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the gracious condescension and unaffected simplicity of Her Royal Highness we are convinced that neither she nor the Governor General seriously considered the effect ot an advertisement which was probably con- cocted by the ladies and officers attached to the household. His Excellency is of tov manly and robust a temperment to tolerate —much less initiate—a policy of socia! coercion. But we are told that officers of previous experience in the ways of Canada are attached to his staff, expressly with the view of avoiding such errors as the one un- der discussion. Be that as it may, we see in it no less reason that for the future his Excellency will take the law into his own hands and regulate the conduct of his sub- ordinates. We are a loyal people, favorable to monarchial institutions; but we are far removed from St. James’, and a court can take no root in soil where the echo of the axe and logging chain of the backwoods rings with no uncertain sound through the streets of our commercial or political me tropolis. We have not the elements to con- stitute a real court.

DECEMBER 7, 1878.

THE WEEK.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

Durine the last week or two our columns have been taken up with reports of lectures and detailed accounts of the progress of the Vice-Regal party. Consequentiy we have not been able to devote space to the acts of the remnant of a Government which now meets in Council to misappropriate the funds of the country for the benefit of the Patriot and W. D. Stewart. The eyes of the pub- lic have not, closed to their injudicious expenditures. Nor will suffering taxpayers long submit to the lavish waste of their money upon favorites of the remnant. The more we consider the acts of the Government, the greater is our belief that the true interests of the country are sacrificed for that of political supporters and hangers-on. The remnant seems to be rushing to its fate as a Turkish Bashi- Bazouk rushes upon the bayonet of his enemy. If he live, it is to repeat his former cruelty. But if death reaches him, it is only the means by which he can obtain a great reward. The expression of dissatis- faction by an outraged public seems to have no terrors for our rulers, and the thought that a record is being kept by the country by which they will be judged, never seems to disturb the benumbed conscience or serene existence of these illustrious in- dividuals. We propose during the coming week to point out a few of their acts of ex- travagance and give the public an idea of the delightful repose which some of the members of the remnant are enjoying at the expense of the pocr taxpayers who are ‘*toiling on” and bearing the burdens

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VICTORY IN THE EAST. Tue British Parliament has met;and the

Throne. Lord Beaconsfield believes that the brilliant victories just gained will assist in bringing the war to a speedy close.

ROYALTY AT OTTAWA.

The citizens of Ottawa have been some- what offended because the Vice-Regal party summarily left the procession. We have not yet received full particulars as to the cause of the dissatisfaction. But if we may judge from the meagre account given by telegraph, the unpleasant weather must have been the cause of the departure of the Marquis and his Royal consort from the line of precession. We opine that the time selected was not a ‘‘ good day” for proces- sions, and in all probability the “ thing” had become monotonous by the time the Capital was reached. However, the man who endured with patience the presentation of the host of addresses which Ottawa is credited with, should not be too severely censured if he did “ run in out of the wet.’ We judge that a little of the common sense shown by the Princess on this occasion will have a salutory effect upon the people of Ottawa—will teach them that Her Roya Highness has not assumed her present position for the purpose of gratifying the snobs of the Capital.

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Bad Wine.

When drinking wine in Europe, the traveller is now recominended to follow the advice the Spaniards give a man about to marry—*‘Shut your eyes and commend

our soul to heaven!” All over the

uropean continent, as well as in Ameri, the corruption and poisoning of wine is cav- ried on as a regular trade. Even the French are notoriously guilty of these prractices, and yet they have just com- plained to their Government that adulterat- ed wines are sent into the country in large quantities from adjacent wine-growing countries. Port is compounded from fuschine, while campeachy wood, extract of mallew, cochineal, black mulberry juice, red beet, poppy and other decoctions are largely used used. To drink wine now-a- days requires a strong stomach and great faith. Analsyses of samples of wine re-

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The Holy Land.

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AS SEEN AND SKETCHED BY DR, TAYLOR.

Dr. Taylor’s lecture last evening was at- tended by as fine an audience as the town sould produce. As it was the last, so it was, in our judgment, the best of the bril- liant course with which he has instructed and delighted us.

In his trip from Egypt, through the des- ert, to the Holy Land, Dr. Taylor was ac- companied by Senator Ferrier and Miss Ferrier, Mrs. Smitten, Mr. Marshal, Mr. Johnston, another person (whose name we did not catch), twenty-two camels and three donkeys. Judging by the Doctor’s descrip- tion, camel riding is a high art. The rider sits about nine feet from the ground, he cises to the high elevation by stories, and his progress is marked by a continued suc- cession of profound bows. After crossing the desert—over the very ground trod by the Israelites of old—one of the first sights which greeted the Doctor's eyes was that of a shepherd, closely followed by his flock calling to mind the words of the Master, who said, ‘‘And my sheep hear my voice and they follow me, ete.” Hebron was one of the first attractions for the traveller. [t still bearsa name with a meaning equiva- lent to ‘* the town of the friend.” —the town of Abraham, the friend of God—a singular illustration of the truth of Holy Writ,which says ‘* the Righteous shall be held in ever- lasting remembrance.” No place in the world is richer in holy associations than the Vale of Hebron. Through it Abraham jour- neyed—in obedience to God’s behest—to offer up his only son Isaac on Mount Moriah, through it David led his squadrons to fight the battles of the Lord of Hosts, and through it the Saviour escaped the bloody decree of Herod and went down into Egypt. Here, also, David composed many of these Divine, Immortal Songs, which comfort all lands, and tuned his harp of solemn sound. <A _ beautiful Mohammedan Mosque now covers the cave of Macpelah— the sepulchre of Abraham—a place of the leepest interest to all faithful people. The pools of Solomon are very wonderful. One Jne of these pools is 582 feet in length, 287 feet broad and fifty feet deep. The masonry by which they are still invested is of the

nost miassive and lasting des- cription. The water is supplied from one everflowing spring; but the

dqueducts by which it was, in Solomon’s time, conducted to Jerusalem are broken lown, the Turk is too lazy to renew them, and the present inhabitants of the city are compelled to drink water which is exceed- ingly bad. Bethlehem is just about six miles from Jerusalem. It is built of lime- stone, and is nearly as white as snow. The vine, the fig and the pomegranate luxuriate in the fields around it as of old; and the shepherds still watch their flocks by night is when the radiant angel startled them with words of ‘‘ Peace on earth, good will to nan.” The stable in which the Saviour of che world was born is about 38 feet long and 11 feet wide. Sixteen solid silver lamps ire kept constantly burning in the apartment, ind on a silver slab is the inscription : ‘‘ Here Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary.” From Bethlehem thetraveller’s passed the Valley of Ajalon, Rama, Jacob’s Well, and touched at Jezreel, the famed city of the bad Jezebel, 50 take a look at the celebrated vineyard of Naboth. Thence they went to Nain, over the coad on which the Saviour. restored to his nother the widow’s son; saw the mountains of Gilboa; and meditated at the walls of the same aza, which 1s mentioned in the tenth chap- ver of Genesis. The traveller hung lovingly ibout the Sea of Galilee— 632 feet Clow the level of the Mediterranean—and gave his audi- ence a beautiful description of it. Over the plain of Gennesaret, noted for its sparrows—five of which may still be purchased there for two farthings—the travellers sped until they cgme to Capernaun. The once proud city is brought low, indeed. Scarcely a vestige of it remains, and it is now the site of the rankest weeds and thistles the traveller ever saw. ‘The traveller's description of Damascus—the heart of the Orient—the oldest of cities—was really splendid.

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The Modern Iroquois.

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Nearly 6,000 of the descendants of the old Six Nations of central New York are at Forestville, Wis., on a Government reserva- tion. The United States agent in charge of this reservation reports that nearly 2,000 of these 6,000 can read, and write that they have 29 day and two-manual labor schools; and that they cultivate their land so dili® gently that they pay all the expenses ot their living. They are reported as advan- cing in church discipline, growing in tem- perance and making rapid progress towards a complete civilization. They are not the old Iroquois in spirit or courage or adven- ture; but they may yet play a part in civili- zation quite as worthy of their lineage a that of the warriors who burned and ray- aged up and down the Mohawk Valley dur ing the revolution. One popular delusion respecting them—that they are rapidly dying out—has been quite thoroughly era- dicated from the public mind. If to those of the Six Nations who are on this reserva- tion we add the Canadian descendants of the famous confederacy, we have a number nearly if not quite as large as the total cen- sus of the Iroquois at the time when they were the masters and the conquerors of the continent.

pdosestiner Sdvinpli ines as

Grantsville, Nev., hasa lady miner in the person of Mrs. Murphy, wife of Foreman Mur- phy, of the Alexander mine. She is an ex- perienced prospector, and has recently struck a rich ledge near the new mill, bearing a chlor- ide quartz which assays high.

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Thirteen towns in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties, Me., which tried wheat-raising this a sowed 1,352 acres and produced 23,942

ushels, an average of 174 bushels to the acre. This nearly equals the production of the wheat farms of Iowa and Minnesota.

ence siemens,

One of the Canadian newspaper reporters says the Mayor of Montreal, whea receiving his Excellency the Governor General; was ‘‘robed in gorgeousness that would have be- come the envoy of the Queen of Shbea,”

A GREAT VICTORY OVER THE AFGHANS.

An Important Position and all its Cannon Captured.

The following summary of operations in the Afghan country will help to an under-

standing of the victories won by General '

Roberts on Monday and Tuesday last :—

The indications are that the three invading columns will confine themselves this winter to the preparatory operations anticipated in the World. Sir Samuel Browne and the Peshawur army remaining at Dakka, where the Khyber Pass ends, or, if the position is too cramped, pushing on to Jellalabad, fifty-five miles — at the mouth of the Cabul Pass; General Rob- erts subjugating the Khurum Valley and se- curing the Peiwar Pass, and General Biddolph going through to Candahar or remaining in the Pishni Valley, as occasion may serve. By this means suflicient action will have been taken to convince the Ameer that England is in earnest, and advantageous bases considerably nearer to the objective points, Ghugnee, Cabul, and ir an emergency Herat, secured. The winter can be profitably employed in road-making and bringing up supplies.

The Peiwar Pass, in whicha battle is re- ported to be in progress, has alfeady been described. It is about twenty-five miles be-

yond the Khorum (or Mohammed Azim’s) |;

Fort, the first defence of the valley, which was abandoned by the Afghans, who fell back to the Peiwar. ‘he Pass is about 7,000 feet high, and well wooded. The road to it from the large town of Peiwar (which is in the midst ot a rich and carefully terraced and irri- gated tract, abounding in provisions and for- age) crosses in its course of seven miles several deep ravines running through broken ground, covered with wooded jungle, and in many places commanded by spurs from the moun- tains. The ascent is by a regular zig-zag, the gradient not being very steep; studll some labor will be required to make it practicable for guns, even with drag-ropes. The hills are thickly wooded with pine and yew; on the crest is a tuwer, to which fhe Afghan engi- neers have added some earthworks. [From this height it is about twenty-two miles to the Shutar-garden (Camel's Neck), which pass is within seventy miles of the objective point of the general campaign.

The following are the cablegrams of yester- day :—

Lanoreg, Dec. 5.

General Roberts has gained a complete vic- tory over the Ameer’s forces, capturing Peiwar and Kotal, and all the Afghan cannon. The enemies loss is heavy. The British loss is 80 killed and wounded. Capt. Kelso, of the artillery, and Captain Anderson, of the Pio- neers, are among the killed,

General Roberts telegraphs from Peiwar- Khotal, under the date of Dec. 3rd, as follows: ‘* During the night of Dec. Ist the Afghan pos- ition was turned by a flank march over Speng. wai Pass. We surprised the enemy at day- break on the dnd, when the 72nd Highlanders and 5th Ghoorks gallantly drove the Afghans from several positions. They afterwards en- deavored to reach Peiwar-Khotal, but the as- sault could not be delivered on that side. We then threatened the enemy in the rear and attacked and carried Peiwar-Khotal at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon.”

LATER.

~ Lonpvon, Dee. 5.

Gen. Browne, in his despatch relative to the fighting at Pesawur Khotal on Dec. Ist, concludes as follows :—

‘The enemy had on the previous evening received a reinforcement ot four regiments. They fought desperately and their artillery was well served. Their defeat, however, was complete and we capture’ 18 guns and a large quantity of ammunition. Our loss is moderate considering the number of our opponents and the difficult nature of the country. General Cobbe and Lieut Munroe, of the 72nd High- landers, were wounded. Our men behaved admirably. We shall move towards Shutar Gordon Pass on Thursday.”

Lonpon, Dec. 5.

The Times’ editoral says it believes the ex- _— of occupying the desired frontier will

about a million pounds. As soon as Gen. Roberts has anal in expelling the Afghans from the positions before him, the Ministers’ main object will be secured.

It will be seen that General Roberts’ undertaking was one of great difficulty in a hostile country, and that it has been ac- complished in gallant style and with slight loss of life. Up to this date, everything has proceeded successfully and as planned at the outset of the campaign.

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Scottish Scraps. ‘Twas on a simmer mornin’ fair, The year I dinna ken, The Wolf of Badenoch came doon Wi twenty thousand men ; Full twenty thousand Highlandmen, Wi’ claymores bright and clear , The pibroch rang from side to ride — "T wad deafen ye to hear.

Tho’ Highlandmen be pratty men To handle sword and shield, They’re no sae sweir as the Lowland spear Upon a level field. Back to the Pass of Bealmaha We drove the kilted throng, But there the fight of Hara Law Wer’t a’ thegither wrong.

The Highlandmen they turned agen And mowed us down like grass,

And drave us at the broadsword’s point DAY, December 16, at 9 o’clock, a. m.

Right through the narrow pass. If e’er | live to fight agen,

Nor go to meet the Highlandmen When branking doon the brae.

As the leaves of the Forest Of every kind Are borne on the blast Of the Northerly Wind, So the foes of our race, If they come to our shore, Shall be whirled on the blast Of our brandished claymores.

Vicu Duomnvit Nan Orp,

A Mxetine of the “Fire Salvage Corps,” will be held in the City Court Room, on Monday, the ffth inst., at 8 o'clock, p. m.

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APPLES, CIDER, &€C.

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BBLS. Choice American APPLES, 50 25 bbls. Choice Annapolis ”

on oe 4s eé ‘é Put up expressly for the English market. Also—Cider, Coffee, Pepper, Mixed Spice, &c.

A. McNEILLL, Auctioneer.

NEW BOOKS, NEW TOYS

and a general assortment of Fancy Articles and Stationery, at HASZARD’S BOOKSTORE, West Side Queen Square.

Dec. 7—li

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COLD OR HOT!

‘§ ET not those interested in the safety of ALA the City from FIRE forget the Meeting of the SALVAGE CORPS, on Monday Even- ing, the 9th inst., at 8 o’clock.

A. A. McKENZIE,

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ' VHE LADIES of ST. PAUL’S CHURCH

intend having a

Sale of Useful and Fancy Articles

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REFRESHMENT TABLE! IN THE SCHOOLRGOOM,

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Monday, 16th inst., at 2

Admittance, 10 cents. Charlottetown, Dec. 6, 1878—i

CAPEL’S ESTATE.

ERSONS having Claims against the above Estate are hereby notified to present their accounts, duly attested, at Messrs. Parmer & McLeop’s Office, Charlottetown, within ten days from this date. ANN CAPEL, Administratrix.

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Charlottetown, } 6th Dec., 1878. | pat 3i

JUST REGEIVED,

280 Bags Bran. 200 Bags Coarse Cornmeal, for feed- ing—FOR SALE Low. OWEN CONNOLLY & CO. Queen Street, Ch’town, Dec. 6th, 1878.

Insolvent Act of 1875, and Amending Acts.

Merxcuants Pank IsLanD, Plaintiff.

DANIEL Stewart, Defendant.

WRIT OF ATTACHMENT has issued in this cause. B. WILSON HIGGS, Official Assignee. Charlottetown, P. E. Island, December 4, 1878. li

December oth, 1878,

A. HOLMES’ LIVERY STABLES.

Hh AND CARRIAGES of every description to hire on reasonable terms. Stables opposite the Railway Depot. Charlottetown, Dec. 5, 1878—

Bank of P, i Island,

DIVIDEND, at the rate of Ten Per Cent. Per Annum, has this day been de- clared for the past half year upon the Capital Stock of this Bank, payable at its Banking House, on demand.

J. R. BRECKEN, Cashier. Ch’town, Dee. 2, 1878—Gi pat 2i a ne pres rg li

Union Bank of P. &. Island,

Dividend No. 29.

OTICE is hereby given that a Dividend NX of Five Per Cent. for the past half year, being at the rate of Ten Per Cent. Per An- num, has been declared on the Capital Stock of this Bank, payable at its Head Office and Branches on and after this date. GEO. MACLEOD, Cashier.

Charlottetown, 2nd Dec., 1878—lw

Education Office,

November 30th, 1878.

_o. Semi-Annual Examination of the Normal School will commence on MON-

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Teachers who require new Registers will signify the fact when sending in the School Returns on December 31st. _ School Trustees who wish to engage Teach- \ers would do well to notify the Education Offices, taking care to state the supplement offered. And in districts where Schools have been closed in consequence of epidemics, the returns should state how many school days the schools have been closed from this cause. EDWARD MANNING,

Supt. of Education. Ch’town, Dec. 2—lw 7

sons having relatives or friends abroad, and

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CHRISTMAS CARDS, Birthday and Motto Cards

ever imported to the Island—the latest designs from Prang, De la Rue, and other celebrated artists—at BREMNER BROS, Nov. 29, 1878--2w 3aw her pat 2i crhiheecdieeneehilsiseeliieianinses tinder TO COUNTRY CUSTOMERS, OUR accounts which were due on the first of last month must be paid through. out this month, to prevent TROUBLE.

MARK BUTCHER. Dec. 5, 1875-—1w

‘SODA WATER FOUNTAIN!

SUPERIOR 8-syphon Fountain for Sale, almost new and in good order, will be sold low, and on liberal terms.

CARVELL BROs,

Ch’town, Dec. 3

A By-Law, Kelatiag to Dug, aud the faxivg Thereof,

Passed by the City Council, 4th Dec, 1878. }

E it enacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetown, as follows :—

1. The owner or keeper of any dog or bitch within the City of Charlottetown shall re in writing to the Clerk of the City Court of the Stipendiary Magistrate, at his office in the said City, the naime of such dog or bitch, in order that the same may be registered in a book to be kept for the purpose; and, here- after, whenever a person may become owner or keeper of any dog or bitch within the said City, he shall report the fact in writing, as hereinbefore directed, in order to have the name of the owner or keeper and the name of the dog or bitch registered.

2. A tax of one dollar shall be annually for each dog or bitch within the said City by the owner or keeper thereof, to the Clerk of the City Court of the Stipendiary Magistrate, at his office in the said City, on or before the tirst day of February in each year ; and upon the owner or keeper neglecting or refusing to pay the tax herein imposed, he shall be cuted for the same, and it shall be recovered in a summary way, witi: costs, in the Ci Court of the Stipendiary Magistrate, and, on non-payment thereof, the party convicted shall be confined in the Common Jail of the said City for ten days.

3. The owner or keeper of a dog or bitch who has paid such tax shall affix thereon a collar, with the name of the owner or keeper and the registered number.

4. The owner or keeper of a bull dog or bitch shall not permit him or her to go at large unless sufficiently muzzled, to prevent his or her biting or doing mischief.

5. Every fierce, malicious or dangerous dog or bitch shall be kept muzzled and chained by the owner or keeper, and not permitted to go at large.

6. No owner or keeper of a bitch shall suffer such bitch to run at large during the season of her being in heat.

7. Ifany dog or bitch shall, unprovoked, bite any person, on complaint at the City Court of the Stipendiary Magistrate, on oath, the owner or keeper shall destroy the dog or bitch, or remove him or her from the said city and keep him or her so removed.

8. No person shall wantonly or maliciously throw any stone, stick or any other hard sub- stance at any dog or bitch, and lame or wound the dog or bitch.

9. Any person in possession of any dog or bitch, or who shall suffer such dog or bi to remain about his house or premises, shall be deemed the owner of such dog or bitch for all the purposes of this by-law.

10. No dog or bitch shall be permitted te run at large in the said City without the col- lar mentioned in the third section of this By- law, and any dog or bitch running at large contrary to this Ky-law may be torthwith des- troyed by the police.

11, All prosecutions under this By-law shall be in the name of the City of Charlottetown, and any person guilty of an infraction of any of the provisions thereof shall, upon convie- tion in the City Court of the Stipendiary Magistrate on the oath or affirmation of any credible witness, forfeit and pay at the dis- cretion of the said Magistrate, a penalty not exceeding Ten Dollars for each offence, ex- clusive of costs; and in default of payment thereof it shall and may be lawful for the said Magistrate to commit the offender or offenders to the commmon jail of the said city for an riod not exceeding ten days, unless the said, aimaee and costs be sooner paid.

12. The By-law intituled ‘‘A Law relating to Dogs and for the purpose of taxing the same,” assented to on the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six; and all other By-laws contrary to and inconsistent with this By Law are hereby repealed.

W. E. DAWSON,

Mayor of the City of Charlottetown. W. B. Morrison, City Clerk. Dec. 5, 1878—17 ins, h 2w

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