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D vor | oxvez.3.589 Io st/*s 64,704; so that we require 4,200 femaies to as wun SO ow }2= #3 )3 7 Cemuiission Merchant amd | lance the sexes. The number of widows ng WERK) rises | #018 | clock (22 [> s'{A = alii ait é is 4,186; of orphans 2,$00—returns which = FEE maereenry AUCTIONEER, remind one of the perils to be encountered 1 = 12 a as ist1039 QUEEN SQUARE, by our hardy fishermen. Of the whele Wed 4:35 43) 3h) 2 65) oY 40) Vs on ats taille voi . ' iY ‘ one 36.3 rere bo : so »d- ; he a ealis | - 3 59) 6 a4s|1 2 CHARLOTLETOW N, i . E. ISLAND Pol aletion 136, 387 wer : va in Newfour d- a) om al ee ‘isiatee ff —_—_—_————~ and ; 2,753 is -Bogiesd ; 4377 in treland ; "i are ” peat ars 3 rs ig 365 in Scotiand ; 2,38: io Britieh Colonies, 5 eal 36) 4 Au 44 é “3 9 37/1012 “ and 257 so foreign and other countries. The 6 Mos 34) SULL 20fraes |v zz 1S quantity of codish cured tn 1870 1s given as 7 Tues 32) SHI 16) 6 37,415] Is 1,087 871 quintals (exchustve-.of Labrador); @ Wea! 31) 5211 4 7 Ji es A. HERM ANS, quantity of -seals taken 333,056; herring 9 Tour 3u! SILA 46) 9 BF wen a : : cured 97,035 -barrele, The number of oxen 10 Erte 24 SHIO BUG 24d SH, 2B a ie 7.275. of mich cows 6.446.: horses 3.764: tesa) 3d si ei'ras 3°) So, Bell - Hanger, Gun aud ‘Tin-Sunith, | 457.2745 elgatch cows §-445- horses 9 3, 13) Sun zs 57) 0 SAMort) S 5a: : Selo The number of acres of cw!tivated land is 4],- 13) Mon 1} Sf 9 44 one . er a eateries Tees 7155; of tons of bay 20,458; bushele of SI ws 73 a 3 7 5 . te 40 ( Next-to ** Examiner”? Office.) wheat.and barley 747; bushels oats 11,156; ee vio is Ss. }) Ive . on Ony. be 3 . 6 Chur 14! i383 Sila 37s 43 i BGS to return histhanks to the general ne el mete ct adie ee ee 7| Frid 15) 8 33) 4 5u| 5 1G) 00) public for the tiberal patrouage-extended | ae ‘ , nt 80 ‘ L 4, 4 162" a3) Sat I 3 15) 5 Is} 916) 83 gy him since his commencement iu pusiness, - — a et fi never gis ml aie 19 Sua 9 7 Se} 5 5110 a a | and asks for @ ceutinuance of the sane, He} ae . 47.413. "T aaa ae dee 20) Moa oh 7 40 set, |10 55 ,o9 | eeeps constanty on hand the. sheries is 47,413. To we-0 na 21 Tues 5| 7 22) GS it Bale 2 : facturee £3380. ‘There are 1,419 males and ay Wed 3} 7 4 7 53\ Mora a} A meat Assortment of 1,022 females above the age of 70:; and 5- 23 Tour 1 16 46) 855; 0 10 3 | Wy ’ ; ’ | DPR Ve ;|} 462 males and 4,931 females between 50 24, Frid 5-59) 6 25 9 ay) 0.42 it FINWARE, KITCHEN UTENSILS | *% 2 oniitaKens. 25) Sat 5s: e ti h 2 7] 26, Sun 56 6 Si}i159| 2 4jt2s7} &e., &e., &c. aa | 27) Mon 54 5 $2\Morn| 243) 21| ALL ORDERS in the above BUSINESS PARAGRAMS. 24 Tues 52) & 14) O57, 326) 24) will be punctually attended to. ; me se: * : 29) Wed 60) 4 55 1 52 413) 27! Having lately wade large purchases in the An American widow. with owe little girl 30| [bur a3 19) 4 37) 2421/5 % 31 | cheapest Markets,intended fur House Builders, | 3 years old, advertises in an Kastern paper BU Fri 45 oT £* 19° 3266 8

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storm, and gave rise to uncomfortable antic'pa- town, I could not help remarking with pride, the j tions; but shortly after <6 started the gloom

back and thoughtlessly opened the door. He died the next uiorning.

When the Rev. R. H Barham, tbe au thor of the Ingoldshy Legends, was at col- lege, his tutor reprimanded bim for his cor- stant absence from morsing chape.. Bar- bam urged as his excuse that the hour was toolatefor him. ‘* Toolate?’’ * Yes sir,’’ repeated Barham; “I cannot sit up till seven o’clock in themorning. I aw aman of regular habits, and uuless I go to bed by four or five at latest, [am really fit for nothing next day.”’

Hawthorne dined one day with Long- fellow, and brought with him a friend from Salem, After dinner the friend said: “i have been trying to pursuade Hawthorne to write a story, passed upon a legend of Acadie, and still current there; the legend of a giri who in the dispersion of the Acadi- ans wasseparated from her lover, and passed her life in waiting and seeking for him, and only found him dying in a hospital, when both were old.”” Longfellow wonce-ed that this legend did not strike the fancy of Haw- thorne, and said toaiw . * Lf you have really made up your mind not to use it fora story, you will giveit to me fora poem?” To this Hawthorne assented, and moreover promised not to treat the subject in prose till Longfellow had seen what he could do with ‘itin verse. And so we have “ Evangeline ”’ in beautiful hexameters—a‘pome that will hold its place in literature while true affee- tion lasts, Hawthorne rejoiced in the great success of Longfellow, and loved to count up the editions, both foreiga and Am- erican, of this pow world renowned poem.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Written for the “ Examiner ) * A WINTER TRIP.

One cold winter’s evening, a few weeks ago,

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY,

the prospect of being favored in this winter trip with fine weather There were about forty paet- sengers, some of them business men and sea men returning to P. E, Island; some, travelling agents, and others on their way ta the States; others, ship-wrecked sea-men going to their homes in Canada, and amongst the number were a newly married couple, natives of St. John’s, who de- i serve special mention, The bridegroom, of fine

manly appearance, bad shortly before returned after a sojourn of several years, from California and married this young lady, very amiable ap- parently, to whom he had been engaged before he left St. John's, and now the happy couple are ou their way to a bome in San Francisco, hewn out by the energies of this brawny Newfound- lander. Many of the passengers were sociable and intelligent, and their well-told narratives and anecdotes, together with good natured discus- sions materially assisted to relieve the te dium and monotony of the passage, There were few of those attractions which tourists love to dwell on. Even under the most favorable cir- cumstances the portions of the coast we passed, the vicimty of Cape Race and the Nova Scotia shore from Canso to Halifax do not present fas- cinating scenery, and in winter, as may be sup- posed, are purticularly dreary, The weather was not boisterous, yet the passage was not a pleasant one, and a general feeling of relief and satisfaction was felt when, on the fourth day af. ter our departure, we leaped on the wharf at Halifax. I may say befere parting with the Cuy of Halifax, that she is a strong and able sea boat, buill expressly for this route, but a pro- vokingly slow sailer; that her commander, a plain, hard faced looking person, and his officers, spruce looking ehaps, are ali suavity and socia- bility, and that her accommodations are good with this exception that ber saloons are imper- fectly lighted at night. I cannet bet condemn the practice of gambling which I noticed absorb- ec cousiderable interest, and io which the Cap- tain joined with a spirit, A game for passtimne may be right, but playing for large stakes I en- tirely disapprove,

On landing our baggage we were beset by a host of noisy cabemen requesting to be employed. I engaged the least clauerous of them, for I de- test importunity, and was tzken at a merry rate to the Halifax Hotel. The first thing I did on entering was to write my name in fullin a large book to which I was motioned, and then to look aud wonder at the display and magnificence by which I was surrounded.

I was Jost-in aetonish- ment, for I had no idea what like place I was going to, and moreover, lost my way completely in a futile attempt to retrace the various flights vf stale eed magy -~eages wrougn Which | was conducted to:my room. By assistance, however, I found myself at length in a lower apartment amongst a:crowd of dandies who were dressed to Kill, sporting cigars, canes, jewelry, &e. Fancy yourself in my position, gentle reader, ratherjplaisily dressed, and the eyes of the com- pany upon you. Slight stains and defects in toilet'that-would not be noticed at other times, were ;painfully :maynified when, with furtive glances, I contrasted nu: babiliments with those of my-stylish companions. To-say that I was embarrassed is only :a portion of the truth. I spent the night otherwise than comfortably, and left sext.moraing at an early ‘hour to meet the morning train to Truro, tully determined never more to euter a first class hotel withont ¢ glossy beaver, shining shoddy, a spotless dickey, and a!l the etceteras which constitute the dandy, A drive of two miles in a street car for the moder- ate sum of seven cents took me to the railway depot, situated at the northern limits of the City. where the iror-horse stood snorting and puffing as if impatient to be off, Amidst a scene of hur- ry and bustle I answered to the ery of * al! aboard,” and bad the pleasantest ride imaginable to Lown, sixty miles. ‘From Halifax to Truro T went in three hours, warm and comfortable, with a eushioned seat to sit or lie on, and al! for the moderate fare of one dollar and thrae quar- ters; from Truro to Amherst, the same distance, mind you, I was fifteen hour on a rough road in a stage carriage, crowded with passengers, al- most frozen to death, fare six dollars, including meals, .I mention these facts to illustrate the advantages silroads over common reads, and they may serve aya sewod argument in favor of a railway in this Island, I cannot say that I think much of the parts of Nova Scotia through which I travelled, excepting Truro and Amherst, and the surrounding distriets, which seem to be in a flourishing condition, “As for the remainder of the route the land is rugged, broken and bar- ren, for the most part, and thinly settled. Truro is aihandsome and thriving inland town; Am- heret is a snug village, and has extensive inter- val meadows in its vicinity, From this village it is forty miles to Cape Tormeatine, which I reached in the afternoon of the secon? day, after leaving Halifax. There being no ice beat erosr- ing to the Island that day, I put up at Tom

sea. The night, however, was intensely frosty, |

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If rich men are not numerous, it is a gratifica- tion to know that the rea'ly needy are also few and far between; and if we only had the railroad, | the cash instead of the credit system, a thorough ‘system of farming, and some other slight re- forms, tiis Islaud would be the fivest spot un- der the sun,

Ch’town, March 17th, 1871. I. G.

P. 8. I would crave the kind readers indul- gence for any defects tbat may appear in the composition, of the foregoing. A closer intimacy, latterly, with tarry ropes, than the framing, and marshalling of sentences, had left me doubtful on ‘ice points of style and grammatical construc- tion. I make this avowal that I may be spared the torture of being hauled over the coals, by tkose confoun:led critics, country school masters,

for murdering the Queen’s English. I, G.

Che Examiner.

Charlottetown, March 27, i871.

CROSSING THE. STRAITS.

FROM ST. JOHN TO,CHARLOTTETOWN. I.

Many Islanders, and not a few “ outside barbarians,’’ have an instinctive dread of crossing the Straits, from Cape Tormentine to Cape Traverse, in the winter season. They recall, perhaps, the memory of the terrible sufferings of the young men who so sadly perished in attempting to cross, some years ago; or of the hair-breadth adventures of others,who got over at a peril- ous risk of their lives, or, to use a popular phrase—“ at the very skin of their teeth.” Generally, thore who have to go over magnify their danger, and when they do succeed, they draw the long bow pretty freely,toshow how greatly they are endewed with some of the qualities of the heroic. The Island Government contribute above twenty pounds each week, during this season, to keep up Mail and Telegraphic communication betwixt the Islaud and the main lind. It appears to me that some better aud safer means of conveying pas- sengers and the mails, across the Straits, might be found, instead 0” 1 open boat on runners, Which is now use. The Legis- rauure OUugHt to offer a siiail sun: to the inventor of a beat or machine, impelled by

MARCH 27, 187

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i—a young gentleman of good ability and ;much enterprise —- for many courtesies. Got to Amherst same night, and spent a ) pleasant evening there, of which more ; anon.

ITHURIEL.

editor of the Chignecto Post,

- DEBATES

OF THE

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

(Continued from last week’s Extra.)

Hon. Lace OF Tue GoveRNMENT.—Yes, and it would be creditable to you to come over, apd my hon. friend the Atty. Geveral will receive him with open arms. I am glad that the necessity of the buildiag mentioned in the paragraph before us is generally ad- mitted, and censequently no discussion is necessary to justify its insertion in the address. In reference io the log-ro!ling system suggest- ed by the bon. member, to be effected by the union of the members from King’s and Prince Counties, I can assure him that the ranks of the ex Government are too strongly fortified to afford him much ground for hope from that source.

Mr. McMitax.—I ean tell the hon. Leader of the Government that I did endeavor to obtain an increase of salary for the teacher at Summers:de, Mr. Hodgson, aud tried to settle the Land Question. As I said before, [ am, and have been, willing as any one te settle the Land Question. J have no wish to break up the Government. As to speaking to the hon. Atty. General cn the subject of the leadership ot the Liberal party, I felt and still feel a great respect for that gentleman, but the then jeader. and other members of the party, were trying to keep me out of this House—and the hon, Leader of the Govern- ment in.

Hon. Arry. Gexgrat—Mr, Cha‘rman, itis right that I should state that no overturgs of

year, directly or indirectly. 1 heard some ru- mors to the effect that some such propo- sais as those alluded to, were to be made tu me, but nothing but mere rumore reached my ears, and whether they had any foundation in fact, | know not. Had a definite proposition been made to me, I should have declined it. No member of the late Government approached me on the subject, and as to what conversation may have taken place between the hon. mem- ber from Summerside (Mr. MeMrilan) and mysaif, as at the time | considered it as of a strictly private natare, I have regarded it as such ever since. l'ad the matter come before me in a more tangible shape, I should perreuse as the ledbcr Ort Ponciead paity,

the duties of which eveof eo onerous a nature

mails and passengers to and from the main land, during the months of winter. On my |

way, I had conversations with several ex- | perienced persons on this subject, and came to the.conciusion that a boat might be con- | structed, with wheels, runners, and sampson posts, which would meet all the.

ing—Whe greater part of the time. No- thing, however, answers so well as a small

especially when it is moving rapigiy. It is the opinion of Messrs. Muttart and Irving, who are very skilful in the management of the boats, and who have had a long experience in“@fossing, that some better, speedier, and safer mode of con- veyance could be devised than the one used at present. Ata period when speedy and comfortable means of travelling are en- gaging the mind of the public, this sugges- tion of mine, I hope, will not be regarded as being out of place. The amount for the invention need not be paid until the inven- tor showed, by a year's trial, or longer, that his invention was of practical utility. In stepping from the coach to the Rail- road Depot, [had the good fortune to learn, that a gentleman, whose avoirdupois was considerably more important than mine, was also on his way tothe Island. Misery yon know likes company, and besides I thought if he could get over safely, I would sure.y not make an undesired acquaintance with the waters in the gulf, at least in an uuncongealed state. Aboard of the cars I met a gentleman who had built part of the Shediac Line, upon which we were travel- Img. He gave quite an account of its history. posed to its building at first, that on several times they threatened to pull up the rails. They found, however, in a short time, that it was indispensable, and that it was of im-

that I have often wondered that Her sley,

steam, which would successfully carry the | Haythorn, and my hon. friend Mr. Pope aad

others, were willing to assume them. Why the Education Question has been brought up in this discussi.n 1 cannot imagine. It has been understcod that the principle of the Edacation Bill was to remain uachanged for the next four yoare. 1] am unacquainted with the state of schoo!s in Summerside, but I must ray that 140, or 120 children should not be shut up in one school ; such numbere

i t obstacles one has to contend with in cross- are altogether too great for the proper atten-| say that the declaration on @ policy

tion of any one teacher, and serious injury to health must be the result. ‘T'wenty-five

»\or thirty pupils are ag many as any one open boat to get through the broken ice, | instructor can do justice to.

With reference to the differerce between the remuneration of teachers in Charlottetown and those in Summerside, | will call the attention of the hon, member to the fact that the local assess. ment for schools in Charlottetown, realized last year no Jessasum than £575. I regret that I have to believe that the Charlottetown common schoolhouses are inferior to those in many perts of the Island, but the crowding of children in the Summerside schools could be obviated by the construction, by those interested, of additional buildings. The Question of Education bad better remain un- disturbed for the next four years. i have ledged myself to do nothing to disturb it | during that period—to that pledge J intend jto adhere. If-bon. members’are afraid that the pledge wil! not be kept, let them assign

the nature referred to, were made to me last |

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i NO. 15,

for subsis.ence, and from what I have seen of|cert were for the purpose cf procuring anticipated would have done 80, and many and we were compelled to go below at an early | other lands, I am forced to the belief, that in| suitable heating apparatus for the Female ™0Fe thousand pounds were waiting invest- | hour to seek the comforts which a well heated , hone of the proviaces can be found such general | Academy. Whilst here I was indebted to , and well furnished saloon afforded, cheered by | comfort and independence as in P. E. Island. Mr, Milner, }

ment, if the law allowed the amount received ia that institution to be increased. Doing so would not add to the cost of working the Bank and therefore be thought the law should be amended by increasing the amount to £100,000.

Mr. McMrutan was plessed to hear of the suecees which had attended that institu- |tion, but thought that branches should be extended to Prince and Kings counties.

Hon. Arry. Gengral would wish to be

" certain first that money granted for this town

_ would be wisely used. He kvew that a sum | bad been granted for the purchase of a publie square, and afterwards read that a pivee of ground in a swamp had been secured. | Mr. McMixan said that about balfan acrs of the ground purchased, was of that descrip- tion, bat, a gentleman who bad had an expe- rience in such matters, which qualified iim to give an opinion, said that the grouad selected was quite suitable, and that the soft | piece would do for being set out with orna- mental trees.

Mr. Leyurey said that two wrongs never made a right, and thought his learned friend the (Hon. Atty. General) took a wrong way to get out of a difficulty in replying to bis hon. colleague as he had. As the citizens of Charlottetown were praying for an im-

rovement or alteration in the Act, he (Mr. ft ) thought it a suitable time io have the claims of Summerside bronght to the netice of the Government. He (Mr L.) had intend- ed domg so in that particular, but bis hon. colleague was so sharp that he took the wind out of bis sails, With respect te the piege of ground purchased, he considered the selee- | tion unsuitable, and betore making it,thought

that some of the leading men of the town should have been consulted. The paragraph was then agreed to.

Twelfth paragraph,

Kon, Leapar er tHe Government bad been told that for the last twelve months, no ap- peals had been heard in the superior cours in Prince County, and anless the term was extended, there was no probability of there being any during the next term. They bad then @ good staff of judges, and his opinion was that the time shoui! be extended so as to allow the business of the country to be properly attendedto. It wasaserious matter lor suitors to attend court, at considerable expense, and after remaining four or five days, to have to go home without having their cases decided.

lion. Mr.Wicutwan sustained the opiniens /expressed and would support such an altera- tion as would meet the necessities of the case,

Hon. Arry. Generar said the question was one which required a good deal of atten- tion, as it; affected the profession as weil ae | the public at large.

Hon. D, Davies would like to know if the Government intended, in connection with the extension of the terms of the supreme court, to introduce any law reforms 7 e absolete forms then in use ought, ia hir opinion, to be abolished, and an alteration effected. which

. 5 Dee Rot ihiianers “of Richard Doe, de. "A plain statement of the leading features of a case was all they required in England. and no more should be asked for im this Island, Hoa Airy, Gexgraeaid the question was put to him go unexpectediy that he was pot prepared to give a definite answer, but fully agreed with what had been said by his hon. cvlleague. It wae the old practice that wag in practice in their courte, nor would he hesitate to say that many of its requirements were absurd, and #8 bard upon the profession assuitors, As 4 instance in point, be might

of insurance, which had been put in some time ago covered some sixty or seventy pages of rm cap. It was time the modern practices wea introduced, and hoped it might during the next session. A Committee, which should belong to the profession, should be appointed to consider the question during the recess, Hon. Mr. Keity was glad to hear the statements of the learned Atty. General, aad rogretied that such a necevsary reform could not be introduced at once. He knew cf lengthy declaratione baving had to S° filed on 60 simple a document’ asa note of hand, when all that wae really necessary m have been written in #ix or seven lines. ith regard to the extension of the time for the terms of the supreme court, he coneptred with the statements of the Hin. Léader of the Government, and would merely eay that ifa bili ehould be brought forward ng the next session, he hoped it would ecntain a proper scale of fees. He (Hon. Mr, Kelly)

their reasons for sounding the toesin of alarm. | brought in a bill during the last session having Ere I would violate that pledge, I would! reference to that matior, but when it wes leave the Government. When the basis of; cont up to the council, that body struck out reconstruction of the Government wag sub-| eight or nine paragraphs, which destroyed it mitted to us by the Catholic section of the #ltogether. late Liberal party, no reasonable man could; Hon, Leaver or rae Goverxuenr feared have objected to the platform offered to us, | that the hon, member for Charlottetown bed Some parties may have been disappointed | taken the wind completely ont of the sails that we did not refuee to unite on the terms | 0! the hon. member for Fort Augustus who proposed, but, sir, could we allow it to be | bad alwaye evinced so much interest in euch said of us. “Here 1s a platform which post-| matters. Le, however, believed the time had pones the agitation of the two great questions | arrived when the question should be atten@d on which the people of the Isiand are divided to, but thought tt would be impossible to give into opposing parties of a more than ordi- | proper attention to it then, but fully concur- soaliose, + oe aright, oma tencohe tan teaan | Gtucesl dint tittaeeieh mane coalesce, we might, end would, us 3

charged with yw ca Why should cued be _ed to give attention to the matter a tke recogn:zed under we circurstances in which recess, and the city members should form

The people were so much op-| *¢ Vere placed previous to the formation of that Committee.

the present Government? Had notthe Von-| Mr. McLean considered that some altera- eervative party acted as they did,the courtry tion should be made iz the act regulating would have been agitated by all the acrimony *#inaolvent debtor's court which be regarded (fa politice-religious straggle, and rather | 98 4 place where men. as the law then waa, than see that, | wou'd have joined the Govy-| had a chance for swindling on a wholesale ernment if it had not iasted three weeks. | scale.

: : mense advantage, in giving them a speedy Allin’s, so well known to winter travellers across ee ™ os, : J

the Straits. Tom is a-unique character, and

. ; : ; : does his utmost to make his. guests comfortable. to St. John, where they got high cash

late Government, the Board of Education

Hon. Mr. S1nciaia.—As to the schools at) and cheap means of sending their produce | Summerside, to which reference has been | made, I recollect that, on application to tiie |

| Hon. Leapte ‘or tue Govetxwunr #aid it was the intention of the Government te amend that ac'.*

Twelfth paragraph,

He isan ardent advocate of Railroads and Con- federation. It is really amusing to hear bim held forth on theee subjecte. As crossing the Straits bad all along loomed up,as the great diff. culty, it was with a certain degree of anxiety I stepped on the ice and yolked my self, witb se- veral others, in the ice boat. This is a light barge on tieet shod runners, capable of carrying ten or tweive men, and supplied with straps on either side, for hauling her. Few difficulties are as hard to overcome as they appear at first. 8» it is with crossing the Straits in winter. We crossed in three heurs, with no otber effect than to sharpen our appetite for the good things that

were set before us, on our arrival at Mr. Mute practicable, in faet a humbug.

prices. Ina few years the monopoly en- joyed by a few traders became broken up, and ihe credit system, with .its 50 to.100 per cent. profits, had to give way to the cash system. He was surprised that Prince Edward Island, had not undertaken to build a Railroad long since. But. my friend was of the old school of Railway builders. He had no faith in narrow gauges. The 4 feet 84 inches was the happy mean for kKailways. No great engineers like Bru- nel, had spoken in favor of narrow gauges, he believed therefore, that they were ira- He used a

allowed a separate school to be kept in the | \upper story of the new building in the|in the clause read, which referred to th= eastern division of the town, as it was con deepening of the Morel! River. by means of & | sidered a cheaper method than by necessitat- dredring machine; he would remark, that ‘ing the construction of another echoolaouse, some years ago, 2 petitiun bad been before the _No man can doubs that ibe salaries of the House for the deepening of the mouth of the | teachers there are entirely too small. Itwas North River, which had been reapectfallr | intended by the late Government to have ip signed, but did not iknow what action was | creased those saiaries, as the vost of living is| intended to be taken respecting it. The in- as high there as in any other part of the Is. spector of public works had examined the ,land, with the exception, perhaps, of Char-| place, but he (Mr. H.) bad aot heard whet jlottesown. The late Government purchased | report he made. Dingwell’s wharf, at the all the proprietary lands they cou!d get. | head of St. Peter's Bay, had been, three years They acquired one estate a year. I hope the ago, carried away by a storm. The le present Government will act in the same petitioned at the time to have it rebuilt, bat }way; and I can tell them that, unless they be (Mr. H.) did not know why the rot | do so, the poople will look after them. Asto that petition hed not been complied with. the paragraph before the Committee, ] ap- Hoe hoped the present Gcvernment-would not

Mr. Hooren eaid that as he saw sometling

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tart’s, Cape Traverse. . It is more exciting than St2tawanly arguaents, and gave several

sport, than labor, The; presence of numerous| and I was auneos: convinced that he was companions, the novelty of ibe position, the va-| correct. Subsequently I found that the rity in the work to be done; now hauling the | nagrow gauges had been tried in India, and boat on solid ice; now working ber through other countries, acd that they have proved

found the writer one of a group of passengers |“ !ully” or sheet ice, getting a foot in occasion- | cuosessful. I lef; my friend at Moncton,

standing on the deck of the Steamer City ef Ha-- ' , : lifaz, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, coldly view- | render the crossing more exhilarating than other-

ing the motley crowd en the wharf as she moved from her birth to proceed to Halifax. The ap- pearance of the weather during the day foretold

| which had overspread the heavens disappeared, ‘leavirg them beautifully clear and indicative of | settied weather, to the great relief of those of

ally; .ao% rowing across smooth lakes of water | aud gotas far as Sackville about 5 o'clock. A Concert was held this evening in the | Sackville Academy, the most remarkable |feature of which was the attendance of \about 300 Neva Scotians, who came nine