauk, we are glad to learn. will commence operations in a week or two.— fb.

Died,

At the Parochial House, South West Bedeque, on the Sth ultiioa, after a severe illness of five days Mrs MiGvetuine Faigon DeLaxete, relict o; the late Baptiste’ L DeLangie, beth of Lower Canada, aged 83 yeats. The deceased was wother to the Rev. FP. X. L. Dy Langie, the very much reapected Parish Priest at the South West Bedeque. The venerable jady came to this Islaud trom Canada iu Axguat, 1864, 10 order to spend the few remaining days of her life in the society of her sen. She was greetly beloved by all who knew her, on account of her many exeel- leut Caristiau qualities, and her departure hence will be sadly deplored, especially by those who

tentatious chariiies, Reguseseat in pace

At Charlottetown, on Tuesday nigin last, after an illness of some 6 weeks, Mr Christopher Mac Leod, uged 31 vears. The deceased was Chief Enuyineer of thé Sieamer >> Heather Belle,” of this Port; Was a quiet, sober, inoffeusive mau, and mach respected.

On Tuesday last, the 9th instant. at his residence, | Elliot River, Williani Crosby, Esgq-, mm the Sud yeur of his age. Beach Rl

At Frankfort Mills, Maine, Jancary Ist. 1866, Jon W. Clarke. only ehild of Warren and Katie Clarke, aged 4 mouths and 24.days.

Ship News.

Arrived at Bostou, 3d, Sch. Isabella McMillan, from Charlottetown, P. E. I | By TeceGeary From Hawirax.—Liverpool, ar- rived, i3iii— Maggie. lith—Asterope. 15th — Prioress 2th —-fertende. Gravesend, 13th — Heury Donse

Liverpool, Dec. 20—‘ertrude, Carroll. r

Becrast. Dec. 21—The Martha. (uew Brix. from PE Island to. Liverpool, with a cargo of Deal, is on the large Island of Doura-—A steamer | has gone to her | Swansea. Dec. 13—Rrig Pro Tem, from P. E. I.

Friektwoon, Dec. 2i— Edwin & Lizzie. | Bevrasr, Dee 21—The Martha, from P. E Island to Liverpool. which went on the rocks at Donay- hades, has been yot off.

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Blestien for the First District of King’s County. REQUISITION.

TO BENJAMIN DAVIES, ESQUIRE, CHAR- LOTLPETOWN Itt —We, the unders'gned E’ectors of the First District of King’s County, hereby request that you will be pleased to uliow yourself to be put in nouduation as owr Representative at the approaching Election for this District, and we pledge ourselves to give you our hearty

support, We remain, Sir, Yours very respectfully,

(Signed) James Dingwell, Jobu Knight, Edward Kickham, Daniel Flynn, James Moynagh, Daniel McRae, Angus J. Melutyre, Law. rence Peters, Donald McDonald, Ronald McDonald, Miehuel MeCormack, Join Me- Kinnen, and several hundred utiers.

To the Electors of the First District of King’s County. G ENTLEMEN,—Having been honored

with a numerously sigued Requisition from Eleetors in your District, expressing a desire that I would allow myself to be put in nomination asa Candidate for the Representation of your District, at the forthcoming Eleection—I have, after much hesitation aud great reluctance, agreed to comply with your very flattering request, be- cause | was und-r the impression that you would have made a selection from ameongs! your arlves of one bolding views siuular to my own, = Iti unne- cessary, | hope, for me to say what my political principles are, and what course [ wall pursue in the House of Assembly, should your suffrages enable me to take a seat in that honourable body Lam, as I always have been, firmly attached to the principles and policy of the Liberal Party That policy and those principles will ever receive my unwavering support; aud with respect to the local requirements of the District, 1 will use my best exertions to make myself acquainted with them, and will at all times endeavour te promote every object esseatial to the welfare aud pros- perity of the District.

I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Yeur obedient Servant, BENJ. DAVIES.

To the Hon. J. Dingwell, Jobn Knight, Edward Kickham, Daniel Flynn, James Moynagh, Daniel McRae, Angus J Melutyre, Law- rence Peters, Donald MeDonald, Lot 44, Ronald McDonaid, Michael McCormack, Jou McKiuuon, Esquires, aud several hundred others

; AUCTION! AUCTION!

Flour, Kerosene Oil & Tea.

PEXO be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the ist February next, at 11 o clock. a.m, in front of the Subscn- bers SALE ROOM, Queen Street :— 500 Barrels FLOUR, 2 Casks KEROSENE OIL, 40 Boxes TEA.

te Terms ai Sale.

WM. McGILL, Auctioneer. Ch'town, Jan. 15, 1866.

PUBLIC | AUCTION! NIARSET TAY! large quantity of MARSH HAY. of

A excellent quality, will be sold at Pablic Auction, ou the Subscriber's Marsh, at Mount Stewart, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of JANUARY.

ALSO:

A few tone of UPLAND HAY, 12 SHEEP, 1 FARM MARE, Some HARNESS, &c.. &e. Sale to commence at half past eleven v'clock. forenoon. Texms—Forthe hay, eash down. For the Stock, &c., a credit of a few months WILLIAM SWABEY. Mount Stewart, 15th Jan’y, 1866. 2in

Liverpool ge Traders.

ur we'l-known Clipper Barques “UNDINE”™ and* PRIORESS” will be ou

the berth for CHARLOTTETOWN and SUM-

MERSIDE direct, and will sail from LIVERPOOL

about the Ist DAY of APRIL next.

The “UNDINE” for CiLARLOTTE-

TOWN. fhe « PRIORESS ” for SUMMERSIDE

Both vessels have first-clacs necommodations for Passengers

For Freight or passage apply in Liverpool to Messrs. JOSEPH POPE & Co., Tratford Chambers

—here to JAMES C. POPE. Charlottetown, 15th Jan., 1866 Qin

Union Hall Lectures, Y J. SABINK KNIGHT, Minister of

the New Textament :— SUNDAYS, at 3 o'clock — Genersl Seripture EX positions. SUNDAYS, at 6} o'clock—Lectures on the Re- velation of Jeans Christ. MONDAYS, AT 8 O'CLOCK: 22—The Laws of Health. 29—No Lecture. Febraary 5— Young Men's Christian Association : Their Rise and Principles. 12—Spears and Plouylishears. [3 Seats free. No collections. Jan. 15, L366. all p 2ius

MEDICAL NOTICE.

Dr. Ilomer

Vy AY be consu'ted at the * OSBORN l HUUSE” during the days of the 18th, i9th and 20th, between the hours of Wa. m and 4 p.m. (Jun’y 15, 1866.

BRITISH PERLODICALS,

The London Quarterly Review (Couser- vative.) The Edinburgh Review (Whig.-) Tne Westminster Review ( Radical.) The North British Review (Free Church. ) AND