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in the Colonial Herald of ,Sept. lilth. me is an account ofa meeting to secure a

Su-:uncr for communication between Char- ,,,,,,.|0u-ii and Picton and if practicable to im-ludc Mlrauiiclll. The Herald in its

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'l`ln- meeting was rcspcctably, although

,|01 very numcrously, attended. The iluum-able the Chief Justice having been 1,-alleil lo the chair, several gentlemen ad- iin-_~.~eil the meeting; all concurring as to ilu: importance of the object in view, und

,\,;rci-_iu|_; generally as to the cxpcdicucy if c|nl»i-.\i~in;.: liiirmulcli in the proposed plan, proviih-<l means could be raised for~prcour` in-,fallout uf sufficient' powcr to vi itloth Bliizmiiclii and Plciou during the \vcck. lhu one opinion prevailed as to the abso- lulc :li-ccssity of keeping up, at all events, a rl-'_fulur inlicrcoursc by steam with l’il-Lou. in order to secure _the advuulngcs

ofa speedy communication with the par-' 0”” °0“\1Uyi but as no plaxl had helm matured, n Committee was appointed lto

ascertain, ascorreetly as they couldfthef ezrpeuss of procuring a steam boat ofnbt less than fifty horses power, adequate run twice a week between Chariottewdn

and Pictou; und also the additional outl'syi that would bc uscessdry to pro\'ide a boht of suilleient' power .to make, in addition, one _trip to'Miramlchi within the week, the expense of supporting the same, &c., and to report thereon to another public meeting to be-called for the purpose. The following gentlemen were appointed n. committee to make the necessary' ln-

quiries, viz:-Thc Hou. T. H. Havlladd, Messrs. Young, F. Longworth, Juh.. Duncan, Coles, Tremain, Beers, E. Palmer and Capt. Swabey. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting rl lspcrsedl- g I

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‘ Our young men at College and alllsf and students nf,ancleut history ,will dad an inspiring example of what is possible forssmall community, in the history of Athtns in the _i50'years- from 350' to before the Christian"Era. Let it be re- membered that the free citizenship of Athens during this period did not exceed in numbers the present population of Prince Edward Island. Yet It is claimed that within the period of time referred to Athens producedmore men truly famous ithan the Anglo<Saxon race has produced in all its history.

_V Fourteen Atheninns are named as com- llng within this category of great msn ‘und it is claimed that theEngiish-speaking

race has not yet produced more than two

of oqualgrado with thesc"fourteen. The

thus setiup for the greatness and

glory ofthe Athenians is A bold one, was wuiunntngs, lu Among pmlowf phers sud teachers what Angloksaxon mrs was somites, ‘1>|»»r».s‘°'fS`£ns¢`aa¢fo What orator stands in the same class with Demcsthenes or Perloles’i What dramatic poet, save Shakespeare only shall challenge the supremacy of `Aesehy- -las, Sophocles or Eurypidesi What

sssulptor has so immortallsed himself asf ,did Palmas and Pl-sxltclesr 'ras Parts- Venom, "the most perfect building the ,world ever saw,” vindicates Callicrates M Bllllreme in architecture through all the' ages. 4 We need not traverse the entire list, but if we turn for a moment from thosej

.cminenw in the arts of peace to those whd |z_d`lried splendid historic triumphs in 'War- »fare_ on sea and land, the mind instantly recalls tile names of Thcm'istce`e»-I of-

.letthat pass." Comparisons* are odious. Is there not however, in these memorable namesnnd illustrious deeds whose fame has descended to us somelnsplratlon 'o'

an age and a community such as ours?

`\ As I have said 'Prince Edward Island

has as many free citizens as Athens had lu her day of greatest glory. Shutting

our eyes to ulsomewhat barren past, is it

some of our young men should aspire to

some one among 'uswho will say to him'

Athenlsus who attained the highest'

self§"‘I' `will "make 'myself 'tho greatest

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’si1`»na1a»'nd sfruitdésbr Hartson. laariiuen- N0tl1lns.h°wevcr. weld be more

ujhnivorsal fame? Why may there notbcvl

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1 Itis _boliev,ed_by many that thelrecent rise of great fortunes' in this country and

tions that have largely replaced the ln_ ll dividuai employer have lessened and limited those opportunities for success in 'life which formerly were open to young

drroncous. The opportunltes today are

greater than ever. It all depends on the young man himself.

Generally speaking, the whole question

depends upon self-denial. This is as im portant to financial success as it is to health. The man who has a sound body

and asound fortune at fifty can quickly

Specifically speaking, later success

comes from curly saving. It is the habit

who is going to win a large fortune-uid what is equally important, be able to kceplt-must learn early whnt it is to have n bank account, and what curcful investment means. The clerk who can save one hundred dollars and invest it in the safest and most remunerutive \\ ny has

already mastered thc essential <~lmruci1-r of the problem und is much iurilicr along the road to wealth nnd success ihun pur-

haps many imagine. There arc only two secrets of success and they arc "Work Hard" and “Save Your Money."

trace both back to sel[~denial.

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not time thht the budding ambition off ' -

crater, or philosopher, or dramatist, or

-days' when n noble Greek uttered it

“That man has but un iguoble umliiiiml

sculptor, or painter, or architect in all the ' who is willing to bury his name in the

world?" Is this not as true now as in the ; same grave with his body!"

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The lnflictmomrbeing read by ihc Clerk oi the Urown lhe :Solicitor General pro'

rccdml lu iulllress the Jury. Mr. Pctcls at that lime was noted ns'a young lawyer,

for his legal kno,\vic(lu`c and foreusic"`-Petersandlistened with intense interest

ability. llis .speech on ihis occasion was nueoltlicla-st c\ev delivered buiorc the hm-oliliis island. The case was uot un-

duly pressed against the prisoner, hc usk_- cvl lorjustice and nothing more. Spaci- would not allow us to give more of this

magnillccnt effort of the learned counsel_ Ourmullug i.seem.1 tu us like a brilliant orliwliich nfterslxty years the mists bc- lm; cleared away shines with all its origin- nl hcauty. .

At the concluslolh of Mr. l‘eter's l\ddres~ the l'ollo\ving witnesses were examined ox. llliiilart of the Crown viz, John Morris. .iolm Tnnton, Isamc Scales, Thomas Broad. .loscphI’ope, Daniel Green, John Dukcr :md William Fulker; the last two were on hozml the schooner when lllscox ilrcd nu( in his employ. Dr. Poole a resident o Gluulclilctovvn gave evidence relative to the muse of deccased's deatl1.Hc produced the shot extracted which corresponded wi|htl|;\t on board. The Court then arl_ l0\\\`uv<l until next day Dee. 5th., when the council for the defence would lake up the msc lor his unfortunate client. °

Un lhc sits now occupied by Mrs. Tl`l|amae.'i‘anton was n. good sized house, alum time of the trial belonging to H- "\l‘l'.\', which was always in request l~yll.1-li-adlng members oi the court dur~ ilazilw sittinlr in the village. The case of llisccx was entrusted' to Charles Young “"" mi" ill!! Prisoner had como from Hall'

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sic himself liedlssect(-fi every phase of law

Iiu favor of his cllcnl. and case. The up- 'WM the ,july houghw Hui gh,-y no W.

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hrilliuut stars in the political huriion of Nova Scotia when llnwe -wasvathls zenith.

wand 'Charles their brother made his ad vent

at thc bar of l’. Islhnd. lic had nn doubt followed the able speech of Mr

tothe facts which he w|\s powerless to

-,'d,e‘ny. Even the man and the boy in the schooner were crown witnesses. Ile must

,have thought it hopeless to idefend __'ivIiscnx, or he at least was not equal to the task. Under these circumstances in

'lVfr. Durbyis house where they hoth slu_\~~ ed hc induced Mr. Iiinns to take up lin defense of his cruel but uniortuuulc

client. It was we imagine a lucky chungc for Hlscox, us he escaped the gallons Mr. lllilna upon v\l|¢.u| thc ‘case lhus de 'olvrd to dcfend the prisoner wasufluc

'oukiug old gv|\tl\~|nun, well versed in* ‘egal lore, with n large cxperlcnoc in irimlnalcnses. The writer when young has heard him with marked attention as

with un earncstncss and graviiy peculiar

parent seriousness ui the plcuder impro»~ sed the lury with the idcu “ills cuule vile just."

Ou the meeting of the court next morn-

ing Mr. Iiinns was in his place and open- ed up the case for the defense. He claim- ed that the action of thc magistrate was illegal; that hcfore the wnrrantwas issued' the evidence of tho party informing, should have been taken on oath; that the` name of the offender should have been on it in full, not simply Hlscox, and made inany other points in favor of the prison-

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to the character of the prisoner, notably

Mr Burnstead of Halifax who did l»usi~

ness here, the Attorney General, Robert iioulgsoliclnserltlwcase for the crown in a lengthy rcview of the arguments made' use of by the prisoner's counsel. As the facts of the case were pwviously well elucidated. it is unhcccssnry to give quota tations from n speech repleic with argl!-

luents which could not be coutrovexted delivered with that sumcness of voice and

cnrnestnc-ss of expression of one \vho would not "exaggerate or ought set down in nmllc'-." ' ' '

_ Some' remarks by Mr. `i`oung_nnd the Court luljourns to. thc. nent day when hhey again rnet lb hear the clfarge of His Lordship to the jury. The `eourt during ,Hn sitting was crowded with earnest iatcners amidst c-.onsideruhlc cxclicnlenvlr Thcjury having reilrcdafler the jndgofs 'charge for about two hours returned with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. '1`he

_spent for un uve.. or their allow' Aubjecuuf :Is the law a farce? Ilad they no regard for their oaths or what was _their motive? were exclumnitions heard everywhere by ‘the lircsidc and on the public thorough 'farc. The address _of the :Chief_.`l`ustice ,was tantamount to a charge of perjury. No such a charge in sentencing the prls_ oner was ever given before or since in al case' of murder in’ the Colony. It `was_a severe oaatlgation to those in the Jury

led for

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_,verdict was received with the utmost" astonishment throughout the Colony..

xx’ Zllxhegr s`:;_,n;l;x(;:;; uznznlgsrtag ]'T)'Arcy McGee_whsn at l‘h'c zenith A of his,

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:THE LATE HON. EDWARD WHELAN.

- The into Hon. Edward Whelan, was 'born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1824, and

`_dicd on Dec. 10th, 1807-the anniversary ,of which dats is tomorrow. In curly life' .he was associated with lIon. Joseph iiowo in Nova Scotia andllnter removed ‘to Prince Edward Island filled with thc

inspiration for Responsible Government and Free Education as the exponent of' which he stamped himself as the greatest-

'nf Island' statssmen. Of him Thomas-

!_lltsrary_ fame penned n glowing tribute; -.sud of him another said ho"‘never re-I snemliered to have enjoyed the 'society oil_

anyone who displayed' such `|rlfts ,audi 'Attainments of `a 'homie mind sud pp`|ish~ rd intellect, attractively blended with an evidently innate and almost childlike mo- desty." ' _

“tho crime of: wilful murder, and - alter ai ifull trial, the jury have thought proper to liindyou guilty of manslaughter only, and

i1'av‘e` recommended' you to the mei-elfal

‘f°`n1"ai|m‘a‘of mm-ner, or A' °¢i|a»1'a0°a°<i fpremeditated murder committed under ,olrcumltsnoes to plainly lndlcsla su heart- ~lsn ond cruel disposition, reckless of the ‘oonlequelloes of a' rush and deliberate act,

'which has couiigned to an untimely grade

not tuscan the motives _of the Jury, they must reconcile that in their own cot-

Let it not, however, for one ,moment thought that I sta desirous oi l

‘consideration of the court. You have in~l had a lenient _lury to dealwith,but in' *angles or mn- vel-aiu, I do not haunts? *tially that you are in truth guilty of the

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‘fue of your fellow creatures. I pretend ' -

solencivlt rdstsbetivecn them and thslrl

seeking yourblooli. for from it _as rolsrd ,, my own feoilngs,bot as ng-srdn the course

tie country, I' cannot but deplore the verdict, and I tremble for its results.

lduy Heaven avert the futul ronsrm1c||ec.~ but too likely to ensue. I have said you conimittcd a cold blended lnurdvr in rl :lui

conformity with _your repealed illreats. You reckles~ly look thc llendly aim, vi lilch -\i. one futul momcut made at widow uwrl |-

larpe family of lwlplvss children destiiuh

0-'phr\ns.

“'i‘he sentence thc Court is about to p1o~

uounce upon you is not for thc crime ci which you are guilty, but for that which the jury have thought proper lo find you guilty. You have |nucl\ to repent ol. You have hastened one of your fellow crl-al.urc.~ into the presence of his Maker, his blood is upon your head; and if you are u man and have the feelings of humaniiy, hitlcr ro morse will pray upon your conscience up to the latest hour of your existence. \Viinesses have been brought forward who have testified to the mllrlness of your disposition. They have never seen you .under the exciting influence of unwarrant- ably defending yourself against the arm oi

`,iuSt|ce.

“The sentence of 'the court is that you

Wm. Hlscox he imprisoned three years

_und be kept during that time at hard

‘uber in thcxhouse of correction in tliis County of Prince County." The sentence asthus given was only partially carried

out, as he made his escape from rthg jail about a year after his' trial. The Dart

which was a very small craft lay at Peaire's wharf after. her capture, was mlver|,l5¢`-_<1

‘and sold, we presume by order _of the

xcourtl After his escape Iiiscox madehls 'way to Boston whers‘he_s_olio_ited` subs

from an rfsliiiix

Cape Cod.’i`hc boat was afterwards wreck- ed being u total loss, lhe owner was thrown upon the cold charity of the world. finding ut last u refuge in lhe Boston Aims house where he terminated his ex~

sung." ' _

George Tuntou first came to this country

in lbllll in a ship from Bidcford as ship carpenter, going up to French Village (now St. Elcsnors). He became cnnmourcd

I with the place which was thendottcd with French cottages, whilst the sons of

| Empire Loyali.~u.s were settled around the _beautiful harbour of'Bedeque. I-le return- ed to England* and induced his olficst‘ brother lo' come here from Plymouth where hc resided, engaging in commercial enterprises. George Tanton left England for the lu.-u time in the spring of 1822 with his wife to whom he was ,lust married, a Miss Wood. lie purchased the lnud on which his grandson Albert Tanton now ives, where he resided during the rest oi `h`ls life. He was a wcil~bullt man over (i

fest high, proverbially hospitable and generous. He was fifty four years `old at the time of his death, and besides his widow left nine chilflrcn, live girls and

four boys to mourn their loss.0f thcse,tvvo of the daughters were then married, thc 'other seven were at home. George the oldest boy was about 14 years old when

the sad event occurred, and upon him da- volved the main cure of the farm. As the

years went on they all got lnarricd, and ‘today 150 descendants can be traced of George Tanbon the unfortunate victim of the daring smuggler.

J omv P. TAN-roN.

istencc “unwept. uuhonored and uni

THE lC9l\l_OCLAST

A TYPE.

Swerveless my way-straight througli

blood and tire-

Sociallst, Anarchist, Ilcgieidc!

Stigmntic words, that Centuries past Have burned and branded in my immc,

Till some one hissed, “Ie-onocla.\l."

Ah, yes, Enemy. Yours is the word.

Breaker of images. A vengcr!

I am those. within this human form.

My mother’s milk pour_d into mc

Masses of will, that cooling, lmrilcnwl Muscle, nerve and eye, and .~t|'el\-,fllicxiwl

To hurl down images, nuilrms 1,-rmvn, And \\'0rshl1\, an having; rights <li\ im-. My old grunll dame iluodcd my young

soul

\Viih shrieking tales of outraged maid, Of crushed, enslaved, and ilowncust

men~

‘Neath iron heel, und bloody ss-ourgc- Bt-coming cowards; sullen and ul'|-uivl; With grovellng forms and l|<~arL¢< of uuid

Fame no neighborjs of my ds-.~irr.

Death no terror has. ll, si-t.~. nu-n fu-c.

lconoclasl I nm; unil hurlim_; Gods, that are nolgods, down lou in <lu\l

‘One path is cleared for "l.il»v|'iy." 1 E|.\'xuA Fx,n\'n l<`uu|:\u ».|-:,

MILITIA ORDER.

0'r'rA\va, December 3.-.\n order is-suiul

by the militia department .slum-~ limi wives and families of nonco|nmis.~linu-il officers ami men going to llulifax uri- lo ,remain in their present <|uu|l<-rs uulil further orders.

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