SPR OP TSE RE) SRE TET

Ghe Craminer.

wn. Feb. 21, S76,

irlottet

t y ‘ n on } it t \ | {’rer re- Mr. Holt - \I G in a 3} i } n » uit non 1 \. J. Smith says * Yea, ye Mir Mr. Delvin is eom- y ech Mr. Anglin l over 1 As t St. John Watch- ‘ eally and laconieally remarks, s id i nef gvreecinent of se oti 1 t bosom of the party.”

On the 15th inst., Sir John A. Me-! ld asked for an explanation respects the introduction of Messrs. Blake and

Cauchon into the Government. The Pre

is rej rted t hav said it

Minister of Justice had

was

known that the liffered from him « the Nanaimo and E ju t Railway but that those diffi— cu shad been ijusted and a_ policy ted in th ilway matter, with a eshy reed. This . k to the } thouch t Hl It was ur t xT n Ss ft 7. $ t! ere h 1 char f policy Sir Join Me- L) 1, in reply, s that the first Min- Was not strictly right in saying that t railway matter was the only question on which there was difference between the Premier and Minister of Justice. There s the pacifie telegraph contract, in 1 the memt i South Bruce held that such should always be submitted to Parliament As to the President of the Council, no doubt the mantle of the Fournier and Dori had fallen upon very , hy sheuiders, ar lhe as a Conserva- tl W uld make a pit leader of the rouge party of Quebee. The question of course, was, whether Mr. Cauchon should become a Ronge and the Rouge party . follow him, or whether he was a Consers itive and had caused the Rous: sw ac. pt him, or whether both parties still maintained their distinctive appellations It “ir. Cauchen still claimed to be a Con servative, and the Rouges to be Rouges, I Conservative alliar then, we had ice of o I Se Ur h Ya ces se coalitions that those on treas I hes e painted in such ter: r Dr. Tupper remarked that thos power, had (when in « Py } i & coa s a m promises i political mpromises were bad, They s this, and re than this. No } l I ull their prir 2 fectually 7 1 that abandonment ling Mr. Cauchon into the Admin- » Bes tuined that even th i My B x Was ur of or ¢ is for that gentleman had cert ulnly d his opinions when entering the Ministry, after declaring in 1873, that no-

iim to enter ofice—

Hy Dr.

assertions

to rain.

ed that th

re

were sincere Never was there a case in ports principle Was more tinos roughly in abeyan then when Mr Blake went into the Government, and af rwards acknowledged he had no inten- tion of remaining soon as the elections

vernment, and

» Prime Minister ad-

‘ seit £0

rtly afterwards tl

iressed a meeting at Prescot, interrupt~ ing a local election, denouncing the views

* and sentiments expressed and held by the esent Minister Justic then

ed the Liberals of the Country

st believing the vagaries after-

i Vl B! at f A s ra

LnG ly it rau i i” d Mr. B . ( nd stated that wouid 1 } j the ( onsery tives

to power, if Mr. Blake persisted.

On the 16th inst., Mr. Mills moved for

1 Seiect cc mmittee to enquire inte the financial and business depression. I thought it was not necessary to bring

House facts connected with the :re of it. Those

merchants or manu-

is tl] were aw who had failed wer facturers. Importers had suffered quite We

In

ch as the j dustrial classes. found failures in large houses engaged “

as in

iness U pited

He

from our

the

Canada,

in Was

ro

of opinion that we were suffering

intimate trade ex

ynnections with the United States; bus did not desire at present to discuss a fiseal policy. This he would say that high duties had not always ac—

complished benefit to the country. “7 I i! i has been against { t In | oH ip t S$16.000.000 > { I S70 314.000.0006 n 1872 near Div { i 1874, S38 i S7 4, )OUU I isf ade ivainst ¢ lui I Milis af puoling Lua = 11an 2 j i n that th nd 2 A larg balan f trad t the principle he ha Might ] ] tha t Ww aA much safs its prosperity than t? 1 that the dimunitior i scarcely be considered | t that the country was not in s conditidn, while its ex- , nishing. There had § yuen i git re the atlention of t! J the propriety of adopting a high pr ith a Vv ¥ towards prevent ( tra g I was not a pr n t nitto the souse. Such a might promote certain industries, and t coniribut » the prosperity of t! { yevidence that su

itthey had rn always be the result

Sir John A.

motion on the grovod that it would do no

‘le Donald opposed the

1. There could

£00 be no object in hay- ing a report on ade after the budget speech had been made and the fiseal

policy of the government announced. Th

true pol *y Was t keep down production, and to do that’ we wanted to take a leaf

out ol the book ( the Mother Country

and to be able to

and dispose 4

“o to foreign countries ‘ry surplus production

the veneral policy of the people of Canada should be free trade at the same time he did not mean to s y that there were not exceptional cases ip which a different poli y should t

On the 17th Hon. P,

moved for copies of r I for « ples of Corr: spoudence he-

tween the vovernment of Canada and Her Majesty’s on: . Maje ty > poverument respecting legisla. relation t

W hile he I elievec

IC adoy t% d 18¢.,

tion in Pritish shipping and

affecting shipping registered in Canada.

M itehel] !

casulties, number of wrecks, 263 ; loss by same, $2,326,671;

The estimates were also laid on the table; They propose a decrease of §+, 170,768.39 in consolidated fund charges

388 in capital expenditure.

A totai decrease of $5,869,166 435 as com

pared with the votes last year. The vote 25,3905,588.29 ;

last year was $ the amount

: r - 2900 » g Oo asxed for this year Qos 882,819.90.

A HOSPITAL WANTED,

A WEEK or two ago an unfortunate, friendless seaman—afflicted with a chronic disease—was brought to this city fer hos. pital treatment He had

forty-eight hours ashore ; and admittance

vain. been more than

tai in

to the marine hospital could not, therefore, be ot taine 1 . the quarantine hospital and

the small-pox hospital were, of course,

out of the question ; and city or provin-

The poor,

} prot Cc-

1 . 1 1

cial hospital there was none.

° 2 | s sick, man was compelled to seek

tion at hands of private individuals

This case is very similar to that of Daniels—which brought such deep dis grace upon the province a little more than

r1year ago. We trust few more such wil] be p d

ere a decent ¢c hospital is provided.

rmitted to eceur ity The provincial and

the

taking the initiative.

i ee civic governments should combine for ; —the iatter

purpose

Ci

L t the city raise a loan of half the amount

required ; let the province provide the i i

other half, and let the erection of a hospi-~

tal be authorized during the coming

sessiou of the Legislature. The prevalent hard times should be no bar to the per- formance of a duty delvolving upon us

ivilized human

OBITUARY. Tue Hon. Herbert Bell is dead. Af ter an illness of thre e wee ks, he died al his

residence, Alberton, on Tuesday last, in

the fifty-ninth year of his age. Mr. Bell was born at Middlelee, Dumfries, on the 30th November, 1818. He emigrated to this Island in 1847; and made a home for hims t Cascumy In business h

was active, economica nd iccessful D x 1867 h clected a member of the House of Assembly. In 187] }

took his seat in the Legislative Council ;

and was elected President of that body in 1874. He leaves many friends. OF COMMERCE.

A MEETING Of the Chamber of Commerce

CHAMBER

was held in Queen's Buiiding, on Saturday

evening There were present: George Peake, President: F. T. Newbery, James Peake, B. Wilson Higgs, L. C. Owen,

R. Beer, J. Handrahan, John Newson, A

F, Robertson, Thomas ae

gowan, Acting Secretary, and otbers

(reorge

After some preliminary discussion, it was,

Spain as one so often sees them represent- ed in illustrations; one of our own Frenchwomen ; a Welsh peasant girl who tali hat;

(ish girl of Bolougne who certainly

looked verv elfective in her ob

French looked such a fish girl as one could not see

every day even in France. Amongst

the poetical characters were Marguerite, (in

blue) a very charming little figure— personating very well one of the most tender and pxthetic maidens that even Goethe ever pourtrayed; Queen of the

Fairies, who appeared so light that her

wings seemed a matter of course; Evan-

| geline, who looked as ifshe had just arrived

But he sought a hospi-

from the village of Grand-pre, a the P. E. Island Press,

manifiold stickfulls of type, whose

century

ago; covered with

ance brought by glow to the he art of every é . 5 d

member of the Fourth Estate, and Topsy) ps)

1

the most attractive little negress we ever saw

A Flower girl was avery pretty character. Among the gentlemen in historical dress, were Robin Hood, who looked as if he was really the man who bully-ragged the sherift of Arden, and made the bishop dance a jig

in his jack Loots; an Athenian

{ OT the age

of Pericles, the simple elegance of whose attire contrasted wei! with the more florid

but in the immaculate taste of a Greek) bar- barous costume of a thousand years later.

Sir Walter Raleigh was ac pital representa-

tion of that accomplished, but unfortunate A gentleman of the time of Chars

ho looked very picturesque,with his

} }

long h abundance of lace, and short coat- cloa . French gent time of Henry IIIJ., wiaose brilliant green told wellin the ar

cial light. A Page of the time of Ch a very good looking specimen of tha article time of ( V

A French Page of the

This

: ’ uaries

costume was thorough, and one of the

very best we ever saw. As far as we could idg t was accurate in bot) form and texture, and the combinatiun of colors was

the characters drawn

etry, or the drama, the Corsican

Brothers were noticeable both for

size and

dress; Bassanio, from the Merchant of Venice, a young lover, who in disposition

ipted for

li as well as costume seemed well ad Mepl

that delightful occupation phistop heles—a genuine get up both in costume and the character of the face, just the bril- liant scofling devil whom Goethe created, Faust also looked admirably well. His pers sonal appearance lited the character.

Among t haracters not coming under tl ( S the Matador and Day and Night—both very good. The comic element was well represented. ‘ Winter white covering made him quite a conspicuous object. Mr. Facing-both-ways was like the

editor of the / reshyt one never knew as hard to

find out who the Professor of Alehemy was

rian-

which way totake him. It was

, as for himself to find the stone of which he

Macsx

was in search. lazes both blue and red

rhe

Brother Jonath

good

an was very g heathen Chinee

was also excellent. tail to with the disappearance of his beard.

seemed have been

colored student was quite a feature of the

} scene anu seemed to be everywhere at once.

on motion of John F, Robertson, seconded |

by Thomas Handrahan, decided to reorgan-

ize the Chamber, as required by the Act of Parliament passed last |

of the Dominion

year, and to proceed forthwith with the elec-

| was a

} Court

“The Knave of Hearts, Who stole the tarts,”’ whiskered Jester might have been the very fool who,

fine well fellow. The

motley ‘laid him basked him in the sun

aown ” before the melans< Ihe three clowns

choly Jacques. deserve

| praise for the manner in which they perform

| : dl a i ed their business, and the spirit with which

| they stuck to their role during the evening, |

| skating, and his partner, we

tion of officers for the current year. The following officers were then elected :

Presipent—George Peake

Vice Presipest—John F. Roberts

Secnerary—aA. Li. Bb. Macgowan.

CouNciL George Rh. Beer, Thomas Hand- | rahan, J. S. Carveil. FP. T. Newbery, John Newson, A. A. Macdonald, W. E. Dawson |

LL. C. Owen

Boanp O ARBITRATION rcorge W. Dy Blois, W. R. Watson, A. A, McDonald, B. | WW iliges, George R. Beer, J rin. Mac- becwe rn, F. VT. Newbery, Owen Connolly, W. McGill, W. E. Dawson, B. Rovers, T. Hand: in

The Board then adjourned to take up uns

finished business at a meeting to be held |

on Saturday evening next. We are pleased to see that the Chamber eorganized ; and that the have determined to make ita really useful Institution

has members lhe invincible selfishness which appertains to business prosecuted with the sols object of promoting individual inter-

ests, will be neutralized ; much of that petty |

prejudice, so inimical to general prosperity,

will be done away; anda common bond of |

| union, in waich the desire to promote the | general good shall combine with self-inter-

est, will be established—if this institution is properly worked. Nor must we forget the advantages of an intelligent Board of Ar.

bitration to whom business disputes can be referred with a reasonable hope of being

fairly settled. Such disputes might almost as well be put to the hazard of a die as

, | submitted to petite juries drawn from non-

business classes, We trust that not only

our shipowners and wholesale merchants, but dry goods merchants manufacturers. and respectable business will juin the Chamber of Commerc » and take advantage of the facilities it affords. It is estimated that over 500 tons of rock fell the other day from the point south of the Bridal Veil, Niagara Falls The tremen- cous shock created quite a sensation among those who happened to be in the v-cinity. Out of the $6,187 000 alre idy raised for the expenses of the Philade ipbia exhibition, Ble State of Pennsylvania and the people } and cities of that State have contributed

| 84 700.000,

men generally |

| DesBrisay,

One of them, however, we observed on one occasion, was rather too lavish of his caresseson 4 little girl with whom he was

grieve to say, did not take it at all amiss. the Carnival was one of the most pleasant occurrences in Our winter amusements: and we are giad to learn that the committee have decided to repeat it on the evening of ehrove Tuesday, 29th inst. is a list of the Ladies and

took part -—

The following Gentlemen who

LADIES Bolton, Mrs .Uerzegovinian Peasant Maxwell, Mrs..,........Zerlin Ita 1 Peasant Martin, M " : LD y Vardes Newbery, Mrs. I. T.. . nba Peas Owen, Mrs. A. W.... tet ceeeeeee OP ENMISH Lady

Peake, Mrs. Ge Brown, Miss Eila,. Carey, Miss Eve! aries

Clark, Miss Louisa, Italian Tambourine Girl DesBrisay, Miss Gertude M...Spanish Donna TO BMI sansa. DeBlois, Miss A,........ Normandy I

coveeee ltOthal Wil .oWiISs Sheptl

yn, Blue Bell, Queen of the

.. SguUaW *easani Girl

Davies, Miss Helen M......... consecenndiPOne Haviland, Miss Madeline, Dauchter of the | Reg’t Haszard, Miss J. .Maid of Athens | Ings, Miss Edith...... nae’ Varden Inzs, Miss Constance,......Red Rj ling Hood Longworth, Miss Belle, Russian Peasant Girl | Longworth, Miss A. M -Gipsy Fortuneteller Longworth, Miss F. i veseesee Croquet G Longworth,Miss P. E., Island Frenchwoman Nelson, Miss Louisa --Queen of Night | McNeill, Miss Penelope...... Highland Lassie Pope, Miss Maggie,..... wee seeeee Marguerite | Pope, Miss Georgi msi . Topsy SBD: BONG occas osttrcrenedvamrcc Et’ ingeline

rene, Miss Fiorie,.............-..... 8o0w Queen Palmer, Miss M 3 Ey | Press Palmer, Miss Millicent,...... Palmer, Miss Ella. anderalla’s Godm« ther lalmer, Miss Belle............ -++., Spanish Lady Ktoberts, Miss Edith,..... eteonscn ee

tankin, Miss Moggie............... Flower Girl ricwerds. Mim Gelldiccc ccs Polish Lady Pemmler, M.ss Lillie -Catherine Seton Stewart, Miss Helen,...... Welsh Peasant Girl Perwrers, ISS CUO. Polly mney, Mish Maw. Scotcl: Lassie j Warbturto ’ Miss A iuie,..... Phe News ol the W orid

Wright, ) iss Katie. .....Pish Girl of Bonlogne

Island |

appears |

The Grand Turk was gay in |

Nhe growth of his pigs | simultaneous |

™ } ue

and |

On the whole | ,

pherdess

wie hele Soe

Yeo. Mr. John, ......... ...00.... nave of Hearts

-;- —e er om

THE SUEZ CANAL PURCHASE. During the debate on the address in re- ply to the (jueen’s speech, Mr. Disraeli referred to the Suez Canal Shares Purchase He reminded the House that the important

and explained the cause which led it.

question of aftecting the canal had been the subject of an international conference dur-

ing the existence of the late Government, | He stated that when the Uovernment was |

first offered the Khedive’s shares they re- plied they were disposed to assist the Khedive, but not to purchase the shares outright. The Khedive replied he would, }if possible, keep the shares: News then suddenly came that a French society was willing to purchase the shares for nearly £4 000.0 ditions,

promise he

0 sterling, but under onerous con- had made, offered England the It was not a matter

November 20th, 1875,

i the snares, > over. Un

’ 1 whether he

erate

thought England would tols

frenc company. Lord Derby replied he did not think the English people would view with satisfaction the possession of all After the transac tion was completed the French ambassador

canal shares by France

asked why England had bought up the shares. The reply made was the same as before. In regard to Mr. Cave’s Mission to

Egypt, the Premier only felt permitted to

say that it was expected to produce results |

which gave every prospect that English

ont Int¢

‘rests would be adequately represented in the management of the canal. The Khedive’s shares, he added, were purchased in time of peace. He considered the pur chase gave additional security to the frees dom intercourse with India. He de. clined to enter upon explanations as to what

of

Engl.nd would do in time of war, or what !

might be the circumstances of the Levant Mediterranean, and strongholds which she Her policy then He was confident the purchase of the canal shares would coms

whould never relinquish.

was not aggressive.

mand the approval of the country, as it tended to maintain the integrity of the Empire. Mr. Disraeli on concluding his speech was much cheered, NEW BRUNSWICK DIFFICULTY.

yy Hk

SCHOOL

CARNARVON TO

DUFYERIN,

THE EARL OF Downineé Street, 18th October, 1875.

My Lorp,—I duly received and considera

ed your Lordship’s despatch, No. 96 of the

[5th April, communicating to me an address | voted to the Queen by the House of Com. mons of Canada, on the subject of the New

runswick School Act of 1871, and I have thought it convenient to defer my reply to it until your return to Canada.

The address was laid at the foot of the Throne, and the Queen was pleased to re. ceive it very graciously, but I was not able to advise Her Majesty to take any action respecting a.

2. I concur with the representation of the address that legislation by the Imperial Par- liament curtailing the powers vested in a Province by the British North America Act | of 1867, would be an undue interference with the Provincial Constitutions, and with the terms on which the Provinces consent~- ed to become members of the Dominion, And holding as I do this opinion, I cannot but feel that if 1 were to recommend the Queen to intervene directly in this matter by advising that Legislature to legislate in any particular direction, I might be deemed to counsel an interference with the system |of government established by the Act of Union not greatly differing from that which the address deprecates,

3. For this reascn I have not felt myself at liberty to advise Her Majesty to take any action with respect to this address. ihe

D,-

ante tiane there Ue no LNPTOpTicly ii MY ’ head aad

rpressing the strong | pe when I entertain

ut, as in other British communities, the

ion in New Brunswick, which through its representative. controls the the # may be

majonily of the popula

‘ ; i . educational system of Province,

qi spos to adopt such mo lifi ation of the ex- isting rules as may render them less unaccepts able to th se who from cons jentious reasons, have felt themselves oblige i to protest against

the system now in force 4. I cannot, in conclusion, consistently with my duty, refrain from observing that | as Education is one of the objects expressly /and exclusively reserved to the Provincial Legislature by the ‘ British North America Act, 1867,’ it is for the serious considera. tion of those in New Brunswick who take an active part in relation to it,whether there | can be any advantage, and whether there |must not be serious inconvenience, in | bringing under public discussion in the Do- | minion Legislature a controverted question | which may possibly engender much heat {and irritation and over which it has no jurisdiction. I have, etc., CARNARVON. | Gov. General, the Right Hon, Earl of Duf- | fern, TR. E. Os‘B.

(Signed)

-

Phe Khedive according to a/|

‘rench ambassador asked Lord Derby |

the purchase of the shares by a/|

CURRESPONDEACE,

Cn PPad PRR A PPR L OLLI

THE MARINE BOARD,

Editur Sin,—Seeing that your paper generally | takes the lead in matters of reform, I take

To the of the Examiner.

the liberty of addressing you On what seems to me a matter of much importance to the

community.

| It was understood by the shipowning

| part of this city, last Autumn, thata Ma« |rine Board was to be established here im- mediately; but it seems that, through

| some bungling in high places, it has fallen

| through, much to the annoyance and seri- ous loss of the mercantile community.

In case the matter should again be mov-~ ed in, I take the liberty of suggesting that you and all others interested, will agitate not only to have the said Marine Board ap- pointed, but that it may be invested with | such authority as will enable and compel it to enquire into all cases of stranding and wrecking of vessels within its jurisdiction. It is a well known fact, that several large and valuable vessels, with their cargoes, were stranded or wrecked almost within a gunshot of our harbor last season * * *

I have no hesitation in saying, that if some of those disasters had occurred on the coast of England the masters’ certificates would have been suspended for a very consider~ able time, if not taken from them entirely

7 * * * You are aware that a large proportion of the wealth of this Province lies in the shipping interest, besides which, I would observe, that there are several

Marine Insurance Companies in this city, embracing nearly every respectable mer- chant and other person of property in the piace, and on this account it becomes a importance that competent and trustworthy men should be | placed in charge of our ship property.

When our Marine Board shall be appoint- | ed, it will have the authority to issue certis | ficates of competency to masters and mates,

matter of considerable

= SRR EE PS ook, alah PER SRILA ATT IE ERT Y SAREE Rane FET EIT ET ALO IIT ON HTP SHI = m Tr ‘ GENTLEM! : : 7 CARN ti ' : oT a 1, 1 doing so he said that they, as a marl fil sil Mr. J.G.H oe > : a : 1. Mr. John Jdack-a-Tar time peop were best Guaiinied to legis- In { il } ( Mr R rd Winter : ‘ , * te for the own maritime atlall ind} n j 16th in Mr. Fred,. : Negro : ' op: ‘ nm. 5 Lit Naval Officer ha niustice suttere by Cana ea 1 5 In op: } \ ; spoke OF the INjUStIee suffered , . ’ \ ! Rink Carn Mr. as Night and Day nm seamen in baving to go to (rreat | many persons who say { — ( nf Se 2 Page to the Queen men ; ‘ . : Dp. the costume ‘ Private Soldier . nable them | vals held in other Provin ag Ouse Cottle, Mr. Ty Pi ssc rivate Soldier sritain to get a certificate to enable then -) ; > i! ser | , ‘ ¢ the Charlottetown Rink, 4 fully eqn DeBloi Mr. RI -Militia ()flicer | . } he Atlant av the CUbariovtet AN ’ - : . to navicat vessel across the shtiantic, : : f person , | DeB wa Fn. = Clown : those of » same number ol CrsyvEs 44 : a i Be. Seetth, renlind ond stated that he | 8° 8208-05 She samme BEN ; Dest BC MEE: TWOORRR, once die wo con eeeed Clown | tor r mith ed, { tlt ¥ ) j . eo is ap | friend, | the best festiviti ft the Ma ae Kdward M .. Street Musician | vas of th me miud of his hon. friend, been he!d even in Montreal, w they r, Mr. James... iocnckntewrnsesses Ie ue 1 favored a Canadian \ have had the advantage of experience. The | Finlay, Mr. T. L. « orenpnevetnn. Beod hi e ih i A “ vides t j 1 . : : ' } ; ' a FitzGeral1, Mr. 8, ) " > “eee fication, but any measures culated ©) pink was decorated with much care and taste Hiteternia Me Me. r% rsican Brothers h had been met with opposition on the end reflected great credit on the energy Of | Haviland, Mr R. A.. Circassian | 7 ‘ g bas Pgakard, MG, De. Th piccivssoeteins ccs aaa Antonio } ‘ Intended to: if Ar‘hur Newbery cing cretary 1Sd ’ part + ‘ \ n iT j nur ! y rard Mr. Horace Dae Snow-shoer | | lt took ind that the! Ee uppears to have | “<dupon the ¢cnat- Maczard. Me, BU dh oik ccccceessss . Clown I, i " for the | tels of every inst ULION POsse ed of articles | jy, Mr. Thomas, Athenian,time of Pericles By 2 t W 2 "} Mr. Robert Mr. Facing-l yLhi~1 ' } f or ’ MO rt i : acin DOlLU-Ways | tis} wer th might be turned to purposes of orna~ | 'tu Mit. , g 5 manner in which British Vv wel which might _— : I i“ Ha Mr. Edward,: ... Marguerite } lclighis o comotives ‘ . 1 1 and led. but instead of this} mentation. The head-lights of locom uv Ha Mr. Henry,.. Man-of-war Sailor . : Biltee on the blazing like furnaces, lit up the scene In Huestis, Mr G. A.......Professor of Alchemy t i he sponsibillt ‘ val ‘ 7 \ ' “he Se ee most unusual manper; the banners Of al- Mr. J. Dyseseeeee see eeeees Militia Artillery ; } 3 } 1 el i ; : as ‘dchinms owners Mr. MeLeed, (St. John) ex. he city, hung from | Jeekins, Mr. Louis,. -Midshipman i tl lea that the tblishment of eer re vs ML. eC Vn irk oesess veseeees SNOW ->Shoer pressed the idea that the estadlisnme the beams; and to erown all, thearms of Knight, Mr., Summerside... ......... Yachtsman . , se ’ a Dominion Lloyds would be ineffectual the militia forces of this Dominion, put in | Mckechnie, Mr. James,.....Brother —— : : } . Longworth, Mr. Brenton,...............Matado and expensive, and that it would be along | ay ippearance, and by the glitter of lights aos : 7 : - a : ae : ee : ; ? . ’ : songworth, Mr OPNON, oo cove coccevees rickete time before the certificate of such an in on the angles of bayonets and the edges of VoStiad Mi we Mo Militarv Officer stitution would receive much consideras | swords contributed to the brightness of the | M LauROR, Me. a, A....,. ae nele Sam i + ry: ' McLeod LF, EhOOPRO, occcrccndl . Boat Club : » Killem agnressed sim; ide: spectacle ‘or the last addition, the com cn bitpadii , : tion Mr. Killam expre ed similar ideas, spectacie, For the last adait . ' Pees Oe We ee Fireman nod thought from thetene given to public ; mittee were indebted to the kindness ¢ | May, Mr. Thomas,.........8ir Waller Raleigh : aa ne ‘] Tiley, of Ottawa whom | M; P, PA UITOG, ccccuce -Gent, tine Charles I, feeling of late that they had no cause to Lieutenant Col, Wile y, of Ultawa, to Ww } May, Mr. A . ur , : I : . . a . Mr. Newbery applied for leave to use the | BOP, Dbl a 5. ocsicvnseasereress Kh. N. Naval Officer fear any legislation which might take |“: * sae |} Maxwel!, Captain, Prussian Life Guardsman : : . ° weapons in the armcry. | Neen Mr. F. T French Ger a »y pl: ce at home or abroad Mr. David ad- | of et heel ‘ iu New! it oe T. French Gent. time Heary | “any oO le costumes ere uOrt i a i SL yoeated the establisement of a Canadian lly good representations. In mentions | Newbery, Mr. Arthur, Pago time Chas. V., ‘ von ea Lioyds. Mr. Mills (Bothwell) spoke at | ; ; a Spain : ing any in particular we int Urs | Newberv. Mr. Wm Italian Brigand Chief great length, treating of the bearing of selves in rather a difficult position. | (jwen, Mr. A. W.... Grand Turk the « eas it st nds between Canada ind lo say which were the most effective and | Palmer, H @ Boe rosie Ort Jester : : : } Palmer, Mr. Edward,jun,..... Heathen Chinee 2. ‘ Pte ey one ha tcorly +) for the most } , will not . : Great Britain, and the right of the fo he most 1 thing w Paim Mr. Hedlev. eae Cricketer t . ¢ ‘e | . ae wl than Miant ; ; . on : mer t egisiate on the mutter He in ittempt to do, Ilowever, we give the fuil | peake, M George,......Neapolitian Peasant — . } ‘ sinlis ake. Mr. Ralph Jockey i. . as ¢ al. 3 aul ho sons on iohts ist he ) nd 1m ‘ nin; ifew speclilly, { 4c, if. ' pal,- Co ereee eeeresese Crnssccces : ou oo ore ee ee ee ee ie s,, | Peters, Mr. Arthur, French Page time Chs., V Wi 1 be exercised, and Canadian bottoms | V° 12 DO Way mean to assert the interiority | 7, Oe ae Faust } : . t} n 4 tin g vessels of ofall the rest Amongst the lade wno |p k Me C.D... ........Barl of Leicester aced ! e same footing a ‘ssels of oo ie 7 i | ] : Af little f ] represented historical or national characters Robins, Mr. Thomas,......Man-of-war Sailor ant rationality Aiter i ‘further Stricklan Psiloc danas bpuuins 4 cteiees ‘ire another nationality. era little furt were Catherine Seton—a very picturesque | Strickland, Dr . Fireman tice ; ] »y tion was ‘arried ; : Stewart, Mi Llexander,.....Col red Gem’ men ne ee ee oui : ind accurate costume ; a Roman girl really | giewart, Mr. Reginald, ...........Prince Charlie Oo the 18th the Marine and Fisheries beautiful, and one more gracefully attired | Stewart. Mr. W..f1............ ..Mephistopholes ' . 1 arburton, Mr English Barrister Report was brought down. It states thatthe never trod the Campagna ; a Spanish Donna a ws oor _ A. B., . ye r eens ar in sue bo6bnbanenen ben ven den expenditure for past year was $919,885. thoroughly ecnaracteristic of the ladies of Wright, Mr. H, E, eeeeeee Truthful James

| |likely to err as other people, and may

| sometimes, undeservedly, grant a certifi- /cate. And, it seems to me, the only way to ‘counteract that difficulty,is by having power given them to investigate the cause of :osses |occurring within their jurisdiction; and, after ascertaining that any vessel had been | wrecked or stranded through incompet, | ency or carelessness, they (the Board) may have the power to cancel or suspend the | Masters’ eertificate as the circumstance may | seem to demand.

If this was the law, the disasters occurs | ring on our shores would be less frequent, | and our shipowners and underwriters subs | ject to much fewer losses, As a@ proof of this | would simply mention this fact, that a loss to ovr shipping rarely occurs on the English coast, not because it is less danger ousor less difficult to navigate, but, be- cause ship-masters have the wholesome dread of haviug to give an account of their conduct before an English Board of Trade, where they are sure to get their reward.

I trust Mr. Editor, you will advocate the speedy appointment of a competent Board, | and, that they may be invested with such powers as will instil into the minds of our | ship-masters the necessity of watching with equal carefulness, the property under their charge, on approaching these coasts, as they show themselves capable of doing when nearing the coasts of old England.

Apologising for taking up so much of

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your valuable space, I remain yours,

oe “ Marn Brace.”’

Ch’town, Feb. 17, 1876. 5 me

THE POWNAL PITCHES.

“ Here we go up, up, up ; Here we go down, down, down. Old Nursery Rhyme

To the Editor of the Ecaminer.

Sin, —Will you spare me a corner to con~ | gratulate the inhabitants of the thriving village of Pownal on their enterprise. They | must have heard, that in Europe, there ia | an organization for promoting the ascent of | lofty and difficult mountain, called the

‘* Alpine Club ;”’ and they have determined | to provide a similar institution for travel-

lers on the Georgetowa Road. At least, if | this is not so, how else are we to account | for the existence of dozens of steep and | dangerous * pitches” at each end of the / main street, when a few men with a few | shovels, could do so much towards remov. | ing them? It is true, that,unlike the Euro- pean affair, they cannot boast of much loss of life; but, doubtless, they can point to a long list of bruised limbs, damaged sleighs and broken harness,as something greatly to be proud of. The road, at least, for some | fifteen miles, isso even, that, the travel- | ler desiring to test his courage and endur- }ance, might well despair. In case any should be so tempted, [ would bid him re- /maember the Pownal pitches, and if he have | to travel much that way, he will, indeed, / soon become

‘*A Harpy Mountainerr,”’ Feb. 21, 1875. (Je the Editor of the Examiner.)

Sir :—I notice in the Patriot of Thursday last, 8 communication from 4 writer signing himself * Vindex,"’ who pretends that he knows a good deal about Mr. Laird and our school question. Well, I care not what he knows about Mr. Laird, but I can tell him squarely that his knowledge of the school question is very limited. He says Mr. Laird fought many a hard battle on this question; but yet he fails to tell the public that this gentleman fought many of his battles on very low principles. So long as he came out victorious he had scarcely any regard for principles

This writer says our Board of Education grants licenses to the Christian Brothers, and pays them out of the peoples’ money. Why does he not congratulate the gentle. men of the Board for doing so in their wisdom? Does he mean to insinuate that those teachers should not be paid as well as every other individual who is shoved through, and obtains a license to teach in some miserable schoolhouse—scarcely a fit place to pen up sheep? Some of our teachers at the present day are unfit for instructing children ten years of age. Yet, under this glorious, godless school system they are paid without a murmur. So much for our system of education.

Neither tha Putrioé nor his correspondent are in favor of denominational schools; yet they are ashamed to say that our present education act is a disgrace to the Pro- vince. If any individual is not ashamed of the mannerin which the youth of this Province are educated under the present

A miracie has been wrought by nature in the village of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Frederick Luke suddenly became mute | twenty years ago, when he was still a youth. | He rapidly fell mto a decline, and the phys sicians only gave him a few months to live, | He, however, lingered on from year to year | and since 1872a gradual improvement in his health became perceptible, A few days | ago he joyfully came to his mother and ar- | ticulated some words, instead of speaking | in signs to her as he had done for twenty | years. is power of speech is rapidly | gaining. Some of the most distinguish- | ed physicians of Rhode Island are about to | investigate this remarkable case.