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Mr. Davies’ Letter.

Ove observations in regard to the strange part played by Mr. L. H. Davies in acting as Counsel for the Dominion before | the Halifax Arbitration, while holding the respons dle position of Premier and Attor- ney General of this Province, and his con- sequent neglect to urge our claim at the

roper time, have called forth the letter heme that gentleman whieh we publish @ sew! ee.

We wast inform Mr. Daviea that we do not intend to be drawn aside from the main question by his vituperation. We have neither the time nor the inclination te bandy werds with him about our rels- tive intelligence. He is always satisfied with hicaself in that respect.

Throughout the letter, Mr. Davies en- deavore to create the impression that he was Counsel for Great Britain and not for Canada, and that he was ‘‘ named and ap-

inted " by the British Agent, Mr. F. C.

urd. This quibbling will deceive no one. Mr. Davies was nominated and paid, hke all the other Counsel, by the Mackenzie Governiaent, although the ‘ormal appoint- ment came from the British Agent.

To prove that our ‘‘ statements of fact are all untrue” and our ‘ignorance in- tense,” lie says that his retainer from the D swinion was not accepted while he was Prewier and Attorney General, and that he was retained on the Fishery question in Octobor, 1875, or nine months before he became Attorney General. It does not affect the question between us to the value ef one straw whether Mr. Davies was re- tained oy the Dominion before or after he became Attorney General. The all-im- portant! facts remain that he held such re tainer after he became Attorney General; that he received substantial refreshers from the Do oinion while he was Attorney Gen- eral; that these positions of Counsel for the Dominion and Attorney General and Premier of this Province, at a time when the interests of Prince Edward Island and the Dominion so strongly con- flicted, were incompatible and could net be properly or hvnorably held by the same

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If Pr nce Edward Island has now a legal and «q:itable claim to a separate share of the cou: pensation accruing from the use of the fisheries by Americans, that olaim ex- isted from the ratification of the Treaty of Washington. That Mr. Davies did noé in any way whatever urge or even mention our aim vitil after his professional engage-

ment with the Dominion Government, ter- |

miuated by the defeat of the MeKenzie adminis'ration, proves most conclusively that he was not free to deso. On what ether ground can we account for his silence during ‘he entire pending of the question. Mr. Ds ies reveals more than he probably intende’, wher he says that any of the counsel who would have effered to submit a separate claim for the Island “* would not only have made himself a laughing stock but would have been immediately dismissed as untit for the position.” Such treatment would be well merited by a counsel who would act adversely to the interests and instructions of his clients.

The contention of Prince Edward Island is that we should cecupy the same position -n this question as Newfoundland. _ We ratified tae Treaty asa separate Province, and did not cede the compensation likely to be received under it, to Canada when we became part of the Union. Why did not P. E. Island pursue the eourse which Newfoundland did? Why did our Attor- ney Genvral become the retaiee of Can- ada? Why did our Government sleep on its rights until the money was paid into the euffers of the Dominicn? These are ques- tions which Mr. Davies may as well answer square'y first as last. He will be very apt tu hear them asked from many different directions, and perhaps with some not very pleasant variations before he is many years

older.

We ad sere to our opinion—and we now emphasize it—that our claim should have been made before the money was paid to the Dominion, and that those who should have merle that claim, but failed to do so, have been guilty of the most culpable neglect. ‘‘ Treachery ” and ‘‘treason " are words which we do nut use; but it is not wonderf.i that they should come unbidden to the lips of Mr. Davies and his defenders.

Mr. Davies does not labor to conceal his desire tat the Fishery question should be kept ope: for the next Dominion election; avd, in tre hope that such may be the re- guilt, he cadeavors to create the impression that the (jric leaders are not opposed to our elaim. He asks when or where has Mr. Mackenz:¢ repudiated our claim, and adds : “the matter has never been submitted to him for bia vote as @ member of the Honse.” It is hard to characterize —

ment without tsing very strong jan- coke : Jn page 204 of the Journals of the uae of Commons of Canada for the year 1830, is recorded a division in which Mr. Mackeur-, as well as Sir John Macdonald, voted for the following reeolution :

Resoleel, That by the British North Ame- rica Act, 1867, the sea coast, and Inland Fisheries of the Dominion, and the control, reguiatio., and protection thereof, were vested in the Government and Parliament of Canada.

That toe responsibility and duty of regulat ing and protectiag such Fisheries were froma the ist of July 1873, undertaken by the Federal (: overoment and Legislature.

That great expense was thereby cast upon gad defrayed from the Dominion Treasury.

That eich responsibility camrot constitu- tionally be surrenderet or transferred to any of the Provinces, and if it were possible te do @, the transfer would be injurious to the best jutereste of the Provinees more immediately eoucerne! in the development of the Fisheries ax they v ould be alike, legaily and pecuniarily gaable to burden, and aiford the necessary protectia: : ; 5

That the duty of fostering and protecting the tisher es is e-rtain to entail great expense ev the Dominica in the future.

That such expenditure acd the public ad- vantage t be derived therefrum.are co-re'ative gud that the portion of the Fishery Award

id over to Canada, constitutionally and of right, belongs to the Dominion of Canada.

By hie vote on this resolution, Mr. Mac keuzie «uphatically declares that ‘*‘ the

tion of the Award paid ever to Canoda comstitut onally and of right belongs to the Dominio. of Canada.” Is not this repu- diating our claim to any portion of that Award? This resolution was adopted as an amendment to a motion made by Mr. MeDonneli, of Inverness, N. 8., asserting the right of Prince Edward Island and the other Maritime Provinces to distributive shares of that Award.

Mr. Davies, last year, like some other men of exsy political virtue, denounced the Government for not taking our case to the Supreme Court, instead of making an

to the Britis: Government. Now

he denon aces them for proposing to obtain a wlution of the question by legal means. The arg > ments he uses now are borrowed from the apeeches of members of the Gov- ernment in 1880. Theso arguments were ageinst an appeal to the Conrt until

we had exhausted every other means of redress, but the Dominion Government, having ‘eclared that we have no claim which the other Provinces may not urge, the flonse of Commons, having decided that the money “paid over to Canada @onstitationally and of right belongs to Canada,” avd the British Government, having confirmed this view and declined to interfere, there remains no remedy but to submit a case to the Supreme Court.

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Commencement of the Agitation

As our frend, the genial Clerk of the House of Assembly would pay, the “ agi- tation is commensing” in the Firet District of King’s County, and the people are ask- ing their representatives in the Upper Chamber to rise and explain their conduct. We have no doubt that the popular wave will swee; from East to West, until the abstrnctionists aro swept from political aaiavence

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The Liberals and the National Policy.

Tues is nothing so successful as success. The ‘‘National Policy’ has been endorsed by leaders in the Liberal Party; and the Liberal Party are now evidently preparing | te adopt it. This is a great and remarkable fact—the more remarkable that it seems to be entire- | ly overlooked by organs of the stripe of the

St. John Telegraph and Charlettetown

Patriot. | Not to mention the recent utterances of | Mr. Huntington and others high in com-

mand over the Party, we have, in the

Canadian Monthly for April, an article by

‘*4 Liberal,” in which the National Policy

is heartily approved, and the Grit leaders

severely censured for failing at the proper

time to apply it.

This writer says :—‘‘The true policy for Canada is a REYENUB TARIFT, so adjusted

as to give INCIDENTAL PRoTECTION,’ which is,

precisely stated, the principle upon which the National Policy is based.”

He continues :—

‘Suppose we were a purely agricultural people, and had no manufactures whatever, bat imported everything that we used except the actual produce of the field, forest and stream. If such were our condition, we might as well pay our taxes on one class of imports asanother. Some things must be rendered dearer to the consumers in order that a re- venue may be raised. Well then, would it’be eco- nomical folly for a Finance Minister to lay the highest taxes on such imported articles that a few simple manufactures would be encouraged into hfe? 1 think the nfost rabid free-trader would not say that.”

This ‘‘Liberal” has evidently not heard about our Patriot /

Then he says:- -

**T am neither a manufacturer nor a pro- tectionist ; but I have no objection to paying & portion of my share of the taxation of the general government every time I buy a suit of clothes, merely because ‘Aereby woollen manu- fattures are encouraged and assisted. That this latter is the incidental result does not injure me, and I might as well pay in that way as on tea or sugar, which cannot be pro- duced here.”

And finally he declares :—

“Some such policy as I have indicated would, I believe, have to be adopted by Mr. Cartwright if he were appointed Finance Minister to-morrow. He could not go back to the eld tariff ef 1878 if he wanted to, be- eause he must have all, or nearly all, the revenue produced by the present tariff to earry on the Government, and to fulfil the enormous obligations now resting on the coun- try. If this be true, surely the best policy for the Liberals to adopt is to come out boldly, and tell the people what their policy will be.”

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Our Island Railway.

Tue Herald of yesterday contains an editorial criticism upon the management of our Railway, wpon which we may be al- lowed to make a fewremarks. We certain- ly sympathise with our people in the way in which they are ill treated with regard to this, their own,great public work, built and paid for by themselves, for their own ac- oommodation, yet operated by men, know- ing little and caring less for their interests.

We have called attention, and with good reason, to the want of proper railway con- nection with the ‘‘ Northern Light.” We have complained of the tariff, of the rates of speed, and of other defects in the accom- modation provided,—yet without avail. The Superintendent’s hands are tied. He cannot move without direct orders from Ottawa; and the Department seems to be too much engaged with more important business to troubla very much about ours. This is decidedly wrong. The Intercol- onia! Railway has the credit of being one of the best constructed and equipped on the continent, and it cost the peeple of the Dominion some $45,000 per mile. No doubt its managers are proud of it, and their best efforts are always directed to its success) Our little Island Railway cost $15,000 per mile to the people of the Pro- vince, and nothing tothe other inhabitants of the Dominicn. It was built to suit our inland traffic, and we centend that it should be operated for the purpose for which it was constructed. While we agree entirely with our contemperary, in his conlemnation of the system upon which this institution is operated, we do not think that he is justi- fied in reflecting as he has done upon the Superintendent. We do not think that Mr. Arceibald is of a ‘‘most repulsive com- position.” Onthe contrary, he is spoken of as a man standing high in his profession, and enjoying (at any rate during his resi- dence on the mainland) the esteem and regard of his official associates. In his case itis not the man, butthe system, that is at fault.

Exhibition Buildings.

Ix the Report submitted to the Legis- lature in the late session by the Commis- sioners for managing the Provincial Exhibi- tion, as well as in that of Mr. Longworth, the Special Commissioner representing the Government at the St. John Mxhibition, attention is called to the great want of per- manent Exhibition Grounds and Baildings in this Province, where live stock could be properly sheltered and fed, and carriages, sleighs, machinery and farm implements of all kinds placed under cover. As situated at present, we are dependent upon the courtesy of the Department of Militia for the use of the Drill Shed in which are shown textile fabrics, butter, cheeso, vege- tables, &c., wnile our live stock, wagons, sleighs and agricultural machinerey re- quiring a large amount of room, may be found perhaps in another part ef the town. There is also the great inconvenience aris- ing from the want of proper shelter, food and water for the cattle, as well as from the rush consequent upon the Exhi‘ition being necessarily confined to one day in a building much too small for the purpese.

Had we permanent grounds and build- ings, there is no reason why our Exhibition should not remain open for at least one week. The beauty and fertility of our Island, the high character of our stock, and the varied productions of our farmers are inducements which could not fail in at- tracting large numbers of visitors from the rest of Canada and the United States, where the fame of the ‘‘ Garden of the Gulf’ ia by no means unknown. Another result would doubtless be a large incréase in the number of exhibits of all classes, and possibly a fairer and more careful inspec- tion by the judges, who are now too much hurried to give proper attention to this important work.

Montreal, Hamiiton, Ottawa, London, St. John, Halifax, Fredericton and Truro, —all have their exhibition buildings and grounds ; and the peeple of this Prevince, who have everything to gain by as wide a prominence as can possibly be given to their productions —of which we need fear no comparison with our neighbours —should certainly lose no time in providing the accommodation. so urgently needed. Asa speculation we believe that if a proper site were selected, it would pay. Land can now be purchased much cheaper than for many years past, and lumber islow. We should like to see immediate action taken in this matter.

a <0 ED OO penne Our Early Uistory.

TuEre is one subject of importance among the many others which are, from time to timé, brought before the readers of the Examiner, viz: the Early Histery of the Island. In every other Province of the Dominion such a record exists. We are fast losing tine. This Island claims exis- tence asa separate Province or Government since 1773, yet no information is available as toits early history. In Nova Scotia a society exists which has been inmost valuable in preserving and publishing the records of her early life. Why should net this be done here? Qur old friends are dropping off year by year, yet some valuable ones still remain, from whom much important information may be obtained. We refer (asking their pardon for thus mentioning their naywes) to Messrs. Theoph. and Robert

Stewart, Peter and John Macgowan, Joseph Pope, William Forgan, John Merris, Peter DesBrisay, Robert

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' Cooper and others whese names we cannot

at present call to mind.

Some have been called away who made! carrLe AND GRAIN SHOW --A VERY GOOD

this subject « special study, and whose | papers may be aecessible.— We refer to the | late Judge Pope and Donald Currie, Esq. |

Most of the gentlemen, whose names we | Tuesday was large ; and it was especially have mentioned, are natives of the Island, | pleasing to see a goodly representation of | while others have leng been residents |

thereon. The Hon, Joseph Pepe is very

entertaining in his reminiscences of men | owing to the state of the iee, farmers living

and manners of the olden time, while Mr. Peter Macgewan’s Diary contains a com- plete aceount of the principal lucal events for many years. Judge Alley has, for some time been collecting facts to serve a place in a_ lecture or _histery He has succeeded well, but there must be mawy circumstances within the recollection of eur oldest inhabitants which would add materially to the Judge’s collection. Why not then form a historical society? Weask the cooperation of the editor of the Patriot. His venerable father for many years the Recorder of this City, although not a native of the Province, wust surely have imparted to the acute, and re- tentive memory of his sen, many incidents of interest. By all means, let sueh a Society be fermed. The Local Government have stored away in their musty arehives, papers and books of no value to them, yet of the greatest interest to our peeple. We trust that some steps may be soon taken towards the accomplishment ef the object to which we have thus directed attention.

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A Stock Farm of 10,000 Head.

AN organization ef Ontarie and Quebee Steck Raisers, have secured 140,000 acres of grazing land in the Bew River District, at this side of the Rocky Mountains where they intend establishing a eattle ranche. The Company is composed ef Senator Coehrane, his son James A. Cochrane, Major James Walker, and John MM. Browning, and Prefesser McKachern. It is calied ‘‘ Tne Cochrane Ranzhe Co.” and will be managed by Major Walker. In an interview with a Halifax Herald reporter a few days ago, Professor McKachern, said ‘The Company propose to raise and keep a stock farm of 10,000 head of cattle ; not so much for the present expert trade, as for the supply of the North-West itself. There will be a great demand frem the hun- dreds of thousands of immigrants who will pour into that vast country daring the next four years. Tho cattle will be there for them when they arrive. Besides, the Gov- ernment now annually buy abeut 4,000 head of American eattle te feed the Indians. We hope to supply that dewand in future. We shall export oursurplus stock te Europe in the summer time from York Factory, in the Hudson’s Bay.”” Sixty pure bred buils for the Ranche arrived at Halifax en the 11th inst. They will be immediately for warded to the foot of the Rockies.

The members of this eampany, besides being noted stock raisers, are shrewd busi- ness men. They see that at no distant day the Pacific Railway will reach the loeality of the Ranche. They will then have stock of superier breed, fit for shipment to all parts of Canada and to Europe, and with the cheap pasturage and low rates of freight on the Pacific Railway, they will be enabled to compete with steck raisers much nearer the Atlantic shores.

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Mr. Shaw’s Letter.

A rew days ago we made some geod. natured observations upen the ceurse pur sued by Mr. Shaw, during the late session on the question of the Fishery Award as compared with his remarks thereupon in the session of 1880. They have brought Mr. Shaw to the front. We always giadly weloome his appearance in publie, whether it be upen the platferm or in the press ; his language is choice, and his delivery pleasing thongh often bitingly sarcastic. We had expected, upon epening Mr. Shaw's letter te have found a wishering, crushing reply te our feeble criticism, but aside from the graceful compliment paid us in his opening sentence, his letter contains nothing that calls for any farther remark than one of simple acknowledgement. While purport- ing to be an answer to our article reflecting upon him, it is nothing more than a state- ment of severa! figures of revenne and ex- penditure—a mere transposition ef a few men in a game that bas been plaved and lost (by the Oppesition) several times since the Public Accounts were presented to the Legislature. Mr. Shaw has indalged his humor for sarcasm—but upon himaelf.

Facts about Sugar.

Tre Grits sre great en the Sugar qnes tion, and they have spent many hours writing to prove that the price of that article was increased te the consumer by the N. P. The returns of the quantity of sugar imported into the Dominion in the years 1878, when Mr. Cartwright was in power, and 1880, when Mr. Tilley had the management of the Tariff, are befere us. From these returns we find that the De- minion imported in the years 1880, 109,463,915 lbs. ; duty on do. , $2,595,074. - 48 : 1880, 116,847,050 lbs. ; duty on do.,

2 026,692.04. It will be seen by the

above table that we imported 7,383,135 lbs. more sugar in 1880 than we did in 1878, while we paid $508,532.44 less duty ! ! It will now be in erder for the se-called “ Free Trade organs” to show that we pay more duty on sugar per pound, under the N. P., than we did before. We leave the conundrum with them.

Business in St. John.

Tae Sun reports that the imports into St. John, ‘* Free, and on which duties were paid, amount te $280.734 fer March, 1880, and $550,596 for Mareh, 1881. The aver- age of duty is 17 percent. in 1880, and scarcely 18 per cent. in 1881--a percent age very different from what the Grit pa- pers have been placing it at. The total | unports fer the month were $191,811 in ex- cess in 1881, and the goods remaining in warehouse, only $35,012 in excess of the quantity at the corresponding period in 1880. There isa faliing off in the lumber exports, and an increase in the ex- ports of fish, animals and their produce, agricultural produee and manu- factures. The total trade fur the month, as per Custom Honse returns, was, for March, 1880, $572,777; March, 1881, $713,311. We may remark that the trafic at the St. John station ef the Inter- colonial Railway last month, was the largest ever handled in that month. The freight receipts, in reund numbers, were aout $10,000 over the reesipts of Mareh, 1880, and March, 1880, had given an iscrease of nearly $10,000 ever March, 1879. In fact, the increase ef Intercolonial trade has been such at St. Jehn, that the traflic receipts at this station have abeut deubled in two years.”

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(From the Toronto Mail.}

If, says our esteemed contemporary, the Premier becomes se ill that he bas to re- tire, if Sir Charles Tupper, through sick- ness, goes out of the pelitical field, and if Sir Iconard Tilley retires into private !ife, then, oh then, the Liberal party will re- turn to power. It seems that a Previden- tial illness among Conservative statesmen, assisted by a good lively epidemic among Tory electors, is the only salvation for the Grit party just now. Contrasted with the Liberals of England, what a small-minded set of men the Canadian Grits are. Immediately Sir Charles Tupper was taken ill, the Grit press eommenced the cireulation of a series of nasty insinuations about him; and now that Sir John Macdon- ald is on a bed of sickness, the leading organ says that if the Premier will only keep ill enough, Mr. Blake. who presumably is very valiant when he has sick men for opper- ents, wil be able to geti nte power. When

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BASTER MARKET.

EXMIBIT—LISTS OF PRIZES, ETC.

Taw attendance at the Easter Market en

Prince and King’s Counties. There was an active competition, though,

south of the Hillsboreugh were necessarily unable to take part in it. THE @RAIN SHOW

was exceedingly geod. The wheat, oats, barley and other seeds shown would have done no discredit te any country. The prize wheat ranged in weight from sixty six to sixty-four and a half pounds per bushel ; barley frem fifty-eight to fifty-feur and a half ; white oats from fifty and a haif to forty-nine ; Norway oats from thirty-nine and a half to thirty-seven pounds. We need say nothing more. The follewing is the list ef prizes :—

Best bushel Red Wheat, Daniel Robertson, Brudeneil.

2d do, Wm. Lawson, Royalty.

3d do, Jeseph Schurmau, New Lenden.

Best bushel White Wheat, Thomas Bullman, Rustico.

2d do, Frsderick Bullman, Wheatly River.

3d do, Edward Woolner, Rustice.

Best bushel Black Oats, T. Bullmaa, Rus- tice,

2i de, Albert Craswell, Rustico.

3d de, James Hssery, Unien Road.

Best bushel White Oats, T. Bullman, Rustico.

2ud do, Fred. Bullman, Wheatley River.

3d do, Domnie Vieno, New Glasgew.

Best oushel Norway @ats, Stephea MeCal- lum, B. P. Road.

2d de, Donaid Shaw, do.

2d do, James Lewis, Royalty.

Best bushel Barley, (swo rowed) Thomas Bullmaa, Rustico.

24 do, Stephen McCallum, B. P. Road.

3d de, Fermang Pine, New Glasgow.

Best 10 los ited Clover Seed, Benj. Cole, Bédeque.

2d do, Pacifique Pine, Rustico.

Best 5 lbs Alsyke Clover Seed, Wm. Pippy, Lot 48.

2d do, Frederick Turner, Pleasant Grove.

Best bushel Timothy Seed, ‘IT. Ballman, Rustieo.

2nd de, Stephen McCallum, B. P. Road.

Judges—D. R. M Haoper, Capt. MoRae, Jehn MeGregor, Benj. Cote, Manoah Rowe, Esquires.

THE CATTLE eHow.

The shew ef cattle was not so large as that of previews years, but the quality, im our epinion, was superior. Some fine fat eattle were entered for eempetition, among whieh we may mention a handsome ox fed by Blake Bros., weighing 1,822 pounds whieh was awarded first prize; a pair of four year elds fed by Benj. Wright, Esq, and four oxen under three years old fed by Alex. McKinlay, Esq., 8 cow fed by Blake Bros., a heifer fed by Henry Langworth, Esq, and a steer and cow fed by Hen. Jobm Lougworth. Owen Cennolly, Esq., also showed a handsome and tat cew which was much admired, altheugh she did not take a prize.

Had the erossing on the river been safe, and the reads generally good, we have ne doubt the shew would have been larger. Mr. James Match, ef Lot 48, was unable to bring his cattle te the exhibition, and Mr. Henry Mutch and Mr. Patrick Duffy, by the same cause, were also prevented frem taking part in it.

The following is the cerrected pr eelist:—

Best Fat Ox (any age) Blake Bres., City.

21 de Benj. FE. Wright, Reyalty.

3d de Benj B. Wright, Royalty.

Best Fat Cow or Weifer (over 3 years eld) Blake Bres., City.

2d do Sawiuel Wheatley, Reyalty.

34 do Hea. Jeha Longworth, City.

est Fa Steer (usder 3 years old) Alex. McKinlay, North River.

2d de Alex. McKin'ay, North River.

3d do Alex. MecKiulay, North River.

Best Fat Heifer (ander 3 years old) Henry Lengworth, Revalty.

2d do Biake Bros., City.

3d de none.

Best pair Fat “ethers James Wise, Mi'toa.

24 do H. Longwerth, Reyalty.

3d de James Wise, Milson.

Best carease Pork, KR. Bridges, City.

21 de George Veasey, Little York.

3d de R. Bridges, City.

Judges. George Tweedy, Daniel Ferguson. Samue. Uyde, George Masea, George Compton Hequires.

We are indebted to Mr. Henry Sellers, of the City Seales, for the following list of weights, showing the owners ef cattle exhi- bited, and the feeders :—

TME WEKIGHTS :

OWNERS. Frepprs. Brake Bros :— ex, 1822 Ibs. ) ox, 1367 do ¢ Biske Bros.

ox, 1350 doe oow, 1452 do

ox, 1492 ibs. j

ox, 1437 do P| ex, 1420 do —_ McKinlay, Esq.

ex, 1335 de

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ox, 1635 Iba. } oe ox, 1457 do ( Benj. Wright, Esq.

heifer, 1195 lbs., Hon. J. H. Peters.

cew, 1072 tbs Herace Haszard. cow, 12%0 ths. J. Davis, ‘‘Rankin House.” cow, 1309 lbs cow, 1267 do Leow, 1605 iba. 1 cow, 1382 do Rost. Berpars :— 1 ox, 1325 Ibs., B Dockendorff. 1 ox, 1352 Tbs., R. Bovvyer. 1 cow 1342 lhs , R. Bridges. 1 heifer, 1232 lbs., Chas. Bryenton. SAMUEL WHEATLEY :— 1 cow, 1325 lbs , Owen Cen nolly, Esq. i do, 1185 lba., Alex. Martin,

JoHn Drake :— 1 heifer, 1200 ibs. 1 de, 1115 Ibs 1 cow, 1052 lbs. | cow, 1035 lbs. Gao. THokns. — 1 cow, i295 lbs. 1 ex, 1257 ibs ie 08 the | at Bowman, 1 heifer, 1160 Ibs.. H. Longworth, Eeq. 1 cow, cow, 1102 Ibs., Gee. Therne. DaxteL MULLINS :— 1 cow, 1:90 ibs., Mra. G. Lewis. JoHN Borris :— W. Stewart, 1 ox, 1092 ibs, Herace Haszard, 1 cow, 1167 lbs. John Redd, 1 cow 1617 lbs. John Longworth, i ex 1+ $2.

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Steck Farm. Jehn Lengworth, Esq.

| Henry Myde, Esq. { John Cresby, Eeq

Fred’k White.

Messrs. Blake Bros. intend slanghter ing four of the best cattle whieh they ex- hibited for ths Easter market, and the balance is intended fer exportation te England.

SALE OF HORSES.

4. McNei!l conducted the sale of horses, There was a spirited cempetition for the possession ef the splendid Suffelk Punch stallion ‘* Challenger ”’—the finest horse of his kind in the Dominion. Mr. Mont. Gardiner, of Lot 16, preved successful. Ho obtained the prize at $760. We heartily congratulate Mr. Gardiner and the people ef Prince County.

The handsome young horse ‘‘ Almonte” was bought in by the Commissioners at #200 ; ut was subsequently sold to Mr Rodk. Melsaac, of China Peint, for the sane sum,

* Sir Edwin” was bought in.

Mr. Mills’ ‘‘ Prince of Wales” was ex- hibited on the Square, amd received much attention,

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te the St. John Globe says an aceident ec- eurred at Blanche, Shelburne Co., which

It seems a large do, sheep and it was resolved t# put an end te

Exhibition |Sales.

The Prize Grain was sold at auction by A. |

Rest 1 bushel Red Wheat, weight 66 lbs,

Senator Haythorne, Marshtieid, $2 25 |

2nd do do 65 ibs.,A.M.McRae,Pewnal, 2 25

3rd do do 644 lbs., Themas Bulman, Rustice, 2 40 Best de White Wheat, €54 lbs., Sen-

ator Haythorne, Marshfield,

2nd do do 644 lbs., D. McMillan, Cove-

head, 3 10 3rd do de 644 lbs., William Haslam, Springfield, 3 00 Best do Black Oats, 46 lbs., Edward Beete, Southpert, 2 25 2nd do do 42 lvs., Edward Beete, Seuthport, 2 25 Srd do do 40 lbs, John Stewart, St. Peters Road, 1 55 Best do White Oats, 504 lbs., Senator Haytbhorue, Marshfield, 2 40 2ed do do, 50 lbs., Robert Haslem, Springfield, 2 06 3rd de de, 49 lbs., Stanley Winslos, Oyster bed Bridge, 1 66 Best do Norway Vats, 394 lbs., Domi- nick Pineo, New Glasgow, 1 35 2nd do do 39 lbs., Kobert Stewart, Lot 48. 1 00 3rd do do 37 lbs., Robert Stewart, Lat 48, 1 10 Besi do 2-rowed Barley, 58 lbs., Fran- cis Bell, Reyalty, 2 25 2nd de do, 55 ibs, Edward Beete,¥outh- port, 2 30 3rd de de 544 Ibs., Geerge Clarke, Brackley Peint Road, 2 50 Best 10 lbs. Red Clover Seed, Hon. D. Ferguson, Kast River, 2 60 2nd do de Samuel Saunders, Winsloe toad, 2 40 Best 5 Ibe Alevke Clover Seed, Mon. D. Ferguson, East River, 1 60 2nd dv de John Diamend, Winsloe Road, 1 50 Best | bush Timothy Seed, Hon. D. Ferguson, Kast River, 2 76 2nd de de Hon. D, Fergusen, East River, 3 05

Stock Farm Cows, seld as fellows : 1 cow, weight 1309 lbs., Blake Bros., $60 00 1 cow, weight 1265 lbs., Blake Bres., 53 80 Hea. J. Lengworth, stock, at Auctioa, sold as follows: 1 ox 3 years old, weight 1605 lbs, Blake res, $34 i cow, Blake Bros., 56 00 | ox, weight 1682, reserved by owner, 86 00 Messrs. Blake Bros., aleo bought at private sale, the Prisg Wethers, exhibited by Mr. Joseph \Vise. wea =e

Correspondence.

BH We donol hold ourselves responsible for the stalements or opinions of eur correspondents,

oro — FP Sa = ones

Lstter from Mr. L. H. Davies.

Te the Editor of the Examiner.

Sik,— One would imagine that if there ever was a question upon which the Leaders of Public Opinien on this Island would take the trouble to be thoroughly informed, the right of this Prevince to a share of the Fishery Award, was that question. The duty not only of educating the Public Opiusion of the Province, but also that of the Dominien upon it, at present lies upon the Press. Instead of contributing your influenee in this divection, you seemingly prefer to try and turn the whele matter into ridicule and argue the question strict- ly from a party standpoint, and with a most sublime disregard of facts In your editorial of Saturday you make a most un warrantable attack upen me. Yeu state:—

‘* The real culprit in this Fishery matter is Mr. L. H. Davies, who, while Premier and Attorney General of this Province, accept ed a retainer from the Dominion and neglected to press our claim until after the money had been paid over to the Domin- ion.

** Had our claim been presented separate- ly before the Halifax Coaunissien, or even preseuted to the British Government be- fore the money was paid ever, the result might have been very different,

‘* Every person knows that our chances for an equitable distribation of the money were weakeved as soon as the amount awarded was paid into the Dominion Treasury. Sines then we have had to contend with the powerful sectional influences of the west and central portions of the Dominion. We do not aecuse Mr. Davies ef treachery in this matter, but we deo say that he sheuld not, while Attorney Geueral vf this Pro- vince, have accepted a retainer from the Dominion, unless on the distinet under- standing that he should keep the Prince Edward Island claim separate, just as Mr. Whiteway did in the case of Newfound- land.”

Your statements ef fact in this extract are all untrue, and the conclusions you draw exhibit an intense ignorance which, en such a vitally important question, is simply unpardonable. It was not when | was ‘‘ Premier and Attsrney General of this Province that 1 aceepied a retainer from the Deminion.” I was retained as one of the Counsel for Great Britain in Octeber, 1875, and had assisted in com- piling and finally settling the British ease long befere I became Attorney Generai. The Halifax Commission sat pursuant to the 22nd section of the Washington Treaty to determine the ‘‘ ameunt ef compensation to be paid by tae Government of the United States te the Government of Her Brittannic maf in return for the priv- ileges accorde| to the eitizens ef the United States under article 18 of the Treaty,” and the sime section provided that any sum awarded should be paid *‘ in a gross sum ” within tweive months.

The 35rd Article of the Treaty extended its provisions to Newfeundland so far as they were applicable. The only parties then to the arbitration were Great Britain on the one side, ani the United States on the other. The former was represented by a duly aecredited agent, Mr. F. OC. Ford, of the Foreigu Office, who officialiy named and appointed the British counsel. If any of these counsel had been possessed of the wisdem of the writer of your article, and had attempted to ‘‘ present the claims of this Isiand separately before the Halifax Commission,” he would not only have made himself a laughing stock, but would have been immediately dismissed as untit for his position.

In presenting her ‘‘ case” to the arbitra- tors, Great Britain divided it into two parts :

Part L. related te the Dominion.

Part IL te Newfeundiand. There was nothing at all in common between the two claims, and it had been fully arranged be- tween Great Britain and Newfoundland when the Legislature of that Province passed the legislation necessary to give effect to the Treaty of Washington, that Great Britain would previde for the ap- am agence ef any award made under the

reaty, as between Newfoundiand aud the Dominien. Sir William Whiteway, there- fore, who represented Newfoundland, did not “‘ keep the elaim of that Colony sepa- rate.” The British agent presented the “ease” for Great Britain as a whele, and made his claim for an award as a whole, and net so much fer the Dominion and so much for Newfoundland. The a»ard was made for one eutire sum, as “ payable by the United States to Great Britain,” and then the British agent, purauant to his in- atruetions, apportiuned the amount be- tween Newfoundland and the Dominion. You go on to hint that a claim should have been made on the British Government be- fore the money was paid over. This you must Know would not have been the preper. way to preceed, and if you did not know before, surely the answer lately published —as given by the Secretary for the Col-

came hear costing two persens their lives. | enies, Earl Kimberley, to the memorial of had been worrping | both branches of our Local Legislature — : te sheuld convince you. The fact is, the him. The other night William Smith and | remedy and only hope of eur Province in his wife were returning from a neighbor’s| this matter lie in an appeal to the Domin- house. They were taken for the dog, in| ion Mouse of Commons, and yet, strange to say, that is the only quarter where we have never formally presented our demand and asked for justice.

Last year when our lecal Legislature de-

termined to petition the Queen for redress, I saw that the people were enly being

and Francis Longworth, David Wilson, J. B,

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