atroction which wousd be!p to make theaa good

aubjeciss; yet the firmt attempts fail i because «he governmem enforced on the peo] le an e at which intertered with thetr veligious eonvictions fhe Kildare Street Sch rola, ass qhey were called, went on the principe that the government bad a right, not te wapose a re on the people, bur to dietate what sewi-religious instruction they should receive they were a total failyre At length more ey lightened views preva ~ and in 1832, what uw now called the National System was initiat-d Founded by an E sh slutesman, the present Karl De: by, it waald be strange uf it were not Dased on the tdeas current in Ib irtlead li nee when we examine 3 finat prinerples, we find that they partook dargely of E ish freedom lt was to be @ * National System,” and, 1 ' Dla t a t atio , and as 1 al sisted ruless 3% ite . ; was t adapted ex : wus if ¢ ‘ i t was tO Ye ‘as sv¥stem 7 8s au and 8 arate fre Jus r which th re rious tustruch was ite as ™ h reco jas the secular, ani distinct instruch ere given th at whist “even the se ance 0 seivtisin Was to be ay * fitcias times were to be appointed, ‘ wt h relig 43 struction sheuld be v given to the chi eu each religion (>e« ] Sta ‘ysl ter, and all the details civen ; Catholic case stated’’ by Mr. Nava- nay The English privempie Hf trustisg to podividual t ation Was ai6o & be earned oul; @ii grants salanes were (oe yvrants in aid, < { 4 an equa! amount being made t y ai resources (rrants were aiso to be wade in aid of building and repairing schools, and for the purchase of books, the chosee of: these being left to the loesl managera. The

nomination of masters aad aistreases was left to the patrons. Gradually, howeyer,the whole tone of the system has chan red, so that at preseut the Irish regard their national “ godiess *’ as a (vranuy, a6ultle snare devised by artful, decewing men, to xndermine

r faith, and rob them of teag which they

people or

system

the regard as priceless. Gun a future occasion we shall continue this -ubject. -__- . i MORE OF THE ELDER'’S CALUMNIES- —_—-~

Ove sanctified contemporary of the Pautriud wishes his readers to believe that the people of L very and degraded, because have structed in Godless Schools, and have been

Canada are thes

\wer ignorant

not been in-

Tue Elder}

appears to take a fiendish delight in continual!y |

educated in relizious principles

insulting Roman Catholics This will do no good to the Culony. The ‘ No-Popery ”’ how! is played out for at least one generation lf the Elder wrote the truth we would not care; but, when he writes the most flazrant

antruths, we sre compelled, for the sake of t

public morality, to expose such falsehoods.

Take anv year within the last decade, and we

find that the morals of the people of Lowe:

Canada or Quebec hare been very much

superior to those of Upper Canada or

Ontario, where the in‘idel or godless system

of education is bearing bitter fruit. Let us

take the ‘‘ Report of the Boarg of Inspectors of Asylums, Prisons, &c., for the year 1361." What do we find in this document? Why in the Provincial Penitentiary | here are two criminals,

and more, from the section of the P ovince where Gcdless Schools Ml urish to the one from the section where religion is taught in! the Schools! The following are the numbers of convicts .— Upper Canada. .., . 062 Lower Canada. 222 Convicts in the Penitentiary ia 1360:— Cr CN, oa ccc ou a -5RG eee CS oa. da te a Again we find, by official statistics, that

?

. “a Auring the five rears preceding, or from 1565

te 1560, Upper Canada furnished 1004 con-

victs against 249 from the Lower Proviuce. The immorality of the Upper Province was, and is, no doubt, owing to the godless o: infidel system of education prevailing thee

These facts speak fur thewse!lves, and we

wizht well leave them to tell their own tale

without a werd of comment, were it not that

he

we feel ourselves bouid, in justice to 1

French Canadians, to call attention to their exemplary morality, ang immanity from serious crime. With the exception of tlhe district of Montreal, which is overrun by

wer Canada enj

Yankee abortionists, L ys an almost total immunity from crime, and this is dus, in a great measure, to relizious educs- tion.

to this?

W hat will our sanctified opponent say

Ah! David, “it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks!”

sitiiiiiaeniiilauaas aa

A WMIS-STATEMENT CORRECTED.

© The Queen's Printer, seconded by Mr. Kelly,, anoved the appeintinert of the Committee on the Reply to the Address —a pretty gued evidence Abat the Reman Catholica are not ao dissativfied with the Government a (be nuise and bluse of the Aeaminer would lead wus tu suppose.”

The foregoing, which we clip from the Patriot of Thursday last, is another of the wiiful miestatements that Eider Laird delights ta indulge in. No person who wae in the, House at the time could have been deceived as to who the Seounder “ of the appointment of the Committee on the Reply to the Ad dress’ was. What reason Elder Laird could har> for making the m sstatement, we are at. a lose to imagine, un ees it wae to induiye his spleen at the Examiner. But it is charac- teristic of man to lie whea the truth will nut perve his purpose. We have eonvieted him desens of times of fulechoud, yet with his wharacteristic effrontery te still persists in thie vile course. Fur the information of the public, ae well as to set the editur of ihe Putriot right, we may etate thet Mr. George Sinclair waa the seconder of the Queen's Printer’s motion. It would hare been no Avidence that the “© \loman Cytholjcs’ are satisfied with the Government, even if the! statement of the Patriet were eorrect. The action of two members of the Legislature, could have noipflunnee on the large mujority | of their co-religivuimte; and we fail w per: ceive in what way the Queen's Printer, in morning ® simp'e resolution, can be taken ‘‘ as pretty good evidence that Roman Catholics |

re not dissatisfied with the Governwegt,”’

i

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Wr have lately had the pleasure of examining | several specimens of ornamental tecuing, execut- ed by Mark Butcher, Eeq, of thie City. Snug doses, and other euch articles, wholly manefectur-. ed ia the lathe, and exhibiling alaost every veriety of curve, aud indentation, in the finest peasible lines, shew the perfection at which hic Hae Attained in hu art. Let any grutienan call: wt Mr. Lutcher’s cabinet factory, and he wij! ere specimens of ornate work, which would du | no discredit to any similar Workshop in Lundew or Paris — Pat.

ce el

Om Friday last, the 5th inet. the INso_vent, Dewron's Covur, 32 Vie, A.D, tris. held ite firet sitting, in the Supreme Court Reon, in| Lharlottetown, Ho ionor Judge Young pre.) siding. The Docket contained the name of Albert ilyade Yates, Merchant, of this City.

oe ~ |

Charlottetown Debating Club.

The 4evmte onthe question of Capital Punish. | ment, which waa to have taken pluce on Friday | evening last, was, on nccouut of the inclemency of the weather, postponed. Ard, in consequence of the Mutertainment of th. ¥.M.C.A, which is to take place cu Priday evening , (the regular | evening an the meeting of this dug? the postponed debate will texe place 4 Butar evewing next, | the 13th imu. ' a |

FL. HASZARD, Sec’y. |

-_—.

Young Men's Chrigtian Association. — The fourth Lecture before the ¥ M.C. A. will! be delivered at the Infant Behool Reow on Thurs-| day evening next. the Ijth ins, by Pawid Laird, Subject, * Nationa! vir : ‘core open at 74, is 30 taken a8 p.m. Admission fee 2d. eer" em

March 6th, 1869,

KW. Breacve, Seg'y.

| hension

| to ecopomy with the efficiency of the several

| caused, in @ great measure, by the purchase ot |

} ; e >.,3 and other Public

th

| Colony and the Contineut has been suspended

| been taken to secure the laying down of a new) improvements in the Highways,

lating to the Militiaand Volunteer Forces will) We shall be giad to bave laid before us the

| House tg pwrebase for their own use. The

a

for that object, ‘The @lesk and Law Clerk to! procure what stationery way be required for | tbemselves and their assistants, to be charged to the contiagent aecogats, awd dhe Reporters to provide for themselves at their owa cost. | Tes third Session of the present Parliament Said Report was adopted.

Hon. Atterney dieneral moved, seconded by Mr. P. Sinelair, that Mesers. Robert Gordon, B. Ballerstop apd Jsaac Oxenham, be appoint Pie Prince of Wales, trish ed Reporters.

Hon. Mr, Haviland moved in amendment, seconded by Mr. Brecken, that Messrs, D. ; Laird, i. 13. drving and P. S. McGowan, be The iat appoiuted Reporters

Mr. Brecken said that however disposed the Reporters of last Seesion might be to perform their duty impartially, it was evident they were

OPENINS OF THE LEGISLATURE,

JOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Wepvespay, Marc Sep, 1869

was opened thie day. The Council Chamber was more than usually crowded with Ladies and Gentlemen.

Prince

by Lieutenant Colonel Beer, formed a guard

and edward Volunteers, commanded

fhonor at the Colomal Building aud 2ud Artillery, in charge of Major Morris,

occupied Rochtord Square, anJ fired the cus

tomary salute. Under an eecort of Captain) ,), inefKcient staf He hoped, therefore, the Holman, and Captain Wood's Mounted Rifles majority would not object to the appointment | Sir Robert Hod sson came down to the Council | ef at least one corapetent Reporter. ’ ‘ : Hou. Mr. Kelly said that in all fairness one Unhamber atu o clock, and, having commanded { > i! } gee a : ol the Reporters should be the chojce of thu the attendance of the louse of Assembly, 1 the & th the toll “? | Opposition.

opencd lue SSsion wilh the luilown . . | ee ee ee ae |} Jhon. Attorney General suid that the Re- De retr . 7. SPEECH : porters of last Session were rather severe! | Mr. President and Honourable Gentlemen of | criticised—errors were common to el! The | the Legislative Council jexperience of the past, and constant practice, |

! ' ° ; si Ur. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of would lead to improvement, |

Mr. McNeill said that when the Hon. Leader of the Opposition would become Leader of the Government, be could then appoiut

Assemlaly

|

lu the absence of the Lieutenant Governor 3 ,

the duty of A ministering the Goverument Reporters chosen by his own party thaew es by Het Majonty 3 Appautigent, de- Hon. Mr. Henderson said he hoped for the volved upon we, it affords me great satis- zood name and credit of the Legislature that

faction to meet you on this occasion, Your Address to Her Majesty ® adopted the jast Session, ou the subject of the payme:

_ | at least one experienced and efficient Reporter would be appointed.

; “ys; Mr. P. Sinclair said the Reporters, he had | by the Colony, of the Lieutemant Governor's} re, to know, were practising ence last)

ALON Sulary, wes duly forwarded, but as yet, no Session, aud, doubtless, were improving in the | auswer has been received to it.

art. fhe money appropreated by yau, in your last) Hon, Mr. Haviland said that the attempt | . “he a "ig Session, lO assist Cesilule sectiers in he pur-| made by one of the Reporters alluded to by the | chase of seed grain, uuder the grave appre-| Attorney General, to report proceedings at late | that without some such

branches of the Public Service

The Revenue for 1368 evidences a steady in- crease in the trade of the Colony, although he expenditure is ig excess of the receipts,

Lands aod the advances for seed giain, which ‘wave as yet been ouly partially repaid. Mr. resident and Homourable Gentlemen of

assistance, | sitting of Supreme Court, was a failure, aud|

much land would remain untried, was judici-| gd not give sadsfaction. |

ously expended. gnd, no doubt, under God's The question being put on the amendment) blessing, has been the means of averting much | the {Louse divided, ag follows:

destitution. Yeas— Hons. Maviland, Henderson, Duncan,

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of | Messrs. Prowse, Howatt, Brecken, Ramsay, |

Assembly ; Green, Owen—9

The Accounts of the past year and the| Nays—H one, Col. Secretary, Atty. Seserei,.)

Retimates fur the pressut. gens’ will be laid Callbeck, Kelly, Howdan, Laud ; Messrs. Muc

before you. The Estimates have been pre- Cormack, MeMa:ilan, Arsenault, Bell, G. Sin-

paced with the wiew of combining @ due regard _ P. Sinclair, Reilly, Cameron, —

| It was then moved by the Han. Mr. Havi-!

| land, that the name of P, S McGowan be in-

serted in liew of dsaae Oxenham; and the!

| question being put, the House divided as before,

excepting Hon. Mr. Kelly who voted with the)

minority, ou the yround that one of the Re |

porters should be the choice of the Opposition, |

Mr. Reilly, Chairman of the Committee an

: ; ; the Addres resented a Diaft which, on|

the Leyisialive Council ; motion, w tae and = mer

Ordered, that on Saturday next, the House

in Committee of the whole,take into considera.

tion the said Draft Address, which is to the

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of) Assembly :

A period of eight years haviny elapsed since the last census were taken, | pow call your at- tention to the necessity vf adopting yueasures tu renew it.

A weasure will be laid before you provid- iny for the appointment of a Board ef Works, to take the charve aud supervision of the Kuads, Bridges, Wharves aud Public Buildings of the Colony. By means of such a Board it is be- liewed that the ef&ciency of the Public Works Service will be much iucreased aud economy great:y promoted The present systems has been tound inadequate tu the public wauls, aud uBsaulistuctory in its results.

In connection with thia subject, your atten- tiou will be called to the propriety ot appro- priating @ suy of money, lu be expended under the direction of the Board of Works, fur the purpose of waking permauent improvements in the Hishways.

lutersected as this Colony is in so many parts by bavigub'e waters, the want of Rail. road Commuuicetious minay, tu a certain extent, he remedied by a judicious encouragement ot I invite Juur attention to ayject, aud feel evntident it will receive u that cousideration which its import-

‘

Administrator of the Government, Commander in- Chief, éc., ée., &c.

May ir Piwase Your Hoxor :

and |

‘jects, the House of Assembly of P. E. Island, | respecttully tender our thanks to Your Honer | fur the Speech with which you opened the | present Session.

In doing so, we avail ourselves of the op-| | portugity afforded of expressing the pleasure | | which we feel in meeting Your Honor as the. | Administrator of the Government, and of cone gratulating you upon the distinguished mark ot favor which you have recently received from your Sovereign in being raised to the dignity vl a k ht,

We eutertain the hope that when the answer to the Address edopted last Sesaon, in refer- ence to the Salary of the Liewtenant Governor, shall be received, it will be suck as to afford satisfaction to Her Majesty's loyal subjects in this Island.

We are glad to learn that the appropriation | of lust Session, to assist destitute farmers in parchasing Seed Grain, was judiciously ex- pended, and that much destitution bas been | the eby averted.

We thank you for the assurance that the Accounts for the past year, and the Estimates | tur the present, will be laid before us. It is Satisfactory to learn, that, whilst the various branches of the Yublic Service are to be elliciently conducted, yet, that the Estimates have been prepared with a due regard to economy.

Although the Expenditure for the past year has been in excess of the Receipts, owing principally to the purchage of Lands and the advances for Seed Geain, yet we rejoice to kuow that the Revenye evidences a steady | increase in the trade of the Colony.

A period of eizht years having elapsed since the last Census of the Celony was taken, we azree with Your Ilonor as to the necessity of adopting measures to revew it, and it will be vur duty to carry out your wishes in regard to this important matter.

Believing that some change is necessary in the system by which the Public Works Service bas been heretofore supervised, in order to increase its eiiciency and to promote economy, | any measure, with this object in view, which | shadl Ge gid before ug, wie regeive that aiten- | tion which its importance demands.

The propriety of appropriating a sum of | Steps have money for the purpose of making permanent | under the} will receive |

Steain Navigation. ihis § rom ¥ ance

Tue rapid increase of buginess in every ( partupent of Pushec Serviee

nmodation

n demands de the demands ilie creased accu The present Genera} Post Ollice is quite inade juate to the requires ments uf the ser7z The Supreme Court Room, jin the Colonia! Building, is not sufficient for the purpose, and us Inconvenie:.cs has been felt fiom this A id:itioual space la rey uired for the Customs Departments The Records wad Public Securities in the Qilice ot Revistrar of Deeds, and those in the

ce.

ser!

the P roe ~~ Treasurer's and Probate Office 8, are not suiliviently protected trom accidents y fire.

‘Impressed with the Conviction that no time should be lost ig # mates of so mueh pubije tip yytance, a measure will be submitted to you to provide for the erection of a Buiiding tietuwn, which shall be adapted to meet difereut exigencies alluded to, and I recomimend this matter to your se.ious con sideration.

Representations bave been made to me on the necessity of appointing an additional Judze iu the Supreme Court. Papers on this subject wil) be laid befure you, ta which | invige your attention. ‘

Telegraphic eommunication between this

ynotary

in Chark

tae

‘

since August last, ia consequence of the} breaking of the submarine Cable.

one; and also the extaysivu of i: laud Tele-| direction of the Board of Works, graphic cymmmuuication, the particulars of our serious attention. which will Qe laid before you. | Aware of the advantages which a judicious |

Sunce the close of your last Session, a visit encouragement of Steam Navigation would. was paid to the Colony by a Committee of the. confer upon this Celony, we shall be pre-. Congress of the United States. The object of pared to give this subject our careful con! their missiou was to obtain information in con-| sideration. | section mith the subject of reciprocal Free; We are aware that the lerze increase in the! Trade between this Izland and the United | business of the Postal, Judicial, Customs and | States. A Report of Members of the Execu-! other public departmenis, dewand increased | tive Council in relation to this matter, ad- | accommodation adequate to the public wants, | dressed to His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, | and we shall be prepared to deal liberally with will be laid before you, together with Commu-| any measure which will provide additional ac- | nications on the sane subject, which have) eommodatiens for those departments, and give | passed between the local Government ard Her! security against accideute by fire to the Records Majesty's Principal Secreiaey of State fur the | and Public Securities in the Offices referred to Colonies. | by Your Honor.

You will be gratified to leara that the Bill) ~

Any papers which your Honor may cause for the settlement of Wilderness Lands, paseed | to be laid before us, in reference to the neces by you during the last Session, has resulted

sity of appointing aa additional Judge in the satisfactorily. Under its provisions 13,365) Supreme Court, will meet with due attention. acres of Land have been taken up, 1@ most in-| The assurance that steps have been taken stances, by sulstantial Settlers. | to eewure the laying dowa of @ new Cable, and Three Estates, comprising in the aggregate | the extending of Luland Telegraphic Commu 17,352 acres, have been acquired by the Gov-| nication, meets our eordia! approval. ernment, under the Land Purchase Act, since }t is gratifying to learn that a Committee of you last met, at # cost of £6,409, the parti- | the Congrese of the United States paid a visit culars of which will be laid before you. to this Colony, during the past Summer, with The returns from the Laud Oflice are very | the view of obtaining information upon the satisfactory, aad evidence the desire of the important subject of Reeiprocai Free Vrade gecunpnis of the Government Lands to become | hetween thie Island and the United States. It freeholders, and an apprecjation, on their part, wil be a matter for general rejoiciag should of the advantages conferred by the Laud Pur-| the information furnished to the Committee on chase Bill. that oceasion by the Executive Couneil result An Act for the amendment of the Laws re-| j, extending the trade relations of tne Colony.

| { | |

be laid before you. Its object will be to re-| pepert of members of the Executive Council, duce the aiten@ance now required by Law for! and the correspondence between the local Drill of the General Militia; but, at the same (Gjovernmert and Her Majesty's Principal time, to extend such an enccuragement to a) Secretary of State tur the Colonies on this stated number of Volunteers as wil increase | subject. ths efficiency of that valuable branch of the! We are pleased to he informed that the Bill "oo : ote etait | for the settlement of Wiidernese Lands, passed e have reason to be grateful to Almighty) jyst Bession, is working satisfactorily as evi God for the general prosperity with which’ the denced by the fact that 13,268 acres of Land Colony has been blessed duriig the past year, | have been taken up under its provisions by and { fervently pray that His favor may be| gubstantial settlers. continued to us, aud that your deliberations,| We shall be glad to receive from your Honor ane tn, meng = Se “9 particulars of the pitohers of Estates by the guided by Him as to advance that prosperity | Government aince the last Session. and tend to the content@ent and happiness of | It is sasisfactory to find that the returns tac people. : ‘from the Land Udjze evidence eu appreciation | Angus MeMillan, Esq., elected a member on the part of the occupants of Goverument | for the Fifth ]) strict of Prince County, alter) Lands of the advantages of the Latd Pur the usual preliminaries, took his seat. chase Dill, as algo a desire to ava’ themselves | The usual standing Committees for the! of jg gssistance in becoming fresholders. | Session were tha appointed. Afjer which the Huvuse abjourned. | Militia and Volunteer Forceg can be ameuded | Tavaspar, March 4th, 1869. [so as to be less burdensome upon the people Hon. Attorney General, from the Committee | — ere, ig | on expiring Laws, reported that the Act in Oo keene es se tgisli Se iva tituled “ An Act to incorporate a Mutual Fire |? 2 . e will » ta ive general satis~ Insurance Company,’* would expire pext May. efficiency, ” tt ede Also, the Act relating to the publishing of faction. Any Pili having these objects in , od . a nice ad dering eh Pros as corvies. And the Ast for Pens ®| dence has favored the Colony is truly a matter | venue. ; parabens Setatifel Give Ho Me. Laid frm the angry Come eating Bast, th Bowe Giver ae pes 2 ee ee tive duties ‘our desire will be to be guided by | in yyew of the difficulty heretofore experienced Higs in dealing with the various subjects which |

iu progarwg the different kinds of stationery | it come betore us, $0 as to promute the

ied, it would be more satisfactory and | S2# | " aves to allow members aud offeerg of the happiness, conjeutmeut aud prospessiy of the Ouse adjourned.

A. McNgitt, Summary Reporter.

Committee, therefore, recommended phat the sum of three pounds be aifowed each member

| in conformity therewith be given accordingly,

| Worthington. ot South Quebec, or the sum of

following effect, viz :— Vo His Honor Sir Robert Hodgson, Knight, |

We, Her Majesty's dutiful and loyal sub.)

'vered au able lecture in the eame place oo the

| understand, been presented to the Government

| horse team, with a covered carriage for the ac-

| lington.”

| MeKensie, eon of Mr. Donald McKenzie, Flat |

| ceived, aud the articles which it contains is wore

|

[#rom ‘the Islauder,| —

To tux Eptror or tue Istanver. Sir ;

As there exists at present, in the minds of | our peuple, considerable difference of opinion as tu the probable expense of builting a Railway {row Summerside to Georgero™n, and as our local Pross do not furnish many | statisties on the subject, wiz you dy me tlie favor to give insettiva to the Report of the | Committee fixing the rate et which the | Tenders for building the Intereojonial have | been accepted ?

Taking jvto consideration oug greater | facilities for such an undertaking, J should say it might be fairly agsumed that one halt of these rates wou!d suffice in this isiand.

lam, Sir, Your obedient servant, JOUN HAMILTON GRAY,

March 3, )869.

COVY OF & REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE HON- ORABLE THE PRIVY COUNCIL, APIROVED BY MIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, LY COUNCIL, ON THE 2TH FEBRUARY, 1869. On the recommendation of the Honorable the

Acting Minister of Public Works, and for the

reasons given im the report of the Lutercolonial

Railway Commissioners, the committee ad-

vise that the folluwing tenders for the coustruc-

tion of sections of that railway, Nos. J, 2, 3, and

4, respectively, be accepted, and that contracts

that is to say:

Section No. 1 to Messrs. H, H. Hore y & Co, of Ottawa, for the sam of 175,000 dollars, be- ing at the rate of 8,750 dollars per mile.

Section No. Z to Messrs. George & James

209,000 dollars, being at the rate of 14,950 dollars per mile

Section No. 3 to Messrs Jobn Elliott, Robt Graat, and Chas. Whitebead, of Brantford, for the sum of 288,000 dollars, being at the rate of 12,000 dollars per mile.

Section No. 4 to Messrs. George & James Worthington, of South Quebec, for the sum of

297,000 dollara, beamg at the rate of 11,000 dol- lars per mile, Certified. Sigued, WM. H. LEE,

Clerk Privy Couaeil.

_—_———— << - - tar A Public Meeting was held at Summer

side on Monday evening last, fur the purpose of Assisting in the construction of a telegraph line to Alberton. The Government are also to be asked, we learn, to cauee a preliminary survey to be made for a line of Rattros’ between Charlottetown aud Summerside !

Queen's County Rirce Association. — Tae Auuus!l Meeting of this Association, was held in the Court Koom of the Colonial Building, on Monday afternoon last, and was well attended by the Officers of the Kegiment Coil. Beer presided, Atter the Secretary, Capt. F. Longworth, read the Report for the past year, which was adopted, the Officers fur the ensuing year were elected, as

follows :—

Patron—His Honor Sir Robert Hodgson. } Admiral Bay field,

Judge Young. President—Col. T. H. Havilead.

let Vice do—Col. H. Beer.

Vice Patrons

Zod do do~—Major Mabon. Couccil—Major Morris; Captein Dogherty; Capt. McRae; Capt. Holman; Capt, Wood; Capt.

THE WHBLAN FUND.

A grand Literary, Musical acd Dramatic Entertainment, by the members of the C. ¥ M. L. Inaitete, in aid of the Waxtan Fuyp, wiil take piace in St. Patrick's Hall, on* Friday evening next. We bope to see this Entertainment liberally and trast thats sum of morey may be realized by thL‘s undertaking which will encourage similar Susieties to a:d in the good work of | providing for the widow and aun of yur late | lameuted friead, the Hon. E. Whelan, one of | the ablest statesmen that ever graced the | Halle of our Legislatures and one who was |

patronized,

always foremost in siving aid and encourage-

meut to our Literary and Debating Sucieties. i

“> 9e* &

ta Tie most vivient evow storw of the pre- sent Winter commenced early on Friday morning last, avd eoutinued during the day. Ou Friday night the storms subsided, and on Saturday. whico was a very fine day, laborers were seen in every direction levelling, aud hauling away the suov. | which accumulated tu the yards Early on Suu-} day morning another suow storm commencedand con inved all day tong, which has surpassed in Vielenee anything experieuced in this Island for seme years past. We fear postal communication with distant parts of the Islaud will be obstructed lur some weeks ty come.

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Fire Engineers for the City of Charlote- town, for the year 1869.

The Common Council of Charlottetown have mate the following appointments for 1X69 ;— Thomas Alley, Esq , Chief Engineer. Ward No. 1—Wiliiam R. Wateon, ad —Jolin Inge, — William G. Wright, No. 2—Jobu Henry Gates, —Cwen Counoliy, —Houw, H J. Callbeck, No. 3—William Heard, —Heury Pope Walsh, —James B Pollard, Ward No. 4—Hon George Beer, . —Thomas W Dodd, —Julu Breckenu, o—~Simou Davies, — David Laird, —George Douglas. seo At thie season, when eoughs and colds are so prevalent, an effectual remedy, aud ene eusily ob- tained erry Duvis’ Vegetable PAIN KILLER [tis yo new nostrum, vended by unknown agents, but has etood the teat of over twenty yeurs and, those who use the article, internally or externally. wifi connect with it yratetul recollections of its worthy inventor.—Hastixce’ Cnronxicie, C.W | Pas Kitten.—The testimonials borne to the efficacy.“ this valuable medicine are sufficieut to Warrant ite intr-duction into every house. Our own opinion ig the. wo family should be without a boule or it for a single hour. In flesh wounds, aches, pains, sores. &e., it is the most effectual remedy we know of. A bottie will last for a very long Uine, aud its low price places it within the reach of all. Our readera will remember that the Mesers. Perry Davis & Son have opened a house in Montreal, wheuce Canadian orders are supplied —Newa, St. Juns’s, C. E. Davis) Pain Kitcter.—From the reports of dealers in this city, we think no pro rietory medi- eine has hada larversule. Its valuable propensities usu speedy cure for pain, cannot fail to be general- fy appreciated, and no fwmily should be without it, in case of accident, or sudden attacks of dysentery,

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Molntyre; Capt. Lord; Capt Longworth; Capt. lensiey, and Lieut. Full. | The Council re-elected Capt. Lord, Treagurer, | and Captain Longworth, Secretary. The Counei! was empowered to purchaee « Prize Chalienge Cup, tobe offered for competition in Jaly next; open to Island Volunteers, and ¢leo } those of tue Diminivg oi Csnogle. — Her. } —— - | TF On Wednesday se’nnight Mr. Edvard |

Roche lectured befvre the *Catholie Young

Men’s Literary Inetitute,” on “ The influence of the Mechanical Arts upon Social Progress.” Mr, |

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astoutshing influence exerted by moderr inven- tions io the improvement cf the social condition of the human race, the difusion of knowledge, end ithe extension of liberty and civilization.

On Wednesday last, Kichard Reddin,Esq , deli- | “Emineat Literary Mea of the Eightceats Cea- tury.” |

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ig Peritioxe, numerously signed, have, we | from the inhabitants of the flourishing Settle. | ments of Somerset and Middleton, praying that | Semi-weekly communication may be established | between Charlottetows aud Saamereide by way | of Anderson's Road —their present mail facilities being, in the opinion of petitioners, ** behind the times, aud not in accordance with the wants of the inbabitants.’" It is proposed that a two-

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! commodation of travellers, be at once placed on this route, aud that said team ‘* continue on trom Middleton, through Central and North Bedeque, to Suumerside.*’

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MEETING AT LOT 14.

A Meeting was held at Back Scttlement, Lot 14, on Tuesday evening, the Lith Feb , for the pur- | pose of establishing anew school. Mr. John | Hatkness was caljed to the ehair. After the bu-i- ness conneeted with seiid School was finished, it was moved by Mr. Neil Mchinnon, seconded by William Dennis, and agreed to unanimously, | ‘* That tnis Settlement be hererfter known as‘*Ar- | After which the meeting dispersed, |

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Sao Accyent.--We regret to bear that William River, and one of the owners of the Brigt. Plei- ades, Mckae, master, wae lost off the ill of Port. land, Eogiend, om the 15th January last. He went on the after-house to hand down the down haul, which he succeeded in doing, and when in the act of regaining the deck, a heavy sea struck | the vessel, andthrew Mr. MeKenzie overboard, The wird was blowing a gale atthe time and | though the ship was put abvat immediately, noth- | igg.gopld be done tosave him. The deceased, who was in the acith yegr of bis age, was a quiet inoffensive young wan, and bore an irreproachable moral character. We deeply sympathise with his parents aud relatives in their heavy affl.ction.— / at.

fF The Rev. Mr. Frame, Presbyterian Min- ister, of Summerside, was presented by certain members of bis congregation, a few days since, with @ purse contsiping the gum of thirty | dollars,

Gar Mr. James W. Richards delivered a lec- | ture before the Port Hill Debating Seciety, on the 24th ult., on ** Pneumatics,’’ which is nigh- ly spokea of by those who had the pleasure of listeuing to it.

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Cardigan Temperance and Debating Society.

On Taesday evening, Feb 9th, the subject for | discussion was, “* Woaid it be advisable ter P. E. Island to enter Confederation upon reasonable terme!” The debate was opened by William P. Lewis, Esq., in favor of Confederation. He was usked to mention terms, He said be would leare that to abler minds; but his opinion was, that the grand chain of Jptercolonial Kailway could not be finished until #. EB. Island formed links in that chain. He thougkt a proper Steamboat should ply in winter between Three Rivers and | the main land, when it could possibly be accom. | plished. He also thought that we bad a right to | receive an annuity, the same as New Lrunswick | and Nova Sevtia. The subject was warmly dis- cussed that evening, and adjourned till Tuesday | evening the I6th, when it was closely contested | uotila late hour When tbe house divided, there | appeared 33 iu favor of Coutederation upon terms to the above effect, and 14 stuck to no terms W, Stewarr, Sec’y.

Y-M. C. A. Literary Class

Ou W ednesday evening last, instead of the asnal debate, the Class, as nunoguced, gave &@ Literary Kutortainment, consisting of readings essays, aud recitations, by several members of Lhe Class

The subject fur discussion next Wernesday | evening will be, * Are Classics an essential part of «a yood Education.” Lo be opened by Mr. Uarvld May.

W. F. Dawson, Sec’y.

~— oo Leonard Scott & Co.. of 140 Fulton Street, New | York. are still supplying English readers, on this | side of the Atiwutie, with BinckwWood # Magazine | and the four British eviews, at prices which bring | them within the reach of moet persons whe desire | to take them, notwithstanding these publisher, |

ers. Blackwood for January, 1869, hae been re

thaw an equivalent for a whole year's sybscription

<r Taz Masonic Mostuty —The Feb: uary rumber of the above gork, whieh commencss the Sixth Volume, has been reeeived, It is published by Mr fT Wedman, a native of Prince Edward Island, and gdited by Mr. Samuel Evans. $2.50 is the oharge per year. Address, 36, Kilby Street,

We have seldom teen a finer display of ladies Dress Materials than that exhibited by our triend Robert Young, They cousist of ‘an al- most endless variety of fancy Dresses, from 104 per yard upwards, Coburgs, in almost every shade and way: Winseys, good and heavy, from Tid peryard, French Merinoes, in all the leading colors, Fery cheap, Prints from 8d per yard very good and nice Ginghawe from Qd.

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diarrhea cholera morbus, and even Asiatic cholera. yields to its magic power, ue we see by reperts from those sectious in the south west where the disease has been particularly virulent to great aumbers.—Montreat TKAxscaipr,

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donatioys for the Basayr or Refreshment Table

There are probably a hundred or more persons | i0 this ead veighboring towns, who daily suffer | trom the ditseasing effcets of kidney troubles, who dv not know tha “Johnson's Anodyne Liuiment” is almost a certain cure In severe Cases, great) rclief may be obtained, if not a perfect cure.

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We notice that the Agriculrural papers all over | the eouutey recommend the use of “Sheridan’s | Cavalry Condition Powders. Farmers and others | iu this seetion have long knowr and SBppreciated the udvautages of these Powders over ali others.

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Holloway’s Ointment and Pills —Consumption Prevented.—Iifluensa, cold s,aod fever are over

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Though easily cured at first, when neglect: d they frequent- ly induce serious diseases, of which the chief and most fatal is consumption. If Holloway’s Pills be resorted to on the first appearanee of any of these jiseases, and if the symptoms be very urgent, his ‘ing pent should also be well rubbed twice a day