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THE THE DAILY EXAMINER. Provincial

APRIL 19, 1887.

Editorial Notes.

England and Wales has reduced tl

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It is claimed that sanitary science in| he death }

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rate in fifty years from 22.07 pet

to 19.62 . : — f a It 18 said t ut im tne even ‘ European war Italy could place an army ol ld >, hy ?. 400,000 men in the heid Russia has 6.000.000 soldiers at her command.

4 despatch from Berlin says that the military credit wsked bythe government smounts to 134,000,000 marks. Of this

sum 40,000,000 marks is for the increase the army, 12,000,000 for new equipments, and the remainder for strateg! railw ‘ys

and improvements in fortresses

Ambitious Monctonians want to cele

ite the jubilee year by the purchase ot

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rund for a public park. Already several

prominent citizens have signified their wil

ingness to subacribe handsomely, and 1

the work is taken hold of in the right way there is no such word as fail

At the Chapleau banquet i Montreal] recently, Sir Hector Langevin, in respond to the toast of the Dominion Parlia

nent, denied tuto the Grit reports of dissensions between the French Cabinet Ministers This should dispose of the

silly stories put afloat by the Grit press.

The Ottawa Journal says “peveral leading cities have selected Dominion Day as the date for celebrat ing the (Jueen’s Jubilee. This is in every way a good thing The closer we associate loyalty t the sovereign with patriotic devotion to Canada s I h the better for British con

It is stated by the English Consul at Boston that the New England fishermen

unsuccessful and unprosperous ast ’ s result of their exclusion from the Canadian tishing grounds. We thought from the writings and speeches of United States ‘‘authorities’ that it did not make h difference if the Americans were never allowed access to our fishing grounds.

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The arrangements for opening the trade between Canada and Aberdeen, as regards the importation of Canadian store

ttle, are being actively carried forward by the promoters of the company. The

proposed capital of the company is £12,000 in 2,400 shares of £5 each, £1 per share to

be called up, and already, it is understood,

a considerable number of shares have been taken up

The twenty-four system is steadily growing in favor among railway managers

Chis time reform was first suggested by the American Society of Civil Enyvineers, and Mr. Sanford Fleming has taken an active part in its promotion. The system has been tested on the Western and Pacific divisions of the Canadian Pacific railway, and branches, 2,600 miles in all, and has been found to work so well that it is to be applied to the whele line.

The Chatham, N. B., World rises to remark that it ‘‘would like to see every land-owner in the country celebrate the (Jueen’s Jubilee by planting trees on the roadside as by so doing they would increase the value of their lands, and would tend to make life more agreeable, especi lly to the young.” We understand that this year Arbor Day on the Island is to be made pro vincial, and that trees are to be planted in the country districts as well as in the city

Vhis is right

\ circular from Mr. Crockett, Chief Superintendent, says the New Brunswick Board of Education has been pleased to make the following regulation :

‘*That teachers be authorized with the sanction of trustees to set apart any Friday taat may be deemed most suitable dur ing the

month of M Ly or june for the purpose of im

proving the school grounds and planting thereon trees, shrubs and flowers, such day to be known as Arbor Day, and when duly observed credit to be given for itas a lawful

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The object of the regulation is to en- courage the improvement and ornamenta tion of school grounds and the cultivation of habits of neatness and order and a love tor the beautiful. im nature among the pups

The question of biennial sessions is

witating t de pe ple ot Ontarto. rhis is wiat the Toront ' Telegram has to say on the subject Che fa that Ontario has

only a single chamber is held to be- almost 4 Tatal objecti m tothe move nent for bi- enmial sessions It ought not to be an objection at all, as even where there are

legislative councils the real legislation is dune by the popular assembly, the legisla tive councils being merely a species 0 I ing barrister. But surely the tim: will soon have arrived when all the laws

that are hecessary to govern the people ot

this particular province will have been put

on the statute book. The assembly cannot go on forever making new laws, and it is shrewdly suspected of amending and alter Ing in2ws whi h have been in Operation simply in order to give itself something to do Lawyers say that the provincial

statutes Lave been altered and amended sv

often that it is now a matter of ditticulty to teil what is the law on any given point. ly our people could manage to get long for one year now and then without their law makers devising new laws.”’

\V # have received from the well-known seed firm of D. M. Ferry & Co., Windsor, Ont., their Illustrated Seed Annual for this year. A house with the national reputation that the abov * one possesses, and whose names are household words from one end of the country to the other, needs no further introduction from us. By selling only the purest and best seeds, and by honest and courteous dealing, they are now the peer in their trade, catering annually to over six million people. Their Annual is gotten up in a very artistic manner, and contains such information that every per- son should have it By sending your name to the tirm they will send you one, postage paid,

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Parne!l and Davitt and anumber of other prowinent Lrishmen are actively engaged in the work of promoting the organization of an Irish woolen manufacturing and ex- porting company, with a capital of 3400, 000. Davitt, while in the United States recently, received many promises of assist-

dice froin Amertdwn importers of whollens

Legislature,

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

AFTBRNOON SESSION. Monpay, April 18.

House met at 3.30. Che bill respecting the Gas Company

| was read a third time and passed.

House went into committee of the whole onthe bill to amend the Education Act. Mr. McLeod in the chair.

Hon. Mr. SuLLivaN moved inamendment that the amount of supplements to be paid school teachers by the Government be one half the sum paid by school districts.

Mr. J. R. McLean was surprised at the resolution. He thought the cancelling of the clause would give rise to considerable litigation.

Hox. Mr. Prowse was favorable to the passing of the resolution.

Mr. SurHertanp thought it better to leave the supplements as they are.

Mr. Bett was in favor of the supple- mentary clause, but opposed to many of the other amendments proposed by the Act

Hon. Mr. Gorpon thought the supple- mentary clause the best in the Act, and he could not support the resolution before the House.

Mr. Wise also spoke against the resolu- tion.

Mr. YE» looked upon the supplementary clause as the best clause in the Act, and did not think its wiping out would have a beneticial effect on education.

Mr. J. R. Mcl BAN vas of opinion that if the supplementary clause were expunged from the Act a saving would be effected.

Hon. Mr. ArsENEAULT did not think the passing of the proposed resolution would be injurious to teachers.

After some remarks by Messrs. Farqu- harson, Sinclair and others, the resolution was declared carried.

On motion, the Speaker took the chair, und the resolution was reported agreed to on a vote of 15 to 10

Hon. Mr. SvutiivaNn moved that a com- mittee be appointed to bring in a bill ia accordance with the resolution. Commit- tee —Sullivan, Prowse, McLeod.

House adjourned,

EVENING SESSION, Monpay, April 18,

House met at 9.10.

How. A. J. Macponatp, from the pri- vate bills committee, reported favorably on the bill incorporating the Law Society.

Hon. Mr. SuLtivan moved the second reading of the bill respecting the construc- tion of a tunnel or subway across the Hills- borough.

Mr. Yeo thought the House should be put in possession of some information con- cerning the bill. He was of opinion that before voting for sucha _ large outlay. of money, hon. members should know the costs, etc., of said subway. For his own part, he thought a bridge would be much better than the subway, and he would not vote for it until it was shown that the large outlay therefor would not be money mis- spent.

House in committee of the whole, Mr. H. L. Macdonald in the chair.

Mr. Srincrark wanted to know why some information as tothe depth ef the river, etc., had not been made known to the House. He hoped some member of the Government would give the desired ex- planation,

Hon. Mr. SuLLIvaN said that the prin- ciples of the bill had already been ex- plained. The hon. member for Springton should know that the Government had not power to make any expenditure for sur- veys, etc.; but then the hon. member was somewhat hard to satisfy in the matter of explanations.

Mr. Sexctarr said the Government had thrown the work upon the House without knowing how it would turn out. The leader of the Government had toyed with words but had given no information upon which any hon. members could form an opinion as te the practicability of the work. He thought there should be a survey made and an engineer's report submitted to the House before hon. members were asked to vote.

tion. Mr. SuLitvan stated that the Gov- ernment had already given the hon. mem- ber allthe information they could; but they could not give him the power of un- ierstanding.

Mr. Farqunarson thought the cost of the Subway would be much larger than the umount estimated. He was of opinionthat tae whole Subway business was an elec- tioneering dodge and that the Government had no intention of carrying it out. The aformation as to the depth of the channel ‘ould have been furnished at little cost. sut the Government while it expended arge sums for other purposes could not ‘pend any in getting the desired informa- ion. The people of Southport wanted bet- ‘er accommodation and that at once. There was nothing to show that a “bridge could not be constructed for a less amount than the Subway. He would like to know where the money was to come from to build the Subway. We were only making a laugh- ing stock of ourselves in talking Subway either across the Straits or Hillsborough. He thought that if estimates, etc. of both bridge and Subway were submitted it

would be seen that the bridge would cost |

less and be of greater benefit to all concern- ed.

Hon. A. J. Macponatp said the object of the proposed subway was to benefit the farmers on the south side of the river. While the ferry boats were very expensive, costing an amount equal to that proposed tor the subway, they were not sufficient for the accommodation of the people. He thought the subway was practicable and would be a great acommodation to the people. The depth of the river had already been taken by competent engineers, and

could be ascertained without going outside - the building. He was of opinion that it. was quite time enough for the Government |

to enter into an expenditure for surveys, when the Legislature had pronounced in favor of the scheme. The bridge about which the Opposition members harped, would, he thought, have to be built miles above the town, and would not stand more than five years at the most.

Me. J. R. McLean said that when the

bill was first submitted the Opposition had .

been promised every information on the subject. So far uo information had been atforded. He thought all information as to

cost, permanency, etc.,should be furnished.

He said the whole tter was an

electtuneeriny dotfye: He thouyht it would

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be better to run a railway from Mount Stewart to Murray Harbor, instead of geiting the proposed subway. He was of vpinion that a bridge could be built for half the cost of the subway. He could not support the bill without knowing whether or not the subway was feasible.

Hon. Mr. Prowse said that many of those who are now bemoaning the fact that no information had been furnished, had previously said they did not desire any. The bill does not authorize the Govern- ment to enter into any expenditure, merely to enter into a contract. Hon. members well know that the cust of the bridge would be much greater than that of the subway. The people of Belfast and Murray Harbor had aright to the subway. No money is to be expended until the contract has been approved of by the Government engineer. He had heard that competent engineers had pronounced against bridges with draws in them. Looking at the scheme in a sensible manner, as he did, he did not think the Opposition should throw obstacles in the way of its successful carrying out. He hoped its construction would be commen- ced as soon as possible, as the present sys- tem of communication was very expensive and did not give entire satisfaction.

Mr. Be x said it seemed strange that all the information farnished was that the sub- way would cost the sum of $250,000. He thought the whole scheme was calculated to take money out of the pockets of the people and it behooved allto be on their guard. He said the cost of the iron alone would exceed the sum proposed for the erection of the subway. Independent estimates had given the costas in the neighborhood of $500,000. Let us take a look at what it will cost to operate it after it is construct- ed, It will cost the interest on $300,000 at 4 per cent.—-$12,000. The cost of lighting alone would be $300 a lamp, or 36,000 for twenty. Ventilation would also be re- quired. This would have to be by steam, costing several thousand more. The cost of operating, after constructing, would be in the neighborhood of $22,000 a year, The great question for us to consider was where all this money was to come from. He thought the subway would not be any con- venience to the people of the south side, while it wouid entail the expenditure of a large amount of money.

Hon. Mr. Fereuson said the hon. mem- ber for Bedeque had shown that the work would be worth much more than it would cost the country. The statement that the Government was committed toa large ex- penditure previous to construction was not strictly correct. Members of the Opposi- tion say that they are acting in the inter- ests of the people of the south side of the river in opposing the Subway scheme. The hon. member who has just sat down has drawn largely upon his imagination, and has endeavored to point out faults which would operate against the Subway. He did not think those members who asked for information were sincere in so doing. Any information other than that already fur- nished, and that which is contained in the bill itself, was unnecessary. As one mem- ber of the Government he would not favor the letting of the contract until they had every security. The people of the south side of the Hillsborough had been misled and fooled before by gentlemen on the up- posite side of the House, and he hoped they would not allow themselves to be duped again. The accommodation furnish- ed the people of the south side, while as good as possible was not perfect, and if the proposed Subway were an improvement it should be built. The bill is so constructed that the taxpayer is amply protected. Hon. members know very well that according to the bill no engineers is necessary at the present juncture. The hon. member for Bedeque is greatly astray as to the cost of running after construction. It would net be anything like that which had been just stated.

Hon. Mr. Lerurcery said there was no risk whatever in constructing the Subway as no money was to be paid until the en- tire work had been approved of by the Government engmeer. The grievancés of the member for Bedeque were purely ima- ginary. Tunnels or subways are in suc- cessful operation in other places, and there was no good reason why one should not be successful here. He did not think a bridge was practicable owing to the soft bottom. The Subway scheme was one with which he was in perfect accord.

After some further discussion progress was reported and the House adjourned.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

The Park Roxdway.

Sir,—It is to be hoped that all our citi- zens who are interested in having a road- way opened to Victoria Park, by the shore in front of Government House, will attend the meeting at the Stipendiary Magistrate's Room, to-morrow, at 11 o'clock. No greater boon could be conferred on our citizens, ‘and especially on our invalid popu- lation, many of whom would be greatly benefited by the quiet walk to the Park by}

; the seashore.

The impression that Governor McDonald is opposed to the road being opened is erroneous. He is in perfect accord with the scheme and it would be an insult to our good Governor to suppose that he would in any way discountenance any eiort being made that had for its object the pleasure and happiness of his fellow- townsmen,

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Fredericton Warned.

The Fredericton Reporter has the follow- ing :— A few evenings ago, a dusky lassie in the

Salvation Army startled the large audience i the barracks by declaring in stentorian tones that the previous night she received a distinct call from the Lord that he was about to pour out his wrath upon the people of Fredericton. She cared not what the people said and would deliver her message.

Capital cities are usually very wicked

‘places. Babylon, Nimevah, Palmyra, in

ancient times, and Washington, Halifax and Ottawa, inthe present age, may be cited as instances. We in New Brunswick had fondly hoped that our capital was an exception, and that the happy phrase, The Celestiai City, was in some sense character- istic of the place. Still, the dusky lassie thinks otherwise. Her warning, coming just after the session of the assembly—and particularly of the legislative council—may be needed to bring back a temporarily de- moralized city to a sense of its true condi- tivm—At Juin Telegraph,

Sunday School Missionary Aunni-— versary. |

A LARGE attendance of adults and more ™ than three hundred children greeted the platform at the Missionary Society of the | Methodist Brick Church Sunday School last night. Devotional opening services were conducted by the Rev. J. V. Jost. The Rev. Mr. Shenton presided aud gave | a short introductory address. The Secre- | tary of the Society, Mr. B. D. Higgs, read an interesting report couched in chaste and beautiful language exhibiting the work and advancement of the Society during the’ year. The speakers were Mr. Beaumont Brown and Mr. Donald Bears, student of Prince of Wales College. Mr. Brown had fortis theme, ‘*Indiaand its Evangelization, ” and very graphically and eloquently des- cribed the land abounding with idols and holy places, and wealthy in its endowments of the oldest superstitions in the world; the gradual process by which India became a British Empire, and the reason why Pro- vidence had placed the guardianship of that vast and wonderful country under the influence of English legislation. A high tribute was paid to those noble statesmen who by legal enactment had made it pos- sible for Christian missionaries to enter that country with the message of salvation. The speaker gave some touching pictures of the infirm and sick carried in thousands to the holy shrines and the banks of the sacred river to die ; but the tide of Christianity has rolled onwards, securing the wonder- ful spread of civilization and peace which prevail in that vast empire to-day, and to a large extent the downfall of Suttce sn and other ancient superstilions. In due time there will come a jubilee more glorious than that of the Empress Queen.

Mr. Bear's theme was the ‘‘Missionary Spirit.” Opening his address with a few pleasantries, he propounded the ques- tion whether the iissionary spirit grew out of the humane feelings implanted in us by nature, or hada higher origin? In good terse Saxon words he argued that while nature might be prompt to the relief of physical suffering, the chief characteristic of the missionary spirit isa desire to atford spiriiual help as well, even atthe sacrifice of pleasure, ease or life. That this spirit was introduced with the incarnation and mission of Christ—the sympathies of the great heart of the Divine teacher going out to moral humanity, and filling the hearts of believers’ with a yearning pity for a dying world—making the present dispensa- tion emphatically a missionary age, and calling forth the most sublime exhibitions of missionary toil and sacrifice. The ad- dress closed with an earnest plea for in- dividual consecration.

The Secretary of the School, Mr. Her- bert Beer, read an interesting report, show- ing the members on the roll to be 562, and expressing thankfulness that out of so meny there had been but one death during the year.

The Treasurer, Mr. R. K. Jost, made a most encouraging financial statement,show- ing the amount contributed by the school toward the support of the Rev. Mr. Koby- ashi, a native Japanese Missionary, to be $517.08, a considerable increase on any former year. The choir sang some very suitable pieces, and aJtogether the meeting was as interesting, pleasurable and _protit- able as ove could wish to attend.

The collection amounted to $30,

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