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The Daily Examiner

DECEMBER

Lb, 1884.

In 1791.

Mr. W. N. Rigas, of this city, has kindly placed in our hands a copy of the|

Royal Gazette, aod Miscellany of the) of Saint John,’ dated Charlotte Saturday, November 19, 1791, ) ouly seven vears short of acentury ago, lc was printed by William A. Riad, who | styles himself ‘Printer to the King’s] Most Excellent Mojesty.” The number | ia our bands is No. 10, Vol. 1, and pur-| ported to be publighed fortnightly. It is a four-paged paper, the size of the page being 8xl2inches. The tirst matter ou iia tiv st page is a Proclamation “By His} Excellepvey Edmund Fanniog, LL. D. Lieutenant Govervor and Commander-in- Chief in and over His Muajesty’s Island of Saint Jobu and the Territories there uuio adjacent, Chancellor of the same, &e., &e., &e.,” proroguing the “General Assembly’ to the 24:h day of January following, then to meet for the “Despatch of Public Business”; ending with ‘* By llis Excellency’s command, Thomas DesBrisay, Secretary, (God the Kiug).’ The next matter is a trenchant

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About two-thirds of the last page of, paper is taken up by another | Proclamation of Governor Fanning, |

_which we copy entire, so as to give our

readers an idea of the style of such docu | ments then. They do not differ much | from those issued by our present Lieut: | Goverucrs.

Looking back over the space of time and 1884. what a crowd of charges and wonderful events have vecurred far as Britain and her Dependencies and the English speaking We leave these to} of our intelligent!

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strikiog historical details which crowd | to our memory.

On our Island many changes have occurred affecting the well-being, ioter- ests, and status of our people. In the eyes of the law, all class distinctions, as in other parts of the empire, have been st aside. We may illustrate this state of matters by stating that the negro is the peer of the white man to-day, wield- ing all the rights common to his fellow- white citizen. In 1791, he was a chattle, liable to sale, with few rights which the white man was bound to respect, and bis master was permitted to import fifty pouods worth of utensils,

address of the celebrated Dr. Priestly,

io “My late Townsmen and Neigh- bors ’ of Birmingham, who, because he

was areputed Dissenter, mobbed him, or

. . , in Western phrase * cleaved him out.’

‘clothing, ete., for his own use free of

duty—the amount allowed for the negro was forty shillings. The difference between the two sums indicated the status or value of the black man com- pared to the white man. Now both are

We copy a few paragraphs from Dr. Priestly :—

‘ia many cases there would be : greaiee| mercy in despatching the inhabitants, than | in burning their houses. ' You!

have destroyed the most truly valuable} and useful apparatus of philosophical | instr! ments that perhaps any individual, in ths or any other country, was ever Posse ssed of, in my nse of w hich i annually pent large sams, with no pecuniary view whatever, but only in the advancement of cience, for the benefit of my country mud oof mankind. You have destroyed a library corresponding to that apparatus, which no money can re-purchase, except in i long course of time. But what I feel far ore, you have destroyed manuscripts which have been the result of the laborious etedy of many years, and which I shali ever be able to re-compose ; and all this a8 been done to one who never did, o1 imagined, you any harm. : You re stul more mistaken if you imagine that

his conduct of yours has any tendency to rerve your cause, or to prejadice ours, Sionid you destroy myself, as weli as my

use, library, and apparatus, ten more

persons of eqnal or superior spirit and ability, would imstantly rise up. If those ten were destroyed, an hundred would sppear; and believe me that the Church of Englond, which you now think you are soppcrting, has received a greater blow by

this conduct of yours, than I and all my triemcs ever aimed at it.”

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The recent riot in Birmingham,

through which a Conservative meeting, in which Lord Salisbury was to be one if the speakers, was broken up, and the hail yuited and almost destroyed, shows that the people have uot forgotten deeds, such as Dr. Priestly protested agains: almost a century sinve. A paragraph of uews gives the loss ot the riots spoken of by D.. Priestly as £400,000 stg., and that» heavy race was levied on the County, in cousequence of the quartering of soldiers on the town.

Under date of Charlottetown, Satur- day. Nev. 19, the following news items, respecting maiters on the Island, appear:

During the violent snow storm on the oth iast.,a brig belonging to Antigua, called the E’:za, James Craig, master, bound from Quebec to the West Indies, waa wrecked at Cape Torment, near the Pond, on the north side of the island. Her carg’, which consisted principally of pro- visions and lumber, was saved; but the vessel is entirely lost.

Ou Thursday the 10%h inst. arrived here, the schooner Endeavor, W. A. Perry, master, iu 7 weeksfrom London. We hear that, by this vessel, despatches have been received, by His Excellency the Governor, re‘ative to some complaints which had been inade in England by Mr. Cambridge and Mr. Hill against several of the officers of this Government.

Arrived from Halifax, the Rising Sun, Herzard, master, laden with flour, rum, | ugar, wine, molasses, &., &., Ke.

Cleared at the Custom House—The brig Hopewell, Chadwell, for Jamaica; brig

Speedwell, Suhgrue, for Oporto; and schooner Betsey, Smith, for Halifax. By order of Govervor Fanning, an

Act of the Imperial Parliament is pub- lished **for encouraging uew settlers in His Majesty’s colovies and plantations in America,’ a couple cf paragraphs from which we copy, as they show that Negro Slavery prevailed here, notto any ex- tent, however. Atrer certaiww preamble the Act says:—

‘* That if any person or persons, being a subject or subjects of the United States of | America, shall come from thence together vith his or their family or families, to any | of the territories belonging to His | M.jesty in North America, for the purpose of residing or settling there, it shall be ie ful for any such person or persons * * * to import into the same, in British ships | owned by His M>jesty’s subj cis, and navi- | ted according to law, any Negroes, Househo'd Furniture, Utensils of Hus- | bandry, or Cloching, free of duty.” |

Wich the proviso that the value of such | negro, furuiture, utensils of husbandry, and clothing, shall not exceed fitty | pourds for each white person, and forty | suillings for each pegro, and

‘That all sales of or bargains of any egro househvid furniture, utensils of hus- | mavdty, or glothing, eo imported, which '

wi be made within twelve calendar

equa) at the customs, at the polls, in business, at the bar, and in the pulpit. No oue can say to any person because of his religion or his eclor, you cannot eujoy the rights of a freeman :—

RY HIS EXCELLENCY EDMUND FANNING, LL. D. Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over his Majeaty’s Island of Saint John, and the Territories there- unto adjacent, Chancellor of the same,

Xe., &e., &e. A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament, made and passed in the twenty eighth Y:ar of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled **An Act for regulating the Trade between hi: Majesty's Colonies and the Plantations in North Awerica, and in the West Indi- Islands, and the Countries belonging to th: United States of America, avd between his Majesty’s said Subjects, and the fereign Islands in the West Indies, no Goods or Commodities whatever can be imported into the Island of Saint John, except cer-

tain Articles therein mentioned, the importation of which Goods and Commodities, er any of them, may be authorized by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in

Chief, with the Advice and Consent of his

Majesty's Council.

AND WHEREAS it is necessary from public Emergency, and to prevent Distress to the Settlers of this Island. that the Im- portation of the Goods and Commodities as permitted by the aforesaid Act, and herein after mentioned, should be permitted, for a limited Time, for the Supply of the Inhabi- tants of this Island ;

I HAVE THEREFORE THOUGHT FIT, with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, to publish this Procla- mation, authorizing and permitting, and | do hereby authorize and permit, the Im- portation of the following Goods or Commodities into this Island, that is to say, Scantling, Planks, Staves, Heading Boards, Shingles, Hoops, or squared Timber of any Sort ; Horses, Neat Cattle, Sheep, Hegs, Poultry, or Live Stock of any Sort; Bread. Biscuit, Fiour, Pease, Beans, Pota- tces, Wheat, Rice, Uats, Barley, or Grain of all Soris; by British Subjects and in British built Ships, owned by his Majesty's Subjects, and uavigated according to Law, for the Space of Nine Monyus, to com mence from the seventh Day of _ this Instant, Ocroner, of which ail persons concerned are hereby required to take Notice.

Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Charlotte Town, Island of Saint John, this sixth Day of October, in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven Unun- dred and Ninety one, and in the thirty first year of his Majesty’s Reign.

EDMUND FANNING.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND,

THOMAS DESBRISAY, SECRETARY. GOD SAVE THE KING.

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Bogus Labels.

Ata recent meeting of Loudon mer- chants engaged in canned goods trade a discussion of an animated character arose on the subject of “bogus” Jabels and the employment of double labels affixed to tins containing meat of inferior quality. This was felt to be a question of great importance to the trade, aud as one mem- ber present offered to submit a case to the vigilance committee nominated at the October meetivg, it was decided to bring the whole questiou of labelling and of property in labels before the section at its wuext meeting, when an en- deavour will be made to arrive at some agreement as to the definition of what constitutes a spurious label. The committee, foJlowing up the ac.ion taken by the chamber two yea's ago iu con- nection with coffee adulteration, is desir- ous of coucerting such measures as will preclude the possibility of doubtful canned goods being thrown upon the public, and to yrevent their being misled by the unauthorized aud indiscriminate use of labels and names. It is hoped by honest dealers everywhere that the measures to be taken will prove adequate; for the succ-ssful tricks of rascals demoralize the market and are a! greet injury to bona fide packers. 1 means were taken to discover and expose |

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Fire at Mili View THE OREAMERY DESTROYED. ‘Tue Mill View Creamery, situated at Mill | View, Lot 49, was last night totally destroyed which origmated from an unknown It was a wooden buildiag about forty two and a half stories high, with engine-house attached, Its machivery was of the fivest manufacture, and the stock first- class, The building. machinery, and stock were insured in the Queen's Ineurance Co : DesBri-ay & Angus agents, for $4,500. The Creamery was owned by a comp ny, ‘composed of the following gentlemen:— Messrs P. M. Bourke, J. R, Bourke, Mill View; Capt. Gillis, Wm Brown, and J. G tH Brown of this city. Bourke’s Carding Mill, situated about thirty feet f:om the Creamery, was saved.

by tire, cause, feet square,

i . *))- " »> i ° ° r | readers. as we might fill columns with The followiag letter r« ceived this afternoon

by Mr. J. G. H. Brown from Mr. P. M Bourke explains the origin of the fire, and vives farther particulars of the loss :-—

‘*f am sorry to say the Creamery was burned down list night, with all iis contents, includiag two hundred and sixty three chees:, the only way [can acconnt for the accident is that a spark from the carding mill fell on the north end of the main building (the new part was not as high as the old, as the wind was south-east, b'owing hard, and dir etly on the factory) and set fire to it. We were working in the carding mill until 10 +°clock. and wh: n we left there was no sign of tire. 1% happened about two o’clook, When | wes called up the roof was falling in, therefore there was no chince to save anything.”

Of the shareholders, we learn the manager, Mr P. M. Bourke, is the largest loser.

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The Attempt to Blow Up London Bridge. PURTHER PARTICULARS,

Lonpon, Dec. 14.—-A careful inspection of London Bridge was made to-day, and it was found that no structural injury what- ever was done. Nothing could be found about the bridge to indicate that the explo- sion had taken place. ‘The police discovered nothing likely to assist them in their inquiries as to the origin of the explosion. Tie heads . of detective departments are conferring with the home cflice during the entire day. The absence of any clue is paralyzing the - action of the police, who are even unable to tell the nature of the explosive used, it appears the explosion occurred nearer the end of the brid,e than at first supposed, and yet most of the houses that were damaged were on the Middlesex side where the windows were smashed as far as Billings- gate market. Several panes of glass were broken im Fishmonger’s hall, but other- wise the building received no damage. Several squares of loft glass screen in Cannon street depot fell to the platform with a crash, greatly terrifying passengers in the building, although nobody was injured River traffic had _ luckly heen suspended at the time of the explo sion owing to darkness. The explosion forms the staple topic of conversation, and thousands visited the sceve to-day. Day- light showed that not a single stone has heen displaced by the shock. Taking this fact into consideration, experts are unani- mously of opinion that the explosive agent was thrown over the bridge aud exploded in the air or on striking the water. Towards neon, however, a wharfer inform- ed the police that a few minutes befure the explosion he saw a boat containing three men under the arch on the Surrey side. He took no particular notice of them, as he thought they were river police, and did not see the boat afterwards. He supposes they proce: ded down the river, The police this afternoon learned that a piece of charred sacking, about a fvot and a half square, had been found on one of the buttresses, aud are now Of opinion that it was placed there. They attribute the smallness of the damage to extraordinary air currents beneath the span. Noxrrests have been made. Sever- al persons who were passing over the bridge at the time of the explosion say that a column of water was thrown to a great height by the shock, and a number of per- sons were drenched.

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Harpwake of all kinds at the City Hard- ware Store —Nurton Bros:

decl6—dy li wky li.

~ APPLES, &c.

YY Auction, THURSDAY, 18th, at Ll o’clock, 75 Barrels N.S. Apples in all the best kinds, 50 Barrels No. 1 American Baldwins, 26 Barre's choice Gravensteins, —ALSO—

Pears, Grapes, Digby Herring, Earthen-

ware, Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags, stc. A. McNEILT, Auctioneer,

December

Ch’town, Dec. 16, 1884. —2i

1085. JUST OUT. 1885,

GHAPPELLE’S Pi, Island Almanac for 1885

‘e ‘ " Fhe Best iver Issued “NVALUABLE to Farmers, Mechanics, Merchants, Lawyers, Business men and the public generally, This is the only Callendar calculated for Charlottetown.

For sales by all dealers throughout the Island

THEO, L. CHAPPELLE, Diamond Bookstore,

89 Queen Street. Ch’town, Pee 16 1884—5i cod

PE ISWKD BAILA

CHRISTMAS EXCURSION, Fx ueos RETURN TICKETS at Ove

First-class Fare will be issued to and

enths after (ue importation of the game | those who use bogus labels to secure the) fom all > tations on this Railway on 24th and

\- Xcept in Cases of bankreptey or death of tue Owner thereof), shall be pull and void.’ |

It was also esact: tl that all white per- Sus COmlug to reside, if above the age

sile of inferior goods, it would be a! blessing to the trade.

taint mion SKaTES.—Come and price our Acme Skates. | ~ Norton Bros. ’ {dy l wy po ates '

25th December, inst., good to 1etura up to and inclading January 5th, 1585 JAMES COLEMAN

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OFFER,

WHOLESALE :

\ ‘*Kent,” 2300 Bris. Flour ? ‘ Olive Branch,” ‘-White Loaf,” 175 de Cornmeal, K. D, 820 half-chests Tea (all ~arranted), ( Barbs does, Port» Rico, Demerara, - Trinidad, 100 casks Keros ne, 325 Reis Ri fined Sugar, 100 do White do, 150 do Valencias, new, do, 190 do Layers, do, 100 bays Rice, 40 Bris. Currants, 100 boxes Cheese, 130 do Pickiss, 20 pails do (bulk) 25 bags Nuts (filberts), 10 do Peanuts, 105 cads Tobacco, smoking and chewing. 40 kegs Twist do, 25 boxes Flat do, 80 keys Baking Soda, 20 Bris. Washing do, 100 do Apples, 30 boxes !'ops, 150 do Soaps, 8 Toilet de, 400 Doz, Pan's, 350 do Broows, 50 Bris, Beans, 10 do split Peas, '0 do Dried Apples, FOU sides Sole Leather, 50 cases Lamp Chimnies, 250 coils Rein Rope, 100 boxes Biscuit, 300 do Pipes (Scotch), 1000 reams Wray piug Paper, 100 M Paper Bags, 55 casks Vivegar, 24 Brls. Confectionery, 140 pails do, 100 boxes Nickle Stove Polish, 48 do Rising Sun de, 50 do Dome do, 80 do Shoe Blacking, 100 do Stove, Shoe aud Serub Brushes, 350 boxes Pearl Blue, 40 do Pearline, 130 do Clothespins, 30 doz. Washboards (zinc), 10 do do (wood), 59 boxes (Rice) Starch, *50 do Dwarf Ink, 200 cases Matches, 40 boxes Coffee,

376 Puns, Molasses

80 do Cream Tartar, 75 do Sugar,

100 do Nutmegs,

200 do Pepper, %S do Allspice, 25 do Mixed spice, 25 do Common de,

610 Ibs. Cloves, 240 do Nutmegs, 10 kegs Saltpetre, 10 Bris. Sulphur, 10 do Salts, 2 do Copperas, 5 keys Alum, 40 do Whiting, 50 boxes Potash, 38 do Extract Logwcod, 3600 dz. Diamond Dyes.

CARVELL BROTHERS,

Ch’town, Dec. 16, 1884—pat 2wks tu sat

PUBLIC MEETING

At Stanley Bridge. New London,

PUBLIC MEETING will be i Stanlev Hall, New London, on TUES-

Dominion Government works for New London, and to take into evn. sideration the winter communication question under the Terms of Con‘ederation. Dr. Jenkins and Mr. Davies, the representatives

present. A full attendauce requested.

THOMAS RFID, GEV. B. McKAY, ; JAS. M, SQUAREBRIDGE, WM HOGAN,

Stanley, Dec, 13, 1884—tillm her pres

Victoria Division, 8. of ¥.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

HE Brethren of Prince Edward, Char-

lottetown and Victoria Divisions, are

requested to meet To-morrow, WEDNES.

DAY, in Scott’s Hall, Kent street, at Twelve

o’cloek, sharp, to attend the funeral of our

late respected Brother, Joun Jury, P. G. W. A.

J. M. DAVIS, R. S. Ch'town, Dec. 16, 1884—1i.

FOR SALE.

£00 Cords of HARDWOOD, 200 Cords of SOFTWOOD, 2000 LONGERS, cut and piled acjoining Stock Farm, 3 Acres of BRUSH and about 200 loads MANURE. Apply to JOSEPH MAHAR,

Cumberland Street. Ch'town, Dec. 15—-lw

Millinery aud Cloakmaking,

HE Misses Currie, having retorned from Loston, are pow prepared to execute — with dispatch, aud in the very latest stvies,

Ch’town, Dec. 13—6i eod

MINCE MEAT

(CHOICE QUALITY.) 18 CENTS PER POUND, 6 POUND TIN FOR 81.00. s® We can recommend it as excellent.

BEER & GOFF,

Ch’town, Dee. 8, 1884.

V E will g:ve exclusive sale at and near Charlottetown, of our Entire Wheat

Fleur, to a dealer who will push it. Covered

by patent. Easily sold. We guarantee 100

lbs. more bread to the barrel than any other

fiour.—Franguuw Mi'is Co., 38 Clark Street,

hicago, Lil, auy?

CEMBER |

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6, i884.

CHRISTMAS, 1884!

Big Sale of Dry foods,

Clothing, Teas, &e,,

held at DAY, the 23rd inst., at 2 o'clock, p. m., to

consider the demands to be made upon the relative to pubtic

of the ‘County, are respec'fally invited to be

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W. A. WEEKS & CO,

Low fFrices in all Departments. Holiday Goods at Holiday Prices,

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400 Handsome Silk HANDKERCHIEFS from 12 cents up, 100 Ladies’ Beautiful Wool SQUARES, in nice evicrs,

300 LACE COLLARS, very cheap,

200 Doz Ladies’ Linen HANDKERCHIEFS,

A Lot of very pretry CHEVILLE SCARFS,

700 LADIES’ CORSETS, Lowest Prices Ever (fered | MANTLES.

MANTLES, NEW GOOD$S AT LOW PRICES TO CLEAR OFF.

Dress Goods are Very Cheap.

GOOD CASHMERES FROM 34 CENTS PER YARD, GOOD PERSIAN CORDS FROM 10 CENTS PER YARD, GOOD FRENCH MERINOES FROM 50 CENTS PER YARD

18,000.

18,000 YARDS WINCEYS AT WONDERFUL PRICES, SPLENDID VALUE IN VELVETEENS, COTTON GOODS NEVER SO CHAP AS NOW, TICKINGS, COTTON-FLANNELS, BLEACHED COTTONS.,

CFI BAP. CH HAP.

1,200 Yards Cotton and Flannel SHIRTINGS, FLANNELS AND BLANKETS,

COLQTE LIN ,

MEN’S OVERCOATS AND WINTER CLOTHING, FUR CAPS, COLLARS, SCARFS AND GLOVES, 200 DOZ. BRACES, every price.

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TEA of Best Quality, at Lowest Prices to all, in parcels of Slbs., 10ibs., and 20!bs. each.

ABOUT 75

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Bay your Christmas and Winter Surplies --AT..

W. A. WEEKS & CO.

Ch'town, Dee. 16, 1884—eod

JAMES SHAND,

STEVENSON’S BUILDING, QUEEN ST., IS OPFERIAG:

Men’s Lined Kid Gloves, 75cts; do Fur Trimmed, $1; do with Gauntlets, 75cts; Men’s Buckskin Lined do, S0cts; Men’s Cloth Ringwood, Xc.

Ladies’ Lined Kid Mitts, 50cts; do Long Cloth Gloves, d2cts ; do Long Thread do, 28cts. Men’s White Cambric Hand- kercbiels from Sets, Men’s Colored Cashmere Handkerchiefs in great variety, Ladies’ White Cambric Handkerchiefs from 5ets, Ladies’ Linen do from 10cts, Ladies’ Embroidered and Lace-edge Handkerchiefs, Ladies’ Silk Handkerchiefs from 15 to 60ets.

Ladies’ Fancy Embroidered Ties, Bands, Brushes, Combs, Toilet Pins, Be'ts. Buttons in great variety ; [. ices, Edgings, Insertions, Swiss Embroidery, a large stock. Book. Cross- barred and Jaconet Muslin, Lace Curtains, Black and White Figured Nets,

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BLACK AND COLORED

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A Large Stock Canadian Shirts and Drawers feom 40 Cents.

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We Remember the place: Stevenson’s Building, Queen Street, where all goods kept by us are sold at prices which can- not be legitimately competed with.

Charlottetown, Dec. 15th, 1884.

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LOOK HMRH!

G. H. HASZARD

lias the Largest and Rest-selected Stock of CHRISTMAS CARDS ever shown. All New Designs. Wil net shew aby old Cards this year. |

Novelties this Season;—INLiiD WOCD, MOTHER OF PEARL, &. Carnival Set of Canadian Winter Sports

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PURCHASING.

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