Ohe Cxamimer.

Ch’ter lanuary IS, 1875. = TH { PURCHASE ACT .

AT | —news anything but pleasin: - the fate of the La i Pu ioe . The re ( s ‘sent t

he A { ut unex

{

: vhich w hav Gov ent to meet the propri » | ' uid they e fit I their demands— vi doubts as to th final passage of the Compulsory Land

Bill We ‘vertheless, our astonishment at the reasons —set forth

in the following correspondence — why

cannot, f

His Excellency was ‘“‘ advised” not to elve it his assent (Copy) Orrawa, “9th Dec. 1874.

Siz:

| am directed to inform you that His

Excellency the Governor General has had under consideration, in Council, the Biull passed by both Houses of the Legislature of the Provinee of Prince Edward Island,

Land Purchase Act, 1874,’ i by you for the signification of

entiiled ‘* The

and reserv:

tis Excellency’s pleasure thereon. His Excellency bas also had under con- | sideration your Despatch, No. 31, of the}

Sth May last. with transmiittin setting forta your same.

His Excellency has further had before him, in Council, several petitions, which have been presented against the allowance of this Bill, some having been sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and others direct to His Excellency

In transmitting one presented in Eng-

its several enclosures,

reasons for reserving the

land, Lord Carnarvon has requested the careful consideration of His Excelleney’s | Minister in respect to it. They submit that the | roposed Act is subversive of the rights of property. and that it will prove most ruinous to proprietors in the Colony, and a dangerous precedent to establish as a mode of allaying popular agitation. After entering upon det of the past they submit thatthe Art is with out a pre- cedent in the histerj legislation, ant ‘a that even if it were called for as constitu: tional as respects its « cts, the mode of

procedure adopted by it woul ruinous and harrass ing to property in that Island.

1 prove most the owners of

They allege that the Government, which | is practically irresponsibls, as it cannot be sued in af souirt of £L aw, a hold this Act

cannot foree on e commenced,nor osts when such

over the proprietors who the proceedings when onc obtain compensation or

proceedings have been abandoned, and they dispute the recitals to the Act, and pray for the disallowance of the same.

fhe other petitioners allege various reasons, in respect to which, they, as pros | preter and British subjects would be much injured and damnifed, if the Act passed.

The aliegations in these petitions are very forcibly urged, and represent features which cannot but | garded as contrary to the princi le 3s of les tion, in respect

to pr ivate ri and property.

His Seale ney in Council is advised that the Act is object ble in that it does not prov ‘ide for an im} bitration,in which the Propel ' i have a representa~ tion, for iecision on the nature of thet i the value of the prop: ty invory » lor securing @ speedy leterminat ttlement of the mat ters in |

Under ali the circumstances of the case, His E I advi l that the Bill so rese . ntituled ‘ The Land Pur A i4 not receive the assent of Hig Excellency in Council

[ { honor to be, Sir

Your @bedient Servant, POWELL for the Under Secretary of State. lo His Honor

The Lieut. Governor

of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

(Signed) G,

Let us very briefly—and as calmly as we can —eriticise this notable correspondence. It does not, it will readily be observed,

rontain one word respecting the centuries |

of agrarian grievanees of which our ten:

wntry complain; not even a_ single

syllable in allusion to the persistent con- | tun f small Cabal of absentee

1d resident proprietors. But, it cer-| tainly presents the case of the landlords in an exceedingly forcible manner. It | sets forth, in brief, that the Act as “ sub- versive of the rights of property,’ that that i¢ will prove most ruinous to the proprietors; and that it is “ with-

out precedent in the history of legisla- tion.”’ A little reflection will, we think,

be sufficient to satisfy intelligent and reasonable men that these statements of the proprietors — not of the Governor

General in Council— The Bill, itis tru

tors should be

are utterly. baseless. e, provided that proprie-

er to give up their

lands; but it also provided that they should receive, the fi ir cousider- ation in cash. It mer iged them to exchange property in land for property in mo To state tl cl, compulsion s without p edent is to state that which is not correct. In England and Canada, as well as in the United States, the compulsion of the law is constantly

applied to obstinate property holders who

persist in refusing to accept money for

and which they owa in despite of the in- |

terests and claims of the public at large, In this Province ot Prinee Edward Ts. | land, during the past three years, a far |

larger number of persons than the whole their agents, thrown in, were

body of proprietors. with attorneys, and bailiffs compelled to exchange their land for money. If the Compulsory Land Bill

should not be passed, because it contained |

provisions “ subversive of the rights of | property,”” the Railway Bill should not have been passed for the same reason

And, secing that the Bill distinetly pro- vided that the proprictors should receive | a fair value of their land in cash, it is| exceedingly difficult to understand how,

-al operation, it could most ruinous ’

if carried int eti have proved The more we reject on these statements of the proprietors, the more clearly we that they had little to do with the decision, respecting the “‘ Land Purchase Act, 1874,”’ to which the Gov- ernor General in Council arrived. They are, in our opinion, a mere pretence, and a very shallow pretence, for complyiug with the demands of a few wealthy and influential landowners—with Lord Car- narvon at their back.

are ecnvinced

But His Exeellency, in Council, advised that the arbitration provided by the Act would not have been ‘ impartial’ ——that it would, we suppose, have been partial to the tenantry. In view of the fact thatthe Act set forth that one ar-

CES ee Lae Cee EET TT NT

| conceal |

g the Bill, and at the same time |

to them. |

‘

Put the act of merely wffering base coin,

belonged to the class of misdemeanors. and |

was punishable by imprisonment. The

accused, in the present case, is only charg

ed with the crime of uéferi wy. It seems, | that during the last month, this party was committed to prison to await his trial at | this term. From the evidence in the |

| pass olf

| the oftender himself had

bitrator should be appointed by the pro- prietors, that another should ppoint- | ed by the Local Government, and that third should be named by two or by the Supreme Court, it highly im probable that the proprietor# would have failed to secure fair play Act had i taken effect it | ly improba- ble that this ad had iS | weight with the Governor General in Council. But it is appar it the « f th« mantry: Was enti! un ted at Ott ‘ Wi ‘rea ‘ 1, at ™ l system ’ 1 { abil 1 1 the t and «stl { t n In a Sta ie sid t| puest Y ; rly nd forcibly ror I eS inreasonahle to | expect that som vuld be set forth | in the other. But not » word in favor |

of the tenants ean be found. inference is that Mr. David Laird like a “dumb dog,” and permitted the cause of his constituents to go by default. of this Island—

lies immediately before

sat,

The duty of the peo} le the them—is

duty which

to re-commence agitating— calmly, reasonably, forcibly.

has been fal

Their repre- Let

| sentative to them,

them 1 true themselyes, Let pub- lie meetings be held OUR S HIPPING., A report, which we publish in this day’s issue of the Examiner, shows that

|eighty-eight vesse!s, viz, one steamer,

| twenty-three barques, three barkentines,

thirteen brigs, thirty-five

j and thirteen schooners, measuring, in the

aggregate, twenty-four thousand six hun-

The plain |

depositions, ib appears that he, on one or two occasions, procured a young man to

a counterfeit half dollar, or fifty

» | cent piece of the Dominion of Canada, cur-

rent in this Island, by furnishing him with

a counterfeit for artic

in this city,

to pay some liquor, or

other e purchased in One or two of

the shops and obtaining money defrauding others

Grand

»in proof of the of

re,and thus

Jury

would require ience would

hat the piece or pieces of base coin In

question bore such a semblance and imis ¢

tation of the real lawful coin of the Island,

as would be likely to de-~ that a sufficient know- ledge of its being base coin; that he pass ed it by his own hand, or, by that of an-~ other, with intent to defraud some one ;

and that it was an imitation of some piece

p issing current

ceive a person to whom tendered ,

time as the coin of this Island or the Domin» ion, With reference to the intended new in. dictments against the two gentlemen late. ly in charge of the Lunatic Asylum, His Honor remarked that, not having been on |

| the bench last July Term he had not heard

the former indictments nor had he seen the depositions or charges

the contents of

on which they

| form no idea, except from general outside | rumor, what these charges specially were. He could not therefore at ‘present aid the |

brigantines, | / and

Jury in particularly defining the law ap~ plicable to the charges to be submitted to them. In general terms, he could only say that if the parties interested are proved to have accepted their offices, and, for remuueration, undertaken the charge care of the patients belonging to an

| institution of this nature, and had, regard.

dred and thirty four tons, have been built and registered in this Province during the year 1874. This is exclusive of one vessel of 305 t which went to England under a special pass from the Lieutenant Govern Compared with the products of the shipyards of our sis- ter Provine Nova Seotia and New Brunswick, the products of ours are, of course, insignificant. Yet, considering | the comparatively small extent and popus lation of P. E. Island— we reflecting

that the chief industry of the Province is

| farming, not shipping—the result is by no means humiliating. The wealthy County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia—in which a greater number of ships are owned than in any place of the same extent in the world—only produced 24,067 tons during the past year—872 tons less than this Island.

The following statement shows at a glance the number and tonnage of vessels

built at Prince Edward Island from 1864 to 1874, inclusive Year ster tons 1864 gs4 1865 3 2 13 1866 2 SG 1867 ; 761 1868 3 1869 £45 187 1.354 1S7 » 463 Che tot shipping register- ed at this port is, however, small. This is accounted for, part'y by the fact that atiseen } r } r . , several of our shipowners have many of their vessels regvist 1 in Great Britain,

| the neighboring Provinces,and elsewhere ;

| pounds ;

less of their duties, grossly neglected the

within their power,—having the means of properly administering to their necessi- ties,—they would be answerabfe in the eye of the law for the sufferings brought on the He,

not say

patients by such neglect. the learned

Chief Justice, could than

this at present;

more but if the new indictments were sent up to them (the Jury) and they were at a loss forthe law on the particular by the evi- they had the right to apply to the Court for any further information as to the

charges which were disclosed

dence,

law more especially applicable to charges preferred. In calling their atten, tion to the law regulating Licenses for the

| The Dukes De Broglie, De —

NEWS.

LATEST By T lap tph to Re adi ng Rov sn nd Braminer MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.--FISCAL STATIS~ | ricS.—FRENCH POLITICS. REECHER AND rI.TON.—LOSSES AT SI{A.—LOCAL ELEC- TIONS IN ONTARIOD.-—OUTLAWRY OF REIL. SPAIN--DON CARLO PERSEVERES IN | HIS ** HOLY MISSION. ’ REBELLION IN A | PRISON. ST 1OUN VESSEL BURNED. ONTARIO LOCAL BELECTIONS.-—STEAMER LOST.—SPAIN—-RECEPTION OF ALPILONSO, ETC, | - - | Orrawa, Jan. 9,~Hon Mr. Mowatt, Pro.

3¢ erday elected | Alliance.

mier of Ontario, w President the Eyangelical The Canada Gazette to-day contains clamation calling Poriiautens for despatch | following ele ction |

is yo

of

a pro- i

on Feb.4. Th zatted, K yn,

of busines Sir John A.

returns are ga McDonald; Victoria, Char’es C. Campbell, irvine; Whitby; Bunie of Moncton, N. B oo

appointed landing waiter and searcher in Her Majesty’s Customs.

Statement of the revenue and expenditure for the month ending 3lst Dec., 1874, $1,- $44,006.59 ; $1,010,096.18. Sireulation of Dominion notes is 2,881,440.- |

“ny

expenditure

(15. Specie 3,373,$63.35, Excessof specie | | 492, 428,21, Discounton American invoices

| 11 percent, of genuine coin lawfully current at the)

Lonpvon, Jan, 9.—It is stated thata basis | for a new French ministry bas been settled. and M.

De Fanton are the chief members.

| Pope ‘sends his apostolic benediction to ex |

were framed, and could |

Queen Isabella and her son Alphonso, and 'says he prays God to grant the latter all

: happiness on the difficult task he is about

to undertake.

The Imperial Bank of Berlin is to offer an gold, in view of pruspecs | cie payment in Am-

increased price for tive resumption of spe erica,

New York, Jan. 9,—lIt is asserted that Mr. Beecher though preaching (?) silence does not like the jury chosen, and feels | more uneasy than he has for months as to the He looks worn than for some time. pects for the suits fairly beginning, it res vives all the old interest. Many persons |

more serious and As the pros-

result,

'came to town to-day to attend the trial. | state and condition of the patients while |

- the |

|

retail of spirituous liquors, as required by |

the 49th section of the 3lst Victoria, 10, His Honor read that part of

Cap. the

section which requires the Judge of the |

Supreme Court in his charge to the Grand Jury, to particularly charge them “to make diligent enquiry, and presentment of all and every such person or persons as shall be guilty of any breach of, or offence against, the provisions of that Act,’ &, This was a provision which had been in force in this Colony for nearly thirty years, and seemed always to meet with the ap- proval of the Legislature of the Colony; for although the Liquor License Act was, almost every session of the aahdiaae undergoing some alteration or amendment, this provision was never forgotten to be

kept in the law. His Honor then alluded

Many more are expected next week. Pro- minent clergymen here deelare this by far the most important legal cause of the cens | tury.

Generai Sheridan reiterates his former statements as to the insecurity of life, and has sent an official report of Monday s pro- ceedings to the Seeretary of War. The Conservative members have sent a vigorous memorial to Congress.

Orrawa, Jan. 11.—The nominations for Ontario Assembly took place throughout the Province to-day. Thirteen candidates were nominated for the city.

College of Terrebonne was destroyed by fire to-day. 250 students were in attend, ance at the time.

Election in Montreal Centre comes off to- morrow.

A destructive fire occurred at Montreal

| this morning,at which two men were burned | to death.

| accept it unless he can

Lonpoy, Jan. 11.—The steamer <Abbots-

ford damaged by collision withthe Penns

sylvania, was towed back to Queenston yea-

terday. Steamer Kathleen Mary, from Odessa for Falmouth, was lost at sea, 26 passengers

drowned. Count Valmisede has been tendered the Captain Generalship of Cuba, but will not

take 20,000 troops

from Spain.

to the amount of spirituous and intoxicate. |

ng liquors which was yearly imported into this Colony.

had ascertained, from the proper quarter } 4 ’

nine thousand six hundred and thirty-six

and with a very moderate allow- ance to be made and added, for what is

| illegally imported, it would make fully

| cost ;

£40,000. Now, this is merely the first and if, to this, is added, seventy-five

| per cent for the profit received by the

| but chiefly by the fact that those of jour people who deal in ships, prefer (selling them after the first voyage, to | keeping them for profit or loss. Of the |

vessels built in this Island during 1874, pve less than 71 were sold—the aggregate of which amounted to 15,528

}tons. In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

| tonnage

| the people do differ ntly. There, the am- bition is to to build, but to ‘own ships. The vessels registered in

Bi ‘ | Charlottetown cons

|

# SHIpPs me

45 barques 198,01 “ | 2 barkentines 796 «8 | 18 brigs 4652 + + 50 bricantines 10382 <« | 185 schocners “ S910 * | 10 steamers * 2746 «

> +: <P ++ SUPREME COURT,

Term of the

Hinary commenced in Ch last—the Chief Justice Hensley presiding.

Supreme Court urlottetown on Tuesday and Mr. Justice

Owing to the severity

of the weather, and the vreat depth of the snow, jurors residing in the country were unable to be present. A quorum of

}

the Grand Jury could not be ebieined

til Wednesd iy evening

uns

when tne iodowing

gentlemen were empaneled :—-

John Douse, (Foreman) John Hinds, Georget wn Road; George R ser, city ; W. E. Dawson, city: John Kennedy, Southport; John A. McDonald, city: J. B. Pollard, city ; Solomon Le ar’ d, Victoria ;

| John Scott McLeod, Lot 35; William | Mutch, Cove; John McGregor, Lot 48, {John Stewart, Cavendish; William Mes | Neill, Lot 22; John MeEachern, city;

Angus McDonald, North River; Owen | Connolly, city ; John Caven, city.

Before the Chief Justice delivered his | the that, owing to the fact

| charge, Attorney General announced | that of the | Grand Jury which brought in bills of in.

| dictment against the Medical Sup

one

sellers and retailers, the whole cost to the consumers cannot be less than £70,000 —an enormous expenditure for the con- sumption of liquors by the population of the Colony. In commenting on thts fact, His Honor said he by no means wished to

| interfere, or wanted the Jury to interfere,

with the liberty of the subject in importing

“any quantity of liquor he likes, or paying

the duty ; or with the right of the subject to drink any quantity he thought proper, This was beyond their province or power—

| but this, he felt bound to say, that where

asuring 1098 tons,

an Act of the Legislature, in such terms as he referred to, pointed out so plainly the

| duty on this subject, both of himself and

| License Laws.

the Grand Jury, there should be no omiss sion in the performance of it. The Jury, therefore, were expected to inquire dili. gently into all breaches of the Liquor In this the Act gave them extra powers ; not only to inquire ‘on one side, but to hear evidence on both sides, and to adjudicate finally on any breach of the law, brought to their knowledge, as well as to present it for the adjudication of the inferior courts. By a proper exercise of their functions they could prevent much of the abuses of excessive drinking. [e-~

sides this, many of the Jury were, on most | sentence of outlawry against Louis Riel Those gentlemen were frequently called |

oceasions, magistrates from the country. upon to certify to the necessary accommos dation and furniture required by law, by applicants for tavern licenses ; and also to authorize meetings to be called in country school Districts, when the consent of twos thirds oe inhabitants was to be ascers tained by vote. ‘Ihe notices for these

| meetings were often imperfectly given,

and unqualified persons frequently allows ed to vote, owing to the want of proper vigilance on the part of the magistrates on whom the duty was cast by the Acts to see that the proper regulations were com~ plied with. His Honor, after alluding to adits evils and inconveniences which arise from the evasion of these laws, and

| the facilities thereby allowed to those who

-rintend.- |

| were dealing in an abuse of them to the injury of society. and of travellers especi- ally, concluded his address, by directions | for the nomination of Constables for the year, of which the list usually returned is often deficient for want of a sufficient

| number of the names of competent men

°

lent and Keeper of the Lunatic Asylum, at | the last sitting of the Court was related to! |@ patient in the Asylum, he had been | obliged to withdraw the indictments, and | would app/y to the Grand Jury, now ems

paneled, to reconsider the

duced and bring in new bills

| absolute for new trial.

being entered thereon.

The following cases have been disposed Lorang Perry vs. Steam Navigation Company. This cause was tricd at St.

evidence ad-| Eleanors twice, and a verdict for Plaintiff |

| both times. Rule to set aside the verdict was argued last term. Court made rule Hodgson for Plain- Palmer & McLeod for defendant.

George Bremner and others vs, Adolphus

tiff,

| Guenther, absent debtor—verdict for Plain-

The Chief Justice, in charg-ing the | Grand Jury, after expressing his regret | | that, owing to the late violent snow-| ; storm and almost impassable state of the | roads, several of those gentlemen who came from a distant part of the country had

endured a

that the criminal’s calendar for the Term | a very light one, as, with the excep-< tion of those two indictments which | the Attorney General had just risen to say he intended to prefer against the late| Keeper and Surgeon of the Lunatic Asy- lum, in place of the indictments of last!

term, which he withdrew,

was

new

ation as far as was known to the Court.

and that was a charge sgainst a young | man, named Frederick Davy, for uttering base coin with the intent to defraud others | thereby. The law of the Island on this | subject, as regards the act of fabricating or or making base coin with intent to defraud was very severe. It was a crime of the

highest class, being punishable with death.

great :leal of fatigue and ex-| posure in reaching the city, proceeded to | } remark that he was happy to find, and he| |} was sure they would be h ppy to learn,

\

|

|

| fended) verdict | Davies for Plaintiff.

tiff for $157.28. G.

Davies for Plaintiff. Alley vs: James R. Wisner, (unde-~ for plaintiff $261.62.

Merchants’ Bank of Halifax vs. W. B. Clarke, (andefended} verdict for plaintiff $147.90,

Canadian Bank of Commerce rs. Mals com McLeod—verdict for Plaintiff $184.30, | Several points reserved for a nonssuit. McLeod & Palmer for Plaintiff ; Hodgson for Defendant.

Merchants’ Bank of Halifax vs. John H.

| McDonald—verdict for plaintiff $125.40,

there would | te but one criminal case for their consider-

|

Sullivan for plaintiff; Wright for defend- ant.

G. D. Longworth vs. Murdoch McLeod. Judgment confessed for $46.85.

Henry Clarke vs. Edward Butler, (absent debtor) verdict for plaintiff $103. 55. Longworth for plaintiff.

Malcolm McLeod ws. Alexander Mes Leod—verdict for plaintifl $65. Hodgson and Davies for Plaintiff, Palmer & McLeod for defendant.

The Grand Jury brought in’ true bills against Frederick and John” Davy for uttering counterfeit coin.

For the year just closed, he |

President McMahon requested the pres sent Ministry to remain in office until the Assembly comes to yote on constitutional bill, and all ied except Latour.

Correspondence is in progress between

have comp!

| the German and Spanish Governments re- that the valueof the liquor imported, in- | | cluding the duty paid thereon was thirtys |

specting the Carlists ravages on the Ger- man vessel (fustar, Rumored corvettes | Victoria and Louisa, are ordered to be in readiness to proceed to chastise the Car- lists if the Spanish Government will not or cannot.

Another despatch states that the German vessels, Albatross and Nautilus, whichare at | a Norwegian port,

Stantander. One has already arrived,

Spanish Government troops were defeats |

ed by the Carlists, the latter losing 40 killed | and many wounded, and 40 prisoners.

New York, Jan. 11.—The Beecher trial began to-day. Mr. Morris, counsel for Mr. Tilton, occupied time with the opening witness:

San Dominigo has ratified treaty with | Hayti.

A complete triumph over insurgents and an early establishment of peace is consider, | ed certain in Venezeula.

General Ogden, Commander of the White | League, declares that famons organization to have no politics, but to have the common weal of new colonies at heart.

Gold 1124 to 1123.

Orrawa, Jan, 12.—Eight Reformers and one Independent were elected by acclama- tion yesterday, Among them is the pres mier, Mr, Mowatt.

Proceedings necessary to complete the

were taken yesterday in the Court of (Queen's Bench in Manitoba, by the Sheriff.

Mr. Devlin was elected to-day in Mon- treal Centre by 72 majority.

Lonpon, Jan. 12,—Don Carlos has issued a proclamation announcing that he will be faithful to his holy mission, and will fight King Alphonso as he did the Republicans.

The Times this morning says it has reason te believe that Prince Bismarck has inti« mated to Spain that the German Govern- ment will defer recognition of King Al- phonso until the decree suspending two Protestant newspapers and closing the Protestant chapel in Cadiz is repealed.

New York, Jan. 12.—The convicts in the Penitentiary at Lincoln, Nebraska, over- powered the guard, wourding several of them, and now have full possession, The prison is surrounded by armed citizens to prevent the escapeof the prisoners, and a company of Government troops are on their way to subdue them.

The ship Annie M. Small 2t San Francisco, from New York, reports picking up in the Straits of Lemaire, a boat containing the captain and his wife, the stewart and his wife, two mates, carpenter, sail-maker, and four seamen of the British J‘arque Willie S.

Thompson, of St. John, N. B.,— burned fifteen days previously,

Morris, one of the Council for Tilton, spoke for five hours. He resumed this morning.

Gold 1123 1123

Orrawa, Jan. 13.—The iocal elections

occupy public attention to the exclusion of everything else. This city has a three cornered duel, O'Connor, (Tory) O‘Donos hue, (independent) and Featherstone, (Liberal. )

The final returns give Mr. Devlin, a mas jority in Montreal Centre of ‘4.

The nomination for the election in L’As- somption County takes place on Saturday. It is understood that Mr, Hurteau will be the Opposition and Mr, Delongichamp, the Ministerial candidate,

Lonpon, Jan, 13.—The Steamer Cortes, belonging to North Shields, has been lost in the Bay of Biscay, and twenty-six persons drowned,

It was reported in Paris yesterday,that the Carlists bad taken Pampeluna, and that

| six vacant seatsin the French Ass

The |.

are ordered to return to Lloyd's, and coppered,

| pusetually as above, | please have their Goods alongside as early

naan ntendaneenar wane ~ ee a I A

al troops on the north, had pronounced | Against Alfonso. cis yesterday, and was enthusiastically re ceived by the people, The elections ty 111 embly,

e

has been ordered

The Daily News tele-

correspondent

-| graphs, that it is said, Deputy Leon Merrin ‘left Madrid with five hundred followers to | raise the standard of the Republicans in Sis

enna Morena.

New York, | sent his message to Congress on Louisiana | troubles, rehearsing their history and urgs

i3.—The President to-day,

ing appropriate legislation. Murillo’s painting of St, Anthony of Padua Se

.

stolen fron the Cathedral in

y mule ¥ Orn.

which was vill has been found in New Morris continued his opening plea on the Jeecher trial, yesterday. Moncrox, N. B.—In is understood that

| Mr. Louis Carvell has resigned the position | of Superintendent of Railways, and Mr. C

J. Brydges has been appointed in his place, It is said that instructions Lhavebeen receiv- ed by the accountant, the mechanical super*

Intendent, and the storekeeper, to report

to Mr. Brydges at Montreal. Gold 112 5.8 to 112 3-4.

LA TEST DESPA TCH.

Ch’town, 16th January, 1875. Loxpon, Jan. 14.—The Dutch troops in

| Atchene, have made a general assault on |

the troops of the Atchinese, and carried the Verri Forts. The German corvette, Nautilus, has gone

i . | General Morones, commanding the Nation-_

Alfonso arrived at Valen~

to demand satisfaction from the Carlists for |

the outrage on the Gustave. The English cutter Lapwing, was recently attacted by the natives of Santa Cruz Island,

New Zealand, her crew massacred and the

vessel burned.

The British anthorities have arrested the Governor of Baroda, Hindostan, on a charge of instigating an attempt to poison Colonel R. Phayme, the British political agent at that place.

The steamer Aliec, from Cardiff, for Con- stantinople, has been lost at sea, twenty persons were drowned,

New York, Jan, 15.—The President sent a message to Cor.yress, yestevday, approving the financial bill, suggesting the restoration

of the duties on Tea and Coffee, and that.

the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to redeem legal tender notes at a premium of 74 percent.

The examimation of Moulton continued

_ yesterday and to day. He quoted from sever-

al letters written by Beecher, in support of some of his former statements, but other- wise his testimony was of the same tenor as his charge.

Gold, 1124.

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h, together with our own UNRIVALLED FACILITIES, put us

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Drawing, Dining, & Bed Room Suits,

tLivia & Tow Cost. A GREAT VARIETY OF Chairs, Bedsteads. &c., LO SELECT FROM. Window ollars Go ornica Poles, Rings, &c. &c. &e.

English & German Looking Glasses, Plates to fit Old Frames, VERY CHEAP

Seme Ne

wand HRiegant Picture Mouldings !

Imitation inlaid, French Burl, Ash Burl, Blue and Magenta, and other Fancy Pat nut hitherto

imported.

ALSO—

Tn

veros,

Rustic Frames, with New Corner ral Frames, &e., which SELL CHEAP!

aud

1874. 1875, FUSTIVE SEASON,

==>—>so -.

By recent arrivals from Britain & elsewhere,

CAM:ARON

ANID

SAUNDERS

beg to announce

the largest and most varied assortment of

CHOICE GROCERIES | WINES LIQUORS, &c., &c.,

yet offered to the public.

Green Fruits Rhubarb,

Damsons,

Plums, Cherries,

Red Currants, Black Currants.

ASSORTED JAMS Jellies :

Pineapple, Raspberry

| | | |

Re z NW 4 Lm 7 &> Pie: G2 - i"rnma mes 1 The A 1 Extreme Clipp: r Ship ty ariety, &e. ‘JAMES DUNCAN,” JOHN NEWS SON. 756 tons register, elassed 8 years at! a?

Lioyd’s and coppered,

Lawrence Kickham, Commander, Will be on the berth at Liverpool,

about Ist February, and will sil

Port, direct, about 5th April

GOODS for

Shediac, Pictou, Georgsiown,

and Summerside.

AT THROUGH BAYES.

This favorite vessel by a succession of rapid passages has proved herself to be one of the fastest ships afloat,

for this

ALSO The fine new A 1 Clipper Barque *‘*MINERVA,” 392 tons register, classed 8 years Philip Mercier, Commander,

Now at London, will be dispatched

| thence direct for this Port about the 5th

April, taking GOODS for

AT THROUGH RATES, It is intended to dispatch these Ships and shippers wil

as possible. For Freight or passage, having superior accommodation, zpply in Liverpool to SIR JAMES MALCOLM, Baronet, 69 South John Street, or here te the owners,

James Duncan & Go.

Ch’town, Jan, 18, 1875. il Mayor's Office, January 14, 1875. IS Worship the Mayor and Common

Council have been pleased to confirm appointment of Donald MacKinnon, |

H

the

king |

PR a VAT.

vieorsve | D ghert Geore SV Le 0 ys 1 In returning thanks to & numerous friends and patrons for past favors, begs to inform them that he has

We'sh & Owe

at |

“SHEDIAC, PICTOU, GEORGETOWN & SUMMERSIDE |

| Vali

|

Esquire, to the office of Chief Engineer of |

the Fire Department of Charlottetown, in place of Thomas Alley, Esquire, resigned. PETER MACGOWAN, City Clerk. Sin

Jan. 18, 1874.

COAL

COAL. 250 ‘ons Pictou Round Coal in Shed, and for sale Cheap. CARVELL BROS. Jan. 18, 1875.—pat ar din

TO TH E PUBLIC. *

Rar. H. Vinnicombe

\ TISHES to announce to the musieal pub- lic of this city, that all orders in the line of his profession left at W. R. Watson's Drug Store, or at the office of J. M. Colby, 54 Broadway, will be promptly attended to. Mr. fitting P ianos, Organs and Melodians, being that of Hamilton’s system of even tempera- ment, Mannfacturers, cannot be surpassed. TERMS, Strictly Cash.

18, 1875.—1lm

- JOYFU L NEWS

FOR THE AFFLICTED! GATES ~ LIPS of MAN BITTERS

—AND— COUBINED HWEDICINES.,

Krom the Roots § Plants of Nova Scotia. Coupnisinc Tax Dirrenenr PREPARATIONS,

Jan.

AVE been thoruughly tested throughout Nova Scotia for the last 25 yearsin some of the most severe and apparently hopeless cases, and we have yet to hear of a case it has not benetited; while on the contrary numerous certiticates taken before Justices of the Peaee, and shown in our pamphlets which can be obtained from our agents, or will be sent free to any address, ‘ Price of Bitters and Syrup per pint Bottle— 0.50,

Wholesale Agent at Charlottetown,

Wm. R. WATSON. Exported by Cares Gates & Co.

- Middleton, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia Des, 28, 1874.

adopted by English aad American |

Vinnicomb’s system of tuning and re- |

\EMOVED to his REW & SOMAODIGUS PREMISES Nerth Side Hing Street, 'ARLY OPPOSITE re 3 sq n’s Brick _— with greatly

INCREASED, FACILITIES,

where