Local and Other fie:

iin ’ Rs,

Tue ice on the Hillsborough is rapidly

disappearing

Great attractions at Weexs Co's Tailor ing Department. —?i

Owr1ne to the heavy rain the market was poorly attended to-day.

Apovur 200 first-class patterns of tweeds to select from at W. A. Weeks & Co's.

Gents’ wanting a good stylish suit, should leave their measure at W. A. Werexs & Co.

Look in and inspect W. A. Wrexs & Co new cloths for spring and summer wear.

Tue Singing Match between Messrs. Muncey and MeSween, of Summerside, re- sulted in the defeat of the first named. Try again, Mr. Muncy.

Mr. George Henshaw died at Virginia, Annapolis County, N. S., on the 16th inst, ata very advanced age. One of the local papers puts him down at 105 years, and an- other at 110,

WE understand that a Western contem- perary was obliged to suppress a full issue on account of a libelous paragraph that found way into its columns. A rather heavy loss, by the way, but unfortunate debtors should not be made subjects of comment.

Ar the Stipendiary Magistrate’s. Court, this forenoon, Michael Power, cooper, for assaulting his wife Mary, was fined 85 ; and Mary, for being drunk and incapable, was fined $1 and costs, The parties arrested for assaulting Peter Costello were further remanded till Tuesday.

Russian agents are said to be traversing India, taking sketches of fortresses and preparing plans for future invasion. And it is reported, on good authority, that secret instructions have been sent by the Indian (rovernment to every British post in India to make thorough plans of defensive works, such as they would employ in ease of a suc- cessful foreign invasion.

“Ropert S. Cuapman, hotel-keeper, of Moncton, charged with perjury, was ex- amined on the 26th. The evidence against him was not extremely strong, but His Honor thought it quite sufficient to put him on trial at the County Court ; and the pris- oner being asked what he had to say in an- swer to the charge, he replied, ‘‘ Not guilty.” He was released on bail.

On Saturpay last another batch of work- men were notified that their services would not be required after the first of the coming month. The number discharged is placed at 40, 60 and even 80 persons, but the larger number is probably tov high. Men have been dismissed from the carpenter shop, paint shop and erecting shop, but principally from the paint shop. — Monc- ton Times.

HANAN has compleied arrangements for rowing Fred Plaisted on Toronto Bay, May 15th, for $1,000 a side, two miles, straight away, Plaisted receiving expenses. It is also decided to row Morris at Pittsburg, June 20th, for $1,000 a side, five miles, Hanlan receiving $200 expenses. From Pittsburg Hanlan goes to St. John, to row Ross, between the middle ana end of July. Hanilan is in excellent health, and is out every day on the Bay.

Now that Charlottetown harbor is free from ice, it would be a great benefit to the travelling public, and our people generally, if the Northern Light ran to this port for the balance of the season. We have heard that Hon. John F. Robertson, yesterday, telegraphed to Ottawa regarding this much desired change. We hope his efforts will be speedily successful. The difference in the-sail between Pictou and Charlottetown isjonly half an hour longer than to George- town.

Own the application of His Excellency the Governor-General to the University of Lon- don, made through the Colonial Office in October last, the Senate of the University have that examinations in connection with the Gilchrist Scholarship, subsequent tosthat of matriculation, may be conducted in the different Provinces, so far as concerns degrees in Arts and in Laws, and the !st of

y in each year is named as the time at which the places for holding the first and second examinations for degrees in Arts, and the Ist of October for degrees in Law, must he ascertained and repirted to the Senate.

Tur relations of England and Russia ap- to be be becoming more imbittered every day anda very slight mtter might bring on a war. The Austrians, the more they see of the Treaty of San Stefano, the lees they are satisfied with it, but it seems that Austria will not join England in any movement against Russia as Austrian and English interests are not identical, It might be supposed that there were some Eugopean interests involved ia which these powers might find a common ground, but it s there is not. No doubt the attitude of Austria is due to German influence and a desire.to preserve the Imperial Alliance in- tact. As matters stands now the peace of Europe and all alliances whatsoever seem to stand on very unsafe ground.

A prupiic Temperance meeting was ad- dressed at Hazel Grove by the G. W. Patriarch on Wednesday last. Hunter

River and Hazel Grove were well repre-_

sented at the meeting. At the close it was

reso ; E 88, be re ; m3 and 45 a

in for t purpose. he G. W. a immediatel to the re-organ- after which the following officers we elected and installed: W.'P.,

Allan Me ; W. A. F. McLennan ; R. S., Joseph all; A. R. S., H. Dixon; F. 8., E.

. Crabbe , T., Norman

Lennan ; Ch. Norman Gillis ; C., Richd. E Bagnall; A’ ©. A. Bagnall; L. S., 4. Nicholson ; 0. 8., Alex. McLennan ; “6 e A,

W. B:, Samuel Pound. Bro. Ge

ne was duly commissioned as D. G, Ww, P. Night of mevting— Monday.

that Crystal Spring Division, No |

Latest by Telegraph.

WAR NEWS.

Special Dispatch to Examiner. Lonpon, March 2%.

The House of Lords was crowded this afternoon. Many members of the Lower tiouse were present. Lord Derby soon en- i tered after 6 o'clock, and took his seat be- low the gangway, instead of on the 'Treas- jury bench. He arose almost immediately, and announced his resignation as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, which, he saidg had been accepted by the Queen, and he only contin- ued to hold the office until the appointment of his successor.. He regretted that under the circumstances it would not be justifiable for him to follow the cus- tomary course of explaining in detail the difference which led him to resign. The Cabinet had arrived at certain con- tlusions in which he was not able to con cur. To prevent needless alarm he would say he did not consider those measures as necéessanmly tending to bring about war. He rave the Cabinet credit for simcerely desir- ing Kuropean peace. Bat he could not re- yard the measures which had now been re- solved upon as a product in the interests of peace,or necessary for the safety of the coun- try, which the concurrence of Parliament is asked for. The measures of which he had spoken would vindicate his opimons. Fe would state, however, that he did noi dessert from the Cabinet’s views of the con- di ions upon which Europe might go into he Congress. He recounted the obstacles to the meeting of Congress, but the fault lid not rest with the Government of this country.

Lerd Beaconsfield said that he wonld willingly refrain from noticing the reasons which had influenced Lord Derby to resign, until a period when those reasons might be legitimately considered by the House, so that the misclnef might not oc- tur from unnecessary mystery. It was his luty to say that, in consequence ef the be- lief of the Government that the Congress would not be held, and that the hopes of rectifying the disturbed balance of power in ¢}

the Mediterranean had ceased, it was the luty of the Ministers to consider what steps should be taken to prevent impending mis- chief. They had, therefore, advised Her Majesty to avail herself of the service of her reserve forces—a message to that effect will be laid before Parliament.

PROVINCIAL ECISLATURE.

House of Assombly.

Yuurspay, March 23.

House sat with closed doors until recess.

After recess, the House went into Committee of the Whole ta consider the County Courts Amendment Act—Mr. Calhoun in the chair.

Mr. Hackxert thought the Clerks should be vaid according to the work they have to per form. Thought the salary should, in some way, be left optional with the Government.

Mr. McLean moved ia amendment that the salaries should range between $100 and $500.

Hon. Mr. Davies, Hon. Mr. Svuiutvan and others opposed the amendment, on the ground that it would entail additional expenditure.

Amendment lost.

Mr. WetsH moved that the Speaker take the chair. The Biil was so voluminous and contained so few reakamendments to the pres- ent law that he thought it should be with- drawn, re-cast and re-introduced. Motion lost.

House then proceeded with the Bill, clause by clause— striking out clanses which con- tained no amendment of the existing Act.

At ten o'clock progress was reported, and the Speaker resumed the chai.

Hon. Mr. Davigs mtroduced an Act to amend the ‘‘ Public Schools’ Act, 1877.” Read a first time.

Hon. Mr. Davies introduced a Bill to incor- porate Wildey Lodge of Oddfellows. Read a tirst time, and referred to Committe on Pri- vate Bills.

Hon. Mr. Prowse gave notice of a motion that no new matter upon which a Bill may be founded te introduced after Thursday, 4th April.

Mr. McKay asked what steps the Govern- ment had taken to construct a Bridge across the West River.

Hon. Mr. Stewart: The Engineer made a survey : but the location of the Bridge is not yet fixed.

Mr. FARQUHARSON asked why the proposed ;road between McCarthy’s and Tryon Road had not been opened.

Hon. Mr. Stewart said the land damages claimed were enormous.

House adjourned.

Fripay, March 29th.

The Private Bill Committee reported in favor of a Bill to Incorporate Wildey Lodge of I. O. O. F, It was received and read a first \time, and ordered to be read a second time to- | morrow.

Mr. CaLtuoun moved for a Special Committe to inquire into the cost of and the advisability of establishing a Registry Office in Prince County. He explained the present necessity of such an office in that County, and thonght ‘it would be self-sustaining. At present it cost ‘each farmer $5 who wished to make a search in the Registry Office of this city. This, he \thought, was en injustice that should be

remedied. | Mr. Wexs# was not in favor of establishing 'a Registry office in Prince County The people ‘of that part hac. good means of travelling, and | not like the people of his District who had to travel by roadsome twenty or thirty miles to a Registry Office. They had as good a right to @aim ove as the people of Prince County.

Mr, McMisuan said the office could be es- tablished without much cost. and if Prince County could sustain one, he thought they were entitled to it.

Mr. Sutiivan said if Prince County hada claim to a Registry Office, King’s County had an equal claim. He conld not see any good argument indavor of establishing such an office in either “places, as the one which did the whole business of the Island, was almost a bur- then on the country.

The Motion was then put and carried. Com- mittee: Messrs. Calhoun, McMillan, Conroy, Hackett and Lea.

_ Mr. McKay presented a petition from the {electors of the Second District of Queen’s

{suitable for the good foundation of a heavy

County, asking for the repeal of the the Assea- ment Act of last session. The petition was received and read, and ordered to lia on the table.

The House then went into a Committe of the Whole, for the further consideration of the County Courts’ Act.

Correspondence,

ne” We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions or atatementa of carre epondents,

T'o the Editor of the Examiner.

Sir, -As your special correspondent labored at Ottawa with such acceptance to the Patriot that his telegrams were considered worthy of transference (without credit) to its columns, ] am somewhat surprised to see that it is now decrying his work. As to the charge that since his return the EXAMINER is more strong- ly in favor of Protection, I have read the Ex AMINER attentively and I have failed to detect in it anything very strongly in favor of Pro. tection—-eXcept the quotations from Mr. Me- Kenzie’s speeches. f[. must admit that, with regard to this question, you are pretty effect- ually exposing the hypocrisy of the ‘organized / hypocrisy.” Yours,

A Free Grit. f ‘h’}

Ch'town, Mareh 28, 1878.

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Falconwood Asylum.

T'o the Editor of the Hxaminer :

Sim, — Your issue of the 27th inst. contained , a letter from Messrs. Stirling and Harris re lating to the new Lunatic Asylum, wherein

they feel sore to think that the public dare to iook at, or inspect, or pass any opinions about it—that they think themselves supreme, and no one herefknows_ “anything at all about the matter.

The several members of the Upper and Lower Houses spoke freely upon the subject. antl some of them are good judges of Island sandstone.

Now, the stone used for the new Asylum has been taken from a quarry of as poor stone as any on the Island. Messrs. Stirling & Har ris, or the printer, must have made 8 me mis- take respecting it being fifty feet above the level of the sea; filty imches would be nearer the height. The stone in Woolrich’s Cuury is much superior, and as that strata runs easi- ward, H. Longworth’s hill produces much bet- ter stone; and a little further east, on the farm recently owned by C. Gardiner, the stone is infinitely harder and better.

Now, Mr. Editor, as ‘‘Lookeron” isan ‘‘unmer- cantile traveller,” and not here to reply for himseli, I will reply, in a few words for him, by saying that ail he advanced is correct.

The stone uSed is only common _ red, soft and stone, with a very smail proportion of silica, and not in the Jeast bordering on the foundation of frecstone.; therefore class it :s argiliaceous. The only stone on this Islanu

structure, are the surface boulders that have been exposed to the action of the atmosphere for many years.

Mr. Thomas Alley took a great deal of trouble in procuring such for the foundation of the Methodist Brick Church in Charlottetown, and Mr. C. Heartz built the foundation wall in his usual superior woikman- like manner—all of these native stone boulders —4 years since; and another foundation as good, cannot be found on the Island.

This winter's test to the red sand stone trimmings of St. James’ Church, now in course of erection, should not be mentioned, as we have not had the usual rains, thaws, or frosts, this winter. And again, look at the red, sandstone trimmings of the present Tignish

srick Church, only a few years built, but now they are wasting.

‘the French Drains may have been covered with snow so that the eye of ‘ Lookeron” could not discover them; but the rest of the | foundation should show something of the va yrious Drain Pipes—of the many different sizes .--te which Messrs. 8. & H. have made no

reference.

‘* Lookeron” is right respecting the sashes. The corners of both the upper and lower sashes | at themeeting bars, are not properlyput together; ‘ with that exception, they are tolerably well made, and the material of about half of the quantity made, is very good; but the other half, in many respects, is not as good,

And in regard to Mr. Sterling’s thirty years in these Provinces, he never before has been obliged to ‘trumpet his experience as an over- seer. He now made a mistake and took upa ‘‘Hautboy” in place of a Trumpet, and in using it to convince ‘‘an unbelieviug soul,” found it to be only a ‘* flageolet.”

Mr. Editor, 1 must close now, by saying that the architectural performance and arrange- ments of the plans are very superior, and I doubt if they could be surpassed on this side of the Atlantic, and 1 do hope the Government will appoint a Commission of five or more per- sons, to see that the whole is properly carried out to the true intent of the oo and specifi- cations, both in regard to materials and good workmanship. And, further, Mr. Editor, I do assure you that it is no jealous feeling on my part towards the contractor or overseer that I have written the above, for I feel my- self more competent to attend to my own avo- cation, following the ‘‘ Plow,” &c., than to have anything to do with a public contract.

I thank you for your indulgence, and believe me to be a well-wisher of all truth and duty.

GAMMARUS.

Ch’town, March 29, 1878.

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