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The Australian papers given full account of the mur- ‘ dcr oftltu Rev '1‘. linker. \Vcelt'yull tuigrrlnttttt‘y, Shad ranch Seilclte, a native “abrupt missionary. a native; catcchist and six (natirce) r-ltttlt‘uls in the circuit troirr i

log limitation under Mr. lulu-H superiirtcudunce. It| appears that they were etideavoiing to ttrtru right over , vtwpiciom circumstances connected with tho lirn caused ' the nrroet of the reported parents of the child—o Mr.

theisland of Viti-letu. one of llrc Ni group. so in to arrive on the cont at Veda. On Saturday. the com of

" ley,tho patty mired at tiayarlelavatu. the principle: lint a coroner‘s

Vt wn belonging to the Karma tribe. Though they i , re do. morivcd witir cordlrdity. no ltuelrlt' demonstra— ' tittus were made. and the whole party \t’cltf pt-uccably

..... unrest. Eatly the mt morning. hottest-r. Mr. Halter

, observed that the natives Were moving about in an ex- ,‘tilutl manor. and had left their planting. lie seemed . unmta a prcltend the worst consequences. for he said. N Bert... yourselves. and let no be off. for for] We “Ill be killed today." Whoa Hr. Baker had conducted

r their natal" devotional-ping. reading. and praying «abouter not again. whereupon the chief. Nakata. w batched, came up and said. " Come, lct no show you the way to Veda." ' Mr. Baker called his party out, and ‘ wtrrtr all irera ready they took their departure. the chief leading the wa with a small battlcnxe in his hand, he fog closely fol owed by Mr. Baker. Alter proceeding in single file for about 100 yards. one of the students. who had stopped to speak to otreof the uulirca, looking round. saw the people coming rapidly out of the differ- ent home. with their guns and clubs. and hurrying very . attaploioasly after them. a companion from tho intonation, who. too. was a few yards-behind the main party. rushed poet Alsca, the catechist. into the middle of the “HP, saying at the same

‘ time. ‘- \\'c are to be clubbed." Airea. who was carry- info small tin box upon his right shoulder. replied, “ fwo are. that won't save you,“ which he had nu twitter uttered than be war struck with a clot from

behind. ‘

. The box. however. received the full force of the blow. . and merely glanced against the left side of hi: ircad. ile dropped the box and rushed from the path. Mr. linker turned round at once on hearing the our behind and the unite of the blow upon the. box. and with ltia vi ht frond upraircrl ire said, " llotr‘t. run away." or " when the chief, who wail immediately before him. tamed sharply mood at the same timc, and struck him on the lower part of the hack of the neck with his axe. and he fell tlcud upon the spot. The native min- iater. who was but a few yards or feet behind. stoo u-rl down over the body to kiss it. saying as he did so " ll‘c

. will die together with our fltiseiotmry.” in which potl-

tiou he too was chopptd dtil‘fl- All the party not in». atantly despatchcd with the exception of Alsert and.

Julefatu. Three men only run a few yard: and then threw themselves down, and crcpt under the long and decayed weeds. By the exercise ol‘u great amount ul'rkril both of them managed to creape and convey the tidings to the bend quarters of the nriseiouurics. At the time when the intelligence of the crime tvna tit-apatchcd pro

arcticns were being made to send an army into the. interior to punish all the tribes concerned in the affair. The Chief Thubolrutr had been applied to by the acting Consul for the production of the murderers of a British auhjcct. and had promised to do his utmost to rcetm- them. The white rcsidcnta had held trier-tings. and had resolved to cuist the chief by furnishing him with arms and anuuition.

Mtgron'ruxrig or A 'r‘ttuu MXN.

The Londoa correspondent of tho Turf. Field and Fame writes as follows :—

“The great tnrf'sennntinn‘ of the tiny is the ltltltlun collapse of the Mat-quit of Hastings the prince of ‘piun- gera,’ and leading spirit of tho ' New England schmil.‘ whose mo mfieent stud of ilttrl‘titlgblrrt‘tlu. perhaps tho

fittest in t to kingdom. is ltlt‘crtii-etl to be sold by public . dry fret. Below the falls was the wonder of wonders. l and indiscrect person would commit a IIcommon assault. ‘ . , ‘ During him i The water was full twenty feet lower than usual. and I: then. from their lair. the lions of loyalty and good order. Vision seems to usto strike at tho rcotofontcrprrse,\vlrrelr

auction. tit Daucbm‘cy. on Saturday next.

‘ papers. A rahort time since a tenement house in Canaan.

. , ‘ . He turned and run. and. out I , (—“"““"~

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A Honour”; Armin is reported its the United State!

Curr. was destroyed by fire. and it girl of twulvo year! of ago burned to death. There Was a life policy of $3.!ir1zion tho child in tho Traveller's Accidental Com- pany . of Hartford. it was a three month‘s policy—taken out during the rctidcuce of the family in (.‘unortu. Sonic

and Mrs. linowN-«on a clrarce of arson and murder. jury acquitted them. lirttiwx then applied to the company for tho amount of the policy. The directors were not satisfied, and ordered a further investigatlon. ’l'bo burly of the child was dislnterrerl. and on examination marks of viulotico were clearly traced on the body. Mr. and Mrs. linowx were again arrested. A further investigation revealed the fact that the dcorofthc closet in which the bod of the child was found after the fire. was lacked, am that the child had been wrapped up in combuatiblo materials, in order that the pnglrt surely be burned to death, if she was not already dead from the means adopted to accomplish that end. The horrid crime has been brought home to the llnowss. The woman has made a fttfl statement of her connection with the affair. She says that before the house was burned her husband told her she should go to the hoth and he would meet her there. The hotel was about two miles distant. flu then did the business, ltlro firingofthe building and what followed. She ad- ? mits that the child was not fittowx'o. but was abducted :liv them from Dayton. Ohio. when they removed to

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To In! button or run llmtALu. Sick—Tho "Parliamentary Reporter" hr the year 1867 givcscurrcncy to it atatontcnt. said to be by the Hon. Mr. lltu'ilund. ' That the Court had pronounced the tenant union to lie an illegal calculation." From .\lr. lluviiand‘a position as a member of the late Government and ficiititor General. and the pnrtho would nccessuily have taken in thc proaccutlon on behalf of the Crown. he ought to be, conuidrred good authority and to have spoken adviardly. The statement was made in the Legislative "all and pub- llsht‘ll in the hReporter.” and is therefore likely to be taken as authority within the Inland. nit also beyond its, bounds. But. aomchow. we imagine the atntemcnt in one i of thmc tallies a0 peculiar to this gentleman. uttered with tho view of awing into tame subrniuion the timid and un- informed, and one of thosc'mutter strokes of political Jugglory.

According to common usage and constitutional right. when the HCourt" investigates a matter. there is the arrcat. citation. and arraignment of the accused. tho prosecutor and the witnesses all brought into open Court. at which the public are admitted. the trial ended. the verdict“ r6- eordcd. and may be readily obtained at proof positive against the party convicted. Aa one of the member-u of the "Central Committee" of the 'l‘cnant Union. and being it:- nnront of any such trial over being held. we put it to Mr. H. to say when ard where such investigation took place? , Who presided? Who prosecuted on the part of the Crown? 2 Who were tho persons arraigned? Who conducted the: case on behalf of the parties accused of ”illegal associrt- l

ever u twelve-mouth ago. the liiahnp .rl‘ Aricliat solcct' ed nsiglit on which now stands the beautiful little

lion ?" Who were the grantlantl pctit jurors? ayc. and: {who paid the costs? The dcciuion of the t' Court" Mr. : 1 ll. but already volunteered. The penalty imposed by the.

church of Merigtl'ltitlh “Pt‘nt‘tl f'll’ Divine Serrioent tbei self-constituted “ star cluttnbct' " bogus " Court " is beinl: ‘

? Midnight Man of lat-t (‘brintmmn In sty'o tho clmi'clt iis purely (iotlric: in dimensions. fifty-two feet. by thirty- fta-o. and eighteen foot post. Neat luncet windows. a ‘bellcut ril‘chastc design. and pleasing,' proportions. giro the exterior an expression ofgracoful case and archi- , rural lit-autrrtclri-rm surpassed in rural churches. The fintcriorfinish is in harmony with the exterior. The _r iridcwaika nrc plastered In stucco—4hr ceiling it} ngrnin- 'cd vault. pl'tslcrcrl in hard white finish. and executed 1in Mr. ltulib's hcst rtylc. 'l‘bo tit-sign is Mr. fiatnill'o. ‘nnd docs. we thinit~ that gentleman no (lot-crl‘rlit. To ~Mr. \V. Ferguson, ofl'ictou, the elem-r contractor of I the building. too much praise cannot be awarded for the 3 fidelity with which he executed the. plans, and for the excellent quality of the work.

l The cost of tho building or not probably under 932.-

»tiflr’t. whiclr'rum. with the exception of 8200 from the generous hcnrted bishop of tire diocese was nnlcly con» [tribulcd by the forty resident Catholic families of .‘lcr~ rlgtimlslt. The new church shall. we understand. bo ‘rloleltltrlt’ dedicated in the courec of post sartmcr.-.-l.r. : figmth rim-M.

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'l‘rrr: Low Warm: AT NLurrni Firm :~lil‘..\1.\nl(.tltl.t€ .l'rrmxostnx \.—-.\ letter from Niagara Falls given tho . frillcwrng description of the remarkable phenomena of

unrightcunaiy continued bv the present ruling party. to their discredit. upon many of the most loyal inhabitants; and their hcut friends. in tho slnpc of political H ptotcrip- r tion."

As memory serves. let no trace a few of the lending acts . of the late Government. with reference to the tenant union. ; to ascertain when and where the Court took action in the r mutter. First in order come-r the Match “ I‘mclrtmntion." llirt Excellency any“ “ Whereas it appears that (livraror, iersons have are ucittted." he. Appcurancca are uomctimea , Illuolvc. and " “'berctm it has been brought to my notice, (not proven) that an ofiiccr of thc law has been obstructed and prevented." (cc. 'l‘lriv it the foundation on which the 1

Council." isauerl the " Proclamation enjoining all personal immediately to abstain from ailsuch unlawfulassociations." and commando uil Magistrates. Sheriff‘s. and other ministers lawful combinations. he. Now. we do not. for a moment. ' (lbliutt‘ the authority and duty of those in whom. for tho i ltimu bring. are committed the l‘Cfi’fillelblllly of tlircctitrvzi

l . t . r [the law to take ill course. and that it be respected and .

I l . u ‘ .01,c)..,1_ but. mumpow, we entertain the thought. and we‘ lililDtl :urd trndrng With us. or to drive others from

i take the liberty to tlltnrcittlc it. thaw the manner in which , t the ttnuut union excitement was handled. at its lilt‘f‘ptit..‘. ' rcllct‘tn no lustre upon their governing abilities, or exhibits any additional vigor to supprou. it. rn-‘iro than n mcrrr unt- : ward expression of nominal loyalty on the part of tin tin.

Iow water at the Falls and f‘l!t‘Wllt‘rt'!—-"1‘lllll'4tlilylVCl’nll‘ffllf.

last was a wonderful day in the annals ofNingam Falls.

r lower than Wt‘l‘t' ever known before. litlfl'ulo (firm-i: was so low that all the vessels in it were grounded. and

gNiagnra l-‘alls was it riv-rlot compared with its native

Egrttlltlt'til‘. The bed of the Arnorionn brunch was In

lib-under] that you could tl'ftVt‘l in its rocky bed without

1 wetting your fort. and mysteries that were never before

.rr-vculcd came to light on that day. Rocks that here-

‘toforo were invisible apperter in their full grown rle- formity upon the surface, and great was the consternation

, among the Flurry tribes. The Three Sisters were

i ncccsfiblc to loot passengers. and many travorucd u'bcrc

ibunmr foot had never trod. with perfect impunity and

' 'l‘be Proclamation myrz. “ Whercua it but been brought to

, The strong costcrly gale sent the waters of' Lake Erie . my action. and it appears that divers persons are in unlaw- operate very ‘ westward. loot-rut: the Niagara River and its tributaries l fol combination." All very good, so far.

Now. if the

1 Government really helicvett what had been brought to their ,' notice, they would have made duo enquiry “ by all means ‘ in their power." and ferreterl out such information as would 1 bring to light proof punitive of the fact of tho exittcncc of; an “illcual combination." and. its loyal. vigorous and ca- 3 lpublc, administrators of the Government. caused all mugia- :

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pirates. sheriffs. constables. and other ministers and peace.

tedious. and all loyal subjects of [fer Majesty. to Kth their prompt aid and atriistanet in the quick suppression of thr-i rte-called “unlawful combination.” But this who noti done. probably because they were intoxicated with ernfo- i laton. and knew not how to steer the mate btirqut‘: they. 1 Elbert-fore. waited with stoic iudifl'ercncc until some rush

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RA L13: WE ONES Dar. .TAN. 22, 1868. v

A PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN THE armouorru'rorw INCORPORATION ACT.

'l‘owutna the close of tho Senior last spring. the Corporation of Charlottetown presented a lliil to tho Legislature for its ‘onactirurpwhich contemplated an amendment in tho present not of incorporation. As the time allowed for the discussion of the Bill was very short. and some of its provisions seemed to demand or- tracrdirrnry powers for tho City Council. the measure received " a time months hoist." and was ordered to be printcdln the Royal (rescue for the information of tho citizens of Charlottetown. The last No. of the Gazette. Accordingly. contains the Bill. and we email] especially direct tho attention of the citizens to rt. (H it is more than probable that it will be pressed forward again during the coming Session of tho Logininturc. With the preamble oftbe Bill, which refers to the ac- cessity that exists of having a thoroughly organized Fire Brigade. and of putting the streets, sidewalks. and squarctofthc City in an cflicieut state. we cordially agree ; and to secure the accomplishment of these very desirable oiiioett. we would be willing to grant the City Council a reasonaqu extension of power. which would not bear oppressircly upon the citizens. We could not, however. honestly support “ the assessment of household furniture. goods. wares and merchan- di;'.c," as sought for in this bill. A provision of this nature would necessitate a merchant to take stock every time tho (.‘ity Council chose to send round assosorsmnd the troublo which such it proceeding would entail upon lruviuuss men is known only to themselves. It. would liejnst as Well to propose an Income tax at once as to carry thiv clause into operation. and we scarcely think who believes that so

up an elliclunt Fir-o llrigadc. We are not prepared to say rnrp-h Upon the paragraph which proposes the levy-

of u... 1..., m no. Mfljcgiy'. “we, in .1;..cm....,gc my). u... ' mg of a duty upon goals belonging to non-rcaidorrti'

whirl. may be sold by auction wrthio 'ho City; but. we scarcely think tlrntcvun this is uccasmry. as it might

loud to prevent enterprising men from coming to the T

:tmrugst us. The wording of the clause is so ambigu-

rous that it may apply either to the city or to the whole?

island. The clriuw which l‘cf'cl') “to tlrcuugranted shore of the liircr llillalirrrouglr in front of Charlotte- town proper.“ wculrl. if it possessed the force of ,lnw. unfairly again-rt tho owners of the property. without contributing in

the {node of the City; for.

capital and enterprise have an unrestricted right to purchase and improve tucb " un- gt'nnted shore.“ it will be u long limo before the City Council will build wlrnrvcs thereon to yield a revenue to tho (Tity. The next. and last. objectionable feature

old Harmful: the term to unless men of

in tho bill is. that it proposes to demand from all por- i

sons “not. natives of tho island ” a fee for license to commence any trade or business in the City. This pro-

abort cart-er on the turf, his great ambition has been t... the oldest. inhabit mt gazed in Wonder at the. grand rush- Witb donut: 1"“ WWW"! WW“ l" 1"" "‘0 l"‘"Pi"' l is very much required. especially to introducing man...

posses the host stud of racers in the country. and he has

“Vinlnly 'Puri’d m'm‘" “"‘m‘l' "of trouble to achieve 2 rock at \Vitmer‘rt mill. upon which a dt'ownlrt: mun it'll‘fmfll “‘WW‘Ch ""11 "in "my 5000"” 03ml"- Wm‘ delim- llc has given fabulous pl‘lt'eet for fruition. Q t‘r‘ttlflht and was rescued several )‘t‘al'o ago. which barer 1 able bred yearlings; he has expended thousands on r protects :ts head above the water. was lsi l bare twenty ,

this object.

trial horses; be has secured the services of the lit-st

jockeys ofthc day. regardless of t-rporrec——:tn.l to lrls‘ credit. be it said—though after all it sounds but a ‘taint‘

phrase‘ when spolrcnof'an English ttrrlrlt-lnlttrwnll lriu' dealings on the turf have been marked. from first to last, by scrupulous integrity. and unblemished honor. Such enterpriaing conduct tit-server Tls reward; and it tnnst he confessed that. take it no rt whole, fortune has not not been unkrurl to him. It is true he has met with ce‘ rcrc (ii-appointments. Witness the rank brute Kong... roo. for whom he gave the enormous sum of £12.0(11); , baton the other inrndrornc oftlre richest prizes on the turf have fallen to his share. I have no hesitation in buying that during the past twelve nronti a ire must have won tn stakes and beta over three 0 his hurries. a little short of £200.000. and yet. now. with a fair h respect of running next year‘s Derby, he is compelled 0 poll u alrru fly in the middle of hrs career, and 6f-

' fer the vtliolc n his valuable studs for solo,

Everyone who knows anything of the llarquit'e char- acter. and his deep love—1 trad ultuuef. Written passion for the turf, must be satisfied that nothing abort of the most urgent neccstity would have induced him to take this-tep. And yet in the face of the enormous "in" he must have won. it does seem at. a first using “range that he would be reduced so soon to too i a po- bition. But when We take all the circumstances of the

case into eturtiderntitm._ the molt will out. eurprian u... \Vhen a young man of “"9 Mil twenty. who can purr- ceat no reat ex rariencc of the world‘s way tries to keep

. nparactng tin of fifty-two! aunnnhr and several cost- ly cttablishmonta on It coulpflrutirciy small income 1 for considering his status in society. the Marquis is Irv no means a rich want, it stands to reason under such circumstances. tiiotnutirrng tlrortof ‘lhu devil‘s own luck‘ would suffice to omits both ends meet for any length of time. Add to all this a wuahm‘u for 'amu- tattr hook-mahing,’ Ind it ‘ friucy‘ for ‘pcppering' to the tune of come 70.000. the bone. who on it happens. wnrs

«he Derby. and you have a portrait, and unhappily no ideal sketch of the ‘tttm young English plucgcr'~ooe

,ofthc pvt-nut time. Of course tho expense of maiufi taking such a cultural racing eetnbiishrnont mast have been enemies—not to s. at the lowett computation.

;.thaa £50.00" a year. amounting the cost of each horse lube filmy" airman. which I believe may be taken aaa fair average. and to title 1 mainly attribute the

‘ war- not thrown away.

‘ they thua act, will wan he followed by English. as Well

i tt'nnirformolion. Near suspension Bridge the celebrated

feet above tho surface.

Ncrcr forsake a friend. When cncmicc gather round, ‘wlrcn sickness falls upon the heart. when the world is ‘dnrk and olrccrlcsrr. is the time to try true friendship. The heart that has been touched \vrtlr true gold will redouble ital efforts when the friend in and and in trouble. Adversity trica real friendship. ’l‘hcy who rtm from the ocean of disriitcr betray their hypocrisy. and prove that interca; only moves them. loves you. who has studied your interest and hit pincss. be sure to sustain him in adt‘ernity. Let him oci that his former friendship is appreciated. and that his love

it exists in the heart Who has not seen and felt its power? They mrlv deny its worth and owcr. who never loved a friend or labored to make a friend happy. The good and the kind. the affectionate and the virtu. out see and feel that Itcuvcnly principle. They would sacrifice wealth and all but honor to promote the hop- pincrs ofntlrcrs, and in return they would rcccivc the reward of their love by sympatlrizing hearts and double favors when they have been brought low by disease or adversity.