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= Le Se eee

Pit an

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Me

— Ov mmenines: _ a! ~~ a eee ee ee = ee ees meets a — ' eg rt ; e >2 ~~ é neve age s Something about Pitcairn Island | Correspondence and its People. { ee x oo ie Ht do not | olcl ouraelves 1 sponsible for . } ° a" ; : Ur nina! , a of our corres) yndenta The Quees of Maviaad a few arene jth tem } } a ssn aince Di ade the witt Ol fi a, U'S rhil a os fie ; Sa the Pitcairn Islanders, ana : \ ship from! Te the Hditer of the Lxramener. : ‘ . ’ . ¢

'*%

San Franeisco carried it the re. history of the island and its inhabitants has so mux worthy a briei

qv ® | | Hie is. aha

his

romance as to be wall reference at this ume.

pscovereu in L667 lt

Was USC’

' aY sh VL

. ; , . . 7 5 ii i’ eh is the Oty t rat a Gile IU) ( og South {meric to Pai eire where tres ; ’ ' water can be procured baie arrivai od the Oi Ju erented a Py cat SeOSacion |

among the simple sislanders who bore it

jo triumph through the br

the first tune sang was

one, * God Save the Queen. T INHABITANTS

if the English

id-ocean,

THE ISLAND 8 FIRS

wero the surviving crow s! hip Bounty. In 1789, in mi near Tabeite, a mutiny resuited in eon-|! signinus eig hteen of the crew, including

the captain and mate, to an open boat, who, after great perils and jrardshipa, reache{ Taheite, and afterwards arrived sately in ingland. The mutineers, as wicked and desper ate ine as were ever in the Soath Pueific, took the captured | ship to Taheite, to yk on Abeatd several

and women. andin due : Bosh } Wi 1;

ou P LCAirh celialhc. yitain

veara their leader and all

died, mest ly violent

and jenlousies,

was leit.

Dative men time lnoded five or six his comrades deaths, through quarrels One of the or ‘iginal mutineers He not only

CHANGED HIs N ADAMS,

AME TO JOUN ful change in racter, becom- Children had this sailor bo- the island. Ali and. in- teacher,

but experieaced a wonde! regard to his whole ing an earnest Christian. become numerous, and cametae patriarch of looked tp to him ‘or counsel @trti@tion. He became the

preacher -father of the people i some de- gree 6) religious up the peoplerwith sack SUC as.te constitute ag” €irtuous and re-~ ligious a community as could be ound in England. [a 18i4 an Moglish siip visited the place and found J Adums, the surviving sailor, alive and enjoying the contideuce and love ot colony. In 1830 the colony had reach- ed eiul tp-seven persons, &u i subsistance

oly cet Ualadl

, guide and tf il: ving Ribies kr nowleds iy re trained

. fe,arog eung Cess yeung

} i | tue WHole

I

} i ' la |

!

Alms hty te } bing

| Deill s

ih

Srr,—In a recent there appeared a qui

nui ber of your

paper

‘tation from the celebrated

ohn Lecke, In ver ee § condemuation of frivol talk ; also, a quotation from Mr. l Carly ie t tli We can pe rmit God

; — : 7. i nave no wish

i Mr. ©

+ + rnd yea MeTIO OL however, VW

his poi mpous and ec

vile irevecdl his men

proc ‘ass of using tie

} Rs we — ithe as | :

enouvb tor

Bosweil need now se

ology, remind ling me of reant of the i

« - §* Now, then, iny men,

conversatien, hina, any poor to work his will of from the real ial ly le as an at ithor is sadly obscured by *euorle verbia: re or rerbi- he terma-in which a niden Trained Bands the manual Livown Bess throw it in helliment !

down our

Pips te detract t

when under old fashioned

‘oss it in the

and do the ole with the hair cf a Nere!’

meaning, d ralrtle 233. “the air ef an Hero.’ Sd . +

But Mr. Carlyle bas never written a book so

| certai 1 to go ke win t

| j \< i j | |

|

| ail {5 ; ai adldit:

| |

becam: precarious, British Govern- ment, the people agreed, remo ed them to Taheite. But the Pitcaivn pe ple | becam:: homesick, and w iken back |

by an American brig. ‘The Moglish flag tow float of the British dominions. ‘The old difs fieuly of crowded quai sequel

S Over tne isis2hd, Gna Is a

; i PeTHOVEa: LO if

‘ : | wote, Dy far,

your paper,is &

Johnson, the body

ae ile of piettire of

» posterity as ‘* Boswell’s

'a Biography, giving a living

ani imind ef one of the

createst and moss useful men who ever labor-

edin iinglish liter less val -2 man of whom, <«

mizht be said, as o

‘the pen, which wrote the blameless Lives of these od men, Di LOPPED! FROM AN ANGEL'S WING.” An- other, and a very siguilicant cartel in tatement of the annual allow-

ance to ti sterling

iM it ove ai LF:

anda othel

mal

respect for

several capacities of

Mother, that I y

other sinecure, every

penditure, ance, Reyalty be teuched so regal an income, regal power, which | Lord Beaconsfie id, x

held hy M essieu rs

ray be curtai

ton, Sir Charles Dilke.

Right Honorable Hugh Calling Hardley Chil-

ders, formerly first Lord of the Admiralty, undi President o nal Contiseation Com- J missio here [ und the outs if, May be said ** Et can‘are uti, et respondere par- ati.” With ad recollection of the intreduc

tion of the Fi Morse by Sinon Bendis

raelidog, the Franchise Bill, A. D. 1868 (which, is Mr. Lowe aptly marked, might thence- rorwi i; an be iis turned out to rraas.”’) I must, in all sincerity, add, in the words of Imperial Juno, or Virgil for her,

“Tros Tyriusve ri} uullo diserimine

an vnc

ps t 1G0, 0 Her Miaies

our ae

’ ; + WiAASLOHeL,

ature—a man whose faults of men in general x” of whose Biogr: apy, it t dear old Izaak W alton,

“~~ .

ily of Britain, £546,000 requisites amounting to | have so great a the Queen, iv her Yidoew and

wish and hops that every y oth unnecessary eX- unmerited retiring allew-

led, or withdrawn, before

t only regret that, with ik does not possess ias been held by nd bow, 2a if 8 ems, is Lord Harting-

ra. 1 utberto |

Lord Dufferin, and the

mnetant reader, i DHOMNUIL NAN ORD,

¢ “een >

. ‘ > ACs i<> $,~ ILETMIeEaYV io

Stop t 1j ; fo i i sty: heane nd hette? and substantial thi: especially ste t ait CXj ( :

&@ pena: Coiony, 3009 mul > west- | ee , : ‘ ° ryt ' ric! mud Prue ur ti

ward, .nd near’ Australia. Tho char-| .:.4.), gure remed:

’ ~~ : e4 7" e " j *.%

acter ol the Norfolk community can be {al t a trifling ¥ ? me a dies 5 ‘ man *’ ) tap ned | ath seen from the foilowing strtemenct of | ter tim food t . * aT 4 ’ : 3 7 . ¥)} t r ol i 1}

Bisho) Seciwin, of NeW A0Ca1ahu made OF lu ait : ’ i ‘ 9a em cre on ee ee

‘Almost all the candidates for confirmation were connected, in some dogree of relationsbip, with men who, if they had been captured, would have been

1856:

}‘:ANGED AT THE YARD ARM,

and whe di of intoxication,

other evil passion. God enabled Jobn Adams to io the hearts of the whom he was lett

rich harvests in 1850, of his law, confiriaed by me, with tho fuil

ed voilent deaths, the resut jealousy, and :

Yetthe Grace of sow a seed

children, among alone, which bore .

: VW hen Clancy -five e

shildren, grand chil lren ete., whom he had adopted, were CONVIC-

; ‘ } ft ty vy) } ryt }, ce tion, OO My part, taat in mora 6on iuct in «attendance on gp wlenberr i temperance, soberness and chastity, in

respec ct to the Lord’s D. iy, and | Ln iknow- ledge »of the | holy script § the whole aduit commu: rity was ice Hed for the o: dinaneo of the Lord’sS: ipper? It is a singular fact that oot isiands, Pit-

‘aire ind Norfa! lk, were at first known to the world as the abodes of culprits and outlaws; but are now peopled by araceof mixed English and native blood. who, in law-abiding and God- fearing virtues, comstiinte model-com- munities. No wonder Queen Victoria feeis « peculiar interest. in these two little zems of her Empire.

-- —c << ee A Good Account.

‘To sum it up, six long years of bed-rid- den sickness and suffering, costing $200 per year, total $1,200—all which was stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my wife, who has done.her own house- work ‘or a year since, without the loss of a day, andl want everybody to know it for their benefit.” ~~

“‘Joun Werks, Builor, N.

<i> MENFATURE ALMANAC, THURSDAY saat he MAY 13, 1880 Suns Kises..... ob 3t | Hien Warer 12.43a.m Sux PEM. va 51K | Fou Moon 24, 2,26 .2m

inate Br lh otin.

Prvbabilities for the next 2 Maritime Provinces.

quali

y: >)

4 hours for the

Tornoxto, May 12. Fresh westerly to northwe sterly winds, partis cloudy to clear weather, possibly wees in some localities dur ing the day. —aans>. motiillioat Jékr Recetvep at the Agricultural Siore, Engli ch Red, White, and Alsyke Clover, of the best quality, R. May, fm 7 10i

song-in .

BRI

i

eur cle ¥ We OOF SiGdE & fn any BSI me ores; warp

nr _ Mai ae The Subscribers

fit tted their ‘ stablish

be prepared to show their I

large and well select:

which they

for Cash, usual low prices.

mic 2 _* ‘s+ 4 At taadirt limes.

on fine clothes, rich iu fr rc, he alth y food, clothing: get more real

es of life every way, and foolish habit of running k caoctors or using 80

tig medicine that does ’ es the proprietors ust in the createst of all

t T°, oi i : sitters tnawt cures ou W iil seo bet-

Read

if once,

a

= if hii,

SN Re Re eS nr DE

3 ST FER e ar aecy gaeis, £WCCRS,

Rugs,

zi eee tS, shatiings, 8} O99 4) P aper, having enlarged and re ment, will, ina few days, custuMers a very 4 stoek of Geoeds, bo ught will dispose of at their

BROWS

1 & Ce,

‘TH THE PERFECT! iv || oF WHISKY

| UNRIVALLED Fos irene ¥. |i. |

a

[ ORNE BIGHL. ANALYTICAL 54, Holborn-viaduct,

DR th

AND WHISKY, SANITARY INSTITUTION, E.C., London, Aug. 18, 1879

Rerort on the Loxxe HighHtann Wuisky:

“We have visited

Messrs. Greenl. selected from t

Lorne Hi shlan ad Whis sky, and have

jected them to analysis. The

rant, mellow, and ¢

possessed all th

i the bottling stores of

ees Brothers, and have he vats, samples of their e sub- careful examination and samples were very frag-|- f pleasant flavor, and ie characteristics of pure

and well-matured Scotch VW ‘hisky of the

first auatity. ‘t ARTHUR : * Oro Hrw Wholesale of the § Distilleries, Argyl Agents: - ME SSRS. OWEN

Feb, 24, 1830

sole Proprietors, "Gr FENLEE Broragrs, 3t € ‘ommercial Street,

Hint, Hassati,-M. D. NER, ms OS. 2.1.0,"

London 3 eshire,

CONNOLLY & CO., Charlettetown, P.E.I.

_

\ Te

Received our

Just instalment of

have first

IN EW

“California,” from London, “Nestorian,” from Glasgow, * Polynesian,” from Liverpoel,

and in a few days, on arrival of other Steamers vie Hlali- fax, and

‘Prince Edward’ Direct to this Port,

the Balance of Stock of

will have our New

Staple and F

rancy

As our Buyer purchased our Stock at OLD PRICES and in anticipation of large advances in the ae of all kinds of DRY GOODS, bought @ much larger Stock than usual. Therefore, |! |we are in a@ position to give our customers the benefit of

CHHAP GOODS

DURING THIS SHASGN,

With our extended premises giving us greater facilities for doing busi siness, and our very large Stock well bought in the best

iA Mayor

1as the

\ rectly, by

Hnghsh, American and Canadian markets,

we expect to add to our present large number of customers.

It is only necessary to sien! us a call, examine our Goods, | and you will be satisfied they are right in

Price, Quality and Style,

We give patterns of every, ‘kind of ‘Goods, and take pleasure: in showing them whether you purchase or not.

‘ETKIDS & SITS.

a ——s business, and in actual occupation of | the United States and Canada,

April 27, 1880,

c office of Mayor or Councillor shall . +

2r- ON.

rug r rs mR A , z THE MAYOR.

N pursuance of an Act of the General B. Ass smbly of this island, made and passed |

ev

BY

in the forty-third year of the reign of Her present Maj: “sty de : Victoria, intituled, ‘An Act to ainend t Act of the Rivhteenth

chit sper

A ‘ 4 ' Act to incorporate | ail Acts

town,’ an ‘ 47

or give Public Nobice baa 4 Mayer and Two Persons to) Serve as Common Coun- Cciimen

City Council for each suid City, being in all

Ven Counciimen,

HELD ON

Victoria, t! ks four, the Town of Charlotte- . ’ the satne,’

amending I do

tan Klection of

in the Ward of and

ILL BE

THURS SDAY,

The Uhirteeath Day of Hay Nat,

at the sociale

In Ward No. 1, at or near 1, & ‘. Morris, corner of

a

places,. that is tu say: the Store ef Messrs, J. & (Jueen and Water Streets.

ju Ward No. 2, at or near the Wareheuse of Richard Heartz, Esq., fronting on Sydney Street, between Great George and Prince Streets.

in Ward No. 3, at or House.

in Ward No. 4, at or near the Fire Engine House, fronting en Kent Street east, be- tween Weymouth and Cumberland Streets.

In Ward No. 5, at or near the hoase of Widew Tierney, corner of Great George and Euston Streets,

\ud at the said Election the Poll will be opened at Nine o'clock in the forenoon, and continue open until Five o’clock in the after- noon of the same day,

DESCRIPTION OF WARDS

Number One shall comprise atl that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Dorchester Street, and the parcel of land formerly known

Military Barrack Grou nd?

Number Two shall comprise ali i Charlottetown whi th - 3 south of Street aud nort h of Dorchester Street.

Number ‘Three shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which Les tton Street and m orth of Richmond Street.

Number Four shail’ comprise ‘ail that pa at of Ch: iblntéo town which hes south of Fitzr Street and north of Grafion Street.

Number Five prise all that part oi cor aes xttetown Which lies north of Fitzroy Street, including the common of the said Town.

near the Market

+1 + ,t nat # ary Of

i Richio oid

south of Gra

shall com

av So

> yy

4 pune Ne

QUALIFICATION OF MAYOR COUNCI : Section 8, of 18 \

amended be

: ictoria, A ct 43

Cap. 34, as

y Victoria: ** No persor being in Fiely Orders, being a Minister or Teacher, duly Hacesed’ by any denomination of Christians in this Colony, shall be qualified to be elected Mayor or a Councillor of the said city, nor shail amy one be quatitied to be elected Mayor of thes ‘sil City who shall net be seized or possessed cf freeho!d o1 preverty, or both, situate ia the said City, of

the value of FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS, over and above all ey recorded incum- brances ; nor shall any person be qualified | to

be elected a C ouncillor of the said City who shall not be s: vize d or possessed of freehc old o1 leasehold preperty, or both, situate in the said City, to the amount of ONE THOUS- AND DOLLARS, overand above all le gally recorded incumbrances, or who shall not be in the possession, use, or occupation, of, pre- mises in the City of the yearly rent of or assessed at TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS per annum ; nor during such time as such person shall hold any efiice or place of pretit in the gift or disposal of the said Council, or during such time as he shall have, directly or indi- himself or his partner, any share or interest in any contract or employment with oron behalf of the Council ; provided that no person shali be disqualified from being a ¢ tonneillor, as aforesaid, by reason of his being a proprietor or shareholder of any in- corporatea cempany.

NOMINATION. OF MAYOR

CILLORS Act 43 Victoria: ‘* Days

time of any and every Election for Councillors, the persens

AND. COUN

before the

Mayor or andidates for the vive their names in as such caucdidates te the City Clerk, and the City Clerk shall duly enter the names, residences and additions of sons, together with the office which they are candid ates ; and such entry, when made, shall be deemed nomination by such candidates, :

seven

such per- and Wards for

‘Phere shali be paid by each person, so;

nominated for Mayor, at the same time, ot Ten Dollars ; and by cac h person so inated as ae r, a fee of which sums shall g

of E + tion,

No person shall be qualified, either for the office of Mayor or Cen nomination be made in time aforesaid,

a fee nom- Five Dollars, towards paying the cost

mianner and at the

‘The time appointed for the nomination of | candidates shall be from the time of Twelve at! the |

}

noon untilthe hour of Four o’elock: in afternoon of the day fixed for that purpose.’ QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS. From Section 20, Act 43 all elections of Mayor, or of

Councillors, for said C ity, all the Male inhab-

itants of the age of twenty-one years, and up- |

wards, who shall have resided in the said City for at least one year then next preceding the day of election, being British subjects, and | a of whom shall actually, and within. the!

Wards for which he shall vote, then be and | ifor three months previcusly shall have | | been :

1. Actually and in his own right the bena fide owner of the Freehold of lands or prem- | ises in said City of the assessed value of One | | Hundred Dollars upon which all assessment | | due has been paid ;

In the ‘Tenancy or Occupancy of any lands, premises, or tenements of the yearly

‘rental of Fourteen Dollars, however payable ; |

Provided that every vartner, whose share Sa the rent amounts to Fourteen Dollars an-/ | nually , shall be entitled to vote; and that; every male british subject of the age aforesaid, Non-resident of the said City, who shall be |

business or other premises in said City, and’

intituled, ‘ An|

- leasehold |

icillor, unless sit¢h |

Victoria: ‘* At! a Conneillor or |

a 24.

shall be — le vote under any of the quali tie ations aforesaid, shall be entitled to | vote f orsuch Mayor and Councillors in the |W ard in which the property on which he |claims the right to vote is situate ; and Non. resident Owners of Real Estate, otherwise | qualified, shall vote in the Ward where their | qualification lies

Section 63 of the Act ‘follows ; ‘For the purposes of the election to "| be held next after the pa: sing of this Act no owner, tenant er occupier shall be deprived ot his franchise or 1 oe yote by reason of hus {iol having paid the rates and aes« estments then idue by hi ut, it bemrg im-atheases sullicicut evi- | denee of such person other wise duly qualified, | th: it oe cupier, or tenant of = nises of the valugter yearly. rental of four.

een dollars,

ae ee

43 Victoria reads ag

' j

he is the owner

[luge WK. DAWSON, Mayer ot the City of Char lottetown, W. bb. RRISON, City Clarks Mavor'e Offi e; Chark lottotown, bar. 30th April, 18 patay 4. he pres arg her, li,

————~ ep

LACHINE CANAL.

Notice to Ma chinist Lontractors,

eee ee

YEALED TENDERS addressed to the ‘ unders igne i (Secre tary of Railw ays and Canals) and e udorsed “Ten ide for Lock Gates, Lachine Canal,” will be received at this office until the arrival of the Eastern and Western Mails on THURSDAY, the 3rd day of JUNE next, for the construction of gates, and the necessury machinery connected with them, for the new locks on the Lachine Canal.

Plans, Specifications and General Cendi- tions can be seen at this office on and after {HURSDAY, the 20th day of MAY next, where forms of teader gah also he obtained.

Parties tendering expected to provide the « speci ul t wis necessary ior, and to havea practical knowledge of, works of this class, and are requested to bear in mind that ten. ders will not be considered unless made strictly in accordance with the priuted forms, and— in the, case cf firms—exvept there are at- tached the actual signatures, the nature of the occupation and re cidenee of each member of

the same; and, further, an seccepted bank cheque for a sum equal to $250, for the gates each tender, forfeited ii the party ten- contract tor the he terms stated in

7 } OT €ach i0CkK, which sum shall be ering declines entering into deri } 7 In work at the rates und on e offer submitted. th bmitte ry. i “so 4 ecxt tt Of Nhe cheque thus sent in will be re iurned toe the respective parties whose tenders are pog

4 — 4 y +7 pew Tuss accompaLy 4 .

aceepted, i

For the due fulfilment of the contract the

tik party or parlies whose tel der it is Pte to accept will be notifi di that their tender is accepted, subject to a uepe tt of five per cent, if the bulk ct—of which le sum sen$ yn with the ‘une will be con- Li@pos sited to the credit

Rim « ight days

Sum of Lie ‘onira

et ~

sidered a part to ve of ihe Receiver (;eneral Wi

the date of t}

after i ce. ” 4 } HArhoe : Nin ety Ae er cent. only of the progress esti- mates wili be paid um e completion of the work, This Pepariment dees uot, however; bind stealf tea acer? le tlowcant 63 : toapiies ttSse@:t LO aC Ce pn Erie: 3 ? A ' } : Che { } trie FRAUN, coretary. Derr. or Rai : Do, 2aw tl Ottawa, 29th March, 1859, ‘ord dune

——

a « 4

sf

Na tee 6 ASS

e

pig ee ; ed Canadian Pacili¢e

Teuders fer Tanks and Pumping sachinery.

Y

hailway.

ATO RDAY,the Lith ang and erecting in tering stations along

Sates will be received. by the under- signed up tonoon on 8

MAY next, for furni

|place at the reveral w

\the line of the Canadian P acific Railway under

Tanks with Pumps and Pumping Power of either wind or steam, as may be found most suites le to the locality.

Drawinys can be seen and specifications and

, construct ion, Frost pro of

i i i } i ' i

other pa rbic ulars obt: we ned at “the ottice of the ngineer-in-Chicf, Ottawa, on and after the 1L5th Apr iL

By order, F. BRAUN secretary CANAts, ) ap 5, taw tl 15th a

Drepr. oF Rattways & Ottawa, Ist April, 1580. ‘7

Dannonry in Gale choperLy 10r g,

s

+ i ie ; ih ee

i W DI dVUul hid 1 hat pATT OI Own Léa . if ) BE SOLD, alli k lown Lot No | & 74, in the first ht nndred of Town Lots in i Charlottetown; havin: feet, Dor-

a front of 67

chester Street, an ng back 80 feet, to gether with the build lings thereon erected. For further particulars apply to Messrs, | Hopeson & MeiLeop Charlottetown.

See. 1g, 1879.

GQ TUhBLING

—

fai EDICINE

GRAS SPEC UE EG v

ee Bae oe aan : ren a Ic OM oRKe (SADE MARK, SB BAe ee ge BR. os orf : Te : e m, 4% ish EE eRe ' i“! ie Mais ntnsh j bts "S €43 4 inh =UhRAll A xk 7 “3 ~ bs * ing cnre for Sem mal Veakness,

spermato Tal ié a, ie Wee ncy, GG ge that - as a se-After T ; loss “f. Memory, Uni-

A

aah diseases | Before Taking ollow quence of self. abn

| versal Lassitude, Pat in in the Back, Dimness 1of Vision, Premature Old A, ge, ‘and many | other Diseases t! nat lead to Insanity or Cone

\sumption. te Full particulars in our pam mu which we desire to send free by mail to every one, ¥@. The- Specifie Medicine is sold | by all druggists at 5! per package, or six paek- |ages for $5, or will be sent free, by mal, om receipt of the money, by addressing i The Gray Medicine Co., ‘Toronto, Ont., Canada, N. B.—The demands of our business have | necessitated our removing to Toronto, to which | place please addrcss all future communir cations. &Z Sold in Charlottetown by all Drugist | and by all wholesale and retail Druggists

January 24,1 9