Wesitlere. | met the captan, andsaid he, = Now, let ne examine, fora few qoments, whe | Are not you the barior master? [ ead | ther there is a reasonable probability that we wenot, Lhd been, but after the Liberate can be placed ia euch a postion, Becond only get in power | got my ti ket. The vessels te the Lmperial Government of Great Britain te!

: ne j the Goverument of the great British Dominica in| dren there, maid be, are « usimace, o:¢ I ludia, either for talent iv ite sdaiuietration or)

Oram grt Gy vessel up there, The yoese! 1. diserimination iu Ke eeonomicel of pulitical| got awey come way atter tha, [wes her gcisione, Iu ludia, during the lest twenty | bor master for 26 years, Toe wherl was voare, an iumenee acount hae been expended ia |

boils before Ie me here. I have even people going up and down on the ice near Purdy's wharehouee. They travelled one horse ahead ef anather, with differen: kinde of loads. They hau! evantiing mp with trees, Seowe loaded with brigk wou'ld go far‘ber up ac- @ord:: g t> the sprog tides, eome mes as tur ae the brush isnow. I think the tde. ught to be 44 feet at the brush. An ordivary scow Gught to come up im four feet of Water,

the construction of Railways; bet the General Gorernment of India do vot thiok it beneath) their notice, it an equally eommodious and infini | tely cheaper mode of conte ance can be acopt- e@ te teen their attention thereto. The London Tinea speske oe follows:

* Ae a general rule, inventions of utilty are but slawly ree guigeds they bave to grow tnto fame by torce of their own werita, and without the unpetus et Guy areal patrooage, of the Indian Government with mr gard to Thomyp.

The ection |

Gr vaminer,

~~ Oe ™

¢

Chie

—— eee eee

Chariottetown, June 8, 1871.

THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

Tue time is near at hand when the Rail-

' way Commissioners must be chosen. Some

persons have been alre dy named asilikely There only be one from each branch of the Legis lature and the other, consequently, must outside The ** Commissioners shal)

to obtain the appointments ean

| be

| Some persons, all along, have been quite sincere in believing that a good road can

not he built for a ‘ess sum than from £8,-!

000 to £16 O00 per mile. We have heard apeakers at public meetings receive the en- | thusiastic applause of their hearers for making declurations of this kind, and we have read of others who have received the unanimous thanks of certain assemblages, not many mules from Charlottetown, for conveying the same valuad e information. Some people, we presume are anxious to keep up the delusion as long as they can,

as to the cost of the Ratlroud but the esti- | mate Which we published lust weck will do}

HON. Mr. BUNCAN PORTERS.

notices of public meetings which were held last week in Mr. Duncan's district. From

‘constituents approve of his action on the Railway Bill. It is remarkable that two

such diverse portions of the district "5 | the tender cf Mr. Hermans being the next

Newton and Belfast should join m_ the}

same political strain. Mr. Duncan must be a happy man, to thus bring the wolves and the lambs of his political fold into such

It looks pleasant to be

ia peaceful union

AMONG HIS SUP 8 sufficient quantity of pipe and ‘all through the building.

j

| We have been handed the following

if she hed not too much Jiad in he Vi those two vwereele alongside the wharf, ove @ae ahead of the other. [should think there would have been room enough ‘or a sleigh to €9 UP, NOiWithetanding thove ves ea that lay there. They coald not go as well now; they would have to make their way through whether loaded or unloaded. | bave seen doko MeLean hive a boat th: rs, across the tight of way, abvut two springs ego to get ber painted. I have seen plenty of emai! beate againet the wharf ins.de ibe present bresetwo k, all alons — harbor boats, ship e teats, and comniry boais more or lest. A schooner, I shoald think, corl! come up to the whart if the breastwork was not ihere 1 have never eeen a emali crafic me up apy farther than where the breastwork is | bave scen them haul up email crafts on Pownal Street. They would bave to com by the breustwork to get there weald not do any harm

on. bad :00 much bead. or wider shen be gap, they could nec getin. | think @ iighter o: lu feet beam ovuld ges throug: li the etait was § feet wide, and the gap & feet it Weu.d pioch her pret’y ugh to yet turvugb.

(Concluded in this week a } xtra.)

Correspondence.

CRS RRR RRR RARER NARA RARE

Ma. Eprrer,— Fra,

I was pleased to see in your lest issue that i be your intention ae a public journa iat to venti- fate our city affairs, quite in the dark reapecting the sayings and dw ge of ihe City Fathers —se we believe they beve ne officral reporter to nove proceedings, We | formerly bad the City accounte for general ine formation in one or more of eur newspapers, but for tee inet pear such hae net been the case and the tox payers ave withoat the mecus of know ing huew their money hae been + spencted;— large ameunt w li bave toe be paid Mr. Foirbanks for a eursey, anda much largerewo: wil be ree quired to meet (he law cocietn the Powered Wharf

@ase, fur both of which large outioysa there a>)

peare to be every prodadriiiy of the Ci ig-us ree eeivicg vil. You are pertectly right mm stating Shat dissatisiaction exists to a large extem Smengst the Crtisene respecting the working cf the Corperation at the preseut time. and euch diesatrfaction will coutioue wotd the aceounte are publuebed and sows eq sivelout is shown for the meney expended. 1 trust thet before the next Civic Election the City Couneliora will lay betore the public @ statement of the City affairs Which will be eatistactury to all coneerved, and thereby enable (he elections to sgain place them Be guardians uf the City. Yours’ &e., A CITIZEN, A To THe Epiea of Tue Examinen.

Dear Sir ;—

It is amusing to hear seme of the strange | speeches that are got up between some of the | ®tiee to all thinkong minds, — is net such a line ailroad advocates and the sative n some parte | PTrietable to @ barrow guage Tarway er tram | Wasa on rane uet exereding BU uilien in length, Having occasion to visit a blackemith's shop | 8nd wlere the traffic w lmutted, 8 ip the wand letting those who braved he dangers

of the battle -pase by unnoticed and un- If Mr. Howlan is served in this

ef the island at present. the other dey where several petrone were as sembd ed,—eone ofthe party, ashrewd Razlroad advccate breached the eutject |

the Sih., aud wold the crowd ot Avties bow true

sie was by being the auihor ut euch ap able leiier. jcuuld trenspert 200 wen with bagerer, amum | the conclusion that they have the thorns Yes you way ateon and laugh ition, and teed for a werk distance of 200 wiles in | at mo, but I live the sex, you know [ fove all woe | * G4yect tno batteries of 40 gune wilt thew ous |

¢ Laughier and Ile! bu! he! by Anties). A Kai!tvwad Man? mer, Ke ghdere, res eclive of age or (Laugbter ane groane by Anties), Blen canict estimate what they owe to women. neighbors, eepeciaily to Cousin Katie as a Nair ond lady, be

twur, the . Asa, at

color. |

soa's road steawers turnishes, however, @ stri- king exceplien, and we (btuk it well worthy of

police.

* These engines, which have already been re-|

ferred to in these colnanne® porsess certain de tioguehing characteriauice, waich It may be well tu mention again =‘Phe valler ie ou the vertical principle, by which meane a nearly uvilerm Wie ter lenelia matutained wheo either ascents or descents are being conde, @ thing in iteelt oF grea’ importance, Pie wheels are encircled with in- dia rubber tires. about 44 inches ibick, which flaiien with the weght of the engine, aud thee

give greet adhesion and elnsticily op dad ronds |

Tbe engive rune en three Wheels eniy and tn this way aewall wheel base is obtained and great tacility given for steerege. Ia fact, machine, instead of Detog simply an improves: ¢ op the trac iow engine Bitberto used vo commen roads, te constructed on ap entiney few prac

e | licalar The keel}

1 would have to! found sucersstul when the Ladin Goverpurent, | ees her in the beat way | coud with ber wetle! yin petiseworthy alaerty purchased a ema!!! man. If emall boars, drawing 44 leet of water |

* These engines hed ecarcely been tried acd

One Of about Sheree powers, wilh a slew ef tes ig tte adaptubiltty to passenger and go ds trot io thateowniry. Lee machine was placed ender | the supe tintendance of Lieuteaant KE. Com)- Htou at Unbdella, ead the resuit of bis experienc: | was eo reliefactery te the Director General o: Pos: Off es lidw thet, at bis recommends lien, the Gow ener General in Counell gave oF

jdere to puccbase iw Enatand four eugines, with | P liodia rubber tres of great power, and capable of | shoulders of the one or the more active

For the sake of seeing

tar Ong a0 STerage epeed of ten aitiee Cer butt Mr. Toraapeon, with the assietsace of Lieatenan | romptou, bas cempleted the deanna of thes

erg ves, 6rd their mandtactuce has been bytrnst-| Government and the opposition, we would | not object to seeing Mr. Duncan accept the ‘} appointment though we must candidly say levery Geta, and perfect them with all the latest | that he

The Citeene tppear to be | us ein ~ + thing t carr the eusure, nnd is re fed to ren thew between two stations in the Pun | “ing to Carry © mensure, wand 18, Wwe

jumbo via: Rawul Pinde aud Jbelum, 654 giles} understand an anti-Railroad man.

| eed by the dndian Goveroment to Meera. Rare Suit ¢, deme, and Mead, of [pewoeh, with metruci-

lions to Mube thew aa Complete ae pocsible r

band most eceniihe Hoprovements

aat

the purjoub, or, in feet. in Nor bern Todi,

j arntan along th

ing a cheap end casy weave of Comnmniicétion it mies of pence | avehable for the traueport of troope and war ma

ltertat shewid any diecirbance break out on thy

Govergwent of the eecitun of read for the ea-

' i petiaent. | Pepalting engines,

In oider to give ample margin

i whole distance. * This train will, on ordinary oceasions, con

| ompitu-ses, aod wiflrun the dutance ti sete

bhoure, ine:usive of ell sioppeges.

will carry 20 first 20 second, and 20 a and would necessarily strive with all his

. : Sue , | au age . . » parrengere, with 50 ewt. of Maile aud luggoee, power to make the project realise his pre-

iwhieh will be sufffvicg | When it is cona:deved that all buridings, reling

jstock, repairing sheps dec.. mncluded, the totai) Railroad until after a majority of the Low- feust of the plant wil be ra ber lews than £120 a | lee, oC Wil at once be ween how imperiant ao | ' The question must at ence | give him the appointment would therefere, | with 1,300 pounds per wheel be like crowning cne of the camp followers or subalterns with the wreaths of victory,

experiment this ie

| siance i ;

| 120 or averaae of OU pereone per diem? Asie

alluding to | sade the capability of thie tran when verd asa | honored Cousin Katie’s letter m the EXAMIVER of May | (rauepert tram for treopa much could be sald. | manner, bis w

| Fiom expenments already made, there is ne

i niurit on, to the same dietauer.’ Tae Mounties! Dey News. wm advocating the

|

Intreductien of * Lboiwpeon s Kead Beamer’ in | Ii has been tried with | |

to Lewer Canada, says

the wh he)

shall De always mmed.ately |

tor? | 2 or meeting any uu eual pres | that to the

|-ureot traffic, the tour engines are only requr-| Hlowlan bas the best claim. led to work asily ove up aud down traiv over the |

One omeibus |

tec esety dag traffic. |

tea masinum up aud duwn ti 8i- oj

have the construction and management of '

| Railways under their charge in this ( olo- ; | ’

ny.’ They will have considerable power pA J

jand a great deal of patronage to bestow But they will require to be men of energy and ability. The suceess of the Railroad }will depend on them in no small degree.

| Who are to be the Coniunissioners? is the

| | question asked in a geod many places. It ‘is rumored about that Hon. Mr Duncan is to have the Chairmanship of the | Commissioners, and that he has been can vassing the Belfist District to ascertain his \chances of being returned should he take

i ple, and is difereut to them iy almost every pare) the office. But this can scarce’ y be correct,

lhecause the Meruld semi-oflictally states | tbat Hion. Mr. Hiowlan is to be the coming Only one of them can receive the | appointment, unless, indeed, ene of them The

Government can not spare either of them

'should retire from the Le islature

jat present. and hence the work of the ; : tn , ee of the Commissioners will, to

very probably, fall upon the

brains of the other.

ja good political pitch battle between the

has no claims upon it, as he did io

ertiment candidate

The

ground

‘then they would have to accept the sitn-

j

tronties, avd hence the selection by the Indian | ation, and we would have peace— for three |years at least. But taking the view of it “ victors belong the spoils ” Mr. Next io the

} Leader of the Government he was admit

ltedly, the next most daring of the Railroad | sist of one aad on extraordivary eecasions of two | advocates in the Legislature. He isa sincere

‘| believer in the advantages of Railroads

| dictions Mr Duncan did not vote for the

jer House had declared in its favor. Tx

i underst: 4 itio ¥y come doubt that the fonr engines with their omnbuser | understand their position, and may come to

| others enjoy the luauriance of the political | flower-garden

Bide Women beW on our buttons, mend eur, S8besCtery Feeulls in moderaiely deep evow.’ | and it should not take the public by sur

élethes ; they curtide in us! they tei os whatever they Can tind oui abeut the nemhvure. Laugh- ter by Auties) vice, and pleaty of ii—yee, the ladies give us a piree of their mind sometinves, and sometimes all oft. (Laughter by Auties, Yer, Antics, and

[i speaks of its bavicg three wheels, eighteen in Read Pp ‘i , Yes, they give wea piece of ad- Smooth.” “* There engines ase already i exten. | Sioners cre ated a ferment. If it does, then

,¢hes wide, sbich ~<literally press the 8.ve ute in Great Beiter, We knew one m stanes where @ warulaciurer wh» had to man fain teeny borees and drass to perform ti

| there will be a general break up. The new

| wine wil] be teo strong for the old botiles |

massive

In the weight ofMbaggage

° i . | Revert oT gage * l . lnee Ts | a * ‘The former is the largest military station in | Fourth Electoral District of Que ens Coun Tte | ty, the odds would be al] against the Gov- troops sathoed there from the reerve in Beans gate ot Brosh India, towards centiai | : : a : dit has aivese beew held dewrabie io receive less direct benefit from the Railroad e lue of the geand tin Knertt-) than any other part of the Island. wad a eystem of traveport, wineb while forn-|

There the people will

opposition would bave jhe advantage of and if they were fairly beaten,

ing of the Couxlition will

and thistles for their portion, while the

They are the Liberal and mogressive element in the Government;

wise, if the appointment of the Commis-

a good deal to convince the general public that a first-class rond can be built for a The follow-

ing extract foom an article recently pub-

sum Within £5 000 per nole.

iselves. may have something to do with the subject. Blessed are those

|

fittings to lay W. Pt. Arain. The tender of Mr. Allin being the lowest,

wasaccepted. When noufied of this, on the

| 29th May, he said he miesunderetocd the ten- | these, it appears that a large portion of his) | ‘curities to perform the work.

der, and would not enter inte the proper e- The watter | was avain referred to the Buard of Works, and |

lowest, was accepted. Wien Mr. Allin, on calling at the cflice cf the Secretary of the) | Board of Works, next day, learsed this, ke | janid he would do the work fur £25 extra--in jall £75. The cffer was then too late; but)

‘tender. The above stateme ts we give with

i |

Steps are being taken to havea fiom Shediac to some suitable ais. Bay of Fundy. It is supposed that Sheding would be a much betier place for it thay Bay Verte. We hope the question Will by

taken up in earnestby our neighbors, 48 the construction of a Canal uear Shedine, w be of great advantage to this Island.

Received, Harper's Magazine, for J which is a well-sustained number of thig pericdical It commences a new Volume,

The Pirenological Journal is as interes, ing as usual. i

Peterson's Musical Monthiy is vel) filled

isure; but their prospects of bagging a were it not, the Board of Works hed not the! with the beat musical compositions | whole Railway Commissioner tor them power to ndd to, oF take from tht original | The Domineon Monthly for this month

contains several well-written papers and

|out comment. We have received a lester the opening ch’ pters of a New Story. It ig

lished in the New York Tiibene will throw , that expect nothing, for they shall not be} p44. Mr. Herm: ns, which we wil publish | published at the reasonable sum of 9s. per

some more light on the subject. figures at the close are about the same as|

The | disappoisted.

A meeting was held this, 50th day of

¢g ’ . . } * , . those given Lust week making allowance | May. at the Upper Newtown Schoolhouse,

for the difference of the currency.

ing of the proportionate expenses to the earnings of the bro.d gauge roads, the

| Tribune says:—

Speak-| by the Hon. James Duncan one of the | avy, ‘

WHERE THE MONEY I8 LOST.

A few figures will exhibit at a gi:

enormously incieased co t of operating our railroads in consequence of this inordinate Their unwarranted breadth of | gauge not only entails an unn cessarily

capacity.

heavy charge for maintaining and

ing the ro d—amounting n one year to $13,760,758.67- but also compels the use of engines of great power cun.brous ocnrs, | Thus it follows that every engine which leaves New York has ion paying It is estimated that for vw drawing- room or palace car, the engine has te draw and that with ordinary cars the engine draws ineluding 00 Ibs. per The passenger traftic of the} New York Central amounted to 2 6 000,- YOO passengers carried one tuile; but they carried 306 250,000 tons ef dead weight! with ‘hem, i ¢..a ton and « half of dead! exclusive of the The Erie did worse They ¢ rried 128.500 000 pas- with 4 5 600,000 tons of free ht,which is three and a haif tons of dend the freight trafic the Central moved 474,500 000 tons with 410,700 000 tons of dead weight, or 9-10 of a ton of dezd weight for eve. y ton of paying freight; while the Erie with 1, O83 333,000 tons of déad weight or 1) tons of dead weight per ton of paying freight. This dead + eight outef proportion to that ofall other keown means of transportation shows that the companies are doing an im- | mense amount of work that dues not pay. | ‘The additional « harge mace on passengers riding in drawinz-reciua cars cannot pay the com: anies und yet on the 3rd of this! present month a Bil was introduced irto| the Legislature at Albany to reduce the extrs charge for (hem to half a cent a mile The wear ef these heavy cars on the rails! The common} , car xs now built weighs 32000 pounds| empty, and hammers the rail withe4,000|

and very heavy rails.

draw a yust * dead” weight every passenger carned 10

“umount of

3,000 Is. of dead weight;

tender and baggage wagon 2, passenger.

weight per passenger than this sengers one mile Weirht

per passenger. In

one mile

»

moved $18. 00,000 tons of freight

is necessarily very grent.

pounds on each wheel » gauge road would only hammer

truth app ies to locomotives.

own ineffective load & out ov tons

weight Inte Fairlie engine

wheels, and is thus util zed in the hauling the train

this load is distributed over eight

giving but <4 tons per wheel instead of 5! ‘The wear and tear of rails forms a heavy Item in railway expenditure as also does the cost of renewal and repair of roll-

tons.

ing stock.

‘representatives of the District. It was formed by appointing Richard Gill Esqr.,

Secretary

to «ctas Chairman and the undersigned as} The Hon. James Duncan ad-| acd the present is to give the tender to the

nextweck, Wewillgive Mr. Allin the privi

| leye of reply.

ithe part cf the Goverancnt, We may |

morecyer, that we have been) | gsured that the ruje observed im te

Board of Works, by the late Government,

: : ; dressed the meeting, stating that he was! ; west bidder, irrespec:ive of color, or rele

> #

offered an office in connection with

race the) Rai way the acceptance of which will have

re pair

The car of 2 3 feet} «6 Oy the

the rai

The same An engine | that bears with a weight of 20 tons on iis driving wheels, distributes 5 tons to each | whee!}, and with its loaded tender a d its weighs altogether | of which one-baif os dead | Which is speciaily constructed for use on very nar- row gauge lines the en ire load, including coal and water is placed on the driving wore of Thus instead of an en- gine carrying 50 tons in order to procure | the working effects of 2),«e have: p ergine | weighing this 20 tons and no more; and

wheels

to be approved District:

The following resolution was moved by Mr. John Murpiy, senr. and seconded by | Richard J. Clarke Eser., and having been

it passed with only one dissentient voice :— | Whereas, baving every confidence in Hon. Jemes Duncan as to his integrity. faithfulness, ard fitness for the office of Railway Comuissioncr,- Therefore, be it ‘resolved that in case of his acceptance of said office, we pledge ourselves to do our utmosi to secure his return, provided he is compelled, through opposition, to run bis election, in Consequence of his acce, tance of said office. Joun Power, Sec’y.

Bevrast, May 30th, 1871.

Pursuant to public notice, a meeting was held at Mount Buchanan Grammai School on Tuesday, May 30th to hear from the Ilon. Mr. Duncan, one of the representa tives of the District, an explanation of his vote on the Railway Biil.

Jehn Murchison, Esq.. was appointed

The Hon. Mr the mecting and ably reviewed the Rail way policy of the Government, and clearly proved that he sirictly followed the direc- tions of his constituents. Messrs Angus MeAulay, Donald McDonald, Neil Morri son | spectively, addressed the meeting

mitted: Moved by Alexender McLean sqr , seconded by 4:r Malcolm Murchison : Resolved, That this meeting promise to support the Honorable James j-uncan for re-election in case of his accepting a Rai'- way Commissionership [Carried 30 to 5 ] r ¢ ALEXAND:K MCLEAN. jr, Sec y. _————__-——_-_ tesco 0 eee “BOW THE MONEY GOES,’ 22d of May, advertisements were ‘| issaed for tenders for * laying yas pipe through- « law courts and Post Office, »ib feouplings and all fitugs ne leseay. and to

| |

jout ihe ne

twelve mortbs.’ Mr. W, B Ailin offered to do thie work for £50, but on going teniga the

nd for the euntract, he found that hanging the chandettera, &e., wos inctaded, ard he ob- iected to this uniess £25 more were clowed or thateservice, ‘Lhe offer was refused, and Mr. Herman’s tender fin LidOucce; tec! Mr Dunean is a member of the Board of Works. Is this the wy he is watching the peupic’s interests 2— Patriot, June Ist.

We did not hncw what to make cf the favoritism, upd a gress squandering of the public money. The Patriot. moreover, as }and reasoned fiom it that it was only a part of I the jebbery acd coiruption which it mai: -

the |

i |

|| put to the meeting, the house divided, and |

keep the whole in prover working cider for|

above, as ib certainly loohed Lke & piece ot)

sumed that the statements were all correct, ;

‘yion. Until we have better proof than the

of by the elec.ors of the | esse under consideration shows, that there is!

sny foul pliy, it is seandalous and ruinous to the best interest of the country to spread

false rumors ond create unjust suspicica.

2 > o- names

ROAD STEAMERS. The letter of the Hon, Mr. Beer, which we

give in another column, though the object of | it may pot be attained, yet is worthy of}

| being carefully read, as it contains a good

deal of information It will be eeen by the

| cle that the Road Steamers might answer

for some lucalites better than in ths country, |

So far it looks all square on |

‘tollowing which we find in the Quebes Chroni-|

annun., Reece

| Arrived at Bideford, Lot 12, on Thursd, 25th ul& brigantine Mande Morris master after a passage of 46 days from Swansea, G. B, with a general cargo of merchandise, and crews jor new vessels, to Hon. Wij. liam Richards,

i

oe We regret to learn that two of the Edj- torial Staff fo one of our most able Ex | changes, George Spaight and Charles E Y, | Lodge, were drowned at Lachine by the upsetting of a boat ov the 24th ult.

-—oo + =

TO CORRESPONDENTS. | Several communications on hand~ wit he attended to as soon as pos ible. a few weeks, our Cerrespondents must exe | cuse us from publishing their favors, ag

sipg upon our space,

——_—- @ << Oa o——

A telegram from Ottewa ennounccs that

where the puture cf t e coilis 60 totally dil- Mr. Hugh Allan, eenior pro; reetor of the

lferent. The Chronicle arguee tiat they might! | be used ty good advantage in the Nurthe 1) est ‘during the construction of a Kaslioad, ana | y.von,

Ailau Line bas taker the contiaet for the Mail sereice between Liverpool and Queeng. town. No particulars of the new contract ate

We heve heard current reports Pe

‘for the purpose of carring passonzers. I: | ep eting the arrangements, whice we give for

} . ° anys: Here, in Canada of course lean caly be ose where roads are made. | India

| Weert of

Chairman, and the undersigned Secretary. | roads on whieh these locomotives can be eed. Duncan addres-ed the | Fetwesn F. tt Garry end tle toot of the

| Rocky Mountetns, there extends a vast prair | read provided by ra ure, which no ramus ren

iwhiet no weight Can penetrate or cut ink

| Fuss. $260,000 bave bem appropriated foi

The following resolution was then sud-! an exploration of a route for a rai'road from |

litre L-ke of the Woods to Vaneouve: ¢ [<iand | though ether of ihe two known pees ol ite Rocky Moustam:. Of cours-.ene iovk lat ihe thousands of miles of prairie, wil be ee ficient t) show any observer that pe ther lgreding bridging, or ditehing ie necesars itiere. Only sieepers and rails are wanted amtit the moa. ieios are reached, when down it the Columbien cost, the ordinary brid ges, culverts, d tcbes, embankimens, cute, ls ades and curves will become @ great be j Cvesity,

iength ideed—ol the Canod an [nteroceanie |

‘Rua way “ill pass over a couniry on which | no more suitable wehiele covlu be plac d than (a Thomeun Road steamer, Is would run fast- lerthan curtmgee ure ordinery drawn by ‘There will be no

Lorees for great distanoer.

they! , . 12, | contract wi!l be divided between the Cunard

in mary places, ason this Far Noith- thie Dominion—there are natural)

lee land upon whch no road cap be built tor jord-nary veh ccs, wil +quakibie existing tart

} . and der nauddy, no drynese rende:s dusty, and) wud Donald MeLeod. Esq . also, re | 7

. i The chief portio—tue greater)

what they are worth, It is eaid thet the

| und Atlan lines, the Allan first-cinee steam. (ers touching bere on their win er voyage Bee liween Liverpool and Poct'and,; and the see Jond-class Canad Steamers rung betweeg | Liverpool and Boston pertorming the servieg jim the semmer when the Alan steamers do | not come further weetthan the St. Lawrenoe, | Another report ts thatthe seo nd clacs Allen ‘st-amers now ranoing between Liverpvol and Baltimore wiil eall here. There is a briex Coal basiners being

at Sidney Mines and the Iote:national Pin, /At other Mines there is a cearcity of vesselg, }anc shipments are dell. The eval markets jabroad are alao dull,

i rmtga oF , ‘ LATE TELEGRAMS, i rer | Paris May 20.—Yesterdey fighting was te. leumed at Bedeville aud Pere La Chaise but the ‘fusurgente were crushed, and no quarter given | to toan, weman or cliid. Military law has been established, Execulonus are progressing. From 99 to 100 [ueurgents are sbet at a tide, Neo ove is permitted to leave Paris without a | pars signed by McMahon. | Tiers bas sppouied Gen. Vinoy Governor of | Paria, | ‘Tbe capital wil! be divided inte twenty aili-

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| horas feeding recess. ry or et pt ing places | tary disiricis, each s.teng|y garrisoned.

required, eXceph et very conmdersbe inter. |vuie for water and fue’. They can be wade

to curry great loads, apd until more rapid | irom ftouc-way isbuilt, which is to reduce |

ithe tune of traveiling from sta to sa, tie e

|could uot be any mwure sutableor a were :m-

mediately apptrcabie mode o' | »comotiuon over ithe almost bounuless prairies of the DP ar-

| West, thea these Tuomeon Read Siernamere, They conld be used in the exploranen, to }

the aarvey, and in the construct. n cf Bhi Chemin de Fere self. They could be browght

troops went frum Ontarioto Winnob)eg. They could be mads tv run in Winter 4819 Summer, over a Jand where the ssuw sever melts aller }at fulls tl itis to pass away fur the season,

up tn pr-cus by the route over which the

Cousin Kat, has given eee Sin Cane bieole sty a i work. auld his boreee aud wih the aid of one | But as Curtius of old sacrificed himself | NEW YORK MUST CHANGE GAUGE OR LOSE | tuins are going on Mr. Hermans, the zene

| TRAPFPIc,

| with their broad caouteouuc wieelr.”’

Population vt Paris are enthiesstic cover the | deliverance Neal) every member of theo Commune was | shot of execute¢ itumediai. ly etter capture, | New York, May VY.—Uvited 3c tes Senate ede 'jourted sine die Saturday afteruveny aver release jing White and Ramedeli | Eighteen persens lost their lives by Gre ime coal mine, Saturday, at Piliston, Pennsylvania,

New York, May 30.—The Montreal Witness says the Canadian Ex-entive will exercise the | saaue privilege as the Queen herself and ratity the Preealy without the eenaent of Parliamect. | Phe Witness aseumed that such ratificnzien will | be fina! iu regard to fhe Fisheries. bul legsiauga muy be required to open the Canale. | No explanaten will be given why Sy Jobn | Young sigued the Treaty atter the ratificutiwa ig Lugiand.

The contract fer earryirg Maile between

For

we have to finish up some masters prege’

Wherese you place women, neighbors, th Pare an | SHRINE, Pets (hretgh wis business at one-itind the

for the good of Rome so may Mr. Howlan |

orsament fo the pace they eceupy and a treasure

te the world. « Here the epeaker pauses locking | Of fuel 's snail, the expevee of workiug it very for the guod of the Rai Way. (Reare of laughter | #abi, tbat is. in compari oe web eey otber mo-| shown that Mr Howlan has the best claims

round on bw Ante ueighbor. by Anties). Look at Cle patra, jack at Fler ene> Nihtingeie, wok at Lucretio Korgin.

(Neat [

} cost and one bali the time.,’ * Phe consumption

Dve power” Burely (bis is encouraging

We will now cudeator te appreaimate to the

We have

' . . | for the office. and if he shou d forego them

he! by Anties). Suppose you let Luecretio aide, | prebability of coetct oew Koad, wid its braneses then Mr. Duncan may come in. as he 1s as

(Laughter by Antee). Look at wother Eve, (Cree of Ob! ob Lby Anties). You need not look

at ber uulres you Want to: but Eve wasao ora. |

Bawment, especialy before the fashions changed, {Roars of laughter by Antics), IT repeat, neighe

bors, leek at widow MeCtee, look at Lucy Stone, | Bur ding biidves aud culverts eay,

lock at Elizabeth Stanton. tok at George F. | Tram = [Koareot laughter by Autre). Lees

tRwitha bowed head ard dec pe at Venergiion. look at the mother of Warhington she guided | that boy Who never Was known te ine, at iwigh

have been Gflotent if be bad belonged to an Antic Raidroad Club. [Greece and crtes of put bin! out by Anties yes, put him out or biake lin gose, | Saye ore vidima:). | repest, oeigi bore, that io Whatever pueiion you place a Womans she is an vrnament te socie ¥, aud @ treasure (o the world, as aenect-heart the is incomparavle [Laugh ter by Antheel Asa cousin she is conterj: ; audee @ wealthy grandworher she is precious;

Oiid APP dacces 5

250 miles land damage and rigit of way, «t £20 per mile

| | Competent. 1f not more so, than any yet

£31,950 | named, who would likely accept the ap

1250 ouiles road fereing and levelling | : . ae le catia ; we £80 per wile ‘ * oA coal pointment The pubite generally do not 40,000 | care who are Commissioners so long as Lerminue aud station houses bay 37 Ut Building wha ves, say Jv LOU

ii i Lompe ue Keiad Steame re,

Pussetigers luggage and freigit ears,

Repairing shop,

Survey aauG locating roade,

Prieight aud iuportation of Road Sleuwiels, tey

10,00

£250,000 |

Ithi k the above a pretty liberal eeti mate; Lut possibly | may be mis- taken, so We Will add tierete

Making the whole

58 006

009 | Should be ope Cornnissioner chosen from ~,000 | each County 1,750 | | THE COST OF FROAD AND NARROW | 2uge. [If they do this the element of com- 7 petition will be brought to bear on the old | companies with a force which wl soon /compel them to reduce their gauge in order a An eminent railway man, and | Seperatendert of the building, to examine |

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GALGES.

| WE did not know that it was necessary

£:300,000 | to state that the estimate which we recent-

From the foregoing facts there has arisen | the question not only of building all new

| sleman named above, ealled upcn us,and gave

The docu-

us bis versicn of the transaction,

lines on a much narrower gange system | @ents, which cur teperter bas accurat:ly (than at present In vogue but of reducing eoried, a d which we pubhsh below, will put

the ganve of those already built

so that) the expenses of operating them may be de- | ereased and higher dividends earned. The |

[narrow gauge certainly facilitates the con

}to have the gauge of ench class ti

sinall gange ines also propose t

then these now current | lower cost ef transportation on the

ito exist. ltne

inll parts of the country. and it is desirable |

:

1@ Say}

)|¢flicient men are appointed. Of one thing | But there is another view of the question.