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It now appeers that Gen. Sedgwick did actually

enter Matamoras with a body of Uuited States, edidwrs. Je a letter dated Nov. 2nd, he wrote EDUCATION.

to Ocu. Saerdan :—- | "To THe Eprron ef run EXaMtver. “Tre condition of affairs along this border, and) pege Sir; Saas, eae Sesto me the United As the above subject is one of vaat importance, tates t laterfere in order that the lives and pro-| and one whieb is too much vegleeted, 1 trust that ae ‘of the American citizens may be protected jthe public wil wet deem me too impertinent 16 Wansles has just declared tu his men that they |#eriug a low remarks for their perusal. 1 will . hel “thediastove * 'Thia means indie-|*@4eaveur te show eome wt the awany Teen fe village rubbery, breaking open of, vevieners with wiuph bull teachers aud pupils stores, &e. Canales tas af late frequently violated

| have te contend in many of eur district schools the neutrality lawe new existing between the throughout the Intand; and whieh retards, in a United States and Mexico: and in view of all) #

eat measure, the progress and advancement of

, > ‘ i the noble work of Education. these facets, U deem it my bounden duty to inter) - gmp

fere, aud s@all this day Vemand of Caualee the | , : 1 condition—wer ie : souses are in a dilapidated condition—ttmere

—-, ney . ee = ne . i shal! i hovele—wholly wadeserving of the pare, and allo-

beld vet receeve to? tructions Treiu you. | gether unfit te be vecupled us imatifutions in

Sheridan wrete to Grant that he used every) which is imparted to the rising gQeration moral ao e@int to prevent Sedgwich's carrying ef | gud intellectual education. Lal, in the more en- is intemtewws. He says he though! Sedgwick wae! terprising and intelligent settlements, new, res deceived by some persons whe had furnished oe peetabie, and spacious buildings are occupying plies to Canales, aud wanted security fur pay met) the place ot the old ones; and, L trust, ere many which Excobedo, who was besieguig the place, | years shall have elapsed, we shail see all the oid fewed te give, The following i¢ tie account of ‘dilapidated huts seanoved, and replaced by new Sedgwich's expedition, and of what followed: | and commodious buildings, which will be in ac- GaLveston, Dee. 5.—By the arcival of the | cordance with the requirements of the laws relat- steamers Blackbird and Elizabeth Read, we have | lag te Education, and a credit to the districts. | Mesican dates up to Saturday evening. She lett) I am happy to be able te congratulate the in- Brazes at 5 P.M, aud the Blackbird at @P. M,, | habitants oi Big Cape and vicinity, on theirs siccess wu Saturdays J in erecting, dugag (he past season, a scluml-honse, At eleven o'clock on the 25th a pontoon bridge | well eatitied te the vawe—comtortabie _ = _— lie NT. commedation of teacver and pupils, and a ¢ redil wae thrown trom Brownsville to Matameras, on ua yee ’ Sey anode which detachments of US. forece under Col | to theainseds os and the district, Mue ay took comuns >My ras. | ; : ees enneoand en | ed the contract faiintully aud eatistacturily po - , * ee . ¥ i ‘ concersed, also m aceerdance «ith the speciica 3 — ee, — Ts Tien, Much oredit le alse due the lrustees, W he mon , ee teok an nefive part m the werk, and whe were Gen. Sedgwick then escorted Geo Canales out) pgirumontal in cosivaiaa Sume of the other for an interview with Geu. Escobedy. No terms) gistrigts in this, as well as the other sections ol Were agreed Upon. ithe Isiand, would require to fellow the example fien. Sedgwick then took Geu. Canales back to of Big Cape in the scusel-house line, People re- the city at halt-past five o'clock. Next worning quire te be energelte and willimg; as the saying Becubede opened Gre on the city. His forces) is, * When there is a will, there Is a way,” # teen charged Monterey and were repuised and | that if people bad ts will, they would seen find pursued by Canales. Escobedo's loss was 450! means to erect a school-louse, and that at a very kiiled and wounded and 300 prisoners. Canales | moderate cost. Nothing speaks better of a com lost 25 men killed. Late in the alfernecn the Ame munity than fe see 1 adorued by a respectable vicars withdrew outside the cily. M. Cauales, a) sechool-roem ; it shows that They are possessed of brother of the General, was killed intelligence, aud tial they are desirous of nistruct- We are without information of (he operations |e and educallig their children, thereby lara ou Thursday, but we bave private information that | thew ft to becewe wsetul members of socie ty a telegram wae sent te Brazos on Saturday, at 3) When ibey grow ta the age of manhood. Se much BM. that Escobedo and Canales suet as trieuds, | tor the se liverl-lanimes : wud Escobedo is now in command of Lie city. ge det the re = - - or . ¥ . ne, tb requires fe be Turis ere ere ois The special bearer of dispatches on the read ae ae iG lurnitare Iw many of our echuula, arrived on the Such wit, at Brazos, and it is) gin is a serious deaw-back to the progress of Cums thet the Pederal Gieps went subse: chiidren. A tradesman cannet work at his trade (getty to the Aeeeriuan ane. . ‘ without be is first provided with proper tools ; & = yet — ae baltt- . Gen. Albine | neither can a seclool-tmaster wake such advance- me etre was fighting with Lxcupedu, died | nent in learning as he ought, unless he is fur- — Me. ‘ninhed with suitable hooks, de. Tf pareuts would 4 Woechinaten letter to a Movamuras paper | provide each aud every ove of their children with at "Fee os = — Se | suitable schol requisites, tt would cost a . ' mei ‘ rr OUST) ile aid the result, te the eluldren, would be ou tate oe . ee Gee nuk See }wery beneficial. Again it ie paintul te Witness the , betthe i recegiize, any geverniment in) luct that many of our youths, vanensed of intellec- Mexico thau that of the cousutuiioual President | tus) tinds, are ge up : ignorance, woolly eee that they du watt propose — eapreere _ the erenwas anne ot cana, m i _. | Cotsequence ef the carelessness of parents, who pe eeaane a andines aah oe tere) would pretee indulging them in idleness about ; : a 0 eee ely ings bi vcapn homes, sooner than lake upon thetuselves the claime of France, and that they are wall te) puta ef preparing and an these te ettend to Mesice ary aid with the object to quell) i Phe esusequenee ix, that many teachers local diserders wheuever required by the con- Dae | etn it at Si ail ae tt etitutional gotermuecut of Mexicy or —<atesie eo & teake up the required average atlen- danee of their schoel, thereby causing the Govern- ties, without! proposiug (olntertere to any wanes ment salary, which, Gud knows, was small enough me tm the domestic dilflerencees of the coun eteity, tu ie lessened me mitch for every poliiae : : deficient, all ewig te the negleet of parents rated The tod 4 p-tel eee Another thing which IT wish uetice to be taken , ee re * ot is this—a mean sends bis child te school a week drawu trom the Mexican side of the river. or two, then keeps hiin home a month ur se. Cat Ee . jachild make any progress at that rate? Most Teanwsre Exrtostoxs.—Lat- despatches certainly wet; se that at the end of the year, that over the Atiantic Cable bring accounts of ter-| ehiid is very litthe or nothing better Vian at the tidle aecidents which occurred in York aud | begmning; and very often the fault is attributed, Stafford Counties in England, last week. Three | very unjustly, te the teacher, whereas it realy lies explosivns oceurred in Oaks Col very, Barusley. with the parents themselves. The notice of one At latest accounts the mine was on fire, the | mere tact will suffice for ibis Hine, which is, a flames bursting from the mout) of the main | Mxleet in supplying fuel in the Spring and Au- shaft. It is estimated that three hundred and | tatuH seasons, which ought tobe remedied at ance ; fifty lives have been lost by this catastrophe. | tor fuel is as inueh required at these seasons of the

‘pthenee dt ote : year, which are cowwonuly cold and wet, asin The work of drawing out the dead had to be) inter inselt. [will not say any more at present,

suspeuded, and the mine is ty be Hooded with) fearing that L lave already Urespassed ou your water. The cause of the aecidet is unknown. | valuable space

Vu Thursday night, the 13th, a fearful explosion | I remain, dear Sir,

took place wear Hanley, in a pit belouzing ty Yours, respeetfully,

the North Staffordshire Coal and [ron Com-| TEACHER. pany. Two hundred men had one inte the}

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Big Cape, Dee. 12th, 1866.

due te the eMterprisiug contractors, whe periorn-

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“Majesty, however, orders that all further judi- cial proceedings against these yenerals or any other general, or officer of the staff, on account of similar accusations, should be entirely dropped. | THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. The latest private advices report a defeat of ‘the Imperial troops in Crete. The 1 urkish |Government are Sapatchiag fresh reintorce- ments of troops to the island.

Fiee hundred and forty Cretans, of whom 340 were women and children, closely besieged jin the convent of Arcadia, south of Rethymnos, lfired the powder magazine, preferring to die rather than surrender. By the explosion 2,000 Turks were also killed.

Constaxtixor.e, Dee. 6.—Government ad- vices received here trom Candia, dated 30th ult., announce the submission of the most important districts and the entire dispersion of the insur- vent bodies. The Turkish authorities in the island had been reinstated in their posts.

ALLEGED SPLIT IN THE CABINET.

Rumours have been in circulation of a split in the Cabinet on the subject of a new Reform | Bill, and it was asserted that Mr, Disvacli had ‘resigned, A considerable minorty of the Cabinet is said to have objected, in the first instanee, to the iutroduction of a Reform Bill at all next session, and two or three Cabinet iCouneils were held before the Chaucellor of

ithe Exchequer was able to carry his point, and linduce his collegues to consent to bring in a bill. The principles of the bill having come Ito be discussed, the leader of the Government lin the House of Commons ® said to have ‘alarmed his colleagues by the bolduess and ex- tent of his views. He protested against brin ‘ving in a weak and unsatisfactory repetition of the Derby Bill of 1859, and wished tu out-flank j the whole Opposition DY proposing aw ier hand in some respect a miore democratic mea- jsure than that promised by Me. Gladstone last lyear. Itus said that Mr. Dis:aeli is in favour ‘ofa scheme of houschold suffrage in towns. | He would give up boroughs to democracy, pro- | maising his party, by the way, more successes funder the new suffrage than they dream of. Iu the hope of consoling landlord influence ig leounties, he would eliminate small tawus from counties, and give a £20 County quatilication. The Chaneellor of the Exchequer has been stoutly opposed throughout by the high Tory section in the Cabinet. Rumours bave beea current that General Peel first opposed the introduction of a Reform Bill at all, and then tendered nis resignation, which he bas consent ed, on Lord Derby's personal appeal, not to press for the moment. It is added that Gene ral Peel has been persisteutly supported by Lord Cranborne. Lord Johan Manners, of course, supports General Peel and Lord Cran- borue; while Lord Stanley, Sir John Paking- iton, aud Sir Statfurd Northeote are said to lrauge themselves on the side of the Chancellor of the Excequer. The Premier's political sym- pathies are with the Tory section of his Cabi- Inet. As chief of the party, however, it has }been his duty to consider the party consequeu- lces of a disruption among its leaders, as well vas the particular measure before the Cabinet. | He has, therefore, hesitated to ranze himself

probability, supported by what may be termed his personal followers inthe Upper House— the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Malmesbury, and Earl Carnarvon. The rumour at the Carlton Club is that, if Mr. Disraeli should resizn, General Peel will lead the Conservatives in the House of Commons, with Lord Cran- borne as second in command. Lord Stanley, itis hoped, may be induced by feeling ot loyal- tv to the head of his house to remain in the Government. In this event the present Secre- tary of State for India will succeed Mr. Dis- racli as Minister of Finance. Many of the out-and-out Tories would rather see the party led by General Peel with the flag of «‘No sur- render” than witness another of Mr. Disraeli’s flank movements. These reports must not be taken for more than they are worth, but it is very likely a difference of opinion exists in the Cabinet on the question of Reform.

pit in the moruinz, of whom only thirteen had | « ren taken out alive, and they a:e seriously in-|

ar . jured. At the date of the despatch forty dead | i & ies Lica con cahee a wae awful | Che VAMUUT, calamities have excited a painful interest! er

heing taken in London for the relief of the | suffering families of the victins. - ES — . { LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE. Mas. Joun Moreissey. wie of the shoul. | ; der tittee Congressman elect, atvended «| ee hee ce pared den from Halifax via Pictou. Mrs. Morrissey wore a pearl colored eurd- ‘of news have been already furnished by the

throu shout the kinzdom, and sulseriptions are | Charlottetown, December 24. 1866.

Tue Eoyglish Mail arrived here on Friday The principal items

The Herald, referring to the rumour that there have been differences mn the Cabinet, says the

the recent frequeney of Cabinet Councils, and the absence of Mr. Disraeli from one of them. Both are easily explained. The meetings of the Cabi net are usually frequent at this period of the re- cess, and any one who knows the State in which the jate Administration banded matters over te their successors cannet wonder that the imme: j diate necescities of the public service sheuld re- | duire frequent and anxious consideration ‘The Feondition of the army, navy, ordnance; the re- | perts of reerniting Cominissions ; the foreign re HJations of the Goverumenut; the estimates; the

ed silk dress, with black thread lace flounees | Atlantic Cable; but we give some detailed | questions connected with Poor-law adininistra-

ever winch was thrown a black lace shawl, Her hair was arranged for full dress, and upon her head was a silver crown or wreath tiiekly studded with diamond stars. Upon) her acck was a coral and disanond necklace of great value. Upon her tect were slippers |

af goid evlor. In addition 10 this gorgeous |

foreign intelligence which will be found in-

terestin J.

DEPARTURE

OF FRENCH FROM ROME. Rome, Fripay Nicut.—The 71st Regiment

display, the lady's hair fwirly glittered | of French troops left Rome to-day tor Civita |

with diamonds. The value eo! the preciwus Veechia, ou their way home. stunes which aderned her person would par-) Pawis, Tuvaspay.—The Patrie states that ehase not only all the dresses worn in the | the scheme which is being concerted between chneey, but the edifiee and its entire furmi- the Catholic Powers, and which is to be sub- ture." — Ex. | mitted to the Poutifical Government, has no ae ae |politieal character. It is simply a renewal of : A Loudon correspondent says :-—The betrothal | the proposal of 1°62 for an arrangement by Ue Min Bard eae ee “anes lady | which the Catholic Governments would cou fe burde ontte a hpeuw as airewdy | wedded te ter good Works). and Dam- Fortine in her bliadest qaned bas decreed that «he shall! ieee ill raeees a Sines find @ bridegrowm nearly as wealthy ae hersell. | FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. Such will Ge the case i the marriage of Earl Views, Faipay Nigur.—It is stated that Meanchamp with Miss Dundas Cliistepter Hawal-| the final negotiations for a treaty eo: commerce tou Fisbett, in whem each patronymic is under) between France and Austria have been con- steed tr imply a fortune. Lord Beanehamp, well! cluded. The French commissioners will leave cee _ soy wt neon + - stanuneh next week. Daron Beust will entertain them meervative mruiber for Woreesfershire, ae) oy day at abanquet. The treaty of commerce yea tee Bete: earn will come into bids onthe Ist January, U67. forty theuaand a year, Bat bir bride is even more richly eadewed, foc it t« admitted that ashe will ultimately euceeed te an income af more tien sixty thousutd a pear, le ney aednng of an fwmeuse and increasing aneeouut of veady uemey — ee -——- Foary-Tuner Years is a long life for a pa- tent medicine : few of them in tact live to over- oun ee. ees eae upon moet reliable authority that the relations evet is a honorable exception, baving increased | between Russia and Austria are most satisfac- ia popularity during the period above mentioned. | tory, and that ni thing whatever has taken place el lealculated to disturb themerin any way. No The Morwoas threaten to invade Lowell. conceutration of troops has been made by Aus- Brigham Young said, a a late diecourse at) tria in Galicia, nor is sack a measure contem- Sel¢ Lake :—** The last tim: | was mm the! plated. Russia, on the ether hand, has not eaty of Lowell there were 14.000 more females | effected any military movement out of the ordi- then wales in that one city. Chat is many | nary course, oF of a nature to vive rise to any years ago. Chey lve and die in @ single apprehension.” stete, and ape forgotten. Have they filled | the measure uf their creation, have they we | eomplished the demgn of Heaven ta bringing) Bertix, Tuvespay.—The debate on the them upon the earth? No; they have not | Dotation Bill was resumed in the Chamber of Two thousand good, God-learing wen should Deputies today. General von Stavenhagen go there, aod take ty theiuselyes seven Wives | made a speech, in which he said, “ May the epiece."” jact which the Chamber is about to perform, in A man atid Sides whe waratly conaht reeoruition of the services of our brave army, Jodiass, near Ruby City, Mahe. Woden pins | Medound to the honour and prosperity of the were driven through bie bedy tte the ground, | Mtheriand. Hover Hoverheck s Motion, pro- gud they be legs and arms cut off, te whieh po. | Pine that the dotation list should comprise ouly the names of Genera's von Moltke, THer-

webu yo me found. : i os litical warth, von Bittenfeld, von Steinmetz, and von

These are pow building in England, er ander) Palkenstein, was rejected. The proposition of etders Ww be bentit, Aweniy-six bon-armer-plated | the committee on the hill was subsequently seeevis of war, The estimated expendiiure on | adopted by 219 arsaiust 80 votes.

vessels tre A dast te Mareh 3) owext.) 4 oe a. . hailed agereryets ee geturn moved for by Mr Phe pe oe “= 7 Darmstadt has Leied priatize searou-pleiad ship< aud batteries, | WON Nethed the f tussian puyerpineey os Hs it seuss thet there are Ubirty tron-plated ships | rendiness ” send representatives to the “Hinis- afrat end four building. Tee Crating batteries | '@%4! Conference, to be held ov the 15th inst., arethe Erebus, Terror, Touaderdit and Tuunder. | #t Berlin, and «iso that it will give orders tor lati letbiatealpen jcarrviug out the elections for members to the

Milwaukee is uw terrivie place. The Young | North German Parliament without delay, This Meu's Christian Association af 4) at city have re- | the Govermaent of Hesse Darmstadt had not

that $2,000 00 bare bees iuvested in) yet taken ang steps to effect, and it is believed

there during the lust year, wud wue damily | that the utmost encryy will require to be dis-

iu seven is deatituie. | played in order to complete these elections in ~“? - eer ’ ‘time for the opening of the Parliament.

Style of living ix ouly a awatter of eomparizon.| Jt is stated that the King of Saxoy will ar- ar oo erate: ene) rive here on the 17th iast., on a visit to the

, er! eS ae | King of Prussia.

a ae ae The personal intercourse of Count Rismarek want babite That woman provevly bas ne wpe Fil be limited for the present to the King, the meary gy Merow away on sub rete of charity | Ministers, and the Privy Councillors. The than etme gbe would be conten: eth @ dollar a | Mithater of War will attend the meetings of the day. The goat Have is aiways (oe alurt in the | Diet when the Income Bill for the army is being siveves tor thetady Want. Ciseusest|. It was for this purpose that he has

woe . Iseved bit waturn to Berlin.

tribute towards the Pope's Civil List.

AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.

Viexsxa, Tucespay.— The — semi-official Vienna Journal of to-day, publishes an article upou what it desiznates us ** wilfully dissemi- uitted rumours’ resoecting alleged tension in the politienl relations, between Austria and Russia, and concludes as tollows :—** We learn

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PRUSSIA.

se” of pewing urine, or thieg water.

— straine iv attempting to urinates the AUSTRIA.

Diesen sae Or co ie Re pom ays Suenna, Sarcepay, Dec. 8.

‘ ‘ we, Give Sheridan's Cas-- ’ ae

Play Caudition Pow ders. | Phe officiel Qeaelte of to-day publishes a iJetter of the Barnewor, dated the dth inst., and

———-e Thee inst time George Peubody pot his addressed to the Binisterof War. His Majesty ieee” he pulled out $150,000 takes note of the resolutiwns of the supreme

to . W. Chandier, of Yanesville, military trilunal, accoviigy to which an in-| 1 at io , ety is happy wo est! him uncles A « uiry should tae justituted ‘jutoythe conduct of planation the Minister of the United States was | ply,

B20 0 Conse wus throws an. | Field Marshal Beuedek and Generals Henik-

| ton--these and mony ether topics demand the first

ition. Among the manny Cabmet Councils neid or merely trivial business; and frow one of these Mr. Disraeli could without difficulty absent bim- self, whether trem need of a brief rest or trom: tno- tives of simple convenience. All this may be true; bul iv vot quite satisfactory.

MORE FENIAN ARRESTS IN| IRELAND.

Five Fenian arrests took place on Wednesday, viz, James Hannen and Samuel Jorusten, m- migrants from America. A Federal uniterm was found with Jolustea. ‘Three otter persons were discharged.

Jawes Treacy, the young man whe waa arrested atier the seizure of arms, Was brought ap at the police-office ou Mouday morving, aud adinitted te bail, finding twe securities of £25 each, and jyiving his personal security in the sum of £00, alter which he was discharged.

Yhe Titania, which was seized coming inte Queenstown with a carge of coals for Haul- bowline, iste be discharged inte the uian-ol-war trigate Liverpool, whied is expected to xail ina day or so on a eruise round the coust. No arus were found on board the vessel, and there seems little probability that there will, A rumour has gone abroad, with what cegree of truth we can- not say, that the object «f the seizure war not alone to look tor arwes, but for the Head Centre himeel!, With that view a most minute and searching examination of the entire ship and crew was made, and se zealous were the officers that they penetrated even wute the privacy of the captain and his wile, wht were ou beard. Re- port has it that suspicion was attached to the captain's wile as the vudeubted Fenian chief dis- gutsed in woman's dress, bur the husband threat- ened to shoot any of the officers who attempted to couvinee himself of the question at issue.—

Corl: Herald. SE neers BY TELEGRAPH. News from Europe by the Atlantic Cable. Panis, Dee. 18.—It is said that M. Monstier

‘has resizned his position iu the Imperial Cabi- inet, and that Lavolette will be his suecessor.

| Berwry, Dec. 18.—Itis reported from Vienna | that the Austrian Cabinet is in despair of satis- fying the demands of Hungary, which proposes to give all the various nationalities comprisin, ‘the empire liberty to agree upon a general scheme of reconstruction.

Loxpoy, (Tuesday evening), Dec. 18.—It is reported that the fortifications on all the froa- iters of France ace being steenzthened, and that jwew ones are pri jected.

| Lua Vaterra (Matra), Dee. 18.—The U. 8. Uman-of-war * Swatara’’ oas left here fur Aiex- laudvid, Keypt, where she will take on board

stein and Krismanie during the late way. His| Lonpox,

some must have been occupied with truly formal |

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pn Dec. 18.—The delegation from British North America has agreed upon the ‘basis of a bill for the Confederation of the ' British North Amorican Provinces, and as soon ‘as it is perfected, the bill will be sent to the

British Parliament. The amount of the Inter-

colonial Railroad luan has been raised a million | of pounds sterling.

| BY TELEGRAPH TO EXAMINER. December 20th, 1866. Cable despatches reported that the fortitica- itions ou the frontier of France are being strengthened... ..Reported Bazine ordered to enter negotiations with the United States for the establishment of a suitable Government to succeed Maximilian, Bertix, Dec. 19th.

Rumored that strong feeling exists in the Austrian army making Maximilian Einperor of Austria... .No news by the Java... .Gold 1354.

idee iia de esis THE COUNCIL ELECTIONS—LIBERALS VICTORIOUS.

Tue all-absorbing topic of discussion, during the past week, has been the result of the elee- tions for the Legislative Council. Out of the six seats that were to be filled, the Government or Conservative party succeeded in gaining only one. We have not received, up to the time we write, a full statement of the poll im the several districts, and will probably nos know it untilaftter declaration day— Wednesday next. But of this fact we have the most un- doubted testimony, that the Liberal Opposition members have carried their cleetious by ty- umphant majorities, in the three Counties—the Hon. Mr. Warburton alone excepted. Tn the first district of Prince County, the Hon. Mr. Yeo has suceceded in getting re-elected, ax there was very much reason to believe he would, on account of his extensive dealings in that part of the country, We cannot suppose that the defeat will prejudice Mr. Warburton’s chances of re election to his former seat in the lower House, where we very much prefer to see him. In the second district of Prince County, James Muirhead, Psqr., a staunch Li- beral, has taken the place of the Hoa. Donald Ramsay.

In King’s County, first district, the Hon. James Dingwell had an easy run over his op- ponent, Mr. Michael Campion. In the second district of the same County, the Hon. A. A. McDonald left the Road Commissioner Hamil- ton a long way in the rear.

In Queen's County, John Balderston, Esqr., has triumphed over his opponent, Donald W. Palmer, Esqr. The influenee of the Tenant League was unquestionably exercised in this

The Hon.

election, and is patent in the result,

lasainst Mr. Disraeli, and he has been, in all/ the seat now due to Mr. Balderston, worked | pondeat if itis not a waste of time to discuss S j

exceedingly hard, all through the County, for the Conservative Candidates; but it is clear now that his influence is gone. This geutle- man held a seat in the Executive Council— does he hold it yet? we have not seen his re- signation gazetted; but if he has not the decency to resigu, he should be told that his

occupancy of the seat, while not connected with

sponsible Guvernment.—Although Mr. Balder-

ston declared, on Nomination Day, that he

would not. of Smail

| would be sufficient to drive lem into Opposition. | numerical streneth, and in the watfied state of | Pl policy, i its adoption, whole and uiun-

In the second district of Q igen’s County, Mr.

| Havthorne has beaten Mr. Golf by, we under-

stand, a handsome majority. There

immeuse deal of boasting about Mr. Golf's in-

fluence, and what the Couservatives in the dis- i trict would do for him. | by hundreds of a majority,” said one of his 'touters on the hustings on Nomination Day,

“and every Conservetive will show his colours.”

1 t latiencion of the Ministers, and must have tur | Weil, the display has been a very edifying one, tished ample ocenpation tor their recent councils. | Gt oe Aen ae ’ The Herald questions whether a Retorm Bill has | but we do not think that Mr. Goff rejoices TROOPS | yet been discussed among thea, though it wust ne} over it, |deubt have had place m their thoughts, as ms ee sine ail meatier ce I these of men Whe do not fill 40 “exponsible a posi | Os here is the result in a few words.

| There ave seven Opposition members in the There

‘anust be an election shortly to supply the va

| Council to five Government members.

eancy caused by the death of the Hon. James McLaren, who was Mr. McDouaid’s colleague.

The easy return of the latter shows that a Li- forward—can take the vacant place; and thus

racnt members in the Legislative Council; but in any ease let the election for Mr. McLaren's place

vo ous it will, the Opposition will still

have a wajority inthe Council. This is a great change from last year, and indicates a great change iu the public opinion of the country. The result of the elections for the House of Assembly, which must very speedily take place, Let the Liberals be up, and organize, and choose their

can now hardly be a matter of doubt.

candidates, and let them not be wholly misled by the ery against Confederation, throwing everything else out of view, because all parties are apparently agreed to oppose Confederation. The party in power, new wofully shattered and tottering to their fall, must get up some other ery before they can indulge the least hopes of sueeess at the fortheoming elections.

Mr. Gof and some of his followers took care

to assure us, previously to the election, that the

Legislative Couneil represents “the property

and inteLizence of the community.’ We hope he thinks so yet; and ifso, he ought to be con-

| vineed now that Ais party, in the Council, do inet represent “the men of property and intel- ! . . . , : .

| ligenee in the community,” otherwise popular

| elections cannot be accepted as tests of such a fi.

| fact.

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{FoR THE EXAMINEL.]

OBITUARY.

Died on Wédnesday last, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, afternoon, by a constitu. tional visitation, the Hon. J. Koff. His remains | were attended to their resting place,at the home- stead, by sume 270 devoted friends. The demise of tus lamented peer and most valuable public jimun—a sound patriot, a profound statesman, and a geutleman of high classic attainments,

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‘the assassin Surratt, and immediately sail fur | viven a severe shock to the entire popu-

| \merica.

dent Johnson, which has been received in fuil by mail, is the zeneral topie of discussion by the press and the public. It és argued thatthe

treats the Fenian question, but that a ot the messave which refers to che highly spoken of,

session.

pressed his regret to Mr. King, the American Minister, for the article that appeared in the official journal of Rome, denying the statement made by the Holy Father in regard to Canada, Cardinal Autouelli explains what the Pope in- tended to say was, that if the Canadas were to be given up by Great Britain, it wea better they should fall into the hands of che United States than into these af the Fenians. With this ex-

j entirely satisfied.

Loxvox, Dee. 18.—The message of Presi-

President rather weakens the strength of the | Alabama elaims, by the manner in which he : : Ala el » bY ! .,statesmanuly coneeptions and yreat achieve- |

‘enians is,

Rome, Dee. 18.—Cardinal Antonelli bas ex!

lation; and his unexpected removal to the j cold shades has entailed an inealeulable loss | upon this people. As a statesman, possessing rare political astuteness, and broad and culti- vated legislative wisdom, the dead peer has no |liviny rival. Ju view of his yreat public ser- vices we may proudly instance one of his

ments, cousummated in’ the perfecting and carrying triumphantly, elause by clase, through ‘the House of Lords, by masterly inzenuity and

of humanity to Loraed Cattle,

: As a ventleman of educatien and refined

Kenneth Henderson, who was the occupant of

either branch of the Legislature, is a flagrant |

outrage on one of the first principles of Re-

would be independent in his political action, yet it is very clear he cannot support the Go- vernment in the Council, as indeed he said he | He was dismissed front the office

Debt Commissioner for connectins |

wes aul

“We will put him in |

bera!—if a man of good standing be brou-sht | ¥ ru

there will he eight Opposition to five Govern.)

Hterary status, cradled by fine natural genius, |

—_———se

; | ed periods, has commanded very weneral adini-

ration; and upon its great merits, as a literary production, his fame in that class of letters may rest in undiminished splendour. :

As an orator the deceased peer may not vie, with the polished Grecian models whose elo-| quent thunders shook the forum, nor be held) wecisely on a par with the accomplished and | amicable Morrissey, who adorus the Congress | of the adjoining Republic. Yet justice to a publie memory accords him the laurel for elegance in declamatioa, aud for scrupulous avoilment of unfounded calumny and purely) fabricated slander, in hix oral addresses. These | meritorious qualities, W hich he inherited in an extraordinary degree, were most gracefully dis-| plaved in the course of a distinguished speech which he delivered at the yrand stand, in the market place, a few days previous to his lamented death.

In this brief obitaary to the deceased peer we have spoken of him in his public aspects of statesman, and vrator, aud as an accomplished student of the Belles Lettres. In these several departments of public life and polite literature his name OCCUPIES the proudest plunactes On Fame’s sublime summit. But, alas! the glow- ing galaxy of his great public virtues, and the nobie achievements of his polished mind and diamond pen, could wot avert the doom of con- stitutional fate which suddenly arrested him im the plenitude of lis greatness. Then, in much mental agony, he fell as the archgenemy ot mankind fell, “aever to rise again. But his i memory and ienown are written ou the deathiess record; aad that name surrounded by a cordon of brilliant sucesses shall have an honored inimortality, whie public gratitude for vreat pubic works Shall pay due homage to public worth.

The great man, the talented peer, has passed away; aud his rest vow is in glumous repose beneath the Haythorne tree.

BEREAVED.

Oe (Or taleuted correspondent who has lately

coutributed several able articles to these columns under the head of * Liberalism and Conservatism,” still keeps in view, in the fore- going part of the following article, the project ofa Coalition, We remarked, some time ago, that it was premature to entertain such a pro ject uutil the etections for both douses of Parlia- ment were concluded. We are more convineed now than ever of the impropriety of discussing the question of a Coalition, when there is not the least prospect whatever of arriving at a satisfactory conclusion, One series of elec- tions, those fur the Council, have just ter- minated, — the Liberals have won a splendid

victory. They feel satisfied that the same

thing can be done in the elections for the | House of Assembly, because the country, from

lone end to the other, appears to demand a | change of rulers. The Liberals are in no hu- | mout to listen to proposals fur a Coalition, un- | der the

present condition of affairs; and,

‘therefore, we respectfully sulnut to our corres-|

| the question further at present? If the House of Assembly elections should result in a tie— fifteen to fitteen—or even fourteen to sixteen— it may not then be out of place to discuss the question of a Coalition ; but not sooner.

Now, therefore, we hope our able and learned correspondent will postpone the publi-

| cation of his further views on a Coalition until

the character of the new House of Assembly be

clearly defined at the hustings.—Ev. Ex.]

[POR THE EXAMINER. ]

CONSERVATISM AND LIBERALISM. ( Continued.)

The object T have had in view in penning

‘ : a ; he preceding observations, is to shew that, in | the present relative positious of Conservatives

t ‘ ‘ ‘

superlative composition, embellished by polish. honor and d

ifliculty which, notwithstanding the | great amount of ability, individually possessed

by several other members of the party, there was not another man among them competent to) fill: and, indeed, such was his veal superiority | that it continues undisputed to this very day ;

and, perhaps, were eS now to decline the

leadership of the party, there is uot another! man in their ranks whe would willingly place | himseif «in the fore front of the battle,” as he! has long done, as a target to the sot of the

well-maoned battery of the Conservatives,

The preeminence, however, to which, as 0 statesman, he has attained, aud the many wise, beneficial, and patriotic measures which he bas brought forward and carried in parliament, have not been accomplished so much by Coles the man, as by Cols the embodiment of the popular character and will, le is indeed not only of the people, but the property of the peo- ple; and, as such, they will, 4 trust, long retain him. Were he, by any chance, to be excluded from the Grand Council of the country, it wouid bean exclusion therefrom of the people's

spicuousty manifest a just and independent judgment and integrity of public principle us in the elevation of the Hon. Robert Hodson to the office of Chief Justice, When, by the death of the late Hon. Edward James Jarvis

the office of Chief Justive became vacant, the Hon. George Coles, as the Leader of the Ge. vernment—unwarped by party prejudiee, wain- fluenced by party claims, or party whlisations, and altogether regardless of the fact that the Hon. Robert Hodgson had been numbered among the opponents of the established Govern mental Reform—beheld in that gentleman ouly the man, to whom—as the lawyer, the patriot, the philanthropist, the man of unblemished henor, the man of * firm, unshaker, sseorrupt- ed soul’ — immediate succession to the appoint ment Was preeminety due; and, witha tuly noble and generous independence of spirit, We at once, On his own responsibility, gave effees tof his jugdment, even to the complete exch. sion of claims which, according to preeedent, might possibly have found acceptance bad it been left to the Imperial Government to deeide