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THE FENIAN INVASION ™ TERRITORY AT LAST!!

\ special teleéfram was received here on Friday last frdm Major General Doyle, at Hali- fax, communicating the astounding intelligence tint fhe Penians had, on the previous day, crossed in feree, and in hostile array, into Ca mela -Fifteen handre:! are reported to have at- tacked and taken Foit Erie, in Canada, which is situate at the head of Niagara, and right opposite Buffalo, U.S. A band of two thon- sand other Fenians are reported, in the same teleyram, to have crossed at Niagara, on the Canada side, from some point about Lewiston, onthe American side. This latter horde des troved: some of the locks and works ou the Welland Canal, and tore up thirty-six miles of the Railway towards [lamilton, Canada West. We have heard nothing up to the moment we

write, (Saturday afternoon), showing whether

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F BRITISH} representation teuld hot |

upon them by a liberal Colonial Minister, and | leastMujury to. the several comftitnities to be

am ably an strenuously ad lent- | affected by it:— a»

‘ed (and banen thro Ame- ~ ri y »

: _) My Dean Sir,

rica, Our and pr be un. longer | safe—liberty of, and nce from, re |

‘ t ; absence ho prot n't at first in ’ ted | ) Afa whi Leahly Pp is sooner ‘y ’ Sreatlye i Halifax. “ \

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pPherciatg : » It is hardly nevessary for me to premise, that | not wonder that they were tuo much agitated | :

; dh | bithe: ty during any vesideuce in New Beuuswick, | tO €xpress themselves w c or - : : . t.7 w f . ma : P = | (have abstained from taking why active part | cealg. e confess, however, that it would re |in polities, Wot beduuse I did nob feel an inter- | quire better arguments than we have yet heard |

: lest in everything pertaining to the welfare of | and clearer evidence than we have yet seen to <

| convince us that any such designs are contem

plated, either by the parent government at home

ithe country, but because the numérous ‘and pressing duties of my Ministry” had a prer or by the advocates of Confederation in the |. : : If, in replying to your letter on the present oc-

We have seen nothing that would : , ’ 2 b easion, I deviate from my previous course by

Colonies. lead us to suspect that the statesmen of these | , ro : |recording my strong eonvictions respecting the

: ag all-important question of a Union of the ed with the measure of liberty they have Zip has 1 : ae oe : .s fallen in| British North American Provinces, convictions jhitherto enjoyed, or that they have fallen in|

‘ ; ‘ ., | which I have continued to entertain with increas- love with any of the forms ef tyranny with |

which the Neither do we, 7 : re Rr ; lyagitated during the past few years, it is because think it at all likely that the Quebec Delegates, | - :

coming as they did from every Province, and

North American Colonies have become disgust-

: ing strength since that question became practical. world is curseds ’ ;

oi Rady! . : | tanee of the present crisis in our country’s his-

‘selected from every party, would combine to | rh "aint : East : : : : : tory, render it imperative for one In my position conspire azainst the dearest and most cherished [ov | wait . . . . sei not to remain silent. |rights of the various free communities whose

claim, and absorbed all my time and attention. f

a combination of eireumstances and the impor- |

“THE NEW BRUNSWICK ELECTIONS, ' tu ope

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Woodstock, NodBuy May 23. The tullowingyis the state i ey at the Fa of the lectin ip Carletdh Cotufy on

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t CASE WELL PUT. is from the Scottish American late. (We commend it to the ca t eration of all. It deserv from the pen of one who can » ty mislead, one who could not be luca apy but sol'd and substantial reason wy What ia there advanced, one whe vecupies a stand poiit removed from local influences, and whose opinion, therefore, ought to weigh i—

“ CONFEDERATION IN THE Manirime PRo- vinces. — The fate of Confederation um the Marilime Provinees may be said to rewt in the hands of New Brunswick. Nova Scotia has led off New Brunswick will follow suit, and we

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sar €. J. Bauvoors, tor of the Grand Tiunk

Marititne Provinces,

| sufficient encoutazement is offered. “AcTate __ Notwithstanding

Halifax paper says :—

of Commerce of this City, met in the |! the Acadie Fire Lusucance Company yesterday afternoon, to hear ce.tain propositions from

Mr.

| 1,790. Lindsay... gtele « dab 6% of ° fe 1,672,

7 > er hew2 © ° ehh 2% 2% MM 02, Raymond Sy eng alg re ahagng 115.

The three first are Union men, the latter Best, was the Only candidate that avowed An- nexation or Auti principles.

ALBERT COUNTY.

The election for Albert County, N. B., came off yesterday, and resulted ia the return of the two Confederate Candidates by large majorities. The following is the state of the poll at the close of thé election :-—

the invaders met with any and what resistance. That the scoundrels wil be repulsed, and those captured severely punished, cannot adngt of a doubt. cessful, never, we thiv, entered into any im- asitiation but a Fenian one. fortane is, that many innocent lives may be des- troyed, and am immense amount of prope: ty sacrificed to the fury of the Feuian mob. How fur the United States suthorities have counte- vanced the conspiracy, which has at length | taken a practical turn, remains to be seen. The ‘ fy eat : . : | for a moment supposed that the people of these invasion of the territory of a friendly Power,

long threatened, could scarcely be effected without their knowlede and connivance. We will logk with extreme anxiety for full particu-

| representatives they were. On the contrary, | we are firmly ce mvinced that these gentlemen : : ; would be the first to reseut the slightest infringe- As,to any, Fenian invasion being, suc | ment on the rights of the people, and that they : ~ | would resist to the death any power that dare Fae gros mir attempt to deprive the inhabitants of these Pro- i vinces of the least important of the rizhts of freemen. jander Confederation, enjoy equal rights and

As the peuple of this Island would,

privileges with those of Canada, and the other Confederated Provinces, and as it is not to be

Provinces are less tenacious of their rights, or less jealous of their interests than we ourselves fare, the people of this Island may rest assured : ; ; ., that when Confederation does take place, their lars on this point, as one affecting the peaceful

relations of Great Britain and the United | ' . jas secure as they now are — the *‘dcliberate States.

rights and interests, as free men, will be quite

opinion of the majority of the House of Assem-

Since the above was written we have receiv- | bly to the contrary notwithstanding. ed the following telegram, which represents| We are glad to find that even at this late day the news to be of the most alarmins charae- | some of the most strenuous opponents of Res-

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ter:— | ponsible tovernment have become convinced

THE FENIAN INVASION —First its Sel aome - our a te 7 BLOODSHED! -LOSS OF LIFE. ve given pubhe any a its va — “

few years ago many of those who now talk of ON BOTH SIDES!!—GA LLANT | ou, “ priceless constitution "’ saw no good in CONDUCT OF THE CANADIAN Responsible Government. That form of go-

VOLUNTEERS !!

| vernment which they now land so highly they

‘then characterized as altogether unfitted for ; LBGi THE CHARLOTTETOWN READ- | . . . Ti cTPBAMA 32..78F CFR a ? !our peculiar cireumstances, and declared it to

ING }OOM.

he fraught with the direst evil to the people of

Charlotictown, June 2, 1866. | this Colony. They here acknowledge their

The Volunteers found the Fenians encamped mistake. They now confess themselves to —~ttacked them, AND FIGHTING NOW GE_| »#ve been short-sighted and-unpatriotie in op- NERAL. Phe Volunteers are driving the Fe. | Posing that which lias proved to he a “ price- tahs. NUMBERS KILLED ON BOTH |!¢88” boon; and is it not quite probable that SIDES. Colonel Peacock, with the Regulars they are just as shortsighted, and just as unpa- and Artillery, have sent despatches, stating that | totic in their present course of Opposition to they cannot he there—-(at the seene of action, ) We would Up at athena it is thou,cht that the Volunteers ithe last to disparage Responsible G svernment. will be able, at leant, © hold their own until the | It certainly was a great improvement on the old

Rezulurs come up. The Volunteers behaved ‘irresponsible family compact system; but sad syslorididly. experience prevents us from endorsing the

di a ore wz | Statement that the gift, thouzh a precious one,

RESOLUTIONS OF THE HOUSE or |'§ * priceless.’ Under it we found the action ASSEWBLY OF P. E. ISLAND ON lof the Legislature perpetially thwarted bya CONFEDERATION. | totally irresponsible proprietary party. As

ee |the Land Question was the only one on which Haveve a little leisure, we address ourselves (there existed any real difference of opinion on

to the tas’ of reviewin: the Resolutions which | the Island, and as nothing could be done on a larze majority of the assembled wisdom of | that question withont the permission and con- this Culoay declare to be their deliberate and | currence of this party, one or two of its mem- earvestly aud carefully considered opinion on | hers have, during the last twelve or fourteen the subject of the Cont deration of the British | vears, heen the virtual rulers of Prince Edward Ameri¢an Provinces. [t would he highly im- [sland. The fate of the Tenant's Compensation proper in ul to review important state papers | Bill, the Rent Roll Bill, antl the lame and im. in the «ame spirit and in the same style as we | potent conclusion that the famous Land Com would “& petty pamphict or an afterdinner | mission came to, all prove this. We were gra- apeech. Every word in these Resolutions has, ciously permitted to make laws about the run- of evurse, been carefully weighed, and every | ning at large of Sheep and Swine, and the argument duly considered. Nothing has been | incorporation of Churches and Temperance So- said for mereeffect.. There are no rhetorical | cieties; but when we attempted to legislate on fourithes—no unmeaning or unnecessary epi- the only important subject within our jurisdic. thets—no unfair exaggeration. The expression | tion—to redress the only real grievances that of the’‘ deliberate’ opinion of so aagust « body | our people complained of—our sovereigns, the should be ealm and ¢ gnified, clear, pointed | land proprietors, said, thus far shall you goand and precise. “It would be in a high degree Ino further. To the proprietors the constitution, disrespectful to our House of Assembly to sup- | ag worked by the Downing Street authorities, pose that in dealing with this most important has, indeed, beep a “ priceless’’ one, but the subject of Confederation a large majority of its | people of this Island have no reason to praise weathers should so far turget what was due to jt so unreservedly.

Confederation on any terms?

Among the reasons which convince me of the benefit of the proposed Union, there is one | entirely independent of the intrinsie merits of the question ; it is thatthis measure is earnesily recommended to us by the British Government —not by this or that particular Statesman or Paity—but by the great Statesmen of all Par- ties, and that not only in their personal cha- | racter as intelligent and far-seeing politicians, but officially through the ordinary and legiti- mate exponent of the Sovereign's and of the Nation’s wishes, viz., the Government of the ay.

But is this a strong reason in its favor ?— Certainly. It is under present circumstances the strongest prima facie evidence of its benc- fit that could be produced. Why?’ Because these parties, from their stand-point of view,

| their information on the subject and interests in it, are in a position to be the very best jud res of its merits. They are, as they have reason tu he, deeply interested in the welfare of their Co- lonial Empire. England's greatness hitherto has heen caused by, nay, I might almost say consisted iu, the extent and suecess of her Co- lonies. The territorial smallness and insular position of the Mother Country made it not a mere matter of choice, or simply good policy, but ofetern upcesoity, to build and man, and keep in profitable employment the « Wooden Walls of England,” both mercantile, and war ships.— Without her Colonies to people, protect, and trade with, her Mercantile Marine, and Govern- ment Navy would have been without an object, | therefore without their existence the history of Great Britain during the last two or three hun- dred years would not have been the history of the greatest, wealthiest and most powerful Empire that ever existed, but rather a con- tinuation of England's history during the Wars of the Roses. The external field of congenial adventure for the young noble, as well as of cheerful and profitable employment for the pea. sant youth, which the shippimgz and foreign possessious of the nation furnished, prevented the internal commotions which must inevitably exist in Continential Countries that have no such outlets for their surpulus population, nor legitimate safety-valve, so to speak, for the es- cape of the exuberant and discontented spirits that cannot be restrained at home, “but are always busy in creating revolution or other civil mischief. British Statesmen are, pot only interested in the welfare of the Colonies, but their opportanities and facilities for possessing the most extensive and accurate informatiom hearing On the subject, preclude, the moral possibility of their judsing without) being duly informed, while their moderate but not too re- mote distance from us enables them to take more broad, general views of our affairs, un- biassed by local prejudice or predilections, and unaffected by the petty personal or sectional interests or jealousies which enter so largely

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BRUNSWICK ELECTIONS — EXTRA-

ORDINARY TRIUMPH OF CONFE-

DERATION,.

We haye received intelligence, up to Satur- day afternoon, of the returns from theelections in six ‘COunties in New Brunswick, from which

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we learn that sixteen Confederate, Candidates were returned, and not one on the other side. This is most remarkable and unexpected vic- The last election

tory for the Confederates. was held in York County, on Friday last, when | the whole four Confederate Candidates were elected by a gross majority of nearly 500 votes over their opponents. At the election in York County, last year, the four candidates returned were anti-Coufederates, ‘There has been a stu- ptudous change in that County, certainly,

The Counties heard from, so far, are’ as follow :— Northumberland, 4 members Carlton, 2 “ Restigouche, 2 - Albert, 2 ‘“ Sunbury, 2 « York, 4 sé 16

All Confederates. ra pe RESIGN ATION OF THE HON.W.H. POPE, Tur Hon. W. H. Pope resigned his office as Culonial Secretary and his seat in the Executive Council, on Monday last, The reason assigned for this preeeeding by the Jslander — (Mr. Pope's own organ)—is a difference of opinion with his late colleagues in the Government on the question of Confederation, The IJsiander

says :— “We uriderstand that the grounds of Mr. Pope’s resignation are, his entertaining opinions upon Contederation diametrically opposed to the views held upon this important subject by a majority of the members of the local Govern- ment, and also his belief that it is his duty to eudeuvor to shew to the electors of this Island that Confederation would betiefit them, and that, as dutiful subjects, it is incumbent: upon them to disavow the resolutions passed last session by the House of Assembly, whieh de- clare, that any Federal Union of the North American Colonies that wou'd include Prince Edward Island would be opposed to the feel- ings and wishes of the people uf the Island.” The Islander reports the Town talk that the Hon. J. Longworth will succeed Mr. Pepe in the office of Seeretary, and that Mr. Duncan, one of the members for the Murray Harbor (or Fourth) District of King’s County will be of- fered the vacant: seat in the Executive Council. Mr. Pope went to Canada on Tuesday morn- ing, for the purpose, we understand, of making up his report on the late Mission to, the Brazils and the Wiest Indies. He is expected to return in about a fortnight. The Government was in a very feeble con- dition long before Mr. Pope left them. Being one of their ablest men, and indeed the only

into our Provincial Politics.

When, therefore, a great measure; calculated to develope and consolidaie our Colonial pros- perity as well as promote Imperial interests, is proposed and earnestly recommended by the Patent State for our,adoption, it is,in my opin- ion, one of the greatest arguments in its favour. Nay, I zo further and say, that, considering the past and present relationship betweer us and

themselves and to the body of which they form | the principal part as to resort to any of the pitiful electioneerins tricks of politicians of easy principle, in order to allay the unfounded saapicions of distrustful constituencies. We, at any rate, will not be so wanting in respect for the representatives of the people of this Is-

Every one knows that timid people are very

one supposed to be capable of writing for his party, he will be sadly missed—no matter how earnest he js in his advoeacy of Confederation. Tn the settlement of that question there can be no doubt at all that Prinee Edward Island must, sooner or later, follow the fortunes of the other

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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

apt to imazine dangers where none really exist. They are continually tormenting themselves, and alarming others with their unfounded fears. Objects which to the undisturbed mind appear in their just proportions assume in their eyes the most distorted forms and the most alarming di-

the Mother country, it isour duty to acquiesce.

that gave us territorial and political existence— whose sons fought and bled, whose statesmen labored, and whose people taxed themselves to pay for the wars by which these Colonies were acquired and opened up for our forefathers and

Jo we owe nothing to the Mother that bore us?"

New York, 28th May, p. m. A fire at Oil City, Penn., Saturday night, destroyed 75 stores, 40 residences, 8 hotels, and rendered homeless 175 families. Loss over one million dollars... . Information has been received that Brazil has resolved to open the

land in Parliament assensbled as to imagine that | mensions. To the belated superstitious clown any considerable numler of them could be every stump and bush becomes an object of guilty of conduct so unworthy and so undigni-| terror, and he starts with affright at the most hed. We will, then, in dealing with these re-| familiar sounds. We cannot help thinking that | solutions do their framers and supporters the | many of the anti-Confederate majority are in a justice of supposing that they mean what they | similar frame of mind, and that when their rea-

Coasting trade to all natiuns. The opening of the River Amazon cannot be much longer de- layed.....The Department of State has_infor- mation of the sailing of one thousand French troops from Vera Cruz and the arrival there of 360 of the Foreign Legion,

ourselves, whereby we came into the free and easy posession of the property, prosperity and liberty we enjoyin them? Is Great Britain to continue to tax her people in order to send out here not only money and munitios of war, but

suy, neither more nor las.

From the first resolution we muke the fol- | lowing extraet :—‘ That any Union of the Bri- | tish North American Colonies, which would | embrace P. E. Island, upon the terms and | principles set furth in the Kesolutions of the Conference of Quebee * * * * would not

| son becomes unclouded, they will smile at their

also her bravest sons—the flower of the coun-

preseut fears, and be thoroughly ashamed of the | ''Y in her armies and fleets, to fight for us, to

utterance that their imaginary terror has ex- torted from them. Had the statements which this first resolution contains found their way in- to the leading article of a rabid anti-Confederate newspaper, or had they fallen from the lips of

protect and build us up, and we refuse to make the slightest concession of our opinions, or even interests, were it required, in compliance with her recommendation? At the very moment when we have but just been delivered from Fe- nian invasion by the prompt action of the British

ouly be unjust to the inimbitants of this Colony | some candidate for legislative honors, we would but prove Geet rors to their dearest and most | have deemed them unworthy of notice; but cherished rights and inte restsas a free people en- | being the solemnly expressed finding of the

joying the blessings of a priceless constitution.” most important deliberative assembly in the Co- Opinions, to prefer, not the wish of our protec-

We may remarte jm pe-sing, that it appears. to {Jony.,our, xeaders inust excuse us for paying | te? parent, and inna but rather thet of her wa that any Cuion on terms and principles 8c move attention to them than their intrinsic 44 Our enemies. While Great Britain wishes

forth ia the resolutions of the Quebec Con-| morit deserves.

ference must be the | union recommended by | We find that we have already exceeded the those resolutions, and no other, We can un- ‘space allotted to us, and we must, therefore, re- derstand how a Union upou the principles of serve the remarks we have to make on the what is commonly called the Quehee Scheme, | hut with terms more or less modified, misht be | loosely called a different Union; but how a! Union gpou the same pringijples, and upon the | same terms as those cv stained in that Scheme, | eae

ean be denominated a different Union, exceeds | Tae Right Rev Dr. Rozers, Catholic Bishop our compreheysion. There appearsto be some of Chathain, Miramichi, recently addressed the

third Resolution of the series for a future No.

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THE BISHOP OF CHATHAM, MIRAMICHI, ON CONFEDERATION.

confitsjon of thought here, and we do not_won- following letter to the Solicitor General of New | the increase of population and general business, ‘der at the perturbed state of the minds of the | Brunawick, in answer to an application made | the opening up and settling of wilderness lands,

framers and supporters of the resolutions under | hy the latter for anexpression of his Lordship's review, when we eonsirder that they really beliey- opinion ou the great question of Colonial ed the scheme af Unjon so strongly recommend- | Union, preparatory to the election in North- ed tothem by the Paront Government is g yile | wmpberland. Bishop Rogers is the fourth Ca- plotto deprive the inhabitants of this Colony of tholic Bighop in the Maritime Provinces who thog rights and privileges whieh gonstiute has publicly deglared himself in favour of Con- them # free people. lo be foreihly deprived ; federation. First, the Arch Bishop of Halifax ; of liberty is ¢ dreadful calamity ; therefore, to | next, the Bishop of St. John's, N. B.; next, ask a free people to €: slave themselves, is most | she venerable Bishop of Ariehat ; and) now, the poreasouable. What Government, having any Bishop of Chatham. These highly educated the slightest claims tg be called paternal, and talented ecclesiastics ought to be consider. would. prefer so abaurd a sequest? When we ¢vuse think that the framers of the resolutions really and honestly believed ghat, under the

sure that they would be the last to recommend sekeme gf Confederation so strongly urged

it to their people, if it were fraught with the

ped capable of understanding the great question | on whieh they have written: and we may he.

4 To the Hon. Fi

forees protecting us, are we, in return, to thwart and oppose British policy, to strikle fur our

us to unite, the Fenians have avowed it to ‘be their policy to prevent such union. Which of these two should we try to please? Jas est ab hoste doceri—Should we not do the opposite of what the enemy wishes ?

But besides the arguments which honor and duty to our benefactress furnish, that of self in- terest, in the more rapid increase of material prosperity which must: inevitably follow from the more frequent inuterecommunication, the building of railroads and other public works,

_&e., &e., would make it most preposterous fully | for us obstinately to persist in refusing to take part in the benefits of the proposed union. | Need I say, then, in conclusion, yourself and ‘your colleagues who advocate this great mea- | Sure, haye my Warmest sympathy and best wishes for your success, With much esteem for premelfang entire ap- robation of your faithful aud consistent par- iameutary course, especially sinee the period of your last eleetion. Ivemain, my Dear Sir, Very sincerely yours, &c., t JAMES ROGERS, Bistor or Caarnam, lward Williston, .te., New-

Toronto, May 26th.

A writ of Habeas Corpus has been granted in the case of the Fenian prisoners, returnable next week, New York, May 28. Tie steamer “City of Bostou,”’ with .Liver- pool dates to the Lith inst., has anived. In both Houses of Parliament the bombardment , of Valparaiso has been noticed in teems of in- dignation, but the neutral attitude of the British Admiral was defended, and: fully eudorsed by the Government. The English press, and peo- ple, loudly denounce this act of Spain. An in- dignation meeting held in Liverpool adopted strong resolutions of protest, also a resolution expressing gratitude to Commodore Rod zers, of the U.S. Navy, for his exertions... .The financia! crisis continued sensibly to subside. Many difficulties are. yet anticipated, but it is believed the effects will be less disastrous than have resulted from former panics. The lead- ing securities have decidedly improved. The discount demands at the Bank of England eon- tinued extremely large. The nominal rate re. | mains the same. There was also an active specie demand for the Continent. There had been no additional suspensions at Liverpool. ...-The Continental situation remains. un- changed. The military attitude of the various Powers .was, threatening. It is reported that Bismarck receives daily warnings of assassina- tion., .. .It is stated that Austviain a few weeks will have 900,000 men in the field. . Large hodies of troops sent from Vienna had already effected strategic concentration on the Prussian frontier. LiverPoo., May 17.

The Derby to-day was won by * Lord Dion,” ‘Bribery’ colt was second, and “ Kustic” third. 24 horses run,....A Trieste despatch | of the 16th says the Autrian Volunteers about | to proceed to Mexico, will, it is stated, sail un- | der. the French flag... . Feriner Bros., of Li- | verpool, have suspended. Liabilities are heavy, | but the assets are considerably in excess there- of. Other suspensiofis are reported... .Th Ovl says the condact of the United States ‘in| reference to the Fenian agitation in Treland, has been most sutisfactory... .Breadstuffs steady. ....Provisions active, except lard'firmer.. |. Conaols 863 a 875....U. S. 5920'S 66...

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venture to predict, wall doa} xtacelully. ‘This ie no mere party question, and there is every reason to belie®e that ut wall not be regurded as such by any cousiderable nuuber of the electors of New Brunswick, when-they record their yotes iu the pending Parliamentary election. ‘ “Within a mouth trom the present time we shall know precisely how the vote stands. Mean- lawwhile, the peeple have time to re fect how much ‘beyond any teere local or partizan question that Lot Intercolonial Union ismoved. Practically it is. an Liperis) or anti-laperial vote the people of New Brunswick are about tocast. They have to consider that while the scheme of Union pro- visionally arranged at Quebec may have been ladopted in too great hu te, still the measure ix | wet one which belongs peculiarly to Canada, or ‘to any one distinct Province. It ie a grand measure hot only embracing all the Colonies, but embracing the entie Empire. There is no one | question, aside from that ot British Parliament- lary Reform, which so concerns the Queen's Go- i vermment, Which 80 enlists the sywpathies of the Fentire British People, without distinction of party, and to which Parliament is so thoroughly aud un- reservedly pledged, as this of British American Coufederatien. Certain members of the Quebee Contereuce may have had selfish objects in view, Local polities may have been mixed up in the de- liberations of that bedy witht gratd Tuiperial in- terests. But this cannot be said of the aims and the declared purposes of the British authorities, What certain Canadian politicians may have had mn view ean have nothing to do with the far-seeing and far-reaching objects contemplated by the Home authorities. Phe latter have ne more rea- son to favor Canada at the expense of New Bruns- wick than they tave te favor Prince Bdward Is- land at its expense, ‘The great object sought by the Queen's Ministers and by the British Parha- meut is a political union which shall be doubly stroug agaiust foreign aggression by virtue of the common character of ils future military organiza tion, and by the authority which will thenceforth be vested in one British American Government to negotiate with the Laperial Government in all that appertains to the welfare of the comuimn- wealth, instead of negotiating with half a dozen distinet colonies, ; © Dt has to be remembered that while on cer- tain questons the colomes may be compromised by British relations with foreign powers, there are many British American questious in which the Government of the mother Country may be equal- ly as much mvolved with foreign powers in de- tending the interests of the Provinces, The mat- ter thus resolves itself into ove (between British America and Great Britain) of mutual confidence and support, In this broad\ linperial fight) Con- tederation must be regarded ; and in this light we have ne dotibt, the enfranetiaed people of New Brunswick will regard it m the peading election.

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TRADE, BETWEEN CANADA AND THE LOWER PR JVINCES. § Oe wr ek

The advertisement of the Post Office Depart- ment, calling for tenders for the conveyanee of mails to the Lower Provinees by a weekly line of steamers, is one of the most gratifying evidences that has yet been furnished us that our Govern- ment is setting itself practically to work to estab- lish wor intunate trade relations between our Lower Province neighbors and ourselves, and to pave the way for Confederation hereafter—not merely a political confederation—but one of mu- tual interests, which is the firmest bond te cement We have lost the trade of the Maritime Provinces through our own supineness. We have allowed it to. be diverted to the Eastern and Atlantie States, ahd are dependent tet only on these States for a highway for the import of the products of British American fisheries, but have almost aanihilated our coasting marine, at ove time the most profitable and healthy branch of commerce upon which the cities of this Pro- since depended. The establishment of a line of weekly steamers will be but the forerunner of a fleet of coasting vessels avwened in Canada and the Maritime Provinces, and sailed on Hritish Ame- mean account.

us together.

We do dot anticipate that a very large market will be open to us, but the trade, such as it ia, will amply repay the risk and enter- | prise. We hope yet to see the St. Lawrence be- | come the highway for all the imports to supply theufi lions of n-abilants iythe tar, weet. “The trade commission to the West Indies has alse been productive of much geod. We may reeover the whole, or a portion at least, of a trade which at one time was curried on to such an extent in this port. Montreal, always on the alert, with an ener- getic and enterprifing commercial pepulation, will struggle hard to get this contract into their hands; but Quebec is the emporium fixed by na- ture. We have, besides, greater facilities than our ambitious ueighbore, and withw ene week from the clesing of the contract a line of steamera could be placed on the reute. Let us net dream ou in apathetic lethargy until it is teo late. — Que- bee Daily News. - ee P .

8 4 Sumpwreeck —-The ship Nubia, of Londonderry, Ireland, Wm. Coster, master, was wreeked on the Southern Point of Seattarie Island on Thurs- day, the 10th inst.—wind blowmg hard at the time, With heavy rain and thick tog. running twelve knots when she struck, filled with water iostantly, The masis were cut by the board to prevent her breaking up. Two of the crew volunteered to put on life bavys and try to reach the shore with aline, but both failed im doing so; a third a tempted the same thing, but the poor fellow was drowned—sea ranning very high at the time, and inereasing. 1 got down about 1 o'clock. p m., with a crew of men, but found it very difficult to render assistance ; we la- boured hard to get a line from or te them for five hours, Without success; 1 hag, in the meantime, sent home fora cordline, lead and hooks attached, succeeded jn getting hold of one of the several lines which they attempted to send to the shore, but which the rebound of the sea would net dllew to come near it. Oo getting held of the emalliine we then hauled a warp on shore, and by its assist. ance hauled the men on shore, one by one, threugh the surf—a dangerous work at the best of tithes, but doubly so in the dark, as it was when we got the last of them on shore. We had to femaio in a small camp durmyg the remainder ot the night imeur wet elathes, bein twenty-nine of ux all told Communicated by J McLean, Esq., Superintendant of Scattarie. AWFUL VISITATION.—A corrrespondent of the London Morning Post sends it the following re- markable warriiive:—* A melancholy instance of the danger-of taking God's name in vain, jas oc- curred at Brighton. A few days sinee, as some boys were playing in a court leading out of Ed- ward street, i that town, a dispute took’ place between! them about the number of “notches” | one of them, a lad named Richards, had made | whilst playing “ cat and dey.” Richards declared that he had scored more thaw bis companions gave him credit for, aud high words and bad lan- guage were indulved in-on beth sidex, At length Richards flew into aviolent passion, and exclaim- ed, * May God strike te blind it 1 have not made more than 20." He had searcely uttered the ad- juration when he thre: in exclaim- ed, “ Oh, 1 can’t see, wh one” of hes companions to lead hint home. “Dhes wae imme- diately dene, and on examination it was found

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Montreal andthe ‘Lower Provinces. He pro- posed to plnee steaniers ou the route, provided sulticient indacements are held~ out tow him.

There was considerable conversation rogers the prospect of opening up direct communita- tion between Canada and this Province, but the meeting resulted in nothing definite. Mr. Brydzes appears anxious tu introduce Cana-

Provinces.” :

As soon as the intelli zence of the Fenian in- vasion of Canada was received here on Friday evening Mr. Brydzges engaged the Heather Belle to take biunself and his party to Shediac, intending to engage an express train at that place for St. Juhn, N. B. We presume he had

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PREPARATIONS FOR WAR IN ITALY.

The following despatch from Florence is published in the Persereranza:—* At a military council at which which Generals Cialdini and Petitti were present, it was resolved that orders should be given fur the equipment. of over 100,000 men, and that.all classess of the army should be ealled under arms. Inthe event of hostilities breaking out the King would assume the chief command, and would invest the Prince of Savoy Carignan with the Regency of the Kingdom, . General La Marmora would be ap- pointed chief of the staff. General Cialdini would command the First, and General Duran- do the Army Corps. Prince Humbert would have the command of the First Division of the Fist Army Corps, and Prince Amadeus that of the Seconde Brigade.” The emigration of young men from the Venetian provinces heen steadily increasing for some time past. The greater part of those who cross the frontier enrol themselves in the Italian army. At Trenta orders bave been issued prohibiting the sale or exportation of mules. Pontoon stations have been established on the Austrian side of the Po. A regiment from the garrison of Mantua has been transferred to Boara, near Rovigo, where a camp of observatron is being formed. The Patriota of Parma states that the probability of war is hailed with the great- est joy in that city. The army and the young men look forward to the last battles of the Italian war of Independence. Young men have heen through the principal streets of the city shouting “ Viva Italia!’ “ Viva la guerra!” “Viva Garibaldi.” The groups Zispersed quiet- ly, aud there was ne disturbance of public order.

Despatches from Venice announce that Lieut.- Gen. Togzenburg had made a speech before his officers, in which he stated that the moment was approaching in which they would have to prove their devotion tothe House of Austria. The military levies recently ordered by the Austrian Government iti Venetia include all the men available, that'is to suy thé reserves, not the amen. on leave of absence or short/

ugh. «<The Austrian Administrator has p' i thé passa se ofthe Venetian RailwayyCompany’s

trains upon the Italian railway system. An

wulonding ‘atid réloadifg must, take plager for each rem: 4 on Teadsdthe Venetian ifonsier .

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