EE ee HE

Corres, Oilciile,

Tye

} the inv stivaticn.

to bluff them off, and thus squelch Tt is now evident that

" : the shereholders are not satisfied with

their def

my Cash some $25,000 short, the resident |

summarily demanded what I was going to do. lreplied go to the books and find out where

or Souris be the best port for the Islan

| advantage on the stage—especiaily the latter.

say on that point, that whether Georgetown it is] | pretty clearly evident that Pietou is about the |

NEAR et ee a oneees asa ete leainenenenaiaes

OWEN CONNOLLY & CO.

DESIRABLE FAR.AS

ia : aie ah wt by stratagem, and the question | the mistakes are I referred to an error ef worst on the mainland e asked, “What can now be done ?” $5,000 jin Weliner’s Cash Book during 1 Yours truly, X FOR SALE. 1 ny 7 ; What redress ts (here to be obtained ?? | menath of March, 18738. Mr. Dawson did oe Virprx, ARE NOW SELLING OFF ei Union © . As it now stands, it is a lasting dis¢ | utmost to prevent any further examination, | Ch’town., March 7, 1551 ss, : « lasting diser tithes t } any i i amine a, 1town,, Biareh j, NITE . é 7 ee Mah oad a ae cone grace to hak SMMCD “Gheh thath tho<eieidial andl HEHE ran x & a a 4 ITE subscriber offers for sale 100 ACRES of To the Kaitor of the J san bianiis Saanen ae the Provinee. bi~aelf bad checked that month's werk of the| 7, 12): tat Goa ; f ij K B AL, 7 Cr OF } HEIR | f land on Souris Line Koad, fifty acres : a“ fs 6} Gouotlel if'a man can be found ont | Tolley twies, at : my ‘ an “ co me atleast To the Editor of th uminer. a 4 . vieared and in a high state of eultivation, Si if is evel mitted thatif 8ce the iimitacf the lunatic ab o , 2 a : | Deak Sie,-—The uris Dramatic Com- | This far Pr tely owne y di one is re an anot to | believeain the asstiined colllinas taal re : proved that Wellaer was right, Although | hae “whens their a but to the Cease House Paihia, Migs winder’ art 44 oe a - nt ty i “a r ipee it le the President of dhe { ' - 7 a era) had refused to check this account, yet e 4 enl we a » lets asain audience im 3 yee , : : ae 7 —s Sam ° - t et he eae a tof @e Union Bank, or that threngh Mr, i. Dodd's appeal for fair play, the } Sh , te ’ a ‘th 10 jae tell = Ao his ; ee: - ¢ ~ consent to carry for nine months! Board consented te order Mr. Gray to audit | 2 tty ans famous crama, the - : 1735 A o : - a nag | an great | the most serious charges ayainat himeelf,| that month’s work. ‘he next day he did so, | 9¢a2d#l. ; imirably | i75 Acres frouti+g on Bay Fortunes riches N Hank. For the | and yet be unwilling to go any length in| avd proved that 1 was correct. ‘This $5,000 | The characters seemed to be admira sn Road, tweuty of waich are cleared) There . » heen in| creatio 4 oe > Da “it : ey oe! | chosen, being specisily adapted to their several } is an ‘abundence of oy-te 1 in th naad een in| ¢Teation to punish the author of those | 45 mostly stolen during the time that the chosen, being spe bo tnese « a CG => Fs G Ou PRICES Bourn of oyster mod in the river jeoparey, c charges « the moat] charges, unless the allegations were true. | President and Mr. Wawson were acting | eg 2 : costume was jan’, Welinant, and AT LEAR i N ’ T i ees Set below the Farm, aud a large area of eldes mud i cs te imp, eflected highest credit on those whe > : property = i i lin 4 bounden Yat hes alae elie ieee , | Cashiers’ frem the death of Mr. Andercon, | reflected the ng est credit o hose who pre “0: on the property. ; ' t pel those ae s- | holders that he } i Sse. SE | until the 17th March, when I teck cha | pared it. ‘The Company, by special invitation, —Aa L80-- é eS SO Epes See ee eee ee. written W Genderfal | .. ae ee ee t CHATB®. | Cavea performance in Georgetown on Saturday r oo ~ - tient ‘ author to the defence in the shape of fourteen pages of | Phis amount was refunded by Wellner, al- | <N : 1 hear thas they aomuitend ete toa C+ Ee Bi A iis BARGATINS 2 For Sale or to Let. 80 acres quite near oat Py or their own | foolscap, in answer to the akine anil there | theugh 12 months before he declared that the | eon dite bly Te 4 seek weheh. So Montague Bridge, with good Dwelling aud a ‘ Bank, for the | it was aie ee - $2904, was allhe had got. ae ee fs a Sie ee | . mq . , Outhouscs sakes, i ty F convincing the argument ! Now. in the fac h } , Seuris, ' ] 7 ’ i 6 ake Stockh ideve, and. few the, | WT bs dace i . Now, in the facecf this barefaced robbery and | ~"..., ‘ . . nS These Farms will be disposed of on reason in : ‘ » AUG r the Like Gace to pablish this precious docu-} lying, why did Mr. Daws te make | They also, after their return from George- U j j j ; * Sa : ee s meiian Prot |ment now? ft may be that im the | etka g, y did Mr. Dawson conse nt to make ainiee gave ‘a repetition of the performance able terms, il applied foc at ance. < corrone acquainted with dir. C. Palmer | three years he has forgotten m eo this pen a preaget of sie balance of his theits, | here oo thronged house ; in fact, every por- . os j J. G STERN. Fee “bed there 60m the sblaistent | te tuterenting: Mee “ buch that | over 34,000. Why did he give himaquarter’s| |. 1 or standing room was utilized. The +f}! Seuria, March 11, 188] —wkly tf knows that hat me, oom shig : ’ eating in the evidence adduced at | salary, in addition to the fuil amount of his | Cer z Pg f , tl na nd { q { i 4 { si aaaeinnentemene we, ening ts Te aon wich de ea. For hi Woely aad teak tte indir ag” aly orc at whet | Cumpany nom of ing geome an fot 0 Stock Raisers, Butehars ai ~ i scope to gratify his | defence more easy I il . . . ve | he h a . 9 Wi : *) } 4 i | sae es ; 10, Oe allt , spe, e . : ta + success, he hac ! 7 y, I will give two very in- | iad earned ? iy did he endeavor te Tickiags D k : Yo eling & & WLIUL Os u 1 se amas Se W gs, c., ie

and untold resowrees behind

teresting eptseaes which occurred at the

throw the 5.000 and $4,000 on my shoulders,

propensities, om ; ’ : . 7 : : The Company rhe . 3 sly proms fy hin rer se to the-uter | tal during Misgtosrenamiction =" '""| By dung le onl en eval gay oven | yee, Guimpanys, whew leat i pery eg ais —axn— ; Fortanately, the Octtish flag meang | Counsel—Ther 1 | gation ip WW ellner’s Cash Book 7 Why, when lg a : sive eu ' 4 9

moe ction for the essed ; and however! the Sank in Ney ge ‘o ee of | it was discovered that on the 3rd March, | ee untiring — ere. C sh B d d j tti B , FARMERS GENERALLY, proseetion sos, ngage Fvcctnltag ate. aes 14 ‘wen fonad > have} 1573, there was a leakage of $16,481 in Bills | CY#4ences that Soaris is not se far behind ia | as uvers can epend on gettin are’ains

difficult it may " ' istice ‘Kel AWAY, Luproperly, some moneys bel e , | the panorama of the theatrical world . ear

. ‘he aint n>) Hietee te a | ie Oe Oh eS ow y ONg- | Receivable— the very de; artment in charge of | 7 " . scien 5 Git oa os blind, yet in the long tu. tyrants have the | ing to the Dank, was there not ? this pet clerk—did Co nuk aus tee Audibee Yours truly, : . ag ‘TFVHERE will be sold AT AUCTION, at wor “1 W "Ny - . , — Directs ea ; : abner ~Yes to find eut w he had ate en this mone y? And | Avpitor. — ROBERT ORR és OLD STAN D, “ot BiLLE VUE F L&M, Lot 4, the s@8i- or one of them, defen imself ? Was the Q — How much did he take away at first ? ; ; xy i sta _| Souris, March Ist, 1881. dence of Caan.ies J. Harzarp, on

hh pce ee why did he just then send the eulprit away } : ,

least of twoevils the rom of the Bank? Q—I yo pee | wich hia benediction, and cancel his bonds, | ik Ng Charlottetown, March i, 1881.—3m oaw-wkly i

: a a is aily at | na be bring it ke s : so. | ; Jia . "Te ne iting ae " . u . A yet t a . hit i wea Meccnined¢ ‘g it back the same night it =a oe the Bank from recevering V'o the Editor of the Examiner. a a _ themes: ieee earner emanrnnies meil Wednesday, 16th Mareh Next,

Many © s, Whe 2 | j ss any further deficiency ? } S The . ee hae x ‘

letters were pu ved, talked of calling a | = on h a as . When Mr. Dawson has answered these quer- | a ‘ te only yoeee objection ews BY TELEGRAPH | MARKET PRICES, AT LL O'CLOCK, 4. M.,

‘ . “ e pur ae Me Tt . 1 i ; r , | rea , } special meeting fer investigation ; but on | next momins put back again im his office§the | jes to the satisfaction of the stockholders and | Q ered By iy 1¢ Opposition to the present 5 The following \aiuable Stock, Farming oniestion ¢ seh ‘ales ne te . ng ? the publie, ¥ shall be prey avail te put a few | vi ton gay ithe teifen pe the ar sriastshenctiiieenliitiiamatichcncagten: till -—thgs 9 OaTSs. Implements &e., &e., wine

adn aie aos een he er 8 5 tei neal aa shall only add, | jature, is that the Bill contemplates placing | . : oy as : ig . vor | . The Ab NUAL ree ae } —Did the Cashier protest against his re- ri scart ce ae R: aay ee po lalla soiaiin of elggtors, rich al sail on Special Dispateh to the Examiner. We understand that a quantity of oats | 5 Fat Steers (good), 2 Young Steers,4 Cows, whe! ‘ e matter to the | turn? , ee ers . ‘ote * F 7 f ‘shi > i i i i ‘ i beott . u . . the woenths passed by j \ Ne he on] + 3 dence to prove every charge eoutained ia my the same footing. Strange to say that Orrawa, March 7. eee yee cee = 4 ee = sen ‘ aud ghost te aidtathis ania lived Seenaaenint ° ~Btin: Mien aad tae | ‘letters, Will the Directors consent to an| those who style themselves Liberals are,| Senator Carvell has issued invitations for | 0 "")° “iy, a oe a eae aherthere: Sell Galt, &

kul tina ae ak: ee, ot .? is — him back again ? investigation before an impartial tribunal?! in this matier, going back on the princi | @ dinuer at the Rideau Club on the 12th: : a ots are very dull. In eueerer ow (very sapere, LS Leiues — ee ee meagre venom ] ae ean fo That is the question. If not, wil! the stock- ples of the old Liberals of this Prevince, | inst. | Liverpool, according to latest advices, oats a, Bah Cosead —- ee Le ube, tell me what is going to be done at the Pale = a me understand you, Mr. | hoiders consent by the action of the meeting! who, after a long struggle and many . Lonvox, March 7. | P&® 100 Ibs., ex stere, are quoted at 6s. ee 7. Wethirs, 2 Horses, 2 Fiileys, abiG@al meeting Yes, ] re plied ; they w ill | : . Bas o you oe to say, that after this | on Wednesday last, to share, with the Direc- | hard fought battle secured a free fran TT) 6 Aatust » N Orl | 10d., while at Bristol Channel they are C rw 2 1Z®, mae, Grain Cracker, tiay - | . ‘ mi ul vy oe , ke away ay > } * , 1 Zz walt se t . , bt « > firs wifold you, the bamboozle yor, ais “eh ~ properly teken away, say $3,020 | ters, the well-merited scorn and eontempt | chise fer the ce le of thi no SUntTaD, roe ew TLOBUS, quoted at 19s. 6d. per 304 lbs., ex stere. utter, Verte and sets Vart MHarvess, | stint thas 900' CUR cian viva talk sal ae a ~ awk, that vy v put bim back in hie!of the public, for transactions which | y : ee me be \ e 0 i Ceeee landed the master and 18 of the crew of the Jas Montreal, oats are now quoted at 36 Debving Sleigh, rete Laying Harness, 10 har a ei desk the beX! morning ? awe ‘th : . a" ; as) 10se Sham Liberals sa ike the o “es , r . tens av seod), 2 vughs (tw od wr. I leave 1 » these who were A- l, I believe | did re, Be an a: am hee island - Tories of past years, that . : erty i t — eee ome oe ae cents per bushel of 34 lbs., while m Char- iren) 159° ba is ? niet es st fe ’ " prese he meeting on Wednesday last, "ae a . transactions which all the whitewashing} I ) ’ property is not} February 7th, for London, abandoned at jottetown they are selling at 43 conta per wee. re AR, 9st LO whether this prediction was hiter ii ful Counsel—\idi you now give the Court and! 6f Rowan Fitagerald. F. Haszard, and Jehan | Bate Uo Che young men and poor nen of the sea. bushel y 8 - Adclaide ; quantity of Turoips; 50 bush. eT ib rer t ‘aS iit is ul- he oe * = pea , r Php 7 4 . 3s’ . . ft ‘*Hife” ¢ y ot 3 feud er als i y he po reasons lor putting him in his! Jary, will never—re never obliterate. | cunntry are allowed te vote for members Clause on of the Arms Bill has been, use ina Seed W best ee ife aad bee t Nation” Nothiti duet ths’ Gal Aa tee : I remain, yours traly, of the Legislative Assembly. adopted with unimportant alterations. ; Ss diner Miideit: eimcobinae. ghee es: dnt > Social , nia ; “ ene > ard thought, as he had | Wa. Hearn. Yours, ete., Napl March 7 In Baltimore, Md., the potato supply per| Teams —All sams uvder 15 cash; for fas

4 — - Corts | int _ oe h excell nt Kon:ismen, such good securities, | The Cedars, March 7th, 1881. Biaddon, le ai p - ] aren ‘- _ railis very large with markets duli throngh- | cattle, three months; all others, eight mout’.s

et bel Te no losinuallons or ab- , ti 4, . ap 8 * Se = iD. ' | eer : } Sue aa ot wick ol <r ae e@ occurred at ont and in favor of buyers Early Rose | on approved joint nutes. rue sendvs Which Wi {Mt Near. diderent +— ery good, Now, there was a subse- | : . . | Yeo the Editor of the B. j oe ee are qnoted 75 to 80 cents, a -eurless at | 7 S interpretations, so that even a lawyer could | queut detalcation, was there not ? Winter Navigation. " " anne ‘ Eleven more bodies were found, the latest - am 7 “ac ud Peorten én pr P, V MA ZARD. ; ot to diukan thal diniedal Th A—Ves a s | Dear Sin,—Professer Fletcher delivered reports show 126 kilied, and 179 ivjared 70 to 75 per bushel. The price of potatoes| March 8, ’81—Sitawf, liwk'y, pat

ve clivirie ; il ihe e aT z ? | . i ae E . ‘ . > ” vy ~ e* i ley ork ' j it y . tetas nl charges were so plain that the pubhe, at the Q-— How long was it after the first occasion ? | THE NORTHERN LIGHT. | his very popular lecture—‘ Life Among by the earthquake : oe =~ = me and Boston ts clightiy higher ret ela oti point a: the eu prit wad A—About one month. iene | the Hiils,’ -to a large and appreciative : Lonvonr, March 7 than in Baltimore. ate the i (J—How much was the secend amount? Te the Editor of the Lxammer. audieves, in the Presbyterian Church, o ead : : PORK. - : , . A Ciwer $2,000 ‘ a ° Souris East, on th ord st., Col J The Post pe i Sir Garnet Wolseley will

At this rem rkable gat! ering, only about Q—Did he return this the same ev ning it aan Tek, ih your pannianeh.5 wish M Don . d in the oh ‘ - pe wanes | be raised to the Pee Be enter nae Se ep ce phat Phnge 9 other d og

; : an m maf ret . C a * t 4 * I . onal tye a 5 ° :

30 sh s pa . pearance. The | was fopud eat? ge ity to make «a few reu arks on a matter in which The Walaiea 7 con hited Cinedantsieinm | SO conduct and exflain the new scheme closed. The packing there shows an in- report was read, and he Diree ors a red a he people of this Island are deeply inter- teiteih ‘daw the: adeed a Sues Sites ae . of military reform in the Lords. ) crease of 3 3,000 hogs over last year, while : “ vi their pay for t @ past year. Mr. B aks Q--And you went through the same :farce | ested. i allnae to the subjeet ot winter quarter, while = svaphbidtiiedd: einen A despateh from Durban saysit is rumor- 18, Cincinnati, there was a decrease of } 168 f BuSiONneTS, then r “ and asked if Mr. Heard’s lotiers | as before, of putting him back into his deak the | ere generally, and to the Norihern ceoeihnd ia eee ee the naliietaad ed that General Wood may break up the 12,134 hogs compared with the year pre- *

. ye ; . } 7 rat } . . ° P * e = wt . -. . . . were to be taken mp anc investigated, 1 | next morning ? | Light im particular Ldensciineed nail ameliorating denditiaa of | C™P Mount Prospect and start afresh. | vious. The stock of pork in New WR the fature ail Poosioners residing in am informed by those wie were present, A —I suy pose go. | it may at the outset, safely be assumed as obikedy ik tlh Btate of Cots 4 The younger Burghers of the Orange York is reported at 37,946 barreis, Prince Edward Island will be paid direet that the President at once rephed to this Q—And what was the third amount? | a fact, that the Northern Light has disap- W. As + : ™ ee ea rv hc 2 with | Free State have become increasingly hos- against 63,845 barrels on March Ist, 1880, | from Halifax

e 2 e a a uo Ss - o . . effect ** Oh, yes; l am glad, very glad a : | pointed the hopes of some, aud the expec: | n th , h ie vd ae ‘tf 7 Mr Fe wre tile and are reported to be looting wagons showing a decrease of 25,899 barrels. The All Pensioners are requested to tranemit this (nestion has come up and Iam fully Q— Did he refand this amount ? | tations «f many but it is open te qnestion ae ona porary Seen See en. 2 © OO | on the sueel e ee | stock of lard in the same city is 57,195 | their addressees at once tv the District Pay- prepared to discuss it. J am quite ready > io ] he f _ | that the boat is entirely responsible (or this | SHS Nigorous You Seventy erack shots have been told off to |tierces, against 86,472 tierces a year ago, | Master. dizhtax, N.S. . , to go inte it, (taking up a bo of papers ire what was the fourth amount dis- | disappointment; and I think that when the! g pastel 10 iaee ‘at At fire, on any future engagements, at such | which is a decrease ef 29,277 tierees. Pork Soren will be forwarded in duplicate,

. . eevered ? j 3 .. J } i j oc ; arch o - y E i 7 j: . ° . 7A y a] . serti- and throwing them dra aiesily on the Over 34.000 a is impartially ~ ean? | fr 2. Ace ais! SHis: wen as Joubert may indicate. |in Chicago, according to advices on the 4th Seabee on food OF Yeddies ee a. ake ble), I ha here docament N = : taken into consideration, those who are rea- | fi erat a iti istic jinst., adv ¢ 7 i “fri santa :

tabi ve here me n Mr. Q—\id he pay this back to the Bank? lected i ; tthe | South Rustico Notes An additional three days armistice to a 5 cents to 74, closing at reternéd tothe District Paywiaster, and om Heard’s own writiag, and his awur: itis Oke ee |} sonably inclined will adwit that some of the | , Basutoland closed on the 4th inst. No/}$14.65 per »arrel, April, ana 14.77} per receipt of these documents a cheque will be evidence, disproving evury stetement in his Q hy did he not pay it? disappointivent caused by the Northern | 1 a " sign of surrender. barrel May. fn Montreal, Canada, Mess | forwarded to each P mer for th

; ; ort bay | Siok er | Our enterprising farmers have again re- i each Penswacr fur the amunnt letters. The charges ie bis brought A~ Well, he said he had no more. | Light is simply the result of the people | Pei eet a bl gai ( Tounon Merch ©. | Rows on the 4th sold at $19 to 219,50 per | due. against =e areal false, and| (Q—Dii you apply to his bonds-men for it? €Xpecting teo much from her, and not |” ee pk Not sedate tie The national line steamer ‘‘ Holland,” | Barrel, a8 te quality. Pork (perearcass)in |} In no irstaves must the Receipts be signed I cm easily prove them t) be so, | hin Me | waking due allowance for the exceptional | vaisiug mussel mud, Notwithstanding the il k f Ngee, Pe }., | Charlottetown sells at from 5} to 6}. before the lst of each quarter. Br hy f Ja New why Wid yon net Apply te those | sature of the work she has to do will take drafts and cavalry removed to 3 vat it will take a bg ¢ to go nw them a A y _ , e 3

| state of the road» they have procured an

os

have here aleo a leng { prepared for

ught it dewn to

And, gentlemen, | reply to those letters w hic pablicati m, bat when I br

{ |

jot your evidence with which I can agree | You know very well as a Jawyer, that after | you had connived at a felony with thie man,

the Board, they theng!t it would be better pot to publish it, as it wow'd lead to a long eontr versy that would do no good, be sides, Mr. Heard batton-boled several of | the Board, trying tir get the » not te enforce

sts

Jul we given op

payine nt of or e would not have

our Bill of Costs the letter been published. ever, ts go inte lt take a lw q time :

Never oid special Plead: r.make greater eff rts to wistead a Jury, than in this case. It needed now only some saiful assistance from: the ranks, and the b) iffing would be complete. Mr. R. Fitzgerald, the owner of seme 5 shares, was the man tor the oecasion With magnificent cl quence, hedeclared how

if you wish, but wt will

completely he was astisfied with the manage. |

ment of the Union Bank, and he had every confidence in the Directors. He did not be

liev+ in the statements of thse letters. They |

wereall false. When his peror ition wasreach- ed, he moved: That the Share holders present should agree tosign a Rese|ution, refasing to wake any enquiry inte the charges con-

| cent of it.

: | I am «ite willing, how- | | to any man, when he owed one penoy en it ?

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tained in those letters. This was seconded by Mr. John Jury. [tb proved to be too heavy a dose for the audience to swallow. |

Mr. Cundal! pron ptly refnsad to agree te avy such Resylution Het sought the in-

| the said Bank indicate the state of facts se

Vestizatwonh was hecessary, and that this Was tie right time to ? g it forward, | before the election of Directors. These Sentiments were endorsed Vv others, and the Resolu » was lost.

As yet only one plat had failed. There | Waa av inner line of defence --a | lan w rthy of Von Moltke. By simply resorting to] the bailet, with the proxies: and retainers |

ander thetr canteel, victory «as anre. Had pot the recent civic electier proved how | succes*fuily they had wield-d the balance of power? Mr. itzgorali then moved

** that we proceed at once to the eleetion of Direct clinching his ergament with the opinion that they could net legally go

a3,

into those charges, beeause Mr. Heard ts not pres it to lefe nd homes There are only two or three here wh. wish for this investigation, and we are not going to waste our time; besides, there are other

parties whe will bace to be |rought here

| werk of the Cashier.

| isi4

| document from ‘

Let us have the election fii and those “ wi to do so can remain. This art fo ze was endorsed and seconded by Mr F. Ha-zard—another lawyer. Is it any wor rthat with euch ai array of lega acumen and eloquence on th i¢e of the Board, the enquiry was throttled at iis birth ?

This resolution pasted, the ballots were cast, the game of binéf was over, the battle was won, the Directors eame 1) victorions, | and the ncxt day theic trivmphal card was published thus “6 THe Dine: ToRs ALL EB ELECTED No sooner were ‘he ballots in, haa Dir rs retired toe : nother room, | leaving thwe who wished to iv the in- vestivation, out in the cold, to mfketu the saying, ‘‘ To THE VicTORs BELONG THE arolLs lt was a clever 1 ick Ww pica that I shou!ld have been pre nt to defen myself, when it waa well knew n that it was the Directors who were on tiie defensive ; that | held no shares, aud tit if I had} been present ho foubt the Directors would —rotten borough like—have speedily eject

edme. How adroitly the du-t was thrown in the eves of the ' Who. besides these lummnaries and their inspir ers, would have suggested the prepriety of my assuming the detensive at this meeting ?

The question

shareho! ders

of time was after all,a Matter of small) moment Cuuld not the shareholders adjourn for di: ner, and de vote the afternoon to matters ef such great importance! Bad it required a whole Week to investigate these matvers, sorely it Would not be thougnt toe reat a price, when $44,000 were at stake? But why suppose that even half an bour would be Feyvired } Conld rot the Dir otors answer a few short questions with a few short Saswers ] and, if these were satisfactory, the antject might be ended for ever. _

It is well known, since the meeting, that somes went prepared to put such ques- tions as these :

Is it true that the auditor, Mr. Gray, found a deficiency in the arsets of the Bank as shown by printed acnaal atate- ments of 4th March, '73, sicned by the President and W. E. Dawson, amounting te $31,710?

li correct, did you cause that deficiency to be searched cut /

Was the de ficiency in abe ve #16,451 :

Did the Receiving Teller, i: 1873 and 1874 abstract fonds from the Bank te the extent of $15,000]

Did him a@ preser and at the same time cancel his Bonds !

efore giving up bis Bens, did you ascertain if the loss of the $16,481 was chargeable to him |

lf the Directors were guilthss, it need not have occupied half «as long to satisfy these enquiries a it

Bills Receivable

of $4,000,

you Manat

excellent bondsmen fer payment ?

A— Vell, the Board thought it was for the good of the Bank not to de se?

Q—1 agree with yeu. It is the only part

you could not compel bis sureties to pay « Now sir, what became of his bonds? Were they given ap to him?

A—i think they were.

Q—Inid you ever before relinquish a Bond

A—I think not.

Q—To whom did thie $4000 belong ?

A--To the Bank.

Q—Did it not belong to widows and orphans whose moneys are invested im the Dank as the sole meaus of their ving?

A— 1 suppose so.

(QJ —Did you obtain their consent to give this man $4000?

A—No.

The thrilling excitement which attended this extraordinary testimeny, was perhaps never surpassed in cur Supreme Court. For giving such testimony, he had the assurance to charge me in the B li of Costs only $30.32 !

Now a few words in reference to the sworn testimony. which Mr. Palmer said he had m his possession, so damagimg to my letters.

fhe Act requires the Cashier wo make a semi-annual statement of the position of the Bank, accompauied by an oath or affirmation of the truth of such return. I= also requires 4 majority of the Directors to certify and

It is one thing for an euterprising ship- | | builder to theorize and to say he can and | will build a steamer which will cross be |

tween the Island and the Mainland at all | umes. li is quite another thing to succeed | in doing so. {t is all very well for the) people of the Island te say that iree navi- gation all winter was one of the, conditions of Confederation; but it is quite another thing for the Dominion | Government to overcome the vast force of | Nature and the existing insurmouutalle | climatic ivfluenees. So far the Dominion Government did all they could do, which | was to employ the best shipbuilder they | knew of, to build the best steamer he could | devise and construct. The Government |} did their part and the builder did his, and | it is only just to say that if the steamer did | not prove to be perfect in all respects, it is | acarcely fair to blame either Government or | the builder, for the simple reason that | neither had any practical knowledge cf the difficulty which they attempted to overcome. |

Directly it was settled that the Northern |

Light was building, people as a) rule coneluded that now _ naviga- tion would be open” all winter.

Unreflectively they were influeneed jointly by the sanguine ideas of Mr. Sewell, and | by their wishes as to what shouid be. In other words, the wish was father to the thought, and people generally did not |

make oath or aflirmation before the same Magistrate as the Casbier, that the Books of

returned by their Cashier; and that they nave fall co. fidence in the truth of the return so madé by him. ‘The Counsel forthe hank at the trial sought to make a strong point here, | viz, that my return sent in to the Government | om the 3rd March, 1574 was untrue. The} Judge at last demanded a sight of the affidavit, | and when produced, found that the oath read | “That the above statement is in se | cordance with the Bank Books.” ‘Ihe Judge at once thiew it aside, and told them to geo | on with the case. But there was a little [ght thrown upon this point during Mr. | baimer’s cross-examination, Counsel —Let me call your attention to the | serious charge whi b bas been alleged against | the plaiuuff in this case —of swearing falsely | to tue Annual Statement dated 3rd March. | i874. De you recollect whether you bad any | od in making up that statement or not? Mr. Palmer 1 took no part in it. Q—1 want you to be very clear on this pout. Are you perfectly sure that you had othipg to de with it? A~ Nothing whatever. Q—Now, | wish you to be specially guarded yoinst mistake, for this isa very important point. be you swear that you bad nothing » ¢o with ihe gettipg up of this statement? AL am positive that 1 had nething to dé with it

thus:

» Had Mr. Dawson anything to do with it? j A—He had no hand in it. It was the sole

Q—Very weil Now, look earefn'ly over this sheet Vi hat does it purport to be? A—It is the Bank statement of 3rd March,

(2) —In whose handwriting is it?

\—Mr. | awson 8.

()— Are you prepared to learn that this very sheet came from the printer, and was the hich the Annual Statement Aas prunted Ma i574?

A~—1 dare Say 1t was.

Q-Then Mr Dawsen hada hand in mak. ing up that statement tT

A— | suppose so, ; :

Did you assist Mr. Dawson im making up that statement ?

A—\ suppose so.

{ think [ have now gone far enough, in heiping Mr. Palmer to review and — his answer before it is given to the world. 1 need pot dwell on his refereuce to my button- holeing some of she Directors. That matter wall be found fally explamed in my last letter in ecpnection with the bill of costs.

The ouly light which Mr. Dawsen con- descended to throw upon the investigation at the annual meeting was this, “I am pre-

sed to defend every act of mine in connec- tion with this Bank.” How grateful the “hareholders must have felt for this much. But why stop here? Why not go on and defend? Ay, there’s the rub. Vill Mr, Dawson, as Mayor of Charlottetown, con- descend to evli, hten the community as to the acts of Mr. Dawson, cbief of the Union Bank, anent the frauds perpetrated im said Bank? If so, perhaps he will allow me to suggest a few topics.

In July, 1874, when the second discovery was made, and Wellner had gene to back £/,999, Mr. Dawson asked me to put the question to Wellner on his return, which the President refused to put to bim on the first occasion, I replied, be is your servant and 1 have no control over him ; tt is your duty, not mine. After the money was counted, he was going away, and finding there was to be noenguiry by the Board,]} stopped himatthe door Sadnele, Mr. W.—you must beaware that a large portion of the responsibility ci these transactions rests on me as Uarhier ; now 1 ask you. before the Directors, * have you avy more money in your posession belonging to this Rank?” After a pause he pointed to the mopey on the table, and said—*‘ there is all |

make allowance for the difficulties in the way of the steamer being perfectly sticcesstui.

1 take it that now the majority of the people will admit that to keep navigation between this Island and Pictou, reguiar all | the winter, is a physical impossibility, aot | only for the Northern Light, but for any | steamer that can be built.

The finest steamers fitted to contend with ice, are these engaged in the’ New | foundiand Sea! Fishery, aud even they, are jawed and useless for dass and weeks at atime. Inthe spring of last year, come of | tne largest aud most powerful of the sealing flect were jammed fast in the ice within sight of st. Johns for three weeks, aud mark you, they were not land locked (as the .Vorthern Light is on her route) but had on one side the coast of Newtoun ilaud, and on the ether side the broad Atlantic. Yet for weeks they re- | mained powerless, until the wind came so that | the ice became loose; then they went on their! voyage And under similar circunistances | the orthern Light could do the same; but to ferce through inabt, closely-packed ice be- | tween tie Isiand and Pictou. is a sheer im- possibility. A s'eamer might, with cqual | chance ef success, attempt to go through | the laud inself. .

Now, Ido not mean to say that the Vor- | thern Light ia all she ought to be; but | do | say that with fair play she will do her work | well, By fair play, 1 mean that she mnst not be put into heavy, closely packed ice, and | that people must net expect her to run quite} sv regularl, as our steamers are supposed to do insamm Fr, Sometimes our summer steam- ers arrive bere late at night. People, on asking the reason and being told that “it blew hard ani a heavy sea in the Straits,” are satisfied, andrightly soteo. Butwhen the Northern Light is delayed ou @ trip, anc the reason is given that the Straits are chovk full of heavy ice, | peple sbake ft cir heads and say! the Northern Light is a tailure. In one} case allowance is made for natural | causes; in the other case, no allowance | whatever is made. ‘ihe tact of the matter is,

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that people generally expect a great deal more | from the Northen Light, than any steamer is ever Lkeiy t avcompiish, and the seover they recoguizy this,the sooner they will be prepared to admit the value of the Northern Light mm keeping Navigation open after the Princess of Wales and the St. Lawrence cease running in the Fail, and before they begin running in the spring. Surely this im itself is a great step in ativance, and a gain to the people of the laland ; but instead of appreciating this, as it deserves, it is ignored entirely, as seon as the Northern Light is, by the over- powering forces of nature, delayed on her route, at a time when she ought to be in harbor, instead of attempting impossibilities. In my opinien it is a mistake for the Northern Light te be compelled to leave port whenever ready to do so—in face of the fact that all on board may be fully aware that from the state of the Gulf it is certain that the steamer will be leng delayed, if not thoroughly bafiled. To my mind the Captain is the best judge as to when to leave pert and when to stay in harbor. He ought to have full discretion in the matter—and not be hampered by either au Agent in Charlottetown or a Minister in Ottawa. 1 take it that everywhere a captain has sole control of the movements of his ship; and I would ask why should not the captain of the Northern Light have the same disere- tionary powers as are considered neces- sary in the cases of the wmercan- tile marine? I believe, however, Captain Finlayson has no discretion in the matter. 1 believe his standing orders are ‘‘to leave one pert for the other whenever the ship is ready.” The sooner such orders as these are modified the sooner will the Northern Light do better work and give more satisfaction. Anyway at all times let me be reasonable, and not expect impossibilities from the} Northern Light or any other steamer. Something might be said here about an

have got.” ‘ier ihe Audit, when Mr, Gray reported

alceration in the route, but et