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gtarved out, and come cut to ! United . ;

Biales, Spreaaciog ali cver the coun sry piaut-

ing its vast pruiries, inereasing

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s popules pany vcver before k cw. in the world, andi creasiug its power in a rike Goverument of Great Brita:n sees this /alire g i of wealth sad power, us well as the accession of wraith and power to the Unj.eg States. J have tod the En- giiss people many t:mesgthat it is ivevitable that the Biiieh Governe ent wil go down,

raik. ihe

uGicss they puithe olernal trafhe in iatex.- eating lig sig down, Il was nce in a com- p vy ot iadee ad gentiewien in Kogiand who did vot believeiu thistheory. By-and-

bye cae of thcm said,* Were uot your coun- ir,men vey wuchexcited when the first Atleatic cuble was succcesiuily Jaid? | answered ‘No; we knew that it bid deen un- dertaken by Englishmen and that it would, therefyre, be successiully con pleted s we kin Ww also that if yout ik > She eu) piessiond ¢ f the jiquor traffic 1s band, you will aso suc- eeed.’ This latter 1@ actual y how being ac- complished; they are putupg down the groy- shops, ang moving with a pers sterce im this metter never known io that ry before. Many of ber wisest men ued best men are now addreasing themselves to this work and will never give it wp til) ihey have emancipaicd shemselves trom the terrible traflic in intoxi- caticg drinks, qi ; that some of the earned men in England who ougié to know better, talk about tie s JppFession ul the 1 juor traffic as being az. unwarra.table inierferaue with the rights of the subject. [had a tak

with Jobu Stuart Mill wten in Eo:land; he is

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a good and wise man in many respects, and anything which be thinks is myght he stan ls up fcr mostpobly, ij agreed with jis Opinions

iB many things; but must untortuoaiely he is not Op our side on the temperance question, and] oppoacdhim. ‘ Well now, said he, you woo't deny that men breve a right to drink as mueb as they hike,’ * Yce, said |, it is their evi) right to’do so, as long as tl ey Jo not inter- fere with the rights of others’ ‘Very well, said he, they have a right to the toleration ot places where they can eetdrink.’ *No, No; said J, 1 do mot thisk that nicossa ily tullows They may procwe liquors and drink them pro vided they inflict no mischief upon sockty. The grog-shops are fur the accom modation of Shouse people, bet we temperance wen do nut Want them, because they are productive of a vast amount of evil in thecommun)ty: a yreater Amount thav all other mischieis combined, ¥/ iil yoo insist, Mr, Mill, that liquor arixkers c.u establish gieg shops without injuring auy porsuus bet themseives and that they shouid have a right to have those grog-shops. If sume people are determined to drink, let them do so, but let ihem get it as best they can; do wut tolerate On their eccount, that greatest of povial evilsethe grog-shop. As grog-shops e.oflict with the Lest imterests of society, they must be abolishea for the pubie good just so with gambling-Eouses, Society has a xizght to protect itself trum such evils for the neral good. I suppose any body can sell . ef, Quur, &c., without hicense ia Charlotte- tows. Perhaps you allow backs to ren with- Gut license, but we do not alow people to run

hacks without licenee in Porthnd, because the driver of » back gust be male responsible fer ali goods carried by him in large city

Where many hundreds of backs ave cmployed. If this were not done, insteri of taking goods to such and such a place the drivers might take tnem somewhere else, and tliey would be Jost to the owner, The matter must be reg- wiated so 28 to keep out the reckless and dis- honest from ihe business: a:.d in oider to do this, back drivers must be licensed. The sale of guv powder ie also licensed; <o is the sale of many other dangerous articles. In Poit jaad, we have also a list of prehivited tredes, such es the sale of obscene literature, Why are such things prohibited? Because they are inconsistent with the general go.d, Why are ceitain trades licensed? Liecause they must be reguiated. In Maine the Liquor Trafic is iw the inst of illicit trades, because it was tgund to be productive of more evil to scciety than tn thousand other evils put to- gtiher. We, people of Maire took the Lig- yor Traffic out of tue list ef lice: sed trades, and put it on the list of prehrbitd trades, When I was a bey the piincipal Streete of ef Portland bad their quer suioors in the gost promiteut houses, as it is ta Logsdon at the pre- sent day, with the Gin pa‘aces ‘J he Lreffic was allowed te run on for @ long me; but when we eatled public attention o the fact (vat ihe liquor trafic was dving more wiechie! thue ali the prouibited Wades pul logeiber, i was removed trow the het of licensed trades to the lat of proe hibited ones. You people of Charlottetown stil allow the Liquor traffic to remat: on the hit at heensed trades! = Why de youd sul What goed do yu get fremit! Bome Sou persons are

Killed every year by mining w Great Britain, |

Said an English j,entleman tv me, * Why don't you ask tor a law to probibi' that, and also railways aud steam navigation. by which many dives are ost?’ «1 auswered thal (he question iv selerence to these matters, was waether they Mere productive of geod or evil to the greatest number, Dining ly a very upper taut operation di Great Britam 5 she could not get along with- ait it, very well, It is aluost 48 iwpertant to her aa the Gulf Stream ; stop the Guif Stream and we could wet raise a cavbage Stop dhe mining? Ne. I would sa) * Reduce the the evils attending it te tLe least puss-ble bounds *

kailways are a great public necessity, and the

enly thing that can be dote to prevent the loss of

lite is tu regulate them iu the ber! po sible way. |

Now let as turn te the hquor trefic. The wis- ebiets arising from it are so greal — greater we deed than tiom bined — and the benefits so smu, that there is evly one coprse to adept ip yelerence tort and that ic, to putit down as a prehibited trade. Now, evid I, to the genileman,* Teil me what good comes out of the Uaffic 1’ = He was dumb, Baid 1, * The wan does net live » ho can tell any good that comes irom it.’ We people of Maine saw this, and said * God helping us we will put the Liquor tieflic downy’ aid we dic so. Naw this Isiand is @ little community when compared with

the United States, you bave your own gevern-

IMent in your own hands. and one of the finest spets on Ged's earth te live on-—it would be a cowparative Paradise if you weuld put the grog- Shops outot i.--take the matter up in euruest then, and stop the traffic in strong drink. It depends altegetber upon the action of the edu- ested, virtuous and ‘piaua peracons among you. If they say the traffic shall not go on it wiil’svon be pul down. Yes, in less thaa a year. Ji they don’t iuke this course, it will go ou and increase to aterrible exient. Virtuous wen do not live for self alone hike the o'd wan who prayed with his tawily, thus: § God blees me aud my wite, my sur. ‘low aud bis wile, we int aud bo wore, fer evermore, Amen’ Prayer is a thing oi fixed resulve to live in the fear of God, aud to try to benefit our fellow men, lt dows nut lead Us to wek for benefitetor ourselves to the exciu

sion of all othets es tbat old mat sometimes did

whe said *God bless ye and wy wile, wy sep Tow and bis wife, we four, ne wore, and let al the rest go to the devil.” ‘This w not the spurt

all other sources of evil com |

ly had been living in a heuse rent free, through aw ?

the kindness of a triend declared that he was 4 f / {> es + bet going to allow his family to live in any bedy’s qs ic Ve a WLU CL ° house en charity This man who earned quite | scMiciest for bis family’s wants, bul who bas) ~annnnene988 4 en be t thew in misery for many losg years througn Charlottetown August 7. 1871. his taten perate habits becaare a way once were, > - , »p anybody s

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THE WASUINGTON TREATY.

bovse rent tree!

ation of the Mane law, On the Fourth of July, aduy upon which every body gets diunk, i, ul Peo} Je here haye been so much interest- ali in the United States, that wan was seen

ed in Railway matters that the Treaty has been nearly overlooked. The minnte of | Counci! and the yeply of His Honor Gov. ernor Robinson have been regarded more 2s

amnemg his wile and family with a few shillings werth of fire works! Betore the enyactinent o fhe Maine law mat y poor children went Deggioe around the city ot Portland tor cold victuals, Iwo little girls had been accustomed to call at the house of a friend of mine ter a portion whieh they They ceased coming tor their Vidila, Ove day be mef me on the street and told me that he had the little ed He asked ber why she had not called at . ee ’ Lis house lately. © Ob, Sir, said she,” we have In the Reply to the Memorial it is said,— warm victusls atbowe now; tatherdoes net); ¢ The Lieytenant Governor entirely con- | drwk now,’ Is not that an improvement. I ask 7) eyys with you in thinking it most advisable he hi = a0 3 da nae end nt that this Colony should be enabled to avail arger (han yours, of course, and belore the pros) care. sei turing > prese .. hibliary law was passed the police used to pick fselt = ae wad : ee oe or e se - ‘ é ; ing season, of the advantages which are

up the drunkards at night and put them in there;) vel ; :

byt afer the pussi:.g at that law they seized the proposed to be conterred upon it by the hguors and puttbem in the some piace, Tie lreaty of W ashington. But for this a Spe-) | quor casks Were brought before the magistrates cial session of the Legislature will not be aud a proclamation was issued asking if anybody | 2 quired, foy the Lieutenant Goyernor has would appear and show why these liguors should much satisfaction in informing you that ar- not be destroyed, or if anybody could’ claim them. | yangements have been niade between Her Of course nobody appeared and they were des-| Majesty s Government and that of the Uni | troyed. A considerable quantiy of iguor in) ted Sta es in which the Government of this | casks, Dgli-gasks and cases was piled upon one | Colony have already concurred, which will | vccasion, to be dixpo ed of according to law. have the effect of sevuring the very desira- A good maay clergy wen Came to see the extraor h “ ae ast } ' ’ ~ ta ee ee dinary exb.bitror, Here were bogsteads and ) © resull WOK 4 you adyocate In Wie pre-

. sent memorial.

packages of all sorts of bquar except drupnkspis. Iu (he ceutie of the place, was a druiu coute:te, The opposition have entrapped themsel- | ed with the servers of the city, and the cask ves; but we believe nat the instance of some | were rolled over this drain, the bung was re- : pyvo-Americans who probably drew up the We believe that some of the!

rathor a cleyer silencing of the opposition, | regularly received

oS ek eek on than as a matter affecting the welfuwe of wai s S u ’

seve! triend missed the Isiand, so far as the Treaty is concern: | justi seen one of |

gir's.

moved and the liquor began to bubbie, bubble, bubble, out. By looking around the eruwd you would tell the people whe !iked jt, and those whe | didn’t, from the way the cothers of their mouths were turned up orc down. Before the passing ottie Maine law the liquor ceed te go inte the gutter witb the drunkard but it now goes in alone —the toraiwr diuokard ie new a sober man Deut you think that isau improvement?) We did net now want @ new wuikbouse as we once did. We have a emat! workbouse in Portland jut imbeciies in mind or budy, but alter the law was entorced, whole ranges of the building were euiirely unoccupied; aud tour mocths alter wards, in ene county of Maine, thers was vue workhouse enthely en ay: In one jail there} and avull not give usa full reciprocal free | were only five persons, aud three of those were |, . . lqver sellers, Who Were iwprisened for the trade in return. yielation of the law. Oce was vew entirely} The question was asked last week by the | empty; it was used asa hen-house! These are tbe effects of a probitory liquor law. The} grog shops are factories, Like a colton or wool- len milljthey take in the raw material — good | husbands, suns, fathe:s—and turn out the finish ed article ~— miserable drunkards, The grog | shops are licensed to manufacture in that way; that is their business, ‘Jhe grog shops are ho good to anybody, and itis impossible to describe or coneecive the misery aud wretchedoess that flows from them. These are what you license; allow me to say,‘ Shame on you.” If anybody | shculd come and esiabiise a trade amongst you— the evils of which would be one-tenth part as bad as those amsing from the trace of the rum |‘ se.ler, you Wout bauish bim trom the country. Ii a man luSness amongst you! which would destroy balf your piga and cat- | tle, you we uid not tolerate Jia singe day . but you allow your children to be destroyed | by the grcg-selier. We people of Maine | have set you a good example ju this particu- | lar, and the sooner you advupt our plan tne better. I was reading a story not long ago, 'which is as foliows: During tae French re- volution, in the beyinuing of ube present cen-| tury, it came to the kouwiedge of the Eng- ligh that the French wese about to send an ex-} i ' ; ‘ey ete | Seed yg ee Teen eee = the suggestions of the Colonial Minister purpcse. W hen in the M- diterranean, the fleet | ** for the time being ’ in Downing Street— was vi-ited by a tornado, and the Admical! feared the fleet wculil goasbore. He knew tiat there was aa anciept port not far away, aud demanded by siz: al if ang of the «Miecis| knew of its where-abouts. Onc Pe 3 : sp bet pip mae Shee ord red ct lexd | haye nothing to say or do but comply with the fleet into the port. 2€ Gey wus drawing _: c . Try to # chose, and ihe an pecepdnity'ip puoi! tor tbe W ishes of the Home Autboriues. Phe) ‘sail, The signal was given forthe fleet to dc | Lreaty stipulates that the parts relating to| so. It was done. Ou und on wenttle stips.| the Fishers, shal] be submitted to the ap dn a shois time the coast was sighted, and | pre found toe a line of roarmg breakers. Ap-| p, bs , | palied at the sight, the Admiral siznailed the | #4 Prince Edward Island. leading ebip to know if all was rivht The signal caine back * All right, follow us’ The | bitter mockery, as one of our pro-annex- leading ship deshed through a passege in the WwW breakers into the port the ethers followed, and | F : . all were safely moored. Maine has led in the | beheve if the Legislature of this Island take ‘temperance movement; she sees the haven|a manly stand. they can prevent the inter- beyoi.d the breakers and threugh the motte of the state—'I iead’— bids the nations follow | ' : ber, und she will lead them to the Laven et| they will, most assuredly, if we allow the temperance and prosperity. | Americans to fish in our waters, without a During the Address, the speaker was loudly and frequently applauded, >- ie --© e@ - -- -—— THE FAMINE IN PERSIA, |

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meuioria). gentlemen who signed it would not wil | ingly give up our rights to the Americans | without fu'l compensation. As the Treaty | /s‘ands our farmers will be in no wise gaup- | ‘ers thereby, and the only persons who will | be benefited, will a few persons carrying) on the fisheries. We are asked to give up! ‘allto the grasping spirit of the people of the United States, who want all we have |

Herald, what is the meaning of the follow- ing order: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, duly 24th, 1871.

O.vlered, that such relaxations and reg | ulations as itis in the power of the Gov-| einment of Prince Edward Island to adopt, | be agreed to with a view to the udmission of American Fishermen for the present year to the liberty which it is proposed to secure to them by the Treaty of Washing- ton, 1871.

WM. C. DESDRISAY, liweal’ 9 Assistant Clerk of the Executive Council. |

The meaning of it probably is that a Despatch has been received from Downing Street, requesting the Governor te put on the ecrews, as ynuch as possible to make | this Island accept the Treaty whether we like itor not. When the | ment advised us about entering into Con- federation , tho Island very properly stu died its own interests, and did not heed

Home Govern-

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a piace that has no p'easant meniories for | the people of Prince Edward Island. - We} have heard it whispered that the Fishery | Question s an Imperial one, and that we}

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ation papers insultingly intimates. ests of the Island from being sacrificed, as

large money compensation. We cannot agree with the /slander that we should wait till we see what Canada does, and follow in |her wake. This is weak and unworthy of in yezard to the famine in Persia, of which | the independant spirit which actuates Is- briet accounts have been published, M. Bruce, fnutceg! We tate net | Sllowsl Gai ox

@ missionary at Ispahan, writes to the New} 2 a , a / York Erangelist as tollows, April 22: ample of Canada in regard to Confeder- ation, we tried the experiment of Free

‘In reference to the femine, which rages | Schools for ourse.ves, we have not looked

from Teheran sunthward and eastward in the |

leities avd districts of lrak, a part of Koord:- | 7 | stan, and Loovistan, Kars, Kerman, K nuragan, | there for many of our Law Reforms jand Galaga, in five of the largest porta of per~) then why should we not decide for our | Slat, the suffering is feartul. [¢ is imp: ssibly ' selves as to what is best ip regard to our for tungue to descibe its horrors, Tiere in| Fisheries ae akin tole oe ent kik Ispaham a bushel of wheat is eizht dollars, or | a PPos paps = 3 barley seven, aud millet six: cotton seed and | the Treaty—they are chiefly pro-American, rice sti!] more expensive, (As money in Pe:-| and represent op y the opinions of a few | sia is worth five trmes as much <s in this coun- | Pye jonrnals that represent the people try, exght dollars for a bushel of wheat thee} » sala k ; is equivalent to forty here) Sulitudes are | S220! Speak out, and warn them that dyiug from starvation -[caynotiell bow many | their interests — and very great imter- | But in villages numbering five huadred houses, rests are in danger of been given up—for jnow hut two hundred remain. Multitudes |

Ihave died and’ maltitades tave fed, They'| the benefit of a few fish speculators. Of al) ‘bardly look human beings. Abeir appearance | ™Bgs from the annexation fish ring, we lie teartal to behold. A+ 4 go cut into the, should pray good Lord deliver us.

jstue ts the deag, the dying and ehurc bless | > ++ <-> o

|moet the eye Re grey re " LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE jevery tilay to eat; husis o ariey, Divud o . ;

: ae. y . . C. Assoc —On ) ny eve- animals, flesh of dead horses aid donkeys, Y M.C ciation —Qn Mond Ay.29 Shop-keepers stand be‘ore their stal!s with, | ming last. a large concourse of people as- clubs to keep the hungry and starving from! sembled to witiessthe aying the foundation earring everything away. Jameutation and! stone of the Building intended for the use | bitter crying for bread are heard on all sides ta la ‘ lfran objeets staggering ulong the street», of the Young Men's Associa.ion. lhe You wali see people in the public square sell-| Building is tu be a ‘arge one, and will add pin, taie.ciaehas ane . they io $+ t0r a mere | to the beauty of Queens Square, near HE eee ee on ee eee eee en age] Which it isin, course of construction. On jto prolong their suffering a bref hour. Mo-| yor ; thers rum frantic saying "What shalid de? my | @ platform near the corner stone were His ‘children ure dying tor want of bread ; Three | Honor Governcr Robinson, Mrs. Robinson, | fourth > Is) ure begsars to-day fur |). : ‘ . + i “? F pen he Regges wing. & | Bliss Robinson the Private Secretary, Sir A man just gome.from Bushirs saya the fam | Robert Hodgson, Chief Justice; Rev. Dr ine to the south is more fearful than he re, Cuyler, Miss McDonald, Judge Henslvy,

. ey me 4 . . fe | that whole fam] es are dyiag.off and the dead | Hon. John Longworth; Rev. D. Fitager-

succeeded in retuyning three Councillors.

'70; Allan MecDongall, 40.

| wil make it unnecessary to desire any i changes.

|Committe, for the creditable manner in

jing maryed : ; 2 3% | proceedings. val of the Legislatures of the Domimun| t 5

We do not} believe that this is intended as a peice of}

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Po VER eet ee > ee

: } esnon of the Temperance d in the Atheawom, 04) A very latge repre-,

all the difterént )

‘ tie . “9 . I. New Convent.—The classes m the Con-! long article in reply to our remarks on the) The fifth annual s

vent will commence on Monday, 28th of Memorial, which is rather a fairer effort Conventiun man ot ; i. ‘ uieneatie tie in-iT sday nst, We direct the attention of our than the Patriot usually permits itself to in-| Thursday, the 2/th t

this month : ssent from

. : , cawar with afine| sentation was preseut tron ‘ : ‘yeaders abroad, who have children to edu-' qulgein. It finishes off, however, with ®Gag) organizations throughout the [ane oe cate to the advertisement of terms in an- rhetorical burst, which would be all very) oo the largest Convention ever +

j ae ° g Snaw : a i : eo eat

The facilities for giving a) well, on'y it is directed at an imaginary | Prince Bdwa:d _ sod, and ; e ae oe

: } : i: ' » ‘ * cuuse O empe D '

first-class education in Prince Edward Is-| phantom of its own making. It wou'd be | holt ; “Te following ate the nume land are greater than m any of the neigh- | simply absurd for us to question the right bers in connection with the differeut or zani boring provinces, or, we might safely say, | of a majority to ask the Governor to call Jy:jong :—

other column.

in the United States. The Convent in! the Legislature together; but to call it to-| a a, a ey Charlottetown is under the manage-) gether for the purpose of taking certain | Scunat Geleneteen | 970 | ment of the Ladies ot the Congre-| quties out of the hands of the Governor in| Weslyan Temperance Society 260, gation of Notre Dame, to whose wou- | Gouncil which have been well defined by | Juveusle b. Templers i derful tact, zeal and ability is owing the an Act of Parliament which is law, and | Total, 6246

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. anat , macnificent building on! asking without a repeal or amendment of . ie e construction af the magne ; ere . a luties itself, is| The following oilicers were elected for the Hillsborough Square —vne of the largest the Act to perform these duties jtsell, 1: | ensuing yeart— and finest buildings devoted po education) what we maintain would be unconstitation’) — p, p<ident,—J, W. Morrison, Eeq., Chare in the Provinces. These devoted) a), The proposition seers to us to be self- | lottetown,

: us : wes N Vice Presigents.—J. H, Fieteler, Char- . ili : allie re rouche! @ wie ieee next No as the! ice iH Sn und accomplished ladies are therough | evident, we will prove it in . lottetowa; J: W. Robertson Cavendish ; r. ly conversant with the various “b:anches} Patriot questions it. Let us hope the “/'P. Fairbairn, Alberton; P. Brown, Centreville; "1 } i . “lor + . . ‘ ° oY which they profess tg teach’ The! ¢riot will observe the rules of good 01 der in’ J.C. Underbay, Bay tortune ; A. Campbell, charges are merely nominal, when we con- | this, and future discpssions. The Exam- vee Seeretary.—D, Mortgomery pa Cee eke ee ” ainda’ dedad “bf nn? var vecording Secretary.—D, Mortzomery. sider that the boarders are provided with! iner is not the ‘special organ of — party Corresponding Secretary, J J. Chappel, good, substantia] food, and a first-rate edu-| or faction, and as to being ‘No. ¢ of the | chartotietown. cation, for the sum of $110 per annum.| Government,’ it mustbe No. ] or none, no, Treasurer.—W. C. Trowan, Se — i I . : | Sever: ‘ f importance engaged tre Che air of Charlottetown is pure, and) matter what the Government may be. The Reveral matters of importance engag | ‘ bit eae a a . ~ jattention of the Couvention, of which a full the climate healthy, and those sending columns of the Patriot show that it is chief- account will shortly be given. their children from abroad to this really} ly devoted to the interests and glorification | D. Mcunrecaery, Seo’y. ear" -i von Raat . Ba : z exoclient lustitution, may rely upen having) of an individual; the Examiner's prove that) ae a 2 a . 8 them not only well educated, )ut well cared | it is so ely in the interests of the country. |

-—— 2 OCEAW STEAMSII'P COMPANY. ——_——————_— - moa —__—_ —- — ~- TATIE? ATING 0ti are Shipowners GUSP MAGAZINES. A Meeting of thu Merchants, Shi; a ee } and others, was held ip the office of Messrs. We haye received Home and Health, | Peake bros & Co, on ees, way.) akin - _|last, for the purpose of organizing an which is 2 compact month’y, pab ished by \Ocean Steamship Company, to be called) W. R. DePuy & Brother, 8 5 Broadway, | + The Ocean Steamship \ ompany of Prince | New York, atthe reasonab e price of $1 50, Edward Js and” Robert Longworth Esq., per annum. Its page ingigates the objects | being appointed chairman the business of hich it ie devoted ihe meeting was fully gone ipto, | Jt was 89 WHER eee s ‘the opinion of the meeting that in thoge Blackwood s Magazine for July is a very days of progress we should avail ourselves interesting number: Its contents are:— of the advantages of Ocean Steamers, In Fair to See—Mr. Mill on Land~The Com-|°Fder to keep pace with the neighboring ; a . ‘ ,.. a; Provinces, and supply the urgent wants jing Race—New Books ~ Education Rudi-} nd requrements 61 dur enterprising wer |ments and Comp etion—The Minister— ‘chants; and aiso with a view of exporting The House and the Commune; a Hissory | larger nmounf of produce from this f the € » of Pari ‘country. Jt is proposed that the Boat shall oft PPAPAUHS § Haris. : | be of the highest class byjlt op the Clyde Harper s Magagine for August is an excel-| of over 200. tons burthen, with first class It contains a large acd| accommodation for a jimited number of! Ward 4. W. E. Dawson, 96; J. B. Pol- varied table of contents. “The American | P&Ssepgers- A share list was then opened |

ta and the greater part of the Stock taken, | lor oa. DPD > 02 bier ‘ | " eee . , rest. |* : : . dard 21; P. Reilly, 12. | Baron * 3s continued, and grows in interegi and as soon as the list 1s closed immediate |

Ward 5. J. H. Fietcher, 109; David | The Papers on Thomas Jefferson and His action will be taken to have the Steamer | Laind, 17. | Family,” “ Life in Cuba,’’ ‘ The Teie- built, so as to be in the berth at Liverpool]

1. < . . ie . jin April next. The opposition to the Corporatlon—as | graph and the Storm,” are yery ably writ- moog oe of taking Stock in this

for. ~pl> D6; oe

Goto W.A Weeks & Co. for Cheap Goods,

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Civic Exrrcrions ~The Elections for Mayor and five Councillors cane off on On Monday some citizens * which

Tuesday. brought out a “Reform Ticset,’

The result of the election was as follows: For Mayor ~— Theophilus DesBrisay, 333; J. S. Cayvell, 163. For Councillors.—~Ward 1. Neil Rankin

Ward 2. F. McCarron, 67; dvhn Quirk | SS. Ward 3.

Davies, 10. }lent numbey:

James Currie, 41; George

| ofticg of Messrs. Peake Rros. & Co. GE-LGE PRaKs, Secretary.

+ oe +

We trust that | mation. the Corporation, during the present year,| Plo enclogical Journal is spicy thisaponth | wili render such a good account of them-| Ihe artic es are short and readable this|

say Ring, will do no harm.

, nine i ive oe - at at: te selves, in making city improvements us hot weather, : pga hanans btn tectuaeen.: Peterson's Musical Monthly for August, | capposed the act of incendiaries, by whics | There is plenty of work for an| gives a large selection of the best Music of neaily all the town was destroyed, and 30 000 | Our musical friends cannot get peeple left without sleiter. The only baild- |angs which escaped were the Church, Rhextre, [ribunal builaings ang the Huspital, Many j of the wharves were burnt, and eve» the sugar

energ: tic Council to do, and we hope to|the day. have the pleasure of recording tlie prog: ess| the newest music in a better form than in)

which will be made in procuring a suitable | Peterson's.

ae ~ : : fish market, gocd streets and sidewalks, a} oo G “i j whieh was lymmz on them ready to be shipped & Co. for Cheap Gocds. | was also destroyed. Vic fire commenced in

’ i - water supply, and the Police Laws rigidly Bete ; h- Werke —.

x , = r oo oe - the centre of the town, the wind driving the Hames to the east, but soon after it was dis- covered that the fire was also raging in the opposite direction, "Fue wind was very strong aug varible ali nigh:, which spread the flames in al! directions, There was a great scareits ct water. No hves were lost. The town, having been built entirely of wooed after Though many of our)the great earthquake in 1843, easily fel] a

~ . a ee ‘i enforced, within the present ciyic sean

| In accordance with our plan of giving: {the best and fullest Reports of matters of

year. ail eee ile i Tea Party at Sourts.—This Tea Par- ty which was one of the largest of the Sea- son, came off on Wednesday the 26th ult , and reflects erent credit on the managing

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‘ general interest, we give to-day a Report! of the Addres3 of Hon. Neal Dow, late Governor of Mame, which he delivered in the Athenseum.

J : nent este av neon wi ali tite ‘ateis rey io the flames. which everything was arranged. Refresh- reulers may not agree with all his state. | P ey "

x n -j/ernment 2S 42 lat Berlin.

St Perea w ‘er en Ww eee oS nm gn La - —— ~! a ytd —_— it. ee AW VENTION,” | Paris journals say that advices from Alesis . ——— — ~~ : Po ee ) TEMPERANCE CONVENTION, leie alarming. Insurgents ate burnin foreaty’ | ‘Tue Orentse or THE CLasses IN THE! The Patriot of Saturday evening has a’ cig alarming. I argent ate be <a

cities ; natives of the Province of Oran have joined’ the rr nis.

Deputies of left centre have resolved to yoty:

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for the prolongation of Thiers’ powers, ang! changing his title frort’ Chief of Executive’

Powe? to President,’ : ‘ Some afmed Germans having violated the’

‘Jara frontier of Switzerland, the Swiss Goy.-

drewéd a protest to the Cabiney

London, August J. Con! 5 pce at Versaiji les of Thiers, Von Beu*t and vvadville osten- sibly op the Eastern Quesi.°# is really | to be held in relation to the Interna ® ty.

There are signs everywhere tha, he Socia}t ista are preparing for another outbre. ly probable site will be in Italy or Spain,

It is thought that the Ballot Bill now he. fore the House of Lords will be defeated by them on yote being taken.

The cutier Vauguard took the first prize at the Cowes Regatca yesterday,

The British Iron clad Warriorand an Am. erican’ Frigate are ashore near Leghorn.

Br'tish charge at Teheran telegraphs that the famine in Persia is over but provisions are exorbitant,

Gold 11218,

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Deaths.

At Little York, on the 27th altimo, Margaret daughter of Mr. Donald Crociret, nged 10 vers,

On Thereday, the 27th of Jaly, xfter a lingering illness, of disease of the benrt, Kighard Farsopa, second son of Mr. Thomas Parsons ot thia city, jn the 23rd year ef bis age. Daring his illness he trasied in his Saviovr, and his contidence wag calm and gornfiled tothe end To him death hag bo sting wad the grave had no gloom.

On Wednesday, after a long and painfal #iness which she bore with christian resignation to the Divine Will, Mrs. Aun Caffray, termerly of Ham- ilcon Lot 1S, aged 62 yeare.

At Soubport, op Wednesday the 6 alt , of dis- ease of the lungs, Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Mathew and Susan Marphy.

Thou art gone from us, dear danghter; Death's band has chilled thy brow,

Thou art yoneto dwellja Heaven, And we are lonely now.

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Oh! now we ali do miss vou, And drop the bitter tear,

And iook in vain tor that kind voige We ne'er aguin shal! hear.

A. 8. SMITH, MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER & DEALER

HATS, GAPS, & FURS,

Lso— Boots and Shoes,

HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR

| the word is becoming notorious— shall we ten. and are rep'ete with Historical infor- enterprise wi | please apply ag once at be | w7NK, MUSKRAY, POX OTHER FUR j 9 + ’ ‘ f SKINS,

SOUTH SIDE QUEEN SQVaRd.

Charjottetown, Piince Edwaid Jsjand, January 17, 1870. sun

Flour, Raisins, ‘Sugar, Tea, &e,

Th Subseriber wail Seil, by ADCTION,on THURSDAY, the 10th inet., at Eleven o’glock, in fiunt of tis Saies Room ; 260 bble. Canagp, FLOUR, 20 * Butter CRACKERS, 100 bexes RAISINS

meats, yet it will be read with interest ne 0 em en oe eel ments, ye SPOR: Wns SOS’: 98 ose Wl, A. WeskeS Ga. for Cheap Goods,

ments were provided in abundance, and the! it is an able intellectual effort.

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amusements were well kept up especially | the dancing. The light rain in the even-| 4 css a a ; ‘ The St John Fieeman publishes a well the pleasures. of the outside ; , we ~*~} written account of a beautifal new Church There were about four thou- | | sand peop e on the grounds, and is consi-| lh oh eeslieet otal

London, July 29. largest affair of the kind!. as a i Y F esigtial ‘uth. 3 ip the Dominion. The Freanan paysa well It is romoered that the resignation of Sir Kuth ever held in this section of the country. '

terlord Aiceek, British Ambassudor to China, | | Lhe Concert in the eyeninz by Professor . ’ bw aly ar ee Py maney | who is one of the most zea‘ous Churchmen | @e2!, and that he is succeeded by Fy B, Wade, |Caven and others in the new Hall was a) ae Mian Meeiondentiinsaiiabens (first Secretary of Legation, /rare treat, and was well attended. The! Saeed rye ey se was educated m| Phe Freaeh Government bas gizen its ungual - pe : St. Andrew's College in this Island. fied assert to the scheme of emigration of Cou | Tea Party folks returned home about dark, | io | u.unist prisoners te Arizona ‘alter enjoying the “real good time” that ie een " : | Gambetta has laid before President Thiers a : : ev. Dr. Cuyler,in his address in the} preposition tur the reorganization of the arn was expected ‘The proceeds clear of ex-| yy. ee cat ee 1s : ? : .,| Wesieyan Ch and civtl services, The army plans are seppored penses were £120), which xmount is to aid) |} to come frou Genera) Faidserbe and Chanzy,

urch on last Monday, caution |! ; é P ed the pub ic against the influx of gamblers | ; |in completing the splendid new Hail lately | " Sumblers | yu coujuction with Duwale aud Prince de Joi- erected by the energetic people of Souris. |

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News,

just completed m Carleton, and says it is, ==

. ' one of the most beautiful wooden structures!

idered the

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and black-legs who would coje here at! ville. this’ place became a popalar -watering| Courts Martial for trial of Communists are

= conveved wr Thursday, August 3d, Tue Patriot which has become a down. |

place This would be a certain result shou dd) Au interview hes been arranged to take place

; : } -ey ; a , 1 September, at Vessailles, bet id ; right Ishmaelite ; has all at once grown this Island _— have the misfor pe * be Sie thdron Vou Buest we pldbedaton ' virtucusly indignant at some of the elec- | snnened to the E nited Statey. shen the Easiern question, in all iis bearings, will be considered

j . . , pu Se tioneering plans of the Government oppo Paris, July 29 . duly 29. nents of Ins during the purtial elections. It is expected that the prolongat liners’ i ment of J. > : 7 P ‘Pp gallon of Lhiers As to his wild assertions coneerninxus we! .. ne = Pietoher, Esq. to the Com-) power as chiet of the Executive will be voted have to say -hat, should he bring a friend aavenre tee Teece, he spp uae ere eee sae nv ay .hat, sho ) 2 snc oid all oh ont , t ‘Y t : ns | judicious one, as the Arabs and Bohe.| A pa) ity of the Committe of the Assembly we wil give him any satisfaction he may | ; are reported to be in faver of impositivn of a tax