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Se: Se EP Or om

e if a peopesat hath been made The Prassina Government has addressed a tt may not be | despateh to Vienna declaring that the mea difficult to devise procets of CerriCorml Coat | sures announeed by Austcia in’ the Federal is needed for the par-| Diet violate the Ireaty ot Gastein, and cause pose \ pecuniary indemnity bas been sag- | the suspension of the co-poseession as aoW eXx- gested, aud it was per best wling inthe Dechies. The two Powers are, fe ; but thé very neces | therefore, restored to the position and rights

the Conferene tor the surrender of S teste promasation, beat Gonser mips tie sugges

trom that eoald be om

ealv yirestt nm that arises is. where m@ the mo : > Would any body lend the heagel Maly the needfal e@ash to per chase Venetia? lt: may be that the qaestiuon qwoult be answered vegn-

vey to Gotee trom

the convietion

tively, thas has déereered the minds of Italian |

statesmén ao regolutely towards war. Their poliey i a beld one, but ie is baxardous They have already exhausted their finances wm looking for the acjuisition of Venetia and Rowe. laavenae louns have been swallowed op, the (sewn domains have been sold, and still there is @ great deficit in the budget The prospect of Ltaly being engaged in war has sumulated Bourbon conspirotors, and in the €wo Sieiles and throughout the penin- sula the: police are engaged in looking for those ehewies of Vietor Emmanuel. Creat dietdptent prevails on account of the high tag heh n, but the people have no desire to see the reign of their old masters and tyrants restored. They are with the King and his ninisters on the war question ; bat there are stfresen among thea who should perceive the danger of the course they are entering

upon. ‘Tf Austria and Prassia were to make up their differences and shake hands the Italians would searely have a chance. But

\uStria evidently considers herself capable of overcoming Prussia and defending her possessions ayninst [talian aggressors at the same time. She depends upon an immense uring and able generals ; but the issue of the war.which she se tering upon is a matter of extreme doubt, end it may not realise the expectations and desires uf any of the belli- geFents.

THE WAR CRISIS.

THE CONFESMNCE ABANDUNED.

The French Goveroment has sont a note to Viewna in reference to the reply given by Austria to the invitation for a Conference The French Government regrets that this reply must be considered a refusal to take pert on the Conference, and thereture as frus- trating the efforts for the preservation of peace. The Cons/ilutionnel says:—*+ We know already the impression produced in London and St. Petersburg by the Austrian reply to the invitation to a Conference. It was immediately asked, not without reason, what udvanta ge could be expected from a Conference if Austria persisied in her present determination, Ac urding tu the reservations made by that Power two questions would disappear from the programme. We deeply regret the uttitade assumed by the Vienna Cabinet. Without doubt each Power re- gardd its interests from its own point of view ; but it cppears to us that Furope had a right teexpect uther determinatiors from a great Conservative Power."’

Austria refused to listen to any argument or entertain any proposal which would see to give Venetia to Italy. This being said there was uf course an end to the Congress Nothing remained t. ¢onfer about. Prussia as well as Italy only cured to enter a Congress in the hope of obtaining peacefully certain advantages which will otherwise have to he suught by war. The Congress was to be convened in order to see whether certain transfers of territory could not be arranged If the question of a transfer of territory is not to be raised, there is nothiug Jeft for a Congress to propose or disevss. Briefly stat- ed, therefore, the condition of things is that Austria has rejected’ the peaceful overtures of England aod France. and taken upon herself, to use the diplomatic form of words common- ly applied to such » proceeding, the full res- Ponsibility of the eonsequenees But if we torn to the purely German side of the ques- tron we find that there to» Austria has taken « decisive and even a defiant attitude. She hus declared to the German Diet tiat she has tried in vain to come to any settlement with Prussia in regard to Schleswig-Holstein, und that therefore “he would leave the ar- rangement in the hands of the Diet, and would empower the Governor cf Llulstein to convoke the Estates of that Duchy. This is in plain fact a defiance of Prassia. It is the repudiation of the Convention of Gastein, by which, after the Danish war two years back, Austria and Prussia bound themselves one with the other to bold and govern, on certain t xpress conditions, the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstien. The latter Duchy wus placed in the hands of Austria, and distinct provi- sions were made for its occupation and go- vernment. It was the special object of Prus- sia, announced in words over and over again, that herself and Austria, and nut in any way

accorded them by the I'r: aty ul Vienna, which j retains its Ruropean validity,

} Intelliyence from Venice states that great jizitation prevatls in that city on account of the forved lean and the refasal of the munici- pality to ey-operate in collecting it. Great / numbers tad deserted the city in consequence jof the new conseription ordered by the Go- ivernment. ‘The authorities are said to bave made arrangement for carrying away the | fuods and valuables of the Basilica of Se. Mark.

The Austrian General Von Benedek is pre- paring for fighting by ordering all news- paper correspondents out ot his camp, and prohibiting any officer from either writing to the journals or giving any intormation to any person who might wish to write.

it is siated that several regiments have sturted to garrisou the frontiers of the Alps. Some regiments from Algeria, and which tor some months have been stationed ia the south of France, in particular two regiments of Chasseurs d Afrique, have been despatched by rapid marches to the northern frontier. One of these regiments bas started from Car- eassonnne for Manbeuge.

The Moniteur du Soir says :—*' Intelligence received trom Koel announces that Prussia ts preparing to reclatm the right of co-posses- sion of the Duchies ag existing previous to the conclusion of the Gastein Convention. Gen. Von Manteuffel is stated to heave re- ceived orders to allow the Austrians to re- enter Schleswig should they desire. Gen

‘on Manteaffel bimself would only take) German, Norwegian—have all given proofs of

possession of those cantonments in Holstein | not oceupird by the Austrians.”’

It ig ssated that when the Austrian deter- mination was communicated to the Emperor | Napoleon he said, ** Well, Austria takes upon herself a grave responsibility.” What part he intends to play im the coming san- guinary drama remains yet to be seen; but there are very few people in France or else- where who expect that he will keep out ol the contest.

An Imperial ordinance has been publizhed

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and Co, possessing the advantages of the ‘clearing, ' and that the extension of bus- ress subsequently atuse through the Indian connection of the Agea and United Service Bank EKverybudy will allow that the direc- tors have wade a bold fight to the last, and now that they have succumb d, we only to be hoped the loss to the shareholders will be jess thaw is generally anticipated. <-->

TO THE CANADA.

LEPTER FROM THE HON. MR. MCGEE,

AN APPEAL IRISHMEN OF

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To the Editor of the Toronto Freeman:

My Deak Sin,—At the moment | write, infor maton, more or less accurate, is received here. that the Sweeney faction among the Fenians are resolved to make a desperate dash on this prace- tul Proviace

Without provecation—witbout pretext of pro- vocation—without authority or sanetion trom any lawful power—crippled by the avathema of the | Church, and outlawed by the Federal Govern- eat, these deluded men dare to menace Canada. Oficered by such braves as Jenningson the jay- hawker, of Kansas notoriety, and the English renegade, Percy Windham, they dare to assail our troutier, in the abused name of Ireland and the Lrish peopel. The turbulent and the dissolute floating population of the large lake and seaport cities torm the rauk and file—all of them tetally igueraut of the true state of Canada, crammea full ot falsehoods as to the discontent of oar po- pulation and the Preneh Canadians, and all, when once in the field, absolutely at the merey of the English renegade and the Kansas jayhawker. |

L need not say te you who have se stoutly and so long dove battle with this huge imposture, that | all classes and orders in Canada will unitedly do | their duty, and their whole duty, by their country. | Native Canadians, whether of French or British | origin, will rally to a man fer their homes and

| their altars. The emigrant popnlation—British,

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| their love for their adopted country. The rem- juant of the brave aborigines have placed their jserviees al the command of the Government. | The youth of our sehools and colleges have lett their quiet balls and playgrounds, to offer the first fruits of their valor on the altar of the Patria ! As you know, T have always discouraged special jappeals te special classes of the Canadian people: IL do not intend to part from that usage. But this

people who make private war, who assail Canada inthe name of Treland: 1 deny that the ring- leaders are Irishmes—with seme exceptions; 1

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NEW MARKET MOUSE | To no other litht can regson regard them. | i ‘ a é ‘ , 7 a

Mr, WHELAN;

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Since the new Market Honse has been begun, | of the British Colonies weve realized, Ireland |

Uf their insane prophecies of snecessful invasion

| I have often thought whether it was to be a twe) would be as far from Laputa as at present; and | or a three storied building, and recently, qite | the man who, believing in her political and so unexpectedly, had a peep at the plan, which solved | oi) pe reneration at the hands of the refugees

the doubt by fixing it at two stories. This T think from jails and mad-houses, defrauded of their

iis quite an oversight on the part of the Corpora-

‘and should be 8@ constructed as not only to be ws i service to the public, but also to be as mach a)

I have to say, te quit my conscience about these |

at Vienna relative to the course to be pur: | deny that they represent Ireland, to whom Canada sued towards foreign war ships on the Aus- | las dene no wrong. On the contrary, whenever trian coasts. Jt is thereby ordered that ships Ireland appealed lo ns, as inthe case of the dis- belonging to nations in amity with Austria | tives in Connaught and the Catholie University be permitted to cast anchor on the coast. | col'ection, we have always heartily responded to

| but let it be known that we can accommodate

. jher call, TL will add that amore wanton, immoral

‘ , all, ‘ ‘ i 7 A } tee i atturo, an * 5 atte

Che ports of Venice, Pula, Cattaro, and the | unjustifiable assault was never made upen a

| peacetal people, and the fate of pirates and tree- booters is the only fate they can expect.

But you and T onght not to conceal from the | Claas to which socially and religiously we ourselves belong, that in cousequence of the assumptions jand pretensions of the invaders, their Lrish eries jand colors and balderdash, they have devolved ) upon the Trish in Canada the special obligation of taking a determined and conspicuous stand in the

detence ot this country. There must be ne half- way work—there must be no milk-and-water lukewartness on our part. All Canadians have their duties ; but we have a duty additional to the duty of others. We are belied as a class, we are compromised as a class, by those scoundrels ; and as a cliss We must vindicate our loyalty to the freest country lett to Lrishiwan on the face ot the globe.

Remember, fellow-countrymen of Upper Ca- nada! remember my warning. Do not under- value it, It is not as a member of Government or a wember of Parliament | venture to address you. L speak as one of yourselves, as a true friend, who neither flotters nor misleads you Under Confederation, whieh is now a fact certain, you will need all the moral strength of an impreg- nable position to hold your own in Upper Canada Remember what I say; you stand or fall, for this generation, by your couduct in these first days ot June, 1566!

So long as one of thease hordes encumbera the soil of our adopted country, let there be ueither Orangemen nor anti Orangemen kuewn amongst as. When we have brushed them from the ber- der, our distinetions, if it must be so, can be re- vived. The duty of the hour, however, is to strengthen the volunteer force throughout the country; te furnish all usefal information to the authorities; to facilitate the movements of the troops, regulars and militia; to exert, in short, every energy and resource for the protection of our homes, and altars, aud institutions,

This is my humble advice. Let ue class go be- fore you in this day of trial, Let no class bave 1 hereafter to say that you failed your country in the hour of danger. Suffer vot your character aa a class to be irreparably damaged by a handful oi traiters, for whom the country will be too het betore this day month. They way flit and follow their Fenian “ brothers” over the border; Sut you and your children will remain where your homes and possessions are. Stand to your arms, then: do your duty, aud silence forever the calumnies of vour ill-wishers.

Your obedient servant and friend, Tuos. DArcy MeGee.

island of Lissa are declared ports of war.

Austria bus sent a note tuo the foreign Powers explaining and justifying the motives for her declaration in the Federal Diet on the question of [Lolstein.

The Abendpost justifies Austria's proceed- ings at the Federal Diet in reference to the Elbe Duchies as a means for the preservation

lof peace, and warns Prussia energetically | against the consequences of her refusal to acknowledge the decisiun of the Federal Diet.

The circular note of Count Mensdorff, in referenve to the late declarations made hy Austria at the Federal Diet, bas been pub- hshed, It states that Austria will observe the Gastern Convention until a detinite settle-

ment of the question of the Duchies is effect-

}ed. The proposals made by Austria at the Federal Diet had no other object than that of preparing sach a definitve settlement, and were only submitted to the Diet because it was not possible to obtain the consent ot Prussia thereto. .

| 40,000 Prussian troops are stationed along

the frontier at Posen, and the Russian fron-

| er, near Cracow, is also partly occupied.

The Prussian Cabinet bas forwarded a

despateh to the neutral Powers, protesting against the declaration of Austria at tae | Federal Diet upon the Sehleswig-lloulsteim | question, and annouoemg that Pressia wil! | regard the convocation of the Holstein Es- tates as involving a breac’ of treaties already concluded, and by which the ev-posseasors of ithe Duchies should each give their consent to this measure.

ENTRY OF THE PRUSSIANS INTO HOLSTELN.

Haxevec, Thursday.—The Prussian troops ‘entered Holstein this morning. They are fordered to oceapy Rendsbourg, Kiel, and

lizehoe. This may be regarded as the com-

wencement of war between Austria and Pras- } sia. The declaration of war, the actual col- hson will probably still be postponed for a ‘few days, for though it is, of course, open to 'the Austrian Government to resent this out- | rage at once as a manifest casus be/li, it is very much to its interest not to do so until it

haus had tune to withdraw the small Austrian force which garrisonsthe Duchy. The Prus- sien army has received orders to oceupy the three chief places in Holstein, Rendshourg,

the Federal Diet, should hold and rule the | provinces taken from Denmark. The hand-| ing over of Holsterd to the Federal Diet, |

and perhaps stiil more the convening of the |

Holstein Estates, thus acknowledging Hols- tein’s right of sel!-government, are unduubt- edly in Prussia’s eyes a repudiation of the Convention of Gastein. That arrangement is broken mm the letter; atterly annihilated in the sprit. Prussia has hastened to ac- cept Austria's act as a violation of the agree- ment. it ie not ac all likely that Austria would endeavor to hold the Holstein Duchy agains! Proesia. The way in and out there may be said to be all Prussia’s own. Ler territories actually occupy most of the ground between Austria and the Duchies, and war ovée broken out General Kilik’s soldiers in Huletein would find themselves caught as in au net. One of the strange peculiarities of the present etate of affairs is, that une ie com- pelled to give hié sympathy to Austria as againgt Prussia and to [taly as against Austris. “ Austria is quite right in with- drawing from the Gastein swindle; quite right in convoking the [uistein Estates But the very course which she herself initiates in

regard to Holstein is the condemnation of ber | y)stinate clinging to a shameful bargain and |

hee fieree repudiation of popular right m_ re- gaurd to Venetia.

thinking that she is acting with utter indis- cretion in beenthing the party to precipitate war. It may be that she relies upon the ultimate help of [usa : and Freneh papers have lately “been remarking upon the odd evineidence that the state of Prince Gorts- ehakoll’s health s!ould bave continued to get worse, and thus delay his journey to Paris,

according as Aastria seemed less and less in- |

Looking at her conduct ae; « matter of mere poliey, we cannot help

Kiel, and Itzehoe. The Prussians in Sehles- wig are supposed to number 20 000 to 25,- 000 men, the Austrian troops im Lolstein only 3 000 to 5,000. If we add to this that

the Prussian force can have no difficulty in maintuming Communication through Lauen-

burg with the maim body of the Prussian army, while the Prussian fleet is at Kiel yn i& command of the North Sea and the Bal-

te, it will be apparent thatthe Austrians in

Holstein should consider themselves fortunate

it they are able to eseape in the presence o!

such overwhelming odds. They are separat-

-ed trom their friends by the whole breadth

of Germany ; they must fall into the hands | of the enemy if they do not get sately off be-

fore war is declared, The loss or capture of

this handful of troops would wake but a

}small difference numerically in the resources

of Austria ; but the Emperor Francis Joseph | could ij] afford at thos critical moment to ‘dispense with the services of General Von Gableoz and the able officers whu command under him in Holstein.

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STOPPAGE OF TILE AGRA AND MAS. TERMAN'S BANK.

Late on Wednesday evening an official no- tification was received that the doors of the | Agra and Mustertman’s Bank would not open | on the following day. The event has been | cauged by the receipt of unfayouruble intells- | gence frou India and by the dram upon re-| suurces occasioned through the discouraging reports respecting the credit of the establish - | ment. The debts and liab jities, it is pre-/ sumed, are very large, and must he spread all ;

ishort extract from his memorable speech,

‘and the substitution of “a period fora comma,”

Ottawa, June 4, 1366.

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In the case of the examination of Roberts, the Fenian leader, the testimony of four parties put upon the stand is fully ineluded in the words: ¢*T respectfully refuse to answer, for the’reason that the reply may tend to criminate me.”’ The whole affair otherwise reminds one of the “non mi recordo”’ parret-cry of the Italian witnesses daring the examination of the case of the unhappy wife of George the Fourth of Eagland in the Bergani matter.

CORRESPONDENCE,

LLL a To vue Evrror or rue Examiner.

Sir:

“The nameless writer’? begs to mform the Hon. Mr. Henderson that he labours under a delusion in supposing that he was influenced by a wish to ** misrepresent’ him, or had a “ dis- honourable" object in view in furnishing the which he now admits was correctly reported. The omission of the words * British Crown,”

and a small “f"’ for a large one, of which he

complains, detract nothing from the correctness of the quotation, Such criticism is childish am the extreme, and only calculated to provoke a smile. The writer was uot so absurd as to in- flict more of that speech ou the public than was needful for pointing out its apparent dis-

lovalty, and which must be obvious to the

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source of profit to the City as possible.

Now, itis evident that the first storey is designed jor the marketable wares, and cannot be used tor any other purpose, while the sebond umay be used for large public meetings, lgctures, balls, theatrical or other exhibitions, which prodiice no permanent | revenue; whereas if there were a third storey, one-half of it could be rented by the year to the | Masonic body, whose present local station is get- | ting too small for them, and the other half te the loval Orange Association; but even if neither of these bodies thought proper to rent that part of this building, it could be used for an armory, and if Mr. Pope derives £45 or £50 per annum from the ‘Treasury for the use of the armory in his building, why should not the City have that sui to keep down the interest on the money borrowed te build the Market Heuse? But IT am inclined to the belief that the Masons and the Orangemen would be but too glad te rent the third storey, while the seeond sterey could be used for an ar- | mory and drill room and for pnblic meetings, &e, also. Since the Temperance Hall was built, how mmany lectures, exhibitions, bell rmgings, concerts, &e., have we been blessed with, winch would Lot have fallen to our lot, had there been no building of its dimensions in our good city, and how much |

moury have tne shareholders of that Hall not de-) Canada and their brave associates of the British |

rived from its being se coutinually let?) Now, as we are to have a much more reowy building, why |

may we not expect more companies, and why not | It is true that if a Cireus |

prepare for them? Company should cordescend te visit us again, or | if a menagerie made its appearance in our city,

the reeond storey of the Market House could not be used by the riders and horses of the one, or the

elephants, tigers, lions, &c., &e., of the other;

any number of Sirgera, or Bell Ringers, and we shall not want companies of exhibitors, each paying something fer their ase of the building. Then, why not let the building be three stories? It will cost but a few hundred pounds more ; car- penters can do anything with weed, and the con- tractors could, by splicing the posts at the top, make such rooma in it as would be a souree of income that in a few years would materially help te pay off the cost of the building. Give the ecn- tractors, therefore, a liberal sum to procure the materials, and obtain hands to get the addition made tothe House, and finish it by the time agreed upon, Whieh may readily be doue, it * the powers that be" are net teow parsimonious and short-

sighted to study the publie couvenience aud the city’s reyenue, Yours, ONE OF THE PUBLIC. Charlottetown, 25th June, 13866.

Che Gxaminer,

Charlottetown, June 25, 1866.

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THE FENIAN INVASION,

The Irishman that drove his pig to market

in * the beautiful City of Cork,” by inducing the too credulo«s porker to believe he was ex route to Fermoy, must have bequeathed his mantle and its inspiration to the spirits which preside over Fenian counsels. The ostensible object for which spider-brushins damsels and hod-bearing swains were required to con- tribute the gold won from the “accursed Saxon,” having lost the hue of originality, by repeated failures and disastrous resulis, it was deemed necessary that some especial novelty should characterise the efforts of the heroes of 1866. The forcible dissolution of the Union between Eugland and Iveland was to have been effected from the Uuited States, and the cis-Atlantic headquarters were with happy propriety locat- ed in that portion of the good City of New

jown, has faith of a highly concentrated kind, tien, because the building will cost quite a oom, |

The attitude assumed by the Executive of the United States, though somewhat tardy, cannot but commend itself to the Government and _ people of the British Euapire, and earn for, Mr. Johngon the respect of those in the Re- public who wish to see their country’s character sustained among the nations: Ip our want of |

information of all the special enactments of the

neutrality laws of the States, we have no means of knowing bow far the authority of Govern- meut could have been legally exercised in preventing the Fenian bands from leaving the territory of the Republic; buat we are willing to assume, from the vigorous action taken sab-

sequently, that due and full effect has been given

to the law.

Let us hope that the avowed designs wicked men may fail to Jead to unpleasant com- plications between the two great Anglo Saxon | branches ofthe human family—and that, not) avain interrupted by the shock of war, they may |

pursue their missions of peaceful prosperity,

\which the late Sydney Smith declared to he

the manufacture of ealicoes and stealing of lands. We cannot conelude those loosely joined re-

marks without the expression of heartfelt admira-

tion of the gallantry of the noble Volunteers of

army, in hurling back the lawless hordes whose presence for a few brief hours polluted their

soil: and the sorrow for those who have fallen,

‘and sympathy in the sufferings of bereaved

families will, we hope, and believe, have the ood effect of hallowing in the hearts, of the survivors and of their descendants the eause Such blood

shed in such a cause never yet sank unfruitful

for which they fought and bled.

into the earth; and as long as the good provi-

dence of God shall continue to dispose the |

fate of men and nations, never will.

To the consoiations of that Providence we commend the stricken hearts of those who mourn for their dead, but aot without hope.

* How can man die better, Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his sires And the temples of bis gods?” —_———— PROROGATION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Tae Lezislature, we perceive from the Ga- zelle, is again prorogued to the 20th of July next. This gives no token of an early election. We are quite unable, not being in the seerets of the Government, to explain the cause of the delay. It may be that the Ministry are waiting to see the final result of the Confederation question in the other Provinces before commit- ting the people to a general election, in the course of which that question will be largely discussed ; or, perhaps, they consider that the sectarian element has not yet been worked up sutliciently well to give. them a chance of re- They seem determined to make a hard struggle for political life; and it is to keep a few officials in power, under what they have the coolness to eall their * priceless constitution,” that the country is now agitated sv that it should keep out of Con- If we believed that political union with the other provinces would be attended

taining place and power a little longer.

federation.

with disadvantages to us as a people—which we do not believe—political union would still be intinitely preferable to the present condi- tion of affairs, under which we are periodi- cally imposed upon by charlatans in the garb of religion, and under a Government, too, in- tellectually the weakest and politically the Worst that ever swayed the destinies of the Colony. The old Family Compact reign was a golden era compared to the present one.

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FURY OF THE ANTI-CONFEDS,

cial reference having failed to elicit satis-

among themselves; and when this agreeable

deciding to go on his own. road.

York which emphatically rejoices in the name These zendary lore of the “sweetest Islevof the o¢ean sugzested the policy of affording tothe fature historians of their achievements the opportunity of illustrat- ing the unanimity and yal €o-operation of the leaders of nncceachtt werehoticn, by com- parisons and illustrations dfuwn from the feline martyrs of Kitkenny, * '

Some slightly unpleasant questions of finan-

Tue Bulletin, Ross's Weekly, and Patriot— papers in the interest and under the control of the American Annexation Party—have made wild and reckless attacks on the address lately presented to the seven members of the House of Assembly for their firmness in adhermg to

of Union Square.

the policy of Her Majesty's Gevernment on the We

space to notice them in detail at present—in-

question of Confederation. have not deed, we think even this notice is more than they deserve. The article in the Weekly is futt of low slang and extravagant assertions, quite in keeping with the character of the rattle-brain young editor who divides “his attention between journalism and jurispru-

factory replies, the American ‘triends of freland ’ showed the disinterested nature of their motives and their auxiety to fight Great Britain, in going into training by quarrelling

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PURCHASE OF CUNARD ESTATES. |

We have been informed, upon what we he- |

lieve to be ood authortty, that the Government have agreed to purchase the estates of Sir Kd. ward Cunard and the other heirs of the date Sir Samuel, for seven shillings and sixpenee per

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PURCHASE OF LAND ON LOT 35 { OMMUNCATED,] Arransemeuts have now been

by which the Southern purt of Lot 34 prising 6050 acres,

» Om has been purchased by Charles Palmer, Es i", On behalf of the

acre, ‘This seems to be a high price for 80! Tenants. The cost price of the Estate wa

large a property; and it appears to us that it will he impossible tu reeotwey it to the tenantry

at a less prige than fifteen shillings an aere so | as to cover the loss from land assessiwent and | bad land. On such an extensive estate there must be a large quantity of the latter; and | there are, we understand, about 100,000 acres | of wilderness land for which the agent now | pays the assessment. When the Worrell estate |

deductions for fishery reserves—there was a

great outery amongst the Conservatives against

the speculation, alleging that the price was, entirely too high. We fear they have them- selves now entered into a very much worse |

the whole transaction, we will abstain from further remarks. es hia ingmenrnmany LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE,

Tue R. M.S. China arrived at Halifax on | Monday last, with dates to the 9th inst. The

Mail for this Island reached here by express | on Wednesday night.

The European Congress, which,it was hoped, | would bring about a pacific solution of the, question at issue between Prussia aud Austria, appears to have been abandoned, and the two

| Great German Powers are confrouting each | other in hostile arvay. War seems inevitable, We have

devoted considerable space in our present No. |

and its commencement not far off.

| to extcacts from our latest papers relating to) the impending war.

£1000 ey, the purchasers bearing all eXpenses of tvangfer. The vendor also stipulated for the payment of the current year's rent a8 @ prelim). nary condition remtiting all arrears. ‘The price per acre thus amounts to 13s 9d ey., or £68 15 per 100 acres. Payments are to be made

6 equal annual instalments, with 7} per eene- interest, unless sooner paid. Or the Teuants” have the option of availing themselves of the

wits bought for six shillings an acre~—whieh, |“ Act to assist Leasecholders im the por in fact, amounted to only five, considering the | of the fee simple of their farms," by w up

paying half the purchase money in cash, they . receive a Government title, and have libe

pay the remainder in ten annual Distal mewts with interest at 6 percent. When it is remem. bered that in times past a sovereign an acre has

¢ speculation ; but until better informed about been refused for certain farms on this estate, it is of,

regarded as matter of congratulation that such eligible terms have now been secured,

lu connection with the above, the following widvess to C. Palmer, Esqr., and his reply have been handed te us for publication.

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To Cuanies Parmer, Esgr., &e., &e.

Sir:

At a meeting of the Tenants resident on that rs of Lot 34, lately the property of the tev. James F. Montgomery, « vote ot thanks to you was unanimously passed fur your valu. able and opportune pecuniary assistance where. by they weve enabled to avail themsels es of thei late Landlord's offer to accept £4000 ey, ig cash for his property—an het which other. wise must have been declined, and a most cligible opportunity of settling the land ques. tion on this Estate would consequeutly ta been lost. The Tenants present ut the meeting desived also to express Lacir sense of your ality in so reducing your Professional ¢ as to admit of the price being kept within

The Lieutenant Governorship of New Bruns- ‘limit, (13s 9d per acre) coutemplated twelve

wick, vacant by the appointment of the Hon. | Arthur Gordon to the Government of Trinidad.

sats the Swudlay Gazette, will not be filled up, pending the arranzemeuts which may be made | for a confederation of the British Noith Ame- rican Provinees. la the meantime Major | General Hastings Doyle, now commanding the

vernment of New Brunswick.

atin, —

Tue Leeistarcere oF New Brexswick was convened on Thursday last, the 21st inst. The Hon, J. H. Gray—one of the Delegates to the Quebee Convention—was elected Speaker by acclamation. The Speech of the Lieut. Gover- nor refers’ almost exclusively. te the Fenian raids. The Hon. Mr. Smith and his smal] band of followers, with the exception of one, did not show their faces to the new House. There is at present virtually no opposition to the Confederate Government in the Legislature of New Brunswick.

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Hitisporoven Park.—We are requested to state that the Volunteer Band will play on Hillsborough Park on Thursday evening uvext, A large number of iron seats, cast at the foundry of Mr. Morrisey, will, it is expected, be available by that time, when visitors will be at full liberty to use them. of the Park is progressing very favourably ; and it will present a fine appearance in the

The ornameutation

course of the summer,

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Biackwooo's Magazine, for May, has been received from the American Publishers, and like preceding Nos. of the same popular perio- eal, is an excellent one. The lively memoirs of the Confederate war for Independence are continued ; there is a very readable article on the Gipsies; and also a like article on “the Negro and the Negrophilists.” Sir “ Brook Fossbrook ”’ is continued, and the tale is sus- tained with unabated interest; and the same may be said of ** Miss Majoribanks,’’ which is concluded. Several other articles in prose and verse fill up this very interesting No. ot Black-

wood. orem A ener

We have recived from R. B. Irving, Esqr., a very lengthy report of a public meeting held at the Ten Mile House, St. Peter's Road, on Thursday evening last, called to dis- cuss the great question of Confederation. The priucipal speakers were the Honorables George Coles and Francis Kelly, and R. P. Haythorne, Esqr. Resolutions were unanimously carried against Confederation, We shall give Mr. Irving's report in our next No.

—- + Tucrspay last, being the anniversary of the settlement of Halifax, was observed in that city

dence, and is not, we think, destined to cut much of a figure in either,

state of affairs had been duly arrived at, the usual result’ ensued—each of the disputants The article in the | Unfor- | Patriot is characterised by vile personalities |

tunately an inadequate acquaintance with|—against one venerable old gentleman in

Geography has led one party to endeavour to | this City especially —which no man of feeling veach Ireland through Canada, where they or of nice sense of honour would pen or pub. have found out their mistake, and have been /lish. Capt. James Kelly—the gentleman re- | ferred to—is abused for the innocent act of putting his name to the address. Mr. Kelly had as much right to do that as Mr. Alexander Laird, sen., would have iv putting his name to

an address of an oppos te character: and it is

warned off the premises.

It was to have been hoped that the silly ex- peditton of the hero of il-komened name, Killian, would have invested the whole con- spiracy with such an amount of ridicule that

the veriest dolts and most imbecile of idiots | not saying much for the venerable Captain to

over the world. ‘The information will be re-| dallest capacity.

would have had sense enough to see the true

assert that he is quite equal in intelligence and

as a public holiday, and with great eclat, I ree The London Times, in reeapitulating how the conflicting clauns of the German Powers with

| troops in Nova Scotia, will administer the Go-

mouths ago sand wotwithstauding the long de. lays and many obstacles encounters i tiee land is now set before them is an att object, they will bear in mind the new sibilites they bave undertaken, and make ney preparations to mect the coming instal and interest. fu conclusion, they desire to repeat their thanks and to offer their best wishes for your continued health and happiness, 1 ani, Sir, Your obedient Servant, Rosert Ronexr Chairman of the Meeting held 14th inst, St. Peter’s Road, Lot 34, or June 19th, 1s66, To Charles Palmer, Esqr., President of the Union Bank, &e., %

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