A QURER LITTLE REPUBLIC.

A ecurrcependent of the Lond Hicrald gives an intfieeting account of a visit to the little Re- pubtic of San Marino, in August. Hesays:— |

his little Terri

wusand

* Lt ia especially singular that tery, contaming only about enght

that while all its powe rtul neighbors have bee the’ verged nto ote great state, this ting Repu uld be the —_ pertion of Ctalian sotl poss : a separate atl.

fifteen centuries, and how

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salt f corner tyr § was a native of Dalmatia I carne over and set- thed im Rumi pe Christians by the Emperor Divele ian commenced aod fiuding that it was impossil/e te remain in Kiaini, San Marino led his littl

a

Soon alter th seculions of the

eumroit of the highest and nist gged mountain

ie this pact of the country, and winch was at that |

lime probably surrounded by autrodden torests: and from that day to this the little state thus townded hae recrained sepurate and distinct trom the veighboring countries.

“Tumediately we got inte the open country |

my driver peinted ont the aeun'ain of San Ma- rite, tising far above all the bills in its weighber- hed, aad distant trem Rimint nearly fitteen wiles The readied across an wadulativng and very richly ewilivated country. The peasanis were engaged tw picking the grape harvest, which by the way. is one et the worst ever known, (ron Cie extreme dryness of the early part of the season. They were alse oecupied tn picking the maize, which forme so lmpertaut an ew of Ue Laliaa faruier’s Cre.

* When about six miles from the mountain we crested a little stream, and my dewer teld we that we Were pow tn the Repubhe of Saa Marine The cirewalerence of the State is (hirty-nitte mites, the mutetain, or crag, as it rleuld be rather called, rising aearly in its centre. The ground is very fertde and well cul vated, and its value ix considerably more than that of sinalar ground in the surrounding country, from the ab- sener of taxation and other advantages peeuliat te the republie, clief among whicl is the freedom fra: military conscription. Every ance in San Marie is, it is tene, a aelidier, but this is a very

oner evil When soldvering invelyves ne fighting er}

alt are fiable te only

abscuer fromm heme. Allheugh be called upon te se-ce in case of necessity, those wader a certain age are on erdinary seca: sieus called out. aud the strength of this regalar army of the republic is R00 men. Of these, TU0 fort the National Guard, and the remainder the body guard of the President. The police is ad- ministered by a chief and five carbiucers, whose uniform ia dark blae, with white eross belts and erey trousers, These five carbincers are always en daty, and are regularly salared police.

**Ju old times affaira were administered by a grand council, composed of the beads of all the tamiliew in the state; bet this was tewnd se larger aud combrous an assewbly, that ia 1S47 a council was substituted of sixty meaibers —twenty nobles, twenty cnigens and twenty larmers oF peasants— whe were chown by the eld assembly. Any vacauey that occurs by death or otherwise in the

counct is filied up by new members chosen by |

themselves ; consequently, the Government is new

eather wligareie than democratic in its character. | ‘Thirty members wnst be present te make the) The conne)| elects two pre-

meeting a legal ove. sidents, or, as they are called * Capitant Regent,” every six months. Oue presides over the upper Village, the ether over the lower aad the surreund- ing country; at present Signer Lonecenti Bonelli is Captain Regent of the city, as the upper village is called, and Amicale Vita is Captain Regent of the burge. At the ewl of the six mouths, and be- fore the election of the new president: is* held.

there is an interregnum of three days, a syndic |

being chosen by the council to manage affeirs dur- ing that time; and during thie period any one is at liberty te impeact. the ex-preside nts tor their eon- duct during their term vt office. The election of the presidents is conducted in the following man- ner: Six names are chosen by the council, the names are written upen papers, and the counci then proceed te the ehurch, where, after mass is celebrated and special prayers offered up, two names are drawn by let, and these two are the presidents for the next six months.

“Twice every year there isa grand aesembly of the heads of all the families of the Republic, and these can then protest against any measure adopted by the Coune’l, None of the officers ot State are paid, but the Captain Regents are al- lowed seventy-five tranes each for office expenses during their term of office, and the foreign and dew winisters have an anonal allowance of two hundred and fifty francs each for office expenses, postage, &e. The Commander-in-chief of the army receives ne pecuniary cen deration for his services. The highest paid officals of the Repub- he are the medical wen—there are two doctors and one surgeon, whe receive two hundred and filty seudi, or thirteen hundred and fifty tranes a year each, There are no doctors’ bills to pay in San Marine; for this wuuificent selary of fifty: four pounds a year exch the doctors render their servicers gratie te all the citizens of the State, but if they are sent for out of the two towns the pa- tients have to provide conveyance.

“ The revenue of the State and its expenditure abke amount te £3000 a year. This suv is rais- ed by profits upon the sale of tobacco and salt. beth, as in Italy, State monopolies, aud by a very small tax upod the landed proprictors. There is iv addition te this, whieh forms the ordinary bud- get, the sum of 35,000 tranes a year paid by the Itatian Government, and which is used tor making roads, assisting the poor, giving aid in cases of losses by fire or other mistertuaes, and repairing public buildings. This sum is paid by the Italian Government tor custom duties. Of course Sav Marine would bave a right to have brought its goods in tree of duty, but thie would have caused se much difficulty at the Ltalian custom houses that the Government agreed to pay instead an annual sum equal te the proportion of custom dies which would be paid by an equal population of Italians, This sum was found upon calculation te amount te eighteen thousand frances, which sum aceordingly the Irahan Govenment pays annually te San Marine, The Republic is represented at all the loreiga courts, At Loudou aud Paris their Ambassador isthe Dake of Aquaviva. 1 presume that the duties are vet onerous.

~<a ——--+ — A FEROCIOUS MONSTER—HALF HORSE, HALF OX. [Prom the Indianapolis Journal, Sept. 29.)

During the last week an animal was breaght to Us eity from the northern part of this State, the ike of which was never beiore seen, we ven ture to assert. A yearage we learned from seve- ral reliable gentlemen whe had seen it, that such ® mouster was extant, though rather toe diamne- tive te attract much notice, and that should i live te attain fullsize, would be a marvel of ugii- ness and ferocity. About the widdle of the pre- sent month ite keepers conclided that it had attained a growth sufficient te astonish any com- weanity in whieh it should be exhibited, and ir was brought to this city, te remain, as was sup- posed, till after the State fair, but its extreme Viciousness rendered it dusafe and improper to al- low it te stay here. as well as dangerous te the crowds that will be in town during the coming week.

A gentleman who saw it while here deseribes it as tollowe:—The general characteristics and tea- tures of the horse are closely blended with those efthe ox in this strange aud remarkable beast the head and neek are bread and heavy, giving it the fierce disposition of tie butlalo rather than the qriet and decile character of the ox, while a mane Teaching from the furelead te the shoulder and sweeping to the kaves adds to the general ap pearance of ferseity. The horus are heavy at the base, but very short and remarkably polishes and pointed. ‘The eye ia dull, but suggests things oratterable—an expression of latent power and dev ilishness which the general appearance of the aninal confirma. ‘The muzzle ix black and ugly the wide nostrils arguing a large breathing ap- paratus and uneouquerable endurance. ‘The jaw ws beavy and promivent, the forehead full but rather square. The depth of sloulder is very neat, the fore legs short and large, the foot broad and deeply cleft. But bere the bovine resemblance ccases altogether, and the equine characteristies begin The body i« slight und ronnded, elosely covered by a glory coat of fine short hair, a long flowing tail nearly reaches the ground. The binder fega are smooth and lithe as these of o race hurse, and the loots rather slight but well formed, coutrasting strangely will the heavy legs aud elett hools of the forward port of the animal Tete guit, tow, is a ludicrous eross between that of the two beutes of whose natures it seeme to par take. While the motion of the forward part of the body ix slow, awkward and shambling, those of the binder are extremely graceful and agile. Altogether it ix one of the most « oadertul curtosi- ties tu be in the animal kingdom

—-_: _ HORRORS IN CANDIA. (From the Patris, a Gree paper )

On Tuesday, the 22rd Aaguat, | he sub-Governor of Retheaines, having returned by au Luperial Turkish steamer from Chanes, where he went the diay before by the Austrian stenwer te meet the Governor, gave some orders to 120 Turks, watices of the vland) whe weat out inte the neighbeur- beod of the town, aud killled about 150 Christians wen, women aud children, Who happened to be a! hese.

O14 Wednesday, the 24th August, 80 Christians assembled for the purpose of burying the axsassi- tinted people, The Turks in the town having got tfermation of this, went out—about 1.500 in niwher, aud attacked the few Christians ou the bridge of the village Atyipopal., half an heur's

infata | tants, sheuld have remained tutact for more than)

It was founded by Son Mariue, who}

flock out from | tee city, and established a Christian colony at the | 9

tans, Ontside the gates of the Fort of Rethen-

‘wos a Turkish butcher killed a Christian Farmer,

cut tom in six pieces, avd threw them on the ranm- parts af the fortress, where the degs devoured thew. "Phey murdered alse, a man 30 years eld, ealled Marmeraki, and feur others, outside the town, hardly ten minutes’ walk from the fort.

On the same day 500) Purkish tamilies entered the tewn from the village Perivelia, and by force ejected the Christians fram their houses and took All the Christiars in Re- | themnos were in greal terror, and from that time all communication with the villages was cut ofl In the above engagement it is reported that yivi, a man reputed for bravery, was killed, aud | four or five other Turks were wounded

On the 2h August the Christians descended | from the Mouat Veysis, one hour and a halt dis-| tant from the tewa of Rethemnos, and altacked | 500 Turks and a regiment of the army, sup-| } perted by one cannon. The Turks brought inte ithe town the head of one Christian, and stated ithat two af their chiefs were taken prisoners, and five er six men were killed. They report ithe number of Christians killed much larger, but) |

| possession of them,

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nothing is certain, as We ecannet getary n forma: tier, the earmunication being interrupted. The | Vurks pillaged a good many villages, having sent the booty to the cemetery outside the townef Be- thenmos, they turned it sate an auction mart, seal ing the things amongst themselves. They alse rraveaot the eemetet y> throwiug uways bones of the dead and keeping the ceciius. ‘he English, Freneh, nod Russian cousule pre. |

ope te d the x tthe 2 ested ; id sacrilege in the churches, bat the governor lreplied that he knew nothing of what happened i There took place a very bloody and severe en gagement near Chanea, at a village called Breyses, | in which three hapdred Egyptians were killed be- | i sides many native Turks, amongst whem was a man vamed Batris, of some jocal neterety.

j i

reainst the assassinations and the pillage |

;

At Heracleion the first collision between the | Christians and the regular Turkish army began eu | } Sunday last at the village of Pyrges. Tt lasted | lirom teu in the morning until six in the evening. | A second engagement terol place at Crasen with | jsome native Torks. Frequent other collisions | took place at Calessa and Selby le, ene hour's dis- | itanee from Heraeleion, in which the Cretans were | | sicterivas, and pushed the Ottlemans as far as the | | gates of the town. Phe Turks confess having liest one colonel, The fight continued up to the i time the steamer left, and we de not know the ir j where, and the enemy are despairing, and veut] | their anger against innecent and unarmed persons Some fighting alse took place in the eastern parts | bof the island, in Sitea and Hierepetron, but we are | foot in possession of particulars, as the commute | leation is broken off. On the 28th the Cretans attacked the enemy aleng all their lines with im- | petuesity. The efforts of the Turks to check | their advance were unavailing. ! 4epr- | INVASION OF BRITISH SOIL,

| oa } i } | | |

| On Wednesday night last about eight o'clock, | five persons in the uniform of the United States | Arwy, namely, a Captain, a Sergeant, a Cor- | poral, and twe Privates, wearing arms, landed en Lodian Islavd in New Bruvswick, aud attemp- |

ted to kidnap a person vamed Northup, whe | with several ethers had deserted from the Ame- | rican force stationed at Eestport. The kidnap. | pers had Mid vielent hands on the man—had | siezed him by the theoat and torn bis clothing, | and were about hurrying him mate the beat on | the beach, When a number of young men belong- tng te the Island, whe had been practising for a! Band in a school house near by, hearing the} }strugule, rushed to the scene; the kidnappers | | then released Northup and lett the Isiand in haste | | The above facts have been reported to the | Government of the Province, and to Captain De- Wahl, of Ho MoS. Cordelia, whe wil lay them before the Admiral at Halifax. An investigation of the matter will be made on the return of Ge- neral Doyle from Halifax in a few days. We withheld, for the present, all comment on this atrocious violation of British svil.—St. John Tele- | greph.

DESTRUCTIV

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e+ E FIRE

Wiscassets, Me., Oct. 9.—A fire broke out here at 3 o'clock this morning aud raged until neon, destroying over fifty buildings, including the Custom House, one hotel, a sail lott, marble werks, hay warehouses and two yachts at the wharves. A strong pertheast wind rendered it impossible te step the fire, and it swept to the water. With the uteost difficulty it was kept trom spreading to windward, or the whole villlage must have been burned. Half the business par: of the town is in ashes. Nearly forty families are rendered boweless.

IN MAINE.

: +4<r- - THE PROJECTED INVASION OF MEXICO BY A UNITED STATES ARMY.

A very significant turu has been given to poli- tieal discussion here by the unofficial announce- ment that President Jolinson's Administration, | especially the State departinent, favers an early j invasion of Mexico with a United States regular jleree of twenty theusand men. The basis and | justification ot this bold project is the cer ainly ot jthe early departure of Maxiuilian trom his | rickety post. Ostensthly this is (he reason assign- fed for the proposed expedition ; because, it is jargued, there will be bo proper or stable govern- | nent to take the place of the Empire, and the rival faction leaders will set about the cutting of each other's throats, and plundering the peopie in- )diseriminately. But the real object Mr. Seward land Mr. Johuson bave in view is two-teld, and it

is this; They desive to divect a large share of | publie attention from the discussion of heme poli- ties to the consideration of tereign or international affairs. And thes have reselved, if they are back- ed by pubiie opinion, to go in, net simply for a temporary Mexican protectorate, but for a bold and dashing scheme of Annexation. It is eni- nently a eenception of Mr. Seward, and he ts pre- pared to make ase of any sort of agents, Santa Anna, Juarez, Ortega, or President Roberts and his Fenian hosts, to reach the end contemplated The three Mexicans we have named are now plotting against each ether, and there is ne deubt

that if Maximilian were to be joreed to leave, that Santa Anua (who is now in New York and ahe attended a Fenian picnic on Monday) would shortly be at the head of one armed faction, Ortega at the head of another, while Juarez would prow! around as he bas been doing for the last four years, With such remuants of his Repub- liean army as might still cling to bim.

Mr. Seward has a good many influences and agencies at work in bia taver. He hae the army, we beliewe the entire army, with bim. Gen Grant, although ne politietan in home matters, is a keen and ardent advocate of intervention in Mexican affairs. Gen. Sherman would be equally vlad te take a hand in sueh a game. Gen. Sheri- dan, from bis experienes on the Rie Grande, has a decidedly strong convietion as te the propriety. nay the necessity, tor bringing the turbulent state of matters in Mexico to an end. All the fighting Irishmen from Campo Bello to Matamoras are spetling for wantet asmall fight somewhere or about something. The Fenians leaders are new said te be eager to turn their backs upon the St Lawrenee and march direct for the Rie Grande Santa Anna has been closeted on more than one eceasion with Mr. Seward, and is understood te be eaver to follow in the rear ofa Yankee liberat- ing army, give what tilormation of a unitary or other character he might be able te afford, and pick up sech crumbs by the way, and such rem ants ot his eld property as might be still available — Scottish American Journal.

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A correspondent of the Colonial Farmer. writing from Boston, relates a sad story :—

**Week after week the papers record the story of sume pour unfortunate being enticed into the brothels with whieh Boston is cursed. Day atter day, munth after month, year af- ter year, these cases are Occurring, yet young girls rush into the cities for employinent, heedless of the many warnings, and almost certain to fall vietims of the wiles of the des- troyer. A sad case of this deseription oecur- ed only last week. A young and pre posses- sing girl, whose parents reside within pine miles of Fredrictun, left ber home for the purpose of procuring employment in this ety. On Friday last she leit St. John in the steamer bound for Boston, where she bad weither friends nor aequaintances The girl, innocent and unexpelienced, was observed by one of those vile creatures) whose business it is to lead innocent girls into a wanton life, ané who offered her employment as a house servant. The girl accepted the *lady’s” ol- fer with pleasure, aod on her arrival was taken to one of the houses of ill fame in Portland Street, not however unobserved, as a gentleman from Fredricton, whose suspi- cions were aroused by the woman's conduet, tuilowed the pair to the house, noted the number, and gave information to the police. The offsir was placed in a detective's hands, who visited the house, but failed to find the girl, whose fate ts shroud:-d in mystery. Most probably, drugged into insensibiiity, the poor vietim awoke i the morning to find {herself dishonored and betrayed, robbed of | her little meney and clothes, with nothing! feft but life, and that a weary burden. Like!

thousands of siunilar cases she would accept: the lite thas epened to her. and continue an! timate to that resort of criminals, blacklegs

and thieves. The houses of iil-fame are ali

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swiftly glide down into the lowest depths of sin and wickedness."’

hin looking up and payi

solution was unanimously adopted :—

esult; but our brethren were victorious every-| =

Provinee. Regular procureeses travel on the ;

rathoada and steamboats, enticing the inne-— the cent and unwary; backmen at the depot the e , and wharves often carry girls to brothel be a party question, i ; at houses tnstead of a hotel, and many a parent should wite in @ measure which is to affect} has to mourn the loss of a daughter, enticed people of all eveeds and polities. ‘awny from home by the wiles and allurements ; t ot these cursed traffickers in human beings. | Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Delezates, | 'Qur police courts and prisons tell many a ! sad tale of the miserable lives led by those |cntertained by Mr. é who having once fallen, | position—it concedes that for which he may | common decency, the two Exeeutive Coun-| justly claim the credit of specially contendin:

poor nnfortanates, | | | >. | Blood's Rhewmatic Compound is in every sense a family medicine and should be kept constantly | | |

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ou hand. In ease of accident or suddea disease, it will save hours of suffering, and time and mone ug Doctors’ bills,

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A movement is on fout, the object of which is to unite the Kirks of Nova Scotia and |

| To desirability of such |

. | & consummation being brought about both of | |

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New Brunswick the

the Synods have agreed. At a meeting held

in St. Jcbn a few days ago the following re-

the cruse of Christ.”’

It is true of most cathartic medicines now of- fered for sule, that they leave the bowels in a tor- pid, costive state. Parsors’ Purgative Pills leave

the bowels iu a healthy condition.

Che GOxaminer,

LO LOLOL LOLOL LAL LLL LAL LOMA A AAA LLLOE

Charlottetown, October 22, 1886.

We take from the Jslaunder of Friday last, with all the sensation headines, the following leading article on the proposal of the Delegates from Nova Scotia and New Bruuswick, now sitting in Conference in London, to place at the service of Prince Edward [sland the sum of Right Hundred Thousand Dollars, on agreeing

The

article coufirms our statement published in our

to confederate with the other Provinees.

second Edition last week, and is important as it goes further into detail in the matter than we The Isliader being

an of the Government, we have no doubt

were then enabled todo, the org that the statemeutis authorized by persons in authority, and it deepens the impression we have long entertained that the Government are not so dreadfully opposed to Coufederation as many people have imasined.

The country, so long and so violently agi- tated respecting the leasehold tenure, should know that there is now the most feasible chance ever offered of getting rid of that grievance altogether, without entailing any financial burthens upon the country. If the people choose to reject the gift of $800,000, of course they can. It is offered, we think, in good faith ; and the people themselves will be alone responsible if they allow themselves to be in- fluenced by perverse or factious advice in throw- ing away the means of settling the long-agitated

Land Question. CONFEDERATION.

Important Information received from the

jnow see that the altered condition of the United

lthe

| Confederation,

“Resolved, That it is the opinion of this | mecting that a union of the Synods of New | present, was an assertion well founded. | Branswick with that of Nova Seotia and |nowa fact that the majority of the articles | Prince Edward Island, in eonneetion with the formerly imports d into the Island from the Chureh of Scotland, is desirable and would | Uyited States, can be

; : ee ate ; be beneficial to the interests of the Kirk aud | nada than in the Great Republic, and that some

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ae

! The aceeptance of 1

is twoor three shi lines,

: c*. 1 icht hundred thousand dollars, shoul

Both potitical parties

d not) ‘

We presume that the offer now made by the |

removes the only objeetion to Confederation | Coles, the leader of the op

s | at the Quebee Couference ; and we cannot s e | why Mr. Coles, anda number of his friends, | should not now be invited by Mr. J. C. Pope to | co-operate in placing the question of Coufe- deration in its teue licht before the people, and finally arranzins the terms upon which the I[s- land will enter into Confederation.

Many who opposed Confederation in 1864,

nt

States—the hizh price of labor consequent upon enormous taxation which prevails, and for years to Come must prevail, in that country— and the enhanced cost of every article of manu- facture, vives reason to believe that the asser- vlonel Gray and the late Colo- on thei retarn from the Con- ider the tariff of Canada, if in the farmers of the Island would upon imports than they pay at It is

tion made by C nial Secretary, ferenee, that uw

pay less duties

purchased cheaper in Ca- of our merchants resort to the markets of Mautreal, Toronto and Quebee, instead of those ot New York and Boston, Canada, aud the adjvining Provinecs, now supply boots and shoes, cundl sy SOLp, starch, leather, clothing, coal, oil, hardware, azricultural implements, carnazes, manufactures of wood, and many other things, cheaper than the United States, awod wider Confederation these articles would ali come in duty free.

It must also be borne in mind that even should the Island persist in the refusal to enter the Contederacy, and be allowed to retain its pre: sent constitution, it will be called upon to pay its full share, according to population, required for the defence of the British North American The resolutions of last session of the Le rislature express the willingness of the peo: ple to doso. The sum required for this service will not be short of twenty thousand pounds a year, added to which, we should be required to protect our fisheries, whigh weuld add yearly a few thousand additional, and to pay the salary of the Lieutenant Governor. With these im positions upon us, he must be a hopefui bean who can persuade himself that, eveu under the terms of the Quebee Conference, the Island would not be better of than she would be out of Confederation, retaining her separate con- stitution, obliged to pay the sums we have named, aud to get rid of her leasehold tenures ut a heavy cost to the freeholders and people generally.

We may observe that the sum which would he atthe disposal of the Government, would enable them to return a per centage to all per- sons who have purchased lands, under the Go- vernment, and paid for them in full. This would be but justice to all so cireumstanced. The recent offer made to the Island is mainly due to the “pposition which have beens rally made to the terms of the Quebee Con- ference. This consideration should satisfy those who have hitherto opposed Confederation. The people, however, should bear in mind that any attempt to drive a harder bargain might prove disastrous. We trust the most importaut an- nouneements, which we now make to the peo- ple, will receive the consideration which thes merit, and that all, without distinction of party,

Colonies.

» Fene-

consider the Confederation question in its new |

© induced to vote for Mr. Duncan and Mr. |

-ofler now made, and the appropriation of" David Laird to represent the Fourth District of | Queen's County in the new Parliament.

those gentlemen are vio'ently opposed to the) ST. ROocCH axp ST’, SAUVEUR

All|

|New Poriey oe tik Government, with respect

ito an early eall of the Levzislature, so as to re-

| |

phase, Now, any one would suppose that. in

cillors we have named, and the Attorney |

"2 General, would first resign their places in, and! iu connection with the Government, before go- | ing If

they remain iu the Administration they will

into a most extraordinary Opposition,

surcly be held accountable for all the acts of the Administration, whether they refer to Con- federation or any other qtestion. ——___—__-+- + <> + --___ -———--— A Distixcvisuep Visitror.—J. F. Maguire, Esquire, the emineut author and memer of the Imperial Parliament for the City of Cork, arrived here on Friday morning last, in pro- gress of a toar through the. British American Provinces and the United States. Mr. Mauire has been the warm advocate in the House of Commons of. Irish Catholic claims, including

He

made some valuable contributions to the his-

ail matters relating to education. has torical literature of the day, especially illustia- tive of the achievements of eminent Catholies ia the Church, and he has been for several years Mayor of Cork, of which City he is now He editor in chief of Cie Cork Examiner, a paper in very prospereus standing, and one that ex- The object

of Mr. Maguire’s present visit to America is to

the honored representative. is also the

ercises zreat influence in Treland.

vbtain the materials fora book which he has commenced, and the copy right of which he has sold to the great publishing house of Lonzman & Co., London, deseriptive of the ¢

condition of the Ivish inhabitants in America. He visited on Saturday some of our best settle- ments in Queen's County, and was very favora hly impressed with the appearance of the set- “ers. A few of his countrymen and co re- lisionists purpose to entertain the honorable and learned geutieman at a Banquet, at the North American Hotel, this evening, after which he takes passage in the Princess of Wales, en roule unon his tour. ~~ Se ——_____-

A HANDSOME GIFT.

Os Friday last a Committee of Catholic Gentlemen, representing their brethren m_ this community, waited upon the Ladies of the Con- gregation of Notre Dame, and presented to them an elegant new covered Carriage, adapted for double or single drivinz, together with a set of silver-plated Harness. The Carriage was built by Mr. John Scott to order; and is one of his most elaborately finished pieces of work- manship. It is, indeed, a very beautiful ar- ticle, and evoked raptures of admiration from the good Ladies to whom it was presented.

A very brief Address was read by the Hon.

will not lose the opportunity which is now of fered them, and which they may never have again, of deriving benetits of incalculable value, c

We may start in Confederation without a shilling of debt, with the means of freeing all tenants fron: bondaze, and with such a fixed revenue at our disposal for local wants, as will, for very many years to come, free us from the necessity of resortiug to direct taxation, and be

Secretary of State for the Colonies. S8O0,000

TO BE GIVEN TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, IN ORDER THAT THE LEASEHOLD TENURES MAY BE EXTINGUISHED.

Glorious opportunity for all Tenants,

and for those who are now in arrears to

the Government, for lauds purehased upon the Worrel, Selkirk and other Estates.

The Delegates now representing Nova Sco- tia and New Brunswick, at the Coloniai Oflice, recently took into consideration the position ot Prince Edward Isiand, as rezards the proposed Confederation of the British North American

; and with the view of doing away with the objections heretofore entertained by the Island avainst Confederation, they unani- mously resolved to advocate the proposition, that the Confederation should, in addition to the terms offered by the Quebee Report, vive the Island “Uoaar Huxprep ToHotsaxp Dot- Lars, for the purpose of extinguishing the Leasehold tenures.

This resolution of the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Delegates was handed to the Ear! of Carnarvon, and by his Lordship transmitted to the Governor General. A Copy of the re- also sent by the Colonial Minister to the Lieutenant Governor of this Island, and bw His Excellency laid before the Executive Council on Tuesday last.

The Goverument, considering the cireum- stances of the Island, fe't it their duty to advise His Excellency that the question of sending delegates to Enzland, with authority to agree, on behalf of this Island, to be embraced by the provisions of the Act of Confederation now in course of preparation by Her Majesty's imperial Government, upon the terms proposed by the representatives of Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick, was one which they were prepared to eu tertam, and upon which they would eventually take the opinion of the people at the polls. We understand that it was resolved, in eouncil, that the Leyislature should be assembled at an early day, and that the question should be fully discussed before the general Election. It is most important that Confederation should be correetly understood by the people of this Is- land. We feel the dilliculty of instracting them, seeing that they have been so widely misled by the silly and extravazant stories which the op- ponents of Confederaton have circulated amoug them from one eud of the [sland to the other.

Should the Island cuter the Confwleracy upon the terms now proposed, its Government would receive a FREE GFT in cash of Evaur Hexprev THorsaxp Doiiars, to be expended for the benefit of the tenantry. This would en- sure the purchase of all the leased lands in the Island—fvee the tenants from all arrears of rent, and allow them to possess their lands in freehold, at prices in no cases exceeding ten shillings an acre, and in many cases at two or three shiliags an acre—and would enable the Government to forgive the greater part, pro- bably the whole, of the arrears due by the poor- er tenants, on the Worrel, Selkirk and other Estates, hitherto purchased from the Propric tors. Who can over estimate the benefits which would result from the purchase of the Town-: ship lands, and the sale of themat the rates we named—the liberation of the tenantry from arrears of rent—and the giving the poorer tenants their lands at prices suited to their means, without subjecting the freeholders to any udditional taxation. At present the scar. | city.of money is universally felt in the Island. | We shall shortly be called upon to pay an in- stalment of upwards of thirty thousands, for the Cunard Estates, after which, about forty thousand pounds will remain due. The sen- ding this money out of the Island will be seve- rely felt by the mercantile community. The result from bringing eight hundred thousand dollars into the Island, would be very different. Experience bas demonstrated the Township lands, if purchased by the Government, and sold at such prices as will render the purchases self-sustaining, must be sold at rates bevond the reach of many of the tenantry. The lands on the Cunard Estates have, we believe, been va- lned from seventeen shillings an acre, down to five shillings : and at these rates, it is adinitted by all, that the estate will not repay its eost to the Government by many thousands of pounds, We beliéve there is not a Proprietor in the Island whose lands may not be obtained by the Government, and we see no difficulty in assur- |

| ins the tenantry that, if they avail themselves,

Colonies

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voluntarily enter the Confederation—of whieh

less lightly taxed than we shall be if lowed to retain our separate Constitution, and required

ito protect ourselves and pay our Governor. > FEMENT CORRECTED.

A MISSTA’

We copy the following paragraph from the

utviot of Saturday last :—

‘*We have been iuformed on rood authority, | that the statementin the Islander of yesterday, that the Legislature would be called in a short | time is not correet. The Exeeutive have not yet decided whether there shall be a supple- mentary Session before the Election takes place or not: nor have they, we ‘understand, committed themselves to aceept the offer of $200,000 made by the Dele sates in Enzland, to induce this Island to asseut to the Confedera- tion scheme.”

In reference to the above most positive state. ment, we ave authorized to state, that, in all probability, there will be the supplementary Session of the Legislature as intimated by the Government organ, the Islander, of Friday last, and dimly foreshadowed by the Examiner of the previous Monday. A few days will settle this matter, most thoroughly, and shew which statement is correct—that emanating from the Patriot or from the Islander.

the correctness of the latter.

We believe in We understand the Government are merely delaying the call of the Legislature to close the correspondence with the Canadian Government on the pro- posed subsidy ; and we have no doubt that as svon as the correspondence shall be completed, it will be published for general information,— at least, we think it should be extensively pub. lished; and at the same time it is most proba- ble that the proclamation for the call of the Should the Canadian

Ministry dissent from the proposal of the Nova

Legislature will appear,

Scotia and New Brunswick Delezates, it is not at all probable that there will be a Supple- mentary Session—as, indeed, there would, in that case, be nothing for the Parliament to con- sider, —and if such dissent be si nified, why then we take it for granted that the further consider- ation of the Confederation question, as far as this Colony is concerned, is postponed sine die. In the meautime we think it is great folly to excite and worry ourselves at the proposal which has been made, and which eau be of lit- tle value until Canada as well as the other Pro- vinces shall azree to it.

We may state, in conclusion, for the infor. mation of the Pudriot, that the call of the Legislature was positively decided upon at a meeting of the Executive Council on Tuesday

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Ix the statement made in our last No. res- pecting the proposal from the Nova Seotia and New Brunswick Dele sates to place £250,- 000 at the service of this Colony for the pur- pose of purchasing up proprictary estates, we inadvertently stated that this, we believed, was alarger amount than was asked for by Mr. Coles at the Quehee Conference, The Hoa. gentleman proposed £200,000 sterling, equiva- lent to £300,000 would be suilicient for this purpose.

currency, a3 a sum that Wheu the Delegates from Nova Seotia and New jrunswick agreed upon the sun of £200,600 N.S. currency, or $800,000, they evidently

Mr. Whelan, at the presentation of the Carriayve

jand Harness; and the occasion was graced by ithe presence of his Lordship the Bishop of | Charlottetown, by several of the Clergy of the | Diocese, and by F. J. Maguire, Esy., the dis | tidgitabed member of the Imperial Parliament ‘for Cork, now ou a visit here. The Harness was manufactured by Mr. John | Bowers, and has been pronounced to be one of the most beautiful pieces of mechanical skill of that description that ever emanated from a work-shop in this City.