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Ujected to witerss giving Lexeociations, and said that pegeciation to Me. Carvell i in Christendom by the ci this case, i that he wanld be able to i bat this cave bad begn pre Ceurt, ’ udge Llenale Ys decided that H ec lot. © Witness at oll events trom the ou netuoderstand that there et ween Mr. Carvell and the Cute land? } dv pot Mr. Purdy claimed the thorougbe & nelificalien trous aby that land, that 1 remember, ic Kinnen sworn, I reside at Weet . 1 have been in the habit of come tetewn for many years For 55 inte town coming mm on the nding Oo different streets general i:eet, in the west part of the town, a suees require we take the best place e can tind. We used te come to the ul Steet or Purly Street as it wae use the landing was shallow. Occa- . ; ow out of town by thatatreet. When ] onde,| wound bate lo wake two balves < cade to mieke it easy to heal up bill, bme Wheu Powsal Street Wharf was ted. Ithick it was inthe year Is44 e that 1 bave been m the babi of land- ‘ he weet end of the wharf, 1] had sever

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lerrupted ‘ast winter, but) had vo inter- myset tor L bad ue vecameon to travel it, J suw the obetruction it wea partly taken ‘The pasesge beiween it aad the whart ap- u Very narrow tome. The Eastern end of reasitwuik from the westera ead of the cei Was five or aix leet. There was net sul beecut teem forme to bring up @ borse aod ecat. Leould tot bring up a horse with an y sleigh, bor eo berse with eit a sleigh. 1 idown ilLere merely to see. what was going it was about the beginning of March. We quent's land there with beats in summer tune eaiety. Atthe time Lesamined the whart L.ere Was an obstruction there extending in upua we Truad ten or twelveicet. It was an entire nupedupent lo the poserge for it erossed the road. There was ve landing on ine east end of the whart, acd thereiore I used t» beul the boat up the weet end of the wharf. There isa saw but wu the east side of the wharf. sixaminzed by Bir. Charles Palmer. The spring bile io the vicinity of the breastwork is ebunt two or three buodred feet from ordinary Ligh water wark and to avoid it we had to keep towards the oreastwork. When | got down on

ibe ive I would take the best way | could get tom |

wards home, lthiok Mr. Purdy came there eitey the whart was buill sume few years, aud beid it up to biedeath, I deu'tremember that dur. Pordy poet a grid iron there fur buats to be Lawed upon tor repairs. Ll beard eay that Mr. Carvell claumed the ground. 1 was pot in the Police Court at the trial on the eave. lL eyed the breasiwork’ to see woether it was ona straight line with the street just to satisty my curivsity. ldo not kuow whetner it was private property er not. I ranged the breastwerk with the ware- beuse and Ni) Ravhin’s bouse—cannot tell whelber it went over west of them two inches or not—but it went seme over the range of those buildlogs. There would not be roca enough tor & tieigh Lo pass i the space there was between the range of the warehouses and (be eud of the wharf. ‘The end of the whart was a little to the east, say a foot or two from the renge ot Purdy’s Warehouse.

Me. Stewart of Let 48,eworn. Examined b Attorney Geveral.—I genera ly land at Queen’s whart, tconelimes we land at Pownal whari at the west side. I lacd there with bricks and pro- duce. There was a well worn track there. Purdy’s Warehouse is built on a bittle breast- work. I did net use that right of way for travel Log om last winter, but 1 was down there last spring, aod J elould sey that thie breastwork does sotertere with landimg there as former-y, The first me Lobsersed ibeebstruction was sowe time before the ice weut away. | did rot sight it to see wheter it was on 2 lioe with the street We landed in sumer oo the wharf inside of where the breastweoik i now. ] should think that tbe space ie ten or twelve feet belween the eud of the breastwerk and the whart, and the depth of water is abvut G ieet. 1 do not think that there ie a sufe right of way there now for the public iu winter cn accounute!l the obstiuc- blune

Croas-examived by Mr. Hodgson, There is a bad spring Lole tbere. When we got on the ice We Went whatever way we wished to ge. Per- haps the track weuld pet be ia the same place every winter. The ice always used to break up Bist bere, and then over towards tie spring bole afterwards. Ov this account it was not as good @ landing place as Queen's Street, and was used omy eb @pinck, As seou as a teauster got clear el the factory be weuld strike uff to the right, ard soweti es straight abeaa. alweye to the west of the ine of the atreet.

Reexamined by Aily. General. Those who were bound to the wesiward struck off the right, end those trow Beliastaud the bast kept more bowards the whart.

Mr. Liyde sworn, Examined by Mr. E, Pal- mer. J live up the West River, aud have been in the babit of viewing Charlottetown over thirty years, | bave come into town with loads and cleighe with borses. J] generally land the nearest place as business suite, at all the landings both east und westas Welles aithe eudeof Pownal Street, and gv out the same way in winter, and bever met With soy iwpedimeutin the way. 1 euw partof the obstruction alter the iee broke typ, aod saw sowe mev taking down a portion of kh. The esstern end of the breastu ork approach ed Within Jess than four feet of the wharf. Inv coming to town L bave passed over where the vbstiuction was being removed trom On going dows the bank, thoze acquainted with the ice would keep close to the whart or straight out im the suleet place, aud those nol acquainted, kept to the west used io gostraightabead. I evuld vot travel straight abead when L saw (he obstruce tion last spriug. I have vot exawmmed it since it wae re-built. Ihave also lauded there in the summer time in a boat onthe weet eide of the Wharf with turwps, petaiges and grain. We weed lo Come inside the breastwo oo enough to tern a horse aod cart. I mean (he breastwurk where the warehouse is vow butlt,

Crom-examined by Mi. L H, Davies, I deait with Mr Furdy sometime before be died. 1 did tot Lotice any gridiron there. ‘Ibe epring hole is over towards the west gide of the wharf,rather to thesostheod, There was a crack in the ice showing whieh way the sprirg ran, and wee al Ways open sitera Leavy sor, The crack on opening from the spring inclined towarda the whart, Iweuld not rou the risk of going across the track wade by the sprirg ‘The rise and fali wi ibe tide cracks and sheives the ice iste cakes wlong tbe thore and wharf, Hi the cakes were juige enough the herse could travel across the ctucks leading trow thea spring, ard I have riek- ed if in the serving of the year, 1] remember that Mr. Purdy bea been in possession «! that place for thirty jeais, | cannot remember the last time J wae over in that du+ction, 1 will net swear Voat 1 came up there pt all tor the last four years, J Lave sven more ice there in the spring of the earthan onthesticete, 1 have seen a buat in be gop, but did not knew whose boat it wae, or

et Mr. ry bed a beat. When there was detrer beulicg I came up that way. I can swear that [frequently came up that woy in the epring of the year, but Cul Street was the generel way 3 came into tuwa

Mr. D. BeDonald of Let 50, examined by Mr. E. Palwer.—I bave been fo the pabit of coming into town over 25 yeais. 1 lave come in by Pownal Wharf and gone ovt that way too, = J bave brought in loge and loads of wood in the Winter ume. The usual track would be 20 feet irom the wharf, Abeovt trice a mouth 1 have acen teains Come in that war, and trucks used to beul out scautlicg. I have vlten igid seantling there and got it surveyed, and have seen Jighters disebarged vc the wharf, If the breaatwork bad been ihere several years ago, ] could not bave sassed tp and down. and discharged loads as | bave done, for the breastwork lays acioss the common Winter track coming in and going out ef the eaty, If the obstruction is \bere next win ter, and J bad g load of hey or guraw, and had to come up that wes with i'l could not get along. I Lave been in the baoit of cc wing te the whart wilh rafts for tweaty years. I bave been to the Whaeil eines the jee went awey, nod noticed the spt : whort acd breasiwork—a : ot, theugb, there iv pleuly of water ineide. I know the right of way

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| Street or any place that was good hauling, The winter rood is pet always in (he sauwe spot—can- not tell whetber I] always kept the same distance | from the wharf, or (bat the wain winter track ia jaiwaye the ¢ame distance trom it, as that would \depend upon the glare ice. 1 would not like to | put a beree in se narrew a place ae beiweeu the | breastwork and the whart A boree wight come jup by squeezing bim. J suppose the space is ‘seven or eight feet wide. I never passed nt since the breastwork was put up. I don't huow whose | the ecantling ie which i there now. | Patrick Doolan sworn, Examined by Mr, | Lowgworth I have lived at the South Shore jabout 35 years, and I recollect that length of jtime, Iam now 54 or 50 years of age, 1] have been in the habit of visiting Charlottetown three or four times a day, bautiug wood into town. 1 usually came into towo by way of Truck Street, but when there was any difficulty in landing a: that street, we used to come up Pownal Street at the weet side, with loads of wood and grain. | can clearly recollect bringing up loads that street | 30 years atleast. Brought up wooed, potatoes and |vais on my way to Mr, Wrighi’s. 1 followed up that practice until last wicter, when I found }the right of way bieckuded with brush. I bad ‘on s load of grain, cousisting of oats aud wheat. , nd | was stopped (bere ou the ice, 1 bad to wait ‘considerable time, and had to go back to Cut | Street and wait there until the tide fe.) before 1 could get up. I think this was sumetime iv the jmonth of Mareh. I notived the ewbarkmeut as | tar aa [ recolleet—I think it was within 24 or 3 jfeet from the wharf—it wus as much as a may | could pass through the first time 1 noticed it. 1 have seen it since, but it 1 put so close now as then. 1 saw it this morning and took particu | lar notice, and think it is seveu or eight feet be- | tween the end of the present ewbankweut and {the wharf, and I would not like te take my horse through it yet, for fear be might get burt. ‘The ice there is liable tv be broken up by the action of the tide, We used to keep off the whart 8 oF 110 feet on account of the falling ice. Outside | that there was a spring tbat used to run to sume distance, and we used to go between the spring ond the whart. There were tracks all along so | we never kept the one track—my neighbors used | tw travel the same way. Tbere was Lanoan and | Murphy, and 30 or 4u uthers of my neighbors that |would be tedious to mention, besides 150 from | Belfast and the South who travelled there in win- | ter for the last thirty years. I tollowed a lighter tor #2 years and veed tu bring in brick and stone ‘and land them exectly where the whaurt is now jon the shore. Weused to land bricks on the whari, and the stene we threw overboard. We ao used to put in there for shelier when the | tide was rough. I have drupped the trade pretty | much and it is two or three yearasiace I brought }any in—the lust was a load of stones. 1 could | not get in with a lighter now filled with stone er {grain the same as | used to, on account of the ubstruction of brush Croseexamined by Mr Huodgsoo, I had nothiug to de with building Mr Purdy’s breast- work, but | bad with building the buttments un- der the building. I was ewployed by R. Mac- Donald, aad Purdy paid me. Thie was 22 years ugo. The ebuttmente were made of heavy pirces of hemioch whic) we canted m under the build- ling. I mind old Mr. Hutchinson coming along and saying, dou't encroach on the street [I am not positive Whether it was he, or the gentleman with biw, that used those words, I cannot say that we encroached on the street, but as we were directed we went Jobe Toglie sworn, Examined by Mr. E, Pal- mer, 1 have resided in Charlottetown for over thirty years, It was after l came here that Pownal Street Wharf was built. When it was nearly fimshed, I worked with Mr. Purdy before he purchased bis property. He put up that breastwork about the time the wharf was finish ed. 1 recollect after the wharf was built pecple eame along that way from all paris iv wine ter seasen, Mr. Purdy leveiled the slope down between hie breastwoik and the wharf, so that sleighs could get up aud down, —‘It seemed like

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following hesolution, which wae read by the Secretary, |

Whereas, The Government of this Island has! pussed « Bill wuthorizing the construction of a! Trunk Line of Railroud from Alberton ta George | town, with Branch Lines to Souris and ‘Tignish, | and whereas, no provision bas been made in suid | Bill for the construction of a Branch Line through | the southern section of this District, and us thie ia one of the most flourishing ayricultural parts of the Is'and, and the inadequate means of shipment for the large quantities of produce which ure annually exported, proves a source of great inconvenience to Farmers and Merchauts residing in this section | of the Island.

Therefore, Resolved, That as this eection of the. country will be called apon to bear their portion | of said Railroad in the shape of taxes and daties, that the Government be called tyon to take into consideration our Wants, hoping they will imme- diately place a dredyve boat in our harbor to deep en it sufficiently to adwit veesels of large draughts, of water to come to our Wharves, in order that) farmers and mercbants may obsain prices for tbeir produce equl to the ports of Chorlottetown or Sum- werside,

After the reading of the above resolntion, a very | spirited and legthy disenssion took place, in which it was defended by D. W. Palmer, Eeq., and Mr. Geo Palwer, and Mr Alfred Beers, Teacher, and opposod by Messrs Geo, Howat, Geo. Leard and Geo. Lowther, und John Sherreu. It was then moved by Mr. Geo. Pulmer, and seeonded by Mr. A. C. Leard, that the said resolution be put to the meeting. It was then put end lost. There up- peared five of a majority against it. :

Mr. Geo. Howat then presented the following Resolution, which was also read after its being moved by Mr. George Leard, seconded by Air. Lowther, it was carried by four of a mujority.

Whereas, The Legislature bas passed a Bill for the Milding of a railroad through this leland with- out our consent, and againet our wishes. und whereus, we have lost confidence in the Govern- tent.

Therefore, Resolved, That a committee be ap- ‘pointed to draw up petitions to the Gevernment to dissolve the House of Assembly, aud order a new Election

A committee was then appointed to carry out the views contained in the last resolution, it being theu resolved that the proceedings of this meeting be forwarded to all the Island papers for publica- tion. A vote of thauks was then yiven te the Chairman, and the meeting dispersed ,

Gro. W. WARREN, Crapaud, April J7, 1871. Sec’y. © = -—p>--—C—COC—C—st—

Port Hill Debating Scciety-

On Wednesday, the 26th April, inst. at the regu- lar meeting of the ubove society, the following resolution was passed by a large mujority of the me’: bers present.

Moved by Mr. Hugh A. Ramsay, and seconded by Mr. Jobn Bell.

Whereas. At the last meeting of this, the Port Hill Debating Society, « resolution was passed congratulating the Hons. J. C. Pope and G. W Howlan, on their suecess in carrying the Railway Bill, and thereby tending to censure those geutle- meu who so sincerely and conscientiously opposed the said meusnre—amenyg whom is a worthy and! respected representative of this District, who is also a member and the Presideut of this Society

Resolved. Therefore, i hut we, a large majority of the members of the Port Hill Debating Society, repudiate the said resolution, and deny its right to represent the seutiments of this Suciety, or to ema- nate from it.

And turther Resolved, That we, as a Debating Society disclaim baving any connection or corres- pondence whatever with any political party.

Mr. Editer—T have been authorized to send vou the above resolution for insertidn in your widely circulated journal. It is hoped that it may eorrect any false impressions or misrepresentations that may have been conveyed by the appearance in the public newspapers of a resolnt ou passed at a meet ing heldon the 12th April, ivet., by a few of the members of the Port Hill Debuting Society. At that meeting. sowe of the members being jubilant at the passing of the Railway Hill, wished to eon- gratulate their political friends on their success, and therefore, endeavored to make the society sub- serve a purpose ceutrary to its avowed object The principles of the Society are non-political, and a minority of its members x1e opposed to what wll prove inimical to its interests. und took exception to the resolution congratulating the Hon. Messrs

a little fair to eee a)! the people that passed that way from Mount Stewart, Beliast and elsewhere, | bringing in gecee, produce, vata, pork and other | traffic. As they cawe from off the ice, they | turned towards the wharf and kept pretty handy tu it, up to tbe slope or gap where they got on the street. I have noticed this kind of travelling going on every winter. I have seen the breaet- | work, but never tock any notice of it. 1 have not been down near it this wiuter. I have haul ed up stone there in summer time as well as seeu | others do the same. Pecple disebarge brick and loads of seantiing on the wharf, and baul then lighter after unloading, on the embankment This occured mostly every summer, and loaded lighters could go within 20 feet of the warehouse building. Mr. Purdy bad a boow right along side of the warehouse. Ile fastened the end ot the boom toe the wharf aud blockaded up the right of way. Butthe truckmen made a row and be had to ship it eff, and never boomed it again after that. They threatened to cut the boom if he placed it there any more and ever since that it bas been free, suunmer and winter, Mr, Purdy had been there then 15 or 16 years betore he put the boom across. He kept the bank or entrance free for hacling up sea weed, and never prevent- ed any one clee from doing the same, I think people could bring an ewply cart up ard duwn before Mr, Purdy cut down the embankment.

| Cross-Examined by “Mr. L. H.Duvies The | bank all along where it has not been cut down is

Pope and How!an. I may remark that many of the members strongly dieapprove of the hasty man- ner iu which the Ruilway bill was foreed througn the Levislature

It is unnecessary to offer anv remarks respecting the deci-ion on the question of the * Press,’ The absaidity of rc porti: g such a decision to the public pewspapers, from a country Debating So- ciety, betrays a weakness somewhere. For any mistake they have committed on thiy importaut question I trust the Port Hill Debating Society will, at some future time, vender amp!e re: uration.

Apologizing for occupying 80 prove of your val uable space,

I remain, &c,, &c., Joun K. Ramsay,

Secretary, pro tem. Port Hill, April 29, 1871,

Ghe Examiner.

Charlottetown, May 15, 1871.

THE PUBLIC CREDIT.

THE intentions of the Editor of the Js-

over 12 feei as beight. That was about jthe height before Mr. Purdy built there at ali | | Before that people w ere trying to make a thorough fure there for themeelves, Mr lurdy filled up the right of way leading to his Inmber yard, but he always kept a passuge clear to the eud of the Warehouse stored with sait. I was employed | there digwing « drain to the cellar-kitchen, rigbt | where thie road is now. Mr Purdy fastened the boom to the wharf, but the trackmen made him tute it away, and then be fastened it to his own breastwork The boom he extended from the eud of the wharebouse, south for 20 or 30 yards, und Iuid claim to ne other property there except the boom It was large enough to hotd 60 veesels. I never took particulur notice but I think a schooner coult lie between the gridiron and the wharf. I think it is 8 or 10 years age since the gridiron was here will not swear ghat the gridiron did not lay right up against the wharf, I donot know how it wae fastened, or whether it floated. I always thonght it was au stage for tarring vessels on.

To be Con‘ inned in our next.

Correspondence.

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BACHELORS TAX,

TO THE EDITOR OF TEE EXAMINER, Sir,

The Railroad man for Rollo Bay. is most un- rexsonable in giviig countenance to any scheme for impozing a Specral Tax on Bachelors. The pockets of thie werthy clase of citizens are al- ready drained sufficiently. The Railroad wa:’s letter abounds with clap-trap about Br- chelors, that he should be ashamed of. This sel! deaying branch of the population, should rather be paid a —— What makes 80 much pover- ty, so many bare feet and hungry stomachs abound in the land? £Larly Im lent Marria- ges, The man who leads a single life to acquire

a competence fcr himself, oat fighte with the

d.fficulties of duing so pagoees upon him by bis beighbours’ beggarly children, and the donations exacted by the misery and went of ill-considered maitiages, ought rather to be neld up as an ex- ample tu be worttaied, thin wade the butt of the ignoraut reflections of people who are too etapid to appreciate the dignity of a comfortable liveh hood, and tou profligate to practise the virtues of ecoueuy, or eelf genial. Your correspondent rays there are filly Bach: lore between Rollo Bay and Kast Poiut In that same fifty you will tiod Edueated Clergy men. Members of Parira- went, and good honest tellows who will net hesi- tate to share their bed und buard with men who are s‘tuggling with poverty entailed upon them | by early marriages and laige fawilies. Between Rellu Buy and East Point you wil! meet hune dieds of poor children, who were brought inte a Inte of poverty and hardship, by parents who had not #euse encugh to calculate whether they were in & positwn to rear and educate children,—in that area ie daily ebed wany a bitier tear, aud beaved many a heavy sigh, caused by poverty resulting selely from improyident aad precipitate warringes. Yet there are lound in the commu, uity, people # ¢-llous as not to bestow a thought upon ell this misery aad its causes. who will Waste tueir time in writing letters reflecting upon a worthy class of citizens, who huve sense enough te mind their own business, whose char:ty is ex- bausied in helping other peoples children, and who evety day see wany reasons to confirm them in the wholesome resolution of living cow- fortably as Bachelors, rather than plunge into the countiesa wiseries, from which many a vice tin of Wedi ck, when too late, would wish to escape, Yours.

A Bac, Ch'town, May 8, 1871.

lander may be good enough, but the effect of some of his recent articles are miost damaging to the Government, and injuri- ous to the public credit. They furnish an apt illustration of the old adage, ‘‘save me from my friends, Ican take care of my enemies.” Were the Islander in the same position a3 the rest of its Contemporaries, then it might speak of our debentures as it pleased, and the public would not be al- armed. But being the ‘‘ government or- gan,” and the Editor a near relative to the Prem‘er, the people suppose that it reflects the views and intentions of the Government. Hence, in the present state of the public mind, nothing could do more than the ar- tic!es of the Islander, in reference to the depreciation of the value of the debentures, to confirm the muffied rumors. and arouse more fully the susj:icions of the distrustful, that there is an intention on the part of the Gorycrnment to tamper with the Railway, so as to line the pockets of themselves and their friends by foul means, if they cannot do so by fair means. It is boldly stated by the opponents of the Government, and

is feared by many of their friends, that the object of the Editor of the Islander is to decry the Public Credit so that certain parties may have no competition, and that they can get the building of the Railroad upon their own terms. That—to be plain --there is jobbery and corruption going on, and as the means to come at a!urge mar- gin in their own favor, it is necessary to make the public beleve that the deben- tures are not worth their face by $2,- 000 off every $16,009, or the amount of $520.000 for building the Railroad. Whew! That's paying for the whistle with a ven- gence! If the Islander is right, then we must bide our time, till the credit of the Colony is m a position to float its deben

tures without such an enormous loss. Does the /slander mean that we shall build the road at such a discount of our deben- tures? We have to tell the Editor of the Islander that we gave the Railroad project a trustiul, generous support, and now we suy that if we thought the Government in. spired the views to which he has given ut- terance, we would in the name of our readers, and in justice tothe country, give them our most strenuous opposition. But we have reason to believe that the Editor of the Islander is alone responsible for the political blunder which he has made. He has harnessed himself in the same team as the Patriot to decry the Pubhe Credit. The position is certainly ludicrous. The pair are dragging the Car of State amongst

Indignation Meeting at Crapaud

; Prisuant te notice, 2 Mecting was convened at Crapand Hall, ou Wednesday, the 26th inte to) tike into consierition the acuen of the Gc vera ment reintive to the paxsave of the Ruilrone Bill. ‘The Meeting Was Orgamged by appointing Me. Thomas he peisou Chairmas, aud the uudeisigned ~ecrelary. te ‘The Chairman stated the olject of the nx eting, after whi¢h Mr. Geo. Liowat rend & come pnita- low reweived by him from the Chairman of ; Com mittee apyoitited Ht A weeting in New Le. don, (Which has been pobilshesd) reghesting Lie peo- pié in thie end of the District ‘to call w sir dlar meeting Me Coupaud, a epost yi which i am pow give . - ? ° i

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ruts and rocks, and whilst so doing are

| bitterly cursing and kicking each other.

The l’airiot is less b!amable, than the IJs- lander, Jne isan open, unrelenting, un- compromising foe, the other is their well

paid much trusted friend Are the Goy- ernment to be beid responsible for the ut- terances of the Islander? We will see. They will be held so until they repudiate its statement, and the sooner they do so the better, Ts there reason to Suppose

Shak our debentures wi) wot wring the ame

Mr. Geo Pahuer then rose and preseuied the ouut fox whiak they were issued Wa. be. |

lieve Mere are not syffivions grounds for, making such assertions, Last waek about forr thousand pounds worth of Govern-| ment debentures brought « premium. The} whole amount required to build the Rail- road is not needed st once, and the fact that the Hon. Mr. Hensley, on the part of the Government, could not get money at par in 1867 is no reason why we could not get itnow. At that time Colonial Secur-) ities were not so good as they are to-day.

For instance the paper of Tasmania was. in the market while Mr. Hensley was in England, and was only worth 491 for the’ £100. P. E Island puper at the same time would bring 492 or 493 io £100. At the present time we understand from 1¢-

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liable authority, that Tusmania paper, brings 1 per cent premium. Our paper at

the same rate ought to be worth 3 percent. premium, because we are in a far better) financial pos:tion now than we were then, The omission to provide a sinking fund, can be remedied next Session of the Legis-| lature, and the Government can give Con-| tractors a guarantee that the Legislature | will do so. The Editor of the Jslander should know these statements, and should, not play into the hands of the Patriot by, crying out from the house-tops even more) lustily than he, Wo'f! wolt! when there is| yet no danger. The Raiiroad wil: be un-| dertaken, we presume. It isthe duty of one and all to help to have it built cheaply, | and economically, and we bave no reason | to suppose, yet that the Government. wil! not do their part faithfully. The Editor of, the Islander, therefore, and we regret to! have to say it, is proving himself the evil | gemus of the country. He has abused the | privileges of his position,and unless the Gov- ernment immediately take proper steps to| prevent his doing so again,they wili prove a striking example of the truth ofthe maxim, —whom the guds would destroy they first make mad.

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REPORT OF THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.

Below we give the Treaty as telegraphed | from Washington. It will be well to reserve pissing an opinion upon it, until such time as we have the full text. We presume that! there will be an immediate call of our Legis- | lature to take the provisious regarding the! Island into consideration, If the Treaty gives nothing better to us, in return for our fiaheries, than 16 intimated in the Despatch, we believe it will not be acceptable to the people of Prince Edward Is!and,

(Special Despatch to Globe.) WasuInGTon, May 8, 1871. | The following is un authoritative official | statement of the result of the labors of tie! Joint High Commission:—The Treaty is to be known as “ The Treaty of Washington, for the adjustment of claims of injury alleged by the United States on account of the escape of Confederate cruisers from British ports, and depredations eummitted by thcse vessels during the late rebellion im this country.”

A tribunal of arbitration is constituted, to conrist of five a:bitrators, one appointed by che United S:ates, one by Great Britain, and | the other three, each, by a designated sover- eign of Europe, or America. The treaty establishes special rules of National duty, and obligation, in addition to the gemcrally re- ceived public law. which, although not ad- mitted by the British Commiesioners to have been in force at the time, are yet, it is agreed, to retract and to govern the deci | sions of the tridunal.

The arbitraticn of this tribunal may either | award dumages in the detail, or in the grose, at its discretion, or it may refer this duty to a board of assessors sitting in the United States, who shall report trom time to time, the payment to be accordingly.

The British Government frankly expresses its regret, for the occurrence of the incidents complained of by the United Siaies.

Fer the adjudication of all other cl-ims of citizens of the United States against Great Britain, or of the subjects of Great Britain | agai:.si the United Siates, during the same period, that is, from the 13th of April, 1861, ) ‘o the 9th of April, 1865, an ordinary mixed Commission is provided, to sit at Washing- tov, with an umpire, to be appointed, if ne- cessary, by a desiznated, friendly power.

This limitation of time is material in sub- stance, for it confines reclamation against the United States, to incidents of the actual war. | I: is ecoompanied also with a declaration on | the part of the British Commissioners, to the effect of excluding claims, on account of the s ave property.

Great Britain does not recognise the claims of her subjects for the seizare of cotton, in eases where they took up their abude in the South, as they became subject to the coutin- gencies of war.

Tn regard to the Fishery Question, in addi- tien to the liberty already secured to them by the treaty of 1*18, the fishermen of the Uni- ted States shall have the liberty to take sea- fish on the sea-ccasts, and shores, and in the baye, harbors and creeks, of the Provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the Colony of Prince Edward Isiand, | and the Islands adjacent, without being re- stricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon such coasts, shores -nd Islands, and also, upon the Magdalene Istands, for the purpose of drying their nets, and curing their fish; subjeet, of course, in tbis respect, to the local rights of private pro- rerty; and the same liberty is grauted to British subjects on the Eastern coasts, and shores of the United States, north of the thirty-niuth para!l 1 of lattitude.

This liberty is nut to include, on either side, shell-fish or salmon, o7 the shud fisher- ies, of other fisheries, in rivers, and at the mouths of rivers,

It is alco agreed further, that fish-oil, and fish of a] kinds, except of the inland lakes, and their rivers, and except fish preserved in oil, the product of the fisheries of the United States, or the Dominion of Canada, or Prince Edward Island, sbali be admitted into each country, respectively, free of duty.

The privileges thus conceded to the United States, are obviously, most impurtant ones,

Lt is asserted by the British Government,

but not admitted by the United states, that the privileges accorded to the United States are of greater value than thuse aceurded to the subjects of Gieat Britain; und to prevent and avoid controversy on this point, it is agreed that a mixed Commission, with an um- pire, appoioted by a designated friendly pow- er, #hall determine whether there shall be any compensation for such alleged excess of privi leges, and, if sc, how much ought to be cad by the United States. Next comes the various questions of Navi- gation, and Commercial Transit, which are disposed of by declaring the Navigation of the Rivers St. Laurenee, Yucan, Poreupine and Stillerie, forever free and opeu to the citizens or subjects ot both countries, by pro- viding for the equal use of the Welland. St. Laurence, and other Canals in the Dominion, on the one band, and Lake Michigan, and the St. Clair flats Canal on the other, by provi- ding for the free transit of mere ize, to and from, as well in the British possessions as ic the United States, and abolishing the pros is.onal export duty on American lumber on th= river St John,

Al: the provisions concerning the fisheries and commereial transit are, of course, made contingent upon their being approved by the Congress of tha United States the Parlia- ments of Gieat Britaio and Canada, and the Lezislature of Prince Edward Island.

By these various stipulations all the privi- leges of fishery, navization and transit accor- ded to the United States by the Treaty of 1854 are once more obtained, aud iu # better,

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EXOH.SNGING.

The change of the Market days does not seem to be giving satisfaction. The Butchers having to bein Market three days of the week, have not time to go into thé’ country to purchase stock. This is not a very valid objection, but when we have not the facilities of doing business that lar- ger places have, we suppose the objection ought to be taken into account.

The argument that some people, very few we hope, stay late on Saturday and go home in a state cf intoxication on the Sab- bath day is a strong one, although it says little for the progress of temperance prin- ciples. ‘Thisis the only argument that can be made to change the Market day from Saturday ; it is certainly tou bad that people in the city—many of whom find it » great convenience to purchase their fresh meat on Saturday should be debarred this privi- lege because of the disgraceful conduct of| others.