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of sweet and wholesome water. The effect of the two stflhms is the purification of the White Nile water. The main stream commences its course through sandy deserts. loses its vegetable matter broug down from tho morasses. and coutipuee northw vde until it reaches N. lat. 27 37, where it is joined by its last tributary, the Albara. a river similar in character to the Blue Nile. but infcflbr lb volume. beiu . however. the atliueut which carries the comedic sage of Eastern Abyssiuia to the Nile. From this latter int ofjuuclion. the Nile flows, un- aided by other. tributaries. through upwards of H degrees of latitude. or. allowing for the winding of fin river. about l,100 miles through dehorts of‘ig'ugn-

on dis reached tho.A|bara. in June. it was no longer a tributary. but ‘a shoot of glaring sand; along its bed. 500 yards in width. the eye sought in vain fora drop of water. The banks of the dry watercourses were about 30 foot in depth ; and a thread of reen foliage was all that marked the river’s course a ong the yel- low dreary desert. liar l80 miles there was no change in the larlug bed of sand; here and there were stoop ban s fringed with trees. and at intervals a deep bend in the river's course brokethe monotony by forming pools from a quarter of a mile to a mile in length. Crowded in these deep but insigniflcant spaces, are immcuso crocodiles.,turtle. fish of .mou- strous size. and some hippopotami—prisoners in the dry season, but set free by the rains. Suddenly the scene changed. 0n the night of the 23d of June a solid was heard like distant thunder. The Arab servants rushed down to the river to secure some skulls of hippopotami. which. after shooting. had been left there to bleach. and before they had secured the last. the water was up to their waists. The fol- lowing morning. atthe same place, a turbid flood 500 yards wide and 20 deep, was boiling onwards to- wards the Nile. In Abyssinia, whence these waters came. the rain did not fail in particles, as with us. but in water spouts or perfect sheets. The rainy season lasted three months, corresponding exactly with the period of inundation in Egypt. From what he saw. therefore. on the Alhara, and from what he afterwards had the opportunity of witnessing a year later at another point. he was satisfied that the extra- ordinary rainfall in Abyssiuia and the quantity of soft mud carried down by the waters. and scooped at one point alone from a valley two miles wide, of- forded the key to the formation and annual irrigation of the Delta of the Nile. On his subsequent expedi- tion to the White Nile, Sir 8. Baker declined to speak at length. the account having been already published. but described very graphically his meeting with Captain Spoke and Grant, for whose approach the natives had prepared him by descriptions of “ two white men with some curious kind of the- works." To those brave men the highest honora were due for what they had achieved. and he chccr- fully and gratefully bore testimony to the fact that it was owing, in agreat measure to the information which they placed at his disposal, and more es- pecially to the map which they prepared and gave him. that ho was afterwards enabled to succeed as happily as he had done. Owing to the war that was raging at the time. Captain Spoke was not able to pursue the windings of the river in the unexpected di- rection which these suddenly took, but he himself took great pains in following up. and establishing the perfect accuracy of the conjectures made by Captain Spoke, upon which as be said at the time, doubts would be thrown on his return, b somebody who knew “ little of the Thames.and sti l less of the Trent." Sir S. Baker admitted that the instruments used in the expeditions of Captain Spoke and Grant were not altogether reliable, but contended for the perfect accuracy of those he himself had chrriod. which were tested at Kew. before his departure, and again upon his return.-— The Churchman.

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To run, Entrust or run Hanan.

Dun Sia.-I wish to let your readers and all the rest of the world and his wife know that our harbor is still open. bcln almost as clear of ice now as it was in the sultry ‘og do I of summer. The Schooner “ Margaret." Cnpt. J. chonalil. owned by the Messrs. Leslie. arrived here to-day from Newfoundland. Fears were entertained of her safety. no account of her having been received here for the hit month. but she has luckily arrived with a valuable cargo of 330 barrels of good herring. which will most materiain assist us in has g an honest, healthy Lcnt. Souria is frequently

sport; of as being an outpf the way place. behind the times. etc.. but if there is another harbor on the Island at the present limo as clear of ice as ours is. we should like to hear of it. We prophesy a nod time coming for this unassuming little vill e; an as a thoroughl Liberal and pro ssive party a soon to take “ a trio at the helm ‘ of glean most confldontly expect to see Sourls receive her just share of public money. advan- tages of steam communication. etc.. which will eventually result in our occupying that position which our place and people are justl entitled.

Yours. tru 8. ONE 1“ THE DANCERS. Bouris. January fl. 1867. d it r 53 f t“ it i ii .

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Wednesdays Jasan 16. IBOV. “ MISREPRESENTATIONS."

Tan unbluehlug ourontory of the editor of the Honda was never more fully exhibited than in a short article wltll the above heading. which appeared in the “ ” of Friday last. In commentiupg piper: on;

‘for “I daily in dissolving 0 one. o :mbly, the Editor of the Islander repeats a very; stole dodge of crying out “ ignorance." " falsehood,‘ and '3 misreproumatien." Charges of this kind coming from on. who” whole political lmck-ln‘krltla' Just now couch” in mlmpn.‘nIIIdOG-lnd who I!“ 3.7.? ocrunlod at an equivocstioti or a downright falsehood wbeii the truth would n‘Oi be"!!! bits. are rather

. We have nothln ‘0 (I n y “ misrepre. 32:21:” in reference to thfn‘lmmuon 0f the House. Whether the elections take placc‘ “modimly. or six weeks hence. does not make the s.‘ ‘ftlm'i diffonnce to us personally. however vital it may bc to the interests of the Islander. It is pipers news to tel‘l‘ifl f:‘i;t°°tb:vl:w

a Council election to 'e ' ry if we were as ignorant of i he " law " as tho of the [slander himself was when it: had “NJ. . Moshe a client in the Supreme court.

Gth day of May. 1858. This is quite as specific as the law in reference to the Council. and for the same reason that the [slander gives for holding the Council elections last month. the House Elections ought to have taken place last J uno instead of nearly six months unarwards ln midwin‘tev. lly what authority does the [slander assert that the first Confederate Parliament will is it be constituted from the Legislatures existing at the time the Union comes into operation? We know that the lion. Mr. Cartier is at direct variance with the Islanderon the point. “'13 distinctly remember tending his exposition upon the subject while the Quebec Scheme was under discussion in the Canadian Legislature. This is really an important point. and one upon which the country should be cor- rectly informed. The Quebec Scheme is silent in reference to it, except in so far as relates to the Legislative Council of this Island. The Islander is. in our opinion. guilty of misrepresentation when it says that the “nomination “ of Councillors for this Island for the Confudef‘ntc Upper House “rests with the Government of the day." If we understand the Quebec Scheme. the Island contingent of four membcis to the Council are to be elected. whilst in the other Provinces they are to be nominated. as stated by us. and admitted by the Islander. The 14th section of the Quebec Report provides that “ the first selection of members of the Legislative Council shall be made. except as regards Prince Edward Island. from the Legis~ latlve Councils of the various Provinces. so far as a sufllclout number he found qualified and willing to serve; such members shall be appointed by the Crown. at the recommendation of the General Executive Gov~ ernment. upon the nomination of the respective Local Governments.” the. With reference to the members of the Lower House. the Quebec Schcmo_is silent as to how they are to be selected. We again ask the [slander upon what. authority it states that. the first Confederate House of Assembly will be clot-ted? By the time he does so, we may be able to lay our finger upon the cxpressed opinion of Mr. Cartier. to which we hich alluded. As the General Parliament reserves to itself the right to constitute andficflnc the Electoral Districts of the Confederacy. it follows that that Pai- iiamcut must be in existence before the Districts are defined. and hence that the first Parliament is to be selected. as stated by the Attorney General for Canada East. and not selected. as stated by tho Islander. The fact so far remains as we stated it. and the fact explains the reason why the Editor of the [slander is anxious that a plain law should be violated in delaying. to an indefinite period. a dissolution of the existing lion. ‘. of Assembly. The quibblings of lilo his. 5 Ili- too contcusprilslc to be further noun-ti l

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REPRESENTATIVE MEN.

Ir we were to judge from a paragraph which has recently gone the rounds of the papers. we should say that Summerside is going to immortalise itself by clot; ‘ ing, for it around time. as its Parliamentary representa- tive, Daniel Green. lisq.. M. P. P. It is said to have been one of the curses of American politics, that knavcs and mountebanks managed to fill the Senatorial and Congressional benches, while the men of really intellec- tual and moral worth in the Union. retired in disgust from the politidal 'al'enal Without wishing to insinuate. in the remotcst degree. anything against the moral character of Mr. Green, we think we see in his election something of the same principle which is said to have operated so injuriously'jn the politics of the neighbor- ing Republic. We are. by no means. an implicit be.

, lievcr in phrenology; but we have watched Mr. Green

for four years in the House of Assembly. and. while we have come to the inevitable conclusion that either in a ship-yard or a blacksmith‘s forge. he was cmiuontlv cal- cutsted to acquire distinction. we are utterly at a loss to know what his qualifications are for a seat in the Legis- lature. Why Summonide elected hiin. Heaven only knows. The intellectual inhabitants of that rising city may have discovered traits of brilliant genius about him not visible to other eyes. and thence imagined that, by honoring him with their sufl‘ragcs. he would. from the Parliamentary benches of the Colonial Building, shed a reflected lustre upon them for their judgment and inde- pendence in selecting eo intellectual and worthy a repre- sentative. To a disinterested spectator. however. it would seem that. from among a circle of dunccs. be was deemed the dullest. and. on that account. selected as the best qualified to follow his " Loader" through thick and thin. without once investigating the subject before him. or calculating the possible effects of his vote upon the in- terests of the country. In the cause of enlightened progress and parliamentary independence. we allude to this subject. in the hope 'that Summersidc. and other constituencies that might be named. will select from the ranks of their respective parties, men of ordinary intelli- gence, at least. It is positively disgraceful to the intel- ligenco of the country to witness the number of living blocks who sat in the last House—mien who were merely capable—sad without any distinct consciousness of what they were doing-of saying "Yes" or “ No." just as they were required. As to the interests of the country. lleavon help them. in so far as those men formed any correct appreciation of them. Mr. Byers-vulgarly called “Black Bill”—is just as competent to calculate the srallax in altitude of aftxed star as. members of the green stamp are to form an intelligent estimate of the wants of the country. The tenants have often com~ plained that their interests have been either overlooked or betrayed by one party or another. but it seems never to have occurred to them that the very evil of which they complained was. in truth. the result of their own not in returning stupids to Parliament. whose votes wero more likely to dobermihan. by any probability. they could do good. All the evil thathss qvor been inflicted upon the country has been done in this way. A fete clever men, through proarietary interests. and devoted to maintaining intact o landlord system. secure seats in the Legislature. and tho large body of the tenants. de- ceived by more Party cries. return men of the moat me vs intellect. who are led by the now by the 'ow. to tho incalculablo injury of themsvlves. their constituents. and the country at large. The history of the Land Question proves this. and if it does. it is surely time for the country to initiate an amendment. There may. at times. be a difficulty in selecting the most spit- able men; but. in the case of Mr. Green. that constitu- oucy must be wretchedly deficient in material if it could not and an improvement is n him. For four years he has sat in the Moose. a £120. but beyond 1that. we would like to know what else he has done—— what benefit he has conferred upon his constituency or the country at large? Illa greatest friend. the blindoot

substantial, reasons " are not improved thereby.

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partisan. cannot point to one new idea that he ever gave m'teraoee to during his parliamentary career-to one be- uncial mouwro. to any one act that he initiated. Ills “.3 merit is that be ill from necessity. a silent mom- .r; and if he only had at enough now to with draw altogether froth p itical life. he might beestociaed for no possession of more brains and sense than his his~ tcry as a publicise entities him to. We new leave the

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PATRONISING.

All? person at all acquainted with the political his- tory of Mr. ox-Seuretary Pope and his brother. the Leader of the Government. is well aware of their domi- neering. bullying disposition. Unless they have full control of a Party. they work to ruin it. Long standing friends. politicians of years and experience. are called upon to submit to their schemes and dictation. and if they have the independence and the honesty to act and think for themselves. they are remorselessly sought to be crushed by fish ambitious and domineering Popeish duott. At one time it is the lion. Mr. llaviland. at another. it is the lion. Mr. Palmer. then again. Mr. David Laird or Mr. D. Currie, and now it is K. Henderson and Mr. Ilowatt. As long as the Hon. J. C. Pope doetucd his influence paramount in the Ire-mil. District of Prince County, Mr. lIowatt received scant courtesy from hits; but now that the Leader finds himself hopelessly in thc mire and his influence gone. in consequence of his treacherous and dclusive 0800.000 bubble. he can condescend to become patron- ising and conciliatory towards Mr. Howatt. whom he finds' he cannot oust from the Fourth District. Nearly a column and shelf of the last Islander is specially de- voted to a homily to Mr. llovvatt. in which he is by turns bullied and coaxed. The forlorn hope of the editor of the Islander that be still possesses influence enough to have a majority of members returned to the House of Assembly to obsoquiously follow him and his brother in all their tortuous courses. is so palpable in the article alluded to. and at the saute time sogrotosquely ludicrous, that we feel surd Mr. llowatt and the Fourth District will join in the general laugh which the Islander excites. It appears that Mr. lIcwstt. like every honest man in the country. has felt himself compelled to denounce the glarineg reckless extravagance. duplicity. and bungling of the present Executive; and at certain meetings held in the Fourth District some days ago. he was. while ex- posing the follies and crimes of the Government. op- posed by the Hon. J. C. Pope. who. according to the Islander, refuted Mr. Ilowatt's charges. "Never." says the truthful and consistent organ of the Popes. “ was an easier task imposed upon the leader of a Party than that of refuting these charges.” This is really rich. If Mr. Ilowatt had asked the Leader what re- turn. for instance. his brother. the cit-Secretary, had made for the SL300 which he received out of the public chest last year. we wouldn‘t mind the trouble and ex- puma of attending the meetings to bear the sudden gush of eloquence and logic by which the Leader so easily explained away that little item.

" ‘Tworo worth ten years of peaceful life. One glance at his display."

dccp disgrace inflicted upon the (‘olony by the hurried

etc.. all of which the Loader found no difliuilty in do- fending. Even the sqiiandering of the revenue in sup- plying a lot of drunken constables with whiskey. while engaged in harrassiug defenccless women and children. was approved of. Good Ilcaveml to what a depth of 'ltn'lfllldlluli lif‘n‘ public morality fallen, when tlu- Leader of n Government unblushingly approves of whiskey- drinking at the public expense! To show that we do not misrepresent, we give the very words of the Islander: ' ‘

“ The building of the barracks was a consequence of bringing the troops. If the tree a were necessary. so are the barracks. Mr. llowatt a so censured the Gov- urnmcnt very severely because the troops which went into the country had drunk a large quantity of spirits. supplied at the ‘cxyenso of the Government. The troops were sent into the country at a most inclement season of the year. They had to endure many hard- ships on the way. and sleep in barns. They were ac- custonied to the daily use of' spirituous liquors.'and we assume that no reasonable member of the Conservative party would defeat a Government. because that Govern- ment had'sanalonod the payment of a few pounds for whiskey supplied under such circumstances. These arn specimens of the ridiculous charges which Mr. Howatt preferred against the party which he was elected to support."

We are glad that the Leader of the Government is exhibiting himself in his true colors. and that the editor of the Islander is cfl‘ectually aiding him to do so. While their bowels of compassion are moved for the "hard- ships " endured by a lot of rough soldiers and constables engaged in collecting proprietary rents. and while sup- plying them with the best of eating and drinking—“ the best Scotch whiskey included "—and good pay into the bargain. as a slight compensation for their " hardships.” there ll not a word pf sympathy for the unfortunate tenants who. with their wives and children. were merci- lessly driven forth into the woods at an " inclement sea- son of the year.“ for shelter and protection. Their little substance—tho solo dependence for their daily ex- istence—might be snatched from them at the approach of a long and rigorous winter. but no “whiskey” or supplies were deemed necessary for them by our pater- nal Government. All sympathy and consideration are reserved for the tenant-hunters. who were supplied with every necessary at the expense of the country. And this ruthless conduct is defended to-day by the Islander and by the leader of the Government in a stump oration l 0 wise. paternal. good. and honest Government! What think you. intelligent people of Prince Edward Island; what think you. honest and independent men of Prince Edward Island. of the Leader and his abcttors. after the exposition they have just given of themselves? Will you again trust them with your confidence and support to be again trampled in the dust. vilified and abused as rebels. that in the end you may be sold to Canada?— Forbid it. God. ‘ ‘ '

Tho Islander. in its new-born phrcusy. scouts at and utterly repudiatos the Idea of any man in the Legislature presuming to exercise the smallest share of person] indg- pendenee. Once a representative calls himself a Cou- servative or a Liberal. he must that moment yield up his convictions and his personal independence. to follow. perhaps. some seen y " leader” in every movement he makes. whether right or wrong. Let the country pon~ der. while it is yet time. upon the following extract from tho Islander :-