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; ane | Jas. Downing, applied first for Tavern, | THE TELEGRAPH CABLE. | New Advertisements. Auction Sales Rte

- a g PP ‘ | Tb Dai Ip examiner jthen Selden, Souk ceeees.. 4 | . a Reet q € ‘ ' Sarah Eden o o> 7° Toa S. 8. Vanguard, in charge o r. T). LQ . & " The Board granted the application of J. W. Golder, late of the Anglo- American ON , Fi A IND PRESSED HAY a ee Mutch, but a majority of the resi« Telegraph Co's S. & Minia, successfully paw oe. ot Spry apeden omy | el . ; 4 ’

Charlottetown. November 17. 1877 dent ratepayers refused to sign. removed the submarine cable from the | consignment. - 2) BALES PRESSED HAY for gale I We see then that out of eleven applica | dangerous bi ak over which it was laid four | F. 8. a —— “a VERY CHEAP, if called for THIS DAY. ee rIN ’ THE NEW },; four, the residents | yeara ago. Te cable is now ‘n six fathoms | ater trees. TU SHR WORKING Of THE \ions, the Board refused four, y go. The cable TH LICENSING BOA RD. We think } fo weiter of Lowy tide. About one and a Noy. 17—-li SA FR DA,

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‘one, and that six have issued.

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fair dis~| bait mile of new cable, weghing nineteen | —aT— i . teresting to|that the Board have shown & very , We ; EF ! as ~ oe ape a ae cae tie | chotion in the discharge of this part of their| tons to the mils, were putin. Commun: | ‘ . McNEILL'S AUCTION ROOM. i alt last oan is being worked duty and that the promoters of the newjcation was interrupted for forty-eight Ov. 17, 1877.—2i Liceneg.™ di inted in these/ hours, owing to a heary north-east gale CK. 1 — a ar ‘ries regarding the| Act, need not be disappo ; g LL MY STOCK, tn a “at , WeleEre made come enquiries 16 . | We may be pretty sure that had/| which prevented the completion of the A MUR NE i Uk i.

subject. The required information has ~romptly and courteously been given to us by the Clerk, who, we understand, hae instructions from the Commissioners to

give all We now proceed to state the results of our

enquiries. ; [t will be remembered that the Licensing Board was elected last plember, and consists of Messrs. W. E. Dewnae, J. Quirk and W. J. Fraser. The Angmames geotieman 1s chairman. The Clerk of the Stypendiary Magistrate’s Court (Mr, Alfred romlin} ia by law ex-officio Secretary of the Board. [he Commissioners’ duty 18 twor fold, and both parte of it are very import- ant. One is to decide whether an appli- cant for a license shall be permitted to ask the residents in the neighborhood to sign a requisition for his license. The other to regulate the fees for licenses, the hours and days of closing taverns, fines and other penalties for breach of the law, and gener> ally to frame all police regulations regar¢ - ing licensed houses. As regards the former duty, it will be obser“ed that the Board have an absolute power to forbid a license; but have not power absolutely to grant one. If they siy “ No,” there is an end of the matter. but their assent merely gives the applicant power to go to the rate-payers resident in the block and in the street opposite, and he must obtain from them, not merely an assent that the license maay be granted, but @ positive declaration that, in their opivion, the license should be granted. This, of course, relieves the Board of a good deal of responsibility, and lays a cor- responding obligation upon the persons who sign or refuse to siga the requisition. Chis is quite right, as the Board would not be justified in going beyond what public opinion generally sanctions, and this ens ables them, in a proper way, to test public Opinion from time to time. As the whole community has an interest in the way this obligation is fulfilled, and as it is right that public duties should be performed under the sense ot responsibility that pub- licity gives, we shall in future publish each requisition with the signatures at- triched. The following is the form of, requisi- tion :— The application of of in Charlottetown, for license to sell dis- tilled spirituous liquors in the premises occupied by him in aforesaid, having been submitted to us, we, the un

dersigned rate-payers resident in Block Ward in Charlottetown sfore-

said ; and we the rate-payers resident on the opposite side of the said street extend. ing thereon as aforesaid, as far as the said Bock No. opposite thereto, hereby signify our decision in writing to Alfred i, Tomlins, the Secretary of the Licensing Hoard for said city, that the License so applied for by the ssid should be granted to him. Names

Observe the last words, ‘‘ should be grant- ed to him.”

When an application has been grantec by the Board, the Clerk takes the Assees. ors rate-book and guided by it, goes to the rate-payers whose names are there evtered. We understand he is instructed that hie dutyis simply to present the document and, if required, explain its im- port, and that he is forbidden to use any persuasion on either one side or the other, ‘uis is a very proper direction. The Clerk should be strictly impartial in the dis. charge ¢f hie duty.

After the Clerk has taken the paper round and obtained the names of those willing to affix their signatures. he takes the paper and the Assessors’ book to the Chairman of the Board, who, with the Clerk, compares the two, and should it be found that a majority have signed, the license issues.

The Board met for the first time on the 10th Sept. They adjourn from time to time a8 occasion requires. We have not the law at band, but if we remember rightly, they must meet once a fortnight. They have had eight meetings and, we believe, there have been no spplications tor new licenses, but several for renewals with the following result :—

RENRWAL OP LICENSR GRANTED TO Francis Mackenna, saloon, Nicholas Byrne do.

Mary Hogan do.

Elizabeth McCarron do.

Ewen MacDougall, Store, Owen Connolly do.

REFUSED TO THK FOLLOWING :—~

Jobn Carrol (Gt. George St.). Sal Neill McLeod, do, . ee

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proper information to the press. |

‘resu ta. lold Act been in force, every One of the

‘eleven licenses would have been renewed ‘und possibly some new ones granted. When we come to examine how the ‘ommissioners have fulfilled the second part of their duties, we cannot feel the ‘same satisfaction, It appears that while ‘there ig much that here they may do, they have done only one thing, and done that one badly. Certainly nothing oreatei gen- erally so unfavorable an impression about the Board (an impression which the above stated facts may io part remove) as the way they acted about the license fee. Wedo not now complain of the rate at which they have fixed it; it ia an incr:ase upon the old rate,and had the Board made itthat amount at first, though we might have thought a higher rate desirable, we should not have been inclined to find fault with the discretion exercised by the Com-

mixsioners, But, at their first meeting, they fixed the amount at $100. At their very next meeting they rescinded their action, and put it down considerably low- cer. Possibly a satisfactory exp'anation might be given, of what, certain'y, appears ike very weak vaoilation, and it looks quite too much as though the Commies sioners—or a majority of them—having acted, in the first instance, upon their own independent judgment—were unabie to rosist some outside pressure brought to bear upon them. We repeat again that we are not complaining so much of the amount of the fee, as of the way in in which that amount wae finally decided We should like to have some explana» tion of the supineness of the Board in not making regulations. To take one point about which there can be no question; It is evident that fines and license fees must be proportioned to each ether. To raise the feeand not to increase the fines and penalties, is to legislate against the legal trader in favor of the unlicensed dealer. We are quite sure that the Board do not

| wish to do this, and are surprised that they

do not eee the result of their inaction. But this whole matter of penaities requires ra- dical reformation. They need be afraid of offending no one by making these effective ; no one favors the unlicensed seller. We trust that they will soon make this offence punishable by imprisonment without the eption of a fine, Then all violations of the law on the part of licensed dealers should be sharply punished; particularly should thoy be given to understand that a renewal of their licenses will depend upon their strict observance of the law. But this sub-

ject, and that of the kind of licenses given, as well as of the hours of houses being open, we purpose to consider at some fu- ture time. We hope our remarks may be in the form of a favorable criticism of the action of the Board on these important matters.

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REFORM EXTENSION.

In answer to a requisition from the far~ mers of the Brackley Point Road, request. ing the “ Charlottetown Reform Club” to send a deputation to organize a Reform Club among them, several members of that Club were delegated for tbe purpo.e on Thursday night last. On arriving at the Hall, they found a good assemblage of the people from far and uear, aad after several short speeches were madeby the Charlotte- town Deputation, over forty present signed their names to the pledge, and took the ‘Badge of Heaven's Blue.”” They then proceeded to elect their officers, and a bet- ter eelection it would be impossibie to make. President-—Mr. Dunean Kennedy ; let Vice President—Mr. S. Smith; 2nd do— Mr. Joseph B. Stewart; 3rd do—Mr. Don- ald McMillan. Treasurer -— Mr, Joseph Prowse; Secretary — Mr. John Francis Martin. The proceedings were é@nlivened by several solos and choruses from tho Charlottetown deputation and the young ladies of the District. The independent yeomen«f Brackley Point Road, at all events, are detertsined to sink no more ‘* Fool’s pence” in the Charlottetown tay- erns. After a very agreeable and profitable eveeping, the members of the Charlotte town party were very heartiiy welcomed and hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Martin, to whom they accorded ‘a very hearty vote of thanks before leav- ing. It the Charlottetown Clubs receive ! many more calls from the country Districts ,and are as well treated aa they were by ‘their Brackley Point brethern, they will

|grow fat before their work is kaif com.

pleted.

| leaving, for the woman took with her her

work. Mr. Golder eas assisted by Mr. Scotland, of the Anglo-American Telegraph Co’s staffat St. Pierre, and Mr. James: Supt. of P. E. Island lines. It is bs- lieved that there is no further danger of interruption t the cable by ice.

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REFORM CLUB OFFICERS.

At the Reguar Meeting for the election of officers of the Charlottetown Temper- anca Reform Club, the following were elected for the ensuing six months, from Ist Nov., 1877 .—

Robt. Shaw, Hon. President.

James McKechnie, do A. G. Sims, Ist Vice President. S Keitb 2nd do

R. A. Haviland, 3rd do A.G. McDougall, 4th do

A A. McKenzie, 5th do

F. S. Moore, Treasurer.

John W Scott, Rec. Sec’y. Benj. Davies, jun., Assist. do. S. D. FitzGerald, Cores. do

ClubsHouse Committee :—F. W. Hales, John Gillan, &. D. Stair, and John A. Moore.

Finance Committee:—R, A. Haviland, G. H, Harzard, George E, Hughes and S. D. FitzGerald.

Stewards :—Jonas Anderson and Jopn Snelgrove,

“Entertainment Committee: — D. Meo- Rae, S. D. FitzGeraid, J. Regan, J. Snel- grove, J. Scott, B Bremner, B. Davies, F. 8. Longworth, and A, McKinnon.

Local and Other Items.

Yusterpar there was a large and very active market. Pork (carcass) brought from 5 to 6 cents perilb.; butter (fresh) from 24 to 26cents per |b. ; butter (tub) trom 18 to 22 cents per Ib.; eggs. from 19 to 23 cents per dozen - and hay, from $18 to $20 per ton.

A Missine Vassai. —The St. John’s, New- foundland, Chronicle says ~—

‘‘We regret to have learned that the schooner Rose, of Carbonear, is missing, There are on board abeut fifty persons— men, women aud children. Some forty days bave passed since she ‘eft the Labra- dor coast, and, so far, no tidings of ber have reached home. A late arrival at St. John's reports having seen a new schooner with white sails lying over on her beam ends; but.the weather was too boisterous to permit of an approach sufficiently near to identify the vessel.”

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Evopement or Appvuction.-—There arrived in the city, yesterday, from Annapolis, a man named (say Jones) who was in search of his wife and child, and some personal eftects, His story is to the following effect He had at his house in Annapolis, as toard- er, a man named (say Smith) from Shel- burne, During his (Jones’) ternporary ab- sence from home, Smith induced Jones’ wife to leave the house with him, ‘and start for Shelburne, via Halifax. Whether he forced the woman to leave, or whether she went willingly, is not at present known.

The attair looked at first like a voluntary

child, a little girl aged 11, and her hus. band’s clothes; but it appears that Smith threatened to shoot the woman with a re~ volver, and in flourishing it around man- aged to wound her in the arm. When Jones arrived in Halifax be found the fugi- tives bad left the day previous for Shel- burne in a schooner. — Halifax Herald.

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‘TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.—News of a very sad occurrence was reported In Montreal on Sunday last. Captain Pye, of the schooner Kate,” from Gaspe, at that port on Satur- day night reporis :—

“On Wednesday, the 7rh inst., while at anchor on Point Desmonts, was boarded by the lighthouse keeper, Mr. Fatard, who re- ports that on the Ist rnst. Captain Connell, ofthe Manicouagan lightship, who had been on shore fowling, returned to his vesse? and went into his cabin. Almost immedietely afterwards his assistants oa board heard the report of firearms proceeding from the cabin. On rushing in they found Captein Connell] extended on the floor quite dead, with the front of his sku!l blown off. From

‘Boots and Shoes, Will be sold at GreaTLY REDUCBD prices, till l5th DECEMBER,

as I intend closing my

present business at that time. Also all Accounts

remeining unsettled at that time wil! be hanced over for collection. Hoping parties interested wiil take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

JOHN MACKENZIE, Ch'town, Nov. 17, 1877~—1w

1,000

LAKESIDE AND SEASIDE LIBRARY,

Jus, OpeNeD aT BREMNEB BROS.

Nov. 16—4i

THEH MAPS For the Public Schools

HAVE ARRIVED, apd are for sale at the

SCHCOL BOOK DEPOT.

HARVIE’S BOOKSTORE, Queen Street.

Ch’town, Nov. 15—4i eod

CURRIE’'S GRAMMARS, COLLINS GEOGRAPHY,

Just KECKIVKD AT THE

SCHOOL BOOK DEPOT.

HARVIE'S BOOKSTORE, Queen Street.

Ch'town, Nov. 15—4i eod

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\ R. D. McRAE, @ teacher of upwards of 4"4 25 years experience io the Province of

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REMEMBER THE

CLOSING OUT SALE}

| At the Railway Hotel,

(Redhouse),

THIS Day, Saturday, the 17th Nov,

at 12 o'clock, noon,

Terms Cash. Great Bargains.

bille. See Hand.

A. McNEILL, Auct Noy. 17— , Auctioneer.

Auction at Souris East. T= SUBSCRIBER will Sell, by Auction,

SATURDAY. the {7th inst.

aT 1 O'CLOCK, P. M..,

200 Bhls. LABRADOR HERRING.

Terms at Sale.

C. C. CARLTON, Auct Souris, Nov. 16— oe

| Administrator’s ‘Sale

FOUR PLOTS OF LAND 4N KING'S COUNTY.

Ist. A FREBIOLD FARM of one hen- dred acres, in Lot 47.

ud. FREE‘IOLD LAND (Woo laad) ll acres, in Lot 47. .

3rd. A BUILDING LOT, with House and Premises, in Souris East.

4h. A LEASEHOLD FARM (woodland— uO improvements), of about two hundred and four acres, in Lot 46.

Ontario, ex-Superintendent of Schools for the Township of Kingston, intends (if sufficient encouragement offers) intends ve open, during the winter months, Evening Classes, In Writlog., Arithmetic, Algebra aud Elocution.

Mr. McRae would give bis carnest ait p- tion to Posting Bouvks, Making out Ac counts, Collecting, &c. Apply at 124 Keut Street.

Two permanent boarders can be accom- modaied.

Ch’iown, Nov. 15, 1s77—

CHARLOTTETOWN

TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB MUSICAL & LITERARY |

ENTER TAN MEM,

MARKET HALL,

Wednesday Evening,

2ist Nov., 1877.

The Committee have the pleasnre of in forming the public that a First-class Pro- “uramme has been prepared, which will be issued shortly ; and they feel confident that this Entertainment wil! be fully up to those heretofore given by other societies.

The Musical Department will be onder the direction of Professor Earle.

The CuHaRLorreTOwN AmMaTEUR OrncHSS- TRAL CLUB have kindly conseated to per- form on the occasion.

Tickets: Reserved Seats, 50 cents; un- reserved do., 25 cests, to be had at the usnal places.

Doors open at 74; to commence at 8,

BENJ. BREMNER, Sec’y, pro tem,

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the absence of witness it can only be sur- mised that the unfortunate man met his; death while trying to hang up hia fowling! piece, which was found suspended against | the wall, muzzledownward. Nextday they) placed the body in a beat and tried to reach | the south shore, but it was found to be im- possible, owing to a heavy gale which car- | ried away theirfsals, and it was with the | greatest difficulty they succeeded in getting | salely back. The body was still on board. the lightship on the 7th. Deceased leaves | a wife and largo family.”

} Captain Connell was formerly command-. er of the steamer “‘ Georgia,” apd also of

§. 8. Co’s Line.

the ‘‘Gaspe,” of the Quebec and Gulf Ports |

VASES | 6 Dozen Pairs Handsome

Faney Vases, From 60 Cents per Pair, upwards,

—_ aAL80—

A Fice Selection of

Flower Centres and Lustres.

JUST RECEIVED.

WM. W. WELLNER ?

Ch'town, Nov. 18— 41 wkly.

NOTICE is bereby given that the Sub- + scriber—Adminis'rator cum leslamento annexo de bonis non of the Kstate of the late Emanuel MeKachern, of Lot Number Forty-seven, deceased — will Scll, by PUB. LIC AUCTION, on ‘THUKSDAY, the TWENTIETH Day of DECEMBER next. , 1877, at the hour of TWELVE o'clock. nuon, at Souris, by virtue of a livense therefor, granted by the Houorsbte Charles Young, L.L.D, Surrogate and Judge of Probate of this Island, dated the twenty. fourth day of October, in the vear of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy seyen: ALL that Tract, Piece and Parcel of Land, described as follows, that is to say: Commencing on the north side of a line of road surveyed by Joseph Ball in the west. ero boundary of land marked Farm No. 9, in the possession of Donald McDonald, and running from thence by the magnetic meridian of 1764, for the distancaof ninely- uine (99) chains; thence north 7 degrees; west till it gives the distance of ten (10) chalns on an east and west line; thence south to line of roud aforesaid; thence east to place of commencemeni, containing one bundred acres of land, more or less, and being part of said Lot Forty-seven, ALSO, all that Tract of Land situate on suid Lot Number Forty-seven, bounded as follows : Un the south by the rear boun- dary line of the homestead of deceased, on the west by the farms known as the Port age Farms; on the north by lands owned by the McDonalds of Prospect Hill; and on the east by the eust line of the said home- stead, containing eleven acres, more or ess. AND, ALSO, all that Building Lot in Souris Kast, in said Island, with the House and Buildings thereon, described as f.tlows: Commencing at the eastern boun« dary of Bullding Lot No. One, and ranning thence south 54 degrees, along said boun- dary for the distance ot one hundred and six (106) feet; thence north eastwardly parallel to the Souris Road, for the distance of sixty-eight (68) feet, or to the southern an:zle of Building Lot No. 3, theace north 45 degrees’ ; west along the south west boundary of said Lot io Souris Road: thence along said road for the distance of eighty feet, to the place of commencemen!, with all and singular the premises and ap- purtepances thereunto belonging, snd of which the said deceased doth appear to have been seized and possessed. AND I hereby alse give notice that I will put up and Sell, by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the time and place aforesaid, ONE CERTAIN LEASEHOLD FARM of the said late Em- anuel MeEachen, deceased, being all that Tract, Piece and Parcel of Land, situate, lying and being on Towuship Number Forty-six, in King’s County, bounded as foliows, that is to say: On the east and south by land formerly the property «f the late Honorable Samuel Cunard; on the/ west by land leased unto Roderick Me- Donald; and on the north by land lease! to Angus McPhe, Neil McPhee and Joho McKenzie, con taining an area of about two hundred and four acres of land, a jitele nore or less. Terms and concitions of sale made known on day of sale, or on application to the undersigned, or at the office of Meseis Brecken & Fitzgerald. v

CHARLES McEACHERN,

Adv inistrator.

Charlottetown, Oct. 30, 1877—kca 41 ney