Clippings froma Late Papers.

ident has

The Mex an r grant

in the State of Sonora for settlement by ove thousand families, many whom will, it od, come from the

United States

of

is underat

There is trouble along the Mexican frontier in consequence of the depre- | dations of Texan cow beys upen the | ranches of Mexican steck raisers. The latter declare that the cow beys are | worse than the A;

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Prinee Bismarck has taken his son, | Count Herbert Bismarck, to be his pri | vate secretary. The young man looks | exceeding|y like bis father, and is said to be uncommonly gifted, giving Just | Lopes of future greatness. Possibly he will continue the Prince’s iron rule.

Count von Me!tke is a man of nerve still in spite of venerable years. When the building ef the Ceseral Staff in Bers lin, wherein he) ves, was burning the | ether evening he camly quitted his rab- | ber of whist, attended to the removal |

things found on Thanksgiving.

vf fifteen hundred leagues of land | standard.

| effect a complete cure. so-called colds are simply evidence of a |

| Christs }

mas, and other festive oeccasions,tos

made a gether with a daily fare quite up to the

| soon found mysell entirely exempt from ‘c ids” so long as I prac: | tised in elligent moderation in my diet, |

and kept clear of pastry and ail indis}

| ewostible substances; but so sure as 1} let myself eut” for a few days, so sure was L ef having somesort ofa cold. I}

found, hewever, that by skipping a meal or two the severe symptoms speed ily abated. and then moderation wouk Whether these

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clogey system from over-indulgence, or

gy indigestible substances,

from eating

whether unhygievic living is only a}

predispesing cause, and damp feet, care- leasness, atmospheric changes, Ac, are the exciting causes sre debatable ques- tions.—Journal of Che mistry.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Hanlan avowa his intention of retiring from rowing.

A despatch from Candahar says :—Ayeub Khan is said to have declared war against

| regulations, which will probably be made

or |

Syndicate Land Regulations. Tho Ottawa Fre the most | reliable authority in the world—says mem- bers of the Syndieate are preparing land

Press not

public next week ; aud says ‘‘ it is under- stood they propose to sell lands at $2 50 per acre—$1 per acre down, and the bal- ance of $1.50 per acre in three years, secured by mortgage. If, however, actual settlement has taken place at the end of that time, the mortgage will be released, thus making the price to settlers $1 per acre. The Government will have no pre- emption land along the line of railway.”

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Too Many Soldiers.

The German press is much engaged in | reviewing the progress made by the Father- | land since the establishment ef the Empire | ten years ago, on the 138th January, 1871, \in the Hall ef Louis XIV. at Versailles. | A great deal is naturally made of the free- ' dom from disaffection—with the insignific- | ant exception of a few followers of the de- lihroned Hanoverian dynasty- -which Ger- |many has enjoyed during this decennial period in spite of the policy of annexation | whieh she was compelled to adopt. A most

significant criticisin is made by the Cologne

of official papers. ao i then went placid-| aydurrahman, and has re-oceupied the Gazette, which takes an altogether new de-

ly to look at the couflagratien.

The “ Jewish World” contradicts the | statement that the Jews of London of-| fered prayers for the repose ef the soul ef George Elliot. The Hebrews fully | and gratefully «ppreciate the services | rendered to their race by the deceased lady, but no such services were held in

their synagogues. |

jt is said to be unlikely that Gen. Garfield will divulge the persnonel ot his Cabinet until the names of the officials are sent to the Senate.

seems, however, ‘ ! | impression that Senator Blaine will be

Secretary of State and that James has the best chaace fer Postmaster-Gen- eral.

Prince Napoleon (Plen-Plon) credited with a most modest and con- tented mind. ‘How can I want,” he is | reported te have sa i recently, ‘“‘to be

anything mere in Franco and Europe |

than I now am? Am I not Bouaparte? Am I not, alse, the son-in-law of the great Victor Emanuel, the liberater

s : “> . 9r" and uvifier of italy *

Lord Beaconsfield writes te the chair- |

mia of a Conservative meeting at Greenwich, Eoiand: “ England has at this moment mach to contend against,

and it is impos sible to conceal that the i

coantry has failen on dasgerons and | disastrous times; but I trust to the high | spirit and patriotic pride of its people alike to mainta nthe constitution which

has given to them an empire, and an } seven of the men. jot j} many of | injured, bad their clothing remt by the force

empire whica .as ma le them the eavy of the werld.”’

Tur Coapse rons Brstor.—lIn a netice |

of the election of Mr. Kingdon to the

’ ne Te > ’ position ef Core) iter-Bishop by the ©. ef EK. Synod, Chicago, says:

pubiist ed at notice had the pleasure,

writer of this

some years avo, ef meetiog Mr. King- | : senior |

curate to the Rev. Mr. Webb, Vicar of |

don, at the time that he was

St. Andrew's, Wells Street, Londen ;

and the impression left upos his miad, |

of the reverern | gentleman’s ability and earnestaess, is still fresh in his memery. a

Odds and Ends.

To him who has essayed nothing all things seem eusy.

Chiidrea should be eontiaually warn- ed against associating with bad eompany.

This wou!d seve them when older from |

going te the Legislaiure. Never run fromthe man whe pro- mises te chase se you.

eyes that you are to be wary of. No matter how pious men are, the moment they place policy before prins

ciple they become incapable ef doing |

right, and nre transfermed inte the most odious tools of despotism.

God, we are told, loeked upon the world after He had created it, and pro- pounced it good; but ascetic pietists,in their wisdom, cast their eyes and substantially pronounced it a dead

failure, a miserable production, a poor |

eoncerh.

Music, once admitted to the soul, be- comes a sort of spirit and never dies, It wanders per'arbedly through the halis and galleries of the memory, and is often beard agaia, distinct and living as when it first displaced the wavelets of the air.

To beable to read well is a great ac- complisimeit, aad one too much neg- Jeeted, even amoay the educated people. It has been well said thatthe art of

ublic speec a has beew shamefully neg- ected in all our higher training sehools, and yeung iaen are poured out upon the couatry to gei their living by pub- lic speech who canzot even read well. How often, iu public worship, tho serip- fure: and the hymns are mangled, and shorn ef all their proper effect, by wrotched reading. Every one who has a taste for reading should study elocu- tion, for few accomplishment confer greater pleasure that the ability to read well.— Por'land Transcript.

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HUMOROUS.

to printa kiss you

If you happen I

neel not publish it.

If babies are included, the Home Rule party is very large.

Shipwre ked sailers never need starve while there is a bight of a rope left.— Lowel Citizen.

Trifles light as bair sometimes turn the whele -ourse of 4 man’s appetite.— New Orleans Picayune.

Wheat is “ thrashed” for the purpese ef getting out the grain; a boy is “thrashed ’ to get out the chaff

The Egyptian emblem of a snake with its tai! in its mouth was the earliest siga of the “ swallow tail.”

Wrap up your children warm this cold weath +r. @ut without their wraps, rap them whea they come back.

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Catching Cold.

Colds ars generally considered to be the exciting cause of a very large pro-

rtion oi che diseases to which the race is prone, and therefore any light upen the subject is well worth considering. | | have known a whole family to have | severe colds in their heads the day | after dining on "roast goose, a dish of | which they were especially fond. Since then I have studied the subdject with

from a dietetic point of view, and with great advantage. I had always eajoyed healt, except that symptoms of yspepsia wero increasing in number and severi'y; for, being a “ geod feed- er,” like ali the world about me, I ate as much as | wanted of all the good

There | to be a well-defined |

is |

He is harmless, | It is the fellew who walks upto you) and plants his knuckles between your |

over it, |

Ifthey persist in geing |

roads leading to Cabul and Herat.

Seventy thousand pounds of Land League funds have been transferred to the contin- ent of Burope, and will, prebably, ulti mately be invested in the United States

The imports at New York during January |

ing January, 1880. The exports for Janu- ary made a gain of nearly $5,000,000 on the corresponding total of last year.

| were $36,000,000, against $40,800,000 dur |

The Port Hope Times complains that the | system of instruction pursued in our sehoels

new | does not impart a taste for reading, and

that young men and women quit study when they quit school. A pity it is that this is only too trua.

Mr. Charles Drinkwater, formerly private

secretary to Sir John Macdonald, and for | several years past secretary to Mr. Hick- son of the Grand Trunk,

ee.

It seems that the ‘* last will and testa- iment” of Mr. Sothern—‘' Lord Dun- dreary ’—is to be testedin the courts. He left the vreat bulk of his fortune to his | sister, Mrs. Cowan, against whom his widow and children allege the employment of undue infiuence.

A terrible experience, almost military annals, is recorded by a cerrespon dent at the Cape of Good Hope in conneXion with the march of the Diamond-Field Horse tothe scene of operations in Basuteland to- ward the end ef last year. During a terrific thunder storm a flash struck the troop, bring- ing seventeen horses with their riders to the

ground, and killing ten men and five horses |

on the sp ot, Those who were not killed were

all seriously injured, and if was } animation could be restored im the case of number were blaekened, and though personally un

the whole

the men,

of the electric discharge. The greatest dif

ficulty was naturally experienced in prevent

| ing a general stampede among the frightened arog : >, | horses, the “Living Church” |

_ The!

| White,” of this city, sailed from St. John for Liverpool. We unhappy conclusion that all are lost. Capt. Dyer was an exeellent shipping master, and his loss is a serious one’ Capt. D. married Miss Wescvtt, of Castine, an estimable } lady, who is now in this city. The mate, | Mr. Doane, was married at St. John the day before the ship sailed. The loss is par- ticularly severe to Mrs. Dyer, the mother of the captain, who has passed through many trying scenes. In 1865 she accompa- nied her husband, the late Capt. John | Dyer, on a voyage in the ship Eddystone,’ Ua the passage from Bazine to Rangoon, the mate John A. Dyer, her son, died. Capt. D. embalmed the body and kept it on board the ship. The “‘ Eddystone” then | made the passage to Liverpool, where Capt | D. was taken ill and died. With the dead |

bodies of her husband and son, Mrs. Dyer made the passage home in the ship, bring- ing the remains to Belfast,—N. ¥. Journal of Commerce

The romance of one of Boston's two- | storey brick houses is told by the 7'raveller : Nearly thirty years ago a young man built {it for his bride, intending to mortgage it and pay for it gradually, as his worldly | goods increased, to all of which she agreed, When the wedding day was appointed, trousseau ready and the house finished, he took the lady out to inspect it. After | going over the house he presented her with | a deed of it for a wedding gift.. Knowing the circumstances she was astonished that | he had actually paid for it. He explained that, buying a ticket in a lottery, he had drawn the first prize, which just cevered the cost of the house. The Puritan maiden protested she would not take a house ob- tained by gambling, and refused the deed. His arguments were of no avail ; she re- mained obdurate. When they left the house he locked the door and threw the | key into the brook near by, The next day | he boarded up the windows, and valy the | spiders and mice have ever oceupied it. | The man never married ; he became rich, | but is a wanderer on the face of the earth. |The woman never married—she is still living, poor and an invalid,

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| The disestablishment agitation eontinnes | to gain ground in Scotland. Not long sinee

the Scottish Disestablishment Association passed several resolutions, among which was one in which they recorded their thank to the leaders of the Liberal party fer their adherence to the attitude maintained by the Marquis of Hartington in 1877, and es pecially to Mr. Gladstone for his denial that he had given any pledge te refrain from touching the question daring the pre- sent Parliament. In another resolution disestablishment was stated to be the chief question in Seotch domestics politica at the present time. Mr. Gladstone, however has had too many more pressing matters to eceupy his attention since the epening of the session to think of his pledges either one way orthe other. Those who are oppe- sel to disestablishment are moat indignant at the reluetance ef its supporters to allow of a religious enumeration in the taking of the census. Thoy hold that the reason for this unwillingness iies in the fear that the result would bye so faverable to the estab- lished churches that one great argument to them—that of being in a minority—-would be proved groundless. The epponents of a religious census, of the other hand, maintain that all those who really belong to no deno- mination would set themselves down as belonging to the establishinent and that, therefore, the returns would be worthless, All the statements as to this point which have been hitherto published are based, in a large measure, on mere conjecture.

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The Color of Clothes.

The color of clothes is not a matter of indifference. White and _ light-colored clothes reflect the heat, whilst black and | dark-colored clothes absorb the heat; hence

it is that in summer we weer light-colored dresses. But after all, light colours are really best at all seasons; for though black and dark substances absorb heat best, they also radiate or give it off seonest. There is no doubt that white clething retains the heat of the bedy longer than dark elothing The coachman will tell you that his white dunel cont is warmer in winter and cooler in sumer than any other kind of coat, and the brewers drayman will wear his white stockings all the yearreund. The ‘true reason for our preference ef dark-clothing in winter and during bad weather is economy. It is a question of soap and washing, not of eem- fort, which deeides us to choose these eolors in materials which do not bear constant washing, such as wool and silk, whieh show the dirt least, and retain their color longest In the summer, when ladies wear linen and eotton fabrics whieh do not suffer in the wash tub, they ean indulge in their love of white and delicate tints of colour,

has been ap- | pointed to filla similar position under the | | Pacific Railway Syndicate.

unique in|

long before |

The bits and stirrup irons |

Given Ur.—Belfast, Feb. 10.—It is now | four months since the ship ‘‘ Charlotte W. |

are now forced to the /

parture, and bemoans in bitter terms the | pressure of taxation, which is direstly ltraced to the vast expenditure on the army. While allowing that a kingdem | which was ‘* founded by the sword must be | protected by the sword,” expression is | given to the hope that before long Ger- | many will be able to reduce her armaments. lt is pointed out that the new Russian | Finance Minister has announced the neces- sity of diminishing expenditure on the army.

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Tho New Rules in the Imperial Parliament.

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| ‘The rules presented by the Speaker are as follows :

| 1. In the opiniea of the Speaker, if it is | the general sense of the Honse that a de- | bate should close, he is empowered to in- form the House, whereupon if a motion be made that the question be now put, such | motion shall be immediately put, and if carried by three to one, a division on the main question shail be immediately taken. 2. Speeches on « motion for the adjourn-

ment of the debate shall be strictly con- fined to the subject of adjournment.

| 3. The Speaker may decline to put mo- | tions for adjournment if he considers they were proposed for obstruction.

4. No member can move or support a | motion for adjournment more than once in one debate.

5. The Speaker may direct a member to discontinue his speech if irrelevant or oon- sisting of tedious repetitions.

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nog esa — Correspoendeue. ae Wedvo not hold ourselves responsible for the stalements or Op Unions of our corre sponde nta, T'o the Editor of the Examiner.

Dear Six,—Although a subscriber to the Patriot, and not to your paper, I ask

| permission in your columns to reply to one

of the Patriot's scribblers, signed ‘* Plain-

dealer,” in its Saturday's issue. Although a life long Liberal, permit me to congratu-

late you on your manly course in eonnec-

tion with the cruel persecution of the Duchemin Bros. In this matter, at least, your conduct has been more in accordance with the true idea of Liberalism than the Potriot's, and although L never voted but for a Liberal in my life, 1 promise you |! shall never vote for any man again, | cars not what his pelitics may be, whose sym- pathies are enlisted on the side of Themas Alley, in hia unrighteous war upon his un- offending neighbers.

The Patriots seribe refers to the number of persons who testified that they heard a ‘* noise and racket” in Mr. Alley’s house, but we are not told whether this noise came from Mr. Alley’s own heating apparatus or Duchemin’s inachinery. Aod while he has viven the names of those who thought they heard a noise, be takes precioua good care to withhold the names of William Heard, Alexander Hayden, William Welsh, Mary McIntyre (Mr. Alley’s own servant girl), and many others whe could hear no such noises! The fact is, Mr. Alley only putin the affidavits of those whose testimony was favorable to his cause, and those that were not, never came to the light. But the best answer to all this nonsense about ‘‘ noise ” and ‘* vibration” is the challenge of the Messrs. Duchemin to Thomas Alley :—

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‘* Let men be stationed in his house to hear

the noise, and in our shop to see that we work our machinery. dé they hear any noise from our machinery that will igure the enjoyment of his house we promise to go no Further with this suit.” If Mr. Alley had the right on his side, he would gladly have accepted this challenge. By so doing, he would have shown bia sin- cerity in the matter, and the unenriable notoriety which now attaches to his name all over Canada and the United States, would never have existed. Refusing to accept it, is proof that he was afraid to do , and as such it will be accepted by the puohe

Ths attempt of the Fatriot’s scribes to injure the cause of the Dacheinin Bros,, by associating with it the name of their cousi- sel, is despicable in the extreme. We kng from sad and bitter experience that inh yers on this Island will defend any case, good or bad, for avery trifling sum of money. I am not an admirer of Mr, Hodgson, and never was, but [ am glad to see him on the right side in this case, while those that [ always adinired and supported

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6. No division shall be taken on mctions ‘* that the Speaker do leave the chair, and | the House now proceed to consider the bill.”

7. The Speaker may order -a division by rising and sitting, so as to avoid a delay. | 8. The same rules will be applicable

when the Honse is in committee, with the |exception of the one providing ‘vr the | closing of the debate. | teen

Use of Salt for Wheat.

| Accorrespondent of the Farmer's Advo- cate writes of the remarkable results from the use of salt on wheat land; he says :— i ** The ground it was used on was prepared | as follows :—I1t was a summer fallow, broke upfrom meadow. before ploughing in the fall it was treated io aceat of sait—over two tens te the acra. Once plowed in the spring, afterwards a coat of manure and two more plowings. The result was a re- markably fine crop of wheat, and a great improvement in celor. Beed taken from the above crop was that fall sown on another ten acre lot, that went through the same process, with this differenee : through a mistake of my own in giving orders to the hands in my employ, there was de- posited on the meadow intended te be broken up for @ summer fallow over 30 heavy loads of rengh salt. When [saw the ground after it was salted it had the ap- pearance of a heavy fall ofenow, It wasa question whether [ would order it ta be shovelle | off or plewed under. I concluded on the latter. The result was one of the finest crops of wheat | ever saw ; the straw strong, and on an average over six feet high ; yielding over 40) bushela ia the acre when cleaned and fit for the market, and a most remarkable change in the color of the wheat, it being almost as bright as our bright samples of wheat last fail. sowed the wheat from that raised in another field, said field receiving a liberal dose of salt before plowing. perhaps 1,000 lbs to the acre, and plowed in, afterward a coat of manure. Result this fall—a remarkable fine crop, very strong in the straw, and for

transpareut skin. I[ may add that the ten acres I seeded down after the rather extra- ordinary crop of salt has since produced a | very heavy crop of hay.

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The Princess of Wales.

HBR ROYAL HIGHNKSsS’ HOME AND FAMILY.

From the Figaro.

The Marquis Du Lau owns a statuette of white marble by a celebrated sculpter. It represents a lady of the Court of Henry LI. Her frail and pliant figure is moulded ina long broeade petticoat, slightly tarne-’ up on one side. Her bustis encase: ina stiff waist, loaded with precious stones. The head is delicate and noble, with a prefile of the Renaissance, and her features are ghis elled as fineely as a cameo. A cap adorned with streaming feathers hides a portion of her hair. Such is this statuette—a jewel become & woman—a little fairy—-half ob- ject of art, half apparition. it ia the por trait of Her Reyal Highness the Princess of Wales by M. D'Eyimay. An exquisite and truly royal image, representing better than apy other an almos; supernatural beauty.

Once deseended from her pedestal the { princess becomes a gentile, kind young ; woman, a careful mother and an unpre- tending, almost citizen like housewife. It is noticeable that when people seek to praise a princess they call her eitizen-like, while in praise of an ordinary eitizen’s wife they say that she is 9 princess in manner. A blending of these two qualities, so yast- ly different from one anether is necessary to the real gentlewoman. She must be a princess in heart, in soul, in generous sentiments, in courage, and in appearance, and a bourgecise in hospitality; in the leve af the fireside, in the care of her children, and im principles of wise economy.

Every morning at 9 o'clock the three daughters of the Prinzess of Wales take their music lesson. They have ‘* Mamma” waked up, who a few moments later, appears in her dressing-gown and remains with them until the lesson is over. Nothing interests the Princess more than the edu- eation of her daughters. In music she can fully appreciate their progress, being her- self a consummate musician. Her delicate dreamy, thoroughly Danish nature betrays itself in her touch. She dotes, abeye all, on the melodies of Chopin and Schumann, and she plays them with wonderful talent.

The three young Princesses, Louise, Victoria and Mand, differ as greatly in character as in physiognomy. The eldest, Louse, has the fine features and the grace of her mother; she is gentle. gay, and affable, im short the Parisienne of the three. Victoria, the second daughter, is the image of her father. She is proud, rather reserved and attaches herself little to people. When she does grow fond ef sanie ore, howeyer, her affection never wavers. She ynites to a thorough consciousness of her own dignity a generous heart easily moved. Her in- tellect, which ie greatly developed, only renders her the more engaging. The | youngest sister, Princess Maud, can still be called a baby. She is but ten years of age. In appearance she bears a great like-

ness to her grandmotiier, the Queen. She is good-hearted, and at times even a little serious, ‘

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red wheat a remarkable color and very thin, |

allowed their mouths to be closed for a very small consideration. I suppose this ‘s considered professional among tue legal fra ternity. All I wish to prove from it is that the merits of a cause must not be judged by ita advocates in our courts of law. And the very fact that Mr. Hodgson was the | only lawyer of n te a oar bar that had not heen muzzled by a retainer from Mi Thomas Alley in his case against the Duche- min Bros ,is proof positive of the weakne:s of hiscause. Ifa man has a strong, just and honest exse, what need has he of tive or six of our ablest lawyers at our bar?

J have always been, and still am, a strong admirer of L. H. Davies, Eag., as a man, a lawyer, and a politician, and J wish he could have said, when offered a retainer by Mr. Thomas Alley—** Sir, [ cannot under take to defend » cause that strikes a blow at the industries of my country—I cannot assist you in crushing out two industrious mechanies who are simply carrying on a legitimate bnsiness on a pro- perty banded them by their father. My love of conntry rises higier than mere professional etiquette or the consideration of a few paltry dollars.’ Had Mr. Davies taken this eourse he would have risen high in the public esteem. I do not aeonse him of doing what any lawyer in the city would not have done in hia place; but Ido regret that we have no Thomas Erskine or Abraham Lineoln at our Bar. The defence of the Messrs Duchemin Bros, would have bean a cause worthy his talents, and suitable to his insiinets, traditions and teachinsg—a cause such as any Liberal ought te feel a pride in defending.

‘* Plaindealer” says something about the case being decided by a Jury. The | meri’s of the case,I can asurre this apologist | of tyranny, was never submitted to the | considerations of a jury. At one time, I | admit. a jury was empaunelled, but this jury was not allowed to go and examine | for themselves, as the Mruasrs. Duchemin | wanted they shoulido. They were simply empannelled to assist the judge in arriving j at certain conc usions, and not to decide jon ‘the merits of the question et issue, | Several questions were propounded tuo questions only ene

them, and to these

| answer could be given Had they been |allewed to go to Mr. Alley’s house and remain there while the machinery was put in motion, their verdict would have

been valuable, and the public would have been eontent. Bat this method of settling the case, ‘* Plaindealer’ knows full well, was not resorted

to, and was not permitted, so that ‘Plain. dealer's” attempt to make the public believe that the question was settled by a jury is deceptive, and in keeping with all the other statements that have been made on the | same side ef the question. In the mean | time [ am yours, A Sracyen Otp Liperat. Charlotietown, Feb. 1831.

To the Rditors of the City Press.

Srrs,—De kind enough to give the fol- lowing a place in an early issye of yorr papers :

Ata late meeting of the City Conncil a motion was made fer the combining of the offices of Chicf Engineer,City Surveyor and Inspeotor of Buudings, and appointing one individuai toda the work. The City Sur veyor could inspect buildings, as a man to muke an eflicient Surveyor, should be practical mechanic. But the office of Chiet Engineer requires a different stamp of man altogether. His principal qualification should be agood leader, and he should have the coufidence of our volunteer fire men. Few men are able to command large numbers of other men so as to get the largest possible results; and in case of a serious fire it is of vital importance that the Chief Engineer have the confidence of the Department. As a rule appoint- ments meade by elective bedies are politi- cal pets. Tho City Council is not tikely te be the exception. The Fire Engineer's firemen should have the appointment of their chief efficers. There is one thing we, or at least some of the taxpayers, do protest eczgainst, and that is the annual dismissal of the heads ef the fire brigade. We want good men, and as long as they command the confidence of the rank and file ef the fire brigade the City Council should leave well enough alene, Besides citizens do not want their rights curtailed. Now, it is the oitizens virtually who elect the Chief. Under the present arrangement the Chief would simply be the creature

of a bare wajority of the Common Council. Yours Respectfully, H. Coomns.

Ch’town, Feb. 18, 1881

iiliacaatiiiiningarscnniiaialibtnininisity, “item

To the Editor of the Kauminer.

Sizx,- The Monetary Times of the Lith inst., says, the preposal to establish a line of steamers between Canadaand Franee, has not been abandoned. Sir A. Campbell recently stated in the Senate, that the two Governments are disposed to grant @ subsidy, The Dominion Govern:uent has already decided to subsidize a line to Bragil. St. John folks expect a subsidy to start g line to Europe. Now sir if Quebeo and St John gei subsidies, so ought we. The N. P, bears hard on ovr wooden shipping, and a liberal subsidy would enable us to start a caitle trade to Europe, and the North shore of New Brunewiek end Nova Scotia conld participate in the benefils, as Pretou would

necessarily be the coaling station, and

Point Du Chene would be made a port of call. This would afford our neighbors of Pieter and Moncton, convenient and cheaper rates on stock and goods to and from Europe. Yours truly, H. Coomss.

Ch’town, Feb. 16, 1881.

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The Alley-Duchemin Case.

To the Editor of the Patriot. Srm.—With reference to the letter of “Citizen,” which appeared in yesterday's Pat- riot, regarding our ease, we beg to say that all the steps in our behalf were taken by Messrs. Hodgson & Morson, after much consideration, and after censultation upon a than one occasion with the late 8. R. Thothpson, of St. John. Yours, &c., DucHEMIN Bros. Feb. 18th, 1881. EL IIE

The Concert Friday Evening.

Ir is our pleasant duty to record the

great success of Mr. Earle’s Concert. We have no hesitation in remarking that the Concert was undoubtedly the most

brilliant and effective one ever rendered in Charlottetown. The citizens shewed their appreciation of Mr. Karle’s efforts by giving him a fail hous

A first rate Coneert alwaya proves itself worthy of critieism; and Tae Examiner feels proud that some of its suggestions in former critiques have been carried out. On November 7, 1877, we wrote: ‘* Whiy should not the orchestra accompany sone of the songs 1 Weare certain this would be very popular ;” again, ‘“‘Itis wearisome and absurd to have every piece eneored; let the notice ‘no encore,’ be printed on the programme.’’ Last evening we had the pleasure of listening to two songs with orchestral accompaniment, and also of seeing the rule ‘‘ no encores” rigidly ad- hered to, in spite of repeated ealls for repi- tition. There yet remains much for the orchestra to de in the way of shading. It must ever be mindful to restrict toe music to its true office, that of ministering to the expression of the poetry. Hence, more than knowing the teehnique of the music is required, It is requisite to have an intelli- gent conception of both the musical form and the peetry, and to shade accordingly. Ve hope the orchestra will accompany the Philarmonic Society when we again have the pleasure of listening to them. The pianoforte was scarcely audible when the chorus was in fall blast.

Our Island Hereules of Musie, Mr. Earle, was, as he ever is, when seated at the in strument, daring, brilliant, and attractive ; lisguising his profundity of feeling under so much grace and charm, that it is with ltticulty we free ourselvea from his magic eathrahnent. The orehestra was first-rate. Here and there was a discrepaney of time 'y come instruments, but on the whole it aever played with greater graee and trucr time. Mr. Vinnicombe was warmiy re ceived after his spirited efforts, and he weil deserved the hearty piaudita ; but we can not refrain from observing that at times it aeemed as though his rigkt hand had lost some of its cunhing and his Jeft beeome unsteady. Perhaps, with a first-class violin, these litle blemishes will vanish, and we hope that our citizens will snbseribe for the purpose of presenting a first-class instrament to Mr. Vinuicembe, or else get up a subscription coneert for the same pur pose. Both Messrs. Mitchell and Worth deserve hearty praise for the masterly way in which they acquitted themeelres. Tie date of the former goniileman was handled in a fully artistie manner in the Trio. Miss Bourke sang with much feeling and culti- vated taste, and needa only a little more vim to place her in the foremest rank of our Island Prima Donnas. Miss (layden has a voice of much power and eapable of a great degree of expression, as her song last evening well illustrated. A few months of diligent study under one of the best singing masters would give her greater confidence, and correct a few faults that are best cor- reeied by a maestro. Miss Paimer’s song was searcely up to the atandard of her voice bntit was carefully sung and well received. Mr. Williams, though evidentiy suffering from a bad cold, made his selection very effective. Mr. Beer possesses 4 rieh bass and cai put much ‘feeling into his songs. Phe ‘‘ Tar’s farewell’ of last evening, waz on the whole nobly rendered, but there were two or three mannerisms that marred the effect in some parts. Here again we repeat the need of lessons from an efficient teacher. Professor Caven has a perfect command of his heavy basse prefundo, and

put the true nautical ring inte the ‘* Life on the Ocean Wave’; it was a ‘raat to netice the serene sopho clean

aspect of the Professer, when some of our Young enthusiasts allowed their s‘amping feet to hecome stronger and more active than their brains. We thought it would have disturbed the Professer ; but no, he became a veritabie Neptune—sum na placidum caput extulit unda. We think that the Professer shoald endeavor to im- prove his enuneiation; it would greatly add to the effect of his songs.

The ‘* Philharmonic” deserve much com- mendation for their perseyering pains, The ‘* Daughter of rror” and ‘‘ Gounad’s Grand Chorus” were particularly well done, and it was one of the best treats of the evening to listen te the bursts of har- mony from their voices. The ‘‘ Calm be thy Slumbers” would have repaid a litle more study and practice.

In conclusion, we remark that to us the concert seemed snfficiently popular. If a eoncert ba too popular, the exuberance of youthfal spirits soon takes pessession of floor and ears, and becomes a source of niisance and discord. This was notice- al leg more than enee {friday ev ning, and deserve the severest reprehensicn.

t) be presented tothe Legislature to in- corporate a company to build a railway bridge over the St. John river at the Falls, with necessary power to take lands and eonnect with the L. ©. R. The incorperat- ors are Thomas R. Jones, J. Murray Kay, Dr. F. EB. Barker, Robert Robertson, Ghar- les Speer, Payson Tucker and John A.

Parks. The capital is $200,060; as soon as 80 per cent. is subscribed and 10

per cent. of such subscription paid in, the company would have power to act. The railread is to start from a point near Fair- ville, cross the river at such a point as may be selected, and go on to connect with the terminus of the Intercolonial Railway—the route and site within those points to be selected by the company.—wt. John Jel.

‘iieeaiedipeiatipe

A line of steamers has heen established to run during the coming season be ween Montreal and the Tyne, calling at Leith, ete. These steamers will run in cennection with the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, and will be under the management of Henry Dobeil & Co, Further particulars wili be made public in a few days.