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THE CAMPAIGN. Queen’s County—The Liberal-Con- servative Candidates.

\ Hon. J. C. Pore, ( ) Hon. F. De Sr. Crorx BreckeN, }

Prince County—The_ Liberal-Con- servative Candidates. { Cornetius Howart, Esa. } ) Epwarp Hackett, Ese. }

King’s County—The Candidates.

, Austin C. McDonatp, Esq. ( ) Dr. Morrart. j

Tue Daity EXAMINER,

AUGUST 5, 1878.

Tne policy of the City should now be strict economy. Twelve percent. on rental is, in these hard times, a heavy tax and grievous to be borne. Of course the burdens of many citizens are materially lightened by reason of the establishment of public schools, to which they can now send their children, instead of to private schools which they were formerly obliged to sup-

rt. But on those who still patronize private schools and on those who have no children to send to school—comprising, per- haps, the majority—this tax of twelve per cent. falls very heavily. The aim, then, should now be to elect men to conduct Civic affairs prudently, economically and attentively, with a view of reducing the rate of taxation. The business of the City requires strict attention at the hands of its representatives in the City Council.

For the office of Mayor during the com- ing year Theophilus DesBrisay, Esq., has heen named a candidate. But we are au- thorized by Mr. DesBrisay to state that he will not contest the election ; that he never authorized his name to be used in connec. tion with the Mayoralty; and that, having had the honor, without solicitation on his part, of being elected seven times by the free will of his fellow-citizens, he has now no desire to accept the proffered nomination. A clear field is therefore left for W. E. Dawson, Esq. Mr. Dawson has served the city in many capacities with prudence and ability ; and it is perhaps but right that he should now receive at the hands of the citi- zens the highest and most honorable recog- nition of his services which they can be- stow.

For the position of City Councillor the following candidates are named :—

Ward 1—-Thomas Morris, John Ings.

Ward 2—James Barrett Wm, Koughan Ward 3—Richard Heartz or Benjamin

7. ard 4— David

Lawson, John Beer, Isaac Godkin. Ward 5-—H. B. Smith, Alexander Horne.

“These Be Thy Gods, O Israel!”

Tue Patriot ridicules Sir John McDonald because he says duties should be levied on articles manufactured in Canada, and be- cause he maintains that by doing so suffi- cient revenue may be obtained. But the Patriot has a profound respect for the Hon. Alexander McKenzie, who says that ‘ as long as duties are levied, they should be levied upon articles produced by our own people.”

Sir John is going to do precisely what McKenzie says ‘should be done. And the Patriot points the finger of ridicule and ex- ciaims, ‘‘ These be thy gods, O Israel.”

McKenzie has done the very reverse of what he says should be done. He has taxed tea, cofliee, shipbuilding materials. He has raised the duties on every dutiable article. He has increased the burden of every tax-payer—all in the name and for the glory of Free Trade—and his dupes look on and wonder why the country is not prosperous once more. And the mocking Prophet thanks the Patriot for the apt quotation : “‘ These be thy gods, O Israel.”

But Sir John McDonald proposes that the altars of industry shall be raised, the wood piled up, the ditch digged, and the Grit Government slaugh- tered for «a burnt sacrifice—so that the blessed rain of prosperity may come down and the land may yield her increase, as be- fore the people bowed the knee to the Baal of Grittism.

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Noonan, who stabbed Thomas Larter, on the night of the 27th inst. ; appeared for ex- amination before the Stipendiary Magis- trate this forenoon. Mr. Larter also ap-

in the Court and gave his evidence in the matter. He is very lame from the effects of the gash and cannot walk without the assistance of a stick. His- was the only evidence taken to-day, and the case was ad- journed till to-morrow for further testi- mony. The evidence is similar to that which appeared in the Examiner on Mon- day last regarding the affair.

ANoTHER CaNnpipate.— We learn that John Ramsay, Esq., of Rose Hill, is going to run for the House of Commons. e is a supporter of McKenzie, and will be the nominee to that portion of the Grit party in this County, who do not approve of Yeo and Perry. — Progress.

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Regina vs. Alley, Judge of County Court :

The Supreme Court to-day gave judg- efusing to quash the writ of man-

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'damus issued in this cause. ‘is as follows :

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| We think the decision of the Judge er- ‘roneous. The act in the plainest language ‘declares that every one who “‘has paid his poll tax for the year immediately preceding the sitting of the Court of Revision shall be entitled to be registered as a voter.”

From the aftidavit of the Judge (at whose instance the application to quash the man- damus is made) it appears that O’Neill ap- peared at the court on the 16th of July and offered evidence of having paid his tax on the 4th for the year immediately preceding the first sitting of the court which satisfied the Judge that such payment had been made. But the Judge refused to insert his

mistaken idea of the law, he thought the payment should have been made before the 18th of June, which was the first day of the sitting of the court at Belle Creek. The applicant, therefore, has been illegally de- prived of his franchise.

tut it is urged that the County Court Judge has given a decision in a matter over which he had jurisdiction, and, therefore, this Court have no power to interfere by mandamus; and, if such were the fact, no doubt the writ should be quashed.

In Reg vs. Goodrich and others, 14 Jur., 916, Lord Campbell says : ‘‘ There may be considerable nicety in some cases upon the question whether there has been a hearing, but the two proceedings now in question illustrate the rule; and it is clear that,when the Justices or the inferior tribunal have refused to hear—in a mistaken view of the law in reference to a point on which their jurisdiction depends—this Court will grant a mandamus to compel them to hear,” and after pointing out the difference between the case of Bates and that of Leurie, he says the distinction between the cases is broad. In the one case, jurisdiction was declined on a mistuken view of the law, and a mandamus must go. In the other, the} subordinate functionaries in whom the law has rested the decision of a question of fact, had heard ,the evidence, and decided it, and their decision is conclusive.

The only doubt we had in the early part of the arguinent was whether the mandatory part of the writ should not have required the Judge to hear the case instead of order- ing him to place the applicant’s name on the register of voters. But we are satisfied that the writ is correct asitis. For, from the Judge’s own aftidavit and the printed reasons for his decision, it is manifest that on the facts he decided that the applicant had done what entitled him te have his name entered on the Register. But from ‘‘a mis- taken view of the law” (to adopt the lan- guage of Earle J. in Reg. and Goodrich) he says: ‘‘I will not do what the law requires me to do, unless you give me evidence of your having done something which the law did not require you to do.” The principle of that decision must govern the present case.

Many cases may be found where it has been held that the same office confers on the functionary exercising it duties partly judicial and partly ministerial; here the ex- ercise of his judicial functions resulted in a decision on the facts which immediately cast upon the Judge the duty of performing the mere ministerial act of placing O’ Neill’s name on the Register, which, from a mis- taken idea of the law, he refuses to per- form. The writ, therefore, properly directs him to perform it. We think the motion to quash should be refused.

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Costly Flies.

Mr. Cayrwricur once said :—‘‘ It is all very well for you to talk about paternal Governments, and about assisting to pre- vent distress and depression, and attempt- iug to lift the people out of the slough of despond into which they have sunk. They have no more power to do this than the fly on the wheel.” To which Sir John Mc- Donald answers ‘‘ that we pay very freely for our flies. There are thirteen of them, and we pay them every year $7,000 apiece-

We submit, for the consideration of the people of this Island, the following state- ment of the Salaries of Cabinet Ministers :

MR. MCKENZIE’S ADMINISTRATION;

The Prime Minister (Hon. Alex. McKenzie) a

year, do for Sessional allow- ance, 1,000 06 Twelve Cabinet Minis- — $7,000 a year

$8,000 00

each, 84,000 00 Do., Sessional allowance 12,000 00

; $105,000 00 This amount for five years is $525,000 00 SIR JOHN MCDONALD’S ADMINISTRATION :

The Prime Minister (Sir John A. McDonald) a year,

Do., Sessional allowance,

Twelve Cabinet Minis- ters at $5,000 a year each. 60,000 00

Do., Sessioual allowance, 7,200 00

$5,000 00 600 00

$72,800 00 $364,000 00

This amount for five years is

The Salaries of Mr. McKenzie's Cabinet for the five years, from November, 1873, to November 1878, will exceed the salaries of Sir John McDonald’s Cabinet for the five years next anterior to 1873, by the sum of $161,000 00

Great is Econemy and Reform !

AN adjourned business meeting of the Liberal-Conservative Party will be held in

WE calculated on the report of the secre- tary which is not yet to hand. We are therefore unable to present a full report of the meeting held on Saturday night. We have space left only for the following report of the remarks of His Worship the Mayor, clipped from the Patriot :--

HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR,

on being called for, came forward, and said that he heard it second hand, that the Re- corder had been asked whether a person non-resident in the city was qualified to act as Mayor, and that he answered that he was. He (the Mayor) then proceeded to speak on the charges of extravagance which had been made against the City Council. He agreed with the previous speakers that the city expenditure was too great, and that there was room for improvement in this respect. It was always easier to find fault than to provide a remedy, but it now seriously behoves the citizens to look around them for some remedy for the present state of affairs. He did not come forward in the capacity of an apologist for the Corporation. The sole responsibility rested with the electors, and, if they do not elect proper men to act as City Couneillors, they have no right to grumble at their actions. Heé was, however, always prepared to reply to any attacks which were made on the Cor-

respectable quarter, and which were made in a spirit of fairness. He claimed some credit for his report, for when that was published it was the first time the citizens were able to speak by the book. The figures in that book were so put down as to be understood by the most lim- ited comprehension, and the financial condition of the City was made plain to all. Those who read that report would remem- ber that it was there recommended that the collection of taxes should be made at such a time as to make the financial year and the civic year the same, viz: from August to to August. He then showed the incon- venience of the present plan of having them separate. He next proceeded to re- view the state of the City finances. Since the last election the City has received from ordinary revenue $22,700.27, from deben- tures $28,918.56, and from the Merchants Bank $26,446.43, making the total amount received since August last $78,065.26. The expenditure since that time had been as fol- lows :—

$40,296 54

Ordinary Expenditure, 1,147 15

Accounts of 1876, paid in 1877,

poration when they proceeded from any :

‘To John Ings, Esq.

| Sir,—--We, the undersigned electors of War

‘One, beg to request that you allow yourself

‘to be put ,in nomination at the coming Elec- ‘tion, as Councillor for this Ward, —

Owen Connolly, G. W. Haszard, Thos. Riedie, James Hughes, Fred. W. Hales, Richard Locket. H. J. Cundall, W. L. Cotton, Maurice Blake, David Small, James Stanley, F. L. Haszard, T. B. Reagh, H. Haszard, A. A. Baldwin, Geo. Peake, D. Farquharson, W. H. Aitken, James Grant, P. Blake, Fenton T. Newbery. W. Welsh, Michael McQuaid, James Duncan, L. C. Owen, G. W. DeBlois, J. R. Brecken, W. Cavanagh, John Coombs, James MacColl, Benj. Bremner, Peter Clerkin, Wm. Worth, E. J. Hodgson, Daniel Davies, A. T. Fultz, Timothy O’Connell.

1% compliance with the above Requisition, ._ I am willing to accept the nomination, aud if elected will do what I can for the inter-

est of the City, JOHN INGS. Ch’town, Aug. 5, 1878—

CARD.

To the Electors of Ward Four.

GENTLEMEN,—Having been requested by a number of the electors of Ward Four to allow myself to be nominated as a Candidate to re- present your Ward in the City Council, I have decided to comply with their wishes; and, should you deem me worthy of your confi- dence, I shall endeavor to curtail the very large expenditure for Civic purposes, having, at the same time, due regard for the progress and welfare of the City.

I am yours, obediently, J. BEER.

Ch’town, Aug. 5, 1878—

TE GITY SCHOOLS.

NHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS of this City will be re-opened, after the midsummer holi- days, on

Tuesday, August 13th inst.,

at the hour of 9 o’clock, a. m. A _ punctual attendance of all pupils, on the day of open- ing, is requested. By order of the City School

Debentures and Bonds, 7,662 38 | Board.

Merchants Bank, balance, 3,745 38 ISAAC OXENHAM,

Bell Tower, 1,079 75 Secretary.

Pownal Wharf, 6,978 20} Ch’town, August 5th, 1878—

Water Street Improvements, 4,705 36

Victoria Park, 4,029 96 MEETING of the Committees of the

Spring Park Tank, 1,287 14) different Temperance Societies in the

Euston Street Drain, 1,935 91}|City will be held in the Upper, Hall of the

Plant and moveable Property, 1,601 39 Athen#um = FRIDAY evening, the 9th

New Sidewalks, 5,438 92 inst., at 7.30 0 clock, to take into considera-

ae tion the ‘Canada Temperance Act, 1878,”

Total, $79,908 08 J. W. HODGSON, Sec’y pro tem.

Thus it would be seen that the amount expendsd over what was received was $1,840. This year, apart from school purposes, $18,060 would probably be obtained from the assessment, or about $4,000 less than last year. Yet, unpalatable as it no doubt was, he thought that a little more would be required to meet the liabilities. It was no time to begin retrenehment when the liabilities had been incurred. The assess- ment for the current year was $30,572. From this would have to be deducted 10 per cent. for probable reduction on appeals and short collections, which would leave $27,515. Out of this the schools would require $9,455, which would leave $18,060. To this must be added the revenue which would probably be received from other sources such as police and city courts, licenses, wharfs, etc., which would bring the prob- able revenue for the current year up to $28,419 6% During the last year there were some charges which would not neces- sarily be so large this year, such as stationery, printing, etc. The expenses of the Police Court would not be so large, as a large quantity of blanks had to be printed this year on account of the Dominion criminal laws coming into force here. He also thought that a large saving might be effected in the item of advertising. The surplus of capital was more than the debentures by $5,500. The city staff was now larger than was needed, and the officials were not all what they ought tobe. The city had men in its employ during the last few years who had not done it justice and who had not been true to their trust. This was the fault of rate-payers of Charlottetown and with them rested the responsibility.

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Enjoy Life.

What a truly beautiful world we live in. Nature gives us grandeur of moun tains glens and oceans, and thousands of means for enjoyment. We can desire no better when in perfect health ; but how often do the majority of people feel like giving it up disheartened, discouraged and worried out with disease, when there is no occasion for this feeling, as every sufferer can easily ob- tain satisfactory proof that Green’s August Flower will make them as free from disease as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver Com- plaint are the direct cause of seventy-five per cent. of such maladies as Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costiveness, Nervous Prostration, Dizziness of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and other distress- ing symptoms. Three doses of August Flower will prove its wonderful effect Sample bottles, 10 cents. Try it.

Married. At the Manse, Summerside, on the llth July, by the Rev. N. McKay, Mr. Donald

McKenzie, to Miss Elizabeth McArthur, both of Sheep River.

Died. Suddenly at her residence, Linkletter Road,

| Allin’s Hall, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening. *

}on the ll July, Susan, the beloved wife of Mr, George Linkletter, aged 51 years,

Ch’town, Aug, 5, 1878—5i

NOTICE.

Barkentine ‘‘ Ethel Blanche ”

will sail for London, direct, on

Friday, the 9th inst., and will = the berth immediately on ar- rival at ndon, and sail for Charlottetown about the 10th September, as advertised. For freight or passage apply to PEAKE BROS, & CO. Ch’town, Aug. 3—3i

Montreal and Acadian

per S. §. LINE.

Charlottetown to St. John’s, New- foundiand, direct.

NHE 8S. 8. ‘‘VENEZIA,” Capt. McMasters,

will leave Montreal on or about the 7th inst., for Charlottetown, taking Freight and Passengers from here to Sydney, C. B., and St. John’s, Newfoundland, at moderate rates, For freight or passage apply to

OWEN CONNOLLY & CO,. Agents.

Ch'town, Aug. 2—patt 10th

PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

a Partnership heretofore existing be-

tween the undersigned, under the style

of PERKINS & JOB, is hereby dissolved by

mutual consent. Either party is authorized

to sign the name of the firm in liquidation. JAMES D. PERKINS. DANIEL W. JOB.

New York, Aug. Ist, 1878,

The business of the late firm of Perkins & Job will be continued in NEW YORK by the undersigned under the style of PERKINS & CO. JAMES D. PERKINS.

F. SEAVERNS, Jr. New York, Aug. Ist, 1878—2 4w law

BXECUTOR'S NOTICE,

Estaie of E. E. CHURCHILL, late of Rustico, deceased.

a is hereby given that a Dividend NV of 40 per cent, of the Proved Claims will be paid at the office of Carvell Bros., after the 10th AUGUST, inst.

J. 8. CARVELL, Administrator.

!Ch’town, Ist August, 1878—pat 2i r gaz li

General Insurance Office,

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DENT INSURANCE effected, Office, opp. Post Office, South Side, HORACE IASZARD.

SURVEYOR OF SHIPPING,

OPPOSITE POST OFFICE——-SOUTH SLIDE,

HORACE HASZARD, Surveyor,

pee and MARINE, LIFE and ACCT. i

Ch’town; Aug. 2

Low Rate of Freight from Boston. The Brigantine * HARRY

DAVIES,” Montague Tone

master, will receive Freight at

Boston for Charlottetown, up to

, the 10th of August, at low rates,

For particulars apply to DANIEL DAVIES. Water Street, Ch’town, Aug. 1—dy pat 61

MACKEREL BARRELS.

OW for sale—a large quantity of the very best Mackerel Barrels,

R. BRIDGES,

Ch’town, Aug. 1—6i

SUPERIOR BOARD.

WO or three Boarders can be accommo dated with board by addressing 3, Post Office Box 17, Ch’town, July 31--3i

- To Builders. —

oe will be received by Neil Me. i Leod, Esg., Charlottetown, any time within a week from date, for the building of a Stable and Coach-honse. Plan and Specifications to be seen with Mr. THOMAS BAKER, Kent Street.

Aug I—Ilw To Blacksmiths, Lime-burners, &c.

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COAL! COAL!

RDERS for ALBION MINES’ (Picton) SMALL COAL can be obtained from the Subscriber until further notice. G. W. DrBLOIS, ; Sole Agent for P. E. Island. 35 Water Street, Ch’town, July 31, ’78, dy p tf

MEN WANTED IMMEDIATELY !

2) GOOD MEN wanted at the GAS WORKS. Good wages paid. Ch’town, July 21, 1878—tf

NOT TO BE UNDERSOLD IN PLAISTER !

PLAISTER PARIS

FRESE,

$2.25 per Barrel. H. COOMBS.

Ch’town, July 29—3i eod

For Qne Month, Only! BARCAINS | BARGAINS i

CAN BE HAD IN

BOOTS & SHOES,

sar FOR CASH “ey FOR ONE MONTH, ONLY!

—OONSISTING OF-~ Men’s, Women's, Girls’,4Boys’ and Children’s,

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AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! For One Month Only. te E. W. SMITH, rs. Sta , C ; Ch’town, July 25, 1878—Imeol

$$$

Mackerel Barrels

ASH HOOP.

1,000 IN STORE.

CARVELL BROS. Ch’town, July 30—pat 3w 2aw

House for Sale.

NHE Subscriber offers for sale her House R and Lot, situated on King Street, , site the residence of H. J. Cundall, . Application to be made to the owner on the

premises. SARAH McKINNON. Ch’town, July 30—6i

Provincial Normal School

E Third Term of the Normal] School will commence on TUESDAY, the 6th of AUGUST. All intending candidates are requested to make application at once. JOHN HARPER, Principal. Ch’town, July 29, 1878—

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