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| tunt Yes, those thirgs are enough to wake a inaa es}! out in bis dreame for railroads improve+ ments and soeiety so if there will be more taxes Ty Tae Eorpor oF THE Ed aMINER te pay, there will bea hundred more waye and the means of paying them, if we have Railroade and

deal of tutk

Deas Sinj~—i see by the late Nos, of

Kx swiver, that there has been a go

Tlouwse of

parts of tt

improvements,

ow lately inthe \aeeinb

J. M. Jounsron. + Isinntl, iw refereuce! Qywberland Hilly Dundas, April 11, 1871.

¥, ae Well as

ah differen:

tw « Ratlroud, Some drones crying onf egainet i memenitiials _~- -<-- + Se we wt “ sul people ne oar . ae seule MOT | ple Wee some vert Por rHk ENAMINER, awe tele wat way H net tl threshin . c pg AI, 2M ; “| And it came to pase thata certain young man wuchines in Seotlund. But it appeirs that there ' named James, whe liveth on a height not far off!

cen tumber of the Members, w¢ wellasa« yrea!| from a land called Bideford, bordering on the river | duet of our talented contributer “ Sprigging, 7 like a feu de joie in response to several of many senwible people on thie laland, ia fuvoar of & | sida, convenient to mussel mad and oystere, a and no doubt after enjoying (Friday) the | the toasts. The Banquet was highly credit ‘taste of @ Newfoundland harp (fish) gave) ab) to the Clifton House, and the attention |

vet far from the neighborhocd of Sgutrrel Creek.

Kailroud tbr ih PF. leland, with branch linee.

Ae i bave ecen nothing in the papers that hus} This young man dames, who a o fait oa ak ie = thie mest of the feleed. tel Humbug is great anong-t the people; no skiven | Fe ee wth hte atrong drink, and high among the Chief Priests | reference tothe projected railroad, sour hamble|;, gn ‘Temple, and lectures on War and rumours |

servant bewe leave to drop vou a few lines on the} of War of by-gone days, with a book ora copy of}

e journal is! Dick's worke;——ia the bone and sinew, the head |

eaiject, ws | understand your valnal : W andertakit shat ure for the guod of | 80d frunt, the foundation and sides, the interiot | ‘ uert ities, s utet Pgood «ul | eT ee ee ; land exterior, the whole, everything, ef the learn- this our adopted country. led and great, His charity knows no bounds, the

Phe Hon. B. Davies, it appears, is avainst a Rail l earth itself being too narrow for his broad viewe. |

Time enongh he swya, to talk oF a Railrowd,! ay enemy of this kind or clase is asually ap un- | when the lunde are all free, When will that be 7! pleasant specimen of the rabid anima’, all bark | when I wee a mere boy,| and ne bite. Now it ie well known in the land of | | James the learned that he poesesees a large am-| j ount of cunning, Whieh, whew joined to a shrewd | | intelligence makes hin: if not formidable at least | not let the| dangerous, He is like untoa sunken reef and | shoal, his existence and location may always be | determined by the disturbed state of the waters that flow over him. Brfore thia, it passed, that a certain man named William was ecribe unto | “not a dozen persons present ’’—so saith James ring im the! ata Detating Society in che land of Port Hill

Wr.

Ever thirty years ago, ) newly arrived on thie Island, the lute Captain

t'eoper, ef Sailor’s Hope, Lot 56, wae very busy

sbvat ehe escheat question. He wou) North

ecme of the power people believe thi

Side farmers pay their rents. Ile made

their lands

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woald be escheated ina short! d that they |

me,

would soon be all freehciders Poor Cuptain |

Cooper tas been some time could

silent tomb, and no escheat yet.

ethe lands} wealth of its inhabitants, than is the adopted land |

do Uf we} ?f James the learned. It now appears that the} words of Willlaim the seribe, when published

wuds wre al’) beth in the columns of a newspaper Were not |

Some lion. Members say, let na he wil free first, and then talk of a Railr bave te wait for a Railroad antil the free, the present generation will hav: Hon. J.C. Pope de

eredit for his perseverence and true s

the stage of life, vements mm | Of Bideford, 1 will cause a letter fo be written

reference to the building a Ruilroad on this lala ae and published in the Journal of Summerside un-} ’ tha ae : “ea iu , . Anda good many hitelfice: ' sey ' (der which I shall proclaim and call myself Anti-

x! many futelligent people ere hop

. ee “7 *“) Humong! And Hie Highness answering, said |

will succeed. It will be the means of

handing bit) thou friend of pour taste, why wot call thysell| ctor of the | ** Humbug,” a name wore fittingly assigned fer | s the names (thee. But he heedeth net; and lo and behold you! eited Hou. it appeared in the Journal of Summerside, on the

e | twenty-third day oi the third month, in the year o Seheole | of grace 157} ;and these are the words of James h they ad | the prophet’s letter which he sent trow the land of wd, let u*! Bideford, unto the residence of Joseph, the pub- ars hence | lisher at Summerside: ‘“* These who spoke in € this. that « favor of Annexation did uot express their real } ‘¢ Sentiments on the eubject while their oppon | «ents were equally insincere in their advocacy «of Confederation.” It is very questionable eisalarge|“ whether the S-cretary should not have been rbor there) | & more explicit in bis report of the proceedings.” and kiver, Now after a little while it is known that the name of the bantling is *Anti-Huubug,” and the father thereof, is christened James.

bame down to poeperity as the bene

pleof P FE. leland in the sume way of the Hon. G. Coles andthe late luo EK. Wheian wil! be on aceount of the F wed liberal progressive measures wh woeated. If we are to havea Rail have ituow,and pot one hundred Ali the people to the north und east are in favour of it, are for having Fo iriv,or a8 near Nort) Side and Exst J sible (whieh is very reasonable, as the tract of country withoutany goed H eonnectiag Leads of Rolla Bay and G: with the Georgetown Jine.

branch to nt as poe }

It would be the means ef opening up new lands ; | Aud agai |

i different kinds of Ymber, that ure ut present! James, thou false prophet, how knowest thou the | going to wuste, would be easily got at, and would! thoughts of men, or what I thinkest of thee.—

}—a land more revowned for the intelligence and |

it came to pass that William the scribe, eaid unto} ment has won the esteem and confidence of

become valuable, Some of the swamps would be come the best of land for hay and pasture. Hence

there svonl? be more stock ruised; und t would be

the menne of keeping our young men on the Is

land, instead of going off in scores every spring to the Staten. of which I know a little myself When I was, some yeurs ayo, enguged in shipping large quantities of sbip stock to the Stutes, every vessel

that weuld be ready to sil, or nearly so, there woald be three or four, and sometimes s « or sever, smart young men applying for passuves to the

States And being up there in 1867, | nappened

te meet several of those young men tbat weut

there im 1853, I8S4, and 1855, avd they suid that | they would like to come down: to P, E Island to live, the climate being so healthy and it beiny their native land, Butitappears yor have til! the o'd yo there, suid they ; the trade in tbe hande of & few ship building merchauts, and vo Railroads. Why you are one hundred years behind the times on your beautiful Island,

Again some drones say, what will there be for ® Railroad to do on this Island after it is built ? It ie 3 well known fact, that the same words were made use of in other parts, when some of their first Railroads were being built, Aud now they have more to do than they can get weil through with. Powna! Bay people appear to ba against a Railrocd, That is a sign it is required for the North Sideand East Point people, to get their produce end fish to market. Pownal Bay far- mers and traders, are afraid thet it will be the weane of their net getting such a good price in! tuwn for produce, if the North Sis and Eastern pevpie ewald bave aquick deapatch in getting theire tutuwn, They think it would « ffect the markets, aod lower the prices. But not so. Prices would raze; there would be more pure chasers; moze speculators would risit our Ie! land, and there would be more consumers siso, which would keep prices on the rise, instead of wakirg them fall, 8», Pownal Bay geotlemen, don't you fret on that score, 1 hope the Hon.’ J.C. Pope aud hie colleagues will press on, and | wake forward and onward their motto,

"Tis a pleasant thing also, when time is an ob- ject with yeu, to go a journey on the lailroad, When you are once vet agving, you fee) that you arz travelling in right earnest. Away goes the steam engine, almost flying along the iron path- way, leaving a long line of smoke eight or ten feet trem the ground; and away go the steam carriages after it, filled with company. Oue tals ef the useful dseovery of steam, another wonders what will be invented pext, a third doubts whether the affairs of men absuluiely require them to hurry on se fast through the world. Sti/l oo you go, aud before you can believe it, you are at your jour- ney"s end, = When you are iv a burry, the rail cars are B capital mode of conveyance.

In the fall of 1654,1 was delayed ia Bath, Maine, waiting fur three vessele I had joaded for that place, which had sailed previously to my waving home, but bad not arrived. | took a trip te Boston iv the Rail Cars, to see if I could hear avything of the vessels there. I ivit Bath by the six o’cluck train ip the morning, and stepped eeme time on our way at Harding's Cross. Breuswick, Portland, Newoduryport, Salew, Vortemeuth, Lywn, and several vtzer places 1 do not now remember of, and we were i: Boston at noon, though the distanee wus it!) milee, Buch is Kvilway travelling, It saves time and money. lf we have Ras‘reads there wil) ve more saovey ia cireuiation, and be better able to meet these taxes that there is such a hue und cry about at present, by some certain parties. 1 new, after my poor fashion, endeavour ‘o show that, whether we build our houses in (own or country, Gr piteh our tent in the wilderness, the taxes musi be psid, While wo are this side the grave we must pat up with trouble.

In by-yom-days | knew one whe was lever in his sphere in life—tbere are men of this stamp in almost all ranks, it seems rather to come te them than they to sek afler it — and Corunna was oneef thiekiné, Most men bave thei weak pointe.and | myself hare many,avd Corun- te bed bis share of them. Aimoog them was a witong jortterate autipathy to taxer, You can fancy to yourself a cat soft ae velvet sitting und purring on your koee, suddenly putting owt her tallons and settiag up ber back—every vair on eod—at the sit ofa strange deg. 8» you will be able te imugive to yourself the sudden onger ot Corunna at the sight uf atax gatherer, Se | imagime I sessome more Cucunuas at present,

they doy’t like to bear of railrvads, for lear of

Tone day met Corunna. He was in hich glee, telling me he had at last get rid of the Pb listines the tax gatherers-—he bad agreed with bis land Joed bo yay an advance of rentag eonditiva that the latter paid ali the taxes, taking out my pene!

Thoughts of peace, truth and good will, and not

The Railroxd Bill pusred wish great eclat throuzh the Lords, scattering im its suceessful route the Hawthorne flowers, spilling the Beer, scaring the Muirtowl, and rolling the Boulderstone off the track. The resistance offered was parallel to the Thistle's beard op- posed to the Tempest’s breath, The Gods of

} the Gallery and lrords of the Lobby cheered | the Iron Steed, and they say he neizh’d, SpRIGCINs.

——<>o——— Ove ArYrast—(there are no devils in the Examixer office)—whilet “setting up’ the

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ventilation to the following in @ moment of poetic inspiration. Why talk to me of Erin’s Harp, Or Harp of Erin Grand; There never was a barp that harped Like Harp of Newfoundland,

Why talk to me of Newfoundiand. Ur of the ** swoils’’ that grow there; Tne +‘ Mas” had never aught so grand, Nov will they—till they go there.

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Dinoas, April 14, 1871,

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Mr. Bowers, Dear Sir j;~— This morning the body of Dugald McDon- ald, one of the crew of the anfortanate * Kme-

jline,”’ was found onthe strand near Little

Harbor - one side of his face was alittle dis figured.

A. Currie, Teacher, Dundas.

P. 8.

No doubt the poor felhow was lost

puseed off | pleasing to James the learned, who said unto His! pear the Island ; and it is now almost certain, | erves great | Llighnese Thouras, the first King of the Realms! that pis Comrades met a similar fate.

A. C.

Ghe Graminer, Pe eeeaaneeaaee

Yours,

—

AFTER THE BATTLE.

Tue Railway Lattle has been fought and won let us look at the political gains and losses. over for atime, and we do not feel disposed to take from them one particle of the honor

the majority of his followers, und they

cheerfully give him the largest meed of 4 ¢ McDonald and J. O. Arsenault

exposure among your bretbern, net the opposite | praise for the victory they have gained. He)

ought to be your theughts, and the path on}

which thou ehouldst waik. Heer you, therefore

James, the words of William the seribe, whom ]| Wbo can admire a mn who is willing to

have not explicitly reported in the Journal. | Thou knowest well J did not like to report of thee truthfully, or else I should have told te the wurld you were the proposer and to be the opener of the question. * Which is the stronger passion, love or hatred.” Henge the condescentinn of the members (yourself among the rest) to discuss the eliidish question Verly I say unto you, how true are the words of holy Writ “ the tree is known by ite fruit.” Now it is very well known that there is a very considerable amount of im-! pertinence and presumption in the* riag™ of fault-finders at Bidetord. Who or what they are, to foist themselves oa society and attemyt te guide it, or lead it; kvuown in the laud is which they move, and have their existence. It is now found that they are every day more offen- sively intrusive. True they have the ability of keeping themselves prowinently before the loud- mouthed, gaping erewd in which they move. hey appear to the world as good living and vir- tuous creatures, but it ia only in appearance, The flimsy shoddy is beneath the surface, and a shab- by shoddy it is at the best. Your's, &c.,

Legacy Lane, boaz

lith April, 1871,

[We do not know what our humorous friend “ Boaz”’ is driving at, but we sus pect that Port Hill, glorying in its literary fame, can bide no Bideford near the throne We hope, during the summer, to have the pleasure of hearing the thunders of the Port Hill Debating Society in full blast and bythat time we trust they will have come to the conclusion that all the papers published on the Island are a benefit, and that the EXAMINER especially is descrviag of their patronage.—Ed.]

To rug Epiror oy tng Examiner. Dear Sir,

Allow me the pleasure of thanking you for your capital article headed ** Muuntaius out of Molehills,’’ that appeared in your last issue, The kindly and generous spirit of hearty good will therein breathed toward ‘*the Constitu tional Confederacy of the Dominion of Canaaa,”’ and the well-merited hit, so straightly aimed and sent home at “ Aer enemies and our toes, who would seek our subjugation in British North America by Annexation,” are couched. in my humble opinion, in particularly cogent and graceful terme, Most truly, as you put it, ** the suecess of the Dominion as it exists under the powerful and parental ggis of Great Britain, is linked with the material and po- litical interest of all loyal men.” Permit me, as a personal friend of Mr. M. B. Daly, to sincerely endorse your hope of that gentieman’s success in his electionerring covtest for the County of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mr, Daly, while resident in this Colony — holding the office of Private Secretury to his late lamented and honored father, our then Lieutenant Gover- nor— was most deservedly respected for his uni- form integrity, bis talents, and the spotiessness of his private character; and J congratulate the loya) and traly liberal electors of HalifaxCoun- ty on their choice of candidates at their forth- coming political straggle, and hope to see them, oue and all — Messrs. Hill Daly, and Gedde+,—retuined to guard and foster the local interests of their common country, which have been so shamelessly thwarted and mis- led by the insolent, mor:bund apology of a government that yet, unfortunately, hold the reins of executive power in the noble Province of Nova Scotis.

That “very dirty* Peter McNab picce of business, would have tended, if anything further could have, to disgrace the disloyal Anuand- Wiikins obstructive faction, which it ia most deyoutly to be hoped, way find stseli in tha ‘4cool shades” after the ap proaching geweral election, Thanking you again for your opportune and able articles in the last Examiner, which bear indeed the un- mistakable stan.p and ring of the true metal,

I remain, Dear Sir,

Yours obhged, and traly Lipgway, Charlottetown Royalty, April 2ist, 1871. :

(Written for the Examiner, ) KICKSHAWS.

Soxniz. Pa! What is Frenek indegsmnity ?

Pa. Britiso go'd, Sonnie.

Sonniz. Can’t I get some, Pa?

Pa. Yes, Sonnie, when Grandma diea,

Sonxig. Aint she goivg too soon, Pa?

Pa, Mind your Jesson,

What description of looking glass is apeci- ally adapted to a certain species of the lower animals? Newson’s Cheval Looking Glass.

Lesa. Spiff! do-you know suck?

Setvr. Know Sack! I should think so Dem fine fellow! Beer and cigars always ready, Jolly fellow; very convenient; drop in, you kuow—always at howe.

Lesa. Where prey is, there are the B agies,

Where the earrion—the Eagles,

and comyaring tie advanes reut with the omount of taxes, I found that Corunna was payin, rather | swore thao ie had paid befure. So there are very

| Maxsow. _ Aud Harp of Brin grand ;

DUET, You sing to me ot Tara‘s balls,

msny on PB. F, leland at present paying bigh| Bit give to me the Harps on walls,

tative in ehaye of lost time, and al! vile: disad-

wveatages that tary are laboring under fay want of,

Railroads, Is it not a tax to dwell in th: Gopi al avittude in the Lack woods, in the new settle: sueuts, where the heart yrarns in vain for swewty | and frends “hese the sulyath bel is pever heard.

And is it wots teatying fo bend over the eoucl of River St. Lawrence sutirely brukea up. | of the leading business and professional fe-t 6 inch gauge “ withoutenquiry "2? Is well, and twice a week to Mount Stewart

Mh gees, when pooipjance end ey wypathy ore dis-

Io stores of Newfoondlgnd. Sovt. O, Tara's Harp is Music's soul _ Lo hearts of Erin's soil; Your sordid Harps of Newfoundland, Are Harps in train for oil. _ Remowr.—Great destruction, very exten- sive, apd for the present irreparable. The

QO! I. £.—St, Lawrengs,

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sacrifice his position for the sake of princi- ple. There were cowards and skulkers in the camp but his iron will, and dauntless nerve, with the assistance of some faithful | followers overeame all obstacles. He went) in uncertain of success, he came outa hero; and has given his party the glory triumph. But the coalition has not come | out unscathed. There are some dead (poli- | tieally of course) and some badly wounded. How can Ilon. Mr. Dunean, for instance, face his constituents, or where will Mr. Cameron be next General Election! Some strange evolutions, of course, may take place in the political wheel of fortune, which may bring them again to the foreground, but in the natural course cf events they will be found, in all probability, amongst the missing. The Opposition has gained very | materially. They have the sympathies of many more people than at the beginning of the Session. They madea fair shew of talent, considering the side they tock, and the limited time they had to study up the

of a}

question. of the question so far as submitting it to the people. Many railway men agreed with them, but believing firmly in the adyanta- ges of Railroads and the good they will confer upon the country, they feared de'ay would be dangerous, and owing to ignor- ance, prejudice and misrepresentation, would prevent us having a Railroad for years tocome. Some warm supporters of the Government went over on th: opposi- tion side, not because they are anti-railway men, but because they could net support the Government, in the view of taking up the matter so speedily, Whilst the course which Messrs. Beer, Yeo, and Dr. Robert- son will take in future, is a matter of con- siderable conjecture, yet after t:king such a decided stand against the Government, how ean they do otherwise than take their places up on the side of the Opposition! But then they may not, as an opposition with. out a platform holds out scarcely any inducement for politicians who desire suc- cess and who are willing tc battle for prin- ciples,to join them. The coalition, although weakened, may therefore hold out for the ensuing three years, if not longer. Their destiny is now pretty much in their own bands. The country will look upon the management of the Railway with watchful- ness, if not suspicion. The Government being the builders of t'e Road—and pot a company—the people have a mght to see and know how every cent is expended. We trust, therefore, that the Chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners wi } be a man who will have ability, energy and the confidence ofthe people On being ap- pointed, and on going before his constitu- ents—should he be rejected by them—he should forfeit his Conmissioneiship. Na one should be permitted to hold so impor- tant an office unless returned dy the people.

If the Railroad is built strongly, well and economically, and if it should prove a suc- cess the people will not only feel satisfied but grateful. It is, therefore, the interest of the Government as well as their duty, if they desire a long tenure of power, to give this most weighty undertaking, the whole benefit of their wisdom and experience; and to place their very best men in charge of the Railroad during its construction.

RAILWAY BANQUET AT SUMMER- SIDE,

On Tuesday Evening last the people of Summerside gave the Western Members, the Leader of the Government and several] guests a welcome teception.and prepared a Banguet for them, which was gotten up in first class style. The stormy state of the weather preventea any outside demonstra- tion; but the people generally seem to re- joice over the fair prospects whieh they ex- pect to realize from a Railroad toSummer- side. We met sew-ral, however, who are bitterly opposed to the action of the Gov. ernment ip passing such an extensive piea- sure without first submitting at for the approval of the people at the polis. But though expressing themselves in this man-

Yours’ truly, !

The crisis for the Go. ernment is|

; : : | toast brought out Hon. J, C. Pope, |they deserve. The Leader of the Gov ern-! GW. How!

| Bell, Hon, W. G. Strong. Hon. E.

down to the Banquet in the Ciifion Mouse, | little? We have been credil ly informed No oxpense seamed to be spared in having the legislators—eeveral of them, at least everything in splendid stylo. The Tables made very careful enquiries, and, not until ‘were plentifally supplied with meats and after consulting the best authorities, did they fowl of every description prepared with all decide that the 3 feet 6 inch gauge was the the skill of the art Cuisine, The Deserd was} moat sub tantial, the most economical, and the | made up of such fruit and delloacies of] one best adapted to the requirements of Pringe | the season, as could be had for “love and| Edward Island, money,’ and the champage flowed without cS re stint, " Suieiien il the sparkling cham-| THE PROROGATION OF THE LEGIS-

. LATURE, | pagne during parts ofthe evening sounded

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Apovut six o clock on Monday Evening last the legislative Session was brought to a close by His Honor the Lieut. Govern or. The city Volunteer Companies, under

and good nature of Mr. Chandler and his command of Major Hensley formed a guard

staff of waiters were highly commendable. | Thomas Kelly, Esq., acted as chairman, | of Honor to receive the Governor and on his lana was assisted by R. Hunt, Esq.. as vice-| entering and leaving the Colonial Building, ebairman. Mr. Kelly and Mr. lfunt presi-| the Artillery Company under command of ded with marked ability, prefacing several | Captain Lord fired asalute from the Battery ‘ef the toasts with very happy and appro-| and the Volunteer Band performed the | priate remarks. ‘The fullowing is the list) National Anthem.

| of Standing Toasts, which were responded| The Council Chamber and the galleries /to with “ all the honors.” | were crowded, and on assent being given | 1 The Queen. ‘to the Railway Bil they signified their

9 The Prince and Princess of Wales. pleasure by a burst of applause. The Ses- | § ‘The President of the United States. | sion is one which will eTect. for good we The Governor General of the Dom-| hope, the Island for al! coming time. It

alien. | was remarkable, notonly for passing the 5 The Lieut. Governor of P. E. Istand. | Railwey Bill, but, for passing without any ‘opposition the Decimal Currency and the

Tenants Compensation Bill. The two last

‘The Premier and lis supporters.

7 The Army and Navy. : | 8 ‘The Clergy ofal! denominations. | measures will be of very great benefit, the 9 The ai and Bar latter to the tenants whose leases are about

10 Mrs Robinson and the fair daughters expiring, and the former to the community

'generally. The following are the names f of the Bills to which the Lieut. Governor

S isposed of, several | : : : ‘ After those had been disposed of, | yave his assent and the Speech with which aniong

he closed the Legisluture :— | SPEECH: Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council ; Speaker and Gentlemen of the Ilouse of Assembly ;

of Prince Edward Island.

volunteer toasts were proposed, which were “Our Island Home;” “ The | People;” “The Banks of P. E. Island; “The Merchants; * King s County and its) Representatives;'’ *-The Telegraph Com-| Mr. pany; and the Banquet Committee,—T.

Kelly, R. Hunt. J McKiernan, J. Bertram,! I am happy to relieve you from further at- and Ohastes Green Esquires. | tevdance in Parliament at a period somewhat

. earsier than usaal, aud to express my satisfac- It would require several columns to do) ):9,, <4 the large amount of impartant business,

| justice to the many eloquent speeches that! both public and private which has been trans | were given during the evening. ‘The sixth acted daring the Session. basset

W | ‘The first meeting ofa new Parliament 1s ates ways critically watched by the constituents, in. Hon. S, F. Perry, Hoa. 1 | and it affords me great pleasure to think that

|Eachern Hon. W Richards D. Cameron, | 4¢¢ for the 2 al and intelligence with which

Mac-! on returning to your homes you will be rewar- |

that! THE JOYNT UIGH COMMISSION,

From cur exchanges received Saturday “night wo gather the fo lowing in regard to the doings of the High Commission, We see it stated that Canada gives the Americans the right to fish upon the shores for a cer- tain equivalent in money. We hope the rights of the Island have not been tampered with or at least, that we will get our fur share in any arrangement that may be made regarding fishing within the three mile limits of our shores. (From Seottish American Journal, April 3.)

the senate will be called by the President to consider the report of the Joint High Commission. It is said that the Commis- sion has about concluded its deliberations Having arranged the basis of settlement of the Fisheries and Alabama Questions and being now engaged in the discussion of the only remaining subject of controversy namely, the North-West Boundary.

(Later from Montreal Gazette, )

Washington, April 15.—It is understood ‘that the Joint High Commission have con- | eluded a convention containing the basis of la settlement of the Alabama Claims. It | would seem that the question for adjustment pending between the United States and | Great Britain are to be considered separate- |ly and the place proposed for their settle- /ment is to be embodied in a distinct con- | vention and treaties which, of course are subject on one sids to the ritification of the |Senate. It is said that the convention for the settlement of the Alabawa Claims has been signed by ali the Commissioners.

-ANTI-RAILROAD FEELING IN THE SOUTHERN PAR? GF THE COUN- TRY,

(From gur own Correspondent.)

Grorcrtowx, April 20, 1871.

Dear Examiner :—According to your in- structions J send you such particulars of the opi.ions of the people on the Railroad Qu e tion as they really are,—nothing exvenuatiny nor setting down aught in malice. The pec- ple along Pownal, Belfast, Murray Harbor, jand Little Sands are very hostile te the Raii |road. They do not take the papers generally | Many of them speak only Gaelic; yet they are very kind and hospitable. In my last I gave you @ deseription of the The town has settled

|doings in Georgetown.

It is expected that an extra session of

certainly deserves the admiration of those |

They moreover, had the bes*}

Esquires. John Longworth responded to | the “ Army and Navy.” EK. J. Hodgson, | Esqr., made an admirable address in reply | to the ** Bench and Bar.” R. Shaw, and Finlay MeNeill, Esqrs, responded to the

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| the ‘* Merchants.”’ J. Bertram, Esq , made) | a spirited speech in defense of the Parss ) which had advocated the Railway. John

Clay, and R. Gordon, Esqrs , replied to the toast of “ Our Island Home.’’ One of the

|most interesting speeches of the evening) was that of the Colonial Treasurer, who!

was Called upon to address the assembly

He gave an account of the rise and progress: first Street. He then showed the advan-| und the man of business, and closed a very

graphic address, by pourtraying the natu-| ral resources and future prospects o! P. E.| Island.

Th- Banquet was a great success, the; speeches were eloquent and appropriate: | the repartees were lively and numerous, and the singing— especially of Mr. Mun-| cey—was excellent.—The chorusses which gave musical honors to the personal toasts | and the hurrahs! never grew tame, and | the hilarity and bon hemme were kept up) with enthusiasm till the close, when the | meeting separated with cheers for the Raii- road, Summerside, the Premier, the G v-| ernor, the Queen, and everybody who had he’ ped to win the Railway Victory.

The company on board the Steamer S¢é. Lawrence enjoyed a right good time in going and coming, for which they are in- debted very much, and feel very thankful to Capt. Evans for his attention and court- esy on the occasion,

THE BATTLE OF THE GAUGES.

Tue Progress objects to the Railway Bill, because it authorises the gauge of the Rail- | road to be three feet six inches, instead of | two feet nine inches. As our contemporary generally gives reasons for the faith that is| in him, we propose to break a lance with him_ upon this question. He says :—

«We see that by elauss three the gauge is fixed. This we think foolish and wasteful, Narrow gauge ra'jways are, as yet an experi- ment. ‘The precise gauge in which safety, cheapness, aod efficiency are combined, is not yet settled by even scientific men. How then could ow: Jegislators decide upon so impor | tant a point, who kuow no more about the matter than the man in the moon? Our readers will remember that the che: pness of the road depends upon the narrowness of the gauge. A commission, composed of eminent English emgince’s. decided that a two feet nine gauge was quite sufficient for a densely populated country such as India is; and the Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature, | the other day, after careful and intellizent investigation, decided that a three foot gauge would meet the requiremeats of the traflic of the branch lines of that State, Our Lepisia- ture, without enquiry, and without deigning to give a reason for the choice, Lave decided to adopt the wider and more expensive gauge.”

1, The cheapness of a Road does not de- pend solely upon the width of the gauge, in the Jong ron, asthe Rolling Stock adapted for a 2 feet 9 inch gauge, would not wear as long, and would not carry as much paying weight as wil] @ three feet six inch gauge. More- over, the passenger cars on a 2 feet 9 inch road, can ouly be six feet high, and would therefore not be suitable for large-sized P. EB, Islanders} Phe cars for certain kinds of freight, such as cattle, would be exceedingly dangerous. We think, therefore, that the adoption of the 3 feet 6 inch gauge iv not ** foolish and wasteful,’ but wiil prove wise and economical.

2. The report of the Commission of emi- nent English Engineers in reference to Rail- roads in india, has mot been adopted. Mr. Fairley “se strongly advocating a different gauge, aud the ablest work in Great Britain, “The Engineering,” condemns the report of the Commission, with which our contempor- arg is so well pleased. The Legislature of Massachussets adopted the 3 feet gauge for Branch \ines, says the Progress, Our line is to be a Mam Trunk, through the principle part of the Island. I! the Progress could chow that the Legislature of Massachussetis

you have applied yourselves to the discharge of your Legislative Gaties by the approval of those who entrusted their interests to your

care,

I am not aware that the Session has beep of unu-ual length, and yet some of the meas- ures to which I have just assented will cai se

;down to its usual quiet, and that seems quiet jenough, f assure you; and I have bad plenty tine to exterd my notes.

| I metan old gentleman in Belfast, it was ‘ietuing dreadfully, (14th iust.,) he invited

ma . -_ 2 int ‘ isofthe Colony, Fair daughters of Prince Kdward Island.” , #¢ i the annais y

|J S. Carvell, Esq., replied to the toast of

of Summerside, in which he planned the -

tages which railroads afforded the trave'ler

it to be regarded as one of the most memor me in, and the firet words he asked were,—

: - te i oia’ On with the

Foremost in importance is the Act authoriz-| Well, ere. —y they wh PF x = ing the construction ofa Roilroad from Alber- Railroad,” yes, I believe they are, Ob! ton to Georgetown, with branch finee to Sour- | theyll ruin the copntcy; its a scheme of the isand Tigoish, Without better means of) 4s to get us into Confederation.”” I said ‘transport and locomotion then as present ex- | i Lesa as ik dcoe Ghibiceend its ists, you could not hope fully to develop the | that I heard in town that they : : resourees of this fertile and hivkly favoured | Representatives to vote for it. This was too Island, and | have given my willing assent to! much for my host who used such strong lan-

a measure which promises to be attended with | guage and hc Id cut such threate—if Mr. Da oP : r

wide-spread benef t to the whole Coramnnaity. | : : The Act providing for the purchase of she | vies, oF Mr. Danean voted for the Railway—-

prorerty known as Falconwood, with a vie®| that I thought he would do something desper- to the establishment of a suitable Lunatie As- ate. There was no use in arguing with him, ylum, meets with my entire approval, The| Cand fee Bi he ishinting’t “tl present Asylum is altogether inadequate to}! “ound 4 might as well be wiping to a mi

the requirements of the Colony, and in deci-|stov2, because the truth is, the people along

ding ou purchasing and improving the above | pere.; or the most part wre poor, and have al! - y £5 in: ron | sa PEAPRTTES POS. S008 OF ERENT SUENNR, Phe the ship; ‘ing facilnies they want, and they fear

have evinced a judgment and liberality which |

will not fail to be eppreciated, Mr.

Assembly ; I thank you for the liberal provision which you have made for the public service, My Government will see that the Supplies which have been vcted by you are carefully ad- ministered,

Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of |

the Legislative Council;

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of

Assembly ; It will give me great pleasure t» send on the Address which you effer to Her M: jesty your Congratulations on the recent Marriage of