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il, by abelishi | rerora ‘ania he ( th: t , Ta ler wee sent back ender 6 strict pesedi: His rea] object ee, Sa talcuie @ avGuaieiies: fo * was sappaned to be communication with the Secessionisis at would attempt to frighten them with the cry, it would be un- ae ccaone ae bp ome at Louisville. coustiractonal % ~_ the Bill which ov thea called for, In} louse to-day passed a resolution exempting the army from his (Mr. W's ) opinion, the Bill which was then 1a contem- | the duty of capturing or returning eecaped slaves. plation was one which should stand on its own merits. The | reasoning employed by those who spoke against the Bill, [MPORTANT DESPATCH FROM GENERAL PAT- were, be considered, mere apologies for arguments. He TERSON. thought the Bill was of that nature that it would commend 10,000 REBELS ROUTED!

ber in the Committee. , : tseif to the good Taubes) Wasutneron, July 3.—The following was received this ‘morning at 2.15;

: LATE UNITED STATES NEWS. “ Hawk River, near Martinsburg, Va., July 2.—To Col,

— E. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General. Left Williams- GEN. SCOTT'S PROGRAMME OF THE WAR. | port at 6 A. M. to-day for this place. Drove and routed the A Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Times gives

rebels, about 10,000 strong, with four guns, and now occupy

ae : . ‘ : . bis camp, with the less, [ regret to say, of three killed and a Ce, Sey Yams, Aas Ree wesnied: (gust) _—-M. PATTERSON,

‘+ Unless something should tramspire to hasten events, we Major General Cusmenting- are further than ever removed from battle. Gen. Scott has, It is said that General Scott was much gratified with no purpose of risking a general engagement. The only con-| news, and the President was awoke from his sleep to receive flicts between our troops and the rebels, which are likely to’ it. . ad transpire for some time to come, are the skirmishes that pro-} The Cabinet met to-day with much better spirits than usual ceed from the scouting parties of the two forces encountering | in consequence. one another. The first step in Gen. Scott's programme is ———o ; the concentration of federal troops in Virginia and the other 193 REBELS KILLED. horder States in such large bodies as to make it madness for A Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune,

the rebels to attempt an attack. While thus intimidating | speaking of the growing Union feeling iu Texas, makes the them, the presence of our forces will encourage the loyal | following :

Citizens to rise in sufficient numbers to prevent any further; (Qn the 3d inst., Gen. C., at the head of 207 Mounted out , to cut off their resources, increase the dissatisfaction | Rangers, made a descent upon an armed camp of 457 Rebels, in their camps, and cause desertion, and by thus harrassing| and killed 193 on the spot.

them ultimately demorslizo the rebel forces and drive them The rest fled, leaving everything behind, glad enough to from the border States. He is confident that this AccOM- | escape with whole skins from a man who treats all traitors plished, the loyalty of the border States is fixed. Then it| who fall into bis hands as they deserve, who knows their is his purpose to travsport by sea an immense force to ope- | hidingplaces, and is sure to be at their backs when they least tate againwt the Gulf States. They will be landed under expect it.

the protection of our men-of-war at the prominent points on the Atlaniic and Gulf coasts, and thus threatened by ap-| It is said that the ladies of Troy have invented a new fea- proaches from the ses, the authorities of the different | ture in their fairs. A parcel of handsome girls set themsel- States will at ouce recall their troops from the main body,| ves up and allow the “ fellers” to kiss them fur twelve aud end thus break up their grand army and make it powerless | half cents a kiss. One girl made $62 in one evening. One for any offegsive movement. The fragments in the different} man took $11 worth.

States being then cut off from supplies from tle border

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The EGraminer.

FRANCE.

Political news unimportant.

The recognition ef Teal y by France has been formally an- nounced in the Moniteur by Ricasoli in the Ltalian Parlia- ment. The latter said the diplomatic relations of the two countries would soon be re-established.

A party of Bourbonists who sanded near Syracuse were arrested by the troops, and 23 were afterwards shot.

The new treaty of commerce between France and Brazil is confirmed. It wiil involve a general remodelling of tariff duties.

The Paris Bourse had an improving tendency on the 26th ; rents were guoted at 67f 6dc.

ITALY.

The Chamber of Deputies on the 26th debated the bill re- lating to the loan ot five hundred million francs. Ferrari opposed the bill, and attacked the whole system of the Go- vernment. Dessanetis replied, and demonstrated that the government was following Cavour’s system. The debate was then adjourned.

The official Gazette contradicts the reports of the landing of Bourbonists and other disturbers of public order in Sicily, and says only three Bourbon brigands had landed there.

The Paris correspondent of the London Times says, Ri- easoli’s note, in reply to the French recognition, is firm and uncompromising. He does not admit of reservations, and de- clines entering into any engagement as to the future, which would interfere with the completeness of the new kingdom.

‘The Italian Chamber. have adopted the bill on National Armaments.

The Pope is ill, but was improving at last accounts.

SPAIN.

The Spanish proclamation relative to the American war, says, the Queen is determined to observe the strictest neu- trality between the Federal States of the Union and the Con- federated States of the South. With this view it is probi- bited to arm, build, and fit out privateers, no matter under what flag, in any Spanish port. Ship owners and captains are prohibited from accepting letters of marque, and from contributing in any way to the armament and fitting out of privateers. Drivateers and prizes are prohibited remaining over 24 hours in Spanish ports, save in case of urgent ne- cessity, in which case the harbor authorities are to compel

| half-past eight; and many persons who assembled at the former hour Jeft before eight o'clock, under the impression that the meeting was postponed. However, there is no mis- tako about the feeling of the people in this part of the Island. Every man of them is true to the Liberal cause—a fact which will be made painfully sensible to any Tory candid«te who will presume to offer for their suffrages at the next general election. They, at least, have not been deceived by the ca- jolery and humbug wh'ch the Government have practised on tho tenantry in regard to the wonderful Land Commission.

THE LAND COMMISSION.

‘‘ When the Land Commissioners were appointed the editor of the Examiner expresoed himself very decidedly in favour of at least one of them, the Hon. Joseph lowe, the other gentie- men, Mesars. Gray and Ritchie, were admitted to be men of ability and honor, but were supposed to be under the influence of the Proprietors and the Colonial Office. Mr. Whelan did not doubt for a moment that Mr. Howe would be true to the tenantry, and do his duty towards them, but he was satisfied that he would stand alone. Latterly his tane has changed, all the Commissioners, incladiag the radieal Mr. Howe, are denouneed as humbugs; and attempts are weekly made to throw ridicule on their proceedings.’’— Islander of Friday last.

Tux above extract from the last Islander contains a deliber- ate untruth. The Commissioners were never denounced as humbugs by Mr. Whelan, nor, we think, by any one elve. The Commission—the Court—the institution— the Enquiry— call it what you like—is what we have proclaimed to be a humbug, and seven eighths of the people of this Island regard it in the same light. We have as much respect for the Com- missioners individually as we have ever had ,—we think it would be extremely difficult to find better men for the service in any of the Provinces; but we do think that they have been placed in a false position through the mismanagement and in- sincerity of the Government of this Island, whose great object has been, and is yet, te strengthen the hands of the proprie- _tors, and confirm doubtful titles to land. The Commissioners ‘are not allowed to make a report on all the points involved in | the general Land Question,—they cannot touch the subjéct of

States, will be driven to accept terms from Washington. it is in no part of the plan, as at present arranged, to attack the debris of the rebel army, or to attempt to retake any of |

the forts, as the restoration of them will be made one of the| this city or vicinity for many years. The fire broke out

conditions dictated to the rebels when they find themselves | forced to accept terms. Gen. Scott is confident that the trocpe will not be compelled to remain at any point more than two cr three days, which will suffice to aceomplish the purpose of defeating any further offensive movements of the rebels. This will avoid the danger of an exposure to the malaria cf the Southern coasts during the hot months. By January he thinks that the rebellion wiil be entirely defeated, and the Union reconstructed.”

ITEMS OF WAR NEWS.

Affairs in Washington have not assumed a very important aspect within the past twenty-four hours. A rebel soldier who had been arrested made a very full statement relative to the position and condition of the rebel forces. He says that there are not more thao six thousand men between the Union lines on the Potomac and Manassas Junction, and states further that great discontent exists among a portion of the troops—officers as well as mea—owing to the bad treatment they are receiving, and that many of them are de- termined to abandon the rebel service as soon as their term of enlistment expires.

Information was received in Washington lately from Texas to the effect that the Western frontier of that State was ing to follow the example of Western Virginia and Tennessee, by organizing a formidab!e movement against secession, and adhering to the Union in the shape of a new State,

Nothing of importance has taken place at or about Fortress Monroe, although considerable excitement was created there on Friday by the arrest of Col. Allen, of the First New York regiment, by order of Col. Batler, for trial by court martial. The particulars of the charge have not transpired, but from all we can leara it appears to be based on the ful- lowing facts :—It seems that on Thursday afternoon infor- mation reached Col. Allen that a number of negroes and white mien were gathering ir a field of wheat, five miles dis- taat, belonging to Major Thompson, of the rebel army, and were going to convey the same to Yorktown for the aid of the rebels. ~Some of them demanded from Uol. Allen the horses, previously confiscated from the rebel svldiers, to con- vey tho wheat to the army.

vl. Allen refused to give up the horses, and sent a squad of soldiers to prevent them from taking the wheat.

Soon afterwards the wheat ficld took fire, and twenty meres were destroyed. It being supposed that the wheat field was burned by Col. Allen's order, he received the fol- ‘owing note from Gen. Butler :—* Col. Allun, commanding Virst regiment New York Volunteers, is ordered to report himvelf to me, under arrest, at these quarters, forthwith. Toe command of his regiment will devolve upon Lieutenant Col. Dyckwan, of his regiment, who will report to me fcr further orders. Charges and specifications for trial.will be furnished Col. Allen at the earliest possible moment.”

We learn that the British Admiral, Milse, in command of the American squadron, has issued orders to all the naval cfiicers ander him to watch our blockade with the greatest care, in order to protect the rights and maritime interests of Fingland, and to be particular thas tne blockede is conducted according to the strict letter of the agre2ment adopted at the Paris Conference of 1856. Ho further orders them to pay oo attention to the blockade unless where it iz absolute- ly effective.

Southerners sojourning in the Northern States have been itatified by letter from the authorities of the bogus Southrn confederacy that if they do not return to their homes by the i6th day of July they will be considered as aliens and ene- mies to the Confederate States, and their property will be confiscated.

A special messenger from Alexandria to the agent of the Asweiated Press brings the following : This morning at day- break fourteen rebel scouts attacked three pickets of the Fourth Penusylvania iment, stationed at Shutter’s Hill, wounding one and killing ‘Thomas Murray. The pickets re- turned the fire, killing two of the rebels aud wounding an- vther. Que of the slain was a sergeaut of the Letcher Guards. The enemy beat a hasty retreat.

New Yous, Jane 30.—The Tribune's special Washing- ton despatch says: The whole number of rebel troops in Virginia, by a rebel estimate, is 80,000, of which 55,000 sre armed, but not over 20,000 can be concentrated at a given point. The largest number now at one point—Man- assas Junction—is 18,000. There are 9000 choice men at Yorktown. The number at Kichmond don’t exceed 6000. Norfolk is regarded as impregnable. They do not intend to make @ stand against the Government troops at any point, and will only bold their position at Manassas a short time if uttacked. It is not their purpose to engage in a pitched battle, but to harrass and pick off our men in guerilla war- fare. Gen. Beauregard’s force is camped from Springfield to Fairfax Court House,mostly in a dense forest between the ‘xr and the Little River Turnpike. In this labyrinth they

doubt wish to draw the FeJeral troops. The premises of the farmers io the vicinity have been ransackei, and all the grain taken without an equivalent,

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(By Telegraph to the St. John Colonial Empire, July 10.)

Boston, July 9.

All aceounts agree as to the weakness of the rebel forces at Richmond. The measies are prevailing extensively in the rebel camp.

Gen, Seott ia hourly expecting to have a re of a between Generais A a Johneon. on ver

A large force of gunboats has left Purtrese Monroe to attack the reve! battery at Sewell’s Point.

There 1¢ cousiderabie excuiement at Washington regarding the mission of Major Taylor, with a @ag of truce from the rebel army, iwtunations deimg freely made relative to a compromise aud ceesatian of hostilities.

A cunpany of the Garibaldi regiment at Washington have matinied—ihaw Complaint bewg that they hed not received a sufficient food. ‘vey neve been disarmed and im-

woned.

The House of Represen'atives has passed a Kill, appropria- ting sit willions of dollars for three meuths pay of volunteers.

The following has just been received - ee

foto Boston, July 9, 8 r. wr. Taylos's mission bas proved a failure, ine President retusing

GREAT FIRE IN EAST BOSTON. On the afternoon of the Fourth, East Boston was visited by one of the most extensive conflagratious that has occurred in

about a quarter to two o'clock, and raged with great fierceness until evening, at which time, with assistance from the sur- rounding cities, the firemen succeeded in getting it under their control. In that short space of time the fire spread with such rapidity that a very large amount of valuable pro- perty, covering ten acres of ground, was completely destroy- ed. The citizens of Kast Boston were perfectly panic stricken, and the idea was quite prevalent that a party of conspirators, in the interes: of the secessionists, were going to destroy the entire city. The property destroyed included sixty dwelling houses, two sali mills, seven wharves (including Nickerson's, with all the valuable property on it), one of the largest lumber yards in the city, an extensive foundry and machine shop, one of the best sectional docks in the country, and eight vessels, some of them containing valuable cargoes.

The orgin of the fire is not certainly known. It is sup- posed to have originated in Rodney’s rigging loft, in a large wooden building on Aspinwall’s wharf, from an India cracker, which was carelessly exploded in a quantity of very combus- tible material.

Che Examiner. Charlottetown, P. E. I, July 15, 1861.

‘LATE INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE. |

Tue English Mail broaght by the R. M. Steamship Canada, to Halifax, where it arrived on Wednesday last, reached here | on Friday. The news brought by the Great Eastern on her; way to Canada with troops, is nearly as late as that brought | by the Halifax steamer. We give below an ‘extensive sum- mary of the news by the latter arrival. We have not noticed any thing of importance in the papers brought by the Canada.

NEWS BY THE GREAT EASTERN.

Farner Pornt, July 6.—Steamship Great Eastern from Liverpool! 27th ult., passed here this morning en route for Quebec with soldiers. Her advices are fourdays later. She left Liverpool about noon on the 2tith.

Steamships Prince Albert and America arrived at Queens- | town on the 23rd, the Hibernia the 25th, and the City of Washington on the 26:b.

The Sultan of Turkey died on the 25th, and was succeeded by his brother, Abinul Aziz Khan.

All was quiet at Constantinople.

The Bombay mails of May 27, Calcutta of May 22, and Shanghai of May 4, have arrived at Marseilles,

A panic prevailed in Calcutta owing to opium speculations.

The Chinese rebels have taken Hankow.

The letters from India and China were delivered in Liver- pool this morning. Those from Bombay will be here to- morrow morning. Cotton was advancing in price in Bom- bay, and silks also were rising.

GREAT BRITAIN.

Lord Chancellor Campbell was found dead in his bed-room on the morving of the 23rd. He retired in the evening pre- vious in good health. His death was caused by the rupture of a blood-vessel.

Sir Richard Bethell, the Attorney General, sueceeds to the Chancellorship.

Sir J. Ferguson, in the House of Commons, condemed the poliey of sending a reinforcement to Canada. Mr. D’[s- raeli also thought the Government was incurring a serious responsibility. Lord Palmerston defended the Government, and said it was the usual precautionary measures of all go- vernments in the immediate vicinity of hostilities. This step, he said, indicated no distrust of the good faith of the North- ern States, and betrayed no want of confidence in the Cana- dians. The time was fit and proper, because reinforcements can only be sent to Canada in the summer time.

The Times continues to maintain that Americans have no ground for abusing England, beyond mortification at Eng- land's lack of appreciation, and says the Northeruers have thrown themselves into a passion, and must be left to recover.

Sir Archibald Allison, in a letter to Cassius M. Clay, con- tends that the American Constitution is a failure, and recom- mends a national church and a monarchy as a remedy.

The conflagration ian London, briefly telezraphed by the Persia, was the most disastrous that has occurred for gene- rations. Immense piles of warehouses, on the Surrey side of London bridge, filled with all kinds of produce, were des-

the estimates make the extent of the loss from three to four millions sterling. Nearly all was insured. The probable sales of consols by insurance companies caused a decline in

in consequence of the quantities consumed.—The fire was still burning in some vaults, but it was becoming gradually subdued, and the danger of further explosions had passed. The busioess in Parliament on the 26th was wholly uaim- portant. The great seal of the Lord Chancellor was formally con-

imal.

arrived in England on a visit to the Queen. The Prince of Walcs would proceed on the 29th to the

mercial treaty with that country, denounced the volunteer movement in England, and ridiculed the bugbear idea of a French invasion.

launebed.

moderate demand. S:x per ceut. was geuerally demanded. Increased ease was anticipated.

orisis.

auy com nunication with Jefferson Davis,

them to proceed to seaas early as possible, and not allow | Escheat, nor the fishery reserves, nor the quit rents, nor the them to ship only what is necessary, and never, under any ‘joyalist claims ;—they can only report on the propriety of pretext, arms and ammunition. No articles belonging ‘o prizes | pomitting some of the arrears of rent, and fix the priee per are allowed to be sold, The carriage of goods to nor-block- laere-at which landlords should dispose of their properties

aded ports, is guaranteed, except war materials and letters |

which are prohibited. Offenders ere responsible for their own acts and have no claim for protection. Spaniards are prohibited from taking service en either side, and are en- joined to abstain from all acts which may be regarded as opposed to neutrality. e decree is dated June 17, and countersigned by Collantes, Minister of Foreign Affairs. INDIA.

Mr. Lating, the Indian Finance Minister, had taken a sea voyage, and partially reeovered from his severe illness,

Mr. Barnes, Foreign Secretary, is dead.

The famine had been effectually relieved.

There had been slight disturbances in the Southwestern provinces and indigo districts.

The Calcutta produce markets are more active. Imports are affected by embarrassments occasioned by opium speeu- lations. eights are languid.

POLITICAL MEETINGS IN THE THIRD ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF QUEEN'S COUNTY.

MEETING AT FORT AUGUSTUS.

Agreeably to public notice, a meeting of the electors was held in the above populous settlement, at the house of Mr. Owen Simpson, on Tuesday last, at. about half past three o'clock. The meeting was cailed by the [fons. Messrs. Coles and Keily, to enable those gentlemen, being the representa- tives o” the district, to give an accouut of their votes and pro- ceedinzs in the House of Assembly during the last Session— to inform their constituents. regarding the general stute of publie affairs—and to show the delusive promises ofthe Go- vernment with regard to the bencfits to be derived from the much vaunted Land Commission. Advanta gewas ulso taken

| But even then their report will be merely a recommendation. If they suggest too Jarge a remission of rents, or put what the proprietors may consider too low a value on Township lands, ‘Sir Samuel Cunard hae sufficient influence at the Colonial Office to prevont the operation of any Jaw which may be passed in this Island to give effect to the report of the Com- missioners. In fact, the landlords can and will do what they like with their own estates, so long as their {titles are consi. dered good, and no Commission, constituted ae the present one is, can make them yield one iota of their claims. Con- cessions to the tenantry must be the offspring of their own good will, and not of any Commissioners’ repert.

Tho Islander repeats the old and very stale delusion about 'the wonderful efficacy of the Commission for the removal of nearly every ill that tenant flesh is heir to. Tho editor says : ‘* We have every confidence in the Commissioners, an.i if they do not satisfy the people, they will at least benefit them—to a very great extent—and thus d> more than the Liberals ever did for them.’’ Last Session the House of Assembly addressed the Lieut. Governor, requesting His Excellency to intercede with the proprietors in order to stay harsh proceedings for the

collection of rents pending the award. We have no doubt

Ilis Excelleney complied with the request of the House ; but ‘we know the proprietors have been more exacting and op- pressive in their demands than ever they were—issuing writs ‘and distraints in all directions. We were told that the Ge- \vernor’s intercession would be amazingly beneficial to the terantry ; and we have no doubt that the Land Commission | will be equally beneficial.

The Commission will continue, however, to be a good stalk-

troyed. The loss excecded two millions sterling. Some of | St. Peter’s Road, haying precisely the same objects in view as

coneluded, and passed unanimously : —

tablished a Branch of the Central Liberal Society, to include

The Cunard steamer ‘Scotia’ had been eu fally the Branches may be put in effective werking order.

of this opportunity to organize a Branch of the Central Libe- ing-horse for the Govyernment,so long as the thing is not likely ral Bociety, a proposal which was readily acceded to by every | to come to a termination, and may be misunderstood by the perron present at the nieeting. The Meeting was presided country. The Legislature will, next Session, be invited to go over by James McDonald, Esq., and was addressed at consi- | through the farce of passing a Bilbto give effect to the award derable length by Mr. Coles, whose explanation of, and re-| The Bill will, of course, be exéremely liberal in its provisions, marks on public affairs were listoned to with great attention, | but everybody will understand that it is not expected to re- and elicited frequent bursts of applause. Messrs Kelly, Whe- ceive the royal allowance, and most likely it will be allowed lan and F. McQuaid addressed the meeting also, and they to rest in Mr. Pope's private drawer, as was the caso with the were received in the most dattering manner. The resolutions other Bill, for five months after it shall have been pas ed here. passed—against which there was not a disseating voice—have Meanwhile the summer of 1862 will have slipped away, and reverence mainly to the organization of the Branch Society, the members and supporters of the Government will have gone and are as follow :— | back to their constituents, asking for a new lease of office, Moved by Francis McQuade, Esqr., seconded by Mr. Wm. “as a reward for the lofty patriotism they displayed in

Smith. a ing thi : i Resolved, That a Branch of the Central Liberal Society be | posting Chin cusuions nee | eer te ene 6 the

established in this Settlement, in order to promote an effective | hateful spy sy stem in connection with the Commission, has, organization of the Liberal party, and thereby secure the | for the present, sadly damaged the little popularity which the spread of Liberal principles. |scheme enjoyed; so the people’s attention must be directed eee by Mr. Michael Hughes, seconded by Mr. John | to something else for the p t, in order that they may for-

Resolved, That the following gentlemen be a Committee to | get or recover from the annoyance they feel at discovering a out the objects of the toreguing resolution, viz: Hon. | F. Kel

Iv, Messrs. Terence Caroll, Patrick Clarken, John Mc- that there has been a Spy prowling amongst thom, with the

Aree, Robert Webster, James Wisner, Owen Simpson, James | COnnjyance of the Government, to prove that the testimony ge ce — ¥ pence Byan, John Comisky; John | given before the Land Commissioners was all false, and the A. McDonald and James McDonald, Keqrs. | . . ; Moved by Mr, Owen Siunpson, seeonded by Mr. Patrick Me- delegates a bateh of Viera, Orango displays, the formation of Kown— Orange lodges, continual abuse of the Catholics, and the pro- Resolved, That Hon. F. Kelly be President ; James Calla- pagation of the most dreadful apprehensions on the score of ghan, Treasurer ; and James Wisner, Secretary to this Branch ligi hould th . of the said Society. religion, should the present pious Government be overthrown Moved by Mr. James Wisner, seconded by Mr. Francis |—wil do very well to keep up an excitement in the meantime. Murray— And, then, there is the Volunteer t. i i- Resolved. That the Committee shall meet once a week, or : ae Bre. Rina

as often as may be conyenient, and the Secretary shall corres- | tal thing to amuse the people, and divert their minds from pond with the Secretary of the Ventral Society in Charlotte-| politics. To be sure, it will cost the country a few handred town, and that the instructions received from the Secretary of pounds every year,—but it puts money in the purse of some the said Central Society shell govern the proceedings of this | friends and supporters of the Government -- paying for rent of Branch of that Society. pa paying

Moyed by John A. McDonald, Esquire, seconded by Mr. rill rooms, drill sergeants, Adjutant General’s share of the James Power— spoil, and a thousand other little pickings that will drop at

Resolved, That thia Meeting desire to express their entire | : confidence in the course pursued by the minority of the House the feet of none but staunch friends of the Government.

of Assembly during the last three Sessions; and they have Hundreds of young fellows are bappy in possessing rifles, — sem Le Cee Ss eee — Hon “ ree Without any cost to them, to amuse themselves in their leisure ioe unanimous approval and cempeah of the sens toa on- ra, kiting agp. 8 as wis — - Sere er sombled. On behalf of the Meeting, casionally ; and their smart yaiform will excite the fancy of James McDonaup, Chairman, | the girls. Then the reviews ani the tea-parties are great

Francis Treanor, Secretary. adjancts to the general tom-foolety of the moyement. The

MEETING AT THE TEN MILE ILOUSE, ST. PETER’S | Commander-in-Chief appears on these oceasions, and makes a ROAD. brilliant speech. He is app'aud.d te the echo. Beavtiful

Shortly after eight o’clock on the same evening a Public | ladies smile their most gracious approval of the warlike men ; Meeting was held at Mr. James Fitzpatrick’s, Ten Mile House, | and the Major of All the Rifes—looking the very impereona- tion of Valour—makes a soul-stirring appe.! to their patri- otism, and eloquently exhorts them to conduct themselves like true soldiers when the French shall come to invade their

the preceding one. The chair was occupied by Angus Mc- Aulay, Eeq., J. P., of Tracadie, and the meeting was addres-

the Stock xchange, and some articles of produce advanced sed by Messrs. Coles, Whelan and severel others. The fol- | beloved ecntry—(mentally thanking hia stars that the French

lowing resolution, drawn up by a Committee appointed at the

: : , have not the least intention to do anything of the kind.) meeting to prepare it, was submitted alter the specches were.

All this has a fine effect on the Volunteers and on many of the lookers-on. ‘The Commander-in-chief is declared to be the best man and the most gallant officer in the Queen’s service ; the Ten Mile House settlement and the settlements of Mili | 2d the praises of His Excellency become vastly intensified if

Resolved, That, as the opinion of this meeting, there be es-

ferred by the Queen on Sir R. Bethell vice Lord Campbell, | Cove, French Fort, Scotch Fort, Jehuston's River, Tracadie, | there be a liberal distribution of prizes for target shooti

* - Sandhills; and that the following persons be a Committee : nora Ye" . . ath . and Office-bearers of the same:—Angus McAulay, , : Oe

The I’rince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia had sident; Patrick MeQuaid, Seavebeny . ete rancis | *™ily ; or if the hospitalities of Government Louse be freely

ara Esq., Joho estes oe Metpscon, llugh Mc- | dispensed to the Volunteers. The Major, too, is a very great : . . t : . 4 . i © % 7 z

camp at Curragh, Ireland, to take a round of military duties. cay aoe" ‘Patnek. Grifin, ai O'Brien: ‘Patrick pre met ions; and it would be absurd to think that Mr. Cobden addressed his constituents at Rockdale on the ‘Traynor, Angus McDonald, Donald Mclsaac, and James Mc- | *"y ill feeling could be harboured against him on any ground 26th. He eulogised the French Government and the com-| Donald, Grand Tracadie. x

sa graciously given by His Excellency or other members of his

whatever, not even excepting politics. So matters jog plea- Arrangements were made at both the above meetings for santly along between the Volunteers and the Government. conducting a correspondence with the Central Sociey, so that | The former are so intent on their military displays and exer- cises that they have not time to think of any thing eles; and The attendance at both meetings was very respectable. At | te Government are only too happy that the minds of a large

_ The funds on the 26th were firmer, the late fire having | the Fort Augustus one there were at least three hundred | number of people should be thus oceupied, so that they msy induced purchasers. Consols advanced $1. Money is in| persons present, notwithstanding the intense heat of the day ; 0t be left to brood over the follies and short-comings of the and at the Ten Mile House Méeting more than one hundred Ane.

The Orange system and the Volunteer movement must,

The Board of Trade returns for May show increased ex- assembled. The attendance here would have been much therefore, do the work for the Government which the Land ports over May of last year, nothwithstanding the America. | !4"ger, only that the notice was not generally circulated in the ee will probably, for the present, fail to accomplish. ‘The Bank of Madrid bas altered its rate of discount | peighbouring settlements. , Besides, the time named for the |.” ort, Buncomb, Humbug

and Sham meet with the most

to 7 per cent.

generous patronage at the bands of Her Majesty's Ministers

; mecting was six o'clock, but it was not convened until about , in this Colony.

Tux Islander of Friday last manifests muoh soreness a what the editor is pleased to call the ‘* great libera} : at the Ten Mile ilouse.”’ The accurate editor says the mess, ing was held ** on Monday laet."’ That is false, ie that ** some thirty gintlemen only” attended, Thay ie false. The sneer conveyed in the misspelling of the wort” “ gentlemen”’ only serves to show the mortified feeling Under which the edstor has written his false nutice of the

If the people who assembled at the Ten Bile House on Tes, day evening last would obligingly reesrd their yotes for candidates, Mr. Pope would praise them up as the Most rep, pectable and intelligent people in the Culony.

The editor of the Islander furthers pays that ** Mr, Whelan

told the audience that the Government had recently sent thy Colomal Sceretary to New Brunswick to tamper with the Cua, missioners-—that the Mr. Whitman--sent here by the missioners—- who spent the winter here collecting informat; was employed by the Government te deceive the Tenants, induce them to place a tugh valuation on their farms, by tell. ing them that railways, &e., were to be nnmediately tone structed—that the Government were only humbu Tenantry with the Commissioners—that the Commission wag a sham, got up to gull the people, and to confirm the propris. tors in their titles—and that the Government was the worg that ever existed im the Uolony.’’

Mr. Whelan tokd the people nothing like what i» relateg im the above extract, and therefore 21 38 likewise faise. Wey may add, that if he had said the Government is the - wong that ever existed im the Colomy'’—that there was a Spy herp ° last winter im the persop of a Mr. Whitman, with the eo) nivanee of some of the Government, who sought to odtaia js. formation for the Land Vommissioners under vey Farce pag TENCRS—that the Land Commission iteelf is a sham, and thar, the Government have shamefaily humbugged the abont it—Ms. Whelan wowld have etated mothing but the truth, and Mr. W. H. Pope knows it as wel} ae he docs,

Mr. Seerotary Pope wants to know why Messrs. Coles ang Whelan ‘do not go to Lot 43, Tryon River, Bedegne of Saint Elearor's, and there enlighten Her Majesty's ieges?” We beg the Secretary not te be in s hurry—the campaign jg just cpened—the enemy will be attacked in all the places he has mentioned ; and *- Coles and Whelam’’ will be ready to meet bim in any loeality be likes to name.

Mr. Pope seys: ‘* We fear they’’ (Messrs. Coles and Whe- Jan) ** will be older men by many years before they got inte power ip.”’? The Secretary has expressed himselt meo- rectly. He should say: ‘* We Aope they will be older mea many years,’ &c., because he fears the very contrary thi that they will not be more thun a yee or two older before the consummation not devoutly to wished by bim, shall take place We mean to ask the question im cur next No. Whats have the Government done to entitle them toa long lease of power? and what eminent services have been render- ed to the country by Mr. W.H. Pope, whe scarcely ever at- tends to the duties of his office, and who is one of the most un- popular men in the Colony—that he should consider, lice the

rest of the old Family Compact, that this Island was created by the Almighty for hie especial use and benefit ?

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE—THE CIVIL WAR.

Presipent Lixcotn's Message, delivered to Congress on the 4th instant, appears in many of the United Sinter papers re- ceived during the week. It is a long document, and written in the worst possible style. It is calm and temperate enough, but as a literary production, it must rank extremely bow. As the Congress was called expressly to deliberate on the painful occurrences in the Union curing the past few months, the Message has reference to these alone. The history of what is called the Civil War, from the bloodless bombardment of Fort Sumter to the present time, is detailed by the Firet Magistrate at Washington with particularity and correctness; but the recital is of very little interest to us now. lis Excellency most positively denies the right of secession to any State, as be did in his inaugural address on the 4th March, and he de- clares it to be the intention of the Executivo to use «}) the power which the law and constitution of the United States confer upon him to put down the insurreetion im we South. To enable him to accomplish this object, be asks Congress for four hundred thousand men in addition to the prosout mil tary force of the Union, and four hundred millions of dollars, Congress will most likely comply with this request, and the Sonth may be coerced by the vast resources of the North but as to there ever being any cordial union between the two divisions of the Republic, we think it would be absurd to ex-

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pu: down by the strong arm of the North ; but the resers to

South, and make the hot-bleoded people of that section hate their brethren of the North mere intensely than ever they did.

We give in amother part of our paper some telegraphic despatches, purporting to furnish news from the seat of war. ‘The publie have been so often deevived by the reports of the selegraph, that they have ceased tu place amy dependence upon them. The news lately furnished is not of such a nature as to restore confidence in this medium of intelligence ; and im giving the telegrams to our readers we must say that we doubt the authenticity of their most important statements.

His Roya Hicuxess Prince Anyrep arrived in this City on Saturdey afternoon, inthe Steamer Lady Head. His Royal Highness was reeeived at the wharf by His Excellency the Lieut. Governor and Suite, and, without any display or ceremony, was conycyed to Government House in His Exeel- lency’s carriage.

ORANGE DISPLAY.

On Friday last a number cf Orangemen met on the Priree- town Road, about 13 miles from Town, under the pretence of taking a day's pleasure, but evidently to excite a feeling of hestility against Catholics on the part of the Protestants of that district, where good fellowship and kind feeling prevailed for years before Orange Lodges were formed in this Island. We have heard that some hundreds marched in procession with flags and badges. The day being fine, we are infurmed thata great number of men, women and children, from the different surrounding settlements were on the ground. But the most remarkable feature in the case was that'a number of the Ve- luntee:s secretly took their rifles, while many more carried Pistols and other deadly weapons. This is what we always expected, that Rifle Companies composed of Orangemen, who were allowed to take home their arns and accontrements, v ould on some fine day be found making an unlawful use of them ; and there is no doubt that if any misguided individuals had, on the above occasion, obstructed the path of those secret Society people, blood would have been shed by the armed Orangemen in the name of Volunteers. We have heard also that very excitable Janguage was made use of by those who addressed the assemblage, and Catholics were reviled and abused in the most unmeasured termes.