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Prince Edward Island

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Winter Arrangement.

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NOTES FROM THS CAPITAL.

Feb. 2ist, 1881.

THE BUDGET SPEECR, ani the reply of Sir Richard econeluded ast week's work The statement of the Finance Minister vas looked forward to with considerable interest; and new that it has been made, iriends of the Government have the | tification of kKuowtng that instead of the tin and decay predicted by their oppon- ’ B Sal o result from the present policy of the Dominion, there is abundant evi ce of increased and in-} | creasing prosperity on every hand,

| By friend aud foe, Sir Leonard Tilley is | adinitted tie ablest and most | ed ative «peakers in Canada As a rener- me Grit member once said, ** There is nu 1 the fact, Mr. Tilley is a i to the Governent of the

o>) be mie ol

we in denying tower of gtl

| day.’ | in the i ;

stren

Finance, he is un- t man in the Domin- Duds speech this year, which, iv readers lave already had an tunity of se is clear, concise and , tonehing, as it does, every dustry m the eountry. With | treasury, with trade reviv- restored since the National Policy, the muts with confidence wk of the future. rene of opmion may exist as > yuestion of Frovection, the mereased clai pt the country under the present fiscal policy is now an estab livhed a fact that is more convineing | te 5 cal men, at least, than the thousand sod ope arguments of one sided Free Trade } theorists and politicians

; HO dont ny, sit

uprenuetl pre

Souhdence

of the

| i r Of S1vAance |

| estili brighter out Wh ever diil Ssperity of act

nac ‘3

ae

ficita of the late Government changed to wes utder the

The estimated revenue of the current j year is $27,586,000. The estimated ex- enditure 18 $25 573.394, leaving for tho | current fiseal yea Oth June 1881,a i surplus of over $2,600,000. To have the | ' }

osent administration matter the country will not be slow to recognize and appreciate. While he present tariti has proved successful asa i has also encouraged home ive employment to our Lhere is au increase of about | 20 O pers up! in the cotton trade aone. 340,000 tons of eoal, about two- | thiris of which was Nova Scotia coal, more | than ever was ¢ usumed in a@ single year before, shows how the coal industry is de- vel ing. In months there has | boen an increase of $2,000,000 in the pro- duce of woollen goods, and an increase of $307,297 in hides, the value of which, in cluding labor, is estimated at over a million and a half of dollars. There is also an increase of $1,000,000 in iron. ESTIMATES.

Leferring to the estimates, the Finance

surp!

is a woiich

imftustries Which

| revenue bariil, ii ' |

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use yea

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| front of Rideau Hall. The trotting course | half a mile round, was enclosed Shy a high | board fence. The crowd was not more orderly than is usnal on such occasions. Being outside the city limits, liquor saloons and gambling booths were plentiful within the enclosure. Some fighting was thrown in every few minntes by way of adding variety and amusement to the other accow- paniments.

THE PROGRAMME commenced by a five-mile heat, there were entered ‘* Lola Mont z,” Kemp,” ** Bristol,” ‘‘ Blae Bird,” and ‘ Lady Moose.’ The prize for the race - won by ** Lola,” alittle white pony, which, if judged by her looks, would not bring $30 The time in which this five mile dash was made, was 15.455

The next race was a freeto all. Four en tries were made—-‘‘ Valley Chief,” ‘* Tariff,” **Phyllis” and ‘‘City Boy.” After the fifti | heat, owing to darkness, the race was post- | poned until this afternoon, when it will come off, no doubt, as the day is fine and the track favorable.

*t(ien,

BACHELORS’ BALL,

To-morrow evening, a heavy swell bache- lors’ ball, under the patronage Lady Me- Donald, Lady Tilley, Mrs. Caron, &c., comes off at the Geological Museum, Sussex street hundred bachelors at $10 a ticket, wiil give you sn ideaof the extent of the enter vrise. Complimentary invitations have been freely distributed within the last few days Several of the best Jooking, fanev, dancy M P’s are on the list of invited. It would be f liy toattempt to antivipate the magnificence and luxuriance of this coming and becoming event Just faney hundreds of young anid eld bachelora, none of them ‘oer young to marry’—theugh some of them may display considerable silver threads among the golid- let loose on such an occasion as this. If brides-cake and wedding cards dent foll w. Bachelors’ Balls are not what they are crack ed up to be. That's all.

Cod Fishing.

One

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A sHorT time since we reviewed the Bas. ton Fish Bureau Report for 1880. directed attention to that part of the Re-

cod fishing introduced into the United States by the Fishery Comimission under Pref. Spencer F. Baird. The new syster is of Norwegian origin. It is the art of taking codlish by gill nets or seines, and the Report shows that the first experiments were attended by great success.

Reeent Ainerican papers give an account of the return of a schooner with a fare of 35,000 Ibs of eodtish, or some 3,120 qnin- tals. This had been an experimental trip with seines. The trip was short, and the eatch large for the time she was absent. One morning the catch was 8000 Ibs. The experiment has been so successful that others are fitting out in the same manner.

All reports show that thia gill net or esining system is greatly superier to trawl- ing or other methods of catching eodfish ; and one important feature of the new sys tem is dwelt upon with much eomplacency by Prof. Baird. It is the great fact that no bait is needed. Hethinks that the Yankee fishermen will soon beeome independent of the Provineialists in the matter of bait, and therefore need not visit our waters. Of course there will then be no more chance for ‘* Newfoundland Ontrages.”

Our hardy fishermen should look well into this ‘‘ gill net system” of sod-fishing, The consumption of codfish is rapidly in. creasing, even in our Island. As the sup ply of good herring seems to be annually decreasing, whatever will echeapen the catching of codfish should be resorted te; and the new system—doing without bait

be niost economical.

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To taka effect 00 ths oth D Minister stated there would be an in- — =a .: a crease this year of expenditure on publie - ° 133 c “t97 o7. > TRAINS GOISG WEST. buildings of $127,772. For oeean and 1 snarienailiaanietpeinlp—ctnmee — | river service there is an increase of $56,240. - oa The French Government had promised TAT cee, —_ $160,900 to aid a line of steamers between Quebee and France; and this may be taken a ae ee a guarantee ths : ‘ . Georgstown.... Up B.l5a a: a3 @ guarantee ? at she desires te establish ‘ * Gim |} cordial trade reiations with iis coun . Carvigan 5 40 i lial tions with thi untr Moant stewart..'Ar 1060 ' | He referred to the difficulties felt in the Rs Tsai 0 | Maritime Provinces in the shipment of ris i , | :

Bear River of 7.49 | Cattie te the eid country, the Salppers hav- a P ter . « 44 | ing to depend largely upon Quebec, tuere- ferei! ee it | by suffering joss and great inconvenience. Mt. Stewart . Ar 10.00 ; | for the purpose of helping to remove this | Wi. Siewark......Dpl0Gas.; | great ditticn ty $25,000 bad been set apart

; ; : “* 10 43 rt amecs between St. John | Bed ord 10.45 |} tur fortnightiy steamer a Yo-x. i; * 51.96 avd Halifax, which weuld serve P. E. | Roy lty Junction il 22 jeland aiso. Caariottetown...jAr 1145 °" sii ail STIMULATING HOME INDUsTRIES. a = ere {n connection with this head he stated }

Stan ’ 5a m ip 3 ODD. m. Chacietictown .-iDp 5.0 Dp £O0p-™-| the sugar industry alone this year would Reyalty /unction| ** 5 35 3.23 | é a 3 7... ‘“ 2 « | oroince $730,000 in value, and next year Nerth \Wiitshire., “ 9% 4.15 }t - : : c , a #H rote Riv ‘* © 45 * 490 * i probably a million of dollars. The farni-

wut ver... i -* t J Beads aa i 10,21 J « ‘ia; * ture factories showed @ large increase, also County Line. ‘ 10.22 “ 5 - 4 agri ultural K pplements. In a aaee Kensicgt n. * 11.10 * 5.56 | shoes there had been an increase o per * ; : 4} Ar 11.45 Ar 6.30 * | cent In earthenware and hardware there

verre Te a Dp 1 45p a. | | Was also warked improvement. Two large Wethngton .... . | | #1. K factories in Montreal were dving a Port " on | | goud business, and one of them was e O Lea 5 Pb e- i vioning the mauuiaeture of ribbons. Lock Al 7 | works, brass works and shelf hardware, for- me =m, | Metiy Bot made in the Dowinien, had been rr a en ae estabiished and evlarged. A corset manu- TRAEWS GOE G EAST. | factory now employed 600 hands. In ready- a i nade el thing oue lac ory employed 900 <3 MIxeé MIXED. han ia.

fhe increase of raw material used in a “om Pane aN “ ——— | ——————=——=— | vear showed an increase of $6,009,000 while Tignia Dp 6 44 i tl iucrease of the number of operatives Albert . f amoun‘ed Lo 14,000, giving support to 4U,-

OL 7. 00 people. ore — —_ | | In 1873 © nadian seenrities had sold at

yo se ot i | : : Wellia 4 as = a8 1 9c or 9c. Vbey are now worth $1.04 or ‘ r i ; i | i. ? Samm ; 'Dy 7.45 $1.05.

- lo Z.i% p.m. | D tam, ‘ ; J ‘

K ‘ 4 oa. 8 oe 3 20 * | ‘The shipping and lumber interests were

: ~9 o. < j . ‘ 3 a58 ** | next! ed tu, showlug increased trade in

oi ’ , * : Ara : 4 <e oo * i m ut cues Bu ver «“: 36 * “ 26 * Generel pr perity he eaid was apparent N i £15 “©1901 * | all over the Dominion H contended that Rev 1otion! ‘* Q7 " ioe although the Naiional Policy could pot be ther stow n Ar 5.30 * Ar ll.15 “ skew as theot] cause, ii Wasa very import a ‘ D woe —— = lant factor. As evidence of the return of r jo te n “ > 2a b T ' : i Bl iin i ; on ion ao 4 i ~ | better times he in tanced the value of York 300 BANK STOCKS. Bed ford “205 | On Ist February, 1830, the eapital stock dit ~ powers — Ar 410" ————_ of the thirteen leacing b nks was 238,91 1,- Mt. Stewart .... Dp 4.15p1 | 000 and on February Ist, 1881 the same ; Mor B aie ae " stock was worth $53 257,000 Deposits in t. Peter's o 6§ os "

s SAVINGS BANKS

Bear River 6.28 * Bours As 7:16 °* | had inereased $12,000,000 and ee P eT. aie s bank $5,500,000. 6 con- . +5, tient savings Daik fo, ot Mt. Stewart Dp 418". | tended that the N. P. bad given increased NN aa 0 0 47 a> | eonfid. nce and that business was on a surer Georgetown. |Ar 6.00 ** i : , , — | and safer basis than it had been for years. > ( SLD | TAXATION, 4 * ° . L, mx AR Hib He stated that tuere had been no in- uperintendent iad use of taxation, aod that taking the Rail w: v Office, Charlotict« wn Dec a, 1880 ~ neue of 18381 as. basis and adding the 7 en —_ . ad nal increase for each vear, the rate —n.- - % | palionail : . BA 6 Oh bh OEM | would be ; 1873-4 $5 O1 per head, in 1874- — os 1 he Estate of 5, 25.07; in 1875-6, 25.22, 10 1876 7 $1.52; i LL PA RT {Fs inle pte 9 the on ate i 1877 8. $4 . \; in 1s78 9. $5.52; in 1879- ; 4 the late Flora Jobnstove are hereby | e4 40): 1880-81 34 92

' ¢ ay the amounts due by them to | SU $4.50, tn BU-O1l D4 Ve.

- deena’ i all rti sh aving enim } The per ch was two aud a-half hours

ow ’ eg a marti 4 a . ,

i the audersigned ; and ali} He concluded by introducing a series

against the said Estate, are h eby notitied to furnish their accounts, duly prow d, to me. NEIL MeLEUD, t mento Annero,

Administrator cum les ro. 3m [j24

Charlottetown, 24th June, |} 50—rg

Bess. F. Gearon, 4rory B. Lapp Harteret E. Pairk. Late Commissioner of /’atents.

PATENTS.

PAINE, GRAFTON & LADD,

Attorneys-at-Law and Solicitors of Americar

aud Foreign Pete: &, 412 Frere Sreeet, Waseisoron, D.C. Pract patent law in al? its branches in

She Patent Office, and in the Suprime and

Cireuit Courts of the United States. Pamph lets sent free “it of stemp for prmtae. sepis

q& UP*CRIBE for the ¥ is FXAMIDIK b the Cheapest ond neat hewey lage

nr Provinces,

ong ‘ Resolutions making a few trifling altera- tions in the tanff. Arter recess SIk RICHARD CARTWRIGHT | rose to reply, aud was cheered by the Op- | position. He made a leng loud speech, lconcluding by warving henorable gentle- men on the Treasury Benches that the prosperity of the country cou!d not continue tor ever, and a reverse would surely lead to their defeat

Mr. Plaml moved the adjournment of the debate, and will speak this afternoon in reply to Sir Richard. SIR CHALLES TUPPER, The publie will regret to learn that Sir | Charles Tupper is still suffering from a | gevere attack acute bronchitis. His frien de were pleased te learn ef hia being ; ter on Saturday ; but this

or

srmewhat be morning he i+ said to be not qmte so well. j [ Late r advice by telegraph report Sir Charles much better | THE RACKS.

‘ips veces came off on Satur-

a

Exciting trot

| day last, on the ice on Yttawa river,

—eolenies !

we must say that tt speaks lit! Prine Edward Is'and, and Charlottetown in par ticular, that not one first-class fishing vessel! is owned here

While on this subject of eod catching, |

for which |

$125, was

Chariottatown, Prince Bdward Island, Friday, March 4,

tinuance of that prosperity, Sir Leonard declares that we need have no fear of the fucure.

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A Competition in Oatmeal.

| Tu Montreal Gazette calls the attention of the oatmeal millers of Canada and the Western States, and also the shippers of eats, (o the fact that New Zealand, from all appearances, threatens to rival as in the production of cats aud the manufacture of meal, aud these of better quality than are at present exported from here. The oats she is shipping are of magniticent quality | and weigh 45 @ 49 ibs per imperial bushel, }aud reaize in Liverpool 3s 8d @ 3s 9d per 45 ibs, against 2s 84 @ 2s 9d per 45 lbs for Canadian. Several cargoes are now on passage to the Unired Kingdom. The oat- meal is reported to be tuily equal to the best home made Seoich, and several parcels bave been solid, dehvered in the United Kingdom, at £10 stg per 2,240 lbs., which is fully Is Gd per 240 lbs. lower than Canada meal can be exported for.

‘The Montreal Guzete declares that if we Wish to maintain our past position in the U. K. markets for these articles, we must set about improving the quality of our oats, especiaily in Lower Canada, by a change of seed; and willers and dealers should in sist upon farmers thorongily cleaning their vats before they buy them.

Improvement of

Harbor.

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Cascumpec _:

WE are glad to uote that Mr. Hackett has agam called atcention to the advisa- bility of improving Cascumpee Harbor and to hear feom Mr. Langevin that the matter is uaer the consideration of the Govern- ment.

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A Notab'e Admission

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port which described the new system of |

Sie Ricnary Canrwricut, in his reply to the Finance Minister, said:—

**Itis beven all doubt that the condition of Canada is more prosperovs than it was two, th ec, Or four yrars back "

Remembering the many prophecies of ruin and distress which Sir Riehard and his followers declared certain ¢o accompany the National Policy, the admission is very remarkable.

Cooking.

We have been reminded that many of the ills and troubles to which human flesh is heir may be traced to bad cooking ; and it is said that some vven of the Pair of Charlottetown might, with advantage to the important little world which they adorn, take lessons in this great art.

It has been suggested that we shonld throngh 9 Tur EXAMINER give some hints. We shall be most happy to insert the cor- respondence of adepts in cooking whether ladies or ventlemen. Only led the letters be short and to the point.

Our Manufactures.

REFERRING to the ‘‘ new departure” oon- templated in this Province, the Toronto Mail says :—-

“Ontario will heartily wish the people of the Island Provinee good fortune in their

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Local and _ Other items.

Senator How tan will spend his honeymoon in Washiagton and New York.

Sr. Jonn, N. B., produce dealers are ship- ping potatoes to the United States.

Dr. James McLeop has returned to the Island after a cruise to the Old Country.

Tuk exports of three Lunenburg West India men during the past year amounted to 3500, 000,

W. J. MuiHoiianp, who was in custody ia St. John for manslaughter, was discharged on the 23rd. i

Tue VP. 1. L. Lb. that England cannot swal- low is nothing else than the Parnell Irish Land League.

Desearcaes from Cape Coast say that King Coffee has an enormous army and is ready to attack the British.

TRatns in the Upper Provinces have recent ly been detained and have kept passengers waiting two or three days.

tev. Rapa Bryoken deli.ered an inter- esting leeture iu Halifex on ‘Vednesday last, on “ Old Myths with New Faces.”

Norpuemer Hatt, Montreal, was de- stroyed by fire on the 23rd. The loss is estimated at $30,000, covered by insurance.

Cusrier.—The barque ‘‘Goverrer,” of | P. &. Island, from Antwerp, has been charter- ed to load deals at Halifax, at 55s. for Queens- town.

A “ors despatch says: A private powder mazsazine here has been forcibly entered, and a large quantity of guns and blasting powder stolen.

Pensonat —Letters from Archbishop Han- nan, whois stillin Rome, assure his friends that his health is excellent. He will remain there for some time.—/H/x, Herald,

A VERY CORRKCT engraving of the Northern Lijkt as she appeared icebound on her last trip, appears in the last number of the Cana- dian Illustrated News. For sale at the Diamond Bookstere.

Ap pzr-xntve, made by Mr. Eli Hyde, of the firm of Harper & Hyde, is an admirable piece of workmanship with the scroll saw. It is inlaid with mahogany and silver, and the serolls are artistically done.

How. JAMES SHANNON Morse died at Am- herst, N. 5., on Friday last, in the 95th year of his age. He was a native of Amherst, and was one of the oldest members of the New Branswick and Nova Scotia Bar.

Tue coal mine at Montague Bridge turns out to be another New London mine affair.

1881.

ae The Mercantile Marine of Canada.

INCREASE IN OUR STEAM FLKET—PILOTAGE AT MARITIME PORTS-—-THE LOSSES OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DURING THE YEAR.—THE CARB OF SICK MARINERS,

MONEY EXPENDED,

The Report of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries shows that the total amount expended in the various branches of the public service administered by the depart- ment, including salaries of establishment staff during the fiseal year ended 30th June last, was $809,492, while the total amount voted was 890,043, which last named amout includes departmental salaries,

PERSONS ENUAGED. :

Thp whole number of persons engaged in ontside service of the department at the close of the calender year, was 1,794,

LIGHTS, ETC,

The total number of light stations in the Dominion on 31st December last, was 452, and of lights shown, 551; number of steam fog whistles and automatic fog horns, 29; and of light keepers, engineers of fog whistles, and other assistants, with crews of lightships, waz 606.

STEAMERS,

The steamers under control of the de- partment are six in rumber, and the cost of maintaining them during the year wag as follows: Napo’eon, $25,996; Druid, $22,322 ; Newysield, 321,738 ; Glendon, $16,- 836 ; Northern Lighi, 14,429; and Sir James Dougluss, $9,733. Total, $106,056.

The number of steamers on the registry books on the same date was 918, with :. gross tonnage of 190,159 tons, acd a net tonnage of 120,141 tons. Assuming the average value to be $30 per ton, the value of the registered tonnage of Canada, on 3lst December last, would be $39,336,540, or £7,767 ,398 sterling. The net addition to the list during the calendar year was 29 steamers and 1,326 tons gross tonnage and 910 tons register.

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SAILING VESSELS.

The total numberlof vessels remaining en register book’ of the Dominion on the 3lst Deceinber, 1380, including old and new vessels, sailing vessels, steamers and barges, was 7,378, measuring 1,311,218 tons register tonnage, bring a decrease of 94 vessels, and 20,376 cons register,as com- pared with 1879.

CASUALTIFS,

During the year the casualties numbered 323, representing a tonnage of 139,042

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[Vol. 4. No. 15

lait i Latest News Notes.

The Western Union telegraph Company

has voted to increase its Capital stock to $80,000,000,

According to a recent return, the num- ber of in-dovr paupers in England and Wales, in 1879 was 175 345,and the amount paid for the relief of the poor in 1878 was

$35,000,900,

The Emprecs of Austria was to have been at Comberwere Abbey on the 17th inst. The Imperial stud comprises eight Irish highly trained hunters and two German horses, one by Buccaneer snd the other by Cainbuscan. Comberemere Abbey has been especially fitted up for Her Majesiy.

Tho whole amount of newspaper postage collected in Canada for the year ending June 1880, was $43,611. Of this amount Ontario contributed more than half, $24,- 104, Quebee has about one third, $14,623, Nova Scotia $1,959, New Bronswick, $1,- 855, Prince Edward Island, $571, and tie Western Provinces $486,

Although a sworn foe to the National Policy, the Montreal SVitness feels con- strained to admit that “there can be no doubt that the stimulating effect of the protective policy upon manufactures, and that the impetus given to various indus- tries, has had a great effect.” [t also says that ‘it is thereiore plain that es a source of revenue the tariff is a success.”

C. T. —Senator Vidal at the engves- tion of the Dominion Alliance has introduced a bill in the Senate amending the Canada Cemperance Act as far as relates to Nova Scetin, to facilitate bringing it into operation in counties where no licenses are issued. The amendment provides that in Prinee Edward Island offences against the law may be tried before County Judges. A third amendment provides that in Manitoba the Act will be voted on in the electoral districts lustead of

Act.

the municipalities,

With a view of ascertaining the practi-

cability of establishing a Steam Ferry on Cardigan River, the Government I nsineer

was sent out on Thursday last to inake

surveys where requived and report thereon to the Government. companied by Hon. D. Ferguson, Hon. William Campbell, C. P. W., D. a, me P.O, and A, E: Macdonald, Esq., M. P. P., and from all we can learn the survey was decidedly favorable to the project.— Advertiser.

Mr. Bailey was ae-

Gordon,

The ‘Canada Presbyterian” does not

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The coal found in the well evidently came | tons register, and a loss of $5,078,816. In from a cellar near by. The contemplated | Canadian waters 64 lives were lost, and in Syndicate, therefore, falls to the ground, other waters 110.

EXPENDIPURES ON FISHERIES. Expenditures under this head amounted to $86,162, the collections to 219.423, and the number of licenses issued to $4,334.

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Cascumpec Harbor.

approve of the hero worship that has been bestowed upon Carlyle. It says “‘ That he had a wholesome and growing contempt for the shallow, pretentious materialism of the day is very evident. That he had also a large measure of inherent reverence in his nature may go without saying. But that he had any regard for Jesus of Nazareth, except as one of his ‘divine men’ and ‘heroes,’ will not be easily shown from anything he has either said or written.”

Rev. W. A. Mason, a native of East River, St. Mary's, N.S., has accepted a call to the oongrezation of New Londen North and Sum- mertield, P. IE L., and has been ordained to the pastoral charge of that congregation.

Montacuer Bripes has grown more during the past two years than any other viiliage on the Island. Some five buildings have re- cently been erected there, and the ‘ bridge” begins to assume a substantial appearance,

(Toronto Mail's Report.)

Mr. Hackett moved for the engineer's report of the survey made at Cascumpec SMALL-Pox has broken out in Charlesbourg, | harbor, Prince Edward Island, daring the four miles north of Quebec. A dozen of fami-| summer of 1880. He explained that the lies are affected. it is reported also that it | harbor was situated at the terminus of the has broken out at St. Alexis de Grande Baie, | Island railway, and owing to its importance midway between Murray Bay and Lake St. | it was in the highest degree desirable that John, Que, the improvements he advocated should be made.

Mr. Pope (Queen’s) replied that the im-

A-Paris despatch says: The importa. tion of pork from America has been forbidden because of the prevalence of trichinosis and the impossibility of ex- amining at ports of landing cargoes, which at Havre alone amount to 30,000,000 kilo- grammes yearly. Russia, ltaly, Ausiria, Spain, Portugal ard Greece have also iss-ed the same orders of prohibition, In

Tur house of Morris Arsenault, a man liv- , , view, however, of the considerable con-

ingon Mr. Stavert’s farm, was entered on Sunday last and robbed of eight dollars,

contemplated new departure, the sneers of a few factionists at mannfactures aul manaiactories notwithstanding There

is no good reason why the Islanders | shouid not share in the profits of the prosper

as it does—and increasing the catch, must |

| lished in the

j Charlottetown alone oaght | |

to send dozens of such vessels out. Any num- | ber of scho ners adapted for the business | might be built here, and could ba manned |

by the hundreds of berths annualiy on American fishir g vease!s

New England is not vetter situated for the |

business than is our Island. We have the same markets open to us that the New Englanders have; yet, frem their way ports they send out hundreds of vessels, not only fer cod but other fish, and we send hone. Only last season, Calais, Me., built and fitted out four vessels for the codfisheries, and their success was such that the owners will continue the business, and the prospect is that others will follow thetr example Calais is a com- parative inland town, has no fishing popu- lation, aud the owners of the vessels had no immediate knowledge of the business ; yet they have been sucessful This matter should be written up and talked up by ovr fishermen and those interested in our Island’s progress.

OUR DEBT. —

We agree with the Jionetary Times that it is very satisfactory to reflect that the debt of Canada does not represent ap unproductive expenditure snch as that in devastating wars, the source of so many Earopean debts.

According to Sir A. T. Galt, the net debt of this country is now £30.000,000 ($180, 000,000) or about £7.10 per head, the average rate of interest paid being 4.51 per cent.

The capital to obtain which the debt was incurred has been spent on the following objects :

es Cea AeA AS sds £ 7,500 000 ke ae ere ear 12 500.000 fm Lighthouses and Navigation... 1,000,000 On the acquisition and develop- ment of the Great Nerth West.. 4 000,000 Government Buil ings and Miscel- Bee Ae 2,000, 200

Assumption of Provincial Debts... 4,000,010

£31, 000,000 Sir S. L. Tilley, in his Budget Speech

—a full report of which was received yes

terday—compares the debt per head of

Canada with that of each of the Austra-

lian Colonies, as follows :—

Debts per head of the population of the follow- ing countries, June 30, 1875-79, aud taxes per head fo: the same year :—

--Debt~ —Taxation~

Sa. 4; hk & New South Wales.. 20 6 104 1 15 73 WEEE kc ds oe 23 510 1 19 43 seuth Australia... 25 9 6 $:4%3 Queensland... ..... 46 16; il 2 43 114 Western Australia.. 12 Ll 10 - AM ee 1617 8 26 New Zealand...... 51 13 3} 38 4 Canada, grossdebt.. 9 7 2 1 nil 74 Debit net debt. 6 14 14 nil

The Finance Minister declares that even if the engagements in connection with the Pacific Railway could mature during the current fiscal year, the revenue of the year would be found sufficient to pay the inter- est on the debt, including these liabilities and all other charges upon the consolidat- ed revenues, and the net deht of the Do- minion would not exceed £9 98. 4d. per head of the present population, and the texation for the year would net exceed £i 2s. 2d., or less than half the average taxation of the Australian colonies.

This shows, he says, that our taxation will only be half, when tle gigantic work

Under these

Islanders who find ;

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ous era inaayurated under the N PL ihe gods help tuose wh» help themselves, and the rale apovies te provinces aul nations as well astoindivi uals. Asaresult of the changed aspect of affsirs, a cloth factory is to be estab- | vicinity of Charlottetown.”

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. ; oe - | This paragraph has the right ring | about it. }

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sumption of Awerican pork by the lower classes, the French Government will try to devise a less stringent but suflicieutly pro- tective methed.

portance of the harbor was unquestionable, as it was frequented by numerons fishing | veasels, American and Canadian. Owing, ‘however, to a sort of quicksand it was al

Tuere is great excitement in the political | most useless to change it, the removals circles of Paris over the publication of Cor- | being returned by successive storms. If the bett’s letters, revealing the fact that the | channels through the sand hills were closed French Government promised last Angustte| he was satisfied that a scour would sell 40,000 rifles to reece. The press very | keep the passage clear. The best informa generally demands explanaiion from Gam- | tion on the eubject he hoped would be ob- oan, tained by the Minister of Public Works, in order that inoney might not be uselessly

every cent, we understand, that the poor man had in the world. The thief has not been caught yet.—Journal.

Frank Neil, a thriving Ontario farmer recently cut his throat from ear to ear, and died. He left the following note: “| pow take my pen in hand to let you know that Ihave killed myself, and I leave you all that is in the house.” There was no sivna- ture to the document, and after the word

Tue Moncton Times reports that the Inter- ‘* you” there was a blank, which it is sup-

i Death of Mr. Power, Ex M. P. le onial Railway receipts for the raonth of spent. : posed the misguided young man intended nee | January, 188], were $117,695 - ——_ $38, - Mr. Langevin stated that his attention to fill up with his wife's name, but what Taw death of Mr. Patrick Power, of | 2'@ *as from passengers, and $79,385 from | had been frequently drawn to the matter, | with nervousness or emotion he failed to freight, Por Jaunary, 1880, the receipts | hut everything could not be done in a year, | aceomplizh it.

Halt aX is announced in the papers received | lately, Mr. Power was a Justice of the | Peace more than thirty years ago, when a seat on the bench of magistrates was a posi- tion of importane a Director of the People’s Bank, a Commissioner of the Poors Asylum, a Commissioner of the Hospital, an Alderman, and a School Com- miss#ner. In 1870 he was created a Knight o tbe Order of St. Gregory by the Pope. Mr. Power was elected to the House of Commons in 1867, was defeated in 1872, re elected in 1874, and defeated in 1878 He was a supporter of Mr. Mackenzie, bait voted with Sir John Macdonald on the Treaty of Washington and one or two other | important matters

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— — A Cons derata Decision.

AN application for an injunction to res- train Messrs Bradbury, the proprietors of Pune from working their engines in Bowr- ene Street was made last we k to the Mas- ter of the Rolis, om belalf of a firm of Solicitors who are lessees of Chambers in Sergeant’s Inn, Ficet Street. The plain- tiff s complained of the noise and vibration caused by the defendant’s printing works wihisg, it appeared, had been carried on for twea y years—ani the slamming of a door ov the defencant’s premises, and the noise caused by throwing papers into the vava. The Maater of the Rills said he would not grant av inter.ocutory Lojanetion which wosld have a serious effect on the d-fendant’s busivess, but he shoul require the defendant to arate the nuisance caused by the slamming of the door, and throwing the papers in the vans. —Pall Mall Gazette, Feb. 4. Comment is not necetsary !

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A Reformer’s Opinion.

Mr. W. CLexpinntxc, of Montreal,— formerly a supporter of Mr. Mackenzie— has written a Jetter to the press, in which he says. ‘‘Sir Richard Cartwright has a perfect right to his opinion; but until he learns to appreciate facts I greatly fear that statements made by him will not have much influence with public opinion, save in the direction of making people look upon him as a mere misanthropical theorist or dreamy sleeper. Everybody knows, sees and feels that times are better since the National Palicy was inaugurated. The most extreme free-tradera admit it, but they contend that the change in the tariff has nothing to do with it. In common with most people, | say under the old tariff the country jined and suffered; under the new it prospers. If the tariff has nothing to do with it, it is passing strange that the change of time should occar at the same time as the change of tariff.”