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Tur Daity Examuiver is for sale every day on the trains east and west, and at the follow- ing places:

H. A. Harvir, Charlottetown.

A. D. Haszarp, 7

T. O'CONNELL, . T. L. CHAPPE:LE, -" S. T. Nx.meEs "

P. N. Pare, cor. Pownal and Euston streets. G. A, ArrKen, Georgetown. D. SuTHERLAND, Souris East. A. McAvtay, Head St. Peter’s Bay. D. E@an, Mount Stewart. H. Bezr, Southport. Gro. O'Neitt, Halfway House. Morrow S. Hvaernns, County Line Station. Eomunp Campsett, Prince County Book- store, Summerside W. D. MoNgitt, Al Joun J. ARSNRAUX

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: “MARCH 5, 1879.

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE.

Debate on Want of Confidence Motion Continued.

Marcu 4.

Hon. Mr. Stewart held that the Con- servatives had obtained fair play at the hands of the Government, and ridiculed the reasons given by the four members for their withdrawal. The patronage of the Govern- ment had been dispensed on the principle of fair play without respect to whether the District were represented by a Government supporter or a Government opponent. He denied that the Public Accounts were ‘‘ cooked,” as charged by the hon. member for Cardigan. The unpaid balance carried

‘ over at the end of the year was smaller than ever it was before; and the public contract- ers are paid more promptly than ever they were before. The schools are greatly iu- proved. And relying on the sure justice of history, he cared not whether the Govern- ment were defeated or upheld on the pres ent occasion.

Hon. Mr. FarquHarson gave his reasons for joining the Government. On the whole he agreed in politics with the Hon. Leader of the Government. He was always a liberal, and he followed the Hon. Mr.

‘Davies on account of the principles he laid “down on the floor of the House. He thought Queen’s County should be better repre- ‘“gented in the Executive, and therefore he entered the administration. But no cir- cumstances could arise which would induce “him to take an office. He advised the Leader of the Government to fill the He considerea they had a right to a seat at the Executive Board. The Leader of the Government he considered an honest and straightforward “politician; he did a great deal for the tenants; therefure he joined his govern ment. He was confident a whip had been

-used to drive the four Conservatives out of the Government. He said the party to

‘which he (Mr. Farquharson) is opposed are bloodsuckers and were so for many years.

The tour Conservatives who left the Gov-

‘ernment are like ‘‘drowning men catching

at straws.” The Island is going down, [is on the down grade now. Times are getting worse and worse. Alithe money we can get hold of will not weet our liabilities, and we ougit to make a ‘big push” for our share of the fishery award. We are likely to have a general election. He woald ac- cept the verdict of the people.

Mr. McK vy said there was but one ques- tion befure the country when the present Government attained to power. That ques- tion brought vat men who, otherwise, would never, pruvadly, have obtain+| seats in the Legislature and Governwens. There had been a great doa! of hasty lesslature, He beheved that, when the So ool question was settled, tue business of the Govern- ment was done; an. chat as soun as it was settled, the element exciuted by reason of it should again bo investe! with their rights. Four hon. geatlemen have resign- ed their seats in the Government; and he believed that the Government has lust the confidence of the people. Hs thought the people—and not a fraction of the people— should rule in this Province. In the course of a fruitless four hours’ speech the Coumissieuer of Pablic Works had en- deavored to show that the reasons given vy the foar Conservatives Were Weak and worthiess ; and he thought the able speech of the Leader of the Goverameat contained a good deal vf special pleading. Witn re-

ard tu the witidrawal of the four mem- ers, he held that tnat was a question solely between them and the Government. The Assessment portions of the School Act did not give satisfaction. He believed that the Elucation Act should stand on its own basis. The Trustees should have the power t» tax according to the circumstances of the piople making up thie District. He op posed the Assessment Act. The principle was good, but the principle is not carried out. All dv not contribute in fair proportion. There are exceptions of income which should be in the Bill. Every man should pay tax according to his income. The farmers srould not be the only tax payers. The cities and towns shuuld bear their fair pro- portion of the general tax. The expense is increasing in Cuarlottotown,; and still citi- zona are not taxed. ‘This, he considered, unfair to the country. He would not, however, impose the poll tax in towns, be cause it is levied for the purpose of keeping up the reads of the country—and the citi- g2ns maintan their own streets. He be- lieved the Assesswent Act and the Road

Act were both inistukes. Tke Balios and R gistration Act might also have been postpone! for a time.

The old Asylum should, im his opimen, have been impr. ve {; and an expensive new one should not have been built. He was not yet convinced that the Asylum was a.

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Senter ante Seet good building. = parts had been merely patched up, lo come down to the Public Works, he ques- tioned the statement of the Commissioner, that all accounts against the Government were promptly paid. He knew, himself, that persons could not obtain payment from the Government till after the end of the year. He also questioned the statement that the Commissioner made no distinction between the country Districts which sup- | perted and opposed the Government. He knew that some Districts were favored. The Commissioner has committed the Prov- ince to the erection of a bridge over Trout River, New London, without the sanction of Parliament. The Conmus- sioner had no right thus to disregard the |Legislature. He challenged the Commis- lsioner to show that the erection of the ‘bridge was authorized by the House. There are now in New London district four bridges within four miles; and the bridge over Trout River is not at all required. Last year Mr. Campbell showed that $33,300 could be saved annually without effecting the Civil Service. Anvther Hon. member showed how $64,000 could be saved every every year. And the very reforms then proposed are the reforms now proposed by the Government. He ridiculed the idea that the Leader of the Government had a prescriptive right to lead the Government be- cause, forsooth, he dida professional duty be- fore the Fishery Commission. The Leader of the Government last year asked for $326,000 with which to defray the public service of the year. But he believed that $10,000 or 250.000 more had been expended ; and therefore there isa large deticit. Last year the Government said the officials would steal if their salaries were lowered. Now they themselves proposed to lower the salaries. He believed in the abolition of the Legislative Council. He thought that in this regard the Government had also gone back on their policy of last year. The country has stated it has no confidence in the administration. The Conservative wing of the Government have said they have no confidence in the administration of Mr. Davies. It is the duty of a representative to represent the wishes of the people ; and therefore, as a representative, he would support the motion of waht of confidence in the Administration.

Mr. Conroy said he always thought the sooner a divorce took place between the Liberal and Conservative wing of the Gov- ernment the better.. These ** mixed mar- riages ” are never productive of good. The offspring is generally mongrel. It was so in the case of the Government; and he gave the Conservative members credit for coming out from among them. He (Mr. Conroy) had fought the battle on the School Question bravely and as well as he could. He was beaten. He gavein. He accepted the situation. And now he isa School Trustee, and sends six children to school every morning. Could he prove his sincerity in a more practical way? He be- lieved the Road System had not been improved by the present Government, and he knew his District was neglected and ill-used in respect to Roads. The Assess- inent Act is, im his opinion, a cruel Aci. Under it, executions are now being freely issued by the Government; and he would support no Government which would per- petuate it He did not, for his own part, think he was offered a seat in the Govern- ment because he is a ‘‘ Liberal.” He is not what is known as a ‘‘ Liberal.” But, at all events, in September last, he gota letter from the Leader of the Government asking him to come to town for the pur pose of holding a conference on the matter in hand. ‘To this letter he wrote the fol- lowing reply :—

TicnisH, Sept. 2, 1878.

Sir,—I am in receipt of your circular stating that certain members of the Gov- ernment had resigned, and you were about to fill the vacancies-—previous to so doing you desired to have an interview with my- self and other Catholic members—at the Conacil Chamber, »n Thursday evening oext. I beg, in reply, to state that the Legisla- tion of the two last sessions has been so obnoxious and unpopular with the electors of this District, that they will not readily forgive the geutlemen under whose guid- ance those obnoxious laws have been en. acted ;and,as [ could not support any Government without their sanction, I think it quite unnecessary that I should attend at the Council Chamber on Thursday evening next, as requested. Your Obedient Servant, NicHoLas Conroy.

Subsequently he received the following telegram from the Hon, Minister of Public Works :-—

‘* CHARLOTTETOWN, Sept. 14, 1878. Nicholas Conroy, Esgq.:

Would thank you to come to town to-night or morning's train.

W. D. Stawarr.

To this he replied that he would not come as requested ; and referred the Hon. Coiu- missioner to the letter he had previously sent to the Leader of the Government.

Afterwards he came to town, at the sug- gestion of a friend, to hear what the hon. Leader of the Government had to say for aunself. He was treated very kindly by the hon. gentleman ; and he was offered the ottice of Provincial Secretary and Treasurer and a seat in the Government. The Leader

aid at the time that he thought it was ‘wrong to have a Government in which there was no Catholics.” The hon. gentle- ian made some very pretty offers, indeed. He said, awongst otherthings, that he would **make the reforms required by the Opposi- tion.” Before he (Mr. Conroy) lett the town at.7 o'clock the following morning he wrote the following letter to the Leader of the Government :—

Cuar.oTretow’, Sept. 6, 1878.

Hon. L. H. Davies, M. P. P.

Dear Str,—With regard to the proposal that ‘i would call a meeting of my c.nst tu- ents on my return home, to ascertain their ;opinions on the situation,” I do not at ali'con- sider my doing so necessary. And I now dis-

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tinctly say that I adhere to my refusal of | night to accept office from the present Gov-

ernment, # T am, dear 51,

Your obedient servant, NicHoLas Conroy.

He had nothing to say against the treat- ment of the Hon. gentleman. The Hon. gentleman treated him very kindly. But he felt that he could not accept of his kind offer. If he had done s9, he felt that he need never again have set foot in Tignish as a candidate for the suffrages of the peo- ple. He believed the party to which the Hon. gentleman belonged claimed to be ‘‘Liberal;” and is it ‘Liberalism’ to held on to the Government against the well understood wishes of the people! Why should the Hon. gentleman want to serve the country against its will? He (Mr. Conroy) had no ill-feeling towards the Hon. geatleman—though the legislation he had enacted was most obnoxions to himself and the country. and diametrically opposed to the well understood wishes of the people. He believed the motion before the House represented the desire of the great majority of the people at large ; and, therefore, he would support it. He advised the hon. gentleman to throw up the Government at once.

Hon Mr. Daviss explained that at the time alluded to he gave the hon. gentleman to un- derstand that the principles of the Govern- ment should be maintained.

Mr. Conroy said that the hon. gentleman knew that he had accepted the decision of the majority on the school question, because he had so previously declared himself on the floor of the House. The hon. gentleman at that time expressed his gratification that burning questions had been settled ; but he didn’t say anything distinctly referring to the school question,

Mr. Davies said the hon. gentleman, hefore the conference was over, expressed satisfaction with the reforms proposed on the part of the Government.

Mr. Conroy replied that he gave the hen. gentleman distinctly to understand that he would not accept the hon. gentleman’s offer without the consent of his constituents. The reforms proposed were good enough in their way, but they were not proposed by one who enjoyed the contidence of the people. The hon. gentleman wished to have him gazetted on the following morning inthe Patriot ana eer £ra, but he peremptorially refused the

oner,

Mr. Campse.tt followed with a vigorous speech, asummary report of which will ap- pear to-morrow, and Mr. Gavin moved the ad- journment of the debate about midnight.

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Summerside Notes.

(From our own Correspondent.) SuMMERSIDE, March 4, 1879.

Diptheria is prevalent among the people of the Linkletter Road. It is in a mild form—so far those who have been attacked by it haye recovered.

On Saturday evening last a temperance meeting was held in the Wilmot Valley Schoolhouse. Quite a number of people were present. Mr. Thomas Schurman oc- cupied the chair. Several short addresses were delivered by those present, and at the close of the meeting a Division of the Sons of Temperance was instituted by the G. W. Patriarch—D. MeLean. The name of the new Division is ‘‘Excelsior,” No. 114; night of meeting, Tuesday. This division starts with three charter members, and bids fair to do good work.

The ice in our harbor is in a good con- dition for skating. During the day and night a great many of our young men and women enjoy themselves in that healthy exercise. It is seldom the opportunity is affurded the lovers of skating to indulge themselves in this way, on account of hav- ing to depend on tho weather and the con- dition of the ice in the harbor. Onght not Summerside to have a Skating Rink? Some two years ago an effort was made to provide one. A subscription list was started, a bazaar held, the money put in the bank, and we believe it is thero yet. It is to be hoped that another effort will be made anc a skating rink provided for next winter.

Mr. F. McInnis has laid the keel of a barque in Lefurgey’s shipyard. She wil! register about 700 tons, and is being built for the Hon. John Lefurgey.

A disgraceful scene took place on Water Street on Monday evening. Two young men having indulged in_ considerable “tangle-foot,’ amused a number of specta- tors by pummeling each other. The police laid one of them away carefully, and he was brought before the Stipendiary this morn ing.

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Belleveau Mining Company.

By telegram from Mr. Patrick (Maccan, 4th March, 1379),.to F. W. Hales, Esq., we learn that ‘‘ four feet albertite, second hole, one hun- dred and eighty feet.”

This important seam—on same level as the seventeen inch seam pierced in former bore hole—leaves very little doubt that alber- tite in paying quantities has been discovered. The task of sinking the shaft to the seam will doubtless be pushed forward as speedily as possible.

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SHIPPING NEWS.

Caibarien, Feb. 17—In port brig Speed, Larkin, North of Hatteras.

Wilmington, Feb. 26—Cleared brig Zinga, Barns, Barbadoes. 7

Fortress Monroe, Feb. 26—Arrived, the barque Ashantee, Johnstown, Antwerp, seek ing.

Liverpool, Feb. 20—Iin port, brigs Alpheta, Cameron, for Charlottetown; Leonie, Finlay. son, do.; Zetland, Banks, do.; Livonia, Byrne, for Bahia. .

London, Feb. 18—Arrived brigt. Blanche, McMahon, Rouen.

London, Feb. 26—In port, brigt. Ethel Blanche, McMahon, for Charlottetown.

_ Plymouth, Feb 17—Arrived, barque Wil- liam, Nicholson, : o : Charlottetown. —

Cardiff, Feb, 12--Arrived, the

Ethel

ue G.

W. Wakeford, Murchinson, Cienfuegos, put | to JOHN HIGGINS.

into Portiand-Rounds. -

ttast ly

some

pruce Boards, Wo. 2 Clapboards, No. 8 Clapboards,

SELLING VERY CHEAP. F. S. HANFORD & CO. Water street. Ch’town, March 5, 1879. —3i wft

Merchants Bank of P. #, Island

rBXHE Annual General Meeting of the Share- { holders of this Bank will be held at their Banking House, in Charlottetown, on Thurs- day, the 6th day of March next, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year, aud the trens- action of such other Lusiness as may be laid

before the meet ng. Proxies ior voting must be left with the

Cashier at least on day previous to the meet-

ing. WILLIAM McLEAN, Cashier. : Ch’town, Feb. 18, 1879. [mari

Marine Insurance Company Or P. E. ISLAND.

Te Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will be held in their Othce, corner Great George and lower Water Street, on

Thursday, the 26th March,

AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, A. M., for the election of Directors and the transac- tion of other business. By order of the Board, F. W. HALES, Sec’y.

ee a en ED

March 4, 1879.

TRON.

1 TONS IRON (assorted). ( J Lot second-hand Iron Work aud second hand Ships’ Materials, cheap.

H. COOMBS.

March 3, 1879.—3i

Old Iron Scraps.

ANTED, 50 TONS, for which Cash will be paid at my store.

TO THE PUBLIC—When you give your man or boy old metal, please give them written notice to the buyer that it is theirs.

il. COOMBS.

March 3, 1879.—-3in

REGULAR TRADER. From London to Charlottetown

EK bd

P. E. ISLAND, DIRECT.

i879. SPRING TRIP. 1879.

The Well-known Clipper Barkentine

“Ethel Blanche,’

(Now ON THE BERTH),

128 Tons Register, Coppered and Classed 9 years Al at Lloyds,

CHARLES COULD, COMMANDER,

Will Sail from London on or about the 5th April,

CARRYING FREIGHT AT THROUGH RATES TO

Pictou. Summerside and Georgetown.

This vessel was built expressly for the Lon- don trade being thoroughly fitted out in every respect, with splendid accommodation for Pas- sengers, and offers every inducement to Ship- pers.

Parties wishing to have their Goods de- livered here early in the season will oblige by forwarding their orders in time, so as not to detain the Vessel.

For Freight or Passage, apply in London to Joun Prrcarrn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester Street, E. U.; in Liverpool to Prrcatry Bros., Brockley Buildings, 51 South John Street; or here to the owners, —

PEAKE BRO’S & CO. Charlottetown, Feb. 28, 1879—4w 2aw

NIGHT SOIL.

EMOVAL OF NIGHT SOIL, from 8 o'clock, p. m., to 6 o'clock, a. m., ata cheaper rate than any man in the city. Citizens, take notice that Gordon has no more right in removing night soil than we have. WiLLIAM BYERS, THUMAS ROBERTSON. Ch’town, March 3, 1879.

Wants, Lost, Found, &c.

Advertisements under this heading, in space

not exceeding half an inch, will be insert. ed for Ten Cents per diy.

ANTED—A SERVANT GIRL to do| general housework. Appl

EXAMINER OFFICE. : icicle pie March 4, 1879.

7 LET—A Dwelling House, with six| Rooms, on Great George Street. Apply

Feb. 24, 1879.

TRADE SALE!

TO CLOSE CONSIGNMENTS,

We will offer at Auction, on

Thursday next, the 6th inst.,

AT U1 O'CLOCK :

uns. Mollases, Bbls. Flour, Bbls. No. Lab-

P radore Herring, Quintals Hake, Casks Kerosene, Cases do., Casks Vinegar, Half-chests Tea, Buxes Pearl Blue, Boxes T. D. Pipes, Boxes Crackers, Boxes Pep- per, Boxes Baking Powder, Boxes Clothes Pins, Dez. Brooms, Nests Lubs, Boxes Blacking, Pails, Washboards, Wrapping Paper, Candles, Nails, Stove Brushes. Coffee, Washing Soda, Starch, &c., &e., Ke.

TERMS AT SALE.

HASZARD BROS.

1879. 1879.

Ocean Steamship Co'y

OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. SPRING: TRIP.

THE FIRST-CLASS IRON SCREW STEAMSHIP

“PRINCE EDWARD,”

1,364 Tons Register, Classed 100 Al, which is the highest Class at Lloyds, °

ROBERT FRASER, COMMANDER, |

Will be on the Berth at Glasyow to receive Cargo About the 15th March,

Leaving Glasgow for Liverpool about the 5th April, and will leave

Liverpool: Charlottetown ON OR ABOUT THE ISTH APRIL,

Carrying freight at through rates from Loa- don, deliverable at Charlottetown, Pictou, Georgetown, Summerside, Souris, and Shediac.

For freight, apply in London to Joun Prr- CAIRN & Sons, 16 Great Winchester Street, E. C.; in Glasgow to James KE so, 134 St. Vin- cent Street; in Liverpool to Prrcarmw Bros., Brockley Buildings, 51 South John - Streets dm Pictou, N. §., to Noonan & DAVIES; or

here to PEAKE Bros. & Co.,

MANAGERS. Ch’town, Feb. 28, 1879.—6w 2aw

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TENDERS.

ENDERS will be received by this ment, at Ottawa, up to the Ilith -of MARCH next, for the construction of a PIER AND LIGHTHOUSE off Indian Point, near Summerside, and of Small Lighthouses at Or- well Harbor and at Crapaud, all in the Pro- vince of Prince Edward Island.

Plans and Specifications can be seen, and Ferms of tender pene by intending Con. tractors, at this Department here, and at he Agency of this Department, Charlo Those for Indian Point can also be seen at the office of the Co lector of Customs, Summer- side; for Orwell at the Post Office, Orwell; and for Crapaud at the office of the Sub-Collectér of Customs, Crapaud.

‘lenders to be addressed to the undersi and marked on the outside ‘‘ Tenders for In-

zs

dian Point,” ‘* Crapaud,” or ‘Orwell Harbor

Lighthouse,” as the case may be. _, WM. SMITH, Deputy Minister of Marine, &e Department of Marine, | ; Ottawa, 17th February, 1879. March 1, 187%

THN DEHRS.

CITY OF CHARLOTTETOWN, t

Mayor’s Orrics, lst Maron, 1879,

EALED TENDERS will be received at this office until noon of Monpay, 10th Marcu next, from persons willing to contract

Blacksmith’s Work

for

for the city for one year. Specificati . seen at this otfice. , pen ee

The Council do not bind themselves to ac-

cept the lowest or any tender.

By order, WM. B. MORRISON, © City Clerk.

UNDERTAKING, &C.

AMES M. BUTCHER is now \ prepared to- give close personal attenti nerala that may he entrusted to hist) army

COFFINS, CASKETS, &C..,

to 10th

of various sizes, styles and quality, always on

hand, ready-made.

“PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.” Ch’town, February, 24, 1879.

desiring to keep them informed co P. E. Island, cannot do soin a better of toa:

HE WEEKLY EXAM R. — “ T sons having relatives or paper hes : tad

er way than by subscribing to Tue Wegkus ~* id, to any addrees*”

EXAMINER. Sent, pos

m Great Britain, the United States, or the-

ion, on receipt of One 1 ollar,

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