| THe ‘Datty Bxaneen NEWS BY TEL EGRAPH. .

a APRIL 15. 1878 j be i Wi Tm 4 7 ify ) = — = JUL jPy AWA DIS? TOHES, : The Trade issue (No. 11.) | Tus the Conservatives propose to oni | i Hite fj uebec Uubrage, a renewal of Reciprocity in coal by making; od } the coal owners of the United States—who EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. feel “oem

practically control the whole matter Parliamentary Dignity as Upheld|+ Under Grit Leadership.

that it is their interest to yeld it. That Canada affords a large and remune- rative market for United States coal is evi- ee aap os a Spr cial Disnaich to Moncton Daily LCS ¢ dent from the fact, that last year Ontario Orrawa, April 11. hundred and_ forty-three the first cost of which

purchased six | thousand tons of it-

was two million five hundred thousand dol-

Sir John then moved his resolution, set- dangerous nature

as fol-

ting out the unwise and

Z . lof the recent coup d’etat in Quebec 3 lars--while Quebec purchased a hundred |” the recent cor vue and twenty-six thousand tons, the first cost lows :— : ’ ° Poenlreod Th t} recel lis! iss vy t 1e ’ } 1 i lvec nat the ecent dismissa if which was five hundred and ten thousand A ’ of whx ” ‘ : : Lieutenant Governor of the Prevince i " Que- two Provinces 2:0Nn€ | hee, of his Ministers, was, under the circum- ed States stances, unwise and subversive of the position ' accorded to the advisers of the Crown since the < one ession of R tespons sible Government to

the British North American Colonies.

Sir John began to speak at half-past four

dollars—-so that these purchased from the

; eight hundred thousand tons—-for ; ‘ they pal 1. at the rate of 3 a ton, rds of three millions of dollars

The profits of this trade—probably about -must be a

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Units nearly w) fi] ich | about four do lla TS

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manner. He resumed at 8 o'clock to a fuil House and galleries packed as they have not House presented a

eight hundred thousand dollars

il consideration to in the

ij very material consideration to men critical position United States coal owners

that they

mre rm been since 1873. “The

i now stand. We do not wonder truly magnificent sight. Sir John closed i" look with alarm upon any proposal to ob-

his oration at 10 o’clock, amid loud and pro- longed cheers from the House and galleries.

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struct the Canadian coal market by an impost > £ Gfiw pant+a oy to? For iF st th ¢ . duty of fifty cents per ton. if such a solution was seconded by Mr. Brooks,

4 ~ . ¥ “yfs +} = : rw YO TIT + ret ’ : . » ’ Sa as CY , aducy were imposed tae pronuts on then of Sherbrooke.

Mr. McKenzie rose after Sir John, in

bad humor, and began with a personal man

and, coming into competition with the coal wan 2 Cr!

P 4) ae Stone Provi 2 ? x6 . 1At s° the Maritime Provinces, the sales of their as , ’ 5 ee : lattack on Sir John as ‘‘not being the

to lecture Liberals on Constitutional Gov- He admitted fully Sir John’s

position, that the Commons had the power

| to Canada would be reduced nearly a half ; | :

coal would certainly be curtailed,—while,

at the same time, the profits on their sales

to the people of their own country would

ernment.’

also be reduced by reason of the increased : aged ones de Se fs : to discuss the Quebec affair, but said it was “ amount of coa “Au would have t& oer not proper to do so. He went into a , : > people 1 0 ° ¢ 2 game Sgt poids the POSS. He GEE UN Sey eee lengthy defence of Governor Letellier’s con-

; does it seem unreasonable that—as Conser-| 9...

; vatives contend—-such a hindrance and loss, ‘dient

as the proposed duty would undoubtedly | Special Dispatch to Examiner : i entail! upon United States coal miners, Orrawa, April 15. ® ‘ s / a. 7 : . . ‘ a on 4 . 4 j would very soon, with their consent, be re-| Qn Saturday at six there closed a most

extraordinary parliamentary scene. The House had been sitting for twenty-seven

hours, beginning at three o'clock on Friday

moved, by making the trade in coal reci- procal between the two countries.

(2.) Reciprocity of trade in agricultural products is only a little more important to us than reciprocity of trade in coal. Reci- Reciprocity we

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and closing at six on Saturday.

At two Friday night Me- Kenzie refused to adjourn the debate The Opposition would not be choked off ; and so k€pt it up till their friends could ar- rive from Montreal. It was determined’ to debate the question till Sunday night, if necessary. But McKenzie gave way at last, and consented to adjourn if the vote would be taken at ten o'clock on Monday night. Sir John consented to this proposition During Friday night the’most awful scene of disorder took place. The Marseillaise and Auld Lang Syne were sung; and a regular parliamentary spree was kept up.

On Saturday afternoon Lady Dufferin came in stayed for two hours on the floor. When she was leaving, the House got up and sang ‘tod Save the Queen. Even Blake and McKenzie joined in the chorus. Then

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o'clock on precity is what we want. can never reasonably expect to obtain while the United States enjoys all the advantages of free trade with us, and by theimposition of such duties as fifteen cents a bushel on po- tatocs and oats—maintains a monopoly of If, therefore, we think make

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her own markets. reciprocity worth obtaining, we must a material change in the conditions upon whieh we trade with the United States. on as we are, and we will never obtain reci- procity. All the begging and praying we have done, or ever will do; all the missions we have sent or ever will send to Washing- ton, will never—under present circum- stances—obtain for us the advantages of Reciprocal Free Trade. Something must be done. And shall we be

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content to do

Pe nae er er Be See ae a neat ay

; nothing? Shall we forever pass by the : ; S . " i 7 three cheers were given. After a little time . profitable markets which nature has given}... 7 , , se \ “ - Sir John came in, and the Opposition gave i} us, and seek out-of-the-way corners of the], . Ho 1d for pl ca ite eek Be i him three cheers. It was a curious sight. ; world for places in which to sell our surplus ; ‘ I "I The vote will be taken to-night, unless

i roduce? Shall we go all the way to Sine ) bi P : ‘ , Peter Mitchell prolongs the debate, as it is Australia and New Zealand, and other ; - , ie dish ts of tI ld hie] understood he will. The matter will come i ually distant parts o 1e worid—-to whici ; ‘ : i] ae a es ; . up in the Senate this week,and the Govern- it eur good and wise Grit rulers direct our ; . ii . ment will be condemned. The Laflamme | attention—and make no effort whatever to} ne : if } ; tease will be decided to-day. * secure the markets which are next door to a a ds 4 ; 1e Address to the Governor General is BT us? And after all our labor shail we bring - if » presented to-morrow. a home the scanty profits of our trade with) | to be preset . - ~<a > se - : these distant countries, to hand them over, ' fj . in exchange for the tea and coifce we drink, | THE S TUATION. . | the sugar we use, and the few manufactured | ES i articles our slender purses will enable us to | 4 ; : _ purchase—to the very selfish individuals! Pauen Negot haiian a ond War- : who prev ent us from sending our prodnets | li} W f | to their markets? Shall we supinely sit! Ke ayeIten g, + down and, utterly hopeless, make no effort | to regain reciprocity! (special Despatch to Examiner. ) We hear a great deal just now about the | ST. os April 14.

“impossibility of forcing forty millions of | The Agence Russe says the a Stan-| 9 we dard statement, that Ger many s ¢€ orts ati m veople. As if, with the example of our; 7“ , : I | mediation have been well received in Lon- | Mother Country before us, we could imagine} gon, has produced a favorable impression in | any odds so great that industry and know: | St. Pet tersburg,where a desire for an under-

sts anding is real. : inne actively at Berlin. |

and pluck, and deter- Pour-parlenu cont Rome, April 14.

ee the |

lege, per severance

mination cannot overcome them.

question is not at all, in our own opinion, a " = de"Thalie’s Beek ‘al

: 7 : + 2 he Courter de Itatie’s berlin specia. Says} |

uestion of forcing the people of the United 4 = on that it is rumored that Prince Bismarck |

States. It is simply one of passive com- |} Jieves a Congress possible, provided the| pliance with the unequa :1, one-sided condi- | Powers conaent to the retrocession of Bes- |

. tions of trade which the United Staies has 'sarabia, extension of {Russia in Asia as far | 7 “4 imposed, or a manly endeavor on the part as Erzeroum and prelimin: ary indemnity to : ; Ca ai i ‘tein , about a chang ét Ve Russia. - If this basis is accepted, Germany | or ° : , oe | would enientake to’ energetically use her!

United States to aumeaa toa si | Oonieetiog with full power to modify other | i ncbialahllpatih lhe Siniuuasleet territorial changes proposed by the Treaty

, of San Stefano.

Ow Saturday last a cow belonging to G. | Bucuarest, April 14.

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f oe Seon ham oy by carelessly The Roumanian Government, after having |

‘ . r 7 re ly & d nhiy ske -

was discovered to be bogged in the marsh Shin the “Aaily weer of af eee

at noon, and all attempts to extricate her, | possession of publie and private buildings

were unsuccessful. The owner chose the and private dwellin S, anc at Roumania!| least of twe evils,and, accordingly, butcher- |_| I gs, rea

ed her where ske lay. The dogs of that [4.41 pt vicinity have been busily engaged since the | . accident and particles of the unfortunate. cow may be seen in all parts of the East End of the city.

to the Great Powers, ConsTaNTINoPLE, April 14. The Porte is removing valuable azms and {

and spoke till six in his best Parliamentary |

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- | alli wice

so 2s to avoid being foreed into an by one of the belligerents occupy-

ing Constantinople in the event of war.

ConsTaNTINOPLE, April 13.

The Turkish Commanders have been or-

there,

: . . . ‘ | dered to resist any attempt to ocerpy Con- |

stantinople.

Achmet Pasha has been appointed Com- mander of the Fleet in place of Hobart Pasha, who will take a furlough.

Russians from Erzeroum are marching to Batoum, where it is believed they w ill em- bark for Bessarabia. mae

PR ROVINGIAL ‘LEGISLA A JRE.

amepanssianenentials ——

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House of Asse mbly. ASYLUM

LUNATIC FOUNDATION.

The Select Committee appointed to im- spect the Asylum foundation reported this The report is in effect as fol-

afternoon.

lows: Nearly all the witnesses ag

the work is ‘“‘ very unsatisfac tory.” Mr. Cunningham says some of the stone seem to be exuding ga and only about three- fourths of the stone is as good as that in the Railway“works. The testimony is unani-

mous in condemnation of the mortar; and . +7. , ee “¢ the witnesses recommend an overaaiuing,

: not an entire rebuilding of the foundation.

f a very inferior

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he workmanship is « The want oi bonding is one of the Committee note.

quality. most fatal objections the In regard to drains, they are not up to

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ces att alin LLU pai Ola & ‘

specificat ion.

specification the Committee proncunce an

‘‘unwarrantable one.” The Com that the contra public seems tc be pretty well protected. Th ie Committee do not recommend the pursuance of any

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definite course in regard to the matter.

and Other ttems.

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THE mails caiuaatl from Gis this forenoon. :

NoTHING has yetbeen heard of the steamer ‘‘ Worcester.” She is very likely delayed by ice in Canso.

Tue balance of the delayed mails ar- rived in this city at noon to-day, part of it in a very wet condition.

Sons or TrempErance—Remember the meeting of the Grand Division at Wiltshire, on next Thursday.

ACKNOWLEDGED, 81.00 for the *‘ Soup Hitchen,” Ings ; also $1.00 from the Rev. McLennan.

Tux interior of the Merchants’ Bank of this City is being greai'y altered, and a new window has been placed over the Teller’s apartment,

with thanks, the sum of from Mrs. Kenneth

THe Straits of Canso are now blocked up with ice. The vessels detained at Hawks- bury will have to remain there until a change of wind clears the Straits.

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THE members of the Reform Club will give another entertaintient in their Hall on Wednesday evening. A good programme is being prepared.

We note with regret that the Patriot has gone back to its old game of mis-statement, bluster and bluff, on the ‘‘ Trade Question.’ We shall attend to the Patriot to-morrow.

At the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court this forenoon, William Power was fined $4, or 20 days, for being drunk and assaulting his mether. This fine will be refunded on his taking a total abstinence pledge. Al- bert Allen, on complaint of his father, was dischar ged.

NEWFOUNDLAND Customs DEPARTMENT. —We learn that a proclamation has been received at the Custom House in this City, notifying the public that the Government of Newioundland have determined to collect duties on the west coast of that Island ; and

: 7) i pointed a sub-cx ylector at t Bay

HARPER'S HIS

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Wa j arrante

(QUERY

‘as an enemy's country, has decided to pro- | Vesse Js on the stocks,

| nitions to Scutari, and is considering the? June, 1877—

for that purpose they are about to appoint officers fo wr the collection of revenue. Capt. William Haworth, R.. WN has been ap

, of Islands. aa see d

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ME PROVINCES, GUOGRAPHY,

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‘ just received a

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Chemistry

a und oth er = ch 1001 B Books

THE SGHOSL Bvox

HARVIE’S BOOK-STORE; _Givtown, April $—e01 sTIQT REGELY F JUST seGEiVes

WALTHAM WARC

as usu L. al - J. FF. McKAY’s, North Side Queea Square, Ch’town. ape 12-—dy pat 3aw for 4w

ISURANCE ‘OY,

F ENGLAND, CAPITAi, . . TWO HILLIONS STERLING,

NSU RA Né effected on all kin ds of Build-

ti eae in ee foe : . a“ : , | | = = nenacaae - a cmmeeaneiananiageell sow a Diem - corn, Meme a seememnteanaangtaaneaacatnacninanaoneneeaaetanD aieanaieaa a irnanamnaindaaadaianemmanmnnnnnsneaanee ae ae question of transferring the Government

QYTRLPTING © WARBHUUSE.

CUSTOM TAILOR, ” 50 QUEEN STREET.

sree that!

ider ptain Pinewlysen’s Skillful Command, the “Northern Light,’ well spoken of by bummers, has landed us

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12 Gases Moen’s Wear, THE LATHS? OvuUntT

| WORSTED ¢ COATINGS — SUPERIOR FINISH !

‘ed — Newest Desicns !

teen eked aN

Order, EVER BEFORE.

GARVELL SROS, AGENTS.

Ch’town, March 23—sw pat s jour 23

RESERVE and gei

LOWER THAN

your Spring our Low Quotations —

“RINGS! =)

A Lot of idee

PLAIN GOLD RINGS

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OWN SAL. | At the Charlotistown Steam Bakery,

LOW FOR CASHy. se Barrels Navy Biscuit,

t's Liguse Eortare?

(assorted sizes and prices) — to-day. ane ee a (thick), WwW. WwW. 4% 4 cK. April 16=3 15+ 33 — JOHN QUIRK, noc en Es | Charlottetown Steam Bakery.

Prince Street, April i yhe X, pat lm

CATTLE SHOW

—ON--

| PUESDAY, APRIL 16,

in front of | At Twelve o'clock.

“FOR GHARTER,

SCHOONER of about $80 “AN Apply to

A Apvil 13—dy pat 2i AUCTION !

V TE will sell at AUCTION, our S$2lesroom, on

Thursday, 18t ae inst,

McGILL.

WM.

HE Commissioners of the Stock Farm. will

11 o'er offer the following Prizes for Fat Cattle neilisedss cae Batra | = TUESDAY, April 16th, at-12 ‘o'clock, 200 ‘*. Extra ELGUR, oe Phihies 160°~* “Saperfine Best animal on Exhibition, 210 00

. Best Fat Ox, 9 00 -AND— aod best a0 7 00 . 1 rama st Fat Steer, not over 3 years old, 6 60 HALF - CHESTS TRA [Eitan os cs itt Best Fat Cow, 8 Eo Close € onsi SI ment. 2nd best do., 6 CARVELL BROS. Best Pair Sheep, Ewes or Wethers, 5 00 Auctionecrs. 2nd best do., do., 3 00

Ci town, April 13—pat t sale An entrance fee of 50 cents will be ¢ for eaeh of the cattle, and 50 cents for each pair of sheep.

Entries to be made with the Seonetany on,

before Tuesday, the 16th ‘16th April, at ll oe

SALE OF AYRSHIRE BULL.

The Services of the Ayrshire Bull will be scold at Auction immediately after the Cattle

Show. SDION W. CRABBRE, Secretary to Stock Farm Com'rs, Apesl’6 b—S3aw

Natal Day Gsisvration ! |

i8s7s.

law

ally examine

Friday, phe of ‘h April, inst, CONTAINS THE :

— CONSISTING GF—

Instrumental Hiusic, : VYoeai Eee Ca

AN EXTERTAINME!

WILL BE GIVEN IN THE

Wiavriset Hiail

racter Songs, naan KC. by the best talent in the City.

The Charlottetown Orchestral Club]

has consented to give selections on the occasion.

Pief. Earle will take charge of the

Musical Department.

Oddfellows’ Entert: vinments in the past have

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Town and (oun

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s& Advertisements sent in before 10 o'clock will, if required, be inserted so as to be laid before our readers. in -Summerside,»

; > iahcdise

ings, Merc and Produce. Also, on | Special rates for isclated residences. Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island.

Georgetown and ars outlying towns the same evening.

: W. L. COTTON, Manager; April 1, 1878. -dafly pat 3in semi-w 2in

UY THE BAILY EXAMINER, BY THE 2a Ee,

'been acknowledged, alike by the press and the publie, to have taken a front rik in amateur | performances ; and the Committee will spare nO pains to make this the best of the season.

H. JAS, PALMER, | J. WELL. McLEOD, Chairman.

; Sec’y Com. April 12, 78—pat 3 taw ar t ext : ail

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