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Sia,— The Patriot is just now making a great noise over the fact that the Privy Council of England has declared the Do minion Licenee Act to be unconstitutional. To that organ the decision of the Council is no doubt very gratifying. Anyt and everything out of which the smalltst amount of political capital can be manufec- tured, is always greedily devoured by the rabid Grit partizan. Fortunptely, how- ever, there are many in this broad Dominion of ours who look upon the license question from higher ground than that occupied by political schemers, and tothem we must look for an impartial opinion in the matter in question.
I am aware that there are not a few sincere friends of temperance who view the entire licensing system with extreme dis- pleasure. But, until prohibition shall be- come an established fact, all dealings ia in- toxicating liquors must be regulated by Acts of Parliament. As to whether the General or Local Government has the right to make these laws, is a question about which there is a great diversity of opinion among lawyers, both on ths and the other side of the Atiantic. To a com- mon layman unrersed in legal verbiage, and technical ambiguities it appears reason- able that those who framed the British North America Act should be competent to interpret its meaning.. Sir Johu McDonald and other eminent lawyers associated with him in drawing up that Act, as they were in introducing the License Law, are surely no mean authority on constitutional ques- tions. Even the Patriot, I think, cannot dispute this, But lawyers, as well as doc- tors, differ. The Privy Council says the McCarthy Act is ultra vires. An opinion from euch a high authority is entitled to every respect, but how it can give comfort to the temperance men of this Province, under existing circumstances, I[ leave to the ingeuuity of the Patriot editor to explain.
‘the Scott Act, which is as much a Dominion Law as was the Licensing Act, is in danger, it would seem, of being also declared unconstitutional by the highest Court. This Act, though not as concise, explicit and workable as it might be made, is nevertheless in accord with the tewper- ance sentiment of the country. It is, as is well known, defective in one most import- ant particular. It is not provided with the necsssary machinery for working it. The Dominion License Law provided that machinery, defective no doubt in some respects, but not defective 20 much on account of the Act ason account of those who were charged with enforcing it. In country districts especially, how does the matter now stand? ‘* What is everybody’s business,” it has been said, ‘‘is uobody’s business,” And this is just how itis at present with regard to the Scott Act. The Inspectors and sub-inspectors of Licenses have been shelved along with the law, and there is now no one to enforce the Scott Act, except the members of the Dominion Alliance (and a thankless under- taking they have already found it) or the self-appointed ‘‘informer’ who is looked upon in some parts of the country with as much loathing and distrust as is the com mon hangman. It may be considered a pity that the ‘‘informer’ is so regarded, but so he is regarded, and it is no use in trying to disguise the fact in the face of present pub- lic opinion.
The Patriot is welcome to all he can make out of the Piivy Council decision. If he is pleased with ths prosent state of affairs in regard to the temperance ques- tion, I feel convinced that lovers of iaw and order in this Provinces at least, are not.
Yours, K. ©,
January 17, 1886.
The Capes Service Again.
Sir,—With tne personal misunderstand- ing between Captains Irving and Mc- Ejhinney, I have no desire to meddle, but with some of the points raised by your Capes Service corrospondents I claim the right to deal; and in doing so I shall en- deavor to show fairplay to all concerned. On one hand we have the claims of the Irvings to superiority over everybody else. Ona the other we have Captain McElhinuey trying to do his best to bring about needed reforms in the Capes service. Only a few days ago one of your correspondents wanted two Irvings employed, the ne to start the boats onthis side and the other to start the boats on the Mainland. Now, Captains Arthur and Phillips Irving are both very estimable men. ‘They are well known to be kind, courteous and clear-heated, but there is still another Captain whose name has not yet bern mentioned, as kind, as cour- teous, and as clear-headed as either of them, who though not a ‘* gentleman born” as ‘* Boathook” puts it, being only one of the people, is nevertheless entitled to some slight consideration in the struggle to sup- plant Captain McElhinney; I refer to Captain Lewis Muttart. ‘* Boathook” would have the public believe that the men who do the work in crossing at the Capes, are ‘‘daring, but somewhat turbulent spirits, not easily controlled,” at the same time ever ready to “obey his (Captain Irving’s) every wish.” What about the strike wish? Did they obey that? The men at the Capes, let me tell ‘* Boathook,” are not the kind of men he paints them. They are neither turbu- lent nor uncontrollable, but the very oppo- site. Discipline in any service is necessary, of course,and that these men are prepared to submit to proper discipliae, I have not the slightest doubt.
Aud now as to the Government and Capt. McElhinney. Surely no disinterest- ed person can find fault with the Govern- ment for trying to improve matters at the Capes. The regulations published in your
paper the other day have the right ring about them. Every one last winter was
wying for something to be dove to male
service then, are not continued at the head of affairs now. The Government, in my opinion, haa. done perfectly right in giving Capt. M:Elhbinney charge at the present time. It will prevent log-rolling and all that sort of thing. Capt. McElhinney is no stranger in P. E. Island. His record on the Northern Light is a good one, By those who know him, he is regarded asa first-class an in every respect, aud juat the man for his present pusition. Yours,
; Srrap. Jan. 19, 1886.
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Presbyterian Church, Georgetown.
Mr. Howie arrived here on Saturdev, 16th, and a few hours later Rov. W. H. Spencer left for St. Peter’s Bay. Mir. Howie failed to cross the river, and hence there was no service in the afternoon at Lower Montague. He, however, preached at Montague Bridge and Georgetown «on thel7\h, He is in town to-dey and hopes to lecture at Mansfield on Thursday, the 21st. On Tuesday, the 26'h, he returned to Georgetown to give one of his lec'ures in the Presbyterian Church. On the 27th, 28:h and 29th, he is expected at Montague Bridge, Lower Montague and New Perth, respectively. In trying to make the ice, last Sunday, he ventured about 300 yarda towards Lower Montague, and soon’ found it easy to bore al ole through the solid ics with an ordinary walking stick, and hence concluded that the iie was too ‘“‘tender,” and tenderly turned away from it, doubt- less supposing—and suppes ng correctly — that it would grieve some of his must strict Presbyterian brethren to know that he had gone under the water.
Mr. Howie's mail might be sent to the Post Office, Charlottetown.
Georgetown, Jan, 18, 1886,
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Mount Stewart Notes. Mr. Howie delivered his popular lecture in the Presbyterian Church at this plecs on Monday, the 12th inst.
Reseve Ludge is doing good work at this place, although there are many rumshops still in our midst, bat it is to be hoped that these curses will not long disgrace our village.
Smallpox has broken out in the neighbor- ing districts and impedes our trade ; but it ia tobe hoped the scourge will be short- lived, although the health officers seem to be a little negligent in thew important work,
Xx. Y. Z. rc ES AIT Galloway Cattle.
The Galloway is one of the old original breeds of Scotland, and there is nothing definite known about their origin. They are neither deep or long milkere, but their milk is of exeellent quality. They are a beefing breed, and have no competiters in the quality of their beef; but they are late maturers and do not reach a large size. They are very compact and neatly rounded off, which gives them a h»ndsome appear- ance. They are very popular in some parts of this country on account of their great hardiness. — Farmer's Advocate.
os iain Reform in Japan.
Advices from Yokohama to the associated press says an important change has just been effected in the form and constitution of the Japanese government. Hitherto there have been three principsl offices— that of prime minister, prime minister of the left and prime minister of the right, which ranked in the order named. The council of state only existed in name having no responsibility and no power apart from the three prime minisiers. As a conse- quence the heads of the executive depart- ment were not personally responsible for the administration ot trusts in their charge. The new reform consists in the abolition of the council of state and the offices of prime ministers and the formation of a responsible cabinet consisting of the chiefs of depart- ment, with one of their number as presid- eut of of the cabinet. Several other changes have been made, the principal one being the abolition of the d»partmeat of public works and the creation of a dspartment of communication controlling post offices, railways aod telegraphs.
~~ Drinking in New York.
The habit of drinking is said to be becom. ing alarmingly prevalent among New York’s high-toned society ladles. Not alone do they tipple at home, bnt while out on their shopping tours as well. For their accom. modation many fashionable milliners keep a sideboard in one of their parlors, where the initiated may go for the alevholic stimulant they crave. Both young ladies and old indulge in this surreptitious prac- tice, discovery in which, evéh by those who themselves are acquainted with the secret and take advantage of their knowledge, is accounted a grave scandal. The defence set up on behaif of these gentle tranegres- sors is thet the excitement of their fashion- able life draws so largely on their vital forces as to necessitate the use of some ex- citing tonic ; that their husbands, brothers and fathers, under like circumstances, openly indulge their appetites in the numer- ous swell bar-rooms of the city, and that there is no more wrong in the one case than in the other. And really there is not, custom only leading society to look more leniently on the lapsesof the male sex in this regard.
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