THE EXAMINER.

= a — — Sat ” Sag | ae oan The ‘ieeidak Gas-light and Coke Company charge them. Toryism has completely gone out of date in Prince Ed.

, . , , > SPBAKER said, as it was the general opinion © } z : subic feet, Neweastle coals, ) d Island. No wonder, then, that some of ite old fri probably happen that there would be a prep ymderance of| Hon. the r = a ae ot become law at present, they | from ds. to 4s. 6d., per a ” = a a cieii te 9 000 | ward Is ; , ,' onda Carholics in the Board of Education, who might rescind the | the House that the ve in discussing its details 5 yet at | and 6s. for Cannel gas, The average q Jy tare ashamed of the name and connection; but the doctrines

resolution lately agreed to by that body, and thus Interrupt the | need not occupy so much tin hrough the Bill before good understanding that now existed between both parties ;| the sume time he thought it better to go throug Te adiiedt tk but he thoaght were a clause suchas he had alluded to, inserted | putting expenses upon it; and if there were > - J ve ao in the Bill, it would prevent divisions. He felt proud that the | could be printed and he over tll next cee . — PI oo Board of Education had passed the resolution alluded to; and ‘to making = aw much smaller than wa he wished to have the Bill referred beck to committee for the | templated in the Bill. Roe : purpose of inserting a clause in it similar to that resolution, Hon. COL. SECRETARY said, the principal oe ~ — it being contrary to the rules of the House to refer back the | fining a municipality to an electoral distriet was, er e * Bill at that stage of its progress, it was read a third ume and | member of the House would take an interest 19 : eir 0 paaved. municipality, and be able to appropriate the public money according as it might be required. After a few other remarks, progress was reported. ; Hon. Col. Treasurer, from the committee appointed to examine and report,on petitions of inhabitants of St. Kleanor’s and Green Shore relating to the running at large of swine in that place, introduced a Bill to prevent the running at large ofswine in certain parts of St. Eleanor’s, which was read a firet time. House adjourned for one hour, R. Larap, Rep.

MUNICIPALITIES’ BILL.

Hon. COL SECRETARY, in moving thatthe House go into committee of the whole on the second reading of this Bill, eaid he did know that it was necessary for him to go into the pa of the Bill; but it might be well to state that he

elieved the hon. members who were inclined to support the principles of the Bill, would like to consult their constituents

upon it, and were desirous to have it published and le over fOr | saps a : a year, It was an important measure, proposing to give the people of the Colony the contro] over their own affiirs, which Correspondence.

had hitherto been exercised by the Executive Government, Perhaps the Bill did not go so far as they might wish ; but when the House went into Committee on it, amendments might be made to it. It was proposed by the Bill, to authorize the election of a councillor for each Township, the elections to be held by the Sheriff of each County in the same manner as for

(FOR THE EXAMINER. } To rar Eprror or THE ISLANDER.

Sirx,—In the Islander of the 12th instant, under the head of : «© Mr. Cooper’s Letter,” you are not correct in what ought to be eae oh — = oe ropes: sor gaan oh be facts, and therefore the motives you impute to me are equally election wad aide al the ecenetine ‘would meet at ed Claes | SOOOOE™ and as | presume you have no intention to misrepre” House of the County sad consult together on the business | sent my words and motives to the public, you will allow me to entrusted h shen a President would be chosen, and a explain in my own way. You appear to take objecrions to the

| — f tig = _ ot “I Mi ed that shee slention term “ swindling,’ in my speech on the Loan Bill; and as that

ace of meeting agreed upon. was oposed tht 2 erecruic . ; Saeed take mee = eae A str a gvome som in each year, | is not sufficiently explained in iny letter, it may have led to the

' mistakes, and the following will show cause: which was a season of the year very convenient for the : ‘ ‘ . : ; pe antees, from the first, had no intention inhabitants to meet together and elect their councillors, who it appeared to me the grantees, ’

, : _|to perform the conditions of their grants; but being men of would BieS Sarat oo ane meer oan weeny oe ae = considerable influence with ministers, they were indulged and year; and as the Legislature would then, or shortly after de in forfeited : sesoied, the Hluece would have on opportunity of knowing what | *owed to hold over the lands when [heir grants were forlelied ;

‘ gel rp ; ‘and thereby to make bondsmen of free British subjects. Men

money would be required and of voting the necessary amount | who had a right to receive the land from the Crown were bound

to the municipalities, who would manage their own affairs in | ; ae tend bad rent for the appropriation of it. When the Bill went into operation, the | tenants by defaulters—to reclaim that land and pay

ents, or be deprived of the land, together ' : ena o braleee. & | their own improvements, ee re ae Sees wae ‘with their labour and means invested in the land ; end the more ‘ s , 3 managed by a chief engineer to be appointed for the whole effectually nag ee ae pte Wg Sr ap feland; but all the emall bridges, and the roads within the |{° Dominate ‘sovernote tor eee d vr district, the municipalities would manage themselves. The | Creatures, to be the Colonial Government, an waeie a 7 Q i lata ihe - i : ses, ave calle present Road Commissioners would continue in office until the fill the offices with men to serve od aciaea nt Picea councillors were elected, who would then prepare their own ore a tee Sar cal inc Gann “ene te road scales, thus relieving the members of the House of the | 97@ & robbery © : aia ” f le of lenianishiias ¢ necessity of teking up the matter; aod he thought it would be ae eee - aaiht . ie, Se ioeiieal aha at oe advisable to give them the power either to take commutation | 2% Desides this Dooty, a my rey ¥ 7 - money or labor on the roads, allowing the people to adopt either taken as fees or salaries by office-holders, to deceive the people of the ways they pleased Petitions had been presented to the | 2"¢ Uphold the system. If euch a i " = eee House from some parts of the Island, praying for grants to ee anne be enn ren highest degree; an provide lock-up houses ; but under the present Bill the munici- hen a ra y app 7 a a fos Pd aad, ities palities would provide for them, and have the contro) over them. om ae see ee - P

, ' tion, the principles and abettors of the usurpation and frand | ie % > } t . ’ a Ihe Bill provided thatthe people aight assess themselves to) continued to strengthen and fortify themselves with lands, to

the smount of five shilimgs on every hundred acres of land, for | ve lecal } bind the people more end more, until the Liberal party, by Gat ove loo siibinn, bendece San atetlonny san HE EITPONS | cutting off the supplies, obtained Responsible Government, and

subie feet from Newcastle, and 10,000 feet from Cannel coals ; set cost of Neweastle gas is equal to 12 candles, and five feet of Cannel gas equal to 26 candles. The Imperial Gas-light and Coke Company charge 4s. 6d., per 1,000 feet, and produces 9,518 feet of gas from one ton of coal. The quantity of gas evolved in London varies from 8,500 to 10,000 feet from one ton of coal, and the illuminating power from 12 to 144 candles. The Phoenix Company uses Newcastle and Canuel coals mixed.’’—London Weekly Despatch, April 26, 1857.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I., MAY 25, 1857.

MONITORIAL FABRICATIONS.

Dwrtne the past week nearly every house in the City has been favored with a gratuitous supply of waste paper, which was thrust into every person’s door in the form of a little pub- lication called The Monitor. It has neither the name of editor nor publisher attached to it, but is known to have issued from the Protector office, and seems to be designed as a political supplement to that eminently Christian paper. The latter sets the former a brilliant example. While the glory of the Protestant religion is to be maintained by the vilest calumnies on Catholics, Toryism is sought to be won back into public favour by downright falsehoods and barefaced misrepresenta- tions, such as even the Islander, notwithstanding its long practice, can hardly equal. As a proof of the precocious genius for lying which the new bantling has displayed, we take the following extract from an article in the last No. in reference to the pending election :—

“ The first Land Purchase Bill has evidently proved a failure. The country were led to believe when it passed, as the Bill itself states, that it was to be self sustaining; that each estate purchased should bear its own expenses, and that the country at large should not be taxed for the benefit alone of the inhabitants of any particular Township; but the very reverse of this has been the case. The investigation of the Public Accounts shows that the loss on the Worrel Estate has been about thir- teen thousand pounds, to meet which, the Government have only about 50,000 acres of refuse land, that it appears nobody will buy; and worse than this, that the public are now paying considerably above a thousand a year for the mere purpose of managivg this useless property.”

The ignorance and stupidity of the person who penned the | above lines can only be equalled by his mendacity. There has not been a second Land Bill passed by this Colony, and the only one upon our statute book Aas not proved a failure. The country at large is not taxed, nor likely to be taxed, ‘‘ for the benefit alone of the inhabitants of any particular township.”’

in towns; end in short it was contemplated that the tax would : ; hi 1 0 ve said that the Executive

be imposed in a somewhat fair manner similar to that for the | abridged their — But ap you haves 7 , /must obey the Governor, | must infer from that, that in the

Education Act. The municipalities would also have power to : . 1 fe , / j tion, the Governor is bound to follow unpose fines or penalties for the non-execution of contracts on | settlement of the land question, the Govern

; ii : ; ste nd the Executive to roads, &c.; and likewise to prevent the running at large of | ote ata eee Se ee 3 odie one ewine in their reepective districts. All bye-laws to be submitted PCY We “rovernor, : 7

to the Governor and Counci!, that they might be seen not to be the Proprietary party: and therefore the Liberals have not been opposed to the other laws of the land = | permitted to take the lawful course to settle the land question,

There was one provision |

of the Bill, which perhaps might be considered peculiar, | oe — have eee e per ep “9 a oe — . ' . . ; &

namely, that it went to extend the privilege of voting to females | °©€" ® oak al ams tomad 29-8 f a * ¢ ooo od .

as weil as males. All persons within the municipality, both ten or tweive shillings an acre mS @ tenam t@ pay, and to

| reduce the remainder of the “* booty,’’ which 1s nearly a million

males and females, who paid land tax and school taxes, would | . ' sterling, to an eighth or ninth of the demand, so as to have

be entitled to vote ; and he thought it waa nothing but right | ; Fike lead t , for tl that females should have a voice in the election of those who | ™C4DS to cover the loss of the lan tax, and pey Jor me manege~ ment of the land office and settiement of the tenant. Bur

magaged their local affairs. These were the main principles | shemale? h sar th sai : of The Bill; and perhaps when they went through it some | 7'0uUg"! a oe ee ° 7 — ai S sual ae : ainendmenis would be required. Respecting the collection of | 1 NOt according to law, Qnd theresore.10-Gy Rees iy, Pau ee

taxes, provision “as made that when mnposed on land, it could | did not know how far the Government were aliowed to go, it was my duty to try them.

not be suld within three years, and then it must be through the i 2 ae You allow that 1 took some pains in preparing a speech ;

Sheriff, and only as much of it sold as would be required to : f pay the assessment. He moved that the House go into Com-| and .my object in doing eo was to show sufficient. fyoague for 8

mittee on the Bill, that they might make it as perfect as possible ; majority to agree with me to remove the swindling part of the and if it was the wish of the House, they might paes it, but if transaction (the buying and selling of forfeited lands, contrary not. it might be published and lie ann till next wa : to law) from the Colonial Government to Her Mojesty’s Mimsters. Hon. T. H. HAVILAND said he was individually favorable | This proposal was made on the second reading of the Loan Bill, to the Hon. Col. Secretary’s measure, as he thought it would —— it went rea re but it ~~ Wp * tiger just give to the people a true system of Responsible Govern- | SRO, BOS Og eaay A wap meee eee ment ; but at the same time though his views might be the | '° prevent swindling, | made the motion for the titles to be in- ; | vestigated ; and as that was lost, the next motion (the main

game as those of that hon. member on the question, yet he i. : 4 J question at issue, which followed immedistely) was, whether |

would wish to know what the views of his constituents were on the subject ; and therefore if the Bill wereto be printed and lie the Proprietary party should keep the land at thirty shillings an acre, or the Government be empowered to purchase and sel!

over, he would be in favor of the measure.

Hoo. Mr. MONTGOMERY was not prepared to give his the land to the tenants at ten or twelve shillings an acre; and support to a measure of that kind, provided it went into when I lost my own motion, it required no consideration to immediate operstion ; but as it appeared to be the intention of induce me to tuke the dest terms I could get, viz: toreduce the the House to enter partly on it, and publish it for the information | P'c® of jand to the tenants, from thirty to ten or twelve shillings

an acre. {f the Government had been disposed to buy, and me

of the public, he would not oppose it. Mr. DOUSE would wish to know, if no provision was to he |‘? 8e!! my vote, as you insinuate, there was no time ce flex made for those who were to fill the public offices alluded to. sideration. I think it very unlikely that any man would offer ania Cilicnines tee Gill. ‘1x; Meadonn ite Gideial another a bribe to betray his trust, unless the person in trust How Mr MONTGOM ERY said papeeeiang osvedl - Co ee a te ee oe Seana - .- Mr MO. iG 9 ' ad8N- | gy; iti been mistaken ment of municipalities, he certainly thought the electoral Li amr ee oe a basta hela and pees were too large for each of them to form a municipality. corruption, it om me to believe that you have had some One district extended across the whole Island; and he thought must know by confining them to electoral districts throughout the Island, er ae z = moms at ssnagesrgloy a eaihal te these they would not work well. He thought four Townships would ee a an een oe nothing of that kind. ee — - : ae a = it would | Before I nade mention of Mr. Coles’s speech, where he said, " . - er for om — ts o cok a 2 than a large me “Ifthe rest of the proprietors were backward to offer their land, e did not intend to make any motion, but merely expressed | the Government would find a way to compel them,” I had given eae te St 9 sities teen me teens reasons which bore out his nen viz: - a ee on. Mf. é 1@ nO in ere wou lied themselves in earnest to borrow the money, and the objection to have each electoral district constitute a municipa- Shieieahen ato equally willing to guarantee the as. and the lity. In some parts of Prince County, four Townships, where | jandiord who had taken the most pains to settle the land was they were thinly inhabited, would not be sufficient to form a oe a. i ss Eatin. . was not to be supposed municipality. Besides, the councillors would not require to} that ali this preparation was to go for nothing ; but when it is meet more than once a month; and he though¢ \ittle difficulty | ynderstood that the Governor must obey the Colonial Minister, wouid be experienced in travelling once a month to attend tothe | ang you having said that Mr. Coles is the most submissive business connected with the municipalities. The reason why | servant of the Governor, it follows, according to your own that the Government had been induced to introduce the Bill in showing, that Mr. Coles must have had the authority of the that form was, that they thought it would be best to allow each Governor, and most likely of the Colonial Minister, to make that electoral district to constitute a municipality ; for each member | much of their intentions known. a en eae ose an boon awe o> ck taza senonenene ring xn oven ier skin eee ee o “3° \ the public ; bat as you have taken occasion, from my letter, to a — renemenns 2 Ses ee he insinuate that Mr. Coles is depending on his salary for support, pe Ape - ie ay a hich b 1d. if it w as you infer his distillation is of small amount, | can safely woul ae & i t 2 ee “ 4 a f ihaek tite : ue oe say, from what little 1 know, there is no ground for the insinu- comprised in his own district, fe did wot think they were t00 | ation. | believe his porter is as much in demand as his spirits, large. and I have seen a valuable stock of cattle on his premises, |

Mr. CLARK said. he certainly agreed with Hon. Mr. | worth going to see, and ain informed that his farmiog is in pro- |

Montgomery's views, that the electoral cistricts were too large portion to his stock ; and I believe 1 am within bounds when 1 each to constitute a municipality. He would hke that part of

lue of his sal Id b l the Bill much better if a municipality were confined to two gag, thet the volvo of hie selery world be easily gnined or lost

. : é‘ ari in the management of his private business.

Townshios, which would be an edvantage in the application of | 4 my former letier was published in The Examiner, 1 have the public money. Parties who would have the management

of the affairs of the municipa!ities, could not be expected to be ecquaint’d with the districts as well as if they were small. Bull be would net make much objection to the Bill at present, | as it was to go before the public ; and doubtless the principles | of it wouid be discussed more fully afierwards.

Mr. MACINTOSH had not been in when the subject was discussed ; but he unders‘ood that each electoral district was | ‘Teachers, ky the Rev. A. McKay, in which the Rev. Lecturer to be one municipality. From what be had heard, and from his | says, that the Jews may be regarded as the mostancient literati. own knowledve of the subject, he believed that would be too! ‘Now, I beg leave to ask the Rev. Lecturer, if letters were large, and ‘hat each road disintet would Come nearer the proper first invented by Memnon, an Egyptian, as recorded by Tytler siz", and not be too large. , ; and other historians, and if Moses, the most ancient of the

Hon. COL, SECRETARY did not think they would answer | jewish literati, received his learning among the Egyptians, so well, if made too small, Perhaps hun, meinbers wou'd be | how can the Jewish literati be more ancient than their fathers in betier prepared to consider the subject next session; but at) |jerature ? INQUIRER. present, the Bil! as proposed was quite sufficient, Richmond, May 21. ’

Hon. Mr. WIGHTMAN thought afier the increase of ' Le ae representation which had been made in the island, that each (ror THE INER.)

electora! district was quite small enough fora municipality. It Mn, Becson,—Will yon ‘save the goodinden to pubiidli the

appeared to be the intention of the House to allow the Bill to : € 1 lie over till the coming year, which he thought a prudent course | enclosed extract in your next paper for the information of the

10 adopt, as it would give members of the House an opportunity | 48 Consumers of this City, that they may compare the prices fo consult their constituents regarding it. beceuse with a Bill and quality of the gas companies in England and here.

of Uhat nature, they required some consideration as to the Charlottetown, May 28, 1857. . goaouer ip which it should be carried out, As tothe expense! ** A return has been published of all gas works established of the municipalities, it would rest with the inhabitants) by Act of Parliament in England and Wales, with various Abemselvea to pry whatever amount they considered-would be particulars, such as the charge per foot, the average quantity sequiced ef gas evolved from e ton of coal, the illaminating power and

it, together with your remarks on the former letter. Sailor’s Hope, May 18, 1857. WM. COOPER.

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‘due for the Worrell Estate. What becomes of the amount of

‘the Government for the yearending 3lst January, 1857. The

the 31st January, 1856, the whole debt of the Island was only

sent the editor a copy of this, with a request that he will publish |

In glancing over the Protector ot the 2Uih instant, my attention | was arrested by a lecture delivered before an Association of |

The investigation of the public accounts does not show that the loss on the Worrell Estate has been about thirteen thousand pounds. The public accounts show nothing of the kind, nar any loss as yet. It is not true that ‘‘ the Government have only about 50,000 acres of refuse land’’ to meet the balance

£10,000 due on lands sold? It is not true, either, that the *¢ 50,000 acres’ are ‘‘ refuse land,’’ and it is not true that ‘nobody will buy’’ them ; and equally false is the assertion that ‘‘ the public are now paying considerably above a thou- sand a year for managing’ the Worrell property. A more abundant crop of lies it would be difficult to gather any where in the same space. ; Now we have a little extract to produce from the classifica- tion of the public accounts, which bears the signatures of Ralph Brecken and William Cundall, worth more than a dozen cart- loads of such stuff as the Protector’s supplement can ever issue. It is a brief statement of the debt, expenditure and assets of

Monitor says the Worrell Estate has entailed a loss on the Colony, which would, of course, be a debt, to the extent of £13,000. Well, Messrs. Cundall and Brecken show that on

£13,101 18s. 14d.—and in,1857, £22,803 14s. Od., including Warrants, Debentures and Treasury Notes. So that if we lost £13,000 by the puvchase of the Worrell property, that amount joined to the £11,500 Treasury Notes, would make. £24,500, to say nothing of all the Debentures and Treasury Warrants in circulation. But here, let Messrs. Cundall’s and Brecken’s own statement speak for itself :— Dr. _ THE GOVERNMENT OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Cr.

To Warrants unpaid By Assets in Treasu-

31st Jan., 1857, £22,687 7 O03 rer’s hands $list Treasury Notes, 11,500 0 0} January, 1857, £32,533 138 0} Debentures issued un-

der 14 Vic., cap. 900 0 0 Debentures issued un-

der 16 Vic., cap. 20,550 0 0 |Balance, £22,803 14 0

£55,637 7 63 £55,637 7 03

Balance against the Receipts at the Tre-

Island, 3lst Janu- sury during the

ary, 1856, £13,101 18 14) years 1856-7, £40,662 16 93 Expenditure during

the year 1856-7, 50,364 12 8}Balance as above, £22,803 14 0

£63,566 10 93 £63,466 10 93 It is scarcely necessary to make any further comments on the Monitorial fabrications quoted above. They are quite worthy of the Sanctified Press from which they have emanated. The Protector could not get a pupil more apt to receive in- structions in the use of the long bow. The pious deprecation of personalities with which the first No. solicited the forbear- ance of cotemporary journals, is consistently regarded in the second, by the puny attempt which the ambushed editor has made to squirt dirty water at Mr. Lord, Mr. Coles and the Queen’s Printer. Although we know exactly the spot in the bush where we could put our foot upon the animal—why, let him use his squirt—it will only add to the filthiness about him —preservo the consistent character of the Sanctified Press, and encourage the consumption of waste paper. ELECTION FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF PRINCE COUNTY. Mr. Lorp returned on Friday last from an electioneering ‘tour through the above District, and we are gratified to learn that such is the feeling which now prevails throughout the | District in his favour, that his re-election is beyond a doubt. Several public meetings have been held, called by Mr. Lord, at two of which we were present—and although the opposition candidate and his friends used their utmost exertions to preju- | dice Mr. Lord’s former supporters against him by means of the most silly inventions—the electors of the Third District have shown that they are possessed of too much intelligence and in-

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and practices of Toryism are still advocated as strongly as ever by the minority in the Assembly ; and should Mr. Pope get the much coveted seat, his vote would be found recorded with that minority in every division. Buta large majority of the electors are determined to spare him the trouble of coming to Charlottetown for such a purpose.

The report of the public meetings in the Third District of Prince County, as given in the Islander of Friday last, ie

disposal to enter into a detailed refutation of the misstate- ments, —nor would it be necessary to do #0, if we had, — the object of their publication is to influence the pending election, and that will be determined before many of the electors, who had not attended at the meetings, could see a faithful account of those meetings. The state of the poll on Monday evening next will, we are satisfied, furnish the most conclusive com- mentary on the false statements of the Js/ander.

New Brunswick Exections.—The elections in the neighbor- ing Province of New Brunswick have now terminated, and the result, as we expected, is highly favorable to the Liberal cause, The Gray-and-Wilmot Government have been most signally defeated, the Liberal Opposition having gained 26 seats out of the 41—(the’number which constitutes the House)—leaving @ majority against the Government of eleven. As the Supplies for the public service were not granted by the late House, the Legislature must be soon called together, when the present feeble and shattered Administration will be required to make way for a strong Liberal Government.

ft Some further remarks in reference to the Public Ac- counts, and in reply to statements contained in a supplementary sheet to the Islander, are unavoidably omitted for want of room.

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Tne English Mail arrived on Friday last. We give below some of the Jatest news :—

THE WAR WITH PERSIA.

despatch has been received from Sir James Outram, dated

“Came Berors Monamuornan, Marca 28.

“ Mohammorah was captured by the British on the 26th inst. The enemy lost 200 killed and wounded, among whom was Asherluf Brigadier, besides 17 guns, and a vast amount of ammunition and military stores. The Persian army, under the Shah Zadah, retreated towards Ahwaz and Shuster in great disorder. The British forces are encamped near Mohammorah. Oar Joss in killed and wounded is about 10. The Arab tribes are friendly, and are sending in their. submission.”

The following further telegraphio message has been re- ceived from Sir James Outram through Constantinople :— “The flying expedition to Ahwaz returned to Mohammorah on the 3d inst. (April) completely successful. The large Persian army retired from their position, and retreated rapidly towards Dizful before a British force not 400 strong. One gun was captured, and extensive military stores were seized and destroyed.”

Autecep Rervsat or Tae San To ratiry tae TreaTY oF Pgace.—Nothing official has transpired in reference to the alleged refusal of the Shah of Persia to ratify the treaty concluded with England. Such a preceeding would be at variance with the intentions manifested by the Shah, who appears to have conferred full powers on Ferukh Khan.

THE CHINA WAR.

Tue Potsoxrxes 1s Honea Kone.—A letter from Munich, in the Augsburg Gazette, says:—“ Professor Liebig has analysed the bread sent to him from Hong Kong, and has found it to contain a quarter gramme of arsenic for every 50 grammes of bread, or more than sufficient to cause death. The arsenic was spread over the whole surface of the bread, = proved that the poison had been mixed up with the

ough.”

Departure or Lorn Erers ror Cutna.—Lord Elgin,

Envoy Extraordinary of her Britannic Majesty to China, sailed on the Ist from Marseilles on board the Caradoc, mail steamer, for Alexandria, en route for China. Baron Gros is about to proceed to China as Minister Plenipotentiary of France. He takes his passage in the Audavieuse steam- frigate. Departure or Gunnoats vor Cutna.—The following gunboats left Plymouth on Monday for the China waiters, under convoy of the paddle-wheel frigate Furious :—The Cormorant, — Lee, Banterer, Clown, Kestrel, Drake, Janus, Firm, Watchful, Woodcock, Slaney, and Leven. Also, the Surprise and Mohawk, despatch boats, and Hesper, steam-storeship, which steamed out after them in the course of the afternoon. Sails were set, as the wind was fair ; and, as all the gunboats carried coals on deck, they rolled heavily iD going out.

Frencu Intervention in THE Wan wirn Cuina.—The French Government has decided, it is said, on taking a more active part in the Chinese war .than was till very lately intended. Orders have been given to get ready for immediate embarkation « small expeditionary force of 1,000 men, with everything requisite for field or garrison service. Hitherto France had confined herself to increasing her naval strength jn that quarter, but the new orders are considered as evidence of 20 intention to show the Chinese that France is ready to cooperate with England both by land and sea.

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More Trovete wirn tHe Kine or Prussta.—The Neufchatel question, which everybody believed and hoped was, after so many delays and difficulties, disposed of, seems pretty nearly as far froma final settlement as on the Ist of April last. What will next be done it is difficult to say. Switzerland accepted the decision of the Representatives of the Powers, to her great mortification certainly, but still she accepted it, and was prepared to abide by that acceptance. But the King of Prussia apparently did not mean to do so, as he now demands further modifications. If the King did not intend to abide by its decision, why did he consent to have the matter settled by the Conference ?

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DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.

On Thursday morning, at a Quarter after Five o'clock, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, Aunt to her Most Gracious Majesty,departed this life at Gloucester House, to the great grief of her Majesty and of the Royal Family.

The deceased Duchess was the Princess Mary, Fourth daughter of King George the Third. She was born on the

dependence, to be turned from the maintenance of those Li- beral principles to which they have so long given a steady support. Mr. Pope says he belongs to no party,—this is, in the

party, and he knows that the Tories are too unpopular every | where, to make it safe for him to avow any connéction with

25th of April, 1776, and consequently entered into her 81st year on Saturday se’nnight. She was married on the 23d July, 1816, to her cousin, Prince William Frederick Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, nephew of Kiog George the

highest degree, suspicious. Of course he is not of the Liberal |Ppird. The Duke of Gloucester died without issue in 1884.

Shortly after eight o'clock on Thursday morning her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain arrived at Gloucester Hole,

untrue from beginning to end. We have not space at our

Tur Carrure or Monammonan.—-The following telegraphic |